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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
LIVE STOCK.
Register once,

WHEELING, March /.
The Lenten season has lessened the de-
mand tor cattle and hogs, and offset the
increases which have been made in prices
on account Of weak supply
Cattle-Extra LOCO to 1900, 81 coal 70:
good, 800 TO 600, s. 25G4 90; good. 500 to 900
mon, 600 10 SEQ So 25a3 Is: bulls, 81 5oa3 s.;
Hogs-Extra 81 20a4 %; good, 81 o5014 20;
common So 50d4 90.
Sheep-Extra. s. 0o14 50: good, 50 509l4 90;
common. So 0003 50 lambs, 81 50Gf5 80.
Fresh Cows-At So GoGl4O co.
Chicago, March Trade in cattle
was fairly good, Mondays 10G20c adj
vance being well sustained. The
range of prices was remarkably wide.
a few very common cattle going for
SO SIS, while as high as SO zoos so was
paid for some extra fine steers. The
bulk of the offerings went around
$4 1908 90 Calves were lower, choice
at Sc 50@6 rs.
Hogs We're active at an advance of
21aM5c on Mondays closing figures.
Hogs sold at So S0@4 071a for COM
mon to prime chiefly at SO 9504 05,
pigs going at SO 600D3 80, few going be
low 3 30,
Sheep and lambs were active at yes
terday's figures.
eceipts-Cattle, 1000 head; hogs,
26, 600 head; sheep, 1900 head.
East Buffalo, n Y, March 1.-Cattle,
prime to extra choice finish export
steers SIS zoos 40; good to choice fat
steers 81 5004 so; fair to good mixed
butchers stock SO SOFA co. good fat
COWS SO 50@3 90 common old COWS
50 1902 SIS.
Hogs, easier; Workers, good to choice
81 20M4 %; roughs, common to choice
SO COOS 70; pigs, common to choice
~ 90W4 co.
Lambs, choice to extra S. S0G5 80;
culls to common S. 00G5 so.
Sheep. choice TO selected wethers
81 S5G4 80; culls to common So 25Q
3 80.
East Liberty. Pa, March 1.-Cattle,
steady; prime. S4.90@5.05; common,
s350@400; bulls, stays and cows,
200G 400
Hogs, shade higher; prime medi-
ums. $420@425; best heavy Workers,
S4.150420: light Workers, s4.O0@4.O5;
heavy hogs, $410Q420; pigs, $3.S0@
400: good roughs, S5.50G3.75; COM
mon to fair, $2.50@3.25
Sheep, steady; choice. S4.G0G4.SO;
common. $3.50G4.00; choice lambs,
$5.75@5.S5; common to good lambs,
475@5.70.
Veal calves, $6.5OQ700.
Cincinnati. March Hogs, easy at
So 25G4 0712.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

&C.. choice hice. s2c; prime zoe; mixed goods.
!, Provisions-Schenk's medium s, G.
br aiaI H. sAf 2o-lb average s:e r &
6slc: city sides. csc: ham beey, lie.
tanned Goods-3-lb fancy tomatoes 81 %;
tomatoes, new. 81 o5: Hartford Co.. STANG 70
1aiitornia Lemon Cling Peaches, 81 80
SenoW free 81 80; S-lb standard Iaple
peaches 81 Is; pie peaches SIC; l-lb Deep
Enght weight cove oysters, d0c: Acorn
standard string beans Coo: 2-lb can corn.
Deef ~ 10. lib can Clipped beef, s. ~; lib
caIl iunch tongue Sc 90.
caIpoh Oh. Ito. 1l4c; carbon, l9Q, &c. water
Whlte, SIC; Lewis miners winter white
IL fa 1Se GUNNER white sc; Heroes s1bc
AfSnourS, pure, ticrces, 61sc. The advance
for smaller packages over tierces IS as fo;-
lows faney tubs. l4c: 50-lb tins, Ac, 2o- 10
1..s 12c' W-lb tins. Ac o-lb tins, lc' SID
sugars--Cut loaf, ) 99c; cubes, 5.sSc;
powered, 5.6Sc; granulated, standard,
A, 512c; Ridgewood A, 5.12c: American A,
S rs; white extra c, 4.14c; G, Acc; choice
fruit sugar, 4.24c.
Bic, Raiieee-iFancy Pearl, SC; choice Pearl. 5Ac;
lair domestic, 5lac; fancy head. &c.
Coffee-Green coffee, fancy golden Rio,
l6c' fancy green. 15c; choice green, l4l3c
ed in Packages, Arrow ROW s2sc: Pan Fan Handle
929c; Arbuckle & Co.'S roasted. 9.29c
Lion. 9.29c; bulk roasted. s1ac; Old Gov
ernmnte Java roasted. &c; Mocha and
java, ZIG; grade Rio, 2lc.
Teas-Young Hyson, per ID, 30G55c: gun
powder 300S0c. imperial, 40d55c; Japan.
2SG i5c; Oolong. 2lGS0c; Souchang 21@7oc.
Candles-Star full weight, 7%c: para
fine. per lb, 912c Electric Light. per 1b, SC.
Finegar-Choice cider. 12a14c per gallon;
standard city brands, 10Mllc per gallon;
country l3G15c per gallon. as to quality.
Fish-No. 2 mackerel, 100 lbs. 81 90; No.
extra mackerel. 1a-bbls. new, 100 lbs,
Sl2 60: No. 2. 50 lbs. Sl1 90; No. 3 small.
IS 20 for 100 lbs: No 8 large, 100 lbs. $40 co.
Salt-No. ], per bbls. 90c: extra, per Dbl.
81 90; dairy, fine, five bushel sacks, zoe
per sack.
Wooden Ware-No tubs, s. 90: No. 2,
hoop. 81 IS: single washboards. 81 50; dou-
bic do, 81 90: fine crimped double do, s. 70:
single do. 81 25
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, dull
Wheat, No. 2 spring 93@95c; No. 9
spring SS@96c; No. red s1.O4h@
1.051a.
Corn, No. 29ss@295sc.
Oats, No 2, 261ac; No ? white 29Q
3O1ac; No. 3 white 2S@29c.
Rye, No. ,, soc.
Barley, No. 2. 321z@S9c.
Flaxseed, No. 1. s121; new sl.251a
Timothy seed, prime $3.50.
Mess pork, per barrel, sl0.3o@lu4o'
Lard, per 100 pounds, s5O0Q5. 10.
Short ribs sides (boxed) $4,000 30;
dry sailed shoulders (boxed) Az q5c;
short clear sides (boxed) $5.3O@5.35.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, $1.1S1a.
Corn, No. yellow 29Ss @299sc.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day
the butter market was firm. Cream
cries 13020c; dairies 11@1Sc.
Cheese, quiet at S081ac.
Eggs, firm; fresh 12c.
eceipts-Flour, $4,000 barrels;
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, 100000
bushels; oats, 81, 600 bushels; rye, 49,
600 bushels; barley, 7000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, $4,000 barrels;
wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, 252,o0O
bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 49,
coo bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels
New York. March Flour, receipts
1890 barrels; exports 10000 barrels;
market firm, but not active.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
METAL.

New York, March Pig iron war
rants steady at IS 70 bid and IS Is
asked.
Lake copper strong, with 81 50 bid
and $12 GO asked.
Tin, firm, with s14 20 bid and s14 80
asked.
spelter, unchanged, with 81 10 bid
and s4 Is asked.
Lead was reported dull with no
change in quotations, So 20 bid and
SO Is asked
The firm fixing the settling price for
miners and smelters quotes lead at
Sd so.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
WHEELING REGISTER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1898

bushel a pleAeu - VVal . per
' Oh Grhlee;sae,--Prime Ohio factory. Toe: New
Ponltry2Nc; IA Lldimfiberger. lie; sweitzer. 1Sl4
aozen. chickens, hens, Der Mound r..
n epains chickens 81 75g2 % per dozen; per
Kod Dncks-s2 25q2 so per dozen; geese. 4oa
"a uaeh; turkeys, dressed 15c per pound.
AT o9ntry, prime. &C. very plentiful.
az plesms5 pal 30 per barrel.
haVels. 81 50Gl2 10 = g
lemons MESSING. Sc 5oG4 90 per box
an hdan as OoQ1 Is per bunch. as to sizo
home home Cabbage-s1 90 per barrel.
MN,3inuts-40c per bushe
Oid hass-1ac per pound
1ocoanutS-45Nt0c per dozen
Beans-s1 GOAL % per bushel.
ITolatoes-S2 90 per barrel; Soc per bushel
Jersey Sweet Potatoes 50 per barrel.
Fafsnlps-$l 80 per barrel
Honey, in comb, 14ff15c per Mound
Spanish Onions-s1 5cG1 60 per crate.
Malaga srapes-S5 25GI5 80 Der barrel
Rutabagas-s1 90 per barrel.
barrelE so Ni"'e' per
Florida orangos-S2 5Oa4 90 per box.
hickory Nuts-Sl % per bushel.
.ettuce-$2 90 per busheI
Radishos-25c per dozen lunches
S C!nlons-2oc per dozen punches.
nomatoes-A 90 per crate.
Beets-ioc per dozen lunches
ohicago, March Wheat was
s,rohg and weak by turns to-day, but
crossed on top of the bulge, May show
ing @c advance and July a gain of
"A q iasc. Support from the Letter in
terests was prominent at times. but
thefe was plenty of influential bull
news. The big short interests formed
last week was evidently far from elm
mated. Corn was strong and advanced
fsc. Oats also showed strength, clos
ing &c higher. Provisions scored
small advances.
Although news from Liverpool was
distinctly disappointing, the opening in
wheat was strong, July starting 40
&c higher at S97sc and May unchanged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

Wheat 90
,,o,tl - a. enH eI ,. Io0''oo BUSHES, eA-
III e. 49, 9pot ~ ~ No'
ri,-o' ~ l. =. y, dilodt dhd 70 ar
chan oe 0i'''o oino 1pg - easy ana IN
lant f7;rh+ e4 80 7s@ 72I nisher t,idii
e. e. as sle"S ~ ~ leu Malcn cioSeo at
Xxx ~ -lag oios 1ee al d. 81 IVA
norts 100 oeo H., - ouaiIeis, "a
} 37ihc. ontia p,7i 1891 sPot s'5ohe ~
active and 1hc net hiobar. Nfay closed
at 351bc
oats. receipts 81 one bushels exnorts
149. zoo bushels. spot oniet. No , S1c.
options ouiet closing Ihc ~ biebar,
NAV closed al 205Lc
Hay. steady.
Hons steady
Hides firm
leather firm
Vol Arm -
Bet arn ~
Crt r,oats etoadv
porl, oasior
All s+oad,.. ros+o,n s4oooa
q - roenoa s+oad,9 S'VAAet
,ral1o,,. o,iat
petro1orm firm
- 80 e,tl', ',- IL
I 1Sos.n, go e.,
81 "a p0. sl ~
nFata.-a- c+oaa,-
rofrec ontione onsred eteadv closed
eteadv ana UNCHANGED IN ( noints not
aGvance. sales NJ 4 75o hays incmdina
sIarcb at & Ak
Sugar raw steady. fair refining
9f1-1fc. centrifugal 96 fest 43-16c:
refined steady
pal+i,,o,.o MI Ntorcb Flour IN
,, -,.f'.' rocain+s - 10
hsrreIs. evnorts 143 barrels
0a w. eA ltao d. sn m and month
81 OO1b nj OO1.: Nav S1O0s4 01.O1: re-
ce eiT * zoo bnsbeIs. exports &c 600
bushels.
Corn. firm: spot and month 1894 %
337sc: receipts, TAG, 7G7 bushels; eX
ports 81, 1896 bushels.
Oats, steady; No. white 3412 03oc;
No. 2 mixed 320321ac; receipts, 1880
bushels; exports, none.
Rye, steadier; No. nearby 5512c;
NO. western oo12c saiee' ioip's'
H.. BUSHES eApol ~ nona 60 roa
Hay, steady; choice timothy SlZ9o@
lo.oo.
VI Gu - 80 "a ,,ncbonged
Butter, Irm ana unchahseu'
Eggs. quiet and unchenged.
Cheese. unchanged
Philadelphia, March Nv neat, 12c
b;gber. contract grade March 81 OO1b
~ no5l Anil Nav and lime nominal
u UVTS, Apiii, 4"e's .' :,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

CLEVELAND, LORAIN AND
~ WHEELING RAILROAD
Time schedule CT Passenger Trains in az.
feet Sunday May 18th, 1897.
cleveland Depot Foot South Water Street.
ARRIVE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
Register Office.

WHEELING, March /.
There is an upward tendency in the
price of cereals. but hay and straw are
e!uIl al current quotations. Two causes
contribute to the advance in the price 81
corn, TIL principal one being the increas.
ca European demand. The high price Of
wheat has caused the common people of
the mother country to learn more about doSn
There is less of it being used feed for
cattle. and cattle are in greater supply
than last year Flour is firm at present
Fiour-choice family -four in wood.
81 III: i'll paper. 81 50 per barrel, Mime
haha in il cotton sacks or wood. $ 50:
Galaxy in 4 cotton sacks. s. 80; Famous
in sacks. 81 GO: Famous in wood 81 SO;
spring wheat flour in jute sacks, $40 lbs.
s. g per barrel; Pillsbury's best in wood
S 81, Gold Coin; 50 . II cotton or wood !;
Loyal "a 75 in Is paper.
Wheat-Per bushel S5M9oc; corn, 45c;
oats western. SSc; home, Soc.
-Mddlings, per ton, SIS 90; bran,
Hay-No. baled hay, 80 ooqlo 90; loose,
hay s. l0MS co.
Straw-$5 co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

WANTED FOR Blank
House Leases. Oil Leases. For Rent Cards
Fer Sale Cards. and Rooms for REM
Cards. Call at Register Office
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
FINANCE and TRADE.

New York, March 1.-The Eevening
Posts London financial cablegram
says:
The stock markets here were gen
orally quiet to-day. but there was a
revival Of speculative activity in
americans and in Grand Trunk. Amer
leans were largely bought and the
close was near the best
New York, March Money on call
active at IA @212 per cent; last loan
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 31h64 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firmer with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 S4lL
for demand and at 81 S1hG4 50 for 60
days.
Posted rates 81 s21aq4 s31a and
s. S564 sc.
Commercial bills 81 S1d4 s11a.
Silver certificates 55ss @562sc.
Bar silver 554c.
Mexican dollars 45Ac.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.
Register Office.

WHEELING, March l.
Butter and eggs are in good supply. and
prices varying III this weeks quotations.
Poultry is very scarce and demand -
good. Prices are higher.
iutter-Creamery $4,000: country,
choice l2016c: country good. s9foc; coun-
try. light 5@6c: butterine, 1241ic.
Eggs--1ic per dozen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
GROCERIES.

Register Office,
WHEELING, March l.
Lard and bacon are higher than last
week.
other quotations are unchanged.
Svrup-Silver Drip Syrups. fSc. Fancy
Drins 2sr: (2c addition IN half barrelsl;
New Orleans NelasssS-Fs Aey psU aSop.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
DRY GOODS.

New York, March 1.-The situation
in dry goods shows no change of mo-
ment. Prints are firm and generally
we'll distributed in demand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
RAILROADS.

tDaiy except Sunce-.
Sunday church ran Will ieaye E..n
Grove at 9.33 a. m. and Whset.ig at " u
H. z. WEISGERbER
General Manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

ernments-Strong.
States-Dull
Railroads-Strong
StOcks-The stock market took m
40 well defined character to-day until
after the publication of the statement
attributed to the Secre.sry of the NAVY
hat the elements of the Spanish Off
,ial responsibility for the Maine ex-
olosion was considered to be eliminat-
I'd from the situation This was in
the last hour of the session and the
whole short interest APPARENTLY rushed
to cover the short lines that have been
put out in the last few days on the de-
yelopments following the Maine dis
aster. There had been covering of
shorts early in the day in continuance
Of Yesterdays movement, but a little
later other selling developed on the
theory that the market would certain
III sag again after the short interest
had been covered. The market had
apparently swung to a standstill and
was drifting rather aimlessly without
Welding when a buying movement set
in on the long statement and the trad
ing took on all the appearance of a
runaway bull market. Some of the
advances were violent. Metropolitan
Street Railway pushed up to 1922, a
net rise of Is points. This stock
closed al ISL. Manhattan. Sugar and
Now York Central were also conspicu
dds in the movement, the former
showing an extreme advance Of 5
points and the latter two rising 5
uoints each. There were large buying
also of the Changers and Rock Island
rose over points above last nights
level. The whole list felt the upward
movement to very noticeable extent,
and this late bulge added to the very
substantial advance already achieved,
makes a showing of very striking net
gains ranging from l to points in the
general list and above that in eXcep
tional cases.
Buying Tor London account helped
the strength in the early dealings.
There was some recovery in Spanish
securities in London and this seemed
@ restore confidence to some extent
over the relations between Spain and
the United States.
The resumption of buying for Lon
don account is in face of a continued
hardening of the money market in
London The inquiry for gold for
American account in London and in
Paris is reported to be still very keen,
but no further engag ements of gold
for import were announced to-day and
The rate for sterling exchange harden
cd a fraction, but is still at the gold
import point.
The conditions in local money mar
kets have become more settled, the
interior demands for currency being
somewhat less eager. The announce
ment by the treasury that no further
withdrawal will be made for the pres
ent OF government deposits in New
York banks Of Union Pacific payments
also aided this result.
The bond market was somewhat
more. active to-day and prices were
higher all around. Total sales So
500 COO.
United States new As registered
bowed d recovery of IA and Is cou-
pom. the Old a registered and the IS
Of each. and the old As coupon Of u
per cent bid. and the IS declined u per
cent
The total sales of stocks to-day were
frf ~NU L. awna
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

Trains ana daily between Cievelarf
and Massillpn all other trains daily ex-
ccpt Sundays.
Passengers between Wheeling, Martins
Ferry, Bellaire and Bridgeport, take Elec-
trio Railway. NJ. CT CARTEL,
&. p. A.. Cleveland o.
0. r. WOOD. T. p. A.. Wheeling. w. va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
RAILWAY TIME CARD.

Arrivals and departures OF trains On anl
afser Nov. a. 49,. Explanation of Refer
ence Marks: "Daily; fSun1ay excepted;
MONDAY excepted: sSaturoay excepted
fsunday only; saturday only; MONDAY
only. Z, except saturday; I. except Sa.-
urday- Eastern Standard time, which IS
one hour earlier than Central time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
PETITION F0R !, PARDON.
Now believed that 81 Young Nun has
Been UnIustIy ImprispHed.

Paris. Tex,s. December S,-Un..ei states
Deputy Marshal Joe Mckee Il Circulating
a petition TO The president for sisaatlr95
asking for the pardon of G.oesa La. wao
is -. present serving a term In The United
ssstes pti,5a at Fort Lcivelworta uadce
conviction In the Paris Federal coirl.
Deputy Mckee led the posss In July, isDt
whiah killed Joe Keegan and tao Of his
confeaerates Eesy Eagletown, chcetaw Nl-
lion. while resisting arrest. Reagan ~ss
one OF The worst oiitlsws in the Territory
and was a member OF the Bill Dalton gang.
AT the time tliey were kllIed they were
accompanied by Ke-gan's VIE and ch l.
drep, who were hiding in a carriage. George
Lee Was driving the carriage. He claimed
that he was hired by Keegan 10 drise W n
his family and that he did not kacw IN 7
the carriage was stolen or that the menyin
Whose employ he WAS weie oHtlaws. ne
was, however. convicted as a &piede ate
ana sent TO the penitentLary. as<s nov
believed that MS disclaimer OF having benr
associated with the gang In THEIR deeds OF
outiawry was probably true, ana II - for
this reason THAI the president VIII be ASKED
TO pardon hun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
To
Glass
Dealers.

We viii receive this week 1900 boxes Of
good American glass direct from the fac
tories in PRIME condition and We viii bc
pleased to have your orders for prompt
shipment.
Remember that the freight rate is a big
item IN tine coat OF glass and don't send
your orders out Of the State before com
York and Houston. QuetntiOns on request.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
A zinc In,pcr.onntor.

Morgan, Texas December S.--'Mr Fred
erIcls Abbott, The eminent Canadian reader
una impersUnntor, gave q recital ., the a.
era house hers last night and for two hours
KEEP. his audience spellbound With hIs
iuimlcnl ana at Zines roinaskable iniper-
sonaiions OF populIr characters " fe:l-
turc. 10 ray TINT Alr. Aboost u an iriist
In tiis line Is blst 10 s,rte tha truta. and
Iryers az high az, IN recitation siouli o.
mics The opportunity OF bearing liln VII 10
he Is IN Texis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
NEM CoRPoRATIONs.

The following corporations filed charters
with the secretary of stats today;
The Anderson Peterson Manufacturing
company OF Round Rock. Williamson com
ty. Capital stock, $4,000. in.orporators.
]. A. Nelson, G.. J. Anderson. @ A. ?clas-
son.
The Wills Point Mercantile conipaay of
Wills Point. Capital stock. s20.ODD In
corporatore. w. Pulley j. II. Dnton. w.
r. Lunsford.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
DECISION REVERSED.

The State board OF education has re-
verssd the county judge OF Wood county
and the State superintendent of education.
who Refused to approve contract 10 teach
entered into by tina trustees OF Wool
cotIty school with j 3. Bolton. The re-
versal was brought about by the introduce
ton of additional evidence In the case.
which materially changed the main feature
thereof Plaintiff was represented by Nor
ris Sheppard of Pittsburg.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

AZ the fremont. q. L. Monroe, Dallas;
+. Grundman, Orange. ~ j.: William Fitz-
gerald Dallas; Il. $. Fife Den,son S. J..
Wilks and family, England: W. d. Warner.
Boston: w 7. Harcock, Houston l. W.
Houk. r. w. Houk city: George McFaddsn n,
Philadelphia; John J clousc. Chicago; H..
". Matthews, New Orleans Iammoni
Brown. Houston: w. H. Wetss and wife,
San Antonio: W. d. Turner and wife, Mrs.
G. S, Wlgg G. Patton. Houston r. J.. IL
son. Beaumont; J.. Ferguson. Springfield,
Mass. Sam lsNacs, New York: f.. X. Stew
art and wife, Dallas; r. s. Hetuns, Neg
York; w y. Daley. Paris. Texas; $. wal
lach. SAN Antonio; j. S. O'Flynn, Palestine;
Norris G. Aaler, Canf!nmti; y. Hich-
hoime,. Nrw Yrrls' Mies u chiistv New
Orleaas; Iohn J. Knight. Dallas: III. A.
IserGon, 81. Louis; Mrs. Emma Wen. Pal
estine: Mys. aobnsop, Huntsvlllo; j. A..
MfSIaie, fh.ia9elpliin: II. C. Archer, ety.;
e. 4. Sln1an, 81. Louis; A. $. Jennings
chicJgo: Jauies N. Knox and wife. jacks
bpio; Wsltor u. Abbott, dig; = u. Walt
itlesey Daliaa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10

n,cnt Hon. ThcMss Hall. our cou-
greesmsrs IL 4 member Of tho rivers
and hsrbor committee aud an untlr-
ing worker. He has the earnest sup
port OF q solid Texas delegation Of
both house and senate The Northwest
10 earnestly With us. There IL new
more money in the United states treas
ury than before known IN our his
tory. A valid reason can hardly be
urged now why the National cxpendi-
lures heretofore made to procure deep
water on the gulf should not be grand
ly contaminated by securing this land
locked harbor for the $4,000 900 people
who are asking congress for II, and will
be Immensely benefited when congress-
grants thM reasonable appropriation
Houston has an arm o. the sea"
reaching up 10 the heart Of the city.
and hast yesr transacted $4,000, 600 Of
busine's over Il by light drafs vessels
and barges. Her nfteen railroads have
ample facilities to readily handle the
Increasing traffic that is rapidly com.
ing TO us. What is needed row Il 20
carry out the conservatives recon-
n,endations OF the eminent government
engineers We quote:
After survey and perronai es-
animation Of the water route between
Hcw-ton ami the icttss, a the mouth
OF Galveston bay by Colonel Henry N.
Robert. Major A. NJ. Miller and Captain
George McC. Derby. corps OF engineers.
they reported 10 Brigadier General
John NJ. Wilson, chief OF Engineers. a
conservative estimate would place the
srprial eavtrN In fref-'hta a. sGp0 0oN.
+ This saving alone would justify an
Improvement OF this magnitude. as Il
amounts to more than the probable cost
OF maintenance atd the Interest on the
estimated frst cost Of the work The
corps OF engineers further In their
statement place this saying as but
small measure OF the value or such an
Improvement to the farming com
munities OF the neighboring States, ms
all rates to tho seahoard would neces.
snrily be affected. Upon receipt Of this
report BrigadIer General John NJ. VIII
ron. in submitting 1t to I:on. Il. a.
Alger, secretary OF war, closes u thor
oughly satisfactory report with the
statement: II 10 the opinion OF the
board that the interest involved justi-
hes the Improvement proposed
Since this able report was made new
conditions have arisen Til. war with
Spain has been won and vast territory
coded to us. Millions more must DO
fed. and We are nearest to them. Ship
ments to the gulf have increased in
amount little dreamed OF few years
ago, as shown In this report More
grain. cotton, Eamber and cattle have
arr.ved this year than can possibly he
handled with present facilities. Much
valuable trade has been already. di-
verified because of expensive delays. A
vast volume OF new commerce is open
irg out to us; even II the same ratio
of Increase continues as has prevailed
during the last two years, 1t would DO
impossible TO care for it without large
~ increased facilities. This necessity
is SO great. SO apparent. and The benz
Gifts so far-reaching that, inothe opin-
ion of your committee, 1t will surely
be recognized and provided Cor al this
session Of congress. Respectfully sub
mi.ted.
w b. slossou,
G. II. MILKY.
j.. W, cavF,
Joseph r. Meyer.
Wm. NJ. Read.
Committee.