Contributions for th? department should rach The Ditatcb office nynoon Saturday. These column are oren to all secret onran' rationo, but news and news only will be printed. Space is too valuable to be Riven np to tne discipline of delinquent members, notices of incejincs, praise of individual lodges, adveitiseinents of orders or mere personal puffs. C.M. B. A. Brother 3. A. Murphy, of 103 of Clarion, was In tne city last vi eek. The Kev. John Price wlllrenresent Branob C9 at the State Convention. Brother J. n.irman Savage Trill represent IS at the State Convention. The C. M. B. A. has the indorsement of the clerpy wherever a branch is located. Branch S3, of WaBhinpton.Rave a very suc cessful entertainment Thursday evening. Brother McCloskey, of Branch No. 10. Is working up u branch at Bel Bank, Clarion county. Brother H. J. Keane has received a Tery lucrative position through the influence of Brother Casey, of 67. Branch 00 or Mansfield, pave their pastor, Eev. Mr. Quiltc, much assistance in making the lecent tea puny a, success. Branches should be established in Roches ter, Ebenbufs. Greeubburg, Irwin, Sewick ley, lloliidar.-burs and Tyrone. Brother F. .1. Harvey, formerly of Branch t2. or ConiK-llsville. but now a member of 10, or Latrobe. is talking about starting a branch at Deiry. It has been sucgestedbythe GrandDeputy that some particular bank in the city be named through which beneficiary certifi cates will bo paid. Branch 111 ha been organized at Loretta, Cambria countv, bv Deputy J. VT. Sullivan. It will ue In M tilted on Wednesday by Dis trict Deputy Fr J. Brady. The C if. B. A. is raising a fund for the benefit of the Hosilta Foundling Asylum. The following branches have already sent in their contributions: Branches 34, 36, 53. 15. 49, 6i Brother Joseph May, of 49, who has been seriously ill, is convalescent. Brother May was one of the charter members of tho branch and its progress is due inalargepart to his efforts. Philadelphia Is showing up in the C M. B. A. world. Grand Deputy Sullivan, of this city; espect to go to the city of Brotherly love and assist in instituting several branches now under way theie. Installations are tho order of the dav now Ell along tho line. Branch 102, of Latrobe, officers will have installation to-morrow e-ening. District Deputy F. J. Bradv officiat ing. Fridav evening Branch 34. of the East End, will "Jiave installation. Deputy J. M. Molamphy officiating. The balance of the deputies will have their hands full for some time to come. Select Knights of America. C L. Hannan. Eecorder of Duquesne Le gion Xo. 10, and L. Jlelvin McCoinb, Lieu tenant Commander of same, were hand somely entertained Xew Year' Day In Toimcstoti n. O., by Comrades Emerson S. Wheatland, Phil Spragfie, Kalph Kiddie and E. Vearer, members of Banner Legion No. 2 oi the abovo place. Various points of inter est -vcre visittd, and in the afternoon a car nage ride was indulged in. For sociability nd jollv boys their equals would bo hard to find. Three cheers was given as the Pitts burgers boarded the train. The following officer will be installed Tuesday evening next to' serve for Banner Legion Xo. 2. Grand Lieutenant Com mander C. II. Xenractinir a installing offi cer: Pjst Commander, F. P. Snurtliff: Com mander, A. Perkins: Vice Commander, IL S. Henderson: Lieutenant Commander, J. H. Glecklen Eecordcr, K. Kiddle; Eeeording Treasurer, II. IS. Baldwin: Treasurer, A. Loner: standard Bearer. .1. C. Young; Senior Taae. -. Ken-: Jr.nior Pace, Phil Sprague; Guard, 1 . Yager; Trustee for three years, c. fwan: Officer, of Drill Corp Captain,. C. H. Xenrj Fir-t Lieutenant, F. B. Shurtlin: Sec ond Lieutenant, K. Kiddle Banner Legion Xo. 2, of Youngstown, O., gave its reception Xew Year's Eve in Wick's Ilall It was a grand success, leflecting gieat credit on the membcis. Music was fiirni'-iieJ by Maley' Orchestra, Frank Bai.ey, prompter, s-nd the sweet strains made" many leet trip the old j ear out and th" now one in. The grand maichwssled by Grand Commander J. M. Todd, of Pitts l!:rg.i,nd Mrs. Mamie Riddle, cf Youngstown, O., lolloHcd by i)0 couples, which was a prettv feature, as the neat dresses worn by tl.e ladie-., and tho natty unirorms of the Select Knights, made a dazzling effect, fcupner was partaken of at Bird's. Metropoli tan Cafe as the new year dawned, after wuich dancing was resumed and continued till the wee ni' hours. The drill corps of Xo. 2 won laurels under the drill master. Captain C. II Xeal, and the members richly deserved the applause which they received. Twenty-five members from this vicinity at tended the leception and were royally treated. A. O. TJ. "W. The npervisnry Beard will jneet in Pitts burg .1 lr.arj 16. The Koll of Honor will show a large In crease i.i !ieuioeiliip. Wilson II. IInt has the sympathy of his brother noikmcn in the loss of his child, burled la-t week. Grand Foreman A. A. Anderson, of this citv. '.a- been confined at home lately by brcin tcver, but i convalescent. CoiiSiaer.cc.1 odse Xo. 240 will hold Its first meeting in tlxur new quarters, Libertv Hall, Pleasant Valley. Tuesday evening" next. Member cordially Invited. Tho Supreme Lodge at last session set a-ide January IS as "Memorial Day," and the same w ill be observed hete on that date with appropriate exercises. The ledges at IMt-na, Mont., have ex tended : en dial invitation to all members to pay them a vi-.it -n June, when the Su preme Is die meets in that city. Outer Avenue Lodge Xo. 124 has l!appli cati in for tl'oir next mcetins.-, and Grand Recei. erO. K Gardner a member, says they propose to n alee Xo. 121 the largest lodge in Allegheny coimt berote thej are through. Wibur Lo-lge, X"o. 210, of Sandy Creek, will hold an entertainment and public in FtalHtior. Tnetduv eening, January 5, and licKee" Rt cks Lodge, Xo. 8, located at Cnartlcrs, Mil! hold nn entertainment and open installHtioii Friday evening, January . The open installation will be conducted by Brollie- William P. Allen, D. D. G. M., and Brother Thomas G. Sample will deliver a lecture at each one. The fraternity are cordially invited to bo present. D. ofL. At last Monday's meeting 'ot Fidelity Council Xo. 19, the following officers" weie rlected: Councilor, II. S. Avers! ; As-. date Councilor, Jennie Gnhl; "Vice Coaiienoi, Annie Roberts; Associate Vice Cou .cilor, Mary Iteibie; Recoiding Sec re':r, Amelia 1 rederick: Associate Record ing - cictary. Maggie Leonard; Financial Eectery !arha fepinneweber; Tieasurer, Lnina B rkelbaugh; Guide. Mollio Harvey; Ins.'U- Guard, Mary Goob, arustee, Charles Jnnkei. Thursday evening last the following ofll-vr- n ere elected in Margaret A. DuShane Council No. 4- Ei-Past Councilor, W. J. Lamed: Co-i-.ior. II. Georger' Assistant Connciloi, Mi-s. c. Uevnolds: Recording Sec Vtx!7 J1's 5! Irvine: Treasurer. B. F. Leech: Guide. Mi s. Gnffith:OutsideGuard, H.A. nmus; ex-Asltaut Past Couticilor, Jli- Kate John-; Vice Councilor, Georce Xielanaer; A- v!jt vice Councilor, Mrs. E. Muhlstein: a-htant Recording Sccretnrj-, Samuel Criim-.y; Financial Secretary, Mts. K. GnlHt'i: la-.ida Guard, Annie Sterritt; Ti ustee, V. . J. Lai ned. Jr. O. V. A. M. The lending event in the social line at Braddock dfung Now Year's week was the sixth annual en'eitainment giten under tho nut-pic-es oi JloiK.ngahela Council X'o. 122. Xe Years night in Lcighton's Hall. A most ficcllent piogramme was rendered. William Thaw Council Xo. 395 will hold its third annivei-sarv in its new hall, corner or Taggatt sind Sarah ttreets, Allegheny. Thursday evening, January 7. An interest ing programme has been prepared, consist ing of bhort addresses, recitations, muaie, etc, the whole to wind up with a lunch. This will be the first meeting in the new hall. The following officers have been elected in Fort Pitt Council Xo.,220, and will be in stalled at Washiii"ton Hall, January 4: Councilor, F. Muhl: Vice Councilor, O. Cham bers; Assistant Recorder. S. J. Patton; Con ductor, c. W. McKav: Warden, A. McClarren; I s. O. C. Grubei-'O. S., J. J." S. Johnston: Trustee, C. W. McKay. The council voted in Satnror the change of name. Afterthe election lunch was served. Valley Forge Council Xo.36lheldan enthu siastic meeiinu Wednesday evening and elnsted tha fallowing offic-rs: EnrC, J. S. Evans; V. C, M. Ilanron: R. a, W. E. Demp sej:A. lie., A. T. l'.Nster; W., Wra. T. Ing land: Treasurer, H. H. Hull; L S., C. W. Me Cniy: O. b., J. Phillip-1. The vote upon change o'f name was in favor of the old nomenclature. 17 to 2. This Council starts the new j ear under la vorable auspices. The neptasophs. Five new conclaves are about ready to be Instituted this month. "What are we here fort" has become a rallying cry of the oider. The indications are the conclaves will bo unnsnallv prompt in the duties required of tl em. (Inline this month. 1. A. Justice, Esq, Youngstown, O., of the Supreme Finance Committee, attended a banquet hcldduring the week in this city. F. L. Brown, or Scranton, the Supreme, Inspector, is provtns an efficient and suc cessful upreme officer. Tne conclaves under his special charge are doing remarKa blc work. McKeesport Conclave, No. 81, is now striv ing to become the largest conclave in the order, and as soon as J. K. Moorhead Con clave pays its forfeit, another boom will be started to continue throughout the year. Following aro the officers-elect of Fifth Avenue Conclave: Archon, Henry Evmon; Provost, Samuel Little: Prelate.O. M. Brown; Inspector, R. B. Brown; Warden, rharles D. Hamilton: Sentinel, Peter Weber; Financier. J. R. McKelvy; Treasurer, Erno-t Wessel; Secretary, O. S. Mcllwaine; Trustees, W.'W. Parkhili; Peter Weber and Frank P. Blythe. A. O. H. of 31. C Hope Castle challenges the order to pro duce a team of Guards to equal it in weight. The combined weight of Guards Carver and Kluss is 600 pounds. Next! Welcome Stranger Castle Xo. 21 met Mon day evening in Speck's Hall, Hazelwood, and initiated eight new 'members, icceived Jour propositions for membership and col lected $48. Hope Castle Vo. 1S2. of Millvale. has elected the following officers: Past Com mander, John C Gill: Commander, John Battenflold; Vice Commander, G. W. Beal: First Lieutenant, Graham Stevens; Chief of Staff, August Kahn: Assistant Chief or Staff, J. P. Kistler: Chaplain, S. W. Connors; Re cording Scribe. W. H. Carlisle; Assistant Recording Scribe, Urinh Carlisle; Treasurer, John Battenfleld: Inside Guard, Phillip Carver; Outside Guard, Jacob Kluss; Trustees. Graham Stevens, G. W. Beall and I H. "Walker; Representative to Select Castle, W. H. Carlisle; Alternata, L. H. Walker. i. o. o. r. Next Saturday night the degree staff of Mechanics' Lodge Xo. 9 will confer the first degree on two candidates. Next Satnrday night Duqnesne Lodge No. 82 will confer the initiatory degree on two candidates, on which occasion it expects to meet many old friends.- At the meeting of Pittsburg Encampment No. 2 Tuesday night, the degree staff will confer the patriarchal and roynl purple de grees on three candidates. Important busi ness connected with the organization of the degree staff will come before the en campment. Pittsburg Lodge Xo. S3S has commenced the new year in earnest. Friday night the dezree staff conferred the initiatory degree in the presence of many visitors. All were well pleased with the work. Next Friday night the first degree will be conferred by the degree staff. The Golden Eagles. Pittsburg Commandery No. 81, will hold Its next regular meeting at Star of the' West Castle Hall, Xo. 79 Fifth avenue, Wednes day evening, January 6. All members are requested to report in fatigue uniiorm and take part in the Installation ceremonies. Venus Castle 291 had a large and interest ing meeting last Tuesday evenimr.it being the last meeting of the year. It elected the following officers: P. C, W. J. Goddard: a E., H. G. Grieg; X. a. C. E. Gatts; K. E., James B. Hanev: V. C, James W. Blaknev: S. H George W. Gres: H. P., George W. Phillips: Trustees, V. H., R. L. Brown. H. R. Casbaouar, M. IL, Syl. Bierman, J. T. Feath erstone. LCB.A. Btrpreme Deputy Mrs. Gardner, of this city, will go to Little Washington to install tho officers of that branch next Thursday even ing. Branch 88, St. John the Baptist, will be in stituted to-morrow evening in St. John's school hall, by Supreme Deputy Mrs. F. J. Brady. The officers of Branch SS. St. Michael's, Southside. will be installed next Wednesday evening by Supreme Deputy Mrs. F. J. Brady. Order or Tontl. The following are the officers of Christen Lodge 34S. elected at their last meeting, De cember 17: President. Adam Weitzol: Vice President, W. J. Cook; Chaplain, William Quinlan; Secretary, George B. Acker, Jr.: Treasurer. John W. Christen; Marshal, Hugh McCiain: Inside Guard. Michael Ladies; Out side Guard, Ludvig Ladies; Trustees, Philip Schlender, Frederick Emmel and Edward Stellmacher. After the election was over refreshments were served, and speaking and singing nas in order, after which tho members retired, voting long live Tontl. Hoval Society of Good Fellows. Penn Assembly 25. at its meeting Decem ber 24 elected the following officers: Ruler, R. B. Pow; Instructor, Valentino Fichter; Counsellor, Willi m Ulrich: Secretary, John E. Shannon: Financial Secretary, Henry Erskine; Treasurer. P. W. Seibert; Prelate, J. B. Crusan: Director, Joseph Bleakelev; Guard, P. Kutzenmeyer: Trustees, J. B. Cmsan, J. J. Alford and Arthur Keefe. In stallation by D S. P. P. W. Seibert January 6. Assembl:cs234amrlC3areinvited. O. U A. M. Thomas A. Armstrong Council Xo. 291 have elected the following officers: C, Benj. F. Mclntyie: X. C. George A. Grier; R. C, Geoige H. Buiton: A. R. S., H. J. Fulmer; F. S., J. 3d. Bratt: L.Louis H. McMahan: E., Charles Bnrk; I. P., Dorsey White: O. P., J. J Greer; T., James A. L. Klernm; R. S. C, imam . i.ans: x, George 11. uurton. This Council will give its first annual recep tion in Semple Hall, Federal street, Feb ruary 5. General Lodge Itotei. Great efforts are being made among the members of the Knights of Honor in Penn sylvania to increase their membership. John G. Ransom, Grand Vice Dictator, of this citv, states rapid' strides aie being made. Monday evening Mr. Ransom pub licly installs the officers of Bovle Lodge, at Braddock; Tuesday evening, January 6, the officers of William Penn Lodge, South side, city. All at e invited. The X. A. S. E. No. 5, of Allegheny, last Monday evening elected the following of ficers: F. W. Withers. President; S. A. Mc Curry, Vice President: George Maggi, Re cording Secretary; A. J. McCuIlum, Finan cial Secretary; O. Fourtney. Treasurer; S. Oakley, Conductor; L. E. Hassemfritz, Door keeper; W. Hocking, Instructor; G. X. Wheeler, F. W. 'Withers and George Maggi, Trustees. " BUSIED IK A BNOTXrSLIDB. Two Men in Colorado Mountains Marrowly Escape Another's Fate. Silyektox, Col., Jan." 2. Jlike Perino and two other Italians have been mining near here. Yesterday afternoon I'erino started down the mountain to a stream for a supply of water. "When Sear the stream he was overtaken by a snowslide and buried out of sight. His two companions, becom ing alarmed at his absence, started in search of him. They had not gone far before they, too, were overtaken by a slide, which car ried them 200 feet down the mountain, but by hard work they extricated themselves.' "They did not push their search for Perino any further. Perino's body has not yet been found. ' SICK HEADACHECarter,, j,lttIe Llm pmtm SICK HEADACHECartcr,, Little Liver PlHj. SICK HEADACHECart(.r., LltUe T,Her P1Ul SICK HJSADACHECarter,Brjttle Liver rllbj. 4e4-40O(WTiu THE " APEfflAYENUEDEAL Sale of the Woman's Christian Asso ciation Property, Involving TWO SIX-STOEY BUSINESS HOUSES. Acreage Tracts in the Fast End Change Hands and More on the String. SOUTHSIDE PROPERTY. PICKED UP The year opens with satisfactory evi dences of a Fpeedy revival in general busi ness. These are found in railroad earnings and dividends, large exports, a stronger iron and a plethoric money market. The statement of exports for November was the best ever issued, and that for December is expected to increase still further the favor able balance. In regard to money, if there is any section of the country suffering for it, it is not because there is not enough to go round. Viewed from any standpoint, there is good reason for entertaining hope ful views of the year which has just opened. Pittsburg industries have never occupied a stronger position than they do at this time. A n other Tenn Avenue UeaL Among the largest reported transactions in real estate during the week was the sale by Black & Baird for the "Woman's Chris tian Association to "V. H. Keech of the property No. 929 Penn avenue for S30.500, spot cash. It consists of a lot 21x100, with a three-story dwelling, which will be torn down and replaced with a new six-story business house. Mr. Levi "Wade, who owns the adjoining property, will combine with Mr. Keech and erect a similar building on his lot. These buildings will be commenced immediately after the expiration of the leases April 1. . TTrlie Ayenue Value. A correspondent desires information in regard to land values on "Wylie avenue. They vary according to location and sur roundings, as they do everywhere else. On the lower part of the avenhe, in the Court House district, ground is held at about 5700 a foot, and on the upper part 5400 is close to .the proper figure. Sales on this thoroughfare are of rare occurrenoe, and the amount of property on the market is limited. It is lgrgely held by estates. General improvement schemes arc on foot for consummation this year, one of them being a large apartment house. Transactions in Acreage. It was mentioned a few days ago that there was an active demand for acreage in the East End. Proof of this is found in the fact that two deals in this kind of property have been consummated twtbin a week. Kelly & Rogers sold an acre tract in the Nineteenth ward for 560,000. They were not in a position yesterday to give particulars, but said the property would be sub-divided in the spring. The other sale referred to involved between five and ten acres in the Eighteenth ward, but the price could not be ascertained. Several acreage deals are on the carpet a short distance down the Fort "Wayne Railroad, one of which at least will probably be closed in a few days. A Southside Transfer. During the week Peter Auen sold to 5". F. "Walker 135 feet on Bingham street, near South Thirteenth and Market square, Southside, with three brick buildings, for $22,000. This property almost adjoins the site of the proposed market' house, and,as that improvement will no doubt enhance values in the locality, Mr. "Walker evi dently had an eye to the future in making the purchase. Business News and Gossip. Business was rather slow yesterday, but there were no bad influences at work save those of the holiday aftermath and bad weather. There is less talk of the Tractions as mar ket leaders than a month or two ago, bnt they may furnish some surprises before long. It is understood the price paid for the Lonerbaugh property on Wood street, Wilk insburg, was $250 a foot. This beats tho o cord. The total transactions of the New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Ex change for the year 1S91 were: 77,120.210 shares stock"; $53,705,000 bonds; 2.047.S30 shares mining stocks and 47,500,000 ban els oil. Keighley & Co, have purchased ground ahd will erect a Inanufacturing plant on Locust stieet next spring. Five ouilding permits wero Issued yester day, aggregating $3,675. The two most im portant wero for $1,000 each. A radiator trust has been formed In De troit with a capital of $3 500 030. On call yesterday Dnquesne bonds were offered at 95. interest ofT, and the same was bid tor Birmingham bonds. There was no bid or offer for Duquesne stock. Electric scrip was offered at 90. Xew York was strong yesterday, but Chi cago was weak. A meeting of tne stockholders of the American District Telegraph Company has been called for January 12 to formally ab sorb the Mutual District Companv. There was a sharp advance in LeadTrn8t vesterdiv. Considerable of this Btock is heldinPittsbuig. Eighty-flvo railroads report increase of gross earnings for the third week in Decem ber of 7.22 per cent. ' Central Traction was stronger yesterday. It is generally conceded that the Pleasant Valley dividend will be paid. Slovements In Kealty. John K. Ewing &'Co. sold tho property Xo. 23 Garrison'street, Second Ward, Allegheny, for J. C Herd to John Henry, being a two story frame house of soTen rooms, hall and attic, with lot 15x130 to Xorman street, for $3,750. J. S. Keilly sold for Evan Jones to S. Keigh ley & Co. two lots, 20x100 each, on Locust street, for $2,000. Keighley & Co. will erect a manufacturing establishment on this plot. Baxter. Thompson & Co. sold lots Xos. 120 and 121, Kuch Place Plan, Thirteenth ward, fronting each 22 feet on Kucl) avenue and extenaing hack 160 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $500 cash. The purchaser, a well-known contractor, has broken ground for four frame dwellings. J. E. Glass sold for A. C. Watkins to John Weslev lots Nos. 50, 5L 62, 63, 61 and 55 in the Allequippa Place Plan, for $2,400. Mr. Wesley will build six houses at once. HOME SECURITIES. THE WEEK CLOSES ON A TOTALLY FEATTJKKLESS MARKET. Election for Officers of the Exchange Draws Out a Big Vote Robert J. Stoney, Jr., Captures the Flam No Material Changes Final Fignres. The stock market yesterday was quiet and featureless. The election for officers and directors of the Exchange overshadowed everything else. Tho only real contest was between Robert J. Stoney, Jr., and John B. Barbour, Jr., for Treasurer. The former was elected. J. S. McKelvy, for President, had no opposition. Tho ticket was completed as follows: First Vice President. J. B. JIcKee, Jr.; Second Vice President, A. A. Adams; Secretary. W. W.Chaplin; Directors, E. Fink, F. Eaton, Jas. Carothers, John McBride, C K. Kuhn, W. F. Maxon, J. D. Lyon, J.J. Campbell; Arbitra tion Committee, F. Uinehart, W. J. Eouin son, A, C. Bohinson, Julius Stark, H. E. Wilson. There were no price changes worth noting, bat it was remarked that the sentiment was more buoyant and confident than usual a good augury for the tutuie. Sales were 60 shares of Citizens' Traction at 60 and 10 Pleasant Valley at 2. For the weckthev were 992. Final bids and asking prices fol low: BAXK STOCK8. Bid. Asked. Allegheny National Bank 69 lis German National Bank 223 Iron City National Bank el KATCBAL GAS STOCKS. Bid. Atkcd. Charr".r Valley Gas Co .. 6K .... Philadelphia Co 12 13 INCLINE FLARES. Bid. Alked. Ft. Pitt Incline Plase Co 20 rXSSXXOXX SAIL-WAT BTOCXS. . Bld. Asked. iy.titmi.. tlii Mi PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Cltiieni'Traetloa Fleai&nt Valley...... Second Avenue I ... KAILEOAD STOCKS. Allegheny Valley Chanters Hallway Pittsburg Junction B. R. Co Pittsburg and Western K. K. Co. pref. Bid. Asked. IS . 10 . 0 . 22 . 19 uiNIsa STOCKS. Bid. Asked. LaNorla Mining Co..-. 85 Ajuncr .mining uo ZXECTR1C LIGHT STOCKS. 7X Bid. ,. 125 Alked. 13 Weatlnghonse MISCELLANEOUS BTOCXS. Bid. Asked. Wonongahela Water Co 27 .... Westlnghonse Airbrake Co. S,S Wcstlnghonse Brake Co.. Llm 70 Standard Underground Cable Co 60 .... Bx-dlvidend. A BUOYANT BEGINNING. A FINE WALL STREET MARKET OPENS THE NEW YEAR. The Low-Priced Shares Score the Big Ad vances, and Lead Common Takes the Lead Chicago Gas Continues to Be a Large Factor. New York, Jan. 2. The stock market opened the new year to-day with an active and buoyant speculation, tho volume of business being something unusual for the season of the year, as well as for a half-holiday coming between two full ones. Among the active stocks there was heavy buying in which London was something of a factor, while the demand from commission houses continued unabated.and outsido houses con tributed their quota to make one of themost aetivo Saturdays seen in a year's time. ' The features of the dealings were the large trading and verv substantial advances among the low-priced shares, the new Lead common scoring a gain of 7jf per cent, though the greater part of this was the sim ple process of "maiking up." The Indus tr.'als were especially conspicuous in the upward movement, and as Lead took the lead among the unlisted shares so Chicago Gas led the listed stocks. Among the latter, the demand in Union Pacific, AVabash. New EhglJlnd and C., C, C. & Si. L. was sufficient to raise those shares to the highest prices for some time. The bank statement showed an extraordi nary heavy expansion in lo.uis, but tho re ceipts of currency were such as to cause only a comparatively small decrease in the surplus reserve, and it had no apparent in fluence upon the conrse or prices. The opening .was active and generally large fractions higher than Thursday's figures, and while some sluggishness was shown among the more prominent stocks, the concessions were insigniflcant. The upward movement in the shares made steady and rapid progress throughout the session. The market closed active and buoyant at the top prices of the day. The total sales of stocks to-day were 233,961 shares, including: Atchison, 12,6CJ: Chicago Gas, 16,305; Erio.'l2.005; Hocktng Valley, 4,865: Louisville and Xashville, 3100: Missouri Pa cific, 6,005; Northwestern, 3,240; Northern Pa cific piefened, 5,170; Beading, 6,840: Rich mond and West Point, 4,553; St. Paul, 6,750; Union Pacific, 23,855. ltailroad bonds displayed the same spirit as stocks, though in a less degreewand while the leading issues were latgely traded in their advances wore more moderate than those in stocks. Tho onlr SDecial feature was Union Pacific notes, winch rose to 9SJ on the unusually heavy transactions ot $297,0-0. The other active bonds were Atchison- incomes, with $180,000, and Beading lsts with $137,000, the total bales reaching $1,956, 000. , s The Finish In Stocks. Tne following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester dav. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by Whitney & Stephexson. oldest Pittsonrg mem bers of the New York fatock Exchange, 67 Fourth Open High Low j1"- lug. esf. est. I'H American Cotton Oil 35H 36X 35X 33 American Cotton Oilpfd.. 68 63)S 63 68 Am. SiigirltednlngCo.... 85 8Z 8 S55 Am.SuiriritetlnlngCo.pfd , 83 S3 S2H 92 Atch.. Ton, & S. F. '45 45 4-iH 4334 Canadian Pacific 92M B2H 92H -E'4" Canada southern 61) G1I4 61 Cl? Central of New Jersey 113 113 112.S 112 Centnd Pacific SI 3i! 34 34! Chepeake and Ohio 2S ' -BH 6K C. &J.. lstpfd 60i 60' 60 60S C 0. SI pld 40! 4C 40!;; 40'J Chicago Gas Trnst 7IM 7iK 71 741,' C. Bur. & Quincy 109 10i'i lfWi 109 "C, Mil. & Sf. Paul.' 82i 823, 82"4 S23-.- C, Mil. &fct. Paul, pfd... 123'$ 121 123 1233 c. itocki. &p ta4 ssh sax C. St. P. M. &O Vi 49,'f 4S5j 43 C. St. P.M. JtO.. pta 110 C. A Northwestern 11B 116 MM 1104f a. a. C. &l 71 72 71 71H Col. Conl & Iron 36S4 3S 3S!J 3-1W Col. A Hocking Valley 30'4 31M 30M 31 DrL. Lack. & West......... 133 133H 139 139, Del. & Hudson 1223 Den. A Bio Grande 11 19,'i 19 18M Den. & Itlo Grande, pfd... OH 50 49M 4J K. T.. Va. A Ga 7b 7S 7H 7 E. T.. V.i. &Ga., 2d pfd... 14 15J M5i 13Ji Illinois Central imi Lake Erie .t West 222 22JT 23 22V Lake Erie A West pfd (0)6 70 6 70 Lake Shore A M. S 123S 123W 123 IS! I.oul.vllleA Nashville 84); 84 84 84M Michigan Central 106 lOGV 105, loo'-d Mobile A Ohio 4i'ii 42M 42 42 Missouri Pacific 63ft ajj 63M 635,' National ConUjtc Co 915 94 M5i 91K llonal Cordage Co., pfd. K10H 100JS 100 100-1 rational Lead Trust 13b Wi 1ST, iaU New York Central 116!,' 116 HSJi 11G? X. V., C. Afct. L 21 21 21 21 N. Y.. C. A t. L. lstpfd 77 X. A., C. A St. 1.. 2d pfd 42 X.Y., L. E. AW 34 343 Wi 34 f X. Y., L. E A W.,pfd.... 755J 75 75 75 X. Y. AX. E 42,4 44 43 43,'l X. Y., O. A W 215,' 22 21K 21 Norfolk A Western IB Norfolk A Western prcf... 55 S5'4 65 65' North American Co -18! 181J ISH mi Northern. raclflc 28! a), 23 231 Northern Pacific prcr 72J 72S 7i; 72 Oregon Improvement 28 281$ 23 281- Pacific Mall 3SVj 39 33 385jf Pen.. Dec. A F.vansvllle... 221- 22V 22 22H Philadelphia A Heading .. ( 40W 33 40 P.. C. C. A St. L aj, S3 S8-4 23- Pulhnan Palace Car 65 IMchmond A W. P. T 13 15 14K 14, Richmond A W. 1". T. pfd GO St. P.111IA Duluth 4-, SI. Paul A lluhu'i. pfd 104 St. P.itii. Miuu AMan nwf lis IMS 1I6 TexasP-icific 1373 14 13 1312 Union Pacific ; 48 43 48 49 Wabash...... 14V 15X 14 15J4 Wabash, pfd 3-; 31 31 3214 Western Union KM 8m S3H am Wheeling A r.. E 38 3' 38 38H Wheclluit A L. E.. pfd.... n 77J 77J 77? Ills. A Cattle F. Trust.... CO 60 60 60j Bullish Situation. Watson & Gibson wired tho following to John M. Oakley & Co.: "The stocte market never disappoints the bulls any more. It sold off one to two points early in the week, bat the decline bronghtin buyers and specu lators, who were conservative and played for a reaction of twice as'much, lost their stocks. It did not take them long to get around on the bull side, however, and the street is now almost uniformly bullish. This unanimity of opinion is necessary to make high prices and a hull market, but it usually leads to sharp reactions. It is not difficult to carry stocks now.'Ior money is in fnll supply. Oneelementof the strength that tue mareec win nave 13 tne investment oy money lenders in bonds and high class stocks of the funds which they would ordi-. narily prefer to lend on gortU securities at fair rates, which cannot now be done. Later in the winter we believe commercial busi ness will improve and a better demand will sprimr un for money, but we shall have at least CO days of comparative ease. "Tho hank statement showed a gain of nearly $ll,(X,O0O in deposits, and an actual gain in cah of about $500,01', but the in cieased reserve requiiements reduced the legal reserves by nearly $2,250,000. The banks now hold $17,213,300. The feature of the market was Lead Trust common, which roc7 points fiom Wednesday's closing. The preferred rose a little, but lost most of its gain, for there seemed to bo but Tew or ders in it. The stock is a 7 per cent pre ferred one and is very cheap at 81. Chicago Gas was another active industrial and justi fied the recent claims of its friends. The Grangers weie neglected. Louisville, Xash villo and Chattanooga and Lake .trie and Western common are said to be prime spec ulative low-priced stocks. We favor West ern Union." Boston Stocks- Closing Prices. Calumet A Hee!a....2S0 Franklin J5, Kearsarge 12 Osceola soi Atcli. A Top 43f jfosioa x. jviDany.....pu'j Boston A Maine 165 Chi.. Bur.A Quincy.109'4 Eastern R. R. G's...l20, Fitchnurg K. R 83 Little Hock A Ft. S. 92 Santa Fe Copper..... 27 Tamarack 160 , Aunlston Laud Co.. 30 rluitcm Land Co 3 West Eud Land Co.. 18 Bell Telephone.,... .201 Water power 314 Centenn'al Mln. Co. MJj N. E.Telcp.ATeleg.-Sl B. A B. Copper 16 juass. general lo. Mex. Ccn. com 23t X. N. A. X. E 43 Old Colony 1H4 Wis. Central, com.. 21 AllouezMln.. new.. Hi Atlantic 11J4 Boston A Mont 30 Electric Stocks. Tiosion, Jan. 2. Special. The latest electric stock quotations to-day were: Eastern Electric Cable Co. prer.. Thomson-Houston 1 lectrlc Co.. Thomson-Houstoa E. Co. pref.. Ft. Wayne Electric Co Westlnghousc Electric Co J31U. ABKCU. ::?o6 f5 ... 26 25 28 60 ... 12 50 12 75 ,.. 12 75 13 00 Philadelphia Stocks. Cholnf cooUUons of Philadelphia stocks. ftu nUhodbTWallaej-A Btephesjaa, broken. No. B SUNDAY.. JANXTART- ' 8, Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock Exchange: . . . Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad S7J4 . 67K Reading Railroad 20 1-16 20K Buffalo, N. Y. and Phila... .'.. 94 ' 9g Lchlgb Vallcv.. 50H Northern Pacific 23 2S Northern Pacific, preferred 72 T Leblgb Navigation . 43X -vl Bar Silver Quotations. . New York. Dec. 31. Special1. Bar silver In London, 43d per onnce; Xew York deal ers' price for silver, 95c per ounce. 110 v HO TEE BAHZ& A Gocd Beginning for a Record Breaker "iVeek's Exchanges. The banks did a good business yesterday, while the total for the week, five days, was upward of $1,500,000 in excess of tho corre sponding time last year. There was a fair demand for accommodations from business sources, while the supply was more than enouih to go around. The Clearing House statement shows these results: Saturday's exchanges $ 3,053.367 C3 Saturday's balances 414,013 46 Week's exchanges 12.007,863 41 Week's balances 2.133.547 72 Week's exchanges 1831 10.580.007 57 Week's balances, 1831 1.447,403 98 Statistics from reliable sources show that the total amount of checking through the Clearing Honse the past year was, in round numbers, $796,000,000. The Farmers' Denosit National Bank comes first witli $87,000,000; the Pittsburg National Bink of Cominerco next with $63,000,000; the First National, $61, OOO.OCO; the People's, with $57,000,000, nnd so on down. The grand total shows a falling off of business in 1S91, but is still ahead of 1889. The New York bank statement shows the following changes from the previous week: Reserve, decrease, $2,247,975: loans, increase, $9,361,000: specie, decrease, $120,300; legal ten deis, increase, $900,300; deposits, inciease, $10,911,600; circulation, "decrease. $67,300; amount above legal reqntiement, $17,222,640. At New Yorlc yesterday jnoney on call was easy, with no loans, closing offered at 8 per cent. Prime mercantilo paper, 4J4R6. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at $4 82 for CO-day bills and St 84 demand. Closing Bond Quotations. rj. S. 4s reg.... do 4s coup...., do 2s do 4s. Chun. , nns Mutual Union 6s.. ..105' lll N.J.Cent.Intl Northern Pac, N.J.Cent.IntCerts.l09t 100' 1SIS.I13jT do do 2ds.l2 Pacific 6s of '95 109' Louisiana stamped4s S3 Missouri 6s Tcnn. new set. 6s.. .106 do do 6s.. .1(3 do do 3s. 71 Northwest. Consols. 137 do debentures 5s. 107 Oregon Trans. 6s.... ax. j,. & iron .-u. Gen. 5s 85K St. L. & san. Fran. Canada So. 2d 10I14 Uen.M J0u" Cen. Pacific sts...llH Den. AR.lr.lsts 117 do do 4s 81 Den. ft R. G. West lsts Erle2ds. 107 M. K. ft T. Gen. 6 s. 79, do do 5s 47)4 Bid. tEx-lnt. St. Paul Consols 129" St. P. C. A Pac.lsts.116 Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr. Rets 83X Tex. Pac. R. G. Tr. Kcts 2 Union Pac. lsts 109"' West Shore 104 ' Bank Clearings. New York Bink clearings, $193,026,317: bal ances. $8,0711.914. For the week: Clearings, $6!9,345 446: balances, $33,037,062. BosTO-i Bank clearings, $20,550,982: bal ances, $2,307,251. Rates for money 23 per cent. Exchange on New York 10i7e dis count. For the week: Clearings, $95,203 5D5; balances, $10,857,851. For the same week last vean Clearings, $94,017,331; balances, $11, 293,281. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $166,963,270; balances. $2,351,96L For the week: Clearings, $59 631.816; balances, $9,029 094. Baltimorf Bank dealings, $3,664,140; bal ances, $413,453. Rate 6 per cent. St. Louis Clearings, $1,802,832: balances, $535,654. Jlonev 7S per cent. Exchange on New York, 75c premium." For this week Clearings, $19,73,854: balances. $2,345,636. For last week- Clearings, $21,564 954; bal ances, $2,453,410. For the corresponding week iRst veai Clearinsrs, $20,110,914; balances, $2, 244,416. Mehphis New York Exchange selling at par. Clearings, $442,874: balance". $35,610. New OnLEASS Clearings, $2,739,003. New York exchange, $2 per $1,000 discount. Bank 50c discount to par. Chicago New York Exchange slow at 10c premium. Mnnev quiet at 6 per cent. Bank clearings, $20,715,972. FIRST BLOOD FOR BEARS. Grain Speculators 'Who Banked on a New Year Rise Are Badly Bitten All Cere als and Bog Products Down Cables Against the Bulls Tho Cold Wave. CHICAGO The action of the wheat mar ket here to-day was a surprise and a disap pointment to a" majority of tho operators. The crowd had apparently loaded up last week with the expectation that the advent oftho new year would bring a revival of trade and better prices. Prices, instead of going up, went down, and there was very little recovery. In the caily dealings there was a fair amounj of activity, but the market became as dull as it was in the early part or the week, and telegrams from other trading centers indicated a similar state of affairs. The outside public has not resumed its in terest in the market since the holidays. Cables were discouraging. The cold wave which has been looked for for some time, was reported to be s-preading out over the winter wheat belt, where the mercury was dropping; hut this did not avail to turn the tide, especially as snow was reported as ac companying in places. The pressure 10 sen January naa a de pressing effect on May. January, which closed at 90c Thursday, or ened at 90e, sold off to ESKc nnd closed at S8c. May, which closed at 95c Thursday, opened at 93Jc, selling at once at 95:, sagged off steadily to 94Jc, and closed at 9lc, a loss of 1 cent. Corn Quiet and inclined to weakness early in the dny, but finally tteadled and held fairly firm. The close was steady at the bottom figures of the day, and at losses ranging from i to X cent for the various futures compared with Thursday. Oats Dull and weak, closing with a loss ofKSJsC- Hoi products opened higher, but when it was known that large receipts ot hogs were expected Monday and next week there was a snarp decline. This was also assisted by rather free deliveries, which the recipients undertook to get rid of. There was some le covery irom bottom figures, nnd the close shows moderate losses lor pork and ribs, while lard is unchanged to a little higher. The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by John jr. Oaklev A Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago Board of Trade: Open- High- Low Clos- Aiiticles. lag. est. est- lng. Wheat, No. 2. January J 90 $ 80 $ 68 $ 8S May 95 957i 84JI 94 CORK. NO. 2. January 33 33 83K : February STM 3' 335 3H'l May 4iH 41 41H 41?i Oats, .no. 2. January XX 3CM SOii Wi Mav 32 32 32 32 Mess l'oiut. January 10 50 10 50 10 SO 10 42 May 1110 1110 10 87., 10 95 Lard. January 6 10 6 10 6 00 6 10 May 0 40 6 43 6 32, 6 40 short Urns. January 6 20 5 20 5 10 5 15 May r. 5 62 5 62, 5 52. 5 SIH Caah quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged No. 2 spring wheat, 88c; No. 3 spring wheat. 82Slc; No. 2 red, 30c: No. 2 corn. 39c: No. 2 oats, -SOVic; No. 2 white, 31K32Kc; No. 3 white, SO 31c; No. 2 rye. 6iS7c; No. 2 barley. 5!)c; No. 3, f. o. b., SC5Sc; No. i, f. o. b., 3312e; No. 1 flaxseed, Dfic; prime timotln- M-ed, $1 221 23. Mess pork, per barrel, $7 627 73. Lard, per 100 lbs. $6 07. Short nli sides (loose). 55 10g)5 20; dry" salted shoulders (boxed), $4 371 GO; short clear sides (boxed), $5 505 55. Whliky, distillets" finished goods, per gallon, $1 IS. Sugars un changed. On tho Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was unchanged. Eggs, 2324c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Liberty and AH Other Stock Tards. Office of The Dispatch, PiTTSBCBd, January 2. ! Cattle Receipts, 924 head; shipments, 540 headtmaiket, nothing doing; all through consignments; 15 cars cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 4,100 head; shipments, 4,250 head: market firm; medium and heavy top-, $4 254 35; Yorkers, $4 204 30, Scars of hogs snipped to Now Yoik to-day. Sheep Eecoipts,1.70O head: shipments, 1,400 head; market steady at unchanged prices. When to Try on New Shoes. There is a time for everything in this world, and so it 13 that the best' time to get fitted to shoes is the latter part of the day. The teet are then at theif maximum of size. Activity naturally enlarges- them. Much standing tends, also, to enlarge them. Medical Opinion ot Tea Drinking. A recent issue of the London Lancd attributes, somewhat weakly, but still with a degree of insistence, an increase of mental instability among women as a result of con tinuous tea, drinking. 1892 THE DOUGHERTY WELL Was Malring30 Barrels an Hour From the Gordon Sand Yesterday. GE0R6ET0WN WELL IS FLOWING. Eeliaolo Ecporfs Give It as Doing Ileven Barrels an Iloar. SOUTH WIST ll'CDRDI WELLS LIGHT There was little work done in the oil fields yesterday, as those who laid off for New Years will not go back until to-morrow morning. The well of Shay & Co. on the Dougherty lot, east of Laurel Hill, was reported yesterday morn ing to be making 40 barrels an hour, and of course was the general topic of the day. It is only in the Gordon sand, and this,'if true, would make it the greatest Gordon sander in the field. This report was afterward cut down to 30 barrels an hour. The well is a surprise to almost every opsrator in the field. It is at least 1,000 feet east of other completed wells and in isolated territory. Already several locations have been made around it. The People's Gas Company has commenced the erection of two rigs on the "Wallace farm just east of the Dougherty lot. The devel opments thus far made would seem to indi cate that the Gordon sand -belt crosses the fifth at this point in a northwest and south west direction. There were no wells of any importance completed iu the field yester day. There are a number which will be In some time this week. Forst & Greenlee's No. 1 on the Wade larm south of McDonald fatatlon abont 1,500 leet, was reported last evening to be showing for a irood well. Georgetown Well Flowing. The Georgetown well of Liawson, lleSalr & Co. has caused a genuine sensation since it started to flow. Reliable roports from it yesterday were that it was making Just II ban els an hour. It had been tubed and just as they were ready to pump It commenced to flow. Pdrties who have visited the well and are familiar with its history claim that is in the third or Gordon sand, which it gets at about L150 leet. When this well was drilled into tile sand several weeks ago the reports from it at first were that it was making anywhere from 20 to 50 barrels an hour. Many operators rushed to tho place from Pittsburg and other points, and found that the reports were false. The well had sprayed some oil, and there was a little oil and water in the tanks, but it never flowed steady until with in the last few days. It is not in strictly wildcat territory, as there have been other wells drilled all around it within a short radius. Should it maintain Its present gait for any length of time, there will doubtless be many new ones started in that neighbor hood. - Hussler, Davis & Botts' No. 2 on the Boyce farm in Southwest McCnrdy will bo finished up -this week, and their No. 3, same farm, is spudding. Patterson & Jones' No. 1 on the Kel30 farm is in and reported light. Mellon & Co.'s No. 5 Neeley is also reported as a small well. Two Bellevue Wells. Bellevue Tho Kobella Oil Company wfll shoot their No. 2, on the Straw farm, this week. No. 1 Straw has been shot and U making 16 barrels a day. Drilling for Gas. Freetckt Ammon & Co. are starting two rigs on Murphy's Island, three miles np the river from this place. They will drill lor gas. Gauges of the Wells. The nourly gauges for the larger wells yesterday were as lollows: Mathews No. 1, Guffey, Jennings & Co., 40: Mathews No. 3, Guffey, Jennings 4 Co., 70; Herron No. 1, Guffey. Jennings 4 Co., 20; Herron Nos. 2 and 4, Guffev, Jennings & Co., 100; Baldwin Nos. 1 and 2. Oakdale Oil Co., 50: Mathews heirs' No. 1, Guffey, Jennings & Co., 80; Bell No. 2, Guffey. Jennings & Co., 25;. Wallace Nos. 1 and 2, Oakdale OH Co., SO; Morgan heirs' No. 4, Oakdale Oil Co., 45: Etta Glenn No. 1, Forest Oil Co., 2: Mevey No. 1, Greenlee & Forst, 30; Mevey No. 4, Greenlee & Forst, 30; Kelso No. 2, Patterson & Jones, 40; Herron No. 4, Forest Oil Co.. 40; Gamble No. L Greenleo & Forst, 25; Boyce Nos. 1 and 2. Devonian Oil Co., 40; Woodland Oil Co's No. 1 Gamble, 20; Gamble No. . 30. Stock in the field Thursday, 93,000 barrels. The production fell off yesterday to 89,000 barrels. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Disastrous floods hare visited Upper Austria. Russia is massing troops near the Aus trian frontier again. Bishop Loughlin's funeral took plaee In New York j esterday. The St. James Gazette bestows liberal praise upon the American navy. The shipping report of Nova Scotia shows a large decrease In the tonnage dar ing the year. r"rin-1i3 TTaf rtT Tl,Tsnfir ! riaai South Bethlehem, Pa.hiccoughed himself to death in 11 days. Employes of the Canadian civil service will not bo allowed to frank their cor respondence hereafter. Jesse Frierson was hanged yesterday at Chattanooga lor tho murder of Officer Mus grove in December, 1S93. D. N. Denman's shoestore in Greensbnrg was robbed of $100 worth of goods and a sunt of money besides, Friday night. Two jail gtlards at New Castle were dis missed yesterday for intoxication and neglect of duties, by the County Commis sioners. A strike was begnn by the 250 workmen of the only blast furnace in opeiation at the Joliet rolling mills Friday. Helpers and wages are the bones of contention. Union plasterers of West Superior, Wis., run out of town several workmen from St. Paul last Wednesday evening, and one of the men was probably fatally injured. The registration Jnst closed throughout Ithode I-lanrt shows an increase over 1890 of over 7,000 or about 23 per cent. The majority of the new voters is claimed by the Demo crats. The Brazilian Government has rescinded the law requiring foroign merchants ship pint goods to Brazil to picsent invoices and bills of lading to Brazilian Consulates for legalization. A construction train at Toonsboro, Tenii., was derailed Friday from an un known cause, and three negro employes of the Illinois Central Bailroad Company were instantly killed. After a B. & O. freight train had broken into three sections on a steep grade, near Bellaire, O .Friday night two of the sections collided, Injuring five tramps, demolishing ten cars and damaging a bridge. A serious collision has occurred between the police and a number of privates belong ing to the West Indian Regiment at Kings ton, and several of the former were only rescued fiom the clutches of the soldiers after they had been badly beaten. CHILE INCLINED TQ DO EIGHT. Separation to Be Made It It Is Possible Without Too Much Humiliation. Santiago, Jan. 2. There seems to be a disposition to come to terms with the United States provided an amicable agreement can be made which will not humiliate Chile. It is stated that there is likelihood that the note of the late Minister of Foreign Aflairs, Senor Matta, which caused snch offense Ho the Government at "Washington, 'will be withdrawn. At all event3, it is probable that such action will engage the attention of the new Cabinet at an early date. It is stated that President Jlonlt has been advised to withdraw the JIatta note, and a member of the new Cabinet said that the Cabinet would take up the question 33 soon as the report of'the court on the Balti more affair is made. No apprehension of a rupture is felt, he said, despite the state of public feeling on the subject. Acting pre sumably under instructions from his Gov ernment, Sir. Kennedy, the British Min ister, has been advising President Jlontt's Government to make reasonable terms with the United States. Herr Gutschmidt, the German Minister, has offered the services of his Government as arbitrator. Minister Egan yesterday received a polite note from the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Per iera, informing him of the desire of the new Government to maintain friendly rela tions with him, both personally and offi cially, and also to preserve and maintain the friendship existing between the coun tries. . ' GOSSIP 0FTHE GUARD. Mxioa J. C. Kat spent a portion of the past week in New York City. " Lieutehaht- Colokel J. B. Stbeethi, the tall and hustling member of the Tenth Begl inent, is in the city. The annual meeting of the officers of the Fourteenth Eegimentwill be held Monday evening, January 11, at 8 o'clock. In tho Tegi-. mental headquarters. Every officer is ex pected to be present, as business or Impor tance will be transacted. Nzablt7C0 bronze and silver medals and bars arrived in tho city yesterday for distri bution among the marksmen and sharp shooters or the three local organizations as a reside of last season's work on the range. The medals will be ready for distribution during the coming week. The officers of the Fourteenth Regiment are highly elated over the JjcantUul meeting place now provided for them, and can justly claim having one of the finest headquarters rooms in the State without any limitation. The committee in chnnre of furnishing tho qnarters was Captain Corbot, Captain Tim and Quartermaster McCl.tin, and a vote of thanks should be tendered the gentleman for tho able mnnner in which they carried out their instructions. Accordiso tothe result of a court martial in Ncjv York City a week ago, civilians can be made to appear before the co'nrt but can not be made to testify unless they so desire; andnlthouzh they can be adjudged guilty of contempt, thev cannot be p inishe'1, so the Attorney General has decided. That the law is an unjust one ispcneially admitted, and It is possible that an attempt will be made in Pennsylvania to provide for such an event by having the law changed. AnxotracKMEST is made from the Adjutant General's office of -the coming inspection of the guard by the Brigade Inspectors. The Inspections will be hold in the months of January, February and March, in the armo ries of the various organizations. Special attention this year will be giveii to the armories, their condition and location, also to the condition of the blankets, great coats, blanket bags, canteens and haversacks. No report as to rifle practice will be asked for. CoMPAirr B. of tne Eighteenth Regiment, at present has tho distinction of being com manded by a Captain who holds a commis sion in the regular service as Second Lieu tenant. Mr. Wassell, who ha3 been In com mand of Company B for the past 15 months, was appointed to a commission in theregu-. lar army some two months ago, has as yet failed to handin his resignation to Col. Smith, and as a result the affairs in the company are gradually growing worse. Other matters in connection with the company has de veloped lately what tend to show that section 31, of the military code, might bo brought into play in Mr. Wassell's case with good effect. Ose of the most important events in local military circles during the coming week will be the sitting of the Court of Inquiry ap pointed by General Snowden to inquire into, tho case of Adjutant Reese, of the Eighteenth Regiment. The court consists of Colonel Brainard Case, with Captain E. D. Smitb, of the Fourth Regiment, as Judge Advocate, and will sit in the regimental armory on Diamond street to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Colonels Krumbaar and Hnnsicker, of the Governor's staff, will arrive in the city to-night, being the interested parties in the case aside from Lieutenant Kecse. The result of this court of inquiry in tho present case is being watched with interest all over the State, as the gentlemen connected are all well known and a precedent will be es tablished as to the lino of conduct accepta ble between officers of a certain grade here after. CojfsrDEKACLE of a kick has generated among the citizens in the vicinity of the Fifth Avenue Market House against the pro posed lease of the building to the Eighteenth Kegiment and Battery B for a period or 10 years. The principal objection raised by tho kickers is that the building is in alto gether too prominent a location for armory purposes, and that Herr's Island or some sequestered nook in Butler county would be about tho right place to locate the guard. If the people of Pittsburg propose to continue In their idiotic sentiment in re gard to the National Guard, a most elegant move on the part of the .Adjntant.General's office would he to disband the 'organiza tions in this vicinity altogether, and proba bly at some time in the future their absence might be felt in a forcible and impressive mannor. There is scarcely a city in the country from Maine to California where a National Guard organization is located that has not provided costly and magnificent armories, and on the most prominent thor oughfares. As to the opening of the Fifth avenue building for market purposes, the enterprise proved a dismal failure before, even with one line of horse cars, and what would it do now with two line, of rapid transit to the downtown market? The incen tive for the proper class of young men to enter the guard in this vicinity is growing beautifully weaker each year, and a few more kicks at the local organizations will squelch it completely. THE WEEK IN OIL, Light Business, but the P-ooin Traders In Better Spirits. The price was up a little yesterday on ac count of the new option involving a month's carrying. Trading was light here, bnt con siderable at Oil City. FInctuations for the day and week are given in the following table: Open- High- Low ing, est. rst. Close. Monday... 53V 5935 59f 59V Tuesday BOH W SJ KH Wednesday SO 59 59 59H Thursday SSH 5Mi 'i K Saturday eiH 6Ii CIS 6i Refined moved oh the same level all week. New York, 6.45c; London, 5Jd: Antwerp, 15f. Runs increased, but shipments fell off, but there was littlo change In either item. At the finish the sentiment was more bullish than for "everal months. New Yorjc. Jan. 2. Petrolenm opened strong on the extension of long January options into February contracts, but after the first saies bec-ime dull and remained so until the close. Pennsylvania oil spot ssles, 10,C00 barrels; opening. 0e: highest, COJgC; lowest. 60e; closing, 60c; February option sales, 21 000 barrels; openin-r. OlJic; highest. 615c; lowest, 61Kc: closing 61c. Lima oil No sales. Total sales, 31.000 barrels. OIL CITT, Jan. 2. National Transit cer tificates opened at GIJc; highest, BI&c; low est, 6!c: closed. Glc: sales, 57,000 barrels; clearances, 2,il0,000 barrels. Bkapfokd, Jan. 2. National Transit cer tificates opened at 61Jc: closed at 61Jic; highest, 61c; lowest, 6ic; clearances, b50, OC0 barrels. An Odd Freak of Charity. New York Times. The latest benevolent scheme is the Baby Brigade, started by some young women in London to make easier church going among poor mothers by caring for the infants dur ing services. The brigade proposes to go to the babies, and it is suspected that the young nurses will find that their self-imposed duties will lead them into some queer places. The charity hardly seems to have a practical ring. DON'T DELAY TO Stop that cough 1 Elsa tho bronchial tubes will be enlarged and the delicate tissues of the lungs exposed to injury. No other medicine is so speedily opera tive in throat and lung troubles as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. A lew doses Lave been known to break up an ob stinate and distressing cough. oafferer3 from a3thma, bronchitis, croup, con sumption, sore throat, and whooping cough find a sure relief in the use of this preparation. It flamed mem motes especto ducc3 repose. soothes the in brane, pro ration, and in Don't be with out it in the house. Sallie- E. Stone, Hurt's store, Va., writes : " I hare found, in my family, that Ayer's Cherry Pecto ral was always a certain euro for colds nnd coughs." "Five years ago I had a constant cough, night sweats, was greatly re duced in flesh, and had been given np by my physicians. I began to take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and was completely cured." Anga A. Lewis, RIcard.N.Y. Ayers Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. .Aycr & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Drugjists; Price ; U bottles, fi. Try BEOKERS PINANCIAL.- Whitney at tephensou, 57 Fourth Avenue. Y ap30- , ' JohnM. Oakley & Co, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks. Bonds. Grain, Fetrolenm. Private wire to New York add Chicago'. IS SIXTH ST- Pittsburg. WE OFFER, SUBJECT TO SALE, AT.T. OR AUT PAET OB1 $100,000 6 Per Cent Guaranteed Stock Sin Railroafl Co.. Of Pennsylvania. ; This stock nas paid 43 consecutive semi H annual dividends. Full particulars will be found In Poor's Manual or the Financial Chronicle Supple ment. Price and special circular on application. .' A. J. LAWRENCE & CO., . U FOURTH AVE. PITTSBURG. de!3-lS6-sa CURES DYSPEPSIA. CUKES DYSPEPSIA. CUKES DYSPEPSIA. Having suffered from Dys pepsia for three years, I de cided to try Burdock Blood Bittebs, and after using one bottle found myself so much better that I was encouraged to use another: alter taking this, I find mvseir so fully re stored that I do not need any more medicine, feeling truly grateful to B. B. B. Jilts. G. C White. Taberg, Oneida Co., N. T. PROMOTES Jal-TTSSU MEDICAL. 814 PKNN aVENUEPITTSBTJKG, VA. As old residents know and back flies of Pittsburg paper prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician in the city, devotingspecialattention toall chronic , gSTUlO FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible MCD'nQ and mental dls persons 1M L-R V UUO eases, physical de cay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambi tion and hope, imunired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, baslifnlncss, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruption!-, imyorpr ished blood,, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption- unfitting the person rorhusines3,society and marriage, permanently, xafely and privately h,readBL00D AND SKIN SEE eruptions, blotches, falling lrair.bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of the tongne. month, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated troml IDIM A DV kidnev and the system. Unllvnil I jbladder de rangements, weak baclc, grael, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other palnfnl symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experi ence insures scientificandreliable treatment on common senso principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as If here. Office hours. 9 a.m. to 3 T". jr. Sunday, 10 a. 21. to 1 r. jr. only. DE. TJUITTIEK, 814 Penn avenue, Pittsburg. Pa. JaS-lD-Dsuwlc WOOD'S PHOSPHODINE The Gri-fit Knglisli Kemedj. rromptlr and perroanf nt Isrcnrcs all -form of nerr ous weakness, emissions, spermatorrhea, im potency and all effects of abase or excesses. Been prescribed orer3 years In thousands of cases; is the only reUa hie and honest medlclna known. Ask drnrrlsts for Rfffor end. After. Wood's Phoshiiodivc: if he offers some Hortnie? medicine In Diaej of this. leave his dishonest store, inclose price in letter, and we will send bv return mail. Price, one pacic Ree. ?1: six. 95 One will please, six will core. Pamphlet in plain sealed envelope, 2 stamps. Ad dress THK VOOD C1IK3UCAL CO.. 131 Wood, ward avennp. Detroit. Mien. Sold in nttsbnrffby Jos. Fleming Abox, 412 Market street. del7-51 TAPAN2S& HaaS? M jLarJ Jii s A cure 1'or Tiles.-External, internal. Blind. Bleed lag and Itchin?. Chronic. Recent or Hereditary. This remedr has positively never been known to fall. tlabo"cafor?i. bjrmall. A guarantee glren with six boxes, when purchased at one time, to re fund the $" If not enred. Issued bv EMIT. G. 8TCCKY. Drurzlst. Wholesale and Retail Agent. Nos. U01 and 1701 Fenn are., corner Wylie are. and Fclton st.. rittaburjr. Fa. Use StnekT'i Dlaixucea Cramp Cure. Z and 5) cts. . Jal-82 VIGOR OF MEN E-ri7, Qclckly, Permanently EESTOKEIX WKAKSISjS, NEl:'O03MiiK3. DEBILITY. and aU the train of evils, the results of orarwork. sickness, worry, etc. full strength, derelopment, and tone guaranteed In all cases. Simple, natural methods. 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AddrMfl THE PERU CHEMICAL CO., BIIWAUIEE.WU WEAK MEN Pnrer. ArrtHt De bllllT. lost Maahs4. . Ei. We will Bend tou a valuable book (sealed) free i of charge, containing lull particulars for a speedy and. i permanent cure. Address: XA. MATEf JlEO.CCW, Si Olive Street. St. Lools,llo. " ? deSO-13 S DOCTOR WHiTTSER TH WAKtf MTM eII: aagay "j mr,
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