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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

New York. January s--Bradstrect's to.
morrow will say:
with the exception of reports from a
Dozen South Atlantic coast and QUIZ cities
johbers at nearly all distributing centcrs
say business is dull and without new feat
ures Demand has improved at Chicago
and 81 Louis for hats. hardware. shoes
and dry goods. but the trade In those lines
is fair only. Colder weather has simu-
| lated purchases of clotlGng at some points.
Little general recovery from holiday dull
ness Is reported as yet. at most centets
statesmen are Just starting out Collections
are reported unsatisfactory. but in many
instances merchants express themselves as
| hopeful OF II good spring bdslness, The
lrace movement has had !iutle signia-
canoe, advaa, ces having been made in
| hides, which have become relatively
| scarce; tufpentine, coffee, wheat, OATS and
| TN are ilfn ana practically unchanged
| quotations have been recorded Tor wheat
| hour, pork, sugar, cotton, print cloths and
| petroleum ANA reactions are reported In
quotations for Southern pig iron, lard and
| corn.
| There is no change In the wool market,
| manufacturers declining 10 buy until they
| receive orders Tor goods. More strength
| the first oil the week. Iron and steel nave
| boon disappointing, as consumers evident
| ly anticipate further reduction in prices
and refuse 10 place orders. The weeK has
| been marked by exceptionally heavy or
| dtrs for Southern pig iron Tor export. Cot
ton goods remain as depressed and the
market is as unsatisfactory as heretofore,
| with lower prices expected. Exports OF
| wheat Qlour included from both coasts of
| the United States this week amount 20
| S,l59,oOo bushels. rs computed with 2.7H0
| last week, 3.i7i.00) in the first week OF
| January. 1886, 2.s70.000 N the corresponding
week OF 1884, and contr8S.ei with 3,j0s 0DJ
| in the like period of 1855.
Total exports of Indian corn this week
amounting to $4,000 bushels, constitute
the largest weeks aggregate shipments re-
ported. Last week the total was 2,7S20n
bushels, and In the week one year ago IL
was 2,626, 900. In the first week of January
1870, the aggregate was l,U0,0SO and IN
| 1874 II was 1870. 900 bushels, while In 1888
| II was 81. 600.
The weeks tdal of business failures in
the United States is 4%. one OF the largest
ever reported, against 800 in the last week
OF 1896, diG In the first week of 1896 sD5 In
the corresponding week of 1915, niid 3A in
1894, There were 6j business failures re-
ported in Canada this week, against "a
Ii ST week; 53 In the first week of January
IN 1896 and a like total in the CORE
spending week of 1886
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Boston. january s--The Boston CONNER
cial w.fl say tomorrow Of the wool mar
kct: The market Is quiet the only sales
of Importance beng 10000 pounds OF now
Australian wool at full rates. Territory
wool Is very weak except selected staples.
ordinary fine and fine medium solltng to-
gethcr on basis of SOC clean. All the
lower grades of conbing pnllcd IN New
York. Boston and Philaje pha were pick
cd up this week on IA secured hi9.s OF CSC
clean The sales Of the week were 1.7S6b0D
pounds domestic and l,iis.W foreign.
atraingt | 2q2 coo pounds domestic and Si.-
00l foreign last week AMI 2,i3O 0Dl domesi ic
and l.S02 900 foreign for the same week
last year. The sales to date show q de-
crease of co., zoo pounds domestic and 1900
foreign frc,n the sales to the same date In
1896. The receipts 10 date show u de-
crease Of 1866 bales domestic and 1853 bnlcs
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THE WHARF COMPANY CASE
Charges Brought by Moody & Co
Under Investigation.
ONLY TWO WITNESSES EXAMINED
Mcssrs. Jones ma Goodwin Main
tain Ihnt. In Their Opinion, the
Defendants Operate n BeIt Line.

Austin, Texas, January s.-The nd.
Journed nearing OF the complaint of w. l..
Moody d. Co. against the Galveston Wharf
company for the alleged discrimination In
the matter Of charges for use Of the com
pany's tracks was resumed before the rail-
road commission today.
The defendants filed an amended answer
to the plaintiffs petition aud raised the
question of jurisdiction in a new guise. AT
a former meeting they had raised it by
demurrer, and it was overruled To-day
they raised it on the facts in the amended
petition and disturbed the traffic men
present somewhat By alleging that the
commissions cotton rate was too high for
common point territory to Galveston. aud
declaring that 80 instead of 65 cents would
be farer rate. This brought Mr.. Terry
of the Santa Fe to his feet to object to that
portion of the plaintiffs petition referring
to the cotton rate as foreign to the subject
under discussion, and because 1t touched
upon a matter not included in the call for
the present meeting.
The morning session WAS taken up IL
arguing the defendants new plea to the
NNtA NllSSlbu anu Ut mum tuN
commission adjourned 10 consider the
pr, position. During adjournment The
plaintiffs and some of the traffic men con
ferred and it is understood that some OF ths
latter were willing to absorb the charge OF
81 per car for moving local cotton ovel
the Wharf company's tracks, but nothne
came of the conference because of the alb
sence of any one authorized to speak fol
the Houston Direct Navigation company
which is most important factor in the
Galveston rate situation.
At 2 p. N. the meeting came to order
once more and the commissioners an
nounccd that evidence would be heard IL
determine whether or not the Galveston
Wharf railroad was q belt line and exempt
from commission regulations. MIR. Good
wyn. assistant general freight agent of the
Santa Fe, and MIR. Jones, general freigh
agent of the Houston and Texas Central
were sworn and placed on the stand by the
defendants. They went through a most tc
dious process of direct and cross examina-
tions from the attorneys on both sides
maintaining that IN their opinion the whar
road was Il belt line. AT the conclusion q
Mr.. Jones' examination the commission ad-
iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
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BRISK and good sales we're made by some
mills. Foreigners seemed to seek first
patent was sold. bids in some cases hav-
Ing been advanced NJ. Domestic trade Is
cihorpy, with car lot orders preiominn ting.
Supericr-puluth While the state OF
tiHsie was uncertain II was believed more
mills would start soon.
Southwest; Business light. though val
ties were strong
Valley of the Ohio. Milers regard the
Opening OF the new year as a discouraging
tile business.
Milwaukee,; A very fair output for the
season was dore.
Buffalo. Most OF the mills were Idle.
New York CITY: While the market moved
np ihtls with whcat. the general apathy
oil buying sentiment continued.
baltimore: Flour ruled flrmcr and 1T
tie more active.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

During the last two or three days the
lines running into this city have been
doing good business In home-seeter
travel to Houston and the coast country.
Day before yesterday and yesterday the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas brought in be-
tween fifty and sixty from Indiana and
lllinois. The International and Great
! Northern and Santa Fe have also brought
large numbers South from St Louis and
Kansas Chy territory.
Mr. A. y. Gibson Of Centerville, Iowa,
was among those who arrived yesterday
over the last named route. and when aeen
by Post reporter said he was eratifed
to find the weather as balmy in january
as they usually encounter in May up IN
Iowa. "There are quite number coming
from my section If my trip is pleasing. and
/ can assure you that | will have nothing
but the best to report. From my observa-
ton thus far am surprised to find such
excellent opportunities for people with 4
little money to invest"
Mr.. Gibson owns a farm near Center
vile, which he says yielded comparatively
nothing last season. and for that reason
as we'll as for health, is anxious to make
change,
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The new Frisco management, in accord
ance with it's plan of general reorganiza
ton, having during the first half year given
its attention to changes in the operating
department has recently turned to the
traffic department. The most important
change in that regard will occur on Feb
ruary /, when General Passenger Agent
Dempster Wlshart will retire after upward
OF twenty years continuous service In that
capacity, and will give place to Mr.. George
4. Nicholson, at present general passenger
and ticket agent OF the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Ire. Mr.. Wishart Is widely
known and very highly esteemed III the
traffic circles OF the country. He was born
in Canada in 1885, and he entered the
| railway service In 1857. as a swltchman on
the Great Western railway of Canada, at
| Woodstock, Ontario. From May, 1869, TO
May. 1876, he served consecutively as clerk,
telegraph operator and local ticket agent
OF the Atlantic and Pacific and Missouri
Pacific railways in this city. In May, 1876,
| ne was appointed general passenger and
freight agent of the Atlantic aud Pacific,
with headquarters here, and in May, 1873,
he became general passenger agent of the
St. Louis and San Francisco, the successor
| to the Atlantic and Pacific corporation, in
| St. Louis.
| The change now being made is simply
J following the line Of policy adopted H. the
| new Frisco management, which is intGslns
/ new blood into the main arteries of one OF
| the most important railroad properties in
| the Southwest. The new management was
pledged to carry out a general icoEAaniza- =
| ton in the interest of the owners, and both
| President Robinson and General Manager
Yoakum entertain the highest personal re-
gard for the retiring general passenger
agent.
His successor, Mr. Nicholson. says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. entered railroad
service in 1882 as clerk in the Atchison.
| Topeka and Santa Fe general passenger and
ticket office, since which he has served
cons ccutively as rate clerk, chief rate clerk,
assistant general passenger agent Of the
Atchison. formerly with headquarters at
Topeka but latterly at Chicago.
Mr.. Nicholson has the advantage of a
NEST youthful appearance. Not long since
he was travelling on his own line when a
new conductor approached him to look at
his ticket. He pulled out his annual pass,
which the conductor, with a puzzled look.
carefully scru;inzed. and made a memo
raudum of the number, etc AT the next
station the conductor wired to the general
| Offices as follows: Young Nicholson is IN
my train using his fathers pass. Shall
take IT. up?" The following answer cached
the conductor fifty miles further along the
line There is hut one Nicholson and you
have him. Let him and his pass alone. .
The news of Mr.. Wishart's intended re-
tiroment Nas received In Houston with
; considerable regret, being known in bust
ness way and to some personally. What his
future plans are 10 one knows, or who Will
i, succeed MIR Nicholson as general passenger
agent OF the Atchison, Topeka and Senta
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

u'el NATIONAL and Great Northern
'he following changes in their
Pn'c force which went into effect a
Y ago W. H. Atkinson, who has
'iei dispatcher for the Galveston,
ana Henderson at Galveston, has
NO 20 MS first love In Palestine
"ofks tho first trick in the In
kn na. olice. He was succeeded by
\, r. VINO was working the second
,0slveston, aud mir. Barr in turn
A. SV y, by Gus Ebert, who performed
s " operator In the office OF Cen
| ,nasef I'm at Galveston. MIR.
p'See has been filled by the pro.
% MT, okeefc, operator from tne
t'erhatlonal office in Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

The Denson and Northern, a railroad
company projected by a number OF the
Gate City's business men, and Kansas
City capitalists, that struggled in adversely
for several months last year and finally
fell into the hands OF receivers at the
behest of the United States court, Hon.
c. 3. Kilgore presiding, may soon revert
to the stockholders management and be
built as per their charter. A meeting was
held in Denison few days ago, resulting
in the election of Newton b. Childs Kan
sas City. president: william J. Scott. Kan
sas City, first vice president and general
manager; p L. Fairbanks of Denison sec-
ond vice president and secretary; C. S.
Cobb of Denison treasurer; ]. A. Atkinson
of Chicago, assistant treasurer portion
of the line has been built and when COM
pleted will tap the coal fields of the Indian
Territory and the Missouri Kansas and
Texas near Coal Gate. l. T., with an adj
tltonal outlet at Denison with the Hous-
ton and Texas Central and the Texas and
Pacific. 1t is understood the officers have
arranged for ample capital to carry on
construction and when IL is done the road
will furnish a fine feeder for lines to
Southeast Texas.
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FAMISHING MARINER.


PisT WIN VA tbh Fhgsus
(nVille, Fin. January S.--As the
States revenue cutter Boutwell,
froachins the mouth of the ST.
|rer late this evening the lookout
Fed cat rugged yawl flying flag
fss. One of the Boutwell's boats
|invcstlgate found n sailor in the
|of the yawl unconscious. and his
WAS on his naked forearm, as
ne had tried to drink his own
RVed TO be Captain Charles Herman
liuehce, Il. L., who left that place
Far l, ACCOMPANIED by Charles
Iii the yaWl Coeheco, tor a cruise
[le coa1 OF Florida. When they
preston on December 26 they wero
~ TO sea. Their provisions and
{ere. soon exhausted. Last Friday
hlnks 1t was, the light house on
Island was sighted. BY this time
! was crazy ai1 put off for shore
Pai attached to the Cocheco and
tu1iy was lost. Herman remembers
tse eli mu9t have become UNI
shortly after Gladding left. Tho
men driftcd up the coast with
o,StlouS master until discovered
noulweil. Herman weighed 1S0
wien ne left Providence. lie now
only ITO and Is so weak he can
raise his hand.
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Katy Changes Announced.

1t was announced a few days ago that
Thomas II. Rodgers, chief clerk to General
Manager Allen of the Katy, would soon
leave the road to go with the Santa Fe,
but a later report corrccts the former one
and it is now known that Mr.. Rodgers
will go to Sedaia to assume the duties of
chief clerk to Division Superintendent
Lyons.
Edwin Adams. for the last twenty one
years freight and ticket agent for the Katy
in Kansas and the Indian Territory, has
rendered his resignation, effective February
1. His SUCCESSOR Is not known.
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To Adopt the Gate system.

The Globe Democrat publishes that at
an early date the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas will adopt the gate system now in
successful operation on the Southern Pa
ciac and Chicago and Alton. THIS will
only apply to passenger trains. and is coy
sidered a safe and advantageous method OF
handling passengers. preventing tnem from
getting the wrong train and doing away
Nth the practice of not purchasing tickets
before entering the cars.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

Ne~ York. January s.-Bradstreets re-
view of the stock market tomorrow win
say:
In roint of activity the first week OF the
new year has proved a disappointment 10
Wall strest. Not only have transactions
continued to he on very limited scale.
but the quality of the actual trading has
been entirely professional. TO compensate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09
Commission Matters.

Austin. Texas. January I'm approval of
Joint application. submitted under No. 1913
of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway
company OF Texas. 1t is hereby ordered
that the following classification rulings,
supplementary to Western Classification
No. "a. shall govern in the transportation
of the articles named, by railroads between
points in Texas, subject to the rules en-
braced in exceptions 10 Western classi-
fication;
/. Glass lamp chimneys, minimum
weight 5000 pounds carload, third class
Provided that the charges on a shipment
OF lamp chimneys Weighing more than ~
COO hounds shall not exceed the charges
nj the rating prescribed for shipment OF
glassware n. o. s. Of like weight TINS
item shall cancel item of Circular NO
321.
>. Sulphur candies. same as sulphur
(see PAGE q, Classification No. 23l.
8. Hydraulic rams, same as IRON pumps
N. o. S. (see page 76, Classification NO.
23).
{. Iron bars for carload coal screens,
Less than carloads fourth class. carloads
| fifth class. - .,
This order shall take effect January ID
1887.
|
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ana Great Northern Railroad company, au-
.norlty is hereby granted said company to
Withdraw and cancel the provision for
class A rating on merry 20 rounds or rid
ing galleries, as provided for In item 1874 OF
amendment to International and Great
Northern Railroad company's classification
no. 30. and to substitute therefor the rat :
ings authorized IN Western Classification,
Effective January 10, 1897.
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Pledges Rcneyyed.

Chicago, January s.-The Chicago and
Missouri river lines met yesterday and gave
renewed pledges to maintain the rate
agreement now In force in that territory
but which is said to have been disrAgarded
frequently OF late.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

Quintana, Texas, January s.---Thc United
States revenue cutter Galveston is In port.
steamer l!oratio will arrive today from
Columbia.
schooners Josephine d. and Henrietta are
taking on cargoes at the oil mill
The schooner Mary is anchored In the
Brazos river.
Schooner Rosalle is loading in the Ber-
nard.
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THE HOTELS.

AwLoR-RATES $3.50 and $500
Day. JAMES LAWLOR. PRO
OR
Gutman, San Antonio; II. r.
Waller. w. h. McNnir, Glnnberry
|orper Baltimore Il. +. Leecroft.
tty; b. j. Moslcy. st. Louis; Geo.
|ox, Vim. Bornstaw. Milwaukee,
la. GuInan. san Antonio; j. 5.
blorado; sam Herman, Galveston
(ewitz. Galveston; Simon Levy,
levy, Victoria, +. Fainsv orth,
Mrs. X. B@tsley, Gre oke;t; p. A,
New York; j. Dawson, san An
leo. Best. Colombia; +. Wilson.
|. A. Morris, san Antonio; William
San Antonio; II. NJ. Belts, New
~; Henry Cook, New Orleans: II.
II, Michigan, w. c. Mitchell,
|; George Lock, WestlalSe: d. T..
w. r. Johnson, New
y. b. Carriere, San Antonio. S.
New Orleans; ]. II. Houck and
10; +. o. Burns, st. Louis.
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Austin, Texas. January Sin approva

Austin, Texas. January SIN approval
OF application No OF the Austin and
Northwestern Railroad company, authority
Is hereby granted for the adoption OF the
rate of SO cents per cord for the trans
portation Of wood. In carloads. minimum
ten cords per car from Marble Falls and
intermediate points to Austin <sxhere the
existing rates are higher.
Effective January l2, 1897. Expires
March l. 1897
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hank Clcnrings.

New York. January s.--The following
table. complied by Bradstreets, shows the
total cleanances at the principal cxies and
the percentage OF increase or decrease 40
compared with the corresponding week
last year.
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Durango. Colo. january s.--The officers
OF the San Juan County bank OF New
Mexico have decided TO close the institn-
ton on account Of poor business. pepoalt-
ors will he paid through the Smelter city
bank in THIS city.
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SUGAR.

New York. January s.-Suear-Raw
quiet. fair refining 1876 centrifugal, ~
test, 3 3-l6: sales "a tons Muscoyado. SO
test at 1915; refined quiet
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CuRE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
(eEraphcrs swap Places.

laNa.lVe Bromo Qu.nine Tablets.
L"e'sstss refund the money If IL fails
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The Milling Trade.

Minneapolis. Mimi, January 1.-THE
Northwestern Miller reports the -four out
put last week at four centers, as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09

. Davis, washington; PA. Vahey,
ONO: +. A. Ritter, Portsmouth;
: Kent. St. LOUIS: w. II. Quinn.
Jr.. Lufkip. j.. l.. AID
'nrss, q. Meiasky. J. Spero, $.
!, New York II. w. Rhodes, Cal
Il. N. Stafford, Mmeola. g. IL
city John S Aldehotf, Dallas (.
Metts. Columbie; II, J, Baitom.
,. \. NJ. San9ifer, Georgetown,
= Michael New orleans. a. C..
VIM, NJ Carpenter, Wm. Ely, At
I. Il. Jones and wife, Los Angeles /;
eeves. Cuero; j. b. Rees, Column
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minimum

Austin. Texas, January lin approval
OF application No. le2 of the International
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CAPITOL
HOTEL
ARRIVALS.

Rates, $3.50 to
S4.OV y @ / Jay.
s / X I y elegant
! y o IN g, WITH
bath. l. a i & g
sample rooms.
Centrally locat-
ed. Best accom-
modations Tor
commercial men
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NEEDLESS WOMEN.

Xhey 10y. Q 6ad Penalty Tor xhs1s Ne0I064
II women only needed frat symp.
toms nervousness, backache, head.
Ache, lnssitude, loss Of appetite and
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EAST ORANGE.

Rev. E. S. Cudworth preached Sun
day forenoon.
Mrs r. II. Blake is on the sick list.
Mrs. E. C. Colby and son Frank Wis,
tied r. Crook, their aged uncle, at So.
Corinth last week, they found him in
his usual health for man of his years.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter has gone to
Orange to spend a few weeks with her
son.
A son of Mr.. Fowler is i'll with mea-
sizes. DR.. Watson of West Topsham,
who is now very i'll, was called to him
last week
Mrs. C. NJ. Colby went to East Barre
Monday to spend the week with Mrs.
A. G.. Dickey.
Several attended the funeral of Mrs.
f. w. Eastman at West TOpsham last
Sunday. Fer husband and other
friends have the sympathy of their
friends in this community in their
great bereavement.
Prof and Mrs. S. c.. Hutchinson left
for Warren and vicinity Monday to
visit friends and give stereoptican en-
tertainments.
Erwin Bowen of Chelsea was in
town the first of the week.
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TOPSFIAM.

Mrs. Hattie Eastman White, wife of
Henry White, died last Thursday and
was buried here Saturday. She was
one Of the finest ,'dies in this section,
and will be greatly missed by her fam
lily and friends.
Moses Smith died Monday and was
buried here Wednesday. He had been
sick for long time, but the end came
suddenly.
Miss Emma Smith has returned to
Manchester, N. IL.
Elery Emerson thinks he will join
the ball game in the early spring.
Charles b. Hoyt, the moonshiner, re-
ceived his sentence last Monday, it be-
ing one Year in the work house and
$1,000 fine.
The creamery receives over ten
thousand pounds of milk every other
day. They paid 20 3-4 cents per pound
for February butter.
Milo J. Lang returned home from
Newbury Seminary last Saturday,
where he has been attending school.
Rev. ]. B. Crawford will preach in
the r. 2. church next Sunday at II
o'clock, and in the evening at I.