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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
,.,.nonrAN pRoprcE MARKET.

r,y.-r,ol Feb . BIAS p. Exchange-Wheat. spot
- X % rod Western winter, Us 3D. No ! red North
r ming Gs ID Corn-spot steady American mixed
80 3 az do old 81 l0itd. futures steady; February
r. sisd. March - 77sd May. IS nd Flour-st LOUIS
fancy winter steady Is % HOPS al 7H1 %
e5s prime mess COS. Pork dull prime mess me West
- an IL 10 rs n. hrm SOS Bacon uiu Der ana
~, o. ~ IN n dull rs Cd. short rio. 70 TO - ~
ol, = o. IN lear rldes light IS 70 3 h, STEADY
~ 81 long clear mdlis heavy ~ t. 40 10 s's1,s
49, ~ 4, l6 n duu. 32s Ga Shoul ier+-squart y
-, "a y arm o5s Ga lari-Prime Nrsterh SEA i ~
a. y, .se American finest white and colored steady
80 raliow-Prme city st.onr 2ls .ois s al az
o. ~ rosin-C'mmon steady. Is 3D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
RAILROADS.
new YORK CENTRAL

Rochester and Buaalo.
, Trains les.e Grlrd Central stations as follows;
S'oO ,Mi.,1,Daiiy Except SGndeys The famous
FASTEST train In the world. Due Buffalo. AS 2. NJ;
Niagara Fails. 5s2 r N Toronto. 300 P. NJ; be
=, tro!t. II 10 p NJ Limited 20 It's seating capactv
$40 A. Mast MAIL Daiy-FcT Buffalo. Niagara
Falls md Cleveland.
1920 A. ~ DAY EXPRESS. except sunday. For
LOO P. NJ. SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED and CHI
- nat. Iniilnan rs ST Louis ana Chicago
$50 p. M.-TRoY and ALBANY sTECIAL except
- 80 sunday. stops at important -tafi Ions
o'oo L. Make SHORE LIMITED. laly-- ,,
train 20 Chicago s.a LAX Hnoie, Due Die.s'an a
745 4 NJ. due Chicago i.30 p NJ Sleeping ana
6.OOP. M-v-EsTERN EXPRESS oaly-FOr Niagara
6.23 ?. M.-NORTHERN EMPRESS. Daily-For TOY
Montreal and xcopt Sa'urfevs. frr Ottawa. -.
100 p. M-ADlROEDACK MOUNTAINS AND MON
$50 p M.EBIrFFA1o And soUTHwEsrERN
SPECIAL Dalv-For Buffalo. Niagara rams
Cleveland Cincinnati. Indianapolis and 81 LOUIS
o.15 p. M--PACtFIC EXPRESS. Daily-tos Oseens-
burg Niagara Falls. t'"felart tllcaSG ai'. eh
1910 nght.-MTpNICIrT EXPRESS. For Chicago.
every ngnt except sunday nights sunda!
nights. Chicago slespers leave At 9.l3
HARLEM DIVISION
oI5 A. NJ and 40 p M-Daily except Sunday. 10
Plttshed. Sundays only AZ go NJ
WAGNER Palace Cars IN all through tails
Trains illuminated with Pins b Light. ...,
Ticket and WAGNER Offices Grand central station.
I3 pei 43 Broadway ~ East lsth ST.. ai2 Broadway.
235 Columbus Ave. 81 i25th st l2lh 81 Statlon
AMI 13Stn Station New York 33s and t26 fnlton 49,
ard 05 Broadway. f. T.. Brooklyn. -. vi.
Telephone '27aO Thrt3-e.gnth street for New 1ofS
Central Baggage checked from hotel or resi-
cence by Westcott Express Company.
GEORGE II. DANIELS. General Passenger agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03

Galveston FEB Cotton quiet bur ly: middllng
q lido low u.Iding g-l6c. good ordinary. @-l6o'
ront- 3cif bales exports % the Continent 22; coast
vice g.. stock. l"irih
baltimore Feb cotton nominal. Kidding csc. low
ri4!nr 10 l6c, good ordinary 3lbc gos recelp's
e5o bales. exports caastw.se. 1900, stock i~.io9
so,.,-o,h Feb cotton steady mdilnc SIC; low
nl.idl.nr btc receipts. 1882 bales gross ? dl5
vorr,bts Feb e-Co-,0n quiet and steady. m!diline.
vs. low midding 5i.c good ordinary 4'sci net r.
cents G6e bales gross l295' shipments -o'' ss's'
! 20l. stock l02 7G4.
ST. Louis rcb Cotton firm. mi1d'ing Isle low low
,isafrr = lee good ordinary 1i-c. net receipts 3,S
h,e.. rr,s. 900 sh-nen,s 27l'. sates, $40; stock.
= fep -
N,,r-oreans Feb cotton quiet. midihng. &c
low md4lnc Bloc. good ordinary l3-loc receipts
a2e balls. exports 20 Great Britain 900 20 The n
tre, 200 c6astvlsc oil. sales 400. stock. 4i4so4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03

Liverpool Feb . 4 p m--Cotton-spot falr demand
prices lncaanecd American nuldng 80 me say
- 3D., las, v.re 30 COO haes Of which 5000 were Tor
sae,niati0r and export and Included a4jo Americnh
T.,ts = 300 bales an American. Futures opened easy
,,t r,i~ demand ana closed steady al the advance
American midIing February, 3 l5-o4 lgS IG-'5a
eofio-s r.h~ua- and March lJ-Gla3 l6-54d sellers
No. and Aprl iG,d buyers. April and May. Cad
iu,rs Nav ana Jur-. ls-Gld BUYERS June and July
e.. August and September 2-64d sellers Septeull%'
snl october 1861 a3 26d BUYERS; october ana Nolen
% S4i sellers December and January N-6+d sellers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
CENTRAL R. R. or NEW JERSEY.

Anthracite coal used exclusively.
station. n New York foot of Liberty St
leaving ,ne rom so,b Ferry Goo WIN ehall ST. is
i've minutes earlier than that given below for Liberty ST.
Trains leave foo, Of Liberty 81 -,.
Fo- Easton Bethlehem Allentown. Mauch Chnnk &c,
ia '6o TO- r3sisrl a '0 80 49, ESQ 600 P a.
A NJ. 1870 p NJ sundays. $3.50 a a o.,o
1890. ITO to Reaaas A. NJ. $50 80 500 1919
di4J 10 iIead.ns) a. N. 100 l.3o $50 GOO P NJ,
IS b. o Sas H. 1:s 20 S5a e' w"'Ga g s
1850 A. ''' l'o XL IL AiL KotTFhi;' ".-"
FOR Long BRANCH OCEAN GROVE. &C. o...,
o1 PS R s b BanS La9s to POINT Psn 5o
only TO sea GIRO. $50 dol5 only TO Red Ban9 II 80
.4i5. AZ si5 p n sundays STOP. nteriaken q,
Ashury Park ard Ocean Grove 800 clOio only 10 Red
For Atantic His6and.. '4:so $50. 1870 4 n, Las.
43o f5:3s GA5 n pnas,,S, 90 oot 4. NJ 400 T. ~
'430 30. 1915 A. NJ. las. $40 440 p. NJ Sundays.
FaT isksaurst :4:ao $50, 1915 a M. i.i5 $40. 40
For Toms hTer and Barnesat. '4so $50 A. NJ. 145.
For Atlantic civ vineland and Brdgeton 'i3O A. ".
For Monmouth Beach seabrsh, and Highlands Of
DAYS. 800 A. 81 100 NJ
FOR PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE AND WASHING
From foot OF Liberty 81
Week days $50 500 qGo qi$2 pnl5S 6a o2 Ant a.
carr 500 p. NJ. y - ndt sundays 400 1000 ~ .5g
Bnng Cs NJ 70 $9{ m2a' A5d5ai ra!ns for
PhiadelPhiq week days ~ 9;o2 a NJ SSP NJ 49,
Tickets and paror seats at foot u Liberty 81.
Whitehall is 72 2e 49, 81 h: :t ! 29' s er': 81
Yves, 1851 s. PSI columbus A. New Y2T , Court
rom hotels Or residences to destination.
iron south Ferry at 525 P. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
NAVAL STORES.

Very little new feature was developed in The local mar
tot today Advices from Savannah reported that nae
,e f.t44r otfietcr A. New-YOrk there moderate
demand during the greater part Of the session ana spirits
,.,re~fn. gees steady but qust unchanged quota
tons showed little rrtguarity but closed quiet
Tar was duh. Quotations follow ....,
TAP-EtgIlars 81 60 tar cli. tlls :" Ia.
SPIRITS TIRpENTINE-45i1q48c. $4,000. ..,, -
81 354Sl go F. 81 - g. 81 30. II. 81 IS: l. 81 60. X
81 s. II 81 "a. =. 81 u. W c. 81 30; W. & -.
STOCK on HAND.
.elr
Spirifs tIrpcntne. bhs ~
Tar btls A''
Charleston Feb 2-Turpentine market nrm 4Sc
I.aiu steady. unchanged.
s.vaunnh Feb 2-spirlis turpentine firm. 43i7c. re
ce.pis li3 Ibis Resin firm and unchanged, receipts
? Oh htls. ,.,..,...
r.r.ts ia cafks. 90 and e5c receipts. 'lo
ills crude fIrper quiet 81 - ana - 40. receipts
~ f,hls Tar iun 81 80. receipts. 234 bhis
I.rdon Fah 2.-'al@uttn insecd-Spot 37s 81, lnseed
oil 1-s Gs.d Petroleum American refined. s'.d. Tur-
penfinc Spirits. Bis "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
Railroads.
DENNSYLVA
HATI.RoAD.

y EiAILRoAD
STATIONS oS; 81 w sS s,e.; a's' an'
The asHs tine from Des'. 9 and sSW ios
Taeniy-,h.Sa stieei s,s,l5n ''' '"@'
$50 A. H. FAST MAiL-Puuman Buffet Paror car
New YORK q iIttstsig. Sleeping Car Fl''sDS's 70 ~
gsFo y eGash,s {, ii''see,s ..s 80 cleveland
$50 4. w. NrEhNsYLlASi LiGiTED.. = Pollm.n
So,asr n'snt sieepins D'-as s arc c,Seinns
I.ho r. 81. cfecAGo AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
Tor Nashville via Cincinnati InG.a'apois' S"'S~s'
900 i. Vi. WESTERN ExPREss-For chicago. For
80 =. sMie'P ss65rT'IlIa&Es1Erx ExPREssFor r.
burg Cleveland. C..cnusu. Louisville iHaiah~p'''
7.4o r. W. PACIFIC ExPREss-For P.,,ssgrs and
Cncago Connects Tor Cleveland except SATURDAY n,.,
Sleeping Car Kew icrk 70 Altoona. Eas, LDsry pi.ts-
'u's W r.. HaiIsi ron aASp TnI souTH.
80 SO - 90 Da.as oA 1920 'D',ns and nd
Ensg co csrs 20 OHM sr 40 40, DSias carr SO
p n ~ night SUNDAY. - 30 10 b. ,yn,ng ~
Dining Ctrs' 40 Dasns can. 80 DINING can, ID"
sdUTHERN RAILwAy-"Fioren Limited" 1850 a m.
days LAPcSss = p H. 80 night e1' 70 %
p m Weekday Express, 92o A. m and $50 ?. m.
eaEs1A,PEAKE OHIO RAILwAy,a.59 n, ss,y
A4 H.sy' :3e 20 3 s aa Weekdays oeoo.s and
ae 'f Pa5f f'' Car. T4' Saeh aaa
CAPE p MAy-l ssSo m, "sss4ays SUNDAYS, o...,
Grove. and POINT Peasant from west Twen,y-thlrf
street Statonl so q. o.. go 30. and 40 D. M
sundays . 20 a. m. $50 ?. M. from Desor9sses and
corandt Streets. 10 o.. 1880 B So and DO p, N
a-.'. as . rol. lraiiiLI,pnLrmIA. ,..o a
$40, 20. 80 2 30 500 80 go Icnna. Limited yO
Dining cap i05g Dining carr. 40 a. N, III, ~ 20:
l.51. $50. $50 40 40 dining car. 80 1D.nins
Carr $50 dining carr. 10 $50 p. m. l. % might.
Sundays go 80 so 30" . so Limited. 80 1919
Dining q. M. 1880. 80 dining car. 30 = y
Dining carr. $50 Dining Can.N550 dining CaD' 80.
( Ti,ks ofi,es No l6i ot Iias 1893 III. and 2el
Broadway, Asior House, West TwenY-nird street
and STAT frf ~ fI
streets; court stree $50 Fulton street - bfoafway
and Pennsylvania Annex station. Bro lyl, station,
Jersey civ The Nsw Yor. T4snsfer company viii
osI nv and cherk tlgsage from hotels AMI residences
through destination
Telephone "-757 Eighteenth Street" To- Pennsylvania
Railroad cab Service.
J. h. HUTCHINSON. J. r. WOOD
General Manage General passr Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
co1,Nrny PRonrcE MARKETs.

New-Yora February ? iS9
BEANS AND PEAs-The market - ,'r1ay ' i n1' snt
-. tu, mo trade pas@ng quiet, BON on I',al an
homo account. quality must II very fahoy -" ~. 80,
oyr outside ngdref. Medium are Sow Du' -" "'' "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03

fsr -A'hanee Special Liverpool Gables: Spot cotton
exnrt o ing sales 10OJ0 bales. speculation and
bales p'les American. 5000 bales. receipts p 900
lHtsr,- '.'llytA &o.O1O bales mddng upland 924
ca 49, 'ss STEADY Lad decline. closed steady 10
'''rs' February March SIs4s, March-Aprii 316b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
Proposals.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
" THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington jan
,,a-. ~ sog-STAIEU PROPOSALS Will be received az
tNis one until O'Clock noon saturday March l. 1899.
a. ,avirp r street northwest 9th 18th
with vitrisd blocks. Form OF proposal specifications and
M necessary information be obtained az the office Of
a. t.Tcines- commissioner D. C-JOHN 3. WIGHT.
1OEN r. Ross LANSING II. BEACH. Commissioners.
d. C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
Change of Time, Feb. 9Th.
BALTIMORE & OHIO r. r

bal IMORE g OTITO n. n.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 20. 1893.
Leave NeR-lork WatehaA terminal south fetEy ana
foot OF Liberty Street
CHICAGO - 80 a. m rom Liberty street only) si2s
. N and az Is night -
PITTSBURG. - 30 A. m. from Liberty street oniy,
81 iTxPPrYyXATf ST. Louis .o55 a. m, '555 p N.
N-ru- orr FANS s2F5 p.
ROYAL BLUE TRAINS.
WASHINGTON. BALTIMORE. 1888. 's55 CDlnsrl,
f1RoyaG Limited" Exclusive Pullman Train Ass
,pnerJ '555 ?. and - 10 night; NORFOLK. ti> -
p. IT. ..,,--.-, -.,., r,.....A
Co. ia i72 2Gi. is4 1884 B'way. 81 T. i4th-st.
o7 powe-v y Y. 33a 3ff Fulton st., Brooklyn; White
hail Terminal Baggage checked from hotel o. residence
20 dest nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03

IA. s,.4s FUTURES aere estimated at Do. coo bales
ct.a c.s-- quiet WITH prices NC sshsea M
80 upland quoted csc and mldiAag Gulf enc. as com
80 VIZ 1916. and 3-lGc respectively yer ht.
81 l4l Isee were sor consumption. spot cotton ~
80 ..Faitel fr the Exchange ~ folo"s NUsile
a. &c sales so bales savannah steady. oEc ss
pc. Charles I'D steady. sac Wilmington hrm, 3D.
tse. ~ ,om.aaI Csc Augusta nTm c-sc sa,es ~
.- ~ louis firm e 13-1Gc. sales $50 bales; Nori1h
l taies So bales. Galveston steaay &C. SAFES 81
c... orleans easy !Sc. g1les 300 haies' MeHI"'S
e.- sea1r te.c sales .OsO bales
'Al'fi movement is az follows;
Pei t-eav snI 81 268
' faf fr.s ,.eer Il al9 II alg 1856.
no. since SEM . 7lGgG4 80 g99 S14 $50
we. cps AZ New-Oreaas to-H.orrow were othcialy IS
,... 70 be- 5000 20 0O0 ha.es. against 1tiv bales
.a- as, week AMI 5.77s bales last yest Tp-nofro"
-. an H0 ustCr estimated az 400 o. 800 oaifs
isi $3.50 bales last week and 4S1l bales last year
.e'i's The ports points to-day com
80 Nlln ne came DAY last Neek and last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
ERIE RAILROAD.

NeN-lofk. tOJt OF Nnahocfss
- .,tIs.. ana nve MINUTES earlier from wss 80 90:
suu A. M.-Sest.uulea EAsfths casay Tor ba.s.sMeook
Nsterly Emira. Bunalo Bradford Arrive bansis
= Al larl0r car Buffalo -. 80.
"A - N-Ves;ituied i.mited-fss mall daily. SOLID
- for ibcaxo Arrives Cleveland 1ig ~, chicago.
~ ~ sieepsrs 20 chicago. Cleveland and CinSnnAu
Dining car. ,,.,.ta,d y.s,thuf.. r,nr..s
as" Arrives at Buffalo 1908 A. NJ, Braa:osi 1870 A.
70" jamestown TOO A NJ. YOUNGSTOWN 1911 A., NJ
;.v.isnS ne 80 r. n sleepers Buffalo and Cleveland
Cafe Library Car. 1901. - -, r,--.-.,.. v,-,-.
vsreriy and Chicago. sieepess 20 Hornehs,ie Chicago
ARA IlneInHalL Dining Car =. .
ssr-icKErs LOCAL TINE CARDS AND PULLMAN &C.
" COMMOpATloNs al H. liS, -ol. tyl and 81 broat-
- la3th und 80 ~ 90 ig5fh-
s, chamb ana West 20 st. ferries sg-york. ss3
Hoboken and Jersey city Station Sew-f Transfer
Co and checks baggage from hotels al ress-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
Goiels.

Washington. d. c.
v,,r- injury HOTEL is the latest addition to WASH
ineton's 10, Of admirable cGayanssIiss a. I.,s
tn-,oN~ aud will be opened to the pui &c On
1rHsr 81 All app ntmens are ht r 800, 81 y
JahueiS On either the American OF European PA
Aeou' 80 GEORGE u DE SHIELDS - w
n1rrRTlsEMENTs and subscriptions for me Irinahs
n received their lpto"n oHn.e; - -
q ,orh p, 3Ist-st until SNlock p m aoNeItse-
go. rsceyed al following branch ohees a. regular
- ,a+es until o'clock 2. VIZ. -of oth-a'el D. e
~ 92S-s 1852 6th-ANc. cor 18th 81 MACY - oth-~se
ana is.n-s. 49, columbus ave near Ntst "o' "; w
~ t5f Moor Cth-aNe % East l4ih-s 20 Nest
t9s between IN and sth ayes lbO East tIhsi' le5s
between 10Th and 18th SITS lO2o 8l-aNe., near
7Os near e5th-sL no1 "a ave near
4itt-st: 55s Sdaye 30 Bleecker-st. 90 bssehe-eL
ooe gd-ave East Teth-st l0@l 3d-ave 20o2 St-aVe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
Other ROYAL Blue Trains
LEEECH VALLEY SYSTEM

stations foot Of IVES, 2sl 5, Penn. R. r. coF'lana'
Indicates time from West 28d s.. Other figures show
time from Corilanat Desbrosses s. -
.G.45 700 A. VI. daily Tor EAsToN ard inter
"'' ESQ SIS " daily tor wTL I4i BIsE
FALo. NIAGARA FALLS and the West ass principal
o.a pa o 100 ap'T n6oa d 1ni x suaaa ''
BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"
Coaches and psror-cars Dininscar service Meal.
la carte Connects Buffalo with through sleeper' 70
Dy' 1850. 800 N daily tos EAsToN. MAucg
a:5o daily sz;sps SUNDAY , s0r WILKES S.:
PG." B? f s5ngay o5y sJt MAucH
cHUN6 an5 ma nieMes,s ''s sgssp Sunday for rAsroy
.5:5o G.2o P N daily exeep, Sunday for EAsToN
81" .o:5o. 200 p NJ daily for BUFFALo. NIAGARA
train y y 10 chicago seepers to Buffalo and Toronto
Dining Car Y. Y 70 Easton - -. -. eo,.-,,
s? ill., b5fEE EHTH ar N$
s,eep.ng-car passengers carried No baggage carried
THO sa@ Rocs sh fS' BrFFHto NfA
CARA FALLS. and all points West Pulnan sleeper 70
9f HSp a Say s5s fs9f e, S SSI
- S ,i6g, 400 1850 N 220 70 10 So.
Pianneid onyj $3.50 40. $50 and $50 P NJ
Change of Time, Feb. 9Th.
Tan n2T ssgE ,5 a. wiKE ESD scsANroS
ifTHACA GENEVA. ROCHESTER. BUFFALO. MA
1ran nov leaving ESQ LOO VI issvs .SYe'
Sno ,, p ,o ~ dwS. c., '0' 81 Az
Tc Ike and pullman accommodations at ia 2si 7Is
S 49,, - Saa I sS e W s6o Fulton ST. Court
as B'vay and Brooklyn Annex, BROOKLYN ..,. ..~.-.
,r-m hotei or residence through 20 ees'na'on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03

ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions To- The Tribuns
y received their Uptown once 10 i,22 Broadway.
"a door 4 3ls-st. Until O'clock .. advertise
nenis received the following branch oihes regular
ONCE until O'Clock m. VIZ 25t shave,
cor 1872 6h-ave l2th-st Macys. 6th-sve
and l4thst; lA2 columbus-ave near West 05hsl; leS
West i2d-st. near eth-aye.: o. Eat islh-sl:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
TIE STATE or TRADE.

Boston Feb 2Fou- dull: receipts. 1885 hhl' spring
strachts 35aS4 No. Cornmea quiet - .SoDc per pas
95dS2 per bb.. receipts li2 Il" bush 10 =
463c steamer 4fic oars firm receipts. AbOb nush'
fancy 3gG30i.c nos and g. 81 p a3Sc Milfeed hrm'
bran spring SIC 25dsl6 90 winter. $l1 -; nal.hss'
Si5 75GSlS 50. Red Dog -four SIS Butter FIRM northern
2Oa2Oc. Western. 1920. imitation. l3c ladies' lac
Cheese steady. Northern. lo0lie w stern loc
Buffalo Feb Spring wheat dull. bur steady; 70 l
hard s2fsc. So Northern 7N7sc ~ Northern. 1i'sc
Winter wheat nothing doing. 40 red. &c hid corn
strong: No yellow. 4oc. 10 yellow. 3o 43eiac; No
yellow 29c. so $40. 40 corn. y &c. oats
scarce ana stronger. ~ white 3liac. No white b
frixoi 3li.c Farley held steady Rye nominal No
in store 64TG5c Flour quiet. steady
Chicago Feb 1.-THE leading futures ranged as follows
Wheat No .: Opening Highest Lowest Closing
May - = a. 15's1i I5t ~ l3ss913et
july .+.-+-+.-... '-s D" az ''f"'4 y
Corn No .:
May ........... 81 sass 3sas 37% 3s,.
july ........... - ttN-z os'tnhNs 'NHts.s oNs
September ....- 80 Sat "S9s OBJ
OATS No q
May ............ 2sH 2sis 2s!. es.a2s,s
July - - = m 20 - US 80
Mess pork. PEI bbl:
May ............ SO 42's SO % $40 81 80 42'a
Lard. per 100 ID.
H 3s.S ........ ss$S' ssssy s IS ~ 81.
Short ribs per 100 n:
3 Hay ............ :a5: e H. 49, ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-23
ENGLISH IN THE DARK.
An Utter Lack Of News from the Scene
Of Operations in South Africa.
JouBtPI'S MOVEMENTS ARE MYSTltYING
>y;,bdruNn some of His Force From
before LadSsmith and sent
out small Parties.

New York, November % "A dispatch 10
the Tribune from London under date Of
November %, says. If General Joubert
were in possession of all the war news
contained in todays London war Journals
he would not have single helpful cue
He would be forced TO pick ana choose
among a dozen different estimates OF the
strength of the British force in Lower
Natal and on tho southern and western
frontiers OF the Free state with ths cor
tainty that every one Was below the marx
He would not And any Glow to the dis
tribution or composition OF Clery's troe1s
between Estcourt and Durham nor . SIN
gle glimpse of what is going on WITHIN
General whites lines al Ladysmitb TIC
would also have reason TO question MS
nwn sanity were he 70 attempt 10 reconcile
the conflicting theories advanced ny mil
itary writer's respecting his strategy I'M
mediate objects and noini of view
Equally unintellIgible is TINS mass oil
r,1mors and contradictions TO English read
ers They know that iiildyard Is at EST
court with naval gum, the proYlncial morse
and a norton cf the Second brigade, am
thew suspect that Barton rs at Moot river
win norton OF The sixth brigade WINE
Inc remainder OF Ciery's army IS scattefea
| al various points lover down WIN rem
foroements still az sea and three batteries
nj eeld artillery and possibly several com
papies of mounted infantry somewhere oil
/ the shore.
| otherw,se. they are completely in the
| darL resnectiug the situation IN Natal and
! know AS little of the rnanueyeis OF their
: own army as of the mysterious tactic< OF
I .Ioi,berts forces, which, In unknown forces
| either for looting or serious warfare nave
{ flung themselves between Estfohrt ana
i Pietermar!tzhurg and cut on communlea.
/, tion with the sea rms SITUATION SAussi
1 bewilderment but no alarm. Confidence u
| inspire By the superiority OF number
which the British army now has In Lower
/ Natal and on the borders OF the Ere
! state and by the assurance that Ladysmtli
Is doubIy safe when porticn oil Jouperri
/ force has been Withdrawn for series o
southern raids ant for the hazardous oper
alton OF blocking ciery's advance
Military men in close touch WIN tne
war office assert that no misgl'ings aFs
en,ertaincd there and that no news Y
Withhold from the public. They add thai
General Buller has sent to Lower Naial
] T,Iery and Hiidyard two or the best STRAIT
eglsts In the British army and thai the,
must understand the situation iniiy y
nobody In London does. NO experts at'
,annt ia explain how these generals car
Keen In constant touch with the enemy
without better arrangements for seouiini
4 man bave baen reported hitherto,
~, ord Methuen. on the Orange river. i
wen equipped in this resgsct nov n
has fine cavalry force h1s moops n ~,
haya dl,coverod the epemv there en-
Il r ,a with few guns Whether the'
ADVANCE 10 kimberley or into the Free
STATE The eifee, VIII be 10 drsw on q,
Dutch commandos nov hoysrins apoa'
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A., entertainment ut College.

College station. Texas, November 92--one
OF the most pleasant gatherings OF the sea-
son occurred last evening at the resideh g
OF Professor and Mrs. J. II. Connect ihs
occasion was progressive game Of carom
and, although novelty here. vas pIonoaneea
h. Iii present TO be an undualihed success
4, ,ba Termination OF the game delicious re-
freshments we're served. the evening conelnn-
ing with a delightful gramaphone mul lcale
Mesdsmes Connell and Banks performed :, !,
dmties of hostessss In the most charming
manner and ii is hoped that this auspiolola
Occasion Is but precursory OF an unusual ssA'
son OF Festivities at the college, ,,,s
Thnsa nreseut were. Professor ana MIS-
panks Misses Adams, Cole. Cairns, Caysu
arler Sbisa scuggs. Shields, Tabor. Wal
lis. Williams and Colonel Brock and Messr &.
purgoon. Ferguson iitson. HOOPER, MET
Kyle Mally. Murray, Magic, fit''eh 49,
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wharton smallpox situation.

Wharton. Texas. November 22-from
Health Officer Andrews The Post core
spondent receives this statement on the
smallpox situation; Cases are much more
scattering, showing Sigh, decrease; no
deteriorating effects from the late storm,
though six tents were blown down; pa
tients removed TO other quarters. suffering
no evil results from exposure
Fort Bend and alatagorda counties nave
raised quarantine against Wharton, which
gives an impetus to business, The nome
quarantine has been lghtensd. church ser
vices will be resumed, schools may also
be opened subject to certain res rlct'ons
Cases all we'll under control, strict is)la-
ton observed in all suspicious cases. NO
deaths, though over 200 persons have haa
the disease. Vaccination is receiving uni-
versal attention AMI every precaution Oh
served. The town is kept in good sanitary
condition.
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ANXIOUS FoR piscnAuG,a
soldiers In Philippines Are N"im-
ing Themselves 10 Procure II.

New York. November 2z.-self- Indicted
wounds are SO frequent in the American
army in Luzon, AYERS the Washington
correspondent OF the Herald, that General
Otis has been compelled TO issue snstruc-
tons directing that strict investigation
be made Of each Gaze Of this character III
order that proper action may be taken.
Tho Immediate effect Of these iDstrnc.
tons was the issuance Of orders by Gem
opral Wheaton, then at Angeles, organ
izug boards for the Investigation OF t&o
cases The cases OF Sergeant u. II. Berr,
company N. Ninth infauiry, and james
A. Hart. company A. Ninth infantry. WIZ
be Investigated
issuance OF General Otis Instructions
and The organization OF the boards arc
tne result OF this communication al
dressed TO the ndiutant general Of the de-
pnrtment Of the Pacific by the chief sur.
geon. Self inflicted wounds Of the hand
ana occasionally of the feet, claimed 70
be accident. usually occurring on out
pests, are SO frequent that ] nave me
honor to suggest that all such cases pe
carefully investigated by board OF sur
vey similar to that called In cases OF de-
sertlon to determine the circumstances un-
der which they actually occurred. All OF
these men become disabled for military
duty with usually minimum amount o.
manning for civil occupation and thus
securing discharge"