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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24

Tho Atlantic Trust Company yesterday passed
It's regular quarterly dividend OF per cent. II was
stated that tho 500 600 surplus OF tho company had
been reduced TO 10000 by writing assets. Tho
capital Of the company is cO,cD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24

WE GUARANTEE PROMPT DELIVERY OF
GOODS AT ANY TIME DESIRED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24

Hartwig ~ Baruch was yesterday elected a
member OF the New-York Stock Exchange Henry
Fitch VINO failed in 1890 as a member OF the frm
OF p W. Galaudet & Co. was reinstated 10 mem
bership after payment OF his obligations.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
RAILROAD sorApBLE.

II was announced In this mornings Post
that the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas Guy
railroad had force Of men at work last
night laying a track to the Beaumont l-uin-
Der company's yards, and the report was
fact. The railroad did not get the con-
ncclion completed. however. This track
would have interlerod with the reNarhAna
and Fort Smiths proposed and partly con-
structod switch TO the Texas Tram anu
Lumber ccmpany's yard and with the
assistance of Mayor Eastman, the latter
road stopped work on the kaysee track
when it reached the corporate limit be
tween II and II O'Clock last night. Neiiher
road has done anything today. but track
lavinC on both may proceed some tinlc
tonight. From what The Post correspond
eut can learn. the trouble between the two
reads is this: Tho TcXarhana and Fort
Smith began laying track a Tow days
ago. which. when constructed, would cut
the Kaysee out of the Beaumont Lumber
company's Yards In retaliation the Gpli,
Beaumont ana Kansas City last night be-
gan building track that would cut the
Toxarkana and Fort Smith out Of the Texas
Tram and Lumber oompany's yards,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
ing this year and large shipments will be

ing this year and large shipments viii be
made TO Northern markets.
La Porte. Texas. March 3.-shipmcnts
Of strawberries Will begin from here Mon
day. The output promises to quhdruple The
yield Of last year. Celery and cabbage
have beth proved payins crops to ship aud
many farmers are planning 20 engage OK
tensiyely In their culture next fall. There
Is every Indication that over 1000 acres In
this vicinity will be planted In cotton.
about one half Of il new land. No cotton
was raised here last year. There is a fine
opening at La Porte for building a cotton
gin.
Korryille. Texas, March l2.-Farmers arc
getting along well With planting, although
the ground Is very dry. Nearly all the
corn is planted Wheat. oats aud rye are
in fine condition.
WeIiborn, Texas. March - "A good deal
Of corn up and looking well ard some
being worked out. some cotton planted,
hut none up. Rain not seriously needed,
but would be very beneficial 10 all yese-
taiion.
Snyder, Texas. March ii.--crop pros
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

Waco. Texas. March 1.-THE board OF
directors OF tho Texas division OF the
Travellers Protective association met here
tonight. President G. L. Sanger of Waco
presiding. Those present were C. l.. San
ger Of Waco. Maleolm Graham Of Austin.
Secretary r. ~ Rundell Of Austin. Dan
Wen OF Waco. August Hoover OF Corsi-
cana. Howard Peak Of Fort Worth, Paul
Erb OF Dallas. Secretary Graham held a
proxy from All Dieckmann OF San An
tonic The matter OF appointing an or
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

The Southwestern Telephone company
has received two new sections Of switch
board which will very considerably in
Tho business Of the Galveston Houston
line has grown to very respectable pro-
portions and in order 10 accommodate tho
increased demands the number Of circuits
will be Increased from two to FIVE and
three operators. instead OF one. will here
after be employed to handle the long dis
lance business.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
WANT SETTLERS.

,.. the announcement Of the coming TO
I,rs,cn o, so large a number of i'm
|r,u,s BY the North German Lloyd
Nusr next month local ticket agents
!, van, to furnish transportation to the
isIcr and real estate men with big tracts
| Ind TO sell or colonize have been ig~
1hf on the possible profits to be de-
N from careful attention to the new
In The number of immigrants OK
I'D BY the next steamer of the North
ran line is somewhat in excess Of 800,
I u the immigration laws are strict 1t
Supposed they Will all have money.
b d them have relatives In this couu-
nd have probably made their arrange
his In advance OF their coming, but the
position is that the great majority Of
IN are simply on the lookout FOR new
|hu ard will be- purchasers of lands.
kg Improved or unimproyed, directly
tu their arrival. Some Of the laudown-
were making inquiries today, but with
rrch success. as TO the character Of
migrants and tho best way to reach
ta ut the Indications are that there
some spirited bidding for their
|an shen the immigrants reach here.
b The railway ticket agents aud the
EtR VITO have land to sell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
NOTHING WAS DONE.
BEAUMONT CITIZENS HAVE NOT
RAISED T., l.. a Il. BoNt>.
The Scrabble between the Rival
Roads Is ut II standSiiii--A
Lady Cyciist Injured.

beaumont. Texas. March lS.-Thore was
a large attendance Of citizens at FIremen' $
hall tonight To hear the report of the COM
IL ittee appointed Monday to canvass win
the view of seeing II bonus of $4,000
could BIZ raised for an extension OF 'ho
Texas. Louisiana and Eastern to u Goa
nection with the Gulf. Beaumont and Kan
sas CIV at Silsbee. The committee re-
ported nothing done.
The meeting then proceeded to discuss
whether CT not the road should ne eNtcnd-
ed 10 sllsbee or direct 10 Beaumont and
adjourned TO await legislative action on
the Sqnta Fe's petition FOR permission 10
oco,ire The Conroo road by purchase.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

ganizcr to work up the membership OF the
posts was deferred until after tho conven-
ton OF April.
All Dieckmann. chairman OF the commit
tee Gu badgeg for the National convention,
sent design selected by him and the
board ordered 200.
J. c. F'laherty OF Post II was selected a
member OF the board Of directors. In the
place OF r. NJ Costello The finance COM
mltteo's report was approved.
Howard W. Peak presented Post II With
picture OF Homer r. Wilson, chaplain OF
the division. The board then adjourned TO
meet at Post C's headquarters. Houston.
Apr.l 10,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
poets never better. Grass growing finely
Cattle In good shape

Donlson. Texas. March i2 Tho wheat
crop In Grayson county bids fair 10 be
larger than In quarter OF century.
Several thousand more acres than usual
have been planted and the crop Is the best
now In the history OF the county. Farmers
from all sections Of the county report a
large acreage Of wheat, and all Of 1t In
iino condition. The oat crop Is also large
and most promising.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
AND CROPS.
STRAWBERRY SHIPMENTS FROM
THE COAST COUNTRY.
Co,ton 10 BE Planted About l."
par,e--ncports Indicate n Gopd
Condition of Field Crops
ullohcock. Texas. March l9.-strawber-

Hitchcock. Texas. March 13,-strawber-
r,eg are now being shipped daily. They are
Of the finest quality and the yield promises
~ Ne large. as the vines arc heavily fruit
~, Vegetables are plentiful and large
daily ftiumcnts are made at various poiAts
,n the Slale Growers are planning l2ree
a,e Of canteloupes and other yege-
,ahles for car load shipments, The pear
orchards are all In bloom and arc lovely
s,vht and all owners feel much encour-
AGED. Many new orchards come into bear
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
ADMIRALTY DOCKET.

The admiralty docket will be called In
the United States court Monday next. rho
suits OF Martin Fcntino VS. the New York
and Texas Steamship company. and John
starstrom vs. the steamship Joseph john
are set for that day Roth are actions for
damages growing out OF injuries alleged 70
have been received by libellants On board
the Vessels lhellof
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
A n1cYcLIsT INJURED.

While bicycle riding on Calder avenue
with a party Of frieuds at O'Clock to-
night. Miss Edie. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. p. ogden. met with a serious
mishap. She was leading the party when
Nor y,hcol struck a COW. throwing her 10
tho sro,lnd The other wheels passed over
hor dislocatlng her left elbow and ,hulnb
and cutting an ugly cash in her head. The
wanda are not regarded as dangerous
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

came in from Galveston with cargo OF as
sorted merchandise for local merchants
Sho will load out with lumber.
Colonel %. w Sollidny. manager Of
Magnolia rico farm at Terry, was here to-
day and reports that some malicious per-
son cut levee on the farm onc day this
week. lettlng on large amount Of water
they had inside the levees. Had II been
done sixty days later, It would have lost
tho owners several thousand dollars, and
as Il Is the loss VIII be very heavy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

a., roie,sor Munyon Is hcnored TODAY n.
me leading authority In The medical wori "a
~, ~ new and humane methods OF Great.
loned dcas or doctorlnr with nn,sorn,,a
uctigs tnat create dozen diseases In tho
eIort 10 get rid of one lie docs nnt
cain mat he has one remedy than win
vure az complaints, but that hs has r,re-
pared Q specific euro Tor nearly eye~v dis.
case IL does cls IN that Munyon's kheu
nn,at.sm Cure VIII cure rheumatism; mat
MUNYON'S liNspepsa Cmre f. a nos i've
ctrc for dyspepsia and all stomach trnns
n,ee MnnNoh'' Cough Cure cures coughs.
MNnNon N1ialrh Remedies cur, catarrh.
,Muny9n,s Kidney Cure cures kidney trou-
nlpS ~ Same may hc said Of ali Mum
Non's dmereut remedies They NAV be
obtained ~ all drug stores. mostly at %
cents bottle
lcrsoi-[ letters TO Professor Munyor,
iva Arch street., Ph'ladelph a, Pa. an
swered with free medical advice for any
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
Vessels at Grunge.

Orange Texas, March lathe steamer
II. H. Lee. Captain Joe Jordan came In
today from tha upper Sabine. having been
as far up as Burkoylilc. with freight for
tho up country merchants. She brought
down cargo Of cotton. The captain re-
ports the river down TO low wate.msrk
again.
The schooner silas. Captain J. Peterson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
TfIEATER.

The New orleans Item company present.
Cd "1Iere We Speak French at the opera
house tonight. The entertainment was tor
The benefit OF the North Louisiana drouln
su f and 1t was enjoyed by large
audience.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
q.
6lND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
MARI Company Will Reduce
Cotton Wharfage
L. amIyAR LAND SUIT DECIDED.
j. Reverts 10 the Original
-pan,asc suit-<rhe Owens
49, RATED states Court.

|..,,,..ss. Texas. March is'- The Gal !.
wharf company today adopted a
''n II, reducing the wharf charges on
asD i Der cent. In some quarters it
~ " M, is in accordance with the com
nia .u,v IN reduce wharf charges as
~. ;. Incl Increasing business will Justify
1, ~, business is now assuming sueh
'n,' that the company can afford 10
r,sre are others. however. not
|au'.' d,v IN the wharf company. who
,,nerent reason. in view OF the
: hostility which has been mani
\, toward the company in some quar-
u,,.,ofore every bale OF cotton
n, Tho wharves at this port has been
C.,rsd 10 pay charge of 10 cents for
Under the reduction. which
1 Vim with the movement of the 1897
4. charge will be bat ~ cents a
(rr,rplrg the action of the wharf com
!, directory today Secretary Bailey
1t "a the policy of the company to
:. CHARGES as business increases. We
s,,sin fixed charges which must be
.ss they must be taken account OF
mating a schedule OF charges. AZ
nalrme Of our business increases we
y eourse. meet these fixed charges,
= ibe same time reduce our tarills.
,s.eipts OF cotton have not only In
~ proportiunately within the year. but
,.,sral merchandise business has also
= wonderfully. We have had a clas.
..,,,ly new business in the line or
w. shelter products. etc. which has
Induced to come through this port
s..,.o AZ the low charg,a and the ag-
.,,s Increase in the company's business
m,ae Il possible to reduce the charges
acton. The charges on other classes
,s'shi will not be reduced at present
,.rs they have ALREADY been reduced
M limit necessary TO be observed for
MASON above. given. but the company
continue the pol!cy''of lowering the
M, as the business grows"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
United sTATEs COURT.

C. ]. Brown VS.. Branch r, Masterson ct
al; continued
Charles e. Adams et al vs.. John r. Lewis
e. al; Judgment for plaintiffs and defend
ants exception to Judgment entered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
DAMAGE sfrIT

IA
a''sinson this afternoon brought
~e district court against Hanna
u asking judgment for damages
:. Of $4,000, for cause of action al
w ne was engaged in the BUSH
~a'llns and enjoyed n good repr-
W. credit until February /, ISE,
W. defendants caused plaintiffs
y ns'ed In small book or pam.
49, by an association STYLED "The
~, Ts,al' o.ectiye association Of, Gal.
u, "a. which book purportcd I,
| h.lr s' OF persons who would not
fiy a. go, sl debts and who are un.
|soo o sh.sall, the members Of the as.
prso, .''s,gatlne themselves to report
y nor, .elnqueut in paving their
| b nj, u,nly' aud binding themselves
sta NJ PERSONS 80 listed on the bad
p thu :, Iurther says no received a
ss he paid his debt to
ftu Ia adrd he would be so listed
I'm in says he was not Indebted to
NJ, ne asked defendants ,o. an ~,
a.ttinr h' ,.ey sad You do not owe
nsls him s ohe - does, and when
y viii ,bs os'',e his Indebtedness with
Y Tie hoatih nave your name taken
IN" AS issued by the said asso.
tprthsr ,,
ts mana says the secretary refused to
saphl,t wa sS' OF the book, and that
vas circulated to his great
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

u tu,r, ~ deaths for the week just
r i q I ,al, BY the city health ply
|.srtis; MIS- ,v,olored. . months. gas
"a o,den der Mamie Macera, % year.
q .n.iurai na William r. Moore 4s
I ayear. cause Inquest ,Jobn III ri
stlnt. stIl,bSo,Iearditis; infant of Mrs
Assr t,i'oorn; Natalie Pallsslini 81
sillborrasi, 'upe; infant 0: George Ben n
Sca'; baby a brammer. cerebral
80; Nm nuli,.i year. catarrhal
heard. SO years, heart
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
Latest Style Belts

Latest Style Belts
so dozen New Patent Metal
Belts, At 23c Each
100 dozen Black and Tan
Leather Belts, worth zoe,
AT fOC Each
% dozen Tan and Black
Leather Belts, with . Buckles,
worth Acc and soc,
At Csc Each
90 dozen Black, White and
Tan Leather Belts, wit h
latest 2 Harness Buckles,
worth 75c, AT 4SC
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
White Pique.

so pieces White Figured
Pique for Suits and Skirts,
worth 15c, AT SIC Il Yard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
Bed Spreads.

$50 dozen White Crocheted
Bed Spreads will be placed
on sale at following prices:
80 White Crocheted Spreads
worth 75c, At 4SC
80 White Crocheted Spreads
worth 81, At 60C
80 White Crocheted Spreads
worth $1.50 At Csc
See our Line of White
Crocheted Marseilles Spreads.
All are marked way down.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01
An Opportunity to Sell Farming, Mineral and
Timber Lands
BUREAU, OF AGRICULTURE,

DbNLhN3 VI
Nashville, Tenn, March 26. 1897.
By act Of 1875, Chapter 95. Section
4, it becomes the duty of the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture to keep in his
own and the Assistant Commissioner
office, record of lands for sale. lease
or colonization, for
which said Commissioner and Assist
ant Commissioner shall be allowed
fee of two dollars for making each en-
try, to be paid by the owner of the land
offered for sale, lease or colonization,
and the funds derived from such fees
shall be expended in like manner as
other finds, under the control of this
bureau, ,-Milliken & Vertrees' Code,
Sec. 301, p. 54.
To those having any of the above
mentioned properties for sale, lease or
colonization, an opportunity will be Of
cred by which these properties may be
brought to the notice of the numerous
visitors to the centennial during this
year. In addition to tourists for pleas
ure, the low rates offered by the rail-
roads will doubtless, attract many seek
ing investments in farms, large tracts,
suitable for colonization, mineral and
timber lands, as we'll as home seekers,
and to enable the holders of such prop
critics to reach intending purchasers,
Commissioner Allison has decided to
issue, in large numbers for free distri-
button in the Agricultural Building, a
pamphlet containing a list of all such
properties. with name of owner or
agent, post Office address, price, terms.
etc. For each piece of property thus
listed for sale, a fee of $500 will be
charged, the fund thus acquired to be
used for defraying the cost OF the pam
phlet as provided by law. For each
description space to the amount of half
a page will be allowed and blanks for
listing furnished on application. 1t is
the wish of the Commissioner to get
out the first issue of this bulletin about
April 10, and all who desire to avail
themselves of this opportunity should
see or communicate with him at once.
Address all communications to
7. F. P. ALLISON,
Commissioner OF Agriculture,
Nashville. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01
FREE SEED .HUMBUG.

The seed distribution was character
lied by Representative Moody of Mas
sachusetts, as "the biggest humbug of
the many humbugs we see in Washing
ton" All of his agricultural constitu-
ents considered it a waste of money,
he declared. Washington Post.
These seeds are allotted to congress
men, whether they want them or not.
Some really give them us intended, to
farmers needing them; others send
them to political adherents; some, it is
said, sell them for personal profit: 9TH
ers take no thought of their share,
which probably accures to the profit of
the seed-puryeyor.-New York Home
Journal,
Why allow this federal subvention to
certain members of the community to
take this elementary from? Instead of
scattering 81, ,Sl7 miles of seeds through
a smiling land, why doesn't this be-
neyolent government scatter the finish
ed food produced, and substitute for
squash seeds and seed wheat and toma-
to seeds, squash pie and boiled mush-
rooms on toast and catsup? In such
ways two millions could be more luxur-
iously and comfortably enjoyed by the
benefciaries. Doubtless some of them
would prefer to commute their allow
ance for an annual ration of bread and
beer. A government which doesn't
have reuenue enough to pay its ex-
penses can not be expected to stoop to
economy; and surely nobody will
grudge paltry 50, 100000 a year when
that sum is given as the tribute of
paternalism to political agriculture -
New York Sun.
Those in favor of abolishing free dis
tribution of seeds, by the government,
should write at once to their United
States senators and congressional rep
resentatives, urging them to vote
against any appropriation for free seeds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01
More Taxation but Less Revenue.

Gradually it is dawning upon the
country that the more the Dlngley bill
is studied the more familiar grows the
belief that it will not be aproducer of
revenue, though the need of more rev.
enue for the uses of government is the
basis of the pleas both of the president
and Congressman Dingley. 1t is fact
that if imports are excluded no revenues
can be derived from the tariffs imposed
upon the excluded imports, and that if
the rates lessen imports the estimated
revenues will not be derived Now the
Dingley schedules are based upon the
presumption that imports will increase
instead of falling off, though the ex-
perience of the country under the
operations of the Mckinley bill sue
cessfully negatives this presumption.
rbe duty on wool is an average of 12
cents, and is now generally admitted
that this will be prohibitory, and the
estimated revenue from will not be
realized. Yet the wage-earners who
have to buy woolen goods will have to
pay an increased price because the pro-
hibitive duty puts the market under
the control of the protected dealers,
Then, too, it is being discovered that
the rates in many schedules are higher
than first stated, because the change
from ad valorem duties to specific du
ties is deceptive and the specific rates
are figured out Although the increase
over the average rates in the Wilson
bill may not seem now to be great, i
will be found that they are excessive
and prohibitory in many schedules
especially those relating;to wool, cottol
and silks. But these advances do no
produce reverue, for they decrease i'm
ports. Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01

A single type dropped from one of the
forms of Pittsburg paper a few days
ago, and it cost the paper $405, says
an exchange. A dry goods firm there
advertised special sale of ladies' wrap
pers at 9S cents. 1t was the figure 8
that dropped out while the forms were
being handled, A tremendous crowd
Of ladies were at the store early the
next morning, some coming shortly af-
ter daybreak, to set those wonderfully
cheap Scent wrappers, The firm
realized that serious error was made,
but it kept faith with its patrons
Every wrapper in the house was sold at
a big loss, and bill for $405 was then
sent to the newspaper. 1t paid it with
ont protest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01

Five Carterville, Missouri, bachelors
have bound themselves by a solemn
oath to be married before Christmas.
They are to meet, with their wives, at
a local hotel for a dinner on that day,
and if any has failed to keep his pledge
he is tobe brought by the sheriff, bound
and gagged, to the scene of the festivi-
ties, and, will be required to forfeit $25,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01
Extirpate the Hyenas.

At the present day the sanctity of
private life is constantly invaded by
scandalous newspapers, prying detec-
tives and mercenary attorneys. Disre-
putable sheets scatter before the world
the nauseating details of crime and
make public private matters which it is
an outrage to reveal Licensed med
dlers in the shape of private detectives
act the spy and furnish evidence to
break the hearts of men and women.
Briehess lawyers nose out possible
ISLANDERS and libels and endeavor to add
grist to the litigation mill. These pur-
veyors of filth and traffickers in scandal
are disgrace to the boasted progress
of the century, and public opinion can
not too strongly antagonize them. =
Philadelphia Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01

1t is the custom in the Rothschild
family to purchase six pearls, each
costing $1OO, at the birth of each girl
baby, Upon each birthday six more
pearls are added to the original nest
egg, so that when the young woman
makes her debut into society casket
of magnificent gems is presented to her.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-01

A water tube Jail is one of the latest
achievements of Yankee ingenuity. 1t
is no longer necessary to make the pris-
on bars heavy and so hard that cutting
through them becomes very difficult ;
but, instead, they are made simply of
pipes, forming part of a high-pressure
water system. Should any of these
pipes be severed, the water would es-
cape and quickly give warning of the
break.