TJIT3 OMAHA DATLV BEE : MONDAY , TErEMB13R 18 , 1805) .
CLEW FINANCIAL REVIEW
Summary of Monetary Conditions Existing
in Wall Street ,
SEVERE DECLINES IN STOCK MARKET
I'renrnt Slmltcnn In DlnnRrrrnltlc nt
I'reiu-nt , lint Will Prove llencflclnl
t
In I InIiOiiK linn CnniCN
it Decline * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 17.-Specla-Henry ( ! )
flews , head of the banking house of Henry
news & Co. , writes :
The Block mnrkot has witnessed some
severe declines during the last week. Con
tinued stringency In money forced yield-
In * ? al the weawcst point , which an ex
pected proved tn be the Industrials.Veak
speculative holders sold from necessity ;
MhiTi. tired out with long waiting for un
upturn to let them out. sold from sheer
disgust. The result hns been n very ex- ;
li'iisivo liquidation , materially accelerated
by bear operations , which as ptockn grad-
milly pass from weak Into stronger hunds
Ifavcs the market In a much Improved posi
tion. Unfavorable rumors were freely cir
culated concerning certain Interests' , hut
lie e were not a surprise and any disaster
In those quarters. beltiR amply discounted. (
would not be of serious conKjqucnco to the <
market In general. When the present squall |
IIIIH reached Its climax we muy look for
gradual Improvement.
While thn preHPiil shake-up may be very
disagreeable ami expensive for the Impru
dent , It will certainly * prove bpncflcin.1 In
the long run. Expansion of all s orts lias
been going along for months nt a pace
which needed some sort of test or check ,
mid this has been applied In the most
natural method , thut of tight money. Some
contraction Is now In order ; weak spots arc
coming to the wirface ; unhealthy specula *
tlin Is receiving a check , and when values
have had time to adjust themselves to the
new conditions we may reasonably look
for a renewal of the upward movement.
DuliloiiH Outlook.
At the moment , however , the outlook for
buoyant prices Is very doubtful , the entire
market being controlled by monetary condi
tions. Trade activity Is world wide , and
high rates prevail In all the leading money
markets. Tile great banks of Europe ,
those In London , Paris and Merlin , arc all
protecting their gold reserves by abnor
mally high rate ; ) of discount. Indicating an
unusual strain. British revcrres In the
Transvaal and the cutting off of that
source of gold supply have materially added
to the tension In London , and wo are now
on the verge of shipping gold to that point
Instead of Importing , as Is ucual at this
season. This exposure to a foreign demand
on our gold supply comes at n time when
our own resources uro fully taxed. Activity
In the retail trade. " Is absorbing an enor
mous amount of currency , which In spite
of recent Increase Is Insulllclcnt for present
requirements ! Many of the trusts are also
larger borrowers than wap expected at
their Inception ; both mercantile and manu
facturing Interests require more accom
modation than usual , while funds sent out
for crop purposes are returning much more
slowly than usual. No undue expansion of
crcdltr can be observed , and this great de
mand for money Is simply the result of
phenomenal trade and Industrial activity.
New York bank * arc taking care of reg
ular customers at reasonable rates , and G
per cent Is the common rate to good mer
cantile borrowers , but the speculator must
pay high and In many cases prohibitive
rales , especially when the new Industrials
are. offered as collateral.
Low Hunk Ue erveN.
The prospects for easier rates in the
future are not promising. Bank reserves
are low and building them up under pres
ent conditions will be slow work , except
through the unwelcome process of retrench
ment. Saturday's bank statement shoulil
show a sharp contraction of loans. Prep
arations ! for January disbursements ,
amounting to about. $150,000,000 , will cause
temporary derangement , but as consider
able of thin sum will be reinvested It will
afford some relief. Meanwhile , the treasury
continues to absorb funds at an uncom
fortable ! rat > - ; offers to buy bonds or antici
pate Intere.it are only partially effective ,
and no signs of easier condition ? are In
sight In the foreign markets. It Is quite
evident , therefore , that we aie to see arm
rates for the remainder of this month , and
this , of course , IP adverse to a bull stock
market. " Oh the other hand , It should be
remembered that general conditions arc ex
ceptionally favorable ; prices liave uinler-
gene a considerable decline , especially the
Industrials : liquidation has been exten
sive ; carnlngp net and gross of the great
corporations are largo enough to warrant
belief In a better market after a while , es
pecially as there Is every reason to expect
n continuance of present prosperity for
some time to come. It remains to bo seen
how long monetary conditions' will counter
act these Influences. The next few days
may witness some Interesting developments.
The -bears havn coined considerable In
strength and audacity by recent successes
and will no doubt push their campaign
farther If possible. A decisive British v.c-
.ory In the Transvaal would have a stimu
lating effect here. Inasmuch as It would
illmlnlsh the prospects of monetary difficul
ties In London.
.llo in5 - Centers DlNtnrlieil.
The money centers all over the world are
disturbed at this present time. The Bank of
England' * rate of discount Is now 0 per
cent , which Is the highest for over ten
years , and the rate In Berlin If 7 per cent.
The management of the Bank of France Is
the most despotic of the world's great llnan-
i-lnl Institutions and they hold on to their
gold with an Iron grasp , hence Its rate sel
dom changes. The fact that they have now
been compelled to advance It from 3 per
cent to 3Vi per cent ( being the llr.-l time In
over a vear and only three times within ten
year/0 is an evidence uf the gravity of the
Fltuatlon. This Institution gilded through
the Baring panic period without making a
eliangis in Its rate , notwithstanding that
the shock was seriously felt all over the
world , thus showing what a stalwart con
cern the Bank of France rcaily Is. The
present change In Its rate , therefore , is
slunlllcanl.
The South African war If probably re
sponsible for muci ) of the disturbance of
the world's lltumclal equilibrium , due to the
stoppage of the annual gold supply from
thu Transvaal mines. , thn loss of which Is
the most keenly felt in London , a ? Great
Britain's recuperating supply of thu pre
cious metal during Into years has been from
that source. . As a matter of fact , InHte.ul of
getting It from then1 , that nation Is com
pelled \f \ > make large remittances to that
< iiMi-lor for war expenses. The object ,
therefore , of thu bank advancing Its rain to
U per cent , with the possibility of It going
still higher , Is to draw gold from other sec
tions of the world. France. Germany , Aus
tria. Russia and America nil iiro resistant ,
as wherever gold Is lost In this struggle
contraction followed by liquidation Is a
natural sequenceThcro Is. therefore , a
going on more
pioccws ) of loan contraction
or less In all these money centers with thn
object of being prepared to meet emergen
cies. This state of things necessitate. con
servatism. , , , . ,
A favorable factor In the stock market Is
thu excellent earnings of the railroadu and
the good prospects of their continuance for
some time ahead. These decurltles com-
inuiid unusual confidence , owing to the fact
that the various corporations nuvo been re
organized on u safe- and contvrvatlve basis.
Most of them went through that ordeal
only n few years ago : therefore , everybody
Ols familiar with their present a tutus , betides -
tides which they lssu. > periodical Plate-
ments. A largo proportion of railroad stocks
I * now on a dividend basis , and there IB a
propped of many others soon becoming BO.
Money Nearee.
Against the stock market at the present
moment Is the money situation , which ,
owing to the activity of business all over
I ho country requiring the use of money ,
makes It scarce and active. Thin Is u do-
terrdnt to buying blocks on a largo sculo
for speculative purposes , and prices are
not yet low enouch to encourage extensive
cash buying.
Although the secretary of the treasury
lias offered to relieve the money strain by
the purchase of bonds , they hnvo ceased
now to go Into the treasury , owing to the
fact that there Is a demand for United
Htates bunds , which Is usual at thin season
of thn year by capitalists , who purchase for
temporary holding to avoid tax payments.
The secretary's offer to pay the 1st of Jan-1
uary Interest without rebate will brine out
about $3,000,000. This will afford some relief -
lief to call money borrowers.
Since the recent supreme court decision In
thi ) Addyston trust case , followed Imme
diately afterward Ity the president's mcs-
page to congress urging the nercHsnry legis
lation to restrict trusts , theim properties
have gene out of fashion with Investors
and speculators , hence they have- shown avery -
very weak front and a fhnrp depreciation
In their quoted value. The Apparent dls-
rvnslons In the American Sugar Hellnlngl
company , u evidenced by Mr. Matthles-
pcn's notice to withdraw therefrom , caused
Sugar to drop very rapidly from lK , i to
IJS',4. which led to u werloui" break In all
other Industrials , especially American To-
burro ,
MANC Jl'KSTKR , Dec IT LaPt week's
n i k tpn t-trong but quiet The actual
1nth h isln ii * rinntt was Mat luruu , lint
there wan nn liirrtAflml Calcutta demand
which wan portly executed , for hlrtlnn !
and light good * . Fnlr lined were bookei
for' ' Uiirtnnii. Java , Knrarlil nml the mlnot
Indian market * . China Is nlbbllnic ngnln
but otherwise there nro only small re'
orders' for assortment- .
Yari were fairly active and firm , Amer
ican yarns being rather dearer on the
week , and Egyptian yarns bclrig from i tc
* i higher , ppollln * hu-lnr-x.
Rouen reports considerable activity , wltli
an upwn'd tendency In yarns. All kinds ol
cottons and gray prints , dyed heavily , arc
under order for more nnd prices are rising.
Mtilhuti.-cn reports n fair burners In
grnyf , with delivery extending to the end
of 1 ! 00. Yarns nro rather higher , somewhat
hindering free Bales.
Qladbnch Is quiet and wants more prool
regarding the 8,900-bale crop before operat
ing freely.
MOM9V STTlTxJTisXCV T.V IIEHM.V
I'lnnnclnl Circle * Are KxiicethiK nn
Advance In ( lie Olllclnl Unto.
BERLIN , Dec. 17.-General lluller's de
feat In the engagement at the Tugela river
has not affected the German money and
stock markets seriously. Neverthelers , the
money stringency Is growing dally and pri
vate discount lias equalled the olllclal rate
rlnre Thursday.
Financial circles are now cx'pcctlng an
advance by the Helchrhniik nny day. Ap
parently the Helchsbank Is only nwaltlng
the action of the Bank of England. Ac
cording to Information from within the
bank nn advance In the rate may become
necessary at nny moment nnd the money
situation will grow tighter. In consequence
of General Butler's repulse the lyindnn ex
change Is already above the gold point.
Only the tacit agreement oC the great pri
vate banks not to embarrass the Heli list-
bank prevents largo gold exports. The gold
movement from New York to London , how
ever , Is expected to give temporary relief.
Domestic Industrials have remained llrm
because of the situation In the coal and
Iron , centers , where Improvement of busi
ness continues.
The province of Brandenburg will Issue a
loan of 12.000,000 marks for the construction
of subsidiary railways and the city of Ber
lin will build an extensive system of under-
I ground railways.
I At a meeting of the Cologne Manufac
turers' association yesterday Mr. Steller re
ported upon the recent Philadelphia confer
ence , greatly belittling Its Importance , lie
advised against the appointment of an In
ternational committee to Investigate the
tariff disagreements between Germany and
the United States , and said :
"Such tender consideration for the Amer-
l < ans Is misplaced. Only a sclf-assortlvo
attitude on the part of the German nation
can Impress American public opinion. We
must make the Americans realize that wo
can dispense with them It necessary and
we must demand that Germany be treated
upon a footing of decent , reasonable reci
procity. "
The Hamburg Boersenhallo advises con
ciliatory measures , advocating a reduction
In the duty on maize nnd a less severe In
spection of American commodities' . It
claims , however , that the American treat
ment of Germany In tariff administration is
unfair.
A distinguished member of the diplomatic
corps. In the' course of a discussion , today
regarding General Buller's < reverse , said :
"It means morally far more for Great
Britain than the mere loss of the battle.
Her prestige after the defeat of last week
has fallen enormously on the continent and
it will be many years before she will again
venture to assume a tone ngalnft a great
power such as she took In the Fnshoda af
fair. "
WHAT THE FIXAXCIFjn SAYS.
Hevlew of the HIxIMIiiir Monetary
Condition * In the Country.
NEW YORK , Dec. 17. The Financier
says :
me aspociaieu oanxs or NOW York gained
In reserve last week. In spite of the fact
that they lost In cash nearly $1,000,000 This
was made possible In reserve requirements
of $1,136,300 , due to a. shrinkage of $4,545,030
in deposits. The extensive liquidation which
characterized the week's operations Is not
rellected fully In the statement , but the
contraction of $5,054,400 In loans shows the
i forces that were nt work In the stock mar-
; ket. The Interesting portion of the statement -
, ment lies In the cash changes. The bank ?
i lost $2.738,500 In specie , but made a gain of
$1,768,500 in legnlB , the net decrease an-
jproxlmatlng $970.000. The specie loss can be
traced directly to operations with the sub-
$4,000,000 In excess of disbursements. The
treasury. Government receipts at this
] point In the last six days have been about
gain In legal ? plainly reflects a resumption
of Interior funds to New York , an event
that had been foreshadowed by the rising
domestic exchange rates at several im
portant Interior cities' , The'"extent of this
return Mow of money Is not shown In the
J current llgures , but that It will bo con-
: tlnnoun seems very probable.
| The statement makes no account of the
$2,500,000 gold exported Saturday , but on the
other hand the gain of a considerable conr
slgnment of gold from Cuba , which offsets
by half at least the loss to Europe , Is not
j Included. The treasury payment ? on bond
Issues are expected to figure In the next
I statement. Taking everything Into con-
islderatlon the current exhibit of the banks
! Is not ns disappointing as ftrrt Judged for I
the reasons that have already been set
I forth and for the additional revelation that
! losses to Europe may be neutralized by
larger Interior receipts from this * time on.
The outlook does not favor a much more
favorable condition In money matters , but
the experience of a long series of years can
be relied on as .having a special bearing i
on the subject. The loans of local banks ]
will acquire freph accessions In the course
of a few weeks from domestic sources.
Moderate receipts will assist In making
the situation more comfortable.
EXfil.AXIl IS AI'-TKH YI2M.OW MI3TAI , .
Will liny German anil French Coin
mill Ainerleiui KiiKleH.
LONDON , Dec. 17. The Stock exchange
la l week had an exciting experience. Dur
ing the early part of the week , owing to the
i tightness of money nnd the absence of tmy-
iors , price ? fell quickly. The settlement ,
however , passed better than was expecled.
I Eight members failed , but their defaults
I were unimportant.
j Fortunately the news of Lord Mothuen's
I reverse nt Mngersfonteln did not come until
j after making up on Thursday. The followIng -
' Ing day the Stock exchange pinned HP faith
to favorable war rumors , buying with great
freedom on a rising market , until the
rumorH proved false. With the news of
General Buller's repnlso at the Tugela
river a heavy fall all around set In , which
was all the sharper for the previous r\fo \ .
and caused something like a panic for a ,
while.
Americans also dropped quickly , New ,
York's recovering not availing to check the
decline. Wabnsh preferred fell l'/4 points ; |
Wabash debenture ? , 3'i ; Baltimore & Ohio. I
2l l : Atchlson , Topeka & Snntu Fe , lj Atehl-1
son , Topeka & Santa Fo preferred , 2 ; ,
Southern Paclllc , 2U ; Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul , 2 ; Denver & Rio Grande pre
ferred , 2 ; Eric firsts , 1 % : Louisville & Nash- !
vllle , 1ft : Norfolk & Western , l i ; Union
Pacific , 1 % ; Northern Paclllc preferred , 1 % ;
Great Northern preferred , IVj ; Denver &
Rio Grande. Hi ; Chesapeake & Ohio. 1 ;
Pennsylvania , 1 ( and New York Central & i
Hudson River , 1. Under the belief that the '
reverses In South Africa , would necessitate (
heavy government borrowing , money was' '
decidedly harder , Call money , SQS'.fc pur I
cent ; fixtures , 6',4'6 ' per cent ; three months' I
bills. 6i © < Hi Per cent. I
The gold situation , however , Is ImprovIng - ]
Ing on the expectation of heavy shipments
from the United States nnd that the Bank
of England will buy German and French
coin.
iron-lull
BUENOS AYRES , Dec. 17. The gold quo
tation yesterday was at 129.30.
MADRID , Dec. IT. SpanlPh 4s closed yes
terday at 75.00. Gold was quoted at 26.117.
The Bank of Spain report for the week
ended yesterday shows the following : Gold
In hand , no chance ; silver In hand. In-
creapo. 3.019,000 pesetas ; notes In circulation ,
2,230,000 pesetas.
l.lvcriiool Grain anil I'rovUlnim.
LI\'ERPOOL , Dec. 10-WHEAT-Spot.
firm ; No. 1 California , 6s 2df/6s ( 2'AI ' ; No. S
red weslern winter , 5sSlid ; No. i northern
spring , 61411. Futures eloped quiet ; DP- , "
cernber , nominal ; March , 6iilOU.il : Muy , ' '
SslOd.
CORN Spot firm : American mixed , 3s 7d.
Futures , riulet ; December , 3s6&d ; January , !
3s6Hd : February , 3s Uid.
PEAS Canadian , 5s 5d.
FLOUR SI. Loulp fancy winter , firm , 7s. , 1
PROVISIONS-Beef , steady : extra India '
mess , S2s6d ; prime mess , 76s3d. Pork , I
steady ; prime mess , western , 67f6d. Hams ,
short cut. 14 to 16 Ibs. , dull , 45s. Bacon , !
Cumberland cut , 28 to 30 ibs. , dull , 31s :
short ribs. 18 to 2a lbs > . , steady , 35s ; long
clear middles , light , 30 to 35 Ibs. , steady ,
34s Sd ; loner clear middles , heavy , 35 tn 40
Ibs. , steady , 34i ; short clear backs , 16 to 13
Ibs. , steady , 33s ; clear bellies , 14 to 16 Ibs , , .
dull , 32s 6d. Shoulders , square , 12 to li Ibs. , ]
tlrni , 33 * ed. Lard , tlrm ; prime western , In i
tierces , 2Ss9d ; American rullncd. In pulls , ]
SOsSd. Tallow , prime city , steady , 25s 6d ;
Australian In Ixmdon , llrm. 26s 3d.
BUTTER-Flncst United States , OCHJ good ,
75 * .
CHEESE Firm ; American finest white ,
57 ; American finest colored , 59s.
Milwaukee firnln MarUrl.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 16 , WHEAT-Mnr-
Itct steady ; No. 1 northern 6 i/jc ; No , 2
northern. fil'.sfalSc ' ,
RYE-Steady. No , I. 555756e.
HARLEV-Flrmi No. : . ' , Wc , sample , 57
fiUiU . i I
i'Oil ' AH A LIVE STOCK MARKET
j Hogg ATO Fire Cents Hiplier and Active
at the Advance
CATTLE FOR THE DAY ARE ABOUT STEADY
.Much Loner , llo-revcr , for the Weel ;
S lie CD Slum11 lifeline , lint 1I < > K"
Advance Cotmlderalilj' .Votes
Indicates Sunday.
Ofllclal number of cars of stock brought
In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
C. . M. & St. P. Ry II
O. & St. L. Ry . .
Missouri Pacific Ry 2 4
Union Paclllc system 31 37 1
C. & N. W. Ry S
F. , E. & M. V. R. R 6 S3 1
S. C. .t P. Ry 2
C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry . .
B. & SI. R. R. R 1 81 1
C. , U. & Q. Ry 7 12
C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , cast 1
C. , It. I. & P. Uy. , west 2
Total receipts 23 151 3
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the
number of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. HOBS. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 1,072 . . . .
n. H. Hammond Co ; . . . . 1,535
Swift and Company 107 2,113
Ctidnhy Packing Co 27t5 2,324 233
Armour .t Co 3 2,519
Omaha P. Co. , Kan , City. 46
Cudahy , Kansas City 416 . . . .
Armour , Sioux City -113 . . . .
Other buyers 222 . . . . 4S1
Totals . .6,501 10,42 "Tie
CATTLE As usual on the last day of the
week there was not much of a cattle mar
ket , the receipts being very light. What
cattle were here , however , were Fold In
about the same notches as yesterday , ut
least no lower.
The cattle market this week hits been bad
and far from what sellers like. This has
not been peculiar to this market alone , but
other markets have suffered fully as much
or more. The demand has boon limited
almost entirely to good fnt stuff , while' the
receipts , on the contrary , have consisted
almost entirely of .short fed or warmed-up
cattle. The market on this latter kind
has been very slow nnd prices have gene
down steadily. Wfille good cattle are not
more than 10fil5c lower the short fed cattle
are fully 2T > e lower than last week , and in
extreme cases common cuttle have sold
40c lower.
The market on cows and heifers has been
about the same as the market on steers ,
thut Is , the best cattle have been In de
mand , though perhaps a dime lower , but
the common to medium kinds have sold off
In about the same proportion as short fed
steers. Chicago reports the market 25i40c ?
lower for the week.
While fat cattle have been going lower
the market on stockers and teedcrs has
"been pursuing an opposite course. The
supply ot that kind of cattle has been very
small nil the week , and as there was con
siderable country demand the market for
the week Is stronger and on eood kinds
about as high as it has been any time.
HOGS The market this morning was not
only 5e higher , but it was active at the
advance , nnd the most of the hogs changed
hands early In the morning. It was ap
parent that the buyers wanted the hogs a
good deal worse than they did a short time
ago , when they were cheaper than at pres-
tnt. and they weio all out looking for sup
plies. The popular range for good loads
was $4.XK ( ( I.OJMat which the bulk of the
hogs sold , as against $3.95 yesterday. Some
right good loads sold at $1.07' * , with a top
at $4.10.
The tendency of the market this week
Jias been upward and the trade as a whole
In good shape for the sellers. On most days
values have been high as compared with
other market points , -me WCCK opened with
a slight advance and values were again
higher on Tuesday and Wednesday , with u
still further advance the last of the. week ,
so that the week closed with the market
lOc higher than the close of the previous
week and close to 2oc hlffhcr than two
weeks ace
SHEEP There were no fresh receipts in
the yards and nothing to make a test of
the market today , so that about all that
can be said of It Is to quote prices us
nominally steady.
The sheep market this week has not been
exactly to the liking of sellers. In the first
place , as Is very apt to be the case Just
prior to the holidays , there Is not very
muoh demand 'for ' anything except for
choice Christmas mutton. The result has
been a slow and dragging market , with
the tendency lower on nil kinds , but es
pecially on the heavy weight stuff , buyers )
seeming to prefer the light but fat stuff.
The quotations below will show the kind
of prices paid :
Quotations : Good to choice fed.yearlings ,
t4.2M74.EO ; good to choice heavy wethers.
$ : ! . ) { ( I.Ifi ; good to choice light wethers , $4.15
6N.30 ; good to choice fed ewes , $3.75I.OO ;
fair to good fed ewes , $3.40ff.'l.G5 ; good to
choice native lambs , $ o.OOS5.40 ; good to
choice fed western lambs. $3.00j5.'J3 ; fair to
good fed western lambs , $1.75fl5.00 ; feeder
wethers , $3.ti5fi3.75 ; feeder yearlings , $3.90'i (
4.15 ; good to choice feeders lambs. $4.25fi4.iiO ;
fair to good feeding lunibs , $ l.COfil.25 ; feeder
ewes , $2.25fi,00. ;
CIIlCAfJO IIVI5 STOCK MA11ICI3T.
Cattle ( ienerally Slcndy. HOBN IllKhcr
anil Sheen anil l.ainliN Stenilr.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.-CATTLK-fiencrally
steady ; week's receipts , G2noo head , largest
this year and largest week In December
since 1893 ; fancy Christmas beeves , $7.00fi :
8.00 ; good to choice , $5. IOii.SO ; ; poor to me
dium. $ I.SOfr5.25 ; mixed stockerp. $3.00J3.7S ;
selected feeders. fl.25ti4.OS ; good tU choice ,
$3.EG < ? f4.h5 ; heifers , $3.50fj.1.00 : cnnnorH , $2.00
S(3.00 ( : bnllK , $2.MQ ) 1.20 ! calves , $1.00 7.50 ;
fed Texas beeves , $4.25J5.25 ; grass Texas
steers. $3.25fi4.00.
HOGS Active and lOe higher : good clear
ances ; mixed and butchara , $ l,05l. ( 5 ; peed
to choice heavy , Jl.10fn.2r ; rough nnd
heavy , $3.9 ( ? < 4.05 ; light , I.OS r4.20j bulk of
sales , $1.10 4.20.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Steadyi native
wethers. $ I.OOfll.S5 ; lambs , $1,001/5,75 ; west
ern wethers , $1.001(1.50 ( ; western lambs' . $ I.K >
fj5.f)0.
Receipts : Cattle , 300 head ; hogs , 20,000
head ; sheep , 1. 000 head ,
St. I.onlH I , lye .
ST. LOUIS. Dec. IG-CATTLE-nVcenta. |
iito head ; market dull and steady ; native
Chipping and export steers , $ ) .7iJJ6.70 with
f.incy Christinas beeves worth $7.23 ; dressed
: ieef nnd butcher steers. $4.40JrJ.50 ; steers
| l.55/6.50 ( ? / ; steers under 1,000 llm. , $3.3o5/s / (0-
ilockers and feeders , $2.75iil.7E ; cows and
lelfeni , ! .OUTH-8o ; cannors. Jl.COffi.73 ; culls ,
t2.23Jl3.2i ; Texas and Indian steers , $ . .W > / '
'UOGS-Recelpts. G.IOO head : market 5c
ilgher on good hogs and other- steady ; pigs
ind lights , $3.90 HOO ; packers , $ l.0dif.10 } ;
jutchers. fl.CGfif.15.
SHEEP AND LAMnS-Rccrlpts. C01 head ;
market steady ; native muttons , $3.i5j'.50' |
lambs , fl.GOfti.kS ; iitockors , $2,0003.00 ; culls
mil bucku , $2.25fji3.r > 0 ; TCXUMH , $ | ,
\c > v % 'iirU I.lve .Sloulc.
NEW YORK , Deo. IS.-BEEVES-Re-
iclpts , S6 head ; 1 car of old coxvs sold nt
1.76 ; no other trading ; feeling weak. Cables '
mchnnged ; exports , 1,30 * head cattle , 15 1
lead sheep and fl,900 quarters of beef. !
CALVES-Recelpts , II head ; Ptoady ; com- '
non to prime veals , $3,00 3,00 ; city dressed' '
eals. Sfll'io per Ib. I
SHEEP AND LAMUS-Recelpts , 2.203 '
lead ; tdicep. uteady ; lainbH. xleady , lOo
ilgher ; sheep. $3.50ii4.St > : lambs , $ o. Kii9.W ;
'anadlan lambs , ? 3.8Mjo K > .
KOOS RecelptH , 4.9s2 head ; none for Bale ;
lomtnally hltiher.
KnimiiN City Mve Stock.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. IG.-CATTLIJ-Re-
ctpts. 630 head ; supply was too light to
bt ul rend h ( if thii murknt and nrlran wera
largely nominal , Week's receipt * were. i
Inrse for the f > 6ncon nnd consisted largely
of half-fed , unfinished crtttlo that depre
ciated In value from IRWc , while good
killing nnd feeding cattle that lictil flnMi
or breeding xnld from Meady to n trifle
lower ; fancy Christmas entile brought $ r.no
WS.Oft ; heavy nntlvp steers. $ fi.r > > iil.1ii : light-
weight. " , $ I..TOif < ( ! .riO ; stockers and feeders ,
$ .1.2515.11 ; western feeders , $3.00tfl.RO ; Texans -
ans , $ .1.00ff4.35.
11OOS Receipts , 5,203 hcnd ; market nc-
tlve at lOo advance In prices ; advance this
week amounts to about 2 , " > e ; heavy nnd
mixed sold today nt $ I.OMJ4.15 ; lights. $1.0) )
( if4.12ipigs ; , MnOfT4.nri.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpto. 1.000
head ; steady ; supply this week was liberal :
demand Indifferent ; prices steady for best
grades , while common Mocks sold lOc lower ;
lambs brought $ | .75ii5.6T > ; muttons , $4.00f ?
4.50 ; feeding lambs , $3.00fT4.50 : feeding
sheep. $3.2oJ3.V. ; stockers , $2.505/3.50 ; culls ,
$1.501i2.fiO.
St. Jonenli Ijlrc Stock.
SOt'TH ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Dee. 16.-Spc- (
clnl. ) Journal quotations :
CATTLE-Rccelpts. 100 head : steady : na
tives. $ .1.75fiG.no ; choice to fancy , $6.25fj >
C.75 ; Toxns nnd westerns , $1.00iJJ5.S3 ; cows
and heifers , J2.00i4.75 ; bulls nnd stags , $2.00
Fi4.n5 ; yearlings and calves. $ .rI.75'i5.i'i ) :
stockers nnd feeders , $3.003(4.60 ( ; veals , $1.23
d(6.75.
HOGS Receipts , 4.700 head , market mil
12V4c higher ; all grades , JI.0714SN.1B ; bulk
of sales , $1.107(4.15.
SHEEP-Rocclpts , BOO head ; market
steady.
Stock In Slurlit.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for December 16 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha . . . . ; 722 10.0.11
Chicago 300 IO.OCO i.frjo
Kansas City . . . , t C30 5,200 1,000
St. Louis t SCO 5.100 GOO
'
Totals 2,452 40,331 2,600
ciuc.uio nil A ix AMI i'uovisioxs.
I.eaillnu ; Pen tn res anil Clonlnir Prlcex
of Sntiirday'H Trndlntr.
CHICAGO , Dec. HI. Provisions were con
spicuously ncllve on the Board of Trade
today , weakening on heavy prollt-lnklng
precipitated by the Boston llnanclnl dltll-
cullles. May pork closed 20c , May Inrd 12fcc !
nnd Mny ribs 7'tfilOc ' under yesterday.
Wheat weakened on the government report ,
but steadied on n betler export Inquiry ,
Slay closing ' , ( , c down. Mny corn closed H
< j ] , kc lower and Mny oats unchanged.
The activity of provisions was the fea
ture on the board today. The pit crowd
was largo nnd with few exceptions those
who composed It were sellers for prollt ,
nn operation with which they fattened their
purses animatedly throughout the session
to the detriment of the price. Thu liquida
tion was net going by the Boston financial
reports. Fluctuations were wide , particu
larly In pork. The shipping demand was
as good as ever , the hog supply small and
prices at the yard llrm. Brokers were free
sellers of Mny lard and holders let out
lines of Mny pork nnd ribs. At the decllnu
the Investment demand asserted Itself ,
steadying the market for a time. May
pork having dropped 20c , regained half the
loss , but let It go again. Mny pork sold
from $10.40 to $10.53 nnd closed 20c under
yesterday at $10.40 ; May lard from $5.6. ) to
$5.SU , closing 12V.c ? down nt $5.65 , nnd May
I ribs from $5.50 to $5.60 , with the close 7M > { 0
' lOc lower at $3.5985.521,4.
1 Wheat was weak the greater part of the
I session because the trade thought the gov
ernment report bullish ; the Boston finan
cial demoralization also had a depressing
effect. Thn pit was quiet after the usual
Saturday manner. The South African news
was variously regarded and the export de
mand early not pressing. Receipts ns usual
, were light. May opened % { ? ' , ! down nt TO
( f6f. | ) ' . < iC and sold down to 68c. Here the
I market received some support Irom buylnc
1 against puts under which < nlie price had
slumpd , and held steady for some time.
Foreigners , who were the principal buyers
I throughout , towards the close made tlulr
! Influence felt and ns their moves were be-
i Moved to reflect bullish deductions from the
tangled South African situation , the locals
raised their bids a bit nnd shorts did some
covering. The shipping demand also Im
proved late In the session. May advanced
to 69jc , at which the option closed , ' .Ac
under yesterday , with the tone of the mar
ket rather llrm. Seaboard clearances In
wheat nnd flour were equal to 506.0UO bu.
Primary receipts were 557,000 bu. , against
1,018,800 bu. lust week. Minneapolis and Duluth - |
luth rej orted 355 cars , compared with -169 |
last week and SI9 a year ago. Receipts
here were 79 ears-10 of contract grade , j
Corn was easier , a condition due to freer i
country offeririfts.l''rho market was dull '
nnd of little Importance , nearly nil the
trading being liitlio | ( hands of profession
als. The shipping Demand was rather slug
gish. Clearances * were 601,400 bu. nnd re- )
celpts here 26S cars. Local slocks are ex-
peeled to Increase 500.000 bu. May ranged
from 32c lo 33c , closing V { 7'4c down ut 33c.
Nobody seemed to notice the oats market ,
so trivial was ( I. May closed unchanged
at 24'iC. Local receipts were 105 cars.
Some Increase In stocks here is expected.
Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 60
cars ; corn , 250 cars ; oats , 125 cars ; hogs ,
10.000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
ArtlcleTTOpen. I iTlgh. | Low. | Close. ] Ycs'y.
"Wheat I | I
Dec. I CKi 6565ff66 | (
May GS % 69 ' , <
Tuly . %
Corn I
No. 2.
Cash quotations were ns follows :
FLOUR Steady : winter patents. $ ,1.40(3 50 ;
straights , $3.0003.20 ; clear. $2.90f(3.10 ( ; spring
specials , 53.PO. spring patents. M OJiS.SO ;
straights. .U.7003.39 ; bakers , $1.POM'J.50.
WHEAT No. 3 spring , 63'i1Glic ; No. 2
red. 67fl6Sc.
CORN-No. 2 , 31'ic ; No. 2 yellow , 3I'i ®
.ll'.ic.
OATS-No. 2 , K trusc ; No. 2 white , 25ic ;
No. 3 white , 249i r25WP.
RYE No. 2 , Gl ifS2c. (
BARLEY-NO. 2. 3S(45o. (
SEEDS-No. 1 llixsccd. : $1.IO : northwest ,
$1.49. Prime timothy , $2.30. Clover , contract -
tract grade , JS.25fS.50. (
PROVISIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. , $ S.70JT
1020. Lard , per 100 Ibs. . $5.155(5.52 ( < A. Short
rib * sides ( loose ) , $5.20fl5.13. Dry sjlted
shoulders ( boxed ) , $1.37'ii5.50. , ? Bhort clear
sides ( boxed ) , $5,45(6.53.
WHISKY-DlstlllerH' finished goods , on
basis high wine ? , per oal. , $1.23S. !
SUOARS-Cut loaf , $3.70 ; granulated , $5.18.
Following ore the recblpts and shipments
for today :
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Fiour bbls 3.ftOO WHI
Wheat , bu ( W.OdO 31,000
Corn , bu 198,000 9\UO
Outs , bu 11)2,001) ) ) 15 < ifX > J
Rye , bu l.t ( ? . } , Cm
Barley , bu 51,00) 12,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady ; creameries. 165(251' ;
dairies , 16fc22c. Cheese , llrm at lli12'jc.
Kegs , llrrn ; fresh. 20c.
' St. I.oulN ( irntn nml I'rorlxloiin ,
ST. LOUIS. Dec. lC.-WllHAT-I.owpr :
No. 2 red , cash , elevator , tl.Sc ; truck , 70 ! < jjj )
71c ; December , liSc ; May , 71c ; No. 2 hard ,
C7iiCSc. Receipts. 22.363 bu.
i CORN Firm ; No. 2 cash. SOc : track , 81 %
U(32c ( ; December , 3uTic ; May. 319i/3ITfcc. /
! OATS-FIrm ; No , 2 each. 2lc ; track , 2IVie ;
December. 2lc ; May. 25c ; No. 2 while , SCVic.
RYE-Flrm at & 2Uc.
FI.OUII Quiet , steady : patenls. $3.15TC
3.60 ; extra fancy. $3.10U3.:0 ; clear , $2.7Jf(2.EO. (
SEEDS-Tlmothy. $2.00'/2.35 ' ! ; llax , nom
inal , $1.11.
1 COHNMEAL-Steady al $1.70ifl.fO.
BRAN Firm ; sacked , ensl track , 62j63c. {
HAY Steady ; timothy , IWO&11.73 ! prairie ,
$ O.SI ( S.CO.
WHISKY Steady. $ l.:3'/4. '
( ( iTVONT 11-S-I.05. :
PROVISIONS Dry nail meat. , extra
shorts , $ i.50 ; clear ribs and sides , ? " > . ( i.j.
Bacon , extra shorts , $6 ; clear ribs and clear
sides , $6.12'/i. Pork , steady ; JobMng. $ i.75 for
old ; $11.25 for new. Lard , lower ; prlmo
Htfam. J3.3 ; cholco , $5.37'.i.
METAL -Lead , hlfhor at $4.65. Speller ,
higher at $4.65.
POULTRY Steady ; chickens , old. S'/pc ;
young , Cc ; turkeys , 7ic ; ducks , CfjGlJc ;
geese. P/if/Cc. /
RJCCEIITS l'OUr.m ) ? V > 'V-fnm ' . . . * " ' . . . .
00) ) bu. ; corn. 62,000 bu. ; oats. 13,000 bu.
SHli I'MKNTS Flour 5,000 lima. : wheat ,
i . . . „ _ „ IT fl ttin . oat SOX ) ttll .
23.0CO bu. ; corn , 37.CCO ; , ,
Under , KKK " " 'I Clivene Murkct ,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 16.-1KJTTEU-
Klrm ; fancy western creamery. 27c ; fancy
western prints , ike.
KiiCIS Firmer and 'sc higher ; fresh
nearby , 2lc ; fresh western , 21c ; fresh Boinli-
western , IS 'i froih pouthrin , ISc.
CHEESE-Fliri but quiet.
ST. LOl'IS , Dec id. IH'TTHH Steady ;
creamery. 2 ! ' 2Tc ; dairy , 19&23C.
Unas Hltaily at l"e.
CHICAGO. Dee. IG.-IU'lTEK-Steady ;
creameries , ] 6J | . ' . > i- . dairies , 1G&22C.
KfinS- Firm , fresh , 20c.
NE\V YORK. 16.-m'TTEn-Ro- -
crltijji. S.fCi ) ukca. ; oulot ; western rj-camer\
| WC7cj Junp creamery. 22fS5V ; factory. J
CHEKflE-Rppplpt * , , ! . pkgB. ; firm ; Into
fall made , fancy. 12 ifll.V ; fall mndp ,
1 fancy , 12'iifilZlic ' ; Inlr made , small. l M2Hr :
InrtP late inndp. Il\8l2c.
! F.UOS Rccflpls , S.ifiS pkR ! > . ; steady : wesl-
PHI ungraded , at mark. 18tf2l',4)C ) ; wenlPrn.
I 2Hi2lc. loss ( iff.
KANSAS CITY , Dee. 1G-BUTTKR-
Creamery , 22jilV : dairy , ISc.
EGGS Firm ; frp.ih Mlsi ourl nnd Knns.is
stock , flr. ts , iflc , cases returned ; Mornse ,
higher at lOfillc.
OMAHA ( llSXRIIAtj .MAIUCKT.
Conilltlon of Trnile nttil Quotation * on
Slnnlp and Kancy Proiliirc.
EGGS-Rpcelpts light ; fre-h ! stock. 16c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Cholce to fnn-y
turkeys , lOc ; ducks. Se ; geese , SQfc ; spring
chickens , CI/4Jj7c ; hens , C06ic ; roosters ,
4iJ6c.
LIVE I'OULTRY Hens. nQSHc ; spring
chickens , 6e ; old and slnggy rooslers. 3c ;
ducks nnd Reese. 6JJ6Hc : turkcvs. Si ? ! c.
UrTTER-Common to fair. 16'fcc ; choice.
! SJi20c ; separator , 26c ; gathered crcnmnry ,
" > 7O' n t
PIOEONS-Llvc , per doz. , 90c.
VEALS-Cholce. PC.
QAME-Prnlrlo chickens , per doz. . $ o.BO ;
grouse , $3 ; quail , per doz. . $1.25 ; mallards ,
$300I/3.2i ; blue wing tcni , $1.75 : green wing
teal. I1.2SW1.50 : mixed ducks. $1.50jT2.00. i
OYSTERS-Medlum. per can , ISc ; stand
ard , per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. ,
$1.25 ; extra selects , per can. 30c ; extra I
sheets , per gal. , $1.60 ; New York counts ,
per can , 37c ; New York counts , per 100.
IlAY-Uplnnd , choice , $6.50 ; midland ,
choice , $6 : lowland , choice. $5 ; rye straw ,
choice. $5.50 ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. 3 white
oats. 22'c ' ; crncked corn , per ton. $12 ; corn
nnd oats , chopped , per ton , $12.50 ; bran , per
ton , $13 ; shorts , per ton. $14.
VEGETABLES.
SEET POTATOES Per bbl. , Kansns.
$2.50 ; Jerseys , $5 ; large bbls. , Nebraska.
POTATOES-Per bu. , elmlcv. 30G33C.
CABBAGE Per Ib. . I'/ic ; Holland seed ,
'CAULIFLOWER-Per crate , $2.50.
CRANBERRIES Caue Cod. 16.00J76.BO ;
Bell & Bugle , per bbl. , $6.60 ; Jerseys , $6.25.
ONIONS-Hetnll way. yellow. 65c ; red , 75
085" .
CELERY-Per doz. , 233730o ; California ,
per bunch. 43S60c.
TURNIPSRulnbacns. . per Ib. . Hie : Cana.
dlan " - -
. .
WATERCUESS-Por $1.6a
- 16-at. cases ,
MlISHROOMS-Per ib. box. f.0c. .
TOMATOES Florida , per 6-baskct crate
J3.00.
j FRUITS.
APPLES Cholco weHtcrn shlnnlne stock
' $2.75 13.00 ; New York flock , $3.75fi14.00.
OUAPES-Cnllfornln Emparor. $2 ; Cataw
bas , per small basket. ISc ; Malaga grape ?
per bbl. . $7.00i(7.5& (
I PEAKS-Westein varieties. $2.50.
i TROPICAL FRUITS.
| OUANGES-McxIcnn , per box. $3.50 3.75
California navels , per box , $3.7504.00.
LEMONS-Callfornla fancy. $4.K4.50
cholcp California , $ I.COgi.5'J ; Messina , $4.50
04.75.
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
niDES-No. 1 green hides , S > ic ; No. 2
green hides. 7&c ; No. 1 salted hides , lOc ;
No. 2 salted hides. DC ; No. 1 veal calf. S to
12 Ibs. . ! lo ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc.
TALLOW. OREASE. ETC.-Tallow. No.
1. 4c ; No. 2. 3-4c ; rough , 2e ; white grease.
2idr3Uc ; yellow and brown crease. l'V4@3c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-sectlon case , $3,25iI3.50.
NUTS Hickory nuts , large , per bu. , $1 ;
Bhell barks. Sl.25in.35.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box ,
$1.00 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $1.10.
MAPLE St'GAK-Per Ib. . 9c.
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
TREES 5-ft. . per doz. , $2 ; 5 to 8-ft. , per
doz. , $2.50 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. . $3.50 ; S to
11-ft. , per doz. , $4.50 ; extra large sizes , 12
to 24-ft. , $2.00fi4.50.
HOLLY BRANCHES-Per case of about
60 Ibs. . Jl.oOS/S.OO ; per bbl. . $1.5001.75.
MISTLETOE BRANCHES-Per Ib. , 20c ;
per 23-lb. box , $3.75 ; wreathing , 20 yds. , 30c.
Knn.inn City Cirnln nml I'rnvlnlnim.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 16.-WHEAT .May.
66c : cash , No. 2 hard , 63c ; No. 3 , 68B62o ;
No. 2 red , 59 < 570c ; No. 3 , 62Mr06Sc ; receipts ,
66 cars.
CORN May , 29sc ; cash , No. 2 mixed , 29
< 029'/iP : No2 white. 2WKSV4c ; No. 3 , 2S ? c.
OATS-No. 2 white , 24Vfejj25c. !
RYE No. 2 , 47c.
HAY Choice timothy , $9.00fj9.50 ; choice
prairie. $7.0Mi7.50.
HECBIPTS Wheat , 39,600 bu. ; corn , 13,600
bu. ; oats. 10.COO bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheat , 31,200 bu. ; corn , 16-
00 bu. ; oats , 1,000 bu.
Mliinenpolln Wheat nnil Flour.
JIINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 16. WHEAT In
store : No. 1 northern , December , (3c ( ; May ,
66 % iJ6V c ; Julv , G7Tifi6Sc. On tracks No. 1
hard , 6613 ; No. 1 northern , 6 > , c ; No. 2
northern , 62M-C.
FLOIUl Market about quiet ; llrat pat
ents , $3.40JJ3.RO ; Kccond patents , $3.20J : ; .30 ;
llrst clear. $2.2052.30.
BRAN-In bulk , $11.00 11.23.
Toledo Market.
TOLEDO , O. . Dec. 16. WHEAT Dull ,
steady : No. 2 cash and December , eS ic ;
May , 72c.
CORN Dull , lower ; No. 2 mixed. 32c.
OATS Dull , steady ; No. 2 mixed , 21c.
RYE Nominal ; No. 2 cash , 55c.
SEEDS Clover , higher , steady ; prime
cash , old , $1.95 ; December , $3.70 bid ; March ,
$ j.SO bid.
I'eorln Market.
PEORIA , 111. , Dec. 16.-CORN Higher ;
new No. 3. SO'.ilc.
OATS Firm ; No. 3 white , "Sc. .
AVHISKY-FIrm , on the basis of high
wines , at $1.23 < , & for finished goods.
oiinim OF "
SciiHatloiiH tlint Accompany tlir Com-
inniiil In ( lie We.st.
"If you will take my word for a little ex
perience I had recently perhaps I can make
clear to you how it Is possible for three bad
men to hold up a room full of fairly brave
men and get away safely with their money , "
j said a merchant from the state of Washlng-
j ton to a New York Sun man. "I was In such
! a hold-up not long ago , nnd I have ceased
I jeering at fellows who have been through
j similar experiences. I was one of seventy
men who were held up In a big gambling
hall and , as I am not n regular patron of
euch place , I kept quiet about It at home.
The gambling house Is one of the best
j known In the west and , on the night of the
hold-up , It was filled with a representative
i crowd. A search would have disclosed the
I fact , undoubtedly , that many of the men
i present were armed. No ( rouble In rncsnt
I years has occurred In this place and there
! was no reason to anticipate any. It vas
i nearly midnight when the door opened nnd
'
three men , masked , and each holding two
I revolvers , entered the room.
I " 'Hands up quick , ' shouted the foremost
man.
"I was sitting at a faro ( able when I
heard this command and , aH I looked up , I
found n revolver pointed straight nt my
head. When I compared notes with the
other seventy-odd men later I found that
each one had the same experience. There
were only six revolvers and yet each man
In the room was willing to swear tint ono
of them was pointed at Ills head all the time.
The crowd was simply paralyzed with fright.
For two or tlirco secomlfl not a man moved ,
Then over In ono corner a Leadvlllo apart
brought his hand around to reach his hip
pocket. i S " 5 * H
" 'Slop that or I'll Hhoot , ' said one of the
masked men , covering him with his revel
ver. 'Hands up , now , quick ! We tnca'h bufcl-
IiCEH. '
"Every man In that room did hold his
hands up. There was no hesitation then. It
\\r.3 my flmt experience In that kind of
iraiiu1 , but It was not until I was able to
tale ; my haiivls down that I realized how
tiresome the operation wan. There \\e ttcotl ,
each man with his hands stretched high
abova IIH ! head , held up In a loom on a bimy
street when an outcry would bring help nt
once. It was a pretty euro thing , however ,
tl'at no one would make the outcry. The
three mnskcd men had eyes for every move *
and their rovolvcru pointed all ways at once.
It Is cetiy for n man who has not been
thrciiKh eucu an experience to suggest that
if several men had only made a break tlioso
fcllowB would have run. I can honcntly say
that the barrel of the revolver Into which I
looked aeeinrd to me to be as largo as R
newer pipe. 1 oven Du n lit that I could ere
tbe end of tbo bullet , and I was awfully
afraid that the man who held the revolver
might get nervous und shoot mo by accident.
I tried to look pleasant to uppeaso him.
All this had taken perhaps a minute nnd n
half when the spokesman shouted to tin
" -Lino up ugalost ( but wall with your
bnrkR to mo nnd Ihp first mn who tnkea
his hnmls down will RO ( shot. Quirk , now.
gentlemen , If you please. Obey orders and
you won't get hurt. '
" \Vo lined up ns directed like n lot of
school boys.
" 'Now then , my friend here will relieve
you of your valuables without > our nsslat-
nnre , ' nald the spokesman. 'Don't move , be
cause there nrc two dead ahota behind you.
Ktep quiet nnd U will soon bo over.1
"It was a very cool piece of work , 1 can
, i 9ino you. One of the throe went right
straight down the row. Inking each man's
wntch and monoy. Ho didn't get ns much ns
he expected nnd as near ns wo could coll-
mate later , the total haul was under $5.000.
There was over JlOO.OOO In the safe which
the robbers overlooked. When wo had been
cleaned out the spokesman said :
" 'Now gentlemen , we nro sorry to Incon
venience yon further , but wo shall have to
request you to stand Just ns you nrc for
flvo minutes more. Don't nit the tlmo shorter
or you will get hurt. '
"Tho side door opened at this Instant and
we hoard the order 'Hands up , Chink , or you
am n dead mail. ' It was ono nf our Chi-
nteo servants who was reluming with n trny
filled with drinker He promptly dropped Ms
trny. smashing all the glasses nnd threw up
Ills hands.V heard no other sound for
flvo minutes. Each man counted the seconds
ends to mnkP sum that ho shouldn't tnke
down his hands ahead of time. The pro
prietor was the first man to move. As soon
nit ho felt that It was safe ho turned and
found the robbers gono. Ho picked up a
heavy chair and threw It through the win
dow. U carried the Sash with It and the
crash that followed attracted general atten
tion In , the street below. The proprietor
stuck his head out of the window and pro
fanely shouted such details of the hold-up
ns might put the people In the street on the
track of the robbers. H was useless , how-
eve. ' . The fellows walked out quietly , took
off their maskit "and disappeared without
leaving nny clue. We nil piled out of the
plne to aid the search. When we found out
that n chase was hopeless most of us cnmo
back to tho""gatnblltiB room to talk It over.
When wo entered the place wo found the
Chluk standing In the rulnn of his glasses
with his hands still above his hcnd. The
proprietor told him to take his handii down
The Chink wouldn't do It nnd two men who
pulled his arms to his sldo had all they
could do to hold him. He had looked In the
big barrel of one of those small revolvers
and ho hadn't forgotten It.
"Now this was an actual experience and
some of your New York papers had accounts
of It. If I wcro mixed up In nn affair of
tbat sort again I would raise my arms
Just as quickly. It was expediency and not
a yellow streak that mndo that crowd act
us It did ' "
AS TO CUSSWOUDS.
Influence of Modern Klimu In Dolnir
Awiiy vrltli Swearing.
"Do you swear ? " asked the long-visaged
man of an applicant for work.
"No , by , I don't , " was the unexpected
answer , which lost the applicant a situa
tion.
tion.That
That swearing Is a habit Is exemplified by
the readiness with which It Is dropped when
Borne other habit forces It aside , observes the
Chicago Times-Herald. The habit of slang
has superseded that of swearing ; man being
a talking animal uses a superfluity ot
words , and he likes those which arc In the
nature of epithets and carry conviction with
them. There are degrees of profanity , and
ho suits Ills arrows to his outrageous for
tune. The careful observer must have no
ticed the absence of severe profanity from
our street and travel circles , very much less
of that offensive use of sacred names , an
Inclination on the part of men and boys of
the loafer clement to avoid loud scandalous
phrases and profane retorts , nnd has per
haps wondered w.bat has brought about so
desirable a reform. No companion tablet to
the street car command , "Do not expecto
rate ! " has suggested , "Do not blaspheme ! "
Out the fact remains to gladden tbo sensi
tive soul , swearing as a habit Is sensibly
decreasing.
In our literature the dash , dash takes the
lilace of Hterni swearing and some very
Tunny stories are told of the effect on au-
: hors who feel themselves aggrieved when
their double-faced adjectives are softened
lown to meaningless hyphens and blanks.
The humorist of a paper once tried to slip
n the blanks on a conscientious cdltor-In-
chlcf In this little story. A man who had
a temperance wife kept a little brown jug
mder the side entrance to his house , which
was screened from observation , and all went
well until one day when a visiting delegate
called and Mr. took him out to view
ho scenery nnd have a nip from the Jug.
But the jug was gone. The host got down
on his knees nnd crawled far under and
amo back empty-handed. Looking ruefully
at tbo man he intended to honor , he said :
'It's d d seldom where that Jug Is ! " When
he story came out in print It read : "It's
eldom where that jug Is , " and when Mr.
lumorlst ventured to remonstrate with the
editor he was told to be'thankful that the
'seldom" was left In , as there had been
ioubts about ( hat. In n story of current date
jy a well-known army colonel this peppery
innctuatcd sentence occurs : "I shouldn't be
tirprised , " sold Canker , decisively , "to find
a whisky still In full blast or a complete
gambling outfit dash , dashem to dash and
.animation. . "
When Mark Twain sent out his new pat-
ntod self-mucllaged scrnpbook some years
go ho published a series of testimonials
rom parties who were supposed to have
tried the scrnpbook. Ono purported to bo
from a "minister's daughter , " who wrote :
"Since owning your scrapbook 1 have never
used n single onth , " Mark can swear solidly
himself , but ho does lit without malice , and
with the moBt ladylike form of expletives.
Army rules are very strict concerning
swearing , or would be If they were enforced ,
which they seldom nrc. How could they he
when the generals of the army ore almost
without exception men who accentuate their
commands with great onlhs ? Even fJenernl
Washington swore with such vehemence on'
occasions as to frighten his subordinate offi
cers Into Immediate discipline , It was the
exception of Washington's conduct , and not
the rule , and for that1 reason carried with
It great power of persuasion , fiencral Orant
goes on record au n non-BWoarer. Sheridan
swore fluently In the service and In oclal
life , greeting his friends with n red-hot
oath of welcome that waste him ' .lie very
( lower of speech. The army oath Is fear
fully nnd wonderfully madti with a dash of
mule talk , jingling spurs and a peculiar dla-
hlerln of Us own that belongs exclusively
to army circles.
In 167 ! ) n quartermaster In tbo Engllhh
army had his mrord broken over his head ,
wan dismissed from the sorvlvo and hail his
tongue branded with a hot Iron for using
profane language. If such rules existed to
day In the British army Kipling's "Soldiers
Throcn" would not bo token as fair sam
ples of the rank and fllo nnd scene critic
would bu apt lo write :
1 don't know ,
It may bo so ,
But It HoumlH to me
Like a blink-blanked lie.
Marjorlo Fleming , that precocious child
friend of Sir Walter Scott , wrote a poem on
n bereaved turkey which may be taken as a
specimen of early profailly In poetical garb :
But she wax mure thiin usual calm ,
She did not give n Blnglit dam.
Favorltu authors of past dec-artca have gar
nished their conversations freely with oaths
and In their own correspondence have not
hesitated to II < HI the emphatic language of
profanity , diaries Lamb , In writing to !
\Vordsworlli , used a familiar prolix , whluh j '
In Illustrated with two ds and a connecting
dash , but ho explained that he only meant
"dcucpc" ' and soothed bin frlcnd'c fet'Ilngs.
Dickens had ono of his characters employ
the remarkable oath , "I'll bo fiormoj. " P pi
and Byron swore poetically. In rhyme , with
out rcadon nnd lined thp onths of plratei. A )
pecullnrlljr of Ilioxo who aoSnutom thorn-
solves to profftnh ttiRtiaRn In lhat the Mnftl *
lor the provocation the blRRer the onlhs ,
* I-Vl-'THIl'S CfllA * > M I.I.P.T.
Pntlirtle Story of tlir rirnernl'd
I'entlirred Mnncot.
In General Shaftcr's quarter * at Snn Fran *
Cisco , relates Youth's Companion. l a fin * .
Rlossy , "black Spanish" pu'ilrt , which. If It
had the power of ftpeech. could < cll thrill
ing and pathetic story. Early Jn July , isjg ,
when the American army In Cuba wan sup
plying food to the starving reconcentrndos
In Kl Caney n terrific storm wrought such
hnvoo lo the roads that It beeainn ImiKmlbla
to convey further supplies tp the town.
Ocneral Shatter therefore Issued nn order
that all who wcro nblo might walk to fcls
cnmp. six tulles away , and draw rations.
The order set In motion one of the saddest
processions that ever followed In the wake
of war. Ragged , hungry , weak , emaciated ,
a line of spectres dally wound Its nwfnl
length through swamp nnd mud nnd Jungle
tnwnrd ithcfood. .
Lieutenant Brooke and an Interpreter worn
returning lo camp from El Cauey one day
when they saw n llttlo band of the rccon-
contrados ahead of them. Behind the men
nnd women lagged a 6-ycar-old boy. Ho
was evidently nick and weary unto death ,
but still ho tottered persistently on.
At length , his last ounce of strength ROIIO ,
he fell and lay there In the mud unable tn
rise. Ills father and mother glanced back
at him stolidly and wont on. Their own
strength would be hardly sillTl'clent to carry
them to camp nnd suffering had dulled their
sensibilities. If he could not. keep up ho
must die whore he fell.
Lieutenant Brooke dropped from his horse ,
picked the llttlo fellow up and galloped Into
cnmp wUh him. There he fed.him till ho
could eat no more , wrapped him In warm
blankets nnd loft him to the long , dreamlcca
sleep of exhausted childhood. An old Cu
ban -woman washed his llttlo cotton shirt
nnd trousers and nftcr n few days' rest ho
was sent back to El Cnncy with n gener
ous supply of provisions.
Two days later the llttlo fellow , still weak
and palo , ngnln npixsarod In camp. Going
straight to Lieutenant Brooke he took a
small chicken from Inside his little shirt and
with tears In his eyes presented It. It was
the only thing he could give him , he said ,
to show his appreciation of the'scnor's kind
ness. He had walked all 'Ihe way from Kl
Coney through the deep mud and nftcr hn
had made his humble present ho walked
back.
Lieutenant Brooke took the chicken to
General Shatter and told Its story. The
general tethered it to his tent polo. When
ho entered Santiago ho took the bird with
him. There Its nightly roost was a gilded
chandelier In the governor's palace. When
the army moved out ' { o oil nip again the
chicken went loo. Later It journeyed to
Montnuk Point , thcnco to Governor's Island
and uo\v it struts nnd scratches and cackles
contentedly In San Francisco , a living re
minder of a deed of mercy , a pathetic ac-
knowlcdgtnent of the gratitude with which
at least one little reconcentrado will always
recall las Americanos.
Clrlllr.ntloii.
Detroit Journal : Once upon a time- some
savages were seized with a determination
to become civilized.
Accordingly they studied "books. " They
also tried to learn to like cocktails nnd
C o'clock dinners. But their efforts wcru
without aval ) .
Finally they consulted a soothsayer.
"You are going the wrong way about It ! "
declared the soothsaver. "The thing for
you to do Is to co out In the wilderness
ind discover gold and the genius of the
Anglo-Saxon race will do the. rest ! "
For the soothsayer , .besides being versed
n occult arts , took a daily paper.
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