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THE INDIANA rm,IS NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 2. 1SW.

THE MARKETS OH FRIDAY “S™; “T

INDIANAPtU.lS AND CHir 1GO HVK •TOCIC R OTATION S.

Broker*' <«OM»lp Sprrolatlvr Opintoa—.N«trB nnA tttn— The Loeal JobblMn TrhBe. = - r*. *

2&«28c; French calf, *1.00«1.S0; French kip. jMcklUO; Jomeetic c&U. Tic®U.OO; Jomeauc

kip. 60«7Sc.

U. tc; Arirua.

Ticking* - Anio*k«n ACA. 10V; OordU ACS. UVtC. Ccoe«(o«« UF. UV-. HamHton Meat awnlnjr*. » l *c; Lauu\ I<u»cy, baoktiild, ISc; Duiucnd tojokfikd. 12Wc; Oakland AF. •he; bewiat.m. J< inches. IJhc; Warren booklolil. lihkc; iitttdx A#s, 18c; Ihorndyke D, »hc Cotton Duek-TalU*s«*\ T ounces. 30 Irciteo, tc: Tkiiaaeee. t ounce*. 30 inches, the. IVilas•ee. 10 ounces, »hc; havase. It) ounces. 10

inches. lOVic.

ithlrtin**, Chefka end Chevuxa—Amoekea* , Dealers are now paying; The; Economy, «hc; New South. «hc; Ro , No. 1 k s. hides. The. No. 2 tunda. the; Riverside, the; Tuxedo. &V*c | No. 1 calf, Sc: No. 2 calf, 71!

Otis. *Hc; Amoskeag plaid claaeics. TWc, Amoakeag sti .pe cheviots, tc; Ed.nbur*. 7c,

Everett Chambray str.pes, 7Vic.

is—Atlantic A. 38

Wool.

The following prices are i*ald here for wagon lots: Medium unwashed, in good order. 12# Ik; fine men no. unwashed, In good order, kit life; choice, tub-washed. Z3c.

Hides nud Tullow.

No. 1 calf. 9c:

3c; No. 2 tallow. 2hc.

hides. #V4c; o. 1 taiiow.

Brown Cottons—Atlantic A. 38 Inches, «c. Atlantic . H. 36 inches. Mac; Atlantic P. inches. 5c; Atlantic LA* 3* Inches, the

Wheat toa* steady to-diay, the preeeure to sell betel* few* thvui for 1 some days. TTio ea.fUe« ware lower. In sympathy with yesterday's deoMne on this Okie, but a more active Liverpool market was noted. There waa said Bo be some good foreign buying on the decline, and quite an improvement in cash buevnem was noted. Chicago reported 108,000 bushel* wold.- The export* were 333, tW buaheda. The market kept narrow and nervous a greater part of the day, but biter showed considerable firmness. There was a renewal of damaging crop reporta largely to-day from Indiana. The range on May waa from 705ic to 71c, closing at 70%-Tlc. There will be quite an Increase in stock? aJt Duluth for the week, with a decrease at several other points. The reoeApts In the Northwest have been large for the week, coming largely from country elevators. The Mock in country elevator* decreased 2,700,000 busheLs dur.ng March, and Is now 9,7*6.000 bushel*, against 16.600 buehels iW year. Corn was firm and fractionally higher early, but later made %e to *&c decline, the reason for which was not stated. Posatblv on profit-taking, as the weather 1» yet of a character to retard receipts. Oats were a shade easier. Provisions were only moderately active anil sold lower. The fluctuations in pork was within a range of 10c per barrel. The stocks of provisions in Chicago at the end of March were 104,000 barrels of , pork (exclusive of old stock;, 248,000 tierces bf lard and 25,800,000 pounds of ribs. The wo rid,’* stock of lard la 533,074

* tierces, /£*

lean

. Atlantic l*L 3* inches. **c; j

Mills. 36 Inches. 4Vlc, Armory shining*.

hery, 38 Inches, 4c; Comet,

y# Package Coffees.

j Indianapolis prices on package coffees are as foll“Ws: Arioso, Jersey. Lion. Capital, $12.90;

b $r

Luxury, $13.40; Bogota Java, $20.90.

Dressed Meats.

Prt Bee

$6 inotHM. 5Vic; Conatltutlon. 36 inchca. tc: Boot C. 36 inches. 4V»c; Boot FF. 38 inches,

6c; Boo. XM. 36 inches. 5'ac; Buck's Head. 36 —— inches, B^c; Badger LL. 38 Inches. 4>4c; I 7c; medium steers. Fr®ftc, Household Superior, 36 iocsss, 4>4c; Criterion. : medium cows, 4Vt#5Vic; 36 Inches. 6c; Long Branch. 36 inch**. 4c. Sea I 6Wc; metlium heifers. 4Hi Island. 36 inches. 4(ic; 8ta:..e Liberty. 36 §

Peppereii,

ce« to retail dealers: rf—Carcasses; Extra

6c;

choice steers.

3WS,

heifers.

Stiff

good cows, &>4@SVsc ', . gVS> heifers, 4V4®5V»c.

■’eppereii. C. 3%c;

^inches, S^c; Feppereil, 8-4. 12Wc, 9-A ISVic. Feppereil, 10-4, 15c; Uti Ctlca, 9-4. 17c; Utica. 10-4, l»c.

Prints — Allen fancy. Be; American indigo, j 4*4c, American shirtings. 4c; Merrimac shirt- j ings, 4>»c; Arnold long cloth, B, 74ic. Arnold kmg cloth C. M4c; Berwick fancy. 3S~c: Berlin i solids, 6c, Berlin three-fourths Trukey reds, j 6c. Berdn three-fourths X3KXX Turkey reds. ( 9c; Cocheto fancies. 4%c; Cocheoo madders. , 4*4c; Portsmouth robes, 4Vic; Harmony fancies, i S\c; Manchester fancies. 4V4c; Pacific mouseel- I ines 5c; Pacific mournings. 4V*c; Simpson mom-ningx, 5c; Venus oil blue arid green. 5c;

Hindquarters—Extra choice steers, dium »U-ers. T^sv^c; good cows.

heifer

dlum 'oo'vs. 6V40?V4c: gixid Forequarters—Good. *ifi

Veal -74/*Vic. Lamli-Tesc.

•c: me-

7®8c; me-

5® 8 Vic.

JobltinK Prleea In Flour. Patents, winter. So. 15®.''.25: spring, S4.60®4.75; extra fancy, winter, $4.s5®L7o; family, 53.25® 3.50; common. $2.45®2 TO

•4TOOK9, MONET AND BONDS.

The Mnrket 1 neertaln »n«l De-

premied—The Quotations.

New York. April 2.—The initial prices on the Stock Exchange were an average fraction above yesterday'* closing, the gain being most pronounced in the Coaler*. Reading second preferred showed an advance of % and New Jersey Central *4. but the latter did not retain the full advantage. '* Decided improvement was also noticed in some of I the specialties and the international j shares. There was a strong market for S Americans in London. The inquiry from j the short contingent soon abated, and ! heaviness developed which became quite j | severe In the Gould and anthracite coal | groups. These shares responded readily j to bear pressure, New Jersey Central j losing ]i 4 , Western Union 1%, Delaware & Hudson and Manhattan 1 per cent, and the balance important fractions. | There were no new developments concerning these; properties, but the bears seemed confident of their positions and ! offered large blocks freely. The general market reacted in sympathy with ex-

KNOX STORE FALLS DOWN

THREE-STORY HARRISON BUILDING TUMBLES INTO THE CELLAR.

Timely Warning Given and All of the Clerk* and Cantonaer* of the Tea Cent Store Have Time To Escape—Condemned.

Windsor fane!**. 5c.

Brown Drill—Boot A. 26 inches.. Sljc: .’ington. 30 inches. 614c; Dwight, 38 Inch* 2k>. 8V$c; Mohawk. 30 inch** 7V»c.

Dar- . No.

Groceries.

Indianapolis s

cut-loaf, xxihx

granulated, 5.60c; extra fine granuli

ted. 5.I3c;‘ cubes, 5.25

diamond

imbia A-

—American A. 4.7’ic: 3 Ridgewoixt A—Centen-

i n » . .

tapolis sugar prices: Dominoes. 5.50c; , 5.63; crushed, 5.83c; powdered. 5.25c: powdered, 5.38c; granulated, S.OOc; tine

extra fine granulated, 5.l3o; 5.13c;' cubes, 5.25:; mold A. 5.0Uc; confectioners' A, 4.88c; Vstone A. 4.75c; 2 Windsor A

-se gt

5.25c. diamond A. 5.00c; confectioner^' A, ■ 1 Columbia A—Keystone A. 4.75c; 2 Winds —American A. 4.75c; 3 Ridgewood A—Ce nial A. 4.75c; 4 Phoenix A—California A. 4.75c ; 5 Empire A—Frar.klin B, 4.69c; 8 Ideal golden ex. C—Keystone B. 4.56c; 7 Windsor ex. O— American B, 4.44c; 8 Ridgewood ex. C—Cei

4.06c; 10 yellow C-

tgewood

renew ex. C—< -Franklin ex

C, 3.88c; 11

;• H y

low, *3.560, 16 yellow

-Aimltl

Nut*—J

'ornta

—r, 3.5Uc.

Tarragonia.

_ __ _ JJc j

Ivica, 14c, Uraxii nuts. new. 8c Alberta,

Naple

walnuta.

. xpies, 15c; pecans. Western, to® 12c; peanuts, ' best, 7©8c: Virginia, gooa. 5®7c rp.ee*—Unground: Ailsplcw 10ffl5c;

10® 15c; maoe. “

cloves. 12® 15c,

Canned Good- . w » w lb full weight. 86c; 1-tb light weight, full weight. $1.75® 1.80; ^2-lb light ... ^.2001.30; peaches, standard. 3-lb, J1.75; seconds. S-lb. 90c®Jl.'i0; pie. (5078c;

pineapples, standard. 2-lb, *1.26®L76; seconds,

l-lb, 81.0001.10; string Deans, 8-!b cans,

walnuts.

almonds.

„..^rts. 10c; French. 14c,

Virginia,

Brokers* Gossip.

By I* W. Leula A 0>.'» Wire. New York, April $.—A ertooe observer >f Sugar said lost night: "The situation L< very puzzling. There is r.o dembt that InaOders are einteere when tlicy tefll friends that the Industry will suffer'seriously ur»der proposed tariff. It 14 leas certain, but exoeediogly probaible, that inside holdings of common stock are a good deed lea* than they have been injyrev.oua years. A company which has 9,000 stockholders must have Us stocks fairly well distributed. Against this Is the fact that the sugar people talked about as they do when the Wilson bill was under discussion, but the company has paid Its regular dividend ever since. On the surface, the D.ngley bill to distinctly worse for sugar refiner* than the Wilson bill. There was no pretense that the Wilson bill dlscrinknated against home refiners. Sugar insiderw do not like to sell the stock short, or do anything to work the price down, but, if ! results of operatten should lead to a reaction in the dividend this year, there would probably be more cerLficaite* of Sugar in the street at comparatively short Louisville & Nashville has lost in the eight months of the fiscal year 8631,342 net. The four months before the fiscal year expires are generally good ones, and this loss, or part of It, may be made up. At any rate, the road will show for the fiscal year a substantial surplus over all charges, and is now ahead of the showing in 1896. More than half of the decrease in net earnings is due to increased operating expenses. This mean* that Louisville A Nashville Is Improving Its property out of Its earnings. Leather preferred attracted some attention yesterday on account of the fact that privileges, particularly puts, were offered at 54 for thirty days at 1^4. They could be ! had to 1.000 lots, which fact was construed as evidence that a prominent Inside interest was not afraid of Leather preferred around current prices. Indian Exports of Wheat Minneapolis Market Record. The export trade in wheat to India, that was to be such an Important element to the sustaining of prices a few months ago, has had singularly poor results. The calculations then made were encouragingly satisfactory, but the outflow of breadstuff* has been strangely disappointing, that could be traced to the In-dii-n demand. It Is even said now that the few .cargoes that were loaded for India, were finally sent to Europe for a market. The famine prices in India were at that time secondary to the high

prices in Europe.

The Indian country never imported grain to a»y extent. There is a population of nearly 300.000.000. which the small amount at wheat consumed In that country do?s little to feed, and the loading from California. If tt had landed there, would have counted little for general consumption. The late reports of the spring harvests are much more favorable. and India may yet be counted upon for wheat shipments to Europe in 1897.

First Markets.

Primary market receipts of wheat w >re

cassia,

90c®6l.0o; nutmegs. 72®90c; ginger, 30®25c; pepper. 12®15c.

armed Goods—Blackbarrie*. 3 lb. 85c; cove

oysters, l-lb full 1

60c ‘ '

3-lb

weight, 81.20®1.

“.40® “

salmon, l-lb.

. 82>*c:

— 96c®$1.90; pineapples. Bahama, 81.90®2.25; peas, sifted, D.60®1.7$; early June. 62t4c®81.»; marrow, 86c; aaaked. 70®80c; tomatoes. 8-lb, TIOiX; oorn, sugar. 60c©81.10;

utter, a dosen. 8-lb, 90c

Fruits—Apples, sun-dried, SUc; 7®7V4c; citron. 15®!8c; firs, II Two Crown, a pound. 6*®6c; iprtoots, 814® 12c; dates. 4>4®8c. ianeous Oroowies—New Orleans 1__

sea-Fair to prime, 28®35c; choice. 36@38c. ups—Medium, 24©85c: choice, 35®45c; sorgft 2*He; OOrn sirup, bbla 14c gallon; half b

cur-

10014c;

... sirup, bbis, 14c

18c gallon. Vinegar. Malt - (40 grain

Pea Beans — Hand-picki

bbis, 808c gallon. S6cOIL10 Rice-'

Slrtum, bbis. test)

m u*. M-SnXio.T'yi'rS ^

lots. 80c. Starch—Pearl.

moa mixed. «Hc. New Pick)*s-2,40n in

rsls. 84.89. 1,200 in barrels, 83.60; 1,200 in halfbarrel*. 82.76; 600 in half-barrels, 82.26. Oat-meal-Barrels. 86.38. Rolled Oats—Barrels,

Cheese.

Wholessl* selling prices: New York cream, Uc; Ohio cream, 11c; limberger, 10c; brick cheese, 10c; Swiss, domestic. 18c.

Provisions.

The following Is Kutgan £ Cb ’» pries list Sugar-cured Hams—"Reliable," 20 lbs a

lOHc; 12H W 16 lbs, D®11H for

Duluth 106 cars, a totdl of 289 cars; holl11 St. LouitE^Receipts—Wheat 5,000 b.',,hels, corn B5,00| bushels, oat* 11,000 bushels. Shipments—Wheat 18.0W bushels, corn 1 113,000 bushels, oats 5,000 bushels. Toledo; ReJeints-Wheat 8,191 bushels, corn 1456§~ bushels. Shipment*—Wheat 4.800 bushttlH, com 22,000 bushels, oats

4,285 bushels.

Chicago: Receipts—Wheat 14.000 bushels, corn 81,988 bushels, oats 153,300 bushels. 8hipinent»—Wheat 3S.289 bushels, corn 7,096 bushels, oats 189,403 bushels. Estimated receipts at Chicago: Wheat 10 cars, corn 147 cars, oats 134 cars, hogs

12.000 head.

Omaha received 4,600, hogs and Kansas CUy 95,000 hogs. 4 Exports of wheat and flour were: Wheat 73,890 bushels, flour 37.225 packages—equivalent to 241,000 bushels wheat;

t orn 583,801 bushels.

. Exports of Hoc Products.

Chicago Trade Bulletin.

Exports of pork, lard and bacon from the Atlantic porta, with the names of the markets to which exported, for the week

ending March 27. 1837; Pork. Lard, Meats, brig. Ibs. bxs.

1.320 3.590.000 10.590

.. 50 e«7 n<tt i x,it

,V r ’° ...., 220 ports... 180

•rage,

liable"; lOH0Uc~for 7c; hamlets, 5V*c.

Breakfast. Bacon—Clear,

able." UH

av-

■■ 'Recottage b&ma.

llabie.

English-cured

IHc; “Feericaa." joc: Lily. 8 to H .bs, 7He; * ’-bs. THc.

to 9 1

ieba

des, about 50 lbs average, 80 to 40 lbs average, 8Hc;

average, 7c; clear

19 to 30 lbs average, fj Morgan & Gray. 10 :; sugar-cured "Indiana,"

8c: a.v w ** .wl

Bacon- -Clear sid

6He; clear sidea, „ _ r

clear sides, 20 to 80 lbs ^, ,v, bellies, 14 to 22 lb* average- «Hc; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs average, 7Hc; clear bellies, io to 12 lbs average 7Hc; clear backs. 20 to 80 !ba average. 6He; clear backs. 8 to 10 lbs average, Tc; French backs. 6c; Hitches, 8 to 10 lbs

average, 5\c.

Shou Ider s—‘ ‘Rei labte,'

«Hc; 18 lbs average. 6Hc: Morgan & to 13 Tbs average, tc* r-^nrx*ci »*

10 to 12 Ib«, 6%c.

Lord—"Indiana," 6%c; “Reliable,” 6Ho; ket-tie-rendered. 6Hc. Pickled pork — Fancy boneless pig. S13.0C; bean, clear, 812.00; family, 81L50; clear hack*. 110.25; rump. 810.00. Fresh Pork Loins—Short cuts. 14 to 20 lbs. THc; short cuts. 10 to 12 Ibe, 8c; short cut*, 6

to 9 lbs, IHc.

Ale; skinned shoulders, 5Hc; roasts. 6Hc; tenderloins, 16c;

spareribs. 6Hc; trimmings. 5c; hocks, *c; small bones, 5c; shoulder bones, su-e-

Cottage hams, 5Hc| skinned shoulders, bam cuts or pork roasts. 6%c; tendei ‘

bs. Ml

bones, 4He; pigs' heads, >Hc.

Dried Beef Hams—Regular sets, 11 He; out-

2 He; tail

sides, 9Hc; insides. Sausage—Bulk, 6Hc;

13c; knuckles,’ 14c.

link, 6c; smoked pork.

Coffin, Fletcher 46 Co's prices are; Smoked Meats—S. C. hams. 10 to 11 lbs average, llHc; 15 lbs average, lie; 18 lbs avererage, lOHc; 20 lbs average and over, it He; skinned bams, 10%c. Hoosler Breakfast Bacon-10c. English-cured breakfast bacon, light or medium, U>Hc; English-cured breakfast bacon, bellies, U lbs average. 7%cCalifomla Hams—12 lbs average, 7c. Cottagu Hams—7c. Bacon—Clear sides. 25 to 30 Ibe average. 7c; clear aide*, 30 to 40 Ibe average. 6%c; clear sides, 40 to 50 ibe average, 6Hc; clear backs, light average. 7c; clear backs, 15 to 20 lbs average. 6%c; clear backs, 20 to 30 lbs average, «%e; clear bellies. 12 lbs average, THc; clear bellies. 18 lbs average, €%o- clear bellies, 20 to 22 lb* average, (fee. v

Fruits and Vegetables.

Belling prices:

Orange*—Navel*. J.7504.00 « box; 88.7503,0; Valencia. $4.00 for 420'S.

seedlings.

Baubuu^Sl^e Punches, No. 1. 31.0001.90. Apple*—81.0o®100 per barrel; fancy, 82.600

3.00 per barrel.

Orapes—Malagas, (6.00 per barrel Sweet Potatoes—$i.35®1.60 barrel. Oanbemes—$1.50 jkv bushel bo;

barrel.

ptv

bushel.

box; 84.00 per

897.000 223.000 234.000 987.000 216.000

3.368.000 1.123.000

338.000 405.000

”.;3.M0 LOOOloOo

1.40T 1.550 1.700 3.090

740 tm 573

2S0

1.187

.5.230 12,184,000 SCilO Ora la aad Provision Notes. O. D. Weaver A Cb.’s Wire. advance of 2 marks In had not made an tmon the market here. It is suplie due to some crisis in the cables: Liverpool wheat, lower; futures Hd lower to V 4 d Cor*» mfm higher. ' ‘ and flour 10c lower. 2m higher. says: * “instead of the postwheat'in France improving g. A large acreage _ impiantod. The area Win not equal either of the two cmr WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. Caaraat a«ot«flo..

barrel.

Onions—$1.60 per bu Potatoe*—Micnigan. 30c.

Beans—Hand-nicaed, 86c pw bushel; red kidney, |1.» per bushel; marrowfat, $1.85 per

bushel.

Figs-New, lf*6c ptr ib.

Dates—8c per lU

Duffy Cider—ls.60 per barrel; $2.25 per one-

half barrel.

New Tomatoes—Florida. $3.60 for seven-bas-

ket crate.

Florida Green Beans—$2.60 per bushel box.

Mixed Nuts—lOc h lb 35-lb boxes.

Cabbage — Domestic. 90c barrel; Holland

seed. IHc a Ib.

Parsnips—*1.25 a barrel. New Bests—60c a dosen bunchea Rhubarb—25c a dosen.

Lettuce—12He lb.

Radigheo—25c dosen. Strawberries—iTHU^Oe per quart box. Spinach—45c a basket.. Kale—31.25- a barrel. Maple Sugar—10c a lb. Leading Drags and Oils. - Carbolic acid. 27«30c. Alum. 304c. Asafcttda, 25®5<to. Borax. 6® 8c. Bromide Of poUsh, 48c. Camphor, 45®uOc. Chiorofortn, 80®55c. Opium, gum. $2.6002.75 a lb; powdered, $3.40® 1.60 a Ib. Suba! irate of bismuth. $1.50 a ib. Ctnchooidta. latt'Mc. Iodide of potash. t2.9u® ZOO. Wuintne. P. A W.'s, 26031c an Ounce; German^22017a. Morphine. $1.8502.10. Oocalne, Bicarb, soda. 305c. Epsom salts. 405c. Saltpeter. 8®10c. Resin, s barrel of 300 lbs. 82.500 Castor oil, 31.0401.1C.' Urd oli. ex. No. I winter steamer. 85c; No. L 66c. Neats foot oil. 65c. Fish oil. 49c. Linseed oil, raw, 32c;. boiled. 34c. Turpentine, 33038c. White lead. ^'fUoohol—82.2702.50. Oil of bergamot, 18.00 a Ib. DU of lemon. *1.in® 1.75.

Wire Nalls. Base prioa. $1.76.

Advances—Common fence, shingle tobacco,

flooring and common brad*, ig lo 16d. 6c, (d and 9d, 10c; (d and 7d 20c; 4d and 6d. 80c; 84, 46c, 2d. 70c. Barbed common and barbed

car Mils, 16c advance over common. Cosing and Smooth Box-lOd and Iw....,

8d and M, 86c; 6d and Id. X5c; 4d and 5d. 60c

3d. 70c; id. *1.00 Barbed box. '

over smooth

THE LIVE STOCtv MARKET.

Cattle Higher — Hog" Active and

HiKber—Small Sheep Supply.

! IndMUiapoiia ITn.on Stock Yards, Apr ! 2. ! Cattle—Receipts 700 head. Shipments 200 ! head. There was a moderate supply of cattle anti the market was active, at

strong to higher pr.ee®.

r-xpori ana sh.pping cattle we quote '.Joed to prime steers, 1,350 lbs and upward $ 4 75®5 00

1 a.r to itu iinm steers, 1,350

and upward 4 50@4 75 • i d to cnoice 1,150 to 1,300 lb steers 4 25@4 50

to medium 1,150 to 1.300 lb

steers .. ; 4 00#4 25 Med.ura to good 900 to 1.100 lb s.eexs • • 3 75#4 00 Good to choice feeding steers— 4 mu 4 26 Pair to medium steers... 3 90 Common to good stockens 3 25@3 80

Butchers’ cattle we quote:

Good to choice he.fera... 3 7o@4 25 Fair to medium 3 40^3 70 Common l.ght heifers 2 90fq3 25 Good to cho.ce cows 3 VHiiA 00 Pair to medium cow® 2 75@3 30 Common old cows 1 50®>2 50 Veal calves 4 004x5 50 Heavy calves 8 00#4 55 Prime to fancy export bulls.... 3 00@3 50

Butchers cade quote:

Good to choice butcher bulls ... 2 50(32 85 Common to fair bulls 1 25<&2 35 Good to choice cows and calves 30 Ouq-w M

Common to medium cows and

calves 15 00025 N Hogs—Receipts 3,000 head. Shipments 1,500 nead. The hog market was active, with packers and shippers buying, and prices were a shade higher. All sold.

We quote:

Good to choice medium and heavy $4 0564 15 Mixed and heavy packing 4 00@4 05 Good to cho.ce Lghtwedghts 4 05®4 10 Common lightweights 3 95<®4 03

Kgs 3 00714 10

Roughs 3 25@3 75 Sheep—Receipts 200 head. Shipments 200 head. There were few sheep and lambs here, and all sold promptly at steady to

strong prices.

Good to Choice lambs $5 00@5 50 Common to medium lambs 3 75®;4 75 Good to choice sheep 4 0d@4 50 Pair to medium sheep 3 5003 90 Ccsnmon sheep 1 2 75® 3 40 Bi^ks, per head...' 3 00®6 00 $ Chicago Live stock Mnrket. , Chicago, April 2.—Estimated receipts of hog* to-day 19.000 head: left over 3,300 head. Trade active, but early strength lest. Light $3.95<&4 15. mixed J3.95I&4.15. heavy $3.&0®4.17H. rough $3.80^3.85. Cat-tle-Receipts 3,500 head: steady: nothing ntney on sale. Beeves $3.80^x5.20, cows and heifers $2.00<7I4.35. Texas steers $3.25.'tx 4.40, Stockers and feeders $3.40(1x4.45. Sheep — Receipts 0,000 head: steady to strong. Hogs—Official receipts yesterday 24.266 head; shipments 5.142 head. Cattle—Receipts 8.951 head: shipments 2,6X3 head. Sheep—Receipts 12.429 head: shipments 4.K-7 head. Estimated receipts of hogs to-morrow 12,000 head. Lira Stock at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, April 2.—Hogs—Steady; select shippers $4.06'R4.10, select butchers It.00®4.05, fair to good packers $3.90@‘4.00, fair to good light $3.96'fj4.G5, common and roughe $3.254r3.75. Cattle—Steady: fa’r to good shippers $3.66®4.60, prime $4.65ip5.00, good to choice butchers $3.9004.40, fa r to medium butchers $3.1503.75, common $2.n0<fi 3.00. Sheep—Steady; $2.7505.00. Lambs— Steady: $4.0005.65. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. The Market a Little Stronger and Active—The Quotations. Chicago, April 2.—Wheat opened a shade higher this meriting. For the first time in several days the bulls were able to extract some-comfort from the early morning news, and better support was given the market. Opening cables were unchanged, notwithstanding a small decline here yesterday. Northwest receipts were light—389 cars, against 438 last week, and crop reports from Missouri and Illinois were Very bad. Opening sales pf May were made at 70%@70Hc, compared with yesterclay’s closing price of 70^c. It sold around that figure for a time and then eased off to 70Hc. A big Increase in Duluth wheat stocks suggested a probability of a visible Increase this week and second cables came lower. This caused some selling. By the end of the first hour's trading, however, price had recovered to 7|)Hc. Corn was quiet but firm; wet weather west; prospects for continued rain throughout the corn belt, and small. Aocal receipts, 79 car*, being the bull motives. May opened a shade higher at 25(d25Hc, and steadied at 25Hc. July and September were slightly stronger. Oats were firm. Trading was fully as light as It has :* been dll week, the strength being from sympathy with corn. Local receipts amounted to 128 cars. May opened unchanged at 17%(®17Hc. and held at IVAfi. Provisions were easier. The live stock market weakened after trading there opened, and provisions followed. May pork opened 2Hc lower at $8.55, and sold to $8.52. May lard unchanged at 4.25c. May ribs a shade lower at 4.67c. Chicago Grain and Provisions By L. W l-v.i*. rv>-i U InS'n '', n ^ '

a'de of the vacant lot on -which the Lawrie & Robson dry goods store was burned

eeptional weakness apparent in Chicago | some months ago. Recently workmen

The three-story brick building. No. 34 West Washington street, occupied by the Knox 5 and 10-cwn notion store, fell at nine minutes to 2 o’clock this afternoon,

carrying to destruction the stock of goods. , . , . , .. . j thirty minutes before tne walls

The building was located on the east finally came down. The women did wot - . - st<> p to ^ tfce.r wraps, wtilch are now

down, until this spring, as the owner, Mrs. Harrison, was a non-resident, and desired

to rebuild th e spr.ng.

An Old-Timer’s Observations. In the crowd that gathered to look at the wreck of the building was an old Contractor and builder. "I am aahamed to qay how old that building wea," he said. "I built the Trade Palace, the,building that stood on the vacant lot there. It burned down a fern- months ago. That was put up along In ’58 or '59. I remember this old building at that time. The Sulgroves owned It then—the father of Berry Sulgrove. At that time they were adding another story to it. and. as I recollect It, It was an old building then. It ought to have been torn down years ago.” The building' is now owned by Mrs. John C. Harrison. There were a number of Tnirtomens in the store when the erumbl.nf became apparent to-day, and they, together wiith the clerks, ran out thirty minutes before the walls

SALE OF THE PARK BOROS .rrJXf 1 .

BOOB, r

ably go Be and

was to meet his father mt 6 o'clock In the after-

LEGALITY OF SALB TO THE DIANA TRIM 1 COMPANY.

Ha said that his father Had prob-

to sse % doctor. H« Mid that

Til hto tother had coins from Orsy•on, Ky., where his father hsd contract* cd rheumatism In the col mines, anil y had begged their wsy to thin

isjbwcoua rot be made

cot bs

President Frensel and City Attorney Cnrtts Decline To Express An Opinion—Mayor and Comp, trailer Tklnk It All Rlgkt.

Gas. Business was rather light and the absence of commission-house orders was

freely commented upon.

The Vanderhilt shares, which were quite prominent In the recent demoralization of values on account of the transmissouri decision, displayed aggressive strength on a renewed Investment de.mand which was most marked In Lake

Shore. The stock closed at 164 yester- i to be crumbling. By noon day. ruled at 160 bid in the initial deal- j that the front comqr was cracking, and

have been excavating the lot for the purpo»e of erecting a new builditig. To-day in places they were below the foundations of the Knox store. During the morning the workmen were bothered by dust and small lumps of mortar falling on them from between the brick of the wall above. Some of the men remarked that the wall seemed to be crumbling. By poon it could be seen

ings to-day and jumped to 167 bid purchases of a few hundred shares. The gains for other'n| ro hers of the group were less pronounced, but extended to V4i for Canada Southern, 1H for New York Central and 1 for Michigan Central. The general market was stimulated by this demand and improved to the highest figures for the railways. The anthracite coalers shared in the rise to a slight extent, but much unsettled at the rally and failed to retain tf.e gains. The Industrials lacked feature, but coverlngsJjA Sugar and Chicago Gas carried tSgse stocks up a fraction. Operations T>y the arbitrage houses were light, hut included purchases of the international favorites. Trading in bonds was limited, but the under current was strong. The St. Louis Southwestern issues showed recoveries from recent losses, and St. Paul liens were in request. Chicago and Lake Superior fives showed an exceptional gain of 5H to 112. Sales to noon 83,300 shares. Money. Money on call nominally 1H®3. Prime mercantile paper 3H<&'4. Sterling exchange dull, with actual buyiivess in bankers’ bills at 487H for defnand and 485%i®'4Sfi for sixty days. Pogted rates 486% and 488@488%. Commercial bills 484%<Sx 485. Silver certificates 5,000 ounces at 62%. Bar silver 62. Mexican dollars 48%. Bonds. (government bonds strong. New 4s registered 123’%. coupon 123%, 5s registered 114, coupon 114, 4s registered 111, coupon112%. 2s registeied 96, Pacific 6s of ’98,

103.

Stork*. hr L W. Louis, ro e iJT’ *• ffcord T-* »*

after dinner the laborers and teams were ordered to keep out of the exca\-at on. At ;he same time Knox & Co., proprietors of the store, were notified that their

buried under a maxts of debris. Those on the second floor had some difficulty in gening out, but by half falling down stairs they got out nto the alley, and

then waited developments.

One of the clerks went back up-3*airs, and was in the office ten minutes before the crash came. He was warned several times to get out. and finally made his es-

cape through the alley. Wall In Two Section*.

It Is cla.med that the side wall had no foundation under tt. and simply rented on sand. It was no: braced or locked In any way, ard when the wadi of the Lawrie bu Iding came down, tt left an e ghtInch wall with no supports. The wall was

Open- High- LowArticles. 'ing. est. est.

Wheat-

—Closing.

April 2. April 1.

May .... 70%-% 71 70% 70%-71 70%

— — 70%-% 70%

July •V’S rcret Sept .... 68%-% 68%-% 68%

Corn-'

May .... July .... Sept ....

Oats—

May .... July ....

Pork-

May — July ....

Lard-

May ....

July

Ribs-' May .... July ....

70%-% 70% 69%

68%-% 68%

25-%

25%

24%-% 24%

2«i4 27%

25%-26 2r>%-26 26% 27 27% 27%

17%-% 17%

17%

17%-%

18%-% 18%

18%

18%-% 18%-%

8 55

8 47

8 57

8 7U-72 8 72

8 GO

8 60

8 67

4 25

4 22

4 23

4 25

4 33

,4 35

4 %

4 35

4 67

4 62

4 62-65 4 67-70

4 72

4 63-67 4 67

4 72

>pe:

Name. mg. Atchison 10% American Tobacco .. 74 C.. B. & Q 71% C„ C.. C. & St. L.... 29% Canada Southern ... 47 Chicago Gas 78% Chesapeake & Ohio.. 16% Leather pfd 56% General Electric .... 32 Jersey Central 80% Lead 23% Louis. & Nash 46 Manhattan Com.... 84% Missouri Pacific .... 15% jNorth. Pacific pfd.. 35 New York Central.. 98% Northwestern 104% Omaha 58% Pacific Mail 26% Reading 21% Rock Island 02% Sugar Refinery —110% St. Paul 73% Tennessee Coal .... 25% Union Pacific 5% Western Union ..j. 81%

n- High- Lot - Clos-

72%, 25%‘. 5% 79%

Sales to noon, 77,996 shares. Indianapolis rienrinic*. April 2. March 26. Clearings ..477Cl49 06 $526,155 80 Balances 77,280 19 15,388 48 Clearings In Other Cities. April 1. March 25.

New York Chicago./

Boston.. ...... •«•»...•. Philadelphia ; St. Louis Baltimore New Orleans Exchange on New

quoted at 20c premium before clearings; St. Louis, 25c premium bid, 40c asked.

John P. Frensel, president of the Indiana Trust Company, was asked to-day if he had been advised of the charter provision regulating contracts with the city of llidlanapolls before his company, of which Albert Lieber, park commissioner, is a member, made the bid for the city bonds. “I have nothing to say," waa Mr. Frenzel’s answer; "nothing whatever to say at this time. The matter has been placed In the hands of our attorneys, and we shall be governed by their advice.” City Attorney Curtis was asked his opinion as to whether the letting could be made to the Indian* Trust Company. “I can give no opinion now,” was the reply. "I have made no examination Into the matter, which has not us yet been re-

ferred to me.”

Mayor Taggart made answer as follow®: "I know of nothing that rtandi in the w;ay of 4he award to the trust. Rut since the question ha.s been rabed. 1 shall consult w.th the city attorney. In my judgment, there is nething that will interfere w.th the award to the Indian Trust.” City Comptroller Johnson was of the j ooinion that the award would not be in violation of Section 7 of the charter, because no liability or indebtedness would

be create. 1 against the city,

i “It H not n violation of Section 8,” he ( continued, "wh ch provides that no employe or officer cf the cWy shall purchase any obligation agiinst the city at

less than par value.

i “Albert Lieber’s connection with the ; Indiana Tru«n Company amounts to nothing, in my judgment, and the award may be safely made to thac company. The Trust would not put $376,000 Into anything In which there could enter any question as to legal ty. When the money is in I shall accept it and give a receipt. The other bidders for the bonds

paid

RUINS OF THE KNOX STORE.

.$90,807,205 $87,052,757 . 17,741,221 12,607,410

15,332,982 9,160,418 3,441.061 2.433,368

304,283 York.

13,370,619

8,546,622 3,779,729 2,007,953 927,095

Chicago,

U. 8. CORN AND WHEAT REPORT.

U. S. Department rtf .Agriculture, Weather

Bureau.

For the twenty-four houra ending at 8 a. m., aeventj-Ufth meridian time, April 2, 1897: Number Ramfol,

Chicago, lll.» Columbus, O..

iimbus, 0 12 Dea Moines, la.... 13 Indianapolis, Ind . 9 Kansas City. Mo.-. 12 Louisville. Ky ... 15 Minneapolis. Minn 14 Omaha. Neb 10 St. Louis, Mo 13

of stations

report- Temp ing. Max. I .... 24 52

inches and bund’s

T. .64 .32 .10 .16 44

Indianapolis District.

Rainfall,

Te Max.

Auburn 55 Bloomington .. ..55 Cambridge City... 5!

Columbus Farmland

Indianapolis I-afayett^ ... Logan sport .

Washington

Inches

and State of bund’a. weather.

.00 “

T. .06 .03 .24 .11 .11 .10

1.38

Fair. Rain.

Cloudy. Cloudy.

Rain.

Cloudy. Cloudy.

Rain.

Cloudy.

aHItIIk(slVU «• •• kf*t a ■ v-‘*i.juvx jr, REMARKS—No great change in temperature xurred, and rain fell in all districts, the

Iowa.

C. F. R. WAPPEXHANS, Section Director Weather Bureau.

T. Indicates inappreciable rainfall. Note—The average maximum end minimum temperature* and the average rainfall are made up at each center from the actual number ot report* received. The "state of weather” is that prevailing at time of observation. IuTldihgs remodeled.

larger. 15c,

5d, 60c; advance

Smooth Finishing—10d and larger. 25o; 8d aad M. Nc; 6d and 7d. 45c; 4d and Id. 85c; Id, »c; 2d. 81.16. Fin*—Sd. 81.IS; Id. 60c.

Seeds press: pries*;

ling for red

Clover—Buying

to grade. Selling

axkj Encllfth.

Timotny—Selling prires; Prime. 81.20; strict-

ly prim*. $1.40; choice. $1.60.

Blue Gras*—Extra

$140; _ clean.

8l.K01.7S. Orchard Grso*—81.7101.89. Alfalfa-84 >). Alsyite—84 0004.60 bushel.

7OC03LOO;

. Closing cash markets: Wheat. 70%c; corn, 24%c: oats. 16%c; pork, $8.42; lard, 4.22c; ribs, [email protected]. fixttnnn••nit* Wheat—Firm; No. 2 red 86o. No. 8 red 82i&84c, No. 4 red 77@79c, wagon wheat 80c. Own—Firm; No. 1 white 28c, No. 2 white 25c, No 3 white 25c, No. 4 white 22%e, No. 2 white mixed 23%<\ No. 3 white mixed 23%c, No. 4 white mixed 21%o No. 2 yellow 23%o No. 3 yellow 23%c, No. 1 yellow 21%c, No. 2 mixed 23%c,No. 3 mixed 23%c, No. 4 mixed 21%c. ear 21c. Oats-Fj-m; No. 2 white 22c, No. b white,20c, No 2 mixed 19c. No. 3 mixed 17c Hay—No. I timothy $9.00®9.50. No. 3 timothy $8.00<S‘8.60. No. 1 prairie $6.5007.00. Inspections—Corn 43 cars, oats 1 car. New York Provision*. New York, April 2.—Butter—Receipts 2,665 packages: market steaay; Western creamery 15fq22<\ Elgin* 22c, fancy 8®13c. Cheese—Receipts 948 packages; market quiet: State large 9©12%c, State small 9 «12%c, part skims Sfffic, full skims 2%®3c. Eggs—Receipts 611.361 packages; market quiet; State and Pennsylvania l(V@10%t, Western 9%c, Southern 90*%C. SugarRaw firm; crushed 5%c, powdered 5c, granulated 4%c. Coffee—Weak., rinrinnntl Market. Cincinnati, April 2.—SLure — Quiet. Wheat—Firmer, 90c. Corn—Steady, 20c. Oats—Firm. 27c. Rye—Quiet. 364(37c. Pro-visions-Firm. Whisky—Dull; sales 609 barrels on basis of $1.18 for spirits. '

Change* To Be Made at Mnennerchor Hall—On the South Side. Msemerchor Hall Is to be remodeled upon plans furnished by D. A. Bohleri & Son, architects. The basement Is to be transformed Into a bowling alley; the first floor will be occupied by the BradleyHolton Company and the AH-Deutsche Bier Stube, a saloon, modeled after the old German style. The second floor will be d!v:ded imo club, rooms, a dining-room, a rehearsal room, a woman’s parlor and toilet looms. The assembly hall will be on the third floor, and, with the galleries and stage, w ll seat 800 persons. The space under the galleries will be used for social rooms. The hall will be ready for occupancy on September 15. The business rooms will be finished within sixty days. The improvements will cost $10,000. The same firm of architects have in charge a two-story brick bus.ness house, with stone trimmings, to be built at Cruse street and Southwestern avenue, for August M. Kuhn, at a cost of $7,000. The first floor will contain two bowLng alleys, and the second story will be for apartments. The build.ng wiH be ready for occupancy by the middle of July.

OFFICERS.

J. F. FRENZEL, President. FREDERICK FAHKLEY, First VicePresident. E. G. CORNELIUS, Second Vice-Pres-ident JOHN A. BCTLER, Secretary.

Martin O’Dny’* Condition. Martin O’Day, whose leg was amputated at the City Hospital yesterday. Is not expected to survive the day. O’Day is the man who was shot by patrolman Haley while resisting arrest. The family of O'Day says the impression that he had pursued any member of It with a butcher knife Is wrong. He was quarrelsome, as he always was when drunk, but had committed no violence, Except when under the Influence of liquor, the family says he was goodnatured and obedient to his mother. All his difficulties and troubles came from drink. The family does not speak harshly of patrolman Haley. Clirnr Manufacturer* Avnlnst Tariff There will be a meeting of the State cigar manufacturers at the Commercial Club Tuesday afternoon to protest against the tariff bill. d-

building was In danger. They informed the twenty female- cierks, and told them to get their things and leave the building. Every one got out in haste, and the last ones to leave were sprinkled with plaster and alarmed by the fall of tinware and other goods, dislodged from the shelves by the staking of the wall. In the alley, at the rear of the lot, gathered a large crowd of spectators, composed of the laborers on the excavating work, the employes of the tencent store and employee from neighboring stores, who, hearing what was expected, gathered to eee the wall fall. In front, in Washington street, a thousand people stopped in their course and waited for the building to fall. For over an hour the people stood waiting for the expected to happen. Now and then a little piece of plaster or half a brick would become loose from the wall and drop. Once or twice little clouds of dust were puffed from the widening crevasses. About 1:30 o’clock a section of brick from the top of the wall about two feet square, fell down. Then the pieces of plaster fell more frequently, and dust seemed to be shaken out of the intersections between the bricks. Still the main part of the wall seemed motionless. It was settling, but so slowly that it could

not be noticed.

When the end came It came rapidly. The wall did not fall outward, as was expected. From the top of the wall close to Washington street a section of brick and plaster about ten feet square fell, making a cloud of dust. Then slowly and steadily, and as if It were prearranged, the whole building seemed to

be sinking into the earth.

Not only the aide wall, but the front part of the building, went slowly down, down, ten feet: occupy.ng several seconds

Then, with

a crash and a

whole structure, it fell. It .waa an acc.dent conducted in th>i moot orderly manner. No one was hurt. Everyone in all of the adjoining buildings waa out in the street, and their places of business were temporarily

closed.

Had Warned the Inspector. D. W. Derby, manager of the store, said that he did not know what the Insurance on the i$tock was. The company had a number of stores scattered throughout the country, and all of tho Insurance was placed at the main office in Buffalo. He said that the company expected to move their store in a short time, but were waiting to see what vould be done In regard to putting up u new building. He thought that they would have moved before the first of May. The stock was valued at $18,000. The contractor who was making the excavations for the new building adjoining, said that the building occupied by Knox & Co. was condemned five day* after the Laurie & Robinson fire' last fall. He blamed the building inspector for the disaster this afternoon, and said that he had warned Inspector Bunting that the building was unsafe and liable io collapse at any time. He said that one Sunday this winter a part of the rear Laurie wall fell, and at that time he again protested about the Knox building. For three months the west Knox wall had been settling, and several .times the contractor told the manager of the Knox store that it was unsafe to work in the

store.

Building Inspector Bunting condemned the bulld-ng November 9, loot. His condemnation was as follow*: "That an account of a severe fire on the morning of November 7, 1896, the west whII of said building has become unsafe. The wall ha* been added to several times; the life of mortar bad been burned out, and, a* this is a case of emergency, this wall should be torn down at once. The second ami third floors and roof of this building are also In a dangerous condition The floors and roof sag; joists resting in many placed only one inch; on the brick wan. The rear part of the second floor supported by two Iren rods running through the roof into a girder above roof, one end of which le resting one and onequarter inch on a soft br.ck of west wall. Accordingly, I have to recommend that west wall be torn down at once, as this H a case of emergency, and the balance above should be taken down and replaced as soon as posable. After the condemnation the Board of PubLc works verbally granted an extension of time for tearing the buLldng

in two sections, but these sections were not locked together, and when the front half settled it broke away from the rear. The rear pbrtion of the building, two stories high, did not fall. Work on the excavation has been resumed. Two Women’* Midnight Fight. On the northeast sidewalk of Indiana avenue, between the canal and West street, two colored women fought from twenty-five minutes of 1 last night until nearly 1 o’clock, while two colored men held their wraps. The “scrap” was a lively one. They scratched, bit and tore out hair by the handful. A large crowd gathered to see the fight, and everybody within a radius of two blocks heard It, except the police, so they said.

On Charge of Gambling. Fred Shots and Lewis Reding, of Haughvilie, were arraigned in Justice Pentecost’s court. In Irvington, this afternoon, on the charge of frequenting a gambling resort. The case had been taken by change of venue from Justice Hay’s court, of Indianapolis. The young men who are the defendants are the last two of the twenty-eight young men arrested on the same charge, some of whom have been fined. ' - o Death of Robert Glllllan*. Private dispatches from Adrian. Mich., announce the death there at an ad- \ anced age of Mr. Robert Gilliland, the father of Ezra T. Gilliland, who Is well known and has large interests in this city. Mr. Gilliland was a successful inventor, one of his devices used by the telegraph companies having brought

him a competency.

Scribner Identifies the Ynllae. P. H. McNeils, of the Oddental, yenterday received a letter from Arthur H.

ost noiselessly. Then, with j Scribner of the Ctairieo Scribner Pubsudden falling apart of the ! Ashing Company Ident fying ^e valise

that was left at the hotel by a thief, aa bis property. The valise was forwarded to Mr. Scribner in New York last night.

trying to take advantage of the objection to the award to the Indiana Trust Company. C. H. White & Co., of New York, the next highest bidder, has notified Comptroller Johnson of the firm’s readiness to take the bonds at the price bid. which was less than $2,000 lower than that offered by the Indiana Trust Com-

pany.

The price secured by Louisville yester-

day was three points below Indianapolis, although the bond issue called for forty years’ time at 4 per cent., the bonds be-

ing payable In golth

WHISKY IN THE WALL

Men Who Are Rasing the Park Theater Working Caretally. More than passing Interest attaches to the teartnr: down of the walls of the old Park Theater. The workmen have been Instructed to work carefully when taking down the southwest corner, as In the wall of the second story, between the corner and the first window north there Is something that age makes better. Besides It Is something with a history- It

-of whisky.

llivan, the plastering contractor, authority for Us being there. He says tho lato Abe Springsteen, who worked as a brick-mason on the wall, told him it was there, Springsteen worked alongside a mason who had a bottle, from which he frequently took copious draughts. Springsteen saw that the whisky was making the man unsteady, and he took the bottle when his fellowvorkman’s back was turned and Inserted it Into the wall. Springsteen often wondered If he would live to see the day when the wall would be torn down and the bottle recovered. Dickson & Talbott have directed that the precious bottle be removed carefully and preserved. It was placed there In 185? or 1854. and consequently Is beUeved to have a taste not to be found In any other whisky. There Is fear, however, that the heat may have broken the bottle and ruined Its contents. A Judge of this kind of wet goods expressed tho opinion that whisky would not age in bottles, and that there would be no increased value to this on account of Its age.

m lunnaut uru Wtent (ko Ranging Inapeelor naff

HU Son Say.

BitlMIng Inspector Bunting says that tho accusations of Leopold Mayer era not Curbing him. He w the^ I. nothin, wrong tn his conduct of the office, end fie in rites any one to eft* an Instance where he has not don* his d«y. "Thlfi man Mayer,” said he. "offered .n* money to let his building stand without coadetnnaitlon. This I refused, and I defy any man to say that I was ever influenced in that way. He offered my non

money, too.”

Y ® untln * Jr- son of BuildIng Inspector Bunting, said; The facts ary simply these: I was ini K 0 < w1 Ma /i r by my tother. Hts luUdlng had been condemned and orIO rt 7 te.- S? wAnt ^tore the ard of Public W orkH with a twir »air t thif I »nilTdtoJ 0 t <1 1 k* 1 ,f h * c W'* lf fn>pair tho buildm* to the satisfaction of b «feing inspector the bliartXuld be ratlsfied. He asked m ■ to make rtons-TJunt before I made a contract ^tohlm. he offered me $60 to influence ,et ‘.5* building stand. Thia I would not consider. I made plans, and bds were received. L. M Wyatt, who was one of the high bidders, made mod* ideations acoortHm- to the ideas of Mr. Mayer, and privately made a contract to w That Is whatt Wyatt told me.j Mayer then took out a permit for $1,187, I ^suppose for the purpose of fooling me and cutting down my CfmmlMlon, as under my contract I waa to get 1« per cent, of the cost of the work; The work cost $1 887 when finished. But my plans were no* lived up to. The front elevation corresponded with my plans, but that) was all. I would not work for Mayer gny more, because there are too many peculiar manners about him. "The order for $10 which I took to Merck A Irish, the contractors was settling a private debt with (tonnelly, and not Connelly A Nelson.” Mayer denies that any money waa offered. as, alleged.

Abollshlng An Ofltefi,

Governor Mount has discovered that a method of getting rid of applicants for office Is to abolish the office. A delegation waited upon him to suggest that a certain lawyer be appointed attorney for the board! of control for the Central Hospltal for the Insane. It occurred to him that the State pays the Attorney-General a salary for looking after legal questions in which the State la interested, and so he called before him the members of tho •* 6r '.J he Institution and suggested that the office of attorney for the board, which has heretofore paid a salary of Iww a year, bo qbollshed. He said to them thqt with the Attorney-General near at hand, he did not see the necessity of employing an attorney. The board

agreed to abolish “

meeting.

the office at Its next

THE FACTORY INSPECTOR.

Object of Orgnulsed Labor Representative* Calling On Governor.

John F. White, who led the representatives of organized labor, to whom Governor Mount talked yesterday, explains that the sole object of the delegation in calling upon the Governor was not to ask the appointment of Robert E. Groff to be State factory inspector. *Tn fact, our chief object was to ask that In making the appointment partisan politics be disregarded," said he. "'We are anxious that In the enforcement of all the labor laws passed by the recent General Assembly there shall be no partisan politics. We are more Interested In securing an honest enforcement of these laws than In the appointment of any Individual.” Has a Rhea mat lo Father. A small boy. poorly dressed, who said his age was twelve years, has been going about town, presenting a type-written letter. The letter sets fdrth that the bearer is the son of a man who signed himself Clyde, and that this man was crippled from rheumatism, and on his Way to h!% brother’s home In Decatur, 111. It asks that money be given to the boy to help him and his father to get to Decatur. A News reporter went to the Union Station with the boy. but the man could not be found. The boy then ex-

John S. Mlloy’s Death. John S. MMoy, age fifty-four yearn, died at 4 o’clock this morning at the home of Ms daughter. Mr a J. L. Rrtniiwtool, 22 West ThtrUeth street. He had been IH Mnce last June with diabetes. Mr. Mlley wae a traveling salesman, and for many years wue in the employ of the Swtggett A Myer Tobacco Company, of 8t. Lot**. He had been a resident of this city Mpce the war. ' He leaves a wife and *even ctvMdren. The funeral services will be bald. Sunday afternoon at the house where he died, Bellevue Land Co. Mortgage. The B<flleVUe Land and Improvement Compan* of whlt-h R. C. Light is presldent, has mortgaged to Ronald T. McDonald all the lots tn Lights' Bellevue addition from 1 to 1,244, wuh certain exESWJ 011 *:- aM •® cur,t Y tor a note of *29.l? 8 ' 8 .. mortkaKc bears the date of March 19, but was not filed until yesterday. .1 .

Paid-up capital *660,000 00 Stockholders' additional’ liability eooiooo 00 Statement of the condition of the Union Trust Company of Indiana polls, at the close of business, March 31, 1897. ASSETS. Loans (secured by collateral) $357,730 96 Loans (secured by - first mortgage) .... 358,031 40 Bonds iH,9«2 85 Advances to estates- 23:324 71 Cash on hand, Company's funds 63,133 05 Cash on hand, trus'“‘■uLVlM" " Capital stock $600,000 00 Surplus fund 00,000 00 Undivided profits less expenses paid 25.938 88 Deposits i 236,909 47 Due Trust Department ..... ........ 143.649 62 $t,066,»7 97 Office 68 East Market street. JOHN H. HOLLIDAY. President. ADDISON C. HARRIS, First VicePresident. HKNRV EITEL, Second Vice-Preel-dent and Treasurer. H. C. G. BALI, Secretary. DIRECTOR** CHA8. H. BROWNELL, I. C. ELiTON. Peru. CrswfordHville. ADDISGL '• HARRIS. THOS. C. DAY. S. A. CULBERTSON, New Albany. JOHN H. HOLLIDAY. OEO. KOTHE. STERLING R. HOLT. EDWARD L, M’KEBS. H. C. LONG, SAM E. RAUH. V. T. MALOTT.

S. A. FLETCHER 4k CO. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT No*- kte-k-4 East Washington St. Absolute safety against firs and burglar Policemen day and nlgbt on guard. Contains over 2.100 safes. Rent, $5 To $45 Per Ye«r. JOHN a. -AMtviNdTON..... Hanaare*

STATEMENT of the CONDITION

-OF THEIndiana Trust Company At the Close ot Business March 31, 1897. ASSETS. County and City Bonds..g3374tlO-83 Miscellaneous Bond* and Stock. 173,167.37 Loan* (secured by collatte P »l) 347,301.53 Loans (secured by first mortgage) 33.580.08 Company’s balidlng .... 240,364.40 Vaults, furniture and fixtares 04,561.50 Real estate and Insurance department 2,323.42 Advances to estates .... 011.75 Cash and due from banks— Co.’s funds . . . .$160,8*34.32 Trust funds ... 34,300.10- 05,104.48 01.105.306.25 LIABILITIES. Capital stock .01,000,000 Paid in 0810,000.00 Undivided profits 53,037.14 Deposits 278,407.70 Due trust department.. 52,271.41 01.105.300.25

pavings Department bdiand Trust Company...

Capital Liability of Stockholders Total Security lor Deposits

$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000

Deposits of $i and upward received. Interest allowed at th« rate ov 4 per cent. Interest payable semi-annnaliy.i The full amo unt o! deposits, including interest, may be withdrawn without any deductions.

DIRECTORS.

Edward Hawkins, H. W. Lawrence,

Freder.ck Fahnley,

Albert Lieber,

James F7 Fafley, Charles B. SKuart, O. N. Frensel, Wm. F. Plel, F. O. Darlington. E. G. Cornel.ua,

John P. Frensel.

Offices.... Indiana Trust Buili Corner Washington Street and Virginia Avenue