TTIT3 OMAHA "DAILY 111115 : TIM2SDAY , S15PTI3MHT2T ? 0 , 1808.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Opens with Plenty of Onttlo and Very
Few Hogs on Sale ,
CORNFED STEERS SELL AT GOOD PRICES
* Indicates Sunday.
The ofllclnl number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was :
Cpttle. Hogs. Sheep. Il'r'a.
IV C. . M. & St. I . Ity. . 12
O. & St. L. Hy 1
* Missouri I'nclllc Ity. . . . 1 !
Vnlon I'aelllc System 51 4 12 4
r. , iA : M. v. it. it. , 33 B 2
' . , HI. I' . , M. & O. Ily 3 3 . . 1
1J. & .M. II. II. II. . . . Ci 10 3
Total receipts . . . .170 25 17 5
Th't disposition of the day's receipts was
ns follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Jluyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha I'acklng Co 73 C5
O H. Hammond Co Oil ) 57ti
Hwlft nnil Company . . . . 231 MM
Cudnhy Parking Co S l
Armour & Co 917 IKS 973
Jl. Herkcr .t liegan 220
.1. I , . Carey 201
J/obmnn . .S.Co 175
W. I. Stephens 125
Itenton & Underwood . . . 323
IIuMnn .t Co 4D
Krebbs tc Co fll
Jllll & Huntzlnger II
J. , F. Husz 23
JJvlngston . Schnler . . . G2
Hamilton & Kothschlld. 110
Swift , country 1.SI2
Other buyers 317 2.0UJ
Left over 100
Totals 1,161 2,033 I.SI3
CATTK10 Dullness was a nromlnent
feature of today s cattle market , due in
largo part to the fact that eastern mar
kets were very much demoralized at the
close of last week and that advlcm tod.iy
c-ontalncd no encouragement. At the sumo
tlmo receipts were quite liberal and buy
ers could afford to bo rather discriminat
ing and take their tlmo about making be-
lectlons.
A dozen to llfteen loads of corn fed steers
worn on sale tod.iy and the most of them
changed hands early at Just about steady
prlties. Sellers who happened to have some
thing that was especially desirable were
oven calling It rather strong In some cases ,
tiooil corn fed steers sold at Jj.OO'iiri 10 ,
while there was nulto u string of pretty
fair stuff nt Jl 70.
The best kinds of western grass cattle ,
mich as would bo regarded as expeclally
good killers , were also about steady , cattle
of that description selling at il.35fH.M. The
best grades of heavy western feeders were
nl.io just about steady , but medium and
common cattle whether offered to killers
or feeders ware very slow and lower. As
there were a good many of the latter kind
among the offerings it took a long time to
effect anyhim ! ; like a clearance.
Cows and heifers were In moderate sup
ply and though buyers talked lower prices
lit the start and were slow about getting
down to business they eventually cleared
thn pens at about steady prices. The offer
ings for the most part consisted of common
to medium stuff , 11 good many of the west
erns selling at $3.n > i(3.50. ( Representative
ualus :
8T13KHS.
No. Av. I'r. No. Av. Pr.
3 1321 ! . 4 W : i MO . . . 4 70
M is ; ? . r > on 92 i2tM . . . 4 a-
71 1113 . 470 19 1321 . . . r. 10
23 1137 . 4 70 31 1355 . . . G 00
COWS.
1 110) 225 1 S70 . . . 2 40
STAGS.
1 1060 4 00
00WBSTKHNS.
WBSTKHNS.
Ko. Av. I'r. No. Av. I'r.
22 feeders. . & 5J 4 no 12 feeders. . Sll 4 00
1 cow 910 2 00 2 feeders. . S70 3 GO
I ! cows 91S 2 35 It cows. . . . 3 40
1 stag 1130 3 20 3 feeders. ion ; 3 M
1 steer MO 3 25 45 feeders..1017 3 SO
1 steer 1010 3 25 49 feeders. . 895 4 t I
1 cow 777 CSstr. Tex.1113 3 S5
NEBRASKA.
Ko. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
2-1 cows , U. C > 03 " 1 feeder. . DIO 3 50
2 cows 1075 2 To 21 feeders. S75 I 10
2 bulls 1440 2 70 25 feeders. 4 20
1 cow .1020 z i. ) 21 feeders. 9CO I 25
2 cows. . . . .1130 2 90 27 feeders. ! I7'J ' 4 25
fi COWH . . . 3 15 23 feeders. 9.H 4 25
3 heifers. 1030 3 l 43 feeders. . 911 4 25
1 stag. . . . " 00 2 M 3 feeders. . BIO 3 00
fi cows 1050 2 5 11 bulls 1200 3 10
JS cows 102G 2 90 21 cows DM 3 15
2 bulls S90 2 90 feeders. . 910 I 00
Ibull 13T.O 2 W ) 1 steer. . . 850 3 25
] bull 1GIO 2 7r > 15 cows. . . 10S5
9 feeders..1032 3 SO
AVYOM1NC .
Bcows 1072 285 1 steer 1150 3 ( B
1 cow 810 3 00 27 feeders..1143 4 05
31 yrl. fds. . fiOG 3 35 90 feeders. . 92 ! ) 4 10
3d cows 1091 3 35 37 feeders..1297 4 15
38 cows 9S6 3 50 GO feeders..1112 4 HO
1 feeder. . . 940 3 50 8 steers..1217 3 S5
H. G. Wearc.
1 cow 720 2 DO 1 cow 1130 375
Ibull 1270 2 G5 15 steers..122S 3 HO
4 cows 952 315 1 cow 1170 4 40
Ibull 1390 3 t 2 calves. . . 235 550
Custer Cattle Co.
8 cows 105(1 ( 335 40 steers..1169 3 M
30 cows 1010 3 SO S7 steers..1220 4 10
Noble & Co.
1 cow S20 235 22 heifers. . . & 71 340
1 cow 910 2 75 30 feeders. . 592 3 isO
GCOWS 952 290 15 COWS..10t2 ; 315
35 cows 10C2 3 15
New Hampshire Cattle Co.
C feeders..1075 4 W 1 steer 12SO 420
1 steer 1200 420 U steers..USS 420
1 steer 1090 4 20
Ilockford I lvo Stock Co.
1 feeder..1010 4 00 1 steer 1200 4 20
1 steer 1450 420 9 steers..1215 420
N. 1-3. Cramer.
IS steers..12fl5 135
Kcellno & Son.
2 steers..13SO 410 2rt steers..1112 440
steers..1120 395 1 steer 1110 4 r.O
3 steers..1310 35 ! 2 steers..1255 tf > 0
I steer 1260 450 10 steers..1214 4 GO
Tnllnnd Co.
46 steers. . . . 1222 4 10
Charles "Wall.
33 steers..1213 440 15 steers..1313 455
Pugsley.
1 cow. . . . . rae u i heifer ? . . 750 3 ( S
1 cow . fe20 2 75 IG steers..1202 3 70
4 cows. . . . 970 2 75 2 feeders. . I'lVi 3 S5
4 cows. . . . sso 2 75 II feeders. . 920 3 V. .
1 cow. . . . . 730 2 75 15 steers..1P17 3 90
1 cow. . . . .1000 3 00 ( it str. Tcx.l02S 390
3 heifers , 710 3 00 1 cow 10T.O 3 90
11 cows. . . . 930 3 ( M 11 steers..12IS 4 15
3 cows. . . . wa 3 n : , 2 calves. 225 r , M
3 cows. . . . S66 3 05 10 calves. . . 312 G 50
Howes.
2 bulls 1370 275 7 steers..11S5 4 00
3cows 993 335 31 steers..1212 4 00
2 heifers..1140 4 00
MONTANA.
Howes & Strevcll.
174 steers..1215 3 Mi
SOUTH DAKOTA.
E3 feeders. . 922 3 15 1 cow. . . 990 3 50
1 cow 910 325 1 cow. . . . C30 250
1 cow MX ) 1 feeder. . . . 40 4 00
1 feeder. . . . 950 4 00 1 steer 1110 3 CO
34 steers..1162 3 CO 1 steer 820 3 20 ,
1 steer 1360 3 iM Scows M > .1 3-
19 steers..1107 320 1 cow S30 2 75
Icalf ISO G 00
Stevenson Bros.
2 feeders. . 1205 350 2 feeders. . 1050 410
fS feeders..list ! 395 3 feeders. . 966 410
2 reciters. I 930 4 10
COLOHADO.
lusley & Header.
C2 BtOfrs..122l 405 30steers..1100 390
HOGS Today's market was a shade U
Co lower , and ns Is very apt to be the eos <
on a down market , the trade was far fron
nctlvo. Huyers would take the hogs ol
the prices , but sellers were slow to accepl
the decline , and It was rather late befon
everything was weighed up. Still , then
\vero very few hogs hero and not enough tc
make much of a market , even under th <
most favorable conditions.
The hogs sold mostly nt J3.COO3.K5 , as
ugaliiHt 3.S2M(3.CS on Saturday , lluycn
wore accounting for some of the nppareni
loss In values as duo to a poorer quallt )
of hogs on sale today. It will bo notei
irom the table of average prices at heac
of column that the week opens with thi
market about 7 > 4c lower than It was 01
Monday of last week. Hepresentatlvi
" "
No ! Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
10 . . . . .355 . . . $355 15 338 . . .J365
170 40 3 55 r > 9 2S1 . . . 367"
CS ' . ' 87 120 360 61 219 SO SCO
91 . . . . 300 fl 3 00 C.1 ! 7fi SIO 3 no
71 . . . m W 3 BO 11 Jf,5 M ) .1 f
II . . 251 . . . : \W \ 15 M7 M 3 HO
, Vi . .315 . . 3 HO n 21S * 3 "
HI . . . OK 120 3 W 77 3M 100 3 SO
* ! . . . .271 120 3(10 ( 01 229 120 3 fi
K5 27 * SO 3 BO 8(1 ( 233 3 fln
Vi 303 . . . 3 ' * S7 W 10 3 2't
75 2.10 ISO .1631. 71 319 130 3 2'j '
< ! ) . . . W2 JIO 3 ! ' (16 ( S3. ) . . . 3fi2' '
r,2 387 40 3921 * ( ifi SOI . . . 3 M.
M sss . . . 3 nr Mi jy . . . 3 m
> 'f > 33)1 ) 40 3 DC 53 330 10 3 66
5S 281 . . . 370
WAGON l.OTS-I'IGS-HKU'S.
IS 100 . . . 228 1 591 . . . 2 50
S3 M 2(0 ( 3.10 00 19S 40 310
10 1GI 180 3 in 4 308 . . . 3 M
4 293 . . . 3 SO 2 22.1 . . . S SO
5 2ffl . . . 3 M S 375 . . . 355
3 320 . . . 3 GT * 2 Mf. . . . 3 BS
0 238 . . . 3 no 1 270 . . . 300
1 217 . . . 300 U 290 . . . 3 fiO
3 103 40 303 6 201 . . . 3 C5
SlIKt'IP-Thero nro plenty of nil kinds
ern today , killers and fenders , Phe p and
milis , good and bad. The market was
bout thn slowest that It has been any day
n a long time , and the forenoon was well
dvam-ed In-fore nny business ( if Importance
vas transacted. When the market did open
I was at a good stiff decline. I.atnbH were
o j2'c ' ) lower Hi.i n last week , the .Jensen
iimbs going at $5 today , as against $5.20 on
ist Friday. Mutton sheep were also lnw < r
II about the same proportion , the d"cllni'
c-lng as much as ine since the close of last
eek. Sheep sold on Thursday of last week
t 11.25. and < m Friday at U 10 , and the
ame kind today would not bring over Jl ,
fhlch will give an Idea of the downward
lovement of the market.
This market In going tower has only fol-
nwed the course of eastern markets , which
roke under Hie Intlumee of large receipts ,
Ided by the fact thill mutton has been too
Igh , as compared with other kinds of
neat
Cholre native muttons are selling largely
t $ l.tivfi4.25 ; good grass westerns" " , $1 WC
20 ; fair to good. $ l.n ( Ti4.10 ; good yearlings ,
! .25 < iJI.50 ; gooil to choice lambs , K.ZOVf > .W ;
air to good lamh.i , J5.001f5.10 ; feeder weth-
rs , 2-year-olds and over , JJ.75fll.PO ; feeder
curlings , JH'Ofil.25 ' , and feeder lambs at
4.25ftt.75. lleprescntatlve sales :
ro. Av. Pr.
45 ewes and wethers 112 $390
225 n.-ih lambs fii 4 CO
Ut.ih lambs r.l GOO
II western sheep feedeis. . . : . . . . 102 400
: mr.uo ; MVI : vronc MAHKKT.
'little- . \cll\c , lion * SliMV nnil Moder
ate nnil Sheep SliMV.
CHICAGO. Sept. li. Tr.ulo In cattle to-
ay was f.ilrly active at steady prices.
holco steers , ? : > .25fr5.70 ; medium , Jl.SOIf
90 ; beef steers , JLOO-ii 1.70 ; stockerj and
edera , JUO'al70 ; bulls , $2.301(1.30 ( ; cows
ml heifers , J3.5iVTf4.25 ; calves , Jl.OOfi 1.75 ;
lingers. $ .U > ii4 70 : fed wittern ) steers , $1.10
5.15 ; Texans. $3..V > ? i I On.
Trailo was slow In hogs with n moderate
emand ; prices were 5e off. Fair to choice ,
3.9lKn3.9.i , packing , $5.70t3. | > i2i : mixeil , J.t.70
l.l.SU : butchers , J3.SOft3.93 ; light , f3.7ujf' '
92V-JI pigs , } 2.x.Vt 3.70.
The run of shc' < 'ii proved burilensnmo and
Host of the offerings dragged until late
I'lten they were disposed of tit a decline of
tfilue Choice western muttons , $1.25 ; fat
iitlvi > sheep , JI.30 ; good to choice lambs ,
I s5ii5.5i > : yearlings. $5.70.
Receipts Cattle , 17.0'W ' head ; hogs , 25.0W
ead ; sheep , 17,01.0 head.
Kit ii MIIS City Live StoeU.
KANSAS CITV , Sept. S.-CATTLlC-Ue-
'Ipts , 3,090 natives and 2,130 Texans ; niar-
et strong and active. Choice heavy steers ,
> 2Hi5.35 ( ; medium , $4.40jl5.2i > ; lights , J4.4u-r ,
,30 , ; stoekers and feeders , $3.251i 1.9' ) ;
utcher cows and heifers , J2.9ittil.iiO ;
ntcljer bulls , $2.ftOSi3.50 ; calves , $ ii.l)0-il2.0. ) | | ;
. eHtein steers , JJ.5IMM.S5 ; Texas steers ,
! . ( . ; Texas butcher cows , J2.9013.25 | ;
inners. $2.25 1(2.90. (
IIOCJS-Receipts , 3.400 ; with a fair pock-
UK demand the- light supply was soon ab-
nrbeil at steady prices ; heavy , $ : j.70it3.S5 ;
nixed. : l. ! 5ji3.SO ; lights , J3.601 < 3.75.
8HKKP llei'elpls , 5,195 head ; supply con-
sted largely nt western lambs : prices 10
15e lower , In sympathy with eastern mar-
et. Lambs , $5.2o'ii5.ll5 ; range muttons , J1.UO
4.25 ; range feeding lambs , Jl.251(4.60 ( ;
inge feeding sheep , J3.SOyi.10.
\eiv VurU Live Stock.
NEW YORK , Sept. 5. BHKVES Tle-
elpts , 3,257 head ; slow ; prime steers ,
teady ; others , weak ; rough stuff , 15'S25o '
ewer ; native steers , $ l.55'(5.55 ( ; western ,
.70 ; Cherokees , $1.15 ; oxen and stags. $3.00
4.00 ; bulls , J2 251(4.40 ( ; cows , $1.70fj3.40 ; en-
les quote live cattle at in-\lll'.c ( ' ; ; rcfrlger-
tor beef , S'iiSVic ( ( ; exports , none.
CALVKS-Krcelpts , 2.270 head ; market 15
i25c lower ; veals , $5.00fS.OO ( ; grassers anil
uttermllks. fS.SWa 1.25 ; no westerns ; city
ressed veals , 9'trllHc per 11) .
SHKKP AND"LAMUS Receipts , 1,250
, eud ; market dull at $3.0W(4.40 ; lambs
: > wer at J4.00ff6.00 ; choice , J6.121- .
HOGS Receipts , l.SDO head ; nothing
olng ; nominally lower nt Jt.lOlfl.lO.
St. I.oulH Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 6.-CATTMC Receipts.
1,500 head , Including 2,5i * ) Texans ; market
iteady. Fair to fancy native shipping and
uxpnrt steers , J4 iKy5.60 ; ( ; bulk of sales , $5.00
h5.30 ; dressetl beef and butcher steers , J4.05
T(5.60 ; bulk of sales , $1.255.20 ; steers under
,000 pounds , $3.50f(5.20 ( ; bulk of sales , $4.0 W
i.90 ; stoekers and feeders , $2.WU4.75 ( ; bulk
) f sales , $3.25fa 1.30 ; cows and heifers , $2.dO
ifG.OO ; Texas and Indian steers , J3.00fil.15 ;
julk of sales , JX20JJ 4.00 ; cows and heifers ,
:2.001(1.00. :
HOGS Receipts , 2,100 head ; market
teady , but slow ; yorkers , J.'I.SS'iCl 90 ; pack-
rs. $3ACVfi3.90 ; butchers , $3.S5'i)3.93. )
SHHUP Receipts. 1,000 head ; market
teady ; mitivu muttons , JJ.Tdfri.lS ; lambs ,
.4.501(5.50. . (
SI. .loMcpli Live Sloe I.- .
ST. JOSKIMI. Sept. 5.-SpeclaI.-CAT- ( )
TLK Hecelpts , 9ft ) head , mostly feeders
ml Texans ; steady ; steers , $1.501(5.00 ; cows
mil heifers , $2.501(3.65 ( ; stoekers and feeders ,
" : .1.25W4.90.
HOGS Receipts , 1,400 head ; active and
strong ; top , $3.85 ; bulk , $3.75fi3.Sfl
SHKEP-Rcceipts , 1,900 head ; steady.
Stoelt In
Record of receipts of live stock nt the
our principal markets for September 5 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha 1,277 l.M'J ' 4,721
'hlcago 17I X ) 25.0UO 17.WN )
ansas City 5,520 3,400 5,195
St. Louis 3,500 2,100 1,000
Totals 30,297 23.319 27,919
A Story of S , ! " . II. JIiirMe.
To Illustrate the kind of lapse of reasoning -
ing power from which the great Inventors
are known to suffer , like that under inllu-
enco of which Sir Isaac Newton cut oni
hole In a well to let a cat pass through utu
then a small hole for the kitten , an olc
story In the life of Morse lias been revived
Long before ho Invented the telegraph Morse
was known to the olllcers of the patent
ofllco ns a persistent applicant for patents.
When his great Invention of "distance
writing" was about completed ho wanted
the Baltimore & Ohio Hallway company to
try it. To get rid of him the president of
the road turned him over to a subordinate.
This official was struck with the beauty of
the Invention and becameso Interested in
it that he sat up half the night discuss
ing It with the inventor. At length Morse
confessed there was only one thing which
battled him. "As long as the railroad
ruus , " he said , "whero poles may be
erected , It I1I be easy sailing , but when
wo como to the bt Wl-ldges , what is to be
done then ? Wo can't erect poles across
the stream , and without them the wire
would sag and perhaps break from Its own
weight. 1 contess 1 don't know what to
do. Can't you suggest a way out of the
difficulty ? "
"Why don't you fasten the wires to the
bridge ? " nsked his companion , without a
moment's hesitation. For a moment Morse
gazed at him with open mouth , and then
exclaimed : "Why not , indeed ? Why , I
never thought of that. It's the very way. "
The layman's tip put the finishing touch
to the work of the great Inventor , and thus
wires came to be strung on bridges when
crossing largo streams.
Tlu lr l < Vt > lliiKN WenHurt. .
They silently paced the corridors of the
War department and coun'ed the a'ternatc
black patches on the tloor , reports the
Washington Times. They ucrc there , and
this was their day of frecdon. from Camp
Alger.
They were strong and eager , and the eagles
on their brass buttons struggled for action ,
Ono of them held n paper in his hnnd , and
the three heaved alternate sighs of misery ,
"Let's po back to ramp , " said one , af'ii
expectorating uomc of hla disgust. "This
is no gcoil. "
"We've pot five hours yet , " said another ,
' .Might us well go , " sull a third. "Can'l
have r.o fui now. "
They wull-i.il out to the ,1'inue in silence ,
"C'ec ! " c-tulatmetl one , "thn la tough ! '
He vtioi'sly ' slammed the paper which lie
teld In his hand on the gldrwalit.
Two minutes later a Email newsboy dis
covered the paper , read the headlines and
ran oft yelling , "Extra ! i\ti\i : ! All aboui
peace is declared ; all about pence signed ,
all about war cndln' . "
OUTLOOK FOR GRAIN CROPS
Northwest Wheat Surplus States , Including
Hebnuko , Show 78,9 For Ocnt ,
TV/AS / EIGHTY PER CENT ONE YEAR AGO
RcpoHcd Hnlr of Vlelil ( if Winter
\Vlien < U l-lS llii'lielM , Corn unit
Out * ( Inly I'nlr nnil ! ' < > -
tnliiex llediiced ,
XKU * YORK . Sept. .V-Tho wheat crop
of 1S9 ? Is not qulto up to promise according
to the report of the American Agtlcultur-
Isl , which will appear September 15. It
says :
It appears the promlso of wheat was not
fullllled in actual grain , by what must
seem Ilkf a large margin , whllo In n num
ber of states the rate of yield was even
less than Indicated on July 1. Hut with full
allowance for all disappointment the fact
remains that the crop this year Is the
nrgest on record.
The reported rate of yield In winter
wheat Is II.S bushels , anil In spring wheat
ll.G bushels. The limit crop result will ap-
neur next month , but the American Agri
culturist says that It may not bo amiss to
note that If the present rate of yield Indi
cated shall be maintained the total pro
duction of winter wheat will be rather
under 400.oOncK < o bushels , and spring wheat
fully oOo.uuO.onO bushels , subject lo modlllca-
'Ion next month.
The report on coin places the condition
it V5. | , us compared with tt.O a month
arller. The change , while slight , Is a. dls-
ilnct disappointment , as It xwis general y
believed tiio breaking of the drouth would
idvnnce the condition of the crop , nt last
to an average showing for this date.
Taking the surplus states of Ohio. IniH-
inn , Illinois , Iowa. Missouri , Kansas and
Nebraska. It appears the present condition
if this crop Is 7S.9 , as against 79.1 one
month ago , and MM ) one year ago. I here
s an unusuallv large percentage of healthy
ippearlng stalks , which are bearing mi
ears at all. and a large proportion which
have a single enr and that short and approaching
preaching the nubblng condition. 'I he effect
if thl * will only be fully recognized wh-n
the eroii Is husked and It Is easily within
the. range of possibilities tlmt the Until re
port of rate of yield per acre will present
siimn marked surnrlses.
The condition of oats harvested is placed
it 7S.I. or 2.2 lower than on August 1 , with
the general tnmllly not as good as Inht
year. The last month has brought further
reduction In the potato crop , the breaking
of the drouth not being followed by the
recovery of condition.
OMAHA CIMKAI ; , SIAIIKHTS.
Condition of Trnilr mill ( Itiolnllonn on
Staple anil Kaiicy 1'roilner.
KGG.S Good stock , IV.
nUTTlSH Common to fair. lMT12c ( ; sep
arator , ISe : gathered creamery , lofiluc.
LIVIO POULTRY Hens. 6B6hc ; old roost
ers , lc ; _ spring thickens , lie ; ducks , oc ;
BI1 < MGnONS Live , per doz. , $1.00.
VUAL-Cholce , Sfi9c.
VKGKTABLKS.
CKLKRY Per doz. bunches , 25'i7S5c.
ONIONS New southern , per bu. , 40'iT50c.
HKANS-IInnd-pleked navy , per bu. , $1.25.
POTATOICS-Pcr bu. . 30ii lOc.
CAlHJAGE-Per II ) . . Ic.
TOMATOKS Per four-basket crate , 2o5J
30c.
30c.CUCUMHKRSHomo grown per doz. , 10 { ?
20c.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANOKS Seedllncs , $2.75 ; Valen
cia. , per box , $3.00 ; Mediterranean sweets ,
$2.75fi3. ( i.
LlOMONS-Callfornla , $ G.OOC(6.25 ( ; fancy
Messina. $ C 50117.00.
UANANAS-Cholce , large stock , per
bunch , $2.005/2.25 ; medium sized bunches ,
$1.75t)2.00. )
FRUITS.
APPLKS-Per bbl. , $2.50152.75.
WATKllMULONS-Cruted , 11115c ; loose ,
CANTALOUP- : Homo grown , per crate ,
$1.OM(1.25.
PEACHES-Callfornln. 20-lb case , J1.10.
PLUMS-Callfornlas , $1.25S1.M.
PEARS-Bartlett , $2.251(2.41) ) .
GIIAI'US Native , per basket , 15c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. , largo PZO. ! 12 ®
13c ; small , lie ; Brazils , per lb. . 2jlOc ; En-
gllsh walnuts , per lb. . fincy soft shell. l\t
12c ; standards. S5j9c : lllberts , i.cr lb. . lOc ;
pecans , uollshed. medium , OU7c : extra
large. S9c ! ; large Ir.okory nuts. Sl.OOtn.lO
per bu. ; small , $1.15ft'.25 per bu. ; cocoanuts ,
per 100 , $4 ; penniils. raw , MiBUc ; roasted , ic.
. . each ,
MAPLE SYRUP-Five-gal. can.
$2.75 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal ,
cans , $ G.25 ; quart cans , $3.50.
HONEY Choice white , 14T15c.
DATES Hallowee , BO to 70-lb. boxes , 5'ic ;
Salr , 5c ; Fard , 9-lb. boxes. fle.
FIGS Imported , fancy 3-crown. 14-lb.
boxes , lOc ; 5-crown , 41-lb. boxes , 13c ; 2-lb.
boxes. 22Q23C per box ; California , 10-lb.
box , Jl.
CIDER-Per half bbl. , $3.25 3.50.
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES-No. 1 green hides. 7c ; No. 2
green hides , Cc ; No. 1 salted hides , S , c ; No.
2 salted hides , 7 ic ; No. 1 veal calf , S to 12
Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 7c.
TALLOW , OREASE , ETC.-Tallow , No.
1 , 3c ; tallow , No. 2 , 2Vsc ; rough tallow , Hie ;
white grease , 2'i'ij2'Uc ' ; yellow nnd brown
grease , l'/s'ii2I4c. '
SHEEP PELTS Green ealted , each , 15 ®
75c ; green salted shearings ishort wooled
early skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings ( short
wooled early skins ) , No. 1 , ench , Ge ; dry
Hint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4foc ; dry Hint ,
Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb. , actual weight. 3f4e ; dry Hint , Colorado
rado butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual
weight , 4I 5c ; dry Hint , Colorado murrain
wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 3ff4c.
TOM : 01iJiMJo.N STOCK M.YIIKKT.
AinerleiuiM ArtAitlie ami 1'iiulTc'etc'il
Ity tin- Holiday on ThlH Side.
NEW YORK , Sept. G.-The Evening
Post's London financial cablegram says :
Thu tone of the stock markets here was
gcod today on General Kitchener's victory
and on the belief that Germany nnd Eng
land are acting together in the matter of
Delagoa bay. I am told In the best ipjnr-
tcrs that Germany and England are mak
ing a joint advance to Portugal for cer
tain rights In Delagoa bay. This latter
point stimulated Kufllr shares. Americans
were well supported here in spite of the
holiday In the United States. Illinois Cen
tral was especially bought. Argentines
and Brazilians were booming. The New
York demand for gold has abated and dis
count rates nro easier at 1 5-8 per cent.
: \ MV OrltMiitN Market.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6. PROVISIONS
Quiet and steady. Pork , standard mess ,
$9 25fi9.75. Lard , rellned tierce , $4.00ff4.12'i ;
pure , tS251ifi.fiO. Boxed meats , dry shoul
ders , J5.00tj5.121sides ; , $5.G2'iW5.75. Bacon ,
clear ribs sides , ? O.C2' , ( & 6.75. Hums , choice
sugar cured , J9.0O7I9.75.
COFFEE Steady ; Rio , ordinary to fair ,
C 7-MS ( 3-Sc.
RICE Easy ; good demand ; ordinary to
TLOUR GRAIN AND FEEDSTUFFS-
Qulet. Flour , extra fancy , $3.30 3.40 ; pat
ents , IS o'itS.i-S. Cornmeal , $1.S5. Bran , t',0c.
HAY Prime , lli12c ( | ; choice , IMitfifeC.
CORN No. 2 sacked , mixed , 39c ; white
nnd yellow , 40c.
OATS No. 2 western , 2Sc.
St. I.onU .MnrUel.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 5.-WHKAT-Whllo
there was no session of the Merchants' ex
change. therH was somu trading on the
curb. The curb on wheat opened : t-Sc lower
than Saturday's close nt b-'c , late It was
G21-Sc , but still later It sold at C2c. Puts
were fiU-jC and culls 62 5-Sc bid.
CORN Opened at So c , then was 305-Sc ,
and later M O-S'US c was bid. No dealing
in puts or calls.
RECEIPTS Flour. 5,600 bbls. ; wheat ,
131,1X10 bu. ; corn. 69.110 bu. ; oats , 62,000 bu.
No money , cotton or wool markets.
London StoeU Quotntloaa ,
LONDON , Sept. 5. t p. m. Closing :
Consols , money . . .HO'i N. V. cvntral . 1 14
O nn > li > , arct U'jG-lG IVnnsylvunla . CUJ
runadUn I'HI ItKV"1 *
N. V. Central 11' . N' . 1'ac. preferred. Sl ,
Illinois cvntral . .1114 Atchlson . t4ii
t' . 1' . pri-ffmil 70 u & N . con
it. Paul common..11CU Oranci Trunk ' .j
BAR SILVER-Steady nt 27 7-Sd per
ounce.
MONEY-u per cent.
The rate of dlt-eount in the open mnrke
for short bills , 1 G-S per cent : for three
months' bills , 1 l-lGftl'i per cent.
Fort-luii riitiinrlnl.
LONDON , Sept. 5 American securltle
after a dull and rather weak opening were
firmer and active on account of the holldn >
In New York. Closing was steady. Goh
Is quoted at Buenos Ayres today nt 16.9C
Spanish 4s closed at 41 3-S.
PARIS , Sept. 5 Business commence !
weak on the bourse today , but later ther
was a general Improvement on London ad
vices. Afterward rentes eased off. whll
Spanish 4s hardened. Portuguese and Bra
zlllan securities were particularly strong
DeBeers Diamond shares rallied sharply 01
London buylnz. Klo tlntos were in demam
nnil mine oliHrr < i wrrr Ktrnnp Thorn wrre
numerous xpuulntlvp tiurchanen In Conner-
tlnii with tlie reported leaKlng of Delngoa
bnv bv Cngland. Three- per cent renten.
l"tf I'll ' for the ac-eniinl , ex ! hatige on Lon
don. 25f 27 < - for < hek ! > . Spanish 4s i loded
at II.M.
BERLIN , S'-pt 5 HiinlnPM nn tlio limirup
today was Irregular. International securi
ties were dull , with the exception of Portuguese
tuguese , wlihh .lumped upward on rumors
of the leasing nf Delagoa bay by England.
Americans were lower and Canadian Pa-
clllc hardened.
Market.
NEW ORLEANS , Sept. o.-SUOAR-No
open kettle ; centrifugal , strong ; seeond.i ,
2Hfll 3-I6c. Molasses , easy ; centrifugal ,
40 lie.
iiuln Mutter Milei ,
ELGIN , Sept. 5.-UUTTER-Flrm ; offer
ings and sales. 130 tubs , at ISc.
A MIIIII.\V : THAI.V.
Dcierlpll if ItollliiK Stock Sent to
SI , relei'sliui'K for Approval.
The new Siberian train which was re
cently sent to St. Petersburg for the ap
proval of M. Khllkow , minister of ways and
communications , returned to Moscow after
being personally Inspected by the czar. It
eft with over forty passengers , including
everal English. American and French. This
s ( ho second train specially built for the
ulck service on the Great Siberian rail-
vay , reports a correspondent of the London
tandard. U is an Improvement upon the
rst specially built train , which was al-
cndy a marvel to Russians. The new train
onslsts of five coaches , two for second
lass and one for first class passengers , the
thcrs being n dining and a baggage car.
Thn construction is of the newest design
nd the train runs with great smoothness ,
lesldcs the comforta of n bath room , with
; ymnastlc apparatus , a library In several
angtmgcs , a piano and selection of music ,
laps , guide books , albums of views , nn Ice
elhir and nn arrangement for boiling
vater in three minutes by means of steam ,
vhlch were found In the first train , the
cw ono Is fitted with plates which Indl-
ate the next stopping station and , if the
toppago be over five minutes , also how
eng the train stops.
All the windows are protected from dust
nd wind by external plate glass guards ;
ho' last coach Is arranged to servo as an
'observation car , " showing three vlnws of
ho country traversed. A stationary blcy-
le , with arrangements for measuring In
ilnutcs and kilometers the amount of work
one , a barber , who Is also qualified to give
nodical assistance , and a superintendent ,
vim speaks Russian , French , German and
English , are among the other convenlunces
o comfort of trawling now provided. The
rain will be lighted inside and out by
Icctrlclty and electric cigar lighters find a
> ! ace in the dining car. A lavatory has
icen fitted in the second class car , so as
o be available for the enthusiastic pho-
ographor to change plates and develop In
tiring the journey. Electric hells and
mrtablo electric reading lamps are In each
ompartmont. The kitchen Is intended lo
urnlsh a hot dinner for a maximum of
Ixty people. Paper and envelopes uro to
bo supplied gratis nt the buffet , where hot
and cold drinks of all kinds are to be had ;
hero is no charge for the barber , but ' >
ouhlcs Is the price of a bath , for which
hrce hours' notlco beforehand must be
given.
From .Moscow one may now get to within
T few hundred mile of Irkutsh on the sixth
day and the charges for this Journey under
ueh luxurious
circumstances are very
noderate. The Englishman who cares to
imlcrtako the Journey has only to see that
ils passports has been properly vise In Lon-
lou heforo leaving and even if ho be cn-
Irely ignorant of nny language but his own
le will find no difficulty In reaching the
icart of Siberia by rail. In all the chief
owns , as far as Irkutsh , ono or two rcsl-
lent English or Americans ore to bo found
mil they gladly welcome a fellow-country-
nan who brings Ih'e latest gossip from
own. The French are already showing
heir appreciation of the opportunities of-
ered for investigating the resources of Sl-
icrla. A special train from Paris Is to
eave Moscow for this trip early this month ,
ho whole time to be occupied being about
ono month.
Though I have no direct authority for
he statement , I have reason to believe
hat M. Khllkov Is not alone among the
nlnlsters of Russia in the deslro to en
courage visitors to visit Siberia , with a
view to assist In opening up the vast
wealth of that enormous country. The
lusslan capitalist Is not enterprising and
ias always required a lead from foreign
iloncers , who are now coming in rapidly.
A French company recently purchased for
8,000,000 francs ono of the richest gold
nines of the Ural ; another has been sold
for 5,000,000 francs and negotiations are in
progress for the purchase by a foreign
company of the largest platinum mines in
that district. Numbers of English and
. \merlcan mining experts are engaged in
I'xplorlng all parts of Siberia. Several have
been there many months already and It
seems probnblo that a great deal of for
eign capital will shortly be poured into the
country , which was till qulto recently
liardly more than a fabulous region with nn
awe-Inspiring name.
Till : HKI'OUTHIl'S IIKVIS.VGE.
on la Time ( o Wither tin
Illue i'eiu-ll.
If there is ono thing more than another
that the fecund , fertile and fantastical ! }
fanciful reporter doesn't have any UBO on
earth for , H Is the fatal blue pencil of the
editor who shapes the destinies of the ris
ing reporter. On the other hand , there is
nothing qulto so delightful to the editor in
theory and practice ns the blue pencil
With It , siting In his easy chair and poising
it along the lines of the enthusiastic am
prolific youth , ho can harpoon fancy after
fancy of the callow reporter and yank them
into oblivion ; with it he can puncture the
swelling sentiment of a whole corps of re
porters and make the lurid description o
a fire look like a last winter's ash pile ;
with it but why dwell upon a subject so
ead ? Sufllco it that the blue pencil is one
of the most deadly tools known to modern
Journalistic literature. But the blue pencil
gets a jar sometimes.
On the occasion narrated by the Washing
ton Star the editor was punching holes
through the best pleco of work the youtih
reporter , just appointed to the staff from
the hind tier of counties , was auro ho had
ever done and the helpless victim sat writh
ing in the corner watching him at his in
fernal orgy.
"Ha ! " suddenly exclaimed the editor with
a fearful jab at the sheet before him am
glancing over at thu reporter , "you speak
hero , sir , " ho went on savagely , "of 'the
teeming canal ! "
"Yes , sir. " trembled the reporter.
"Is that what you mean ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Oh , you do , do youA teeming canal ? '
"Yes , sir. "
"Well , I never heard of a tccmlug canal. '
"No , sir ? "
"No. Will yon bo kind enough to explain
sir , with what a canal iloea Its teeming ? "
The Idea , like all great ones , came with
a rush to the reporter and ho saw his
chance to rise on the wrick of the editor
to the position of funny man.
"Yes , sir , " ho hesitated a moment before
taking the fatal leap.
"Ah , Indeed , do you ? Will you bo klm
enough then to tell me ? " and the editor
poked the blue pencil viciously Into the of
fending passage.
"Yes , sir ; mules , " responded the raw re
porter innocently , "you've heard of cana
mules , haven't you ? " and the editor was
bravo enough to admit that he had and to
ask the reporter out to lunch with him
though the reporter never thought of tha
kind of teaming when bo wrote the article
SAVAGE RITES IN ARIZONA
ho Elaborate and Mystical Sunko and
Antclopo Dnncos ,
EXISTED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
Irnrrlptlon ofVelrd Cereinonlnl
Allot i < n nd I nder ( iroinul
liinl .McnnliiK of Itie Illtcs
I iikitnwii.
For n dozen years stories nf the snake
dances among the Pueblo Indians , when the
chief men nnd priests of the tribes , fantas
tically dressed nnd carrying poisonous rep
tiles In their hands and mouths , hnvo been
written , but scarcely credited. It Is only
within n few years since 1S91 that the
Smithsonian Institution of Washington ,
through Dr. J. Walter Fewkes. has carefully
Investigated this ceremony , with the result
that now within the circles of science It Is
known that this often-described ceremony Is
the climax of the August rites , which for
days are conducted In secret passages be
neath the ground.
In thu Pueblo villages of Tusayan In
Arizona , relates the NPW York Sun , to this
day the rites , with different ceremonies for
each month of the year , nro performed as
they were before the Spanish conquests of
the country. As yet the encroachments of
ho whlto men seem in nowise to have
changed the customs , though there nro evi
dences of Christian Influences , ns in most
pagan religions that have lasted In Christian
amis.
These elaborate rites , with the careful
construction of altars , the almost unknown
services whleh are carried on under ground
and all the primitive traits of the people
nark the Pueblos as the last of that race
vhlch some time before 1192 Inhabited this
continent. In the various villages which
nako up the Pueblo state of Tusayan the
HfTorent people celebrate monthly certain
fixed ceremonials , such ns the one which ,
low In progress , Includes the famous snake
lance and the ono perhaps which Is known
icarly as well by scientific men the cele
bratlon of the December solstice.
Some tlmo In the early SOs Captain J. 0.
lourko published a book Inhlcli he de
scribed the snake dance among the Hopls
and gave to the people of this country nl-
mosi. their first Idea of this strange custom
of a strange people within the boundaries
of the United States. This was the pioneer
publication of numerous articles , more or
ess scientific , which since then have come
'rom ' the pens of tourists and scientific men
rlsltlng In that nook of the country. Cnp-
aln llourke wrote of the snnke dance among
ho Wnlpl , and others have described the
rlto of this particular village to such length
hat It Is now the best known of the ab
original ceremonies , nut It Is only of Into
hat its existence among nearly all of the
fueblo tribes , together with the large num
ber of ceremonials which precede and
which , too , occupy a large part of every
nonth throughout the year , have been
renown.
In 1S91 the Smithsonian institution nt
Washington sent Dr. Fewkes westward to
study the religion , ceremonials and customs
of this people , with the result that the Au
gust snake dances were classified and
beared up Into something like shipshape
order. For seven years Dr. Fewkes has
nado a careful , scientific study of the Pu
eblos , their history and their customs. This
rear ho will further Investigate and record
minutely the details of the monthly cere
monies which occur throughout the year In
the different villages of Tusayan.
Tlip SiiaUc * Dnnei- .
For ono reason nnd another the Wnlpl
icrcmony has become the best known be-
: auso it has been the most frequently nnd
ilaborntely described , but these accounts ,
dealing as they have with that part of ono
ceremony , have given wrong Impressions of
the extent and curiosity of the whole year's
ceremonial. Equal interest , however , to
that of the Walpl is of the August ceremony
of the Clpaulovl village , which , though
fundamentally the same , IB different In tech
nicalities from the well known rites.
Sixteen days before the celebration of the
snake dunce , after a formal smoke of the
chiefs on the night before , there comes the
official announcement of the snake dance. A
week later this year on August 21 begins
the nlno days' ceremonial , seven of which
are secret and take place In underground
caves , with two public exhibitions In which
occur dances on the plaza. The first of
these falls this year on August 28 , thn
eighth day of the ceremony , and Is known
as the antelope dance. On the next day
comes the now famous snake dance.
In the description which follows , the gen
eral and Interesting points of the ceremonies
of all the villages are taken Into consid
eration. After the afsembly of chiefs , with
the smoke and subsequent announcement
of the snake dance , there follows a prlod of
some days In which tribes build their altars ,
but others prepare for these ceremonies tea
a less degree. The last nine days of the
period of sixteen comprise the active cele
bration. In the
different tribes there are
strings of words , which , all different , com
prise the nomenclature of the ceremonies.
Their only similarity in the various vil
lages Is their Jaw-breaking properties.
There arc two chiefs of the ceremonies ,
an antelope priest and a snake priest , for
whoso use there are rooms called klvas ,
which are more like vaults. Each set of
priests has a room. Usually they are on
either sldo of the entrance to the village
and are occupied respectively by the snake
chief and priests on one side and on the
other by the antelope chief and priests. On
a certain day the snake chief of the Cipau-
lovl entered the antelnpo klva. The two
smoked together us an opening exercise.
Then the nntelope chief pirsenU to
the snake chief three strings with
red-stained feathers tied to their
ends unil. besides , a white feather.
These have unpronotmccnl-lo names , but
exist In certain forms thmughout the
Pueblos. In the back of the klva , leaning
against the wall , was a bundle of sticks ,
which the snake chief sprinkled with sucrcd
meal after ho had received the feathered
strings. He then returned with his gift to
his own klva. This corresponds evidently
to the delivery of prayer sticks which has
often been described In coanection with
other dances.
In this , however , ns in most of the cere
monies of the three Pueblos which Dr.
Fowkes has studied , there Is lacking much
of the highly elabo-ate ceremonial of the
Walpl. They are , nevertheless , qulto as
Interesting to watch. In both klvaa there
were the two sticks tied together and set In
the straw matting , ind In tno smiko klva
there were the rows of snake whips , which
was the nearest thing to on altar In the
snake chamber of the Ctoaulovl. in the
days which follow there are various ways
of passing the time. Among the Walpl It
Is very elaborate. Among the Clpaulovl It
is simpler , but with the formal smokes
and the rigidity of its customs , together
with the almost absolute proof that It has
been unaltered by outward and civilized
Intlzueiices , it Is altogether as valuable
from a scientific standpoint.
The * Anteliiiie Altnr.
Ono of the most Intereftint ? features of
the nlno days is the construction of the
antelope altar and among the priesthood
at Clnaulovl It IK one of thu simplest yet
recorded. On the tloor of the klva , very
nearly In the middle , was placed the sund
picture , a large , fantastic rectangle , situ
ated so that it was visible from the hatch
way which served as nn entrance. Tbts
rerlntiKlo was four frel long mid Ihrpp nnd
a half feel wide. Around HIP edited nro
four tMinlptK , OIIP within the other , the oul-
flde one \\hitp. thp next red , the third
grivn nnd the liulde yellow , all of colored
imml nnd with the Imndu uppiirnled with
blnck limit. Then nt one end there nro
semicircles , arranged In rows nnd tiers ,
colored with the name- four colors , which
are supposed to represent ruin clouds. Ail-
Jurpiit to tlu < border nro the four yellow
cloud ? . Abovu them and over the three
spaces. BO ns to make n olld maps of color ,
Is the row of greet. , with half dlccn on either
end. Then como the red nnd the white.
These two were all outlined with heavy
black lines , as on n mourning envelope ,
The remainder of the Inclosed rectangle was
covered with white sand , which served ns n
background for four Irregular-almped figures
which spouted between the rain clouds and
went out like nulo necks surmounted by
triangular heads. These' , two were colored
with the four prevailing colors , the one
nearest the left being white , the next red ,
the third green and the last yellow.
Each of these figures had a blnck mark
nbout the neck Just below the head , which
was evidently meant to represent a neck
lace , while n rude horn on the left side
market ! them as different from the Walpl ,
where , two horns on two of the figures and
two squares on the others marked them as
males and females. In reality these figures
represented the lightning and were very
good freehand sketches of n chain flash.
Over the rest of the background were rows
of short , black parallel lines meant to show
rain. Altogether , when viewed from the
ladder which led Into the klvu , with the
uncertain light and the uncertain feeling
which the place gave one , It was n pic
turesque sight.
At the corners were four clny mounds ,
wHh the conventional colors , nnil along the
sides a row of twelve clay pedestals sup
porting sticks , curved at the end and deco
rated with a corn husk , a string and a
feather. At the end of the picture , ncnr
the wall , was a rude vase and leaning
against the wall two snake whips. The so-
called tlpanl was diagonally back from the
corner and on the other end were a number
of basket trays containing the prayer sticks
of the antelope priests and grouped about
the medicine bowl. There were none of the
stone implements , fetishes and sticks such
as nt Walpl on the front and rear of the
picture , but It was evidently the poverty of
the tribe more than the custom , for the
priest highly prized a gift of quartz crystal.
The Clpnulovt snake chief hail no tlpanl ,
lioncc no altnr , but nt the end of his klva
ho had a row of twenty snake whips leaning
against the wall. On the wall of the klva
hung two largo bags , from one of which ap
peared momentarily the head of nn arrow-
snake , while on ths Horn- four lanterullke
vases , stopped by corncobs , were said to be
full of snakes.
Meal anil Water.
On the eighth day of the ceremony there
appeared In the morning by 9 o'clock on the
ladders of both kivas bows with red-stained
horsehair and at Intervals large white
feathers on the strings. About the entrance
from the roof on smoothly spread valley
sand were radiating lines of sacred meal.
And eleven priests In the antelope klva were
busy making pahos or prayer sticks. These
pahos were of many varieties , nnd were
distinguished ns male and fetnalo by certain
marks , and were about the length of the
middle linger. These priests were red
feathers in their hair and were not nearly
as prompt In tholr ceremonial as the \Valpi ,
which evidently accounts for ( lie different
time of constructing the altar. Meat
scattered about the lloor told of the song
ccrcmonlen of the night before , but the so-
called sixteen song celebration was
curtailed.
At noon of this day , which Is called
Totokya , stalks of corn and vines of water
melon , cantaloupe , bean and plants were
brought In tied with yucca Into bundles and
placed on the altar. After a smoke on them
the bearer placed them behind the altar , and
these small wads or bundles were carried
In the mouths of the participants of the
antelope dance , which cnme at sunset. After
the prayer sticks had been made , a young
man , dressed In n cermnnlal blanket , was
commissioned to deposit a paho ( prayer
stick ) In a spring. Ho had a netted gourd
and an carof , corn. When he returned he
had spring water In the gourd and still
carried the corn. These/ the chief took
from him , placing the gourd on a pile of
sacred meal near the altnr. On the corn
nearby ho sprinkled more meal. Then , tak
ing a pipe from the olficlal plpo lighter , he.
smoked several pulls Into the water , kneeling
on the lloor before It. Then the young
courier did likewise.
Another young man brought willow sticks
the size of a lead pencil and perhaps two
feet long , and cutting them Into small pieces
allowed them to fall into the basket. He
moistened the twigs and carried them out
Into the sun to dry and later he placed bails
of clay as large ns base balls In the suno
basket. The antelope chief made an amulet
of a Hag leaf similar to that on the triangu
lar heads In the said picture and he tied
them with feathers for later use. At 2
o'clock the prayer sticks were made and de
posited Into the Individual baskets at the
end. Then thn floor was carefully swept ,
the refuse placed In a blanket , sprinkled
with meal and carried out. Shortly the
antelope rattles were brought In by a prhst
nnd placed In a corner. These objects are
In his keeping , but each priest furnished the
remainder of his paraphernalia.
The l' elilllii I'nnetloil.
In the evening , near sunset , came the
dance proper In the plnza of the village. A
sort of hut , with entrance barred by a blan
ket , was erected on the southern part of
the open spac- ' between the shrine and the
arcades through which the priests entered.
Heforo the entrnncn to this hut , or klsl , as
the natives called It , was a plank with a
hole In It , which was sunk Into the ground.
All through the afternoon until nearly sun-
Bct the antelope and snaUo chiefs were busy
In their klvas costuming for the dance. A
llttlo after fi p m. the antelope chief went
over to the snake kiva and without cere
mony nsked If the other chief was ready.
Then he returned to his own room. Shortly
eleven antelope priests filed from their BC-
crct room with their priest at their head.
They won ) a costume which seems common
to antelope priests everywhere and the sight
was one. that easterners could never forgel.
The chief carried his tlpanl , the InHlgnln. of
office , across his left arm nnd bore In one
hand the bow with red horsehair attached
to the string. Next to him was a innn
with the netted gourd , an ear of corn anil
n paho. There was a third who took a po
sition in tbo middle of the line and carried
n well tilled medicine bowl.
Each antelope priest were a ceremonial
kilt of whlto cotton with embroidered ends ,
ornamented with ralncloud symbols In red
nnd dark green. Their faces hud a line of
whlto from the corners of the mouth to the
ears , and the chin was painted blank. They
had zigzag lines of white nn the breust ,
arms and legs : foxxklns hung from their
waists , turtle shells were fastened back of
t ) o nnee , and eich man was richly orna
mented with uhell and turquolso necklaces
Each antelope priest , except the chief and
bearer of the medicine bowl , carried two
rattles and a few dead cottonwood leaves In
his armlets. Thus bedecked the eleven
priests filed four times around the plaza ,
but not on the outside , as the snake chiefs
did later. While marching they performed
many functions , the purport nf which Is not
known. AH they passed the shrine they
threw a pinch of men I at It. and as they
approached the klsl , or rough hut. they
dropped meal on the sunken plank and
violently stamped on that. All thn time
they chanted In a low , monotonous wall and
shook their rattles violently. At thn end
of tbo fourth circuit they formed In a line
with the klxl In Jlin mMdlp. mnklnn t o
pliitoonn , with ( lie priest on ttie right.
Then i-ntno thn Minkp prli'M * . with tlm
chief nl thflr hond. hearing n bow , but no
olhcr Insignia. There were thirteen In nil ,
nnd they turnip four circuits of the plnrn.
going through much thn anttip evolutions ns
the nntrlopes. They were nppnrelled llki <
the others , but their fares were pnlntivl
black , with whlto under the chin nnd on llm
neck. After the mnrch they lined up be
fore the * eleven antelope ! * , who all the tlmn
shook their rnttles nnd begun n low chnni.
It would require no vast nnd elastic Im
agination to foretell a foot , ball game.
As the song began the snnkc men locked
nrms and swayed buck nnd forth , while two
men an nntelope nnd a snnke pnradt'd up
nnd down between the lines of snaylng
priests. These two priests went to the
klsl nnd back several times , the antelope
priest Inking from thence a wnd of corn-
MalKs and vines nnd putting It In his
mouth. The snake priest nccotnpnnled him ,
placing his Irft hnnd on the shoulder of
his companion nnd acting as the "hug
ger. " In this way the two men prnnced
slowly between the lines of swaying priests ,
who stepped forward nnd backward one
step , the antelopes singing nnd sknklng their
rattles. The "carrier" held the wnd In his
mouth for n time. Then another priest
relieved him. Finally , after this hud gone
on several times , the wad wns returned to
the klsl , the nspergcr sprinkled water , nnd
the snake nnd antelope priests filed nwny
In turn , each mnklng circuits of the plaza.
It wns all weird and strange.
Tin * Snnke Hare.
The next morning , before ( he break of
ilny. the Anlelopo priests consecrated their
pnhos ( prayer sticks ) before the nltar nnd
sang their strnngo songs. Then , before the
sun wns up , the young men. Including some
from the neighboring villages , started off
on the Snake race , which Is much Ilko a
'cross country run. The winner cnme up
the trail to the antelope klva , lint received
no prize save a pnho , which nn nntelope
priest gavu him.
Then n number of children , some In the
ceremonial kilt and all bearing cornstalks ,
melons and other objects , came running up
the hill to the town. As they approached
the houses men nnd women ran to inert
them and tried to seize the objects , whleh
furnished much fun and excitement for the
crowd. Then came a man Impersonating .1
warrior. He wore a white kilt and an
nntelopo skin , nnd at Intervals twirled a
bull roarer or whlzzcr over MB hend. I'n-
llke the winner of the
snake race , ho re
turned to the klva accompanied by the nn
telopo priests. Here they snt In a clrclo
nbout the fireplace , smoked , exchanged terms
of relationship , and
nftcr the gmoko re
mained silently crouching on the floor , ench
with a pinch of ashes In his hand. One
f = nng In a low tone , nnd ns he sang mndo
circular passes with his hand about his
head , spat on the ashes , nnd then ciift them
out of the hut. Immediately ( hey all nib
bled from a bundle of roots , which was
passed nround , spnt upon their hands , and
rubbed them over their
chests. This was
a purificatory service , and nt the end the
warrior deposited the feather In his hair
on the antelope nltar.
There are many complications In tliosnako
dance of this village , as In the dance at
Walpl , which has often been described , but
In the mnln points It Is the same. It comes
just before sunset , and with its Ftrango
ceremonies nnd the crowd from thn
neighboring villages , with less than half a
dozen whiles , it presents a queer scene to
civilized oycs. The antelope and snake
priests who participate go through much
the same preliminary ceremony ns In the
nntelope ilancc of the dny before. When the
two sets of priests wore nrrangcd In lines ,
the snakes divided into four groups , ench
trio composed of n "carrier. " n "hugger"
and a "gatherer. " The carrier knelt be
fore the klsl ( the hut ) , received n snake
from the mnn within , put It into his mouth ,
which cnused a shudder In the knot of
whites , and began n circuit of the plazn. with
the "hugger" behind resting ono hand on
his shoulder. The "carrier" did not touch
the Kimko nfter putting It Into his mouth.
When he hnd finished , the "gatherer" picked
the snake up from thp ground , where thu
"carrier" had placed It , nnd continued the
ceremony.
Hut first , ns HIP snake "carrier" left thn
klsl , in his circuit , tlm nsperger sprinkled
him with medicine , nnd after the snnkes had
been carried , In the mouths of nil the
participants In the dance , the snake chief
made n circle of sacred meal twenty feet In
diameter In front of the shrine , and In It
ho drew six radial lines with meal cor
responding to the six cardinal points. Into
this the reptiles were thrown
, nnd the
nsperger sprinkled them with medicine , nfter
whleh the maidens and women threw sacred
menl from the
basket plaques
upon this
writhing mass. At a given signal the snake
priests rushed to the
reptiles , seized as
mnny at , they could , nnd , as at Wnlpl , de
parted hastily down the mesa trails nnd
distributed them to the cardinal points.
Tlm ( Jrmid I'ennl.
Then followed the unique features of the
day. As the priests disappeared a rnln of
splttlo from 'the ' spectators on the house
tops followed anil subsequently came tha
grand feast , which characterizes all of tha
villages. In the Clpaulovl snake dance
there are more primitive and less complex
traits than in the Wnlpl , which hns been
studied and doubtless Influenced by whlto
visitors. But the essential features are Dm
same nnd to nny citizen of this country this
aboriginal , pagan worship which occupies
so much of the year , with Its weird ceremonials
menials and many repulsive characteristics ,
will over bo a r.ourco of surprlso and will
bo met with much Incredulity.
The meanings ami Interpretations of the
rites In the southwestern corner of our
country are elaborate.
very Sonio nro ra
tional , others theoretical , but the purport of
the widespread snnke dance Is still mys
terious. Dr. Fewkes , who Is undoubtedly
the man most conversant with the subject ,
says :
"The meaning of the snake dance cannot ,
I believe , be made out complctrly without
comparative studies nnd cannot be obtained
from living priests , ns pointed out by Tay
lor in speaking of the religions of great na
tions. He says the sarerdotnl tendency Is to
Ignore and obliterate traces of thn Inevitable
chnngn of religion from iige lo ngo nnd to
convert Into mysteries ancient rites whojo
ic-nl barbaric meaning IH too far out of har
mony with the spirit of later time.
"I have no doubt that nt eomc fiituro tlmo
enough material will he collected to enable
the ethnologist to give a rational explana
tion , but 1 doubt very much whether the
Tusayan priests know Its original meaning.
Whatever current opinions arc now regarded
as orothodox by the priests should tin re
garded as evidence , but not regarded as cle-
clblve "
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