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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, MARCH 7. 189(i
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PAST WEEK IN TRADE
COTTON MOV KME\T—TOOtHtil H\LES
VSGKK BROtGHT INTO SIGHT
THIS WEEK.
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Sllffhtly Lower Range in the Price of
>lo*t industrial Products—No De-
mand tor Wool—Failures.
New Orleans, La.. March 6.—Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement, issued before the close
of business to-day. shows a decrease in the
movement into sight for the week compared
with last year in round figures of 12,OW
bales, and an increase over the year betore
last of 43,000 bales, and ever ls9u of 41,000
bales. For the six days of March the fig-
ures show ar decrease under the same six
days of March last year of 4U,00u bales, a
gain over the same time year before last
of 13.000 bales and over the same time in
l$i*3 of 11,000 bales, or the six months and
six days of the season that have elapsed
the aggregate is behind the six months and
six days of last year 2,55^,000 bales, and of
the same days year before last 552,000 bales,
but is ahead of the same time in 1S$J by
288,OUU bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 1«H»,901 bales,
against I13.5."»:i bales lasi year, jN,030 the
year before last and 00,259 bales tor the
same time in 1S1U1. The movements since
September last show receipts at all I'nited
States ports of 4.5!»S,7iiL! bales, against
'JL'l.OSi* bales last year, 5,250,0.7 hales for the
year before last ami 4,3o!>,|L'"> in lSitt; over-
land. across the Mississippi. Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to northern mills and Canada,
075,Sou bales, against :H>S,IM» lust year,
the year before last and 7;;5,m>. bales the
same time in 1N;»3; interior stocks in excess
of those held at the close of the commercial
year. 32^,245 bales, against 315.5N0 lasi year,
241,291 the year before last and 2JM.U53 bales
the same time in 1S9C5: southern mill tak-
ings. exclusive of amount consumed at
ports, 589,56!' bales, against 540,U10 bales
last year, 4X3.900 the year before last and
405,25V the same time in 1893. These make
the total movement for the six months and
six days from September 1 to date 0.122.V"
bales, against S,".00.305 hales last year, 0,-
074.GoS the year before last and 5>34,002 in
im.
Foreign exports for the week have been
82,205 bales, against 92,309 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 3,333,891
bales, against 5.213.039 last year, or a de-
crease oi 1,877,148 bales.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show an increase of 21.219 bales,
as compared with last year, and their total
takings since September 1 have been de-
creased 454,178 bales. The total takings of
American mills, north and south, and Can-
ada. thus for for the season, have been
l,iKio,495 bales, against 2,370,715 hales last
year. These include 1,348,380 bales by north-
ern spinners, against 1,802,504 bales.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty-nine
leading southern interior centers have de-
creased since the close ot February 49,|>20
bates, against a decrease during the corre-
sponding period last season of 25,300 bales,
and are now 189,090 bales smaller than at
this date in 1895.
including stocks left over at ports and
Interior towns from the last crop and the
number of hales brought into sight thus far
for the new crop, the supply to date is 0,-
432,804 hales, against 8,930,395 for the same
period last year.
Dun's Trade Review.
New York, March O.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade, which issues to-
morrow, will say: The industries all report
a slightly lower range of prices except for
Iron and steel products, and it is notewor-
thy that while combinations in structural
beams and wire and cut nails are advanc-
ing prices, the quotation for Bessemer pig
has fallen to $12.40 at Pittsburg, and south-
ern No. 2 is offered at $7.75, delivered at
Birmingham, and billets have been sold at
$11 at Pittsburg.
Prices of wool have declined, according
to the quotations printed by Coates & Bio.
of Philadelphia, an average of 2.4 per cent
within the month of February, presumably
because of the failure of the proposed tar-
iff bill, which included duties on wool. At
present the sales are the smallest recorded
for years; at the three chief markets onlv
3.300,000 pounds the past week, against
4,458,000 a year ago, anu 0,310,000 in 1892. But
domestic holders are still somewhat ob-
stinate, because prices abroad have been
raised by the London sales, and it is be-
lieved the stocks of domestic wool held here
awaiting transactions are unusually large.
There is no improvement whatever in the
demand for wool goods, and number of
establishments have closed or reduced
working forces.
There is also a retarding effect from thfc
further reductions having been made in
the price of cotton goods, although it does
not appear that the concessions have tints
far been successful in calling out new busi-
ness. Reports are frequent that many ot'
the larger mills are about to stop produc-
tion for a time in order to give the market
an opportunity to clear itself.
Speculation in breadstuff's has not been
particularly active, nor has the change in
prices been important. Western receipts of
wheat were 2,211,333 bushels, against 1.S24.923
for the same week last year, having been
in February 1,009,141 bushels against 4,419,-
446 last year. There is still an excess over
the movement of a year ago. though not
so great as appeared in February, on the
other hand, Atlantic exports again fall
behind those of last year, amounting for
the week to 1,541,135 bushels, tlour included,
against 1,880,222 last year. With continuing
large receipts corn remains substantially
unchanged in price.
The cotton market has continued its
downward movement; spots have fallen
3-16c again and the May options points.
The receipts continue, as before, so large
as to render quite inadmissable the low
estimates of the crop of 1895, and at the
same time the preparations for planting
this year go on on such a scale that it is
believed by many conservative observers
that the crop, with favoring weather, may
prove one ot the largest on record.
Failures for the week have been 285 in
the United States, against 294 last year, and
68 in Canada, against 58 last year.
Hradstreet*s Trade Review.
New York. March 6.—Bradstreet's will
say to-morrow: Trade began the week
relatively less favorably, but with the
change from high winds and extreme cold,
which checked trading, to milder weather
increased purchases and brighter prospects
for business have appeared. Unfavorable
conditions previously reported are con-
tinued, but ihey are less numerous than
those pointing to improvement. Conspic-
uous among them is continued depression
in the woole^ and cotton goods industries.
Trade with manufactories in these lines is
very dull, some cotton mills running half
time. Makers of woolen goods report the
spring trade over a full tide not yet begun
a/id much men's wear woolen machinery
idle. Iron and steel have been in unsatis-
factory demand and prices of billets and
southern pig are shaded. There are also
reductions in quotations for cotton, print
cloths, petroleum, hides and for wheat. In-
dian corn and oats. Mercantile collections
are generally unsatisfactory, notabh at
Chicago, where there are more complaints
than for years past.
Exports of wheat (Hour included) from
both coasts ol the United States this week
amount to 2,047,000 bushels, against 2,000,000
last Week. 3,272.000 in the hrst week of
March. 1H95, 2,815,000 bushels in the corre-
spfjnding week in 18H4. 2,894,000 in 1893, apd
as compared with 3,754,000 bushels in the
Ijke week or 1X92. Exports of Indian corn
are 2,775.000 bushels this week, against 3,15s,-
<jOO bushels last week. 498,000 bushels in the
corresponding week a year ago, 1,947,000
bushels two years ago and 079,000 bushels in
the like week of 1893.
Hrndnlreel's Financial Review.
New York, March 0.—Bradstreet's Finan-
cial Review to-morrow will say: Specula-
tion has been more or less unsettled all
the week bv the action of the house and
senate on the Cuban resolutions and the
fear that acute complications between our
own and the Spanish governments might
result. This supplemented the effect of
the Baltimore and Ohio receivership,
though the latter event failed to have the
bearish influence upon the London market
that was expected by the trading element
in Wall street. It is true that the col-
lapse of an important trunk line has given
a blow to the growth of foreign invest-
ments and the buying of our securities, but
it has not caused active European selling.
I and at the worst the London market re-
I mains indifferent to Americans. The fact
pointed out in another column that con-
sols in London are at the highest prices
on record, yielding a little over L' per cent,
and that English rails and similar securi-
ties are at prices which mean starvation
for the British investors, seems to exer-
cise a powerful influence in directing at-
tention to American obligations of the bet-
ter class, even if for the moment the buy-
ing of them abroad is spasmodic and main-
ly professional. London was scarcely a
factor in our market, while the short in-
terest formed last week was sufficiently
large to have a sustaining influence in high
prices. This was evident, in spite of the
bearish pressure exerted in Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy, and disappointment
with the slow movement of corn ami with
the lethargic conditions that are still ex-
hibited in the iron industry and other im-
portant lines of trade.
Hank Clearing's.
New York. March 0.—The following table,
compiled by' Bradstreet's, shows the total
clearances at the principal cities and the
percentage of increase or decrease, as com-
pared with the corresponding week last
"VYh:
•Oh. Mrs.
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s out!''
ison! They couldn't have
horns of rembn-
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" But they did," she averred: "they took
them out and put them on the table. 1
saw them!"
TWO LEAPS.
Cities-
New York
Chicago, 111
Boston. Mass
Philadelphia. Pa
St. Louis. Mo
San Francisco. Cal
Baltimore. Md
Pittsburg, Pa
Cincinnati. Ohio
New Orleans. La
Kansas City, Mo
Minneapolis. Minn
Louisville, Ky
Cleveland. Ohio
Detroit. Mich
Providence. R. 1
Houston. Texas
Milwaukee, Wis
Buffalo. X. Y
Omaha. Neb
Galveston. Texas
Indianapolis, ind
St. Paul. Minn
Columbus. Ohio
Hartford. Conn
Denver, Col
Dallas. Texas
Su vannah, Ga
Washington. D. C
Peoria. Ill
Memphis. Tenn
Richmond. Va
Rochester. N. Y
St. Joseph, Mo
New Haven. Conn
Atlanta. ("5a
Fort Worth, Texas....
Nashville. Tenn
Los Angeles. Cal
Portland. Ore
Waco. Texas
Norfolk. Ya
Birmingham. Ala
Wichita. Kan
Topeka. Kan
Chattanooga. Tenn...
Totals United States
Outside New York..
Canada-
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
Winnipeg
Hamilton
Totals
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3.8|
1.2
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21.1!..
Per cent
Amount. Inc. D'c.
$011,008.9111 9.4
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23,328.5311.
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15.223.743,
13.721.544|
ll.S95.6tm .
10.S24.149J
9.537.291 .
0.544! M0
6.280.390 .
5.955.0441
5.731.0911.
4.791,700!
4,;:M,u90j
4.341.537 .
4.318,934 ,
4.2S0.195
4,270,7051.
3.909,710
;\55 2! 100
2.930,793)
2.S3S.1S0
2.S00.07S .
2.236,6391
2.113.323
2.102,545
2.074.184,
2.001,317]
1,509,662!
1,483.539;
1.450.841
1.415.000
1.240,014
1,237,534!
l.214,357i
1.173.313!
1.004,3291
990.7701
470,286|
436,280'
414,050
285,894|
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$1,061,832,907
450.757,9591
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1.7
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23.5i
23.9
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$8.309,208|
0.789,708|
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1.001,155j
621,442
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The Pont'tf London Cable.
New York, March 6.—The Evening Post's
London financial cablegrams say: The idle-
ness-in the stock markets continue. Amer-
icans were dull. The Paris and Berlin
markets were quiet but weak.
Vew York Dry Goods.
New York. March 6.—A fairly good spot
demand, but a very much better order
business, as a result of salesmen's work
on the road, gave a good average of total
sales with commission merchants. With
jobbers there was a very good demand in
all classes of goods and returned a good
total of business. Printing cloths were dull
in demand, with sales at 2%e.
Wool Review.
Boston, Mass.. March 6.—The Boston
Commercial Bulletin will say to-morrow of
the wool trade: The week just passed is
the least active known for years. Conces-
sions of prices would be useless. There is
simply no demand for wool. The sales of
the week are 826,000 pounds domestic and
4(10.000 pounds foreign, against 949,500 pounds
domestic and 759,000 pounds foreign last
week, and 2,259,000 potinds domestic and
1,533.000 foreign for the same week last
year.
One \V«s» for Liberty nnd the Otlier
Wn* for Life.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"In passing by the criminal court build-
in? the other day," said Luther Lartin
Mills, "1 recalled, among my memories
somehow conneMed with it, that of a re-
markable leap for liberty.
"About fifteen years ago 1 prosecuted a
young fellow for the crime of burglary. He
was convicted and sentenced to prison for
a, term of six years. After sentence, as he
was being conveyed by a deputy sheriff
from the court room to the jail across the
passage connecting: the two buildings,
which 1 have often regarded as a 'Bridge
of Sighs.' the young burglar suddenly
sprang over the low hand railing, which
was then the only protection of the bridge,
landed on his feet forty-live feet .below,
and. recovering himself, made a hold dash
for liberty. He started on a run north on
Dearborn avenue, pursued by deputy sher-
iffs and policemen, and was linallv recau-
111 red in a barn not far from Lincoln park.
When they brought him back, his face
flushed, his eyes Hashing, his shirt collar
thrown open, he looked like a young hero
of romance. A few days later he was taken
to state's prison, where he served his term.
"Passing over the Clark street bridge
there recurred to me the memory of an-
other leap—one for life. One evening about
five years ago on approaching that bridge
1 found it open and a crowd of about 1300
men and women in a state of excitement.
A policeman informed me that a woman
had fallen into the river. What s being
done to save her?' 1 demanded. Before the
officer had a chance to reply a young fel-
low rushed through the crowd, threw off
his coat and ve.-t, put his hands together
and shot into the water. He caught the
woman as she was going down the third
time, struck out for the shore and both he
and she were landed in safety.
"1 heard a man say to the rescuer,
'What's >ou!" name?' I have no name in
which the public is interested.' he replied.
'But you're a hero,' urged tin man. and
your name deserves to be made known.'
The young man shook his head and per-
emptorily refused to divulge his name. I
happened 10 get a good look at the fellow,
and there came to me a suddefi flash-of
recognition. He was the same one who
had made the leap for liberty from the
Bridge of Sighs.
"Things went better with the young fel-
low after that." continued Mr. Mills, "lie
got 011 and prospered and is now a well to
do commercial traveler."
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John \Y. Crawford Announces in the
Fonrtli and Tom Smith Decline#
to K<tu iu the Mxtli.
NEED OF A GAME LAW.
A Movement on Foot to Have One
PuMNed iif Texan.
Fort Worth. Tex., March 4.—Mr. S. R.
Howe of this city, who has taken up the
matter of better laws for the protection of
game, in speaking with The News reporter
to-day, said:
"Letters are coming from different parts
of the state relative to the game protective
subject, and a demand will be made on our
next legislature to give us a law that will
protect what game we have left and give
it a chance to replenish its diminished
numbers. II. K. Hoover, a prominent at-
torney of Canadian, Tex., writes as follows:
" 1 can state to you upon authority that
during the years 1890, 1»91, IS92 and 1
ill fete was not less than $25,000 to $75,000
worth of game, prairie chickens and quail
shipped from this point alone each year,
and this wholesale slaughter was not done
by our own citizens, but was carried on by
Kansas pot hunters, who, knowing the lax
condition of our protective laws, come in
the state at all seasons of the year and
slaughter game and left us nothing.' Mr.
Hoover says further in regard to the pro-
tection asked for: 'Should we be able to
get a law to protect what chickens we have
left in this part of Hie state, they would
increase in two or three years and these
counties would again become a game para-
dise."
"We need three years of entire protec-
tion on prairie chickens in Texas to allow
what few remain to replenish. There are
still a few chickens in Van Zandt. Johnson.
Tarrant. Bosque and Harris counties that
find a home in the large pastures, and if
protected for three years would increase
wonderfully, while the Panhandle counties
would swarm with them. There is hope of
congress taking hold of our game laws.
There is a bill now in congress, introduced
February 1, entitled 'An act to regulate
commerce.' This hill was introduced at the
instance of the National game, bird and
fish protective association, atul its object is
to prohibit the transportation of game from
one state to another. Many states have on
Ihelr statutes laws prohibiting the shipping
of game out of the state to the markets
and to cold storage houses in states where
at the time game can not he legally sold,
but it is kept until the open season and
then thrown on the market. But the ex-
press companies accept illegal shipments
out of these states, and thus we are con-
tinually imposed upon.
"Ducks.are being shipped by thousands
to eastern markets by non-resident hunt-
ers. who. realizing we have no protection,
are depleting our game at an enormous
rate. Texas must have a stale protective
association, and a meeting will be called
during the coming summer to form ..itch
a one. A bill will be formulated for the
consideration of our next legislature look-
ing to the protection of our name, both
resident and migratory, and prohibiting the
marketing and shipping of same. Texas
can not consistently ask congress to help
her until she makes such laws of her own.
"I will add in conclusion that game has
increased in the Dominion of Canada, and
the pinnated grouse, or common prairie
chicken, is now quite plentiful there."
"Do you know why this is?"
' Simply because our Canadian cousins
have afforded them protection, while we.
their natural owners, have kept up a war
of extermination until they have been driv-
en from our prairies of Dakota. Iowa and
Minnesota to seek protection among stran-
COMMERCIAL MATTER^
Dun Titlmuae'M Son*.
New York. March 0.—Dan Talmage's Sons
—one of the largest houses in the rice trade
— has made an assignment to J. Gill, with
preferences of $14,549. The creditors of the
concern,, number about seventy. The as-
signment is understood to be largely due to
the low price of rice which has been
brought about by the keen competition in
trade. The founder of the firm died twenty
years ago. The firm of Dan Talmage's
Sons are merchants and millers of rice,
buying outright or on commission. They
were considered the largest house in the
trade. The firm had branches In Savan-
nah. Charleston and New Orleans, and hail
conducted the business under the name of
Dan Talmage's Sons since April. 1809. It
did a large commission business and at
times held large quantities of rice to be
sold for account of the Japanese govern-
ment. It was always classed as a house of
excellent standing and credit.
E. M. Blnck Dry (ioodN Co.
Temple, Tex., March 0.—The K. M. Black
dry goods company to-day tiled a chattel
mortgage, naming A. M. Wynne trustee, for
the benefit of the following creditors, to be
paid in order named: W. S. Banks, $275:
Temple national bank. $759.02: R. K. Black.
$2050.S9: .lames Fletcher, $:107.73: Willcox Ar
Nelson. $101.25; T. L. Holllngsworth. $50.
Belton, Tex.. March 0. -R M. Black, deal-
er in dry goods at Temple, Tex., filed a
deed of trust to-day. A. M. Wynne trustee.
Local creditors only are mentioned, with
liabilities about $4500. Assets not stated.
It. Her«er.
Navasota, Tex., March 6.—R. Berger,
doing a saloon ami grocery business, filed
a deed of trust. H. li. Wilson is trustee.
The assets consist of a stock and license,
which was sold to M. Szyimcyzaek for
enough to pay the following preferred cred-
itors: 11. H. Boone. $200; M. Szyimcyzack,
$100: J. Bock, agent. $428: S. M. Bock,
Jacob Gabert. $200. There is about $1000 due
other creditors who do not live here.
Stock of Groceries Sold.
Taylor, Tex., March 5.—The stock of
groceries heretofore owned by Walker &
Berry at Granger was yesterday sold at
sheriff's sale by Sheriff Purl. The goods
were sold in bulk to the Temple grocery
company, In favor of whom execution was
issued for $300.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
She Had Seen Tliem,
Philadelphia Record.
The desire to tell a good story has been
known to tempt the ordinarily truthful
narrator to enlarge upon the facts. Mrs.
Benson enjoyed startling her hearers, and
had acquired the reputation of "clinching"
her point effectively. When she returned
from the infirmary, where she had under-
gone a difficult optical operation, she had
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Calvert. Tex.. March 0.—The republican
convention of Robertson county was called j
to order by B. E. Hendricks, county chair- .
men. at 2 p. m. The chair announced the •
election of temporary chairmen in order. ■
T. J. Powell, B. E. Hendricks. J. S. Smith j
and J. H. Armstrong were placed in nom- !
ination. Hendricks and Smith withdrew in ;
favor of Powell. The vote was tak n by !
delegations and resulted as follows: Powell j
41, Armstrong 14. Hendricks then declared ;
T. J. Powell duly elected. A motior\ pre-
vailed to elect W. Li. 1). Johnson secretary.
A committee of seven was appointed on
credentials and also a like committee on
resolutions. A recess was then taken to
allow the committees time to report.
The convention being culled to order a
motion prevailed that the temporary or-
ganization be made permanent. Alter the
committee on credentials had reported reg-
ular organization was effected.
A motion was carried to elect twenty-six
delegates to the state convention, allowing
each delegate one-half vole.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following:
"Resolved, that we indorse the Hon. N.
W. Cuney as a meinbe. of the national
executive committee, ami that the delegates
be instructed to vote for him for delegate
at large to the national convention."
Hon. A. Asbury moved that the conven-
tion indorse the wise and able manner in
which Chairman T. J. Powell had conduct-
ed the convention.
L. D. Ilersey moved that each school
community organise republican clubs.
Hon. A. Asbury*oftered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
"That we indorse the broad and liberal
way The Galveston News and its able re-
porter has reported our conventions from
time to time and we recognize The .News as
a broad and liberal paper.
A resolution was voted down instructing
the delegation to vote for II. G. Collins for
delegate at large to the national conven-
tion.
The committee on delegation made its re-
port and recommended 111.• following as del-
egates to the state convention, which re-
port was unanimously adopted: J. S.
Smith, B. 10. Hendricks, K M. Thomas, R.
Orderson, Phil Shaw. Lift' Harper. C. M.
Norton. J. W. Tally. A. Asbury. T. J.
Powell,>G. T. Hayttes. p. T. Coleman. Paul
Ricks, M. 11. liroyles, Klvln Davis, Bob
Jones. Boston Willutms, Ned Kinney. L. D.
Ilersey. A. J. Hammond. J. Harper. S.
Kissee, ICmanuel Williams. Tom Holland,
Amos Hutchinson and B. Sanders.
The convention then adjourned.
The adjournment was not had until after
midnight. The convention waw one of the
most orderly ever hold here and reflects
credit on those who participated.
Fayette Republicans.
Lagrange. Fayette Co., Tex., March 5.—
The republican executive committee of
this county has called the primaries of
Fayette county for March 12 and the
county convention 10 meet at Flatonia on
March 17. An Interesting time is expected,
as there are many candidates for the posi-
tion as delegates to the national conven-
tion. Besides Rodgers. from this county,
George L. Slebrecht. esq., of this city will
ask the honor. Among other aspirants are
Green and llolman, from Colorado, and
Ferguson, from Fort Bend. Thus It will
be seen that the congressional convention
which will meet in .Flatonia later on will
be very interesting.
Looking? After HI* Fence*,
Franklin. Tex., Marc^ 1—Hon. R. L.
Henry of Waco, candidate for the demo-
cratic nomlhation for congress to succeed
Hon. George C. Peodtatou. was here to-
day shaking hands with friends and mak-
ing new acquaintances. Politics is not tak-
ing much shape hefe yet.
Ignored llndley.
Fort Worth. Tex., March 0.—The Tarrant
county executive committee ignored the
Dudley committee's demand and ordered
two primaries, May 2 and June 0.
Oat of the Knee,
Terrell, Tex.. March C.—Tom S. Smith of
Hill county writes a friend here that he 13
out of the congressional race.
Announced for Congress.
Sulphur Springs. Tex.. March 6.—John W.
Crawford announces for congress in this,
Culberson's district.
Muldoon. Fayette Co.—A heavy rain fell
here Thursday night.
Yorktown, DeWitt Co.—Cloudy weather,
with mist falling, has prevailed several
days.
Thomaston, DeWitt Co.—The farmers here
are planting; most of them will be through
In a few days.
Sealy, Austin Co.—Too much rain has
fallen in this section. A tremendous down-
pour Thursday.
Bastrop. Bastrop Co.—Another continued
rain has set in, and no heed is paid to the
farmers' cry of "enough."
Floresville, Wilson Co.—It has been rain-
ing'slowly here all the week. Ground is in
fine condition. Corn is growing beautifully.
New Waverly. Walker Co.—Another heavy
rain fell here Thursday night and was fol-
lowed up by a strong north wind. This
rain will be a great disadvantage to farm-
ers.
Alto, Cherokee Co.—A heavy rain fell on
."th Instant, the second heavy rain tills
week. Farmers are badly behind and they
have great fears for the fruit crop, as all
late fruit trees are in full bloom.
Taylor, Williamson Co.—A slow drizzling
rain has been falling in this section during
the past three days, greatly retarding -the
plows ami hindering farm operations. Crows
are about three or four weeks late in Wil-
liamson county.
Marion, Guadalupe Co.—Old settlers here
say that this section has the best season
in the ground for some fixe or six years.
Hog wallows are full of standing water.
Plowing has been much delayed on ac-
count of the rains.
Grapeland. Houston Co.—The rains con-
tinue and farmers are getting further be-
hind with their work. Another heavy rain
fell Thursday night. There has been but
very little plowing done, and It is now
corn planting time.
Thompson, Fort Bend Co.—Weather warm
and cloudy, with prospects of rain. Farm-
ers are getting well up with their work.
Corn pretty well all planted, and some have
planted cotton. Will be an increased acre-
age of cotton over last year.
Frelsburg, Colorado Co.—The pleasant
weather is being used well by the farmers
in planting corn and in getting ready to
plant more. The wet, cold weather of a
week ago hindered them sadly. The early
gardener is busy. Talk of getting ground
in readiness for cotton is rife.
Benavides, Duval Co.—Ruin fell here
March A good deal of corn is up and
there are most flattering hopes for a big
crop. Very little cotton will be planted this
year. Some mortality is noticed among fat
cattle, and stockmen fear some kind of an
epidemic. It is confined to fat stock, and
although but few have died, it may in-
crease.
The North Pole.
Boston Advertiser.
The story that Dr. Nansen has discovered
the north pole continues to be the leading
topic of the day. eclipsing In world-wide
interest all other questions of war or
peace, finance or politics. At first the re-
port—it was and is hardly more than a
rumor—was received with general and rea-
sonable incredulity. It was in some con-
servative quarters dismissed as but an-
other fake, iht product of somebody's wild
imagination 01 willing deceit fulness. To-day
it is receiving everywhere serious consid-
eration: but as yet the majority of persons
best qualified to give opinions decline to
accept the story, though they admit that
it is not inherently improbable, it simply
lacks confirmation. Such news is too
strange and wonderful to command full
belief unless and until accompanied by
very strong proofs, which are certainly
wanting up to the present time.
If Dr. Nansen returns and tells the world
that he has succeeded In reaching the pole,
his statement will be at once and unhesi-
tatingly accepted: or, if any written state-
mem clearly in his own handwriting pre-
cedes his coming, that will put all doubts
at rest. He is a man 01 honor, tar above
all tricks ot self-glorUlcatlon. He is brave,
skillful, patient, untiring, adventurous of
course, or he would not be the indomita-
ble Arctic explorer that he is well known
to be. that he showed himself to be long
before he set out on board the Fram on
that memorable and romantic yet careful-
ly planned and thoroughly equipped voy-
age whose results the civilized world has
awaited with keenest Interest from that
rime to this. Whatever anyone may think
about the latest sensational story, no one
can deny that great things are, with the
best of reasons, to be hoped 1'or trout his
enterprise. Probably his was the best
equipped, most wisely planned polar expe-
dition ever undertaken throughout the long,
tragic and marvelous history of the search
for the secrets hidden in that mysterious re-
gion where there Is no longitude, the lati-
tude is 90 degrees north and the pole star
is at the senlth.
They who carp and sneer at the struggle
to reach the north pole, who affect to con-
sider "the game not worth the candle."
who see In 1 he centuries-old endeavor noth-
ing but a succession of quixotic, madcap
attempts in which untold sufferings have
been endured and precious lives thrown
awa> in quest of a mere geologi-
cal point, in efforts to realize a fantastic
and foolish dream, are themselves the vic-
tims ot folly. Their error is greater than
that which they impute to others, and in-
finitely less noble.
"What good will the discovery of the
north pole do. If indeed it Is ever discov-
ered?" Such is the question triumphantly
asked in a tone which implies that there
can be but one answer. What good will
it do? Suppose we ask what good has
been done by countless other discoveries
that have added nothing to the material
wealth of mankind. What good did it do
when Newton discovered attraction of
gravitation? What good did It do when
Galileo discovered that the earth is a
sphere revolving on its axis? what good
did it do when Tyndall discovered the
polarization of light? The answer to all
these and multitudes of similar questions
is that every step which the mind of man
has taken In Its progress along the paths
of knowledge has enlarged and uplifted the
mind. It has added to human dignity. It
has awakened lofty thoughts. It has given
us a new sense of the power and goodness
of God. It has afforded new incentives to
the Intellectual life. It has helped release
us from the gross bondage of selfish inter-
ests. It has made life better worth living.
If Dr. Nansen has Indeed discovered the
north pole his name will be forever en-
rolled on the pages of fame. He will take
deserved rank among the mighty ones of
earth. Ills achievement will command the
everlasting grjUltudc of the wise and good.
Every human N4»elng now alive, and all
future generations of the sons and daugh-
ters of men and women, will possess an
ampler heritage of knowledge than any
past generation has enjoyed.
COMMISSION CALLING A CONFER-
ENCE FOR THE 1STH.
WILL ISSUE A NEW TARIFF.
Why He Rends The News.4
Huntsviile, Tex., Fete. 28.- To The News:
The editor of the Southern Mercury, a
populist paper, published at Dallas. Tex.,
has seen fit to criticise my letter of Janu-
ary 23 to The Galveston News. He says:
"One old subscriber of The Galveston
News, who doubtless never read any other
paper and is of course groping In the dark-
ness. writes The News as follows." He
then gives my letter to The News and com-
ments on it as follows: "if old subscriber
will keep on following the teachings of
such papers as The News, he will not be
able to buy a square meal in a few years.
He appears to be getting poorer each year,
as iie has been able to pay for the paper
for over forty years, but is getting so poor
that he thinks he will be forced to cut off
The News. Sound money Is getting scarce
with this old subscriber. Is it strange that
Mich conditions exist to-day with such vot-
ers as.the old subscriber? '
Now. Mr. Kditor. 1 will try to enlighten
the Mercury and give him the reason why
1 think it posible that I may not be finan-
cially able to pay for The News after my
subscription expires. 1 have a great many
warm personal friends In the populist par-
ty. although I differ with them politically.
I met a friend a short time ago whom I
had not seen for quite a while, anil during
conversation with him 1 asked him as to
which 01 UiH parties he belonged. Ills re-
ply was that he was a third party man.
I was very much astonished, as 1 knew he
had been a stanch democrat. So I asked
him why he had left the democratic party
and gone to the third party. He said the
gold men have plenty ot gold, the silver
men have plenty of silver, and the third
party men have neither gold nor silver,
and as lie had neither he couldn't be any-
thing but a third party man. That is the
condition of most ot them here, and they
being personal friends of mine, 1 will have
to carry them over until fall, when the
acorns fall, so they can make their own
living, which will make me so poor that r
don't know that I will be able to pay for
The News another year, it may not be
charity so to keep them, as they brought
their condition 011 themselves by reading
the Mercury until they have gotten too
much Mercury in their systems. 1 think
if they will take some good old democratic
medicine, as they could get from The
News, their conditions would be improved.
A man came to town with a dog follow-
ing him, and was asked: "What is your
dog's name?"
"He has no particular name; he is a third
party dog. was the answer.
"What is he good for?"
"Nothing in particular; he is a third par-
ty dog."
"What stock of dog is he?"
"No particular stock: he is a third party
dog."
"Why do you call him a third party dog?*'
"Because he does nothing but sit on his
tall and bark from morning till night."
The Mercury is barking at The News. It
Is like a little dog harking at the moon.
The moon doesn't know it. consequently
pays no attention to (Ik* dog. Just so with
the Mercury: it is barking at The News,
but It is so insignificant as compared to
The News that The News pays no attention
to it—^doesn't even know the llttlt pop is
barking a: him.
i would like to call the attention of th«
An IiiRenloiiM llluNtration.
Wharton, Tex., March 2.—Judge Barlow
was entertaining a crowd of gentlemen on
the sidewalk the other^.evening, and used
an illustration of a very Ingenious kind to
exemplify his ideas upon the silver ques-
tion. He held In his hand an Imitation sli-
ver dollar and an imitation gold dollar,
both of nearly equal size, the gold one
having been made a little larger to suit
the purposes of the illustration. "Now."
he said, "you sound money men, as you
style yourselves, contend that the depre-
ciation of this silver dollar is due to the
fall In the price of silver, while we con-
tend tl.ut It is due to the appreciation of
the gold one. You call tills silver a 50-cent
dollar. Now. what we want to find out is
what has become of the other 50 cents?
Well, let us see If we cun't find that out."
He then raised both hands, with the silver
dollar in one and the gold dollar in the
other, and bringing them together until
their edges just touched. "Now." lie said.
' this gold dollar represents capital and
this silver one represents labor. One is
the rich man's money, the other is the
money of the poor, and half of it Is gone.
What has become of It?" Here he pressed
the edges of the two dollars together and
the silver dollar slipped just half way in-
side or the gold dollar. "Now," he'con-
tinued. "you see what lias become of it,
and also what has become of your labor:
half of it has gone to satisfy the rapacious
raaw of capital. You tell us that we are
advocating a dishonest measure in con-
tending for the free ami unlimited coinage
of silver, ami talk about the repudiation
of debts and all that sort of thing, but
you see we are only trying to get back
what has been taken from 11s. A I! that
we desire or expect to accomplish with
the free and unlimited coinage of silver is
just this." and he slowly withdrew the
silver dollar from the gold dollar and held
them up to view side by side.
Looted 11 Safe.
Hartshorne, 1. T., March 0.—Burglars
blew open and looted the safe In Austin &
Craig's store last night, securing $75 cash,
some jewelry and $400 in negotiable paper.
The latter was found on the railroad traek
this morning. The explosion aroused the
neighborhood, hut the robbers, after secur-
ing their booty, fled in the darkness, shoot-
ing as they Went. No clew.
FIFE RECORD.
La Porte People Feeling- (ioori Over
Progress of That Homl—Hu«!ue«a
In Texas Satisfactory.
Residence.
Aransas Pass, Tex., March 4.—A resi-
dence on Rife street belonging to Mrs. W.
H. Young was entirely consumed by fire
about 9 p. m. The house was occupied by
Mr. C. W. Showaker, who lost everything
he had, as he was at church. The resi-
dences of Mr. May and Mr. Cooper which
were only fifty feet distant from the tire,
were saved by the heroic action d-f the
volunteer fire company. ,
Destructive llluxe In New York.
New York, March 0.—Fully $300,000 loss
was caused by a fire which broke out early
to-day iu the Garvin building, on Luight
street, York street and Johns place. Loss
on building. $70,000; to the Garvin machine
company, which manufactured bicycles,
typewriters and other machines, $175,0U0,
and Bernard 1'llman. manufacturer of em-
broidery, suffers $60,000 loss. The Garvin
machine company is fully Insured.
Dwelling-.
Brandon, Hill Co., Tex.. March 6.—The
dwelling of C. C. Shirley was burned this
evening, together with nearly all the fur-
niture. His loss was about $X0u, with $4ik)
insurance on the dwelling in Scottish Union
and National. The lire originated in an
outhouse and caught the main building.
Help Wanted Adn Free.
TTntll further notice advertisements for
Help Wanted, Male, and Help Wanted,
Female, of 25 words or less will be pub-
lished free of charge one time in The Gal-
veston Dally News. This applies only to
advertisements eomthg from residents of
Texas. This offer Is made in order to bring
before the readers of The News who may
be without employment the name® and ad-
dresses of those dtsiriug help.
Austin, Tex., March 6.—The commission
issued the following general notice to-day:
Whereas a serious doubt has arisen as 10
the scope of the action that may be taken
by the railroad commission of Texas under
the notice offered by circular No. 201 and
circular No. 213, the former issued January
H, 1896, and the latter February 7, ls!H>: and
Whereas the commission desires that a
notice, unmistakably sufficiently broad to
serve as the foundation for the reduction
and modification of the maximum rates 011
grain, grain products and hay. as well as
the foundation for the reduction of joint
rates thereon within such maxima as may
be prescribed, and for a tariff complete in
all respects, supplanting commodity tariff
No. 2. shall be given: it is therefore ordered
by the railroau commission of Texas that
the accompanying tariff of rates and regu-
lations for the transportation of gram,
grain products and hay. by railroads be-
tween points in Texas, shall he and it is
hereby submitted to all parties interested
as the schedule 01 rates ami the regulations
which now appeal' necessary for ttie inter-
ests of all parties concerned, and as a
guide for the development of a complete
tariff, including said schedule anil regula-
tions exactly or approximately, which will
embrace all details in compact form and
which, if adopted, will be known as com-
modity tariff No. 2a ami will supersede
commodity tariff No. 2: and that notice be
and Is hereby given to all parties interested
in such matter that the same will be con-
sidered by the railroad commission of Tex-
as at its office in the city of Austin. Tex.,
on 1 he 1Mb day of Maxell, 1>W.
L:t Porte People Feel tiood.
Houston, Tex.. March 0.—The Galveston,
La Porte and Houston officials are feeling
good over the rapid approach of the com-
pletion of their line from the excellent
terminal facilities which it will have here
to its deep water connections in Galveston.
The new road to the bayou bridge and the
bridge itself are being rapidly hurried
along, and will soon be completed. The
steel work for the drawbridge in Galveston
bay arrived at St. Louis two or three days
ago. and was sent thence over the Katy.
with assurances from the officials of that
road that il would be rushed. It will doubt-
less reach the end of its journey early
next week. Then in three more weeks the
La Porte engines will whistle In Galveston.
UiiMineMK SntlNfnctory.
Houston, Tex., March 0.—"Things are
dull in railroad circles, so far as news Is
concerned," said Paul Flato, treasurer for
the Southern Pacific lines In Texas, "and
yet business is excellent. The traffic being
done by our lines this season Is excellent,
leaving, in tact. 110 room lor complaint.'
"Is >otir business In Texas increasing?"
"Yes. all the lime. This, ot course, Is
bound to be the case in a rapidly growing
country like the section of Texas throtign
which we run. 1 am inclined 10 think that
the year lfeHO will be a prosperous one tor
all the roads in Texas, and it will certainly
be if the cotton crop is a good one."
To lie Settled To-Day.
Beaumont, Tex., March 0.—Hon. R. A.
Greer of the committee on right of way
for th«* Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf,
received a telegram from General Manager
F. S. Hammond, stating that he and En-
gineer Gillhum would arrive to-morrow
morning, and that they wished to meet
the committee and finally settle the ques-
tion as to whether the citizens can meet
their agreement, and thereby secure the
mainline, or whether the spur Is to come
here. The meeting will be held to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Will llelny a Hraneli.
Georgetown, Tex., March 6.—The general
manager of the International and Great
Northern railroad states that the George-
town branch will he relaUl with steel rails
within sixty days. The statement comes
through the attorney general and railroad
commission as the result of Georgetown's
recent complaints,
Houston Mention.
Houston, Tex.. March C».—A. B. Sanford.
local freight agent of the Santa Fe, went
to Galveston to-day to mingle with the of-
ficials at headquarters.
Colonel James Reld of El Paso Is In
the city, a guest of his old friend. Captain
Jack Kennedy, street commissioner. "Uncle
Jlmtnle," as the railroad boys call him,
was a pioneer among the layers of track
in Texas, and has put down many a mile
of It in his time.
Barney Fegan of Dallas, and the Balti-
more ami "Ohio's southwestern representa-
tive, after a pleasant day and a half in
Houston, went to Galvestort ihls afternoon.
Mr. J. E. Minor of New York, well known
to railroad men of the various cities of
the state, it; jyst able to get out to-day,
after an illness of two weeks at the Capitol
hotel.
C. B. Sloat, assistant general passenger
agent of the Rock Island at Fort Worth,
was In the city this morning, and pro-
ceeded to Galveston this afternoon.
W. B. Groseclose. assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, has gone to Dallas und other points
in north Texas.
T. W. Pelrce, jr.. of Boston, an old-timer
In Texas railroad circles, is again visiting
with old acquaintances in this city.
Renl FnIhIc TrnniiferH.
Jot Gunter to W. B. Munson, lots 1 and
2, block 564, Galveston: $20,000.
Sarah A. Price to Gulf, Colorado and San-
ta Fe railway company, east half of lot 12,
block 68fi, Galveston: $3600.
Ida Larsen et al. to Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway company, four-fifths of
w est half of'lot 11, block oso, Galveston:
$2010.
Nehemlah Sherrlck to Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway company, lots b and y,
block 0.S0. Galveston: $12,500.
Moses lilmann to George Sealy, one-half
of lots 13 and 14, block Gs&, Galveston;
$02a0.
A. J. Walker and William J. Frederlch,
executors, to George Sealy, lots 13 and 14,
block OsO, Galveston: $ir>.0oo.
Blum hardware company to George Sealy,
lot s. block 086. Galveston; $l4.rt(rt».
A. S. Newson to George Sealy, lot 10 and
east half of lot 11, block OSO, Galveston;
$#000.
I. Lovenberg et al to George Sealy, one-
half of lots 13 a ul 14, block ONfi, Galveston;
$02u0.
Henry Schafer and wife to Joseph Wes-
selman. eight acres off the north end of
lot 325. section 1. Galveston Island; $1000.
Joseph Wesaelman and wife to Goodell
Foster, properly above described; $^h»
Godell Foster und wife to Frederlch
Brandes, four acres of lot 325, section 1,
Galveston island; $X00.
George Nelson to William Lucas, twen-
ty-five acres of lhe Thomas Sproggins sur-
vey; 2f»<>.
Texas City improvement company to
John H. Stover. lot 11, block 7, Texas City
lirsl division; $45(1.
Heirs of C. I,. Campbell to W. D. Good-
man, a lot in the southwest quarter of out-
lot 01, Galveston; $1250.
Helen C. Bos,twick to W. Goodrich Jones
et ah, lot 10t», section 1, Galveston Island;
$r.oo.
Fannie L Latour to Otto Nauert, west
half of northwest quarter of block 281. Gal-
veston: $145(1.
Joseph II. Wilson ot Angus McDonald,
lot 279, section 1, Galveston Island; $1750.
nite, prompt and positive action toward se-
curing a convention hull or beach pavilion
in which to hold conventions and entertain
excursionists this summer, and arrange-
ments for the coming of the battleship
Texas.
These and other matters of importance
to the city demand immediate attention,
and* members are urged to be present.
Aninteiir \tliletlcn.
At the meeting last night of those inter-
ested in amateur athletics it was voted to
continue the sports under the auspices of
the athletic association. Definite action as
to organisation was postponed to a meet-
ing to be held next week. Saturday night,
at the Y. M. C. A. A vote of thanks was
extended to the retiring secretary. Mr.
Thos. H. Phillips who soon leaves on a
vacation trip to England.
The following commit lees were appointed
by the chairman to canvass the city in the
interests of the respective sports, ascertain-
ing anil reporiing on the number of proba-
ble participants, and the most convenient
managemt nt:
Lawn tennis: J. R. Post, L. J. Selby,
Morgan M. Mann.
Baseball: B. L. Wooldridge, C. Beckway.
Chas. licit.
Track athletics: J. R. Rlcker, H. L.
Smith and 11. D. Martin.
Mr. Post was elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the retirement of Mr. Phil-
lips.
Colonel Fin la y'n Accident.
While driving along Broadway, at Twen-
ty-sixth or Twenty-seventh street, yester-
day. Colonel George P. Flnlay turned his
horse to cross the car track, failing to see
or hear a car coming behind him. The mo-
torman put on the brake und reversed the*
lever, but hit and overturned the carriage,
throwing the colonel oui. He was not huru
The Picnic SeiiNon.
At a meeting of the Galveston Turn
verein at Turner hall last night, it was de-
cided to give the annual picnic of that or-
ganisation at Dickinson on either the third
or fourth Sunday In May. Messrs. Wm.
Oldenburg. Mike Reeb and J. F. Frlcke
were appointed a committee on arrange-
ments.
An Important Medina.
There will be a meeting of the stockhold-
ers of th» Galveston chamber of commerce
this evening at 7.30 p m. There are several
important matters to be considered at this
meeting, among them street car translers
and reduced rates for school children and
working people during certain hours of
A
It is very often that,the most Insig-
nificant symptoms are forerunners of
the tt-3.it violent disease. There is
not a more destructive disease than
Cancer, and in a majority of cases it
is first indicated by a very small scab
or sore, to which no attention is at-
tracted, until it before long develops
into most alarming- conditions.
Here is such a case, where the first
symptoms were too small to be noticed
for quite a time. Mr. J. B. Arnold be-
longs to one of the oldest and best
families of Carolina; he is well and
favorably known throughout South
Carolina, and has resided at Green-
wood for years. Cancer is hereditary
in the family, an aunt on each side
having died from it. Several years
ago a small spot, like a tiny ulcer,
about the size of a bird-shot, appeared
just under his left eye, above the cheek
boue. He thought nothing of it for
some time, until it began to grow rap-
idly, spreading all the time, and de-
stroying the tlesh as it went.
MK. J. B. ARNOLD.
He says: "It gave me a great deal
of pain—those sharp, darting pains so
characteristic of cancer. I took many
so-culled blood medicines, without the
slightest effect, and sought the help of
the best physicians, but they did me
no good: one told me, however, that I
was incurable and had better make my
arrangements accordingly. I was on
the verge of despair, when Dr. J. L.
Miller, one of the leading druggists of
my town, recommended S. S. a. The
first bottle seemed to make me worse,
but Dr. Miller told me this was a fav-
orable symptom, and by the time I had
taken the second bottle, tlie cancer be-
gan to discharge, and as I continued
this became quite profuse, and kept up
for some time. Then it gradually
grew less, and after awhile ceased al-
together, and to my delight the place
dried up and is cured entirely, so that
nothing remains but a scar.
"I consider S. S. S. a boon to suffer-
ing humanity, and feel that I owe my
life to it, as ilje cancer had made such
progress when I began S. S. S. that my
death was declared to be only a matter
of a very 3hort time. The cure ef-
fected in my case is considered by
every one most remarkable, and clearly
demonstrates the fact that S. S. S.
does cure hereditary cancer. No one
who is afflicted with this dreadful dis-
ease can afford to fail to give S. S. S.
a trial, for that is all that is necessary
to convince them of its virtues."
The above is but one of many re-
markable cures being daily made by
S. S. S. Cancer is becoming alarm-
ingly prevalent, and manifests itself
In such a variety of forms, that any
sore or scab, it matters not how small,
which does not readily heal up and
disappear, may well be regarded with
suspicion.
The fact that S. S. S. cures heredi-
tary cancer, which is considered in-
curable, places it without an equal an
a sure cure for all manner of real
blood diseases, such as Scrofula, Ec-
zema, Contagious Blood Poison, or
any other form of bad blood.—AtiuhUi
Constitution. i
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 349, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 7, 1896, newspaper, March 7, 1896; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth465898/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.