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CARING FOR THE WOUNDED. 1
1IODEM HOSPITAL BERVICB ON
i.iJ AJIBCLANCS SHIP.
The Government devotee mneh time
In arrangements for the comfort am!
treatment of Its wounded soldiers, and
the medical department of the army
ha made so many improvements in
that direction in the courso of the last
ten ot fifteen ' years that some of the
snrgeon who saw service in the Civil
War find a new state of affairs at the
present time. During the Civil War
the medical corps was much smaller
than it is at present, and, aside from
the regnlar medical officers and hos
pital stewards, there were few men in
the regiments who conld be ntilized
for flnld hospital work in time of need.
About ten years ago the bospital
corps was organized in the United
.States Army, and the system has been
followed by nearly all the National
Ouard organizations, with the result
that a great hospital corps, working
nnder identical rules and regulations,
exist in the regular and cjiizen
armies, and is so well equipped and
trained that the battle-field risks have
been reduced. In the United States
Army there are now to every'compnny
of sixty men four who are detailed as
litter-bearers. When the companies
re larger there are more litter-bearers,
and a full company of 100 men
would bo entitled to eight men. In
addition to these there are stewards
and acting stewards and privates who
re detailed for hospital corps service,
and these'men receive regular instruc
tions in first aid to the injured.
BID CROSS XCKSB MINISTERING TO ONE
OF UNCXB BAM'8 BOYS.
The regulations prescribe that there
hall be one hospital steward at every
post, and two hospital stewards if the
garrison has sis companies, and one
for every additional six companies.
At every post of two companies there
is an additional acting steward, and
three privates are detailed for hos
pital corps dnty at every post, and
this number is increased when the
post oonsists of more than two com
panies. Tbe stewards and acting
stewards are men who have eome
knowledge of pharmacy; many of them
have been lioeused to practice as drug
gists, and the privates who are selocted
to act with them are always chosen
because of their general intelligence,
and even in time of peaoe these men,
by constant praotioe, attain high
degree of proficiency in first aid to the
injured.
"But the Government has gone still
further in the matter," said Colonel
Burns, tbe officer in oharge of the
AMBVLANCE BHIP IN ACTION
medical department at Governor's. Iil
ud, "and has paved the way for a
snore extended and complete medical
'Held service. The War Department
recently issued an order direoting that
All first and seoond lieutenants shall
receive instruction in first aid to the
jajursd from the regular medical of
ficers, and that the lieutenants, in torn,
shell devote a certain number of hours
very month to instructing the non-
- issioned ofiosrs and privates is
WJ fcr'L?i-iir4. Pt this. means
7 : 1 1 - I o ::tnt to'-ie
feo, ,T)i.,-,nV feu, -j, a, ),
TR BATTI.E-rtKLD AXD IN TIIB
surgeons, and a source of comfort to
his wounded comrade."
Burgeons who took their first degree
in the Civil War say that thousands of
men might have been saved in tbe
oourse of that conflict if the present
system bad been in vogue.
"It was not only the private," said
an Army surgeon, "who failed to re
ceive proper attentiou because of inade
quate preparations and insufficient
help. General officers shared the same
fate, and died on th'e battle-fields from
GREW80ME SCENES OS THE BATTLE
wonnds whioh nnder the present ar
rangements would not be necessarily
fatal. A notable example was General
Albert Sidney Johnson, of the Con
federate Army, who was shot in the
thigh at the battle of Pittsburg Land
ing. His surgeon was about to attend
to him when he heard that auother of
ficer, of whom he thought much, had
been wounded. He asked the surgeon
to minister to the other officer, and be
fore the medical man returned to the
place where Johnston was resting,
surrounded by his staff officers, the
General had bled to death. There
were similar cases on every battlefield,
and we should see the same distress
ing scenes in this war if the medical
service had not been improved."
In thelNatioual Guard commanding
officers may cause to be enlisted in
their hospital corps or transferred to
it from compam )S ,men suitable for
such service to the number of twelve
for regiment, eight for s battalion
or squadron and two for each signal
corps, company of infantry or battery.
These men form separate and dis
tinct command. They wear badge
on the sleeve above the elbow of
each arm, which is described as a
lozenge of white cloth, containing in
the centre a Genera cross of red
cloth.
"Drills and praotioe in making and
handling litters may do much toward
perfecting the hospital corps and fit-
WHEN A BATTLE IS RAOINO.
ting its members for actual service,"
said an army surgeon, "but it re
quires actnal field work to bring out
the true value of the organization.
The first aid to the injured instruc
tion baa mads it sir easy matter for
the litter-bearers and the members of
the bospital -corps to improvise litters
out of muskets and straps, pieces of
wood and strips of blankets,' and the
men all know how to make bayonets,
soabbards and shos - soles taks the
place of splints until . permanent
irei-ia uur b seeded. T&t man
who render first 441' re not supposed
to dress the wounds of the men whom
they pick no and carry to the rear,
but their business is to bandage
broken limbs ao that the bones do
not chafe and aoarify the flesh, to
make the men as comfortable as pos
sible and in all cases to stop hemor
rhages. They know the anatomy of
the human body well enough to apply
compress bandages at the proper
places and prevent the flow of blood,
and they know also when and bow to
administer stimulants and restora
tives. "When the man has been carried to
the rear to the field hospital the work
of the first aid men is over, and the
patient goes into the hands of the
regular medical officers. The treat
ment is the same as it would be in any
well-regulated hospital. There are
points and features about a hospital
- FIELDS AMD IN THE HOSPITALS.
because everything is of a temporary
character, but the surgeons' kits con
tain everything neoesssary for anti
septic surgery, and the temporary
operating tables are kept as clean as
the surroundings will permit. A field
hospital may be s dismounted ambu
lance, a barn or church or school
house, and no surgeon can make ar
rangements much before he needs it
for the place where he will establish
his headquarters.
"The objeot is to have the wounded
beyond the line of danger, and when
the place has been selected, the son-
AN ARMY AMBULANCE IN CUBA.
ior surgeon beoomes the commanding
officer. The tent or building .is
guarded and protected by a detaoh
ment ot troops detailed for that pur
pose, the hospital flag is hoisted, and
in case of defeat and retreat the
wounded are moved nnder cover of a
guard in ambulances to a place of
safety if possible."
' The' pouches carried by the hospital
corps orderlies contain crossed-bar
wire for splints, four roller bandages,
six gauze packages, four first-aid
packages, one iodoform sprinkler, one
Esmaroh tourniquet for arresting
hemorrhages, half an onnoeof carbol
ized vaseline in a tube, two ounoes of
ammonia in a glass bottlo in leather
case, two ounces of plain gauze, one
ounce of lint, one irrigator, one bottle
of ligatures, one pair aoissors, one for
ceps and needle-holder, one diagnosis
book, one case of pins and needles,
three ounces of chloroform in a glass
bottle in a leather case, half a yard of
wire gauze for splints, one hypo
dermio syringe with tablets ana a
small medical case containing tablets
of aoetanilid, camphor and opium,
quinine, cathartic compound and anti
septic . The hospital corps pouches contain
eaoh six rolled bandages, two yards of
gauze, one ounce of absorbent lint,
one iodoform sprinkler, one tourni
quet, one-half cunoe carbolized vase
line, one spool of. rubber plaster, one
pair of aoissors, one jaokknife, two
ounoes of ammonia, one case of pins
and needles and four first aid pack
ages. The regulations provide that cor
porals snd privates of the bospital
corps shall, in aotive service, carry a
canteen of water, a knife of approved
pattern and the hospital corps
pouches.
The handling of wounded on abips
of war is a subject whioh is engross
ing the attention of the naval author
ities of the world. Tb vessels ntil
ized for this service must be swift
steamers of fairly good capacity so far
as room for the sick is oonoernsd, and
yet not of too large size to prevent
quiok turning snd darting around and
among 1 a fleet of vessels. The treat.
men of tue crew of snob a craft is
precisely that sooorded tbe Bed Cross
Brigade. It is an unwritten law of
svsrv sivUissd nation that woundad
man and the man who aids him ars
both to be protected.
A difficulty that has been carefully
considered lies in the removal of the
wounded from the cruiser's decks' to
those ot the ambulance ship. It is
believed, however, that this diffionlty
has been surmounted by an arrange
ment that is as admirable as it is dim
ple. It merely oonsists in placing
the injured man on a mattress in
hammock, lashing him to the ham
mock, and then by means of safety
hooks attaohed to the end of stretch
er-bar to the boat from the ambulanoe
ship, which lies alongside. This
action can be performed, unassisted,
by two men, so far as transporting
the injured man from the place where
be falls to the boat's crew is con
cerned.
HOW TO FURNISH A VERANDA.
A Pleasant Warm-Weather Itoom For
Country Bonus.
Every year the veranda is becoming
more and more an integral part of the
house beautiful. It in no longer
merely shelter from the elements,
sparsely furnished with chairs, but is
a living room and treated as such, and
is furnished with the same taste and
cane that are bestowed upon the rest
of the rooms. Of course, it goes
without suying that both the textile
and furniture employed must be as far
as possible weather-proof, but this is
no handicap nowadays, as rugs and
materials tlytt defy rain and snow are
to be had in the greatest variety ex
cept dfrectly on the seashore, where
the dampness and high winds make it
impossible. An outdoor room, netted
in so that the lights at night will not
attract troublesome insects, prettily
and comfortably furnished, should be
a part of every country house. Cur
tains made of colored awning cloth and
hung with mall brass rings on a
slender galvanized iron rod, so that
they may easily be pushed forward
and back, are both useful and pretty,
although some people prefer Vene
tian blinds or the rattan shades, whioh
now come for verandas of any width
desired. Hammocks, of course, are
the natural lounging plaoes for n ver
anda room, but they are now made
muoh more elaborately than formerly,
with valances hanging on either side,
and piled up with cushions of many
colors.
The accompanying sketch shows
one which filled a corner of the ver
anda of a seaside cottage last summer.
The shape is an irregular elongated
triangle, with two sides against tb
walls of the bouse, aud consists of a
frame a foot high, on which is mat
tress covered with India rubber cloth.
Over this is a buttonod covering ol
green denim, with a flounce, and the
drapery consists of an old sail and a
flsh-net, which is held up by a pair of
oars and crab-net, all of which
have been well-seasoned by wind and
weather.
Fir Crackers In China.
The use of fire crackers is universal
in Chins, and has been so as far back
as history records. It is most prob
able that in the beginning they were
used to frighten away evil spirits.
Now they ars most frequently an ex
pression of good feeling or of ceremon
ious compliment. They are used al
weddings, births and funerals; at fes
tivals; religious, civil and' military
ceremonies; at New Year; to salute
persons about to make a journey; and,
in fact, on all occasions out of the
ordinary routine.
Tli Youngest Captain.
Captain Smith, of Cr.ninnnv TV Dna
Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment, In
diana Volunteers, now at Camp Alger,
vs., is tne youngest Captain in the
CAFTAIN . BOBS SMITH,
Of Washington, Ind.
volunteer army.' He is nineteen yean
of age, and son ot Captain H. M.
Smith, a veteran of the Civil War.
An Kspsnatoe Tomb.
The finest tpmb in Great Britain is
nndonbtedly that of the Duks of Ham
ilton, in the grounds of the Duke's
seat. It cost ovsr $1,000,000.
More than forty per cent, of the
British people could not writs their
names when tbe Qireeu ascended
the throne. The proportion in that
condition baa now be in rsduced to
aavan nor oani. .
UTILIZING) SPACB.
Si
HI SIM MS USED
PURSUED BY SNAKES.
tmt UltM Hit- tTVIIII-- Dm Ul lilt tf
s till- BiitilN Sals Ik- Owrlif Ott-i.
Miss Leila Detweller, of ' Chambers
burg, and two companions had an ex
perience they will not soon forget.
While driving- down the mountain
from Ht. Thomas their team was pur
sued for a mile by two blark snakes,
cne of the reptiles at one time gaining
the stops of the vehicle. The girls
whipped their horses Into gallop, the
snake keeping up the chase until the
foot of the mountain was reached.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Philip H. Patton, Bharpa
burg. 10; John lnglert, Johntown, t8:
Wlllam J. McKnlght. Brookvltle, IS;
Robert D. Mccracken. Kerrmoor,
Clearfield, W: David 8. Parker, Hon
shum. Franklin, Is to 112; Margaret
O'Connor. Wlllinmsport, IS; Charles
Merrlts. Johnstown, $6; Wallace- W.
Crawford. Iilg Heml, IK; William V.
Heel. HHlovue, 0; George W. Given,
Pittsburgh, ; Lehbeus Pettlgrew,
P-radrnrd, 8; John Stevens, deceased,
Pnyntelle, 12: Aaron H. Moore. Tar-
entiim, Is; Samuel F. Dickson. Pink
Ing Volley, S; Frederick Bevmer. Be
ham, 18: Isaac Hill, Garwood, (l; Al
bfrt 1.. P-urkr-t. Hymlmnn, 4: James
Davis. !:rle, 10: David P. Weaver,
Pnti-hlnevllle. 112: Andrew Hev.ni.
McKeesport, 110; Dnnlel Dnwnev, Kin
porliiin, IO; John .1. Hwaln, George
town, 17; Mary MrGraw, Rochester
Mills, R; Sarah Hltchey, Hnutzclnle,
IS; Pruday B. Stevens. Poyntelle, IS;
W. Myer, Soldier-' home, Kile. $;
Louis C. Faber, dead. Pittsburgh, Iti;
John W. Abbott, Phllllpsburg. IS;
Tharles Thomas. Waynesboro, s; Wll
lam H: Wilson, Mechanlcsburg, IB;
Julius niam ki nsee. Soldiers' - home,
Is to 112; Fltel Knobelsples, Johns
town, IS to 110; Frank Russell. Ulrard,
IS; Margaret Gettamle, Dunbar. 112;
minor of Louis C. Fnber. Pittsburgh,
810: minors of John W, Shuster. New
Kfgland. Allegheny, 116; Hannah
Clements, Aughwl. k Mills, Hunting
don, S; Adam Davis, t'nlon City. 110;
John jr. IJatey. Turentum. ; Richard
Pembertha, Moon Run, IB; Robert H.
Veiling. Greentree. 16; Andrew Lnne
berber. Wllllnmsport. 18; Albert 1'ttcr,
Klkland, 12; George Hell. Rlmersburg,
Clnrlon, 117 to lilt: George Royer,
Johnstown, IS; Samui-I Henry, West
l-ebaimn. Indiana, IS to 110; Hester
Smith, Oakland Mills, Juniata, 112.
While puling a large Fywheol In the
Keystone Furniture Factory at Wll
llnmsport, "off centre" one day Inst
week, Dudley Portner waa caught In
the 24-Inch belt and thrown I-, the
pit beneath the wheel. There wag uffl
cient steam In the engine to drive the
wheel quite feat. Portner'a leg; was
caught and the wheel began dragging
him under, when Knglnoer Joh" L,up.
pert, with one alnsh of his knlfr, cut
the belt In two. The knife sank Into
l.uppert'a leg and severed two arter
ies. It was feared for a time that he
would bleed to death. When Portner
was rescued It was found that his leg
had been crushed to the knes and he
was badly squeezed under the bonder
)us wheel.
Samuel Bhlra. a farmer of Washing
ton township, died a few dsys ago
from Injuries received last Wednesday,
He was accidentally thrown from a
wagon and fell under the wheels, which
passed over his abdomen. The team
backing again passed over his body.
Realizing his serious positing and that
he was ao far from home tha? he could
not make hla family hear his call for
help. Bhlra commanded hla horses to
go on, and the first Intiinntiin that the
fumlly had of the trouble was when
the faithful animals walked Into the
yard with the loaded wag4n and no
driver.
It Ih reported from Clrsrnvllle that
Dr. C. A. Miller, of that town, was
saved from death by a dranm early the
other morning. According to the story
the physician In hla sleep heard soma
one frantically calling him and he was
so startled that he awoke. On getting
up he found the gas turned on and the
room full of the fluid. It Is not known
how the key became turned.
The hotel proprietors vt Oreensburg
are talking of building n brewery to be
conducted on the cooperative plan.
Ths. they say. will he done at once un
less some concessions are granted
them by the brewer-. They pay I6.&U
per barrel for beer.
The brewers at Pottsvllle are being
boycotted hy local saloon keepers be
cause they have raised the price of
beer from 16.50 to 17.20 a barrel, in or
der to meet the war tux. They have
steadfastly refused to moke a reduc
tion. As a result outside Arms are
capturing the trade.
A thief rlflel Judge Harry White's
private desk In the court house at In
diana, the other night, stealing valu
able papers. Including an autograph
letter of President Lincoln and a poc
ketbook containing $200 In negotiable
paper.
While a Bister of Charity was filling
a sanctuary lamp at at. John'a church,
l'lttston, the chain supporting It broke
and It fell on her head. Inflicting a
wound from which she may not re
cover. Horribly mangled, the body of
Thomas Thomas, of Locust Gap,
Northumberland county, was found
Tuesday morning on the railroad
tracks near that town.
Tn sight of many frlendx. James A.
McCarty. of Lam-eater, while swim
ming in Concatnga Creek, was seized
with cramps and drowned.
Bracken, a son of Mall Agent Wil
liam H. Todd of Brownsville, was shot
above the eye by another boy, while
playing at war.
Gllea Lewis, a prominent business
man and politician of Thompson, Hua
nuehurnm county, was accidentally
killed by a train.
J. M. Bents, of Lawn, Lebanon
county, hue been arrested on the
charge of having raised a note for III
to 1170..
Joseph Black, aged IS. son of David
C. Blank, of Butler, was caught in a
belt at an oil pumping station last
week and received Injuries from whlh
he died three hours later.
John Gorland. aged IS, confessed to
breaking Into William ' Frost's farm
house, near Sharon, and stealing ISS
and some jewelry He was sent to the
Moigania reform school.
Lightning struck John Biefrlad's
herd of cows, near Waverly, Lacka
wanna county, and f)v war unixi
Clyde McGonlgle, aged II, of Eldrldge
township, Jefferson county, few days
ago was struck by lightning and killed,
and his companion, William Alford,
knocked down.
William Enterllne, a miner at Potts
vllle, shot and killed his wife, fired
a shot-at his sister-in-law, which did
not take effect, and blew out his
brains.
Falling between two cars of a mov
ing freight train, at Marietta. Charles
Bender, of Mlddletown. was killed.
John Ftnneagan, aged 86, of Beaver
Falls, was killed by a falling derrick
at a stone quarry.
John D. Bakewell, of tbe Knob Coal
Company, fell dead st ttrownsvllls the
other day.
MARKBT9
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Orala. Flea and reeg
Wheat Mo. ind
Sol red
M Me. I yellow, ear
No. Ivellew, shelled
Mixed ear..!
oats Ho. a white
Mo. 8 white
BTE e. 1
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HAY No. 1 tlmothv.
Ulover.No. 1 4
Hay, from wagons I
FEED-No. 1 White Md., tin.. II
Brown middlings 15
Mran. bulk IS
BTRAW-Woeat 4
Oat 4
BEKIIH Clover, 60 lbs 3
Xlmotbjr, prime 1
60
009 9 00
41 1 00
Dairy Products
BUTTER F.lgln Creamery..,. t II 30
Ohio oreamery 14 is
Fancy oouutry roll 11 H
CIIEEHE uhlo, new S 0
New York, new 8 - 0
Fruits and Vegetables
BEAN8 Green, bu. 60 6
POTATOES White, per bbt.. 3 80 I V
CAHUAUK Per crt 1 15 IS
ONlONtt New Houiliuro, bbl.. -lis 8 09
Poultry, Eta
CHICKENS, ! pair small 0 00 41
TL'ltKEYH. 41 i, 14 ts
EOUd l'a. aodOblo, Irmu.... 12 13
Mm CINCINNATI,
FLOUR 3 i IB
WHEAT No. 1 rail -a ia
BYE No. 41 41
CORN Mixed 80
OATH , M
KOOH a
BUTTER Ohio cieamerjr 12, 15
Philadelphia
FLOUR a 4 60(9 4 75
WHEAT No. U rnfl 1c m
CORN No. 1 mixed 87 88
OA1H No. 3 white si 82
BUTTER Creamery, eztrs 10
EOOs Fa. firsts 13
NEW YORK.
FLOUR Patent S s no 5 so
WHEAT No. a n.1 Li
CORN Nil Q ua.
OATH White Western.!. ' 80
BUTTER Creamery 14 17
EOOH Htate of l'eun 13 14
LIVE STOCK.
CEKTSAL STOt TARDA, KAST LISBSTt, A.
CATTLS.
Prims. 1.800 to 1 4ont, a a aa a h
yuuu, i,v to nis 4 BU 4 SO
Tidy, 1,000 to 1,160 ttis 4 70 4 75
BicviB, yvu 10 1UUU IDS. t 4 70
Common, 700 to 000 lbs I 70 4 10
Medium 4 10 1 i
Heavy.... 4 j0 4 12
Hnliirh. ml m n . a
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sacrr.
Prime. OS to MR na -.th.M a a ma a m
Good, 83 to 80 lbs. 4 60 4 65
Fair. 70 to 80 lbs 4 00 4 40
Common us s an
cair to good lambs 4 as 4 75
TRADE REVIEW.
Bulaiw Mas Tsralag Thtlr AtUatin U Statitge
Lug 8Im tt ina.
It. G. Dun A Co., In their weekly re
view of trade, report as follows for
last week:
A state of war does not disturb busi
ness. But reaction after a phenomenal
movement of grain causes relative
loss, which many mistake for decrease
In the volume of trade. 80 much grain
has been required and shipped during
the past twelve months that a decrease
was Inevitable, and granger and Pa
cific roads show a loos in earnings,
even compared with 1892, though not
much yet compared with last year.
After the surrender at Santiago
barely a week of rest has preceded tho
sailing of the Porto Itico force, but
meanwhile the president's proclama
tion opening Santiago to trade on
terms singularly favorable to Inhabi
tants there, and the rush to build up
business in Eastern Cuba are occupy
ing the thoughts of many enterpris
ing firms. Reduction of one-half In the
tax heretofore paid, with honest In
stead of Spanish administration, .
brings home to Cuban residents the
meaning of the change, and they also
learn to UBe money, of which a paper
dollar Is as good aa gold, which for
them Is a long step forward.
There Is an Increased demand for
woolen goods, although In some lines
slow and disappointing, but the num
ber of establishments at work In
creases, though the mills are not yet
assured of satisfactory prlcei. Only 5,
23S.200 pounds of wool were sold last
week and In three weeks only 12.878.
900 at the three chief markets, of which
8.621.700 were domestic, against 34.124.
700 last year, and 23.347.650 In the same
weeks of 1892, 18.609,000 being domestic.
The Iron manufacture seems to be at
the verge of another revolution, sine
bessemer pig Is held, by curtailment ot
production in the Hhenango and Ma
honing valleys, at 10 26 at Pittsburg,
and yet some steel works have made
enormous sales of billets, 100,000 tons to
the great wire association at prices
unknown, .0,000 tons to various parties
at Chicago at 115 75 and 20,000 tons at
Pittsburg at 114 76. The demand for
structural forms keeps all the works -buay,
and includes for the week 1.500
tons at Chicago In three contracts and
7.800 at Pittsburg in four others, while
the plate mills are everywhere
crowned. Bneets ana oars are both in
better demand than heretofore, and
the prolonged weakness in cast pipe,
which usually requires nearly 700,000
tons of pig In a year, may presently be
cured.
Heavy sales of lake copper have
fixed the price at HHc, and the output
for the last halt year has been 120,487
tons American, against 40.880 tons for
eign, although three years ago the for
eign output considerably exceeded half
the American. Tin at 15.56o and lead
at 3.920. are both a shade weaker.
With abatement of foreign needs ana
prospects of excellent crops In many
foreign countries, wheat has declined
during the week Sc tn price, notwith
standing exports from Atlantic ports
amounting to 1,937,091 bushels, flour In
cluded, against 1,518,997 last year, aud
from Pacific porta 6.7,755 against 11.623
last year. Total exports for three
weeks have been 7,399.259 bushels, flour
Included, against 6.194.488 last year.
Corn still goes abroad In astonishing
quantity, all the circumstances con
sidered, exports having been In three
weeks 6,077,847 buahela -against 1.633.-
S05 last year. The price has not
changed In spite of the decline In
wheat. The closing of some New Eng
land mills has doubtleas affected the .
price ot cotton to some extent, and yet
the crop reports are sufficiently favor
sble to depress prices an eighth dur
ing the week without other Influence.
The collapse ot a strong pool to ad
vance prloea and control the market la
also reported.
Failures for the week have been 807
In the United States.' against 227 last
year, snd 17 In Canada, against S3 last
n