rTwjg - .OPIP EK ClETl 5 All communication for thl department should be mailed to reach The Dispatch not later than Saturday morning. Reasonable space will be freely given to all organization classified under this beading. Select Knights of America. The reasons for separation, are concisely stated in a preamble oSeied by Dr. J. C. Dunn, Medical Examiner, and adopted by the Knight. It U as f ollows: "The Select Knight. A. O. U. W., were originally instituted for the purpose of increasinc the interest of the young in the Ancient Order of United Workmen and of fur nishmg additional insurance to the members of the A. O. U. W. within or in affiliation with that organization. The experience of the yeari we bare been in existence teaches us that it is Impossible to snccesslully carry on a beneflclU organization within the limits ot and confined exclusively to the members of an organization already in existence. In the 8tate of Pennsyl vania the organization has not been beneficial to the parent organization in the degree that that had been anticipated, nor has the bene ficiary department of this organization pros pered as we could hare desired. Justice to our oomrades who hold beneficiary certificates Im pel us to extend the field of our operations and open onr doors to those outside of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In taxing this step we do It with no feeling of antagonism to the organization from which we sprang. Although no longer Select Knights of the Ancie"nt Order of United Workmen ie are none the less true and loyal workmen and will strive to live and work harmoniously side by side in the great work of fraternity and benevolence which the A. O. U. W. so grandly illustrates." At the DuBois Convention, at which the Select Knights A- O. U. W. severed their con nection with the older organization and be came an Independent body under the name of The Select Knights of America, the following officers were elected for the first term under the new regime: Grand Commander, W. B. Klrker. of Bellevue Legion Na 31; Grand Vice Commander. Dr. J. C Dunn. Liberty Legion Jfo. 20: Grand Lieutenant Commander. Dr. L. D. Balliett. Du Hois Legion No. 18; Grand Recorder. B. H. Thompson, Dnquesne Legion Ic. 10: Grand Treasurer, J. M. Todd, Dnquesne Legion No. 10; Grand Standard Bearer. C L. Hannan, bpartan Legion No. 19; Grand Senior Page. George M. Draber, General Meade Le gion No. 11: Grand Junior Page, B. F. Leech, Lib&ty Legion No. 20; Grand Guard, John Clappie, New Castle Legion No. 29; Grand Medical Examiner, Dr. F. V. Brooks, Evans City Legion No. 32; Grand Trustee (one year), A. W. Dollinger, Humbolt No. 17; Henry Borfc (two years), Hnmbolt No. 17; C. E. Bostwiok (three yean). Da Bote Legion No. 18. Dr. F. V. Brooks, of Evans City Legion No. 22, Evans Citj, Butler county, who was olectad Grand Medical Examiner, is an earnest worker and highly respected by his townspeople and the members of the fraternity. His election was the unanimous choice of the Grand Legion. Humboldt Legion No. 17, of Allegheny, and Now Canle Legion No. 29, cannot award too much praise to their respective representatives, A. W. Drollingerand Comrade Clappie. of No. 23, for their good solid work dunng the ses sion. The bovs were well taken care of at Du Bols in case of sickness, no less than four doctors being in attendance in the persons ot Dr. F. V. Brooks, Dr. L. D. Balliett, Dr. J. C Dunn and Dr. E. A. Reynolds. W.J. Fawcett; recorder of Daquesae Legion No. 10, was made a Past Commander at Grand Legion session for faithful service in office for three years. Representative Ben Leech, of Liberty Legion So. 20, made himself solid with the Chief of Police at DuBois and had the town at his dis posal. C L. Hannan, of Spartan Legion No. 7, Al legheny Citv, was honored by the Grand Le gion by being placed in the position of Journal clerk. Humboldt Legion No. 17, Allegheny City, took the prise uniform offered. This is a Ger man legion, and one of the best In the State. Several ot the members hereabouts were roated by Colonel Leu is at the entertainment giren by Da Bois Legion No. 18. The rank and file will now feel encouraged to pull off their coats and go to work in the in terest of the order. Past Grand Commander Alfred S. Smith was not in atundauce, but wired that bis heart was with the order. Grand Commander Kirker and Grand Vice Commander J. C. Dunn are the right men in the right place. The parade at Du Bois on Wednesday was highly praised, and the Colonel was in his glory, Order of bolon. Eureka Lodge No. 121, of Sheridan, Pa., was permanently organized Monday evening. The following officers were elected and installed: Past President, Dr. Jame Kennedr; President, T. A. Curry; Vice President; L C Carpenter; Chaplain. Mrs J. H. Blue; Secretary, Miss Clara Curry: Treasurer, James O'Conner: Mar shall Frank Kvle; Guard, Mrs. Kvle; Sentinel, J. C. Kyle; Trustees. J. H. Clark, L C. Carpen ter, and J. Conrod, Chairman of bupreme Trus tees. Frank Y. Over, assisted by Brother Sam uel Beatty. installed the officers. Eureka Lodge has bright prospects. J. H. Kelly, a prominent citizen, and one of the pioneers of Minneapolis, IndU. was in the city on Monday, and, through the efforts of Brother Samuel Beany, became a member ot National Lodge No. 100. Brother Kelly will re ceive a comintsion as Deputy Organizer, and will introduce Solon throughout the West. Editor A. J. Rodgers and Brother P. E. Scheafer, secretary of Union Lodge No. 3, have returned from a trip through Ohio. They re port a rapid growth of Solon at all points and good prospects for a strong lodge atBellalre, Ok Medical Examiner Dr. J. G. Matllngley. of Lodge No. 1U9, Newark, O., paid a fraternal visit to the supreme officers Tuesday." The brother report Newark Lodge doing excellent work. B Deputy Supreme Organizer J. H. Blue was In the city Monday, and reports a charter list of SO names for a lodge at Indiana, Pa. Brother Blue will organize In a few days with 40 members. Brother Robert Joyce, a prominent member of Cbartlers Lodge No. 8, met with a serious accident on the Lake rle Railroad during the past week. His recovery is doubtful. Depnty Supreme Organizer W. L. Davis se cured IS new members for Hazelwood Lodge 117, during the past week. Brother Davis u one of the best ot workers. Treasurer James O'Conner, of Eureka Lodge No. 121, Sheridan, Pa., has just returned from an extended tour of the Eastern cities. Supreme Medical Examiner Dr. W. W. Oole. left this week for Morgantown, Pa, Brother Cole will institute a lodge at that place. Dr. R. E. Warner examined four new mem bers for Dnqnesne Lode No. 15 during the past week. Bupreme Secretary B. F. Beatty left for In diana on Friday to institute a lodge of Solon. Ball Lodge No. G initiated several new mem bers at its meeting last Monday night. Charter Lodge No. 1 initiated three new mem bers last Monday evening. C. M. B. A. Tbe contest for the gold-mounted gavel by the presidents of the branches, and the race of the secretaries for the handsome paper weight with tbe emblem of tbe association engraved on it, will be two of tbe Interesting features of the occasion. The Indications are that the rennion Monday, August 25. will be one of tbe largest ever held at Rock Point. Large delegations will come from bbaron, Greenville, Beaver Falls. New Brighton, New Castle, Butler, Connellsville ana Dawson. The members ot the C. M. B. A. are invited to tbe lawn fete to be held by the Grand Spirit ual Advisor at Crafton Wednesday evening. Brother E. C. Morgan, ot Branch SO, has bees visiting this city for tbe past week. The Advisory Council will mett this evening at 7.30. 6rxenala1 Leslie. The Sexennial League has made a gain of over 300 per cent in both lodge and member the last year, and now ha 188 lodge and over 2,000 members. It ii enly two year old. iFittsbanr Lodge No. 8 1 now meeting ! ttBw ball at 64 Fourth avenue, where It had the Pleasure of welcoming delegation from Wilklnsburg Lodge No. 99 last week. Allegheny Lodge No. 129 bids fair to Jeeorn tbe bob. ton lodge of the order in "; Three members were added to its role at the last meeting. Brother J. C. Miller baa jost returned from a trip East, where he had the pleasure of meet ing with the supreme officers of the order. General Ledsre Notes. Press Onward Lodge No, 14, 1. - . Initiated the following officers: Chief TeP'.. Eniil Kubn: Vice Templar. Lottie Weaver; Financial becretary. Lizzie Weaver; K. a-, Ida Richard; A. S., Carrie Bateman: Treasurer. Harriet Matthews: C James bmith: M.. Jesse Matthews; D. M. Aggie Batcman: G? Charles Matthews: a A., M. Knight. The installing officer was Robert Murray, who was assisted by George T Star. A pleasant evening was spent Games of all sorts were indulged In, after which refreshments were served by the ladle. Venus Castle No. 291 K. G. E., Is steadily in creasing in membership. At its last session it conferred the first degree on ten candidates and received ten propositions for membership. Although not 10 years old, it has a membership of over 250. Visitors always made welcome at 102 Fourth avenue, third floor, Wednesday evenings. J. K, Moorhead Conclave, L O. H., has con tributed $100 toward tbe celebration on August 23. This conclave is styled the hustling con clave of Allegheny county. Grand Chief Davis Casselberry instituted Falls City Castle No. S76, K. G. ii, of Beaver Falls, on August 15. A STALLION TIGHT. A Twelve-Tear-Old Boy's Brave Straggle With Two Fnrion Horse. Bath, N. X., August 16. Jack Collins, of this village, has two blooded stallions, one a bay named Bonanza, and a large gray called Butterfly. On Sat urday evening Bonanza escaped from hi bam and started on a trot up "West "Washington street. Jimmy, the 12-year, old brother of Collins, mounted the gray stallion and started iu pursuit of the bay. He overtook the latter after a long chase, and when the bay saw that he was to be caught he turned suddenly and sprang upon the gray. He seized tbe latter in the fleshy part of the neck with his teeth. The gray leaped to one side, throwing his rider 20 feet and over a fence. The bov got to hi feet quickly, and al though he was lamed by his terrible fall, and the stallions were rearing and plunging in fierce combat, he succeeded in remount ing the gray. His mother had witnessed his fall, and fainted away. "With tbe butt of a heavy riding whip the courageous boy showered blows on tbe head of the bay Stall ion, which had again fastened his teeth in the gray's neck. A number of men had gathered around, but were afraid to interfere, although the great peril of the Collins boy was apparent to all. The bay stallion paid no attention to the blows of the whip, and held to the gray by his teeth with the tenacity of a bulldog. The gray plunged and reared with pain, and finally threw his rider again. The boy fell to the ground between tbe two struggling horses, and the spectators turned their heads. It did not seem possible that the plucky little fellow conld possibly escape being tramped to death beneath the ieet of the stallions. With tbe quickness of a cat, however, lie rolled to one side, and with incredible courage mounted the grar stallion again. The horses were still fighting furiously. "When the boy mounted his horse the second time two men in the crowd plucked up cour age enough to seize clubs aud make an effort to separate the stallions. They suc ceeded in doing so. The boy then turned the gray stallion and gallope'd toward home. But the bay stallion was still not in clined to give up the fight, and started in pursuit, his ears thrown back, his mouth wide open, and foam flying in show er from his mouth. The gray's rider lashed him to greater speed, but the bay would have overtaken tbem had be not stumbled and fallen when he was bnt a few feet in the rear. The bay quickly regained his feet, bnt it was then too late. The boy had got the gray into the barn. The infuriated bay was finally secured and locked in his stall, but he kicked and plunged about for half an hour or more be iore his fury was spent. The plueky boy was badly bruised, but not seriously hurt. The gray stallion was torn severely in the neck. The bay escaped without a scratch. The boy's mother remained unconscious for a long time, and is seriously ill with nerv ous prostration. CATCHDTQ STRIPED BASS. Tbe Angler Methods In Hooking the Mon itrr Game Fish of the Sea. New York World.1 The angler at Montauk Point, where tome of the best fishing for striped bass is. stands on one of the small iron stands that jut into the water, and is clad in oil skins. Behind him rises the precipitous blufls, and beneath him and before him is the surf. An attend ant throws broadcast upon the waters a handful of chopped menhaden from a pail, and then fastens a slice of menhaden securely upon the angler's hook. The latter tips his rod backward and then brines it forward with a rapid swing. The bait flies forward and settles upon the water a hundred feet or more distant. It settles to the bottom, and remains there a few minutes. It is reeled in and again sent flying over the water. Hardly has it settled on the water when the rod bends like a reed and the line whirrs as the bass takes it from the reel. The line is almost out when the .bass, wearied of tbe strain which the angler's thumb, pressed on the reel, has caused, doubles on his tracks. Outgoes the line again as the fish makes another break lor liberty. Then it remains motionless, but taut, as the fish sinks to tbe bottom and sulks for awhile. It is almost an hour be fore he can be reeled in near enough to per mit the attendant to gaff him. He is car ried up on the shore and is found to weigh 25 pounds. CHICAGO BAPID.TEAHSIT. Incorporation ornn Elevated Railway Com pany With n Caplcal of 823,000,000. SPBnrGFlELD, III., August 16. The Secretary of State to-day filed articles ot in corporation of the Chicago Elevated Terminal Bailway Company, to be con structed on Twelfth street, between the westerly side of State street jtnd the south branch of the Chicago river, running south to a point on the Little Calumet river be tween the towns of Bine Island aud Eiver dale; with a branch extending from a point on the line between Twenty-second and Thirty-first streets, southwesterly to a point where Forty-second street crosses the divid ing line between Chicago and Lyons. The principal office is to be maintained at Chi cago and a capital stock of $25 .000,000 is pro Tided. The incorporators and Board of Di rectors are: Joseph T. Torrence, Joseph Donnersberger, Thomas "W. Johnston. James J. Reynolds and Charle Eldridi, all of Chicago. Joseph Donnersberger, one ef the incor porators, say of tbe scheme: "We shall have a regular four-track road and do suburban, local and terminal busi ness. The tracks will be open for all roads on the same terms and it is expected that it will become the great consolidated terminal line of Chicago by which the question ot rapid transit within the city will be solved." The centennial of the discovery of coal In Pennsylvania will be celebrated in Septem ber next year. It was a hunter named Philip Glnter who made tbe discovery on Maucb Creek Mountain, In Carbon countv, and there fore tbe proposed monument will be dedicated in bis memory. SICK flUACHX0rter,iUmttTlerPlU. B1CJK HADACHEC4rter,i jrjttje UytI mg tlCS. HKAOACHECtrter.i umt rjTerPUl. SICK HElDACHECtrtwiLUUlIjT,rrlllli aei-r-nm THE LANDS AND HOUSES. Seasons Why Capitalists Should Fat i More Money in Buildings. RIGHTS OP AGENTS AHD 0WNEK8, Speculative Interest! Still Dragging Their Slow Length Along. THB HEWS AHD GOSSIP OF THE CHI. The demand for houses continues, not withstanding the number being built The larger the population gets the greater will be the demand. People are being attracted to Pittsburg by reason of the magnitude of its industries and by its natural resources .developed and undeveloped and houses must be provided to shelter them. This steady influx of population will increase or diminish just in proportion as the industries expand and diversify, and any person at all conversant with the growth and enlarge--ment of the immense manufacturing estab lishments here can easily figure for himself the extra number of people to be taken care of. Mr. Kennedy, of J. P. Larkin & Co., said yesterday. "We could rent 100 houses if they could be had." Baxter, Thompson ss Co.", "W. A. Herron & Sons, Black & Baird and others, who make house-renting a spe cialty said the same thing. These gentle men have no use for bouses unless they have people to occupy them. Their ' testimony Is, therefore, entirely disinterested and reliable. CPien for Fair Ploy. There Is complaint among real estate men about the refusal of owners of property to meet the disposition of buyers. Many cases have been reported lately of owners who, hav ing put their property In tbe market, are dis posed to withdraw It when the price asked l offered. This destroys conndence, imperils business and inflict a loss on deserving agents, who have gone to trouble and expense to secure the attention of buyer. In some cases the property is withdrawn in the hope of saving the commission by a private deal between the principals. This is regarded as unjust. The agent, like the laborer. Is worthy of his hire. He first solicits the sale of the property and then ad vertises and brings to it tbe attention of buy ers, who had probably nover beard of it, and in any event did not know it was on tbe market. This takes time and money, and every fair-minded person should show regard for these essentials by promptly complying with their agreements. All reputable agents are nnderheavy expense in the proper conduct of their business, and In the prosecution of it are fully entitled to that which they honestly earn. Borne people go upon the principle that agents are not essential to transfers, and that property would be bought and sold without them. That is true, to-an ex tent only, but the transfer would be very lim ited. The agent has his list of buyers; he makes a business of lt,and saves the buyer tbe trouble and time involved In going from house to bouse for something to snit him; besides, he has a de scription of all kinds of property in various lo cations, knows just what will buy it to a cent, and has the terms at bis fingers' ends. Tbe gathering of this Information costs money and time, and this Is as essential to a sale as a proper title. The owners or sellers of property are also benefited by taking advantage of the facilities at command of an honorable agent, and they are many. The man offering his property for sale has his legitimate business to attend to and cannot afford to be chasing around alter buyers. He knows nothing about that business, and an attempt to acquire that knowledge takes his mind off more profitable matters. Ho may have a versatility of talent and may sell, bnt If he stops to count the cost aud the disadvantages he labored under be will find that he had better have paid two price to tome reputable agent. Every man cannot be a salesman; it requires special talent, an even philosophio temper and pleasing address, and in addition, those who succeed must have the confidence ot the people and be of known Integrity. These combina tions command money, and those who are not willing to accord It do a very great Injustice. The real estate agent ba come to stay. He has got his business down to a science, and those who do not recognise it must be content to jostle along In tbe old way and on old planes, for they can only get what tbe live, active hustlers do not want for themselves. Bpslnes New nnd Gossip. Considerable improvement In business was noted during tbe last hall of the week. This indicates an early fall movement. Center avenue has been paved from Penn to Negley, from which point curb Is being placed to the cut at Herron Hill. The power house of the Suquesne Traction Company at Ben Venue is assuming shape, the foundation being about finished. W. B. Mooney is building a fine residence at tbe corner of Westminster, and Lilac streets. There were SO mortgages on file for record yesterday, the largest being for $35,000, giren by Emit Winters to Q. C. Dellenbsch. Seven teen were for purchase money. Bapid progress is being made In the work of grading and filling Neglej avenue. Tbe ap proaches for the bridge at Boup are almost ready. W. E. Given has completed plan fer a hand some residence on Paclflo avenue, near Lib erty street, work on which will begin soon. The foundation for the school house at tbe corner of Cypres and Osceola street. Twen tieth ward, Is about finished. This building will be one of the finest. The mill district on tbeSoutbslde I receiving a large share of attention from home-seekers. It is no longer dead territory. The store and dwelling of J. W. (i. Smith, at the corner of Liberty and Eveline streets. Is receiving the finishing touches. It will cost J20.000. Seventy-two new buildings were authorized last week at an estlmatd costiof 337,939, This number has been exceeded but four times dur ing the year. Activity is equally marked in the surrounding districts of which no record 1 kept. Pittsburg is growing. Mr. A. Z. Byers, of Ewlng & Byers, Is on deck again after a ten days' outing In Canada and on the lakes. Next Wednesday will end the agony as to tbe placing of the new stock of the Westing house Manufacturing Company, amounting to $3,000 000, and it seems probable that every one of the new shares will be taken. Movement la Real Estate. A good inquiry, mainly for suburban lots, and a moderate movement were tbe features of the market the past week. Little progress was made In the large transactions previously mentioned as "hung up," and they cannot be pushed until the principals return from their vacations. A handsome residence In the Oakland dis trict changed hands yesterday on a telegraphlo order from Atlantic City. The purchaser is a Wood street merchant. The price was $14,000. Two 60-foot lots on Rebecca, near Liberty street found a purchaser yesterday at 8,000. Beed B. Coyle fc Co. sold for C. M.. Corbet to W. H. Warner a lot in the Twenty-third ward, fronting 25 feet on Monongahela street by loo feet to a 20-foot alley, for $500. Blick & Baird sold to Mary Hslen Todd for Sarah McLaughlin lot fto. 202 in the Baum Grove plan, on Amber street, Boup station, 40x102 feet, for f L920; also, sold to F. & Artman the west half of lot No. 6SS, in Homtstead Borough. 80x110 feet, for $300; also, sold to Patrick Duffy for J. Wal er Hay lot No. 47. in the Valley View place. Nineteenth ward, for (300; also, sold to Mrs. Harah Grant lot No. 57 in tbe Roll plan at Lindon station, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 20x100 feet, for GOO. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold for Martin Frenter a lot on Atlantic avenue. Twentieth ward, slxe 79x130 feet, for fS.600. J. E. Glass sold to Maggie Fagan the property No. 417 Euclid avenue, being a six-roomed frame house, with lot 80x111 to an alley, for 84.000. Charles Bomers A Oo. told a property on First avenue, below Ferry street, being two brick dwellings with lot 40x100 to a Pittsburg manufacturer for $13,000. Ewlng & Byers sold for Mrs. M. Nelson to Joseph Simpson a lot 1Sx55 on Robinson street, near School street. First ward, Alle gheny.lor $800. Philadelphia Buelu. csoduft qMatiosi or rouaaeipai itotka, ftw- I sdjbed br Wbty Whaa, htokers, XvJ PITTSBUKG DISPATOH, Fourth avenn. Members Sew lork Stock ! 0h"e' Bid. A. axlf.-:::.":::::::: S. Bnffslo, Pltuharg A Western " LenUh Valley -J K1 LehlihNavizatlon '.. MX Philadelphia and Erie 34 :;;; Martherns-aelflo 4 JJJJ northern Vaclflo preferred 82K ' TTPS AHD D0WJTB. TlclssitBdea or Home Securities Price Change During tbe Week, Stock trading yesterday was restricted to narrow limits. Only two Interests received at tension Pipeago and Switch and Signal and only 35 shares of these were wanted. Investors are holding back for lower prices, which they think will result from tbe labor troubles and lull in business, but from the way prices have been sustained during a toncperiod of stagna tion their calculations are liable to go astray. As compared with the closing bids of the previous Saturday price changes for the week show an advance in Columbia Oil of a full point, in Pleasant Valley of X, In Luster of t. and in Electric and Fipeage of i each, and a decline in Switch and Bignal of , in Central Traction ofi. and In Citizens' of x Philadel phia Gas closed tbe same. Sales for the week were 882 shares of stock and 620 Electric rights. XXCHAKQZ STOCK. . Bid. Asked. Pitt. Pet.. Btock ft Metal Ex 450 47 BAKK STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Bank of Pittsburg a Commercial National Bank. 103 Uuqnesne National Bank 172 .... ICarners' Deposit .National Bank (23 Fourth National Bank 1M Freehold ' 03 .... German National Bank. .....; K5 .... Masonic Bank , 65 People's Havings Bank of Flttsburg...l80 .... Second National Dank 239 Safe Deposit Uonipany M. Third National Bank 180 Tradesmen' Rational Bank 290 xjrstraaxcz STOCKS. Bid. Alked. Boatman's .... -H Cltlxens' QXS STOCKS. Bid. Asked, Bouthslde Gas Co. (Ulum.) a XATUBJJ, OJlS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Ohio Valley l .... People's Nat. aasand Fipeage Co KK H Fhlbdelpbla Co UK IJ OIL, COUP ANT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Columbia Oil Co : 2X i)i rxastxam sxthyrxx stocks. Bid. Asked. Central Traction S!H ZJ4 Citizens' Traction 94 674i Pleasant Valley - 29H BAlLBOtD STOCKS. Bid. Asked. FltU. Jtme. R. K. Co 2SH Pitts,, MoK. ft Yougb. B. B. Oo 99 BBXDQK STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Xwalt(Torty-thlrdst.) 60 MIJJtKO STOCKS. Bid. Asked. La Horla Mining Co 17., ' Luster Mining Co S4M U ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Wettlnghonse Electric O &M MISCILLAKSODS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Hononcabela Water Co SO Onion Switch and Slinal Oo US 19 W estinKhosse Air Brake Co. 116M. 119 Pittsburg Oyclorima Co H Bales were 10 shares of Fipeage at 16, and 23 Bwltch at 15. The total sales of stocks at New Y ork yester day were 79,917 sbares, including Atchison, 6,860; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 4,930: Louisville and Nashville. 8,180; Missouri Pacific 3,740; Reading, 4,000; St. Paul, 6,435: Union Pacific, 5,300. A FAV0BABLE COUFABISOK. Volume of Business aialntalnsa Strong Lend Over Lout Yenr's. The local monetary situation during the week was rather tame as respects new features, but moderately active aud easy in regard to demand and supply. Bates were steady at S7 per cent as tho extremes. Financiers think tho market is about scraping bottom. The fall opening is near at band, when idle capital will be in request to strengthen old and develop new activities. As compared wlih previous years there is no ground for despondency, while the outlook is favorable from every point of view. The Clearing House report for the week shows a balance of $2,000,000 In round numbers on tho right side, as oompared with the same time last year, sbowine that tbe lull is neither complete nor serious. So long as tho volume of trade overtops that of USH the best previous year in, the history oi the city mere win be no pec upon which to hang complaints. The principal Items of the report show tbe interesting results which are appended: Yesterday's exchanges f 2,063.561 93 Yesterday's balances 426,091 84 Week's exchanges 1J, 403, 234 64 Week's balances 2,106,733 41 Previous week's exchanges 14,320,654 20 Exchanges week of 1839 19,7SL361 C3 Balances week of 18S9 1,771,31)151 Exchanges to date, 1890 494,665,72 DC Exchanges to date, 1899 410, 887. 180 80 Gain. 1899 to date 93.973,543 10 In the past ten years silver has fluctuated in London from US and 62d. to 91 and 41d., an extreme range of 24c. Tho decline was steady until 18SS, when It turned. Tbe maxi mum in 18S9 was 6 above the lowest price In tbe previous ear, and thus far this year the rise has been in only seven months l(c back to tbe highest figures of 1S83. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from ii per cent, last loan 4, uiuaeu uuorcu ub . rime mercantile paper. 63Q7. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at S4 81Ji for 60-day bills and $4 87 for demand. Tho weekly statement of the New Yorkbanks, issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Loans, decrease, 3,975,600; specie, decrease, $2,652,800; legal tenders, decrease. $1,383,200; de posits, decrease, $8,397,100: circulation, increase. $15,500. These changes decrease the nnrplus reserve $1,941,725, and leave a deficit of $655,725, against a surplus of L2S6,000 the previous week. Tbe exports ot speoie from the port of New York last week amounted t $oti8,S00, of which $40,500 was in gold and $577,800 silver. The im port of Bpecie for the week amounted to $278, 129, of which 145,S0 was in gold and $132,149 silver. Closing Bond Quotations. D". s. 4s, ret U. H. 4s, coup U.B.4HS, reic... U. S. H&, coup... M. X. &T. Don. f, atntnal Union Gs... M.J. C. Int. Ort. ..79 ..103 .12374 , 102H .1035. II0M Northern Pac. lsU..113 racinc os oi -ro. .I1IH Northern Pae. 2ds..lMu IoutBUnastsmped4 88k Missouri 9s 101 Tnn. new il e....107 Tenn. new sit. 5s. ...104 Northw't'n eonsoli.IM northw'ndeben'sfisllO Oregon ft Trans. 8s. 106 K Bt.L4I.Jl.0en. 5s. 95 bt.L. &S.F. Uen.Al.109 St. Paul consols mil St. P, Chi ftPe. lt.120 Tx.,PcL.Q.Tr.Bs. SIX Tx.. Pe. K G.Tr.Ks. 40)4 Union raciaolsts...uox West bhore 104 Ttnn. ntwiet. 36.... 73 central Paelaolsts.iogjj Den. A R. O. lau...HS) Den. AK. U.U 82S4 l).4P.O, Westlits. Erie 2ds 102)4 M. X. AT Gen. St.. SI New TORS Clearings, $118,600,414: balances, $5,287,658. For the week Clearings, $690,003,863; balances. $29,678,724. Bostok Clearings. $16,299,983: balances $1,687,074. For the week Clearings, $86,459,975; balances, $9,817,452. For tbe corresponding week lastyear Clearings, $73,918,923: balances, $9,618,520. Philadelphia Clearing. 111.350.674; bal ance. $1,639,638. For the week Clearings, $61 111.681: balances. $9,807,435. Baltimobe Clearings, $2,S2L477 balances, $305,484. Lohdow The amount ot bullion gone Into the Bank of England oa balance to-day Is 15.000. Paris Three percent rentes, BSt for the account. Chicago Clearings for the week were $76. 897,705. against $04,837,893 for the same week last year. Clearings for the day were $12,660, 000. Money was steady at 6 per cent on call, and 67per cent on time. New York exchange was 00Q70o discount TEE WEEK IK OIL. Kara Animation and a Higher Level of Prices Beached. The oil market opened up a fraction yester day from the previous close, was strong for a while, then weakened off. and rallied before tbe close, which was a large fraction better than the opening, and close to the best figure of the day. Business was unimportant, how ever, as there was very little of tbe commodity on top, the longs holding for higher prices. About 8,000 barrel changed hands. Fluctua tions were quicker and wider than for a long time. Tbey are given in tbe following table for the day and week: Open- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. Ing. Monday W 93 93 92 Tuesday. 02 mX ea 90?, Wednesday 91 Bi;J 90ft 90 Thursday 91 93H 91 93K Vrlday 93V SI 92K 92 Baturday. W ntf 92X 93j This show a net gain of Ho for the week. Clearance were! Barrels. Monday, ,.,......... 5?,!0 Tuesday. ...,......... 20,000 Wednesday .... $90,90) Thursday 80.000 Saturday., rriBay ..,.,... "! 212,009 Total clearance KM.000 Previous week i wo.000 Trading in Buckeye certificates will begin to morrow, and a lively week is expected. They were bid up to t2tf yesterday, tad thin offend JwaUgjiFattsTiw'i MTSrweUNo,J SUNDAY, AUG-TTST 17, reached second payv-yesterday afternoon and Increased its output to 35 barrel per hour, with chances of further Improvement, Feature or Yesterday' OH Market. Corrected dally by John M. Oakley A Co., 45 Sixth street, member of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened 92K1 Lowest. 92)4 Ulgbost 93)2 I Closed. S3M Barrels. Average ebarters Average shipments Average runs 38.234 8X974 .... 69,342 iMflned,.MewYorg. 7.35c Beflned, London. SKd. Kailnea, Antwerp, 17r. Kenned, Liverpool. 6 U-1M. Kenned, Bremen, 8.70m. A. B. McGtew quotes: Fats, 8 calls, S4Q Other Oil Market. New Yobk, August 16. Petroleum opened irregular, spot being steady at 92c, while Sep tember was strong at 03kc Spot remained unchanged thronsrU tbe day. September fell to 91o on free selling, bnt afterward rallied and closed firm at 93c Stock Exchange Opening. 92c; highest and lowest, 92c, closing, at 92c ConsolldatedBxchange Opening,93Jfc; highest, 93Hc: lowest, 91c; dosing, 93c Total sales, 111,000 barrels. H0HES FOB THB PEOPLE. Building Operations Continue on a Largs Scale MntUtlc far the Week. Last week was one of the best of the year In the building trades. The number o! permits lssned was 68, representing 72 houses 26 brick, 44 frame, 1 stono and 1 iron-clad. The esti mated cost of these improvements is $387,939. The Twentieth ward led with 12, followed by the Fourteenth with 10. Quite a number of tbe permits were for large and expensive structures, among them being the Vandergrlf t building on Fourth ave nue, cost, $189,000; A. J.Barrs three-story stone dwelling, $35,000, aud Andrew Bchohn's five story store and tenement house, $23,000. For the previous week 46 permits were granted, representing 68 buildings, at an esti mated cost of $96,804. To date this year 1.993 permits have been issued, representing more than 2,000 houses, or over 66 per cent of tbe to tal for tbe year ending July 31 last, with tbe best part of the season to come. Andrew Schobn, brick five-story store and tenement bouse, 28x100 feet, on Thirty-sixth streot. Fifteenth ward: cost, $23,000. J. H. Siemon, three brick two-story nnd man sard dwellings, 16x32 feet each, on Center avenue. Thirteenth ward. William Marks, frame addition two-story dwelling, 14x18 feet, on Mellwood avenue. Thirteenth ward. B. K. Porter, brick one-story residence 41x63 feet on Bayard street. Fourteenth ward; cost, $3,000. John Mosbauer, frame two-story dwelling, 12x14 teet,on Carroll street. Twentieth ward. J. J. Vandergrift, brick two-story dwelling, 84x48 feet, on South Highland avenue, Twen tieth ward. Cost, $10,600. A. J. Barr, stone three-story dwelling, 60x73 feet, on Bidwell street, Twentieth ward. Cost. $31,000. Mrs. A. K. Boberts, frame two-story and at tie store and dwelling, 14x80 feet on Walnut street. Twentieth ward. Kate P. Legler. brick two-story and mansard dwelling, 18x34 feet on Fenn avenue. Nine teenth ward. ' J. J. Vandergrift, brick eight-story office building, 60x120 feet, on Fourth avenue,Second ward: cost, $189,000 J. J. Vandergrift, two., brick three-story dwellings, 23x69 feet each, on Shady avenue, Twentieth ward; coat, 114.775 for botb. 3. A. Wood, frame one-story stable, 20x20 feet, on Main street. Thirty-fourth ward. Leo Oleger, frame two-story dwelling, 18x80 feet, on 92 Pins street. Twenty-seventh ward. James . Winters, frame two-story ana attic dwelling, 22xU feet, on Edwin street. Twen tieth ward. C. F. Frazler, brick two-story and attic dwell ing, 30x43 feet, on Blpoey street, Nineteenth ward. Mrs. M. Wilkinson, brick two-story addition to dwelling, 16x20 feet, on rear of Main street, Seventeenth ward. Anton Lally, frame two-story dwelling, 18xS2 feet, on Morris street. Fourteenth ward. Josh Kitchen, two frame two-story dwellings, 24x82 feet, on Fierce street, Fourteenth ward. Mrs. W. Keyser, brick addition two-story store, 25x45 feet, on Fifth avenue. Seventh ward. Bngb Flinn, two brick two-story dwellings, 16x24 feet each, an Cowers alley. Sixth ward. John F. McGiffin, frame two-story and attia, dwelling, 22x48 feet, on Grace street, Thirty second ward. Andrew Kschasivka. frame one-story and basement dwelling, 17x32 feet, on St. Paul street. Twenty-seventh ward. John Ward, frame addition two-story dwell ing, 15x18 feet, on Wampum alley, Twenty fourth ward. ' Alex. Tittmca. frame one-story dwelling, 36x 23 feet, on Saline avenue. Twenty-second ward. A. 8. Stetler, frame two-story dwelling, 14x32 feet, on Rowan avenue. Twenty-first Ward. William B. Craig, frame two-story and attlo dwellin-, 20x42 feet, on Rural avenue. Nine teenth ward. Charles Ohliger, brick two-story and attlo store and dwelling. 20x52 feet, on Sarah street, Twenty-eighth ward. Mrs. Bell, frame two-story dwelling, 16x82 feet, on Smith's way, Thirty-second ward, Haller & Beck, frame one-story shed, 46x114 feet, on Steuben street. Thirty-sixth ward. Charles Succup, brick two-story dwelling, 22x 34 feet, on Seventeenth street, Twenty-eighth ward. Mrs. McGarr, frame two-story dwelling, 12x 80 feet, on Merldan street. Thirty-fifth ward. A). JS AA( VsltU01vj lidUID nu-osuij u nciiiu, 18x35 feet, on Ulysses street. Thirty-second Patrick Bird, frame two-story and basement dwelling, 16x32 feet, on Jane street, Twenty- lourtn wara. James L. Earley, frame one-story shed, 10x24 feet, on Sarah street. Twenty-fifth ward. David A. Bevans. frame tno-story dwelling, 16x18 feet, on Sedgwick street, Twenty-seventh ward. Adolph Neuhausler, frame two-story dwell ing, 20x32 feet, on Sterling street, Twenty seventh ward. Franz Gedeon, frame one-story kitchen, 11x10 feet, n Erie street. Twenty-seventh ward. August S:einecker, two frame two-story dwellings, 14x32 feet each, on Gregory street, Twenty-seventh ward. Christian Maeir, frame two-story dwelling, 16x30 feet, on Kebecca street. Nineteenth ward. H. E. Strander, frame two-story dwelling, 16x28 feet, on rear Dauphin street, Nineteenth ward. John Siebert, four brick two-story and man sard dwellings. 20x32 feet, on Alder street, Twentieth ward. James MeGowan, frame one-story conserva tory, 16x30 feet, on East End avenue. Twenty, second ward. , A. E. Anderson, frame two-story and attio dwelling, 26x31 feet, on Jenkins street. Twenty third ward. John Bartruff, frame basement one-story and attic dwelling, 20x32 feet, on Mary street, Twenty-fourth ward. Kuben -Miller, brick addition, two-storv store and dwelling, 14x24 feet, on Hazel street, Eighth ward. George Geyer, frame two-story dwelling, 18x33 feet, on Frazier street. Fourteenth ward. Nathaniel Wood, frame two-story dwelling, 22x14 feet, on rear of Boquet street. Fourteenth ward. Carl Fischer, brlek two-story dwelling. 16x80 feet, on Forty-seventh street. Seventeenth ward. ' John Boup, brick addition, two-story man sard store, 20x12 feet, on Forty-third street, Sev enteenth ward. Mrs. Mary Mullen, frame two-story dwelling, 17x30 feet; on rear Butler street. Eighteenth ward. Henry Meyer, frame two-story dwelling, 17x83 feet, on Industry street. Thirty-first ward. Edward C. Cunningham, frame two-story dwelling. 22x34feet, on Industry street. Thirty first ward. ' Samuel Anilll, frame two-story dwelling, 18x32 feet, on Maple avenue. Thirty-first ward. Yelleck, brick two-story and mansard dwelling, 20x32 feet, on Sydney street. Twenty fifth ward. Thomas Davis, brlok two-story and mansard dwelling. 24x32 feet, on Carson street, Twenty fifth ward. Huber Henry, frame two-story dwelling, 20x 83 feet, on Euclid avenne. Nineteenth ward. Charle E. Tboerner, frame two-story stable, 12x16 feet, on Bpring alley. Sixteenth ward. Hermann Hoblneyer, frame two-story dwell ing. 16x22 feet, on Boquet street. Fourteenth ward. Gust Wolter, frame two-story dwelling, 14x28 feet, on Boquet street. Fourteenth wardT Alfred Firth, frame basement one-story and mansard dwelling, 16x30 feet, on Florlan street, Thirteenth ward. The Marshall Foundry and Machine Com pany, Llnu iron-clad one-story foundry, 100x43 feet, on Allegheny river. Twelfth ward. McCredy x Gaw, frame one-story wash and laundry bouse. 14x20 feet; on Penn avenne. Twentieth ward. Lowlre & Fllnn. two brick three-story dwell, ings, 21x63 feet, on Atwood street, Fourteenth ward. Charles Forse, frame one-story stable, 16x80 foet, on Borton streot, Nineteenth ward. Trustees of Methodist Church, frame one story church, 86x60 feet, oa Colden street. Twenty-seventh ward. R. B. Ward fc Co., frame one-story wagon abed, 40x90 feet, on Ferguson street, Sixteenth ward. Blchard Griffiths, frame two-story mansard dwelling, 25xS4 feet, on Dickson street, Thir teenth wardU LITE BTOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Batmen at the East Llborty Block Yard. OmoE or PirrSBrrao Dispatch, I Feidat. August IS, i860. ( nimiv u.j amA k..At .t.l.Ma..t ASH bttvdi Market Bathing doiai, an thiengn. 1890. consignments; SB cars cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoas Receipts. 8,700 heacU. shipments, 3,400 head; market firms selected cornfed, $4 IS 454 20; best Yorkers. U 004 10: grassers, $3 25 63 50; 41 cars ot hogs shipped toNew York to day.. Sheep Receipts,' 1,600 bead; shipments, 2,400 head; market dull at unchanged prices. BULLISH PEATUBlfe Dominate tho Shnro Market la Spile of Stagnation Silver Cerl'qcate Active Bank Statement Discounted Railroad Lilt Neglected. New Yobs, August 16. The stock market to-day was extremely dull, but presented a de cidedly strong front during most of tbe session, and material gains were made in most of the stocks traded in. The effects of a bad bank statement had been completely discounted, and, while there was a slight reaction fioni the best prices, no material movement resulted from its publica tion. Tbe feature of the day was silver certifi cates, for which there were large orders in the market from London. This served to stimulate large trading in the long account, and on very large transactions the price was run np from 116K to 11 though a fractional reaction fol lowed later. Tbe railroad list was quiet In all it depart ments, bnt the strongtone reached everything with the exception of Missouri Pacific, which lagged all through the session and Is almost alone In closing lower. Canada Pacific was the strong feature with Mexican Central and one or two other specialties, but the advances scored in the active stocks were confined to fractional amounts In all cases. Tbe bull feeling was very confident, and buy ing on a limited scale in tbe absence of offer ings of any amount sorted to carry everything up, and in many cases the highest prices of tbe week were touched. The close wa steady after a partial reaction. Bailroad bonds were even duller and more featureless than usual, and the transactions call for no comment whatever. The tone was barely steady, but no change of importance oc curred In prices. Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been dull and neglected, Tbe Post says: The evidence that there had been so large a withdrawal ot money as to show a decrease of over $8,000,000 in the average of deposits, and that so large an amount bad gone out in spctle and legal tenders was an unpleas ant surprise, and gave the stock market a con siderable set back, which Is likely to show more in the prices ot stocks on Monday than the fractional decline which It caused dnrlng the 15 minutes of business after tbe bank statement to-day. All this week stocks have been grad ually recovering from the shocks received in the last bait of last week from tbe bad crop re ports, the New York Central striKe and tbe bad bank statement of last Saturday. At 11 o'clock to-day there had been a general recovery ot 2 to 3 points on all tbe active stocks from tbe low prices of last Monday. Part of this is likely to be lost again on next Monday by realizing sales to secure profits. But with London as a lead ing factor. It only requires a prospect of an easier money market here to result In an im portant farthor advance in stocks. All other conditions than that of tbe money market have Improved In the last week, and except for that one cause of hesitation, there is an apparent Increasing disposition to buy stock for an ad vance. The following table show the price or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by WHlTjfST BTXt-rfEMSOX, old Pittsburg mem bers of .Mew York Stock Exchange, 67 fourth avenue; Clos ing BM. 29H P 84)4 85 122 32W ?'S 84ft 102W 7lg 118H 88 24 !7 iff 71S 81 30 60 41 143)4 "8 5 in 17K ran -IDS 8K 106! 16)4 26)4 'fit 19 eix 34X Kit 24 47 47X 48 19)4 43)4 116 20X 7SJ4 38 82 10914 61 82 20H 60M 12X KH 84 7 76 Open ing. Am.fiaKimflll. .... High est. 43 low est. 29) 42ii 83 MX Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 29M Atch., lop. & H. P 43H Canadian Paclflo Bl Canada Southern liyi Central of Mew Jersey. .... Central Pacinc Chesapeake & Ohio.... 22X Chicago Gas ITnst..... UX C. Bur. ft Qatacy 102JJ C Mil. &Bt. Paul 72 tt. Mil. St. P.. pr.. 118)4- C, Koekl. ftP 89X C.St. L. ft Pitts C at. l. ft Pitts., pf. C, St. P.. M. ft o a ft northwestern ....HI c. eta. w. pt CO.,0.4 1 714( Col. Goal ft Iron Mh Col. ft Hooklnir Valley 30 2M 1MM 72 inn 69M S3 102) 71V US S9 111X 'nil 1X 30 "i SO cues, ft onio ist nrei Ches. ft Ohio 2d pref. Del., Lack ft West... S.146H K8 1H Del, ft Uudson Den. ft Ulo Grand. Den. ft RioUraude.pt. MX C7)f UK K.T.. Va. ft Oa Illinois Central Late Erie ft west Ldke Erie ft West pr.. 63 63V LakeShoreftM. a 1MH 108)4 Louisville ft Masavllle, S7 83). MooileftUbto 23J4 23M Missouri Paclfle I1H 71 National Lead ITnst... 20J 21K XtwY or. Central 107 107 n. r., C Bt. 1, a. r.. l. b. xvr mn w H. r. ft . K. 49 49 N. Y.. O. ft W. 19H " Norfolk A Western.... 20 20 Norfolk A Western pr. 63 3H Northern Pacinc M UH Northern Paclflo pr. ... 2)4 KH 6334 108H 87 53U a 107 26 48)4 19! 20 63 4S svi 48 to 43'4 Ohio ft Mlislulnni i : 71 Orezou Improvement; 48 40 4 tlU 47V uregon iranscoa ...... I'atlfloMaU Peo., Dee. ft Evans.... Phlladel. ft Beading-... Pullman Palace Car... Richmond ft W. P. T.. Klchmond ft W.P.T.pt St. Paul ft Dulnth St. Paul ft Dulnth Dr.. St. P., Minn, ft Man.. St.-L. ft San Kran sf.. 449a 43M 20 20 44 44 21K 21) 21X Sugar Trust 82 82)4 2)3 tii 12)4 27 S4M ?" UH 81 H 20 60 KH 26H 84 MX 76 Texas Pacific. .20 $ , 60 . 12)4 . 26 . 84 8S Union Paoltic Wabash Wabash preferred.. Western Union.... wneellncft L, K.. Wheeling ft L. .pref. !6.S Boston Atch. ft Ton 4SM Boston ft Albany. ...230 Boston ft Maine.. ...207 0.11. ft Q 103)4 Clnn., Ban. ft Uev.. 27 H Eastern it. U. 171)i TitchbnrR. It. 89 Flint ft PereM. pre. 94 Mass. Central 21 Met. Central com... 26)4 N. Y. A N.Kng...., 49H N. Y. ft N. Eng. 71.125 Allonea Mg. Co 9 Atlantic 73X Boston A Mont 60 Calumet ft Hecla....t01 Stocks. Franklin...... M Huron 7H Kearsarg ,.. 20 Osceola 43 PewaWc (new) 10 tinlney 12s Tamarack 209 Annlston Land Co.. 67 Boston Land Co 6)4 San Diego Land Co. 21 West End Land Co.. 28X Bell Telephone 223 Lamson Stores S3 Water rower 5 Centennial Mining. SOX Sllnlng Stocks. NkwYobit, August 16. Mining quotations: Alice, 250; Caledonia B. H., 185: Knreka Con solidated. 375; Homestake, 1000; Horn Silver, 345: Iron Silver. 175; North Commonwealth. 200; Ontario. 4100: Ophir, 425: Plymouth, 350 Phce nix, Ariz., 110; Sutter Creek, 105. MABKETS BY WIRE. Wheat Slake Another Spurt, With Lively Trading and an Unsettled Feeling Corn and Oat Alio Higher Pork I Stronger. CHICAGO Wheat Trading was large to day and the market was again excited within a higher range ot prices. The feeling was de cidedly unsettled. The opening was unsettled and prices Ke bigber and later advanced to a point lo higher for September and lo higher for December than opening prices, re ceded some and closed about lo higher for September and lo bigber for December than closing figures yesterday. Corn wa fairly active and firmer. The bet ter tone was due largely to the advance In wheat and bad crop reports. The opening showed a -cent advance, after which the mar ket was inclined to be easier, bnt a better de mand sprang up and prices advanced rapidly JifJJic, reacted some ana closed with a gain for tbedayoto. Oats were active and higher. Tbe opening was at K advance, but sold off JifiKc, ral lied lo, and closed steady at neatly outside figures. Mess Fork A moderately active trade was reported. Opening sales were made at 10c ad vance, but prices receded 710cv Later prices were advanced 2oJ0c and tbe market closed steady. Lard Considerable Interest was manifested. At the opening prices receded 2a Later prices advanced 12XQ15C, and extreme figures were fully supported to the close. Short Bib Sides Trading was quite active. At tbe opsnlng sales were made at 25o ad vance, but rather free offerings caused a like reduction. The latter prices rallied 710e, and the market closed comparatively steady. Tbe leading iutures rangea as iouows: WllBAT-No. 2. August.fl OlUmi l2K10!Ji 6$1 mix SeptrmDer.fi (oaiiafai wen oa: December. 1 Vol W1 Uott?l W-A. COBN No. 2, August, 49S4fci4949c; September. 49504949c; May, oitf. OATS No. August. 37yfes7Kffi37JiS7Ke; September. 86KeB37XGe8)ill37ic; Alay, Wii tOKaSDKSOiio. I Mess Pork, per bbl. Sentember, til 45 11 iill t0U 43; October. U0 76911 OC10 75 U 00: January, S13 25012 46012 17H12 A Labs, per 100 . September, M 17X6025 0 166 25; October, JS 82X6 406 SoQi 40; January, so vvoio o-ao cBo u. 5 Cash quotation were as follows: Plour steady tno. .3 ?l . ana uncnangea:in.a spring wueat, 11 ura 8 spring wheat, 96c; No. 3 red, J10B& No cor&etMc No.2oate.J7t37ka No.2rye,?lH Ntw aiiaxUy, IWlc. Wo. Hsused, tttii prime timothy seed, J143i mess pork per bbl, til 25011 60; lard, per 100 lb. tS 20: sbortrlb Ides, loose. J5 25; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 55 755 87k; short clear sides, boxed.43 755 80; sugars, cut loaf, unchanged: No. 2 white oats, 87eSSc; No. 8 white oats. S6Q37C On tbe Produce Exchange to-day tho butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 18S16Ke- Prleo of Bar Silver. Nrw York, August 10. Bar sliver London, 62d per ounce; New York selling price, as re ported by bullion dealers, II 16. LATE HEWS IN BRIEF. Greece has Increased her military strength largely. Tbe negroes are once more engaged In an exodus from North Carolina. A mob at Blair, Neb., lynched Charles Pratt for tbe murder of N. B. Town. At Mecca yesterday tbe deaths from cholera numoered 47. and at Jeddah 24. In Ford county, Kansas, a tract ot land 20 miles square was burned over in .two hours. Prarie tires are frequent. The mill of the Patten Paper Company, at Appleton, Wis., was burned, causing a loss of J150.CG0, with insurance of half that amount. The Democratic Convention of thn First Lonlsiana district nominated to-day General Adolph Meyer for Congress to succeed Wilkin son. Agents of the Bussian Government are try ing to provoke a revolt. in Armenia as a pretext for tbe occupation by Bussia of Erzs ronm. The deadlock in the Twentieth Ohio Dis trict Republican Convention wa broken on the SSlst ballot by the nomination of V. A. Taylor, of Cleveland, Boys playing with fire started a blaze near Columbus. Ind., which burned tbe farm resi dence of Josiah Beatty and farm products, causing a loss of 840,000. The Wisconsin Bee Line and West Su perior Bailway Comoanv has been incorporated with a capital of t3.000,U0a The length of the contemplated road will be 360 miles. The Attorney General of Iowa has given an opinion that tbe re-enactment of the prohibi tory law Is not necessary to give vitality In re gard to tbe inter-State shipment of liquors. Three pupils of B. C. Frazier. principal of the Azna, Cal., schools have been arrested for tarring and feathering Editor Bentley. of the A'ews, who published a statement charging Frazier with Immorality. It transpires that for several years the ser mons of Cardinal Newman were reported verbatim without tbe knowledge of tbe Cardi nal. Tbe reports bave been carefully pre served, and it is Intended to publish them as soon as possible. Tbe Secretary of State has Issued letters of Incorporation to tbe American Excursion and Transportation Company, of Chicago, the ob ject of which is to carry on a general excursion and transportation busluess between Chicago and all parts of the American continent. The capital stock Is SIO.CCO.OOO. THE BTRTKTTTfi BAO. How f tbe Slodern Busy Man Can IHave Plenty of Fan and ExeroUe, New York Press. J To modest and dignified men wbo dislike to appear in gymnasium garb, or wbo nays not tbe time for a systematic course of exer cise, tbe striking bag ia gradually being recognized as a physical boon. With a striking bag and a little instruction as to its use a man can get in his own back room all tbe advantages of a gymnasium, and whether the weather conditions are favorable or not be can get, with tbe walking be takes between bis home and place of business, all tbe exercise he needs. The bags now in use cost 5 to (8. They are madu of strong grain leather, and filled with oats, sawdust or hair. One of the latest kinds ha inside the grain Jeatber bag a smaller bag of Para rubber, filled with compressed air. The bpg complete is about the size of a football. It is suspended at a striking height by a round rubber band and strapsrom the ceiling. Tbe physical improvements wrought by striking the bag are many. The eye is trained as to judgment in esti mating distance and rapidity of movement of the object against which force is directed; unconsciously the man of slow motion is in duced to qnickeu his movements, and event ually to become nimble and smart on bis feet; tbe muscles of the neck are brought into active play. The muscles of tbe arms, wrists, shoulders, back, chest, loins and ab domen are developed, and the several parts mentioned strengthened. Tbe calves of the legs are hardened, and the striker is taught how to deal a blow and how to re cover quickly and easily after tbe blow is delivered. In addition to these advantage the work necessarily becomes so lively that the pores of tbe body are opened, and the striker sweats freely. A blow falling on the side of tbe bag often gives it a rotary motion which renders striking the object again very difficult. To get the best benefits from the exercise the ball shonld be suspended so as to hang at about tbe height ot the nose, and should be struck squarely in tbe center with right and left hands alternately, and kept ic motion until the striker begins to puff and feel tired. The beginner will experience this in a very short time. Fifteru to 30 seconds' rest may then be bad, after which tbe striking may be resumed.. Some people wear thin kid gloves in this exertion to pro tect the hands from injury, although there is little danger of any serious bruise or scratcb. l THB HANIAC NOVELIST, HI Estnte In Bnsala and How He Dee Violence to HI Preoculnm. Count Tolstoi's estate, says a writer in the New York li'or.'if, consists of 1,000 dessia tives, or 2,500acres, of arable laud aud for est. Part of'it is the old family estate, given to the Count's grandfather, General Tolstoi, by Catherine II. as a reward for military services. Tbe remainder has been acquired chiefly from tbe literary earnings of the Count. All economic affairs he leaves entirely is the hands of bis wife. He seems scarcely a member of his own family. By residing in agood house and retaining land and property more than sufficient for his bare support, Tolstoi lives in perpetual violation of bis own conscience. This state of affairs be submits to for the sake of his family, wbo are only partially in sympathy with his creed. He believes not only that be has no right to the estate, bnt that it would be an act of pride and presumption to take upon himself even the right to divide It tip and give it away. "How can one bave the presumption to give away what doesn't belong to him?" In the matter of land-ownership Tolstoi Is a great admirer of the theories of Henry George. He considers George the greatest American citizen of the present time. Wben baby was sick, we gave her Castor!, When sbe was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she had Chlldrn.she gave them Castorla ant-77-arvmu Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. lliltlHai.Mlllifli' r"Q rr p to every man, young, middle-aged, r I Cm CL and old; postage paid. Addrei "Dt. n. Du Mont,33l Columbus Ave.,Boston,Mass. mh26-78-wWak e BOTTLES Cnred me of Erytlp. Iss. Sly face and bead were Terribly Swoll en. Mrs. C. S.LOBO, Agawam, Hampden Co., Mass. lasmsM WE? A If MANHOOD PC, J V Early Decay and Abuse, viBBotsacT, lest Vigor, 4J health fully restored. Varicocele curtd. New Home Treatise seat free and sealed. Bscresy, rouit m. t Mvsn, wsjraiwa ,. a. all-t4-nMairX 18 WESTINGHOUSE AIRBRAKE Merit and Originality the Conditions of Success- AN ANALOGY. Occasionally only, are thing of real merit discovered. When they are, thousands are benefited, and, notwithstanding imitators, tbepnblio is not slow iu appreciating the good work of tbe originator, as was the ex perience of one of tbe workmen oa thai great and original invention. Mr. George Kephart, No.7 Qrantham ttrett, Allegheny Talking with Mr. George Kephart, as era. ploye of the well known Westinghouse Air brake Company, and who resides at Ko. 7 Grantham street, Allegheny, the writer put the following question to him: I see you bavs been treating with Drs. Copeland & Blair for some time. What has been your experience? Satisfactory In every sense of lhe word," was tho prompt reply. "I bad been bothered with catarrh and its at tendant symptoms for about Ave vears previous to tbe time I consulted tbem. So completely harassed was I with these pains and sensations that I felt wholly unlit for either work or the enjoyment of the pleasures of life like other young men of my age I saw about me. "I would bave a dull, heavy feeling through the front part of my head. My nostrils were) continually stopping up with the least cold, and mucus from my head would drop down into my throat, where ic would assume a thick, ten acious consistency, which would be almost Im possible to cough out. "I wonld bave queer noises In my ear, which I at first attributed to soap getting into them, bnt when my hearing began to leave me, I found It was something more serious. I had pains in my chest, which would shift from In front to around under tbe shoulder blades. Z bad a short, jerky, hacking cough, which seemed to me to come from the stomach, which was in bad condition. "Mv appetite was poor, and wben I did eat anything, I would feel unnaturally full across tho stomach. My nights were restless and when tbe time came to get np in the morning I wx always tired and felt disinclined to move. In fact, I'had no ambition at all. "Hearlne much of Drs. Copeland and Blair I was persuaded to try them, and you can say for me that I am more than glad I did so. For, as you can see, I am to-day a well man. All the symptoms I bave mentioned have, under their skillful and systematic treatment, entirely dis appeared, and I consider myself as well as ever I was in my life, and I will gladly copfirm what I have said to anyone who will take the trouble to see me at my home." DkS. Coi-elakd & Blair treat with success all curable cases at 16 Sixth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Office hours 9 to 11 A. X., 2 to 5 P. M.. and 7 to 9 P.M. (Sundays included.). Specialties CatabbaH and all diseases of the eye, ear. throat and lungs, chronic diseases. Consulta tion JL Address all mall to DRS. COPELAND A BLAIR. 66 Sixth avenue. Pittsburg. Pa. A TANK INSPECTOR'SSUFFERING. He Wat Almost Crazy From the Agonizing Painsin His Head, Caused bv Catarrh, snd Feels Very Grateful to Dr. Byers far tbl Prompt Relief Given. Mr. X. A. Thompson, ISS Bidwell Street, AU ghenj. Mr, Thompson says: "I have been troubled for over seven years with, what I now know, was catarrh. 1 bad a dull, beavv feeling over my forehead; my eyes were verv painfql, had roaring Id ears, dry nostrils, irequently blow ing pieces of thick mucus from tbem, throat parched and raw. bad taste in mouth in morn ing, sickness at stomach and frequently vomit ing of meals and also a heavy feeling over my heart. My work is that of a tank Inspector at the Port Wayne shops, Allegheny, and lately these troubles became so severe I bad to knock off work, for when I would stoop down to look under a car I would get so dizzy I would fall over, and I bad such agontzingpains in my bead I thought I woud go crazy. My throat became so raw and my voice so bnsky I could scarcely talk. Night sweats set In, and while I slept soundly, I would get up in the morning more tired than when I went to bed, and my legs acbed so I could hardly drag one after the other. I was induced to consult Dr. Byers, as h had so much (access in cases like mine.and the third day after my nrst treatment the agonis ing pains were relieved, and In two weeks I wis at work again. I haven't a vestige of pain left, and I can eat and enjoy my meals as well as ever I could. Naturally I feel very grateful to Dr. Dyers for the great change be has worked , i, ra jue. IN FAVOR OF HOME TREATMENT. A patient from New Cumberland, W. Ya, writes: "Since you started to treat me my ap petite is very good, my back does not pain me near so much, and, in fact, I am beginning to feel like a new roan. Tbe dizzy spells do not come balf so often as they did. I am very much pleased to Snd so much relief in so short a time." TBKATMENT fS A MONTH, MEDICTNB INCLUDED. Office of Dr. Byers. No. 431 Fenn avenue. Established 1883. Specialties, catarrh, all nerv ous, skin and blood diseases; all chronio dl. ease. MB au9-ssa UBOKEKS-F1T4AMCIAL. JOHN M.OAKLEY & CO, 45 SIXTH BX. AUTHORIZED AGENTS. Leading English Investment Syndicates have money to In vest in American manufao tories in large amounts only. Je257 COMMISSION, Railroad Mining I f 1 1 11 Stocks. I Stocks. I "II- JLO For cash or on margin, either on New York. ban Francisco, Philadelphia or Boston Ex changes. Loans made at low rates of interest. Established 1876. -Weekly Circular FBBE. A. R. CHISHOLM & CO., 61 Brcidway, N. Y, mhl6-93-3u JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO, Stock. Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, p V' 1 ' S All J WmwvWwM' V ,? j 1 4 mm anh snr.Ti i&s&fusi m BANKEKS AND BBOKEBS. 'S 46 BIXTH ST, Pittsburg. $9 i. & .tvk. - ll-, -ism ltte - -"'ffinaMTn lifts ' tKiiTIira'i?ffr ' afMasssM "N, I 4 I tl 3 W9 ,CT
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers