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4 BUSINESS BAROMETER
Prices Of Commodities end az Index to the
Conditions Existing in The Markets.
ovERSuppLY or GULL BANANAS on HAND
straights Firm. hut Low Grades
Chesp-Appies Are Hish--fron
Trade Rcview-Trnde Notes.

Houston, Thursdsy. March is.

1ouslO1, lnllo1st. Mdrcn TO-
The freei Of a month ago. which swept
the country. has had vide reaching ersets.
Mt only were all Texas vegetables Killed.
but the other sections OF the county which
furnish early vegetables suffered. AS re-
SUIT the markets are all bare Of vegetables
and such Few as are sold are Of an inferior
quality and high in price
Strawberries are backward and when they
O. come. forward WI be high In Northern
markets. The serssge is larger than ever and
II there is no setback the Yield viii be heavy.
Apries In the local market arc worta s.
res barrel and arc OF poos quality az that
pre-.
On the other hand. osnsuss are cheap. That
Is purely for loeal consumption strslgb,s.
psrked. are firm ard bring good prices. htis
the market Is ovcrs,ocksd with ioose ruii,
wrich bsye All ripened more rapidly than ths
dsnlaud viii consume. The peddlsrs ar.
watching these ripe hansnss aud tomorrow
or saturday these cuils will be disposed n
a. sacrifice. as They viii he too rlt,a TO Fhtp
srf holders will sustain leEs lors by sAllinE
them cheap than paying to have them carted
on "a the garbage piie
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WIRE ANp NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots;
special rates on caTioads.
bARBED WiRE-Gidden, gal, sass nor ion
lbs. Waukcgnn ST. 90.
WIRE NAILS-flate 81 70 per kcg; advances
nc I'd and %, zoe. 3D. a5c. 3D. zoe ="
GALVANIZED STAPLES-$i.S5
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Bouston Da,,y statement.
Houston CompnrntIve stntement.
Hou,ton Rniirond Receipts.

Ncuston's gross receIpls Of cotton by the
laiious railroads entering the city were as
follows.
Houston and Texas Central .....,.... Isis
International and Great Northern. -. 3Ay
Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio. Az
Texas and New Orleans ...........
Houston East and West Texas ..,... 2aJ
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe .,...... 6,s
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass ... Is
Missouri, Kansas and Texas ............ 1856
--------
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were published. Wheat &c. corn Ale aud
oats luiisc. Pork left on unchanged and lard
aud ribs shade lower.
As the early batch OF crop reports received
by commission houses did not indicate very
serious damage TO winter wheat and California
confirmed the breaking Of the drouth in that
state. wheat Spectators commenced business
10 a heasish mood There we're other matters
in the early newr that likewise contributed
10 ths selling spirit with which traders were
mhued at the beginning Of the session Law
a. pool quoted futures ssaAd loNor and a
cold wave that had hccu predicted 20 succeed
Yesterdays mild weather proved AZ too mild
4 typ3 70 raise any further apprehension
aboui damage 10 winter wheat
May opentd Ad8sc lower a. from 6sAT6nfs
down - 0ih with plenty Of both buyers aud
sellers az those terms The buyers we're more
persistent, however and continued bidding.
GRADUALLY raising their bids until they finally
had shorts on the run and got the price Of
May up to s17s.
The foreign demand for wheat was sle ~,
and Beerhohms reported Russian offerings OF
wheat increasing, while Antwerp cabied tina,
Argentine was offering wheat freely IN that
market The hears took fresh courage when
n incomes wero made aud the scaipers who
mad bought A. the opening were sellers. Be
lWeen the selling out Of long wheat and SELL
ink snort. the market got down below ths
starting prices.
Chicago received only % cars, while Mime
apolis and Duluth got 219 cars
Long wheat came out in big chunks when
Nay got under g. which II did about an hour
from the close. II broke in the last hour ~
67i5 and closed at 67ls06TZ
Extremely small country anceptsnces md
I light receipts held corn ST. ady until near tn.
ciOse; Tho profound weakness OF wheat at
length however. alarmed some longs who be-
gnu putting their corn upon the market where
there were no buyers and this price accord
'nsly suffered bad break Receipts PIC cars.
~ oats there was general liquiiation on ms
part Of longs. aud as the market declined
sinp-loss orders were drawn In and added In
the downward tendency.
Heavy buying by shorts against light offer
ings cauged 40 upward tendency In provisions
early Later some selling, induced by The
81 The Improvement.
Estimated receipts OF hogs for tomorrow
/ .5p@ he9d The estimates on grain we're not
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EXCHANGE AT HOUSTON.

Exchange is quoted as follows: New "a
buying. soc discount; selling, New York,
Louis and Kansas City. Il premium: New
leans. buying. soc discount; selling. si2sy
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HOUSTON BANK CLEARINCs

Following are the clearances Of tn. Housa
hank. for tho week thus far and for the con
spending time last year. together with the
crease or decrease:
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HOUSTON.


Galveston, March 16.-The A. p. Norman
Live stock company reports the market a.
fellows:
THIS This This stocs
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Hou,ton spo, auotnt,on..
othcr Spot Markets.
weston SPOT, closed quiet and un.

Galvtston-s closed quiet and un.
changed.
Low oriinary.4 lis Mddling .si.
Ordinary ...,,... ~ Good middling SIS
Coco ordinary...iL Midllipg fair.
Low middling. or Sales ....45
New orleans-Spots closed easy and I'M
changed
Low ordinary. . Ills AIddling .54
Ordinary .......4 3-lS Good middling So
%scd ordlnary.-ih Middling fair. =
Low middlng..5 SIS Sales ......... $3.50
New York Spots closed steady. i-I6c down.
Good ordinary.5 S-ls Good middling, .sE
Low middling... IS lois MiddliuE fart,
Miadltng .......69s Sales .. 800
Liverpool Spots closed unchanged sales
100. Of which io,S0o we're American; imports
Nau OF which 100 were American
oroinary ......e 1915 Mid. upland So
Coed ordinary 2 Good mid nm a1e
Low mddilne 3 s-is Amer. mid. iair.S .s.5s
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HEAVY STAPLES.

kiEhN ClAILEos
AMNUHfTIoN--pow per key. n 08f,
4.25; blasting powder. .ti.s5 per keg; drop
shot, per sack sl.55; buck 81 80.
BAcoN--i;xtra short clear. N tacks, SIC.
bellies. saSse; New YORK salt bellies. sae:
breakfast bacon. SisHal.c.
BAGGISG AND TiES-Less than car lots
from hous,oe. Bs,sgings Glib. ss.c' si+-ib.
CANDY stick. wrapped, basis q. ss.fTc
per 10; special sizes. &c higher.
coFFEE-Rio add corcovs. iosdiic: fair
sAailI.s; prime. 9aG9ssei choice. ioc; fancy,
fees: ATbuckie's Arioss. basis i0o-i6 cases
1880 delivered. 5s-ip eas,s ~. iBc delivered {.
1Ue9. lco-lb cases, io.s5e, In S-lb cases.
FLouR-Empire mills. Icustous Davis
son 5 high patent. s. y; second patent. g sS:
Texas star mills: Tidal Wave. b.25: Sea
s7.z5. Sea Pearl, sG.so rye -four. $50: pump
ernlckel 1890 Special rates for shipments
10 lrterior points. four In barrels, i5c above
tscks.
FAR1NAcEoUs GooDs-Grits. hominy and
cream meal. IN barrel, sz.i5i pearl meal. In
s9-lb sacks, sl.sydt7o per bbl Of four sacks.
Scotch oats $3.50; Friends osts t2.3ss Column
bic oats s4,ia. Havksyo oats 800.
MANS Standard SIC. picnic hams 10.
HoNEY--fn s0-lb cans. extracted. 3izdSc;
IN comb. s4ioc. In Iz-lo cans. extracted.
I.ARD-Resnet tstccs compound. &c. leaf
So. So-ib csus. &c higher than tterces. l0-lb
cans ssc higher 5-ib cans. &c higher alb
cans 10 higher
MoLAssEs- Rchoiied fair isssdise. prime
200 .lc eholce. g542Sc. fancy new crop syrup.
27n s5c-
RfCE-Egtra fancy head. S1sste. choice.
5QJisc; fair. sisdsc; fancy imported. 5is1
SIC.
sALT-LiverpooI coarse. s5aaoc; me. s5ea
81 ~ Louisiana coarse &c hne aoc. bhls
e. ies. {ez5; s9-5s. S2.3o 1on-55 $3.50. 7o-is
s. g.
SALT FlsH-Maok.rsi. No. l. 10 fo.1b
kitE. ilc1i 10; hsif barrels. ss.SdT ~
SARptNEs = American dusrterr. g a0i
nurtsfd. thrse.quartors tas6. imrorted Ga
le;fe grade quarters $3.50, fancy sprats,
quarters fs.t0
sTARCH-standsrG goods Pearl IN iolb
hoxes &C. Royal Gloss. bulk, 5itc; Nickel
fi1 packages per box. $50, corn starch. SIC
per TO- . and i0-ib boges
SUGAR Quotations are Tor smsu lots.
special prices given on carload orders. stand
ard grsnuiated o I-i6 cnbes and powdsred.
1916: Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy.
61iis choice is,4iisc, Arhuches Ia lib
and j-ib packages 5Ac.
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BEANs-Navy 3T5lsc; Bayou SIG Eng
lish dried 23sei pinks al5c: Limas 4izc; black
eyes Sc
BuTTER-Bus Star 22c dairy isqi7c; VI
ril creamery 25d PC Eigin dairy bricks RE:
olconsrgariue. solids ia i3ci prints l3GHci
special Blue Star lie; Texas country butter nc.
CAPFAGE--5c per No.
CHEESE-New YORK tull cream 1850; Wis
trnsir ful cream i5Tt8izci Young America
ttgi4hc Western skim Hc; fancy rolls full
cream tinlst7r.
EGGS Texas. Sdac por dnzsn.
lSTATT- H.15 In half hblf.
uNtON&-lA N2c per 10.
PEPPER Chbc i5Gi7e per III black sinsa-
roth &c.
POTATOES Eating. sl.ooai.S and irreEu.
Jar
SEED POTATOES Early Rose genuine
Northern. 81 SON. - por II neck bbis Feefls SIS
s. NaJ n per II peck bhis. Tennessee Tri-
umph. iu sacks 81 Is per bushel
sOTLTRY Hens s. 50ff2 on, fryers 80 26D
90 hrollcrs 81 i5U2Go Turkeys, hens, IS 10
Gtnf - Eobblers tlo.Odii0) per dozen, ac
curding 10 ri1e and quality Ducks $25OD
3 20. Geese - mas N. tuil featheTed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
DEATHS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
fctins of Disease and bullet Report-
ed by Gen. Otis

General Otis, at Manila today reported
the following deaths among the troops in
the Philippines since last report:
Chronic dysentery, September . Henry
Bueson, B, OH Infantry: William Creal-
man, b, 1st Tennessee, acute dysentery;
First Sergeant Joseph Hogan, NJ. 4th In
fantry, gunshot wound accidental: August
a, Daniel Edwards. E. 18th Infantry: Sep
tember 6. Thomas Gunan, K 12tn Infan-
try: Sergeant Edward ii. Remand, l. 18th
Cavalry, typhoid fever; July 10, Henry
uppenhahl. X, LIST South Dakota; Septem-
Der q, John Holly. X, Sd Artillery, drowned,
arm of Manila bay; August %, Raymond
ID. Louth. NJ. 9th Artillery, chronic diar-
rhoea; September 3. owen Damn, z, fth
Infantry; L, James Hogan. T. list Infaa-
try general peritonitis; John NJ Mccall,
Il, 22d Infantry, pulmonary phth!sis;
Michael McGarth, NJ. 18th Infantry. pneu-
mona; Labar Richard John, f., 2lst In
fantry. gastritis. chronic: Henry L. Noble,
G. 51st Iowa, alcoholism. acute; Z, Cap
tain Charles l.. Collins. l. 2Sd Infantry. at
Cebu island pm, appendicitis, chronic:
S, William II. Kennedy, G., 9th Infantry
fever, remittant malaria; ., Joshua w.
Johnson, hospital corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
MIR. SUTHERLAND DECLINES.
offered Directorship of Census in
Porto Rico.
,ecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. September Ii
Howard Sutherland Of Eik!ns, w. Va, has
declined the appointment of director Of
ccnsNs of Porto Rico. The position paid $40
a day and 81 fo~ subsistence besides traV
cling expenses. Mr.. Sutherland is land
agent of the West Virginia Central rail
way ana The Davis Coal and Coke Com
pany. He had applied for the position, but
rcconsidcred
Two 1Gpj-light dynamos have been added
to the FroS:b.!rg Lighting plant. There are
now TWO distinct plants there under the
same head. and should one break down the
other can be put in operation.
The remains of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grant. which We're taken from the old
Cumberland street buryng ground, We're
buried in Rose Hill cemetery today by di-
rection of Gov. LoWndes, who yesterday
selected the lot Gov. LoWndeS received a
letter from Mrs. Grant to secure the lot
and have the graves marked with suitable
headstones. The lot is q commanding
elevation overlooking the city. Mr.. Dent
was a surveyor and laid out the city Of
Cumberland. He Was county surveyor in
1Sb1-G2 lie died in 1906
Frank McFefran, aged twenty-one, living
at Hynfmanr nine miles ABOVE CumbeT
land. was struck by Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train Nc. - at Redwood last
night and instantly killed. The freight
train on which he was a brakeman had
not drawn into the siding. and he was sent
down on the track and went TO sleep.
Judges Boyd and Sloan went to Oakland
this morning to convene the September
term of the Garrett county court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11

Will XIII at 500 Yards and is Rapid i'm
Firing.


KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 11.-Dr.
j. ID. Griffith of this city has just complet-
ed for the government. an official test of
the Mauser pistol, in use by German cav
airy and under consideration for adoption
by the United States The test was made
not only with targets, but with human
cadavers also. and DIR. Griffith says it was
proved at ranges of from 80 to 300 yards.
The Mauser pistol is the most effective and
deadly weapon of it's kind ever invented,
practically as good in the hands of marks
men as a kras-Jorgensen, a Lee or
Mauser rifle.
When nothing but flesh resists the pas
sage of the bullet it makes a small. roun
incision where it enters, a knife-like cut
where il departs. If bone is in the way It
is often shattered into fragments. The
pistol with a shoulder attachment shoots
accurately and will kill at a range of SEQ
yards. Bullets passed completely through
the cadaver at that range.
Several surgeons who witnessed the test
said it a humane weapon because it
would Kill man instantly if the bullet hit
a vital organ or would incapacitate a sol
der if il struck bone. All agreed that
it was as humane as any of the modern
weapons using high power explosives.
The pistol fires ten shots without reload
ing. and can he emptied with accuracy OF
aim N less than three seconds The car
trideas are 30 caliber and propelled by
smokeless nitro powder. The bul cts weigh
eigh, y-five grains each and have lead
core surrounded by d nickel-plated copper
Jacket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11

First Lieut. Charles Young, 9th L. S Cav.
airy, who enjoys the distinction Of being
the only coiored commissioned officer in the
regular army has been ordered to join his
regiment which is now distributed in the
southwestern states, in readiness for SER
vice against the Indians in case Of neceS-
sity Most of Lieut.. Young ; service since
his graduation al the military academy has
been performed at the Wilberf0rce tOhio)
College. During the Spanish war he was a
majo in regiment OF coIored volunteers
raised in Ohio. That regiment did not See
any active service, however, being held in
reserve in camp at Dunn LoriuG, Va, and
Chickamauga Ga. The regiment was mus
tered out at the close of the Spanish war
and since then Lieut.. YounS has been az
Wilberforce, Ohio. on waiting, orders. his
friends are very much gratifed at the co-
pCrtunity afforded him OF active SER
vice with his regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
TREASURY AND THE BANKS.
No Reason TO Expect Surplus That
Will Tighten the Money Market.

1t is the opinion IN treasury circles thai
there is no reason to expect any large sur
plus in the public revenue during the au.
tumn and winter. The disbursements are
liable to be quite large in connection with
the recruiting, fitting out and transporting
of the troops. For the next three four
months it is not expected that the revenues
will be much, If at all, in excess of eX-
penditure, and this statement is meant to
include both customs and internal revenue
The general effect of this condition will be-
so far as now be foreseen, to maintain
about the relationship between the treasury
fund and the banks that now exists. That
is to say, that the commercial interests
will not be prejudiced by the depletion of
money in the market through the locAing
up of public revenues in the treasury.
Neither is ii anticipated that any large ad-
dition to the commercial fund will arise
through excessive payments from the treas
ury. In any event, it will be the effort of
the department to maintain the equilibrium
that now exists. The department is ndis-
posed to consider possible emergencies un-
til they arise
This is the view of the treasury in re-
gard to the question which has arisen in
commercial circles as to whether the treas
ury would increase its bank deposits in the
event of continued Withdrawals of cash by
the government, and also whether in an
emergency there is any possibility of a
bond redemptiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
TO PURIFY ELECTIONS.
state Senator Bark sdaic Will intro
Guce Hi;l in ke&islature.

state Senator Bark sd8sc " Ill intro
Guce Hi'l in ke&istature.
Special Dispatch TO The Framing Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September 11.-Wm. P.
BarkSdale, hold-over state senator from
Halifax county, announced here today that
he would introduce into the legislature
some measures which are likely to create
sensation. He thinks the matter of puri-
flying the elections is one which deserves
immediate attention, with special reference
to the use of money in securing votes. TINS
practice, he says, is becoming alarming,
and unless it is checked a man of moderate
means will be unable to get elected to any
office.
His remedy viii be a proposed law re-
qulrlnS candidates to MAKE affidavit to q
detailed statement Of their election eX
penses and file it in the records Of the coun-
~ or state: this statement to be published
III one or more county or state papers The
bill VIII also require office holders, VIII IN
sworn in, to subscribe Ia oath declaring
that they have not used, nor permitted to
be used, money othefst things of value II
secure their election. Senator BarkSdale
saif the use of money IN his section of this
state in the spring elections was shameless.
Some votes of Well-known white voters are
sold at 50 apiece, while many bring only so
cents
Senator Barksdae will also introduce an
antitrust law einhodying the basi features
or the laws existing in Ohio, Texas and
Arkansas. The especial target for this rill
Will be the American Tobacco Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
PHELAN CHALLENGES EsTERHAzY.
Kansas City Veteran Will Defend the
Honor of Dreyfus.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September IL
Captain Thomas Phelan, a broadswords-
man and a crack pistol shot, has issued
challenge to Count Esterhazy. to fight
duel in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
Captain Phelan has engaged in several per
sonal encounters. He is said to be backed
by several prominent local Jews, who have
guaranteed his passage to England to meet
EsterhaZy. He is a veteran of the civil
war
Captain Phelan's letter follows:
'kANSAS CITY. Mo, September II.
ITO Count Esterhazy, Upper Gloucester
Place, Dorcet Square, London, England:
Sir: Believing you to be the instigator
and arch conspirator responsible for all
the miseries and tribulations of Captain
Dreyfus. again convicted as a traitor to his
country. and because he ODreyfUS) is now
unable to follow you and demand Satisfac-
ton for the miserieS you have heaped upon
him, l. as an Irish-AmeriCan, who does not
belong to his race or creed, and believing
that man should not be punished on ac-
count of his religion, do volunteer to take
his place in the field of honor at any time
or place you may designate, the place of
meeting to be on neutral grounds.
Il ana respectfully,
THOMAS PHELAN
EX-Captain, United States Volunteers"
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Capt. j. j. Case Talks of Situation in
the Philippines.

CHICAGO, September 1l.-Capt ]. j.
Case, formerly Of the ID Oregon Volunteers,
and member of the stats of Generals
Merritt, otis and Lawton, who is visiting
here. SAID yesterday that he thought a Wig
oroUs fail campaign would end the war in
the Philippines. 1T takes a good deal to
demoralize a Filipino army, and it would
be q rash statement to declare that the
insurgents now demoralized; but it is
certain that they run earlier in the battle
than was formerly the case.
1T is the general opinion of the officers
that If Gen. Otis We're to continc himself TO
one department the war would progress
more satisfactorily. Gen. Otis makes :,
hrst-rate civil governor. In the field there
Were several Instances in which he ordered
troops back after they had accomplished
their work and thus neCessitatcd it being
faithfully reported by Gen. OTIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
EXCITEMENT AT PRETORIA
Roers Anxiously Awaiting the Decision of
Their Cabinet.
Likelihood of War Still Discussed
Activity in British War and
Admiralty Offices Continue.


PRETORIA, September 11.-Excitement
prevails here pending the decision of the
cabinet. Secretary of State Reitz has left
this city for Johannesburg and Cape Town.
The likelihood of is much discussed.
The coming of British troops is not re-
garded as meaning certain war, but merely
as making up for the paucity Of troops in
South Africa so much commented upon in
the past month.
LONDON, September 1.-THE activity in
the war and admiralty offices continues to-
day, though there is nothing new regard
ing the Transvaal situation.
1t is said that orders have been sent to
America for light iron girders and bridging
sections for probable use in South Africa.
Transports are moving to the docks, pre-
paratory to enbarlsing troops.