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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Galveston, Aug. 2t--A circular let
ter Il now being sent through the
mails At Galveston announcing a regu-
lar line Of steamers between Galveston
an the European continent Il Il a
German feet. owned by II. Diederich-
sen. Kell. and includes ia steamers. of
which six only are large cnoagh 70 b
OF satisfactory service In this trade.
The line will be operated between
Hamburg, Amsterdam. Antwerp and
Galveston.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Me1ia. Tex. AUG. 2t-Secretary A.
81 Kennedy Of the state Democratic
executive committee, has received q
letter from the Honorable W. }. Bryan,
IN which Mr. Bryan states that owlnr
70 hck of time he win not BE- able 70
visit Texas this tall. az requested by
the state committee and the Dallas
fair management This was IN reply "a
a resolution adopted by the COMMITTEES
a COPY OF which was sent 90 Mr. Dry.
an some three weeks ago
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Washington. Aug. 2i-The rcpoF "a
Of the United States mine inspectors
foT the Indian Territory and New
Mexico show a total coal product from
New Mcxlco during the last fiscal
year q iss.sas tons. TIE value EST.
mated At ii.iscais IN the Indian Tef.
rltory ihe coal output was i.so2 9ls
tons. tho coke output. sS iio tona
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Bronham. Tex. Aug. 2t-At wcstly
the i-yoar-old child Of stephen nrosig
was lei, IN the care Of the older chil.
dren while the parents were In the
hcld plcklne cotton. The little fellow
climbed upon the hanlsters and ieil
on. catchinr' ils head between two 81
the pallnEs and breaking ils neck
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

New York. Aug 2i-To-day silver
broke an records. falling 10 2St pence
IN london. which ls y pence iove'
than the previous low polnt. and lo
ki.le nia IN New York. which 4 y
below the previous lov record. Aea.
lean dollars sold a Seh ccnia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Kansas City. Aug. at-Jockey jesss
Clutter was killed ai the Expoaition
race course here. Ne had the mount
on Da1rrle an odds on fasorite IN the
sccond race. The horse went down
and the boys skull was fractured ~
the falI.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25
HEADQUARTERS
For EatabIe Groceries.

have no Shop-worn goods to offer
you bargains" in, but will appre-
ciate your trade, and guarantee to
to keep you supplied with the best
Groceries to be had. DON'T FOR
GET the BEST costs yJl no more
at ED HALLS than Cheap, Stock
worn, second hand goods at bar
gain prices elsewhere. ] give my
entire attention 10 my business and
know where to buy and how TO buy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25
IN STATIONERY.
SEND NE YOUR ORDERS.

IN STATIONERY.
Jnst Try h match our values In Tens
Ink and Paper with those anyone else
IN prvan 10 Offering. ] have laid IN
: ,iocs Of stationery that have taken
snscial palns 20 select aud sult 10 The
nesds u my patrons. All they have TO do
iat, make their selection, which lavery,
cav fom lhe handsome stock We are
!. FOUNTAINS Drug Store.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
Every Member Will Sign the
Report Which Is the Result
of the Deliberations.

able to take part in the final delibera-
tions, differed slightly from his asst :
ciates in regard to the treatment of the
existing silver coins and silver GER
tificates. The signatures of all the
members will be attached to the report
with the limited reservations of these
two. H H. Hanna, the chairman of the
executive committee, then took the
floor and stated that the services of
the commissioners would be properly
recognized at the Indianapolis conven-
tion of the business men of the coun-
try, which had been called for Jan.
IS. The commission was then declar-
ed dissolved by Senator Edmunds, and
the members parted with mutual en-
pressions of regret that their associa-
tions were to end. The final publica-
tion of the commissions report will be
delayed for some days pending its COM
pletion by the secretaries. bill car
rying out fully the recommendations
of the commission is also In course of
preparation by a subcommittee in CO.
operation with the executive commit
tee and will be ready for presentation
in the house when congress reassembles
after the holidays Preparations for
an earnest campaign VIII be begun by
the executive commit, anticipa-
tion of the convention which has been
called for Jan. 25, at which they hope
for enthusiastic support.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
DEADwOOD ASSAY OFFICE.
The House Votes to Continue Its
Existence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-The house
today completed the consideration Of
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, excepting the para
graph relating to the civil service. BY
agreement debate on this latter para
graph will go over until after the holi-
days. Two amendments were adopted
The bill as reported, abOlishes the as
say office at Deadwood, $. D., ana the
mints at Carson City New. and New
Orleans La. Today the represent ttiV
from the two former states made a
vigorous and successful fight to CON
tinue the appropriations for DeadwOod
and Carson City. The appropriations
committee was beaten in each instance.
The house today refused TO accept the
senate amendment TO the bill for the
relief of the miners i'm the upper Yu-
kon country, and it was sent 10 co.fer-
ence.
On motion of Mr. Smith Dem. AriZ0
q bill was passed TO amend the act
San Carlos Indian reservation 10 the
Gila Valley. Globe & Northern IA lroad,
So as to extend the time for the con-
struction Of the road for two years.
A bill was passed for the relief Of
Judson Jones of Minnesota, in the mat
ter of a copyright. On motion Of Mr..
Mercer, of Nebraska. a bill was passed
tC increase the cost Of the government
building at the trans Mississippi expo
sition $500 and the cost of the gov
ernment exhibit q like amount. The
speaker appointed Mr.. Barham Rep.,
Cal) chairman Of the committee on
mileage, and at 4:50 p. m, the house
adjourned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
NO MORE SEHbSKIN SHCQUE,S,
Their Importation From Any Source Absolutely Prohibited By
the Bill by Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-It has de-
veloped that the bill relating to pc
lagic sealing which has just passed
both branches of congress and is be-
fore the president contains provision
of far-rea ching Importance, which has
thus far escaped attention. This places
an absolute prohibition on the further
bringing of sealskins into the United
States from any source whatever. AS
the United States is the largest mar
ket in the world for sealskins, this
complete stoppage of the trade in this
country will be severe measure
against the British and Canadian in
dustries which take and cure the skins
and then dispose of them largely in the
United States. When the bill was pro-
posed it was generally supposed that
its only purpose was to prohibit Amer
lean citizens from carrying on pelagic
sealing. This feature was the only one
to attract attention during the discus
sions. At the close of the bill, how
ever, is section which Is not restrict
ed to Americans, but applies to seal
skins in general taken in the waters
mentioned in this act" which includes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

COMMISSION
ADJOURNS.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE none
tary commission reached the conclu-
sion of it's deliberations today and the
chairman, Senator Edmunds, declared
the commission adjourned without day.
The closing proceedings were in
teresting. The work of going over the
report in detail was prolonged late into
the night of Thursday and was not
quite completed when the commission
met this morning. Such changes as
were approved were finally considered
and referred to the executive commit
tee and the secretaries for incorpora-
tion in the final draft. The motion
that the report be adopted as a whole
was made by Mr.. c. Stuart Patterson,
of Philadelphia, who presided over the
Indianapolis convention. There was
some question UP to the last moment
whether the members would waive ali
their Individual preferences in regard
to minor details of the report and sign
it unanimously. Practical unanlmity
was finally due as much to the earnest
appeals of Senator EdmundS as to any
other influence. One member thought
it necessary to make emphatic his con-
victiOn as to one feature of the report,
and Mr.. Garrett, who had returned to
his home In California and was not
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

The treasury receipts show a steady
increase for the first half Of December
over previous months, both in customs
and internal revenue, and heavy pay
ments to the government on Union Pa
cific account caused but slight strin-
gency in money markets, with prepara-
tions for large cancellation of bonds.
The most weighty news of the week
is the rise of merchandise exports in
November to SIG $50, ,290, the excess of
exports in four months being 1929, 212,-
401, while in half of December exports
are nearly as large and imports $2,500,
600 smaller than last year, when the
excess of exports was $58, ,205, 1866. Prob
ably all records are surpassed by eX-
ports for this year, which have been
1914 800, 900 In eleven months, and the
excess over imports in five months has
probably exceeded $3.50, 600, 900.
The output of pig iron Dec. was the
greatest ever known. No reaction
comes in copper, and exports for the
month are estimated at 10000 tons.
Coke production was 154 ,925 tons, with
contracts making for the coming year
at 81 80, and anthracite coal was weak
er at 1915 here.
Wheat is just now the backbone of
foreign relations, and Atlantic exports
in two weeks have been, -four included,
7.8S0942 bushels against 5,413,677 bush
els last year, while receipts rose to 12,-
606,122 bushels against $685. 3S2 bushels
last year. The price gained fraction
in spite of the speculative decline in
Chicago. Corn exports continue to eX-
ceed last years, in two weeks 6,326, ,S94
bushels against 5074,626 bushels last
year, which is particularly significant
feature. The price rose but a fraction
and receipts in two weeks were S,O23,-
001 bushels against 5,449, 181 bushels last
year.
The cotton manufacture Is in diff
Guilty. owing to production last year
far in excess of demand and in partial
transfer of the demand to Southern
mills The demand for woo!en goods is
Increasing, and some mills are in the
market providing for a greater reduc-
ton, though most are still waiting, and
the wool market is remarkably dull,
sales at the three chief points being
Is, ,307, 100 pounds against 1S,l00,100 last
year; 7,179, 40 in 1885, and 16,504,1 100 in
1892. While prices are said to be held
without change, manufacturers are
hunting for bargains and foreign wool
In cons derable quantity is coming this
way.
Failures for the week have been 329 in
the United States against 387 last year
and 2S in Canada, against Al last year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

reductions in bleached goods to the
lowest point ever reached, while some
cotton yarns show weakness Anthra-
cite coal is weak, although production
has been curtailed and talk of further
restrictions is heard With these eX-
ceptions the price situation is one Of
quite exceptional steadiness
AT the East trade in Wholesale lines
is quiet, but retail trade has been slim
ulated sufficiently to allow of a fair
record of business in seasonable lines
manufacturers of wooden cloths are
running on small margins and look to
change in heavyweight goods to inn
prove the situation. The trade situa-
ton West and Northwest is one of un-
impaired strength, although milder
weather checks distribution of winter
goods Notable among favorable feat
ures is the improved inquiry at higher
prices for several kinds of steel. es-
pecially billets ard wire and nails
The approach of the holiday season
has induced freer realizing on cotton
by planters and others at the South
and increased activity is noticeable in
retail lines and among jobbers i'm sea-
sonable cotton goods. Collections are
slightly better in consequence. Aside
from price depression in it's chief pro-
ducts, the Southern business situation
presents many encouraging features
notable among these being the active
demand and firm or higher prices for
Louisiana sugar and rice and leaf to-
bacco.
Export trade on the Pacific is very
heavy and shipments of wheat cotton
and lumber are of large volume
Preparations for an immense Alaskan
Quitting demand are being actively
pushed, while seasonable trade holds
it's own.
Wheat exports show a heavy falling
off from recently preceding weeks, ag-
gregating as they do, flour included,
1904, 399 bushels from both coasts Of
the United States and St. John. ". B..
against 6266, ,159 bushels last week. L.
222, ia bushels in this week a year ago,
2,35S,323 bushels in 1895, 2,536, ,292 bushels
in 1894. and 3217.0 900 bushels i'm 1893.
Corn exports are over 100000 bushels
larger than last week, aggregating A.
129,S5S bushels, against 2,S14150 bushels
In this week a year ago. 2,057. 100 bush
els in 1895, 65S,0 bushels in 1894. and
$4,000 bushels in 1893.
Business failures show rather
smaller than usual ante holiday total,
aggregating 2S3, against 292 last week,
1853 In the week a year ago, 3S5 in 1895,
309 in 1894 and 1853 in 1893 Canadian
failures this week number AZ. against
23 last week. 80 in the week year ago
and AZ in the year 1895.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
dndn1d
Scandal
Revived.
Six Members of the French
Chamber of Deputies Put
Under Arrest.

PARIS, Dec. 17.-In consequence of
the report Of the parliamentary COM
mittee which has been inquiring into
the financial and especially the Panama
dealing of members of parliament, NJ.
Antide Boyer, representing the Fifth
district of Marseilles, and MN Planteau,
Laisant and Gaillard, formerly mem
bers of the chamber Of deputies have
been arrested. M Boyer was one of
the chiefs of the Socialist party of
Marseilles and took part in the COM
munistic movement Of 1871. NJ Henri
Maret, member of the chamber of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-One feature
in particular Of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill now before congress deserves
marked attention. This bill provides
for the one branch of governmental
expenditure IN which the increase in
the last twenty years has been so slight
as to be of little consequence, and the
reason therefor is at this time pecu-
liarly instructive. OF the fourteen
great appropriation bills, according to
MahlOn Pitney's computations, the in
crease in the decade from ST to SO over
that between II and 'S6 has been as
follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Dun & Co. s
weekly review of trade will say to-
morrow: Close to it's annual holiday
and halt the business of the year is
surprisingly large. Payments through
banks are again 2.5 per cent larger
than in 1892, heretofore the year of
greatest prosperity; the production of
iron and woolens and boots and shoes
is larger than ever before, exports
eclipse all past records, and failures for
two weeks have been the smallest for
the corresponding weeks in five years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

From this table 1t will be observed,
as stated above, that the Legislative"
appropriations are the only ones which
are not inordinately increasing. Why
is this? Simply because it is the leg
islative" appropriation bill which pays
for the departmental force Of the gov
eTnment, and, while Uncle Sam his
constantly been adding to his under
takings and enterprises, the saving
from putting the clerical force under
the merit system has been so great
that this branch alone, of all the eX-
pense budget of the government, has
remained normal. The constant ex-
tensions of the classified service have
resulted in a saving that has about
offset the increased business of the
government. In 1888 the total number
of employees in the eight departments
and the different bureaus including
the government printing office, was
1884, while in 1896 it was 1888, an in
crease of only 1886 per cent. In this
same time the country has grown so
fast that the agricultural department
costs six times as much as then, pen
sions more than twice as much, fortl-
fications four times as much, and so
on The clerical force of the govern
ment corresponds to the bookkeeping
staff of a large commercial establish
ment 1t would ordinarily be expected
that the more business the government
did, the greater would be the size of
it's clerical force in Washington. 1t is
doubtless true that it means much
more work to distribute $150,00O00O
year in pensions than it did the $7O,-
100000 of earlier years. There are more
cases to be searched more envelopes
to be addressed, and a larger volume
of work all around. The situation is
the same in the other activities of the
government. Several times as much
matter is being turned out at the gov
ernment printing office as in 1883. And
yet, taking the clerical force of all
branches and bureaus, the increased
cost over twenty years ago is very
slight.
The following table, showing the an
nual appropriations made by congress
for legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the government, corrobo-
rates these conclusions:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
RETAIL TRADE BRISK.
situation la the Northwest OF UniIn-
paired Strength.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: a sensible quieting
of demand in wholesale lines is report
ed as the holiday season and the an
nual stock taking period approach.
Chief among the favorable features of
the week has been enlarged inquiry at
higher prices for steel in various forms,
accompanied by advances in the prices
of sorts most affected. A correspond
ingly heavy business has developed in
pig iron and prices show but slight
shading in face of the current immense
production. The wheat market has
been less feverish and prices are prac-
tically unchanged from a week ago,
while corn, oats and sugar are addi-
tions to the list of the products show
ing advances. The unsatisfactory out
look for cotton goods is reflected In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

Ohio, and Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, when it is not apparent to John
d. Long, Carroll D. Wright and James
a. Gary. The first named, whose re-
cent interview sounded no uncertain
note, has had experience at the head
of a great executive department., as a
member of congress, and also as gov
ernor of great state. Surely he speaks
from no one-sided peint of view. Mr..
Wright has conducted statistical work
under the spoils system and under the
merit system. His testimony is fami-
liar. So is that of nearly all the cabi-
net officers of this administration and
the last.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
BAD FOR BROWN.
Evidence Tending to- Prove Him He-
spOnsibIe for the London Fire.

LONDON, Dec. 17-At today's in
quiry into the recent fire in the Grip
plegate district of London. Mr.. Brown,
of the firm of Waller & Brown. in
whose show room the fire was started
in stock Of clothing was recalled.
He admitted that the firm was six
months In arrears in it's rent and that
its stock was smaller than usual at
the time of the fire. The day of the fire,
he continued, the firm sold stock be-
low the usual price, and he admitted
that a Manchester firm had offered to
take the whole stock under cost. but
Mr.. Brown denied he had offered to
sell it at 40 per cent below cost. He
also said the stock book was destroyed
in the fire, though the other books
were all saved in the safe. He had
claimed 1886 (s39 400 insurance. which.
he admitted, represented a big stock.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

~IncIuuGS $b,I0U,UbI.yS lot mUntn enuIng
June go 1889.
Between 1883 and 1896 the increase in
the legislative bill has been only 1853
per cent. These figures answer effect
lively the charge that civil service re-
form does not pay. There is no longer
a question as to how the government
work can be most economically con-
Quoted Let congress go ahead and
decide which of the two systems it pre-
fers. The everyday taxpayer will be
likely to do the same thing. And yet
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, the Democratic
leader, in debate a few days-ag re-
ferred to the civil service reform as "a
colossal humbug." True, it is hum
bug on the politicians, but an enor-
nous gain to the people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

deputies, and Maine de Drant-Martin,
former member, have been arrested in
connection with the Panama scandal.
M. Maret represents the reimbursement
of Sancerre. He belongs to the ex-
treme Left in the chamber, but is
above all an independent. He first
came into prominence by his lively
criticism of the policy and personality
of Gambetta, and in 1886 he protested
in the name of liberty against the ex-
rulsion of THE Pretenders" later AS
editor-in- chief of LIE Radical he COM
batted the policy and dictatorial meth
DDS of Gen. Boulanger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

Anybody can increase the pension
list, Mr. Evans. What is wanted is
man who is smart enough to spot
fraud, brave enough to puncture it,
ard honest enough to announce it to
the world. There are oV er 100000 names
OH the pension roll which should not
be there. Mr.. Evans if you are intel
lectuaI, courageous and square. fix
your bayonet and charge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

What a strange combination of af-
fiuence and poverty Alaska is anyhow
Millions of dollars in gold is being dug
cut of the Yukon country by one lot
of men and congress is appropriating
hundreds of thousands Of dollars for
the relief of another lot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18
cty1L SERVICE IN CENSUS.
Senator Carter's Reasons for oppo-
sitiOn.


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Mr. Car
ter, of Montana, chairman of the SEN
ate committee on the census, in a re-
cent interview in the Washington Star
made a statement of the reasons why
he opposed drawing the clerical force
for the next enumeration from the
civil service commission. Mr. Garter is
always plausible. His ideas are repre-
sentative, and therefore merit consid-
GRAFTON.
Mr. Carter says: The bill as report
ed, provides that all employees in the
census, save the director, the assistant
director and the chief statisticians,
shall be appointed in the discretion of
the director, subject to such eXamina-
ton as he may. with the approval of
the secretary of the interior, prescribe,
and not otherwise"
The kind of an examination here re-
ferred to means nothing. The same
plan was adopted for the last census.
and Mr.. Porter, with the approval of
thA secretary of the interior, got up
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

Kansas has done something unique
again. 1t has granted conditional Ii
cense to boy of seven years to prac-
tice law before the supreme court of
Kansas. Come to think of it, boy
Of seven years ought to know as much
law as some of the attorneys of Kan
SaS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

Miss Yoshi Yamaguchi, the Japanese
student at Yale, threatens to go home
because of the i'll treatment she re-
ceives from the hoodlums of New
Haven. She wears her native costume,
and the youngsters shout: Look at the
China doll. Washee, washer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

The New York World has scored
against the Journal once more in their
ridiculous fight for scoops. The World
spirited Miller, the cyclist, away to a
hotel and boarded him for two days
In order that 1t might pump" him
to its hearts content and exclusively.