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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

New York. December @,--The cotton
market opened lower under nh unexpect-
edly full movement. but rallied Sharply
on covering by shorts on fears OF a bull
ish rcopenlng Of the Eng ism markets
Monday. Operators are estimating next
weeks port receipts at 10000. against
2ie bOi las, year. There has been very
little speculation in cotton owing to mis-
,,iylngs regarding the financial OUTLOOK.
The present situation ~ sun regarded
with satisfaction, and contributed 10
the general feeling OF caution now prev
alent Today's drmnasw grew chiefly out
" the fact that Local traders have over
sf.ld the N arltef
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
LIQUORS,

sehlita, quarts zee q BPp sf Ran
pnis 81. 60 per p hSs; s siloo; Dixie Pale.
quarts, q sly g. pints, $50, Weiss beer A2
S qua ease s''t two dozen in e ts;,on
HIGH VIZ BE- gsiion: finished gooo'
VILE WIEN Vine basis y.e?; straigh, bnurgvi
on NIX according TO age anu qua'''
s N Ia Xxx Do: Blended u.75gs.o'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
NEW Yol.IE FINANCES.


New York, December @.-The financier
s5vs. The week closes with the loans OF
The clearing house banks at their Lowest
azure the total, s7s. 5000. being D'oloen
rnae, the return made April q, when tn
loan item stood at $50, 1850. The I'M
usually heavy decrease CT sl,iSo.i@ In
49, for the week Just ended reflects
Nc contraction which the panic, Of ten
DAYS ago brought about; ana no, ne ~ o sas
s sus no. large. The shrinkRge from IN,
81 st polnt reached durng INC yeai
as,y,.I.er Il ever sl4 900 90. At bite time
ss.,opding the largest total OF loans IN me
h,sin,y Of tile clearing mouse tlicir g.
uosiis were f.n,S6;22 or more ta dsno ~
snd the excess reserve, 40 was "a soW M
1,ss the new bond issue, thereiore,
| lrrss n, a lime WHEN the excess res erve
81 aou,n 10 1850 coo, as against si5'ovavl
IS SO, Gov" he - PREVIOUS issue vas made. The
| ,Nannsi cash holdings of the banks az ths
.v .sao,t tinin ere oriy lil,fi2Vh whaen
IT ser Is lOc.0,o less than the amount
~ Ranks wh,n the last was made, anu
" me p specie held IL also sis.Qoe.ose less thar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
GRAIN AND HAY.

car load lots Job cars sai from no n,n per ~
es a charge from store t SalSge ono on oats anc
T fbs on bran, 2dSc per o's"e' VI
CORR Trn1,;RN-sacked $685.
BRAN-lgc NJ white 30a3lc; com
men snlGap aTEsgp coRN-7se per 100 ,sr ms mile
80. 5 8 o. ti@c.sSDy sd sH V texas $50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

u,as,,..- ms Tnl, Tina stock
uny Np.x teas "A " pen.
an, r,-. 2p 1913 ,lOf
aives a yoAriiugs ~ .'Vra ~
10. 80. -. 80. ia 1859 "A!
Market fair for cattle and calves. ana
well supplied with sheep and hogs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
RIO.

Hamburg, December 2s.-coffee uresu
lar, = pig advance; GALES 600.
The herald., 1895-08-11

Miss Carrie Polhamus of the Zlacs
second.
: Messrs. T. G. McConkey and. George
Meade acted as judges, Frank "a. Sargent
as starter and David SeamaIi a. time
keeper. Great credit is duo to Misses
Jessie Haight and Lena Poib anus for the
successful management of the affair.
This was indeed a novel aud exciting
entertainment, and was greatly appre-
ciated by all the visitors who remained
over from saturdays excursion to wit
ness the event.
San Diego is certainly doing herself
proud in establishing a reputation for
hospitality A free "trip onfthe bay to all
holding excursion tickets has been ar
ranged for today, and plans are already
being made for the next excursion
which will leave Los Angeles September
18th.
There are number of things that the
city fathers could do to enhance the
pleasure of a visit to this great city of
bay climate. among which is to put
up sign posts at the street corners. 1t is
extremely annoying for strangers to
spend half an hou- finding even promi-
nent business house. just because they
can't TEN where they are at.
The coast defense vessel Monterey ar
rived this morning from Callao. ana will
remain for few days. The officers are
stopping at Hotel del Coronado.
The herald., 1895-08-11
This Corn Is King

Samples OF corn OF giant species have
been obtained from Peru by the depart
ment of agriculture. The grains are four
times the size of those Of ordinary maize,
and Secretary Morton believes that the
plant may be turned to most valuable ac-
count IN this country. 1t is very prolific
and bears ears of huge dimensions. The
species is quite distinct from any known
in North America. and the name "zea
amylacea" has been given to it.
even for corn; hence the name "amy-
lacea." Already ten distinct varieties OF
the species have been ascertained. One
of them would probably be excellent for
canning. inasmuch as it contains an un-
usual percentage Of sugar. 1t has been
named Yea amylacea saccharata." I'm
doubtedly the species was derived from
the same source as the maize of the
United States. All known varieties of
this cereal. 1t It's believed, came original.
ly from the, yea tunicdta., or clothed"
corn, which still grows wild in Mexico.
Each grain on an ear OF this primitive
maize is inclosed in a little husk. 1t is
believed that the earliest homo Of the
maize plant was the highlands Of central
Mexico. The vegetable originated in
circumscribed locality, above $500 feet
elevation, north of the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec and south of the twenty-second
degree of north latitude, near the ancient
seat of the Maya tribes. The Mayas were
the first to cultivate it, and from them
the use of it spread north and south.
Probably corn was known all along the
Rio Grande by 700 A. d. Three hundred
years later it had reached the coast of
Maine. In Peru the Incas grew it before
the year 700. The tombs of ancient Pc
ruvians are commonly found to contain
maize. They built great irrigation works
to help the cultivation of corn.-St. Louis
Globe Dem ocrat.
The herald., 1895-08-11
Arlington Personals

George G. Clark and wife OF San Fra n
cisco, Mr.. Clark is connected with Wells
Fargo.
Mrs. Cousens and Miss Cousens of Red
lands have taken apartments and con-
template staying at the coast two months
Mrs. Fred Harvey, wife of the owner OF
the hotel and eating houses of the Santa
Fe railway system. mpanied by Mrs.
Ford Harvey and child, and the NJ sses
Mary and Sypil Harvey, have taken
apartments for tho remainder Of the sum-
mer. They registered from Leaven-
Mrs. NJ. l.. Carhart and the Misses NJ
l.. and II. r. Carhart of Burbank are
here for long stay.
DR., Nagel and family of New South
Wales are here and intend staying some
time.
Mrs. p. Morrill,, San Francisco, Miss
Morrill,, Miss Grace Morrill,, are here fol
a prolonged stay.
Dr.. S. ". Dennis. San Francisco;' II.
Livingstone, Center: Miss f. r. Innes
Miss S. W. Innes, New York. have re-
turned from visit to San Diego and
have again taken their apartments at the
Arlington.
j. b. Joyanze, San Francisco: Edward
Hildreth, wife and maid. and DR.. M. A..
Gilmore Of Los Angeles are here on tn cir
way to Mr.. Hildreth's ranch in Monte.
cito.
Mrs. V. H. Smith, Miss Ada Smith, H.
L. Smith, Philadelphia; B. S. Hubbard,
San Francisco; D. L. Warnock, Chicago,
are recent arrivals.
The management have Just finished
building q private banquet room. The
frescoers will commence on it Monday.
1t is something that has been long needed
for this hotel.
A. G. Well, general superintendent of
the Atlantic ana Pacific railroad, has
arrived here in his private car. The
gentleman will probably leave today for
Albuq uerque, n. M, but his family will
remain in this city until the end of the
season.
W. l.. Watts, one Of the force in the
employ OF the state mlneralogist. ha 8
lust com pleted careful investigation oi
the Summerland oil wells. He an
nounced that an extensive development
will provs valuable, while substantial
mineral discoveries in other parts are
destined to vastly enhance the prospects
of this county.
Hotel Arrivals
The Commercial has changed its name
to Hotel Mascarel, in honor of the owner,
Jose Mascarel of Los Angeles, for the
reason that Proprietor W. S. Low con-
sidered the former name too narrow for
nlhouse that offers all accommodations to
The herald., 1895-08-11

tourists as we'll as travelling men. The
following list IS copied from the register:
J. II. II. Matram, I. J. Brown. Los An.
geles; J. I. Dohrmsnn. H. II. Hisford.
F. S. Hall. San Francisco; A. H. Jar
man. San Jose: G. f. Thurlnond, Carp;
J. l.. Donahue. r. b. JAmjson. John
Brown, Santa Ynez; J.. II. Jamison:
Dos Pueblos Charles Campbell. George
L. Coiburn, ". Anderson, San Francisco;
Mrs. Ide Weltse. A. Adams. Santa
Paula; J. II. Stevens, c. A. Garfield.
J. A. Eastliok Il. Hanet. Los Angeles;
j. Elster. San Diego w. $. Harmon, San
Luis Obispo; .. +. Hardy, Ontario; H.
Murray. Chicago; T. Mattel. Los Olivos;
f. f. Gardner. II. II. Hosford. G. Cranx.
San Jose; Mrs. f. A. Morlarty ana
daughter, Miss Minnie Mayer. Rico, Colo. /;
J. Bensie, Oakland; James Campbell,
Edgar Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. s. n. Stoyso.
son ana daughter, Mon.scito; S. n.
McCallum. wife and two children. Los
Angeles; A. NJ. Leach. Jack d. Hulberth,
Los Angeles; Il. F. Dugan, Visalia; E.
b. Clark. Santa Ynez; II. II. Hartley
and wife. Los Olivos John l.. Dryer,
Miss Kate Dryer. Santa Ana, A. w.
Stephen, G. O. Rich. ID. W. Hudson
Los Angeles; Charles Hackney, San
Bernardino: Mrs. Holmes. Lompoc;
Alex Nicholson. Carpinteria.
The herald., 1895-08-11

on the whole. there promises to be as
much to see as when the whale was ere.
Personal
Miss Douglass and Miss Frank Philips
of Los Angeles are here.
Potter Soden and wife, Lizzie A. Svdsn
and John W. Soden of Kansas City are at
the Arcadia.
Mrs. Eleta Dswey and Miss Dewey of
Chicago are late arrivals at the Arcadia
Mrs. W. Bustwell of Monrovia is here.
B. X. Holloway and wife are here from
Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald and Miss
Mcdonald of Pasadena are at the Jack.
son.
quite i'll with nervous prostration, Is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Orzo W. Chids of Los Angeles.
who has been confined to her room at the
Arcadia with severe cold for the last
week. is convalescent.
Mrs. Charles J. Robinson OF San Mateo
and Miss Laura ]. Robinson OF San Fran-
cisco are at the jackson.
John 0. Miller of Bakersfield is visiting
here. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Reeves. Mrs.
Truman Reeves and Miss Clara b. Reeves
of San Bernardino are at the Jackson.
C. Ii. Haskins OF Folsom is here.
Maize of Los Angeles were here yesterday.
G. W. Carlton and wife OF Pomona are
at the Arcadia.
A. D. Fish and wife of bakersfield are
late arrivals here.
DR.. E. c. Buell. of Los Angeles is here:
Mrs. Caroline Tilly and A. Il. Ladd
were married this week at the home of
Mrs. NJ. L. Cleveland on Third street.
Tney left Immediately after the cere-
mony for Coronado beach and Mexico.
Mrs. NJ. w. Tardnern will visit In Colo
RADIO and other eastern points next week.
Mrs. W. s. Vineyard entertains Mrs.
W. NJ. Chareldon next week.
Mrs. W. II. Dow and Miss Dow will
leave for visit in New York next week.
Mrs. l.. Dunham and TWO daughters of
Hanford are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Miss Agnes Petrie is visiting Mrs. II.
f. Rile.
Dr.. Henderson aad wife of Cotton are
spending few weeks here.
Attorney Fred II. Taft is in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Clinton Ollie of Third street is
entertaining Miss Bertha Truax of Long
Beach.
NV. 7. GiIlis. formerly of this city but
now of Redlands, visited his old home
this week,
W. r. Carnes arrived from Catalina to-
day and the party will spend several
days as Mrs. Coleman's guests at the
b. X. Coffman OF Chicago is at the
Arcadia.
Chris weisenbach of San Francisco is
at the Arcadia.
The herald., 1895-08-11
SANTA BARBARA HAPPENINGS

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 10.-Beau-
tiful scenes. endless amusement, peace
and quiet greet the midsummer visitor in
the Channel city. Two daily trains and
steamer every afternoon or evening con-
tinue to bring numbers of people for a
several weeks outing in this vicinity.
Not few visitors come by the narrow
gauge railway to Los Olivos and thence
to tho county seat by the two daily
stages. one travelling through the sublime
Gaviota pass and along the coast. the
other driving over the Santa Ynez noun
tains on a most romantic road. Judging
by the nultitudes OF our guests and the
distances some of them have covered to
reach here, it would hardly seem that
Santa Barbara is isolated from the outside
world.
The recent excursion was SO we'll pat.
ronized that the Southern Pacific com.
pany have determined to hold another on
September 9th. As Admission day falls
on that date the local parlors of Native
Sons at THURSDAYS meeting considered
the advisability Of arranging for cele-
bration. but while the boys are willing
to cooperate with citizens tor the proper
entertainment of the excursionists, they
feel that they would antayonize San Di.
ego by a celebration in this city, as the
former has secured the Admission day
observance for Southern California, anu
Native Sons are expected to 60 there.
The Ojai being the best health resort in
the state we must admit the following
from the O;ai, q bright journal published
at that point, to emanate from good au-
yhority: The Southern Pacitic's excursion
from the southern counties to Santa Bar
bara was fattering success. Perhaps
100 strangers visited the city. many Of
them still lingering in the place. They
were SO wall pleased with the city and
the royal reception extended to them by
the citizens that they have been loud in
their praises-and Santa Barbara has had
a profitable advertisement. Santa Bar
bara only needs to be known to be appre-
ciated..
At this time the summer residents seem
to regard the hot springs as the greatest
attraction. Every day many drive
through the Montecito valley and up the
mountain grade to the springs, where
they find the accommodations of first
class hotel. we'll equipped facilities for
baths and glorious views of the islands,
ocean, valleys and city. These springs
possess excellent medicinal properties,
the rare atmosphere is wholesome. board
and the entire management is in the
hands of that capable lady, Mrs. Jennie
Kimberly The Herald carrier pigeon,
however, missed connections today, and
the list of arrivals at the springs failed to
arrive.
The herald., 1895-08-11
Come Seven, the riagic Words

A man walked into downtown res
taurant the other day, where negro wait
ers are employed. 1t was after the Eush
hours, and five walters stood In corner
of the dining room engaged in an ami
mated discussion OF crap game.
The customer tried several times to at.
tract the attention of the walters. He
first coughed then raped the table. and
then whistled Finally, says the Even
ing Sun, becoming desperate, he snapped
his fingers loudly and cried:
"Come seyen!''
In an instant the five walters we're BY
his side ready to execute his order.
The herald., 1895-08-11
II Saves Children

Last summer we had a child suffering
from bloody hux. when we came into
possession of small bottle OF Chamber
iain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. | gave some of it 10 the child ac
cording to directions. 1t afforded almost
instant relief and effected permanent
cure. I can cheerfullv recommend it
Geo. Jenkins, Cedar Creek, Taney CO.,
Mo. For sale by Off & Vaughn, Fourth
and Spring, c. +. Heinzeman, 222 y
Main ST
The herald., 1895-08-11

of the Maccabees, and for the benefit OF
that organization.
Mrs. Phebe Harmon is spending the
summer here with her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Montgomery.
Ben Duncan. wife and two children
were at the Seaside Inn this week.
j. W. Meek of Los Angeles was down
here for day. He likes Long Beach so
well that he will return soon and stay
month.
The herald., 1895-08-11
What's the Use

What's the use of talking of sighing
a. When the meadow shows its green
When the ripple's on the river
And the lilies loll and lean?
What's the use of talking of sighing
When the lark is in the loan,
And the morning glory's climbing
Up the garden gate at home?
What's the use to talk OF signing
When the rose is sweet with dew,
When the mocking bird is singing
And the violet is blue?
Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1895-08-11
Terminal Island, Los Angeles Terminal
oil

Sunday trains leave Los Angeles at s.
9:O5 q. M, :05. 5:l5 p. m. Last train
leaves island at 6:45 p. m. Venetian lady
orchestra will play all day at pavilion.
Best bathing on the coast. Good meals
at reasonable prices at the pavilion.
Rowing and sailboats at reasonable rates.
Round trip, so cents.
The herald., 1895-08-11
paJace in the Skies

Is the new term for Echo Mountain
house. Mt. Lowe railway connects this
house with the Terminal and Santa Fe
trains. See Mount Lowe railway tim
table this paper.
The herald., 1895-08-11

A.A. Eckstrom of 324 s. Spring ST.. is where
you want to go looking for good wall paper at
he right price,
The herald., 1895-08-11

For good table claret try our Sonoma
Zinfandel SOC per gallon. 7. vache u
Co., Commercial ana Alameda. Tel. 300.
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
A Meeting with webster,

Sergeant-at-Arms Bright was heard TO
say 81 shall never forget the first time /
saw Webster. IL was at the Astor House. in
New York. / was but a boy, and bad gone
to the city with my father. / was going
down the old steps that used to lead ont on
Broadway, when felt singing blow upon
my shoulder from whip or cane. Boylike,
/ was mad all over in instant, and
whirled around TO see who had struck me.
On the top step was man about six feet
tall, as slim IS ramrod, and holding in his
hand small bamboo cane, such as were
commonly carried in those days. / knew
instinctively that he had hit me, and
started mp the steps to have it out with him.
/ instantly planned the whole fight, and
thought that the best way to get even with
him would be to tackle him about the mid
die, and Try to break him in two.
Just before | reached himtI saw another
man by his side, whose glance so fascinated
me that j forgot all about he blow that
had received. The man had large, luslrous
eyes that charmed me as snake charms q
blrd. / could do nothing but stand there
and look at him. | learned afterward that
it was Webster and that the man who tap
ped me with mis- cane was Thurlow Weed.
The latter had supposed, which was true,
that ] was the son Of Judge Bright, and he
had stopped me TO ask me if my father was
in town, as he wanted to see him. / saw
Webster frequently aiterwaId, but / never
forgot the incidents of my first meeting"
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
Aboriginal Trade.
fNeD York Times.

The aboriginal trade in America must
have been extensive Mr.. Cbas p Thurs
ton, describing the remainso Of the old graves
of Indians near the Nashville of to-day,
shows intercourse or commercial relations
with the tribes of distant sections" Here
was found copper coming from Lake Supe-
rior There were shells, undoubtedly brought
from The Atlantic seaboard. The coal region
supplied the material for ornaments. camel
coal being selected. The Indians used hem
attic, with quartz, stealite, syenite, slate,
obsidan. catlinite. Obsidian could hardly
have come anywhere but from Mexico.
Catlinite soft, red stone peculiarly adapt
ell for pipe bowls and for ornaments, must
have come from the Minnesota country and
objects of catlinite are found in New Eng
land. Vast stores OF marine shells have
been taken from the prehistoric cemeteries
Of Tennessee. Pottery that has all appear
ance of having been made at the junction
of the Ohio and Mississippi is found in Ar
kansas, Missouri ard Tennessee. Mr. Thurs
ton writes that there is but little doubt
that the native raiders came from an
ancient focus of the pottery district" The
rivers then allowed transportation by means
of canoes There may have been then other
Trentons, using water carriage for the carry
ing of their fictile wares, in an unknown
past.
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
A ROLL OF HONOR.
The Humiliating Defeat OF Trying to Prove
Wholesale Fraud In the Pension List.


The Humfliatfng Defeat OF Trying to Prove
Wholesale Fraud In the Pension List
boston Adrerfiser.l
When the present Administration began
its work of hunting down the pension
frauds the Special Examiners Division " of
the Pension Office was detailed to do the
greater part of the work. The sum of
100000 had been appropriated for the work
of this division and about 55 special exam
liners were instructed to examine every case
thoroughly for the purpose of discovering
any suspicious circumstance in connection
with the application for the proof OF, or
the allotment Of pension. The scrutiny
seems to have been reasonably close and
rigid. At all events, nearly 5000 cases,
4 ,765 to be exact, were picked out as justi-
flying a suspicion of fraud of some kind.
Even if all of these cases had been fraudu-
lent, the fact would have remained that out
of more than ], $50, 900 pension cases these %
Examiners, with an appropriation of S4OO,OO0
to aid them in their work, discovered less
than 40 of per cent of pension cases TO be
fraudulent. Considering the sweeping char
acter of the charges made the result would
have been to show that The indictment OF
the pensioners, while in some measure iusti-
fable, was at all events, somewhat eXag-
gerated and unduly pes imisic.
However, as it proved, most of the 4 ,76o
cases selected by the Examr ers as likely to
prove fraudulent justified no such suspicion
1t was easy enough for the Examiners to
charge fraud and to recommend the suspen-
sion OF pension payments in such cases; but
when thorough investigation was made 1T
was discovered that in about every case there
was little good reason to charge the pensioner
or applicant with wrong doing This APP
pears from the report of the Pension Office
there given are worthy OF the best attention
of those who have denounced the pension
system as a gigantic fraud.
Out Of the 4, e65 cases selected as fraudu-
lent by the Pension Examiners, cow ctoDs
resulted in less than 300, and of the p, rSons
convicted 90 were notaries and executing
officers, 30 were attorneys and sub-agents,
and 81 were witnesses and other persons
not pensioners. There were also found 1S
fraudulent impersonators of claimants and
pensioners, and IL impostors. But of SOL
diers and widows, of pensioners or appli
cants for pensions, only 80 were discovered
to be guilty of fraud upon the Government.
Dat of more than 1,250,000 pensioners or
applicants for pensions, less than 40 were
canvicted of fraud by this force OF 50 Special
Examiners, aided by liberal apprO iIriation.
II, us President Cleveland asserted. there
are thousands of fraudulent pensioners; II,
other Democratic leaders insist, the pen
sion system were thing of mere spells and
plHnder, what will it cost to find out the
remaining frauds at the present cost Of $!0,-
600 each fraudulent p nsiODer discovered?
The National tribune., 1895-01-03
Power from Cataracis.
lcincinnud Ga=ette.I

A remarkable feature in connection with
the lighting of Chamber a town near LYONS,
France, is the hight OF he waterfalls from
which water-power furnishing 2000-horse
power is taken. The falls On the Isere
River are II miles from the town, and fur
nish head Of over 1900 feet. The turbines
DIVE seven 100 kilowatt altcrnators, the
station being 5000 volts pressure. AT the
distributing points this pressure is reduced
by snb-staiion transformers TO ITO volts for
supply. Another case IN which the water
power is being used in Europe is near Fume,
IN Australia where 450-horse power is taken
from the Burrida, and the pressure is 1900
colts. the current being used to drive mIlIs
n; two and half and ak miles, respectively.
Norton Bros, of haywood, H., are using
in their TIM plate factory an electric locomo-
tive deriving its propelling power from n stOr-
ace battery. The locomotive is five feet in
length, 30 inebcs'in width and IA inches in
bisiIt. It's weight is about 5000 pounds.
The battery consists of "a chloride cells, and
i charged on the premises from generator,
which is also used for supply power to motors
running machines in various portions OF the
plant. The locomotive has displaced hand
labor in pulling small cars loaded with TIM
plate from one part OF the factory to another.
The plant consists Of a number of detached
buildings and the magnitude of the operations
compelled the adoption of some sort OF ME-
chancal power in transferring the heavy ma
teral between the several departments.