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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

embracing the principal manufacturers Of
the two States Those present were Mossrs
S. +. Carter OF Houston. G.. A. Stcrnen-
berg and v A. Petty OF Olive, j. n. Gill
bert OF Beaumont. J. l.. Williams OF War
rem. Charles Miller Of Westlake. Chester
Brown OF Lake Charles, Fred Locke Of
Wostlake, William Wiess. w. A. Priddic
and Mark Wiess OF beaumont. q. Dedell
Moore OF Orange, W. NJ, Rice OF Hyatt.
j. A. Bentley OF Zimmerman. La. l., T.
Sloan of Pine Valley. w, A. Fletcher. l..
H. Mallam. and s. A. Long OF Beaumont.
George Bancroft OF Orange and +. j.. Ros-
ors OF Forrest Hi. La. These gentlemen
represented the Emporia Lumber company.
olive. stornenberg & Co. Beaumont Lun
Der company. Mona Mills company War
rem Land and Lumber company Perkins q
Miller Lumber company. Bradley Ramsay
Lumber company, Lock. Moore & Co. Re-
lance Lumber company. J. $. w. NJ.
Rice, J. A. Bentley Lumber company. J. a.
Bentley g Co. l.. r. Sloan Il Sons. Texas
Tram and Lumber company. village Mills
company. Bancroft Lumber company, c.
Bender g. Sons Vaughn Lumber company,
W G. Bering, Somers Bros, Il. NJ farrar
e Co, ]. j. Campbell. Cameron Lumber
Mills. Anderson & Cameron. Percy Allen.
Orange Lumber company, d. X, Wingate
Lumber company. Forrest Hill Lumber
company, Crowell g. Spencer, and Rapides
Lumber company. The business outlook,
recent cut and stock at mill points tn
sether with the development OF the export
trade engaged attention. II was shown
By the seoretary's reports supplemented by
voarbl statements, that there fs less lu'n'
Der at mills In Texas and Louisiana than
at this tire last year. and the' the produ,
ton for the past three montbs had been
far less than for the same period In 'e5.
Mills have beon run only rs the demands
for bill stun required. and hence there
has been no accumulation. II was thought
that the anticipated revival In general
business and the recent advances IN other
commodities would favorably affect the
lumber trade. and there was a promise
that this great manufacturing interest
would speedily recover from tho democrat
iza,ion which has peryaded II so long. Al
tcFether the meeting was very satisfactory,
and n adjourned with view OF having
another conference at Houston early IN
December,
SPECIAL MEETING.
Secretary George X. Smith OF the South.
orn Lumber Manufacturers association has
Issued a call for a special meeting Of that
organization 10 take place In Memphis on
next Wednesday. the 18th instant. In the
call the secretary says;
Every manufacturer OF yellow pine.
whether n member Of this association or
not, If cordially Invited and earnestly re-
quCstod 20 be present The questions 10 be
discussed are not local but general and re-
Cuirc the experience and brains Of the en-
tire Industry. Among these questions are
the following
The necessity ~ yellow pine clearing
house association, which shall report the
movement Of yellow pine into consumption
each week and give to all It's members an
Stunning capacity.
The adoption OF the National moulding
book by the manufacturers Of yellow pine.
The submission for discussion Of various
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW.
Regular Weekly Report of the Con-
ditions of Trade.
NUMEROUS ORDERS FROM DEALERS,
stocks Rather Low and Not Well As
sOrted-Incrense In RnilrOnd Or
ders EIpectcd-PcrsonnIs

Beaumont, Texas, November 14--Orders
past week than for several months. ut
begins to look like old times" said Mr.
Gilbert. OF the Beaumont Lumber com
pany. who was congratuating himself
on the receipt in his mornings mail OF
orders for about forty cars. and his evil
dent good humor over the striking i'm
provement was noticeable also among the
official heads OF other companies. who
were sharing equally perhaps in the re-
vival OF demand Stocks at yards through
out the State had been permitted to run
down so low that few retailers had even
a fair assortment, and the present In
creased demand may be due to the return
to business from which lumber dealers,
like others, had been diverted by political
excitement For several years. however.
yardmen have not been buying except as
their trade required, and hence the conclu-
sion that there are many building improve
ments under way or in contemplation at
nearly all points In the State This beiN
so the demand will continue. Because Of
the irregular operation OF many mills dur
ing the depressed times, while at the same
time making reasonably good shipments.
there are not as many well assorted stocks
from which to select ms usual, and even II
there should be a resumption OF work a.
mills where stocks are now broken II would
be sixty or ninety days before profitable
shipping. In addition TO the orders for
yard stock that have been coming IN 90
freely few good saw bills have also been
booked. and inquiries are out for others.
Purchases for renewals and bet,erments on
railroads have not been extensive during
the past three or four months. and an Ia
crease OF orders from this source is cx-
pocted to develop ct nm carly day tn"
general improvement IN demand has bad
the effect OF stiHening prices and decided
advance may soon tako place.
The demand for shingles. Ike that for
lumber. has perccptihly iraproycd, 30 much
SO that the dry stock ct this point is nearly
exhausted.
MANuFACTUREns' nEETING.
A meeting OF lumber manufacturers OF
Tie, as and Louisiana was held at Elks tall
in this city on Tuesday last, and was pre-
sided over by President Ms!lam. There
IVES quite q large representation present.
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CARLISLE IN NEW YORK.

New York, November 12,-Secretary Car
isle who is In the city on private bust
ness, INDUCED tonight in weakness pecu-
liar TO all Kentuckians, by attending the
horse show He was accompanied by a
couple OF friends and enjoyed the display
TO the full.
The secretary is -committal on all
matters pertaining 10 politics aud the pub
lie service story has been circulated
here that Nh. Carlisle. during his recent
visit TO Kentucky, in discussing a projec.
looking to his return to the senate said
Il sincerely hope my friends will not
prcss this matter. have neen In politics
thirty years and am tired OF IT, My sim
ooro desire and intention Is to have nothing
more to do with poli;ica after the end of
this administration.
This statement is understood 10 be ac-
c,ratc Secretary Carlisle, there is reason
10 believe, will practice law in Ne" YORK
civ after March (, as heretofore report
I'd
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= YSSMH BUSINESS MEN,
"AoiesesS Think of Trade
'''''h = whoiehnle Groceries
An Active -Grnin, Etc.
Office Of The Pos.,

p,,. Offce Of The Post.
=, ,"n' saturday, November II.
.aOIe world 10 'trying to secure
" y. Information in regard to ,ro
~. emitted States cotton crop for
r. sae season opened with a very
,s,Oe supply, aud IT is the general
|.,,s mat un'ess'tbe crop of this coun-
ss '''ep bales. cotton will he
.'sice article by October l. 1897.
\. H $50 liNngNh the cotton belt
j b. ,aal me Yield Will fan cors!a-
,, wv SNp'oeo bales. Should this
NV, ~ae Prediction at any time during
vi =. |, Is quite likely that cotton
Fatc, " ceats per pound on the
as other har4, tss-o
t. , ,.'t Who are IN = n m
nb.er, reiaole Information upon
-scs who sbaile,e that .bc cron
! NJ . .uO'"q tases or even more. In
ny from . -. q 1he crop range all
,vItsr ,m 7b'saooato $50 COO i, 10
,iths, .v mat r'Rese are extreme flr'
he he i i"os''Rss ba'ss1w spa s eomo
kS.s =, actual ou,turn. one hnnGrna
,,.tn N NE Mainpl,is cotton excho no.. %.
lss. to crop Of s sa4 7ei '1 sa,as aver
4 yleN q, , 4 .Sa-or Liverpool pre.
'pou rec ~ NSloo.99, basing the'r flo.
as, s,eo w }g from f correspond
'si 20 ovs Say. icia, thinks the cron
/, = london s59 f'..%a'es are from
ease .' $1,000 9l,es W ~or raT as.,, rns
vi &c ~. 1 To- r'tsncamaaan' s ays'F ,Ss
Z he i arss-t e-. h.o figures stand
y hso,sls', 'ines ~, june and T5' ma nt )
he i. s.s %, n few mll. a,' t sH.s
., plps, o,o,. fs9a thai had been
''asr % sso',ey.psNN
s !, Of The he a srIser' aaa speou-
r tai,,y.,snl,o agoa cotton /" d p3t Mas
=uo. = sI.; BE rssas .-syo5 swing their
~, Ne ter rsa y the unlicd sates. So TN. h,
..sf, Va. S ~ iaelbtinr ~ nc
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OF tho returns the only one 1t would
seem that there is no escape from the
fact that the native born American In not
OF the exalted type he has heretofore I'M
ngincd himself TO be. And that tho dis
covery should have been made by ono OF
the foreign born makes the situation only
the more humiliating.
Tho American people have. UP to this
time. entertained the Idea that they were
few points above any other civilized
nation especially In the moral scale. They
were also generally conceded to be the
most entorprsing people In the world.
In the respective fields OF invention nnd
discovery they were supposed, by many.
and certainly by themselves, TO stand un-
paralleled and unspproacbable. but In
the field OF discovery they may TAKE .
lower seat In the synagogue The discov-
cry OF their moral infcriority was not
made by one Of themselves but by one OF
the foreign horn parenlogc contingent.
We have been In need Of q teacher for
h long time without knowing II. In our
inordinato pride and ef-suffcicncy We
thought wo had nothing TO learn that we
could not obtain from the home market.
but we know better now. We can stretch
out sordid hand and clutch d ready
made Instructor at moments notice.
one who 10 weaned from Pride OF ma
tivity and who IL not TOO modest to take
a few beniehtod native born ones who
may refuse to acknowledge their errors
or to admit the truth OF the facts staring
them IN the face. but the great mass OF
the native borDs will gladly avail them.
selves OF the opportunity to acquire a
moral perpendicular at the hands OF the
original discovercr OF their moral obiquitv.
However much we may regret the deg
radiation In which We find ourselves. the
fact remains that a condition confronts
us and We have to dea! with It. sQuirm az
we may. The home market has proved
to be 4 broken reed. and we turn with Q
sigh Of regret to the ranks OF the for
oign born parentage for the knowledge.
which we thought We had. but which We
had not. for the information which we
thought We did not want. but which we
did. We must humbly seek the feet OF
the now apostle Of moral rectitude for
guidance and beginning anew, endeavor
to retch that altitude We thought we had
occupied. but had not.
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ATTENTION. wooDMEN,

Menbers Of Rod OAK Camp No. 20, Wood
mon Of the world are requested TO as
.,,lJe n thoir RAN on Houston avenue to-
d,v 10 attend tho funeral OF their de-
rsiesd brother. Scv. W l.. Scesar. Al
mentors If the several camps IN the city
are invited 70 take part 10 the services
,gitcS viii occur at 1911 Washington, az
10 o'clock. followed By interment in Glen
mood rciro,cry.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

have improved on many Staples, the boom
in fiour closely following the high prices
on wheat. sugar has lost part OF its re-
cent advance but appears to be on hrm
bass and will hardly 20 lower. Bacon and
all hog products are practlcally az
stands In Canned goods sell well. mer-
chants of the Interior realizing that Hous-
ton wholesalers can give them very low
prices, having bought immense stocks be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

II the lady who said she was going to
nurchase a piano this month wants 10 Sc
p,,-e n bargain. she should call early this
vosk at Grunewsids Piano. Organ and
Music House.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15
BUSINESS TALKS.
short Interviews With n Few Repre-
sentative Firms

T. II. Thompson & Co.-Fruts and pro-
luoe arc moving out freely, trade being
about the same as before The election. The
nsrile. /, well supplied with fruit in
Guiding california grapes. Mexican or
anres. bananas croaauis. lemons, cf n
berries and apples from six inherent
S,at.e We anticipate good business
Tor the next month or so anyway. the
Christmas holidays naturally causing an
incrt aecd demand.
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Carson, Sewail & Cove are keeping
M our Nd of The Lire and haXe no COM

nlaint to make of the trade situation, Nat
urally an advancing market, Ike we are
now experiencing, causes country ner-
chants to haVc more confidence In prices,
and consequently their orders are gen
orally for larger amounts sugars mo-
lasses and syrups arc in good demand Just
al this time. The extremely high prices
ruling on -four have caused some decrease
in the orders for that product. country
dealers doubtless believing that the boom
may suddenly collapse.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

II. d. Taylor s. sons-Business h iSna ~ ~
well nesriy everything IN the Inc o'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

1851 $50 bales; highest estimate, s,soo,o9oi
Lowest 1850 OfO The following are the
names of the gentle men making estimates.
together with their figures.
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Native-Dorn American Infcriority.
Washington Post.

NuVNr-bbTu american intcTioTttys
Washington Post.
The esteemed New York Evening Post
has made a startling discovery. II shows
that the Southern States have from to rs
per cent Of the people Of foreign parentage,
while 10 Now England there is from 20
TO 50 per cent and In the West from %
10 70 per cent. There IA nothing 70 start
ling in this. but 1t Is further shown that
the Southern States voted for reputation.
while the States with the large percentage
OF persons born OF foreign parentage voted
for honest money law. and order, Fol-
lowing these showines come tho discov-
CRY. This is that wherever the native
American population prcdominates there
the silver craze was the craziest. while
the largely foreign born North went over
whelningly right"
II is hardly conceivable that the Evening
Post seriously means to claim superiority
for the progeny OF foreign born parents
over the native Americans, or that the
moral sense OF the former Is OF a finer tex
ture than that Of the latter. yet this 10
the natural deduction. ard, on the face
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15

No "Dishonesty" There.
Detroit News
The sultan seems to be rnassacring with
the consent OF other nations, and what
could be more NOR than that?
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plans for regulation Of output and better"
mont OF prices.
An effort will be made to secure reduced
railroad rates and announcement VIII be
made OF any special rates
NOTES AND PERSONAL.
The Taulane. which is being loaded b,
the Reliance, will clear on Monday or
Tuesday for the West indies.
A desirable railroad bill OF about 1Ooo.-
900 feet was booked by the Ro&!ance Lum-
Der company on Wednesday.
Mr.. Cecil Lyon who has been enjoying
the diversion OF handling campaign funds
for the Green State committee, OF which
he was treasurer, has returned to busi-
ness and was IN Beaumont ON Tuesday. lie
was accompanied by MIR, Langford. the
confidential man of o. T, Lyon a Son,
Mr. Sam Park. the ever cheerful repre-
sentative OF the Consolidated Export Lum-
her company In Mexico has been In Beau
mont for several days He came to confer
with the managers and plan the business
campaign In Dlaz' dominions.
IL has been a long while since the dry
kiln OF the Long Manufacturing company
has been used. but the demand for shin
gles has recently increased to such an
extent as to neoessitate its being started
up The compony's shipments have been
running from nine TO ten cars daily.
Mr.. Albert Bell Of Lake Charles and
Mr.. Fred Lock OF Westlake were visitors
to Sabine Pass during the week. inspect
ing the lumber shipping facilities at that
place.
Mr. A. Gilmcr OF Orange came over on
Tuesday last and went up the East Texas
road.
Mr. ". A. Fletcher was IN Houston on
Thursday.
The two sash door and blind factories
Of Beaumont-the Reliance and the G. w
George Manufacturing compaDy-report
an Improvement In orders.
Two purchasing agents OF Mexican rail-
roads were in town Thursday. They were
MIR. r. r. Mcintyre OF the Mexican Cen
trail. with headquarters In Boston. and Mr..
a. H. Woods Of the Mexican. Cuernavaca
and Pacific Both came 10 place orders
and 10 look after shipments.
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A Wonderful Star.

Mira, or Ceti. the typical star of a class
to which more than one-half of the varia-
bles belong Is now near maxima, and most
favorably located for early evening observa-
ton, crossing the meridian at about 7
o'clock. 1t will be for few weeks the most
popular Of all the fixed stars. Mira is In
the eastern part of Cetus, midway between
the stars Gamma and Zeta of the same
constellation, and is just below a Piscium.
Its exact location is: Right ascension two
hours, fourteen minutes, declination three
degrees twenty-six minutes south. 1t can.
at present, be easily seen with the unaided
eye, and will probably continue to grow
brighter for several weeks.
Mira was the first variable known, and
has been observed since 1886. Its period
averages 33l.6 days, during the greater part
OF which IL is Of the tenth magnitude When
it begins to grow brighter, forty days are
usually required for it to reach maxima.
and 1T Is then seen, sometimes as a fourth
and again as a third or even second magni-
tude star 1t remains at maxima about ten
days, when it gradually disappears within
two months to invisibility.
All the certainly known variable stars do
not number more than three hundred, and
less than one-fourth of these can ever be
seen with the naked eye.
w. P. WALLHEISER
Bedford, Ind, Jan. 10.
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FIGHTING CHOLERA IN INDIA.
Improved Methods Are Making the
Great Pilgrimages Less Dangerous.

Edinburgh Scotsman.
What sanitary law can do, scientifically
administered in a kindly way, has just been
revealed a colossal scale in the official
narrative of the Hindu bathing festival
which is held at Allahabad. at the junction
of the Ganges with the Jumna. under the
second full moon of every year. These
''Melas,'' or festivals, in the East are the
fruitful source of cholera epidenlics at AL
lahabad and Hardwar and at Mohammedan
Mecca. On the last occasion 10000 of Hin
dus were congregated at the sacred junction
of the two rivers, under and around the
walls of the great city which is the capital
titled with the career of Sir William Muir,
who spent much Of his administrative life
here as Secretary and Lieutenant-governor.
lucky position in the heavens this vast
gathering takes place; at other times the
crowd is more manageable.
civil, medical and military authorities that
only three deaths from cholera occurred in
a population equal to one-third OF that of
Scotland. In the city. on the other hand,
where the richer pilgrims herdei in hostels
and private rights could not be invaded even
by the doctors, cholera ragged. and many of
its victims marked the route homeward.
Moved, avowedly, by the paper read by
Dr. w. j. Simpson to the Indian Medical
Congress on The Need of Sanitary Serv-
ice for India" Lord Elgin's government has
published scheme for the reorganization
OF the existing sanitary department, as
qualified subordinates are trained to SUPER
wise vaccination and sanitary operations
instead of the present unqualified" inspect
ors in civil districts. The provincial govern
ments are invited to criticise the scheme in
detail. and to show how the expense can be
met from local funds. The resolution is a
triumph fer the hygienists. not only for Dr.
Simpson. formerly of Aberdeen. but for Mr..
Har.. who has been jealous in this matter
Another order calls into existence a. Agra
an imperial ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory to
deal with the causes and prevention of dis
ease and to form department of chemical
analyst and inspectors.
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January Dress Goods
GREAT REMNANT SALE

or dress goods-about 1000 remnants on sale
Monday morning at from y to !! former
prices.
FRENCH sERGEs AT :5c "a Yard.
A new importation of those Fine AL Wool
Seryes-36 inches wide-black and all oolors
5Oc NOVELTIES NOW Sic.
Fifty pieces OF Novelty Dress Goods that
have been selling UP TO soc a yard now Slo
soc to 75c NOVELTIES NOW soc.
Elegan. styles in this line OF goods-great-
ly reduced in price.
25c BLACK FRENCH SERGE, Ice.
Every thread wool. Double width.
NEW SILK EFFECT PLAIDs, CSC.
Fifteen pieces OF new spring pattern
Gouble width Worsted Plaid Dress Goods
with silk effects. go on sale Monday morn
ing.
4e-fnch 81 BLACK HENRIETTA AT 500
Five pieces OF Silk Finish Henrietta, very
fine quality, at sec a yard.
SALE OF SILK VELVETS AT zoo I'D.
Thirty pieces of Silk Vevets that have
been selling at 100 and 81 a yard-to be
closed out at &c.
January Domestic Bargains
"A Fine regular 10 Unoleached sheeting
Muslin at &c.
A Bleached Muslin at sc.
A Regular &c Muslin at 7ixo.
A Hills l0c Muslin at TIC.
A. Lonsdale 10c Muslin at Sc.
Al Fruit OF the Loom Muslin, Sc.
A Nashville Finest Muslin, Sc.
A Lonsdale Cambria Muslin, 10c-
81 Brown Sheeting Muslin, 121ac.
ga Bleached Sheeting Muslin, 15c-
42-inch Bleached Pillow Casing, slsc.
45-inch Bleached Pillow Casing. lie.
72xsO Bleached Ready made Sheets. $50,
72xso Bleached Best Made Sheets. 45c-
Slx90 Bleached Best Made Sheets. 500.
9Ox90 Bleached Best Made Sheets, CSC.
SixSO Unbleached Ready-made Sheets, $50.
36x45 Ready-made Pillow Cases, 1oc-
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Ease and Intelligence with Which
They Handle Logs in India.

Harper's Weekly.
We had seen many elephants during our
Indian journey, and in variety of occupa-
tons, from the temple elephants engaged
the huge and well-groomed animals belong
ing to the artillery batteries at Quetta and
Peshawer, on the Afghan frontier, and we
could do, sometimes with just a shade of in
credulity. 1t was not till We reached Bur-
nah that we saw for ourselves something
circumstances In which his strength and
intelligence get a fair chance Of displaying
themselves. 1t was here in the great hum
Der yards that We for the first time saw
the animal really at work, and learned 10
feel for him the admiration and respect
which he so well deserves.
Rangoon is probably the headquarters OF
the native industry connected with what
is, after all, the finest and most useful of
all Indian timbers-the teak wood. 1t is in
Upper Burmah that the great forests of
The Irrawaddy is the natural waterway
which brings the teak timber into the mar
kets of India and the East. and the large
square logs are fioated in RATS down to
Rangoon, there to be sawn into the most
marketable shapes and sizes for the mar
ket.
logs have TO be fished out OF the lagoonlike
backwater, in which they float almost sunk
by their specific gravity till the moment
when the thin planks used for ship-build-
ing. and hundred other purposes 10 which
the wood Is put, are finally turned out of
the yard. Ii Is the elephant worker that does
nearly ali that requires intelligence, and abb
soiutely all that calls for the exert.on OF
great strength in the operations OF the
yard. The huge animal, plotting one OF the
logs 10 the yard, does his work with a
quick intelligence which renders him quite
Independent of the directions and advice
g.ven him by the native perched aloft on his
shoulders. II seems quite eLough TO suggest
to him that log Is to be got on shore and
the rest may be left at least as safely to
bis Judgment as. and good deal more safe
" to his diligence and energy, than II could