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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-15
Y. & 9. Beers letter.


View Orleans August 14.-IAverpool ad-
vices were Disappointing. but our market,
nevertheless only opened lower, subse-
d1ently advanced Z 10 from the bottom
on continued heavy buying by Wall street
Near the close values eased OF slightly,
making the net gain points on all, months
except August. which was unchanged. A
large operator with n big following, who
recently turned bullSh. has been dissem-
mating unfayorable crop reports in Europe.
claiming that the deterioration Is chiefly
in Texas In addition To this tho heavy
purchases of the past few DAYS have boon
principally absorbed by the same interest,
and II Is expected that the Leader Will
soon he ont with q very hnlish report,
anticipating the regular monthly bureau,
which will be issued on September z. IL
is claimed that there is large short inter
est in Liverpool. and every endeavor IS
being made 10 create scare to cause gem
oral covering there. Weather conditions
and private advices do not confirm any
marked deterioration. 1t is admitted thlt
the usual August deterioration Is taking
place. but that the outlook on the whole
Is favorable For the time being It Is hard
TO form any decided opinion yet whether
conditions viii eventually regulate values.
II. & n. Beer.
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BRENNAN BUDGET.
Contractors Have Accepted the Coun
q Ll- l.-L ~ ~. IL III d..

Co.4r,-torr L,,. Accented 49,. Cou,
IL ~ ~ ~, ~ 80 LII oIN
y" ""0' 9'aN',' % wy ''a" '@HS'
Bronhom, Texas. August A-There was
a speclni meeting ~ Tho cttv council held
-, n..,,.,.. ., - 49,,
~, t"'''.,'N' IS iH' sn'
purpose 81 hearing the answer OF Con-
tractors Dnvcv & Schou TO the an.
,,o,,,,,o,,,a,,, ,b,, .t, ..,.,,,a st,,,, 90 ~.
80 N''' 'V'' VI Nv
CITY nan uluat h' an elshteen|nch wall
Rhsn they understood 1t was 90 be q
thirtern-ipch wall Thov rorlicd tbnt
their inietprctntlon Of ,bo roi,trart Vac
that n vsas Ia ba tbir,ecn 4nn mat th",,
were rceJy In nro6eed ,,n,i~r th.ir H.
Fermentation ~ said contract Tbov ~
fered 10 connronian thS uettc,. ,rJ,ups-
dav rnnrning tbs diff,rcr', Inn ,ost he
inF aboitt S6G1 ana tbo,. ,e.-,ad Il, ,>ro.
cecd r.Ith tte ,,iidine ~ thS,- ,c,ro eI,,a,
s2Oo more Another rott,rti ,rcot,,,g ,.a q
see AZ ~, ,t,t,isrstardinr c,,,ld he nrr1,cd
AZ 'rha rn,tri,Ctors s,s,roSd ~, ,bc ~
i,,tornrctstjn, tho 7,,rt,s-, a.
noeting Ms sfterpoor Ana VOL niIi
rn,rrns,cs ~ on,e wa
Trta ts,nt4 ne frot~h, .f7.. .,..t..a d..
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t.tt,S ,b,, VIM - on, -, y,,l 90 ,
49, ~ NJ, - sa,ta - ~ i i, a
Win HE fsce bsdIv INITIATED Tbs,o o.i =
. in,tnr is Ne 49, 80, ~ A.
Sli7a ~ Brn,,i,i,,, ,,hIcb ~, a.. 49, '
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j. N. Wisner's Letter.

Houston, Texas, August 14-Liverpool fu-
lures today were disappointing and near op.
lions closed the same as yesterday and dis.
tant options l point higher. Spot sales
were 10000 bales at 1872 up with fair de-
mand.
Both home future markets opened a shade
lower than yesterdays close on the i'm
preston That Liverpool still rules the cot
ton world, but after the hrst wave Of sell
Ing was over the shorts were again on the
rack and getting what was coming to them,
they continued to receive small payments
until the close In New York, but shortly
before the close In New Orleans proft.taS.
ing by the room traders and lack of buying
support there caused October to react from
Z. 81 10 { 20,
The temperatures in Texas today have
averaged 100 or more and Texarkana was
the only point reporting any rain.
Attention should he given the fact that
the last monthly government percentage for
Texas was only n, and hot winds. hot days
with no rain and some boil weevilS will
not he conducive az a four million crop for
Texas, and also the fact that there are 90,
600 bales of high priced cotton held In New
York that has been rendered on contracts
two OF three times and II may he that the
shorts may he squeezed and good market
made for N. and also "a sell short when the
top is reached, and then when AMMUNITION
gets plentiful 10 quietly unload ana buy
back lower down The market appears to
he going higher regardless Of the ultimate
Size Of the crop and final level ~ values
Wires 70 me today advise. No specula-
tive demand except from shorts.
j n Wilmer
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lIISTON WHOLESALE MARKET

grades have bcen Advanced H.. 49,
aiton nhu Wu'ps. l0o-Ss nnd TJ-4s are scliir,r
81 Pau correspondent SAYS: Mnh,n
TWO weeks railway officials predict. Min.
noA9la farmers will begin harvesting tbe
heaviest potato crop the state has ever
known Most Of II win be shipped 10 the
southern and Middle States. and viii bo ~
superior quality. General Freight Agent
y. .. Brooks, of the Chicago Great wcs,.
EN-, says the average Weld this wear viii
pe considerably heavier than ever hefnre
llfate increase IN potato acreage Is placed.
AFTER careful Investigation, al Is per cent
Last year the total Shipments We're an.
proximately 5000 cars" he said. .,his rear
not less than 1900 cars viii he shlpped
wt i ha Is NTH, question that good prices
The Minnesota crop will begin to move
nteen days earlier than In former wears
hn NY, ihe nrst shtpmeuts fus outside 1o,nts
NH leave about August 10. They win con-
unge throughout the winter and early
spring. until the Inst cor ~ Minnesota ms
aauce meets the nrst car Of Southern pota-
toes coming north.
Advlces from Boston state that tho New
England mackerel aeet have landed in the
last seven days "a total OF 1907 barrels OF
salt macker"l and l2TT barrels Of fiesn.
Some fish, the advices state, have been
caught on the Middle Bank and on Boon
island, and other cntches are reported 10
have been mads of Mount Desert. A few
tinker mackcrel have been landed from
Shore, which counted about 400 nsh to the
barrel and sold ox vessel from Sise5 TO si4
per barrel. being plain The receipts from
Georges have been largely small los OF
trimmed fish, the last sales being az so per
barrel. Mackerel are still reported plentiful
on Georges, where there is tcet OF about
forty sails but the mackerel are wild and
hard to catch. The total catch OF salt
mackerei 10 date numbers 80 lS6 barrels.
against 4T3IJ barrels for the same period
last yea.. The catch TO the same date tn
1900 was 5000 barrels, sos barrels In
1879, 1,661 barrels ia 1893 aud 6T2B bar.
rels in 1897. The market In the East is
said to be fairly steady, with shore plain
fish, $3.50 per barrel and trimmed at $40,
Thinkers are held at S13 % to S14, large IS,
Canadian. 1925 to $3.50 per barrel For
eign receipts Of salt mackerei are mostly
from Canada and In moderate demand.
The total Imports from all sources since
the opening Of the season have been &C.
cording to Boston advicos, 2lGT barrels,
| against 2i6j barrels last year 3l17 barrels
| tn 1900, $3.50 barrels In 1880, 3S0S barrels In
| 1898 and 1908 barrels in 1897.
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MEMORIAL MEETING AT SAN ANGELO
Respect to the Memory Of the Victims 81
the Hotel Fra.

Respect to the Memory Of the Victims Of
the Hotel Fire-
san Angelo Texas August f:.--rursusnt
to call Of citiEeus q public memesiaI mass
meeting was held at the court house to
night 10 express the sorrow of the peopl.
% thiE eitv oycr the great loss the CON
munity had sus,stined 81 p. Pulilam
was called TO preside, subsequent proceed,
ings being rs follows;
Invncaitcp, Rev. q o. Scott
Hymn-"ln the Dark and Weary Day
Appointment Of committee on resolutlous.
]. w. Hill. j. W. Johnson. a. T. Btra.
y. l.. FAR. ] g Murphy, j.. r.. Taylor.
r. Han. Jos Sneuce
Quartette Mcsdames George Allen and
y W mn. Messrs. George Allen and "
y. Head
Addresses by Hon. Jos Spence, Rev. A
j., Barr Judge Brown, f. Ice, Colonel A
J. Baker and Rev ! ~. Scott
Hymn God be With You TIL We Meet
Again -
Rencdictlou.
Resolutions were submitted and -<sopted
expressing sympathy for Mr.. ] L. Ian,
don.
The only inmates OF the hotel on the
night ~ tho flrc remaining unacrountel
Tor are b J Bridges OF Dallas and !
+ reary, OF l.ufldn,
! Il Is believed they escaped, and II thev
did the knowledge Of It hero would lft A
great load Of anxiety on the minds Of
| the community.
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JUDGE |. S. LAwHoN FELL DEAD.
He Was a Widely Known Lawyer Of
Southwest Texas


FlorcvIle, Texas. August ia Judge l..
$ Lawhon the oldest member OF the
Fiorcsvile bar ana widely known char.
actor ~ this section o. the state. fell
dead at his nome this morning about .
o'clock lie has not hccn very well for
few days. but was able TO be about and
was on the streets a few minutes before
his demise. Judge Lawhon was born In
Columbus. Ga. In 1893 studied law under
Governor Brown Of Georgia. was admitted
to the bar before attaining bis majority
and In 1888 came TO Texas and settled In
Gonzales, where he began the practice OF
his chosen profession. Remaining there
few years he moved 10 Helena. Karnes
county, where for twenty seven years be
enjoyed very lucrative practice in part
ncrship with Hon. Lush Brow. now Of san
Marcos lie moved TO Florcsville about
1854 and has since resided here. practicing
hts profession, lie was q member Of the
fhlrtcenth legislature In the lower house
and Ia lSlF@ and 1874 was elected as State
senator from this district and was spoken
81 about that time for railroad commits
siNuor lie WAS Lieutenant in the Conted.
rrarN md died loving the cause for which
he fought lie was a Mason and a member
ot thc PRESBYTERIAN church, he will be
buried hero tomorrow by the Masons.
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NEW YORK COTTON.
The Market Opened Steady Followed b,
an Advance

NC tFafNN OStf7SN 1NC1py FoWONcO py
an Advance.
New York, August "A ,--The cotton mar
ket opened very steady with prices .
points lower 70 > points higher and then
worked quite rapldiy apward on active gen
eral buying rhe Liverpool cables were nol
M to expectations aud the reports from cot
ton goods conters were disappointing
Nevertheless private crop advlces were less
favorable than the average Of late. The
later cables from Liverpool we're more en-.
conrhging and business from that quarter
changed over from the bear To the bull
SIDE. Support from prominent Wall
street operator and some demand from the
South helped To undermine bear confidence
While the public cables as a whole were
poor, the private cables stated that England
was very bearlsh. Philadelphia aud local
spot cotton houses We're buyers Of the
August, September and October options:
commission houses covered now crop
months; shorts went long; the South bought
IN hedges put out against the prospective
large yield some time ago During the
afternoon the tendency was steadily IN
ward and the tone nj the close was steady
net to ! points higher. rntnl sales were
estimated at $4,000 bales the bulk of
which were October aud January contracts.
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KANSAS CITY SALES.
yGtt A.. nYxs. t1..h

Stock Yards Kansas city, Mo, August
1.-THE following snles Of Texas and Ter
ritory cattle, were made here today; J. !,
Agnew, Paoll, 20 steers, 7e2 pounds, 2.o1;
J. Blevns Caney, 80 steers, $40 pounds
80; II. II. Halsell, Henrietta, Texas, 90
steers. $50 pounds, ass Mr.. Kennedy, Bar
Trout, Ron, 20 steers, $40 pounds, 2 %; "a
steers, $50 pounds, g., 10 IS steers g35
pounds. so; SO steers, 96s pounds, 3 20;
Chez sSe' Ee gs" Steers; ss7 T poSGd. @
s. steers. T72 pounds. = So L. l.. Deuoya
ssin q i6 s'G SGsn1 100 pounds 80 q
steers. $40 pounds. Z Is, William Gorham
uchelata 81 steers, s0i pounds 30; H.
Moore, Fort smith ,Arkg u cows SO
steers, 76S pounds. . p0 Kennedy & TrIz
eel, Eartlesv'lle. 1871 steers, 700 pounds
2 20, i5 steers, no pounds, .. IS; y steers,
1856 pounds. . 65. Cancy National bank. j.
Rlevins, Caney, i3 steers, $40 pounds, = 90;
Jacob Englebor, Ehck "a sreery. go
pounds, 3. 10 r, A Brown. Comopcne, /.
4, "A steers. lo25 pounds, 80; A.
T. j. Cooper Vernon, Texas, Al steers s7i
pounds. . 10; Fsrris. Wetumpka. T. r.. lO1
calves. l96 pounds, 3 IS Johnston & Wat
son. Ochclnta. 100 steers 0i3 pounds, 2.STi@:
G.. Gorham, ochclata, co steers, 7sT pounds.
3 20; j. NJ Dobie, Ocheata, "a calves, l4o
pounds, AIS: 80 calves. IA pounds, 3, -:
20 cows. sG2 pounds, 50 t'iliey 1ordon;
steers. sis pounds, 8.oO; n 4 jnrboe. Cof
feyyiile, Kan, lo7 steers. s2i pounds, 3 30;
rs steers, aoG pounds, $50 w. G. Me.
pounds, 3 SIS; Russell q Bevins, Elgin 14S
calves, l63 pounds rs 20 stecr5. 1s3
pounds, 20; ]. y Downing, Chlckashn, -
steers, S26 pounds 3 70: G. f. Atkinson.
Chickasha. 81 steers, S54 pounds. 2 ~; -
steers, I52 pounds. 2 rs; :. II. Holcolmbo,
| Chickasha, 30 steers. 1896 pounds, > 50; Il.
pounds, . Co
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BEE COUNTY NEWS.
Past Wear Has Been Exceptionally Free
from Sickness.

Past Tear Has Been Exceptionally Free
from Sickness.
Rocvlla. Texas, August 10 From the
reports ~ The physlclars of tho county
to the state health officcr It "a learned
that the past year has heen one of the
hesnhlest in the history ~ Bee county.
No malignant diuease ~ any form has
prevailed and ordinary fevers and slok-
ue7sos have been rare. Deaths in tho
county during the ycnr have been below
The average Thus II lie seen that In spite
Of the drouth and short crops the peopl"
have had some besglnge
stock iu some localities IN this part OF
the State have begun 10 suffer on ao-
count OF the drouth and short range.
The commissioners court Of Bee coun
~ A. IN aesaon here this week The
need II good roads and more bridges in
ihe county n made manifest by the many
petitions for both before the court
The broom corn crop In this county has
turned out very well IN spite of the dry
weather during the growing season
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.


hoy Ncsi. Fla Arrived Nueces iAml.
from NcN York aud sailed for Galveston.
Port Eaas. Ia. Arrived hosta Rican
lllr from Liverpool Via Barbados;
Aigiers tAml. flo1n Port Limon. Gwent
,Nori from tdm sailed: Eater (AmD
for E'uenold, r1rbadau Pr1 for Liver
pool; Miguel rineilc SPAN, for bar.
cclona VIA aga and Cnd1; Olympia
lBr1, for Poi itmon George Dumols
tNorl for livingston. ylo betzc; Ausei VI
'Irl. Zoe Puerto CortcZ. via Belize and
pnt Batrios
scillv Passed Inca (i'rl, from usiyGs.
ton 90 Rotterdam
New York sailed. Bornco iAustJ, ,or
Galycsi,n IN Vale. for Galveston.
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corpus Christi News.

Corpus Christi, Texas August "a The
commissioner court adjourned last even
Ing after thren days session, transact
lua business IN a most expedite man.
me-
AliuDai General Thomas Scurry and
family OF Austin have been here during
the psr Ncei IN fact Mrs Scurry Ia :;
been bag .ctcri weeks There are eev
era Austin friend also here with them
A llrRo force al men are Al work ON
the Central wharf putting Il in frst
clagE condition, thoroughly oNerhaulng 8
and building o large new warehouse en-
the y head of H.
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Academia al PunpIna Station.

Victoria Texas, August lA-There have
been several unfortunate accidents to the
machinery at tho pumping stations Of the
Victoria Rice aud Irrigation company
which have aliayed the flooding or the
2ia9 acres of rice along their canal They
have been pumping steadily for severas
DAYS and arc rapidly flling the canal
Rice ia needing the water. and the com.
psny expects to be able TO food the lana
next week
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Spots Were Quiet and Steady, Quotations
Remaining Unchanged.

Remaining Unchanged.
New Orleans August 14.-Spot cotton
quiet and steady. Yesterdays trunsac-
tons left very little desirable cotton on
the market for the time being and holders
will have to lay out fresh lists before any.
thing like free movement can be expect
ed. Sales 475 bales. Including 200 (. o.
b terms aud 100 to arrive. Quotations un-
changed.
The future market opened 4 points lower
on August aud l to points on the other
months. Under the influence of New YORK
and supporting orders received here for
execution, values were forced up 5 to
points. There were very frequent slight
movement, but the closing found prices
for August at last evenings hgures, while
all other positions were TO points higher
than yesterdays closing
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Hampstead Texas. August 1i-Iu the
county court yesterday the fury IN the
case NJ A. n Muske W j. Weir re-.
turned n verdict IN favor Of defendant
Tits case was for the trial of right o.
property and originated over the owner
ship of four pigs valued at 81 each The
costs Of court. etc, now amounts 10 per
hapa NoS
Roeh was granted letters OF administra-
ilon upon the estate OF Mary Roehl de-
ceased
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New Labor Organization at Tesarkaoa

Texorkana, Texas, August il-The
BARRIERS OF this city today organized n
union. their lodge being fifty strong
The FIRST step OF the union VIII be 10
raise the price Of hair cutting from Is
cents to 81 cents
The unemen also organized today, en-
bracinE all ~ the climbers Of The city
Both professions viii apply TO their re-
spectlve National organizations for ad
mission.
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SUGAR.

View Orleans August 14.-sugsr-S Strong;
open kettle 2i463 3i6: open kettle centrif'
uc9I 3673Ib: centrifugal yellow 3lk14 1-i6;
seconds 4M6jH. Molasses Dull; eentrff'
ugnl 56715.
New York. August A.-Sugar-R Raw
test, 1882; molasses sugar i-le'
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ST. LOUIS SALES

National Stock Yards 81. Louis. August
1.-The following sales. of Texas aud Ter
r.tory cattle were made here today W;
a, Stanks, MuscoEee, l. T., Y7 pound
steers $50; Todd n Spauding, Mnsoogeo,
l. r., 1899 pound steers 40. East & Berry,
Coa,gate, /. T., SOC pound steers 3.sl, Obs
pound cows 500, 765 pound COWS , 80; H..
X. Gill Coalgate. |. r. 7as pound steers
$40. 3fi5 pound steers 3,T5. Fleming, Dayi !
son x BrownEoD. Cnec0tah, ]. T., sSp
pound steers, 400; Chlttim Fleming u
Davidson, Chccotah. ], 7 920 pound steers
$50, j. NJ Connolly, Sumalt |. T.. o2a
pound steers $40; Rachel CAlttim,
Oaktaha. / r, 0F pound steers . Is; II.
NJ. King, Oakiaha l. r., 100 pound COWS
2.T5; r. y Jones' oaktnh8, I r.. nu7
pound steers 400; NaylH & Jones, lie la
eta. !. r. calves 000 each Wills q Tor
ter, Beggs. l. T.. 1916 pound steers 80;
Baidridge & O'Connor WagoneT J. IT,. SO
pound steers 375 Livingston & Co. Wag
oner, I. r. sT5 and 077 pound steers a T5:
100 each: ii. II, stonebroker, Elein. Kan.
a45 pound steers 5.2o, N Mayer, Con lgate,
]. T., g28 pound steers 400; W r. Gent y,
Checotah, ]. T., 92l pound steers $50: VI 9
4 Hawkins. Adair, ]. T., zoos pound steogs
800 n, Evans summit, l. T. zoos ana
sos pound steers 1926; W. r. Wbltesi1c.
Muscogee, I. T., 1864 pound steers $50;
l0l2 ptund steers AIS; Thomas Gaylor.
Wagner, / r, sT5 pound steers SEQ ~
]. r. $50 pound steers 400; 1900 Texans;
steady.
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COFFEE.

New York. August CoTee-spot Rio
weak; No invoice IA. Mild-Quiet; Cor
doya sf11b Futures closed weak on near
with prices net TO % points lower: total
sales 44.75O bags; August 510Il;25; Sep
tember 5O5d5.25; October 30; November
Z II: December J.l1d5 20 January 5.15:
March 5.25GJ35: June 5.45; July $500
3. SO.
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New IBERIA News.

New iberia, La. August 1.-THE body
Of Mr. F. Bernard Of this place. who
died at Lake Charles, La, was brought
to and inferred at this place at the Cath
Ollie cemetery this evening
The police jury here met in special SEES
sion and accepted the new $4,000 tall
inst finished. The new Jail is modern and
nn-io-daia
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HEAVY STABLES

nhdN1 olAl LIS
q powder. ST q neT keg: drop shot
ktk, 81 IS; buck. $40.
IoN-Extra short clear, III sacks,
smoked, llr, Navy York bellies,
tIER OlL-M barrels. 4Sc; half bar
IN
ic; Arrow A i,es j Sass thgn car csTrload
Hon Houston, 81. l56I1 90.
kDl-Silck. wrapped. basis "a. No. 9
F,e per hi No / full weight. basis
tglilG per 10; special sizes, nc high
FDLEs. Siar. fun weight, lie. Gran
neght iO4c, Electric Lights, SIC;
|,Mnsht, l0Rc.
EttAAI-Pgrtland, S2756l3. %; Rosen-
Ip iTtPs4f ~! -- $50
4 ,SfgW fancy, lUd102c, Pea
wnfl2c: C0rdova. l3l2c; roasted
| lie e'pg NIL ,Arlosa, basis lOq-lh
Siocb,S e ana Mocha and Java. lib cans,
II CalI,s, isAe; internotionaI Java
ROYAL Ann w. ana AID peiii9n,
ri; g%S1IE. 2aS. way o1'v'
[lll csp,o,'. II SODA, Oulk, boxes,
no. Ems per uozeh. 91c' ginger
md ium5iisllH' ,Sci stage planEs, SIC
PrR-basis NJ
!, S3Gsl4 TO- fa,, SACKS; Fancy nigh
third grade 50 CO. al ~ - t sanI, P"ii TO-
|SIsssalils higher honr' in wood i5i per
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Fannln County confederates al eonhsn,

Bonham. Texas August 1.-THE Fam
min County Confederate Veterans assoc
citation Is assembled here in Its nifty sixth
annual reunion which Will continue four
days.
Congressman c. 3. Randel Of Sherman
addressed the veterans today.
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New York Dry Goods.

New York August l4.-An averages
amount OF business has been done toby in
the cotton goods market. Buyers ind no
diligently IN placing orders for staple cot
tons at current prices Print cloths are
easy and IN limited request Prints un-
changed Gnghams occasionally higbe,.,
Firm market for all descriptions ~ SILK
fabrics.
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nnrCs AND CHEMICALS.

oa,nlne 34WgGc PER ounce bottle; NOR
nitre 10 o56f2 so per ounce; cocaine 81 25
~ n1iIirs. bcrax. Size per pound In 100-ib
bsekages: eopperas. 81 90 in barrels; castor
III. 81 20 per gallon In srgaiion pacSages;
oicohol 81 7od3 90 per gallon sulphur
". f3 per 100 lbs in barrels; alum, 39se pes
pcund an barrels; shltpeter, &c PER paunl IN
harreIs. camnhar zoe; wood ale Z. I3c
81 t.o:sgufa opium, $3.50; POWDER opium.
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compress chanaed Hands.

Corslcana, Texas. August 1s.-The Ship
pers' compress has been bought by
Shwarts Ell al Last year they bought the
OH City compress and met with 50 much
success they decided on having both for
this years crV
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NErALs.

TIN Firm. $50 SN6isi 20; lead 5a.e
GALVANIZED SHEET IRoN-ts5 and s
per cent discount
BLAt i. SHkEr IRON No. "a. SIS. IS per
leo pounds
ROOFING TlN-Machine made. $40. 500
y go per box old style s16 Sodis so per
soLpER-raf and half. ipl1a2oc per
CORRUGATED IRON Galvan' rcd, 81 %
per square.
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viii meet Tuesday next to examine them.
The oil mill has started zip for the sea-
sons run with considerable supply
OF seed on hand
Mr.. s. A. NcIienry OF the Beevtlie
experimental station is expected here
tomorrow to inspect tn, county poor farm,
and 10 direct some experiments which
will be conducted on the farm next sea-
scn.
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DE WITT COUNTY NEWS.
Resignation OF Commissioner BuroW Hos
Been Accented

Cuero. Texas, August 1.-THE resign1-
tion Of Mr.. - X. Burow AZ county
commissioner was accepted yesterday and
Mr. c W. Theum Of Yorktown appointed
and qualified for the unezpired term
The county treasurers report for the
quarter shown something over so 100 cash
on hand In the various funds
Mr. c. r. Gchwab. assessor. has bis
rolls completed for the year. The court