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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
These quotations are revised da,ly and
| ineir correctness can be relied upon.
ntiees are those ruling in the Houston
ANLE GREASE-Diamond. A75 per
gross; Frazier, IN tin boxes, $500 per
srossi Golden. 6l175c per dozen boxes;
.AMMUNlTIoN-Po per key sS.0OQ
go blasting powder. 1926 per key, agents
price drop shot, per sack Sl4O4L45; buck
BACON 60 Wholesale grocers charge;
snort clear boxed, 6i9U63., in sacks l4c
less, 9real<f9st. 9l3qesse; dry salt, to else
uiy SAT- bellies. lei smoked bellies. 7isc
| BAGGlNG AND TlES-From store;
Beagging tx ID ilso; Ii as; "a ID 53ac
RAISING PoWDER-Apex, l ID $500: "a
ID T;25; \ 10, itc; Victor, III, per dozen
ss9c; y 10. zoe, a 10, i5c; Isis one spoon, /
| C., - OF cans 800 per dozen.
| CANNED FRUIT-Per dozen: Strawber-
| nos sVcHSiW; piueapples, standard l.21n
/ Les. seconds g5ca 81. ~. pears. standard gOff
| s5c, clipper Bartlett pears, Z lh, $l0Oul05,
| 10, A.6Od L65; peaches. standard , ih $40
| mL91' seconds, 10, SlgVbLlo, standard, .
! 10, Sl.J0ffl.h5; 3 ID seconds, I.30dLf0; = HI
| PIE peaches. 15ueJc biackberries, SDuS5c;
! 8 lib standard apples. S5p90c.
/ CANDN-Plain candy. Gn6hci wrapped
| GA46l2c' fancy mixed, IN pals, 1dShc, rock
CANNED VEGETABLES - Marrowfa,
| peas I.00HlN; Lima beans $3.50, string
| b ans 10u15; corn 6dcnSl25; tomatoes, 10
| eo465l2c; ID apa9Jc, red kidney beans,
CALIFORNIA CANNED GooDs-Per
! dozen for 2i3 ID cans. Peaches Yl.dldl i0i
! egg plums Sil0G1i5 apricots N.NuL.5,
! pears $4olfl.50 green cages sl.iQdll1; nee
! taTlnes I.i5, grapes $l.lOnt15, white cl.cr-
/ ries $50; black cherries $3.50; blackb.fries
! E,EN.i.n Ntt.,r-- y,,,,y. hoof I Ia - oo
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LIVESTOCK.

HaySc. March io.-Ciosed at Nd advanc,
tales 1000
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According 20 Secretary HestcrB figures
received from New orleans today the
total amount OF the Texas crop In slght
on March / was 10000 bales Upon this
basis 1t is estimated that tho entire crop
Of this state viii amount to 1875 600
bales, though many figure upon 2 200
OVt bale crop. Those claiming the nrst
figures AS tho correct estimate claim that
there is less cotton to be marketed be-
tween now and tho end OF the season
than for many years. II leaves only lSi,
Wo bales to come into sight. whereas for
the past three or four years tho smallest
amount received after March was 20G,-
Oo0.
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4 BUSINESS BAROMETER.
,,d,, to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
discussion OF COTTON VALUES
acreage May Not 10 the Remedy.
sn,lness Failures for Week.
Trade Notes.
Office of The Post.


uouston, Tuesday March 10.
following extracts are from a letter
u. unon the coming cotton crop, re-
~ by The Post from Mr.. George DE
,.cently of New Birmingham. Tex
", chose present address is Waverly,
oounty. Ohio. While some Of the
~ns made are not very plausible.
slissS NAV be of interest in Texas
Nan,cI,l circles, as the cotton crop
sreat bearing upon the business
IS OF this State. Mr.. De Nany
late convention of cotton planters
wsmnbis Tenn. promulgated their
sn5 urged planters to reduce acre.
,rnrl a 100000 bale crop of 1925 to
~ bales for 1896. / desire to place
views before cotton planters whom
~ served twenty years.
fhat assurance have cotton planters
rsduced acreage for 1896 would real
I,hem iG.oant-pound value for cotton2
Montgomery. Ala, Gotten convention,
,srv iS5. decided upon reduced acre
IN that year. yet tho crop was one
an balss larger than In 1894. The
{rnool England Cotton association
kary 1876, wnmed cents for the crop
Ia upon plantations In America. The
association pau cents lpr the 1870
These two facts demonstrate 0D
conventions do not reduce acreage
he masses Of = lanters t2) that values
by blNerpoel WI no. EoVSyh me
roys.nsd hy SPECULATION and nor bv
hw Of supply ana demand. The 10
market ol w ueSreaseq IN value
same ra'io as VIZ uS manu- incVedS q.
Etfiiy inns. w WY thc wi pohuc-
crop OF $50 urlI,slu cents. or Wllnln
pts OF the market Value OF iSS5;
te greats curse lnstV coulu pctaii
Cotton heit see.iptl " enforced ldie-
OF teetninE r'llilonS now happlly
FosperpusiF eh5pIugeu; heuucep acre
Ieprrsehts loss % mpor.prod9eing
h hlols am slIih,s OF u" North
oasu upon Toss 70 ianor ilrSt, loss
deslruc'iT" ui r,9lhr'y, we second
aeratloh' IT Npulu ne less curse
caianllty 10 urc'P. NV u,cIse OF a-clft
named hE LaHtrpo3l than TO re-
cne-third the labor of Southland TO
e1 llietess' ,.,.
nmigraLloh was inviteu 10 sunny
hAhi ny !he Sptton convention I'm
All ult''l 'iiht pIoitlulBattu en-
ihul ileSs OF ony- tnlri the labor In
,o''oi M. sum iortl such views
e.iIs , ~ hllu Iup,u-'rahsit age
mIaihi i',nH - itu uHuer us accept
nousu r. u,'WorlIIg nome ana
III soutll''UN'
.cor.ro,, s,,T,I1 ,,op,-o
va ioN SEED fiNopItiS
local market for cotton seed pro-
has shown very little chanpe 70.
rrado r,s ro. -. -.
''''' NY De'h "c''Fe' nut
nave been quite well maintained
loW piano reached some time since.
ulNlcult 10 secure any correct in
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, March IA

Port of Galveston, March ia
Arrived.
Sch Dan Freeman. Snapper Bank.
Cleared.
Ss Nueces, Risk. New York.
81 Sonmore Ernst Hamburg.
Sch Il. j. Barr Rollins. Pascagoula.
Sailed.
SIS Vera. Forth, Rotterdam.
Vessels In Port.
To j. Moller q Co.--Ss Wilma, SIS Ky.
Der.
TO Fowler & Mcvtle--Ss Tormore, 50
Sapphire, Ss Oberon, Maristow.
10 VIM. Parr x Co.--5s Legislator, IS
Gracia.
no j. N. Sawyer & Co.--Ss Nucces.
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ii Asked b ljld.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened firm, demand fair. 3 y. IN. steady
closed quiet aud steady.
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TRADE NOTES.

q No. NITI1 NOTFS,
s. :, steady prices '0 anu -
kueue has been somewhat ouie;
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW
iirmncss of Spot Cotton Is Espec-
tally Noticeable.
ALL OFFERINGS READILY ABSORBED,
Futures Advanced In All Markets, Though
There Was Some weakness Mani
tested Spot Prices Higher.
Office OF The Post,
Houston, Tuesday, March 10


While futures closed higher In all mar
kets today. tho iirmness OF spot cotton
was far more noticeable, This Is taken us
very favorable indication. showing that
buyers find some difficulty In obtaining
the staple and are compelled TO nay IN,
highest market quotations therefor. The
export demand continues good and all
spot offerings ara readily absorbed Sales
at Liverpool today wero 1900 bales, ai-
though prices were Lied higher than yos.
terday. In three days Liverpool spots
have advanced s-s2d New York, uous-
ton. Galveston and Savannah we're l-lec
up again today. and New Orleans closed
very nrm at yesterdays advance OF l-Sc.
Despite the fact that spot cotton has
advanced S-iSc at Houston within the past
three days, holders do not seem very
anxious to part with 1t even ut present
figures Some sales were made at quo
tations today, but great many refused
all bids that were not AT least Lice above
the quoted price, There Is comparatively
littlo spot cotton for sale. and those who
have the staple are quito bulilsh in their
opinion of tho market,
Tho American speculative markets were
again quite active, but for u whilo st
seemed that the realizing OF frightened
longs would cause bad break. After u
decline of 10 or IL points. however, there
vas quick recovery. and closing quota
tons Were few points higher than yes
terday. The weakness during tho fore
noon was partly attributed to the change
In tho sentiment ut Liverpool, Futures
there were about Ltd up at one timc
but lost "a great deal OF this during tho
afternoon ana closed l-aiil -6li higher
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-20
THE BOND ISSUE.
Secretary Carlisle Before the Senate In
vesfigatInR COMMITTEES.

Secretary Carlisle Before the Senate I'm.
vestigating Committed
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Secretary
Carlisle was examined under oath yes
terday by the senate committee ap-
pointed to investigate recent bond
issues The hearing was held in the
rooms of the senate committee on
finance Senators Harris, Vest, Walt
hall, Jones, of Nevada, and Platt being
present Mr.. Vest began the exam
ination, asking for fuller explanation
of the first bond contract with the
Morgan syndicate than had been given
in Mr.. Carlisle's written statement
His main purpose, said Secretary Car
Isle, was TO prevent the shipments
of gold from this country. Mr.. Vest
asked why the contract had been given
to the syndicate, to which Mr.. Carlisle
replied with an explanation of the
great emergency existing whic b would
not permit delay for the usual for
apprehension in financial circles as to
the situation, heightened by visit of
Mr.. Curtis to New York, which
brought out many newspaper conjec-
lures. It was not, however, until the
Springer bill, so-called, relating to
banking and currency, had been de-
feated in the house that it became evil
dent that steps must be taken to pro-
tect the treasury. The contract was
closed the day after the Springer bill
was defea ted in the house.
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RIo1ous STUDENTS.
Harvard Boys Go Wild Over a baseball
Victory and Several Land In Jail

Harvard Roys 60 wild Over a Baseball
Victory and Several Land In jail
Boston, June 12--Three thousand
Harvard men, encouraged by the phe-
nomenal event of Harvard baseball
victory over Princeton, fought 100 po-
licemen in the streets of historic old
Cambridge Wednesday night 1t was
the biggest riot the university had
ever seen. The moment it was known
Harvard had won there was a roar
that shook every window for a mile
around. Then all was pandemonium-
In half an hour there was on foot
the biggest celebration ever known
at Harvard. The whole city was a
blaze of red fire, while all kinds of fire.
works spurted in every direction and
the evening was made hideous with
the blasts of thousand giant horns
and the firing of revolvers. A man.
moth procession was formed and
marched to Harvard square. The
police, anticipating trouble, were out
in extra force While cheering for the
members of the team were going on,
Clay Stone Briggs, Harvard student
from Galveston, Tex, was arrested
He had discharged his revolver in the
very face of policeman. As
off the mob took in the situa-
ton and there was a mad rush
of 1900 enraged students to the
rescue. A line of Harvard men jumped
on the backs of the policemen, who
still chung to their prisoner. Finally
the police were victorious and three
students were dragged into the station
house and the heavy doors were
slammed in the faces of the bowling
mob. For an hour 5000 mad students
surrounded the station clamoring for
the release of the prisoners. The
students refused to- dispense until the
three men who were arrested had been
released on bail. They then departed,
cheering, as they left the police station
with the three heroes mounted on the
shoulders of the mob.
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SILVER COINAGE.

The Superintendent of the Philadelphia
Mint Gives His Views a Live Subject.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Maj- Her
man Kretz, superintendent of the
Philadelphia mint, is in Washington.
Speaking on the bject of silver coin
age, Mr.. Kretz said: ''Since February
last the aggregate coinage at all the
minis of silver dollars has been about
s., 500, 900 month. All this silver was
coined to take the place of Sherman
certificates and was not additional to
the volume of currency. The minis
are now unable to supply the demands
for small coin, both silver and copper.
In my judgment the free coinage of
silver would result in financial dis
aster. There is another problem about
it, too, which does not seem to be con-
sidered. Should free coinage law be
enacted we would have to equip about
a dozen new minis. Our present facil-
tiles would not be adequate to coin the
silver now in sight in five years.
think good way to increase the coin
age of silver would be to retire all pa
per currency under So That would
put millions more of silver in circula-
tiOn
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Paving Sugar Bounty.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The treasury
department has nearly completed the
payments of beet and maple sugar
claims under the bounty appropriation
of S23S. 2S9, and it is expected that war
rants covering the whole amount will
be issued before July 1, when work
will begin on the SIS, 600. 600 appropria-
tion for cane sugar. The half dozen
claims which have been in process of
adjustment during the last several
months will be ready for transmission
to the auditor for final examination
early in July, when the total amount
of the appropriation will be prorated
among the claimants and paid as rap
idly possible 1t is expected that
the percentage of payments to claim
ants will be between Is and 20.
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ORIENTAL CHEAP LABOR.
Japan a Strong Factor in the Great World
of Trade.

WASHINGTON, June 1L-Chairman
Dingley, of the house ways and means
committee, yesterday made a report on
the menace to American manufactur-
ers by the threatened invasion of the
cheap products of Oriental labor, and
upon the effects of the difference of
exchange between gold standard and
silver standard countries upon United
States manufacturing and agriculture,
these questions having been investi-
gated by the committee. The report
says the sudden awakening of
Japan from the Oriental slumber
of centuries is being followed by an
equally rapid westernizing of her
methods of industry; that while the
Japanese do not have the inventive
faculty of Americans, or even Europe
ans, their initiative faculties are won
derful. Their standard of living would
be regarded as practical starvation by
the workmen of the United States, and
hours of labor average IL a day. Such
skilled workmen blacksmiths,
carpenters, masons, compositors, tai
lors and plasterers receive in Japanese
cities only from &c cents to 33 cents
and factory operatives cents to 90
cents per day, in our money, while
farm hands receive S1.44 per month.
Europeans and Americans, says Mr..
Dingley. are recognizing the profita BILE
field afforded for investments and fac
tories
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TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

Aggregate for the Session, S515,s59,S2O-
Discussed from Two Points.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Chairman
Cannon, of the appropria ton commit
tee, and eX-Chairman Savers yesterday
made public a joint statement concern
ing the expenditures authorized by
this congress, discussing them from re-
publican and democratic standpoints,
respectively. The total appropriations
for the session, including permanent
annual appropriations, is S515, 1884,
SaO.49.
The following table of appropria-
tions is given by Mr.. Cannon: Fifty
First congress, S9Ss, AT, 1873. "a; Fifty
Second congress. s., or, 1O4, SAT, 90; Fifty
Third congress, $3.50, 239, 205. 50; Fifty
Fourth congress first SESSION., $5l5,-
759, SEQ. 40. The revenues for three ifs
cal years of the Harrison Administered
ton, ended June 80, 1892, are given as
81, $50, 631, PA; expenditures, S99s, 49,
sol; for the two complete fiscal years
of Cleveland's administration: Reve-
nues, $611, lie, Oo4; expenditures, $723,-
72O, SIS.
Mr.. Sayers, in his statement, says of
the total appropria tions for the ses-
sion: This sum exceeds the appropria-
ton made during the last session of
the Fifty-Third congress by S1s, 751,-
299. SO, and those of the first regular
session of that congress by S23, 523,-
257
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CAN WAVE OLD GLORY.

The United States Flag VIII Be Much In
Evidence at the Richmond Reunion.
RICHMOND, Va, June 15.-The report
that the United States flag would not
be allowed in the parade here at the
great confederate reunion has occa-
stoned some stir. Mr.. M. T. Thong
son, an official in the navy department
at Washington, wrote here to Gen.
Peyton Wise, chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements, concerning this
rumor. Mr.. Thompson is the head of
the southern veterans in that city,
who. he says, propose to bring fed
era1 flag with them Not only is
there no objection toysur people bear
ing the flag of the common coun-
try in the procession" Gen. Wise wrote
to Thompson, but we shall bear it
ourselves 1t will be found every
where in the convention. in the streets,
and in loving contact with the colors
which we bore during the war, and
which we shall bear to-day and al
ways, not in bravado. or disloyalty.
but for sweet memory's sake. Tell
Your military organizations who will
bring the flag here they will not fight
for it any quicker than we, when the
safety of he country is in danger, and
when its honor is involved
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A PROSPECTIVE LAW FIRM.
Rumor That cleveland, Reed and Carlisle
May Go Into Partnership.

Rumor That tIeveland, Reed and Carlisle
May Go Into Partnership.
CHICAGO, June 16.-A special from
New York says: "a rumor which comes
from the offices of well known law
firm, with the head of which President
Cleveland is on most intimate terms,
is to the effect that Grover Cleveland,
Thomas B. Reed and Secretary Car
Isle, will, after the 4th of March, 1897,
esta blish a law firm in this city to be
known as Cleveland, Reed & Carlisle.
The announcement of the formation
of the above firm will, it is said, effec-
tually answer the question regarding
President Cleveland's intention as to a
fourth nomination.
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unpatriotic nor foolish, and because it seems
clear to me that such course will infifct a
very great injury upon every interest of our
country. which it has been the mission of
democracy to advance, and will result in last
ing disaster to our party organization
There is little hope that a means of sue
this free silver proposition, after it's
thorough discussion during political
campaign, will attract majority of the
votes of the country. 1t must be that many
of the illusions influencing those now rely
ing upon this alleged panacea for their ills
will be dispelled before the time comes for
them to cast their ballots, which will express
their sober second thought The adoption by
the democracy of this proposition would. I be-
neve. give to opponents an advantage,
both in the present and future, which they do
not deserve
SENATOR HoAR ON THE SILVER PROBLEM.
PARIS, June 1T--Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, has issued the following
statement to the press:
I am confident that the time is ripe for set
Element of the silver question and the re-
establishment of bimetailism by international
agreement, and with the large cooperation of
England. The next republican administration
can have the honor Of this if the convention
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MANY MINERS ENTOMBED.

At CaylorsviIIe, Ill 50 Men Arc Buried,
but All Are Rescued Save Three
TAYLoRvILLE, Ill, June 13.-The
Tay1orville coal mining works were
destroyed by fire yesterday morning
and s5 men entombed After hours of
suffocation, all but three were rescued
alive. The fire, which was caused by
an explosion of gasoline, spread
rapidly through the mine, cutting off
the men at work in the lower levels
Those rescued were taken out through
shaft that the fire did not reach.
The flames are still raging below and
the bodies of the three dead miners
cannot be gotten. Twenty mules also
persisted. The loss by fire will be $751;
OOO fully insured.
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SENATOR WHITES VIEWS.
The California Man Favors ResortInE to q
constitutional Amendment.

The California Man Favors ResortlnE to .
constitutional Amendment.
GALLUP, N. M, June Ex-senator
Stephen M. White, of California. passed
through here yesterday on his way
from Washington to his home in Los
Angeles In discussing the platform
to be adopted by the democratic con-
vention the senator said:
would be heartily in favor of amending the
constitution as to give congress the power
to impose tax on all incomes. The decision
of the supreme court on the income tax bill
regard as a great misfortune. not only because
of its direct bearing upon the problem of rails
ing revenue, but because it reversed the pre-
cedentS of century and discredits the court
itself The dissenting opinions OF White and
Harlan seem to me anSwerable-
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Villas on BOItiuU.

MILWAUKEE, June Ex-senator Villas
spent yesterday in Milwaukee He
was asked by a reporter: Did you
see the report in the Chicago paper
that you said you would vote for Nc
Kinley and that Cleveland would
also? Is it SOP" Yes, 1 saw the
statement There is not a word
of truth in it. 1 have never enter
tanned such a purpose and 1 never
heard Mr.. Cleveland say a word aoou c
it that would suggest that he would.
The story is fiction, pure and simple
an election canard, when every thing
goes"
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Speculative Reaction Has Not Changed the
Business Outlook.

Speculative Reaction Has Not Changed the
Business Outlook.
NEW YORK, June 13.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Speculative reaction has not in the least
changed the business outlook. The fictitious
prices made for wheat and cotton meant
good except for individuals, ana the change to
prices more nearly in accord with actual rela-
lions of demand and supply only conform to
conditions which have been well known for
months The government report to wheat
indicates much smaller yield than any body
really expects. but that has become so much
the rule that the report has real influence
and the principal effect was the serious depres-
sion caused by large sales in anticipation OF
the report, which seemed to be thoroughly
known in advance to some spectators. The
government estimate as to cotton was unex-
pectedly favorable and has caused a decline of
more than half cent in single week. but II
is only just to say that some reaction from
artificial prices would have come earlier II in
formation much more reliable than that of the
government had not been persistently dis
credited.
Failures for the week have been ZIG in the
United States against PAL last year, and 81 in
Canada against "a last year