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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-03

b. w Hunter G Co received the following
advices from their New Orleans correspond
ents.
Judging from the inactivity In the cotton
brought about a good LIQUIDATION on the mari
of both bulls ana bears. Trading has been
very light, with prices showing a decline of
to . points. the market remaining steady at
the recession. There was no new feature Of
interest aud prices drifted of their own ac-
cord
News of the preparations OF the coming
crop is favorable.
Our market is held steady. by the undoing
Of straddos between American and Liverpool
markets The victory OF Dewey at Manila
leads operators to think the war will be
short one and In that event Liverpool and
our markets will come nearer together
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Chicago advices by private wire TO ~ w;
dnwi, to e1XG9l% Calls sold at ssh and
o.. The crowd generally went long over
Sarurdey and fought mantully to prevent a
serors break today, which vas justified by
,j,r news Indications point to decided bar
turn, and wheat is a sale for the next ten
DAYS on every ii,le bulge. The september
ana December options arc particularly IN COOL
uosition for short selling. as they will nave
to begin now N discount a hcarish severn
mont report. which Will be issued on the loth.
Puts on July corn 33A and calls 341s Corn
continues on a downward turn ara oonsluerh-
hle long liauidation and much lower prices
are expected in the Immediate future. 1t
looks as If the war will be all over within the
nsNt thirty days al tho outside. and war pun :
chascs Of grain and provisions will have to
be solo out
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Mid. | Mid.
e. TODAY lSat,dYISales
Daily Interior Movement

Receipts. Shipments.
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Cnrgin q Richardson's Circular.

Cargill & Richardson of Houston say:
The complete victory over the Spanish feet
at Manila by Admiral Dewey has caused a
change of sentiment, not ouly in the markets.
but in all the world. as to the much discussed
ability Of the American navy. Indications are
that should Spain not now be satisfied and
make further attempts to fight, the powers OF
Europe will compel them 10 desst At any
rate war seems short lived. and bats are
easily gotten today that in less than two
months peace will reign. The good news this
morning made the Wall street bears wild
with anxiety to cover outstanding short con-
tracts and lot Of enthusiastic bulls helped
= TO s per cent up and held quite well
heaps Of patient bulls took big profits and
stopped the boom. Government bonds were
strong, at better prices than for weeks
In cotton, Liverpool with the news Of
Deweys victory In hand while we were YET
asleep, scld on the cotton market, which
caused an easier market after steady open
ing. Closing prices were steady. with New
York unchanged. l down, and New orleans
to down. Liverpool closed 3-64i lower.
The feature OF Chicago today was the weak
ness in corn and cats due to poorer demand
to feed Uncle Sans mules The wheat sit
uation shows considerable weakness aud
there Is little chance OF another bull market
soon. The government report, due on the
10th, should he bearish and show improve
ment over the April report. The close Of
September wheat was slas. December. sON.
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GALVESTON coTTc
COTTON ON sulpnoaRn

ton tocay;
For Great Bri,ain- SIS Electrician nos bale,
Fer Frances Forest Aolnie. ssis bales; q,
Lady Armstrong. $40: total, 2Sss.
For the Continent~-Ss Hrion 1920 balos "a
Nsthergate, 1858, IS Toledo, i7s; IS Roker,
1857; total, SIZE.
Total on shipboard. il,,i0
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L asked. b Did: nominal
stocks ut United Stntcs Ports.
United states Exports.
This week. l.ass vear


The following are the closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today at the leading mar
kets. together with the closing OF middling
Yesterday. with today's Gales:
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49,. 1857 5,l72 i.7i5,ss7

Liverpool Futures.
Futures opened quiet, demand moderate: at
. p. m. quiet; closed barely STEADY; tenders,
new 61nn: old. 900.
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n. Louis, May e.-Catiie-Receipts 200, in
GLIDING 1900 Texans shipments 500: market
STEADY fair 10 fancy native shipping aud ex-
p1it steers asa 20. Duik ic0ff5.l0: dressed
beef and butchers steers ili1i7S steers uu-
der looO pounds a.;oG4Gl bulk Of sales cor
%. stochcrs and feeders S.50di.50, bulk ~
safes mns,45 cows and leiiers a00ft4.50
with iarcy native hefer, MP to i15, bulk OF
cows -,iNSI5 %; TsNld and Indian steers 500
4..p, hulk o: sales &; cows and neifers s.s5fi
81. ltgs-Receirts 57Ui shipments 300
mHrket ifii0 higher; york'-s s.75fSa0. mack
eiS GSrd4on. Butchers iMGil5 sheep
he"eipts 1900 shipments coo: market slower,
unchanged.
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for Diseases of Women equal u
have declared il simply marvel
liant results. Price SI.00. RED
for sale by Houston Drug CogpagI
Special advice, toolk and synip.a1
DR.. NARY A. BRANN0N, le2 Capia I
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MAnINE .xrc,L,nrxcs..
Fort Of Galveston May >.


Pert Of Galveston May ..
There were no arrivals or departures today.
VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Aslound. d. Ripley
50 Electrician.
So Forest Hulmc. j Mollcr
IS Hardwood, Wm, rarr & Co.
SIS Indy Armstrong. W, ". Wilson.
SIS Ncthcrgutc.
SIS Rocker
Sch hasaneY. Reymershoner & Co.
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
SIS Dteckneld Shlelds. Anrn e.
81 Engineer L.nckhart Iiveinoo, VII, snnn
ish Main, Anril H.
IS White Cross, royler. at Antwerp, March
Sch Mary Dow, Norfolk, March 80.
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS
BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway.
4s9 bales. by Galvetton. La ortc ard Nous,
toll, 81: total. $40.
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A Woman Is a Complex,

piece of mechanic
lcct, moral shock, |
overwork an inyd
fails, she becomssl
physical wreck, N
remedy 10 restore
her from a DANCED
a mad house, or d
grave, is DR.. Mari
nj. There is no 4
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Ar advance has been made in salt fish.
The market fer beans is trm and advanc
ms. --rd quotations have been advanced ma
tsrialiy. ~
Ests are slow sale at 1iaGsc per dozen,
strawberries RE weak with receipts In
oAoess OF demand,
Elr!n butter prices arc reduced &c to dc
pcuri.
Flour is firm at the recent advance OF loo
A. advance Of 8 points has been mado Ia
suEsrs. "
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Seed Salty
call. CLOSED Close.
Month OF delivery.

rssed. b bid: nominal.
New Orleans Futures.
Futures opened barely steady and closed
quiet sales IL 100.
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h bid. sellers: value.
New 1oris Futures.
Futures opened quiet: at noon dull but
steady; closed quiet and steady; sales 5000.
Open Saty
Month of delivery ing. CLOSED Close
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HOUSTON wHoLnsALF. pR,cr,.

quotations for Round Lots OF staplc
Commodities.
THESE quotations are revised daily ana thai,
correctness can be relied upon. The priees ara
tnose ruling In Houston Wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
Powder. per ker "A o,s.
as; blasting powder 81 C, per key. dron sSnt
ser rack. Ss5: buck, $3.50 '"o''
kACoN-Extra short clear, in sacks. GO
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations gro tot less than carload lots
Special prices on carloads.
BARHEn WlRE-Glddcn. gal, $40 par 100
lbs. Wnukegnn, S24h
WIRE NAiLS-Ra,e. 500 per key. ad-
vanccs, Tod I'D aud l6d So. sd and "a. I0c:
I'd aud ID. zoe. I'd ana Sd, soc. 3D. l5c. I'd. Zoe
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Kansas City. MgS Cattle Receipts 200
natives, 700 Southern; heavy dressed beef
t:hutSo for natives Western S.GNf4 80; cows
and heiiots active. cows 4OG425 het -7rs
{ 2oGS.00; stockers and feeders , 25Taa5.
scntht IN steady, SS5uiSo Hogs Receipts.
bulk SSonS,so heavy 3aOTi05: lights 2 sli
SO; pigs so0T3 20; packers solis %: mixed
eeUs.@; workers S.75f1s.s:h.. Sheep--Re-
cepts 1900 Western lambs 5O0iS so; nuttous
l. 00NA Is: spring lambs S.0nI.. 0a
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APPLIES Fancy ev0poratcd 50-lb boxes.
She, Lib cartons, De. choice cVaporatcd III
hu'k 50-lb, Sc: fancy sliced. In 50-lb boxes.
6izc
MRiCoTs-Se rer lii loose. Toe in lib car
tons
ClTRoN-ln l0-lh boxes. i5c
CO RRANIo-'a bbIs. &c. e5-lb boxes.
PEACHES Eyapcrated uupcoicd. 5a,dSc.
kAtsiNS California 3-cruWn l.. l. boxes.
81 sol 30. = tnN l.. l. raisins. a5uGOc >
Gown L. NJ ralsns. JQ-lb boxes. +Au5c, j.
hCNES-C California. ~ COS, re. CO. 0s.
6fic % SOS, di,e. On it0s. 56aic.
Nuts hrazil zoe nor Id iilherts. Sicily,
<fqt5oi almonds. California. isalic per 10 IN
sacks, rsrans. 2Hlih1 italian eh,stnuts.
cocoANurs-S.5o per icC; $50 90 per 1879.
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Chicago, May Cattle fairly active; com,
mon dressed beet steers g. SSG420: good 10
urin'c shipping i.i5IS25. choice beeves 2;Tr
go calves i.ood6,oo Hogs in good der,a.d
bulk OF sales t0oG4.5s; common 3 S5a4 81:
shorr lambs 1894 IS: wooled & filfS5 =;
kSceI's-Cattle 2coo, hegs so,Ooo, sheep To-
Evening star., 1898-10-28
Hosiery.
THE BON MARCFlE,
Sl4=3a6=31S Seventh Street.

avalanche when crossing what IS known
as the ancient passage" 1t was not un-
til the first week in last Sept amber that
the funeral took place over the body of
the man who had pershed thirty-one years
before.
A short time ago, during the annual
stock-taking of the Wandsworth library, II
Was discovered that a volume of Mrs Hen
ry Woods novel, "A Life's Secret" was
missing. and the borrower was called upon
to replace 1t. Soon afterward however
the librarian received a letter from the
manager of the gas works at Loheren, in
Belgium, stating that one of the workmen
had found book entitled "A Life's Sc
cret,' which bore the official stamp OF the
Wandsworth Library, in the streets Of Ant
werp. Curiously enough, the volume prov I'D
to be the missing one the borrower had
been called upon to make good.
Recently letter containing a cheuue for
upward of 1900 was posted to q gentle
mans business house in Bristol, but the
addressee stated that he had not receiv ID
the missive. though it was proved that the
letter had been delivered on the evening Of
the same day 1t had been posted. Subse-
qCently, however, 1t occurred to him that,
as his business house was infested with
rats, possibly they might be responsible for
the loss.
AS everything put through the aperture in
the door, in the absence of a letter box.
dropped to the floor, he thought that after
all the postal authorities might not be re-
sponsible for the strange disappearance Of
the letter. A search was according insti-
tuted, and on looking behind corn bin ne
discovered to his extreme astonishment,
two huge rats who were at the moment
actually engaged In deadly struggle for
the possession Of an envelope which, on
being opened. was found to be none other
than the one that contained the missing
rheQue.
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WILL AGAIN PLAY VIRGINIA.

Great Enthusiasm Over Foot Bali at
Georgetown University.
Foot ball at Georgetown University has
taken new life. The unexpected victory
over Virginia at Charlottesville created un-
bounded enthusiasm. This game practical
ly decided the championship of the south
on the gridiron. Four years ago Virginia
defeated a Georgetown eleven, So to in
Washington. Virginia had as strong a
team then as she has now, and therefore 1t
Is easy to conclude that Georgetown has
not lost by her four years absence from
the intercollegiate gridiron.
The boys from Charlottesville want an
other game. A committee of alumni, head
ed by DR.. Lambert of the medical faculty
called upon the management of the blue
and gray eleven and asked that negotia-
tions be reOpened. Manager Watkins
agreed to consider any proposition that
Virginia wished to make. The result is
that the pipe of peace has been smoked
and the gray and blue and orange and blue
will meet again November 8. Friendly
chiefs from the tribes of Pennsylvania and
Princeton will sit in judgment over the
play, and any young buck caught with a
tomahawk will be sent away. This test of
endurance and skill will be conducted on
the big mesa at Georgetown.
The condition Of the Georgetown eleven
can be estimated by careful considera-
ton of the game with Baltimore College of
Physicians and Surgeons. The team played
with a snap and dash that was almost
ferOciouS
Evening star., 1898-10-28
HARVARD GOLFERS WIN.
They Get the Championship From
YAle's Men.

They Get the Championship From
Yale's Men.
HarVard's team of golfers won the inter-
collegiate championship from the represen-
tatives of Yale at the Ardsley Golf Club 8
links at Ardsley yesterday afternoon by a
score of 16 to 4. These teams, having beat
en- their opponents from Princeton and CO.
lumbia in the opening days play, met yes
terday morning for the final round, but
when that was finished both sides were
equal with scores of II each.
When it was found that the teams were
tied, there was a powwow as to how the
tie should be played off.
Harvard claimed that both sides should
go over the entire course of eighteen holes
again, while the Yale team maintained
that they ought only to play one hole in
order to decide the championship. 1t wa
finally agreedite let the scores maie Al
the medal play round for the individual
championship. which was played later in
the day, decide the relative merits of the
teams. erE
Twenty-four tplayers started in the medal
play round forfthe. individual championship
in the afternoon, but only eighteen of them
turned in cards, and of these eight quail
fled for the first and semi final rounds at
match play today with scores of 81 and
under. Cornelius Fellows, jr., of Column
bia headed the list with SO strokes and j.
Stuart OF Princeton came next, with ST.
Murphy of Princeton and Reid of Yale had
SO each. Smith OF. Yale was fifth, with So
and the other three-Cutting and Choate of
each u ~
These eight NillsIplay today in the first
and semi-hnal rounds at eighteen-hole
match play. and the two survivors will de-
by playing twice over the eighteen hole
course.
Evening star., 1898-10-28
LOST AND FOUND.
Some Curious RecOveries That Have
Been Recorded.

From Tit-Bits.
Fortunately a very considerable amount
of the property which is lost annually is
eventually restored TO the rightful owners,
and in connection with this subject some
very curious stories have been told of re-
n.arkable recoveries. 1t is unique oc-
currence for company to loss its char
ter. but the Shipwrights Company, OF which
Sir William H. White, chief controller and
constructor of the royal navy, is the mas
ter had been, until quite recently, in that
curious position for over hundred ysars.
For the past century the Guild. owing TO
the mysterious disappearance of its char
ter. has been working under ordinances
granted by the court of alderman. TIE
icng lost document was recently unearthed
fl ON the catacombS of Trinity House. en-
Tower Hill. where it had been hidden away
tor many years
With great difficulty 1t has been deciph-
eied, and the old document states that
PhineaS Pett of Chatham, one of the great
est hattleship builders of the hfteeath CEN
tury. was one of the first members os the
court of assistants. and 1t proves, also.
that powers were granted to the company
under this charter. signed by James !, to
inspect the construction Of ships in any
part of the United Kingdom, and to pun
ish those who pu. bad work into them. 1t
is curious coincidence that the original
81 ant of arms. dated 1908. was only found
u few years ago, it having also mysterious
iy disappeared a century ago.
Some three years ago a lady. Mrs.
Crofts lost her wedding ring from her fin
ger. An unsuccessful search was mad3 for
it in all likely and unlikely places, and
ev entually the ring was given up as lost.
y few w2ekS ago one Of ner daughters
vas preparing some potatoes Cor dinner,
which had been grown in their garden,
VIXEN she was very much astouished to
discover the ring firmly embedded in the
skin of a very small potato. The mother
vas greatly delighted to have her ring
restored to her, though 1t was only by .hc
uerest chance that the potato was not
thrown away with the waste.
A somewhat similar casa. though per-
haps more extraordinary. was that Of a
lady who lost gold watch and chain on
Dsrtmoor six years ago, and who found
them herself one day in July last year.
The iewelry had evidently been lying
where it had been lost for q period Of five
years. no fortunate person happening to
stray that way ana find It. The chair was
rct damaged at all. and the watch wns
only slightly injured by exposure to the
v Gather.
An extraordinary, though perhaps ghast-
]y. find" was that OF the body of the late
Capt. ArkwriTht, a British officer. who
lest his life on Mont Blanc n 1865, ard
whose body was only rccovsred from the
Glacier de Bosson, Chamouai, last year.
Capt. Arhwrisht. lis guide. Niche. S;,nond,
and two porters were swept away BY an
Evening star., 1898-10-28

ed to make them pennant winners was
Jack Doyle. He generously offered to let
him go for $5O00.-Cincinnati Post.
Now the Baltimore Club is making a
puzzling base ball situation all the more
complex" remarks a follower of the ups
and downs of the national game, by
threatening to move the Baltimore team to
another city. Perhaps Vonderhorst and
Hanlon are making a bluff about moving
the ex-champions away from the Monu-
mental City. Perhaps the threat to take
the team to Brooklyn is made with the in
tention of frightening the base ball patrons
of Baltimore. If it Is a bluf it is bad
one. President Robson tried 1t In Cleve-
land and 1t had just the contrary effect.
Instead of making the base bah patrons
anxious to keep the team. they became
Indifferent and let it go away II the ORR
oles are to stay in Baltimore, Messrs. Von-
derhorst and Hanlon would do well to cut
out all talk of changing their quarters. No
money was ever made by parading mis-
fortunes. There is nothing that succeeds
like success. Vonderhorst and Hanlon GER
tainly made money enough cut of the
championship years of. the Orioles to stand
one season Of loss without weeping tears
of financial grief. The more they parade
their misfortunes the worse they will fare.
With the ST. Louis Club on the verge of
bankruptcy, the Cleveland Club without
home and the Baltimore Club ready to fold
UP Its tent and sneak away to another
town, the league magpates are goiHg to
have q lot Of work 1T the annual meeting.
Evening star., 1898-10-28
RASE BALL NOTES.

Manager Watkins has forty-one players
on the Pittsburg list. but Connie Mack
has him beat. as the Milwaukee roster Of
players is said to number forty-six, with
additions being made every day.
with two Jack Taylors pitching in the
National League 1t will keep scorers busy
telling which is which. 1t may be worse
next season, if Cincinnati decides to re-
tain Marvin Hawley. The two men of the
same name on the same team will cause
much confusion.
There is a rumor afioat that "Old Pop
Anson is going to open n school for the de-
velopment of young base ball talent. He
will get the boys In shape and then sell
or farm them out to clubs desiring fresh
stock 1t is said that he has already got
some valuable finds.
Whine none of the teams with which Earl
Wagner has been connected since his ad-
vent into base ball has cut as big a figure
in the race as General Shafter would do on
a Mexican hurro, J. Earl has burned more
red light In exploiting the needs and wants
OF other teams than any man In the husi-
ness. When the Senators first visited Gin
cinnati he declared that all the Reds need
Evening star., 1898-10-28
FOOT BALL NOTES.

The eleven of Pennsylvania State College
created surprise throughout the foot oaii
world Wednesday by holding the princeton
team down to points at Princeton, N }.
The Tigers play has fallen off wonderful
", and at no time did they show the form
of last week. The only ones who seemed
to play their usual game were crowds
Reiter and Geer. The State College mad
the advantage of three games with the
University of Pennsylvania The game
ended with the score, Princeton, D; Penn
sylvania State, o.
A game of foot ball, with score OF u 10
12 was played at Ellicott City, Md, We'd
nes6ay afternoon between Maryland Agri-
cultural College and Rock Hill Coilese De-
Because of a criticism of foot ball play
ing by DR.. S. F. Carpenter, one OF the pro
fessors in Central Medical College at 81.
Joseph, Mo-, nearly all the students nave
announced determination of leaving the
college at the end of the present term. TO
return no more.
at least until final preparation for the
Pennsylvania game. Hagan, a recruit
from Andover, appeared yesterday Tor the
first time and showed good form. Perkins,
the heavy full back of last year. will un-
doubtedly come out for practice this week
and prepare for the remaining games on
Cornelrs schedule.
foot ball with West Point this season.
Superintendent McNair has refused to al
low his team to tackle the soldiers. The
game with Yale next Saturday promises to
be hot one. The cadet team is rapidly
getting into foot ball form. and there are
no cripp!es in the hospital.
Corliss Sullivan. Yale's quarterback, the
other day astonished the university by de-
velopng into a drop kicker in remarkable
way threatening to rival the star k1ckers.
Cas-. C'-~mberlain said that Desaulles
ID IN luck If he was able to get into
against West Point Saturday. Chamber
lain is improving, as are Allen. Benz min,
Townshend Marvin and the other cripples-
Matthew p Anderson. student at Wy.
om!ng Seminary. Kingston. Pa. has died
from injuries received while playing foot
ball on the seminary team against Dickin-
son College at Carlisle last Saturday.
The Harvard team practiced in the cage
ce,lent condition, although the work for
weeks has been very hard.
In the foot ball game Saturday afternoon
between Minnesota and Ames Capt. Cole
of Minneapolis had his skull fractured.
Evening star., 1898-10-28
Tourist & Alpine Hats.

We show the largest line of Tourist and Alpine
Hats-in fact. all the Trimmed Felt Hats in
49nr, 45y Sayy an5 rSmn @asnT HAS Alpine 5oc to $500
Evening star., 1898-10-28
SUING FOR DAMAGES.
The American eCycla Racing Ansoci
ton After the Racin9 BOarsl

The American eCycla Racing Ansocia-
ton After the ItncinE Board.
A suit for $4,000 Was entered In New
York Wednesday by he American Cycle
Racing Association for alleged libel against
Isaac B. Potter, as pr ssident of the L. A.
w; Albert Mott, as chairman Of the rae
ing board, and Albert sturmer, as secretary
of the racing board. 'fhe American Cycle
Racing Association is composed Of p T.
Powers, A. G.. Batchel der, James C. Ken
Hedy and William A Brady. The alleged
libel complained of was. according to the
plaintiffs, uttered on October "a last It
consisted CT warning to cyclists who con-
template taking part in the big six-day. race
Evening star., 1898-10-28

which the American Cycle Racing Associa-
ton proposes to give at Madison Square
Garden in the week beginning December ..
The American Cycle Racing Association
claims that the notice was issued by the
league with the intention Of hurting the
projected meeting at Madison Square Gar
den 1t Is also alleged that the "warn-
ing" was issued with malicious intent.
BY reason of the publication the Amerl-
can Racing Association says that 1t has
been iniurad to the extent of $23,OOO.