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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
rRlTH COUNTY.

Ar. now Putting Cor" '"'o
n.cember 9.-The wheat
.lnply beautiful. Pastures 's,n s,a 'nss
|,,p overstocked and gwen 'na any,,
- !. in splendid condition Cat
- "a still bring top prices.
- ~. all been gathered; a few
0 ssa MI bsles have been marketed
ss,iuate is 1000 more TO- to come an,si ia,
! Believed 1900 is the ou'S'ae
E.,s,uts report only a fairly mod ., :.
s,is,ss, in few CAGES exceeding oil
III ,I Il that done last year; me y, !,
I. /, bringing % cents per oushei
Il i is held for higher price.
,SAoasapds of hogs in this Sec
!. mare we're not hundreds a few
\, Each year for the last nve
IN, Nm 81 bacon brought here mas
|.roty Il fast forging to the front
M prosperous counties OF the
\. y population is steadily increas-
i, the main those coming are
people. No one estimates tne
|ss when counted next year VIII
Mn 10000: most of those wht
|,rA calculation put the number a
1900, even reaching the lowest
.ill show 40 per cent. increase.
Educational interests we're never
,,lus more than 1000 pupils are
(tll,d 10 the schools OF the county
tt,y are making extraordinary ef-
trins the best instruction anc
. "a Inc children. This distric'
h las enrolled ia pupils, with al
daily attendance reaching pearl!
.phenyille has enrolled about 4o'
uhllc schools and John Fulton col
bit lsn The preachers assigned Il
10 this county by the Northwee
tehierence have all reached thei
\ tntered heartily upon their work
A. Boaz, the new pastor Of tn
a church here, has been well re
bud Is delighting his congregation
]. {. Wingo. the new pastor g. tn
ip,ist church, has been we'll re
|tnd Is meeting the expectation G
1E.sation,
community suffered a great los
eith Of ". j. Davies, which even
November %. Mr.. Davies ha
entifed with the town since II
|ar' For twelve years he had bee
her Of the school board and no MI
Pre- faithfully performed his duty.
teachers institute was held at Ste
Yesterday and today. About fif'
attended. Prof. w. S. Sutton
nltnent Of pedagogy, was pref
he presence highly appreciated.
puolin lodge No. l07, Knights
has elected the following office
ensuing year: Chancellor con
v. H. Neel; vice chancellc
Mack; prelate, H. B. Soue
q YORK. John H. Latham; mast
D.. 5. @. Morgan; master
q, B. NJ. Utterback; master
!onn 9. Harder; keeper of re
W sea-, 3, W. Abrahams; inr
A. j. McMurray; outer guard. Y
preventative, B. NJ. Utterbac
~. b. Coleman, NJ. G. Witcher,
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4 spclfTIts'

december io., ,-1ass
\ ts s's;.rs have . been slse Or,
nv 70 Of 4 this city yy,,i to selss
~ i Hughes. vice, vice s smsr,
,Sus. s, Moore. representative sent I'VE
: I'd s' J. R. Parker al
member 1.-THE san MAJ
~, ssssrtoa, at their eil,ee as''1 fos
xa ~ q. 'V g. Kelley, wv, worship Map.
.! = senior warden ,,,i., i n; =.
s,s Deacon; L, T., pi ! sa,t ueas,
g e secretary and a @s'''
/ o,,embor Sat an
\ Is.'' !, Sherwood lodge .s,, No \ |.
4 stssfs Mar =, Of odd Fellows
~ ,o Urpss we're elected ted. Wv w
~ srarn srr' secretary; Franz ~
i ?, sr;' ]. H. Lindley' i IL, g
! I s' cameron, trus'e ,ss cram cram
h. league fs.sas. alternate
-, December 7'At a reg g
J tea; reuham lodge No. u. 10
Eb ss,. q Wednesday night b tn n
\ !. Y. we're elected: c. r.
s iss''s, vet. Commander; II. II. n, N
4 s ,,,sse'l master Of work.: :, Il !,
= p ". !, arms; R. ]. swearin !
r','e. = Is and seal; a. s'mol
~ I ss,,er. l.. Landgraf, mas
siseedsa starke, inner guard
~ outer guard r. E. huhn
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SPECIAL NorroEa.

A MEETING OF THE stockholders and al
rectors ofsthe Texas and New Orleans Rail I
directors and officers is called to take place
at the office OF the company. In the city
Of Houston. Texas. on Monday. the sth day
OF January. 1900 G. II. Scger. secretary.
1-S- liam
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Z, =. sAsY Is CUTTING TEETH
n, NJ. use that old and wen tried
tlar,n Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
u ~ .setning. II sooihes the child,
MI sums, allays all pain. cures
~ "a Is the best remedy for
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ONLY FOUR OF those desirable lots on san
Jacinto street left which VIC will sell cheap.
Interest only per cent. This properly Is
only one block from McGowen avenue pave
ment and Fannin street car line; VIII i'm
nroye lot for purchaser II desired, There
are others" but none better or cheaper
,han tbese. For particulars apply to Hous-
ton Land and Trust company.
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- TEXAs LODGE No. i. X. OF p.
~ will meet in its castle hall corner
1905 of Main street and Prairie avenue.
t@A third floor. back hall. tonight at ;
Y6sSfS o'niock Soiourning knights arr
cordially invited TO attend. j. l.. Short o.
C.; r. +, Craig, *. of X. ana >.
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FOR sALE--l7G0 acres choice prairie lana
located near three railroads 10 Fort bena
county. l.. l.. Cochran. R';hmonu' 1900
TWENTY LOTs-One mile from courthouse,
/. iayou frcnt. at sacrifice, Forres az sen,
2Os Main. ----------------------- -
F0P sALE-Thlrteen acres. 3h miles from
civ In Glendale: fronts good dirt ROAD
under ,enfe. SIS per acre. small cash nay
ment. Twelve years time. per cent. II. 7;
Warner. IA Caroline y
rs ACRES nvo miles from court house. NOM n,
tain cedar posts and seven wire hog proc.
tents on grayeIed road; all black prairie
land $4,000. Ten-acre farm; two miles
from court house, dry SAND land, an isnSed
nye.rcom bouse, y years oio, n'aena n,,s ~,
az 'rs saa S eouifry syard iSoOcSo ssvera
large tracts black prairie. 5000 Tor riae
Brazos and oyster creek plantations, Gnu
property Address wm. Hunter. az ran
! min street.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING:

Houston, Texas, Nov. ith. 1892
NOTICE is hereby given that n special
ton and Texas Central Railroad Company
has been called by the Board OF Directors
OF said company TO convene at the general
office OF said company In tie City OF Hous-
nineteenth day OF January, 1900. for the
purpose OF authorizing the making, exccu-
ton and delivery OF frst mortgaeo upon
the railroad recently purchased aud now
owned by said company commonly known
rs the Waco aud Northwestern Division
OF the Houston and Texas Central Rail-
way extending from point In or near
the town OF Bremond. in Robertson county,
via Marlin and Waco, to n point In o.
near the town OF Ross, In McLennau coun-
~, with It's franchises and appurtenances
70 secure the payment OF FIRST MORTGAGE
= bends Of the Houston ana Texas Central
Railroad Company 10 m amount not OK.
oeedng twenty -hye thousand dellars for
each mile OF said railroad. payable at o
time not exceeding thirty years ftom their
cate. AMI bearing interest Il, rate nft
exeeet ing six per cent per annum, payable
scmi-annually. to be issued for the put.
rose Of paying for. completing, improving
and operating the said railroad with ITS
franchises ard appurtenances.
Houston Texas Central Railroad Com,
NOTICE is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting OF the stookholoders o. tn
Houston East and West Texas kailwa,
Company will, be held at the general onle'
Texas. at y o'clock, noon. on Tuesday. u
9TH day OF December, 1899; and the rsgaIa
annual meeting o, the The. directors Tsxs Ra,,wa,
Company viii be held IN the o er' on Tues
day, the 18th day of December, 1899. JAM
A, Baker. Jr, secretary Houston East an
West Texas Railway COMPANY. l--Ie--,
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wANTEp-Esery MERCHANT NJ, sso v 'Gm 9ss,,v to
Houston during the r., ~ ino " a, potsrs
Shoe oc'S Coz. = line OF shoes. A. L. s'aws;;
Salesman.
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PERSONAL

WANTED--To know the address OF FlurnoS
Wilson Address owen Williams, faWhes
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HOLIDAY SPECIALS andolns. guitars sIa
yiolns. musical pipes. toy drums 10Y W.,
Inns toy pianos, toy ban!os az ~ 'a"As
g. Co.'S Music House. boS MAN su liz. 1900
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7osTENpoRFF"- DEWEY-Dewey conque ,n
Spanish navy; result, war. discold, na.e
Ostendorff conquers pianos; result, mar
mony, peace, love 1Il3 Mckinney avenue e.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

PIANO $40, Fischer upright good COZ a'u1n,
cbsnse sib Travis. 10
Two Ten foot show cases rs inches bgn.
twenty dollars each, GO feet glass noor
shelving. Bankrupt Stock. Masonic Ien,-
pie. --.------- =
BIG BARGAINs-In watches. clocks. lew
etc. wilton's. sos Prairie. "
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SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER on exhiei-
ton at Fruit Flower and Vegetaoie re,
tiyal this week: when In Houston look w
up. j. j. Pastoriza p. L. Co.. s'ate
Agents, Houston
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

STATED meeting of Holland odRo
x No 1, A. f. and \. NJ, tonight at
LIN. 7:so o'clock. Members OF Gray
%K lodge No S2s ana , sC1ou ~ hs
nrcsen,. w. r. Palfrey, W. Nj. VIII ~
Kidd. secretary.
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I0HN BRACKENR1DGE is chief of all boot-
blacks; there is no boothlack IN texas tnS a.
ran lower his record. ~
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board Apply 1000 Rnsk avenue. -
NITyIY furnIshed rooms with best uoic
board and all other eonvenienees close ~ ~
App,y iiln Capitol avenue %
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FOR SAIE-Choioe lots on MONTGOMERY ave-
nue., 8 blocks from market square euvap
App,y 1870 MONTGOMERY. Fred's. l2.l.
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DFNTIST-Artificial teeth, 81 gold hIllnss,
81; amaigam. silver. soc; all work gunran-
teed. Painless extraction, Soc Or. Danieiss;
an9lA.. NJ ain. =
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ALL COLLECTIONS pushed. Address lSio
Preston avenue Houston. l. Dunem. ~
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sAvE MoNEY-Buy your is~elry w. end ssd s n9m
plete stock.
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WANTED- a representative III every Texts
oklnhoma and Indian Territory ctty 10 W,
troduce ihe Eiectriknre exclusive ss S"S, a
,af,,hio nsrty 10 tnke half interest in ana
rup Houston office Texas Eleo'rlenre 20
Wnnn InNAa. y,
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

FoR RENT with hoard deeuahie hps'a', ~ =
room. references exchangco .evt nusN. -
FOR RENT During festival week nicely I ,uI
ntshed rooms modern. with or wthou.
board a0s Chenevert !,
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wANTEp-Partner in the pawn broker Dust U.S.,
WA.N :" snre thing; practical man; the pest
stand in Houston. Address Pawnorohc'it.,
this office.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

EoP LEASE OR sALE-"The New Era ira, :,
U Dnwspapcr and Job printing plant A Tlii
lease to responsible party on rg pnchnort
terms. Address Albert Bracn'' NO'N''' Il /;
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FOR sALIs--N ewfoundland puplleg ,nai5
800, 't'' 10
TAN TAI 10y e. CO.~-China imported tens.
silks br'cabrans. toys aud fireworks OF al
kinds lQiCh Preston avenue, come and see
something never seen before III 'ious'o',;,
Water lilies.
0II---FoTr- foot OAK, $500 sawed and split.
sI75 per cord. delivered, George huhimAn,
phone 273 or 1899 -
FOR SAFE CHEAP-offce railing Apply
10 u. X. Dillingham;, 1905 Congress nVehuu "a
WHO WANTS four hundred each nitcep aS al
thirty. gallon iron hoop oak barrels Aa
dress Teneha Lumber Co., Tepeha' IeAhss
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-2oo acres, all fenced
ana partitioned so acres held. 10 acres
orchard. half mile bay front, six room
house, outhouscs. stables, etc; school ana
posioffice near; no agent. Address 1914 ms
nfNrp n
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0IfR RENTAL LIST contains All The VaraHV
houses in the city. See us for awning IN
this line. Scanlan 6 Bartell. FOG Fahnih 81
nhnnn lG0.
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AGENTS WANTED.

I,ADy made SAC last week selling Long $
solid Mucilage Pencil" why not you AZ
dress c. A. Long, Mfr, 3Si Dearborn Stree,
Chicago, Ill. ~
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

NOTICE 70 BIDDERS This is TO Advise ,sat
BIDS for The erection of the pumping plsn'
Tor tho Trinity Rleeland and lrrisauon ~ ~.
cisco NJ Cameron & Moore, S05,e Nam
Ftroet. Houston, Texas. on or before Deoem :,
her 20. 1899 W G. Moore, vice pfesinent. 10
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FoR SALE-Five. room cottage near :. and
a. H. depot $500 cash, balance monthly
installment per cent interest, John p.
Wiley 1867 Congress avenue. ~
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Lots for sale at loves, prices on install.
John x. Milroy. Agent. go Main 81. Il
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nrAr. FsrArr FOR sArx.

5000 ACRES nne timber land on |. and q;
, y. railroad in Montgomery county va. vi,
| days TO close an estate, land Is worth ~
pcr nero for tobacco and fruit. j. Q. iue.
| ann Eaupiu street 10
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TVFRY YOUNG MAN IN Texas VINO wisnes
10 succeed IN business should attend the
Metropolitan Business College pailas'
Texas The Metropolitan is the only hrst'
, haas hus,noss college IN Texas whose pro-
prietors Give their students their entire
personal attention and instruction J,
not a branch school " If me iargcs. anu
most successful business college IN Texns
owned and managed, by, native Texans Of
ripe experience. Satisfaction insured OF
money positively refunded. Positions guar
anteed Railroad fare paid to Dallas Cnth-
i"b"V ''D' 10
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Ny siI M,,ayn street formerly occupied ny
tho tho W. " G. Archer Furniture e on an,
abo,e or In part; floor space $40 ,ee9'
elevator and modern improvements Il ~
Lotus. ---------------
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT CHEAP--By the month. build
ing 1905 Congress avenue Apply W Ia II i,
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EARN FOR RENT, 3ls miles west of iious.
ton. good road four houses, good larse
barn. two wells aud underground c'steru.
Annly Nj /. Westheimer tow IeAas aNc.lo
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FOR SALE.

whNTEp---A white woman eoos, lot q Snn,'
family. coed wages maid references h,
dress box 2lo. Crockett. Texas. u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-19

RYE-Steady: No Western. &C fob
AHoat. state rye. GlW52 elf. New York
car lots.
wHEAT-Recelpts, 24.05O bushels; ex-
ports, 791Il bushels. sales, 6.Sg5, 900 bush.
ports; spot steady: No. 2 red S3ik fob
afioat ana sGh elevator: No. Northern
Duluth. SG7y fob. afoat. No ] Northern
New York, S4H fob. af0at
CORN-Eeceipts. 5000 bushels exports
1885 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels fu
lures; spot steady; No. 2. i35k FOB. aaoat
new and old
OATS Receipts. g5.9d buzheiy: snot
duh: No. z, $3. No. 2, y; No. : white g,
track white 35Tf29
BEEF-Steady; cut meats. steady.
LARD-NCminal. Western steamed
p. i5u5,5o; APRIL S549z. nominal: refined
steady.
PORK Steady
BUTTER-Steady: Western creamery
l5Anl5;do. factory, l3N1J; state dairy. II
ftlS; Do. creamery, lJl1Mi9.
CHEESE-Firm. large white. izl12lL =.
small white lzAmi3; large cnlnred. l2sf
lZ'4; small coiOred. l2AMl4.
EGGS-Steady: stale and Pennsylvania
AZ; Western fresh, li4nlrg. southern.
l3Am18i4.
PETROLEUM Easy.
ROSIN-Steady.
TT'RPENT1NE-Qule
RiCE-Steady
MOLASSES- Firm
FREIGHTS- Duh.
SUGAR Raw strong. fair refining
3-l6; centrifugal ~. test. ~, mOlasse
sugar. I ING; refined, strong
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Andrew Carnegie has promised to give
81, '50.WO 10 cover the cost OF the pro
posed addition to the art. science and
library departments OF the Carnegie
Library at The entrance to Schenlry Park
Plttsburg, Pa. This amount is over double
the cost Of the present building
The latest returns from Marcia, capital
n the Spanish province of that name
giving the complete figures in the parlia-
mentary election in that district. show
that Senior Emilio CASTELAR,. the distn-
gulshed Republican statesman. was not
defeated but was elected by substantial
majority.
Continuing its publication Of the tesli-
mony in the Dreyfus case. before the
court OF cessation, the Paris Figaro prints
additional evidence given by Col. Pie
quart, in the course Of which the witness
said he did not know Lermercier's Pic
quarts relations to the war office The
fact that Lieut.. Col. Henry's reached the
ministry. he said. showed that there was
an understanding between Lieut.. Col.
Henry and Gen. Gonse Col. Picquart
dwelt at length upon the proof of this
understand ng and the manouvres of De
tective Guence and Lieut. Col Henry
against himself. Speaking of the Bor-
dereau. the witness proved in detail that
X was not written by Dreyfus. He dill
not mold, however. that ii was sufficiently
proven that it was not the work of an
artillery officer.
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ROSBY SINKING.
Continued from page -

Yesterday and today. until they fouhu
one knife which they thought might
have been that with which the STAB
hing was done. The knife has lona
blade and a white handle. one 81 the
officers expressed the opinion that that
knife was not the one with when the
stabbng had been done.
The condition of Rosby is 50 serious
that a deposition was taken during the
dav.. What the deposition contained -
not known, but il is understood that
some statements Were made winch
gave a clearer idea Of the affair OF
Saturday night and more in detail.
The statement in this morning :
Journal that the Quirons came from
France does n great injustice to The
French people in this section. The
Ouirons same from a small fishing
place in the northern part of New
Brunswick. Those people VINO are
from Beauce are of the highest class,
rs is shown by the good citizens when
the French people in this place and ~
WaterVille make.
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LOOKS SRaKY FOR MILES.
Opinion Is General that Ke Has Not Proved
Chemical Beef Charges.

Washington. April 1S.-The Wade
court Of inquiry held three sessions. to-
day. devoting the forenoon tu an exec
utive meeting, the afternoon tu hear
ing testimony and the evening to tn"
hearing Of reports Of army officers.
Gen. Weston related the provision
made for Victualling the soldiers dur
ing the war and contended that beef
on the hoof Counld not have been land
ed at Siboney. George Il. Taylor, q
Philadelphia chemist. said he had de-
tected presence Of formaldchyde ON
the meat while on his way to Porto
Rico. last fall. as an officer in the LIST
Volunteer Cavalry.
The court spent the forenoon behind
closed doors in an effort to agree up
on plan for bringing the inquiry 70
a close. Major Lee was present part
Of the time on behalf of Gen. Miles.
He made a plea for summoning 81 z
number of additional witnesses and the
conference ended without reaching amy
conclusion. The board also have I'M
der consideration the ACCESSIBILITY OF
visiting Pittsburg before closing the
inquiry for the purpose of securing
testimony which cannot be had IN
Washington. The nature Of this eVi-
dence the court viii not disclose.
The army court Of inquiry has begun
the framing Of its report. While a few
minor matters remain for examination
they are not such as to affect me main
issues. It is regarded as certain that
the court will find that Gen. Miles
charges that embalmed or chemically
prepared beef was sent 10 the army
have not been sustained.
The position Of the court is believed
20 be that the testimony il conclusive
that both the refrigerated beef and the
canned beef were in good condition
when delivered to the government and
continued 50 until issued to the troops
except that portion damaged in trans
portation or affected by tropical condi-
lions ana to these causes Of injury anl
| these conditions the chief cause =
trouble will be attributed.
III viii Dc shown that the refrigerated
beef after being taken from the ice
IN the tropical climate spoils quickl,
unless we'll cared for and that th'
canned beef after being opened. be
cause Of The great heat becomes repul
sive in appearance and soon Gnpala
table. But the court win hold as tn
Iresuit of chemical Investigations by eX
pcrts that the canned beef is whole
some ana nutritious. Attention Will b
called to the fact that it was use,
throughout the war by our navy and j
still used by the fleet.
1t is believed that the court viii crit
icise those officers who have testitie
that they became aware that bad bee
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The CUBAN DEBT.
The Ca!ilet Eiter Best Plan Of relieving he
Planters and Others.

Washington. April la---The .cah.ac.. to-
day, devoted the entire session "a TIM
considerations uf the cuban debt question.
The delegation of Cuhans representing
he Cuban Planters Association had
asked for Il general extension Of all cred
its for 3 10 years and for some ame,i1-
ration Of interest rates The necessity
for some extension Of the indebtedness
Of tho Cuhaas Va That crops could 10
planted ana reaped, was recognized by
HE President ana every member Of the
cabinet. The present order Of thu sccre-
tary uf war staying all proceedings Tor
The collect on of overdue debts VIII eX-
pire. AprI ~.
Secretary Algcr presented 70 the ca5i-
net. today, plan which provides for A
general extension Of all debts for one
year. after which commissioners consist
ing OF a representative each from thr
creditor and debtor classes could, upon
hearing ind riduai cases grant turi IL +
extensions for a period not to exceed E,
years, these commissioners to be com
posed OF native Cuhaus in each province
Appeals from the provincial commissions
were to be allowable to Il reviewing com
III SSion i'm Havana.
Objection 10 the complicated character
Of SEE. 4 lgerS plan developed upon dis
cussiUn. one Of The main obstac .es was
that as q sugar crop could not be raised
inside Of IS months, no loan could he
raised by a planter for planting Crp?,
with the probability that III Il ye.4- an
closure. Thc commission Il Ian for fur, her
OK tensions was also obJtCt ed IL as being
too complicated. and it was generally
agreed that il would he hettrr To araHs
4 straight extension Of about 3 wears.
This Mould permit planters to raise the
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s150.OOo.OOo whiskey Combine.

Chicago. April ls-The Chronicle saws.
The distillers OF rye whiskey have com
pleted their organization and the settle
ment Of minor matters-none of them inn
portant enough to disturb the combina-
TOMS engrossing the attention of the
representatives Of the companies who
are in conference in Chicago. The big
consolidation will be perfected i'll New
YORK within the next two weeks. Il will
he composed OF the American Spirits
Manufacturing Association. controlling
the spirit or high wine d-stillers. the
Kentucky DisJilling and Warehouse As
sQciauon. manufacturers Of whskey; the
Rye Distillers Association ana tha stan
dard Disabling and Distributing 60. The
combined capital of the four companies
Will aggregate Sl5N UDn 600.