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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11. 1897.
BAtn to have reached no cox.
CLUSION CONCERNING AN
JJf JUNCTION'.
They Do Not Apply on Northbound
Business Vpon "Which For-
mer Kates Apply.
/
General attorneys of Texas railroads met
here yesterday in the offices or General At-
torney Terry of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe. The meeting was of the most pri-
vate character, and the attorneys when ap-
proached were very reticent and absolutely
declined to discuss the purpose or results of
the meeting. One of the attorneys said the
meeting was held to discuss the interests of
the railroads generally. Others wOuld neith-
er affirm nor deny that the matter ot en-
joining the railroad commission from en-
forcing its cotton rates, perhaps from en-
forcing other rates, had been under discus-
sion. They said it would be improper to dis-
cuss the meeting.
In addition to the failure of the attorneys
to deny that the matter Of enjoining the
commission had been under discussion, there
were other things to indicate that such was
The main object of the meeting. There are
also excellent reasons for believing that no
definite conclusion was reached, and that
the reason for it was that some of the lines
«re not yet ready to go into an important
light of that kind. A reporter for The News
has it from an entirely reliable source that
the matter ot enjoining has not been deter-
mined upon, but that something may devel-
op in that line very shortly.
The railroad officials were also quite reti-
cent on the injunction matter. They smil-
ingly declared that they had no information
upon the subject.
The attorneys whD attended the meeting
were Mr. J. W. Terry of Galveston, repre-
senting the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe;
Mr. K. S. Lovett of Houston, representing
Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the South-
ern Pacific; Mr. T. J. Freeman of Dallas,
representing the Texas and Pacific; Mr.
N. H. Lassiter of Fort Worth, represent-
ing the Fort Worth and Rio Grande; Mr.
A. W. Houston of San Antonio, representing
the San Antonio and Aransas Pass; Mr. L.
W. Campbell of Waco, representing the
Texas Central, and Mrv N. A. Stedman of
Palestine, representing the International
and Great Northern.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe cotton
tariff has come from the hands of the print-
ers, but has not yet been circulated. Gen-
eral Freight Agent Goodwyn says it may be
sent out in a day or two.
The Mallory line yesterday announced
that it had met the "postage stamp" rates
made by the Morgan line on Saturday
night, and that it was quoting 2 cents per
100 pounds on all classes of freight from
New York to Galveston.
These rates do not apply on north bound
business and the Mallory people are not
very anxious about getting freights from
New York at the low rates. The mini-
mum package rate, which was formerly $1,
has been reduced to 25 cento, and it will
remain the same on the new basis. A box
weighing ten pounds will be charged
cent9; a ton of freight will be taken for
40 cents.
North bound rates remain on the basis
of 10 cents for less than carload ship-
ments and 5 cents for carload lots, and the
steamship lines reserve the right to pick
their business at these figures.
The Lone Star people still decline to
meet the 2 cent rate and say they are get-
Ting plenty of business at the higher rates.
Railroad officials express the belief* that
a change will come in the situation soon.
It is said that the meeting of passenger
officials of Texas lines held in St. Louis
last week has not yet resulted in th& for-
mation of an association. One of the lead-
ing lines is said to be pursuing a very con-
servative course since the decision of the
supreme court in the trans-Missouri traf-
fic case, and it is believed that the advice
of its attorneys will be had before its as-
sent to the passenger traffic proposition
will be given. It is said that the plan con-
templates only the adoption of the Texas
rate sheet as the guiding star of all the
line-s of the association and that violations
of it will be reported to the interstate com-
merce commission.
The representatives of the several Gal-
veston lines aver that the grain blockade
reported from Kansas City does not af-
fect their roads, that they ore suffering
neither from want of equipment nor motive
power. Nearly all the railroads in Kan-
sas City use the suburban belt lino lor
reaching the elevators. This line, which
is a part of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf system, is said to be blocked,
and consequently all the lines are blocked
to that extent, but it is believed that the
trouble has been exaggerated.
Mr. E. J. Martin, general freight and
passenger agent of the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass, is in the city.
Mr. W. G. Crush, general passenger
agent for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
arrived last night from Dallas.
A KANSAS RAILROAD FIGHT.
A Judge Attempt* to Iteatore Right o£
Way to nn Original Owner.
Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 10.—Judge Myers
of the state district court having declared
that the Leavenworth, Topeka and South-
western railway company has forfeited its
right of way, Is having no littles trouble in
his efforts to restore the realty involved
to the previous owners. This line of road,
though in the hands of a receiver, is now
operated by the Santa Fe system. In 1890
traffic on this line was abandoned for two
months, and owing to this fact Judge Myers
decided that J. G. Stone, a farmer, was en-
titled to pas session and title to the right
of way which was taken from him in the
building of the line. Judge Myers directed
Sheriff Rothenborger to place Mr. Stone
In possession of the land. The sheriff sent
out a number uf deputies and fenced in the
roadbed. At the same time the Santa Fe
officials were notified that the right of way
was closed and the postmaster at Leaven-
worth was notified to send Ills mails by
another route. When the Topeka train w
from here last night a gang of thirty men
went along to tear down the sheriffs fence.
This they did, standing by until the train
Imd pussed. but the sheriff's men stood by
and took the names of the men. Later at
night the Santa Fe agent at Topeka swore
out a warrant charging Farmer Stone with
the criminal offense of obstructing United
States mails. He is under arrest. All par-
ties to th«» dispute declare the matter will
be fought to a finish.
CoiuprettMlnic Instruct lonn.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 10.—The News of last
Sunday contained a reference to a clause in
the new cotton tariff regulations scheduled
to go into effect on the 13th instant, which
was not understood by the traffic depart-
ment of the Galveston, La Porte and Hous-
ton rai'lway. The commission was written to
In regard to the matter, and replied imme
ijtely. As a result the following is being
sent out to agents of the company:
Dear Sir: The following is an extract from
a letter received from the railroad commis-
sion, dated August 9, in reply to my letter
of August 7, respecting compressing ot
Houston:
C. W. Nelson, General Freight Agent of
the.Galveston. La Porte and Houston Rail-
way Company, Houston, Tex.—Dear Sir: In
reply to your letter of the 7th instant we
have to say:
1. The distance from Lufkin to Houston
being 118 miles, the cotton tariff to Houston
Is 44 cents and to Galveston GO cents per 100
pounds.
2. There being no compress at Lufkin or
at any intermediate point 70 miles or more
from point of destination, the compress
charges are no part of the 00-cent rate.
3. Under the old tariff the rale was, to
Houston 53 cents, and to Galveston 59 cents,
and for the reason stated above, the com-
press regulations did not apply and were no
Dart of the freight rate. We understand
you collected for the compressing extra,
and paid it out, which seems to have been
proper, if not objected to by the shipper.
Yours respectfully, L. J. STOREY,
Commissioner.
The above letter settles all doubts in re-
gard to intermediate compressing, wherein
the compresses are located under 70 miles
from destination, and from which we note
that Houston compressing must be collected
in every case unless paid by shippers, and
further, that Houston compress charges are
no part of tho rate, no matter what the
actual distance. Yours truly,
C. W. NELSON,
General Freight Agent.
It seems to be the general opinion that
Houston compresses are being discriminated
against in the matter, but no one could be
found to-day who was willing to talk about
the matter.
Southern Pacific Rates.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 10.—Effective August
IS, the Southern Pacific announces the fol-
lowing rales:
On beans and peas, straight or mixed car-
loads, 30,000 pounds minimum weight.
Canned goods, oOvOOO pounds minimum, and
wine, except champagne, 24,000 pounds mini-
mum. from California terminals and . inter-
mediate points, 55 cents to Houston. From
Santa Rosa, Cal., on canned goods to Hous-
ton, 30,000 pounds minimum, 03 cents. Ef-
fective the same date, canned salmon, Seat-
tle, Taooma, Port Townsenid, Anacosta,
Everett and New Wha.tcomb, aCso canned
goods, Portland, Astoria and the Dalles to
Houston, 30,000 pounds minimum. 70 cents.
The News of a few days ago mentioned
the fact that the present condition of rates
had brought about a state of affairs where-
by certain classes of goods consigned to
Houston would be shipped through here to
New York and back again by water at a
less rate than they could be shipped direct.
The rate from California points to New
York was 50 cents and 5 cents from New
York to Houston. The rate quoted on the
class of goods named above was therefore
put into effect.
The Southern Pacific also announced to-
day a prohibitive tariff of 38 cents on pe-
troleum and oil prod-nets. New York to
Houston, ol 38 cents. Under the "postage
stamp" rates recently promulgated the rate
would have been but 5 cents.
Another Line to the Gulf.
Globe-Democrat
Little Rock. Ark., Aug. 8.—The Arkansas
Southern railroad will shortly be extended
from Junction City to the gulf. Dr. J. W.
Brown, one of tho principal owners of the
road, to-day said: "It is true, we propose
to extend to Sabine Pass or to some other
point on the gulf. The people want us to
come and we are going. There are several
routes proposed, and we have not yet de-
cided on our course. The people at Shreve-
port want us to come there, and Monroe
and Alexander are pulling jusi as hard in
the other direction. 1 have been all down
through there with Judge J. IJ. Moore of
Arkadelphia. No, we can not say as yet
when active construction will begin 1 can
very plainly see that in the future the ports
of the gulf are to receive the products of
this great country west of the Mississippi
river and that the line we are to build is a
necessity. It will make a foreign market
for our immense natural resources and give
the producer a shorter haul to tidewater.
Already this movement to the gulf is seen
and feared in New York and other Atlantic
seaports."
The K. C., I*. and (». KoihI.
Beaumont. Tex.. Aug. 10.—The Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf, after many trials
and set-backs, is pushing track-laying on
the gap at a rapid rate. They began laying
track a week ago to-day. and on Saturday
night they had six miles of track laid.
From the junction to Beaumont is forty
miles, which is the remaining gap to be
closed of this north and south line. On
Saturday night they were six miles this
side of the junction, and coming at the
rate of one mile a day. All the bridges,
both large and small, are out of the way,
and plenty of steel is on hand, so that an
outside limit places the completion of the
road at September 20. The day of com-
pletion will be a gala day for the peopl
all along the line, and excursion trains
will be the order. It means more for south-
east Texas than anything that has hap-
pened here for a long time.
Telegraphing- From MhvIiis Train*.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 10.—What prom-
ises to be a great factor in running railroad
trains in the future is on exhibition at the
Industrial training school. A complete sys-
tem of telegraphing to and from moving
trains has been invented by O. D. Royse of
Greencastle and W. A. Royse of this city.
They had a model track equipped with two
cars in, operation yesterday ami they showed
how they can send and receive a message on
a moving train. There were a number of
railroad men present to witness the test
yesterday, and all were unanimous in the
opinion that the model showed that the sys-
tem is a success. They said that the ad-
vantages of such a system were so great
that they could scarcely be known fully to
any person not directly connected with the
management of trains by telegraph.
To Ruli«e tinlvewton Rntet*.
Denver, Col., Aug. 10.—The Times says
this afternoon: It was stated authoritative-
ly to-day that the rate between here and
Galveston, Tex., over the Union Pacific
and Denver and Gulf roads will be so ad-
justed as to equal the overland rates and
will be changed from time to time as the
Galveston-New York water line rates are
raised or lowered. The reason which is
generally assigned by outsiders-for the ac-
tion of the Gulf road in making the in-
crease in its rates from here to Galveston
is that the rates have been made by tho
board of control of the join4 traffic asso-
ciation to boycott the Gulf road if its de-
mands were not accepted, and this in part
explains tho move.
CoinnilNNlon Circular.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 9.—In approval of joint
application of the Tyler Southeastern rail-
way, Houston East and West Texas rail-
way and Galveston, La Porte and Houston
railway companies, submitted under No.
28 of the Houston East und West Texas rail-
way company, authority is hereby granted
for the adoption of the rate of 15 cents per
100 pounds for the transportation of cast
iron water pipe, in carloads, from Rusk to
Galveston.
Effective at once.
L. J. STOREY.
ALLISON MAYFIELD,
Commissioners.
LonNCN Filed.
Nashville, Tenn.. Aug. 10.—Leases by the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
way and the Louisville and Nashville of
their 'terminal facilities and a large num
ber of vacant lots to the Louisville and
Nashville terminal company have been
filed in the county register's office. The
leasts are for ninety-nine years. Tho ter-
minal company also registered a mort
gago on all the property leased to the Man
hattan trust company of New York to se
cure the issue of $2,000,000 in bonds dated
May 1, 18%, and running until May 1
1946.
Kansas and Texas lines In Texas, was here
to-day from headquarters in Dallas.
On account of the wreck of a Katy freight
.rain this side of Lagrange last night, in.
whloh seven, carloads of grain were ditched,
this morning's passenger train went o>ut
over the tracks of the Houston and Texas
Central and Southern Pacific.
Jack Lehane, at present local freight agent
of the Cotton Belt at Fort Worth, was here
to-day. It is said that Mr. Lehane is to suc-
eed P. H. Coombs as commercial agent at
tho same point.
S. C. Porter of Bowling Green, Ky., has
accepted a position as stenographer in the
local freight office of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. He arrived here yesterday morn-
ing.
II. W. Downey, general freight and pas-
senger agent of the Galveston Houston and
Henderson, was here to-day from Galves-
ton, his headquarters.
R. E. George, traveling passenger agent
of the Houston and Texas Central, left to-
night for north Texas, after spending yes-
erday and to-day here.
C. W. Nelson, general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Galveston. La Porte and
Houston, went down to Galveston on busi-
ness to-day.
O. H. Reed, stenographer in the general
freight office of the Houston and Texas
Central, is spending his vacation in his old
home in Illinois.
T. A. Kearns. traveling auditor of the In-
ternational and Great Northern, headquar-
ters at Palestine, spent the day here on
business.
J. Waddy Tate of the Chicago Great West-
rn left this evening via the International
or St. Paul and Chicago on a business trip.
Gentry Waldo of the Houston and Texas
entral claim department left for St. Louis
to-day to spend his vacation.
The regular excursion to l*a Porte to-night
over the Bay Shore line was well patronized
as usual.
MARITIME MAFTERS.
Arrival* nnil Departures.
Port of Galveston, Aug. 10.
ARRIVED.
Sss El Gallo, Pyam. from Tampico to
Waters-Pierce oil company.
CLEARED.
Ss Nueces, Risk, for New York.
Ss Heronspool, Smith, for Antwerp.
SAILED.
Ss Nueces, Risk, Now York.
Ss Heronspool, Smith, for Antwerp.
Imports mill Eiporlt,
EXPORTS-FOREIGN.
Antwerp—By Ss Heronspool: 150,0S0 bush-
els of wheat, 43!lli grain bags.
EXPORTS-COASTWISE.
New York—By Ss Nueces: 302 bales of
cotton, 309 bales istle, 180 bales hides and
skins, 1903 sacks borax, 1587 sacks wool, 150
barrels wine, 201 packages merchandise.
IMPORTS-COASTWISE.
New York: 3 cases cigars, 35 crates limes,
97i2 packages general merchandise, 1 cask
earthenware, lt!5 bags rice.
Baltimore—By Ss Pensacola: 2112 tons of
coal.
Vesiela In Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
EI Gallo, Pyam ....quarantine
Gyller (Nor.), Alshager quarantine
Juanita North (Br.) pier 14
Paulina (Span.), Ganiccho quarantine
Pensacola, Simmons .pier 33
Tropic (Br.), Barber pier 13
Vesta (Br.), Mooney quarantine
SCHOONERS.
J. M. Mclnnis, Harms pier 18
John Twohy, Stevenson stream
Horace W. Macomber, Patterson pier 20
Vessels Destined for Galveston.
STEAMSHIPS.
Name—Flag—Master.. Sailed.
Acme (Br.), Morris at Greenock
Alamo, Hix New York
Aldersgate (Br.) Rotterdam
Avery Hill (Br.) Algoa Bay
Cayo Mono (Br.) London
Colehele (Br.) due
Eiffel Tower (Br.) Hamburg
European (Br.), Wallace—Algoa Bay
Fulwell (Br.), Baines Swansea
Glenloig (Br.) due 9-10
Glengoil (Br.) Barry
Glenvech (Br.) due
Helvetia (Ger.) due
Hemisphere (Br.) Dublin
Hibernla (Br.), Richardson...at Rouen
Ida (Spn.) due
Lampasas New York
Lucina (Br.)—Cardiff, via Vera Cruz
Madeline (Br.), Nedden
at South Hampton S- 3
Maritime (Br Manchester
Melbridge (Br.) at St. Nazaire 7-10
Miami. Lewis New York 8- 4
Nanette (Br.) Liverpool 7-31
Pembridge (Br.) Barry via Santos 7-20
Plympton (Br.), Page....Buenos Ayres 7-12
Rhaetia (Ger.) Shields S- 4
Rita, (Spn.) due
Sir Richard Grenville (Br.). Gill
at Antwerp
Treasury (Br.)
Venetia (Ger.) due
SCHOONER.
Starke, Archer Baltimore
-29
7-28
7- 9
7-24
8-20
8- 1
7-30
9-10
8-25
7-24
7- 5
8-25
8- 7
7-15
St. Paul's Fast Time.
Sicily, Aug. 10.—8.50 p. m.—Passed: Steam-
ship St. Paul, from New York for South'
ampton. Allowing her ten hours t'o com'
pleto the run from the Sicilian islands, she
wilt reach The Needles at G.50, or 43 min-
utes ahead of heir own record.
Movement of VeMnel*.
New York. Aug. 10.—Arrived: Manheim,
Hamburg; Westernland, Antwerp.
Queenstown, Aug. 10.—Arrived: Majestic,
New York.
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS WHO
SERVED IN THE REVENUE
MARINE SERVICE.
PERSONAL
Santu Fe Rett urn out Extension.
Beaumont, Tex., Aug. 10.—The executlv
committee of the board of trade instructed
the railroad committee to correspond with
the Santa Fe officials to get the course th
road intended to take to Beaumont. Beau
mont was prom I sit I this extension if the
would not oppose the consolidation bill i
the last legislature and they are growing
impatient.
l'llMNlMIKCl' Tax.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 10.—The San Antonio
and Aransas Pass railway company to-day
paid the comptroller $sili tax on $81,1220.21
of passenger earnings for the quarter
ended June 30.
The Texas and Pacific railway company
for the same period paid $1373.84 tax on
$137,384.08 of passenger earnings.
Meeting: Postponed.
El Paso, Tex., Aug. 10.—The meeting set
for to-day of general managers of lines
entering this city to arrange a continuance
of Hi** joint warehouse and interchange of
business was postponed because Manager
Thorne of the Texas and Pacific was un-
able to attend.
(>otiId and Party.
Palestin?, Tex., Aug. 10.—Frank Gould and
party, on a special train bound north,
stopped for a few minutes here this even-
ing". They go via Mineola to Dallas to-
night.
IfouNton No ten.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 10.—W. G. Crush,
general passenger agent of the Missouri,
Dr. A. S. Epperson, a well known prac-
titioner of Burton, Tex., is sojourning in
the city, a guest at the Beach.
Miss Thalia Hayward of Hollins Institute,
Virginia, is in Galveston, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Bird, 1328 avenue I.
Mr. Charles A. Newinger, editor of the
Texas Industrial Review, published at Aus-
tin, is a guest at the Grand while visiting
in Galveston.
At the Tremont: A. M. Miles, Laredo; F
W. Blakeney, Ladonia; Frank S. Lewin
New York; Emil Schwart, Houston; W. J
Althaus, St. Louis; John H. Grant, New
York; John K. Rosson, Fort Worth; John
W. Dickinson, Temple; W. L. Dickinson
Temple; D. M. Morgan, Fort Worth; W. J
Ester, Fort Worth.
At the Washington: John Anderson, Wa
co; J. E. Snelling, Beaumont; F. E. Adams
G. A. Rein hard t. Houston; H. N. Mc
Ii«ughlin, Denison; W. F. Converse, Pales
tine; B. T. Owens, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway; J. p. Tucker, Overton! (
M. Abney, Franklin; \V. J. Lee, St. Louis
David Sanders, Theo Mueller, it. D. James,
San Antonio; V. It. Blaclock, McGregor
l'. Murrell, si. Louis; R. L. McNeely
Palestine; C. J. Downes and wife, Danville
ill.; B. Bruno, Marshall; Mrs. S. A. Nei
dick. Houston; Mrs. D. II. Schaeffer and
daughter, New Orleans.
At the Beach: W. H. Munday, Terrell; N,
A. Stedman, Palestine; Dr. J. M. Blair,
Corsicana; A. L. Epperson, Burton; Clay
Johnson. Corsicuna; Dr. J. D. Bedford
Honey Grove; A. B. Gardiner and daughter
Bcllville; VY. It. Blailoek, McGregor; A. 1)
Lewis, A. E. Force, Denver; 13. Marshall
city; A. P. Cary, Dallas; S. E. Moss, W
Poindexter, Cleburne; A. M. Eastland. Miss
Gertrude Eastland, Houston; H. C. Glover,
Dr. McGrogln and Wife, Waco; W. D
Knox, Hiilsboro; H. Prince, Houston; H
Betts and wife, Mrs. O. Bart. Miss Lena
Hamilton, Paris; Dr. Forscue and wife, Wa
co; S. L. Terrell. Dallas; R. Houston, E. J
Martin. San Antonio; K. P. Davis, Houston
J. L. Murphy and wife, Illinois; W. H. Ma
bry, Austin; J. R. Clay, Houston; E. R
Stewart, Dallas; J. H. Pitney, Liverpool,
Eng.; Phil C. Jacobs, Cincinnati; P. 11
Goodwyn, city; Mrs. L. Housman and fami
ly. Miss Mollie Nussbaum, Mr. L. Houj-
man, Houston; T. Monagan, Dallas; Sydne„
J. Smith, Houston; H. D. Sides, Dayton
O.; C. S. Battle. W. S. Shaw, Fort Worth
E. J. Tegarden, St. Louis.
HOTEL GRAND - - - GALVESTON.
N. B. SL1GH, Proprietor.
Rates: American plan $2 50 upward
European plan l 00 upward
Arrivals; Lee Hirsch, New York; J. F
Skolield. city; J. F. Parks, jr., St. Louis
John I). Kariz, Fort Worth; Chas. Newman
jr., New York; I. Kosliland. Baltimore; W
G. Baker, Austin; J. C. Owens, H. Kech
meier, Dr. Geo. Me A. Tyng, L. F. Halle
and wife, Victoria; E. J. Degarden, St.
Louis.
LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.
ase of Capt. Rogers of Galveston De-
cided in Hii« Favor—Congressman
Hawley Looked After It.
A recent important decision has been
rendered by the United States interior of-
ficers, which will be read with great in-
terest by the many Mexican war veterans
in Texas, as well as throughout the coun-
try. The decision relates to claims for
pensions under the. act of January 29, 1887,
known as the Mexican war survivors act,
granting pensions to those officers and
men who served with the army and navy
in the war with Mexico.
The Mexican veteran in whose case this
decision has been rendered is Captain Wil-
liam F. Rogers, residing at 101G Church
street, this city.
Captain Rogers was born in Virginia over
seventy years ago, but has lived in Gal-
veston for many years. He entered the
evenue marine service in 1846, and was
third lientenant on board the revenue cut-
ter Forward from August of that year until
the summer of 1847. During the Mexican
war the Forward was assigned to the navy
department under direct command of Com-
modore Perry of the navy, and was armed
and manned as a regular warship, carrying
four nine-pounders and one eighteen-
pounder, and a full complement of small
arms. She was the first to fire into the
Mexican fort at Alvarado, and at Tobaseo
she landed forty men and fell in with the
marines under a heavy lire. Several prizes
were captured, and in dropping them down
the next morning one drifted aground be-
low the city of Tobaseo. and was fired upon
by a large body of Mexicans. Captain
Rogers (then Lieutenant Rogers) was sent
with other boats to her assistance, and suc-
ceeded in getting the vessel afloat. For
his services during the war he was special-
ly mentioned in the dispatches forwarded
by Commodore Perry to Commodore Con-
ner.
After the war Lieutenant Rogers re-
ceived the 160 acres of land allowed by the
government, also three months' extra pay,
and his share of prize money allowed by
the courts for captures made while the
revenue cutter was doing service with the
navy. The other surviving officers of the
revenue service co-operating with the navy
at the time received the same allowances,
and a pension during their lifetime.
In June, 1887, Captain Rogers was grant-
ed a pension of $8 a month as a veteran of
the Mexican war. During the present year
ho applied for an Increase to the pension,
but received a reply under date of April
21. 1897. informing him that after an in-
spection of the papers in the case it was
learned that the Forward had belonged to
the revenue service, and that the law under
which he was pensioned required an actual
service of sixty days with the army or
navy of the United States in Mexico, or
portion thereof, and that the pension grant-
ed was erroneous, contrary to law and
would be terminated.
Captain Rogers replied, calling attention
to paragraph 980, subdivision 17, of the
regulations of the revenue cutter service
(1799), from which it appears that the reve-
nue marine is required to co-operate with
the navy when dlreoted by the president,
and when a revenue cutter is assigned to
the navy she becomes a part of the navy
during such assignment.
Congressman Hawley of this district took
up the matter, and the case was carefully
reviewed by Assistant Secretary Webster
Davis. As a result the action of the pen-
sion bureau was reversed, and Captain
Rogers' name was ordered restored to the
Tho following is an outline of the case
taken from the Washington Post of
August 4:
♦ ♦ ♦
Assistant Secretary Webster Davis ot the
interior department rendered an important
decision yesterday relating to claims for
pensions under the act of January 29, 1SS7,
known as the Mexican war survivors' act,
granting pensions to those officers and men
at the age of G2 or over who served with
the army und navy In the war with Mex-
0,.
Under this act CapHain W. F. Rogers of
Galveston was granted a pension for ser-
vice on t'he revenue cutter Forward, which
vessel, by order of the president, under
tho act of March 2, 1799, whiclto authorized
him to turn over to the navy vessels of the
revenue ma rime, to co-operate wlt'h the
navy in case of war. was merged with the
navail fleet operating during the Mexican
war in the gulf and on the coast of Texas,
under command of Commodores Conner and
Matthew C. Perry.
During the last administration t'he inte-
rior department rendered a decision in a
pension claim, under the act of June 27,
1S90, known as the rebellion service aot,
wihich held that officers and men of the
revenue marine service who co-operated
with the navy during the war of the rebel-
lion under orders of the president were
nevertheless not entitled to pension under
the act of June 27. 1890, holiding that t'he
revenue marine was a dlvtl branch and
could not lie made a part of till' naval es-
tablishment so as to entitle the officers
and men to pension.
The pension bureau of the Cleveland ad
ministration construed this decision to ap
ply equally to pensions granted revenue
marine officers and under tihe Mexican war
survivors' act. and Captain Rogers was
dropped from the rolls.
The case was brought to the attention of
the interior department by Congressman
Hawley of the Galveston district and. on
appeal, the matter was subjected to care-
fuil review by Assistant Secretary Webster
Davis, who rendered an elaborate opinion
yesterday, reversing the action of tli)e pen
sion bureau and ordering Captain Rogers
restored to the roils.
Assistant Secretary Davis held that the
order of the president, under the act ot'
March 2. 1799. by which the revenue cutter
Forward was turned over to the navy for
co-operation therewith during the war with
Mexico, operated to merge that vessel and
her officers and men into the naval estab-
lishment. and that, during the period she
was so employed she was part and parcel
of the naval establishment. This decision,
it is believed, may operate to grant pen-
sions to such officers and men of the reve-
nue marine service who co-operated with
the navy under orders of the president in
the war of the rebellion or other wars.
The local market wa9 very quiet thro-ugh-
out yesterday, with little or no change in
prices.
Owing to the difficulty being experienced
by importers in construing the tariff on
brandied cherries, the prices on these goods
have been entirely withdrawn.
The closing of some of the mills in the
south and at Fall River has had the effect
of raising prices on sheeting and prints
about 10 per cent.
Prices' on chickens, old. have been reduced
25c a dozen. Onions have advanced from
75@90c to $1.00^1.10.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
The following were the ruling prices for
staple articles in the local wholesale market
yesterday:
RrearifttuffN, Feedstuff*, Etc.
WHEAT—Receipts: Total since June 1,
1896, 7735 cars. Mill quotations: No. 2 soft.
SOc. Export market nominal; No. 2 red, 81c;
No. 2 hard, SOc.
Elevator statement: Corrected daily by
the Galveston wharf company, for twenty-
four hours ending at 6 p. m., August 9:
Bushels.
Receipts to-day 65,995.10
Receipts since September 1 3,551,536.30
Total receipts .3.617,531.40
Loaded into vessels previously....3,201,343.10
Total loaded into vessels 3,201,343.10
Stock in elevator 416.1S8.30
FLOUR —Tidal Wave (Kaiser Auszug)
end Neptune, $4.60; Sea Fairy, Mermaid and
Edelweiss (second roller patent), $4.00; Sea
Nymph and Undine (roller extra fancy),
$3.SO; Sea. Jewel and Melite (roller extra
choice), $3.50; Sea Pearl and Hera (roller
family), $2.90: Gluten Bakers' Winner, $4.00;
rye flour, $3.90; Pumpernickel. $3.80. Flour
in barrels, 15c above sacks; flour in half-
barrels. 30c above barrels.
CORN—Receipts none; total since Septem-
ber 1. 7670 cars. No. 2 mixed sacked corn is
offered to the trade c.a.f. Galveston track
n carload lots at 42(&M3c per bushel; No. 2
white, 43@44c.
Elevator statement: Bushels.
Receipts since September 1 6.028.821.05
Total loaded into vessels 6,028,821.05
OATS—Quotations, c. a f. Galveston
track in carload lots: No. 2 (Texas or terri-
tory). 22®23c sacked; No. 2 white (western),
29fa29y2c.
For corn and oats above figures are In
carload lots on track and dealers charge an
advance of 2 to 3c on above figures.
MEAL, ETC.—Hominy, grits and cream
meal, per bbl, $2.40(^2.50; per half bbl, $1.60
@1.70; per sack. 60(&)65c; cornmeal. per bbl,
in wood. $2.05(^2.10; in 48-lb sacks, $1.90®
1.93; per 40-lb sack. 39(fr41c; oatmeal, per bbl,
none; per half bbl. none; Scotch oats, pef
case of 36 2-lb packages, $2.30(^2.40; Colum-
bian oats, $2.10^2.25.
BRAN—55c per 100 lbs., in 100-sack lots.
HAY—Choice timothy hay at $13.00013.50
)er ton; choice upland prairie hay at $S.50@
00 per ton. according to quality and loca-
tion; choice alfalfa hay at $12.00@13.00 per
ton.
CHOPS, ETC.—Corn chops and meal, 75(H)
80c per 100 lbs. Feed meal, 80c. Corn and oat
chops, 80@85c. No bulk cotton seed hulls in
market. Sacked hulls In job lots, $6.50 per
ton.
CRACKERS-A B C soda. 5V2c; ABC gin-
ger snaps. 7V2c: ABC creams. 7ysc; cakes
and jumbles, WAc\ standard sodas, F.A.K.
brand, 4c; standard ginger snaps. F.A.K.
brand, 5%c; standard oreams, F.A.K. brand,
5^c: standard assorted jumbles, F.A.K.
brand, 8c.
Beeswax un<l Honey.
BEESWAX—20(S'21c for good yellow; 18o
for mixed lots.
HONEY —Crates of 12 squares, $1.00:
strained, 75o per gallon in cases; 50@65c in
barrels.
Mr. l'eter Gray Nichols Dead.
Mr. Peter Gray Nichols died at his rooms
in the Plx buildiing, corner of Twenty-sec
ond and Postoftice streets, about 10 o'clock
lasi evening, after a brief illness. The de-
ceased was for a. number of years engaged
in the railroad business, having been con-
nected with the passenger department of
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson for
some time. Later he engaged in business
on his own account and administered sev-
eral trusts. Four brothers survive him,
namely: Will ot Washington, D. C., Kin-
ney. Frank and Fred McC. of Galveston,
He was unmarried.
Mr. Bates-Gates of Chicago has only an
even Illinois dozen wives so lar, but Mich-
igan is to hear from.
Heal Estate Transfers.
Mary L. Verenne et al. to R. A. Barry
west half of lot 4 and part of 3, block 96
$1055.
Kate L. Wallis, by guardian, to John P,
Blessing, west half lot 11, all lots 12 and 13,
southeast quarter of outlot 62; $1.
O. and B. Oswald to J. S. Roehm, lot 11
block 327; $2300.
J. S. Roehm to H. S. Roehm, quarter in-
terest in lot 11, block 327; $575.
J. S. Roehm to L. F. Roehm, quarter in-
terest in lot 11, block 327; $575.
John Boyle to Bettie Schmauch, block 221
Dickinson; $100.
The Farmer.Hanclininn and Stoekman
Throughout the state read The Semi-
Weekly News and a little want ad in its
columns will reach them. If you have any-
thing to buy, sell, exchange or any other
character of want a 25c ad will do the
work. Rate, lc a word each insertion for
25 words or over. Ads of 25 words or less,
25c.
Coffee.
COFFEE—Steady; ordinary. 9^@9%c; good
ordinary, lO^iOH^c; fair, ll%^12i4c; prime.
13@13%c; choice, 14V2@15c; Cordova, Wf/wYic;
peaberry, 17@18c; fancy Porto Rico, 20#21c;
roasted Ariosa. list. 12.10c net. basis 100-lb
cases; 60-lb cases 10c higher; 36-lb cases 20c
higher.
Canned Goofts and Pickles.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
-Two-pound standard goods, dozen: Straw-
berries, 1.05@1.10; pineapples, extra grated.
$1.85(8)1.90; eyel/ss and ooreless, $1.55@1.65;
standard, $1.25(^1.35; • seconds, $1.05@1.10.
Pears, standard, 85c($$1.00. Peaches, stand-
ard, 2-lb, 1.05@1.15; seconds, 2-lb, 90c@$1.00;
3-lb standard, $1.50@1.75; 3-lb seconds, $1.20@
1.30; pie peaches, 2-lb. 65(&)75c; 3-lb, 75@85c.
Peas, marrowfat. $1.00(^1.10; extra sweet
sifted, $1.90@2.00. Lima beans. 85@90c; string
beans. 65fc75c. Corn, 75tfg>$1.15. Succotash.
7-lb. $1.10@1.20. HickmotY asparagus, extra
standard, $2.75@3.00; Islknd brand, $2.50^
2.65: 3-lb, soup tips, $2.2fl$2.40; Lusk's, $2.10
®2.25.
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS-Stoeks
broken. Wholesalers fill orders for stand-
ards at following quotations per doz. 2^-lb
cans: Peaches, $1.60@1.70. Pears. $1.60(51.70.
Apricots. $1.35^)1.45. Egg plums. $1.35(51.45.
Grapes. $1.35(d)1.45. White Cherries. $2.75.
CANNED FISH — Sardines, American,
quarters, tins, $2.75(&2.90; mustard, halves
50 tins, $2.50@2.75; imported sprats. $7.00(£
9.00; French, $12.00(^18.00. 100 tins case. Sal
mon, Alaska, 90c® 1.00: Steel Head Columbia
river. 95c<S$1.30; straight Columbia river,
$1.60(^1.85. Oysters. 1-1 b, l.w.. 55(g60c per
doz.; 2-lb, l.w., $1,050)1.10 per doz.; 1-lb 4-oz,
75Cd80c: 2-lb 8-oz. $1.32<&1.45; l-lbo-oz. 80@85c;
2-lb 10-oz, $1.45@1.55; 1-lb 5-oz. fiats. S5@90c.
CANNED MEATS—Corned beef. 1-lb. $1.25
(0)1.30; 2-lb. $2.25(52.40. Roast beef, $1.25fa'1.30:
2-lb, $2.25(02.40. Chipped beef. $2.50^2.60.
Lunch tongue. 1-lb, $2.50. Vienna sausage,
Va-lb, $1.05(5)1.15. Potted ham. quarters, 55@
65c; deviled ham, quarters. 55(ft65c; Under-
wood's deviled ham. quarters. $1.55@1.65.
PICKLES—Pints. 75c; quarts, $1.10; 14-gaL,
$1.85: 1-gal., $3.25; Hexagon, $4.25; Imperial,
1-gal., $5.50: 5-gal. kegs, $1.25; 10-gal. kegs,
$2.40: half-bbls Boston mixed. $5.50@6.00;
American English-style chowchow. pints
$1.65@1.75; Crosse & Blackwell's, pints, $3.10
<03.35.
KRAUT—New, $2.50(^2.75 per half barrel.
Cotton Seed Products.
COTTON SEED MEAI^—Ex cars Galves-
ton. per short ton. $16.50©17.00.
COTTON SEED CAKE—Ex_ cars Galves-
ton. per short ton. $16.25(616.75.
COTTON SEEDOIIr—Ex cars Galveston
Prime crude, per gallon, 21#22c in barrels;
refined summer yellow, 24®25c in barrels.
Country and Western Produce.
BUTTER—Fresh Texas country, no de-
mand at 8(Q10c; Kansas. 11c: Kansas cream-
ery. 17(617^c: fresh FJlgin. 19^20c.
CHEESE—New fancy full cream, 12@12He
Young Americans, 12V6<9'13c; Swiss, 25c; imi-
tation Swiss, 16c.
EGGS—Cases included: Texas, 4(<l5c; not
wanted, arriving in very bad condition on
account of hot weather: Kansas refrigera-
tor, 11c: market well supplied.
POULTRY—Chickens, old. $2.75(63.00 per
doz.: spring chickens, small, broiling, $1.50
(61.75: large spring. $2.75^3.00; turkeys, no
demand; ducks, $2.50(63.00; geese, $3.50@4.00,
no demand.
ONIONS—N/ew stock, $1.00(^1.10 per bu.
California. $1.00.
POTATOES — New: California, 80 (g) 90c
western. 85(090c.
WESTERN PRODUCE—Cabbage, crate,
$2.25(62.50: beets. $1.00 per bushel; turnips,
$1.00 per bushel: beans. $1.00 per bushel box;
celery, Colorado. 85c a bunch; Kalamazoo,
40(y 50c.
Drugs and Chemicals.
Morphine. $2.10 per oz; opium, $3.60 lb
quinine, 30c oz; castor oil, $1.10 gal.; Epsom
salts, 3c lb; flaxseed and meal. 5c lb; alco-
hol. $2.50 gal.: turpentine, 40c gal.; linseed
oil. 42c gal : white lead, $6.00 per 100 lbs; cal-
omel, 83c lb; blue mass. 52c lb; sulphur, 4c
lb; bluestone, 7c lb; borax, 9c lb.
Dry Goods.
Sheetings: Lynchburg L. C. M., 6c; Lane
A. A., 5%c. Duck: Talessee 10-oz, 12c; Crow
N-oz 7c; Crown lu-oz. 9$ic. Bleached cot
tons': First Call. 4Uc; Walworth. 4V4c; Pride
of the West, 10c; Rochdale, 5*4c; Water
Witch. 4Vic; Dauntless, 4%c: Bric-a-Brac.
3%c; Sensation, 4%c; Sterling Q, 3%c.
Washington prints: Turkey red. figures.
OVbc; green and orangie. 7c; ruby and Swiss
ruby. 7c. Brown sheeting's: Atlantic A, 5^c,
Colored cottons: Riverside plaids, 5c; Dan
vHl'e plaids, 4c; Danbury checks, 5%c.
Dried Fruits.
DRIED FRUIT—Apples, evaporated, fan
cv, BWac; 1-lb packages, 6%@7c; California
French prunes, 90-100, 6c; 70-80, 6c; 50-60, 8c.
RAISINS—California. L.M. boxes. 5^5V4c;
Cal. L.L. boxes, none: Cal. L.L. half boxes,
none; quarter boxes, none. Stocks broken
L.L.'s scarce.
Fruits and Nuts.
ALMONDS—12^(014c.
APPLES—Western, barrels, $2.50@2.75.
BANANAS—None 1n market.
BRAZIL NUTS—10(612}&c.
CHILI PEPPER—20c per lb.
COCO AN UTS—$3.75(6 4.00 per 100.
FI LBERTS—12c per lb.
GRAPES—California, per crate, $1.50.
LEMONS—Market easier; Mossina and
Palermo Arm at $4.26(8)5.00, according to qual-
ity.
LIMES—75c per crate.
ORANGES—Messina, fancy stock, $3.50(0)
00.
PRUNES—California, per crate, $1.50(Q)1.75.
PEARS—California, $2.50 per box.
PLUMS—California, per crate, $1.50.
PEANUTS—Virginia hand picked, 5y2(g)6c;
indications of higher prices.
PINEAPPLES-None.
TEXAS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Supply ample for demand.
APPLES—One-fourth bushel boxes, com-
mon, 30c; good, 50c.
GRAPES—Niagaras. S-lb basket, SSigWc;
crate, $1.25; Black Spanish, 35(3>40c per 8-lb
basket.
GREEN VEGETABLES—Okra, 75c per
bushel; tomatoes, $1.00 per bushel; garlic,
75c@$1.00 per string of 100; cucumbers, 10c
per doz.; cashaws, 25(g30c per doz.; new
sweet potatoes, 90c@$1.00 per bushel; green
peppers, 50@75c per bushel.
PEACHES—Market In good shape; *4-
bushel boxes. 30®35c; orates, 60@70e.
WrATERMELONS—$5.00(08.00 per 100, as to
size.
Hardware.
NAILS—Wire, $1.90 basis; 20 to 60 base. 10
(016s, 5c advance: 8@9s, 10c advance; 6(67s.
20c advance; 4(059, 30c advance; 3s, 45c ad-
vance; 2s, 70c advance. Steel cut nails, $1.75
basis; advances same as wire nails.
BARBED WIRE—Glldden, $2.30 per 100;
Waukegan, 5c higher.
Hides, Tallow and Candles.
HIDES—Good demand; dry flint hides,
2c selected; dry salt hides, 9c; green salted
hides, 7o selected; green butchers', 5c; deer
skin, 16fr/»18c for prime; tallow. 2%c.
CANDLES—Quoted as follows: Star, 7M>@
8c; 10-oz paraffine, set, 8^(09c.
Hog Products.
BACON—Cases: Extra short clear, 6^(5)
6%c; straight short clear, 6%(0)7c; in sacks,
y^c less; breakfast, choice, 8y2<69c. .
BELLIES—Smoked, sugar cured, 7%(nSc.
HAMS—Standard brands, 9%©10o; Califor-
nia, 71/<>(6)8c.
LARD—Tierce, 4%(0'5c; pre leaf lard, SVi®
5%c; 50-lb tins, }ic higher; 10-lb tins, %c
higher; 5-lb tins, %c higher; 3-lb tins, lc
higher.
SPARE RIBS—$5.50(06.75.
PIGS' FEET—Quarter barrels, $2.00@2.25.
Paper and Paper Hags.
PAPER BAGS—List price per bundle of
500: 14-lb, 50c; %-lb, 60c; 1-lb, SOc; 2-lb, $1.00
3-lb, $1.25; 4-lb, $1.45; 5-lb, $1.70: 6-lb, $2.00;
8-lb, $2.40; 10-lb, $2.60: 12-lb, $3.15: 11-lb, $4.15;
16-1 b, $4.50; 20-1 b, $5.00. Jobbers give from 40
to 50 and five tens off, according 10 grade.
Sugar bags from 5%(66Vfcc per lb.
MANILLA PAPER—In rolls, 3@3y2c per
lb.
BUTCHERS' PAPER—2@2y4c per lb; in
rolls. 2(621/4c.
STRAW PAPER—14x18, 25(&30o per ream;
15x20, 3O(035c; 18x28, 4O(045c; 20x30, 45(05Oc.
Petroleum, Etc.
AXLE GREASE—Diamond. 4O(05Oc; gold-
en. wood. 621/£'065c; tin, 75(08Oc per dozen
boxes; castor oil. wood, 621/2(g)65c: do. tins,
85(690c; Apex. 1-lb tins, 3 doz.. $2.40; 2^-lb
tins, 3 doz., $5.30; 3-lb tins, 2 doz., $4.30.
PETROLEUM—Brilliant, in wood barrels,
)er gallon, 13c: in 2-5 cases, $1.80 per case;
n 12-1 cases, $3.60; 5-gallon Acme cans, 90c;
water white, 150 degrees; in 2-5 casas, $2.00
>er case; do. in wood barrels, 14c per gal.;
Supion, in 2-5 cases, $2.20; do. in 5-gal. cans,
$1.10; do. in wood barrels, per gal., 17c; gas-
oline, 74 degrees, in 2-5 cases, $1.85; do. in
wood barrels, 16c per gal.
lUce.
Louisiana head, 5V4@5%c; choice, 5@5%c;
?rime, 4%(04%c; good. 4^@4%c: Japan, 4%(6)
ic; Java, 5(65Vfec. Mill quotations, for not
less than carload lots: Brewers', per lb, 2*4c;
gem, 3(03%c; head, 4(6)5c; rough nominal.
Starch.
Pearl, 40-lb boxes. gloss, bulk, 3&
<03%o; nickel, $2.75(0)3.00; l@3-lb packages,5^
FREE 10 EVERY
THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREAT-
MENT FOB WEAKNESS OF MEN.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY*
THING ELSE FAILED.
5V£c; corn, OV^Gc.
Sugar und Candles.
SUGAR—New York standard cut loaf and
crushed, 5%c; standard cubes and powdered,
5%c; New York standard granulated, 514(a)
5%c; American standard granulated, 5.4oc;
German standard granulated, 5(0)5,/8c; Louis-
iana choice white, 4%c; Louisiana choice
yellow clarified, 4M|4%c; Louisiana prime
yellow clarified, 4%(0)4y?c.
CANDY—Stick, wrapped, standard,
6%c; cut loaf, 7@7M>c; plain, *4c less; fancy
mixed, In pails. 7@9c; fancy, incases, 10@18c;
rock stiff at 12c.
MOLASSES—Centrifugal fair, 22V&c; prime,
25c; choice, 271,£c. Open kettle, fair, 30c;
choice, 33c.
Tobacco* Snuff, Etc.
TOBACCO—List prices on the following
brands: Tinsley's natural leaf and W. N. T.,
51c and 50c; Battle Ax, 21c; Horseshoe, 40@
39c; natural leaf, 50^j48c: Fish Hook. 29(0)28c;
Captain Kidd. 20c and 19c: Star Navy, 40fa)
39c; Six-for-ten. 23c and 22c; Climax, lbs,
40c and 38c; Twin Fours. 42c and 40c; thin,
pounds. 42c. and 40c; Toothpick, 36(035c; Out
of Sight. 12-oz. 18c.
SNUFF-Garrett's 6-oz, $10.20; 2-oz. $5.30;
1-oz, $2.65; Ralnh's 6-oz, $9.25; 2-oz bottles,
$5.60; 2-oz tins, $4.90; 1-oz tins, $2.50. Liberty
Bell. 6.oz. $6.00; 2-oz, $3.25; 1-oz. $2.00. Den-
tal. 6-oz $8.00; 2-oz glass, $4.50; 2-oz tins, $4.25;
1-oz tins, $2.25.
Wooden W are,
AX HANDLES—Octagon shaved, $1.10(0)
1.35; turned, No. 1, $1.10(01.25; No. 2, 95c(0>
$1.10; No. 3. 85c«0$l.OO.
BROOMS—Two-string, $1.25(0)1.35; 3-string.
$1.60(01.90; 4-string, $2.10(0)2.75; 5-string, $3.25
(0)3.50.
BUCKETS-Painted, 2-hoop, $1.25(01.30; 3-
hoop, $1.50(0)1.60; white cedar, 2-hoop, $2.25(0)
2.50; 3-hoop, $2.75(^3.00; 2-hoop. red. $4.50(6
4.75; 3-hoop. red, $5.25(05.50. Galvanized, 10-
quart, $1.75(61.85; 12-quart, $1.90(62.00.
TUBS—Galvanized, No. 1, $4.50^4.75; No. 2,
$5.00(65.50: No. 3. $5.5O(0'6.OO.
WASHBOARDS—Wood, nailed; $1.10(0)1.25;
dovetailed. $1.25(0)1.35; combination. $2.25fa)
2.35. Double zinc: Checkmate, $2.40(02.50; Do-
mestic. $2.50*62.75; Monitor. $2:50; Pioneer,
single zinc, |1.75@2.00, $3.50(03.75.
Miscellaneous. ,
AMMUNITION—Powder, per keg, $4.00(?i)
4.25; blasting powder. $1.75 per keg; agents'
prices, shot, drop, under B. per sack. $1.30(0)
1.35; drop. B and over, $1.55(01.60; buck, $1.55
(01.60: chilled. $1.55(01.60.
BEER—Anheuser, quarts. $9.50: pints. $10;
Budwelser. quarts. $10.50: pints. $11.50; Dixie
Pale and Magnolia, quarts, $8.50; pints. $9.00;
Schlitz, pints, $10; quarts, $9.50; Galveston,
quarts. $8.50; pints, $9.50.
BAGGING AND TIES-Quotations for
carload lots: Bagging. 2-lb, 613-16c; 2Vi-lb,
7 5-16c; 21/2-lb, 7 13-16c per yard. 45-lb Arrow
ties, 76c; 30-lb, 66c; Delta ties. 86c f.o.b. Less
than carload lots, bagging, }4c per yard, and
ties 5c per bundle higher.
BAKING POWDER—One Spoon, 4-oz, SOc;
8-oz, $1.35: 16-oz, $2.40; 2^-lb palls. $5.75; 5-lb
palls, $11.50. Bon Bon. 6-oz. 40c: 10-oz, 60c;
20-oz, 80c; 3-lb, $2.70; 5-lb, $4.50. Royal, dlmo
cans, 95c doz. ; 4-oz, $1.45; 6-oz, $2; 8-oz, $2.70;
12-oz, $3.90; 16-oz. $5.00. Price's same as
Royal. Good Luck, 16-oz, 90c; 6-oz, 45c.
BEANS AND PEAS— Black-eyed peas, 3fi)
314c; white beans, 2V4'02Mjc; split jte-as, 3y»(i/4c
per lb; green peas, l%(6-2c; Lima beans, 3Vfe(0)
4c; California do., red kidney, 8%@4o per lb.
FERTILIZER—Per ton. $19(023.
FISH—New mackerel, No. 1. Mrbbl. 60 lbs
net. $4.75(05.00; kits. No. 1, 8 lbs. 85c(0$l.OO.
ROPE—Sisal. 7-16 basis, 4%@4&c; manilla,
7-16 basis, 7,/fe(0)7%c; cotton, ll(011^c; cotton
XXX. 16(616V2C.
SALT—Liverpool, f.o.b. cars, in car lots,
coarse. 60c; common fine. 65c faotory filled
fine, 80c. In 100-lb sacks; coarse, 32c; com-
mon fine, 35c; factory filled, 42c; Louisiana,
nominal; Texas, per bbl, 60-5. $2.50: 100-3,
$2.75; 140-2, $3.00; No. 1 fine. 200-lb sacks, 90c.
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GALVESTON'S REPRESENTATIVE
BUSINESS HOUSES.
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
J. S. Brown Hardware Co., 2226-28 Strand.
barreITmanufacturers.
Galv. Barrel Factory. Wm. Buchan, Propr.
breweries.
Lemp Bg. Co.. Wm. G. H. Janaaen, Mgr.
' CISTERN MANUFACTURERS.
Galveston Cistern Mfg Co.. 28th and Mkt.
CEMENT DEALERS AND importers.
G. H. Henchman, 2420 Mechanic st.
Wm. Parr & Co.. 2102 Strand.
COAL
Morgan, Bosque Co., Tex., Auff. 10.—To-
day has been a day o£ rejoicing in Bosque
oounty. Heavy rains in every nook and
corner, the tirst of any consequence in
over six weeks.
Tyler, Tex., Aug. 10.—Good rain here this
afternoon. Advices from Llndale and
other towns in the county state that tho
rain was general. This, coupled with yes-
terday's rain, is very beneficial to crops.
Caldwell, Burleson Co., Tex., Aug. 10.—
There has been no rain yet In this county
und everything is suffering greatly from
the drouth and extremely hot weather.
Cotton is being damaged more and more
every day.
Creedmoor, Travis Co., Tex., Aug. 9.—
Showery weather for the past few days.
Cotton worms are appearing throughout
this locality and promise to damage lata
cotton considerably. The boll worm i» do-
ing lots of damage, causing the plant to
shed badly; otherwise the prospect would
be good. x*'
Chappell Hill, Washington Co., Tex.,
Aug. lo.—The corn crop is made and Is a
good one. Cotton has been greatly in-
jured by continued dry weather. Cotton
lias shed all fruit except grown bolls,
wi.ich are opening rapidly, and is now
shedding leaves. The prospects are very
gloomy as the cotton yield will not exceed
one-lialf a crop, LC even that much la made.
E. O. Flood & Co., E. e. cor. 21st and Mech.
Fowler & McVitle. Cotton Exchange Bldg,
E. H. Slellng. jr.. opposite News office.
The McRae Coal Co., Strand and 22d sts.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Kirkwood & Leeb, n. e. cor. 21st and Strand.
Lang & Weinberger, cor. 24th and Strand.
COTTON FACTORS.
Gust. Heye & Co., 22d and Mechanic.
electrical supplies.
c. p. Young, 202g Mechanic Bt. 'Phone SOOl
GROCERS.
Wallis, L&ndes & Co., 2409-11 Strand.
INSURANCE AGENTS.
Beers, Kenison & Co., 2010 Strand.
John W. Harris & Co., Tremont and Strand.
LIVESTOCK COMMISSION.
Borden & Borden Livestock Co., SSth, Mkt.
A. P. Norman, 58th and Market sts.
PAINTS AND OILS.
Rice, Baulard & Co.. 215 Tremont st.
ROOFING AND PAVING.
Lawrence V. Elder, S'c's'r to J. W. Byrnes
SALT IMPORTERS.
Wm. Parr & Co., 2102 Strand.
SHIP CHANDLERS.
T. L. Cross & Co., 2014 and 2016 Strand.
SHOW CASE MANUFACTURERS.
Southern Show Case Works, 2327 Strand.
STEAMSHIP AGENTS AND BROKERS.
Fowler & McVitie, Cotton Exchange Bldg.
Wm. Parr & Co.. 2102 Strand.
WHOLESALE CANDY AND CIGARS.
Leng & Weinberger, cor. 24th and Strand.
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