THE PITTSBtnRG- DISPATCH. SUNDAY MARCH, 27" 189a 19 II REVIEW OF SPORTS, Interesting Case Pertaining to the Qualifications of an Ama teur Sculler. PRESIDENT GAEFIELD'S YIEWS. Good Effect of the Conrt Decision In the Boy Wilkes Case Recently Tried Et Chicago. THE MITCHELL AND CORBETT 1PP1IR, Talk of the Froposei Big Battle and Fitziimmoni' Latest Challenge to BalL For tome time past it Las been pointed out in these columns more than once that there is a tendency to draw the lines tighter and tighter regarding amateur athletes of all classes. Last rear there was quite a squabble among the leaders of amateurs in this country regarding the limits beyond which an amateur should not go. The con tentions and discussions which then took place particularly referred to contesting amateurs receiving money for "expenses," etc. It was generally agreed that nu amateur should not receive money tor his performances, but that a certain kind of expenses could be allowed him. This all refers to bicycle riders, foot runners and jumpers. But there is a cae under consideration at present which not only concerns Pittsburg directly but further all the aspiring ama teur roviers in the country. The case is not settled yet, aud therefore I withhold any names. My only reasou for citing the case is to point out how careful young men must now be as to how they contest and who they content against if they want to join or re main in the amateur ranks. At present a young man of this vicmitT is making application to join the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, that is he Is tryiug to become a member of a club con nected "with that association. Some time ago he rowed a race, aud the fact of his rowing that race is causing considerable investigation and discussion, because some people claim that the race was for money and others contend that it was onlv for "a tcarf pin, but that there was an outside bet on the result. At any rate President H. "V. Garfield, of the National Association re lerred to, has been appealed to, and it is to his very definite ana searching questions on the matter that I wish to specially refer. A Tew Pointed Queries. A few days ago I received a letter on the matter ironi President Garfield as weil a. teeral questions regarding the race that I ju't mentioned. Here are the questions: "How was this match brought about? liowing a race lor a prize would disqualify a man jf the sculler against whom he ap peared was a professional, or had previously rowed lor a money stake. If two men make an outside bet on a race it does not necessarily allect the competitors, and yet it may. It all depends upon their connec tion with the wager. Had the competitors any interest in the bet, direct or indirect? "Was the prize merely a subterfuge? "Was the race in fact rowed for a stake? In other words, after the first 5130 or ?7j, as the case may be, was put up, would the race have been rowed if that deposit had not been covered?" Without doubt President Garfied's ques tions cover the entire ground, and although it would be extremely unfair on my part to give answers to them here I think they are direct enough, to be kept by all amateurs for guidance. I am making no breach" of trust in now giiing them to my readers and I am sure thcr will do good. I am quite aware that there are so-called amateur icullers in Pittsburg, when measured by what the aboe questions imply, are no more amateurs than John L Sullivan and Edward Hanlon are. In lact, outside of John Martin it would probablvbe difficult to find an amateur sculler who would fill the bilL But most certainly I am glad that there is a desire and apparently a determination to have amateurs bona fide in future, no 'mat ter what they mav have been in the past. True it is that many of our present amateurs were admitted intothe ranks in the loosest manner possible and it may be that they are the strongest sticklers lor rigid methods now. Be that as it may, it is well that there should be a determination to have Simon pure amateurism in luturc An Uncouraging Sign. Speaking of amateurs reminds me of a conversation I had with J. A. Wells the other day on hi.; return from the meeting of the Atlantic division of the A. A. TJ. Mr. "WIls assured me that Pittsburg now stands i cry high, among the Eastern representa tives ot amateurism, and I asked: "Why shouldn't it? Very soon we'll have four clubs connected with the A. A. TJ. Surely that oucht to command respect. We are to hae two field meetings here, and that, at least, will be a starter. We couldn't secure a big championship meeting this time, but if our clubs will keep to the Jront our turn will come. Both the East End Gj ms and the Three A's are to have meetings, and if these are worked up to suc cesses our claim for bigger events will be all the greater. It is rumored that there is a desire on the pait ot the Three A's to withdraw lrom the Atlantic division and join the Central di vision. This mav and may not have good results if the desire is accomplished, but it is generally understood that the Atlantic division is the best of the entire lot. A GrcJt Public Good. Any person, directly or indirectly, inter ested "in trotting races must feel very glad at the outcome of the case in which L. A. Davis, owner of Hoy Wilkes, the famous pacer, in which Mr. Davis appealed to court against the infliction of a fine im posed on him by a trotting association. The case was a very simple one, about the only question at issue being: "Has a local asso ciation the right to withhold a purse from a winning horse in consideration of an un paid fine, by the owner, to the general asso ciation?" That was Mr. Davis' case. He was fined $500 for the questionable performance of his horse. He refused to pay it and his horse subsequently won $500, which was kept back by the Kentucky association as a set off lor the fine. The court at Chicago decided against Mr. Davis. This decision means that the stability of trotting laws as rules are acknowledged by the judges of the land and that the various associations have the power to fine and thereby insist on honesty among horses and drivers. This, beyond all doubt, is a public benefit and the authorities of every trotting track ought to act with more sjjirit and lnepend ence now than they have ever done. A SMlr Arnon; the Scullers. Lio! these many years we have waited for an Australian sculler to come to this coun try and tackle our champions, and this waiting often seems to me as foolish as the clown's waiting of the brook to run dry so as to get to the other side. Every now and again one seems to see a hope of some of our "down under" champions coming here, but they come not. There is still one more ray ol "hope, although that ray may be some what dim at present. That very promising, or I may say al ready good, sculler, Sullivan, of Kew Zealand, has definitely challenged Stans bury to a race for the championship, and of course that will mean a contest Stansbury, at champion, must meet his rival, and as'a result ot the race we mav have the winner here belore next fall. If Sullin wins I understand that he will certainly come to America, but then again a friend who has teen both Sullivan and Stansbury rdw tells otansoury is sure to win. bury has declared that he will certainly visit the United States this year. I trust he will. Not that I think we will make'a victim of him. I think nothing of the kind; tbetruth is I wonld not be surprised at anything extraordinary coming from Australia, lor thev have certainly been in wonderful form lately. Bnt, like 'many more people, I would like to see those anti podexns come apd tackle us on our own waters. They have it all their own way so far, lexcept meeting some of our good men on neutral waters in regattas. The double scull race that is to takeplace.or that is proposed to take place in this country shortly, may tend to draw the attention of scullers on the other side of the globe to this side. And there may one or two sin gle scull races result from the double afiair; in fact there is cure to be, regardless of whether they are for blood or not. Hut, putting everything aside, there is no sound reason why" the champion of Australia should not come here and try to defeat the champion of America. I have faith that O'Connor or Teemer, if thoroughly prepared, would give Stansbury or anybody else" quite a lively struggle. That Surprise In Billiards. It was, indeed, a surprise, the result of that championship contest between Schaefer and lyes. J. dare say tnat tne lact ot ives being the victor was not such a paralyzer as the fact that the "Wizard" was beaten so for. He was not only beaten, but mis erably beaten. And everybody is trying to solve the problem as to why he" was so badly left behind. Far be it from me to even insinuate that there was anything "rotten in the State of Denmark." "There are many good reasons whv Schaefer should be defeated by Ives without charging dishonesty or fraud. This charge has been 'made just as it is made in about all cases were an alleged "sure thing" turns out a failure. Some how or other many of us who are so abso lutely sure that our judgment of a coming event is right stop at nothing in our charges if results lay our judgment out. we are eager to have a victim. And this may have been the case with those, people who have been crying "fraud" regarding the recent billiard match. But there is one fact that we cannot over look, viz., that Schaefer played considerably below his form. Still, this by no means in dicates that he did not try. I am rather in clined to think that he was out of form simply because he did not exert himself to get into it. He underestimated Ives, and that is the only feasible reason I can find for his Waterloo. Schaefer can play much better than Ives played in this match, andl won't be surprised if Schaefer is once more champion before next New Year's Day. Stilt Some Hope for Foot Racine. The fact of Joseph. Jordan and Peter Priddy being matched to run a foot race in this city may bring up'the question of toot racing and foot runners once more. A tol erably good experience here has proven to me beyond a doubt that there are more pat rons of foot racing in and about Pittsburg than in any other city in the United States. Notwithstanding the questionable events of the past I venture to say an immense crowd would turn out to-morrow to see a good and honest race, and this gh'es one some hone, there being lots of good races ahead this year for local patrons. lam lully convinced that the race pro posed by Priddy and Jordan is one of the genuine kind, and I certainly would not put myself on record to that effect if I did not know something about it. Jordan, who is quite a youth, has been looking round quite a while for a race. Nobody in the West is inclined to tackle in a three-mile race.and he definitely challenged Priddy. There was nothing left for the lat ter but to accept, which he did, and they are matched. It is some time yet before the race, but let me say this, that the Pitts Burger is sure to win if he can. It the race comes off all right others are sure to follow, and of an upright kind, for, depend upon it, as a rule, there is always more money won on an honest race than on a "fixed" one. Time and time again letters are received at this office asking why more attention is not paid to sprinting and why more news is not printed concerning the foot runners, iet me uc canuiu. xoot runners have themselves shut off this attention and stopped the news relative,, to themselves. It is unnecessary to repeat .the reasonand causes here, but it is certain that if a lew good and square foot racings events were to take place here that branch of sport would be more popular here than it ever was. There are more sprinters in this neighbor hood now than there has been for the last 20 years. Some of them could get excellent backing if the people who are inclined to put up the money for them could be sure of everything being carried out honestly. I know- this for certain. A fact of this kind ought to prompt good rnuners to not only do their best in private but also in public. That Threat About Camp. If all threats made in baseball affairs were carried into execution Ire would have a terrible state of affairs, but there is a wise Providence which stops even magnates iu their wild and devastating intentions. The latest outbreak in the way of a threat comes from that far-away place, Seattle. Camp, he who is to pitch tor the Pittsburg club, did business for the Seattle club last year, and because he is going to devote his services to Pittsburg this season the entire baseball world is going to be turned topsy tuny by our aggrieved friends in Seattle. The old threat, that of invoking the law in the matter, has been made, and it all re porls'are true lawyers have been engaged to see that the law's iron heel tramps on the National Leagee with a vengeance. Mr. Camp is to be enjoined from playing in the new League. That is the threat ot our in nocent fellow citizens in Seattle. There have, during the last few years, been many foolish threats made in baseball, but the latest from Seattle eclipses all others. If there is any earnestness about the threat it may be stated at once that the baseball magnates in Seattle have much weaker mental power than anybody ever thought they had. Why, there is not in any shape or form any legal claims on Camp by the Seattle club. Claims of this kind have been settled by the courts long ago, and it h strange that the Seattle base ball authorities do not know this. But the National League is threatened. There is no "National league." It has vanished; it surrendered its existence to a few bankrupt ball clubs, and in its place we have another organization with a very long name and under the guidance ot some very unique people. The "National League having evaporated, collapsed or anything you like, I would like to know what there can be done about it. Quite true, the Seattle people may have just euse to grumble. They paid a big sum of money to the "National League" for protection, whatever that word may mean in baseball parlance. But the League got the money and made its exit, a new regime was established at Indianapolis and I would be obligated to anybody who would tell me how and why the Pittsburg club violated any law or rule, moral, legal or otherwise, in signing Camp. Local Ball Club Affairs. me that If all goes well before this week is out we'll see the first game of the season here. The local team are to play the East End Gyms find the contest is likely to be exceed ingly interesting. It is to be hoped that the "weather will keep fine, so that the grounds may be improved as much as pos- -:i.i a . IT-.. .1 .-Ml I :- VJ .t:l: siuie. .fib uesb nicy hjuuc iu uau cuuumoii for the exhibition games, but they are ex pected to be all right for the opening of the championship season. As far as I have seen, the players who are training at home are all in good condi tion. I have met them all and I speak of their condition . mindful of the rumors about their "dissipation," etc. And, by the way, isn't it early to begin insinuations and lectures about the "player who is lushing on the sly?" Of the players who will be on the team and who are training at home are Gal vin, Smith, Bierbauer, Miller and Swartwood. Now I claim that all fine of these men are in ex cellent condition, whatever their playing form may be, and that they do not give the least signs of this awful- dissipation spoken about. True, some of them may have in dulged iu a glass of beer now and then. But' what of that Has a ball player to go through the world with thumb screws and a is under pay or control of his club officials. Is it not soon enough to make charges when effects will prove them and when the ac cused is within the jurisdiction ofhose who employ him?Imakeno apology for adrunken ball player, none whatever; bnt bon Dieu, as Thackeray would say, don't lock a ball player up in an iron cage after his work for the day is done. Every ball player must be more or less trusted "to act honestly to himself and his employers. If he fails to do that let him suffer consequences, but d"n't let ns bring censure and odium upon plavere before we have any tangible reason for doing so. According to reports, the local club has secured a good man in Harry Baymond. I trust these reports will be true to the letter. If he turns ont as expected by many people who know him. he will be a useful man to the team and the directors deserve useful. men. Pugilists and Pugilism. As far as pugilists and pugilism have been concerned,the week just ended has been one ot the most remarkable on record for noise, bluffing and blowing, and all to catch the public's dollars. Dear reader, let me tell you that that is the aim of all this noise and matchmaking among those big glove pugil ists and their scheming managers. Still, there is some fun in it The great eent of the week has been the pleasantries that have passed between Mitchell and Corbett The former got drunk and went to Corbett and abused him as never a pugilist.was abused before, I dare say. And Corbett stood it He really stood it, claiming that he was a "gentle man" and not disposed for brawls. That wonld sound all right in a drawing room, among a lot of ladies, but in a barroom where is the man except Corbett who would have stood the tongue lashing administered him by Mitchell? Why, I cannot think of one. And Corbett was surrounded by his friends; in his own camp. Don't tell me that the term "gentleman" sheltered him. The abuse indulged in by Mitchell was just the thing that would make a brave gentleman rebel, if not in one way in another. Corbett did not make Mitchell rilh away. Don't be misguided on this point The policeman dragged him away. Mitchell acted like a blackguard, but do notlet us'.forget the greatprovocation he hacL For weeks and weeks Corbett and the major part of the American press have been call ing Mitchell a coward and worse things. A systematic attempt has been kept up to ruin his business and this all because he didn't allow Sullivan to kill him or half kill him in France. Mitchell could get no reparation in any shape or form and it is to be wondered at that under the influence some "extra dry" he proceeded to accost Corbett for calling . him a coward? Most certainly Mitchell is not a coward whatever his other shortcomings may be. The very fact of his going into the midst of the Corbett camp and among some of the most desperate characters in New York, who are also his enemies, shows that cowardice is not in Mitchell. Sullivan knows that Mitchell is cunning aye, very canning bat no coward. And let me say that had Corbett abused Mitchell as the lat ter abused Corbett hostilities would have been opened there and then. That is the difference between the cowardice that takes an insult and the bravery that resents one. Mitchell wanted to have a battle there and then and tried to provoke one. The Event 'Which Is to Come. There is still plenty of talk about the pro posed battle between Corbett and Sullivan. Of course, there are many conjectures as to whether or not it will ever take place, and I'm sure I'm in a mental mix as to what will be done. You see, there is so much show business mixed up now with these big glove contests that one does not know what is real and "what is unreal. Here we have Corbett starting out on a tor.r through the country on the strength of this match with Sullivan.- The latter, too, is making his match the big advertising feature ot the show he is engaged with, and so it goes on. Things are not as they used to be. Big matches nowadays are made by theatrical speculator! who want to boom their shows. Formerly they used to be made by the genuine sporting gentlemen who wanted to see the fun, hare the glory and of course some of the money. Then no great pillow smasher or bare fist bruiser was faked about theaters and matched to boom'xmserable and worthless theatrical ventures. ??"i. Mr. Brady, Corbett's manager, assured me the'other day that his man would fight, and would either win or make a draw. There is plenty of time to discuss that liter on. Mall and, Fitzsimmons. FitzsunmonsTias come definitely to the front and thrown the gauntlet down to Hall. The former offers to fight Hall at 1S6 pounds, and if Hall does not'.acdept this he need never talk any more about being a'middle weight fighter. The offer of Fitzsimmons, 'which appeared in Friday's Dispatch, is a fair and manly one. If they fight at weight it will be much better for Fitzsimmons, and the probability is that he would be my fancy. But if they get up to or about the sixties it will be diflerent And Austin Gibbons wants to fight Jack McAulifie. Gibbons may be in earnest, but where is the club that will give them a big purse? The Olympic will not give a purse tor Gibbons to fight Meyers, claiming the former is not class enough. I don't think Gibbons and McAuliffe will meetx again, as the latter will never get down to 133 pounds and be a good man. Pelngle. TRADE OF THE WEEK. A Touch, of Spring Makes the Busi ness tVorld Look Brighter. Hon was held 2i higher. kept Pleasant valley about steady. Henry M. Ionic xne EVERYTHING IN BETTER SHAPE. A Deal Out Fifth Avenue Involving Several Commodious Stores. BUILDING BY A LOCAL MILLIONAIRE TOTAL ABSTINENCE ilEWS. The new pledge cards are In demand. Father Xaxbixq's circular has Increased his fcocleties one-third. It was expected a ladies' society wonld be organized In Mansfield ere this. Mohthxt meeting of the Diocesan Union at St Kieran's, Fifty-fourth street, this after noon at 3 o'clock. An entertainment will be given by the Father Mathew Association the second week after Easter Sunday. a A bahdbome crayon portrait of Father Theobald Mathew has been presented to Kev. M. M.,Sbeedy by the Father Mathew Association. Rrv. Regie Cakevix and Messrs. P. TV. Joyce and V. H. Griffln are the iepicenta tlves of the C. T. A. U. on the Catholic Pro tectorate Committee. Misv of the reports from the different societies have not yet been sent to the Sec retary of the nnion. Officers should look after this matter, as it is important. Fathib Kit-tell, of Txu-ctta, presented to the court two numerously signed remon strances against the two applicants for. license In his parish. The petitions were the result of Father Kitten's personal effort Not So Bad .After All. B. V. "Wood, of McKee'g ifocks, Alle gheny county, Pa., in speaking to a travel ing man of Chamberlain's medicines, said: "I recommend them above all others. I have used them myself and know them to be re liable. I always guarantee them to my cus tomers and have never had' a bottle re turned." Mr. Wood had hardly finished speaking when a little girl came in the store with an empty bottle. It was labeled "Chamberlain's Pain Balm." The traveler was interested, as there was certainly a bot tle coming back, bat waited to hear what the little girl said. It was as follows: "Mamma wants another bottle of that medi cine; she says it is the best medicine for rheumatism she ever used." 60-cent bottles ior sale by druggists. ttssu Improvements in the weather put new life into business the past week, and there was a distinct gain along the whole line. Even iron displayed a better tone. Pros pects of all the great industries assumed a brighter hue. Locally, while, tliere was no special snap in anything, the aggregate of business was considerably in excess of prev ious weeks. There was a better call for' money. Pittsbuig landed sixth in the list of Clearing House cities, being ahead of Baltimore, San Francisco and Cincinnati. Heal estate was active. Sales were reported aggregating upwards of 5500,000. These do not include several large transactions in manufacturing sites, which were noted when they occurred. Stocks were fairly active at -a higher range of values. About the middle ot the week oil touched the lowest point for al most a year. This attracted outside buyers, and the"re was a quick rally At the close of business yesterday the influence most worthy of note was the hopeful feeling which prevaded business circles. Widening the Business Area. An important sale of fifth avenue prop erty was closed during the week. The lot, 95 leet lront by 90 in depth, corner of Fifth avenue and Stevenson street, belonging to the Price heirs, was sold for $38,000, being at the rate ot $400 per foot front. It is the intention of the buyer to put up com modious stores. The great rents in the lower part of the city have produced a brisk demand for good stores on Fifth avenue be tween the Court House and Soho, and this is likely to go on increasing. The demands ol local trade in that quarter are growing, and real estate values are improving ac cordingly. All good stores rent well there. Larkin & Kennedy conducted this sale. Progress was reported in another im portant deal further out the same avenue, involving a block of between 40 and 50 houses. The. site has been secured, and building arrangements almost perfected. The principal promoter is a local million aire, who thinks 'his a good way to show his iaith in Pittsburg realty. Special Features of Trade. A section or good weather last week was helpful to business. Results were satisfac tory. An Eastern capitalist is negotiating with Ira M. Burclifiehl for a hotel site in the Schenley Paik district Upward of $100,000 is involved. The Ferguson property in Penn township, 51 acres, partly coal, offered at auction Fri day, was hid up to $6,700 and withdrawn. Plans are in course of preparation for a school house at Valleyvlew, Bower Hill. Duiing the week airangements weie com pleted for a national hank in Wflklnvburg. Ne.u-ly r.ll tho capital stock of $50,C00wai placed in local hands and qnarteis secured in the St. Clair building, corner of Perm av enue and Wood stieet, possession of which will be taken April 1. The bank will be ready for business by the first of next week. Prof.Jackson. of the Third ward, Alio- fheny, public school, will soon break ground or a fine dwelling on Marshall avenue, near the Perrysville load. Mr.- Archie Frascr, who was yesterday elected to membership in the Exchange, has permanently located in, Pittsbnrsr. He was lormerly an extensive operator at Oil City, mm is wen auuwu iu tne oil iruue. After call yesterday 50V inw hid rm- Wheeling Gas w ithout response. The promoters or Duquesne Park, Perrys ville avenue, are preparing to erect a num ber ot dwellings this spring. Citizens or the Tenth ward, Allegheny, met last evening at the Lithgow avenue schoolhouse, and adopted strong resolutions in tavor oriinprovingrerrvsville'avenne. 'Building operations broadened last week. Thirty -four permits were issued-torsi im provements, the value or all being-estiinatcd at$S2,377. Tho number issued the previous week was 26 fDr the same number of struc tures, costing, according to estimates, $31,725. On the Exchange yesterday $25 was bid for the privilege of calling 100 shares Wheeling una uvAb Uiuuiuatji, . Sates Beported by Agents. Baxter, Thompson A Co. sold for Mr. H. S. A. Stewart lot lot in his Xegley Place plan, Nineteenth ward, fronting 50 feet on Hays street by 156 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $4,000 cash. Tho purchaser will break ground at once fora handsome residence. Black & Baird sold lor Findley Torrens to D. E. Speer 21 lots in the Torrens plan on Hamilton avenue, Twenty-flrst "ward, being numbers from 1 to 14 inclusive and 23 to 29 in clusive, for $16,000. John K. Ewing & Co. sold to William C. Groetzlneer for Mrs. Mary Doueberty et ol, a lot 20x110 on the east side ot Bnena Vista street, Second ward, Alleaheny, "for $5 000. The purchaser will improve the property by erectinga handsome stone front residence. Reed B. Coylo & Co. closed the sale Tor Mrs. Nancy Stewart ot the property No. 46 Frank lin street. Seventh ward, consisting or an 11 room brick dwelling, with lot 21x65 feet for $4,300. Charles Somers sold for J. Rappe MvArs to Mrs. E. P. Bnvinger a vacant lot in tho George W. Guthrie plan of lots,-Wilklns-burg, fionting52feet an Blddle street and extending 120 feet to an alley, for $2,100. A. Z. Byers A Co. sold for John W. Witwer to Colonel E. Thomas lot No. 100 in the Northside Land Association, Limited, plan, borough or West Bellevue, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Kail way, for $450 cash. W. E. Hamnott & Co. sold a house and lot on Hill attest, Wilklnsburg, Ior-$3,400 cash. , Alles Bro. & Co. sold the seven-room brick building. No. 323 Carson street, for J. K. Hunter to Johh Fallow for.$14,400; also No. 1906 barnh street, Soathslde, "a live-room brick, with lot 20x60 feet, for D. Wenke to W. H. Savnor for $3,750. Jl. F. Hippie &Co. sold to C. H. Chance for a price approximating $4,500 two lots 50x120 ieet eacu on tne norm sice ol lienvcnue, ave nue. Twentieth ward. The lots will be im proved at once. Tho Burrell Improvement Company report the following sale of lots at Kensington, on the Allegheny Valley Railioad: John F. Fer 'guson and J. S. Hunter, Pittsburg, lot 27, block 15, for $637 50; John and Churlei Smith, Pittsbunr. lot 18. block 9. for SS70; Mm. Mary F. Lowrie. Kensington, lot 5, block 8, south hair, for $350 63; Leonardo and James Bordanaro, HcKeesport, 10 feet south half lot 60 and 15 feet north half lot 89, tor $1,210 50; Charles Kainer. JlcKecs port. Px., north half or lot 79, block '8, lor $287 50: Mrs. E. Harold, Allegheny, lot 20, block 9, for $600; Mrs. Henrietta Kisser, Pai -nasus, lot 15, block 18, for $675; Chns. Schulz, Pittsburg, lot 69, block 5. lor $825: Benson Furniture Company, Tarentum, lot 72, block 5, for $935; Mrs. Emma Blatter, Pittsburg, lot 44, block 3. for $700; Mrs. Catherine Maloy, Sharpsbnrg, lotnoith hair of fl-and part of 7, 8, 9 and 10 on block 8, for $1,350; John S. Nlcholls, Johnstown, lot 37, block 5, for $787 50; John Fullo. Phoenixville, north half of lot 23, block .8.. for $350 63; Mrs. Emma Becker, north half lot 4. block 8, for $350 63; Leonard White, Kensington, south hair lot 6, block 8, for $350 63; Martha Horodnowlcy. Kensington, lot 38; block 8, for $630. only stocks that fell baek were Chcrticrs uns,s, ana citizens' Traction, . Sales yesterday were 680 shares and $1,000 bond, as follow: Thirty Switch and SUrnal at 17& 100 Electric assented at 11 100 at 18, 15 Manchester -Traction at S95,30O Blrmlnir liam Traction at 27V, Wat 27&.BOat 27?$, 40 Luster at IQv.'lO Airbrake at 112, 25 Electt To, old, at 18Jii $1,000 Birmingham bond at 101., 8ales for the week were 4,783 share, $15,000 bonds and $670 Electric scrip. The leaders in activity were Birmini'bam Traction and PleHsant Valley. Duquesne wan the only one of the unlisted tractions that improved its position. It was boomed by the Bigelow del removing what promised to be expensive lltizatlon. Pitts burg was a little stronger tor the same rea son. Final bids and offers for the week are appended. J. E. Glass old an undivided one-half in terest in 88 lots in the Twenty-third ward for $2,000. EXCHANGE STOCK. Pittaburr Pet Stoclc and Metal Ex. .., BANK STOCKS. . . Bid. Asked. Freehold 65 .... Liberty Kitfnnftt n,nlr irw -- : - r - ... jnasomc itanE Metropolitan National Bank.. Bid. Asked. sao ss 119 Hononffahbla Nattrtnmnir"""""."i:is Becond National Bank 250 INSURANCE STOCKS. Armenia.. Bid. N1TCBAL CAS STOCKS. Aid. . Asked. 77 Asked. 10 12i 19 rewai Charters Valley Gas Co ,. .. aw Pjopie1; Natural Gas and P. Co 12 Phlfadrtphla Co '. 1S Wheeling Gas Co 20)$ INCLINE rLANKS. - Bid. Asked. Ft ritt Incline Plane Co 5 20 rABSKNGIE nilLWAT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Central Traction 2H4 31 Citizens' Traction, B3S 63 Pittsburg Traction & Pleasantvalley 2S 25 Second Avenue Si BAILEOAD BTbCKS. Bid. Asked. Charters Railway.'. W Pittsburg. Youngstown and Ashtabula 33 41 Plttaburflr. Ynnnat'n anr Ach'lcnrf An Pittsburg and Castle Shannon .- PlttBburr Junction R. R. Co 28K Pitts., McK. AYough. R. R. Co SO Pittsburg and Western S. B. Co. pref.. W'4 COAL STOCKS. Bid N. T. 4 C. Gas Coal Co SO Belcher. 225; Caledonia B. H., 105: Chollsr, 100; Consolidated California and Virginia, 495; Deadwood, 200; Eureka Consolidated, 200; Gould & Curry, 140: Hale & Norcross. 140; Homestake, 1300; Horn Silver, 330;, Mexican, 180: Ontario, 4100; Ophtr, 290; Plymouth, 150 , Potosi, 120; Savage, 140: Sierra Nevada, 16T Standard, 140: Union Consolidated, 140; Yel low Jacket.'lOO. VARIATIONS IN OIL. Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. 4 Topeka..... 3SH Boston A Albany.... 20 Boston Jb Maine 170 Chi.. Bur. Qnlncj.107 FltcliburgR.R 87 Flint APereM 27 Flint & Vere M. pfd. 83 Mass. Central 16 Mex. Central com... 1835 N.Y. AS. Eng 491, N.Y. N. Eng.7s.m Old Colony 172J$ Rutland common.... 4 Rutland pld 64 Wis. Cen. common . 17 Wis. Cen. pfd 40 Allouez M. C. (new) IU Atlantic 1 12 Boston & Mont HH Calumet A Hecla....270 Catalpa 23 franklin UH Kearsarge 1214 Osceola 31 H Santa Fe Copper..... 40 Tamarack 170 Anniston Land Co... 25 Boston Land Co (H san uiego i.ana to.. 17 West End Lsna co. BellTelepnone... Lamson Stores.. Water Power M Cent. Mining 10 N. K.T. 5 B. A B. Conner I5 Thomson-Houston .. 59 AMONG THE BAHKS. 10 20 , Asked. 51 BRIDGE STOCKS. Ewalt (Fortv-thlrd street). Hand street , Point Bid. Asked. .. 60 44"4 10 Luster Mining Co! . MINING STOCKS. ' Bid. Asked. 10)4 11 XLrCTRlC LIGHT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Westlnghouse 18 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Union Switch and Signal Co 17! ITU Westlnghouse Airbrake Co Ill 112 Westlngbouse Brake Co.. Llm 81 Standard Undereround Cable Co 78 80 Boomlns Central Traction. The following: was received yesterday. The only comment necessary to make is that it is from an inside source: "To back up .the statement that I made abont ten days ago," said a man who has the inside in Central fraction, 'I am willing to bet another $100 that Central will sell at 40 before May 10. It is a very tunny thinjr," he added, "that you can't set people to buy a thins when it is cheap. Now, there is $39 paid in on this stock, the road has been run ning for nearly three years, all the improve ments have been made, the electric branch will be in operation in a few days, and hero this stock sells at 30, when it ought to sell at 45 nfc lensfc in nnmnnrlsnn with of.hpT-1Inp " A Broker, Silver Below Zero. John M. Oakley & Co. received the follow-' ingby wire from Watson & Gibson: "The piofessional operations continqe to be the only feature, of the market. Traders are bearish in any absence or either bull sup port or purchasing power for the acconnt of the outside public The course of prices tends downward. London bought a few stocks to-day and the absorption of Reading and Cbicaco Gas was sufficiently conspicu ous to keep these stocks comparatively steady. The heavy bear artillery they ued with telling forco asainBt Northern Pacific tneferied. Lake Shore, St. Paul, Rock Island. which sold ex-dividend or 1 oer cent and Atchison. Silver broke to S6, the lowest price ever touched, which made the par value or silver cheaperthftrrithas ever been in tho history or the world. .The operations in silver certificates weie-suggestive, that small lots weie put out at the low trices, and the stock that was offered' in blocks taken readily by representatives ot London UulliOn'honses. The selling ofXake Shore caused that "stock to break -1 per cent." A Budget of Uncertainties. Henry Clews & Co. say: "There were too many uncertainties this week to permit any aggressive movement on the part of tbe bulls. The silver question, the Bering Sea difiBculty.'tbe legality of the Reading deal, the break in Northern Pacific, and the ap proach of April settlements all contributed to restrict operations. Investors, too. were somewhat discouraged by the fancy prices at which some of the- good dividend payers are held. On Friday there was an ' upward spurt on the strength of the anti-silver developments at Washington; but the sliver advocates are not yet beaten by anv means, and they may be expected to lencw.tne uabbioat kuc caiucb ujiiJurLiuuy. Nevertheless, Wall street is not seriously alarmed in this respect, having fnll confi dence irrthe Presidental veto. The under tone of the market is unquestionably strong; and stocks, being In strong hands, would no doubt readily respond to 'favorable condi tions. The Industrials have exhibited con siderable activity, but this we can"hardly deem a satisfactory feature in selecting them as leaders in view of their heretofore erratic character." " llie Finish in Stocks. The following table shows the prltes of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for Tnx DisrATCH by Wiut NKY A STXFHEKSON, oldest Pittsburg members of the New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. Improvement Noted in the Demand, bnt Funds Still Abundant. While there were no radical departures in the local monetary situation during the week, improvement in the demand was noted by nearly all of the banks. This re lieved the pressure of idle funds to some extent, but left unemployed capital still un comfortably plentiful. Regular lines were satisfactory. There was no change In the rate, which ruled at 6 per cent. There was very little shading. The Clearing House re port tor the day and week follows: Saturday's exchanges t 2.091,192 18 Saturday's balances : 410.5CT 48 Week's exchanges 14,030,211 48 Week's balances .'. 2,702.887 98 Previous week's exchanges 18,436,793 63 Previous week's balances 2,694.048 32 Five days 1891 11.145.t99 80 r.icnanges. wsuiooaie 171,350,3.19 H8 Exchanges same time 1891 154,477,907 S3 The New York bank statement exhibits no Important changes, but such as occurred were" in the direction of greater activity. Tbee are the figures: Reserve, increase, $1,807,725; loans, uecrease, $4,424,400; specie, increase, $l,477,500f legal tenders, deorease. $716 600; deposits, decrease, $4,187,300: circula tion, increase. $35,900; amount above legal re quirement. $17,938,015. At New Y01 k yesterday money on call was easy at 12 per cent; last loan, 2; closed offered at, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 46 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 SS for 60-day bills and $4 88 for demand. McDonald's Production Was on a See Saw Daring the Week. CATARRH OF MIDDLE EAR. THE JOLLY WELL IS STILL LIGHT. Wettengel No. 6 Was Drilled and Went to 60 Barrels an Hoar. SMALL'IYELL ON THE HEREON FA6X Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4s reg:. 1I5V U. S. 4s coup 116)i u. a. vis reg uu TJ. 3. 4Xs coud.. Pacific 6s of '95 109 Louisiana stamp. 4s. bi Missouri 6s Tenn. new set. 6s.. .106 Tenn. new set 5s ...101 Tenn. new set. 33.,,. 69 Canada Co. 2ds 100 Cen. Pacific lsts.....l06 Den. AK. G. Ists...ll8 Den. Alt. 6.4s 81 Ben. 4R.G. West Ijts Erie 2ils 106W ju.jx. x. . uen. es.. BUi M. K. AT. Uen. 5s". 60 Mutual Union 6s.. ..108 N. J. C. Int. Cert...ll2! Northern Pae. lsts..H7Ji Northern Pae. 2CH..USJ4 Northwestern cons. 137 Northw'n d'ora 5J..107 Oregon A Trans. 6s. St. L. Al.M.Gen. 5s8sy St.I,.A9.F.Gi.M..1094 St. Paul Consols 12S) St. P.. C. A P. lsts..US T.P.L.G.Tr. Hcts... 83Sf T.P.R.G. IT. Bets.. W Union Pacific lsts..l0SS West Shore 103.H Bank Clearings. C31CAOO Money easy, 5Gc on time. Bank clearings, $12,935,747. New York exchange steady 50c discount. New Orleans Clearings, $1,390,682. Memphis New York exchange elling at par. Cle-lrinsis, $543,953; balances. $210,430. St. Lodis Bank clearings to-day, $3,144 524; balances, $316,706. This week, $20,248,4l2; balances, $2,416,216. iJist week, clearings, $21,934,611; balances, $2,536,095. Corresponding week last year, clearinzs, $19,594 326; bal ances, $.1,092,815. Money 6ffi7 per cent. Ex change on New Yorknar. New Yoke Bank: clearings, $121,657,819; bal- J unue-i, j,tio,iaj. u or tne wees: Clearances, $646,042,503; balances. $31,335 059. Boston Bank clearings, $13,784 925; bal ances, $1481,523. Money 2 per cent. Ex change on New York 17c discount. For the week Clearances, $S4,503,169: balances, $9, 704,462. Same week lat year Clearances, $74,815,607: balances, $8,701,473. Philadelphia Bank clearinra. sl0.614.723f balances. $1,819,182. For the week Clear ances, $74,473,013; balances, $10,889,512. Money 3 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings, $1,923,809; bal ances, $242,3S5. Bate 6 per cent. EXCITEMENT ON 'CHANGE. Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil. pfd Am. Aurar Reflntnr Co. Am. Sugar BeflnlngCo., pfd XO in. IS Canadian Pacific. . Atch.. B. HOME SECURITIES. FEATURES OF THE PAST WEEK'S BUSINESS ON 'CHANGE. Thorp, tho Man Dressmaker, For spring suits. 913 Penn avenue. an Bugine kills roaches, bed bags and all insects instantly. Is non-poisonous. 25 cts. at all dealers. ttssu Bisque op Beef herbs and aromatics for tcrpid liver and dyspepsia; 6O0 and L But lots at Kensington and yon will make money. SICE HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Ltlver Puis. '-Carter's Little Liver PlDj. '-Carter's Little Liver Plus, B1CK HEADACBECtrter,fIJW.IjlTplnA SICE HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE v -- u.-ueuM,j .0 DU1G tu Hill I lUrUUgllUC WUliU V 1 IU bUUUlU OV1C1TB IU II I Btill there is hope, because Stans- I straight jacket on? and this, even before he J Trading of Good Dimensions and Nearly Everything Higher Than a Week Ago Some Big Jamps Interest Increasing and Broadening Fluctuations and Sales. The, stock market was more notable for strength during the past week than for activity, albeit transactions made a' very re spectable aggregate. Indisposition of hold ers to offer the goods most wanted was one of the features. By assuming this .attitude, they demonstrated satisfaction with the outlook. , Closing prices yesterday, compared with those ot the previous Saturday, show gains almost without exception In the active list. Farmers' Deposit National Bank advanced $30 a share, reaching the highest point In its career. Plpeago improved . Philadelphia oas, l; Wheeling, 1J: Luster, Electric, !; Switch .and Signal, IK; Airbrake, 2 and Underground Cable, t& on a dividend and active demand for the stock. Central Trao- C'anada southern. Central of New Jersey.. Chesapeake and Ohio... C. A 0 1st pfd C. to., 2d pin: Chicago Gas Trust C, Bur. A Qulncy C, Mil. Abt. Paul C. M. A St. Paul. pfd. C. Hoctl. A P. C, St. P.M. A O C. M. P. M. A O., pfd. ('. A Northwestern C. C C. I Col. Coal A Iron Col. A Hocking Valley.. Del., Lack A West Del. A Hudson.... Den. A KtoGrande Den. A KIo'Grande, pld E. T.. Va. A Ga Illinois Central Late Eric A Western... Lake Erie A Western, pfd. j.ake ouoredt ji. d.... LouliTllle A Nashville. Mobile A Ohio Missouri Pacific National Cordaec Co... National Cordage Co., pfd. flew iura ienirai.. N.-Y.. C. ASt. L .'. N. Y.. C. A St. L. 1st Dref. N. Y. C. A. St. L. 2d pref. JX. I., J., c. cc N.Y., L.E. A W-. pfd.. N. Y. AN. K .... N.Y.. O.-AW...-. Norfolk A Western, pfd... North American Co Northern Paciflc Northern Pacific, pfd Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail , Pro., Dec. A Evans Philadelphia A Heading.. P., C, C.ASt. L P.. C. C.'A St. L. pfd Pullman Palace Car Richmond A W. I'. T Richmond A W. P. T. pfd. St. Paul A Duluth bt. Paul A Dululh. pfd.... St. Paul, Minn. A Man.... Texas Pacific...- Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, nfd Western union Wheeling A L. E..' WheellngAL. E. nfd Dls. A Cattle Fd. Trust.... National Lead Co National Lead Co., pfd.... Ex.-dlv; ' Open rag. 3SX 35K: 99 9SK 'ei!4 140 High est. 120 70' 353 150 523 523 &2 Clos ing, bid. Wheat Drops 2 Cents for the Hoy, With a Corner Scare Sandwiched In Corn Up Half a Cent on Suspicions of a Coming'' Sqneexe. - - CHICAGO A 2 cent tumble in wheat was part of the entertainment on the Board of Trade to-day. Corn, too, was full of interest, nnd jumped up a full c. In wheat opening trades were at abont 1c decline, and the slide from there down was almost without check. There was a reaction from toc to SOJc, followed py another decline to SOJc sellers, butupon an attempt to corner 100,000 bushels of short wheat, accompanied by a similar break for Ireedom on 25,000 bushels at the last-named price without an imme 'dlate response from sellers, the crowd ran the price up to 81c. After touching 81Jc it again sold off anu closed ot 80Jic The corn shorts are getting -very nervous over rumors that strong parties are working to force a squeeze of the May shorts. While other markets are heavy, corn has moved up from around 38c, to better than 40c for Mav. May started around 39e, with sales at 39J.C, possibly 89Jc; drormed on the early sellinj; to 3939Jc; sold 39c to 39JJc, mid then up to 40c beioi e 1 o'clock; getting an other life after 1 to 40c, and closed lOJc. Oats strong and fairly active, the market advancing with corn and closing fully c higher. In provisions scalping was the main fea ture. At the close May pork showed an ad vance of 10c: lard and ribs, 2Uc The leading futures ranged as follows, as corrected by John M. Oakley A Co. . 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago Board of Tradr: 25M 25 Si 21 35'4 85J4 35J4 5SM f 45 457. 4SM MX 87H MM 75 4 3154 ?! 31M 57X 25)i ..., Open- High- Low- CIos- articles. lnJC es, C5t ,nff Wheat, No. 2. March 80 8 $ 78V 79J May. 8ll 81V 80'4 snf July 8254 824 81 81V ' CORK, No. 2 March MS 9 M1. 39 May 3H 0H $) 41J4 June 3SH JS'B S3U 38 OATS, NO. 2. May 283. 23!4 i$H 29 June 28H 283 284 283 Mess Pork. March 10 KH 10 15 10 0?-: 10 10 May 10 15 10 27M 1015 10 22 Lard. March 6 17(4 6 20 6 17S 50 May 6 224 6 25 6 22, 6 25 SHORT RIBS. March 5 52 5 57S 5 B2S 5 57'4 May 5 87jj 5 tjja S S7.S 5 Siii The week Just closed has witnessed a rapid advance and decline in, the ontput of the McDonald field. From 24,000 it went to. 26,500 and has fallen off almost as fast as it went up. There are 10 to 14 wells in.the Held which sliould get the fifth ssnd next week, and un less there lj a heavy decline in the wells given in the list below which have been the mainstays of the field, the chances are that the production will again go up. It is scarcely possible that all of the coming wells will he small. The Jolly OH Company's well at Nobles town was still the magnet yesterday. It wa visited by hundreds of people and was as closely watched as is the Czar of all the Busslas. There was a report current early in the morning that it was making 15 barrels an hour. This was incorrect, VVhen Tub Dispatch scout visited the well yesterday afternoon it was 15 feet in the fifth sand and abont 75 barrels of oil in the tank which had accumulated since Thursday night. There seems to be plenty of oil as the hole was fnll to within ten feet of the top, but there was not enough gas to put it out at more than a two-barrel an hour rate. It Made One Good Flow. It was reported to have made a 15-baiTel flow In the morning, and it flowed consider ably while the tools were being- pulled, bnt while the tools were being run its flows were very weak. The owners believe that their well is lo cated on the northern edge of the belt on which the Brown, Bobison & Co., and Gnfley, Bussell & McMuIleu's well Is located. They intend to shoot it with the hope of opening up a gas streak sufficiently strong to make a producer out of it. J. M. Guffey, Knssell, McMullen & Co.'s No. 6. on the Wettengel farm, located in the flats between Oakdale and Noblestown, was relieved of the bit yesterday which has been sticking in the top of the sand. The tools were then run a few times when the pro duction of the well jumped from 30 to nearly 60 barrels an hour. This is one ot the best wells in the field at present, as it is a strong gaser, and the oil was struck on top of the sand. When they were drilling iu the bottom of the shell the well began togas, and for the next fonror five hours put out gas at an enormous rate. The owners who were present believed they had got a gaser. Drilled Itself Into the Sand. During the night It drilled ltselt into the oil, and by davligbt it had filled two 250 bar rel tanks. When they polled the tools out ofthe hole the next morning, the pin was found to have been broken off the bit which was not gotten out until yesterday. Greenlee Forst's No. 2 on the No. 1 Marshall lease has developed into a good Gordon sand well, and in 24 hours ending yesterday afternoon made 160 barrels of Gor don oil. They will drill to the fifth, however. Their No. Ion the National Coal Compa ny's property south ofthe Wettengell farm, was in tho fourth sand yesterday and mak ing 60 barrels a day from the Gordon. Their No. 1 on the No. 2 Marshall lease made a few small flows from the Gordon sand yesterday. Their No. 1 on the McMnrray lot retched the Gordon yesterday morning, but was not in far enough to get the pay. No. 1 on the Mo Grady Mas expected in the Gordon last night. Brown, Robinson & Co. shot their well on the McMnrray property yesterday after noon. It made a nice lesponse, but had not been cleaned ont at last accounts. Their No. 2 is almost down to the 100 foot. Mercer, McClurg & Co. expected to get the Gordon last evening on the JIcMurravlot east of the Jolly OH Company's welL They are building a rig for No. i on this property. Berron No. 3 Practically Dry. Kennedy, Marshall & Co. are on the top of the Gordon on the McMurray property southwest of the Bobison well. Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s No. 3, on the H6r ron farm, located almost on a direct line be tween the old No. 1 Matthews and the old No. 1 Baldwin, was drilled into the fifth sand yesterday and is practically dry. The sand was extremely hard and close. They had .been fithing in the top of the sand at this well for several months. The Wheeling Gas Company's No. 3 on the W. B. Moorhead farm is in the Gordon and making about 150 barrels a day. Mellon & Co.'s well on the Walker farm was drilled into the fifth yesterday, and is putting out about 15 barrels an hour. The Forest Oil Company's No. 2 James Walker was in the top ot the fifth sand yes terday morning. Borchert & Co.'s Gordon sand well on the McVicke'rs lot at Willow Grove, has dropped Jfroui 180 to 115 barrels a day. Davis Bros, expect to get the Gordon Wedneiday at Willow Grove. The Allegheny Oil Company has started to spud on the Bond lot at willow Grove. The People's Gas Company is building a rig on the Mankcdlck (arm, and several others are going np in that locality. ScMezel, Lenz A Co.'s No. 1 Fife was due in the fifth sand last night. Calhoun & Co. are drilling a well on the Montgomery farm, at Bakerstown. It is down about 700 feet. THE BEAUTY AND BTn.ITr OF THM EAK WHEN HEALTHY. Its Ugliness and Worthlessness When Diseased. A PECULIAS CA3X On February 16, 1892, The Pe-ru-na Dray Manufacturing Company received the fol lowing letter from R. Walter Brady, Cas cade. Ark.: m "I take pleasure In recommending vouy medicines. The benefit I have derived from the use of your remedies could not bo bought for any amount of money. When I was abont 5 years old I had a long spell of typhoid lever and pneumonia. After I got well I took the running at the ears, and for 14 years I was almost an invalid. It was so continual and so offensive that I ' excluded myself from, all society. I could do nothing, was unfit for manual labor, and I had almost come to the conclusion that it would be better if I were dead. My father consulted several doctors. They said I had an abscess in my head. I tried several kinds ot medicines, but they were of no avail; so I gave it up and thought it might be that I would out grow it. After I had borne it for iourteea years I received a pamphlet from Dr. S. B. Hartman, entitled The Ills of Life." I had given up all hope of ever being cured, but would have tried anvtLing. I wrote to Dr. Hartman to know what he would charge for taking mv case on the insurance. He wrote me that the remedy was simple and that I could cure myself. After using Jir worth of your remedies I found I was entirely cured. I am now as active, stout and hearty as any young man could wish to be. The world could not buy my fortune. I recom mend to all as the best medicine sold." When chronic catarrh passes up the eustachian tubesinto the middle ear it sets up an inflammation which is liable to ter minate ill suppuration or the formation of matter. The matter accumulates and presses on the membrana tympani, pro ducing earache, and in many cases ruptures the ear drum, when the matter escapes out of the ears externally, generally called run ning at the ears. Bunning ears, if neg lected, not only result in deafness, but may cause death. In long standing cases the healing will likely be impaired, owing to injury of the delicate parts of the ear. It is not always that chronic catarrh of the middle ear produces running ears, but often a dryness ot the mucous lining, which gives rise to cracking or snapping sounds, and in some cases a peculiar pressure or full feel ing inside the ear. In recent cases, of not more than two years duration, Pe-rn-ca, taken as directed on the bottle, will effect a cure in a few weeks or months. The cure is hastened by gradually increasing the dose recommended on the bottle to a doable dose. But cases like the above, where the discharge from the ear is of long standing, and especially if it be of a fetid odor, La-cu-pi-a should be taken according to the directions on the label until the system is thoroughly cleansed, alter which the Pe-ru-na will com plete the cure. There need be no failures to obtain a cure iu a single case. A cure is within reach of all. Those desiring further particulars should address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus, O., for The Family Phy- sician No. 2,a treatise of 32 pages on catarrh in all varieties and stages, consumption, la grippe, coughs, colds, and all other climatio diseases pf winter and spring. Sent tree to any address. Late Renters Should not fail to read the special To Let lists in Monday's Dispatch. See the Remoral Notices On eleventh page to-day. Changes of ad dress are given under the above heading. UPRIGHT PIANO, S175. Square Piano, 3150 Parlor Organ, SCO. An excellent 7J octave upright piano, with latest improvements, elegantly carved rosewood case and excellent tone," at S175, covej-and stool included. Also; a splendid square grand piano, cost S4."0, at SloO. and a first-class parlor organ at (50. Three splen did bargains at the music store of J. M. Hoffmann & Co., 537 Smithb'eM street. Finest variety of new pianos bv Sohmer, Colbv, Bnsh&'Gerts, Hallet &"Cumston, Schubert and Erie; also the unrivaled Peloubet reed pipe and Xewman Bro3. organs. BROKERS FINANCIAL. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and weak; No.2 springwheat.79Vic; No.3 spring .wheat, 75c: No. 2 red, 84fc4Jc. No. 2 corn, S9c. No. 2 oats. 28Xc: No. 2 , Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. 3 fur- Vft. S7 Fourth avenue, members of, New York Stock Ex- Pennsylvania Railroad Keating Railroad Buffalo, N.-r. APhlla.-'v.... Lehigh Valley. .... Northern Paciflc ,.f..... Northern Pacific, pref. Lehigh Navigation , Philadelphia A Erie , Bid. Asked. . U7i 65 .28V 83 . 8.s m . 47 87M . 21 2H4 . 84 643 ,33), 40 ' Mining, Stock (jaotaHon. XkwTnur, March a-Ajpen, 110) Bast 1 timothy seed. $1 2201 29. Mess nork. tier bbl. 810 1 2J10 15. Lari', per 100 lbs. $8 2ftS6 22& Short ribs sides (loose). $5 57M5 M. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 50ij$5 00. Short clear sides (boxed), $6 10. Whisky. -distillers' finished goods, per gal., $1 13. Sugars un changed. On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was firm on choice stock; 'quota tions unchanged. Eggs, 1212c The Great Snccess of the Hardman, Krakaner and Tose pianos is due to the simple facts of their Pure Musical Tone, power and sonority, elastle.rerponsive action, phenomenal durability, and the Honest Prices at which they are sold. We cordi ally invite all persons to call at our warerooms and see and hear these pianos. MellorS; Hoene, "Palace of Music," 77, Fifth-avenue. The offices of the Burrell Improvement Company, operating the Kensington prop erties, are now at No. 79 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. The McDopald Ganges. The production or the field was 25500, yesterday, 00 morn than the day before. The hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews' No. 3, CO: Jennings, GaffeyiCo-'sHerronNo. 4, 43; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. land 2 Boyce, 25: Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. 2 and 3 Baldwin, 25: Foiest Oil Company's No. 1 M. Wright, 40; No. 1 Jane Stewart, 70: J. M. Guffey A Co.'s No. 1 Nancy Bell, 20:.ussell, McMullen & Co.'s No. 1 Wpttensel 50; pro duction, 25,500. Stock in field. 57,000. The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company fiom McDonald Fri day were 15,839: outside of McDonald, 8.990. The National Transit runs were 41.360; ship ments, 10.0S4. Bnckeye runs. 45.710: ship ments, 41,750. Southern Pipe Line shipment. 12,285. New York Transit shipments, 37.613; Macksburg runs, 1,189; Eureka run-, 3,890; shipments, 2,173. ESTABLISHED I8o4. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BU0KEE3. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire toNewTork and Chi cago. Member New Yore, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchances. Local securities bought and sold for cast or carried on liberal margins. Investments mailea: our discretion an J dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1835). Money to loan on call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. Ie7 THE WEEK IN OIL. I A Big Drop and Quick Recovery on Oniside Buying. The market was interesting and trading the latter part of the week the best of the year. The feature? were a slump to the lowest point since last -August. This brought in some outside buyers, and there was a sharp and quick rally. The close yes terday was firm nt the highest point of the day. Fluctuations are shown in the follow ing table: send sroill PR0SEECTUS. m it A FlMlfl i fi i fi 5 iimiiri HaQMTOP J- Ba a &'!" I ll.llAalWJ.I.MM.U..li.i.lST Ocala and Silver Springs? Page 13. Carpet buyers should read local on sec ond page headed "Carpet BemnantsI" J.'H. Kunkel & Brx Monday Tuesday Wednesday.. Thursday , Friday , Saturday Open- High- Low ing, est. tst. Close. 57 S7? 57 57 57 Slii UX VH 65 55 63 US 52H Mi 524 MH 54M 6 5414 55S 55s M'6 I 60S HJ These figures show a drop of 1 cents from Monday's opening, but a recovery of nearly 4 cents from the lowest point touched dur ing the week. Buns and shipments in creased a little, but ran a close race. Re fined declined at Bremen to 6.05r, at New Tork to 6.20, and nt Antwerp to 14f. Lon don. was unchanged at SM. Oil Citt, March 26. Nutlonal Transit cer tificates opened, 35e; highest, 56c: lowest," 55o; olo-sed. 55c. bales, 36,000 barrels; clear ances. 706.000 barrels: shipments, none: runs. L none. Bradford. March 26. National Transit cer tificates opened at 55c; closed at 55c; high est, 56c; lowest, 55Jc Clearances, 88,000 barrels. New York, March 26. Petroleum opened firm and alter moving up 'Ac, reacted Jc and closed steady. Pennsylvania oil, spot, open' ing at 55c; highest, 55C; lowest, 55c; closing, S3Ko;Aprtl options, openinr, SSKo; highest, 56c; lowest, 55c; closing. 55c. Lima oil, no sales; total sales, 8,000 barrels. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Chlld,'she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When the had Children, the gave them Cutorift LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Ship meats and Prices at East Lib erty and Other Stock Tarda. OrricE ot Thi Disi'atch, Pittsburg, Satcbdat, March 28. ( CaTTlx Becetpts, 1,003 head; shipments, 819 head: market nothing doing, all through consignments; 16 cars cattle shipped to New, Tork to-day.- Hoos Receipts, 2,950 head; shipments, 3,200 head; market fair; all grades, $5 00 5 15; 11 ears hogs shipped to New York to day. Sirsxr Receipts. 400 head: shipments. 1,000 head; market slow at unchanged Investments in our Treasury Stock nil! nsv23 per cent, and upward per annum. Money to he used to extend business. Best bank references. SPENCER BAKING POWDEK CO. CHICAGO. mhl3-i40.su FAHNESTOCK & CG 2 Wall Street, New York, Supply selected investment bonds for cash or in exchange for marketable securities. Execute commission orders for investors at tho Stock Lxchauge or in the open mar ket. Furnish information respecting bonds. JJ7-41-TT3U Whitney x c'j1.e.phenson, 57 Fourth Avenue: pax We Can't do it but are willing to pay for learning; haw to make as good an article as Wolff's Aatm Blacktso of cheap material so that a retailer can profitably sell it at 10c Oar price is 20c. The retailer says the public will not pay it. "We say the public will, because they will always' pay a fair price for a good article. To show both the trade and the public that we want to give them the best for the least money, we will pay $10,000.00 Reward For above information ; this offer is open until January 1st, 1893. WOIiPP 4 BAJTDOLFH, Philadelphia. Pik-Ron Is the name of paint wtilch does work that no other paint can do. jrt? wood painted with looks like the natoral wood when It Is stained and tarnished. PAINTERS AND JUjLDEIS iV1 rvUljtaa 11 proaatta xo'tKrmWt ? -.
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