The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

The total production OF distilled spirits,
exclusive Of fruit Drandies, for the fscai
year ended June 80, 1889 WAS 97,06i.S65
taxable gallons; the total production for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1898, WIS
So 762, 213 taxable gallons, showing an In
crease in production for the fiscal year
lust ended OF $500, S52 gallons There
were also produced 2l0,lSS gallons OF
apple brandy, 40.7si gallons OF peach
brandy. assists gallons OF grape brandy.
731 gallons OF pear brandy, liz gallons
Of berry brandy and 22S9 gallons OF prune
brandy, making a total production of g.
0S7 769 gallons from fruits during the
year.
/ A further comparison OF tho &o fiscal
wears shows a decrease OF 2l7,15I gal ons
in the production OF apple brandy, an Ia
crease OF 7101 gallons In the productlon
of peach brandy, an increase Oh aVo'ooo
gallons in the production of grape brandy,
an increase of $50 gallons in the produe-
ton of pear brandy, decrease OF 1870 gal
Ions in the production OF apricot brandy
a decrease OF 40 gallons In the production
of berry brandy, and an increase OF 300
gallons in the production of prune brandy,
for the fiscal year ended June 81, 1879,
produced from fruits as compared with
the previous fiscal year.
There arrived during the fiscal year
1888 at ports OF the United States and
Canada 31l,7l5 immigrants. exclusive OF
about % 900, who, says the commissioner
general, came as cabin passengers, and On
unknown number from Mexico ami Canada
The above total was composed OF 2s7.s4a
from Europe, 1919 from Asia, 81 iron
, Africa and 53s3 from all other sources
Fyoaking an increase over the number foi
,ha nreceding year OF s2,4l6, or nearly 81
nar cent. This Increase consisted In lars'
psr, ~ European immigrants, numbering
70 sss and especially OF arrivals iro1
Italy Austria Hungary and the Russ al
emnlre and Finland, which contribute
thereto respectively. excuses over ta'
figures reported last year OF is'soo W Pc
cent. 1894 (57 per cent? ana aA'iof Nv
per cent?. a,,.saa =. !.
.aS into ls5 .277 males and 1l6.43s females
ss - aye there were 1888 IA years o.
snd under. 24s,Is7 between IA and 40, an
,IsK Who had reached AZ and over; 81,
i.s could neither read nor write, lOg
touia read but were unable TO write Ss'o'
thought each $50 or over; lI4'oio orousn
eaoh less than $50, and the totai amour
Axhibited to inspection oihcers was so'sit,
40 There were relieved in hospital 2o2s
$50 and refused admission S7ss. The La
zoe, numbsr was composed Of idio
! nonyie,s. 10 insane persons. So assiste
,oor,igr.nts. S4s diseased persons. TAI COZ
80, isborere. and 1889 paupers or pei
,,ksiy 10 become public charges. DC
.sas ,he foregoing. there were debarre
s,a he Canadian and Mexican borders Z.
pa paupers and 800 alien sontraa, "a, lasors,
In the report of those dsoarfea h tns mo
noteworthy are the aisease ao,s WrSn ssu n
an i ,a.. Year OF 90 (34 per cent?. and tho
lor 'a attempted to evade the alien contra
WHO A laws The former were prin eipai
i I.s1a,ss With trachoma. a dangerous COZ
s ,saioSs disease affecting the eye and r.
a ,ss,o destroying the vision and favus'
iosthsome scalp disease .a .du,.,,,
With respect 70 those ret, sssus saa ae ooms
M. upon the ground that 'Ass a 1870