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THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, PEBRUAUT 7, ' 1892.
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Contributions for this department should
reach Tnr Dispatch office by noon Saturday.
These columns are open to nil secret organ
izations, but news, and news only. Trill be
printed. Space Is too valuable to be given
up to the discipline of delinquent members,
notices of meetings, praise of individual
lod(re, advertisement of orders or mere
personal puffs.
o. u. a. at.
Keep your eve on Clarion County, as the
prospects are lirignt for a new lodge there
toon.
The number of certificates Issued last
ir.nn th was 1S2. Better work Is promised for
February.
Dr. Truitt, the Denuty who is workinc In
West Virginia, h.is Lodge No. 11 about ready
to be instituted.
Tittsbur; Decree or Honor No. 20 will pay
a visit to Industry Degree ot Honor No. 25,
Tnetdav evening next.
Grand Eecordnr JIcNair addressed an au
dience a few miles out or town Thursday
evening last. Look out for another new
lodge.
Center Avenue Lodge No. 124 added S3
new members to her roll last month, and Is
FtillFtuvinsliaid to be the Danner lodge or
Allegheny county.
General Cuter No. 1!S. of Allegheny Citr,
don't pay much but is quietly adding now
members and piopoes the banner lodge
hall be on tlicNorthsldc
The attention of deputies is called to the
fact that the flrt quarter's wort done by
the Committee on Extension of the order
will close February 29 and they are re
quested to ha e their reports in not later
than JIaicli 10.
Industry Dearee of Honor No. 25, of Altc
jrhenv City, v. ill meet regularly lor the first
time Tuesday evening in the hall of In
dustry Lodsre No. 25 Members or sister
lodges and their families r.re cordially in
vited. It is conducted by the ladies.
A conlerenceof I'ast Masters and Master
Workn'en will be held in Union Veteran
Le ion Hall, Sr-tuiday evening next, to be
tuldreod bv I'ast Grand Master Workman
William H. James, or Philadelphia, and
l'ast Gram! Mastor AVorkman William E.
ford, o. this city.
Thomas A. Armstrong Council No. 291 was
disappointed m not receiving tho promised
viit from the delegation from Beaver Falls
hiiu New Biighton Councils. Tne members
found there were no trains on Saturday
" nights goiwg back, but all the Council" about
the tuo cities were well represented. No.
2M lias accented an invitation to act as es
cort to the Chief Marshal of the O. tl. A- M.
Sinidc in the East End on Washington's
irtbday.
Improved Order or Heptasopht.
Organizer S. I. 0tnond has been recruit
ing nr Altoona Conclave No. 132. He reports
oterCU new members in a week.
feharpsbuRr Conclave will hold an open
meeting to-morrow night for mombers and
their ladies. A banquet will be served.
Allegheny county has not obtained its pro
portionate'inciea'e the past six months.
Tile deputies w ill be asked to explain.
Brother Gilleland, tho Archon or Monon
gahela Conclave 2o. K9, promises to mate it
Interesting for the members of his conclave
this term.
Supreme Provost M. G. Cohen has called a
special meeting of the deputies or Allegheny
county tor Flifiay night in the hall of the
1'ittsbur.T Conclave.
The members of McKeesport Conclave are
now liviiisr on light diet In anticipation of
the barnuet to le served to them by J. K.
Mooiehead Conclave.
It is probably not commonly known that
G'rmanin Conclave, of Baltimore, Md., con
ducts Its bnines In the German language.
Is there not an opening for such a conclave
here?
Most or tho semi-annual returns are now
5n tho handswt the Supreme Archon. Some
of them have been returned as much as six
tines lor correction. From the present out
look all future reports will be abso-utely
con ect.
fraternal Legion.
At the social meeting of Camp No. 67
Thursday evening Comrade Louisa Barker,"
vlio was m.irr!ed to Mr. J. Murray, of Colo
rado, was nihde the lecipient ol a token
3rom the comrades of the camp m the shape
cl an elegant black mantel clock.
The follo-ving officers of Carl Helnzen
Camp N. 67, were installed recently by
Deputy 1! Ilevmann: Commander, August
Wolf: Senior Vice Commander, 1 Flasgs;
Junior Vice Commander, A. Nibbs: Adjutant
mid E. O , William A. Schilling; Treasurer,
William jlusiieubcim: Orator, William Fink;
Guide, C. Snnntag; Warden. William Scheid;
Sentry, H. Strecker; Past Commander, H. C.
ScLieiel.
The following officers of Thomas Paine
Camp No. G7 w ere installed at the last meet
ing: Com., W. F Schade: S. V. a. W. H. W.
Sat age: J. V. C. J. Thresher; Adjutant, H.
llonven Esi. Oir, J. O. Juerzens: Treas., G.
C. schade: Orator, J. A. Deegan: Guide,
Charles Kautmaii; Warden, W. J. Rerkard;
i-ntry, J. McGraw;!'. Com., H. J. Heitman;
Deptily. 1 nomas Grundy; Trustees, Ph.
Biuibach, L. Kaulmau, J. Turesher.
The Golden Chain.
In one of Thiladelohia's swell lodges the
ofheers appear in lull dress and a banquet is
held at the close or each meeting.
At the institution or a lodge of the order
In Philadelphia its charter list was composed
or 20 Baptist minister-, and one blacksmith.
TI.e growth of the older In the South Is very
rapid.
The Past Commanders of Pennsylvania
met In the hall of Pittsburg Lodge No. 92,
Wednesday, January27, and elected A. S.
Smith, ol Allegheny Lodge No. 4fi, State
Commander and representative) of Pennsyl
vania to the supreme Lodze, w hich meets in
jl.iinmore, leliiu.iry 10. T.J. Cunningham,
or rhiladclpli.a, wa elected alternate dele
gate. Georjo n . Chambers, or Pittsburg
Jxidge, r.d other members of the city took
pleasuieiu showing the Philadelphia dele
gates the wonders of the Smoky City. A
spread at tLc Duquesne closed the events of
the dav.
Daughters of Liberty.
The Visiting Committee of Star or Liberty
Council will visit Lucy Webb Hayes Conncil
Tuesday eveninx and on the following Mon
day Keystone No. 2 at Homewood.
Brother G. t Jeffrey and Sisters Laura B.
Dawson and Dora Scott, of No. CD, with Sla
ters Maggie Strong and Alico Smith, bf Key
stone, were visitois at No. C7 Friday evening.
.Star or Liberty Council No. 67 expects to
have its degree staff m working trim bv
March L A bcautiiul and costly Bible anil
two very flue silk flags were presented to
the council Friday eyening bv Sisters LIda
Gross :ind Ella Milliken. A handsomely
11 nishedchestwasalsopresentedby Brothers
G. G. Ebberts and Horace Alentzer.
The Good Templars.
Press Onward Lodge No. H held Its elec
tion last week with the lollowing result:
C. T., J. Wat-on Fleming; V. T Lizzie
' ' Grimes: 1L S , Ld God; F. s., Lottie Weaver;
, . A. is.. Lizzie Haucy; C., Margaret Haney; AL,
ChailesO. Getty: Deputy Marshal, May Con
way; G., Lottie M. 1 eaver; fa., W. Ferris.
The new officers for West Manchester
.Lodge No. 1371 are: Chief Templar. R. Ster
euson; Vice Templar, Maggie Stedeford;
Treasurer, C. W . liobmson; Chaplain, Will
iam G. Hohmann; Secretary, H. C. MeGaw;
Financial Secretary, Edward Spamer; Mar
shal, J. Miensch: Guard, Mrs. Hagamann
Sentinel, Walter fctewart.
Jr. O. U. A. 2L
John Grey Council No. 249 held one of Its
old-:iuio stag" parties Tuesdav ovenine
January 20, with over 150 people in attend
ance. Harry A. Helsler and National Secretary
Edward S. Deemer, will visit Benjamin
Franklin Council No. 318, Tuesday evening,
February 9.
Glenfleld Council gave an entertainment
at Glenfleld Thursday night. On the pro
pramme vcre the Misses May and Helen
McCrca,or Allegheny. Miss ilanley. or Se.
wieklev. and others. It was a rreat iccr.n-
. A. warrant has been granted for thenewl
,Council at Wrights vllle. Pa. It will be in-
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night. It will be one of the largost council s
ever organized.
The roanv friends of Chief Marshal Will
lam T. Kerr will be glad to know that he Is
recoveriiiK Ironi his leccnt illness. Frank
M. Williams, the efficient adjutant General
chosen by Chief Marshal Koir, is carrying
out all the plans outlined by the Chief Mar
shal in an able manner.
The Pennsylvania llatlroad has made the
customary low rates from points i.Iong the
Southwest Branch for tho Washington
Birthday parade. The rate from Unlontown
Is one tare Tor tho round trip. It has also
made reduced rates for tho demonstrations
at McKeesport and Johnstown.
The parade in Pittsburg this year 1 the
last ofa three years' circuit established In
1S9X Large delegations will be present from
Meadville, Erie and Mercer, Pa., and Cleve
land, O. Every member or the order should
turn out on Washington's Birthday and
give a decided Indorsement to the Stone Im
migration bill.
Braddock Council No. 299. Jr. O. V. A. M.,
or Braddock, celebrated its third anniver
sary by a fine entertainment and feitivoH,
given in Leigh ton's Hall at that place,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenlna.
The affair was tho finest or Its nature ever
given In that place, and was a social as wrll
as financial success. Fully 1,600 persons
listened to the programme.
Order of Solon.
Snprsme Manager Ganse Is at Washington
booming Solon.
Supreme Chaplain W. K. Coovert has re
turned from a business trip to New York.
Moltte Lodtro of Allegheny, Instituted in
January, has 16 initiations on file for next
meeting.
Oakland Lodge No. 112 held an Interesting
meeting Tuesday evenlmr. Supreme Presi
dent Ball and Supreme Treasurer Godfrey
were the orators or the evening. Refresh
ments were served alter close of tho session.
Select Knights of America.
Pride of the West Legion No. 4. or Alle
gheny City, lately instituted, will meet at
No. 19 Federal street, on the Northslde, on
the second and fourth Tuesday evening or
every month.
Past Grand Commander Alfred S. Smith
leaves to-morrow night for Washington, D.
C, io attend tho Merchant Tailors' National
Convention. From there he will visit friends
at HarrNburg.and from the latter place goes
to Baltimore, Md., where he will attend
the supreme session of the Order of tho
Golden Chain, representing Allegheny
county In that body.
B inner Legion No. 2, at Toungstown, O.,
sends the following items of interest: Lieu
tenant Commander J. H. Glecter is passing
around the. cigars, and Is very happy. -Tho
monthly social was held last Tuesday even
ing, and was very enjoyable. Phil Sprague
has been very sick, but has recovered suf
ficiently to be among tho boys again. A
masquerade Is on the tapis, and will be hold
by Ralph Riddle and Phil Sprague, Febru
ary 17.
i. o. o. r.
Next Thursday night Pittsburg Encamp
ment No. 2 will meet in Its hail, No. 99 Firth
avenue, on which occasion the degree staff
will conrer the golden rule and royal purple
degrees on several candid itos from Pitts
bury Encampment and Montlflore Encamp
ment No. 207. Several prominent members
of the order are expected to be present.
Tho degree staff will use its own parapher
nalia. Invitations have been Issued by Sharps
burg Lodge No. 752, L O. O. F., lor its
twenty-first anniversary celebration in its
hall, No. 1016 Main street, Sharpsburg, Satur
day evening, February 13. The exercises
will consist of speaking and singing, ad
dresses being made by Prot. P. A. Shanor, of
McKeesport; Hon. A. G. Williams, or Butler;
W. P. Potter, or Sharpsburg, and W. S.
Bailey, or Allegheny.
L S. orL
Washington Council No. 60 is moving right
along, adding new members every meetin g
A musical and literary entertainment
followed the regular programmo of Decora
tion Council No. i.
Deputy Grand President T. R. Huff and
G. V P. George Murphy, visited Eureka
Council Friday evenine of last week. Reci
tatiotU and singing were the features. This
Council together with several other Councils
will visit Bloomfield Council at its hall, 4505
Fifth avenue, Friday evening, February 12.
General Lodgn Notes.
Monument Castle No. 15, A. O. K. of M. C,
has arranged to give a royal reception to the
isltors on Mystic Chain Day, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 9.
America Castle No. S3. A. O. K. or the M. C,
held its first annual anniversary Thursday
evening, February 4, 1S92, at Patterson Hall, '
Lawrenceville.
Central Lodge 42, Order Sons or St. George,
at its last meeting had a discussion1 on Im
portant business, which was not settled, and
the lodge decided to lay It over until next
meeting, Monday evening, February S, at 88
Fourth avenue, Pittsburg.
ELKINS TEUE TO HIS CHIEF,
Though He Finds a Paucity or Harrison
Sentimrnt In New York.
Sew York, Feb. 6. Special Hon.
Stephen B. Elkins, Secretary of "War, had
the busiest kind of a day to-day. Before
his breakfast hour at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel there were people waiting to see him.
They all believed he was in town as the rep
resentative of the Harrison administration.
The Secretary told a reporter something of
his talks with ex-Senator Piatt. "We
talked about the weather," said the Secre
tary," and about railroads and about
President Harrison. Many newspaper
men have called upon me asking me to ex
plain the article in a morning paper of to
day declaring Mr. P.latt to be unalterably
opposed to the renomination of Harrison.
I declined to reply to their inquiries."
Some of the Secretary's callers told him
plainly that the President was unpopular
with the majority in his party in U"ew York
State. He replied that he had heard
that such was the case, but in all his
conversations he was loyal to his
chief. He was here to listen to statements
and to ascertain the facts, and not to express
his own opinions. Colonel George Bliss and
others have flatly announced that with
Blaine theBepublicans can carry New York
State, and that with Harrison there would
be a Waterloo. All this and much more
was dinged into the ears of Secretary Elk
ins. .
B00HB33 TO IKVADE THX STEIP.
They Bane Their Action on the Thcory-Thnt
It Never Was Indian Land.
Guthbie, O. T., Feb. C Boomers ar
riving from Stillwater and vicinity say that
would-be Strip settlers, believing that Sec
retary Noble will jjpt approve certain
clauses in the Strip sale treaty, thus pre
venting the formal opening ot the Strip this
spring, have determined to move up on the
land at once. Judges Green and Gray, of
the Territorial Supreme Court, have both
held that the Cherokets have had no title
to the Slrip except one of easement for pur
poses of passing, aud that right, they assert,
has been forfeited bv non-usage.
In view of this the boomers claim that
by moving upon the Strip they will not vio
late the "sooner" law, inasmuch as the title
to the land has always been in the Govern
ment, while the law referred to is with re
gard only to land purchased from Indians.
The boomers now say that within ten days
there will be on the Strip 25,000 persons
putting up dag-outs and preparing the
ground for spring planting.
A Cruiser Christened Marblchoad.
Boston, Feb. C. A letter received to-day
from Congressman Andrew at "Washington
says that the United States cruiser No. 11
will hereafter be known as the Marblehead,
havinjr been named after the Massachusetts
town of the same name.
Kw Pork Kills Two Fersons.
Lancaster, Feb. 6. Stella Keese, aged
12 years, died here this afternoon from
trichinosis, contracted by eating raw pork.
This is the second death in the Keese family
from the disease.
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TRADE OF THE WEEK.
A -Steady Upward Movement 5oted
Thronghout the Countrjt
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN REALTY.
A Lifeij Whirl in Business and Talnes on
the Local Stock Exchange.
OFFICE AND STREET NnWS AND GOSSIP
The past week witnessed further im
provement in the trade situation both gen
erally and locally. Reports from nearly all
the great business centers bear out this
position. It was the best week of the year.
Confidence was more pronounced and or-ers
on a more liberal scale. Locally there were
a number of "strong features. Bank clear
ings fell below those of the previous week,
but were larger than last year. There was
a more general demand for funds, showing
an upward tendency of trade. Trading on
the Stock Exchange was the heaviest since
the break in TVestinghouse Electrio nearly
a year ago, and prices for nearly all of tho
active stocks were marked up. Keal estate,
while characterized by no special activity,
presented a strong front, backed by a sub
stantial inquiry which means business. Re
sults of the week show that trade is gradu
ally enlarging. The plethor of money is
opening up many new avenues of activity.
Another Cherry Alley Dent.
Cherry allev mysteries are being picked
up at a lively rate. Black & Baird closed
the sale of another one of them yesterday,
being No. 968 Liberty street, running
through to Cherry, for 524,500 spot cash.
The purchaser is Mr. Stanislaus Zock, the
AVood street caterer, who recently bought
the Young property on Smithfield street.
Immediately alter the transfer the prop
erty was leased to EA. Potzer for three
years at an annual rental of 81.80O. Con
templated improvements in that quarter,
heretofore mentioned, are said to be macing
good progress.
Taken at His Word.
Ex-Delinquent Tar Collector Thomas
Phelps has, in a rather unusual way, just
disposed of a tract of about 30 acres in the
Squirrel Hill district. He had put it into
the hands of Ira M. JSurchfield for sale.
After the assessment of about $60,000 had
been made the agent took an appeal, and to
back np his contention that the valuation
was too high, with the approval of his prin
cipal, ofiered it for $35,000. An investor,
getting wind of the 'offer, hunted up the
agent, and on being informed that $35,000
would buy the property, he closed the deal
at once, paying over 5500 on the spot to
bind the bargain. It is understood the pur
chaser is "William E. Howley, the railroad
contractor. All who have spoken of the
deal consider it a good investment.
One or the Finest.
The character of the building to take the
place of Colonade row, on Federal 'street,
Allegheny, according to reliable informa
tion, has been settled at last. It was stated
some time ago that it would be a hotel, but
'it appears that this idea was never enter
tained by tne owner, .air. juarun. iuo
pressing need for more business stands on
that thoroughfare determined his action in
the matter. He will erect a business block,
conforming the front elevation to that of
the Boyle build in e adjoining. It will be
modern in all respects, and will be one of
the largest and handsomest on the North
side. Keal Estate Men Moving.
The real estate men of the country have,
for noma time been formulating a plan to
place this important interest on a national
basis. To further this end a national con
vention will be held in Nashville, Tenn.,
on the 17th, "18th and 19th of the present
month. It is expected that papers will be
read from snch'economists.pf national re
pute as Edward Atkinson and others, and
from eminent jurists on a number ot ques
tions of vital interest to land owners and
agents. A very energetic local committee
has the matter in hand, and it is a safe pre
diction that it will be one of the largest
conventions of its class ever held, and that
it will be truly representative of American
landed proprietors and capitalists. Large
delegations will be in attendance from all
the principal cities.
Big Figures at Forced Sale.
The Schmertz property, on Fifth avenue,
near Book aliey, lot 23.8x240 in depth, sold
at Sheriff's sale yesterday, brought $145,000,
or ?6,000 a foot front, the best price ever
realized in the city, loot frontage alone con
sidered. But if the great depth of the lot
be taken into consideration it will not ap
pear so steep, being about on a level with
that paid for the Tradesmen's National
Bank or for the Newell property. The fact
ot a forced sale at these figures shows that
city realty occupies stnong position. It
Is worthy of remark that the consideration
is more than the assessment.
Business News and Gossip.
Stock and real estate brokers were In good
spirits at the windup of the week.
It was stated yesterday by Mr. Qulnn, the
executor, that the Trimble property sold for
$15,000 more than the assessment for 1692.
J. W. Mclntyre has sold to M. A. Boss six
lots in Coraopolis, Dillon plan, for $4,025.
Thirty-two permits were issued duiing the
week for the erection of the same number of
buildings, aggregating $60 235.
Curb quotations, yesterday afternoon
were: Central Traction offered at SJ30,
Birmingham at 23, Duquesne and Switch
and Signal held closely to board figures. For
Pittsburg Traction 60f was bid for 100
shares.
Two of the Cherry alley mysteries have
been sold and another is cooking. It is evi
dent the syndicate which gobbled it so vo
raciously made a mistake.
The speculative feeling is strong on distil
lers, and the tip is quite general that it is go
ing up, and will probably be a strong fea
ture. McKeesport is to havo a $75,000 hotel.
Giouud lor it will be broken in a short time.
Movements In Kealtr.
J. B. Larkln & Co. sold for John Ballantlne
to Dr. John Kirker house No. 100 Arch street,
Allegheny, being a two-story and mansard
brick, containing ten rooms, with lot 25x120
feet, for $15,000.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold to Mr. C. H.
Gray a residence property In Wllklnsburg,
on Pitt street, near Kelly, a two-story frame
of eight rooms, lot 31x100 feet, for 4,600 cash.
John K. Ewing A Co. sold for J. Walter
Hay to Martin Boschert a vacant lot, 20 feet
frojit on the New Brighton road and extend
ing back 120 feet, being 71 feet wtdo In rear,
and being lot No. 8 in the Keswick Placeplan,
Eleventh ward, Allegheny. Consideration
private.
Kelly & Rogers sold for P. Shusler to J.
McKce, a brick house on Frankstown ave
nue, lot 20x100 feet, Jor J5.000; also sold for
Wctllng to Horst, two los on Kelly street,
for $1,050: also sold ror Bechett to Cain, a lot
on Harvai d street, 22x100 fret, for $1,100; also
sold for G. C. Lewis to Knadel, a lot on
Bleed's Hill, 24x100 feet, for $500: also sold
for James McKee to Jewell and Guthrie, a
Bmall frame house, lot 30xlS7, on Bural ave
nue, for $3,500; also "old lor Jas: Smith to
Horst, two lots on Kelly street, for $1,250;
also sold for J. Murray Clark to Y. Malinu, a
lot on Penn avenue, 25xH5 feet, for $5,000
cash; also sold for J. B. Crooks to Hoist, a
lot on Kelly street, 50 reet, for $1,250; also
sold to Mr. Vosbaugn, a lot 22x99 leet, lor
$800; also sold lor Stewart to Build, a lot on
Staunton avenue, 60 feet, for $6,000; also sold
li e lots, 20x100 feet, near the Intersection of
Black and Kobecca streets, on a 40-foot
street, for $2,150; also sold for S. Kelly to
Price, a house on Euclid avenue, lot 30x120
feet, for $o 000.
Tho Burrell Improvement Company re
ports the following sale or lots at Kensing
ton: Mrs. Annie Hart. Pittsbunr, lot north
half of 00, block 8. lor $573; P. J. McLaughlin,
rittsburg, lost 55, block 3, for $630, cash;
Joseph Chrlstaforo, Pittsburg, lot 5, blocks,
lor $6S0; Mrs. Annie Haft, Plrtsburg, lot
south hair of 45, block 8, for $375: E. W. Por
ter, Pittsburg, lot IS and 14, block 17,
for $1,23700; Gulsseppl Camnata, Pitts
burg, lot 140, block 7, for $375 cash;
Pnnxiano and Prospero Indizo, Pitts
burg, lot 8 block 11, for $633 75;
GnissepplandFonzo Indizo, Pittsburg, lot
15, block 10. for $608 75; John Paskevltcb and
Joseph Wyjclechowski, Kensington, lot 21,
block 8, for $680; Amos B. Sohantz-Duquesne,
lot 6, block 8, for $630; William H. George,
Brick Churah. Armstronff oountv. 10 ft of
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Andrew Handsox. Mutual, lot 83, blocks, for
$J25 60: Georgo Kalians, Mutual, one-hair of
lots 2 and S3, for $325 80: James Molmar, Mu
tual, lot 84, block S, for $225 SO; Mary A. Mc
Hugh, Allegheny, lot 19, block 9. for J6S0.
M. F. Hippie & Co. sold to Mrs. Cells,
Schoeller, for a price approximating $7,000,
a two-story frame, eight roomed dwelling,
with lot 41x120 leet, on the north side of Al
der street, Twentieth Ward.
W.A.Cole sold for I. Hi. Aaron to a well
known contractpr, lots Nos. 41. 42, 43, 44. 45
and 46 In Allequippa Place plan fo"r $2,700.
The purchaser will build six houses imme
diately, f
I10ME SECURITIES.
A BDST WEEK BROUGHT TO .A CON
CLUSION WITH A SNAP.
Transactions on 'Change Assumed Metro
politan Proportions Some Big Jumps
and Nearly All the Improyement Held
Unlisted Tractions and Switch and Sig
nal SHU Booming.
The boom In local stocks received a strong
fprv.ard impulse during the week. Business
was not only active, but It covered a com
paratively wide ranee of interests. Almost
everything In the active llstwas mareed up,
and in nearly every case tho advance was
held to the last.
Closing prices of the active stocks as com
pared with those of the previous Saturday
show these changes: Membership stock Sd
vanced $15, Airbrake, 2; Underground Cable,
1: Central Traction, 2; Pittsburg Traction,
i; New Yotk and Cleveland Gas Coal, i;
Switch and Signal, 1. Philadelphia Gas
broke during the week, but rallied and fin
ished the same as the close a week ago.
Luster lost ground in the unlisted depart
ment. Birmingham and Duquesne were In
teresting features, each of" them materially
improving its position. Duquesue stock was
notably scarce, and Birmingham was offered
very sparingly at the last moment. At the
close of the call Duquesne was wanted at
22K. offered at 24: Birmingham at 23&. of
rer:dat23, and Manchester ar83, ouered
at 39. These prices are all higher than a
week ago. After call 19J was bid Tor Switch
and Signal, and 14J4 lor 'Philadelphia Gas on
account, or under the new rule. For new
Electric common 24 was bid.
Sales yesterday were 1,146 shares as fol
lows: 10 Luster at 9JJ, 30 Switch and Signal
at 19, 45 at 18, 55 at Is, 33 Central Traction
at 29, 85 at iBpt, 275 Birmingham at 23, .00
Philadelphia Gas at 14,.10-at 14U, 300 Pleas-ant
Valley at 23J, 10 Central Traction, s. o. SO, at
29i, 50 Underground Cable at 67, 25 Man
ohesterat39. Attercall75 Blrmmgnam at
23, 21 Citizens' Traction at 66, 20 Switch and
Signal at 1914.
Sales for tho week were 8,116 shares, of
which Birmingham Traction furnished 4,501.
Other principal contributors to the total
wore Philadelphia Company, Central and
Duquesne Traction. At the close of tho call
those who, several months ago. nredicted a
bulse in the Tractions were happ" over the
fulfillment of.thetr uronhecv. Thoy are ex
pected to continue their npard movement
this week. Bids and offers were:
ZXCnANQB STOCK.
Bid. Asked.
Plttrtmnt Pet. Block nd Metal Ex.. ..$405 $430
bake: stocks.
Bid. Asked.
ClOienl' National Bank... 66)4
Freehold 81
German National Bint 825
Keystone Bank or Pittsburg SO ....
2U.TUBAL OAS STOCKS.
Bid. Aiked.
People's Natural Gas and P. Co 7H
Philadelphia Co 14 U'A
Wheeling Gas Co 18K 20
rABSENOIB BAIL WAT STOCKS.
Bid. Ashed.
Central Traction 23)i I93
Citizens' Traction 60 61W
Plttabm-gTracHon E0 toy
PleasantTalley. 22X 22)4
EATLEOAD STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Vaner 15 20
Pittsburg Junction K. R. Co 2SX
Pitts., Va. Charleston R. R. Co 45 ...
COAL STOCKS. ,
- Bid. Ashed.
N. T. A C. Gas Coal Co CO M
witma stocks.
Bid. Asked.
Hidalgo Mining Co 6
Lnncr Mining Co X 8.S
XLECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS. '
Bid. Afked.
WeitlnehOTHe IS 13
KlBCILLAh-ZOtJS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Union Switch and Signal Co J63 1S
Union Switch and Signal Co. pref... . S8H 40
Westinghouse Airbrake Co 100 ....
Standard Underground Cable Co 63 66Ji
EXCITEMENT IN COALERS.
PRESIDENTS OF THREE BIG COM
PANIES IN CONFERENCE,
Reading Leads In Activity and Jersey
Central In the Advance Tin Even
Tenor and Strength of the General
Share Market Is Not Affected.
New York, Feb. 6 It was known to-day
thatthcpiesidents of the Jersey Central,
Heading and Lehigh Valley were In confer
ence, and this fact, with the addition that a
large order to buy Reading bad been placed
in Philadelphia, a large portion of whioh.
was executed here and which was believed
to be buying for control, made the coal
stocks the one feature of the stock market
to-day, and their enormous transactions
and extremely rapid rise overshadowed the
entire market without giving any of the
strength manifested by them to the rest of
the list.
The general market opened strong but
quiet, and after slight gains In sympathy
with the Coalers, realizations and consider
able short selling by bears who believe that
the pace In the Coalers is altogether too
fast, caused a full leactiou, and the final
changes in thegeneral list are all for small
fractions and general losses.
The trading in Reading was something un
precedented. Lackawanna was also ex
tremely active, but its trat.sactlons were
far behind those of Reading. All the Coal
ers, however, were unusually active and
strong, and Jersey Central took the lead in
thenpwaid movement, rising from 121 to
to 12oJi and losing only a fraction from its
best prices. Lackawanna rose from 14S
to 152, while Delaware and Hudson and Read
ing were more moderate.
Distillers' at one time showed a gain of 1
per cent over last night's price, but failea
to hold It, nnd tho other Industrials were
quiet and without feature. Among the rail
load stocks Atchison and Louisville were
inclined to weakness, but while with Erie
and Western Union they weie more active
their fluctuations wero unimportant. The
rest ot" the market was absolutely feature
less, and, while after tho first spurt prices
settled down slowly, the final rally closed
the market firm, with great activity at in
significant changes for the day in most
stocks. Jersey Central, however, is up hY,
2er cent; Lackawanna, &i; Reading, 2 ana
iclaware and Hudson, VA.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 356 670
shares, including Atchison, 17,053; Chicago
Gas, 4,175; D. L. & W., 53,380; Delaware and
Hudson, 7.B20;Erie. 9,250; Louisville and Nash-
viuc, ,wu, nui,u ikciu, j,iuu: joit uorsey
Central, 10,260; Reading, 129,030; Northern
Pacific pref., 2,520; St. Paul, i,200; Union
Pacific, 5,745.
Railroad bonds retrained their firm temper
to-day, and the Reading issues, as was
natural, occupied the first place in tho mar
ket, both lor nctivity and strength. Out of
a total-of 2,681,000, the first rurnished 464,000;
the seconds, 600,000: the thirds, 455,000, and
tho fours, 185,0jO, while the only other active
Issue was Atcljison incomes, 210,000.
Forecast for This Week.
John M. Oakley & Co. received the follow
ing: "Wall street -dearly loves a mystery,
and It is willing to pay for it. The coal
stocks have been booming in a most sensa
tional way, and many-directors or tho com
panies whoso shares have been rising aro as
much ip tho dark regarding the cause as the
smallest trader who reads the news bulle
tins. Somebody knows and somebody is
doiug it, nnd as the pleasures of anticipation
aie greater than tho of participation It is
fair to assume tnat as long as the scheme Is
hazy the uncertainty will put prices higher
than they will lematn after tho facts Deconie
public propel ty.
"The razzle-dazzle In the coalers sent bears
In a lot of other things to cover but they got
their stocks .without any advance of
consequence. The Atchison and Missouri
Paciflcs.tocks were very weak as was also
Union Pacific, the latter partly on fears ofa
strike among the employes. The market
next week will probauly feel the adverse
effects from tho sauecze In the coalers as
such rapid movement Is over. The bank
statement was the first for a number of
weeks, showing a loss in its reserves. It
showed a loss or two and a half millions."
Bear Argnmonts Unsound.
Henry Clews & Co. say: "The bears ad
vance as their chief argument against an
upward movement In prices that, the world
over, affairs are in a reactionary condition,
which, they say, Vs attended with com
mercial depression whioh is incompatible
with a bull market for securities.
There la a semblanoe of troth In this, but
nothlnf more. The' reasoning would be
ouad IX ttradepreMlaat vfcla Hretef
was the consequence of panlo andltsnsual
attendant widespread bankruptcy. It is
true that the Baring suspension nnd its sur
rounding circumstances wero a sharp shock
to business in all prtsor the world; but
there was nothing like the contraction or
credit nnd the losses, lrom failures that
usually attend the great periodic panics. It
was a shock, but llttle more; and its effect
has been pilncipally to oeato conservatism,
to check reallv unsound enterprise nnd to
eliminate wild'specnlatlon at a tew diseased
spots in South America, rather than to
produce a general violent disorganization
trade and finance."
The following tablp shows the prices 01 active
tocks on the New York Stock Exchange veiter
dav. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by
Whitmet A stephenso oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of the New York stock Exchange, 57 Fourth
avenue:
Open High Lo- C'PZ
lng. eat. est. b'f
American Cotton OH 1 3H
American Cotton Oil. pfd "
Am. Sugar Kefinlne Co $
A1u.Eug.1r R'nnljgr'o.pfJ
Atch.. Toouka a. F..:... 33 S3 331 rs
Cauadlin 1'aclnc '
Canada Southern 60VJ
Centrjlof Ncn Jersey..... 121 1XH 121 lffl.
Central Pacific &H
Chesapeake .'. Ohio 24'i 25H :4S 25
C. An.. 1st pfd !
C. .to.. 2d prd 41
Chlrago ti.is Trust TH TiH 74X6 7oH
C. I!ur. & Quiiicv 107S IMH llH 1W4i
C Mil. A bt. l'aul -i 7H 79H Wi
C. Mil. 4 St. Paul pref.... 125J( 125' 125! KM
C. Rockl .t P...... 91H ai'( 91M 8i"4
C, St. 1". M. ft 0 43 49Ji 4Ss SS
C. it. 1'. M. iO. pref I
C. A Northwestern 117H 117J 117M 117H
C. & Northwestern, prd 144
CCC 1 71 714 71M TIM
Col. Coal & Iron . ZSK S7 S0 S3M
Col. 4. Hocklne Yal 1 1 SIM 81K Si)i 8l
Del.: Lack. JtVest 143, 152 1484 I51V
Del. A Hudson 128 12951 13 VSH
Denver &Hlo G U IS IS 17W
Den. iKIo Grande prer... 49 4925 45 43
E. T.. Ya. A Ga 7 7H 7 73
Illinois Central WH
Late Erie A West 22
Lake Eric AM est pref..... 72,' 72X 72 72H
Lake shore A M. S 120 121 122 1225t
Louisville A Nashville.... UH 74 73H 74
Mobile Ohio 87
Missouri Pacific 621 6276 62 62
National Cordage Co P8 0GU 95H 96
National Cordage Co., pfd. lllJS 1I1JS 110H 100
New York Central 1UH .115 114H 114!$
N. Y. 0. &bt.l 19J4 19X 19 19
N. Y. C. AM. L. 1st pref. 75
N. Y. C. A St. L. 2d pref. n'-i
N, Y.. L. E. 4W... S0H 81 SOK 3CK
N. Y., L. E. AW., DM.... IVi 72K 71 HH
N. Y. N. C 47H 4;, 47 r.H
N. Y.. O. A W 19H 19H wk h
Norfolk ft Western MX
Norfolk & Western, pfd 50
North American Co IC4 K7i 1SH KH
Northern Pacific 233,
Northern I'aclfic. pfd 674
Oregon Improvement 2o2f
Pacific Mali S1H & Zl'.i 37
Pco.. Dec. A Evans S)H
PhlladelnhlaAiReadlng.... 43M 48 43' 45j
1 .. C, C ft bt. L. ......... ...... ...... . 2G
P., C C. A St. L.. pfd b5
Pulman Palace Car. I8S
Richmond A V. P. T 1451 14 14H UH
KIchmond A W. P. T. pfd 7IK
St. Paul ft Duluth 45 45K 45H 4ok
fat. Paul A Duluth. pfd ....' 10.1
fat. Paul. Minn. AMin..... 113K
TexasPaclflc ll
Union Pacific 4iiJ KM 45H 45JJ'
Wabash 134 13H lay 13
Wabash, nrd 30' so',4 30 SH
western Union S7H S7M 87 S7H
JVheelhlgAL. E 37 Z: 37 37
Wheeling A L. K., pfd 777a 7S 777j 7SM
DIs. A Cattle Pd. Trust.... 50)j 6Q7i 40j 49j
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Phlladclphli stocks fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson. Brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue, members of tho New York Stock
Exchange:
JIM. Asked.
Pennsylvania Railroad 551. KH
Reading Railroad HJ1 22J.
Buffalo, N. Y. APhlla 8
Lehigh Valley 55 53
Northern Pacific 26i 2S
Northern Pacific, preferred C7i 67
Lehigh Navigation. 49Ji 50
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. A Topeka SS3f
.Boston Albany.. ..201
do Maine 182
Chi. Bur. & Qulncy.103
Eastern R. Rf6s 122M
FltchburgR. R 85
Flint APcreM 25
Mass. Central 16
Mex. Central, com.. 20
Boston & Mon
Calumet A Hecla...
Franklin
Kearsarge ,
Osceola ,
Santa Fe Copper..,
, 32,H
,255
. UK
. 10S?
. sm
. k
.152
, 23
6I?
, lfijj
.218
. 8
, 50
, 14
. CSJi
lamaracK
Annlston l,and Co.
Boston Land Co....
West End Land Co
Dell Telephone
Oent. Mining
N. E. T ,
B. AC. Copper ,
'ihomson-Uouston .
N. Y. & N. England. 47H
UU 43 lU'A
Old Colony 1B8,'4
Wis. Central, com.. 1SW;
Allouez M. C. (new) 1 "
Atlantis 9
Mining Stock Quotations.
New Yorm, Feb. a Alice, 120; Aspen, 800;
Host & Belcher, 310; Chollar, 120; Crown
Toint, 130: Consolidated California and Vir
ginia, 6B7; Deadwood, 195: Gould & Currv,
16.5; Halo & Norcross, 190: Homostake, 125;
Horn Silver, S50: Iron Silver, 125: Mexican,
200: Ontario, 4200: Ophir, 320; Plymouth, 190;
Savase, 133: Sierra Nevada, 155: Union Con
solidated, 150; Yellow Jacket, 100. "
Bar Silver Quotations.
New Yoke, Feb. 0.Sptciat.J-Ba.T silver In
London 41 ll-16d per ounce; New York deal
ers' price for silver, 00c per ounce.
HABTJ CASH.
Decrease la the Reserve Attracts No At
tention in New York.
Local monetary matters wore quiet during
the week. With an abundant supply of
runus, tne demand ror loans and discounts
was below tho desires of bankers, but results
wero so good they could find no cause for
complaint. The Clearing House report fol
lows: Saturday's exchanges J 2,070.526 73
Saturday's bilances 433,5.12 63
Week's exchanges 13.735,41.1 15
Week's balances 2,655,527 SB
Previous week's exchanges 15,318,710 53
Week's exchanges 1S31 15.131,678 70
The New York bank statement showed a
considerable decrease in tho reserve, but
with millions of money seeking investment
it excited no attention. The figures show
the following chances from the previous?
week: Eesorve, decrease, $2,579,475; loans, in
crease, 7,070,900; specie, decrease, $1,200,400;
legal tenders, increase, $S6,G00; depo&it", in
crease, $3,862,700: circulation, increase. $43,800.
Amount above legal requirement, $33,432 015.
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy, with no loans: closed offered at 2 tier
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 35c.
Sterling exchange quiet, but steauy at
$4 85 for 60-day bills and f4 87 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
T7. 8. 4s res; HS
MutaalUmon6s.... 103)i
N. J. C. Int. Cert...lllH
Northern Pac Ists.llOS
do. do. 21s. 114
Northwestern onus.. a
do. debentures .5.-lfKtv
do, 4s coup 113;
no. -s reg juj
Pacific 6s of '95 109
Louisiana starap.4s.. SO
Missouri 6s
Tenn. new set 6s.. ..106
do. do. 5s... 1C0
do. do. 3s.... ma
Cinada So. 2ds 102W
Cen, Pacificists lor.Ji
Den. AR. G.'lsts... li
do, dp. 43.... SO)i
Den.AR.Q.Wcstlsts
Erie 2ds lC8Jf
M. K. AT. Gen. 6s.. SI
M. K. AT. Uen. 5s.. 501
Oreeon A Trans 6
-t.L. AI.SI.Gen.6s. 8-5
St.L. AS.in.F.Geu M.I06
fat. Paul Conols 123
fat. P. C. & P. lsts..H6M
Tex. PjL.G.Tr.Rcts SI
Tex.P.R. G.Tr.Rcts 29
Union Pacific lsts...l07S
West Shore 103,
ib. ur. n est ,3
Bank Clearings. .
CmcAoo Money easy at CgS per cent: New
York exchange, 6c discount to par: bank
clearings, $15,272,562; for the week, $99,679,637.
St. Louis Clearings to-day, $4,021,111; bal
ances, $463 551; money, 78 per cent; ex
change on New York, 60c Diemium. Forthls
week: Clearings, $23,622,580; balances, $3,1C9,
547. For the Ust week: Clearings, $21,227,
!)52; balances, $3,456,052. For the correspond
ing week last vean Clearings, $22,052,731;
balances, $2,336,908.
Memphis New York exchange, selling at
par. Clearings, $571,220; balances, $235,637.
New Okleahs Clearings, $9,172,140.
t New Yoek Bank clearings, $140,509,931; bal
ances, $7,236,47L For tho week clearings.
$313,713,243; balances, $41,286,816.
Boston Bank clearings. $16,687,693; bal
ances. $1,691,820. money, 22W per cent: for
the week, clearings, $103,645,031; balances,
$12 447,150; for tho corresponding weeklait
year, clearings, $95,324,850: balances, $9,002,
501. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $11,177,463;
balances, $1,649,762; clearings for the week,
$79,526,310; balances, $11,277,103; money, 3J per
cent.
Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,870,366; bal
ances, $350,972; rate, 6 per cent.
A SPURT AND A DROP.
The News Factory Set to Going on the Bull
Side In the Wheat Fit, Making Nerv
ous Market, Which End in Collapse
Corn Sympathetic.
CHICAGO Wheat was extremely nervous
to-day, and though It averaged higher
much higher at times It closed a shade
under yesterday's last figures. The news
was generally bullish, though some items
calculated to affect buyers both for and
against higher prices wore declared to bo in
accurato or untrnc, and there were sus
picions that tho news factory was in opera
tion. The market was in such a norvous
condition that it responded rapidly to such
Influences. Thero Is understood to be a
large short lntci est and the steady upward
turn for the past few days has created some
alarm. There was more disposition on the
part of the shorts to cover, and even some
of the most stalwart bears wero proceeding
with mors oautlon. At tna atari Chora was
ftfo4l0 bttow ltrsjtHr lf mfl
from yesterday and this was reinforced by
the bull news.
At the start prices were c above yes
terday's close, but the advance led to manv
realizing sales by the lortunate longs, and
nnder these offerings theie vas a quick
drop. When this pressure was off, bow ever,
the market showed its buoyancy by a
speedy reaction, Dut later weakened and
lost the tain. May opened at S292Kc.
against 91c ut tho close vesterday, sold off
toDlc, auvanced to 9340, broke to Olc,
rallied to 01o, fluctuated several times
within the established range, broke to 91Jc
again, hut closed firm at Wfi.
Corn was more subject to the Influence of
wheat to-day than it has been for some time.
It opened excited and higher at 43cagain6
42Jo at the cloc yesterdav, sold off to Ha,
ad anced to 43e, broke during the last hour
and closed al 42J.c. The trade was broader
and confidence was more general. Not only
were the belated shorts coming in, but in
vestment buying was on tho Increase.
Oats moro active and strong.
Early in the session hog products were
rather moro active and firm. In svmpathy
largely with the buoyant teelingin the other
pits, bnt weakened some later and closed at
blight advance. t
The 'eadlng fntures ranged as follows, as cor
rupted by John M. Oaklcv f. Co.. 45 sixth street,
members ofthe Chicago Hoard of Tmde:
Open- High- Low
lug, est. est.
J MH I mUi S7H
92H 934 91o
42 42 40
42Y 42 414
43 Kit "H
29'-! 2954 29
31K 32 81,S
11 7S 11 7714 11 BZSi
12 00 12 ma 11 90
6 45 6 45 6 42Js
6 67H 6 70 5 65.
5 50 E85 575
6 05 6 10 6 00
Ar.TICI.ES.
log.
Wheat, No. 2.
February
Mav......
CoitK. No. 2.
February
March
Mav
OATS. NO. 2.
February
Mav
Mess Pons.
February
Mav
Laud.
February
May......
fahORT Rms.
February
May......
I 7
14
403
4154
:H
29
SIX
1175
1197X
6 45
67f
B82K
B CM
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm. So. 2 spring whent, 87c:
No. 8 spring wheat. 81S3c; No. 2
red, 91c; No. 2 corn, 40c; No. 2 oats, 29c: No.
n
9540ac: prime timothy seed.Sl 251 30. Mess
pork, per bbl, $S 50. Lard, per 100 lb. $6 45
Short ribs sides (loose), $5 82X5 83:
dry salted shoulders (boved) $4 625t 75;
short clear sides (boxed), $5 036 10. Wliiskv,
distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1 14.
Sustars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was easier: fancy creamery, 23
29c; fine Western, 2527c; ordinary, 21
24c; selected dairies, HiilCc; ordinary, 20Q
23c. Eggs, 2728c.
THE W2EK IN OIL.
Good Trading, bnt the Figures Assume a
Lower Level.
The past week was one of the best for
months In the way of business, but the price
underwent a radical decline, the finish yes
terday being nearly 4, cents below the open
ing on Monday." The bearish Influences
were fresh developments at McDonald and
the unloading ot long oil by the Oil City
crowd. .Fluctuations aro shown In the fol;
lowiug table:
,??"-iH',h-lLr-lcio,e.
Monday. ,
Tuesday
Wednesday.
Thursday
Friday...
Saturday
S3H
Kt,
61 '4
60M
5334
f3)
63
61 H
eon
60X
e3'4
61
61
C0K
S0H
Clearances for the week were 555,000 bar
rels. The highest point touched was 6i
and the lowest 59-Jf. There were slight In
creases In runs and shipments. Kenned
closed as fellows: New. York, 6.40c; London,
5 7-16 1; Antwerp, 16t.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Beeelpts, Shipments and Prices at Zast
Liberty and All Other Yards.
Office of The Dispatch, I
PirrsmrRQ, Saturday, February 6.
Cattle Beeelpts, 693 head: shipments, 625
head: market nothing doing; all through
consignments; 8 cars cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
Hogs Beeelpts, 2,700 head; shipments, 3,000
head; market slow, prices ranging at $4 65
6 00; 3 cars ofhogs shipped to New York to
dnv. Sheep Receipts, 1,100 head; shipments, 600
head; market slow; prices unchanged.
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Growing wheat in Kansas Is 0. K.
Nine of a crew of a lost Greek steamer
are missing.
The Argentine Minister of Finance has
resUned in disgust. .
Republican legislators In Iowa will stand
by tho prohibition law.
Two American pickpockets have been
sentenced at Monte Carlo.
The grin Is beginning to abate In India
na and Illinois, but is still very bad.
Russian officers have been ordered to In
spect rood sent to the famine sufferers.
Patrick McArdle, suspected of robbing
postofflcesns his rezular business, has been
arrested at Kansas City.
The Western Farm and Mortgage
Company, of Denver, has collapsed, and
arrests are expected. Tho company has been
doing business or $10,000,000, principally on
other people's money.
The dismissal of Carvalho, er-MInister
of Finance of Portugal, was caused by his
action in advancing. to the Bdyal Railway
13,000,000 francs on his own responsibility,
and without the knowledgeofhts colleagues.
Great alarm Is felt and trouble expected
at the nnproachlng elections in Argentlnia.
A German paper advocates the substitution
of l5'nch law, owinrf to the Impotence or the
authorities and their utter inability to main
tain order.
Edwin Walker, tho famous attornoy of
Chicago, was assaulted by footpads on
Michigan avenue at 7 o'clock Friday
even'ng, when tho street was crowded
with people. A citizen pursued and captured
one of the culprits, who narrowly escaped
lynching.
Jmes Donovan.orSt. Paul, held Tor trial
Jorburslary In the residence or a priest
John Wilson, a Chicago tramp printer, con;
vlcted for burglary, and Chester Bell, a boy
under sentenco for burglary, broke out of
the county Jail at Eau Claire, Wis.. Friday
evening, and took to the woods. Ofllcers are
In pursuit.
Three years ago Rudolph Kofi", with
$2 000 in his riossession left Atlanta for
Russia, he was not again heard from until
Friday, when ho returned. Ho says that as
soon as he arrived in Russia, he was arrested
because his name wes on tho list of those
who bad given information to Georgo
Kennan as to the atrocities of Siberia. He
was tried and sentenced to a term of eight
years.
William Slavonski, living near Miohigan
Clty.lnd., was visited by masked men early
Friday morning and beaten into insensibil
ity. Slavenskl is 75 years old and is eccen
tric in his habits, living in an old shanty
after tho manner ofa hermit. He was known
to possess considerably money, but even
after torturing tho old man his assailants
were unablo to secure any of his hoard. The
scoundrels oven tried to fire the house, bat
were frightened away.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE NEWS.
Tits next meeting of the union will be held
at the Cathedral Fobruary 23 at 8 r. x.
A iTOMBxit of successful rallies are reported
and all societies are urged to arrange a rally
soon.
TnE bulletin refers to the present active
condition or tho union and attributes the
nctivity to the energy displayed by young
men and urging still further effort.
A UA3UAL of Total Abstinence has beeq
issued by the National Union. The best
minds of the organization have been busy
with this work lor the past two years.
Fathxb Lambiso regrets so many Catholics
are still in the liquor business, notwith
standing the recommendation of the Coun
cilor Baltimore to all such persons to seek
other channels or trade.
TnxFebruary bulletin of thePittsburg Dio
cesan Union reported tho addition or two
new societies St. Bridget's Women ot
Pittsburg, and St. Joseph of Scottdale, with
four others organizing. An lncreae of 25
new societies Is shown by tho National
Union since August one of them composed
of colored Catholics.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castor!.
When she was Oknd,she cried for Castoria.
YThen the became Miss, she clung to Castor!.
Tfhen she had Children, the eave them Castoria
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GREAT GORDON WELL.
The Faraday Well at Willow Grove
Doin? 18 Barrels an Hour.
ANOTHER BIG WESTERN WELL.
1
Benner Oil Company's Morgan 'Elliott
Matin? 1,000 Barrels.
DEVELOPMENTS IX BUTLEK C0U.NTT
The week which has just ended has been
a remarkable one in the history of the lie
Donald oil field. New pools have been
opened, new wells drilled and the field in
general widened from two to three miles be
yond its former width. The field has taken
a new lease of life, and promises to hold the
fort for many a day to come.
Operators all through it are hopeful of
striking big wells, and there are few who
predict its speedy downfall. The town of
McDonald is quieter now than It has been
for months, but Noblestown and Oakdale
have captuied the boom, and in
thea two villages energy is
now a crmmon habit. McDonald may re
vive again In the spring if the wells to the
southwest prove to be any goodand. Judg
ing from the results at Greenlee & Forst's
No. 2 Gladden, this will be the case.
Within the last ten days the bur Sam Wet
moro, the Mark Robb and tho Fife wells
have come in on the west, and are the cen
ters or great activity.
On the east, Brown, Robinson & Co.'s well
on the McMurray nnd Aiken & Co.'s two
wells at Willow Grove have caused at least
ascoreorrigx to be built on the eastern,
side or the field. It looks moro as thongh
the central part of the pool woufrt be prac
tically neglected and efforts made to do
velop the sides.
Gordon Well at Willow Grove.
The greatest feature cf the field yesterday
was Stafford, Clark, Wilson & Phillips' well,
on the Faraday lot at Willow Grove. It
reached tho Gordon sand Friday afternoon
and started to flow immediately. From 1
o'clock Friday night till 8 o'clock yesterday
murning it put out 400 barrels. .
They are onlv in the sand three bits and
yesterday afternoon it was making6K inches
In the bottom of a 250-barrel tank, or IS bar
rels an hour.
This well Is located southwest of the Wil
low Grove station about 300 feet, and the
same distance from Aiken & Co.'s No. 2 on
the Patterson lot. It is the bigaest Gordon
sand well which has been strnck with the
exception of Greenlee & Forst's No. 2 on the
Gladden farm and the latter Is at least two
and a hair miles southwest or the Faraday
well. It U the largest well south or the rail
road at Willow Grove by long odds, and
already operators are nezotlatlns with con
tractors to drill wells still south and east of
the Faraday lot well.
S.S. Wilson, who is associated with W. L.
Mellon In a big block property, said that tho
well would no doubt do better when drilled
deeper In tho Gordon.
The Willow Grove Oil Company's well on
the ManKedlck. southeast or Willow Grove,
was not drilled deeper into the Gordon yes
terday, as the boiler had not been repaired.
It was flowing occasionally. The owners
expect to be ready to start up Monday
morning.
Another Western Well.
Another well that elicited much comment
Is tho Benner Oil Company's No. 1 on the
Morgan Elliott farm. It is located west of
developments in the lower part of tb: field,
and ns It was reported yesterday to be
flowing at the rate of 1,000 barrels
a day, it occasioned much surprise
among the western operators. Friday night
It struck the pay at about seven feet In the
sand and made almost two tanks of oil be
fore morning. It Is located 2,500 reet Just
east or north from the Devonian OH Com
pany's No. 4 Elliott, which Is making 40 bar
rels an hour and 2,000 reet wet or a 45 degree
line running through the Elliott No. 4. The
Devonian Oil Company's No. 5 Elliott, lo
cated midway between their No. 4 and the
uenner uii company's wen, is in tne uoraon
sand.
The BShner Oil Company has 90 acres In
this lease, and intends to put several other
wells as soon as possible. The Devonian
Oil Company will also start three wells this
week in the vicinity or the Benner well.
The latter venture was purely a wildcat,
and it extends the pool at this
point at least three-fourths of a mile
nearer to the setting sun. Values have in
creased in consequence and farmers are de
manding exorbitant prices for leases of their
property.
Butler County Developments.
BunacE All the Interest, oleaglnously
speaking, in Butler county, Is centered In
Penn township, near Brownsdale. The well
was drilled to-day, but owing to the ada
mantine character of the sand the drill only
advanced about one foot, making In all a
depth in the sand of Ave feet. The weU
gases quite freely.which is considered favor
able, and It Is thought by to-morrow tlje
hard cap will have been passed and the
character or the well known. There are
three other wells drilling beside the above
well in different directions. One of these,
the Fanners' Oil Company No. 1 on the Mar
cus farm, should be In the latter part of
next week.
The Hazlett & Co. wildcat venture, near
Whitestown, Is pumplngplenty of saltwater
and as near as can b9 estimated. Is making
10 or 12 barrels of OIL
In the Harmony field, Guckert A Steele
No. 2, Shetver- farm, is In the 100-foot and
fishing for a string of tools.
Cunningham & Co.'r No. 2, Sheiver farm,
has lost a bailer in the hole.
Patterson & Co.'s No'. 1, Bradford farm. Is
still drilling, but looks to be no crood.
Brown & Co.'s No. 2, on the Hollerman, ex
pect to reach the sand to-morrow.
Sutton & Co. are building a rig for their
No. 2, on the Hemphill.
Lockwood & Co. aro building No. J rig on
me jiaycr larm.
Guckcrt & Steele havo a rig up for No. 2,
and are building No. 3 on tho Schell farm.
Lockwood & Co. are spudding at No. 3,
Peflerfarm.
Golden & Co. are still cleaning out at No. 2.
Campbell & Westcrman shot their No. 3
Frederick, bnt It did not respond.
Brown, Aldlnger & Co. havo sold their M.
Holleiman f.irm lease, containing one com
pleted and two drilling wells, to Bottman
Bros. & Watson, of New York City. Consid
eration private.
Production and Runs.
The hourly gauges yesterday were as fol
lows: Jennlnis, Gnfiev Jt Co.'s No. 3 Mat
thews, 35; Herron No. 2, 20; Herron No. 4, 65;
Gnffey & Queen's Nos. 1 and 2 Wetmore, 75;
No. 1 Samuel Wetmore, 125; Patterson &
Jones' No. 3 Kelso, 20; Devonian Oil Com
pany's Nos. 1 and 2 Boyce, 75; Oakdale Oil
Companv's No. 2 Morgan heirs, SO: Nos. 2 and
3 Baldwin, 70: Nos. 1 and 2 Wallace, 45; Brown
Bros. Robinson's No. 1 McMurray, 25;
Greenlee & Forst's No. 2 Gladden. 20; pro
duction, 31,500; stock in the field, 04,500.
The runs of the Southwest Pennsvlvanla
Pine Line Company rrom McDonald Wednes
day wera 33,402; outside or McDonald, 12,013.
National Transit runs were So,75l; ship
ments, 23,249. Buckeye runs, 33,201; ship
ments, 48,195. Macksburg rnns, 895; ship
ments, 2,042. Southern Pipe Line shipments,
14,223. Now York Transit Company ship
ments, 30,852 barrels.
Bradford, Feb. 6. National Transit certifi
cates opened at 69Kc; closed at 60Jc; hlgh
est. 6"4c: lowest. Wc; clearances, none.
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Dr. Whlttler's lire-long extensive experi
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