Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 August 1897 — Page 7

hi•''

WITH CATLING GUNS

MINERS' STRIKE IN PENN8ILVANIA ASSUMING A SKRIODS ASPKCT.

Plttsbnrg Operators Are Going to Engage Pinker ton Detectives and Fat In NouUaloa, Meg--lf Irst step Taken Today .oB

TBE OPERATORS HIVE AN INNING.

7Odf

ARB GOINft TO START CP WITH OK WITHOUT FORCE.

\t Is the Old Scheme Employed In '04.. Nnuber of Marching: Miners Greatly Bednced—Dnlan Talks.

Pittafeurg, August 18.—This was operators* d*y and from present appearances,

they have made a most effective move and

have nearly, if not quite, checkmated their opponents, the striking coal miners. The

court's decree today in making permanent the preliminary injunction restraining the

strikers from camping, marching or in any

manner interfering with the New York &

Cleveland Gas Coal company's miners has had the effect of almost depleting the camps

about those mines and apparently a general

demoralization among the campers exists. In order to follow up their advantage tha

operators held a largely attended meeting

tonight, and arranged for the starting of their mines with or without force. If force

seems to be unavoidable it is the Intention

to start a certain few mines at once under the protection of deputies and whatever ex­

pense may result will he shared pro rata by the mine owners. This scheme to" start

the mines was adopted to break the national strike of 1894. A similar successful effort

was made by the operators several years

ago, when a number of colored miners were brought in from the south knd foreigners were imported from other localities. (President DoSan does not believe the movement will be a sucuesa this.iime,a6th.a strikers are more in earnest thaii In any former struggle.

Camp Determination at "Turtle Creek, was. reduced in numbers today from 200 to 60. The men who were told to go home, gathered in an angry crowd arid denounced the officials bitterly. They demanded Secretary William AVarner to give them work or assistance. He replied h6 would get them jobs in the work house. Some of the men left for Irwin and Greensburg districts to look for work. Uriah Billingham, in charge of the Plum Creek camp, put a damper on the campers at that place today. He told the men there would be no more marching and advised the men to disperse to their respective homes and get work whereever they could. This camp tonight numbers less than 100 men. Sandy Creek camp has dwindled to 150 men.

It is said the men who are still in tho camps will remain and march in spite of the sheriff and the court's order. President Dolan said tonight that his men would continue to march and if the sheriff arrested them other men would take their places at once. "I sent an order to all the camps this afternoon," said he, "to continue the marching on the same peaceable lines that wo have been following, and I am' willing to abide by the result. We do not intend to give up an inch of what we hav'e gained."

All the men remaining at Camp Determination will conform more closely to military law from this time. ^Their tents will be pitched military fashion.'la ^regular order with streets between and the^Commissary lent in the middle. In ttip morning ihe men are to march. They will, form in squads of twos and threes, instead of a solid body. They will circulate among the- men going to work and do what missionary work they ran. Progress is reported by the committee having in charge the uniformity agreement.

It was announced today the solicitor had received the signatures of about 60 per cent of the operators, and that it was expected before the close of the week to secure almost the required 95 per cent

A TERRIBLE CLIMAX.

Operators Are Going to Put in Non-Union Miners.

Cleveland, August 18.—The decision

reached by the operators of the Pittsburg

district at their conference here last night

to open their mines regardless of the consequences will probably cause serious trouble.

According to local coal men. it is the inten­

tion of the Pittsburg operators to engage

Pinkerton men to protect their non-nnion

men. This action on their part will probably

precipitate a terrible climax to tho great

strike, and the operators admit that blood

will probably flow. In speaking of the prob-

tble result of the operators' decision, Loftus

Cuddy, of the Cuddy-Mullen Coal Co., said today: "If it is found necessary to do so, a

whole army of detectives will be employed )o protect our men, and if the worst comes Ihey will be supplied with Gatling guns and ther equipments to convince the strikers that we mean business. There will be no flelay in inaugurating this movement and the first step will be taken Thursday, although I do not care to stale what the first iction will be."

Mr. Cuddy's -statement is upheld by J. P. Eerbe, president of the Ohip & Pennsylvania Coal Co. Tfie operators' conference last light was adjourned to meet again next Wednesday in Pittsburg, at which ajl the lrms represented, Tuesday will be present.

A PERMi^ENT INJUNCTION.

In the Miners'

The Order of the Court Cases. Pittsburg, August 18.—When court openSd this morning. Judges Stowe and Collier handed down a decision in the injunction proceedings of the New York & Cleveland 0«£ Coal company against the United Mine Worker® of America. Patrick Dolan, WilUam Warner, and others. The preliminary injunction was made permanent, &nd tha plaintiff was ordered to file a bond of fr,A06 to answer for such damages as may be sustained by the defendants by reason of the injunction. Immediately after the filing

N Ui« decree and upon motion of Thomas j^

iz

Patterson, the court ordered a similar decree to be drawn in the case against the Bunola miners, In Which the injunction was applied for by Rufus C. Crawford.

The indications are that the camp about DeArmit'a mine6 wil be abandoned, and there will be no marching. Uriah, Bellingham reached Plum Creek about noon, and calling the men together told them of the adverse decision of the court. He told them there would be no furthur use in remaining in camp, as no more food could be furnished. "You had better go home to your families," he said, "and find work where you can." There was considerable murmuring among the men, but shortly after about twenty-five started for their homes, and others soon followed. Bellingham, Kelly and Tomlinson, who were in charge of Plum Creek, then took the train for Pittsburg, abandoning the camp and demonstration against DeArrnit's mines. The mine managers expect thai, all the men will be at work tomorrow.

The striking miners encamped about the mines of the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal company did hot march this morning as they bad planned to do. It was their purpose to start for the mines headed by a brass band and march until the sheriff stopped them. They did not anticipate, however, that the sheriff had his men so close to their camps. At Turtle Creek the men formed in line and when they were ready to start they beheld the stalwart forms of the deputies standing just outside their camp. The march was at once abandoned, and small parties, numbering from two ti six each, were instructed to patrol the wood3 in the vicinity of the mine and report the number of men going to work.

They were instructed to keep moving, and if approached by a deputy sheriff to get away as rapidly as possible to escape the service of the injunction, if possible. The leaders propose in this way to harass the deputies and the DeArmits. They say there are 20,000 men in the district, and that the injunction wMl'hafvfe'to be read 20,000 times before the attacks upon the mines at Oakhill, Sandy. CreeK' and Plum Creek will cease, unless the' mines are sooner closed) down.

The men'^fOihfWed the instructions, but were unable td Tea¥n just how many diggers went into the' pit today. The output of the Oakhill mine yesterday was seven cars of lump coal and two of slack and nut, or about 180 tons. This shows a gain for the company, though no claim of an increased force is made by the DeArmits and the strikers claim that only twenty-two men are at work.

A mass meeting of miners and citizens, has been called to be held at Monongaiiela City tonight. Saturday afternoon a mass meeting was held at Canonsburg. Today the miners at Lawrence, Butler and Mercer will hold a mass meeting at the court house at Mercer. National Organizer Camerorf Miller will maike an address. The heads of the various labor organizations of the city will hold a conference with the miners' officials tomorrow evening. Arrangements for holding a meeting of the United Labor League at Plum Creek next Saturday afternoon are being made. It is expected to make this meeting the largest ever held andi one of the big events of the strike.

The price of coal, which is reported to have advanced at almost every point in the country east of the Missouri river, and at all Missouri and Mississippi river points since the great strike began seven week3 ago, shows no material increase at Pittsburg. The ruling figure in barge-lots is h@o'l/i cents per bushel. There is no shortage of supply, and the demand is only ordinary. The present holdings in the Pittsburg market are not far from 7,000,000 bushels, and the greater part of this will be held by the operators until the supply at thel Ohio river markets has reached low ebb, when, with an opportune rise, it will be shipped below at a profit larger than ever before. fclans are being formulated for the maintenance of the strikers and the families foi* a prolonged period. The expense of carrying on the strike is placed at $500 a day, and appeals are coming in every day for help for families in the mining villages. A1 house to house canvass in Pittsburg and Allegany has been decided upon for the purposes of collecting money and provisions. Permission was granted by the authoritiesand a start was made in Allegany today. The leaders are hopeful that enough funds will be secured in this way to carry them through the great struggle

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS OPERATORS.

Their Conference in Chicago Today—What They Say. Chicago, August 18.—A conference of Illinois and Indiana coal operators, at which all the principal ones were present, was held in the Rookery building today, and an hour or more was spent in talking over the strike situation. The opinion seemed to be unanimous that there would be no resumption of work at prices higher than those paid when the strike was ordered.

It was stated that any other course was impossible, owing to outsanding contracts, which do not expire until May next. A large proportion of the output of the mines, it was said, is under contract, and in many districts there are -formal contracts signed by the operators and miners fixing definite wages. Were the prices now demanded paid, it was claimed, the small margin of profit would be more thin absorbed. Unless these contracts for coal are carried out the person failing is liab*ei'fft"Sarnages. It was the impression that none? ©f the operators would attend the Peoria convention tomorrow.

ti»ve Orders

to Shoot.

Coffeen", 111.,"' A^rgu^t 18.—General Bradley's army of striking miners held this village today. The 400 men formed groups as near the coal mines as they could get without trespassing on the company's land, and talked with the miners as they came to work. The miners were afraid of trouble, and only about fifty went to work. Armed deputies patrolled the coal company's ground with orders to shoot any one who might attempt to enter the premises without leave. Bradley was released at Hillsboro this morning on a recognizance for $1,000, signed by several Mount Olive men. The preliminary trial on the charge of resisting officers is set for next Wednesday.

Looking to a Settlement.

Pittsburg, August 18.—The meeting of Pittsburg district coal operators, which was begun at Cleveland last night, was concluded here tonight shortly after midnight. None of those attending would divulge the proceedings. The only statement given out was the fact that the action taken at the ttteveland meeting was ratified, knd that the president. Peter M. Hitchcock, had been empowered to appoint a committee tomorrow, who will seek a conference with the miners' officials, looking to a settlement of Uie strike.

Miners Remanded to Jail.

.Fairmont,.W. Va., August 18.,—The miners arrested this morning came before Judge Goff, at Clarksburg today, and were remanded to jail, as they could not^give bond, and 10 o'clock tomorrow was set as the time of their hearing. Squad after squad of men from the milling region have joined the men at Camp O'Donnel!, and there are 500 or more in camp tonight.

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Alien's Foot Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It '-s a certain cure-for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamns. Trial package

Alien S. QlfrnSead.

FIRST CALL OJf NEW tflRO* WK8T TO HELP MOVE CROPS.

Banks In the Metropolis Read? to Respond t* the Call.to the Amount ot Abont •150,000,000.

FLOWER'S STARTLING PROPHECY.

THINKS WHEAT WILL BE AT 11.85 BEFORE NEXT MARCH.

Four Great Railroads Making Extensive Preparation* For Handling the Crop of Wheat.

New York, August 18.—The first demand on New York from the West for money with which to move crops was made yesterday. Wall street statisticians make estimates for the three important crops of the United States for which money is demanded from the New York banks for harvesting and marketing as follows: Wheat, 500,000,000 bushels corn, 2,151,139,000 bushels cot tou, 7,162,473 bales. The banks of New York will be called upon to assist this great movement in the West to the extent of $150,000,000, and are ready to advance tire money whenever needed. The banks here began to feel the drain yesterday for the first time, and expect heavy demands upon them for the next sixty days, which they are prepared to meet.

A prominent New York bank president, who is well informed on the currency crop and gold movements, said today: "The amount of money required varies each harvest season. It has not infrequently occurred that $150,000,000 has been taken from the New York banks to provide money for the Western farmers and Southern planters, and our banks expect to furnish that amount or more to the West and South this fall to help move the enqf.mous crops. "Its first effect here, of course, is to stiffen money rates. The first indication of that came today, when loans at six months' time were made at the stock exchange. Call loans now command 2 per cent,"whereas a few days ago large quantities of call money were available at from 1 to 1% per cent. I expect that New York will furnish^$.50,000,000 to .the Western farmers and Southern planters in the next two weeks. Of course, this money all. comes back to New York, where it will remain until the.next harvest or until the West and South, agaiin need it. In all this the Western farmer and Southern planter plays his part. In fact, his work is the beginning of it all, for from the ground, the wealth of the nation is derived."

Ex-Governor Flower, of New York, said today: "So long as wheat keeps going up this will be a bull market, and wheat has only begun to move as yet. Mark me well and listen to my prediction. You will see wheat at $1.25 before next March. These foreign shipments must keep up, as the demand will increase for many months, and the price will reach the figure I named, or am a badly fooled man and cannot read the signs of the times."

TO MOVE THE GRAIN CROP.

The Western,Roads %.re Making Unusual Preparations.

St. Louis, August IS.—The four big roads that radiate from St. Louis into the wheat country to the south and southeast are making active preparations for moving the big crop when the farmers are ready to throw that cereal on the market. Just now the farmers in the territory tributary to St. Louis are holding their wheat for higher prices. The four lines Interested in the movement of grain from the South and West are the Missouri Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the St. Louis & San Francisco and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Local railroad men estimate that these lines have distributed 15,500 empty cars in the wheat growing region. This equipment is looked on as merely an advance guard and will be increased daily.

A large force of men is at work day and night in this city building 500 new freight cars for the Missouri Pacific. The Burlington is relying on its own equipment. That road began sending its surplus rolling stock to Nebraska weeks ago, and now has nearly 5,000 cars there. The other two roads mentioned are supplementing their own equipment with cars from other lines, borrowing from Eastern roads whenever and wherever possible. They also have an army of car tracers traveling about the country, gathering up their empty cars and sending them to the agricultural centers. Local railroad officials say there will not be a car famine here, and that the movement of the immense grain crops will not interfere with the transportation of other classes of freight.

Not Knongh Cars For Grain.

St. Joseph, Mo.. August 18.—Railroad officials in St. Joseph report that there is a danger of car famine on Western roads, caused by the immense grain crop. All roads entering this city are rushed to their fullest capacity and the switching force has been increased 25 per cent. The Burlington company has issued orders that no more coal shall be loaded in box cars. All tight box cars are needed for moving grain. Farmers are disposed to hold their wheat for a dollar a bushel, but railroad men say the upward tendency of the market will start the crop to moving.

GAS INJUNCTION GRANTED.

TERftE HAUTE EXPRESS. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20.1897

DEMAND FOR MONEY

By Judge

Temporary Restraining Order Baker. Special to the Indianapolis News.

Goshen, Ind., August 17.—Judge Baker has granted a temporary restraining order in the injunction proceedings instituted by the Indianapolis Gas Company against the mayor and city council of Indianapolis, \p prevent enforcement of the n$w oijdinjyice, calling for a reduction of gas rates frdm $1.25 to 75 cents per thousand" cubic feet?, until such time ai decision Can be, reached in flnaji|y. Mean,w£ile t^ copyjaijy Js required to giyp bond for such amount as willcover the illegal price paid for gas in case the ordinance is sustained.

Judge Baker's decision is as follows: "The defendant insists that this court can not take jurisdiction of this case because both parties are citizens of this state. The same objection was made in the case of the Citizens' Street Railway Company vs. the City Railway Company, 56 Fed. rep. 74C. This court overruled the objection and on appeal to the Supreme Court, 166 LT. S. 537, affirmed the decision of this court, declaring that its jurisdiction was undoubted on the ground that the suit was one arising under the constitution of the United States., These cases are conclusive on the jurisdiction of this court in the present case. "The Supreme Court has declared in rminy cases that there is no remedy in the courts.

Aor relief against Icsislauon eaiablttlucs aj drink, smoke or use profane language,

S •at

tariff of rates which Is so unreasonable as to practically destroy the value of property of cotetanies engaged in the carrying of business, and especially may the courts of the Utriied States treat such a question as a judicial one, and hold such act o! legislation toi he in conflict with the constitution' of the United States, as depriving the com•panyi of their property without due process of law^and as depriving them of the equal protection of the law. The principle cx-tendfc-to and protects all corporations and pers«nss engaged as is the complainant in qu&st public employments, whether the deprivation of their property without due prwrrtfe of law or the deprivation of the equai protection of the law arises from a legislative enactment or a municipal ordinance. In tBIScase no denial has been made of the trdl&df the facts set out in the bill of complaint' which is supported by affidavits. These facts must, therefore, for the purposes of the present application for a temporary restraining order, be taken to be true. Assuraing ail the faets so alleged to be- true, in my opinion a ease is presented which entitles the complainant to invoke to the judgment of the court as to whether or not the ordinance in question Will practically deprifS'lf of its property without due process of law, and also deprive it of the equal protection of the law by compelling it to sell its artificial gas without any return therefrom in the way of profit. "Whether a temporary restraining order ought to be granted pending such judicial inquiry will depend largely on the character and extent of the injury to the one party or the other from the granting or refusing of it. It is settled upon a preliminary application for a temporary restraining order all that a judge should, as a general rule, •reiftlhVis a case of probable right and of probable danger to that right without the interference of the court, and his discretion should then be regulated by the balance of inconvenience or injury to one party or the other, 72 Fed. Rep: 952. "It is evident if the restraining order is refused and the ordinance should eventually be held invalid the injury resulting to the complainant from its enforcement wouldi be practically irremediable because of the number of its patrons and the small amount to be recovered from eacty. On the other hand, if a temporary restraining order is granted until the validity of the ordinance can be'judicially determined, the rights of the city can be fully protected by requiring the complainant to give a bond that will pay to the city the amount collected by it in oatceas of the rate prescribed by the ordinance in the event that such ordinance shaytbe adjudged to be valid. "Tl^ecourt therefore will award a temporary .Restraining order pendente lite as prayed for in the bill of complaint upon the comjiiawant entering into an undertaking when /the 'sureties to the approval of the qlerlfcoft-thisicourt in substance as follows: "We undertake and promise to pay to the city^of Indianapolis a sum equal to two-fifths of all sams of money collected or-received:1 •by the ilndianapolls Gas Company frbm or on aiftoamt of the sale of artificiargas tftiritfg* the pendency of the temporary restraining order granted in the above entitled canse' without any relief whatever from the valuation or appraisement laws, and with attoi*£ ney fees if said Indianapolis Gas Company shall fail to obtain a perpetual Injunction, as prayed for in its bill of complaint. The clerk will enter a temporary restraining order as prayed for on the giving of the undertaking above required."

WIVES FOR MINERS.

Women to be Taken to the Klondyke to be Auctioned Off. OIa, S. D., August 18.—L. M. Keenan will send a consignment, of marriageable young women ta Alaska in the springs IJe Is In earneatf 'He' "intends spending the winter scouring the matrimonial ranges in the states in search of material for the venture. The first steamboat up the Yukon in 1898 will carry his stock to market. Personable damsels—thus he reasons—are worth their weight in gold to the miners.

Mr. Kennan is an old cattleman. For years he shipped stock from the South Dakota and Montana ranges to the Eastern markets. Last spring the stories of gold strikes on the Yukon tyired him from his home at Melville, Mont., to Fort Cudahy, Alaska. He soon reached the conclusion that more mbney was to be made in trade with the miners than by actual work in the gold fields. But without the backing of millions of capital he saw it wbuld'be useless to enter into competition with the transportation companies already in business. Women were scarce. Why not supply the miners with wives?

By spVing he expects to have 300 women ready tp'make the trip. He will pay their fares^Tof'the Klondyke. There the entire stock'Avill be auctioned off to the miners.

a

BREAkS THE RECORD.

PecuHaf Matrimonial Career of a Young St. Louis Woman. IV t:

Stl'Lcniis, Mo., August 18.—Another Interesting chapter has been added to a celebrated case. Young Mrs. Gtissiei Campbell-Spencer-Winslow is reported today to havo just eloped to Alton, 111., and secretly married her first husband, Will Spencer.

If she has effected hyphens she might now be known in her swell suburban set as Mrs. Campbell-Spencer-Campbell-Winslow-Campbell-Spencer. She has been divorced but two days. Her second husband wedded Walter S. Marder's recently divorced wife Monday at Kansas City.

The much-married Gussie has been-twice divorced and twice married in the past three months. She obtained a decree of divorce and an award of $5,000 damages from suburban railroad on the same day, May 22, last.

LONG3TREET TO MARRY.

to

Veteran General Said to Be Bngagcd Young Miss Dortch. Atlanta, Ga., August 18.—General J. G. Longstrect, the veteran of the civil, Mexican and Indian wars, is said to be engaged to Miss Ellen Dortch. assistant state librarian. The general is 76 and Miss Dortch- 22, but he is vigorous and appears younger. Both have been summering at Llthia Springs, a popular resort near here, and are always in each other's society.

Both deny that they are engaged, but their most intimate friends laugh at the denial. Miss Dortch i? a woman editor of

state-wide

ability and a candidate for

Colonel John Mllledge's plrtee as State -librarian under & law which passed through her Influenc?.

General'E-ongStreet* Was an 'applicant for office under MeKinley and there Is yet said to be oWPW chanc& tai farors of his obtain1ing a fat stant attention On MlssTlOrtch and^her a^-

plum., Certalnlt is .ttiat his conntiOn On Miss "DOrtch and her an-

parent- encoiiragetneht tvould seerft'to warrant a*, jhorougb and mutual understand-

'I'ry Uralno! Try Gralnol

A&t' your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that t£k?s the place of coffee. The children may^dfitik it without injury as well as the adulk'*AH who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has Vha't rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but is made from pure gfalns, and the most delicate stomach receives It. without distress.! One^quarter the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package Sold by all grocers.

Good ¥onnr Hen Only.

Emporia, Kan., August 18-v-A movement auxiliary to the temperance crusade in ibis city has been started by the young women of the churches by forming an organization and taking a pledge not to go with men who

A NERVOUS MARKET

THE OPENING WAS GOOD BO* T8ERS CAMS A SLUMP,

Wheat Went In Sight ot the Dollar Mark and Then Closed at 87 1-8—

Chicago, August 19.—September wheat today came within a very small fraction of touching the 90c mark, but slumped Ingloriously and closed at St}4c, a decrease of l%c since yesterday. The market was an extremely nervous one with fluctuation* correspondingly ^violent. Some bearish crop reports following seaboard selling and letting go of considerable' holdings by the bull clique wens features in the dcclina. Corn and oats were but slightly affected, corn declining Vic and oatt auout the same, frovisiona snowed independent urniuess, closing unohanged to 7&c higher.

When the wneat maraet opened, tho pit was jammed with anxious and excited brokers and traders ana t'ne course of prices after the first plunge gave grounds for belief that yesterday's sensational advance might bo repeated. A more pronounced bearish feeling, however, ultimately asserted itself. September Wheat started today at from 88 to S854e and soon dropped ta 67%c, and after ttpbmg around between that figure and SSc for a few minutes, it rose in fcc leaps to 89%c, helped along by a flood of buying orders from those who had previously held aloof. They climbed into the band wagon too late however. From 8D%c, tho market slid like a toboggan down a. woll-planed runaway until it brought up with a splath into the ligures between 87*4 and S7 cents. Although 87Vic -was virtually the bottom of the aecliuc, one 50,000 bushel lot was sold at the culmination of the descent at 87c. Bus* iness sleekened after that and the iprice had again recovered to 85%c by 11:30 o'clock without the buying of any great quantity.

Liverpool began the day's sensation by a l%@2%d advanco, and slightly increased' this later in the day. News fromiv-iiiawr York, however, was somewhat discourse ing, being to the effect that foreign? ders received today were generally- tu: Sell out wheat previously bought. Crop reports, too, were unanimous as the^dam.age to spring wheat. Chicago received' 311 cars, against 134 last year. Minn«apoil and Duluth got 158 car loads, agaioEt- 213 last year. Atlantic port clearancesnwere equal In wheat and flour to 625,000. Those who did not get thrown out on the plunge to 87c about 11:30 o'clock had another chance to get 89%c, that price being again obtainable about the hour of noon. DurIne, the next hour It went down to SSc and up to 89%c, and did not sem to know where it was at during that time. Trade w&3 not haavy or general, the majority of local scalpers preferring to look on.

Acting on the belief mat wheat was being held for what is known as the bull syndicate tho crowd jumped on the market and in' a very few minutes hammered It down from around 88c to 87c and it closed at 87%c for September and STUc for December.

Corn was fairly steady, though showed a degree of nervousness at times on account of the erratic action of wheat. There was a greatly improved trade, especially from the outside. The bull crowd changed, selling September &nd buying December to the extent of about 1,000,000 bushels, the feature of the market.' Crop reports were less favorable and shipping demand was better. .Local, receipts were S54 cars. The trtarket slid off toward the end -with wheat. September opened irregularly a shade lower to a Uc higher at from 38:ii(S,29%c. It ranged between 29%@294c and a%c. closing at 23%3j28%c.

Oats 'wcro rather quiet within a narrow range, with the tendency toward slightly lower prices. As In com the' feature was changing from September to December. There was some increase in outside trade. Local receipts were (J33 cars. September opened unchanged at 18c, ranged between 18@18Vfec and 17%@17%c and closed 17%@ 18c.

In provisions, the Cudahys were heavy sellers of October lard, presumably liquidation of a long time, which was taken by .shippers. Pork after an early decline advanced sharply on outside buying, lard and irtbs being carried along. Moe* of the advance was lost later during the last decline in wheat. Hog receipts show a falling off. At the close, September pork was 7Hc higher at $8.57. September lard 2V£c higher at $4.52^6 and September ribs unchanged at $0.0714.

Estimated receipts Friday: Wheat. 31ft cars: corn, 1.015 cars oats, 600 cars: hogs, 23,000.

fi O a: 0 .a

at

AUT'er. ti

CT.OSING.

a: 0 .a

0 O.

tt fc O Aug. 19 Vug. 18.

O

3

HEAT.

Sept.... 88J S9X-% 87 87H 88 4 Dec.... 873-88 89* 87 87* 88« COUN.

87* 88«

Eept... 28*294 29* 28}* 28K.X 28X-X Dec— 30 *-tf 30X-X 30* 30H 30*

OATS

30*

Sept... 18H 18* 17?*-K I7X-18 18 POltK.

I7X-18

Sept... 8 55 8 65 8 40 8 57 8 50 t.AISD, Sept... 4 5b 4 57-60 4 50-52 4 52 4 50

TUBS.

Sept... 5 10 "5 15 5 07 5 07 5 or-10

MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS.

Coarse of Prices Did Not indicate Any Aggressive Strength. New York, August 19.—The stock market today continued to Show itself sensitive to unfavorable influences to a marked degree. At no timc xluring the day did the course of prices indicate any aggressive eirength. The .liquidation at times was quite heavy, especially In the internations and the grangers. Tho principal factor in the situation was the heavy selling for foreign account of wheat, sales for that being estimated at between two and three million bushels for the day. The development in the situation gave the greatest aid to the professional beare who have lxren working so persistently for a reaction in the price of stocks.

The course of the exchange market today caused disappointment to those who have been looking forward to early imports of gold as an additional bull factor in the stock market. Actual rates for both long and short sterling rose about Vic itv.^pHe of the fact that the opijn market: discount in London showed an easier tone and"Haf the Bank of England refrained from -advancing its minimum rate of discount tor day. The foreign relation of grain and the continued selling of American securities for foreign account helped to ittlffoJri exchange rates. The failure of the,.Bank of Englarfd to advance its rate Of disteoiint Is regarded as evidence that

110

fe&rs''Sre

felt of an immediate drain of gold from London. But the selling movement seemed to lose its force in a short time and the market turned Into extreme dullness. Sugar was quite a prominent feature and touched a new high record at !:», aiding materially in rallying the market, and it sold again to near the lowest.

A buying demand for the coalers late In the day was also of material assistance in raising prices from the low point as was also a sharp rise in the prices'of local gas stocks. The bears raided the market again just at the close caut'ing prices to. ease off after the rally. Nevertheless not losses, though general, are for the most part small. Good traffic returns for the oecond week of August from southern railwave. Chicago Great Western. C. and O. and L. and N., gave a further tone to those stocks and helped to steady the market. Losses of a point occurred in Illinois Central, Lake Erie and Western. rubb?r and Lake Shore and 2'4 in rubber preferred. Consolidated Gas gain

The bond market yielded on moderate realizations In the speculative liens. Sales $1,030,000.

Governments closed steady. The total sales of stocks today were 327.751 chares, including Atchison preferred, 15.303: Burlington, !2.6W»: Missouri Pacific, 1J5.530: J. and N.. 8.210 Northern Pacific preferred. 1^,260: Reading, 11,620 Rock Island. ^2.7®!: St. T?aul, ,38,905: sugar. 28.3-"8: Chicago Great Wesiern. 14.245.

Money on call easy at l«4@i% per cent: closed offered at WI oeroent. 'Prime mercantile paper,. 3%'S4H Per cent. Stealing exchange' firm, with actual business in,, bankers' bills at S4.RVS4 fo rdemand, and' $4.83%®*4.83% for sixty days. Posted rates. $4.84i|®4.R6 and $4.86^4 87, Commercial bills, $4.82. Silver certificates offered at r»3c. Bar silver, 52c. Mexican dollars, 3fl7^c.

Bonds—Governments

steady state dull

railroad weak. Clearings, $110,13...11C balances, $5,7SO,818.

TTTE T.TVK STOCK MARKRT.

Tndianapolls I'nlon Stock Yards, August 19.—Cattle—Receipts. WV) head. Shipments fair. The good cattle were sfrong to higher, and others were about steady

Rxoort and shipping cattle we quote: Good to prime steers. 1.350 lbs. and upward 5 4 ST.!?? *'15 Fair to medium steers, 1350 lbs. and upward 4 60# 4 85 Good to choice. 1,150 -to l.Soo lb. steers 4 60® 4 90 Fair to medium, 1,500 to 1.300 lb. steers 4 35# 4 60 Medium to good 900 to 1,100 lb. steers 4 (WT 4 35 Grind to cbotea CmOIqc sie«rs, 4

&•!

S 75f 3 25® 4

Fair to medium ffcedmg Bt*rs.. Common to good sfockerA Butchers' cattle we quote: Good to choice heiJferj Fair to medium heifers .. .. .... Common light heifers Good to cholcs cows Fair to medium cows Common old cows Heavy calves Veal calves Prime to fancy export bulls.... Good to choice butcher bulls— Common to fair bulls Good to choice cows and calves 30 OCCjjfO#? Common to medium cows and calves is

Hogs—Receipts, 8,5*® fhead. Shipments, 1,500 head. The hog market was more' ac4five at average nrlces» Wc« ?:rongqr,j shade higher all were sold. We quote: Good to choice medium and heavy .. J3 9r®* Mixed and hea^y packing 3 SSwS Good to choice lightweights .... 4 0MH 1Q Common lightweights 3 05 Pigs U. 2 50®4 WM Roughs .. .. 300:93 50

Cheep—Receipts 1,200 head. Shipments. 500 head. The sheep and Iamt» market was only fairly active, nut about steady prices prevailed. Good to choice lambs $4 5VfM S5 Common to medium lambs 3 00^4 40 Good to choice sheep 3 4033 75 Fair to medium sheep 2 7Sfl?3 25 Common sheep 115ff2 on Bucks, per head. 1 50$3 09

Baltimore Grain Market.

Baltimore, August 19.—Wheat—Stronger and higher: spot and month, September. steamer No. 2 red. !4?4f£947ic. Corn—Firm: spot, September. SJt£®33o steamer mixed. 30-H© 31c. Oats—Steady: No. 2 white, new. 24fr MMic: old. 26327c No. 2 mixed, new, 21^ 22c old, 22@23c.

The Toledo Market.

Toledo. August 19.—Wheat—Active and weak: No. 2 ca«h and August. 91^r: September. 91^c. Corn—Dull and higher: No. 2 mixed, 29c. Oaf-r—Dull and steady: No. 3 mixed, 17* c. Clover seed—Steady firm* October, 54.25.

Minneapolis Wheat Market.

CVMinneapolis, August 19.—Wheat—W?alc and lower: August, S4V*h September. 85%c December, £4c on track: No. 1 hard, old, 95'^c new, S'JlL-c No. 1 northern. 95J4c: n«!v\ 8SVic: old, No. 2 northern, 904 new, Sfi'/sffcjSTVjC. Receipts, 143 cars.

N'»w York Coffee Market.

New York, August 19.—Coffeo—Options opened steady at unchanged prices ruled generally inactive with a Weak undertone and closed steady with jft ices unchanged. Spot—Rio, dull mild quiet coriov.n, 10%® 16c. Sugar—Raw, llrm reiiMtJ, Arm.

Peoria Corn rarkr.t

Peoria, August 19.—Corn—Higher No. 2, 274c. Oats—steady No. "2 white, 20@-21c. Whisky—Steady, $1.19.

AT WINONA PARK.

Bible Conference Drawing Large Crowds— Y. M. C. A. Encampment. Special to tiie Indianapolis. Ke?vs.

Winona Park, Ind., August 18.—The Winona Bible conferefic6'4s j^q^tng in interest. Large crowds are out at all the meetings. Dr. McGre^Of, of* London, arrived yesterday and preached bis first sermon in tho Auditorium last^evening to a crowded 'hifas&V* ft**mornlng at 3 o'clock the flevotlonaF were led at the inn by tft3 "RW! ''Mr.4"Ringland. At 10 o'clock the Rev, J. H.'EIftfrt toniinued his series of sermons at thte' irih, and at o'clock Dr. McGregor preached iu the Auditorium.

More Y. M. C. A. bays^'-have arrived for the state encampment ihd' they are beginning to make Chicago Hill Into a real tent city. The park was. started by a newly compounded T. 'Sf. C. A. "camp yell," which broke out .suddenly on the hill. The camp it' kept clean by a rigid "police" system similar to-^that of military camps. The Y. M. C. A. boys hold services and are interested in the Bible conference meetings, but they are also getting much ijierriment opt, of their camp life. There is a rivalry between them and the Winona park peopled and tennis g«unes

1

and base ball matches have been arranged.

PETERSBURG GAS WELLS.

Work For the Present Has Been Su«. pended.

Work upon the two new gas wells being Sunk at Petersburg is suspended for th present time, because of a delay in the arrival of special casings which are to come from the East. The drilling, of the well! Will be recommenced as soon as the casing* reach Petersburg. The Little gas, well, far-,, ther up the line of the E. & I R. R., has been turned Into the hands of other parties and the drilling will adva.ncefti/Th.e Jumbo gai

3

well at Petersburg has had po Abatement to its flow. The full,supply,,of fas has begajlr used heretofore as. fuel for giving power drive the two. nsw. wells. ,-t .{•:

TOO,OOO Maid* For Alaska.

Mrs. Charlotte 'Smith, We., professional reformer, who Is helping to make Boston truly good, will ask congress to appropriate enough money ta ^euct: JW.OflO- unmarried women to Alaska. ,.Ho.yr ought to be a good place for lee oream the year around if •somebody* would furnlsn the cream.—Chicago .Tiroea-'Herald.

LEOAL3.

J^KUKIVBK'S 8ALK.

Notice is hereby given that the under, signed, receiver of the 'Terr* Haute Manufacturing hompany, will, pursuant to an order of the Superior Court of Vigo County, sell at private sale, for not less than tne appraised value thereof, to the highest and b*st bidder on

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1S97. at the ofiico of said company, No. Ill Wabash avenue, Terre llaute, lad., between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clcck p. ,W. of said day, Uie following real estat'Y to-wlt:

Intos number 'One hundred and ninetySight (198) and one hundred and three feet and two inches (103 feet and 2 inches) oft tho west side of inlot number one hundred and ninety-seven (197) of the original iiildts of the town (now city), of Terre tlaute, Vigo County, Indiana, with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, subject to a mortgage for twelve thoitsand, eight hu-.-^rcd and twenty-seven and 07-1000 ($12,S27.97) dollars and interest, but otherwise free from incumbrance.

Said receiver will also sell In like manner at the same time and place personal property of said company, consisting of 9hafiing, pulleys, couplings, hangers, belting and power machinery for manufacturing bicycles.

Also large bicycle stock 'and benches, stands, small tools and office furniture. Also, sewing machines complete and In process of manufacture with stock, patterns, tools, forks and letters patent.

All personal property will be sold free from any incumbrance whatever. Terms of Sale—One-half cash, one-quar-ter payable in three months and the remaining one-quarter in six months. Deferred payments on real estate to be secured by mortgage on property sold: purchasers of the perwnal property will be required to give notes with sureties acceptable to and approved by said court.

The building above referred to was constructed and is suitable for a manufactory.

The personal properly consists of machinery and stock for a bicycle plant, a,nl also of machinery arid Ptock tot a sewing machine plant.

Witness my hand this 16th flay of Artgust, 1S97. Worth.R. Steele, Receiver:

N

ON KES1DENT NOTICE. gW'Lt

Of Ihdiani, Viog 6ounty. 5n tfi* Court, in vacation. No.

Th£ State Vigo Circuit 719, Crawford bftnks ley arid Harrle Montagnier. Be It IrtHWiW8* that on the 24th day of July, 1897. saldn: plaintiff filed an affidavit In due form.^, showing that said William H. Fairbanks^ Carrie Townlcy and Harrle Montagn.'er are non-residents of the State of Indiana.

1. Hattle G. Fairbanks ip quiet, title awford Fairbanks. Edward P. Fairnks, Wm. H. Fairbanks, Carrie Towfi-

Said non-resident defendants are hereby notified of tlie pendwy of saM action against them, and tlyit th."* same will stand for trial October 11th. li!*7. tho sume being at the September term of ril.l court in the year 1W7.

David L. Wifjon, Clfrk.

FOR WEKT.

FOR RENT—Fifttfacres. good land, mile northwest of

on#

Prairleton suitable for

gardruing purposes. Good six-room house and large barr* Will lease for long time to good tenant formerly part of John V. Pbn« estate. Apply at once. FRANK A. KEiiLEHT, AttorOey-at-L«W," omp suwt,. ...

-J

'1

sfi J* g&i