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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19


Henry cernasohi wasjnstly looked upou
asa great authority il the United States
OF America, where International bimetal-
lists proudly.ayow themselves believers IN
his doctrine. In this connection, there
fore, it may be interesting to recall the
last words Of the master on the silver
question in the United States.
1t was at Mentone, on the 23th. of April
last. We were considering together the
consequences for international bimetal-
ism that might result from the nomina-
tion of Mr., Mckinley to the Presidency
Of the United States. Since the discns-
sion in the House of Commons on tba
motion ofthe 18th of March, Cerpnsahi,s
IDEAS had, in fact, undergone some modi6-
CATION, regarding the question o. biu1etaF-
ism in Europe.
After the statements Of the Chancellor
Of the E%xchequer, Sir Micheal Hicks
Beach, f" he said to me, e.the knot Of the
question ofinternational bimetalism must
now be sought for in America. England
for a certain time at least, will have her
hands tied by the declarations which will
furnish the American silver men with 4
decisive argument for use in the present
presidential campaign"
And, complying with my req nest that
he would more fully explain his present
view of the snbject-for hitherto he had
always said, in a%ccoraance with our own
view; that the solution of nterpatinnnI
bimetallisni depended upon Bngiand's
attitude-he added.
II have always combated the uncom-
promising silver men of America. who nj
bottom are really silver monometaIlista
because, from the scientific point Of view
their doctrine is as ~falaeioas as that If
gold monOInetallists.
"fhe adoption of free coinage of silver
by the United States alone would. il is
brle, Increase to a formidable extent the
contingent OF silver monometalIic conn
5ries, bnt would not immediately briny
about . true solution of the problem thar
bimetallism has in view.
namely, the instantaneous fusion of the
NO monetary standards in 4 single in
ernational money by the establishments
y a.hXed parity of value between gold
silver.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19
Notice.

HouMA, Sept. 18Th, 1896.
Taxpayers will please take notice that
1 an now prepared to receive payment of
lakes Tor the current year.
Respectfully,
A. W. coNNELY,
Tax Collector, Parish Of T~errebonne.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19

Elegant China Silks 20
IN ches wide, figured for shirt
" aists, well worth 75cts-for
5DctS
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19


The free silver cause is gaining
supporters every day in Louisiana.
The battle is beginning to take
the shapeofa contest for supremacy
between the people and the enemies
OF the people-trusts. The success
OF Mckinley means that the
wealth producing classes will
continue to be dOmineered and
crushed down by huge trusts al d
corporations, The success OF
Bryan means the throwing off Of
this yoke and prosperity to the en-.
tire south and west,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19

Brocaded silks and satins
the latest things out . for full
suits or skirts IS 974 / 25,
well worth 90 / rs and
1 so.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19
CERNUSgHrS OPINION.
The Silver Question In The
United States
What The Father of Interna.
tional Bimetallism Says
OF Independent
Action.

Translated from the Ecanomiste Enropcen,
Of ris-Edmnnd Theory, edNo-fn-chief
MAY %. 1896.
The mtgnidcent wreath sent to the fun
eral of Henri Cernuschi on behalf of the
American Rimotallists bore in tho centre
the following inscription, priptetl upon
white satin
A TRIBUTE FRONAMERICAN BIMET-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-19

COnfiH'led on Local Puge
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
eFWEW OF THE MARKETS.
. CONDITION OF THE GENERAL
~a.DE DURING LAST WEEK.

-. week IN the General De-
-,,,ent. of Trade-The whole
-. Markets steady, With Only n
.,-,.r,te Movement-spirits Tur-
tine Depressed in Priee-hosin
,er on Medium and Fale
c.,ars-CottOn 4 Cent Lower
m, the Previous ~sek-Fhe
-.nber Trade sim Active-Other
Markets.
s.r.--ab. July 10.-The general markets
----, the mast week we're quiet with oniy
--,5arate movement In groceries, the
80 n the week were declines IN the
- corn. coffee and sugar. The dry
80 trade was quiet. Hardware showed
'-.,-,vement. but the movement was
A. The lumber trade continued active
.-.-,r rargoes being shipped during the
80 In naval stores there was less busi-
~ dome than during the previous week,
- ,-ices for both spirits turpentine and
90. we're lower. There was very little
- fl, the cotton market, while the quo
Ions we're &c lower than at the close OF
80 week last Friday. other markets were
me, and generally unchanged. The fol-
,--..,g resume of the different markets.
s,,5 local and Geographic, will show the
.,,s and the quotations at the close to-
5av.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
NAvAL STORES.

solri+s Turpentine.-It was a hard nght,
~ factors had during the week 10 Keep
-- ~. tIlrpentine above % cents a gallon.
~ Li5s If the exporters each day were
u, y5st figure. but fortunately for the sell
az. the days closed with sufficient sales 70
tssp the price at Z1sc. The demand Ior
e9tire week. which depressed the market.
A. the opening this morning there We're
LIS of 569 casks at 231sc, but the market
li9sed a Z 23c bid, with no sales reported.
Posin.-It was only the lower grades that
we're wanted during the past week, ana
conseouently there was downward trend
among the medium and pale grades. mere Is
ans fair business done during the frst
nsrt Of the week, but later weakness de-
teioned and the offerings went rather SLOW.
The market closed firm at the decline.
0u0tations-At the close of the market
,odav the following quotations were bull
Isuned at the Board Of Trade;
Spirits turpentine, firm; 2Sc bid for reg
ulars
poef, firm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
FINANCIAL.

MO0oY-SIBduXs
The bank clearings for the past week
were 81, S04 $685., against $1,924, 7s for the
same week last year.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
vannah quotations.: Commercial demand,
$4s7ia; sixty days, Sassy; ninety days.
$4s6ls; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, $51S; Swiss, sixty days. $5.197s /;
marks, sixty days, 95 1-16.
Domestic Exchange.-Steady. Banks are
buying at Il per cent. discount and selling
as follows: For amounts to SIS, 10c prem
fum; to $50, Is cents premium to $l00 20
cents premium; to $500, % cents premium;
for 500 or over at par.
Securities-The tone of the market is
firm for state bonds; other securities in
clined to dullness
stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, 81 per cent. bonds of 1880 1O11k bid.
i02 asked; Georgia 3ls per cents, due 1915,
1O1h bid, 1O1h asked; Georgia AZ per cent
bonds. 1915 l13 bid, ia asked; Georgia
4 per cent, due 1925, 100 bid, 1921 asked :
south Carolina 41ss, 1O4 bid, los asked.
CITY Bonds-Atlanta per cent, los bid +:
1O6 asked; Augusta Ans. 1925, 103 bid, 1881
asked; Augusta z per cent, 1141s bid, 115ik
asked: Augusta per cent, Ill bid, 11liL
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1O3 bid, 1O4
asked; Macon per cent, 1121z bid, 1131k
asked: Savannah per cent, quarterly
July coupons, 1914 bid, ITO asked; savan-
iOs bid 1897 asked; Charleston As, 90 bid,
Railroad Bonds-savannah, Florida and
western railroad general mortgage bonds
& per cent. interest coupons, III bid. ia
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1885, lO1 bid, 1O1is
asked; Central Railroad and Banking
Company, collateral bold IS, 81 bid.
IS asked; Central Of Georgia
railway first mortgage IS, 1915. bid
10 asked; Central of Georgia railway
consolidated IS, 50-year gold bonds, ssIs
hid. ssIk asked; Central of Georgia railway
Arst preferred incomes, = bid, % asked;
Central OF Georgia railway second pre-.
ferred incomes, - bid, II asked; Cen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.
I'D the ports-

Movements at the PORTS -.
New York-Net receipts 10; gross, 4,6SI;
exports to Great Britain, 5,245; to france
100; continent, 1929; forwarded, 81; SAFES
3,431; spinners, 247
Galveston-Net and gross 376; exports TO
Great Britain, 50; coastwise. l079; sales
2,076; spinners, l21.'
Norfolk-Net and gross, S26; exports
coastwise, 1911; sales, 1863.
Baltimore-Net, 142; gross, 1903; exports
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
COTTON,

me situation Of the local spot market
remained unchanged until Wednesday
WAen the depression in futures forced the
spot prices down Ac. The market then
became steady, with small purchases be-
afternoon. -9
The weekly weather crop bure-
feet fg5 i5 upo6 t Jgly Dsr,,i had its eff
LEA that the condition of the cotton crop
mas improved, especially in the eastern
poIuon OF the cotton belt, and that the
SJ0imlplaints OF injury by lice continue to
oearish in claiming local showers for Tex
a., penehcial to cotton, although stat
~ mat general rains are greatly needed
~ 0fpinIohs We're mixed as to the significance
u me onicial report to the effect that
Ecklng has commenced in sonthweet
A;eAas, and is to begin in the central nor
In OF the cotton belt about July % AS
c i-1S y exceptionally early for the cotton
- 70 mature, some argue that IL is the
tesult OF unnatural DEVELOPMENT 81 tba
:. peHse OF ultimate quantity; that while
- points TO an early and perhaDs large
bane gIdeht 10 begin with, the period of ex-
-. ION VIII be equally early, Another
view Is that the cotton picIxine cora-oe,1o
LINUS ualiy early, as it has, will. with an
tre5Hge favorable season. have mo ev-
ever eTeG u, term for picking. and that what
s'll sent to market. e' Jul
n5,i He bureau report issued TODAY. an
b ettac an average of 92.5, which was
pot II IMAM was expected. The prices hid
ders c mango at once. but soon selling or
io,yes SaI m IN and the price declined to the
toWeSt OF the season :" ZIG
tatjo7si oilowing We're the official spot quo
k-ols at the regular call of tbe ma
IIi5dIiitut.h me Cotton Exchange TODAY:
Good r,ia ST. 81 '''''. .'...............,,.,.7
Ar5d51i,--4ulllis '...................... 67k
Low vnf3 .'''''.. ....................6 ga
Good or6jnaS. '''.....................61L
80 la'Aet-Steady; sales 80; for the w 1c..GE
nor spts-The receipts of cotton AZ +b,s
~ from all sources for the pss+ MI, tnis
ana "so oales upland and baIes SEQ Is,N
Sea ,Gisalnst III bales upland and No bac.
foIIiolTv,Ip particulars of the receipts were ..
Der Ss,:Per Central railroad S7s bs1es.
VA savannah, Florida and Wasf ,o OS .tSS
rosI 5p nales; per South R@nnd I'll
No. No. 2ales; per river steameTs iiI b esid-
sea i sladdn receipts above include b bate
E xnorts R sr various railroads. ''sS
Vel pIt IlSs-The exports FOR he a.. 80
island log 2ales upland and 4s p 49, week GER
So hi. moving as follows: To RATS, sea sea
'es upland; to New YORK 1i II boTs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market quiet; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, $125;
New York, per bale. 800; Philadelphia,
per bale, 500; Baltimore, per bale, $1.25;
to Liverpool. via New York, 32c; Bremen,
via New York. 30c; Antwerp via New
York, 36c; Havre via New York. CSC; Am
sterdam, via New York, 43c; Genoa, via
New York, 43c; Reval, via New York, SIC;
Ham burg, via New York, 38c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11


CONNECTIONS
& Nth Plant system for points north and Florida points
and
Al Montgomery, points west
all
call on ticket agent a,
CECIL GABBETTs 60, 49,. Passenger
" J. L BECK.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
RICE.

Market quiet; common. &c; fair, 2lk9
2a4c; good 314qSs<c: prime, 4q4Ac; fancy.
head, 4Ad41zc.
Rough-Upland. per bushel. 10000; tide
water, 50qS0c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

Ine receipts FOR the past week were s
bags, against no bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were 4s bags.
moving as follows; To Liverpool, 81 bags;
to northern ports for domestic oonsump-
ton, II bags.
The total receipts from Sept 10 date
amount 10 n,lSO bags, against 64,25l bags
Tor the corresponding time last year
The total exports from Sept. l 10 date
amount to 75lS2 bags. moving a follows:
To Great Britain, 10, 473 bags; to France,
1886 bags; TO the continent, 40 bags;
coastWise, 1888 bags.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 1871 bags
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
was 2'4O1 bags, against 407 bags this day
last year
Charleston. S. C. July IO.-Sea island
cotton market: Medium fine islands, zoe;
fine Islands, 22d23c; fully fine islands, Csc;
extra fine islands. 26d27c; receipts for the
week, none; exports, none; sales, none;
stock, $40 bags.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1895.
have been 1854 bags, against $3.50 bags
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. !, 1895, have been 1866 bags,
against 5,7H bags for the same time last
year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
DRY GOODS.

New York, July 10.-In the dry goods
market the week is drawing TO a close
without change of interest in prevailing
conditions in both cotton or wooden goods
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
Liverpool, July 10.-Weekly cotton: I

Liverpool, July 10.-Weekly cotton: To-
tai sales 5000, American, 1000; trade
takings, including forwarded from ship
side, $4,000; actual export 5000; total i'm
port 5000; American, 5000; total stock.
793, 900, American, $4,000; total afoat ~
900, American, $1,000; spectators took 700,
exporters took $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

stock on hand and on ship
BOARD to-day ................ 22,95 81, 1893
Charleston, S. c., July 1O.-Turpentine,
market firm at 25c; sales, none. Rosin,
hrm sales, none.
Wilmington, July l0.-Rosin, firm;
strained, S1.32l5; good strained, $lS71k.
Spirits turpentine, nothing doing. Tar,
quiet az a10. Crude turpentine, duh;
hard, $780, soft, $40; virgin, $3.50.
Receipts turpentine Isl casks.
New York, July 10-Rosin quiet; strain
ca, common to good, S1.6O@1. 621a. Turpen-
tine quiet and steady, 24a4Q25Ac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS MARKErs-

70 bid; United States Is, registered. lI6.
United States As, coupons, 1l6
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

The following were tne quOIdIIuus TOT
the corresponding dates last year: Spirits
81 10: D, SIPS; E, S1.S0; F, S1.45; G, S1.55;
H 81. 7O l. 800; K, 500; NJ, S235; N, $3.50;
W G. 500; W W, $3.50.
Receipts and Exports-The total re-
ceipts for the past week were, S,246 casks
spirits turpentine, and 1850 barrels rosin.
The exports were Ian casks spirits tur-
pentine and 11,772 barrels rosin, moving
as follows: To New York, 907 casks spir-
its turpentine and 749 barrels rosin; TO Bal
timore. IA casks spirits turpentine and Sc
barrels rosin; to Boston 400 casks spirits
turpentine and l LIS barrels rosin; to Har-
burg $3.50 barrels rosin; to Gutujewski,
1851 barrels rosin.
Naval Stores Statement
Receipts shipments and stocks from
April /, 1896, to date, and to the cores
bonding date last year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

sea island; 10 Boston. 81 bales upland
and 81 bags sea island
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on shin
board to-day were 6,l46 bales upland and
2iol bags sea island. against SOS bales
upland and 4G7 bags sea island al the cor
responding time last year.
Sea Island COtton-The market was dulf
during the week The sales were only 6
bales. The quotations remained nouinai-
IL UNCHANGED rs follows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAILWAY.
SAVANNAH SHORT LINE

PassenseF seheduIes-En eetIve - 3D. $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

NEL ItCtIpIs at All q.
ports for this week 80. 4,4s7 5,SSS
total receipts .............5,1 44,76S 7922,0S5
exports Tor the week So. 17.5A 1913
total exports to date 400, 647 65S0,040
STOCKS at Y. ). ports -. 2l9.25S 1856, 258
Stocks at interior towns. 91,O22 476S9
Stocks at Liverpool ..... $4,000 $4,000
Stocks OF American ahoat
for Great Britain .. 1900 35OOO
Comparative statement of net receipts
exports and stocks of cotton at the fol-
lowing places to Friday evening, July 10.
1895, and 10 July y. 1895:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-30
Yillet-Fahrkarte.

1t would be an advantage to have all
over the world the same word for tick
ct, for railway, for postoffice and SO
forth. And something Of this sort, how
ever rudimentary, did actually exist on
the continent before the German empire
arose and, in it's newly awakened self
consciousness, did it's best to blot it out.
In those days, for example, the word
always used in Germany for ticket was
"billet," and every educated man in
Europe understood it. Now the word
is 'Fahrkarte, word understood only
by Germans and German scholars. 1t is
a sorry perversion of patriotism thus to
complicate the intercourse between ma
tions. Nor has the effort even the merit
Of success. "Billet" is rejected as being
French, but what of the second syllable
of the word that has been substituted
for it? No doubt "charta" is Latin, but
1t is equally certain that it has reached
Germany through the French "carte.
This is but one instance out Of many
Germany, however anxious to be free
from obligations to" other countries,
must still borrow many words from her
hereditary foe. Contemporary Review
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-30
The RETIRED BURGLAR.
Not Often Really Frightened, but Now and
Then Perhaps a Little Startled.

II don't suppose man in my bust
ness is apt to get frightened very much, :"
said the retired burglar "He's all the
time expecting things to happen, and
he's always ON the lookout for them.
Still, suppose that any man, unless he
has an absolutely cast iron nerve, and
such men are very few, is likely at
times to be startled know that am
For instance:
II went into house one night, and
after cropping around down stairs for a
while in the blackest kind Of darkness
I went up stairs. There found an open
door. I had located from the outside of
the house the windows of the room that
this door opened into and when struck
the door knew where the bed ought to
be. 1t was there, and went along the
side Of it until came to the head. I
found chair there with mans clothes
piled up on it. 1 picked up the trousers,
and as l began to feel in the pocket
br-r-rr-r-r-r-r-r-r! went an alarm
clock on the bureau, not foot from my
head, and out of bed jumped man,
humping square against me, of course
not knowing l was there, but knocking
me endways and tumbling over on the
floor himself
II certainly was startled by that
alarm clock, make no mistake about
that, and l have no doubt in my own
mind that the man that jumped out Of
bed was startled when he fell over me,
but I didn't stay to ask him about
that New York Sun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-30
Alfred, who was thoroughly gifted as q

Alfred, who was thoroughly gifted as q
sovereign.
He had to raise heavy taxes in order
to squire himself with the Danish lead
ers at first, but finally began to harmo-
nize the warning clements and prosper
ity followed. He was fond of old ballads
and encouraged the wandering min
strels, who entertained the king with
topical songs till late hour Sympo-
siums and after dinner speaking were
thus inaugurated, and another era Of
good feeling began about half past II
o'clock each evening
Queen Emma, the widow of Ethelred,
now began to set her cap for Canute,
and thus it happened that her sons
again became the heirs to the throne at
her marriage, A. d. 1917.
Canute now became a good king He
built churches and monasteries and
even went ON pilgrimage to Rome,
which in those days was almost certain
to win public Endorsement.
Disgusted with the fattering Of his
courtiers, one day as he strolled along
the shore he caused his chair to be
placed at the margin of the approaching
tide, and as the water crept up into his
lap he showed them how weak must be
Il mortal king in the presence of Om-
impotence. He was humble and right
eous king and proved by his example
that after all the greatest of earthly
rulers is only the most obedicnt servant.
He was even then the sovereign of
England, Norway and Denmark. In
1881 he had some trouble with NAL
colin, king Of Scotland, but subdued
him promptly and died in 1035, leaving
flardicanutc, the son Of Emma, and
Swoyn and Harold, his sons by former
wife
Harold succeeded to the English
throne, Sweyn to that of Norway and
Hardicanute to the throne of Denmark.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-30
AN EXPENSIVE CURL.
The Origin of Story Attributed to Twen-
ty Handsome Women.

The Origin of Story Attributed to Twen-
ty Handsome Women.
Lady Harriet D'Orsay was really, ac-
cording to Mr.. Sala, in his "reminiscences
published recently, the heroine of
story which has been told in at least 30
forms of 20 different ladies Of fashion.
She was presiding at stall at a vente
de charlie, or bazaar, held in aid Of
the fund of some asylum or another,
when there came up the Duke Of Or
leans, son and heir Of King Louis Phi
lippe. The duke, after some polite small
talk, began to extol the beauty Of her
hair, and indeed her Henrietta Maria
coiffure had never looked glossier or soft
er than it did this day.
''Oh," said his royal highness, eff
could only possess one of those enchant-
ing ringlets!"
''How much would monseigneur give
for one, =" asked Lady Harriet gravely,
900 francs?"
Give thousand francs!' repeated the
duke "A mere bagatelle!'
"Six thousand francs?'
Anything SO charming lady chose
to ask
81 will not be extortionate, pursued
Lady Harriet. eve will say 5000"
And then she very composedly pro-
duced dainty little pair Of scissors,
shipped off the adorable Henrietta
Maria ringlet, wrapped it in silver pa
per and handed it with dignity to the
duke. His royal highness looked very
straight down his nose, and returning
Lady Harriet's salute stalked some.
what gloomily away. But his privy
purse duly forwarded the money next
lay
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-30
A Valuable Coin.

A well known bishop tells a story of
clerk st q village church who deliber-
ately took half a crown out of the plate
as ho brought it up to the communion
table and slipped it into his pocket.
II saw him take it, said the bishop,
"and intended to charge him with it at
the end of the service, but carried away
by the sublimity of the service l forgot
all about it. Next day l remembered
and spoke about it.
'Oh, sir. said the old clerk, never
you worry about that. That half crown
has done good service for many years
l keep it to putdown first, and then the
gentry, seeing a poor man like mo put
2s. Cd. i'll the plato, can't for shame
give less. "-London Tit Bits.