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gtnamc1al.
speculation Was in the Main Strong on the


 Exchange.
 New York, Feb. 13.-Speculation at the stock exchange was in the main strong to-day. At intervals, however, the market reflected the recent heavy liquidations and more especially in the case of Sugar, which Jagged through out. The opening was strong, London having turned up asa buyer. of St. Paul and Louisville and Nashville, the re- cent favorable traffic returns of these companies having stimulated foreign purchases. The main factors at work, | however, were first the general belief that matters are So shaping themselves i that an early and arnicable settlement of the Venezuelan question is likely and second the heavy receipts of gold at 1 the sub-treasury, which is steadily bringing the gold reserve up to the tra- | ditional one hundred million mark. | Rumofs from Washington that the senate free silver amendment to the ! bond bill will be defeated by a big ma- I jority in the house tomorrow contrib uted to the good feeling. Minor causes at work in favor of higher prices were the refusal of Attorney General Ham cock of New York to bring an action against the Central Trust company in the matter of the reorganizatiar of the Chicago Gas company and the splendid exhibit of the American Tobacco com pany for the year. Tobacco was the special feature and bounded up from a1 Aa r yl,,ov to S014 and a recovery to S2A. Chicago Gas opened 11s higher at 66B on the Hancock decision and then rose to 6SA on covering of shorts and buying for the long account. Sugar closed IS higher at 112@, after selling at 111B@ 112% The advance in refined had but little influence and the stock was less active than of late. General Electric was stronger and rose to 32M on re- ports that the Metropolitan Traction had adopted the company's underground trolley system.
 In the railway group Louisville and Nashville, the grangers, Manhattan, Reading, Jersey Central, Big Four and Kansas and Texas preferred were most prominent The rise in the railway list ranged from F to 3ss per cent. At one time Missouri Pacific broke from 24A to 291s and recovered to PAS. This break led to selling of Western Union and Manhattan.
 In the last hour, however, when Chi cago Gas bounded up to 6SA the whole market improved and the prominent is- sues sold at the best figures of the day. Speculation closed strong with prices from 4 to 3as per cent. higher on ths day.
 Bonds were strong. The sales footed up s1, 900.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported By Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
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MOUNTAIN WHIsKEY.
The Moonshiners Honestly Believe That They Are Morally Right.
 yFrom Lippincotts Magazlne.)

The Moonshiners Honestly Believe That
 They Are Morally Right.
 yFrom Lippincotts Magazlne.l
 When the excise act of 1791 made their industry illegal, the mountaineers were already people separate and apart. insulated by their manners, GUS toms and encompassments from their more prosperous neighbors in the fer tile valleys. Hence they were enabled to ignore the law, and for more than half a century they were practically unmolested in the exercise of what came to be considered an inalienable right The moral effect upon the peo- pie of this long period of immunity can scarcely be estimated. To the moun- taineer, turning his corn into whiskey seems as natural and right as changing his apples into cider does to the north ern owner of orchards. From his re- stricted point of view, the tax on the manufacture of spirituous liquors is a thing aceursed--an unjust measure di- rected against his inherent right to do what he will with his own. For this cause it is next to impossible to con- vince him that an infraction of the rev enue laws is thing intrinsically wrong, he is not sufficiently in touch with modern civilization or the body polite to realize his moral obligations as a citizen.
 Moreover, aside from his convictions | in the matter, his temptations to be- | come a law-breaker are very consider able. In addition to the fact that he cannot market his crop in it's natural state-a condition which puts him at once in the very forefront of the battle | in the struggle for existence-he is usually remote from towns, and so un- able to procure even the small alcoholic basis needed for the simple remedies which he compounds from the roots and herbs of his native forests. A tri- fling need, one may say, yet sickness is a mighty lever; and since the penalties imposed by law extend to the carrier oi untaxed liquor, many a mountainee,
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has been led into wrong-doing by mo- lives which were quite the reverse of criminal.
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LABOR or LOVE.


puckncr Orphan Homo in Need Of More
Fruit Trees.
For The Fest
Dallas, Texas. February l2.-Thc State
Horticultural society ~ the annual meet
lax in Houston during July, 1891, APP
pointed a committee to select kinds and
varieties OF fruits. and solicit donations
from the hortiCulturists ut trees. plants,
gCtds. Ute, necessary FOR the planting =
Au orchard and vineyard which would
nloet tho needs of this institution. At the
annual meeting Of the society held TN
Bowie last August this committee WAS
continued, - ". kirkpatrick and &.
FAlkucr Nisited the orphans Home dur
inc January and as a result of their in
NcstiEaHou there is room for 2NN fruit
letter from Mr Buckner he SAYS
"Of trees, We would love to have So
Japan rcrsimmons aud the remainder di-
Ntied between peach apple aud plun' We
could usc u Few hundred California fruit
and lowering shrubs We are also pre-
pared TO cnre for towering plants, both
In and on, 90 doors
Tho pr mp, and cheerful donations by
tho nurscrNmcu 'f Texas during the Win
ter OF lNnth CpcOUrorts the committee
10 ask trrthrr donations 10 complete the
orchard as above Indicated.
All contributors will rl'lsc shiN at once
by express tn OrphuuS' n me. Win dallas.
and notify W. H0wcu OF Dlllas thu
numhcr and Kinds e trees ,tc., donated.
This vs. % labor of love. m tho interest NJ
hnmaVjtV, and VIII add ulcH surc and COM
folt ~ tho hundreds of oruhnuS who have
found HON" ~ his institution
J V - W'N D,'i-
y. W. Nirkp1t'lrN Mckinney.
&, FAliSurr Waco.
Fnr tha Committee
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DR.. REA,

CELEBRATED SPECIALIST, Prcsiden.
of the SOUTHERN MEDICAL AND SUR.
GlCAL INSTITUTE. LOUISVILLE. KY,
ef tho established branch. MASON
HLocK. HOUSTON. TEXAs. DAYS.
.HURSnAN, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
ouly OF each week, these days being de-
voiced exclusively 10 ofd,o work.
pr Rca has no superior In diagnosing
ana treating Diseases and Delormitlos
lie Will give So for any case tina; he can
nvi Ten THO disease ami where located in
Treats an Curablc Medical ana Surgical
Diseases, Acute aud Chronic Catnrrh. bis,
,uSes ol "a" EN-. Ear. Nose. Throat and
Lungs, nNsNepsia, Rright's Disease, Dia,
lthtumausm. chronic Female ana sexual
Diseases, Neuralgia, Sciaticn. Dizsness
9nd an WaS,ius Diseases in Adults. nc.
lnrWittcS, club Feet, Curvature 81 The
some, Diseases Of the Brain Paralysis
Heart Diseases. FczcmR Naiicocrle IN
liNirogclr rropnyly treated. Cancers, ma.
niors, Ncus WrtAmarks, Rel Nose and
SUI erilu2us Hair on the Face or Neck re.
uoye0, EpiltrssN. or tits' cured YOUNG
MlnpLE-AGEp and OLD. single OF
/ hurried men; and all who suffer with
! Lost MANHOOD. Nervous Dehihi,
: Srcrma,9rrheo. Semlnal Losses, seAdai
SNnted Development, Lack OF Eucra \.
Inn oNcrishca Blood. rimplcs. Impri'
| m,rts to Marr3se also Blood ana sl>,n
! Diseases, syphilis, Eruptions. Hair Fall.
! ing. Bone Pains. Swcllings. Sore Throat.
! Ulcers, EFFECTS of Mercury. kidney and
! RlNddtr Troubles. Weak Back. burnir.
| Urine. lncoutluencc, Gonorrhea. elect
/ Suictre-roCeiVc searching treatment
| prompt relief and cure for life. Roth
/ SEXES treated contidcntially and privately
PILES, fistula, F,ssure and Runtiirr
3 cured 10y out new methods
Wond rtul cures effected through cor.
! resi- ondeOce. Write fun statement az
l Your case enclosing stamps 10 Insure -.
| ply otroo hours 10 10 l. Il. m. , to n.
m, SUi day, 10 to - i. m -
Constipation In German and Enslist
/ free. can or address
49, w; y, REA NJ. d.
Mason Block. houston, Texas.
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l1'svlcr MAuoNry,s COURT.

The following criminal proceedings were
had before Justice J, r Mahoney yester-
day
Whl Rock. disturbing the peace; guilty
and nucd 81 aud costs
faunic kimhRll. disturbing the peace
guilty and uucd s. and costs.
Eauuia kimhAl abusive language;
guilty and uucd SO and costs
IN the afternoon the case of c. LEROY
Spcre rs Morris Harrison was ON trial
Siorc sues tur the possession OF n bicycle
which WAS his property and which had
hcen stoleu from him When lie found
It the wheel WAS TN the possession OF Has
rison. Harrison proved that ne had pur-
chased tho wheel from paw nhroker.
Justice MahoucN took The case under adj
Nisrmeut The wheel was produced In
court IN evidence
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rus DISCOVERY SAVED MS LIFE

Nr C. Calnoucttc. aruggist. ncaNers-
willie. IN. says "go DE l>ihG's Now DIS.
ro,cr / owe my lite, Was taken with "a
eriurc and tried AL the physcnus cor
M lcs about, brt OF ne avail and was
lir h ne's Sew Discovery IN my stor, /
seat gor hottie and began its use and
from the mrs. dose began to gct hotter.
hud atter uslng three bottles wus ,tp ana
about again. Il ia worth it's No .gh' ia
gold we WON'T keep store OF house Win.
out a." Get a rrco tinl Mt t., \ kics-
liug'a drug store.
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Tho lrcn Mountain railroad comes along
with u very finely ongr,Ncd calendar cu
at,iI hoard, tuN tug every one q "stces"
for the Iron Mountain route The Suhlcct
OF the tlustratcu is premium Texas
= eer ana .nri ally Il may "a mcltionel
that ihc Iron Mountain transports hl'u -
marbt, here TN first class order whle
passengers selecting this old-csiablishcI
Southern route ana u smooth track, COM
Portable equipment and rapid service as
tho daily feature Of travel over tho Iron
Mountain.
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THE CITY.

Tho Post n delivered to any part Of tho
city 10y carriers At Sl0U per month; three
yisc0
Mr.. Theodore Bcrirg has charge OF tins
city Circulation and collecting.
No ORDERS for goods" etc. arc givrr-
by the management, and none viii be- ac-
ceptcd IN payment OF orrlce bills
Subscribers failing 70 receive tho paper
regularly Will plcase notify tho Office
promptly, Every suhscribcrs paper Is cx-
rccted to DO delivered not is,ar than $50
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c1vlL. INSTRUCT corRr.

In tho civil district court yesterday.
Hon. sam IL, Brashoar presiding. the case
OF Rampc \ M0honcy rs. J. 7 Mason
was called Cor trial aud Is now occupying
the attention ~ The court
In the case ~ Mamie l.. Eichols ct al ".
:. y Smith, u postpoaVment Was taken
Nntn Friday, The testimony has not hecn
concluded. hut as several attorneys inter-
cstcd IN the case wcro compelled TO appear
Yesterday before the higher courts on
appeal cases further progress Was do
laNVu.
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FOSTERS LOCAL, FORECASTS

~ NV y Is0TV NI4 FVTtTsV NJ T y
The storm waves win reach this meridian
mud tho other chaugcs VIII occur ut and
Within loO miles Of Houston within twenty
four hours ol S D. III. OF the dates given
below
February q--ChanEcnblc.
February lp-Cool"t
February Ne cool
February T. ModorRtiug.
FrbfitrV iS-.M hrmcr
F,hsuatN n Thrcntrniuio
February iJ-C hAngcAhlc.
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TO THE PEN FOR LIFE.
Qnick Trial on a Charge of Criminal
Assault.
OTHER CRIMINAL COURT CONVICTIONS
CiVl District Court Application for
Guardiansh'r-sui.f FOE n Bicycle.
Suits Flied.

Tho criminal district court yesterday
broke the record ON capital cases In the
trial OF Frank Williams on charge of
rape Tho case was called, the state and
defense announced ready for trial. n jury
was selected from "A special Vcnire testi-
monN taken and IA verdict rendered within
two hours from the time the case was
called. This was quick work
Williams, who is colored. was charged
by indictment with criminal assault upon
charlotte Carter. colorcd aged &c years.
thu CRIME being committed on the night
OF July = last. ON that day. at an
hour shortly before midnight, Charlotte
Carter colorcd aged a. years. came In on
The southern Pncihc railroad from Rich
nond Sho says she was going TO the
home of her daughter ON Dallas avenue
near the san Antonio and Arkansas Pass
depot, that white walking Ia the direction
she supposed was right. she was accosted
| by a negro man who told her to follow
HIM After going "a certain distance the
woman. who had oncc lived IN houston.
told her companion that he was misicau-
ins her. and he replied 10y nuurishiug "a
hnlte and threatening to XII her. She
SAWS ne thrn rnVishCd her. all the time
threatening her With the knife Acting
upon nor story OFFICER o'Lcary brought
hrr 10 inc ctS aud began search tor
lAo man. The old woman passed through
Harry culllen's place ON Milan street.
between Congress aud Franklin avenue,
accompanied 10y Ofrcors O LearS aud
pep"nhtock ana The Post reporter. She
| louNrd carefully nj each one, hut could
IDENTIFY uonc al them uutli she saw Frank
| Nihiams sitting against the wall That
mo man. Sho cried. AZ she Osplcd him.
The crowd In the place who had learned
OF the outrage were wrought up, and II
louder criod "llaug him" string him
up hut the officers quirtod the demon
itruiou. At the police station Charlotte
again Identified the man Williams aud
pointed ont tile rcCuliaritics of hts dress.
Whrh sho had previously deScrihcl TO
thom. lie was locked ny. lie stouuy de-
nicd his CUNT
When his case was called yesterday
Villains was represented lay G. Il Ahcr-
ctomh'c. by appointment OF the court. and
| ih" state Ivy District Attorney Gillnspic
/ The 1uiy returned "a verdict of guilty and
liked ms punishment at u HE term Ia thc
pculteutlHrS.
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CRIMINAL plsrRIcr COURT.

Ia tho criminal district court yesterday
the following cases We're disposed OF. Hon.
T. II. Gavin presiding and District Attor-
ncy Gtllaspie representing the state;
+ Y, Wccdcn aggravated assault s.
unc.
" Rr,tton, carrying pistol; ten
days in jail
~. T.. Williams. exhibiting n game; sl0l
tine and ten days in jail,
rrank Williams. rape; life term imprls-
oumcnt.
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A GOOD THING

HOME pIsCnNERY-Niso Springs
Mineral Water from the Mountains Of
ilano county. Texas, \ specific Tor an
diseases OF the Kidneys and Liver aud a
noted aeNuOl atimulant, For Saln by iious-
ton druggists and W, G, Morrill,. lsoi Con-
sress avenue, Houston.
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When Rahy was sick, We gave her CaStoria.
When >ilc was a CN'ild. she cried for Castoria.
When shN became Miss, she ching to Castoria,
When She had Children, she gave t,em Castoria.
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Tho only marriage license issued YES
terylay was 10 Charles kohs ana Mis'
tssic NcmminglrN,
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HOUSTON GAS LIGHT co,
Ga for illuminating, cooking, hestins
snd power, II desired Apply to J. }.
Mekeever. General Manager.
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SUITS FILED YESTERDAY.

The following suits were filed yesterday
in tho office OF tho civu distric, clerk:
Il. + hendricks vs.. y :. Schmits suit
Oh note for SsN9,St and for foreclosure on
property In Mills county. Texas,
Carrie Brown NJ, Adkins Brown. suit
for divorce.
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Gas cooking stoves ana not plates TO.
sale by Houston Gas liSht CO.
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DIR. I. 6. RAINEY,

Eye. Ear. Moss and Throat surgeon,
pevotcs iis Attention Is al Affections
Of These organs.
An errors OF tcfyacton accurately cor
rrvtch. and ne medicine uscd IN uttlng the
Glasscs, pfuco 40 Mckinney avenue.
Telephone 60i
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lN rlN nNRY 1s rl,1r1Nn rrnrl1

Be sure and use that old and wen tried
remedy, Mrs. WiUsiow's So -thinc Sy~ln.
i'r chidr,n tOcthiug II soothcs The chll'
So irns The gums, aNaYs an pain. cures
Wind collie and Is tn heSt remedy Tor
diarrhoca
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The preliminary hearing OF Abe Br'seOe
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Crushed coke, substitute for anthracite
GOAL Suitable Tor crates, stoves ranges
Fog sale by Houston Gas Light Co.
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APPLICATION ron GUARDIANSHIP

In the county court yesterday Lulu
Whito dlSd replication to be appointed
ruar,iiap ct the estate and person OF
Frederick Pollard. minor
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TIC POST YES authorized ia announces
charles Holm as % candidate for cltN
MAJ shall uf Houston al the ncNt cusuiui,
election, suhirct to thr action of the city
domocraNc nominating convention.
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| HEREBY announce myself as a caudl
ddto for rc-elecCon 10 IA" office OF Re
oordcr, subject to tho action ct the Dem
CcrAuC Convention. w H. MIL.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-29
BETTER PRICES FOR GRAIN.

Boston Globe: The Globe has had occa-
sion from time to time to refer to the crafty
ing fact that our domestic exports are stead
lily increasing, But the traditional fact has
always been up to within quite recently that
at least four-fifths of our exports have con-
sisted of breadstuffs and a few raw products.
Chicago Times Herald: The extemporane-
GUS statisticians who assert that the fall in
the price of silver through the suspension OF
free silver coinage Is responsible for the fail
in the price of farm products ought to pom
der the market reports of the last fort
night. IL a little less than two weeks
wheat has advanced nearly Q cents, which
means a gain of $36, 000, 900 for wheat grow
ers; fax has advanced G cents, which means
a gain OF 81, 200, 900 for fax growers; since
July cotton has advanced $40 a bale, which
means $50, 600, 600 for cotton growers.
Philadelphia Record: Wheat prices ad-
vanced ". to 2 ceRts per bushel yester-
day, as a result of active speculative buying
In the chief markets. Back of the specula-
tion which was the immediate cause of the
advance, however. were a record Of exports
for the crop year nearly so per cent larger
than the shipments for the corresponding
period last season, and a situation created
by crop shortages in India, Australia and
Russia, which insures a sustained demand
for American wheat for some months to
come, even if prices should moderately ad-
vance.
ST. Paul Globe: There has been no free
coinage Of silver. and the prospect of 1t is
growing beautifully less day by day. Yet
the effects which We have been told could
be produced only by u big addition to the
circulating medium are the prominent fea-
ture of current market reports. The farm
eTs OF this country are richer today by
millions Of dollars than they were a few
weeks ago. Not legislation, but the great
laws of trade, have brought about this
change. December wheat went up in the
Chicago market to IS cents yesterday, and it
is going to be higher yet. This is the CON
sequence of a short crop and a small sur
plus to satisfy the worlds demand. mot
one bushel of wheat" said one OF the lead
ing miliers of the west the other day.
Ought to go out of this section between
now and spring. Every grain OF it will be
wanted for milling and seeding purposes"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-29

TO protect the German farmer he smelt
bugs in every American potato.
Germany has today $107. 900, 200 worth
Of silver whose value is declining; IL
the United States could be induced to
follow the example OF Egypt and give
Germany q chance to do some more
unloading, where is the harm. from the
ex-chancellor's point of view, in writing
a letter of not entirely disinterested
adyice?" As n matter of fact. how
ever. the letter cannot fairly be re
garded as advisory, even as first pub
lished, and it is shown to have been
somewhat garbled to give ii Il signifi-
canoe not intended by its author. But
In any event it is not an endorsement
or approval of the free silver movement
in the United States and fairly con
StTued offers no encouragement what
ever to that cause. The secretary of the
German-American Sound Money league
says of it: 1--WE don't consider the let
ter in any way misleading or hurt
full to the sound money cause, ex-
cept among the ignorant, who may
accept 1t as an endorsement of the I'M
limited free coinage of silver, which it
certainly is not" He further remarked
that the German bimetallists are not
in favor of the unlimited free coinage
of silver for Germany, but they will
very likely have no objcction-and they
may even sincerely desire-that the
United States should consent to the
monumental folly and thereby secure to
the European countries the greatest
advantage over the United States they
can desire Undoubtedly all European
bimetallists would like to have this
country try the perilous experiment
The Bryanites propose, but a very large
minority of the people of the United
States, II particularly the German
American voters, are not to be deluded
by any advice from that source.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-29
GERMANY AND SILVER.

The willingness manifested by Mr..
Bryan and his supporters to accept adj
vice from Bismarck has put them in n
rather awkward position in view of the
course of the German government to-
ward silver when the MAN of Blood
and rom" was in power. A correspond
ent of the New York Post calls atten-
ton to the fact that under Bismarck's
guidance as chancellor of the empire
and minister of m for Prussia
the equivalent of 0S0,0O0,00 marks
lover S270,O00,O00 in silver was de-
monetized between the years 1874 and
1881 and over $1G0, 900 ,000 worth of the
bullion into which these were melted
had been sold by 1879. In that year,
finding that the price of silver was be-
coming demoralized, so that the re-
naming $109, 600, 900 were depreciating,
he stopped sales by Il decree issued in
May, 1879. These facts were frankly
stated by the German delegates to the
international monetary conference of
1881, when Germany likewise offered
to suspend sales for a time, in order
that the price might not be further de-
pressed. with these assurances before
the monetary powers" says the CORE
spondent, land with the decree of May,
1870, still in force, Bismarck saw an
opportunity of dumping some German
silver on the sly and promptly pro-
ceeded to do so. In 1885 the Egyptian
government decided to change its coin
age n invited bids for contracts to
coin its silver piastres. The German
mint secured the contract to make the
coin and incidentally furnished $2,1S0,-
0 of silver bullion to Egypt. The
matter was kept very quiet or escaped
general notice" Perhaps Bismarck
permitted all this TO be lone in def
erence to the "views of experts" but
1t Is more reasonable to think that he
was not then a very ardent friend of
silver, whatever he may be at present.
But as the correspondent of the Even
ing Post remarks, with all his faults
Bismarck Is a sturdy patriot. To help
the German distiller he was willing TO
see trichinae In every American pig and