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J ERTO BE SECRETARY OF WAR
W > Hl
Relations with Sherman Arc Perfectly Irlcndly A
Sketch nf His Life
n I havo been tendered and accepted tho war port
0htl cmttl mu sell A Alger of Mloilgan to tho Associated Press
emerged from
jtttWt jfurnoon Tho general had Just a conference
juu
General Alger would not say anj thing more on th subject
> lcK with
to mi >
J d hS conference of tho morning National Chairman
if I Jf e Tress representative saw him again at tho station In
appointments of his deputy had not yet been
x W that
e therobc
ttrutlM bj somo llmo ueforo nny announcements In that lino
11
Ulftl administration ho said had not been 11
tprfW poIW o Uio
tad not been too much of a soldier to announco tin
to
f 10 confirmed Senator nurrow
b statement that
ronsld
policy of his
tho relations ljo
tr Sherman are entirely plcasaut and harmonious and all
f n d Senator
W accord
trfttlon In
thadmlnl
j Ager was lorD n Lafayette tonnshlpModla county0rcbru
W11 Mirarandfather served In tho revolutionary war and Is claimed to have
H 8
fllJS William the conqueror When ho was 11 years of ago both
he worked on the farm
d tot tho next seven years earning money
v xwnses at tho Hlchfleld Ohio academy during tho winters Subsc
ht school and In March 113S entered a law office InAkron Two
11 M kwas admitted to the bar He entered tho law offlco of Otis R Uf
T Cleveland but abandoned the practice of law the following autumn cu
W
la1 moved toCrand Rapids dleh xehero he engaged In
iliae health and
tt business and where In IS01 ho was married to A
Annette It Henry
enlisted In tho Second Michigan cavalry and was tnado captain
tjlM Alger woun < ita In tho battlo of Iiooncvlc Miss Owing to his
wM
promoted to the rank of major In 1SC2 ho became
engagement he was
the Sixth Michigan cavalry and In 1S63 was made colonel of
t
cavalry
ntih Michigan
health Induced ilm to re tlro from tho service Ho was hrovetod
I IBS tls
II and major general for gallant and meritorious services and was In
nktlalVSM > receiving honors from President Lincoln In UK ho ro
extensively in lumber
t lMroit vvhero ho has since been engaged and land
etseatientlr hi flrm nprKe < l Into that of Alger Smith Co which owns and
JLextcnslvo tracts and mills In Michigan and Canada
In 18S1
General Alger tsas elected goernor of Michigan receiving a plurality of
uslonlst In l S ho was ono of tho leading candidates for tho
gjjgj
Man nomination for president Tho acrimony which developed between tho
who
tprkers and those of Senator Sherman was also a candidate was ln
breach of friendship caused between tho general and senator Is ba
iMinltae
takaTe only recently been sealed flovcrnor Alger served ono term as com
ctia chief of the Grand Army of tho Republic He Is exceptionally generous
iVtedly disposition and Is especially beloved by tho veterans and by his frlendj
jalgjn He has threo sons aud three daughters
sn > EXTCuiiivMii iimtrs
iil enl f
bweloi he <
the Acmleno f M < lleli
n lork January 2 Tho occasion of
celebration of tho scmlcontciiulil of
Ittieor otMedlcino at Carnegie hall
bi sis mado auspicious by the pres
who anived
rfrrt Mi Crmtnand
iiitltr erly la the evening The
lent as Invited to attend tho celt
j bjDr Joseph 1 Btyant who is
ittt of the Academy of Medicine and
HrCleiflsnds prliate physician
ajie hall was taxed be one Its ca
long
btr the doctors and their guests
F wero
lis exercises of the cubing
la the audience were many leading
ftui from all over the frit ml Sums
Hturs of tho entcitainmeni was nf
the adlrcss o president Cleeland
1 iiclted considerable merriment and
I Mill j After addrtSMS were nude
tallest Bryant Dr Pitrplo of New
I lad Dr Lewis A Sajre Iushknt
tlndipoke aa follows
I tin itulclrated the sliare assigned to
ca Ills occasion with inuslderahlu
iU tioalor arlous reasons 1 have been
iT nuhle to disco r nnfLinr
itads lot 4 > Trlsht lo Join those who
Jlntstheieraltentenuial ot i d i ll
Xiihoa If in passing through that
itjahjjhooili hciilo desirable choke
tasre anioiii teenn lo n > t lietwun
Hi from homo to bi a sailor and
to t home to bo a dortor I incline
Lithe more quiet and orderly of these
sj this surely furnhhts no usis at
Interior a claim nf r lationship to
tfikti fraternity Nor dej 1 lorii L
imthan eun years apo 1 was a <
Jdlhs Jrtil < ge of pirll iMtinir in tho
rti rh > n the corner stone ma lall of
rafc hlch is tho honn ol th < > r
iatlca ahlch tonleht eeUbraies lis
Pttsterarjr of iselul and honorable ox
< But this Incident whkh aroused
imi itlll unaimlnihhed In tho vol
> the Academy of Midhlre hardly
i to a Eharo In the felicitations
Kuxhohno since borne the helmet
baor ol Its work while I hie
cu-
m and hlrIy auri ° uii > llngs of
toiae therefore that I havo no
room within the In
SI1Profession i 1 hao boldlv
raoit tho least authority
determine
n T0U a representatUe of the
r of patients and layman
Uheouteet I desire to remind
you
iJS UL ° feh Th0R > Wly in
> t
SLd vlth PnlJ of s to
h0 m
T veU eonductcd among
lh
hlI1 Iii y hurtul eonretl
u ow5 myus Wo hA > >
Tb Voa edict and cub
WIM 7conlIW thit ts when
errait7A mnfea pay your
lift r 0Vfr5 ° healh w < >
Sh 0 when in per
rt ourselve
nlndi It i
N ilii r
Pcr onago
UT llni wuW 1V though
ls Tl C0 ttutinK tho
IW hn Si11 t vond rful ad
Ubonf mc lmnSh their
and lnwrtgltpns
WonMim in ho
G fra afferlng and tho sav
> lttl ir I may seem In vn
5 d
bTciu V thou11 ow
rely mide
noe u
tei of tk m ndor morv na
He too alli >
Nsa4 t now marl tho
pith
of medlilno and surgery but ynu rin not
< nnlnco me that he groped ctitmly In
tho daih Wc remembei vllbotit nbhor
lcnee 11s eveiieady lancet and tho sears
nf his bloodletting found in every house-
hold We endure with complacency tho
recollection of hit awful mulklno < aB
containing bottles lowders and pills which
whatever might be Uioiuht of them now
sc < mod then to be sufllcient for all ome
gcncles to say nothing of the toothpulling
tools nml other sbherbreedlng instru
ments Fomptlrres < xnn c < l to vlcv If ho
wai Ignorant of any of the remedies anl
appliances in use he in a largo incisure
supplied the deficiency by hardheaded
well observed oxperiene and careful nurs-
ing llesides It was In his favor that he
did not bavo to bother his In ad with inanj
of tho newly Invented and lefned diseases
that nftllct niinhlml lod < y He had not
allotted hours for his patients but was al
wajs nn duti and wo know his ilg as
soon as it rattled past In ihe nlghr
Vour hands aio better than his hut wo
deslri > ou to rcganl this ailinlsilon as all
the more alunblo bteauso it is carried mil
of our loyalty to our village doctors who
brought us through the siges of ihildhood
without relapse who saved from death our
parents and our biolhers and our sisters
in any hard combats with Illnessand foro
eit to surrender was present In the last
srenn to rloso tho eyes of his djlng patient
and Kymnalhlm with llioso present
Wo do not for a moment suppose that
advancement in tho sclenco ol medicine
and surgery has smothered the tender con-
federation Yililch characterized tho practice
of former dajs If we seek charitable ser
vlen to the slek and suffering we must
look for It among our phjslclans and sur-
geons of today
If we have not arrived at nn understand-
ing in keeping with tho extiemely modest
and reasonable dlsH > < ltlon that character-
izes tho patient anil layman jou have In-
vaded our benighted contentment and led
us into broid field of scientific dlscoveiy
This has Inspired us with a new criticism
which demands that new and larger fields
bo opened to our complacent gae You
havo penetrated tho places where the
germs of diseases nnOiiddcn Wp oro nultc
certain that you should bn irqulied lo de-
stroy tho origin of the disease and ulti-
mately usher In the day when tho only
rscapn from tho world will be through a
pahsage which Is marked Old age exit If
this has tho appearaneo of exacting too
much or If business consldi rations present
obstacles to Its accomplishment 1 thluk
wo ought perhaps to rc < luco our rlalf or
at least glvo our doctors time to fir t oher
eniplojment
Wlillo suggesting tho nm of your In-
fluence In legislative Interests for the ac
complishment of reforms stated to jour
profession > ou will I hope permit me In
conclusion to enjoin on jou tho duty of an
aetlvo and general Interest and pnitlclpa
tlnn in public affairs for tho promotion of
your countries good In all of Its phases
Tho reward of a willing iccognltlon of our
Nnflcn to watch and protect our free In-
stitutions and preserve them from decay
will study eomo when a Just government
supported by the patriots of a loving peo-
ple shall bestow with equal hand upon us
and all our countrymen the blessings of
National pnace contentment and happi-
ness
Tollowlng tho exercises at Carneslo hall
tlio president held a brief reception at tho
Academy of Medicine and took tho mid-
night train for Washington
lie
IIOV W 1 Illl VW
ronilmliM lilt Lecture Tour Xo
Piituri IIiiiih roritiulnteil
San Antonio Texa January 23 Hon
W J IJryan arrived here this morning at
9 oclock from Austin accompanied by cx
Governor Hogg and Hon J i Duncan Ho
was met by a citizens committee and es-
corted to the homo of Congressmanelect
James h Slaydcn whero ho made his home
during his stay In this city Ho held two
public receptions at tho Menger hotel one
In tho morning for ladles and another n
the afternoon for the general public Hoth
receptions wcro crowded am ho made brief
sprerhes nt both and was greeted with
much enthusiasm At night he lectured to
r00 peoplo In Deethovcu Hall His lec
ture was along the same lines as those de
livered n other cities but ho spoke le s
of thcoiy and raoro of tho practical appll
cation of bimetallism than In his former
lectures
Mr tlryan announces this lecture Is the
last undor the present management and
that he has not formulated any plans far
tho future Ho w 111 go from hero to Austin
tomorrow morning and remain until Mon-
day when ho will go to Chambers county
and have a duck hunt with a ptrty ta bo
chaperoned by crOovcrnor Hogg
Tlll > ItOlltlllllY IN Olli
res Cur lllnviii Open ullll IJ nn
iii I If nml Mlt > liiiiteilt
Kan KranclFro January S9 The fcllow
Ing particulars of the train robbery near
Itoseburg Oregon aro given out by the
Southern Tactile officials hero The north-
bound Oregon express train wai held up
Ihla morning at Shady rolnt two miles
smith of Itoseburg by two three
or men
Tho express car was detached from the
train by tho robbers and the door blown
open with dynamite Two small safes In
tho car were then blown open and looted
The express car took fire and burned tho
contents being destroyed The messenger
thought the robbers did not succeed In get
ting Into tho big safo and consequently
thov could nut have recured much money
Tho mall car was also Jstid by tho rob
bers and tho registered Idlers taken
Passengers weio conslderMjly shaken up
and frightened but no ono was Injured
An Imperfect description of ono robber was
secuted
SH0KT XRWS STORIES
CIiHVrJiANDWllhrd Colton ycar
old bot and almost instnitly killed b s
wife and then shot lilmclf In tho head
djlng In a short line
1US MOtNiSTh < Woman Suftrngo
Knl oiul cememtton held u very short
stttdoi and adjourned to appear before
the Htato senato In rospom la nn lnvlu
Uon uxArnJed
IlTTSlUmo The steel billet pool will
not bo dhwolveJ but will bo rvorginlztd
pn a tirnicr and better bisls This ncton
iiB decided ui on at meeting or tlm
Ar < r cnn Asoejaiion of Uesscmvr Wotk
tis In Hi s city
ST IOII3A bill has been Introduced
Jn the leKtsatuio provldng that K > ol sell-
Ing or bookmakliirf In an pari of the
blnte or under any eiirvumstm ceis bo pin
lc llicd A penultv In the shopo of JltjuO
line oi one yeiii Impreonnif n or b ih
is trovldeil if orncted thl < wottll elow
un the Fair n iocatloii track It llii city
IllICArioHrevet Major acnml I
Stnth retlrul dlel nt bis home In tlm
fitj aged w veers lie vv is born In
liernc Sw tserlnnd In me During the
elvII war he was colonel nt tlte famouj
Irail Mine regln ent tho rortvUMi
Illinois Oencral Smiths father served
un Icr Napoleon through the IltissUn cam
palgn cud at Waterloo
Till Ol TliliTit ST M 131
COIAJinUP fin Por the Ilr < t time n
hs hltorv tlm eltv of Cotnmbes ts ade
quatclv llglited by electricity
IITTL13 HOCIC ArkTho Arkansas
State Lumbermens t oelnt un In annual
HiKson beie has adopted resolutions
Ftirglv urg ng tlti > pis jrci by congress
of the bill proposing a duty of 52 on Ciena
dati lumber
AIlANTtA On Torn Hoshu minister
from Japan tn tlio Initixl htiu s hn ur
rived here nnd w 11 spend sevcirl diys In
the cit > lookng Into cotton plant tu and
irauufactimng IntereMs of th s niton
with a view to piomotlns dire t tr le re
latntis between the prodiueis f the
boutbern riMtes and the iinnuratluicrs
HIltMINtillAM AlaSol Una presl
dnt or the Hloss Iron ami St fl < ampany
sail that his poinpmy and the Jeniessic
c oal Iron anl ItaHw iv eompam togitlKr
hud Ki d for extwrt s to July last ifliO
tons of pig ron Of ibis i > nount 5 > J
vvirosnld lish month CainnnpiK on the
lirlco olalned Mr Hans said the prollt
on these foreign rules wis tmlsfii taty
end that the tiade was oifce fullj woitli
th trotibl to wcure In fact tlinre has
lieen one site for export un litis whMeln
tho prollt was ureater bv 2 i etis t tun
than Ins lnen got b > the company itikliiE
the sale in the pnst threi yeirs
HIItMIVailAM AlA report comes
from 111bli county that James Jackson
roloicd who a < n < lnnteil Miss Itallln
neir hix Mile Thirslay nfternooi and
was captured bv a posse neir linn lolph
ten miles niwij bv nightfall Is no more
Bi tads ae neaB tmt It s Mcited that
the pos e leturneil to S x M le vltlout
JHr man Tbc vomit woman is sail to
nave known her asm intor nnd rrave
Ills name and description The pe e wcie
certain thetefore mat thev had the right
ii < in nod that cttle t It uv wls lmng el
uml Ills bodv t TiJ V bullets accord-
ing to repoit
TOUAWS 7TIII1CST
MONTRUVT The rtitrles eloso todn
for the InlernitoiMl amiteiir skating
championship competition ol the world
which Is to bo held hero in rebruuri
JTtOOKIY At the Thirteenth ng
ment armory tfMav will te ItnugiTrated
lh > first series of a basket luil tourna
ment open to all amitcuis of Amerlcn
WASIXOTON Mu eh Interest Is being
taken here over Ihe last heirliu on the
Ioud bin whlfh will be held lojav before
tho commluico on potoftke s nnd post
roads
nsilKOSir yi fho Injunction cisr
ngalnst the National Jtxniilaoturing eom
tviny tho allege wish door and blind
ll list from doing business Is set for
hearing to1ni >
WASIMNOTON The teeKlnry of the
Interior nnd Vra 1rnncUi have isutvl
imitation for their first nfnclnt dinner
list evening at their residence on Con
nectlcut avenue
NI3W YOI K A twentyround contest
between Jimmy nnrrj of Chcuco nn >
fyjnimy Kelly of ithls city Is Kchedii l i
take plan at the Itroadwiy Athlntie club
I hit cynnir for the bantam welnbl
Lhin p inshlp nf America
lMUIAnii PHrA Thn Ttev Austin
rteglnabl Cirew Cocks of ttnglnml will t
gin an Lplwopnl revlvnl hero toinortow
nt St Mtirks church Itev Jlr Cocks Is
a ncidievv of lainl Snllsimrv and rcetor
of St liartlioiomew s churdi Hrlglilon
England
VICNNA The eentenirv celebration nf
the birth of Shubent will take pi ice here
and In llerlln tomorrow Tln > festlvnl will
b devotcyl entirely to Srhuberts wnka
anJ there will nlse > be nn exhibition of hi
nntOLTJl manuscripts In Hfilln the pel
rdjpitlon will lnven unique plumcier Tho
eompofi rs opera De Versphwnr vi
The Conspirators will be rendered
Fcvcral members of i he rovnl family nk
Ing part In Ihe performanre
Xnff YOnivTho Socty of Klr
Charles tho Martyr vv ll eelebr ee the
annlveisntv of ho English moiureh9 ex
ciutlpn day The society regards Knj
Charles a n Kilnt beeatnp he was for
nnlly enrolled n the Kngll h prayer book
n n rnirtvr Miracles have been nttrb
utcd to King Charles The fcrelre In lts
honor Inn January exn te a controversv
In nn Hpscopal church jnper In which
Inn rah things vvre oihl of the supposed
saint
VI3TIII3H IMflllXI VTIO >
11ml MkIiIs Synnpsls
An area of high pressure Is central over
the Ohio valley and the lower laic icslon
An nroi of low pre > eurc overlie tho west-
ern iiortlon of the country with tho low-
est 30 12at Kl Paso
The weaither is ginorally partly cloudy
to cloudy except ovir the M isvlssippl nnd
Ohio va 1js where It Is eh ar
No ration reports precpttatlon greater
than a traoe
General Ohserintlnim
Observations taken by tho United State
atathctr bureau at 8 p in 75 h merldUL
llmfi
Jacksonville Fti
Atlanta la
Montgomery Ala
Vlcktburg Miss
New Dntans li
PaJf itne Tcxss
Oalvm nn Texas
Corpus Chrtoil Texas
Jlcmphfs Tenn
Nashville Tenn
St Paul Minn
Uavenport Iowa
St Louus Mo
Kaniis City Mo
Omaha Neb
North Platte Neb
Dodgo City Kan
Amoilllo Tsxas
Oklihorpa O T
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eloudv and
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warmer weather southnast wlmlt
liisiie IlloelJ llnrlUMl
Kanras Cllj Mo Jantrin UFire
nioomrrs furniture tor
which Btarted in
aggr Sto loss of IWXfc Insurance araai
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS
Uradstrccts and Dans Keports on
Trade Conditions
DECLINES CONTINUE CONSPICUOUS
Drop In Wheal nnil Other Import
lint Stni le Kmiriiioim HnlpN itt
Wool Inillialrtill liicrrnxei
New York January 2J n G Dun
Co a weekly review of trndo tomorrow
will ay
January has been a month of disap-
pointment but of real gain Nearly nvrry
body lud piomtscxl hlmwlf a larul of milk
nnd honey uftor New Years and the slow
progress looks llko sttandlng still In ruoh
a ttate of mind Moreover there a re muU
tltudes tluougbout tl country who nre
taking largo ventures In advance amrt
from their large business bocctutj they
expeoteit a rlso In prices Hut prices fall
as yet lo bring them prollt WIjmI has
dicllnnl severely ccrion has se > irc y
rlson enough to piy brolteraBci wool holds
stmuly In splto of enormous bujlng Iron
and Its prcKlucts detllrteil leather r slug-
gish hldi s are lownr for somo shoo man-
ufacturers accept a shade lower price the
average ol railroad stocks Is tllghtly lower
than It wiis December 31 and the ndvaiieo
In trust mocks has been mnnll To trtders
in Mich properties tli trruto haa been dis-
appointing Yut during the t ast week tlie
iicoiil fhows tlut ten iron works have
unted ami onl > two hav tiioppeit thir
teen woolen works havo started ant nine
moil aro ready to start while three have
stopped Mmimr thligs arc ston In other
tmlustrtra and tho tuldlttoniil eMabllsh
nieniis ate not starting without tome In
creijitio in orders nee veil
The declltu In wheat was over c trts
In fplto or tin ofllcul report of n yield far
bej > eJmirtes geneially accepted re
lkctitiB n portion of the error of tho te
puttand ol the Inllnnicu of enormous ex-
ports of corn Instead of when tMlOcmuoo
nusiuls n live months When two bush-
els ol com can be lud for leis than one
buhel of whecit It is largely prcfened
In Kmopeaii markets and n January
Tfi1127 bn > hes of corn hivo gone ibrmd
from wVilniitle porte against SoistttS lam
fiir while Atlantic exports ol wheat nnd
Hour hav Iieen ijG3 > lhl against d4Ti <
lust year As ihe groal n op of corn pie
vents much advinee in Its price lis outMi
affei t < the ileieaind for w heat and n 1 tiv v
lliiiildntlon foi speeulntlon ban oec urred
with the pile of corn m arcely chmged
I fie largest arrcle of expert ait cthls Fea on
goes in t ftie but eoiton looks les at-
tractive in traders botatiV Mnerlcm mill
ei ate laboring over plims lo reduce tbe
grrnt surplus ot goods and prices of ninny
hnve ihe lineal Takings of Northern spin-
ners halt1 tiown In live monihs tlf biles
less than IjKt sear and 12301 bnleu 1 < s
than In 1MI Kales of wool In January
have never Isin surpissid In thai month
nor In any other month except last No
vi tuber and in Jul of iMJnn 1 of isij
in he eitltr yonra suldcn deinind for
consumption was the enaus hut the xinrs
cmler for woolen goods waei small In No
vemtiej ininl bos been fan ill lit Januarv
eompnteid with the jMirrhi es on antlcU
lutes duties Tho prices huvn lemalned
about Htoady
Iron mid cteel show IStle gain produc-
tions having Incnenpfd so heavily b fore
ami the KPtlduil fuilargomiiit of dennnd
for lilt shed firoduci s hu > not 0VTriilen
thnt Increase Ijownr prices rcrili from
Hesetner pig grey forge anl for South-
ern iron t Chicago tor angles and for
cut nails and the avcinge of all quota-
tions Ls tho lowest since arlv last scar
Por Khecui there Is tiitlvo dinnnd and
better demand also for bars on aecount of
much ewir building Tho prlcxs In coiinur
am n shade stronger but competition
oaurivs nles of tin plates W to 15u below
tlie agreed prices
Failures for the week hnve been 531 In
the Inltml States against 311 latt jear
nnd flftyexen In Canada against tcxeiity
last ji > nr
Hester Cut I mi Slliliiiienl
Now OneMils Jonuiry 2t > Secretary
Hesters weeklv Now Orleans cotton ex
chango statement t Mie < l today shows an
Inereae On tho movemer Ino sight com-
pared with the sevon days ending nt ths
date last seir In round figures of 2tfr >
bnlcis a decrease under the mine days
business > ear before list of S0 jO0 nnd a
decrease under tho saino daj < In 1S01 ot
21010 For tho tweiitynlno claxs ot Junu
nrv the total shows a gain ver Vist srnr
of ijti a loss from > eir nforo last of
27HW and from 18H of 720c For the 11
davs ot the 1easoi that fJLVi I i
the 151 days of last
aggregate Is henl of
Xre fir r nd i al iStfe ne
iKJ T lur br giit into eight durjng
mi thin dnio last jftir Mt p yeur
Inst and 17IH1I thy eamo f J
tho twentxune claxs of January 1 has
been CJ10I7 against Ml 39 last yoar tUUH
before hnstuiid 7304 name lime tn
ISM veei nils miktu the total movement from
rVptcmVVr 1 to date 6tff5W ognjist B51H
W last veir 7tiiJ717 veir before Inst and
time In 16U
G1H5S8 faime
1 sbow
The movement icnee September
receipts at all Inltol Slatesport WWil
giln t liit 13 last jvir 0V2 J less > ear i
In184
fnm list nnd 4S1771S same time
overland iSrSs the Mlsstseppl Ohio and
mills and
lntrinao rvers to Northern
CS SK cKwf agajnet BW1SJ last i < r
Rl1118 xear before kist and Ola018 same
Cm in 1WI Interior stocks In excessi ot
last
September 1 33l a ogaJnst 4p
and 32d510
twforo last
vear 427 771 sear
w liMliiVuB tj
4WS1S against 470 KU last y r 4r M > ear
before last and 4K412 same tln n
Northern mHl tolilnir nd txnacU uur
the evoi days ehovv a decrease
lng post
of aIVf comtMred wth the corresiiond
eri Ust Jear ani the total takings
rinVo Sen enibVr 1 have decrease 11 C731 tho
total takings of American mills North
BeVutli and Canada thus far this season
yenrt li Thesef lntiule against 1 m3M by ltiUW Northern msi
titoTk 1 iT lhc seabb l and 23 leading
Southern interior centers have decreased
during the Veric 43W7 bales nga nst e
deerease dur ng th correpondlng peio
wwn f m and a e now 1S773
larger than at this date in Jw
In ludng slocks left over at ports anl
nteror towns from tho last crop cstl
n he rimnbor ol tato JWil g
cht thus far for the season Is 7ii ia
bales ngalnst 5S20tV3 for the fame period
last year
nrni1 rect Ileslexr
New York January l3nraitstrcetf < to-
morrow xviCI say There has been n fall-
ing oft in general trade owng to the
heavy fall of snow an1 ooM weather
There ls a mndeiate Inereato In Iho ds
tribiitiou of heavy winter goods but com
merclal travelers report l i > ers as glow
conservative than early In the
morn the wholeralo trode In
T JII anl that iit In the litxi specllitl l >
n lirtt for jnarii Mercantile col
bESoM ntSru e l and the Improve
mktTocdPd fir In iron and rteel ts not
cntT There have been Increased sales
In
Je MAii andI leather w i some Instances
nnd Block
2rVl of show coal fertllaers
h The Pdownxxe J ri ° m ovemerit ot prres for
JrSZ of the smyottant UDk contlnuj
8 i i rScoubtnUon fort Indian corn
tin plates
Srao netanKesirco V ori have
Mlli
SSe for Iron and stoel
in prs
vet nuotatftiis are nomlnallv uncbangex
ot Indiin corn amount to 3011
Ilxoorns
a hustieVs this xxeek compire wJth
3r20iW latrt week 3WO0O In tbe week a
veir go 642010 In the week two veir
2721 three wire go and as corn
a rerf with VoOCViO la i y llko week of
1S3
llrinl treeP Ilnnnrlnl Heslexv
New York January SIlradslreels Tl
rc < il nev w tomorrow wll snyi Kx
n
Itteme iaactlx y prevails In speculation
Tho morlcot from clay to clay has ben n
Jnero affair of trnders and the principal
Interest ntTouteii by thilr efforts wis to
depress certain stooks especially some of
the anthracite coil roads This resulted
in irregularity In the quotations but jn
suite or such lniluenccn the itndertono of
the market has bcn trong and tho gen-
eral Impression In the strtsM Is that very
little would bo requtred to produce nnoth
rr upward movement In prices Ilqiikla
ion of the weeks holdings creitcd
tOMlKhl ago Ikis been completed and
stocks have passed lute srrong luinds
wlrto a considerable short Intorest has
been inode
The bond msrket Is very strong but the
supply of good bonds of the lienor class
of speculative issues Is greatly reduced
lho new government fours this week
touched 123 the hghesl llgures they
have vet reached
London 4 not a factor Tho American
irnrket there Is nuglcwted The street baa
teiil little atterwlon to forellw exchange
or to the break In rates early In the week
Tus seemed due to tho selling or soiim oi
the long exchange held here which wai
of course natutal In view of the decline
In money at lAiiidon Tfj break howoxeir
xvns chocked and rites restored the ex
msXilaron h > > UvHlon 01
Little attention has been given to the
nrewevutigs of the expiring tungrc s Tlie
i < > Ii ravl > 0 0 dlscujson In
featurel v without any spwuluiltc
IIiiiiU ClinrliiKS
New York January K > Tl i follow In
Hble compiled b > Hradstreeis shows the
total elenmnces ntitho principal cities and
the pereemtage of Increawj or decreise us
compare wMh the corresiwndlng week
last j cart
New York
Chicago
lievston
Philadelphia
St 10111s
Pan Francesco
llaltlmoio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
kil l > City
New Orleans
lturfnlo
Mllwauken
Oetrolt
Ix > ulsvilla
KIIIllKMIpollS
Omaha
Prov Idemo
Cleveland
HOUSTON
Calveston
Dallas
Port Worth
Waoo
St Paul
lvnvct
Indlinnpolls
Coin iiibim lhlo
Hnrtlnixl
Helmiortd
Washington
Ixal tmizoo
St Joseph
Pcorli
Atlanta
Norfolk
los Angelas
Wichita
Itlrminghnni
Icipclca
elmtnnr oga
Ns hillle
Salt 1nko
JM2f > SSri02
hj J x8
4ur7i
t i471l28
23 07021
10722213
1322tV
IIillsHI I
lll774 ii >
OX III
110
3151311
3CUfll
tl7V12l
5701410
r > ii7ia
44V50
4723 SO-
C 115 OM
l > MIlff
ri > w
22C1I70
1314711
13ij 77J
2iM4tt
sriTMa
aminri
32100i > l
11131nw
21JWI
lciiir
SVilll
it > viaa
1Sf2ti1
Memphis l illlW
Snvnunnh 3 231118
lnaivis
MXMCT
1170 It
101111
i0 tji
230 Wt
17H7I7
1011 B C
Totals IT s JI14 22X
ixrlu > of N Y 3Xii 722f
Dominion of Canada
Mouiieai JonVTW
Toronto S 00M
Halifax 101210
11 million resist
Winnipeg S1I70I
Percent
Inc Deo
114
105
12 1
07
07M
9J
43
07
Itl
5 8
131
10
10t
llili
1 I
20
en
11 s
227
10 0
41
3ia
5 0
To
Totals Jl03 00i 0 5
Onlxeston Houston
cludol In lotal
l ii
21 4
hn
1 1
1i
> i
12
r 7
101
23
Yr
SB
1 I
21 2
S X
100
illl
os
and Waco not In
Ihe Wool Market
lloston January 20 The llonon Com
nerelil llitllctln will say tomorrow ot tho
wool maikeit
Nothing but the RlopmiiptcVMitiHjjUils
weeks stltn from rising evil above 1 u
week the Ingest total fop six days ever
rooortc < l In Don on maikets All xaitoiles
ot wools wero on tho boom The mi ilVr
mills haxn Miipplementrsl tho orders of Iho
lirger In llroieb llnttllsli and Houth
Ainerlci by American ordeit There xvmm
no adx Alice whan vit on lnsit week H fitip
nllcs the mipplv still ujmn 10 us being too
largo to permit Tli demand for goods
hn entnrted llghl xvelglut cloths elnso
slisixly New bravy wilghtts specially
in the clipper weiilcf nro beglnnng to
move moro readily Tho sales of the
week wero 8Ml D pounds domestic and
22 > i il pounds fotilgn iittlnst oO Oi
iiounds tometle and HTsVW foreign lnu
week < n I lKICt > 10 poimde diiniostln and
I 411000 iorelgii for the sime week law
tsir The Slices to date show an Increase
of 15 7i2VK > pounds domestte and 2817 000
pounds from the nnles to tin ssnvi date
111 lKsi The recepts to date fhoxv a de-
crease ot 67S bales domostlc nnd 7210 ror
ilgn
m
THR STATU CAIITAI
Oflleers llleeled li > tlie Alislln Poul-
try Association Clinrlereil
V Muapisoid oojx puowu iuopiuou AV ri
Jfl liiapisoJd aoix lsjj aHics mnnilU
uopisa4l 1SMOIIOJ su iMi otji jo umu
jo polo P B ogl0S la1 ° ll ° IJ 7 Vl8u
strl < uoisToss Xtunoi upsiiv
nqj cz Xjnnunr soxdj Uisnv
h Pollard secretary Louis N Jlrtieggcr
hoifj treasurer C P Randolph cxerutlvo
committee C P Itandolpb chairman
Louis N nrueggeihoft secretary W II
Salge John K Keller and Robert P Ila
con
Tho association fixed Its next annual
show dates for December 15 1C 17 and 13
1SD7
CHAiiTCiinn
Chartered today Whitney Jewelry Store
of Tyler capital stock J2M0 Incorpora
tors J P Whitney It M Haden n P
Stafford Tho Lnterpriso Company of
Ward county incorpomKd for tho purpose
of growing seeds for agricultural and hor-
ticultural purposes Capital stock 110000
Incorporators George E Ilarstow Herbert
S Ilarstow Walter A llowen and others
The Tenaha Lumber company of Shelby
county Capital stock J10000 Incorpora-
tors 13 8 Hicks O II Hicks John T
Garrlsscra
LIVE STOCK REGULATIONS
Tho Stato live stock commission met here
today and adopted resolutions for 1897 to
tako effect February IB and continue until
November 1S Theso regulations nre the
same as obtained In 1890 with tho excep-
tion that Jones and Wilbarger counties arc
placed within tho safety area
Ill the l milinllleiS
Austin Texas January 2a House com-
mittee on constitutional amendments this
evening decided to make a favorable rtport
upon tho resolution providing for tho sub-
mission of a constitutional amendment to
require a five years residence In this State
by aliens before they can enjoy the privilege
reconsidered Unfavorable
ege of voting Also
able report on proposed amendments re-
quiring payment of poll tax before exer-
cising right to xoto and an amendment
providing for chartering of State banks A
favorable report will now bo made on both
the latter but an advorao minority n > ort
Is being prepared with reference to the 111
Ut oraendmeul
The houso committee on education will
report favorably cm bo claims of tho Oreer
county teachers for the unpaid portion of
salaries earned In 16950 while Oreer eoun
y was etill considered a portion of Texas
also the bill fixing tho term ot of
flee etc of school trustees In towns and
cities which have assumed control of
schools within their limits Also Lottos
bill providing that five years continuous
successful teaching In this Statq hhall be-
cause for the Issuance of a permanent
teachers certificate
WEATHERCROP BULLETIN
Summary of Reports Prom Uurcnu
Correspondents
THE THERMOMETER DOWN TO ZERO
IV111 pern I ore lleluxr the ormnl fur
the Week Wheat nml Oul In-
jured Mlulitl > siiuxT lleliitiil
Galveston Toxas Jahilary 19 Follow-
ing Is the crop bulletin for tho week end-
ing January 28 ISM
The ptcclpltatlon on an average for tho
week was below the normal and tho de-
ficiency ranged from 25 of an Inch over
Iho western portion of tho Stato to 75
of an Inch over ihe east coast district
The tem > erattim on an average for tho
week was considerably below the average
The highest temperature ut tho several sta-
tions during tho week ranged from M de-
grees along tho east coast and oxer the
northwestern portion ot the Stale to 73 de-
grees in the xlclnlty ot Hunge and tho
lowest has rangesl from icro over the Pin
handle to 28 degrees In the vicinity ot 111
Paso
CONDITION OF CUOrS
Farm woik progressed xcry nicely until
tho Sltli after which the severe cold unci
fritilns weather with slret and snow put
a stop to farming imitations
beat and oats have been Injured some
but tho exttnt of the damage can not now
bn ascertained Snow fell over tho wheat
belt In sufficient quantities In places to
protect the plant from tho fiecse whkh
was very beneficial to the crop Volunteer
rats aio believed In be killed In places
where not protected by snow
Vegetables where not protected Itve
generally been killed to tho const Hue and
the ui > to truck giowcra over the pouth
111 portion of tlm State amounts to a great
dial
COItltl3SlONOiNTS HI3MAKKS
Kstcllo H n ljtclccy On tho llith it
an to snow at 1 p in and by night theie
was tour Inches on tho ground and a coll
wave strurk hire on tho morning of tlm
sllh and the 25th was an unusually lold
day Tetnprtatiire maximum 02 minimum
Precipitation IC on two days
Sua Maicus Miss Tome Ford A severe
iinrther acceinipaulid by rain hall tlcct
and snow remind here on the 21th lem
petattire maximum til minimum 17 Pre
cipitation 70 on onci day
Ilrinhani J O Sloan Sleet all day of
21th and some snow Coldest weather slnre
February 9 1S05 when tho temperature
whs S degrees Teinimatuie maximum fiJ
minimum 16 Pieclpltatloii 25 on 25th
Lnllng J Carter Wo hnve hud Ihe
most severe wtntlier since February 1 SI
Temperature maximum G2 minimum 17
PnelplUtlen 00 no 23d
ForestbursJ N Mortis All farm vork
fciisneiiilecl Ttio oldest weather of the
season and snow fell all clay of 2Mb but
not enough to rover the wound Tcmpem
ture maximum 6S minimum 10
Columbia J R Hogers Meet on 2Mb
and sleet and snow mi 26th ground cover
one Inrh deep Temperature maximum <
minimum SO Preclpltatlrn Ilononediy
San Antonio II ll Curley rim pre
ent told tiup litis seriously injuivd glow-
ing vegetables Very llttlo firm work be-
ing done Tcmpeiaturc maximum A min-
imum 1K Preelpltatlofi 13 on two days
DallasO A nisenluhr Temperature
maximum 81 pilnlinum a Praclpltatluni
01 on two days >
Inero i M Ileuss Snowstorm on
2fith Tenn emmr maximum C minimum
IS Picelpltallon 10 on one day
Houston J A MeNnhb Ullzrard
struck hero cm the 2Mb It wns necotn
panled by snow and sleet Snowfall one
Inch nnd still on giotind Coldest wealher
of the season Temperatiite maximum f > 5
minimum 19 Preclpltatlun 53 on two
davs
Oalveston Central Of fire Sleet on 2lith
and sleet and snow on 2Cth Snowfall 111
of an Inch Temperature mnxltniim 59
minimum 21 Precipitation 00 on threo
dais I M Cllne
Section Director Oalveston Texas
TUB Vv 15ATIIUK IN Tl XAS
llerchlr Texas January 27 The weath-
er has been tho colJesl expcrlt need In this
section slnco 1S92 The rnUIItles among
cattle however have been light
San Diego Texas January 27 Tho ther-
mometer registered 13 degieea ahovo rem
hern this morning nt 1 oclock This In the
coldest weather that has been experienced
In this section In many years
Refugio Texas January 27 The ground
has been white with sleet for two days but
the weather seems lo bo moderating Stock
will suffer somo but wero In good condltlou
nemo thcro will bo very little If any
loss
Victoria Texas January 29 Although
the full of snow west and southiof here lust
night was qtllto heavy In some places as
much as six Inches only a few flakes fell
here The weather Is moderating and still
indicative of snow
Sterling City Texas January 27 With
the snow and rain that have fallen tho last
few weeks the land Is thoroughly wet to
a greater depth than It m been for ten
jears past and Ihe farmers nre assured
ot a good crop year to commence with
Cattle aro doing splendidly and grass ls
plentiful No dead cat nre reported
Itecvllle Texas January 29 The cab-
bage crop will bo damaged materially by
this weeks oWd H Is considered u boon
how ever to the farmors and since our pas-
tures arc supplied with good protection to
cattle by tho timber and by tho underbrush
and prickly pear upon which they may do
well for several days tbp slock interests
wIM net bo affected much The old cows
I will bo drawn some but tho cattlo generally
aro In good condltlou and grass plentiful
lliilldliiir nml lxmn Cumpiiiij
Knoxvllle Tenn January 28 The covet
nant IlulMlng and Loan company fallel
today making the soyenth within the last
wiek Receiver was asked for In Ihe
snmc mxniicr ns the others on account of
helm itnnbln to pay off be mipllraltons
for uUhlluwaVs cauh d by the panic
Snllecl frnlii Hulilnr
Sabine Pass Texas January 2S The
Norwegian bark Color Jmson clrnred
nnd silkd yesterday for Montevideo with
417000 feet of lumber and tho Norwegian
Memnslilp Ilrelonl I3sktlond today for
Port llorrlcrt with 209000 feet of lumbar
mM m Jm mmMmmmm
Klnms Store open until It oclock
tonight THE MEN
nnd tho young mon ap-
preciate n big value
thats why they like to
pay us
1000
for a 20 18 or 15
Suit or Ovorcoat Have
you bought ono yet i
Ifnot come today wo
can still Jit you and
suit you
The Sporting Hut
190
Tho biggest craze yet
everybody will bo
wearing them
K Hlioew for JIM cash
M Shoes for tl M ensh
Shopworn Shoes Jloo cash-
ED KIAM
MAMMOTH CIOT1III3U
1
MVllt CULIIT Oli Alllxia
Nets lllll Proposed llnibruelllu 13nat
I ox cm tuiiiiiles
IJeaumout Texas January 29 lty re
yuest uf the Jefferson county bar T J
iiusscll bus prepared the following bill
Heating the hum civil cuutl of appeals
UIBttlCl
hicllon 1 Ilo It enutled by the leglsla
luie ut thu State ot iixus mat the otulo
ot Iixus be and the same Is heteuy divined
Into six supreme judicial districts lor tho
putpose ot lonstltutliig aud organizing
eouils uf civil appeals tlieneiu nnjpuetlvolj
iVUIdii 2 That one ol the eoutts of civil
appeals shall bo held In the First supremo
judicial district In tho my ot OalveoTon
In tho county of tlalvistou
Sirtlon 1 That una of the courts ot civil
nppeils shull bo neld In Iho Second supreme
Judicial district In the city of Fort Worth
In tho county of Tairunt
97 MODELS
Section 4 lhit one ot the com In ot civil
appeals shall bo held In llie Third supremo
JuiikUl dlshlet lu tho illy of Austin lu
iho inunO ot Travis
ijcrtlon 0 Thai uno of Ihe courts of civil
nppuils shall bo held In tlv Fourth suproiuo
jtiilklil district In tho ilty of Sail Antonio
In the comity of Ilexar
Re it loll 0 That ono ot the courts ot rlvll
appeals shall bo held in tho Fifth suproiuo
Judicial illstllrt In the city of Dallas lu
the count of Dallas
Section 7 That one of Ihe courts nf civil
upcaln shull be hild In the Sixth suproiuo
Judicial district in Iho clt of In tho
county ot
Section Tlm Sixth supremo Judicial
district Bhall be composed of the followInK
named comities viz Orange Jefferson
Chambers Liberty Hardin Newton Jas-
per Tyler Polk Pan Jacinto Leon Fros
Mnni HoiitoivLTrlnlty Anderson An
teellria Nticeigdaches Bar AngUstlrlo 8a
blue Shelby Panola Husk Cherokee Ilar
lison iriiK and Cass
Section 9 That tho terms of said courts
of civil appeals shall commence and con-
tinue llielr resprctlvo terms an now pro
Xlded by law
Section 30 That tho first term of tho
rotirt of civil appeals shall begin In tho
Sixth supreme Judicial district na soon as
this act tokes effect
Section 11 That Immediately after this
act takes effect the governor of thn Stato
shall appoint one stiltablo person as chief
jilsllte nnd two suitable persons as asso-
ciate Justices nf tho court of civil appeals
fur tho Sixth supreme Judlrlil dlstilct of
thn Statu uf Texas who shall hold their
lespeetlve offices until the next general
election for Stato and county officers and
until their silt censors aro elected and quali-
fied
Section 12 That Iho Second Third and
Fourth supreme Judicial districts shall re
moln ns now organized nnd tho First and
Fifth supreme judicial districts shall re-
main as now organlred except as to tho
rntinllea taken therefrom nnd placed In the
Sixth supreme Judicial district and all ap-
peals and writs of error from said coun-
ties shall bo returnable to the court at
civil appeals of tho Sixth supremo Judicial
district In tho Slate or Texas In Iho city of
In tlio county of
Section 13 That all laws and parts of
laws In conflict heiowllb bo and the same
are hereby repealed
Section 14 That tho near aproach of th
rlosn nt tho present session of the legisla-
ture and tho fact that the present courts
of civil appeals aro unable to dispose of tho
cases on their dockets lu reasonable length
ot time Creoles an emergency and an Im
poratlve public necessity that this act tako
effect and be In force from and after Its
passnge nnd It Is so enacted
Tho bill will be forwarded to tho repres-
entatives from this district wlh a request
that It bo Introduced
XeHhcrii Hunters
Orange Texas January 20 J A
Waddcll chief engineer of tho Northwest-
ern Elevated railway ot Chicago arrived
hero today and will spend about three
weeks In this section hunting and fishing
Ho will bo joined tomorrowr by rnveral of
his Northern friends and lhcy anticipate
a delightful time A email tug and a
house boat have been chartered Tho houso
boat l dxed up with full kitchen outfit an
expjrlcnccd cook hunks lockora etc Fish
and game aro plentiful
Residence licenced
Eagle Lake Texas January 27 Henry
Goldman ono ot Eagle Lakes most promi-
nent merchants lost his resldenco this
morning by fire Most of tho furnlturo was
saved The house was partly covered by
Insurance
ItellKloees Meetlnus >
yltound nock Texas January 28 Ths
firth Sunday meeting ot tho DaptlsU and
tho quarterly conference of tho Methodists
both meet hero Saturday and Sunday next
Garland Steel Rangesl
The finest display tho latest improvements
want you to examine tho improvements
610 MAIN ETKXIT
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