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L. Beauman, ass slant engineer OF the
Santa Fe. was in the city yesterday.
H. NJ Mayo. chief of the Literary ae-
partment of the Southern Pacihc, Is ID
New Orleans.
General Passenger Traffic Manage,
Morse OF the southern Pacific is expected
hack from Cincinnati tomorrow
J.. R. Dillon, commercial agent OF the
Santa re is out on the skirmish line try
ing to capture several big shipments.
w. II. Taylor, general freight and pas,
senger agent of the Houston EAST anc
West Texas has returned from trip u
the interior.
Contractor Sc5tt. who is building tn'
"missing Link" which will connect tn'
Santa re and its newly acquired road
the Kaysee. was in town Yesterday.
Gus Richter. advertising agent in TN
literary bui eau OF the Southern Paclnc
has fat wheel and moves IKE locoho
tive br Ike down on one side. He wa
run over by a a cyclist and the Dixie ois
located his knee cap.
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actions at the stock exchange on Wedne9j,,
dny rose TO about 800. 900 shares, though j.
ix believed that the actual amount on th9t
dav was fully 1000 600 shares. making II me
largest single days business N .he ms,
tow ~ the exchange Closing firm on
Wednesday next day IL developed iurth"i
ect5yity and a large demand for stocks, de-
spite the signs that tho enthnsiSSSml. WAS WAS
,hora were indications that manipulatiNe
interests we're active on the bull side, par,
ticuiarly in stocks Ike Brooklyn nams
Transit Manhattan or sugar, a. wn'vh AZ, w
bears were numerous. Large buying orneis
seemed TO appear at concessions and me
activity, though on a smaller scale wsS SUI SUI !
ncently quiet to indicate tho continue
presence Of the public ,ters
The industrlals were features ana NY.
apneared to be feeling that tho ele, n
was strong point in favor OF su'n ,n S'o, cy,
nansion in the iron and other trades
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
The Iron Markets Are In 90 Encouraging
Condition Again.
FAILURES ARE SILL ON The INCREASE
A Hcnvy Cut In the Prices of Refined
sugar Brings standard Gran
ulatcd TO 5.6o.

New York, November Or G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review OF trade tomorrow viii
say:
Iron markets are in an encouraging condi-
ton. No violent speculation is threatened
but in numerous instances better demand
has caused small advances. The most no
,aple change thus far is in pig iron, which
is eagerly sought at all markets., large con-
tracts being placed at 20c to 5oc ton above
the bottom point recently uuotro In parHa-
~ MANUFACTURED forms. sucn as pars plates
and beams. Improvement is definite whlie
large building operations Will Keep suucturai
material moving freely More snips arr
d tanned and bridges require quantities. OF
material. Railroads are buying most pro-
duets freely orders for export are numerous
and foreign makers have been compelled x
reduce rates tor steel rails spot COTTON
has not advanced as expected on the sp
roach OF frost. Actual damage has no
come and belief in u current yield oil lo'VVV'
90 bales is stronger. British exports o. yarns
! ana Goth In october showed loss haAlh'
tne total for the year very heaNy go,
| Russian ports send out wheat rsely' Az
! even IN Argentina the outlook Tor the ctol
| is less ulscouraglng although the quniC
| In some districts win DO inIer'or' opocu'a
| i've selling mere for foreign account meet
| every ADVANCE ana expor.s are behlnu ias
year g. Western recelp.s are ialry iHs,
! hut the movement OF corn INTO sisht az
! ouL of the country is extremely light
I A neavy cut IN the prices OF rehneu suga
by all the large interests brings sCahuar
/ formulated to 80.
Speculation in hides appears out OF pre-
! nortlon 10 the business in boots and shoes
/ prices at Chicago have advanced Tor SON
months. with scarcely any reaction an
leather has only partially responded whi
boots and shoes average me same pro
ms two months ago, when the bottom W.
reached after long season oil ueeiihln
vaiues. =,
New England shops are doing well at pres
emit but any attempt to secure better gu
,ations promptly restricts business Suii
ments from Boston are slightly uhuer
,ent weeks, but there are ample orders,
/ long as goods do not respond 10 more e.
pensive raw material. This STATE OF ana
can not continue indefinitely. ALREADY VA
ter weather is making havoc with texu
industries and almost counterncts the eie
tons 49,, A.
q There is more activity in wool than II
time last year. Manufacturers buy N mo
GRAFTON, but sales at the three chiei baste
markets reached s,13l 900 POUNDS. Prices
a steady and holders are confident aithou'
heavy stocks are available. No.
Failures for the week were %uo
!, the United states against io7 In
wear and is in Canada against
last year.
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THE SUNSET LIBRARY.
Something of n Clever Collection OF
Railroad stories.

Something of n Clever toiiecho" VI
Railroad stories.
"The Sunset Library" as the seVerai
hooklets issued by the literary department.
of the Southern Pacific are called' iorhh'
very interesting collection and one
which reflects great credit ON Mr.. II NJ
Mayo, chief CT the department VINO wrote
the stories and arranged the various ~
tle volumes "Begue's and New orleans
Cookery" one of the most attractive Oh
the lot. has already been mentioned S'
,enptb in The Post. The Vesper Bell Oh
,ha pecos' is a clever tale of tradition
nj the Pecos untry which has been tolu
of before. but never so interestingly "s
IA the present instance. , tha
,Another miniature volume. bearing tne
unconventional, to say the ieast VI 49,
,atle of "Nit!" is dedicated to the pas
eenger fraternity of the United STATES 'nu
;s a collection of fairy tales alIeeeu -
have been told by prominent passensei
traffic officials, whose real names 90,
thinly disguised by the addition OF syI'
shle or a few letters to each. "A Matter
| Of Health" has to do with the West IeXa'
country as a summer resort and IN lt
relation TO pulmonary complaints. IN IN
| are reproduced two articles from -
psf. In THE opal-Eyed Aztees ML
Mayo tells pretty romance OF the For
Davis region which shows unusual aniine
on his part. New orleans and us Curlon
ity shops is title which explains ,'sei
''ihe White indians" IS a wen o0,o ws
~ tpo Yaoua country in which some we
Known characters figure and whlch ca
not fail to interest those who read IT, ..,,,
Among Tiers in the collection are ,, I'm
oId Ahsinthe House" Vendetta Alley
and "The French Opera" They are d
we'll worth perusal'
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'thENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

". SPECIAL to The Post.)
.lvetton. ''a''u ilo'a''o 'D'''
ier Galveston.
~ ", Point Passed: steamer Nigretia
ll Sou sabine Pass for Rotterdam.
/ FL lavender s,-Sailed: Sheldrake
~ ,srsfS eo. November A. Sailed; KEEL
rsss1fl, for Galveston.
~ = Arrived; Hispania (Swedishl.
pnoni PrOteus (Am.), from New
m - ssso tAm.). from New York; Cayo
y ,. IT m Plymouth via p rmuda
''s M Glendevou (Br.), from RIO de
ninkheld tBr.l, from Shields
~ lSl from Havana; Montenegro
r reiH roVs Natal, Africa: suldsl tNor.),
nina a.' sailed: California CBr), for
w Gussie tAm), for Cienfuegasi
~ lAml, for New York: Lacroma
Il, 'Of trieste, Venice aud Flume via
~ news; saltwater (Am.), fol
= Nvltez Mount Royal (BrD, for
4 astronomer (Brl, for Liverpool
Al AMI for Boston; Arkadia (Am.)
Juan Via Mayaguez ana Ponce
m ~ Nicaragua (Nor), for Ceiba
~ sNg,J, Tor Puerto Cortez; Beverly
mai rport Limon; Copella (Br1, fol
~ rsssed: Hylas. from ST. Vincent
VERDE, for Galveston.
~ \ November 9.-Arrived: Penn
VI from Hamburg.
AfrVed; L'Aquitaine, from New
ka,tsV wsn.-Arrived: Campania, frou
-nno, ior Liverpool and proceeded.
lseiled: Tauric. for New York
Nj arrived; Commonwealth, fror
mr-
-Arriyed; Patricia. from Ne'
Nv Ys salied' Anchorls, from Glasgo'
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Alvin Locals.

Alvin, Texas, November 9--rhe hne
Cummings residence on Lee avenue
which was badly wrecked by the storm,
Is being torn down Mr.. Cummings Will
build several rent cottages on the block
occupied by his residence and also build
himself another niuo home this winter
Mr. A. w. Wilkinson, who has been DO
ing business in the Stacy building on
fIardie street, has moved to his new
building just completed on Garden street
Mr.. T. c. Edwards has a force OF car
renters at work rebuilding his store
house on the corner of Willis and sea''
streets.
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THE IRON TRADE.
is ARain FIourishing and Larg
saIes Are Being Made.

sales Are Being Made.
New York, November s.--Bradstreets TO-
morrow will say:
There is a stronger tone in cotton ana
wool. the former largely because Of reports
of fears Of crop damage, while the latter is
6rm at former quotations in a volume OF
business equal to the lately enlarged total
cereals are as a whole dull and lack specu-
lative interest Wheat is practically uh
changed Corn is only :ractionally higher,
while hog products arc rather slow ana
weak. lev
1t is from that long time barometer OF
trade. the iron business, that relatively the
best reports as to the demand prices colir.
while considerable volume OF business "us
| undoubtedly placed previous 70 the election,
| the quantity OF sales reported since has beeu
| very satisfactory. Chicago reports ,he past
weeks sales OF pigs at 90 "u; ne ian t',st
! of any week this year. similar report
! comes from Birmingham, wnere ll0Uw IONS
are reported placed during the past ten days.
while Pittsburg reports the sales OF nnlsneI
| material the beaviest since last sprlhs' -
! similar report as 10 sales OF pig iron comes
from Cincinnati. The iron sales have oeeh
largely at an advance of zoe 10 Toe per TOD.
| while bars plates and structural mhterlai
have either been advanced or the makers
are now holding meetings to agree upon
prices. A large part of the business IN cruue
form is reported to have been on eSport ner
nrces abroad and the very high freight
rates heavy business has been done II
rails at full prices, but figures OF quahtiue'
are withheld.
some heavy sales Of bridge material ant
structural steel are reported at New forn
Hardware has moved rather better of late
other materials are uuleter;. except TN
, which is slightly higher after, the late weak
! ress Hopefulness as TO Improvement in fai
4 demand after cold weather arrives Is re
: ported In all sections. but nowhere is IN
en-
q south Despite the recent decline In cotton
the feeling in that section is notably chez,
a full In the West dry goods clothing, shoc
and hardware are rowing better. In tn
: East leather. shoes wool tooscco and cos
are Arm and the outlook for business Is re
: garded as favorable $50
: on the Pacific coast, export trade with OIL
Il new possessions and with Asia has bee
- good California reports the large are
J planted in grain helped ov the recent rain
=. Refined sugar is almost clone among u
lie staples lower on the week ~ l5c: but this
ID mainly due to the decreased prices OF ra
I'd sugars on enlarged supply
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ACTIVITY IN SECURITIES.
Commission Houses Were Among the
Conspicuous Purchasers.

Conspicuous Purchasers
New York, November D. Bradstreet's
financial review tomorrow will say spech-
lation awaited the presidential election with
confidence. despite nervousness in some
quarters and the hardening OF money on the
eve OF the election. The stock exchange
community. moreover, has, since the eier-
ton. celebrated tho triumph Of sound
money principles and the expectation OF fur
Their business prosperity by strong ana
active market At the end OF last week
there was a keen feeling due to higher
money and disposition TO strict specu-
latiye obligations, although the indications
were that the money interests had satisfied
themselves and were giving the market sup
port. On last Saturday and Monday the
market was strong, owing largely TO the
tendency OF shorts to cover.
IL was d fayorte theory win many oPef'
ators that the market had discounted Nc
Kinley's reelection and that realizing sale
would probably render lurlhsI lnlpIvNe
ment on the probable sound money victor,
Several houses with London connection
| made arrangements 10 send ORDERS 70 tha
market on Tuesday night, and as the out
come Of the election was so unmistakaole
| these facilities were made use OF extensively
The New York buying in London N IN
| earl, hours was estimated at 600Oe share
| and caused a sharp advances In American
rails. The market on this side opened ma
| terially higher than Monday,s close. with
| good deal OF excitement There was con
| Siderable profit taking, supplemented b
selling for London, with fairly large shor
offerings by traders. The reaction, now
ever, failed TO appear, mainly because 9
the large buying public which made us ap
pearance Commission houses were conspieu
Gus purchasers, the conclusion being ina
the election mad brought tho public bee
/ fnto tho market In full force. The oherlnE
We're readily absorbed and the record trans
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FRAUDS BEING PENETRATED
. Menace 10 Health that the fuoic
should Help Suppress.


Everv one knows more or less about
Buffalo Lithia Water
This famous water has the Endorsement
of probably more physicians in the United
states and Great Britain than anything
of a similar nature today on the, market.
Some unscrupulous dealers seeing an
onnortunity of enriching themselves at
,he exnense OF the public, and to the
detrtment of their customers health,
have resorted to refilling Buffalo Lithia
water bottles with ordinary water. by
doing this they are not only i2juring the
good name OF Buffalo Lithia Water, nut
are often creating serious trouble In giving
notients who need the medicinal effects
Of Buffalo Lithia Water water that not
| only will fail to accomplish the results
looked for but often In itself Will create
| harm. ,,.
Springs Virginia, has onered reward
of $500 to anyone who will give him sur
Nciept evidence of fraud, to bring abou
the conviction of anybody offending i
the above manner, and cautions the pub
lie tn beware of buying Buffalo Lith
water from any but dealers of unques
toned character and responsibility.
II should be borne in mind that But
falo Lithia Water is sold In half-gal
Ion bottles and no other way, and tina
water sold from the siphon. or In gof
let's or in any other way whatsoeve
,s not the genuine. Every cork OF tn
Genuine Buffalo Lithia Water Is brande
! either Spring No. or Spring No. 2. an
! upop each cork is the seal which heal
: the trade mark. and again the numb'
ell / or 2, according to the Spring fro
which that bottle has been filled.
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Me.,honnd nn.e situntion.

Il is understood that the last mee'ius
OF the westbound committee of the trunk
lines was very unsatisfactory on 'he ouo9
ton of the rest ration and maintenance
OF rates. At the present time ser'ous
trouble confronts the managers wno a. e.
not in accord and no little d'plonia~ :.
work Will have to be done IN o.eV a
oombatiye state of mind. There may De
some interesting developments " those
who are laborlng for harmony faii 10 re-
store confidence and good feeling aho"s
the discordant elements.
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roIlRIsr sLEEPER.

There is a tourist sleeping car leaving
san Antonio at p. m. on Monday, Thurs
day and saturday and leaves Houston at
a. m. on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
running through 10 Washington City
Without change. The rate for double
berth from San Antonio Is $500 and Hous-
ton 81 to Washington ID. =; Two parties
con occunv enc berth at the same rate
This elegant car is CARVED through L
washington on the Southwestern vesti-
hule limited. over the Southern Rail
wav Only thirty-iour hours from New
orleans 10 Washington and forty hour
n New York. These sleepers are be-
coming quite popular. me ,urn,sning
| are the same as Pullman stahdhrd.
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DISCRIMINATION IN RATES.
Hearings 10 he Given Before inter
state Commerce Commission

state commerce toh"
The interstate commerce commission
has aged hearings in cases Involving Vio-
lations of the interstate commerce law
as follows: business Mems League oil St
! on,s against the santa Fe and other rail-
roads, at Washington, December 10; r. PAM a.,
er's Dock Hay and Produce Board Oh
Trade against the Pennsylvania and other
roaIs at New York City, November ~.
milton Fiory against the Central halirot
- Naw Jersey New York City, November
"a. the proprietary Association Of Amer =.
ca against the New York Central e. al. a. az :
chicago November 10; Proctor Gamo,
comnany against Cincinnati, Hamilton ana
Dayton railroad; washington ass Moyem the
Chesaneake and Ohio Railroad company
,Washing ton. December 4; fiye cases
lCharles P. Freeman against various i Inhn.
chicago. N vember 10; Charles II: Jonn'
son of Norfolk. Neb,, against the Cnlcaso
liNiilwaukee and st. Paul Chicago NoVem
Der 20. 49, a. that O
the ST Louis Business Mems Le'Ns
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BUSINESS MATTERS
.s.,rnment mt Hampstead.

Hempstead, Texas, November Iii H.
who has been in the grocery
business here for the past year hled a
assignment in the county clerk
Office yesterday in which he conveys 10
d. A. Wood, assignee. his entire stock
of goods, etc, for the benefit OF an
creditors. LIABILITIES $9l6ss; assets tss-
.i,,atodl S1SO
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Galveston Notes.

Galveston. Texas. November Do ~
Carringer has been appointed CONNER
clal agent of the Cuff. Colorado ana SANTA
Fe Railway company at Waco, vice a.
r. Sanford. deceased. Mr.. Carrinser mas
been soliciting freight agent for the Ssns'
Fe at Sar Antonio He will be suceeeu-
ed there by Mr.. l.. 7 Crane, VINO mas
been connected with the genera m""-
ayers office in this city -,
e. S. Beard. travelling freight apens
Of the Fort Worth and Denver roau' i'
In town
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Expreu, Company want. Rates.

Austin. Texas, November o. Mr.. j.
A. Russ Of the Pacific Express cotnpa"'
appeared before the railroad commission
today and asked the commission 10 give
his company the same rate from Lareuo
to common points in Texas as the Weils,
Fargo company has from Corpus Cnr,st'
&c common points on fruit ana vegetables.
He says the present rates operate asdin',
the growers in the Laredo locaiity anu
In favor OF Corpus Christi people
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,,.,un,u.nt Mt Grapevine.

BRENNAN. Texas, November '.--orop
failures in this section are beginning
to tell ON business interests very rapidly
The assignment OF Mrs. j Il. tucker "'
Chappell Hill was reported In theso
columns Yesterday Today w. Fl. Wcde-
meyer, doing a general merchandise ous'
mess at Greenvine. filed an assignment
naming william Wendt as assignee La
bilihes foot up s390S96, Assets arc
scheduled at $4,000, OF which s2SOo is stocF
and $500 notes and open accounts r"i'
lowing is the list OF oredhors' ,.oo.
Mrs. Mary LAS. Giddings. $500; j.
Resented Clothing company, Galveston
s1s719; Galveston Shoe and Hat com
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Exprcs, business. Good.

While the express companies are not
rushed as they were when the fruit ana
vegetable crops were being moved. they
are by no means Idle and are now begin
ming to move the FISH and oysters. Inc
Pacific Express company is handling large
quantities. of oysters out Of West Wego.
La. and the blvalyes from there are said
to be fat and delicious.
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That cnt,Ie syndicate AEnrn.

Fort Worth, Texas November u
George b. Loving left tonight for New
York for the purpose of further prosecut-
ing the big OOOO 900 cattle syndicate
deal. He believes he will be able to close
up the transaction, although ne wouo
rive ont nothing definite as TO hts plans
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Freight s.rrice Open.

Calvert, Texas November 9,-The Cal"
vert Waco and Brazos Valley road has
announced freight service over its Marin
eytensi n. Three large crews are KEPT
busy now fu facing the track, putting II
in frst class shape.
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Corpus Christi, Texas. November "a
stiff norther preceded by an ominous
looking cloud and drizzling rain struck
here this forenoon. 1t has been drizzling
throughout the day and the mercury has
dropped considerably tonight.
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tn Cnmhnt The Hent.

Hot weather will not debilitate and
PROSTATE II you viii keep your nervous
system toned up and invigorated with
valerie PHOSPHATE QuININE tab
let's Does not cause nervousness OF
ringing in the head; 20 cents.
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A Gale at Rockport.

Rockport, Texas, November "a north
east gale struck Rockport this morning
and has been blowing hard all day. the
weather being cloudy with light rain.
District court met yesterday and finish
ed its business and adjourned today.
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COMMISSION ORDERS.
Formal Notice of Public Hearing
lis Given.

Formal Notice of Public Hearing
lis Given.
Austin. Texas. November 9.-The rail-
road commission today issued the fol-
lowing notice of hearing with references
to fiat cars for hauling lumber:
1t is ordered that notice be and the
same is hereby given to all persons In
terested that the railroad commission OF
Texas will. on Tuesday, November TO-
1900, at its office in Austin, take up and
consider the matter of an allowance 70
be made to shippers for stakes places
by Thorn on fiat cars 10 prevent lumber
from falling off en- route.
1t has been proposed that such allow
ance be made as follows.
| For each carload of rough lumber
sept.
For each carload of dressed Lumber
$11.sS.
II it is found proper to make any al
lowance the commission will consider the
various items employed TO make up the
amounts, with the view of deciding upon
a correct allowance TO be made IN eacl
case.
All persons interested in the matter
set forth above are requested To pre-
sent to the commission, on or before tins
day OF the hearing, their views in regaIS
to the same.
The railroad commission of Iexas
haylns In pursuance OF notice containe'
in circular No. 1882 taken up ana con
sidered on October 2, 1900, the maue
of a schedule of rates for the frahspo.
tation by railroads, between points i
. Texas, Of carload shipments of empt
barrels and kegs, and having thereatte
fully deliberated upon such matter ma
this day decided that there is, at Uni
time no occasion for any change In %
rates on empty barrels and Kegs pre-
scrtbed in the existing commonly lari
, No. 19-A, and such rates snaii relhaI
in force until otherwise oraereu US VI
commission.
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which complains to the commission ina.
the carload and lese than CARLOAD 'a
from ST. Louis to the Pacihc eoss NJ
relatively unjust and bear unouis y"
shipper Of less than carloads,
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M. rave home on journey without
IN. " chamberlaln's Collie. Cholera
/. -0ea Remedy, 1t is almost GER
J Ii, needed and can not be pro-
aie you are on board the cars OF
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Il. 3. 4 w. It. II. II.

duna Central Depot
"A N Express Train Arrive 6.A5 a m
E.',.,r Kansas City AMI Clnclnnad.)