THE - PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. SUNDAY ' APRIL 10. 1892L - 'Wr-- ffCRf-f OC iff I ft His . t 'is :,s. va vZz&J Contributions for this department shonld reach The DisrATcn office by noon Saturday. These columns are open to all secret organ izations, but new, and news only, will be printed. Space is too valuaDle to be given up to the discipline of delinquent members, notice of meetings, praise of individual" lodges, advertisement of orders or mere personal puffs. I. O. O. F. P. G.. W. H. Irwin installed the officers of 7rcro 3S5 Friday, April 1, 1. G. W. J. Zerbe installed William Tell No. 45 l.it Monday evening. P. C. liobert Crawfoid installed Montlforo No. 714 last Monday evening. P. G. C E. Means installed officers for Western Star Xo. 24 Wednesday evening. P. G W. G. Armor Installed the officers of Klias Wildmsn 549 last Tuesday evening. D. D. G. M Thomas Matthews Installed Al legheny Lodge officers Thursday, April 7. P. G. C Sauresecn installed officers for Rhine Lodge Xo. 424 last Thursday evening. D. V. G. M.-elect, A. Ackerman Installed the officers ol Mt Moriah S60 Friday, April L Wednesday, pril 6, the officers of Anger raa Lodge Vere duly Installed by D. D. G. M, Matthews. P. D. D. G. M., W. J. Smith installed the ,-fflcers of 33G Friday, April L and Arsenal I) Monday. W. H Murphy and full staff of officers In rnlled officers of Henry Lambert Lodge 475 Friday. April 1. T. D. D. G. M. J. H. Morrow installed Me rlvmics No. 9 Saturdav, April 2, and Iron I ity IS Monday, April 4 P. D D. G. M. J. B. Williams installed Dav f-prin 409 Siturday. April 2, and Penn Ave nue SOL Monday night, April 4 Saturdav, April 2, D D. G. M. Thomas Mat thews installed the officers of Gomer Lodge. A large number w ere in attendance. P. G. George E. Young, assisted bv P.D.D.G. M. David McCrea. G. M. P. G. Phillips and lers. Ituell and McMurdry installed the officers ot Duquesue Lodge N'o. Si Saturday, Aiim 2. V M. Rea Encampment Xo 148. accom panied b -t. Clair Lodge Xo. 362 ill attend fiivine servire at the EI 'lit i Pi e-liyterian t'huich thU evening. April 10, at 7:20 o'clock. B others c sister lodges will be welcome. Mt. Moriah Lodie Xo. 351 will hold a grand reception at Turner Hall, Foibes street, next Thursday evening, April 14, in com j ""mnration of the forty-third anniversary pf tue lodge. Tho Committee of Arrange-i-ieiits is doing all in its power to make it a rrnnd succ . Tho grand maich will take p ae at 9.30 o'clock. Dancing will continue ntil 2 o'tloek a. sl Electlic cars pass the Joor ol the hall. District Deputy Dresser assisted by his jaff installed the officers of Fayette City lodge Xo. 51L April 2 as follows; P. G., John f-nith; X (.. Wm Lamrham: V. G., Howard Ke'isalaen Secretary" L. K. WaltPr-; AssUt rnt Si'cietarv. Frank Clemion: Tieasnrer, T T Viuizn: Conductor. F. Mitchel;Warden, rnthenngton; It. S. to X. G. George Mif-ter-: L. S. to X G . John Sherman: R. S. t V. ;. John Lavcrick: L. S. to V. G. Wm. .'ack: Kep., L. K. Walters; T. G., David Mckols. T. B. Kcnnclv. of 21, Acting D. D. G. M., nnd Meb-rs. W.'H. Muiphy, W. J. Smith, S. Pinker and W. Peter-on installed the fol--ming officers of J. B. Xichol-on Lodge April 7. N. ., T. Y Cross; Y. G., S. M. An traw: A. S., E. It. Wynn: Secretary. H. M. Iler-clih.iu-er: Treasurer, L. Fundis; W., C. J. Mai Vie: I G., J. J. M-ser; O. G.. J. W. Itep lino; X. G ' a. S.. J. W. Walker; X. G.'s L. S. J. A, aitlen: V. G.'s It S.. George Cook: v. G.'s L. b.. A G Schmidt; R. S. S-, G. S. Bell; L. . S., A. S. Jones. Tuesday evening the following officers, of Ft. Pitt Lodso X"o. SS3 wcie installed: X. G., W. P. Ke'ly: Y. G., G. Umbersack; Assistant Sccretaiy. G. Bote: Secietarv. C. 6. Bush: Treasurer, G. Tolliurst; It S. to X. G John SorDv: Warden Wilhim Winters: Conduc tor, Nitimd McKinlevO. G . Pnter Stubuck; I. ., W. J. D ivi-: R. S. to V. G., Daniel Covenev. The installing officers were: D. D. G. M., Thomas Matthews: G. M George E. Young: G. W , Petei Stub'ick; G. S., A. C Eaiusej-; G. T., T White, of 400. Monday, April 4, officers of George S. Morris Lodge Mere installed by D. D. G. M. Thomas Matthews, n listed by G. M. George h. Young. G. W. J. B. Walker and G. S. T. I'.lenoK. The new officris ate: X. G., E. A. Dunham: V. G., W. L. Hartmycr: A. S , It. S. aldell: "eoetary. William A. Ix;e: W., .eorge Tillman: C, WiluamSlack; X". G.'s R. t D. H. Italnh: X G.'s L. SM D. G. Black; It. -, W. P. l'a-icert; L. S. S, L. Price: I. G., . .lames: O j., -lames Purnell: V. G.'s It. S L. J. lrc i-: V. G.'s L. S., Samuel Gilmore. D. II G. M., Thomas Matthews, assisted by G. M., George E Young: G. S , Thomas B. Cook, and ( T.. George Ilursh, installed the following officors of Monument Lodge Fri uay. April 1: W. .1. Black, X. G; A. J. Har nack, v G: Samuel Poole, A. Secretary; John H. Monow,t Secretarv; F. It. C Peirine, Treasuier: William Hahn, ft. S. X. G.; Charles . McICennon, L. S. X. G.: John Chapman, W.: A. 11 Iiasctt, C; A. Uromlcv, I. G: C. S. Mi.lci, Ii. S. V. G,: E. A. Black, L. S V. G.: Hairv Oliver. R. S. S.: Samuel Holmes L. S. S.; Thomas Coutts, P. G. P. G. J. D. Hunter, Temperance Lodge 453, r.s installing officer, accompanied by P. G-. Jo-lma Swinuells. Mathew Hunter, Di. W. B. Kroeen and David Haghey, visited Hampton Lodzo Xo. 1001 Satur Ua ctening, April 2, and after con ferring the initiatory degree pioceededto install the following officers for the ptesent term: P. G.. J. C. Ilodil: X. G.. John McDon nli': V. G . 11 O suttei-; Secretary, J. X. Bar-3oaci-: Asi-.tant Secretary, John Thomas: Warden. O. S. Sheets; Conductor, James Thomas O. G., Phnner Scott: L G., James A. M-Cii!d: L.S. to X G..W A.Logan: It.S. to X. G., Thomas smith: It S. S., James Meehan: L. S. s w. - Full-. It. S. to V G., John E;gers; LS to Y. G., V illiam Hoburg. Aftersome pleasant remaiks by installing officers the meeting adjourned to the nearest hostelry whcie un elegant lunch was served. The rfficcrs of B. B. Brashear Lodge Xo. 1021 ere installed last Wednesday evening b a selected tram, conn osed of the follow ing Past Grands: G. M., D. M. Lazarus; G. W H. ( . Mendel: G M.. George H. Huish; G. Secretary, II. C. NuIlmeyerfG. Treasuier, T. J A"dewir. and G G J. A. Gower. The ln:aKin:rof!:ier.-i and visiting Past Grands, bv special r qu' st, confetred the initiatory dezies on J7 candidates. Tho lodge has been instituted live months, and has a mem-ber-r.ip at present ol 20J. Following aro the officcisfoi tlie ensuing term: P. G., Louis Smith, Ji.: X G., 1). B. Thomas; V. C Chat:e L. McGaughev: Secretary, A. W. Itossiten Assistant Secietaiy, IL S. Hart mnn; Treasurfr, Hugh Kcunedv: Waiden, George Bainhiidge; Conductor, E. J. Hack, J. G.. Georze Ilupe: O. S., John Seltzer: R, S. Sm Isatc Jenkins; l. S. S.. W. G. Conrad; K. S. X. G . E. t. Hazclbaker; L. S. X. G., Jacob Young: K. S. V. G., J. Honavan; L. S. V. G., George Winters: Trustees, Dr. (X C. Hers mar, J. It. Baker and .1. M. Bair: Represen tative to Grand Lodge, Louis Smith, Jr. Improved Order Heptasopbs. The charter list for the conclave to be In stalled on Mt. Oliver is neaily filled ud. Op Shear Conclave holds its next meet ing in the hall over the market house, next week. Greer.sburg Conclave Xo. 174, of Greens huig, initiated five candidates last Monday night. Monongehela Conclave, of this cltv.has'de clded to give a stag reception and banquet once a month. Pittsburg Conclave Xo. 89, of this city, at a meeting held last Tridiy night, received lour applications, elected nine and initiated II candidates. Supieine Ai-chon S. A. Will, Esq., and Su pi cine rrovot Morris E. Cohen leturned irom Baltimore last Monday, where they had a couleronce or the Supreme Conclave ofilcers. Xorthsido Conclave Xo. 85. Improved Older of Hc)tasoph, on Monday initiated three new niembei and had a very pleasant tune. This conclave is growing very rapidlv nnd will soon be one of the largest in tho outer. t At tlie meeting or Monongahela Conclave, ot this dtv, winch M followed bv a ban quet last Tuesday evening, colonel Joseph ;. Ilaton nas unanimously voted the beauti f ! basket o choice flowers that had been donated by Brother Benj Elliott. Kiotn leports of the recent election of city ffioials in Yotingstown, O., it appears that t'.-tx-w.-i a tinge of justice and Hon. LA. JiiMce, tho Chairman of the Supicme Com mittee on Laws of the "Heps," was elected Cit. Solicitor, he being the only Democrat that was elected. Tim h W', S IM Y-Afl. s- 7 tj jp. sm&izs60&v Jr. O.V. A. 3L The Advisory Council will visit East Park CoiinciPin a body Tuesday, April 11, at the council's hall, Xo. 175 Federal street Port Pitt council Xo. 220 celebrated Its an- 6f 1 niversary last Monday evening. Brother D. L. Fulton addressed the council on South America and the advancement of publlo schools In the new Republic, after which a lunch was served. Sons of Liberty Council No. 152 had a housewarming In their new quarters. Grand Army Hall. 78 and 80 Fourth avenue, Wednes day evening. Manv visitors were present. The programme Included addresses by Pat State Councilor Harry A. Keil. of 128; W. T. Kerr, Dr. J. A. Waugh, Dr. C. E. Diehl and others of 432; Imitations by Horace Mentzer, of 541; Impersonations ,by James Whiteside, and music by the Son's of Liberty Jr. O. U. A. M. Quartet, which is composed or James Whiteside, first tenor; John G.Young, second tenor. Dr. a E. Diehl, baritone, and W. T. Kerr, bass. The quartet Rang for the first time in public that night and made a big hit, particularly in their imitation of a quartet suffering from stage fright. All their selec tions were encored. Refreshments were furnished all present. A. O. K. or TIT. C. Monument Castle No. 55, A. O. K. M. C, is having an Initiation every meeting night. At the last meeting, under tho head of the good of the order, S. K. Parker, on behalf of the castle, presented to G. E. Dovey a Jewel of the mark degree for his regular attend ance and good work as commander of the castle. His triends wish him godspeed on his trip to Europe. The castles of Western Pennsylvania are agitated over a forthcoming evpnt which is casting a lusty shadow before. The conven tion of the supremo bodv of the order is to be held heie June 15-18. Arrangements arc being made to have it a gala affair. The Executive Committe of the castles at this end of the State have In view a banquet to the dignitaries, presumably at the Monon gahela House. Knights or rj thins. Energetic Lodge Xo. S17 had 75 enthnslastio members present last meeting night. Speeches were made to good effect by P. C. A. G. Streib, P. a Jas. Alexander, P. C Gaines Brown and others. After a sort of ltip Yan Winkle sleep,Energetic has wakened up and will boom. O. U. A. M. Thomas A. Armstrong Counoll Xo. 291 has removed to the new building corner Federal and Lacock streets, Allegheny, and changed its meeting night irom Satuiday to Wednes day at 7:45. ANOTHER WILD DAY. I'ardrldge Succeeds in Hammering Wheat Down Two Cents Corn Sympathize! With Wheat On'y on tlie Decline A Kn'ge In Oats Provisions Weak. cniWGO-The fight between Pardridge and the cotrbination opposed to him was again the feature of the wheat market to day. Fluctuations were rapid and violent, nnd the ieeling unsettled. At the opening prices varied ljc within the firstlfew seconds in different parts of the crowd, sales being made atlXcover thecloslng figures of yesterday. Bull news was plentiful, and hut for Pardiidge bold tactics would have had marked effect. Cables wcie decidedly firm; all domestic markets were on thesrampage. Cold weather was reported in the winter wheat country. The bulk of sales at the opening was at S5tc Tho market went off to S4c, then up to 83c, held for a considerable time at S4Jc,then near noon shot up to 85Jic, but the demand fell off and tho price went toS4jC, and at 12 o'clock was about 84JJc, against Sic at the close ycstei d.iv. After tno noou hour the w h"at market began to weaken. Tlie shorts seemed to he well covered, and the moment the buying came to a halt the bears took fresh courage mid began to sell. May eut off quicklv to 83Jic, reacted some, and atl o'clock was 83c Tnep some operators became very bold. This was followed by such selling as caused many to believe that some houses had inside information from Washington. General selling put the May price off to 82Kc bid at the close, or ijc under the close last night on the regular'sesslon, which was 2o under the later curb prices. Oats active, shooting np to 30Jc for May on a rush of shorts to cover, but the close, 29c, was c under last night's closing. The provision trade was dnll ;vnd the market heavy. Outside interests, which yesterday were giving some signs of reawakening,were again conspiciouily absent. , Poi k irmde its best price at the opening and had only leeovercd Irom 25c fiom its lowest point at the close. Lurd and ribs weio equally as weak as pork. Pork, since yes terday, is 7J10e lower: ribs are off 5c and lard about tue same as ribs. The leading futures ranged a follows, as cor rected nrjonnjK. kiefjc uo.. sum strei members of the Chicago Board of Trade: Open- High- Low- Clos- Artict.es. ing. est, est lng. Wheat, Xo. 2. April f 85V 86 t S2Jr Mav M M 82 S31, Jtllv 85S 10 ali 83, Conv, No. 2. April 4U 4Ui 40 40 Mav 4I 4I4 40J 4 June W5, 3S'i! 33)4 39;. Ovrs. Xo. 2. Mav 29H S!i I9S 29V June 281, 2j 23H 28?J MessPohk. Mar 10 33 10 35 10 15 10 20 July 10 47 10 f.H 1030 15 32 Lard. May 6 25 6 271 6 20 6 50 Julv 6 37,f B37;s 6 30 0 30 MIORrKlBS. May 5 05 5 67S 6 571 5 60 July 6 77H S7.H! 3 70 8 70 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firmer: millers asking 1030c advance over the low prices ot the week. Xo. 2 spring wheat. 82Kc: Xo. 3 spring wheat, 7Ce: Xo. 2 i-ed, 8Sc; Xo. 2 corn, 40c: No. 2 oats, 29;-29c: Xo. 2 white, 30S0ie: Xo. 8 nhite, 29J30c; Xo. 2 rye, Ibc: No. 2 bailey, ,56c; Xo. 3, f. o. b., 43c; Xo. 4, 35Q3SC; Xo. 1 flaxseed, 9Sc; prime tim othy eed. $1 25 1 30. Mess pork, per bbl., 110 1010i:. Lard, per 100 lhs. S.i 17J6 20. Shott rib sides (loose), $5 STUiSS 60. De salted shoulders (boxed), $4 505 00. Short clear sides (boxed), $6 12J$6 So. Whikv, distillers' finished goods, per gal., $1 13. Su'jrars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was quiet: fancy creamery, 221 23c;flne Western, 202Je; ordinary, lS20c; fine dairies, 19Hc. Eggs barely steaay at 12;i13c. AMONG THE BANES. Little Change In Pittsburg, but Some Im provement in A'fir York. The best feature in local banking circles during the week was a good counter busi ness. There was little improvement in the discount market. The amount of idle funds was larger at the end of the wees than at the beginning. The interest rate was stead ily maintained at 6 per cent. The Clearing House report shows these results: Saturdav's exchanges Saturday's balances Week's exchanges Week's balances Previous neck's exchanges. Exchanges week 1891 Exchanges IfSi to date Same time 1SS1 t 2. 197.611 21 ,... 362.19; 09 14.S35.lEj S3 3.07S.972 74 11.C27.7r4 CD I3.S04.9J1 ?5 lSS.bl9.0-C.: 90 181,191,240 50 The Xcw Tork bank statement was favor able from a business point of view. The de crease In reserve and deposits :indincieae of loans show that piled up wealth is dlsap- ricaring. Thefiguies show these changes: teserve, decrease, $2,178,750: loans, increase, $1,150 COO; specie, ineiease. $3,400; legal tend ers, decrease, $2,279,800; deposits, decrease, $390 Recirculation, increase, $13S,S00; amount above legal lequirement, $15,839,200. At Sew Tork yesterday money on call was easy at 1-J2 per cent; last loan 2: offered at t Prime mercantile paper 3$3 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet but stradvat$4 86 for CO-day bills and $4 87 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. V. S. 4s reg 116 U.S. 4s coup 116 II. S.4s leg 1(0 U. s. 4s,scoup Pacinec.or 'a; ici Louisiana stamp. 4s. 83V Missouri 6 Tenu. new set. 6...lOO Tenii. new set. "..lOlS Telin. uew set. 3.. 70 anada bo. "is 100"i Cen. Pacific lsts....l0'i Den iK. G. lsts...H8H Den. S. It. G. 4s Si1 Drn.&rL.G.Wcstl8ts hne 2nda KW M.. K. 4T. Gen. 6s. SIM, Bid. tAsked. HI., K. 4T, Gen. Ss. SOf Mutual Union 6s 110 X. J. C. Int. Cert...H24 Xorthern Pac. lst..118 tNorthern Pac. 2ds.lU Northwestern cous..l33)i Northw'n rt'brs5s...lu7 Oregon Jfc Trans. Cs.. t. L. A l.M.Uun.Ss. S3 St.L. !-. F.Gen.M..I0SV: St. 1'aul Consols ivi t. P . C. 4 P. HU..119 P.P. L.G.Tr. Rets.. 83 l.l-.K.tt.Tr. Kcts... 31 Union Pac. lsts.. ,.10S ,.103X West Shore.. Dank Clearings. Xew Obleaks Clearings, $1,3(3,847. Cutcoo Money easy at 4jgU per cent. Xew Yoric exchange steady at par. Bank clearings, $14,377,350. Clearings for tho week ending to-day were $86,644,298, against $74,204, 3S"" lor the corresponding "e"lc last year. st. Louis Clearings, $3,510,325; balances $526,009. Clearings for the week, $23,036,083; cli-aiings tor corresponding week last year, $21723,316. Mon'ey 66 percent. Exchange on Xew York at par. Xew York Bank clearings, $185,902 088: bal ance", $5,443,432. For the weak, clearings, $761,254,409: balance-", $33,60093. Boston Bin It clearings, $12,222,'C64; bal ances $1,706,068. Money, 2 per cenr. Ex change on Xew York, 17 to 2()c discount. For tho week: Clearinas, $87,199,400: balances, $9, 663,281. For the same week last yean Clear ings. jgS.SrS.gy): balances, $9,633,416. Philadelphia Bank clearings,' $12,012,813; balances. $1.83 062. For the. week: Clearings, $74,114,833; balances, $9,732,030. Jloney ,3 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings. $2,040,377; bal ances, $240,978. Bate 6 per cent. TRADE OF THE WEEK. Conditions Still Favorable and the Feeling More Hopeful. TRADING IN LANDS AND HOUSES. Stocks Eecorer Lost Ground, bat FinisL Be low High Water Mark. NO CHANGE IN THE CASH SITUATION The volume of local business the past week was a little larger than the recent av erage. Healthful conditions existed. Money was abundant and easy. Operations on the Stock Exchange were characterized by considerable animation and values were well sustained. A few weak spots were un covered early in the week, but the worst of them disappeared later. Heal estate was quiet. Progress was made in several large transactions, but nothing of ?reat impor tance was consummated. Building was active. Taking all these things into ac count, and aonsiderine further that the citv , a , is full of improvement schemes of one sort I and another which will involve the nnis bursemeut of large amounts of money, it is manifestly within the bounds of reason to look forward to a great deal of new business within the next few weeks. An Interesting Rumor. It was rumored yesterday that the trus tees of one of the city churches were nego tiating for the Price property, fronting 198 feet on Colwell street by 94 on Stevenson street, as a site for a house of worship. A gentleman who resides in that quarter said he had -been 'informed that the deal was closed on Friday at about $25,000. This statement, while worthy of credit, could not be further verified, but there is no doubt that something of the knd is under consideration. It will be remembered that the Fifth avenue end of this property was purchased a week or so ago by a gentleman who will improve it with lour good busi ness houses. The owner of about 100 feet a short distance beyond the Price property had a tempting offer for it during the week, bnt has not made up his mind to sell. Xew Buildings tinder Way. Among the new buildings started or pro jected during the week are the following: M. & K. Walsh, the Southside grocers, broke ground for ten dwellings on "West Carson street, a short distance below the Smithfield street bridge. Mr. A. D. Arm strong, of the Department of Public Works, Allegheny, commenced a fine residence on Perrysville avenue, in what is known as the Circle. George Thayer purchased for $5,000 a lot in the Herron Hill district, upon which he will erect four good dwellings this spring. Major A. J. Pentecost com pleted arrangements for the erection of 24 houses at Vallcyview, on the Chartiers "Val ler Kailway. He expects to start them this week. Foundations were laid for three nice dwellings on South street, 'Wilkins burg. Flew OS the Handle. There was a good prospect early in the past week of a transaction in real estate that would have broken all records, except perhaps that made by Joseph Home & Co. A gentleman who owns between 60 and 70 dwellings- in one of the suburbs, became disgusted with increased taxation and bother over street improvements, and call ing on a Wood street auctioneer gave him an order to advertise and sell every house and lot he owned. This was a big thing for the auctioneer, and he at once set about the work. Next morning he was instructed by telephone to wait a little. In the even ing he was visited by his patron. i ho in formed him that he had concluded to post pone the sale for a week or two. Finally he sent word that he had changed his mind, and would not sell at all. The final act in this little comedy was a bill by the auction eer for his trouble and disappointment, which was promptly settled. This ir cer tainlv a striking instance of the folly of "flying off the handle." Homes for the People. Building operations were prosecuted on a large scale last week. Seventy-six permits were taken out, representing 95 imorove ments, all tiatcd to cost 5161,728. Eleven permits were taken out yesterday for 15 im provements, valued at $15,865. Those of greatest value are; James Sammer, three brick dwellings on Bedford avenue, Eleventh ward, $5,500; D. J. Kennedy, three frame dwellings on Kelly street. Twenty-lirst ward, $3,675: E. Salbenbrand, frame dwelling on Taylor street, Sixteenth ward, 52,240. April promises to do better than March, which made the best record of the year, and led March, 1891, by nearly 60 permits. Special Features of Trade. Prof. Phillips has purchased, through the agency of Morris & Aisbltt, the residence of llev. C H. Bragdon, at Crafton. Major A. J. Pentecost is finishing 21 houses at Valley View. Viewers hare reported in favr of widen ing Marshall avenue, Allegheny, to 60 feet. Several fine dwellings will be erected on this thorouilifaie during the spring and snmmcr. Among the builders mav be men tioned Pro'. Jackson, of the Third ward public school. Tlie spring dividend of the Fennsvlvania Kailroad will be declared April 30. There is no expectation that the rate will be less than 3 per cent, as the road is doing fully as well as last year. Alles Bros. & Co. yosterday closed the pre liminaries involvieg the sale of a large Third avennopVoperty to a leading Thirty second ward business man. Lot Xo. 1 in the Thomas M. Marshall plan. Tenth ward, Allegheny, 65x236, was disposed ofat private sale during the week to a Federal street business man, who will im prove with a residence which will rank with the finest. The price of the Ohio street property sold by John K. Lwlng & Co. and reported yester-d-iy was $25,000, not $22,000, as stated. Unlisted securit'es on the Exchange, yes terday were Chautauqua Like Ice, 10J bid; Union lee, 49 asked; Motollna Mining Com pany, 1 asked. s. J. Fleming received an offer recntly of $50 COO cash for nearly 35 acres in the Twentv second ward. The owner values It at $2,500 per acre. The property is situated not far from the corner of Forbes" and Shady lane. Latest Events in Ileal ty. Major A. J. Pentecost has plotted three acres on Marshall avenue. Tenth ward, Al legheny, adjoining the T. M. Marshall plan, which will be put in the market at once. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for Otto E. Heine man to Edw. A. Hess, of the above firm, lot Xo. 37, fronting 38 feet on Harrison avenue; also lot Xo. 160, corner Ohio and Florence avenue, in the Xorthside Land Association plan, borough of West Bellcvue, for -$850; thoy also sold for G. G. Benedict, Esq., of Chicago, to a prominent business man ot Al legheny Citv lots Xos. 4, 5 and 6 in block I, Wheeler & Pettv's sub-division, Chicago.'Ill., 35120 feet, for $9,000 cash. The Burrell Improvement Company re port the following sale of lotsat Kensington: Jean Bnbtis Frederick, Midwav, Pa., lot 4S, block 15, lor $525; Salvntore and Givanni Con tauzare, McKeesport. Pa., :cet south 59. and 10 feot north, lot 5s, block 4, for $607 53; Joseph Weldgla, Pittsburg, lot 43, block 14, lor $22 50; Stanislaus and Frank Pasniski, Pittsburg, north hall of lot 17, blocks, lor $375; Salvatore and John Contanr.aro and Leonardo and Joseph Bordanaro, 'lareutum, lots 22 and 23, block 15, for $2,062; Milrn Forr ester, Xatrona, Pa., n. h. lot 37, block 9, lor $325 84: Julius Kosonlioncky und Miehacl Ki rtowskl, north 20 feet, lot 22, block 9, for $350; James L. Duff. Brookville, Pa., lot 32, block 13. lor $637 50: Salvatote Catanzaio & Co., McKeesport, parts of lots 58 and 59, tor $759 38: Frank Machafewski, Pittsburg, lot 63, block 1. ior$43S76: Robert Kennedy, lot 45, block 17, for$7 75; Kobert Martin, lot 110. block 13, tor $35j; Thomas T. Murray, lots 119 and 120. block 13, $373; Mrs. Susan Berger, south 20 leec, lot 17, bloek 9, for $375; Carmine and Antonio Chiorillc, lot 6, block 1, ior$600 cash: J. Stelan. south half lot 36, block 8, for $371 88; John H. Bee, Big B.iu, Jefferson count-, Pa., lot 90, block 5, for $787 50. Liggett Brothers sold lots 23, 60 and 61, in the Herr Felback plan with a dwelling, to John Brnnu lor $3,250. Morris & Aisbltt sold for the Eureka Land Company to Tiiomas W. Aisbitt lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, in the Jonu A. Rolls plan, Frazier street, Oakland, on which the purchaser will erect four five-room houses: also sold lots 122 and 123, Beynier plan, Crafton, to Isaac J. I)u&Il. who will bnildftfinA resldfincn dnr. lng the summer. 9onie K4t Aim xrema. Kelly ft Sogers' fold for James C. Dick, of Oakland, to E. C. Upstill, of Rural nvenue, a house of eight rooms and five lota 125x100, on Lowell streqt, Twentv-Orst ward, for $8,S0O; also sold to G. B. Huffman for John C. Knipp, an eight-room honse, lot 24x100, on Mayflower street, for $3,500; also Sold to J. C. Dick for C W. Woolslair, a house and lot 60x94 feet, on Shakespeaie street, for $1,500;, also sold u nine-room brick house on Main street, Seventeenth ward, lot 48x96 feet, Tor E. C. Upstill to a piominent real estate man fora price appi oximating $9,000; also sold for William .Hendry a house nnd lot 30x133 on Inwood stieet, Twenty-first ward, for $4,000; also a house and lot 28x198 on Penn avenue for S. R. Rush to James McKeo for $3,600; also sold to T. M. Morris a lot 100x100 on Hovre street. Twentieth ward, for Her man Helm, for $4,400; also sold a lot 50x123 with a four-room house on Euclid avenue, Xineteenth ward, to Mr. McClorey for An drew Baird for $3,000; also a lot 51x119, comer of Margaretta street and Euclid avenue to A. L. Ross for T. A. Mellon, for $80 per foot; also lot on Black street for C. A. Warmcastie, to Mrs. E. J. Scott, for $5,250; also house and lot, 42x100, for J. 8. Holland to a prominont attorney in the Nineteenth ward, for $7,500; also a brick house and lot, 20x110, on Frankstown avenue, for James McKee to J. U. Dick, for $7,600; also sold three lots on Lowell street. Twenty-first ward, 75x105, to T. H.Groah for Q. C. Lewis, for $3,600; also sold a lot 23x105 on same street to William Black for $1,200; also sold three lots for J. C. Dick, on Winslow street, to a prominent business man of the East End for $3,000; also six lots on Lowell street for same to J. S. Holland, 150vl00, for$7,200 also a lot 25x109, to W. G. Evans, on Tcrritt Btreet, for $1,100; also sold for G. C Lewis 85 lots in his Xineteenth ward plan, near Penn avenue, to diffeient persons lor an aggregate of $17,000; also sold -lor J. G. Connell et al, the last five lots In their Rebecca street plan, near Penn avenue, ibr a price close to s,oou. John ii, Ewing ft Co. soia tor ueorge a. Hemphill to Henry O'Nell, a vacant lot 30x 106, on the east side of Irwin avenue, near Xorth avenue and the pares, Second ward, Allegheny City, for $4,175. Black Baird sold another of the stone front houses 'on McPheison street, Boule vard Place, for the Boulevard Syndicate, for $8,000. Tho purchaser is Mr. J. J. O'Connor, who has taken possession of his new borne. Alles Bros. Co. sold for William Holl stein to a Vy lie avenue business . man, the property Xo. 8 Scott street, a biioc house of nine rooms, etc., for $3,300 cash. W. M. Pollock sold lor Ella M. Ansley, of Indiana, Pa., to Prof. O. J). Forney, a lot 94x233 feet, corner Marshall and Imbrie ave nues. Tenth waid, Allegheny, for $2,600. The purchaser will improve with a handsome residence in the near future. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold for Mr. J. F. Stewart lot Xo. 234. Bank of Commerce ad dition plan, Brushton station, fronting 40 feet on Kelly street by 137 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $900 cisb. E. T. Scbaffner sold for Attorney George X. Monro a frame house, with two lots, on Beltzhoover avenue, near Excelsior street. Thirty-first ward, to Wilhelm Helnrich, for $1 250 cash J. E. Glass sold for A. C. Watkins lot Xo. 36 in the Aliquippa Placo plan Xo. 2, for $400. J. E. Glass sold for A. C. Watkins lot Xo. 168 in the E. P. Jones plan, Thirteenth ward, for $300. W. E. Hamnett & Co., of Wilkinsburg, sold a lot on Meadow -stieet, Wilkinsburg, 60x83, for $750. HOME SECURITIES. PRICES LOWER ON THE WEEK REACTION ARRESTED. BUT The Old Tractions the Greatest Sufferers Brlagcwater Gas Leads the Advance Good Trading In Bonds Statu or Un listed Stocks Bndnsss and Fluctuations. The local stock market was somewhat er ratic during the week. At one time the bears succeeded in making quite an impres sion, but they were unable to hold things down. A general improvement set in the latter part of the week, and most of the slnmpy spots disappeared. Although as compared with a month ago price changes show losses to he in the majority, closing figures were with few exceptions fiom points to fractions better than the lowest. Central, Citizens and Pittsburg Tractions were the market leatures. The regular buy ers of these stocks secured about all they wanted, nnd there were no new ones to take their nlaces. The nrlncinal changes ns com pared Mith a week ago are: Bridgewater Gas a points miner, iruuaueipmii uasv,. Chartiers Gas, Pleasant' Valley, Alt brake li and Switch and Signal . Sales vesterdav were 25 Manchester Trac tion at 39. 10 Iron and Glass Bank at 135, 25 Chartiers Gas at 10, 10 Birmingham Traction nt 26, 50 at 26. 15 Cable at 75U, dividend off; $1,000 Birmingham bond at 103, 100 Phila delphia Gas at 18. 5 Lmter at 9. Sales for the week were 3,093 shares and $22,000 bonds. Leaders in activitv were Birmingham, Cen tral and Pleasant Valley. Quotations on the unlisted tractions at the end of the call -n eie: Bli mingham, 26" bid; Manchester, 39J bid. Theresas no bid for Duquesne, hut it was offered at 26. Final bids and offers for the week are appended: BAXK STOCKS. Bid. Asked. 68 Allegheny X&tlonal Bank Fourth XatlonalBank Freehold .121 la 32". 110 German Xational Bank Iron and Glass Dollar Savings Liberty Xational Bank 105 flier. X.Man, national jiauK 61 .... Monongahela XatlonalBank. 135 .... Odd Fellows Savlne Bank 70 .... rittsburg National Bank of Commerce 2S0 Second National Bank 26J 300 Safe Deposit Companv. G5 Mercantile Trust Company 104ji 105 NATCUAL GAS STOCKS. Bridgewater ld. Asked. Char' irs Vallev Gas Co 9"4 10" Manufacturers1 Gas Co 27J People's Natural Gas and P. Co II 1IJ Philadelphia Co TH 18 INCLINE PLANES. Bid. Asked. 10 16 Ft. Pitt Incline Plane Co rASSENGEK BAILWAT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pittsburg Traction Pleasant Vallev becond Avenue . 294 so 6i4 , 5J . 25 49 RAILEOAD STOCKS. Bid. Asked. 41 Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula 3i coal stocks. Bid. Asked N. Y. A C. Gas Coal Co , BRIDGE STOCKS. , CO 51 Bid. Asked. 444 504 10 ITand street Xorthside Bridge Co Point JIINIXQ STOCKS. LaXorla Mining Co , Luster Jllnllig Co .-. ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS. Westlnghouse....! Btd. Asked. . 30 40 9)4 0.4 Bid. 18 Asked. IS MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Monongahela Navigation Co Union Storage Co Union Switch and Signal Co Westlnghouse Airbrake Co , Westlnghouse Brake Co.. Llm btaudard Underground Cable Co., . 69 . 514 164 17 110 S3 75 76 WESTERN UNION SOARING. REACHING A HIGHER PRICE THAK FOR A LONG TIME PAST. Slinbattan Nets for the Day the Only Im portant Rise A Firm Tempor in a Very Dull Stock Market Atchison Balded Down 1 Per Cert. New-York, April 9. There were very few features in the stock market to-day, the trading being even more than nsual of late professional, and the fluctuations in all but a very few stocks confined to the smallest fractions. The general temper was firm, and the opening was made at slight gains over last nightSflguies. while tho demand fiom the shorts further advanced the whole list in the early dealings. The great featuro of the day was the un usual animation and strength displayed -in Western Union, which rose 1 percent to 90. which .point it has not reached for a long time. -Manhattan kept company with it, continuing its rise to 125, nnd while neither or these were able to retain all of their gains, they were maintained on a higher level than the rest of the market. The bears attacked Atchison and broke it lper cent, affecting the rest or tho list to some extent and depressing prices below the level or the first figures. Unimportant gains were made by the Industrials. The bank statementsshowed aloss of over$2,000,-, 000 in the surplus reserve, but this was largely due to an expansion of loans, and no apparent effect was had upon the course of prices. The late trading developed a firmer temper and the market closed quiet to dull at insignificant changes for tho day in nil cases except; in Manhattan; which Is up 1 per cent. The transactions reached 99,406 listed, 3,8.0 unlisted. The total sales of stocks to-day were 103,226 shares, including Atchison, 9,430; Chicago Gas, 2,055; Delaware and' Hudson, 3,090; Erie, 4,400; Mauhattan, 4,200; Northern i'a riflc pieferred, 2,400; New England, 6,400; Reading, 9,600; Richmond nnd West Point, 5,200: St. Paul, 4,660; Union Pacific, ,006: West ern Union, 15.7u0. Railway bonds were rather more aotlve than stocks, and. rather heavy, though only in the Richmond and West Point B, which lost VA at 57, was there any loss of note, while Xorthern Pacific and Montana lsts rose 1 to 97, and Richmond and Danville Connlldatedltol03. Tho trading reached $756,000. , Two Strong Features. John M. Oakley Co. received the follow ing from Watson 4 Gibson: "The featnre of the earlier market to-day was the 'advance In Western Union and Manhattan. We have for some time past called the attention of our clients to Western Union stock as a de sirable Investment, and when it was selling at much lower figures. This company's earn ings are continually increasing, and with the prospects of a Presidental election and the.World's Fair ahead the receipts of this company shonld show a very material in eiease. -We do not believe that any Increase or the capital stock is likely to be made, as has been rumored, but we do think that an lnci ease in the rate of dividends of this com panv it among the possibilities. Manhattan continues to do an enormous business: In fact, Its carrying power is taxed to its utmost capacity during tho greater part of the day. How these facilities can be increased is qui tea problem for the elevated people to figure on. This enormous traffic, together with the gradual adjustment of many of the real estate damage claims against the property, is constantly enhanc ing the value of Manhattan took, and we expect to see it sell at much higher prices. "The general trend of information from foreign hodscs shows a disposition on the part or foreign holders to buy American se curities, and thev frequently! express the opinion that if the Xew York market would take the lead and set the pace that the Eng lish speculators and investors would quickly come in as liberal bnyors of American stocks. "Xext week will be a short one in tho financial markets, especially In London with its continued holiday from Thursday to Tuesday following, but the effeots ot such cessation from bnsinesvand the awakening of a new Easter season may also be the awakening of an increased activity in the speculative markets and a decided appre ciation in prices." The Finish In Stocks. The following table snows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Corrected dally for Tax Disr atch by WHtrxEY. A STErHiseos, oldest Pittsburg members of the Xew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. act ing bid. Open High est. Low inR. est. Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton OIL nfd.... m S3H ?4 13 M 37 754 93.4 97X 35.4 Am. Sugar Refining Co.... Ara.Surar Kenning Co.pfd M'4 9 17H Atcn.. ion. &B.X Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central or New Jersey Cliesapeake and Ohio C.&. ., Istpfd :. &0., 2dpfd Chicago Gas Trust C. Bur. & Qulncy C. Mill. & St. Paul C, Mil. A St. Paul, pfd.... C. Kocfcl. AP C. St. P. M. &0 C. & Northwestern C. C. C. A I Col. Coali Iron Col. 4 Hocking Val Del. Lack 4 West Del. A Hudson Den. .t nio Grande Den. A Rio Grande, pfd... K. T. Va. Ga Lake Erie Western Lake Erie & Western, pfd. Lake Shore & M. S LoulsTllle A Nashville Michigan Central Mobile A Ohio Missouri PdClflc National Cordage Co National Cordage Co., ptd New York Central N. Y., C. Ait. L N. Y., C. A St. L., istpfd. X, Y., C. A St. L., 2d pra . X. Y., L. E. AW N. Y.. L. 12. AW., pfd.... N. Y. AN. E 60V 1373 2-1)5 61.4 43 76V 109 7SX "sr" 120J 10h 32H 31!4 159 145 "siri 25H 734 eiX 133 25 Ji 61)j. 41 77 101 79,4 60V 137 61 42V 76V 103V 1M' 79 123 86H 47H 113-8 704, 31 31 459 145 IS 254 764 1324; 744 110,4 37)i 59 102 108V 1144 184 74 33 3o4 73 39 19 11 494 1454 21V 611 22)5 2T,4 xa 19 MX 24 U 61)4 1934 Wi 7a 120WJ 119 70S 312 32M 31M 31 159 150 1K 144V 52$ 64 25H 52v; t'4 2S9j 76,4 131 744 76 132U 132l 74 lift 60 G0l 59. 101V lir-"4 109 H 114.4 1014 103!( mt 114,4 30V 73J 30' 7354 41U 19X 301 73 394 MX 43 N.Y.. O. AW Xorfo k A Western Norfolk A Western, pfd.. North American Co Northern Pacific , Xorthern Pacific, ptd Ohio A Mississippi Oregon Improvement Pacific Mall Pco., Dec. A Evans Philadelphia A Heading.., P., C. (f. A St. L P.. C. C. A St. L.. pfd.... Pullman Palace Car Itichmond A W. P. T MX 50 50 494 H4 22 61J4 U 14 21V 814 ei)i &5W 2414 61 554 24V 014 55 24V eiX 'ii'i Richmond W. P. T., pfd st. i-aui ,v utiiuiii St. Paul. .Minn. A Man.. Texas Pacific..... Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, pfd Western Union WhellngA L. E Wheeling A L. E.. pfd., Ills. A Cattle JM. Trust.. National Lead Co Xational Lead Co., pfd.. 45 113 104 454 12V 214 32 47X 33 84K II 112 104 90 33,'i 'OX "85 112 ion 44V 'isii 89 32 " MS 10J4 MM 47 33 S',7i Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. AToneka 36 Boston A Albany.. ..203 Huston A Maine 1C9 Chi.. Bur.AUiilncr.109 FitchburgB. K 87,4 Flint A Pere M. pfd. 864 Little Kock A Ft. b.. 95 Mass. Central 10 Mex. Central com... 19 N. Y. A X. F.ng 40 Calumet A Hecla....27 Franklin : 14M Kearsarge 11 Osceola 31 anta Fe CoDner 35 Tamarack 168 Anutston Land Co .. 25 Boston Land Co 64 an Dleo Land Co. 17 West End Land Co.. 1914 N. Y. A N. EDg. 7S.1I9 lieu -leiepnone -j.u Old Colonv .173 . 151 . 67 . 17 . 12 . 43 Lamson More S Water Power 164- Itutland com , Kntlandpfd Wis. Central com., Atlantic Boston A Mont .... 3 94 514 14V 59.4 Cent. Mining X. E. T. AT B. A B. Conner. Thomson-Houston . Boston Klectric Stocks. Boston. April 9.-Sp'eaI.-The latest electric stock quotations to-uay were: Bid. Asked. ;,9' 28 ? u 13 H 28)i 45 113" Thomson-Houston E. Co Thomson-Houston E. Co. pref. T.-II. securities (series n T.-H. securities (series D) Ft. W. E. Co Ft. W. securities (series A) IV. E. Co , W. E. Co. pref. EdiionE. III. Co Bostou E. L. Co 59 28 . 8X 12lJ 7)4 284 . 444 111 108 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. rar- nisnen uv wmmey oiepnenson. brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of New York Stock Ex change. Bid. Pennsylvania Batlroad 57 Asked. 57)4 274 9 58 Mi. 39 224 eix Keidlng Kailroad 27 9-16 Buffalo. N.Y. APhlla 8)4 Lciilgh Valley 5744 Lehigh Navigation , .. 54 Philadelphia and Eric Northern Pacific, com 21 U Xorthern Pacific, pref. 61)4 Mining Stock Quotations. New York, April 9 Best & Belcher, 190; Caledonia B. II.. 103; Consolidated Califor nia nnd Virginia, 400: Deadwood, T., 200; Eureka Consolidated, 200; EI Ciisto, 45; Hale and Xorcrnss, 110; Homestake, 1S00; Horn Silver, 300; Mexican, 175: Ophir, 240: Plym outh, 150; Savnge, 105; Sierra Xeyada, 115; btandard, 150: Union Consolidated, 115; Yel low Jacket, 100. Bar Sliver Quotations. . New York, April 9 Special. Bar sliver in London, 39K393id per oz. New York dealers' price ior biiver, 86Jc per oz. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Liberty nnd Other Yards. Office or TnE Dispatch, ) PrrrsBtnto, Saturday, April 9. Cattle Receipts, 756 head; shipments, 924 head; nothing doing; all through consign ments; 5 cars cattle shipped to New York to day. Hogs Receipts, 3,200 head; shipments, 2,700 head: market slow; all grades, H 604 85; 9 cars nogs snipped to xew lorkto-uay. Sheep Receipts, 800 head; shipments, 800 head: market all through consignments; nothing doing. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria BROKERS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 1831. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND B HOICK 113. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to Now Tork and Chi cago. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for cash or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1383). Money to loan on call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. ' le7 Whitney in. Stephenson; ' 57 Fourth Avenue. 9 IN THE GORDON SAND. Three Good Producers From That Bock Developed Yesterday. FIFTH SANDERS DUE TO-MORROW. ManT Wells Being Figged Dp, and Kigs Building at Noblestown. ANOTHER DROP IN THE PRODUCTION Gordon sand wells were the feature of the field yesterday. Some of them got suf ficient oil in that formation to make paying producers, while the others are to be drilled to the fifth sand. There were no fifth sand producers re- . ported In the field. Two Ventures near.the Fife farm were in that stratum, Tjut cot showing mnch oil. Those wcro the New York Oil Company's No. 2, on the Fife farm, which was reported In The Dispatch yester day as being three bits in the fifth, and the Trio Oil Company's No. 1, on the Abram Bell farm. The Fife No. 2 was reported last night to be almost through the fifth sand and hav ing only a showing of oil. It is located north west of the original Fife No. 1. The Trio Oil Company's No. 1 Walkor was reported In the fifth, and as having only a small showing of oiL It is almost directly west of the Fife No. Lbut Schlegel, Lenz A Frled's No. 1 Fife. which was dry, is located between tbem. The good Gordan sanders belong to the Oakdale Oil Companv and are located near the north end of the Elliott coal trestle, between Noblestown and Willow Grove. Their No. 9, on the Wallaoe 66 acres, is making about 100 barrels a day; No.'8, on the same piece, is good for probably 60 or 73 barrels a day, and Xo. 1, on the Toward lot, is doing nearly 200 barrels a day. Will Be Finished To-Morrow. The Forest Oil Company's No. 6, on the John McDonald -Glenn farm, which was reported by a cotemDOrary yesterday morning to be almost dry in the firth sand, only reached the top or that formation yesterday about noon, and may not be drilled in before Mon day. The Forest Oil Company, J. M. Guffey A Kuntz's No. 1, on the Mrs. Jfevey farm, was in the bottom of the Gordon sand yesterday, and is expected to reach the fifth by to-morrow night. It Is about hair a mile west of nortb from Gregg station, and is the farthest well to the south or southeast in that local ity. It is directly south of the same com pany's original well, on the Wright farm. The Forest. J. M. Guffey and Kuntz's Xo. 4, on the J. X. Ewing farm, north of the Mrs. Mevey farm well, was in tho Gordon sand yesterday, and may be able to get into the fifth s-anil bv Tnesday morning. Their Xo. Lxin the Kachel llcUregor farm, may get the fifth sand the last or this week. So. 2, on the Samuel Sturgeon farm, is down 700 feet. Xo. 1, on the Xancy Scott, and No. 1, on the John Scott, ar each in the top or the 100 foot sand. The Forest's test well, on the Sterling farm, southwest of Oakdale, has been drilled through the 100-foot, and is now abont 2,000 feet deep. Xew KIg and Klgglng Up. Iseman & Co. are building a rig for No. 2 on the Short and Wade property. It will bo located between their No. 1 and the Bear Cieek Refining Company's No. 3 on the Mrs. Campbell farm. ' Marshall, Kennedy & Co. are starting a rig on the Lee & Marshall property, north or I'eman & Co.'s No. 1. They are moving the llr of their Xo. 2 Hoy farther to the south. Mercer & McClurg are building a rig for Xo. 2 ilcuurray between tneir xo. l ana tne Jolly Oil Company's well. Peebles & Malarkev are ringing up on the Freeman property, which Is located about 600 feot south of the Wettengel No. 1. Brown & Davis Bros, are al'-o rlgsing up on the Wilkinson property in the same locality. Greenlee & Forst are ready to rignp at No. 2 on the McMurrav, and also at their Nos. 1 and 2 on the Marshall and C-alfant prop erty, half a mile southwest of Noblestown. Their No. 1 on the Potter leas . north of Xoblestown, Is expected to reach the fifth sand to-morrow or Tuesday. Aiken A Co.'s No. 1 Wade was reported to he in the Gordon yesterday and good for 150 Darreis a aay. Anothsr Drop in Production. The production of the field took another tumble yesterday, and fell from 28,000 to 27,000 barrels. Two wells in the list of those reported to be making 20 barrels an hour or more in creased from 25 to 30 barrels. They were Greenlee & Forst's Xo. 1 Natural Coal Com panv and the Lumber Yard Oil Company's Xo. L Four wells declined. These were the Oakdale Oil Company's Xos. 2 and 3 Bald win, from 45 to 40; Forest Oil Company's Xo. 1 M. Wright, from 30 to 25; their Nb. 1 Jane Stewart, from 60 to 55, and Greenlee A Forst's Xo. 1 Mc Murray, fiom 70 to 60 barrels an hour. Elizabeth. W. Va. Tho well of Mrs. McCaw, on the Poor Farm at this place, has been drilled into the Berea grit Hand nnd is a duster. This well has had a checkered caieer and has been partly drilled and abandoned by several owners, until it finally became the property of Mrs. McCaw, who has several thousands of acres nnder lease in Wirt and Calhoun counties. Oil in small quantities was found in the different sands, but a thorough test was decided upon and it was put down.to the Berea, Fnnnd Gas TV lthont Drilling. Millsboro, Pa. A few days since H. S. Horner, whose land borders either side of Ten Mile creek about one mile from its month, was surprised to see water gushing from the ground over a space several rods long and 18 or 20 feet wide. The ground had ben plowed and owedin wheat in the fall nnd has always been dry and cultivated. Now not a blade of wheat is to he seen on it, for the water gurgles and bubbles up through openings from one to four inches in diame terand when a vessel is placed over one of these fora tew seconds and a match applied to a small opening in the top, the blaze shoots up two orthree ioet in the air and continues to burn. A number of Jets of gas are now burning. The McDonald Gauges. Tho following estimates were submitted by the gaugeis of tho Southwestern Penn sylvania Pipe Line Company. The prodnction of the field was 27,000, LOCO less than the day before. The hourly gauges were as follows; Matthews Xo. 3, 25; Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s Herron No. 4. 25; Devonian Oil Company's Xos. 1 and 2 Boyce, 25; Oakdale Oil Company's Xos. 2 and 3 Baldwin, 40: Forest Oil Company'3 Xo. 1 M. Wrlaht. 25: Xo. 1 Jane Stewart, 55; Bus sell, McMullen & Co.'s Xo. 1 Wettengel, 30; Greenlee A Forst No. 1 Xational Coal Com pany, ;50; Xo. 1 McMnrray, 60: Lumber Yard Oil Company's No. 1, 30; .Bear Creek Refining Company's Xo. 3 Campbell, 30: Iseman A Co.'s No. L 20; production, 27,000. Stock in field, 54,000. The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company from McDonald Fri day were 32,139; outside or McDonald, 8,927. The National Transit runs were 45,691; ship ments, 10,873. Southern Pipe Line ship ments. 16.381. New York Transit shipments, 29,330. Macksburg division of the Bnckeve P. L. Co.. 914. Buckeye rnns, 36,960; ship ments, 60,997. THE WEEK IN OIL. Improvements In Business and Prices on Bnlllch Pipe Line Reports. The market was moderately active and variable, as influences were good or bad. The opening on Monday was steady, but later in tho week the price touched a low point, on increased production. There was a sharp rally yesterday, on information that tho monthly pipe lino report will he quito bullish. New buyers ma-le their appear ance, and there were signsof increasing in terest among outsiders. The fact that there was no oil on tap at the final .bid showed that the feeling was firm and confident. Fluctuations for the day and week are shown in the following table: Close. Monday. , Tuesday Wednesday.. Thursday Friday Saturday.,... 37K 57)J 36T 67 Business for the day aggregated 23,000 bar rels, and for the week about 130.0C0. Refined closed: New York, Clue: Loudon, 6d: Ant werp, 14r. A broker said: "I am willing to venture a prediction' that dollar oil will be seen before midsummer. The only field of importance in on the wane. Domestic con sumption is almost equal to, and will soon largely exceed the output. Scarcity will stiffen the price. This is a law or trade that cannot be set aside, even by the Standard." 8ICK HEADACHE SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pllla, HICK HEADACHE.j..j LSMe LlT plBjt dt-M(im Open- High- Low ing, est. est. 57 37K 57! 57H WJ 57J 571? S7H 5Cj tt 56ft 5SM SGH 56 56!4 HVi 53'i 57 mm OF WAGE A Short Lecture on Its Causes and Cure. An Illustration Showing tho Facility With Which Catarrh Spreads Its Poison Through the Entire System, Leaving Fain, Disease and Death In Its Trail. A short time ago Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers published an article on Catarrh of the Stomach and Bowels, which met with such, a marked degree of approval from that por tion of the intelligent thinking public who are not hide-bound and given to worship of the ancient methods of treatment in vogue, when the old-time doctor added tooth-pnll-lng and bleeding to his usual calling, that they republish the same, with additions and illustrations, the better to impress this form of trouble on the -patient's mind. The accompanying illustration makes it plain how and why nearly all ordinary stomach troubles are directly due to catarrh. We have seen that from tho baok part of the throat two large tubes lead downward, one, the trachea, to the lungs, the other, tho casopbagus, to the stomach. Every particle of food we eat and water and other liquids we drink passes down this tube to the stomach, where it undergoes the process of digestion by whioh all proper parts are pre pared for assimilation or- building up the wasting body through the medium of the blood. The process of digestion in the tomaoh Is aided by tne gastric juice, which is thrown off by the glands in the walls of the stomach. These glands throw Into the stomach of a healthy adult about 14 pints, or nearly two gallons, of gastric Juice every 24 hours. If in any way the e glands become In the above cut A represents the turbi nated bones of the nose, the seat of nasal catarrh; B tho back of the thronr, tho seat of pharynaitis: C the oaophagus, leading to the stomach: D the stomach. diseased and are unable to perform their wotk, tne ioou lateen into tne siomacn win not be digested, but will He there and fer mpnt and generate gases and become a fruit ful source of disease. ir the render will now look at the above illustration, it will scarcely be necessary to enter into any lengthy explanation. In al most every case of nasal catarrh there Is an unusual discharge of mucus. This mucus falls back into the throat and there is a con stant effort to throw it out. In the night, however, when the patient is asleep, this mucus finds its way easily and naturally down the oesophagus to the stomach. The same mucus membrane that lines the cavi ties of the nose extends over pharynx, and all parts of the throat, down the caiophazus and covers the inner wall of the "tomacb. It also extends to the intestines. Wherever this mucus goes it carries poison, inflamma tion, dlseae, with It. Spreading over the inner walls of the stomach the gastric follicles soon become diseased and depraved, and do not perform their work. Food taken Into tho stomach, especially in the morning, cannot come in contact with the gastric Juice, because the stomach walls are covered with this slimy mucus. As a result tho food docs not digest, but lies there and ferments, heavv as lead, producing poisonous gaes, which cause the bloated feeling and belch ing. This process does not continue long until there is produced a chronic gastritis, or catarrh of the stomach, which requires long, careful nnd persistent treatment to cure, and which, in Inct, never will be cured without going to the fountain head and cur ing the cause of it, the nasal catarrh. The same process, extending to the intes tines, causes chronic jitero-colltis. or ca tarrh or the bowels, still more dangerous and difficult to cure. Heie we find an explanation of many symptoms which seem to have, no connec tion witli naal catarrh, bat which do assur edly and naturally follow in its wake as smoke accompanies fire. For example: Tlie stomach is distended with gas and crowds upon the diaphragm, encroaching upon the heart, causing fluttering and palpitation-, pressing upon the lungs and interfering with respiration, often causing shortness ot breath, and by this pressure on heart and lungs disturbing circulation and causing cold extremities, hot and cold flashes, de pression of spirits, dizziness, feeble pulse, nervousness, peculiar; indescribable sensa tions. For the treatment and cure of all these troubles Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers be lieve they I.avo adopted the only correct and scientific method, and the large meas ure or success which they have attained bears them out. Remove the exciting cause and the diseaso will disappear. In this connection it is not out ofp'ace to again bring to the notice of the public the notable cases of Mr. O'Dounell and Mrs. Zol linger, published sometime ago, as typical or this affliction, and showing the happy re sults produced by modern methods of treat ment as practiced by Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers. These two patients had been dosed, drugged and tortured by drastic med icines until they shuddered at the sight of it, but now are healthy ana nappy, thanks to the physicians who were enterprising enough to discard old-fashioned methods and have the energy to study and discover new forces In therapeutics. CATARRH AND KINDRED DISEASES TREATED AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF $5 A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SPUING AND SUMMER MONTHS. MEDICINES FURNISHED FREE. A KETIKED MERCHANT'S STATEMENT. Head, Stomach and Liver Tronble of 14 Tears' Standing Cured by Drs. Copeland Ball and Byers. Mr. J. J. O'Donnell. who resides on Kansas street, Twenty-third ward, is a typical go ahead business man of the present age, who, in his ambition to excel in the business world, neglects that most priceless Jewel, health. Recently Jie furnished lor publica tion the following statement: "Liko many another," says Mr. O'Donnell, "I had a wild ambition to get rich, and worked day and night with that object in view, neglecting exercise, needful sleep and regularity of taking my meals. To this lat ter I attribute the most of my Ills. "For 14 years my stomach and liver caused me the greatest trouble. During a great part of that time I was compelled to live on as s o 1 1 ds caused great distress, nau sea, vomiting, flatu lence and the most excruciating cminps. Vomiting was my only relief from such at.acks. "In addition to my stomach trouble I had a bad taste in my month in the aiornmg.aioni, slimy eanaonenstye vv-yV'ireath. I also had mMheadache and s?lff- Mr. (PDmnell. ness in my neck. "Reading of so many remarkable cures by Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers, I .deter mined to consult them,, but with little hope of benefit, as I had long since given that up In despair. Their examination and method or handling my case was so thor ough and professional it at once Inspired mo with confidence, an 0,1 decided to take treat ment. "The results are very decided and satis factory. Alt my distressing symptom have been dispelled. I can eat anything and nt any time wlthoiU fear of after distress. My headaches are gone and I feel perfectly well in every respect, with my old-time vigor and ambition reasserting itself. I owe all this to the careful and coniolentious treat- mKmK'irmxSKfWNs n&t&g HH mentrPCfilved at the hands ofDrs-Copof land. Hall and Byers, and cheerfully maker this statement in their pralso." MRS. ZOLLINGER'S NOTABLE STATE MENT. She Was Treated for- Almost Ercrr Con celvabls Disease but the Right Ons Until She Consulted Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers. Mrs. Zollinger, wife or Mr. Lewis Zollinger, the well-known brick manufacturer, resides at Brushton, Eat End, and has passed through a remarkable experience during tho past few years. "I had been troubled with what the doc tors termed a Complication of diseases fora .long time," says Mr". Zollinger, "dnrin;c which I have been treated for almost every conceivable disease. Of late my heart gave me o much trouble I was treated for hert disease. I suffered severely from palpita tion of the heart, pain over the eyes, dizzi ness, shortness of breath and smothering sensation. These symptoms were always worse at night after retiring. In addition to theso distressing symptoms I had a bad form of stomach trouble which the doctors called dvsnepsia. 1 had a strong desire for food, hut ach meal caused m so much distress id bloat ing of the stomach that I was unable to eat the necessary amount of food to sustain life. I was tired all the timet my daily duties were a drag, and the lease bodily exertion com pletely exhausted B(WS8SSsSn me- "ns ltsef was Mrs. Zollinger. looked to the futura with gloom and despondency. "I had consulted a number of doctors and had taken nearly every remedy announced to cure persons suffering from diseases, th symptoms of which resembled mine. AH, however, was of no avail, and the mora medicine I took the more aggravated my symptoms. Of course the reason for this was my disease was not properly under stood by those whom I bad consulted, and they tailed to prescribe lor me the right medicine. When I came to Drs. Cope'and, Hall and Byers 1 was suffering o from one of my smothering spells with my heart that the lady who acconmanied mo had to sup port me. and their bell boy, although ac customed to seeing some pretty sick people, made the remark that the doctor bad taken a patient who was going to die with con sumption. The doctors described my symp toms more accurately than I could myself: told me that my symptoms arose not from consumption, or heart disease, or dyspepsia, but from a catarrhal inflammation of the stomach and bowels, wulch affected the heart and lungs, caused the snortnes3 of breath and smothering sensation In tho chest and the dyspeptic symptoms of which I complained. "Their diagnosis of my case being mora caretul and tliorough than that of any phy syclan I had before, consulted, I deciued to placo myself undertreatment,andlam now very glad I did. From the llrt I felt myself gaining in strength and health. The short ness ot breath, the sinot'ieriug sensation, tho heart palpitation, the distress in tlia stomach, the Headache, the languid, tired feeling and the exhaustion, or which I then complained and from which I suffered for so long, disappeared, and to-dsy 1 leel like an other person, strong and hopeful as I ever have felt." Oldest in the Country. The physicians In this office represent an individual practice of 23 years a quarter of a century in Pittsburg nine years ut which their names have ueen advertised in the daily papers or this city. They represens -the oldest firm of specialists, in their line, row in active practice anywheie in the United States. They stand ready at any time to prove these assertions. DTJST IN THE LUNGS. How It Gets There and the Mischief It Creates The Kind or Catarrhal Troubls That Affects Stonecutters, Coal Miners, Knlfa Grinders, Brass Workers, Nailers, Saw Makers and Workers In Metal Statement or 3Ir. S. C. Tetley. Tho following statement of Mr. Tetley, machinist, in the employ of Lewis Foundry and Machine Company, corner South Tenth, and Bingham streets, South'lde, and who resides on William street. Thirtieth ward, will convey a betterldea of this form of lunr and bronchial trouble than would any words of ours. "Iris now 12 years since, I first became' troubled,'" says Mr. Tetley. "At that tinw , I was working in tho nail department, whera there was considerable dusc. This dust was Mr. 8. C Tetley, William Sreet, SouOuide. often so irritating and penetrating tnat it would cause severe pain in my eyes, nose, throat and lungs. The Inflammation thn" set up caused my eves to witter treqneutly and nose to bleed several times a day. I also had violent headaches, dry and .sore throat, roaring in tne ears, etc., etc Several times I spit np blood, and I thought I had what we nailers call Nailers' Consumption. "Some time ago my stomach became af fected to such an extent I conld scarcely cat anything without distress. I had to he so particular about mv diet tho folks called me a crank on eating. I had severe pains thronga my chest to shoulder blades, and my head was so- dizzy that when I stooped over I would stagger. "Abont the first of December I took the la grippe, and this aggravated all my svmp toms. In addition to my other troubles I be gan to lose flesh rapidly, nnd although I slept well I was so tired and langnid all the time I conld hardly get up animation enough to stir around. I became seriously alarmed about my condition, and determined to con sult Drs. CoDeland. Hall and Byers. as I bad .heard tbem so highly recommended. T .1A. -..If .....tow tk.l. -VAM..A X JJ1IKCU ljr?n. IUIU UU& hlULlUCIll, and although I improved some the first month- or two It was so slow I became Im patient and despondent. At this timo I aw the published statement of Mr. James Sbinp. whose symptoms resembled . mine, and sought him for consolation. He advised ma to persevere in the treatment, as he got along slowly at first, too, on account of nls trouble being songgravated, but all at onca he began to Improve rapidly. Taking hetre at this I continued treatment with renewed hope, and have been amply rewarded for my perseverance, for I can say to-day that I am a well man. AH my distressing symp toms have been relieved. lam increasing in strength and weight daily, and working steidilv. I cheertully bar witness to the skillful and kindly and courteous treatment received at the hands of Drs. Copeland, Hall and Byers." Treated Dy Mall. MIL O. F. BARNES, New Castle, Pa., writes: "I have had catarrh ever since 136L I commenced Drs. Copeland, nail and Byers' home treatment January 5. On Februarys I weighed seven pounds heavier. I think if yon can help me so much in one menth yon can certainly cure me, and If a case of so long standing as mine can be cured, I do not see whv anybody cannot be." Mr. C. P. FCLTOX, Greenville, Trx writes: "I suffered from catarrh of the head, throat and stomach for 17 years. Dr. Cope land's mall treatment relieved me after all else failed. I feel better and stronger to day than I have in years." Drs. Cop-land, nail and Byer treat suc cessfully all cnrnble cases at 66 Sixth ave nue, Pittsburg, Pa.. Office hours, 9 to 11 a. x., 2 to 5 r. m. and 7 to Or. m. Sundays, 10 a. x. to4r. h. Specialties Catarrh and all dis eases of the eye, ear, throat and lungs; dys pepsia cured; nervous diseases oured; skin diseases cured. Many cases treated success'fully by mall. Send 2-cent stamp for question blank. Address all mail to DRS. COPELAND, HALL A BTERS, 66 Sixth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. $5 A MONTH CATARRH AND KINDRED DISEASES TREATED AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF $5 A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SPBINU AND .SUMMER MONTHS, MEDICINES junaioaau jriuus. fn iillMiwiil g3SS :l '1 .1 55 i WiHteBfetfiti m jittttaiii&ibi flmmci. jft:
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