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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH,, ' SU2CDAY, MATOH
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np to tho discipline oi delinquent members,
notice of meetings, praise of individual
lodges, advertisement of orders or mere
personal puff.
I. o. o.
Montiflorc Lodge So. 791 will confer tho
111 st degree on two candidates next Jlonday
night.
Next Saturday night Mechanics Lodge No.
P. will coiner the first 'degree, alter which
the nomination of officers will take place.
Next Friday evening the degree staff of
Titttburg Lodge So. "336. will confer the
fiit degree, after which the nomination of
officers will take place.
Canton Allegheny, So. 32, Patriarchs
Militant will meet next Tuesday night,
March 9. for woik. The chevaliers are
earnestly requested to be present as Canton
rittsburg So. 18, T. JL, will be in attend
ance. At a regular meeting of R. A. Lmberton
Encampment last Tncdav night, the follow
ing officers ner elected Jor the ensuing
term: C. P.. William Mack; H. P., L. H.
Springer: S. W., C. C Means, and J. W.,
fcamuel Poole.
Pittsburg Encampment So. 2. met at its
hall Ian Tuesday night, and alter conferring
the patriarchal UcaiPe on two candidates
the following officer were elected: C P.,
Fred William-: It. P A. S. Dick: S. W.,
Alex Seanor, and J. VT., W P. Orr.
The next viit of the D. D. G. M's and D.
D. G. P's w ill be Friday evening next to Na
trona Lodge. It is honed that the brothers
nfiturn out and accompany the district
offlceis to tins lodge Saturday evening,
March li They will visit the lodge at Ir
win, Wc-tmoreland county.
The Ctievalicr of Canton Allegheny So.
32. Patriarchs Militant, arc requested to
meet at the hall. So. 23 Federal street, next
Tuesday night, for the purpoo of making
two chevalier. The officers and members of
Canton Pittsburg So. IS are earnestly re
quested to be present on this occasion.
A new lodge is beinjr organized in Bloom
field with cood prospects. The parties
h.iudling it have a large number on their
list andnew applicants are coming in every
day. The lir-t meeting of this organization
will be held next "Wednesday evening
at the corner Wincbiddle and Penn avenues.
Pittsburg Lodge Xo. 335, confcired the
Initiation degree last Friday night, at
which time there was a very large turnout.
The woik was performed in their usual
excellent manner. It will confer the first
degree rext Friday night, at which time
there will b? present many visiting brothel's
from throughout the state.
The new lodge in East Liberty is still in
croaMiirr. It i now almost a certainty that '
tin- will he the largest lodge ever instituted
in this Mate, if not in the United States, The
promoters will meet Monday evening next
for the purpose of completing their list,
after which it will be lorwarded y the
Grand Lodge asking lor a charter. Parties'
wishing to be auiong the petitioners of this
loigewill do well to be present at the next
meeting: also those that have signed the
li-t.
The panic- who have tho new lodge at
Oakland in charge are working hard to have
it ready lor institution bv the second or
thild week in Apnl. At the next meeting
ofHenr Lambert Lodge 475, 20 candidates
will be proposed lor membership i:i that
lodge for the purpose of being applicants
forachailer lor the new Oakland lodge.
There will be another meeting held at the
new hall. Filth avenue. Oakland. Wednes
day eiening next. It is expected by that
time the number will be increased to from
125 to ISO.
A. O. K-ofM. C.
moky City Castle So. 16 is rapidly adding
to its membership.
There weicthreecandidatcsforthe second
degree last meeting night at Kevstone Castle
So. 14.
George Washington Castle No. 82 is having
interesting meetings and taking in members
eiei v meeting night.
Key-tone Invincible, Compf.ny A, First
Begiment, First Brigade, admitted nine new
member- at its la-t meeting.
The waihorse of Smoky City, W. Tummin,
and Brothel Blown, have no use for the
litual-. a- thev perform their work without.
Oldei Castles must look out for their laurels.-
Sir Knight II. Vcber and others paid a fra
ternal vi-it to Americans Castlcla-t meeting
nteht. ougs and speeches were the feat
ures of the evening. Sir Knight Reed makes
it interes ing tor visitors.
Monumental Castle S'o. 53, A. O. K. of M. C,
hopes to -ee a large attendance of the
bmtlieis at the church parade to-dav. Mem
beis will meet at the hall, corner "of Park
wav and Federal street, Allegheny, at 7 r. x.
The team of Keystone Castle So. 14, C.
Mjcis, Tillman, Kyce. Stevenson, Sickholds,
Krd. under supervision of Select Com
inar.dei Kieh Muse, conferred the three
ranks on six candidates of Union Castle So.
110, Etna, last Thursday evening.
Select Commander R. Muse and his degree
stalf are doing excellent duty. last week
thC3- instituted one new castle on the South
side, and jvuil, fraternal visits to Castles Nos.
15. 102 ami 110. In Union Castle So. 110 the
fir-t, second and third degrees were con
ferred on three applicants in an excellent
manner. The lleception Committee has con
cl ided to tender a b.mquct to the supreme
ofilCKisduimg their visit to Pittsburg next
June.
I. O.
G. T.
Willowciove Lods
gave 'a leap year box
socul at Wilkimsburg
: last Thursday night.
The lleception and Entertainment Committee-
lorGrand Lodge will holdamcetilig
in the parlors ot the Home Hptel, Duquesne
way, March 17.
.Last Tuesday night Hazelwood Lodge
gave cotfee and cake to their members,which
it does once every month. This is a good
waj to retain members.
Brother.- John Morgan, G. Edward Span
ner, istcrs !-antli Colbert and Zenie Ed-inon-tou.
ot Anchor Lodge, visited Hazel
wood Lodge last Tuesday night;
Friendship Lodge w ill move into its new
hall, coinei Penn avenue and Main street,
Annl L Friendship Lodge is doing gooa
work in that pan ot the community.
Anchor Lodge, which was instituted Feb
m.irv 20, is making great preparations for
its entertainment and basket social in its
hall, 81 Fourth avenue, March 19. All sister
lodges should give this new lodge a lift.
Select Knichts or America.
Comrade David Zugsm'.th, of So. 1, Is re
pot ted unproved.
Pittsburg Legion So. 1 is having quite a
revival or late, receiving new members at
every meeting.
Pittsburg Legion So. lis in a flourishing
condition, and maKing every effort to excel
in the use of the unwritten work and in
conferring of the degrees.
Pride ot the West Legion So. 4 is com
posed el some excellent ioung material, and
although but about two months old, is keep
ing some of the older legions stirring.
Uuqucsne Legion So. 10 is making quite a
hustle for supremacy in membership and
rendering every assistance to G. C Todd
that he may make an exes'dent record.
A meeting of the officers or the First Regi
ment will be held at the Hotel Buidette, So.
4 Federal ttreet. Wednesday evening next.
Ttio Colonel requests that every officer who
can will attend, us business of impoitance
n ill be considered.
The Golden Eagles.
Omega Castle received four propositions
last Monday evening. All brothers arc re
quested to be preset! t next Monday eveing.as
the Committee oil Eutertainmen: will hrtiid
lu its final report.
.Avalo.i Castle 212 has at last got to work
with something like Its old-time vigor, hav
ing already live piopi-sitions in for the
month ot March aud a surety of Tour more
this ncsk, with .-ight or ten more to fullow
beioio the month is o'dt. Friday evening,
Merck 11, the lodge purposes setting up u
tree lunch, to which all uieir.bcrs of the
order arc cordially invited.
Jr. O. I J. A. 2L
All.'quippa Council S'o. c7, of McKe's
ltw-, will ccicbnteitsiCveuthannIveisTy
to-morrow evening with a banquet in Enter-.
prise Hall. "
General J. B. Sweitzer Council So. 294 will
transact business of considerable import
ance at its meeting ,to-moErow night. The
attendance of all its members is strongly
urged.
William T. Kerr, chief marshal or the late
parade, occupied the pnlpit of the Butler
Street M. E. Church, of Lawrenceville, last
Sunday evening, making an extended ad
dress on "Immigration." The church was
ciowdcd to its rapacity. The address was
made in response to an invitation Irom the
pastor. Rev. W. F. Oldham.
The Ileptasophs.
Tittsburg Conclave So. 89 has- once more
started a boom. Eighteen applications were
presented at its last meeting.
S. L Osmond has been laid up sick for the
past week and his many liiends la the order
hope he may soon recover to assist in the
boom.
The district deputies generally are work
ing hard and should have in some instances
a better suppoit by the conclaves; as greater
results would be more encouraging..
The Sipreme Archon says the average age
of the members is somewhat less now than
eight years ago. This is the best evidence
oi the piosperous condition of the order.
The Sorthside Conclave of Improved Or
der of Ileptasophs will have a banquet to
morrow evening at its hall, 175 Federal
street. Two candidates will be initiated
with a unioue and interesting ceremony,
and all members of-other conclaves are in
vited. The contest between J. K. Moorehead Con
clave. Xo. 82 and McKeesport Conclave So.
82. resulted in favor ol the latter. Thursday
evening J. K. Moorehead Conclave ban
queted the McKeesport Conclave at McKees
port. The Sew Turner Hall, was selected as
about the only available place large enough
to accommodate the two conclaves, The
home conclave met their guests with a band.
A procession was lormed and the principal
streets taken in by a 'short parade. The
members of the home conclave oarried
torches of red fire, and tho citizens gener
ally were plentifully supplied with fire
works and rockets. Nearly every dwelling
along the route contained a member, and
red fire in abundance was burned. Never in
the history of the town, except during a.
heated political campaign, was there such a
turnout of people on the Streets to witness
the paiade. At the auditorium of SewTurner
Hall, an address of welcome was delivered
by Brother Adolph Schmidt. District
Deputy, and a response bv Brother Martin
Scliroeder, District Deputy. The Supreme
Archon and Dr. E. A. Hall," of McKcesporr,
also delivered addresses on the contest. Ele
gant music was interspersed in the p'
gramme. All then repaired to the gymna
sium hall, where at least 400 of the two con
claves sat down, to the banquet. Several ap
firopriate toast's were responded to by Dr.
litzrot. Dr. E. A. Hall and E. A. Keller, of
McKeesport. the Supreme Archon and L. K.
Logue, of Pittsburg. The festivities were
closed at 2 p. n, and the visitors repaired to
the hotels selected for their accommoda
tions. Thus ended one of the most .useful
and beneficial contests to the conclaves and
order ever instituted. McKee-port Con
clave lar exceeded its best anticipations,
and the success attained has led it to a
strike for the leading and largest conclave
in Western Pennsylvania.
THE CASH MAEKET.
A Good Week at the Banks riled
Tip
Wealth.
Ease and moderate activity were the feat
tuies of the local money maiket duringlhe
week. With about $30,000,000 lying jdlo in
the Sew York banks, there does not ; paper
to be any legitimate reason for any alarm
over the export of a lew millions of gold.
The time is approachihg when more activity
can be reasonably expected, and funds are
not likclv to be a drug much longer. The
week was not a bad one at the banks, as
shown by the Clearing House statement:'
Satnrdav"s exchanges
Saturdav'h balances ,
Exchange- for week ,
lialances for the week
Pre lou- wreVs exchanges..
Exchanges sirat week 1891 ..
'I otal exchanges lf92 to date..
Exchanges same time 1331. .
The important items
bank statement were a
?-075,fiMfi3
385.39: S3
I4.1GS.413 3.!
2.6-JI.Ki VI
13.a13.cn 53
13,111.3)5 4
131.1V.575 76
1I9,4D3,&23
in the Sew York
large increase in
loans, showing a better demand for money,
aud an increase in deposits, reflecting a bet
ter mot cment in trade. With over $20 000030
ot surplus, the decrease of nearly $6,000,000
in the reserve was regarded as favorable to
better rates. Changes from the previous
week are: Iteserve. decrease, $5,o77,47j;
loans, increase. S7.793.300: specie. decrea-e.
$3,S34,500; legal tendcis. decrease, $1,933,000;
deposits, increase, $1,639,900,' circulation, in
crease, $132 400: amount above legal require
ment, $M,2s2S13.
At Sew Yoik yesterday money on call was
ca-y, with no loans; closed offered at 2. -J
Prime mercantile paner, 45 per cent.
Sterling exchange rjuiet but Meadv at $t S5
for 60-day bills and $4 S7J for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U. P. 4s rrg
IT. s. 4s coup....
U. S. Vis reg..
...lie
...117
.. K51
M.. K. AT. Gen. 5s. 4!)i
Mutual UnluuSs I0S
N.J. C Int. Cert.. .112
Northern Pac. 1st.. 117
Northern Pac. 2ds..H5
Northwestern eons.. 13
Nurthw'n d'hrs 5s.. 10
U. . 4'scoiip
Paciiicis of "95 ion
LotlUalM stamp. 4s.. S2
Ml-suuri 6-
Tenu. mwsct. Os.,,.107
Tenn. new set. s.... its
Trail, new set. 3s.... TO1
Oregon Trans. 6s....
M. I.. & I. M. Gen. 5s W
t-t.L.AanK.GcnM..10:
Canada n.;ds 1021!
C'cn. PaciflV 1st.... Jdh
St. Paul Consols 1KC
st IV r1. .t- 1 !fif. iir "
..H7ilTcx.p.L.G. Tr.Kcts 81
iron, tz ic. ir. isis... .ij,
Den. A K. G. 4s 61
' Tn. I IT ,1 Tf !fa
Den. ,t I!. G. Westls
Ene2ds 107U
il.. K. 1 . Gen. bs. M)
Union 1'ac. lsts 107;
WtstShore 103S
Bank Clearing.
Sew Orleans Clearings, $1,551,333. Ex
change coiinneiei.il 50c per $1,(C0 premium.
Bank. $1 50 per $1,000 premium.
Chicago Money easv at iyiQO per cent.
Sew York exchange, COc discount.
st. Louis Clearings, $3,685,724; balances,
$474,361. Clearings this week, $23,153,400:
balances, $2,830,285. Clearings last week, $20,
512.S57; balances, $2,3U5,9S7. Clearings tor thn
correspondine week last year. $21,478,612;
balances, $l,S94.3Si Money, 607 per cent.
Exchange on Sew York, par.
MEMrms Sew York exchange selling at
par. Clearing, $904 481; balances. $367,300.
Srw York Clearings. $143,915,380: balances,
U 107 678. For the w eek Clearings, $770,624,
206: balances, $37,064,327.
TiosTox Clearings, $13,439,178; balances,
$1,318,214. Money, 1J2 per cent. Exchange
on Sew York 12Ki3c discount. Clearings
for the week, $94,516,963; balances, $11,322. 164:
lor the same week lat year, clearings, $9J,
765,214: balances, $10,18S,937.
PuiLABELniiA Clearings. $12,027,922:. bal
ances, $1,836,683. Clearings for the week end
ing to-day were, $78,344,l'S9; balances, $12,0S0,
275. Money, 3X per cent.
Bltijioiie Clearings. $2,420,232: balances.
$288,166. Rate, 6 per cent.
NO 'MORE BULL FAKES.
Every Item or Sews Favors the Bear Party
In the Wheat Pit Everybody Turns to
the Selling Side Corn Quiet Oats Holds
ltn Own.
CHIC - GO There was a decidedly bear
ish feeling in wheat during most of tho
session and lower prices ruled. The news
presented a sharp contrast with that which
was given out so freely yesterday morning.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as correct
ed by John M. Oaklcr t o.. 45 Mxtli street, mem
bers ot the Chicago Board of Trade:
Open- High- Low- CIos-
Articles. ing. " est. est. ing.
Wheat, no. 2.
March 5 SS5 8SX I 87! $ S!H
Mav Wn W'A 89H 89
- Corn-, So. 2.
March 41', 4ir 41S 4IH
Mav 42i ii 42H 42'i
June 41'j 4m 41H s,
OATS. NO. 2.
March 34 3J 3)' !,
Mav 305( 3o; aH 30
Mess Pork.
March 10 95 10 97U 10 S7K 10 2i
Mav 11 15 11 17i 11 07J 11 12
Lard. .
March 6 57 H G 40 C S7K 8 40
Mav 6 47)i 6 50 6 47)4 6 50
MIORT UIBS.
Ma'ch 5 80 5 82W 5 77K 5 82
Slay 5 87y 5 90 5 85 5W
Cash Quotations were ns follows: Flour
steady and unchanced; So. 2 spring wheat,
87c: So. 3 spring wheat. 83c; So. 2 red,
92c; So. 2 corn, 4Hc: So. 2 oats, 29Jc;
So. 2 white, f. o. b., 32$33c: So. 3 white uo,
30c: So. 2 rye, SO;- .a 2 barlev, 36c: So.
3. f. o. b.,- 4C55c:So. 4,-f. o. b 32Q44c: So. 1
flaxseed, $1 ul; prime timothy seed, $1 24
1 31; mess pork, per bbl, $10 92j; lard, per liO
Its, $6 37K6 "!; "short ribs s.ides, loose, $5 80
S3 82W; diy salted shoulders, boxed, $4 75
5 30: snort clear sides, boxed, $6 25; whisky,
distillers' finished good, per gallon, $1 14.
Sugars unchanged. So. 3 corn, 39'iQ0c.
On the Produce , Exchange, to-day, the
butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 14
When Baby wassick, we gave her Castorta.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorifc:.'
When the had Children, she gave them Castorta
TRADE OF THE WEEK.-
Ko Unfavorable Influences Developed
to Encourage Croakers.
A .REACTION. IN- SPECULATION.
Interesting-. Events in. Realty Shwing; the
Market Is in Good' Shape,
OFFICE ASD STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP
I
It was reported on the street yesterday
that "William Bakewell, Esq., bad sold his
summer place at Arnold station, on the Al
legheny Valley Railroad, to the Burrell
Improvement Company at a price close to
$75,000 cash. It consists of between 30 and
40 acres of land and several good buildings.
Business or the Week.
Bad weather during the week was detri
mental to general trade, but transactions
were large in the aggregate, exceeding those
for the same time last year. The commer
cial demand for money was more urgent,
showing that merchants" are extending their
lines. Speculation fell off somewhat and
values reacted, bnt there were no bad
breaks. The decline ws merely a protest
against the almost unprecedented bulge
of the previous few weeks. There
are not enough speculators in
Pittsburg to maintain a rapid gait for any
great length of time." This week is more
likely to witness an advance than a further
break. There was a good inquiry for realty,
and a large number of sales were consum
mated, but none of special importance.
Iron was the' only weak, spot in the situa
tion. The 'condition and outlook of this
market 'was tully discussed in this paper
yisterday.
, An East End Deal. .
One of the most important transactions in
realty during the .week was the sale-bv Lig
gett Bros, for Thomas Liggett of 16J147&
'leet on 'Walnut street,-East End, with two
brickdwellings, for ?2J,500. The purchaser,
a business man, was looking around lor an
investment, and thought this a good oppor
tunity to place his money to advantage.
Looking for a bite.
A committee of ladies having .in charge
the interests of an aged people's home,
have been devoting considerable time the
past weekor two to the selection of a site
lor new and more commodious quarters.
After viewing several Allegheny citv prop
erties, among them one on Calitotnia
avenue, without finding just what they
wanted, they made a tour of the East End,
and were so favorably impressed with that
quarter of the city that it is almost certain
the institution will be" located there. It is
understood the ladies have been promised,
in the event of securing the right kind of a
site, all the financial backing- they may
need for the building and other necessary
improvements..
Improvement of Irwin Avenue.
Owners of property fronting on Irwin
avenue, Squirrel Hill, m at a meeting yester
day, decided to let a contract at once lor the
grading and paving of that avenue from
il'orbes street to Wliiteman. One of the
owners. Mr. William Bigge, has had plans
prepared ana win commence not later tnan
April 1 the erection of three high-class
dwellings. They will be of the Colonial
style ofarchitccture.
Another Largo Warehouse.
Two more of the Cherry alley mysteries
have changed ownership. Black & Baird
sold during the week 145 Cherry alley and
Xo. 28 Montour wav to the Central District
and Printing Telegraph Company for
?11,7.')0 cah. The purchasers will ' about
April 1 begin demolishingj the existing
buildings preparatory to the erection utf a
large warehouse. Tenants have been noti
fied to move out.
A Sale Falls Through.
The Armstrong -property, consisting of
nine acres located at the northeast corner'of
Shady lane aud Forbes street, was, sold a
sho'rt time ago to a STew York man for f 32,500,
but on account of one of the heirs not be
ing in a position to give a title the sale was
yesterday declared oft A part of this
estate was sold a few months ago to a prom
inent Pittsburg official.
Funding the Debt.
Now that the consolidation of the Edison
General and the Thomson-Houston compan
ies ls'an accomplished, fact, the management
is considering plans for taking care of a big
funding-debt which is assumed by the new
corporation. One scheme is said to be the
issue of 10,000,000 of new stock, the same
to be accompanied with a bonus of the
securities held by the Edison and Thomson
Houston companies. Another plan, and
one that seems to meet with the most favor,
is to fund the debt with an issue of new 5
per cent bonds.
Business Sews and Gostlp.
Iliad weather is holding back the spring
trade and saving tho fruit crop.
Citizens of Etna will, on April 12, vote 'on
the proposition to increase tho borough
debt $23,000 to establish an electric light
plant.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio
Senate providing for the sale of the Cincin
nati Southern Kailroad. The road is owned
by the city of Cincinnati, bonds for$18,C00,000
having been issued by the city for the con
struction of the line.
Baxter, Thompson A Co. say that, notwith
standing had weather, renters were out in
full lorce last week. The pressure for small
houses is as great as it was last year.
Dividends paid by the mining companies
dnrjng Febmary amounted to $,364,920.
Dividends paid since January 1 amount to
S-2, 168,370.
Sorthern Pacific earninss for the month
ot February amount to $1,557,982, an increase
of over $88,000.
On Thursday next, March 10, a meeting of
stockholders of the Exchange will be held
to vote for. or against the sale of the build
ing. A circular has been issued urging a
lull attendance.
Henry -M.- Long yesterday sold $10,000
Pleasant Valley lateral road bonds at a
price approximating par.
A tin and steel plate company has been
formed m Sew Castle, Pa., ol which George
Greer is President. The capital is $150,000.
It Is stated that Mr. Wcstingbouse has se
cured enough proxies to give him control
of the Switch and Signal Company meeting
next Tuesday.
The Paiker estate has sold to D. M. Kier a
house and lot, 60x120, on Allequippa street,
Braddock, lor $5 000.
Thirty permits were issued last week for
36 improvements, aggregating $35,186.
In Sew York $13.000 Pittsburg and Western
4s sold at 83963 and 300 shares preferred
stock at 20.-
Movementsln Realty.
Baxter. Thompson & Co. sold for Mr. A. W.
Mellon a residence property on Meridim
street,'Thirty-flfth ward, lot 75x140 feet to 20
foot alley, for $6,300.
John K. Ewin & Co. sold for the Bay
heirs to -Dr. C B. Bratt, the well-known
Arch street dentist, - a three-story brick
house of eight rooms, Jiall, bath" and attic,
lot 20x75,' being the property So. 83 Arch
street, comer of Sorth Diamond street,"
Second ward, Allegheny, for $11,000 cash.
Heed B. Coyle & Col sold a property on the
corner ol Lyile and Tecumsen streets, Hazel
wood, consisting of a double frame dwelling
ot four rooms each, with lot 60x100 feet, for
$4,500. . -
.J. Glosser.A Co.vsold an acre of property
on Boggs ntenue tor $2,100, and two lots,
'24x100 teet each, for $300 each.
Peter Shields sold, two lots, Sos. 213 arid
214, each 30x90 feet, located on Santasket
street, in the Greenfield avenue plan,
Twenty-third ward, lor $900.
Y. E. Hamnett & Co. sold a lot on East End
avenue, WHkinsburg, 52x120, forSLWW.
Alles Bros. & Co. sold lor T. D. Buriey to
Mr. King, Ho. 231 Car-on street, a two story
brick dwelling, for $4,800 cash: also,' for U.
Jones to Mr. Jenkins, a six-room brick
dwelling, So. 35 Eleventh street, tor $2,300.
They also closed tne preliminary details ior
the purchase of a tract or improved subur
ban property, embracing several hundred
acres, which the purchaser will improve and
iilacc in the market. The names are witb
icld for the pi esent:
D. Betien & Son sold for Jennie C. Dick to
James JUes tor $5,000 large lot and frame
house ou corner O'Hara and Alder streets,"
Twentiethwardralso, (or-J.M. Wissmann,
to.Gcorge Kieler house and lot on Ella street,
Sixteenth ward, far $1,585. and for Peter See
miller to L. Bichter leasehold on Penn ave
nuenear Twenty-Re vent h street, with four
frame houses,. for $2 000. "
Charles Somers sold the farm ot James JI.
Stewart, situated in Richland township. Al
legheny county,- containing 50 acres, more
or less, with improvements, for $5,000. John
H. Miller, Soutbstde, city, was the pur
chaser. J. E. Glass sold for. C. H. Watkins a new
Queen Anne dwelling of 12 rooms, lot 30x100,
situate 5748 Parker street, East End, for
$7,000.
Tho Burrell Improvement Company re-
Jort the following sale of lots at Kensington:
oseph Kuksyt, Pittaburg.lot 134, block 2, for
$330; twalt Ddglen, Pittsburg, north halt lot
20, block 8 tor $375: Michael Welsh. Pitts
.bnrg.lot 13, block 1. lor $600; John Kausch,
Pittsburg; lot 11, block 12, for $595; Samuel S.
Strasser, Parnassus, Pa., lot 8, block 15, for
$525; Edwin F. Kiddle, Burgettstown, Pa.? lot
81, block 31, lor $637 50: M. H. Tonng, Parnas
sus, Pa lot 2, block i, for $600; Peter Kruv
zeieneski, Rankin station, Ta., lot 140, block
3, for $650: Mary B. Jacobs, Pittsburg, lots 17,
75 and 110, block 4, for $2,512 50; Mary B. Ja
cobs, Pittsburg, lot 61, block 5,for $S2o; James
A. Lewi, West Elizabeth, Pa., lot 69, block
2, for $600; Henry Malov, Sharpsburg, Pa.,
sonth half of lots and north half ot lot 4,
block 8, for $618 75; Jacob 'and'Victoria Kro
retz. United Postoflice, Westmoreland coun
ty. Pa., lot 140, block 7, for $325: Peter Schu
man, Kensington, Pa., lot 28, block 9, for
$722 50.
M. F. Hippie Co. sold to Miss Mary V.
Harrison, for M. F. Hippie, house and lot
corner Ivy and Elmer street. Twentieth
ward; lot 26x105 for the price ot "$4,250; also
sold to Michael Tuchnowski lot So. 5," situ
ates on Downing' street. Thirteenth ward, in
the M. S. Dickson plan of lots, for $430 cash.
H0JIE SECURITIES.
HIGHEST PRICES NOT MAISTATSED.
BtT SO BAD BREAKS.
The Reaction Thought to Have Run Its
'Course, and a Recovery Expected
Most of the Specialties Finish Better
Than a Week Ago.
Business on the Stock Exchange was
active during the week, but some of the
specialties submitted to concessions from
the best prices, though gains over the flual
quotations of the week before were in the
majority. Sone of the changes possessed
any special significance, the slumps and
rallies being incident to the fluctuations in
demand.
Closing prices of the active properties as
compared with those of the pievious Satur
day show these changes: Pipeage advanced
, Philadelphia Gas I, Citizens' Traction
Pittsburg Traction 2, Pleasant Valley i.
Airbrake 2, Underground Cable 1. Central
Traction lost and' Electric 1. The rest of
the regular list undeiwent little change.
The unlisted tractions finished the week
as lollows: nnqupsne, 24JJ bid, no offers;
Birmingham, 23 hid. offered at 25JJ; Man
chester, offered at 39 no bids. These fig
ures aie higRcr for Jjirmingham and Man
chester than a week ago, but lower for Man
chester. "
Sales vesterdav were 165 shares 13 Elec
tric at 1. 20 Philadelphia Gas at 17, 20at
17 33Biimingham at 2 75 Pleasant Val
ley at 24J4- Sales for the week were 8,640
shares and $13,000 bonds. Final bids and
offers were:
EXCHANGE STOCK.
nid. Aiked.
Pittsburg Pet. Stock and Metal Ex. . ..500 550
BANK STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Freehold 90
Liberty National Bank 101'i
Second National Bank 243 ....
Sale Deposit Company :... 65
Ileal Estate Loan and Trust Co ,S0 ....
NATURAL GAS'STOCKS.
aid. Asked.
People's Natural Gas and P.-Co 94 10
Philadelphia Co n 17W
Wheeling Gas Co ni ,,','
IXCLIXE FLAXES.
Bid. Asked.
Ft. Pitt Incline Tlanc Co 20
FASSEMCXR RAILWAY STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Central Traction...! 23'i
Citizens' Traction M 62
rittsburg Traction M
Pleasant Valley 24i ....
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Bid. Asked,
ntts., Cinn., Chi. St. L. R. R. pref 63 66
BRIDGE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Point 12
MIKIXG STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Laster Mining Co 9 (,'
Red Cloud..... .... 2
ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS.
Bid.
Westhnrhonso... 15
XISCZLIAXIOUS STOCKE.
Asked.
15J4
Jionontrahela Navigation Co
Union Switch and SlirnaICo
Westinghonse AlrhrakeCo
Standard TJndersrround Cable Co.
, G9
19X
110
.108
. 70
SHARES DOWN LIKE A STICK
AFTER SHOOTING TJP MKE A KOCKET
ON MANIPULATION.
The Canard Abont Jay Gonld's Death Has a
Momentary EfTeot The Bank Statement
Shows a Large Decrease in the Cash
Unserve TConds Active.
New York. Jarch 5. The stock market
arnin save evidence that the moving power
hehind the fluctuations is only manipulation,
and while the strength of the whole'list was
very decided in tho first hour, a complete
and demoralizing change occurred at 11
o'clock, and the most positive weakness
marked the trading on the Exchange for the
last hour on tho session.
There wero two principal causes advanced
for this sudden chanjre in temper, one being
the old rumor revived of the death of Sir.
Gould, and the other was the appointment
of aieceiver for the Georgia Central Rail-,
way. Tlie former, however, was quickly de
nied, while the latter was known before the
opening of the session and seemed - to have
no weight during the first hour. There was,
besides, a hank, statement which showed a
large decrease in cash, despite a .moderate
increase in deposits and a heavy expansion
which caused a reduction in the surplus re
serve of over $5,000,000. This, undoubtedly.
had some influence, but the downward
movement was In full swing long before the
issue of the statement. , i
Tho market opened with a firm temper,
and the whole list, except Richmond and
West Point securities and New England,
scored further Improvement In the first
hour there being up to that time no inter
ruption to tho aduance. The Vanderbilts
were still the strong features, and Lake
snore rose rapiaiy iiom iaoj to wsy 311cm
gan central more than keeping pace with it,
with a rtserom 11 to 19 on a much smaller
business. All the other stocks of this group
felt the stimulus, and Northwestern and New
York Central mado material gains, selling
up to the hignest points for the neek.
Up to thi9 time the concessions in every
thing but the Richmond and West Points
were insignificant, but that stock opened
down and retired 1 per cent further,
while the preferred, after opening down 3i
atCS, further dropped to 61. In the lace oi
the weakness in the ret of the list it rallied
to 6T. but closed at 65. TJie general list
quickly ran oil' in tlm last hour, and realiza
tions and heavy short selling, together with
the execution of some stop orders, acceler
ated the decline. Like Shore, dropped from
Uoyi to 135, Northwestern rroin 111 to 119,
Reudinz ti om 58k; to 55. Lackawanna from
163Jf to hVA, and Delaware and Hudson from
iuog hj iti iynt niiu icii,nio aim UUU5UU irmn
IViW to 137&whilc the en tire list wasbrousrht
down below the level of the opening figures.
The early advances were lost in all cases,
and in-many additional fractions. The on
slaught was kept up to the close, and the
matket finished weak at the lowest price of
the day. Michigan Central was -the only
stock which held on to any' port!on'jf its
advance, and it i fft per cent higher to
night at 119, though the bid for it at the close
was mateiially below that figure. The
lasses, however, include Lackawanna and
Delaware and Hudson, each 3 per cent;
Richmond and West Point, 2; the preferred,
6: Reading, 1, and New England and
Missouri Pacific, each 1.
The total sales or. stocks to-day were 390,
000 shares, including: Atchison, 8,095; Can
ada Southern, 14,068; Delaware Lackawanna
and Western, 4.912; Erie,-17,110; Lake Shore,
20,657: Louisville and Nashville, 5,000; Michi
gan Central, 5 540: .Missouri Pacific. -5,705;
Northwestern, 30,!fc6: New York Central, 8,982;
NewEnsland. 30.340: Ueadinsr. 47.950: Rich
mond and West. Point, 27,4.!8; St. Paul. 47,600; 1
st. raui ana umana, e,aiu, western Union,
Railway bonds wero also fairly-actlve, but
there wan no excitementas in stocks, though
the Reading issues and those ot the Rich
mond and West Point system-were specialty
active and weak. The rest of the list, how
ever, displayed a Ann temper until the
break came, when prices receded in sym
pathy. The total was $1,-127,000, or wlilch
Richmond and West Point 5a furnished $296,
000. Reading Sds $129,000 and the deferreds
$115,000. Thc'adrancos are tew, but Syracuse,
Blnghamtan and New York lsts rose 2K to
131 Louisville and Nashville 5i 2 to 10S aud
anu Missoui 1 Pacific 2nds 2 to 107.
" A Bearish Prediction.
John M. Oakley A Co. .received these
pointers: "Richmond affairs.were the sub-J
Jcct of much uneasiness in stock circles be
fore the opening, and there was a general
rush to sell on the announcement" that the
Georgia Central, -the best company In the
Richmond, system, had been suddenly
thrown into the hands of a receiver. The
rumor was that this had been done in the in-
terestof tlio Reorganization Committee, as
they-found Georgia Central stockholders in
tractable. "Lake Shore and the Vanderbilts were bid
up. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rising
about 3 points in quick order. The other
Vanderbilts, including Sorthwestern and a
few Grangers shares, spch as St. Paul and
Rock Island, wero rushed up, and big blocks
of these stocks were handled abemt by
traders. Thejnibllc were long of Richmond
and others of Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern,' and it was a marked fact that dur
ing the Vanderbilt jubilee that Erie did not
touch yesterday's closing.
"The risein the high-priced Vanderbilts
was a sudden and brilliant bull exploit, and
if James B. Keen was not the author of it his
ear must have -been appropriated by some
other Richmond. The market a little before.
11:30 started down like a toboggan slide.
Sext week will be Interesting, aud, in our
opinion, the market will go down."
Future Values in Doubr.
Henry Clews & Co.-Say: ' "The' stock mar
ket is flooded with mysteries, and rumors of
gigantic railroad-deals upon an unpreceden
ted scale as being' either in progress or
already accomplished., Details of these have
filled the daily press for weeks past, but
only such operators as are within the
charmed circles appear to know the true In-wardness'of'-maTiy'of
"them. As' a conse
quence, Judgment passes, for little in esti
mating the future value of many securities,
for the maruet is almost Wholly under the
controljOf'c'omparatfvely fewpersons, whose
operations, must . inevitably influence'the
value of thousands of millions of stocks and
bonds. - -,
VS'everiii the history of Wall street was tho
value of snph an enormous aggregation of
securities so absolutely under tne control of
so small a'cltcle as at this time. Sucha state
of affairs cannot be considered satisfactory;
because not only is speculation likely to bo
unhealthily stimulated, hut the future of
these combinations gives birth to a variety
of -uncertainties which.'-while thev may ele
vate prices, wm certainly not arm to tneir
stability;-There is little question but that
ln'tho end some of these: combinations will
work for the best Interests of all concerncdt
but in proportion as their result "means in
creased profits to capital without correspond
ing benefits to the masses, and so far as their
sfldrt it' to'restrict competition we may,
sooner or-later, expect the awakening of
active public hostility."
. The Finish in Stocks.
The following table shows the prices of active
stock? on tlie Sew Tork Stock Exchange yesterday.
Corrected dallv for THE Dispatch by Whit.vky So
Stepiiexsox. . oldest Pittsburg- members of the
Sew York Stock Exih.iugc, 57 Fourth avenue:
Clos
ing buT.
Open
iug.
High
est.
Low
i
est.
Am. Cotton Oil.
36M
70'
8b,'8
"39 X
"si"
141
31
Jili
' 'iiU
35(
ires
s-.y
si S
0334
3Sj
8
isi'4
31
Am. Cotton Oh
ii. nfd..
70 .
86W
"till
"ejsi
13.11.
21
KUr'4
Am- MiiarRefl
nning Co..
;
Am.SufwrKefiiilnrCo..pfcl
Aicii.. .lop-, i&n. r.
Canadian Pnclflc
CaHada Southern
Central ol Sew- Jcrsev
Central Pacjlic .'.
Chesapeake Jt Ohio
C. SO., lstnftl.,
C. JtO. 2dpfd..
Chicago tIaXriist
C, Bur. 4 Quiiicy
C. Mil. A St. Paul
C. Mil. &$t. Paul. prd....
C. Rock LAP
C, St. P. 31. til
CSt. P. M. A O.. pfd....
Ci Jr. Sorthwestern
C. A Northwestern, pfd..
C. C. C. A I
('.. C. C. A I., pfd
Col. Coal A Iron .
Col, A Hocking Val
Del.. Lack. 'A-V est
Del. AiIuilsou
lien. A Klo Graudc
Den. A Hlo tiraude, pld...
E. T., Va.A Uj
Illinois Central
I.jke Eric A Western
Lake Erie A Western, pfd.
l.akefehorc A-1I. S.. ........
Louisville A Nashville
Michigan Central ,
Mobile A Ohio
38S
IS)
31
26
4J14
77 105'4
n
"89)i
49
111!
119H
"raj
98
Sbii
31!S
159
138'm.
Ml 52H
6HJ
106
25S,"
7t
nS
74
114V
a
hO'i
94
105
19 t
117J,
77H!
764
IMJli
7aH
107'i
sov
8P,
1281 lS'S
12S
W'2i JV-
S3H
40
503
117S
12I
VJ
116
119
H4.'
724
"3"
31S
1S'
137S
18'4
52
1C6,'4
23i.
76'n
1R5,'2
116
1I1S
H.i
727,
"JSV
1
73
.11 '4
103H
14:)
10
5.U
7
107S
26
76y
140'.
163',
HO
1HV
53' (
(,
lOrt
25
7(54
13614
74S
75" 74
117 I 112
40 my,
63lj 60
K 95
VT.'A 105
"l'i 'fl7'i
2Ia 20'1
79j 78
43 S. 42
3!, 31
77U 76'$
52( 50
21,'j W)i
"Hx "J5's
"zr'h "s6:i
19V, 191
58,'. 55'4
"ik" "is"
S3 64
44!4 44
10'4 104
1I3H 113
10 10
"30?ii "Z
88H 87
.Ifi'J 3.il,
76 76J4.
46?i 46
lVMi
40
3
93
Missouri Pacific.
Satlonal Cordage Co.
National Conlaec Co.,
National Lead Trust. .
pfd.
107J4
New York -Central
118'4
79
4Vi
N, Y.. C. A St. L
N. Y.. C. Afct. L.,lst pfd,
N. Y.. C. A St. L., M pfd,
N. Y., L. E. A W J...
N. Y.. L. E. A . pfd ..
N. Y. AN.'E J
N. Y. AO. W-.
Norfolk A Western ,
Norfolk Jfc Western. prd..
North American Co
Northern I'jctfle ,
Northern Pacific. pfd ;
Ohio A Mississippi
Pacific Jiail
Peo., Dee. A Evans
Philadelphia- A Reading. ..
P.. C. C. A St. L .....
20X.
77
42
33
76
5014
204
14
491f
16
!!
67,'i
21
36
11"
56X
26
66
188
12V
44
104
113
10
46V
12V
29V
871
33V
7614
g
82
.M4
77
5:'4i
21
K'A
57tf
P.. C, C. ASt.L.. pfd h..7..
Pullman Palace Car ;..-..'..'.
.::
iiicnmotia , v, 1. T
Richmond A W. P. T., pfd
13
68 -I
at. i am a ljuiulii
St. Paul A Dulnth.pfd..
St. Paul. Minn. A Jlan
HI4
1044
113
10
Texas I'actne.
Union Pacific.
Wabash. ..'j....
(l. nfi
WeslerifUnlon
WhccllngA L. E
Wheeling. L. E.. pfd...
Mis. A Cattle Fd. Trust...
National Lead Co
National Lead Co., pfd...
Ex-div. " '
881J
3G'
7RS
40 '
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. A .Topeka 38'
Boston A Albany.... 205
do. JIalne 167
hl.. Bur. A Oulncv.lOf
Boston A Mont. ,
3i
260
, 12!
, 12'4
-275
Calumet A Hecla...
FranUlin
Kearsarge
Osceola
FltchburzK. K. sSH
r mil oc i ere ;u....... A
FIlntAPereM.prd.. 80
Mass. Central.- 16V
Mex. Central, com.. 19V
Santa. Fe Copper
Tamarack
Boston Land Co..
..15R
S
banDlero Landlto
. 16
N. Y. AN. England. .Ki
est r.nu L.aua uo.. in
Bell Telephone 209
Lamson More S 13U
uo vs r.Ti
Old Colony 17u
Rutland common.... 4
Rutland pfd 65
Wis. Central, com.. 18'5
do pfd 41
Alloner M." C. (new). 1
Atlantic on
Water Power 33
Cent. Mining 11
I. .. X' bz
B. A B. Conner. 1IW
Thomson--Houston.. S9X
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks,
fur-
niMiea uy n miney k siennenson,
brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue.
members of New York Stock Ex-
change.
Bld. Asked,
. IS 55i
. 23 1-15 28'4
:$ ?.
. 2 23V
. 67 67!
. 53)i 5')'),
, 39 39
Pennsylvania Railroad..
Reading Railroad..-.
Bun-Hlo.'N.Y. A Phlla...
Lehigh VaTley". ,
Northern Pacific
.Northern Pacific, pref...
Lehigh Navigation ,
Philadelphia A Erie
Boston Electric. Stocks.
'BOSTOX. March 5.-tSpnrfjM The latest electric
stock quotations to-day were:
Bid.
....105
.... 58V
.... 2SV
.... 124'
.... 14V
.... 12
Asked.
Ill
59
29
12f
15
12
Boston Electric Light Co..
T. H. E?Co-.:
Uo preferred ,
Ft. W. E. Co
W..E.CO..-.
European W:Co...i
Detroit Electric Works...,
Bar Stiver Quotations.
NewYotik, March 5.4-8pectol. Bar silver
in London 41 7-16d per ax. New York dealers'
price tor silr, 90i9Oe per oz.-
LIVE STOCK-MARKETS.
Receipts, Shipments,, and Prices at East
Liberty and All Other Stock Yards.
1 ' Office of The -Dispatch, i
Pittsbubo,, bATUBDAT, March 5.
Cattle Receipts, 567 head: shipments. 693
, head; market nothing doing all through
consignments. Nine cars cattle shipped to
New York to-day. -
i Hogs Receipts, 2,900 head; shipments, 4.100
head: market firm on tops, slow on Yorkers;
all grades, $4 905 25. Seven cars of hogs
snipped to New iorKo-day.
SHKEr Receipts, 600; shipments, 600; mar
ket strong at unchanged prices.
Denver's Corrupt Ex-Offlclals.
i Denver, March 5. George KaymondV
ex-deputy city auditor, 'anil James P. Had:
ley, deputy treasurer, will go to the peni
tentiary. . The jury in their case brought in
a verdict of guiltv last night. The men
wer accused of raisins; a check of 3 30 to
$303 50. and one of S6 to $600. "Warrants
.were' forged, falsely sworn to and the money
paid. The city, was defrauded out of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in the last two
years of the administration of .municipal
affairs. J
A Preacher Makes War on White Caps,
Vincennes, Ind., March 5. Kev. Jonah
Abel, preacher of the Decker Circuital. E.
Church,- is the only .man whd has openly
defied theWhite Caps and invited them to
do their worst. He has' accomplished the
arrest of the. ringleaders of the order, who
have sent.him threatening letters..
8ICK HEAD ACHECarter,s Lm(e Uyer pmj
SICK HEADACHE.
'-Carter's Little Liver Pills. -
SICK. HEADACHE
VCarter's LlttleHver PU1.
BICK. HEADACHECirter,iIJttle Liver PiUv f
i . . -"JeMO-imTsa
TOOL DRESSER DEAD.
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Laurel
rHiil. Yesterday Morning.
OIL WORKERS HAVE BEEN LUCKY.
One Light Fifth Sander "Was Drilled i 1
' - Northeast of Oakdale.
DEYELOPirEKTS ARE EXPXCTED SOON
Conrad Dougherty was killed at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning by the explosion of a
boiler, at Laurel Hill. He was employed as
a tool dresser at Greenlee k Forst's No. 4 on
the Miller farm. Laurel Hill' is about half a
mile east of McDonald. Dr. Spahr was the
contractor. Daugherty was about 40
years of age and married. He resided
in Mansfield, but had no children. John W.
Riddle was the driller on tour when Dough
erty was killed. He said yesterday that they
expeoted to reach the Gordon sand within
the next 12 hours after- the explosion oc
curred. Just before the disaster Dougherty was in
the denick. They had run the bailer three
times, put on a fresh bit, bitched
on, and 'had not made a dozen
revolutions before the unfortunate man met
his death. Al ter they hitched on Dougherty
started to go to the boiler, and Riddle stated
that he could not more than have reae.bed
the boiler before the explosion came. They
were using gas for fuel.
Riddle says that the force of the explosion
whirled him around four or five
times, and that he then fell . to
the derrick floor in a semi-unconscious
state. When he got up people were coming
from their houses in the vicinity. Dougherty
was iuunu lying on nis Dace oesiue tne
engine house fully 125 feet from the boiler.
He was dead when found. His head and
lace were terribly cut upjby cinders and he
hadn-gaping gash over the right eye and
one under the lert. He was also cut consid
erably about the trunk and nearly every
bone in his body was broken.
Doors and Windows Shattered.
Every pane of gloss In half a dozen miners'
houses in the vicinity were broken. Tli
door and windows in the house of John
Burns were blown out, and a portion of tne
boiler went through the bed and room
where his children Imvebeen sleeping every
night until two days azo.
The concussion following the explosion
was heard all, through McDonald, and a
butcher at Midway, three miles west, claims
that he also heard it.
Dougherty has been working on oil wells
for the lat 17 years, and belongs in Venango
county. His remains were taken to Cook's
undertaking establishment in McDonald
yesterday morning, and were taken to Mans
field later in the day.
The boiler was one of tho best made, and
it went all to pieces. Usually when boilers
explode irom an over pressure of steam
they break in two part, but yesterday
morning this one flew in 50 different direc
tions. This leads to the belief that the ex
plosion was caused by a shortage of water
lu the boiler.
Drillers ntid tool dressers in the McDonald
field have been remarkably lucky In regard
to boiler explosions. The water in this ter
ritory has ruined twice the -number of boil
ers which wduld be ordinarily used, and on
some wells as many as four boilers have
been used. Considering their condition, tlie
workmen have been fortunate in having so
few explosions.
. A' Will Be Practically Dry.
Got'diuer & Co.'s No. 2 on the Kennedy
farm, a mile north and east or Oaktlale,
which has been closely watched as liable to
define new territory, wns over 20 feet in the
fifth sand yesterday, and showing very
light. Practically ic is no good.
The Forest Oil Company was drilling in
the top of tho filth in its No. 2 Agnes Kemp
yesterday. This well is located only 75 ieet
irom Gordiner's well.
Fitzgibbons & Co.'s well on the Kennedy,
which is located only a few hundred feet
from the above wells; is down 1,400 feet.
Rend & Robbins were drilling in the top of
the Goidon sand yesterday at their No. 1 on
the Robbins property east of Willow Grove.
They expected to get the pay late last even
ing. Shcfller 4 Co. are drilling on top of the
Gordon in tlie eastern part of Willow Grove.
Murphy-Bros. & Co. are down 800 leet in
their well at the Robbins trestle between
Noblestown and Willow Grove.
J. M. Guttey & Co.'s No. 3 on the Mary
Spurgeon property near the Willow Grove
pump station is making 350 barrels a day
Irom the' Gordon sand.
They have started to spud in their No. 4
on this property.
Greenlee Forst's No, 2 on the Wade
farm, south of McDonald station, is due to
reach the Gordon sand Monday or Tuesday.
Their No. 4, on the Miller farm at Laurel
Hill, will be drilled into the Gordon sand as
soon as they can rig up a boiler to take the
place of the one which exploded yesterday
morning.
Scott Well Said to Have Improved.
The well of Knox Bros., Apple and Elyea
on the Scott farm, 2 miles south of Mc
Donald, wa3 reported to have been agitated
yesterday and to be making from eight to
ten barrels an hour.
The Wheeling Gas Company's well, on the
Kelso iarm, Is reported to be making a tank
of oil every 18 hours, or about 13 barrels an
hour, from the fifth sand.
Storey & Co. expect to reach tne fifth sand
to-morrow or Tuesday on the brickyard lot
west of Willow Grove.
Millison A Fried are drilling two wells on
the Henrv Shaffer Iarm in tlie western SIc
Curdy field, located between the McGarr
iarm well and the Forest Oil Company's No.
1 M. Wright.
Phillips & Co.'s well on the Schieb farm, in
southern McCurdy, is down 800 feet.
Personal.
S. D. Karns, familiarly known ns "Dune,"
was in Pittsburg yesterday. He returned
recently from a six years' sojourn in Col
orado. "Dune" was at one time the most
widely known man In the oil regions of
Pennsylvania. Karns City was named for
him, he built tlie Karns City and Butler
Railroad, owned a bank, and had a bigger
production than any man in the
United States. Yesterday afternoon
he stood in tiont of the Oil Exchange on
Fourth avenue and held an informallevee,
as his oldi time friends passed along and
were greeted by a cordial shake or the hand.
He has grown somewhat thinner since his
trip to tne west, Dut is apparently Just the
same wiry little man that he was in the
days when his name was an open sesame on
a note, draft or check.
The McDonald Gnages.
The production of the field was 26,000 yes
terday,tho same as the day before. The hour
ly gauges were as follows: Jennings, .Guf
fey 4 Co.'s No.3 Matthews, 40: Herron Jfo.4, 30;
Guffey and Queen's No. 1 Samuel Wetmore.
SO: Devonian Oil Company's No. 1 and 2
lioyce, 40: Oakdale Oil Company's No. 2 Mor
gan heirs, 20; Nos. 2 and 3 Baldwin, 45; Nos. 1
and 2 Wallace, 25; Forest Oil Company's No.
1 M. Wright, 50; Guffey, Murphy & Cos Nos.
1 and 2 Sam Sturgeon, 25: Oakdale Oil Com
pany's No. 2 John Wetmore, 25; Brown Bros.
Rob'ison & Co.'s No. 1 McMurray, 25; produc
tion, 20,000; stock in the field, 56,500.
The l-unsof the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Lino Company from McDonald Fri
day were 25,(75; outside of 3IcDonald,10,567.
The National Transit runs were 35,470; ship
ments, 18 006. Buckeye runs. 32 364: ship
ments, 55,786. Southern Pipe Line inns, 11,
56S. New York Transit runs. 31,297. Macks
burg runs, 1,813. Eureka shipments, 2,126.
THE WEEK IK OIL.
Business Light, bat the Price Picks Tip a
tittle.
Tnero was no features toattract general nN
tention. " Production was shifted a little,
manifesting a downward tendency, encour
aging certificate' holders to maintain a wait- I
mgattituae, anu tui3 tney seemed uisposed
tq do. Fluctuations are shown in the follow
ing table:
Open- Ulgh- Low-
lug. t. est. -lose-
Monday. 64 S8H' 57 IS
Tuesday MH MH sni 69'-4
Wednesday.'. H3'4 59!i .a'Hj 59),
Thursday 59 58, 5 59
Friday 59!i S95J 59, 59J.
Saturday &)fr 59h 59X 59.S
Refined finished the week as follows: New-
York, 6.10c; London, 5d;. Antwerp, 1S&
Talk among the broKers indicated expecta
tions of better prices this week. A change
of some kind Is thought to bo Impending. -
OilCity, .March 5. National Transit certifi
cates opened at 59Jc; hishest. 69-Jic: lowest;
69c: closed, S9c; sales, 30,000 barrels: clear
ances, 78,000 barrels: shipments, '67,004 bar
rels: runs,-76,449 barrels.
Bradfokd, March 5. National Transit cer
tificates ooened at 69c; closed at 58c;
highest, 59$c; lowest, &c; clearances, 4u,u00
barrels.
New York, march" 5. Petroleum opened
firm.advanced Vfc.then declined K on a few
sales. Pennsylvania, oil Spot Miles none.
April, option opened 59e: highest, 59c:
lowest, 759Jc: closing at 99c. Lima on
No sales. Total sales, 10,000 barrels.
Union Veteran Ij;ion.
Cotosix H. P. Callow, i. still suffering1
from his old wound. -
No. 6 h(l two new applications for mem
bership at the lastmeeting.
Coloxei. SamitklM. Dn-VALtpresided-over
No. 1 last Monday evening in an able man
ner. L"iXDgipr CuitRiE, late of the Seventvv-sixth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, was mustered at
the last meeting or No. 6.
Cojtrade W. B. BRADBunv, or 'No. 6 was
chosen a school director for the Eleventh
ward, Allegheny, at the late election.
Abkaoexzxts are already being made to
take a large delegation to the National En
campment at Indianapolis next October.
A mcmbzb of local musicians are talking of
organizing a military brass band, to be
known as the Union Veteran Legion Band.
Comrade H. F. Oliveie, of, No. 6, now a resi
dent of Tacoma, sent a communication to
the encampment whicn was read at the
last meeting.
Escampxeht No. 1 received a number of
new applications last Monday night. It is
thought the list will go up to 1,500 before the
end of the year. - ,
CoLoim, I. K. Campbeli, has returned from
an extended Southern trip, and at themeet
ing to-morrow night will give an account of
Southern life, as he found it.
Comrade Hugh Morrison, of No. 6, has
trong convictions in changing the eligibility
clause of the U. V. L. so as to admit a very
meritorious class of soliders now lnelligible.
The celebration of the anniversary of Ap
pomattox will take place' in tho Auditorium
on Saturday, April 9. The committee will
meet in the lihrarv room of No. I to-morrow
evening at 7 o'clock.
Coloxil S. C Baeh is having a fine portrait
of his old. Commander, Admiral Farragut,
painted for No. L Several others are talk
ing of having pictures of their corps Com
mander painted for the legion.
General Pearson's new offices on Fifth
avenue were besieged by old soldiers last
weekwho desired admittance to soldiers'
homes. As all the homes are full, he has
hard work in arranging tor their care and
comfort.
A history or the gallant old One Hundred
and Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment will be
read by Colonel Levi Bird Daft before No. I
soon and Judge Siagle promises to follow
with a history of the One Hundred and For
tieth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
The following lucky applicants for pen
sion are reported by J. H. Stevenson & Co.
for the past week: Jacob M. Snyder, WH
kinsburg; Morris Carlisle, Redman's; James
Purvis. Etna: Charles Reitz. Pittsbnr!" Rob.
Lert- Robs, Coal Valley; Mrs. Nancy Small,
Aiiegneny; il,rs. Christian Honck, Pittsburg;
Mrs. Maggie Heasley, Allegheny.
BROKERS FINANCIAL.
Whitney 6t stephensou
57 Fourth Avenue:
ap30-3J
FAHNESTOCK & CO.,
2 VVall Street, New York,
Snpply selected investment bonds for cash
or in exchange for marketable securities.
Execute commission orders for investors
at the Stock Exchange or in the open mar
ket. Furnish information respecting bonds.
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HOW TO SPECULATE.
CONSOLIDATED STOCK. AND PP.ODTJCE
CO.,
CAPITAL STOCK, SS0.000 00, full paid.
SO NEW and S3 BROAD STS., N. T.,
Rooms A, 8, 9, 10 and 11,
executes orders in lots of 10 shares and np
on 2 percent margin. Daily and weekly stock
letter and book how to speculate, mailed.
free. (Special terms to out-of-town brokers.)
Direct wires to all exchanges. mh(W!
ESTABLISHED 1884.
John M. Oakley & Co.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS:
45 SIXTH ST.
Direct private wire to New York and Chi
cago. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts
burg Exchanges. Only Pittsburg member
Chicago Board of Trade.
Local securities bought and sold for cash
or carried on liberal margins.
In-stments made at onr discretion and
dividends paid quarterly.
Interest paid on balance (since 1885).
Money to loan on call.
Information books on all markets mailed
on application. feT
WE OFFER
FOR SALE
Sloo3ooo
Fall Paid Non-Assessable 6 Per Cent Prefer
ential Stock of the
MOUNDSViLLE
Mining and Manufacturing Co.,
MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA.f
AT PAK AND ACCRUED DIVIDEND.
The dividends for THREE YEARS
GUARANTEED and payable at the office of
FIDELITY TITLE AND TRUST GO.,
PITTSBURG, PA.
The Directors of the Company are:
CHAS. A. WEAVER, of tho Weaver, Bardell,
Humphrey Manufacturing; Co., Mounds
ville. President.
ALFRED PAULL, Secretarv of the Under
writers' Insurance Co., 'Wheeling, VIco
President.
CHAS. C. McCOLGAN, President Chas. C
JUcColgan Co , Baltimore, 3Id., Vice Presi
dent. J. GLENN COOK, of J. Glenn Cook A Co., R.
E. Brokers, Baltimore, Aid., Secretary and
General Manager.
HON. WM. G.WORLEY, State Senator, King
wood, W. Va.
J. N. VANCE, President of the Exchange
Bank, also of the Riverside Iron works.
Wheeling, W. Va.
LOUIS C. STIEEL, Proprietor or the Wheel
ing Calico Works, Wheeling, W. Va.
M. V. RICHARDS, Land and Immigration
Agent, B. O. R. R.. Baltimore, Md.
J. B.' HICKS. ex-Sheriff of Marshall county,
Moundsville.
H. W. HUNTER, Cashier Marshall County
Bank, Monndsville.
W. W. SMITH. Merchant, Monndsville.
M.N. WILLETS, Planter, Mlddletown, Del.
GEO. H. P. SCHMIDT, of George E. Stlfel 4
Co., Wheeling, W. Va.
Treasurer. GIBSON LAMB,
President of the "Bank or Wheeling,"
Wheeling, W. Va.
Circulars containing fnll details and all in
formation' relating to the company and the
stock will be furnished on application, by
mail or in person, to the
SPECIAL AGENTS.
A. J. LAWRENCE & CO.,
Brokers,
No. 84 Fourth av.,
Pltt-sbnrjr, Ta.
mh6-sn
ONE CENT A DOSE.
- Nohov likes being sick yet many are
willing to he rather than face a heavy doc
tor's bill. Bnt what's the use of suffering at
all when relief and cure maybe purcnasedaf
the rate of one cent a. dose, by using Bur
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anteed to enre or relieve all diseases ot the
stomach, liver and bowels. Two great
sources of disease are Dyspepsia and Con
stipation. They cause Headache, Billions,
ness. Dizziness, Palpitation and lpmpure
Blood, which in turn causes pimples, boils,
blotches tumors, scrofula and similar dis
eases, thus affectinc the entire system. We
-ruarantee Burdock .Blood Bitters, if faith
fully used according to directions, to cure
Dyspepsia and Constipation and all diseases
springing from them, and '-will refund he
money to any .person -not satisfied attar
using tie whole or part of the first bottle.
FOSTER. H1LBUKN CO.,
fetrt-TTMu Buffalo. N. T.
SCROFULA
eczema,
tetter, boils, f
ulcers, sores,
rheumatism, and
catarrh, cured
by 'taking
AYER'S
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it
purifies,
vitalizes, invigorates,
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PJSSN AVKNUE, PITToBURG, PA.
As old residents know and hack Hies oT
Pittsburg papers prove, Is the oldest estab
lished and most prominent physician in tha
citv.devoting special attention toall chronics
ETS.N0 FEE'UNTIL CURED
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sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizzines
sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover
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ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption,
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icnnroad.iBL00D AND SKINJKS?
eruptions, blotches.falling hair,bones,pain
glandular swellings, ulcerations of tha
tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are
cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly
eradicated froml 1DIM A DV kldnev and
the system. UnmAn I ibladder de
rangements, weak hack, gravel, catarrhal
discharges, inflammation and other painful
symptoms receive searching treament,
nronipt relief and real cures. '
Dr. iVhittier's life-long extensive experi
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ment on common sense principles. Consulta
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treated as If "here. Office hours, 9 a. jr. to t
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COMPOUND
A recent discovery by an mt
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COOK'S cotton Rot Compound, ta&e no substi
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2tump5. Address lrOXD LILY COMl'ANV.
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oes not cure. Guarantees Issued only br EMU
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