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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
ACTION OF THE TICK.

The tick carries in Itself the micro
organism of Texas fever. Calves are
not as susceptible to the infection as
older cattle. and II they have the dis
ease at all, have 1t In such n mild form
that 1t would not be detected BY or.
binary observer. When raised In tho
tick region, by being constantly infect
ed, they become immune, not that they
never have the disease, but that they
have 1t in such a mild form as not to
be fatal.
The nero organism of Texas fever
acts directly on the red-blood cor
pusc'es and destroys them. so that an
animal becomes emaciated. The blood
Is thin and watery. ind naturally falls
10 properly nourish the animal This
probably accounts for the great num-
Der OF small, thin, no-account cattle
mat may be found throughout the
southern States. The presence-of the
tick In the South has precluded almost
entirely the introduction OF first-class
breeding stock, and when, by care, a
good animal has been introduced, Its
offspring has deteriorated rapidly, ow-
Ing to the chronic Infection.
ERADICATING THE TICK.
In the dipping process the Southern
cattle-raiser has. at his command, a
sure means of graduating the ticks
from his farm, as this tick does not
live on anything except cattle
In ordinary winters ticks are killed
by freezing. and only the eggs remain
in sheltered places like pine mast and
long grass. and on the first warm days
of the next spring the eggs hatch. The
young ticks get into the cattle allowed
to Craze in these places and grow. In
about three weeks the female tick Is
matured. drops to the ground and de-
posts about $500 eggs. so that the in
fectlon OF pasture Is very rapid. This
process IS repeated about every three
weeks.
II the cattle-raiser dips his cattle in
the fall and prevents q deposit of late
eggs. he is rid Of the ticks for the next
year. OF course dipping and then al
lowing 10 run en- an infected pasture
could do no good.
FIRST DIPPING STATION,
This Is the first dipping station IN thu
Southeast, and already applications are
coming IN from parties as far douth an
Miss ssippl to have cattle dipped at thia
point The result of this is that this
point will be. for the present, at least.
the only outlet for stock cattle and
dairy cows from the South to the
North. This Will bring to Norfolk an
immense number of cattle to be dlppef5
and sold here to Northern feeders.
Continued on Second Page.) ~
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
President LOuhet COnferS With M.
Poincare.
ne SEiUMs PREMIERSHIP
Inns Held AIoof From Politics md
Party strife and is Uuprepnrcd 10
Accept ITS Ncsponsibiiitics-Ir
pOrtuned by the President ReIuc.
family Consents to Undcrtnke
the Formation of II New cabinet.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pnot.)

tBy Telegraph TO Virginian-P ilot.)
ceived NJ. Po!ncare this morning, for
the purpose of intrusting him with the
task of forming a new cabinet.
The interview between NJ Loubet and
Poincare lasted half an hour.
In reply to the Presidents request
that he form a cabinet, M. Poincare
declared that for several years he had
kept aloof from politics and party
strife. and was wholly unprepared to
accept under the present circumstances
the responsibilities Of the premiership.
THE PRESIDENT INSISTED.
NJ. Loubet, however, insisted, pointing
out that just for these reasons all fac
lions OF Republicans would accept his
leadership more readily, adding that
both NJ. Fallieres, and the President OF
the Chamber NJ, Deschanel, had clear
~ pointed him out as the man best Mt
ted to realize the concentration of the
Republicans.
Finally NJ. Loubet appealed to NJ.
Poincare's patriotism, and the latter
thereupon consented to consult his
friends.
Although it is realized there are great
difficulties in the way of his success
it is the general impression that IL M
Poincare is in earnest, ne will succeed
in forming a cabinet.
FURTHER TIME ASKED.
Later In the day it was announces
mat NJ. Poincare had requested the
president to grant him until Tomorrow
TO form cabinet as he had been una
Die to see certain statesmen he Ia de-
sirous of consulting.
LANDING OF DREYFUS.
Brest, France, June LIT has been
Gehhite'y settled that Captain Alfred
Dreyfus, who left the wate- of French
yuma on June 10 aboard the French
cruiser Sfax. will disembark here Tho
ih'iltary authorities of this PORE have
oeen notified to this effect.
WORK OF FORMING CABINET.
NJ Poincare is continuing his efforts
10 FORM Cabinet, but meets with
numerous difficulties. He has been cs-
pec!a'ly ueslrous of having Mn. Bour-
seols' Nrantz and Delcasse in the min
is.ry; AIT. bourgeois declines 10 aban-
uoIi ms mission at The Hague, NJ. Del
Iasse declines to take anything but the
poieish once portfolio, while NJ. Poin-
care wants him at the Ministry of the
~ '1l.ol OF the Ministry of Marine; and
~ NJ i4.antz raises difficulties concerning
has discussed the matter ALREADY with
NJ. Casimir Perer.
II is understood that several other
prominent men have refused to enter
the cabinet. These rebuffs are likely
to discourage NJ. Poincare. who 10
modest and difident. and is inclined to
steer, clear Of political troubles.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
FAvoRs FREE CUBAN SUGAR.

The latter remark was made in
light vein. lie stated as his opinion
that the Cuban sugar should be
brought in free OF duty. and that this
course would bring refined sugar down
to cents pound
Speaking Of the coffee business, Mr.
Havemyer said he was in the business
and In il to stay.
COFFEE BUSINESS UNPROFIT
Mr.. Havemyers statement aroused
great interest. and the next three hours
were devoted to answering questions
asked him in rapid succession by mem
bers or the commission. He at first de-
ci!ned to state whether the company
was making money at present. saying
that WAS the business of the cornnanv
alone. but he afterwards made I'm in.
cldental statement which the commits
sion construed Into an admission that
the business was not profitable now.
NO REGARD FOR RIVALS.
The witness confessed that his com
pany mad very little regard for the
welfare OF rivals In business. saying
mat prestige. ability, experience and
wealth would win in the long run in
the struggle. and that trusts were an
example OF the survival OF the fttest
In business.
THAT is trade" he said. land the
sooner You realize 1t and quit trying to
control 1t by Federal legislation the bet
ter for all. A man cannot expect to-
have himself continually wet-nursed by
the Government. II men do not want
TO buy our stocks they need not. They
do not need Government protection. III
they wade in and get stuck, let them
get out, and if they wish. wade in
CONTINUED on Pago EIevenl
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
the STORM
SWEPT TOWNS
ThirEy-iWu New Graves Made in
New Richmond To-Day.
a FAMILY ExTiMcuIsHED
Militia Guard tho Devnsted District
Relief Measures aunugurntcd mud
Sufficient Funds Secured for pfcA.
ent Nccds-The TornsdO fn Ne.
brnskn Eleven Persons Killed
aud Twentyseight injured.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
New Richmond. Wis. June 14.-Thlr-
tytwo new graves were made to-day
in the two little cemeteries at opposite
sides of the town, a constant success
sion OF funerals treading a passage
through the streets all day long. Ser
vices for twenty-five were held in the
Catholic Church and ten from the Con-
& EDUCATIONAL Church. There is;-stifi Il
large number OF unburied dead. and.
but for the fact that collins failed to
arrive to-day, 1t Is believed the num-
Der OF funerals would have been close
to fifty.
NUMBER OF DEAD INCREASED.
Tho number of known dend WAS in
creased by one--IIarry Larsen-n boy
about il years old. the son of lab
orer. and two of the injured died. Con-
trary to expectations. there were no
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
KRUGERON SITUATION.
HE CHARGES THAT ENGLAND
HAS MADE NO CONCESSION.

HE CHARGES THAT ENGLAND
HAS MADE NO CONCESSION.
(By Telegraph to VrginIan- Pilot.)
Pretoria. June 1.-THE Volksraad has
resolved to accept President; Kruger's
franchise proposal and refer chem 10
the people before putting them into OPP
Grafton.
President Kruger In thanking the
Rad, said:
In these troublesome times we do
not know what Is going to happen"
England, he added, had not made
even one little concession and he could
not give more. He reminded the Rad
that God had always stood by them.
War, he asserted, he did not want, but
he would not relinquish anything more.
In concluding, he called them all TO
witness that though their independence
had once been removed. God had re-
stored 1t.
ENGEAND.S REPLY RIEAsSuRING.
London, June 14.-Though the sensa-
tionai papers are making much of the
Blue Book on the Transvaal negotia-
lions Issued last night. in which the
British high commissioner at South
Africa, Sir Alfred Miner. practically
declared ii case for British interven-
ton in the Transvaal, beyond doubt,
the reply OF the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberla in,
TO the petition of Uitlanders. removes
many apprehensione. The text shows
1t did not contain threats, concerning
which many rumors were anoat, and
demonstrates that there is, therefore,
still time for the disputants to arrange
u compromise. of which signs are not
wanting.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

cablegram from Captain Barker. the
naval officer in command at Manila. re-
speeding the fighting there yesterday:
Manila. June 10.
Secretary Navy, WashinEton:
The insurgents fired at navy yard.
Masked batteries. Ships of-war shelled
position and intrenchments. The He
lena and Monadnock landed forces to
assist in maintaining the position until
reinforced by the army. The movement
was succ assful Enemy was routed
No casualties in the navy.
"BARKER.r
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

bodies found during the day in the
basement of the Williams dry goods
store.
a FAMILY EXTINGU1SHED.
Ten bodies still remain unidentified.
All of these have been counted In the
list of dead sent yesterday. Four bodies
were found to-day. those OF Mrs. Kate
Hawkins, Willie Hughes, John Prior
and Larsen. The Hawkins fam
lily, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
kins and three children. is wiped out
with the execution of Mr.. Hawkins.
who is seriously injured, and his re-
covery is very doubtful
CLEARING UP THE TOWN.
The work OF clearing up the town
was undertaken in systematic man
ner this morning and decided progress
was made. The numerous dead horses
that were lying around were all buried
early in the day. All the fires which
had been smouldering for thirty-six
hours were eXtingushed. and a num-
her OF cellars, in which dead bodies
were supposed to be, were cleared up.
The militia kept strict guard around
the edges Of the devasted district, and
no one who could not show excellent
cause for admission was allowed inside
the lines.
RELIEF MEASURES.
Supplies have been coming in all
day from all directions and there is no
scarcity of anything to eat.
The relief committee has received
tenders OF money from various sources
amounting to about $1,000 Enough
money is in sight, 1t is said, to supply
all the immediate demands for cash. a
building and loan associat ton plan has
been talked of for rebuilding the town.
All of the wounded were doing we'll
CONTINUED on Page Eleyen.)
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

pie in n communicable industrious
and those who wanted to live off them.
Replying to questions by Prof. jerks.
after he had concluded The reading of
his PAPER. Mr.. Havemyer said the
American company WIS capitalized for
much less than It was worth.
But for the clamor against trusts,
he said. sit could be sold for three
times its Capitalization" Yet. he
thought tho refineries could be dupli-
Gated for $50 GOO 600 or $40. coo. 900.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
CAPACITY OF TRUST.

The present capacity OF the trust is.
he said. $4,000 barrels n day and the
output $4,000. He thought the trust WAS
refining about 90 per cent. of the sugar
refined in the United States.
The witness spoke very freely of the
methods OF the company i'll preserving
and extending its business. OF the
earlier history of the enterprise he said
he did not fight the Harrison refinery
at Phladelphia.
But we had 10 fight Spreckles when
he came into the field with his enor-
nous plant. We had to do that or sus-
pend our dividends. We went into the
fight and we kept it up until We got the
refinery"
The last drop In the price of sugar
had been caused by the starting of new
refineries which had threatened to take
80 per cent. of the business.
1t was q part of our policy to put
prices down and let the opposition take
the result. whatever it may be. Every
sale made by the opposition displaces
so much of the American company's
product" he said. 1--WE must protect
| our own business"
SELF-INTEREST THE MOTIVE.
Mr.. Havemyer then went on to say
| that what the company did. it did not
do for motives of philanthropy--tha II
had its own shareholders to protect
Anybody can buy our stock" he con-
| tinued, land as a consequence the pub
lie owns the stock. But doubt wheth-
| er anyone would want any of the stock
| of the independent refineries."
How many stockholders have you?
asked Prof. jerks.
About eleven thousand" he replied
and added: Enough to take Cuba
and they would take 1t il they could
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

ers and sugar growers OF the Hawaiian
islands. To these interests. he con-
tended, the United States contributed
S24 100000. which was taken annually
out of the pockets Of the people. The
protection on sugar amounted to only
one eighth of a cent a pound. or about
3H per cent ad.valorcnl. 1t ought 10 be
twice as much.
what the sugar refining business has
paid, or Is paying. represents nothing
more than an adequate return on the
capital invested" he said.
THE TRUST sLANDERBD.
what Congress should have done
was TO have put an internal revenue
tax on the American production OF SUI
gar. The representations made in Con-
gress concerning the trust. he declared,
were untrue, and IL it was fact thai
the people suffered from trusts they
must blame the protective tariff system
of which the trusts were merely the
machinery. No advantage had ever been
taken by his company of the protective
system beyond the onn-cightk OF u cent
given. He admitted freely that tha
company did all possible TO advance Its
own business interests. He did not think
the corporations were undar obliga lions
TO the different States. but that the re-
verse was true.
Capital and lahor," he stated.
would all adjust themselves IL lei,
alone"
WAY TO PREVENT COMPETITION.
The only way to prevent competition,
Mr.. Havemyer testified. was to keep
prices at minimum--not necessarily
In the interest of the consumer but as
a matter OF business.
He referred to the antitrust laws of
come OF the States as a premium on
dishonesty, specifying the Missouri law.
There were always two classes OF peo-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
To Make This City Cattle Shipping
Centre of the Southeast
TEXAS FEVER ERApIcArED
Tho first shipping Plant I'm tho
South CompIctcd-wi,i To q Big
Relief For Southern Cattle Rnisers
Quarantine No Longer Terror
10 Scncrs-Firss Cattle WILL Be
Dipped Next Week.

That bug-bear of the Southern cat
tic raiser Southern, or commonly call
ed Texas fever-by the efforts OF the
Bureau Of Animal Industry. has been
doomed. Mr.. Young. of the Union
Stock Yards, of this city, last spring
secured permission to put in n dipping
plant for dipping infected cattle, but
was debarrcd from finishing 1t until the
Department OF Agriculture Wash
ington, had completed its experimental
tests.
They have finally perfected dip
which. in their tests. is perfect, and
they have just given Mr.. Young per-
mission to complete his plant and to
dip cattle under the supervision OF the
government inspector or this port.
Dipping cattle consists in immersing
them in solutions for the purpose of
destroying parasites found on their
skin. In this case the dipping is for
the purpose OF destroying ticks, as 1t
Is we'll known that the cattle tick
(boophilus bovis). is the cause OF
Southern cattle foyer. and the laws Of
this State. as well as the government
regulations. make 1t n mlsdemeanor to
allow cattle upon which these ticks are
found to pass over the roads or mix
with the cattle which are free from
these ticks. So long as the tick Is con-
fined to the cattle grown where the
tick Is native, 1t seems to produce but
little. IL any effect upon them. but IL
the ticks. either by artificial means or
by the pastures becoming infected, get
upon cattle from other parts OF the
country. they produce Southern cattle
fever.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

bodies found during the day in the
basement of the Williams dry goods
store
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
SUGAR TRUST
INQUIRY
The Industrial Commission Inter
rogates Mr.. Havemyer.
THE CUSTOMS TARIFF
THE CUSTOMS TARIE
The Sugnr.Kins Declares This Duty
the "Mothcr of All Trusts'-Opcr.
ations oftho Trnst ExpIained-Thc
Way TO Prevent Competition
Anxious toTako Cubn-The"Ethics
ofLife" Condemned.
tBy Telegraph to -Pllot.>

lFITTyI%
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

Washington. D. c., June 14.-Mr.
Henry o. Havemyer. president of the
American Sugar Refining Company was
examined by the Industrial Commits
sion to-day in connection with its in
vestigation of trusts. His testimony re-
lated almost wholly to the sugar in
dustry and he opened with vigorous
attack upon the customs tariff. which
he declared was the mother OF oil
trusts becoming such by providing
IAN inordlnate protection TO manufac-
tured articles"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15

lcontInued on Page Elsyen.l
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
THE 10 PER CENT. TARIFF.

Continuing his statement. he asserted
that u tariff OF 10 per cent. was as high
as any tariff should be. He contended
that sugar Is Disseminated against In
the tariff in the interests of the Louis
lana cane growers. the beet sugar max
The age-herald., 1899-03-21

man as the next choice. The revelations en the administration to the core, which Is of course Mir. Mark Hanna and the slush fund, and no efforts are to be spared that will strengthen the administration fences. The American people are deeply hurt and grieved over the fact that fully five thous- and American soldiers died from the want of nourishing food-over the fact that al- most any old thing was considered good enough to send to the army-over the proven fact that neither food nor medical supplies nor medical attendance, nor even wagons were provided by the Alger-Eagan people who have been honored and over paid in the face of explicit and unmistake- able verdicts of the people and of court martial. It becomes necessary therefore to do something.
 But will Colonel Roosevelt accept? Prob ably not. He does not admire Algerism anyway. and he has politically said so. He lacks faith in Ohio politicians, and more over he is ambitious. He knows that no vice-president can at present be elected president, and he does not believe one ever will be. Fifth wheels remain fifth wheels. He has no faith in Ohio promises that are to be fulfilled in 1904 He knows they are worthless at both ends. The promisors cannot be depended upon. and the goods are very elusive. The chances are that MT. Mckinley will have to face the electors without a Rough Rider running mate.
The age-herald., 1899-03-21
Four Seaboard Vacancies.

The adjournment of the legislatures of California, Utah and Delaware without the election of United States senators, will probably be followed by a like result in Pennsylvania, where deadlock of unusu al stringency prevails. The senate will be short four senators, three of whom would have been republicans, fact that is dis concerting to the party that points with pride; and the loss cannot we'll be made good; for if the governors fill the respective from Utah and Delaware, and republican senators from California and Pennsylvania. If Pennsylvania should elect a senator, the republicans would be senator shy in case the governors appoint. But the Pennsyl- vania legislature will probably be unable to elect a senator.
 What then? Senator Quay is said to be feeling the new senate. He Is said to favor a full senate. There are such grave questions, you know. to come up, and he Is confident he should be there to help set tie them. The senate will, it is said, be asked to reverse itself in the Wyoming, Montana, Washington and Oregon cases, taking up some earlier precedents in order to seat-Mr. Quay. The senate has uni formly held of late that when legislature adjourns without electing a senator a va- cancy within the law does not exist that a governor can fill. The senate must eat It's recent decisions, just as squarely as the and MT. Quay has assurance enough to ask the senate to do that very thing-to swal- low itself.
The age-herald., 1899-03-21
Cyclones and Cyclone Cellars.

some years are tornado years and some Alabama are never thrown into danger ous swirl while in others a swirl goes with every storm. This seems to be a year of funnel-shaped clouds that have a business end on or near the surface of the earth.
 The storm of Saturday last was produc- tive of dozens of dangerous cyclonic winds, and some of them came in contact with homes, and many people were killed out right-perhaps fifty all told. The storm in Cleburne county, between Hefiin and Ed Wardsville, was the severest in the several states that were visited by the storm. High winds and storm disturbances were prevalent in Missouri, Arkansas, Missls- sippi, Alabama and Tennessee, and many funnel-shaped clouds appeared. some of which touched the earth long enough to wreak grievous destruction.
 There Is only one known precaution that can be taken-a line of retreat to a cyclone cellar. The story of the St. Louis cyclone of May, 1896, shows it is well-nigh mpos- sible to build against all cyclones. There some who think the thick walls of the Avondale cotton mill did withstand the cyclone of last Wednesday morning, be- cause damage was done on each side of it; but that cyclone may not have been one of the highest energy, and then again it may have bounded over the wall. But whether the mill did outwrestle a cyclone or not, it is plain that few buildings do so, and that safety against such storms can only be secured in the bosom of the earth. They do not blow up Mother Earth; they seek the line of lesser resistance in the sky, and the far western plan of cy- clone cellars is just about the only practi- cable precaution against them.
The age-herald., 1899-03-21

tnees of the convention. having lead the ticket.
 The other nomination is between Cecil Browne and Dr. Jno. ". Heaeock, with chances favorable to MT. Heacock. Flow man will be nominated from this senatorial district without opposition
 Talladega was visited by heavy wind and hail storm Saturday night
 The programme is being arranged for the sixth annual session of the Alabama Chau- tauqua. The date and programme will be announced shortly. Manager Wellington Vandiver is already receiving inquiries in reference to the Chautauqua- The outlook Is encouraging.
 Borden H. Burr, one of Talladega's bril- liant young attorneys, has accepted the in vitation of the Ladies' Memorial Associa- tion to deliver the memorial address on April 26.
 Dwelling houses are scarce in the city. A number of prominent men are preparing to erect residences for their own use.
 August Ullman returned from New York today