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A CAPTIVR HKKI) WIMj
TAKKN TO TIIK KAMI.
Eow the lllsort Thrive tn C'nptlvlly
Good Draft Anlmnl and
Source of Kevemie In Many
Way The t'atalo.
NF. by one the land
mark and trailitioti
of aboriginal Ameri
ca lipirr. The
deer, the antelope,
the elk and the
lin ff a In,
until the private park and nienagr
contain almost nil that i left of theee
animal. Few of thi generation, save
the Chit-atp) Time, have more than a
vague conception of the appearance
and habit of the American bison, once
no numerous in thi region tlmt they
dotted the grsy ocean of the plniti
like great black iliiuil of life and
motion. The vast southern herd w hich
covered the country couth of the line
of tho Union Piiettto Dnilrnad i c-t:-mated
to have numbered between
3,000,000 and 4.00(,000 head. Thn
pasture field of thi tremendous herd
extended from Manitoba on the north
to Tex.i on tho south, mid from the
Missouri lliver on the east to the base
of the Hocky Mountains on the west.
Thcee rentier animals were con
tinually on the move, and from tho
vanguard to the rtrsgglers at the rear
the herd spread over a distance of
from 200 to 300 miles. This vast army
of bovine marched in one continuous
circuit, panning southward on the east
ern line of this crent area and north-
ward on it western margin, but never I
crossing the Hocky Mountain. This !
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every four year and account for a
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condition which often seemed strange
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even to plainsmen that is. that bnflnlo
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would be found very plentiful m a cer-
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tarn locality one vear and the next the '
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AlUUbLT nuuii.1 nun uuijr U ll'l,
wAmxn Tftpi last orroBTCsrrv.
The bison, popularly known a the
buffalo, is purely an American animal,
and differs widely in form and habits
from tho true buffalo, w hich is a na
tive of Africa and India. The monarch
of our own plains is the American
bison. He is a magnificent beast, with
a shaggy mane covering his massive
bead und shoulders, weighing when
full grown sometimes over 2000
pounds, and measuring from the
ground to the top of his hump often
six feet. His skin when first removed
is so heavy thut a strong man cuu
acaroely lilt it.
Bison were once found all over the
Mississippi Valley as far east as the
Alleghany Mountains, and tho battles
of the red man are not the only con
flicts that occurred upon the western
plains. These monarch of the virgin
heath often engaged in deadly con
flict, and their loud bellowing of rage
and anger as they rushed to the fray
rolled like muttering thunder and the
plains trembled beneath the rock.
Many of the eorlier travelers across
the plains have noticed conical holes in
the prairie, which were tilled with
water after each rainstorm. These
holes are still to tw found in the re
mote portions of the Western States.
They are called buffalo wallows and
were mode by this animal pawing the
dirt out fur a considerable space and
then deliberately sitting down in the
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excavation and spinning ronnd and
ronnd very rapidly, with heels and
head togother, until he gradually
reamed out a wallow. This he found
to be a very pleasant resort directly
after a rain, when full of water, as he
could dislodge the troublesome gad
flies and at the same time scratch his
own back in a land where rubbing
posts or trees were unknown.
The history of the wanton destruc
tion of these animals by hunters and
amateur sportsmen is a chapter of
hame.
In 1873 there were killed by white
hunters nearly 1,500,000. The next
vear more than thia number. In the
apace of three years 8,168,739 were
butchered by white men, and half of
the oaroaaaea left to rot untouched
when they fell. Their doom was
sealed when the Union Paoiflo
stretched it iron trail along the banks
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nUTUerOU a the """I nJt n inn ninu mil nun iv r - nim, j.miijni.i irAwi inn iiittu mim bum-,
leave of the forest ' nmn mvr nH cm'('' n now v,n,'n ' refused to f-o farther. They were
i... - i n .i L ' full c,rown will tro a mile to meet a man terrified at the olitude anddetermined
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iii lii.t-auliAek .Tnmlio. thn mutineer! til fro lines. Mr .1 rim.a tolil tlinm Tln&r
ne 'on reaping i
Tetnnr pre-empted their inheritance.
Those who have seen the Jones herd
at Denton, a sulinrb of Omaha, hive
witnessed a picture of the last of the
buffalo thnt no painter ran rival. The
herd number sixty, and for abont one
year pant hit been kept in an inclosnre ;
well boarded up and rcsemhlinR a Mate
fair frrminit. Inenfad nlwtnt. fltrA mile ' i
northwest of the centre of Omaha. Just
iusido the board fence i a well built 1
ami plentifully barbed wire fence, ,
which i the only kind of fence that
will hold hi lordship, tho buffalo bull. I
Two of tho largest male of the herd !
j are named Sullivan and Corhett, re-'
I epectively, because of their bclliircrant
qualities, The big buffalo Hillivin I
CATA1 HUrTRBS
of the herd, weigh nearly 3000 pounds
huh in nn nut? u n r I tin rver iron
i the western wilds, with a crest like a
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istorm cloud tnroitgn which flashes a
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! dangerous light from his eve when in
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anger, ne nai me oearu 01 a propnet
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and a back like old Atlas tirnt might
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bear aloft a world noon its broad ex-
pause, hi horn measuring 14 inches
in circumference at tho base. Although
it is not safe to trust the buffalo too
far, viciousness is not a predominating
trait of the animal. Many of them are
quite docile and will feed from the
hand. In his attempt to subjugate
them Mr. Jones and bis attendant had
I to uae pitchforks to control them.
adopting metnotis similar totnose nscii
to subjugating elephant. The pitch
forks were soon exchanged for brail
or goads, which Anally needed only to
be shown to command a respectful
obeyauee from Mr. Buffalo.
The cunning brutes were quick to
learn whether a person appearing
among them was armed with the goad
or not, and no sooner did the intelli
gent animal find that he was not than
he liegun at once an aggreesive cam
paign against the intruder.
Many of the men carry a small goad
under their coats, w hich if shown is all
sufficient. The females are almost as
docile as domestic cows and are regu
larly milked by tho attendants. One
thing that attracts the attention of the
visitor to their winter quarters is the
entire absence of any kind of shelter.
Throughout the whole of the last
severe winter the herd has not had a
board to shelter them from the nuvt
rigorous days. They love the storm
ami go wild with delight over a driving,
whirling blizzard.
Thia band of buffalo known a the
Tones herd is the largest collection of
these animals in the world, and is truly
the last hope for the perpetration of
this noble race. Its existence is almost
wholly due to the energy, pluck, and
patriotism of J. C. Jones better known
as "Buffalo" Jones an old time buffalo
hunter and a contemporary of Buffalo
Bill, with whom he id entitled to divide
honors both in Europe and America.
Mr. Jones is an experienced plainsman,
and made his home in the haunts of
these animal in the years goue by.
Always an admirer of this noble ani
mal, their pitiless fate enlisted his
sympathy. With such a man as Bnf
falo Jones to think wits to act, and he
resolved to rescue the last of the buffalo.
To this end he established a ranch and
built corrals at Garden City, Kan., as
a "jse from which to make excursions
to their haunts in the ft jthwest, in
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order to secure animals from which to
perpetrate the race. On his first ex
cursion be and his assistants captured
grown animals, but these soon died,
apparently determined not to live in
captivity. In their fury they often
broke their necks in frenzied charges
against the walls of the corral. Satis
fied that the grown animals were a
failure, Mr. Jones resolved to capture
young calves, but at first this plan too
was unsuccessful, as the condensed
milk upon which he was obliged to feed
them did not agree with them, and they
also died.
All of these experiments took valua
ble time, and the hunters and Indians
were driving the scattering herds of
buffalo farther and farther into the
southwest. But such difficulties never
daunted the spirit of 'Buffalo" Jones,
In 1888 he organized an expedition at
Garden City, which he determined
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shonld be ami which was anecemlu:.
The expedition started April 1 and re-
turned in Jnly o( the same year. They
captured thirty-seven calves and saved
thirty-two of them, all of them under
nix month old.
"Duffalo" Jones took with bim on
tliia expedition twenty fresh milk cows
to feed the enptr. red calve. No per-
on who ba not crossed there artel
lands, stretching into the illimitable
distance with nothing; but sky and
plain, without a tree or hill, no bird?,
no noise, only thenilenccof the deaort,
can comprehend the terrora of such a
journey. Weak men tremble and
strong men grow mad in the presence
of thi awful solitude.
Alter traveling many days on the
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they could take the alternative of stay
ing with him or perishing iu a hope
less attempt to reach home. The men
chose the lesser of the to evils, stayed
and lived to participate in an expedi
tion that will go down to history.
Through all of these danger for forty
weary days the buffalo hunter rode
over these arid, treeless plains in
search of the "little brownies," who
were to perpetuate an almost extinct
race.
The buffalo calf very closely re
sembles iu color the dry grass and soil
of the plains, and many an embryo
bison king ha been spared from tho
fangs of the wolf when its mother was
not near by its resemblance to a tuft
of grass. Ou several occasion Air.
Jones and hi men had close encounter
w ith these hungry scavengers of the
desert. Once when having several
calves in his charge he took off one
garment after another and tucked them
under the collars of the different calve
and tbu preserved them from attack
until the wagon could be secured.
Their escape w as due to the well-know n
fact that prairie wolves will not molest
anything that ha the scent of a human
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ruisr oovERNon or nehrahka.
being about it. Mr. Junes killed hi
lost buffalo on this trip. It was n re
markable shot he mado, bringing down
a huge bison on tho run at 300 yards
without a sight on his rifle. This
buffalo was killed as a necessity to re
plenish the depleted larder of the ex
pedition. These oalves were taken to
Garden City, where they grew and
prospered. Tho first and also the last
calf captured are in the present herd
and are named Alpha and Omega re
spectively. This band now consists of
thirty head of full-blooded buffalo and
ten head of cataln. It has been de
pleted by frequent sales, made neces
sary to defray the expense of keeping
them. The animals sold have goue to
private collections all over the country
and even to Europe. In fact, nearly
all of the bui&o uow in existence have
been sent out at one time and another
from the animals captured on these ex
peditions. Mr. Jones took a herd of ten full
bloods to Europe in 181)0. These
animals, like most native Americans,
became seasick on the voyage, placed
their noses on the deck and groaned in
distress, but soon recovered npon
reaching the land. They awakened no
end of curiosity iu Liverpool, and the
London Graphic sent a speciiil artist to
sketch them, while all of the great
dailies gave much space to a descrip
tion of these strange animals from over
the sea.
"Buffalo" Jones has made a thorouch
study of the habits of these animals,
and by careful experiments iu crossing
with native cattle has produced a race
which he calls the catalo, a magnificent
creature. The head is less clumsy, the
hump (ess prominent, and the hinder
parts more symmetrical than in the
buffalo. The catalo is far superior to
the domestic animal fur beef. Steaks
out from its dressed carcass are de
licious, and it baa been proved that
100 pounds more of porterhouse steak
can be out from the dressed cstulo than
from the ordinary steer.
The females of this race are very
superior milkers, and, although the
quantity is not so abundant, the milk
is far richer than that of the Jersey.
The pure-blood buffalo cow gives the
richest milk in the world. The robe
of the oafcalo is as far ahead of the buf
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falo robe a a buffalo rolie is ahead of
a sheep pelt. The seal buffalo, ss a
cro between a buffalo and a (lalway
cow in called, is the finest animal of
the rattle kind. The robe is nearly
blnrk, as fne end glony as a sealskin,
and would make a cent fit for any
queen. A Canadian lady of high rank
offered Mr. Jones f00 for the skin of
one of these animal from which to
make a coat, faying (he preferred it to
a sealskin.
A strange freak of the buffalo
is that all calve Imrn in close
confinement are females, so that
to perpetuate the race, room i
absolutely necessary. The present herd
is about equally divided as regard
sex, a fact due to the freedom allowed
them. Heven baby buffalo are expected
in a fw weeks which will greatly add
to the interest of the herd, and il
they live will very mntenally increase
it value. This will bo apparent when
it i remembered that each full gTowo
buffalo is worth fully Id 000.
Kven the shaggy coat of these ani
mal hn been utilized by Mr. June
and turned to profit. When the shed
ding time arrive the animal are roped
and the great mats of flue brown wool
that ha protected them in winter are
plucked off them, carefully packed, and
sent east, to bo made into robes, hats,
and cloth. The fabric from thi ma
terial bring 3-0 per yard. A splendid
lap robe made from this buffalo hair
was presented by Mr. Jones to his
Iloyal Highness the Friucpof Wales, by
whom it is used in preference to o!l
others.
"Buffalo" Jones tiintRelf is clothed,
overcoat, underclothing, pants, coat,
vest, shirt, and hat, iu garment made
from thin buffalo wool. F.veh his boots
are made from buffalo bide, and the
button on his clothe from the horn
and hoofs of thi animal. Hi great
brown buffalo sombrero, the only one
of its kind, easily locate him iu any
crowd.
This herd will bo taken to the
World's Fair and there be placed on
exhibition by their owner, who will
drive four of these huge animal
abreast, two of the largest weighing
twenty-four hundred pound apiece,
to au olil-fasliioned rustic Mexican
cart with wooden wheels. He will
have forged iron hila in the month of
the monsters and guide them by w ire
cable attached to a windlass. By this
contrivance he ha them under perfect
control and can guide them as accur
ately as a driver con a well-broken car
riage team.
The training of these hutc animals to
drive wob a task that required greBt
patience and plenty of h"lp. They
were yoked to a cart, the driver bidd
ing wire cables for reins by means of a
windless, mid a cowboy with loriat fast
to a buffalo on either side standing by
to assist. But the task was accom
plished and the bison has learucd a
new trade. They are very good trav
eler, in time become quite tractable,
and their immense strength would
make them Billable as draught :iui
iiihIk. A four-year-old catalo dresses l'JOO
pounds. This would mean nt least
'J.'iOO pounds live weight. The buffalo
is very easily kept, as is also the cata
lo, so that much less cost is incurred
iu raising either than iu keeping do
mestic cattle. Added to this each nni
i.ial will yield wool enough each year
to make a blanket and a taxidermist
will pay from $100 to $500 for thu
head.
Mr. Jones made the Government an
offer some time ago to take 'his herd
to Texas, where he would care for ninl
protect them, allowing them to in
crease unmolested for twenty years if
the Government would appropriate the
land nud means to defray the expense.
His request was heeded by Congress
which went fur enough to set aside
the land but failed to make au appro
priation for expense.
Hlg Tree.
One hear a good deal of the
trees of the Northwest, but tho fact is
that all the vegetation there is luxuri
ant beyond the belief of the Eastern
man. There are Douglas firs in Wash
ington nud for some distance north of
that w hieh are honestly said to be as tall
as the Brooklyn Bridge towers. Planks
from these trees sixteen feet wide havn
beeu exhibited, and a straight mast Vl't
feet long, unmarked by branches, wa
cut on the shores of Puget Sound.
Common roadside weeds and bushes
have a proportionate largeness, their
leaves being twice as large and their
stems twice as loug as in the East, and
the ordinary fern that in this State
grows knee high is found there with
stalks seven feet lung. Cleveland
Leader.
A Four-Year Old enlus.
Marguerite "Treasure" Ballantyue,
the four-year old daughter of T. C. Bal
lantyne, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is going
to the World's Fair. She is a liuguis
tical and musical wonder. She speaks
English, Gerinau and French, and plays
on the piano anything she hears. Men
tally she is as bright as can be, and in
all but her musical and linguistic talents
is like any other child of four, New
York Press.
Very Poor Taste.
Lion "This business makes me
most awful siok lately."
Lioness "What's the matter?"
Lion "Oh, the man who puts his
head in my mouth has struck uew
brand of hair oil I" Puck.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
Rkthstv-Nixtu Day. In th nenste to
dy the bill nf Iteprwn alive Kane of Far
ti comity t.i promle fur Hi licencing bl
unnaturalized mala pem-ins over 21 var
old wa ilerestnl vea III, nay 18. these
bill psned llnslly: to II x ilia qualification
of the SHperliuetiiliMit of hanking: for tin
taxation nf doy an I protection of ho"p.
with an am-mlniniit i:xings maximum sr
head: tu authurit church corporation!
owning burial ground to pilrcltats uthet
ground, etc; to define In whom Hit benefit
ccrtlrste shu'l be iilven lnd by frsternsl
Kjlrtio: lo repeal the prohibitory Isw in
Mount I'leiKsnt. Wmtttiurelnnd county.
Wi rtheliifr s f imoti bill t having a
ully time iu the home, whtrli rettie to
return It to th senate, notwithstanding His
lull I uVmunil of that body for tti possesiinn.
The senate referred til hints solu
tion, r'l-nlllna tho bill, to (Ir.iilr II nam-
committee. I'lia measure bn ninrn tu do
with w-bl-ky than tlnance; at least that wa'
the general impre on.
Tim llone siMtained the veto of the Oov
ernor rs'ative to die valum Innttranc bill
dliipruvrd yeterdu. Frank T. Okell. of
Heranton w:iworn In a a member of th
hou-e In lilac of .Mr.tjitlnniiti.wlio waont
ed. Tbo board of health's bill to prsvetit
the pollution of stream irni amenileil out
ot all shifio by the exemption of tanneries,
mine and oil retinerie and iase l on sec
ond reiiiliug. Nothing but appropriation
bill were considered ut th altertiooti ses
sion nf th lioue. The hill providing for
the ereit'nn of th Pennsylvania Soldier'
Orphan Industrial school pissed Dually Ml
toll, l'ortberrectiiut and maintenance of
the school f .T '.Owl I approprin'a 1. At tht
evening s.nii of the h..in- th polle pen
sion fund hill.whh'h nt recalled from the
governor for anit ii'lne tit, was llnailr pass
ed. The governor ohlcitcd to th fi-atures
of the hill glvli if tontn III power to vote
money to atn-li lunil. and this Its been
stricken nut. The governor'a veto nf the
bill providing f r the printing nf I'i.'I ) sd
dlilonal copirs of SniuU'a hand ho -k wa
sustained. 'I he senate passed tbll bill oyer
the governor's veto ou May 3.
F.iutiTir.Tii Day In tits sennit to-day tht
f'otnmfttee on Kdneatlon wa discharged
from the consideration of the bill lo changa
the basis of distribution of tht Stat appro
priation to common schools from th tinm
her ot tnxnhl ritis'iit to the number of
schools, and th hill ws or tered placed on
the calendar. Th Committee on Appro
priations reported s large number nf lloust
bills which It considered yesterday after
noon. The Mouse bill pa ed finally: To
authorize the election of a chief hurt: for
throe year in the several boroughs, and
providing that hesliiill not heligjl! lo re
election; relating to th private sal ot real
estate In assignment for the benefit of
creditors; to provide for monthly return
and payment by mtintv and city oltlcer
ot moneys received by them for the use of
th oiiitiiutiweallh; to prohibit the em
plovuienl ol miti'ir under the ngc of II
year ill and about elevator. Tho bill to
provide for an increase of salary In counties
having hut on law judge n i a population
of il'I.UUO ws deleated. and ?he Semite hill
to desigiuit a eclal tlnv of mora partic
ularly interesting the people In tht snhjeut
of sanitary suienca ps-sd finally.
In the house the bill Introduced by Sena
tor M l arrell providing lor th payment of
juror nut of the :-tue 1'rctnti' y wa ii"ga
lively reported. Then Senate It II pasned
finally: Authorizing tore gn insurance com
pan! to liecoiue rule eureiy on bond, re
cognizance, etc.. to permit anybody to
serve notice In caea of judgment, aeaig
natlng election days.froiu I -J in, to midnighr,
as legal holidays: to enable collectors to
collect faxes for th raymciit of which
they have txcnme personally linb'e. extend
ing the time for the collection of the Mania
one year from the passago of thia act; to
enable boroic'ln not divided Into wards to
establish mid maintain iiitth school; ex
tending tho Hurts of reidenco ami power
of notaries public, so as lo extend the limi
tation of im-poiis to a right lo mitt ore mi
lands where the same bus not been exenl
ed Tor '.'I year; to authorize the appoint
mentor a daity commissioner; to prohibit
the use of any aiin it-rn' ion or Imitation of
dairv proiluc- in any cba-itable or nal
Institution, lo iiiitliorize teruiin bunk lo
Improve and derive rent from buildings
held by them for hanking purposes, to
authorize citis to purchiiae, maintain and
condemn bridge erected and III i.se over
rivers and stream dividing any part nf
district id such citiu-; to provide for the
appointment of one or more deputy coron
ers in counties. At the midnight eession the
senate bill to abolish tht I'hiladelphia pub
lic commission passed finally, yeas. Uu;
navs, nr.
The I'iter hill to prevent the pollution of
si reams and to protect the w ater supply of
cities wa defeated.
The governor vetoed two bills as follow.
One repealing so miirli nf an ect for tht
destruction of wolves und wildcat as pro.
vldea a premium for Hit destruction nf
foxes, so far as the saniii applies to Wash
ington county. The other is il veto of sr,
smtnilnietil to the act of 1S7II intended to
allow aldermen, magistrates anil justices of
tht peace, fees for ullhlavit of claim tax
and copies thereof, and also authorial!
tht in lo tax certain additional costs.
F!miiTv-FiMT ).v. Nothing of Impor
tant: was accomplished in the Senate and
titer routine business thut bodv adjourned
until Mun av.
In Hi Homo tht bill to repeal Hit pro
hililtnry law In Heltevernon Kavetie coun
ty whs detected. the bill to abolish, th pule
lualion of mercantile nppr.ii-er's ;st-t in
riilltnlelpbia his been aun-nded to cover tht
whole State and puul on second r- ading.
Th house then ailj iiirued
Aiming Hi bill whi -h passed first read
was the llarnlinrt niea-nre lo reirillale th
employment of telegraph operator. It
orwiniiily provided Hut' Milroad cotnpanlea
could not employ ownitors u i'ler 1 yean
of age. hill th commi'lee changed tho ugt
Irom 3) to IS y ar, which amendment is
pot sccepiuble to the rait road conductors,
engineers and operator who are back of Hit
hill. They contend that a bov nf IS is loo
ycung to apprcclutc the rponibility of his
position, und allege that many serious
wiocks sr nccaainii-d by th employment
of boy nneraiora. Theonlv feature of His
afternoon aessinn of the hou-e was the pun
rage ou second reading ot too bill extend
ing Hit Saturday lialt-lioltday over the
entire vear.
The governor hat signed th Boyer me dl
cal examine- bill, tun l.o-ch arbitration
bill and the free text book bill. Al.so tht
following: KniKwering court of quarter
sessions to fix tht placaof holding tht gen-e-sl
election: providing Hist voters tball
cast their ballots at polling p aces inside tht
election district in which they are domicil
ed; directing eouu y commlrsiouur la pre
serve to weekly uawspaper publishes!
within Iheir round; to encourage and au
thorize i lit formation of co-operaiive bank
ing association.
KiiiHTY-SscosiD Day. Tht tenatt was not
In session.
In the Hotia there was no quorum and
after a few appropriation bill wart favor
ably rported (lit Hoost aJjourutd until
Monday.
CONDITION Or THE CHOPS .
The Situation In Ptnnaylvania and Wtst
Virginia Not a Bad Ont.
Th weekly crop bulletin issued by th
Department of Agriculture at Washington
show that in Pennsylvania abundant sun
shins and warmth bsvt greatly improved
crops; farm work is being piuhtd vigorous
ly; tobacco p'anti are doing well and fruit
prospects art excellent.
In Wttt Virginia there is a decided im
provement lo growing crops; corn planting
is continue! and some I coming np; wheat
bts a good ttsnd snd oats snd lobaoco
plants art growing nicely. The prospect (or
s Urge fruit crop istnooursging.
A POOH BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Trade Report! as Oathered by Dun Show
Oeneral Depression.
tl. G. Dun Co.'s "Weekly Review o
Tratlu" av: Stocks have rallied Irom et
Iretne depression, but business shows bo
Pirstantisl Improvement. The distribution
nt product In lltt-tl consumer I rut her It
encouraging, though the weather has bouw
generally mot faiorablt and at some v
point help retail trade.
Wholesale btilne and production show
each week moro h stlailnu with regard to
th crop next fall, the pos.llillitle of tariff
cuativt ami money iincertainiiea. nonie
large failure and many of minor Import
BBce show lb t licet ot Increasing; string
ency In money market, und while money
I comparatively eav nor in preavire si
other points lots Increased. Almost every
where c'llhei on ere a nw and doubt about
the future allect now undertaking, though
Ih present volume nf it ate. based Itpoil
at onlr i remarkably large.
Iron I rather weaker at I'ittst-tirg coat
good and gla f dr. Little Improvement is .
-cen at iticitihsti. 'I rail at lev and I
dull. The nt"' etary sitiiiiilon Itntirove at
Indiannpoli. hut at Detroit jobbing trade
I from . i to Id per cent, smaller than la-t
year, though inaiiufaciurer are at work
lull tint and money I easier. Chicago re
port improved retail anil sutislactorv
wholesale trail wi li liquidation ami lower
price for local eeeiiritle an t alow collec
tion. Wheat la at Hi lowest price for 3d '
Th failure 'or '"' week number 247 In
Hi I'til'cil States, against PHI lor the sam
week last year, and 1 1 III Canada, against !
lust year.
the ttrnxfis BAIlOMKrSII.
tiank clearings totals fur the week ending
M;iv H, iw telegraphed to limit: free!, are
a loiinns :
New York
.7'W).02I AT: D
. lni.7Al.riHI I
. IKI.7.M.24 1
ft t
6.1
7
Chicago
Iloston
i'hi'adclpbia ..
St. l.otil
sail I'rancirco .
I'ltrshurg
Ilaltlmor....
Cincinnati
,. "!s,47l.4:iil
.. ifci.-itii.TiM
,. i...;ti.r.it
I 0.1
I 17 1
t H.3
f R.I
.. M.asl.SVJ D 99
.. lll.ll.tM) , t 10
Cleveluntl .
(I Indicjit-- iucreas. Ildecrease.l
The aggreuate ot clearing of of the
principal cities of the country la $1.221. &47,
list, a decrea-id I. iter c.-uit. The total
exclusive f .New York C'.y amount lo
f t.M.it'.ft.M, and shows an iucreuu of i.'i
per cent.
IMtKXSYI.VASIA STATS MtAOtlC.
The following tsbla shows tht stsnding ot
the ststt base ball leagut:
w i. , ret w t ret
Fnston... 7 1 .75 Hsrrlsb'g 4 4
Jobnato'n 0 2 .BIH Scranton. 4 0 .4nn
Alltnto'n 5 8 .02.5 Danville.. 1 K mi
Altoous.. 0 4 .GOOiYork 0 0 .100
MARKETS.
riTmattnti.
TIIS WIIOI.KSAl.S rltlCK All! OIV! SIIIW.
futux, ri.ocKND rititu. "
WHEAT So. 1 lied 74 f 75
No. 2 Ited 72 73
COKNNn. 2 Yellow ear... f2 M
High Mixed ear 4 411
No. 2 Yellow Shelled fi2 6:1
Hhelled Mixed ft) At
OATS No. 1 White 41 42
No. 2 White 3l 40
No. H White Hrt .t
Mixed l H7
ItYK-No. 1 72 7
No. 2 Western, Nw til 11
FI.Ol'l! Fancy winter pat" 4 Vl 4 75
Fancy Spring patents 4 60 4 7
Kancy Straight winter.... 6 71 4
XXX linkers 8 2 8W
live I'Totir , 8 ft) 8 7o
HAY Haled No. 1 Tlm'y.. lo no 15
Haled No. 2 Timothy 1:1.7) It fit)
MixetlClover i:t lit) II II")
Timothy from otiutry... 17 ot) 21) 00
STItAW-Wheat ft 0 00
at 7 ,M) M 00
I'Kllli No. I W'h Md V T 17 ft) 1(4
Hrown Middlings lo .VI PI 01
llran, Kickel IV) 10 81
llrati. bulk., l. 00 l.i ft)
i i i: v ritonnx.
DrTTKIt V.lgiu Creamery 27 2H
1 am y Creamerv 22
Fancy country roll ' 1M 20
l ow grade iv cooking.... lo 12
CTIKKSK nhio fall make.. II 12
New York lioshtii 12 1'4
Wisconsin Swiss pi j
i.iuiiiurgcr trim maici... i-t it
KIlt lT AMI VRUKTADUm!
A ItftT l.'U L' . -.1 l.t.l ,. Wf A
tx i i in.-! r mil jt, " nni,,, o iyi IFF
Fair to clinic. V bbl.... 2 00 11 W
11KANS band picked V hn. 2 00 2 10
N Y it MinewjHeaiisybhl Hi 2 2
Mm lleiin 4
I'O'I'ATOKS
Fancy White per bu 1 00 1 V
rori.TiiY leru. "
DKKSSKD CHK UKNS-
Spritig chicKen V pr 80 85
Dnwd duck! yit 11 J;
DrcHsed tnrkev V tb 11) 20
L1VF. CH It K KNS
Live chicken V pr 01 1 of)
l.i vn Ducks f pr fttl Ki
Live Ttirkevs trh Yi j:
KOliS Pa. v Ohio fresh. . 14 15
tfoose ,H0 ,V,
Duck is i
KKATHKI'S
lxtra livetices H) ft B5 80
No I Fxtru live gi-eseyib 4H fit)
Mixed. .LlLl. 25 85
MtiK'KI.I.AMOUa.
TAI.I.OW-Cotintry,Vtt... 4 8
City (l H
SKKOS Clover 8 25 8 80
Timothy prime 2 2D 2 25
Iliue grass 1 40 1 70
RAfit4 Country mixed ... 1
HONKY White clover.... 12' 15
lltick wheat p) u
MAI'I.F.SYIU'I. new crop 75 80
CTDKIt country swex'tVhbl 0 01 5U
STIt AWHF.lllilKtJ per quart 15 V)
TcMiie, 24 qt. crate 2 5) 8 00
IIMIXXATI.
I't.orrt o 3
WHF.AT No. 2 Ued 70
KYF. No. 2 64
CORN Mixed 42 45
"AT-- 82 84
K'KW li
liUTTElt 22 2tf
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOl'It- (3 25(2 (I jo
WHKAT No. 2. Red 7 77
COUN-No. 2, Mixed 50 51
OATH No. 2. White 4t 42
Hl'TTF.It Creamery Kxtra. 2!) 35
KUU.S Hs.. Firsts 15 pj
NSW YOlUt. '.
Ff,Ofm Patent 4 50 8 00
WHKAT No, 2 Ued 70 77
RYK Wertern 60 . 57
COKN-No. 2 50 8l
OATS Mixed Westorn 85 3d
BUTTKR Creamery 20 24
KUtiS Stat and 1'enn 14 la
l.rvg-aTocK RXFoirr. ' " '
Iastmhxuty, pimuioo stock yabds.
lATTt.S. "
Prime Steers 5 10 to 5 00
(iood butcner 4 S5 to 15
Hulls anil dry cow 2 25 to 4 AO
Veal Calve 4 AO to 5 75
Heavy and thin calves 2 00 to 4 00
Fresh cows, per head 20 up to 60 OU
shkkp. " .
Prime05 to 100-Ib sheep.... I 8 23 to A AO
Uood mixed 4 HO to 5 15
Common 70 to 75 lb sheep.., 3 00 to 8 25
Boring: Lambs. ..... . . . . ... 6 00 to tt mi
nous. '
Selected f ? 85 to 7 85
Uood Mixed 7 90 to 7 Ud.
Uood Yorker T 50 to T A'
Common Yorkers 6 80 to 7 2b
Rough , 8 75 to T 25
t'is-s 7 OOlo 1