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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

washington. January 15.-Another 7ov
was consumed by the house in tor,
upon the pension bill, in the course Of
Which the policy OF the present adminIs-
tration towards the veterans was scored
ny both republicans and democrats ma
defended by two or three democrats rba
most notable incident of the debate Wa
the attack by Mr.. Grow, of Peunsvivania
on what he termed the extraordinary, IT.
tempt OF the president and his CLERKS n
ehcroach upon the prerogutlves Of the
executive branch ~ the goveromcnt. He
denounced Secretary Carlisle for sendin,,
a financial Dill TO congress- and the nc-
ton OF the president in having read tho
famous letter 10 Mr.. Catchinrs on the
Wilson bill just before a vote on The bin
which. he said, was an attempt TO in
flucnce the vote, Congress should resent
such encroachments upon its prerogIt-
tiVesi he declared.
In tho house today the speaker an.
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Allen of
Utah to the committee on public lands
ed
George h. McClelland was declared
from the twelfth district OF New York.
free home" bin making actual rest
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

~ wire selections ana a proper inter
eat ia tire eyent tae Houston business ele-
ments wni have an opportunity IN the
coming city election to 10 much for the
progress Of the community.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

2ir. Bri~e o. New York IS row relieved
q tha necessity for Keeping Up appear
-. n rllIn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

II needs 10 sem official statement from
Washington 20 dis-rsdr the rImor that
F-es.2r-t Clerelaad 7Tolld be a can3,iate
for q thr1 term. Tie has tasted all the
sweets and a double PORTION Of the hitter
tnat citing 70 the highest official statloH.
Aside from sA that he .s financially In
dependent ard passiouateiy fond OF going
1900
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Mr.. MILLS RESOLUTIONS.
Their Full Meaning is Explained by
Their Author.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS CRITICISED
The Texas Senator Opposed to the Ma
tional Bank System Carlisle's
New Circular.

Washington, January Ex-senator Mills'
speech on finance, with few direct crit
csn1s Of the president and secretary OF
the treasury. was the main feature OF TO-
days session of the senate. THIS was
noted from the fact that Mr.. Mills has
been prominent In the senate as cham
pion Of the presidential policy. HIS crit
icisms today were temperate and digni-
fed. the senator giving expression TO
his high personal regard Tor the cxecu-
tive. although differing from him rad
ically on the question of the financial pol
icy
Mr.. PETER followed with n speech
against bonds and In favor of silver coin
age.
Mr.. Pugh gave notice that on Monday
next he would press to a vote. without
debate, a resolution that all government
obligations should be paid In either gold
or silver.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

T. is r9t appreciated mat ma Gerry 20
e'@fy wil res-1t any ill trsattaan: Of the
vf~.-~ p t.-.-r.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

T'he New York aYu thinks tina; tho
candidacy u Governor Morton has ap-
rt-slel very strongly 20 some Sousht m
5.a-es We were mot aware that the
governor had tapref hls barrel - early.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16

Sherman u!u have 90 can herseH the
Boston. instead al the Athens Of Texas
f she esru-s tAat Ecan care few years
logger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

during tae week. s. 65l. SOC. United States bonds
Withdrawn $4,000 National bank note circu-
lati1n outstanding Currency notes. SZlos-ol5o;
Gaia notes SIS 552 against which the Treasury
holds s2i 900 143 legal-tender money for redemp-
hon 4 surrendered circulation
The Suh-Treasury has debit balance at the
Clearing House today Of 1921. 92l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

The course ~ urlces In stocks reflected an IN
easy feeling among traders over possible com
plicatlons with Spain; but there was no ex-
tens!ve liquidation. and covering OF shorts al
one time gave the market an element q strength.
London operators dill not take yesterdays war
SCARF seriously and at the start this morning
they were moderate buyers o. -. Paul although
selling Louisville and Nashville. The railway
list baltimore and Ohio eXceited. after lower
prices in the first hour rallied sharply. but goa
on again at the close the majority o. SHARES
showing net declines FOR the day. The only de-
cided feature in the market was Baltimore
md Onto. which broke from the opening at ~.
10 2la upon continued runors affecting the
eolvency Of the company. Despite the rea5-
surfing reports put out by the reimbursement OF
the company. The street has apparently lost con.
fidcnce In the property and up To the close OF
business Il was generally expected that re-
ownership proceedings would be Instituted before
the close OF the day. only yesterday the Baiu-
more and Ohio office In this city Issued state
mont asserting that there would be no receiver
shin: that the funds T. meet the March interest
PAYMENTS had been secured. and that there was
no occasion for alarm over the conilton OF .hs
property; but this statement was accepted
with grain OF salt and people who have re-
fused 10 believe IN the solvency OF the company
are congratuating themselves upon their VIE,
dom in selling out their stock before 1t had
dropped 10 its lowest price on record. Inc com.
pany's present plight may be its saiVauoh' anu
its present condition only serves 70 hold UP %
Wow the policy which has reduced such prop
erty 10 position where reorganization -
necessary Further details OF the Baltimore
and Ohio are given in the news columns. mere
wac no other consp!cuOusly weak feature In the
market Sugar Refining. General Electric. MIS-
souri, Pacific Erie and United States Leather
closed at net fractional gains Total sales
amounted 10 1855 sharcs OF which Sugar Re-
Hning. Baltimore and Ohio St Paul. Louisville
and Nashville Leather preferred and Western
Union contributed l0GCS2 shares compared win
a week ago, the majority OF Stocks are lover. over,
Closing prices OF the principal active stocks.
compared with last prices yesterday, were as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday, February 29-p. m.
The weekly statement Of the associated banks
nub,,shed to-day again reflects the operations
IN bond account and shows falling of In the
currency movement from the interior. Cash
holdings decreased s4.235,o 900. made up By de-
crease Of 3G16 900 in specie and loss OF sslslOo
IN legal tenders. This Is against loss In cash
last week Of $s.O1s9OO and one OF $3,2es.SOo In
the week before that. The demand for money
from the interior this week has been restricted.
and. apart from that from Chicago. which fell
off at the end OF the week. there was an ex-
tremey small inquiry from other quarters.
Loans again show an increase. but not dus 10
any decided improvement IN the demand FOR
mercantile accommodation. the greater part OF
the increase being traced to bond operations.
The increase this week was $4,126.lOo. against
an Increase last week OF $G.05,.70o Deposits de-
creased sl20,400. against a decrease last week
Of So 300. 300 The result Of all the changes was
decrease in the surplus reserve OF 1890.
which now stands at $24.422,15O against :2s054-
800 this week last year. and s75.77S900 In the
same week In 1894. The operations OF tho Sub
Treasury with the banks in the week caused
loss TO the banks Of 81 .947 SAG.
Of February q and February 20:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

~ Official rrrrt
wYokC |o"p"e' NV" NV
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
Financial elections.

ELECTION NOTICE,
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY 90.
New-York. January %. 1895
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the annual
~ meeting Of the stockholders Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company VIII be held in the Companys ONCE %
the City ST. Louis. Missouri on Tuesday March ~
1896 at 900 o'clock NJ. for the election OF tnreep
Directors and FOR the TRANSACTION OF
any other business that may before said meeting
The annual meeting Directors Will De held az tne
same Office on Wednesday March II. 1913 at .lZ.OV
o'clock NJ The transfer books Will be ciosed On
Monday February 1896 at 500 O'Clock D. m ana re-
open Thursday March u 1896 az doyV CLOCK a. N
A. II. CALEF. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01


Railway bonds were weak with activity con-
Northern Pacific. Kansas and Texas, Rock
Island Reading and Union Pacific Issues. Balti-
more and Ohio lsues were down reports OF
receiversh'p, the consol 5s OF 1888 falling =
points to 103 and the 5s OF 1925 IL points to 49,
Other weak features were Northern Pacific con-
sol 5s which declined TO Al. the consol receipts
2s. TO 40A. Northern Pacific and Montana hrsts
AZ to 81. Reading second preference income re
cc!pts 10 20f. the third income receipts TO 10,
the a. receipts q H. ~. Rio Grande Western
nrsts to 7GM. Texas and Pacific second In
comes II. TO 2l%. Wabash debentures. series =,
to POS. Chicago and Northern Pacific receipts
q 20 4214. Hooking Valley IS u to SSl1, and Kan
Gas and Texas seconds Ia to J91a.
Money call was 3 per cent. Time money
was per cent for thirty days. 4G4h per cent
for three months. and 4hG5 per cent for four
mercal paper ruled at 6MQ6 per cent FOR all
periods for high-grade paper and above for
paper not go well known.
The market for foreign exchange was steady
ct unchanged quotations Posted rates for ster-
ling were 81 s7Ls and 81 50 for long and short
bills respectively Closing rates for actual bus-
ness were rs follows:
Cables Long bills. Short bills.
Sterling 4ssgsss'. 4sc1sa4so'. 4s.'.0t -
Reichsnarss o5Is y1N
GElders s0t wa
The price Of commercial bar silver in the mar
ket was Gs1s Mexican dollars were quoted at
54i4c IN London bar silver advanced Lie to
81 3-l6d
Money on call in London was per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market was
15-16Gl per cent for short and three months
bills French rentes l02 francs SEA cent
ines Paris exchange on London, 25 francs 221s
centmes British consols were l095t for money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, PAGES

and 100 1878 for the account. Further detaii is
Of foreign markets are given In the usual caoie
report printed In another column
WEEKLY TREASURY STATISTICS.
The rec.ipts from customs reported from
Washington to-day were ss2l2S3, from internal
revenue s4l71l0, and from miscellaneous soulce9
$S459 The Treasury received $32s.335 Natlolai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
STOCKS CONTINUE WEAK.
BALTIMORE AND OHIOS PLIGHT.
TIVE WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT-BONDS
AND MONEY.

.Ar.xs AT TIE STOCK EXCHANGE FEBRUARY %.
DEALINGS IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

THE GENERAL LIST.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
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Business Opportunities.

M UTUAI. RESERVE FUND LIFE A ASSOC
M A HUFFMAN. PRESIDENT
aD9 Broadway, NewYork
This Association is DESTROYS OF appointing lew ser,.e
49,. - nruanc. and position Representatives Pre-
vious experience unnecessary as capable men VIII u 10
,au.s, ard assisted to business The new rive
@ rhination Option policy issued by the Association
~ "a, vcrv beat Life Insurance contract In the market
anneals 20 classes and with me undouDteu stand
inv ~ the Association II easy TO place
Apply with full particulars and references to
"P''' ~ THE GENERAL MANAGER,
METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENT,
Associations Building.
.&0o Broadway. New.York
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

rondon Feb % 100 D. m-Consos. 100 Lie for
money 100 Il 10 for the account Canadian Paoac.
SO Erie i6; secOnd consols, 49, Illinois central ~
Mexican ordinary. 20s 81 Paul common Is't; New OK
central 1OOis Pennsylvania. 554: Reading "a Mexcah
Central new per bonds 72a. Louisville and Nash
vile j3as Atchlson common. i6%. ,oo
m.-Pars advices quote 3 per cent rentes AZ iVs
francs s2it centmes for the account. ,o,
$40 y .-Pars advces quote per cent renes AZ IV-
for the account, and exchange Oh
London at % francs % centimes FOR checks. ,
Perrin eb 29-Exchange London. 20 marks 4o'a
pfennings Tor sight and 20 marks GOA pfennngs for
ninety day bills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits Of the re-
sepective dates:
snocie - SCI p2o 900 sGa 3o4 90 Dec 81 Go ooo
I<ga. TENDERS SI.l3JoO sSo-l wv dec. l~
Total reserve sl5I oco 200 sI46 81 Dec 81
required
against deposits. 122 49, 100 l214o3c'o Dee 70
surn,us ~ s2s G21. $50 s24 422I5 Dec s.. 2o4. 800
The Clearing House statement for tho day was
as follows: Exchanges. 1898 1879; balances.
81 1896 For the week: Exchanges. 1927 1860, BIS;
balances. $40.946,554.
The total bank cleor!ngs OF all the clearing
houses Of the United States for the week ending
to-day, February 90 have been N,lO0 7G3.
against $685. OPT last week and $95S.74199S the
corresponding week OF last year.
The following are the changes for the CORE
gponding week OF the three preceding years:
1ss5-Loans increased. N.5ss. 100: cash decreased.
81 1913 0O0 deposits decreaced $l9l00. and surplus
reserve decreased 81 1853 225 1s94-Ioans decreased
s1.914,2O0 cash increased s76l 100; deposits de-
creased ST. 00l. 200 and surplus reserve increased
81 OIL 400: lS9S-Loans decrease d S5,Gj3.joo. cash
decreased 356576 800. deposits decreased So7o3Soo,
and surplus reserve decreased s2,SSI,650.
The following table shows the bank holdings on
tba resnecfive dates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS
IN DETAIL.
The following table shows the barks hoiuint,
together with the percentage OF reserve held py
each bank National banks are required 10 hesp
a reserve OF rs per cent and State banks one VI
!,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
FOREIGN COMMERCE. OF NETWORK.

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE
W.T., ,, RI 90 ,so. 1885 1895
MeeN e''u'"h W - G, as 100 81 so7 0l& So 935 265
clss'S "a 9oa Goa s2l20aO sGl5 9I6
r,.,, ,- y,oek slo oi2 i25 SIP O2O sGt si255l Isl
Sirc. January n COG 3oo 90 lOt3IJ %, $50 322
IMPORTS OF SPECIE.
-. A.. .,, s,c, ia 81 3fA5cs s5i4 06O
Sfnoa I,,uerv $500 . 4i3 Ojl 65sl DAB IS. 439, 42S
EXPORTS OF SPECIE
For tho week ...... So $50. $50 s67074s 81 $3.50
13.OG.+2l 3lyv' 20 -if',Vto
or the specie exports s762 447 god and OF the spe-
Gle imports SOL. Gl3 gold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
BONDS AND MONEY

Sales Of Government bonds consisted OF $1,000
coupon rs Of 1875 at ll62. and $500 al H. Final
quotations compare with last quotations yester-
day as follows:
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Africa, where the barter system prevailed,
an enterprising heather brought in goat,
which he offered to send to the board in
consideration of a sewing machine for his
savage spouse. The scheme of barter Is
passing away in Africa, and the settle
ments are on the borderland toward ex-
change. The latter has not yet been real
lied, however. and the Presbyterian board
has sometimes to go into the market and
purchase foreign money outright for The
use of its people. German and French
COINS are, perhaps, the most used.
Among the things for which the mission
aries have sent orders are toothpicks, rat
traps, woolly dogs, rag dolls and stuffed
calico cats. The board has sent houses to
South America in sections. Where the roads
are good there is running demand for BIZ
cycles. The ministers find them invaluable
in going from station to station. They are
used in Syria in numbers; in India, where
the fine English roads afford excellent OPP
portunity for wheeling, and in Japan, where
even the natives ride. The only available
means of locomotion in North China is by
wheeIbarrow, and here the bicycle becomes
a prime necessity. The single wheel of the
barrow has worn admirable cycle tracks
through the provinces, up which the domi-
noes spin at a lively pace.
Musical instruments are frequently sent
for. favorite form is a baby organ,
with folding legs. The whole can be packed
in a neat portable box, and set up at each
station where services are held.
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wHoOPING COUGH CURED.
Gas Works Treatment Rcsortcd to by
Poor People.
ST. Louis Republic

St. Louis Republic.
open. and as soon as IL does the daily clinic
at the various gas works around town opens
with 1t; The gas works clinic is for the poor
the engineer Of the purifying room answers
that purpose.
The purifying watts. as they are called,
large, square boxes of brick and iron, and
covered with great siron covers are filed
with lime through which the gas is filtered
and IL is this gas and lime odor combined
that Is considered a sure cure for whooping
cough The mothers with their children sit
and stand around the room, and remain for
about half an hour, allowing the little ones
TO breathe the salubrious air.
A two-days' session is said to cure the
worst case of whooping cough. Every two
Cleaned. and this is really the best time for for
the little coughing children TO come TO this
strange sanitarium. They are lifted over the
makes smell unlike anything else ever
smelled before. A ducking into the vapors OF
these open watts needs to be repeated but
once. and sure cure is promised after the
second experiment. The poor mothers are
each given a little lime that comes from
the watts. This they put In bags that they
hang around the chdren's necks, sticking
little clay pipe tube into the bag. through
which the child can inhale the odor, which
clings to the lime a long time. During the
wnooping cough season the purifying room
or the gas works is often filled 10 overflow
ing. and even adults afflicted with bronchial
ana throat troubles come TO be relieved by
the va2orS or the gas in the vat room.
These gas vapors said 10 cut the ,hlegm
that gathers In the throat and causes the
choking sensation.
before the covers are removed from .ae
watts the gas. of course, IS all .irawn out,
and those acquainted with The smell IF an
monia will recognize a suspicion of IL in the
fumes. When the gratings are taken out
or the box green deposit Is found on them
which is SAID to have Great disinfecting
value. Pieces are frequently taken hcme by
the tenement people 10 be used In the house
while the. children are sick. The green de-
posit is also said 10 be a cholera preventive.
and whenever there is a cholera scare people
come from far and near TO take IL nome with
them and place IL about the hpuse. Doctors
in the poo .er districts of the city recommend
the treatment very highly, but even VI fl.ey
did not recommend IL, the engineer of every
gas works in the city will tell you mat moth
ers prescribe 1t themselves, AMI with great
success
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Church. or anything from the Bank of Hol-
land or from the millioned estates, which
are so often reported TO be crying out for
the lawful owners. and asks
fee, even of so cents, Is a swim
dler or confidence man of the most
pronounced type. And strongly
recommend all persons who are infatuated
with the delusion that there are any large
estates floating around. waiting for them
to claim them, to drop that delusion as
soon as possible. and attend to their legiti-
mate everyday business. The so-called law
yers who want to represent claimants to
the Anneke JAMS estate can never be found
when you look for them, and they certainly
have no standing of any moment at the
New York bar. Furthermore, as far as /
can ascertain nobody ever heard of the
division of any of this property or of any
claim made for ii in any court. 1t would
be interesting to know how much income
the sharpers derive from their trade. The
victims never tell They usually give up
all the money they possess and all they can
borrow. Then they contract debts for
things they don't need in anticipation of
their coming fortunes and finally are
laughed at by their neighbors. The game
is a meaner one than the green-goods
game, because the victims Of it are honest
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dignity and interest will result The cur
rent newspaper has no dignity, since most
of the intellectual energy employed In its
production exhausts itself In efforts TO imi-
tate the wandering night merchant who un-
der faring lamp. puts on a false nose ana
twangs a banjo to draw a crowd. As Tor
interest the judicious confine themsclses
through jungIes OF tangled typography ana
oozy masses OF useless writing.
The Chicago newspapers, having put them
selves under new and better law, VIII
necessarily develop in obedience 10 that Law.
They commit themselves TO a kind OF jour
nalisur the coming OF which will relieve ex-
istence OF daily evaporation. The chrome
gone the guessing contest closed and the
mystery page melted down, the brains OF
the Officers will. we humbly trust. go. into
the paper, and the editor instead OF the
ure of the establishment How gladly. how
gratefully would the average man IN every
American city welcome a newspaper that
should give him only the news. ana the
news prepared in such a way as 10 make
the marvellous enterprise Of the publisher IN
getting IL a secondary matter. A sedate
paper shorn OF calliope headlines. reduced
TO a few pages. and dispensing with the
witty reporter-that is one OF the dreams or
modern life which all but a few sanguine
beings had given up expecting TO see real
lied. But the Chicago example VIII lead 10
that-slowiy. yet we believe. surely. Twen-
~ years ago there were such newspapers
a vile success or two. like Storey's Chicago
Times and Puitzer's New. York Word,
swung the journalistic pendulum away from
them. Now the departure I'm Chicago
indicates that IL Is about to swing back
again.
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San Francisco Post.


Attorney Garrett McEnerny recently ap-
peared as counsel in a case before jus
tice OF the peace at Susun. McEnerny
found IL necessary 10 make frequent OBJ
lection TO the evidence that opposing coun-
sci was attempting 10 introduce. The jus
tice, whose first rule of evidence Is Every
thing goes" looked first annoyed and then
indignant. Finally he could contain himself
no longer, and. ruling on one of Nc
Enerny's objections, roared:
Mr.. McEnerny. what kind of a lawyer
are ycu. anyway"
I'm a patent lawyer replied the at
torney, facetiously.
wei. all I've got to say is that when
the patent expires you will have a hard
time getting 1t renewed. Go on with the
case"
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La Loie' Fuller makes her temperance
TN America at Roster & Bial's. New York,
tonight.
The Bostonians will celebrate at the
broadway Theater. New York, tonight. the
two-thousandth performance of robin
Hood"
According TO cabegram II Is practically
settled that Beerbohm Tree viii return TO
this country next season.
new comedy scene. which Includes Ma
RE DressIer, Virginia Earle and Dan Daily.
has been introduced In "The Lady Slavey,"
Canary Lederer's musical comedy. at the
New York Casino. 'The Lady Slavey'' Is
the first operstic comedy imported from
London which has been produced In this
country with It's English music and It's
1r1tLsh comeSy elements replaced by Amer