\ Till. OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JAXTARY 15)00. )
COURT I1UCSE MOVING DAY
Retiring Members cf the Fore ? Are Packing
Up Their Effects to Go
NEW OFFICERS TAK CH\RGE \ THURSDAY
Clrnii SUCC-IIN IIi-lnu Mntlc In Si-vrriil
IiiK < iiuiM-N , Inn I'mcllciillv
Cluuinr In llu > DlMrlrt Court
C'Ji-rU'K ( llllrc.
Tomorrow will bo moving day at
the court hotieo. On that date the newly
cloctoit county oiileern will lake charge
and the retiring ones will step out. In
several Instance present Incumbents were
re-elected , nnd , of course , In such cases
tticro will bo no transfer and no ceremonies
except renewal of bond , nnil that has already -
ready been attended to.
The most notable changes will be In the
olIlctH of county treasurer , county judge ,
sheriff nnd district clerk. Kreil Klsasscr
succeeds Treasurer Helmrod , John 1'owor
succeeds Sheriff McUonald , V. A. Hroad-
wult succeeds Albyn Krnnk , and 1) . M. Vln-
tonhnler succeeds Judge llaxter. Othur
shnngoH are of minor Importance.
F. A. llroailwcll. the newly elected dis
trict clerk , Is In n peculiar position. He
Is treasurer of South Omaha nnd has slgnl-
11 od his Intention of holding on Jo that
olllcc until the expiration of his term , which
will bo April 1. Meanwhile , he will afeo
bo clerk of the district court for the county.
Thin mcaiiH that there will bo practically
no change , for the present at least , In the
torcn employed In the office of the district
clerk. A. Stccre , jr. , who has been chief
Deputy under Albyn Frank , will continue
In that capacity under the new administra
tion.
Relative to the situation Mr. Hroadwell
laid : "I have been advised that 1 can
legally hold both MIlccs , and It Is my belief
that In the Interests of public policy It
Is bout for mo to continue na treasurer of
South Omaha during the short remainder
1 of the term. Were I to res'tn now the
taxpayers would bo put to the expense of
checking up my books , as Is required by
Jaw , and at the end of the present term
the same formality would have to bo gone
through with , thus making n double ex *
jiensc. And then there arc but few men
who would care to give the bond required
In order to hold the treasurer's odlce only
until April. 1 am under heavy bond and
largo financial Intercuts are Involved , there
fore I have decided to eeo my present posi
tion through to Its finish and then devote
nil my attention to the district clerkship.
Meanwhile , of course , I will bo In charge.
As to changes In office force , I am not
prepared ( o say what may bo done later.
For the present I shall let matters stand
ns they are nnd changes will be made
Blowly. "
Clciili Swt't'ii of IH'piltlrN.
In nearly all the other olllces where new
men are taking hold there will bo a clean
sweep of deputies.
Sheriff Power was at the court house
early In the morning looking over the Held.
llo has announced deputies as follows :
Chief deputy , William Weber ; bookkeeper ,
Stanley U. Letovsky ; Held deputies. Thomas
l'"lynn ' , William Neve , James Swift , James
Bhcrry , Hen Cohen , J. 13. Jones , Dan Can
non. Mr. Jones , who was formerly sheriff
nt Broken Bow , will have charge of the jail.
Jlrs. McPhcr.ion , who has been matron un
der the administration of Sheriff McDonald ,
will bo retained , as will also the colored
vonuui who has charge of the kitchen. Sher
iff McDonald will remain with Sheriff Power
a short' > whllo until the latter Is properly
Initiated and then the retiring sheriff will
ngaln Identify himself with his brother lu
tbo brass foundry business. ,
Krcd. Elsasser , the new county treasurer.
Is getting ready to handle the county's
finances. Ho has already tiled a bond of
tSOO.OOO and will take the keys to the strong
box Thursday morning. His deputies will
be : Gcorgo Anthcs , chief deputy ; James
Barnett , Ocorgo Holmes , O. Jcllcn , W. Hor-
nlsch and 13. U. French.
Judge Vlnsonhaler will make a clean sweep
In the county court , with the exception of
Mrs. Alice M. Woods , ono oft the recorders ,
who " \vlll bo retained. The personnel of the
now force will be : Charles Leslie , chief
clerk ; Harry Morrlll , bookkeeper ; H. W.
Harvey , probate clerk ; Martin Sugarman ,
i'lvll clerk ; Clyde Sunblad , recorder , nnd
"William Edllng , recorder. Harry Morrlll
will have charge of the marriage license
bureau , one of the moat Important adjuncts
of the county judge's oilier.
County Clerk Haverly and Commissioners
llofcldt and Ostrom succeed themselves , as
do several other ofllcers.
In nearly every Instance the retiring mem
bers of the court house force declare that
they will re-enter practice and others whc
liavo been trained In clerical work will seek
positions In their line.
There is a general overhauling of deske
and pigeonholes Incident to the change that
Js to come.
1)131111 IS AltllAICMOl ) IX COl'MT
Muxt AiiNitor for tlir Murilrr ol
TliolllllN l'lnhcrl > .
tiv Vriink Derr of South Omaha , who on the
night of December 21 shot Thomas Flaherty
from the effects of which the victim died
was arraigned before Judge Haxtcr In tin
county couit yesterday. Dcrr entered t
plea of not guilty. After considerable dls
riiralon betweun the attorneys and the eour
the ottBowiw wet for preliminary hearing
next Saturday.
Dorr hasboon In jo.ll sluce the tragedy
Ho looks haggard and careworn , and a Ham
Ing red necktie set out nil the moro proml
leiltly his hollow eyes and tmnkcn cheeks.
NATIONAL BALANCE .SHEET' '
Dccri-mc In the I'ulitlr McM lli-i-Hpl * '
for Pail Sir Mnnfl Kxrrcd
K-tpciullliir-ft.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 2. The monthly
statement of the public debt. Issued today ,
shows that at the clt e of business De
cember 30 , 1599 , the debt , less cash In the
treasury , amounted to $1,134,300,007. a de-
creacc for the month of $6,791S24. This
decrease- largely accounted for by the
purchase of bonds during the month. The
debt Is recapitulated as follows :
Interest-bearing debt , $1,026,772.320 ; debt
on which Interest has ceased since maturity ,
$1.208,500 ; debt bearing no Interest , $389.-
011,640 ; total. $1,117S9I60. This amount ,
however , dees not include $656,070,403 In
certificates and treasury notes outstanding ,
which nro offset by an c < jual amount of cash
on hand.
The cash In the treasury Is classified ns
follows : Gold. $398,032.027 ; silver , $497,200-
73D ; paper , $01,588,670 $ ; deposits In national
bank depositories , disbursing officers' bal
ances , etc. . $83,181,603 ; total , $1,018.006,011 ,
against which there are demand liabilities
outstanding amounting it $764,110,358 ,
which leaves a net cash balance on hand of
$283.593,453.
The comparative statement of the govern
ment receipts nnd expenditures shows that
I for the month of December , 1899 , the re
ceipts were $46,759,101 , as against $11,101-
793 for December. 1898. The expenditures
during the last month were $39.14i,5VJ , as
against $11,861,807 for Dcccmbrr , 1S9S ,
which leaves a mirpltis for last month of
$7,613,515 ns against a deficit of $160,014 for
December , 1S > 98. The receipts from all
sources during the last six months nmount
to $281,793.194 , with expenditures amount
ing to $263,766,560 , which leave a surplus
for the half year of $21,026,0.11 , as against
a , deficit for the corresponding period of last
year of $83,719,422.
Following are the receipts frnm the sev
eral sources of revenue- during the last
month , together with the Increases as com
pared with December , 1S9S : Customs , $19-
120,84 , Increase $2,336,560 ; Internal revenue ,
$25,075,571 , Increase $2,451,256. The re
ceipts from miscellaneous sources show nn
Increase of $543,195.
The disbursements charged to the War de
partment during the last month nmount to
$11,009,110 , us ngalnst $1S,1SI,676 for the
corresponding month In 1S9S. Xnvy de
partment , $1,081,374 , as compared with $4.-
'
373,729 for December last year. Of the $4.-
108,688 paid out on account rf Intercut dur
ing the month , about $1,000,000 was an
ticipated January Interest.
DEPOSITING THE REVENUE
Trriinurrr Itolirrl.i Outlines ( In ; AVorlc
Unit In X mIH'liiK
1)0110.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. Ellis H. Roberts ,
treasurer of the United States , nnnounc3s
that the distribution jof thelnterna ! revenue
collection Is going Disaccording to the origi
nal plan and probably will be completed to
the first group of additional depository banks
In eight days.
Ho says. "Every application for a share
of these deposited has been granted nnd no
restriction has been set on the amount of
bdnds placed as security by any applicant.
When the depository bank was already the
recipient of internal revenue collections It
has been penniittod to retain the deposits tip
to the amount of Its pledged bonds. In
cases where the rate of exchange rendered
transfers to New York n burden the funds
have been assigned to banks in the same
city or In neighboring localities. With
these exceptions the Internal revenue col
lections have been conc ° mrated In the Na-
I tlonal City Bai k of New York for conven-
1 letice of distribution.
"Every day these collections have been
distributed in Installments of. $50.000'to the
several depository banks In the 'ratio of
their bonds to the total amount pledged.
By this process the smaller banks first re
ceived their quota and funds remained in
the National City bank only as the distribu
tion went forward.
"Tho second group of depository banks Is
now taking form nnd will bo treated In nil
respects In the same way and will begin
to receive moneys soon nftcr January 10. "
ct'ii , < > M ri'siii.vc ; HAWAIIAN 1111,1 , .
\o AiidiKoiilxm to KH ( Jem-rnl ] < Vn-
tiifL-N. lni ( Sonic to DetnilN.
1 WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. The senate com-
Milttco en foreign relations will meet to
morrow to consider the bill providing a gov
ernment for the Hawaiian islands. Senator
Cullom , the author of the bill , said today
that ho hoped It would be reported s on
and added thnt us soon as possible after
the action of the committee he would ask
the senate to take the bill up for considera
tion. So far ns has been known there is
j no general opposition to the bill , although
I sonio rf Its features will bo antagonized. A
few senators are urging that the measure
be amended BO as to leave the customs laws
applying to the Islands as they now stand ,
to omit the provision for a delegate In con
gress for the present , because i f the possible
effect of the provlskn upon legislation In
the I'.ltercst of Puerto lllco and possibly
In the Interest of the Philippines , to say
nothing of Cuba.
Major HOKITN to I.em o 1'arls.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. Major Alexander
Ilogers of the Sixth cavalry ha at his own
request been relieved from duty ns military
attache at the United States embassy at
Paris and ordered to Join hki regiment In
this country.
\o ( KlKhdiiK ( he TriiNl.
C'HU'AOU. .Inn. l. \ special to the
Bei'ord from Aknm , o. , says : HUBJ Sliu-
mneher , one of Ferdinand Srhunmc hrr'H .is-
Hlgnvi K , denies the report from f'hlcago
that Kerdlnund und I1' . A. Sehumaelier weru
organizing u I > ! K company to light the O.it-
meal trust.
J Render , do you know whnt
real cocoa is ? To economi
cal house wives , and wide-awake people
generally , the best cocoa and that of
Vnn Hotttcn arc synonymous terms.
The cocoa manufactured by that well-
known firm is n preparation from the very best
cococ-oa-bcnns , and contains all the valuable nutri
tive1 and .stimulatiui ; properties natural to cocoa. The
cocoa-bean contains nu alkaloid called "Thcobromine , " which
id the principal of
v " Ihe cup that cheers , but does not inebriate , "
The great point of difference between the stimulating prop
erties of alcohol and that of thcobrpminc is , tlmt the use of the
former causes n subsequent depression , whicli is proportional to
Uic amount of stimulation jtlms previously brongbt about ; the
use of the latter ( thcobrouiinc ) id unattended by such unpleasant
nftcr-nfTtcts. Of course , only n , first-class cocon , such ns Vnn
Iloutcu's will work in the aforesaid manner. That cocoa lias
been described ni " A triumph of science I " It is quite pure ,
extremely soluble , and easy of assimilation and digestion by
the weakest stomach. It costs but n trifle , being less than one
cent per cup ; and it is the simplest drink to make ready , of
the whole catalogue of possible beverages. It smells so good ,
and tastes so delicious , that when you try it you will certainly
exclaim : "Ah ! indeed , it is a. triumph of science 1"
HAVK YOU TIUF.D
VAN HOTJTEN'S Eating CHOCOLATE ?
NEW BOOKS AND FAMINES
American Pr.vitcTi and Taeir Effectiveness
in Wnr Time.
WHY ENGLISHM'N AND BOLRS FIGHT
Donnelly Write * Another
Volume on ( lie Miieoiilnit Cliilicr
Stvirnlpw Work * of I'letloii
Itnllroiiil Mini AVrltci Story.
"A History of American Privateers , " by
Kdgar Stnnton Maclny , author of "A History
of the United States Navy , " Is at hand.
After several years of research the distin
guished historian of American srn power
presents the first comprehensive account of
ono of the most picturesque and absorbing
phases of our maritime warfare. The im
portance of the thcmo Is Indicated by the
fact that the value of prizes and cargoes
taken by privateers In the revolution was
three times thnt of the prizes nnd cargoes
taken by naval vessels , while In the war of
1S12 we had G17 privateers and only twenty-
three vessels In otlr navy. The Intimate con
nection between privateers nnd the navy ,
the former serving often as a training school
for the latter , Is brought out In the author's
narrative. From forgotten monographs , the
record of historical societies , from unpub
lished log books nnd from descendants of
noted prlvatccrsmen ho has obtained Inti
mate and vivid accounts of the flttlng-out
of the vessels , the Incidents of their voyages
and the thrilling ndvcntures of the brave
sailors who manned them. Samuel Reid's
desperate fight nt Fayal Is well known , but
he was only one of thu many who shared In
adventures not dissimilar and faced over
whelming odds with the splendid courage
characteristic of American sailors. Mr.
Maclay's romantic talc Is accompanied by
reproductions of contemporary pictures , portraits
traits and documents and also by Illustra
tions by Mr. Oeorgo Olbbs. D. Appleton &
Co. , New York.
It seems unphllosophlcnl to find It stated
thnt most of the troubles In this world
arise from racial hatreds. In "Urlron nnd
Boer" there are many authorities giving
reasons for the war In the Transvaal. Mr.
Bryce does justice to both sides. Ho does
not overlook the personal equation. Mr.
Sidney Brooks Is decidedly for the English.
He wants to know how an American would
have stood years of snubbing. The Boer ,
from all accounts , belongs to 'the ' sixteenth
century. His best traits are the animal
ones , nnd these are by no means to be
despised. He shows what a determined
lighter ho Is. Ho Is , however , unconscious
of the changes the world has made , and Is
Indifferent to them. Mr. Curuogle's main
pclnt Is that the Dutch , being the more
prolific race , will always outnumber the
English In South Africa. Max Nordau's
theme covers all humanity and Is of uni
versal application. 'Mr. ' Demetrius Botilger
belches forth fire and llame. He scales the
loftiest volcano of politics. Hussla nnd
France are 'to ' rule the destinies of the
world. Everybody Is to unite in the wiping
out of the Briton. Mr. Boulgcr's argument
Is ns applicable to America as It is to
England. Mr. Boulger Is a distinguished
example of the man suffering from racial
distemper. 'All ' these papers have appeared
In the North American Review. To mass
them In ono volume Is a good Idea. Harper
, & Brcs. , Publishers.
Shakenpcare or Bacon ? Which of these
' wrote the grand wonder work cf literature ?
AVere the Inspired lines of the Shakespearean
drama from the pen of an Illiterate , but
gifted actor , or that cf 'tho ' profound scholar
nnd student who launched on the world an
epOch-makliiR system cf phlllsoptiy ? CJtild
It be that the founder of the great Baconian
system was a mere pedagogue , barren of
imagination carrylnK perhaps too much of
a load of weighty philosophy to permit of
being berne aloft Into the airy realms of
fancy ? Or Is It that the deep phllisophic
Insight everywhere permeating these wondrous
rous works came there of spontaneous ebul
lition not the after-effect of tremendous
and profound study and research but a
mcro freak of chance a sort of a seventh
son of a seventh son gift ?
Ignatius Donnelly In his latest work , "The
Cipher In the Plays and On the Tombstone , "
is a masterly production that will settle the
question forever. In this work Mr. Donnelly
has accomplished a task stupendous in Its
magnitude , Involving an almost Infinite
nmount of labor. Fragments of the revealed
cipher-story In the plays , coupled with other
facts pointed out by Mr. Donnolly , shows
why the author concealed his Identity , formIng -
Ing altogether such an array of evidence
that , according to Mr. Donnelly , not to be-
llevu Bacon wrote the plays were as difficult
as to adhere to the ancient reasoning that
the earth Is fiat. Published by the Veruiam
Publishing company , Mlnnoapolls.
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'
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The first number of the International
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"Influence of the Sun Upon the Formation
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chairman of the Philippine commission.
Scrlbncr's Magazine for January , which be
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the opening of two of Its Important serial
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| The Century contains a poem by Rudynrd
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Dr. 'Mitchell' ' * story , "The Autobiography of
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An Important departure In character
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, It Is to be- entitled "Tho Things That
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! John Lane Is publishing "I'ooms by
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! In a largo quarto volume , with elaborate
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BROKEN PLEDGES ITS CAPITAL
Questionable Methods of Vandervoort's
Cuban Oolonlzition Corporation.
NEW YORK HERALD EXPOSES THi SCHEME
\Vntcr-l , < > nnpd Iunit I'nlotiilril nt Tm >
I'rliM-d on t ii'UMiocdnir
of tin- Civil Wnr Who .Vro
Cnjolril Into liivcMhm.
The great schcmo of Culmu colonization
engineered by n corporation of which the
notorious Paul Vandervoort of Omaha pro
fesses to bo assistant general manager , with
offices In the Now York Life building at
Omaha , la thus exposed In the New York
Herald of last week Monday :
"In view of the extravagant assurances
given by the Cuban Land nnd Steamship
company of No. 32 Broadway , to the public
regarding Its land scheme near Nucvltns ,
Cuba , the New York Herald In May last
made nn Investigation of Its business
methods.
"As n result the public was treated to
soinu Interesting reading. Several of tha
officials of the company received nu oppor
tunity to mnko statements In behalf of the
company.
"C. W. King of Springfield , Mass. , soon
afterward sent a communication to the Her-
nld. nnd which was published on Juno 2S.
rhlH communication showed that the Cuban
. .and nnd Steamship company had made
extracts from the statements made by Its
own officials In the nrtlcle published In the
lernld and had printed these In circulars
or the direct purpose of giving the public
ho Impression that they had been made by
ho Herald Itself. By this Ingenious , but
llahonorablo method , the public was nl-
owed to Infer that the Herald endorsed the
Cuban Land and Steamship company nnd Its
scheme. Hero IB Mr. King's letter :
" 'Having corresponded with the Cuban
.and nnd Steamship company with a view
of investing , and having just received a
copy of the "Cuban Colonist , " which con-
alns what purports to bo nn unsolicited and
in pa Id commendation of said enterprise
and Its officials , I have clipped It nnd enclcso
t for your inspection. Presuming upon your
iroverblal beneficence for the public good ,
wish to know If It is a genuluo copy from
snld. Herald of May 2S , IMiii , as therein
stated , and If you stand ready to back up
snld statements.
" 'Most of us arc pretty limited in our
neans and cannot afford to lose n dollar on
questionable risks , and as these men are
strangers to me , will you please state If we
will bo Jubtlficd In placing Implicit confi
dence In their statements regarding their
> lans and doings and the profits thnt will
iccruu to Investing colonists ? '
In order that the public might not be mls-
cd , the Herald published an editorial in
connection with Mr. King's communication.
H follows :
"Tho Herald has not nl any time pub
lished an endorsement of the Cuban Land
and Steamship company. The clipping en
closed by Mr. King is an Incomplete extract
from un article published In the Herald on
May 28 , 1899 , In which statements made by
the officials of the company were given In
reply to Inquiries to the vnluo of the land
selected. The Herald has no knowledge of
Its own on the subject. The manager of
the Cuban Land and Steamship company
said yesterday tha such extracts would bJ
omitted from the company's publications In
the future. "
I'roiulNON Not Kept.
"Evidently the promises made by the com
pany's manager were not made In good faith ,
for In the Cuban Colonist for the months
of October , November and December , which
Is published by the company to exploit Us
scheme , has appeared on the front page
an extract from the Herald which Is clearly
Intended to convey the Impression to the
public , and particularly to the possible In
vestor , , that the Herald endorses the com
pany's schemes. The matter Is cunningly
devised. The name of the New Ycrk Her
ald in fac-Klmllo is reproduced above part
of a dispatch from Havana , which appeared
in the Herald last summer , In which the
advantages of Cuba as a place for the In
vestment of capital are set forth. No refer
ence was made In the Herald dispatch to
any particular section of the Island , but the
general reader would be led to believe that
particular reference was made to the prop
erty controlled by the Cuban Land and
Steamship company.
"In order that the public may undcistand
the business methods of the company and
the strangely liberal offers which It makes
to those who have money to Invest , the
Herald here gives some facts :
"The company was incorporated in Now
Jersey in January last. The capital wad
said to bo $1,000,000. lift offices nro on tha
eighth Iloor of No. 32 Broadway , where It
employs many clerks , typewriters nnd other
persons.
"In attractive looking and alluringly
worded circulars tbo company asks the
public to subscribe for stock. Promises nro
made to 'throw In' various quantities of
land , thi ) amount varying with the number
of shares of stock purchased. The company
assorts that It has purchased 51,000 no res
of land thirty miles west of Nuevltns , In
the province of Puerto Principe , nnd Intends
to establish a colony of Americans there ,
the name of which Is to bo La Gloria. The
most enticing promises and offers are made
whereby persons with small means are as
sured they may realize Immense profltH
within a short time.
"Tho prospectus Irsucd by the company
states that there are eight classes In which
Investors may place their money. In class
A , for instance1 , the company promises to
give live shares of stock upon payment of
$2o , which entitled the holder to u deed for
ono house lot , 25x100 In size , the value of
which Is placed at $30. In class I ) , upon pay
ment of $50 , ten shares of stock will bo
given , entitling the holder to a lot DOxlCO In
size , and worth , according to the company's
statement , $100.
"In the eighth class , upon the payment of
$1,400 , the offer Is made to give 2SO shares ,
entitling the holder to u plantation of forty
acres , valued at $2,800. All the property Is
re-presented ns being free nnd clear of all
encumbrances.
"Not a Hlnglo deed to the property bought
has yet been given , for the reason , It In
explained , that the townsito of Ln Gloria
'has not yet been subdivided , ' Instead a con
tract Is made with tbo purchaser whereby
the company promises to glvo u deed for the
properly when tha work of subdivision Is
completed if the purchaser pays cash for
the stock , while , If It Is bought nn the In
stalment plan , the deed Is not given until
the payment IK completed. No reasonable
explanation Is given by tbo officials for ( ho
failure to have the work of subdivision
completed nnd deeds ready for purchasers ,
although the property was acquired by tbo
company moro than eight months ago.
"The assurance Is alto given that the
lha Kind You toe Always Bwtf.
Have Always Bough )
Kind You llava Always Bci ) U
EXAMINE BEFORE YOU BUY.
Wlicn in a grocer's store you stand The cake until the name you spy ,
And cakes of Ivory Soap demand , And always'thus ' be well assured
Be careful not to be mislead That Ivory Soap you have procufcd ;
And imitations take Instead. And should a lingering doubt remain ,
For dealers oft will praises sitiR 'Twill vanish like the d.trkest stain ,
Of that which may more profit bring. When in the tub on washing day
Examine well with careful eye That cake of soap is brought In play ;
C rtlibliw , t > j tt Itec-ut t OintU re. , Clmltu.u.
company Is erecting nt La Olorla a sawmill
and a hotel , and Intends building n sugar
mill , canning nnd preserving factories nnd
an electric railroad , which Is to run through
the town and extend to the plantations of
Investor ; , . A steamship line also Is to bo
established.
"The tract which the company declares
It has acquired Is represented to bo In the
main excellent ground. It has a water
frontage on the sea of fourteen miles and
runs back to the hlllx seven or eight miles.
The slto of La ( llorln Is four and n half
miles from the sea.
"Krom other sources It Is learned that
much of the land which the company asserts
is most desirable is not as good as the pub
lic Is led to believe.
"As long ago ns May last K. H. Mollen-
hatier , the treasurer of the company , as
sured the Herald that a steamer would be
running regularly from New York to Neu-
vltas by October for the particular benefit
of the settlers at La Olorla. He also made
the dcclaiatloii that deeds for all property
bought by investors would bo ready for de
livery by the same time. Although It Is now
the end of December neither of these prom
ises has been kept.
"The company now asserts that It has
chartered the steamer Yarmouth from
Boston steamship company for six months ;
that It will run between here and Nuevltas ,
and that on Saturday next she will sail from
New York with 300 persons , some of whom
have bought land at La Olorla and others
of whom are going there to Investigate be
fore Investing.
"A llttlo craft named the BayBhore , which
has been playing between Bayshore , L. I. ,
and Klro Island , left hero yesterday for
NuovltnB , the company saying It had char
tered her for the purpose of running between
thf latter place and a landing a few miles
from La Olorla. A launch chartered by the
company runs from Nuevltas to the same
landing. In Its printed matter the company
I refers to these craft ns 'throo splendid ves
sels. '
i "Advices received by the Herald from
' Cuba within a week Indicate that the climate
. ' at La Gloria Is not all that Is claimed for It
by the company.
Miieh In ml l.'iulrr Water.
"The officers of the company nro Arthur
L. Bresler , president ; F. II. Mollenhauer ,
trcntiurer ; Lewis K. Wilson , secretary ; Eli -
i drldge 0. Hideout , general manager ; Paul
Vandervoort , assistant general manager ;
j David Mitchell , counsel , nnd Benjamin
Wright , attorney on titles. The board of
directors Includes these and Walter H. Bunn ,
J. W. Crossley , Oeorge Mueller and Peter
E. Park , who Is the reprepehtatlve of the
company In Cuba.
"When 1 asked E. 0. Hideout how many
had invested 'n ' the land of his company
ho said :
" 'Tho company has sold upward of $4. > 0.-
000 worth of stock. Of this amount only
about $100.000 In cash has been paid In. The
balance l.'i on tbo books of the company , nnd
'TRYGRAIN-O ' ! TRY 6RAIN-OI
Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of OKAIN-O. tbe new food rtr'nk
thnt takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink It without Injury , as well UN the
adult. All who try It , like It. QKAIN-O
has that ri'-h seal brown of Mocha or Java ,
but It is made from pure grains , and the
most dellrate stomach recirfves It without
distress. U the price of coffee , lee nnd 25r
per package. Sold by all grocers.
about JCO.OOO of stock has becu paid for In
full. '
"Asked why the subdivision of the land
had not been completed In the eight or
nine months which have Intervened since the
company acqulied the property anrt deeds
given to Investors upon purchasing wllh-
cut having to wait for the work of sub
dividing to be completed , Mr. Hideout said
nomothlng about Micro having been delay in
the acquisition of the property and theu un
thinkingly added that another reason was
that much of the land had been under water
during the summer , owing to the heavy
rnlns , making It Impossible for surveyors
to work.
"Lewis F. Wilson , who Is a lawyer at No.
HR Wall street , told mo he- did not know
much about the company's business , ns ha
Is 'only the secretary. '
"F. H. Mollenhauer , the treasurer. Bald
that about $50,000 In cash had been sub-
tcrlbed for stock up to the present time and
about $350,000 more taken on the Installment
plan.
"Krom inquiries made in Cuba by the
Herald last week it was ascertained that
icnl estate agents there are offering landu
In tbe neighborhood of Nuevltas for $1 an
aero and better lands , moro easily accessi
ble , can be bought for $3 an acre. D. H.
Hnnkln of Chattanooga , Tcnti. , was In Ha
vana last weak , having Just returned from
Nuovltna. Ho Httld :
" 'Another American and myself wore
looking around for a good chancu for land
Investment. I started for the Cuban Land
and Steamship company's colony nt La
Gloria. H Is about thirty miles from Nue
vltns. There Is an oxtrall overland to ( he
townslte. but It had been raining steadily
and teamsters told us the rend was Impas
sable. I was Informed that only the small
est craft can get Into the La Gloria en
trance and that a pier will have to bo built
five miles out to the key , wharo tharo Is
deep water.
" 'In Nuevltas' I heard many complaints
about poor food and sickness at La Gloria.
United States army ofllcers are afraid that
there will bo much sickness among Ameri
cans If they settle thcro under the pres
ent conditions. ' "
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