Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-03
CUBAN LEAF IN TEXAS |
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,.rs IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
NEWS OF DAY IN WASHINGTON
..,otc Committee Bcgins Consider
ine the sta'ch""d BfIIs LfttIc-
Geld Want. an ANTITRUST Bill Re-
,ortcd Before Christmas.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. December q
TIE Secretary OF Agriculture to-day IS
srsa the following statement
~~ac Ts.8-esu of Soils which has been
chs sd for . number of years in in
We trs lions looking TO the Improvement
OF 7ur domestic tobaccos. has recognized
f5- some time certain desirable qualities
In t7hacao grown In Texas. apparently
Occurring on,y in occasional leaves. Son
eaefg parties ana tobacco parties have
been INVESTIGATING in East Texas. Ar.
nov are able 10 state confidently that
Thy nave located the soil and hav..
.aand TIE character Of leaf possessing
H. Il desired qualities under conditions
9f5ah Indicate that It can be prodrcad
r. iree Quantities of uniform hig,
rs Only small amount Of this leaf
has bern grown this year. which could
hr armcntfd Samples have been sub
-frtG5 10 leaf des'ers and brokers In
Nov York and Philadelphia. They say
Il IS Cuban leaf with The characters
tic aroma Of the Cuban product The
da7-rtm5Dt viii send two sur,ty parties
to Texas the 1st of January to prosecute
ths survey of the area containing th::,
E0 md win charge the party of tobacco
e,ar~ta. SO that fifteen or twenty acres
a bacco shall be grown under govern
Mort supervision. thus producing a suffi-
cent quantity TO be handled on com
r0erc.ei scale. This will be submitted 20
tn roaf dSa'ers ard manufacturers for
oq!~ious Of the commercial value of the
,r-p before any encouragement is give.
70 Texas growers.
TIE ANTITRUST BILL.
Tia Judiciary Committee Of the House
h-,d its first meeting to-day and took
prompt action in the direction of get
lrE an antitrust measure before Con-
rress at the earliest possible moment.
Mr Jenkins, of Wisconsin. who has be
ccrre acting chairman owing to the re-
III mcnt Of Judge Ray. referred all mea
Cures G. aliug with trusts to the sub
committee. of which Mr.. Littlefeld, of
Maine is chairman, and that sub-coI7l-
rnittee will so 10 work at once It is tt,
hc7e Of Mr. Littlef7cld that a bill can b,
reported out of the fun committee be
fore the adjournment for the Christina:
holidays The committee to-day unani-
mouSly voted to request the Speaker I,
appoint Mr.. jenkins chairman of III,
committee.
The committee to whom the trust
b1's went is composed Of Messrs. Little
fsla Thomas. Of Iowa. and Clayton. Of
Alabama Mr.. Littlefleld will call his
subcommittee together immcdfs ely II
consider the bills. but it is doubtful
whether the subcommittee will be reacE
10 report at the next meeting of tht
fun committee on Friday.
TO PERFECT CANAL TREATY.
Following the change in the Colombian
negotiations reported yesterday. steps
have been taken TO Immediately resume
the exchanges between the State De
pa,,1nent and the Colombian legation
with a view to the perfection Of cana.
treaty DR.. tJerran. who is TO conduct
the negotiations for Colombia. has an
appointment to meet Secretary Hay to-
morrow.
ii is understood that there are no ma
terial changes in the instructions under
which DIR. Herran is TO act as compared
with those given TO Senior Conchas. 1t Is
now known that what was regarded as
the most difficult problem to solve has
becr successfully met by the neGotiator-
in the arrangement Of the perpetual
cor. irol" clause OF the projected treaty
Irrler this the United States may hoi6
t57e necessary strip of and indefinitely
The real difference noH is to the compen
sa-tGn TO be paid Colombia which seeks
an Increase of annuity TO the sum OF
MOI than half million dollars per al,
THAT CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY
Foreign affairs We're discussed priei1.
81 me CABINET IIl'el4liS bO-NiS 1'~Ni SSN~A
Hay has had encouraging reports from
Havana where Minister Squiers and Gen
eral Bliss are working in harmony wiz
zpecial commission designed by 'res!-
DENT Palma TO draw a sausfac Glory recip-
roeitv treaty Venezuelan conditions also
were touched upon, specially with refer
cree TO the plans of some New 1or!
Granciers TO relieve NeneZuela's empar-
easements by floating loan. The gov
srrsnent would be glad to sec this done
I could he accomplished without inVolF-
n The United States in any liability for
the rcpay nent OF any debt or place tn"
government under the obligations &c
coerce Venezuela. 1t has already beer
NJ lie narfectlv clear to the promoters o.
this plan that the State Department
would not bind itself by any promises IL
this matter and this attitude of the de.
partment was thoroughly approved by the
members Of the Cabinet.
GENERAL HASBROJCK TO RETIRE
Colonel Henry c. Hasbrouck. ARTILLERY
Corps, commanding The post at Fort
adams. r. /. has been appointed q
brigad ter- general 10 I'LL the vacancy
caused by the recent retirement OF Gen
e.al Charles c. Hood, General Hasbroucl.
VIII be retired Immediately. Genera