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The news & observer., 1897-02-19
CHICAGO, February IS.

FIour steady. " heat, No. spring 73Aa
l4%; No. spring IN; No. red SiR ASA
Corn, No. 2. 22& a224 Oats, No 2, 16a18&; No.
Rye, No. 2, 32H. Barley, nominal; 70. 3. f 0 %
24&a32; No 4, 224a21. Flax seed, No. /, 74ka
16A Prime Timothy seed $3.50. Mess
pork per bb, 81 soar 80. Lard. per 100 los, So 80.
snort rib sides (lOOse) $395042p; dry-salted
shoulders (boxedl 4ka4k; short clear sides
tboxed) 48a44. Whiskey distillers' finished
goods per gallon 81, II.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH:
1925 A. M. DAILY

atlanta Special Pullman ventabuls
for Henderson. Weldon. Petersbura
Richmond, Washington. Baltimors
Philadelphia, New York. and all point
north. Buffet drawing-room aleepsr.
and Pullman coaches Atlanta to Wash
ington. parlor cara Washington to New
York, Pullman sleeping car Monroa y
Portsmouth. Arrives at Washinwtoz
10:45 a. m, Baltimore IL noon, Phila
delphia $500 p. M, New York ASA =
IN. Also for Portsmouth, Norfolk, Ofa
Point and local stations Seaboard an1
Roanoke railroad.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
In Effect February Z, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DATLY..
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED"

NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED"
3:40 p. M. daily-Solid vestfbuled tratns
with sleeper from Raleigh to Chat
tanoOga, via Salisbury. MorgantoR.
Asheville, Hot Springs and Knox
Vile.
Connects at Durham for Oxford.
Clarksyille and Keysville, except
Sunday. At Greensboro with Wash
ingtOn and Southwestern Vestibule0
0imited) train for all points north,
and with main line train No. II for
Danvile Richmond and intermediate
stations: also has connection f0r
Winston Salem, and with main line
train No. 81, United States Fast
Mail" for Charlotte. Spartanburg,
Greenville, Atlanta and all points
South: also Columbia Augusta Char
lesion, Savannah. Jacksonville, and
all points In Florida. Sleeping car
for Atlanta, Jacksonville. and at
Charlotte with sleeping car for Au-
gusta.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOLK
LIMITED"
11;45 a. m. daily-Solid train consisting
Of Pullman sleeping cars ana coaches
from Chattanooga to Raleigh. arTiv-
ing at Norfolk at 500 y. M. in time
to connect with the Old Dominion,
Merchants and Miners. Norfolk and
Washington, and Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Richmond Steamship eOEn-
panies for all points north and east.
Connects at Selma for Fayettevilla,
and intermediate stations on the VIII
son and Fayetteville Short Out daily;
daily except Sunday for Newbern and
Morehead City; daily for Goldsbora
and Wilmington and intermediate sbe-
tons on the Wilmington and WeldoRL
Railroad.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
1853 a. m. daily-C Connects at Durhana
for Oxford, Keysville, Richmond; at
Greensboro for Washington and aEA
points north.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
800 p. m. daily.-For GoldsborO and in
termediate stations.
LOCAL.
200 a. M. daily-C' Connects at Greensboro
for all points north and south and
Winston-Salem and points ON the
Northwestern North Carolina Rail
road at Salisbury for all points In
Western North Carolina, Knoxville
Tenn, Cincinnati and western points
ut Charlotte for Spartanburg, Green
vile, Athens, Atlanta and all pOinbs
south.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
300 y. m. daily-From Atlanta, Char
lotte, Greensboro and all pointa
south.
LOCAL.
7:10 a. M, daily-From Greensboro and
all points north and south. Sleeping
car from Greensboro to Raleigh.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED"
$40 p m. daily-From all points east,
Norfolk, TarbOro, Wilson and waten
lines.
From Goldsboro, Wilmington, Fay
etteville, and all points in Eastern
Carolina.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOLK
LIMITED"
11:40 a. m. daily-From New York,
Washington Lynchburg, Danyille
and Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knox-,
vile, Hot Springs and Asheville,
LOCAL.
900 p. m. daily, except Sunday FROM
Goldsboro and all points east
EXPRESS TRAIN.
1858 a. m. daily-From Goldsbor0.
For tickets, routes and rates write or
call on Thad. G. Sturgis, Ticket Agent,
Raleigh, n. G.
w. A. TURK, @. p. A.
W. II. GREEN,
Gen1. Supt.
j. M. CULP,
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
Notice of Dissolution.

The firm Of 'Ebf rharot & Baker, has tnis
day dissolved copal taership by mutual
consent The business hereafter viii be
conducted by Benz. w Baker, who has Az
sumed all liabilities OF the Old firm and to
whom all debts due it should be paid.
ERkRHARDT BAKER.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
LOCAL STOCK MARI Ell.

GRAIN AND PRODUeR-
@AisaaA, FEB. Whest rniae aAm ~
The news & observer., 1897-02-19

LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, February ls.-4:I5 P. Mot
ton-Closng- fair demand; prices faver
buyers American middling fair 5-l6d good
middling 4d American middling 3Hd: low
middling -l6d; good ordinary 3 9 i6d; or.
binary a&d
Sales of the day were 10000 balea, OF which
1000 were for speculation and export, and in
oluded gl0O American. receipts 900 bales
including 2,500 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet but
steady al the decline.
American mlddIiDu
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
NEW YORk

new YORK, February 1S.-Fltures opened
steady; sales 5000 bales.
Futaces closed very steady: sales 1850
hn1a
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
TRAIN LEAVE RALEIGH:
$40 p. Nj. DAILY.

From Norfolk, Portsmouth ave
points north via Bay Line and N. Y. r
and ". r. r., Petersburg, Richmops
and Washington, Baltimore, Philadal
phia, New York and Boston. also fron
Greenville, Plymouth, Washington. n
G., and eastern Carolina, points Wis
Weldon.
1891 A. M. DAILY.
Atlanta Special" Pullman VestibUls
from Atlanta and points soutl
Athens, Abbeville, Greenwood an
Chester.
1895 A. NJ. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens. Atlanta sns
intermediate stations.
5:55 A. NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta Special'' from Norfola
Portsmouth, Henderson, Weldon, Rish
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Pals
delphia, New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman vegtibwlas
trains. No extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, or to
II. S. LEARD, Sol. Pass. Agt.
Raleigh, N. @.
q. ST. JOHN, Vice-Pres. and Gen. MAI
FL. w. b. GLOVER, Traffic ManawaR.
T. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass, A@A.
V. E. MBEE. Gen. SuDt.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
s:4O P. M. DAILY.

For Wilmington, Charlotte, Chsgts,
Greenwood, Athens, Atlanta and ml
intermediate stations. Connects a
Union station Atlanta. with diverxims
Tines. Pullman sieeeping car Ports
mouth to Atlanta
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
1881 A. M. DAILY.

For Henderson, Weldon, SufRolh
Portsmouth. Norfolk and intermodiat.
stations connects at Portsmouth witt
Bay Line for Old Point and Baltimore
with Norfolk and Washington Steam
coat company for Washington; witt
y. 7. P. and N railroad for Philads)
phia and points north; also at Weldon
with Atlantic Coast Line for Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore. phila
aeiphis and New York, and with Sec.
land Neck Branch for GreenviI5r
Washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta
portsmouth.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
500 A. NJ. DAILY.

atlanta Special" Pullman Veatibn..
Tor Southern Pines, Hamlet, Wilmins
ton, Monroe, Charlotte, Lineolntos
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwoos
Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta. Auguara
Columbia, Macon, Montgomery, Mobile
New Orleans, Chattanooga, Nashville
Memphis and all points south ar
southwest; through Pullman BufFe
sieepers and day coaches WaahinRto.
and Atlanta, connecting directly q
Union depot, Atlantis, with divervixs
lines; also Pullman sleeping car Ports
mouth TO Monroe.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, La. February le.-COtton
fu 5ures steady; sales 2l;eO0 bales.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
LIV ERPOOL

CpDt coGtoH sctoSeu HtSaaJs mIuulln& u
lands ~. middiina gulf Tss sales GIL bales
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
Statement from the Governor on
Applications for Pardons.
session of the Lcgislaturc-Clcrk
George Ellis Ncappointcd.

Austin. Texas, February Ex-Governor
Culberson gave out the following statement
today
For the information OF the public l de-
sire TO state that while the legislature is
in session there will be no time for me to
consider applications for pardon. This
ought to be apparent to everyone. II is an
absolute waste OF time for people to visit
Austin now on pardon business as such
matters can not be examined at this time.
My time i~ontirely taken up with matters
Ct legislation and routipe work Of the Of
fee. Nor can the board Of pardon advisers
now examine applications for the time has
expired in which they can do so under the
law. In this connection. II is not out Of
place to say that there seems to be an
impression that every person sent 10 the
renitentiary will at some time be pardoned
and almost everyone makes an applca-
tlon. The contrary is the rule. The pre-
sumption Is that all persons sent to the
peaitentiary will remain there the full
time. Only in cases involving newly dis
covered evidence or other exceptional con-
ditioDs should pardons be expected
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

The following rate has been made by the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad COM
pany. account of Texas Cattlemen's con-
yention. San Antonio, March to II. 1897;
To Coupon Agents;
March and you may sell round trip
tickets to San Antonio, account Of above
occasion, at rate OF one limited fare twhero
no limited rates are quoted, use highest
limited rates) not TO exceed So, 50 TO be the
highest rate from any point on this line.
Limit tickets one day in each direction
and to be stamped In san Antonio Tor re-
turn on or before March Il. 1897.
Rates from Hampstead. Navasnta, bryan
and Brenham apply via either Houston or
Austin.
Rates from points west OF Brennan and
on the Austin and Northwestern railway
apply only via Austin,
Rates from points north Of Hearne apply
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
stcrrc,t on Gcorginns.

Atlanta journal.
Colonel William Greene Sterrett. Ma
tionally known as "Bil Sterrett." Wash
ington correspondent OF the Galveston
Dallas News. makes protense Of an anti
patty toward all Gcorgians. lie explains It
on tho theory that Georgians are too lusty
for office. He says they come to Texas in
covered wagons remain "A few weeks or
months as the ease may be, and gobble up
all OF the lucrative offices in the great
Lone Star State. from tax collector to
congressman. Thus 1t happens that when
ever he has good story to place he To-
Gates 1t on a Georgian. His latest is cred
tied TO Hon. Leonidas Livingston. who has
the affectionate sobriquet with his close
followers of Uncle Lon"
Mr.. Sterrett says thnt Colonel Living
ston. who is a pronounced advocate of
tho FREQ coinage Of silver. has recently
had proof positive from one of his con
sttuonts of tho hardness, not to say the
impenetrabiity, of the present times.
So pathetic is this cause that Sterrett.
who Is "A pronounced gold man, is almost
convinced that he is IN error.
THE free silver men have been talking
SO about hard times for the past four years
that into many mems minds the subject
remains always, sleeping or waking" says
Sterrett.
why. | went to Kernan's the other
evening and a little girl with n short
frock and golden hair that didn't quite
reach her back, made the hit Of the &C.
casion by singing He Saved His Sweet
hearts Picture from the Sale Then p
fra nd
commenced to talk about Cleveland and
the administration and Mckinley aud
Hanna. saying that times were so bad
that when a fellow woke up one morning
he'd find Instead Of wall paper on the
ceiling II was decorated with first mort
cages. The second day there would be
a second mortgage and the third day
he'd find himself in the alley. Great thun
ders Of applause greeted these witticlsms,
showing how general is the widespread
disaster. or the idea OF it, which so many
have. hut all OF this is nothing to Living
ston's story" continued Sterrett.
He's got hard times story that beats
anything I've heard, even AT kernan's.
The other day he was telling Culberson
how hard the times were In Georgia; how
merchants were closing their stores and
farmers eating their hay and capped the
climax by telling the old judge that he
had received letter from one OF his col
cred constituents telling him he had voted
the republican ticket and asking him TO
see II he couldn't sell his old fiddle.
"Gcntiemen," said "Bill' to the crowd
of congressman and newspaper men who
were listening to his story. when times
ret 60 hard that Georgia niger wants
to sell his fiddle. there must be something
rotten. | went promise, but If this story
can be verified. l may vote for Bryan
next time J.S.C.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
THE TOBACCO TRUST.
The Investigations Of the Lcxow
Committee Continue.
Statistics Arc Presented by James n.
Dukc-Othcr Witnesses TcAtify.
Coal Trust 60 De Taken W.

New York, February a--Iamcs n. Duke.
pany, was one of the first 10 appear today
in demand OF the Joint legislative commit.
tee on trusts lie brough, with him tho
labor statistics asked for yesterday by
Senator Lexow. The papers show that.
prior to the Incorporation of the American
Tobacco company IN 1870, the scveiui coin.
Islilics gave employment TO bsDs tobacco
workers. Today the number OF employees
OF tbs company Is glai making an increase
snce tho date of consolidation of 500
hands.
In calling the committee to order Chair
man Lexow said: 1T is the intention of
the committee 10 hnvestigate the so-caNcd
coal trust tomorrow. Charges have been
made thai the coal combination IL the
nesl formidable trust THAI exists, and
certain newspapers have made specific
.ha,ses of the existence Of this comblna-
Francis II. Thurber was called He SAID
he was president OF tho AmcrA,an Grocer
Publishing company, which office he has
held during the last three years. Mr..
ought 70 receive encouragemcin and not
be subioctod TO unnecessary obstruction.
COMPUTATIONS intAtsently administered
weiN beneficial TO the public al large and
TO the lsboi-ng CLASSES Mr., Thurber COO
tended ahat the Capitalization OF capite
was natural evoiuttou of tdmo.
Asked where he got the Information that
the American Sugar Refining company
nndc a third of u cent profit per pound
Mr. Thurhcr said that was the general
ouiiton IN thu grocery trade for e.gh,
years past
How do you r-ouclle the figures with
the fact that tho company has an average
dividend OF als por cent on a capital OF
S,h RI.ttJ an Nra dividend OF 10 per cent
and a surplus of So,nu 81, 100000 annually"
Mr.. Thurher made a hurried calculation
and ooniendel that his figures We're cor
Neut.
William Harris. auditor of the tobacco
company. gave un,mporlant testimony.
George Il. Wheeler. II Wholesale cigar
dcalar IN Syratta.e sad h. had been In
turcJ IN the American Tobacco company
because he bought cigarettes from the
NAIopSl Cigarette company. Tho Amcri-
can Tobacco COMPANY refused TO oonsirn
hrn goods and his suspension az q factor
was ordered by Secretary Josiah Brown
OF the American Tobacco company
Counsel for the American Tobacco com
pany elected thc fact that Wheeler untA
q year ago had been salarled enployc of
thu National Cigarette company, who.
they allcgc, brought all the litigation
agHgrst the AmorioAn Tobacco company.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

The letter recently printed in these col
umns. says tho Railway Age, from the
"pore colored man." asking SO for his two
hogs (which was kill" by the cars, is
matched in primitiveness OF orthograpay
and surpassed In innocence OF business
methods by a letter from Pleasant Ridge,
n. c., a copy of which is sent us ny an
other railway official who appreciates hu-
NOR. The writer, who evidently was not
used TO typewritten letters, sets forth his
novel ground OF complaint in the following
words
Il want you TO understand, Sir, that
aint do dam fool. when | bought Wagons
s years ago from that other agent lie rote
me letters in wrltin. | wrote you for prices
on your wagons about two weeks ago and
ycu sed in that printed letter that the rae
tory was behind with orders ana you dil
not want to sell me on tour Months time,
but YOU wanted me 10 Send casn Win the
order before the wagons would be shipea'
as the prices on wagons Is down rite smart
since ! bought one last ! would not mind
seudln the money before the wagon is
SHIPPED, but when ! think OF how you treat :
ed me refuse to do IL. u you had Oh
done me rite and role me letter in rum
aud not OF sent that printed Ietter IKE
was dam fool and could not read run
would ut bin your agent rite now lou
need not bother about sendin me any more
of them kind of letters about your wagons.
! don. like 1t and would stand such from no
house am fifty and three years old last
OF next comm January, and no man ever
put my back on the ground yit may not
have as much edcation as school master
has but can whip any dam fankey as
wants to flout ME by sendin me printed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
Note. ard Personals.

w. X. Morrow, general manager of the
Sugar Land railroad, is in the city.
Captain A. Faulkner returned yesterday
from visit to Velasco and left late In
the evening for Galveston.
Thomas Cronan. superintendent of the
Houston East and West Texas. is out on
the road on an inspecting tour.
w. b. Groseclose. assistant general
freight agent OF the Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas. left yesterday for Galveston.
IL, ]. Labatt, Jr., assistant ticket agent
of the Gu!t, ttSlauo ana aautt q al
Galveston. was IN the city yesterday
J. g. Galbrath. general freight and
passenger agent OF the International ana
Great Northern, was IN the city yesterday
Or Amos Graves chief surgeon of the
Southern Pacific at san Antonio, is in the
tlty in attendance upon the district court
l. c. Gregory, superintendent OF the
Houston division OF the International and
Great Northera. was in the city yesterday
John Grogan. roadmaster Of the Houston
East ard West Texas. Is out on the line
preparing to make some new improve
monts.
". A. Reinhardt. travelling passenger
agent of the southern Pacific. mas returned
TO Houston from a successful trip TO the
interior
J. II. Bonner. superlntehucht Vi N1e-
graph of the Southern Pacific. is In the
city. He Is now engaged in improving the
signal service along his line,
f. S. Hammond. general manager OF the
Kansas city, Pittsburg and Gulf Fort
Arthur division. with headquarters IN
Shreveport, is in the city
Two extra cars were attached to the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe train Tor
Galveston yesterday. being the special
cars of Professor Gentry's dog and pony
show.
The Santa lre has on the head rests OF
tboit. chair cars new covers neatly worked
with the name of the road Conductor
Glenny is the first 10 have these attrae.-
i've adornments TO his cars and he feels
justly proud OF them.
Western Passenger association lines are
voting on proposition to make round
trln rate Of one fare and filth 10 tho
Corbett -Fitzsimmons prize fight IN Ne
yada. In connection with the reduced rate
agreed upon by the Southern Pacific, and
the prospects are that the rate named VIII
be adopted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

sensible man said the other day;
am mad. yes. fighting mad Corn is selling
from to 10 cents per husnei' anu oa's
about the same, People are burning corn
for fuel" ! never was nara near I'i
enough TO burn corn until this winter, but
uow can chuck a load OF corn into mo
stove with az much grace as banker can
write note and add in 10 TO 10 per cent
I'm nrincipal However, burning corn has a
principle about which had not 'hougnl
il saves hauling to and from town, ana 1t
saves the poor railroad men and miners
from so much hard work. ana you h'o.
,bey worked so hard especially to elect
MCKINLEY that It Is said the former yoei
AT each end of their divisions Probably
the work for the next four years VIII no,
be so hard for the poor fellows, les,
things are going TO h as fast az gang Oh
politieal trickstcrs can send them. u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
LULING LOCAL LINES.



Part of His Leg Kindly ManEIcd.
Luline. Texas, February 2i.-Mr. c. W.
Williams. who was so terribly shot last
night, an account OF which was wired The
Pest, is reported by his physician, Or. W.
Champion. as resting easily this morning.
The accident was caused by his shotgun
slipping from the branches of tree where
he had placed it while carrying across a
foot-log load OF game. The leg from the
Knee down is horribly maugled. Mr.. Will
liams has host OF friends all over the
West who Will deplore the awful accident.
Cotton took n squirt this morning. or
rather the farmers did, and the streets have
quite Il fall-like appearance. Our mcr-
chants and buyers are paying the top of
the market and are ready for all who come.
The Sons of Hermann are making big
preparations for their meeting tho LIST OF
March, when delegates will be elected tc
the grand lodge at Galveston.
Our bird hunters are making their fare
well hunts and are bringing in good bags.
Those who went 10 Lockhart to hear
Governor II. b. Hubbard lecture on Pyth-
ianism We're greatly pleased.
Sheriff Eustace passed through the city
yesterday evening with a colored prisoner
whom he had captured at Karnes City. liz
Is accused OF having number of wives.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
Livery stable Destroyed.

Celeste, Texas, February 22.--Sunday
morning at o'clock Are WAS discovered
In the brick livery stable run by X. H.
Mitchell. Before II could be checked it had
consumed three brick build!ngo.
Hartzog. who had recently opened his
stock of hardware and implements. lost MS
buggies and culiivators. insured for S3oop'
No insurance on the house
a meat market and grocery store com
binod are an entire loss. Very small IN
surance on either stock or building
The buggies were all taken from the
stable. A large amount OF hay ana DINER
feed was lost. No insurance. inc on'iu'hs
was insured for $1,000
Claude Yoagor, who was sleeping III
room overhead in the stable. jumped down
and Ia in d critical condition.
Arbor day is being observed by th'
school today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE.
Fourteen Business Buildings DE-,
stroyed at Palmer.
LOSSES Were Almost Total. the rusur.
n"cc Amounting To Only Twenty
Per Ccnt-Othcr Fire News.

Waxahachle. TEXAS, February ai.-At 2
o'clock this morning fire wiped out the
business portion of Palmer, a town twelve
miles south of waxahachie. The fire orig.
mated in a building on Front street, In the
south end near gin. raging northward, de-
stroyins all the buildings on Front row and
number on the shie street locking west.
In AL fourteen buildings were burned, In
Guiding the following mercantile estahliah
rents: John A. Payne; Palmer hustler
tnewspaper) drug stors of II. Smith; ria.
ole, Hayiey Blocker; letters x Anthon,
IN which building was also located the post.
Later advices arc that thirteen BUILDINGS
were burned the total loss reaching $50 400
with only $1,000 insurance. Tho flame,
reached back. consuming James Aliens
merchandise store and the drug store Of
johnston Everett. Riddle, Haylcy & Block.
er moved most of their goods out befors
the Tire reached them. Anthony 4 letters
moved their goods together with tho nos,
oiIice matter. letters. etc.
Inc firc started In the rear NJ I
Iayne's store, cause unknown The Palmer
hustler printing office was a total loss.