davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Snow fell in northern New I ork May 2s.
 High water throughout Oklaho- ma has done great damage to crops and other property.
 Ex-Congressman Bailey has been nominated for governor by the re- publicans of Kansas.
 M. Waldeck- Rousseau, the French premier, has resigned, and will be candidate to succeed President Loubet.
 The estate of the late Amos Cum mings, member of congress from New Y York, is valued at less than $2,OOO.
 The Continental and American Tobacco Companies, 1t is claimed, have acquired control of the leading tobacco concerns of Cuba.
 Hall Walker, colored, proprietor of negro boarding house at Tex arkana, was shot and killed by his wife. Jealousy was the cause of the crime.
 J. Pierpont Morgan has turned his attention to the west. Last week he purchased a large block of stock in one of the strongest banks in St. Louis.
 American sovereignty over the island of Cuba ceased May 20, when the new republic was formally turn ed over to President Palma and other officials.
 Abe Witherup, white, was taken from jail at Paris, Mo-, by a mob and hanged. Witherup brutally murdered young man with whom he was in partnership.
 Naval operations in the Philip pines from May l, 1898, when Dew ey entered Manila harbor, to Jan uary 1, 1902, cost the United States government $1S,392,O00 This amount includes pay of officers and men, equipment, transportation and supplies.
 The stockholders of the St. Louis Southwestern railroad have decided to issue new stock to the extent of 1S,500,000, and $25,000,00O of new bonds. The new issue will be made to retire outstanding second mortgage income bonds and to pro- vide for new equipment of the road, for the purchase of the stock of other railroads. A portion of the issue will be expended for the pur- chase of the Stuttgart and Arkansas River railroad.
 Scattering attempts by Moros to kill American soldiers who wander from the lines alone continue. Sec ond Lieut. Robert c. Humber and Sergt. Walling, of the Tenth infan- try, were attacked when about five miles from Camp Vickers in the Island of Mindinao. A single Moro appeared with flag of truce in his hand. When he had come quite close to the two soldiers he sudden ly whipped out a creese and slashed Sergt Walling so fercely that the latter's arm was almost severed from the body. Lieut.. Humber fired at the Moro, but he escaped.
 President Roosevelt delivered the Decoration day oration at Arlington cemetery, Washington, in the course of which he referred to lynchings and alleged cruelties in the Philip pines, as follows: "From time to time there occur in our country, to the deep and everlasting shame of our people, lynchings carried on under circumstances of inhuman cruelty and barbarity-a cruelty in tinitely worse than any that has ever been committed by our troops in the Philippines; worse for the victims opd for ,,,oro r,+o1;,;nu +o +boco
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06
The Lawyers.

State Bar Association held in Little Rock last week the following legisla- tion was recommended to the legis- lature:
 "In the last two meetings of this association various plans have been brought forward by able and distin- guished lawyers for the relief of the supreme court. It Is quite evi- dent that it is the earnest desire of this association and of the bar of the state, that the accumulated business of the supreme court be disposed If sc that appeals may be determined shortly after filing therein. Our own views, strengthened by the prior discussions in this associations are that the relief of the court must come from the court itself, and not in the curtailment of appeals or the creation of additional judges or courts.
 "Taking it as the concensus of opinion that the court itself must furnish the relief, and believing that such is the only practicable plan, we recommend:
 q. To the legislature that it furnish to the court such a number of stenographers and clerks as may be necessary to relieve the judges from all clerical work in the prep aration of opinions.
 "2. To the court, that it exercise the discretion vested in it by sec- tion 1862 Sandels X Hills Digest, authorizing the court to award 10 per cent damages on the affirmance of all judgments where the appeal is taken for delay. "We think that where 1t is evi- dent to the court from an inspec- tion of the record that the appeal has been prosecuted for delay that the 10 per cent should be added, whether the case has been treated as a delay case or not, and that such a course will relieve the court of many vexatious appeals.
 ''We recommend to the legislature that 1t either establish an additional insane asylum or increase the ca pacity of the present one. It is the first duty, and 1t is the pleasure, of our people to care for those unfort- unates who are bereft of their rea- son, and we regard it as a reproach to our state that many of such peo- pie have to be confined in the county jails, instead of being properly and tenderly cared for in hospitals erect ed for that purpose.
 "We recommend to the legislature the establishment of reform school, where juvenile criminals may be confined, and while undergoing con- finement for crime be trained to be educated workmen and useful citi- Zens.
 "We recommend to the legislature the submission to the people of constitutional amendment vesting the pardoning power in a commis- sion, irremovable during their term of office, except for cause; that it shall be the duty of such commis- sion to investigate all applications for pardon and to obtain, so far as practicable, all facts in regard to the crime and the reason why clem- ency should be exercised"
 The following resolution was also adopted:
 Resolved, It is unprofessional for any member of the bar to accept or receive any compensation for his services or use of his influence in procuring or defeating legislation, either state or municipal, and this whether it be for making an argu- ment before a committee or other- wise; and no attorney for corpora tion receiving salary should ever undertake to influence legislation in
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06

lent for good winter wheat crop and a good stand of corn is report ed.
 Edison announces that he has perfected a new electric storage bat terv that will revolutionize motive power.
 A Chicago broker named Patten has just closed out a corner on oats whereby he cleared up over a quar- ter of million.
 J. Pierpont Morgan, as a corona tion gift, presented King Edward with magnificent tapestry, which cost half a million dollars.
 Herman Wohlfrom, a 15-year- old St. Louis boy, suicided by shoot ing himself in the head because his father corrected and slapped him.
 The Charleston exposition closed May 31. The exposition was suc- cess, save in the respect of financial returns to the stockholders.
 The Tennessee democratic con- vention last week nominated Hon. James B. Fraser for governor and endorsed the 1900 national plat form.
 Simon Sam, late president of Hayti, who resigned and fled from the country, is charged with having taken $S,000,000 of government funds with him.
 Fred Ziegenheim, son of ex-May- or Zeigenheim of St. Louis, and pri- yate secretary to his father during his term of office, has been arrested on warrant charging corruption in office
 Tom Hairless, farmer, who lives near Berkeley, Ala, was as- saulted and robbed by two white men and then nailed to a tree. He was rescued alive, but his hands were badly torn.
 The situation of the famine stricken peasants in Russia contin- ues to grow worse. In 241 villages of the Ninnelinsk district govern ment of Cebu, 6,S13 cases of scurvy were officially recorded April IA, as compared with 2,723 cases reported March IA. This is only sample of the existing conditions in the other famine districts.
 At the outside estimate the total appropriations by congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, will not exceed $775,O0O,OO0 The total appropriations for the current fiscal year, made by the last con- gress, are $130,33S, ,576 This would mean an increase by the present con- gress at this session of less than $45,000,000.
 The Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer, a noted Presbyterian divine, died at New Orleans last week from inju- ries received in collision with a street car Dr. Palmer was one of the strongest leaders in the southern pulpit during the civil war. In 1861, when the southern churches withdrew from the Presbyterian as- sembly at Philadelphia, Dr. Pal mer was chosen moderator of thc southern branch.
 Commander Thomas c. Mclean, commanding the Cincinnati, cables the war department from Fort de France under date of the 29th, as follows: "Eruptions volcano con- tinue. Occasional great outbursts at intervals of few days. Mostly columns and masses of clouds, steam, smoke and ashes shooting up quickly to great heights. These alarm the people, but no serious damage is being done outside of the district where the first devastation occurred. Plenty of supplies here"
 In spite of earnest representations made by Secretary Hay. none of the
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06

 der one management.
 Capt. Chas. E. Russell, of the Eighth infantry, died in Manila of cholera. Capt. Russell was the first American officer to die of this dis ease in the Philippines.
 John R. Mclean, Tom L. John. son and Judson Harmon, the latter attorney general under Grover Cleveland, are being discussed by Ohio democrats for the presidential nomination.
 It is reported that the president has about decided to appoint Sena- tor McLaurin of South Carolina to the vacancy on the court of claims bench. Senator McLaurin recently withdrew his name from considera- tion by the democratic primaries of South Carolina for renomination as senator.
 w. H. Lane, colored, Vho on April l murdered Mrs. Ella Jordan, by whom he was employed as a ser want, and her two young daughters at their home in Philadelphia, was hanged May 27. Lane had stolen money from his employer, and fear ing arrest, he deliberately murdered the family.
 A complete history of the Louis iana purchase is to be published. In addition to general history of the great territory prior to its di- vision into states, the work will com prise history of each state in its social, political and industrial as- poets. EX-Gov. Dan W. Jones has been appointed to write the history of Arkansas for this work.
 By direction of the president, Secretary Root has issued a general order decreasing the strength of our permanent military establishment and changing the ratio of its make up, as provided in the general order issued last May to carry out the army reorganization law. Under the general order of last May the total strength of the army was fixed at 77,2S7 men.
 A distinct earthquake shock was felt at Chattanooga about 3 o'clock on the morning of May 2S, accom- panied by a low rumbling sound. Houses were shaken and windows rattled in all parts of the city and suburbs. The shock lasted several seconds. Many people were awak- ened and greatly frightened.
 At the close of the Methodist con- ference in Dallas, difficulty occur red between pr. Cannon of Virginia and Lessler Hoss, son of the newly elected bishop. Young Hoss struck Dr. Cannon several blows before the astonlshed delegates could restrain him. Hoss claims Cannon. in an ar tlcle published in a church paper. reflected on his mother.
 The latest report on internal com- merce from the treasury bureau of statistics shows no substantial loss Tn receipts of live stock at five west ern markets for the first third of this year. For the first four months of 1902, 10,O76,373 head were re- celved at these centers compared with 10, ,106,495 head in 1901 and 9,735,324 head for the correspond ing period of 1900.
 Gen, Chaffee has disapproved the action of the court-martial in acquit- ting Major Waller and Lieut.. Day of the charge of killing natives of Samar without legal process. Gen. Chaffee says that the verdicts are miscarriage of justice and the find ings are opposed to the evidence Ho
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06

Gen. Chaffee has disapproved the acton of the court-martial in acquit- ting Major Waller and Lieut. Day of the charge of killing natives of Samar without legal process. Gen. Chaffee says that the verdicts are a miscarriage of justice and the find lngs are opposed to the evidence He holds that while the laws of war jus tlfy summary executions in certain cases, such cases did not arise in the Samar campaign.
 Flllpe Buencamino, formerly of Agulnaldo's cabinet, was before the house committee on insular affairs last week He said his country was like a sick man convalescing from a dangerous illness. It was still bleeding from the wounds of war. It's aspirations were those of Wash ington, liberty with justice, under American sovereignty, which they loved. They looked to congress to give them just and liberal gov- ,ernment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
MARKET WAS STEADY
TO 10 CENTS HIGHER
ST LOUIS Reported 1900 Texans, Kan
sas City 300, While None We're Re-
oelvcd at Chicago.

The Live stock Reporter gives the fol
lowing on the horse market in lis report
Of Tuesday.
Horse receipts this week are cvidencins
the shortage which exist, throughout tho
country, one of tine reasons for this is
that week which follows special sale
is generally attended with lighter re
cepts. Sometimes it is The case that the
demand is lighter but this week is APP
parenuy AN exception to the rule. as all
branches Of the outlet are active and
there is considerable heavier inquiry
than there are receipts to I'M 1t. The de
maud for good horses particularly Is very
ni gent us was shown in the case OF some
rho.re heavy HORSES Monday. when dyui-
ers sold NJ to S2l7.5O. Inquiry for tasty
dltNrlS and coach houses a.~u remains M
alaiod. with The sales of fair 10 good ones
liberal "a; SiiWo l75; few choice ones have
thus far been available on tho nurkot hut
WdAlnS bom Ca" lee in- tne, Woa.u SEA
~ exceptionally good pr,ccS. The Sulthcrn
demand Is no, large bur is Culy ample 40
take cnrc Of the receipts e small horses
which are couung, and there is no cn.,uge
IN values of that kind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

sIumned carly to 5stt 10 $685.. hut sold back
10 5!ii.. aud closed firm, "a iic up at 1Ad
5!ns Receipts 80 ears
Oats were dull and weak. Fair selling on
crop reports Of good seeding conditions and
early corn weakness easily depressed
prices May was much weaker than the
other options AdviCcs Of better country
movement hurt prices but late report N
good cash sales brought partial rally.
Nav sold down 10 4l3s and closed = lower,
at lis Eoccpts l2i ears.
Provisions were active Tor u 'shori time,
hut lnpSed into dizziness with the general
wait fer the government report. May pork
closed lur M. M rs. 60; May lard |dI'@
higher at 65d9 67ia. and May ribs 5nTH
higher at ) .N50S o7'a
Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat
H. cars: corn 90 ears; oats 50 ears; hogs
$1,000 head.
Cash quotations were MS follows:
Flour Steady.
Wrrat No 5 6s0T1W: No. > rcd 71siCf7a
corn No . 57hH3N'e; No. . yellow 51A
oats so. 32m12L: No. . white +4al5;
No p white $3.50 p4
rye Nc o IfN5Gt2
Barley Fair 10 choice mating 64M6I.
Flax seed No I Northwestern 1.7G.
Timothv ecod Prime $50
Mos, pork Per barrel I6.5ld16 ~.
Lard Por lon pounds q 62Lda 60
Snort ribs sides looscl s S5gjS. o..
shoulders Dry saitod thoXcN 7asm7ta.
sides Shor' clear hoNedl y 3Odg 40
WHISKY Basis Of high wines 80.
Clover Contract grade 80
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
THE STOCK MARKET WAS WILD

number Of shares sold has been many thou.
sands In excess 81 the total capitalization
Uf the company The highly Speculative
character Of the movement j. therefore
clear The dealings IN southern railway
continued large today In accordance WITH
the hypothesis Of a contract for coutioi
between the two companies hut 70 made ne
great progress upward aud shared - we
late reaction. The rise In Missouri Pac'hc
was ascrbcd to poor operations based on
the evident working out Of extensions ivI
the Gould system Tho sensitive condltoh
IN the money market WAS emphasized NY
today's announcement ~ a huge coIuhllG
tinn ~ the hardware trade, the undertah
Ing by American capital To- huance Tue
London traction improvements. aud tho pm
chase by New York capitalists OF the 'noc
taW. oklahoma aud Gulf railway. ali prom
ising syndicate requirements for credit ).
Foreign exchange declined further, ipui,
eating further borrowing Of foreign capilAI
and ohviatiug the chance ~ further imm"-
diutc gold exports. Probably some ~ inc
late selling was due to- desire to close up
accounts in expectation 81 the government
crop report near the close.
The bond market yielded TO realizing s1ieN
in sympathy with stocks and hcc mo irreg'
ular after notable strength iu the recently
speculative issues. Total sales, par NaIn''
S4gTI,OoO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

~ Louis April 10 Cattle Recetnts
, .F ,n,lu1lng hoo Texans; steady: native
~ eSsed beef and butchers steers 4.,srei4 x,
steers under lOOo pounds 435aG.25. stock,
eis ahd feeders 2.S5Gi5.S5: COWS and hcifers
,.',S"lo' lei canners l.4on9.9O: bulls 4 I5ss
- So, yates o.'9a 90; Texas ana indian
lows and heiferS 2.T5I4 20. Hogs Receint .
:, ~, market ~ higher; pigs and nghts
No w packers 8SlGT 90; butchers a on
w,,l-,s. sheep Receipts 1870 steady. mn
M IN hins'ens atAg5 u: lambs eWms. 40:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
MAcARoNI sH1rMENrs

Victoria, Texas, April 10 -Iryiu Kibbe
Shl pped TWO trains Of stock cattle Tuesday
from Clip to Hickory. I T.. Via Cuero and
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass
fleming Davidson shipped another
usln yesterday morning from Aloe 10 IN
GIN, Kan. via Rosenberg. -
w. j station shipped nine cars n, vas-.
ing bulls from Beeyille 10 III Canine YES.
terday for paSturage. 'ee'
haidridge Bros. began today their shin
ments 10 the Territory: they viii haHs
about 80 ears 10 move "''V
=. u. East shipped eight ears ~ stork
COWS Tuesday from Clip 10 roalgate ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
GRAIN SPECULATION WAS FIRM
EVERYTHING EARLY IN
WHEAT WAS BEARlSh
Corn Had the Same Sort OF Depressing
Start as Wheat-Oats Were Dull
and Weak.

Chlcsgo. April 10 Grain speculation
bune firm today, while traders waited for
the government crop report and tried to
discoun, it, Conditions in wheat favored
bears an day, but corn more than made up
losses It mot with early i'm sympathy with
wheat st the close May wheat was Nd,i
lower. MAY com isdH up. aud May OATS
q, down. Provisions closed Jdda TO Zoe
higher.
Everything carly in wheat vas hcarish.
Cable, were lower. clrarnnccS small. the
weather warmer and tho cnsh >itWtion
poor Added tn these was the opinion Of
many that the government report of the
April crop condition would he bcaritn also.
Receipts. while still small were not 50
cuuspicuousy light rs Yesterday. Under
these Influences May opcned baN to 7s"2
lower, at 72a727s, and gradually worked
down IT, ~. The crowd showed lithe
inclination 10 do anything one way or an
ether There was soma fair c1rly huYinE,
Int 10 bad oni, % Temporary effect Later
there were some had reports on crops aud
q better husi1rss reported from the sol
board. Corn strength. which developed
Inter. aided iu Stc1dyiuC tho market May
rpllicd 30 -. but closed weak, "a " lower.
at Tl7s Local receipts were - O rs. mono
~ contract grade.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported -
cars. uatinc q total FOR tho three points n
50 cars. against ~ last week
Corn had the samc sort or depressing
noVs to start with rs din whelt. hut ihH
Southv estcrn cash ~ rtets ovorcame The
hcariSh Influences and not ciin was re
corded Gables were lower Tho weather
was warmer and the bull, Narlv seemed in
disposed ~ support tho market ST Louis
and the Southwest were hulish and re-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
rhe New orIeans Market.

Especial 60 The pOst.l
New Orleans, April 10 Rice receipts 20ia
sacks ~ rongh. Sales aSSS pockets ot
clean and no rough Clean rice H9ndnras.
good demand: head 56ia2; straiehts 36N (:
screenings 902es; No. 1892; lanan good
demRnd. head 2lSei3IS straights sAsa3;
scrcenings edo% No. wac. Artual sales
Al 201s,
Rough rice Honduras auirt ~ . 2ss5a 30.
domestic Japan quiet, m offerings AZ > 2Sel
a.zh. With sAiea az domestic 1Anaa AZ 2.b0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
COURSE OF LIQUIDATION
A STRAIN ON MARKET.
Values Kept Above Nine Gents and Con-
fidence OF Bulls Was Not Shaken.
Advance in Spots.
AT THE CLOSE

At THE CLOSE;
liverpool, I to I t-2 points higher.
New York, to points lower.
New Orleans, I to 4 points lower.
SPOTS:
Liverpool, t-1ed higher.
Houston, I Be higher.
Galveston, t-se higher,
Elsewhere, unchanged.
There was nothing about the course NJ
yesterdays cotton market To excite wonder
The ngure 20" was recognized os ne pror-
er one to begin current crop values, ard
the variations above that mark were just
In accordance with the satisfaction Of those
whose prohts had reached n suitable level
for liquidation. II Is a rule OF trade rs
well as in other matters, that nll primary
actions must react. II can not be said. how
ever, that the bull has reason to wavcr
before the process Of proht-takiug uud 1t
can not he counted as less than feature
Of strength that the tndeniure upon the
value scale was mt Of greater size.
Bulls again derived their support from
the position of rcal cotton. Bears TOOK
their cue from reports that colucide with
their hopes about the next crop. and others
based upon the theory that even in the
quarters Of exhaustion there may he hidden
supplies to sustain Tho reputation of the
medium cron estimator
natural sequence 70 the late stride in
prices was ap enlargement OF statistics.
even n In small way. u was on evident
strain 20 draw r greater ompauf Of spots
and rprNau4 no other MAGNET ...ld have
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
MADE DECLINE IN CONTRACTS.

steady drop set In and carried the scale
10 only point shove the lowest Of the dsy,
when the FINAL call was made. In the net
result April lost 4 points, June >. and Sep
tember /. and the balance n the list went
3 points lower Sales at the four American
markets amounted 20 a21s bales. Spot QUO.
tstions were marked up &c at Houston snd
Galveston and left unchanged at Sew York
and New orleans.
The movement was on q moderate scale
Receipts Al all ports for the day we're
l1,s16 bales. compared with t5.5il Tor the
corresponding DAY OF last year. Since yes
terday they have been 55.474 bales. com.
pared with ss1 for the same time Of last
week and 1850 for the corresponding time
~ last year Thus far in the season they
have been 6.91i656 bales. compared with
6.40l go for the corresponding time n
last season. Exports since Friday have
been 1884 bales. compared with s3.2oI for
the same time Or last veck and 1870
for The corresponding time Of last ye7r.
stock at Cuitcd States ports for thc day
was 54a677 bales. compared with G4'.
1856 for The same day Of last week and
72G733 for the corresponding day 81 last
year
Following has been the Bombay move.
ment Rcccipts for the week 35o"'.
against 5000 ln 1901 and 1900 10 1870;
since September 1. lGSo.0Oo against l.452.-
uuc IN 1901 aud 10000 in 1900 Shipments
for the week 1900, against 1900 in
1901 and 1000 Gao 1000. since September
$4,000. against ia3.Vou in 1901 aud 1900
In 7oOo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

Now York April 10 Tho commercial "A
yorilser's London fnpnriaI rah'cgram saws.
Iuo market was que' but arm today Dn
fho report that tho lra9nrs n South AfrIrA
arc still comforting
American stocks began firm hDt There
followed spasm of week.-mrs. ON New
York S temporary sale, and q per rent
money rate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

Rutter-Firm; creamery 2SGi3i; dairy ola
%, Eggs Steady. l4iS.
Chicago April 10. -Rnttcr Easy; cream.
cry lSH22l5; dairy i0@iT. Cheese Firm IL
ais. Eggs steady, laia.