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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
The Dominion Parliament buildings

The Dominion Parliament buildings
in Ottawa, Canada, narrowly escaped
destruction by the fire which started in
the afternoon and burned until after
midnight few days ago. The loss is
in the neighborhood of quarter of a
million dollars. The fire is supposed
to have been of incendiary origin.
Much damage was done by water, but
no important departmental documents
were destroyed. The offices DESTROYED
are those of the Public Works Depart
ment of Marine and Fisheries and
Mounted Police. Lack of pressure.
bad hose, frozen hydrants and variety
OF causes contributed to the poor work
OF the Fire Brigade. The construction
of modern building in place of the
one wrecked will cost not less than
$3.50, 900.
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Evening Post CnbIcgrMm.

New York. September 1.-The Evening
Posts LondonF correspondent cables today
as follows:
The action of the Indian government
In purchasing drafts on India Is the one
topic In the city, Opinions as to the pre-
else policy of government differ widely, Of
course. There is no doubt that the reason
for the action is, as previously cabled you,
the low condition of the government bal
ances In India, but the situation at the
Indian banks viii scarcely offer their drafts
basis. witch Is l6d or thereabouts, That
is to say, they will want, II necessary.
to be able to ship god to cover the drafts,
under regulation by which the Indian
mint viii deliver rupees for sovereign at
10 rupees to sovereign. Therefore the
market says that If exchange Is to be
driven to the gold point why should not
the Indian government export gold itself2
But. again India is expected soon to raise
large loan here. SO why, by taking gold.
force the market conditions here against
the success OF The Issue.
These points, together with the rise OF
" In silver, have given creaence to this
theory; The government refuses an excuse
10 buy silver and coin 1t for present re-
quirements. Hence the move TO buy drafts
80 that when II Is found that the bills are
offered on gold basis. the government can
say that IL Is impossible to buy bills and so
IL must coin silver These are the views
in the stock markets at the moment but
the best opinions favor the sending OF
gold to India.
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WEATHER AND CROPS
had OUTLOOK IN PART OF NORTH
EAST TEXAS.
The Rockdaic Correspondent Now
Believes In II Had Outlook In
His section.

Caldwell. Burleson County. Texas, Sep
| TENDER A week ago prospects for a TOP
| crop OF cotton here were very flatterinE
| but not so now. fof the past few lamp
| days and cool nights have been so favorable
| to cotton worms that they have already
| destroyed whole fields. despite the poison
which has been used Poison is in great
| demand here and dealers can not supply
more than one fourth the demand.
Rockdalc. Milan County. Texas. Sep
tember An the past few days rains have
fallen in this section and myriacs OF
worms have appeared in the cotton fields.
Guided by desire to avoid errors in esti-
! mates made in the past. The Post CORE
spondent has been Glow to believe N Te-
ports of shortage OF the cotton crop; but
there Is no question Low that the late cot
ton and top crop will suffer severely. The
situation is further aggravated by the ina
bility OF dealers and farmers TO obtain
poison for the worms, it being reported
here that there is mono in the state OF the
kind Q.ondou PURPLE which the farmers
will use.
New Birmingham, Cherokee County,
Texas, September AIR. K. Nj. Lucas
returned yesterday from Dallas, where he
had been for the purpose OF taking his
grand daughter. Miss Ida Parks. to the
Oak Gift Female college. This gentle
man says that to judge the corn and cot
ton crops by what he saw along the route
he travelled he does not SEQ how people
can make a living in such a country. He
asserts that most of the cotton Will meas
uro less than twelve inches in heighth AMI
that It has meager frutage for even that
heighth. In the whole route he did not
SEQ a single field OF cotton that presented
a healthy, vigorous, growing appearance.
Tho same drouth stricken appearance APP
plies to the corn crop. The stalks. he
says. will not average larger than a small
walking cane. while the ears are few and
small. Mr. w. Jacobs. a large and pros
porous farmer. living twelve miles east of
| town, on the Angelina river bottom, says
| that crops are nearly up to an average
year In his neighborhood. This can be
readily accounted for In wet seasons bot
| tom lands can not be cultivated so easily
| as In dry seasons. and again bottom lands.
| containing mora moisture, will stand
drouth longer than uplands. Mr. Jacobs
also reports the picking and ginning well
under way. Some cotton has already been
| brought into market.
Taylor. Williamson County, Texss. Sep.
TENDER i.--Considerable anxiety Is felt here
| ON account Of the appearance ana ravages
| of cotton worms. Large quantities OF Lon
don purple have been purchased in Taylor.
but the supply has been exhausted. Yes
| terday kilograms were sent to Memphis
St. Louis and New Orleans to secure a sup.
| ply. but none could be had, II is said the
crop win suffer materially II the poison "a
| not secured shortly.
Cameron. Milan County. Texas, Sen.
TENDER 4.-Cotfon worms are reported in
several localities. aud It IL feared they Will
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materially injure the top crop. Light
showers have fallen in different parts oi
tho county during the last few days, bur
hardly sufficient to benefit the late cotton
very much. Up TO date the compress has
pressed about 5000 bales OF Gotten.
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas,
September .4-Complaints OF worms doing
damage to the cotton crop the past four or
five days is becoming general. 1t is feared
they will interfere with the estimates
made up TO the present time by cutting the
crop shorter. Receipts yesterday We're lol
bales; prices 6.50G6.75. Total receipts to
date 100.
Lott. Falls County, Texas, September A.
The three gins located here are running
day and night and are turning out abou;
seventy-five bales per day. A VIZ light
shower fell here yesterday, covering only
a small section, but this, added TO the cool
nights and damp atmosphere, Is conducive
TO the growth OF young cotton
Gainesville. Cooke County, Texas, Sep
TENDER 3.-Cotton crop In this section
looking fine and opening rapidly how
ever. the uplands are needing rain, and
unless it comes In the course OF week
or ten days the top crop in the high sec
tions will suffer very much II not be an en-
tire loss.
Manor, Travis county, leAss, september
3, --About 1000 bales OF cotton have been
shipped from this point this season, about
one-half as many as for the same time last
season, which is fair estimate OF the
crop for this year in this section.
Kaufman. Kaufman County. Texas. Sep
tembe. 4.-Up 10 the present time this
place has received ba1 bales OF cotton. and
the price ranged from $50 TO 6.55. 1t is
very dry and unless rain cnmss soon the
late crop Will be cut very short.
Round Rock. Williamson County. Texas,
September 3.-The worms are increasing
In the cotton and farmers say II cloudy
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BRENNAN BUDGET.
GASOLINE Stove Nearly Caused n
Combustion.

GasOlfne Stove Nearly Caused n
Combustion.
Brenham, Texas, September AT 8
o'clock this morning the fire alarm was
sounded. The fire was in the Merchants
Exchange saloon. A gasoline stove had
blazed up to the danger point where those
present were afraid to turn 1t down OF
get near enough to smother out the blaze
which had filled the cook room and the
saloon with smoke. Finally, however, just
as the chemical engine company reached
the scene, some ore put 1t out. Severa
accidents from this source have been re-
ported in the last year or two.
Rev. J. c. Mickle, presiding elder Of thi,
district. Will preach at the Methods,
church Sunday morning and night. He Il
mere tor the purpose OF holding the third
quarterly conference.
Mr Thomas Bolter OF Cat Springs got hi.
clothing caught IL lath machine at Beau
mier Bros. shop Friday evening and had
narrow escape from serious injury.
Al noon today, in difficulty, Rober,
Williamson was painfully though not dan
gtrously cut with knife.
The Dixie Lady Guards of Little Rock
Ark. came to BrenhaEi under the auspices
OF Washington lodge No 22, Wednesday
last. and left Saturday morning on the
eastbound Central. Friday they were en-.
tcrtained b local committees at private
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supplied from interior sources, contrary 70
the rule heretofore.
The fact that exchange remains above
the gold import point lis due IN part 10
the heavy purchases OF securities OF Amer
icanl In London, each incoming steamer
bringing largo consignments. But %niic
these large purchases are absorbed wItnout
any effect on the local money market
rates for money In London continue To
harden In spite OF large sales OF securities,
the Bank OF England UP TO last week con-
tinulng 10 contract Its loans ana there is
margin Of profit In London money rates
sufficient to induce drawers OF exchange
to leave their funds at Interest there, thus
deferrng the gold import movement. How
much longer tho cheapnees OF money VIII
continue In New York In face Of all the
expansion OF demand Is question 70
which an answer Is perhaps indicated by
today's bank statement, showing de-
crease OF 81, i03,550 In the surplus reserve.
Tho cheapness Of money is an incentive to
rise In prices. especially In view OF the
recent placing OF large issues of railroad
bonds for long periods at an interest rate
Of 31s per cent, which boDds command a
premium In the market. The reduction In
rate OF interest and return OF invested
money naturally tends TO raise the prin-
cipal value OF securities on which tho div
idend rate Is unchanged. Recent prices
OF government bonds are at high records.
That the plethora of money and It's result
amt cheapness are an Influence IN this way
In the rise In prices OF securities, as well
as the increased earnings shown by the
properties, is evident Tho extreme gaiue
In tho stock market have been Indicated.
but The whole list Is materially higher, es-
pecially the industrials The total sales
for the week were 3,l9fiSl shares.
The bond market has shown great ac-
tivity during the week and prices are gen
orally higher. Notable advances are shown
by AtchSon For Worth and Denver City,
Union Pacific prior fours. Texas and Pa
cific, Wabash seconds. Northwestern and
ResdIng issues. Total sales sl9,7GSH00.
Government bonds are Is to | point high
er on the week
Total sales OF stocks today were 303 055
shares, including: Northern Pacific pre-
| ferrod 1880, Reading $1,000; st. Paul 49,
G20
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weather continues a week or SO they will
eat up all the young cotton.
Worthing, Lavaca County, Texas, Sep
TENDER 4.-The drouth is broken by good
rain yesterday. People can now plant fall
gardens, and stock water is Plentiful
Oakvile, Live Oak County. Texas, Sep
tember ga fine rain fell here today,
which was badly needed il
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New York Money.

New York, September Mooney on call
nominally lAGl1s per cent; prime mer-
camille paper S&Gp4is per cent Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business In
bankers bills at 4. S6Gti ,S6h for demand
and i,SS% IA 81 for sixty days; pasted rates
4 .Siisui s5is and 4 S6lA@4 81; commercial
bills seq. Silver certificates 5sia. Bar sill
yer 53S. Mexican dollars AIS. State bonds
dull; railroad bonds Arm; government
bonds Arm Clearings sl3l 1858. 500; balances
S6,7i7456,
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London Consols.

London. September 4.--Consols for
money III 7-16; consols for the account
Ill s-l6. Mexican ordinary 1917: Mexican
Central new As 67h, Bar silver steady.
24Asd per ounce Money INK per cent.
The rate OF discount IN the open market
for short bills Ia per cent: for three
months bills l5-i6@2 per cent.
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LIVE STOCK.


+. r. Hall, live stock commission mer.
chant. reports as follows
Beeves-Choice grass ..,..... e3.As
CONS and he'fers. choice....,..,... 2,s9a sA
calves. cho'ce ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3res =
sssSarirgs .,,...,,,,.',',.,.,.,.., -. yAsp
Choice masifed hogs ....,......... 2AI
SoItucu hoSs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a. AZ.
Houston. September 4.--Our market, al
though fully supplied at the first of the
week, has comparatively no stock on
hand today. all having been sold al ANA
above quotations. Owing to the Increase
OF trade In all lines and an Improvement
IN business generally live stock has gone
nand Ia hand Herewith. and shows 4 big
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Export. ANA Imports.

New York. September 4.-Exports of
specie from the port of New York for the
week amounted 76S,ii9 in silver, No gold
was shipped. The imports for the week
We're: Gold $sl,706; silver s54 1850; dry goods
N,ool,l9?; general merchandise S5,5i2. 900.
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] 6 I N CROP STATISTICS,
't1tsrsstIsa Extrscts From Sscre-
sary Hestef's Report.
IN ANALYSIS or THE TEXAS CROP.
Movement OF Cotton into sisht for
Each aronth-yNcight Of Balcs.
Cotton Mills.

N In addition TO tho numerous statistics
already given by The Post in regard to
the last cotton crop. the following tables
from Secretary Hester's report Will be OF
interest: fss
As was the case last year. this years
commercial crop contains part OF the
growtbs OF three seasons. Again. there
has been q large movement OF new cotton
in August. the comparisons with the past
slve years showing as follows:
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New York. September 4.--Labor day next
Monday will be strictly observed In the
financial district here as a holiday.
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Actual growth of 1SoG-M-!balcs. -. $4,000
Showing. as It happens. a difference he,
tween the commercial crop and actual
growth of only 1900 bales. The stocks
OF old cotton left over In the South on
plantations at counted and uncountcd
towns, and In the hands of southern spin
Ders. aggregate less than at this time
for years. In truth. the southern conn
try has seldom been so depleted OF us
cotton. AS a general thing, from ~ to
3 per cent of the crop can be counted on
as being left over; this year there Is but
little moro than pcr cont.
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.fncluding 75,7e5 Pensacola net. against
25.O91 last year. Total receipts al Pcnsa-
cola were sD,i20. o. which 4o6S were from
New Orleans and Mobile. leaving 1878
not. ssF,xcluslyc OF receipts from Bruins
WIKI at New York ana Savannah. sex
elusive OF eSS received from Savannah.
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Improvement. The outlook for next week
is iincommony good. as the indications al
present are that the supply will be light
The market is bare of hogs and the de-
mand is Increasing. Those who have corn.
fed hogs ready for market should send
them forward
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weckIy nnnk Statement.

New York. September i.--The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes.
surplus reserve, decrease. .......s5 ,403, ESQ
Loans, Increase, $500. S.it6 700
specie. decrease. 49,. rot 700
Legal tenders decrease. 1905. 900
Deposits. Increase. -. -. -. 4,763 400
Ciculattcn. Increase. -. -. -. 500. 800
The hanks now hold s3i.iii,i5o In ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25 per cent
rule.
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SEAT or COTroN PRODUCTION.

4 During the past season | have again
obtained returns from the various trans
poriation and receiving points in such
manner as to enable me 10 continue the
system of dividing the cotton belt into
groups, as follows:
4 l. Texas. including Indian Territory.
2. Other Gulf States, including Louis-
lana, Mississippi Arkansas. Tennessee
Missouri. oklahoma, Utah ana Kansas
.. Atlantic States including North Car
oltna, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
hlabaina, Kentucky AND Virginia.
K In accordance with above actual delly-
cries for the past season after careful
revision OF the fignres), compared with
The three previous years, have been as
follows:
Delivery OF crops by groups of States
I'm thousands
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residence and shown a good portion OF "
city. and Friday evening were extendea Y
invitation TO attend the minstreis. III
went out In a body; several OF their pr'sos.|
ers. captured by the charms Of the dus's7
brought up the rear. N
County Judge Curry. accompanies Y
Commissioners AmsleS and Brcesche "
County Farm Superintendent Rober.s n
were out Friday viewing The roads ana y
bridge work recently finished by the cow
ty convicts,
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THE TEXAs CROP.

which In the meaning Of this report In
cludes cotton grown IN the Indian Terri
tory. shows an increase over last year Of
257 ,g72 bales, and a decrease under the
year before Of l02S. iH
Referring 10 statement elsewhere giving
Texas crops compared with othor sections
OF the cotton belt. the details of the past
two seasons are appended. with the re-
mark that they are compiled from official
data. and contain only well authenticated
facts.
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sReceipts of new cotton included
In considering the actual growth OF tho
current year, we. therefore. arrive at the
following:
Commercial crop OF 1868 ......... S75s, 900
ss Wv 10000
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Kansas city, September 4--Cattle--Re-
ceipts 100; steady and unchanged; only re-
tail trade - Hogr- Receipts A5D; steady;
40: lights i.00N,.2o; workers. 4,l7Mp4 20;
pigs 4 .0lGi 20. Sheep Receipts 900; firm
lambs 3.25Gi 90; muttons ., 2lQ3,65.
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Total Texas cropbnles 2,2i7 ,55i 0S9. $50
4 '1ncluding differences between Texas cot
ton received at Shreveport and other mi
nor points by rail and wagons and
amounts shipped from Louisiana into
Texas, also exclusive of that part of the
Oklahoma crop which went into Texas,
say 3l347 bales this year and 1851 last year
The Oklahoma crop IL not counted in
Texas.
Tho Indian Territory crop, which is IN
cluded as part of Texas, amounts TO So =
homa produced and shipped 1886 bales;
missouri. -, l57; Utah, l25, and Kansas 81.
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15C, zoe and Csc.

Cornice Poles. in Cherry,
Walnut, Oak and Ebony.
with brass trimmings, COM
plete, feet long, each......
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SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS IN 1861.

sIrcludcs one mil counted In Georgia
last year.
THE STOCK MARKET.
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JUST RECEIVED.
NEW Innings
NEW DRESS FINDINGS.
NEW DRESS FINDINGS

SOLE AGENT for the new Telegram
Dress Binding which outwears the
skirt and never ravels.
SOLE AGENT for THE New Dress
Lining" "CORDETTE," a marvel Of
elasticity and resiliency. superior to
either Hnircloth or Canvas.
our New Dress Trimmings and Vel
vets will arrive this week.
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rovEMENr OF COTTON INTO SIGHT

The following ir q revised statement OF
ne mover ent or cotton into sight by
sonths for the past thrrc seasons:
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stotal brought into
sigh. or market.
syed from nlarta-
stlons ami einaller
'nt ts Or, Towns s,, ,sssi.4A 7.sssss oSs.m
% leading inte-
sfor towns. s7s<7l sss5.5M 2e.asc
Total crop .s.7t7.sss 7is7.s4s s.sol. Isl
sPius. ssAiinus.
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S.593,00o


Plus growth Of 1S96-T mar
kctcd IN lS95-96 .,......... 900
Grown not marketed in
1869 ........................lo ooVo- 2'o'oVo
$3.50. 900
Deduct August receipts OF new
cotton OF the growth season 1877
es $1,000
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BASED ON the foregoing the following in.
tlcates about the division Of the CONNER.
,tal crop by States IN thousands of baler
or the past four years:
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NET RECEIPTS AT u. Q. PORTS,
l5As per form In use BY tho Cotton Ex-
The evening times., 1897-06-29
NEW STYLE OF TRAINING
John L. Evades MuldOOn and Takes
to the Flowing Bowl.
He Did No Work Yeste rday, But
Instead Nursed a Very Bad
Pain In His Head.

New York June 29.-John L. Sullivan
be SO remarkable were 1t not for the fact
that the oue-tiIne champion claims TO be
training for a meeting with Bob FitZam-
mons next Monday night.
Viewed in this light, there is no other
way to reason it out except that Sullivan
is simply pIa ying practical joke on the
sporting world. He certainly cannot ex-
peCt his friends and admirers 10 take him
seriously when he is following his old
pranks with as little concern rs il he never
expected To enter the pnze ring gain.
sullivan got away from Billy Mudoon
while they were taking a walk through
the streets Of White Plains Sunday night.
and when his trainer found him again he
had consumed so much liquor that he had
been put 70 bed to sleep off It's effects.
Muldoon had him later on driven TO the
tTaiung quarters. Neither OF them VIII
speak OF the matter. but MuldcOn appeaB
t. be very much dlSguS{ed and put out
overtt.
Yesterday was. tilerefore, a very quiet
day at Nuldoon's place. Sullivan had
heavy head and was ibt in the best Of
humor. Instead OF running and sparring
heIollcd about the place Snd took medicine.
Last night lie was stiff eontnte, but in
sisted hat he felt rnuch .tltter, and would
reSume his regular work today with re-
newcd vgTor notwithstanding the fact
thar he pulled down fiis weiglt very little,
and thai his training has amounted almost
To not thing. sullivan contends thai he win
be in good shape by next Monday night,
aud viii be fully abIn to take care Of him
self in the ring. III
Ia. n.'tIiZes. Of cuJiTse. that his condition
pneCI1ytes the pOssitifity OF his staying
hounds, nut he isc conf1aen; that for that
time re- will be able 10 make 1t warm for
FitsammOns.
Wien sullivan went 10 MnlGosns place
at White Plains he said that he had not
touched liquor in many months, and would
be able TO sret himself iuno g,sOd physical
eon6ntnuu without trouble. This declaration
nd many OF his old aGlininers 20 ralIy
around his standard again. and while none
of them seriously thought that he could
max" any showing against such a man as
Bob Fitz~immOHs. they did believe that
with conscientious training he could pat
BimSelf into Smh shape as to make good
showing and retain his Self-resppct
His fall-down OF Sunday night wlL
however, diSsipate ell OF the serious con-
sideratou that has been given the bout
with FjzsiLnons, and make il little short
of joke.