The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-17

ancStion M to the NnIuc of Expert
Testimony in This case.


New Orleans States July A.
fes'erdsy morning the nrrr OF IT. a n
Hcer received from S. G. Borden a co or
Corphs Christi. Texas q bale al cotton which
wa" claimed BY the shipper to be Toe hrst
p"A'nes OF the crop OF l9oo-Gl 1t has been
me custom OF Measrs Il. & b. Beer for some
fe'FS past to nav u premium OF SO over
anu ABOVE a fancy price for the first bale OF
each new crop. II picked ana shipued IA
th' M. When received TIA cotton has beeu
aald ut puhiiS Auction outsid ar the cnttop
eNnhSAec ouliulng "A this city ana The ure-
SUNiS OF the sale turned yy+g aq ia .p1triLu.
uol 20 Some "onhy enarlabiu tnsltutlon
ne h"lo received Yesterday bad be II ,,-e-
PARED TOT tho sale which was ,0 nuyg. tsle,,
n'"to al noon. but during th4 ctry fortu5nn
protest .@ainst having ~ counted IN tho
IL, M, ~ new ootIoH WIS raised and
t"u S"S'oH exchange comn,itIse on arbitra-
Ton OF elassincatiUns was called uuon 10
pass upon the character ~ the cotton The
,gt'i.i.1., ehamlnfa the bale. and by an All
put unshI3aoes vote decided that 10 contained
mlNeo eolton-part Oh this wears growth and
part OF iast-and The result was that 80 far
as tne book OF receipts at The cotton cN-
cpahEo go5s "tho first bale of nov cu,tou
mas not yet been received IN this market
IN thlS proceeding Messt5. n, & b. Bvvr NO
aultsced very gracefully, ana tho salo OF
W. W. yale was stopped. pendlug further IN
NtoHbauon or ~ case by tho firm Ia tho
mehhWhlle. as matter Of courtesy 10
Messrs. II. & B, Beer. We made no mention
81 inc matter IN yesterdays issue OF tho
Today the matter has assumed npotber
snare While willing TO abide the oif'cIal
action OF the exchange, the consignoes Nero
hot wiling 10 question the Integrity OF their
boluph CO.. asking for adidavits as to tho
aetuni character OF the cotton. To this re-
rngess they received the following rcply:
II, D. Beer New Orleans, la
corpus Christi. Texas flN IN IONA "a,
,tnnNesusation we tnd all cotton used in
oo'e new cotton We enclose certificate
as io,ioWs; We declare under oath that
Of seed cotton used by s c Rordcn <
to ~ ginning bale Of cotton July 10 was
Iassd and gathered by us this year s.
DougheTty, James McKown sworn 10
snd subscribed this 18th dav of July 1900
q s, g, lcousherty County Clerk, san Pa
LILO county, by Cuhege, Deputy" Wa
rsfer TO Corpus Christi National Bank and
H. kempner Galveston,
S. G. Borden 6 Co.
Foiiowlng the matter pp tho following wirc
II, hempner. Galveston. Texas
New orleans. July II. 1900 --Are s q.
bosden 4 Co. Corpus Christi. reliable
and truthful? Answer Quick
feilows; "''"e'eu ny
II r. Beer. New Orleans. La
Galveston. Texas, July IL. 1900 W,
geonsher them 80. II. Kempner q co.
WIN these lights before them while 40
sording due respect to the official notion ~
the New Orleans cotton exchange there was
no'hing left for Messrs. II g. Beer 10 40
but 70 grant acceptance to the clains oS
tho Arm that gnned and shipped tho rot.
ton and receive It personally as new paving
tho rremiun Of $50 and iac nor Mound a.
promised and carving out the plan nf sali
ing II at auction for sweet charity's sste
hceordngly tha bale was sold, az noon TO-DAY
by HodEson. Ruetoneer With aiFidhyits
attached. and wAa purchased hy Messrs
Pierdmepges. Preypr & Co. al AZ, nor
Found. The bale sciJhec 5sl pounds rl,ssl
ing good hiddllng, and therefore the sa,n
p >esas was turned over by the seller Ia
the Eye. Ear aud Throat hosuiial Of New
Orleans The hule will now be shipped 10
New Txrk. where II will be- resold and the
proceed$ again donated 10 charity
Thus ended the matter 90 far AS Messrs
~ r. Beer afo concerned. They have
heen open BANDED and liberal In their treat
ment OK the whole affair and have strlves
20 40 oven instfce 10 all parties concerned
Hu1l Forces Disheartened.
New York, July ie--Early events In cotton
were exciting and thoroughly dishearteulpv
TO the boil forces, which suffered 80 severely
IN Saturdays movement Nearly all the IN
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