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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-16

To the Editor of The Post.
Tehuacana, Texas, January d.
suit Of a mass meeting of the c'u']
this place last night is that IN
is today an active candidate ior 3
ton Of the State industrial ~
girls. We claim the location !, v
following reasons: 1. CentM
both geographically and as 70 Ss3
2. Abundant water supply. q
material in unlimited quantiue,
ground. A. The healthiest 81.
State. j. J. 49,
Chairman Cone
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DRIED Fruits AND NUTS.

APPLES-Fancy evaporated, 5o-lb boxes
exc; lib cartons &c; choice evaporated &C.
APRICOTS-Per h. loose l0c.
ClTHoN--ln lU-lb boxes, he.
CuRRANTS-In bhls 13}sc, 25-lb boxes,
cleaned bulk lac lib cartons l6c.
DATES--l-b packages i0c; 60-lb boxes &c.
Fig California 12i5c; imported l5qlSc.
ACHES-Choice new stock SIC.
RAlSGNS-Californla. 3-crown. l.. l., boxes
s2.25; i box l.. l.. raIsins 651D75c; 2-crown
l.. NJ raslns, 5O-lb boxes S0SAc; s-crown L.
NJ ra sins. 50-lb boxes. Sc.
RUNES-California, 5O-6Os Sc; 60-70s &c;
7G-S0s &c; S0-9Os 5i4c; 90-l00s SC.
NUrs-Brazil lac per ID; flberts, Sicily
l6c, walnuts l41l5c; peanuts, fancy hand
picked cystic; No. 545lac; almonds. Tara
coma 1Sc ID, in sacks; Italian chestnuts i0c;
peCans, selected i0c. large l24t5c; medium
/ 6G7c.
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Financial Gable.

New York January 15,-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cabegram says;
The markets here we're moderately active
and generally cheerful today The marke!
is expecting American gold shipments ant
also views the Cape situation more favor
ably Americans opened heavy and idle
but soon rallied on the purchase OF large
blocks OF Fries on rumor attrfbuted 10 th'
Morgans. Later New York seemed disposed
to sell all round, causing weak close a
about the lowest.
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New York Money.

New York, January 15-lMoney on call
steady at 2R64 per cent, last loan Az per
sterling exchange easier with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4S7M for demand
and d.s3A for sixty days; posted rates 4Sia
AZ; commercial bills 4.s2laG4.S3; silver GER
tificates s41bdc5h; bar silver 63A; Mexican
dollars 49A; government bonds weak State
bonds inactive; railroad bonds weak.
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COTTON AGAIN DECLINED
Loss at New York IS Points tor January
and z to 10 for Other Months
SPOT MARKETS ALL CLOSED LOWER
New York's Accumulation OF Stocks
ana LfyerpooIs weakness Prin-
cipaI Causes of Decline.

Compared with the recent fluctuations of
the cotton market yesterdays decline, fol-
lowing that OF the day before, Is counted by
tho bears as quite a victory. 1t IL true that
the decline was not marked-only in January
cotton at the New York market. which fell
is points-but the markets recent strength
against bulpsh assaults made the decline a
matter fgreatermomcnuotha shrdlu shrd
matter Of greater moment TO the bears.
The weakness in January was due TO two
or three influences. chief of which were an
accumulation of stock OF New York reaching
a point above the high water mark of the
purchases OF January February cotton at
nome.
New York's stock reached 100000 bales yes
terday and there are predictions that it will
reach an amount 80 per cent larger before
che end of the present month, and II these
predictions prove true It will no doubt tend
to weaken the market still further.
Liverpool closed 2lE-64ths to S-eiths lower,
and while the decline in January was Is
points at New York. the other months lost
only to 10 points there. The New Orleans
market closed to points lower Spots
wore generally eseier, sc lower at New York
New Orleans and Galveston aud l-l6c down
nj Houston.
New Orleans largo estimate for today Of
1900 to 1900 bales, against lO.522 las,
year. also helped the other weakening in
nnencos. and Houston's estimate OF $500 &c
1000 bales, against 2isS last year. was among
the influences that counted against the bears
Following Is the range OF prices in tn,
active months in New York and New Or
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y,ddl,ne fair 40 l-ls loM 1916
Comparative spot Markets.


Galveston--Spots closed quiet; prices Mc
down; stock 1SS.09i.
Low ordinary. ~ Middling :.....s I-l6
Ordinary..S Good mlddling. % 1916
Good ordinary. .Sm Mlddfng fair. 10 lis
Low middling. % Sales .......... 49,.
New York-Spots closed dun; prices Bc
down. stock 10000.
Good ordinary. $ 1916 Good mIddling 10 3-16
Low mlddling @ TIC Middling fair .l09s
Middling. ......9B Sales .........6S
New Orieans-Spots closed QuetI prices
Ac down. stock S5S,S22.
Low ordinary..7 Mlddling .....,9 7-16
Ordinary ...7I Good rnlddiing. 9 1l-16
Good ordnary..Sss Middling fair. .lOM
Low middllng. o Sales ........ 600
Leerpool--Spots quiet prices l-32d down;
sales 5000 OF which TOO we're American spec
ulaton and export 300; imports 5000 Of
which all we're American.
Ordinary. .......4 1878 Mddling .......5 1899
Cool ordinary..5 1-id Good mlddlng.5 9-iG
Low midding 9 5-fs Middlng fair .57s
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Chicago. January 5.-Cattle-Receipts 49,
900, including 1900 Texans; choice steady;
others glow TO 10 cents lower; Texans 5 TO 10
cents lower; good TO prime steers 5.25q6.00
poor to medium 3,60d510 stockers and feed
ers 2.75Q4.50 calves 4,OOd6.0O; Texas fed
steers 400@48O; Texas grass steers 3.3OG4OO;
Texas bulls 2.50aS.62ls. Hogs-Receipts 30,
COO market steady TO cents higher, closing
weak; mixed and butchers 51Or5.37h; good
to choice heavy 5.25d5 40; rough heavy 5.l0D
800 light 5IOG5.S5 Sheep-Receipts 5000;
choice steady; others 10 cents lower lambs
firm; good to choice wethers 3.75d4.6S fair
TO choice mixed 3.4Og3. so; Western sheep
S,75d4,s5 Texas sheep 2.5OG3.6O native lambs
i,UOqj,50 Western lambs 5001550
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Wheat Declined on Weak Cables and the
Heavy Movement.
MAY WHEAT CLOSED 10 10 SIS LOWER
Corn and oats Closed is Down and
Provisions Were z 1-2 to liz
Cents Higher ut the Close.

Chicago January 15.-iWheat was dull to-
day and declined on weak cables and the
heavy movement. May closing hdssc lower.
Corn and oats closed Mc down and provisions
2Aq7kc higher.
May wheat opened ssc lower at TIC to THO
and under the encouragement Of weak Liver
pool cables and liberal Northwestern receipts
sagged to 76Bc. On the theory that a re-
action was about due, there some buy
ing on the decline and prices slowly climbed
over the nc mark and later moved thereto
By decrease Of 37S, 600 bushels in the world 5
visible. touched 779sQ77ikc. The heavy pri-
mary recelpts-55S, 900 bushels, compared with
sol, 900 bushels a year agO-and lack OF out
side support, caused a reaction and the close
was weak. May l49fsc down, at nc. Re-
ceipts 1OS cars
Corn was dull but fairly steady, although
the crowd kept a close eye on wheat and
weather. which at present is not favorable
TO the movement, had a steadying effect, al
though 1t Was reported that country holders
were preparing to rush large quantities to
market. the car supply having become more
nearly adequate. The grade of corn being re
ceiyed shows no improvement. Receipts COS
caFs.
the trade was bare Of features In a specu
latye way. although there continued to be
good cash demand. Recepts Az cars.
Provisions were quiet and steady
Estimated receipts tomorrow; Wheat 81
cars corn $40 cars. oats 155 cars; hogs $500
mead.
Tho leading futures ranged a. follows:
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DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

ouinine 42dr45c per ounce bottle; morphine
81 2o42 AS per ounce; cocaine S.. u per ounce;
bcraN Sigc per pound IN 1O0-pound packages ,
copperas 81 40 in barrels castor oil 81 20 per
galior in 5-gallon packages; epson salts 81. IS
per hundred in barrels; alcohol 81 7OR3 90
per gallon; sulphur 81 90 per 100 in barrels;
alum 2Hc per pound in barrels: saltpetre a.
pei pound in barrels; camphor zoe wood
alcohol Sl.0o: gum opium g So powdered
opium s4 So oarbolic acid 40Ti2c per pound
~ bottles; calcium carbide $500 per cwt.
delivered Texas common railway points.
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pound. full weight, s5can.oo: 2-pound. iail
weight, 1o-ox, 81 1901 50; LIB, light WEIGHT.
55He0c; 2-lb, light weight, s3Gsoc.
PICKLES Five gallon kegS 81 60; loyal
Ion kegs s2.s5; h-bbls .70: pints Ameri-
can style, s5Qa0c; quarts, American style
III 90; A-gallon 81. 10d$ 81. rs; 1-gallon, Ameri-
- rs.
RICE-Extra fancy head e1sa6Hc: choice
aasAc; fair 4ssgf,sc; fancy Imported o's@
RoPE-slsal. basis 7-1e. SIC; Manila 12hc;
untarred hath yarn Sc: tarred nc.
SALf-Louisiana, coarse s5e ine 9oc; bbls.
zs-1os $3.50; eo-5s. $50; 1oo-ss $500; 7o-is.
SALT FIsH--Mackerel. No. in io-lb kits
ssoasl 90; half bbls 7o-lb No. $3.50: tubs
IS. 00a& so.
sALMON-Fsncy Piilsri Rock Columbia
River 81 90; Columbia River 81 655l 10; Spear
Alaska 81. 25.
sARDINES-American quarters 81. 5od4. %;
mustard SO s064 90; imported Gillette grade
quarters sll so; fancy sprats, quarters " %
STARCH-Standard goods: Pearl. In 40-lf
boxes. 4hc; Royal Gloss, bulk iRc
Nickel, 100 packages. per box R.75; core
starch SIC per ID, 20 and 40 III boxes.
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots. Spe
cial prices are given on carload orders
Standard granulated Sac: cubes and pow
dered csc; Louisiana yellow clarified. choice
cy SIC; choice SIC,
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New orleans. January 5-Sugar-Strong:
open kettle sA34; open kettle centrifugal
RIGGS i5-l6; centrifugal ysilews ana
! His; seconds 2%gtA Molssses steady;
New York. January iS-Sugsr-Raw steady
refined steady.
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COTTON SEED pRoucTs.
RurrER AND EGGS.

chicago, January IA pn+.o
creamery l4ls dairy isaiS nScbe es.o so,
Eggs-Dnll: fresh IL Nneese--iOA9
p, Msw York. January 6.-,Eggs-Recein,s ssQ,
syerase s market fairly steady; Weste an
loss an 9S SiatsSed at mark isAG2O; western,
rrsss ns a. CITY. January i5.-Eggs--.I.o,yor.
returned. As STOCK 10 cases
o Louis January ls.--Esgs-steady is.
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London, January 15.-Consos for money
" LIE. for the account 81 S-l6; money 2ha3
per cent; bar silver steady at 29Bd per ounce;
money 21zQ3 per cent the rate OF discount
in the open market for short bills +BG
1915 per cent? three months bills 4h94A
DER cent
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The British steamship solsno cleared TODAY
for Genoa and Marseilles via Norfolk, WIN
tho following cargo; $3.50 barrels cotton seed
oil, value $4,000; 260l0 pieces OF slaves
value 5000 2O0n square balea OF cotton
value siAi 769, 400 round bales OF cotton
value A05.57o; 900 round bales Of cotton val.
no $3.50; 800 round bales Of cotton. yelu,
sslSo, 800 round balcs Of cotton. value s459O
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Futures opened steady with prcal
changed to points higher and rula
To- the remainder of the session VII
further change in prices The matks i
steady with prices unchanged to IN
higher. Total sales 6575 bags iHs
March SIS; May sos; June 5.95; AuSKl
September 900; April 800
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New York, January 1b,-The general mar
xet conditions arc without change in dry
goods There Is more business doing than
a week ago. maintaining the Improvement
noted yesterday. but the market is sim quiet,
Shipments OF heavy brown goods to China,
out OF previous purchases are considerable,
No change in prices noted in any direction
IN either staple or fancy cotton goods. Print
oioths inactive.
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cargill q Richardson OF Houston repor, the
range Of prices for the leading stocks today
| Stocks 0oen Hirh ~, ,-,ou
missouri fadno ...... SIS 50 slis Nx
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nousroN wnoLnsALn PRICES.
Current Quotations on Round Lots al
staple Comm oditics.

THESE quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon, The prices
are those ruling in Houston wholesale mar
kets
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st Louis January 15-Cattle--Receipts 370o
export steers 4.15d5S0; dressed beef and
butchers steers 425G54O; steers under 1000
pounds 30oQ+.25; stockers and feeders 2450
4.60; cows and hefers 2.00G4.75; Gamers $50
3SSe4 Is cows and hefers % 2s5as 9ta Hoss
Receipts 5000; market cents higher; pigs
and lights 5.0o45.25; packers 5.25@5,35; butch
ers 5.SOQ5.i0 Sheep-Receipts 700; steady;
native muttons i,00li.3o lambs i.90G5.40;
culs and bucks 3.001425
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ApPLEs-S4,oO per barrel; California. none

BKNANAS--$1 75Gp2 90 ser bunch.
COCOANU1 S-Por sack, $i.50d5.0G.
CRANBERRlES-Cap Cod. crate 50 500
3 20, barrels $40, O0al1 co.
GRAPES-Malaga, half barrel, full weight
ST 7a0s7. 30 Catawhas. bib. baskets 20c.
lO-baskei carriers 500.
LEMoNs--Californla extra fancy SO 90 per
hoN,
oRANGEs-Navel SO ooaS .25 seedlings
So I5MG 90
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

Paris. January 15-Three per cent rentes
1oif. 81 nc for the account.
New York, January 1j.-Clear!ngs S53,302
533; balances S12. $50 4S7.
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PORT or GALVESTON, January is.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
IS Cludon (Br), Fox. St vincent,
SIS Paraguay (Am.), Nurcross Baltimore
SIS Pensacola (Am1. simmons, Pen5 acoia.
sch Lydia Deering tAm). Duuton. Daltl'
more.
CLEARED
So Solano CSpan1. Vigii, MarsciAes via Go
noa-
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BEANS-Imported navy beans sac; Bayou
81; English dried Sci pinks SAc; Lima $50
6Ac, black eyes sc: Michigan navy 4q4bc;
California navy 4B04Ac.
BUTTBR--Biue Star 23G2ic dairy 19c Red
star PC; Elgiu creamery 27p2Sc oleomai
ga.ine dairy prints 1sc; Lincoln solids 1lMc;
Prints 12lac; Special Blue Star l7l4c; Crystal
Gem and Country Rolls Ice Special Dairy
lie; Fancy Dairy lsc; Texas country butter
lGdl6c; Texas bricks 15qi9c,
CABBAGE-Coa country ,1A12i8c per lb.
CHEESE-Wisconsin full cream rolls 15c
Wisconsin full cream daisies li84c.
BGGS-Texas 16@1Tc: Kansas 2lc, guar
anteed.
KRAUT-New, in half barrels, 81. 1902. so.
ONIONS-262i2c per pound.
PEPPEk-Chile 141l5c per Id; black Singa-
pore 15lac.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Colorado, S7ihd
I soc rCr bushel.
| POULTBY--Chickens. hens good $275a
. co; flyers 81 75Q3 %, broilers 81 GDGD2 so
cocks large old 81 5oq2 90 ducks. large
| q 50GS, 25i geese. full feathered, 81. SoD5. 90
turkeys hens, 81 5069 co. turkeys gobblers
| 81 00u13. 90; turkeys, young IS 00dG.Oo
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CANNED GOODS.


CANNED FRU1TS-Pineapple ID. eye.
less and coreless 81 S5G2 90; 2-lb extra grated
s.; %; glib standard, sliced si.Co;, pears,
lib standard 90e; peaches, standard 81 .2oQ
$50, 2-lb seconds sl.i04l 15; 3-lb standard
$3.50; 2-lb pie 81 GOAL 10.
CANNED BLES-Tomatoes, Glib
fun weight zoe. okra and tomatoes. 2-lb
o0c: Lima beams, 2-lb full weight, S5c. string
beans. 2-lb. full weight S5c, a 40. airing
less beans, 2-lb, full weight $3.50; Red Kid
ney beans, 2-lb, full weight, a5c4si 90; mar
row fat peas, 2-lb. full weight sl.1OPl p
early June peas, fancy. 2-lS, full weight,
slSO; American petit pois peas, fancy, 2-lb,
fun weight. 81 65G1 .75 asparagus. California,
2HJb 500 corn, Auburn cream. Glib, full
weight, 81 1901 10; No. I, Glib, full weight.
81 009l 05; Pride of Maryland, 05c
CALIFORNIA FRUIT.-Extra standard, ~
ID peaches. lemon cling 81 goal 95; yellow
Crawford 81 s001 IS; black cherries 80 0)G
2,05; white cherries S210d2.15; apricots 81 q
az 80; strawberries 50 .0o@2 10; plums 81 65Gl
! 10; grapes Si.5jd1 co: seconds l0c per dozen
less than extra standard prices
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COFFEE.

Nsw YORK, January 16-Coffee- .sao, am.
No invoices ~; mid dull; Cordoys sa,Sit
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HOUSTON

Following are live stock quotations for this
market as furnished by the Box Saunders
Commission company, successors to Box Bell
Saunders Commission eompany:
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GALVESTON.

Following are the quotations In the "a,
weston live stock market as reported for IN,
Fest by the A. F. Norman Live Stock Co.
BecYes ner LII Rrnsk-= ~
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LESS lis.
AT Houston: Selling at u premiums buying
at s1.50612 90 discount.
At New orleans Selling at s1.25 premium.
buying at Y discount.
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WIRE AN NAILS

Sc. 50.
NAILS-2S5 base: Advances for common
over base; "a, zoe; Sd. 45c. Id and cd, soc
cd, zoe; sd. Toe; 10i and led, Sc. Quotations
are for less than car lots.
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Nay .,........ IEZ1a I.aU I.ZZ19 90
cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour-Quiet and unchanged
Wheat-No. spring 7la72. No. ? red 75A
CHI.
Corn--No. 2 81; No. . yellow 81.
oats-No 2 2iIp2ih: No. 2 white 261a927;
No. white 26d262i,
Ryc--NO 2 So
Barey-Falr TO choice mating 52d6o.
Flax seedNo. / 1.6i No. / Northwestern
/ 60.
Timothy seed--Prlme les
Mess pork-Per barrel IA COOLIES.
Jard--Per 100 pounds 7.i7iaq7 30
Short ribs sides--LUose 7.00d7@0
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed 6iad6H.
Short clear sides--Boxed Z 4oG1 80.
Whsky-.Baais OF high wines i27,
Sugars--Cut loaf 8 3d. granulated 5.75 con-
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE


Rochsmarks. CONNER 40
BANKERS, co days......4.s3H.h 4sSah
Germ lercial, 60 days. .4.S3 i'Sh :,
Splnners. GO days .4.S2H fisZis-$
Francs, commercial.
so days ...,..,......'b lsA 0'loA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-15
CAR TOPPLES INTO RIVER
TWENTY-NINE PASSENGERS MUIR
ED IN ACCIDENT.
Trolley Between Dayton. ky, and
Cincinnati DeraiIed on the
Kentucky Side.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. February 15.-Twen-
ty-nine persons were injured today in the
derailment of a trolley car en- route from
Dayton, KY, 10 this city.
1t is feared several of the injured will
die. although the physicians who were sum
moned have not yet been able to classify
the injured.
Only one of the thirty passengers aboard
the car escaped unhurt.
An obstruction of some unknown nature
derailed the car as it rounded curve along
the bank of a small stream on the Ken
lucky side of the Ohio river. The car
plunged across the sidewalk, carried away
a railing. toppled and rolled over the en-
bankment to the bed OF the stream, fifty
feet below.
partial list of the injured follows:
Motorman Samuel Yates. injured about
the head and internally: probably VIII de
w. H. Mccormick, Bellevue.
Mss Eta Contains. Bel evue.
William Spencer. Dayton, Ky.
A. H. Wagner, Bel eVue.
Miss Ella Huxell, Westwood, Ohio.
A majority of the injured were severely
cut and bruised.
Miss Contains. VIM. Spencer and Miss
Huxell sustained internal injuries, however
and are in a serious condition.
Motorman Yates held the controller until
the car struck the bottom of the incline In
a vain effort to check it's fall
Miss Emma Hampton was the only pas
senger uninjured She was Frustrated
from shock when taken from the wreckage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-15
UNIFORM EXAMINATIONS
Instructions Governing Junior Ap-
pOintmemts in the ArmN.

POintments in the Army.
In view of the prospective appointment
of a large number of junior officers in the
army, from civil life as well as from the
present volunteers and the ranks of the
regulars, the instructions sent out to the
examining boards by the War Department
are of interest. 1t is stated that all per-
sons entering the army under the reor-
ganization act, whether civilian, private
soldier or commissioned officer applying for
promotion, must submit to uniform exam
ination. There will be no discrimination be-
tween civilian and the volunteer or the reg
ular soldier in this bestowal Of commissions
The examining officers are directed, there
fore, to be governed in their work by gen.
eral order number 70, issued in 1892 This
order prescribeS, in the first place, rigid
physical examination, conforming to the
standard required of recruits for the ranks
This is a preliminary that cannot be
waived, and if the applicant fails to pass
the physical examination he will be re-
jected without further ado. Otherwise he
Will be subjected to a mental eXamina ton
including English grammar, photography,
reading and writing from dictation, mathe-
matics, including arithmetic, algebra to
equations of the first degree, logarithms,
elements of surveying. trigonometry and
geometry; geography, history, United
States Constitution and government and
elements of International law.
In the case of applicants for line places
the candidates will be examined in the an
propriate drill regulations. Special atten-
ton is to be given to moral character and
tude of the candidate generally, and in that
connection the board will take into consid-
GRAFTON certificates or diplomas from es-
tablshed institutions of learning.
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REPUDIATED BY HENDERSON.
Alleged Letter About Philippine Con
ditiOnx Was n EorSery

The War Department has just succeeded
in securing denial of some statements re-
f1ecting severely upon the course of the
administration in the Philippines. These
statements were contained in a letter al
legged to have been sent from Custer Hen
Infantry. at Manila, to his mother Mar
garet Henderson of st. Bernice, Ind, which
letter was published in an indianapolis pa
per Of November 1. The writer made OUT
a shameful state of affairs in Manila tell
ing of the establishment of Chinese brothe s
by the American authorities, and of abuses
In the canteen, winding up with a declara-
ton that if the soldiers could vote it would
be funny if they didn't give Willie black
eye The War Department referred tn S
letter at once to the commanding officer
of Hendersons regiment. The result was
a prompt reputation by Henderson of tne
authorship of that letter. Henderson makes
this reputation to his commanding officer
in letter dated Balanga, December "a,
showing that he had net been in Manila for
more than year and knew nothing of the
immoralities sad to exist there. He also
declares for President Mckinley.
Thirty-four regimental scouts who served
with Henderson and were intimately ac-
quanted with him join in a letter express
ing tier belief that the so-called Custer
Henderson letter. is a forgery and adding
that Henderson had always expressed senti-
bodied IN that letter. 1t was also stated
that Henderson had never shown any dis
satisfaction with the conduct of affairs in
the Ph.lippineS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-15
DEATH OF FAMOUS SOLDIER.
George w. Prientna!l Had a Remark
able War Record.

LANCASTER. Pa, February 15-George
w. Brientnall. who died here yesterday
was one of the famous soldiers of the rebel
lion. When scarcely more than fifteen
years of age he enlisted a drummer boy.
At the battle of Shiloh he displayed remark
able GOODNESS and bravery and was after
ward known by the sobriquet "The Drum
mer of Shiloh" title perpetuated In song
and drama. In this engagement he was
blindeu in both eyes by powder, but his
sight was restored by surgical operation.
Brientnall enlisted three times, and as a
scout discharged the most valuable services
for the northern cause. He was noted for
his shrewdness and dauntless courage He
received a promotion for standing at his
post, when all his comrades had fed.
against sixty of Mosby's guerrillas.
On one occasion when hard pressed by the
enemy young Brientnall swan his horse
across the Potomac at Clearspring, Md.
When the opposite bank was reached the
faithful beast dropped dead. Brientnall ng-
ured in numerous thrilling adventures and
made many narrow escapes from death.