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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17
lopen-i Yes'y
is,ocn. N, unitca stnte. Ports.

Comparative spot Markets.
Tho following are tho closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today ut tho leading mar
kos together with tho closing OF middliDg
rnnlc rdnY. with IudnYl b hnloB:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17

b bid, 8 sellers; value.
New YORK Futures.
Futures oponed Arm, closed steady; sales
III, 200
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TER OF BUSINESS.
. IL. Condition Of Trade
Generally.
|pysE WILL SOON BE OVER.
r.,t,ng Until Cuban situn-
..,,ed-Protestinw Agninst
s.od Aduitcrntion.
once OF The rost.
Houston, Saturday, Arm 10.

Houston, Saturday, April 10.
,srcial world begins to feel that
1 viii soon b ended. Scores who
|. t,yo-ed peace are now jifgoes,
made so by the yacillatins policy
ren il there should DO Ito war;
|. man will not complain OF the
| for ships-in fact, the more ships
|. sam has the better satisfied Will
nj business. A large and power
great peace proscrvor and COM
10 the flag. Besides, the war;
sost potent factors in opening up
!. Of foreign trade, and with a
! 10 protect them the merchant
IId be largely Increased. SO the
"a changed opinions as to the ex-
money on peace rrossryers, and
kial world will be found hereafter
Ia powerful naval fleet Tor the
y.
result is made known little act'v-
expected and prices are not liable
widely in the staple commodities.
! are well fortified with cash, and,
occur and occasion n run. all the
lmerica are prepared to meet It.
an encouraging sign and shows
hui financial strength Of this coun-
Food AdulteratiOn.
sources come complaints OF food
/ and articles OF trade being sold
IL labels. Dealers are taking
\ Of the matter and strong efforts
nade to have laws enacted to pun
tho sell goods under false labels.
rars. molasses, jeliies and fruits
rated more, perhaps, than any
podities, and goods are sold undcr
the proper names. The consumer,
ants a certain article and pays the
brice, expects to be treated honest
|ler who would sell bIsiss watch
peid probably be prosecuted, YET
even the staff of life-are basely
"a. at times quotations printed
med. A sample is Elgin butter.
pted In The Post at &c fiat, ana
rect. The genuine Elgin butter
/ Elgin; to this must be added,
,r freight, etc, leaving the iobber
Or hts labor and expense. At the
butter designated as pure Elgin
fered at 2ec, which is below cost
n Houston. The prices quoted are
for the goods specified--that is
'ids should know Is genuine Elgin
{ Trade Notes.
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NEW oRLEANs

!. Reported for The Post daily cxcet Taurs.
days and Sundays by Albcr; Mcntsomery 4
CO. 0imited). live stock commission mer.
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weekly In,erior Movement
COTTON

siouston Daily Statement
Today. Yesterday. Last year.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
New Years Day.

The New Year dawned without feat
urr o. note. The weather was plea
sat, and only needed sleighing to
nak, it perfect. The banks were
10 ID, it being legal holiday, but
other business houses were open, but
business was exceedingly light. 1he
streets were deserted of teams-it
looked more like Sunday than holt
day. The festival of the circu ncisiou
was duly 90 erved in the Roman Cath
Ollie churches.
The ancient custom of the gentlemen
making formal calls upon their lady
friends, too long fallen into non-ob-
servance, was very pleasantly if not
very universally revived There We're
several parties of gentlemen out, and
several homes were thrown open for
reception of callers.
Among the ladies receiving were:
Mesdames How and Ward, and the
Misses How, Edith Smith and Miss
Tillotson at Mrs. How's.
The Misses Kells at their home.
Mesdames Hilsdale and Barto, ans'
| Misses Josie Emerson, Blanche Ho-
ward. Loveseth, and Thorson, at the
| Hilsdale home.
Mrs. r. A. Richards and Miss No1-
ting and Miss McNiece at the Parker
| home.
| Misses Scherffius, Dean, Morrison
and Ethel Smith at the home of Miss
| Scherffius.
! Among the gentlemen who devoted
the afternoon to calling were: f. W.
Sprague, Charles Fiesler, Orrin Swell
ger, Howard Thacter, w. s. Dean,
| w. O. P. Hilsdale. T. D. Davidson, B.
| w. How, E. A. Richards. James In
gram, Walter Emerson, Fl. F.. Alden,
J. W. Ward, Rudolph Hansen, Willie
Keller: Oscar Nelson, Ray Robbins
Harold Lamb, August Dahlem, II. S.
Gibson, H. II. Burton, Chas. Kusba,
Ben Simonton, Claude Lewis, Ray
Davidson, Lester Gray, Fred Jacob,
Gordon Ingram, w. Fl. Blake, M. Ell,
Ameden, Mel. Scherffius, Willie Whip
| pie and Albert Dahlem, = ..
Elaborate preparations had been
made at several places for entertain
ing callers, the most notable perhaps
| by Mrs. e. A. Richards, where bril-
liant lights Illuminated the tastefulIy
Trimmed darkened pariors, aud little
Senegambian walters attended upon
the guests. 1t is to be hoped that the
good old fashioned custom will be-
more extensively and generally OBJ
served
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
County commissioners.

The Board of County.C ommission-
ers at it's session Monday fixed the
salaries of the county officers the same
as>last year. Chairman Miller was re-
appointed as the Jail committee and
Auditor Gruber and the chairman as
the purchasing committee. Fritz Lor-
enzer was also again named as janitor.
The commissioners and the city
conncil committee on streets and alleys
visited the Sixth street north proposed
Improvement for which the county
board is requested to make an appro-
priation of nine hundred dollars.
The commissioners will likely order
an additional cell cage for one of the
new cell rooms in the county Jail and
an inspection of the building was
made for that purpose. Another Cell
may also be placed in the room form
erly used as a kitchen. Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
Joseph Haskamp, the aged father of

Joseph Haskamp, the aged father Of
II. j. Haskamp, of the Melrose bank,
died Thursday morning. His early de-
mise was not wholly unexpected. Some
time ago he experienced a stroke OF
apoplexy, and Notwithstanding the best
of medical attention, he gradually
grew worse until the final end. The
body was embalmed and the funeral
held Monday. The deceased was past
three score and ten in years, and was
one OF the very earliest settlers in this
section of the county. He was the ia
Their of a large family, his children
being identified with the most substan-
tial financial interests of the county.
Fl. j. Haskamp and daughter are in
California and have been notified by
wire. The deceased led very active
life for many years and his history
from young manhood to old age was
identified with the opening up and set
Element of this section, and it's subse-
vuent development, successes, reverses
and prosperity .-Melrose Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06

The St. Cloud Times publishes a
very handsomely executed group of
the Board of County Commissioners.
BY the way, the Times gets an excel
lent print of it's half-tone illustrations
a very difficult matter and due
to unusual mechanical skill. It says
of our member: H.. .-s.
Edward Smith, of Sank Centre, rep
''respect minority" being the lone
Republican on the county board. He
is also imbued with a great deal of
franklin county, sentiment, and, like
his Democratic colleagues, looks out
for the interests of his district. Mr..
Smith is a native of New York state,
having been born at Watertown, JEFF
ferson county, on November 9th, 1884.
He attended the district school at his
home and was engaged in farming and
numbering in New York and Michigan
until he came to Minnesota, with the
exception of about ten years during
which time he was steamboat capita in
on the Hudson river and Erie canal.
In 1865 he settled on homestead one
mile from the present city OF Sank Cen
tire. In 1875 he removed to farm in
West Union, Todd county, where he
remained until 1892, when he retired
from farming and went to Sank Centre
to make. his home. He has served as
town supervisor several years, one
term as justice of the peace, and has
been on school boards for about TWEEN
ty-five years. In 1894 he was elected
county commissioner. Mr.. Smith was
married on April 9Th, 1862, in New
York, to Miss Anna M. Hewitt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
Married.

The marriage of Charles HI. Lewis
to Miss Nettie III. Kephart at the home
of the parents of the groom Mr.. and
Mrs. sWm. Lewis, near Sank Centre at
8 O'Clock on Wednesday evening of
last week was the event of the season.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. B. F. Kephart of Minneapolis,
father of the bride. The attendants
We're Miss Josephine HI. Kephart of
Minneapolis, the brides sister, and
Horace F. Alden, prominent young
business man of Sank Centre. There
were about seventy guests present.
Among those from Sank Centre were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Stiles, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. T. Greene, Mr.. and Mrs. L. s.
and H. w. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Parker,
Mr.. f. S. Gibson, VIM. Seherffus, A.
Erwin, w. S. Dean, Mrs. J. c.. Parker
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Richards and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. o. P. Hilsdale and others. From
Long Prairie were Mr.. and Mrs J. o.
Van Dyke, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Kenegy,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Butler, Mr.. NJ
G. Clemmenson, Mrs. Hasson and Miss
Agnes Maynard. Miss Maynard
played the wedding march. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis were the recipients of
many valuable presents from friends
in this and other states.
After the ceremony a sumptuous
wedding supper was served, ana until
the departure of most of the guests at
a late hour the time was pleasantly
spent with music and conversation.
The bride and groom left on the 3 a.
r. train for Minneapolis where thew
viii spend few days with the parents
of the bride at Richfield, Rev. Mr.
Kephart being pastor of the M. E.
church at that place, and where re-
ception was rendered them on FRIDAY
evening of last week.
The best wishes of many friends fol-
low them. Com.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
National Treasury.

The monthly statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures for
December shows the total receipts to
have been $50, SAG, 69S, of which s11, $780,
1888 was from customs, S14, 342, 92S
from miscellaneous sources. The ex-
penditures for the month aggregate
$27, 634, O92. ......,...
The receipts and expenditures for
December include s31, lis, 2O4 received
during the month from the sale of the
Union Pacific railroad, 5000, 900 paid
out to secure bid on Kansas Pacific,
and S517, 428 interest paid on Pacific
railroad subsidy bonds not due until
January. Excluding these items, the
receipts amounted to S27, 951, 494, and
the expenditures to s26, PIG, 663, leav-
ing b surplus of 81, ia, 1881 Compared
with December, 1895, there is shown to
have been an increase of nearly ST.
600, 600 in the receipts from customs
and about 81, l45, 900 increase from
internal sources.
. The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness Dec. 81, 1897, the debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to 1899, Ill, 567,
adecrease for the of $40, la, 800. This
decrease in the debt is due principally
to an increase in the cash which is ac-
counted for by the sale of the Union
Pacific railroad.
Following is a recapitulation of the
debt: Interest bearing debt, S847, $780,
$40; debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, 81, $3.50, 27O; debt bearing
no interest, 1886, 800, 446; total, 81, 234,-
$50, 1886. This amount, however, does
not include $576, 956, 933 in certificates
and treasury notes outstanding, which
are offset by an equal amount of cash
in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is CLASH
fed as follows; Gold, $197, 479, 235; sill
yer, s507, 291, 9s4; paper s1O6, 33l, SOL;
bonds, sundry disbursing officers
balances, etc, $50, 29S, 1913; total $751;
291 $40, against which there are de-
mand' liabilities outstanding amount
ing to 1925, GIG, COL, which leaves the
cash balance in the treasury 1896, A.
1859. t
The monthly statement issued by
the director OF the mint shows the to-
tai coinage at the United States r1ints
during December to have been SIS, TAI,
481, as follows: g old, =. 1926, 642; silver,
81, 977, 167;; minor coins, $l37, SOL. The
silver dollars coined amount to ST.
6Ol, $50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
House hold Goels

The ancient Greeks believed that the
Penates were the gods who attended to
the welfare and prosperity ofthe family.
They We're worshipped as household
gods in every home. The household
god OF today is DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. For consumption, coughs.
colds, and for all affections of Throat
Chest and Lungs it is invaluable. It
has been tried for . quarter of a cen
tury and is guaranteed to cure, or
money returned. Nohousehold should
be without this good angel. IL is
pleasant to take and sure remedy for
old and young. Trial bottles free at
N. A. Sheldrup and Fiesler's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
Something to Know.

It may be worth something to know
that the very bestmedicine for restoring
the tired out nervous system to q
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters.
This medicine is purely vegetable, acts
lby giving tone to the nerve centres in
the stomach, gently stimulates the
Liver and Kidneys, and aids these orr
gans in throwing of impurities in
the blood. Electric Bitters improves
the appetite, aids digestion, and ispro-
nounced by those who have tried It as
the very best blood purifier and nerve
tonic. Try il. Sold for SOC. or sl.OO
per bottle at Sheldrup & Fiesler's
Drug Store. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
$I0o Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learned that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able Ito cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarfh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires constitution
al treatment. Halls Catarrhcure is taken
internally, acaing directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of thesystem, thereby
destroying the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature indoing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that thep offer
One Hundl ed dollars tor any to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
rs Sold by Druggist, 75c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06
Bucklen,s Arniee salve.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
tions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. It's guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
uned. Price Is cents per box For
ale by Scheldrup & Fiesler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06

Gentlemen's patent leather dane
ling slippers
At the Boston Shoe House.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06

I At Mrs. Stabler's Is the place to buy
good goods for little money.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06

The law passed blythe legislature Of
1895, permitting payment of real estate
taxes in two installments, became eff
fective January |, 1898, and is apple
able to payment of 1897 taxes. The
law provides that one-half of the real
estate tax may be paid on or before
June |, and if the other half be pc paid
before Nov. | following, no penalty
will attach. If any one 5oas not pay
any part OF the tax before June /, how.
ever, a penalty of 10 per cent attaches
The personal property tx is payable
on or before March /; afbar tliat date q
penalty of 10 per cent attaches.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-06

A splendid pickerel was caught at
Big Birch this week and placed on ex-
hibition at Gotten & Finn;ssan' IS msat
market. It weighed about eighteen
pounds. Melrose Beacon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-22
KAIULANI'S LOVER.
said to he Andrew Adams, News
paper Reporter.

New York. oct 1l.-PriuCeSs kaiulaui
l. again reported 10 he engaged IT, be mar
ried. Th" chosen royal consort to De is
or waS--a reporter. Andrew Adams by
name. who but a short time ago was a
mrmher Of the staff Of the Providence
lR. H. Journal and more recently of the
Hawaiian Star in Honolulu.
But n few weeks ago it was announced
incorrectly, a> it now appears. III Homo
lulu and in this country that the success
ful aspirant for the hand Of the heir pre-
Sumptlve to the remains Of the throne Of
the Sandwich islands was Capt. Putnam
BTadive Strong, the son Of former
Mayor William l.. Strong.
Young Adams is the son Of a railroad
engineer Of Winchendon. Mass, and is
about 30 years old. After completing his
studies nj the Worcester academy he al
tered Brown university in the class of %.
At this Iime he was tall. gaunt COun-
trymau in poor circumstances. who in
tended r. pay his own way through col
lece and T. enter the Baptist ministry. II
the course he was encouraged by DR.. +,
Benjamin Andrews. at that time presi.
dent of the university. who took a fancy
to him.
Adams abauioned college in his sopho-
more year and went into newspaper work
in Providence, r. l. He then went tC
Honolulu to accept position on The Ha.
wailan Star, and incidentally 10 seek his
fortune.
The story Of his courtship as reported
here * soon told. OF fine physique, be
ing six feet tall straight and well proper
toned. with fine regular features and a
sentlemanly hearing. he attracted the ad-
mration Of the princess. who promptly
fell in love with him and persuaded her
father. Archibald Cleghorn. to make him
eyerseer IF The Eva plantations and to
invite him 10 make his home with them
/. All OF h n
The young man lost no time in accepting
the invitarinn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-22
STILL NO JURY.
Oshkosh Conspiracy Case to be
Tried on Legality OF Pickets
in Strike

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct. 1I.-iSpecial. lit
is not expected that jury will be SC
cured in the Kidd conspiracy case until
Tuesday or Wednesday OF this week.
The work was begun Friday of last week
and at the close at the courthouse Sa:ur-
DAY afternoon but seven men passed the
examination. Two venires have been cy-
hausted. The examinations of jury-
men are so rigid that the slow progress
made occasions littie surprise. The at
torneys for the defense have filed numor-
Gus objections to the rulings of the court
n the examination of men sworn upon
the yOire dire.
II is said by those who are watching
the case from a legal point of view that
the law involved in the decision Of the
case will he whether or not the practice
Of maintaining pickets in the vicinity Of
the mills is legal. The defense. which is
composed of Thomas I. Kidd. the leader
of the recent woOdwOrkers' strike.
George Ientner, who admits h. was cap
tain of the pickets, and Michael Troiber,
one of the men who acted as pickets.
They admit that pickets were employ yed
10 patrol the entrances TO the Paine Lum-
Der company plant as charged in the
complaint and a public speech delivered
by Mr.. Kidd has been introduced in evi-
dence, showing that he advocated the
maintenance of the men in the vicinity of
the plants. The speech contains Mr.
kidds remarks TO the picketS. instruct
ing them what to say TO men going to
work. This being admitted by the de-
fense, which will argue that strikes and
moral suaSion in endeavorHg to induce
men TO quit work have been held hy the
courts To be legal. this point resolves it.
self into a question of law for the court
to decide.
The very important question concerning
the alleged concerted action on ,he part
Of the defendants in bringing about or
being responsible for the riots will form
an issue of fact for the Jury
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-22
MON EY TALK S.
The Real Hitch in the Peace Negotia.
tions at Paris.

Paris. Oct. 1S-The GauloiS today re-
views yesterdays session of the joint
peace commission. and referring to the de-
lay caused hy the difference in the Ian-
guagc spoken by the commissioners. adds:
But. according to the SpaniartlS the
main CHuse of the difficulty encountered IN
The negotiations is the lack of conciliation
in the attitude Of the American commits
sion. It is known i'll regard TO Porto
Rico and Cuba that the articles Of the
protocol are absolutely positive-Spain
comedies Porto Rico to the United States
and reliuquishe> and abaudOns sovereign
" over Cuba. Those two points are def
nitely settled and are not open to discus
sion. Besides. the Spaniards make it i
point of honor 10 scrupuOusly abide by
their enga gements towards their conquer
orS.
The question Of the Cuban debt re-
mains. Upon which power should the
uncrouS obligation of guaranteeing the
dnbt rest? Here is where the two com
missions differ in their views, and neither
il inclined to yield The Spaniards agree
on the following lines: When power
anncXeS territory. il iS implied that it as
sumeS all the obligations previously of
such territory. 1t is International law.
sanctioned 10y sage, and which has al
ways been com lied with. Thus. when
France annexed Savoy. She assumed al
the debts contracted 10y the latter while
still an Italian province.
Lastly, they remind their opponents
that Cuba j. virtually the key of the
Gulf of Mexico. a strategic position Of the
first order to the United States and an
immense advantage. which calls for some
sacrifice upon tn" part Of the Americans.
TO this the latter replied at first that
they could not listen To any discussion OF
the matter Of the debt, being under
formal instructions from their govern
trFr m UiSD 1rr1Ic csi, Al,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-22
4 STEAMER BURNS.
Captain Of the BIengfelI. His Fami-
ly and Most Of the Crew Per-
iSh off Margate, Eng.

MarGate. Eng. Oct 1.-The British
ship Rlengfcll. Capt. Johnson, from New
York September 10 for London. vas de-
str0yel by sudden fire off this place
early this morning. Nine of her crew.
including the captain and a pilot. per
Ished. The survivors were landed here
ana at Dover. Later ii developed mat
the captains wife and children. the first
and second mates also were lost
The Blongfell was passing here in tow
on her way to London. At $50 y. M.
when four miles off the coast. she waS
suddenly onvclOped in flames and smoke
poured from her hatchways Two life
boats Immediately put off TO her assist
anCc. but before they reached her both
masts fol and she was burned to he wa
ter> edge. Her hull eventually drifted
upon the Goodwin sands.
The Blengfell was an iron vessel hult
ut Whitehaven in 1876; she rpgiSr red
I'LL tons. hailed from Liverpool and was
owned hy J. Edgar Ace.
The Rlengtell had a quantity of naph-
tha on board and the smell Of it was
strong during the voyage. especially aft.
30 much that the officers Of the shin
had 10 shift their quarters last evening
/ he explosion occurred just as the cap
tain of the B!engfell had engaged the
services of a tug. which saved the sur
vivorS. The vessel burned so quickly '
that her crew had no time TO lower the