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SPECIAL NOTICES
sTOCKH0TDEiFilis'- a.; : >;

sioCkIoLDERs' MEETIyC- W.
rcSa ne ,.ik OF the .stockhoiders ~ * 'n.
mont as sSasf ana Nh fI e. Estate ISys s
An-N q, AZ s y. NJ. an M n. ON tr-hay.
"a i"er Ma'n street and Rusk ayn mai'
a. kaiimanii. Secretary
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MATTINGS IN all the latest deelgns ana
colors; also complete line baby carriages
and cedar chests at prices to suit the
times i. HIS. JIG Main "a
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JOHN AsRwoon. fir

JOHN ASRwoon. from Harris county;
conviction for murder IN the second de-
rce.-Reyersed.
on the trial VIII Ashscoi. brother o.
defendant. would have been material
witness for the defense. but the trial Judge
refused to allow hin. TO testify because be
was found present in the court room while
o'hcr witnesses Ia the case were giving
their testimony and AFTER an the c.heT
witnesses had beeS placed under The rule.
VIII Ashwood himself was not placed I'm
der the rule be uAme uoi hsirs on the
lis; OK defendants witnesses rs hatded in
VIXEN the r-ilc Was Invoked
The record indicates that the presence OF
the witness In the court room vas purely
accidental. and that. AS soon as discovered.
be WAC rei!rr3 lie should hive been per-
mite3 to ics,iy
Opinion by Henderson, J.
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LARGE front room, southern exposure,
suitable for two gentlemen; also single
room, modern convenlences, one block
from Main. Apply ll02 Rusk. Is
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A. y. McKIE. from IL faso county; con-
v;c,ion FOR lll-sl.-Reyersed aud dis
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FINANCIAL.

MONEY 10 loan IN small or large amounts
on good security; city scrip bought "
a. Wolff, corner Congress ana Nam,
nNer krupp q Tmftly's. ~
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word conteS; of Texas Chemical CO.,
Austin. Texas. send stamp FOR pdrueu-
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A. d. McKIE. from IL Paso county; con-
v;otion FOR lll,el.-Reyersed aud dis
missed
The information charges ira, defendant
did unlswfully make. write print. publish
and circulate malicious statement con-
eernine Que J. A Smith Al:sr quoting
the isnguare q the alleged ipsel il con
clu6es rs follows, Which raii statement
cohycvo3 the idea that sand 7 \. Smith
ass hcea guilty O., sc;,le ar; tissracetul 10
hia as i1ei-h-r % society pnd he nat
ural consequence ~ 7tich is 20 bring him
q. a SmuHl INTO contempt among hon
orahie persons
The motion to qsash should have been
s;st.nr"i Unless me publication itself
refers 10 agd ideHti:ies some particular
&c; or omission iisrT.Ceiui 10 ire person
SPOKEN q as a member o.. society sud the
natural consequence o. which IS 10 bring
him Into con;cnrt. S; IS obligatory upon
the pieaier by iruuen90 20 Indicate or de-
clBy, vhai aci uss iac4ut
Opinion hy HendeEfna. :.
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WANTED-Men to occupy furnished
rooms, 15c. 2oc and 25c night; 75c. 81 and
sl.25 week. baths free; no flies or mos
FOL 2S
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AGENTS-Fcorony gas burner. caves "
per cent of GAS. makes u ,hrge, pcaut'tol
light. and gives loo per cent Iront 10
statesmen. General Agency Co.. - Dear.
born street, Chicago. III. u
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SITUATION WANTED

WHITE lady wishes to keep and 49,.
several young children; wifi Give s s. Y
er.s alienation and mstructions in , mSu.
l,'r house rent and expenses; reierslasauas,a
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NIANI--A home treatment for uter!ne
troubles; State headquarters i02 Binz
building; lady attendant TO D. m:
advice and health book free. a
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TWO STORY fve-room house, all rooms
OF south side, hot and cold water con-
necton and gas. Apply Mrs. Presley X.
Ew ing, ll03 Clay avenue. III
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WANTf'D--Posilion by sober yopns -.
Viii accept any kind of work, 49, Is.'
n. NJ. this office. ''ua'ess
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WANTED-Pcs!tion as iouseEes,., :
Widower's horle. Address ISL. ~ l, Z
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FOR SAIE-Just received two carloads
OF busg-es. phuetons, Surveys, traps
chased for spot cash and Will sell at
nnceS that defy competition. Edw. Lar.
endon, corner Franklin avenue and Caro-
line street. q
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NINE. JOSEPH. the great European clair
Noyant, hull sitting 5pe 3n5l4 Main 81. =
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WANTED news agents with SO
cash Sc nrity Apply Crescent News Of
fee. Central depot. Is
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FOR RENT--Two- story e.ght-room mod
ern house. on Milan street; hot and cold
water. electric lighting gas! good neigh
borhood; If desired can have nice gentle
man roomer at so. Call on or address J.
Dannenbaum. ill9 Congress avenue. y
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WANTED-A irst-class hoarding houso
cook white preferred. also woman To
do general housework. at 400 Aus.in
street. y
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1900 ACRES good praire l,nd IN ,--,.-
county TO exchange for snprovat 80 -, -
pIoper,y' AL Sall on CT address Wilson &.
HANNAH, n5 kiam building. ' ~ ~
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WANTl2l--At once, track foreman and
SIX men. W, q. Beling, Naldl. Texas.
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MISUNDERSTANDING IN a respectabIs fan
whtto girl. Address o. e., this otsss ~ !.
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WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED--To rent by young couple,
one nicely furnished south room In pri-
vato family; references exchanged. Al
dress 100 this office. -
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nice, clean, cool rooms. by the day.
week or month; free baths. SOo-SU1 Pidt-
RE aVCuluc. 20
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HIGHEST COURT DECISIONS.
Synopses Of Opinions Handed Down
at the Latest Sitting.
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
John Ashwood, Convicted of Second
Degree Murder, Given New
Trinl-A Libel Decision.

Austin, Texas, April 21.--Foilowins are
synopses OF the opinions delivered by the
court OF criminal appeals today
EX PARTE W. S. ELLIS. original appli-
cation for a writ Of habeas corpus
Granted and relator ordered discharged.
In 1895 the district court Of Falls county
rendered a decree against rela,or In d.
vorce case awarding the custody OF a child
of the parties TO Sarah Ellis, the wife OF
relator. Relator. by this decree. was d.
rected to pay over 10 Sarah Ellis, his d.
vorced wife. the sum o! IS per rDo.ith, to
be paid semi-annually. and 10 be expended
BY Mrs. Ellis exclusively FOR the benefit o.
said child. Having fallen behind IN she
payment OF the sum ad!udged against him.
rciator was committed as for contempt Of
court This contempt order was entered in
vacation.
i. This court will no, grant writ OF
habeas corpus to review merely erroneous
judgment. Il will only DO SO when the .udg
ment Is absolutely void.
2. Il is not necessary In this case to
hold that the district court OF Falls cocn-
~ had no power under any circumstances
to make the order il aid. allowing aiimOay
or SUPPORT for the maintenance for the
child 81 the applicant, hut we are iuelincd 30
that view. We DO hold, however. lhst the
pEocecsiIEs = vacation adlpdeire applicant
guilty o, ooatemp; was not the Judgment
Of ans court, bur She personal command "a
iudEe made at time WHEN ~ had 10
power to make o. render i, and iAAf j,
WAS void Costs q tie groceedirs aye aa-
Judged against applicant
Op!nion By Henderson. J.
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FOR RTNT-NIce Furnished rooms, soutn.
ern exposure; gentlemen only; one block
from court house Apply Si5 Caroline
street -
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AGENTS and brancn manager, salary or
commission. Hunter Tailoring and Suift
Co, Cincinnati. Ohio.
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WhNrED-By n respectable, trus.Vcrs,
young woman, a position to do Nh,
+. housework. attend 10 childrsn, Or -.
ing; willing to leave the city. K
this office.
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FOR RDNT-Elegont office on second
moor or all OF third fioor; reasonable
terms. Lipper's, 30S Main street. ~
TWO nicely furnished rooms for rent a
lllS Prair.e avenue. -
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WANTED barber. white: must no
sober and honest, can make good wn%es;
no money advanced. Address E. II,
Bihes, Il, O. box 100, Henrnr, TeNas' "a
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WANTED-,Nl once. good white barber
ardson I.ufitn Texns q
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FOUR furnished rooms for housekeeping,
with good kitchen, IN Q private fam
changed. Apply to Pill Commerce ave-
uue ~
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WAN1u;D-Boy or girl to work around
no lse and ga errands. Apply Az Char
tres. %
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Opin.on by uaTidfoQ j.


EX pARTE tom BATES. from Galveston
conr's application 'or writ Of habeaa
cutpus--An..iupI.
Rea,or vas roaylcicd q an aggravated
hssaul, ana bis punishment assessed a.,
twelve months In tho county tan and a
fnc Of $50. IN accorda-ce WIKI an order
OF The commissioners court Bates was
placed on the county farm and required Ia
do manual labor
II is coniendei that tho commissioners
court had no authority 10 cater the order
recurring county cOny!c's to work during
thelr terms Of Imprisonment where said
imprisonment vas indicted "a part Of the
punishincnt and not IN consequence OF
hna.
Article 3729 REVISED Statutes decides the
question against rrlator's contention and
this article does not conflict with ser,iou 2
article 10, OF the State constitution Tho
article OF tho constitution cited is not n
limitation on thu powor Of the Legislature
over this subject. and. without any o.,
preas authority from the constitution II
could pass an act requiring not only the
nne and costs to be discharged by manual
labor. but that the convict should be re-.
CURED 20 perform labor when sentenced ia
imprisonment merely. This II has doao In
article 3!2s, Revised Statutes.
Opinion by Davidson. j.
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Manitoba llrst-class cook. Apply at
fremont hotel y
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&c HARPER from Kaufman county, con-
N.c;icg 'cT horse therI- Affirmed
J The 4.leed owre, tcsi;,ei that BE-
lsFed Sc Ksntsnan coartT. q Jew mAes from
KEMP aaa ia. che sole1 animal wa
taEen from Als pasture. THIS proves the
venue.
2. Tho eT;deHce Ma sufficient. though
mainly cisrrR2yantiai and the eolr, hay-
Ing given a correct charge. DAD aot err 10
Fs,usiae che eoec.al Instructions requested
BY defendant
op.ui~ b. Davidson J
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PERSONAL.

LIST OF ANSWERS
To advertisements in office OF Inc
ioSt Tor week ending saturday. April H.
"A 80; bicycle; ls7; r. %, 27s q. go3 ~;
ID. $, Box 4. 4o5. 256 %. w. T. Hafd-
.lt 20: .. K. (2l; i9l; 81 III y; 29i ~.
}@; iH (S: Bruno Schilinsky, 81; y y.
Il FREE TRIP to Mexico gi.en away IN
word conteS; of Texas ChcmlcA Co.
Austin. Texas. send stamp Tor pdfHeu-
lars.
MRS, a. WATTS of Galveston, clairvov-
ant medium hours from TO q. Um
Austin street. upstairs. =
NINE. JOSEPH. the great European clair
Noyant, rull sitting 5pe Snil- Main 81. =
90 CATARRH CURE samples mailed
las; week: sold IN packages at 50c;
few more loft; send e stamp for sam
pie II. NykofI. box 81 Houston. "a
WE STILL lead. while others try % fol-
low, N reEoVating carpets. fc2thers,
references. lious TON Seam Carpet
Cle9hlng Works, phone ~ TonndorL. u
NlANI.-A home treatment for uterlne
troubles; State headquarters. 400 Binz
building; lady attendant 10 D. m:
a1Nicc and health book free. a
FOREST PARK-Dancug and amuse-
ment every night; Objectionable oharac-
tiers are warned TO stay away; concert
every sunday from TO 7; picnic parties
cordially invited. a
LNNDELL. FANS PACKARD LAMPS,
Transformers. Electrical Constr'.ction.
Repairing, supplies. Armature Rewind-
ing. The Bardcn- Sheets Electrical Con-
struotion company. 9G Preston avenue.
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railroad and street car track; 25c1 feet
floor space. Apply Hartwell Iron Works,
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SIX ROOM raised cottage. with bath
room and all modern convenlences. cor
ner Washington and Bonner street. two
blocks from Houston Heights boulevard.
Apply on premiaes. y
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FOR RENT OR LEASE-Elkhart Mineral
Wells hotel; rooms. dining room and
any in the state. Address John N. DAILY
Palestine Texas %
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WANTED-W Woman TO do cooking ana
general homework. Apply Mrs. Gus
Frederick. 2l3 Chenevert. 81
HELP WANTED--A first-class wood
worker. Apply at once at LOTHIAN Bros
Mfg 60, %
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'NANTED-Sluaton by respectable vir.
lady as cook and working hous,kes,e
section house preferred; understands 4,
son. Hillendahl. Texas.
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FOR SALE.

FOR S-1.E-The furniture of seven
room house, all new, also an upright
piano, AZ q great sacrifice; couple Will
this office VI
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WANTED--F1rs t-cass salesman for iupti-
eating oils. greases and speclal-
ties sniary or comm sson. Equtapie
RnnnlnE Co. CleNelhnd. ono. -
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BILL FoLLlS ct al, frcm Erath county.
Heorgc ostott, John and VIII Deisher.
Abe aud Charles Turner. John and Wnl
Simmon. Joo and Tommic Mitchell, and
Stanley and Herbert Manners were con-
Ncted OF engaging In IN unlawful as
soinbly-- Reversed and dismissed
Appellants made a motion In arrest NJ
Judgment on tho ground that the indic,-
ment failed to charge an offcase. The In
dictment charged the unlawful purpose OF
the Assembly to have been to deprive one
Elgin sutton OF his right to have social
gathering and dance at his house
An unlawful assembly is the meeting OF
three or moro persons with In
tent to Illegally deprive any person OF a
right, or disturb him in the enjoyment
thereof The right reference TO must no,
be mere abstract right The indictment
does not allege that Sutton owned the hous,
at which he Intended having tho soclal
gathering and dance. We do not under.
stand the statute 10 apply except wher,
the right dsturbed or intended to be dis.
turbed relates TO the business and occu.
patton OF citizens. The Indictment SHOULD
hsyo alleged that Sutton had n house ant
was giving or intending to givo socia
gathering and dance at his house.
Opinion by Henderson, J.
TOM OLIVER. from Shelby county; con.
yictlon for arson.-Reversed and re
manded.
Tho record fails 10 show that 4 plea wa,
made and entered in behalf OF defendant
It also fails TO show the selection asd en-
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FOR RENT-Desirable two story seven
room house; modern improvements; 507
Dallas avenue, Fourth ward: moderate
rent. $. d. Hewes, corner Dallas and
Crawford, "a
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FOR RENT-A neatly furnished room m
private family; modern Conveniences:
terms reasonable. Apply ZIG Crawford
street &c
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HELP WANTED.

N'sht Hchoo''
- #
HELP WA MTED
"
WANTED Woman 10 do cooking ana
general housework Apply Mrs. Gus
Frederick. gl8 CheneVert n
HELP WANTED--A first-class wood
worker. Apply at once at LOTHIAN Bros
Mfg. 60. %
"a , >,r,,r, ~,
~, lI-i'1i, ' or Bitl 10 WoFk ar9una
,ras A"" e' '''"''''S' -iPi'S IT, o.
~ -
AGENTS and bTancn manag... saiaTy or
cHth'n nIfss, iiunt H iaioF''s a"o s""'
N, ,'~,.,,ti,> a'''
an tl)-'Nl once good white barber
nuhe pVi Hpptt nreu Apply d. d. h'Vn u,
~, ,,,,l,,,I, ,,,r.,o, ,,-,
49, q V,'ee, . taSN III, '' y" > wv
SiN men W. W. he'l"s' '"'u''' %
~
AN lf''- "o news aE"nts %ltn ~
caSh Sc urliy Apply crescent NtWs o.
nee, toWlral depot -
WANTED-A trst-cio9s boarding house
cook. white preferred; also woman tn
do general housework. at 400 Aus.1n
street. -
WAN,rFJ)-A fj,st-class cook. Apply at
fremont hotel y
WANTED Good barber, white: must ha
sober ana hon,,st, can make good wn.es;
M monev advanced Nddress Ic. II
Bihes. T. O. box 100. Henrne, Texas "A
------ Ia, ,,hr
WANThp--r fst lass ss'leS' ma. an"rlai-
ties. sntary or eomm,ss,9h' h'l"''"'tv
Refining Co, Cleveland, ONO.
WANTED White woman ms nouseSeep-
err on ranch: answer by letter by Thurs.
' ,t,o,,,
w ANTEip-Gtnefal agent thc 80 20" 49,. -,
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MASONIC CARDS-Latest designs, print.
ed with name while you wait. J. j. Pas
tOriza Printing and LItho. Co. 3Oi Main
street q
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WE HAVE MORE CALLS for stsnog-
raphers than we can Supply. prepals
yourself for position by, tat'ng
course Houston Shorthand and Type
Writing School. Mason BLOCK, MISS Alice
i. Harper principal VI
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OSCAR DUDLEY. from Falls county con-
vlrti0n for assault sl:h intent ~ rape a
aud dismissed
The ina.ct=ien, IS fatally detective IN
that +; does no; negative. the iRr; that the
girl CHARGED 90 have b--sa assaulted ~As the
wife Of the accused.
Opinion By Davidson. J.
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MRS. \. WATTS of Galveston cairvov-
ant. medium: hours from to . 0l6
Austin street. upstairs. :,
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FOR SALE-Several high grade Jersey
hefnrs fresh in milk Address j. V.
Collias. Crockett, Texas. "a
one first-claSs double seated cut under
surrcy; good as new and ir perfect con-
ditlon. Address DIR. t. b. Taylor. Paige.
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sEORErARY LEWIS TALKa

He will AK the ". q Il. Il, Men 10 Re-
hrsdn frohi Acts OF Violence Evssy
AIihs IN ohio Excepting Two In Bel
mont Nowf1ossd.
Secretary Thomas L. Lewis, OF the
Ohio miners organization, will go up to
Dilionvale al "a Long Run from Bridge
port, this morning, for the purpose OF
re-otganlzng local unions of the Uni
ted Mine Workers at these two big
mining points on the Wheeling & Lake
Erie road, N a talk with an Intelll-
gencer man last night, he said that ev-
cry mine lnlthe state OF Ohio, with the
exceptop Of sehlck's at Beliaire and
Gaylord's att Portland. is now shut
down, In Observance OF the strike or
der, or the miners ON strike only about
one-fnurth are members of the United
Mine Workers. About 10000, according
TO Mr. Lewis, are now out on strike,
This, he says, shows the influence or
ganlzation has even on unorganized la
bdr
Mr.. Lewis says he will ask the
Wheeling & Lake Erie men to stand by
the strike, but will counsel them
against any acts Of viOlepce or unlaw-
tulness, He favors fighting the battle
In a manly way legally He expressed
It as his opinion that 1t would be wise
for the transportation companies en-
terlng the mlniug regions To refuse to
accept shipments Of whlskey, beer and
other lntoXicants during the strike. He
does not anticipate clash with the
law az any point,
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
II Continues Active In Spite of the Hot
Weather.


BOSTON, July 9.-The Bostof Com
mercIal Bulletin will say tomorrow OF
the wool market: The sales are just
ten times as great as for the same week
last year and the average level of the
market is Just about forty per cent
higher. Ohio Xxx Is now twsnty-four
cents, against seventeen cents year
ago, and secured flne territory delaine
is forty-flve cents, against thirty cents
year ago.
The market continues active in spite
OF hot weather. The delay Of the tariff
bill Is encouraging spectators to pitch
In and buy abroad and all swift steam
freight is piled with wool and wool
stock for the United States. American
spectators have Jumped prices in Lon
don penny pound.
Boston buyers paid fourteen cents in
Montana this week. The wool brought
ten cents last year. Prices in Boston
have stlffened about n cent a pound
this week. The demand is general.
The sales OF the week are 52S7,00O
pounds domestic and 4.l33,0O0 pounds
foreign. against 5,OOl,OO pounds domes-
tic and 5,OS4,OOO pounds foreign last
week. and $4,000 pounds domestic and
10000 pounds foreign for the same
week last year. The sales to date show
an increase OF 49,Sss.see pounds domes-
Ito and SO.s2s70O pounds foreign from
the sales to the same date In 1896. The
receipts to date show an increase OF
2,O7S bales domestic and 3lS,2l4 bales
fnrhlnn
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SITUATION AT CLEVELAND
A Coal Famine IN that City-industriss
Lack Fuel.

CLEVELAND. o.. July 9-The stu
alton In this city over the coal strike is
becoming desperate. The Cleveland
railroads are growing holder in eoniis-
eating coal, and those who depend upon
n regular supply, are becoming an
xious The schooner b. w. Parker, OF
Detroit. has been delayed In Cleveland
since Sunday, owing to the action of the
Erie railway. The boat was loading
coal at the Cleveland sbiphuilding com
pany's works An Erie engine backed
ON the high trestle which leads to the
car dumping machine and carried away
thirty cars OF coat. which we're to have
been loaded into the Parker The boat
viii have To go up light. Several boats
WEB delayed to-day. owing tc the DIFF
dculty In securing fuel. IN
The Inter. Ocean Coal Company one
OF thd heaviest tueliug firms on the
lakes. has only conf enough to last Its
customers Few days. Several other
fuelln! firms have nearly exhausted
their supply. The Pennsylvania ana
Ohio Euellng Company have suspended
buslnGss altogether In Cleveland. There
Is conBlderblc fuel in1the upper lakes,
and some of It may have TO be brought
down here. II is generally admitted
now that rhe coal dealers and mine OPP
eratoHi were very poorly prepared for a
strliIc. ,
The great plant OF the Cleveland Steel
Company closed this morning. owing to
lack OF fuel a number OF other plants
are preparing TO shut down.
or all the Cleveland operators. Mr.. .;
q. zerhe. president Of the Ohio and
pennsylvafla Coal Company Is the
most sanguine. He thinks the strike
win be over In few days, and that tn.
oiIicert of the United Mine workers.
association are only making n grand
stand nay. He says Of the situation
o,rhe troublc with the mining business
and tile cause OF meagrc wages Is the
oy6rplir OF men. The introduction OF
mochlnery has increased by forty per
cent tho output, Until forty per cent OF
thc mlhccs ind other channels Of ein-
ploymtnt, there is bound to be a mengre
warr fate"