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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-11
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS.
4. G. Dua & Co. Say There Is No
Hating 10 the Advance.
MORE HANDS ARE NOW At WORK.
Wheat Has Advanced in Answer %
steady Observation-Disclosures
Refers to Free nuying.

New York. September io.---a. G. Dunn
n Co.'s review OF trade tomorrow will
say;
There Ia no battling In the advance.
Business grows better In all ways,
steady increase 10 production. In work.
Ing force and in the power OF tho people
To purchase la the feature which over
shadows all others. Reports OF New York
Grades unions show an Increase since one
year ago OF "a per cent In tho number
OF men at work and similar increase
among men In Hike positions throughout
tho country would exceed $4,000. which
every week adds many establishments to
viii probably DO very large by a great
number OF them. Among the farmers,
while Western receipts do not show that
they have marketed a tenth OF their crops,
assurances OF handsome profit to come
prepares the way to buy liberal hereafter.
Because OF this and the increase of hands
at work dealers throughout tho country
have started to replenish stock which Ia
tho great force at present operlting In
manufactures. though distribution by re-
tail has greatly increased gain OF IL
per cent In the monthly output OF pig
Iron from l55,a7S tons August / to 1861
September l., with the Knowledge that half
a dozen other furnaces arc preparing TO
resume and that unsold stocks have boon
reduced lf,400 tona weekly IN August In
diuatlng consumption OF about 10000
tons, more than explains the moderate ad-
vance In prices of finished products aver
aging but per cont since August ~.
Wheat has risen 6 cents tho past week,
not In furry but In answer to the
daily demand Though tho yield wax
never surpassed but once. IL In believed
the deficiency abroad will be about 100-
100000 busbcs more than usual. The
price OF corn has risen about 6-S and the
foreign demand Is apparently limited At
present only by ship room.
Since the small.oorner IN August cotton
has relapsed TO TM. Northern mills are
consuming very largely with n coniInu.
Ing demand for goods which has advanced
tho prices OF many. With enormous epecu-
lativc sales OF wool at Boston there ia
also more buying there by the wooden
mills. which are enjoying extraordinary
demand for goods at prices averaging not
10 per cent higher than was paid early
IN the year. Tho average advance FOR the
week In surctles has been Si.2O per share
for railways and IN cents for trusts.
Failures for the week have been 2i5 In
the Uuied States, against 3lb last yenr
aud thirty-iivo la Canada. against forty
seven laAt year.
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corpus Christi Rate difference.

Corpus Christi. Texas. September TO-
At "a meeting OF the business men, feld
last night. 1t was apparent that the ma
tority Of those present favored pat.onizing
the steamship Cumberland in preference
to the railroads. Mr.. f. j, Martin. pas
senger agent Ct the Arkansas Pass road, was
present and stated that since s'ine OF Cor
pus Christi's business men huu violated
the agreement entered into in 1874. he
did not think his road was fur.he- bound
to maintain an exclusive PASSENGER rer,ice
to this place as well as water freight rates
from here to Houston and 1al2es-,a.
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RESTORATION OF RATES.
The Southern Pacific Will DO SO Sep
tember 20.

The Southern Pacific VIII DO SO sep
tember 20.
The Associated Press recently sent out
telegram that the Southern Pacific would
soon make an advance In rates applying on
canned goods. etc, from California points.
but no confirmation Of the same could be
obtained in Houston. From New Orleans.
however. comes Southern Pacific circu-
lar. which reads:
EFFECTIVE September 20. viii advance
rates on whole barley. bone black. glue,
canned goods, quicksilver. tailow. wheat,
mustard coed. rice and infusorial earth;
from California points to New Orleans ana
New York 10 cents per 100 pounds, making
The rate on these commodities 60 cents per
100. rate on canned goods to Galveston and
Houston will be similarly advanced 10 cents
per 100 pounds" 49,
These increases are made. SO state the
Southern Pacific freight people, on ac-
count OF their having been low 50 long.
~ e. the old rate restored. and no protest
IL expected from the shippers.
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't72.s7s bales. The territory Of supply =
the mississippi valley and other Southern
states, highest being Arkansas, with 274,-
90 bales. There were lSG,ais bales OF
texas cotton sent through that market. Il
being the second largest state mentioned.
while Tennessee carried ON third honorw.
with S0,51s bales. Most Of the Texas staple
was takch$oyer tho Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. which road IL accredited with i00,-
- bales: Tho Arkansas crop that found
its way through 81. Louis wac handled al
most exclusively BY the iron Mountain
wnicn also received some Texas cotton.
making total Of 81, 4Ss bales handled, or
the largest Of any st. Louis line.
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ROUTE TO THE YUKON.
HootaIinqua Should lie Nnvignbic Mt
CerfnIn Seasons.

Victoria. b. c.. September 1o.-DiscusH-
ing route TO the Yukon. DR.. Dawson OF
the Dominion geological survey said that
from measurements taken by Him at the
mouth Of the river. which would indicate
the Hootalinqua is OF great volume. and
from information furnished by Indians, u
seems more than probable beyond danger OF
low water being encountered at certain
seasons OF the year. there should not be
any Aerious hindrance to navigation, and
this opinion Is borne out by the published
report OF Mr. Hayes Of the United States
geological survey The latter gentleman.
who went to Tesline lake from Taku inlet,
has furnished some valuable and reliable
ments DR.. Dawson IL strongly Of the opin-
ion that the aii-Canadian route via Tele-
graph creek, thence to Lake Tcslin and the
HootalinQua river. may be looked upon ~
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The Southern railway will follow the idea
Of the Southern Pacific ard have a meeting
of the passenger men of the line at some
pose of getting the employees OF the depart
ment better acquainted with each other.
Last winter the Southern Pacific passen-
ger men took trip to California, lasting
two weeks. While in The West con-
vcntion was held at which ideas Of busi-
ness were exchanged and talks ON mat
tiers Of the passenger department given.
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higher than on September ], 1896, and 81
above the average for the last ten years.
The condition OF tobacco has declined
30 during tho month and 10 now points
below tho condition on September !, 1885,
and points below the average condition
for the last ten ycnrs.
The average condition OF potatoes hae
cpitinued 10 fall and Ia now only 66.7 or
H. points lower than on August l, 1915
points lower, than on September l. 1893,
and III lower than the average tor tho
Inst ten years,
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building Permits.

The following building permits were is
sued yesterday from the office OF the city
engineer:
Mrs. w. A. Hogan, repairs to euiiuins'
block 2O7, Broadway, $3.50
Frank Gottschaak. out house, lots IL and
10. Houston avenue, 500.
j. g. Breekmeyer. repairs on Shea street.
SIS. , ,en..
Franklin street. ~.
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IA. Workman Charles Sims, Moweaqua
p; Calvan McKennan. Moweaqua, Ill.
!. S. Small, Shelbyville, ILL.,; II. ID. Bow
en, Guthrie O. T.; c. NJ. Gowdy, Dayton;
4. J. Taylor, city; George G. Greer Beau
Pont; A. B. Blevins. city; d. T. Hart,
|enison; Eugene ]. Wilson, Brazoria; w
|. Behring. St Louis; NJ. w: Brown, st.
|ouis; p j. Larkin. New Orleans; d. NJ
|ictor, Rockport; j. S. Bonner, city; I.
i. Rowan, San Antonio; A. +. Hudson,
|allas: A. V. Judy, Pilot Grove, Mo-: j.
L Houssets, Vernon; II. G. Hill. CITY;
bhn Jones, Vermont; w. l.. Mcbride,
|ln Antonio; Guy NJ. Bryan, Jr., Bryan
\. Il. DIXON city. Il. l.. Lappington,
foarston; w. II. Coyle. city; DR.. y: NJ
abb, HalIetsville; Ralph ]. Mason, Phila-
elphia; j. r. Hablin, Brownsville; A. y
richards, Orange, N j.; j.. A. Calm
|enlscm; Miss ALA Henderson, New
|ork: Clarence ]. Arnold, Rome. N. Z.
|. V. Daniels, Texas; j. NJ. flowers, III
|aso; Gears Zabilli, Mexico.
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Good Meet nj Fort worth.

Fort Worth. Texas September Io.--sec'
rotary l.. u. wright OF the Troitirg as
ISOLATION is c:.ly in receipt OF letters OF
INJURY relative 20 tire coming race meet.
Indications nrc that stmc OF tho beat
Strings OF rntc rH In tho country win ba
here. Entries wall net o.cse Until Scptcm-
her l5 Mr.. Wright says that horses from
st. Louis. kai,saB city and Denver have
horses being ffwn st Loiis. The grand
stand. with u capacily ot 5000 viii he cola
peted on the 21th Instant. Tho matinee
races, uudct the auspices OF the Driving
clLlb take ptaca SepiCniher ".
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St. Louis. September Io,-FaIr GROUNDS
results:
FIVE fnriongs--Mavourneen 5pective
Coliinsvlie Time l03.
Six furlongs-R. II. Sack, lsmaei, San
Saba It. Time. i:R -
Time f.ibh.
one mile. selling-Con Reagan, Fasis
Fannette. Time, l;4Sk
Six furlongs Can See En-, Reel. Gid-
Five Five fnriongs Albert c.. Clara c., We
ioce. Time. I.0ai1.
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w.son Train OF Cotton.

An object lesson as to the productiveness
Of South Texas, doing more good tnan all
the boom literature concerning this Sec
lion. was a wagon train OF newly ginned
cation that rnssed through the streetslY es-
terday. tho wagons containing 10 theas-
create nifty bales, all produced at Deep
Wnter. in this county similar snip
mcnt preceded this one last FRIDAY
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-11

The Houston East and West Texan yes
terdav had a party OF nine usrnlans out
of Houston for Kansas City. From thtre
they will go to Seattle and thence to the
gold fields In Alaska. The railroad officials
could furnish no further partic liars DbGut
the gold-seekers other than that there
were nine men and boy In the party.
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q LAwLOR-RATES $3.50 AND s3oe
Err DAY. JAMES LAWIsOR, PRO

hike pars isor,. San Antonio; ]. s.
|A. Smith, st. Louis. A. r. Stockman,
b Antonio: ]. y Bentley. Bement. Ill;
]. Lan6om. L'verpool. C. H. Brooks,
hco; u / Connolly. city; Jas. L.. Reed,
}lisvlle; Paul Hoppe. II. G. Clark, Dali
| Louis. NJ. S. Kahn, Hallctsville: II. p.
brment. Virginia: j. II. Curl, Austin,
rdon b. Woodson, I.ynchhurg Va; T..
Pix Johnson, Louisvili.; w. A. kinch-
ge, Wharton; Adolph Alden, New York;
A. Hosner. OHIO; II. X. Dowzer. Ten
)sseo.
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corbett win Accept.

Wheeling. w. Va, scrtemher te.-Isx-
Champion James J. Corbctt. who Is hero
today to play mrs: base with the wheeling
baseball team. lust received "a telegram
from Chicago Informing him that the tn
lane club offers s2oGc9 for contest be-
tween Corbott and Fitzsinsnons. immedI-
ntely OF ree",p' or the telegram Corbett
authorized tho Associated Press 10 say
that he actcrts the cflcr ard will await
Fhas.innions' decision In the matter. Cor
bctt declined "a say further until Fitz-
simmons is beard from.
New Orleans. September 10.--Corbett To-
day telegraphed his acceptance OF the
Tulane Athletic club offer of $4,000 for "A
meeting with Fitzsimmons. lie stlpulatcs
that the winner take all and Is willing
TO make "A $1,000 side bet,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-11

Victoria, n. c.. September l0,--Thc pAs-
senEers and crewa who went north % the
steamer Eugene and returned on the nris-
tol have obtained Judgment against the
Portland and Alaska Trading and Trans
portation company for the amount Of wages
and the amounts they paid for fare. David
4 Co have been restrained from paying
money held by them 10 the Portland COM
pany. There eccms to be no redress for
the Dristol's passengers. they being unable
70 Tina out who AFRO tho chartercrs OF tho
boat. Some prvspoctors Intend TO charter
steamer to take them to st. Michasls.
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The city Lengme.

There win be- two games OF ball pinyei
at League rNrk by the city league clubs
Sunday afternoon the first game Mt 2i5o
between The Colts and AudtorlumS and
the second al 4:2l between the Americans
and Gfays An admission OF 10 ana 70
cents ". al be chafRtd for both games.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

A special meeting of Houston Division
%. I o. II. g.. will be- held today,
Pptember II. at 10 O'Clock a. m, for the
hrpose of attending the funeral of Bro.
r. Sparks.
]. j. Donovan. Chief Conductor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-11

hin L. Aunt, New Orleans; c. =.
Eers, Velasco;J. Il. Smith, Crockett:
A. A. Yeager, Reading, Pa; a. Fl.
Eenthal, S. j. Lomasney, New York;
pold Heyman. New York: d. L. Will
IS Cincinnati. Ohio; Thomas J. Yates,
Her. Texas: G. s. Jones. Philadelphia;
b. Gilman. st. Louis; j. NJ. WEIGH. Lit
Jack Horner Co.; John +. 10y, Jr.,
|hmoIsl, Va; S. w. Schultz, st. Louis;
bus Handom, J. Stein, New York; Nor
LANCE, Cincinnati; jacob Machilini.
)cago; w. NJ. Nellis, Los Angeles, Cal.
[M. Heiskell, Galveston; Charles ].
Alch New York,
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.. rou,s cotton statement.

The cotton report of the St. Louis mer-
chants exchange for the year ending Au.
gust 81 has been is&ued. showing the total
receipts 70 be SO. AS bales. and Hhipmsnts.
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lola. Kan. September 10.-The speech OF
on. w. ]. Bryan at the Allen county
lr proved great attraction. 1t is es-
mated that 1900 people from all over
putheastern Kansas were present 10 bear
|e champion Of silver. His audience was
hthusfastic
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trains arrive and Ccpart from the
"a Central depot, except the Missouri.
las and Texas trains, which have
Great Northern, Galveston, Houston
Henderson and Columbia Tap. which
|tbe International and Great Northern
\ on Congress avenue and the Lufkin
on the Houston East and Yves.
IS, which leaves from and arrives at
depot of that road. In the Fifth ward.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas trains
LA mt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-11
COMMISSIONS RULINGS.
Special Rates to Apply on Wood and
Empty Cotton Seed Sacks.


Special Rates to Apply on Wood and
Empty Cotton Seed Sacks.
Austin. Texas. September l0.--rhe rail-
road commission today issued tie following
crculars
In approval of Joint application OF the
New York. Texas and Mexican railway,
Gulf. Western Texas and Paeiic Railway
and Galveston. Harrisburg and San An
tonic railway companies authority Is here
by granted for the adoption Of the follow
ing rates per cord for the transpo --a,ion Of
wood. in car loads. minimum ten cords rer
car:
Cents
From Wharton to Canada -. n. go
From Wharton to Edna ...... -. IS
From Wharton to Victoria ....... IS
From Wharton to Port Lavaca ~. 100
From Pierce to Sartartia .......... 20
From Pierce to Houston .......... so
From Lorine to Columbus ........ GO
higher.
Effective at once. Expires December 81,
1897.
In approval OF application No. rs Of the
company. authority is hereby granted fol
the ADOPTION Of one-h half Of the current
fourth class rate for tho transportation OF
empty cotton seed sacks. from oil mill
points to cotton gins at stations ON the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway, to
be filled with cotton seed and returned to
oil mill points.
Effective at once.
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THE HOTELS.
CAPITOL

hOTEA
ARRIVAIS.
Rates. $3.50 to
$500 per day.
b l x I y elegant
70 o m 5. WITH
bath. l. n r g .
eampls rooms
Centrally |ocat-
ed. Best accom-
modations for
commercial men
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THE NEW
HUTCII1NS /: /: {:
1: : /: /: HOUSE.

W. T. and ]. T.
Boyle. proprictors.
Rates. $2.W and
$3.50 per day.
T. p. A. head.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26

Stanford men made the best stand of the
day and successfully held the U. G. men
and took the bail away from them on
downs.
MurpNy Immediately kicked out to
the 35-yard line. U. C.'s bail. Ludlow
tried Thomas without gain and Hail went
through Rice for yards. Next Flicker
was tried but was too strong, and the ball
went to Stanford on downs.
Murphy kicked for 35 yards
Ludlow tried Jack R ce for 8 yards.
Fickert was tried twice, but threw back
the U. G. men. Stanford's ball. Murphy
Kicked AZ yards. Hall ran it in 20yards by
clever lodging. Hall next gained yards
through Fickert and added more
through Thomas. Griesberg went through
the center for another yard, and on the
next play Ludlow went against Thomas
for yards more.
Hall then gained yards by buck at
Rice Griesberg added another through
Flckert. Hall fumbled, but Haskell fell
on the ball. Griesberg tried the center for
l yard and it was Stanfords ball on
downs.
Under good interference, Daily went
around Hopper tor a 30-yard dash and
was downed bv Hall. Carle went throu h
Simpson for yards, and Cotton reopened
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26

But question whether the influence of
football is refining. When the game was
near close, when no miracle could have
wrested from Stanford the certainty of an
overwhelming winning, part of the stand
broke down. There were rumors from ear
to ear that fatalities had resulted, ami vet
above the clamor rose the cry, 'Play
ball Happily the players uld not, had
they desired. Suddenly the field had be-
come crowded and play was imposs ble
Else. with the people being borne sense
less from the grounds, the kicking and the
rushing and tackling would have pro-
ceeded.
Regardless of the merits of football the
crowd was a marvellous thing to see.
Stacked high on three sides OF an i'm
mense oblong gay with color, rad iant
with beauty, vociferous with an enthusi.
asm that no reverse could quench and no
good luck accentuate, it afforded a study
such as the student of human nature can
see only when Stanford and B .rkeiey
come together to test their powers of mus
Gle and the virtue of their training.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26

| his assault upon the center bv going
through for yards. Fisher hit Pringie
Tor yards more and landed the ball on
Be7keley's 5-yard line. On two buck
Cotton carried it over for the third touch
down.
Murphy failed at the attempt for the
gal and the score was: Stanford IS,
| U. C. 0.
Ludlow kicked off to the 15-yard line.
Cotton caught the ball and ran it in Is
wards. Murphy Immediately punted it
down the fell Tor 81 yards.
On Catching the ball Hall started out or
! one OF his sensational runs and was not
stopped until he had returned it 50 yards.
| u. e. tried three bucks al center but lost
the ball on downs Murphy then kicked
lor ~ yards and Hall ran 1t in IL yards
before being downed by Fisher.
U. e. then tried the quarter back kick,
put fniied to gain on it. U. C.'s ball.
Next Parker was tried, but threw Ludlow
back for loss OF two yards.
railing to gain on buck, Hall punted to
Murphy, who juggled the ball. but finally
tel on 1t. He was tackled bv Whipple.
eno Ludlow also fell rather heavily upon
hlm as he lay PROSTATE upon the ground.
Dalv was cleverly stopped by Hopper
Murphy kicked to Hall, who again
made long run of 25 yards before being
downed by. Parker. The first half ended
with the bal in Bsrkeley's possession on
Stanford 28-yaId line.
at the beginning of the second half
Carrie kicked off for Stanford. Hall caught
the bali on the 5-yard line and advanced
1t IL yards, where Parker downed him,
Hall was then downed again by Bennett
after 2-vard gain. Hopper then W
around Jeffs' end for yards. ParkeY
threw Ludlow back for loss Hall then
attacked the gritty little Jack Rice for
gain of yard. U. c. fumbled, but recov-
cred the ball.
Evidently Berkeley had received in
structions TO do more kicking, for on the
next play Hall kicked to Murphy for 80
yards. Whpple was down under the punt
In good shape and Murphy had no oppor-
tunity to make one of S sensational
runs. Stanford's bali. Daily gained a
yard through Simpson. CarIe, the fast
moving DO pound guard, went between
Tickle and end for yards. Chet Thomast
was given the ball and fell over Pringle
for yards more. Then Parker, whose
end-playing was superb, raced around
Whipple for ya-ds.
Hopper stopped Daily the two curly
heads falling together. But DAILY on the
next play on an opeang by Thomas
gained yards through Simpson. Cotton
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26

Cotton tried Simpson and went forwar i
tor yards. First down. On the next
play Cotton went across the line for the
second touchdown and Murphy again
kicked the goal.
Ludlow kicked off to Murphy, who le.
turned by a kick to the 45.yard line.
Griesberg, who was not proving the
ground gamer that the u. G. PLAYERS
thought he was. tried Flckert with no
gain; Ludlow tried the center, but also
failed.
At about this stage of the game the U.
c. players took a big brace, and calling
their ends back dashed for repeated gains
into the Stanford line. Griesberg went
through Thomas for a short gain, Simp-
son hit Rice for more, and Ludlow
gained through Thomas, who was i'm
mediateIy hammered again by Griesber,
Tor yards more. Care was next the
point for the U. c. assault but threw
Griesberg back for loss.
With 10 yards given to Berkeley for the
off-side play by the Stanford men and a
gain of Yards on a revolving wedge
Hround Jeffs, he ball was on Stanford's 5
17-yard line. Griesber' pushed past Flick
ert and Bumert for yards and again
gained 10 yards on Stanford's off-side play.
with the ball on their 5-yard line. the
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26

There remained one more man in the
Stanford line who was supposed to be an
easy man to go through, so Captain Hall
was given the ball for a buck ct Jack
Rice, the Stanford left tackle, but the ain
was a small one and the ball was STAN
ford's on downs. The Stanford enthu-
slasts were as crazy as klondike pros
pectors, and yelled their appreciation of
their teams splendid defensive work.
Then began Stanford's terrific line.
plunging and clever end-running. With
the giant guards, Fickert and Carrie.
drawn up behind the line in the famous
Pennsylvania guards back formation, the
cardinal men were sent tandem fashion
into the U. G. forwards. There was no
stopping them. First Fisher was sent
crashing through Pringle for yards.
Then Cotton, the fullback, carried it
through center for . more.
Next Daily, the end-circler. slipped
around Hopper, the U. C. left end, for
four more. On the next play Cotton, who
was playing in the form that he showed
year ago, plunged through center and
landed the ball four yards nearer the q.
c. goal.
DAILY gained yard between Hopper