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SPEECHES ON CUBA.
.'Four Senators Deliver Addresses on
the All-Absorbing Topic.
tltntlny Wants Inforiu-ttloii About tlin Wnr
Alftifliirim mill Siiya Ho I UiiwItlliiK
to Walt for Negotiation wltli
tho IlHtl'lllTA of Hpalll.
Wahiii.voto.v, April f. It was frank
ly und openly charged in tho sunuto
yesterday by Senator Perkins, of Cali
fornia, in a kuL speech, tliat Spain was
responsible for tins Maine disaster, as
it had been brought, about by Spanish
-machinations and Spanish treachery.
Tho speech of Senator Perkins was
only one of four prepared addresses
upon thu Cuban question delivered in
the senate yesterday. Senator Clay,
-of Georgia, while hoping for a peace
ful solution of thu problem thu coun
try is now facing, declared strongly in
favor of independence of the Cubans
und pledged to thu administration the
loyal support of thu south, which, in
thu event of war, would have to bear
thu brunt of thu conlliut. Senator
Perkins took substantially the same
grounds and his vigorous treat
ment of tho Malno disaster
aroused tho crowded gallurics to
enthusiastic applause. Senator Man
tle, of Montana, while expressing
confidence in the adminlstratlon.innin- I
tallied that the time for action had
now arrived, and that action must be
to the end that Cuba should bu free.
Senator Itawllns, of Utah, entirely
eliminated thu president from consid
eration In his speech, holding that thu
casu against Spain was already madu
nip, and that with congress rested the
responsibility of declaring war. Forc
ing us to wait longer was only to In
vito criticism. IIu duclnred for tho
rmost vigorous action immediately.
After thu Cuban speeches had been de
livered, thu senate resinned consid
eration of the sundry civil bill and fin
ished .'(3 pages beforu adjourning.
Sonator Pottigrow, of South Dakota,
'presented n telegram signed by moru
than a hundred of his constituents,
which read: "All parties here want
Spanish torpedo llotilln turned back or
.destroyed. Patience exhausted."
Senator Gear, of Iowa, presented n
(resolution of tho Iowa legislature, in-
dorsiug thu action of the president and
congress upon thu Cuban question and
pledging its support to the adminis
tration. Senator Turner, of Wnshington, in
troduced a resolution, which he asked
should go over until tho next day if,
in tho meantime, nothing has been
dono In the matter. The resolution
(recites tho committee on foreign rola
' lions to report at the earliest moment
without waiting for tho concurrence
or advlco of any department of tho
vROvernmont, what action, if any, in
oyicw of tho disaster of tho Maine and
uC tlio doplornblo condition of Cuban
affairs, should bo tnkon to preserve tho
i honor nnd dignity of tills country.
At llvo o'clock tho senate, on motion
of Senator Allison, of Iowa, wont into
executive session and soon afterward
i adjourned.
this nousrc.
Washington, April 5. In tho house
'&Ir. Cannon, chairman of the commit-
tee on appropriations, asked unani
mous consent for tho consideration of
tho sonnto resolution suspending a por
i; tion of section 355 of the revised stat
utes, so as to permit tho United States
to erect fortifications in cases of emer
gency upon any land upon obtaining
tho written consent of the owner. IIo
explnlncd that tho passage of tho bill
was urgontly recommended by tho
-chlof of engineers. Ho moved to pass
tho bill under suspension of the rules.
This led to a demand by Mr. llailoy,
' the democratic leader, for information
as to tho facts which warranted all
these war measures. Thu particular
statement which aroused tho galleries
was to tho crt'eot that, while tho demo
crats wero willing to wait any reason
able time for tho president to transmit
a message that would meet tho ap-
i proval of the American people, thuy
would not wait a minuto for him to
continuo negotiations with tho butch
ers of Spain. When tho demonstra
tions In tho galleries wore rebuked by
the speaker, ho declared that thu gal-
lories were the American people in
miniature.
Mr. Sayers, a minority member of
thu appropriation committee, wanted
it understood that whatever was nec
essary to place tho country in a stato
of complete defense would havo his
support.
Mr. Doekery, of Missouri, also a
onenibor of tho appropriation commit
tee, spoke in a similar strain, and in
thu course of his remarks said ho would
never boliovu that Spain would in good
faith roliovo tho distress and starva
tion in Cuba, nor would ho over really
r rely upon tho "honor" of Spain to
avongu thu murder of the victims of
the Maine.
Tho bill was then passed without
.dissension. At G:t0 p. in. tho house ad
journed. (Ion. I.uo (lotting Jteady to Leave.
' Nkw Yok, April 5. A special to tho
"Herald from Washington says: Consul
' Genoral Leo has been instructed to
i turn tho American consulate over to
British Consul Gollin, and has already
i mndo tho necessary arrangements with
Gollin to do so. This is a nioro pro-
caution iu ciigo Gen. Leu has to leave
suddenly.
COAL MINERS' STRIKE.
I Trouble Likely to Kiimiii In West Virginia
cm Account of Operator Unfitting
tlin Chicago Hculi'.
Whirling, W. Va., April 4. The in
dieations are for a general strike of
the miners of West Virginlaon account
of thu refusal of the operators toagrcu
to tho Chicago scale of wages and
hours. In the Wheeling district no
miners weru at work Friday and nonu
to-day, though thu strike has not been
decided upon yut. Of thu 5,000 luuu
umployed In thu Kanawha and New
rlvur valleys fewer than (100 are at
work. Speeches were madu at a meet
ing at Montgomery by Statu President
Henry Stevenson, ux-Master Work
man T. V. 1'owderly and others in
which thu men were urged to be mod
ern tu in their methods, but not to re
sslnd thu Chicago demand. The men
deolaru thuy will stand for thu new
rate. In other sections of West Vir
glniu, there were no demonstrations,
but the Chicago agreement will be de
mnudud at Fairmont and along thu
Norfolk Jb Westutn railroad.
A FORMIDABLE FLEET.
Hpanlnh Torpedo Flotilla to Hi) Accom
panied to Culm Ity Knur l'mvor-
Mil Cruisers.
Madieid, April 4. Thu Spanish cab
inut has decided that the torpedo Ho
Ma is to remain at the Cape de Vurdu
!.. ! . 1 t fill it
Islands until further orders. Tho Ho
till will be joined later by a squadron
composed of thu armored cruiser Em
peror Carlos V., of U,235 tons; the
cruiser Alfonso XIII., of 5,000 tons;
tho armored oruisfer Infanta Maria
Teresa, of 7.000 tons, and thu armorud
cruiser Cristobal Colon, of 0.SJ0 tons, '
which will accompany tho torpedo I
iiotilla to Cuba. It lias also been de-
cided by the government to send
the armoured cruisers Vizoayn and
Almirante Oquendo, both of 7,000 tons,
back to Havana. Thuy will receive or
ders to tills otl'uct as soon as they sight
Porto Ittoo. A llotilln of torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers is being
prepared for active service at Cadiz.
More Trouble for Spain.
llKlil.lN, April 4. Germany proposes
to take prompt action to obtain in
demnity in the Cannamaba case. The
Spanish ambassador has been formally
notified by the German minister for
foreign affairs that tho warship Goier
has been ordered to sail In tho diree-
tion of Cuba (she
lioved to be in West
is now be-i
India waters)
to punish the insurgents who, it is
claimed, burned a German sugar re
finery and murdered four persons there
and to collect an indemnity unless thu
Spanish punish the offenders prompt
ly, and mako monetary compensation
for tho damage dono and tho lives
taken.
Death of Mr. I). .1. Ilrewer.
Washington, April 4. Mrs. David
.1. Brewer, wifo of Associate Justice
Ilrewer, of the United States supreme
court, died at her home hero last
night. She had been iu bad health
for several years, but was not an in
valid. Mrs. Brewer's maiden name
was Miss Louise Landon. Sho was
married to Judge Brewer at Eurling
ton, October SI, 1801. They made their
Kansas home at Leavenworth until
Judge ilrewer was elevated to tho su
premo bench of tho Unitud States by
President Harrison in 1880.
Army lteulmciitrt Full.
Washington, April 4. Adjt.-Gen.
Corbin to-day pronounced absolutely
false tho report circulated in New
York that tho war department had
issued orders to add 10,000 men to tho
army. No such orders he said havo
been issued or are contemplated. The
army regiments are now practically
full with thu exception of a few men
needed to 1111 companies to their full
quota and only an insignificant num
ber of men aro needed unless congress
by legislation provides for
army.
aiargcr
Lynched for it Two-Yenr-Old I' r lino.
Nkw Oiilkanh, April 1. In thu fall
of lS'.IO a family by tho name of Cotton,
in Tangipahoa parish, consisting of
seven peoplu, was brutally murdered
by negroes, with thu exception of one
girl, whom thu murderers spared. Shu
escaped and told thu story, resulting
in thu lynching of two of thu negroes,
who wero dragged through a lire be
fore being hanged and shot to death.
A third has recently been captured
and was yesterday lynched by a mob
about seven miles above Amlto City.
Arkantuin In u Desperate Duel.
Littlk Bocic, Ark., April 4. A des
perate revolver duel occurred at
linynos, Ark., between Dr. W. W.
Scott, a prominent physician of that
town, and John J. Hughes, a leading
merchant. Scott entered Ilughos'storo
and opened ilro upon him. The latter
drew Ids weapon and both combatants
emptied their revolvers at each other
at closu range. When thu shooting
ceased both men weru lying on tho
lloor. Thuy are still alive, but their
recovery is doubtful.
The W. C. 1
Chicago,
llallov, of
U. Commend tint President.
April 4. Mrs. Hannah J.
Maine, superintendent of
thu department of peace and arbitra
tion for thu World's and thu National
Woinou'h Christian unions, has sent to
President MuKinloy, on bolialf of 500,
000 women, a lottur eoinmundlng thu
action of thu administration in the
, prusont urlsls ami urging that peaco
i lie maintained.
Til Jfl FLOOD JiORUOR.
Two Score Bodies Recovered of the
Shawneetown Disaster.
If ftllff rwf a at Pnmtlii A I fnttmlnia ft1i t
Supplier from Oimtliii, Null. Coal
Milium Htrlke .Mother iiiul
Chllil Din liy Flro.
IhnowAY, 111., April 5. Almost
I two scoro of bodies of victims of
the Shawnuutown ilood liavu been re
covered, and hundreds of homeless
' people are dependent upon charity for
food nnd shelter. Thu death list is
likely to bo largely Increased when
definite information from the negro
quarter, which suffered most, Is se-
l cured. Tho Hood burst upon these
peoplo without warning, and, owing
to thu ' weak construction of the
shanties, they toppled over in thu
rushing water, leaving their in
matus no muans of gutting out
of danger. Hundreds of peoplo
who live farther from the river
front sought safety on roofs and In up
per stories or made a retreat to tho
hills at tho west. These are being re
moved as rapidly as possible to places
where they can be given proper care.
No otters have yet been made to search
for bodies, tho attention of tho relief
parties being- directed almost entirely
to the distribution of supplies and
making tho homeless as comfortable
ns possible. The relief work is well
organized. Tents and blankets sent
by the governor yesterday will
bo promptly distributed. Those who
escaped lost everything and their
homes are in ruins. Hundreds of poo-
pl nve not been rescued from the
nouses in which they wero imprisoned,
others arc still in the treetops and
still others are afloat on the waste of
tho torrent. Late reports say the en
tiro levee will bu destroyed by morn
ing and every frame house in town ia
certain to bo dashed to pieces. The
wind is blowing :i."i miles an hour wltli
rain that cuts like glass. Every means
of assistance is used to provide food
and shelter to the hundreds of homeless
refugees. Absolutely nothing has been
saved in the city. The stores and oth
er business houses are Hooded to the
second floors. All the streets are under
water from ten to HO feet. Provisions
aro constantly arriving from all the
neighboring towns. A relief train ar
rived hero last night, but owinir to tho
high winds and roughness of the water
at tins ferrv crossine. all attnmnts tn
transfer the provisions across have
been abandoned. Gov. Tanner yester
day afternoon started from Spring
field 100 tents, blankets enough for
500 peoplo and a suilicicnt amount of
prepared food for tho Immediatu relief
of 1,200 people.
A 1IIG CUItAN JIKLIKF TItAIN.
Omaha, April 5. The World-Herald
is getting ready to make the banner
! shipment from the west for the relief
j of Cuba. For about three weeks this
paper has been gathering subscrip-
! tions of cash, provisions, clothing,
medicines and other supplies, until
I yesterday it had 810,258 in cash and 18
carloads of supplies of all sorts. About
50,000 will be spent In buying four car-
j loads of supplies here, and the re
mainder of the sum will be remitted in
easli to tho Cuban relief commission at
New York. On Thursday a train of 23
cars will pullout of Omaha over tho
Missouri Pacific, the greatest relief
train that over started. There aro
over 7,000 contributors to the fund,
scattered all over western Iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska and northern Kan
sas. The sums of cash given range
from five cents to S100.
COAI. MINKS STItllCK.
Pm'suuitOH, Pa., April 5. All indi
cations point to a general suspension
of coal mining along the Monongahela
river, and by Wednesday it is expected
that 10,000 diggers will be on a strike.
Tho operators have been requested by
tho miners to acknowledge the inter
state agreement and comply with its
terms. Thus far, only a portion of the
firms havo acceded to the demands and
the others propose to fight it. Already
2,000 diggers have struck and 3,000 are
expected to quit work to-day, and bj'
Wednesday it is thought the strike
will become general.
MOTIIKK AND CHILI) 1)113 11 V FIHK.
Slstkusvillk, W. Va., April 5. The
residence of James Michaels, two miles
from here, was discovered on fire yes
terday. An entrance was forced by
neighbors and Mrs. Michaels and her
two-year-old daughter were found dead
on thu lloor, almost burned to a crisp.
Foul play is suspected. Michaels can
not be found.
Inilepeiideuee Wanted lleTore an Armlfltlro
Washington, April 5. Senor Que
sado, representing the junta, in Wnsh
ington, said to the Associated press to
day: "The Cubans will never consent
to an armistice until their independ
ence is recognized. Until that time
thuy will notecase fighting. When in
dependence is recognized tho Cubans
will consent to an armlstico for set
tlement of conditions In tho island."
This statement is made in reply to a
query as to what the Cubans would do
with regard to thu recent appeal by the
Cuban autonomistie cabinet.
Fruit Killed In thu Territory.
IlAiiTSiioitNi:, I. T., April 5. Tho
three freezes and heavy frosts we havo
had in thu past week hnvo killed all
early fruits and vegetables. Oat fields
look as desolate as a Held of wheat
does when struck with rust just before
maturing
PINGREE IS FOR PEACE.
Michigan' Ciivcriiiir Want Culm Muda
Free, hut Wiiiiih It Done Without
War, If Follde.
DnrnoiT, Mich., April I. In rosponso
to an inquiry whether, in case of war,
ho would follow tho lead of New
York's governor In recommending an
appropriation for placing thu stato
troops on a war footing, Gov. Pingreo
wired as follows:
I will recommend to tho leglslnturo now In
session un appropriation of WOJ.OOJfor arming
and equipping the mllltln nnd volunteers for
wnr service, und more If needed, unit the en
listment of 150 men per company in cuso
wnr Is declared. I prefer, How
ever, to recommend tin appropria
tion of 20 times that amount to
free Cuba without wnr. In our country tho
poor light the world nnd their children for three
fenerations thereafter pay for it. Knglnnd'a
hoys light her wars: but her wealthy peonlu
pay for It by un Increasing lnconio tax as high
ns ten per cenU Therefore, I prefer peace to
war for us, for "war Is hell," us Oen. Sherman
says.
A REVOLUTION FEARED.
Tho SpanUh ICoyal Family Milking l'roimr
utloiiH for Flight In Ciiso of an Out
break CurlUt Active.
Beiii.in, April 4. The German am
bassador at Madrid, llerr von Undo
witz, reports to tho foreign otlice hero
that tho Spanish royal family fears an
outbreak unless the differences be
tween the United States nnd Spain aru
soon settled. The Carllst movement
is assuming more active form and tho
royal family fears especially a pronun
ciamento from Gen. Weyler and tho
military party. Everything is pre
pared in tho royal castles for fight.
The boy king, Alfonso, will bo taken
to San Lucar de Iiarameda, an Alusian
port, whore a yacht is kept ready for
sailing. The replies to thu queen's
lottcr asking for the Intervention of
tho European powers aro wholly un
satisfactory. TREASON CHARGED.
A High Chinese Olllchil Assorts That
Hung Chung In In thu Pay of thu
IIiikhIiiu Government.
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Shanghai, April 4. It is announced
that a person of tho highest rank has
memorialized the emperior in the most
vigorous language, accusing the wholo
Tsung-Li-Yamen (Chinese foreign
oilice) of being in the pay of Russia.
He asserts that Russia expended 10.-
000,000 taels in bribery during tho
recent negotiations regarding the ces
sions of Port Arthur and Ta-Llen-Wan,
etc., and claims that Li Hung Chang's
share was 1,500,000 taels. Thereupon
the personage referred to demands a
full investigation, and asks that Li
Hung Chang be beheaded if tho accusa
tions be proven, the memorializer of
fering to be executed himself If tho
charges are not sustained.
GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.
KiirIIhIi Shipment, Amounting to SIK.HOO,-
000, to l'ny for thu llalaneo of Trade
In Our l'avor.
San Fiiancisco, April 4. The steam
ship Alameda, from Sydney, which is
due hero Wednesday, carries S2.000.000
in English sovereigns in her strong
box. This is the eighth shipment of
gold received from the same source
since last fall, bringing the total
amount received up to the enormous
sum of SIS.500,000. This money is in
payment of thu balance of trade In
favor of the United States for wheat,
Hour, lumber, canned goods, raisins
and other staples shipped abroad, in
excess of our imports of merchandise.
Denver's (iront Handball Team.
Dknvku, Col., April 4. John J. Fitz
gerald and George O. Dostal, compos
ing Denver's crack handball team, de
feated the world's champions, Casey
and Dunne, of Hrooklyn, N. Y., hero
in a most interesting contest. The
scoro was 21 to 20. At every point of
thu gamu thu local players outplayed
the famous Brooklyn team. Champion
Casey remarked after the game that
there was not a team in the country
that could defeat thu Denver men.
(Irl KevoUen Her .'Marriage.
Toledo, O., April 4. A big contro
versy has been started among local
attorneys as to whether a girl under
age can revoke her marriagu without
thu formalities of a divorce court. De
lia Perry, aged 10, publicly revoked
her marriagu contract with Charles
Wald. Tho article was witnessed by
two prominent Toledo lawyers, who
declare that the girl being under age
a more revocation of the marriage ia
legal.
Insurgents Aualu.t Intervention.
Washington, April 4. The insur
gent government has asked that the
United States shall not intervene with
force. Tins request does not originate
with the junta or with tho sympa
thizers here. It does not come through
the junta. It has been received from
Gomez and tho otlicers of the insur
gent government and was transmitted
through oilleial channels of the United
States.
(Ireat llritalii (Sett n Slice or China.
Pr.utN, April 4. Great ilritaln hna
demanded a lease of Wel-Ual-Wel on
tho Shun Tung peninsula after tho
lapanuso evacuation, ns a compensa
tion for the dlsturbaneo of thu balance
of power In the gulf of Po-Chi-Ll. In
diplomatic circles hinall doubt is en
tertained that China will concede tho
iemand, which is believed to bo favor
1 ibly rogarded by Japun.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
Tho (jtmrtrr )tit Cloned Ha Ueon l'ro-
luctlvo of un Unprecedented Hunt-
nrs In Many Line.
Ni:v Yoitic, April 2. Jiradstreet'3
commercial report to-day says:
A week of rather ijulctcr general trado nnd
of smaller distribution, duo to easily oxplaln
nblo cause, closes u quarter which has been
eminently satisfactory to nearly all branches
of Inula and productive of an unprecedented
business In many favored lines. The heavy
foreign demand for our products, particularly
agricultural staples, and tho uctlvo domcstlu
movement In most lines uro evidenced by tho
hcnvlly Increased bank clearings reported for
tho quarter, and the effect on tho commercial
mortality Is favorably reflected In u total, for
tho llr.st three months of IbOi, of failures und of
liabilities involved smaller than la the corre
sponding period for four years past
Current demand and distribution at tho east
hnvo been Interfered with by tho imcertulntlcs
Krowtiifj out of our unsettled foreign relations.
Little or no Improvement Is found In the coarso
cotton goods trade, und print cloths havo
mnrked n now low record in quotations of 2 1-10
cents for rculur goods. The anthracite coal
trado is suffering from the usual spring com
plaint, business Is Inactive and prices aro weak.
Thoro Is a rather more quiet condition ns re
gards now demand for Iron and steel at most
mnrkots, nnd soino shading In quotations Is
claimed, but the business doing Is on an Im
mense scale.
Tho price situation Is, on tho whole, qulto cn
cournglng this week, oats, Hour, print cloths
and hides being tho most prominent nmong the
decreases mentioned, while wheat, corn, lard,
coffee, cotton and sugar are higher, and tho list
of staples unchanged In price appears tho most
numerous.
Fniluro records, us nbovo Intimated, bear
witness to tho satisfactory conditions ruling In
commercial lines this year in a total for tho
quarter of 3,515 embarrassments, involving
liabilities of 5!!i), 103,000, n decrease In number
from a yeur ago of 13 per cent., nnd from two
years ago of 22 per cent., while us rogards lia
bilities there is a falling off from last year of 39
percent., nnd as compared with 183i3 of over 42
per cent.
UNITED STATES MILITIA.
The United States Wnr Department (lives
Data iih to Number of IMen Liable
for Military Duty.
Washington. April 2. The military
information division of thu war de
partment has made public a tablu
bearing on the strength of thu militia
in the United States in 1897. It also
gives data as to the number of men
liable for military duty, information
in regard to appropriations, company
oilicers, encampments and mobiliza
tion. The table is compiled from tho
reports made to the department by
army officers detailed for duty with
tho militia of tho states. The author
ized strength of the militia of the en
tire country (which, however, includes
several states where this strength is
limited) is 180,818, while the aggregate
actual strength is 113,700, made up as
follows: Infantry, 100,170; artillery,
5,055; cavalry, 4,078; special troops, 2,
270; generals and staff oflicers, 878;
Non-commissioned start' oilicers, 400.
The total number of men liable to mili
tary duty in the country is 10,1578, US.
State appropriations made for thu
maintenance of the militia in 1807
amounted to 52,723,504.
A VANDERBILT WARSHIP.
Keport That William K. AVID (llvo the Cov
eminent n 85,000,01)0 VrsHot In Case
of War with Spain.
Nkw Yomc, April 2. William K.Van
derbilt, it is reported, has decided, in
the event of war with Spain, to present
to the United States government a war
ship to cost S5, 000,000. This interesting
information came from a most reliable
source, with the explanation that Mr.
Vanderbllt, impressed with the justice
of the nation's attitudo In thu pres
ent crisis, believes this to be thu most
direct and practical manner in which
he can bo of service to his country.
His grandfather, Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt, during the civil war pre
sented to the federal government thu
largo steamship Vanderbilt, valued at
51,000,000. -
BRANN MORTALLY WOUNDED.
Tho Famous Kdltor of Ieonolast Kills 11
iMnii In Waco, Tex., ami Himself Ke-
cclves ii Death Wound.
Dallas, Tex., April 2. A bulletin
from Waco, Tex., says: W. C. ilrann,
editor of Iirann's Iconoclast, killed
Thomas Davis, a real estate man, yes
terday evening and was himbelf fatal
ly bhot, being wounded threu times.
The tragedy was a street duel growing
out of tlio old Baylor university feud
and mobbing of Ilrann, nnd the later
killing of the Harris brothers and
wounding of Judge Gerald several
months ago. Two outsiders wero
wounded by stray bullets from Davis'
pistol. A motorman on an electric
street railway car was shot in tho left
knee and a musician had thu instep of
his left foot shattered.
lllK l'lre In l.lneolu, Net).
Lincoln, Neb., April 2. Two hun
dred thousand dollars will not eovei
the loss which Lincoln has suiTered
from u fire which started at nine
o'clock last night and rage furiously
till this morning. The fire originated
in tho A. M. Davis furniture and ear
pet house and completely destroyed
that establishment. Tho ltichtirds
block, adjoining on the west, caught
ilro at 12 o'clock and is a total loss.
The Lancaster building, adjoining tho
burned Davis building, also burned.
Mlg Orders for Canned .Meats.
Chicago, April 2. Thu United States
government lias for several days been
receiving bids in Chicago for army and
navy supplies, and yesterday placed
an order for 10,000 cases cf canned
meals with a local packiug company.
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