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, YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON. Secretary Herbert Will Attend the Review. Secretary Carlisle Makes a State. I meat as to Free Gold. The Number of Office Seekers is Falling Off Considerably. Washington. D. C„ April 20. —The President toady appointed W. Luther Pratt postmaster at Bloctou, Ala., viee Conelius Cadle, resigned. Mulford M. Pepper, Home. Gu., viee Z. B. Hargrove, resigned. Comptroller Hepburn has appointed Heavy M. Halt; Jr., receiver of the Ala bama National Bank, Mobile, Ala. Secretary Herbert was much better to day, and was only prevented from re suming his duties at the navy depart ment by the inclemency of rite weather. His improvement removes all doubt about his trip to Humpton Roads, and he will leave here some time tomorrow for Annapolis, where the Dolphin awaits him. * ______ Chief Justice Fuller, of tlie Supreme Court, called at ithe navy department today and personally informed Assistant Secretary McAdoo that he would be unable to attend the naval review, owing to the press of business before the court. A telegram was received at the navy depaicmout today from the euperinten dent of the maritisge exchange, New York, siting that the steamer Yucatan, ♦vhidh arrived yesterday, reports that she sighted the Spanish fleet with the Columbus caravels in tow Sunday last off the extreme south coast of Florida, and if the fleet has not met with ad verse winds they should reach the Roads today or tomorrow. Secretary Carlisle tonight made the following statement regarding the fin an ci al situation: In the exercise of the discretionary power conferred upon tla Secretary of the Treasury by the act of July 14, 1890. he has been paying gold for the coin treasury notes issued for the purchase of silver bullion, and he will continue to do so as long as he has goM lawfully available for that purpose. Under this act the government has been and is now paying gold for silver bullion and storing the s'lver in its vaults, where it is as useless for any purpose of circulation or redemption as iron, lead or any other commodity. The government in the first place issued the coin treasury note in payment for silver bullion, and'than the con treasury note is presented at the sub-treasury ami gold is paid oait for it; so that the effect is precisely the same as if gold were paid directly for silver in the first in stance. About SBOO,OOO of gold which was withdrawn from the sub-treasury on last Tuesday for shipment abroad was paid out on these corn treasury notes. No order has been made to stop the payment of gold upon these notes, nor has any one been authorized to say that such an order would be issued. . The purpose of the government is to > preserve its own credit unimpaired, and ■ the uarftv of the two metals by all Vatrful means within its power under puny circumstances. lu view of the vxnsting legislation tho only question flor consideration !s as to the measures that ought to be adopted to insure the accomplishment of these purposes and upon this question there is, of course, room for wide difference of opinion. The total stock of gold coin and gold bullion now in this country, including what is hold by the treasury as well as what is held by banks and individuals amounts to about $740.0011,000. VI hen I came into the treasury department on the 7th day of March the amount of free gold on hand had been reduced to $987,000, but by arrangements with western banks it was increased until on the Ist of April it amounted to nearly $8,000,000. Then heavy shipments be -an to be made and two days ago we had only about $40,000. but now it amounts to $885,000. itfrer deducting what has been withdrawn from the sub treasury today for shipment. Arrange merits arc now in progTps> which more gold is to be procured from the west and T hone tliat a sufficient quan tity will be secured to keep the gold reserve intact. There is gold enough in the country to meet all the require ■wienits of the situation, and it all who are really interested in maintaining a sound and stable currency would assist the Secretary of the Treasury to the extent of their abilities, tho existing difficulties would soon be removed. In addition to this statement Secretary Carlisle said that SBOO,OOO in gold had been taken out of the siib-troasnry in New York today for export. Ihe class of money paid into the sui'drca stiry for this gold withdrawal included $400.- 000 in gold certificates, which, to that amount, did not reduce the gold reserve because they themselves were equally gold. The actual gold reduction of the day was only $400,000. leaving tint out as above stated. Thia ls o'.£ considerable anjonnt of gold certificates paid into the eub-treasury for gold ex port for many years and encourages treasury officials to hope that the banks, seeing the situation, will continue to present gold certificates in part payment at least for the gold withdrawn from export. THE KAISER REACHES ROME. He 1» Greeted with Great Cordiality by the King. Rome, April 20.-The weather is bril liant and the city presents an extremely animated appearance. It is estimated thaJ not less than 150.000 visitors arc in the city. The decorations everywhere are* the most sumptuous and everything indicates a desire on the part of tho people to show their loyalty and joy over the coming twenty-fifth anniver sary of King Humbert’s marriage. Tffie German Emperor and Empress arrived at 1 this afternoon. Ring Hum bert. and Queen Margharita met the imperial visitors at the station. Ihe greetings between the Emperor and King Humbert and the Empress and Oueen Margharita were most cordial. After the greetings were over the pro ceiion formed and drove to the Qmn nil The people along the route bailed foe imperial and toyal personages wtth great enthusiasm and bands of all re„i STnts played the Prussian national hymn. Wni7~MEET its debt. Chattanooga, April 20.-An interview with State Comptroller Harris >•« tomor row's Times will say that for the first time in Many years the state of Ten nSsee will in July meet the semi-an nuM interest on its bonded indebtedness instead of borrowin any money, and that the state is now entirely free from a floating debt. The taxable properties of the state have so largely increased duping the past ten years that extraor dinary expenditures amounting to over $3 000,000 have been paid, m addition to ordinary expenses, out of the revenues without an increase of the tax rate. The revenue this year will qxceed $1,500-. 000 The state has never been, since the'creation of its debt in as good finan cial condition as at present. K, OF P. SESSION CLOSES. Officers Elected and a Banquet of 1,000 Covert Given. Mobile, Ala., April 20. The session of the Grand Lodge of the Knight* of Py thias of Alabama, came to a close today. The following officers were elected: E. B. McCarty Demopolis. Grand Chancel lor; William Vaughu Birmingham, Grand Vice Chancellor: Bennett Lomax Mont gomery, Grand Prelate: Louis J. Adler Uniontown. Grand Keeper of Records and Seals; Jacob Grid, Montgomery, (re elected thirteenth time) Grand Muster of Exchequer: John H. Donahoo Tala degn, Grand Muster at Arms; J. .1. Hunter, Hamburg, grand inner guard; J. Is. Thomas, Mobile, grand outer guard: Judge John 11. Dlsque, Gadsden, supremo representative. The grand lodge decided to build a Pythian orphans home, also to reduce represen tation to the grand lodge to one member from each lodge. Tonight a banquet was given at the Princesss theatre where covers were laid for 1,000 persons. Speeches were made by city officials and leading members of the order. A “REAL CUTE" ELEPHANT. He 1* Only Forty Inches High, but He Per form* Many Good Feats. Dwarf members of the human family, as well as their second cousins, the red haired orang-outangs, who are ou exhi bition among the freaks in Huber’s Mu seum, are so stirred up by the homage visitors pay to the "kid" elephant that they are in a state bordering on demen tia. The baby elephant is as oblivious to the professional jealousy he has in spired as he is to the cajolery of the half dozen young women who spend half their time sprinting on treadmills on the platform he occupies. Although scarcely three feet high this infantile pachyderm has all the gravity and good sense of an elephant as large as a small house. Though he has been in this country only a fortnight, he has already become with the American peanut, which he gobbles down by the handfulls while blinking his beady eyes aud switch ing his tiny tail. No one —not even Huber himself, who has seen a good many elephants in his time —can tell the age of this four-footed pickininny. His keeper, a swarthy Arab, thinks the baby is almost six months old. He also says the little fellow was brought up on spoon victuals. The baby is as docile as a Newfound land dog and wunders about the platform at his own sweet will. His trunk, which is about twenty inches long, is of the thickness aud flexibility of a link of garden hose. He is just teaching him self to trumpet, and his efforts in that direction are as shrill and quavering as the notes from a cracked clarionet. He has mastered a lot of cunning tricks, one or which Is to drink from a bottle. Every time he accomplishes this somewhat difficult feat he expresses his delight by executing a rude sort of horn pipe. He is passionately fond of lemon ade, which to some indicates that he is fitting himself for a season with a cir cus.—New York Advertiser. Newnansvllle, Fin., June 5, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs -I wish to give my testimonial n regard to your valuable medicine, P. P. P., for the cure of rheumatism, neural gia, dyspepsia, biliousness, etc. In 1861 I was attacked with bilious muscular rheu matism. and have been a martyr to It ever since. I tried all medicines I ever heard of, and all the doctors in reach, but I found only temporary relief; the pains were so bad at times that I did not care whether I lived or died. My digestion be came so Impaired that everything I ate d sagreed with ine. My wife also suffereiL so Intensely with dyapepsla that bar life was a burden to her; she would be confined to her bed for weeks at a time; she also suffered greatly from giddiness and loss of sleep. Some time In March I was advised to take P. P. p., and before we (my wife and I) had finished the second bottle of P. P. P.. our digestion began to improve. My pains subsided So much that I have been able to work, and am feeling like doing what I have! t done before in a num ber of years. We will continue taking P. P. P. until we are entirely cured, and will cheerfully recommend it to all suffering humanity. Yours very respectfully, J. S. DUPRISS. REALLY WONDEI FVL' The Klnetograph Which Edison Will Ex hibit at Chicago. Chicago, April 19 —Thos. A. Edison has finally announced the nature of his indi vidual exhibit. It is tbe kinetograph, the last of a series of wonderful inventions, displayed in connection w'th the most ver satile group of phonographs ever prougbt together. It is to the eye what the pho nograph Is to the ear. A mechanical re tina which stores away a living picture to be reproduced in ail its action, every move ment faithfully shown al any lime and In any place. With the kinetograph it Is possible to show in Chicago Clmuncey Depew delivering » speech aboard the flagship Chicago :n New York harbor. Not a photograph of arrested action, but the living man, his every gesture, the play of expression on his face, the movements of his lips. It will transmit ami reproduce motion of any kind for any distance. TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS Are unpopular. But there is one form of trust against which no one has anything to say. That Is the trust which the pub lic reposes in Hood's Sarsaparilla, and the best of it is the trust is fully justified by the merit of the medicine. For, re member, Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures. Hood’s Pills are purely vegetable, and do not purge, pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists. nearly a hundred miles an hoi;r Electric Cars to Make Fast Time Between New York and Pbilodelphla. Pittsburg, I’n.. April 19.—11. Sellers McKee, one of tho Pittsburg capitalists who brought the Brooklyn Elevated road anti who is president of a syndicate controlling the electric systems in about twenty cities, said today that it would not be long before an electric line will be built from New York to Philadelphia. “The run," he said, "will be made in one hour, with but one stop, which will be at Trenton. This is about half the ■ time now taken by tbe fastest passen- , ger trains. To accomplish this the road 1 will be inclosed with a high fence, and ; no grade crossings will be permissible, i Even with these precautions, watchmen ; will have to be stationed at short in tervals to guard against intrusions on the inclosed grounds and keep a close inspection of the track. "The cars and rails will be of special destgii and very heavy in construction, with the cars built so as to bring the centre of gravity near the track level, j The engines and motors will be of spec- I ial pattern and extra power. All these | difficulties. I am confident, the ingenuity I of George Westinghouse will surmount.” : THE VETERANS CONVENE. Houston, Tex.. April 20.—Between I 3,000 and 4,000 ex-Confederate veterans were in attendance at the opening meet ing of the reunion, which is presided over by ex-Governor L S. Ross, com mander of the department of Texas. After prayer by Rev. Henry Aves, the chaplain, Maj. W. H. Crank welcomed the old soldiers, the response being by Governor 'Ross. The Toxas Veterans, survivors of the war of 1830, which freed Texas, are also in session. They were welooine by ex-Cougressmau Stewart. An organization composed of the sons of the Texas veterans was also organ- i ized. THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, AfRIL 26, 1893. RAIN, WIND AND SNOW PLAY HAVOC. The Wires Down and Grea Damage Done. The Indications Are that the Storm is Increasing. Ten Inches of Snow on the Streets of Minneapolis. Wilmington. N. C., April 20.—A south west gale reached a velocity of thirty eight miles per hour today. No material damage lias been reported except at the Island Beach Hotel, a summer resort on an island in Wrightsville Sound, about a quarter of a mile from tho oeenn, where it is said that great dam age was done to an aunex, 300 feet long and containing 100 rooms. The un completed cottage of Rev. Robert Strange, ou Wrightsville beach, was blown down. There was no loss of life. A small cyclone was reported a few miles east of this city, overturning ve hicles and destroying fences, but with out serious results. A GALE ON THE LAKES. A House Washed Away and Twenty Lives Probab.v Lost. Milwaukee, April 20.—Lake Michigan is being swept by one of the worst easterly gales experienced in years. The sea is running very high and tugs are unable to venture out of the harbor. A small vessel is ushore at the head of Juneau avenue. Tho worst features, of the gale at this port is probably the loss of twenty lives by the washing away of a house over the crib at the terminus, of the new water works tun nel. No men are in sight and it is believed that they were swept away but may be in the air lock below. Five or six men can be seen clinging to the machinery and timbers of the water works crib. The water is sweep ing over them. It is thought others may be dead in the chamber below from lack of air. The life saving crew have been unable to render assistance as yet. It was definitely ascertained tonight that fifteen men were in the crib which was washed into Lake Michigan this morning. Janies Miller is the only sur vivor. The dead are: John Mcßride, William Pruesener, George Gregg, Jas. Murphy, Joseph Pezol, Gustav Liko witz, Peter Soons, William Marion, Charles Johnson, John Healy, Frank Brown, John Donovan, Edward Cam ber# in. THE STORM INCREAING. Chicago, April 20.—High winds, ap proaching cyclones in severity, and ac companied by rain, snow and hail, have again played havoc with telegraph wires throughout the West. Neither company has a wire further west than DasMoines, a.nd it is difficult to do business with that point. Throughout lowa, Wiscon sin. Western Illinois. Nebraska. a.nd Missouri, the wires are practically use less aanl communication is cut off from Mississippi and Louisiana. East of Chicago also the wires are either down or largely useless and heavy windstorms are reported from Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The meagre reports which have been received indicate that the storm is rather increasing than abat ing in severity. ECHOES OF THE CYCLONE. Ono Man Wai Killed by the Fusilade of Hailstones. Meridian, Miss., April 20.—A cyclone struck Pachuta. Miss., at 7 o’clock last night. Great damage was done to prop erty, and it is feared several fives are lost. The same cyclone struck De- Soto, a town of 500 inhabitants, five minutes later. The extent of the dam 'age at DeSoto is reported very great. All wires are down. Meridian, Miss., April 20. —Passen gers on trains arriving here today bring details of a fearful tornado that crossed Jasper aud Clarke counties yesterday afternoon. It originated in Jasper conn ty, thirty-five miles south of here, and) travelled northwesterly, leaving death and destruction in its track. The plan tation of Dr. Krouse' was swept clear away. Krouse was badly injured and his son’s skull was crushed. In m cabin on the Krouse plantation a negro; man. h’s wife and nine children were imprisoned iu the ruins of their cabin The wreck caught fire and all wee I burned to death. Near Barnett two negroes v4>re killed. All along the; thirty miles of th<‘ cyclone’s path lire; strewn the carcasses of all (lescrptiousr of five stock, while the crops are ruined ' T'ne loss will reach into hundreds iff thousands of dollars. There is no such thing as accounting for all the casual ; ties to human beings. SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SWEPT. Savannah, Ga.. April 20.-Specials to The Morning News from South Georgia report that section of the state as being swept by a terrific wind and rain storm. At. Chipley eighty residences and several barns were demolished. At Albany the storm was accompanied by almost inces sant flashes of lightning. A negro cabin was struck, but its inmates escaped in jury. Valdosta reports all crops, in ci tiding cotton, badly damaged. No other points have been heard from as yet, and no loss of fife is reported. In this city the wind and rain were ter rific, but at noon the weather became pleasant. WORTH COUNTY SWEPT. Savainnah. Ga., April 20.—A terrific, windstorm passed over Worth county to day. Mrs. Lawrence Duffy was fatally anti several persons seriously injured. Many head of stock were killed in the fields and many buildings tlemolishetl. Every building on Malcom Luke’s place, near Alapaha, was blown down and Luke and every member of his family injured. AL NIGHT IN THE STORM. Fayetteville. Ark.. April 20.- At noon yesterday 'a cyclone passed through the valley just south of here, leaving a bar ren waste behind it. Many families were iu the storm last night without, shelter, the houses having been carried away. No lives were lost, as far as is known, although a number of persons were injured. KILLED BY HAILSTONES. Denison, Tex., April 20. —A cyclone struck Kaney Hollows, forty miles west of here, at midnight Tuesday night, tearing down several houses and injur ing several persons, some of thorn prob ably fatally. Telegraphic communica tion is destroyed. The Missouri, Kansas aud Texas main line is blocked by trees on the track. (The storm cut a swath about 300 yiirdXl.widc, anil laid big tim bers to the groiti'l- It is reported that one man was kiln'd by hailstones. V— FORTY PfI’PLE KILLED. Meridian, Miss.lApril 20. Over forty people were kitletnVanil 200 injured in the track of the riVlone in Jasper nnd Clarke counties. Lvno course of the storm was ihroughjbl, vast pine forest, broken here and thiA by farms. Huge Wees were torn out lkj\ho roots and cur ried long distances lAthe air. Four members of the faml ,pf William Par ton. of Pachuta, i< J found a mile from their homes. sa’Aied of clothing and their bodies horrlW'A mangled. Par ton’s baby wits e:irr:oiW , ’ij.lf a mile from home and dropped uniw jYed. SEVEN WERE Little Rock. Ark.. .Aril 20.—News was received today of a E'arful cyclone that swept down Fourcii valley four days ago. leaving death nA 1 havoc in its Wake. The town of BolesWuxteen miles north of Dallas. I’olk countyk was almost swept off the earth. It isVtnown that seven persons were killed. Y TEN INCHES OF SN’bW. Minneapolis. April 20.—The rainstorm which prevailed here all day yesterday turned to snow last night and today from eight to ten inches covers the ground and it is still fulling, accom panied by high wind. The strata car system is completely blocked its the snow is damp and packs. Advices from pointis through the state from Dakota and Wisconsin indicate tbait the storm is general. SADIE MEANS' CASE. What ths Old Pastor ot the Lady Has to Say About Her Expulsion. The action of the Second Presbyterian Church, of Columbia, 8. C., in excluding Miss Sadie Means for working in the telephone office on Sunday, continues to cause considerable discussion. H. C. Fennal, who was once Miss i Menns' pastor, publishes the following card in The State: The young lady was reared under my pastorial care from a little girl, and I j feel a paternal interest in her life and character, and those who have used the lash of discipline on her as a lamb of my flock, shall not escape at my hands with impunity. Who did it? The “session” of tho Second Presbyterian Church, sustained by the Charleston Presbytery in their inconsistent zeal for the proper observ ance of the Sabbath. I say inconsistent zeal, because: I. I venture the assertion that these tribunals have strong men within their bounds and under their jurisdiction who are violating every eommaudement of the decalogue, and who are allowed to go on in sin without the mild censure of admonition, while they make a public example of a worthy orphan girl because she sits in her quiet office at the tele phone exchange nnd manages the wires in obedience to orders. 2. I affirm that the zeal manifes.ted in this case of discipline by the bodies above mentioned, is extremely inconsis tent, because the ve.ry men who inflicted tins censure are “particeps criminis” in tho violation of the law of the Sabbath by these railroad trains that run every Sabbath dtiy. How is that? In this way: The Synod of South Carolina, with other Synods, are in control of tho Seminary at Columbia and its funds. Those funds, which amount to a considerable sum, are largiJy invested in the railroads which run their trains on the Sabbath day. “You don’t say so!” 1 do say so, and the, Synod of South Carolina, of which the Charleston Presbytery forms a part,, is aiding these trains to run by the use of her money, and gets her in terest on the money thus invested. Tn the last analysis, the Synod of South Carolina, including the Charleston Presbytery, is making money in a pub lic way and on a large scale on a Salibath day, and this is all that Sadie Means is doing in a very quiet way and a very small scale, as she sits in her secluded office and manipulates the telephone wires. “O, consistency, thou art a. jewel.” ff the law of the Sabbath was violated by Sadie M4ans, it is violated by the Synod of Smith Carolina, including the Charles ton Presbytery, and it is now “time for judgment to begin at the house of God,” ; or, as 1 would express it, it is time for ['the judgment of God to bo visited on . the Charleston Presbytery, sinoo she has sandtioiu'd the cogsuro against. Sadie Moans while guilty of the same sin in 1 an aggravated degree. How can T avoid asking the pointed question of the inspired apostle: “Thou . bat teachest another teachest then thv self.” "Thou that prenohost as man. should ' not steal. Dost thou steal?" '! “Thon tilwit mako.st thy boast of the 1 law dishonorest thou God.” A woman was brought to the Saviour ’ and accused of violating tho moral law. 'and ho al first did tint, notice the aeou- J sa.tion. But they continued asking what! I they should do with her. “And ho lifted' . himself up and said unto thorn, he that is without: sin among yon. let; him first : least, a stono at her.” The miserable I i seribos and Pharisees had been vio-i Uniting tho same law, anil were convicted I in lheir consciences, and in Ihoir guilt" and shame they sneaked out. one by one: but judged by their own rule they should have boon stoned on tho spot. Look up. Sadie! Your character is a« ; consistent and ns pure ns those who I condemned yon. If tho Charleston Presbytery insists that yon must quit I your office ou the SnbhnHi day, then a i righteous God will demand the Synods ’ miirt take their money out of the ha-nds lof tho unholy trains, or remain under I I tho st.igmu of Sabbath desecration fori the sake of tho money there is in it. T do not, son how any Presbytery in I Ithe Synod of South Carolina can sane- | I tion ihe discipline of any tnemlior of tho j church as long as her own ruin in this; I regard is unrepentod of. unforsaken and j j unfoirtiven. 11. c. Fennal. FIRE IN WARDNER, IDAHO. ! Business Portion Burned and Many Sus- ' foyers Nord Help. Sentie, Washington. April 21.—A i Waldner, Idaho, special says: The bus- : iws portion of this city is in ruins. A , ' hundred people are homeless. Tho fire ' started in tho Lamson’s clothing house between 1 nnd 2 o'clock Thursihi.v tnoru- I i’ng and tho flames had full headway i before discovered. Before any systematic [ work could be done by the volunteers I tho fire had spread to adjoining build- I lings By 2:30 the entire population was j lin the streets fighting the flames and endeavoring to save their effects. By, 3 o'clock it was evident the business ; portion of town was doomed. Tho firn- i men worked heroically in prevent the 1 fire from spreading and, by tearing down buildings succeeded in '•hcocking lh.o flames before they reached the residence par' of town. Tho total loss is estimated at between s(’>so,ooo and $700,000. It is thought that, less than one-third is .covered by insurance. A relief committee was at once appointed and a call sent out for food, clothing and blankets for the suf ferers. I It is not necessary to call a doctor for I a cut or bruise; get Salvation Oil. Only 25 cents. TO COLLECT DATA ON COTTON. Elaborate Arrangements Made by the Sub-Committee. The Governors and Consuls are to Co-operate. Ths Report Will Not Bo Made Till Late in tho doming Season. Washington, April 20.—Elaborate ar-I rangements have been made by the sub- | committee of the Senate Cmuipitlee ou | Commerce, of which Senator George is I chairman, to investigate during the sum mer the depression that exists in the cotton industry, ami to provide a remedy for the alleged existing evil. Prelimi nary thereto, the State Department last August sent to each United States Con sul in countries where cotton is either grown or manufactured, a circular call ing upon them to secure foreign statist ics necessary for a complete understand ing of the subject. iMany of those offi cials have responded while others aro derelict. A supplemental circular has been issued and it is thought that the branch of inquiry will soon be complet ed. Among the data to be gathered are the following: The area devoted to the growth of cotton, the quantity raised, ■ both in gross and per acre: the amount consumed in the country where raised, aud the manner of consumption; the quantity exported and where; the qual ity grown, consumed and exported; thi mode of cultivation, harvesting, mar keting, ect; the cost per pound of pro duction, und any other iiiformatiou bear ing upon the subject. In the matter of cotton consumption the consuls huve bean asked to look into the importation and exportation of naw cotton, thread, cloitli and fibres tend- I ing to displace cotton how far such dis- , placements extend and what means | should be taken to substitute cotton for such fibre as wool, hemp, jute, flax, etc. This inquiry is to extend from 1800 down to the latest year accessible. The committee of the senate has re quested the governors of each off’ tbe cotton states to divide the states luto districts and appoint some grower as a representative to furnish the committee with the information, it desires in con- j formity with the circulars the committee ; sends out. The qperies sought to be an swered in these circulars are as follows. The financial and material condition of cotton raisers in the district; whethtw in debt or not; if so. to what extent nnd proportion of the solvent to the insol vent. Comparisons are asked between the present condition of cotton, raisers and their condition, three, ton and twen ty years ago. Each correspondent is requested to state his views of depression and financial distress, the average pro duction of cotton per acre and whether ; diminishing or increasing; the cost of | raising, gathering and preparing for the > market; a given quantity of cotton and ■ at what point of reduced production per acre does the raising of cotton cease to be profitable. The enquiry, which is greatly elabo rated, concludes with an enquiry as to whether the low price of cotton has caused attention to be paid to other crops, and if so, to what articles, to what extent aud with what result. Lastly, whether the establishment and increase of cotton mills in the state has tended to increase rotton culture, and caused better home prices to the pro ducer. In addition to this the ooumuiC tee has sent to experts a long circular in which they ask opinions as to exist ing causes and remedy; what action con gress should take; whether there Is a real overprodUftaion of cotton in the sense that the world’s needs are fully supplied, and if there are obstacles to tbe spread of needed consumption, how may they be removed. This circular is very voluminous, and deals with every conceivable phase of the ease. The committee has employed Mr. A. B Shepperson, of New York, compiler of an Annual devoted to cotton, us an ex pert to assist in the investigation. La ter in the year the committee will visit New York, New Orleans, and some man ufacturing point in New England, and will take testimony bearing upon the production mid manufacture of cottion. The report of the committee will not bo made to the senate until late in the coming session. HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. Hon. James W. Husted, while serving h's sixth term as Speaker of tbe Assembly ' of Ihe State of New York, writes: "State of New York. Assembly Chamber, Albany, Jan. 16, 1890. “1 desire once more to bear my testimony to the value of Allcock’s Porous Plasters. I have used them for twenty-five years past, and can conscientiously commend them as the best external remedy tl»al I I have known. Years ago, when thrown | from a carriage and seriously injured. I I gave them a thorough trial. In a very | short time title pain that 1 was suffering I tlisappeared, and within a week 1 was en- i tircly relieved. On another occasion, when J suffering from a. severe cough, which I threatened pulmonary difficulties, which I I was recommended to go to Florida to re- I lieve, I deteriqlned to test the plasters 1 again. I applied I hem io my chest anti be- : tween the .shoulder blades, and 'n less than a fortnight was entirely cured. On still another occasion when suffering from and attack of rheumatism in the shoulder; to such an extent that. I could scarcely raise my arm. I again resorted to the piasters, and within a very few days the j rheuniutisvi entirely disappeared. I have j them constantly by me, whether at home I or abroad. My family as well as myself | have found them to be a sovereign remedy, ; both for external and internal troubles. ; I never had hut one kidney difficulty in | my life, and ihe application of the plas- | tors cured me In a week. I desire, as I said before, to hear my testimony In a I public way to their efficacy, anil i know i no better way of doing it than by giving ! you my personal experience." TO MEET THE COMMISSIONERS, Washington, April 20. -Secretinry* Lamont has directed Col. J. )V. Forsyth I Seventh cavalry; Cbl. It. E. A. Crofton Fifteenth infantry; Lieut, f.'-01. H. \V,j Lawton. inspector general, and Maj. J., H. Gngely, Twelfth cavalry, to proceed, to Chickamalign. 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