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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15
A GENERAL FINANCIAL REVIEW
TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK
MOST REMARKABLE ON RECORD.
Brokers We're Excited md Every
thing Was ON the BoOm-FavOr-
able Bank Statement.

New York, January H.-Transactions on the
stock exchange to-day We're the largest for i
two hour session in many years. and had the
same volume continued for the usual five
hours trading 1t would have hcen within a
quarter OF u million OF 100000 shares. As it
was there were nearly 700, 900 shares dealt in.
and the average net rise In prices was from
to points in the shares which figured most
extensively in the dealings There was d.
version Of interest from the Pacifcs into the
hiPh priced stocks. the grangers being the
gamers The excitement on the floor of tho
stock exchange was tremendous.
There was an unusually large attendance Of
brokers for the short session. and the con-
slant influx of outside orders rendered 1t nee
essary for the large dealers to transfer con
siderable OF their business into the hands Of
smaller brokers at the regular commission be-
tween members.
Stocks opened buoyapt and active High
nrict RECORDS passed unnoticed In the confu..
sion. Brokers fought to execute oruers, and
Simultaneous transactions in many shares
we're widely apart. London had early received
large purchasing orders from this side, and
tho quotations from that quarter showed gen
eIal advances. =,
The rapidly of the rise brought out Inn
m6nse blocks on realizing sales. but the sus-
tanned buying power of the market nosorbed
all offerings after temporary reaction, anu
prices again mounted upward,
The market halted mOmeptarily pending the
publication OF the weekly bank statement. but
oil ITS appearance. showing as II did increases
of 81 1872, 400 in the surplus reserve and s.. az,
2r1 IN the loan account, the bullsh enthusiasm
was resumed with violence.
Commission houses were easily the largest
BUYERS. Tho extreme gains IN the Pacitics
were only fractional, while in. the. grnngers
they ranged from 1 in St Paul to in Bur-
l,ngton and In the active ooaers from ! 10
~. The Gould and Vanderbilt stocks were
comparatively neglected. except soutbera
Railsay. The grsatest strength aud activity
was shown IN the grapgers, Atchison. the
Readings and southern preferred. Point. OF
heavness were Great Northern preferred, Jili-
nois Central and Metropolitan.
Generally speaking, while there were some
sharp recessions from the extraordinarily nigb
opening the market tegained most OF the de-
cline The market closed with some irregu-
larity. but generally strong and actiye, VIA
important gains In many cases.
The weeks business altogether was the most
rcmai kablc In the history OF Wall street.
Transactions for the week in stocks reached
the enormous figures OF 5.sI2,o 900. making the
daily average for the full days session over a
million shares.
Dealings in the bond market were ATTENDED
with the usual marked variations in the semi (
speculative Issues.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
An improvement IN Foreign Demand Lent
Some Strength 10 Wheat.
LOCAL SENTIMENT WAS, HOWEVER, BfARlsH
Heavy CicaraMces nt Atlantic Forte
mud ut Kansas Ctty--Sustntncd
rrices--Corn Was weak.

4
Chicago, January l4.-An Improvement !,
'he foreign dement, with hetv. ciearances n
'ne seaooard today caused a good deal o
animation among wheat traders, and AIN,
e.osed sse higher. Corn lost isc aud oats lef
On shade lower. Pork advanced loc ant
lard and ribs 2hsc.
s'eaoiness was impaired TO whca, here Al
the start owing to Liverpool's showing yes
.eruays advance TO be well maintained. Th,
market. however, soon felt the effect of IN,
local oearish sentiment in the absence of OUT
size buying orders to connte,act il, Bust.
ness was very dull and individual transac.
lions gave no indication OF supreme coniidencs
on either side Of the market
May opened hc higher at 5ossc hut aet
tea Immediately to 7O%c and sold as low
as ,Ossc before the decline was Checked
huout THIS time New YORK reported good sized
pu!ing orders from the continent Tor wheat
anu an as there Was good deal OF apprehension
among the crowd as to the condition of win
Ter wheat should severe cold succeed tne
advancement, 'e' -
Bradstreet's repprted tba waek,s ,rn,r,. =,
wheat ana nour at 5,6is 900 bushels. ana 1ths
total shipments to Europe from all export
Jug countries at 1900. 900 bushels wnicn would
s shtn a., but about 100000 bushels IRON the
pendcnce upon this country was great In
9ucement to holders to raise the price and
May advanced to ,Ilkc.
accepts here were 30 cars, while Minneup-
OILS and Duluth reported igS cars PRIMARY
Western market receipts were large. This
wsas onset. however, by the heavy clsarances
OF wheat and flour, which amounted a l.Ola. :
w. w. bushels, and little more was added to
s sne price. May reaching 7lsQ7lA on this in
formation. New York reported thirty boat :
loads disposed Of for export. and 1t was said
q sood export business was done at Kansas
uay Tor shipment by way of gulf ports. The
market held hrm right up to the end. May
closed at 711sc, buyers
IN view OF continued liberal receipts and a
rather heavy market at Liverpool bulls In
corn mad hard work to keep their speciality
from sagging. Puts had been sold Yesterday
close to the market and this acted as a sus-
timing influence
Oats were steady with only small specu-
lative interest manifested
Liberal receipts of hogs and scattered SELL
ing at the start weakened provisions. AS the
session progressed. however moderate buying
Ivy packers with light offerings started an
adyance, and the market closed with little
added to the price all around
ESTIMATED receipts for Monday--Wheat 100
corn 1851 cars, oats 300 cars and hogs 40, 900
1890
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FRUITS.
AFPLES-Per Dbl s6CQa5.50; California 81 50
per box; fancy Oregons sl.15 per box.
BANANAS-Fer bunch $1.50G1.75. packed;
loose s1.50dl.75. ,- .fi''i,
CoCOANUTS-Per hundred $500.
LEMONS-$3. SOFA so.
MISUNDERSTANDING $500: California ma
vels 1925; California seedlings $2.75.
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Quotations are for less than carload lots
special rates OH carloads.
BARRED WIRE-Glidden, gal. 80. 80 per Ioj
lbs.; Waukegan, 50. 90.
WIRE NAILS--Rate $500 per keg; advances
10i 12d and i6d. &c; Sd and nd, l0c; Cd and ID
zoe: I'D and Cd. Soc; Sd, Acc; I'd. zoe.
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coMMERoIAL BRIEFS.

London. January I4.-ccnsols for money
silver steady 27ltd per ounce Money iv ~
per cent Rate d,s e0,hs Bills is.ei 7-S per
New York. january THE total sales ~ o.
stocks today. 7is.1l5 shares, incluaing s LAIN
Xtchison AZ 600 Atchisen preferred; @.sio
Rnrlinston: sO,sIo southern Railroad Pls so
ferred: 5s,s 500 Southern Railroad ana s'-~
Steel
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Olhcr Npot ,Inrlsct..

Othcr SDOf Nnrkrtr.
Galveston - Spots closed. quiet ard un-
changed
Crdirpry. .....4h Good mlddiing..6,s
Cod ordinary.si% MddiIng fair. 90
Low middling .5M Sales ........l..8....-
New Orleans - Spots closed quiet and
unchanged.
Low ordinary g T-1s Middlinr ,......5 BIO
Orc, npry. ..... % 1J-l6 Good middling . I5-is
Good ordinary. ..lh NtHdlng fair. q i-ij
Low niiddllng ~ Sales ..,.,......2ibo
New York--spots closed steady and un-
changed.
Good ordinary. g Good mfddling,6 .r.5
Low mddiing. IN Mtddlug falr...6 l5-l5
Lycfjool--S Spots closed Unchanged: SALES
5000. of which 1900 were American; imports
A, 00O OF which 1890 were American.
Ordinary. .......2 1882 MID. upland.,...S 5-5s
Good ordinary. e s5-32 Good mud. up...3 I-Se
Lew middlng, 20 1882 Amer. mid. fairs ii-is
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
Saunders 4 Hotehkis. live stock commission
cuJCAGO

chicago. January N-The demand for cattle
TO-DAY was Of restricted character, hut the
nm lls Fancy cattle brought 5.00GRG. 90: choice
s Sts 8. ioIs.T5; mediums 4,75g5:0o; bsei
s,eers s.75di4s70: bulls 2:6ogS 40; cows.s.-n nd
y, Texas steers s.Go94 80; calves ,00d7 ~
There was a big run VI hogs and prices
started - elsG5c lower; packers and export
a.. hnusht freely and the early decline vas
ss,,,x covered The extreme range Of prices
duripr ths day was 3. tO6s TN. With the bulk
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Cash quotations were as follows!
Flour-Dull and steady; winter patents
3 .60G3.70 straights 3.30Q3 40; spring patents.
hard 3.40M3 60; soft patents 3. 20I3, 40; bak-
ers. 2.20G2. so: straight 2.S063.20
Wheat-No. spring, 67lad69; No. spring
64d6s; No. 2 red II.
Corn-No. 2, So; No. 2 yellow 3fh
3 white. 29Q29h.
Rye-No. 2, S.
Barley-No. 2, 1852.
Flax seed-No. ], 1,11G1.A;E; new. LIS
Timothy sAed-Prime, 2.35.
Mess pork-Per barrel, a.S5Ge 80.
Lard--Per 100 pounds. 5.50M5.52ls
Short ribs--Sides. loose. 470G4.s5.
Shouldera--Dry sailed. boxed. i1.@41s.
Sides-Short clear, boxed, 5.0o@5.1o
Whisky-Per gallon, 81.
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ST. Louis Grain and Provi.ions.

st. Louis, January 4.-Flour-UnchanEed
Wheat-Optious firm and fraction higher
spot lower: No. 9 red. cash. elevator. 73A bid:
track 74d75; january 7sh; May ISIS; July
6Sss No. hard 6s. corn--options steady to
a shade easier. Spot steadier; No. cash 30
bid; January 35N May 35h. Options In osts
were steady to easier. spot higher; No 2
cash 2sA; track 2sNga9; January 2sM; May
2Sls No. . white 2sk. Rye-Firm. 50 track
Nominal. Corn meal, 1,75Gi:so Bran
Firmer; s2cked east track. osE Hay Steady
TO firm; timothy 7.5OG9. 20; prairie 5.oogs;o
Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork
Higher standard mess jobbing. old. s.l2M;
new 9.S7h Lard-Better: prime steam 3 3)
choice $40. Dry salt meats--Boxed Shoulders
( .O0 Bacon-Boxed shoulders 500; extra
shorts S .s7is; ribs $780, shorts $40. Recsipts
Flour 5000; wheat $4,000; corn 10000 oats
80 900. shipments-Flour 1000; wheat 2I,ooo;
corn 45, 900; oats 5000.
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MONEY AND BANkING.
EXCHANGE AT HOUSTON.

EXCHANGE AT HOUSTON.
Exchange is luotel as follows: New YORK.
Louis and Kansas City. par New Orleans
buying 100 discount: selling. N.2 premium
HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGS
The following are the ciearances OF thu
Houston banks for the week thus far and for
tine corresponding time last year. together
with the increase or decrease:
This year Last year. Increase
Saturday .......... 1,016.732 1,199,780 1sS.0tS
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COFFEE.

New York. January 14.-Cone>-Options 9e s;a
al unchanged prices; sales 80 bags spot I'D
dull No. 7. invoice ~ 5oe9DD'@@ffn - '-
quiet, about stesAy; Cordova l&VD'
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Net Ncceipt. nt Al D. s. PORE.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

,.S Now York, January H.-E.gs--R Receipt.
Western COY Southern 3on9ois
Chicago. January ,-Butter--Market easy;
croamorics l4M1a; dairies HOLY, Eggs-Duii.
IL.
ST. Louis, January Butter-steady;
creamery lSm2e; dairy II, Eggs-l.owcr i6
Kansas City. January ft,--Butter--Stsady;
separator i5h19 dairy Is. Eggs--Quoted
firm today, owing to lighter receipts and a
firm demand from oil quarters; fresh can
dle1 Missouri and Kansas stock, 15c dozen.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Today. Yesterday
weekly nnnk statement.
New York Money.

New York. january 14-Money on cal steauy
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper ~
actual business in bankers bills at t.Akg
AS for demand and at 4.s2k a. sly for sixty
days; posted rates assat sshs com ha@seia
har silver 59M: Mexican dollars Az. state
bonds ana railroad bonds strong, Government
bonds irregular.
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September ....SN-lS kgS.N b4s-ts
October ...,,,..... g.. (c-{S bla-N b.l6.lS
November .,.,........ ....,. ,..,...
December ...... ...s. .... .,....
asked; b bid: n nominal.
Nrw Work. l~uturea.
Futures opened steady: closed barely steady.
hiGhcs, for March 5I2. low 56s; high for Au~
gust &c. low 5.Ss Following arc the quota
ticns for oil months: a
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NEW ORLEANS

Especial Dispatch to The Postl
New Orleans, January 1.-THE New Or
leans live stock exchange reports as follows:
Receipts-Cattle 1885,. calves and yearings
lis. hogs 176.
saies-Ca,tle col. calves and yearlings 49,
hogs 10.
On bond.-Cattle 3os. calves and yearlings
33s. hogs 4S7.
Beeves in full supply: prices weak; good to
choice Sh@4: common to medium 2lsIS; cows
ano heifers. :isG3h; good to choice yearings
mand and strong 4700fl13.o0. HOES over
stocked prices weak; cornfed 3hGS%; mast
fed 2is13.
GALVESTON.
Galveston. January IA p. Norman re-
ports:
Receipts--This day. 9 cattle, 81 calves; this
week. 14o cattle. 239 calves, 73 sheep. 24O hogs;
PHI hogs
Stock in pens-44 cattle. IS calves. g. sheep.
4 hops.
Market fair, for cattle and calves: over
stocked with hogs.
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cuotatlons sor middllns q 0ther spot z


Futures opened barely steady: closed steady.
The highest for March VAS $50, lowest 5,Zl;
high for May 90, low 5.5s. Following are the
quotations for all months;
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FNEpERs IN KANSAS.

Fort Worth. Texas January H--Dr. ]. r.
Williams inspector for tho Kansas Live Stock
Sanitary board. stationed In this city. has Just
returned from spending the holidays with his
family in Eureka. Kan. He says there are
not many cattle on full feed In that State. hut
n large number of young cattle are being
wintered there. There arc about 100000 head
In Mr. Williams county alone. Corn, he says,
Is selling at SO to IS cents. Mr.. Williams says
In Kansas the opinion is pretty general that
the commission men caro- very little whether
Giant Gillett ever returns.
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Grain and Provision. ELSEWHERE.

Kansas City january H-Wheat-Flrm: NO
hard 66N: No. 2 63d65: No. . red 70; No
spring s3ds6 Corn-steady: No. mixed
"a: No. Q white 34ls oats--Firm: No. 2 white
eaa29is Rye-steady; No So Hay-Steady {;
timothy 7.5o; choice prairie Oofo1 %. od e.
sbipments-Whent o. 200; corn 5000; oats 1000.
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veil .ssC. Lady 1oIcsy an. .laf1lH IN " 49,
Hall TIT Naris S4os I95s!, ~ y:
ssis. raaiin;ep S3is. yliSdeSls g. ys'
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HEAVY STABLE,

,r,nEAvY STAPLES.
| Ia III psU,w ,d sl.s5 per fex: A Ipan
(e0N-Ert,sM Sp; buck. $l.55. 1op
~, tss; Sox saori clear, in sacks. eve;
ks!xlkc: New ~ higher; smoked bel-
|sc ~ haeoa, 'sx aSrk sait bellies. ,.c;
10 a.. nagging, a-lb' ne caI 81, !o is
sssls, s,,s trapped, pasis "a. sx07c
psins. 4, ~ %oS Sordoya. lOxQilo; fair.
.Nes%e' choice. i6c: fancy.
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COTTON
uo,.,o. DnsIy statement.
HOUSTON CompnrH'iv" sfnfemcr

oss receipts thus far this week 3,16g
Gross receipts 135 days this year ..,,,. l.,99l
Gross receipts 1876 days in 1897 gs,..- IN, Ios
Gross receipts 1874 days In lSsi-95. Lft',' 700
Houston Itniirond Kccetpt-,
Hcrston's gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads entering the city wefo As
ro'!ows: .
Houston and Texas Central ........... 300
International and Great Northern. ...... Lbs
Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio. isp
Texas and New Orleans. ,..,..,..-....... ....,
Houston East and West Texas. .-..,...,- III
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fc..,......... go
Ssr Antonio and Arkansas Pass.........,. o,
Missouri. Kansas and Texas.,...,.,-..., iig1
Total ................. $3.50
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New York. January Acknowledging

sso 100 bushels; exports 1883 bushels; spot
.tendy. No. 3 red sO1a T. o. b. afost TO ar
rive. Options opened steady and ruled very
dull and featurcless AN the forenoon SCALP.
ers found their efforts to break the marker
checked by liberal clearances. the influence
~ yesterday's good export trade and steady
cables. Closed steady and unclaimed March
sSss; May 75N. Iiides-Firm; Galveston ,sM
dseca iTGa2. Texas IlF1l4. Pig irou--Steady;
southern 10. 25dii. ISL Northern 10. Dai2 %
Sonner-Firm: brokers' i4.2s. Lead-Strong;
hroktrs 1921. Tin plates-Firm.
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SETON WHOLESALE PRICES.

,cr Round Lots of staple
csass can e are revised daily. and their
nllns n W relied upon. TIE prices ara
- houston Wholesale marks,s 40
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MARINE INTELLlGENcp.

Port of Galveston, January II.
ARRIVED.
So Alamo fiS. New York
SIS Mattcnwan. Corners, New York.
CLEARED.
Ss Yucatan Pearcc Liverpool.
: s. Aiagonia. Cunningham, Havre via Nor
folk.
SAILED.
S. krutsford. Jan-s. Liverpool via Norfolk.
SIS Ellen Rickmors Jacobs, Bremen
SIS Emma Story Hamburg via Norfolk.
ST Maritime, Jones. Liverpool
IS Nucatan Pearcc, Liverpool.
Sch Thomas G. Smith Adams, Sabine Pass
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NANSAS Nllls
kahsas City. January observation-disclosures
eOi prices unchanged We'll maturcd cattle
were IN excellent demand this week, and
prizes for such lots were higher. while halt
iinished stock sold slow ut about steady prices;
htnwy native steers i.206ia.6s medium t.t0ss
s.2Os lights t.?6tlS.25 stockers and feeders
iett tulls 2.S0I4.5o; canning stock 2.00dI2 20:
Western steers S.SodfSl5. Texans s.5o115 90.
HoEn-- Receipts 5b25: prices shade lower: ex-
ocltnt demand for packing grades, and, while
no. uuotably higher this week. the recent ad-
vancc in prices was fully sustained; heayies
pigs S.s0fiS.s5. Tho sheep supply for the
week consisted largely OF Southwestern fed
sheep and lambs that were not sufficiently
we'll finished to satisfy the requirements OF
the trade. Good nocks sold readily at firm
prices. while common punches were slow OF
shsc nj lower prices lambs 4 .S0G5.10 NUT
Ing sheep 3 .00ll3 80; s,ockcrs .O06lS. %.
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81 Louis. January H.--Cattie Receipts 200,
including So Texans; steady to stronger, with
prices ioElSc higher for choice grades, with
common lower compared with last week; fair
70 iarcy shipping and export steers 4.lsQ
sse: dressed beef and butcher steers 4 ooif
o,W; steers under 1000 pounds S00d4 40.
stoct trs and feeders 2.75Is.35; cows and helf-
trs 2.oont,2 o.. Texas and Indian steers 500
sol. cows and heifers s.25ffas'o. Hogs-Rc-
eeipts 1900 steady; PIGS and lights 4, Sotis 60:
packers 3.6oISs1S: butchers 3.5ofiS. S.. Sheep
keceipts 500; steady; native muttons. 3.7aff
= go; cnls and bucks s,s5ffs,S5; stoekers s.sS;
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FEARFUL OF pLACKLEG.

Greencllle Texas, January Ill. w. BAR
nett OF Lone Oak, Reconnaissance for dts
tsicf No. 5, reports the loss Of several calves
and warnings from blackleg aud Is fearful Of
an epidemic among the cattle IN his section.
The disease is this season attacking young
cattle UP to S-Ycar- nlds.
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Of sales ut s.soas. 77x; fair 70 choice zoo
MIA: packing lots 3.s5ffS .61,e: mixed $500
;6s butchers s.5ods.7sh; lights s.iS03.e,M;
Digs s.00u3. As.
the limited offerings OF sheep were well
taken at yesterdays prices lambs being sale
able at :eiia. 10. sheep at 2.sofa.e5 and year.
lines at t.0pfI4. IS.
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Port of Galveston, January Il.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots I. o. b. cars from millers; deal.
crs charge from store 5l10c more per 100 lbs
on bran. ease per bushel on oats and corn,
and 10015c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN-71c; corn bran, 67lsc per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED CORN--1Sc per 100 lbs.
OATS--Texas 31G36c per blu.
WHEAT-SHORTs--S5c per 100 lbs.
WHEAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per bu.
sl9.5Gals. 80: South Tsxas prairie hay &. GOD
& &C., North Texas $9.00fl10.00
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
LETTER FROM PROF. ANDREE.
Said to Have Been Found in Bottle on
the Iceland Coast.

Leith, Scotland. May 19.-The Nor
wsgian ship Viking. which arrlver here
Wednesday from Soyd.sfjo q. brought a
report of a letter written by Professor
Andree, which was found in a bottle
early in April near Ritotang on the
northeast coast of Iceland, by a farmer
named Johan Magnussen. The letter
was then in a bottle. was addressed
to the polar expedition at GoeteberS,
and bore Andree's own stamp. with the
request that it be placed in the nearest
postoffice.
Magnussen, it is said, gave the letter
to a merchant, Svelnn Einaison, at
Tnistilfjord, who MALE d it, and it is ex-
pected to arrive at its destination in
the course Of few days. At the same
time the Viking brought a letter to a
prominent Icelander. now in London
advising him of the facts and request
ing him to telegraph to the king of
Sweden and to the polar expedition at
Goeteberg, which was done.
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VIII of Roswell p. Flower.

watertown. n. Y, May 19.-The will
of the late Ex-Governor Flower was
filed for probate yesterday He left
bsquests to a number of relatives and
friends and $4,000 in trust to st.
Thomas parish. New York. for the bene-
fit of the parish house erected in
memory of his son, who died in 1880,
and $4,000 to Trinity parish, Water
town. for the benefit of the poor. TIE
residue is left to his widow and daugh-
ter, share and share alike. Governor
Flower made a practice for years of
giving away at least one-tenth of his
income. His gifts. however, always far
exceeded his regular tithe. During the
last year, it is learned from the best
authority. he gave away directly or in
directlY over 81 600 900.
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TROUBLE LOOMS UP IN CUBA.
Presidents Instructions Not Follow ed Re
garding the Cuban Arms

Presidents Instructions Not Follow ed Re-
garding the Cuban Arms
New York, May ia special to The
World from Washington says: Cen
Sral Brooke was instructed by the pres
i1ent to insist that the arms OF the
Cubans be turned over to officers of
the United States army. Instead Gen
sral Brooke agreed with General Co
mez that the arms shall be surrendered
to the mayors of the Cuban cities. Gen
eral Corbin left for Hot Springs last
night to learn from the president
whether or not he will insist upon his
original order to General Brooke being
carried out. Officials of the war de-
partment regard General Brooke's dis
regard of the presidents implicit in
structions as a moral victory for Cen
eral Gomez and the dissatisfied Cubans.
Secretary Alger is highly indignant
over General Brooke's surprising disre-
gard of the presidents strict orders.
He has telegraphed to the president full
details. 1t is generally conceded that
these developments in Cuba will great
ly delay the distribution of the s3.00O.-
600 to the Cuban army.