L Win f Ifir Mm. 9fr toecrt ECRT SOCIETIES e All communications for this department sbonld be mailed to reach TnE Dispatch not later tban Saturday moraine. Reasonable apace will be freely siren to all organizations fc'.aSBlfled under this heading. Select Knights of America. P. Q. C Jobn Bowen baa fully recovered from a severe attack of mumps. Major J. A. McKee has been elected treas urer of Duquesne Legion No. 10 for the present term. The First Regiment Kill in all probability bold in annnal picnlo at Windsor Park, Belle Yue, the coming season. P. S. C. A. S. Smith is still suffering from the (Trip. The Colonel saw bim taking his medi cine as usual a lew days slhce. The recular meeting of the board of officers of the First Regiment will be held at the Cen tral Hotel Wednesday evening, May 13. At the recent meeting of the Finance Com mittee the Grand Treasurer was antbonzed to pay the tnree beneficiaries of $1,000 each now dee. Pittsburg Legion No. 1 is doing a thriving tmslness, admitting new members at erery meeting. Three new oms were received at the last meeting. Comrade C L. Hannon, of No. 7, has been misting for the last two weeks, and any infor mation as to bin whereabouts will be thankfully reoeived by the Colonel. Colonel C. V. Lewis and stall will pay a visit V General Meade Legion No. 19 Friday even ing. May 15, upon which occasion both degrees will be conferred upon two candidates. The Colonel invites as many comrades as can to ac company him upon this visit. Adjutant James M. Todd was lost somewhere In the woods a few Sundays since, which aroused the anxiety of bis many friends, until be suddenly turned cp late at night. He has a very thrilling tale to relate of his adventures With the wild beasts of Schenley Park. Daqnesne Legion No. 10 is having quite a boom of late, adding new material to the roll of membership continually. This legion is com posed of some of the very best bustlers in the order, and comrades who wish to see the en tire work well performed will do well to pay them a nsit. B.P. O. Elks. A list is partly filled at Meadville, A list of 24 names It In for a lodge at Potts Tille. Brother K. Gleason has returned from New York. McKeesport Lodge will go with Pittsburg Lodge to Louisville. Pittsburg Lodge No. 11 had the largest meet ing last Thursday evening it has had for over a year. Cincinnati No. fi invites all Elks who desire to do so to join them on their boat to Louis Yille. A printed roll call of lodges will be presented for the first time for the use of the Grand Lodge. Brother Tony Richardson, of Butler No. 170, Is endeavoring to work up a lodge in Ashta bula, a Brother Charles Davis (Alvin Jotlyn), of Bos ton Lodge, is atjthe Anderson looking after hit theater. Exalted Ruler Wallace H. Cre&dy. of Pitts, purg Lodge No. 11, gets oft the work without the aid of a book. Pittsburg Lodge No. 11 will Institute Greensburg Lodge in the near future. All brothers will go in full dress. Cincinnati Elks propese to take a cannon, a sand and the Governor of Ohio and have some tun on the way down to Louisville. The big Kentucky barbecue and burgoo will e held under the supervision of Brother Cbsrle O. Zahner, of Louisville Lodge No. 8. A ruster of the members of the Grand Lodge has been prepared by the Grand Secretary alter eight weeks of labor. There are over 1,109 fiames on the roll. There will be a meeting of the Revision Committee of Pittsburg No. 11 next meeting Sight, Thursday evening, at the lodge hall, 102 Fourth avenue. The floe bronze elk will be put in position for dedication of the Elks' Rest, Sunday, May 17. at Cave Hill. All visiting lodges are in Titod to le present and assist Louisville Lodge In the dedication. All the indications point very strongly to the flection of Brother E. B. Havs, of Washington D. C.) Lodge, as Grand Exalted Ruler. The bonor and responsibility cannot rest upon boulders more worthy. The following brothers of Pittsburg Lodge No. II were at tbe institution of Kittannlng Lodge: Harry Ecker, Jobn Noland and John Wanserj Also James B. Borlaud, of Franklin Lodge, and right good time they bad. Kittannlng Lodga No. 203 wasilnstltuted on Wednesday afternoon last by District Deputy Borland, the work being doue by members of Franklin and Butler lodges Brothers Ecker and Wamser.of Pittsburg No. 11, were present. Some of tbe new lodces are: Jackson. Term.. IK; Helena, Woat., 193; Fatrnaven. Wash., 191; Marion. J no,, 195; Lansing, Mica.. 196: Koanoke, Va 197. Parkersburg. V. Va.. 19S; Keene. N. H.. 199; Uazleton, Pa 200; Kittanning. Pa., 08. Brother Rudolph Glasser would be pleased to hear from members of McKeespurt and Pitt.burg Lodges. All those desiring to go to the Louisville reunion cm procure half rates through him. The Traffic Association has adopted half-rat fare for all parties of ten or more. Only a week more remains. LO.G.T. Friendship Lodge Installed its offloers last Thursday evening. Lawrence Lodge is booming and will have a good representation at the District Lodge. Miss Clara Douglass was installed last week as Assistant becretary and Miss Sadie Wbit taker was installed as Deputy Marshal of West Manchester Lodge No. 1871. The District Superintendent of Juvenile Tem ples paid a visit to Friendship Lodge, and states that all temples in the district are doing well. He it in hopes of Btartlng others. Tbe District Lodge Committee of West Man chester Lodge held an entertainment at Enter prise Hall, beaver avenue, Allegheny. Wednes day e ening, it hich was a decided success. B. N. Edmonston and William G, Hohmann were elected as delegates to the Grand Lodge from West Manchester Lodge. The Grand Lodge meets in Lock Haven, Pa., some time in July. Ther ewill be a gospel temperance meeting held at No. 63 Ohio street every Sunday even ing, commencing this evening. B. C. Christy, Esq., will be one of tbe speakers this evening. The work is in charge of Ave young men who Are members of the Wet Manchester Lodge. Jr. O. U. A. M. The State Council of Ohio meets at Flndlay next Tuesday. Brother Clarence Springer, of Sewlckley Council, No. 170, died Thursday of last week. John Thomas, a member of Iron City Coun cil, No. 171, died on Monday and was buried on Wednesday. Americus Council No. 218, of the East End, has a committee appointed to make arrange ments for a lawn fete to be held shortly. Deputy State Councilor W. T. Powell was taken ill suddenly on Thursday, and was thus Srevented from attending tbe meeting at Acme onnclL At tbe meeting of one of tbe largest Councils of this vicinity last week there were cot enough member present at the regular honr for open lug to till the chairs. The Councils of Erie, Pa., and vicinity will tend about SJ0 men to Cleveland to take part in tbe parade. The Erie boys are young, bat they are wide awake. Venetia Council, recently Instituted at Ve netia, Washington county; rave an entertain, moot on Thursday. Prof. John W. Hall, of No. 81, was tbe leadjng attraction. A large attendance is expected at tbe union meeting of councils of the 13-d district, in the fcU ot Becjtmln Franklin Council, No. SI8. 101 Fourth avenue, ou next Tuesday evening. Brother W.J. Fix, of Georgo Washington Council, No, 4.3, who has been ill for soma time, is now fully recovered. Brother Fix il ono ot the candidates for National represetita tire. Shartn Council, No. 221, was visited on Hon. h "C!:", PVJflW day evening by Brother Morlan, of Rochester. He addressed tbe Council on "Good of the Order," and roused the boys to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Pride of the West Council, No. 167. of Alle gheny, has agreed to pay the railroad fare of all its members who will participate In tbe Cleveland parade. The council will go In a body and silk hats will be worn. The suggestion of Deputy State Councilor Roe, made at Acme Council Thursday evening, to tax the membership one cent a month tor tbe support of a National organizer, is a good one and ought to be thoroughly considered. Brother Slialer suggests Brother J. C. Cranston for National Vice Councilor. Brother Cranston Is a Past State Councilor of Pennsyl vania, and is one of the most active members of tbe organization. It is not known whether be will accept the position, but as no other can didates have been mentioned It Is fair to pre sume that his chances will be good. The Protected Home Circle. Pittsburg Circle No. 13 Initiated three mem bers Saturday eventing. Supreme President H. C. Hall is in Sharon In the Interest of tbe order. Centennial Circle, ot Allegheny, has added a number of members this month. W. H. McConnell. of East Liberty Circle, re ports five applications for the next meeting. Tbe fifth annnal meeting ot the Supreme Circle takes place at Sharon, Pa., August 15. The P. H. C. bas a membership of nearly 7,000 and over 500 members in the city ot Pittsburg and Allegheny. Mt Washington Circle No. 21 meets at Maeu nerchor Hall Monday evening. A number of candidates are expected. W. S. Bailey, Supreme Organiser, bas 17 names on tbe charter for a circle on Duquesne Heights, to be Instituted in May. Allentown Circle No. SO has new work for Its meeting Tnesday evening, and meets In the new hall at the bead of tbe-incline. Banner Circle No. 36. of Sbarnsburg, reports its next meeting to be held in Forsalth's Hall, Main street, next Thursday evening. A committee from each or the nine circles are to meet to arrange for a basket picnlo and rnnnion of all members of tbe P. H. O. In this city and vicinity. The seven circles of the city of Cleveland, O., with a membership of COO, have joined hands for a grand union entertainment to be held May 12. H. C. Hall, Supreme President, and W. 8. Bailey, Supreme Organizer, of this city, are to address tbe meeting. Mayor Rose, of Cleve land, makes the welcome address. The Heptasophs. The selection ot Supreme Representatives will be the next thing in order. Two hundred and twenty benefit certificates were issued from March 20 to April 20. The speolal call to the general fund of the (Supreme Conclave will be called June IS. McKeoort Conclave desires to be made a separate Supreme Representative distrlot. T. E. 8. Griffin will, daring the coming week, go to work to especially recruit tbe ranks of Greensburg Conclave. Edward F. James, the Supreme Organiser, is hard at word organizing his department. This is tbe best move the order has ever made. There is quite a contest going on between the Baltimore City Conclaves and the Pitts. burg and Allegheny Conclaves, as to which will secure the largest increase. It is reported one of the Supreme officers will present as a trophy a diamond badge to be contested for by Conclaves. It to become the absolute property of tbe Conclave winning it three successive years. Tbe Supreme Archon has appointed Edward L. Claik, Baltimore; J. J. Starr. Baltimore; and Jobn I. Shaw, .Pittsburg, as tbs Supreme Finance Committee; and Z. A. Justice, Esq., Youngstown. O- and M. H. Williams, M. E Philadelphia, as members of the Supreme Com mlttee on Laws and Appeals. Order of Solon. Six new lodges were organized during the month of April and several more charter lists are under way. Lodge No. I has dropped to fifth place. Star No. 6 has a "cinch" on fourth place, and is working bard for a notoh higher. Thirteen applicants have been examined and approved, and are expected to be present for initiation into Charter Lodge No, X Monday. May U. Assessment No. 81, month of April, netted J1S.S0S 60. Charter Lodge No. L turned in J525 75, Union Lodge Nn. 8,131$ 25 and Alle gheny Lodge No. 2, 330 35. Lcecbbnrg Lodge No. 133 will hold an open session In the Opera House during next week. Deputy Gance is at the helm and success is assured. Several of the supreme officers will be in attendance. Sbarnsburg Lodge No. 76 Initiated fire can dldates and five approved applications at their regular session Thursday evening. Deputy Samuel O. Beatty is in the field and Increasing the membership roll at each meeting. C. M. B. A. The Board of Presidents will meet this after noon at St. Augustine's Bchool House. The annual picnlo ana re-unlon will take place Monday, August 8, at Rock Point. Tickets for the exourslon July 20 to tbe Thousand Islands will be tor sale after June L Children nnder 12 years and over 0 go for half fare. This being tbe first long distance exoursion of the C. M. B. A., It is looked forward to with pleasure. Starting from Pittsburg Monday morning, the train will arrive in Buffalo at 4:30 the same evening, where a reception will bo held. The train loaves Buffalo tbe next morning, going to Niagara Falls; thenco by way ot Byraouse, Rochester and Cape Vincent to Kingston, Can ada. A grand reunion and plenie will be held at King. ton Saturday, July 25. After spending 15 days In that delightful country among the islands, tbey will arrive home In time to take part In the reunion at Rock Point August 8. Order of Juno. Charles Sutter, President of Keystone Tem ple, Is soon to marry one of Allegheny's fair daughters. Washington Temple will hold Its regular meeting Wednesday evening next at Hem mlng's Hall. Mt. Oliver. Keystone Temple. Order of Juno, held its regular semi-monthly meeting at Moorhead's Hall, Grant street, Thursday evening. Six new members were initiated. Remarks were made by Philip Martin. A new temple of Juno will be initiated next week at Allentown, Thirty-first ward, with some SO charter members. Among the signers for a charter are tbe leading business and pro fessional men of tbe ward. A. O. C. W, Special D. G. M. W. Samuel- 3, Osmond, assisted by Grand Recorder Walter Plekens! instituted Garland Lodgo No. 93 in Redmen's Hall at Wooster, O., May 6, with 21 charter members. Tbe following officers were elected and Installed: Fast Master Workman, Thomas E. Peckinpaugh; Master Workman, D. C. Cnrry: Foreman, Charles A. McDonald; Over seer, H. L. Kubns; Recorder, James B. Miner: Financier. Leo L. Lemon; Receiver, Samuel Metzler: Guide, E. a Hard; Inside Watchman. W. H. Harry; Outside Watchman, Christ C. Leyda; Trustees, Frank Bennett. Phillip Horn and W. F. Dsrr; Medical Examiner, Dr. James D. Beer: Representative to Grand Lodge. Thomas E. Peckinpaugh.; General Lodge Notes. Tuesday evening. Jjay 12, Canton "Allegheny No. 82, P. M.. will meet at its hall. No. 23 Fed eral street, for very Important business. All Chevaliers are most respectfully invited to at tend. A meeting of the managing board of the Chosen Friends' Sick Benefit League of tbe District of Western Pennsylvania was held at tbe Zimmerman House, Greensburg, last Wrdnesday. A lot of Important business was teansacted. Friday evening. May 15, Pittsburg No. 838. L O. O. F., will confer tbe second degree on four candidates. A very interesting meeting is ex pected and business of importance to tbe lodge will be transacted. All members otthe order are cordially Invited to attend. THE WICKETS ABB UP. Just Tour Feet of Water Now In the Hirer, and Rising Slowly. Tax wickets are up and therirermen are happy. The marks now show fonr feet, and rising slowly. It is expected that by this even lng there will be enough water to bring the coal now lying above No. 1 dam down into the pooh The James G. Blaine left for Morgantown yesterday, after a tlssp ot three days. Tax Courier arrived from and departed for Parkersburg on her regular weekly trip. Feok 15 to 20 boats are lying above tbe dam with coal, waiting for sufficient water to take them to the landings below. nlCK HEAOACHB-Carur.. Little Liver not, HICK U-UAFB-carUr-sUlUe Liver PUIS. bice HiOM,,,, HCK HEADACHB0arttt,iUtu,IlT,rrrai aouVTTSSa WSTy THE FINANCE AND TRADE. Improvement In Tone and Business in Nearly All Line3 of ActiTity." REAL ESTATE A5D HARD CASH. Speculation Widening; and Tallies Mate rially Stronger for tbe Weeb OFFICE ASD STEEST HEWS AND GOSSIP One of tbe gentlemen interested in tbe. block on Fifth avenue, between Scrip and Cherry alleys, said yesterday that the re port published in this column a short time ago to the effect that they proposed to erect an office building on it was correct, and added: "Owing to leases and labor trouble we will not commence operations this year, but hope to bare it finished before 1892 rolls away. The building, as now contemplated, will.be eight stories high. No expense will be spared to make it one of tbe finest structnres of tbe kind in the United States. It will be a credit to Pittsburg, I can assure you." Farms Not Dead Stock. According to Information received from an expert yesterday, farms are in moderate de mand and prices steady, with an advancing tendency when close enough to the city for gardening purposes. John M. Fierce sold to James T. Gormley 113 acres, with improve ments, in North Fayette township, for 112,000 a little over $75 an acre. Coal lands have ad vanced from 0 to 75 per cent within two or three years. A New Idea In Architecture. Mr. Harvey Chess, of the firm of Chess, Cook ot Co.. who recently purchased, through the firm of Charles Borne rs & Co., a piece of ground fronting 153 feet on Aiken avenue, with a depth of 163 feet, propose to erect thereon two houses, on the scheme of exterior being done In cement on expanded metal lathing, which has become quite popular in Interior work in high gtade buildings. The design, under way with Mr. Cooper, the architect, will be In French mo tive, and tbey will be somewhat unique here abouts. The location, being opnoslte Walnut street, will give a good opportunity to display the value and beauty of this system. Wood will be as largely tabooed In tbe construction as possible, to insure against fire, and the ex terior cements will be tinted in solid colors. The tree-embowered surroundings will further set off these buildings, since nothing is hand somer than stone effect against green back, ground. The Bhadyside district will then re ceive a new accession in the architectural line, which will be watched with much Interest by tbe building trades, as well as those con templating tbe construction of homes. More Than Holding Its Own. Oakland property has a substantial backbone. It is still climbing. J. B. Larkln A Co. yester day sold four vacant lots on Ward street for $5,000, which, three years ago, brought only 2,800, Tbe same firm refused an offer of 3,500 for a honse and lot in tbe same district which three months ago was In the market at 87,600. These are important pointers to buyers. Where Advertising Paid. Promoters of the new town of Kensington are meeting with greaj success. Streets and avenues are .being graded and sidewalks laid. Tbe Allegheny Valley Railroad engineers are at work on the switch, which will be one and a half miles long, and laid so that manufacturers can have materials of all kinds delivered direct from all points on their respective premises. Orders have been issued for all trains to stop at Kensington' After Tnesday nigbt; and tbe oompany is now having plans prepared for a large and handsome station bouse; It is to be of brlcK, with brown sand stone trimmings, and work will be commenced upon it the latter part of the month. The Steel Wheel Company has already let the contract for their building, and a contract his been let by the parties who have Kensington In charge for a fine office bnildinfc and 25 attractive dwellings for work men. By tbe Judicious advertising done in The Dispatch in tbe last 10 days, the com pany ban seeored over 20 applications foe sites, among thorn being some of the largest manu facturing ncerni In their line In the city. This town ft only 18 miles irom Pittsburg on the Allegheny Valley Railroad. Bed-Headed and Hopeful. A business authority makes these cheerful observations: "With good crops tbe rate for money will be a minor consideration! for credit, a much more Important factor, will be abund ant and prosperity wllrtie so general as to make dollars move qulokly and let In motion all the wheels of industry. It will be no timo for a speculator to be a bull on one class of securities and a bear upon another, for tbe markets will move in unison. Prosperity will beget invest ment. Investment will absorb street railway bonds and enable many moye companies to change from hone to the electric system: electrlo securities will again be In demand, and copper stocks will feel the stimulus of old-time prices for ingot." Ooslness News and Gossip. The property en Rebecca street, sold by Thomas McCaffrey, Drought 810,000, Instead of 11,000, as printed. John K. Ewlng, the real estate man, has gone to Chicago on a short business trip. The largest mortgage on the Recorder's file yesterday was for 115,000. Of 40, each of 13 was for less than 1,000. Sixteen were for purchase money. Eleven lott In Ira M.Burobfleld's Oliver ter race plan,Hazelwoo4,were sold during the west. The plan will be formally put on tbe market on Tuesday by advertisement in The Dispatch. The eieotrio ngnt company at fidgewood is soliciting the cltlsens tor subscriptions to de fray tbe expense of lighting tbe borough an. other year about 8800 tbe authorities being unwilling to pay this amount out of tbe treas ury for this purpose. At 11:30 yesterday the only persons on the floor of the Oil Exohange were two boys, both anxious to get away. Bond quotations! Citizens' Traction 6, 104 bid, 108 asked) Pittsburg Traction, general, 102 bid, 10 asked. Those who are disposed to dabble In Electrlo stock bad better go slow until light is officially turned on. It Is easy to give an old story a new meaning. Whitney Stephenson sold ten shares of Metropolitan National Bank at 110. Tbe books of tbe Westlnghonse Electrlo Company were closed yesterday, and will re main closed until after tbe meeting on May 18. The railroads continue to report good earn ings, and this notwithstanding the light grain tonnage as compared with last year. The in. ference Is that tbe movement of general freight is large and that rates are well maintained. At Boston yesterday Electrlo closed at 15ii bid. offered at lSJf Acall bas been issued for a meeting of stock holders of the Chartiers Valley Gas Company on Tuesday next, May 12, at 3 p. m. The Building Record. Daring the week 27 permits were issued, re. presenting 85jbuildlngs 11 brick and 21 frame, the total cost of all being 843,891, The Twen tieth and Twenty-first wards led with five buildings each followed by the Fourteenth and Nineteenth with four each. Tbe number of permits taken out the previ ous week was 60. representing 64 buildings, the estimated cost of all being 8104,67a Number of buildings for which permits have been granted this year to date, 877. Yesterday's list follows: Charles L. King, two brick two-story dwellings, 18Kx38 feet each, on Willow street. Twenty-third ward. Cost, $1,600. John Pedder, frame two-story dwelling, 28x82 f eer. on Kerns street, Thirty-fifth ward. Cost. J1.000. Timothy Goldlng, frame one-story storeroom, 16x23 feet, on Olympla street. Thirty-second ward. Cost,S25U. U. R. Rhodes, frame two-story and attie dwelling, 18x40 feet, on Almeda street, Twen-ty-third ward. Cost, 81,700. John M. Gorman, frame addition, two-story dwelling. 12x18 teet, Kelley street. Twenty-first ward. Cost, 8121 , Movements In Realty. , Baxter, Thompson A Co. sold lot No. 8 and the east half of lot No. 7, Brnthton Place Flan, Brusbton station, .fronting 75 feet on Penn avenue by 140 feet to a 20-foot alley, with a two story Queen Anne brick residence of IS rooms, with all conveniences, to a Penn avenue busi ness man, for f 10,000. JiC Rellly sold for John Nnsser, the well, known SoutBslde brewer, a plot of ground In Homestead, fronting 120 feet on Sixth avenue by 205 feet deep, to Joseph A. West, the brick manufacturer, for a price approximating 85.000. Reed B. Coyle A Co. sold through tbe agency of A. 25. Byers A Co. lots Nos. 83 and 89 in tbe Laurel Land Company's plan at Laurel station for IL100 cash. John K. EwlngdcCo.sold'for John White to Mrs. Mary Bohmalts a Tacant lot UHxlOO. on the New Brighton road, Eleventh ward, Alle gheny, for 8725 cash. M. F. Hippie A Co. (old for Samuel Mo Naugber and John Moffat three lota, corner Linden and Maple avenues, Tenth ward. Alio gheny, to tbe North Avenue il. E. Church, who Intend erecting a chnrch in the near fu ture having a lrontage ot C7K feet by a depth of 125 feet, for 83.100. Black S Baird sold for Mrs. A. J. Barr a large tract of ground on Ophelia street, Oakland, opposite toe property ot the Children's Hos pital, for 817,850. It will be inb-dlvlded Into building lots and nlaaed on theimarketln tbe Immediate fature, aA will be very desirable J PITTSBUBG BISPATOH. for homes on account of lti beautiful and ac cessible location and the large vacant plot of land opposite it, owned by the hospital, which will be forever kept like a park. . A. Z. Byers vCo. sold, tironia Be4 B. Coyle A Co., toHev. David 8. Kennedy, of the First Presbyterian Church. Allegheny, lots 88 and 89 in tbe Laurel Land Company's plan. Laurel station, Flttsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chi cago Railroad, having a frontage of 40 feet on Forest street, and extending back a distance of 134 feet, for 8L100 cash. . . . E. D. Wingenroth sold thiee lots In his plan of Nadlne Park, being Nos. 86, 87 and 88. front lng 75 feet on Poketo avenue, and extending back U0 feet to Osage alley, to John Herr mann, for 8900. HOME SEOUEITIES. Basinets Satisfactory and the Leader Seore Norther Advances Review of tbe Week's Operations The West- lnghouse Rumor. Local 'stocks were fairly active and strong last wees. Th'e volume of business was smaller than that of the previous week, bat the range was wider. There wero some new features, no tably in the street railway list, which added to the interest Total sales were 2,729 (bares, against 3.186 the week before. The report that Mr. Westlnghonse bad completed his deal, and mentioning tbe names of several prom inent New Yorkers as heavy subscribers to tba preferred stock, cduld not be verified. Several prominent brokers said they knew nothing about it, and while admitting Something of the kind might be going on. cau tioned Investors to await authentic informa tion. Closing prices yesterday, as compared with those of the previous Saturday, show advances Jn Plpeage, Wheeling Gas, Central Traction, Citizens' Traction, Pittsburg Traction. Luster and Electric. Manufacturers' and Philadel phia Gas and Airbrake held advanced ground and were steady. Switch aud Signal and Pleas ant Valley closed a trifle lower. Tbe most im portant accessions occurred In Citizens' and Pittsburg Tractions, each of which added nearly 83 to its credit. Wheeling Gas was a good third, making a gain of 81 60. A. J. Lawrence & Co. say in their weekly re view: "Tbe developments at the annual meet ing of the Philadelphia Company and the Sharp advance in Wheeling and Manufacturers' Natural Gas have focused tbe speculative eye on this class of securities. Plttsburgers have lost so much money in the natural gassers tbat it is a difficult matter to get them to properly consider tbe present situation of affairs. Like tbe wild ass of tbe Land of U. which 'brayetb not when be. bath grass,' holders of natural gas shares had nothing to say so long as 10 and even 20 per cent dividends were regularly paid; but when these ceased and the disastrous shrinkage in value followed, tbey lost all faith In the business. "There may have been extravagance and mis management at the beginning, but present ? rices have, in a great measure, discounted bese, and the face remains tbat Allegheny county bas the most extensive and perfect sys tem in the world for the distributioq of gas. It is preposterous to suppose tbat such a valu able property will ever be abandoned, even upon tbe exhaustion of tbe gas fields an event which is still years in the future. It is a well known fact that less than two years ago there wero negotiations for tbe sale of tbe control of tbe Philadelphia Company to an Eastern syn dicate. At tbat time the stock was Selling for nearly tbree times its present price. We deem It among tbe possibilities, if not probabilities, of tbe near future that Pittsburg's leading nat ural gas companies, with their 1,000 miles ot pipe lines, will be consolidated; that the supply of natural gas will be augmented by the manu factured product, and that a company equal to the Chicago or the Bay State, of Boston, will be the result "Westlngbouse Eieotrio was strong and high, er during the week, selling as high as 15 and the sorlp was in demand at an advance of x015 per cent, The whirligigs of speculation brought about a decline Friday and Saturday, in tbe face of most confident assertions tbat the company's affairs bad been finally ad justed on a firmer basis. As tbe bulk of the trading is In the East, and as the general mar ket there was adversely affected by gold ex ports and bank failures. Electric naturally sympathized with tbe depression. It will re quire an analysis of the official circular which will be issued In a few days to determine tbe lntrlnslo value of tbe common stock under tbe new arrangement. We still confess our in ability to seo how It will be materiallybeneflted, but at the same time we must admit tbat tbe general sentiment Is more bullish than at any ttme since the negotiations began. "The further advance in tbe traotlon stocks shows tbat tbey are tbe favorites with invest ors. During the week Duqueino Traction told at 15, and Birmingham at 19 while Pittsburg rose to 87 bid, Manchester to 86, and Central to 1 Those who Invest for immediate re turns may be disappointed, but tbere can be little doubt of the safety of such Investments for a 'long pull.' They occupy a position sim ilar to bank shares, and are every whit as secure." Yesterday's sales were 100 Electric at 15, 10 Ohio Valley Gas at 2 10 Pleasant Valley at 24& 81,500 Electrlo scrip at 68, 832 at 67. Clos ing bids and offers for tbe week are given be low) axles STOCKS. Bid. Atked. Arsenal.... M ... Alltthenf National r.ant 45 DnqHetne National BanKi 17S .... freehold Bank 71 Keystone Bank of 1'ltttburg. 75 llaionlo Bank . 55 .... Mechanics' National Bank 110 .... Odd Fellows' Havings Bank 70 XXTUBAX, 0X3 STOCXS. Bid. Asked. Chartiers valley oas Co., M Manoraeturers' OasCe Ohio Valley Peoplo's .Nat. (las and Plpeage Co., .. Philadelphia Co Wheeling Uas Co OIL COMPJLNT STOCKS, Fisher Oil Co Tana OU Co A Washington Oil Co .. T 10 etse .. 20 .. H .... .. mi ..17 Bid. Atked. .. 67 ti 60 ..79 85 rXSSENOEB BXTLWiT STOCKS. Bid. Aiked. Central Traction , ItU 19 Citizens' Traction.. , Bx .... Pittsburg Traction. M , satf .... Pleasant Valley U .... Second Avenne Electrlo tl .... SjULBOjLD stocks. Bid. Atked. Pitts. June. B. B. Co 19Ji .... COIL STOCKS. Bid. Asked. 81 40 Hanifitld Goal A Coke Company. , , M. Y. A Cleveland Uas Coal Co.... S&XSOB STOCKS. Hand Street MIMINO STOCXS. Bid. Asked. CO i Bid. Asked. ... So 40 ... 13X UH La KorlaMlnlngCo , Latter Mining Co... XLXCTBXO LIOHT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Westlnghonse Eieotrio 15H UH MJICZLLUrXOtri BTOCKB. Bid. Asked. Monongahela Navigation Co 70 .... Ilonongabela Water Co ,...,..... 17)4 ' .... Onion Switch and Hiroal Oo SM .... Westlnjcbonte Air Brake Co II W Westlnghonse Brake Co., Llm 11 At New York yesterday the total sales of stocks were 171,107 shares. Including: Atchi son, 14,250; Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern, 8.435: Louisville and Nashville. 10,390; Mlatouri Pacific, 6,340; Northern Pacific, 7,535; Reading, 3,000: Richmond and West Point, 2,430; Bt. Paul, 35,720; Union Pacific, 8,630. MONEY HABKET, A Fairly Good Week Among the Local Financial Kings. Bank clearings last week showed up nearly 81,000,000 better than those ot the previous week, and were not far .behind those for 1890. This statement is certainly sufficient to convince the most skeptical that trade is in good shape. Routine lines at the banks were f alr.but feature less. Money was easy all week, and there was a large surplus at the close ot business Satur day, when interest rates were quoted at 67 per cent as the extremes. The Clearing House report for the day and week follows: Saturday's exchanges S 2,078,008 95 Saturday's balances 474,264 it Week's exchange -. 14.124,063 S3 Week's balances z,999,K."r 10 Previous week's exchangej 13, 47a, 178 77 Kxcbanges week of 1835 14.055.174 13 Balances week of 1630 2,573.014 75 Tbe weekly statement of the New York banks. Issued yesterday, shows tbe following cbanges: Reserve, decrease, 82,679,850; loans decrease, 81,444,200; specie, decrease, 83.688,800, legal tenders, increase, 8126,600; deposit, de crease, 83,647,800; circulation, Increase, 86,600. The amount now held by the banks above legal requirements of the 25 percent rule Is 84,764.075. This material loss in reserve and cash lntensl fled the selling pressure In tbe atock market and the final dealings were marked by losses all along the line of active shares. At New York yesterday money on call was, easy, with all loans at 8 per cent, closing offered at & Prime mercantile paper, fi7. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at (484 for 60-day bills and 8488, fordemand. Closing Bond Quotations. tr. B. ea. in 120 U. B. 4a, oap 120 D.b. 4H, ret 100 U. 3. 4M, eeep .101 Panoses of 'JO...,,.!!! toalsianattampedt U Misuari &...' Ttnn.nrwitt.es.. 10J Ttnn. nswtu,t..10l Tnn.newset. St.... 71 Canada Bo. zds 7 Central PaeiaoUu.107! Den. A IL il. iiti...iu H.X.'AT. Ids.., 4154 ttatsal Union St.. ..103. a. J. a. int. urt..iii x Northern fa. Uts..ll(V Northern fa. ds..imi rtbw't'a tomtit, 1WH Mertw'a etben't u.loe)i Oregon A Trans. Gt. 8C.L, L 11. Oen. I. 85 Bt.L. A tt.F.U.n.M.I06 6L faol consols. ...123 St. f. Chlfc. IlW.113 IX., relit , B9 !&. l'e.2dl UK Dtn. A K. O. 41. .... K!U K.U. Watt lit - i Krlezds 100M Union l'aeiss Hit, ..iced West Bhore 102W m A MA. UU.,..., IS Klo Urand west isu 77 Bank Clearings. CJnoAwO-ClsarUgi van 8IU1JQM. Xew SUNDAY, ,MA.tf -10. York exchange was 60o premium. Rates for money were steady at 6i6 per cent St. Louie Clearings, 83,417,615: balances, 8551,149 Money at 607 per cent. Exohange on New York at 90o premium. New Yosk Clearings to-day, 8128.836,0321 balances, 85,895.818. For" the week, clearings, 8512.734.835; balanees,30,989,8S3. ,, Boston Clearings to-day, 814,871,967; bal. ances, 81,885,474. Money, 6 percent, exchange on New York, (jffllSc discount. For the week, clearings, $98,729,063; "balances, 89,485,335. For the corresponding week last year, clearings, 8109.077,304: balances-. 810.749,125. Philadelphia Clearings to-day, 810. 408,062; balances. 81.468,154. For the week ending to day the clearings were 866,002,702, balances, 89,292.912. Money,M5 per cent. Baltimore Clearings to-day, 11.921,109: bal. ances, 8198,408. Money, 6 per cent. ' NEW YORK STOCKS. The Weakness of Shares Results In the Lowest Prices of the Week Unfavor able Monetary Conditions the) Leading' Motive. NEwY0EK,May9. The stock market was active for tbe short session to-day, and the weakness which has been tbe feature ot the week culminated In sharp declining In the last half hour, when tbe lowest prices of the week were reached in all the leading shares. The prime moving force in tbe market is now the unexpectedly large shipments of gold,aud while tbe weakness In the rates for foreign, exchange Is regarded as Indicating an early end ot the gold ship ments, the heavy drain on the resources of the banks has begun to be felt in tbe rates for money, and operators find themselves unable to carry tbe stocks with which they are loaded in many cases. Some of these shipments, how ever, which are scarcely justified by the rates which have prevailed for tbe last two months, are said to have been brought about by tbe same parties who succeeded In locking up money last fall In order to lower tbe market, and for the same purpose. There Is no other explanation of the unusual outgo of gold at tbe low rates of exchange prevailing. The market started to-day with some press ure to sell, apparently the remains of yester day's movement, but there were indications ot inside buying in Missouri Pacific, and of buy ing ot other stocks by operators who were working for a reaction when the market was S per cent higher than at present. This influ ence made itself felt, and a general rally of small proportions was brought abont. Tbe bank statement, however, which was ex pected to be bad, showed a loss to the sur plus reserve of nearly 2,700,000, and as it was known to reflect only a portion of to-day's outgo of gold, the inference was that tbe actual condition of tbe banks is not so favor, able as indicated by tbe statement. Tbe selling movement was resumed with increased vigor, therefore, and even the strongest stocks yielded readily, and almost all the first stocks lost-over 1 per cent from the best prices ot the early dealings. Tbere was an effort to cover on the decline, however, and the buying In tbe last few minutes actually steadied tbe market and brought prices in some instances up small fractions. Tbe close was steady at tbe rally, but at close to the lowest figures. Tbe final changes are fenerally losses of large fractions, and Union aciflc is down 1, and Reading and Louisville each 1 per cent Xho trading reached 169,814 listed and 11,293 unlisted, St. Paul contributing 35.7.M. - , Railroad bonds were not so active as stocks, but sympathized fully in the weakness dis played, and on a business ot only 8407,000 several material losses were sustained. Tbe following table shows tne prices or active stocks on tbe New York Block Exchange yeattr day. Corrected dally for the Dispatch by WiirraxT & STitPHKNSOK, oldest nttibnrg mem bers of the Kew York Stock Exchange, 67lTourth avenuei not ing Bid. mi 47 24 1M 77 CO uX SI 17 49V 83X 62 IUX 757i il S3 83 P 48 1MK 182 113 67 110 77 nw esS 1SK 1004J 13 ISM H 16)4 16 5.1 lH 68 29 ,.3 ISSM ie 71 opca Inc. Am. Cotton Oil 1&H Am. Cotton Oil orer... 43 Am. Cotton Oil Trust. 25 ' Atch. Top. A S. F 32 Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central or.NewJersey.117X Central Pacific... Chesapeake & Ohio.... 17!4 Chicago Uas Trnst.... 50 C. Bur. & Qulncv 87U C, Mil. Abb Paul.... 62S4 C, Mil. 4St.l'anlpref.l,n 0 ItockL &P. 76M C, Bb P- M. to. , .... V.. Bb P.. M. tUL SI. .... C. A .northwestern. ...108M O. ii. W.DI c, u.. a i 63j Col. Coal A iron 66 Sigh. zow tib etb 26)4 26 43 47 21 24 12X 1X iHS in" ifa J7' aOH 49M S7K M 61 6Vi 112U 112 763 75X losji iS& 6414 62J Mit 83 27 27 49 43 136M 135X w" isji 67 67 110H 110 78 77 40 89V 69K 694 18 W 102 1(0 ib'H 20 KM K 16t JSM 16 16 H (2 23K 15 69)4 6SM wi ie'ii 19 ISK M Col. A Hocking Valley 27 cues. A Ohio lit orer.. 49 Del.. Lack A West.. ,.136)4 uei. A Hudson , Den. A Klo Orande .T.. Va. A Ua Illinois Central S Lake KnA we'tt sr 67 Lake Snore A M. 0 110)4 Louisville Mashvlllt. 78 aioeiie Ohio..' 40 Mliioun Pacific. ... .. 69 national Lead Trait... IBltf ftewkorf central 102 K.l, CCSb U M. r L. E. YV 20H MaY. AM. . ftlfe N. X.. O. AW 1614 Norfolk A tVettern.... 16 Morioik A Wetttrn pf. 63M Northern raeine 25m Northern Paclflo or,,,. 69M Ohio A Ulttliilppi Oraeon lmororemenb .... Paolnctlau K reo.. Deo. A Evant.... 19 rnlladeL AKeadlnr... S3 Pnllnan Palace oar Klemnond A V, P. t.. WK !. 164 Richmond AW. P. 1.' .PI 71 St. Paul A Duluth..... 29 Bb p.. Minn. A Man Bub. ASanJ. Ittpt Texas Paclse. 14 Union Paelfit 43 Wabash lOV Wabaan nrererrM 20 Wettern Union SOX WneellngAL. . MH WnceilngAL.K.prtf.. 76 North American Co... 16)4 P., C C. A Bt.L I0H P., C. C. A St. upr.f .... Am. Sugar lieflnerlet. six Am. Buzar Kcfln'i, pr 92)4 national Cordage Mjj 14 49 ion 20 ft 61 WH !.'3 Wi sr" tm 14 46 H 10)2 OH til Boston Stocks. Atch. A Top L.Q.7S 21 H Boston A Maine. ...197 C li.&Q 83 Eastern U. K. 6i 121 Pltehburc K. B.. ... 83 L. it. A Fb S.. ...... 96 Mats. Central 19 Mtx. Can. com 20 Franklin 17)4 Huron 2W Kearsarze 12tf Osctola. Sj Qulney...- 102 Santa Pe Copper.... 66 Tamarack 160 annuton Land Co.. 40 Boston Land Co 6W Wm End Land Co. 723 Bell Telephone 206 Lamson Store t). .... 1714 Water Power 2 N. Y. AN. En..... 86X a. I, a a. .ng, is.,m Old Colony'. its TV It. Ctn, common. 20 Wit. Central ci 4 Alloaei al.Co(new). 3J Centennial Mlulnt. isk Suantio is ottonA Mont...... 41 Calumet AHte.a....2S6 a. jLnff. leiepnont. out Butte A Bosb copper lb)i Philadelphia) Slocks. Cosing anoutlom of Phllsdtlphla ttoeks. fur. nlibed bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers, ho. SI Fourth avenue. Members Hew York Stock Ex ehaniti Bid. Asked. PanntrrraxUaBailroad...,..,,. 60)4 com: Heading 1611-16 16M Bnffalo.NewYorkandl'bliadclphla 8 SM Lenljm Vailjv . 48 48)4 LehishMavlxat'on 401 47 orthern Pacific common 26 25)i Northern raeine preferred 633( 68t i WALL STEEET P0INTEB& A Bearish Bank Statement and Gold Ship ments to Europe. Tbe speculative situation is set forth in the following wlreling from Watson A Gibson to John M. Oakley A Co.:' The London prices for Americans came In about on a parity with oar closing of yesterday. If there had been any pressure of long stocks there and the panicky feeling represented as prevailing abroad, these pricea should have come in lower, as, indeed,, alto should have come the quotations on consols. As a matter of fact, oonsols were higher. The market sold off fractionally, but it was dull. Tho bank statement appeared, when the market took a downward plunge which' carried the prices off 1 point within 15 minutes.. This statement showed a loss of 82,000.000 in reserve and 8350,000 in actual cash, but that was not worse tban expected. Tbe fresh selling of tbe last minute, therefore, looked like a concocted raid to give tbe market a weak close. Until we know how much more gold Is going abroad we can't Judge of the immediate course of the market, but when tbe sbower of gold exports is over, the market Is sure to have a sbarp rally. Then tbe eyes and thoughts of traders will be turned to the railway and crop situation. One good sign Inpur office to-day was boring for Investors wbo will pay outright for the stocks. Another good sign Is that during tbe past few days several new buying speculative accounts have been opened In our office. The selling is led by tbajpurcly speculative trading element, but wben tho gold exports begin to abate this element will be anxious bidders. Tbe loss of gold will compel higher Interest rates here and the receipt otlt abroad will ease them tbere, so that both ways tbe Influence Is tooheok the' outflow. The scare will abate probably before this time next week. MAEKETS BY WIEE. A .Lively Trad In Wheat and Corn See Sawing Between Higher and Iower Vignres-orn Closes Weak Provisions Weak. CHICAGO there was quite a heavy trade la wheat to-day within an irregular range, prices ruling both above and below the closing figures of yesterday. Jnly opened at Mo, against tto t Uu attM rHt(Uyv Th entire trade setms . 189l to be bearish. July, which in the first minute touched SBJic, sold off in the early dealing to 97c When the bears took on horns and began, to bay, the price shot up to St Having made a hard spurt the bears turned sellers, and on their offerings there was a reaction to 9&H. and then came a rally to eejio; bat bear offer ings were to heavy and a decline succeeded, the market closing at 93io. Mar was ratber a fancy deal, and closed abontleJIKO higher than on yesterday. i Corn was fairly active. Tbe feeling at the opening was fairly steady, bat the local crowd was bearish and sold enough to cause a break in prices. Tbe market then grew strong in sympathy with the rally in wheat, but weak ened near the close. July opened at msz&yic declined to 68c, rallied to59K.and closed at t$y,c The early selling was caused byline weather and indications of large receipts. Oats were unsettled. Tbere was talk of dry weather at one time and rain at another, wbloh kept prices moving up and down within a lib. eral range. Z Provisions started out weak with grains, de clined still further, advanced sharply on large buying and then weakened. July pork started out at 812, sold to 511 85, Improved to 812 12, and reacted to 811 90. The leading futures ranged as xoiiows, as cor rected by John M. Oakley 4Co 45 Sixth street, members of Chicago Board of Trade: Open-IUlgh- ! Low- I Clos lnc. t.t. est. lng. AsnoLsa. WHXAT, to.: May..T..: June July. COBir, Ho. t May June. July .., OATS. MO. 2 May , June , July Mass Poax. May July September Cabu. May.. ........ .... . July. September SHOJtT KTBS. May Jnly. September tl m 101X 99 S3H 60)4 69 80)4 49 45X S10SW .102H '100 II OS 103 S3 61 685 eat 4SX 48tf 4994 1165 11167)4 12 12H 1240 6S2H 6 72 7 00 00 625 K)4 11163 12 W 12 30 4 6214 6 72 700 89S 620 660 Jl HI nan 6 47)4 665 SM 6 90 6 17K 6 473 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. Ifo. 2 spring wheat. 81 03; No. 8 spring wheat, 95c; No. 2 red, 81 0301 05, Mo. 2 corn. 62c; No. 2 oats, 49c No. 2 white, 6U53c; No. 3 white. 60 51e. No. 2 rye. 85c. No. 2 barley nominal; No.3,f. o. b.. 7475c; No. 4, f. o. b., nomi nal; No. 1 flaxseed. 31 141 14; prima timothy seed, 81 2S1 27. Mess pork, per bbl 811 60011 65. Lard, per 100 lbs. 88 45 6 60. Short rib sides (loose). 86 C00 05; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 85 205 25; short clear sides (boxed), 88 60Q6 6a Sugars un changed. On the Produce Exchange to-day the bntter market was easier; .extra creamery, 2528c; extra firsts, 2224c; firsts, I821c; extra dairy, 2224c; extra firsts, 164217c Eggs, 1214o. LOCAL LIVE STOCK. Condition of Markets at Bast Liberty Stock Xards. Omoi or Pitts mm o Dispatch, i Saturday, May 9. ( Cattle Receipts, 714 head;' shipments, 420 bead; nothing doing; all through consignments; 1 car cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 4,650 head; shipments, 8,950 head; market firm; Philadelphia, 85305 40; best Yorkers and mixed, 85 155 30; pigs, 84 25 i 75; 4 cars of bogs shipped last night; 2 to day and 15 cars to-morrow to New York Sheep Receipts, 2,800 bead; shipments, 2,700 head; market slow at yesterday's prices. Saturday's Oil Markets. The oil market was stagnant yesterday, as it was all week. The beit bid for cash was 71o, closing offered at 71c. For June 72c was bid, offered at72o. Tbe difference between Monday's closing price and yesterday's repre sents a gain of about 1 cent Quotations on refined were: New York, 7.20c; London, 6 11-lBd; Antwerp, 16f. Ibere were considerable gains in dally average run? and shipments, bat a loss in charters of nearly 10,000 barrels. Tracy, Wilson A Co., 90 Fourth avenue, quote puts, 70; calls. 72 New York, May 9. Petroleum was ne glected, trading being insignificant and move ment extremely narrow: tbe opening, was steady, and on a small sale a decline of lo oc curred; the market then became dull and re. inalned so until tbe close; Pennsylvania olL rpot, closing at 71c; June options opening at Ticj highest, Tlfo; lowest, 72c; closing at 72a Mining Stock Quotations. New York. May 0. Alice. 150; Adams Con. solldaied, 176; Belcher, 800: , Chollar, 870; Con solidated California and Virginia, 127K; Eure ka Consolidated, 875: Oould and Curry, 850; Hale and Norcross. 360; Homestake,-1 876) Horn Silver, 865; 'Iron Silver, 1C0; Mexican, 475; On tario. 8800; Plymouth, 195; Savage, S50 Sierra Nevada, S6o; Standard, 100. Pittsburg & Lake Brie B. B. Change of Time. Commencing Monday, May 11, tbe Youngstown accommodation will leave at 9:55 a.m., instead of 10 a.m., as now. Tbe Cleveland express at 1:50 P. M., instead of 1:35. Trains for McKeesport and Belle Vernon will leave at 11:05, instead of 1120 A. U., and at 3:35 P. si., instead of 8:50, as now, An additional train has beenput on, wbiob will leave Pittsburg for McKeetoort at 1 P. M. The train leaving Pittsburg at 5:25 p. M. for MoKeeiport arid West New too will alto have connection for points on the Belle Vernon line. Additional trains have been put on' from Belle Vernon, ar riving in Pitttburg at 6:16- a. m. and 5:10 7. M. ' . ' AN S8 SUIT SALS, Oar Monday Sale Will Be a Hammer -Hen's Fine Salts Cheap. We received from A. H. King Ss Co., the leading Hew York manufacturers, a superb line of men's light auddark suits. Our stock is already rery big, and this shipment .will swell it so much that wa made up our minds to clear off, at a price, about six tables of men's business and dress suits. Come to our store and take your pick at only 8. A first-class suit, made up in latest style, is what we guarantee you. 8 is tbe price. P. 0. C. 0., PlTTSBUEQ COMBIWATIOK Clothixq Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Palmetto Awnings At Mamaux Ss Son's, 539 Penn avenue. Just Sit Down and Think Otthe inducements offered you below. Don't glance over them and cast them aside, but cut out this advertisement, keep it in your pocket book until you are down town, and then call at Thompson's New York Grocery: 2 rin pie peaches............. ... 25 21 111 Carolina rice (broken) 81 00 8 dozen parlor matches ... 25 16 Ids dried lima beans. ..,. 1 00 12 fs cream cheese 1 00 Sugar cured shoulders per ft. . 07 12 Rs large prunes 1 00 10 Bs California silver prnnes 100 7 fos evaporated apples.. .. .... 1 00 8 lb. evaporated apricots (choice) 1 00 7 ft evaporated apricots (finest) 1 00 8 fits evaporated peaches ., 1 00 60 bars good scrubbing soap. 1 00 80 bars white floating soap 1 00 SO bars 5-cent wax soap. 1 00 28 A bars German mottled soap. 1 00 8 Bs prepared cocoanut -.. 1 00 12 cans white wax string beans. 80 10 cans Columbia river salmon 1 00 6 cans California apricots 1 00 12 cans apples (S-Bcant) 1 00 12 cans good peas.,., ... ...... 70 12 cans good sugar corn.,,, .'7. , 75 8 Bs 20-cent tea... .........,. ...... 1 00 5 B 25Hlent tea..., . ...,..i. 100 4 Bs 80-cent tea... ,. 1 00 8 Bs 40-cect tea... .,..". 1 00 2 Bs English breakfast tea In fancy bas- Aflt tee OU Honda delivered free to all parts of both 'cities. To those Hying out otthe city we will prepay zreigni on an oraers oi iu ana unwara to any station or landing within 100 miles of Pittsburg. Send for price list. M. K, Thokpsow, 881 Market street, and 09 Third avenue, oppe site Qssky's. mhMjSM A GK7JIS XOX0SS0W. What Striking HooMtmltha Will Do If Non-Union Men Ai Employed. JSTrw Yobjc, May 9. Announcement was made yesUrdsy that the Iron Manu facturers' Association would open their shops Monday and put in non-union men. This has aroused the passive spirit of the strikers. A meeting of pattern makers was held this morning, at which the Chairman of tbe Housesmitbs' Strike Committee was pres ent. It is the intention if the Iron Manu facturers' Association carries out its threat, to call oat the pattern makers. This will cause the iron molders to shut off, and in consequence there will be no material for the hoasesmiths to work on. Everybody is waiting to tee what will happen Monday. A crisis is anticipated. '" GOSSIP 0FTHE GUARD, A XKfiEro of the officers of 'the Fourteenth Regiment will be beld to-ssorroW evening at the Central Armory. Captain James K.MUEDOCK, of the brig ade staff. Is recovering from the effect of his recent fall by which his leg was broken. Quartern asteb. John Hubbard, of tbe Fourteenth Regiment, returned during the week from a business trip through the West. Thjc Hartranft Monument Commission met in Philadelphia last Wednesday and decided on June 8 as the date for the unveiling of tbe monument. Majob A. J. Logan, representing Gen. John A. Wiley, spent several days la Philadel phia last weak on military business. Tbe time, location and details relative to the coming camps were discussed. IJAn extended leave of absence has been granted Captain Schmidt, of Company A ot the Fourteenth Regiment, and he expects to leave tor Europe about the last of this month to spend the summer. Captain Schmidt's com. pany will be inspected next Tuesday evening, .the previous inspection bavins been postponed on account of the absence of Major Patterson, Tbe Inspections in the Fifteenth Regiment were closed np last week with Company D at Grove City. The inspection was held on the Normal Campus grounds by Major Patterson, who was accompanied by a number of the offi cers ot the Fifteenth. Tbe company passed throngh the ordeal in a very creditable manner, the skirmish drill being joined in by the Normal cadets. While the inspection was going on quite a heavy snow fell. One of the unpleasant events connected with the banquet of the officers ot the Eighteenth Regiment, at the Monongahela House last Monday evening; was the sudden illness of Mr. George Welshons, of Colonel Smith's staff, who was to respond to tbe toast, "Tbe Flag." Mr. Welshons had a sudden attack ot neuralgia ot tbe heart, and for a time bis condition was con. sldered serious. He has since recovered suffi ciently to leave for Harrisburg daring the week. BnotTLD the Brigade encampment be held at Ellwooa this summer it is probable tbat at least one of the city regiments will march to the grounds. The officers of tbe Eighteenth aro already talking up tbs matter, and as the distance is only 48 miles, or two days' march, it is probable tbe thing will be ago. Practice marches ot this kind have been successfully tried in father parts ot tbe State, but have never been tried in this city. Toe experiment will be looked forward to with considerable curiosity. CompanT B, ot the Eighteenth Regiment, had 62 men and two officers In line last Thurs day evening to be presented for Inspection, bat owing to the failure of Major Patterson to put in an appearance the company had to be dis missed. Lieutenant Wassell had gone to the trouble and expense of securing tbe Fifth Avenue Market House for tbe purpoje and felt ratber bad wben he found his efforts were tor nothing. A new date will have to be arranged and much 'of tbe preliminiry work for tbe inspection gone over again. How did the boys vote in tbe army? was something ot a conundrum proponndtd in a late meeting ot No. 6. Some thought tbetr votes were not counted when sent home from the front, but this was explained by reference to a decision of the Supreme Court of the State 'deciding it Illegal to vote away from tbe poll ing places. One comrade said tbat where he had voted every one had a perfect right to vote as he pleased, and the election was conducted as strictly as could be done at home. Anotber comrade remarked: "Tbat was not saying very muchin favor of such elections either." ' Companiis A and C, of the Eighteenth Reg iment, were inspected by Major Patterson dur ing the week. Company A was presented In the Diamond Street Armory and had 83 men and 8 officers in line, the inspection being a very creditable affair. Immediately after Major Patterson had completed his work, the members ot tbe Company presented Captain Charles Roesslngwltb a very handsome badge, as a re membrance of his kindness te tbem at Scot dale. The medal It probably one ot tbe finest in the State, being very beautifully gotten up and studded with diamonds. Tbe Inspection of Company C was beld in the Fifth Avenue Mar ket House, Captain Davis presenting 68 men Ind 8 officers. Tbe work of tbe ctmoany was fully up to its rsoord of previous years. The announcement can now be positively madeastotbelooatlon of the camp ot the Second Brigade. It is to be at Ellwood, 40 miles from Pitttburg and in tbe vicinity of Beaver Falls. Rook Point had been under con sideration for some time, but on Invitation of the promoters of tbe new city to be known as Ellwood, General Wiley, Major Greenland and a number ot local officers visited tbe grounds and were thoroughly satisfied with the loca tion. The place Is beautifully adapted tor camping purposes and tbe owners ot tbe grounds have made arrangements to supply the camp with everything necessary to the life. A magnificent hotel baa lately been erected and tbe friends ef the soldiers can have a chance to visit tbem and stay oyer nigbt. The brigade will go into camp on tbe 8th of August and Srobably remain ten days. The number of ays for which the soldiers will be paid is not yet fixed. LATE. HEWS IN BRIEF. The Rothschild-Russian contract is signed, The Westphalian miners' strike Is broken. Tbe St Louis striking situation Is nearly in statu quo. The German Exhibition in London was opened yesterday. " The Pope has designated May 18 as the date of tbe coming sonslsiory. ' Belgian manufacturers urge King Leopold to concede universal suffrage. Only one marble firm in St. Loots has not succumbed to the striking cutters. Murderer Ford was banged at Ottawa, flL, yesterday. -He danced a jig tbe night before. Fay Templeton married Howell Osborn In 'Paris two years ago, according to New York newspapers. lhe evidence against Missouri's ex-Treasurer Noland, acensed of embezzlement, Is all In and very strong. Tbe strike In the United States Rolling Stock Company tn Chicago for back pay has been settled by a victory for tbe men. Tbe Missouri Paclflo has oonsolldated its Kansas lines and branches under tho name of the Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railroad. Tbe ballot boxes of the last connty election were opened yesterday morning, but tbe Re publican and Democratlo committees. agreed not to make tbe count. Sheriff Vllleure and his deputies, ot New Orleans, asks tbe grand jury for an investiga tion of the affairs of their office. The jury will aot on the request to-morrow. England has annoxod a strip of territory which sbe hitherto protected on tbe western frontier of .Bechuanaland, in order to head off the threatened "trek" of Boers and Samaras. A warrant bas been issued for the arrest of C. W. Keller, formerly President of a Chris tian Endeavor Society, in St. Louis, lor danger ously stabbing Jobn Ellis, also a member of tbe society. The trouble arose orer an election held by the society. The New Orleans limited on the Illinois Central, was wrecked near Duquoln. I1L, Fri day night The train was running 45 miles an hour and when on a curve the rails turned and ditcbed the train. No one was killed, but sev eral were seriously Injured. It is said tbat the Wasbburne A Moen Company have discovered, after many experi ments, a process whereby steel wire can be made that will stand a strain and tension equal to copper wire. The new steel wire can be manufactured cheaper tban copper wire. Cincinnati doctors disagree In the case of Mr. Snook, the bridegroom, who died from the effects of the poisoned Louisville wedding feast. Noarsanlowasdlscovtred in the autopiy, but some of tbe physicians believe arsenlo had beea there, bat had beea thrown off daring the Illness. Wben baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, sje cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clang to Castorla. When she had Cbildren.she gave them Castorla ?!" MT-MWT8 N THZ BEAVB THA? BAX CASX Plaintiff Gets Six Cents Damages and th Defendant Fays the Costs. A decree was made In the United States Circuit Court yesterday in the. case of Arthur Kirk against John Da Bois that was so long before Judge Acheson when he-presided. The case is one involving a patent on a beaver trap dam. It was left to a master, whose report was yesterday confirmed by the deoree, and the complainant was awarded S cents damages and tn.e defendant ordered to pay the costs, amounting to about $1,000. SS STANDARD HE-MO fl IBADEgmilfiSTlUi3, llt. HARJINGllLETSC0 BAUIMORB V GUARANTEE X .,. riff I "US lEAFUS!"" TJ ytWIUMJLTEBAi fc.AtfF0COO! wm&& Time has proved that HE-NO TEA has great merit. The Electrical Construction and . Maintenance Company, Electrical Engineers and Contractors. 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