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GALVESTON TRIBUNE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16,1916.
SEVEN
WORK AT HOSPITAL
GALVESTON MARKETS
NOT IN THE TRUST
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
NEARLY COMPLETE
Strict good ordinary ..15.80
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Low middling
16.40
33d and D.
Middling fair
17.90
DIED
NO DECISION REACHED.
Compresses and depots.212,127
Total stock
320,530
250,540'
OBITUARY NOTICES
Jose de Larrinaga, Manchester.... 39
high.
76%076%c;
Victoria de Larrinaga, Manchester, 36
37
Vessels Destined for Galveston,
Barcelona
Esperanza de Larrinaga Gibraltar
Manchester
Bordeaux 10- 2
y
METEING TODAY.
$
Oct. 16....
co to New York.
)
ALTA LOMA.
ican.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.
COMMITTEES TO MEET.
New Orleans Cotton.
By Associated Press.
I
23.....8:37
She will sail on Monday for Bar-
or
1
August-September ....10.06
October ...
.10.25
NEW VIEW EXPRESSED.
I
Totals
55,644
42,961
542,425
1
PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT.
tain the celebrated American tradition
CAUSES ACTIVITY.
>
sdnsmm
Maiden Voyage
For 1 Cent a Word
of the magnificent new steamship.
CURBING IS LAID.
REFUSES TO ACT.
A Tribune Want Ad
will introduce you to thousands.
1
$
WHEN STEAMBOATS
RACED FOR RECORDS
Ordinary .....
Good ordinary
Low middling
Middling .....
Good middling
Middling fair .
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
. 3,146
14,774
4,748
32,976
120,854
170,953
12,714
237,904
1,477
10,018
8,295
23,171
ri os.
rios.
The
28,416
16,941
22,295
3,065
179,823
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
—0.2
LOW WATER.
Time. Height. Time. Height.
July .......
October ...,
November .
December .
Sat’day.
17.51-54
17.54b
17.60-62
17.62b
17.69-70
17.71b
17.74-76
17.35-39
17.45b
17.57-59
LOST—Bunch keys, name check P. L.
Goodwin; $1.00 reward if returned to
Aspasia .......
Ausable........
Bluefields......
Conde Wifredo
Halldor, Havre .....
Huntsman, Liverpool.
Ikalis, Liverpool......
Mr. Bogue built the most difficult
portion of the famous Trans-Andean
railway system in Peru and he plan-
ned and built the mountain portion of
the Northern Pacific railroad, discov-
ering “Stampede pass” in the Cascade
mountains, which he named.
Morawitz, interned ....
Nicosian, Liverpool....
Nueces, New York .....
Newa, Danish ports....
Orion, Danish ports....
Pytheas ...............
Ribe, Danish ports ...
Topila, Tampico .......
By I. and G. N.....
By G., H. and H...
By M., K. and T. ..
By G., C. and S. F..
By G., H. and S. A
By barge Adolf ...
By barge No. 100...
Ordinary ........
Good ordinary ...
Low middling ...
Middling ........
Good middling ...
(Middling fair ....
On shipboard—
For Great Britain
For France .....
For other foreign
For coastwise ...
77%c; low, 76%c; close,
Saturday, 76 %c.
0:08
1:17
2:24
3:26
4:21
5:14
Bales.
.. 8,731
.. 2,384
.. 3,399
.. 6,496
. 4,691
. . 1,102
.. 1,347
Red Cap.......
Lorna .........
Normannia ...
Oswald .........
Opland ........
Thirlby .......
Viken .........
Vladimir Sawin
Sat’day.
13.90
14.40
15.05
15.50
16.10
16.55
17.00
17.15
17.30
17.45
17.60
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
that time.
“The captain and other officers stood
about peering into the gloom and see-
ing nothing. Added to the tension was
the constant dread that the Natchez
Today.
...14.20
...14.70
...15.35
7:08
8:00
8:44
9:28
10:09
10:47
below
Sat’day.
17.18-19.
17.29-31
17.37-39
17.43-45
17.56-57
17.59-61
17.69-70
16.82-84
16.92-94
17.07-08
23..
24..
25..
26. .
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
9-24
9-30
9-13
10- 3
Feet.
—0.1
—0.1
—0.0
—0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.8
mean
MERRITT ASKED
TO READ RECORD
.. 0:17
.. 0:59
.. 1:20
.. 1:33
.. 1:40
.. 1:54
... 2:02
.. 2:15
.. 2:28
.. 2:36
... 52,997
... 4,930
... 24,586
... 25,890
Sat’day.
9.29
9.59
9.95
10.11
10.25
10.83
, 6000.
Chief Engineer of Santa Fe
Has Not Received Copy of
Proceedings.
9-22
10-5
8-29
' Today.
..17.43-44
..17.54-56
. .17.63-65
..17.70-72
..17.82-83
..17.85-87
..17.92-93
..17.06-08
..17.17-19
. .17.32-33
Improvements There HaveBeen
Under Way For Nearly
Whole Year.
Saturday.
10.11
10.13
10.14%
10.15
10.15%
10.13
10.11
9.93
10.11%
10.11
10.10
10.10%
Today.
January-February .... 10.25
January .
February
March ...
April ....
May .. ....
June.....
July .....
October .
November
December
.......Genoa
.. Liverpool
Copenhagen
... Spezia
Sales, 10,000 bales; yesterday,
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Futures closed firm.
16..
17..
18..
19..
20..
21..
22..
Augusta ....
Memphis ...
St. Louis ....
Houston ...
Good ordinary ...............
Low middling...................
Middling.....................
Good middling ................
Middling fair .................
Sales, 100 bales.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
You can be introduced to the
one that wants to Buy what you
have for Sale and wants to Sell
what you want to Buy.
Texas City
.......... 10
.........12
New York Cotton.
By Associated Press.
Mallory Steamship Company
F. T. RENNIE, General Agent.
Galveston, Texas.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
New Orleans, Oct. 16.—The market
for spot cotton closed steady, 19 points
up.
This day
This day, last year.
Sales: Spots, 2485 bales; f. o. b., 1085.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Futures closed steady.
Barkentine.
Sirdal, Danish ports....
Branan-Ehlert Co.
Undertakers
PARLORS 2111 CHURCH.
PHONES 852 and 1866.
, Sailed.
El Rio (Am.), New York.
Mia (Nor.), Danish ports.
Penlee (Br.), Liverpool via Pensa-
tola. —
Marine Notes.
The United Fruit company’s steamer
Bluefields will arrive here next Satur-
day with a cargo of bananas from Bar-
Spots closed strong.
Today.
From Galveston 3 P. M. Saturday,
November 4, 1816.
Largest, fastest and most luxuriously
appointed steamship operating be-
tween Atlantic and Gulf ports.
Cleared.
El Rio (Am.), New York.
Tasmania (Swed.), Christiania.
Gothenburg via Newport News.
GALVESTON GRAIN RECEIPTS.
By G., C. and S. F., 1 car wheat; by,
I and G. N., 8 cars wheat; by G., H.
and S. A., 18 cars wheat; by M., K. and
T.. 1 car wheat; by G., H. and H., 1 car.
wheat.’ Total, 29 cars wheat.
... .10.27
...10.28%
..-..10.29
.....10.30
....10.28
. .. .10.26
Strict low middling.. .16.85
Middling ..............17.30
Strict middling .......17.45
Good middling ...... 117.60
Strict good middling. .17.75
. Houston
........ 28
.......26
....... 39
... .Roads
.......14
....... 38
,.. Roads
....15:00
....15.50
....16,5ft
....17.00
....17,37
... .'17.99
.........40
......Roads
... .Houston,
.......Roads
..........10
......... B
...16.17
.. .17.11
...17.80
.. .18.13
.. .18.57
February-March
March-April ...
April-May.....
May-June ......
June-July .....
July-August ...
.....9.47
.... 9.77
....10.13
....10.29
....10,43
.....11.01
"Henry R. Mallory”
GEO. D. FLOOD
Successor to T. L. Cross
Ship Stores and Chandlery.
MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT.
Keeps a full stock on hand of every -
#hins in hU Hue. Call and be convinced.
.....18.04-06
.....17.60-65
. ...17.70b
.....17.82-83
...... Cardiff 9-18
.Buenos Aires 10- 2
Barrios (due) 10-21
commercial 90s; $4.68%; francs, sight,
5.85; 3 days francs, 5.82%.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
The range of prices on the Chicago
Board of Trade for December wheat
and corn were as follows:
Wheat — Opening, $1.58% @1.57 %;
high, $1.58%; low, $1.57%; close $1.54%;
Saturday, $1.57%.
Graphic Story of How the Robt.
E. Lee Beat the
Natchez.
513 19TH ST.
Customs Promotions.
Collector Fred C. Pabst this morning
announced the promotion of Assistant
Custodian Paul Tibbets to the grade of
inspector in the customs service, and
the promotion of Charles R. Fox from
watchman to assistant custodian. The
changes were effective last Saturday,
DAILY MOVEMENTS AT INTERIOR
TOWNS.
Receipts. Shipments. Stock.
______________________(rc)
-Two-story house, six
. 9:03
. 8:33
24.....8:57
25..... 9:20
26.-.. 9:47
Heigl(ts are above
low, water, which is
GALVESTON MARKET.
Galveston market for spot cotton
closed steady, 30 points up.
■ --—.“3
a
Ausable Returning.
It was learned this morning that the
American steamship Ausable now is en
route here from Buenos Aires, having
sailed from that port Oct. 2. Under
what conditions the Ausable is return-
ing to Galveston could not be learned
this morning. She loaded here in De-
cember, 1915, with a cargo of cotton-
seed cake for Esbjerg Denmark, and
much speculation was indulged in over
the entire country as to whether she
would ever reach her destination, as
she had been declared by the British
admiralty to be an enemy-owned ship,
although flying the American flag. She
was one of the Wagner boats, or steam-
ers of the American Trans-Atlantic line,
others of which were the Hocking,
Kankakee, Maumee, Genesee, Winne-
bago and Winneconne. Many of these
vessels were seized, and it is under-
stood some of them were converted to
the use of the British government,
pending the end of the war or prize
court decision in their favor. The Au-
sable was seized, but was allowed to
continue her voyage to Esbjerg. Noth-
ing was obtainable this morning con-
cerning the conditions on which the
British government is permitting her
to continue in high-seas trade.
Thirty-seventh Street Almost Ready
for Wood Blocks.
Concrete curbing on Thirty-seventh
street between Strand and Church has
been virtually completed, preliminary
to the laying of wood block pavement
on that street, by the Cleveland Trini-
dad Paving company, and the contrac-
tors have started curbing on Thirty-
fifth street, which is to be paved with
asphalt,' between Strand and Church.
Information from the local office of
the contractors, this morning, stated
that anticipated further labor trouble
had not materialized and that the re-
moval of the plant, from a point near
the city incinerator, has not yet been
I compelled.
soundings on coast and geodetic sur-
vey charts. Add the tabular heights to
the soundings on the chart or subtract
if a minus sign is before it. Time is
80 degrees meridian or central time.
Reduction in time for Morgan’s Point
is plus 3h. 16m. for high water and
plus 2h. 24m. for lower water. Average
rise and fall on range of time at Mor-
gan’s Point is 0.3 feet.
There Will Be Another Exemplification
in About Two Years.
On the heels of yesterday’s exempli-
fication of the fourth degree by Knights
of Columbus of the Southern district
of Texas, the fourth degree assembly
for this district this morning held a
meeting here with Degree Master Wm.
Blakeslee of Austin. The various as-
semblies of the South Texas district
were represented. Matters for the good
of the order were considered, it was
said.
Another exemplification of the fourth
degree will be held by the Knights
of Columbus in the Southern Texas
district in ‘about two years.
The Galveston fourth degree assem-
bly wishes to thank those who con-
tributed their automobiles for the en-
tertainment of visitors and others who
helped in any way to make the ex-
emplification and other events) yester-
day successful.
Court Will Not Review Conviction of
Labor Leaders.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 16.—-The supreme
court today refused to review the con-
victions of four labor leaders in the
1913 West Virginia coal strike who
were sentenced to six months impris-
onment for contempt of court in fail-
ing to obey an injunction by a federal
(district juse.
whether the United States will “sus- | would shoot by us while we were
the celebrated .Ameice- traditien groping our way like blind men. But
the datum of
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The time and height of high and low
water under normal conditions' of
weather at Galveston at the foot of
20th street for the coming week is
given by the United States coast and
geodetic survey as follows:
/ HIGH WATER.
Time. Height. Time. Height.
Writer Says Breach Made in Monroe
Doctrine,
By Associated Press.
Paris, Oct. 16.— Via London.—Accord-
Improvements, which have been un-
der way at the John Sealy hospital for
more than a year, have been virtually
completed. The whole of the remod-
eled and enlarged main hospital build-
ing has been occupied for some weeks,
and practically all work remaining to
be done consists of improvements on
the hospital grounds or premises.
It is understood that an amount
much in excess of $100,000, the sum it
was originally announced would be
used, has been spent by John Sealy
of this city on additions to the hos-
pital and the remodeling of the main
structure. The buildings now are one
of the finest groups of hospital struc-
tures in the South.
Fort Worth. Livestock.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, ■ Oct. 16.—Cattle, re-
ceipts, 8,200; weak; 10c lower. Steers,
6.0007.50; stockers, 6.00 @ 6.75; heifers,
5.5007.50; caws, 3.2506.25; bulls, 4.00
@4.75; calves, 5.00 @9.00 Hogs, re-
ceipts, 3,000; steady; bulk, 9.4509.65;
top, 9.65. Sheep, receipts, 1,200; steady.
Lambs, 9.00 @9.50; yearlings, 7.5008.50;
wethers, 6.8507.25; ewes, 6.5007.00;
culls, 4.00@4.75; goats, .4.5005.50.
October-November ....10.24%
November-December ..10.24
December-January ....10.24%
NEW YORK SPOTS.
New York, Oct. 16.—The market for
New York, Oct. 16.—The cotton mar-
ket showed renewed strength early
today with all the active months mak-
ing new high ground for the move-
ment. People who had taken profits
on long cotton toward the end of last
week as a precaution against the pos-
sibility of submarine developments
over Sunday, appeared to be replacing-
their long lines. Trade interests were
again active buyers, while there was
also covered and after opening steady
at an advance of 3 to 13 points active
months sold about 15 to 17 points net
higher, with December touching 17.72
and January 17.68. Firm cables with ■
private advices attributing the strength
to dear Southern markets and an im-
proved spot demand, probably encour-
aged the early buying movement here,
while there were reports that rain and
high winds had damaged open cotton
around Waco, Tex.
SHIELDS—Julia Homer Shields, be-
loved mother of Louis C. Van Name,
Fred W. Van Name, of Galveston, and
John W. Van Name of Kansas City, Mo.,
died Oct. 16, at 11 a. m., age 65 years.
Funeral from chapel of J. Levy & Bro.
Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, Rev. C. S.
Aves officiating. Interment in Lake-
view cemetery.
New Orleans, Oct. 16.—Better cables
than due and too much rain in the belt
caused heavy buying of cotton as soon
as the market opened today. Prices
rose 14 to 16 points on the active
months and new high quotations for
the season were made throughout the
list.
Swedish steamship Tasmania
Virgil Gay Bogue.
New York, Oct. 16.—Virgil Gay Bogue
of this city, one of the foremost civil
engineers in America, died yesterday
on board the steamship Esperanza ’of
the Ward line on the way from Mexi-
Buccaneer Is Sunk.
On the arrival here this morning of
the tug Tormentor with the barge
Badger in tow from Tampico with
crude oil, it was learned that the sis-
ter tug and sister barge to these two
vessels, the Buccaneer and Britannia,
went on the rocks of Tampico jetty re-
cently in a severe gale. The Buccaneer
was sunk, but the strong construction,
of the barge saved her from serious
damage by the rocks. The Buccaneer
later was raised and is said to have
received comparatively slight damage.
The Buccaneer and Tormentor are
sister tugs, hailing from New York,
but engaged for some time in towing
the sister whaleback barges Britannia
and Badger between Tampico and
United States Gulf ports. The Bucca-
neer had only been away from Gal-
veston with her tow for less than two
weeks, having sailed from here Oct. 3
for Tampico. At the time of the mis-
hap she was towing the Britannia to
the steamer Tamesi when struck by
the blow. -
Philadelphia 10- 2
.. Marseilles 9-25
structed the first telephone line in this
city, being a private wire from his
office to the old Taylor cotton press.
This was in 1876. Mr. Homer was flag
officer for Admiral Farragut on the
cruiser Hartford at the battle of Mo-
bile bay. Until recently Mr. Homer
has been a yearly visitor to Galveston.
He was born in New England. He or-
ganized and operated a rope mill here.
rooms and bath, two rooms partly
furnished, $25 per month. Phone 2652.
P. L. GOODWIN. (rc)
FROSTLESS cauliflower plants, cab-
bage plants, birdseye pepper bushes.
914 44th. (er)
LOST—Pair gold-rimmed glasses, on
20th between courthouse and 22d and.
Market. Reward. Phone 1811. (rc)
Elswick Hall, Liverpool... .Texas City
Emelia S. de Perez, Barcelona...... 18
Hafursfjord, Danish ports........ 38
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
Diverpool, Oct. 16.'—Spots opened
with a good demand and closed strong,
18 points up. Total sales, 10,000 bales,
of which 7300 were American and 1000
went to exporters and speculators.
Total imports 12,200 bales, all Amer-
Frank Merritt, chief engineer of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway,
was asked by the board of causeway
arbitrators to review the proceedings
of the meetings held here a few week's
ago by the arbitrators, but he has not
received a copy of those proceedings,
Mr. Merritt said this morning. The
Santa Fe engineer1 said he did not un-
derstand why he has not been furnished
with a copy of the proceedings,- inas-
much as he had been asked to review
same and as he presumed the arbi-
trators would await his report on the
proceedings before making final decis-
ion in the arbitration of the causeway
plans.
The board of causeway Arbitrators
began hearings in this city on Monday,
Sept. 25, and concluded the hearings
on Wednesday of the same week. At
the time it was forecast that a de-
cision from the arbitrators would be
forthcoming within a month. About
three weeks of that time has already
elapsed.
Sales: Spots, 438 bales; f. o. b„ 1675.
Saturday: Spots, 1497 bales; f. o. b.,
2000.
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
prey, the significance of the two ap-
pellations being entirely antebellum.
There are no stuffed, skinned or
mounted U-boats hanging on the walls
of either skipper’s cabin. Not that
such trophies would be despised, but
that they are better imagined than
sought for. At any rate, for the sake
of the German undersea sailors, it is
hoped that no hostile submersible gets
caught between the cross-fire of these
two steamers. As none of the crew of
either ship are gunners by profession,
every man being his own gunner,
someone might grow careless and plug
a 4.7 hole in the side of the Teuton
craft.
The two boats are lying together at
pier 10, and it is hoped that they will
not be stern to stern should an alter-
cation arise between their respective
crews.
Plans for Electrical Week Are To Be
Formulated.
A meeting of the committee in
charge of plans for the observance of
America’s Electrical Week here, Dec.
2-9, will be held in the office of the
Brush company tomorrow morning. R.
A. Wood of the Brush company is
chairman of the central local commit-
tee, named by the Society for Elec-
trical Development, to have general
supervision over arrangements to ob-
serve America’s Electrical Week in
Galveston.
Initial plans for this observance
were made at the first meeting of the
main committee last Tuesday. Fre-
quent meetings of this and the other
subcommittees will be held between
now and the first week in December.
Oct. 17.
Oct. 18.
Oct. 19.
Oct. 20.
Oct. 21.
Oct. 22.
we never stopped. The big wheels kept
churning, and after a night of a thou-
sand hours daylight broke faintly over
1 the cottonwoods on the Illinois bank
and we looked ahead. No Natchez in
sight! There were two guesses as to
what that meant—she had either tied
up for the fog or had slipped by us in
the gloom.
“We sang out for the engineer to
crowd on all the steam he had, and
they kept the Lee cutting the river on
long oblique courses, so as to sidestep
the current, which was against us.
“The Lee’s tiller would obey a whis-
per—I never handled a boat that
steered so well. As we approached St.
Louis we met a tremendous fleet of
excursion boats that had come down to
see us. When we got among them they
began firing up, trying to keep up
with us, but it was no trick at all to
beat them. When we tied up the big-
gest part of St. Louis was down to the
levee to meet us. It was a little be-
fore noon, but I went right to bed and
slept twenty hours.”
The Lee had made the trip in three
days, eighteen hours and fourteen min-
utes—the world’s record. Captain Can-
non was given a banquet by the busi-
mess men of St. Louis and was the
lion of the hour. The Natchez had re-
fused to brave the fog at Cairo and
had tied up for the night.
The delay, of course, was fatal, and
the race was practically finished there,
although the crew of the Lee didn’t
know it. It was admitted, however,
that the Natchez would have been
pretty close behind if it had persisted,
many persons contending that in a
pure test of speed it was the faster
boat. Subsequently tests of speed over
bhorter courses, nevertheless, showed
that the Robert E. Lee was the faster.
Steamboating began to decline after
the famous race, and the Lee went to
a tragic doom near Vicksburg, Miss.,
in 1882, when it burned with a loss
,, of twenty-one Ilves*
Wall Street. .
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 16.—Judging from
the course of prices at today’s active
opening, developments over the week-
end seemed to favor the constructive
side. Gains . of one to three points
were registered by leading shipping
issues, rails and industrials, with,
marked strength in Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies, Norfolk and Western and
Republic Steel. Equipments and mu-
nitions were featured by Crucible
Steel, Pressed Steel Cr and Baldwin
Locomotive. United States Steel ad-
vanced % on steady inquiry. Coppers
were materially higher With Mexicans,
Central Leather, Columbia Gas and In-,
dustrial Alcohol.
On the last day of the month of
June, 1870, was begun the greatest
steamboat race ever run on the Father
of Waters, and that river has been the
scene of numerous events of that char-
acter. The event was recalled to the
minds of the old river men by the
death a few months ago of James T.
Pell, who piloted the successful racer,
the Robert E. Lee, to her victory over
the Natchez.
That race, almost forgotten now, was
the greatest race ever run by steam-
boats in the world. More than a mil-
lion dollars changed hands on the re-
sult. News of the progress of the
boats as they passed towns along the
river was flashed by telegraph Wil over
the United States, and was cabled to
(Europe, even. The whole country was
excited over the event as a sporting
proposition and thousands lined the
banks of the river at Memphis, Cairo,
Hickman and other cities as the two
mighty vessels plowed their way up-
stream against the current with smoke,
black as tar, pouring from their fun-
nels.
In those days steamboat racing on
the Mississippi had become such a
craze that the owners frequently lost
sight of profits and spent their money
with a lavish hand to set a new rec-
ord. Before the great race the Natchez
held the record. It had covered the
1.278 miles from New Orleans to St.
Louis in three days, twenty-one hours
and fifty-eight minutes, Captain T. P.
Leathers commanding. There always
had been great rivalry between the
boats, and when the Natchez made its
record Captain John W. Cannon deter-
mined to beat it. He stripped the Lee
for the race, removed all parts of the
upper works that were calculated to
catch the wind, took down all rigging
and outfit that could be dispensed
with, engaged the steamer Frank Par-
agould to precede it a hundred miles
up the river to arrange for a supply
of coal. The fuel was loaded on flat
boats at given points in the middle of
the river and taken in tow until the
coal could be transferred to the Lee’s
bunkers. Then the barges were cut
adrift and allowed to float back. Ev-
erything was arranged so the steamer
would not lose a moment of time.
He refused all passengers and would
receive no business of any kind, be-
ing determined to beat the Natchez if
the power to do so was in the boilers
of the Robert E. Lee or in the hearts
of his crew.
The contest had been heralded in the
press of the whole United States, and
when the Lee backed out from the
levee in New Orleans on the after-
noon of June 30, 1870, to be followed
five minutes later by the Natchez, a
cheer went up from the thousands on
the old New Orleans docks, such as
had never been heard before in the
whole vicinity.
Jesse Jamison, one of the men who
piloted the Lee, is still alive, and re-
cently told something of the race.
He and another pilot boarded the
boat from a coal barge at Cairo, as no
stop was made to take them aboard.
“At that time,” he said, “we could
see the smoke of the Natchez down-
stream pouring out of her tall feath-
ered stacks, as black as pitch. We
went up into the pilot-house, and the
other steersmen, Wes Conner and Jim
Pell, were as glad to see us as if we
Two Years in the Baltic.
The British steamship Elswick Hall,
which arrived here this morning from
the Tyne to load at Texas City with
cotton for Liverpool, is one of the
many steamers which have been bot-
tled up in the Baltic since the 'begin-
ning of the war in Europe. Like the
steamer Veraston, which recently
loaded at Texas City, the Elswick Hall
made her get-away following the bat-
tle of Jutland. Capt. Berlin of the
Elswick Hall; has been on her during
the entire time, she having been lying
in the harbor of Brahestad, which is
almost at the head of the Gulf of Fin-
land, and barely 100 miles from the
Arctic circle.
ing to Jean Herbette, military strate- tricity hadn’t come into its own at
cleared late today for Christiania and
Gotherburg via Newport News with a
cargo of cotton. As the British admir-
alty restricts the amount of cotton al-
lowed to enter Sweden, few ships have
carried such cargo from Galveston since
the beginning of the war.
The Morgan line steamship El Valle
arrived here this morning from New
York with general cargo and pro-
ceeded to the Southern Pacific wharves
to discharge and load outbound freight.
The steamship El Rio of the same line
cleared and sailed today for New York
with general merchandise.
The Leyland liner Nicosian and the
Harrison liner Huntsman arrived here
yesterday from Liverpool Both will
load cotton, wheat and general cargo
for Liverpool.
The Swedish steamship Orion ar-
rived yesterday from Newport News,
the Norwegian steamship Havursfjord
arrived yesterday from Norfolk and
the Danish steamship Newa arrived
from Nice this morning. All of them
will load cottonseed cake for Danish
ports. In addition to these, the steam-
er Ribe and the barkentine Sirdal are
here loading cake.
The Wolvin line steamer Belita ar-
rived here yesterday from Vera Cruz
with general cargo and passengers.
She will remain at quarantine for
three days.
The British steamship Victoria de
Larrinaga arrived here late Saturday
to load cotton and general cargo for
Liverpool.
The Norwegian steamship Mia sailed
yesterday for Denmark with a full
cargo of cottonseed cake.
Feet. P. M.
1:56
... 3:00
4:06
5:12
6:14
the piano and many old songs were
sung by all. The King’s Daughters,
of whom Mrs. Conklin is leader, pre-
sented them with a set of after-dinner
coffee spoons. Oysters were served in
every style and cake and ice cream,
were served. The evening was a
great success.
The Misses Longs and Cone, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Wilson and Miss Salome
Wilson motored to Seabrook Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. Clark, of Iowa Colony, held
services at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kahn spent Sun-
day here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Conklin motored
to Galveston yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas were Gal-
veston visitors Saturday.
The Misses Lurline and Lucile Long
and Elma Cone were in Galveston Sat-
urday.
gist and writer on international af-
fairs, the German submarine U-53
made a breach in the Monroe doctrine
by sinking vessels off the New Eng-
land coast and it remains to be seen
Arthur B. Homer.
Word was received in Galveston
Saturday of the death of Arthur B.
Homer, aged 76 years, at Prouts Neck,
Mr. This news was received by Ed
Ketchum.
Mr. Homer resided in Galveston from
1865 to 1903, being engaged in the cot-
NET RECEIPTS AT U. S. PORTS.
Galveston, 27,900 bales; New Orleans,
20,542; Mobile, 256; Savannah, 6712;
Charleston, 1392; Wilmingtor, 1438;
Norfolk, 6608; Boston, 736; Philadel-
phia, 181; other ports, 4300. Total, 70,-
059. Same day last week, 59,778; same
day last year. 42,569.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
Net receipts of cotton at all United
States ports thus far this week were
114.294 bales; thus far last week, 108,-
861; thus far this week last year, 84,-
095; thus far this season, 2,049,350; thus
far last season, 1,649,634; difference,
399,716.
Another Armed Liner Here.
To all appearances the owners of
the Harrison line have decided to put
an end to the German habit of send-
ing Harrison boats to the bottom with
torpedoes and shell . fire. For the
steamship Huntsman of the line,
which arrived here yesterday from
Liverpool in command of Capt. Gold-
man, has mounted on her after deck a
4.7 rifle, and readily at hand the mas-
ter has a suffiicent stock of ammuni-
tion for that type of weapon to send
everything from the U-1 to U-53 into
the unoccupied recesses. of David
Jones’ locker. Like Capt. Hunter, who
has a similar weapon guarding the
destinies of the steamer Craftsman of
the same line, the master of the Hunts-
man says that as far as he is con-
cerned the name of every German
U-boat is 23, though there may be all
of 57 varieties for those who choose
to let them have their way. ,
It is declared on good authority that
the presence of these engines of de-
fensive offense is due neither to the
fact that the master of the Craftsman
is Capt. Hunter nor to the fact that
Cap. Goldman’s boat is the Huntsman.
On the other hand, neither skippers
would have it thought that they are
searching the seven seas for their
Corn'—-Opening, 76%@77c;
Mam Was on Way to Courthouse to
Stand Trial on Murder Charge.
By Associated Press.
Texarkana, Ark., Oct. 16.—Clifford
Barkmah of Texarkana was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded at New Bos-
ton this morning. He was under bond
to appear before the district court
there on a charge of killing Hall
Hayes, who was shot to death in Jus-
tice of the Peace Ragland’s courtroom,
in this city last Christmas. Hays had
been indicted on a charge of killing
Joe Barkman, a cousin of Clifford
Barkman, two years ago.
After the shooting today Ed Hayes,
a brother of Hall Hayes, surrendered to
the officers. Clifford Barkman was on
his way to court, which is in session,
when shot this morning.
Arrived.
Huntsman (Br.), Liverpool.
Nicosian (Br.), Liverpool.
Belita (Nor.), Vera Cruz.
Orion (Swed.), Newport News.
_ Hafursfjord (Nor.), Norfolk.
Victoria de Larrinaga (Br.), Cork.
Newa (Dan.), Nice.
El Valle (Am.), New York.
Catania (Am. tank), Tampico.
Elswick Hall (Br.), Newcastle.
Tug Tormenter and barge Badger
(Am.), Tampico.
ton business. He is said to have con- spot cotton closed steady, 25 points up.
Notice to Mariners.
The following message was received
by the local United States weather bu-
reau:
Washington, D. C., Oct. 16, 1916. Ob-
server, Galveston, Tex.:
Advisory 10 a. m. Tropical distur-
bance tais morning apparently crossing
north portion of Yucatan peninsula,
moving northwest or north and still
of marked character. All gulf shipping
advised to take precautions. Later ad-
vices this evening.
(Signed) FRANKENFIELD.
or let it be cast aside.”
“France is only a disinterested spec-
tator in the debate,” says M. Herbette,
“because it makes little difference to
her whether the Germans operate on
this side of the Atlantic or on the
other, but it will produce a great
change in the political equilibrium of
the world if the Monroe doctrine shall
be abrogated by President Wilson.
“The Jeffersonian maxim against
European interference on the other
side of the Atlantic applies in fact to
American waters as well as to the con-
tinent itself and when President Wil-
son, in formulating his doctrine, pro-
hibited European powers from Con-
trolling the destiny of the American
people, he opposed naval as well as
military control. One cannot be tol-
erated without opening the . door to
the other.”
Mr. Herbette recalls the case of
French warships in 1870 cruising off
New York in watch for German ves-
sels. The French ships violated no
laws, he says, yet their action resulted
in the American secretary of state
sending a warning note to France.
The principle then laid down has not
been forgotten, he adds.
“President Wilson,** says M. Her-
bette in conclusion, “was no less cae-
gorlcal when during the present war
he upheld the same rule with regard
to England in the case of the steamer
Vinland.
had been long-lost brothers. From
Cairo on we were practically in charge
of the Lee’s reputation as a racer. We
felt the responsibility of that, and
when twilight came on and the fog
dropped down the river like a .thick
blanket, the other pilot looked across
at me from the other side of the wheel
and said: .
" ‘We’ll keep on going, Jess?’
“ ‘To be sure,’ I nodded.
“Of course, we supposed the Natchez
would tackle the fog, too—we never
dreamed they’d tie up. So we went
ahead just the same as if the other boat
was nosing along right behind us. The
river from Cairo to St. Louis was about
200 miles of the toughest piloting be-
tween St. Paul and New Orleans.
“The fog dropped on us as we were
sweeping past Devil’s island, and spent
the night with us. I was a pretty
young chap then, but soon after I had
gray hairs in my head. There were
times when we went under slow speed
and had to trust to the leadsmen in
the forecastle to ‘feel’ ahead of us. If
we had had a searchlight it would have
been easy sailing, but we had to grope
our way ahead in the dark, for elec-
Low ordinary ..
Ordinary ......
Good ordinary .
Futures closed very steady.
Today.
January ....... ...17.80-82
February .........17.82b
March......i ......17.88-90
April .............17.91b
May ..;...........17.08-09
June ....... ......18.00b
Identity of Troops Detraining at Falo-
mir Not Known.
Presidio, Tex., Oct. 16.—Reports re-
ceived in Ojinaga, across the Rio
Grande from here, that a force of
troops had detrained at Falomir, the
terminus of the Orient railroad north-
east of Chihuahua City, and is moving
in this direction, has caused unusual
activity at the Ojinaga garrison. Falo-
mir is 150 miles from Chihuahua City.
The identity of the troops reported
at Falomir has not been determined.
A detachment of armed Mexicans is
also reported opposite Polvo, Tex., 22
miles east of here on the Rio Grande.
American troops are stationed at
Polvo.
Mexican-American Conferees Have
Much. Yet to Do.
By Associated Press. «
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct 16.—Members
of the Mexican-American joint com-
mission who have been endeavoring for
six weeks to effect a satisfactory ad-
justment of the international problems
growing out of the disturbed conditions
in Mexico appear to have little hope
that their work will be finished for
at least another week. Their confer-
ences will be resumed tomorrow.
The Mexicans have not been able thus
far to satisfy the American represen-
tatives that their government unassist-
ed can maintained such order along the
border as will safeguard life and prop-
erty of Americans.
Unofficial information reaching here
indicated it was not improbable Gen.
Carranza’s impatience at the failure of
the American government to withdraw
Gen. Pershing’s troops might cause
him to send to the state department at
any time a communication that would
give the conference a new aspect.
The Mexicans have been told repeat-
edly that until a satisfactory method
of control has been ndopted, the ques-
tion of the withdrawal of American
troops cannot be discussed and Villa
activities have been cited as sufficient
reason for the maintenance of that at-
titude.
Mrs. Julia H. Shields.
Mrs. Julia Homer Shields, aged 65
years, died at 11 o’clock this morning
at St. Mary’s Infirmary after a linger-
ing illness of more than four months.
She is survived by three sons, Louis C.
and Fred W. Van Name of Galveston
and John W. Van Name of Kansas
City. The funeral will be private and
will take place tomorrow morning
from the chapel of J. Levy & Bro., Rev.
C. S. Aves officiating. Burial will be
in Lakeview cemetery.
Barometer and Son.
The following data regarding barom.
eter and sun are furnished by the lo-
cal United States weather bureau:
BAROMETER (SEA LEVEL).
At 7 a. m. today, 29.91 inches, which
corresponds to 759.8 millimeters.
SUN TOMORROW. .
Sunrise tomorrow, 6:22 a. m.; sunset,
5:47 p. m.
Alta Loma, Oct. 16.—Mr. and.Mrs. W.
W. Ryals were in Galveston Saturday.
Mrs. O. E. Johnson was in Galves-
ton Saturday on business.
Mrs. C. J. Kitchel was a Galveston
visitor Saturday.
Friday evening, from 8 o’clock until
10, at the home of Mrs. W. P. Brittain
a surprise party was given in honor
of her daughter’s 12th birthday. Many
games were played and dainty refresh-
ments of cake and ice cream were
served. Those enjoying the party
were: Misses Marjorie Burns, Maud
Rogers, Louise Solie, Salome Wilson,
Marguerite Henzel; Masters Roy Brit-
tain, Harold and Donald Wilson,
Quincy Rogers, Louis Wenzel, Sealy
Platzer and Mrs. E. Q. Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Kitchel and fam-
ily of Bisbee, Ariz., are here for an
extended visit with relatives.
C. H. Pitt was in Galveston Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Conklin celebrat-
ed their silver wedding anniversary
Saturday, Oct. 14th. About 50 friends
wished them many more years togeth-
er. Miss Vesta Johnson presided at
Date— A.M
FINANCIAL.
London: Bank rate, 6 per cent:
street rate, 5%@5% per cent; rate of
silver, 32 9-16; consols for money,
57%.
New York: Sterling exchange de-
mand, $4.75% commercial 60s, $4.70%;
Vessels in Fort.
Baton Rogue, Tuxpam.....
Belita, Vera Cruz... T,.....,
Campania, interned ......
Catania, Tampico..........
Craftsman, Liverpool.......
El Valle, New York........
Total...... ....... 28,150
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