The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-19

IHca uiSpduCloS from DelaGOd
Bay convey the information that
several French and German vessels
are there unloading goods for the
Transvaal. The Sea Witch. the
only American vessel which has
been rash enough to venture down
there, is under arrest at Port Nat
al. Why do the British dis
crlmlnate American ships? 1t is
because Secretary Hay has given
them to understand that he will
not object!
Late Saturday afternoon, the
House adopted a bill providing for
the revision and codification of all
laws Of the United States. The
report on this measure was made
by Colonel Warner, of Illinois. and
in speaking of the prospects of the
measure in the Senate, he said:
II believe it will be adopted with
out delay. The necessity for
legislation Of this kind is urgent.
There are on the statute books a
number of provisions which have
long since performed their office
or were adopted to conditions
which have ceased to exist. The
retention of such provisions is
cumbersome and confusing, and
they should be eliminated. 1t has
been twenty-seven years since the
laws of this country have been
codified. The cost of the revision
will be little"
Consul Halstead at Birmingham
writing about English prejudice
against American meats, says:
'Ihe fact is, the best American
meat brought to this market is
sold by the butchers-sO great is
the prejudice against frozen meat
as English meat; but it can gen
orally be told by the smaller bones,
as we kill younger cattle, while
the poorer grades of English meat
are often sold as American meat,
and, of course, there are some very
poor grades of English meat, for
there is SO muck pedigree cattle
Of value too great to be killed un-
til beyond the breeding age.
ut happens to be a fact at pre-
sent that it IS more difficult than
formerly to get good meat in Eng
and, and if the statements of the
of Birmingham, in their
'ecent proclamation announcing a |
our-cent-per-pound increase, ARE to
De believed, this is due to the les
sening Of the American supply.
owing to the number of transports
for South Africa and the
of meat which must be
shipped thither. OF course, the
butchers do not confess that the
decrease in the American meat |
supply means a decrease in the
supply Of good meat, though this
S the fact"
Postmaster E. p. Thompson of
havana, local Office, has signed a
worn statement in which he says
hat on Sept. 16 last, being in need
# money he took from the money
rider funds 5435, giving his memo
andum as a receipt for the same.
When the inspections were held,
Ir. Thompson ordered clerk in
harge of the money order depart
nent to place remittances received
hat day which would not have to
'e accounted for until the follow
NC day sufficient to cover the
mount of his receipt, which was
herewith withdrawn until after
he inspection. This was kept up
ntil April 81, when the special
gents unexpectedly discovered
he receipt which Mr.. Thompson
hen paid. He also admits that
,harles f. Neely, late financial
gent of posts at Havana indOrsed
bill for $3.50 which Thompson
ad discounted by the North
american Trust Company. Thomp-
OH admits other irregularities in
onnection with his Department.
tates.