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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
Established 1889,
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
REVIEW OF TIE WEEK.

The weeks stock market has shown the
normal repression caused by the Interrupt
ton Of midweek holiday, which always
tends to discourage activity. Apparently
the short account predomnatcd In the Sc
counts on Wednesday and the buying TO
cover helped 10 sustain the market The
professional traders who aim 10 follow the
current Of sentiment rather than to consult
underlying conditions have been persistent
short sellers for several days. The argu-
mont Is that the rally in the market watch
followed the formation Of the bankers
pool has run too fast and too far, making a
fresh reaction probable. There has been q
perceptible check to the upward movement
Of prices, hut no severe. selling pressure dc
yeioped and the buying to cover by shorts
has been sufficient to afford support 20
prices, The strength OF a number of stocks,
nil individual cases. also has Ind a SYM
pathetic effect in keeping up prices else,
where. The tightness Of the money market
and the consideration OF the heavy year.
end requirements to he met have induced
some caution to the trading and dispo
stion to maintain a waiting attitude. Ac
tuai business has been small and futur,
prospects have formed the subject matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28

COURSE OF NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
onns prices for tho New York oc,
wv" avs "''s'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
UNCERTAINTY PREVAILED
BEFORE THE STATEMENT
Rock Island Advanced on Earnings for
November and Outlook for the Future.
Analsamated Also in Evidence.

New York, December 2T.-The stock mar.
ket halted In an uncertain way today be-
fore the publication OF the bank statement,
after u dip following the publication was
strong, and closed arm. Rock Island and
Amalgamatcd were effective leaders in the
recovery. The ~ point rise In Rock Island
had another explanation Of statement Of
earnings for November and claims for large
future earnings. The buying Of the stock
was attributed to Western orders. The
movement In Amagamated was reported
due to buying, on account of rival interests
which were offered as corroborative evil
dence OF ruInors of an agreement to end the
copper war by arbitration. Amalgamated
interests put out disclaimers Of these
rumors. The stock advanced 3JS on very
heavy buying There was palpable proat
taking In Brooklyn Transit. Manhattan aud
Erie under cover Of the new movement IN
Rock Island Reports from the West of
threatened breach In railroad relations
growing out Of the recent contest In Col
oredo Fuel caused a break in Denhr and
Rio Grande preferred.
The decrease OF over 100000 in bank
reserves was larger than foreshadowed.
Some relief was felt however, at the de.
crease In loans. although 1t was small, AZ
there was some apprehension that loans
should be expanded during the week to ab-
tain funds Tor the liquidation for foreign
obligations. The heavy drop in cash Sc
serves and the enormous expansion in cred.
it's OF the banks OF England and Germany
attracted attention. This is not abno rula
AT the year end In the case of great cen
tral banking institutions abroad, aud there
Is always a quick and violent return OF
funds to the reserves after the turn of tina
year The retention Of the 4 per cent
Bank Of England rate is not of much sig
- niicance. and S12G0O,Oo0 WAS transferred
Nc New Orleans through the subtreasur}
En corn disclosed the possibility OF az
- Emergency demand from Chicago for funds
feature Of the day was a number OF
harp advances IN conspicuous stocks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
THE vEDRA EXONERA TED.

Judge Mcpherson, in the United
States District Court. Philadelphia,
handed down an orinion Monday in
which he directed that q decree be
entered in favor of the owners of the
British steamship Vedra against the
tug John +. Glylor, in the suit for
damages growing out Of q collision in
the Delaware on June 10th, 1899, in
which the British boat was injured
The Vedra was on her way to Philadel-
phia from London, and had stopped
her engine as she approached Reedy
Island Quarantine Station for the pur-
pose of being examined by the govern
ment authorities. While this was going
on the tug came down the river, towing
two scows tandem. The tug kept her
course closely, and managed herself to
pass the steamship in safety. but both
scows struck the anchored craft.
Judge Mcpherson exonerates the
Vedra from all charges of negligence.
He says: "When the tug saw the steam
ship at anchor upon the water, with
the quarantine flag flying, and knew
that she was obliged to interrupt her
voyage until the examination should
be completed, it became the duty Of
the tug, as the moving vessel, to take
every reasonable precaution to keep
out of the way. As it seems to me, the
collision is properly chargeable to the
tug for approaching too close to the
ship with so unwieldy a tow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
A story Of Horrible Torture.

We give SPACE elsewhere in this issue
to story Of the horrible and fatal tor
turing of United States soldier in the
Philippines by a brutal officer, with
only an ordinary infraction of disci-
pline as the pretext for the awful out
rage. The story is told by the Manila
American of February 18th, copy of
which was sent to this office, and it has
been confirmed by private letters from
soldiers,
We publish the details of this revolt
ing incident merely to illustrate the
demoralizing influence of this misera.
BILE and indefensible war our govern
ment is waging against the people of
the Philippine Islands. 1t was brutal
war to begin with, and it naturally
gravitated into brutal practices. 1t
shoots down mon who are fighting for
the right of self government; it pal
lated rolygamy and slavery on the part
of those who were venal enough to sur
render freedom for the enjoyment OF
these depravities; it descended TO the
hcathenish brutality of torturing re-
calcitrant Filipino prisoners; and
finally it has gone to the awful extent
of torturing our own soldiers to death.
The recital is not a pleasing one, but
it is true. Is it not time to put sum
mary stop to war that writes such re
voting history?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
REPUBLICANS UpERrHRoTy.

Hartford, Conn, April s. Follow
ing tho examples of Ansonia and
Bridgeport, the workingmen here car
ried the city election yesterday as they
did in those cities last fall The vote
was 6,64s to 6, 1874.
The Economic League, composed Of
workingmen, began operations month
ago, but did not capture any primaries
in either party. The Republicans nomi-
mated for mayor William r. Dwight,
of distinguished family and possessing
a Spanish war record. The Democrats
nominated former Lieut.. Gov. Ernest
Cady, but he declined, after which
the Economic League captured the
convention and named Ignatius A.
sullivan, clerk in a clothing store.
He came here from Springfield store
seven years ago and became president
of the Clerks Union, then of the
Central Labor Union and is now serv-
ing his second term as president of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor.
The Socialist-Labor party put up q
ticket and declared that labor unions
we're violating their principles in or
ganizing for political warfare, but the
Socialists polled only paltry vote.
The Republicans worked hard, with
the result that the vote was one of the
largest on record, but the Economic
League, which had so completely
captured the Democratic party, was
better organized and won.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10

Tho Post check, measure for the
Of which is now pending
before Congress, is scheme to provide
a currency which may be sent through
the mails without fear of melting to
robbery, and which will supplant the
present cumbersome system of money
orders 1t was devised by Mr.. c. W.
Post, a prominent and philosophical
citizen of Battle Creek, Mich. He was
assisted in its perfection by number
of publishers, and the plan has been
earnestly endorsed by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
ByNthis scheme it is proposed to
reprint all 81, 81 and s. treasury
notes. coin or silver certificates now in
circulation and have the faces of the
new bills provided with blank lines as
shown in tho illustration. This would
he the ordinary money of the day, Then
when one wishes to send money by
mail, say 81, he takes such bill from
his poclSetbook, writes on its face the
name of the PERSON or firm to whom it
is to go, the city and State, and affixes
two-cent stamp in the square indi
Gated lone cent stamp for fractional
bills, cancelling the stamp with his
initials and date and signs his name on
back. The bill, which previously was
negotiable money, is instantly trans
formed into personal check on the
United States government for 81, as
safe for transmission as any bank check.
This is enclosed in letter to the
person or firm desired and can be col
lected by the receiver upon identified
ton at the post Office named.
The tiresome and time consuming
trip to the postoffice to secure a money
order is avoided and convenient, safe
and instantly available form of safe
money is supplied with which the
public can transact mail business which
now aggregates in small sums upwards
of two billion dollars year. The small
fee charged would probably aggregate
a larger revenue to the government
than is received from the present
money order system.
As rapidly as the signed bills CONT
into the possession of postmasters the.
are sent to Washington for redemption
So that, by this process, one can carr.
about his person paper money il
various denominations under fivt
dollars, and it passes as good as gold
Should he desire to make remittance
by mail he simply takes out hill o
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
RUMORS OF A new ROUTE.
Report That Chesapeake & Ohio Trains
May Run Over the Delaware Railroad.

Report That Chesapeake & Ohio Trains
May Run over the Delaware Railroad.
There is a rumor in local railroad
circles which give rise to the impress
sion that in the near future the Chesa-
peake g. Ohio trains which run through
this city over the p, W. & B. rail
road, may change their route. They
now run over the main line, by way of
Baltimore, but there is an intimation
that they may shortly be run over the
Delaware and N. Y, P. & N. rail
roads. 1t is said that by running them
over the Peninsula route there would
be a saving of several hours, which is
an important item. .-=. ....
For several years the work of i'm
proving the Delaware railroad has heen
progressing and for more than year
this work has been pushed vigorously.
The line is being double tracked, new
bridges are taking the place Of old
ones, stronger culverts are being built
and grades are being reduced, which
will give still better time than form
erly and will enable the company to
run its heaviest trains over the road Mt
top speed. Rumor has it that these
improvements are paving the way for a
short route between Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Norfolk and
the South, the entire line to he along
the Atlantic Seaboard.
Recently number of Delaware rail.
road firemen were examined for promo
tion to engineers places when neces.
sary and this is believed to be another
point in the direction of indicating the
| addition of trains to the number now
| in operation on the road
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
DOVER TOWN COUNCIL.
The Proceedings of the Monthly Meet
Held M0nday Might

The Proceedings of the Monthly Meeting
Held Monday Night.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Dover, April S.-The Town Council
held its monthly meeting last night.
A petition requesting that sidewalks
on Forest and Reed streets be repaired
was referred to the street committee.
Ii was decided to put electric lights
on Kirkwood, Fulton and North streets.
The purchase of q carload of oyster
shells, to be put on street beds, was
ordered.
T. Chalkley Hatton, who is making
survey for sewers, said in written
communication that his report would
be ready by April 28th. He expressed
the opinion that the electric system
could he managed more economically,
and suggested that the money saved
from that plant be spent on sewers
The sewer question will be submitted
to citizens meeting April 2sth.
The officers elect of the Robbins Hose
Co. were sworn in.
Action on the question Of numbering
Dover buildings was deferred.
1t was resolved to exempt the new
Opera House from taxation and provide
it with free water until its indebted.
ness is cancelled.
The town assessment for 1902 was
submitted The assessed value is 81, 100,
00U, and the amount to be raised by
taxation is IS, 9l5. 80. Tho assessment
is s25, 900 less than last year. Assessor
Collins was allowed SIS for making the
assessment. The list will be hung il
the postotlice for public inspection.
DR.. l.. A. II. Bishop, r. II. Var
Dyke, +. l., Clarke. Benjamin Donoho
Stephen Slaughter, Frisby Clarke ant
James Kerin were elected members o
the Board of Health.
S. Maxwell Harrington was clectet
tax collector, and p. s. Hurd dog reg
lister.
The chief engineer of tho fire depart
ment reported that there were eigh
alarms of fire during the past year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
George &. Hignutt Killed on the ~, W.
Is. Railroad Near Newark.

George G. Hignutt Killed on the ~. w.
Is. Railroad Near newark.
Charles G. Hignutt, aged about 20
years, of 7l6 East Seventh street was
killed early Tuesday by train on
the f., W. q d. railroad. short dis
lance north of Newark. The body was
badly manglod, and 1t is supposed that
he fell from one train and was killed
by another, the wheels Of several cars
probably having passed over him. The
body was found by track walker
about 6 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
1t was near Prices telegraph tower,
and the operator there was notified.
Tho latter notified the coroner and the
body was sent on the next train to this
city, after which IL was moved to tho
murgue.
so far as can be learned, nobody
knows how Mr.. Hignutt was killed.
lie had been in the employ of William
NJ. FoOrd, bother, on Sixth street near
Tatnall, and worked Saturday and
until pretty late that night. He was
seen by number of friends on Sunday
and was at the enginehouse of the
Phoenix Fire Co., Of which he was a
member He took holiday Monday
and is said to have gone to Chester.
II was reported that John Garland,
companion, was with him in Chester,
and that Hignutt was still in Chester
early Tuesday when Garland left
that city and came home by trolley.
Mr.. Garland was not at his place OF
business when reporter called, and
the report could not be verified, but
there are others who had heard that
! Ilignutt was in Chester. Some Of his
| friends are of the opinion that he
| boarded train and started for home,
| but was probably asleep when the
train reached Wilmington and, intend
| ing to alight at Newark, went to the
| platform TO be ready to get of, and
/ fell. What train he was on is moi
| known.
Mr.. Hignutt was we'll known and
/ popular. lie was one Of the most active
membcrs of the Phoenix Fire Co. an1
! it was by means of his fireman's badge
4 that be was so readily identified. ht
was at one time an executive officer o.
the Board of Health. He was Repub
lican and took much interest in politi
cal matters, especially in the Eight
ward, where he resided. He had beer
living With his mother, Mrs Frances
Massey, at TlG East Seventh street
and she is almost Frustrated, having
Just recovered from a serious illness
He leaves n widow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
REpERSAL ar GRAND RAPIDS.

Detroit, Mich, April 8. -Except in
Grand Rapids, there was very little
interest in the city and township cleo
tions throughout the State yesterday,
and none but purely local issues entered
into the contests.
In Grand Rapids, where the water
supply scandal has figured as one of
the prominent issues of the campaign,
the Republicans gained sweeping
victory, eleeting their entire city ticket,
headed by W. Willard Palmer for mayor.
Mayor George r. Perry, Democrat,
who was seeking reelection for q third
term, was beaten by $500 majority.
At Battle Greek the first Socialists
ever elected to office in the State were
chosen as aldermen in the First and
Second wards. The rest of the city
ticket went Republican.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
PRIEST SEES A BURGLARY.

wilkesharrc, Pa, April s. The post
Office at Hudson, Pa, was broken into
this morning by four mon, and s19i in
stamps and S6S in money were stolen.
While the thieves were at work,
Father Spotanski of st. Joseph's
Catholic Church approached, and was
held by accomplices until the burglary
was completed.
The burglars compelled Father
Spotanski to witness the robbery, and
threatened to shoot him if he gave the
alarm until they we're out of sight; and
when he succeeded in arousing the
people, the burglars had too good,
start to be captured. NH|
The thieves were all masked, but the
priest thinks he knows one Of them,
and has given to United States Postal
Inspector German clue on which he
is working.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
The Rhodes OXFORD Scholarships.

The one hundred free scholarships at
Oxford University to be distributed in
the United States, in accordance with
the provisions of the will of Cecil
Rhodes and the accompanying bequest
of $40, 000, 600, will be divided so as to
give two to each State and Territory.
This fact imparts strong local
interest to the Rhodes bequest, as
Delaware will share with the rest, and
two young men of this State will be
entitled to enjoy the benefit and dis
tinction of course at the great Eng
lish university.
1t is understood that the bequest will
allow the expenditure Of about 81, 500 a
year upon each scholarship. This sum
is ample for the purpose, and will
enable a young man of steady purposes
and ordinary habits of economy to get
along without suffering the slightest
privation.
As it only now remains to perfect
the details of carrying this trust into
effect, it is incumbent upon the people,
or the authorities, of Delaware to con-
slider the subject of how the bene-
ficiaries from Delaware under the will
of Mr.. Rhodes shall be selected. 1t is
probable that general plan will be
prepared by the executors, but the
State will no doubt DO called upon tc
perfect the details of the selection.
1t will he necessary to adopt soms
system that will give preferment only
to those who shall prove themselves
deserving of it after the fairest com
petitive examination. 1t is hoped tina
the State will ever be worthily repre-
scented in the persons Of those who ma.
stand for Delaware at Oxford during
, the coming years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
SUPPOSED ERRORS IN ASSESSMENT.
Apparently Incorrect Figures which May
Materially Affect the Totals.


Materially Affect the Totals.
While adding up some of the city
assessment books for past years City
Auditor John Boughman has found
number of apparently incorrect totals,
which, he believes, will materially
affect the grand totals So far as his
Investigation has gone, the indications
are that the assessment for those years
will not be as large as the figures upon
which City Council based the tax rate,
On one rage of one of the books he
found an apparent difference of about
SOB 600 in the page total, his addition
reducing the total which he found on
that page to that extent. Who is re-
sponsible for this apparent error Mr..
Boughman does not state.
Should there he any material re-
duction in the assessed value of real
estate for any one year, MS shown by
Mr.. Boughman' revision of the cal
culations, the result will show that
Council evidently over estimated the re.
ceipts from taxation for that year and
also that the outstanding taxes for that
year are not as large as would appear
from the original totals upon which
Council worked.
After the revision of assessment in
each year the duplicates of the as
SCISSORS are added and upon the total,
which shows the assessed value of all
taxable real estate in the city, Council
bases the tax rate, knowing approx.
mately what amount of money it will
be necessary to raise by taxation on
real estate, and if there is an error in
the addition there will be a correspond,
ing error in the receipts from taxation.
Mr.. Boughman will report his findings
| in this matter to Council.
As yet neither the auditor nor the
finance committee of City Council ha:
discovered any trace of the missing re
turn books, neither have they learned
by whose authority they were takeI
from the tax office. Former members
of Council have boon questioned OF
this point and none, so far as is known
ordered the hooks taken away. Al
effort is being made to fix the respon
sibility,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
"AddIcks or Nohodx.n

An editorial in the New York Even
ing Post, referring to the senatorial
situation in Delaware, reads as follows:
"Addicks o. nobody" is the slogan
of the Addicks faction in Delaware.
These mercenaries are loyal to no
party; they profess adherence to no
principles in National or in State
politics; they have no theory of legisla-
ton or administration to support they
point to no admirable qualities Of
heart, brain, or body in their leader.
Their attitude is inspired by nothing
but devotion to n well-filled pocket
book. For the money or other valuable
consideration which they receive from
an INSCRIPTIONS Spectator they
are entirely ready to wreck their party,
and again to deprive the State of Della
ware of representation in the United
States Senate. Time was when the dog
in the manger was held up in solemn
warning to'selfish and greedy children
but the Twentieth Century Esop,
when he writes his volume Of fables fol
use in political kindergartens, can
more than match the old tale by a new
one about the Addicks crowd in the
| trough.
Every political indication, every
political development in the Delaware
situation, points to the truth of th,
above. So far as Il Republican Legisla
ture in Delaware is concerned, there
will be no Senator elected to eithel
vacancy unless the first man chosen il
Addicks.