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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York, February 2i-Cotton seed
products steady. prime Grade o. in hnr
rel~, 2nc; prime summer yeIlor, IN harrsis
-etc; prime cotton seed meal. $50 Ooltoo "a
per ton WV
New Orleans. February gl.-The markc,
changed; prime crude oil in buli, iruf
lie; prime summer yellow in barrels 9o,s
meal and cake, si60o0lG75 per short ton
long ton. for export. ls25Qls50. '0''
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FINANCIAL CABI EGRAM.

,, New York. February 2i--The Evenine
1oSts london financial cahlGgram says:
IN" statement shows a vcrv small nrCotint
ami ihc market recovered confidence to-
day The close was about the he"t Con
nInCoe' on Americans were az per cont
' mere was no Increase In the account but
money is rather dearer. The tone OF the
Amer.cous was good. but there was no
husin,Ss. The Paris and Berlin marfets
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ST. LOUIS.

St. Lorls. February 24-Cattle-Recelpts
5000, shipments 1901 steady. native ship
PING. steers 3.5OV5 10: dressed beef and
feeders 2l0U3.N0, light steers 2.65dl. a.:
cows and ho.fers 2. .5aSGO; Texas and In
c.aA cattle strong on best. of which there
ara very few here; COWS 2.0oG2 SIS. HOGS
keculps 1000 shipments 1000, steady TO 5c
higher; Light 3.icnS.55 mixed S.6oI3 30;
heavy S.S0d3.60. Sheep-Recepts 200 ship
lnpnts none. steady, muttons z pp,,J o.,
nulls 9. nNM2. 90. llmhs z inlli % y '
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lots fob. Houston. Nails are quoted IN
BARBEp wIRE-Glidden. gal $50 per
100 lbs; painted wire SECS. Waukessan &c
higher than Giddea.
WiRE NAfLS-Rste s2.1s per keg; al
varces, 100. I'D aud led. SC. 81 and I'd. loo.
Ga al d I'd. 2c, ID and ID. soc; Sd. 4sc: ID.
~ GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
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LONDON MONEY

,;or ton. February 2i-Copsols FOR money
ll2'e' conS"'' Tor the account liz a-iG. Mex
lcan ordMary, en-. Mexican Central now
.@2i4 ncr cont. Tho i.nic OF discount IN
the opcn market for short and three
months bills. l-lGd.is per cent.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. February 1i.-Goyernmer,
bonds firm; State bonds dun; rai,rrad
nonda dull. Money on call easy al li.QlN
Per cent last loan li9 closed iarl2, per
cent Sterling exchange ste1dy. with act
ual business in bankers hills At ScS, AZ
~ for demand and At i.S5 tor s.Aty Laws
Commercial hills. Isl Mexican dollars
M!. silver certificates. 6i7s. Bar silver,
g. 1919.
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past two days ana the hour market shows
some woikness.
W. D. Cleveland 4 Co. today reduced
their Apex brands OF roasted coffee I
cent per pound In sympathy with Ar
buckles decline.
The market for hog products has held
fairly well IN tho spec Llativc cen.ers this
week. There Is an excellent spo. demand
and hotter prices ara anticipated
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

Eggs were fairly nrm today al 10, il
case LOIS. :"
Apples are In good supply on the local
market and sell at low prices
:, s.oond ks,tie grades OF molissos ara cet
cinE exceedingly scarce and prices are
very firm. -"
Mheat has been ON tho down grade the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
Cnn for rn.d Products.

prominent manufacturing and pack.
ing house OF New York has been granted
patent on hermctically scaled cans for
the packing OF all descriptions of food
PRODUCES. lastend of solder for ao,linr
rnbber and asbestos are used II "a ci1ln'
ed that among the Advantages AZ that thn
much less than in the oil fash'onca nc,h
cd OF scaling, whsle the cost OF packing ia
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.,LAIts .l.yNporltrd 6lsN7c.
GRAIN AND HAY

ers charge from store 6ii0c more nor ,oo
lbs on bran, sf3c per bushci on oats and
e6rn ana l0G ~ per 100 lbs ON hay
CHOPPED CORN-GGc nor 100 lbs
CORN 3auS6c sacked
OATS White Nebraska g7%qeSc.
-Afalfa N2t01il1sQ PFC ton; ~ llct
NatO; timothy SS@0llON: South 'rcxns
nra re S.@@looo, North Texas prairie $Sso
SORGHUM sEED~sl.is per 100 lbs. mil
lcl N.So. ''''-
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, Fahiuary -su-ar-Opon
keiii" l5nlS1. .centrfucal firm: Sranu.
lated SI-SHi: ycllowS 5-l61a s-le; Seconds
.hHS 5-lb, Mc,rsses -Ccntr fueol Grr, 5S5
changed '''''' "h-
FUN; refined steady. W."
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HIDES AND WOOL.


Hiies-Prices paid by receivers
Dry ilnt, selected .-............... 10
- 7tl s..''ss' 's'....... .,.....,...
wei snltcd, selected ............. 5
At,i SINUS .'''.'..'....,.. ....... 10 q l6
-, w 9ol~' quotations strictly nominal
Twelve months. medium ......... ga
Twelve months. fine ........... 10
Sly months. la.c less
Tallow
Bees wax ...................... * 6,oo
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PAINTs AND OILS

olis-linsee1. In hbls, raw 8Sc. boiled g7c.
waler whsle, ~ test, In bbls. lie: IN ca sci
cases SLi5. brilliant oil 81 81: In hhis ia,.''
stove gasoline IN eases sie0: I'm bhis it,
turion oil IN hhls lie. In eases g 10. ,,as
,oi 81 medical pure, No); turpent!ae, N
WHITE LEAp-Strc,ly pure. 61G6,Ac 4.
standard white lead ilsc: pa riors' a.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes. 60 and IL
10 ~ ana !" per cent discount. new list.
WIRE AND NAILS.
Earbed wire quotations are for carload
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kansas city. February "a Whea, dull
lm2c lower. No, ? hard rs; No. red nom.-
rally @Ha0. No spsirc r. Corn--Spo'
steady. No, whte iatsd@. Rye--No .
81, Hay sltady AMI unchanged.
RFcelntS-Wh heat 1890. corn $500. oats
m,mH sh Whoa, 1880, cora M,3Oo,
oats $500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
STOCKS.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, February 2L-Trade In cattle
Was slow today. pr.c,s ruling weak ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
FINANCIAL.

Galveston: Sterling exchange, Cos. 81 50
huylng; sS, selling. New York sight. &c
discount buying. i.c premium selling: New
Orleans sight, sc premium selling, lsc dis
count buying.
New York: Sterling exchange. bankcrs'
sixties 81 S494, commercial sixties 81 NJ.
relchmnrfs, commcrc al s!Xt.os ga, .
francs bankers Skies. 5.iSi,: commercial
sixties, . 1874
New Orleans: Sterling exchange. COM
fncrcial. S'2niSii. francs. commercial
sixties go, less In. New York sight, 81. 90
pitmlufn; commercial. &c discount
rate, rs; silver, GOV consois, iiss.
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HAvRE MARKET.

haNre. February 4--Spots were ou,a,
ana futures buyers at Quotations 'u'e'
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b lid: s sellers: v value.

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET
Inc following are the closing quotas, l
ior cotton on The spot today al III ID
Ing markets. together with closns A. NJ
Ting yesterday. with today's sales:
Port Tono ANU
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
Al Tndex to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
An ENORMOUS AMOUNT or MONEY.
roastern Banks Are Filled with Idle
4 Funds-Big Reduction In Roasted
Cof1ees--Notes of the Trade.
Office Of The Post,
kau vUoHpeq1r E'chrirary n


The supply OF money continues to in
crease at Northern and Eastern points.
while thu, volume Of loans shrinks. Money
rates have fallen TO level seldom reach
Cd. even IN that section, and investors
claim that there Is offered no legitimate
outlet for funds. This tendency wes ind
Gated In the reports of State banking in
stitutions of New York issued last week.
and Is further shown by the weekly report
of the New York Associated Banks. With
q gam of A.595.ooo In deposits last week,
the loans were curtaiod si6z0.0vp. The
total amount Of deposits now held BY the
New York banks is s572,6,0,oc aga.ns;
s4so. 600 February %. 1896. whsie the ag-
Rrcgate of loans is sios.7i7Gc. against
s457. 7s5 .s0o-a gain OF So $500 in deposits
and an INCREASE OF only NO95 100 in loans
Tho banks now hold sos 6ss. $50 in excess OF
the requirements OF the Is per cent rule.
against s2s,6T.0c0 tho same time last year.
Attention was called In this column las:
week to the statement of the foreign trade
OF the United States IN January. showing
. favorable balance of 81, $4,000 and max
ing tho balance for the seven months OF
the fiscal year ended January 81, 229a .Ji,-
600 to the credit OF this country. THIS
record ~ unequalcd IN tho commercial his.
tory OF the United States. and It's mpor-
tarce TO the financial situation can not be
ovcrestimated. Tho gold reserve now
amounts to over sif7.clooo0 and Is steadily
increasing. with no apparent possibility
OF a resumption OF specie exports.
Ronsfcd CoHccs Lower.
Local iobbers were wired today that al
grades of Arbuckle's roasted coffees had
been reduced lc per round. Tbs makes
The Houston wholesale quota Hon II Do,
per pound, Or si4G for each ico pound
case. No explanation was gwen for the
decline. but It is GENERALLY thought to
represent continuation OF tho night be- /
tween the Hayemcyers and Arhuckles I
The iiavemeyors. or tho sugar rust poo /
pie. now have control OF the Wo0ison |
Spice company. which manufactures the /
LION brand OF roasted coffces The Ar /
buckles have reduc 4 Their prices on r9as-
cd coffee 2l1c per pound since the hsh;
started. nearly evmy reduction beng IN
Response 10 a previous cut hy the WOOlson
company. the latter being GUIDED ia it,
actions by the sugar trnst. In retaliation
for tho Havemeyers coffee interference.
the Arbuckles are now corstruc;ine A
monster sugar refinery. with which they
propose 10 place sugar or the market n
opposct;on To the trust. Some peopie uro-
Tess to believe, however that the whole
Thing viii be s,'ticl By a combination
the Haycmoyars aud ArbucAles
md tho formation u a mammoth sugar
ana coffee trust For the present, how
ever. The conaume~s are securing the b,aic-
MT OF very low price. on pgopre iary
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a asked: b bid.
on.no, LIVERPOOL FUTURES
N m i,,s steady, demand moa..".
Closed oui, lice'' p. M. quiet al ; 10
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" GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The lee ding fu,nres ransei as follows,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

New Orleans. La, February 24.-sec-
rotary Hcster's semi-weekly report of
ing interior townr Is as follows:
Receipts this half week, 2oaG3 bales.
same period last year. 1882: same period
NV, N197, receipts for half week ending
February II. were 27.364.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
WIRE AND NAILS.

sarbed wire quotations are for carload
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
NEW ORLEANS,
KANSAS CITY.

Make bare Of all classes OF far to good
cattle fat stock in dcma5d; hogs dull: idt
sheep In demand.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
To PasteuriZe Milk.

vile, have made an application fora patent
for very useful invention for the creamery
business. The invention is called milk
pasteurizer.' One of the greatest obsta-
cles which creamerymen have to contend
with is the inability of the farmers to keep
their cans from getting sour. The invent
ors claim that their patent solves this prob
lem. 1t is claimed by the inventors that
milk treated by their process will remain
sweet thirty-six hours, preventing cans
from s0uring and thus enabling the farmer
to bring his milk to the creamery in per-
feet condition.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
LEFT TO BEAR AND LION.
Publication OF Crete to BE Under.
taken by Russia apd Britain.

Publication or Crete to BE Under
taken by Russia apd Britain.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that il
begins to look very much a. If England
and Russia were undertaking the pacifca-
ton Of Crete, as they at the present mo-
ment are the only two powers actively dis
posed.
1t is understood that England has init
mated her willingness in the case Of need
to cooperate with another powers at the
same time letting it be known that the task
is distasteful enough and will be under
taken only in case of absolute need to pre-
vent massacres.
The position OF Germany is distinctly
given thus: Germany advocated In the
strongest possible terms the immediate
blockading of Greece as the solution in the
cause OF peace, but that was six weeks
ago. Then neither the Greek nor the
Turkish army had been Modified. The
lack Of promptitude in the action of Eng
land, France and Italy has been deemed
By Germany to have encouraged the
Greeks and Cretans in their lawlessness
and brought about the deplorable and dis
creditable position In which matters are
today, for which Germany refuses all re-
sponsibility.
That is why Germany refuses to take
part in sending troops and to sacrifice her
self for the weakness of others.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
TO sIDETRAck TREATY.
Anglo american Peace Pact Will
BE Shelved by the Senate.

Anglo American Peace Pact Will
BE Shelved by the Senate.
1t is practically settled that the Anglo
American arbitration treaty will be tenn
porarily shelved i'm the senate this week.
Both its supporters and its opponents show
no desire to press the issue to vote. There
are several reasons for delay. The prin-
cipal one given by Senator Davis, who is
in charge of the treaty, is that num-
Der Of senators who have remained in the
city In constant attendance upon the exec
utive sessions in the belief that vote
would be reached are anxious to get away
for few days.
The friends of the treaty refuse to make
any predictions as to the result of the final
vote when taken, but some Of them admit
there will be sufficient opposition to rem :
der the result doubtful. On the other hand,
the opponents of the treaty assert that an
actual POLL OF the senate shows that vote
would result against ratification in full
senate.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
THE NEWS OFTHEDAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Lyman County Youth Frtghtfully
Mangled by Dynamite The FIX.
plOsive was Concealed in a Derrick
Which was Being Used tor Fuel.
Boy Blown to Pieces.

G. F. Rosencranz, a Lyman County
farmer, was at Chamberlain the fore part
OF the week on his way east with the re-
mains OF Roy, his 9-year-old son, who was
the victim OF deplorable accident, as the
result of an explosion of dynamite. Rosen-
cranz lived with his three sons on home
stead formerly owned by G. 5. Grant, who
had dynamite on the premises to assist in
completing an artesian we'll. While Rosen-
cranz and two of his sons were short dis
lance from the house caring for the sheep,
leaving Roy in the dwelling to complete
the preparations for. supper, a terrific ex-
plosion occurred and the house was COM
pletely wrecked. The shock had torn the
boy in two at the waist, blown his eyes out.
and one leg and one arm were torn of.
The artesian we'll derrick used by Grant
was cut up by Rosencranz for stove wood,
and was being used at the time of the ac-
cident. 1t is supposed that quantity of
dynamite may in some way have been
placed in the wood or may have been
among the chips and placed in the stove.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
Air jam In . Tunnel.

A curious state Of things was obsers.
ed in the tunnel of the undergrouba
railway of Buda-P Pest on account Oh
lack Of ventilation. For stretch o.
more than two miles there is only
single ventilator, which Is entirely u.
sufficient, and the trains runn'ns
through the tunnel compress the az
within like that in the gun barrel
Zalinskl dynamite gun. 1t is stateo
that on several occasions the cars wele
raised bodily from the tracks by we
pressure Of air and gas. and the pas
sengers were almost suffocated. Stepe
have been taken to increase the nu~
Der of air shafts, SO that there WIN !
at least ten Of these in each mile AnO
very large exhaust fans will DO ass'
with the danger Of insufficient ven.H.
ton. which now renders the emp'Oy
ment ut the. same time OF the w
tracks In the tunnel absolutely da''se'
Ol1a
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
YUMA IS WHO OVER GOLD.
Palmy Days OF Cripple Greek Out.
done in Arizona.

Palmy Days OF Cripple Greek Out.
done in Arizona.
Col. George F. Hayne, well known
gold miner Of California, says Yuma,
Arizona, has suddenly become most ex-
cited mining town. Nothing quite like the
present excitement over suddenly found
riches and prospects of further finds has
been seen since the palmy days Of Vir-
ginia, New, in the early 70s. Cripple
Creek and Tombstone were never in it for
unadulterated excitement.
The town is wild because of two finds of
marvellous richness of gold ore. At the
Pichaco mining district, twenty five miles
north Of Yuma on the California side of
the Colorado River, there are the Golden
Dream and MONDAY mines. For several
weeks men at these mines have been get
ting into rich ore, and the owner has been
offered as high as $4,000 for his mines.
Thursday the men in both mines, at al
most the same hour, ran into lodges of ore
that yield over 5000 to the ton. Four
specimens from these lodges were found to
run 81 $50 per ton, and twelve carelessly
selected bits of rock assayed Sl3,12O to the
tom. The lodges in the Sicho district are
all very large. One ledge of low grade ore
there is over sixty feet wide.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
on FOR Australia.

When the steamer MaripOsa sailed Mon
day from San Francisco all hope seemed to
die in Frank Butler, who was started back
for the scene OF his many crimes in Aus
tralia. For the first time since his arrest
he b gan to show marked signs Of trepida-
ton and to realize that he had utterly
failed to deceive the authorities or the pub
lie with his many contradictory statements
concerning his past life. Before leaving
the Jail he was handcuffed to the two Aus
tralian detectives and driven quickly to the
ship, where he was hurried into the espec-
tally equipped room amidships.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
Child and a Loaded Gun,

What might have resulted in severe In
jury or even death to some one occurred at
Bridgewater the other day. A farmer had
driven his team up in front of meat mar
ket and while away. the butchers little
boy climbed into the wagon and began
playing with loaded gun which was lying
in the bottom Of the bCx. Soon a loud re-
port was heard. The boy had taken his
first lesson in shooting, boring hole
through the back end-gate and as luck
would have it, striking the dashboard of a
buggy near by and scattering the shot
about promiscuously, injuring a team
slightly and frightening the child nearly to
death. 1t seems almost incredible that
such thing could happen on a street
crowded with teams and result SO fortu.
nateiN.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
HOG CHOLERA PROBLEM.
South Dakota Farmer Believes He
Has Solved 1t.


Has Solved 1t.
One of the leading hog raisers of Clay
County stated In conversation that two
thirds of the hogs that were being fattened
last fall for market have died this winter
of hog cholera. While the estimate seems
a little high, it is perfectly safe to say that
one-half Of the number have died. This
farmer has made the disease q thorough
study, and has found out several helpful
preventives and cures. In the first place,
he says, not enough care is taken of hogs,
especially in their food. The disease usually
is at its worst in winter. Very seldom is
any caution taken in the springtlme to de-
stroy the germ of the disease, and as con-
sequence the following fall the germs be-
come matured once more in the same old
places and destruction to the herd is the
consequence. 1t is by taking every pre-
caution possible in the prevention of
cholera that this farmer has succeeded in
bringing through the winter several thou
sand dollars worth of hogs without the
loss of single one from the disease.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
ELK POINT. .. ..
BUCHANAN BROS,
PUBLISHERS
AN APPEAL FOR AID
MEMPHIS ASKS THE NATION TO
HELP FLOOD SUFFERERS.
There Are 80, 900 TO 90, 1000 People
whose Property Has Been De-
stroyed and Whose Business Has
Been Suspended.
Appeal 70 the President.

Appeal 70 the President.
r. C. Graves and J. s. Nenken, repre-
oenting the citizens relief committee OF
Memphis, Tenn, organized for the purpose
q relieving tho people of the flooded coun-
~ tributary 10 that city, have prepared
statement, which they will submit to Pres
adent McKialey, and is in part as follows:
"1rOm Marion, Ark, north ct Memphis,
- Greenville, Miss, there are aow at least
MY towns and villages under water, and
. territory extending from 100 miles north
q Memphis to 200 miles south, and 1--WE to
1sgty miles wide, is submerged and devas-
tnted BY acod. Hundreds Of thousands Of
ceres of cultivated soil with growing crops
ore included In this submerged territory,
end there are 5000 to 10000 people whose
property has beea destroyed and whose
business has been suspended thereby.
"a great majority Of the sufferers are
small farmers, mostly negroes, who, with
The present crop destroyed and their work.
Eng stock and farming tools swept away,
ore left utterly destitute and unprepared
% begin work again even after the foods
have subsidized. The citizens relief COM
1ittee Of Memphis is now caring for from
1000 to 1000 refugees from the flooded dis
Gict, and they are still arriving by boat
loads every day. The utmost that can be
done by these efforts Is to temporarily re-
neve the present suffering. Committees
have found it very difficult and very costly
% reach great portion of the sufferers
living in the interior, who can only be
reached by skiffs operating with light
draught steamers that can leave the main
river. Memphis being the only point on
high ground for about 200 miles north and
south, it has necessarily become the place
Of refuge for all seeking escape from the
Hood in that locality.
1.-THE relief committee is thoroughly pre-
pared to distribute supplies to the people
Of the tributary territory and il willing to
do everything in its power to that end, but
4 has now almost reached the end of Ito
resources and reluctantly confesses inabil.
1ty to cope with the situation without OBJ
timing relief from the government"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-08
BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
Bryan a. Counsel for Nebraska I'm
Maximum Freight Rate Cases.

Bryan a. Counsel for Nebraska In
Maximum Freight Rate Cases.
The crowds about the United States SUI
preme court in Washington Monday were
slight reminder of the late campaign.
They were attracted by the presence in the
court room Of w. J. Bryan, late Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency, who
had been announced to appear as counsel
for the state Of Nebraska in the argument
of what are known as the maximum freight
rate cases. .
Mr.. Bryan was in the court room, occu-
plying seat beside Mr.. Smythe, attorney
general of Nebraska, with whom he was to
appear in the case.
The decision Of the case will determine
the constitutionality Of the Nebraska law
OF 1893 fixing maximum rate for freight
charges on the part of the railroads oper-
ating in the state. The state appeals the
case, which is considered of greater than
state importance, because of its bearing
upon similar conditions In other states.