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CLEARED ron CALyksroN.

- Alhrr. -, Fayai. February II.
50 Biipam Genoa. March 3,
~ Duriston. Coera. March 20.
~ ihdrieian Fisher, Liverpool, March 10
- franciscn at Havana March q.
81 iieshncid, Gibraltar, March 10,
ruaiy lG. $3.50 w.
e. Mueoss. Risk. New YORK, March 10
50 1'eesfora, Manchester. March IA
=, 20 White Cross, Taylor. Bpenos Ayres.
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Canned Goods.

Thomas j. Msehan & Co. writing from
Baltimore. under date OF March 80. say Of
canned goods: "A quiet time IN spot goods
and Il very active demand for future tomatoes
and corn characterized the market here
during tho past week. The sales of future
tomatoes up to date. 1t is believed. exceed
the sales up to the same date last ycar aud
orders are coming from nearly all sections Of
the country excepting the Middle Western
States. The prices remain the same MS the
previous week. and there viii certainly not
be amy lower prices while the demand con
tinues no large
Future corn Is not 80 active MS tomatoes,
but 1t is active enough TO satisfy the pack.
cfa, who show no disposition to reduce prcoB,
In spot goods, string benns, peas OF all
grades corn pincnpples pic peaches and sec
nnd peaches arc In fair demand. but tho re-
maindcr of tho list is quiet, very quiet. and
the market in buyers favor The light de-
msnd for spot tomatoes causes restless
feeling among some holders. who become i'm
patient sellers in dul, period. and rampant
bulls whom the market Is active. Last week $
prices stil prevail
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HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs

The following are the ciearances OF IN.
Houston banks for tho week thus far and ~,
the corresponding time last year. tos,lhcr
with the increnKe or decrnnsn. - $1,000
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Dntiy Interior Movcmcnt.
Receipts SHIPMENTS. StocL
Comparative Cotton Statement.
receipts at IN United States ports

NV lUTk, NPT1I I.~F0r Inc Week onding
April l;
Net receipts at IN United States ports
during week ,...,,................... s2l3l
Same week last year. 5,Sgi
Total receipts 10 this date..........7s SOS elt
Same date last year. e. 2i02 ls
Exports for the week. .......,..., 16s tsb
Same week last year. 81 ~,
lolai exports To TINS date IS. 126 02i
same GATE last year. .15S 302
s,ock ht all United states ports....,.. Sjl, sts
same time last Observation-Disclosures. COS ila
ssoeh az an interior towns. ,.......... 3s7 60,
Same time last Observation-Disclosures. a47 6a1
Stock at Liverpool Isl 0oD
S Sane tline last year Lies, 900
stock OF American afoat for Great
Britain ..........,......,...... $1,000
s"'"' ''"ie 'ast Observation-Disclosures. 1900
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81. Louis Grain ana Provisions.
81, Louis April i.--rlour- Unchanged.
Wheat spot lower; No : rcd. cash, ele.
yator, 9s bid; track, a7'.. April. a6is; Nav.
~ hid; July. 77sa September. IA. MD Ma
hard; cash, eoasi. Corn Firm; 30 J cash nS
ah4 April, s6Ts; May 81 asked, Iuly. aSGy
2SE September, eais hid Oats FIRM and
higher No. cash - bid; track, 9ssia2T
2saasa, Rye Higher. iais. Fiayseed II Ia
Timothy seed Prime, ssSSigsO cornmeal.
i,SoniS,, nran-' Quiet "A Smoked. east tracy
Hay Firm prairie, sooasOc, iIn,othy. 5'oca
unchanged. Pork Lower, stan Oar '" tnssu
iohhug. $50. Lard steady prime stsam
s.so@ieb Bacon f,oxcd shoslders ! ,ess@s
RESI- extra short clear. s.ssts; ribs, Xxx.
ribs Slas; shorts 6,siS.. Receipts Wheat Wheat
bushels oats q cos sS Sn sssts's' N"rn 1000
Flour eboo hnrreis, whna, nnnn s,h,pnehts-
7I.oOo buShels onrs n oao yss"e's' CORN
''''VV ''1 wa V"'s' 'N.Vp0 '"she's'
chicago sayess BY private a." .rs,' ~ n W
"a sssi sSs s, s. NY sss' ss y; Il Ts sS
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hnvrs Market.
l,ayre, April l.-spots hardening; fut,
LIVE sTock.
HOUSTON
HOUSTON.
F. r. Hall, live stock commission merchant

HOUSTON
F. r. Hall. live stock commission merchant
reports as follows:
80
rrWs anu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 13A
sAN's '',.....'.... '-....-.-......,....4 df5
iVSihhss -...'.s..........s.-...... ,Sirdff
Hogs, cornfed. ................ ;ii.s,i
Hogs. mastfed. ............ oite,s
Market Is bare of calves and yeariings.
witch are In strong demand All classes az
stuck wanted and will Sell readily al aboSe
quotations.
GALVESTON.
Reported for The Post by A. p. Noymar
live stock commission merchant.
Bceves--
Choice, per ID, gross. ,....... gun a
Common. per 10. gross. 2nm
Cows @S
Choice. per H. gross. ...... an az
Common, per ID. Coss......... 2h6 20
Yearlings- -
Choice. per ID, gross ga M
common, per ID. gross. cx6 80
ss'' $s. s s.. T i: s'i :.s.. :ss =
cnoice. per ID. sross. .......... - AZ
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Chicago. April l.--Receipts of cattle y
small and sales were at low prices; q
steers. 3S0n5.50; expuuSg 4.S5Gi.lD: stotl1
and feeders, 3,55G4.65 :, calves stronEt' 1
$50 Hogs in good demand, SC higher;
poorest brought $40; prime heavy. i.M
supply was well taken, although shlls1
strong, With a good demand; sheep, 3.iSalI
shorn, 3.15d4.3o; unshorn, 400d4,7,; yeaai
sheep, i,7aG5. 10; shorp. i.5odi,G0, lambs
M5,o5; 5.n0n6,0o for wooded. Receipts--Csll
800. hogs, 1900; sheep, GUc0.
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Kansas City, April l.--Cattle-Receiptsr X
active and unchanged; native feeding Ut
i.lc@a.l 10. Western 2 h5Mi 20; COWS and d
ers 2.5cG4 So stockers and feeders 3.A6s.
bulls 2.15G4.25. Hogs-Receipts s2oo. ~
2,4I5c higher; common lots about str3
heavy S.G5G3.75 medium and packers "
pigs .25T355 Shecp-keceipts 1900; ~
and strong; Western lambs preeomintx9
choice 5.4ohf5.65, stockrr grades 4.ioftA4
clipped to choice wool lots; spring AsI
500
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St Louis, April 1.-Cattle Receipts i,et ;
cludins l5o Texans; shipments 1900; nat
strong. Texans steady lair to fancy ND
shipping and export steers 4. i0d5.50: du@
beef and butcher steers 4. 2,T5. 05 steer
der 1000 pounds 3.S5G460; stocSers and q
ers S.30G4. 75 cows and heifers 2N6f&
Texas and Indian steers g. 25M4. 25; cow I
letters 2.55M3. 30. Hogs Receipts 5000 u
mcnts c4oo: DC higher; workers 3.NSi
packers 3.7hdS 80; butchers 3.s5d3.s5. Shnl
Receipts 600 shipments 500; steady. With 4
Teams received natives i.2oMi4 IS; lamtsiI
CSC.
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MARINE INTnLLIemNon.

Port of Galveston, April 1.
SAILED.
SIS Arohtor, Inllisnc, Antwerp
81 Rdnicia. lIawley. Hamburg via Newport
Ncws.
VESSELS IN PORT
Sc Gulli,ar1. j. Molier d Co.
So Maritime, Fowler 4 McVitis
So Mencmshn.
So DIinda, w, w. Wilson.
IS oswcsty, j. Mo'lor 4 60.
~ raientlno
SIS Parkgatc u. Moller \ Co.
So StlYerdaie, C. Il. urthwcln.
~ rprinyweil, Cuiiiford, Glars 4 Co
.sIs isRsanez, Rcyrlorsnoner Co.
Ear Pensacola
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Market steady; supply light; good beei 7
tie, calves and yearlings In demand "
IN demand; hogs dull
The oasis., 1898-04-16
Whole No. 56.

At La Colorado foundations are being laid for an increase in the cyanide plant working the tailings of La Colorado mill, which will add two fold to it's present capacity, enabling treatment of three hundred tons each charge instead of one hundred tons as now.
 MT. Otto Arnold, has resigned the position of agent at Hermosillo for the Sonora Railway Co.,, and has been succeeded by Mir. F. J. Harrington, formerly agent at Fairbank, on the N. M. & A. railway. The transfer was made Monday of the present week MT and Mrs. Arnold will go to California.
 In another column there appears the advertisement of MT. Albert J. Sharpe, B. S., NJ E., of Hermosillo. MT. Sharpe is a scientific mining man of many years experience. He offers his services to the public in exporting and reporting upon mines, processes for working ores, etc. He is reliable in every particular and well worthy of confidence
 MT. A. Fuhrken, a young gentleman we'll known all over Sonora, who has been recently engaged at the cotton mill at Los Angeles, up the Sonora river some miles from Pesqueira sta tion, has resigned his position, and expects to go to Monterey about the twenty-fiftb of the the present month. He win probably engage in business in the state pg Nlieyo Leon, with headquarters at Monterey
 At La Colorada the Creston Cobra. da Co, have taken the hoist away from the old shaft Of La Colorado mine, and are setting t ap at the new triple compartment shaft, work on which was begun last year The limit of the donkey hoist they had been using at the new shaft was reached some weeks ago and work was suspended, but will be resumed as soon as the larger hoist is in place and ready to run.
 MT. Diego Escalante, the we'll known mining engineer and expert, has been appointed by the general government of Mexico to the post of mineral agent for the district of Her. mosillo, and assumed the duties and responsibilities of the month on the first inst. It is the intention of the gentleman to move his official resi- dence from the palace of the state government to his own building where he will titup an elegant suite, com mensurate with the importance of the office and the volume of work per formed.
The oasis., 1898-04-16

on the Torres & Prietas railway, and her little boy, came down from Mo- gales to join MT. Salter and are now at La Colorado.
 | In the management of the Hotel Central at La Colarada MT. J. Wolff has associated with himself MT. w.. Lake who has moved his news stand and stationery store into the building. The house is doing splendid busi- ness, and is filled by guests. ! At Batamote, not far from the Ca sta mine, in the Sahuaripa district, the Batamote Mining Go. is prosecu- tins work very vigorously, about fifty men being employed. MT. Fred Gar retson of Buffalo, New York, is mana ger of the company.
 At Minas Prletas enlargement of the plaza is in course of construction, number of orange trees have been planted and masonry conduits for carrying water to irrigate them have been laid all around the square.
 Last week Miss Lucille Bradbury, who has been visiting Miss Seymour at Torres, terminated her visit and returned to her home in San Francis co. Miss Seymour accompanied her as far as Magdalena, remaining there day or two.
 Monday Dr. c. H. Ward returned to Hcrmosillo from La Paz, and on Tues day he started for Los Angeles to at- tend to business in connection with I the projected cracker factory iu Her mosiIlo. He says the machinery Will be at hand as soon as the building is ready
 At Aiinas Priebas John Grant, veil known in Nogales, has been quite ill for some time. Last week he recoy- cred sufficiently to make trip to Hermosillo. Returning to Prietas Saturday night he resumed work this week He is employed at the tailings roasters, at the cyanide plant at the old Prietas mill.
 In the column of professional cards this week there appears the announce ment of Lie Antonio Sarabia of Her. mosillo. Mir. Saraba is gentleman with deep and profound knowledge of the laws of Mexico, and as he speaks English his services are of great value to Americans having legal business in Mexico.
 Mir. J. F. Stultz of Hermosillo, is in the southern part of the state, en- gagged in construction of two tiOuring mills, one on the Yaqni, at Torin, for Colonel Francisco Garcia Pela, the other oD the Mayo river at Navajoa, for MT. Ben Hill The postoffice ad- dress for the latter place is at Huata- tampo, on the coast
 A concession has been granted the Torres & Prietas railway for eXten- sion of it's line to point six and one half miles west of Torres station This new extension IS rendered neces sary to facilitate transportation oi the wood used in the mills and hoist' at La Colorado, Las Amarillas anC Prietas and to save the heavy team ing which has now to be employed tC bring the wood to the railway at Tor res Material has been ordered anc work on the extension will begin i'm medlately, the intention being t( have it completed by June lst. Leo nardo Gomez. has taken the contract to supply the wood and will deliver it loaded on the cars and unload it
The oasis., 1898-04-16


 At Suaqui de Batuc, in the Sahuari- pa district, Pablo Osterman and Hen- " s. Knapp will put in electrical machinery to run the mill of their Zaragoza mine. The power will be taken from the river and transmitted to the mill.
 Barney and Harry Cohen of the Grand Hotel at Hermosillo, are daily adding new laurels to their records as good hotel keepers and adding new names to their wide list of friends.
 This week MT. Pablo Osterman was in Hermosilo from the Zaragoza mine, at Suaqui Chico, on the Yaqui, and ordered the necessary machinery to increase the five-stamp mill work ing their ores to ten stamps.
 Estrella de Sonora Lodge of Masons at Hermosillo, is rapidly increasing in membership. They contemplate the erection of Masonic temple and are gathering funds with that object in view.
 Last week Mir. George Thomson, secretary in the home office of the Mexican Gold S5 Silver Reduction Co.,, who had been visiting Hermosillo and other points in Sonora where the company has Interests, on his annual tour of inspection, started upon his return journey to London, England.
 Mir George Thompson of Loadon, England secretary for the Mexican Gold x Silver Recovery Co.,, is visiting Sonora, and with the local manager, Mir. J Howard Palmer, has recently been making tour of the state, in- specting the various properties oper- ated by the company.
 At Minas Prietas, La Colorado and Las Amarilas gang of thieves was broken up by the authorities and a large number of men implicated are incarcerated Numerous petty thefts and some large ones have been re- ported; and the latest and most inn portant was the robbery of sixty-seven boxes of powder from the powder house.
 Mir. Frank Salter is conductor on the Torres & Prietas railway, in the place of Mir. Gordon Seymour pro- noted to acting superintendent. MT. Seymour is a well known and fine young gentleman of rare promise, and has filled with signal ability all the responsible positions to which he has been advanced.
 The interests of the old Moctezuma and Cleveland Mining Co.,, and Fl TaJo Mining Co.,, at Lampazos, have been consolidated, lnd work has be- gun on an extensive scale. MT. James Frush, mining manager we'll known all over the country, has charge of the interests of the con- solidated corporation.
 At La Colorado Bob Faber and A, Esser have opened new saloon and club room at the corner of the prin- cipal street and the street leading up toward Las Amatillas. The new place is directly across the latter street from the Hotel Central, and is the most prominent location in town. The well known popularity of the two proprietors makes it much sought place of resort, and patrons receive the best attention and lchoicest service.
The oasis., 1898-04-16
SONORA SETTINGS.
,,.c,,on of Happenings in the State over tue Line.

1ohn Grant has been quite Ill oi ,.,e but is now reported improving
 ur chas. NJ. Zorn of the Sonora .nway shops at Guaymas, was at "as,ta Tuesday to do some repair.
 II Morgan, Leonard Luy and Ben pible are the engineers at the New Grand Central hoist.
 Early next month Harry Cohen or ,ho Hotel Central at Hermosillo, VIII on to California to remain a couple or months.
 Mr F.. w. Borton formerly agent ,or Wells. Fargo X Co. at Hermoslllo, i. now in the assay office of the Celo- < rada Creston Go. at Prietas.
 Al Las Amarillas tMinas Prietasl clem McNair has leased the old Ana ruIas hotel and is running it as an apartment house.
 Bat Leary has returned to Minas prietas from Santa Elena. and is now residing at Las Amarillas, running a pump in the Amarillas shaft.
 George Quackenbush has again tired of running locomotive. and has re- turned to Minas Prietas. He IS run ming the air compressor in the ola k Amarillas Hoist al Las Amarillas.
 Mir John c. Mason, locomotive . engineer long and well known on the | N M S A. railway. Is now at Minas < Fsieias, running 2 pump in the cres- ton mine
 Messrs. R. Stuart and J.. ?. Fur long have taken their photograph out fit from La Colorado over to La Dura, where they are reported doing a good N business.
 Mir. E. Luketich of the Railroad hotel at Hermosillo, Is suffering from the rheumatism, and contemplates going to Palm Springs shortly.
 Mr. J. Schuehle, of the Cerveceria de Sonora, says, "Hermosillo beer is z like a new newspaper in country town; 1t fills long felt want. :" q Every month the CresIon mine, at & Minas Prietas, and the Grand Central, at Las Amarillas, are each producing < about five thousand tons of ore of good grade,
 Mr, E. F. Smith, whose absence on account of illness was noted in THE % OASIS couple of weeks since, has re- 4 turned to Minas Prietas and resumed 4 his duties running the air compressor at the Creston shat.
 At La Colorado Miguel Padres has made extensive improvements in his ' store, La Casa Colorada,n and has greatly increased his large and eleg- ant stock of goods
 Last week Mrs. J. w. Goodman of La Colorado. and her little ones start ed for Los Angeles, California, where they will visit couple of months. They expected to stop few days at Nogales en route
 n MT. Ricardo Fleischer, the merchant prince of Nogales and La Colorado, was at the latter town Saturday last anu early in the present week, look pe out for his extensive interests in that town.
 r. wednesday of next week, MT. J. M "llson' the well known assayer and I,'eOa'iurgist, goes from Hermosillo tC i,a4ulpazos, and will probably be at the '''Ver place about three months.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-22
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. WEDNESDAY,, JUNE %, 1898.
lett, Doherty-Total. 4.

lett. Doherty-Total a. 4..
NayS-MeSSrs. Burcher Buxton
Hughes McLaughlin. Alackey, LEM,
Via. ODonnell-Total. s.
The ordinance was then adopted
Messrs. O'Donnell. Wilkie Willctt ana
Eurcher voting against It,
Councilman Lenz's knowledge Of the
Code of Virginia tabled" an ORDINANCE.
making new regulations for testing and
sealing weights. The ordinance pre-
scribed that the scale tester should ex-
anime scales and weights once year.
Here is where Mr.. Lenz's knowledge of
law cut u figure. He got the Code of
1887 and read the statute which regu-
lated the testing Of scales. Mr.. LEM
argued that the sealer of weights and
measures would have Il .cinch' if h.
could test all the scales in the city once
q year Mr. Mclaughlin said he
thought some scales ought to be tested
once Il month. The ordinance was
then laid aside.
of the members the ordinance author
izing the issuance of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for defraying the
city's portion Of the expense of build
ing the two bridges was defeated 1t
required three-fourths vote of the
members or eleven votes in the afir-
native. the vote was 9 To 3. N1eSsrs
Thomas Wiikie and Nillett voting
against It, ...
Mr.. LEM served notice that Mt the
next meeting he would ask to have the
vote reconsdered.
The council then adjourned to meet
next Tuesday night when the affairs
for the year will be wound up.
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"To this he said:


"'Oh. no: can't afford to do that,
Regarding the statement OF MI
Eastman that the witness had had q
financial transaction with Mr.. Finch
witness said:
II never had a transaction with Mr..
Finch
Continuing witness said:
Eastman came to me and asked me
to go to Let's Office and said, to hell
with you and Lett BOTH" -
Cross examined by Mr.. Bickford wit
ness said that he was in his room when
Mr.. Eastman offered him $3.50 to mako
the same statement he had made that
day in Mr. Let's office; that he would
not swear that he never told Ms. Lett
that he had made over his property
to Clarence and only lived for Clarence:
that he did not say to Mr.. Lett that he
twitness) and Clarence were in a deal
With Mr.. Finch and he had Finch
where they wanted him: that Mr.. Lett
never said to him: "Brickley. I don't
believe you would tell lie when we
told Mr.. Lett that he was in the case
for what 1t was worth and ali he could
get out Of it: that Mr.. Lett did not fol-
low him out Of his office and say to
him: "Brickley. I believe YOU will tell
the truth in spite of your statement
that YOU were going to play this for ali
It is worth" that he never said to MT
Lett that he (witness) and Clarence
had Finch where they wanted him;
that he did ten Mr.. Lett that Mr.. East
On re-examination witness said he
was af1rst informed last Wednesday
morning that his services AS q. witness
would not be needed by the plaintiff
1.-THE Examination was exac-
ting. Mr. R;ckrorl PLYING the ones
lions in rapid succession. Some of the
,I.stinns the witness denied fatty as to
others he claimed he could not recol-
'err. r'ring the examination a death
iilee Stiffness prevailed. the rnectators
strainin.r ~ catch every word
Court will reconvene this morning
at 10 o'cl,n'k.
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VOYAGE OF THE TRANSPORTS.


Sick Soldiers Transferred at Sea to
the Hospital Ship Olivettc.
(Coryright. 1898, by Associated Press.)
WITH THE UNITED STATES
TRANSPORT SHIPS. OFF SANTA
GO DE CUBA. MONDAY. JUNE 20
NOON.-NIA MOLE ST. NICHOLAS,
HAYTI. Tuesday, Juno ell a. NJ
The fleet of United States transports
having on hoard 10000 men under the
command of General Shaftcr arrived
off Santiago de Cuba at noon today
being exactly six days out from PORT
Tampa. The army of invasion LEFT
l:gmont Key at noon on Tuesday June
IA. conveyed by the United States war
ships Indiana, Castinc, Helena, Annap-
oils. Bancroft. Morrill, and Hornet. The
passage was necessarily slow. as TIVE
big water barses and the schoonei
stevens. also used for water. had to be
lowed.
feet was Joined by the United States
warships Detroit. Manning. Osccola
Wasp and Ericsson.
When the transport fleet left Pnr'
Tampa it was the intention Of those
in authority to take the western course
decided to go via the Florida Straits
that being a shorter distance.
After the fleet got into the rough
waters OF the straits the transports
We're formed into three lines hooh'
| I 900 yards apart. while six hundred
yards separated the shius. The easily
advancing transports presented very
| impressive spectacle. stretching foi
miles over the blue waters. IT was one
\ Of the largest fleets ever gathered to-
| gethcr. the grim looking men-of-wai
lowering like watchdoss on the out
| skirts OF the human freiShted ships
| At night every precaUtion was take1
| to guard against any possible attack
| No LIGHTS were allowed on the trans
ports and the s,lnboats in the direction
| Of the shore were doubled in number
while ut frequent intervals shiftins
scarchliehts swept the waters in tn
direction of Cuba in search OF hostile
| vessels.
throughout tho voyage not one Span
| ish gunboat or sign of the enemy wa
seen.
| On Friday the conveying feet OF war
ships was reinforced by tho Mnnfgom
erv and Porter, off Puerto Principe.
The voyage throughout was tcd'on
aud embarrassing. To the weary so.
| diers. life on board transports is a
unwarlike as Il Journey on fruiter.
The spectacle Of transferring the sic
Mt sea was presented on Saturday
FOR four hours the shins lay to whit
tho ships boats carried fourteen pa
TENTS to the hospftal ship Olivette.
In the rough waters Of the Raham
channel this work for the little boat
was quite difficult and the hoisting G