The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVth Year, No. 277, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 6, 1900 Page: 3 of 10
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HOUSTON DAILY POST4 SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY G 1900
H1N AND BRADSTREETS
Little New Business lias Been Done Since
the Year Opened
REVISIONS OF PRICES MAY DISAPPOINT
Cotton Good Arc nt lllglicat Quota
tion of In t enr Whent Motes
SlnKKlMhlr Hnnk Clcnrlnga
New York January 3 n 0 Dun Co b
iteekly rjvle of trade will say tomorrow
jfsiliirra In 1M3 were 9333 In number wits
llablltlts of IIS3 26i The last da > a ot
Ilif jear added a few to tho number and
Ionic millions to tho known liabilities ot
fnna and banks which have oiled cos to
he end so thnt commercial defaults reached
050 M of which 930T9S1St were In niailU
hcturlnsr HS9JIT71 In trading and llllG
1 In brokerage promoting and other tow
Krrrlsl llnbllltln
fMpst pfoplo In business have hern so o < ru
fed with the accounts and settlement t > tlio
jitt rear that little new business has itt
ftn done No new tendency In nanufailtir s
In trading appears and less change than
fUn anticipated In the money markets Thrto
nothing unsound In tho busine i of the
lest Industries but an extensive reviitoir of
iters may disappoint expectation Tho lin
e notices transactions ol magnitude In
ndry Iron which Indicate that some selleifc
willing to make concessions to iwcuie the
yde of good customers but tli wlic nl
eel companies have advanced prices of wire
lis barbed and smooth wire > nts Bes
semer pig la not higher than It was fix wcetia
JfKo and steel plates hao declined from f3 10
io at Philadelphia bars at rttsnurg
from 1225 to 215 ond sheets from ft 15 to
ttJO while the structural and rail prod jeers
KaVc held but refused to advance prizes
Eomo new business Is rcpoited but net
enough as jet to Indicate the tendency In
tn after a fall from 3J 00 to > prhes
viefe raised to0 r0 at l ndon and lu opper
J15M Is quoted instead of ISM n monlli
agoJhc
Jhc disposition tq ask higher pllces la
sgfn in pools and shoes 0 tnis Hdv me
fd on some for w hlch W J v is nfkfd
I paid In November The > l > l > lig In ilds
iChl ago In spite of short receipts heMuse
arm weather has cheeked killing ls fimi
otton goods are at the highest nutations
ast year with good deinud though tntton
declined little Hut the goodi w lt nt
time advanced quite In nroporturi lo the
tcrlsl and are In that sens > n rer now
Jn a venr Hgo Woolen g olv jx al o
lowe with respect to vjol than a jear uo
1fnd some further advance has been e pwtil
iWool Is stronglj h ld hough full pries rhked
JUjiionth ago can not b fotiiiet
BSjCrtton does not ilse furner Iicvip re
jfeelrtii from plantations hase semiwhat in
rreased and acounts of Ijc sUI > h at nin v
iraall towns have attroted attention The
Southern mills can aslly suppl > themse vto
ivltb large stocks from th burroindlng toitn
tryf without patting the cot m throivh ry
mtrket drawing it until it s MntJ Many
have done so for their protection agalnft the
puflllelv announced combination 1tt fall lo
roi > > rrlc i Tho e mills onj < imil last vtir
JWoMo hales but are r cko as navlng
taken for this ietrs crop onlv 4000
gR Sheat still mov s v r > slu Klshlv with
email change In prices In sl months of the
croji lear p f > ooooo buih ls flour includud
hive b n exported against 11300o0no list
year Atlantic eports have do > v fallen io
only 2 02092 busbls for tb vvek agnlnft
RS14120 last vear and raclfl exports were
tsn2B against 14 Sf la t voir The prKe
Klg prsetleallv unchanged as it Is also for
KeSni of which S3fSl3 bushels have veetj v
l rlti for the week against J53 112 last
Kf r
yj llures for the week have been 3 for the
lulled Ftates agiinst 24 lust yia and 25 In
anada against 240 last year
FINAKCIAli BKVIRW
dler Jfonej Coiiilltiono Impart n
1 Oooil Tone
New York lanuary B Dradstrtets Finan
cial Hevlev tomorrow will bay
JSasle conditions In tho money market
together with effective support from leading
Interests In the Industrial tnrt railroad shnro
llsfs partlculnriy tho Vandcrbllt trunk lino
slocks gave a good tone to the market nt
th s beginning of the jear The transactions
eTfliaat Saturdaj were of tho uatial limited
Kind in advance of n twoday holiday the
prices wcra tlrm and tho feelmg of tno mar
iludlcated a belief that the financial alt
fttion had Improved This Imrrcsslon was
5jM ttnegatlved by tho weekly bauk statement
feilCUouKli tbo changea In the nveiagcs for tho
KWeelt were not of a very significant character
StJFTuc day when the exchango reopened
A good support and professional buying was In
Li iXjaence while money apart fron some tera
ajjorary conditions ruled nt about 6 per cent
awt tbo forelcn markets were generally mini
HVlili some slight Indications of bullishness
SQuouttons thereupon nil ndvanred tbtoughout
tr t illnt particular attention being given to
VtgfAM securities where tho Pacific railroads
iituf5 Vandcrbllt trunk line stocks and tho
el and Tobacco Industrials wero the most
tilncnt A declining tendency In Urookbn
pld Transit bad no cltect on tbo rest ot
list nnd that stock later on recovered
Jnly Upon the covering by short Interest
jt It was noticeable however that the
nfrkct In hplte of Its relatively fair degree
activity was extremely professional and
the publics part In tho movement as
tcated by the transactions carried out by
keomralFSlon houses was on the whole
11 London purchased a few stocks but
Jtrhlef Influence In the marfcet was the
Jng off of discount rate
l Wednesday afternoon however there
a change In the attitude of our market
wleh had Its origin abroad It would seem
j > UuM the money market conditions at Dorllti
ilfVe not Improved and that the seizure ot n
Huefnian steamer carrying supplies to the
rTrfibsvaal ran regarded as likely to put a
mrajn unon tbo already difficult relations bc
ItSeen Germany and ar < at Britain At all
resents heavv sales ot Gorman holdings of
African stocks were noted In hoth London
Iftl New York and the market lost a j ood
of the recent Improvament
Thursday the market presetted further
Jluatlons of an Incipient break owing to
flTtJi r declines In prices for Americana Jit
llinnfl 0 hut before the flay ended a deejdrd
set In unJer the lead of trunk line
Tins Is due to a report that some
IP ments had ben made which Is cal
rd to hove Improved the already har
niiB relations ot the leading trunk lino
rttes
m ii
jiuinsTiincTs nnvinw
Phi Week Iln Heen nt a
MnuUmi
Syr York January 6 Bradatreets will say
rrow
business world has marked time this
pending the results ot the aunual stork
Sh and the pitsing away o the halVav
liji nces which usuall make quietness at
JsTperlcd Aside from the strengthening of
noes of a number of staples such as t
Oalc proilslous and cotton which are
c > jlatlvely dealt In there has be n ni it
d movement forward but ai tlu trUtr
t there has been no backward atco talioi
pans tbe most notable movement among
ling staples Is tbat developed In hog nit
products a better realization npivrintly
ig bad of the features making for strength
bose urodurts notable among which Ja the
bctlon in the supply of hogs n u lUa
Ivlmllarfilling oft In the number jf eatlle
Itgone on for a nurab r of jcara aast
Tial the advance In bog prolins Is bc
plng to attract morn attention arema ml
from the extent to vhl < h this advanco
Bhad sympathetic refleelon In the prices
Theat and other eeeals which eally irnee
In of the strength which ha teen shown
week lo that source While n l of-
t lu v fallen off In l7urop < v and enp
Itji thereto In pecerabr wereiha lijbieit
rded for many jearx past s ll Mocks
Inrreated In this rountrn to n afly as
t o tttent
tlBS to tbe continued light moves n ud
< M >
the confidence of holders to maintain prices
cotton has advance slightly during the veerU
It i erldcnt Uiat the new plan o nin hous-
ing cotton la having a neasui ia Hilluucc
upon tho movement In sight
In Iron and steel quiet strength at for
many wciks past has been the noMble feat-
ure A rather more aggressive feeling W
noted at Chicago where wire and nails have
been considerably advanced and tar Meet
angles and chains have ulna biovotl upward
With the country a production sold rheed as
heavily as it is there Is natnrtlly I ule or
no Immediate new business No lgu f
weakness In the steel otarkel l illsmtlt
and there has been In tact a nnrlltg up uf
the nominal rates Thchanlwure trad baa
completed a year remarkable In many iesi ets
and light hardware ot louie sorts ba Men
marked Un this week
Lumber Is seasonably quiet but Mitady
preparations for an aitlve spring buslneas Is
pcmptlble A point of rau h lifirest r > the
lumber trade Is tbc posuhW ilulnf of au
Immediate orJfr estimated at 100tiOpo
feet of vcllow pine for the Panatnfiican ex
petition building at Uuffalo Trices show nq
vcekness
Textiles display notable strength Season
cotlop goods xvtlt open higher and In finished
nroilucts particularly there Is chance tor
expansion as quotations In those lines lvoo
tint niovfd Up to a parity wth gr iy goods
The short supply of water I beginning to af-
fect the output of New England cotton mills
and this promises to Introduce Rtlll another
element of strength Into holders position
Wool though quiet Is strong and manu-
factured goods vlll rettninly open at goad
adeances The bufk of the old crop la claimed
to hove already been marketed ntport trads
for pur fine wool Is good as evidenfd by
some shipments this week to lngland and
some buyem are said to have bought wool
that Is > et on the sheeps back In the AVesL
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT
t
CUMIAIIISOV op riu rNT MOVU
aiuvr with OTiiuit skamias
Decrease t Lnrsre One nn tlt Stniile
Ilinuclit Into SIkIM Mure eptem
lier 1 InlereBtlntr KlKiircn
New Orleans January 5 Sctrelary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement todav shows a deciense In the
tnovment Into sight compared with tho svca
dJjs ending this date last jear of IISOOO it
decrease under th e same Mme scar before
last of 143000 and an Incrcato over tho
samo time In 1507 of Su00
Tor the llvo daya of January tbe totals
show a decrease under la t year of 6200
a decrease Under the fame tlmo scar before
latt of V700U and an increase over the same
time In 1597 of fiOOO
Tor tho 127 days ot the season that have
elapsed the aggiegato Is behind the 127 da > s
of last jear ISlSooO behind the same days
> ear before lost of lIJSvh and behind M7
by ttoo
The amount brought into Bight during the
pant seven dsjs has been 2l5Ji againl 3W
II for tho s ven days ending this dale last
jeai 5R2S0 scat before last and 237 072 the
seme time In 1S < 7 and for thr live davs of
January It har been 16614 < > against ZisWt
last year 53211 sear before last and 110
tSI the fame tlran In 1617
1hse mrfko the lotal movement lor the 17
dajs from September 1 to date 6037MR
against fiM354 last > ear 7550074 jear b
fore last and h50 276 the same time In 1597
The movement since September 1 shows rn
eelpU at all United States port llftfl to
against 608 469 last year S > 7 > > 147 < jear be
foro a t and 5061230 the same time In 157
Overland acres the Mississippi Ohio and
Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada
R34 967 aaalnst WW IVt last year 716M4 > ar
b lor last and 573561 the tame time In w
Interior stocks in exctss of tbos held at
the lose of the rommenlal > esr ooOj
against J61WO last jear 55A5S year before
last and 409762 the same time In 197 South-
ern mill takings 595770 agalpst 544 7 la t
vear M2S94 jear before last and 4Tci725 tbs I
same time In 1597
Foreign exports for the week have been
23145 against 351141 last jear making tbo I
total thus far for the season 2753Ml against
4 426461 last > ar a decrease of I 672S4
Northern mill takings and Canada during
the past seven < laysshow doerease of 43041
as compared with the eprrejpoudlng period
last year and their total takings since Sep
tember I have Increase 202120 The total
takings of American mills North and South
apd Canada thus far for the season havn
been 2113vol against 133114 last s ar
These include 1I9S61 by Northern splnnern
against 1296562
Sia ks at tho seaboard nnd the twentynine
leading Southern Interior centers have de
creased during the week lllfiSi against a
decrease during the corresponding period last
season of 124fibS nnd are now 147751 smaller
than at thin date In 1599
Including stocks left over at ports and In
terior towns from tho last crop and the num
ber of balcH brought into sight thus far for
thn new crop tho supply to date Is 6676114
ogalnst S221120 for the same period last jear
VIMHLT3 SUPPLY
Comparison tvHIi Limt Yenr ShnviR it
Luetic Drciease
New Orleans Jpnuary o Secretary Ties
tcrs statement of tho worlds visible supply
of cotton compares the figures ot this week
with last week and last year It shows an
increaso for the week Just closed of SS1S
against nn Increase of 73487 last jear Tho
total viable Is 4303292 against 4294476 last
week nnd 5642279 last year Of ths the total
of Amerlean cotton Is 3577 92 against 3623
476 last week and 4393259 last yenr nnd of
all other kinds Including Egypt Brazil In
dla etc 726000 against fiiSWi last week
and 703000 last year
The total worlds visible surplj of cotton
shows en Ipcreise compared with last wcei
of 8S16 bales nnd n decreue compared with
last v < np of 1328987
Of tbo worlds visible supply as above
thtre Is now afloat and held n Greit Britain
and continental Europe 19S6ijOO bales against
S406000 last year In Kgjpt 203100 agalusf
256000 last jiir and In India 265 OoO aralint
20So last viar and In the United Slates
1814000 against 1972000 last jear
SOME COTTON STATISTICS
hLPPLY AMI niSTIIIIIlTION OK TIII4
hTAPLi KOK KOtlt JIOMUh
Interintlricr Hxtrnel from seerolnrj
Heater Lnt Heport TfiklnK liy
Amerlciin Spinner
The last monthly report of Secretary Hes-
ter of tbe New Orleans Cotton Exchango gives
tbe following figures In resaid to takings by
American spinners during the past four
months
1899UOO 169S9
Takings by Northern spin-
et rs from and via deliver
ptltB 621171 417814
Uverlund to Northern mills
nun Canada during four
months tl2M7 77161
Tout Northern splnutri and
Canada t ept 1 to Pea
20 Inclusive lHICS 121515C
Total Soutbejn spinners tak >
lugs f93220 11666
Total American mills North
and South and Canada for
four month 2027398 1736125
1S1319J0 1S9S99 l 758
Average weekly tak-
ings by Northern
spinners to date 82969 69968 7323
Aviihro weekly takirgs
by Northern spinners
during 12 months t 42117 42J3J
The supply and distribution of cotton for
the first four months or the seakon Septem-
ber 1 to December 30 imluilte u given as
follows
Supply 15991900 J89S93 1S979J
Amount of crop
brought into tight
for four months
eidlng Dee 30 3591076 7T25S4J 736331
Stocks at ports apd
principal interior
towns left over
from last crop 61SS3S 267W6 116531
Total supply 6509971 79JJU5 T4U087
nusrlhutlon l 319t lW M l9t9S
lota export tut
lout1 months 2J6S415 US1IS3 37 9IR
Total d o m estlc
Jpleners laklngiM739S lC6ij lTSlOO
Burnt 15202 1
Total American
slOCUs 1SSS9M 0o2H lSMUS
Total distribution 6C09t 993115 74lSt87
Supply
nfctiase under last year 1153111
Dec route undtr jear before last 501111
Kx ports
Decrease under last jear 1616194
Decrease under year before lest 1199311
American spinners takings
Increase over last year 271373
Incieate over year before last 2IJ397
American stocks
Dtcrenso compared with last year 13342
Imrease compared with year befors
list st sit
MONTHLY MOVKMKNT UltOUl HT INTO
SIOHT
September
October
November
Dcrtniber
Total in sight Jan 1
September
October
November i
Ucrniber
27075
1SVMJO0 IS9V99
t112712 M03M
1733437 22SS14I
Itw 2l2 S5J90tl
1X79K > > 124155
BS910i i 772JMa
1S9S97
Tfll41
354 902
236706
IMV9
17566
IWJtyi 1241427
ISOIKi 1911416
2311751 1649 0V
195416 l M2 t
Total In sight Jan I 72T633i S3 < 1 3
After January 1 In three past jears ih
mnnlhly noiemcnt was as follows
lv99 K91
January llCP 11 < 3
Iebruary Vln 89S341
March tWIJ7
April IPfifO
Mav SSlUt
June t762
August
1 7
7SS >
4WMS
40lt9
23273V
160S33
270073
Total crops 11274SI0 11193991 S757964
Decrease for December undtr last jear744457
Decrease for December under year be
foro last 605731
Dtereaae for December under tame
time In IS9 > 216596
OVERLAND MOVEMENT
1SH ism
Oros movement J12219 lol 26
Total deductions 209501 2791M
Net overland for four months S12997 771612
tnirrnu
New York January 5 The rotfeo market
ODCncd steady with prices S points lower lo
10 higher and ruled generally 5 to 10 points
higher Total sales 16000 bags Include
January at 6IVii620 March 6 40 May J0
6 55 June 6 53 September 6 7016 7f > Novem-
ber 6 7Sft6 50 December 6 65 Spot coffee Ito
nulet No 7 Invoice 74 No 7 Jobbing V
mild firm Cordova 691214
NOw Orleans Kinuarj 5 Coffee lllo or-
dinary to fair 71flS1
The 1 enr ClenrliiK
New Yoik January 5 Irnlstreets r vlmv
0 bank clcnrlngs for 16H vbowa thai < h
total for tin Inltcd Statej W350l tuiv it
r in tcaie of t2300l 06426 ovir the total
ot S1S
miKMiAM nmrK
McntUj of the iilclale > nl Yet lie
lernilneil
Brenham Texas January f > For the
second tlmo the so > I lins clo ed over thn
mortal remains of Ih unfortunate voting
man who ended his existence at this plau
last week by putthiE a bullet tfirougn his
hram and the mj story roiforning nu
Identity is as fir troin solution as evi
The body was exhumed totlaj at toe tu
stance ot Mr John St Avrba ot Sihlieu
butg wnose rou Joerb iws been m > s
tenously tnleslDg fiom home for tti past
thrco months There were pome points
In which the corpso resembled that of toe
vuinger Mr Wrba but after the examina-
tion nad been made thorough to rela-
tives ot the young man were iitlpilert tint
he was not sleeping In an Uuknown atid
unmarked giave In tho pottet b Held at
this place and while stilt deeply aiwloua
concerning hla vvhetcabouts they weru
greatly relieved a the outsotne ot nvcuts
Mr St Wrha was accompanied to this
placc by his son Jchn St Wiba Jr iil
by Dr Kidnka the latter of Kayette
villo They secured a permit from the
Justice of the peace to exhume the re-
mains Tho borty was found to be In a
high state of decomposition and had it not
been for sorno well remembered senrs on
tho person ot tho jqutig man sought the
task of deciding that ho nnd tho eorpo
ivcre not ldenttcil might not luve been
such jn easy one
The ball given Thursday evening under
the auspices of tho Athletic club compli-
mentary to Miss Marj Stono prior o her
return to school at Buffalo proved to bo a-
very happy occnslon
Mrs llary 1J Koss received painful m
JVirles Thursday afternoon by tho over-
turning of her buggj
Mr II K Brydson tiled at 8 oclock
Thursday evening at his residence in
North Ilienham after a lingering illncsi
Mr Brydson has been lingering between
llfo and death for many weeks during
which tlmo friends have hoped against
hope for his restoration A wife and sev-
eral grown children are left lo mourn
his death Deceased who was In his
seventythird year had been 11 resident of
Brenham for more than a decade tbo
family moving to this place from McDadc
At a regular meeting of Schiller lodge
No 33 A O U YV last night tho fal-
lowing officers were elected for the term
ending Juno 30 1600 A W Illolefel past
master workman Krltz H Glesecke mas-
ter workman Hrnest Frnlike foreman V
H Schwenker overseer L Bronoilnt
recorder II Schlelder flnancer B
Schmld receiver II Irankc guard
George Ferris inner watch F Buckhuui
outer watch
Colonel D C GIddlngs received a tele-
gram today that tho shipment of fine cat
le from KanRas City will leave that place
Saturday and reach Brenham Monday ot
Tuosdaj This Is the shipment mentioucj
in1 dispatch to The Tost from Kinaja
City yesterday The bulk of tho shipment
Is desUncd for Beovllle some twenty being
taken by local dealers at this place Ths
agetit In charge of tbo shipment IiaB agreed
to etop in Brenham a day and exhibit the
sti ck
The eighteen members of tho Six Hanl
Euchre club received this afternoon from
1 to 6 at the handsome borne of Mr and
Mrs 1 W Schuerenberg on West Smdy
street No home In Drenham Is larger
nnd better adapted for entertaining and
It presented a picturesque appearance on
this pccaslon in its appropriate decora-
tions of natural flowers embracing Amer-
ican Beauty roses smllax holly and crim-
son popples
Golden AVeildlnu Cclebmtlon
Ievvlsvllle Texas January 3 Mr AV
D and Mrs Mnllnda Cobb Cowan aged
70 and 69 years respectively n most re-
spected couple celebrated the fiftieth an-
niversary of tbelr marriage at their ele-
gant home at this place today Many
friends and relatives were proscnl Vis-
itors from other placet were John Cobb
of Muscogee I T Sam Cobb wife and
children and Hot Cobb and wife of Vo
nlta I T Mrs Hctto Tlallew and her
hrta daughters Misses Maud Ilnna and
Arta ot West Texas T P Cowan and
wife of Grand Prairie Texas B Cowan
and wife of Denton Texas Many were
the valuable presents made to the happy
and honored couple A sumptuous din-
ner was served and a most enjoyable oc
caslon It was
Joimil Dcntl In the Itotlom nf n Weil
Paris Texas January 5 R J Park
aged 25 was found dead in thu bottom of
a well at tbe home of his brother a mils
west pf the city at an early hour this
morning Park had been Insane for a
pumber of years and had been an Inmate
ot the asylum at Terrell hut hid been
discharged
THE FRENCH WARSHIP
May Stir Up Truoble If Pressure Is Brought
on San Domingo
WASIIiWOJl FAVORS THE TREND CLAIMS
n AkkIiikI the AVeat Inillnn <
eminent hut llnroprnu Mihjecln
Are Interested In HeveiincH
New York January 5 A special to tho
Herald from Washington snyc If tho
French government attempts forcibly lo
compel tho payment of tho Itolsemalro
Cacccvelll claim by levying upon tho rev-
enues of Santo Domingo ilio matter Is
likely to become nn object of ctricern to
two or three powers Including the United
Stales
Thu syndicate which finances the Island
has Dutch French and Kugllsh as well
11s American stockholders and it Is lo bo
presumed that their frcvoral governments
will anxiously watch over their cltlwns
Interests
The United Slates recently formally rcc
ognlted the Jlmlnez government when It
was assured that the new government
would assume tho obligations ot the lieu
rcu administration No specific matte
was mentioned in this assurance but the
authorities inderxtood It lo mean the pro-
tection of the svndlcntes tights as well
as tho payment of the remainder of tho
Oiama bridge claim which was decided
In favor uf Nathaniel McKav
The atithoritlc understand tbaln Ilcnch
man of war Is at Santo Domingo Tho gun-
boat Maehias has also been In thp watcra
ot Santo Domingo for some little time ami
the nrmoted cruiser New York recently
called at tho Islands capital
Tho Information at the slate dcpirtmont
respeollni the dispute between Franco and
Samo Domingo Is meager consisting tuoro
ly ot tho facts In the rlalm and to tho
failure of the Jlmlnez government to piy
tho Instilments
Tho authorities certainly svmpithlro
suoniua 3jd a mi < pum e < > Jmutp 94uip
itittiu t ii inunditu iv Im iuouiuiki
ap oiDis am in pirs si it BtUrtUiitl9voa
ncojamv Uinos tuojj fniiiii jo uoniiatim
eut tit au Jad i pmt Muivrit aaiiiii < mtw
In this milter to the state depaitment
Th Jlmlnez government according to of-
ficial Information has repndlited the pa-
per money Issued bv former President
Ileiiroux nnd tho national bank Natural-
ly foreign Interests have thus been se-
riously injured especlallv those of Amer-
ican cltlieps who are the pilnrlpal holders
of theinones The representatives of thn
fevers powers In Panto Domingo hive
made protests against this action hut thev
have been unavailing
In view of this fact and th further
failure of the Ilmlnei government to con
tlnue to pity Initnllments on the Frenrh
claim Prince hos prpbibly decided that
n navil demonstration will be beneficial
and honce the report tint she has sent In-
structions under nhleh a force will be as-
sembled at Sinto Domingo
New York January i General Alejan-
dro VvViz j Gil who war consulting mln
Irter fnr lhf Domingo republlr In this city
until the issacMnatlon of lleureu said
when told the French government bad or-
dered the Atlantic squadron to lall for
Santo Domingo I have no doubt what-
ever thnt tho claim will b ettied to the
complete satisfactionfif he French gov-
ernment Irrespective of tho Intended visit
of the French squadron
inn iiAiMt < niMniM
fMnry Ite Hetl h > 11 Meellnic nt elv
York
New York January 5 The Tribune
sajs An Important lallroad ronforomi
has been in progrchs in this clij for thu
last two dajs ill tho WaldorfAstoria M
I Ingnlls president of the Wg Four and
Chcsape tke and Ohlc sjstcmsj Henry
Fink president of the Norfolk and West-
ern nnd A J Cessat presldon of tbo
Pennsylvania system hvo nil been In at-
tendance
John K Cowan pcrldent of tho HulU
moro and Onlo is also said tu hive been
present One important matter dlaposcd
of was the rale for liMillug coal for tho
coming year but this Is said to have been
only an Incident of the mcetiug
For some tirao It has been known that
the VnnderblltMorgan Interest vvcro In
control of the nig Four and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio There have been pei
blstcnt rumors too regarding a combina-
tion between tho Pennsylvania and tho
Baltlmorti and Ohio systems and of theao
two roads with the Vnnderbllt system A
man usually well Informed said that ha
had been given to understand that In tho
near future a great combination would Ua
effected and that the following toads would
be In It The Boston and Maine which
ns It owns the road ulso ineins the Msluo 1
Central and the Fltchburg north ot Bos-
ton the New York New Haven and Hart-
ford which on account of Its ultimate
trlfflc relationship with the Pennsylvania
could not well stand aloof and the Boaton
nnd Albany now controlled by the New
York Central these roads practically cov-
ering tho field of New England Beside
these tbe speaker named the Pennsylva-
nia tho Baltimore nnd Ohio tho Chesa-
peake and Ohio the Big Four tho Norfolk
and Western nnd tho Ne York Central
systems Including tho Inko Shore nnd
Michigan Southern nnd the Michigan Cen-
tral us well as the Nickel Plate aid the
West ajiott Hs atMert that he wah not In
formed as to what tho exact form of tbe
combination wjuld be vvhelhei It would
amount to a coalition or consolidation but
it would certainly bo of such 1 nature us
to rrovent futuro competition and a conse
nuent tutting of freight and passonger
i ales This he thought however was
only the beginning and It was his convle
Hon that other rosCs would bo taken in
later both in the Sculh and West
For two or thrco Cayn there have been
t erslstent rumors In Wall strtet that a
railroad combination 0 the flrat raagnltui i
was impending but there haa beeu much
mjstery as to the identity of the road
concerned While the stories printed from
time to time or a consolidation of all the
railroads from the Mddlc nn < Bastorn
States ma be dismissed us Impossible Ue
trend of the time Is toward unification and
hiiimanloiis agitenitnt The last two ur
three yaar > have wltnessor the unification
of ihc New York Central th em It hat
for n good while been the belief of the
best Informed railroad financier that in
the near future th < railroads of Now Kng
land would be 01 erated under a single
ownership or control
A year ago tho New York Ccn nl Inter-
ests scared control of the Rutland rail-
road The Butland road Is Intimately con-
nected wltb the Fltchburg and later tho
Now York Central made overtures towvtr1
obtaining a lease of the latter property
Theso negotiations were not successful and
the Central made an arrangement whereby
it obtained control of the Boston and Al-
bany oa a long Je p
But Wall street opinion has coincided
with thn view of theTribunes Informant
that the Boston and Maine nu soon to
Pass under tho control of tho New York
Central Thero remains In Now England
tho big Now York New Haven nnd Hart-
ford road which although It may not bo
taken over by any other compsn is still
not likely to be a disturber of hnrmony
lor J P Morcan find Senator Depevv are
naohg its directors and another Is Wil-
liam Kockefeller who recently entered the
New York Central board
A monh ugo it became known that an
Important agreement had been entered Into
between tho Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more and Ohio an agreement as a result
ct which It Is geniriily believed tho two
raids will be operated ns friendly vompetl
toitt South of the Baltimore and Ohio
run tho Cheanicako and Ohio nnd south
ot the Chesapeake and Ohio thc Norfolk
and Western For two or three weeks
there has been n matkrd movement In
Chesapeake and Ohio and rumors liavo
been frequent that tbc control ol this sys-
tem would be apportioned among the Vnn
derblltMorgan Pennsylvania nnd Balti-
more and Ohio Interests thus bringing tho
Chesapeake nnd Ohio into tho sphere of
trunk line Influence The presence of
President Fink at tho WaldorfAstoria
conference naturally leads lo tho conclu-
sion that thp Norfolk and Western maj
like the Chesapeake nnd Ohio be brought
within tho scope of tno working agreement
nnvv operative between the New Yoik Cen-
tral and Pennsylvania And so with tho
rallwijs of New Knglnnd controlled by one
or both of these great systems with tho
Big Four already a Vnnderbllt property
the Erie a Mot gin property the Lacka
wanna dominated by tho Vandcrhllts with
the Chesapeake and Ohio tho Ilaltlmoro
and Ohio tho Norfolk and Western acting
< ln harmony nnd all parties to this New
York CentralPennsylvania compact with
tho ISouthern railioul conltolled by Mor-
gan Interests the I oulsvlllo and Nnihvtllo
controlled bv Mr Belmont nnd thc Illi-
nois Central by Mr Harrlmnn It would
appeir thnt the days ot rate war demoral-
ization in the East the South and tho Cen-
tral States may bo oonsldeied pist and
gouo
mi m >
Tim Aitriuc roiicv
Is Not to Interfere With llrltnln It
In Pointed Out
New York January 5 A ipeclal to tho
ITrlbune from Washington says It Is
1 rotated out at tho state department that
I tho popular movement tcforrcd to In tho
jpress dispatches from Belgium having
I In view n petition to Picsldcnt McKlnlcy
asking litai to offer mediation to tho bel
lllgeientB lu South Africa Is altogether
I mlsdlicctcd and exhibits 11 painful Ignoi
1 ante of the Ameilrttii policy ot abstention
from Intelferlug lu matters which arc
none of this rountty ri business It la sug
gested that such a petitlun could bavo 1111
tllreoi Influence In the dliorllnn < vf tur
binating hnstlllllmt It 11 pioposcs to In-
duce thn United Sintcb to take Hie Initia-
tive toward seeming an amicable settle-
ment of thc quHiiel Both lielllgetetits nre
nlrcadj presiltnablv aware nf tho historical
attitude of the Inltcd Slates last oon
splcuouslv shown as late as the war be-
tween China and Japan In alvvajs being
readv to u e its good offices to mold or
end strife when the Invitation comes from
both disputants not from one alone ntl
not fnm a mere outsider
Great Britain and the Poiltn Mrlran re-
publics are aware that tbe prcsdent would
accept promptly tnd with pleasure any
suggestion of mediation that came fiom
both of them hut up lo the time neither
of these government has given the slight-
est Intimation thnt it desires anjthlng hut
strict neutralltj trim me United Stales
fit is true tint Just before hostilities began
President filesn of tho ORANGE 1HU2E
SI ATE through his consul general at
New York Mr Pletre desired thn friendly
Intervention of President MeKlnley In tho
hope nt averting war but nn concurrent
reituest of a similar nature rams from
England and tho president therefore ab-
stained from volunteering his good offices
Where thej apparently would hav0 neen
unwelcome Since that time no suggestion
of a deslro to arbitrate or to put an end
to fighting his been manifested howcer
guardedly to this government by the pow-
ers concerned
It Is hdleved that should OllEAT
BUITA1N Indlcato her wish to have thn
prcsldtnl attempt a peaceful solution ot
the difficulty tho Amoitrnn rontul tit Pre-
toria would profliptly ask President Kru
get If he dealied to unlto In the request
This procedure is nittdo pnislblo by Presi-
dent Stems earlier request and by iho
stato departments declination to rccclvo
General OBlerne who was understood to
bo charged vvllh powora from Pretoria to
ask for mediation in tbo event Englnnd
being willing to loavo tho dispute to ar
bitration
mew
AAVtiTiMi iiniMniiGimisvra
Moth Himtn nnil llrltlNh Are on thn
UefeuMi e
Iondon January 6 Tho Morning Posts
military critic discusses the details of
General Fienchs and General Gntacres
skirmishes nnd operations and declares
that both need reinforcements Ho adds
Each sldo at the Moddcr river where
Methuen Is wants to bo attacked but
neither enreu to attack The uonsoquenco
Is likely io bo n paii80 until tho arrival
ot reinforcements These will reach the
British first If General Buller pushes his
ndvanco vigorously and If not the Boers
will be the first to bo reinforced
Both the Newa ami the Mall again ut
tnik thc mlrlHlry submitting n series of
questions much alike to be propounded
li piiliameut when It assembles as to tho
condiie < rf iho wat end the war prepara-
tions These qufstlons me rimed at r
Mlchiel HicksBeach the chancellor of
the exchequer Jord Iansdoivnc the war
secretary Uird Wolulcy tho
of all her majestys forces and all tho
members of tbe wai office both In the
tlvll and the military branches
iiiitMin 1 mux
Cnptnlll Conlinti r fnptnrrd n Km
plnu Sitronirlinlil
Manila January 6 7 30 a m Advices
from Mfgnlang province of Pompnnga
report that Captain Conhauaer with three
companies of tho Twentyfifth rcglmcrt
captured thft Insurgent stronghold Com
mancho on Mount Arayat yesterday
Three Americans wero wounded thr ene
mys lors h not known Three membcts
of the Ninth and two of the Twelfth regi-
ments whom thc insurgents held as pris-
oners were Shot and horribly mutilated
Three of them are dead and the other two
are recovering
Captain Conhauscr set fire to tho bar-
rack and tho town
iivtvs ciiamimi
He Willits to lleel A11 > hotly nt lrM
Inuiiilx
Chicago January 5 Tommy Ilyan hay
deposited with Iou Housman 1000 as a
forfeit for a match with anybody In thc
world at 158 pounds Kid McCoy preferred
Hyan says he l through with Jefftlea
and will not train tbe champion for his
match with Corbctt
< ook prosperous and you will get more
money than sympathy look poor and
your dole will be reversed ond you cant
make halt as much use ot the latter as
the former
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Ohio Capitalist Wants to Purchase 800
rfps + w g <
Acres of Rice Land
A RUMOR CONCERNING ANOTHER RICE MILL
fin 111 thnt nn Order Will Ho Placed
In n Short Time for the Machinery
Site for n H nnuiiuue
Beaumont Texas January 6 Harry
Leo y Jng man Who claims to hold the
worlds record for long distance bicycle
road riding arrived In tho city this morn
ing Ho eajs ho Is making a blcydo run
of 20000 miles within thc United States
Ho left Washington September 13 aid
has already ridden 47P3 mllos At Ever-
green Aln ho found the young lady
who Is lo become his wife Ho sajs she
Is now at San Antonio waiting his arrival
nnd that they will be married in the
Alamo City on Jmuary IS From San
Antonio Ieo will continue his ride on
a tandem and will be accompanied by bis
wife
NBW RICK MI Ma
There Is a well defined rumor today that
an order foi machinery for another rice
mill to be built In Beaumont vlll he
placed within tho next few davs In
fact It Is staled that the puties Intelested
havo nliead received bids from several
manufacturers of rice mill machinery and
the only tllng necessary new Is to reach
a decision as to which is tbe best machin
ery for tho prlco named Capiclty of
tho proposed mill ran not bo learned but
It lu known that only latest Improved ma-
chinery will bo purchased and thc capac
ity will not be less than Ififi barrels ot
rough rice per day Hie Beaumont Irri-
gation company will also build a rice
mill but thn location has not yet been
decided Upon
A NAilTlOW KSOAPB
Mr Willie Love nged abolit ID years
nnrrowly rsrapod drowning liutbe Ncchcs I
river between f > and oclock Thursday i
morning The young man was walking
along tho river hank at thn Texas Tram I
whatf when he stumbled and fell tolling I
Into the water No ono witnessed the ac
rldcnt hm Mr xives cries lor help nt
trnetcd mill bunds who rescued him from
a log on which he had succeeded In climb
ing When brought to tho land the young
man was nlmost frnren and prartlcally
exh lusted from his snuggle to keep nbovo I
Hie water Mr Love shjb his home Is In
Victoria Texas He had been In loul l
ana spending thn holldajs with relatives i
PAID FOB thi SITU J
This efternoon Emanuel congregation
iloied the purrhmc of two lots on Broid
vvBy between Pearl treel and Magnotli
avenue which Is to b the site of the
towlfh sjnagegue Tbe purchase nrlce
was paid In cash Among the subscrip-
tions for purchase of the site was 5300
donated bv the Ladles Benevolent aeso
clntlon which donation Is highly appre-
ciated Quito a number ot subscription
to he fund for the erection of the syna
loRiio have been received by officers of
he rongrrgatlon hut th fund his nnt
jet become sJfflclently large to Justify
the commencement nf construction
WANTS Rirn LAND
A lettor has heen received In this city
from an Ohio capitalist who wishes lo
purchase land and cultivate rice ss an
Investment He says he has been giving
the rice Industry considerable attention
during the past few months and In con-
nection with three other gentlemenwished
to purchssn ttboul 800 acres nf rice laud
They want land contiguous to fresh-
water It Is tho Intontlon so the lettor
riys to make necessary Improvements on
the land and lease It to tenants who
would farm under tho direction of a capa-
ble superintendent
ODD FBLLOWS INSTALL OFllCRIlS
Benumont lodge No 278 Independent
Order of Odd Fellows met last night aiid
inlulled the following ofllfori for tho
cEsrng year I P Wheat noble grand
A II aoucrtte vice grand 15 A Dick
orson treasurer P A Oowlcn soerctary
J W Myrlck warden C A Oliver Inside
guardian F M Aldrtdge outside guard
tan W A Ives conductor Dr F F
Kutton W A Ives nnd O 1 Graves
trustees Ur J W Cruso was elected
repicsenlatlve to he < rand lodge Dr 1
S Price being elected alternate
m
itofctiiurn MiTiM
Much Interrnt Iln Heen rtmnetl In
llriios Itlver > nv iKiitlnti
ItoHebud Texas January I Consider-
able Interest has been aroused In Falls
county anent tho navigation of tho Braios
and the chairmen and secretary of the
local organization aro arranging for a
general rally of the entire county at this
place In the near future at which time It
Is hoped lo have the matter thoroughly
ventilated
Work ou tho artesian well has been
Iloelc Ixltitltl InenlN
Itock Island Texas January 5 Dr A
J Mayfleld surgeon In chief of Sweet
Springs sanitarium in Missouri was here
last week looking for a location to start
a branch sanitarium He was favorably
Impressed and snld he would return
iihortly
John riaxter started for Missouri yes
tcrdar on a visit
15 P York of St trfiuls came In yester
de with several excursionists from Mis-
souri
A tarload of farming Implements such
as pious harrows ee was received ut
this place a fow days ago
Tbe social event ot Christmas was a
reception given by Prof ond Mrs Jessup
celebrating their Jirst wedding anniver-
sary
Merchants report a big holiday trado
and are now busy invoicing
Mr Ann llnrrlunn Demi
Alto Te as January 2One of Iho
pioneers of Cherokee county Mrs Anh
Harrlton Is dead Shn came to Texi
with her family In 1553 nnd has ltyed at
th old homestead one mile from this
place fortyfive yean Her husband
4
3
KIAMS t
Mackintoshes
serve a double purpose they keep
yon dry and they protect yoti from
the cold The Double Breasted
Boxstyle Coats like above cut
have velvet collars but no cape and
look exactly like a long Overcoat
Thc colors are Dark Blue Black
and Tan They are perfectly
shaped and finished and perfectly
manufactured Every one of them
is guaranteed absolutely waterproof >
Prices have been greatly reduced
and arc now
1250 850 and 750
Cape Mackintoshes
For Men made single breasted with
plain collar in dark blue Tricot
pi ice 500 and in plain black
Scrgeit 350
Boys Mackintoshes
Any Boys Mackintosh in the house
as well as all other Clothes for
Boys is being sold at 20 per-
cent Discount
01PN SATURDAYS UNTIL It P M
M run moth Clothier
Is
scarce
Staple sires of Window Glass are scarce
tnd dltlinill to obtain for immediate ship-
ment horn factories as but Httls new Glass
has been made this Tall and Winter
Our stock has recently been replenished
and we are now in good shape lo take art
of orders for single or double thick
Special prices for carload buyers
HOUSTON
Hon R T Harrison preceded her to the
better land fifteen years She died De-
cember < 3 1899 at a ripe old age being
uearly 8S years old 8ho leaves four
children Mrs M W Armstrong antA
C Harrison of this place Mrs John A
Boyd of Arlington and J M Hnrrison ot
Spanish Kott
TAT liOIl TOPICS
fHsllnirnlshetl Tenn to Iectnre to
Oclinol Clillilreii
Taylor Texas January 4 Dr O B
Halstcd of tho Stato university has made
an appointment to deliver a lectureion
Japan nt this n lacc on thc 12th Instant
Tho lecture will ho under tho ausplcci of
the puhllo school the proceeds of which
resumed after an Idleness of about a will bp donated to thc urfaor fund An
n T P K a n schoal
foot the groupd
otnr fK fP fce X > ort Is on tc have
d n ot 0 fe t n al g
b0Br 1
stop until rasing could bo brought front Put ° 1 I1 larP < > Bhai10 lTee tho <
Pennsylvania Manager S J SI ule says
that tho vvell will be pushed to comple
tion as rapidly as possible The size nf
tho well Is ten Inches and tho contract
calls for water or 2000 ftet
Ilurglars entered tho store ot II iSapp
avail
Marcus O Smith local representative
of Mcladden llros has returned from art
oxtended visit to Eastern Texas
of trustees has already appropriated a
small sum for that purpose which will bo
augmented from several sources among
others the city council having promised
to contribute The trees used tvIU be of the
at Hen Arnold last night and secured cm and Hackberry varieties and will be
about 5 Officers from Cameron came up
bout four to six Inches In diameter
today and made an Investigation without of
The school building is aurrouuded by a
pretty plot of ground and with large
shade trees growing thereon will add a
great deal to tho beauty nnd comfort ot
tho surroundings
Hon V V drubb of Greenville has ac-
cepted an Invitation from Pror Williams
to address the school on tho subject of
Industrial Education The date for the
lecturo has not been fully determined
on but wilt bo about the 20th Instant
Tomorrow the announcement will be
published that Mr II K Ponn of this
city has entered tho race for county Judge
This Is tho opening shot locally of the
county campaign for this year which
promises to be a lively one A number
ot candidates haVo been keeping under-
cover awaiting the beginning of the new
jear and now they will begin fo be Urea
at the public In rapid succession
A young man came Into our etore yes
him out all rJght jwtk Me > U wri
rejoiced la by U
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cramp colic writes T r Hess mtlUriWtl
general merchant r > lckey JsMcuntala r c
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without relief As I hadJiSieed Ct wiy
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