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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

NttshiVg To, January H,--A terrihc
windstorm today caused an almost com
rlete paralysis OF the telegraph service
out Of this city. Wires. We're Frustrated in
psDies was cut on from 81 but southern
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15
PUTRID BEEF DESTROYED.
Army beet des,royea hecnnse n

c'lt Of the banks flooding tho lowIands in
some places for miles. It Is estimated
INA, 1000 head of cattle and hogs have
Ii incalculabls. 'sSS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15
cntu- and Hog. Drowned.

Little Rock, Ark. January IA special
from Benton. Ark says Rain has iailen
here almost increasingly for four days.
Saline river is raging torrent and is far
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

points. Considerable damage was done
throughout the city and state by the high
winds and number of persons were killed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15
MISSISSIPPI poL,Tlcs.
Mccimrg for Attorney General -,
MnntrCm f,. ftc..-...-

McCimrK for Attorney General al
montgomery for Govcrnar.
Greenwood Miss, January l4.--Hon.
mcclure today announced his candidacy
for attorney general of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
Jackson, Miss, January l4,--Coloncl W.
A, Montgomery, late of the Second INSISTS
sipni volunteers. announces this evening
that he VIII be a candidate for governor.
Colonel Montgomery In u citizen of this
county and was conspicuous member OF
the last legislature. He IL warm per-
sonal friend Of Governor Mcf.aurn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

Paris. 1t is said that the eyidenn Z
lected directly duplicates a nunM
high government and military otnu1
France,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15
jackson. Miss. Jauuary
IlniIotinu fur sena ter.,

Helena. Mont January li.-- Tho dead
lock in Tho legislature over the elec ion OF
senator s,ill continues.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

Sacramento. Cal. January a. --on the
ninth ballot for senator there was but one
change in the republican vote, Marvin
going from FELTON, 70 Grant
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

The accounts of the Suez canal for
1898 have just been published, and these
are always of interest, as they not only
show the commercial progress on one of
the worlds great highways, but they
also throw light upon the future of the
inter-oceanic canal which will go through
either Panama or Nicaragua. There
has been a considerable increase in the
gross receipts last year. In 1897 the re-
ceipts were $15 1000 the revenue of
1898 was $17, 100000 and the operating
expenses were less. The great fall in
canal returns in 1897 was caused by the
plague in India and the drought in Aus
tralia. So that these great commercial
short cuts depend upon prosperity in
far distant countries, and when the
canal between the Atlantic and Pacific
is opened. the health conditions or the
climatic variations of the Orient and
sub-orient will have much influence up
on the dividends of the venture. An
other matter of interest is the tonnage
This has increased to over 5000, OOO
tons, two-thirds of which has been I'M
der the British flag. The tonnage under
the American flag has made great ad-
vance. In 1896 it was 1874, OOO in 1898 il
was $4,000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

In 1865 in lSS0-i. in 1887 and in 1899 In
thirty-one years we have three flows or
one flow in 1898 10. Then again there
was big flow in 1859, or forty years
ago, which would make an average of a
flow every ten years, but before that
there is a big bunch of flows, during
the cary SOS, but If memory serves cor
rectly Mr.. Green regarded those as
minor flows, not to be considered with
the main ones.
But whether the theory is correct or
not, it is evident that according to 1t a
flow has been due for some little time,
and we need not be surprised at its ar
rival. 1t helps out the theory some
what
But what is most interesting to us is
the question is it going to be a long
flow like that of 1882, or is it going to
be a short and rapid one like of that
1887. The one was a sight for months,
the other was over in a few nights.
From the fact that the flow started
high up the mountain side, it is likely
to be a long affair. If so and it APP
proaches the sea, there will be ample
opportunity for tourists from various
parts of the Islands, 1t is sight worth
seeing. To see a river of liquid fire,
slowly rolling down a mountain is the
sight of life time. A few see such a
thing twice, and scarcely any have the
luck to see it three times, but G. w. c.
Jones, now of this city, and formerly Of
Kahuku, has had that opportunity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08


1t is always pleasant to hear of ISL
and people aboroad. The mere fact
that many Hawaiian boys and men are
in Manila has added a great deal to the
local interest taken in the Philippine
war. But in looking so closely after ev-
ents in that direction one has been apt
to forget another band of our adven-
turers, viz: those who threw their for
tunes and their lives into the Klondike.
OF these, some are now on the way HON,
presumably, while others still elect to
stay there for longer time. Whet-
her the returning wanderers will be
bringing back the wealth of Ind or
whether they come back out at elbows
is not known, but they will get a warm
reception, from their many friends. To
whatever is adventurous Honolulu
sends her contingent, and her contin-
gent generally gives good account of
itself
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

There seems to have been quite a
storm in Suva,. the capital of the Fiji
Islands, when Samr of Posen's colored
minstrel band landed and undertook to
amuse the benighted inhabitants of
those distant islands. 1t certainly does
seem a very harsh proceeding for the
police to put stop to the band playing
in the streets. Presumably the mere
presence of twenty bandsmen in the
streets of Suva would be regarded as Il
tremendous crowd, and when the
eighteen citizens or so swelled the num-
Der, why it must have appeared howl
ing mob to the Suva police force, who
no doubt. consider the streets of the
delectable little one-horse village, to be
real busy when two men and a boy turn
out on the apology for a sidewalk. The
incident. however, will serve Mr.. Curtis
with advertising material.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08
MAKUAWEOWEo.

After being quiescent for twelve years
the volcano at the top of Mauna Loa
has again started in to give display
of its powers. The late William Low.
THAN Green who devoted much time tc
the study of volcanic phenomena on the
Islands, used to say that our volcanic
disturbances came in cycles of about
ten years, decimal something, The ten
years does not. exactly fit. but it is near
enough to, found a, theory upon,
Thus i9 lreRant,. times we have had
eruptioRs AndiaGWR, from the mduntain
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

The Government is acting wisely in
granting license to the hotel at Wal
kil1i. II would be impossible to con-
duct a flrst-class hotel without having
such a license. The rules upon these
points will have to give way as the
place increases, and the stream Of
tourists and visitors becomes larger.
The system. which we have had hitherto
has resulted iniehcouraging Illicit liquor
selling. 1t may be put down as a fact
that every country store makes large
portion of its profits through the Illicit
sale of liquor There was a modifica-
ton of the law last Legislature, but it
viii have to be much more modified
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

Upon the question of capital punish
ment there are many arguments for and
against. One of the strongest is per-
haps that such punishment is irrevo-
cable Once the sentence of death is
carried out, it is finished as far as this
world is concerned. II an error OF judg-
ment has been committed, it can never
be remedied. There can be no repent
snce and after god conduct to, in some
measure, expiate the crime. There can
never be the opportunity of exercising
C1emency. In the abstract capital pun
ishment seems just, and most Of us ac-
quiesce' in the Justice of it, but if we
look to higher law than that which
demanded an eye for an eye and tooth
for tooth, in point of fact the law of
reprisal. the righteousness of capital
punishment becomes doubtful.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08

Topics


Honolulu, June 1, 1899.
E-- T..
Settled conditions in the manage
ment and working force has been ac-
complished and in looking over the
stock the following articles are found
which deserve special mention, as be-
ing of merit and will be sold at com
petitive prices.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08
CABINETS, TABLES, BOOK CASES
AND WRITING DESKS,
NV -h3
WV. DIMOND & CO.
t. UIMITED.)

SOLE AGENTS
Jewel Stoves,
For Coal and Wood.
Quincy" Cleanable Fefrigerators,
New Wickless Blue Flame Oil
Stoves.
Germ Proof Filters.
Primus Oil Stoves.
- ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-08
ANOTHER
Special Sale!
Furniture
- -
Our entire stock will be closed
out at cost.
Sale is now on.

We are not in the furniture
business, but want to be lead
ers in Crockery, Glass, Lamps
and Housefurnishing Utensils.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

the dangers and difficulties introduced
into modern warfare by smokeless
powder. How? Well, there is an
easy explanation.
1t was discovered in experimenting
with smokeless powder that it was alb
solutely invisible to the eye, until an
accident developed one unknown con-
dition. Through a violet glass the
flash and smoke could be deserted as
clearly as the old black powder. Ex-
periments followed and the condition
remained unchanged, with the result
that the department ordered for every
soldier In the field violet glasses to be
worn constantly on duty, which would
shut out the pure daylight and enable
them to readily detect the position of
any sharpshooter, even though equip
ped with smokeless powder.
This Is the explanation, but what
NOVELTY To what extremes may we
not come in our efforts to combat the
Inventions of modern scientific war
fare? The twentieth century soldier
will soon vie with the armored athlete.
who to-day battles on the football
field for the honor of his alma mater.
What will be the next step toward it?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
Labor Notes.

Pittsburg railroad and river coal
trusts likely to combine with $50 ,00O,-
900 capital.
The eight compressed air power com
panies of the United States have been
combined with $100,0O0,0O capital. H.
p. Whitney, representing Standard Oil
influence, is at the head.
1t is announced from Denver that
the shelters union has voted almost
unanimously to give the trust of silver
barons no quarter, and will fight to the
bitter end for the eight-hour day.
Now it is reported that the $60,000,-
of all the large plants in the leading
cities, has fallen into the clutches Of
the Standard oil influences.
1t is denied that miners are in great
demand in the ore districts of Michi-
gan. There have been so many strikes
in the region that the bosses are trying
to overstock the labor market to keep
down wages.
The Union Reform state convention
meets in Columbus next Monday, and
there is every indication that a split
will occur, as there are many of the
delegates who are Jonesites, and if a
candidate for governor is nominated
they threaten to bolt the ticket.
The Pope has ordered a commission
of cardinals to investigate the subject
of socialism. The movement has made
such inroads on the people in Catholic
as we'll as protestant countries that it
is no longer possible to ignore the
movement. Hence the investigation.
Tobacco trust has absorbed another
union establishment in Kentucky and
is running it scab.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
GOGGLES FOR SOLDIERS

Wear Violet Glasses to Detect Fill
Diuos' PuHs of SmokeIess Powder.
Imagine facing an army of goggled.
eyed soldiers, each man in rank wear.
Ing great goggles to completely cover
the eye and shut out every ray of pure
white light, advancing upon you, like
some great-eyed destructive monsterl
This Is what the Filipinos must do
when the United States puts into op-
Grafton the scheme which has been
projected and adopted by the War De.
partment. The department proposes
to furnish to each soldier fighting I'M
der the Stars and Stripes in the Philip
pines a pair of great glasses which he
must constantly wear in active service
in the field.
The reason? Why, to detect and To-
cate the ambushed enemy and its In
dian fighting sharpshooters, to obviate
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
Sir wiIfrid VIII Attend.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Secretary Laponte
of the Canadian Veterans Association of
Chicago received a letter from Premier
Laurier of Canada in response to a letter
of inquiry, in which the Canadian minis
ter saiu he would, in all probability, ac-
cept the invitation to attend the Fall Fes-
tival in Chicago in October when formal
invitation was received by him.
Laurier also stated that the governor
general and most of the members of the
Canadian cabinet would accompany him.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
JENNIES DOOR.

Sly pathway through the meadow ran,
Where divers tones sweet chorus made;
The meadowlark his plant re-told.
The bumblebee his trombone played,
But not on bird or bee my thoughts,
My heart with JOY was running DER,
For well knew that wel-worn path
Would bring me soon to Jennie's door.
Y FASTENED down the woodland path,
Unheeding every devious turn.
Beneath the mighty maple trees.
Among the nodding. feathery fern,
Unseeing, | the way pursued,
Nor paused its beauties to explore,
For well l knew this winding course
Would bring me soon to Jennie's door.
1ong years have come and gone since
then,
And time my feet hath widely led
Dhrough many strange and wind ways
Where weeds and thorns We're thickly
spread.
Yet, now, when lower dips the sun,
hasten as l did of yore
70 tread with lightened steps the path
That leads to mine and Jennie's door!
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

"Ain't she a nice ladyw chimed n
Bobby. as he balanced himself on tia
topmost fence-rail.
"She Is So" answered his mother,
surveying him fondly. What a boyr
she whispered to the old lady. Who'd
a thought O. him dom sech a thing Z
Mis- Thornton said if I'd no objection
she was goin' to send him a settin' of
some choice eggs she's got, but she
vows all her fine poultry amt so pre-
cious to her as them bits o. things Bob
by sold her."
And Mrs. Polk wore her new bonnet
with more pride than she ever had
done any head adornment in her life
Ohio Farmer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
ALL AROUND MARKET REPORT.
Wheat Quotations, Wool Figures and
the Price of Produce.


the Price of Produce.
The following prices are paid for
wheat delivered at the Spokane mills:
Wheat-Bluestem, bulk, soc; sacked.
SIC; No. 1 club, bulk, 47c; sacked, ACC;
No. 1 red, bulk, 45c; sacked, 47c.
Fruit-Apples, &c per ID; apricots,
15c per Id; bananas, 30c per doz.; black
15c per box; cantalopes, 15c apiece:
carrots, &c per bunch; caulifower,
15c per head; cherries, &c per lb;
currants, Csc per gallon; cabbage, &c
per lib; cucumbers, 2 for SC; gooseber-
ries, sc per quart; grapes, Coo per
basket; green corn, 15c per dozen I;
green peas, sc per Id; head lettuce, 3
lbs for 10c; lemons, soc per doz.; new
potatoes, l 12c per Id; new onions, &c
per lb; onions. 81. so per cwt; peaches,
2 lbs for Csc; pineapples, SOC each;
pears, &c per Id; plums, &C per lb;
potatoes, $3.50 per cwt; turnips, 2
punches for sc; radishes, 2 punches for
SC; red raspberries, 15c per box; string
beans, loo per Id; tomatoes, 1Oc per
Lard-50c to Coo per 5-lb pail.
Hams-15c to 18c per lb.
Breakfast Bacon-121ac to 1Sc per ID.
Picnic Hams-10c per Id.
Hay-Timothy, S13@$14 per ton;
hay, $12@13; alfalfa, s11.
Corn-Whole, 81. 40 per cwt.; crack
ed, $3.50
Feed-Bran and shorts. $14 per ton;
shorts, SIS; bran, SIS: rolled barley.
$40; chicken feed, $1.00.
Wood Con car)-Fir, SO; tamarack,
1878 pine, $2.75. Retail-Fir, SO. so;
tamarark, SO so to 81; pine, 81 to 1925.
Coal (retail-Roslyn lump, so;
Pennsylvania anthracite, s18; Colora-
do anthracite, SIG; foundry coke, SIG;
Cumberland black. SIT so to 500.
Poultry-Chickens. live weight, Is
OLE per pound; turkeys, dressed, 16
to 1Sc; spring ducks, dressed, IA to 16;
geese, live, 16 to 18c.
The following quotations are given
on live stock and dressed meats.
Beehive steers, SIC; dressed
steers, 6Ac; live cows, &c; dressed
cows, SIC.
Mutton-Live, 315 @4c; dressed, 1Oc
Hogs-Live, &c; dressed. S@81ac.
Wheat.
Portland.-Wheat-Walla Walla, SIG
size; valley, 5Sc; bluestem, 60c.
Tacoma.-The week closed with wheat
nominal, holding the figures which have
ruled all the week, SIC for club; 60c for
bluestem.
Metals.
New k-Silver-Certificate 500
Gle; bar silver, 60%c; Mexican dollars
48c.
London-Bar silver, firmer, 27%d pei
ounce.
San Francisco-Bar silver, Sole:
Mexican dollars. 491a @50c.
New York-Pig iron warrants-Firm
s17@17.95.
The firm that fixes the selling price
for miners and smelters quotes lead at
$4.35 at the close.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
NEW YORK MANS TIMEPIEcEs.
Has a Watch and Clock with Portraits
of His Twelve Children

of His Twelve Children.
Henry Bloch, a businessman of
Brooklyn, N. Y, eats breakfast at half
past Rosie, goes to luncheon at fifteen
minutes to Gabriel, and retires for the
night at Achilles. Mr.. Bloch has
twelve children, nine girls and three
boys. He is fond of his family, and
in order that he might always have
them in mind, had a watch made with
the miniature photograph of one of the
children in the place of each of the
hours on its dial. Thus where the fig
ure 7 would be on an ordinary watch
dial the pretty face of his daughter Ro-
sic looks out. The face of the boy Ga
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
Among the Birds.

Among the birds the males are the
prettiest, have the gayest feathers and
can sing the best. Among all other
animals but man the males are the,
most handsome.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

briel represents o'clock, that of Freda
2 o'clock, and so on around the dial.
At his home Mr.. Bloch has a large
clock, on the dial of which the figures
are represented In the same way.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

The Lutheran church in Iceland
numbers about $4,000 baptized men,
bers, which is about the total popula-
ton.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

The trust controlling produce In
New York has been reorganized with
s2,500,000 capital.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

Even a woman will give money the
right OF way when 1t wants 10 talk
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-19
RUDE NEW WORKERS
People stare at and Comment Upon
MoIineux,s Wife and Mother.

People Stare at and Comment Upon
Molineux,s Wife and Mother.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-In the
trial of Roland B. Molineux to-day,
VIM. J.. Kinsley, the handwriting ex-
pert was again cross-examined by Bar
tow S. Weeks. No other witness was
examined during the day. The evil
dence was technical in the extreme.
Though Mr.. Weeks asked many ques-
lions that seemed to annoy and embar-
rass the witness at times on the whole
he was unable to shake the position Of
the expert or to induce him TO wave in
his contention that Molineux wrote the
address on the famous poison package.
Molineux's wife and mother were
both present In court this morning. AS
they left the court room at the noon
recess they had a most trying exper-
fence. The crowd pressed around them,
every individual in it seemed to be pos
sessed of a wild desire to get within
reaching distance of the pretty young
woman and the sad-faced older one.
Finally, with the assistance Of a po-
liceman, the trembling women were
half dragged through the crowd to the
broad marble stairs. Even then the
crowd did not desist, but followed and
pressed them peering into their faces
and commenting upon their appear
ance. The two women finally escaped
into the street and via Gen. Moli-
neux were driven hastily away.
On account Of this rude ordeal the
women decided not to return to the
court during the afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-19

pany which closed it's doors to-day. The
incident caused a feeling of distrust with
regard to the wholtIclass of industrial Sc
c~urities, as is sufficiently evident from the
wide breaches made in the values of this
class of securities int days trading.
1t is to be noted also that the very heavy
commitments of capital to the trust form
of enterprise itself and its incursions on
the banking field have aroused much dis
cussion. 1t has been obvious for many
months past that a great deal of money
had been locked UP by capitalists in these
new industrial combinations, which were
becoming burdensome TO carry, by reason
of the heavy demands dor money in the re-
gular channels, the large absorption of
funds by reason of the governments sur
plus revenues and the Urgent needs of the
London money markets, growing out of
the Transvaal war. Last weeks threat
ening situation in Bosom was the out
growth of the burden Of copper stocks.
Thus it was that the trhst company fail
ure to-day, coming upon asst weeks events
in Boston, aroused the fear that the sus-
pected class of securities we're or the point
of ~succumbing to adverse influences. In
the effort to protect these securities others
"NAO oASC ihNldNAA6 sonny
most substantial stocks Oh the list.
The fam in prices, instead of relieving the
situation, added to the weakness with GU
r1ulative force, by reason of the shrink
age in the value of collatersls. Before the
concerted relief by the clearing house
banks the money rate leaped TO SO, 20, 100
and according to the official record, 125 per
cent.
Credible reports assert that
1856 Per Cent. Was Paid for Money
during the day. The official .,ecord of such
a transaction was lost in the excitement.
An idea of the severity of losses may be
gained from a few specifications. Thus,
American Tobacco fell an extreme A1s,
Metropolitan 20A, Peoples Gas IA, Sugar
121a, Continental Tobacco liz. Tennessee
Coal II, Manhattan 9, aid Leather pre-
ferred 9A-all in the list of industrials. In
the railroad list such stocks as Northwest,
New York Central, Great Northern pre-
ferred, Rock Island, Southern Pacific. the
Union Pacific, the Northern Pacfcs, Atch-
ison preferred and in fact the most prom
inent and active railroad stocfs in the
whole list showed losses all midway from
4 to 9 points.
AS a result of a meeting of the
clearing house committee this after
noon $40, OOO, 900 has been loaned on
the Stock Exchange.
Call, money dropped to 6 per cent
a few minutes before the close of the
Stock Exchange.