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had formerly been a civil engineer at
Barcelona, Spain He was in Cuba dur
ing the ten years war and refused TO sign
the articles Of peace a. Zanjon- Later he
left the island and occupied positions Of
Honduras. Subsequently ne removed to
New York, where his wife resided, and
returned TO Cuba on the invitation OF
the late General Maceo, whom he sue
ceedsd when the latter was assasinated
WOOLFORD ON FTLIBUSTERLNG.
Washington, Dec. 27.-The officials
here are somewhat surprised at the exhi-
bition OF feeling at Madrid over the lat
est note of Minister Woodford, delivered
20 the Spanish foreign office the day be
fore Christmas While the note itself
win not De made public a present, it is
said that there Is no reason whatever
why it should be withheld, save the fact
thai the preceding steps in the nesotia-
tons have not yet seen the light in the
newspapers, and Il is desirable, wnen
publication is made, 70 preserve the
chain Of events in na tural order. Posi-
bly, the correspondence viii be shortly
called for by congress, in which case it
it not likely 10 De withheld on grounds
OF public policy. The last note presented
by Minister Woodford was in answer to
the Spanish reply called forth by Mr..
Woodfords' very first note after his ar
rival at Madrid. In the initial note, the
United States minister pointed out the
interest Of his government in an early
termination of the present struggle in
Cuba, and asked when such a conclusion
could be expected. The Spanish govern
ment in its reply acknowledged our in
terest in the matter, but suggested, after
stating what il intended to do TO amelior-
ate conditions in Cuba, that the United
States could best exercise its good offices
by stopping fNbustering. To this Mr..
Woodford responded with this note OF
last week. It is said 20 De purely ar
gumentative statement % the position
taken oy the United States and the facts
set out are substantially those 50 strong
ly drawn in the presidents message TO
congress, OF which It was supposed that
the Spanish public mas been fully ad-
vised through the newspapers. The
most forcible statement in the note is
based upon the facts collected and pub
lished recently by the United States
treasury department exhibiting the great
expense 20 which the United States has
been put by reason Of It's efforts 20 patrol
an enormous coast line In pursuit of a
few f1libusters. and the remarkable sue
cess Of the government officials in stop
ping these expeditions. as contrasted
thorities to maintain a patrol around the
island Of Cuba. All OF these facts were
included in Mr.. /Woodford's no1e, and
while he put them in his own language
in presenting them to the Spanish for
eign Office it Is said that the statements
concern only events that have already
been touched upon.
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sWINEEORDS MINES.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. N.-It is an
nounced that Hon. a. P. Swineford, ex-
governor OF Alaska. will go 20 Alaska
early next year 70 take charge OF the in
teress in that section Of the United
Mines company OF New York. He is a
stockholier in the company, having turn
ed in his Interests in properties secured
when territorial governor Of Alaska. The
company has a capital Of s. 800 600.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
COTTON.

New York, Dec g7.-The cotton exchange
was closed today.
Galveston, Dec. z.-Hollday. no cotton
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

The following official range OF prices on
grain and provisions at Chicago Is furnish
ed by the Christie-Street Commission Co.
Board Of Trade Room. Sedgwick Block.
Wichita, Kan:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28

Lsri0a. De- Z7--Tne British steamer
Hebron. Captain Sa;hs--znas. srOn
Shields - Charleston. sAs pa: into SEo--
aoEzy with e1Ilss5 ssitlsd, steering gear
deceive and all her szcses destroyed
The ca2-zla ant three o. the bands are
suffering from injuries
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28

Chicago. Dee E--Casa wheat: No. . re9
g No sFas5. Nc. sprsEz -. No = s5ds
No. hard winter. E;s. So. :. SGss. 10. !
rev s2r5lE. Elz.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
WOOL MARKET
COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKET

New York. Dec. 1.-wooi-Steady. feec
27d3oc; Texas 124l7c.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28

May wheat-Puts s3i4Gss; calls 9fEs- Curl
New York wheat &c bid
May corn-Puts 30c; calls 30asdLc.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28

After hearing some friends continually
praising Chamberiain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis Fleck OF
Anaheim, California, purchased bottle
Of it for his own use and is now as Ell
thusiastic over its wonderful work as
any one can De. The % and 80 cent sizes
for sale hy- druggistS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
QUEEN NINE CLOSES DOWN
Tz-5Stnz Two Hundred and F1ry Men
out % Employment

O--- = ----1f'-@F --1-11-
Ne-aIae=. Nj, Dec z.--T5e Queen
mine csosed t1xa today - an in5e-
7nics tine. throwing 20 nsn on ot en-
psoynen- In case tbe company can il
5Jcs fee owners % refuse the r0ysEy.
operations VII probably b. rss1D-t-
TIE royalty a. p-ssSr< IS 3 esots Pc
t5n
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
DAwsoNTANs DISAGREE.

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 21.-Among TIE
MESSENGERS on the steamer Resale whic1
has arrives here from Skaguay and
Dvea. Alaska. were six men who re-
Gently left Dawson City. bringing ad-
vices I'd To November > The men are
Frank Bailaiae. John Lindsay. Tom
Storey. R. Gwynn. &. B. Bing and P. J.
Pollard
Conflicting statements as 10 the food
situation in Dawson were made By these
men. Lindsay asserts with great POS
itiveness that want already exists az
Dawson ami thai unless food - take7
in.o the camp from the coast men VIE
suffer from hunger.
Bauaine. Gxynn and Pollard say there
Is more slarrn outside concerning tie
Dawson people than Is felt OK TIE res
dents ot thai place They sgree tazt
there is no fold to5eoought n Dawson
excec. when a man is found Eho is COM
ing out os1he country ana with more
grub than ne couIddse On the way up
the river. They. however, expsct, from
ne fact that some c. the men vii be
pu- On short ratious there by diminish
ine the output os the mines this winter.
that the saoytage o: food VII noe BE f=it-
the exodus % mea t-0m Dawson - Fort
Yukon aai 70 paints on the coasc ma
terially relieving muen the situation a;
Ds wson
Bs,ween PeIly river aud Dysa the
party passed hundreds % camps where
SHOW ard ice eeuns Klo2dlksrs have
ca-pe6 to- tne winter Many - nam
were well supplied attn p-ovissons ard
oy paying s. ps- p5uai i vas possible
for them 10 procure foar ard o,he- nec-
essar.e-s.
F-om FIVE Fingers tae Yukon IS a
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THE MARKETS.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. =,
HOGS
"a - higher
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RIVERA IN SPAIN.

Madrid. De-. 27.-The insurgent chief
Riviera has arrived at Cadiz from CUBA.
He viii be incsreerated IN fortress.
n the course OF an interview Riviera
I'D he believed nothing woule induce
he Cuoans 10 cease fighting before they
k.aineI independence. he justified the
ulirs Of Lieutenant Ruiz, the Spanish
aace emSss2ry. as means Of arriving
this end.
General Ruiz Riviera. who succeeded
eneral Antonio Naceo as commander
the tnsurgent forces. was wounded
captured on March 2S. OF this year
1.-THE nils near Cabazedas de Rio
fndo. Riviera vas kept in prison from
Ri time Oh and i was reported that
= tSpaniaris intended 10 execute him.
Z strong representations were made
inss behalf frcrn the United States and
!; as announced On December %. t:-at
aead been released from ts1e Csbanas
fosess and had sailed the same day for
Gag, Ms home.
6era landed in Cuba from Spain. He
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
Announcements

Literary Announces ments are .
single sheet. proper s.xe. pain
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
Club Invitations
Two-Letter Monograms

Club Invi n;sons have . two
initial letter design.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28

Two-Ietser Monogram embossed
IS a fad this season on ladies'
ststlonery: also single initial
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
Tho Rootor's Mistake.

He was rooter II ever there was
one. His enthusiasm was at boiling
heat all the time, lie rooted with JOY
when the home team scored. and he
rooted with disgust when the opposing
nine added to Its score. In every move.
ment OF either team he saw an occasion
for roofing, He knew the game and
understood it--at least he thought he
did. He made his comments whether
those around him liked his complaints
or not
The rooter always claims the right
to be the critic Of every one connected
with the game, from the lordly umpire
to the mascott who hasn't yet reached
his teens, and including the barefooted,
ragged urchln who gains admission to
the game by recovering the ball that
was batted over the fence. Our par
ticular rooter exercised that right, not
bothering himself bit whether he was
allowed or not
The result Of the game was in doubt,
and the interest was intense, The
Hardfords were In the field. and the
opposing nine was at the bat. A batter
made a "swipe" at the ball as II came
like a shot from the hand of Vlckery,
winding into a graceful inshoot when
It reached the home plate. The bat
whIstlod through the air, but didn't
come within halllng distance OF the ball.
lust then sparrow rose from the turf
and few toward the left field. The
death like silence was broken by the
rooter shouting
go for II, Pettitl"
Every eye was turned toward the
place from which the loud bass voice
of the rooter came, and every one won
dored,
Bob didn't obey the command Of the
rootor, and this made the rooter mad.
He began to abuse Petit, and for a
minute Bobs reputation as baseball
player suffered
"What did you want to have him go
for?" asked a person who was sitting
near the censorious critic
"Why, the ball that was battod into
left field,
"The ball Why, you blankety
blankod chump, that was a sparrow"
replied the other,
The rooters roofing ceased, Hart
ford Times,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
oYcLEs wHlLE Ar sEA.
Captain "a Coal nargo who Has :
900 Foot Track

Captain es Coal nargo who Has .
900 Foot Track
Captain George Howe, Of the good
coal barge Delaware, plying between
New England and Southern coal ports,
is a lover of the bicycle, but as much
of his time Is spent in sailing over the
bounding deep he has but little oppor-
tunity to push along the steady ground
he finds ashore But Captain Howe
says the Buffalo Courier, Is man VINO
adapts himself to circumstances lie
commands one Of the largest barges
alloat, The Delaware was formerly
the Spanish steamship Murciano' She
was designed for an ocean greyhound,
and her fine lines are indicative OF a
speedy model She was used both as a
passenger and freight steamer up TO
the time she went ashore near Chesa-
peako Bay. 1t cost 30 much to iloat
tho steamer after her mlshap that her
owners abandoned her, and she was
sold for a song and converted into a
coal barge
Tho barge ls 800 feet long with a
good breadth Of beam, and 80 Captain
Howe has at his disposal a 6OO-toot
cycle track, and he uses IT, Captain
Howe never collldes with any other
whoolman on H. no bad person ever
sprnkles tacks there, and no bulldog
ever reaches for tho captains trousers
nv he spins along on the Atlantic
Ocean, From the rising bow OF tho
Delaware is coast that carries tho
wheel way to the stern, and to get back
TO tho other track ls easy. There would
be an occasional drawback for q lands
man trying this sport In mld-oceon, Tor
sometimes tho deck suddenly comes up
beneath the wheel and then Ns sudden
ly gots away from under IT, But tho
Delaware, even whom fully loaded, "a
not awash, nor is her deck unprotected,
as In tho case with many bargeB, She
has four strong iron rails above the
sldoa Of hor hull, and II the cycllsl
takes header soOwNrd he IL sure Ia
stop at these guOrda Moreover, q head
or oxeltoa no sarcastic remarks, os the
crew IN we'll trained, and when they
feel funny they go into their quarters
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Men who send their trade away
from lhelr home town lor the sake
Of saving a few dimes are not much
Ia the way OF developing home ln'
dustrN Men whoare Ia business at
home pay taxes, aud In many other
ways contribute 10 the support Of
the town. while Che foreign man
does nothing for the town, but
makes the town poorer for every
dollar he sells H. falroaFs The
home man, who helps you build up
the town aud protect your proper
tV
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
shn wna Pretty smnoth.

An unknown woman created much
excitement at Reeds Lake Mich, by
tcarfully oxclalming that she had drop
ped pocketbook containing SS In
money, a diamond ring and other val
uObleg off the dock into twenty feet
Of water and hadn't q cent TO pay her
way across the lake and baek to the
city, A sympathetic man provided her
with tickets After several hourf
divers brought up the pockelbook, but
II contained no diamond ring only 0
cracked mirror and q little comb minus
half the teeth,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
ood's
Restore full, regular action EM uEn
Of the bowels, do not irrl- vsYWH q
tate or inname, but leave -
all the delicate digestive or
ganism in perfect condition. Try them % cents
Prepared only by q. l. Hood Co., Lowell MaSs'
She mad Them.


You have all seen this young man.
He came here from a little country
town, and by hard work he is now
making a salary which once seemed a
fortune to him. He used to have only
one suit Of clothes, and now he has
six He knows that tan shoes do not
20 with a silk hat, and, Also that a
black tie Is not the proper thing to
wear at an evening reception where
there are women. He has attained
an idea of the proprieties Of life which
he could never have reached from a
years study Of the Guide to Eth
ouette" which used to be read when he
was a clerk in a country store
So, when a girl came to town the
other day, this young man knew pre-
cisely the way in which a young wo-
man should be entertained. Her aunt
had come with her He took them to
the theater in a carriage, He had
not forgotten to send up a dozen
American Beauty roses During the
performance he said all kinds Of moth
lngs to the girl, and was deferentlal
TO the maiden aunt Then, after the
thoater he suggested supper They
said that "they guessed that they
would like to co."
lie took them to the Waldorf and
the walter handed the menu card to
the girl and stood reverently behind
her chair. She glanced over the bill Of
fare and threw It lightly aside,
charles she said and It seemed as
though all in the spacious room must
hear 81 guess I'll have ham and eggs
She had them, New York Telegram
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Cow D. w, Jones pard0a5da dead
man the other iay=BiIly wild, Goa
yioted Of unlawfully selling whisky
The perryyllle News says that II
Blly could Just know II be would be
tempted TO come back. for he used
to do a fattling good business about
this time Of the yeaf aud many ol
the Governors constituents will
miss him sadly II appears that he
has gotten his haad Ia at the par
doniaF business, ah1 will net let
even a dead man stob hlm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
Purchase of Cuba in Contemplation.

There IN a wmor a0oat In olllNlal
circles that II true, Is most lmpor.
tant This N nothing less than
that this government Is about to
make oyertures to Spain for the
purchase of Cuba, However this
may be, It has long been known to
the world at large that the value
Of tIostetters Stomach llItters ~
a remedy for constipation, malaria,
dyspepsia, rheumatism Kidney
complaint aud nervousness Ia be-
yond al price A wlOcglasslul be-,
fore meals mparts a hearty relish
for the food, aud a corresponding
dose before retiring contribute to
sound repose. No omedItlnal stimu.
LIANT on the market ever received
such strong professional lndorsc.
ment as the lilttera tits u most
genial tonic, alordIHg strength 70
all who use H. Not only Ia this
country but In many foreign lands
Il is an admitted specific and pre-
ycntive, Az a safeguard against
All disease Of a malaflal type II 10
particularly valuable,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

The toady says an exchange,
IN the most contemplate thing that
walks ltlsa wart upon nature, q
soIled spot on the body polite "a
miscarriage of humanity 1t is too
Insignificant to 'tuss, too little to
kick aud too watcry to make good
compost We have never under
stood what the good Lord made
such a thing for unless 1t was to
teach manklnd the greatness of his
power, even In makiBgsmall things.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
For over Fifty years

AN OLD AND WELL.TRED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over 0lty years
by millions Of mothers for their
children while teething, with per
feet success, It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind cole and is the best
remedy for diarrhma, 1t Is pleas
ant to the taste, Sold by druggINta
In every part Of the world, Twenty
Eve cents bottle, It's value Is In
ealeulable, BE sure and ask for
Mrs, Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind 9.b.O3.ly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
Cotton Belt still in the Lead.

Sleeping car service to and from
Nashville on all trains. Commenc-
ing May Is, Pullman's finest sleep
ers will be run on trains 3 and i,
leaving 1T. Worth 945 a. mu Tex
arkana 745 p, mo- arriving at Nash
Vile $3.50 p. m, also on June j. leay.
ing Waco $50 p, m, TeXarkana Gao
a, M, arriving at Nashville $3.50
a, m, Trains returning leave Nash
vile at 0A0 a, m, 9p, my have
sleepers through to Ft. Worth aud
Waco respectfully For further
information and sleeper reserya-
tlons see E w, GoDBoLD
or Ticket Agent,
G, p, HoyEY,
General Agent, e.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
onnIled IIla nmn annsn.

Husband Did you give anything u
that tramp who just left here?
wife Tramp Why that waa my
Uncle Henry who la 80 very rich and
has no children Of his own,
Husband howlhe6 Great heavens,
And ! told him that unless he got out
Of thla nolghborhood inside Of nyo min.
uloa I'd telephone for u policeman
Cleveland Leader
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

for the staple seems to Indicate
that the southern planter must be
squeezed, and when the crop is all
out of the producers hands, 1t will
90 up again for the benefit Of the
middle men. Hold on to your cot
ton il you can, The wave of pros
perity is not coming south, yet p
while 1t takes too big bunch Of
6 cent cotton to buy barrel Of dol
lar wheat flour.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Tennessee reports another talks
mp baby This last freak NOT only
talked, but hada full vet of teeth
aud Cue suit OF whhRcrt. When
only three days old this Tennessee
kid stood upon its feet aud au.
nouneed that the present dry
weather IA only the beginning oto
seven yemp drouth The story
goes that the embryo prophet died
there aud then,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Articles Of association have been
filed for new orderol beneyolente
at Little Rock, to be known as the
Knights Of Ladies OF Columbia,
The lneorporators are T. g. Monroe
W, Sparkling Thos ", Little, j, r.
MeNemer aud W, DeWoI Jones,
The object of the order Ia to Issue
policies and pay death aud sick
claims TO the members
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

j, w. Baggett, of oak Grove,
had an attack Of the measles, near.
N three years ago, and the disease
left him with very severe pains IN
the chest 81 thought ! would die, p
he writes "but to my great Joy |
was saved by ChamberlahB Pain
Balm" Pains In the chest nearly
always indicate the approach Of
pneumonia, aud by promptly apply
Ing this linlment ON a flannel cloth
which should be bound on the chest,
aa attack Of pneumonia may be
prevented, It is always prompt
and e1retuil For sale at 70 aud
30 cents per bottle by Smith Drug
Go,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
A 1nh tnr lhn rnnl Klllnr.

That remnant Of barbarism, tho
friendly chap who comes upon you un-
awares and gives you a sounding slap
on the bockhas been gettIngln his work
again, and q Jersey City man l8 suffer-
Ing exorueIatng agony with q dis
lodged informal organ IN consequence
-tgX
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
GluWgIgAV.

"Yos," said the editor Of the picture
paper, "he is very good artist, | have
only one fault to find with him."
"What is that2'
"Hls style is getting monotonous'
He drew two portraits OF the new
woman, and he made them both look
alike Washington Star,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
A Deadly InanlL

Mile, Chloe Ebony "pat Mlatnh
Iohnslng done insult mo-" Monaor
Ivory white "Wb-whawhad he Bay2'
"le done bump into me, an whom /
said. Don you see whuh YOU all's
goin'Y no says, pahdon me- but you
IN no dahk You oughtor wcah bicycle
lamp, SOS folks could see YOU, no
anyal" New York Journal
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
N0LIna 10 nnIIyman nna AII 0IhNra.

I win pay full price Ia cash for all
millt bottles with my name 0f "Q0ls
lywood Dairy slampedin them that
will be returned 90 the wagons IN
uoNt ten days Hereafter I Will
proartuleio the lull eNtent of The
law, Auyoue using my bottles of
having them IN their possession, Of
fefing them 60 customers as their
own. Milk 60sumefs receiving milk
from other dairies are hereby warm
ed aud notified that they can be
prosecuted Tor receiving milk M my
bottles when offered by other dairy
men, idnN CARMICHAEL,
Proprietor Hollywood Dairy Tex
afkaha, Texas aud Ark lO5 I'm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Mr. WI, Bryan, the silver adyo.
cate, spoke In Nashville, Tenn, to
20 600 people They 0ocked there
from many states tohear him and
all were fully repaid at the oratory
they were treated to.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

The Baltimore team Of base ball
players, who are playing in all the
large cities In the United States,
will be IN Dallas on the Goth aud
play five games, Some of the lead
Ing players Of the world will be In
these pameg,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

New Orleans physlelaus say that
an epidemic of yellow fever there b
now impossible that disease ha'
been there forty days and there ha
been only about forty deaths, OF
leas than one q day. IN q city Of
25O,OOO population, II certainly
looks aa II the doctors have learned
to handle yellow fever and hence
dsnered its horrors,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Parents wishing their children
taught music should send to teach
ers who are here to stay, Prof.
and Mrs, Y. e, McCann, teachers
of violin, mandolin, piano and Yo"
cal. For terms, etc, call on or adj
dress y, E. MCCAIN, Alb WaInu
street, u
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
ELY BROS
bG Warren ST.,

90 Warren ST. N, Y, CITY,
| suffered from ealarrh three
years, It got 80 bad | could not
w6rlN ! used two bottles Of Ely's
Cream Balm and am entirely wtlli
! would not be without it-A Q,
Clarke, 8ll Sbawmut Avenue, Bos-
ton,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10
Mnnalnnrhtor In aeorrln.

A Georgia ooronera jury brought IN
the following verdict reoonty "fho
deceased came to his death from q
railroad in the hands Of a receiver, and
the same ID granddaughter In the first
degree"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

kafl's Glover Root Tea, for Con.
stipation it's the best aud # after
using II YOU don't say 30, return
The package aud yet your money
Sold by Smith Drug 90, I'm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

The Hunter Transfer and Stor
age Coo have the only safe audcon.
venleut rooms In the city, for store
age Of your furniture or plano, We
are prepared t0store goods Of any
kind, 4'l=
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Where, oh where Is the promised
Mckinley prosperity" so long de.
layed2 It appears to have been
lost In the shuttle,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

Kentucky Club=seven years old
whisky at Mayhers Palace bar for
only 8bO per gallon II you want
a good article for medicinal use,
here II NJ. 0rlO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

After using a 10 cent trial size Of
Ey's Cream Balm you will be sure
to buy the 80 cent sI2e, Cream
Balm has no equal In curing ca.
tarrh and cold In the head Ask
your druggist for It or send lOc
to ua,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

For high grade real estate, resi-.
denee or business property, call on
W. q Cook, No. gOl, East Broad
street Nal0.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-10

A contemporary says the worlds
eufplus Of eetloe ON hand IA lower
than II has been for many years,
but all The same, the drop in prices