WAITING ON JI08E1 MARKET
Stringency Not Broken nnd No Marked
Elements of Relief in Sight
CLEWS SEES UNUSUAL CAUSES AT WORK
Credit Oiicrntlono Hnvc Ilccn llnd-
Icully Influenced ! > Hie Ini1ntrlnl
Hcvolntloii Itiulilcntnl to Crc-
titloii ot Great Trn tn.
NEW YOttK , Nor. 5. ( Special. ) Henry
Clews of the banking house of Henry Clews
& Co. , writes of the situation In Wall street
as follows : ,
the speculative market has
In Wall street ,
boon waiting on the money tPnrktl 7h9
had
lending
week opened with a feeling that
Ukon n turn toward case. A moderate
gain In the surplus reserves of the banks
wns construed as a hopeful symptom and '
Monday's buying was active nnd buoyant'
but , when buyers came to make up their
loans , they found a very different money
' bank exhibit
market from what Saturday's
had led them to expect. Instead of rcllof ,
there wns a return to stringency us sharp
as anything experienced within the Inst
two months Nobody seemed more surprised
than the
had taken
nt the turn money
bankers themselves , who , while attributing
something to the preparations for Interest
settlements on November 1 , yet very gen
erally agreed that the stringency Is not yet
broken hnd that no mnrked elements of re
lief are yet In sight. The Interior currency
movement Is still against the banks , and
whilst the demnnd from the west perhaps
shows some abatement the requirements or
the south nre Increasing.
Honking opinion very generally Inclines
to the conclusion that the full return to
ease will bo much later this * Benson than In
ordinary years' ' . Krom such symptoms ns
nro In sight bankers rtoT ? nn Interior
business nrn expecting little ending below
C cent between now and the li't of Jnn-
per
uary. Unusual causes are at work In the
money market , the breadth nnd force of
which It Is not easy to measure. Some
thing more than the movements Incident to
this crop season have to bo cnlculnted upon.
Credit operations have been radically In-
IliK-nced by the Industrial revolution Incl-
dentnl to the great trust creations of the
Innt ten months. Since January 1 corpora
tions with a total of no less than J2.000.000.-
000 of capital Issues have been organized.
Those transformations hnvo been attended
with Immense temporary dislocations of
capital. The negotiations hnvo Involved
largo loans detained run until the new
Issues have been distributed nnd until the
underwriters have effected their liquida
tions. The national banks have doubtless
participated to but n very small extent In
these operations : but many of the trust
compnnlcp , private bankers and other finan
cial Institutions have probably made advances
hundreds ot millions
vances to the extent of
lions of dollars ; with the consequence that
these -credit resources arc largely withheld
from the uses to which they ordinarily con
tribute at this seatxjn of the year.
Uminuiil Kciiimul for Money.
Tn addition to this special employment of
credit the demand for the ordinary purposes
of business haa far surpassed all precedent ,
The extraordinary development In our
manufncturos , our farming , our mining nnd
our exports has placed an extraordinary
pressure upon the credit resources of the
country. There Is a limit to the extent to
which this sudden vast expansion of our
credit requirements can bo promptly re
sponded to. It Is not merely that wo have
no power to expand our currency proportionately
tionately to these enlarged wants. Kestrlc-
tlon falls equally upon the much larger
clasa ot credit operations that are carried
on without the employment of money the
ordinary loans nnd discounts ot the banks ,
which are placed under sharp limitations
by the banking laws.
The ability ot the banks to lend If ? regu
lated by the amount ot lawful money they
can control as reserve against their de
posits ; and yet the activity of the retail
trade and the Increased requirements for
payment of wages are keeping the. green
backs nnd gold In active circulation outsldo
the banks. Had wo nn elastic bank cur
rency system , which would enable the
banks to distribute their notes under con
ditions llko the * * , Instead ot paying out
their reserve money , we should have a two
fold source of relief which wo have not now
In the llrst place , a larger resource ot re
tail circulation and In the next place a
larger ability of the banks to discount.
Due to Lt-cnl RvntrlutlouH.
It thusi appears that the prevailing string
ency Is due , moro than anything else , to the
legal restrictions upon banking operations
and to thu arttflclal regulation of our cur
rency system. Il'ow far the Injury from
these restraints will be further developed
under the present conditions. It Is difficult
to definitely Indicate. It geems only too
possible that some Interests may Buffer
which , under freer conditions , might safely
and properly bo accommodated. The nature
and causes of the stringency are not sug-
gestlvo ot early relief and make urgent ap
peal to congress for the earnest considera
tion of these credit nnd currency ques
tions.
Toward the close of the week the stock
market showed an upward tendency owing
to the belief that the tension In the money
market had reached th& highest point , and
that for some time to como excessive rates
would not bo obtainable. Hankers , however -
over , anticipate full rates until after Jan
uary 1 ; the great commercial and Indus
trial activity assuring a brisk demand for
funds from regular borrowers. Good rules
will exercise a wholesome restraint upon
speculation , without which the Incentive to
take dangerous risks might prove lrrcsls > -
tlblc. Some of the preferred shares ot the
Industrials with their enormous earnings
appear very tempting to the average opera
tor ; but the over-capitalizations and innate
weakness of many of tlicno combinations
nro fully understood ; and , fortunately for
the stability of the stock market , the out
sldo public has been exceedingly cautious
regarding them , and only a fraction of
these new "securities" have found their way
Into the hands of small Investors.
Iliillroml KnmliiKH Heitvy.
TUIlroad shares still offer the safest and
surest opportunities for profitable pur
chase , learnings continue phenomenally
hejivy , and trade conditions render It cer
tain that the present period of prosperity
will continue for some time , to como a
year , If not longer. Confidence of this sort
Is emphasized by the recent Immense orders
placed for rails and equipment by shrewd
railroad managers , who by training1 and
poaltloif nro able to see farther into the
futuru than ordinary observers. Very likely
cxpcnsei will increase considerably , so that
thopo who entertain ovcrsnngulno expecta
tions of Increased dividends will bo disap
pointed ; but there Is still a strong prospect
that some of the non-dividend payers will
bo placed on a dividend basis before many
months , and such pocurltles must undergo a
further Important advance. The best class
of stocks nnd bonds are still high ; some of
them have already discounted Increased
dividends ; yet they are more' likely to ap
preciate in value than to fall in these times.
Facts nro largely on the bull Bldo" of the
market. Still , accidents may happen ; so
operations must bo conducted with moro
prudence than in the rise ot last spring1.
Hold Imports are unlikely this * fall ; and
events might happen which would force
golil exports and thus rovlvo a degree of
monetary stringency thnt would heavily
handicap any big bull movement.
STOCK MAHKKT IS Film.
Ill Spile of lliul War JVowii llrUUU Are
Coiilltleiit of Victory.
LONDON , Nov. C. In aplto of the bad
nown the Stock exchange last week main
tained n firm tone , baaed upon the convic
tion that the hostilities In South Africa will
result ultimately In a British victory over
the noerf , but there Is no doubt that thla
feeling Is weaker than It was ten clnys ago.
There wan little buying , consequently the
general disposition la to regard prices
on qulto high enough for thu prcuunt , cape ,
elally In view of the hardening tendency In
money. Conpols fluctuated freely during the
week and cloned Vi point down.
The material Improvement established In
American securities throughout the week
wan largely due to Cii'rmim buying , the
chief demand being for Ixjuluvllle & Nash
ville , Central Puclflo nnd Southern I'nclllc.
However , the natural hesitancy on the part
of operators on the-ovo of the elections
caused a fractional"decline In Americans
alone the whole line at the closo.
Among thu dpcllni-a were : Southern Pa
cific , which fell % point ; Atchlson , Topcka
& lllo Qrando preferred , y , nnd Krle Is , ,
Money was fairly abundant. On call ut
from 114 to 2 per cent : on llxtures , 3 , and on
three menthe bills ,
I./I8BON , Nov. 6 , The gold quotations
yesterday wan 42 ,
.MADRID. Nov. 5. Spanish 4s closed yes
terday at 71.35. Gold was quoted at 25.45.
Thu Hank of Spain report for the week
ended yesterday shows the following : Gold
In hand , no change ; silver In hand , increase ,
Ml.ttiO pcPvtnB ; notes In circulation , Increase ,
8,435,000 pesetas ,
ClllfACO < JHA1.AXD PUOVISIONS.
I'enturcH of ( lie Trnillnir unit CloNlnu
Prlc'r * on Sntiirilnj- ,
CHICAGO , Nov. 4. The overwhelming
and apparently Inexhaustible supply In
sight , coupled with n stagnant cash demand ,
depressed wheat ngnln toilay and December
closed a shade lower r\t GS'c. Corn lost V4c.
OatH closed a shade lower. Provisions Im
proved n , trifle.
Hotter cables nnJ the growing uneasiness
abroad over the position of the Knqllsh
army In the Trans-van ! developed n steady
feeling In wheat nt the opening. Uusluess
was so dull , however , thnt after a slight
advance on stuttered covering the market
suddenly turned weak. December opened
Uo higher nt es sjcs c , touched CSHe and
dropped to ffiJMHsc. Llnuldatlon wns heavy
on the way- down and thu market ruled
weak until near the end of the session ,
when buying against weekly puts and scat
tered covering1 because of reports of damage -
ago by tht lles.ilrm fly throughout the
Houth , started n slight rally , December ad
vancing to tSVlc , where It clofcd. One of the
most distressing features of the day's news
wns the closing down of ton Hour mills In
the northwest , said to bo dueto nn nb-
sencc of demand. Steadily IncrcaHng stocks
nnd n poor cash demand udded sllll fur
ther to the weakness. Chicago received lla
cars , thirty-four of which graded contract.
Minneapolis and Duluth got 723 cars , com
pared with 1,374 far tlio corresponding day
a yeur ago , The world's shipments to Europe -
rope during the week were 5.200,000 bu.
Total wp8tern primary receipts were 710.0W
bu. , ngnlnrn 1.432,000 bu. last year. The In
dications were for another large Increase
In the vlrtblo supply Monday , with the
prospects thnt by Jnnuary 1 It will amount
to GO.OOO bu. Atlantic port clearances of
wheat nnd flour * equaled ' 630,000 bu.
Corn was dull nnd without animation or
movement beyond what wns urged upon It
by the action of wheat. The mnrket did not
yield much , although a good deal ot talk
WHS Indulged In of a bearish character ,
llecolpts , 2(15 ( cars. December opcnod un
changed nt SOHc , declined to SOlMfSOHc nnd
closed with buyers tit SO c.
Oats ruled dull nnd weak In sympathy
with the other grains. A slow cash de
mnnd and selling by clevntor Interests
added to the weakness. Hccelpts. 203 cnrs.
December opened unchanged nt 22-i222V4c ,
declined to 22',4 < Te22c nnd closed nt 22c.
Provisions were dull but steady. Liberal
shipments of meats and a decrease In
stocks encouraged buying by packers under
which small gains were scored. January
pork closed 5c higher nt J9.75 < 09.77Mi : Jnn
uary lard 2'.4c higher nt $5.2714 and Jnnuary
ribs unchanged nt $1.95.
The lending futures ranged as follows !
Articles. ] upcii. | High. | Low. | Close. ) Yes'y.
" "
WhttH '
Dec. 68V 6S
May 72 0 % 72
'Corn
Dec. SOli 30- } $
Jan. 301 0 U COWVi S04 } i4i 0U0U
321/40- % 32 < ,40./i
Oats-
Dec. 22 %
2314
Pork-
Dec. 8 IE 8 20 S 15 S 17V4
Jan. 972V4 977 $
Lard-
Dec. 510 G 10 5Q1V. E07V4
Jan. G27V4
Ribs-
Dec. 4 85
Jnn. 4 9V& 4 95 4 95
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Slow nnd easy ; winter patents.
$3.55(8 ( .05 ; straights , $3.2303.33 ; clears. $3.10
03.23 ; spring specials , $1.10 : spring patents ,
$3.4003.CO ; straights , $2.9003.20 ; bakers , $2.30
02.CO.
WHEAT No. 2 spring. r,7071c ; No. 3
spring , 62imc ; No. 2 red , C9070c.
CORN No. 2 , 31H032c ; No. 2 yellow , 32c.
OATS No. 2 , 23c ; No. 2 white , 2Cc ; No. 3
wh'.te. 24V4Q23C.
RYE No. 2 ,
BARLEY No. B , 36 0430. *
SHEDS-No. 1 tlaxseed and northwest ,
$1.28V4. Prime timothy , $2.30. Clover , $7.50.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , $8.150) )
8.20. Laid , per 100 Ibs. , $5.17'/40o.20. Short
ribs sides ( loose ) , $4.SOTi5.25. Dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) . $5.7505.87 % . Short clear
sides 0)oxed ) . $5.2506.30.
WHISKY Distillers' llnished goods , per
gal. . $1.24.
SUG-ARS Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated , $3.18.
Following are the receipts and shipments
for today :
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Flour , bbls . 19,000 16,000
Wheat , bu . SS.OOO 10,000
Corn , bu . 271.000 347,000
Oats , bu . 6,000 283,000
Rye , bu . 93,000 .
Barley , bu . . . . . 70,000 43,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was flrm ; creameries , 15023V4c ;
dairies , U019c. Egg ? , strong ; fresh , ISc.
Cheese , steady ; creams , ll12t,4c. (
OMAHA GENERAL SIAlUvET.
Condition of Trade nnd Quotation * on
Stniilcnnil Fancy Produce.
EGGS Receipts liberal ; good stock , 15c ,
POULTRY Hens , live , 5'Ac ; spring chick
ens , 6V4c ; old and stuggy roosters , live , 3Vi
fMc ; ducks and geese , live , G0)7c ) ; turkeys ,
live , 10e.
BUTTER Common to fair , 15e ; choice , 14
c ; separator , 22023c ; gathered creamery ,
PIGEONS-Llvo. per doz. , 75c.
VEAT.S-Cholce. 9c.
GAME Prairie chickens , per doz. , $ l.00@
4.60 ; quail , per doz. , $1.6001.75 ; mallards ,
$3.0003.25 ; blue wing teal , $1.75 ; green wing
teal , $1.2501.60 : mixed ducks , $1.5002.00.
0 1'STEltS Medium , per can , 20c ; stand
ards , per can , 24c ; bulk standard , per gal. ,
$1.25 ; extra selects , per can. 32o ; extra
selects , per gal. , $1.75 ; New York Counts ,
per can , 40c : New York Counts , per 100 , $1.23.
HAY Upland , choice. $6.60 ; midland ,
choice , $6.00 ; lowlandcnolce , $5.00 ; rye
straw , choice , $5.60 ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. 3
whits cats , Ke ; cracked corn < per ton , $12 ;
corn and oatu , chopped , per ton. $12.60 ;
bran , per ton. $13 ; shorts , per ton , $14.
VEGETABLES ,
TOMATOES Per crate , 63S65c.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. , $2.25.
POTATOES-Per bu. , 20@25c.
CRANBERRIES-Capo Cod , $5.600 .00 ;
fancy Howes. $6.500 .00.
ONIONS-Retall way , 7075c.
CELERY Per doz. , 20040C.
TURNIPS-Rutabngas. per lb. , IVic.
CABBAGE-Per lb. , Itfc.
FRUITS.
PLUMS Oregon , per crate. $1.0001.25.
CALIFORNIA PEACHES-No good ship
ping stock.
APPLES Cholco western shipping stock ,
$3.0003.25 ; Jonathans and Grimes' golden ,
$3.6004.00 : New York stock , $3.7554,00.
GRAPEB-Now York , 20c ; California To
kays , $1.75.
PEARS Western varieties , $2.2502.60.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per uox , $4.50.
LEMONS California fancy , $4.7505.00 :
cholco California , $4.00&-i. ; > 0 ; Messina , $5.00
35.60.
BANANAS-CboIco , crated , large stock ,
per bunch , $2.0002.60 ; medium-sized bunches ,
$1.7502.00.
$1.7502.00.HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , 8c ; No. 2 preen
hides. 7o : No. 1 suited hides , 9ic ; No. 2
salted hides , 8Hc ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12
Ibs. , lOc ; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c ,
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC.-Tallow. rfo. 1.
Sc : tallow. No. 2. 3Wc ; rough tallow. lc ;
white grease , ! % 03ttc ; yellow and brown
grease , 2H03c..MISCELLANEOUS.
.MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-scctlon case , $3,2303.60.
NUTS-Hlckory nuts , per bu. . $1.00.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb , box ,
$1.10 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $1.20.
MAPLE SUOAR-Por lb. . Se.
Liverpool Grnlii nnd frovlnlonii.
LIVERPOOL , Nov. 4. WHEAT Spot ,
dull ; No. 1 California , Ca2daCs.3d ; No. 2
red western , winter , 6s lOd ; No , 1 northern ,
BprlDg , 6s. FuturtB , quiet : December ,
5s lOV-il ; March 6s mid ; May , 5s mid.
CORN Spot , llrm ; American mixed , new
and old , 3 6Ud , Futures , quiet ; No. 1 De.
ce-mbnr. 3s 6 d ; January. 3s OMd.
FLOUR St. Louis fancy , dull at 7s 9d.
PEAS Canadian , 6s 7d.
PROVISIONS Heef , strong ; extra India
mess , 85s ; prime mcis. 78s 9d. Pork , strong ;
prime mesa , western. 57s 6d , Hams , short
cut , 14 to 16 Ibs , , dull at 45s. Bacon , Cum
berland cut. 2S to SO Ibs. , dull at 31s ; short
rb ! , IS to 22 Ibs. , llrm at 34s Cd ; long clear
middles , llKllt , 30 to 85 Ibs. , dull at 31s ; long-
clear middles , heavy , 33 to 40 Ibs. , dull at
303 ; short clear backs , 16 to IS Ibs. , dull at
30s ; clear bellies , 14 < to 16 Ibs. , dull at Ka ;
shoulders , pquare , 12 to 14 lbn , flrm nt S2a ,
I > ard , steady ; prime western. In tierces ,
27s Cd ; American rellncd , In palls , 23a Cd ,
firnlii uiiil I'rovUluuM
KHUN UN City ,
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 4. WHEAT De
cember , KVie : May , C7',4c ; cash , No. 2 hard ,
C4o ; No. 3 , C00C3',4o : No. 2 red , 70c ; No. 3 ,
6l0CSc : receipts , 78 carii.
CORN-December , 27ftc : May , 23 e ; cash.
No. 2 mixed , 2SHtf23cNo ; , 2 white , 29W ®
29&c : No , 3. 2SHC.
OATS-NO. 2 white , 255260.
RYE-NO. 2. 6ic.
HAY Choice timothy , $ S.M ; choice prairie ,
$7.5008.00.
RECEIPTfi-AVheat , 46.SOO bu.j corn , 30-
000 bu. ; oats , 5.000 tU.
SHIPMENTS Wheat , 43,800 bu. ; corn.
9,700 bu. ; oata. 4,000 bu.
firnlu Market.
MILWAUKEE Nov. 4. WHEAT Lower ;
No. 1 northern , C7KjjCSo , ; No. 2 northern , GSc.
nVE-Nomlnal : No , 2. 63c.
UARLI3Y Dull ; No. 2 , 45046c : sample , 38
G-Uic.
OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET
Light Receipts of Cattle aa Usual on a
Saturday.
GOOD MARKET FOR END OF THE WEEK
Ifcirn Sell Alinut on Par Mltli Krlilnj ,
but Clone I.inver She ! | i Lower
Cattle SlumI.UCle CliaiiKO
for thu Oil ) ' .
SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 4.
were : Cattle , llojjs. Sheep.
. - . - . - -
Onicial Monday. . . c,567 491 ' 3csa
Olllrlal Tuesday 4.91S 10,374 S.563
OlllcialVedncwlay I. . . . . 4 610 8,743 2.K3
Official Thursday 4,004 fi.122 3,877
Onicial Friday 4,023 6.721 G.UM
Olllcial Saturday 1,01'J 4,62 2W1
Totnl this week ,25,171 40,616 22.WI
Week ending Oct. 23 2S.S64 44,570 S2,17i
Week ending Oct. 21 2S CS9 2 ! ,6IS 29fii7
\\eck ending Oct. 14 2'J,61I 35,11)1 ) 29.9W
Average price paid for hogs for the last
several days with comparisons :
The ofllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. HOB * Sheep.
G.M.&St.P.ny
Missouri Pacific Hy 29
Union Pacific System. . . . 2 10 4
C. & N. AV. Ily. . B
K. , K. & M. V. U. H 17 2
C. , St. P. , M. & O. Hy. . . . .
H. & M. It. R. H. . . . . . . . . 1 18 7
C. . B. & Q. Hy . .
C. , H. I. & P. Ily. , cast. . . . 2
C. , R. I. & P. Hy. , wcat. . 2 2
Total receipts 3S CS 17
The disposition of the dny'a receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing tlio num
ber of head indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 613 3U :
G. II. Hammond Co 7 9C2 151
Swift and Company 53 1,111
Cudahy Packing Co 12 803
Armour & Co 20 1,113 23
Cudahy , from 1C. C 793
Lobman & Co 25
W. I. Stephens ; . . . 40
Huston & Co 4
Other buyers 34 1,007
Held over 400
Totals 99 ? 4.70S 1.915
CATTLE There wns a fair run of cattle
for the last day of the week , but twenty-
eight cars wcro consigned direct to pack
ers and were not offered for sale. There
were not really enough cattle on sale to
make a test of the market , and about all
that could be said of the day's trade is to
quote it as nominally steady. There were ,
however , a few cornfcds good enough to
brine $6.
Cornfed and grass beef steers have been
in light supply all the week , while the
demand has been ccod nnd values firm.
The tendency has been rather upward , and
for the week It is safe to say that values
are fully lOc higher. Each day's receipts
have met with quite ready sale , and the
market has been in a coed , healthy con
dition all the week.
Cows and heifers have also been prettv
good sellers this week and toward the close
values firmed up a little , so that prices
arc a little stronger at the close than they
were a week ago. Buns nave sold In about
the same notches all tha week , and there
have been no changes of any Importance.
At the opening of the week stockers and
feeders were in good demand and the mar
ket strong , but later on the country de
mand seemed to fall , owing presumably to
lie fact that farmers are busy in their
corn llelds. In consequence of that cattle
began to accumulate in the .hands of specu
lators and the market broke rapidly. Good
feeders were not'so very plentiful and they
wcro not ever lOfflGc lower for the week ,
but the medium kinds were anywhere from
15 < Zf23c lower , or pretty nearly back to the
low time. The heaviest decline was on
stock calves , which have been coming in
more freely than they were going out , so
that everyone was loaded up with them and
values on that kind of stuff dropped off
23R50C.
t HOGS Today's market was not much
different from yesterday's late market , that
Is , the hogs sold larcoly nt JI.OOJJ4 CT . The
close was weak and lower. The demnnd
wns good for the last day of the week nnd
the most of the hogs changed hands early
nnd the pens were cleared in good season.
As a whole the market wns in very satis
factory condition for the last day ot tha
week.
While the hog market has been In pretty
good shape this week as regards supply and
demand , the tendency of prices has been
downward. The week opened with an
easier market , nnd there was a decline of a
big 6c on Tuesday nnd a still further de
cline on Wednesday of about 2V4c During
the last three dayof the week the market
did not show mucn change as Indicated
by the average prices paid for nil the hogs.
The week cloned with the market a coed
6c lower than It was at the close of the
previous week.
SHEEP For the last day of the week
there was rj. prett _ falr run of sheep , and
the market Tn reasonably good shape.
Values did not show much change ns com
pared with yesterday. During the early
part of the week the market showed some
strength and prices paid at this point were
high as compared with' other market points.
Later on In the week values eased off , so
that a part of the ndvanco was lost. On
Friday Chicago reported lambs 15Q25c lower
and difficult to sell even then , with sheep
slow t n decline of lOc. The bad ehniie
of the market nt Chicago was responsible
for the weakness that appeared In this
market. Representative sales :
Quotations : Good to choice fed wethers ,
$4.25@4.40 ; good to choice grass wethers , $4.00
< iM.25 : fair to good grass wethers , J3 > 5'ff4.00 ' ;
good to choice grass owes. $3.f > 0f3.G5 ; fair
to good gross ewes , $3.25 < fJ3.iO ! ; good to.
cholco native lambs , $5.25fl5.liO : good to
choice western lambs , $5.00j6.2G ; fair to good
western lambs , $4.G5M.80 ; feeder wethers ,
53.G.1 { 13.75 ; feeder yearlings , $3.75J(3.90 ; good
to cholco feeder lambs , 14.25 4.40 ; fair to
good feeding Iambs , $4.0004.25.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK 3IAIUCET.
Sniuily of Cnttln on Ilnnil ninioned Of
at IJncliniiKPd I'rIceH.
CinCAGO , Nov. 4.-CATTIE-Tho small
supply of cattle received today waa dis
posed of at unchanged prices , sales being
on a basis of $4.00@4,7G for common grassy
lots , , $5.00@5. ( > 0 for medium grades of dressed
beef steer ? , $5.75Q6.00 for good shipping cat
tle , $ C.10flG.40 for cholco beeves and $6.50 J
6.70 for fancy lots. Texnns sold at $3.40 ®
4.10 and calves $3.757.90.
HOGS There was a good demand for
prime hogs at steady prices , but heavy
packer * nnd light weights sold slowly at a
rlleht decline. Fair to prime lots brought
SHEEP AND LAMBS There was a fairly
good demand for sheep and lambs , common
to prime selling at $2.004.60 and $3.75i } ( .50
for lambs , with extra lambs' bringing $5C3
( QS.75 ; yearlings rold at $4tOJf4.65.
Receipts : CntUe , 400 head ; hogs , 15,000
head ; sheep , l.COO head ,
ICniiHiiN City I.lvo Stock.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Nov. 4.-CATTLE-
Recelpts , 1,16ft bend ; prices unchnnged.
Percentage of high-priced cattle this week
was smaller , owing to lack of tlnlnh of of- ,
ferlngs. Supply of half-fed , unfinished
cattleami common canners was too zreat
and prices for these clauses are sharply
lower , while other killing grades were
quickly disposed of nt nbout steady prices.
Desirable stock nnd feeding1 cattle Hold
steady ; Inferior grades slow nnd lower.
Heavy native stcern brought $5.-lOfi < i,00 ;
lightweights , $4.40Q5.CO ; stockcrs and feed
ers , $3.2504.80 ; butcher cows nnd heifers ,
$3.tXVT'4.60 ' ; canncrs , $2.5003.00 : fed westerns ,
$3.75(5.M ; range atecrs , $3.0004.60 ; Texans ,
$3.00T-4.30. ( |
HOGS Receipts. 3,150 head ; steady to lo
lower ; closing prices for week nro lowest
of season , although when compared with
corresponding dates last season present
market Is still 60o per 100 Ibs. higher ; bulk
at sales ranged from $4.00 to $4.02 ; top ,
SHEEP Receipts for week , 20,000 head ;
market this week was active and values on
good killing grades advanced 33ft50c. while
common kinds and stackers and feeders
show n caln of 15030O per 100 ,
LAMDS Brought $4.7506.40 : muttons , $3.75
04.50 ; feeding lambs , Jl.doa4.25 : feeding
sheep. $3.5003.W > ; stackers. $2.7503.60 ; culls.
$2.00&2.75.
St. I.oulM Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 4. CATTLE-RecelptB ,
D09 head : market dull , steady : native ship
ping ana export steers , $5.1000.00 ; dressed
f t'l
beef find bulrhor steers , JI.OCWI5.flO ! steers
under 1,000 ! bs , | , L85l.riQ ( ; Moekorn ami
feeders. .POft4.60 ; VoWS nml heifers , N.OOfl )
4.80 ; cannern , $1.XW ( 2.SS } bulls , $2.20f3.G5 ? :
Tcxns and Indian 'Hfeers , J3.00IJ4.00 ; cows
nnd heifers. $2.7MT3.M. '
1IOQB llccltrf | , toOO hen lj market
steady to 60 lo\veH 'pl a nnd lights , Jl.OOifj )
4.07V4 ; packers , W.My-l.'lO ' ; butchers , $ I.05Q >
4,15.'I
B11KKP llecelpt ! , i' ' 'tOO head : market
steady ; native iiuutons , 3.SiVifl.3. > ! lambs ,
ll.NW5.6S ; stockers. $2.ooy3.25 ; culls and
bucks. 42.0081.00. " "
\IMV Yorlc Ifivu
NKW YOHIC , Nhv. 4.-BKEVKS-He-
celpls , 13fl head ; nominal ! feeling steady ;
cables ftoady ; expwrla CoS cattle , 70 sheep
nnd 4f > S4 quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts , ? 6 head ! slow ! all
sold ; veals , $5. < WiS.ii ! , grasicrs , $3.6004.00 ;
city dressed vrals , 12'4c ' pound.
HIIKIOP AND LAMBS-Recelpts , 4,297
head ; nineteen cars on palo ! sheep slow ;
lambs , 16c lower : elghl cnrn unsold ; sheep ,
$3oo 74,12'4 ! lambs , $5.15ff5.50 ; Canadian
lambs , ? ' > . : > 0.
HOGS-Recolpts , 2,039 head ; no sales ;
nominally steady.
.Stool ; lit Sluht.
Following arp the receipts at the four
principal western markets for November 4 :
_ . , Cattle. Hogft Sheep.
South Omaha . 1,049 4t2 ; 2,901
Chicago . 400 16,000 1.600
Kansas City . 1.160 3,160
St. Louis . 500 3,200 300
Totals . , 3io99 26,012 4,701
St. I.nnl * ( iritln anil I'rovlHloiiM.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 4. WHlJAT-Lowcr ; No.
2 red cash , elevator , GSUc ; track , 70070'/Ac :
CORN Lower ; No. 2 cneh. 31Uc : track ,
32 < Jc : December , 29&c : May , 30fto-7ie. ( ; ;
OATS Lower : No. 2 cash , 24c ; track , 23c ;
December , 23'ic ' ; May , 2lT o ; No. 2 white ,
? | C.
C.llYrc Lower at Cl'ic.
METALS-Lcad , 'dull at $1.43. Spelter ,
lower nt $1.70.
POULTUY-Dull ; chickens , old. Uc ;
young , 7e : turkeys , 7J4c ; ducks , eMtiljc ;
gccstv SI6c.
FLOPU-DuH , but unchanged ; patents ,
$3.4003.50 ; extra fancy , $3.0uj3.15 ; clear , $2.D9
SEEDS Timothy , $1.9002.23 ; flax , quiet ,
$1.2 < Kn.27.
COKNMEAL Steady , ll.75ffl.SO.
HIIAN Firm ; sacked , cast track , eiSfRic.
HAY Timothy , steady , $3.50010.00 ; prairie ,
flrm , $5.60f/S.OO.
WHISKY-Stcady , { 1.24.
COTTONTIKS-Unchanced.
BAGGING Unclinnced.
1II3MP TWINE-Unchanged.
PROVISlONS-Dry salt meats , boxed
shoulders , $3.75 ; extra shorts , $3.37'/fe clear
ribs , $5.50 ; clear sides , $3.C2',4. Bncoif boxed
shoulders , $0.25 ; extra shorts , $5.75 ; clear
ribs. $5.S7W : clear sides , $ C.l,4.
RECEIPTS Flour , 0,000 bbis. ; wheat , 27-
000 bu. ; corn , 46,000 bu. ; oats , 23,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Flour , 7,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
8,000 bu. ; corn , 26,000 bu. ; oats , 13,000 bu.
Iliittcr , EKK nml Cltronr Mni'Uet.
ST.- LOUIS , Nov. 4.-BUTTEU-Stendy ;
creamery , 1902414C ! dairy , 15021c.
EGGS Steady at 16c.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. BUTTER Firm ;
creameries , 1502314c : dairy , 14019c.
EGGS-FIrm ; freph , ISc.
NEW YORK , Nov. 4.-BUTTER-Firmer ;
western creamery , 17if24'/5c ( ; western fac
tory , 15VMI20c : state dairy , 17023c ; state
creamery , 17fl2IJ c.
CHEESE Weak ; small September fancy ,
12HO12ic ; finest October , 12012Vic : largo
colored fancy , 1240124e } } ; large October
finest , HUc.
KGGS Steady ; state and Pennsylvania ,
21 < f2iyc ; western fresh , ungraded at mark ,
14048C. 1 \ .
KANSAS CITY. Mo. . Nov. 4. EGGS
Market firm ; trade nrllvc ; receipts moved
quickly : fresh Missouri and Kansas stock ,
Ists , ] 5c per doz.i cases returned.
BUTTER Creameryt 20fi22c : dairy , 18c.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. ,4.-BUTTER-Flnest
United States , 96s ; good , 73s.
CHEESE Steady ; American finest white ,
54s Cd : American llnest colored , 5Cs.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 4. BUTTER
Firm ; fancy western creamery , 244c ? : fancy
western prints , 2flc.
EGGS Firm : fresh nearby , 25Q27c ; fresh
southwestern. 19c ; southern , JSc.
CHEESE Quiet but flrm.
MlnncniiollM tVheut nml Flonr.
MINNEAPOLIS. 'Nov. 4. WHEAT-In
store : No. 1 northern , November , 645ic ; De
cember , Mile : May , eS'iiJjCS c. On track :
No. 1 hard. 67c ; No. 1 northern , G5c ; No. 2
northern , 624c. .
FLOUR Slow nnd 'unsatisfactory : some
of the 'mills are down and th& disposition is
to shut down further capacity it the de
mand does not soon develop : llrst patents ,
J3.70H3.SO : second patents , $3.5303.70 ; flrst
clears. $2.MkiT2.90.
BRAN In bulk , $10.60010.73.
Toledo JlnrUet.
TOLEDO , Nov. 4. WHEAT Dull , lower ;
No. 2 cash , GS c : December , 70'/lc ; May , 75c.
CORN Dull , steady ; No. 2 mixed , 34c.
OATS Steady : No. 2 mixed. 23c.
RYE Nominal : No. 2 cash. 5 c.
SHEDS Clover , dull , steady : prime cash ,
November and December , $3.55.
Pcorln MurUct.
PEORIA , Nov. 4.-CORN-Flrm ; No. 2 ,
32V-n.
OA'TS Firm ; No. 3 white , 24Q24Vic.
WHISKY Firm , on the- basis of $1.24 for
finished goode.
Dulutli ( irulii
DULUTH. Nov. 4-WHEAT-No. 1 hard ,
cash , 67c bid ; No. 1 northern , cash , We bid :
December , C5c bid : May , 69T4c lild ; No. 2
northern , 63c bid ; No. 3 spring , 594c. .
1IOKII VERXACULAIl.
Pronunciation and IH-lliilUnii of Com
monly Uncd AfrlUimder AVorilH.
Possibly the best-quoted word Just now of
Dutch-South African origin , eays the Lon
don Mall , IB ultlander , sometimes written
"outlandor , " "Newcomer , " or "outsider , "
Is perhaps the nearest that can bo got to
this In translation and the word Is pro
nounced as nearly as possible llko clght-
landor. The name of the president of the
Transvaal republic Is written Kruger ( more
properly with the "u" umlnuted ) , but It Is
neither Bounded as Kroojcr nor Krowger ,
but as near aa can bo Indicated Kree-er.
The word Transvaal Is , literally , "across
the yellow" ( or yellowish-brown ) river.
Rand , short for 'Wltwatcrsrand , Is pro
nounced ns If spelled rant , The word veld
the final "t" Is sometimes added menus
field or common , nnd Is pronounced "felt. "
Kopje a hillock , or piece of rising ground
la neither kop-Jny nor kop-jee , but koppy.
Dr. Loyds' patronymic Is pronounced Lldes.
The Boer Parliament house Is called the
Raadzaal and the Parliament the Volksraad ,
the "v" being sounded like "f. " Berg Is
mountain , the plural being formed by the
addition of "en" after the "g. " A drift Is n
ford nnd a dorp a town or' village. Thus wo
have Krugersdorp , Leydsdorp , etc.
Btad also meansi town , and wlnkol pro
nounced vlnkle a store , where almost every
thing Is sold. Fonteln , aa the name Implies/
mcana spring , and krantz , a cliff or precipice.
Boschveld ( pronpfuieed bushfelt ) Is an open
plain covered .with bush. To trek Is to
travel , voortrekkVfa''flieanlng pioneers.
A vlel ( flay ) 4s R , pool of water , mostly
formed In the rainy season. Roolnck Is the
term of conteraj ) ' 'fyfplled to Britishers and
means "red-neck ; 'Wt la not Infrequently
prefixed by the 'ndj'cctlvo "verdomdo" ( fcr-
domdy ) . HoolbHji | < 8 Is Capo Dutch for
"Tommy Atklnra'ses , . ' ' or rcd-coata. A stocp
( pronounced std6 ) ' 1ls a raised platform In
front of a house r/fomethlng llko a veranda
on which the Boerjoves to take his weed.
Vrouw meaning'housewife Is pronounced
"frow. " Slim oiten.applled to General Plet
Joubert Is cuntilncU'or artful , or , slanglly
speaking , "fly."fterel" ' Is chap or follow.
Baas pronounced so Is master , and baas
op , boso up. ToInepan Is to harness , or
tether , horses o ? cat'tle , to ultspan Is to un
harness. Ultspan IB also applied to the restIng -
Ing place of the animals. OorJog Is war.
Deep WrllN.
The Forest Oil company says It owns the
deepest oil well In the world , In the Monon-
gahela river valley , It has been drilled to a
depth of 5.632 feet , but work hnn been sus
pended owing to a break In the two and
soven-elphtha Inch rope used. As a result
1,000 feet of rope nnd a string of tools are
at the bottom. Experts are at work on the
fishing Job and hope to bo able to resume
drilling soon. It la proposed to sink the well
to the C,000-foot mark , which will Ifc In the
carboniferous limestone , where oil may be
found , SOTOO of the deep wells are an fol
lows : Pass , France , 2,000 feet ; Pads , 1,793 ;
Neusalwork , 2,288 ; Kliulngen , 1,878 ; Spcren-
bcrg near Berlin , 4,100 ; St. Louis , Mo. , 3,843 ;
Louisville Ky. , 2.086 ; Columbus , 0. , 3,770 % ,
and Charleston , S , C. , 1,250 feet.
FOUR WESTERN TLUBS FIXED
Milwaukee , Ohioigoi St. Louis nml Detroit
in New Base Ball Association.
ILLNESS KEEPS ANSON FROM MIETING
Tom O'llnurko lloprfnotilH New York
uml IM mi Itiiiiiirlnnt Ftu-dir In U\-
ccutlvi * Al oo ( I UK Von Uor
Aliu A 10 Tnkvn 1'nrl.
NB\V YOItK , Nov. 5.An executive
meeting of the recently organized American
Association of Professional Base Ball clubs ,
of which Harry 0. Qulnn Is president , was
held here. Among those present were
Thomas Navln , representing lctrolt ; C. S.
Qulnn nnd C. S. Havener , rcprcscntlnK Mil
waukee ; Chris Von Dor A he , Al Splnk ,
George Schaefer nnd A. D. Donela , rep
resenting St. Louis ; Frank Hough of Phil
adelphia ; Michael Scanlon of Washington ,
and Thomas McCarthy of Boston. A. C.
'Alison of Chicago was not present owing to
tlio Illness of a member of his family. At
the conclusion of the session Secretary
Ilmich said :
"Wo arc moro than satisfied with the
work done at this meeting. The circuit
question was the main topic. As far as
the west IB concerned Milwaukee , St. Louis ,
Chlcaso and Detroit are solid. As to the
cast , wo have New York , Hoston , Philadel
phia , Washington nnd Providence to draw
from. "
At the conference Tom O'Hourko seemed
to bo an Important factor , as he repre
sented the New York element , and In a
statement after the meelng said :
"I am with the association heart and soul
and hope things may bo satisfactorily ar
ranged for a club In this city. I have taken
a great Interest In the scheme and believe
It la a go. There Is room In Now York for
another team If made up of championship
material. "
Secretary Hough said It was not the In
tention to fight the league , If that could bo
'
avoided.
It was announced that the association has
a two-weeks' option on Charles River race
track In Boston. Thcro has been some talk
about bringing John McGraw , the head of
the present Baltimore club , to New York
to manage the New York team , but Sec
retary Haugh said that this proposed
scheme had fallen through.
"McGrnw and Robinson -want to stay In
Baltimore nnd run n team there , " said
Hough. "In the event ot the Baltimore
team joining the now association McGraw
and noblnson will probably Join that team. "
FrcmoiitH Uofcnt Flrnt SliotN.
The Fremonts have met and defeated the
First Shots nt foot ball , 25 to 0. three times
on the former's grounds , the last game be
ing played Sunday. Thu feature was the
fumbling of the First Bhota Line-up :
Fremonta. Position. First Shots.
Diamond Left end Holton
Hlnckmnn Left tackle Foley
Schiller Left guard Okfc
Mohr Center Gnmliol
Cnvender Right guard Wiggins
llushey Right tackle Hoono
Doyle Right end McGandser
Thompson Quarterback Bell ( capt. )
Swo'dcburg. . . Left halfback Ahmonson
O'Niel ( capt. ) Right halfback Fleurth
Morton Fullback Oschlcr
Substitutes : Fremonts Falrbrother and
Hall.
jr iyor S < OIIM Sunday Mnlcli.
The Baldwln-Crowo wrestling match ,
which wns to have been pulled off at Wash
ington hall Sunday night , did not material
ize , as Mayor Moores interfered. Ho said
a -wrestling match could not be given with
his consent In the city of Omaha on Sunday
night , nnd a boxing match , such as was ad
vertised to make the preliminary to the
match , could not be given In Nebraska with
out a permit. The bout between Baldwin
and Crowe was postponed until Thursday
night , November 9 , when it will take place
in Washington hall. A good many sports
went to the hall Sunday night , but they
were pent away with n promise of seine
amusement later on.
McGovern-IIalcy limit I'oH < oiicl.
CHICAGO , No\v6. The six-round contest
between Terry McGovern nnd Patsy Haley ,
and McGovern and "Turkey Point" Hilly
Smith of Philadelphia , which were to have
taken place Tuesday night at TuttcrHalls ,
have been postjKined on account of inability
( o fecure the bulldlnpr for that night. The
contests will probably take place either
Saturday , November 11 , or the following
Tuesday.
lrufH D
DETROIT , Mich. . Nov. 6. The Chicago
League club has drafted Sam Dungan of
the Detroit club. Dungan led the Western
league In hltitlng- last season , with a per-
centapre of 317. It Is understood ho will be
played in the place of Lange , who has quit
the game.
aiOTJIKH OF TWENTY-FIVE.
Hi-imirkul > -Achievement of a I'emi-
nylvinila Woman.
Mrs. Samuel Swartwood of Wllkesbarre ,
Pa. , Is the mother of the largest family In
the United States. Although a comparatively
young woman , being only 41 years old , oho
is the mother of twcnly-flvo children , twenty
of whom arc living. The youngest Is only
a few days old and gives promise of being ,
like his brothers and sisters , halo and
hearty.
To bo the mother of twenty-five children
Is no mean achievement and Mrs. Swartwcod
Is proud of It , reports the Philadelphia
Times. Her children are her greatest bless
ing and , singularly enough , they are all
good , obedient children without the prover
bial black sheep among them. Mrs. Swart-
wood said :
"My children nro my joy. Though I have
always had a baby" she laughed modestly
"and sometimes two to look after they
never Beemed to bo the trouble and worry
eomo babies are. My last little one seems
more cute and sweet than any of the othero ,
but I suppose nil 'babies ' seem Interesting
when they nro just born. "
Mrs. Swartwood Is a remarkably well pre
served woman. She waa married when very
young and her first baby was born fourteen
months after lier marriage. They have boon
but five years since during which the house
hold has failed to be blessed with a baby.
Those years were 1871. 1883 , 1887 , 1888 nnd
1896. But two of them were In succession
and In the succeeding years twins were
born.
Of the entire twenty-five children there
were but the two seta of twins , which wcro
born In 1889 and 1893 , One of each set of
twins Is dead. Mrs. Swartwood can recite
the hour and day each child was born.
"Walter was our first child , " she said. "Ho
waa married a little over a year ago. He
was born on Juno 25 , 1872. Louis came next
on September 9 , 1873. Then came Thaddouo ,
January B , 187fi ; Maude , who Is married to
Charles Heslog nnd has one child , January
12 , 1870 ; Cora , March ID , 1877 ; Blanche , May
19 , 1878 ; May , who la dead , on May 20 ,
1879 ; Herbert , August 21 , 1880 ; Warren ,
March 14 , 1881 ; Elalu , April 27 , 1882 ; Sam
uel , March 11 , 1884 ; Daniel , Sep' mber 3 ,
1885 ; Iluth , September 23 , 1880 ; Alonzo and
Gertrude , the first twins , January 21 , 1889 ;
Gertrude Is dead ; Elmer , Juno 21 , 1890 ; Cal
vin , July 31 , 1891 ; Florence , November 19 ,
1892 ; IJalhcr nnd Benjamin , the second
twins , on December 31 , 1893 ; Earl , March
20 , 1895 ; Jesse , May 3 , 1890 ; Edith , June 8 ,
1897 ; Lottie , September 6 , 1898 , nnd our baby ,
which waa born on September 17 of thla
year. "
Regarding her married life , Mrs , Smart-
wood talked freely. "I was married when I
was 14 years old. I loved Will when I was
a girl and I wanted to bo married. Ever
elnco , wo have been very happy and I would
not change places with any rich lady.
"Look at these children ! Ain't they riches
enough and every QUO living at homo except
the two girls that got married. It's nice for
father and mo to have them all here , al
though It dota crowd us a bit. We haven't
got a big house , as you can neo and every
bit of epaco la used. Walk Into the dlnlug-
room there and look ut the table. "
It was a tableto look at , of generous
width and very long. It bore plates nnd
knives nnd forks for twenty-two people ,
At Intervals were great piles ot bread.
"It keep * mo and the glrla pretty busy
looking after the eating and wnshlng for our
big family , " resumed Mrs , Smnrtwood when
t came out of the dining-room , "Father
makes about $70 n month nnd the boys bring
In About $ ' . ' 0 n month nnd while wo get
along nicely , wo have nothing to spare.
Wc-'vo given nil the children as goad school
ing as they can get around here. "
"What do you think of married life ? " 1
ventured to nsk.
"Well , I ought to know , I guess. Who
wns It said married Ufa was.one long , sweet
drcnm ? Grovcr Cleveland , wasn't It ? Well ,
I agree with him. It has been for me. livery
woman should get married , 1 think. I don't
know much about the new woman , but If she
don't believe lit married lite , I don't want lo
know anything about her. What's n happy
as having children to love you and you lov
ing thorn J
"None of my children has been n source
of grief,1 trouble or anxiety lo mo and I
think God has been especially kind to give
me so ninny. Yes , sir , you can put me down
as believing In the married woman who be
lieves In children. "
Mr. Smnrtwocd , who Is an engineer on
the Jersey Central railroad , has been re
ceiving1 the congratulations of hla fellow
workmen for several days upon his wife
giving birth to the twenty-fifth child.
STIIAM11J I.AICKS IX I'KIIU.
No Surface Outlet * Miu > ) ( roniM Unit
SlVlllllMV llOlllM.
From Cruccro Allo , the highest town In
the world , the Southern railroad of Peru
drops down Into the Lagunlllas , or
lake region ot the Cordilleras , where ,
14,250 feet above the sea , Is n
group of largo lakes of very cold ,
pure water without Inlet or outlet.
They receive the drainage of the surround-
lug hills nnd conceal It somewhere , writes
a correspondent of the Chicago Record , but
there Is no visible means of Its escape. A
fringe of Ice forms around the edges of the
lakes every night the year round , yet thcj
contain nn excellent variety of llsh , called
the pejorray , which Is caught near the shore
nnd sold nt Puna nnd In other neighboring
towns. The two largest lakes , Saracocha
nnd Cnchlpnscann , with several smaller ones
In the same neighborhood , arc owned by
the family of Mr. Romana of Arcqulpn , who
has just been elected president of Peru. He
owns Immense trccts of land In this locality ,
with thousands of sheep , cattle , llamas , al
pacas and vicunas , which arc herded upon It ,
A curious phenomenon about the lakes Is
that they keep nt the same , level all the
time , regardless of the dry nnd rainy sea
sons. No amount ot rain will make any
difference with their depth , which , how
ever , In the center is unknown. And this
adds to the awe" and mystery with which
they are regarded by the Indians. There
nro no boats upon the lakes , except a few
small balsas , or rafts , made of bundles of
straw , which keep very close to the shore ,
for fear of being drawn Into whirlpools that
are said to exist In the center. There Is
some foundation for this fear , for only two
or three years ago a balsa containing five
men disappeared In the darkness , nnd was
never heard of again. Of course , it may
have tipped over and Us occupants have
been paralyzed by the cold water In an or
dinary way. But their bodies never were
discovered , nor did the balsa ever IK-at to
shore. Therefore the people think the whole
party waa lured Into a maelstrom and
swallowed up by the mysterious waters.
The whirlpool near the center of Lake
Pope which receives the waters of Lake
Tltlcaca Is well known and hundreds of
men have lost their lives by venturing
too near It. Boats that are drawn Into the
current nro whirled swiftly around a few
tlmcn and then disappear. For the pro
tection of navigators the government of
Bolivia has anchored a lot of buoys In
Lake Pope and boatmen who observe them
are In no danger. There Is supposed to ho
an underground outflow from all cf thess
lakes. It Is claimed that articles \vbUh
hnvo been thrown Into their waters have
afterward been picked up on the seacoast
near Africa , and careful observers say that
on the beach in that locality are frequently
found cornstalks , rccds and other debris
which do not grow on the coast , but are
found lii great abundance among the in
terior lakes.
\VOMJUKF lib SIIKI'H' ' DOGS.
A Colelirnteil Ilrec-il Ilrouprlit Over
From \ IMV.ciilniiil. .
"Tho most celebrated breed of shepherd
dogs ever known In the west , " said Jud
Bristol , the old-time shcepmnn of Fort Col
lins , Colo. , to a Denver Post reporter , "were
those bred from a pair of New Zealand dogs
brought to Colorado In 1875 , 1 had several
of their "pups on my ranges and could fill a
volume with Instances of their rnro Intelli
gence and faithfulness.
"I remember one pup In particular. He
was only six months old when ho was sent
out ono day to work on the range. At night ,
when the herd wns brought up to the cor
rals , wo saw at once that a part of the herd
was mlsBlng. There were l.COO head In the
bunch when they went out In the morning ,
but when "wo put them throiinh the chute
wo found that 200 were missing. The pup
was also missing. Well , all fends turned
out for the search. Wo hunted all that
night and all of the next day and did not
find the lost fihecp until along toward night.
But they were all herded In a llttlo draw ,
about flvo miles from home , and there was
the faithful dog standing guard. The wolvw
were very plentiful In those dtys and the
dog had actually hidden the sheep from the
animals In the draw. The poor fellow was
nearly famished , as ho had been for thirty-
six hours without food or water. From that
day ho became a hero , but was so badly
affected by hunger , exposure and thlrtt and
subsequent overfeeding and potting that he
died not long afterward.
"This same pup's mother was an especially
fine animal. Ono night the herder brought
In his Jlocks and hurried to hlo cabin to cook
himself some supper , for ho was inoro than
usually hungry. But ho mlszed the dog ,
which usually followed him to the cabin of
nn evening to nave nor supper , mo iiuiuui
thought It rather etrango , but inado no
search for the dog that night. But when
ho went down to the corrals the next mornIng -
Ing ho found the gate open and tho- faithful
dog standing guard over the nocks. Thla
herder In his haste the night before had
forgotten to close the goto and the dog , more
faithful than her master , had remained nt
her post nil night , though Buffering from
hunger and thirst.
"On another occasion this same dog was
loft to watch a flock ot sheep near the
herder's cabin while the herder got his sup
per. After ho had eaten hie supper ho went
out to where the sheep were nnd tnld tha
dog to put the sheep In the corral } This
aho refused to do , and , although she had
had no supper , she started off ov r the
prnlrlo as fast as the could go. The herder
put the nheop In the corral and went to bed.
About midnight ho was awakened by the
loud barking of a dog down by the corrals.
Ho got up , dressed himself nnd went down
to the corrals , and there found the dog
with a band of nbout fifty sheep , which had
strayed off during the previous day without
the herdnr's knowledge , but the poor dog
knew It , and also knew that they ought to
be corralled , and uho did It ,
WHY no minis Mnn.vrif
Qiii-Ndun Which NiiliirnllNtN Art ; SHU
Ilitulilti to Aur Upon ,
A Bolentlllo journal deplores the lack ot
trustworthy data explanatory of the migra
tion of birds , NfiturnllHtu have ahvnv'H dlf.
fcri'd on thlu subject , and the rcjiKon why
blrdM migrate IM still a myttery. It la un
doubtedly a mutter of Instinct. nn > 1 nl o of
example from older to younccr ulnta. In
many cnsus the setting In or an early or
lute winter may la foretold by the early or
late mluritlon of birds from north to
smith. 8omo extraordinary stories nro tnld
of tlilnff * done tiy tlrdn In carrying out thlf
mlsrntory Instinct. U has been ealctilatM
that the Virginia plover files nt n height of
( wo rnl'fc. ' nnd nt n sliced of 225 inlloi on
hour. It Is recorded that n Wilson's black
cap wnrlilcr arrived at a certain bush In
the north In throe micces lvo years nt 1:30 :
p. in , of the .IMQ day. Ono correspondent
considers that the migration Is fully no-
counted for by the Kiisccptlblllty of the
bird * to temperature Influences ; that they
seek In winter n wanner nnd In summer a
cooler nlr , FO ns to nvold being subjected to
great cllmntlo vicissitudes. Hut most
naturalists hold that the migrations nra
largely a tnnttcr of the Fonrch nftcr food.
They leave n. given region because u sped-
ilo food Is exhausted , and thcv llv to
another specific region bccauso the ox-
liorlcncei of the trlbo ns n whole have
shown Hint desirable food can bo found
there. It Is not the winds that drive them ,
nor the temperature that teinbts them : but
slircr hunger fo'nwi thorn from OIIP ulnro \
to another. The only weak nolnt nbout this
theory Is that often the birds illpnnncnr
without any apparent reason , when food
conditions nre seemingly perfect , The mat
ter Is still ns great n ptizzlu to the cleverest
ornithologist ns to nuy one else.
IX TIIH OCI3AVS DKl'TH.S.
Soiurlliliiir Alinnt ttic Temperature
mill 1'rrNNiiro of ( lie Water.
.Tho temperature nt the bottom of the
ocean , says the Nineteenth Century , I *
nearly down to freezing point , nnd some
times actually below It. Tlu-ro Is a total
absence of light ns far ns sunlight l. con-
cprncd , nnd there Is nn enormous pressure ,
reckoned nt nbout a ton to tha fMtiaro Inch
In every thousand fathoms , which Is KiO
times greater than that ot life ntniosphcra
u live In. At 2,500 fathoms the pressure Is
thlity times moro powerful than the stt'iuu
inx'fefcuro of n locomotive when drawing a
train. As latp ap 1SSO n leading zoologist cx-
plnlncri the existence of deep sea animals at
such depths by assuming that their bodlcm
wore composed of solids nnd liquids of Kreiil
ilciulty , nnd contained no nlr. Thlihow -
uvcr. Is not the case with deep sea llsh ,
which nre provided with nlr-lnllntwl swim-
n.itiK bladders. If one of these llsh. In full
L-niisc after Its prey , happens to n8i > en.T""bo- .
yonn n certain level , Its bladder bi'coincn
illtlcndcd with the decreased pressure , and
curries It In splto of Its efforts , still In Its
- purse ; In far.t , members ot this unfortunate
dim ? are ) labli to become victims to the un
usual accident ot falling upward , and uo
doubt meet with u violent death soon after
leaving their accustomed level , and long be
fore their bodies reach the surface In n dis
torted and unnatural state. Hven ground
sharks , brought up from a depth of no more
than COO fathoms , expire bolero they gain
the surface.
The fnunn of the deep sea with n few
exceptions hitherto only known ns fossils
,110 new nud specially modlllfl forms of
families gene-rally Inhabiting shallow waters
In modern times , and have been driven
ilown to the depths of the ocean by thflr
moro powerful rivals In the battle of life ,
much as the ancient UrltotiH were com
pelled to withdraw to the barren and Inao- f
possible fastnesses of AVnlcs. Some of -O
their organs have undergone consldernblo
modification In correspondence to the
blunged conditions of their new habitats. .
Thus down to 900 fathoms their eyes have
wnerally enlarged , to make the best of tha
fnlnt light which may possibly penetrate
there. After 1,000 fathoms there organs nro
still further enlarged or so greatly reduced
that In seine species they disappear alto
gether , and arc replaced by enormously
one feelers. The only light nt greut depths
which would enable large eyes to be of any
? ervlce Is the phosphorescence of deep sea.
\iiimnls.
We know that nt the surface this light Is y
) ften very powerful , and Sir Wyvllle Thorn-
.on has iccorded one occasion on which the (
> ca ut night was "a perfect blaze of phon-
> horescence , to strong that lights and ;
shadows were thrown on the sails , and It
was easy to read the smallest print. " It Is
bought possible by several naturalist ? that
ertaln portions of the sea bottom may be
Ight as the streets of a European city after
miifot. Some deep sea fish have two
larallel rows of small circular phosphores-
: ent organs running nloiiK the whole le"si\ !
if their bodies , and as they glide throu
ho dark waters of the profound nbyssou
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