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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20

Ordlnary. .....,.45s
Good orGnary..5M
Low mlddling. .5ss
HaSre-Spots clos
tOTsh Yesterday
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FuneraI of AIcxnnder Ferss''

Palestine, Texas. January 49,
mains Of Alexander Ferguson Z II
tered at East Hill! this mornins: 4,
sent in beautiful floral tributes
crozier delivered an iinpresshs
sermon at the residence.
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nhin OH Wells.

Since tho completion Of the f'si ~ N
Lima, Ohio. some years ago. the "
Der Of oil wells drilled in Ohio -
4 The total production has g =
40. oe0,ot barrels. and st soc Dor p4'''
tesenis a capital OF seie.0oo.pv2'
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New York. January 19---WheaI,,..aa'sl
S9,O00; exports 10000 Spot duh: ~ NJ
.si4 {, o. b, afloat; No. 2 red ~ VI
No. l Northern Duluth S5ls l.. 0. a.,
no. l hard Duluth SSM +. 0. D. a.', Z.
TONS opened firm on covering, ~
70 subsequent unloading and TuisSS ,rc
what weak all the forenoon uns3
Northwestern receipts, CLOSED Wa W., I,
partial y net advance, January - u
!Sh; May 79A July 1874. Leatns'
Hemlock sole. Bueuos Ayres, lseel
weights, 2id25; acid 2SisG2iis, Oo sss Z,
o;i-Dull; prime crude 26hq2' piip'
Kansas City. January i9,--Wheea' "A 4
H66A cash No. hard 6alsReo; s,s.z
SO. Corn-May 36k cash No, ws
No. . white a6h. Oats-No. W. y
2GA. Wheat ~, 400; e ~
cats 10000. sh.pments-Wheat 49,
q, 200; oats 6O00.
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THE PRICE OF COTTON.
Present Values Can Be Paid and Splnners
Still Make Money.
A FURTHER ADVANCE SEEMS VERY LIKELY
Every Little Decline Causes Invest
ors To Make "a Rush 10 Buy-spin-
ners Need Cotton.
tspseial 70 The pnst.A

this week has been very much what might
have been expected OF It, the tendency wayer-
ing and the sentiment while lntrinsicaly
bullfsh at times appearing to be OF ex-
acuy the opposite character. The commodity
IS, In fact, alta level where the quotations
Tor futures may so un or down without cf-
feet and cause little anxiety to those who
look upon the situation from either stand
point
oriinstance, on Tuesday everything on the
exchange looked decidedly pesslmlstll and as
II lower figures were 10 order. but later on
IL the week decidedly roseate coloring APP
peared As a broker explained Il to Tho
Post correspondent today: 80 long as no
decided tendency is apparent we can afford
TO scalp on momentary market conditions.
A move Is In order but until II takes place
either side OF the market is more OF less
safe
What is happening. however. Is that the
staple Is working to bet,er figures The
very haste that shorts display in covering ON
the slgE1ost advance not only shows the
general feeling but. helps to display it. To-
day bear Is one who hanga at the rngsde
OF the New York exchange watching for
every point, ready to desert his position and
"4'I' J." IT, iutIt IL sohc
4Nue iuohey 10 be made each day perhaps
do the market reacts downward, but every
one VINO assumes TINS position knows that he
~ Hhely 20 De caught in some approa hing
advance tia, would wipe out the profits
OF many deals. l. Is not a feeling that Is
easy to dissect but nevertheless 10 exists,
rhere Is an actual looking 10 the moment
when an upward move is 10 become rcullty,
exactly how OF why meme ara willing To OK
plain. Cotton nss earned right tn re-.
spec. In To last Few ycars there has not
been move THAT produced disaster TO a
weH marEli co holder Of .optra.ts. n has
foupa , .ons,,ntIy higher iovci and ,,l,l,y
the course Of prices AZ a glance +, mcnns
that the saplc IN bales has added at ie,st
SO per con. I'm ifs nnoted yalue aimee s,,
1891. THIS re,ord Is one giving nromiso Coz
the future. II al least. cstnhlfshcs tho f,,,
that present eEuros arc b,sod ,,nop actual
worth and manfpuI,iions or market con1l-
tons. In other vopde o5thopt ,b, a,c.,,I,
tive contradictions brirc t,kor p,to s,c,nr,
IL "a ,air 70. affirm that the con,p,od,,,. n,o,i,
hold At 7nnr,,vi,,.tciv rho roiprfr, rrics b,~,,
IN New yorl today +. ts tho ro,l,g,t,o, =,
+his ,b,4 .,u.o. ,h, sr,,,,s, ,,,I ,t.,,,., ~
ao,lyry ,t This Time
Tb, "coitor f,,ni,, tb.or,. ,, ,. "a D.. ..
'"'Y''' "' o. 70 ''NH-
N''"l5 spoken ol mere Us ak"'h taxing hold
and there is good reason for IT'S doing 80.
Tho conmoditv lie s,r,ni, hot,, mo, 49,,
- - ,.'''' NV" W. as
~ appears All entre fhanSe OF front has
taken place among the sutnners ANY con-
tention uoV ,b,t tne, can maj cord,,c, ,b,,.
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JOB RHoMr RANCH sn1.n-

For, worth, Texas January l9-J. G. Bur
ton Of this city soaay closed a deal Whereby
no comes into possession OF the Joe Rhome
ranch in Erath county. There are $50 head
OF high grade Hereford cat.l on the place
The consideration was 81. 900.
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London, January 10. -Consols for money
o6ss for the account 96is: bar silver steady
at 20 1850 per ounce. Money 2m2Is per
cent Discount In the open market for
short bills per cent; three months bills
AJAX per cent.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. January 9.-Cattlc-Receipts
55J. % calves. Market nominal; native beef
steers T.. %. $3.50, stockers and feeders $500
az 10; Western fed steers 4,00n5. 10: Texas
and Indian steers 3 .j0ai.50. Texas and In
dian cows 2.50a3.75. bulls 3,00ni.25; calves
4 sea 90. Hogs-Recepts 1900; market
steady. top 5.37la bulk of sales 530Q5. 30 {.
heavy j.S9G5.37i@i mixed packers 5.25Gl5 35 ;
! ght q l5d5 25 pigs i.j0di.S5. Sheep-Re
celpts 100; market strong; Western lambs
25a5 80; Western wethers i.001450; year
4 81
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METALS.

~" York, January la.--r dull At s.es;u
i's w and s2ci,er inactive NJ i.S5's aud .osif
80 80 Ies pecuyeiy Copper quiet. si7 for Lake
SUPERIOR and SiS 80 for casting: big iron
warrants Ne.osais.So
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DRUGS AND CHDv1c,Ie

sss5Y I,n q SS9Iioe Der ounce bottle hS r,o.a,,
sSraS per pound f IN S. poT ounce
galton as !, q 10 in barrels casror ia packages.
per hundsess auon Packages epson s s;5O per
per gallon su IL Sar;si alcohol Sc s 7os %
alum 2lso per pound y, 81 per 100 in barrels
aieohp, u. ~ IN barrels: camnbor Saltpetre e
opium 81 $40 ~ gum opium sSs5. 'U Dovd wood
n bottles cS si2rlSoio acid 4OTsS per epw nn,
Delivered Texas onm, carbide $500 per p oW
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current Quotations on Round Lots OF
SfapJe Commodities.

These quotations are revised daily ana tneir
correctness can be relied upon. The prices
are those ruling in Houston wholesale mar
kets
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St Louis, January 19--Catte-Rete! pts 1000
including sON Texans Market steady; native
chipping and export steers 4.6jG5 70; dressed
beef and butcher steers 4.10a5.i0 steers I'M
der 1000 pounds ,. 75G4 IS; stockers and feed
ers 2.50d4 So COWS and heifers 00d4. 80;
Gamers .25Gr2, -; bulls . 00d3 GO; Texas and
indian steers 3 iCd3 %; cows and heifers
2.35n3 ~, Hogs-ReCe pts $500; market
weak to 5c lower. Pigs and lights 5.25m530;
packers 5.3od5. 30; butchers 6.25a5 45 Sheen
-Receipts none market nom nal: native
mu tons 3.S5di. % lambs 4.50d5 SO; culls
and bucks 2.00G4. %; stockers 2.O0d3.O0.
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CRANBERRIES-Cape Cod, craze
3.75: barrels $40. 00Gl1 90.
GRAPES-Malaga, half barrel. ~ ="
So l5PT 80: Catawbas. BIB. basAsA'
l0-basket carriers 500. I'D
LEMoNS--California. extra fancy ~
hox. ~
oRANGEs-Nayels. ss.ooas.S'; sew
So 1898 90.
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,,, Whiie receipts OF stock have been mar,
surplus and market closes today about ha NJ
ot stock We anticipate similar condi, GSnS
We, VoiJ,ns week, with present quctotio5S
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changed; stock lts,S9a ''"ss uu-
10Y i,oT ordinary. = 5-is Middliug ......sH
Cocoa ordlnary.,s I-id Middhug fair 'iN.
-" sales '..,,,...,lSi
New York Spots closed dun; pri,ss ~
up; stock a,2ii P''-es isc
1000 ordlnqiy.s i5-h Good mlAdlinR 40 s.is
Low mddling . a-i6 Middling rsir igs.
Nldnling~n ~ ISLES ,......tfJ
New otleans.Spois closed arm; prices l.lse
Low ordinary Niddliux as
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HOUSTON.

Following are live stock quotations for tb,,
market as furnished by the Box Saundrrs
commission company, successors to Box Bell
saunders Commission company:
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COFFEE.

No : ir SSfk, January s-cofse--spot dur,
= opened auie; WITH ,r, 'uons snssl
March v,t Us. lever, inulndinE January 3 ~
6 O.; per.,, May $50, July as 0ctober
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New YORK, January ~ Tho weekly state
ment Of averages o. the associated banks
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nouu,on Daily statcmcr,,
Houston Rniironh Rccclp,.

reiiowing are the receipts OF cotton nv tns
various railroads entering the ely, B,Ies
Houston and Texas Central N esi
International and Great Northern '' SS1
galveston Harrisburg and san Antonin "a
houston East ana West Texas .... al
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass -
missouri Kansas and Texas .........,,l Ss,
Total -
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soos, lA, January i,-rhs week IN DIR,
N'' ''0''' with an average .msup, .,
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II VIII also be interesting to note the toll
lowing Interview with It conservative eng
'fA authority, who 10 speaking Of the cot
ton industry in connection with Lanca shire
ana The United States and the Southern
states In pdrti u!ar sad IN contemplating
I' Norlu"ido unanimty With which Lanca-
mtn' y p,t-emlhento IS challenged, Il IS as
wei IN ms as IN most other induSt ries To
ENo special heed to tho United States And
u tlls case We should turn our particular
bH1e TO the southern States. The Northern
MUS IN tho Fail River district are prusner-
Jug Wea enough, but there are no sigma OF
'ihporRut growth there, Il is otherwlsr 'r
the Southern States however, which paye
tnN Vakeh to the spinning and manutac-
eulv OF the raw material which they used 10
produce eNclus.vely for the outside world IN
make profits on. We were assured ahout n
year ago mat the Southcrnprs intcDtnJ ~
increase their spndlcs at the rate OF 01, G,o
year until they got the worlds suppiy ~
49," E'oua IN their hands. We doubt N
NV rosy dream 10 ever going 10 he realized
ana the new spndles recently orsrted ,re
hot al the rate named: but certainly We rnn,
l0uh Tor serious competition from the Soutb
eern states They have the raw material at
lhelr doors; they have new-found energy ma
capital, thoy have an enormous suppiy Of
cheap labor available. though al prc.e,,t n
appears That some difficulty is cNpericnred il,
getting skilled labor, they have l-enor1ti,,
ShtIh.ng, an excellent water supply though
virginia has recently suffered from n laSt
~ TINS respect and tho humid Ger has dem
wuS.tale1 me possibility OF spnnng ard
manufacturing IN the climate OF Gsors3, ana
the Carolinas II was at the eNpasi4irns Of
Auahta and Augusta, in 1881 aud 1850 Thai
snu INDUSTRIAL possibilities OF ,he South we're
nrat impressed upon public notice. The rev
sp'ndes which were to begin work i'm tb,
last months of last year or are shorfi, ~
Soinmnone9 onerations will bring the total
splndles In the South up to b,ig IN, ~
course this compares with Iancashi~o IN
Up,Oe, but 1t Is also n time OF detarn,i,,,,1
and rapid growth.
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EVIDENCES or STRENGTH
In Cotton Market We're Exhibited
Throughout the session,

New York, January Is.-The cotton market
opened Arm. with prices to 10 points high.
er, and exhibited many evidences of under-
lying strength pretty much throughout the
session. Speculation later was sluggish. The
South. Europe and room bulls. however, sup
ported the market with great confidence on
every sign Of a reaction. Other influences
which brought about the initial advance wer,.
buiitsh public and private cables from I,iy-
srpool and small port aud interior receints.
Reherations OF reports that spot eotion
South was hardening on Increased exnnr,
demand and predictions for very light mort
arrivals next week helped 10 crente n
friendly feeling toward the market AMONG
nesitsnt Wall street and Western parties .
weekend stGtenents from American and
fneiisn cotton mills were cheerful beyond
the ,n-aght this week at 200, 900 to 2i0.c0
AZ compared with 226.3I5 last week. $40 al
iast year, 2eo,6lo in 1899 ana 27s,3e0 In iSes
Tue market for futures closed quiet with
prices net unchanged 10 points higher
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE

IVSs no.
Al Houston; Selling At 4 premium; buying
al s., s91e. 90 discount
AZ New orleans; Selling at 81 IS premlsm,
buying at Il discount
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Market continues favorable on all classes
| Of fat cattle; receipts light Calves wantod
Top eornfed hogs 100 pounds and up wanted
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New York Money.
New York. January is,--Nfoney On cali
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Good middlins 3 1915
Middling fair. .1oh

.Liyerpool-Spots closed l-Isd up. sales 1000
Of which 1900 were American; SPECULATION ana
EXPORT 900; imports 10000 Of which $500 were
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frrm curb G, curb throughout tho Width
u..h vRuk " 'hrcc inches 10 thickness
hy twelve inches Vide. ami plandlE
.h- .tn,sIuE A. 'hr intersection II C'm-
utr,tl stree, with sixth a,rycl 30 DE
mU With ,hrfeut cNcvp, the portion
thereof covered by 'hr hls walks. with
tlm.lir plaukHE An material used 10
-ad improvement, shall bc good sound
"a nr yellow nr lumber and sail In,
.rltvmrHg except a. hcfciu otherwise
prov. lcl rhall conform 81 mo require
mrpb u neral ordinance No isoi. IN
rotation o. tho lmproysmyn, ~ streets
That the chnJa had expenses " making
-al Improvement, shall hc hvgrayci hy
special assessment upon the lots. ianla
ami premises abut,ing upon ani other.
Wise brDrntri by said improvement.
uta-fa A according O. INC estimated benz
rn.B which aAi district n lots, iaAia
and rrrwisru % be assessed % dcirAy
thr cps,s and expenses NJ said improve
mont 10 az follows irTwll. Commercial
AZ n. northeast corner ~ iot nvc t5l.
.n bl,rk twenty-five t2sl. ana running
.hrn.r west i1 the northwest cor4or "
lli SIX tO 10 block iwcaly. one tsO
th.nrr south 90 tho aouthwrn. corner "
,o, thrive 90 In block thirty tlnl, thence
east iu .h- n1uihcAs corner u lu, fnu'
90 ln block lWraly. nlnc tsDl thence
north % the place u beginning. ant
containing al N Tho north hair ~ block
- AMI l1ts 3 ard I IN block 30. and all
NJ thr south half ~ block p? ana lots
ami In hllck Il. all 10 the Town
,npv c.tb ~ Astoria a. lai nu' AMI
rrrrr'-i by John Mcclure ami extended
/ hy cyrus Olnry and which said ila
|trr. Includes all lots and lands aui
lrrmlsrs il bc aasrascd to iefray ,h'
raalt ami ,Npcas'n ~ making sail I'M
p-uy rmenl
Thb, the clly Surveyor II the 'i.y n
As'ar.a hi, been directed TO prepare ana
/ 1l. v.lh lhr Auditor AMI police judge
| 4 atd y,,y. estimates NJ the costs and
.yr-n7.n NJ constructing said Improve
mrnl bni plans AMI specifications f'r
! fN- uripn2I work
That this notice NJ The Intention NJ The
rup.l ,o make said Improvement. r
v.yru by publication To- ,hr Morning A.
rlln far eight days by order u shil
| Council. dlrcuag the same. the ffs.
puhll alton hrlnE In The issue ~ Aus
| .ih 1901 II f.. NELSON,
| Auli.pr and police iulRr NJ The 'iy ~
As'pft
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ot ,Ais marriage 10y proxy has been ~.
pcacily attacked IA AS much As Cen
eral MeNil In 1865 married Mrs Rmsty.
h' widow " Colonel \ e. Ramsly h'-
fore his death a United States army
o0lccr Three cblljrJp wcrc born SO
Mis-. Ramsay while she Vas Colonel
R,msay's wife. C3ryn,' Nj. ln's AMI
Alllt.
ras sac1ad NJ, HAVING l,l r0 March
a. 1895, the general married MIS- M'r'
jha w. Wc,gNm1n OF this tiy. WA,n
General McNIas Wit Was offered tr
probate in Dallas 1, was found p. hat
LEI, an his estate 90 Inca ana Nic' RAM
say MsXA Tn Ramsay McNl ss.r"
have nov M Tered 90 ,rm2rmls, ,hc
cas-, 8, - slll and ,he question nt Rs.
coping the terms cr c'mpr'mts' an'red
Is hslpg cousltr'j nN ,hr other sll'
I, is n,>,,hlt ,ha, an asrttmea, vlu De
reached before ,he r,urH ot Mr r''W.
man 20 Dallas mex, month according
60 statements hat ne has m1d' hgs'
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NOTABLE DEARTH OF BILLS
Purchase s., RENT, 30 Eugl-nl Atrse.yI
by kl.ai.ks God Rsce,2.s

NEW YORK. Aug. The Herald
says.
According go the bss, information the
advance a demand sterling was due go
,as necessity for demand bills agl.ns,
receipts II Klonlike gold, falling Al a
am wasn there IS a notably deir;n Of
bills .a ;ne market.
II. purchase u demand bills 10 remit
81 Ensi4ni .he proceeds OF he gold
mlas MO the coua;ry from The Kl3n-
l.k4 ana British Columbia adds A new
.a4-s 90 the present curious exchange
mark. ana .s Ap, to put ilnreren, as
l-,. upon The gold receipts from these
sections ,hlu tha. which has been orii-
-try placed upon them by Wall street.
aa-,- sl.4 from British COLUMBIA. the
k.galk- ami Alaska has been regard
% ls aiding So much new wealth TO the
country
As aXill.Gei by foreign bankers prac-
Ideally al the Klondike and British Co.
um5l ia and some OF that from Alas
IA IS produced either by mines owned
a-gey 5y British subjects 1r through
processes II getting the gold 10 the as
say .h-s the financial operations are
carrie! % through the Canadian bank
agencies So that the final proceeds ar
ll- 90 s'-- gn interests
!. ..1. United STATES was s,ill the pos
s-ssIr u .r-l.t balance abroad the pro-
dl..s rs -H- mines would go toward the
in.-gu e the credit and offset some
z me .a-um-rab,e International trans
4..Hs .-.Heen his ana foreign coun-
,-s a. rr-s-a, the various agencies OF
... m.c-- AMI banks are simply buying
wla! bills f)r the amounts Oh the
s.! r..-p.s aal renting the proceeds
.. mat Hly.
THIS ha- .57,r.butri considerably 20
.. strength 4 exchange though the
.a.H ll-- sun appears TO be the
hasa u sight sterling to NEE, ma
..a- ...s bills and the dear;h u bills
t- 's. rs-n, time which is attributed
g.. JILL! sales Il stocks delayed cot
.. -.--a.s. nd the decreased cora
.y'..
...s mas acted very erra,ically.
o.. a. asrg-nce u opinion exists
possibility II gold shipments
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MILLIONS WILL
Be INVOLVED
Big Sugar Refinery TO Be Built
in New York.
SITE HAS BEEN PURCHASED
New Jersey Riparian Commission Makes 4
Grant OF Five Hundred and Fifty
Feet Of River Front at
Pleasant Valley,
SITE HAS BEEN PURCHASED

NEW YORK. Aug 1T has been an
uounced iha, a: the las, session ot the
New Jersey State R!pauan Commission
a grant Of $50 fee; Of river from, at
Pleasant Valley, shor, distance south
% the For, Lee ferry was made -
George r, Ross and William Sprague.
This is believed 20 be 4 sequel 10 the
announcement; recently made by Roosr;
Crooks 4 Company of this city ;ha; they
were forming a company TO operate an
immense independent sugar refinery in
the interest Of western erocers.
Mr.. Ross who male the application
for the grant Of land was repgs scented
before the Riparian Commission BY
Lawyer E. I. Erickson, The latter said
{. was Intended TO erect on !; a manu-
featuring plant which would cos; hun
dreds Of thousanie Of dollars, He n
timated that the capital back Of the en-
terprise amounted 10 millions.
The commission fixed the price Of the
land a, $50 per foo;. the total being $S3,-
600 but offered q rebate Of SEQ a foo; n
cas- the purchasers should expeni $Soo- =
COO in the erection Of a plant within SIX
months. These terms were accepted and
Mr. Erickson said the purchasers would
hand over $4,000 with their formal ap-
plicauon and deposit a check for Sll,eol
20 he returned to them when The sum
stipulated had been expended IN tue
ulant.
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draw on 60 make the features ~ enter
Jalnmrn, attractive
The week viii oprn SUNDAY With pua.
itc worship al the broadway M.'hula.
church. conducted by Very Em.ncn, S..
j W cox, " Washington Iowa. sraui
HrrIa,- o, the grand cncampmsat
Monday w.,l De devoted 60 receiving
at hr drpols and rscor,lug ,o uuarl,r'
an arriving commanlcrIes The rreof'
committee 10 made up % COO sRrvar,
ken,ucklans
Monday nigh, VIII witness lhc iulugu.
ra, % festivities In thc formal spsn-
lng NJ headquarters u ,hc srauI come
maadcry %: Kentucky ln ,Ac cusor
house with a reception. Thls Is a .uny-
,,un .ha, VIII be- repeated each afternoon
ani nigh, luring the concayc. 400 welt
kn1wn kca,ucky matrous and ,hrIi
daughters serving on ,he reception o'u'
ml,scc al each one.
Tuesday morning th- hlg parade wl.
take place A, nigh, there VIII Doe a
reception A. The Masonic widows AMI
Orphans Home, n entertainer, at
Confederate Hall fireworks ard he nr'
ot series u excursions up lhc uhb
river
Tho competitive irll. the nr,l sine.
tho San Francisco conclavc In iNN3, 20
scheduled for "wednesday The Nv
prise trophies costing over 5000, Co b.
awarded were pu, On display by ln'a
jewellers today Commaaicrlrs from sli
Francisco, Denyrr Chicago. C,nclunlu
Pirkcr.burg. " Va. rlWburg ia.
Washington are entered ln ,nr lrl
Four United states army onlc,h' $50.
act aa Judges
on THURSDAY nigh. the grand ball wI.
hr given ., the Hpr7e show hul'l.ng
Friday win De- devoted go rlr 'r.w
through Kentucky 60 the Blue Gra.- rc
glun aad Mammoth Cave
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-08
A WAR or DESTRUCTION.

The war of devastation lu South AZ
rca Ia Hll continued, ana the towns
In the war swept regions are much
damaged by military operations War
ls terrible thing and the loss ot lIfo IS
appalling. Yet u ls nothing compared to
the destruction that II going on every
day by st1nIah, liver and bowel dis
orders. The number Of Victims to con-
s.pluoo. bIlousnes, dyspepsia, indlge7-
ZION and malaria outnumber those ol
war 1y ma1y thousands. There Is np
reason for ibis when Hostotter's S'o-
mach Blttars will cure the above all
mcnts without fail II has been the
s.audard m tdiclne Of the world for
oyer Afly years, and lls merit has been
fully proven. when IN need Of medl-
rIn. II this kind, do not fail TO give the
Hiltsrs trial
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-08
BOFRS THINNING OUT
LORD KlrCHENER'S SUMMARY
OF WEEKS OPERATIONS.
Report Highly FaVorahlcto British
Troops 10 Reopen Juhan.
ncShurg Mines.

NEW YORK, Aux, The only Sans
aast.t .,- ;hv developmea; o.. public
uurgs. % ;he pagean; OF ,he new ,e,su
s. ust.. Sou;A Africa. says che Ty,p-
uat, L.ol,a correspondents; Lord Ns,.
.se-e.s summary 90 the weeks ,psra-
sons shows a decline IN The number u
Er.rs accounted for hut this reduction
u.y explained oy the thinning ~ ot
So. ,rmwlud1es s;iu in the Geld
G.a,a, Freach's repor, IS n,shly Ia
yaa.. q, British aopes since IS macy
us 8. British columns are msnAouei
a~ aAsryas the Beers simultaneously
Ln.t Kitchener and General French arr
clearly encouraged by the result ot the
sNaauslnS campaign which is now SO
gr.sg.ss.
Lrr5 Miners return will ho followed
unless al signs fAil by the rs-5p,nng
Of .as johannesburg mining Industry
.r . lalrge scale aad by impor;aa:
..aaEss p The political policy.