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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13
.IOBBING GROCERY BUSINESS
Articles Likely to Be Affected BY
the Tariff.
CHANGES IN A BIG COTTON FIRM,
Inman & Co. Reorgnnise Their Busi-
ness-Large stocks of Raw sugar.
Trade Notes.
offce OF The Pos;

Houston, Me1netSAaN, May L.
There IL very little of un-s Uai sn,ercs,
IN the Wholesale grocery market. and the
order of trading is about as usual az this
season OF the year. Prices show h.tle
fucluation, about the only changes being
en- articles that will be effected by the
new tariff.
Refined sugar advanced &c last week on
the prospect OF a further addition 20 the
tartff rates on raw. a large business
was done for few days. bat since thea
the trading has been light. There IS now
a disposition TO await furiher develop
ments. as the action OF the senate is s.ll
very much in doubt.
Tea also very ar,iye for a few DAYS
due TO the accommodation OF the senate
committee to put duty upon Il OF To-
pound. In New York fully 900 haif
chests were sald las, week. and business
throughout the country was good. Prices
advanced 2T5c rer pound.
The Brazil coffee market Is practically
unchanged, hut shows 4 better tone. with
good trade in many srafi..s. There Is
hardly any Hdlity ;hat The senate
will consider coffee 10 che Hs, Of du. able
goods, as nc recou.mendotil 10 that cf.
feet was ade hy che tariff committee.
Tho amended tar.H measure does av1v
with the i7creasat du-y on rice suggested
by NJ plusi,y. ami lelvas the ratios as
Ghcy were Under tno Wilson lin. Tho mar
ke' has nor lcon affected thereby. aud
prices 7ema'a as h"roiosofe.
The scarcity Of 'he to,st corn has csusel
sharp advance IN meal. Erits anI all
corn products. The local suuplv is High.
AMI higher uri-es arv HnticipAtal
Eptlr "a Vary sruldv AZ t',e r,.,oui de-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13
NEW YORK.

New York, MAY 2.---Wheh-Recetpt-,
lc' ?25; exports. 7o677 bushels. upticns
optnrd steady and advanced shlrnlN on
active fore IN huyiag. higher cables and
bad lllirole and California reports. Civ
ng way in tha afternoon 10 general r'al-
i2ing, small clclrnrces and short selling
closed unchanged to isc ret pdyancc. No.
rcd, May, 20. September, I5Ss. TN siea iy:
StratghtS Is 95tIih a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13

WHcal+H 49, SPRING, 7ia.; No. spring
corn 10 !: : corn, ersa2a. No. vel
cats No. .. 1874. No. White. f. o. b..
30 sn2i No. wh,tr, T. o. b., 2lI2|.
HNc No. 20 &J,i3iia
Harlcy- No .. unmin1l; No. B. T. o. b..
2Sua3, No. !. {. u. L.. 2.u2S
FlnN-ett-Nn. +. 1i'4ti19.
Timothy ~cci Prime. 2Alp2.90.
Mess pork, pnr barrel 62i2 Is.
Lard pcr 100 pounds-3.92' %.
Short ribs sides loose, DnJ&,Np.
pry saiirG shoulders lioNcd. 5,,H5M.
short clear sidcs BuNod, tuih.
Whislty-Disullers finished goods. per
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS

The New York spot market was steady
and unchanged Quo,atlons:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13
NEW ORLEANS
CHICAGO.

or Market rt,t aMet; good beeves, good cows
shnep firm. e' "oiN' hood
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13

Houston expects 3ooT:co bales tomor.
row. against $50 OH tho same day last
wear III" estimate at New orleans is tor
800 10 400. against li02.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

The world, says Lord Salisbury, 'is
groaning under excessive armament !"
This is undou btedly true. Great Britain,
for naval purposes alone. appropriated
last year the sum of 500, 115, 600, adding
to her present form liable strength on the
sea five new battle ships Of IL, 900 tons
each, four first class, three second class
and six third class cruisers, and twenty
eight torpedo boat destroyers. An addi-
tional $40, 200, 600 was set aside flor dock
yard extensions, naval barracks, and de-
fensive works which 1t will most likely
takel at least ten years to complete-an
appropriation in a single year Of the
enormous sum of sl79,o00,o 600. Nor has
her army bean overlooked. According
to some interesting figures in the Lon
don Times, the ARMED forces Of the
British crown were never SO strong nu-
lnerically, in time of peace, as they are
now. Taking as its initial point the
peace strength. which was very small, of
the army at the time of the war Of
American Independence and the French
Revolution, it shows a continual rise in
fgures-the maximum having been
reached in the last army estimats which
gives the strength of the present military
forces including regular troops, army
reserves, volunteers, etc., as 5S7, lib. The
aggregate military expenditure of the
empire has advanced during the last
thirty, years from l.ebou5 rs IA to 46 l-2
millions sterling. In the light of these
figures Lord Salisbury had evident cause
for his statement, and Great Britain
seems to have found it essential TO her
safety to contribute no inconsiderable
part to this world wide excess of arlnn-
ment to which the premier SO patheti-
cally refers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

State examining boards, more efficient
superintendent and the various other
devices suggested by the State Superin-
tsndent of schools may, and probably
will, improve our schools, but our schools
will never be what they should be until
the pay of school teachers is large
enough and ths terms of their employ
ment long enough to attract competent
persons to the business and keep them in
it. Even in our cities the pay of female
teachers is wrstchedly inadequate, while
in the small towns in the country it is
but a miser able pittance. According to
the report of the Superintendent OF
Schools the average wages paid female
teachers in Aroostook county is 81. 81 per
week, and the average price Of board is
S1.S4 per week. The average length of
the tenn of schools taught by women Is
II weeks, sosthat woman's total yearly
income from the business Of school
teaching In an Aroostook town will be
about $50. Is it strange that ander these
circumstances our country schools do not
command first-class talent? Now. sup
pose a board of education sets high
standard Of qualification for teachers
and declares that nobody who has not
reached it shall teach school, what will
be the result? Simply this, that teach
ers enough cannot he had to fill the II :
quirements of existing schools A school
teacher with all the accomplishments,
training and experience needed to con-
etitute her teacher of the first class
can't be had for $50 o year. Unless
same way can be devised to increase the
pay of country achool teachers and in
crease their terms of service. really COM
petent teachers can't be had. There is
no power In the Board of Education to
nInduca them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
MISCELLANEOUS. MIsCELLANE0Us
FROST WINS
Portland with his Marvellous
Rheumatism Cure.
Free Distribution ENDS i'm Success.
Reports from sufferers coming i'm indicate an over
whelming Victory against Disease.
A CURE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED.

DR.. Frost's Crusade against rheuma-
tism and disease generally in Portland
has begun in earnest, and the result of
his free distribution of several thousand
bottles, will soon be known as reporters
are busy canvassing among those who
have used the remedy.
Not single sample was left over and
many were glad to purchase the regular
size bottles at drug stores. No better
evidence can be offered in support of the
claims made for Frost's superiority than
this. Sufferers who had read and heard
about the restoration of Rowland Afford,
of Providence, from the grave, ielt that
at last sure cure for rheumatism had
been discovered, and there appears to be
scarcely neighborhood in the city where
the little pellets have not worked won
ders within the past few days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
To the Honorable Railroad Commits
sioners Of the State of Maine.

Respectfully represents the Bridgton and
Saco River Railroad Company, corpora
tion duly organized on the nineteenth en- n Gay gay
Public Laws of said State A. ID. 1876 and acts
amendatory thereof and additional thereto,
BY Augustus II. Walker, Of Bridgton in the
authorized and directed by said corporation
and the Board of Directors thereof to make
this application and execute all other neces-
sary measures in the premises, that salu
company has constructed and Is now main
tainIngaaand operating a railroad for pubic
use in the conveyance of persons ana prop
Maine Central Railroad at Bridgton juno
ton in Hiram in the County of Oxford in
said State to Bridgton Center Village, It's
northerly terminus in said Brldgton, a dis
tance not exceeding sixteen miles and with
gauge less than four feet eight and one,
half inches. to wit, two feet, that the capital
dollars taken, filed and paid for, that the
stockholders and owners OF said STOCK on
the twelfth day of january, A. d. 1897, and
the Directors Of said company on the TWEEN
sixth day of December, A. ID. 1895, duly
voted for the extension of said road at Its
present gauge from said northerly terminus
atsBridgton Center Village to Harrison VII
lage in Harrison in said Cumberland County,
and wholly within said Bridgton and said
Harrison, a distance not exceeding SIN
miles, whereby the eutire length of said
road and its mileage will not exceed twenty
two miles, and the SAID amount of SAID cap
ital stock will exceed three thousand dol
lars for every mile including said extension.
Wherefore said company prays your ap-
prevail of said action of said company, its
stockholders and Directors and for the right
and authority to construct, maintain and
operate said extension in addition to its
present line and mileage aforesaid
Said corporation by said Augustus H H.
Walker, acting therefor and for. said stock
holders ana directors as aforesaid herewith
presents this petition for your approval of
| theslocation Of said extension, accompanied
with q map OF the proposed route thereof,
on an appropriate scale, and with a profile
of the line thereof on the relative scales of
profile paper in common use and with a re-
port and estimate thereof by Fred j. lllsley,
OF Portland, Name, skillful engineer, from
actual survey.
Dated at said Bridgton this twelfth day of
January, A. d. 1897.
fSigned) BRIDGTON AND SACO RIVER
RAILROAD COMPANY,
by Augustus H. Walker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

Australia, California, and South Africa.
Inssome parts of European Russia the
emigration has taken the form of a
stampede.
Recent mortality returns from the
Southern States show that the death rate
of the colored people from tuberculosis il
three times an high as that of the whites.
Policemen in the fatherland are pro-
tected almost beyond the possibility OF
conviction by what is called the Dienst-
cid OF service oath, which practically
means that to disprcve a policeman 8
story you must find six independent
witnesses.to corroborate your ownl
DR.. Calot's claim that he can cure
hunchbacks-or at least. that be can
greatly benefit such spinal troubles IN
childrsn--has made more or less OF SEN
sation in Hrench medical circles. Large
wadded bandages, plaster casts and other
apparatus are used, aud about ten
months are consumed In effecting a cure
1t is designed in restoringath the old home
of John and Abigail Adams at Quincy,
Mass, to preserve for future generations
good example of the New Englan d cot
tage of the last century. The house Is
aAlittles less than two hundred years oid,
and in it more than a century ago John
Adams and his bride began their house
keeping. John Quincy Adams WINS hborn
there in 1867. Everything in the house
that was not original has bean removed
as far as practicable, revealing the old
smoke-browned posts, floor boarding, etc.
Mrs. Althea Briggs Stryker, who is
coming to be looked upon in Kansas as
Mrs. Leases most formida BILE rival, is a
quiet but persistent young woman of
thirty, with soft voice and pleasing
presence. She Is the wife of the State
Su perintendent of Education, but was II
prominent Populist long before her hus-
band was publicly known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE PEOPLE AND THE TREATY.
New York Post.

The enthusiastic approval of the arbi-
tration treaty at the dinner OF the board
Of trade ana transportation last night
was but the latest Of many similar pa b.
lie manifestations. Every civilized body
which has met since the treaty Was given
out has been prompt and emphatic IN
indorsing it. Civic associations and So
cial gatherings, missionary conferences
and church conventions hive joined with
boards OF trade and chambers of oom-
merce in hailing the treaty. Yet the
Senate hesitates and mutters. Why
Because 1t insists upon deliberation in
foreign affairs oh, NO, it has abandoned
elaboration in foreign affairs. 1t is al
ways ready to vote for war with Eng
land on sight, to recognize mythical
Cuban rapubiio and fight Spain without
notice, and to build a Nicaragua canal
Fright now" as Senator Morgan put it.
The news about it's attitude toward the
treaty is conflicting, but the evidence is
pretty clear that 1t will not ratify the
treaty unless compelled to by indignant
public sentiment. This gives all mis-
sionary and civilized agencies u great
chance to try their hand on the Senate
for the next month, and they should i'm
prove it 10 tie utmost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

committee is preparing. The outlook is
one that the country has reason to feel
thankful for, not only because the pad
sage of tariff bill is assured, but because
its passage is assured without unreagon.
able delay. A long drawn out session OF
Congress would Fursly be very depress-
ing to the mercantile and industrial in
terests of the country, especially If there
were doubts as to its final outcome. But
the prospect of brief session with GER
tainty as to what action will be taken will
have an immediate and wholesome effect.
Merchants and manufacturers can begin
to make their plans for the future, If not
Immediately, at least as soon as the tariff
bill has made It's appearance, feeling as
sured that its schedules will become
operative with little delay AID without
material change If the Wilson tariff
law is at the bottom of the existing bust
ness and industrial depression revival
ought to begin to manifest itself in the
near future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

1t is not surprising to hear that Sena-
ter Wolcott has found little encourage
mens In London for the scheme of hold
ing another international conference on
the silver question. Certain prominent
English statesmen, notably Mr.. Balfour,
are personally favorable TO larger use
of silver, but even they have always re-
fused when in official position to CIV
any sanction to IL. The English gov
eminent has never heretofore shown the
slightest desire to change or modify the
currency policy. and their was no reason
to expect that it would show any such al
this time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
There is movement in the Massachu-

There Is movement in the Massachu
setts legislature to change the Austral-
IAN ballot now in use in that state to
one corresponding to ours. The present
Massachusetts ballot requires the mark
ing of every name separately; but it il
proposed to make it like ours SO that a
voter may vote the whole party ticket
by making a single cross. OF course
an obvious objection to this is that it
tends to discourage individual discrimi-
nation. On the other hand as the dis
elimination, and the only one, which
ninety-nine hundredths of the voters
desire to express is political disorlmi-
nation, that is O discrimination between
parties, it would seem that their con-
veniencesshould be consulted in prefer
ence to the mparatively few who wish
to express an individual discrimination.
There is no very good reason why all the
voters should be compelled to go through
the forms Of expressing an individual
discrimination when the most of them
really want to make no such discrimina-
finn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

If the railroad commissioners are &c
he given greater powers, they ought to
be elected by the people. Powers are al
ready entrusted to them more vital and
mora closely affecting the rights of the
citizens than are exercised by the gov
ernor. Already they practically decide
where railroads shall and shall not be
built. and their simple ipse dixit is suffic-
lent to deprive whole cuwmunity for
two years at least Of facilities and privi-
leges which thog desire and think they
need. A board with such power as that
ought to be selected by the people and
be amenable to them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

There seems to be no doubt but the
Kansas Populists have made change
for the better In defeating Senator PETER
and electing Col. w. W. Harris. Harris
seems to be somewhere near the sena-
torial size, or what the senatorial size
ought to be. To be sure the fact that he
Ia Populist is against him, but there Is
difference in Populists. Not all who
train with the party swallow all its alb
surd doctrines. Peffsr undoubtedly
did. but Harris probably accepts the
Populistic creed with some reservations.
At any rata he ia q man of personal dig
nifty which could not be said of PETER,
whose chief claims to fame we're his
long whiskers and his ability to talk d
great deal without saying anything.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The literary, Death roll of 1896 contains
no greater name than Mrs. Stoves. H.
c. Bum er was the other notable Ameri-
can less. Coventry Patmore and William
Morris. Du Maurier and Thomas Hughes,
Mathilde Blind and Lady Burton died
in England. France lost Paul Vsrlaine,
Arsene Houesaye, and Edmond de
Goncourt, besides Jules Simon, Leon
Say, and M. Challemel-La Two emf
nent historians. passed away in Germany,
Curtus and Won Treitsohke.
Mr.. \. Simpkins thinks that the
rush from the Czar'sss European domin.
ions to Siberia caused by the new rail.
way is greater than any in the history OF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23

According to reports published i'll the
New York World, syndicate is being
fafmed to reorganize the Union Pacific
in which the Government is interested to
the amount of SOS, 900, 600. Rumors vary
as to the size of tine offer, it being placed
ut various sums from s2s, 600, 900 to $45,
coo, 600. Assuming the latter figures to
be more nearly correct the Government
stands to lose at the best 1874, 600, 600 in
it's dealings with the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific properties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
FROsT'S GUARANTEE,

Dr.. Frost guarantees to cure rheuma-
tism in any form. If, after using few
bottles of Frost's Rheumatism Cure ga
cents at all druggists), improvement does
not begin, write the facts of the case and
a special treatment will be sent. If ii
fails your money will be returned cheer
fully. Frost absolutely cures over 80 pei
cent. of all known cases.
Personal letters to DR.. Frost, Phoenix
block, Springfield, Mass, will receive at
tention and not cent asked.
All druggists sell Frost's Remedies
one for each disease = at 25c bottle
mostly. Trade supplied by all drug job
bers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
BEARS ON THE RAILROAD.
Trouble They Bring to Engineers on a
New York Stage Line.

The engineer of coal train on the Fall
Brook railroad, while passing through
Pine Greek Canyon, near Tiadaghton
Station, a few days ago saw dark OBJ
ject OF the track a few hdndred yards or
so ahead of his locomotive, and he
brought his train to stop. The flag
manIran ahead ossremoye from the.track
what all supposed was drunken lum ber-
mana not uncommon obstruction ito
transportation in that locality-but ne
came back to the train great deal faster
than he had gone away from 1t. The
supposed drunken man was pig Dehr
sitting composedly between the rails.
W hen the f1agman reported the engineer
sounded sharp blast on his steam WINS
tle The sudden Shrek startled the lbear
SO that he jumped four feet in the air,
the trhinmen say, and when ne lnnueo
again he made off down the track as fast
as he could 80, the train pursuing him.
Ths chaso lasted for half mile, when the
bearsjunped down a high embarrassment
into Pine Cresk and disappeared on tho
other side.
Pine Creek..Canyon is SO Enarrow and
the. rocks on each side are SO straight and
hlghsthat in some places the sun can not
shine into the ravine until noon, ana IN
UWO uQutb IL As kOll0s \ hO aoJ 49, At'S
Creek Canyon is practically two hours
long. At Tiadaghton in midsummer
they have four hours of sunshine. The
canyon is fifteen miles long. The rail
road track is constantly under patrol
that distance. A veteran among the
track walkers is Pat Callahan. Falling
rocks, drunken lumbermen and bears, he
says keen him and the rest busy.
"And have more trouble with the
hoors thap the other fhinQe Pat Saws
GIVE come face to face with bears walk
ing along the track many and many
time. they seem to be stuck on wan
derine into the canyon from the three
adjoining benz hunting counties and IN
spscting the railroad track. None Of 'em
over. seemod to want to tackle NE. bit
they always give me q good deal of
trouble in getting them to leave tie rail.
I've had to flag trains more than once
and cali the trainmen to help me rid the
trachsof obstructing bears. Now YORK
Sun.