Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

At Philadelphia Captaiii' Hendrickson, commanding the Norwegian steamship Guriy, reports meeting with the earthquake at an early hour Sunday morning. At the time it was “dead calm,” and suddenly the sea rose up and the ship dived down deep into the water. The waves flooded the decks and the sea bubbled up in a furious manner. All hands were terrified and the commotion lasted for fully thirty minutes. The American Line steamship Belgenland arrived from Liverpool with 158 saloon passengers, having passed through a terrific cyclone. All .4Lelpassengers.wcrfc.hadly frighteneiLaaL. many of the women went into hysterics. For hours the seas leaped completely over the vessel from all sides, but she escaped injury. So far as lake shipping is concerned the ore trade at the dose of the present season will undoubtedly surpass all previous records. The tonnage, it now seems undoubted, will exceed even the banner year of 1892. To meet the demand for ore which has been created by the revival of the iron and steel business every mine in the region—except a few which are temporarily prevented by special causes, such as strikes—is being pushed to the limit. To carry the product to market all the available vessels of a largely increased fleet have been pressed into service. Responding to this condition of affairs lake freights have leaped upward. Iron ore has advanced the equivalent of $1 per ton. The supply of the higher grades is insufficient to meet the demand. Yet despitq all this, the year 1895 will not be, relatively, a prosperous one for the-, lake prpjfafriefs so far as profits are Von- * eerned. Their harvest will be reaped in The same to an extent may be said of the ore producer*. .They will make more money next year if the present prices of ofe keep up. The following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: Per P. W. L. cent. Baltimore 109 71 38 .051 Cleveland 117 74 43 .032 Philadelphia ...112 07 45 .598 Brooklyn ■.. .. .112 03 49 .502 Boston IN) 01 49 .554 New York 112 00 52 .535 Cincinnati 11l 59 52 .531 Pittsburg 117 02 55 .529 Chietfgo 113 ■ 58 55 .513 Washington ....107 34 73 .317 St. Louis 113 35 78 .309 Louisville 113 29 84 .250 AVESTF.nN’ T.EAOUF.. The following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: Per PT" VV, i* cent. Indianapolis ... .112 05 47 .580 Kansas City... .112 05 47 .SSO St. Paul 11l 04 47 .577 Milwaukee 115 54 01 .470 Terre Haute... .112 51 01 .455 Minneapolis ....115 52 03 .452 Detroit 121 „52 09 .430 Grand Rapids... 114 30 7B .310