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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

New Orleans. March 6.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued today shows decrease
In the movement into sight compared With
the seven days ending this date last year In
round figures Of 1000 bales, a decrease I'M
der the same days year before last OF w.
900 and an increase OF the Same days IN
1894 OF 5000. For the twenty six days OF
March the totals show a gain over last
year of IL 900, IA loss from the year before
last OF 1877 900 and gain over 1894 OF ST.
900 For the six months and twenty-six
DAYS OF the season that have elapsed tho
aggregate is ahead of the six months ana
| twenty-six days Of last year. 1ioa,o oo, De-
| hind the same days years before last l,24o,-
| 900 and ahead Of the same time In 1898 by
97s. 900 The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 6S.3io.
against q, S13 last year: 1870. 727 year before
! las, and 81 SOC same time in 1894. and Tor
i the twenty six days OF March II has been
s29. 32s against 2l3,1S5 last year: 1881
year before las, and 24s,73i same time In
1894. These make the total amount Tor the
six months and twenty six days from sep
tcmber / 7143.5iS, against 639l .44o last
year; 9, 0s3, 523 year before last and 6,S65,-
332 same time In 1894. The movement since
September | shows receipts at all united
states ports G.526.77s. against 4.76l, a3s last
year; 7,272, 100 year before last ana o,fl",ooo
same time In 1894 OVERLAND, hcrohs tne
: Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers. TO
. Northern mills and Canada 770,247. against
III 1906 last year; 955, 662 year before last
t and 1886 same time Ia 1884. Interior
r stocks in excess OF September j l52,2S9
n against 265, 900 last year; 25s,Oi2 year De-
g fore last and iSi.2l9 same time In loei.
C Southern mills takings G64,22i. against
647104 last year; 597 $50 year before last
I ard SIG, SGT same time In 1884. Foreign ex'
d ports for the week have been 1929, against
a 1874 B34 last year. making the total thus RAJ
@ for the season 5,056.479. against 3.6o0,si
: last year. or an increase OF ,365634. North
: ern mill takIngs and Canada during I'M
q mast seven days show an increase OF 1898
), as compared with the corresponding perio'
y last year and the total takings since Sep
e tember / have increased 1874 The tota
q takings OF American mills, North an
70 South and Canada. thus far for the seaso
: have been 2.l12 $50 against 2,OS4,692. Thes
= include 1.433.472 by Northern splnnerf
against 1.414.3lS
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty min
leading Southern interior centers have de
n creased during tho week 5535s bale.
II against decrease during the correspond
!. ing period last season OF 54,007 and are no
IS. $3.50 larger than at this date In 1896, In
10 Guiding stocks left over at ports ana u
~ terrier towns from the last crop and u
ic number of bales brought into sight thu
~ far for the new crop. the supply to da
~ is s,1s2,097, against 6.7oi,403 for the san
=, period last year
AZ II must be remembered the week.
20 monthly and seasons comparisons In Sc
so rotary Hester's reports are made up
W. corresponding date last year, year BIO
~ and In 1884
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
JAS. Butte.
HOu6TON.

Industrial stocks IL OF a movement TO Sc
cure higher wages and In instances moo
crate advances have been obtained.
Recent activity In raw wool continues
and the prospects for an increased tarin
on imported wool has caused merchants 70
purchase American goods. The movement
Of cotton is not UP TO expectations and N
some lines is disappointing. The most
noticeable Improvement In trade Is connnea
To dry goods. hardware. leather. agricut-
turai implements and shoes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

American sugar RcaninE C"mpnny,
New York, March 25.--Thc following n.y.
lust been published ais report OF the
condition OF the american Sugar Relintne
company on Decemher ~;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

BILE compiled 10y lrads,reets' shows th"
total clelranccs AT the principal o''les
and the percentage of increase, NIX CON.
pured wath che corresponding week last
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

Boston. Mass. March 2s.--The boston
Commercial Bulletin Will say tomorrow oil
the wool trade: Last weeks activity mas
developed further boom. All previous
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

We invite Inquiries from buyers Of Pure
delivered prices at any railroad point In
the State.
TIE prlce o. Linsecd Oil Is OH a decided
inward movement and az spring advances
and trade improves 1t will no doubt g2
still higher Bettef-fepicnisn your S.Uus
purchase.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
-covernor Hubbard mt Grnnhnry.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
,.ke Laxative Bromo 0uinine Tablets.
An druggists refund the money . " fails
70 cure. 2sc.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
RRITIsH OXIS GORED.

Messiah" for their winters work. 7
chorus Will meet Monday night.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
new STAR is FOUND.
Yerkes Telescope is Already
Responsible For ImpOr-
tant Discoveries.

Williams Bay, Oct. 2.-The great tele-
scope in the Yerkes observatory has al
ready given promise of important astro-
nomical discoveries which are confidently
predicted with it as a medium.
Prof. Barnard today announced to his
fellow savants who had gathered here
from all over the country to join in the
exercises of dedication week at the OBJ
servatory, that he had already discovered
a third companion star to Vega. He
found it solely because the Yerl1es tele-
scope is more searching than any other
in the world
Prof. Barnard is too modest to give his
new star a name, and he declares he
would not have told anybody about it had
it not been a big thing when the powers
of the telescope are under consideration
There have been hundreds of big glasses
pointed right where this third bIushing
ton, but it took the Yerkes lens to put
it into the catalogues of the heavens.
The professor has also picked up twenty
new nebuIae beyond the cIouds-nebuIae
that even the Lick glass had failed to To-
cate.
He also says that his measurements of
distances between stars by means of the
Yerkes lens have been amazingly accur-
ate, the variations on five consecutive OBJ
servations being smaller than have ever
been recorded before.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
WINDING UP THE p.
The Government Attorney Calls for
an ACCOUNTING.

New York, Oct. 21-A bill of COM
plant has been filed in the United
States circuit court by George Hoadley,
special assistant to Attorney General
Joseph McKenna in a suit brought by
the United States against the Union
Pacific Railway company and Freder-
lex 2. COudert and others as receivers,
and J. PierpOnt Morgan and others as
partners, under the firm name of J.
PierpOnt Morgan & Co.
Mr.. HoadIey in his complaint makes
request that he be furnished by the de-
PENDANTS with a statement showing the
amount of assets and property turned
over by the Union Pacific Railway com
pany to Drexel Morgan and company
and J. PierpOnt Morgan and company.
He also asks that defendants furnish
statement showing all the dealings of
these two firms with the assets and
that they be required to show who is
now in possession of the assets and
property of the railway company and
what portion now remains in the pos
session OF these firms or other defend
ants.
In the bill it is further asked that
the defendants be required to show
what amount of money or other prop
erty has been realized by J. Pierpont
Morgan and company from the sale or
other dispositions of the assets OF the
railway company and in whose posses
sion these proceeds are at the present
time. 1t is further asked that orders
of the court may be issued making per-
sons or corporations which have re-
ceived any such assets or property, or
the proceeds thereof, from J. Pierpont
Morgan and company, and who are now
possessed of any part of such assets Of
property, parties to the suit. Mr.. Hoad-
ley further asks that an accounting be
held to determine the claims, rights of
the connplainants when such claims are
due and the amount of these claims, af-
ter giving legal credit for all assets and
property held as security therefor to
the extent available therefrOm as Sc
curity for the complainant. 1t is also
asked that final decree be rendered
against the members of the firm of ].
Plerpont Morgan and company and 9th
er defendants, subjecting the assets
and property of the Union Pacific Rail-
way company or their proceeds which
may now be in possession of Drexel,
Morgan and company or J. PierpOnt
Morgan and company to the lien of the
United States as security for the resi-
due which may be due the government
on such an accounting, because of the
issue of subsidiary lien bonds issued in
aid of the construction of the Union
Pacific Railway company.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
a Subject of Victoria Robbed and
Killed in Havana.

London, Oct. 21.-The Daily Chronicle
this morning commenting on the death
in Cuba last week of w. Hughes, cor
respondent of the Black ana White. of
London, who is said to have starved to
death in the streets of Havana, after
having been maltreated and robbed by
party of Spanish guerrillas, says: IF
the story of his death is true, fresh ex-
ecration of Spanish action VIII arise,
and the British government may have
something to say"
Hughes was found dead on the Pra-
do, Havana, last Thursday night. He
had recently visited Piner del Rio, with
pass from the military governor. 1t
is said that while there a party of
guerrillas, in broad day light, and in
the presence of Spanish officers, as
saulted him and robbed him of every
thing he had except his clothes.
Hughes, it is alleged, appealed to the
military commander for help, demand
ed the restitution of his property, but
was only laughed at. He was obliged
to return to Havana, walking the entire
distance, and reaching the city ragged
and starving. Having lost his pass
port, he could not establish his identity
or communicate with his friends in
England. He starved to death in the
streets. Hughes had earned an ex-
cellent reputation as a war correspond
ent in Africa, having followed the Sou
dan expedition and had also Travelled
in western Africa. The case has been
reported to the British consul at Ha-
Vana
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
MRS. Ii. w. REED HURT.
Her Carriage Upset and She is
Thrown Underneath

Mrs. H.W. Reed was thrown from her
buggy near the corner of Ninth and
Kansas avenue about half past one this
afternoon and seriously bruised inter-
nally and about the right hip.
Mrs. Reed was driving along Kansas
avenue when the horse got one of the
lines under his tail. She tried to get the
line free, but before she could do so,
the horse commenced to back and kick.
There were several teams hitched near
the sidewalk and the horse backed the
buggy into them and commenced to
rear and plunge. He raised himself on
his hind feet and threw himself to one
side. The buggy was upset and Mrs.
Reed was thrown heavily to the pave
ment. She was under the wrecked bug
gy and the horse was making frantic
efforts to free himself and run, but the
shafts were caught in the wagons that
he had backed into, and before the
horse could get away several men rush
ed up and caught him. The buggX was
lifted from Mrs. Reeds PROSTATE form
and she was taken to her home at 924
Quincy street. She was suffering great
pain both from the bruised hip and in
ternalIy. It could not be ascertained
to what extent she was injured, but al
though it is serious, it is not thought to
be fatal.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
The "Katy'' to Adopt a Com
bination Freight Car.
viii No Longer Have to Haul
Empties to and Fro.
CATTLE, COAL, GRAIN.
All Can be Transported With a
Small Change.
The Burlington Had a Big Bus
mess Last Month.

st. Louis, Oct. 21.-The NJ. K. &. T. R.
r. is considering the adoption of a new
style of freight car, which. if it does all
that its inventor claims for it, will save
the road many thousands of dollars
each year. A source of great expense
and one from which no revenue is de-
rived, is the hauling of empty cars over
the road. Every day long trains of
stock cars are shipped empty from
points along the line into Texas to be
loaded there for the return trip. At
the same time trains of empty freight
and coal cars are being hauled the 9TH
er way, having been sent to Texas load
ed.
The new car is a combination freight
and cattle car, and is the invention of
S. Dunn of New Franklin, Mo. who has
been for several years past a train dis
patcher on the M, K. & T. The cars
are very complete and can be shipped
to a point loaded with merchandise, and
when empty, a half hours work trans
forms it into a cattle car, with all the
modern improvements, ready to be
loaded with cattle and shipped back
If this car is adopted it will avoid the
necessity of hauling empty cars in eth
6r direction.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
A Joke on ]. w. Thacher

J. W. Thacher of the firm of Keepers
& Thacher. the contractors who are build
ing the new Shawnee county bridge, car
ries a fine watch. When he started to
the circus last evening he looked at the
watch and found that it had stopped. He
shook it, but found that it would not go
Supposing that the handspring had been
broken he borrowed one from H. C. I4ari-
mer until he could have it repaired. This
morning Mr. Thacher took his watch to
a jeweler to have new handspring put
in. The jeweler took the watch and ex-
amined it closely for few moments and
then wound it up and handed it back to
Mr.. Thacher with the remark: 4 guess
it viii run all right now The watch
had run down and Contractor Thacher is
now supplying his friends with cigars on
promise that they will say nothing about
the matter
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
Fxcursion to Fl. Rilev.

$500 for the round trip. On Thurs
day, Oct. 28th, the Union Pacific Will
run a special train to Fort Riley, leav-
ing Topeka at 1914 a m. a fine pro-
gram has been arranged for the enter
tainment of visitors. A cavalry drill
artillery drill. cavalry athletic drill in
riding hall, band contest, sham battle,
etc. Lunch, etc, can be had at post
mess and post exchange. Public build
ings can be visited by eXcursionists.
Guides will be detailed to show e11cur-
sionists about the post and explain
when different exercises will take place
Excursionists are especially invited
by the commander of the post to spend
the day there. Train will leave Fort
Riley returning at p. m.
T. A. LEWIS.
City ticket agent, 525 Kansas ave
J. c. FULTON,
Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
DECoRATEs HIS OFFICE.
Postmaster Wells, of Erie, Honors
War Veterans.

Erie. oct. 21.-Postmaster wells has
carried out some unique ideas here
Occupying the position of honor on the
west wall near the entrance, arranged
the wall to the left of the entrance
look down the military heroes, Grant
Sherman and Sheridan, and on the
north wall are handsome portraits OF
Com. Perry. Jno. A. Logan, Admiral
F'arragut, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew
Jackson Winfield S. Hancock and Geo
H. Thomas. over the pOstmasters 5
desk is the picture of VIM. Mckinley
draped in the folds of Old Glory.
Chairs and a table and a. water tank
filed with ice water have been added
for the accommodation of the public.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
A MONETARY CONVENTION.
Will Probably bo Called to Hear the
Report of the Hanna Commission.

Washington, Oct. 21-Within a short
time it will be decided by the officers
of the monetary convention whether it
will be necessary to hold a meeting in
indianapolis to hear the report of the
monetary commission and to consult
about the best way of securing the
passage of currency reform legislation.
1t is probable that it will be deemed ad-
visable to have the report of the mon
etary commission made directly to the
body which appointed it and have
free discussion of the findings.
During the present week considerable
progress has been made by the COM
mission now in session here in dispOs-
ing of some of the smaller questions
preliminary to getting to work upon
the body of the report. No conclusions
have been reached on any of the larger
questions, save that it is as sure as
anything not definitely settled can be
that the commission will recommend
the retirement of greenbacks, but the
manner OF their retirement is entirely
in the air,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
COMBAT WITH A HEIFER.
Miss Mary Seavers of Jewell Citv
Badly Gored

Jewell City. Oct. 21.-NIiss Mary. Seav-
ers had a desperate encounter with
hetter a few days ago. All the folks
were away except Miss Seavers and
she led the COW out to water. When
the COW was through drinking she lifted
her head and made a sudden lunge at
the girl and knocked her down. and be-
gan to gore her. Miss Seavers grab bbed
her horns and hung on for life aud
screamed for help, but the COW was fu-
riOus and the girls strength gave out.
The COW broke away and began to gore
her again and would without doubt
have killed her, but Wilbur George
heard her cries and ran to the rescue
just in time to save her. She was
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
KLONDIKE STEAMER LINE.
Company Will Put on a
Fleet

Victoria, B. c., Oct 21-Victoria is
to be the headquarters of the largest
organization that has yet entered the
field for the KIondike traffic. H. r.
Ward is here perfecting arrangements
for the Union and Shaw SaviH steam
ship companies of Great Britain for
line of first-class steamers which they
intend to run between Victoria and st.
Michael to connect with the river
boats
The first of these steamers will leave
London next month and others will
leave at intervals. Upon arrival here
the steamers will start on the route to
St Michael. Among the vessels to be
used will be the Arawa. formerly under
charter to the Canadian n-Australian
company and the others will be quite
equal to her in both size and accOmmo-
datiOnS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
PULLMAN PAIL BEARERS.
& Number of Wenknown Names in
the List of Pail Bearers

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Arrangements for
the funeral of George NJ. Pullman have
been completed. The honorary pail
bearers have been selected from the
business associates and the active pail
bearers from the officials of the Pull
man Palace Car company.
Rev. DR.. S. N. D. Hills of the Central
church, s. J. Mcpherson of the Second
Presbyterian church and c. H. Eaton
of New York will officiate at the ser
vices which will be held at the resi-
dence on Prairie avenue at p m. Sat
urday. The interment Will be at Grace
land cemetery. The honorary pail bear
ers are: T. B. Blackstone; Marvin
Hughitt; Robert T Lincoln; Norman
B. Reams; J. W. DOane; Norman Will
liams: Henry c. HuItzer; John D. Co
ven: Edward S. Isham; John S. Run
nelIs N. K. Fairbanks; w. W. Kim
ball; George L. Dunlop and John M.
Clark
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
AFTER FOUR TRIALS
Mrs. Todd is Convicted of the Murder
of Her Daughter

st. Louis. Mo-, Oct IA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Hannibal, Mo, says
the case of the state against Mrs. Vir-
ginia B. Todd, charged with the murder
of her daughter, Hettie Bethel, which has
been in progress since Monday in the cir
cult court of Rails county in New Lon
don, was given to the jury at O'Clock
last night. The jury reported this morn
ing, finding the defendant guilty of muir
der in the second degree and fixing her
punishment at 25 years in the state peni-
tentiary.
This case has, been tried four times,
each of the former trials resulting in
hung jury. The murder was committed
in Hannibal June Is, 1885. The vic
tim, Hettie Bethel. was Mrs. Todd's own
daughter and was about II years of age.
She was the victim of her mothers insane
jealousy.
A motion for a new trial and for arrest
of judgment have been filed and over
ruled by the court.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
Relief in SIX hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American kidney Cure -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account OF its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder. kidneys,
back and every part of tbs urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention Of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy
Sold by Geo. w. Stansfeld. 632 Kansas
Ave, and Sim Drug Co.. COZ Kansas
Ave. druggists. Topeka, Kan.
Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
To TRsr sCRIP LAw.
Pittsburg Mining Company Sued for
Violating a Kansas Statute

Pittsburg. Oct. 21.-County Attorney
Wildly has filed information in the dis
trict court of Crawford county against
the Kansas Commercial Coal company,
which is the corporation title of the
Fuller Coal company, alleging that the
company is issuing scrip or punch
tickets to its employees in violation of
the Kansas statutes. For some time the
miners have been trying to get a test
case on the scrip law in the courts, but
the difficulty has been that the only
ones who would give the information
were the miners, and each man knew
that if he furnished complaint he would
be instantly discharged.
The county attorney was appealed to
two weeks ago and asked to begin suit
against some one of the companies, but
he stated that he could not do SO unless
information was furnished by some one
else. Yesterday E. p. Graves. a miner
at Fuller, made the complaint, and, as
a result, today he has no job. The case
will be watched with great interest
here not only by the miners. but the
merchants who find the issuance of
scrip a bar to fair competition for the
trade of the mining localities.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
STUDYING THE MAP.
Secretary Alger Arranging Details for
the Alaska Military Reservation.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The department
is now making an examination of the
geographical conditions of the country
in the vicinity of the Yukon, so as to
obtain data, that will enable it to pre-
scribe exactly the boundaries of the
proposed new military reservation, a
task that is by no means easy in a
partly mapped country. 1t is regard
ed as desirable to limit the reservation
to the smallest dimensions that. will
take in St. Michael as a center and yet
include the estuary of the Yukon,
where it is possible that a laWless ele-
ment might gather if excluded from the
town itself.
The present law of Alaska will con-
tinue to prevail over the lands within
the reservation, but the military officer
in charge will have large powers in the
matter of ejecting obnoxious charac-
ters. There Will be little excuse for
the commission of lawless acts based on
real necessity or starvation within the
limits of the new reservation for Sec
retary Alger has authorized Lieut.. Col.
Randall in command of troops at st.
Michael not only to feed the miners
who may be in actual need, but also to
ship them out of the country when they
have not the means to pay their own
WaV.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
PROFIT IN THE LEAGUE.
The Minor Baseball Association Had
$4,000 to Divide

Chicago, Oct. 21-The annual meeting
of the Western Baseball league was
held at the Great Northern hotel this
afternoon. The principal business be-
fore the league was a division of the
reserve fund The year has been fair
one to the clubs in the league and after
the payment of the expenses it is said
that there will be about So, 600 to pro
rate among the clubs according to the
amount each contributed to the fund
a rule of the league requires the
payment of 10 per cent of the receipts
belief that there will be no change in
the clubs during next season. The old
board of directors will be reelected.