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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-15
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT


At noon; spots-Stcady and demand fair,
Sales, 10000 bales, of which American 5000
bales Receipts Il 900 bales, Of which Amer
lean 9, 700 bales. Closing quotations were as
follows: Ordinary, Ilj-lGd good ordinary,
> 1-l0d; low middlng, Odd; good middilnH,
5sEd; middlmg uplands 5 7.lGd; middling
Orleans, 6l6d.
Futures opened quictat advance and closed
barely steady rs follows:
1rhc prices are given In pence and 6lihs'
thjs: AG3 means l.G36ld, and 5.Oi means
51.6ld.l
AtIp. m.-NIay, y 22d, buyers May-June,
3. 22d. buyers; Junc-July, ODD, sellers july
August, 52Dd, buyers; AugustSeptcmbcr,
5.2;d, sellers; Septombcr-October 0lJd,
buyers. Octobcr.Noyember, 5.0sd buyers;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5.O7d, sellers; scptem-
bcr B. 23d sellers
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GENERAL TRADE.

The Merchants exchange quotation COM
mittccs made no changes In the lists today.
At New Orleans the receipts Of sugar are
moderate. Prices are steady and well main
tanned, although without encouragement
from the outside markets Mulnsscs Is quiet
and steady. There has been no change In
the clean rice market the movement con-
tinuing as slack rs ever Rough rice is also
quiet aud prices barely steady
The croprcport for Georgia for May says "A
decided increase In the acreage Of the sugar
cane crop Is reported, being 100 rs compared
with last year The acreage In north Geor-
gin, though an increase of 20 per cent. Is re-
ported Is still 20 small that IL Is not taken
into the account In calculating the acreage
for the State The condition OF the crop Is
00as compared with an average. Rice shows
a reduction IN acreage, especially Ia the rice
region proper This may be improved by
later sowings. as the high waters have greatly
delayed operations In many places"
According To the Cincinnati Price Current
the week s movement Of hogs has not been
largo Tor the time IN the season at Chicago,
the receipts have been about the same o. a
wear ago, while shipments were considerably
larger The western packing for the week
has been about 1885, 600 hogs, against 10000
last year; from March I 10 date l,ilO,Ou0
against 1875, 900 year ago; increase, 1901
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CmcAoo, H., May il--Thc Drorcrs' Journal
reports Cattle--Rcccipts 1900, shipments,
-. Market strong. Beovcs A.Oo@5.OOi
siockcrs aud feeders, t240t375, COWS and
mixed. A T5td3 80 Texas cattle, s2O094.0
Hogs Receipts, 1900, shipments, 1900
Market opened 80 lower. Mixed, 5000
SEQ heavy. s5.5095.70 light, So.SO@6.1Oi
skips, SLOo@5iO
sheep Receipts. 5000, shipments, 1900
Market weak; oommonl DC lower wooded
82i, western shorn, $o.Soi Inferior TO iair
Al .ng, IN
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Virginia &c; Tennessee, farmers stock, 309
lc; roasted, 21lc higher shclled, lOc. Pc
RirsrYs--Londonl layers, $780, layers, 1910;
California, 1928. no
BurrER--B utterine 15@2Oci creamery, Is
@3Oc; dairy, 20@25c; country butter, 10
CIorR-- Ozark, $3.50 per brl, and $3.50 per
half brl.
VIYEGAR--.Per cal, S612c.
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LAMBs---Choicc, 500 common to good,
per head, Sj0O@360
IloGs--Choice light 5ci good, 5ci com
mon, &c.
GaIss CATTLE Choice, "a iAc good, 81
6ic; fair 10 medium, Sc; scallawass, 5000
Ian1
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened quiet and
steady and closed quiet and steady mid.
ding, o O.iOc. Sales, 70 bales, including
none last evening Of which none 10 ex.
portcn and all TO splnncr.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
Ordinary, 7'Ec; good ordinary, s3ic' low
middling. DSlOc; middling, opiOc good
mlddling, VjSo; middling fair, 10 5iCc; fair,
nominal.
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uo..snoia supplies.

Arrirs-. None IN market Dried apples,
CSC pcr N from store. Dried peachcs, no
lrnn storr.
Fnuu- Oranges. Mcssina, slOO per box.
imperial, 500 per box. Lemons, 5000
$50 per box. bananas, Si.b0@2.b0 per
bunch
Vrurr,uLu-Onlons 800 per bfl; S2OC
per sack. Cabhagc, new Louisiana, cmic
$3.50. Krout brls, $50 half brls. N.60
Garlic soc per 100 Turnips, ti.5O@Lt
per brl.
PorNroE-firm. selling at Si.25 per bu,
t2.J10t3.00 Per brl, new Peerless, f5O0tdh.So
per hrl, sweet potatoes. S2.70C13.00 per bril-
seed sweet, tl,bO per brl.
PouLrHY--thickonA spring, f.5O@3Oo
mixed, t250ti300. hens S3OOtf3.6O.
PioKLrs-.llrs. S6.5O. half brls. $500.
EoOs--Dull; bN, lie. cases, II &c.
Nura--Cocoanuts, 500 per loo. Peanuts
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s.s0@s.s7; January, sei9o.o6; February,
9o3@9.o5; March, ol3@9l5, Sales, 1890
bales
DAILY FORT AND INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
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HAY--Cholcc, from store ojc6 sl.O0; car
load. from levce or depot slsbaiO.JO
prime, store, toop2isC. ear ioad, from loycc
or depot, az .OOdls.u0 prairie, from store,
OO@7lc; car load, from leyeo or depot, 5000
6,i3Oo.
BnAN--.From store, tl.Ooi from lcycc or
depot 5000
conN-From store, white, CSC; mixed, Gle;
from levce or depot, white, la bulk, 5sc; Ia
sacks, Gle: mixed. In bulk, be. IN sacks, Olc.
OArs-from store, white, t3c; mixed, soc,
from lcyce or depot, white In bulk, 5oc, IN
sacks, 400, mixed, w bulk, 3Ici In sacks 5pc'
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nrcnslsinlIs.

ConS MRlL-Stan dard, $3.50. pearl, $40
roller, $50. strong aud advancing
BEANs AND PFAs-Nayy beans. 800; me-
dlum, SG5; Stock peas, sl.2j Per bu; lady
peas II. 20 per bu; black eyes. $50 per bu.
y. oar Mr,i-in half hrls, $3.50, from store.
FIoun-from store, common, -. lbdJ.5o
family. 800, choice, sos, fancy, Si.i5; cx-
tra fancy, si.OO; patent Si,D0tg5.l5. strong.
CRAcgH ns-SOda treble extra. Sc, ginger
snaps, bis@ssc. assorted iumhlcs, lO0gl2c.
CRACKED WuEAT-ln half bfls, $3.50 from
store.
lloNIsY ASD GrIrs.-From store, 1925.
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tons, good quota Of sales was completed
and good quantity located against arrivals,
with the tone Of the cotton goods market
showing increased strength, but wool goods
very quiet.
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Movements ut the Leyee.

Arrivals--ohio, Cincinnati; Chickasaw,
White river.
Departures--Kate Adams Arkansas City;
Gayoso, Tiptonyille; Coahoma, Friars Point;
Rosa Lee Osceola
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so,,ou seed products.

PHMr Crrpr On---5l@32c; prime summer
yellow, 3JCa3Gc; choice cooking summer
yellow, 306pi0c; prime cotton seed meal,
$40. j0Nl7.O0 carload lots; less than car
load, SIS 0O6Dls.50
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sfane offbe Rivers.

OFFICE SiGSAL SERVICE, U. s. A.,
MEMPHIS May II, p. m. !
The following observations are taken at all sta
lions named In the 10Th meridian time, which Is
IN. hmm lLLlN linn MnIll Ilnla iLuln
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CoTrrr-Common. i5ifc; ordinary, 1870;
fair, A. Ne; primo lilo, is,ic choice 10 fancy,
20itc; old government, 2nd3lc,
Sr0An-purc white, l61lc. OF white, BAtd
Csc: yellow clarified, G.adIEc; open kettle,
Biid6a,c. refined A. $50; standard granu.
lated nc. plantation graduated, 15.ci
powdered, SCI cut loaf. Nc. steady.
lhcr-Louisiana, ols@Gc, Carolina, GO
&c; quiet
CtN.rn Goops-- Pine apples. ti.7b Peaches,
2 he. standard s2OG lie, standard, 500
second, $3.50 . lhs. standard. 500. Toma-
toes, lbs standard, si.Uo . lbs, standard
sl.ih. Strawberries, si75. Rnspbcrrics
cleo. Blackhcuies, sii0ai.2S Green
cages sl750si NJ. Pears, fiWMl1o. flums,
a. .Hbtdi.7i. Asparagus, t20bai2o. Grccn
corn, g. 26otiio. Green peas SiGoC1l.m ~.
Cove OYSTER. full weight, / N, 0oc, lbs,
si.G5Oti.5G light weight ID, Otd0tc 2 lbs,
$40 Condensed milk, Crown, to.75Ceb.s SIC.
Eagle, E.ij, Swiss, $50. Salmon, tlso.
Sardines, 500 mustard sariines, 500,
Mackcrcl ~ 10. herring mackcrcl, St.so.
CAgnirs-Slick, all siEcs, IN hXs pals nnd
hrls, S@i0c fancy assorted, s@loci extra
fancy, iSC,a5C. firm.
Ciirrsr-New York factory. Ga sc full
cream, l26lSc Young America, lSCgilc.
SoArs AND CANplEs--SOap, j015lsc. Can
dies, full weight s'iCfac
s,Lr-Ssgnaw. N3Odi.S per bril- Ohio
river 81. GOAL % per brl. sks line, Si.359Li0
coarse, SiiOai.i5; pkts 2A4mIc.
MoLusEs-Loulsinna common 90 fair, 900
21c; prime 10 choice. Ad3sc. fancy, A0d Toe
common 90 fair eOa2jc, prime 10 choice, y
@J5c, syrup @aioc. quiet
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OIL and Turpcutine.

CmnluroS, s. O., May ii.-rurpentine-
Firm, &c.
SAVANNAH, Ga, May ii-Turpentine'-'
Firm; S34c.
CLEVELAND, o., May H.--pctroleum-' Easy
.. W, ll0', nc.
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FfsH-Mackcrcl, half brls, No. !, S.2l: No
., sg75; iOlb Kit, No. I, Si.lb, No. 2, sl.l0.
Dry herring, family, 2oc per box.
Hoo pnouUCTs-StrOng. mess pork, 1910
sugar cured hams, Halle, breakfast ha'
con, lOltGtiii 70, bacon, clear rib sides, $40
a.; bulk pork, clear sides, s.4@s,Ec; clear
rib sides, setS' g, long clear, T6aso; should.
crs B1smGhc.
L,np-Tcs. 7K6sr. half brls, sk@sifo;
keys, sls@s,io, choice kettle, e}s@o,tci
strong.
FRrsH Mr,rs-Choice beef. hlndquarlcrs,
&c; forcquartcrs, iWhci second grade hind
| Hogs. 7ismsc,
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LONDON, May a. r. m.-The Bank Of
England gained C54Oo0 bullion ON balance
today. llar silver, t2d per ounce.
PAnis, May ii.-Thrcc per cent rcntos s2f,
52iso for the account
bank CLEAniSos.
Nrw YopK. MAY l4.-Clearings $40, 2iG, 3Gl;
balances, s7,e0oii9,
BosroN, Mas, May il.--Clcanngs, Si5,ssi,.
35i balances, 1886 ,2iO.
PmtAnELritA, Pa, May I.-Clcarings,
t0, gg,D32, balances, si,Sm,TC.
BAIrtMouI, Md. May H..-Cloarings, g..
ig7, AS. balances, $751;
Sc. Louis, Mo-, Nav i4.-Clearings 50, 2i1,
AZ; balances, si0O9la.
CmcAoo, H., May I.-Clcahngs were sii, =
$4,000.
NEw ORtr,Ss, la, May u-Clearings Of
the banks, a. g06,0ii.
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Mem YORK pv, Good. Market

ST.. LOWS, Mo-, May it.-wool-ouiet
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NFw YonK, May it.-The apparent de-
mand was light but through Office transao.
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Hands mud SHOCKS.

The following list Is corrected regularly,
and may be regarded as the latest quotations.
hank STOCKS,
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DAILY cor1nY afArrNrXr.

Import q " w. 90 Ma 7 u u ~ La y
RR M&LKh n, C.oSswR R2lKC.
s6MRHis KC M&BR a. a. (. NO. A
n H. iOi. steamers, ~. WILSON'S. 10, Total, 49,
bales
Exports N&CBR. 7sL&NR &C., c, o a
swR A. iolg T.. 500 7 Il H. iai. scnmcn
north 30 Total. egii laict
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amer Three Years.

AMER Three Years.
W. T. Walton, ofSpringheld, Tenn, says
81 have been suffering with neuralgia In tho
face and head, of aud on, for three years.
purchased box of DR.. Tanners lniaiit6lo
Neuralgia Cure, and took eight OF the pills
! have not felt any symptoms OF neuralgia
since. ltgivcs me pleasure 10 recommend It."
Ranrum Root Medicine Co., Manufacturers,
Nashville Tenn. 10 cents per box. Sold ut
Holsters drug store, 2s3 Main street.
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The spot market opened quiet aud closed
dull; mIddling 9ilc. Sales, 1900 bales.
Quotations were as follows; Ordinary,
7i3-ioc; good ordinary, spl0ci low mid
ding. ellie; midllIng 9,lci good mid.
ding, ib-i6c.
Futures opened quiet and steady, closed
very dull, NJ followSi May. 93i@0.S5
juno, 037N0ss; July, oi2@ot5; August
as26s0 q. September, D0DCg0iO October
s.se@ao; Noycmbo, s.si@ss5; December
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Spots opened quiet aud closed quiet and
steady, midllinr i0c. Sales ~ bales Quota.
lions were a. follows Ordinary, re;
good ordinary = iii0c. low middling,
oo-i0c middling. To-. good middling, i0Ac;
middling fair. 10 isi0c, fair, II oi0c.
fuiupa opcned steady aud closed dull.
A. iolloWs MAY. 9simpsG juno, ps7@ns 81
July, e@@pns August. i0.OJeiu.O7; Sep.
tcmbcr, 0.9gaoG'i October. Oii6l1t2, No
vcmber. 9SSH03ii December, 0.SlGpa5.
January, G4i@ni2; February, ol0@a.5O
March s.55@o.5s. Sales, 5000 bales.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 9 PER CENT, NEW YORK Elk
CHANGE 90 PREM, SELLING.
Cotton Quiet and Steady-Middling Cot
ton 9 e-lec-Sales Today, rs Bales
The Tone of the General Market
Steady--Meats Strong.

APprAL OFFICE
MONDAY EVENING May H. lsSs' !,
The demand for money is active ana sum
ciont TO absorb the supply, which is offered
nt current rates, per cent, The banks hold
nniie a lnrce snrnlns In reserve.
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TIME TABLES.
Chesapeake and Ohio Route.

Mississippi Valley Route H., N. y. n n. II. R.)
Leaves Arrivel
"Viclisburg Fx 900 am evicksburg Ex.. $50 pm
On. o. Fast Mail 1850 pm IN o. Fast Mail $50 am
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NEVER GROW WEARY.
Another Dull Day in the Session
of Congress.
No Important Business Touched
Political Debate-A stump
Speaker Excused.

WAsHIssToS. Ang. 2s-In the SEN
ate the resolution offered by Hoar
calling on the president for all CORES
pondence between the United States
and Great Britain in regard to the
fisheries troubles. together with the
amendment offered by Edmnnds. was
agreed To- The senate then proceeded
to consideration OF the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
Senator Allison said the total APP
propriations for the current fiscal year,
not including what are called perma-
nent appropriations. would amount to
S306 .00o ESQ; that. including perma-
nent appropriations, they woald
amount to S42l .000,o00. Theesiimated
revenue would be $ii0,00o.0O0. He
also furnished ii table to show that
the expenditure oil the government
for the four years of Cleyeland's 5 ad-
ministraticn would exceed by $aJ 600, :
COO the expenditures for four years OF
Garfield and Arthur's administration.
Hale commented on these figures by
a remark that thus one by one the IL
lusions about the economy oi the
present administration are falling
away.
After close of Wilson'S speech the
balance OF The afternoon was CON
sumed in a debate OF general politi-
cal nature, in which Hale. Beck and
Blackburn were the principal speakers,
Pending disposition OF the confer
ence report the senate went into secret
session and soon afterwards adjourned.
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A Horse, Cat. and lot Of Wise
Dogs About Watertewn.

Correspondence y. Y sun.
WATEnrows. Aug. Is-T. 4. Budd
Of Carthage Is the owner Of a mare
that has a wcl'-deveiopcd snake four
or five inches long in one Of her ewes.
The snake Is about as large round a.
Il hnrsehair and very active. II ~
held in a transparent sack which
covers nearly the whole Of the eve.
and which i filed with a iieht-c1l0rei
faii Before the snake vas discovered
the mares eve was haely iahamed.
Al traces of the soreness have nov
disappeared, and she suffers no in
convenience.
a farmer in the town 81 Rutland la.
a dog that carries the mail for lin
regularly. The fariHer's house stand~
nearly q quarter of a mile from the
main road. along which the mail stage
rolls every afternoon. The driver
brings the daily paper from the DO L
Office aHd throws them ofi az the eros -
roads. here be always finds the Go,
waiting fOF them. The dog has not
missed a mail for three months. and
during that time has not been re-
minded of bis dgty more than half a
dozen times lie seems & know the
right t3me. and Goes not waste his
time flirting ~ the corner
Charles bradshaw r. barrier ~ this
city, was uniB few days avo the
owner Ui a remarkably precoeiosis
spaniel. The animal hal beea taught
o that on The call a next b. wol4ld
junp iafo 8 chair. lay hi head haek
on the resi-. ciose his eyes. and
calmly submit 20 having hi tnurzIe
sell iathefed and wipea OF After
this be would jump down wiih the
iiveiiest mantle tations of fag and
F sati 8action \ Kingston man paid
s5ofor him
CAts as general thing do not ike
.water. even though they are good
swimmer 4 maa IN Caytoa has A
Maltese that Is an exception. This
animal takes q wsser even more
Kindly than a spaniel. He NIl go
+ into the ~afer oa fi- swn eceanrt.
and seem 10 enjoy it ; Fe.y. Ike 4
dog he All bring back 9 stick thraR n
In the Wafsr.
A man vho has been stoppire Al
Alexandra Eay i the ounsr cf . BIZ
( Newfoundland dog that T. tie con.
ssaui1u - bic childrea ia al theii
sp5rtf. aad particularly Nhen sheq 90
iaihing. When the ysnnT tsTs are j.
watef that y not h9sauG their deutf
lha dog Igtas IN taeir sport on e4aa
terms Bat Iel one 81 them Start 20
deep water Aai be instantly seires bin
b. the afsn snd brings hia cack. Tb
! ocg ofsce saved ter -yenr-nid IA
from alqFning.
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An Unknown Fish.


Eudge Heudcrsoa has ihe queeTest
<pecimen of the fiuny fribe at the
Agricultural Department which Eas
ever seen In Atlanta o. ans here else.
IL i eurisd up IN a big bottle az aleo-
h0l. ami vs. capt gred of Brunswick hY
NJ lanes Farrel who presented i 10
Commissioner Header on. An Old
fisherman. who has caught Oh sorts oi
ash in the Brunswsck waters for years
ua.t. saw th & he has never ssen any
thinr lke this specimen,
The Nsh j. abgUf tso feet in length
As thick as an ordinary shinc.e, and
about half as vide. q GDrsal hn ex-
tends frcm the back of the head
sfrsieht aown the haek % within q
few inches 81 the TAP Of tue tai, which
Is long. ycrv slender. and taper.
ike that Of large rat The
head + flat. ike the body, and Is ai
about fbe same ihicxnes-. IL 2.
ahaai three inches long. including tEs
mouth. shieh f- -aare.i Somewhat liEe
the heak uf E bird The uuGer la
yfoiects ahoas the eighth - an inei
bey oui The upper ana holds ai th'
fiu large. strong taNth. = hseh -talfi'
uurisAt IN fraft u tao large tesfh
ae5sG4 iag from flae uppar JaW. Their
are several very .maH teeth exien4iai
b.aek on both sides q tAe jaw-. Bn'
color q this quser Specimen Is a psi'
siiver. and s. Sc lies eolled Up in hi
perennial aleohoi bottle be pre- esnt
T the appearance of q bong, siim. .ickl'
rnsckefei, barring the head tai sn'
II
A rgfaheT d people looked 80 th
curiosity yestsF3ay. but uo.bsssy eSst
Tell O. shat -pecass u beronFsd, 20
bo.lg had ever seen anything Ike Il.
Wast i u
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THE E1ILI;OaDs WIN.


Iowa CITY. Ia, Arg- 81 Judge
Fairall to-day tile-i an opinion in the
case of the Iowa railways against the
Iowa railway canmi ,>ionerS. the te {
case being that of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific railway against the
commissioners 70 restrain them from
p4if.ng into effe the ,Ciied lie Of Fstes
prepared by the cammi ~siouers IN pur-
susnce OF the recent law of the Iowa
legislature A. TO the j-risGic non oi
the couft over the subject-matter oi
the action, this was "a taigci. on the
ground that bile the commissioner.
are authorized T. exerri,e discretion
in fixing rates, vet when they fix slch
rates - low that the earnings are too
los 10 ena5ie plaintiff 10 pay the ixe5
CHARGES snd operating expenses, then
their acts cegtrAvsne the spirit OF
tie tataie which fcqaires the charges
- he reasonable Ead Just. and j. IN
violation Of the constitutional pro-
visions which euIif.e the common
carrier 70 reward for his service
The court further hrtls that the title
Of authority 0i ieEi-aiioa j. hetEeen
rates which are compensatory 70 those
which are not. and vixen not > court
of eaaitg has authority 10 .nqalre suia
the matter.
TheeognmissieneTs a. oace appealed
10 the suure1ne court.
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HOUSE Proceedings.
Campaign Absentees-The Oklahoma
BiIf Discussed,

WAsHfSGroN, Aug. 22-The house
spent considerable time in debate over
the question n 10 whether a member
should be granted leave OF absence u
take part in the campaign. The que>-
tiOn came up on request for leave by
Grosvenor 20 speak in Maine. The re.
quest was finally granted.
Holman introduced a bill 10 suspend
all laws touching the disposal OF pub
lie lands. except the homestead law,
Referred
Mondays Record in the Bvaum-
Cannon controversy was corrected in
accordance aith the notes OF the Off
cial -tenOgFapher.
The house then went inte commit
tee OF the whole on the 0kiahoma bill
Pay.on of Illinois took the floor in
support Of his amendment requiring
that land thrown open to settlement
shall be dispo,ed Of by homestead
entry, and not sold by prc-emptiou. as
proposed by the bill, 30 as to secure
enough money for satisfaction Of
TIE Indians for the lands reiinquished
After some discussion the house ad-
iouruetl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-29
A PLAUSIBLE THEORY.
The Oceanic Chester Collision
Caused by Strong Tides.
Testimony of the oceanic's oasrer.
Tends to Throw Blame ON the
chester-Ladiow's Views.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 2S.-Gearse
Bridgett. second officer Of the steam
ship Oceanic, testified TO-DAY before
the naval committee appointed by the
British sice-cousul to investigate the
oceaniC-CheSter collision, that he blew
whistles signaling the City OF Chester
to siaTboard her helm. This signal
was repeated aud answered twice vet
the Chester apparently came on With
out altering her course. When the
vessels met. he, with four Chinese
sailors. launched boat and endeayor-
Ell TO save some OF the Chester's pas-
sengers. The boat was sunk however.
aud he was picked mp b. one ot the
oeeanic's crew When he FIRST saw
the Chester she was hall mile away.
going about eight knots an hour. lie
believed il the City of Chester had
starhoaraed her helm As signalcd. no
accident could have happened.
John Athias, Quartertnasier Of the
Oceanic. Robert Metson. carreuter
and Chief Engineer Alicn, of the
Oceanic, were also examined.
Second Engineer Brollv. who was i'm
charge OF the engines at the time of
the collision. introduced his time-card
in evidence. which showed the
Oceanic : engine had been going astern
for nearly two minutes before the ac-
cident occurred, and that the Oceanic
did not steam ahead 90 keep it, prov
ia the hold of the Chester.
Pilot iOuis Meyer, v no took charge
of the Oceanic at 3 O'Clock in the
morning Of the neei3ent thuught that
II each steamer compiled With the
signals 20 siarboard there could have
been TO collision. After the crash the
engines remained stationary. and
both steamers dFified together Till the
Chester went down. lie thought the
officers OF the Oceanic did all possible
to save the lives OF those on the Ches-
ter. He exonerated the Oceanic from
ali blame. as did Louis Ecker and
Thomas Mirk. engineers.
This competed the testimony be-
fore this court, which viii render de
cisiOn to-rgoFrow.
Before the local Inspectors this after
noon, NiCoH Ludlow. lighthouse in
specior, testified that he believed
strong tides caused the accident. and
he had seen els with helms hard to
starhoard thrown out ~ their course
by the current He in-tanced the
case OF the United States tender Ma
dTone, which had anexpeFieuce almost
similar TO the Che-ier's about four
months ago. He considered the place
dangerous Tor navigation. Adjourned.