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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08
Nj .A-RINB. N Il WIS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, May z.
Arrived.
Steamship John Enghs, Bragg, New York
passengers and mdse to j B C0yle.
Steamer st Croix, Pike, st John. NIB. via East
port for Boston.
Steamer Salacia. Oliver, Bath via Boothbay
and Wiscasset.
Steamer Enterprise. Race, Boothbay via South
Bristol.
Sch d I Patchcn. Davis. Boston.
Sch Emma Berry, Davis. Carvers Harbor.
Sch Chapel Brothers Beal, Jonesport
Sch Alva. Carnage. Bristol.
sen Addie, Wallace, BootnDay HarpOr.
Sch Eleazer Boynron, shore fishing.
Sch J W Belano. Boothbay, to complete cargo
for Port Spain.
Sch John D Paige, Haley, Kennebec for Phila-
deiphia.
Cleared.
Sch Elwood Burton, Day, Hillsboro, NB-W
w Merrill.
Sch White Foam Rice. Machias-J Blake.
Sch Rienzi, Chatto, South BrooksVllle-J II
Blake
Sen Railroad Simmons. Friendship j H
Blake.
Sch Cottage. Long, Bluehill-J II Blake:
:, Sch Samuel w Lewis, Pratt, EllsWorth-J II
n Sch Ida Hudson, Bishop, Bangor-Peter S
Nickerson.
Il, Sch Prince lie Boo. Ulmer, Hampden-Paris
FIGURING Co.
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Chicago Live STOCK Market.

CHICAGO. May z. .i1s97.-Hogs--recelp
22,o0o: left lover 1000. fairly active, weak
light at 8 S0p4, o.: mixed 3 S0e3 71a; heavy
at DOGS 50: r0ugll~at j SOFA 6S.
Cattle-receIplsI $50: quiet, barely steady;
beeves at SoAb 1o:.cows and heifers at 2 30
"a 15: Texas steers b 22&4 40; stockers and
feeders 45Gl4 40.
Sheep-receipts 5000; weak.
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Philadelphia for Portland; o NJ Marrett, New
York for Rockand,
PASCAGOULA-Cld 7th, sch NJ V & Chase,
Pinkham. Cienfuegos.
PHILADELPHIA--Ar 9Th sch Hattie Marsh
Salisbury Point.
Ar It'll sch Carrie A Norton Wiley Bath
Marcus Hook = Passed down 9TH. sch Mary
Manning. for Portland.
Ar at Delaware Breakwarer 9Th, barque Meme
veh. Walls, Cienfuegos.
Sid I'm Delaware Breakwater It'll, brig Man
son, Grape, from Philadelphia for Boston.
PORT READING-Ar 9th. sch Paul Seayey,
Patersdall, New York. and sid for Bangor.
Sid 9Th. sch Mary E Crosby, Exeter.
PERTH AMBOY = Ar 9th. sch Hamburg.
White, New York.
Sid 9th, sch A Heaton, Snow Saeo.
Sid 9th, sehs E Arcularius. Brown, Elizabeth
port; Annie u Reuben. Benner, Augusta.
;, PROVIDENCE-;Ar 9th. sch Pendleton,
Burgess, Brunswick.
sid 9Th, sch Alice M Colburn, Mclean, Phila-
de!Dhia.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 9Th, sch Poole Bar
low; Philadelphia: Haynes, Perkins, York
RIoHMoND-sl 9Th. sch Mary Langdon.
Maker. New York.
ROCKLAND-Ar 7th, schs Yankee Haid Per.
~, Boston Red Jacket Mullen, do.
Sid 7th. sch r L Kenney, Co1son, Boston.
SATILLA-Ar 3d. sch Florence Leland, Spot
ford, Bootnbay.
sALEM-Ar 9th, schs Albion Small. Bangor
for Norwalk; Allandale Weymouth for Bangor
Emily. Boston for Ellsworth
Also ar 6th schS Brigadier Hinckey, South
Amboy; Alaska, Libby, Weehawken.
Ar 7th. schs Northern Light, Sullivan for Pro-
violence; Harriet s Brooks, Bath for New York
G Gates, Calais for Vineyard Haven; William
Duren, do for do; Lavinia Bell. do for New
haven; Alice Boardman, do for Stanford, Ct;
J Little do for Harwichport; Irene E Meser-
vey, Clarks Island for New York
Also 9TH, sch Geo Mcclellan, from Bangor
for ORDERS
VINEYARD-AAVEN-- Ar 9Th, schs Emma
McAdam, Calais for Providence, and sid; Chan
ticeer. New Bedford for Lincomyille
Sid 9Th, sehs Susan N Pickering VIM Don
nell. and Josie.
raised 9th. schs c A Campbell, Oliver Bar
rett. Everett Webster.
WAsHINGTON-Ar 18th. sch W Linnen,
Handy, Kennebec.
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Domestic m arkess.
/ By Telegrapn.)

MAY z. 1897
NEW yCRK-The Flour market : receipts
1O,794 bbls: sales 1000 packages: the market
for State and Western firm. with Whear.
Wfieat-receipts l37, 1926 bush; sales $780,
600 bush surong, higher, Nav 1885 @7se; July
1884 CT 1I-lo; Sept 1879 a7412.
Rye steady, No 2 Western $40
Corn-rectipts 1z9.e76 bush: sales 10000
bush; quiet,sieady; May 2sA @29M; July =;
Oats receipts 1852, 400 Bush: sass booo
bush: quiet. steady; May -: track white at 25a
Beef quiet: family oplo 90; extra mess a,
Pork market quiet; mess 1879 so; shor,
Lard quiet; prime Western steam 80 nom'l
butter-recelpts 3.4s2 packes; quiet; State
tern cream 1875; Elgins l7c; factory s1s a1a
imitation crm 1oG141ae.
Cheese-receipts 1775 pkgs ;uuiet; state large
aA@ioAc; small 1oM G1lAac; part skins al
4G819.
Eggs ell packgs; dull: State and Penn al
1o01o1sc: Western 9@1Oc.
Sugar-raw strong; refined ouiet.frm.
Petroleum qulet;rehned all ports -.
Coffee easy; No at &c.
Spirits Turpentine quieI.
Molasses stead,; New Orleans &c.
Rice steady.
Freights steady.
Rosin steady.
Tallow steady. I&
Hay Quiet
ST. LOUIS-Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat
No Red cash eiey "a ;itrack 96997c; No
hard cash &C. May - July TN Sc Sept 74A c
bid. Corn-No 2 cash at Ella @211ac; May
=; July 229s Sept FAC. Oats-No2 cash at
191ac; July 1871. IS
DETROIT-wheat-No White So: No2 Red
$50; May-;Jply-. Corn-No3 mixed 231Ac.
Oats-No white at 2zAs. Rye-No 2 ut acc.
Whest--No2 cash and May 81 &C,
July 77M :Sep 741sc. Corn-No Mixed at %,
Oats-No 2 Mixed at 49,. Rye dull--N 2 at 35c.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations were as follows :
Flour firm; patents lc higher.
Wheat-NoY spring 31La No 3 do at Toe:
No 2 Red at 90hac. Corn-No2 at 24a24 n c:
No Yellow 2414 @2A1sc. Oats-No . at i7a
at 20@22c. Nc Rye at 3Ac No Barley
nominal Mol Flaxseed at 771aa79c. Prime
Timothy seed at q 80. Mess pork at bO9S s
Lrt 100 TBS Ooa4 02La short RIB sides at
55@4 rs. Dry sailed meats-shoulders MA
a6Ac: short clear sides at 5a5Mc Butter is
steady: crm IiG16c; dairy at S0lSc
cheese weak101aGllc. Eggs steady fresh at
Keceipts-Flour. 600 hbls; wheat $4,000
bush: icorn. so, 600 bush; oals 2S5,OU0 push:
rye 1000 bush barley rs. 900 bnsn-
Shipments Flour 600 sols: wheat. 40. 900
bush, corn. $4,000 bush; oats 49,. 600 bush
rye. O,Ou0 bush; barley 1000 bush.
MILWAUKEE-Whe Spring 7sc;
No Northern 77Ac.
Norn-No 2 at 231ac.
Oats-No White 2la21Mc.
CINCINNATI-Hogs Dogs 90. Cattle at
75@s rs.
DULUTH-Wheat-No hard 74Ac; May at
74Ac: No Northern 744c bid; Sept o71.c.
,MINNEA P0LIS-Wheat-May 71Ac; July
at ioa7os4 c, sept 64c, NO hard at 73c.
Flour UNCHANGED.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of STAPLE Products in the
Leading Markets
New York stock and Money Market.

By Telegraph
NEW YORK, May z.
Money on call easy 1A@l1a: prime mer-
camille paper at s1s@4 per cent. Sterling Ex-
change is firmer, with actual business in
bAnkers bills s7A&4 s71s ice demand, ana
sega SGI4 for 6o-day bills; posEed rates at
4s6Hs "a So: CONNER, al bills S504 85N.
Government Ironds easier. State bonds are
easier. Railroad bonds weak
Bar Silver 6o15.
Mexican dollars 471a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08

Retail Grocers sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf Z: confectionels at
6ci pulverised Sos powered, 20; graduated
g.; eoIfee crushed 41ao: yellow A..
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by Telsgraph.l-

MAY 7, 1887.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
steady; middling uplands at 11-16c; gull do
7 1b-l6c. sales 3245 bales.
CHARLEsToN-TAe Cotton market to-day
was quiet ;Midaling 7ssc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08
FROM our coRREsroNpENrs.

,oTHBAY HARBOR, May TAR. schs Gen
e. Se9tt and Eldora, Boston; & ii Perry 40 ior
Francis Coffin. Orland for New York; Hannah
ri ant Portland tor Millbridge; Marcia Bailey
pS 80. sch Cinderella, from Portland for Round
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26 and 28 Monument Square.
CHAS. H. REDLoN, proprietor.

NEW ORLEA >S-The Cotton market to-day
was steady ;middnng TIC.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market TODAY was
quiet; middlings 7Ssc.
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middhng 7S4c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middlings TAG
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08
Foreign Ports.

Ar at Nagasaki. May 1, ship Jos Thomas,
Lermond Philadelphia.
Sid I'm Honolulu Apr 81, ship Iroquois, Tay-
lor, New York.
At Buenos Ayres Apr 4, harque John Eme-
ry. Wooster, for Boston or New York; ] III
Bowers. Magune, Pensacola; Sarmiento Hard.
ing. for Rosario Auburndale Dow, from New
York; sch Independent, Case, from Portland.
Al at Louisburg, CB, 5tn, sch W B Palmer,
Dyer, Portland.
Cla 9th. sch Sarnh Palmer, Whittier, Port
and
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- ONCE of the Commissioner of Public
Works. Portland, Maine. until twelve O'Clock
M. Thursday, May Goth, 1897, for building
masonry abutments, Eside walls. fender pier,
etc; for Tukey's bridge, when they will be pub
Ideally opened and read.
NO bid will be received and deposited unless
some National bank In the sum of two thousand
(S2ooo.) dollars. Said check must be made
payable to the order Of the Treasurer OF the
City OF Portland.
Plans. specifications and further information
can be obtained at the Office of said Commission
er on and after Thursday, May 18th. The
Bids should be marked Proposals for Tu-
keys bridge" and addressed to
- GEO. N. FERNALD,
Commissioner Of Public Works.
eg- Express and Advertiser copy. may7dtd
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Raill oad neoelpts.

Rath 0ad Neooiptss
PORTLAND. May z.
Receipts by Maine Central R. R.-For Port.
and. 168 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 135 cars.
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Mining stocks.

Mining Stocks.
NFW YORK. May 8. Is87.-The ioLo~ srss
GES 70 days closing quotations OF miniDR ssSS-'
Hokoing Coal. .................e
homestake, So
onVafio.sss ss'.s"'
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WATCHES ON INSTALLMENTS

will sell you Waltham and Elgin watche
lower than any installment dealer on earth. and
make tho terms to suit you If you are honest and
square. MCKINNEY the Jeweler, Monu-
ment Square jan6dtf
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Tobacco.

Am. calf 6OR1. OOi Tobacco.
Lead Best brands. e0460
Pipe. .......s @5M IConmon. $50. .25980
Zinc...... TN @8NatufsIaf ...S0&7o
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08
Portland wno,ss.Is Markss.

PONCE. PR. Brig Edward D-27s casks and
SO ties molasses to w Soule.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08

Print Cloth Market.
FALMR1VER, Mass. May Z, 1S97.--Prin'
coths quiet, steady 27-lsc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08

3, SELECT EUROPEAN PARTIES
leave New York, june 26, July and %. Six
to twelve weeks tours. STRICTLY FIRST
GLASS. For particulars address MRS. NJ. "A
CkOSLEY, 502 Bedford Az, BROOKLYN N. Y
may5W&S8t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08

Domestic Ports.
NEW YORK-Ar 9th, sohs John M Fisk,
Rockport; Orozimb0, Calais: Abbie s Walker,
Spruce Head; Henry May. Norfolk; A z Kind
berg. Providence.
Al 9Th Nj q Moseley. Brown, Port Reading
for Plymouth; A Heaton, Written, Amboy tor
Saco; Alice Holbrook Ellis, Bangor; Orozim-
DO. Britt. Calais; L A Boardman do.
Passed He'll Gate 9Th, schs Reuben Eastman,
New York for Gardiner; Clara L Rogers, do
Douglass Haynes. Amboy for Augusta: Lucy.
Amboy for Portland; Ira B Elems. Fort Liberty
for Rockland.
.BOSTON-Ar 9Th schs Clara A Donnell Bren
dige. Norfolk; Oliver Ames. Morgan, Philadel
phia; La Volta, Whitaker, New York.
gar, Adams Wiscasset; Robs Pettis. Perkins rs.
Penobscot; Cana, Grant, Machias; Annie L
Penopscot; Jerusha Baker, Randall. Machias
less, Thompson. Rockland; Herman Kimball,
Lane, Rockport: Nettie Cushing Gilchrlst, FIN
Thomaston.
Also ar 7th, tug International towing barge
Gibarton. from PHILADELPHIA for Portland SENS
Harry Chester. ,Machias ;ssMansur Cakes do
Caroline Knight, and Diadem. Roekland'
Sid 9th, schs Geo w Jewett, for Bergen Point:
Julia A Decker, for Rockiand.
Sid 18th, tug Wrestler. towing barge Suffolk,
from Philadelphia for Portland
BATLIMORE-Cld 9th. sch Edna & Emma,
Sid 9Th, schs Chas S Glidden, FaIes, Tampico
George A McFadden. Wallace. Galveston.
BOOIHBAY HARsOK-Ar 6tn. sch Cnder-
ella. Monroe. Portland for Round Pond
Sid 9Th, schs Alice I Boardman Rich, New
York; E Gates. Norwood. Vineyard Haven
J Kennedy. Davis, Boston.
CHARLEST0N-Ar 9th, sch Mary Jenness.
Clay, New York
sid 9Th. sch Isaac 7 CAMPBELL. Matthews, wey-
CAMDEN-Ar 9Th. schs NJ GilImor, Thomp
son, Portland; Mary Ellen, Piper. do.
DARIEN-Cld 9Th, sch Willie l. Newton,
Coomhs, Philadelphia.
ELLsWORTH-Ar 7th sch Eastern Queen,
Portland
FALL RIVER-Ar 9Th, schs Gen Adelbert
Ames. Small. Charleston; Hume, Gray, Rock
land.
Ar 7th, sch Anna W Barker, Ciarks Island :;
Lucy Hammond. Machias.
GLOUCESTER-Ar 9Th, sch Henrietta Fran
els Portland, [see Mem.
Sid 9TH. sch City of Augusta, Kenncbec for
Baltimore.
Ar 9Th. schs E Nightingale. Boston for East.
port A Miller do for Saco.
Ar 7th. schs Sarah Hill, Orlaud Lucy May,
Boston for Cherryteld. =
HYANNIS-At Buss 9Th schs Young Bro
theirs. Snow, Washington for Portsmouth,; Su-
san Pickering. Haskell. from Fernandna for
Boston.
Passed 9th, sch S c Ropes. Mcclellan. Boston
for Norfolk.
NORFOLK-Ar 9th, sch Henry d May, Doug
lass, New York
Sid 9Th. sch Florence for Richmond.
NEW BEDFORD-Ar 9th. sch Clara Jane
Maoney, Calais & Whelden, Barbour. from
Sullivan.
NOBSKA-Passed by 9Th, sch John Ran.
dali, Portland for Baltimore.
Passed 7th, sch W Lawrence, from Balti.
more for Boston; William Z Campbell. ana VIM
Rice, Hoboken for Boston Mary Augusta, i'm
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European Markets.

LONDON. May Z, 1e97.-Consnis closed for
money 1h2A and 1125s for acc cunt.
LIVERPOOL, May7. 1897 otton market
dull American middling at 1924 sales Z .0JQ
bales, including 500 bales for speculation and
export.
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PORTLAND.May g.
The following areto days wholesale prices CT
Provisions. Groceries,: cJo FL
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SOMES SOUND. May TAR sch Kit Carson
Kendall, Bucksport.
GREEN'S LANDING, May 6 AR sch Helen
from Boston. to load granite.
Sailed. sch E l White, Look. Mayport, Fal,
with jetty stone.
SAC0, May TAR. sch Jas A Gray, Boston.
ROCKPORT, May Gar, sch Ethel Merri.
man, Newman, Boston.
Sid 7th. schs Robt Byron. Hart, Fall River !;
Chas Mcdonald, DecrOw, Boston; Imogene,
Grant, and L Wilder Boston: II Kimball.
Lane. do; Ella hose. Strout Steuben; Annie s.
Lilly. Nutter, do; Junietta, Look, and Mollie
Phillips, Nutter. Addison.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Sid i'm Cadiz Apr 80, sch Helen G Moseley
Holt, Gloucester.
SD I'm Kobe Apr 10, ship Susquehanna Sew
ell, Honolulu.
Memoranda.
Gloucester, May 6-Sch HENRIETTA Francis, of
Portland, while making harbOr here, struck a
rock, Extent of damage not known, but sup
posed to be light.
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Exports.
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Pressed -.....S18@17I
Loose Hay $l4@S.6I
straw, car lotsSlO@1 q
TrOu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
A BRENNAN BUDGET.
%. II. &. ANNUAL PICNIC AT FIRE
MANS Park.
Seriously Injured by Fall From "a
stcpInddcr--hn Athletic Club En-
tcrtninmcnt-Notcs

Bronham. Toxas April lo.-rhe order OF
Railway Conductors viii hold their annual
picnic this year at Flrcmens park In this
city.
Conductors r. T. Fitzpatrick and Con
Sullivan. representing Magnolia division
No Is, o. II. C., came down Friday even
ing and were met at the depot ny Messfs.
W. A. Wood, q. A. Seward I'D Abbott and
C. u. Folder and carried out to Firemen's
park on tour of inspection. after which
they were shown over tho city.
The Brcnhnm fire department rendered
them the use OF tho park for their annual
picnic and they have accepted the offer
and have named May az the time for
their picnic.
on this occasion some amusing features
will be arranged for the day. and match
game Of ball viii be played between Bren-
ham and Temple the entertainment con-
Guiding with a grand ball.
Mr. q Herman. who received serious
fan Friday from stepladder at his fur
niturc establishment on West Sandy street.
IL confined to his home with the injuries.
Dir, j. n. Williamson. the attending physi-
clan reports him doing as well as could
he expected. considering The serious ma
ture OF his Injuries.
The athletic club, the leading social or
gaDiyation of the city rendered number
Of Chappoii Hill young folks an entertain
mont al their hall last night. and splen-
did time was had
Rev g. $. Tumin will preach his fare
well sermon mt the Baptist church tomor-
row hofore leaving for Fort Worth.
Conuor hose company No. met Friday
night and initiated two new members
Messrs. J. C. Day and Robert schawe.
Brennan lodge No 10. Knights OF Py-
thias, will observe decoration day, April
Is. arrangements for which wore inaugu-
rated at the regular meeting last Wodne3-
day night, and the following committee OF
arrangements was appointed: j. N. craw-
ford, Il. +. Curry. w. A. Wood, l.. Y. Har-
rson and J. d. Campbell.
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ias hhancial legislation ana the republican
party should De gwen chance to SHOW
What II couid 40 ana Shoulu not sit ldiy
ioF wv" or three months lie theh repeated
ms recent attack on tne speakership' ne
ueVi"l'n tno llehpeFs ol 'he mousse ny
EINlhe MN antocFatc power dlffrahehised
'ht .p"S'i uch,s WIZ" H@4 .'eN''' 'n',"
Ailer Mt simpson hau tutSiGed me
mouse IFlIien mo somewhat PAI""e'oFy
polilcal d!Scusslon'
MT Mci'ae tiIeh'J OF Arkansas 'alleo
ateihou 10 tne pIatloftl PROMISES oI wy
lWp paFuts concerning armenia 'uoa anu
me restrictions oi ihlihisra'ioh
ne american conRreSs shouiu say ~
no uncertain voice thal II Is tline 10 recoR-
n@e the CUBAN insurgents as pelHeereH's
anu iot A'n,' 'e"n N'''@1Hs ~ " '''."s.
from spanish prisons, If at the cannon
mouth, ne shouted
MI walker 'htlh] OF h"ssaeHuse,ts Ne
ieVcd II To be me sentiment VI ninety
niie out OF one hundred clil@ehS 'laI cou-
stofs should pronIue revenue toi lhe ~
cfhuehJ ny larlH rcNls'o" pc'o'e uo''e
ahythlng else.
MT pearmond 'Dem) OF missouri pro
tested that for ono NJ shnula not loreso
bis privilege oil crllic'sIhs the uiia'oFE co"
duct o. the majority
MT, Canton tkopl oil limos decI!eu !hu
idea that legislation alone conld hrlhs
prosperity The country "anied eonEfes'
10 provide revenue theh 10 auJouru anu d
low private business enterprises 10 nay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
THE HIGHER COURTS.
SECOND nI.trict court of ApnenIr

Fort Worth, Texas. April lO.-Proceed-
ings in the court Of civil appeals for the
Second district:
Motions for rehearlng misunderstanding
ern Kansas Railway company VS. Stump &
Weaver from Roberts, Boerner VS.. Trad
ers' National bank. from Tarrant Houston
and Texas Central Railway company We.
McFadden g. Bro. from Tarrant Barker vs..
Merchants National bank, from Wilbarger;
McCutcheon VS.. Jackson, from Wilbarger:
Hammond company VS. Eggleston from
Tarrant; Bcocchi vs.. Casey & Swascy com
pany. from Tarrant; Smith VS.. Allen, from
Wise.
10 affirm on certificate submitted-GEr-
lington VS., j. A. Kemp Grocery company,
from Montague; Trimble VS.. Kemp Groc-
cry company, from Montague.
For additional conclusions submitted
Byers VS.. Wallace, from Tarrant; Smith
VS. Allen. from Wise.
To withdraw record submitted-Wearc
VS.. Clark & Plumb company, from Tar
rant
To dismiss appeal submityd-Letcher VS..
Crandall, from Jones.
10 correct record submitted-Houston
and Texas Central Railway company vs..
McFadden & Bro. from Tarrant
cases set for submission May 1-Kath-
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l6l .56a bales. at congresses. 2;l.aii bales;
and al dcpots ana varls, ISd.42l bales: to-
tai. 1884 300 bales, not Including stocks
held Fl ports
The reports by States are as follows:
Movement from Alabama. Gll.T0l bales;
remaining on plantations. in warehouses.
etc. ~. ,29. bought by mills. 1875; total,
S13.Il1.
Movement from Arkansas. iSl.7S3 bales;
plantations etc. l296S, mills. I15; total,
6ll .SG5.
Movement from Florida iaIi5 bales:
plantations &c. S3i8; total. 5t.7SS.
Movement from Georgia. 92i 6sg bales;
plantations etc. 1853; mills. 1874. 100: To-
iaI 9sG ni9
Movement from Indian Territory. Gs. 500
nlantations etc. ii AGA. total ~ 5G3.
Movemrnt from Kentucky. AIS; total 85s.
Movement from Louisiana. 4Sa.7il; plan
tntions ole. l07 1e6. total. 5g7. All.
Mnvameut from Mississippi 972 GA: plan-
fatIons etc. 1gs'3g7 mills. S9os; total.
/ IA qso
Movement from Missouri 81 .925; planta-
ions ere lGi1. total. % 5GC.
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Crime. County killing.

! Navasota, Texas. April 10 Tho old CON
Wet camp building ON the White farm on
Wallace prairie was the scene of tragedy
at 10 o'clock last night, In which Roland
Anderson colored. was killed.
The trouble was the result of squahble
about a woman and both men 'Scre armed
with shotguns and seemed to be ready Tor
the deadly ARRAY.
Anderson was hit In the left breast and
arm and eight largo duck shots lodged
In the butt OF his weapon IIo died almost
instantly. The alleged slayer got another
negro's horse saddle and bride and made
his escape
Justice W. A. Sullivan held the inquest
on ihd body OF the dead man ana rendered
as his verdict that the deceased came 10
his death as the result Of giinshot wounds
from a gun in the hands of Lee Williams
colOred
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III LING.
Farmers Thinking uf Hc"rgnnizihE
tEc Alliance Minus Politics.


Iuling. Texas. Aprl i0.The farmers In
this and Gonzales counties are seriously
considering tho reorganization of the
Farmers Alliance upon the original basis
OF it's founders. They need and viii have
a farmers association that VIII carry ont
the desires of IT'S members. and VII. Inder
tho now organization. see 10 1t that politics
end political workers do not enter into lis
MANAGEMENT The farmers recognize inc
fact that they havo been used by those VINO
have no interest IN them for purely poliii-
cal purpOgcg They recognize in The fost
a fair advocate for their claims. ono that
they are willing to trust. ana In pushing
the reorganization upon which they are
determined. feel hat its columns VIII be
open TO them upon every point that might
rcdound 10 the advantage of Texas,
The rabbit pest has become "A very Sc
rious one. Gardens. potatoes and even corn
folds ara being degoured by them. The
farmers have organized into companies ana
arc hunting them. Yesterday at the RAM
sew farm ninety three were killed. Mon
day another drive will take place. Shot
guns and shells arc In demand. The rab-
bits are here by the thousands and are
splendid shooting. Farmers will welcome
any number of nimrods who Will help XIII
Lullng High school will close on the
23d with eleven IN tho graduating class.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.
nuIIet Removed From the Spinni
Column OF y. II. smith.

Waco, Teaxs. April 1o.-The operation
was performed this afternoon on j. IL.
Smith. who was shot in the neck. and the
ball was extracted. Smith stood the ordeal
splendidIy and is tonight resting easily and
doing as well as the most hopeful could
expect The ball he'd broken a small piece
OF bone from the inner surface OF the
ver,ebrae and IL was this piece OF bone
that pressed upon the spinal cord. II was
removed after the ball was extracted. DR..
i. w. Hale did tho surgical work. assisted
by Drs. Foscuo and Graves. II Is coIsid-
cred one Of the most important operations
ever performed IN Texas ana me first OF
tho Kind ever performed anywhere SO iar
as known. - ~,
The ball was located by the X ray with
exact precision. and 20 accurate wore the
calculations made from the four shadow
graph plates taken from different points