THE EETTSBUBG- " DISPATCH, SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 189L is f litlr mm mm Milt mi. JV'.'f ,1 . km, TOECRT 5CCIBTlESe AH communications for this department ibonld be mailed to reach The Dispatch not later than Saturday morninc. Reasonable paee will be freely civen to all orcanlzations classified under this heading. Order of Solon. Newark Lodce, Xo. 100, initiated four during the pi.st week. Success No. 102, recelTed four new members during the week. Allemania Lodjs 107, increased Its member ship by three last session. Golden Star Lodge, of Haltsburg, received four members at iu last meeting. Tbe Supreme Executive Committee held a very interestinj session last erenn c- Renter (German) Lodce So. 115, received two Initiates and several applicatluus at Its last meeting. Secretary of Blairsville Lodge reports nine new members initiated Tuesday evening. March 8. and more to follon. Fraternity Lodse 164, of Wcllsville, was In Mituted uufiiiR the week by Deputy AVeiler. This lodge has bright prospects. An excellent Lodge of Solon was organized at Cbaleroi, Monday evening, by Deputy Veller, assisted by the Supreme Vice Presi dent. The first anniversary of Eintracht Lodge will be lii-ld on Monday evening. All members of fcoion ire invited to be preseut. An excellent programme will be arranged and a good time is promised. Indiana Lidge held its first annual reception and banquet I ueday etemngat Wilson's Hall. There as a large turnout uf Indiana's ben society people, supreme Vice President Mc Milieu w as present aDd Fnoke on the aims and objec ! ot the ordei. A number of piomineut members ul tue order also addressed tue meet la;. Final irrangements for Solons' complimen ts . u.orta:ntnent at Old City Hall March 12 arc about complete. An excellent programme has been prepared. Tue following nell-knonn pertono ill appear: Miss Emms Woeffler, tmil Konrod. Mis Nina Milligan, Jlrs. Alice M. Godfre. Mi Hattie Nicholas, Messrs. J. M. Ball, Edgar Lauguer, K. J. Godfrey, Byron King. Dr. O-car Pnn.ler, A. S. Shiffer. G. K. Krone and II. Guesler. The public is invited to attend. Improved Order lleptasophs. Tarentum Conclave has settled down to busi ness and started out well with the preseut jear. West End Conclave, since Its entertainment a rncnth ago, has received a number of appli cations. Beaver Avenue Conclaie No. S3 estimates it will Increase its menibersl.ip 50 per cent during in j present year. Rising regularly I lng initia McKee Rising Sun Cunclave No. 121, at Demmler, Is ly increasing lb membership, and nav- i ing inuiaus at nearly etery meeting. McKeesport Conclave No. 81 his so far In lEM leceued 56 applications, with excellent prospects that the increase will continue. The conclaves in the Monongabela Valley In charge ol Brothers M. P. bebooley and OUie Jones as Supreme Representatives are making a good record. Pittsburg No. S3 has well attended and spirited meetings, and many members are striving to secure one of the handsomest badgee ever made in Allegheny c unty. East End Conclave No. 79 is making a suc cess of its new feature, that ol a sick benefit, which lia3 given it a decided advantage in soliciting applicants not heretofore bad. The 15 recruiting teams of J. K. Moorehead Conclave are bard at Mork. and applications are coming in rapidly. This is another con clave, by all indications, which will become a separate district. McKeespnrt Conclave No. SI has a degree team, which iiltiates all its applicants. As all the orhcers have committed their seeral parts Milli some additional features added, it lb one of the most lutei eating and impressne initi ation services vet witnessed in Allegheny county. The officers of sister conclaves could well witness tins with benefit to their own Initiation service. Friendip Conclave No. 3 initiated two can. didates at its last meeting, Friday evening, balloted for several more and received and re ferred several applications. A goojly number was in attenuau -. Ihe conclave paiied ap propriate resolutions relative to the death ol a child of the Piovost, llrotlie Wo.. This con clave has made an excellent start, and lnc.us to maintain it pres-ent prosperity throughout theear. Many members are determined it shall become a supreme representative district of its own; this requites SOU members. Protected Homo Circle. Triumph 101 made a grand success of its open meeting. David ?. Rcising is tho President of ML Washington Circle No. 2L Pittsburg 45 is waking np. It has two can didates for initiation at its next meeting. Enterprise Circle, of the West End, initiated cine candidates at its second meeting last Fri day evening. Two hundred and eighty-seven benefit cer tificates have been issued from the Supreme Circle for the month ot March. Supreme Vice President J. V. Rose, of Bhadron. was in the city tins week looking after the interests of the order. McKeesnort Circle No. 49 has engaged the services of Prof. Duuglass. Supremo Deputy, rnd opened their charter for S3 days. East Liberty Circle No. 59 has moved Into its tew quarters Cutrial Masonic Hall. Station Street. A nnmbcr of applications have been received for its next meeting. WT. S. Bailey, Supreme Organizer, has insti tuted a circle at Mr. Washington wi h 27 char ter members. It holds is next meeting at Detrich's Hall to-morrow evening. Jr. O. U. A. M. The Advisory Council met last night Lescleatte Council will celebrate its first anniversary on April 2S. A union meeting of the councils of WI1-liam-'port will be b"ld on Wednesday next. Etato Councilor Collins and State Vice Coun cilor Shifer will be present. The date of Acme's anniversary has been changed to March SI. It will take place at Odd Fellows Hall. Southside. The council hs -n-rjaced Mrs Johnstone-Bishop. of Chicago as the leading soloist for the entertainment. The Juniors of Stcubenville have a new hall, to bo used exclusively by them. There are three healthy councils of the Juniors, one of the i-cninrs and two ot the D. of L. If they can ar range with Majo-- Cole or some of the other evangelists who are helping to convert Stenben Yilie just now to occupy tho hall Sundajs. its time will befall. The Executive Committee of tho General Parado Committee met last night and wound np its business. A suggestion has ben made that, instead of having a parade next year, ar rangements be made for a number of mass Jflee int-s to bo held, where the objects of the order-can "be explained, and where a pleasing entertainment can be provided. While this idea is in a raw state, it seems a question worthy of consideration. A. O. U. W. Welcome Lodge No. 6, Wheeling, W. Va., edded 15 new members to its roll during Feb ruary. Bethel Lodge No. 40 has had a boom lately, having taken in 25 new members during the last month. The M'jgull ans from all conclaves will be represented at a m-etnig to be held at the Cen tral Hotel next Friday night Teutonia Couclave No. 132J4 (German) will De instituted in Allegheny Tuursday evening next. AH Mogullians invited. An interesting feature for the Friday even ing meetings uf Union Lodge No. 16 for the next two months will be tho discussions upon the six objects of the order, which are found in the constitution. Each object will be taken up n-parately and thoroughly discussed by tho la -i.bers. ScTcnnliil League Wilkinburg Lodge No. t)3, has initiated thr o new memliers, and No. 4S. five, smco tbo.r last reports, and tcveral applications are on tile for each lodge Kelrca "Sisterhood" Lodgo No. 245, which meet! the first and third Wednesday ot every month, at No. 173 Federal itreet, Allegheny, obligated eight new members at its last meet ing. Brothers Miller, of No. i and Merrick, of No. 129. were present. The D. S. P., assisted by the officers of No. 170, instituted Valley (SMcrhood) Lodge No. 152. at Frccport, Pa., February 28, with 28 charter members. The officers for the ensuing term are: P. P.. E. J. fleasley: Secretary, Annie L.Todd; P Cora Wallace; Chaplain, Margaret Simpson; V. P., C A. Bermont; Marshal, Retta Chapman: Treasurer, Annie Hill; Guard. Laura Phillips: Sentry, Lavina Sboop; Trustees. Carrie Ehrcnfeld, Florence Long and H. B. Holmes. B. r. O. Elks. Nominations and elections come next month. Brother Levy Da Wolf Is back from New York. There will be no more Sunday evening meet ings after April L Grand Secretary Allen O. Myers bit written that he will bo here March 27. Washington D. C. Lodge will take the Marine Band to the Louisville reunion with them. The Grand Secretary will send out, on March 7, blanks for the annual report of each lodge. PittsburtfLodge No. 11 will have another session before the benefit, and It will be a hummer. Chicago No. , is taking in a large number of new members, and expects to be at the Louis ville reunion in force. Jacksonville, Fla., Charleston, 8. C, Macon, Columbus. Homo and Augusta, Ga., are all talking about lodges of Elks. Brother Charles Davis, of Boston Lodge, is here looking after his new theater. Arteritis built he will join Pittsburg Lodge No.lL The vacant lodge nnmbers are L 3, 12, 16. 20, 29, 40. 43, 54. 72 and 86. All of these but the first two will be filled before the next meeting of the Grand Lodge, Pittsburg Lodge No. II benefits, March 27, at the Duqnesne Theater. Benefit tickets can bv procured from Brother K. Glasseratthe Hotel Anderson. Grand Exalted Kuler Dr. Simon Qulnlln ha been confined to his house with a severe .cold. He expects to be at the Pittsburg Lodge's benefit, March 27. The Masonic Temnle Theater.LouIsville, Ky., has been engaged tor tho meeting of the Grand Lodge, May 19. 20 and 21. It is the most conve nient and centrally located pla'ce that could be secured. Daughters of Liberty. Three new councils were instituted in Ohio during February. They are located in Toronto, Dayton and Wellsville, and are all in a flour, lshingcondition. Pride of Clover Council, No. 65, held a unique social on Washington's birthday. It was called a basket festival and proved a big success so cially and otherwise. Advices from Steelton, Pa., received this week, indicate that the prospective council at that place will soon be ready to institute. J, C. Longnaker has chaige of the apolication. True American Council, of Erie, is booming. It has only been instituted eight months and has a membership of over 100, with new acces sions every night. What's the matter with organizing a new conncil in Erie? Jennie M. Shafer Council was instituted in the Kast End last Satnrday evening by D. N. C C. IS. Wylic. About 70 names were on the charter list, including some prominent residents of the East End. The team of Margaret Du Shane Council did the initiatory work in a creditable manner. Mrs. Alice P. Love, of New York, and a mem ber of the National Council, who has been visit ing among the members for the last two weeks, will soon return home. Mrs. Love, who is one of the most prominent and highly respected members in the organization, made many new friends while she was in Pittsbnrr. and it is hoped she will be able to favor this section with another visit in the near future. Unfortunate as it may be, it is very evident the time has come when a struggle must take place Detween the Juniors and Seniors for su premacy in this organization. The Stenbenvllle aflair. brought on partially through both fac tions, but forced now by the -Seniors, is the most disastrous that could have occurred to the organization in Ohio, and it is to be hoped the members ot the National Board will use the wise judgment that becomes a dignified body having tho welfare of their organization at heart, and grant the charter applied for. Select Knights of America. Duqucsne Legion No. 10 is having man j ap plications just no?. P. C. W. H. Hawdon injured himself by a fall on the ice the other day. Bellevue Legion No. 31 will be found In Tele phone Hall, Sandusky street, after the first of April. Colonel C. V. Lewis carried his best smile down into the baldhead row at the theater the other night. He was right in it. General Meade Legion No. 19, Allegheny Ci y. are having interesting meetings and add ing new members at every session. Duquesne Legion No. 10 had nine applica tions at its last meeting. It is evidently alive, as it has large meetings right along. There is some complaint against the officer whose business it is to send the officers-elect of the First Regiment their commissions. Mem bers say he should either send out the commis sions or send in his resignation. General Lodge Notes. Eliza Garfield Lodge No. 12, Daughters of s . George, will meet at its hall Wednesday, March 11, at 2 o'clock sharp for special business, Garfield Council No. 6. Sovereigns of Indus try, will bold a musicale and literarv entertain ment and pound social at its hall. No. 23 Fed eral street, Allegheny, March 11. Albert Hanlive Christy, the elocutionist, will recite in the flood benefit concert given by Gar held Council, Sovereigns of Industry, Wednes day evening, at its hall, on Federal street, Al legheny. An Odd Fellow from Meadvlllo writes to state that a home for orphans of Odd Fellows and for aged Odd Fellows is pleasantly located iu that city. This was called out by the state ment that the Odd Fellows of Western Penn Fjlvann had not yet taken steps toward caring ior their orphans and aged. Nevertheless the proposed home at Laurel station is needed. The Order of Chosen Friends will hold a meeting next Tuesday evening in Ralston1' Hall, corner of Wood and South streets, Wil kiusburg. for the purpose of organizing a sick benefit league in connection with the order. The organization will Include most of the coun cils of Western Pennslvama. Members of Wilkinsburg Council No. 32 will serve lunch, and all members of the order are invited to be present, as the officers of the league are to be elected. The drill corps of Allegheny fJCommandery No. 35. KnigbU Templar, will hold a reception atCiclorama Hall, Thursday evening, March 19. from S to 2. It is to be a full-dress affair, and Sir Knights are expected to appear in Templar dress. Guests are expected from Pittsburg, Steubenville, Your.gstown, Wheel ing, Sharon and New Castle. Excellent music has been engaged for those who wish to trip tho light fantastic and a nicely arranged pro gramme of dances has been selected. Luther will be the caterer, which will insure the inner man's being taken care of. Ihe success which the drill corps has met with in former recep tions insures thoso who are fortunate enough to attend this one a very pleasant and agree able time. The hall will be decorated with cho.ee plants and Mowers. A VICTOEY FOB IMPORTERS. In a, Test of the JIcKinlej Law the Court Decides It Has Jurisdiction. St. Louis, March 7. Judge Thayer, ot the United States District Court, this morn ing handed down a decision in the Wvraau case which is of vast importance to import ers in the United States. Wjman imported some guns, upon which the Collector here assessed the duty imposed by the McKinley law. The latter protested, claiming the duties charged were too high, and the case was referred to the Board of Appraisers at New York, who sustained the appraiser here. The firm then put in a plea before the Circuit Court in this city for a decision. The point was raised that the court had no jurisdiction in the case, and Judge Thayer to-day decided that this court has jurisdic tion, and has .issued an order upon the New York Board of Appraisers to submit papers and reports to the court here. HOT GUILTY BUT HJSAHE. Tho End of tho Trial of Sarah SIcMulIen, the Child Murderess. BurrALO, March 7. The jury in the case of Sarah McMullen, charged with the murder of two children by throwing them off a bridge, returned a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity. The jury was out less than an hour. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, sheciicdforCastoria, When tho became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children-she gave them Castoru ap8-77-JrWTSB. PITTANCE AND TRADE. Another Piece ol Fourth Avenue Business Property Picked Dp. DEAL IN LIBERTY STREET REALTY The Pro-Cathedral Parochial School Bnild Ins Postponed for a lear. HAZELW00D ACREAGE CGAN6ES HANDS Captain J. J. Tandergrift has made another investment on Fourth avenue, having purchased from Dr. Lc Moyne the property No 167 on that thoronehfare for 540,000. The lot has a frontage of 25 feet on Fourth avenue and runs back along Scrip alley 110 feet. The building is a good three story brick, and is occupied by a number of people as offices. Confidence in real es tate by such a man as Mr. Yandergrift should have a wholesome effect upon the market. This deal is another illustration of the fact that local capitalists are turning their attention more and more to this form of invest ment. Later it was ascertained that the sale was made by Samuel W. Black A Co. Mr. Black said: "This was a quick sale, the property having been obtained by us by a recent adver tisement, although we did not sell It to the person lor whom we were trying to get a prop erty." A Liberty Street Deal. An important deal in Liberty street realty was consummated yesterday. Mr. W. C. Stew art sold to L. H. Smith, of the Smith Willow wareCompany.the lot on Liberty 6treet,26xll0, occupied until the recent fire by the L. H. Harris Drug Company, for $17,000. Mr. Smith's business has Increased in the last few years so fast as to compel him to seek more capacious quarters. It is his intention to break ground at once on the lot just purchased for an eight story steel-beam, stone-front building, to cost about S43.000. The building will be so arranged as to permit of a classification ot the goods, a system quite common in large eastern cities, but a rarity In Pittsburg. Acreage Changes Hands. It was reported yesterday that the Oliver estate at Hazelwood, between 9 and 10 acres, with 3 or 4 dwellings, bad changed ownership at a price approximating JS5.000, the purchaser being a prominent iron mauufacturer. Postponed for a Tear, It is understood that the parochial sohool buildlog.for which a site was recently acquired on the corner ot North and West Diamond streets, Allegheny, by Bishop Phelan, through the firm of J. B. Larkin & Co., will not be com menced this year, owing to sufficient reasons. There is no purpose to abandon the project, however, and the delay is only temporary. The building will be erected next year beyond a doubt. Plans and money are ready. A New Business Center, Wick City, the new suburb of Kittannlng, Is forging ahead like a young giant. Charles Somers A Co. report the sale ot SI lots there last week. Outsiders are coming in rapidly. Plans tor 28 dwellings have been prepared, and they will be started at once. Lots are selling at the rate of 5100 a foot front. A big gasser has been struck in the Immediate vicinity, which will Increase the attractions of the place. It is well known that KiftannlDE Is the center of the largest undeveloped gas field In the State. Wick City promises to be a great manufactur ing place. A tract of five acres has been re served for a large Eastern concern, which will break ground for a plant tho coming summer, A local company proposes to build another. Mr. A. P. Miller, of the above-named firm, who spent several days there last week, said yester day: "Wick City is destined to be the business center of Armstrong county" Lively in the East End. Bast End realty continues to move, as the frequent sales out there show. Gilt-edged resi dence property was never In better demand in that part of tile city. Among the transactions occurring out there during the week was the sale by Baxter, Thompson & Co. of a new two story house, ow ned by Thomas IL Chapman, on the corner of Ellsworth avenue and Graham street. Twentieth ward, with a lot 50x160. for 17,000. The purchaser, a Pennsylvania Bail road official, will occupy the placs as a resi dence. Good Roads and Land Values. The following, from a correspondent in Orange. N. J shows conclusively that good roads enhance land values. There is a wide field in Western Pennsylvania for this kind of improvement: "A few years ago I bought i5 acres of larl for $1,500 an acre, not far from Orange, I opened up the land and put iu the best kind of 12-inch Telford road. This, with other improvements, brought the expenses of the land to me up to SlOa front foot. Pretty good price, you saj T Well, wait a minute. I .sold that land pretty nearly as fast as I could draw up the deeds, and I sold nono of it for less than 80 a front foot. There were 17 acres on the other side of the road owned by the same man ot whom I bought. This he offered me at the time I bought the first tract for $1,200 an acre, but I didn't buy it. The improvements which I put on the adjoining land gave this second tract a boost also, and 1 was very glad in the course of a year to buy it at $2,000 an acre. 1 Improved it a3 I did the other tract, and in less than two months I sold enough of it to pay the purchase price and cost of improvements, and I still own a part of it which I can sell to day, if I want to. for $100,000. Every dollar that I have made out of that land I made because I improved the roads," Signs of a Settlement. The impression is gaining ground thot build ers and carpenters have agreed upon the basis of a settlement, and that there will be no strike. On this subject a gentleman who has consideta ble building on hand said yesterday: "It seems to be in the air that the eight-hour question is good as settled. I havo no special authority for saying so, but 1 believe there will be no strike, and almost everyone with whom I have talked during the last few days is of the same opinion. I hope It is true. There is so much building to do in this city and vicinity that a strike would be a positive calamity. With this danger out of the way, I think we will have a busy season." A Southern Enterprise. . The old and eminently respectable city of Richmond, Va., is enjoying quite a business re vival. A new suburb has been laid out, called East Richmond. It comprises 800 acres of val uable land, and $1,000,000 will bo expended upon it in Improvements. The company doing this work is represented in Pittsburg by Charles Somers & Co., one or whom said yesterday: "I think this is one of the greatest enterprises of tho day. It is a splendid opportunity for Northern capitalists tu invest safely and profit ably. As a residenre location Richmond is un surpassed. This will attract outsiders to the new suburb. Improvements will comprise everything necessary to convenience and com fort electric cars, water-works, schools, churches, and railroad communication with all parts of the country. Several large manufact uring concerns aro located near by. I think new Richmond is the coming city of the Old Dominion." The Building Record. During the past week 43 permits were Issued, representing 51 buildings, 17 brick, S3 frame and I composite, total cost of all being S119,4b7. The Thirteenth and Seventeenth wards led with 6 each, followed by the Fourth, Sixth and Twenty-first with o each. The number ot permits taken out the pre vious week was 37, representing 40 buildings, at an estimated cost of $39,913. Number of build ings authorized this year to date, 370. Yester day's permits follow : Cbarles L. Davies, brick three-story theater, 65x230 feet, on Sixth street. Fourth ward. Cost, $70,000. Peter Sief, brick and frame addition one story dwellinc, 14x23 leet. on rear of Sarah street. Twenty-fourth ward. Cost, $700. Ellen Viekie, frame one-story dwelling, 16x32 feet, m Bclletield avenue. Thirteenth ward. Cost, $250. Martin Lee, frame one-story dwelling, 14x28 feet, on Juliet street, Fourteenth ward. Cost, $150. Mary Sterling, frame addition mansard story dwelling, 16x16 feet, ou Bedford avenue. Fifth ward. Cost, 300. Annie Robb, frame three-story dwelling, IflxSO feet, on Duncan street. Eighteenth ward. Cost, $800. Charles Rudner, frame two-story dwelling, 17x32 feet, on Roso street. Thirteenth ward. Cosr, S9J0. John T. Gne, frame two-story dwelling, 16x16 feet, on Water alley, Twenty-fourth ward. Crst, $700. Arch McConnell, frame one-story kitchen, 12 xl4 leet. on rear Edmond street. Twentieth ward. Cosr, $60. J. M. Kranstlver, fraino two-story dwelling, 20iB2 feet, on Blgham street, Thirty-second ward. Cost, $1,000. X. J. and A. Hamilton, frame one-story ware- honse, 25x120 feet, on Twenty-sixth street, Twelfth ward. Cost, $350. Business News and Gossip. From the number of important transactions in real estate reported in this column, the con clusion Is irresistible that something is;doing. Electrio started off weak yesterday but steamed up later on. Kuhn Bros, and Georga B. Hill A Co. bought. Sproul A Lawrence raked In a jag of Central Traction. This stock has more friends than is generally supposed. Last week was a good one In the building trades Permits for 51 houses were issued. This is like old times. Luster will be well ventilated within the next SO days. Three meetings will be held between now and April 8, at which the affairs of the company will be fully discussed. The most important of 83 mortgages on file for record yesterday was for $30,000. Ten were for purchase money. Certificate No. 87, for 15 6hares of Bank of Pittsburg, dated November 22, 1845, in the name of Margaret Bensollhas been lost or de stroyed and application made for its renewal. The firm of O'Neil A Co. has been dissolved. The first step was taken August 23 of last year and the final one yesterday. Movements in Realty. W. O. Stewart sold for William BIgge one of his new dwellings on Ward street for $6,600 cash; also sold for Alexander Murdock lots Nos. 13 and 14 in his Twenty-second ward place for $4,000 cash. J, a Larkin fc Co. sold to Mr. G. W. Stewart, of Stewart oVHacket, a house and lot in Meyran avenue, Oakland, for $8,600 cash. This makes three houses sold on this short street within the last ten days. Dixon A Co. sold for Catharine Himes to Mary E. Gibson a six-roomed brick house. No. 83 Clark street, lot 18x45 feet, for $2,700; also sold for William H. Allen to Joseph M. Dixon Nos. 315 and 317 Renfrew street. East End, lots 25x115 feet each; also sold for Mary E. Gibson to Isaao N. Finch, a new six-roomed frame house, situate Nos. 2295 Second avenue, lot 48x 120 feet to an alley, for 3,500 cash: also sold for Emma Patterson and Elizabeth Patterson to C. Coleman, No. 10 Third avenue, Pittsburg, lot 19x60 feet, for $7,100; also sold for Isabella Holmes to Maria Carter two four-roomed brick houses in the Sixth ward, lot 24x32 faet; also sold for Elspeth Smith to C. Co leman, a six roomed brick house situate corner of Robinson street anil Isabella court, lot 18x27 feet Black A Baird sold to G. R. Lauinan for C. R. Sbuman a new Queen Anne frame residen.ee iu Ben Venue place, with lot fronting 50 fee ton Mariepos avenue by 120 in deptb, for 8,000. C. T. Beeckman sold for E. H. Watkins lots Nos. 84, 35 and 86 in the Park View plan, Four teenth ward, for 2,250. Reed B. Coyle fc Co. sold for W. A. Lindsay his residence of eight rooms, with all modern conveniences, on McNair street, Wilkinsburg, lot 35x122 feet to an alley, for $4,600. A. Z. livers A Co. sold for William Gold to Charles F. Miller lot No. 167 in the Nortbside Land Association plan, coruer of Harrison and Florence avenues, in size 41x105 feet, running through to a 15-foot allev at Avalon station, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad, for $475. Millun Brothers sold to John W. Cluan a lot fronting 24 feet on west side of Homewood avenie. in their Allinder plan, close to Home wood station, for $950. Kelly A Rogers sold for T. A. Coleman, to C, F. Baursmith, a new frame house of six rooms and furnished attic, lot 24x100 feet, on May flower street. Twenty-first ward, for E3.300; also sola for Mrs. Mary Peters to I. O. McMinn a lot 25x120 en Flavel street, Nineteenth ward, for $1,550, also sold for Louis HIcklin to Bennett A Stitely a lot 25x130 feet, on Bondstreet, Nine teenth ward, for $1,250; also sold tor the same partv to Samuel Feltzberger a lot 60x120 feet in same place for $3,000: also sold to W. J. Free, man for J. H. Zimmerman, a s!x-roomed and attic frame dwelling, lot 25x100, on Carver street. Twenty-first ward, for $3,600. Tressel A Tener sold at publio auction, for A. P. Longdon. a good pressed brick dwelling, be ing No. 91 Fremont street, Allegheny, with lot 20x160 teet to a paved street, to Thomas Ander son, for S7.10O. John K. Ewing A Co. sold for Samuel Long to Mrs. Kate Pifer the property No 2S Poplar street. Third ward, Allegheny, being a two story brick house of six rooms and ball, with lot 20x64, for 13, B00 cash. M. T. Hippie t Co. sold to a prominent busi ness man a block of frame dwellings containing five rooms each, located iu the Fourteenth ward, with lot 150x150, for a price approxi mating $15,000. Alles A Ba'ilev sold for W. H. Elelnman to Mr. Sheppard, No. 63 Grove street. Thirteenth ward, a brick dwelling of four rooms, etc., lot 24x94 feet to a 40-foot street, for 51,750 cash. William Petty A Co. have sold another eight room brick dwelling on Junilla street, Elba square. Thirteenth ward, to William B. Craw ford, for $5,200. HOME SEGURITIES. Electrio .Opens Weak, hut Braces Up on Bullish News From Boston Philadel phia Gas Maintains Its Grip Eastern Speculators Shaky. The only features of special interest de veloped In local stock circles during the week were the alternations ot the strength and weak ness in Electric, and tha general steadiness ot Philadelphia Gas. Sales yesterday were 170 shares; for the week, 3.260, of which 1,795 were Electric and 944 Philadelphia Gas. As a gen eral thing, the close was at about the top. Electric was dull on call yesterday, Boston be ing quiot and few orders in. After call, how ever, it firmed up on the strength of a moro bullish feeling at the Hub, and the receipt of a few orders, presumably from the same place. On call it was quoted at 11 and U. The later impetus sent it up to about 12, which was the Boston figure. Mr. Westinghouse was expected to reach the city last night and return to Isew York to morrow. It is now known that he has been in constant communication with the committee of creditors, and It is believed that his state ments to them have been satisfactory. Trading was dull at the wind up on an unsat isfactory ban.1; statement and a widespread feeling in the East that a monetary stringency is impending. There may be some ground for this apprehension so far as Wall street is con. cerned, but funds aro easy for legitimate busi ness, and likely to remain so during the season. The "scare" is no doubt due to the bad condi tion of Argentine finances and a few European failures. In this country the situation seems to be steadily Improving. Sale aud fluctuations in local stocks yester day are appended: 75 shares Citizens' Traction, for whom, eta, EAOOO Panhandle 7s 11 25 Switch and Signal. 94 25 Central Traction, 13. 10 Electric at 11. 50 at HJf, 20 at 1 10 at 1 and 20 at 1 After call 100 snares of Electric at 10X 10 People's Pipeage, 10 BANK STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Bank or Pittshurir 95J Herman National Bank 305 .... Monontrahel.i -National UanK O .... Tilts, national Hank of Commerce 250 ... I'ittsbiirz Hank forhavlnes 250 .... first National, Allegheny 1W lATi;HAL GAS STOCKS. Sid. Asked. Brldcewater 21 Manulacturers' GasCo z: people's at. Gasand l'lpeage Co 10 lOVJ Plilladelpnia Co ;X 13 Winding Gas Co IJ FAbSEXCKB BAILWAY STOCKS. ISM. Asked. Central Traction 17 Citizens' Traction Slii 58 Pittsburg Traction 33 1'ieasant Valley 24 2iH KAILKOAD STOCKS. Eld. Asked. Chartlers Railway 57 Pitts., Youncstown & Ashtabula K. It. .... S3 Pitts., Younirstown & Ash. K. K.. pier. 63 Pitts, and Castle tth&nnon 5 .... Pitts,, AlcK.. & Youirli. E. K. Co 59 Pitts., Va. & Charleston K. IS. Co 45 Pitts. 4 Western It. K. Co. pref 15 is MINING STOCKS. Eld. Asked. La NorlaMlnlnr Co 25 Luster Mlnlne Co 14M 15 BUverton JMlnlnc Co l)i .... Sterling Silver alining Co 2 ELECTRIC LIOHTI XKI. Bid. Asked. Wostinghonse Electric 11M MM MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. .Bid.- Asked. Onion Switch and SUnal Co BJi 10 Union Switch and Slenal Co.. pfd 85 Westlnxhouse Air make Co 2X .... Westinghouse Brake Co., Lim 70 Standard Underground Cable Co 55 56M MONEY 2IABXET. Bank Exchanges Make a Good Showing Business Steadily Improving. The volume of Clearing House exchanges the past week was considerably more than $1,000,000 greater than for the week before. This shows that business is on the mend. An other good feature was the scarcity of cur rency, showing that it is not hoarded, but actively employed. The supply ot money was adequate to all the requirements of business. The call for dis counts was better than lor some time, showing a broadening tendency to bniness. Hatei ruled steady on the basis of 67pcr cent for call and time loans. Saturday's cxclMiiccs f l,fri9.807 25 S.iturdav's balances 327,li7J l KxcliuiiKca fur week 13,111, :" Balances for week z.trTCHl'i 5 Kxcliunres previous week (nvedays).. H,7ti,b57 CS Balances previous week , 1,893.-1I 43 exchanges week of 1330...,,.,., 14,930,459 9 Balances wek of 1530 , J,4fr,447 6T Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 3 to 8J per cent, last loan J, closed oUered at 8. Prime mercantile paper, 6HQ7. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at 1 85Vf for 60-day bills, and 54 S8i for demand. The weekly statement of the New York banks. Issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Keserve, decrease, 12,749,500: loans. Increase, 911,900; specie, decrease, 82,733,200; legal tenders, decrease, $504,800; deposits, de crease, 51,952,800; circulation, increase, $28,900. Ihe banks now hold S10.6S0.975 iu excess of the 25 per cent rule. Closing Bond Quotations. . S. 4s. ro. 110 U.S. u, coup UIJj U.8.4US, re 102 U. 8. 4s, coop 103 Pacific or '95 Ill Louisiana stamped W Missouri Ss M. K. AT. Hen. 5s Mutual Union Ss.., M.J. C. Int. Cert. N orthern Pao. Isls., Northern Pac Ids., Korthw't'n console, N 107 ,110)4 U5X 113 13754 104 Nortw'n deben's 5s. Ureron & Trans. 0s. lenn.neWBct.6s.. 102X "". newetc 5S....1TOI lean, new set. Is.... 71 Ot.L, SI. JK. KtVU, DO. St.L.. H.F.Uen.M. St. Paul consols.... St. P. Cnl&re. lits. Tx.. Pc. L.G.Tr.K. Tx l'c. & G.Tr.Ks. 109 121 115 56 29H Canada Bo. Ids 07)4 uirm raeincisis.iws!4 Ben. & K. G. Ists...ll7 Ben. 4 K. u. 4a..... tlli B.&K. G. ffntuti. - Krieldi mv iL.iL.tT.Uen.Ci.. 70S Union raclnouu... West hhore KIo Grande W. lsts, 10SH 102 Wi Bank Clearings. Chicago Rates for money are steady and unchanged at 67 percent. Bank clearings were 313.637,000. New York exchange was easy. St. Louis Clearings, $3,426,894; balances, $275,516. Exchange on Hew York sold at par. Money, 67 per cent. . . New York Bank clearings, !97,575,53; bal-ance-. $3,940,241. For the week Clearings, $620, 593,033; balances, $33,142,691. Boston Bank clearings, $14,845,831; bal ances, $1,832,590. Money. 5 per cent, la change on New York, 1720c discount. For the week: Clearings, $90,756,214; balances, $10,188, 937. For tho corresponding week last year: Clearings, $92,047,356; balances. $10,091,257. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $8,937,177; balances, $1,301,253. Clearings for the week end ing to-day were $65,019,5J9; balances, $9,632,952. Money, 5 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,152,419; bal ances. $283,207. Kate, 6 per cent. TEE 'WEEK 1H OIL, Price Shrinks About a Cent on Very XJght Trading. There was no trading in oil yesterday, the buying element failing to show up. The range of fluctuations was restricted to KJ of a cent. The opening, highest, lowest and close was 76 At the wlndup 76J was bid. The market was strong and weak by spells daring the week. The highest point reached was 78, and the lowest TI. As compared with Monday's opening, Saturday's figures showed a loss of about 1 cent. The only reason for the weakness developed yesterday was the unsettled condition of the outside stock markets and apprehensions of a money squeeze. Otherwise the conditions were Dullish, tho decline In production and increase in shipments being conspicuous. There was no change in quotations on refined, but a hint was conveyed in a London telegram that it would be marked up this week. McGrew, Wilson A Co., 90 Fourth avenue, quote: Puts, 75; calls, 78. Oil Markets. Oil Crrr. March 7. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 76c; highest, 77c: lowest, 76c; closed, 76c; sales, 69,000 barrels; clearance-, 650,000 barrels; charters. 46.826 barrels; shipments, 68,058 barrels; runs, 93,077 barrels. Bradford, March 7. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 76Jc: lowest, 76c: highest, 77c; closed at 7bc; clearances, 1,110,000 barrels. New York, March 7.' Petroleum opened firm on a few buying orders from the Wcst,but as soon as these were executed became dull and remained so until the close. Pennsylvania oil spot, opening 76Xc; highest, 76c; lowest, 76J; closing. 78Kc April option sales, 76: highest, 76c: lowest, 76c; closing 76c. Total sales 23,000 barrels. NEW YORK STOCKS. The Share Market Continues Active and Weak, With Aggravated Bear Balds Material Losses All Along the Line Bank Statement. New York, March 7. The stock market to. day was fairly active, especially for the leading stocks, but remained weak, and, notwithstand ing heavy coverings of shorts, shows material losses for the day all along the line. The news from abroad was again disquieting, and the sit uation iu the Argentine Republio was repre seated as being serious, which condition of af fairs was reflected in the Loudon market by lower prices for all securities. There was no Dercentible selling of stocks In this market for foreign account, but the pro fessional element in tue room was Dearisn to a man, .and notwithstanding the more hoDcful sentiment on the street, were enabled, by the freo offering of short contracts, to canse further marked losses in many of tbe leading shares, the general list of low-priced and in active shares being still comparatively neg lected. As during the past few days, the Grangers and coal stocks felt the brunt of the pressure, but there was evidence of consider able support in tho Villards, and those stocks were rather firmly held. The Var,derbilt. on tho other hand, yielded readily, as did also New England, Louisville and Nashville and Missouri Pacific. The opening losses extended to per cent, but at the lowest figures the declines reached as high as 2 per cent in IllinoU Central. Tho discovery of au uufavorablo bank statement was also one of the moving forces in the early raif, but the issue of tbe statement, with its loss of nearly 3,000,000 of the surplus reserve, wa3 unaccompanied by any demonstra tion other than the effort to recuperate the shorts put out uo to-day. The dealings were principally of that character, and in the Grang ers, Missouri Pacific and Villards' the rally from the lowest prices reached more than 1 per cent in many Instances. The close was, therefore, quiet but firm at the improvement. The final changes are generally confined to fractions, however, tho only marked losses being 1 in New England and 1 per cent in Canada South ern. Railroad bonds displayed the usual quiet business, bnt bympathized more than ot late with the depression in stocks, and some marked losses were sustained. Tbe business of the day reached onlj $123,000 with considerable animation in Atchison issues. The Texas Pacific incomes and Buluth and Iron Range firsts are up 2 to B9. The exports of specie from the port of New York last week amounted to 81.495,065, of which 000.541 was in gold and 501,521 in silver. The imports of specie during the week amounted to 218,765, of which $139,631 was in gold and $109, 081 lu silver. ineiollowlnc table snows tne prices or active stocks on the ew York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for 'IHE Dispatch by WiirrNET 4 STitrniNsos, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of the cw Xorkbtock Exchange, 67 1'ourtu avenue! Clot ins Uirt. xX AS H1 2536 5H S3 11 H 28J 1614 4114 78 4 KH 109 644 II 75 103 tu Ha 94 31 ii 15 ta tbii 134 H rax 19 MX 7 mi, 30S54 O pen- nijth eot. : 40 2-i 23K 75 49 115 l'ilij 4IM 7GX Ml! MX Low est. 20X 49 x:x 25)4 7454 43 114 mi 40 75 Slfci 109 Am. Cotton OH Am. Ootton OH orer. . Am. fVittnn fill Trust. Atch., lop. &S. F Z5 Canadian Pacific 75)4 Canada southern 4J Central of ewJersey.115 Central Pacinc Chesapeake A Ohio ... 16 Chicago las Trust 414. I llur 4 Qulncv, ' 704 C. Mil. A St. Paul. , bZTL C. Mil. & St. P.. nr. c. Kocki. & P. 1IOH c. st. p.. al. m a, st. p.. M. iu nt V. ,t -1 ortu western. .. 1C3M c. l:.N. W.nt". C t:.. c. x l 69 c. c. c a i.prer. Col. Coal 4 iron 343 Col. HocUuk Valley .... dies. A Ohio 1st nrer. Clies. & Ohio Sd nrer Bel.. Lack A Weal U4H Del. Hudson 1304 Ben. 5 Itlo (iramle.... WH Pen. & l:io Oraude. si. 5CX 10314 lay 3IX 85 131V 1304 16H 66H six 65 109'4 7UH .! 55 18X 13.1V 1295, 16 90X mi 103 71X 33" six - 1SB K. T.. Va. 4Ua Illinois Central Like Erie West LiiKe Krloi West pr. Lake Shore M. 9... . 9114 MX . 55 ,100 Louisville A 2 as'ivllle. 51 t Mlcnizan Central.... .ViOOlle Onln Missouri Pacitlc National i.ead Trust. Mew iork Central... 3, .) 13 l ll4 12 c.-. 271 171, EO SIJi I5 iv,- K 71 15 21 v.7 . 18X N.V.. C St. L, I. Y.. C, &St.L.lstpf J. 1 ..J. St. Li. -J OS H. Y.. L,. F, & W N. Y.. L. . W. Pd.. K. t. &tl. i, N. Y.. O. & W Norfolk Western.... XonoIkA Western nr. Northern Pacific Northern Pacinc nr.... Onto & Mississippi oreiron linorovcinont. Pacinc Mai: Peo.. Dec. .t Lvans... . 18! 'iiii 15 S3" 17 71H IS 1T SI 15M 15.7 V M1 "I " 3c;a ZVi Pnllauel. jcKeadliiL'... a) Pullman Palace Car... 190 Itlchmona A W. P. T 17)4 P.Icninond Jfc W.P.'x.pi 71)4 bt. Paul ,t Dulntu St. Paul A Dulutli of.. .. . St. P.. Minn. & Man SugarTrust Texas Pacinc IS'4 union raoiDe M Wabash. X Wabasn nrererred.. 17 CHICHESTER'S Engush, Red ICOHIGINAL AND GENUINE. , ; ssu for e5-rr .? JuXrXSW. iCl2!!SLrrii..niJI. tC in lump, iur ju kiuuiw ., - r 1U,UUU reMlmOmaiS. flaw, rapmr.. Sold by all local Unst'it lilii 190 !! 17 N) 1CT 71 70 70 "."." .".' 15 103 84 1354 mi M 44 43 43 9 8H 17 W t!7 4smS Western TJuleiUj....... WH g "S WheeUnllufTpre'f:. 70 Tog 7o2 70 North American Co.- 17X "X H "J P., (J., C. & St. L 1JX P.. C, C.aSt. L.PT. 49 Ex-dlvidend. . tSale. ' WALLBTBEET GOSSIP. Speculation Crippled by Argentine Matters Foreigners Unloading Americans. The situation in the speculative center of America is interesting, as shown in the follow ing telegraphic letter from Watson A Gibson to John M. Oakley A Co. : We can hardly add anything to our letters of the past fortnight in which, by varied phases, we tried to express our opinion that the mar ket was artificial and destined to break sooner or later. It has been supported in a negative way by holders who have Deen reluctant to sell, but who bought no more. Little bears have been timid and modest because those whom they have been accustomed to follow have apparently been committed to the bull side, and this has taken the nerve and courage away from the smaller ones. Argentine matters continue threatening though to-day and yesterday have been holi days in Buenos Ayres, arranged by the Govern ment there to check tbe panicky feeling and give time for reflection. Hut reflection can hardly bring agreeable results for the simple fact is that the cupidity of European invest ors has furnished a population not much larger than London itself with 11,000,000,000 In a few years under the temptation of high interest rates. That population cannot take care of such Indebtedness and some of these foreicn bouses, most deeply involved, must fall and tbe Argentine Government itself stop payment be fore tbe acme of the crisis will be attained. Ourstock market feels tbe Argentino situa tion by reflex action through London and more gold will have to go to the Southland and it can be bad here more readily than elsewbere. Then, too, it is the old story of foreign holders parting with their best American and domestic investments to protect their cats and dogs in South America, When things getsettled En glish capital when-lt goes away from borne here after, will come this.way and some time will be a great bull card for our securities but not yet. To-day's market was weak, and in many stocks tbe lowest prices of the year were reg istered. Tbe bank statement showed a loss of 3.250,000 specie and legal tenders due to in terior shipments and Treasury absorptions, but this had no special influence because it was not unexpected. This close brought a rally of about halt a point, but this was solely due to the covering of shorts by room traders, who, seeing tbe falling tendency of values during the past few days, put out a few Bborts. Silver does not go down, and it ought not to go down, nought to and doubtless will go up for the structure ofjdebt and credit of bank de posit and financial operations is so ereat that tbe world's stock of gold is inadequate. A more liberal policy toward silver is inevitable. It will all have to be used as money, and but little of it will continue on the market as merchandise. Boston Stocks. Atch. & Top L.U.7J 75?4 Franklin .... . 17 Boston A Albany.. ..199 Kearsarge 11 Hoston & Maine. ...2i'7 Osceola 37 G. IJ. AQ 76X qnlncy 100 'ltclibur K. IS.. ... S-li Santa Fe Copper.... 67X Mass. Central 18 rnmarack 145 Mex. Oen. com WH San Dlego Land Co. 21M N. Y. AN. Enir. .... 33X West End Land Co. 21X Wis. Cen. common. 19H Hell Telephone 194 Allouei M.Co.(new) 2 Lamson Store S 20 Atlantic 13 H'aur power 3)4 Boston i Mont 40 N. Knir. Telephone. 51 Calumet & iiecla..M0 Butte ABost.copper 15X Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stoats, far- mined bv Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New Xork Stock fcx- changei Sid. Asked. Pennsylvania Ballroad, 61 SIX Reading UX 15 buffalo. New York and Philadelphia 8 IM Lenlih Vailev 60 LeniRn Navigation 47 Nortnern Pacinc common 2SX - Northern Pacific preferred 71X 71X Mining Stock Quotations. New York, March 7. Alice, 130; Crown Point, 180; Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 600; Eureka Consolidated, 325; Home stake, 600; Horn Silver. 315; Mexican, 225; On tario, 8,800: Opbir. 825; Savage, 175; Stern Ne vada, 210; Union Consolidated. 200. MAEKETSBY WIRE. Wheat Still Eiclted and Nervous Some nigh Quotations Made Fart of the Ad vance Lost Stock Estimates and the Foreign Situation. CHICAGO Price fluctuations In wheat were nervous and irregular nearly all day. The first half of the session was particularly exciting. Despite tbe bearish figures given out by Brad ttrecl'i and the heavy receipts at Northwest and Southwest points the market made some rather high quotations. The principal cause of it was the extremely firm tone of the foreign cables and advices of heavy sales of flour at Minneapolis at an advance of 25I0c over pre vious prices. May wheat started at 5101. sold off to SI 00ai OOJi and then speedily climbed to 1 01K- the wheat sold on this advance car ried it down to 51 00, and it held steady around $1 00Jg for a long time. Toward the t cluae of tho session tbe weight of the long , wheat began to bs felt and prices weakened materially. May wheat sold off to 1 00. , Consolidating Beerbohm's and liraustreet's reports of stocks of wheat in second hands in 1 Kurope, afloat for Europe aud in the United l States acd Canada on .March 1 would make 89,523,000 bushels or 3,C31,U0 bushels more than last year. Keunett-llupkius special said: Ar gentine cables situation is bad. The stoppage of the payment ot Buenos Ayres loans is inevit able. A freh currency issue is certain. Tbe run on the Provincial Bank took 510,000,000. There is an easy feeling. The stock market declines on liquidation. Beerbohms' closing cable said: Pari3,1020 centimes higher;flour,l franc SO cen times Higher. English country markets Cd to Is per quarter higher. Corn made a little show of strength early.but finally gave way under heavy realizing sales oy longs and less heavy sales by people who thought it high enough to sell short. .May corn started at 59Jc, sold to COc, broke to 5&a on estimates of heavy receipts for next week. Oats followed corn. Realizing sales by Schwartz, Edwards and others carried May from fiOKo to 49C Provisions were easier on realizing sales by outsiders and moderate short selling by pack ers. The market was not very weak as sales were not much more than sufficient to supply the demand. The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by Jonn M. Oakley Co., 45 Sixth street, members Cbicaco Board of Trade: Open- fllU- Low- Cloi- ABTICXBS. lng. t. eat. lng. wheat, HO.1 , March 88V Wi 97 MM May 101 1101, 10u)4 tl OOlf July WH WX 05 WH Co UK, No. 2 Slarch MH 59 7 6731 May MH 80 Mh S8K JulV 68 68 66J 6li; OATS. NO. 2 May EOK 60 49 49 June 60 W 49X 49 Jnlv 46 46H 45 4JK ME6S POBX. March 9 80 19 80 S9 67 p 70 May 10 05 10 07 9 82 9 85 July 10 40 10 40 10 25 10 27,-4 Lard. March 7: 6 72 6 70 570 May 5 95 5 9j 5 90 6 92 July 6 20 6 20 (.15 6 15 SHORT Kins. March 4 72 4 72 4 62 4 65 M.iy 4 92 4 !)7H 4 87 4 92 July. 6 25 5 25 S 17)a 6 20 Cash quotations were as rollows: Flour Arm; winter patents, $1 505 00; spring patents, 54 601 00; bakers. 3 303 75: No. 2 spring wheat. SiKK9SJc: No. 3 spring wheat, 87c; No. 2 red, B(J1 00; No. 2 corn, 57c; No. 2 oats. 4SJc: No. 2 rye, 90c; No. 2 bar levnoininaI;Nu.lilaxseed,S119; prime timothy seed, SI 2631 27. iles3 pork, per bbl. 59 "OS 9 73. Lard, per 100 lh, So 70 Short rib sides (loose). 54 C04 Co: drvsaltcdsaoulders (boxed), 1 054 10; short clear 'ides (boxed), 84 955 00. Sugars, cut loaf, 7"Kc; granulated. 7c; Standard A. OJ'c. No. 2 white cits, 50c: No. 3 white, 41g3!50c; No. 3 barley, f. o. b., 6272c: No. 4, f. o. b., 62065c. On the Produce -Ex-cbanze to-day the bntter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 1617c LOCAL LIVE STOCK, Condition or Market at East IJberty Stock Yards. Office of riTT.sr.URn Dispatch. I S.ituicday. March 7. Cattle Receipts. 651 held; shipments, 411 head; market, nothing dolnr, all through con signments; 2 cars cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 2,950 bead: shipments. 3,000 head: market steady; Philaaelpbias. 53 984 00: beit Yorkers, S3 70Q 80: common to fair, S3 60 3 70; nigs. 53 403 60; 5 cars hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,600 bead; shipments, 3,000 head; market fair at unchanged prices. Cnoss Diamond Brand Tbepnlreafe, Pare, ndrIii&IPlll for I- V'ty - 'ss.isasL'sassEi MA AStU)vrtUI iiritflU IU JL4EU SUU wrm ........ -yi ther kind, Jtefwa SUtetitvtion and Imitktioni. v p uAiloiiraMiii MnninCniiL At DrnuiaU. Of MM II adum,i24 J "ltllr r I.a.11... m Br. r rttnrn Mall. sod ".Belief for Ladle," lttr,hj return Mall CHICHESTER CHCI.ICLiCOto8jr ui TEB HAMMOND LETTEHS STOLEX. English. Detectives Spend Large Sums for Them Only to Lose Them. Portland, Oee., March 7. An English detective named Partridge recently secured possession ot the famous letters of Charles Hammond, 01 London, but was a few days ago robbed of them by a man named Tyr rell. Officers arrived here in hot pursuit, and expect to have Tyrrell under arrest in a bort time. Partridge says he came direct from Lon don with instructions to secure the letters at any price and at all hazards. He fol lowed his man to Australia, then to Cali fornia, and finally located him here. A. dicker was made and a compromise effected whereby the holders were paid several thou sand dollars for the letters in question, a number of which were from noted persons in England. AS ACCIDENT TO A STEAMBOAT. Two Colored Employes Fatally Scalded by the Buckeye State Explosion. Cincinnati, March 7. The drumhead of the steamboat Buckeye Stats exploded yesterday, opposite Patriot, Ind. James Jones, ash wheeler, and Bam Ham ilton, fireman, both colored, were fatally scalded by escaping steam. They were brought to this city and removed to the City Hospital. THE BIYEBS BTATI0HAST. Thin Ice Banning in the Allegheny Run of the Packets. The Congo departed for Cincinnati at Br. if. last evening. TnE Monongahela Itiver Is stationary at 0 feet 6 inches. Thin ice is running out of tha Allegheny. The Matt F. Allen left for Farkersburg at noon yesterday, and the Carrier left at mid night for tbe same port. Metal Market, New Yoke Pig iron dull. American, SIS 00 017 50. PROF. KOCH RECOMMENDS the Sodon Mineral Pastilles (Troches, made from the Soden Springs, Frankfurt, Germany) FOR SORE THROAT CATARRH, COUGHS AND COLDS, as the beat and most effective remedy. Dr. Koch said: "A cough for which I tried many other medicines, which had not the slightest effect, soon became better and has now entirely disappeared by the use of the Soden Mineral Pastilles." The genuine Soden Mineral Pas tilles must have the testimonial and signature of Sir Morrell Mackenzie around each box. Price 50c Soden Mineral Spring Agency, 6 Barclay Street, New York, mhl-wsu GA9N ONE POUND A Day. A GAIN OF A FOUND A DAY IN THE CASE OF A MAN WHO HAS BECOME "ALL RUN DOWN," AND HAS BEGUN TO TAKE THAT REMARKABLE FLESH PRODUCER, gg:i'gii;rapyA'iw,-,fcjirrga OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda IS NOTHING UNUSUAL. THIS FEAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED OVER AND OVER again. Palatable as milk. En dorsed by Physicians. Sold by all Druggists. Avoid substitutions and IMITATIONS. Miring belter for babies. Full Cream. Full Weight. Best on Earth. FOR SALE BY "WM. HASLAGE & SON. GEO. K. STEVENSON & CO. M. E. THOMPSON. EMIL G. STUCKX Jall-91-su Did you ever have DOLLIES in yonr pocket AT ONE TIME? We offer this amount for an ORIGINAL Advertising Novelty to the man or woman, boy or girl, who shall de vise tho bo-t originality to advertise RIDGE'S FOOD For Infants' and Invalids In every home in America. For further instructions address Advertising Department, WOOLRICH & CO., PALMER. MAJS. Mention the name ot this paper when vou write. fe 15-112-15, 22.ihl5.29iapl2 OIL 1VELI, SUPPLIES. OIL WELL SUPPLY CO,, LIMITED, 91 and 92 WATER ST., PHTSBUBG, PA. ( l-Mffl-ltiH ?IZfnj2-lGJ SCOTT'S pjftfiitjtflW SMnllHilKlBUailllfl i-4 1! ll 'sal rir P BABE FACTS. The Whole Matter Conclusively Summed Up, THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED. What is catarrh rCatarrb.as generally kn own, is a diseased condition of tbe mucous membrane of the nose and throat. How caused? Its causes are numerous, but frequent repetitions of colds, consequent upon our changeable climate, is the one most gen eral. What does It lead to? If not treated it leads to various unhealthy conditions, such as im paired hearing, loss of tbe sense of smell, weak ened vision, bronchial affections oftentimes terminating in consumption. Tbe stomach and intestines become diseased ill-smelling dis charges from nose and ears result; in tact, the whole system becomes affected. Is it prevalent and can It bo cured? Dr. Carl Seller, the most eminent throat and nasal spe cialist in tbe United States, says: "It is esti mated that about nine hundred and ninety thousand persons out of one million suffer from this disease. This very frequencv gives rise to a popular belief that it it incurable. Yet with proper and rational treatment a patient can be cured in a comparatively short time." The preceding should prove conclusively that we make no false claims when we say that Drs. Copeland Blair's treatment absolutely cures. Hundreds of patients can so testify. This week we add tbe following: Mr. R. McDonald. Duqucsne, J'a. Mr. R. McDonald, living at Duquesne, Pa., and employed as weichmaster at the Alle gheny Bessemer Bteel Works, says: "I have suffered for 10 years. I had pains in the head, limbs and chest about tho region of tbe heart. My nose was stopped up. and.there was ringing noises in my ears. I hawked and spltupmucoas continually. My eyes wsro weak, aud I suf fered from nausea and weak stomach. Had no . appetite, felt dizzy upon rising, and was always' tired in the morning. I decided to treat with Drs. Copeland & Blair, and I am glad that I did. I am free from headaches and puns. My nose h clear and hearing well. I have regained my appetite, and in tho morning I feel rested. My dizziness has left and I feci better to-day than ever before." INDORSEMENTS Of Dr. Copelind's Horns Treatment fop Catarrh. The following are the names of a few of the many grateful patients who have been cured by Dr. Copeland's Home Treatment, and have kindly requested their names be used as refer ence: Miss Lottie J. Forker, No. 99 Arch strest, Meadville. Pa. Mr. W. C. Wilson, Canonsburg. Pa Mr. Thomas C. Hooper, Braddock, Fa. Mr. John Wright. Chicago Junction, Pa. ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE BY MAIL. Mr. W. T. Henliaw, of Prospect. Pa,, lays: "For years I suffered from catarrh without being able to find relief. Dr. Copeland's Home Treatment cured me." Mr. O. C. Bellis, corner Mam and Cunning ham streets. Butler. Pa., says: "I bad all aggra vated symptoms of catarrh; suffered constantly; nothiug relieved me until I began Dr. Cope land's Home Treatment To-day I am a well Drs. Copet.and A Blair treat with success all curable cases at 68 Sixth avenue, Pittsburg. Pa. Office hours. 0 to 11 A. a.. 2 to o P. M. and 7 to 9 F. ii. (Sundays included). Specialties Catarrh and all diseases of the eye, ear. throat and lungs, chronic diseases. Consultation. !L Many cases treated successfully by malL Send 2-cent stamp for question blank. Address all ma'I to DR. W. H. COPELAND, 68 Sixth avenue. 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