Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1897 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1897.

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Prospectus, giving full particulars, also Market Letter matle.i free on application. semi-moxtiily settlements. DeWOLF & CO., Bankers and Brokers 0 Broadway, New York City. Rank reference. Ilranrli OKlce. r.1.1 Majestic Culldlnjr, INDIANAPOLIS. AGENTS WANTED. PARTICULARS FREE OX APPLICATION. ftW. KELLER fc CO.. Bankers cfc Brokers 44 Eroadway and 45-47 New Street, New York. Agencies In ail large citites of the United States. Nearly 70 per cent, profit on our "Holiday Combination." covering only twenty-seven days transactions. OVKK EIGHT 1'KIl CENT, weekly en the Investment for the past fix years. No losses ever recorded. The safest and most profitable system of Investment known. A. A. BOWSER, Agent, Rooms 11 and 12. Lrnirkr Ilulldlnc;, Indianapolis, Ind. A SURFEIT OF MONEY SEW YORK BANKS HOLD NEARLY SIXTY MILLION EXCESS. Tradlnp In Stocks Light, bat Tendency to Higher Price Local Market More Active. At New York Saturday money on call was easy at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3fi4 per cent. Sterling exchange was heavy, with actual business In bankers bills at St-SSi 4.8G?i for demand and l?$'fy&l4, for sixty days; posted rales, $!.iv'i4-$1.3 and $4.S7,,3; commercial bill. 4.S4ff 4.SSU. ' Silver certificates, WT3C; Mexican dollars, &0c. At London bar sliver closed at Z) 11-lGd per ounce. Imports of dry poods .and general merchandise at New York last week were valued at $s.9S3,S19. The imports of specie were $104,423, of which $19,620 was gold. The exports of specie for the week aggregated Ji'&.oC of which J71.910 was gold. Tho New York weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Reserve. Increase J2.0SO.450 lAans, decrease 1,573.000 Specie, 1: crease 4 &50.5QO Iegal tenders, increase 1.4y3.M.j Deposits, decrease llT.S'Xj Circulation, decrease CCS.300 Tho banks now hold J59.lls.250 in excess cf the requirements of the 23-per-cent. rule. The New York Financier says this week: "The excess reserve of the New York city banks is now approximately equal to the combined capital of the members of the Clearing House Association, and the i'.nni: nt i stendllv increaslnc. Th( de crease in loans shows the eitects of the' Xreent congested money market at this enter. The policy of the hanks until this wtl. has been to refuse to lend money for h:s than 2 per t ent., as many of them' were guying that amount on balances, but if the present move to reduce interest on bank accounts . to less than that amount i3 successful the loans which now go to trust companies may be redacted in the bank statement. Put aside from that feature the liquidation in sterling exchange b:lls, which was mentioned in this analysis last week, has operated to reduce loans, since the closing of thes accounts has necessarily canceled loans on sterling security. Just what proportion . this liquidation has assumed is not known, but if the course of the foreign money market Is such as to involve a larger closing of these accounts Idle money thus thrown on New York will only go to swell the amount of useless money at this center. The present situation l interesting, even if unsatisfactory. There is no probability of rclier in gold exports, and tho relief which government bond sales gave to the money market in the past will not be repeated." Total sales of stocks. ilG.oTT shares, including the following: Uurlirgton & Quinc. Chicago ias, 3.t: ejeneral Klectrie. tUvJ; Louisville & Nashville. 3.700; Northern Pacific. Nortlnrn Pacific preferred. 3.4c0; Rock Island. C.20J: at. Paul. The New York stock market Saturday displayed exceptional strength and activity gauged by the recent average daily aggregate and toward the close became fairly buoyant. The more important contributory factors were the evidence of growing Interest in our securities by Europe and the aggressive strength In railway distribution of business in railway bonds. The suggestions of an impending friendly arrangement between the Northern Pacific and treat Northern companies, previously referred to In these dispatches, caused decided improvement in the stocks and bonds of the Prst mentioned property. The common advanced 1?; preferred. 1,. and gttieral C-per-cent. bondi. 1 per cent. Most of the other railway shares were favorably affected In sympathy. The movement in the Industrials was L-sj extensive. Long inland rose Z pr cent, to fcj on the verification of favorable reports regarding the condition and prospects of the company. The market closed at the best figures of the day, showing general net gaiua of 1 and 2 per cent. AN IRREOULAR MARKET. The market of the week wa.-; characterized by extreme Irregularity and the dealings were only moderate in the aggregate. In many instances wide lluctuatlons occurred, particularly in the specialties. The news tearing on prices was varied and interesting, but locally iJtofesslonals were in control of the market. The Coal shares were adversely affected by the demoralization In the bltumlnlous industry and the anthracite properties suffered from bear attacks, based on the unfavorable condition of the trade and fore-east of t h yearly reports of the Delaware & Hudson and Lackawanna companies, both cf which were given out. As had been expected, the exLlblU were discouraging la Loth In

stances, as only a fraction over 5 per cent, was shown earned on the stocks, as against dividends of 7 per cent, paid in ISIj. At the low points effective support was given and some substantial rallies were made partly on covering. The general market worked in sympathy with the coalers, but most of the railway shares moved within a very narrow range. The fluctuations in the Industrials were not particularly noteworthy aside from tobacco, which sagged steadily on the decision of the court that the olficlais of the company who had been indicted for conspiracy in maintaining a trust must stand trial. Another exception in the group was General Electric, which responded readily to purchases, stimulated by the reported favorable outlook or decreased business to the company from the proposed equipment of various surface lines. London and the continent were conspicuous factors in determining the course of many stocks, with favorable sympathetic effect on the general list. The foreign rs exhibited decided Interest in our securities, particularly the Atchisons and new Northern Pacifies, and bought heavily of our bond, including not only the giltedged railway mortgages, but also issues of the second grade. The arbitrage houses executed extensive orders for both accounts, taking also St. Paul and Louisville Ac Nashville, as well as a sprinkling of the low-priced shares. This favorable sentiment on the part of Kurope was influenced by easier monetary conditions, a more cheerful political outlook, and. in the case of Northern Pacific, expectations of an entente with the Great Northern and the prospect of improvement in earnings. Iarge Investment buying was a feature for both local and foreign account, and the distribution of the transactions was very wide, including also government bonds. The general market was helped by a declining tendency in exchange rates, due to easier money abroad and the liquidation of loans in exchange, sales to realize and the constant accumulation of credltts abroad on account of the heavy exports of breadstuffs and manufactured articles. Hocking Valley stocks and londs reflected various phases of the negotiations for a settlement of the soft-coal war and rumors affecting the financial credit of tho company and possibility of a. default on the interest due I eb. 1. The weakness of the securities was aggravated by the throwing out of loans in which they had figured as collateral. The common broke 34, to 7; general mortgage fives 10 per cent., to CS. and the sixes 9-,a Per cent., to C3. COAL KOADS AGREEMENT. The announcement that an agreement, operative for one year, had been reached by the Ohio bituminous coal carriers and the news that the company had secured a six months loan, thereby averting the apprehended defaults, checked the raid. The common rallied per cent., the 3 per cent, bonds S?8 and the sixes 8 per cent. Tho railway stocks generally maintained a firm tone on expectation of increasing earnings, but Burlington was raided at Intervals on alleged belief that the forthcoming statement for December would show a material falling off in the net earnings. Other considerations operating in favor of the bulls included the improved prospects of the passage of tho international arbitration treaty, the decided increases in bank clearings and evidences of continued improvement in the mercantile situation. The largo accumulations of money at New York and limited inquiry on time and call, as well as the ready absorption of the limited offerings of commercial paper, forces the employment of surplus funds in the purchases of gilt-edged securities, arid banks, insurance companies and -other large lenders of money are conspicuous in the various negotiations in passage for financing cities and municipalities. For the reasons advanced the refunding of certain issues of bonds of prominent lines approaching maturity and the impending payments by the Union Pacific syndicate on account of the agreement for settlement of the government lien on tho property, are not expected to cause a ripple In the money market. Railway statements for the third week In January were mainly favorable. Dealings in guaranteed stocks were in slightly increased volume at material advances over tho preceding sales. A brisk inquiry was noted for the various issues of government bonds, with the new coupon fours absorbing the bulk of the dealings. The issue advanced to 124, or practically the highest figure yet reached. Long Island fluctuated widely, but towards tho close advanced 8 per cent, from the lowest, on the official statement that the expert reports regarding the physical and financial condition of tho property submitted to the syndicate confirmed the synopsis previously furnished by President Baldwin. The syndicate at once closed the deal and will proceed to further develop the property. The formal declaration of an initial dividend on Omaha common stock at 2 per cent, proved to have been fully discounted. The week closed with a buoyant market at net gains of ti2 per cent. The aggregate sales were C27.441 shares. The bond market during the week displayed decided strength throughout on purchases for investment account which included a number of the usually Inactive bonds. The aggregate sales were J9,959,ou0. The more Important advances included Utah Southern general fives, trust receipts, 94; Utah Southern extension fives, trust receipts, 8; Albany & Susquehanna consol sixes, : Oregon Short-line consol lives, trust rceipts, 4i; Atchison adjustment fours, 3; Peoria. Decatur & Evansville firsts, 3V, Northern Pacific consol fives, trust receipts. 3. and Morris & Kssex consols, guaranteed, 3 per cent. The only decline of consequence was that of 9 per cent, in Wheeling & Lake Erie firsts. The government market was active and buoyant, the banks and trust companies figuring largely as buyers. The new fours, registered, gained 18: new fours, coupon. Pi. and other issues advanced sharp fractions. Tho sales were J723.W0. State Issues were In fair demand at higher prices, with Virginia Centuries the leature. Silver certificates were dull, but fairly steady on transactions of jx.OOO. The following table, prepared by L. W. Louis. Iloom 11. Board of Trade, shows the range of quotations: Open- High- Low- Closing, est. est. ing. Adams Express 1W Alton & Terre Haute 56 American Exiles? 109 American Spirits 14 14 14 It American Spirits pref "0 American Sugar 115 HT'.a 11C 117Vi American Sugar pref l')3:2 American Tobacco 73" 74'i Z,'t Vt American Tobacco pref 102' 3 Atchison Hk 15ls 14

Baltimore & Ohio ! re Canada' Pacific 4 Aw 4 .. IT'd 18'i K'a IS Canada Southern Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio... Chicago & Alton.. 15.", 90 C. li. & Q C. & E. I. pref Chicago Gas .. . T4?i Ti'i 74 -7S; 7- 7; 27S 2SU 160 147i 12 5414 107 43 l. . . . . ... "4!j VJ P.6 C. C. C. & St. L. Commercial Cable Co Consolidated (Jr.s Cotton Oil Cotton Oil iref l.elawar jr Hudson I).. 1. & W Penver & Rio Grande pref Erie Erie first rref Krie eoni pref - Kurt Wayne i Genera! Electric ... .Ml 3o (reat Northern pref 1-6 Hocking Valley Illinois Central 94 Kansas & Texan pref .... S1R Lake Erie & Western 16j Lake Erie & Western pref C ltke Shore 1'2'4 Eead Trust 5 Louisville & Nashville IV i 51s. Clai l)ulsville & New Albany l; Manhattan 80H St ' fc3H 91 Michigan Central frS'i Missouri I'aoinc Z2 23 22 23 New Jersey Central 10i 101 l'i pV; New York Central 13', S3?i 93'i i'ZVt New York & New Ens SH NTthern FaclAe Northern Pacific pref 2','" 3s; 36t SHt Northwestern IWj 103 104!a 103 Nrthwfs'tem pref Pacific Mail Peoria. 1). K. E V.. C. & St. L.. rref.. Pullman Palace Reading ft A ' 7' m 4) 2r.i r, 2;'i r Uook Island ... St. Paul 76-j v. St. Paul pref 13. St. Paul &. Omaha Z 31 W,i 50i St. Paul Omaha pref iz Southern Pacilc 13' J Ter.r.efsee- f'cal and Iron.. ?1 ZQ ie.v I'acino T.. St. I,, .-ir K. C. pref. T.. St. L X. C. i ref. Cnion I.'.cin C S. Express 1. S. Leather pref .... n 62' T . S. Kul.her t S. lluM-er pref Y. St. U P V.. Sf. L. & P. prf Vells-Kargo Express AWtrrn Cnlon Whct lir.g & Like Krl? W. 1 E. pref C. S. I 'num. r r 1. S. 1-Vurs, coup I". S. fours, new. res C. S. Fours, new. ccup If. SPA 10' 2 1UT l!2'i 123 1-3T. LOCAL CJUAIN AM) PKOIll CIL Week at Disappoint liijr Trade, with I'ew Change In Price. Th week ending Jan. C) was one In which trade fell I elctv expectations. Five days, of b?lew zero weather rretly effectually confines the n-tall roTcharit to More. Traveling pa!rmen speak vtry encouraclnply cf the cullcok f(r a good gprlr.sr trade. One favorable feature is that prle ere well maintained. Very seldom prices from week to week rule as steady as thus far thla year. In fact, there were no Important fluctuations during the week. Poultry. t'STjn, butter, provision, fruit and vegetables are decidedly Crmer than during th.e autumn month, and in seme IIae Ugher, but the range is still

low. It was too cold icr commission men to do much fhlppir.g, and as a result when the weather does moderate they anticipate an active trade for a few days at leat. In the local grain majket more was done than In the preceding week, for the reason that receipts were larger, the weather being so as to admit of chipping corn. On this cereal prices varit-d but little. Put wheat declined during the week 3c and rules easv at prices quoted b"low: Wheat No. 2 red. 87c; No. C red. S4-8SGc; No. 4 rd. 7i79: wacn wheat. fc7o. Com No. 2 white, 21-c; No. 3 white. ZVc; No. 4 white. 2P.-.C: No. 2 white mixeil. N'f. 3 wMte mixed. 20',c: No. 4 whlt- mixed. Oe: No. 2 yellow, 2oV4c; No. 3 yellow. 20Vic; No. 4 yeUow. 13c; No. 2 mixed. 20'ic; No. 3 mixed. 20!,c; No. 4 mixed. 1.": tar corn, 17c. Oats No. 2 white. 21c: No. 3 white. 15c; No. 2 mired, lc; No. 3 mixed. 16c. Hay No. 1 timothy. Jb.&V; No. 2 timothy, J7 G8; prairie, je&S.DO. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry Hens, 6'-c; springs. 6!-;c; cocks. 2'ic; young turkeys. 10c: terns. c: eli hon turkeyr. be; old torn. Cc; ducks, 7c; geese, 4oc for full feathered; 30c for plucked. Uutter :ountry, choice, 10c; mixed, Cc. r:ggp HQirc. Feathers Prime geese, 30c ter lb; prime duck, 1C17c jr lb. Wool Medium unwashed. 12c; fine merino, unwashed. P"o; tub-washed, 2023c; burry and unmerchantable, 3c less. I5eeswax 3tM- for yellow; 23c for dark. Honey Ufa 13c per lb. HIDES, TALLOW. ETC. Green-salted Hides No. 1. 7c; No. 2, 6c; No. 1 calf, htc; No. 2 calf. 7Vic. Grease White. 2c: yellow. 24c; brown. 2c. Tallow No. 1. 3c: No. 2. 2'c. Hones Dry, 12iil3 per ton. LIV12 STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and Quiet Hog Active mid Strong: Sheep Strong. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts, light; shipments, light. There were but few on sale. The market was quiet, with no material change Jn prices. Export grades $4.40115.00 Shippers, common to go"d Z.WyC 4.20 Shippers, common to fair 3.23'r 3.60 Feeders, fair to good S.r.o'tf 3.83 Stockers, good to common 2.73ft' 3.4') Heifers, good to choice 3.40t( 3.73 Cows, good to choice 23U 3.33 Cows, fair to medium 2.405; 2.63 Cows, common and old l.Z'iv 2.23 Veals, good to choice 2.75C 3.23 Hulls, good to choice 2.7.".fri 3.23 Hulls, common to medium 1.23 2.30 Milkers, good to choice C0.0)(& 40.00 Hogs Receipts. 2.300; shloments, light. The market was active at strong prices. In a few cases 2',hc higher than yesterday. Packers were the leading buyers. All were sold, the closing being steady. Lights Mixed J3.43TM.CO 3.43i3.V Heavy packing and shipping... Pigs Roughs 3.4551 3.37 3. I 3.30 2.73'tt3.20 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, light; shipments, light. The market was strong at quotations, and all found ready sale. Sheep, good to choice J3.00?f 3.40 Sheep, common to medium 1.73ri2.75 Lambs, good to choice 4.5')fa3.O0 Lambs, common to medium 5.r'(t4.2j Ducks, per head 2.34.30 III sew lie re. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. To-day's cattle market was of the usual Saturday character. Receipts were very small and sold readily at 3.3'j&3 for Ioor to choice steers. A few extra good beeves brought S3.1G&5.Z0. Prices were largely nominal. In hogs receipts were exceptionally light and they sold readily at an advance of about 2H:C Ier 100 lbs. Sales ranged at 3.2,'U3.Tm for common to prime lots, with trades largely at $3.33 3.43. In sheep prices were steady and generally unchanged. Sales were made at J2.20&2.50 for a few Inferior flocks tip to $4fi4.10 for a few prime 12T,rg2l0-lb sheep. Rams sold at. f2.302.S5 and Western-fed sheep brought $J.30ftf33. Yearlings were in good demand at J3.8."'?t4.2j and lambs at $4:3. a few prime lots selling at $3.23. Receipts Cattle, 300; hogs. 1.600; sheep, 2.0O0. ST. LOUIS. Jan. CO. Cattle Receipts, 1.000; shipments. luO. Market steady. Native shipping steers. $3.4011 4. &: dressed beef and butcher steers. 3.50'54.C0: stockers and feeders. f2.33r33.fcO; light steers. $2.C.V'i4.2ii; cows and mixed. S2.1Ci'3.50; Texas and Indian cattle dull and steady; steers, $2.Ca4.23: cows, 1.75fx3. Hogs Receipts. 3.0w; shipments, 3.W. Market strong and Co higher. Light, $3.40 3.o0; mixed, $3.2Ci3.43; heavy. $3.1033.33. Sheep Receipts, 3k; shipments, none. Market steady, with no sales reported. Would sell ?.t about $2.734.23 for muttons and $3.7383.40 for lambs. E:AST LIBERTY, Jan. 30. Cattle steady. Prime, $4.803; feeders, $3,6054; bulla, stags and cows. $3tfj3.60. Hogs active and higher. Prime light and best medium weights. $3.5'3.75; common to fair, $3.65 (&3.70; heavy. ?3.4C(fi3.30; roughs. $2.2551 3.10. Sheep slow. Ohio-fed Westerns. $3.70r3.90; prime natives. $4Q4.10; common. $2.53.10; choice lambs. $4. f Off 3.10; common to good. $3.733 4.75; Veal calves, $6&6.30. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts, 500; shipments. 5,700. Market unchanged from yesterday. Only retail trade. Hogs Receipts. 4.500; shipments. 1.200. Market strong and Re higher. Bulk of sales. $3.30(53.40: heavies, $3.253.40; Yorkers, $3.33'a3.40; pigs, $2.20 G3.20. Sheep Receipts. 500; shipments. 500. Market steady. Lambs, $3.2334.60; muttons. $2(33.60. LOUISVILLE. Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts, 13. Market steady. Shipping steers. $3.Ktfr4.35: butchers. $2.75ti:4; stockers and feeders, $2..VJfr3.90. Hogs Receipts, 1.3SS. Market firm. Heavies. t3.40S3.45: mediums. $3.4lK&3.43; lights, $3.l0y 3.33; roughs, j2.3C'2.S3. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 24. Market weak. Choice fcheep, $33.23; fair, $2(02.50; extra lambs, $44.25; fair. 2.50?x3.50. CINCINNATI. Jan. 30. Hogs active at $2.00 3.60. Receipts, 1,200: shipments. 40. Cattle steady at -.30i4.50. Receipts, 100; shipments, ncne. Sheep steady at $2.50-ft4. Receipts. 40; shipments, none. Lambs ft rung at $3.504i5.25. VITAL STflTISTICS-JAN. 30. Deaths. Sarah Lan'nam. seventy-three years, 131 East Market street, cancer. Ellen Led wick, seven years. Institute for Deaf and Dumb, contusion of brain. Patrick Perry, 234 North Senate avenue, apoplexy. Joseph M. Krelg. seventy-five years, 506 North Senate avenue, paralysis. Susan Hall, twenty-three years, 123 West Vermont street, inflammation of bowels. Adolph Patterson, twenty-one years, 17 Mill street, valvular heart disease. Jane Scott, forty-two years, 40 Howard street, heart disease. Mirths. Alice and A. J. Bean, 1013 North Senate avenue, bey. Ixttie and Frank Throm, 14 Hr.rrison street, boy. Mrs. and Andrew Schencke, 947 Madison avenue, boy. Mnrrliifce License. Walter Shultz and Ida May Keller. Edward Pergquist and Mabel Wllhelmlna Horning. Charles E. Farcht and Lula Hrrek. Marion Alonzo Richey and Dertht Lingenfelter. CHUMMY 'WITH S1IAIIKS. They Will Not Knt the Xntlven of CeyIon, So It Is Said. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "I saw an article about the unusual number and voracity of the sharks along the Florida coast," remarked a gentleman yesterday, "that interested me exceedingly. It brought an Incident to my recollection that I .had almost forgotten. It happened when I was making a trip on ti sailing ship many years aro along the coast of India, and you know what a place for sharks the Indian ocean is. Well, we ruul occasion to drop anchor off an islantl near Ceylon, and sent a boat to tho shore for a supply of fresh water. I accompanied the bo;.t, and was really scared out of my wits to witness the incredible number of man-eating sharks that played about the yawl. "When wo had secured a barrel or two of water we put off, accompanied by two of the natives, who wished to see the ship. We told them not to come, but they insisted, s tying, or indicating by signs, that they would swim back. Not taking them seriously, we pulled to the ship. The water was smooth and we were hoisted aboard without difficulty. "The water was clear, and we could see dozens of huge sharks playing about the ship, and It was among the lot that the natives plunged when they had seen enough. They went without warning, and I ran to the side of the vessel, expecting to see the hazardous fellows torn to pieces. For an instant there was no commotion among the sharks, and then, apparently scenting human flesh, fully a score of the gigantic man-eaters darted through the water in the direction of the natives, who were swimming quietly for the shore. "The water was cut into shreds by the fins of the sharks as they fairly Pew towartl the swimmers. In another minute the two men were surrounded by the llsh. and I closed my" eyes to avoid seeing their horrlbh- end. When I took down my hands the natives were swimming along In the same old way. nnd the sharks were coming1 back to the snip as quickly as tney had gone. Well. sir. don't you know that the iish were so well acquainted with the islanders that they never touched them. They had ben reared in the same water and were old friends." Xot Afraid of Sherman. Philadelphia Record (Dem.) Nevertheless, Mr. Sherman Is a man of prudence, and. partisanship aside, he will not In his h'.ph olflce be apt to follow the counsels of the Jlngoe-?. He?!des. as man advances in years the love of country ami ef religion grows stronger. It Is sab!, in his breast; and, at any rate, ape Is likely to temper the tone of his mind. We do not look, therefore, for any aggressive foreign policy from Mr. Sherman as secretary Yf state, unless he should be driven from his moorings by popular clamor or party exigencies. Uulldliitr Permit. Thomas P. Kesn, repairs. S16 Enst Washington street, $375.

BLONDIN'S NERVY FEAT.

IlOriiWA'uKEIt WHO CARUIKD A MAN ACHOSS NIAGARA CATARACT. Harry Coleord, the Artist, Recalls Ilia Perilous Hide on Illondln's Duck in the Year 1S58. Buffalo Express.. "It was in the year 1SSS, while I was still a mere boy," said llr. Harry Coleord, an artist, who was recently relating to a party of New York friends some of his early adventures at. sea, "that I became tired of sailor life and went to Boston to look for something to do on shore. "Shortly after my arrival In that city I made the acquaintance of Blondin, the tight-rope walker, who was a member of the Francona troupe, which included Martinettl and the famous Ravels. Having some natural talent, I became, through the influence of Blondin, their scenic painter, and we traveled about the country with varying success until the beginning of February, 1S00, when the troupe reached Cincinnati and disbanded. It was then that Blondin, who had seen and ,been greatly impressed with the beauties of Niagara, conceived the idea of crossing the great cataract on a tight rope. He asked me what I thought of making the journey across the falls on his back. "At first I thought he was joking, but on his assuring me that he was in easiest, I consented to accompany him, and together we started for Niagara to complete arrangements for the proposed feat. We experienced no little trouble in obtaining the necessary permits to extend the ropes; but nnaliy we succeeded in getting them from a man named 1'orter, on the American side, and went to work. Blondin wanted to carry the rope from Terrapin tower and across to David's Hotel, which would have led us over the Horseshoe falls through the mist and spray of the great cataract. These arrangements were strongly condemned, because people said the spray would keep the rope damp and lilonuin was sure to tall. So , we stretched the rope from 'White's pleasure grounds' across to the Ciillon House. 2,000 FEET OF ROPE. "Tho ropo was two thousand feet long. It was of manila, threo Inches in diameter, made in a New York ropewalk in two pieces. Blondin Joined them with a long splice, which, when the ropo was extended, was in the center of tho span. It took us nearly five months to stretch the rope and get the guy lines in place. The rope was 253 feet above water at its lowest point, which was fifty feet below the highestin other words, there was a grade- of fifty feet in each ono thousand. There were 75.UOQ feet of guy line attached to the rope. Each guy was weighted with a ten-pound sandbag, to tirop them out of the way of Blondin's balance pole, and, in putting thern up the ropewalker crossed the span a score of times. "At last we wero ready to make the perilous journey and, it having been advertised through the newspapers that I was to ride on Blondin's back, 1 became the subject of all kinds of adverse criticism. Indeed. I was ready to back out of my agreement when Blondin began to taunt mo to such an extent that 1 hnally decided that nothing could deter me from making the journey. Meantime Blondin had coached me as to what I should do. I was to put my weight on his shoulders only with my arms, and clasp his body atout with my legs. But I could not put my weight on his legs, as that would encumber his movements. I had to keep all my weight on his shoulders. "In July ISttO, everything being ready, I took my plane on Blondin's back and we started to cross the rope. We began the descent from the Canadian side of the rope, and by reason cf the fact that I had to bear my weight on Blondin's shoulders and could only use my arms to support myself, frequent rests were necessary. I told Blondin when I wanted to rest, and then dropped down on the rope with one foot and waited till my arms were relieved, when I would spring up again, using my arms to lift and hold myself in place. "There was a great crowd present, but I did not see it at first. From my place on Blondin's back I could look out , to the American side and see below the stunted pines, thrusting their sharp points up from the edge of the foaming, roaring waters, ready to split us in two if we fell. I remember that I was anxious to get over, and I recall, too. that the great rope before us swung alarmingly from side to side. We afterward ascertained that the rope had been swinging forty feet at the center. "The swing was caused by there being a length of forty feet between the guys on one side and those on the other. It was the middle span. Below us 2f0 feet roared the river, and over it we swung from side to side. Siill moving on steadily, Blondin never trembled. A PERILOUS SITUATION. "When we had gone about ten feet on this middle span some one on the American side pulled the outer guy line. We afterward found out that it was done intentionally, and the rope was stopped in its swing. Blondin stopped and his pole went from side to side in a vain effort to enable him to secure his balance. At one time his pole was up and down on the right side, at another up and down on the left, ant! I recall now with wonder tnat I wa;? only curious to know whether he would succeed in gaining control of himself or not. "Failing to get his balance he started to run across the horrible span, and In safety reached the point where the guy rope came from the American short. Then, to steady himself, Blondin put his foot on the guy rope and tried to stop, but the guy snapped, and With a dash of speed he ran swiftly for twenty-live or thirty feet further, and said, 'Descendez vous!' The perspiration now stood out on his neck and shoulders in great beads, and we J balanced ourselves on the swaying rope. Presently he said. 'Allons,' and raised myself to his shoulders, and we went on sauiy and without accident toward the shore. "It was not, however, until we landed that I appreciated what we had done. Then It occurred to me that the man who pulled the guy line was one of those who had bet that the feat coul-l never be accomplished, and my indigantion mastered any reactionary feeling of fear. You see, many thousands of dollars were bet upon the ability of Ulondin to carry a man over, and human cupidity stops at no sacrifice. Then came the congratulaticns and praises of pluck and the rest of It, so that in my foolish boyish elation I soon forgot everything else. "I shall never forget the wonderful tableau which the 100.000 people represented as they stood gazing up at us as we approached the shore. Thousands of them ;rned their faces away. or. half turning, cist anxious glances over their shoulders ac ua as we drew near the bank. Then the crowd became very much excited, surged towarel us. and Blondin stopped, fearing thev would push each other over the bank. "When the crowd was still again Blondin started once more, and with a quick run we soon came to the end of the rope and sprang to the ground. Cheer after cheer then went up. and I was seized In the arms of a man who lifted me high in the air, saying: 'ThanK God, this terrible feat is over! " "Would you have crossed again?" "I crossed again twice, the last time under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. Ho congratulated us and gave us each a purse of $lJ0l I would not make the same journev now for all the wealth in the world." I'UOSl'KRC: S MCXICO. Great Improvements in that Country In Recent Yenrtt. C. F. Lummis, in Harper's Weekly. Siexieo is a republic in chancery: free as we are, but less licensed; happy, safe, prosperous, under the system whereby we administer our homes: tir.d proud of the remarkable man w ho has tlone what no other ruier of modern times has even dreamed of being able to do. and who still keeps a quiet, steady fist in the waistband of the youngster he has taught to walk. Within ten years tne brigands of Mexico have been simply wiped out. It has been to such as know the geographical obstacles a marvelous achievement and the political difficulties were as great. First, whatsoever brigand vas c iught--in-l Ti.az has a way of catching stood lust long enough in front of an adobe wall for the tiring party to crook the right forefinger. There were no hung juries nor pardon governors. Second, the same hand so rirm and swift to Justice knew how to open an alternative door. Nowadays the Pin lit needs not. There is something else for him to do; and he finds it not only more salubrious, but more to his taste, to take a part In tho development of the patria he

" I I I .- .11 ! mm I I .-I I ! I I II I II ! II I II I I - I -1 - y II ,! I II I I MIP III Munyon's Advanced System of Medicine Cures. Don't Hold to the Old Ways and Suffer This Is An Age of Scientific Advancement.

You Accept New Facts in Other Branches of Science Without Questioning Them, Why Not Accept New Facts in the Science of Medicine?

In Curing Diseases Munyon's System Surpasses All Others, as Thousands in the Citv of Indianapolis Will Testify.

a few op A Wonderful Case. Says Mrs. Capenhaber, who lives at 73 Tacoma avenue: I have had more or less catarrh since childhood, and of late years It has been growing worse, until I was in a terrible condition from the effects of the disease. It had affected my stomach and my lungs, also my hearing was affected, and my eyes could not bear the light. I could eat scarcely anything, neither could 1 sleep. My throat was so sore that I could not breathe through my nose, and I was a constant sufferer from headaches. 1 had been attended by several different physicians, and had used a number of advertised remedies, but nothing ever did me any good until I used Munyon's Remedy. I consulted the Munyon doctors about two weeks ago, and I never had anything to do me as much good in my life. The first night after I took the treatment I slept as good as I ever did in my life, and there has been a constant improvement in my condition since that time. I now sleep well, have a good appetite and can eat anything: the soreness has left my throat and I no longer suffer from headache. My improvement has been simply wonderful. Great Relief. Mrs. Tence, 41 Keystone avenue, says: For tho past twenty years I have suffered from rheumatism In my arms and hands. I had. tried all kinds of remedies, but they gave me little if any relief. About two ytars ago I got a trial bottle of Munyon's Remedy and it drew out all the pafn and it did not return again for several months. I now always keep It in tho house, and whenever I feel a rheumatic pain 1 take a few doses, which always drives it away, l believe that if I would continue to take the medicine for any length of time It would effect a. permanent cure, but as soon as the pain leaves me I quit taking the medicine. Will Never Be Without It." . Says Mrs. Harris. 76 Church street: "I suffered greatly from dyspepsia for some years. Tried a number of good physicians and used all kinds of advertised remedies, which did me no good. I finally tried Munyon's Remedy and was entirely cured. I consider it a great remedy, and will never be without it in my house." Blood Disease Cared. Mrs. Delia Delaney, of 57 South California says: "My little girl suffered from disorders of the blood for some time. Her eyelids were badly inflamed. I gave her Munyon's Blood Cure and she is entirely cured." CATARRH POSITIVELY CURED. THE MUX VOX COMPAXY POSITIVELY CURE CATARRH. Thousands of patients attest it. Xo cutting, burning, cauterizing. Irritating washes that destroy the diseased tissues. Many victims treated by Ignorant doctors have lost their sense of taste and smell. The Munyon treatment consists of mild, soothing lotions and internal remedies, which act on the blood and nerves and thoroughly eradicate the disease. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING for a thorough examination at the Munyon offices. MUNYON'S OFFICE, Majestic Rulldinjr, Cor. Pennsylvania and Maryland Streets. NOT A PENNY TO PAY For careful and thorough examination nnd the best professional service that medical science nffords. Everybody invited und mnde welcome. Office Hours li a. m. to H p. m. Sundays lO a. m. to 12 m. was proud of even when he was her curse. He would rather upbuild tnan tear t'own, if he has a chance, even if there were no "Porhrio" and no rurales. I do not know anything In history which fairly parallels these twenty years in Mexico. No other man has taken a comparable dead weight of population and so uplifted and transformed it. The wonder is all the more because to this day every other colony of Spain in the new world looks to be the worse off for the independf ncla. Whatever we may say of the theory of self-government, in practice not ono of them was ever so miserably viceroyed or captaingeneraled as it has neen presidented fourlifths of tho time since 1S21. Very much the same was true of Mexico until recently. It has had patriotic rulers sometimes, but that they were at last sorry rulers the very roster of them shows. Four presidents in a year is hardly an index of prosperity. It is not far to remember when there was not a railroad in Mexico, and when other material conditions were in proportion. The actual Mexico has forty railroads, with nearly seven thousand miles of track, and everything that that implies. Its transportation facilities are practically as good as those of our Western States, and the investment is far more profitable. It Is netted with telegraph lines (with the cheapest tariffs in America), dotted with postolfices, schools, costly buildings for public business and public beneficence. It is freer than it was ever before with free schools, free speech, free press. It is happier than ever before, and more prosperous than even in the bonanza days of the magnificent silver kings of Zacatecas and Guanajuato. There are degrees, of course, oy local variation of impulse or of opportunity, but there is progress everywhere material, intellectual moral. If the visible prosperity of Mexico. In the face of certain of its circumstances, shall seem enigmatic to sane people who.e eon views are based on radically unlike surrounrtinprs. yet only ignorance can deny the fact. Mexico is admirably prosperous, inspitoof seven years' drought: in spite of tho Garza revolution kindled in the United States, in ways and for reasons too complicated to be reviewed here): in spite of a national debt contracted when exchange was at from 8 to 16. and beins paid with exchange at from S5 to 102; in spite even of cheap money. It has been a miracle of statesmanship, but a miracle which will never be repeated in a dissimilar land. I will try' to explain, later, how even so terrible a blow as the depreciation of silver was to Mexico has been turned to the adVantage of a nation which lies in the hollow of one man's hand. FOREIGN BUTTER DEMAND. It Is Brought lrom Europe to Central American Ports. New York Journal of Commerce. The United States Export Association has obtained some interesting but not gratifying information regarding the butter trade in the West Indies. Mexico and South America. From Port au Prince comes the humiliating nfW3 that "cooking butter is brought here from the United States and table butter from Europe." Honda. Colombia, reports that butter is imported from three European countries as well as from the United States, which certainly ought to have the whole trade. The price is from 0 cent3 to $1 a pound. In the local currency, we presume, but even so the prlre is high. From Barrunquilla comes the nws that "the only good butter brought Into this market is Danish butter. It costs 0 cents, gold, per pound." That is a price worth seeking; there Is room for a good profit, even on fine butter, in those figures. At Puerto la Rello. Venezuela, "table butter Is brought here principally from Denmark." The price is 43 or 50 cents a pound. Uutter from this country goes Into most of the countries from which Information was sought, but It is only cheap butter: it Is butter that can be boucht for 13 and 15 and 20 cents a. pound: fine table butter comfs from Kurope, and chiefly from Denmark. We have been talking for several years about capturinp the West Indian and South American trade; we have declared that we must drive Europe out of the markets of our own continent: we really were going to do it. And yet here is an agricultural product, the sort of thing that we ought to be pre-eminent in the production of, but in the export of which we are at a distinct disadvantage as compared with Europe. Our butter will do for cooking purposes, but table butter comes from Denmark. Wo have cheap pasturage and cheap

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Can Henr Watch Tick. Mrs. G. V. Young, 240 Keystone avenue, says: For years my husband has suffered from catarrh. He has been treated by a number of different physicians and has used all kinds of remedies, all of which ha cost him quite a good deal of money. But nothing ever did him half the good that he has derived from Munyon's treatment. HL hearing had become affected, but he can now hear the ticking of a watch, a thing ho has not been able to do for ten years. It lieu mat I Km Cured. Albert Ott, 230 East Louisiana street, says: For th3 past year I have been bothered with rheumatism in my leg, and for five months I had to lay off from my work. I tried several doctors and used a number of different remedies, but nothing seemed to do me any good. I was leglnnlng to fear that I would be disabled for life, but, thanks to Munyon's Remedies. I am now able to be at work again. 1 consulted the Munyon doctors about two months ago, and have steadily improved under their treatment. I have been at work for the past two weeks, and feel like another person. Pleurisy Cnred. Mr. Shewman, 47D East Nineteenth street,. and a motorman on the College-avenue street-car line, says: For a month I was troubled with pleurisy and the last week I had to lay off from my work. When I consulted the Munyon doctors I could not take a long breath, but after taking their treatment I was entirely cured and have not felt a symptom of the disease since. Good Results. Mrs. George Cottom. 42ti East New York street, says: "Our baby was quite sick with cold, fever and other troubles usual with children. We gave her Munyon's medicines and it brought her right out. We have also used them on the other children with good results." Entirely Cured. Mrs. Jennie Ogden, 118 West Maryland street, says: "I had a severe cough and cold, which had continued er long that I becamo alarmed about myyelf and was afraid that It would settle on my lungs and go into consumption. 1 used one prescription of the Munyon remedies and was entirely cured." .Much Relief. Robert Chism, 352 West North street, says: "I have been a sufferer from stomach trouble for years. Used Munyon's Remedies and they gave me much relief." Those livlns; at n. distance tvIio feel that they v"!'.l like any special advice upon any disease may send to us for an examination blunk which you will fill out and return to us. Your case Trill he diagnosed carefully and you will be told what to do In order to set well. MUNYON'S H. H. R. CO Majestic Building, Cor. Pennsylvania and Maryland Sts. Office Hours 9 a. m. to H p. m. Sundays It) a. m. to 11! m. fodder. The cost of labor is a trifling matter in this case, and the wages of farm labor and of the employes in creameries are not munificent. Tnere is absolutely no reason why we should not make as good butter as Denmark, and make it in vast quantities, and we could afford to sell It quite as cheap as the Danes, and very probably could make a profit underselling them. Do we really wish the foreign market for butter? Do our farmers realize what it would mean to them to have a foreign demand for several million pounds of butter annually at a price. In the foreign market, of 50 or CO cents, Rold? We can create such a demand If, instead of trying to see how cheaply we can sell butter, we will try to see what fine butter we can make. The American farmer and creameryman have natural advantages beyond those of their rivals in every country, not excepting Denmark, Canada and Australia. Will they make fine butter, and then not wait for the foreigner to discover the fact by accident, but take the proper means to show the foreigners that American butter is as good as Danish butter? It can be done, und it is worth doing: the question Is whether Americans have the energy and enterprise to do It, or whether they will continue to supply cooking butter to Haiti and demand more protective tariff on butter to save' them from European competition. 1 he Colored Ilrother. F. A. Doughty, in LIpplncott. In the North the Afro-American obtains more recognition in the abstract, and in the South more in the concrete; this is the difference in his position in the two sections. South of Mason's and Dixon's line harangues of agitators about the "rights of the negro" are seldom heard, but his daily needs are understood and his defects tolerated. Personally he is disliked at the North, as a curio of an unpleasant constitution; in New England, it is said, individuals are to be found with a. common school education who even believe th.it he is born white and turns dark, becoming white agrain after death. Southerners, on the contrary, are attached to the negro's personality from early and traditional association. They know that he is affectionate, obliging and unresentful; but they also know that his two hundred years' training has resulted only in a semi-civilization, and they are not surprised when he proves unreasoning, improvident and immoral. With all aid from outside philanthropy to the South alone has belonged and still belongs the tvsk of assimilating this element with her people in both a domestic and a legislative sense. Nowhere, unless in Africa itself, have negroes en masse such a chance for prosperity, a show and a hearing; their blind instinct to stay in their Southern home is correct. Commercially their chance is small In the North and East where the powerful trades unions are opposed to colored masons, builders and mechanics. In the South a white and a black man aro often seen working side by side In shops and fields, and, agriculture being the chief pursuit, the sun and rain visit impartially the fields of the negro and the white farmer, little capital is required to raise corn and cotton, and the colored laborer encounters neither jealousy nor opposition, except from the lowest cla?s of whites. When Royalty Entertains. Iondon Letter. And this reminds me that In this season of the year stories of the home life of the prince and princess are naturally on th tapis, as. like other people of rank and fashion, they do their share of countr houte entertaining. It 's said that visitors are weighed on their arrival and departure from Sandrinsham and that thHr weights are then entered in a bulky volume. Whether this Is done to show how lavish Is the hospitality in the house of the heir apparent or not. I cannot say. but it must sometimes be a little amusing to the guests. Everybody, too. i.; expected to play American "ten-pins." and next we are told that the rules for the guests are simple enough. They (the guests) are expected to treat the prince and princess with ierfect ease and absence of ceremony, but without ever showing that they have forgotten the disparitj' of rank. Moreover, they are expected to be neither tongue-tied nor dull. Tho rnnce hates shyness almost as much as indolence and excludes both. On the other hand, a person w ho can talk really well need have- no fear of the rules which prescribe that royalty shall speak first, provided that he Is not bumptious or dictatorial, knows when to stop and does not break iu with the prince or princess's talking. Th?

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A Case of Dropsy. Mrs'. Mollie Stevens. 221 West Tear! street, says: I have suffered from dropsy for a number of years, and doctors and advertised remedies did r.ot seem to do tn any good. I consulted the Munyon doctors and their treatment did me more good than everything else I ever used. The first dosa helped me. and I have continued to improve ever since 1 began taking Munyon's medicine. Great Relief. Mrs. Nancy Long. 1C2 Meek street, says: "For years I have leen a sufferer from rheumatism. Have boon on crutches for the past three years and my limbs are terribly swollen. I have obtained great relief by the use of Munyon's remedies." O RES FOR ALL. DISEASES. Munyon's Rheumatism Cure seldom fail to relieve in one to three hour, and cures in a few days. Price 25c and 50c. Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure positively cures all forms of inaipestlon and stomach troubles. Price 25c and $1. Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneu monla and breaks up a cold in a few hours. Price 25c. Munyon's Coush Cure stops coughs. niKht sweats, allays soreness and spex3lly, heals the lungs. Price 25c and 1. Munyon's Kidney Cure ' speedily cures pains in the back, loins or groins, and all forms of kidney disease. Prie 25c and 5b Munyon's Headache Cure stops beadachs in threo miutes. I'rice 25c. Trial size 10c. Munyon's Pile Ointment positively cures all forms of piles. I'rice 25c. Munyon's Rlood Cure eradicates all Impurities of the blood. Price 25c and 1. Munyon's Female Remedies are a boon to all women. 25c, 50c and Jl. Munyon's Asthma Herbs will stop ths most violent paroxysms of asthma In. three minutes. Used with Asthma Cur they positively and permanently cure tho worst forms of Asthma. Price of Asthma Herbs, with Asthma Cure, II. Munyon's Nerve Cure restores overworked and overstrained nerves to a healthy condition. I'rice 25e and 11. Munyon's Heart Cure subdues palpitation and irregular action and gives immediate relief. I'rice 25c and 11. Munyon's Constipation Cure relieves constipation In a few minutes. Priov 25c. Munyon's Neuralgia Cure relieves pain in the face, sciatica, and all neuralgic affections. I'rice 25c. Munyon's VitaHzer. a great tonic and restorer of vital strength to weak and rundown people. Price $1. Munyon's "Grido to Health" free at all druggists, or by mall to any address. CAUTI0X AGAINST IMITATORS The public Is advised that Munyon's Remedies ca'unot he Imitated; that the free treatment free physicians and free distribution of remedies was in nusrurated nearly five years ajto by Professor 3Iunyon. MUNYON'S H. H. R. CO 3Iajestic Building, (Pennsylvania and Maryland Streets.) OHlce Hours 0 n. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays to a. m. tu 12 m. above should b carefully inscribed In the rirlvate notelnjoks of all American heiresses lable to become Rrltlsh peeresses. AO HOTTO.MI.ESS I,AKEM. Deepest Are Less than II, 'OO Feet, ana One of The in Is Iu Oreiton. Chicago Daily News. The deepest body of fresh water In America is Crater lake. Oregon. Only one lake in the world. Lake Ralkal. exceeds it In depth, and is only four hundred feet deep". Until recently It was asserted Crater lake was bottomless, but soundings have shown Its greatest depth to be two thousand feet. It Is five miles in diameter, nearly circular, and occupies the crater of an extinct volcano. No fish have ever lcen known to exist In Crater lake. Recently a club of mountain climbers, with headquarters at Portland, sent to Washington a request that Crater lake be stocked with trout, and the government experts are going to find out If sucn a scheme is practicable. It Is easy enough, to nut trout Into me water, but the question is if there is sufficient food in the water to nourish them after they are there. Th experts will tow small gauze nets over the water at all hours of the day. Animalculae will catch In the gauze, and from its abundance or lack it can be ascertained if tha water contains nourishment. An interesting series of experiments will also be undertaken to ascertain the temperature of the water at various depths. No such observations have ever been taken of fresh water so Tar down. With this end in view, a full equipment of self-registering thermometers and supplementary apparatus will be taken along and let down by pounding lines. There are very few places In the lake where the depth is less than l.fiOO feet, and no lake on the western hemi?pherc approaches this. It is no wonder, then, that Crater Iaka was supposed to be bottomless. However, the truth is that all lakes over ir0 feet deep possess a. fdmllar reputation. Any body of water that is deeper than the length of tha longest feeling line Is sure to lack a bottom in the iopu!ar belief. A first-rate ?mpla of this sort of delusion is afforded by Fayette lake. In Idaho. It was formerly Imagined to be bottomless, and later Its depth was oiticially stated to be feet. Recent investigation proves that Its greatest depta is 305 feet. There are no data on which to base a guess as to the bottom temperature of Crater lake, but the supposition is that it will be very Ultle above freezing. Tha temperature of the ocean remains at about 40 degrees Fahrenheit all the year round, even in the tropics. Nevertheless, some voU canlc heat may yet remain to warm the waters of Crater lake. The Profitable Veil. Philadelphia Press. "I built my house on dotted veils." naJd a well-known oculist, referring to the fact that his practice was made lucrative by women patients whose eyes were Injured by wearing the fashionable gauzes. And yet although they are warned, women still keep up the practice and manufacturers and modistes still make and prescribe veils that mean permanent injury to the eye. As In the case of the theater hat. In this matter the women seem ulove reason and common sense; but fortunately the veil injures the women alone, while the theater nat annoys every one within its sphere of action. The dotted veils should po. Here Is a work for the Women's Health Protective Association. How many of them, while growing eloquent over garbage, do It wlta a dotted veil tied about thtir bonnets? That Wonderful Rotary Engine. Minneapolis Tribune. Mr. Hays, the Sleepy Eye editor whowaa the authority for the statement that Orant Rramble had sold his rotary steam enclne patents for M.TW.w now owns up that he cannot discover that PramMe has received a cent. Hays thinks bramble has a good invention, but so far he has not suecee'Jcd hl selling It. I'nnny nnd Commendable. Rcstcn Htrald. A ('idea go wit remarked to a New York critic: 1 suppose there is nothing that amuses you more than, for Instance, a Chk-aro nin's faith in Chicago. It 1 amusing. A course; almost r.s funny as a New Yorl.er's pride In London; and, re all, quite as coairaeudaLU."