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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

The grangers were dull yesterday and
made slight net losses for the day despite
the fine January report Of the Rock Island
The report shows the largest business ever
done by the company ia January. and II
shows a large surplus piled up this year
over the dividend requirements The
graugers hold their own exceIlentIy. and
the insiders DO not sell their holdings IN
the stocks The moral Of this should be
evident
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
members Of the New York Exchange.
1919 Street
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

The earnings statements Of a number OF
the more important lines for the last week
Of February have now been received. They
show the same gratifying Increases in
business. The Increase in the gross earn
ings OF the Southern Railway for the week
was $g2c The increase Of the Missouri
Pacific was S101 600. Chicago Great West
ern increase. Ss.64S; Louisville and Nash
vile increase. $S1-175, Mexican National
increase. S297e4. Ontario and Western in
crease, S2.2Ss, ST. Louis Southwestern in
crease. $2.sao. and ST Louis aad San Fran
cisco increase. s.. 46s
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members of the New York Exchange
1919 F Street.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07
MONEY $4,000 MONEY
Washington Mortgage Loan Co.,
go F Street NV.

MONEY TO LOAN at 81, So. T. and AZ per
cent. in sums Of Sl,O00 to 10000 on D. O.
real estate; pay of ; and per cent mortgages
and begin anew: all transactions conducted with
economical consideration for borrowers. WM. II.
SAUNDERS & co, 1407 st. NV. iyl item
MONEY loaned salaried people and retail mer-
chants upon their own names, without Sc
curity; easy payments. TOLMAN, Room IS, 90S-
q14 ST. oc22-ly
MONEY TO LOAN On APPROVED COLLAT-
ERaL-No delay. CHARLES A. BAKER,
Rooms 40 and a. Metzerott Building. ITO st.
itI2-tf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

Pennsylvania was buoyant yesterday
morning under the influence of good buy
ing, based on the fine report Of the COM
pany. The excellent outlook for the sys-
TEN during the present year, not only be-
cause Of the general prosperity Of the coun-
try, but particularly on account of the
booming condition Of the coal trade, makes
the stock doubly attractive at this time
after such q statement. II is seen hat the
management of the company is not de-
terioratinE that the same big SURPRISES are
being piled Up, notwithstanding the i'm
meuse betterments carried forward, and it
is realized that the coming year is likely
20 prove again record breaker for the
property.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

International Paper common stock de
clined from 20 TO around "a without a rally
yesterday morning. At the same time
"Cordage" went of 10 and a fraction.
Hints at more industrial smashes" were
heard, but whether they were the cause or
the result Of the tumbles could not be as
certained. II was said that the rope and
Irvine business has been bad owing 10 the
high price OF hemp, and that the Inter
national Paper Company viii be attacked
viCiously as a trust by the newspapers
throughout the country. There are suf-
hcient reasons for being skeptical regard
ing rope and Irvine, but it would seem
highly probable that the bears viii lose in
their fight against International Paper.
officers Of the company state very posi-
lively that il is in no sense a trust. own
ing all its plants absolutely and making
10 agreements with other concerns for the
control OF prices. As far as can be learned
and The sources Of information are excel
lent. the company is in a prosperous con
dition and earning much more than full
dividends on both preferred and common
stocks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

4
- ue 7 lu4s t 3, are no,
- "a, u nm ~
80 - va N0' a''.'s, az ii"i's 81
| tDI"h iloI MONEY man eNeI oe,oIe, anu
NE. .te 'le ", u I'aso"S ioi osile.iLs
ing lo' mem ENeIs Jay mere Is Auc1
! o ~ 1i-iio u'i' ny Az iii1.-e St1''' u1S
,'-a. ,N' sl-'is. I'ai'a q. S.tel COMPANY nas
: >oNN" CIV 70 ~ W 80 Sgus VI e'etl 70
europe. me Foupits OF lae mat com
I"A1 ana 81 me h2nT mining company are
NOT an iueeA OF lhe industrial OUTLOOK, ou'
marked exception IN a generally mag
| LlH'eAt Si'uailoh- Inc pears may Mo"
Ihls, ana. on the other hand. u may DC
ihing ihai they are yet TO discover In
any event prices are to have a Inc ad-
vance an over the list IN the not very
/ distant future according TO financial and
market people much better qualified to
judge than are the present short sellers.
The bears may cover their contracts rap
( idly and cause pyroteChuical market or
/ they may be able to get out with less dam
age TO themselves Il is a mistake to say
that the public is apsthetic or distrustful
or penniless. The people who will make
the market public" in the next boom are
not organized and. as is always the case
they will wait until they see prices ad-
varciuE Handsomely before they will buy.
The onward movement may be started by
the bears or by the bull leaders Il may
begin this week or neAt. but no careful
market critic doubts that it viii appear
al some time in the near future.
-
The hears attampied TO make capital
Yesterday uornfns ont OF The suggestion
thar the Sugar directors had not specified
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

The recovery Of Third Avenue was one
Of the notable features OF the day. The
stock advanced to 60 from low price Of
45 on Saturday. and the close was near
the top No particular explanation was
offered for the advance. except the always
convenient one of short covering" and
the persistence Of the movement tends to
discredit the idea that this was the only
buying that occurred.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07
cHAs. G COLE. Justice

LOUIS \. DENT. Register ot Wills
WOLF & COiEN Attorneys for Applicant.
fe2l, 2s, inh7
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-07

TTTT 7" = T7T--'77
Register OF wills.
nj. Il Il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

James Graham, Nellie Hurst, Ben A.
Heidenrich, Mrs. Willie Hart, ]. w. Here
ford, Miss Alice Harveley. Mrs. #, A.
Hyatt, Harvey b. Hobbs, Fred Hartie,
r. c. Huston, Jr.. Mrs. Hartzettle, Dr.,
l.. Heidensfelder Robert T. Holman, Mrs.
George Hare, ]. II. Hagelman, II.
b. Hobbs, ]. W. Hertford Rev.
C. A. Hoopers. 5. l.. Gahlman & Co., e.
W. Griffin, J. r. Gofferty, John Griffin,
william R. Hoover, j. l. Hawkins. B. Il
Herring. Austin Hamilton, George IL.
Higgins Haden, H. B. Hobbs, S. G. Hobbs.
4. Delyon Harvey, l.. Hartman.
r. A. Johnson Johnston postoffice IN
spector ]. Joseph, Nathan Jones. l. L.
Jones. C. G. Jaqua, Marcus Johnson, Miss
Louisa Krebs, a. r, Kirby, Rudolph Klc-
berg. ]. f. Kraziewciz, William Klrscpf,
Frank Kohler. George Kidd. ID. kasthly,
w. A. Leonard, Abe Lewis, Rev. Edward
Lee. E. Z. Ledbotter. 4. +. I|uzzi, l.. w.
Levy. Prof. r. r. LeTanke, Z. E. Ladbet-
ter Rev. Joseph Lawson Joe Leomans.
", A. Leonard, E. J. Llssene, r. G. Nc
Colloch Sheperd Mitchell, & Fraser; II.
I. Monroe. Bella Mallolnsky, j. W. Maup-
nj CHS Mercier. R. c. Mccullough, Alex
Moss lack Mitchell, Clifford Miller, Leo
M.Millep. NJ. A. Mcknight, Mrs Mary
Msager. II. Magendie, Ida Maxey, VI.
Max Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs. Carrie Monroe,
I NJ Merrill, Glhfita 4NWfiilts = -
Tars Mrs. G. w Noriholtz. Geo. Neylns.
7 ID Osborne. W. c. ogilvy. II VI. "a
horne Thomas ohmstead, Phffner (eahlel.
Row Pierson, N. Pasehetag, G. 7. Potter,
O. Pagit. Mrs. Emily Potter. l. c. Puckett.
r Patterson. L. P. Parker. Pacific Ex-
nress company. Ike silyerton, H. Smelling,
II n stoddard. Governor Savers, W. II.
REYNOLDS. Charles Rach, G. J. Ray. Tom
Riley o. u. Roberts, G. w.
Ritchey. A. C. Robb. Emma f. Rhodes,
W q. Reed. Mrs. R. Ross, Laura Robin
son. Tom Riley George Reid, George j.
Raw r. Rierson. Emma e. Rhodes. Alfonso
Ruiz. o. NJ. Roberts 4 y. stormbers,
phi S. smith. T. stewart. l, She
wood stugald He. r L Scott, Ebert y
Scott J. G. Shelby. ]. B. Sutton G. r.
smith. Walter sherrsnd. HeFn specht
Harry stcdAard. Morris Shepherd. NJ
/ stein, A. r southworth Mrs. Benin
scott p NJ. stegau. J Stone I "
sherwood. w II. stuart. II B. stodaar !
r. Todie, George TAYLOR, J. X Turnes
John X Turly Paul Fireman ~, 0
Thomnsop. Fred Thurmord. g. II. Tay.
ier. II. N. TsyIsr. Paul rhismaa. Q. 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

tour of Europe. Their ship was laid out
in the Atlantic ocean eight days on &C
count OF break in the machinery, and
1t was due to this that he was not in Gal
weston during the storm. Mr.. Williams
stated that he fumed and fretted on &C
count Of the delay he experienced, due to
his. anxiety to get home. but when the
pilot brought the news to him just an he
was entering the harbor Of New York Of
the terrible disaster at Galveston. he felt
thankful that the accident had happened
to delay the voyage OF the ship, for had
1t been on time he and his wife would
have been In the Inflated Island City dur
Ing the storm. and perhaps lost their lives
beings.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
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ROTH TELEGRAPH C>fiohs'
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Western Union Telegraph companys Or
ace. III Main street. for the following per-
sons:
Mrs. Rosa Archer. VIII Aiken D. L.
Adelsferger, R. l., Allen, Mrs V, b
Anstin j. C. Allen (2) Harvey Allen
Arnold Anderson, C. X. Avert, J. Q. Aber-
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n A Eiband. r. @. Ehiert. Miss Dee Ell
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
''AS FIRST BEFORE WORLD.

Pit prl~s stove Company is Awarded
xessan 80, a. the Paris Exposition.
"a vim ives have won in a compe-
FL srst ne whole world and have
sAl,hIr,psf lse at the Paris exposition.
ssrr san Stove company received the
M NJ MI peal cablcgram:
fsato ans stove company Of Detroit,
f'a ins nunalo. makers OF Garland
n a ths pses, has been awarded first
Mn ~ raris exposition In compsti-
n .ior .ae entire world,
p bess ~. nuustry Of the State has al
E,lis re o. It's leading features in
r eonssna market and the Michigan
p rrsr..y Is already in receipt OF
fsais,r's n r.ans for having upheld
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
unArn OF MRS. ANTOINE FRANCS,
Who Was a Victim of the Storm at
GnINesfon--ReInti in HOuston.

Gniyeston--ReIativeH in Houston.
Mrs T.. Ivy Of 22O4 Travis street re-
ceiyed definite intelligence this morning
that her daughter Mrs, Antoine Franks
(nee Miss Lorena Ivy was among the
lost in the great storm which visited Gall
weston September s. also her two grand
daughters. Misses Mamie and Agnes
Franks, the former aged l6 and the latter
aged ~. Mrs. Franks was born ssptem-
Der 8, 1861, In Houston and WAS the day
of her death 80 years old. She was mar
ried at the age OF 81 TO Mr. Antoine Franks,
who still. with two sons, survives her.
While visiting Houston upon many oeca-
sions Mrs. Franks has made many friends,
who viii regret TO hear of her death.
Those who atill survive MIRA. Franks are
husband, Mr., A. Franks. two sons, viz,
Tonic. aged Il, and Danle, aged 8, who
ere stlll IN the destroyed city; a mother.
MIS-. +, Ivy, and three sisters. Mrs James
Stacy, Mrs. S. McGovern and Miss Theresa
Ivy and four brothers, Messrs. John,
Willie, Clarence and Redell Ivy, TO whom
the sad news brings lnennsolable grief.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
NO pnmnxe FROM yynt.r.

william w. Anderson. q Houston at
torney. who went 10 velasco Immediately
reports that Velasco was washed away BIZ
the tidal wave are entirely untrue, az the
gulf water did not come within two miles
OF that place and shipping In the river
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
The chnri.tte M. AIl.n.

Tbs steamer Charlotte NJ. Allen arrived
in the city last evening at 8 O'clock with
thirty or forty Galveston refugees.
She left here last night at 10 O'Clock with
cargo Of twenty-hour dressed beeves
for Mr.. Newsom, who is one OF the most
extensive butchers IN that city.
She also carried twenty tons Of fee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
Sot I'm aaiyeston.

To the Editor OF The Post.
Houston, Texas. September lb.-The re-
port that Sid Preacher and Rubber Preach
er had been in Galveston during the past
week is incorrect. They were not Ia that
city during the storm. nor have thsy been
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

,png and healing properties OF
ay' It's pleasant taste and prompt
M. uenl cures have made 1t a great
N. 'l people everywhere. It is
II 4. ~ PRICED by mothers of small chill
.S'us' Group and whooping cough,
k,,I,, :, 'aords quick relief, and as Il,
n, opium or other harmful drug,
! ! SVEN as confidently to u baby
4sul' For sale by all druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

sztl. !, ave home on journey without
! b,,,s eaamberlain's Collie. Cholera
i ! I, Remedy. 1t is almost GER
II M. needed and can not be pro-
',sshl. you are on board the cars or
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

there since. WIN Thompson. wnoso nAme
was also connected with theirs, Ia doing
military duty IN Galveston.
Mrs. A. M. Preacher.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

was unhurt. II 10 only too true. however.
that the tabado practically demolished
the town ana that many Of tho people
there are in great need.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
al Fortunntc nerar.

Mr.. " c. Williams Of the Galveston
Tribune accompanied By his wife. arrived
IN Houston yesterday morning en- route
10 Galveston. Mr. and Mrs. Williams
have Just returned from . four months'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

~ laks na best medicine ever known
= isurr,., water. 81 per gallon. Ask
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

Taft, W p. Vangander, w. G. Van Vleck,
Alfred B. Williams. S. NJ. Wilcox, o. T.
W,lsi5a, Miss VI. Williams, Captain Ward,
p. Wood, Mics Lula Ward. B. f. Walker,
NJ. X. wilkins. Alex Williams, w. s.
WHITE. Paul Wadding. Captain II. Ward,
", G. Wright, F, o. Watterous. d. II.
WI son, Paul Waddell. Mrs, Annie r.
Waller, T. ]. Wiley. John Watson, Mrs.
Wilcbe, c. II. Warehouse, Weld & Ne
Vile, o. T. Wheeler. William wamsbaugh.
John Watson. Gussie williams, Alfred ..
Williams, Nellie Young, Charles thinner
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miken.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11
VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.

p. NJ. S. s. City of Picking, Smith, for ia
pan and China, October 9.
u S. A. T. Hancock, Strive, San Fran
cisco, October s.
o. 9. Tug Iroquois, Pond. Midway Isl
and. August g.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11

| by the Vulcan Company, at Stettin. She
! is of the Barbarossa type, having two
| pole masts and two tunnels. She is TO-
500 tons gross register and her cargo
! capacity is 10,5 500 tons. She has accom-
modations for 1926 saloon, 100 second
! cabin and 1900 steerage passengers.
She is fitted with twin screws and
quadruple expansion engines, which de-
velop a speed of II knots. The Princess
Irene is commanded by Captain H.
Victim, formerly chief officer of the
company's steamer Kaiser Wilhelm III.
A RISING SEAPORT
| San Diego, Cal, has never been hon
ored with a special place in the govern
ment statistics of the tonnage move
ment at our seaports, but has been put
in the column devoted to tOther Sea-
ports" If it's commerce, stimulated by
the great improvements recently made
in its harbor, continues to increase at
the present rate it will certainly have
special mention in future issues of the
Statistical Abstract"
| The imports in 1898 were valued at
$142, 10S, but last year they increased
to s1,5O1, 5S8. The exports increased
from $249, All in 1898 to $2,631,59 last
year. If the rate of expectation for the
first quarter of the present year is
maintained the value of the exports in
1900 will be about $4,000, 900. The fact
is that, two years ago, San Diego had
practically no sea trade, while today
ocean vessels are discharging merchan-
ldise there and loading with cotton and
Iother products for the Orient.
The San Diego chamber of commerce
says the port expects, in a few years,
to handle the entire shipping trade Of
the southwest part of the country.
With this prospect in view the city has
recently spent s1,O00,0O0 in wharves.
The depth of water at the harbor en-
trance is twenty-five and onehalf feet
at low tide, only two feet less than at
San Francisco, but the bottom is mere
ly sand and mud so that when the gov
eminent completes the jetty now build
ing 1t will be easy to deepen the chan
mel SO that the largest vessels afloat
may enter safely. at any time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11
MERCHANTMEN.
Chi. list does not include coa.,

tTniS list does not include coasterU.D
Adderley, Br. bk., BerQuist, Newcastle,
October 3.
Abbey Palmer, Am. bk., Uhlberg, New
castle, September Is.
Challenger, Am. sp., Gould, New York,
September l.
Clan Macpherson, Br. sp., Macdonald
Newcastle, October /.
Dominion, Br. bk, Rodd, Newcastle, Oc-
tcber 8.
Enterprise. Am. schr.. San Francisco.
August 26.
Euterpe. Am. sp., Sachs, Newcastle. Sep
TENDER Is.
Fort George, Am. sp., Morse oyster Har-
Dor, September Is.
Fresno. Am. bk., Peterson, Newcastle, Oc-
tober 10.
Dor, October 3.
olympic, Am. bk., Gibbs, San Francisco,
September %.
Rosamond, Am. schr., Ward, San Fran
cisco, October g.
r p. Rithet, Am. bk.. McPhail, San Fran
cisco, September r.
StJorn. Nor. bk., Ellefsen, Newcastle,
September 30.
sebastian Bach. Br. bk.. NaEasaki. Feb
ruary IL.
September q.
Star of Russia, Am. sp, Mortensen, New
castle. October g.
w G. Irwin, Am. bg., Generaux, San
Francisco, September g.
w, II. Dimond, Am. bktn.. Hanson, Sar
Francisco, September 30.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-03-16
PUERTO KICANS ANXIOUS.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from San Juan de Puerto Rico says:
Commercial distress in Puerto Rico is
Increasing as legislation far the relief Of
the island is being delay i 10y the Con-
gress of the United States.
The 100000 appropriation will help
the road contractors and the laborers III
the country districts, but they must wait
weeks before even they can benefit in such
distribution.
1t is maintained here that quicker relief
would come through the passage of a free
trade bill, for that would allow the move
ment of crops and restore importation and
expectation, now completely stagnated.
This is the unanimous sentiment of the
business community and that of many
American officials.
Nearly every order for goods has been
Cancelled because of the uncertainty of
what action Congress finally will take.
The residents of Puerto Rico are still
hopeful of free trade legislation. They
also want some measure passed for the
establishment of civic government. They
strongly oppose the elimination of that
feature of the Foraker bill in the Senate.
Fear of commercial panic because of no
free trade is what the people are most
heavily laboring under. General Davis is
cautious about expressing opinions which
might be construed as criticiSiDg Congress
or the President, but he has not changed
his mind regarding the original recommen'
dations.
Regarding the 100000 appropriation
it is the universal opinion that the amount
is palliative ard will not fully meet the
situation, which is an economic one.
The cry of the people is for legislation
which will allow Industrial recuperation