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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
BRADSTREET AND DUN q CO.'S
REVIEW OF FINANCE AND
COMMERCE..
SMALLER VOLUME THIN EXPECTED.
In Wholesale Trade-Downward Ter
dency in Prices Continue-Moderate
Orders Reported From Wooden
Mil,s-Fair Holiday Trade.

New York, Dec. 1S-Bradsteet's to-
msrrow will say:
Wholesale trade continues of smaller
volume than expected, practically the
only activity in the wholesale lines be-
ing in groceries, candies, fruits and nuts.
The weather has interfered with season
able business, which at many centers is
smaller than in preceding year in that =
larger proportion of purchases are of a
cheap grade of goods. The downward
tendency of prices pointed out fortnight
ago is continued This includes quota
tons for hides, which caused boot and
shoe jobbers to restrict purchases antici-
pating cuts in prices of shoes. Steel
rails, billets and Bessemer pig iron and
cotton is lower, the last named on con-
fdence of larger crop than was ex-
pected. Print cloths, as product of
that STAPLE, and because of the large
stock of the same, is lower. Anthracite
coal, Indian corn, oats and petroleum are
steady or practically unchanged. Wheat
and rosin are higher. The dry goods
market is quiet for seasonable fabrics,
jobbers reporting only small record of
trade Wooden mills report a moderate
quantity of orders.
Exports of wheat -four included, from
both coasts of the United States this
week amount to 3,524,S26 bushels as
compared with 4,222OO0 bushels a week
ago, 2,5O6OO0 bushels in the correspond
ing week a year ago; 1854 600 bushels
in the week two years ago, 100000
bushels three years ago and as compared
with 4,247 900 bushels in the like week
of 1892 Exports of Indian corn from
both coasts continues heavy, aggregating
S,54i, 900 bushels last week, 2,o57, 600
bushels in the week year ago and an
average of about 100000 bushels each
in the corresponding weeks in three pre-
ceding years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
DUN & cos REVIEW.

New York, Dec lS.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow
will say
Cuban reports, unusual closeness Of
money in Germany and the decision that
there will be no action on the tariff at
this session have not really changed the
situation, but have made believe as if
they might change it. A Sudden demand
for god from Germany Just before the
close of the week is not unusual, nor
does it count for much. No facts, but
only desires or fears, have led some to
look for change of tariff before March
and considerable speculation based on
that idea has been arrested, but other
business is showing improvement The
holiday trade is generally large, though
at some points more confined to cheap
goods than usual and the influence of an
increase in the working force is felt in
other ways. But until the new year the
only material changes expected are such
as prepare for a large business next year.
In the iron and steel industries these
appear of the utmost importance. Elk
ports of cotton are naturally stimulated
by lower prices and with forced liquida-
ton of important speculative operations,
cotton has declined to 7.12c, recovering
to 7.19c. On July Is the price was lose.
Short crop stories raised it to S.STc on
September 10, and it has now gone back
to about the starting point. Receipts
from plantations continue heavy while
commercial stocks here and abroad are
only about as large as year ago, when
the movement had been 100000 bales
less. The demand for goods in this coun-
try falls below the inside production and
the market is weak in tone with prices Of
some jobbers' bleached goods sharply re-
duced.
The billet pool has practically dissolved
and sales are reported at $16 to SIT.
Bessemer pig and grey forge are shade
lower at Pittsburg, Virginia and Ala,
bama, q cents lower at the east and
with much uncertainty regarding great
changes in products. Very little is done
in finished products and generally at con-
cessions.
Wheat rose about &c Monday, but de-
clined still further and closed lie lower
for the week.
Failures have been 362 in the United
States against 3T7 last year and AZ IN
Canada against 20 last year,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A LITTLE SHORT, HIMSELF.
Frank Miles, Twenty Years a Trusted
Treasurer, is 100000 Shy.

Boston, Dec. 1S.-Frank G. Miles, for
more than twenty years trusted treas
urer of the Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust company, one of the oldest and
most conservative of Boston banks, is a
defaulterer for at least 100000. The
dcfalcation was discovered late this after
noon by the president and meeting of
the directors was called. After their
hurried consultation the following state
ment was given out:
To the Associated Press--The examin-
ing committee of the Boston Safe Deposit
and Trust company, finding deficit in
their securities, called upon the treasurer,
Frank G. Miles. for an explanation, when
he confessed that he had Incorporated
securities which may involve the cOmpa-
ny to the extent of some 5000 to $780,,
600. The company holds q responsible
bond of indemnity in the sum of $50, 600.
Mr.. Miles had no connection with the
safe deposit vaults of the company.
WILLIAM f. STONE, President.
The company has q capital of $1,000
600. Miles had full charge of cash de-
posts and securities belonging to the
company and those held as collateral for
loans, and it is from these securities that
he distracted those missing.
At late hour tonight the examining
committee was still in session trying to
ascertain if 100000 covered the entire
deficit
A warrant for Miles arrest will be is
sued tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A WELCOME WAR
The Sugar Trust and Coffee Combine
About to Lock Horns,

Toledo, O., Dec. 1S-The American
Sugar company, better known as tnc-,~u+
gar trust, has closed deal for 100
shares of stock of the Woolsen Spice com
pany of this city, being Acknowledgements
of it's total stock The price to be paid
is 81 ,265. 600.
The story of this gigantic transaction
is an interesting one. Some time age
the Arbuckles, the coffee kings"
branched out into the sugar business. A
large refinery was built in New York and
thereby the Arbuckles became the COM
petitors of the American Sugar Refining
company. The latter was not at all
pleased at what was considered an in
trusion. At first the refining company
offered to buy out the Arbuckle plant, 50
the story goes, but the latter refused.
Then the refining company concluded to
flank the movement of the Arbuckles and
hence this deal. Representatives of the
refining company opened negotiations
with two of the WooIsen people, who are
q very close second to the Arbuckles in
the coffee business. and Mr.. Lawrence
Newman, one of the largest shareholders
of the Woolsen Spice company, went to
New York to confer with the refining com
pany. He is there now, and has practi
cally closed the deal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
WITH HER HEAD CUT OPEN
4 Galveston Girl Found Dead-A Youn,
Boy Arrested.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 18.-SpeciaI.)-
Mary Falk, Is years of age, who lived
with tie family of Basil Stravinsky, se,.
ton of the aew Catholic cemetery, wa,
found about 10 o'clock this morning ON
the kitchen floor with her head cut open.
Stravinsky lives about half mile beyond
the Denver Resurvey and some Ave miles
from the center of the city. Mrs. Strs-
whisky and FER younger children were
in the city and Mr.. Stravinsky left the
house at 8 o'clock for the cemetery.
When he returned to the house shortly
after 10 O'Clock he found the girl dead
in the kitchen. All the front part Of her
head, extending from just below the mid
die of the forehead to the middle Of her
nose, had been torn out. Both eyes and
the upper part of her nose were gone,
the lower portion of her brain was laid
bare and the interior of the head was
exposed to view.
Mary Falk was born at Galveston. He.
mother is dead. Her father lives a,
Laredo. Mary lived with her father al
Laredo until September 1, when she Ne
turned to Galveston and was engaged
by Mr.. Stravinsky.
About o'clock this afternoon Sheriff
Thomas arrested James Louis Shepperd,
boy IL years old, on the charge Of
killing the girl. 1t was learned that the
girl was killed with double-barreled.
10-gauge shotgun, fired at close range.
TIE boy was committed to Jail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Action Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee Sent Prices Tumbling.

New York. Dec. 1S.-Bradstreet's re-
view Of the stock market will say tomor-
row:
Shortly after noon on Friday the mar
ket received a shock from the announce
ment that the senate foreign relations
committee had decided to report with ia
vorable recommendations Senator Cam
eron's resolution recognizing the indie
pendence of Cuba. Heavy liquidations
and marked declines ensued, the market
being apparently without support, save
from the buying to cover shorts. The
violence of the break and the attendant
circumstances recall the Venezuelan cpl
sode of last December and it would seem
that the street was to some extent inf1u-
enced by the memories of that occasion
and were thus disposed to exaggerate
the danger of the situation, either as re-
CARDS its political consequences or its
effect on prices, either here or in London.
Up to the moment that this development
appeared, sentiment was apparently
changing for the better and prices toward
less improvement, mainly on covering by
the short interest. Information from
Washington seemed to minimize the
chances Of anything being done there in
the Cuban matter prior to the recess of
congress. Indeed, the fact that the body
will suspend its session on next Tuesday
for an entire fortnight, coupled with adj
ditional indications that no important leg
islation can be carried through at the
short session, was received in Wall street
with evident signs of relief. Large spec
ulative interests undoubtedly took advan-
tage of the depressed state of the mar
ket early in the week and covered extern
sive short lines. The followers, who
were mainly recruited from among the
room traders, finding the market over
sold. supplied buying power which
caused the improvement already noted,
while bull pools in various special stocks
took advantage of the circumstances to
renew their activity, though the tendency
was all reversed, of course, by the sud
den change in the Cuban situation Fri
day.
In the street. while those considera-
tons carried weight they are less i'm.
portant than the fact that the bankers
and treasury report that London has been
doing nothing In our market, the arbi-
TRACE trading from day to day indicating
small measure of interest in Americans
there.
At the close on Friday there was con-
siderable anxiety as to the view which
the London market would take of the
latest developments in connection with
Cuba
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
COTTON MOyEME Vt.
Secretary Testers New Orleans Cotton
Exchange Statement

New Orleans, Dec. 1S.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Xxx
change statement, issued before the close
of business today, shows an increase in
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last year
in round figures of 81, 900 bales, a de-
crease under the same days year before
same DAYS in 1893 of $4,000 bales.
For the eighteen days of December the
totals show a gain over last year of 3D.
600 bales, n loss from the year before
of 81 900 bales. and from 1888 of 5000
bales For the 100 days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
of the 100 days of last year by 1.262,OO
bales. behind the same days year before
last $50, 900 bales, and ahead of the same
time in 1893 by $4,000 bales. The
amount brought into sight during the
310.314 bales for the seven days ending
this date last year, 497, 7S9 bales year
before last and 372,34O bales in 1893 and
for the eighteen days of December It has
been $685. bales against $40, 400 bales
last year, 1,245, 655 bales year before last
and 1923, $50 bales in 1893. These make
the total amount for the 100 days from
September 1 to date 5.6S5,0O0 bales
against 4,424, ITO bales last year; 6.247.
SSo DaleS year De1Ore IaSt anu f,oOl,I<o
bales same time in 1893.
The movement since September /
shows receipts at all United States ports
4.406357 bales against 3,052,864 last
year: 4,709,6S2 bales year before last and
3657.150 bales same time in 1893. Over
land across the Mississippi. Potomac and
Ohio rivers to northern mills and Canada
493.00S bales against 495.353 bales last
year, 1888 bales year before last and
511.51S bales same time in 1898: interior
stock in excess of September l, 42S.S93
bales against 533.271 bales last year,
494.S1S bales year before last and 391,-
S54 bales same time in 1898. Southern
mill takings. 357.642 bales against 342.-
600 bales last year. 326,490 bales year
before last and 290700 bales same time
in 1898. Foreign exports for the week
have been 2T7.374 bales against 136,9S1
bales last year. making the total thus far
for the seaaon 2 GAG OH bales AGAINST 1 1.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A JAILFUL OF CHINAMEN
At Ell Paso-They Tried to Smuggle
Themselves Into This Country.

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 1S.-(Special.) ,
selves across the river, several hundred
miles below FL Paso, and also crossed
the Mexican line in Arizona. ]. H. Be-
han, Chinese agent at this point, catches
bunch of the yellow kids" every day.
trying to pass through to New Orleans OF
San Francisco. Behan made haul to-
day. He found locked up in Southern
Pacific sleeper, six Cinnamon who had
struggled themselves into this country
and had no certificates. The county Jail
is full of Cinnamon who are in this conn
try in violation of the exclusion act.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
BIG MEETING IN ATLANTA.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 1S-Two thousand
people gathered at the court house tonight
to attend mass meeting in behalf OF
Cuba. The meeting was presided over
by Ex-Governor w. ]. Northen. and Al
bert n. Cox, Joseph n. Johnson, Jr., j.
b. Blackburn, Hamilton Douglass, I. b..
Fielder and Senior Gastaverti, Cuban
refugee spoke. No such enthusiasm was
ever witnessed in a public gathering here,
and volunteers could have been mustered
on the spot. A hundred Cuban men and
woman, chiefly those who had fed from
Cuba, attended and added the shout
Cuba libre" to the yels of the southern
ers.
Resolutions were adopted in favor of
Cuba's independence and condemning
the method of SPANS warfare.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

week. One week ago the Proctors had
their examining trial for the killing of
Aaron Crofton and Dink and VIII were
acquitted. Their examining trial for the
killing of Doc Crofton was set for today.
The mob numbered about 100 and did
their work quietly and with dispatch.
Will Proctor has been tried three times
for murder.
The bodies of the three Proctors were
removed to the court house this after
noon and a partial inquest was held by
the coroner, an adjournment being taken
to Monday. There seems to De general
feeling of censure for the mob in hanging
Dink Proctor. While he was always re-
garded as a-worthless sort of fellow, he
has never been accused of any serious
crime. 1t is thought that he should have
been allowed a trial.
Bill, his half brother, and his son Arch
were both unmarried, while Dink leaves
wife and three children. Bill Proctor
was conceded to be the worst man in the
county and was recognized as the leader
of gang of desperadoes who have kept
the Adairville district in a state of terror
for twenty years. He has four times
been on trial for his life, but each time
has managed to escape punishment at
the hands of the jury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
ALLEGED MALFEASANCE.

Albany, \. Y, Dec. 1S.-Mortimer Hen
bricks, bondholder Of the Manhattan
Railway company, today petitioned the
attorney general for the removal of the
officers and directors of the company, al
leging several fraudulent transactions.
The Manhattan Railway company con-
trolls all the elevated roads in New York
City, is capitalized at $70,OO0,OOO. Since
it absorbed rival railways the Manhattan
has regularly paid 6 per cent yearly on
all its stocks, in quarterly dividends of
l 1-2 per cent.
Hendricks holds that the officers and
directors are guilty of malfeasance in
office in continuing to declare dividends
on the capital stock which has not been
earned for the past two years, and for
filing with the board of railroad commits
sioners annual and quarterly reports,
showing surplus which is not actual.
He claims that instead of having an ac-
tut surplus the company is in debt and
that the petitioner believes that the CAPT.
tai of the company is impaired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

SS7,11S last year. or an increase Of l.
059.S30 bales. Northern mill takings
during the past seven days show de-
crease of 1928 bales compared with the
corresponding period last year and the
total takings since September l have de-
creased 1920 bales. The total takings of
mills north and south and Canada thus
far for the season have been 1,27O,S75
bales against 1854, $50 bales last year.
These include 9O6, 1873 bales by northern
spinners against 912.353 bales. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the number
of bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop the supply to date is 6OA,-
AS bales against 4,734,O6 bales last
year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
ARTILLERY FOR CUBA.

Little Rock, Ark. Dec. 1S.-Two car
loads of heavy artillery passed through
this city yesterday, going south over the
Iron Mountain. The cars came in from
the north on the east freight from Pop
lar Bluff, and were Immediately coupled
to the Texas fast freight and left for
Texarkana. The artillery was way-billed
from st. Louis, but an effort to learn
where the shipment originated and its
destination proved fruitless. The con-
ductor in charge of the train said that
the cars were billed to Texas port and
that the artillery WAS consigned to Gu
ban parties. but would not give their
names nor the port to which the cars were
destined. The conductor stated that the
arms were for the Cuban patriots.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
sHARKEY's CHRISTMAS MONEY.
He Jingles $500 Of the Purse in His
Pockets-The Balance Was Attached.

San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-Tom Sharkey,
the pugilist, is today jingling $500, the
proceeds of the purse awarded him after
his fight with Fitzsimmons. Sharkey
and his hacker, Dan Lynch, went to the
Anglo-C California bank today with a GER
tificate of deposit for $4,000. He was
informed that attachments aggregating
$500 had been filed against his certifi-
cate.
"All right" said Sharkey. Give me
the balance" which he received Sharkey
says he now wants another fight, prefer
ably with Maher.
The grand jury has decided to bring no
indictments against Sharkey, Fitzsim-
mons or their hackers for infringements
of the state law against prize fighting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
BRYAN GOING TO CHICAGO.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1S.-It was learned
this morning that William ]. Bryan will
leave here in day or two, intending to
90 to Chicago for a brief visit, arriving
there Monday morning.
BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD BOTH.
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The brief dispatch
from Lincoln, Neb., about the contem-
plated visit of Mr.. Bryan to this city
was confirmed here.
President-elect Mckinley will be in
Chicago Monday. but it is not likely he
will meet Mr.. Bryan. So far as now
known no reception is to be given Mr..
Bryan while here. His coming was
known to but few at this time, and a
public demonstration has not been sug-
Cested
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
FORCES ARB GATHERING IN SAN
ia CLARA TO MAKE AIDE
CISIVE STAND.
THREE Friends WAS SUCCESSFUL.
aAe Landed Her Large Load Of Supplies
Tuesday Night-Cuban Meetings Con-
tinue to Be Held in United
States Cities.

Havana, Dec. 18.-It Is now establish
ed beyond a doubt that the insurgents
are concentrating their forces in the
provinces of Santa Clara, with the inten-
tion of moving westward to Matanzas
and probably to Havana province.
The Spanish had an engagement near
the town of Santa Clara with 500 :asur-
gents. 1t is said the insurgents lost a
number killed and carried away thirty
wounded. The Spaniards had one killed
and seven wounded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
CHICAGO CUBAN MOVE.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The general commit
tee of 100 In charge of the work OF rails
ing funds in Chicago to help the Cuban
movement, held an executive meeting at
the Union League club this afternoon, at
which many speeches were made. and
resolutions passed in sympathy with the
Cuban cause.
Governor Upham Of Wisconsin, who
was present, made an enthusiastic ad-
dress in sympathy with the Cubans. .
letter was read from Tomas EstraH
Palma, president of the Cuban junta, e:
planning that men were not needed
badly as supplies. A local drug hou<
contributed 10000 grains of quinine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
LITTLE ROCK RESPONDS.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 18.-A largely
attended mass meeting, held here today,
at the Board of Trade hall, listened to
speeches by leading citizens on the Gu.
ban question. The meeting was attended
by men prominent in all branches OF bus
mess. The following resolution was
adopted:
"Resolyed, That we express our un-
qualified sympathy with the struggling
patriots and urge the immediate recogni-
ton of the Independence of the Cuban
republic by the United States.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A TRIPLE LYNCHING.
Three Brothers, Accused of Murder,
Were Visited in Jail by 100 Citizens.

Russellville, Ky, Dec. 1S.-Swaying to
and fro in the breeze half mile south
Of town, hanging to a little cedar tree,
are the bodies of Dink and Arch Proc
tor, and lying in the county jail here is
the dead body of Will Proctor.
AT 2 o'clock this morning a mob visited
the county Jail, and after battering the
door and forcing the jailor to give up the
keys, went to the cells of the Proctors.
The Oldest Will Proctor, cursed the mob
and was shot dead. The other two were
taken out and hanged.
Three weeks ago Arch Proctor stab
bed Aaron and Doc Crofton to death at
Adairville, this county. Aaron died i'm
mediately and his brother fingered for q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD BOTH.
WANTED FOR MURDER.

'Nacogdoches, Tex, Dec. Is. Especially
Sheriff A. ]. Sprodley captured last
night at Llama Mills, in this county,
Arthur Clark, who is wanted in De Soto
Parish, La, to answer the charge of as
sassination of George Bailey.
While Bailey was going through a cut
in the road. seated in his wagon, some-
one stood on the bank just over him and
with a shotgun blew his head off. Sheriff
Spradley secured description of the
party and was on the lookout for him.
Yesterday he heard that he was in the
outskirts of town and went in pursuit.
Both parties are negroes and a reward
by both the governor of Louisiana and
the sheriff of De Soto Parish is offered
for the apprehension of Clark.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
CUBAN MASS MEETING.

Columbus, o., Dec. 1S.-A mass meet
ing of citizens at the city hall tonight
to express sympathy with the Cuban in
surgents, WAS attended by about 1900
people. Resolutions were adopted urging
the president and congress to recognize
lection Of subscriptions to aid the Cubans
was authorized.