Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1901 — PRICES ARE STEADY. [ARTICLE]

PRICES ARE STEADY.

ENORMOUS DEALS REPORTED BY DUN'S AGENCY. Wool Situation Destitute of Encouraging Features Wheat Exports Are Large—Cross Keys, New Jersey, Man la Slowly Turning to Stone. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: “Rarely has there been more business in staples aud in manufactured goods at practically unchanged prices than during the period since Nor. 1. This week seems to have marked the climax of enormous dealings at figures which have become familiar. Bank clearings at New York gain 52.1 per cent over 1900, and 1.3 per cent over 1899 for the ■week, while at leading cities outside New York there is a gain of 9.9 per cent over 1900 and 3.4 per cent over 1899. Railroad earnings thus far reported for January show a gain of 11.4 per cent over last year, and 24.6 per cent over 1899. It is difficult to find encouraging features in the wool situation. Sales for the week at the chief Eastern cities were 1,000,000 pounds smaller than in the preceding week, and in four Weeks the aggregate is only 13,275,700 pounds, against 21,504,700 pounds last year. Despite the advance in prices over those prevailing a year ago exports of wheat, including flour, from Atlantic ports for the week were 2,568,818 bushels, against 1,644,149 bushels last year, and of corn 3,472,614 bushels, against 3,097,607 bushels in 1900. Failures for the week were 306 in the United States, against 231 last year, and 46. in Canada, against 38 last year.” MAN 18 TURNING TO STONE. George Lewis of Cross Keys, N. J., Victim of Strange Malady. George W. Lewis of Cross Keys, N. J., is gradually turning to stone. Mr. Lewis about seven years ago found that his fingers were beginning to get stiff and that fie could move them only with difficulty. This stiffness crept up his arms and soon from the elbow down the flesh began to harden. The arms are now useless. The skin is drawn tightly over the bones, the sinews are contracted and the hands are like marble. The prick of a pin or needle is not felt, neither does a cut show any blood whatever. Mr. Lewis’ feet and lower limbs began to stiffen and harden two years ago and are gradually becoming useless. The skin on his face is also drawing tightly over the bones and at the present rate of progress of the disease he will soon turn to stone altogether. THREE BURNED TO DEATH. Parents Escape from Burning House, but Their Children Are Cremated. The three children of S. R. McCarty, a janitor at a 4 own t° wn building, were cremated in a fire that destroyed their home in an eastern suburb of Kansas City. They were Edith, aged 18 years; Melissa, 14, and Kenneth, 10. The parents occupied a room on the lower floor and were awakened to find the entire building in flames. They escaped, but the children, who slept above, were cut off. They were suffocated in their beds and their bodies burned almost beyond recognition. Keeps Officials from Jail. At Hamilton, Ohio, the Circuit Court granted an indefinite suspension of Judge Neilan’s order of-arrest" and fine against Mayor Bosch, Police Chief Stroh and the members of the board of control. They were charged with violating an injunction in the enforcement of an ordinance preventing the Elkins gas syndicate from piping the city. rfurled-to Death by Landslide. A landslide on the Atlantic, Knoxville and Northern road threw a freight train and three cars in the Hiawasee river at McFarland, Tenn. Engineer B. D. Felmet and Fireman J. W. Collette were killed and Steam Shovel Foreman Green Perry fatally injured. Sweats Blood Until Death. Mary Gair, aged 5 years, died in Williamsport, Pa., under peculiar circumstances. During the past two weeks the child had been suffering with eczema, which developed into hemorrhage of the skin —virtually sweating blood. Young Man I oat in a Mine. John Zylankus, a young’coal miner, who was missing for over h week in the Green Ridge slope at Scranton, Pa., was found in one of the headings acting like a madman. In some unaccountable .manner he became lost in the mine. Fined for Wearing Her Hat. Asbea Waba, an actress, known as “Little Egypt,” attended the matinee at the Crescent Theater, New Orleans, and would not remove her hat. She was arrested and fined sls or fifteen days in jail. ■ Skaters Drown in Pond. Sixty skaters, including many women and children, broke through the ice on a large pond back of Evergreen cemetefy, Brooklyn. N. Y., and in the wild struggle for life two boys were drowned. Mrs. Nation la Whipped. Before Mrs. Carrie Nation had been in Topeka two hours she engaged in a rough-and-tumble fight and was whipped by the wife of a local saloonkeeper. Town Almoat Wiped Out. Fire wiped out the principal business section of Matteawan, N. J., causing a loss of more than $160,000. Young Girl Is Drowned. Lola Vernon, 15 years old, of Swarthmore, a suburb of Philadelphia, while skating on Crumm creek broke through the ice and was drowned. Lynn Merritt and Foster Harrow, hoys, attempted to save the girl, and nearly perished with her Cable Power House Burna. The cable power house of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company at Kansas City was dcHiro} cd by tire. 'Die loss Is about $75,0W and is fully insured. atlwtv ears/were burned.