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pRuas ANn CHEMICALS.

Qunlne. 4lM4Tc per ounce bottle; NOR
phine, S234@2.55 per ounce; cocaine. SJ,2o
per ounce; horaN, Sue per pound in 100
castor oil, 81 20 per gallon in 5'gallon
packages epson salts SlT5 per hundred
In barrels alcohol, S2.70d300 per gallon
sulphur S2.G5 per 100 In barrels. alum,
2ibc per pound In barrels: s1ltpeter. 7c per
pound in barrels; camphA roc wood Alec.
hol, S1.0o; gum opium, S400 powdered
opium. $500; carholc acid. A0di2c per
pound In bottles calcium carbide, 30
per cwt., delivered Texas common railway
DOints
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New York Money.

New York, April 2G,--Money on call @at
per cent. last lonn 1, ruling rate ~ per
cont Prime mercantile paper i44H per
cent Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business In bankers bills 4. S%Il. $50 fos
demand ana at S5Gl4 s1h for sixty days.
pastnd rates 4. S5H,fi. 81 and i.Sp CON.
n,orcInl bills 4.sieff stK. silver certia-
cntes co. bar silver 8oM Mexican dollars
bo1ds strong; railroad bonds strong.
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GRAM AND HAY.

Carload lots T. o. b. cars from mIliers
dealers charge from store 5ml0c more per
100 lbs Oh bran 2d3c per hnshel on oats
RRAN-Per 100 pounds Sl000il. o3
WHEAT SHORfS-per 100 pounds 81 O5
al 10. coeo,
CORN CHoPS-Mixed and pure, 81 1Cst
113.
OATS-3aM42c per bushcl.
uAY-Alfalfa Si3.J0G 400; choice timo-
nv $4,000 iG5O South Texas prairie
bay. Sc. O0GsO0: North Texas and Terri
tory hay, sl0O0di2 So
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ApPIES-New York Baldwins, s4.00d
40. California box, $150dl,7J.
BANANAS 81. I5a2.oo per bunch, packed.
GRApES = Malaga half barrel. full
weight s6.TJaI.tl
8 co; Merinos SO. 70.
m ANf,FS-N arels 81. 50ff2 IS.
AWBFRRIES-Per crate: Soonan end
Excelsior. 81 25ei3.0o; pale, weak stock
81 756T2 90.
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SUGAR.

xon, orleans. April 6-snear--Qulet:
30, ~" kettle aI,Si3 1915; omen kettle centrt.
1in,gn, aTlsi4ix centrifugal yellow 4It1f4H 4:
sscenas 2TtM4 Molasses-Steady; centri.
IVA a,v Work knr.l a6 --Sugar-Raw. firm:
,air refining 1i-i6; Centrifugal ~ test
I s.,sS 81: naoiasses sugar 7'iegSLs; re.
dned firm.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

Paris, April 20. Three per cent rcntes
1Oif Doc for the account. Exchange on
London 25f &c for checks.
Now York. April 20 -Clearlngs S32s'
soI. sAS; balnnces 81. 366. Geo.
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London Consols.

London April 20 -Consols for money
"a 3-l6; account 94R. Bar silver steady,
27ssd per ounce Money 36f3la per cent
Discount for short bills 3Ia per centi three
months bills 3Is4i3% per cent.
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Chronicle Weather Renorta


New - special TO The P0st.)
w, 'efk. April 20, -Teiegraphic al
hae,,. Us from the South this evening
~ ,s 'aat over much OF the cotton belt
~ n. psfa'nFe has been rather low dur
we ~, Week. wtah. frosts AZ night at
HI 'a's- The precipitation has been
4. rule, except in sections along
kN..,.'e. Many OF our correspondents
~ a. .ph. Alabama, Arkansas. Florida
Nd. earolinas report that as result
1lseasonably cool weather aud re-
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Bank Clearinas.

New York, April 20 Tho following
table. compiled by bradstrcct. shows the
bank clearinge at the principal cities for
the week ending today, with the per.
ccntnge Of increase ana decrease as com
pared with the corresponding weeh last
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cent heavy rains considerable replan,ins
has been necessitatcd. A scarcity of seed
is complained OF In Alabama.
Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative Statement.
Houston Railroad Receipts.

Following are the receipts of cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
Bales.
Houston and Texas Central ........ TO6
International and Great Northern 2oJT
Galveston, Harrisburg and San An. 90
Houston East and West Texas ...... 1877
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe .. 5T4
Missouri, Kansas and Texas ........1, $50
Total : eoe
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Comparative Spot Markets.
Other Spot Markets.
lveston-spots closed qulet. nnchnnsed;

Galveston-Spo closed quiet. unchanged;
stock 134,572 bales.
Low ord -. .13s Alddling ..,..S1
Ordinary. -. .6L Good mid Sos
Good ord. .6Ts Mid fair 80
Low mid .7% Sales ......,. 10
New Orleans Spots closed steady; prices
unchanged; stock 246,391 bales.
Low ORD. Oh Mddling .....sh
Ordinary. .....5 1916 Good mid IS 0-lt
Good ord - 81a Mid fair ....s 10 10
Low mid. .....7 Sic Sales 5,o'~
New York-Spots closed quiet; prices
lice down; stock l4S AIS bales.
Good ord IA Good mid .,.S& &
Low, mid, .... ~ Mid fair ..,,9o 1-le
Middling. ..S sic Sales ........2o
Liverpool Spots closed revised; business
moderate. trmer; sales 5000 bales, of which
1850 were American; speculation and eX.
port 500 bales; imports 1000 bales, OF when
all were American. o,
Ordinary. ...3 31-32 Mlddling "a 2l-32
Good ord ....4 1882 Good mid 80. TO-
Low mid. 80. 4 l5-32 Mid fair .....1 o-32
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MErAL&

New york. April 90. --Tip weak. "a QQ4
sssis .,. ssss s:S; ssss ss 49, ss
$4Q5. ~ 4 ~ (. I. Z * u ( 81 s..
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Current Quotations on Round Lots Of
Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
tbeir correctness can be relied upon. The
nrices are those ruling In Houston whole
sale markets.
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LoNpoN FlNANcIAL cAsLE.

Business Was Very Brisk, but Fewer
Fireworks.
New York. April 2G.--rhe Fiuanciai.Ad
yertiser,s London nnanciai cabieeram says.
Very brisk business was done on the stocl
exchange again today. The tone was cheer
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leai. 0iac; ;olb cans, higher than t,crccs.
> KY sans Ae higher; 5-lb cans ;kc higher.
S-,n cans Il higher, eitn
s,t iAMs-standard, ii9ii*c; picnic hams.
:, IJI.ME-Bulk, sico per barrel: coopered.
in iIt9 9i5 c,I. barrels 5ss per s.es
y " hnlk sale; In. 18Th cans extracted
o'SI,e' pound sections lpmisc.
MoLASSEs-R ebolled fair. t6s.dlsc;
PRIME pron 20a2lci choice, 25gta6c; fancy new
s5c' W. '-Ns''e' pu'e a'~ 'rop syrup
CONDENSED MILK Eagle, SO 7Sa7 90;
!SI St4og4 %; Dime, 81 SOFA 90;
ONSIERS-l-lHful weight, 4,oz. S,td9Oc;
2-lb full weight. s-ox. 81 Gkdl. 40; In
boz. q0@aSc; 1slh light weight, 5Sdits,c;
lib. light weight. S3asnc.
PlSkLES-Flve gallon kegs. 81 As; 10
gallon kegs. SIS; isbbls, Saw plnts
American style, s56aoc; quarts. American
style, $3.50: is.gallon,. s. i0dfa .25; l.gai.
ion! ion. American style Sl1@3'25: i-gailon-
RICE~Extra fancy head, eYaeAc;
choice, sS.@9he; fair, 4%a4'se; fancy In.
RopE~ ssisai, basis 7.1e. DC: Manila
12isc; unlarred Hath yarn Sc; tarred. re
SALT--Loisana. coarse SIC. ane, noe.
Ibis, y Us, $3.50; CO.'S $3.50; io0-Ss, s2.o0;
SALT FISH -Mackersl No. !, in 10Th
kits. 05c@sl.00; half bbis. 7o-lb. No. l..
500, tubs. S. .O0I5 30.
SALMON--Fancy Pillar Rock Columbia
River, 81. 90: Castle Rock Columbia Rivnr,
81 65erl 10. Spear Alaska, 81 49, Toy Co.
lrmhla River, 81 25; Blue Bell Columbia
River S1io.
SARDfNES--A American quarters So. Tasl
COO; mustard $S.SadI.00; Imported Gillette
grade, quarters, S1l.5o; fancy sprats, quar-
tors, $500.
STARCH STANDARD goods: Pearl. In 4O-lh
boxes, SA@4c; Royal Gloss. bulk, 4c;
Nickel 100 packages, per box. $2.Il: corn
starch, 5isc per IN. 20 and iO.lb boxes.
SUGAR-Quotations are for small lots.
Special rates are given on carload orders.
standard granluatcd, 5s5e; cubes and pow,
deret, 6l0c; Louisiana yellow clarified
fancy, 5,60c; choice 5iIlsc.
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Stock in Presses and Warehouses;.
Houston Weekly Statement.

BlIeN.
Gross receipts this week ........ 2l.lGg
Net receipts this week ... 3.013
Gross receipts this week last year 5,35l
Net receipts this week last year 3.9l3
Total receipts this year ....2 l03. $3.50
Total net receipts this year -. SO4, 4g2
Total receipts last year .......1, 10, 6l5
Total net receipts last year 80. GIG. 1O5
Shipments outward ,..........l... 20.453
Shipments all rail to and via New
Orleans and eastward ........ ASIA
Shipments to Japan and west ~ 400
Cotton in transit .............. 1921
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+ Following are tnc sales Of stock ana clos
Ing prices on the New York stock martet;
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PRODUCE

BEANS Imported. navy beans, 3as61
3Ac: Bayou 3&c English dried, Sc; pinks
3Dc; Lima, 7l9W7Ac; black eyes 4Ac,
Michigan navy, mono; California navy,
none.
BUTrER- Blue star oi@22c: dairy, I03
lie; Eleu creamery, 23@2l; olcomargarnu
dairy prints. lie, Lincoln solids, lOisdllc;
prints 1i@lllse Special Blue star, lac;
Crystal Gem and Country rolls, lie;
Special dairy, l5c; fancy dairy, Ice,
Texas country butter, SCll2c; Texas bricks.
156f1ac.
CABBAGE-1b6f1Ac
CHEESE Wisconsin full cream rolls.
14l2. Wisconsin full cream daisies, liC;
Wisconsin half cream, 12l.Gll2c.
EGGS-Texas 10M11c
KRAUT-New, In half barrels 81 400
$50
ONIONS-4bo.
PErPER-C 146l5c per ID; black
Singapore, iSlac
POTATOES California and Colorado rs
MS5c per hushel
POULTRY Chickens. hens, good 81 50GI
80; flyers 50 SOFAS -: hro!lccs. g.. 25i1
10 cocks. large, old, $500; ducks large.
SO 25@3. rs; geese, full feathcred $500
600; turkeys. hens s600@So0 turkeys
gohblers, so oodI1.5o; 'tufiieys, young. $500
diB.00.
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CANNED GOODS.

CANNED FRUITs-Apples S-lb SIC;
pineappes, sliced, Sl.l0 eyeess aud core
less, Sl.11Ql.S3; extra grated, 81 S5eil 20.
pears, 2-lb soc; Strawberries, iii S5c;
hlackhcrrles, bib Zoe peaches. 2lh 81 10:
peaches, S-lb Sl.55Gl6o; pie peaches. S-lb
Sl.uOQ1.10.
CANNED vEGETABLEs--rom 2.
ID, full weight zoe; S-lb. full weight soc:
2.lb. light weight, Csc: S.lb light weight
Sic okra aud tomatoes, 2-lb 00c Canned
kraut, 8 III Sl.00. California asparagus ~
u, S2uu: l-lh California asparagus tips,
5000 baked beans. S.lb o5c; lib 45c 2.l6
string beans zoe; bib kidney beans. 95c;
oh stringlcss beans Sis; BIB marrowfat
peas S1.10; lib American Petit Pols peas
Sl.50d1. 70: 3-lb hullcd corn S100; lib AL
$l10dl. 10; lib hulcd corn Doe; BIB Al
corn Sl.00; 2-lb Blue Ridge corn 9Oc; Pride
Of MARYLAND UjC
CALIFORNIA FRUIT Extra standard.
2l4,lb peaches, lemon cling, Sl,p0al %;
yellow Crawford, 81 s0n1Sa; black cher.
res, s200d2.05. white cherries. 81, l0G
2.15; aprlcots, S1.75@ls0; strawberries.
S2uO@2.l0: plums, Sl.6ju1IJ; grapes.
Sl.50a1 go; seconds. Joe per dozen less
than extra standard prices.
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81. Louis. April misunderstanding,
ruiter--steady: creamery 16@2i; dairy ~
All EggS-Lower, liz. repacked and
eases Included. 81 & ~ 4 X
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, April q. Butter Easy, cream
cries bale; dairy 11Mls. Cheese-Steady.
Dil6iii. Eggs Easy; fresh lie.
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Comparative cotton Statement.

comparative Cotton Statement.
Fdi,, iork, April 26.-For the week ending
ps,i tssceipts at all United States
NJ - uuring week ..... 1860
nm ceints at all United States
Isu curing same week last wear 3a.679
hi lscsips to this date. -. .6,T09. sf4
.issf ere'pts to same date last
,ass,,s Tor the week Tt,O67
mi Tor same week last year Sass
is sspoI1s to this date. -. .5,340,600
Rtr 'aports TO same date last
s ., az, United States porte. 67i.o5i
ene a, al United States ports
A9f I'm. last year. ... lo.sT7
80 AZ interior towns. 4as. 0o7
.ilse sl Interior towns same
Stfi ~ liverpool. ,....... Ts6,00O
m = liverpool same time last
s,.'sk q, $780, $4,000
ssi v .na...' Da. :or s's"' 10000
'''''n sane time sDi last '9 vca 9ega. 10000
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Beer & Co.'s Circular.

81. -
Nfs Orleans April 26. -Llverpool ad.
is were berler than expected, causing
Y market TO respond by opening 70 6
Sf. The heavy weekly movement.
w interior receipts and the bearlsh Wis
% wen as easiness of spots. oeca-
AVne0 break of 3 to s later. but thu
NJ. suueu manlpulative tactics by New
tSsdc uear me close met with = sympa.
r, MAJ response here, occaslonlng an I'M
yp,,sment Of 4 to 3 from the Notion,
n, o.'us the net gain to points on the
f n v interior towns received 5000 for
|Ires s, IN against 1000 last year, or over
M thsm es as much and the stocks held
No last rassresate $4,000, against 224,-
~ 1870 over last year.
ksro,s "eeh movement into sight Is n
|r,evio,.o que Tor this time and exceeds any
r s,tsss, year by 10000, while the total
..N0l6 ~ 70 date shows an increase or
~ ~. over last year.
me visible supply during the woek do.
| EsS 1 only 5000, against a loss of l55..
N ,is Soo year showing relative gain
h, d,,s ~ over last year and the excess
Tskrn Sll,WO over last year
[as aug me port and interior stocks and
. WI last ual amount marketed from now
Nh the same time SUFFICIENT Quantity
hi " mafketed to make the crop ten
/ q ina q,uEsfter, and adding them together
IA lm..nut me available supply of cotton
| i,s IN neerca today Is 2.122,oOO, against
Hear eAfess OF i4o,Oo0 over last
so ~ 's e words America has 745. ZOO bales
|s,sar. y ,n to sell for the balance OF the
|r-s,,,.,tnan last year and with the very
|nstssnctory textile trade conditions
|des ~ ~, over the world, II certainly
|hsse IN look encouraging to holders or 10
|nnmsrr VINO are endeavoring to manipulate
|hss,T cable from Japan says: "Over
M H. banks have suspenAad paySlent
, y y,saka and In the southern and central
III has, ss, The Bank Of Japan has assist
tatss eni further trouble IS appre-
=, ~ legitimate features In the situation
,,rssfea inst the article aud unless unfa
|e,;,a. weather sets in it will bn a hard
e 70 maintain current values.
80 & r. Raar.
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Carrlil 4 Richardson of Houston report
the range Of prices for the leading stocks
innnN ~ fnllnNNs,
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Sew York April 20 - Eggs Receipts H.
OH. market dull. Western regular packed
iS9IiS: storage Western l4A6li5; southern
l2iff13.
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nnIrD rRIrITs AND NTrrs.

APPLES Fancy cyaporAted. Sob boxes,
CLc: lib cartons 7c; choice evaporato1. &c.
APRICOTS-Per H.. loose, To-.
CITRON-1N 10Th boxes he.
CURRANTs--In hbls 13lac; 25-lh boxes.
cleaned. bulk he; lib cartons, 15c
DATES-1-lb packages. 10c; cobb boxes,
&c.
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Kansas CITY. AprIi e. Egg STEADY:
fresh Missouri ard K4psas stock 1oH
cases returned. AfRR., ~
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'puient interpreter will sacrifice the or
Inament. The reason for the sacrifice,
however, seems an imperative one.
Mr.. Crawford contemplates trip to
San Francisco in the near future and
ito present himself be-queued would be
to run afoul of the exclusion act; minus
the queue this difficulty would be avoid
ed, hence the alternative.
AS matter of fact genial Willie has
not drop of Monaghan blood in his
veins, but comes of Portuguese-Ha-
wailan extraction. His step-father,
however, was of Celestial persuasion
and from an infant Mr.. Crawford has
cherished queue. His knowledge of
the Chinese language was acquired in
the same way as his queue, by associ-
ation, and the combination of the two
requirements has often been the cause
of dispute as to the portly interpreters
nationality. Shorn Of his locks and &C
cepted as an American citizen, Mr..
Crawford will now settle all difference
of opinion.
AS the contemplated trip to the me-
tropolis is a few weeks off, he will not
visit the barber Immediately, but will
be Celestial among Celestials for the
days that remain.
Crawford some two years ago made
the boast that he would wear his queue
whenever he went to San Francisco,
as he could have some fun with the
federal authorities there. He expected
they would try to prevent him from
landing on the ground that he was a
Chinese. If they arrested him he
would gain considerable notoriety, and
then be would spring the fact upon
them that he had not a drop of Celes-
tial blood in him, but was a really
truly Hawaiian by birth, and that all
the Chinese about him was his queue.
Since the Organic Act went into effect
Crawford has changed his mind, and
now wants to show that he is not a
Chinese either by birth or profession.
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rules may be played on Friday, and
cricket on Saturday. If there is no
game with the ship on Saturday the
Ironworkers WI play f, otbail against a
scratch team, for practice sake
The Icarus, when here in December,
defeated the Scotch and Engl sh clubs
ID drew with combined eleven. 1t
viii be interesting to find out what good
club. The Icarus cricket team is re-
pc ted not to be very strong
The Healani Ministries met last night
fer rehearsal at the bcat house The dis
trihut,on of talent is as follows:
Mar do ins-W. w. Thsver Chas.
Guest, Joe Mariner. Chas Frazer, Roy
Webster, F.. Kaai, Harry Penhallow, Pat
G'eason, z. Henry. Lot Ka"lukou, j.
l0vd, Wade Armstrong. Aren.t, Geo.
Gftts, NJ Johnson, NJ. McKusick.
Bani s-"Sorny' Cunha, Hoffman
Gl'itars-Peterson Snyder, TOD Allen.
J. Penea~, Eugene Allen, CASTOR Boisse,
C S,n,pson
G'-"'elos-W. Dickson. Sam Mahelona,
C. ward
Watpssa viii most l'Fe'v Re Vireie AS
s'der'rg a match. AID the Virgie people,
! /" Barkis. are "w'Tin'."
There is a fine photograph Of Agg~a-
Vati-n on exhihition in the window of a
lo"pl photccra mic concern urderneat tn
which the name IS spelled 'Agravation' -
Torn Fo'lineer says trat t don't matter
ahout the "g'' IN TIE rame "a long as
the other gee is all right
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DELIVERY MEN
ON A STRIKE
They Wanted More Pay But We're
Discharged Of-Hand
Instead.

The Honolulu Market Company had
a strike of delivery men yesterday aft
ernoon. The company employs three
drivers in it's afternoon service. These
men take out meats which are ordered
during the forenoon, principally for
dinner and for breakfast next day.
This is called the O'Clock delivery.
Yesterday the meats so ordered were
wrapped and placed in the wagons a
little after o'clock, and then the driv-
ers went to the acting manager, Dickey
Davis, and demanded that they have
their wages increased. 1t was a big
increase, just how much the manager
will not say. The men felt sure in
their attitude. as they believed they
were the only ones who knew the
routes. The manager did not hesitate
a moment. The men said IL they did
not get their increase they would quit.
Without giving them the privilege of
changing their minds, the acting man.
ager told them to go at once. A butch
er, a wrapper of meats and another
employee volunteered to take the places
of the striking drivers and were detailed
to get the meats out to the customers
as best they could. They removed their
aprons, jumped upon the seats OF the
vehicles and whirled away in their sew
eral directions and the strike was then
and there ended. Fifteen minutes later
the three strikers" came meekly back
into the presence of the acting manager
and offered to take their jobs back on
the old wages and let bygones be by
cones. The acting manager took the
matter under advisement.
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LIVE NEWS
FROM GUAM
Honolulu Lacy Writes that Grip
and Storms heve Ravaged
The island.

Charlie Lambert of the local police
force has received a letter from his
niece, who resides in Agana. Guam.
The following are interesting extracts:
+ Grip has been epidemic in Guam for
the last two months. 1t is very severe
on the natives because they are very
careless with themselves. When they
are sick they will not go to the Gov
eminent doctor until they are afraid
they are going to die
Grip iere Starts with a slight cold
and many old persons and children
have died from it. When they first
catch cold they won't keep warm. The
women wear very thin waist with
low neck and large flowing sleeves,
from morning to mis- hit, and never wash
or change their dress before going to
sleep.
They all march down to the river
with their queer washing boards and
clothes on their heads, every morning
and afternoon. They never go between
the hours of 10 a. M. and p. m. be-
cause they say that if they do they will
surely die.
Little children sick this evening are
dead tomorrow morning and it is very
hard for the little ones to hold on, as
the sickness comes very suddenly. The
Roman Catholic church bell has been
ringing every day for funerals for quite
a time past.
when there is a case of grip in a
house the victim lives right on with
his fellows and generally the whole
household gets sick. In some houses
twenty people live. l do not think
there is a person living on this small
spot of land that can say he has not
had the grip. When two or three are
sick in one house the doctor sends med
icine and the people of the house divide
it and change it as they think best.
I'VE have had wind and rain storms
and a typhoon. Every house was
blown down. OF course you know the
houses here are not as strongly built
us in Honolulu. The top of the palace
was left open and everything inside got
soaking wet and the Governor Major
and his wife had to go elsewhere till
the place was fixed up. During the
storm the American soldiers went in
their rain-coats and escorted the peo-
pie from their houses into temporary
shelter At one time the sea and river
flooded the land and the water in the
street was over knee deep and in some
places neck deep and every house was
full of water.
THE soldiers took the natives to
their recreation hall, officers club and
other places in the evening, and bis
cults, beef and coffee were distributed.
No one was killed or drowned during
the storm, but on the other side of the
island, about fifteen miles from here,
the sea was so strong that twenty nine
persons were lost.
THE natives were greatly frightened
and said that God was angry with
them. 1 told them that God was angry
with them for having so many wooden
saints, instead of worshipping Him who
was the true God. Each house has
four or five saints and every person is
named after the saints, man and wo-
man.
The ice plant is finished and has
been opened"