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These quotations are revised daily and
their correctness can be relied upon. the
prices are those ruling In the Houston
wn NXI " GRRIEsAsssEi-piamond. u7s per
gross: Frazier. in TN boxes. E.W Per
gross: Golden, 5cd6oc per dozen boxes
castor oil, e2,sass; Axleline. lib tin' per
Observation-Disclosures per key. 500;
blasting powder, N.65 per kcg, agents
price. drop shot, per sack. N.s; BECK
RAcoN-shor, clear. boxed. s,.ae,4c.
IN sacks, snSi,c.; New York salt bei-
lies, T-Sd7c Western salt bellies. 8 l-sc'
smoked bellies. sisaea,, breakfast bacon
BNGGrNG AND TIEs-carioad lots. {:
o. b. Houston or Galveston. Ragg.ns,
T. Sc ~ ~ ID SIC; 2; III &C. Tics iee A siore
hasging isc per yard higher ties DC per
BAKISG PowDER-AApex; ID, 500 90;
Spoon. / 10 per dozen, $40: "a ID. SIS,
/. III. SOC; X. G.. 2s OF cans, 500 rer dozen.
Prices. is OF, $500 per dozen. Royal ls o.
iec. - '
CANNED FRuIT-Pcr dozen: straw
n,urrus. Socaslo' ptneapples, stanoaro
sl.onfil %. eyelcss and coroless. Sl.si. sec
ends. aods5c; pears. standard: eecFslN ~:
Clipper Bartlett pears. . H. N.cpql.ea; :
-. $500 i.65: peaches. standard, 10, ;Nelt
- W, SECONDS. ~ sDc{'S . ~ s'S', ~,
y ~ ~ 10 ple ptaci'S, ,o' go Az a,
pcncn eHpp c' niaokoetF lcN' o'a w. ~
s'anIaTd appis.' ''HN.; ,.,o ,-,,-,-rc
't-N "a a, -, :, ~ bss e. "a
S !, goods -, 10 va' Z, ,iT,i ~ nc,,r~
sl5o1ii7o egg piums, tiS5gLi,,; ,,i sre ~,
gaEeS ~ ga ~ neciot ~, Ss 1880, > a,
grapes Si.o0p tho, MnltS ''9' S-'"'' -'"'
PACK rllsVf -. = -'i4'9 .,..,, .,.,,,
I'm h--7i iek, WRAPPED, pnoss,,, '"'0
miNei, \ pdlS ,gsG: n InS.S WI, ut,i,,..-r.,o,
tANNEl. EYE. ABlsl,S ".t. -, a. a,
pe1a' 80 ~; ~ a.''la pe ..ssti ~ .1n,,.
sooee, 2 n, s:'saS5e; sec9nds; ~ loS: To- wa
~ req klIheN btai,7' ~ w ~ ~, Z, I,
rl II. ~. ESG='-n; 10 cornei pSei
dozen ~ ~ L3o' J 10 llh9h tohguc' i Ips
en- y va 20, 2 ~ ''Niol'' aus9 ~ es "I q
en- 49,. rahkiost s..us -. nj 49,
| 70 pol,ea nam, DOZEN. ~he'c = 10 po,Sr
nam doE,h' 10 ~ 10 us ~ ;o,c,,
dezen. .55p0pc' = lh daVilea h1'n' : dozen
cANDLEs-ciran.te IS and IS 53H55'sc;; ~ "
\ % pafatnn" assorted co'"ts' "-iH'iN
| star candles, S1sltc l., so
| cor i ht.-R! anu 'oVu9N", + az -.
T. prime lltirsc; eee 6" iS.7h ", lai,.I
| ltalN ne1bertS lsHlsc, Noas.el 60, ~, -,
S'ar and Crescent; i" ID cases; ~ ~ -
| Apex 81 n Arbuckle's Ar'osa $3.50 MO
cha and Java hlenn e rid, ,,,,,.e ,soo
| FL1t k-Carioal lptS, IluN Az, Gov
| SEA FAIRY. second r.ll"r pa sn,' NV; 80
| NSirph. eNti" Fo."r lhnVN' - - - -
| SN. rye hou-' N|'; fuinp+rniche. 49,
| speeihl rates Tor shipments 20 inferior
| polris: -four IN barrels Zoe above sass IS,
| ~ Aai. utl 'r.9 49, 49, ,aoi 49, ,,,.,i
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VESSELS SAILED FoE GALVESTON

SIS White Cross. Cardiff. Feb. e.
Sch Viola Reppnrd Boston. Ian. IL.
Sch Senator sullivan. Norfolk. March
SIS Governor. Liverpool. March 3.
SIS Leona. New York. March 60.
IS Hispania. Hamburg. March Il
SIS Belgian Prince. Gibraltar, March s.
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April l6s sob i6.sa-9l 10 1913 Is 1851
May ...............l6 S9-elf 6.al93 SO 02 $500
June ............ 6. 90-92 . 1928 8 92 90 d. 800
July. ........... 60 lg3 1924 u 1894 s09l
August. ....... g. 81 81 d. s4- SO SS.s6I6 Sis?
scptember ...... 6.55-58 q .6S 60 657-5S 6.Jt55
October .......... 6. 47-4S $50 H. 4960lo, 4546
November ....... ,49-5 Il. 80 d. i-52 s1t3
December. .bS-55 6.bb-67 q. 56-56 s.6l5o
January 5.57-5e 8. $3.50 9. 1851 g 5557
EehruAry |.
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

OCEAN FREIGHTs.
Tho following ocean freights (steam) Oh
cotton are quoted today
From Galveston: Liverpool 3-I61l3-Sid
per pound: Havre. .ls.6iaHd continent.
i5-6i0 SD; New York A3c per 100 bounds
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of galveston, March CT.
VESSELS IN PORT
SAILED.

SAIIED.
SIS Nueces. Risk. New York.
Barge Regulator, Rowe. Pensacola.
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Houston expects 500 to l1,ooo bales to-
morrow. against 1855 on the same day last
year. The estimate at New orleans IS for
800 to 1000. against 1861
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SIS Launcelot, Fowler & Melville.
SIS Nect.s, Fowler Il McNitie.
IS Sirona, Fowler g. McVitie.
SIS Feronia. Fowler e. McNitie.
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NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady; 1905 steady; closed dull:
sales, 12200.
!Open-l Noonl | Yesy
ing. Call. lCIos cd Close.
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UALN t.S O.N. - 49,.
Renpifrd for The Post by A, p. Norman

Repcitcd for The Posi- by a, p. NoFWhh'
live stock commission merchant.
Reeves -,
Choice. per ID. gross ...... 3,I 81
Common per 10, gross. Z%U 20
Cows
Choice. per ID. gross $3.50. 2Np =, %
Common. per head ........ VIZ W " ~ w
Iearlings-- 49,
Choice per ib, gross..... 2hP a.,
Common. per h. gross % ="
Calves nj,
Choice. per ID. gross Sg ~
Common. per Id. gross.... seW :"
sheep ~
Choice. per ID. gross ...... .SHg ~
Common. per head ........ " " wv
Hogs-
Choice. per ID. gross gag ~
Common, per Id. gross ztR "a
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|OUsToN'S SPRING TRADE.
Healthy Conditions Prevail 10 the
Wholesale Market.
sfMoys ARE LIKELY TO BE LOWER.
large Arrivals Of sicily Fruit mt
!, New Orlesns-Cotton seed oh
wemkcr-Trnde Notes.
Office Of The Post.
Houston. Wednesday. March 81

'fS Houston, Wednesday March si
f%} s. The outlook fe for an active spring trade
I'm Houston While local retail trade docs
K hot show the activity observed amonS
jobbere, there Is scarcely any Complaint
III heard and healthy conditions prevail
pspur,ng the month of March nearly oil the
trwholesale stores of Houston had the noH
hshate OF country patronage. ANA many
y rtarioads Of goods were shipped from 'his
point to interior towns.
NJ Ir the ds.ric, naturally tributary 10
.,this market local jobbcrs have an I'm
" ! rnenee advantage and each day is add'hs
q Ito tho volume OF Their trade. the NOR
chan,s here are constantly pushing their
Cuisines. and a customer once secured is
seldom lost AS distributing center ths
4 Vcfty is IN the very best position 10 secure
3 supplies from aret hands and can always
N sset the advantage Of low Noier rates.
81 Added to this n her situa.on. nifty miles
finland. which enables the Johbers here TO
= ship goods at big saving 10 the nuF-
rehaser. The many railroad lines centerng
at this point also insure quick sh pmcn',
z. and a bill of goods purchased here can to
j lad down at nearly any point IN the Sia'e
II within two days.
~ In nearly all lines OF trade at Houston
y there y mors business than al this time
last year. and bankers and johbers umte
in saying there are strong Indications OF
VIZ coming prosperity. both locally and n
~, tho country tributary TO Houston. Sea
- sonabe goods are moving out freely. II
y i, IS stated the number OF orders s consid-
81 orably greater than during the tau and
l winter, and while the amounts may per
~, hans average smaller country merchants
& hwy ofteuer, thus keeping stocks fresher'
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NEW ORLEANS.

demand Hogs quiet. sheep firm.
Chicago, March 3l.--In cattle. choice
beeves were l0dl5c per 100 higher NM
other descriptions remained steady, Trade
active on a basis OF 9 500 800 for poore Il
lots of natly. dressed beef steers 2ad ~
for fair and medium grades i.645..N for
good to choice export cattle and 5.lVan -
for strictly choice TO fancy steers. The
hulk of offerings sold at 25d5.oo. Stock
ers and feeders sold largely at S@a42 %
Bulls sold very well At a wide ranSe OF
prices. the bulk fetching > hod3.2l. calves
were n demand at 3.0oa5,c1, for poor 70
choice with fancy calves saleahle around
5.slQfto. Texas steers were largely at
3. 10d4 20.
Trade in hogs started off active and
strong at 2is higher prices. Later on me
market weakened and the days business
was transacted at about yeslerd1N's fig-
lres, Sales were at about 81 1884 for rough
TO good heavy packing with few prime
2..0-pound hogs selling mp to 40. The
bulk of hogs brought i00i15, In sheep
prices remained strong with moderate Of
f.rlngs. Lambs were In demand at :. 91u
37j for a few Inferior lote up to 5.2Od5: y
for good TO choice natives. Most of the
westerns brought i.thn5,25 Sheep were
sale1ble a; 3 2Sa5oD for common to prime
ilocks; lambs at 3.om3,60 good feeding
lambs sold at 4.5odi 10.
Rece!pts-Caftle HOO; hogs Aooo;
sheep 1900.
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened quiet, demand poor: Q p. M.
quiet and steady; closed steady; tenders.
new 2ll. u.
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James Beckett of Austin and j. Geth-
ard of San Antonio were visitors at the
Houston Cotton Exchange today.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

quere practically me same prices tina, pre-.
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While ldverpool's stock of cotton Is
about 1900 bales larger than at this time
last year, uhe continental stocks are con-
siderahy less. Bremen has only 1919. O00
bales. against 25sooO last year and $4,000
on this date in 1895. Havre has 22s.0po.
against 2s9.0o last year and 10000 the
year before. The total continental stocks
of American cotton are 172.0O bales less
than last year.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Art IGnc,, TIIie-h / 4 nu, close
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open Noon Yes'y
ing. / Call. CLOSED Close

April a4-7c SO -96 1857 d a4-g5
May 49, gs-9Yl7 900 IA .0l o. aS so
June ..............1 O3-04l Z 1905 Z .06 o2.05
luly ............. Z. 0s -Ogl Z O9-lOl7.l2 7U7-0s
August ............7 O9l l0ll 1918 OF D8
.eptember 8 S5-s7 Is. $3.50 d. 1890 IL 1888
Ooiobcr............ 1874 .. 7576 OIL
November. G.14-T5l 1915 Sits 0 il-I2
December. Is. 9T-1S 8 1850 6.bo-s2 . i4-15
January g. 81 50 6. oS3 Is 1885 bTs-T9
February ........... 10 Sh-s IS Sb-S1lS ST-SS
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New York. March 3l.-Hubhard Bros &
Co.'S cation letter says: More attention
was paid to the overflow of the Msss,s-
sippi than Mt any time since the river
has threatened TO overrun its levees. and
tho distant positions have shown greater
strength than the immediate deliveries.
The encouraging feature today was the
huy1ng of cotton for continental account.
At the close Liverpool appeared to be a
buyer Of new crop positions, creating
stead!er feeling.
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The sugar Market.

The sugar Market
Refined sugar remains Arm al the adj
vance OF isc recorded Monday afternoon.
The advance Is ea!d 10 have been due prl-
Gsar,ly TO a report from Wash ng;on that
coDgrtss Is likely TO pass bill worded In
such a way thai the increased dut ~ o.
the tariff bill. whatever they may he snail
have an effect on April 10. Messrs. Wliiett
" Gay Of New Sark say that ru.ess
there 10 . greater demand $, is quite pos
s4DIe mat reduction may again lake
pace. as there appears 10 he no intention
ON the part Of reiinsrs TO encourage money
making out OF the tariff advance.
Trade Notes.
The market for green coffee was weak
and slightly lower today.
Eggs remain very steady at 70. with the
consumptiye demEnd largely increased,
The statistical SITUATION keeps domestic
rsce Arm at comparatively high rates.
Sicily filberts have made a sharp ad-
vance In nhe primary market, though UNI
changed on this side
In the line OF poultry there is an excel
lent demand for spring chickens al high
prices, hut old hens are quoted lower.
Strawberries were in moderate supply
TO-DAY. with the guaity rather poor Sales
were made at N.a5a2,o per twenty -foui
quarts.
It appears that nearly all the prncipa.
markets of the country are getting NOR,
than their share OF eggs and prices are
very low. Kansas CITY and 81. Lou.i
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CIIICAGO.

Chicago, March Si.-rhc longs were dis
toartened by further break In he mar
het today. May closing at a .. decline. 1t
sold within = of at one time Weak
cables and poor cash ami export de-
m6nd started liquidation which, continued
almost without cessation. o;her grain and
provision markets were comparatively
steady corn closing n shade higher. oots
unchanged and provisions pa lower TO ~
hEher
Liquidation OF long May wheat began
with the tap OF the opening bell and con-
,iuued all forenoon. BY 1880 o'clock the
price of that option had declined 10 7oNiD
7ois compared with II as at the close OF
the market yesterday. 1t opened a, from
Il to ia. while May was making the de-
cline of Il. referred TO. July lost only SIS.
July could at any time during the de-
cline be sold N considerable quantities al
the bid nr.res without further depressing
IT, until greater concession Was forced
by Tho difficulty in finding buyers for
May, The additional weakness Of the
ma rk,t Was due merely to the continue
;gon OF the previous hcarish conditions
abrold and no appearance of amy buying
by fore .sners Notwithstanding the dairy
.nduccment offered here OF lower mar
ketS. Liverpool quoted a leclir,s OF Nd at
ne Start and II further loss of I'D later In
the dly priv tte cah.egram from LiV-
trlfDpl reported dIEiNHAS AlltIe VI tilEptS
OF wh.'e wheat as Weighing that market
| down. Minneapolis ana Duluth recepts
Mere S4l cars. Exports OF wheat and flour
from Atlantic ports were equivalent to
$500 bushels. The milling demand at
| en-, ago VAS satisfied with 2l,0D bushels
The d-cl re n May to 7pSr7oia was fol-
lowed by a slight rally which took 1t 10
lN, ana mat by anothrr decline TO 7Oi4
and a recovery 10 10 rs at the close July
| sot - tuW rs l35s ald closed at 20 1-St7p.
| Corn held remarkably firm IL contrast
| 10 ;he weakness In wheat Fluctuations
were !nsgaiflCant hut the tendency was
for the mos, part in the direction of I'm.
| provemont Wet Weather west and good
prospects OF II cogtnuanre of light re-
ceipis lG3 cars. and good exports. 7B.ooo
bushels all tended to hold prices steady
| at shade above yesterdays prices.
| Considering the weakness in wheat.
oats, IKE corn. were relatively very firm.
although there were scarcely anything to
| influence such a tendency. No news ilems
developed. bUsiness was dun and prices
ware AIMED 10 a narrow rage.
| Provisions closed with May pork 2ib
! hlrNer lard pa lover. ami ribs shall
| higher.
=; corn IlS, oats ~ cars hogs 800 head.
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New York. March 3l.--As usual to the
closing day OF the month there we're large
o: the new purchases. deliveries on for
mer ones and the charging up of many
goods on memoranda including wool. cot
ton and silk. The month of March has
been one of large sales and the promise
IS flattering of a more active market
I'rintiaS cloths firm and quiet at 2 8 lG.
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FRrITs ND NuTs.

FRUITS AND NUTS.
Afl'Lk.S-tancy New York State Bald-
wins s..7ta1n; .Kass.2ts. 81 ood3.25; assort-
Ell varieties S2.7b03Nu.
PANANAS-Pe bunch. packed for ship
meui N25Hl.hH, loose lunches. 75cISi o.
CoC0AN rs-2.5 o0Aon per 100 os %
LEMONS Messina and Palermo, choice,
MITE Brs2il Sc rer IA. flberts Sicily,
lle Naples. lt's' .%alnuts, li4l2c; peanuts
ORANGES California navcls. 81 scGa. 20.
STRAWBERRIES 81 coGs,75 per ~
Guar crates. inferior OF damaged fruit.
DRIED FRUITS.
AfFLES--fancy sliced, In boxes, 40
nc, choice cyaporated. $50: fancy. Sic.
ClIPON-i+c per 10.
tlGs-rlrkish layer. i2qi5c. in sacks.
RkANrs-In hhls. &c: cleaned eur.
rants, N boxes. &c. IN h carsons, 7t.c.
pEAJabs- Evaporaied unpeeied, 50
! siSc
PEAns- Eyspora,ed. sA@7c.
kAlSiNS--callfornla l.. H. boxes new
tLds.al7i; J. boy l.. /. raisins. Cos: 2-crown
| l.. NJ. rsis ms. 20 III boxes SC, 3.crown L.
NJ; 80 70 boxes, blsc.
sAabl2o; 6o-7's. 7c: O-60s. Sc 4O,6os, 20: s,l.
yer prunes, sac' ruby prunes. sac.
PAINTS AND OILS
olis-Linseed in bbls. raw, &c: boiled
NC; water white $50 test. in bbls' lie: II
GASES. sl.65. prime white. 10 test, In hbls
l2ci In cases, si.I5; brilliant oil 81 so: II
bbls, isc. stove gasoline. IN cases. 81 90; il
hbls. lie; Eupion oil, III bbls i7c in oose 8
va castor oil, medical pure. 100: tur
pert!ne. In bbls a6c
WHITE LEAD strictly pure. 6i.di6,sc
stnndard white lead, iiac; painters, &c.
WINDOW GLASS-In boxes. 60 and 4
TO 20 and % per cent discount. new list.
WIRE AND NAILS.
Barbed wire quotations are for carloa,
lots O.. b. Houston, Nails are quoted II
email lots.
BARRED wiRE-Gndden. gal. 20 10 no
~ lbs; painted wire. sos; Waukegan. 8
higher than GIidden,
ii WIRE NAILS-Ratc, 81 IS per key: az,
J yances. iod. I'D and lcl &c 81 and Cd Toe
g. and "a. 2c; I'd and "a. aoc; "a, 45c. Pa
CUT NAILS-Ra,c, $40 per kcg, Sam
advances a. on wire nails.
GRAIN AND HAY,
Carload lots. Job cars. from mills: dsal
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Beet Sugar Interest.

Washington dispatch: The beet
sugar interests are here in full force.
represented by Henry r. Oxnard of
Nebraska. and are working for the
abrogatiOn of the reciprocity treaty
with Hawaii. which admits Hawaiian
sugar free into this contrv and thus
completes with domestic grown sugars
Mr.. Oxnard. who is one of the shrewd-
est managers in the sugar interests in
Washington. is strongly opposed to any
annexation of Hawaii. because it is Il
sugar producing country. whose pro-
ducts might come in competition with
those grown on our soil. For the same
reason he is working vigorously to
secure an amendment to the tariff
which would defeat the free admission
of sugar under existing treaties. Mr.
OXnard printed long and interesting
statement in the Post a few davS ago
showing that the treaty was a lOpSided
arrangement by which Hawaii received
most of the advantages and the | nited
States all of the disadvantages. He is
very confident that when the tariff
bill is reported from the finance com
mittee that the Hawaiian treaty Will
be one of the Subjects discussed and
that enough republican members OF
the senate will be found to secure its
abrogation.
Mr.. Oxnard is interchangeable in inter
viewing senators and representatives
and has spent the greatest part of the
winter in working upon the sugar
schedule. He is known as an expert
and with his assistant f. Ham. for
merly Representative Laird's private
secretary and private messenger for
Senator Henderson, has prepared and
printed many of the ablest arguments
and pamphlets presented to the house
and senate in favor of the high duty
upon sugars and proper protection for
American rctincrieS
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APRIL'S GREAT IMPORTS,
They Were 30 Per Cent Larger Than
Those OF 4 Year Ago.


WASHINGTON, May 1T.-The April
comparative statement of foreign trade
issued by the bureau OF statistics
shows: Merchandise, domestic ex-
ports. SIC, 17G, 997, increase as compared
with April, 1896, Sc. 775, 900: imports,
SOL, 3O5, 10l, of which nearly 5u per
cent was free of duty. Compared with
April, 1896, there was an increase III
dutiablc imports of over $4,000, 900
and of over $22, 100000 in non-dutiab BILE
merchandise. The imports last month
were 20 per cent larger than IL April,
1896
For the ten months the exports of
domestic merchandise exceeded those
of the same period of 1896 by over
S151, 900, 300. The imports of merchan
disc during the last ten months, how
ever, We're over $G6. 900, 900 less than
for the same period EAST year The
total exports for ten months amount
to 5000. l65, 81. and the imports, 5000, :
165. Al.
The amount of gold exported during
April was Sc, ,629, 4l9, and the imports
$6lS, 49,. During the iast ten months
the excess OF gold imports over the ex-
ports was S3S, ,S23, iOG.
The exports OF silver during April
amounted to 81, S9G, S95, and the i'm
ports Sjs7, ,l2t. For the last ten months
the exports of silver exceeded the i'm.
ports by S42, 81 3, G92
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4 Favorable Inlicatinn

The mortgage record in Buffalo
county. says the Kearncy Hub. is not
what it used to be. Formerly the re-
cord showed principally filings and few
released. but now the order is reversed
and the releases exceed the filings hv
about four to one. During the month
of April the actual farm releases cx-
cccded the new filings by more than
thirteen thousand dollars. and during
the same period the actual releases OF
mortgages on city property exceeded
the new filing by about twelve thousand
dollars. In the matter of chatteI
mortgages the proportion of releases
is still greater.
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TO SAVE DURANT.
SensationaaI Amdavit of a Convict or
San Quentin Prison.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 15.-Ihe-
Odore Durrant, under death sentence
for the Emanuel Baptist church rnur-
ders, through his attorneys, asked
Governor Budd to-day to pardon him
on the ground that the real murderer
of Blanche Lamont had ut last con-
fesSed his crime.
The lawyers declare they have not
been hoaxed, nor is it their purpose to
impose upon the executive. They in
sist that in John Rosenberg, a convict
in San Quentin prison, they have found
the man who is guilty of at least one
of the Emanuel Baptist church mur-
dcrS.
Rosenberg has made sworn con-
fession before a notary public and in
the presence of several witnesses that.
he killed Blanche Lamont at the insti-
cation of Il stranger and in conSidcra-
ton of the payment of 500 for his
work.
Rosenberg is Russian sailor. He
arrived here on Il sailing vessel from.
Hamburg, Germany, during the last
week of March, 1895, or on the first
day of April. He is now serving
term for horse stealing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-21
Great Decrease In Immigration.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The returns
received by the immigration bureau
during the last several months show q
marked falling off in the number OF
arrivals. During the nine months
ended March 81, there were l42, 04l. as
compared with 2O9, $40 for the Nr
period in 1896. During April tn aes
crease at New York alone was I,439,
and during the first eleven days in the
present month 1O,sO0. Commissioner
General Stump estimates that the de
crease for the entire country during
the fiscal year ending June 30 will not
be less than $1,000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-21
General EOrsythe RetireS,

WAsInNGToS, May Il. Major Cen
eral James Il. Forsythe, commanding
the Department of California, was
placed on the retired list yesterday,
on his own application. He was con-
tirmed in his present rank Thursday.
The nomination of his successor as
major general will go to the Senate
Monday, and it is the common under
standing that Brigadier General Bliss,
commanding the Department Of Texas.
will receive the nomination.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-21
For Staying His Son.

SEDALlA, Mo-, May 17.--Eddie Brink,
the 14-year-old son of w. N. Brink, a
well-known Kansas Seventh Day Ad-
rentist, was shot and killed yesterday
morning on Muddy creek, west of
town. The circumstances of the kill
ing were SO suspicious that the father
of the boy was arrested and lodged in
Jail. pending an investigation. Brink
for a mum ber of Years resided at Louis
vile. Kan. three miles north of Wa
mcgo, where he was engaged in the
hotel and butcher business.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-21
Rank at bradshaw Closes.

The other morning as the business
men and citizens appeared on the
street their attention was drawn to a
placard tackled to the door of the
Bradshaw bank bearning notice to
the effect that the institution was in
the hands of the state banking board.
Particulars at this time are unattain-
able. but as the concern has always
been conducted in Il careful and con
servative manner it is believed that
thc assets will equal the liabilities
Hard times and poor collections az
1Ip. use1 to be the cause,