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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
rock MARKET.
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1 ar IL ACTIVITY.


L April 25.-To-day's stock
| above the recent half hol-
l. in point of activity. The
ices was reactionary, chiefly
!, with sugar. The stock
|son,res for almost one-hai'
The erratlc range OF ms
bre evidence Of ddroit ma
4 The initial prices were
above yesterdays linnl
4 heading with a gain Of al
HI This Improvement was
<fary. but at the lower range
6nort was advanced, and the
2 per cent TO 1873 SIS. a
reaction occurred under
H. TO 121 7-S. In addition to
Esnn there was free selling
trrount on Washington adj
kting the probability OF the
A Of q bill In the senate pro-
|he repeal OF the is differen-
6ressure against the railway
Rarked In some instances.
|Hecting the realization OF
{,lne from the advance. The
{I,ouisyille and Nashville,
&nnessee Coal, Missouri Pa
Iprominent in the reaction
Hand, including about / per
the closing deal there
al fractional rally on cover
Ets, sugar and tobacco re-
additional 1 1-S per cent
| closing was steady at the
hts noted. with net changes
. generally fractional de-
tendency toward improve
Box prices was noted in the
Although the advances were
Itlmes by the inevitable real
I PROFITS attending a contin-
kcnt IN prices. the undertone
4 firm throughout. The for
hi for first-class bonds was
noteworthy, and large
4he speculative issues were
In condition, in view Of a
a favorable improvements of-
4 railway securities. was the
1come OF the congestion OF
Hi in this country and IN
mere consols advanced to al
! ecedented figures.
elal circles at home and
III is expectation OF unequlv'
standard platforms by lead
IN parties. Another consid-
ID has been brought to beai
kculntlon Is the prospect o.
iournment Of congress. Th'
\ mentioned countcracted eN'
5llzatlons and selling by Lon
4 later operations on a reviya
ng assumptions regarding
HI Of the Venezuelan nego
rhicago advices indicatini
bin receipts and expectation
corn movement on an ex
lie encouraged purchasers o
In which sroup the bes
he present rise were record
lula and Vanderbilt share
klnent in the dealings, witt
yorabie sympathy with tn
y.
Ia sugar was extremely act
hrked, the stock going up Z
bier, however, heavy rsaliz
pld progress of the Germa'
nties hill and apprehensio
Fable legislation induced
OF 2 SIS.
was affected by the appl'
Ian Injunction restraining tn
bf the 20 per cent scrip div
d after an early rise TO z
the previous weeks clos'
a declined on heavy sales I
verlng by shorts caused
s. and realizations TO 10 3
3g was at II 7-s. The mark'
felt The influences of prom
n the closing dealings, but II
were material in only a re-
For the week most leadin
Rocks show liberal net gam
sales. 1,391,322 shares.
*nled slightly lower to-day
with the concessions In II
The trading was In got
he sales amounting to 5000
I'D market In the week a.
an Increased scale OF actiy
Ign houses bought LIBERAL
tantial domestic investmel
Impaired a tone of decid'
The Northern Pacific isau
features. and advanced shar
success of the reorganizatio
E spurts occurred, and high
Re noted in several of the us
mortgages. Sales. sll. I2Jo "
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

New York. April 2s.-Dry goods
VERY good mail orders for purely sea7
st,nabie SUITS and staples ohieny
hrarn cottons and coiored goods were
y-ceived to-day. The market Is Bet
,er Iii round, and prices are stendier.,
xse-tg have advanced winston and
crsnitcviile sheetlnsn and drillA Use.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

rxarsas cts. April 25.-Whept--
e.naSx No, hard, slGgec; No. ., $50
~. NJ 2 red 7sT1ic; No p oVeefoei
No, aprlnG, eic: Nq. J, ssH s Wee (, 4.
fsorn--Eteady. No, 2 mixed. zs41e ~
Nh whita. % 1-efl2fc.
No, white. 1912 1-2c.
Rye--No ,, sSc.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

New York, April 25.--The exports OF
specie from tfs port of New York for
the week amounted to s5AS.2i0 In gold.
and 1881. 4Sf in silver.
The imports were--Gold $50, SOC; Sill
yer. 1901 ,lsi; dry goods. yi7l45s9; gem
erai merchandise. $7,l8s, 7gs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

New Orleans, April 25.--Cotton quiet;
mlddiing, 1l-l6c: low mlddling, 7 lie;
good ordinary. Z s-l6c, Net receipts,
I.Os4; gross, 109Sp exports to Great
Britain, 6, $50; to continent 100 to coast,
90. sales. l 800; stock. 5,73i.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

London. April e5.-consols for money
on account lii1i-l6; bar silver. Sid per
ounce, moiley. IL per cent The rate
of discount In tie open market for
short and ciree-months bills, Il-l0W
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
DAINGERFnlLD. TEXAS.
SMITH HOTEL.

The only first-class hotel in the city.
Headquarters for commercial mem por-
ter meets all trains; rates. 81 per day.
]. H. Smith, proprietor
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
RANGE OF PRICES = NEW YORK
Nnuvr0N


st. Louis, April 25. Cotton quiet; mid
ding. 9-16c; sales. 500; receipts, 709;
shipments. 500; stock, 5i,6S9.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

New York, April 25,--The total sales
of stocks to-day were $4,000, Including
American sugar. $1,000. st. Paul. lo.S0O:
Distilling, 6,700.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
cuIIIREss. TExAs.
EUROPEAN HOTEL.


Just opened up; excellent new stone
structure for the exclusive patronage
or CONNER Hal men; comfortable roomt.
new furniture, faro and nccommode-
room connected with hotel; rates 81
per day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
BAiRn, TEXAS,
sIHAL nousN.


You VIII Ind the hegt meal IN Texas At
this house Tor Is cents; good beds: hot
ana cold hathl. We meet all trains.
] II. Davis, proprietor.
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nowIE. wExAs.
WARRINGTON HOTEL.

rirst-clnsS In every respect; elegantly
furnished Mona: menu unsurpassed:
rates 81 per day; near Denver depot.
W. u, Mcknin, proprietor,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

New Brick block. corner Eighth and
Franklin streets ]. 4, Winn- pro-
prletor Convenient TO depots, post
Office, electric car linet and business
houses; accommodations equal TO any
81 house at 81 day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
IOWA PAItio, TEXAS.
uELIENtfc HOTEL

When I'm Iowa Park stop here; the
most convenient hotel 20 the depot. and
day. Sample room free. J. II. Estes.
proprietor.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
wyLIE. TEXAS.

House and furniture now and firet-
class; IN heart OF business part %
town: free sample rooms fitted with
counters open into hotel office: rates
Sc per day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
OMAHA. rnxAs.
HALL HOWELL

South OF the railroad. good beds and
ilrst-ciass fare, special attention 70
transient custom. ID. l.. Hall pfopr'7
ator.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
ABILENE TEXAS.
Hint "a Commercial Mem
THE II. a y. HOTEL AND EATING
rNntfkIl

Rates $500 per day. has been reopencd
by Mrs. Kate Hollis 8 Son. formerly OF
the Palace hotel at Abilene. The 7,
q r. house has been furnished through
out; the table is the best between Fort
North and III pnso and commercial
men are loud In their praise OF the way
they are taken care Of, Come once and
You viii always come.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

JEwETT. TExAs.
uorEL EXCHANGE.
Rates, 81 per day. Mrs. c. A. Monroe,
Proprietress.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

eoLDTHwAIrE, TEXAS.
AuNEY HOTtf.

Flrst-class accommodations to tn
travelling public; good rooms: clean
beds and a table equal TO any In West
Texas; free sample rooms convenient.
j b. Abney. proprietor
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
aRAIN ANp rnovIsIoNs.

The following Is the range OF prices
on the Chicago markets today furnish
ed by II. G. McPeak g. Co.:
Upen. High. Low. Close
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
rRANKLIN. T.-xAs.
NATIONAL HOTEL.

Opposite depot; new management; free
sample rooms, A. r. Carpenter, pro-
prietor; also dealer in groceries.
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wEATnEREoRp. TEXAS.
NEW ARLINGTON HOTEL.

B. X. womack, proprictori conven-
lent TO all depotH; rooms all newly
furnished; rates from 81 TO $3.50 per
day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

At Katy depot; convenient 20 busi.
ness center Of city; large ventilated
rooms. good beds and table supplied
quarters for commercial men; meet
all trains; rates 81 per day, c, A.
Smith, proprietor,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

CHICO, TEXAS.
THE CHICO HOUSE.
Has Just passed Into the hands OF Mr.
J. w. Houser You VIII get good SER
Vice. Travelling men. call.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

nALLIN0ER, TEXAS
FEAItCE HoTEI.
II. d. pearce. proprietor. Terms. tf5o
per day; special attention 70 travelling
men. situated on the main street
DtsinGEpoRr. rExAs.
HOTEL CLIFTON
Only flrst-clasa hotel IN the city. Rates
$500. J u. Mallett. proprietor
cRAwFoRu. TEXAS.
CRAWFORD HOUSE.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
BELI.EvUE, TEXAS.
MAJOR HOUSE.

Rates 81 per day. 81 per week. ". n.
Jordan. proprietor rirst-cinss accom-
modations, comfortable rooms clean
beds. table supplied with ths best tho
market Affords. Sample room for COM
mercial mon,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
wEATHERFoRD, TExAe.
ttuTfot. MnNTfsOnT

Originally the Skies House. Having
bought the above house have thor.
ouEhly refurnished the same and Will
run Il on nrst-class 81 per day princi-
ples l hope my old friends and the
travelling public GENERALLY VIII slVc ne
happy. Many of you Will remember
me at other places. Fires free; sample
rooms free. Porters meet all trains,
j. f. Montfort. proprietor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

to go back. Wife-purchase appears to
have been the basis of Ind o. European
marriage before the separation OF the
peoples took place. Manu- mentions the
Asura form of marriage as one OF pur-
Chase, and according to Aristotle the an
cient Greeks were in the habit of buying
their brides; for in the Homeric age a
maiden was called by name which signi-
fied lone who brings her parents many
oxen."
The old Scandinavians believed that
even the gods had paid a price for their
wives, and in Germany the expression ''to
purchase wife" was in vogue until the
end of the middle ages. The old inhabi-
tents OF Ireland and Wales were accus-
toned to buy their wives with gold and
silver or land. In Servia, at the begin
ming OF our century, girls had reached
such a price that Black George reduced
their value to one ducat.
Among many savage nations the equiv
alents of a wife are varied and grotesque.
Poor BashKirs purchase theirs with cart
loads of wood or hay: the Indian Kisans,
with two baskets of rice and a rupee I: a
tribe in California, with half string of
dentallum shell, and among the Padams,
rude people Of India, the suitor shows
his intentions by gifts of field mice and
squirrels.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
The Passing of Philately.

OF all the fads that have absorbed the
popular mind from time TO time no other
has been 30 universal or SO constant as
the craze for philateiy. or stamp coliec-
tion. Numismatics attack more violently,
but for evident reasons not SO gener-
ally. Men, women and children bore
their friends and neighbors for unique
designs, especially of foreign authority.
and the pcstoffice officials, both at Wash
ineton and subordinate stations, have to
give considerable of the time that the
Government pays for to examination OF
requests for stamps or information con-
cerning them from all sorts OF people.
While the Government officials and their
clerks are forbidden to deal with stamp
collectors in any other way than their
sworn duty defines. they are yet pretty
good judges of the feeling in the trade,
and they now report that within the past
year or two there has been a big slump in
| the business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
The Purchase of Wives.

There are many countries in which, if a
man wishes to be legally married, he has
to go out and buy a wife, though the
market prices of that article varies con-
siderabIy. In Uganda you can get what
you require for two or three bullocks, or
even for six good sewing needles, or per-
haps box of percussion caps; while in
ferior wives can be picked up in exchange
for coat, and il one is Indifferent to
health and beauty, for pair of shoes. In
the Caroline islands wives are cheap. A
father will let you marry his daughter, if
you give him a little fruit or a small
present of fish, while in Samoa matrimony
runs you into pigs and canoes; among the
Fijians, into whales teeth and muskets.
In Tartary it is best to marry beneath
you (you can do it on few pounds of but
ter), because man who has lordly no
tions OF marriage with one of the upper
ten must be an owner of horses. The
aborlgines of Australia manage their mar
riages upon most equitable principle. If
A wishes to marry BIS sister he allows
him to marry his own; or if B happens to
be widower thin his daughter will do
just as well.
One of the most Objectionable forms of
gaining wife is to work for her-a habit
practiced among many uncivilized ma
tions-its only advantage being that a
man can get wife on credit, though his
father-in-law takes good care that he
serves his time. Among some races you
have to do your work before you get your
wife, as Jacob had to serve for Leah and
tor Rachel Marriage by exchange and
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
An Experts Study Of
Games of Criminals
ECS

Another characteristic of the games of
criminals is the admiration shown for
physical force, manifested in the docility
with which the vanauished in such sports
submit to the brutality of the victors-a
thing observed among savages.
Finally, the insensibility to pain exhib-
tied in the sports of criminals proves that
such men are less acute in their physical
senses as well as less sensitive to the pains
of others, since what seems to others use
lessly cruel is only the usual thing with
criminals. AS the drunkard, his taste
hardened by alcohol, has need of stimu-
liant constantly stronger, so in the case of
the criminal, the nervous system demands
stimulus so strong that to the ordinary
steady-going individual it would be actu-
ally painful
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
An Eccentric Prince.

The Scilian Prince of Valguanera at
the beginning of this century, says a
writer in the London Evening Standard,
was monomaniac of a rare description.
He succeeded to one of tho largest for
tunes in Europe; his habits were studious
and economical; he had no children; but
in spite of these advantages for saving
money he contrived to ruin himself. The
Prince had a fancy for grotesque statues,
with which he adorned the stately man.
sion of his forefathers. Many descrip-
tions of the place are extant, for it was
renowned through Europe in its day.
Brydone visited it and he has left us q
pleasant picture. Approaching by noble
avenue one found the palace encircled by
an "army" OF monsters. "The absurdity
of the wretched Imagination which Gre
ated them is not less astonishing than its
wonderful fertility" says Brydone.
Some were com pound of five or six
animals which have no resemblance in
nature. In one instance the head of
lion was set upon the neck of a goose.
with the body of lizard, the eye of
goat and the tail of fox. Upon the back
of this object stood another with five or
| six heads and a grove of horns. There is
no kind OF horn in the world that he (the
Prince) has not collected, and his pleasure
is to see them ali fourishing on the same
SKULL
OF such horrors there were 600 in the
avenue and the courtyard alone when
Brydone saw the collection. The Prince
maintained a regiment of sculptors who
were rewarded proportionately to their
success in designing new and unparalleled
combinations. The effect upon super
stitious peasantry may be imagined. So
serious was the agitation that the Govern
ment of Sicily threatened to demollsh the
wondrous array several times, but
Prince of Valguanera was not to be Of
Tended in those days without the grayest
cause.
Matrons of Palermo would not take
their drives IN that direction, fearing dire
results. The inside OF the house was &C.
centric in another fashion. Here the
madman diverted himself with columns
and arches and pyramids of cups and
saucers, teapois and the like, cemented
together. One column, for instance, started
from great porcelain vase OF shape ia
miliar in bedrooms, but not elsewhere;
the shaft was teapots, with the spouts pro-
truding, graduated in size up to q capital
of flower pots.
The openings of windows were en-
crusted in this manner, the chimney
pieces were loaded up to the ceiling, and
the magnificent rooms of the palace were
divided by fantastic arches of the same
construction. China was rare and fine in
Sicily at that day, and most of the pieces
thus treated had great value. The Princes
bedroom was a chamber of supreme hor-
ror. Reptiles, awful beyond conception,
had their home there, intermixed with
pleasing busts and statues which, if
turned, showed skeleton or a hideous
representation of decrepitude. We have
never observed an allusion to these things
in a modern work of travel. Perhaps the
Government destroyed them at the
Princes death, beggared by his mania.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

A useful charity called the London
Spectacle Mission provides spectacles for
needlewomen and other deserving per.
sons dependent on their eyesight for a
living. Last year 726 applicants were nro-
vided with spectacles.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

Russia has the most rapidly increasing
population of any country in Europe. The
growth in the last hundred wears has been
. traction under 100000 annually.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

many OF these youngsters do not survive
captivity, some of them dying from grief.
B. CARRISGToN.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

from the shade of the forest, toward the
river, into which they plunge without
the slightest hesitation, squirting the
water in showers in all directions, evil
IDENTIFY enjoying their bath. Coming up
on the opposite bank they are slowly
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
My Back

did not trouble me so severely. My appe- tite returned and gained strength every
 day. am now able to do my own work, and feel perfectly we'll. I cannot find words to express my gratitude for what Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for me and gladly recommend it." Mss ELLA BART LEY, 2131s s. Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
Vessels Overdue.

New York, Feb. 14,-Eleven stcsm- ships, each day or two behind time, arrived in the lower bay this morning, but the Oceanic, Monmouthshire, Ot- rano, Ohio, Ludgate Hill and Calico were not in the fleet, although due. When the agents of these vessels still acknowledged no anxiety for their safe ty, feeling of great uncertainty pre- vails in shipping circles.
 The Oceanic was spoken by the Amer ican liner New York on Sunday, and has not been seen since. She was then $50 miles east of Sandy Hook. The Oceanic at that time signalled that her shaft was broken and asked to be taken in tow. Captain Grant of the New York was compelled to refuse to comply with this request
 | At that time the Oceanic was only thirty miles from the dangerous Geor- ges shoals, with a wind blowing her to- ward them and naviga tors fear that she may have found mo means of keeping off the reefs, or that she has peeIt plUWu ldF out lo SeSt py IuSsuty l off-shore gale.
 The Oceanic registered 1863 tons and 1 shipped a crew of thirty men. She had 1 no passengers. Punch, Edye X Co, of | 27 South William street, are her agents in this city.
 | In maritime circles a greater concern is felt for the Monmouthshire. tea ship from China, which passed Gibraltar on January A and has not Nsince been heard from. The passage from Giblal- | tar usually takes fourteen days, and the Monmouthshire is therefore a week overdue. Her crew numbers about if ty men and she is consigned to Carter, Macy & Go, of 142 Pearl street.
 Sanderson & Sons of State street, agents for the Ohio, Calico, Otranto, and Ludgate Hill. say that head winds and bad weather have delayed their ships. which are all less than a week late, The Ohio has a new set of boil CTS, and has had much trouble with | them in recent years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
YEsrERDAY FoRENooN,s FIRE.

At 10:05 yesterday morning an alarm was rung in to the fire department from box 25. It was caused by a blaze in the basement of Chamberlain & Co. IS big warehouse at the corner of Orange and Crown streets. The fire did little damage, being confined to the excelsior bin. Tke origin of the fire is not known. Albert Lehman, the porter, discovered the smoke and gave the alarm
 The whole floor was soon enveloped in smoke and it was with difficulty that the employees could get around the room. The apartment had before them visions of a repetition of the English & Mersick fire and their efforts to prevent it's occurrence were yielded to by the flames in a short time. Not, however, before the streets in the vicinity were thronged with the curious.
 The building, a big fve-storied brick structure, is owned by James M. Town send, and has been occupied by Char11- berlin & Go. since it's erection. The stock in the building is valued at $100, ,00o
 During the fire John C. Kebabian an Orange street rug dealer, insisted upon getting through the fire lines. Police man Murphy pushed him back several times, but Mir. Ketbabian insisted oil passing through. Murphy placed him under arrest and a big crowd collected, but MT. Kebabian was let go when out side the lines. He was very indignant and said he was merely on his way to crot "A tha Y,nstafT5 "a ana had no intnn- 1 tion of lingering at the scene.
 A peculiar incident occurred while | truck No. 1 was on it's way to the fire The big aerial truck is up for repairs and an extra truck had three horses but the substitute one only uses two | When the alarm came in Fritz, one ot | the horses, insisted upon going and talk | ing his place with the other two and | trotted along until at Court street 3 1 policeman took charge of him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
Connecticut Fires.

The Journal of Commerce statistics place the number of important fires in January at 2s5. of which Connecticut contributed six. The biggest of the half dozen was the Waterbury brass goods factory fire. s15oOOo. Tho next IS the Merslck fire of New Haven. S1O5,- oeO Then these others; Greenwich, private dwelling fire. $40,0OO; Hartford Fire Insurance company fire, $25,000; Bethel hat factory fire, $10,0O0, and Greenwich again, undertaking estab- lishment fire, $10,oO0. Adding 15 per cent for the smaller, more quickly quenohed blazes, we get total January fire loss for Connecticut of $991, ,000 Year before last the estimated value of the property devoured by the January fires in this country and Canada was $10,56S,- 400, Last year it was S11,S95,600, The Journal of Commerce estimates the total loss by the January fires in the two countries this year at S11 ,040, 900.