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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06

WHEN it comes to selling vehicles and
harness. our imitators don't know
where they are at" Everybody knows
that Mosehart " Keller sell tho hest ~
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OPEN for position; good general business
man; eight years experience as niunici-
pm, and railroad civsl engineer in charge.
ADDRESS Lock Box w, or telephone Sli,
city,
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished room in private
family, all modern cOnyeniences; terms
reasonable. Apply 7l6 Crawford street. 8
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POSITION by first-class all around cook
hotel, restaurant, camp. boarding car or
other kind of employnien Address
Charles, this office, s
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FOR SALE.

TRUSTEE SALE--1llig stock OF furniture.
flno bed room and par!or suites, hat
racks, aldeboards, shades, chairs. all
1l6 Main.
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wANTHD--Positio as stationary cnEi.
neer, good machinist: job In olty pre-.
terrsd; good references given. Address
j. H., this office.
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SITUATION WANTED--ro work In store
or cook for private family. Address Sam
Woods. ISIS Franklin avenue. 4
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WANTED situation to do cooking or
general housework in some good family
by. reliable white girl. Address S. A.,
this office.
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AI.L.-AROUND cook and pastry cook
wants a. place; town or country, white:
sober; Is years experience. Address 1925,
this office. \
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OXYDONoR "vlctory'-Postive cure for
dengue fever. / am the only authorized
dealer for Houston and Galveston. j. j.
Fendley. 6l2 Caroline Street. Houston.
Texas.
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HOUSlcK EEPER wants postion. white
woman: will do cooking; can give refer
ences will live with family. Apply gGl6
Opolousas street. 7
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WHITE woman wants work OF any kind
around house OF some good, Christiaa,
or respectable family. Address 1922, this
office. 4
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF any kind
young man OF good education. Csoorg
y. SosseIn. Beaumont. Texas,
GERMAN woman wishes situation a
housekeeper or coed Geek IN privat
street.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
THE ALASKAN MINES.
The Chief Clerk of the San Francisco MIN
Talks About KIondike Gold.

Talks About Klondike Gold.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 7.-Speaking OF
the Klondike output of gold, the CHIEF
clerk of the mint said:
"AI the gold brought to this city
from the Alaskan mines will not ex-
coed $500. 900, and all that has been
taken this year and sent to other minis
will not exceed So, 900, 600.
THE gold from that partof the oun
try is generally from 700 to 500 fine,
and some of it ran to 900, the average
being worth from S15.5 80 to SIT an
ounce.
j. C. Butler, of the Pullman Car Co.,
is in receipt of a letter from R. z. lay
lor, a financial broker of Seattle. A
few days ago Taylor received
word from some men whom he had
sent to the Klondike section last
spring, in which they inform him that
every claim within $50 miles of Daw-
son City has been taken up, and that
men are rushing all over the country
looking for locations. He says that
starvation and hardship stare many OF
them in the face.
Capt. Niebaum, of the Alaska Com
mericial Co., who has made a careful
/ study of the situation, fears there will
be a great deal of suffering in the min
ing regions the coming winter. He
thinks the people going are far in ex-
cess of the supplies for warded.
A letter from Hart Humber, a pros
pector, dated Dawson City. June ID.
just received, shows that the gold
seekers need plenty of capital. After
reaching Dawson and paying the heavy
duty on his outfit, besides 80 cents a
pound for getting it over Chilkoot pass,
he will have to pay % cents a pound to
get his stuff from Dawson to the dig,
gipgs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
THE DECLINE IN SILVER.
Statement of Mr.. Preston, Director of the
Mint, as to Fact and Cause.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-'The bullion
value of the American silver dollar,
according to Yesterdays market price
of silver. is just 1876 cents said Mr..
Preston. the director of the mint, yes
terday.
This makes the commercial ratio
between silver and gold 36.6 to 1 in
stead OF 16 to l." continued Mr.. Pres
ton. I'm order to make our silver dol
lar equal to a gold dollar at this rate
it would have to contain $50 fine grains
of silver. If the alloy were added the
total would be 953 grains"
How do you account for the recent
decline in silver" Mr.. Preston was
asked.
Simply by the lack of demand for
It. | see no future for silver what
ever. Yesterdays quotations make 1t
81 cents an ounce. 1t is my honest
opinion that within six months silver
will fall to 40 cents an ounce. There is
no demand for it anywhere. China is
not buying any; Japan is out of the
business, and there seems to be no de-
mand for it in any country to any eX-
tent, ever for use as subsidiary coin
age. 1t is true that in the bazars OF
India it is traded in as merchandise,
but the famine and hard times in that
country have reduced the demand to a
minimum.
Il think the gold product for this
year will be about $40, 900, 900. The
United States will contr ibute about
500. 900, 900 to the supply. l base my
predictions of an increased worlds
output upon the fact that the supply
has not fallen off in any country.
Here comes the Klondike now with
still further additions to the gold sup
ply of the world. The extent of thu
klondike's output is problematical.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
THE DECLINE IN SILVER.
Co~lorapans Express Their Opinions Some
Are Discouraged.

are discouraged
DENVER, Col, Aug. 1.-The effect OF
the decline in silver to 55H cents per
ounce and the probable further fall to
as low as 50 cents, which seems to be
conceded by those in the best position
to Judge, is current topic of converse
ton among mining men, and while
some are greatly discouraged at
the outlook for mining in Col
orado, the general opinion seems
to be that the decline of silver will
have no very serious effect upon the
mines, because there is comparatively
little silver now mined in the state eX-
cept in connection with copper, gold
and lead. There is a possibility that
some of the Aspen and Creede proper
ties will shut down, but outside OK
these there will be little change in the
situation.
Ex-Gov. J. b. Grant, of the Omaha II
Grant Smeiter, said: II IN of the opln-
ion that silver will continue to &C
down until there is u marked decrease
in the production in some parts OF the
world, and it remains to be seen which
of the Ailver-producing countries will
give way first. If the present vol
ume of silver production is mann
tanned, with silver at 55H, 1t
will go lower until the supply and de-
mand are nearer together. OF course
there will come a time when it will
stop falling. but l do not think that
will come until there is q very marked
decrease in production, unless in the
meantime silver should be remon-
cited. One thing will result from
the decline-no new silver en-
terprises will be started, and
there will be an increased activity in
the search for gold. l also think it
will have some effect upon the develop
ment of Mexico, and that no more rail-
roads will be built to the mines of thai
country. 1t will have no serious ef-
| feet upon the production of lead, for l
have figured out that with lead at $3.50,
and silver at $50, it is just about as
profitable to the miner as when lead
was S3.25 and silver Is.
Ex-senator n. p. Hill, of the Boston
& Colorado smelter. thinks that the de-
cline will be seriously felt in many
quarters. The aggregate loss will be
quite large" said he. Last year the
average price paid our company for
silver was $3.50 cents per ounce, and
the difference between that price and
to-day's quotations amounts to about
S120. GOO in our production of last year.
In 1899 the price was much higher. and
the loss compared with to-day's prices
would be nearly $3.50, O0O.n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
PENSION DECISION

sISase Wherein the Pension Bureau Split
n tfaIr ReSersed-Lieut. Rogers Restored
to the ROIIs-He was an Onicer on tht
Iscrenue Cutter Toward, Ordered IntS
Corporation with the Navy by the Presi
drae of the United States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-An important
decision, in which the interior depart
zncat, for the first time, declares a rev
1asIe cutter to have been part of the
Gaited States navy, has been made oJ
Assistant Secretary of b Interior
Webster Davis, in the case of VIM. +.
Ksosers, lieutenant on the United States
-ueVcnue cutter Forward" a Mexican
war claim The decision overrules the
action of the pension bureau under the
last administration and effects a num-
der of claims
Rogers was pensioned, in 1887, for serv-
Ice from June 80, 1916, to April 80, 1s41,
Ibis vessel having been in active co-opera'
Lion with the navy, byorder OF the presl-
dent, in the Mexican war, but he was
subsequently, dropped on the ground
that he was not legally enlisted into
..hc military or naval service.
In acting on the case Mr.. Davis says
az Is DcCO1O uiSDuOC ShdI WIZ >"
Forward, not in contemplation OF the
law, but under actual provision n
mandate of the law, and by virtue OF
che presidents order, became part OF
-Ehc naval establishment of the United
states, under the direction of the sec
rotary OF the navy, and hence the
Furisdictiou of the treasury n"er that
vcsseI and the ships campo y mean
sirue was temporarily ousted. The Of
3cers and enlisted men thereby be-
-o.ne, by merger, subject to the order
1f the commodore OF the navy. and
asucnabIc t o the rules and articles
IT wal in their then war prac-
tace aad operation. 1t neces-
sarily follows. the assistant sec
ratary concludes, that the pension
er had title to pension under the act of
January 29- 1887, having actually served
uanre than 80 days with the United
states navy in Mexico, he not being
barred by the acts proviso. Rogers
name will be restored to the rolls and
he will he paid the accrued pension.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
Ser of the Spanish Navy Placed in I'm.
mluent Jeopardy.

Ien of the spanish Navy Placed in I'm
mEnent Jeopardy.
WASHINGTON. Aug. In his last re-
9ort to the surgeon-general of the hos
9litai service, DIR. Bruner, sanitary in
s~ssecSor fer the service at Havana,
tweIls upon the probability of a rapid
ncrease of yellow fever among
tue Spanish sailors He says
HAT Up to recent date there were no
cases among the sailors of the Spanish
navy, but that lately several have ap-
reared. He attributed this to the fact
that some of the warships have gone
to the navy yard. which is in close
.pYoxiInity to the military hos
gsitaI, and the Tallipiedra wharf,
sy.ich is in bad condition.
-.rhere are" he says, seven or eight
war vessels now in the harbor, and
their complement must aggregate 1850
men, many of whom, 1 learn, are not
LccIimated. This being true, they will
be doubly exposd to the danger of con-
SracGiug the disease"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
MR., FOSTER RETURNS

And In YomptI Interviewed by . News
paper Man-Is Mum on the Behring Sea
Question and shows Contempt for the
Elliott Letters-The Ex-Secretary Anticl-
mates No Difficulty with the japanese
Over Hawaiian Annexation.
NEW YORK, Aug. Hon John w.
Foster, the commissioner sent by
President Mckinley to England to
confer with Lord Salisbury relative to
the Behring sea matter, arrived here
on the steamer st. Louis last evening.
Mr.. Foster, when asked what he had
to say concerning the result OF his mis-
sion abroad, replied:
Il don't care to say anything con-
corning the Behring sea question until
| have first seen Secretary Sherman
and submitted my report to him.
How about the conference to be
held in Washington" the commits
sioner was asked.
''All that | care to say on that sub
iect has beer cabled from London to
this country"
Have you read the letters of Henry
w. Elliott, criticising you and your eff
forts IN connection with your past re-
lations with the Behring sea matter
and your present mission?"
mo, l have rot seen them"
After hastily glancing through the
Elliott letters, Commissioner Foster
said:
Il do not care to express myself re-
garding the matter at all. The people
in Washington know of the anlmus
hat actuates him, and know what his
status and what my status is
do you have any apprehension as
to the difficulty between this country
and Japan relative to the annexation
of Hawaii" the reporter inquired.
Not in the least. Japan only takes
such an interest as would be expected
from any country having ri, 600 people
on the islands. The matter will be
amicably adjusted without any trouble
between the two countries" replied
Mr.. Foster. Notwithstanding the
reports that the conference in autumn
of Great Britain, Japan and Russia at
Washington will be one of naturalistS
to compare biological notes and that
all reference to the existing reguia-
tions is to be expressly barred from
the discussion, a passenger on the st.
Louis said that Mr.. Foster told him
that he had the expectation of reopen
ing the whole question in the fall, and
that he had satisfactory assurances
from Lord Salisbury to that effect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14

King of Prussia and Emperor OF erman
majesty, and 1 know 1 have the sup
port of my whole people in doing SO,
that 1 stand by your maJestys SIDE
with my whole strength in this great
work of preserving the peace of the
nations, and 1 will give your majesty
my strongest support against anyone
who may attempt to disturb or break
this peace. 1 drink to the welfare OF
your majesties."
The sentence in which Emperor Will
liam pledged Emperor Nicholas his
support against any attempt to break
the a of the nations vas spoken in
Russian.
The whole city and the ships lying
in the Neva have been splendidly deco
rated with flags and flowers, and the
streets were crowded, although the
sky was overcast.
Emperor William and the empress
arrived at the landing stage at II a. n,
where the municipal authorities pre-
sented them with bread and salt on
specially constructed dishes, as tokens
of the hospitality of the city. With
the Peterowski regiment as guard OF
honor, they visited the fortress Of ST.
Peter and st. Paul and placed a wreath
upon the tomb of Alexander III. Ev-
erywhere they were greeted with ire
mendous cheers.
Subsequently they opened the new
wing of the German Alexander hospi-
tai, from which they proceeded to the
Winter palace.
During the afternoon Emperor Will
liam received visits from the ambassa-
doris and returned them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
THE eMPERoRs MEET.

In Strong Language They Pledge Mutnsi
Friendship-To Preserve the Peace OF tine
World Will be Their Chief Aim Uns1
an Opportunity Offers to Gain Something
by War-An Unexpected Honor Be-
slowed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. AT the
state banquet given by the Russian en-
peror and empress to Emperor William
and Empress Augusta Victoria last
night, Emperor Nicholas, toasting his
imperial majesty said:
1.-THE presence of your majesties
among US causes me very lively salts
faction. l desire sincerely to thank
you for the visit, which is a fresh man.
Hesitation of the traditional bonds
uniting us and the good relations so
happily established between u two
neighboring empires. 1t is, at the
same time, a precious guarantee of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
o DISCOURAGED.

ghe American Blmetallic Commissioners
In England Hopeful of Securing Rec
o~gnition-The Importance of Their mis-
sion Recognized by the British Ministry
and an Early Reply TO Their Proposals
Expected.
LONDON, Aug. THE British gov
eminent has informed the American
bimetallic commission that 1t Will
probably reply to the proposals OF the
commissioners on behalf of the United
States in October.
The commissioners have been await
ing in London since their conference
with the cabinet, and. desiring to
know the exact position of England
before opening negotiations with other
governments, they wrote, Thursday, to
the cabinet, inquiring when they might
expect decision, as they were getting
anxious to arrange their future pro-
gramme.
Yesterday Senator Wolcott received
a reply from Sir Michael Ticks-Beach,
in the course of which the chancellor
expressed n fear that the British gov
eminent was not yet in a position to
reply to the proposals of the ENJOYS of
the United States and the French am
bassador on the question of an inter-
national agreement. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach said:
1t is due both to the Importance g:
the subject and the manner in which
it has been brought before the English
ministry by the representatives OF the
two countries, that these proposals
should be very carefully examined and
considered; and this process must be
somewhat %prolonge.i. owing to the
time that must necc ,sarily be occu-
pied in communicating with the gov
eminent of India"
The chancellor adds that he cannot
say with certainty how long these COM
munications will take, but he hopes
the cabinet will be ready to meet the
envovs of the two nations again early
in October.
While this postponement of Eng
lands decision delays the work,
the American ENJOYS do not con-
slider it discouraging. On the
contrary they consider Great Brit
aims interest in the question JUS
titles them in expecting thai the In
dian minis will be opened. They be
lieve that the Times" in opposing thu
reopening of the Indian minis, doe
not represent the government, bu
rather the city financial circles, which
are opposed to any change. The re-
port made to the government from the
mint is understood to be favorable to
silver. The headquarters of the COM
mission will remain in London until
October.
Senator Wolcott may visit Austria in
the meantime and pave the way for
negotiations with the Austrian govern
ment. The commissioners do not wish
to approach other governments until
England's attitude is settled as hen
participation in the movement, If Sc
cured, will aid IN enlisting others
After receiving the English reply the,
will go to Austria, Germany and Rus
STA in that order.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
THE CORN CROP.
Heat Does No Damage in Nebraska-
Kansas Not So Lucky.

Heat Does No Damage In N~ebraska-
Kansas Not So Lucky.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 3.-Copious rains
nave fallen al over Nebraska, putting
an end to thShottest period OF weather
experienced in many years. The grain
operators of Kansas City, st. Louis. Chi
caro and the east have been wiring the
grain men of Nebraska to ascertain the
effect of the heat on the corn. Every
county has been heard from and not
one reports damage. In fact, all return
the most flattering reports OF the corn
crop. So much so that the first estl-
mate of 300, 900, 900 bushels is now raised
to $50, OOO, 900 bushels. The heavy. warm
winds have blown f~uriously over the
state for the past three days. with the
mercury as high as 112 in some local.
ties. The corn has not shown any bad
effect. This is due to the great guam
tity of moisture previously deposited.
| All the old corn held over from last year
through fear of a crop failure this year
is now being released with a rush.
Farmers have 40. OOO. 900 bushels of this
old grain and cannot get cars fast
enough to get it out.
Emporia. Kan. Aug. 3.-Hot winds IN
Lyon and adjoining counties have
| dried and burned up everything in the
way of crops. Corn will not average a
bushel to the acre and is unfit for fod-
| der. Cattlemen here are desperate. as
there is no pasture. and are rushing
cattle to market until there are not ears
enough to meet the demand. The apple
crop. which promised so well. has also
been destroyed within the past few
days. Even kafIir corn and cane are
shriveled up. but the farmers claim
they will recover with the first rain.
These and alfalfa are about all there is
nope for now.
Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 3.-Reports as
20 the condition of the corr crop in
Kansas and western Missouri continue
to be discouraging. Throughout the
district the weather continues scorch-
ing hot and nothing but a soaking rain
can save the crop.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
a REMARKABLE SHOWING.
Nebraska i'm the Front Rank as =
Whent-PrOducinE State

This year Nebraska has come to the
very front rank as a wheat producing
state, with her splendid crop of 35.OOO.-
900 bushels of spring wheat, averaging
over % bushels to the acre, and 5.OO0.-
600 bushels of winter wheat. which will
average 81 bushels to the acre. The
table given below, which has been care
fully compiled, shows, what will sur
prise many, that Nebraska stands third
among the states as a wheat producer,
and it must be borne in mind that the
states that outrank her are almost ex-
clusively wheat states. whereas Ne
braska is a country of diversified crops.
corn being her principal product.
Actual figures for 1896 and conserva-
tive estimates for 1907:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
STRIKE SOON SETTLED.
some Quarrymen mt Lamont, H., Sc
cure u Rnise.

Chicago, Aug. IA sudden, peace
able and successful strike was inaugu-
rated and concluded by the men en-
ployed in the big stone quarries at
Lemont Monday. \ demand was made
for an increase in wages from SIPS
to $3.50 per day-the latter being the
wages paid one year ago-and 500 men
quit their work until their demand was
granted by the companies. AT w
o'clock in the afternoon the Western
Stone company acceded to the demand
and the other companies followed suit.
Work will be resumed in all the quar-
ries this morning. A strike of the
workers in the quarries of the Joliet
Limestone company followed that of
the workers at Lemont. Following
the lead of the Western Stone com
pany, the Joliet company also granted
the demand of the men for an increase
of Is cents for a days work of ten
hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-14
GRADING OF FLOUR
To he Superseded in the New York Market
! by Selling by Samples.

uo be Superseded in the New York Market
by Selling by Samples.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The -four trade
of the New York produce exchange
sriyi meet next Friday afternoon &c
essider the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing
lie present standard of grading all
Hours below extra No. 1 and inspecting
flour as to soundness and uniformity.
Iu other words flour now selling arbi-
1rariIy by grade will be sold by sample
~ in most other big markets of the
country. By adopting this method il
- expected to increase materially the
volume of business at this point The
grading system has been particularly
obnoxious; for instance, in the case OF
Kansas -four, which, although nor1i.
naIIy a winter wheat quality, is al
most identical with spring wheat
GRADES, and under the proposed rule
could frequently be sold by sample or
!. a similar basis.