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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

Sugar declined about solnts. or -2sc.
YESTERDAY
corn'neat ana oil larlnaceous goods afs
reported il .iemaul
Sales " seed potatoes ere NOW ver,.
tHhil. phH'"rs having secured a6ont a!l
There ga tair demand Sor country n,,-
dnef' NJ riafss of posiiry sen we'll
Eggs were nrm NJ IL, todav Rac.ir,s
were rash"r isht ana the domapd good
REPORTS from Alvin ard other ,,o,ai
towns state nat the strawberry PATCH /.
sie again loaded with green frH;.
''he better braIlAs OF Columbia rhar
salmon are satd 10 DO grnwlnr sct-r. ,n
Is ample,
Paper mills arc announcing very hcv.
earn pr.c''N on paper, In carload Lola Cu.
ihs 10 har1 collections, y ls stated thnt
NAM mills are Offering their stock AT ~
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@ asked: b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady; 1905. quiet; closed
steady sales, $500.
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TOTAL IN SIGHT

TOTAL IN SIGHT
The total amount OF cotton coming ~
sight this season to dates mentioned con
pared with previous seasons is az forovS
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STOCKS.
Following were the cloNug quotat 'ons on 10 idin Z
s-ooks OF The New lor. Excn lngh 10 lhy.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CHICAGO.

Chicago. February s6.--Thc wheat pr
was the seat OF a wrestling match be-
tween the predicted cold wave on ono
hand ana weak cables aud a almost total
lack OF export sales ON the other. The
bear factors had the better Of 1t. May
closing a. NO decline after decidedly
nervous session. Corn and oats were
heavy and each closed about sc lower,
Provisions were Arm ana advanced
slightly,
Wheat adhered 10 its steady connection
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NEW YORK SPOTS.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.
IEKPOOL w [EKLY MOVEMENT.

This Last Last
Week. Week Year.
Weeks sn,cs Ga 900 1000 81 900
OF which Amer. u 900 IL, 900 % 900
Exports ........ $500 2.UJu 800
specuation-.... 100 400 GOO
Forwarded. 1900 Gp,nOO $1,000
Total stock. go 1,sO3.OUO 1 .3s QUO Lilo 600
OF which Amer. l,293,DUO l,ei7. 900 $50, OOO
Actual exports. 5000 iOuJ Il Ouu
Total wks rec pts $4,000 1000 $4,000
Of which Amer. $4,000 1871 900 ~ 900
Total since septl 2,72I 300 2,b2svUu l,7ss 900
OF which Amer. 2,37 900 y,3U6OUO l3T4 400
Stock afoat ...,, 10000 lS3Uuu lS} % q
OF which Amor . 10000 lsOulp l7O OOO
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened firm: 1910. quiet and steady;
closed steady; sale9 $4,000.
lOpen-l Noonl Ves'y
ing Call lClosed Close
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PAINTS AN OILS

OIL inscel. IN bbls. raw 35c boiled SIC.
wsl"r whtc 80 test. IN bbls. lac; IN case
't'e' pr me- whte, 80 test, IN Ibis l2c; IN
stove ~ soine in cases 81 50. i'm bb,e IL.
turion OIL IN hhls lie. Ia cases s. -. rus.
" o.. medical pure. sLcp; turpenune. n
WHITE LEAD-Strcily pure. sIdstae.
slardaid wh.te lead i'ee: "a Tiers 30
WINDOW GLASsi-ln boxes. ca ana Il
10 a. ana % per cent discount. new iisl
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'ar.cid lots, ioh cats from mills. dooi-
trs charge from store 5iil1c more per lOl
ihs on bran, 3p3c peer bugEcl on oats and
corn tn59 ~ iae per iop lhs on hay.
tlin.FED CONN-6ic per 10 lbs.
ttltN-35ilhc sacked,
oAI ; " bite Nebraska 2grI2sr
iAN Alfalfa N2iWtl3,ol p... ton, mile;
Slt'p llmo rs $1,000 400; South TcNoi
fii0 TO- T'''V
SORGHUM sEED-S.is per 100 lbs; mil.
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BuTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. February Co. -Butter-Steadv
cfosmcry, liWlS: dairy, 9di Chccsn-
steady fsHl0ii. Egis-Eagy. fresh. Is,
81. Louis, February NJ. -rmrter-ouln..
unehansodN Eggs STEADY 10
Kansas thy, Mo. February 26- Butter
Steady creamery. l6.sgii's; dairy. 1916
New York. February 20 -l.gys-Recc,pts
G:2s eases quiet; Western. II, Southern.
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WIRE AND Nails

Hhrhed wire quotations arc for carload
lets olb. Houston, Nails are quoted In
,FARBED WIRE GlidIcn. sai. 30 per
~ lbs painted wire S2,t5. Waukegan DC
higher than Gidlel.
IRE NAlLs-isaie Se.l5 per key. al,
NaLees. l@i, l2d and i6l sc. sd and "a. 1871
~ ara "a. aoc; III and sd, 30c, 81. iSc; ri!
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FINANCIAL.

Galvcston Sterling exchange. Gns. 81 So
huyne Ss1 selling New York sight, &c
i discount buying, IA premium selling. Now
/ Orleans slght. &c premium aclllns. &c ais
count bu,ing
New York Sterling exchange. haulsrrs'
si&uoS. Sl5. commercial sixties. Si.S.i ,
r. .chm1rks. commercial sixties nl l3-lb.
itancs bankers sixties, S. 1Satublsh.; COM
Wsro al sixties. sob 3-Sgf5. lSa,
Nov Orleans Sterling exchange COM
iacrcial. q N}isHiSr4 francs. commercisl
sixties. 40 less ll6i New York sight, s.. Ni
y, tmnm: commercial &c discount.
r9to ., silver. % Lille; consos. ll2ai.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Cabrnary % --Hog prod
lined tcrcces 81. boxed meats ~: hams.
choice sacked 9tt9t.. Coffee-Rio. ordinary
to low ta:r l2'aaloIs. Flour quiet, extra
fancy iS5Hi.40; patents 4.7V4i@ Cora
meal staidy. | 30. lSran arm. o5tioIls. Hay
steady and unchanged Corn-No. sack
ed. white 81. m xed 80; yellow 3id3a. Oats
No. sacked S,sn2i. Rice steady, ordi-
NAVY 10 Elld 3Ninila.
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NEW YORK.

New York, February 2s-Whe1t-Re-
ce pts 1879, exports So,ss3; spot qu.et, No.
decline, NO . red. May 1875. hides and
wool steady. Leather firm. i'.g IRON
steady, copper easy. Tn easy. Spelter
duh, Lead strong; brokers s.o5. exchange
&. 32igliS.Sii2.
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COFFEE.

o. -cntfse-0psly n.
sine clgse' s avs" $40; SPOT re- Sssiidi
invo &c 81. Nib au.c'i s,i S'ss ics n ~,
Total warshsS,osr-1, mud NJ isv;r ~
New YORK New Yor & s IS; A.is.t &, o. Z:
limited staes s STOCK os,. totsl VISIBLE y, ~ "
United States 2 "a as against s0''
Santos. February Sios'' y r. 81
s:el a aSsi,,'s t saosaS days iSe' a'''
COO -roftse QRe
uncranecd; sales i'cS 80 s,ss3y: ~;
' RIO, February q; s.-f & as',s: 3
s s., ,7l iss STATES %o; for Eu''' = /
2a5.00o. co6oe /, n
and unchanged; ss "a
*+I< ~.
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s,,sAI..

New Orolns, February 2-Sugar.-O Open
k.t,o 2l2 i6-ld; Centrifugal quiet. granu'
lated 3'sfti; whites Sssdi3A, ycllows 3 5-i6fi
SIC seconds 2An3a. Mo'asses-Ceatrif-
ugal firm. 5sis.
New York. February 26.--Sugar - Raw
STEADY; fair refining 1915, salcs 800 bar,
90 arrive) Dc test. ga ex ship. refined
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LONDON MONEY.

London. February 26-Consols for money
ll2h. consols for the account lip l5-lG
MeViran Central. new Is. e. Bar silver.
y il-ldi per ounre Money. per coat.
Rate NJ discount in tho omen market for
short aud three months bills, per cent.
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Kansas Ct;y. Mo-, February 26.-Wheat--
Firm. fairly active; about steady; No.
hard. NhHlS. No. : red. g0T9l, No.
spring. 75u17, Corn--Rather slow; slightly
lower. No. . mixed, l6N@lI oa's--Slow,
about steady. No. white. 1913. Rye
No. >. 81. Hay-Steady unchanged.
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NO" York. February 2G.-The cation
market has shown cons derable snec,,,,-
i've agitation today and a strong unw,rn
'eniency. with prices at one time shoyt,,
net advance of 6d9 p,lnts ,,,or a..
opening advance OF 3li7 points ,rhe tos'.
OF the advance has been tho phenomcn,,
vi ot IT'S position. which IS leading
10 increased activity on the part of ox
p-'.ers and New England spnners To,
DAY $ cables were fully as strong MS ex-
peN'eo' AdViccs from the Southern spot
'i''''Ne'S We're also very strong locally
sle'u'atlon showing a broaden ne ton
lehey ami shoris man!fest,ng cons derahia
aANety the market having refused - Nv
spo.h TO some bear raids. The close ,r,,
c ctb,'s99v AZ a not advance OF iG7 points
,u!n.hy, on the near POS tons, or Whit,
iu' points of the top figures. ''''
New York, February 96.-Weath,r 50,
ports to the Commerc al and P.na,o,oI
'hronio'e by telegraph this oven'n- w,
cate that rain has fallen IN mos ,u.,r,o,s
OF the South during ths, week. bu, ~.
except along the Atlaatic the prsr,,tt,.
non has boon Eight The Temperatures ho,
been favorah'e IN Texas. fam wor,s has
progressed rapidly and IN the eou,,,,r,,
portion OF the State farmers are rod. -,
heg.n planting. Land In Texas ia said :.
ne IN good condition generally. but mn,
IN some localities moisture ia needed
New York. February % II, d..
with the week practically cnded ,i
market WAS more qmc; IN theimat,ar -
sales hut with sharp advaaca Z, ~,
price 81 co;tons. Mare INQUIRY w, NV
tendea to brown ca,tons of All o,a1t,,r.
His with 10 results 20 en-,
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Both Spots aud Futures Scored an
Advance.
LARGE SPOT SALES AT LIVERPOOL.
kcts-Houston Spots Onc-sixtecnth
Cent Htghcr-The Movement.
Office OF The Post,

1
| There was a further gain In cotton
values today, both spots and futures scor-
ing an advance. Liverpool gave good
response to Thursdays boom on this side,
and closed 2is-6idd3h cid higher than yes
terday on contracts. while spots were act
i've al an advance of Lice. Spot sales at
Liverpool gave the bears a creepy feeling.
the total reaching 90 coo bales. This is the
biggest days business that has been re-
| corded abroad for many weeks. New
York futures showed gain of points on
the old crop. while the fall months were
up only to points New Orleans ad-
vanced 5 to & points on the near positions
end to points on the new crop.
The American spot markets were all
higher an advance of 1-l6c being recorded
at nearly every point. Mddling cotton is
now worth Use at Houston, the price pre-
vailing before the sharp decline recorded
two weeks ago. The bottom price on this
decline was 6a,c. quoted February IS. To-
lays quotation is Csc above that equal
to gain Of si.oo per bale
The spot demand continues active
throughout the South. New Orleans sold
300 bales today. making a total OF 30. COO
bales In the past four days Memphis
mas "'So uo'e DIG spot business th;s
"eeN' houston buyers bought several
large lots at interior towns today and
yesterday. and report stocks practically
EXHAUSTED at many points. Thera IS ii
growing feeling that there may not he
sor,o' 10 SUPPLY the demand ms
TO- same ieeii"s eAis'ed al nus
~ ''"'' II IL u ue' put 'heh hclthef
'oi 'he foreign demand was
Wv ".er1se "i.er har'h l. Ih's
p'oii''se " "e 'ooNe the aver
80 anu II sum proves true the buTs
q" o''o'' i"'"'"e - on IN" cards no
c. Up . ''0o''v'' OF H'""yVo'
. ."St rr"iaN cotton iuture5 nave
instant, when May touched 6.7o in New
York, there has been gai, of a. points
CT nearly &c per pound.
The amount in sight this week was no NJ,
80 w ~ ,''.' l." s'sh' since sep
:. ''''VVV "aics' WIN one more
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me Following table shows the price of
n''u'iihy cotton on the SPOT at seven OF
me worid's principal markets today. th,,
aay last week and for the correspondent.
date last year:
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London, February 26~-At tho sheersk.n
sales today l-S.lSd bales Of Cape of Coco
Hope ana Natal were offered ami all sold
The dcma-d was good. with coarse woods
I'D h4ghcr ana others ieai farth ng higher
Long Grown and snorn soh isd h Cher
while lambs we've Nh lower The next
sales WI be he'd Aprll and Q.
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HOUSTON rnICn CURRENT.

These quotations arc revised daily ana
their correctness can be relied uron. The
prices are those ruling IN tho Houston
Wholesale markets.
AXLE CREASE Diamond. Nn nor
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Decrease.

Decrease.
COMPARATIVE COTTON sTArlA. -
New York February $.-For tte W
ending Friday, February y. ~.
Not receipts at all United states Nu
ports during week. ,;;.;...;';s;;;: .,s,
Net receipts at all United a.. s, xsar ~
ports during same week sas' .sssiy
Total receipts to this date''....issic
Same date last year ;..,.''''''''''".''l iau
Exports for the, week,...,'''"''' iSM
same week last year, ......'''''i'il $50
Total exports 10 this .siau
Same date last yea i,,;.. ,norts... 81
Sana lime last year. ........'.'''''' sal
stock at all Interior townf...'.." irits
same time last year......''..'..i.f 81
Stock al Liverpool. ....'''''''i iAW
s SANK Of itin American 1s aoat for drea' ys
irltafn ...............'.''' JAW
Same time last year'''''''
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every report from the dry goods marke.
shows decidedly better business In prog.
ress.
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HIDES AND WOOL.


Hides-Frices paid hy receivers
Dry flint. selected .,....,........... 10
~ SAT- sss'sstss'' .s's... r........... Z
Wet sailed. selected .a.........
bScr SKINS ..,...........,,..:-....... Is ale
Wool-Quotations strictly nominal
Twelve months. medium .......... a.
Twelve months, fine .............. IA
SIX moa,hs, lac less.
. H4'N'" 800 s'''s''s's ...........'.-..
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New Orleans, La. Febr,-r
Ao,oroing to Secretary Hester. ~
bales of cotton came into sight mn, ~. IN
comparisons with other week, ana =
sons as follows: ~
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COTTON

HOUSTON DAILY STATEMENT.
Today Yss'do\, n Of ~, .
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DAILY INTERIOR MovEMNNT-
'TE''1.F II
Receipts. Shlpmls. stock
HAVRE MARKET.

Hapre, February 26-Spoto were quiet,
i"'e'eS buyers at quotations.
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TEXAS INrrp,,o

ealves a@As IN INrERIoR rowr,
movement of cotton =, e s'y Mn.
day' a, Towns Towns for the week .ss. IA
lows. Cotton r1cAans... s -, !. Z
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b hid: s sellers: v value.

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
nc following are the closing quotation,
ms markets. together with closing of mid.
diIhs yesterday. with today's sales:
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AL.
Corn No. ., 22ss122is.
Oats--No. .. l6Aai6's No. white o b
l9nH. No. white o b l6ul9l2.
Rye-No. 2, SEA-
Barley-No. nomlaol No 3 23lscs
81. No. h 22lau.4.
Flax seel--No. /. T5T7K
Prime timothy seed 2.65Si2.70.
Mess pork Per hbl 7.95us0D.
Larl-Pcr 100 his i.00dt.0j.
Short ribs $ lcs--Loose 3 .95Gi4.23.
DRY sailed shoulders Boxed ii4IiA.
shor; Gear s.da;-BoXed +Lmi2s.
Whisky Distillers' finished goods, per
gal. In
Suglr-Cut loaf $50; granuilted Lei.
Articles Receipts. Shipments.
Flour. barrels ......... 5000 5000
WhoIt bushels ....... 1900 1000
Germ, bushels .......... l0S,W0 tsOOo
oats. bushels .....,.... $4,000 2iIOO
Rye. bushes .......... 800 80.
Barley. bushels ....... BOO lloD
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Houston expects 1900 TO 1900 bales to-
morrow, against 1895 on the same day
last yea" The estimate ut New Orleans
is for dOv) to 1000, against 1889.
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san . Antonio last week repor., =.
a. '''SV oales' which is reduced 10 M N.
ms week. no reports Of shipments h,ys
been made for some time.
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The Following table shows the stocks OF
American cotton held at seven of the
principal markets of the world today. this
day last week and for the corresponding
Date in 1896.
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The graz nal fAdl-< oZi Ok the Cretaa
war scsye has causea the Vscgt tal.s 20
hose some F-e1n4 ;hsS S'rsk. although ;Ar
ssatisacag position Is sti9 81 ,h=g fas Dr.
The American visible surgly decreased
nearly l.5ssps bushes during the last
week, rh.uh vas rather more th4a eH-
Iectei. ana ovec o. ~ osshels more Kan
the arr;ease 3usinF the lorreypoRi'ar
week has; year Fa.s shoi..4 have osea
ercoHra s!ac. os u shows o reduction 90
stocks a. q rae ai-rnri vItboAt d parallel
IT. The history ~ the fr4dt. and when ihs
small Interior SuFFine j. cpas.Qsrc1, lt
becomes a. Serious Question - 90 Ion
stocks are 10 ~ reri~nlslf4 s1i -rer- VI
.dcr1hie sTcc iiai 81 as =, IS Bat point
.roeks may t'e refuses 10 pt:o7, apo.htt
harvest.
liu; M ae9Tcs Of the worl3's shipments
ias, week Tera % ru1st E@usi. pnAi oi III
the ng9rts pressr Ell ss th"y si1Vf4 on.s
3 - 80 bushels pi.1 a.n 81 from a|l COME
tres. or about 81" '"' bushels 'rss fi4n
the esg unafed kufei r5r ccrslfrpN n9- lili
the trade sea-r- lr. r1 'lwTc- 20 listen iu
or appreciate huI ueus AMI In sui-c O,
the buliish figures tlr s-.p-e p.--.-urc
has boon urger lrd thc trato Hom.unt,i
bS The tears eVtl the freras o. fhs Coz
reals seem r r. - il-sc hear and confidence.
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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
!. AZ 1adex to the cosditioa Of Trade
Generally.
INCREASED ORDERS fRox Statesmen
uany ME- Invoices Are lReiae FffieA-
NJ scotch OATS Are Lewer-fAe "s-
lsok for rr~ts-Traae Votes
oe.se u ne Pts :,

= t1t-Cl4 IA.alANs 4 -eAs 49, -.
ENNe ~. sssaal s-t TX W r.srtn-s fs'o;-
ne s..s-e;- ssxas . shessns ssass -ans'r..
sAseszsa 81 shs rs,z1 Ser 1seastor ,oasrs
ayx se-s.-e I. S1-eer a1se-s safr TOR
sC-ne .s-zsA pssL Nsag s.rsaers are :ot
reese sszs,. ssss 4-as tAt ss-ahz1 q a.
lsxes ss fairy Ar-lse C',.7ns-y rne-cht''s
kAa- less s.sssas2sssz 20 ss.s ss'e raGrsci
psssc-AZ,y. tas ;se:e = IA; sT.-.7.kliisE
Of ezytrs ezes sees 4-sa -at-g .n'ersa-
dealers w-9.< thA; sasy XII se i iNe
csrs 6,rs-S TIE caza1zss zsos-A
Trs-s Il DaIsa-.s s,ri7aSt tfronfsc@s
ss< coa,c.y. ans sifNrasA -esAg sseSss
are know 20 es vssg STA n tAis siAAs
re. very few &aai<-s arr = Any A1-r-y ~
purchase sssrrases. sEacas ASss orer -
lo~. AID have q c'ssA sOrs la1ec ssa-
expected. asrfrg re ;.Gss tx o Twelve
months .Aag he &Vtr1rs -asra1h-; sss
become .r.5sss v@,n Tx t5eA th1s uotA-
ing or ee Esirs3 ~ Auy4-.s 4ArE1 G:
eciual saztS A .evr corser7rst.Te s-Ale-s
are eesinaszy &c reanATs however, ss1at
change fer tAe hests< y i-z-si5ezs- zTa
they are ru-vaAslrZ oal1ly Of ss7-,ses
thas viii ae arssse3 sa-ius TIE ssraE
arga sgEr n.e-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
THE MAID AND THE Dominic.

Thought He Was Doing Favor and
She Didn't Undeceiye Him.
She.was modest-appearing girl, and
as pretty as a girl well could be. Her
great blue eyes looked out from under
her new Easter bonnet In a way liable
to bewitch any man. She came into the
Union station the other afternoon and
slowly descended the steps, apparent
ly UNCONSCIOUS of the many admiring
glances cast in her direction. In her
arms were many bundles, ali of them
small, but of such odd shapes that they
were difficult to carry
AS the young woman took her foot
from the last step of the long stair
way a look of perplexity fitted across
her face. Then, as she started to cross
the waiting-room, those who were
watching her saw something on the
floor, where she had dropped it. A
dozen men started forward to pick it
up, saw what it was, and then maneu-
vered so that it would appear as If they.
had not noticed it. The young lady,
aware of her loss, kept straight on, and
never looked behind her.
But there was one man there who
had seen the article fall and he went
after it. He wore the straight collar
and peculiar garb of the clergy, while
glasses told of that most embarrassing
of Affections, near-sightedness. Rum
ming quickly to the little object that
lay so harmlessly upon the floor, he
picked it up and hastened after her.
He touched her on the arm, and, lift-
ing his hat, he said: s'I beg your par
don, my dear young lady, but you
dropped your"
It was then that he saw for the first
time what he had picked up. He was
holding the little band of black with
red bow on it in full view of those
who were in the waiting-room, and he
did not know what to do with it. The
young woman's hands were occupied
with bundles, and he felt it would
scarcely be right to drop 1t or put it
in his pocket. For perhaps moment
he stood there b1ushing. He tried to
| speak, but the best he could do was
to stam1ner out some unintelligible
/ SYIIaDIeS. LII LHe 1neaHIine Lie giIl
stood speechless. First she flushed and
then grew pale. Then her face seemed
to indicate that she was amused at the
clergyman's embarrassment. Then,
| with a sweet smile, she dropped her
| bundles on seat. and, taking the cir
clet, she said: 'It's so good of you. My
brother Tom would never have for
given me if I lost one of the sleeve
| holders his fnancee sent him"
| And she gathered up her bundles and
| left.-St. Louis be-Democrat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
suaAR TRusT STEAL.
Public Sentiment strong Againss
esyYeetenedo Legislation.

Public Sentiment strong Against
"sueetenedo Legislation.
Mr.. William Z. Wilson, author of tho
Wilson tariff bill, figures out that the
protection which the sugar trust will
receive from the Aldrich for senatel
bill IS s12, ,9s3.94s, all of which will go
into the pockets of half dozen mil-
lionaires, who have already grown rich
out of the favors allowed them.
..This,' says Mr.. Wilson, lis the
amount which that bin will compel the
American consumers to pay the trust
in excess of what they would have to
pay to foreign refners for that quantity
of sugar, and it must be increased one
fourth namely, to $l6,229,935 = to
show the full protection or bounty to
be taken by law from consumers for
the benefit of the entire refining indus
try of the country"
No fact stands more clearly proved
than that the senate tariff bill is
framed in the interest of the sugar
trust, if not prepared by the trust it
self, the committee being merely its
organ in laying its demands before con-
gress. We are glad that the issue is
thus clearly joined and the contest made
between the people and the trust.
I It is said in Washington some OF the
Louisiana growers are disposed to favor
the senate bill, on the ground that the
trust is certain to win this time, as it
| always has done in the past, and that
| it is the wrong policy to antagonize IT.
| This is, we think, mistake. The trust
| has never shown itself thoughtful Of
the sugar growing interests, but al
ways thoroughly selfish, and willing to
sacrifice every other interest to adj
vance its own profits. WlFSe it is true
that the trust has nearly always sue
ceeded in the past in making congress,
| and particularly the senate, carry out
| it's orders, the chances were never so
| good for defeating it as now. The su-
gar growers would be benefited by
getting out of the way this ogre, which
has done much to bring discredit on the
sugar industry, and has seriously Grip
/ pied it at times.
/ The chances were never before SO
4 good for its defeat, for the issue is now.
SO clearly made that each senator will
/ be compelled to say whether he is for
the trust or for the people; and, in the
light of the facts recently brought out,
it will be no pleasant matter for sena-
tors to declare that they will carry out
the trusts orders. So AZ least the
/ Herald's interviews showed, when only
six senator's were willing to declare
that they belonged to the trust.
/ We believe the public sentiment on
this subject is strong enough to defeat
this attempt to rob the American peo7
i pie Of some s13. .ooo, 900 a year in the in
i terest OF half a dozen millionaires.--N.
o. Times Democrat.