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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-07
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinas Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators.
DISPLAYED AN IRE GUAR COURSE
Little, II Any, Gold To lie shlppc d
Initial Tradiuas Fairly Active.
Bonds Easier In Tone.

New York. April 6--Thc stock market
today upon a moderate volume of business
displayed an irregular course. The Open
ing speculation was fairly confident and
commission houses buying on u moderate
scale was apparent. the Improvement be-
Ing duo to business-like consideration
OF influences having special application
upon certain industries and properties.
The limited omand for exchange in the
lace of an easy money market neutraiizcd
the effect of the high rates of sterling
and IN some circles the belief WAS cur
rent that little If any gola. in addition
TO the Sso0,00 to be forwarded by tomor-
rows steamer. would he shipped this
week. Railroad returns arc encouraging
Anthracite coal trade Is being handled
from u business point Of Wow and the
outlook for decided Improvement in the
IRON ana steel and tributary markets is
very good.
The initial trading was fairly active
and the distribution of tho tranactions
reasonably good. Tobacco moved IN sharp
contrast 10 the general market and al
though an early concession of rs per
cent was fully recovt red the stock dis
played a sagging tendency aud closed
with loss OF point The gails noted
IN the early dealings were most marked
IN the specialties. Colorado fuel rose y,
and Tennessee Coal and Iron and lli-
rois Steel 3-S on the trade considerations
Referred to. Manhattan Elevated ad
Nanced III per cent on renewed discussion
or negotiations, for control OF tho prop
erty by outside interests. Sugar and
Missouri Pacific gained about II point and
less important advarces occurred IN other
stocks. Toward noon the market de-
veloped IL reactionary tendency on an
tcination of the passage of the Cuban
resolutions in the house by very large
majority. Oscillations We're general aud
the traders made effective raids upon
prices. The pressure to sell carried the
entire list below Saturdays close Man
haitian suffered from ienlals by officials
OF an Impeding change of ownership of
the properly. -, Tho stocks named, the
CHARGERS and Tennessee Coal were freely
offered and declined lula. per cent from
the early high level. The closing was
weak and at the lowest of the day. The
general net losscs extended to II point
In Il number of shares.
Bonds were strong in the early dealings
with Northcrn Pacific leading with n
gain of 2ie per cent. In later dealings,
however, the market went under in sym
patty with the reaction IN stocks ard
closed easier in tone with Northern Pa
chic and Texas Pacific issues under press
ure. Sales 81 0l900.
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p,,11p1NG MATERIAL.

crNENT - Portland cement. per Dbl
49, on. Rosedale coment,per Dbl i75n2 30
lime 'iil.25; nreelay, s25u3.io plaster paris
se wa. fire brick, St. LOUIS ,ds; per N 5000;
inct"s inclusive felt roofing per square
Z, M. 70: Acme and Royal cemsnt plaster,
nor ION sl400: plastering hair goat, per
ID &c. laths. per NJ $500.
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ON su1pBoARD Nor CLEARED,

ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARED,
cotton on shipboard at Galveston today
Is as follows:
For Manchestcr-Ss Avona 1910: 6a.nr-
nina 5NS7 total GDS7. ~
For LiverpoolSs Benita 1909. bernard
Hall 100, total 900.
b,a6
For Hamburs-5 So Maristow 623.
For Bremen--N on members 20iQ
For New YorlS-Mnlory limo 14GS
Total Is. lGi. nEainst ~. 10 last year.
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LIQUORS,

BEER-Schlitz, quarts slU5U per Dbl;
pints Nloo per bb' D. = nl h9hep paIn
H,'arts 50 90; pints 80 80; Weiss beer 1925
p per case, two dozen in a case,
HIGH wlNEs-n;s9 per GALLON.
,,,eh vine basis Sl.22: straight Bourbon
ana rye. according 10 age AID quality,
=, Tb5i5 o.: blended N.75u3.oJ.
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SUGAR.

No,. York. April 6.-Sugar-Raw firm;
Ne" cox haes cuban centrifugal So test
s "a 4 3.is: 800 bags surniam centrifugal at
i s-i6. Refined firm.
Nou, Orleans, La. April 6.-Sugar Vc
La,,," . aIS 1916, firm; centrifugal
fyhites 4 s-i6aa 9-l0: yellows 4a4 5-l6; sec
onds 2i5Gs 1916. Molasses, steady. open
kettle, none in first hands centrifugal
5@i7.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Anril 6.--Money on call easy
at 3n3', last loan 3. closed 3u3ia per cent;
prime mercantile paper 5iad6ia per cent.
sterling exchange firm. with actual bust
ness IN blhkers pi Ii az i's,d ,:s'4 ioI asi
rates 1 sstaGis9 aud lSaNui.a0; commercial
bills is7 Mexican dollars 5ii4 bar silver
ssh, silver certificates 6SA.
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Chicago. AprIl G.-Iutter steady; cream
cry 1919: dairy lonl7. Eggs steady
ST. Louis. April SHUTTER quiet and
unchanged. Eggs quiet: fresh ..
WAX, i6.sui5: dairy I2ql6. Eggs weak.
So.
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,,ts,nI.r GRAM supPLN

New York. April 6.--The visible supply
Of Grain April as compiled by the New
York produce exchange 7 is Mn sorn r. r.
Ss6 G01 increase, ass 0l1 oats 100000, IN
crease. $500: rye i,525,ooo Increase, 3d.
iSl. barley l.ii0,OO0 decrease aSOoo.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York, April G,--1rhe dry good mar
ket was startled this mOrling by an
April snow snCrm ana while a good num-
Der of purchasers were on the alert In
ions. Printing cloths were dull at .l..
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HOUSTON DAILY POST TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 4 1896


CuRRANTS-Fancy cleaned SIC.
-Evaporatcd Sc; Turkish LAYER lgc
NEC MISUNDERSTANDING Sc.
PEACHES EVaporated Ctgc.
PEARS Evaporatcd Si3c.
PLCMS-Pitted SC.
APPLES-Fancy sliced In boxes ixTSc
choice -eyaporated 6is46H; fancy cvapo-
rated 7d7Ac.
APRlCOTS-Evap Toe.
RAlSiNS-Cal lfornin l.. L.. boxes S4c4,
Loo crown l.. NJ. Raisins. 50 b boxes
Si.e; 3 crown l.. NJ, 50 III boxes 4HIJisc
PRUNES- Crop 1896: Capifornia names
gl-lQps hl2c. SO-a0s Giac; i0-SQs 1c: 60-10s 1tac
5o-6os Sc; silver pruncs 7i2c; ruby prunes
WIRE AND NAILS.
Barb wire quotations are for car LOAD
lots.
BARRED WIRE - Giidden, galvanized
y 10 per 100 lbs, painted wire $40; WGu-
kegnn Toe higher than Gldden.
WIRE NAII.S-Rate $500 per keg; ad-
vances, 10 to GO penny soc; and penny
SIC; and penny Zoe; and penny eOc:
penny. S.2Q, penny Sle,.
CUT NAtLS-Ratc $2.15 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
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BUSINESS BAROMETER.
,,dcx 10 the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
MONEY MARKET WILL BE EASY,
s,...t Financicrs Are More Hope.
Made n Rank Reserve
Ciiy.-Trads Notcs.
office of The Post.

Houston -"''''".
|i,A there has not been n iuii restora-
a,,,cial activity in Wall street,
OIL ''.,,,,,,,cdlv a better feeling at
Is undoupte"'s -,
fine. There is sun great ueai vi
.,,s,i, sentiment, but conservative
his''N ,....,,,,o,.s r,ynrd nresent and
eis an" i'''"',. ,,,.r,,,
baching conditions us Net! hop ei"i'
No under date of April \, Henry
no -, -,ro,vp Now York author
the
lays. ,,. ,., rau
currency sent INTO !ne coun.iy III
sual April scttlei'lel''s ~ ie'.l MS
las the banks now Sc no' I'M W p pr
II steady ana coi.,p "a. a..suu'. "a,
OF the MONEY ma, - r. W., ore Az i".'
on to make tine loans, ana at n rntss
ae.o,! ,oe,, cn,,sed bv The close mn
h of of the rates Of foreign exchange
b point admitting Oh exports OF Kolu,
hat Is ar ~ II i, should cause some
6rawlis OF legal tenders from the
10 procure gold from me treasury
2reSeh' eSi' ,nonnv from Inc inter,nr
be trusted 10 prevent any appreciable
|i,y of loanable funds. the discount
et may IN r,I'se ,', for SOM. ,ysnns
Fen months to come, for in certain in
les there Is an %Verproduoti9n mo a
i.s ,a,,tion reward papei coming from,
specific sources This. however is
means s'Nerni iea'nre III reia tion
r ri H." ,h p'di,.r,,t,,. crclits md NE
Ig among the banks is perhaps in-
- CO.. ,,,,,.b ,nnr. tban a. 90 H.,
oea ,or No. roaeon n,,v Va. Wy
T. , "." ~" ,t,,,a So innt, 1 hnxo,,er A.
, ~ suV' In w. f,,,,n, "s
t,ilu,~. VIZ W. q ta'toi IL orliis
, -, "a -, IL
VIII ~, ~, ~" ~, ~ ~ u'M'. w
h can ",pn 'il,S oA,eilt nv
ec. T. ~ w SuIliy oi 'nohtS Tor
e ,N "a. '"SDs - ianoranIc'
the range Oh me ii'At lew months.
,,>-, rr,s.i,r,,, o,,,r,
bANh hr'Sf.ttNr CITY
|onfrmation Of the report tina; Hous-
received today, and created great
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St. Louis, Mo, April G-Flour-Dull and
firm, patents 3GluS.15, extra fancy 3.5yN
MISUNDERSTANDING, closed 2leu2es higher
than Saturday; spot lower; No. red cash
70 elevator 72aA track; May s-9sHu35'
july G3a.. Corn--Futures firm, advancing
No. mixed cash 26Ss; May 21it; July 2sia.
Rye--Nominal. 36l2 track. Barlcy-Sleady.
Corn meal l,35lil.i0. l}ran-Scarce. AZ bid,
FLAX soed--Stcady, 81. Timothy seed 80
a34a llay-.Quiet. but firm; prairie 4. 80
pSO0, timothy 7Ooal3.oo this side. |hisky
~ Cotton les ana baggne unchanged.
Pork quiet; tandard mess jobhing, new
Il, old SIS. .ard-IIigher. choice i.9Jit
4 IS Oats-Icut,res firm and higher, spot
strong; No cash l9ie42O, july lt'A.
Bacon-BoXed shoulders 30; longs b3Ii2,
rihs and sh us 5.OOq5, 30. Dry salt meats
Boxed shGrilers i.5Gaf.55. longs and ribs
Ia: sh,sts 4Nia. Reccipts-flour 3Nv'
wheat 81, 900. corn $1,000: oats 1000 ship
ments Flour HOO wheat 10000; corn ~
90d; cats 81 900.
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CHICAGO.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
ALtlcle..- opeu Mlgh Low closed
CHICAGO.

Chicago. April 6.-This was a great
bull day in the wheat market which clos
ed az $50, for May. or &c over saturdays
closing. 1t got assistance from all quart
crs, but ;he demand for export May corn
was quiet. hut firm, with but little for
sale. Hog products were quiet ana showed
little change. There was some strength de-
veloped during the last hour and prices
improved some.
There was a very good trade and modor
ately active market ia wheat, within "a
az 3-S range. prices changing quite often
within The limit. The feeling developed
was firmer aud higher prices ruled. May
selling up to 67is aud July TO 6,@.m IS
part OF which was maintaned, the close
showing an advance of 2is. The opening
was at 3-s advance aud sold up S-S0ia
broke 5-s0ai. rallied S-S. cased Oft a
little and closed as stated. Tho carly
strength and higher opening was attrib-
uted In II measure to the Missouri crop
last year. Shorts covered freely and this
helped TO Advance prices; The Liverpool
its somewhat historical statistics by
cabling tho importing countries OF Eu-
rope have 5000 bushels of wheat in
sight 10 draw from less than year ago
l26QOoUo less than they bad two years
Of ISL $40 i''''0'V'' '"A'' '''' sumo '''
corn got some little life from the adj
vance in wheat and what with locai
shorts and stop loss orders from country
customers 1t assumed once or twice the
dlliff tlTailce OF a speculative IliihtN.
oats were active from start 10 finish
and big business was transacted. Feel
ing was firm and prices closed 5-S higher
than they did Saturday afternoon.
Provisions started firm on the run of
hogs proving to be smaller than esti-
mattel Packers supplied the carly demand
rather freely and crowded the price back
n little after the early advance. but or
iers to buy seemed plentiful and the mar
ket was In the end taken from the CON
troll OF the packers md closed mt the
highest p-icc of the day.
fascinated receipts Tor tomorrow
Wheat %, corn al2, oats 2io cars, hogs l5.-
0Hr head
Cash quotations We're as follows:
I'luur-Nominal.
Whoat-No spring &c; No. spring GS8
asa: No. . red 6S&m69i4.
corn-No. ., % 3-M2sia.
oats No 2, l9S.; No. white 2lq2ii; NO.
" Tgt.o l9,a' = "a
narley-No. nominal.
Flax sced-No. !. HSal.
Timothy seed-rrimc 3e5d3.3o.
Moss pork-Por barrel S.i5GS6o
Lard Per 400 pounds. Cos.
Short ribs sides-I.nose ASIA LOO.
Dry snltcd shoulders--BoNed ti9Ui 5-S.
Short clear sides Boxed iia1ii 5-S.
Whsky-Dist'lers' finished goods, per
gallon 20
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OIL-Iinseed. In bbls. raw 43c; boiled
45c; petroleum, $50 test; IN bbls. lic. in
stove gasoline, in cases si.sp in barrels
i5c: Eupion oil. In barrels lsc, In cases
81 20; castor oil. medical pure sl.0o; turpen-
tine. In bbls 35c.
WINDOW GLASS--In boxes. 60 and 20
to 70 per cent discount. new list
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Galveston. April d--In the local exchange
market sterling sixties sold at 100 buying
nj Asa. New York sight, selling at !, pre-
mum, buying nj X discount; New orleans
sight selling at !, premium. buying * dis
count; American silver. selling at par.
buying a discount.
Galveston bank cloarinGs SOS, Dos.
New York. April g. Sterling exchange,
bankers sixties As, commercial sixties
ASA relchmarks 95 francs, bankers sin
ties 30 is. commercial sixties 5.1Ti4.
New orleans, April s.-Sterling exchange,
bankers sixties IS10tiSTig francs, COM
mercal sixties 5.lS34; New York sight,
bankers l.50 premium, commercial % dis
count.
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C0TTON-SEED PRODUCTS.
HOUSTON MARKED
Per Gallon.

inc 1olloWlfS quotations were poRtc IA!
today by the cotton seed product depart
neni of the Houston Cotton Exchange ani
Board of Trade
Per Gallon.
Choice crude OIL for butter
Strictly prime crude oil... l1i2
Prime Grade ,...............,. l1lg
Prime buttor oil. loose. ...... II
Prime summer yollow OIL. 10
Cake and meal fob. mill interior points
according to location.
Short Ton.
Prime cotton seed calto....s13 90 a IA 30
Ptime cotton seed neal. II 90 n IA 30
I.inters, A. Houston delivery and ciass.
hcatiou. pcr ponnd, 3W3l-, i; 2es
Soap stocks, foots frorr refined oil per
100 pounds 20 hid 40 asked,
For looll delivery Houston mills quote
menl and cake 1870 pr ton; hulls 250a
100.
Remarks-Market quiet,
New orleans. April G.--Tho market for
cotton seed products Is dun mud I'M
changed very iituf doing prime crude oil
in bulk, is. prime hummer yellow. IN bar
rels. -; meal 100; cake 400 per short ton.
New York. April 6,--Cotton seed prod
ucts quiet ana unchanged prime crude
oil In bulk n prime summer yellow IN
barrels 2jls; primo cotton seed meal 2J.j0u
II 90 per ton.
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Choce cattle, calves and cornfed hogs In
demand. market supplied with sheep.
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Remarks-Market quie,,
HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.

TIdes-prices paid by receivers
Dry flint. selected .......,........, n IA
Dry salt ....,.-.'...'...'..... bhaH
Deer skins ...s........s... ~
Wet sailed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3la0 4
Wool-Quothtiors strictly nominal.
Twelve months. medium ........,. SnU Q
si1 months 142c less.
Tallow-
Prime NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. % az
Becnwa1-
Good run Observation-Disclosures. 22Mu2J
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

. . i.
Port of Galveston. April q
Arrived.
SIS Cambria, Weathorill. st, Lucia.
Cleared. Ar
IS South C;wall.i. Thomas Hamburg,
Barge Regulator Hamilton, Pensacola,
Sailed.
IS South Gwalisl. Thomas. Hamburg.
Vessels In Port
To J. Moller & Co.-Sch Harry KnoWl.
ton s. Bonita.
10 Fowler q Mcvitie---Ss Nnristow. d
Saul lna. rs Cambria.
IL n Sawyer * Co.'s Concho.
70 ". ". Wilsor---Ss Ethiopia.
no Ripley x Hohcnthal--Ss Ethelrida, o
MIllneld
saturuina. SIS South Gwalla-
Up nnG Sailed
ship British Isles. CaiucuttA, sid Jan 4
SIS Roscneath. Limerick. sid Jan I.
SIS Treasurer. Antwerp, sid Mrh H.
50 Gloucoster. Cardiff, cid Fob -
g. llasEctt Newport News. sid Mch IA
ssh u. l.. Trundy, Philadelphia, sid
Maicl 10
sea Warren Adams. New io,k, cid
Mar.h IS. II
So Coulal. New York, sid April L
IS I.eona. New York, sid April 4. ~
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
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LIVE STOCK.
hiii'o VI fppA oAp'h a.
al readily rs quoted.
NEW ORLEANS.

Reported for The Post daily except
Thursdays and Sundays by Albert Mont
gomcry 4 Co. Qimited). live STOCK com
mission merchants:
Good fat fed bceves. ........... 3hW 3k
Good fat grass beeves ....... .&.p
Common 10 fair beeves...... % ~
Good fat yearlngs. ..........u % az 5o
Common o" to to COED s fai calves. % ali %
Good cornfed hogs. ....... ShH ~,
Common to fair hogs.......... ~ 3a
Common 10 fair sheep head w u ! 10
Receipts. Ealea On nand
e GAVE. and ;ssii,ss.,. iSs IS 5ss "a
Hogs ..,.... ..... 30 l5l AZ
sDeep ....... go. ..+.-., zee. +.,. M
Good fat beeves steady at the advance
and fat COWS and hcifers ruling steady
good calves and fat yearlings firm ana
fairly active: hogs weak and hard TO sell.
sheep dull and weak.
FORT WORTH.
Corrected dairy for The Post by the Fort
Worth Stockyards conpany)
Receipts. Shipments.
Cattle ....,...'''''..'.''. iW
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots, job cars, from mill; deal
ers charge from store 5llOc more per 100
lbs on bran. sgSc per bushel on oats and
CORN Sacked. 3i935c.
BRAN-s6c.
OATS 25u aec; No. 2 white, Soqsic; com
CHoPPEp CORN-Gsc per 100 lbs.
HAY-Alfalfa, si3.oppl41 per ton; NIL
LET ii. bOai2.50: timothy Si750p 1890; North
Texas prairie 500: South Texas So50g"W'
DRIED FRUITa
CITION-1sc per ID.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

New Orleans. April 6.--cofee. ordinary
10 fair lCisni7a4.
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Houston expects 400 TO 1900 bales tomor-
row ugainst 3i53 on the same day last
year; New Orleans. 1900 to 400, against l5.-
A3
The local sentiment at present Is CON
servatlvely bullish. II y the. general pc
controlling factor In the situation for
some time 10 come.
The final official memorandum on the
indian cotton crop OF the season Of ls9s,N
shows thai the crop Is larger than the
average For the whole OF the reporting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14
mess For Sale

es Of the proprietor, the
nishings of the saloon
nor, near Z. s. Hotel,
tlt II offered for sale,
It'll first-class condition,
Ifor1nation apply to the
j. MAuRIE MINOR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14

"H#N q doctor fails to relieve or
ne il gone, use Damonia,
'e cure, for all ills. It's a
arm If il by calling at
rug Store. 1G-w6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14
LEGAL NOTICES.
cTATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT
- IOWA COUNTY

CTATE or WISCONSIN. CIRCUIT COURT
| . IOWA COUNTY.
The STANDARD Oil Company, Plaintiff,
axain,H
Mineral Point Linen and Fibre Company, De
PENDANT.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
order of this court, made In the above entitled
action, on the 18th day of April. A. p, lSp6, 1.
the Receiver of the Mineral Point Linen and
Fibre Company. will on the 18th day OF June
A. ID. 1896, at o'clock in the afternoon OF that
day, at the mill of said company, situated on
lots PAS and 256 inclusive, in Irvings addition OF
the city OF Mineral Point, Wis, offer for sale,
and sell at public auction TO the highest bidder
for cash. all the property and effects or said
Mineral Point Linen and Fibre Company, In
Guiding the entire plant and all machinery aud
other personal property now in said mill and
owned by said company; and that said machin-
cry and property shall be offered In such con-
venient and separate lots and parcels AS may
seem to bring the largest sum. and that after
offering said property in seperate parcels, as
aforesaid. the entire plant, including building,
land. machinery and ali other appurtenances
shall be offered as WHOLE and II the plant
thus offered shall bring more than the aggre-
gate OF the sums bid for all the seperate par
cells thereof then the same shall be sold rs a
whole PHILIP ALLEN, Receiver.
Mineral Point. Wis, April 10, 1895.
Further information regarding the prop.
ertY can be obtained by addressing the he
ceiyer l9td.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14

lille the old day lived the sons,
al" as they were, always trembled
her mighty presence. SO active
u able and dominating are they in
a D, that pertains to church work that
~ ! laughing inconsistency that
~ leaders of their sex should notbe
pi0 .ho floor of the general assem-
q II must make the big bishops
w vociferous laymen feel foolish
a lIook at them in the galleries and
member how things run at home.
Notbing but the messy tradition that
ore the lords of creation avails
maintain mans supremacy in this
Mace; and while that may rule
little longer in secular legislatures
I'D in other arenas, it won't stand as
barrier long among Methodists.
ono objection to the innovation is
.hot the shutting up of this channel
.fhonor to men may discourage the
saal in good works of that sex; and
hat finding themselves crowded in
,be hack ground by the superior zeal
nd devotion of women, men may be-
aome less numerous and earnest in
10 faith. And devotion that tolls
far this style of earthly recognition
must not be wholly discredited. But
men have peculiar qualities that fit
,hem for leadership and they must
for a long time be more than proper
honately powerful in the councils OF
te church. Matters will adjust
themselves, and for every Methodist
man who falls out because woman's
voice and domination crowd him, a
more than commensurate benefit
will be had in the superior counsel
and leadership secured by free COM
petition. Damming Niagara would
he an easy task compared to keep
ing Methodist women in the back
seats when they and everybody else
know they belong on the platform.
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,nnns.ssEAsssSSsssssssHs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEIGHBORING COUNTY NOTES.
tGleaned from Exchanges.)

ttltdnbh ITDIl EANUdlSGS+y
...,.sr.-...sns..sssss- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Walter Townsend, of Darlington, is
tracking colt on the fair grounds of
that place, that promises to rival the
famous Ayers p.
The Pecatonica river oyertlowed
N banks GA Thursday Of last week,
an event which had not occurred be-
fore for several years.
The 4aag Of men engaged in laying
watel mains at Platteville, is now
working on Main street. Plugs for
fre purposes will be placed at con-
yenient distances so as to accommo-
date the largest amount Of territory
The Mound City Wheelmen, Platte
yiles bicycle club, have completed
arrangements for their second annual
Decoration Day Road Race, This
race will be the same in every way
4, was their sccessful race of last
year-a ten mile course. The start
and finish to be on Main street. A
larger and more valuable list Of
prizes is promised, and many more
entries are expected.
Roy Huntington, late of the Platte
vile news, has purchased the Mont
fort sentinel outfit, which he will
move to Platteville, and there
he will start a new paper called the
Mound City Advocate.
Il, /. Howe, of the Lancaster Re-
porter will take to Montfort portion
81 the printing material in his office
at Lancaster and continue the publ
cation OF the Sentinel there.
Officers Of the Kickapoo railroad
are passing petitions for aid to extend
their liae north from Soldiers Grove.
Thus far they have met with flatter-
lug success.
Pa Schloesser, of Lancaster, on
application has received from the
government three tombstones to be
erected at the graves of three soldier
boys barid at Sitter, who belonged to
lapt, Ghas. BaXter's company. They
aye George and Harry Speas and
John 6. wheel. The government
furnishes these headstones to the
nearest station free Of charge.
Woman's Relief Corps was or
sanizel in Potosi last Saturday
yeaine
Juneau county has the champion
AthoE ana he is undoubtedly the
attest boy of his age in the state.
~ name il Elcc Serrurrier and he
.iFes With his parents about two
miles tfom New Lisbon. He is ten
StaFs and -iX months old, is five feet
wy inches high: he measures "A
-ei'esafnund the waist. His weight
h .el Bounds.