Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1897 — Page 6

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THE INDlAMAPOL1S NEWS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. 1897.

THE IARIETS OH TUESDAY

INDIA.VAI*OI.Itl AND CHICAGO UVK •TOCK PRICKS.

R«*t»(leai> am Wheat. Cora aaA Provlotoae—Brokrra' Small Talk —Tra4a Kotoa aaS Commeata —Loral Jobhlaa Priors.

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The wheat rnarkrt to-day demonstrat- ' wl that there can be two stdee to speculation. Cables came 3d to 3»4d lower, and later worn reported Id to 4*d lower. The

advance from Oc to *1.00 on September _ ^

was more than moat people expected. It doinesUc and forelgn trade .

waa too (teat a profit for holder* tb re- ^ fuse. The bis traders, who were In on the ground floor,_were good sellers Saturday and Monday. At the start this morning they had more for sale. The opening was around the previous close, but a decline soon commenced, and (with but slight rallies) continued the greater part of the day. There was no special news. It dfd not need any. When the big bulls let go. the little fellows had no help, and they, too, had to take to the woods. It la a kind of break that usually follows a rapid advance. As a natural reaction It waa to be expected, and it la something of a surprise that It did not come sooner. Those traders who never eee anything until It has passed perhaps made nothing by the advance. The sage brush bulla who take hold to buy as near the top as possible possibly may be minus a small margin by today's decline. But the common sense man who views the situation In a dispassionate way and consequently knows a good thing when he sees it, should be

the gainer.

The exports to-day were 452,000 bushels.

m+jtsvtrct f nS'«•<»a Aii 4^3 (YV) hlish-

wcamer tunwiiuri nearly everywhere southern portion; northern portions

The world's stocks increased 423.000 bush-

els for the- week.

The opening on September was from 96%c to 9W0C. It sold to 98c. and down to Sitte; rallied to 93*c, and again declined. The trade in December was quite active, ranging from 96^c to 89\c, closing at IR4<5. go far as known, the foreign situation is unchanged. However, the large exports now being made were purchAaed at lower figures. The rapid advance temporarily checked cash business and a healthy break will doubtless bring

new buying orders.

Can wag a sale from the start, making 4c to 4%c break from last night. The offerings were so large that the market could not absorb them, and the result

was lowtir, prices.

Oats Shared in the decline, selling

down to 1c to Viic.

Provisions helped to keep up the procession. Pork declined 39c to 25c, with lower prices on lard. Ribs held better, making only a fractional decline. Weekly Indiana Crop Balletln. Indianapolis, August 23. Cool weather continued, especially during the nights; on the morning of the 29th light hoar frost formed In localities of the central and northern portions, but it was too light to do damage. Dry weather continued, and rain Is needed here, especially^ in the ; In the central and local showers occurred on several days, especially cn Sunday, when the rains became more general, but showers were generally too light to suffering crops much. Corn needs n, warmth and sunshine to mature more rapidly, as it advanced only It has eared, and the earlycorn seems to be in better conthan that planted late; In the portion much com is badly Potatoes suffered too much from dry weather and bugs to make a good crop, except, perhaps, a few fields of the northern portion. Buckwheat is in bloom, and promises well. A good crop of millet Is being cut, and clover cutting and bulling has commenced; the yield of red clover seed Is good, but the English clover yields a less Pasturage Is getting dry In calitles. Vegetables, beans, etc., promising well. Tomatoes are only slowly, and the yield will — I *-\n last year. Sugar beets county are In good condtls advancing only slowly. Of onions has been gathered. ' the melon crop, and re not abundant. Grapes are fast. There will only be a fair In localities. Haying and all done, and good wheat, crops have been secured, crop was heavy. Fall plowed. and In many fields It has the ground Is too hard and seeding has been done yet. healthy and In good condition; feed stock Is scarce; hog cholera is fatal In Randolph county. Stock water is getin localities, and on some southern portion water has

Brokers’ Gossip. ' By L. W. Louis’s Wire.

New York, August 24.—Wortley says: The market opened strong on heavy nouse buying In spite of deSon, which averaged nearly

ces from the other side

in nearly all the markets there were flat on receipt of rather alarming news In regard to the state of affaire on the Indian frontier. Naturally this had Uttie effect upon our market.

hour there was a perin the volume of cornbuying, and the traders,

I bearish as ever, led by a operator, hammered.the mar-

the decline which Is now

near to about 1 per cent The greatest activity was In Atchison preferred, B. A Q. and Chicago A Great Western. The public appears to pay little or no -**—“— last week’s crop scare re-

re upon recent advices

the total wheat crop will be considerably larger than

year. The decline was extent by the publication chart for the last twenshowlng that the temper-

in dropped in the com belt, t signs of weakness and

easily to the attacks of a

srator. The street Is full this stock there. There was

in St. Paul at the high-

that of

m

being a considerable and also Atchison pre- .. Generally, however,

' Is not

tot significant, and

as the buying.

tg. Wheat Crop. •j-Hersld. August M.

Is progressing Trader ■ble conditions. Rain and interfering with cutting, of grain In the shock is crop is a decided disapwhen compared with the earbased upon increase of / promising growth, but of this disappointment the to be seriously exaggerated. ~ m. taking off 20 and 25 crop, are not Justified in the present situation, ng occurred in 1S», when ut were given .is responstkle reduction of general when the crop finally it was found to be larger than estimates—estimate* which, were regarded as extreme, ad question that the yield lu light, but nothing dif-

cted for six weeks l of Minnesota, the ■ also make only

eld. but there is

of a full yield in bringing the State ectory figure. In

result In North y harvest conJlpon up well

In satisfactory condl- . average will be reasona1th the enormous increase 1 the well-known tendency

of observation,

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mm

nil, juvruii-t ml section of ]

and there la a tendency to overlook conditions In other spring wheat territory. Iowa and Nebraska have already secured spring wheat crop* enormously Increased over anything In recent years, while Oregon and Washington are almoat doubling their last year's product. The Increase In these four States will go far toward making, up any actual falling off from the earlier estimates In the Northwest.

Ftaajielal Outlook. Maey A Pendleton's Circular.

The commercial leporta agree that trade In all business centers of the country Is feeling the effect of prosperity which has come to agriculture. That the volume of business begins to approximate that of 1893. In our judgment, the situation warrants the prediction that during the autumn of 1897 the volume of transactions will exceed that of corresponding months In any year In the country’s history, speculation adding to the steadily Increasing cash transactions in

~ ■ A country

whose clearings exceed one billion dollars a day may be expected to show phenomenal Inflation of credit transactions when circumstances favor it, Just as It shows extraordinary reductions of totals when they are adverse. Everything points this year to large profit for cotton, wheat, corn and live stock producers and with these, the trader is as certain to get profit out of his sales and the manufacturer out of his products as the .»un is to rise to-morrow. There can be no doubt but that the country has entered upon a period of more than usual prosperity, which no croaking by bears tn either London or New York will elthor hinder

or delay very long.

twan. ele»r. US *5; family, 4U.T5: clear backs. (11.00; rump. $10.75. Freeh Pork Loin*—Short cut*. 14 to to lb*. Tike: *hort out*. 10 to 12 lb*. 7 l ic; short cuta. « to » lbs. 74tc. Cottage bams, &kc; skinned shoulders, 5%c; bam butts or pork roasts. 4%c; tenderloins. 10c: spare ribs. 4c; trimmings. Sc; hock*, 4c; small bones. Sr; shoulder bones. 2c; tail bones, 4c: pigs' beads. 214c. Dried Beef Ham*—Regular sets. 18c; outsides. lt>4c; Insides, none; knuckles, *0»4c. Sausage—Bulk. 4l»c; link, 4fcc: smoked pork. M*cCoffin. Fletcher A Co.'s prices are: Smoked Meats—8. C. hams. 50 lbs avers i HAc; 12 to 14 lbs average. 1114c; 15 lb# average, 10\e; 18 to 20 lbs average, 1014c. Skinned hams. 18 to 20 lbs average. 11c Boneless name. 814c. Breakfast Bacon (boneless)—English-cured.

Cattle—Strong and active: fair to good shippers »4.00#4.60, extra *4.66#4.76, good to choice butchers common *2.26®3.10. Sheep—Steady; extras 13.36® 3.60. good to choice !2.75#3 25, common to fair (2.00® 2.65. Lambs—Steady; extras $6.50®6.00. good to choice |6.00®5.36, common to fair $3.50®4.75. Chicago Grain and Provisions. By L. W. Louis'# Wire.

Primary Markets.

Minneapolis received 209 cars wheat and Duluth 25 cars, a total of 234 cars, against 054 cars the corresponding day last year. St Louis: Receipts—Wheat 139.000 bushels, corn 108,000 bushels, oats 53,000 bushels. Shipments—Wheat 9,000 bushels. corn 83.000 bushels, oats 8,000 bushels. Toledo: Receipts—Wheat 216.176 bushels, corn 73.776 bushels, oats 61.591 bushels. Shlnments—Wheat 40,000 bushels, corn

12,550 bushels.

Chicago: Receipts—Wheat 157,638 bushels, corn 662,900 bushels, oats 697,275 bushels. Shipments—Wheat 193,650 bushels, corn 792,425 bushels, oats 756,682 bushels. Estimated receipts at Chicago: Wheat 210 cars, corn 1,060 cars, oats 610 cars,

hogs 32.000 head.

Omaha received 6.500 hogs and Kansas

City 11,000 hogs.

Exports of wheat and flour were: Wheat 384,292 bushels, flour 14,944 oackages, equivalent to 452,000 bushels wheat; corn 242,540 bushels. > We Say “Don’t.** Orange Judd Farmer. A big acreage of fall-sown wheat is being planned for by many farmers. We say, don’t. Present and prospective high prices will probably stimulate an enormous sowing of wheat this fall and next spring, not only In the United States, but throughout the world. Just this was done after the high prices of 1891-92, and It caused a world's overproduction of wheat, which has just been reduced to normal proportions by a short crop in foreign countries this year, following a reduced yield last season. Low prices are as likely to follow big supplies of wheat next year as during the past few years. Gr«fa and Provision Notes. By O. D. Weaver A Co.’s Wire. Liverpool closing cable: September wheat 7s lid, September corn 3s 4d; wheat 4%d lower; corn 3^d lower than yesterday's close. Paris close: Wheat 60 centimes to 1 franc lower; flour 70 centimes to 1 franc 35 centimes lower. Antwerp, 25c lower. Closing prices year ago: September wheat 56Hc, corn 21%c, oats 16c, pork $6.57. lard 3.37c, ribs 3.20c. Bradstreet’s: Wheat increase 423.000 bushels, corn increase 4,312,000 bushels, oats increase 2,661,000 bushels. CITY WHOLESALE RCOTATIONS.

Primrose brand, 6 to S average, lie; sugarcured. Primrose brand, 4 to * average. 10c; sugar-cured. Roaster brand. 8 to 10 #14c; sugar-cured Hoosier brand. 10 erage. *c; sugar-cured Hoosier brand, e 10s average, narrow, 9c; English-cured bacon, bellies, 8 to 9 overage. 1014c; English-cured bacon, bellies. 10 to 12 average. 914c. California Hams—12 to 14 average. 714c. Cottage Hams—7c. Bacon—Clear sides, 25 to 30 lb# average, clear sides. 30 to 40 Iba average. 7%c; clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average, ,7%c; clear backs, light average, 714c: clear backs, 15 to 20 lbs average. 744c; clear backs. 20 to 30 lbs average, 744c: clear bellies. 10 to 12 lbs average, 914c; clear bellies. 14 to 16 lbs average. S44c; clear bellies, 20 to 22 lbs average. 814c: clear bellies, 25 to 30 lbs average. 8c; French backs. 614c: flitches, 6c; extra short clear sides. 30 to 40 average. 644c. Pratts and Vegetables. Selling prices: Lemons—$4.00. Orange*—A box. H.50. Figs—New layer, a lb. 13c. * Dates—New, 7®8c s lb. Tomatoes—[email protected] bushels Green Beans—A bushel, 60c. Wax Beans—A bushel. 50c. Peaches—A bushel. $1.G0®1.50. Watermelons—Per 100, $5.0038.00. Nutmeg Melons—$1.00©! 25 a barrel: 36©30c a

basket.

Apples—New. per barrel. [email protected].

Cabbage—A barrel, J5©49c

Potatoes—New a barrel $1.7502 00.

Onions—New. a barrel. $2.25. Celery—A dozen, 15®26c. Egg Plants—A dozen, 50c. Honey—New. 1-lb cups. 17e. Grapes—20c 8-pound basket.

Plums—$1.00 half-bushel crate.

New Corn—8c a dozen.

Lending Drags and Oils.

Carbolic acid, 27030c. Alum. 804c. Asafetlda, 25080c. Barbs. 608c. Bromide cf potash, 48c. Camphor, 45060c. Chloroform, 60068c. Oplu

Open- HtghArtlcles. ing. est.

Lowest. —Closing.—

WheatSept ....

..9S%-96% 98 ... 96-96% 96%

Aug. «%

24. Aug. 23. 91% 96

Dec

89%

90V*

95%

CornSept ....

... 30-% 30%

28%

28%

SI

Dec

... 32%-33 33

30

30%

32%

Oats— Sept ....

... 18%-% 1»%

18%

18%

19%

PorkSept. ...

8 30

8 40

8 57

LardSept. ...

... 4 62 4 62

4 55

4 57

4 65

Ribs—

Sept. ...

... 5 25 5 30

5 22

5 27

5 25

_ _ I. im* i

gum,' $2.6002"75 a lb: powdered. 83.4003.60 a lb. Subnitrate of bismuth, $1.86 a lb. Cinchonldla, 15020c. Iodide of potash. 82.5002.60. Quinine, P. A W.'s, 83c an ounce: German, 33c. Morphine. 11.8602.10. Cocaine, $8.0503.2.1. Bicarb, soda, 3@3c. Epsom salts, 405c. Saltpeter, 8010c. Resin, a barrel of 800 lbs, $2,500

2.75.

Castor oil, $LO401.4O. Lard oil, ex. No. 1 winter steamer, 85c; No. 1. 65c. Neatsfoot oil, 65c. Fish oil. 49c. Unseed oil, raw, 87c; belled, 39c. Turpentine, 81©86c. White lead.

614c

Alcohol, $2.8702.50. Oil of bergamot. $8.00 a

lb. Oil of lemon. $1.6001.75.

Wire Nnlls.

Base price, $1.75. Advance-Common fence, shingle, tobacco, flooring and common brads. Id to 16d, 5c; 8d and 9d, 10c; €d and Td. 90c; 4d and 6d, $0c; 2d, 45c; 2d, 70c. Barbed common and barbed car nails, 15c advance over common. Casing and Smooth Box—lOd and larger, 15c; 4d and 9d. 35c; 6d and 7d. 36c; 4d and 6d. 60c; 3d, 70c; 2d, $1.00. Barbed box, 15c advance

over emooth.

Smooth Finished—lOd and larger, 25c; 3d and $d. 86c; 6d and 7d. 46c; 4d and 6d. 65c; 3d, (Sc;

Sd. $1.15.

Pine, 3d, 91.15; Sd. 60o.

16V4c. Sugar Coffee—Easj

y; No. 7 6%c.

Current

Quotations on Commodities. Dry Goods.

Varloua

Dressed Meats. Prices to retail dealers: Beef—Carcasses: Extra choice steers, 6140 7c; medium steers. 60614c good cows. 6H® 614c; medium cows 544c good heifers, £14 ti6>4c; medium heifers, 6®>6c. Hindquarters—Extra choice steers, 9c; medium steers, 70814c; good cows, T08c; medium cows 6140714c; good heifers. 809c. Forequarters—Good. 41405c.

Veal—9c.

Lamb—81409c.

Seeds.

Clover—Buying prices: 88.5604.00 according to grade. Selling prices: 18.7504.85 for red and

English

Timothy—Selling prices: Prime, *1.40: strictly prime, *1.60: choice, $1.70. Blue Grass—Extra clean, 7Oc031.O$; fancy $1.6501.76. Orchard Grass—$1.76®1.$0. Alfalfa—84.50. • Alsyke—84.0004.50 bushel.

Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

Eggs and poultry are in strong demand. But-

—aAr.

ter is stea

Inches. 544c; Dwight Anchor. 38 Inches. 644c; Clover, M .uchea. 5c; Dwight Anchor. 43 Inches, 10c; Dwight Alienor, 6-4, Uof Diamond Field,

inebss, ter* Ju

I, 86 inches. _ sj Lonsdale,

inches, 644c; N< Lonsdale Cambric,

c; Peppered, 1 Sea island

ratlLIIV/*, AAw > X* 4C1U, s, 5c»- faewsii, 48 inches, 80; First inches. ,*c; Glendale KX. 86 inches, asdale, 35 inches, «%o; Masonville, 86 S4ic; New York Mills, 86 inches, 10c; Cambric, No. 1, 814c; Peppered, 8-4,

1344c; Peppered, 9-4. 15c; Sea Island. No. 3. 614c; Sea Island, No. I, 36 inches, 514c; Utica,

9-4. I8c; Utica, 10-4, 30c. .

4c. Butter—6c.

814c; Sc; ducks.

r

Merchant Iran.

_ *44c; Bates, 444c; Ev-

erett classics, Ic; Lancaster, 444c; Normandie drees styles. 544c; Manchester, staples. 444c;

Tode du Nord. 744c; Warwick, 544c.

Colored Cambrics — Edwards. 844c; Slater. 344e; Geaeebee, 814c; Concords, 814c; Warren, BUesia—Lonsdale, No. 1, 20c; English AA. 1344c; English A. 10c; English B, ic; Argus,

644c; Victory O. «44c. -

Tickings — Amoskeag, AC A. 1044c; Cordis, ACE, 1044c; Conestoga, BF, 1144c; Hamilton stout awnings, 9c; Lenox fancy bookfold. 18c; Diamond bookfold. 1214c: Oakland AF, 614c; Lewiston. 38 inches, 12Vic; Warren bookfold.

Bar Iron—It.6001.80 base. Horseehoeing—$8 50®3.76 a keg cf 100 lbs American Cast Steel—6o Plow Steel—Xc. Horseshoe nails—$3.6008.00 a box.

Leather.

Selling prices harness leather, 2S0S4c; sole leather, oak. 27080c; sole, hemlock. 13025c; skirting, 84041c; single strip. 82036c; city kip, 60075c; French kip, 9Oc0$L2O; city calf, 80c® $1.10; Wench calf, $1.3001.86. Jobbing Prices in Plour. Beet winter and spring patents, $6.7106.00 a

barrel; straight grades, $4.7506.00 a barrel; family, $4.0004.50 a barrel; low grades, for foundry use, etc.^ $2.2502.00 s barrel.

Wool.

The following price# are paid for wagon lota:

1044c; Lenox XX, 18c; Thomdyke D, 6c. Cotton Duck—Tallasgee. 7 ounces. 30 inches 8c; T alias see, 8 ounces 30 inches, *440; Tallae see, 10 ounces, 1044c; Savage, 10 ounces, 36

1214c. I ■VH HW Shirtings. Checks and Cheviots—Amoskeag. Meduni, unwashed. In good order, 18015c; 714c: Economy, 844c: New South, 644c; Ro- fine merino, unwashed, in good order, 8010c; tunda, 814c; Riverside, 614c; Tuxedo, 614c; choice, tub-washed, tic. - ~ ■

plaid classics, 744c; Tjjdje; Edinburg, 7e;

Economy, 644c;

t, 644c; Riverside, Otts, 644c; Amoskeag Amoskeag stripe cheviots, Bvsrstt Cfcambrav stripes,

Hides umd Tallow.

We are now paying for No. 1

lugs. 36 Inches,

Comet, 36

A^B««‘Siiia A »”32S2!‘SS» W. SU.

chee. 644c; Archery, 36 inches, 4c: . Inches, 6c; Constitution, 86 Inches

Ic; Boot C. 86 Inches, 414c: Boot FF, 86 Inches, •e; Boot XX, 86 Inches, 614c; Buck's Head, 88 inches, 644c; Badg.>r LL, 8* inches, 414c; House, hold Superior. 86 Inches, 444c: Long Branch. 36 inch**, 4e; Sea Island. 81 inches, 444c; Statue Liberty, 86 inches. 5c: Pepperell. 8-4. 1214c; S’Ksr'ws u, “*

Prints—Allen fancy. *14c: American Indigo,

414c; American shirtings, 4c; Merrimac shirt-

414c; Arnold long cloth B. 74*0; Arnold long cloth C. *44c: Berwick fancy, 3l4e; Berlin solids. 6c; Berlin three-fourths Turkey reus, Ic: Berlin three-fourths XXXX Turkey reds, •c; Cocheco fancies, 444c; Cocheco madders.

414c; Portsmouth robes, 414c; Harmony fancies, $44c; Manchester fancies, 41§c; Pacific

mlngs, ii4< oil blue an

mousseline*. 8c; Pacific mour son mournings, 414c; Venus lei Windsor fancies, 5c.

Ts; 8Impend green.

. _ . .. inches, $14c; Darlington. 30 Inches. 614c; Dwight. 36 inches. No.

Brown Drill—Boot’ A, ..ngton. 80 inches. 814c;

380, 844c; Mohawk. 80 Inches, T44o.

Groceries,

sugar prices: Dominoes. 1.88c; crushed. 6.880; powdered,

cut-loaf, 5.81c; crushed, i.880; powdered, 6.60c; XXXX powdered, 5.13c; granulated. 5.36c: fine granulated. 5.36c: extra fine granulated. 6.38c; coarse granulated, 5.88c; cubes, 6.50c; mold A $.60c; diamond A. 5.36c; confectioners' A, 6.13c; 1 Columbia A-Ksystoas A, 6.00c; 2 Windsor A—American A 6.000; ! Ridgewood A—Centennial A, 6.80c; 4 Phoenix A—California A. 6.00c; 6 Empire A—Franklin B. 4.94c; $ Ideal Golden ex. O—Keystone B, 4.88c; 7 Windsor sx. C—American B, 4.75c; $ Ridgewood ex.

*11

4 36 4 40 4 00 4 00

Centennial B. 4.*9c'; 9 yellow ex. C—California

B. 4.68c; 10 yellow C—Frunkli

ML C.

4.44c;

inklin ex. C, 4.56c; 11 4.50c; 13 yellow—

C. 4.31c; 14 yellow —Csl 1 forn 1 sTex*C.^i!2Sc ;*

_ eHow, 4.19c; 16 yellow, 4.0*c.

fclces—Unground« Allspice. 10015c; caaeia. 10©16c; mace. 00c©$l.06; nutmegs. 17019c;

yellow-Keystone American ex. C.

ex. _ IS ye!

. s$rlaffM|Mab>. t H ] I .. salmon, 1-Ib. O6c0$l.M; pineapples. Bahama. $1.90®X3S; peas, sifted. $1.5001 72. «erty June. $314o0fl.36; marrow, 85c; soaked. 7O0sOc; tomatoes, S-lb. TSesOc; corn, sugar. 8Oc0$l.l(); apple butter, a dosen, 3-lb. Dried Fruits—Apple#, sun-dried, 814c: currants. 70714c; citron, 15014c; figs. 10®14c; raisins. Two Crown, a pound. 5i4©«c; evaporated apricots, 8H013c; dates. 4140Sc. Miscellaneous Groceries—New Orleans Molasses—Fair to prime. se®J6c: choice. 36048c. 8irups—Medium. 34036c: choice. 38046c; sorghum, 2314c; corn sirup, bbl*. 14c gallon; half-bbls, 16c gallon. VlnMar. Malt—<40-gratn test), bbls. 806c gallon. Pea Beane—Hand-picked, t5c® $1.10. Rice—Carolina. 607c; Japan. 41406<4c. Lake Salt—In car-loads 80c; in email lots, $0c. Starch—Pearl. 1440344c; Champion Gloss, 1 snd 3-lb packages. 4V405c; corn. 1-lb packages. 506Vic Candy—Stick, $44c lb; common mixed. 6Hc. New Pickles—3.400 tn barrels. $4.50: L30O In barrels. 13.50: 1,200 in half-barrels. $2.75: 0)0 in half-barrels, $3.26. Oetmeal—Barrels. $6.26. Roiled Oats—Barrels $4 75.

Cbecsw.

NSW York cream, lie; Wisconsin. 9010c; block Swiss, 12c; brick. Me; 11mburger, 9010c.

PtotIsIobs.

The following is Kuigan * Co.’# price list: Sugar-cured Home-' Reliable.'• » lbs average, 10%c, 1344 to 15 Iba. 1101144c for "Rellabfr”; 104401114c for ’Indiana'; hamlet*. 814c. Breakfast Bacon-Clear. English-cured ’'Reliable.'’ 11c; "Pe#rises," No; Lily, 8 to 9 Iba.

»1vc: 10 to 13 lbs. none; 6 lbs. So,

Bacon-Clear sides, about 10 lb# average

7wi (ggtf'ag

Package Coffees. Indianapolis price* era: Arloea. $11.90; Hon. 611.90; Jersey, $11.90. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle Steady—Hog;* m Shade Lower —Sheep Steady. Indianapolis Union Stock Yards, Aug. 24. Cattle—Receipts 1,100 head. Shipments fair. There were few good cattle and sold promptly at steady prices. Common kind sold slowly, but were not sold

lower.

Export and shipping catfie w* quota:

Good to prime steers, 1,350

lbs. and upward 34 85® 5 10

Fair to medium steers, 1350 lbs.

and upward 4 600 4 85

Good to choice, LUO to L300 lb.

steers ., ...... ,, ._».... 4 60(^ 4 90

Fair to medium. 1,160 to L300 lb.

steers 4 35® 4 60 Medium to good 900 to 1,100 lb.

steers ,« * •• •«•••• 4

Good to cboics feeding steers . 4 F&td to medium feeding steers. 3 Common to good Stockers 8

Butchers’ cattle we quota:

Good to choice heifers I 90G 4 30 Fair to medium heifers 3 40* i * s5 Common light heifers 3 (Kh > t 26 Good to choice cows 3 00; 11 90 Fair to medium cows 2 40; i 2 90 Common old cows 1 60; i 2 30 Heavy calves 8 Wx 6 00 Veal calves 4 00* 19 00 Prime to fancy export bulls..,. 3 25( > 3 60 Good to choice butcher buds.. 2 75® 3 15 Common to fair bulls 2 (Kh > 2 60 Good to choice cows and calves 30 00®40 00

Common to medium cows and

calves 15 00®» W Hogs—Receipts 4.500 head. Shipments 1.500 head. With packers the leading buyers, the hog market was only moderately $M7tlve at a shade lower prices than

yesterday. All sold. We quote: Good to choice medium and

heavy 34 05®4 15 Mixed and heavy packing 3 90®4 06 Good to choice lightweights... 4 10®4 20 Common lightweights 4 00® 4 10 Pigs 3 00®4 1744 Roughs ....3 00®3 85 Sheep—Receipts 1.400 head. Shipments 1,000 head. Sheep and lambs sold readily enough at steady prices, and there was

a slow demand for stockers.

Good to choice lambs ..,.34 Common to medium lambs .. .. 3 Good to choice sheep 3 Fair to medium sheep 2 Comm m fcfceeo 1 Bucks, oer htau 1

Sugar Refinery

side*, 30 to 46 lbs average, 7%c;

». 7%e; -1

8c; clear bellies,

Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, August 24.—Estimated re-

ceipts of hogs to-day were 17.000 head; left over, 3,000 head; market rather slow, generally 5c lower; light 93.95®4.22 1 i.. mixed |3.S5®4.15, heavy 3S.T0®4.12%. rough 33.70(03.85. Cattle—Receipts 5,600 head, including 1,000 Texans and 2,500 Westerns: best steady, others dull; beeves 33.90®3.40, cows and heifers 3L9O04.35, Texas steers 32.9004.00. Westerns 33.50®4.50. stockers and feeders 33.4004.50. 3heep—Receipts 15.000 head; steady. Official receipts yesterday: Hogs—Receipts 8,374 head; shlp-

9.169 head. Cattle—Receipts, le,-

dsar eldss, 26 to 30 lb* average. T%c; clear

bellies. If to 33 lb* average.

M to 14 Iba average. 944c- clear backs. Ik to 0 lbs average, 7%c; clear backs. 4 to 10. lb* average, 7**; French tack*. 6l4o; flitches, 8 to 10 lbs average. 6c. •hoalden—"Reliable." 1$ lbs average, ic; 10 to U lb* average. *14c: sugar-cured "Indl-

gS;

■ Fancy boneless ol*. $13.75:

ments,

947 head; shipments. 3,552 head. Sheen—

1K.S69 head; shipments. 3,303

head. Estimated receipts of hogs to-

Receipts, head. E

morrow, 32,000 head.

Live Stock at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, August 24.—Hogs—5c higher on butchers and packers; easy on light; select butchers 34.2604.90, fair to good packers 34.1504.26. fair to good light 34.20 04.30. common and roughs 33.5504.1A

TOO MANY FREE TICKETS

GENERAL MANAGERS OF RAILROADS RAISE OBJECTIONS.

Many Passes Issaed to People Gotag to the Graad Army Encampmeat at Buffalo—Other News of the Railroads.

Closing cash markets: Wheat 9244c, corn 2844c, oats 18c, pork 38.40, lard 4.57c, ribs 5.27c. Indianapolis Grain Market. Wheat-Weak. No. 2 red 92c bid. No. 3 red 88@90c. wagon wheat. S 1 6c. No. 2 red milling In transit (five days’ shipment) 92c. fifteen days' shipment 92c bid, August 92c. Corn—Weak; No. 1 white 29c. No. 2 white 29c. No. 3 white 29c, No. 4 white 26c. No. 2 white mixed 28%4c. No. 3 white mixed 2S44c, No. 4 white mixed No. 2 yellow 284ic, No. 3 yellow 2844c, No. 4 yellow 2544c, No. 2 mixed 2844c, No. 3 mixed 2844c. No. 4 mixed 2544c, ear 26c. Oats—Weak; No. 2 white 1844c, No. 3 white 17c, No. 2 mixed 174*c, No. S iziix&d 16c. Hay—No. 1 timothy 37 50 b!d. No. 3 timothy 36.60 bid. No. 1 prairie 35.0006.00. Inspections: Wheat—No. 2 red 2 cars, No. 3 red 3 cars, rejected red 2 cars; total 7 cars. Corn—No. 3 white 19 cars, No. 4 white 3 cars, No. 3 white mixed 1 car, No. 3 yellow 2 cars. No. 3 mixed 3 cars; total

28 cars.

Oats—No. 2 mixed 3 cars, no established grade 1 car; total 4 cars. Hay—No. 1 timothy 1 car, No. 3 timothy 1 car; total 2 cars. New York Provisions. New York. August 24.—Butter—Receipts 11,612 packages; market firm; Western creamery 1244019c. Elgins 19c, factory 74401144c. Cheese—Receipts 6,314 packages; steady; large white 9c, small white 90944c, large colored 9c, small col-

lated 5c.

' Wheat Pata and Calls. Chicago, Autrust 24.—December wheat: Puts—8644c, 86%c. Cails-95c, 96c, 9644c, 9644c, 9644c, 96c, 9644c. December corn: Puts—2944c, 29%c. 2914c. Calls—32c, 3144c, 3144c. t Indiana OIL Montpelier. Ind., August 24. — Indiana oil: Standard 42c, Cudahy 43c. STOCKS, MONEY AND BONDS. The Market Actlve’and Fluctuating —The Quotations. New York, August 24.—The stock market opened with a strong upward tendency of prices, on the execution of buying orders accumulated over night. The grangers were prominent in the dealings, but the gains extended all through the list. Leather preferred showed a gain at the opening. The first quotations for Union Pacific and Atchison were slightly off, but the loss was soon recovered. The sharp rise In prices Invited some resulting sales during the first hour. Chicago & Great Western preferred, too, lost a point. Offerings were for the most part well absorbed, and prices did not recede below last night’s close. Northwestern rose to 12L The bears made a determined attack against the high-priced industrial shares and were aided In their efforts to depress values by liberal realizing orders in the grangers and low-priced specialties. Sugar and Leather preferred yielded over a point, but the recessions otherwise were small. The market subsided Into dullness at the decline, but showed a steadier tone at mid-day. The sales to noon were 260,000 shares. The bond market was animated and very strong, with speculative Issues absorbing the bulk of the dealings.

Money.

Money on call nominally 1440H4 Per cent Prime mercantile, paper 3440444. Sterling exchange heavy, with actual business In bankers' bills at 48544048544 for demand and at 48344048344 for stxty days; posted rates 48444048544 and 48644® iST; commercial bills 482048244. Silver certificates 5206244. Bar sliver 5144. Mexican dollars 3944-

Bonds.

Government bonds weak; new 4s reg. 125, coupon 125, 5s reg. 11344, coupon 11314, 4s reg. 111%, coupon 112, 2s reg. 9744, Pacific 6s of '98 102.

- Stocks.

By L. W. Louis’s Wire. Open- High- Low- Clos-

Name. ing. esL • est. ing. Atchison 1544 16 15% 15% American Tobacco . 91% 9244 91 9144 C., B. & Q 98 9844 97 4 97% C., C., C. & St. L.... 3344 34% 3344 3444 Canada Southern .. 5544 55% 55 55

Brown Cotter—Atlantic *. M Inches, Ic; ^ 8 ® U . thern h. * L*-*KTJKi,%J SZ/X: SKSSi&YoXK’S; ’Sfc ’88 ‘St

Leather pfd 71% 71% 69% 69% General Electric .. 37% 38 37% 37% Jersey Central 96% 9644 95% 96 Ka*. A Texas pfd.. 36 36% 35% 35% Lead 36 87% 35% 37% L. A N 61% 61% 60% 60% Manhattan Consol..106% 106% 195% 105% Missouri Pacific .... 32% 33 SU* 32% North. Pacific pfd.. 61 51% 50% 50% N. Y. Central 107% 107% 107% 107% Northwestern .. ..119% 121% 119% 120% Omaha 6844 68% 68 68 Pacific Mail 34 34% 33% 33% Reading 2744 27% 26% 26% Rock Island 87 87% 36% 87

....149% 149% 147%

—■ —' 94% 93% 9444

28% 28%

Union Pacific 13 13% 12% 12% Western Union 93 93% 92% 92%

147% 148% St. Paul ,94%-94% 94% 93% Tennessee Coal — 29 29%

ladlanapolls Clearings. Aug. 24. Aug. U. Clearnlngs -*701.218 86 1761.820 42 Balances 80,602 93 48,(19 67 Clearings In Other Cities. Aug. 23. Aug. 1<New York *64.986,833 178.859.272 Chicago 16.530.603 14.360.283 Boston • 9,774,910 12.490.084 Philadelphia 7,379,548 7,123.458 St. Louis 5.288.899 4.731.P37 Baltimore 1,967,296 2,163.081 New Orleans 583,156. 596.190 . Exchange on New York: Chicago quoted before clearings at 66c discount. At St. Louts, (1 discount bid, 75c discount asked.

V. 8. CORN AND WHEAT REFORT. U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau. For the twenty-four hours ehdlns * a. m., seventy-fifth meridian time, August it. 1897: Number Rainfall, of stations Inches report- Temp. and ing. Max. Min. hund's. Chicago, 111 2« 7* 68 .08 Columbus, 0 12 71 5* .it Des Moines, la . 1* 82 56 ,oC Indianapolis, Ind. W '78 68 .01 Louisville, Ky ... 18 80 68 .01 Mlnn'ap'lts. Minn 18 74 44 .01 Omaha. Neb IS 84 CO .00 8t. Louie. Mo— 13 84 62 T. ' Indianapolis District. Rainfall. inches Temp. and State of Max. Min. hund's. weather. Bloomington .. . 78 57 .00 Clear. Cambridge City .7* « T. Fog. Columbus 76 65 .00 Clear. Farmland 78 67 .01 Fair. Indianapolis ■• •• £ £• Lafayette ....... 79 68 .02 Rain. Logansport 77 57 .00 Cloudy. Marlon 7® 67 -60 Cloudy. Vlncennee 6® Washington ., ..81 *1 .00 Oear. REM ARKS—Moderately warm day. Cool night, especially in the Minnesota section. Light local rain* fell >» all sections, except Nebraska. c p R WA pp ENH AN3. Section Director Weather Bureau. T. Indicates Inappreciable rainfall. Not*—The average maximum and minimum temperatures and the average rainfall are mad* up at each center from the actual number of reports received. The "state of weeth*r" |g that prevailing at time of observation. Shortage of m Former Postmaater. P. M. Clancy a saloon-keeper, of this city, was arrested by a deputy marshal, this morning, charged with being short In his accounts while postmaster at Boswell. Benton county. Clancy admitted the shortage of 2350. and in default of bail was sent to jail.

The general managers of the railroads are saying that there should be a reform In the matter of free transportaltion issued to organized bodies. The Joint Traffic Association has a rule forbidding anything of that kind, and prohibiting the granting of passes to committees, the Joint Traffic Association never enforces any of its rules, and that the managers are about to take the matter up themselves. The cause of the trouble is the great number of passes Issued to officials of the Grand Army encampment at Buffalo. The complaint comes from the rank and file of the order, who say that the shoulder-straps, who are able to pay their way, get all the favors, whlls those who have to scrimp and save In order to attend the meetings get few favors. It is claimed by well-informed passenger men that for every ten people who left Indiana for the encampment two passes were Issued and the assertion is made that forty-five free tickets were issued out of Indianapolis alone. A passenger man says that at the lowest calculation every State West of Buffalo has had thirty dead-head tickets. The rush to Minneapolis opened the eyes of the railroad managers, and they expected to be able to shut off the passes this year, but they did not succeed. There was a big fight for Minneapolis business. Roswell Miller, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul, sent a private letter to some G. A. R. officers and offered them the use of his private car on a preliminary trip. The officers accepted, and the car carried seventeen dead-heads to Minneapolis, Mr. Miller supposing, of course, that his road would get the State’s business to the encampment. But he did not. The Chicago Great Western, by ’’chalking the hats” of a lot of politicians in the order, got the business. Inquiry elicits the statement that 285 dead-head tickets were Issued by different roads to the Christian Union, convention that met here last week. Concerning Railroad Men. ‘ P. A. Bonebrake, superintendent of the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania lines, has returned from a three weeks’ fishing Jaunt in Wisconsin. He reports that the great number of fish he caught went over the other division of the road. George Porter, private secretary to E. O. McCormick, passenger traffic manager of the Big Four, left last night for the lakes. He will be away until he Is entirely recovered from his illness. George Brecount, general agent of the Monon at Cincinnati, is the guest of Indianapolis friends. Mr. Brecount for a number of years represented the Monon at this point. Fred D. Miller, traveling passenger agent of the Illinois Central, came as far as Indianapolis with a delegation of G. A. R. people from New Orleans. It Is believed that J. T. OdelLfirtll be selected as president of the Fitchburg railroad. D. G. Edwards, passenger traffic manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, returned this morning from a trip through Michigan. S. R. Calloway has taken charge of the Lake Shore as president. He says: "Just how long I will continue in my dual role as president of both roads Is an enigma. It may be some time before a new president of the Nickel-Plate is chosen.” Chairman George Blanchard, of the Joint Traffic Association, expects to have the Joint weighing and inspection bureaus under the control of the board of managers October L M. P. Barry, general manager of the Rice Lake, Dallas A Menominee railroad, an eight-mile line whbse tickets were reported to have been found by Western Passenger Association agents tn the hands of brokers, denies that his road has done anything wrong. Railroad Earnings. The Chesapeake A Ohio’s fiscal year, which ended June 30 last, was the best in the company’s history. The gross earnings for the year, which were over $10,000,000, were the largest ever earned. The net earnings for the year were $3,421,414, an increase of $163,438 over these for the preceding year. The fixed chargee are $3,110,000, and the surplus on hand June 30 last is in the neighborhood of $300,000. The company does not keep *a construction account and betterments are charged direct to operating expenses. The gross earnings of the Chicago Northwestern for July were $2,944,413, an Increase of $88,789 over July of last year. The Increase for June and Jolly was $71,000. The Baltimore A Ohio Southwestern earned gross, the second week of August $128,979. Increase over the corresponding week of last year, $10,971. Chesapeake & Ohio gross earnings for the second week of August were $230,217, an Increase of $31,927 over those for the corresponding week of last year. Fifty-five roads reporting earnings for the second week of August show gross earnings of $6,042,251, an Increase of $736,755 over those for the corresponding week of last year. Passenger earnings of the Erie for the month of July and the first two weeks of the present month were the largest for the period in the history of the road, with the exception of the World's Fair year. Wabash Throasrh Business. Special to The Indianapolis News. Wabash. Ind., August 24—All the through passenger business of tho Wabash railroad originating west of Peru is now routed via the Detroit division to Detroit and thence over the Grand Trunk to Suspension bridge, the Wabash running Its passenger trains solid over the latter road under an agreement made In July. The main stem between Toledo and Peru Is now operated for local business exclusively, and when, next month, the Wabash begins running its freight trains over the Grand Trunk from Detroit to Buffalo, the 149 miles of main line from Peru to Toledo through this city, which for forty years was considered one of the most Important stretches of railway line tn the West, will become a mere branch. The change Is looked upon with anything but favor by the residents of cities along this piece of road. Traveling Engineers’ Meeting. The Traveling Engineers will meet In Chicago September 14. One of the subjects for discussion will be “The Brown System of Discipline.” This system was first Introduced on the Indianapolis roads by F. G. Darlington, of the Pennsylvania. On some of the Western lines the men are preparing to take organized action against the system, but (he men In this territory, according to the reports of the officers, are satisfied with it. All delegates to the convention will be asked to explain the system of his road, the manner of Its working on his line and any other information that he can give. Railroad Notes. The Rock Island road ts already experiencing a shortage of freight cars In Iowa. The Big Four has made arrangements to lease 1,000 freight cars, In anticipation of the big movements of grain. The grain business on the Clover Leaf Is so heavy that the company will have to lease cars to handle the. traffic. The Pennsylvania yesterday evening carried 172 passengers from this city to Nashville and the Mammoth Cave. The Lake Erie A Western will have a cheap excursion to Michigan City Thursday, and one to Lake Manitou Sunday. A company has been organised to bulW a line from Maplewood on the Ohio Southern Into Columbus The road will

be In the Interest of the Lima Northern and will give that line a route from Columbus to Detroit. Since many grades have been removed and bad curves between Cumberland and Maryland have been straightened, the Baltimore A Ohio has increased Its freight train equipment from twentyeight to forty cars per train, an Increase of 41 per cent. Reports from Buffalo indicate that the scalpers in that city are doing a rushing trade. The scalpers’ rate to New York yesterday from Chicago via Buffalo was $1150. East-bound roads are paying but little attention to the scalpers. for yesterday was tbe last day on which the cheap tickets could be used. The Western lines will begin to watch the scalpers, and some of the passenger men believe that when the tickets begin to come back there will be some trouble. FORMERLY WROTE SONGS.

THE CRESCENT AMBULANCE

WORK OF THE ENGLISH HOSPITAL SERVICE IN LATE WAR.

The Gratitude of the Turks—A Better Feella* Toward Christians Because of the Worh of tho Ambulance Corps.

G. M. Bullard, Now a Notary Public of This City.

On the glazed door of room 36. Baldwin Block, the brief sign, ‘ G. M. Ballard, Notary Public,” Indicates the prosale occupation of a man who once bade fair to make a name for himself in other fields. Of the many who know Mr. Ballard in & business way, comparatively few are aware that more than thirty years ago he was a producer of local poetry of more than ordinary merit and an amateur song-writer, whoee few efforts were crowned with flattering success. Those whose' memories go back to the ’60’s, will probably recall "The Old Man Dreams,” which, at that time, was sung all the over the land. Over a hundred thousand copies of It were sold, and even yet music dealers keep it on their shelves. The music was by P. Webster, a writer of melodies, who was famous In his day. Other songs by Mr. Ballard, which had their run on the market, were “Zula Zong,” “Tap On the Window Pane,” a serenade, and "Brother tn the Army," a war song. Perhaps the only existing legend which celebrates this locality is the “Ballad of Gnarlwood Tree,” now forgotten except by the very few. It may be found in Coggeshail's "Poets and Poetry of tbe West,” an interesting collection of defunct poetry, Issued in 1860 and long ago become rare. A copy of the book may be found in tbe State

Library.

The Inspiration for the poem was the large elm which, until recent years, stood Just back of the spot now occupied by Surbcy's grocery, at Virginia avenue and South street. Long after the fall of the monarch the store was known as the "Elm Tree Grocery.” This tree, like the ‘‘McCulloch Elm” in North Pennsylvania street at the present day, was noted for ite magnificent proportions; but in appearance more nearly resembled the famous "Constitution Elm” of Corydon. having a bosky, rounded crown and an Immense spread of limbs. Vague rumors, now all but buried in oblivion, once existed to the effect that the shadowy bower made oy Its dense, low-hanging leafage made it a favorite place for clandestine trysts in earlier days, but Mr. Ballard went further and added a romantic Interest to old "Gnarlwood” by associating with It a tragic Indian legend, the substance of which Is that three Indian braves, to avenge the killing of Pokowah, an Indian maid, travel afar to the east, capture Luello, a lady of high degree," whose lover had slain Pokowah. and returning with her made her kneel beneath "Gnarlwood tree,” where young Pokowah had died, and there sent an arrow to her heart. The story has no foundation in fact, but as & ballad is not half bad, and for its local interest Is well worth bringing to the attenUon ofy the curious. Q. S. C. HIGH PRICES FOR SHEEP.

The Governor Says He will Make Moaey oa His Flock. Governor Mount says the present tendency of better prices for products of the farms is largely due to the return of confidence, as well as to the demand for what the farmers have to sell. ”1 do not believe,” he says, "we could have had the confidence of to-day had Bryan been elected. The farmers have had some valuable lessons In economy. In 1893 the sheep-growers ran over one another to sell their sheep at $1, $1.25 and $1.60 a head. They did It in 1894 and 1895. In 1896 they began to run over one another to buy sheep at $2.50 a head. I predict that the farmers of Indiana will get 50 per cent, more for their sheep next summer than they are getting now. It is now Impossible to get good cattle to feed. Good calves are worth $20 each. It Is my observation that there are going to be better prices along these lines. Next summer the fanners will be wilder over good values than they are now. Three years ago as I went about the State to farmers’ Institutes, I advised them to raise sheep. I took the advice to myself, and now I have a large flock on my farm. I expect to make more money out of them than I have out of sheep in the last ten years.” 0 TWO WOMEN HURT. Thrown from Their Baggy la /a Ranaway—Man on Wrong Side. Marian George and Lauretta Taylor were driving 'n a light buggy last evening. At Washington street and Kentucky avenue their horse became frightened. and started to run away. The buggy struck the buggy of a man driving on the wrong side of the street and a wheel of the women's buggy was torn off. The horse turned and dragged tbe buggy into the middle of the street and struck a street car. Both women were thrown to the street and struck senseless. They were carried Into the Bates House drug store and Dr. Thomas, of the City Dispensary, was called. Marian George was taken to her home, 126 Jefferson avenue, able to walk. Lauretta Taylor was taken to the City Hospital. Her head was cut In several places, tier face showed many bruises, and her left arm was fractured. A witness of the accident gave a policeman the name of the man driving on the left aide of the street. POWDER, ALCOHOL AND GAS. Tbree Explosion* Occurred la the City Last Nlgkt. There were three explosions In Indianapolis last evening—one of powder, one of alcohol vapor and one of gas. The powder explosion took place near Greer and Buchanan streets, where boys put powder In a can, attached a fuse and “for fun" applied a match. An alcohol barrel in the rear of George Pfau’s wholesale liquor store. In South Delaware street, exploded with a loud

roar.

A section of tiled floor In the east end of the court-house basement was blown out. It la thought tbe explosion waa caused by an accumulation of gas under the floor. TOUHC UN'S INSTITUTE.

The Second Graad Coaaell la Sessloa la This City.

The second Grand Council of the Young Men’s Institute met to-day, at St. Joseph s Hall. About thirty delegates are In attendance. The Young Men’s Institute Is a Catholic beneficial and secret organization, having about four hundred members in this city. There are five councils here—Bronson, Canito!. Wayne, Webber and Quigley. There is an insurance branch, but the councils here have not yet taken it up. The meeting here to-day Is for advisory purposes. The morning s session was taken up with reports and the attending of church. — 0 Gas Company’s Bond. The American Bonding and Trust Company, of Baltimore, has filed a bond in the United Btates clerk * offlee for the Indianapolis Gas Company. The Bonding company undertakes to see that the gas company pays back to Its patrons received lencv of „ company does not get a permanent Injunction. „ ^ ;

Special CorrsspondeSc* The Indianapolis New*. Constantinople, August 5.—At the commencement of ths Turko-Grecian war the Imperial Ottoman Bank, an English corporation, whose oAcers and stockholders are all British subjects, sent to the front at its own expense a complete ambulance outfit, with a hospital corps of nurses and competent surgeons. The work of this Red Crescent ambulance In the Turkish army has not gone without, due recognition, both from the Sultan, who has conferred orders on many of its members, and the poor soldier, whose gratitude for the alleviation of his sufferings by Christian Samaritans, has been unmistakable. As soon as the wounded could be transported from the front, they were sent to Constantinople, where the Sultan had erected a large hospital near his palace of Ylldls. and where he provided for them at Ms own expense. At the close of the war, and on the return of the ambulance, some of its English members went up to this hospital to see their wards, and were overwhelmed with the affectionate greetings of these Turkish convalescents. While Sisters of Mercy and women nurses of the Red Cross were la the hospitals of the Greeks, only men attended the Turks, and some of these members of the Ottoman Bank ambulance, since their return. Insist that men are the only rightful war nurses, and that their experiences and observations satisfy them of the inadvisability of women on battle-fields. Whether their reception at the Ytldiz Hospital had anything to do with their conclusions they failed to mentton. A Macrnlflcent Banqaet. On the return of the Red Crescent ambulance from the front, the bank officials gave a magnificent banquet tn their honor tn the handsome saloons of the Pere Palace Hotel, to which were also invited some distinguished Turkish officials and notables. I had the good fortune of bearing the toasts and seeing this interesting commingling of Turk. and Christian, drawn together by ties of strongest sympathy. Among the most prominent at that benquet table was a distinguished-look-ing Turk, a young surgeon, and son-in-law of the Sheik-ul-lslam, Dr. Djemal Pasha, who did most excellent service among the wounded. According to the reports of members of the ambulance, the ordinary Turkish doctors were notoriously unskillful, and, consequently, brutal. This surgeon was a notable exception. Opposite Djemal F^sha sat the vicepresident of the Turkish Red Cross Society. an Armenian, who. In consequence of hie Turkish affiliations, enjoys the felicity of being cordially bated by his fellow-Armenians. A high official position to an Armenian, however, is usually sufficient compensation for any disabilities which contempt by his race might entail. Next the Turkish surgeon sat the first chemist of the Sultan. Bonkowsky Pasha, whose mother Is an Armenian, h!s father a Pole. He Is another very efficient man, and the sanitary regulations which he enforced in the Turkish army were so salutary that during the whole campaign, and In that seml-trop- ? lcal climate, there were absolutely no diseases In camp, and not a single epidemic. Among an army of 150,000 men, there wax the unusual record of only five cases of typhus. It was amusing to see this Armenlan-Pole, either under the inspiration of the surgeon’s eloquent toast to the Red Crescent Ambulance, or the exhilaration of the Ottoman Bank champagne, turn to Djemal Pasha as they rose from table, put his arms around his neck and plant a kiss on either cheek. Country More Than Sultan. Among the many toasts, which, with two exceptions, were all tn French, was one In Turkish that was especially remarkable for the sentiments It embodied coming from a thorough Turk. This man emphasized country, not Sultan, as has always hitherto been the custom, his eulogistic commendations being of the nation, not Individuals. The Idea of the Sultan as the all of Turkey seems to be gradually giving way. Since this var, tho Turks seem to have taken on new hope, a pride of race, and a confidence In themselves. A consciousness of latent power—not bluster, for'that Is Incompatible with the Turkish character—a feeling of national pride and consequence, seems to pervade the Intelligent classes. TMa late victory, be It accredited to circumstances, chance, the triumph of justice or Injustice, If followed up by a thorough house-cleaning and renovation, would doubtless mean much for ths Turkish empire. ^Hitherto the Turk has been indifferent to the rest of the world, its opinions and attitude toward him; now the advanced Turk lo considering his status before other nations, and Is willing to adopt measures for his keeping pace with the march of civilisation. The young Turkey party, the party of reform, Is now in renewed, though suppressed agitation, and if the Sultan does not lay a crushing hand upon it. may yet be able to accomplish something toward the much needed reconstruction of Turkish affairs.

with Europeans and Christians may effect. for it is the prleetly ranks which represent tbe extremes of Mussulman fanaticism, as well as national conservatism. The Ottoman Bank Ambulance—the Christian Red Crescent—treated fully one-half the wounded In the Turkish army. After a little, many of the Turkish soldiers absolutely refused ( |o let Turkish doctors attend their wounds, declaring they would rather die than be In the hands of any one else than those of the ambulance. Some of the Albanians, who are amenable to no law or order, and invariably defy discipline, went so far as to threaten to shoot any Turkish doctor who might enter their wards. TBe' Imam. The Imam, about whom members of the Ambulance had told me so much, of how he had carried the dead away on his own sboulders. to bury them with the proper rites, of his humans conduct In all things, and of his good comradeship with his Christian co-workers, was to me the chief object of interest at that banquet table. His brown, but handsome and intelligent, face, with dark eye* of rare beauty, which glowed with a wondrous light and kindliness below the white turban, was a conspicuous figure among that company of mixed racaa. Though this Mohammedan waa not sufficiently clvUlaed (?) to drink ths wine and champagne set before him. nor to respond to hie toast In polite French, yet his sonorous voles and wonderful

-r eye# were a sufficient compensation for any lack of worldly culture or naive expressions In bis own tongue. Full of feeling were his words of praise and recognition for the help of his ”oo-rettg-tonists, who had come to tbe succor of the Ottoman soldier, whom they had treated with a fraternity he could never forget” His Turkish oratory occasioned a rousing cheer, for this genial soul, whose kindliness beamed from every feature of that bronsed face. Was a general favorite. Turk and Christian uniting in their admiration for him. He waa liter in the evening brought up snd Introduced to my companion, who gave him many words of commendation for his faithfulness to the. Sultan and the Turkish cause, which the Imam would not let go unqualified by his devotion to Sir Edgar Vincent, the bank president, and the promoter of the Ambulance. To further test him. my friend repeated the name of the Sultan, whereupon the Imam reasserted Ms loyalty to the Ambulance leaders, whose servant he would be. After the brown hand bad been extended to say good night, and he had made his salaam. I felt profoundly impressed with the missionary Influence of the Bank Ambulance, which had done more toward engendering ■ a tolerance and love for Christianity than half a century's precept teaching. Are “Dogs’’ ao More. On one occasion tMs Imam, after offering a prayer on the battle-field, said to the soldiers: “We have learned m lesson from these Christians; henceforti let us never call them giaours" ulogS». but let us always consider them brothers; for we have received more at their hands than we ever have from our owner ever shall. They are our co-religion-ists, not antagonists.” Two Albanian beys said to members of the Ambulance: "If you ever come Into our country, our houses, the services of our families and every attendance shall be yours on your journeys.” This means much, for In Albania, where itg people are half civilised, and. the "vendetta” is as prevalent and as relentless as in Corsica, travelers are in continual danger. An Albanian bey is a feudal lord, answerable to no one for the life of any creature under him, his will «nd dictation being supreme. For a Christian to win an Albanian bey’s favor and protection is even more than the conquest of an Imam. LOUISE PARKS RICHARDS. Dim cm smisTiCs. Balldiag Permits. U R * -oner ' « w Washington. Death Returns. Infant Broden. ran N. Alabama, stillborn. Heinrich Seel*. 80 yean. 808 N. Liberty, old ^Olivia A. Rogers. 5? yean. HsughVitle, canAlfoM R. Taylor. 17 yean. ISM Talbott are., aoendicltto. Robert A. Newiand. 50 yean, IT K. Michigan. apoplexy. Infant Van Cleave, M Oasood. stillborn. Infant Rehart. u$s W. Morris, enterocolitis. Birth Returns. Hubert and Mari* Potlck boy. Georg* T. and Amelia Fish, 1088 Senate are.. N., boy. ^Edgar and Kate Riley, 98* W. Thirtieth, John O. and Carrie Dunn, M14 Capitol aye., N ftj5ph‘ D. and Neill* Udell, $M W. TwentyE. A. and Maud Sourwtne, 1650 W, Market, girl*. Marriage Lleeasee. Powell Lagemann and Minnie Toresott. Scott L. Denny and Martha B. Johnson. Peter Brown and Katie Penman. Real Estate Transfers. Lois A. White to James C. Jamison, lot IM. Douglas# Park $ 550 06 John R. Hussey to Alfred O. Neermann. lot *78. McCarty's ninth West Side addition 1,000 00 France* J. McCarty to Charles O. Baths et ux.. lot 16. McCarty's south addition .... 1.0(8 00 Julia Dudd et al. to Anderson Simmon#, lot 16. Beaton'11 subdivision. part Johnson's heir*' addition.. KA 00 Benjamin C. Johnson et al. to Hesekiah Smart, lot 8. square 88, Johnson's subdivision, Johnson’s heirs' addition 4.000 00 Wm A. Relnhen to Albert Relnhen, Jr., part northeast quarter. Motion 31, township U. range 8 8,500 00 Jacob Bangel to Wm. P? Bangel et al.. part southeast quarter, section S3, township U, range 6 1)0 00 Cora 8. Ferris to Elisabeth Bangel, part same quarter section 100 00 Jacob Bangel to Cora 3. Ferris, part same quarter section 100 00 Ida O. Smith to State House B. Association. lot 36. Ho#brook'1 Prospect- ■- street addition v.’,,: ?0 00 Charles E. Reynold# to Jossph Gsrdner, trustee, lot 180 North Tuxedo.. *00 00 Oliver 8. Dean to Gilbert L. Burnham. lot 1. White and others' eubdlvision, pert Fletcher's first addltion «w#**•#-• *•#»•*-•• •♦ *«•••«4»*•**-t• wi Jeffernon B- Dour!to Marla Maswell, tot N, block 4. first section Lincoln Park < ” Total transfers, 1$; consideration IH.770 Ofi A Ralek Burning Fire. A bright light tn the southwest part of the city at 7:30 o’clock last night led many to believe that there was a big fire at ths stock-yards. Thousands of people, mainly wheelmen, set out for the scene, and found it to be the plant of the Indianapolis Packing and Rendering Company, a half-mile somh of the stock yards, ft waa filled with hog grease. In barrels, and the building, machinery and stock “went up like a flash.” Hos* companies Nos. 4. 10 and 17. went to the fir*, but there was no water available. The company places its loss at *4,000. The night watchman had gone to the Stock 1 Yards Hotel for his supper, and the origin of the fire Is not known.

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