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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
Statistical Information from the
Leading Exchanges.
BEARS AGAIN FORCED DOWN PRICES.
spots In Liverpool and New York
pcciinc-Aii the Future Markets
Lowcr--Movcmcnt Very Heavy.

Houston. SATURDAY.. october /.

Houston, Saturday. October L.
Although II was but a half days business
the bears had another picnic. forcing prices
again lower. Liverpool Is below her low
est record this season on spots middllug
being 3 l-i6d. 1t now begins TO look as
though the three penny cotton SO lcng
talked Of would be realized and. perhaps,
lower values.
Tho movement is assuming vast proper.
tons In the Interior and at ports is daily
in excess OF last season. which was a roe
ord breaker IN that line. Ocean frcishts
show no disposition to yield. as there Il
moro demand for room than can BIO sup
piled, and besides there arc fears that the
abnormally heavy movement in Texas may
cause a block on the railroads. which would
add to ootton's other mlsiortunes.
There are some bulls in the market.
That is, their sentiment Is bullish, but they
are not backing their sentiment with their
money. Their ray OF hope IL externally
faint and is based almost solely on chances
OF crop damage and early frosts. The sta
tlstical position In both stocks and move
incHt Is against an advance, ana AitnouBh
the entire South would like to see better
prices, the conservative element which is
predominant. is facing the belief that no
permanent or marked advance can be hopel
for In the Immediate future. Europe is
rot buying with amy avidity expecting
cheaper cotton. Manufacturers are forced
TO sell stock at ruinously low prices and
consequently are not In position To bid up
| the raw material.
Liverpool knocked Lied off spots and
Now York clipped Off the Lie which Il
| added on yesterday.
Futures in Liverpool were in line with
| spots and closed at decline OF t-6i.
! New Orleans was down ON October and
8 to points on other months New York
declined TO b points from yesterday,
Receipts at ports were 46,SS2. against
! 1895 last year.
Houstons receipts Monday are estimated
al "a 600 to "a 500. against ti0il last year
New orleans expects $4,000 TO $1,000,
against 5371 last year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
corT0N

Houston Daily Statement.
Today Yesterday. Last year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

ri'anc Drisk. u ,od hogs aud sheep are In de-
riauc.
Chicago. October 1.-The few offerings OF
cattle that came on the market today were
sold at prices unchanged from yesterday 8
ruling quotations. Receipts are now running
stockers and feeders. Hogs were brisk at 2lk
G5c advance. Hogs sold at 3.45df4 90; toars
at 50H2 80; stays, .00G3. 80; pigs, g. 1919 rs
Not enough sheep and lambs were offered TO
make market and prices were more than
nominal; lambs, 9756iG00 for inferior TO
lrime natives; western range lambs. 4.5o1
500 for feeders and :: l045, Is for Strengthening
lots sheep. s.0OG4, GO for natives aud 3.50d
4.35 for rangers: feeders lots, 8 .s0dr4 80 Re-
ceipts-Cattle 300; hogs, 5000; sheep. 1000.
100: market steady; choice heavy steers, g. 25di
$685. medium .eDd5. %; light weights. sou
$40 stockers and feeders, S.5og5 10; butcher
COWS. g. 50fi3. rs: butcher heifers 3s5a5 O5 ;
butcher bulls, ? S0l350; western steers 3.25
Q5 .O0 western cows, 3. 00h4 90; Texas steers.
3.00a4.25: Texas butcher cows, 2.sOI3 50; can
market. 5QI1sc lower heayes. S.7Oda 10;
mixed. 3.60Gs. 20; lights 3.i5a3.75. Sheep
Receipts, $40; market, strong; native lambs,
5.ooff5 20; native muttons. 4.OOd4.5o; western
lambs. 5-ct1t5. %, western mutons ., s5fJ4 81;
range feeding lambs. .iOn4 s. western feed
ing sheep. 3.7oa4.lO; stock ewes. 2.55a3.so.
st. Louis. October 1.--cattie-Receipts. 1850,
including go Texans; shipments, 1900; market
steady; fair to fancy native and export steers
4.75a5 80: dressed beef and butcher steers.
siookers and feeders, 2.9odi.50; cows and
heifers OoI4T5; Texas and Indian steers,
soldI Is: COWS aud heifars. 25as.25. hfs,-.
Receipts 5000, shipments. $500: market n
higher: workers s0t3. so; packers, 3. 1908 81;
butchers. 3.e0a4. 20. Sheep receipts, none
shipments. 400; market nominal; No trading
sioekers. 2.90a3.25; culs and bucks. loo
o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

TIE market is practically bare of good steers
aud caves; values are strong and the de i.
mant brisk. G nod hogs aud sheep are In de-
Iiillc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
East Isdin Movemrn,.

weekly Interior Movement.
The weekly movement OF cotton at ~ ieau-
ing intprior towns, according TO the Cbron-
iclr's statement, issued this morning, WAS as
follows;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

New York spots


Liverpool Futures.
Futures opened quiet: demand moderate; ~
80 quiet and steady, closed quiet and
STEADY.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
Couldn't Quit Gambling.

Driving O cab in the streets of Lon
dop is q young man who has literally
thrown away $500, 900. The son of Q
wealthy family of Yorkshire, he went
into the army, but soon became dis
tinguished by his gambling propensi-
ties. He ruined himself and had to
leave his regiment.
A short time ago, while living in Q
garrett, news was brought to him that
he had been left $500, 900. There was
a condition attached to the legacy!
that the money was to Immediately
pass to another person, named in the
will, il the legatee was ever found
gambling. A detective was set to
watch the ex-captain, and saw him en-
ter q well-known club one evening,
where he lost the sum Of $500. which
he had raised on his expectations.
He forfeited his $500, 600 before he had
evelslaid hands on it!-Tit-Bits.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
Cost of n London Fog.

Figures taken from an official source
show that the excess in the days gas
bill, after q days continuous dense
fog in London, would represent the
supply of town with from 10, 900 to
20, 600 inhabitants for whole year.
The total consumption on one foggy
day was 100000, 600 cubic feet, the
excess in the output by the Gas Light
d Coke company alone being 80,
900 cubic feet. The total cost of the
gas consumed was f24, 900, of which
about $4,000 was due to the fog. In
addition there must be added the cost
OF electricity, oil, ETC., and.the loss OF
business by stoppage of traffic and
lack OF custom is a serious matter for
the West End shopkeepers.
That there is other loss than the
mere worldly one is demonstrated by
a spiritualist, who gives striking tes-
timony that London fog interferes
terribly with the NANTES atoms to the
faithful. The lady spiritualist relates
that after twenty years spiritualist
mediumship returned to her unsought
immediately on her arrival at Bath
from smoky London. London Mail.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
A Suggestion,

A professor of philosophy in GER
tain Rhenish town received large
parcel few days ago containing six
boxes Of cigars, accompanied by the
following note: 1--WE beg leave to
send you six boxes of our excellent
cigars. We have no doubt that YOU
will be pleased with the parcel and
will recommend MS to your friends.
Kindly remit us the amount of the in.
voice-6 marks per box-by postal
order" To this the philosopher re.
piled immediately: ~ have the
honor to send you herewith dozen
dissertations, which will no doubt
please you. Should you desire any
more / hold them at your disposal.
The priceis three marks per COPY" Bv
return post the professor received the
following laconic epistle: ''Kindly
return our cigars. Inclosed find cost
of carriage and packing We are send.
ing back your dissertations. "-London
News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
A Cold Nirbtiu China

One of the facts that are effaceably
cut INTO my memory during my first
winter in Newchwang was the finding
on one morning about New Years
time thirty-five masses of ice, each
mass having been living man at 10
O'Clock the preceding night. The
Thermometer was good bit below
zero Fahrenheit. The men had Just
,eit the opium dens, where they had
Teen enjoying themselves. The keen
air sent them to sleep, aud they never
wakened. North China Herald.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17

She said II tearfully,
And /, all fearfully,
Replied, "Rlght here fully
Will explain:
love you dearly,
Yet look not CHEEKY
When all says clearly
love In vain"
Then smiled she Rraciouslyf
Spoke out vivaciously;
SO I audaciously
Did then decide.
And, drawing tow'rd her,
there implored her
!, who adOred her
To be my bride.
All, sweet simplicity,
Charming rusticity,
Without duplicity,
Whom love made know
In wooed and wooer,
No world Is truer,
And berries-fewer
Than kisses grow.
Madison Cawein, In Judge.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
a Return Shot.

Mr.. Boarder-M Carter, let me
tell You that il you want to be up to
the limos you'll have to get side
board.
Mrs. Carter-And let my tell You,
Mr.. Boarder. that il You amt more
mp to time in your payments you'll
have to get outside board. Boston
Courier.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17

Ny Love went berrylng
Where brooks we're merging
And wild wings ierrying
Heav'n's amethyst;
The wild flowers blessed her,
MY dearest Hester,
The winds caressed her,
The sunbeams kissed.
I followed. carrying
Her basket varying
Fond hopes OF marrying
With hopes denied
Both late and early
She deemed me surly,
so bowed her curly
Fair head and sighed.
"The skies look loworyj
IL will be- showery;
No longer fiowery
The way I find.
No use In going
Twill soon be showing
II you keep growing
Much moro unklnd.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-17
Surviving reppysons.

There are three Tennysons Of the
late poet laureate's family and genera
ton yet living sisters, the young
est in her eighty-first year, aud Arthur
Tenpysop. nearly 81.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
ALARM UNNECESSARY.

The Cherokee nation has en-
ployed counsel to defend its treaty
rights before the courts of the
country. The courts of the Indian
Territory have declared in advance
that the Curtis bill is unconstitu-
iional. If all this is true, why not
20 into the courts and "knock out"
the Curtis law? All this talk
about the dangers of the Curtis
law, coming from the chief and
others in the Cherokee nation,
sounds like silly twaddle. If the
Cherokees expect other people to
respect their treaty rights they
;nustlrespect them themselves. If
The lawyers who have undertaken
the case are telling the truth, and
it is presumed they are and that
they know what they are talking
about, it will be the easiest thing
in the world to defeat the opera
ton of the Curtis law and remain
in statu quo till some other step is
AIKEN by the government that will
accomplish the desired object. All
this talk about danger is, we really
believe, ill-timed and not consist
ent with the facts in the case.
However, if a treaty can be
made with the Dawes commission
That will stand the tests of the
courts as well as protect the prop
erty rights of the Cherokees, why
then, such an agreement ought to
be entered into without unneces.
sary delay.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17

Never was there so little inter-
est manifested in the Cherokee ma
tional council as at present. 1t is
no easy matter to determine def
nitely the real cause of the apathy
hat seems to have settled upon the
Cherokees. The idea seems to be
prevalent that nothing of any con-
sequence will be accomplished.
So many attempts have been made
o reach an agreement with the
Dawes commission, and with such
signal failure that the average
Cherokee may have come to re-
gard it as a hopeless case. The
present council has no easy task
before it. The problem presented
IS a hard one, and the difficulty in
creases as end draws nigh.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
To Survey A Line In Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Nov. 10.-Col-
onel Stetman Forney, U. S.
geodetic and coast surveyor, of
Washington, is here with his corps
for the purpose of taking observa-
tions by which the ninety eighth
meridian is to be more accurately
established. The highest point in
Oklahoma county was found to be
on the farm of DR.. Fisher, eight
miles from this place. A scheme
triagulation is to be extended
along the ninety eighth meridian
from the Rio Grande to the Cana.
dian border. When this work is
completed, it will determine a
base line from which an extended
trigonometrical survey of the
United States can be made. The
Canadian government contem-
plates taking up the work and ex-
tending i: to the northen limits
of its territory. The Mexican
government will extend the survey
sonth to the Pacific ocean. The
entire work when completed from
the Pacific ocean to the northern
frontier of Canada, will develop
the largest arc of a meridian ever
The United States coast and geo.
detic survey has already measured
the thirty-ninth parallel from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and where
the lines of the ninety eighth me-
ridian and the thirty-ninth parallel
meet in Kansas, about 135 miles
west of Topeka, is considered the
central point of the United States.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
THE DRIFT OF A DAY.
BY RAMBLER

m " DAEhs
There is no lesson harder to
learn than that Gods reign is uni.
versal and that his
Gods Provi- Providence is over
dence Over All. all. In the minor
! affairs of life we are
so apt TO think that God takes no
note of US. And when sorrows
and bereavements come our poor
weak humanity is SO prone to
think that God has abandoned us
to our fate. Not long ago one of
my neighbors suffered the loss by
the hand OF death of one of his
children. AS the wagon moved
slowly down the lane with the
still little black box in it, saw
the hopelessness of despair upon
the tear stained face of the mother.
| think she felt that the Lord had
suffered evil TO come TO her by al
lowing death to enter her home
and take away her beloved little
one. She could not understand
that maybe it was an act of tender
est mercy. Far away down the
gallery of memory hangs little
picture that 10 my mind illustrates
this truth. 1t is a country scene.
The figures are a man and a child
on load of hay drawn by two
quiet, sturdy horses. There are
traces of dried tears upon the face
of the child, and an occasional sol
or catching of the little breath
which comes sometimes to older
ones after a hearty cry. The
child's face is eager with gladness
as she looks up and says through
the tears, Wasn't mother good TO
let me go?" And the father replies,
"Wouldn't she have been Just as
good if she had said nor" The
answer came with the frankness
and assurance of little child, why
nop Musing on that picture today,
way back in the morning OF my
life, L know that mother would
have been just as "good" if in her
wisdom she had been obliged to
say, mo, though her child may not
have been able to understand it.
So we are all little children. Our
desires are intense. Our vision is
short. We suffer and cry out
when God says "no". We some
times say he is not good" But
he is good, just the same, and
sparrow doesn't fall without his
knowledge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17

Witteville, U. V. Wyatt.
Canadian, ]. NJ Hively.
Muscogee circuit, J. D. Ed.
wards.
Webber Falls, ). B. Cox.
Wan, w. N. Durham, supply.
Harrell Institute, R. E. Crock
EFT, president.
oKMULGEE DISTRICT.
]. S. Lamar, presiding elder.
Checotah, Marvin Coppedge.
Eufaula, J. V. Baird.
Tulsa, A. S. J. Haygood.
Sapulpa, ]. NJ. Ray.
Holdenville, S. w Bryce, sup.
ply.
Elowah, E. H. Crosby.
Okmulgee, F. a. Bond.
Clarksville and CatoOsa, Z. NJ.
Leming, supply.
Sonora, Z. NJ. Peacock, supply.
Keokuk Falls, |. R. Haun.
Springfield, VIM. Jimboy.
Seminole, Jas. YaEbrough, sup
ply.
Checotah circuit, D. Davis, sup
ply.
Wewoka, Waddy Hully, supply.
Broken Arrow, Alex Davis, sup
ply.
Uchee, N. G. Gregory, supply.
NJ. L. Checote, district inter
prefer.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
known BY Your Words.

By your words you are known.
If you use language that is vul-
gar, low, or full of s!sr g, people
will think that you are low mind
ed. Slang is used by the unedu-
Gated, by those who are careless,
and who wish to be with the crowd;
by persons who have no high asp
iration. Good English is sign of
good breeding. Bad sldngy Eng
lish is a sign of vulgarity and low
mind. To use slang is to degrade
yourself in the eyes of respectable
people. Boys may think ii manly;
they may think it makes them big.
but a little thought will convince
them ofthe contrary. Good Ian
guage elevates the mind, for we
must not forget that language is
the expression of thought. See to
it boys, that you use no slang;
make strong effort to get rid of
it if you have already acquired it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Suicide Near Lenapah.

The Coffeyville Journal says A..
J .Raney, a highly respected citizen
of that section, committed suicide
early Sunday morning at his place
two and one-half miles east of
Lenapah and fourteen miles SOUTH
east of e Coffeyville. Mr.. Raney was
living Oh place he rented from J :.
Randolph Wells and it was there
that he shot himself. He was
found at daylight and had evident
ly been dead but a short time.
The weapon used was revolver,
and the bullet went through his
heart and lung, coming out
on the left side of his back.
The only cause known for the
suicide was his i'll health. For
some time he had been unable to
sleep and it is thought that be had
become desperate and decided
to end his troubles by death.
Mr.. Raney was well known and
highly respected in Coffeyville.
He lived for many years on an
eighty acre farm a few miles north
east of town and was considered
ell.to-do farmer. Then he sold
one.half Of his land and went to
the territory, where he rented
place from ]. R. Wells, east of
Lenapah.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Quick Work. This.

Last night on the Katy train
coming down from the north was
Miss Ada Hess, travelling from
Boston to San Antonio. Near
Atoka she dropped her pocket
book, containing her money and
ticket. She reported her loss to
Conductor Green on No. 3; the
matter was reported TO the train
masters office, and a crew in the
vicinity of Atoka was instructed TO
look for the book. 1t was found,
left in charge of the station agent
at Atoka and this morning when
Conductor W. A. Grant came thro'
Atoka on No. l, arriving here at
l2:45, he was given the pocket
book for delivery to Miss Hess.
The young lady left here this
morning on No. 3 for the south
and stopped over in Fit. Worth,
where the pocketbook will be de-
hvered TO her this evening. What
is most remarkable about the cir
cumstance is the fact that there
was no certainty as to the place
the book was lost, and yet within
an hour or SO after it was reported
lost, it was found.-Denison Her.
aid.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Court TO SET MOnday.

On next Monday Judge Thomas
will begin holding one of the long,
est terms of criminal court ever
held in the Indian Territory, not
withstanding that Judge Thomas
has been trying criminals at Vinlta
for the past two months. The
docket is one of the largest, if not
the largest criminal docket ever
heard in the United States and
comprises the largest criminal
docket of any place today in the
world. There are 136 cases to be
tried, or at least to be disposed of
in some manner, as the cases have
all been docketed at least, and are
largely of serious nature. In
fact, more murders are to be tried
at this term of court than at any
former one, there being fourteen Of
them, besides 40 larceny, one big.
amy, one adultery, six rape, 40
introducing and selling, five as
sault, one embezzlement, one forg-
cry, two receiving stolen property,
one obstructing public highway,
four burglary, eight perjury and
one false pretense, taking in al
most everything within the cata-
logue of crime. In fact, it is al
most appalling for one to chroni.
Gle such a large docket of crime,
and while this has been going on
Tor years and the courts and law
enforcers are doing everything
within their power to rid the coun-
try of criminals and discourage the
kind of life that law breakers car
ry on the dockets do not seem to
decrease but on the other hand in
crease. The jails are always
crowded to their utmost and as
fast as a criminal is disposed of
another takes his plsce.-Musko-
gee Phoenix.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Indian Territory Pensions.

The following pensions were
granted during the week to people
of the Indian Territory: Original,
widow Nancy Parker, Wister, s12,
James A. Johnson, Luolla, SO;
Henry Howard, Checotah, Sc; John
B. George, Muskogee Sc; Coletee
A Kennedy ,Pawpaw, SO; John T.
Thompson, Atoka, So; William
H. McAnally SO; William NJ. Dor
sey, Braggs, Sc; Austin j. Smith,
Beebe, Sc; Margaret Pry, Alluwe,
SO. There were seven restora-
tions.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Appointments Of the Indian Mission
Annual Conference.
CHEROKEE DISTRICT.

CHEROKEE DISTRICT.
c. NJ. Coppedge, presiding elder.
Vinita station, NJ. L. Butler.
Chelsea, j. E. Wick.
Alton and Fairland, N. E. Bragg
Bartlesville, G. NJ. Byers.
Chouteau, G. W. Damon.
Salina, NJ. W. Whelan.
Cherokee, B. ]. Hilderbrand
and Eli Smell.
Tahlequah, Frank Naylor and
w. A. Duncan.
Claremore, VIM. Buck.
Nowata, W. NJ. Pope.
Adair, j. NJ. Russell.
BlueJ acket, W. H. Kincaid.
Grove, ]. L. Brown.
Miami, ]. NJ. Porter.
Usage circuit, T. H. Prim.
Stillwell, NJ. A. Clark and E. C..
Wallace.
Cheltkee Orphan asylum, j. F.
Thomps on, supt.
Student Willie Halsell college,
o. Shay.
Student Scarritt Tr. school, J.
E. Disch.
Missionary secretary, NJ. L.
Butler.
CANADIAN DISTRICT.
A. N. Averyt, presiding elder.
Musccgee station, G.. S. Thomp-
son.
Wagner station, S. L. Pope.
Ft. Gibson, J. H. Messer.
Salisaw and Tamaha, NJ. H.
Outland.
Muldrow, M. D. Hill.
Cameron, P. G. Atkins.
Poteau, j. NJ. c. Hamilton.
Cowlington, j. l.. Burns.
Whitefeld and Stigler, B. F.
McManama.
Enterprise, NJ. K. McElhannon.
Monroe, C. j. Stuart.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17
Creek Warrants.

With the adoption of the treaty
last week there is every reason to
believe that it will have a stimula-
ting effect -on the value of the
Greek warrants and that they will
become more valuable than here
tofore, for with the vote in favor
of the treaty the nation holds the
right of collecting their own leases
and distributing their own funds,
and the only difference there will
be in the nation from former years,
will be that they will lose some of
their tribal powers regarding the
enforcement of laws and the change
of their treasury, which will pe at
St. Louis and moneys viii. be dis
tributed from that poir.t instead of
by themselves as bef ore, and that
the president shall sanction all
acts of the Greek council before
they become alid.-Muskogee
Phoenix.