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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-13
iO''' nouston spo, ano,a,,ou.
spots eloaed easy. 1.l6 down. sales !


celyeston-spots closed quiet and un-
changed
Ordinary 49, ~ Coco ,middliog.5 7l6
Coed ordinaty...5 Middling fair. 8 1916
Low mlddling. $ 7-is Sales ...,....l9so
chUhLtd
Low ordinary .Sis Middllug .......s ll-l>
GO, a ordinary 4 ais MiddlIng fair 6 1915
Low mi6dling s Lie Sclas ...,..,.5sio
New York spots closed Quiet and I'M
changed
q cd ordinary So Good miadllns 6 s-ls
Low miIdnug.5 si Middlnz foir : Lilo
Middiipg,....-6 3-i6 Sales ,..,,...,a .52S
Liverpool Spots CLOSED unchanged; sales
lc0c0 imports 5000.
oYeinary .,.... l3-i6 Mid upland az
Coed ordinary y Good nrid up..G e-l6
Lew mlddlinE IS $40 Amer. mid fairs a9-2a
Sew Orleans Futures.
Futures opened auict AMI STEADY; at moor
aniet closed quict. Highest for May "a l,w
6,e9; hiEh for July $40, low 56S Following
ATE the quotations for al months'
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1900 natives So Texans zoc5 demspd 1922 Orte'-
steady. medium steers i5olSl5. lsats lsa
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of the Leading tx,
changes Of the United States.
HOUSTON SPOTS DECLINE ONE.sMTEtNTH.
Liverpool Futures Unchanged, b"'
New York and New Orleans
Lower-Little Doing.
Houston. Wednesday. April Y.
onloe Of The Post.


The bottom appears to have dropned out OF
cotton speculation Utter stagnation prevails
in all the markets. Outsiders have entirely
withdrawn and the professional bulls seem to
be hacked They point to the statistical posi-
tion and baokwardness Of the crop. but seem
afraid TO assume the aggressive
At the moment. with a comparatively free
movement and good weather over the belt
the bears appear to have the better Of the
market. and as fast as few points are gained
thew hammer the advance 1own.
Certain it is that at present prices there Is
no incentive to increase the acreage Of the
ncst crop
Houston today reduced spot quotations Lie
but other markets closed unclaimed. with
Quiet tone.
Futures in Liverpool remain practically I'M
changed.
Now Orleans was a point or two off at the
orening. and this was later added to. the
closs showing decline OF TO points
New York opened unchanged from ycster-
days last prices, hut under liquidation eesed
off, clesirg at net decline of to points,
Houston expects tomorrow 100 to 1900.
against 2l53 last year in gbi in 1925.
! New orleans expects 300 10 5000. against
3ij6. last year and 49s in 1895.
/ Port receipts were 13.21s against 1888 last
year and sos1 in 1895.
| Cargill g. Richardson saw of cotton; Cotton
is dull. dragging. heavy market. Tho con
tinued ideal weather Is causing more or less
| liuuidaton for long account. with huylns
limited to shorts who do not seem at all
anxious to cover except when offers are made
at concessions. Some indications of rains in
Texas added somewhat to the boarish feeling.
Tho early trading was steady at about last
1 night $ prices in New York. and the last sales
\ were made at the bottom. Liverpool closed
i5-64d lower. with 10000 sold to spinners The
( semi weekly showed receipts q. lo3 againsi
.79S last week and l5.liO last year stocks
decreased 400 bales during the half week
| We can only reitcrate our former remarks
REGARDING the future course Of the cotton
| market and say that continued good weather
/ will hdvo a depressing effect, ana that ne"
features of a bullish nature arc necessary e
advance prices Large sales were made BY
factors to buyers, cotton to be shipped tC
the continent where very good prices are
being obtained.
Nc,. ynrl Anvil 10 s. Mum Son 4 20
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Futures opened dull hui s,ccov. at Noon
bsrely steady. rlosed STEADY Highest 20.
Nav ST. low 50 hiEh for AUGUST 8 IS, low
; 81. hirh for 0ctnhsf S.a5. low $50. Fol-,
LOVING are the quotations fer an months
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PACKING HOUSE WILL RESUME.

FNVNINN HVVNE VIII NT70V7t1r z
Fort Worth, Texas, April u. The ron
Worth Packing COMPANY will resume opsr,
tions next Monday after suspension o. %.
war. n will he managed by II A Judd Of
boston. the principal staokholder IN the plant
Killing will commence Monday morning
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Now Orleans April l. Coffee Quiet. Rio
ordinary to fair e5sm1ss
New York, Annl is --Cofee-~ OPTIONS steady
5 points higher sales 1900 haEs. snoNcof.
fee. Rio hrmcr. No. invoice a.t6 No
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aoustor pn,iy stn,emen,.

Gross receipts thus far this week.. $40
Gross receipts - DAYS this wear 2. 412. 800
Gross receipts 22S days In ls97-9S... l. 70S. 060
Gross receipts 22S DAYS in lS9i- i. 74h3i6
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CHICAGO.

tie and calves; market almost bare. Car of
good cornfed hogs. not too heavy, would sell
2. quotations. Fat sheep in demand
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Continued Reports Of Damar to Crops
Strengthened Whea
CROP REPORTS OF DlscouUAGlG NATURE
Some stated That Wheat Was Hait
killed mud others That N Late
sowp Was Deod-Nots.

Chicago, April 12.-Pcrsistent rsorts today
o. crop damages strengthened whet and May
cicsed with a gain Of r. Corn Improved ~
and oats NC. Pork Lost lzi1c. lai 1iac and
ribs Sc.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

~ rlre Fire! Fret The fire ID out, hut
Ma NJ bargains are still on. Sawyers, 6as
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MISSIONARY OLSEN
after A. B. SIMPSON.

Former Secretary Emilio Olsen of the
international Missionary alliance init
mates that he will bring legal proceed
ings to compel the president, the Rev.
DR.. A. B. Simpson, to disclose the dis
position of funds collected at public
meetings in New York and elsewhere
The Rev. Mr.. Olsen, who lives at No.
SO West Eighth street, resigned from
the alliance a year ago. He declares
that the alliance still owes him a con-
siderable sum of money for his services
as missionary.
1t viii be to recover this sum that
the Rev. Mr.. Olsen may sue the alli-
ance He says he has tried to collect
the money, but failed. He alleges he
is not the only missionary to whom DIR.
Simpsons alliance owes money for SER
vices.
Dissatisfaction with the manage
ment of the alliance" he says, lis not
confined to myself. 1t is widespread.
Alliance missionaries have worked
hard for the cause all over the world
If they are not paid, they must stop
working.
MISSIONARIES EMBARRASSED.
"Often they have been left in en-
barrassing positions far from home not
infrequently owing money to the very
people they sought to convert | do
not think that is the way to increase
the alliances influence in missionary
fields.
Several missionaries have been left
penniless in Norway and Sweden, and
some actually have been on the verge
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OF starvation. l myself penetrated to
the head waters of the Amazon river.
paying my own expenses. I have
never been recompensed therefor.
We know that recent contributions
to the alliances funds have been lib
eral. but l do not know what has be-
come of the money. We want an ac-
counting of the alliances disposition of
the contributions, but haven't been able
to get it.
Officers of the alliance say that
money has been sent to missionaries
abroad at the regular intervals. but
I'm certain they never received it, and
no receipts are offered to show who
did get it. We want to know. We
have no resentment against DR.. Simp-
son. but there are some points which
must be cleared up."
COLLECTED $1,OOO,OO0.
DR.. Simpson is credited with collect
ing S1,000,000 at various public meetings
during The past IL months He is
an eloquent orator and seems able to
influence large numbers of people to all
most hystcfically generous donations TO
the missionary cause for which he
Pleads.
In August, 1894 he raised $4,000 at
Old Orchard, Me-; in October, 1895, c~n-
hibutions of 100000 were given or
pledged at the American theatre in
New York. and at a meeting at Car
negie hal in October, 1896. 1000 was
pledged. Last August $4,000 was
raised at Old Orchard, and on Oct
Is last, $164,000 was taken at Carne-
gle hall
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VICTORY FOR MILLBURY
Defeated a v orcester Team
BY Score Of Nine to
Five.

Millbury, Dec, 2,-The Millbury bas-
ket ball team played it's second league
game with the c. Y. M L. of Worces-
ter in town hall tonight, and defeated
them by a score of to 3.
The game, all the way through, was
the toughest seen in the town hall since
the Millburys have been playing. Two
hundred and fifty rooters came down
from Worcester and yelled themselves
hoarse. Millbury played a passing
game.
Neither side let up in its play until
the whistle was blown, and when it
was sounded, the men would go into
1t again like foot ball players. Both
sides did a great dea, of fouling.
In the second half. Connolly was put
in place Of Foley, who played a fine
game. Burt, Millbury's big centre
played a star game. outplaying Koran
of the Worcesters, but often had three
men on his back anG would shoot for
the basket Just the same His man
did not gain an inch at any time of
the game. The features of the game
for Millbury were the playing of Horne
and Crossman, and for Worcester. that
Of Dorman Connolly and Koran. The
lineup.
Crossman, !. FIJI b., Holmes, Foley
Mclean, r, f..............L b., Connolly
Burt, c....-............... Koran
Torne, :. b................r. f., Dorman
Williams, r. b..............l. f., Sheehan
Score, Millbury 9, c. Y. U. S. 5. Goals
from field Dorman, Horne; goals from
free tries, Horne T. Sheehan g. goals
missed from free tries G, Sheehan Q.
Koran 4, Dorman, Connolly l. Holmes
l: fouls called, on Burt 4, Horne 8,
Crossman l. Mclean 4, Koran /, Dor
man A. Holmes 2, Connolly /, Foley q.
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MANIAC RAN AMUCK.
West Brookfeld Ter
rorized by Insane
Man.
Dove THROUGH GLASS WINDOW.
Attacked People With Knife
Till Felled " ith
a Club.
DOVE THROUGH GLASS WINDOW.

West Brookfeld, Dec. 2.-When the
east bound freight arrived here yester-
day morning the conductor on the train
notified Officer George A. Hocum, at
the depot, that man had jumped upon
the train at Palmer while it was in
motion and that he was acting queerly.
officer Hocum arrested the man and
kept him at the depot until morning,
when he notified Selectman w. Mellen
Smith, and as the man appeared to be
insane, he was placed in charge of
officer George w. Stone to be taken to
the lookup.
The stranger asked the officer upon
arriving at the lookup what the latter
was going to do to him, and when told,
replied, You appear to be trying to
do me an injury and made a break
for the door and escaped.
In a short time telephone message
was received from DIR. F. w. Cowles
to send Officer Arthur H. Buxton up on
Cottage street, as man had broken
into the shop of Albert Shackley
officer Buxton was soon on the spot,
and it was learned that the party had
dove through the glass window in the
uOOI utdh INST eill4 w az sun iiA9AACs
The door was quickly forced and
officers Stone and Buxton went inside
with DR. Cowles at the door. The man
was heard up sstairs and soon came
down, with blood streaming from his
head and wrists, flourishing a knife.
He made a lunge with his knife at
officer Stone ard the blade penetrated
the sleeves of the officers coat, but
fortunately did not do any injury. The
do thn11 phucad the others
into a house near by. officer Buxton
attempted to stop him and fired sew
eral shots from his revolver, hoping to
intimidate him, but without effect.
Paul Lucier ran to a wood pile and,
grabbing a stick of wood, was success
full in telling him to the ground, and
at last he was secured and bound and
taken to the selectmen's rooms, and
Drs. CoWles and Blake attended him.
suicide while in Shackley's shop, and
there were 10 distinct knife wounds on
his left breast, besides several on his
head and an attempt had also been
made to cut the arteries in his wrists.
He was covered from head to foot with
blood and was a most horrible looking
object After his wounds had been
dressed he appeared to regain his
senses, and it was found that his name
was Arthur ]. Spur, and he has been
boarding since the first of July at the
Hotel Ramsdell in Warren, most of the
time working at pattern making, but
lately left that and has been tuning
pianos. He was very successful at that
occupation.
Tuesday evening he showed the first
symptoms of insanity, on the subject
Of religion. and got up twice in the
night and went out on the streets and
yelled. Last night he attended the
Catholic fair in Warren and must have
gone to Palmer on freight train. He
has now been carried to the West
Brockfield hotel and placed in bed and
is where he is guarded by Officers
Buxton and Stone. 1t was learned that
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he has father, George Spur who is
proprietor of laundry on Arch street,
New Britain, Conn.,, and a mother. who
is living in Southford, Conn. His father
was communicated with by telephone.
Mr. Spur is a young man, rs years
olQ' ana has wife and child living in
WATERFOWL, Conn, but he has not been
llVlng with her for some time.
Sergeant Thomas E. McMurray, who
Is IN charge of station 1, received a tel
ephone message from North Brookfield
10 meet the 1920 train at the Union
station, as Spur would arrive in this
city at that time
The ambulance met the train and
spur was taken off and loaded into
the ambulance under the direction of
Or. Shaw. His clothes were mass of
pIood, ana in addition to the wounds
over his heart he had hacked at his
Wrists. His scalp was also cut in sew
eral places, and he told DR.. Shaw that
he did the deed with penknife." He
was asked by the surgeon why he did
such things to himself, and he replied
that he was an honorable and upright
man.
By gradual questioning it was learned
that Spur, who is not living with his
wife, became infatuated with a girl
hdlIleu MINNIE cummings, who lives
near his home in Warren. Miss Cum
mlngs is a Catholic, Spur said, and
as he differed with her in religious
ideas, she refused to marry him. The
tale seems strange, as Spur is a mar
ried man, and, as far as the police can
learn, he is not divorced from his first
wife
AS soon as he thought that notice
was being taken of what he said, he
would refuse to say anything, and
then would break out again talking
about the girl he loved. He was taken
to the city hospital, where his self in
fiicted injuries will be attended to, and
it is probable that he will be examined
later as to his sanity.
At the City Hospital it was found
that Sp lrr had bullet in his thigh. It
is supposed that one of the West Brook
field officers shot him in the fight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
GOLF IN PARIS.

Golf, which SO quickly established it.
self at Biarritz. Cannes, Pau Dinard.
Dieppe and Compeigne, has gained ia
Vor much more slowly in Paris partly
owing, no doubt, to the difficulty in
finding there a suitable field However.
what could not be found in Paris has
been found in the outskirts, and Mes
ME, some miles from Maison-Lafitte. is
now the site of excellent links, and a
most successful golf club, as a natural
sequence, has come into existence, the
Marquis de Jaucourt being the presid-
emit OF course, the members include a
very large number Of English and Am
orleans, and well known names of other
natiOnalities are gradually increasing
the list. The committee includes M.
Leon Legrand, Col. Douglass Dawson.
Capt. z. Essex Digby, Comte Paul Es-
terhazy M. Jean de la Lombardiere.
Comte Portales, NJ. Diaz Albertini and
others. At present ladies' are not adj
mitted except as guests and onlookers.
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GAINED IS NEW MEMBERS.

me Freight Handlers Union held it's
nesuiar meeting last night, and took
~ 10 new members Their delegates
to the Central Lab,,r Union we're in
structed 10 attend the meeting Of that
Dody next Wednesday night. A com-
l M Of six was appointed to make
an arrangements for a social to be held
N me near future. 1t was also de-
clued TO keep the charter open another
month in order that those who have
peer, peen Obliged to work nights might
nav, nave chance to become charter mem
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
TEN-YEAR-oLD BOY MISSING.

Stephen Crafts, 10 years old, is miss
ing from home since Friday morning
at O'Clock, and yesterday morning his
parents called on Capt David A. Mat
thews at station l. and asked that the
police try and discover the where
abouts of the boy. Crafts is some
times known as Phelal, and when he
left home wore a ragged suit and a
small cap. He has been living at %
Assonet street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
OFFICERS NAMED.

Boston, Dec. 2.-The final session Of
18th annual meeting of the Massachu-
sets Teachers association was held
today and the following officers were
elected: President, Samuel r. Dutton
Of Brookline; vice presidents, George 1,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

Dennis Sullivan, for many years pay.
master and bookkeener at the Cords
mill, resigned tonight, and his posit.on
VII be taken by WiAam Nichols Of
Providence r. l.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

timekeepers, D. ]. Buckley, Millbury
referee, Charles White. Attendant,
700. Time, 2O-minuta half
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
TADCASTER ALES AND PORTER

are unmatched by woud-be rivals Higher prices could
not produce more delicate article, and there Aes and
Poers this continent that the peer of the above
Only the best saloons have them on draught and thew are
bottled by the following,
WHO BOTTLE BOWLER Bros PRODUCTS AND NO OTHER
PETER A. DOYLE, 1llbury St CO. Summer
hngon co
JOHNSON, tons Sc. fe
Ward
F.
j W. McfEON CO. Souhbrdge St. JAMES COMMON
P OSHEA MiIbury St. F.
All lin B Salem
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Aldrich of Newton, William Orr, Jr, of
Springfield; secretary, Lincoln owen of
Boston, assistant secretary, Louis P.
Nash Of Holyoke, Hattie Kicker of Mel
rose, Maria L. Baldwin Of Cambridge;
treasurer, Herbert w. Lull of Quincy
Strictly vegetable and strictly true, no
mercury in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

A i, MUSICIANS will tell you DIR. Siegart's
w, tura Bitters is the best of all tones
'i'u HtoNach regulators Druggists sell It,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03

that the cars education was neglected. lie
received a very strict religious training and
the impression II made on him may be gath
cred from a remark he made on the occa-
sion OF the death OF Victor Hugo. He knew
that tho great poet was n Frcethinker, and
on reading in n newspaper an account OF his
public funeral he said he could not under
stand how such honors could be paid to a
man who had died like a dog"
The czar rises at s, takes tea with the
empress at and at $3.50 retires TO his study
to read the principal European newspapers.
This task accomplished he goes out for a
short walk and at II is ready to receive his
ministers and attend to his correspondence.
After luncheon he drives out with the em-
press and on his return shuts himself up In
his study where he is hard at work until s.,
the imperial dinner hour, The importance
of this meal is considerable at the Russian
court, as may be imagined when 1t is said
that over 200 persons are engaged in pre-
pairing and serving 1t, NJ. Leudet, by the
wa q is able to give the recipe for Bortsch,
the famous Russian soup, as supplied to him
by the imperial cook himself In fact, the
culinary chapter contains much excellent
matter, including a method Of serving xii
ks," which may be recommended to the at
tention of gourmets.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03
YOUNG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in ad.
vanced years are realized by compare
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to Sc
rious troubles on account of their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all COM
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor-
Gus health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is letter from Mrs. j. c. Orms, of 22O
Horner St., Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that I
think your remedies are wonderful 1
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
we'll, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. can eat and
sleep well and am gaining in flesh. l
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
lelled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
OF the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during u single year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03

real ship-shape log OF the voyage, giving
each days run. the weather conditions etc.
Miss Gould is a prepossesslns young lady
OF about II years, and talks enthusiastically
Of the sea. She spoke OF skyssil-yard CLIP
pers, trade winds, studding-sall booms,
beam ends royal and topgalant yards aa
other young ladies talk of laces and frills,
and says she expects to accompany her
father on his next voyage to the Orient she
has as pets two Chinese Chow" dogs, which
are bred for food In China, and q cute little
Japanese dog named Nellie. which stands
on its hind legs and waves Its paws in an
attitude OF devotion when she says chin,
chin" which Miss Gould explained is Chi
nese pigeon English for prayer.
There are besides on the ship little Java
monkey, which wears little blue flannel
sailor suit, a Chinese pig. an old black SOW
that has made two complete trips around the
world, a Chinese canary in a bamboo cage,
and a coop Of japanese ducks and geese with
queer topknots on their heads
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03

WASHINGTON, March at is said at the
State department that the death of Lord
Herschell, who was member of the arbi-
ration commission on the Venezuelan bound
ary, will not undo what has been done
toward a settlement Of that important ques-
tion. The general practice in case Of the
death of one of the commissioners is to
appoint successor in exact accordance with
the terms under which the original appoint
ment was made, and the British government
doubtless will appoint his successor at an
early date.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03
ADVANCE IN IRON AND STEEL
Higher Rates on Raw Material RE-
sponsibIe for Ten Per Cent Raise
In Prices of Nails.

P1TTSBURG, March 2.--The advance in
iron and steel during the last few days has
caused nail manufacturers to advance their
prices on iron and steel, and wrought nails
have been Increased 10 per cent. The basing
rate remains the same, but the discount has
been taken off
Manufacturers say that the demand for
their product has greatly increased during
the last few weeks and that prices would
not have been changed had not the price on
raw material advanced All the mills are
running full time and up to their capacities.
All the rod mills in the city are working
overtime in order to fill orders and the
workmen are now beginning to hope that
the increase in the price OF iron and steel
will mean general advance in wages