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IfiSlNESS MEN
Present and the
js the
the Country
of
LpROVED SINCE ELEC1I0N
I nrnril I <
SopU
B I > a c
M Tho Journal
U December
furrow morning expressions
LMMilnets men of different sec
commercial situation
Una business
trial ssked were
Kj iho presidential election
for the new
tbe prospect
sought In slncss ecu
M M >
K msjority of ll > nchas
lhatthciu
agree
general return nf prosperity
inaction but all nro lioinful for
j ir during ISO
DOUgh the most pessimistic
8 from the Uast whllo business
j South and West though af
i ito recent tendency of trade
discuss the sltua
Tunpolntlng
gsre hopeful vein and predict a
JLj v Gates president of the
j company Huslness has not
U my 6cat extent since tins
iook for a good yeirs business
hut small In profits
Seit of the Dcst Ilussell cutn
jdnlers 1 eloit believe lucre
Of utlceablo Increase In trado
jllaco the election hut thero Is
tltaent Our business has been
podduring tho past two months
iaelarecly to speculation on tho
Cuban war 1 do not look
tapfovement before next fall
Burl of V M Hoyt Co whole
The volume of business uas
some but tho prices nie
The incioaso In ton
ujalVJj
btn considerable however As
mecli for next scar thiro shouhl
miEDtall along the line a larger
llTOlumc and better profits
ftmmond manager rand opera
Builncss during the year Just
better with uo ihan In lS r
Ui been some lneroiso since tho
coniider the piospects good for
ItCJurg Co wholesale and retail
tools Our holiday trade this
ft Urgent wc hae over had Wo
m Improvement In the condition
ikCodge Palmer wholesale boots
7bc boot and shoe business
put Improinmcnt In the last
and see no reason why
e enn
ilerald not continue after tho
taniry
BBntlJflporge A Mncllcth glass
kiodoubt that business generally
pwl ilnte tie election This U
a ind the people should not expect
c t thing that makes business good
dtillmike It better Is our grow
SOtftraaf If congiess pays no al
toeverTom Dick and Harry that
loig sauting a change In custom
boilocu rill go along all right dur
comlng year
Bareofleld dry goods I think
Wit Wj iiiad of 1S0B both in
of business done and the money
r Sctrof Albuetde Co Dust
bettor than last
year
tjenkrs tell me that thcie ha
out bales show
wpwsttlU shut up shop go home
k ib ithe chance it nieds we
i to6 > car In lVi War scat 33
fJMIIng arc the only things that
1 lr fl b ck
iKclly wholcbale drug Import
to Wlacis has improved wondcr
o tho lrsi week In November
llfrirlently encouraged to prc
Eirt Krevtcr Improvement during
sir rear
MtBASSAlbert Haldwln prcs
fA Daldvln Co hardware
ipu net Increased as 1 natter
He reports aro misleading Any
tins from the recent eloctlon
ihwiscd tho volume of business
WeU for tho new year however
Ifroiulslng
Mnldt of Schmidt Zelglcr
tracers our business has Ini
> 7 materially f lco
the last clcc
Meaee has been restored and
flMtiful for all wants and ospc
SUUc > here the
ur < crops have
od the
farmeis
are getting a
their produce I look for
nOtprMPC ts for the new yeai
Kenhl 0 lleClo koy Ilos
Ttero 1 rtast1 l0 a marked ilc
4e tanlniUcl moro confide nee
fiS
he coming jcar
fir Z 1rsl < I < t < the J
Mckcr r Co
limited wholesale
ad ikT ss llaa Bll0ttn Bomu Irt
raiKh will slow
kannn
A Ieehmann Co
Mod Mb L Posn ctB aro bright
Sthvh 80 f llotlons ate
hue L1 T k11 for lwo > wrs
SJSrw a lccllc1 Improic
SaJUSjLh1 a l throughout
i
THAT COUNT I
fe IW remedies are
°
r2 claiucl1
gwlM Hut sales cannot
ame values Sales simply
e goal salesmen shrew
l elornous ailvcrtis
that are counted on by
W > i bTSpariJla Its lw I
W foraSted U 1as ll =
piSL niBrkct But
toyLolnK We point <
pUurccor < 1 ° i AV S
WtP as proo 0 ita
VEARS
OF CURES
Wf
HOUSTON DAILY POST WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 30 1896
the Southwest tho outlook Is bright for
1S37
SAVANNAIIMayor Herman Meyers
president of tho National bank of Saan
nah While business has Increased only
to a limited extent as compared with No-
vember and December of ISM wp helb e
that It Is being dono on a very much moro
healthy basis and thero Is a great deal
moro confidence than there was prior to
the election 1 ha > e a great deal of con-
fidence In tho prospects for a safe con
seratlo business for tho new > ear
Henry lllun president of tho Oermanla
bank Tho Increase of business since tho
election has been moderate but qulto
healthy and tho feeling In business circles
evinces a confidence In the coming jear
1
A O Carson naval stores In my
lino thero bus been no increase In business
since tho election but on tho contriry
with us prices hno declined Thp dealers
bowccr with easy money look forward
to good business and better prices during
the coming > ear It may be added how
mcr that they hao fortified thenuihes
by providing for a decreased production
and whitcvor Improvement there Is will
be largely attributable to this fact
Colonel II P Smart lumber Thorp Ins
been a grcnt Improvement In tho lumber
business since tho election and I Indicia
this Is true of other lines certalnlv of
these with which no corrc In contact I
am satisfied thero Is a good prospect for
tho coming > cir and I think one Ihlm
responsible tor It Is that the people ham
dropped politics and aro attending more
closely to business
IlOSTONi J Milton cf Jordan Marsh
Co Noiimber did not show much Im
proicmcnt but the gain this month has
been marked and I seo no reason why we
should not havo a good spring trade
Jonathan A Lane dry goods commission
agent The year now closing hsa been
one of disaster In business Tho election
is not In any nay responsible A rovlial of
buhliiess is coming but It Is not to bo
expected at a time ivhem people aro en-
gaged in finding out where they are One
of the chief causes of business failures is
tho fact that In New York Stito tho laws
regarding the collection of debts places a
premium upon dishonesty No other Stato
of tho Union has such bad laws on this
subject
Arthur T Ijman treasjrerof the Lowell
Manufacturing company Huslness has
Increased hut little If at all In some
lines It Is less Tho prospect s dlscourag
lug
W I Joiictt of Cobb Dates Yerxs
wholesalfl grocers We saw an improve-
ment from tho day when MeKlnleis tac
tion becamo assured Since then there has
been a steady Increase and the future
looks bright
BALTIMORE Hugene Lcierlng presl
dent lUUIniorii board of trade There is
somo disappointment that tho ndiancc
agent of prosperity has not vet brought
abbut all the prosperity that many of the
campaign orators promised Still business
generally Is better than before the election
Southern trade especially is In better eon
dltlon than for a long time and people In
tho South aro pajlng oft mortgages Busi-
ness Is on a solid bisls confidence Is re-
stored and thero Is a foundation for
growth
II Crawford Dlack coal opeiator Ship-
ments from the Maryland coil region for
November and December of this sear aro
much ahead of last jear This means that
moro factories haie been opened
Jninri n Ingram tinware mnnufarturer
There has been a gradual Improvement
since the election Iirse orders arc now
coming In though iho election was too
lato in tho season for any great icvlval
this year There has been no boom but
rteady and satisfactory business Tor next
year I espect good business
John Kuper real estate operator Tho
promised boom haa not come an 1 the peo-
ple who piomlscd It aro greatly dlsap
loinlcil I can not sec that business has
recovered from tho depresjion which pre-
vailed before the election I do not see how
the coming sear can greatly Improve
things rir do I understend how a new
tariff will restore prosperity
William L Lson sheet metal Importer
Iltislnei In our lino has greatly Improved
slneo the election
Llnsd L Jaekson drv gcols While
business Is bMtcr than Just before the elec-
tion still tho promised boom ls not set
In sight There ls nothing In the business
outlook that Indicates that tho times can
so wonderfully Impiovc
NBW YOKK CITY Charles 0 Lincoln
of Lincoln Pes ins Co wholesale grocers
There has been no Increase In business
slnco the election The only way 1 have
cf judging Is by tho reports of our sales-
men They find the situation aboil us it
was before the clectlon but thero 13 a
feeling of hope for tho future think
people expected too much of n ipiiviI if
trade by the election of McKlnles That
reilial has not tome but we ale looking
for the new sear
J 11 Iox president of tho New York
Wholesale Hry Coeds Uxchancy Tho e
recled Improvement In our business has not
developed since tho election On the con-
trary their has been a general falling iff of
about 20 per cent Wo do not look or a
icvlval until next fall
James Snow vice president of the Whole-
sale Jewelers association Not AihstanJ
Ing holiday trade our business has not im
proieirslnep tho election and I do net an-
ticipate mi early revival Tho I ast has
not suffered so muth as tho I outh und
West
W I Stephens cdltor of liadsiicet 0
Business has not been what wis eieetd
slneo tho election The volume of tiado
has been email and it Is not llklv that
thero will bo any permanent liiival until
next fall
Henry 1 MeCord presl le it of the Iro
duco Lxchango I an se no Hat Im-
provement In trado since Ihe Uiilnii n r
recent boom was caured bs i < hort foreign
crop The farmers of this e jti ry iad a
bountiful cne and It was 1 Jodssiiu ia them
Thero icons to be notnlns ilso In bo wty
of prosperity now except the unsttbd nt
uatlon In Cuba
Oiislavus C Hopkins preillaut nf the
Cotton Hxchange In my uunion liiilo
generally has improved tlni lh election
Tho cotton business has act Improved liv-
ing no doubt to the act tint tciero > n
largo stock of manufactuied foi on band
There aro Indications of 11 liinio eiutnt
In all branches during tho coming jear un-
less adverso legislation at ashliiiton
should prevent It Wo aro all prepared for
tho tariff warfare that will tako place Hir-
ing tho next session of congress and by
adverso legislation I mean the unccitaluty
of tho Cuban situation and other Interna-
tional difficulties
William Sherer manager of he rlearlng
house of the New York Associated Hanks
The Increased loluino of cliMiauies Flnco
election shows that tho builnesa of the
country has Increased After iho cdban
excitement is aliased and longiess lets
down to business 1 look for uady tnd
prosperous Increase
John Claflln president of the It n
Claflln company Business has IncreiseJ
a little since tho oleclon hut I Mi no
reached tho point we hoped It would lie
sicttjia j
uBGrjc5d comlnB mr la no114rlc
tlo ° Su Jf n rMlen hcmlci Na
n
U Wl UU 1 > f l0 bock
ho
0
lrenpM illon nc werc I < o > >
brlUlant yCtr ro talr ot
Con V hal < Ly of I Buckley H
a inn inM Va uaHy Imuroinl for
thp c pc10 As to tho prospects for
yCar P ha ° hol
iocs rongress
not do
iMtiling unwise
ht Jol tstlonery Thero Is
has 0KLlllnt n l hfl wade that bvslnes
l Mn nM ca f ° rlk a l il bl be Col
Lc 5a1 7 > Kosnects or tic
iu jear are not as brUht ss I woul 1 like
KAN niANClSCOrrederlck W Dohr
mann president Merchants association 1
have not noticed any lnproiement In the
retail trade The holiday trado was not
so good this jear as last Tho proipeels
for 1Sj7
hpwovcr are encouraging
< iruf llry nu tirnlsliliiis goods
ni b
Huslness lu dry goods has increased time
tho election Money Is easier and capital
ists aro satisfied with a smaller return for
their Investments The prospers for lh
new sear are decidedly good
Irank a Johnson president of the John
sonLocko Trading commit 1 Since the
election business has not Improved in Cali
fornia so far as the phjslcal Interchange of
products Is concerned There Is howuvei
a decidedly more hopeful feeling which ls
largely Inscd upon expected tariff legisla
tion in favor of California products
I N Llllenthil minagcr AngloCallfor
nla bank Huslness bas been satisfactory
slnco
the cloctlo
Venezuelan wai scare Iho prospr ts for
next scar are good If wo can have olltleil
rest and a maintenance of present condi-
tions
St Louis business men quoted bs the
Journal are Messrs Jacob Me > or nf tho
MeserIlannermau Saddler company John
C Wilkinson of tho UnrgadinoMeKlltrlck
Dry floods company floodinan King nf Iho
MennodJaecard Jewclr > company W II
Schweppo expresldent nf tho Associated
Wnlcsilo Oroccrs of St Louis and II A
Clulnzburg All ngiecd that Ihcio had been
no general Increase In business mite tho
election except Mr Wllklnron speaking of
the dry goods business MC3s King anil
Wilkinson Joined In n hopeful lew of the
futuie while the other gentlemen ilevved
It as uncertain
HI M UN 15 A I
TUMNHBYOAST Bastrop Texas De-
cember 2S Married nt the residence of tho
brides parents Sundaj December 27 Mi
W T Turner and Mis Itc a Yojtt Itov
Cox officiating
IIINTONLKMONS Leesvllle Texas
December 2G At Hancock chapel near
Icesillle on the 23d of Decmber Mr
Trank Hlnton and Mlss Kuli Lemons were
unltd lu mairhge
HOBBUTSONMNIMIIYBB Leesvlll
Texas December 2C At llrliroit on tho
21d of December lr Prank Hobertsnn and
Miss Dannlo McNemeycr were united In
marriage by Ilev Daniel of Schuln
nOLBLH WiDI INfi Iicsillle Texas
December 20 Married at the rcsldciro of
Mr John Neal near cesvUo on the 2nd
of December Mr Thomas Cheatham and
Miss Benin Brewer At tho same llmo
aid place Mr Clem Brewer and Mies
rheba Iattmon Ilev J 1 Oraham oftl
ciatlng
finilKItWILSON Center Texas PV
rember 23 Married last evening nt the
Methodist church here Mr Hetry Oreor
nf Nacogdoches county to Miss Nannie
Wlltoi of this place Itcv A J Weeks
officiating The groom Is a school teacher
by ptnrr slon and has fullo a numW of
friends here while tho hi Ho ls the diUgh
ter of W I Wilson one of our loading
merchants nnd a vers charming young
lads The best wishes or tho town go with
them to their now home In Nacog loches
counts
Ni5CK0j0ilCA
TABK McKlnney Texas December 21
Mrs Agnes Tare aged hO years dl d
last nght at her residence near this city
IllKT McKlnney Toxas December 28
Mrs A S Hurt an aged lady died
here today Funeral tomorrow from tho
residence of her granddaughter Mrs Jiidgo
M II Oarnett
NKlSOM Wharlon Texas December
2D Died thl3 morning at 7 oclock Mr
Hodman I Neusom aged 22 sears 0
months and 18 diys Seldom Indeed does
to sad a death occur as tho pasilng away
In Iho first scars of a noble iiunhool of
this bright soung life Youthful talented
tofcer and Industrious pregnant with prom-
Ise the future smiled upon him loved by
all for bis kind word cnl bright emllo wcro
Icstovved upon the aged the soung the
lich tho poor alike winning him a rich
guerdon of affection fiom every one When
his spirit parsed lo the flrrat Iiond all
hearts In this community shared In tho
sorrow of his lofd ones The radiant
tlought flower In tho dreim garien of
the past Ho leaies a widowed mother a
brother Mr Clarence Oordoti and a sis-
ter Mrs It B Huston of Wharton Mr
Neusom was born In Eagle Lake Juno
13 iaf and will be buried at tho ceme-
tery In Wharton this eienlnie at 415
Ilia Tlinml Cut
Anderson Texas December 27 Irltzo
Mollto a farmer had his throat cut from
V
A 1
A j m
ear to ear by John Campbell colored Th
doctors think there la n chsncJ for ilollto
to Hie John is lu Jail
John Turd colored Is In H charged
with raping a colored girl 9 years old
Dr McJunklns of Dallas is here on
visit nd sto hog chltllns with bis friend
Sunday for dinner
District court has taken a recess until
January 3 1897 The Judge will be ascod
to call tho grand Jury together to Investi-
gate several cases that halo bsppenca
since tho grand Jury adjourned
THU lIKu KI5C0KI
Iliimr nt llpmiMlrnel
Hempstead Tcxas December 9 At
oclock this morning flro was discovered lu
Orman A Mnhans store Tho flames bad
made groit headway on the Inside when
discovered and rapidly spread to tho ad-
Joining restaurant belonging to Mr Itcbm
These tvo establishments were under nio
irof separated by a psrtttlon In a brick
store house belonging to Mr 11 Bchwnr
It was soon apparent that this building was
lct and all efforts re concentrated to
rave Maiurs hotel on the north side This
hotel Is ir fivt long the original portion
of which Is brick tho either lion all tru
stors It was separated from the burning
building by a twentyfoot vacant space 011
which la the hotel kitchen n wooden stiuct
uroonly six fevt from tho burning walls
This kitchen caught a cliuen times as did
also tho stairway lending Into tho upper
slors but tho onslaught of tho flames was
time and again subdued by a lot of railway
bevs nsslsied bv a large number of cltl
icns and the hotel was raveel
agricultural products confidence has In
cr ased among business men The outlook
Is bright for a hcaiy ban est next sear and
for a consequent Inciease lu business
IIAUTKOIIDOcorgc A Cay depnitmcnt
store Our business since the t lection hna
been satisfactory and < iilto up to our ex-
pectations There is a feeling of greater
confidnce and tho outlook toi tho new sear
Is encouraging
Charles Soby cigar manufacturer Busi-
ness Is not any better than It wns beforo
tho election The holiday trade was good
but there is no real or solid improvement
set I think howeicr It will come Tho
elTcct of tho clcctlrn on the volume of trade
Is not visible set but It has caused a bet-
ter feeling and has given hop that the
new jcar Is likely to fullill I dont look
for much of a icvlval of trade before
spilng
CINCINNATI J T Carew president of
Mnbley A Carew ilrs goods 1 look for
a dull January and lcbiuary In the retail
business 1 oxpect the spring trade to show
a marked Improvement over Hut of 00 and
look for a vciy busy time next fall
I 11 Alms ef Alms A Pecpke ceneril
merchandise Generally speaking lntt
ness Is not bo good as last sear Wo are
looking to the future and cxpe t that it
will pick up right along
lNDIANATOLlS John W Murphy
wholes lie dry goods There has been no
great change in business since the clo ion
and the outlook for the future is not speci-
ally flattering leoplo are living economic-
ally and aro conservative In expenditures
and business naturally feels the liilluenec
of these conditions
John II Ilolllday president Inlon Trust
compan There has been pereopllbie Im-
provement in business with us since the
election though It la nothing like as good
as the same period40f last vear before the
lcbma restaurants loss f7n0 no lnsur
Mazurs hotel building bclonps to Ocnrge
Sehvvar and w is damaged to the extent
about J300 covered by Insurance
1te lilenpp unci C < nlcnls
m
I iC 1 luA
J 4 vfe t i
1
Climbs Texas December 2S Tho resl
denee of John N Harris on flreen street
together with all his household and kitchen
furniture was clestrosod by fire early Sun-
day morning Iho family barely csenplug
with their lives Loss I2iW Insured In
the lirinan of breeport for SCOO
Mil111 unit WnrilmiKf
Bremond Texas IJcci inber 2 Klre last
night nt Wixitnn Wells deslrnsod the store-
house and saloon of Bedford Kcndrlrks
Loss about IM partly Insured Origin
of the fire unknown but supposed to have
Lecn lncondhuy
IIUVIKW WITH
> AM K11H
Hi < li < Miilc Tiirlir mil ItcKtrllle
rittlnn
llillidelideci Deeeniber 21 John Wiinn
unkei who Ih opposing llolso lenroso for
tho seat in the United HI ilea sennto nmv
oceuiiled liy Mr Cnmeron was IntiTVlevied
tonight on tho Hltiintlon of the campaign
which Is one of the bitere t known lo
loiiiisylvnnU politics lie begun with the
statement time If the Iexi four vcira
dont give rood times to tho 1 nlled htntes
the nru rpiiiurs will usher 111 ehanges ttmt
will b > jpverely felt In the most remnle
ceirners nt the world Ientmsvaults ro
sionslblllts In Ihe nlinlnltritloii of N
liniKl nniiH Is thriiwn pon her eem
tidsmui ml two rcnnioi Tlie terms
nf thesw ixMuiturH expire one at Ibe lieBln
nlng nnd the other during 1iesldint Mc
Kliileys ilniliilstiMllon nnd es he litre
iippionches to Mil lle ex 1 iciney suii
nt tlin e who liboreil Inc si iillv to e
foit tin nomination of lresldeiit MelCln
Icv nnd eirrlcd the vote of IVnn > lvmil1
In ihe convention ngnlns hm nn > iii > um
lrg In iHiiipiibi > the Iederal intrimagn In
advance of Ills Inauguration lu older to
Inlluenee tho voles of the members of the
ItKlslatiiie
CniicirnliiK National l sues bo sold ho
fiviiicd n tariff by enough to re 11101101010
in inufnctiirers so tint they mav be able
to keep emplnsiS nit work giiiernllv nt
go > l wages to cxliiila eveis thing tint vvn
cm glow if make In tbl countis He
lfcliirixl tlifit the WINnii IJI ln < i deMtrov
el labor In Anierlci and thut the woflt
ing nociiiln were tie tlrst snrireiru fiom
Imiinrlntlons
lie nilvnciLPd a gtnitls ristripted lininl
grclion law tint ai prle1 bis unallerilie
npi > iston to liny tampering with the
monetars system whirl would tend to
doMtov the Nntlons credt or depreolate
the coin
Itllll In Nptllill
Ooldthwalte Texas December 29 It has
been threatening to lain hero for threo
class The sun has hardly shown itself
during that time but very little rain has
fallen nnd It Is nwdol xeiy much lu
some localities stock walcr ls getting
scarce and small grain Is needing a season
1iir Vlnrr llclil
Brsan Texas Dceembor 29 The dl
icetoiy of the Brsan Water Ice nnd Hlec
trlc Light company met sestcrday and
placed the order for a new UOO light ma-
chine 10 lako the plaeo of tho 711 machine
now In use The company also began wink
Scstoiday on their new artesian well
Cnllt ill IrfTernnH
Jefferson Texas December 2S District
court convened here this mornlns the niil
ly electul Judge of this district J M Tal-
bot prcsldng
Attorness D A nidrldgo of Dallas Sam
Lldrldge of San Antonio and P II Iendir
grass of Marshall aro In attendance
WrlNlN lllsllMlltlll
Caldwell Texas December 25 This
morning while somo boys wcro out gather-
Ing moss Grorjo Orny aged 12 fell frnul
a tree and dislocated both wrists lie
wan plucky enough to walk homo three
fourths of a mile with his wrists In this
condition
enr rii > n
lirt sireiiKll VlKir Ilcnr Ci ipx
inll ill lillill lln < tliili > Il >
riiiii aiiiiiiiiN it1 in > ii
lurpn Oil 10
Any henest idisilelan will tell you that
thero Is but one way to get increased flesh
all the patent medicines and cod liver oils
lo the conlinry notwithstanding
Nature hais but 010 way to Increase lie eh
strength ard vigor of mind and body end
that Is through the stomach by wholesome
foul well digested There Is no iccison or
common senso In any other method vhat
ovcr
Irmiln are thin run down nervous pale
and shaks In their nerves Imply b < cause
their stomachs are weak
1 bey may not think they havo lyspepsla
but the fact remains that they lo not cat
enough food or what they u t Is not iillckly
and properly dlrested as It should be
Dr llarbindson tajs th reason ls be-
cause tho stomach larks certain digestive
acids and peptoner and deficient scciellon
nf gartrle Julee
Natures remedy In such cases b to sup-
ply what tho weak stomach lacks Thero
arc teieinl good preparations which will
do this but none so readily as iltuirls Dya
pcpslH Tablets which aro designed ptpccl
olly for all stomach troubles ind which
cure all digestive weakness nji tho common-
sense plan of furnishing the digestive prin-
ciples which tin stomach lacks
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tabids ivc perfect
digestion Klrst effect Is to Increaso tho
appetite and Increased vigor added Icch
puro blood and strength of nerve and
muscle la the perfectly natural 1 fault
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets Is tho safest
tonic known and will euro any form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the stom-
ach May bo found at druggists at to cents
for full sized package or direct by rcall
from Stuart Co Marshall Midi Llttlo
book on stomach diseases mailed fice
4 vtLaijAV
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION
Kays and Means Committee Hears
llctatloiis
COTION AND SILK MANUPACIURERS
More Strlnnrrit ltr tilnllnn Asked
11 Ireirul Irccl TirllT nil
llESIilInn Cottciu Wnnlpl
Washington December 20 Tho wa > s and
means committee deiotcd tho day to listen-
ing to the reports of delegations Interested
in tho schedules relating to cotton manu-
factures an 1 silk and silk goods
Tho attendanco mi as largo as yesterday
but tho number who appeared to make oral
arguments was much smaller The com
mltteo Is encouraging tho filing of briefs
where pewslbla Tho feature of tho Iay
was a brief 01 at argument mado by 15 C
Hoies New York leprcsontlng tho Tcxtllo
Manufacturers association In favor of mora
stringent regutitlons to proved under
valuations and frnul on tho revenue Mr
Ilovcy has n iiual connection with tho New
York board of general appraisers
Tho others who appeared beforo tho com-
mittee today wcro Arnold B Sandford of
1all ltlver In behnlf of specific Instavl of
biI valorem duties nn cotton ants Simon
II Chase lu behalf of some amendments re
latlug to nil I on cloths ltobert I Blllingi
of lhlladelphbi for a change of spcilllo
duties on cotton holsery and a sllnhllv
higher rate ltobert M Cooper of Olney
111c II I who asked for 10 cetltH a dozen
and 30 per cent ml valorem on cotton hols
cry James Taleott of New Britain Conn
and W II Hlteau of Philadelphia for high-
er rates on holseis nnd W II Craig of
Vlcksbiirg Miss for a duty cm KgyptUit
cotton
Washington December 20 Silk nnd cot-
ton manufactures wcro the subject of tho
hearings before tho ways and means com-
mittee todas
Arnold Sandtoid of Tall ltlver represent-
ed tho Cotton Yarn Spinners nssolatlon nf
tho United States of about 1000000 Bpln
dlcs Ho snld that tho main trouble with
tho prc ent laws was that the duties lovled
wero rractlully ad vnloiem and permitted
of extensile iiml r valuation The present
schedule would bo satisfactory If the two
provisos wero stricken out which limit tho
duty on sarns not exceeding 25 cents per
pound to S cents exceeding in nnd not ex
cording 10 to IB cents nnd exreding to o
IB per cent ad valorem Mr Sandford pro-
duced slatlstlcB showing that In ISM iho
Importations nf sarns vere 117000 pounds
and In IBiO 2131000 pounds Ho slid the
coarser grades nf 5am could be nun fnt
uied In this country especially lu tho
South owing to long hours nnd chMp libor
perhaps as cheaply ns lu Kngland It Is
rocoKiilznl he said that sometime In the
futur Ihe South night become a competit-
or in the manufacture of liner sarns
Simon B Chare nf 1all llliei Mass on
behalf of tho cotton cloth tinnufaciiirorj
said those whom ho represented did not isle
an Increase nf dutv although 011 the flmst
grades they did not have ndeciuato protec-
tion They recogni7rd that the nnncl unifi-
cation In tho net nf IMH wns In tha light
dliectlon What thev deslicd was two or
three amendments lo compel Imporlntloi
of certain classes under specific duties as
they were persuaded that aliuss had crept
In They also desired 11 new defliillon nf
goods containing 00 thmla and ipwnnls
to the senium Inch Upon einbiolderrd or
lgured woven goods a class of goods of ro
eent manufacture they asked an additional
duty of CO pel cent Mr huso duo asked
for some pinvlslon which would prntret
them from handpredict mninifitHirers
who Impelled clolhs maiked off with
samplo lines of color This be claimed was
a clenr eiaslon ol the lav
Mr Cham nnd Mr M0MIIII11 mil a sharp
tilt oier tho efTectlveiipss of advalorm du-
ties
Ad inloreni duties suld Mr Chaae
catch nothing In the custom hnuwi
III tcplv to a quest Inn from nlr Wheeler
Mr CI use expression the opinion that It was
haidls pnsalble that the cost nf manufact-
ure nf cnaire cloths in the South was but
twolhlids nf Ihe eo t In Mane hesir Ho
said the pxporlR fiom ho Smith w nt chief-
ly In China and were nf rueh a 1 lass that
the enst of the raw material irnde up tho
bulk of lint linceedliig Mr Chaso said
the solllnr price of goods was kept clown to
tin lowest point by eoinpeltlnn
Mr McMlllln attempted In show that thin
wns not the fact In tho caso nf 11any pro-
tected articles but Mr Cluse IniUcd that
It was Irue except where artificial innl Illa-
tions existed
Then In sour opinion artificial combina-
tions do exlst7 asked Mr McMlllln
I havo so understood lepllrd Mr
Chase
Well ejaculated Mr Stcolo nf Indiana
looking bhiudly across tho tablo at Mr
McMlllln what ain you golni to co about
IfA
A roprosriiUHvp of the cotton growers
nt tho Mississippi valley W II Cialg of
Vlcksbiirg Miss appeared to ask for a
duty on Egyptian cotton This product
was underselling the extra Btaple cotton
of tho Mississippi valley having greatly
decreased In price during the pist ten
sears Hxtra staple ho explained was
worth t to 5 cents a pound moro than tho
upland cotton and could be need for moat
gradrn of glossy goods In which Ilgypllan
was utilized Many New Dngland man-
ufacturers bought Hgyptlan or American
for the same purposes according to which
was cheaper Tho jcars growth of extra
staple In tho Mississippi vulley was 100
00 bales nnd tho Ilgyptlan Importations
from lb port of Alexandria alone was 00
000 bales the Hgjptlaii bales being M per
rent heavier than American If the liulus
trs was onco established It would need no
protection for no other rnimtiy could grow
rctton so cheaply as tho United States Tor
tho piescnt a duty of 3 cents a pound on
Egyptian cotton was needed and such n
duty would help to Imnrovo the quality
of all cotton grown In Iho South
ltobert W Cooper pioaldrnt of tho Brit-
Ish Hosiery company of Olnoyvlllo It 1
liisentcd llgures to slnw that tho post of
rrodticlng tho grado nf goods manufacluieil
by his firm a 1 CI per dozen in tho United
Stales and i > units In Clcinany The labor
cost Is 72 cents In the United States and 21
cents In iermany Workmen In tho Amer
lean mills earned 12 a week and women
SO while tboso In Oermany made 1 and
1175 reflectively Iu behalf of his firm he
asked a duty of 10 cents per dozen and 30
per cent ad valorem 80 cents per dozen
protection being uocesmry In plaeo the
American goods on an < < r ilty with the
Oerman goods Mr Iaynev of New York
Incidentally said that freights from Oor
nmny lo New York woro often as cheap
a from New Knjlind points lo tho same
cityJames
James Taleott of tho American Hosiery
company of Now Britain Conn man-
ufacturers of full fashion 1 hoBn ami 11114
d rear stated that at the present Irate
of CO pnr cent ad valorem his mills hail
brin I1II0 or running only limited time
under tho Wilson law Tho rale should bo
raised high enough to glvo tho govern-
ment revenue or to ceep out foreign
goods
W II Illlyeu of the lhlladlephla Knit-
ting mills stated that the hcio manufac
W
250
lWirVNli
V
W
f
In all theres about seven
hundred garments that weve
put ut this price
They include all the latest
Winter and MidWinter styles
for Men and Young Men
Theyre exceptional values too at 1250
for not a Suit or Overcoat in the lot but what
is worth 1800 and many worth and regu-
larly sold by all dealers at 2000
Conic and take u look at these Suits and
Overcoats Well fit you perfectly and send
you away correctly dressed to start the New
Year
Mens fine
All Wool Pants
ED KIAA
350
MAMMOTH
CLOTHIER
LEAST FUEL
OF ANY STOVE OUT OF SOME
DfftWHT STOVES
jiifcii iAua iJr igiAr < at VJAisAivwvlAMiii lw SJlS vJii iii i
lnsadona Texas December 1S00
C I Theo Bering Jr Houston Texas
lentlenien The Cook Stovo M1CHKIAN bought of sou last fall has given
fiOOD SATISrACTION requiring tho LEAST lUKL to bako good of ANY STOV15 out
nf somo six different sloven wo havo had at different times You aro safo In IUAIS
1NC THAT STOVH llUTTTY llltlll Hespectfully yours A It CLAIlKn
BERINGS i btfrv 610 Main Street
Sole Agents Pit one 596
Hirers would later present a schedule of
rates desired by them
ltobert Illllngs of Philadelphia lepio
sciillng the iiiiinufiiittiii rs of cotton bnn
lers gave nntlco that ho would later sub-
mit a brief In favor of inine chaincis In
the scluiluln The main dlflkully with tho
present schedule ho snld was In tho Ini
loilrllon of fashion gunds mostly from
iirmaiiy In reply In a nursllon by Mr
Dnglcy as to the labor eonlltlcns in Her
mans lu the uinuufat Hire of hosiery lot
tnn bo bald tho wages brio wero foui limes
those paid lu derm my
At the afternoon irrslon silk and tllk
gonlH were taken up I1 K Htmier nt
WrlihtHvillp ln lllu1 n jrlef asking fen u
uiw ilarslfliailoii of cmhrnhlcrcd ciilnlnu
nun othT emliioldeitd guilds Tho only on
such goods wns reduepel by Iho net of 1801
flam CO to T0 pir cent Must of those
geoels he slid weio male 111 Belgium rnel
ninny millions were lenuually Inpulled Ho
nslird feu bolh nil valoroiu uud a specific
dutvW
W II Chapman a silk billion manu
fniturcr of Hast Hampton Minn nindo a
brief argtiimnt In favor of plaiiln silk
buttons nn the silk Ncheilule
15 C Ilnvey nf Now York repioiiontliig
the te tllii mauiitietureis ivvlitlon ap-
peared In makoa genril argument In favor
of n leiuill of specific dilllcH Tho sobject of
undervaluation lending to ertemlio
finuds In the reenue he argued should be
inicfully examined by tho miuinlte llo
said he made an extensive lour abroad last
year lo look Into this subject and as a ro
Milt lin appealed to the mmmlttco to look
caiefully at every ached ilo lo see If they
could not wlpii away every loop helc by
whli h the dlshnnest Importer Lot tho ad-
vantage of the hnnest man
Mr llovey vvbr also connernl with tho
beianl nf general appraisers lu New York
and salel he was more liitorcsled in the ad-
ministration of the law than tin ibitliii Im
posiil Hn expirssid the opinion that nie
clllc eliltles ivhero levied Vfre a perfect
remedy ngaliist fraud but ho jealled that
speclflr tinIrs III many eases vrro Imprac
ticable In rrply to rpiculluns by Mr Dlng
ley hn cald that tho duties hnporeel by
flrcnt Britain Trance and Ucrnuny vero
txcliisliely specific
I know of but two countries ho said
which cling til ad valorem duties one Is
the Bleat united Stntca nnd the other ls
Turkey Laughter
Mr llovey severely scored stool pig-
eons to whom importrel goods weio con-
signed and declared that nei lnnjj as these
stool pigeons weio permlttid lo recelio
goods from the real nwnTi ra long v ould
the government be defrauded lie person-
ally did not sesi why the cipnnilblo con-
signee could not bo made In go on leeord
He gave it as Ills opinion tint on silks ow-
ing to lindrivaliintliins tho iovernment te
eelvcd hilt 35 per cent wbltu tho duty was
T per cent
Tliis compleleil the hearings for todas
and tho cummlttio adjourned until tomor-
row at 10 oclock when tho sugar sihcdula
will bo taken up
iM > ivrT coi vrv
Lam CchimIs K1MIN sitM rirllir
> piIk of ltleriMl
Dlghiton Kan Dooembcr 20 Th icard
of county coirinlssloiiem of Laio county
has fjrranlly elPelnroJ the counts Insolv-
ent nnd Issuitl JivtrifUiIoiis to tho counly
trmsurer tomfraln from further payment
of i iteii t of the countyM Ixindid Indebt
oJiTirT Tlio funded debt of tho county is
J1WW Tlio Ixmls nro Ik I by ubout
forty d ffivnnt con oritJoHS anil litUvlcltuli
lu Now iXrk iiitl New Knglaml and linvo
ion eiuutil at uiinuit tar IMvvsird llel
mli chnirmiii of llw county lioart statcM
Unit this action wen tiikru simply b iuso
tho county could rait ratsA monfy enough
by taxatlo to moot In ohllgutlnns lln
nssertu that the mtltem of Iinu county
are nrjt repucKitori arl pay tb r tuxoa
pronipHy but such Is not tlve case wall
iKinreiKilent Iar1 owneiw Ho cites for ex
ami > l tho Jiervii Mortgige company
which owns ilnoly quarter wMtlonu of
Villi la tho county and lias not paid a cent
nf tine for neaily threo vars Aliout
JlOlmii of tho counts liHlpbleelnhs Is rep
nweiiteel by IuiiIh Issuexj to uld in Ihn
iiiiisiriMlton or tbu Uioitt J > Tiul braiivh of
tho Hxintci Fo roul
ciiitiviMivs or run oiiiiii
Illlpr el up i Ilicm
Aflpp lllevin Yvltrs
aiielbyvlllp Ind December IC Hiciei
> iaisign John C Cilm ivcnt lo blr homo
In Ilat Itoek from the illlngo store unl
Infminul Ills wlfn tliat ho had niaflo nn
effoit in seciirn fouiothlni fat theJr ba-
bies for Chrlstmns but not having tho
iiionei tho itieichiuH rufiiHd and the
lltilu ones would have to elo wlthoul any
pisenls Ills wife told lilin not to grieve
easing tint sho Imil a few trlnkelD laid
iiivnv for Iheir chlldien nnel tint they
could Ket along until the uvv mill at iiteel
up ngjln About midnight tho luisbamt
aiosi wioln a note asking bis wle nut
in vvony iibuut him and to raise tho chll
dl en anil to nival I his return hoinn Nnlh
Ing was luciiii of him jiy bin wife or
fronds until last nlglw when u well
elrestipd Hum walked Into thu Htoro nt
Ilat Itoek It wns John Cilm Ho asked
tho elircTtlon to Skuy Orllua losldenco A
boy 12 jenn old ntepneil rorwaiil with the
rennrk that ho wnuld Hliovv him to Ills
nmtliira home Crlin clasped lil i boh to
his biesmt mid almost eiirle < l lllln into tho
house Cim bad been III DilL > h Cnlombli
for ten veara onriKod In mining and hnd
aniQ ieiI ii foptiine
Onup crowcrs Wont Turin
IvOft Acignles fnl IKcembar 9 The cx
wwllvn oonimJttc oproUiteil by tho
Boulhcrn oningo irrovvcrt Hutiinlay last
Ins met to mako icrrangajmoiits lo sond a
Unleirilton to Washington to npp ar 1
fnra tlw Neitmnnl tariff committee It vvum
elecldesl to ruirso flOOOO for the expenses of
tlio VciHliitiurloi ilcla njlon on a basis of
onithtnl or a cent per box for nil oraiiejes
slvlpifcl eliirQig I 7 ajfcl ai renlB pur aero
for < ul nltrns nrchnnls II H Sinclair of
RiflMnils J I Purgo of Ontario ami A
H Nnftgcr of Los Angeles wero iiipe > lttt
nd to piesent tho jiiuds of tho orango
irniinns to iho wciys mwl meors cominltteo
rii January C
XI urn ii Alplin l iisllnn
St Louis December 19 Tho first ses-
sion of tho blonnlnl cpnvnn on of tho
Blgma Alpha Hpsllon wna held nt tho
Southern hotl this afternoon Ovor 100
delegates weio orespnl nnel ns many moio
nin nxpeetrsl William C Marshall of 8t
Louis nt thn ITnlveislty nf Missouri 1SCS
imiilo tho iilelrnss of welcome to which
Iliiurman Andnws of Chituinoogn ro
spondpil In behalf of uhn delegates Husl
lie of Importance will bo transacted to-
morrow nnd Saturday
ULLlUfl I L ShouldUso
FEMALE
REGULATOR
IT IB A SUPERB T0NIG and
exerts a wonderful iuflitence in
strengthening her system by
driving through the proper chan-
nel an impurities Health and
strength are guaranteed to result
iron Its use
My wife wns bedridden fir eighteen month
otter using IJllADtilXDS FEMALU ltUOU
LATOlt for two months Is go ulna well
J M JOHNSON UoTvern Arlk
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