The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 160, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 11, 1897 Page: 3 of 10
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trains arrive and Cepart from tho
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as and Texas trains which have o
in tho llftli ward tho International
Northorn Galveston Houston
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FUM3HA1 NOTICE
A epcclal meotlns of HbustOn Division
o 7 O II C will bd bold todiy
ptcmber li at 10 oclock a m for tho
irposc or attending tho funeral of Bro
R Sparks
J J Donovan Chief Conductor
lola Kani Seotomber 10 Tho speech of
on W J Bryan at tho Allen county
Ir nroved a crcat attraction It la eg
mated that 15000 peoplo from nil oer
JUtheaBtern Kansas wore prcs it to lear
o champion otjiUver Ills audloaco was
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BOSTON PEOPLE WANT THE BOATS
More QtmraadBea Declared Aritlaal
Xew Orleuna HIecpera nnd Hh
gave to Be Detulned Here
Saturdav September 18 tho Lone Star
Steamshlo Uno will run a boat from Gal-
veston to Boston carrying a cargo of cot
1001 It will bo the Mattcawan with a
capacity of 6000 tons and as near is can
bo learned will bo tho only ono tho llogtns
will send to Boston L Hohonthal com-
mercial tigent for tho company m Houston
was seen by a reporter for Tho Post yes-
terday and asked if tho report vas true
that a boat would tako a cargo ot cotton
from Texas to Boston tho sarao Cesllncd
to New Encknd points Ho OJld ihat It
was and had been under contemplation for
tho past thrco weeks but for reasons besU
knov > n to himself ho did not care to mcke
it publio until tho Galveston otfloo had
dono ho According to him tha trp is
more of un experiment thau aaytuin3 Use
the purpose as nenr as can be learned bc
inc to ascertain tho coat of transportIon
bv water from Texas to ibat poit It Is
known that thcro Is llttlo additional cost
attached to tho routo over New York while
lhero Is an arbitrary of 13 conts to lloston
over New York that will bo added to the
shins roonuc
Slnco tho Lono Star linos advent la tlo
Now YorkTexas trado there has been more
or less pressure brought to bear by tha
traders at Boston for Mr Hogau to estab-
lish a rceular lino bttwceu tho coast of
Texas and tho Maasnchusotts motopolis
holdlne out to him the fact that tho cot
ton of Texas was shipped In largo quan
tities to the mills of New Englind through
that port which added to tho cittlo and
grain buslnt3s that might bo nbtalutd from
the coast of Texas would sooner or Uttr
crcato a demand for an lndepoadent water
routo Tho action of yesterday rcculs tho
repeated denials mado In HojsIou Gal-
veston and Now York when tho prijtct
wbb first spoken of Messrs Hotwn and
Itlpley saving that they would under no
circumstances enter tho trado to Ioctcn
direct An opluion pravallB iomvi < r that
tho Saturday ship Is a nucleus for a per-
manent lino tho denials of tho officers of
tho company notwithstanding
COMMISSIONS IITJMNGS
Special ItiitcN to Apply on Wood nnil
Umjily Coltini Meeil SiicIir
Austin Texas September 10 tio rail-
road commission today Issued tbo following
circulars
In approval ot Joint application ot tho
Now York Texas and Mexican railway
Gulf Western Texas and Paislflo railway
aud Galveston Harrlsburg nnd Sun An-
tonio railway companies authority is rtrc
by grantid for thq adoption of the follow-
ing rates per cord for tho trautpautlon ot
wood In car loads minimum ten colds jer
car
Cents
From Wharton to Ganado i CO
From Wharton to Edna 1
Fiom Wharton to Victoria 75
From Vharton to Port Iavaca 100
Prom Plorco to Sartartla 70
From Plerco to Houston 0
From Lorlno to Columbus CO
Hates to lntcrmedlato points not to be
higher
Eflcctlvo at once Expires December 31
1S97
In approval of application No 76 of tho
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Hahvay
company authority 1b hereby granlrd fot
tbo adoption of onehalf of tho current
fourthclass rate for tho transportation ot
empty cotton Seed sieks from oil mill
points to cotton gins at Btallons on tho
San Antonio and Arausas Pais railway to
bo filled with cotton Becd and rcturuid to
oil mill points
Effective at once
O V MCAHTY WILL CIlAXli
AHNtNtnnt Ueucrnl ln > iMfiicr uent
of the Southern Iuetllc lnnvei
O P McCarty assistant general pas-
senger agent ot tho Southern Pacific his
gone to Cincinnati ct tho request of tho
> st vlco prcoldenfc ot the Haltimoio
Ohio and Southwestern to confer with
tint gentleman relatlvo to tho now rela-
tionship which ho Mr McCarty Is to as-
sume towards tho toad says the New Or-
leans Picayune
Mr McCarty will In all probability dis-
solve his connection with tho Southern
Pacific on or about tho 15th ot tho
month at which tlmo ho will tako charge
ot tho duties Incumbent upon him wltll
tho Baltimore and Ohio
Mr McCarty haB been In this city a
car or longer Ho enjoys an excellent
record as a passenger man nnd his con-
nection with tho Baltimore and Ohio will
bo blroply a returning to his first love
Mr McCarty wa3 with this road years
It Is said that thcro will bo another
ehango In tho near future In connection
with the local office of tho Southern
Pacific This Is a change which Is to send
up tho line ot promotion a well known
local official a gentleman who enjoyb the
esteem nnd confidence of everybody and a
mail whoso retold In his spuelal depart
ment goes unchallenged This Is a change
which Is being msdo by Mr Kruttschnltt
who decided upon It some tlmo ago when
In tbo city on a visit
ItDSTOIlATIOV OP IIATES
The Southern Pnolllc Will Do So Sep
tcnilier O
The Associated Press recently seat out a
telegram that tho Southern Pacific would
soon raako an advance in rates applying on
canned goods etc from California points
but no confirmation of the same could bo
obtained In Houston From New Orleans
however comes a Southern Pacific circu-
lar which reads
Etfeetlvo September 20 will advance
rates on whole barley bone block glue
canned goods quicksilver tallow wheat
mustard cccd rlco and Infusorial earth
from California points to New Orleans and
Vow York 10 cents per 100 pounds making
tho rate on these commodities CO ctnts per
100 rate on canned goods to Oalvcston and
Houston will bo similarly advanced 10 cents
per 100 pounds
Theso Increases are mado so state tho
Southern Pacific freight people on ac-
count of their having been low so long
It Is tho old rate restored and no protest
Is expected from the shippers
St ImuI Cot n Stntemeut
The cotton report of tho St Louis mer
cbanU exchange for the year ending Au-
gust 31 has been Isaued showing tie total
receipts to ba 670413 bales tad
S8 Tha territory of auppiy U
MlMMttitpt valley attd other Southern
Btatea highest being Arkansae with S74
676 bales There were 1SG318 bales ot
Toxaa Mtton aent throuRh that market It
lJ ° cc ° n < largest 8 tate mentioned
w
Jl Tenncaaeo rarried off third honore
with 8061 bales Most of tho Toxaa staple
was takeiAoVer tho Mtesaurt Kanaas and
Twfa which road la accredited with 100
147 bales Tho Arkansas croprthat found
its way through Bt Louis u haudled al
mt exlulvcy b tD lrotl Mountain
whicit aleo received uome Texas cotton
making a total ot 811468 bales handled or
the largest of any St Loula line
MOHC aiTAKASTIVES DECLAHEIJ
Calyeatoa nnd Inke Clinrlea Are
Protected Acralnat Kew Orleans
Yesterday afternoon Lake Charles hx
and Galveston declared rigid quarantines
against New Orleans by rail as tho result
ot tho reports ja tho morning papcra
strengthened by private advices from iho
Crescent City When tho report that sev
cral auspicious cases lud been discovered
in New Orleans became known io the of-
ficials of tho Southern Pacific they wired
to New Orleans for confirmation or denial
Tho answers wcro confirmatory
About 4 p m tho railroad officials In
ou son received notice from Gnlv ston
that after that hour thej would permit no
isow Orleans passengers or bagtftigo to cu
ter the city Acting upon this advlco in
structions wore given to tho train and yard
men hero to dctnln tho Pullman sleeper
which tuns from Now Orleans to Galves
ton over tho Southern laclllo and Santa
1 o by way of Houston Iho baggago de
partment was alro notified to allow no
bJggngo coming from Ncv Orleant to go
to jalveston About C oclock n telegram
cam from tho board ot health of Lako
harles La giving liolleo of a quaran
tine ttero ngalnst Now Orleans This ac
tion Is it is suppceed will be followed
by tho smaller towns between heio and
Now Orleans until tle people bao infor
mation of a moro dcflnllo nature
UvCItnASED COTTOX USUIlAXCn
Canned hy Dmnnirc to < lin Stnplr nt
Interior 1iilntH
The Galveston Maritime association has
IsBiicd a circular to all persons handling
cotton In tho Stale calling attention to
tho tac that Insurance on cotton In Texas
Is U per cent higher than In any other
State which advanco was mado a tow
dayo since on aceount ot country dam-
age to tho staple Up to last jcar the
Insurnuco companies accused tbo port of
Galveston ot allowing cotton to remain on
tho wharves without protection long enough
for the bales to absorb sufficient moisture
to deteriorate the cotton nil around tho
bale and especially the end testing on tho
ground To place tho responsibility whoro
It belongs tho Wharf company nl Gulvevton
two years ago covered all Its vvhtrves with
waterproof warehouses having pi inked
floors but still country damngo claims
came from abroad and as tbo damago
can not occur In Galveston tho rateloss
handling In the country < s responsible for
tho Increac In Insurance Tho circular
advises that If the Interior will protect
tho cotton us Galveston lins done tho ques
Hon of country damago will bo set-
tled
The Nunnet Diicfiut Cure
Application was recently mado to tho
traffic department of the Sunset routo for
a reduction In tho Port Lavaca rtterf to
meet tho competition ot tho constwlso
steamer Cumberland from Galveston but
no action was taken thorcon Tho Sunset
peoplo hnve no objection to tho Cumber
lands picking up what buslnoss It can on
tho coast and do not think Its prsenea In
tho trado of sirttlclcnt Importance to dis-
turb South Texob rates to meet tho cut It
htt mado from Port Lavaca Should more
boatb bo put in however some action
might bo taken to counteract tho effect of
their appearance on tho scene
CorpiiH OlirlNit llutc ninvrcnco
Corpus Chrlstl Texas September 10
At > a meeting of tho business men teld
last night It was apparent that tho ma-
jority of thoso present favored patronizing
tho bteamxhlp Cumberland lit pctoronco
to tho rallroida Mr E J Martli pjs
fcetwer agent tf the Aransas Pass road was
present and stated that since svne of Cor-
pus Christis buslnchd men hud violated
tho agreement entered Into In lBU ho
did nut think his road was furthj bound
to maintain an exclusive pa3sjni or rervlco
to this place as well a water freight rates
from here to Houston and Oale > i
Mcitlntr f Ilianriiwr Men-
The Southern ralhyny will follow tho Idea
of tho Southern Pacific at d have a mooting
of tho ratsenfcer men of tho lino at some
convenlont point on the road tor the phr
poio ot geltlog tho employes of tbo depart-
ment better acquainted with each other
Last winter tho Southern Pacific passen-
ger men took a trip to California anting
two weeks Whllo in tho West a con-
vention wns held at which td < us of busl
ntts were exchanged and talks on mat-
ters ot tho passenger department given
Fur the Gold rielilx
Tho Houston Rast and West To sn yes-
terday bad a party of nlno n > rmnue out
of Houston for Kansas City From thtio
they will go to Seattle and th nco to tbo
cold fields In Alaska Tho railroad otrtt alg
could furnish no further partlcalars about
tho Eoldgeekcrs other than that thera
were nlno men and a boy In tho party
Notes nnd Poraoniiln
General Manager Meldrum ot tbo Hous-
ton East and West Texus accompanied by
his wlfo left yesterday for Now York
Tor tho Sovereign Grand Lodge Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows at Indian-
apolis tho International and Great North-
ern will sell tickets at the rata ot 127CO
for tho round trip
All Texas roads bavo mado a rate of ono
faro for tho round trip to Kansas City for
tho fall festivities nnd to St Louis for the
fair Tickets for both events will bo sold
on October 3 to 8 inclusive limited until
October 12 for return
The Santa Fe announces their usual 1
rate to Galveston tomorrow on trains leav-
ing Houston at 7 a in 820 a ra 005 a
m aud 160 p ra returning trains leave
Galveston from tbolr now passenger sta-
tion at 140 p m 61S p m 730 p ra
apd tbo lato special at 1005 p in
p
lltilldlnK Iermlta
Tho following building permits were Is-
sued yesterday from the office of tho city
engineer
Mrs W A Hogan repairs to oulldlag
block 207 nroadway 1250
Frank GotUchaill out house lets IS and
19 HoUBton avenue 60
J C Breckmeycr repairs on Shea street
fit Mrs Henry Freund repairs fence
Franklla street U
AVvKon Trnln of Cotton
An object lesson as to the productiveness
of South Texas doing more good than all
the boom literature concerning this sec-
tion was a wagon train of newly ginned
cotton that pM At l
containing In tnwas
fBriliv tho wagons
greiSte fifty bflee all produced at DeepWater
similar ahln
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MUCH DISTRESS AT DAWSON
Stores Closed as They Have Notfclig
to Sell
NOT GOLD BUT FOOD IS NOW WANTED
Farntae Threatens the Adveatarcra
and WnmitnMgns of Winter Ab
parent Indication Meetings
San Francisco Cal September 10 Tho
Alaska Commercial company has received
news that tho steamer Cleveland from St
Michaels has passed Vancouver Islands
Sho oports that tho Excelsior has rut
back to Onalaeka tu a disabled condition
San Francisco Cal September lOitTho
Examiner prints an extra edition contain-
ing tho following nows from Dawson City
Otter Point 11 C Septumbsr 10 Tho
steamer Cleveland has arrived from St
Mlchneli bringing with her from tho Yu-
kon gold fields a story ot distress and dis-
asters Tho miners sho has ou board and
officers In charge ot tho ship all toll the
story ot dtsaMcr and distress at Dawson
The winter has set In at tho mining city
of tho froKcn North aud tho two gteal
stores of tho place have closed their doors
for they have nothing to sell Thoso who
huvo been seeking gold now must sock
food or starve While thcio may bo a ten-
dency to exaggerate tho actual condition ot
affnlra there can bo no question that fa-
mine threatens the adventurous men nnd
women who tnndo tliolr way to Klondike
Hundreds of unruly spirits ar < Hocking to
Dawson Threats of vlolenco are being
mado on every side Indignation meetings
heavy with uttered threats of vengeance
ro being held at St Michaels by thoso
who have little hopo of advancing up tho
river nnd les of getting hick to civiliza-
tion Tho first signs of winter nro appar-
ent on tbo river Yukon which Is beginning
to freeze and In u fow weeks will bo
closed Enormous prices arc now being
paid for food at Dawson and It Is Impos-
sible that mora than four vessels < vlth pro-
visions can reach Dawson before tho river
Is a mass of Ice
On tho Cleveland there are 381 passen-
gers men women and children who havo
como from Dnwson City Thcro nre n few
miners In this party that are able to tell
of prosperity Tho most of them wish
to exaggerate tholr possessions and If ono
wcro to believe tho stories thoy tell ho
would say that tho treasure hhlp in which
they havo como carrlcB J5000000
Captain Hall master of tho Cleveland
says bo has 100000 In his safe Tli pursers
bolloio they eau account for 150000 ou
boaid
Tho Clovcland has some of tho passen-
gers of tho P II Wcuro on board Tho
Wearo left Daw ton In tlmo to connect
with tho Portland had she not mot with
a mlshnp and struck ou tho flats above
Circle City Tboy report that on July 26
stores ot the Ahtska Commercial company
and ot North Trading and Tianaportattou
comiuny liad no more food to sell Tlnoo
weeks bcfoiu that tlmo tho same tom
panlra weiu tnublo to furnlth oiltiiU nnd
when tho announcement waa made thut
no moru goods woro for sale cousternatlou
followed on the part ot Incoming mtneis
Drunkenness timl genorul disorder wcro
rampant and conservatives predict tho
most fccrlous consequences Thcro Is gold
cverywhcie but tho peoplo of Dawson
want food moro than they want gold
At St MIchaclB thcro nro not enough
structureu to accommodate tho crowd and
scores of peoplo aru living In tents
Shortly before tho Clovcland lett St
Michaels two ot the expeditions thoso of
tho National City aid Ot tho South Coa t
held Indignation meetings threatening dim
vongeanea upon tbuau who had In ought
them then aud wcie unable to cuiry them
further They had been left stranded about
St Michaels nnd ran not > ouHiIy loath
Dawson before next spring
If fortune favors four vcsscla will be
able to reach Dawcitiv from St Michaels
before the Yukon river fnuzeri They will
carry provisions but It Is by no menus cer-
tain that thoy will reach tho Klondike
They offer tho only hopo for a renewal of
Mlppll g
August 28 tho Excelsior loft St Mlchoaln
Reports wcro current that her ticasuro
amount to a million dollars but fhcro oro
nono on tho Cleveland who can verity this
npscrtlon Tho Excelsior wni caught on
tho dangerous fiats of the Yukon nnd broke
two blades of bor propeller Whcu tho
Cleveland rriiehcd Onnlnslca tbo Stund thu
Excelsior undergoing repairs It Is proM
blo that she left Onalaska Monday to re-
sume lur Joutnoy south
Shoitly before the Cleveland left for Bo
attle tho United States revenue cuter
Hen put lnlo St Michaels with Captain
WillUsides his wife tho first and fourth
oftleerh and four seamen of tho steam
whaler Nevach They aro oil that re-
mains to tell tho terrible story Tho No
vach was caught In an ice park In tho
Arctic ocean Of her crew fortytwo woro
lost tblrtyono were crush In tho Ico
or frojin to death Tfto Hear saw tho ves-
sels signals ot dlbtrvM lear Point liar
stow and lo t no tmo in going to hor as-
sistance Tho captain his wife two of-
ficers and four jailors were glad lo leave
tho dismantled crlpplo ship but nlno pos-
itively n fused to go They vvero lost In
the desolate fMl of Ico and It Is feared
that they have perished with tholr com-
rades The Cleveland alto brings news
tbat when tho Humboldt stopp d at On
alaska on hor Journey to St Mlchaols tho
piwcnger were In open rcholllon They
began to realize tbat It would bo Impos-
sible for them to reach Dawson boforo
next nnrlng and they know that misery
awaited them at Bt Michaels lhero vver ff
open threats against W D Wood the or-
ganizer nnd manager of tho expedition and
It Is foared ho may lose his life at tho
bands of the passengers
novrn TO TiiirVcKov
llootntlnqnn fthoulil Tie NnvlcnMo at
Crrruln Mensnns
Victoria B C September 10 DIscumi
lng a route to tho Yukon Dr Dawson of
the Dominion geological survey said that
from measurements taken by lllm at the
mouth of the river which would indicate
tho Hootalinqua U of great Tolume and
from Information furnished by Indians It
seems more than probable beyond danger of
low water being encountered at certain
season of the year there should not be
any serious hindrance to navigation and
this opinion 1 borne out by the published
eport of Mr Hayes of tho United States
geological survey Tho latter gentleman
who went to Teillno lake from Taku inlet
has furnished some valuable and reliable
data upon this point and from his state-
ments Dr pawaon is strongly of tho opin-
ion Ihat the allCanadian routo via Tele-
graph creek thence to Lako Tesltn and the
UoolallBqUa riverstay bo looked upon as
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Brooklyn 117
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Louisville 118
St Louis 117
being not only feasible but actually V 4Jfclfc
able to any ether routes is tho mint
lataar the Nlraatslttt Peoalc
Victoria n 0 September 10 The pas 1
enters and crowswho wont north on ths
steamer Eugeno and returned on ths Bris-
tol havo obtained Judgment against iho
Portland aud Alaska Trading aud Trans-
portation company for Mm amount ot wages
and the amounts they paid tor fare David
Co have been restrained from paying
money held by them to tho Portland com
pany There seems to bo no redress for
the Bristols passengers they being unablo
to find out who aro tho charterer ot ths
boat Somo prospectors intend to charter
a steamer to take thorn to St illohasla
TUB NATIONAL LEAQUS
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49 O Us
C8 83 239
At Now YWk It H 18
NOW York too OflO8 10 1
Pittsburg 0 > 000 000 2 5 0
Sullivan and Wanner llnattngs and
Mcwltt Tlo game
At Baltimore H1I G
It illlmoro 103 0011 a s 3
Loulsvillo 000 1211 IS 8 3
Aiunta ami ltojliisou Mctteo and Wil
son CUino forfolttsl to Baltimore Louis
vlllo refused to abldo by umpires decis-
ion Seoro 0 to 0
At Washington It IT 13
WaxhtaKton 004 < M3 n IS 1
Cleveland 100 000 300 4 12 S
Swatm anvi Farrellj Young and Slim
mer
At Boston It It 15
Boston 200 MM 01310 It 3
St Louis MM 000 1G 8
Nichols Lewis Ganxel diikI Luko Doiv
aQiuo ulul Douglass
At Philadelphia B IT B
Philadelphia Ml 0OS 00d 8 3
Chicago 600 020 10R 13 4
Becker iwvd McTnrhiml Ft lend and Kit
trodgo Called account darkness
At Brooklyn 11 H E
Brooklyn V > 100 13111 15 1
Cincinnati CW 013 000 4 13 3
Flfdietr nnd Grim Uroltcltstuliv nnd
Poltx
Shecpalnnd Buy Entries
Futurity course Iyearold maldcnr
Mr Hunt WVustcful Field Lurk Chnl
mers Momentum Julius Caesar Con
ineiee Jfiilln Nlrgor Baby Mldlnn Af
Khnn 115 Homelike Duehcwa Annotto
Hih 1103 Ullsstul iscn 112
Hovcn firloiigs hutidcni > llnrry lUod
12fi Peep Day 2 Typhoon 11 121 Bun-
ion II Ootneon US Ttamlro III 117 Ilodtijr
nvond 111 Mm Up 112 lluckwu 110 lmpi > i
tor vn Sallu Olliltmt 107 Cnelque 100 Ub
crt 11 105 Brnw Tsui LeodrtVjllo 101 tlltuu
Salvft tO 100 Trlllc tp 117 Her Own 02
Ililuili ccursf Crrnt Eawtern lmivll
< h ciidufo It4 1licnim LAlouotio
120 tinndUvll 117 Bowling Brook Hluo
Awny Pliudlt 115 HbiiiIuik 1U5 Kltefoot
PI eloign Kpouo all Briar Sv < > ot lCf >
IfvliniPl Ummi V HnP Veliudo IM han
Antonio i l tKeivcr P < BaHor ItlngW
Two n llrs Autumn cupOrnnmont 121
Ben Holllday 14 Jtontduer 112 Sir Wnl
tcr 1li Sirliiv S < ipe Bon Edcr 100 Dutch
Hltter M Pntrlge 03 Lobongula w JeJ
reis < pil
Ono nilto Filling King T 113 Itublcon
1I < llntry Bd 10S Itotulo lii7 Domllur M
JlierMnc W Poilnii 10 Pnlvnlde lvor
paidilln 102 Cromwell 101 Dobrldo Putrol
1W Oil Hailgus 03 Key del Ttomv LooJt
ill 47
I wo mid n half iWIck stceplocbns
Imiullcni riushiiiK 1 Ttlllloik IM Say-
onara 117 Wood Pignou H2
Corltatl Mlll A rnt
Whcolng W Va BtTtomber 10 Kx
Ohlunploti Jnmci J Corbclt Who Is hero
todry tu tiktv llrs 1 nto with tbo Whcelln
Kincbiill team Jiiil received a tcleginm
from CKcngo Intf nnlnc him that tho Tu-
lane club ofCeis 20000 for 0 contest iie
ivveen Corbott nnd Fltyslrrmons linniedl
ntoly ou leep of tho telegram Corbott
uiithorlrcil tho Aunoletcd Prefls to say
tint ho acHTts tlo tflt owl will await
Fliysiniiiuns dccls cr In tbo matter Cor
Iwtt declined to siy ftithor until Fllx
sliuiiioiis is leaitl froir
Nuw Orleiuw Septimbfr 10 Corbott to-
day telegraphed his nueeptanco of the
Tuloni > Athlotlo club offtir of JXOOO for a
meeting with FltzMluinoiis Ho stlpillntcs
tint the winner Uiko all ruml Is willing
to mukc u 100i0 side bet
ChiiI VIimI nl Purl AVorlli
Port Vorlh Texas Seitlcnilwr 10 Sec
refniy E E Wifcht of the Trolling os
bsiatlon Is Cily In receipt of letters of
Inquiry tetativo lo tbo coming mco nieot
Iudcntlonn nro thrt stmu of tho bout
sttlncs of mors In tho country will liq
hme inlttcf will net oleiu un > tll Heptcnn
hor 16 Mi vvrlgrt sajs tbit hor from
Bt L111I Kansas City nml IVnvir imvii
nlreudy been cnlHd ono strng of woVfii
horC < being f n St LUik Thu rflttnd
stand with n oapucuy of idOO will ImI iiio
petett mv tho 20th IrituiH Tho uinAlneu
racis uiidel the niuplcia of tho Dliving
club tnKo piieu fcnncmlici 22
VVInnrm nt Nl IiiuIn
Bt Louis September 10 Fair qroundl
results
Hvo furlongs Mavourooen BpoCtlvo
Colllnsvllle Time 103
Mix furlongs It 11 Back Ismael San
Six fii rlotigsUltlma Brlfcgs Hill Billy
Time llf > V4
Ono mile solllngCon Iltngatr Fast
Faunette Time 1 43
Six furlongs Can I Bco Em lleol tld
duliU Time ll5A
rivo forlongsAlbcrt C Clara C Vc
Joco Time lQV
Tha Oily Lcupriie
Thoro will be two gomev of Ixill playcil
nt Loai po r rk by tho city luaguo clubs
Bandav afternoon the first gamo at 2 20
between the Colts and Audltorluma and
tho KOOd at 41 between tho American
und Grnvs An cwlmtiKJ ii of 15 and u
coals Wil bu chatped for l > oth games
Churles IXa MUauI
New York September 10 Tho Journal
and Advertiser prlnu tho following
Cbarlcs IXs missal tbo vellum leaves of
whloh had been dipped In a poison as ter-
rible as one which tha Uorglas kept iu seal
rings was sold by a bookseller of Now
York a week ago to a hook lover who la
also an expert In poltons He has ana-
lyzed tho vellum pages ono by ono and
he irays thcro Is no poison In tho leaves of
the mUsal It must havo evaporated in tbo
centuries for Cbarlcs IX king of France
from 15M tlo 1574 received according to
tho chroniclers a missal which was pois-
oned a short time after ho had given tho
signal for the raa sacro of tho Hugeunots
And It was this mtsaal which ho had been
reading at a mass In the chapel of the
Louvre the day before his death
Ho died ot remorse the historians say
but remorse was often a euphemism for
poison in those days
M
m
Whipped by Whltecapa
Clarendon Ark September 0 A band
of whltecapa who havo been operating in
theeastcrn portion ot this county recently
went on a raid last night Seven men wcrii
whipped four whites and thrco blacks
Particulars tho outrage have not been
received here but It is uald that the v lo-
ll me were dealt with Jo terrlblo man-
ner A negro was recently whipped to
death In the same locality
jV
i v
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS
It G Dun Co Say There Is No
Haitian In the Advance
MORE HANDS AttB NOW AT WORK
va
1W
rWheni Una Adtnnecd In Anavrrr lo-
a StcuiT Deninnd tlrndatreeta
Ilctcra to Free Uiiylnir
New York September 10 IV G Dunn
A Oo 8 icvlow of trado tomorrow will
sayThcro
Thcro U no halting lu tho sdvonco
Business groivs better In all ways a
steady Increaso In pioduclton in work-
ing forco and In tho power ot tho puoplo
to purchase In tho feature which over-
shadow all others Itojwts ot Now York
etudes unions show an lucrniso slnco ono
year ago of 3t per cent In tho number
ot men at work and a similar increase
among men In like iKvsItloira throughout
tbo country would exceed SiO000 which
every week adds many establishments to
the active list Among coal miners work
will probably bo very largo by a great
number ot them Among tho farmers
whllo WrstMrn receipts do not Hbow that
thoy havo marketed a tenth ot tholr uropn
assurances of a handsome profit to cuma
preiwrcs the way to buy liberal horenflor
lleonuso of this and tho Increase of bands
at work dealers throughout tho country
havo starttvl to replenish stock which Is
tho great force at present operating In
manufactories though distribution by ro
tall Iuih gnally Incrcviacd A r > ln of 1
I > tr cent In the monthly output of pig
Iron from 105378 tons August 1 to 185550
September 1 with iho knowledge that halt
a dozen othci furunccn nio preparing lo
rcaumo and that unsold stocks havo been
rtductd it100 tons weekly In August In-
dicating a consumption ot atom 100000
tuns mora than explains tbo modcrato ad
vanco In prices of finished products aver-
aging but fi pur cent sluco Augilst 12
Wheat has ilsen C iwnts iho past week
not In a Hurry bul In answer to tbo
dully demand Though tho yield was
nnver Kuriiasitd but onco It in bottevid
tho delluloncy abmad Will bu atout 100
000000 btiKbtlH moro than usual Tho
price lit corn has risen about 68 aud the
foreign demand Is aplmreiitly limited at
present only by ship mom
KIuco tho funntUcoriiw In August cotton
has relapsed to 7H Northern milts aro
consuming very largely Willi a contlnu
Ing demand for goods which has ndvnnced
tho prlcca of inaiiy With enormous specu
lative sales of wool nt Boston thcro Is
also morn buying thoro by tbe > woolen
mills which aro enjoying extraordinary
demand for goods tit prices averaging not
10 per tent higher than wuh paid early
In tho yenr Tho average advance for tho
week lu sureties has been 120 por share
for railways and it cents for trusts
Failures for tho vvrok havo been li In
Urn Uiritied Stati > n agallml 315 last jeiu
aud thlrtytlvo In Canada against forty
eovou last year
niiAi > STHiinH itKvinw
VVrek alnrKeil ly Conipuratlvely
Free IIidIiiic
Now York Scpicmbor 10 Uradstrcots
tomorrow will say
Tho business week has beon marked by a
continuation of comparatively freo Inlying
fiom jobbers and tommlseltm merchants in
anticipation ot wants at nlmcwl all Im-
portant dlhtrlbutlng points Speculative in-
terest aud the strength ot wool remain fea-
tures of the market Cotton fuhilon havo
Improved their position In vlow of tho In
eroircd demand and cheaper raw material
Thcro has been a fulling oh In general
Inulo in portions of Texas duo In part to
tho unwillingness of tho planters to sell
cotton at Its present price bul ut Central
Western polpts notably Chicago and Bt
ioulti business hag boon quite active
Western steel mills aro practically Inde-
pendent of buyers for tbo remainder of tho
calendar year
Iho August advanco In prices for moro
than 100 staples raw and manufactured
products Hvo slouk etc amounted to 31
per cent for thu week During tho first
six months of tho calendar year prices ro
ferrcd to fell awuy absut 20 per cont
With thee oxccptlou of last week when thu
total exports aggregated 0208217 bushels
of wheat exports aro tho largest this yenr
Corn exports 41143315 buahcls nro tho
largest for many weeks against 2050000
bushels last
year
There wcro 173 failures in the United
Stales against HIS last week add 308 last
year
OTHER CHOIS
NtatlstlcH of Cerenix Tohnceo and
Tolmceo Coiiillllous
Washington Bcptcmbcr 10 Tbo Sep-
tember report of tho statistician of the
department of agriculture shows the fol-
lowing averago conditions on September 1
Corn 793 oats 840 ryo 001 tobacco 756
wheat 857 barley 804 buckwheat K51
potatoes 607 Tho condition ot corn 793
Is 41 point a lower tbslu last month 11
lower than Septomber 11S00 and 3 3 lower
than tho September averago for tho last
ten years
Tho principal States average as follows
Ohio 84 Michigan 88 Indiana 82 Illinois
84 Iowa 70 Missouri 74 Kansas CI Ne-
braska 87 Texas 81 Tennesseo 85 Ken-
tucky 83
Tho condition cf wheat 857 is 111
higher than on September 1 1836 and
46 higher than tho September averago
rfor the last ton years There Is a rnsrked
decline In the principal spring wheat States
as compared with last month The aver-
age condition ot oats s 846 bU compared
with 860 on August 1 with740 cm Septem
her 1 1S 5 and wlthi80 7 tho September
average fcfr tho last ten years The avor
ago coidllton of barley 884 show a
decline of 11 points during tho month
but J higher by 33 points than on Sep-
tember 1 896 and by 10 points than the
HEW HO
cnt get them i wh t 41
how orintKeJlttt ttrt >
io hi ia m4 Mtsivpii
SMQES
For rir lCln ateltnhtr Itpto
Iliitc Pootweur nt popnlnr prices
toSAMS
SAMS SHOE STORE
nin MAIS KTIIEKT
Summer Night
Concerts and Hops
IJVnitV TIIIIMDAY AND PHI
DV IUVKMNtlM AT LA lOltTH
Trnlna leave KcUMton 0 p in and T30
P w lletunilng IrtiVo Sylvan Bench 016
p m and 11 p n Hound trip 60o
fitroot enrs ipcot lata special cut Uon <
tiers IKilnt
All tinlus stop uni tlckots on salo s8
Bonners Pe4nt
Boston MflUK 101167
ClieMi o 111 i VMUMI
Piuvlelencc It 1
Milwaukee Wla
Bt Paul Minn
Buffalo N Y
OmahH Nob
Indkuiupolls Iqd
Columbus Ohio
Biviuinah Liu
DaiVver Colo
Hnrtfoul Conn
lUehmond Va
Memphis Tetui
Wushlngton
INow HaAcn Coun
September tverago for the last tea rears Tlfcs aw was
Tinma A0 4ttJs < rystaMMttlt WtMm m < 0M
MS
207
PhllhdulpJiH Pa WjltslAd 287
HI IOUls Mo 20U < VI79 353
Pittsburg pa 13317224 2t
BlltlmOro Md ls6S4m 64
Han Piiuiclaco Cal 132U5oiH 234
Klnclnnatl Ohio 10752V0O 235
Kansas City Mo 16006348 315
Nevv Orleans l i 62Wby3
Mlnnea > olis Mlmt 7 JlOJyj 432
Detroit Mid 562t9W 384
Clevohitid Ohio 6087W
Louisville Ky
6348023 170
S J12X > 106
4338173 it
331 a
higher Hum un September 1 1890 and 31
above the avnraso for tbo lsat ten years
Tho condition of tobacco has declined
32 during tho month and I now 6 points
below tho eondltloil on September 1 1898
aud 4 points below tho avoragecondilloa
for the lost teWyoara
Tho average condition of potatoes baa
continued to fall and Is now only 067 or
113 points lower than on August 1 186 >
l > olntn lower tbi on September 1 1899
and 117 lower than tho average for ths
last ten years
HrtitlNlrerlH Murkct Ilevletv
New York September 10 In Its rovlew
of tho stock market Bradstrccls tomorrow
will any
Tho stock market continues lo bo active
and oxcltcd Public buying In on a veiy
largo scalo and tho malket has KlTeetivo
bull leadership London has been a seller
ot slocks though nt Iho closo of tbo weclc
purehiuieK for fnreilgn account wore again
noted Tho professional element huro sov
urnl times endeavored lo create a reaction
Hitch ntltinlitrf resulted however In a
llttlo be > > eind fractional losses though tho
market gives sonio evidence ot over buying
and of tho distribution of many stocks In
tho hands of vyenk people ox ot operators
whoso disposition Is lo ovor > ioclilato
Utli therei was no limitation and do
dines brought a demand for stocks A1
bullish forie In the markcl has betn tho
increase ot railroad earnings
IliuiU Clcnrliiua
Wow York Hoptomber lfl Tho following
fnblo compiled bv BnvdsttootK shows tha
bfiilc clcvirlnga nt rthu principal cltlss fot
tbo liust we lc with tho peicentarfd ot ln > j
cieuso or deucuae Uu coniimred With thu
cuirenlKMUling wtel loot ifAr
Perceat
Now York 06SOtC3 636 i
a
f
> i
ei
i
4CJ53 1 214 i <
4923429 744
6141241 778
2b75700 69
2104123 381
2129717 213
2170706 281
2316170 600
1318473 i 44
lTtVJOT 3
1422164 230
Atlanta da 11H0 83
I Angoles Cal L200S77 403
Norfolk Va
Nashville Term
lAugustO Ga
Topeka Kan
Blrmlnghum Ala
Wichita Kan
OalvcMton Texas
HOUSTON Texas
Dominion of Caoxadar
6 < a43 108 f
1078097 473
748673
Waco Texas 1WMU itt
104
432701 7S
355148 0 iv
239936 > U ti
C0S230O i
6653914
Totals tr 80 3 5liU
To talsioutHldo N Y 43468 07
i
Montreal ll lM MS i
Toronto 4M 3 Nf M
AVInrIpcB JJ3Hf iV f
aiallfax 9 ii > Ai
Hamilton
St Johns N B <
f0 8O tifAi
mm >
Totals i < MM lM j > t
Not tnolivded In toUsi atakWgisatalt
Items thanclsartngsr m
lngother
Marderad s CII4V
Mo iJSept
Miami
tho nvtt a pUM t > nrl vtkaTU >
olA daughte at Tsmaas tUsttagls1 s >
known tfm kUm jlmmA U
Beyers bows t tafct attlt l tka OR
doath last evsatog MM was tat
boom spkars aaa eHast t turn
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