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MARINE IsTELLlGEscE.
Port of Galyestoa. December


Port of Galveatoa. December
ARRIVED.
So Kingswesl, Moffet. Barry.
SIS Madeline, Nedlin, Barry.
SIS Amrum, Lemknhi. PrOgresso.
Sch Helen l.. Martin. Fonntilne. Boston.
CLEARED.
SIS Comal Evans. New York
Sen william c. Tanner. johnson. Port
Tampa.
Barge Regulator. Rowe. Pensacola.
SAILED
So Aehmore. Anderson Hamburg.
s. Juno. Doyle. AntwerD
VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Amrrrn. r
S. Arara. w. W. Wilson.
S. Rarrcsm0re.
81 Bltuheim.
IS Cunai Sawyer < CO.
SIS Duke CT YORK, Fowlsft& Ncyitte.
IS Dnphla ne. .. Atipiey.
SIS Edffel Tower.
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GALVESTON STATEMENT
COFFEE.


New Orleans. December 3.--Coffce dun;
RIO. ordinary 70 fair. 7isq9i..
New York. December neutrality-suspicious.
opened steady, unchanged 10 points adj
vance. CLOSED firm at a net gain OF 5rlD
points: sales $3.50 bags Spot Rio steady;
No. T. irpoice Gss, jcbbfny b;s; mild quiet,
Cordcya 81; sales 1000 bags spot Rio No. q.
rs
fetal warehouse deliveries from the
UhiteG States 1882, Including i2.325 from
Nov York: New York st3ck today 493, 563:
United Sua, eS stock a53.iis: afioat for tine
United ftates 4sl go: total Visible for the
United States i,1i5 IA. against SIS, coo last
year and 55l e0i In 1895
Santos. Deccrnbef 3.-Conee quief: good
average Santos 1880 refs per 10 kslOs; re-
cesIfx - 00e: stock 1,08a 900.
Hamburger. December 3.--Coffe- opened
4 Mfg lower, closed with net JOSS OF ~
q rfg, sales 1900
Rio Decegeber 3.--Coffec firm: No Rio
762s reis per 10 kites; receipts 1900: cleared
Tor the unfei States 5000; for Europe TO-
900. stock <C7 Doy.
sLksaIt.
New York, December 5.--Sugar--Raw
firm and held higher. rrfire-i frm
New Orleans. December 81 Sugar Open
kettle quiet, aEeis5s; centrifugal firm;
erarDiatsd 4s-icui 7-is. white 9 ii-leqsls;
tle l292s, Centrifugal tui2; syrup stea ~.
t7Gu.
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New York Cotton vnrket.
Nv York, December s-lntimations OF
wes strike troubles among the Lam
Ire cotton OPERATIVES was reyardei as
sonary work by the bears, VINO have
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Last year,. Al, 400 26a, 1856 S,7y7,31l 49,,
- ------- --------- --------
Difference -. oS73 l3i,9l4 So0,s9S 49,,
Liverpool Futures.
Futures opened quiet, with poor de-
mand; at 2 p. m. steady and closed quiet
and steady.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations gre fer less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads.
BARBED WIRE-Gliddea, gal, 81. % per
10J lbs; Waukegaa &c higher than Glldden.
WIRE NAIl19-Rase 600 per keg. adj
val ces, 10d, I'D and 1851. Sc. sd and 90, Zoe;
Cd and ID zoe. I'D and sd. Soc; 80. l5c "a.
7Jc
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Houston Weekly Statements.

Gross receipts this week .........,.... =, an47l
Netreceps this week. .............,.... 23,3Is
Gross rocepts This week last year......-... bl0J7
Nctrecepts this week last year,. :. 1870
Total gross receipts this year 90 1893
Total net receipts this year. :. 3,7S29
Total gross receipts same time last year, S250s2
Total met receipts saue time last S0.,a7l
Shipment outward this woeg............. 14,21S
Shipments. rail-, 10 and via New Orleans. 1922
Shipments 10 Japan. .,................. 1883
m A
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COTTON.
Houston Daily Statement
Houston Comparative statcmcn
Houston RniIromd Receipts.

Honstons gross receipts or cotton by tine various
railroads entering the city were follows:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. ............... 1929
Houston ana Texas Central. .....,,-..... 3,s43
International and "rcat Northern. 3,l5S
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass ...........,.. 72s
CUR, colorado ana santa Fe. 80, .......... 100
Galveston, HhrrsDura and san Antonio. l,02i
Houston East aud West Texas ..-....,...... 367
city, qss Ne. az
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nc DOVER. fairly active: No. mixed 23lp
sSia. Oats about steady, No. 3 white 2slp
2Sh. Ryo steady. No. 2. 43. Hay active
but firm. Receiptss---Wheat 7S6oo. corn L5,-
Gil. ou,s 5000. Shipmcnts--W Wheat $4,000.
corn $1,000. oats none.
W. Hunter a Co, gave curb on May
wheat. 50 7-Sm9o. Calls sold at 90N and
Mt COR Puts sold at S9SsaSsis. Puts on
May corn sold at ISIS and calls ut 2Sh
G2Sss
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BY CUR. Colorado ana Santa lce rail-
way, 3oT bales; by International and
Great Gre. Northern, ss7' BY Gaiyeston. Hous-
sas and Texas. 3DyS; by Galveston, La
Porte and Houston, 925: by barges. i66S
by Interstate. ZOO total. II, 29s
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IMroRTs-coAsrWTsE,

From Bostol--Per schooner Helen H.
Martin: IS pieces of granite. | derrick
mast. derrick boom, font block. cap
plate. This Ia material for the Rosenberg
monument TO be erected at the intcrsec-
ton III broadway and Bath avenue TO
commemorate the heroes OF tho Texas
revelation,
From New Ycnt--pcr steamship Mat
teawan; 6Dlo packages OF merchandise.
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PAINTS ANp OILS.

OfL-Linseed in bbls. raw. 4oc: boiled,
42c; Petroleum. water white. 80 test, III
bbls l3c; in crses. si.s5i prime white. 10
test. in bbis. l2c; in cases, si.I5. Brilliant
OIL $40. in bbls. f3c stove gasoline, IN
cases. 81 TO: In bbls. lie; Eulion oil, in bDls,
lie: in Gases; $40. castor oil. medical
nure. S1.ios casio. OIL conGercial. 6.1sc
per dozen: turpentine. IN bbls. SIC.
standard white lead. fac.
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a asked. b bid n montreal.
New York Futures.
Opened quiet and firm; at moan steady;
closed Arm; sales. ll4,oD.
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recently become aaarsnsd s. tho stabsaity
OF the uaxlgat N the FACE Uf boarish In
nue1 ces. Today the market opss1ead QUIET
the rest of the session showed consider.
able strength. Efforts made to depruss
the market were met with stubborn re-
sstancA and the cotton offered In this
way was promptly Afscrbei. At the best
prices Of tho session tho market showed
an advance At SOS points over yesterdays
hnal figures. The public cables from Llv-
erpooi dad not reflect any uneaatneru In
strike difficulties The Enxiiah market
closed at a gain of lad and Showed q
good business In spot cotton. A feature
OF me trading today WAS rapid buying
the market closed firm at a net advance
Comparative Cotton Statement.
New York. December S.--Following Is
the comparative, cotton refsa1.f fnr Tho
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Cash quotations were as follows;
FIour--iDull and easy.
whoat--No . spring s9a9o No. 8 spring
S2ihI9lIa, No. 2 red q5Ig5n.
Corn-Nu. 2 25A
Oafs--No 2. 2iM No. white 0 b Ais:
No. white 0 b 23M23%
Rye--No. 2, 56h,
Earlsy---No. 2 o b 2fmai2,
FIay secd--No. !, 1851 10.
Timothy seed--Prime. 2.6J.
Mess pork-P Per bbi, Z, 20ffT. 90.
Dard-Per 100 lbs. 49Dfl4. 22a.
Short ribs stsdes Lcose, l.loqii.60.
Dry sa,ted shoulders Boxed. 4s4m5.
Sbort clear sldes-45oxcd. 1904. 50.
Whisky--Dts, 5llefs' finished goods. pcr
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GRAIN AND HAY.

CO rload lots. job cars. from mills; deal
lbs on bran. Pale per bushei on oats and
corn. and l0ql5; per 100 lbs On hay.
BRAN--7Gc corn bran. Soc per 100 lbs
CHOPPED CORN--7SltS0c per 100 lbs
CORN--No. 2 sacked 40aIilc. OF corn
35lhQ36c.
OATS-Texas, Nlac per bushel; Kansas,
2Sik.c.
WHEAT sHoRTs--si.Oo per 100 pounds
WHEAT SCREENINGG--7Dr per DusneI
HAY-Alfalfa, s10.59a12.c0 per ton. m.llet
$500: timothy. sl2.JJGLl2.T5; South Texas
prairie hay s60olg700 North Texas 5000
10 90.
OOTTONSEED PRODUCTS - Meal and
cake. sl5.J0ui6.0n per ton; hulls. s37bgpi.00
per ton,
SORGHUM SEEIo--s5Qaoc per bushel
RYE SEED--90c per bushel.
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Comparative Spot Markets.

The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the leading
together with the closing of mid
ding yesterday, with todays sales.
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iinvre Mnrkes.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
Their correctness can be relied upon. The
pr.ces are those ruling in the Houston
wholesale markets
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DRtEp FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES--F Fancy evaporated, so Id boxes
&: In / Id cartons, Sic; cisoice evapo-
rated, in bulk so ID, TAG fancy sliced, In
80 lb boxes. 6iec
APRICoTs-sc per lib ioose: Toe in |
ID cartons.
TClTRON-In l0-lb boxes, lie,
CURRANTS-In bbls, Gc Is ID boxes.
cleaned. bulk, &c: In lib cartons, pikc.
PEACHES Eyaporated. unpee!et SIG
DC. ~
boxes. si.55al65: q box l.. L, rIisins 500
soc: crown l.. NJ, raisiIis, 80 ID boxes. olac;
crown l.. NJ, 80 III boxes. &c. ~
PRUNE S--Cal ifornia, 50-60s. ne; C0-70s,
6sac: TO- sos, Gt4c; 90 zoos. 545iac. a6lh
NUTS Brazil. l0c per lb filberts, Sic-'
lily, lic Naples 12lRc; walnuts, i9ai4c !;
Der Id in sacks: pecans. 2ISi4isc; Italian.
CCCoANuTs-S per 100, 5000 per 1000
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- ENtoS- Vsns fSsr - 49,
IS Gienvccay. j. Mo,ler 4 60,
g. Hemtspherc. J; Moiier = c..
81 Hibcrviia. Fowler n Acvitto-
g R HorNs !; Meier 4 @
$ Leyden, VIM. Psrr Z -,
IS Madeline.
IS MatteAwan. -. Ripaty.
81 Mexican Saver q son.
IS Nicetc.
s. Navarro. Fowisr : Aseviss.
IS Pensacola.
S Rita, ]. sfoller \ c..
Sc Ssmoa. W. W. Iwtlsou.
IS start. Morrow h 90.
!: s,.ss s: s Sssis. Y u Esy Ma:
s Toioss. J. Morrow 4 20.
g zanr.bar, rarr 4 Co.
Sch Audrcw Adams. r. y, Flood 4 C.
Sch Augustus Welt. IA N
Sch Susie n. plummer. ricod \ c.
Sch VIM. c. Tanner, Fowler 4 MovltiA-
Sch Martha.
Sch Helen L. Martin,
bse Regulator. Fowler a McvfttA
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
Is AfnNdale, Hurst. Roucn Octo0er -
S. Bsltor, Mt roganrog.. October "
IS Berwick. Liverpool. November lG
SIS Benaria, Hawley Newport, Nov. "a.
SIS Breckneld. McGeorge. cardirf via Hs-
y.
So Rlenhelm. Penarth, November IL
S. cricctcth Castle, Parry, Rio de Ia
ne.rv, October II.
IS Cromwell. Swansea. Novamper ~
Der ~.
So Daybrcak. Jones. at Odessa. ootcoss
SIS Eifrei Tower, shields, November y.
IS Erie Taylor. Cardir via st. vtneent.
October II.
SIS Foisto. Bud. at Havana. Nov. y.
IS Glenfield, Lightfoot. Middissborcugh
vim Vera Cruz. Oceobcr II.
10 Graphic, at Cardiff, October ~
S. HelveDa. Sehrotter. Hamburg. octo-
Der 49,
IS lloratic. ceara, November N.
50 Heronspyol. Manchester, Nov. 80.
SIS Ilaro, Grand Canary. November p.
SIS Lasnpasas, Barstow, New York. Mo-
vember q.
SIS i.anceiot. Liverpool, November II.
s. Matteawams Lewis, New York, No
SIS Mira, Liverpool, November q.
81 North Sands, Dixon, ut HAMBURG. De-
tober 80.
IS Phoebe, Antwerp. October 1s
SIS Rolhampton, Shields, November ~
SIS Senior, Petersen. Havana via TAM
pico. November ..
81 star cro.s. Partridge passed PEN
So Sledmero. renar,h November ~.
SIS sydmonton, Long, Cardiff via st. VIM
cent, October t5
IS INorntonualc, HICKS, I<ondon, NOV. u
SIS Trogan Shields. November II.
So tlpands, Genoa, November ~.
SIS White Cross. Taylor. Calcutta, Oc-
toher I.
Sch Harry A. Bcrvind. philadelphia, NO.
veirbei Co.
Sch James NJ Fitch, Baltimore, Nov -
Sch Star Of The Sea. Baltimore, Nov. II.
Sch Thomas Scull, Philadelphia Oct Is.
OCEAN FREIGHTs.
DCpan freirhta (xfpafnl from (1oSvsarc.
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Chicago, December 3-There was an ex-
trcmciy poor demand for cattle and 1t wa
almost impossible 10 erect sates, even ~
were made at prices 153l25c lower than .
week ago. EXTRA beef steers, 6.lbub, 10:
on to choice 3.75a5.10: stuckcrp and
.5oais. 90 for the poorest class OF canning
COWS TO 3.5Od4 90 Cor choice bulls. Calves
cold at 6.0olb7 90 for beet grades.
Trade In hogs was fairly active at yes-
extreine range OF s.l5a3.5O. the hulk It
3.3ou3 45; heavy packers 1903. 80.
There was q fairly active demand Tor
sheep and lambs, but supplies we're small;
sheep s.s5I4.75. fed Westerns going large
~ ut t.35dt4.5o; lambs 3.t0fl5.60. very few
going above 3.a5; choics sheep not very
runt rous.
0os0.
st. Louis, December Seattle Receipts
300. of which 800 were Texans; ehipmente
22oo ste%iy; Texans slow; fair 70 fan nss
b.S5. dressed beef and butcher eteeN $500
4.7J steers under 1000 pounds a.&04.boi
stotlters and feeders z.o0d4 20; cows and
siosss s5 S' cows ana Sssfe1s Is Hcxs
ileht s.eSMs 80; mixed 3. 2Odls. IS; heavy -
@3.35. Sheep Receipts 100. shipnlents go;
steady: native muttons s.soQ4ovs iekaus
Kansas city. December 5 Cattle - ~.
septs $780, cR s 1917 s Tsx.s 0< oo
2.b0cpS .Oo; nRitive steers S:004.S native
COWS and hetfers 1.5o@!, 2; stockens an1a
feeders S.20l4.s5 bAlis ,7t@3S3: i59q
p asSsps. s ESQ., E. h lonss e;s
ceiris 300: stsadv; ismhs s.D<e ri -
tons ,ooG 90. II 81
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II. Louis Grain and Provisions.
St Louis, December 3.--Flour quiet and
Unchanged Wheat lower: No 2 red. cash,
elevator y5A. track 9GlfT; December 96ia:
May 9sdf92h: July 81 Corn firm No. 2.
cash q, December "a; January 2ih: May
s,4n2s7s Oats lower: No. 2, cash, ele-
yator %, track 2lh, ,Decesnber 2s May ~:
seed higher. 1.o2'k. Corn neal lao. Bran
strong; sacked this SIDE 55u5s; east side "a.
Primo Timothy seed $50. Hay firm; prai-
RTE 7.6o@S 50; timothy 7.5o@10.00. Whisky
liz Cotton ties lower, 10. Baegsng 6N4p
N Fork quiet; standard mess jobbinx
s 25Gfs.50 Lard higher; primo steam 40;
choice 4i2i4 Bcaoon--B Boxed lots extra
shorts 5.5ot5 .ssl4. Dry salt meats-Boxed
shoulders 475@5.oo: extra short clear 4s7sl
a. 80: ribs 1874. 6ls; shorts 4.6ss.
Articlas- Receipts Shipments
Flour, barrels ......... Loo 1000
Wheat. bushels ....... 5000 5000
Corn. b,ieheis ......... 10000 $500
Oats. bushels .......... 1900 S.0o
Grain md Provisions Elsewhere.
New Orleans. December a-Hog products
STEADY; pork. standard rn<ss Bsi: lard, re-
fined tlerces sSs: boxed meats. dry salt
shoulders and sides 8: bacon, clear rib
SIDES sls; hams. choice sugar cured SHW9
Flour easy: extra fancy 4.bOGt4.6 ~; patents
4. 5eu5.00 Corn meal quiet. 1.e0. Bran
quiet. 20. Hay easy; prime y. f06l4 .Oo;
choice H.5Ogl5.Go. Corn steady: No 3
sacked. white and mixed $; yellow -
Oats. No. sacked Hli Rice quiet; Urd1-
nary TO scod ssz3tz.
Karsas City. Decewber s--Wheek 49,
steady; No hard q; No, = =; No -
90; No oprtnG coGG3; No. 8 3o0Ds Oogn
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ries sl.0eal. %, pneappes. standard sil0a
LOO; eyelcss and coreloss 81. 80; seconds go
Q$LOu. pears. standard 9ocMs1.0O Clipper
Bartlett pears. 2 10, $l.e0tpl.05. 3 lib i6Oa0
1.65. peaches, standard, 10 81. l0lil. 10; sec
onds,2b. 95cgsl.0o: 3 10 standsrd sI.5Oai. co.
2 10 pie peaches 75uS0c; ID pie peaches
SSqsoc; blackberries 65a70c; ID STANDARD
apples, T5as5c
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS
standard goods, ?iA ID cans; Peaches SIS
W1b0 per dozen; apricots S1.30fil35, pears
N.oVll.te; egg plums sL3oIl.35; green
cages $l,31M1.35 nectarines. sl.SoGI1. 49,
grapes I.3odl.3b; white cherries 81 10u2.20:
black cherries $500; goosebeirles sl.45ui. 80
CANNED VEGETABLES h cans
where not otherwlse stated: Lima beans
70n75c: extra standard Limas. 9Oa95c
string beans 6oae5r: corn. extra standard
95c. fancy $50. standard s0agS5c,
seconds Csc. red kinney beans V
Q9oc, marrowfat peas SVN%oc; sweet
sitter peas, sl.j0al60; succotash, So4S5c:
okra and tomatoes, 75@S5c; tomatoes. 700
75cj Id tomatoes, 90la5c.
CANNED MEATS AND FiSH-Roast
beef, ] H. $1.35al.40; III, sc.25d235; l ID
corned beef, dozen, $l.S5Il 90 10 lunch
tongue, ! dozen. $2.S5d30o; Frank fort sau,
sages, none. Vienna sausage, n lib. NN
clio: u III ported KAN. dozen. 6ac " lb
potted ham, 2 dozen. SLIT; Il Id deyiled
ham, dozen, 65@70: x ID devlled
ham, dozen. Sli5 sardines. American
quarters. tins. S3.0o6i3i0; mustard, three
quarters. 50 tins, s2,75a2SO, salmon. Alas
ka, 95cdisl 00 Steel Head Columbia River,
slo0al.25 fancy Columbia River. 81. 40U1.s0
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Ka,.a, city Ds Z: 81 81 s,-W x q 49,
g. sssi ~ - :Ds'n sss so s. ~ ~. s
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Houston Spot Quotations.
Galveston spots.


The New Orleans spot market closed
steady at unchanged prices.
..vw ur,it..,.I,. 3sA " dii'hg. on
Orunsry .... ~ Good m,udiin.. 81
sood ordinary. An Aiiddlin. fair.. 81
Low aiidai,n- l5-lOl>aies. So. 200
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Lrvn STOCK.
HOUSTON.
GALVESTON

Cattle, calves and hogs in fair demand;
market supplied with sheep.
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OCEAN rREIGHTs

Ocean freights lsteam) from dalvestos
are quoted M follows: Liverpool 9-Y2d
Havre 9-32d. continent. s-S2d: New YORK
DC per 100
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Liverpool Spots.

Spots closed steady. with demand fair;
sales. 10000. of which 5000 were American;
imports. 10000, of which 1900 were Amer
lean.
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New York Spots.

The New York spot market closed
quiet and unchanged.
ooon oriinaTy.. I go GOOD mddiln; . i-lo
Low ntdiiing.. 5ss Mddlng fair. DIV
Miudlinc. 1911 i>alts, .-........ 23T
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!, c,sABRAoE--colorado ss,75as,oo. common

C:ABBAGE--colcr s275as.oo. common
S9.aSei250,
CHEESE--New York full cream. lac.
Wisconsin fnli cream i25sc: Young Amer
lea; l2,sc; Western. lie.
EGGS-aoa2lc per dozen.
ONlONs-Coiorado, &c per H.
PEPPER-Chile, i9fp20c per H.
POTATOES California and Colorado. 80
@s5ci sweet potatoes. $4,000 per bushel.
POUI.TRX-Chicken per dozen old
hens. Ss'oeu225 cocks, si,25liI.50 Iryers
according to size s2.o0Q2 a5; broters 81. 250l
10; turkey hens $5.50a650; turkey GOO
nlers, N,oOqflooO; ducks, s2.T5llS.25 geese,
si.o0a60o; guineas 81. 5odpi. "a.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-28
Men Have Lager Hearts.

1t is cpstomxsy to ssseTt that WON :
Pn are more apt to love than men, and
hat they 'ove with greater passion, |"
Fa'd the physician. 4But, neverthe-
ess ii the heart has anything, ! to do
with it the greater love shocld be that
Pf the man. For a tHomsn's heart Is
pot as big as that Id the male breast.
Men have larger hearts. The average
heart OF q man weighs trom ten to
welve ounces, while the average
heart Of a woman weighs two ounces
ess' Nevertheless, in proportion to
The whole weight Of the body, the
|woman's heart is greater, for in the
Normal woman the heart weighs 1.149
as much as all the rest Of her, while
the mans heart is but 1-169 of his
Total weight. '@.i
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Masonic Installation.

The installation of the officers of
ElSo Lodge No. Is, F. & A. NJ. Tor
the ensuing Masonic year took place
at their hail Monday night in the
presence Of the members OF the lodge
and their families and few invited
guests. At the appointed hour John
Hem erson, the retiring Master of the
ioage, called the assemblage to order
and eS,ended hearty WELDON to all.
he theo called upon Past Master j.
j.. Keyser to install the newly elected
officers into their respective ,oSfices.
On assuming the chair Mr.. Keyser
proceeded with the work in hand by
appealing Mr.. Fisher of Wells as
Marshal. The following officers were
thea escorted in front or the install
ing officers chair by the. Marshal
wheie the charges of their respective
Offices were delivered in an impress
sive manner: ..-.. .
}. NJ. Morrow, w. NJ; G. Fl. Hale.
S. W.; d. Casper, j. W.; John Hen
derson, TREASURED; }. F. Tripleit, Sec
rotary; J. w. Pue1t, S. D., G. w. Lit
ton, j. d.; &. B. Welshon and T.. E..
Keyser, Stewards; James Russell,
Tyler.
The installation over Judge Massey
was called upon and deli vered very
Instructive address on the principles
underlying Free Masonry. The
Ju, ge seemed to be in his element
and was warmly epDIauded at the
close OF his re MARKS.
At the conclusion of his remarks
the anlodn emeot was mace that re-
freshmen;s were wait .ng at the Com
merciRt Hotel. The audience filed
out OF the hall and proceeded to the
hotei where mlne host Harris had
su nptdous repast waiting for all.
The MasoDs and their guests fell to
at once and in short time the groan-
ing tables that once were were re-
Level Of vast amount of tooSbsome
edioles. When all had eaten to their
hearts content, they arose and sung
"Praise Goo From Whom All Eless.
ings Flow" This concluded the in
stai!ation exercises and this scribe,
though not a. Mason, voted the even
ngs entertainment a grand SUCCESS.
During the exerc ises in the hall
Messrs. Engler, Wintermsntel, Lor.
ing and Eggers ,pud Mrs. Brush dis
coursed sweet music.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-28
INSTRUMENTATION.

The cardof Brown & Henderson,
attorneys-st-law, appears in this issue.
George 8. Brown, the senior member
OF the firm is native Of Brooklyn.
New York. He received thorouph
classical education at Brown Uniyer-
slty, Providence, Rhode Island. Az
ter graduating from that institution
he entered Columbia College, New
YORK. and took a thorough law
course. He also studied in the Office
OF Joseph B.. Choate for a year and
during the last year of his lawschool
course was Managing Clerk in the Of
ice OF Edward B. Whit oey, who was
Assistant Attorney General OF the
United States during Cleveland's sec
ond term.
In 1890 he removed to Tacoma.
Washington, and pracSced his pro-
tession there until he accepted the
position OF attorney for the Gold
Creek Mining Company. He remov-
ed to Elko last Summer and took
charge OF the law business OF the
Company. Mr.. Brown is is genial
gentleman and has MADE many warm
friends during his short residence
here.
The Junior member of the firm,
Charles e. Henderson, is so we'll
known to the people of Ello county az
a boy and man that he needs no
introduction at orr hands. He grew
UP in Ello and attended the public
school here for several years. After
holsalng his school work here he en-
tered the University of the Pacific at
Sou Jose, CAL, where he studied for
three years. Leaving thus instit ution
ne spent one year at Stanford Uni.
versIty and then entered the law de-
partmeot OF the Ann Arbor Uoiver-
s1ty, where he studied three years
more. After graduating from that
institution with honor, he took the
post graduate course for year. He
taeu returned to Nevada and after
spending short time here he entered
the law Office of Henley, Bigelow &
Castillo, San Francisco, and engaged
actively in practice for fifteen months
unGef the eye of these skilled .attor-
neys.
The new firm is strong one and
the INDEPENDENT predicts that it will
build up large Practice. Any bust.
uess entrusted to it will receive
careful attention.