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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
Squattcr in Houseboat Refuses to
Surrender Land to Anheuser-
Busch.
AT FOOT OF UTAH STREET.
Mrs. Nora Gamache. Whose Hus.
hand Is III. Prevents Land
From Beng Filled for
improvements.

J Mrs Nora Gamache. with --vo,ver and
/ shotgun has kept officers Of ne .,nheuser-
Busch Brewing Company guessing for sew
! eFal weeks as q how - set possession Of
/ q piece of property at the :oot Of Utah
/ s;reet lying between the i-evee ana the Iron
Mountain Railroad tracks.
The woman is the wife nt Loais Ganacte.
a sQuat;cr.
A. the foot e r.ah street are Nv, house
I boats. august Busch vice president of the
brewing company. vas desi-o;ls Il ,ayins
the land under The houschcats nll,d. 50 that
some day it could be used fo- bGiIaing pur-
poses. Part OF the property WAS filed. but
as the work reached the little cabin II
came To halt
'sanachs vas requested to varatn. He re-
fused. saying that the prors~ty Nas Govern
n2eHt land. he was i'll. it vas SAD. and was
unequal to the task OF even ulrerin= brew
cry officials in conversation. So he turned
the matter over TO h.s wife. She held her
own. Her arguments PUT al 20 fight.
The GaEaches finally said Trey would
move f7r $50. Busch thought +. too much
ard tolG, them so. Then rumors rea.fed the
Garnaches that the City Marshal was to
come down and haul the little boat TO the
waters edge
WEAPONS LOADED.
Gamache Instructed his wife to load the
weapons She did 80. and now If any one
attempts 10 Inolest them Gamache says bi.
wife will undoubtedly Civ. them warm
reception. Mrs. Garaache is a robust. de-
termined-iookirg woman. skilled IN the use
OF firearms, and. 1t is said. will not Yield
Both size and her husband want the mat
ter settled by law. They declare they will
not move until the brewery shows a clear
title TO thu property. They are chagrined
because the brewery officials did not make
them an offer TO move while the water was
high. Now. they claim, IT would take con-
siderable money to get their boat to the
waters edge.
August Busch complained 70 President H.
ram Phillips of the Beard of Public I'M
provements. stating that as one of the
houseboats stood in the middle Of. Utah
street the occupants were stopping street
improvement which he contemplated max
ing. The matter is now in the hands OF
j. C Traveie Of the Street Department 1t
IS probable that the city will adjust mat
ters.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
New Courthouse at Monticello.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Decatur. ILL.,, July 9.-Contracts were let
house and jail for Piatt County at Monti-
cello. The courthouse will be built by II. r.
Walter of Danville for s54 $50 and the iaii
by Jobst & Son of Peoria for $11,579. The
new buildings take the place of a court
house that has been one of the landmarks
Of Central Illinois for sixty years.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
RUDOLPH AND COLLINS CASES,
They Will Be Called for Trial in
Union Next Monday,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Union, Mo-. July s.-The case. against
Rudolph and Collins will be called for trial
in the Circuit Court here next Monday.
1t is reported that Collins's attorney will
file a motion for continuance
As Rudolph has escaped, his trial will not
proceed.
There is considerable disappointment here
because of Rudolph's fight, and the officials
as we'll as the people find 1t very bitter
nil 10 swallow
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
EOREIGN.

President Loubet returns to France, hav-
ing won high popularity among all classes
in England.
German shippers complain loudly Of the
new meat law, which has the effect of de-
proving them of trade in transit to Aus
tria and Switzerland.
Experiments made by the Imperial Health
Commission of Germany tend to show that
Professor Koch is right in his assertion
that there is little relation between tuDercu-
losis of cattle and humans.
Admiral Cotton and other American ma
val officers of the European squadron are
guests at a luncheon given by the Pill
grims' Club of London, where Admiral
Beresford grows eloquent in toasting Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
WOMEN MUST NOT RIDE -
"ASTRIDE" AT HORSE SHOW
Milwaukee Manager Declares That
Form of Equestrian Exercise .Un-
graceful and Vulgar"
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Milwaukee. Wis. July s-Women must
not ride "astride." That is the fiat of
these at the head Of the Horse Show which
Milwaukee is to have the week OF July 20.
Doctor Gray. the manager of the show,
has given out the statement that to ride
'straddle'' II "ungraceful and vulgar" Now
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10
SPORTING

Doctor Street and Frank Shaw won s1O0.-
900 on the victory Of Big Ben at Washing
ton Park races.
Giants defeat Cardinals by. score of
to ..
Invaders" win from Browns by score of
to 4.
Deehanty's body identified
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-10

50Wb "0 u9 0Cooe0
out to esther richee
full of happy dreams.
Many . man and
woman have been de-
ceiyed by the tale that
there was health to be
found out beyond tia
sunset, and they have
started out dreaming
Of a healthfu1 future,
0sver ~ - 1>s11~>1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29

net Continued selling BY longs 10 realize.
Elt the market did not hesitate during tho
.t,tst part OF the session. .ast prices beiug
XNs pest OF the day, to II up IN New
SvIk ana 70 II w IN New Orleans.
Sp9ts Q points up in New York, u In New
tgIleahs' and 1'ld IN Galveston ana Hous-
ne advance from abroad is ascrihea 10 a
sryaEeity ot cotton aud activity OF trade
Esspt ana the continent were reported
lNaNy buyers In the Liverpool market to-
uay, ana II was rumored that Mr Ellison
Noull raise his estimate Of consumption ~
Anercan cotton to 100000, and Is eK.
Pseted out tomorrow. There was large
business done IN the Southern spot mar
htts' particularly In New Orleans whore
sales amounted TO over 10000 bales, and
lhe fact that quotations IN that market
were advanced y shows plainly that the
market has q solid foundation and Is not
nased on speculation In other words it s
me cotton that is wanted and must be had
tion.
New York wires this afternoon: 1--WE
look for much excitement and advance IN
cotton ln the near future"
New Orleans wires "ln sight for the
week points to about 10000 bales. agsins,
10000 last year which, II realized, win
place movement since September l at less
than last years"
Liverpool IS due TO be Az to 5 points
higher tomorrow. Cargill q Richardson.
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]. n. WLsner & CO. Letter.

Houston, January 2s-Evely particle
.of information today was Of a very
decisive nature and exceedingly bulIsh
character and Notwithstanding the good
advance of past two days a further de.
cided one WAS scored today.
Sentiment is universally bullish tonight
and anticipation Of an immediate increased
enhancement OF values are In evidence. II
would not be surprising, however, II a re-
action occurred tomorrow, although pur.
Chuscs on any decline of consequence should
prove profitable, and in fact, those at, or
possibly above the present level should do
SO
The spot demand continues excellent, and
the statistical position grows stronger day
by day, and consumers are gradually real
izlng the cotton crop is short. The mar
ket shows signs Of being a scalping one
for the time being, the tendency, however,
seems TO slowly seek higher level OF
values,
The weather is generally clear today and
predictions are for It's continuance.
Receipts continue moderate, but any de-
cided Increase will cause lower values for
the time being
row. and their attitude In the morning
should affect prices here 70 great extent
/ j. ~ Wisuer & Co.
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eLoha,d cooks & 90 Letter.

Houston January 2s-Anent the great
bull feature Of print cloths advancing the
Journal Of Commerce takes a different
view. and It looks as If they must get
more money for their product or stop the
LOOMS,
Printing cloths snd allied goods are very
ohesn as compared with the cost q pro
6rcfion wear ago when substantially the
same prices we're prevailing Cotton Is
more than y cent per pound higher Coal
k NOT only scarce but the prices are
double those Of last year, and IN general
me cost Of supplies is from 70 s per cent
Sigher. and this In addition 70 the large IN
Hr5ase In cost in the past four years.
From Mississippi we learn tAat the cot
tor IN inc nelds, bothin that state, Louis
lava and Arkansas, will BE- gathered, al
,borgb il may be some time BEFORE II can
- 5one bot at present prices they Will
~, DJo5rah any OF Il under
~ stImates for today about 900 bales less
nun one year ago; the ports aDout the
ssrre. The statistical position 10 very stIong
srd almost everybody bnilisn Mr. ftlce
a l,,rsS ms today when the market Was heor
~ tnn. "Opinion unchanged think TOT
sInr short interest now practically Gov
ef tIyerpool due 3 points up tomorrow.
LNslPV'' Richard Cooke 4 co.
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WHOLESALE MARKET

The Williams & Flash company OF New
YORK give The following summary OF col.
dl'lons In the market for cotton seed
products:
The conditions prevailing In tho cotton
oil market are rather unusual. osnerlouy
as regards this market. where refined oil
Is stu selling at parity OF lees than mn,
price which Is freely bid for prjp,o Sr,td,,
mis- state Of affairs Il due to two ,aus,s
one being the utter lack Of export ,elunud
yWhleh Is this markets principal outletl
ana the other, the pressuru pui on the
marRet mere by one of tile principal com.
We might almost say thar the situation
nt the moment eau he best stated hy say.
lug that u Is night between the West
and the East for control of the cotton ol
market The West being IN the enjoyment
| of large demand from the lard compound.
rrs Tor OIL, are naturally 'bullisb, while
the Fast being dependent, us stated above,
largely for their outlet IN the European
markets, ana getting no orders whatever
| from these sources at anything like pres
eut prices, are naturally "bsarishi ana
desire to see the market decline to q pont
where they can again attract Europe as
buyers.
10 our minds, whether present prices are
maintained or even advanced however,
| Will depend almost entirely on receipts OF
| hogs. Up 10 tue present these have fallen
/ way below receipts OF last year, and the
stock of lard In Chicago is consequently
small Until there is an accumulation Of
/ pure lard the West (and ia n small meas
| ure the EasD viii continue 10 enjoy an uu
usually large outlet for prime cotton oils
! In the lard kettle 10 replace this shortage
! OF pure lnrd: but whom stocks Ot pure lard
] assume their normal proportions and prices
/ IN consequence become more natural, the
outlet for cotton oil from this source VIII
/ he considerably curtaied. and what stock
! is left viii have 10 react 10 q price az
/ which % EafTlh ia fQls country and
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HOUSTON CURRENT QUOTATIONS..

5Na5%c; fresh wax beans. 85aI5o ror
craze.
BUTTER Blue star csc dairy, 2lc; f..
KIN creamery, 3d031c; Meadow Goid, $50
36C, Red Glover Eigin, 90 and 30-lh tubs, %
@3Cc; Belle Springs -ln bricks Csc, La,
m'nl J creamery 2tQ27c; fancy enovated
c,elmery, 26427c; Dehance ore9mcr,, 2G4
90; Western creamery, 24025c. Olromar
gaIine-Lincoln solids 12lgc; Lincoln prints,
1879 Premium solids, Ice; prints, lsc;
MoNl,.'s special 1sc; Crystal Gem and
country rolls, Use, Empire state special
Zoe.
CELERY California, per bunch, 60a70c
tABBAGE-Pcr H. 1@dGc
tlIEESE-W Wisconsin full cream, long
horns, l1o; Wisconsin full cream dairios
Zoe; Wisconsin half cream, 14c; Wisconsin
pound prints, Ice
EGGS- Texas. 2la22c Kansas, 21c
KRAUT-Nev, IN half barrels, 50 5ol
. 10; tye-gall1n kegs, Sl.lo.
ONIONS Per 10, l%12c
PEIPER-thile, new. i5al6c ler pould;
black Singapore, ljc.
POTATOES Colorado soc per hushe
PEANCIS-JUnho, per pound tlsc,
fancy naud picked No. l. oiauG&c.
POT LTRN-th ic6ens. hcus, good So 50G
3 -; fryers large S3.,oa3 Is, ducks large.
81 > as 50; geese full feathertd. SA,Ju0
50: turkeys, hens, 50 .ClUll. 90, gobblers.
Sl2 UoMl5 60.
TOMATOES 90, Mexican, G.Aasket crates,
81 5u@2 70.
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CANNED FRUITS-Apples, Bib, S5d90c;
piucapples, sliced, 81 1O eyeess and core
less 81 jOdl so; extra grated, 81 65alI5;
peas, 2-lb 75c; strawberries. bib, 9Ou35ci
blackberUes, BIB. 95cuSl 90; peaches, alb,
81. 50m1 90; 2-lb peaches, 81 O0dl %; Bib
pie peaches SOG.Sjc.
CANNED VEGETABLES 49, Tomatoes
2-lb full weight, S0ds5c: BIB, full weight,
9jcdSl 90; 2lb, seconds, 752S0c; Bib. sec
onds, 9GG95c; okra and tomatoes, 2lb,
81 90; canned kraut, Bib. 91dD5c; Calitor
mia asparagus, lib, S2.25a35', according
10 grade, lib. asparagus salmon cans
$l.5Cga2 T5 baked beans, BIB 95c; BID
string beans S5c; 2-b kidney beans, O5c;
2-lb strlngless beans, 81 %; 2lb marrow
fat peas, 81 90; 2-lb American petit pcis
81 coal IS; extra Maine corn, 81 Is, coru
S5GG0c; seconds, s00iS5C.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT--EXtra standard
2b-lh peaches, lemon cling, 81 9502 o0;
yellow Crawford, 81 s0d1 IS; black cher
rles 81. GOG2 90; white cherries, 50 1912 81;
apricots, 81 5Oa1.5 Strawberries. So Goa
> 10; plums, 81 5Odl 60; grapes, Sl612
] rs; seconds, 10c per dozen less than extra
standard prices.
CANNED MOLAssEs-P. & 2, Old Fash.
toned, gallons. SO 10 per case; 1s-gullons,
Sc 30 per case; As.Fal0ns 1915 per case;
Gold Medal brand, fancy table syrup. quart
jars SLIGO per dozen, y. B, g. C., Creole,
2lb, 81 90; Bib, 81 S5: 5-lh, 81 30; lo-lo'
81. CO
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4. & 3. Beers Letter

laN
New Orleans. January 2S.-Llverpool i'm.
proved sharply ssain today ON rumor thar
Mr., Ellison would be out tomorrow increas.
ing his estimate of American consumption
20 ll,UVO,uQU bales Our market IN sympathy
opened higher and subsequently declined
gu realizing Later in the session the
light New Orleans nnd Galveston estimates,
~ conjunction with the GOOD Spot demand
at higher prices caused ala adVnnce OF o 10
10 from the bottom Near the close. how
ever values eased OF slightly, mixing the
net gain y to 10 points on the day The de-
crease IN the weekly amount to be brought
into sight IL now estimated as pointing to
dehcit OF 10000 to 1880 under last Year (
movement. IN addition to this ain the In.
dtcations are that the visible supply state
ment VIII he very bulliSh, the nrobnbility
that Mr.. Ellison Will also Increase his IS.
innate or American consumption tomorrow
from lO,SOO,OD0 to 11,u0h.OJO. has accent,
uated the extremely optimistic feeling pre-.
vaient ana has practically eliminated any
speculative short interest which may have
existed Our cables from Liverpool today
say that the feeling there Is very bulush
on sccoun OF the large business doing IN
Manchester, which is expected To force spin.
ners to buy freely for the immediate pres,
ent. Therefore as all the speculative mar
kcts and the great majority ot traders us
well are hulllsh, prices may improve FUR
ther The future course OF values though
will continue TO be ruled by receipts
a. & H. Beer
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SAFE BLOWERS AT cENTERWLLE
An Unsuccessful Attempt TO Rob the
County Treasurer.

COurJ li|o9N'N''
Ceptervnle Texas, January 27-Last
night an attempt was made 10 rob the
co1ntv treasurer's safe. The safe IS a
large nlepold. about seven feet high, and
~ robbers tried 20 blow It open By priz-
ing the outside plate loose 81 the TOP OF
the door and pouring In common powder
ana usinF fuse. After The hrst explosion,
which was about o'clock, they evidently
bccsrne panic stricken and ned, leaving a
steel driA, an old wooden feseinator, ana
= tCrisfed pocket knife 40 the office ana
some hundred yards further on taey leit
thcir satrhel containing several drills,
dask ~ powder small hottie Of lard and
a letter when was neither signed nor al
dressed on the inside, but having an al
dresS an the envelope The letter con
talned some addresses which may be u
service in investigating the annir ana
warns the parties doing the lop tnAt ~
The South II -hey get ''pinched' y VII
not be as 1t is in the NORTH short tef la
In prlson''-blt that they VIII be lynched
III ne1roes The party who wrote the
iefftr seems 10 live IN Indiana, ana gives
some addresses IN that state, INT there
Is no postmark iegihle on the envelope
People are exertlng themselves 70 as
inclndlne sheriff Yann and Constable st,
Johu, are now tracking the horses, which
u readily done, a. tnere vas ram a,te4
the parties arrived ana before they left
Lest nisSt TAsX sfsis s. h Iosn and ROD
him on and this may be of some help IN
identifying the parties. The horse was 4
heavy set bar pony horse about 14ia hands
high, reached name and small star ~ face
A phone message rom Buffalo gives tha
information that nisn supposed n he on
a the parties bought q ticket there thli
rao< vtag fox PaleyLas.
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NEW YORK COTTON.
The Market Opened Firm and Advanced
Several Points.

The Market Opened Firm and Advanced
Several Points.
New York, January 2S-rhe cotton mar
let after opening firm at an advance Of
from TO points, became very active end
decidedly stronger January contracts gong
to an advance Of 10 points, and the rest Of
the list at best showing an advance Of 9 to
- points. The market was tnally arln a.
practically the top level Of the session, the
net Improvement being a matter Of 5 10 IL
points, except on January, which closed ~
net rise Of Is points. Business was tx-
ceptonaliy heavy, the total transactions in
futures being estimated az 50O,J0 Ualos. at
the days best prices the trading level was
TO points above the previous high m1lk.
The upward movement had Its sSlrt IN IN.
eNpectedly strong cables when were due
to come, reporting an advance NJ ] a. ,
points, and an advance Of / to points on
iutuFes ana points on spot cotton illvatc
ment was due De q heavy demand from spin
nels ID view OF the continued uisupp, ut.
ment over proportions OF the movement ~
cotton from tue interior Of the belt and uu-
allied promises which have been for several
months Of Il heavier movement, ana cuuse-
QueQtly lower prices The statistical POSI-
t!on ot cotton remains quite as strong as
ever Tho spot cotton market Il the C0un-
try WIS generally l-lG 70 x higher Re.
ports FIR 1n print cloths aud yarn m rkets
were stu st-oLg and cotton goods generally
were reported TO be showing un upWari
tendency, which gave strong mdcIturC 10
the afternoon market for cotton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
METALS

New York January 2s.-There was hut
slight change IN the London tin market
today, both spot and futures closing az
f132 los The New York market was firm.
los in London, where It closed at tNI lbs
81 for spot and at f54 los 81 FOR futures.
The New York copper market market was
quiet, but arm. standard closed az u 2I%;
j. jIl2Wl2 u2ia Auu casting at I@.2bNl2 iu.
Lead was unchanged here hut In London it
was Is Sd higher at I'll S. Oh Spclter
was unchanged locally and IN London
Iron closed AZ 53s ID In Glasgow ana at
AS Cd IN Middlesboro. Locally irou was
dun and nominal
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100000 Wok q Co.'s Letter.

yIoustoD. January 2e.-HverpooI again
- ,n strong and closed 3l5 points up
r,,h spot sales OF 1900 bales at 5 points
w .. our market more than followed
ap1 ana, lead. New York closing 10 10
80 IA New Orleans 8 10 II up, With
Nav IN the latter market s q e aS2te Cd from am
American ~ with large sales. The semi
ll9 10 7stotenent gave receipts OF o2oW
S Ssiss against $1,000 last year ana snip
PsSs $500 bales s sssss v gf9 that Mr.
Our NeN enthority on consumption, Is
Ellison, ne 10 ont tomorrow with a state
sa ant e2s 9t A 1eaTs es sis
ron viii pe AZ n he al 70 5 up tomorrow.
Liverpool Is uu' Hayward Wick Co.
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csroill 4. Richardson's Letter.

Houston. January 2S-To say that the
bears in cotton we're on the run 'oles
expresses st but mildly. Liverpool was
good market showing an advance OF OF
noints on contracts; there WAS eoou
business done in spots, sales amounting 20
200 bales at points advance IN GU.
markets opening prices were at ieVei q
about 70 5 points advance ana ,d NM
hs,r,Se,lns. Each few points Improvement
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ERuIrS

APPLES-Beu Davis, barrel, S3.JO04 90.
wlnesups and Jonathans, - -5p4 90.
BANANAS-Louse, Sl25ul.lo, packed,
81, 5o6i1.IJ.
CoCOANUTs-Pcr sack, S4oo. less qlsp.
titles 81 -.
CRANBERRIEs-Pcr crate, So a5G3 50;
barrels, S1t .0td12 no.
LEMONS Messiuas, So 5oQ4 90; Cali
furuia, So SOFAS -.
LINES Mexican, per basket, 81 10dl 20,
California, per box, So OO@
Z. %.
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ON COMMISSION ROW
..I. still Bare Of Apples--Nles
~ VT. .,,ons Are Plentiful-Eoos
W. Are Moving Freely

.bolsssle market was not quite
u ~ Y. yesterday as the day before In
guy outgoing business, but receipts
y ~ md other produce were large ana
rr's =. IN looked very busy during
y ~ ss { now in a pretty fair con
~ n,'s ,sa exception of the apple sit
no VIZ 5,airh the supply ts not yet
81 q The demand.
. scarce at unchanged prices,
-. moving moderately we'll
\ e'ls ,mple supply on hand
slow movement OF cabbage
ny ,,o8 supply on the market
:. few Texas eggs IN the market,
li@ .,ost being mostly handled.
n, ire Hrm at 90 cents
/ ,...v trade was good yesterday,
Y, WA, .,asrs being heavier than local
S ~, Prices are firm and unehangeu'
.,, ., Messlna lemons were large
.n ,r and the demand at present is
sA, w., hanging from $825 10 $3.50 per
,,,ls market is short, as the large
u ,.,'ly received was quickly disposed
M, ne bdsk demand that now ex-
mere are very few Oh the market
4 Anmepts are expected this week.
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nRrcs ~ NHEMICALs.

Ouinine 3i63Gc per eounce bottle; NOR.
phine. 50 2502 30 per ounce; cocaine, 81 -
per ounce borax, Sc PER pound j. log-ie
packages: copperas, So 90 in barrels castor
epsorn salts. 50 90 per 100 lbs IN barrels
alcohol, So 7Od8 90 per gsllon sulphur.
So ca per 100 lbs IN barrels alum, S1se per
pound IN barrels; satpeter. q per poLnd
in barrels; calcium carbide s3;2 per ~
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plies In most directions stin tells against
lrte hpi Ina. Prints art moving more free
". Regular print cloths strong; wide goods
are advancing. Mems wear woolens and
worstcd IL good demand. Fair business 40
dress goods