CIIANLEirS LIFE BToAv Or FEW VEAFS. BUT BRISTLES WITH EVENTS. A.a Explorer unit rolltlrlan Ills services la Selene nt lleoRrnphy Otillnnt Candact During the War With Mpnln On Uen. Uhrrlrr'l BtllT. Wllllnm Astor Chanler, the newly lected member of congress from tho I'onrteentb, district of New York, Is me of the most Interesting men whom he recent elections have brought con spicuously before tho people of tho ottntry. Although Mr. Chnnler Is tmljr 31 yenrs of nge he Is already well mown as an explorer, as a soldier tnd as a politician. His father wns he late J. W. Chanler, three times lected to congress by the votes of he citizens of New York. John Jacob stor was his great-great-grandfather. ind he therefore belongs to ono of the most aristocratic and soclnlly Impor tant families In America. Young Chanler graduated from Har vard In 1887, receiving from the uni versity the honorary degree of A. M. WILLIAM ASTOR CHANLER. wnen be came of age ho undertook In hunting trip to Africa, where he remained for nearly a year. In Sep tember, 1892, he joined Chevalier von Hohnel, a lieutenant In the Austrian navy, and together they set out with heir caravan from Zanzibar to pene trate into the Interior of Africa. It Vvas the Intention of the young ex- (ilorers to reach Mount Kenla, near )altcho, which lies a few miles south f the equator In a region almost un- uowu to white men. For a long time to news of the daring adventurers cached the outside world, and when umora did come to the ears of the raders along the coast they only con- limed the fears of Mr. Chanler's rlends. It was reported in London hat the expedition had stranded at altcho. The Geographical Society of ondon confirmed the report. Grave kiars were entertained that Mr. Chan- Itr would never reach the coast. But h February of the following year, aft- r sustaining many hardships and be- hg deserted by many of his followers, he explorer succeeded in reaching the bast. The expedition was not without re- ults. Much valuabre Information was :dded to the aum of knowledge of the iterlor of Africa. Mr. Chanler had Uncovered and mapped a region, hlth- Irto unknown, equal in area to that of ortugal. Mr. Chanler wag made a How of the Royal Geographical So- Hety of England and a member of the Jnperlal and Royal Institute of Vienna, is a recognition or nig services to ience and geography. Returning to merlca he wrote an exceedingly in creating account of bis adventures i a book, which be entitled (Through Jungle and Desert." This was no small achievement for a loung man Just out of college, but Mr. banler did not rest on bis laurels. bout two years ago be Joined Tarn- lany Hall aa a Bryan Democrat. He Lvaded politics wltb the tame vigor bleb bad characterized bis movement io?j.T. ttpon Africa and with about parallel results. Ills friends and his family now believed him lost Indeed, but he soon emerged from the struggle with new trophies In the shape of offices and political preferment. His family and his friends became reconciled to this newest departure of a young man who n-U never have distressed him self wm anything more Important than t fit of his coat or the color of his Then the war with Spain beenni he vital Issue of the hour, and Mr. Oh-tnler, like the leaders of his party, ose to tho opportunity as a trout to a well-baited hook. He was one of '.he first to otter his services to the country. As soon as It seemei likely that, government would Issue a call for troops he pet about reerultng a regiment of volunteers which he pro posed to equip nnd arm C his own ex pense. Nothing daunted when Gov. Illark declined to accent his rrlment, Mr. Chnnler quitted New York with a few friends and went to Tampa, In tending to Join the staff of l.ccret. the Cuban general. He was deluved long enough to receive a commission from tho president, which conferred upon him tho duties of assistant adjutant general, with tho rank of captain Ho was assigned to (len. Wheeler's staff. Capt. Chanler served through the San tiago campaign, being several times under fire and receiving mention for gallant conduct In action In General Wheeler's dispatches to the war de partment. Ho was honorably dis charged from thearmy on Oct. 3. RISE OF A FINANCIER. A new man has come out of the West Into the railroad world, a star of the first magnitude, Increasing in bril liancy every day. Ten years ago he was a life Insurance solicitor In Chi cago, and a poor one at t'int. Seven years ago all he knew uf a railroad was that It consisted of two tracks on which trains ran. Today he han dles scores of millions of American and European money and controls and operates over 1,200 miles of trunk lino railroad, created by himself, and Is adding to It every day. He has linked Kansas City with the Gulf of Mexico by a railroad as near an air lino as It can be, has turned north and reached Omaha on his way to Manitoba, east ward and reached Qulncy en route to Chicago. He has built towns, founded new Industries, reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of land to agricul ture, opened mines, established lines of steamers, and Is digging a ship canal seven miles long, wide and deep enough to accommodate the largest vessel afloat. He has been from the beginning a towering figure in the ne gotiations for the Alton road. He has Just begun buying railroads in Ohio. He hag aroused tho railroad world of America and the financial worlds of America and Europe, for he has done all fijls in less than six years, and his ambition is to push big linea north, eaBt and west. He Is less than 40 years of age, the keenest of financiers, the boldest of projectors. He has rais ed over 160,000,000 in the face of pan ics and every opposition imaginable, and spent it in bis own enterprises, and be Is said to be by no means rl"h. He wag called a dreamer up to a year or two ago; today he Is admitted to be a towering figure, whose plana aim at the diversion of the products of the West toward new outlets to Europe, and the wresting of vast traffic from railroad lines which regard it as tbelrg by right. This Is Arthur E. Stlllwell, president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf -r.ilroad, and about fifty of p allied enterprises. How lias a man designated as Im practicable a few brief years ago made so Immense a leap? Railroad people, while freely admit ting be is a factor that must be reckon ed with. say they don't know and let it go at that. Some of StiUwell'a friends say tbey don't know, either. Others say by having propositions to offer that talked for themselves, still well himself says by striking the word "can't" out of bis vocabulary, PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Houee. The Senate organised lost Tuesday by electing Senator Snyder, of Ches ter, president lro tern. He commend ed the administration of President McKlnley during the recent war, nnd he praised the work nf the charitable Institutions, saying they should re ceive appropriations from the legis lature us large ns the revenues of the government will permit. Snyder said II was not within Ills province to make suggestions to the Senate, but be de sired to call the attention of the Sen ntors to several questions of Import ance. He recommended the Inerense, If possible, of the public school appro priation; the enaction of the ballot law so simple that the uneducated voter can exercise his franchise with out fear of making mistakes; the building of good roads, so much to the tienellt of the ngilctiltural districts; the revocation of the patent land Hen act; the carrying out of which, he de clare. 1, would entail more cost than the claims nre worth, and the holding of n brief session of the Legislature, chief clerk Hinlley, of Venango, and John M. Hhey, of Carlisle, were te elected. J. Allen tweeds, of Philadel phia, was appointed Heading Clerk; Captain J. S. Craiio, ol Waynesboro, Message Clerk; It. M. llange. of Craw ford, Kxemtlve Clerk, and Ir. II. P. Dlmmlck, of Harrlsburg, Chaplain. Herman Miller will be re-appolnted Senate Librarian. In the House last Wednesday Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, moved to re consider the vote by which the House non-concurred In the Senate resolu tion fixing April 20 for tlnnl adjourn nient. The motion wns ruled out on a point of order made by Mr. Ullss, of Delaware. No bills will be Introduced until after the appointment of the standing committees. Speaker Parr appointed the follow ing; committee on the pnrt of the House to arrange for the Inaugura tion of Governor Htone on Janunry 17: Messrs. Stewart and Fow, of Phi ladelphia. Kreps. of Franklin, Harris, of Clearfield, nnd McClaln. of Ixincas ter. Speaker Farr In working on the committees, but will probably not be ready to announce them until nfter the Inauguration. The House followed the example of the Pennte nnd ad journed until the 12th. Senate. The House was cnlled to order by Chief Clerk Hex last Tuesday. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Snngree, af ter which Secretary of the Common wealth Martin delivered the certifi cates of the members. These were read, the roll called and the solons ar rayed themselves before the bar of the House, where they took the oath of otllce administered by Judge lllddle, of Carlisle. John H. Farr, of Lacka wanna, was nomlnnted Speaker by William T. Marshall, of Allegheny, nnd William T. Creasy, of Columbia, by Ueorge H. Dixon, of Klk. Parr was elected by tho full Itepuhllcan vote of 127 nnd escorted to the chair by Messrs. Mllss. of Delaware; Ho sack, of Allegheny, and Mr. Creasy. Owing tothonbsence of a Judge there was nobody to administer the oath to the Speaker. John Pow suggested that this could be done by u member. Chief Clerk Hex read the Constitution to show thnt Pow was wrong, and nfter a long wait Judge Slmonton. of Hur rlsburg. was summoned and the now Speaker took the oath. Parr made u short speech of thanks, promising to be fair anil courteous to his members. Jere II. Hex, of Huntingdon, was re elected chief clerk, and A. D. Fetter oil, of Montgomery, takes his old place of resident clerk. The usual commit tees were appointed to wait on the Governor and Senate to notify them thnt the House had organized nnd was ready to proceed to business. Ciar- ency, of Philadelphia, was appointed a teller on the part of the House to compute the vote on the 12lh Inst. Senator Magee's resolution, fixing April 20 for the final adjournment, was concurred In. Senator McCarrell, last Wednesday rising to a question of personal privi lege defended the cnpltnl building commission, of whljh he Is n niemlu"-, against what he termed the unj .Bt criticism by the governor In his mes sage of the nctlon of the commission In connection with the construction of the new cnpitol. He characterized the governor's statements as "without 1'uundntlon In fact and unjust." The commission has acted strictly under the terms of the act creating It, which was passed on the recommendation of the governor. He defended the plnn of the present building which provides for addition al buildings to be Joined thereto. Ho painted to the fact that the commis sion had acted strictly under the law, nnd has been sustained by the sup reme court In the litigation Instigated by certain disappointed bidders. The commission carried out both the letter and spirit of the promise made to the court not to construct a building ex ceeding the limit of appropriation. Senator McCarrell said that in view of the circumstances It would be quite fitting for governor Hastings to re main quiet, and he declnred that in absenting himself willfully from the meetings of the commission, and then criticising unjustly the nets of his fel low members of that body, the exe cutive has "acted with a pettiness and childishness which would disgrace a boy In knickerbockers." He dis puted the governor's claim that the building as it Rtands could have been constructed for $225,000 Instead of the tar0,0oo It has cost, and sold that It the builder quoted by the governor could have done the work so econom ically he should have come forward at the time bids were advertised for. The senator closed by giving a pledge to the General Assembly and to the people of the State that when the work of the contractor has been fully completed the commission will justify Its acts and purge Itself of the prepos terous and wholly unfounded charges of the governor. The Senate then ad journed until Thursday, the 12th. Iiri Kilvln UcLirlinrtnil. The eminent English scientist, Lord Kelvin, who for many years bag held tbe chair of natural philosophy at Glasgow University, is the subject of an amusing story illustrative of tbe singular force of habit, As a professor of science, Lord Kelvin can use long wordg In such formidable array as to paralyze tbe average layman, but the Glasgow student Is made of sterner tuff. During a course of leotureg on magnetism, be once defined an Ideal magnet aa "an infinitely long, in finitely tbln, uniform and uniformly and longitudinally magnetized bar," and the misguided students vocifer ously cheered, which caused the ven erable profeesor to eay: "Silence!" Tbe definition was mado and cheered, with the usual reprimand, frequently during tbe lectures. Once, near the conclusion, however, tbe students did oot cheer, but Lord Kelvin promptly rapped out "Silence!" as before. There are now liO.oou Indians In school outside tbe five civilized tribes. FIRE AT WASHINGTON. The Hotel Main, a Well-Known Hoitelry Burned-Other Buildings Deetroye-1 Property Valued at $140,000. Fire which broke out Saturday morn ing at Washington destroyed prop -rtV Valued at Hn.ono, on which ther was about Jin.oot) of Insuiatu e. The build Iiik" destroyed were the Hotel Mnln, a four-story brick structure, and the l.e vlno building, n three-story hilek. Th hotel, the old"t host-dry In tbe low it, formetly the Flitoti rous , w as nwne'l by Dr. (I. W. Roberts, who paid 141.0 0 for It several years ngo. His Insurance Is $23,tuo. D. II. 1 bind win, proprietor, loses a large amount of furniture. Near Dunmore, Lackawanna Coun ty, cho body of Patrick tlrady, an old hermit, was found frozen In the snow close to bis hut. The following pensions were grant ed last we. k: John C. Miller, Spring dale, It; Thomas Murphy, Sewickley, I0; Thomas Honlter, Clenrlleld lliidge, icrfleld, $12: George J. Hock. Schellsburg, lledford, $18 to $30; Jacob Neely, dead. Prospect, llutler, $2 to : John Weaver, died, Uraiit Vllle, Mllllln, $8 to $S; Joseph Kockcll steln, llutler, $8 to $1(1; Thomas Hom age, Hopewell, lledford, $S to $1(1: James W. Goodwin, Past Charleston, Tioga, $1 to $17; Cornelius Wright, (Hand Valley. Warren, $! to $S; Solo mon Lucas. Plots. Franklin, IN to $10; Jonathnn Itlce, Pine Hldge, It'dfotd, $s to $10; Anne K. Cablll. Allegheny, S: Sarnh J. Cole, Llncolnvllle, Craw ford. $12: Amnnda Schiicfnocker, New Castle, $8; Maggie Mclliidc, Williams- port, $S; Hut It UtilYcy, I hhurg. $8; Matilda Weaver, ilianvllle, Mllllln, $; Kll7.a A. Neely. Prospect, llutler. IS; Martha M. Hock, Schellsburg. Red ford, $: Hllr.obeth Strouslmugh. Rel sano, Cambria, $; George Gray, AVest Plnley, Washington, $fi; John Phank, Pentisvllle, Payette, $S; Philip Thom as, Rrownsvllle, $; Albert W. Tin ker, (lend. Tltusvllle, $12; Robert M. Rlnck. Fredoticktou 11, Washington, $ to $8; Alfred Graham, Huston. Allegheny, $il to $S; John Mooney, Curllsvllle, Clar ion. $11. 25 to $15: Joslah Llngcrfolter, Gallatin, $14 to $24: Janus Swlnohart, Dysnrt, Cambria. $12 to $14: Charles Tuxford, Preeport, $11 to $H; Charles P. DeCorde, Conlluenie, $24; Kllznheth II. Snyder. Glade, Somerset, $8: Mary Miller. Iewisburg. $s; Jennie K. Ag new, Tlonestu, $8; Mary Mnstellor, Pliedens, Somerset, $S; Hattle M. Tucker, Tltusvllle, $12; Mareelllus Noss. Cornopolis, $0; Thomas Potts, Johnstown, $S; John G. Spldle, Hum melstown. IS; John Allen, Fortune, $8; John White, Meyersdale, $; Michael Roach. Glrardvllle, $10; Kllzabeth A. Warren, Past Charleston, Tioga, $8; Cynthia Cornelius, Lewlsburg, $8. About a year ago Thomas Snrwood, brother of Mrs. A. P. Groves, of Har Innsburg, near New Castle, died In South America, leaving a fortune f over $l.oiKt.aii((. Mrs. Gloves was the only heir, and took steps to obtain possession of the estate. Tbe war broke out, and because of the sympathies of the authorities of Argentine Hepublle, w here the estate exists, fur tha Span iards, progress In the matter wan re tarded, but since peace was declared, things have looked brighter. Mrs. Groves, who has been ill Washington for the past few days, has reci ivd word from her Hiltlmore attorney, who la In the Argentine Republic look ing nfter her Interests, assuring her that arrangements hnve been made whereby she will get the estate s on. Mr. Sherwood left Ralllmore wh n quite young, In 1855, for South America. The boiler of nn engine on the Phil adelphia & Heading railway blew up near Rowers Station the other morn ing, killing F.nglnccr William Weaver Instantly and probably fatally Injur ing Conductor Joshua Robeson. Tbe engine wns drawing an extra freight nt the time, nnd the unfortunute men, together with two others, were on the locomotive. None of the cars were wrecked. Mrs. Kliznbtth Hare, of Johnstown, died Sunday and It was arranged that the funerul Hbould be held Wednes day. When the mourners nnd the un ci) rtaker arrived the husband forbade tho Interment of the body. Ills wife bail been subject to (Its and he dues not believe lu r dead. The efforts of half n dozen physicians to convince him of the fnct buve been unsuccess ful. After enduring horrible agonies f-r weeks, Miss Alice V, linger, u yuur.ff school teacher of Clay Hill, nur Cham bersbuic. died Wednesday night, slow ly strangling to death. In drawing Miss Hager's tooth last August tho dentist broke the soft pnlute, and a bone formation soon grew In tbe o ing woman's mouth. Lending rpe.ialUls could do nothing for her. William P. Wolfe, a nalnter In tho employ of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, fell 50 feet to the floor of the round house at Chamber. burg, where he was repainting the In side of the roof. His neck was brok en and he died Instantly. Me wns th'i son of Zadoc Wolfe, of Altoona, a well known miller, and leaves a wifj and two children. Aged Henry Miller, of Westvll:, was brought to the Lancaster Hospital a few days ugo to be treated for a broken neck, the result of a fall from a porch on December 24. When he was picked up after the accident his head fell back looBely, but the nature of the injury was not known for some time after ward. His case Is considered by medi cal men as remarkable. While Charles Preshcorn, a black smith, employed at the stone quarrlos north of Reaver Falls, was at work at his forge a spark flew nut and Ignited a keg of powder standing near. A ter rific explosion followed, almost demol ishing thn shop und blowing Preshcorn out Into the road. He was seriously burned about the head, face and hands, but will jecover. It Is authoritatively stated that the life of o. Perry Jones, tho cashier cf the I'hlllpsburg First National Rank, who committed suicide one week ago, was Insured for $106,000 for his wile's benefit. Most of It has been carried at least ten years, and all of it so long that then- can be no contest. Bo far as has been developed his estate is en tirely solvent. Uert MuManus, an Erie railroad conductor, was arrested recently at Sharon, on a charge of breach at promise preferred by Harriet Thomas, of Orangevllle. McManus was married recently to another young woman. He was bound over to court. The winter term of the Normal school at Slippery Rock opened this week with 4U0 students enrolled. This Is the largest att.indauce of anv win ter term In the history of the school. The Northampton County Court ye-c terduy appolutud Dr. Nouh W. Reich aid, Chief Rurgess of Rangor, In place of R. Prunk Miller, who was elected to the Legislature. Mine Inspector William Bteln. of th Sixth anthracite district, residing: at Shenandoah, reports that there were 64 fatal accidents In the district duilng the year Ihus. For the first time In the history ol Clearfield county the Court House It lilmd witn jiupuuutan omcluls. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Hoime. THIRTY-FIRST DAT. The House spent Wednesday con sidering the bill to rietlne and punish crimes In Alnskn and provide a code of criminal procedure fur the terri tory. Mr. Moody (Hep., Mnss.) mnde a bitter attack upon that section of thp bill which repealed all existing lawn r luting to the sale of Honor In the district of Alaska, and mnde it only unlawful to sell llipior to Indians. An amendment was adopted giving a Jury, In case n verdict of guilty of murder In the first degree was re. turned, dlsi retiomiry power to lnlllcl capital punishment. chairman Loud of the House post nlllee committee submitted to a favor able report on his bill to amend tho laws relating to second-chis mail matter. It provides that books or re prints of books In serial form shall pay 1 cent for two ounces Instead of 1 cent per pound. Publications of In stitutions of learning nre placed on the same footing as other periodicals Instead of being privileged. Till RT Y-SKCI IN D DAY. The llrst bill called up was that to rreat" an additional circuit Judge in the Sixth Judicial circuit. It Is this Judgeship with which rumor has con nected the name of ex-secrt-tary t.f State William R. Day. Mr. Henderson (Hep. la ), chairman of the Judlclaty committee, said that there were 7,108 cases pending In this district. It wat passed. THIRTY-THIRD DAY. The nntl-iivll service scored a vic tory In the House. The legislative, ex ecutive and Judicial appropriation bill wns taken up, nnd whin the appropri ation for the civil service commission was reached Mr. Pvan (Rep., Ky.) made a motion to strike It out. This motion hns been made annually for a dozen years or more, but has Invari ably failed. It carried by a narrow majority, B7 to (II, This wan In com mittee of the whole, where no record Is mnde of the vote. Mr. Grofcvenor (Hep., O.) the head of the antl-clvll service movement during the last session, said that no one could deny the civil service Inw had overreached Itself. It had throt tled the appointing power of the gov ernment. Men who supported It when would be carried to the extent to It became a law never dreamed It which It has been carried. Mr. Hepburn (Hep.. In.) said when the Inw was originally passed 10,0 0 ofllces covered the largest estimate any of Its supporters dreamed could be brought under Its operation. To day 72,000 clerks wpre within the classified service. For 1 yenrs, he said, the friends cf the low had pre vented nctlon In the House on a, bill to modify or repeal It, Mr. Henderson (Hep., In.) said If the Republican par ty took up the cry of spoilsmen In stead of building up and strengthen lug civil service reform It would spal Its own death warrnnt. A bill was passfd to grant volun teers, upon their muster out, two months' extra pay If they hnve served beyond the limits of tbe United States and one month extra pay If they havo only served within tho limits of the United States. Senate. THIRTV-FIHHT DAY. The first session of tho senate after the holiday recess occupied only 14 Minnies, Inst Wednesday, although In that brief time two open. sessions nnd un executive session were held. The peace treaty was presented and re ferred to the foreign relations com mittee, MaJ. l'ruden, usslstant sen retnry to the president, presented the message from the president, contain lug the treaty of Paris. The senate then went Into executive session in order that the treaty might be re ferred to the committee on foreign re lations. It wns not rend, but the pres ident's message accompanying It This was a simple letter of transmis sion, without nny word of recom mendation or suvircstlon, and was on ly a few lines In length, on recon venlng .n open session the death of Senator Morrill was unnounced. The usual resolutions were adopted, and us a remark of respect the senate ud Journed at 12.15 until to-morrow. THIRTY-SECOND DAY. In the sennte a resolution, offered by Mr. Hoar, directing the committee on foreign relations to report to the sen ate whether the treaty of Purls mak-s any provision for the claims of citizens of the United States ngnlnst Spuln which were In existence before tho present war ami the status of such claims after the rntlllciiPnn of the treaty, was adopted. Mr. Hour Introduced n re-iolutl n re questing the president, if In I H Judg ment not Inconipntlbl ' with public In terest, to communicate to the s nat all Instructions given by him to th; com missioners who negotluted the tteity of Paris; all correspondence betwee.i the executive nnd the state department and the commissioners: and all reports made by the commissioner', mnd either to the president or to the stiti department. At the request of Mr. Davis, on? of the peace commissioners, the resolu tion went over. THIRTY-THIRD DAY. Immediately after the Sennte con vened the resolution offered by Mr. Hoar, calling on tho President for In formation as to the instructions of the Commissioners who negotiated the treaty of Purls, together with all correspondence and reports relating to their work, was luld before the Sen ate. In the secret session the proceedings continued on the snme lines as In thr open session, Mr. Hoar making a brie, speech on the subject. He wus not In terrupted, and when he hud finished the Senate agreed to the resolution cnlllng for the Instructions to the Commissioners without a division. Mr. Cuffery then addressed tho Sen nte on the Joint resolution offered by Mr. Vest dcclnrlng that under the Constitution of the United States no power Is given to acquire territory to be held and Roverned perman -nt'y us colonics. Mr. Caffrey's Fpe.-ch was a constitutional argument in support of the declarations of tho resolution. "The history of the world." snld he, "shows that God has set tho bounds where the different peoples of the earth shall abide. When I look at the conditions of the world, I am unalter ably convinced thnt no permanent sway can be held by the white man over the black man in tho Hub-tropics, except by a strong, military and cruel despotism." Th Ont Barad. A good story Is told by Itudyard Kipling at his own expense. During his stuy In Wiltshire one summer he met little Dorothy Drew, Mr. Glad stone's granddaughter, and being very fond of children, took her In the grounds and told her stories. After a Units Mrs. Drew, fearing that Mr. Kip ling must be tired of tho child, called her nnd suld, "Now, I hope, Dorothy, you huve not been wearying Mr. Kip ling." "Oh, nut a bit, mother," re plied the small celebrity, "but he has been wearying me.' " The average height ot clouds la rather over a mile, THK MARKETS. riTTsnvmi. drain, Floor and feed. WHEAT No, lred 71 r 41 40 87 83 81 (Vi f 00 91 7.1 71 70 4J No. a red COHN No. 3 yellow, ear no. I ynuow, Snellen. ........ Mixed ear 41 8H 84 8.1 08 4 00 8 00 8 45 8 00 8 2'i in eo PI 00 18 W 0 25 0 00 8 00 1 40 OATH-No. 3 white No. 8 white tlYK-No. 1 tliUVK Winter patents. 8 Fancy straight winter 8 itvn flnur A HAY-No. 1 timothy ClnTiir. No. I 7S no on no oo no 60 20 FF.H li No. 1 white mid., ton. llrown middlings Iiran. bulk Mil AW Wheat Out BF.KIJH Clover, 00 lbs Timothy, prime Dairy Product DPTTEH Elgin crenmery. . . . . 233 lit 14 11 11 24 lit 15 11 11 Ohio creamery Fancy country roll CHEESE Ohio, new Now York, new Fruits and Tegrtitlilnl. ni'ANS MmnVut Villi 10 40 4.1 00 8 00 60 ftj POTATOES KiiiievWlilte.il bit CAII1IAUE Per Kill bends . ... 4 OMONH Choice yellow, V tat. Poultry, F.tr. CHICKENS IVr pair, email. . . 1 1 ltKEYf Per II 35 11 20 40 18 27 EOOH I'o. nnd Ohio, frnih.... CI MCI NN ATI, Fi.otrt WHEAT No. red IlYE No. 2 . 3 1P(3 3 30 71 57 8H 29 HO 21 20 COIIN - Mixed OATH EOOH liUiTElt Ohio creamery.. PHILADF.LIMIIA. Fl.Ot'P. 3 60O 3 70 WHEAT -No. 2 red 70 78 COIIN No. 2 mixed 41 41 OATH-No. 2 white 85 80 nUTTEK Creamery, extra.... 21 22 EOOH 1'ennsylvHniit firsts 24 MKW YOltK, FLOtn Patents 3 00(8) 8 80 WHEAT No. 2 red 80 COIIN-No. 2 43 44 OATH--Whlte Western 88 lit'TlElt-Crenmory. 15 22 fcuun state of renn ., 20 II VK STOCK. Central Stuck lards, Final Liberty. Pa. CATTLE. Prime, 1300 to 1400 Ids t 5 OlfH 5 15 Good, 1200 to 1800 lbs 4 70 5 00 Tlily, 100U to 1160 lt 4 60 4 75 Fair light steers, IKK) to 1000 lbs 8 1-0 4 40 Common, 700 to 900 lbs 8 40 8 70 11008. Medium Heavy llouglis and stags.,, si Prime, 05 to 105 Ids Good, HAtoliO tin. . Fair, 70 to bO Dir.... Common Veal Calves 3d) 3 82 8 75 8 OH 8 15 40 4 40 4 25 3 HO 8 00 0 00 4 Ml 4 80 4 10 8 25 7 Oil I.AMIIH, Springer, extra Springer, good to choice.... Common to fair Extra yearllugs, light Oood to choice yearlings... Mediant Common 5 2ifS 6 80 6 01 6 25 8 60 4 113 4 60 4 25 8 00 6 15 75 4 65 4 60 4 On TRADE REVIEW. Advance in the Price of Iron And Steel Producta. fiualnesa Increasing. R. (J. Dun & fo.'s weekly review of trade reports ns follows for last week: The yeur begins with the kind of busi ness demand that counts. F'or months there has been n rising demand for materials, but now the crowding de mand for finished products begins to advance prices in tho Iron and steel indu,t.ry pbout, ! per cent., without, quoinoie changes !n pig except at tho Knst. Reams have udvnnced $2 per ton, angles $1, bars $1 and plates ure strong, with an Australian order tui SL'.noo tons refused nt Chicago because the works are already overcrowded. Many thouaand cars are covered by orders at Pittsburg: 10,000 tons bars nre taken for agrlt ultiintl w orks at Chicago: 10,1,000 tons rails are tuki-n by the Pennsylvania Company; the Midland Railway Company of F'ng land has ordered 20 locomotives from the Baldwin works, nnd raiiny other homr and foreign orders nre reported. The demand has never been (rreater at the beginning of the year than It is now. The wooh n manufacture has a elm- llar embarrassment. Whllo I"') quota tions of wool hy Coit llros. of Phtla dellil.ia awl!;..- : . i' 1 v ot i .1 :l. ill 1 1 io.'l cents a year ni'.i the market n gradually ylcldiicr. 1.' au.jo p-ople- ap preciate the ii;ii;,:i!uii!e ol' st' cks on hand, which the lioston Commercial Rulletin reports ut JM1.0 'O.Ouo pound.), an Increase In ItH account of 114. 0oD. Oao pounds for the year, obviously this means a great movement from the farms to millers' stocks and east ern murlcets, but prices ure not yet low enough to encourage large buying or consumption by the manufacturers. The only heuvy weight goods yet opened ure at reduced prices, as had been expected, and It Is still uncertain how fur the trade for thu coming sea son mny prove satisfactory. The movement of cotton thus far Indicates u crop of over 300,000 bales larger than that of last year In Bplte of all natural disposition und concert ed efforts to hold It back. As produc ers are not this year In unusual need n movement so heavy hinders any ad vance In price, ulthough takings of spinners have been as large In 189S ns In any other year, and exports larger than before. Tk wheut movement has to sustain tb argest foreign demand movement r known for wheat and corn to gether and Atlantic exports of 5.214.-4-0 bushels, Hour Included, against 2, M0.31S Inst year, wltlr Pacific exports of 814.63:1 agnlnst S7-.4IB last year, would give some reason to anticipate higher prices were not the western tecuipts 4,101.632 bushels against 2.876. U72 for the some week last year. The wonder Is that the foreign demand for corn continues so heavy. 3,672.412 bushels having been exported In this week against 2.954..MH) in the same week last year. Tho country Ih on the upgrade and Ibc men who expect it to take the downward road have yet some time to wait. There are no indications of the reaction which always follows a large and rapid business recovery and ex isting conditions in the Industries and In foreign trade by no means forbid the hope thut the Increase may con tinue, as It (lid after the revival of Will, for several yours. Kxporta com pared with Impoits continue to Indi cate nn enormous, balance In cash duo this country and gold imports begin again. Failures for the week have been 213 lu the United States, against 3Ti last year, and 24 lu Canada, agulnst 32 lust year. Tho Connecticut supreme court has decided thut the buildings of Yalo col lege ot Nuw Haven cannot be taxed.
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