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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-28

cuinlne 41d43c per ounce In bottle NOR
phine s2.0502.2S per ounce; cocaine $500 per
ounce; borax si9c per pound in 100 pound
Packages copperas 81 40 per pound in bar
res. castor oil S1.15 per gallon in 5-gallon
packages EPSON salts $50 per hundred IN
nbrrols, alcohol Sc so per gallon: sulphur S2.6S
per hundred in barrels alum 2lac per pound
in barrels: saltpctre &c per pound in barrels:
camphor soc; wood alcohol St.15; gum
opium IS rs; powdered opium 81 rs; carboil
acid 45c per pound bottles.
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The rance OF prices on the active months IL
the ftlftrh rnarkat. fnil,n-.
carsnl Richardson Of Houston say of cot

Carslil & richardson OF Houston say of cot
ton:
shorts in the late positions are quietly
covering their sales as the news OF the delay
and damage to the growing crop continues to
come IN, and IL would seem for the present
as though further enhancement in values
- winter months was in order There Is no
denying the general hackwardness Of plnnt.
Ing and, while many are c0uiopdlug a few
weeks Of good weather viii onset this TO a.
great extent. nj the same time the DELAY is
becoming more serious every day, especially
considering the fact that mattcrs are getting
worse rather than better
Richard Cooke & Co, of Houston say Of
cotton
The Liverpool market was better than OK
poeted this morning due To- covering of
shorts who were Influenced by continued
ulmncss Of the market our markets opened
sTens aud advanced on reports Of heavy rains
w leNaS ana Mississippi, which further re-
lAlu planting. With May upnu us ana the
crop not more thon half planted wtthuut
INC most seasonahle weather from now on
We can hardly 500 how more thau an average
oron can be made much less Il bumper" one.
Houston expects 100 10 200 haics iomotroy
~ comna'cd with l07i Oh the same iay last
year The estimate at New Orleans is for
3'Np To 5000 against 1906 q ar ago
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DRIED FRUiTs AND NUTS.

APPLES -FeucS evaporated. 50-lb boxes
sbc, Id cartons &c. choice evaporated So.
APRICoTS-Per ID, loose. 12zc.
CITRONIn 10-lb boxes, 1876
CURRANTS--In bbs. &C: 25-lb boxes. clean
ed. bulk 7}ac; lib cartons SQsisc
DATES-1-lb packages 10c; 60-lb boxes &c.
FIGS-California 12Iac; imported 15aiSc.
PEACHES-Choice new stock &c.
RAtSINS-- California. 3-crown, L. l.. boxes,
NJ rasins. 50-lb boxes. 7sac; 3-crown l.. NJ.
raisins. 50-lb boxes. sac
PRIMES California. EOS TIC: SOLOS &c:
f0-sos &C. S090s 51ev; 9olo0s &c.
NUTS Brazil Toe per ID: hlherts Sicily 1ac
Naples i2iac, walnuts l4015c; peanuts, fancy
hand picked SIC; No Sc Almonds Tara
gone, l6c per IN in sacks. uecans. unscreened.
61kG7'ac; better grades sdp1oc; Italian chest
nuts l0c
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

+. o B. mill Texas interior points ar.
eording 10 location; Per Gallon
Prime crude oil. loose ....,.. 30 a ri
Prime summer yellow oil ,.,,. STAG "A
Linters. Ter pound -'..',....... 494G 5
Per Ton.
Hulis. baled ....--...s'.'ss-.... 90
Prime cotton seed meal .....22.5O i22 as
Prime cotton seed cake .,....2e5O 400 IL
Quotations on prime cotton seed meal and
rrimo seed cake are for delivery at Calves.
ton.
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District OF Columbia S.e5s. ........
Atchison general is ...............
Atchison adjustment As .,....,.,..
Denver ard Rio Grande firsts -.
Denver and Rio Grande 4s......n.
Fort w. and Denver City firsts....
& H and S A IS. .................,..
G II aud S A seconds. ..........s."
Fl and T c IS ........,."....,.
H and T C consol 6s,. ...........".
X r and G lists ..........,...
NJ. X. and Texas eds ....."...
NJ. X. and Texas 4s..........."."
Reading general As ......,..,.,.s
Rio Grande Western flrsts ........
st. l.. and I. NJ. consol IS. ..,,..
st. l.. and San Fran. general 6s...'
Southern Railway IS ......,...-,
Texas and Pacific flrsts ......"
Texas and Pacific seconds ......".
Union Pacific 4s .........'......,',.'
Wabash firsts ..............'.....,'.
Wabash seconds .......,...........
West Shore As .......,.......,'.''''
Colorado Southern ...........,....''i
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

Kansas CITY April 27.--Wheat--May 6lls
July 62la, No. 2 bard IS. No red esGG).
Germ Moy 37i5 July S7ss cash No. 2 mixed
GSUtsii 10. white 3sA Oats-No. white
l6i405t Receipts Wheat 2S 200 corn g.
00o oats 10000 shipments. Wheat 24,600.
corn $500 oats 1000
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New York. April Ely Yesterdays show of
strength in stocks was disslpatcd In the
course d todays trading on the exchange
The market opened generally higher aud an
attempt was made TO continue the upward
rush in Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio It was very soon found. however, that
tho general demand for stocks was quite in
significant at this level of prices, yesterdays
operations having so far diminished the short
interest, the demand from that source was
no longer an effective support In sugar.
especially, yesterdays urgent demand from
the shorts was decidedly relaxed. The price
was run up after the opening to 1895, but
the realizing sales from buyers on the recent
advance oyerpowered the stock 1t got back
once again above last nights close and then
fell an extreme 65s, with a fcgersh and I'M
certain rally. There was the same absence of
authentic news concerning the stock as on
the advance, and its movement was due en-
trely to technical causes. The same was
true of the general market. The reaction was
due TO the general recognition that yester-
days sharp advance was due TO demand
IRON an OvereNtended short interest. Some
effort was made to combat the reaction by
bidding up different stocks There was a
show of strength at different periods in the
lupdtco STOCKS, the leather stocks, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and New York Central. hut
these maneuvers proved unavailng 90 hold
the market. The opening strength was due
III no small part 10 the buying for London,
which amounted to ~ 900 or 90 900 shares The
railroad earnings reported for the day were
on the side of reaction St Paul's net earn
lngs Tor March fell or by reason of the higher
level of operating expenses The statement
OF the Reading company and New Jersey
Central for the same period were distinctly
weak
Tho probability OF favorable bank state
ment tomorrow failed to hep the market The
gains in cash from interior sources are ey-
pected to show increase of nearly s.. OOl
COO over last weeks gain from the same
source, but on the other hand, the gains
from the subtreasury by the banks have
fallen of almost as much from last week
On Yesterdays operations the banks lost 10
the subtreasury some 1898 ono and that insii-
luton debit balance at the clearing house
today was again below 100000 Decline IN
the government bond refundng operations has
EVIDENTLY also brought to an end the process
OF disbursement to the money market by the
suhtreasury Tho weeks gain by the banks
IN cash is, however nearly $4,000 000. thus
promising an increase in the surplus eycn
though the loan expansion has been quite
ubera'. No gold was engaged for export to-
day, which was according to expectation
whether there will be further movement
heSt week Is stu an open question.
lta'lroad bonds held firm today but the
No'ume ot business was rather light. Total
sales par value $2.4S5,0oo
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London. April 2T.--Sons9nas mar silssi III
1t-t6; for account i00% psr ~
II -fsd per ounce, Money rsfset ~
rate Of discount in the opsnal Ter csni
and three months bills 4t4~
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in THE STOCK MARKET.
Fridays Show Of Strength DlssIpated Dur
Ing the Day.
A BULLISH ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL
eInrLet went Above Friday Nights
Closing, hut Soon Fell to ~
Lower Level.
A BULLISH ATTEMPT WAS UNSuCCtSSl


New York. April 27.-s. Mum, Son & CO.
say.
stocks advanced early, then reacted rather
SHARPLY later on, The trading was more ac-
i've the sales Of stocks being 6i7.96o' OF BOMBS
80 soo. coo. Missouri Pacific was helped ny
Russell sage's statement that John y Rookie
Teller is buying the stock. There was good
buying of Peoples Gas supI%ed 70 be lot
Chicago fractions we're nrm and reports
were current that the heavy franchise as
sessments may he reduced. 81. PAU net
earnings proved to be Disappointing, show
ing a decrease of s2i S56 for March and I'M
favorably effected grangers There was good
buying OF Vanderbilt stocks New YORK
Central Is said to be booked Tor an advance
to about the same price az PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia houses bought Pennsylvania ana
unofficial reports were in circulation that the
dividend was to be increased and rights Of
fered London bought about $500 shares OF
its speaiaties. The Pennsylvania dividend
rate il is said. will probably be Increased at
the meeting on Monday. The stock was
scarce on the street. London bought Atchl"
son common and preferred and Amsterdam Is
reported to have taken large amount OF
Wabash debenture Rs. Many reports are in
circulation Of consultations and mergers TO
be made and the buying Of New York Central
and Of the shares of all roads reaching the
Atlantic coast which has been noticed re-
Gently. is said to be related to these projects.
Among the bond features were Kansas and
Texas seconds, st. Louis Southwestern hrsts
and Wabash y debenturcs.
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cotton statement.
Comparative spot nurkc'.

The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot ut the leading marketa
together with the closing OF midding yestcr'
nav with todgy's gglcys
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p,rrrs AND Eggs

Chicago. April q --Bn il bssss- ~
1si4Gis. dairy i2isQ 'S.g az. =,
i0612. Ergs Firm; fresn stssay :
ST Louis. April 2l.-hsp svss--firr,i
Kansas city. April - a. iris
Missouri ard Kansas s'eeN al,
returned vers--Rere.s, u.
nacksres steady; STORAGE ,sails. r.
regular PACKING al mars
at mark ti9l2t.
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NtW OTIoans' April 2l--IIog prodncts-Firm
Polk-Stsudard mess 1873 Lard-Redned
tierce 6i,d6N pure So Boxed meats Dry
SAT- shoulders ~ sides IAsd7s.. BaoOn--Clear
II Rjcs 6ranarv ~ rood $50 49, Fion ,y@
Extra fancy 350d355, patents S.S0dS.eo Corn.
meal els Bran So, Hay,-Prime 1450Gl5OO.
choice l6.5odl7,00 Cornr--No, . sacked white
81.
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r,sANcIAL BRlEFs

Paris. April 27.-Three p per NJ !, "
sTisc for the account
| OF, IKE for checks.
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cnrglll Z RIchnrdson q Houaat


HOUSTON BANK ULtANI''7,,
Following are clearances Of ~, ~, IN a.
banks for the week thus lar az ~, !,
corresponding time last y9af' 'o.''-g
the increase or decrease. ,srfi
The Coconino sun., 1900-08-11

tion Of the government to maintain the gold payments. Considered from any point of view, the large gold balance in the treasury is gratifying, especially when it is considered that British finances are unpromising and that there is ia tendency toward the depletion of gold stocks all over the continent of Europe.
The Coconino sun., 1900-08-11
THE Republican partY ady1

THE Republican party advocates the laying of a Pacific cable with landing places on American territory, Hawaii
 Guam and the Philippines. The lack of such a cable is felt more and more every day, and it's operation would have simplitied very much the Chinese situ- ation. Close mail and telegraphic com municatiOn are better than armies to keep nations at peace with each other.
The Coconino sun., 1900-08-11

THE civil service reform plank and the calamity plank and the antisu preme court plank were all omitted from the Kansas City platform. This makes the structure so full of holes that some vigorous patching must he try to stand upon twill find themselves falling through. much to the detri- ment of both their shins and dignity.
The Coconino sun., 1900-08-11

WHAT is MT. Bryan's plan for the disposition of the Philippines? The only inference from his speeches ie that he would let loose fair promises and hOneyed words, and on the strength of these would withdraw the American troops from the Philippines. What would prevent, after withdrawal of the American troops, the same horrors in Manila that have visited Pekin What would become of the native, who had helped to suppress the Tagal insurrec- tion after they were thus left to the devices of Aguinaldo, whose cruelty did not stop at the murder of his own generals?
The Coconino sun., 1900-08-11
Fled from Tien-Tsin.

Ue odu ' CFdutlSCO Sdll Ot huSust has the following account of the escape i from China, a former resident of Flag staff.
 Mrs. Clifford. wife of Prof. Clifford. teacher of physics and mechanical en- gineering in the Imperial University of Tien Tsin. and sister of Dr. COalt- man, railroad surgeon and legation physician. and daughter of Rev. Dr. Coaltman. of Boulder. Colo. arrived to day on the transport Logan. She tells an interesting story of the excit- ing times before she and her baby fled from Tien-Tsin.
 "There was only one real attack made by the Boxers on the foreign settle ments in TienTsin. says Mrs. Clifford. "That was about l:30 o'clock in the morning on June l6. At a. m. they were within Il quarter of mile of our house. We could hear them calling 10 each other but we did not leave our compound. even then. The Americans put them to fight, and the Russians killed d great many of them.
 "'rhe worst danger was from the Rus sian and Japanese troops, who rushed in and booted the house. Some Russians were right back of our compound. quarreling and trying to get in. A little later they kicked in the doors of a neighboring compound and footed the house within the inclosure. but as long as the Russians helped to save the lives of the people We could stand little footing.
 The forenoon after that attack by the Boxers took my littte 5-months-od baby girl and started for Taku. At the railroad station. as l was leaving Tien- Tsin. saw the Russians taking away the bodies of many of the Boxers whom they had killed during the night.
 ''The first night I was in Taku the allied fleet began the bombarding of the forts, SO escaped from Tien-Tsin only to get into equally as dangerous a place. Mrs. c. T. Wilder, formerly of Oberin. O.. started from Tien-Tsin with her baby. only l2 days old. She packed it in basket. hid all night in a hut. and next day started for Shanghai ."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-27
oUR WRETcEIED ROAD LAW.

San Juan county has Of recent
date been so afflicted with sugges-
tions and reasons for a modification
or amendment os this or that meas
ure now adOrning the printed page
Of the territorial statutes that it
looks like cruelty to its readers for
a newspaper to take up the subject
anew However, in the riotous,
Tantankerous 'ranataboos" run by
the late roaster-genera1 of our
lower valley contemporary against
and aneJt the acts and abilities of
the members of New Mexico legis-
latures, individual and collective,
this paper believes that the bad was
left alone and the good alone con-
demned and criticised. But that is
after all, neither here nor there. The
burden of our song" has to do
with a different proposition-the ih-
adequacy of the present road law Of
this territory.
Here is the law-read it. During
the last legislative session an at
tempt vas made to repeal it and
substitute something else, and Rep
resentative Mcintosh came home
under the impression that it had
been accomplished, but through
some technicality or chicanery the
new law was not perfected and it
never appeared in the statute book.
The section of the law bearing on
the subject of roads, being included
in an act approved March I8, 1897,
is as follows:
THE Office of road supervisor of
the various precincts of each county
is hereby abolished and hereafter
the justices Of the peace of the var
ious precincts shall be ex-oficio
road supervisor and shall receive as
compensation the sum of five dol
lars per annun for his services as
such ex-oficic road supervisor, and
shsil give a bond in the sum Of not
less than three hundred dollars for
the faithful performance Of his du-
ties as justice Of the peace and ex-
ofhcio road supervisor. /"
The inventor of that piece Of asin-
unity must be proud of his job. The
wonderfulidea ofattaching the Office
of road supervisor to that of justice
of the peace instead Of to the position
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-27

of school teacher or notary public,
was one that should immortalize its
author. Happy thought magnif-
cent Uranium! brilliant statesman
And the salary" Five dollars
a year. fifty cents a month, over a
cent per diem and nothing to do but
see to the roads, The roads are Of
no particular importance in New
New Mexico, you see. People here
fly, hop, skip and jump, gyrate or
cake walk through existence and
the ethereal blue. They come in
contact with the high places only.
They soar, they sail, they swim.
Occasionally they touch terra frma,
then they re up and away again, off
in the sky, riding clouds and sun
beams and X-rays along life's Jour
ney aud into the ambient atmos-
phere. Railroads and electric lines
and automobiles, piercing every
valley and section, carry the people
who are crippled ortoo old for aerial
navigation Horses, cows, sheep
and other creatures ot the earth
earthy--they were intended to use
New Mexico highways in their con-
ditiOn today. Not that nature has
not been lavish enough With a
half decent attempt to care for them
on the part of the officials, New
Mexico roads could easily be devel-
oped into a genuine boulevard
system rivaling that of Europe.
But to get to business. When
the Legislature meets at Santa Fe
next winter the member from this
county should appear on deck with
one great and overpowering desire
present and abiding with him. AT
the first tick of the clock after the
introduction Of bills is permitted, he
should present a common sense
measure providing for a proper su-
pervision of the public highways by
an officer in each precinct to be
allowed a reasonable salary and the
member from San Juan should
camp on the trail of that bill until
it becomes a law.
THE INDEX trusts that the plat
forms adopted by the coming county
conventions will contain planks
committing the Legislative nominees
to an honest effort for the better
ment of the road laws
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-27
RARMINGroN.

Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Of the La Plata
were ia town Monday.
George Cooper and family viii depart
for Pagosa Springs in s Tow days IN the
1rgc, fet AiAFit iniH litt Of
the mountains
George Milld oi Mancos has recently
purchased the HaW1inB property ol ten
acFes, Oh which he will build neat
dwelling,
Oliver jackson. John Hippenmyer,
John Rodgers and c. 3rge Griffin have
Eone to Durango to take in the circus.
d, aYs will be boys.
DIR. Eaton and family are recent ar.
rivals. Thew are well pleased with our
valley and as q result will soon obtain
home here.
The Mercer property has been sold to
Mr.. Estes, Of La Veta, Colo. Consider
alton, $780,
The "Farmington coons' report a
large attendance at their performance
at Aztec last Saturday evening, for
which they feel deeply grateful.
An infant child of Olive Q. Walker
was 80 unfortunate few days ago as to
get an apricot seed lodged 10 lts throat
DIR. MchWen removed che seed and re-
ports the child recovering from its
effects.
Gus BerO has moved into his new resi-
dence, which is very neat and attractive.
Mr.. Bero deserves congratulations upon
the success Of his efforts ia making such
an attractive home.
J, NJ Kingsley, agent Of Porter Broth
ers, has returned and is ready 70 submit
prices 70 our horticulturists for their
fruit.
On Monday morning next, Frank
Allen viii commence TO build an 8-room
addition to his resi- 1ence, which he be-
lisues will make sufficient room for his
increasing patronage. This popular hos
telry seems to meet the requirements OF
the general public and we sincerely trust
it will continue to be well patroniznd,
DR.. o. o. MeBWen. Charles and Frank
Daniels, their sister. Miss Clara, and the
Misses McJunkin aud Southead, de
parted for Hsrmo8a Park Sunday morn
ing, where the party will enjoy a two
weeks outing. The DOCTORS father and
mother will join the party at Durango.
The party went we'll equipped with Win
chesters and fishing tackle and we are
feast upon their return.
Mr.. and Mss. D. X. B. Sellers, with
their two children, arrived here Satur-
day evening from Albuquerque Our
citizens have granted 20 Mr. Sellsfa g /
five acre tract Of land purchased from I
mr. Blake for the purpose OF erecting
suitable buildings for q creamery and |
Tor eVapOFating fruit, TO be erected by /
1im and placeG 10 operation; the sxpec- |
iation Is that the evapOratoF will use up /
The present seasons surplus fruit. Our
on securing such worthy enterprise
a.
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la RLATa.

Frank Fulcher OF Pennington was a
visitor on the river last Sunday.
Charlie Heather of Hesperus iB max
ing hay on J. W. McDermott's place.
Dave Lewis departed the first Of the
week for a visit to his sheep camp. He
expects to bo absent some time and may
visit Denver before he returns.
G. NJ. Griffin iourneyed to Durango
Monday.
Some bridges are badly needed on the
river-not however, on account Of high
water.
Mrs. Ferguson and daughter, Pearl,
are visiting friends here.
Harry Hepler was a visitor ia the
Smelter City last week, taking up load
OF fresh honey, which be reports as slow
sale on account Of merchants being
eyerstoeked with the last years product.
Miss Mollie Real OF Durango spent a
few days last week visiting her relatives
on the river.
Lester Palmer, one Of our enterprising
citizens, has secured q piece Of land
near the crossing Of the PreWitt ditch,
on the road between here and Durango,
and intends building q house for the
accommodation OF the travelling public.