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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15

mana nana Tor spots remains restricted vet
accounts from Central Texas The ouca.
tloh is' can prices he advanced mnteriaiiY
u, MI me lace nt poor trade and a PROMISING
lrt eIp nu'ivok IN al States except Central
srlly; but u Is prohematlcai whether thew
can be maintained unless a brisk demand
Ior spots soon sets III, assisted hy ontside
FPVNuialiVn. III. e b. Reer
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london Financial Gable.

New York August lA,--'rhe Commercial
Advertisers London financial cahiegram
says The stock market here IS very slack
but hrm American shares were far from
brisk, but were confident FROM the very
start London for once led the way, feel
ing that the worst s now known. New
York seemed anxious TO check the speed OF
the advance. Commission houses continued
TO buy Ia a narrow market, causing prices
to close AT the best
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New York Money.

New York August Ia Money ON call
steady, 2Am25a, last loan M Prime mer-
change easier, with actual business In
bankers bills at 4s7&6l4. s75s for demand
and at 4.S5k6f4 S5ia for sixty days posted
rates 4 SEQ s6la aud 4 .Ssla0l4Sa CONNER
clai bills 4 SllsQi4s6. Bar silver 5slsi Mex.
ican dollars as. Government bonds steady;
State bonds inactive; railroads steady.
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New York August a. some improve
ment Is noted in home demand for cotton
goods but the market continues quiet
Prices are unchanged for botn staple and
fancy lines. Print cloths are quiet at
previous prices In mems wear wooleus
and worsteds staple lines are Arm aud
,vunlhg against buyers. Dress goods COO
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ST. Louis Grain and Provisions.

st. Louis. August IA Wheat No > red
cash 1875: September 729s December 10y
Corn--No , cash 81: September 6lI; De
cember 62HC Nav 657s. Onts No . ash
3s September 379s May 4o7s; No, . white
Lover s'53as 57Is Flour-steady: new
red wintN patents 3 50l3, 20; extra fancy
and straighis 3. 15M3. 35: clear . 1913 90
sold at 81. Cornmeal--Stcady. 3 10, Bran
Easy; sacked east track S5, Hay Stron &:
timothy - 50dl5.00; prairie dull 9.I5sF
1880 whisky Steady. 1.30 Iron cotton
Ties 100 BaSging Gk@7h Hemp Irvine o
Dry salt meats-Boxed unchanged. Extra
shorts %; clear ribs $50; clear 81 les
8 10 Bacon Boxed Unchanged; extra
shorts 9.l2h; clear ribs o. 80; clear sides
. 62h. Receipts Flour 5000: wheat 1871
600. corn $4,000; oats $1,000. shipments
1900
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Carload lots, q o O. cars from mlllers,
dealers charge from store 5nlOc more per
100 lbs on bran, 2Gt3e per bushel on oats
and corn. and loal5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN Per 100 lbs 81 l5ml.20
WHEAT SHORTS Per 100 lbs, 81. lSd
I25.
CORN No. . sacked zoe.
CORN CHOPS Mixed and pure, S1.45.
BAIS--Per hushel, 5ii3MJ2hc
HAY Alfalfa. s130Od15.OO; choice tim
othy, S22. O0d24OO South Texas prairie
hay, S6o0Q9.0o; North Texas and Terri
tory haY. S14.5OMlS0O
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! ,s !, Beers Cotton Letter.
special 10 Tho Post ,

"|fa. ~ Ahf ihNt.
Btss august l4.-I.lverpool was
I'M oat our market, neverthe-
Iar..u points lower. subse-
~ sneea s points on predictions
tslss. cooler Weather throughout
Gu Thursday, and rumors
Ssn',, News would tomorrow
wv Texas crop report making
% the day 4 points.
.' -es,oes state that the requisite
Ss,,s 7ales' namely 1.75o.ooO. have
. an, % the agreement OF the
4 ',,ssrtarsrs ia scale down va e u.s.
y Ole per cent. on HE 3d ~
4 cut 's ~ are forming TO re-
"a 10 sna the probability is il
Continues large. tie de.
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nRuGs M cnEMICALs.

Quinine, 45H47c per ounce bottle; NOR
phine, $2.25l25O per ounce; cOpalne, SO,25
per ounce borax, sac per pound in 100
pound packages; eopperas, 81 40 In barrels;
packages; epson salts, 81 .I5 per hundred
Ia barrels; alcohol S2,TOa3.OO per gallon;
sulphur, S265 per To- y barrels alum,
pound IN barrels; tainphor, soc; wood Alec
hol 500; gum opium, SO 50; powdered
opium, S4s5 eafbolie acih 4Qq42c per
per hundred, delivered Texas common rail-
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COFFEE.

New York August IA Coffee Spot Rio.
Quiet; No; Z invoice 5S Mild Dull; Cor
doya SM1il2.
New York August 1.-THE coffee market
opened STEADY with prices unchanged, D. I
soon stiffened up points on several op-
lions on good buylng orders from rrnni
trpders and more or less demand from
Geemen interests and held the advance an
day. Prominent houses sold heavily ON
the call Foreign news rOntfined nothing
~ enough Importance 10 influence the 10 I
sitration either one way or he other, lIe
changes IN speculative markets he.ng m
pated. while the local market for spOt
ruled quiet, Trading In futures was toinr-
market was finally steady. and NET m
changed 10 . points higher. safes. inclu l.
ing September. sS5; October $500. Novcin-
bef 4,aJ: Decemher 5O5n5. 10; January
bi5i March D.so@0.55; May b.45i juno
$50 aud July SEQ.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Current Quotations on Round Lots OF
Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
their correctness can be relied upon. The
prices are those ruling In Houston whole
sale markets.
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HlpEs AND WOOL.
ooIroN SEQ PRopuoTs.
: q R. mill. Te1as Interior points. &C.

r. O. n. mill, Texas interior points. ac-
eoi"'As Per gallon,
Prime crude oil, loose -.-...,.. Nominal
PRIME summer yellow oii...-.-... Nominal
= it.n,.. acrording 20 quality. ...-. t34a2L
idi''ief Per ton.
xr.u. h.Ied ~ IS 90
Prime cotton seed meal....2l L0d q 20
prime cotton seed cake n Ooa n 80
,,n,,t,tions on priIus cotton coed merl
and prime cotton seed cake are Tor eeiiy
cry az Galveston.
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London Consols.

London, August 14.--Consols for money
p49s; account 90 11.i6. I,ar silver steady,
% 10 Gds per ounce. Money ~ per cent.
Discount FOR short and three months bills
~ per cent.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, August i4.-Clearngs $685.
$50. 90: balances $6,Tl1,420
Paris. August i4.--fbree per cent rentes
1Olf SOC for The account Exchange on
London 25f 2tlac for checks.
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pRIED FRUITS ANp MITES

APPLES-Fancy eyaporated. 50-lb boxes
SI5c: lib cartons, fancy 9c; cartons.
choice sac: choice evaporated, Sc; sun
dried, &c.
APRICOTS-pe ID loose, zoe
CITRON--In 10lb boxes 1Sv
CURRANTS- In bbls. l3I5c; 25-lb boxes
cleaned, bulk, lac; lib cartons. l5c.
DATEs-l-lb packages, loc; cob boxes,
FIGS California, i214c; imported. l5a
iSc
PEACHES Choice new stock. Sc.
RAISINS california, 3.crown L. l..
boxes, S!,oO' "a boxes |, J., ReisiDs. 65n75c;
2-crown l.. VI. raisins, jOlb boxes 10.
3.crown l.. NJ. raisins, 10-h boxes 7c
PRuNES California 50-G0s. &c; 60-7Os.
6lsc; 70Sns, &C., S09Os. 5lsc; GOiO0s, Sc.
NUTS-Bragll 14c per 10; hlberts, Sicily.
15c; wainuts. lsM15 pennuts. fancy hand
picked 5&@6c; No. 3 4&d5c; Jumbo, ga
81 almonds Tamgona. 1Sc per III In
sncks; pecaus, selected, Zoe; large, lani5c;
medium. TmSc.
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MARKET IS ANXIOUS
manage is Claimed in Texas
Crop.
|nlDr DEVELOPMENT LIKELY
Weaker, American Fuures
Grows Smaller
More Rain Reports.

i. cotton market was a scene
F.~ "A many different version
\ a,oor story held the close atten-
.a IN It's circles 1t was not a
~ nor sensationalism. but
u deep and nervous Interest
x. air The numerous reports OF
.,ar crops precarious condit on
amited reserve force the English
mist now possess to meet calls
s,,r mon him, were factors on.
i, minds Of more than a few
r.. IN the trade was also thought
.,.s,b,e outcome Of the impending
!, trouble. Either Of these qncs-
H., lead 10 deciding issue and
2.nortanco can not be overlooked.
s..Ion was like that of the atmos.
IrsIeh precipitates great disturb
In While the dangers may blow
4, onens Of a storm are prominent.
4 ali kinds bave appeared and as
B, draws near when the actual state
IN, IN the field can he seen, the
Ireots will more seriously agitate
{. ,ssted MINDS. Liverpool construed
tItmments weekly statement ms Il
~ and was weaker for the day,
4 II. American side the rumored in
4 .,a,esd higher values generally, in
tascided course
Z ool Was rather dlscouraging Sales
a soo, amounted to 5000 bales at
H. lied lower. Contracts on tho
we're at q loss Of 10 3,64d. New
'Seran With 10 $ point decline,
I. oyercome this and gaining 3 to 8
towards boon stood Mt this level
i IN the session, when another slight
4 vas made At the last call August
Eponts higher, September better,
n down. and the rest Of the list
ksd New orleans opened 4 To- Q
Il aaIckly scored an advance, lost
Il again. and at the noon hour came
n about the frst figures. and did
III much through the halance OF
not result August was 3 points
hand oil the new month deliveries
n polnts Spots were unaltered on
u End sales amounted 10 1914 bales
f,maee complaints from the Texas
4os 80 potent In the general situa-
~ heavier than heretofore Wheth
&niury has been confined to partic.
Noes OF whether the condition is
N reaching viii have to be deter
Batter and that will not he very
n The following dispatches we're re-
N Parties VINO have covered this
N within radius of thirty miles
Xggy, report that the most favorable
'fhat can he expected is one.quarter
RHhe acre They are not spectators.
" -Rans Of the other day We're like
y the stable door after the horse
n Rain here wasn't heavy enough
4 an Easter bonnet.
n expression from IAN, interested
pas that the crop has Jared worse
fs generally known. and that IL Is
ping each day, and is - to 10 per
fnT last year.
4eyement waSSf iighter dimensions.
ipts at all paris were 1862 bales.
y ISL for the corresponding day of
NJ Thus far inn tdtp u.pek tha,. have
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

FORT or GALVESTON, August IA.
Arrived.
None
Cleared.
SIS Lampasas CAm.), for New York.
Sailed.
Bars Lotte Moore (Am.). for Port Tampa.
IS Lampasas (Am.), for New York.
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Following are the clcarings of the Hous,
ton hanks, together with the amount OF
muCasc or decrease over last year!
This week. Last wear Inc,
Saturday Si, OBi, ST. SS0t, 03S $3.50, 239
Monday .... Isl, $50 aS1,6l1 2hs,21S
TL,ECay ..... i,5OL2ia 1,ulp,Tu dS1 ,534
Wedut sday go. i,O9S,TsS 0Io,BS5 1913 lob
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yNssMLs DEsrINEp ron GALvEsroN.
Scnooner.
george c. Thomas. Newport News 7-is
OCEAN RATEs On COTTON.

ship agents make the following ocean
freight auotations on cotton for shipments
from the interior within fifteen days from
date;
To- Cents.
Manchester Second class. ..,........ AZ
Bremen (hrst class .................... 3J
HAVE second clgssl .........,....... ~
Antwerp Castle linel..,,...........-.. 80
Rotterdam (second class. ............ 30
Hamburg itramp)- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
The above quotations are based on FIRST
class liners. Second class liners cent and
tramps cents lower.
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Nrw YonK EXCHANGE.

Today, Yesterday
Relehhmarks, CONNER
cial, 60 days ...... 0iik pays
Bankers, 60 days...,f sNM-& $500 n
Commercial, GO days. 4 sol, S1A
SEinncrE ........,.,,.A.S 4ia 4.S4A-Ia
Francs. commercial 10
DAYS .......,....,.,'5.1sM IS. tsN
Lcgr I-1Bc
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~
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tlerces; lob cans sc higher; Bib cans
VIC higher; S-ib cans 1c higher.
HANS standard 12hc; picnic hams Nc.
'''LlME-Bu si-oo per barrel; coopesse.
siiifooNEy-In barrels, coarse per gallon;
In soib cans. extracted. 5etec per pound
In bulk oa1lc: In i2-lh cans. extracted.
6isgIc, pound sections; l2Ilsc' ,sao,,v..
prime Sale chcioe, 25dsec fancy new
crop syrup, S2Q3sc; pure new crop syrup
CONDENSED MiLK--Eage, 6roei6. q;
Chailenge. xa oOSi1.O0; Winner, S3.eQql 90.
full wc's s,oo sSr ,e s0o lis
b.oz. 006iaac; lib. light weight, 5od00c;
bib, light weight, s5m0oc.
ea fIekk lees ss5 s''Gs OS sss' ss pus
American style. e5c' quarts: "A American can
STYLE siSS isgslcn 81 sd lss. Eo ~ oi Eo,
RIFE Extra fancy head. oSs@eNc'
choice, o@sAc; fair a%@4isci fancy I'm
pI RoPE o sissiA, basis 7-ls 7%c: Manila,
lie; untarred lath yarn, Sc; tarred, 7Ac.
bis a IS i6s S0 ssso oc,Ss sado iocSs 40
sStT Fisn-Maekerel, No. /, in iolp
s. .oosgS Z tut tubs. IS. cSSS, so "
SALMON Fancy Plllar Rock Columbia
River, 81 80; Castle Rock Columbia River.
iambia River, ST IS; Blue Bell Colombia
River, si.1O,.. Violet brand, 81 50 csrnaa-
sn RfSna sFaSHfS Fsn A aasrcs s5
400; mustard. $500; imported Gillette
grade quarters, si25o; fancy sprats quar-
tSfARCiHi standard goods: Pearl in tolb
boxes 4h@4&c; Royal Gloss, bulk, 4iSW
aiSc; Nickel, loo packages, per box .S215;
SuGAR-o Quotations are for small lots,
special rates are given ON carload orders,
Standard grannlated hT5s cubes and ,I R%%
fancy, 5.60c; choice 8. 4T8c.
CANNED GOODS
neapples, sliced, S1.1o; eyeess and cerc
less, 81 f1ul SO, extra grated. 81 SJul 30;
pears, 2-Ib, Soc strawberries. PIP. s3e;
peaches. s-lb, 81 o5a1 so: pie peaches, slb,
CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes. Q.
81 2.lh light weight, Csc; BIB, light weight,
Soc oKra and tomatoes. 2lb, soc. Cabued
y. 81 ,95@2 10; lib California asparagus
tips, So 90; baked beans, S-lh. 95c; Alb
4oe; lib string beans. zoe; p kidney
marrowfat peas. Sll0: 2,lb American Petit
pos peas. Sl,50m1 20; Al corn, Sl00; lib
I.lne Ridge corn s5c; Pride of Maryland,
cAIIFoRNII rpJtr., lrxtr, sto,dord
yelo S Pcs PSMfora e@ q, fIs dg Ge5
dies 50 o0S5o a., tybito cherrise 40 INN
2I5. gnrlcoTs st NM 81. stro ho,rio.
50 0i,gj1 "a, ni,,ns Il ,S,s,i IA ,t1n,s ~ ~
hi ~ scconds ioe nor So1oSS II, FhSw
extra standard nrices '9 N
CANNEn ioTASSgis y & II ola ,Nosh
Toned poiIons "a o. MOI. cesc ~, ~ has
M 10 ner rase. LgalIons S9 * Nn1 cess,
Kairomei S,Iwn Snound cans oty5Uhc N"'''
Fruits
Apptt,s ,r ,n,o
90, ht 70 ~ shAs, PEI peek; -SV@4uGi CAT
p' ~, NSsr 2i - ottpns ,roxas or .,.. So,
M ~ l.i,Ou eNas per tTAto '0ctp
fEIoNsSTrS MessInos * ood a. o. co,,,or
e. 5.e5- ~ esSin"S' @o''V@p""' NNHior-
hi n ~, ~ = :! ,s9ss !, 800 -, - oo>,.
~ nH h5tiisS Natencld r,htes, - IVdi 'OV
htAN az !, p = dneE tIpertas toHr-hns ket
o it,rs' 2a'33S Muusnet n"neS' 9Vc laney
S,D pss' ,I,fo Vaors s'VuyT p9vSs' @'t2
@2,onei 1 y . pi1 per eDN' Sl'lo9l 20
piXE nav dozo 9, ooc,
5T ~ 20, cratn "a W. peF uoAeh' $iVVD
eoi.nio e "a io"i p"sNet e''''S' N"'''
Sl.T5n2.00.
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Houston RaiIroad Receipts.

t'l ewing are the receipts Of cotton by
ti' various railroads entering the city:
Bales,
HolSton and Texas Central . AZ
International and Great Northern "a
GALVESTON, Harrisburg and San An 9Sl
Guii. Colorado and Santa Fe - 4
San Antonio and Aransas Fass MINK Is
Missouri Kansas and Texas .....u... II
ro,oi
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Receipts OF wheat today. Cars.
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe ....-. 43
MiSsnurl. Kansas and Texas .-.......
International and Great Northern q
Gailfhtol, Houston and Northern ~
s,otu rs
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FiOW--Qulet and firm,
WHalNo. spring G0la@73; No. red
T3M73S..
CON- No. . ssh; No. yellow 5slad 5s9s,
Oais-No 36Am37 Ne. > white 3SN0r
30 ~ No white SS3s030
Rye No. 90.
Barley Fair to choice mating 5T@6l
llaNseed-No. ! 1854; No. Northwestern
! SO.
Tin othy seed-Prime 5.65d5. ~,
Ness pork Per barrel IA 10Qll. 10.
Lard--Per 100 pounds 8. 70dS 72la.
Short rib sldes-Loose Z 9Ods TO-
iJ,N sailed shoulders Boxed TaMTA
Short clear sides Boxed g. 45GIS. SO.
Whisky Of high wines, per gallon
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Cofnparative Statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week asio
urss receipts 34I days this season ., 4O7, 75s
Gross req elpts 347 days 1891. 1900. /, I48 SOS
Cross rereipts 34I days 1898. 1890 2 4t;6 las
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GALVESTON STOCK
GAi.vEsroN GRAIN MOVEMENT.

ToiaI stoeE n..".....2 0.a27
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Stocks

Following are the sales Of stocks and
closing prices for the New York stock mar
ket:
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Other Spot Markets

Gah eston-Spots closed steady. prices uu.
changed: stock %. 1927 bales
Low ord ..,.5 7.16 Mlddllne ..S i-16
Ordinary. .....6 1-18 Good mid IS SIG
Gnod crd ,.,,. g 1t-l6 Mid fair ....S IL
Low mid. .....I ZIG Sales ..,.,.,.3S
Sew Orleans-Spots closed quiet AMI
steady, prices unchanged; stock 5000
bales
Low ord.....,lA, Middlins ,...-.S l-le
Ordinary, -, 3 1916 Good mid IS T-lG
Gcoi ord a.. .6k Mid fair ...s 1916
Low ndd. sic Sales 1905
New York-Spots closed dull prices un-
changed; stock i62, 145 bales.
Gool ord 80. &c Good mid o.. 8 5.lB
Low mid. ....7 o-l6 Mid fair SIX
MlddlinI. Use Sales ....,... 900
IiYeirool-- Spots closed easier prices
1-1bd down: sales 5000 bales. OF which
700 were American: speculation and ex.
port saE bales imports 1000 bales, of which
300 were American.
Ordinpr...... 3 2l-32 Middlng ISL
Good ORD 49,. 3 29-32 Good mid IA 2l-32
Low mid. .'.,4 5-32 Mid fair -. "A 1922
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II q rainfall came from Blanco.
a cueFo' Temple, Dallas. Lam
fallnsr San Marcos and Taylor.
fpee Of prices at New York ana
fsans for the active months was
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Houston Spots.

Hcrton Spots closed steady. prices un.
changed stock s1Ts bales; sales 10 bales.
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I 7 NEWS NOTES.

F. M. Gilbert, travelling secretary of the
Students Volunteer movement of the Y.
NJ. c. A, Is visiting ~Irvington 10 interest
Butler students in the work. He will adj
dress the students in Butler chapel this
morning.
]. T.. Beechler, a cigar dealer of this
city, was arrested, charged with violating
box other thar that in which they were
originally packed. He was bound over to
the grand jury.
John Grant. assistant general manager of
the indianapolis Street-railway Company,
has sent in his resignation, TO become eff
fective Feb. 1. 1t is said Mr.. Grant Is 10
accept the vice presidency of the st. Louis
Traction Company.
Defective electric wiring IN the Kahn
Tailoring Company building at Meridian
and Washington streets caused q fire about
s O'Clock last night. for which the depart
ment was called. There was little damage
except 10 the wires from which the in
s~ulating covering was burned,
The report of the German Evangelical
Lutheran Orphan Society, JUST made public.
shows the institution 70 have improved
financially during the year Fast. leaving a
neat sum in the treasury. William lager
and wife were reappointed superintendent
and matron of the home and the old set
OF directors was reelected.
Fred p. Rush. we'll known among the
grain men OF the State. and who has been
terday sold his interest in The grain busi-
ness at the Board Of Trade TO Frank l..
Murphy a. Co. Mr.. Murphy Will be assoc
ciated with George Fisher and Bert Boyd.
both OF whom have for a long time been
connected with Mr.. Rush.
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THROWN FROM H HOUSE
DIR. M'GAUGHEY ELECTED BY A
QUARANTINE OFFICER.
UnhsuaI Developments in n Case of
Smallpox at Obj North Ma
7 bama Street.

A mild case of smallpox was the cause
of a quarantine established yesterday at
noon at the boarding house of Mrs. c.. r.
Warrick, 233 North Alabama street. J. Il.
Ryan, nineteen years of age, a workman
who came here recently from Cleveland.
was the victim. He was taken i'll Satur-
day evening and DR.. Ferguson was called
He waited until to-day. when the devel-
opments were such that he diagnosed the
disease as smallpox. Ryan was taken TO
the city contagion hospital on the City Hos
pital grounds.
DR.. McGaughey, of the City Dispensary,
went to the house yesterday evening and
vaccinated o. III. Lowder and E. L. Friel.
two dental students living in the house.
Mrs. Warrick and her two children, and
p. ID. Mccormick and Douglass Smith, who
are roomers there. The quarantine officer
kept a sharp watch for four other roomers
who were not there when the quarantine
was established. They came in and all
made resistance. One Of the men, whose
lame could not be learned, was forced
into the house by the quarantine officer.
DIR. McGaughey went there late last
night under instructions of the Board of
Health and. after telling the officer who he
was and that he wanted TO see the folks
who had come in to ascertain whether or
not they needed ~vaccinating, was thrown
bodily out of the house. The officer said
he would not be allowed in there unless
he could show a license or something of
that sort. DIR. McGaughey called Mrs. War
rick and was by her identified as the one
who was there in the afternoon as the
representative lof the Board of Health, ard
the officer, who refused at first to give
his NAME. but afterward said he was
George Vogt. declined to permit him 10
make the examina ton. The matter was
reported TO DIR. Clark, of the Board of
Health. who said the officer exceeded his
authority TO such an extent that his serv-
ices would be dispensed with at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15
RAILWAY MEETING
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS TO
TRAIN SHEDS POSTPONED.
A New Line TO Tidewater which VIII
Benefit ndianapoIis-The Florida
Special "a success

The presidents OF the roads which COM
prise the Union Railway Company yester-
day held their annual meeting. The Penn
sylvania lines were represented by James
McCrea, first. and Joseph Wood. second
vice president of the lines West; the Big
Four by E. F.. Osborn. secretary OF the Big
-Four, President ingalls, being too i'll to at
tend the meeting. and V. T. Malott, re-
ceiver of the Vandalia lines. represented
that road. Heretofore il has been custom
airy to rotate the presidency between the
presidents of the respective lines, but at
the request of President ingalls,, James
McCrea was reelected president, f. F.
Osborn vice president, w. t. Cannon sec
rotary and treasurer, vice William jack
son, deceased, and c. a. vinnegde auditor.
Owing to the absence Of President ingalls,,
the matter Of charging the train sheds
was laid over to a future meeting. The re-
ports were read and approved, and the
any business of Importance outside the
election of officers. Following the meeting
the officials took a special train and made
a trip over the Belt road. examining the
new bridge over White river and other
improvements made I'm the last year. Mr..
McCrea remained over. and last evening.
with Superintendent Mansfield, went TO
Nincennes, and will this forenoon inspect
the indianapolis az VincenneS road. Vice
President Wood returned TO Pittsburg. and
Secretary Osborn went TO Chicago on the
evening train.