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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-22
Chicnsn Cnuntr, midnn.

thtcuS0 Country Hides.
Tho Shoe and Leather Review says:
Tho market is somewhat easier and trading
toward lower values, The orders are nearly
all filled and the carly part of next week will
see former sales all cleaned M. Tho tanners
have long been I'm hearsh mood and the
hide dealers are showing dispostion 10
weaken under the hammerlng they have re-
oeived OF late. There is little prospect Of the
present prices holding up under the strain
the market is undergoing. The conditions
that have supported the market lately are
APPARENTLY broken aud the active inquiry las
sbated. This leaves the seller unable TO
hold under the present strain. and a break
OF either &c or ae Is immenent
No. ! Bluffs 10 to 60 pounds Rre unchanged
are strong indications OF an easier tone.
Buns are still quotable at a9ac
No. ! extreme light hides Is to 40 pounds
are slow in the absence of sales. since early
in the week at Toe. At this figure they are
practically steady.
free OF brands and Srubs. steady Some
email lois were sold late IN the week at
loe. with the No. selections at oe
No. heavy native COWS co pounds and
over itce OF brands and gruhs, show weak
ness. Since our last report two cars sold at
?}sf, with seconds at &C.
Brnnd6 steers and branded COWS are prnc-
ttcdlly stronger. There have been no ssles
during the closing days Of the week. but
made, wbile tho holders are demanding Sac.
Bulls remain steady with aornc small trans
actions at SIC nat.
C1lfsrns s 10 Is pounds remain steady and
unchanged. During the cluFe of tho week
some small lots OF city skins brought Sc,
and country skins i2a4c. Tho No 2 selections
were taken az nc less.
Doacons under pounds are in demand and
readily taken at ,.5c each The 10 poupd
HeleotionG meet with ready Yalc at 70GtT5c
csch. according to quality SIunks rule
steady There ls u fair demand for this
etock az 25d30c each
Hips is 10 y pounds are steady al 10Jsc
Since our last report a lot Of 1900 brought
this price. With ilse less for tho second sslec-
zion.
each
Sheep Pelts--Snce Wednesday 1900 pack
=. er peits sold az Pc, Outside Of this sale
bst In ,bc rou,ntrS nsrI.et tp ,bsrn ma,
activity. Several carr Of lato take-ofr co,lr-
Try pelts sold at SIZE Two cars Of heavy
is- pound average omen wool February conn
try pelts brought lo2isc
-
Coffee.
In tia weekly reyiey az tho cor,o ,n,.i,ot
49,, "a V 49, '''NS'
me new YORK journal OF Commerce SAYS
There has been small aud unlnteresting
- Ni"u.S u"'pE 'nn ."p''N
apoef tesie"' Soiuhe OF DISTRIBUTING
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Ncw N0rs cultures.
Futures opened STEADY at a decline; at noon
duist and nrm CLOSED steady. Highest for
March $50 low e.2i: high for May go, low
$50: high for August G3i, low GA Following
arc the quotations for all months;
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Grnln ana rroyI.lon. Elsewhere

Kansas city, February 2i--Whcat actiy.
ani steady No hard e5n67; No . red Is /:
mixed 9llA@3i; No. . white %. Ohts-Choles
scarce nilp; slow No. white 2ai, h
Sois' No; m @:ii Ryc-No. .. 81. liav
eholre prairie e7Sdb7.oo. Receipts Whest
Coco corn 10, 100; cats 10000 Shipments
Wheat lo.i0o; corn 1900. oats 5000
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Common. per head. 50 az %
Hogs. $50 to 800 lbs
CnrnicG. per ID, gross. ........... n "a
Few cattle and cnjves on market. but enough
Tor oh the requirements of the trade. Corn.
fed hogs. not too heavy. in demand.
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IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
be sure ana use that old and wen es m,as
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's sootnlps ,as
fcr children teething. 1t soothes ne en NV.
softens the gums. aliays all pam, "a,
wind collie and is the best rerueu'
dlarrhoca.
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llEAVY STABLES.

These quotations are revised daily. and their
correctness car be relied upor. TIE prices are
those ruling Ia Houston Wholesale markctA
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flour--Slow but ateady
Wheat-No. . spring 6s@7i: No. 3 spring IS
a.. No. ? rcd 726p73i9.
Comm :, s5Aa35ls No yellow 354aSs
oatsaa--No, g, ~, No. hlte 29iaG3Oia; No. 3
Wilt, aS346l30N
ltye--No. g h6ih
p2Urley--No. ., 42Gl5e.
l'laN sped-No. l. Lis; new 1i9M.
Timothy seed--Prime. 2.47h
idess pork~-Per Dbl. 0.35aI9 40.
iard--Por 100 lhs, 5.t7lam5 20.
snort ribs sides-Loose. 50Gd. 20
Try selteG shoulders-Boxod 4 25c14 .s71s.
Snort clear sdes--Boxed, ShfI4 95
,..hasltn--IlnN al
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APPLES-Psr bbi, s5.OoY5.5o.
loose 81. 5O6pl75 '~sAsA'
4 LEMONS SIS 5OlDS. az
!, ohANGEs-Celifornia navels $500; caiifor-
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New York. February whea,--Receipts
= .2oo; exporls $1,000: SPOT firm: No rcd
STs T. o. h, ahoat 10 arrive; S5,s SPOT or
tons closed weak hGesc net decline Hides
aud wool firm. Tin and spelter Increased
their lead materially today on larger de-
mnnd aud light offerings together with en-
couraging adyices from abroad Load saxrei
lightly under glow cell and willingness OF
holders TO accept former prices. Copper and
iron wore unchanged, Al the close the mar
ket exchange quoted Pig iron warrants
strong, 9,25; lalso copper quiet UNCHANGED.
tin strong 81 lead barely st sndv. i.S05ft Il
The brokers priss for lend was given TODAY
rs 4. 90 and copper 1900
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SUGAR.

New York. February 2l,--sugar nrm. falf
refining IA centrifugal 90 test asa molasses
sugar 1916. refined firm.
Now Orleans. February 3i.--.Sugar quiet.
open Kettle 2AsnS els open kettle centrifugal
p-lVn b,i6 no granulatcd or whites: Mo-
sale.
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'' '"N p WI y % fstFAlAppS.
pots closed dull and unchanged. NO $

Galveston = Spots closed easy and un-
Law ordinary. "A ll-i6 Middling . ga
URINARY, .....,,5 Good Inillling az
Good idinary. .5h Mlddluc fnir ~
Low middling.. .5gs Sales ''''i
changed S"N' a''u un
Low ordinary 4 NIddi,r, /,
Ordiuary...,.4 az Good NJ, ~, -
1000 ordinary.,.s i-l6 Middiing fair ,Tls
Low mlddling, % 7-i6 Sales 1850
cb nsw fors-spots closed quiet and un-
In , silsilurs'' ~ Good middhng..C ISIS
Micaing~,..."6 9-1e Sales .........,, 45o
-od Lsiyerpooir Spots closed l-s2d down. sales
- y "a OF wh h 500 were American: imports
ccruihary,,.-.-. 1876 Mid. upland sx
! I ov, oI9llnhiy 2 Good mid I'M. 4 oils
i'o Wv 'n'ao''ns''.S S-l6 Amer. mid. fair.s 2s-ss
quotations Tor middling At other spor MAJ
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots, I. o. b, cars from millers; denl.
ers charge from store tIl0c more per 100 Ina
on bfnn 29Se per bushel on oats and corn
and l0Ml5e per 100 lbs on hay,
BkAN5I0ei corn brau 67isc per 100 lbs.
SHuoTtED CORN -So0fs-c per 100 lbs.
S.iasN7-No = smoked, i3c per bushel.
NiEAT--sH ORTS-.-S5c per 100 lbs
WHEar SCREENINGS 7oasOc per hu.
81. SGdliS so. South Texas prairie hay * ooS
teC North Texas S0.o0dfio6o.
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4 BUSINESS BAROMETER
Prices q Commodities and an Index to
Conditions Existing IN the Markets.
COMMODITY PRICES REMAIN UNCHANGED
rurchases Are Of . Hand TO Mouth
Character--Baltimor Canned
Goods--Notcs About Trade.
ofnco Of rhs pn.t.

Houston, TUESDAY. February II.
The general markets arc at stnndstIll
While cotton. wheat and stocks have been
swinging around. staric commodities have
reriained stationary for lcnscr neriod than
usual. All commodities seem to hesitate
There seems to be no s2cSilstion in any ar
tieis and purchases are Of a hand to mouth
character. Only sufnegsrt to supply imms-
diste necessities are purchased.
Farmers are unusually late IN preparing
fcr the next ercp and have zcs vet laid In
their nsSai a,isriies. Eevever. with coa,in-
uanrc Of tie present ecaR weather they Win
SODA begin to catch W,
Cora and caatca must both DO ulan,ed
later than is usual and many are wondering
what can be accumBIishad Ia late seasons.
Heavy rains and trseses nave left the ground
in gncd shnre 10 stand considerable drouth
as the suil IN mcss localities has been thor
oughly satmratad to a considerable depth.
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Houston Daily Statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week.. s,S65
Grrss receipts 173 days this year. .29s hs4
Gross receipts lI2 days In 1S97-oS. ...1 5T9 U6g
C!ess receipts l7S days in lS9i-95. 5s3 $40
ioabton hailrnni llrccipts
tioustons srcs5 receipts OF cotton by the
Various railroads entering the city were as
foilnws'
Houston and Texas Central .......... so,
International and Great Northern. .. f73
GaNeston, harrisburg and San Antonio. 3lg
Texas end New Orleans ......
Houston East and West Texas S17
Guii Colorado and Santa Fe ~
san Antonio and Arapsas Pass
Missouri. Kansas and TeXas........... 100
Iotal '''''..'....,,...,.....,... 1855
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, February q
CLEARED

CLEARED.
folk
SIS Consols, Roberts. Bremen via Norfolk.
s. Fulton, Jacobsen Bocas del Toro
Sch Katherine D. Perry, New Orleans.
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.


Galveston, February 9l,---rhe a. i. Norman
Live Stock company reports tho market az
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Cargill & Richardson say of cotton: Liver
pool cables were quite discouraging on cotton
this morning, spots being OFF 1-32d and deliv-
e;ies 2-64d. good deal of selling was in
dulsed in by longs during tue early session In
our markets. on the theory that favorable
weather and increased receipts would further
depress cotton. Prices ruled easy until the
Houston estmate-which was less than half
OF last year-was posted when, under good
buylng Of March in New York by Weld the
mal ket became firm, advancing points FROM
the bottom Late trading was at a lower basis
IN rear of a poor response from Liverpool to-
lnrrrow. The New Orleans estimate, while
small. was 800 bales larger than the same day
last year New York estimates the semi
weekly receipts at $4,000, which is 1000 larger
tDan last week, Some Improvement is noted
NJ the spot market. and, while prices are not
mrm, the demand is little more general
uhdoIbtsdly cotton will be literally sold
should the movement show any material in
crease, but If the general theory that the cot
lon ,s practically ont OF the country b. borne
o ~, Ly mo increment the prices would hardly
9uier even with nerfect weather -
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SAILED.

SIS Ltngfield, Ruthen, Hamburg via Norfolk
81 Consols. Roberts, Bremen via Norfolk
sea Harry A. Berwind. Hewitt. Pensacola.
Sch katherine d. Perry, Sorfield, New Or
lenns.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots,
snects rates on carloads
:, bAKBED WIRE-Glidden. gal, SO a5 per 100
lbs: Waukegan 80 CO.
RE- NAlLs-Rate 1886 per key; advances.
10 lsd and led, &c sd ana Cd, l0c; 60 and "a
2oe; IA aud Cd, zoe: sd. 10. "a. zoe.
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raE JUMPERS JUMPED.
Another Set of Saaatt~r& on Land
Held as Government Re.erv~

Special fls~gSafcA "a gae fsest-Enseil Eeresr
PORT Angelic Nay f-snsrhs~ SEA.
SOFA ~ government Sand tlsac5nE asm 4~~
assguyated here 80 TIRE sasf sRe 5axS.
Among sNxegai hIscks CO land fhreGw7s8t
th<s sGwnssta reserved ~ The rssteval
government fer ssessTstAi naval sri asAs-
purposes 81 q large tract IN tAe Seute~
- Ire sasnskfe extending almost 10 FRA
shore - fGe ASv. raeseESsss sFw gGSsEssS.,s>
sEt rss<ta-ss EsssgTwz SEES IRE s:ssrtA.ym agfs
Il - ssss reserve * First street lying tGsr
an3@r sk@ esm~S I Every fsSss II tsSss re-
s~rvss3 tyaee IL tas3 has sss~l gsssHsss>sk
staxe ssss great asaSsgrssss ~ sa--srsnE Frs
reserve .ae& g3&se Ia fsN Gkzy yaiEstse
rsSssewres hAsc A~sn sxectei ard the l4sss
IS So Ere -ixAr~z state cf cultivation Tase
peorse VIC aen. cSsso this land sseSo- Aad
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FRED SILL on TRIAL.


Special Dispatch 10 the Pos,-Intsiiigencer.
TACOMA. May 1.-The case 81 the stale
against Fred Sill. the bartender charged
with having some OF the Hohe sch ID
stock In his possession, commenced IN
Judge keaBs department today. Most OF
the forenoon was occupied in obtaining Q
jury. Deputy County Attorney McMurray
Is prosecuting the case and O'Brien 4
O'Brien dess ndfng
The state presented NEST OF its evidence
today. Henry Hofenschtsd described The
burglary of bis store on the night o. De
eember IA and positively identified the
goods captured by the police in Slsls house.
Detectives Ashhy and Thompson descrih-
cd the capture of the goods The trial VII
be concluded tomorrow.
The defense viii! be tina. the goods were
left at Silfs house by friend and that no
had no knows edge OF the fact that they
We're stolen
So far Sill. and Joe Dunn are The only
ones interested In connection with this ia :
nous burglary. although runner has from
time 10 time connected profnins nj names
with IL.
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U<conr Ave- aud James u
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

heard this song 20 ofxen that he knew II
By heart and after much urging By these
whese guest he was. he recised the half
dozen Sr mere sfanxaH ~ the doEgerei
knowr az -.Hoch der Kaiser
car. Coghian. although an Isishman
mAsy countries. and hsa hearers were de-
Agtfed at hts rendition Of "Hocn der
kt1SEf. Gentlemen who were present have
atad ttsas there was not the slightest trace
" malice n ths captains manner. IL was
n simple EFFORT f9 aHase hts hearers Al
I Though IN tie excitement OF his Grafton
2 slAart tire befcre he had sworn AZ the
Germans who caused Dewey go much
trouble In Manila bay tbs rectal Of The
verses MAS intended as pure ssln. II 10
this iun. however. that has not been ap
ss-sassy. from Bas0n - HelIebsn down
Sohsriy reading lax s&is.s .. es,al ss..S.
no one VIII deny that such . recitation,
II II bad been rsade in Germany. would
crime Of iexe masestc.'' Of which We read
30 fpuEh IN the papcrs every nDw ard
then, The German government. II may
Halie6@n says' vii b. vsr .H' snaef, az sa
Erfsss8 n s<r~ atscfei.narr action ~ NOT
taken by this administration toward Capt
Coshisn- A. such action would. nos be
ruRulqx. however. II In believed every
EFFORT viii be made by the cabinet officers
concerned 70 minimize the importance OF
words fsseken at a private ctna recepsisn.
lie print.
There Was Frsctioa NJ Manila.
The one pstnt thar stands out mos,
strongly 10 the eye of the unprejacicf d
observer n tha; there was serious fric
tton between the Germans and the Amer
icanA In Manila bay during last summer
no much 30 10 warrant the feeling on
the part of the administration a. Washing
ton al u good deal OF anxiety. This state
OF Affairs was reported 10 the Post Intel
isgeneer al the time. and lis absolute ac-
curacy IL now vtn3icatad by these utter
Ances of Capt. coghian. II may be re
nemhered tina; The regular dispatches not
infreuusntiy bore semi official utterauces
from this city that the statement OF any
friction between Dewey and the Germans
WAS without foundation.
When the matter OF Capt. Coghians ut
terances were called 10 the attention OF
Secretary Hay of the state department. he
at once referred them to the secretary u
10 know by letter whether he had been
correctly quoted In the public press. The
canfsin replied very promptly, neither Of
nC3a1iy admitting nor denying that he had
said what had been published. Then the
matter was brought before the president
al a general cabinet meeting. While every
member OF the cabinet dksapproyed what
the part Of an officer Of the navy, there
was no one veusuring an opinion that II
was such an oHense as called for any
severe dsecIniine or punishment. That he
will be publicly reprimanded IL almost
certain but as he Is about 10 retire from
the seryice soar IL Ia thought thar In view
Of his honorable record no suspension or
reduction Of rank should be visited upon
him.
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SIX JAPANESE ARRESTED.
Believed They Are Coming in Viola
ton Of Contract Labor Law.

Special = spafeh - re F,st- Est s.'3igeE9cer.
HI-AfNF. May 1.-The arrest sssa deem
ten Aef~ hy TIE ot1st1nas ags sos3siss 81 six
saasueSs a}sei0se> 4 rag siaF ard defined
system os N s.eh ~ FAC; lah0rers are f,-a-
sng hrcGxst int fse country. The Iaess
in qRaSFtnn attempted 70 pass through
last FRIDAY nigh. eG rc@te fef Portland
They Mere detected Tx tie customs efgs-
GERS AMI placed under aires: AZ sxa-ss-
na Son shEwed tAas al7 Stth The exception
~ ere whS appeared - be the Tea ser
we're aithatt passports
Tasry we're seen crossing TIE Fraser nv
eg early n sae 1sx hessiet faiS way 50
Il - positive ssas thex rsnes FROM British
cAs@wsasa On t1e aer~rm " she gea Ser
VAS se&ai ssx card NJ e. szaatss m .s-assrs.
asa* - q fsgassse boarding sosgss. ana. en-
Elot NJ aStgscr u Escrlssrsf Or
TIRE aIA'ss&s sax shey AzN@ evidence tAat
tze leader n az aren't - th8s esset cs fxgaTas
hareau. ans thss sse has tse-sFf Smuggling
IN japanese coasracs lshoTers fe- mar
~ -shs
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GALLANT SERVICES REWARDED.
President Promotes Volunteers 70
Serve In the Regular Army.

WASHINGTON. May lin aceofdAnce
with the reaues, OF the president TO choose
from each CT the volunteer regiments now
In the Philippines the one most oisuh-
gusshed for gallan,ry for app 5tntnens a.
second Lieutenant IN the regular army.
Gen Otis has forwarded the following
names Each viii receive such commits
sion. c,..
j u. MoRSE-First lieutenant. Califor-
-, GEORGE. r. BALLISGER-FIrst heu-
tenant, Frs; California Infantry
RALPH b. LIsTER-Second lieutenant.
WfrIIAM r. GlBsoN-Cap.ain, Fifty
first iowa.
CHRISTOPHER NJ. BEcH-Sergeant
Thirteenth Minnesota
Ev. DrRYEA-Second lieutenant. First
WALLACE c. TAYLoR-cap,ain. First
Nebraska.
EVAN 4. YOCNG-F.rss lieutenant.
First Son,h Dakota.
FRANK g. HAwkINS-Tsn;h Penn
sylvania.
ant. Utah iigh, infantry.
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TROUBLE WITH CANADIAN INDIANS
Police Fire Into = Crowd Who At
tempt 10 Rescue Prisoners.

MONTREAL, Que. May AS result
OF an expedition Of the Dominion police
against the ohstreperous Indians at 81.
Regis today one Indian was killed. The
dead man was Lake Ice. who had ts-n
accused az killing his wife. The Wounded
are Jake Sunday and Pete Somebody,
Jake FIRE Peter Fire. Peter Thompson
and Angus Bahoneau were arrested. II
appears that the police arrived by tug
from cornwall and Immediately went 70
the house ~ the men charged with the
preventing az holding - elections on tn.
reservation. When they had arrested their
reen thew took them to the house 81 che
Indian agent 4 crowd of 80 including
a nufnlser % American Indians. surround
ed shs. place and shouted for IN" release NJ
ther friends The peites fired ON The
cYsad and in the ensuing confusion got
AWAY with Their nrisone~s.
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TRAIN wREckER ARRESTED.
omrcrs Have He~n Looking for Him
for Ten Day. Past

MOUNT EEWNrsN May IA tough
hooking character - the name ~ Joseph
Rrsssscne vas arrested sksss8t one fzstle
north ~ Nosins NSTe0G tsss morning ~
SsssrlT Vsia~ cn a c@arsr ~ attempting -
wrsxsk na~Ssn&ss train o. - Seattle &
International between MnrraT and I. =
rich en Aprtf 81 Sttsce tae attempt - De-
raj she train R,pals,efae AaN fsess ~ large.
wisA I~stHxssss 4 = Hare - sea- - 49,
Nn his track aaf IL seems ;has hss cSeas I'D
the sFysScr ct every stetet - nsss sSs Sis
10 ssss siasNenf@a ana Pc Is Continually ctss-
tar she yat.resss. saving tAst BE Wants re-.
venss AxatHxs al ssaeh corporations lie
~sli ~ taken - WooAiey tNsssasr row ~ have
hss rsyestsntnars hearing Before Justice r.
p Willard * Saas city.
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STOCK YARDS FEE CASE.
Armament In the Cipcait Court On
Appeal From emmissfcncvs.

CHICAGO. MAY fArgarnes;s wey- be-
gtsn IN shss United States circuit curt So
daw - The aesn9rr~rs fled ny t.s Western
railragsas ~ sa~ charges of re Interstate
commerce commission The question at IL
xss - the legality 81 fse terminal Zee which
- rNarxes ~ railroads CD -Tesy carload %
cattle ~r-sr1zg fse sfock ya-zs The Zee
~ g 2hieh = egactea by tire railroads on
~xrrw car art paid by fa~ shippers Was
originally -nadN sxairss tsse ranrcsi COM
rmnss~ ~ the sscTk yarze fnr the use Of
ia t-arks This averaged about - renss
r~r car ard sas railroads rstalsated BY
.xsn< fh@ 81 rNargs
IRE tnssrsafe commerce commission De-
rizress srAs tAe AN wss unreasonable. ard
thar & wzs discrimination agssrss shippers
entering sse f-Hfcssn stock yards.
TIE arguments VIII eozssnue for several
aATA
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GOVERNMENT CLAIMS 1T.


VANCOUVER r. c. May dead
mans island has been taken Possession II
by the provincial government Timber
Inspector r. J. skinner this afternoon
took possession CT the island, in obedience
10 4 telegram from Hon. f. Carter Cot
son chief commissioner Of lands and
works He had a special constable swarn
In. and together they formally took pcs
Of The province. II is claimed By the city
and Dominion, as we'll Mr.. Luigate.
The guard was placed In charge az the
end Of the bridge and has orders not 10
allow any frespassinx and 10 retain pos
session Of all the timber on the island.
TIE guard carries q notice ON his person
to this effect and will strictly enforce it's
provisions.
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CoSsECRATED AUXILIARY BISHOP.
Rev. Alex y. MeGa~sck VIII Assist
Archbishop Fe~hau.

CHICAGO MAY With elaborate Gre
many the Right Pew. Alexander ] Nc
siaT1rG was ss@ss~ cysra-essssst ~i as auxiliary
- sr1hh5Sssan Feehsn. w4sh the sfsie II
bishop Of AaEc2oo.t= The se~vlca sas
bed a: to Cathedral az sha Hoiv Name
Nearly 7nos visiting priests xsrc IN nj.
t*r6aree TAT EaATNshe& behind twelve
hssAorS. iss asy Avrsss' shep Fessaas
\ the cathedral services Archbishop
rsraAn acted as cfsnsesrssur ia s..e,ys ~
~ s'.r sa Ts1n poEsifesst high mas. Right
Rev J =, Dunn bishop 81 Dallas Texas
ard RsThe Rev Maurice r Burke. btss7nrs
% 81 Joseph. No. assisted aim.
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the resTsofeyt hope OF ever securing title
10 the lots. bat considered that they would
moi be disturbed for years 10 come. and as
TIE location Is very desirable for residence
purposes they took their chance and spent
their money IN improving the property.
This second movement can best be ex-
pressed as Jumping the Jumpers" Tire
lots os this reserve along First street ex-
tend from the nat under the biun up and
over the blud ami all were taken Up
along with the res. Ia 1890 A day or two
ago several men began putting up office
structures en- these lots on FIRST street.
IN spite OF the fact that they belong 10 the
government. and Rtso that they had pre-
yiousiy been occupied TIE men were
initiated by others until quite number
Of THESE double jumpers are now camped
on the loss. Ii may result In considerable
trouble. and the Federal government may
have 10 intervene, which will probably end
In every one Of The sqaat;ers being order
ed on the tract.