TITE OMAHA PAIIY' WEDNESDAY, IfOTEMBEK 5, 10S.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
i Cattle Beoeipta Virj Light and friet
Held About Steady.
J HOG MARKET WAS A TRIFLE LOWER
I Pom for Sheep and luiki Hot
Vr Aetlv mm 4 Both Fat 8tn and
Feeder Wer a. Little DU mm
Stead? to av Shad Lower.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nor. 4.
Receipt were: Cattle. Hogs, ahwp.
Official Momliv 7.577 1.690 83,881
Official Tuesday 4.10O 6.600 12.0U0
I Two tn thla week.. 11.677 1.190 46.84
1 Berne days last Mk 14.675 11.266 49.130
tame week before 18,8.17 7.244 36.630
Kama threa week, ago. ..17.080 J. 871 30.5i6
fame four week, ago. ...13,9X8 6,116 64.978
fume day, lant year 8.854 7.644 24.288
, RECEIPTS FOR THE TEAR TO DATE.
The following table shows the receipts
of cattle hog, and sheep at South Omaha
for the year to date, and comparison with
lant year: 1902. 1901. Inc. Dec.
Cattle' H'll 431 676.423 166.408
Hogs 1.881.1A4 1.919.258 38,094
Cheep 1,121.708 1. 400,629 278.921
The following table ahowa the average
trlce of hoar sold on the South Omaha
market the last several days, with com-
igiarlaons with lormer years:
Date. 1902. 19Ol.ll00.18W.1898.tl897.lS96.
Oct 16... 7 0rS4 18 4 821 t at I 61 It
Oct. 16... 91 6 22 4 72 4 20 t 69 t 24
Oct 17... T 16 4 30 4 64 4 18 IT) 121
Oct. 18... 7 02 6 67 4 62 4 10 1 67 1 64
Oct. 19... C 23 4 61 4 16 I 78 t 60 I It
Oct. 20... t 92S 4 bS 4 16 3 71 I 64 I 17
Oct. 21... 182 126) 413166162123
Oct. 22... 7J4 603463 3 56 3 53 3 25
Oct. 23... 6 74 6 99i 4 61 4 16 1 63 3 24
Oct 24... I 74 6 01 4 61 4 14 8 66 116
Oct. 26... 714 6 061 4 48 4 la 3 68 I 46
Oct. 26... 6 00 4 68 4 1H164I41I2
Oct. 27... 614 4 64 4 K' 14 I 38 1 I 17
Oct. 28... ( 61 6 89 4 40 3 52 3 42 8 13
Oct. 29... 6 61 6 81 4 62 16483811a
Oct. 80... 169 6 72 4 M 4 09 I 81 3 17
Oct. 81... 6 61 6 67 4 47 4 03 I 66 111
Nov. 1.... 6 MT 5 73 4 61 4 01 8 53 8 29
iv'ov. 2.... 6 72 4 60 4 04 3 50 3 41 I 27
Kov. .. 6 61 4 66 4 063 45 3433 80
(Nov. 4.... 6 49 6 82 4 02 3 61 3 43 8 31
Indicates Sunday.
YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENTS.
The following- Hat shows the number of
cars of feeders shipped to the country yes-
terday and their destination:
Cattle Cars.
Frank Austin. Tamora. Neb. B & M 2
Kensman A R , PlatUimouth, Neb. B.AM. 1
William Arnold. Phllllns. Neb H. A M... 3
V,'. C. Griffith. Lincoln. Neb.-B. A M 2
, K. Drlsklll, Wakefield, Neb. M. A 0 1
; Carl Brensenanl, Wlnslde, Neb. M. A O.. 2
i Fred Hoefer. Wausa, Neb. M. A 0 1
A. J. Will, Maynard. Neb. M. P 1
J. B. Carter. St. Edward. Neb.-U. P 1
I Hay State Farm, Bay State, Neb. U. P.... 1
C. H. Nigh, Mead, Neb. U. P 1
'Nells Jorgensen, Ord, Neb. U. P 2
I George. Lush, Hamburg, la. K. C 1
j N. E. Hlatt, Silver City. Ia. Wab 1
su, c. iriflRnu, maivem, itfc. v iu i
J. P. Hallock, Brayton. Ia. R. 1 4
Jl. H. Reed, Logan, Ia I. C 1
J. J. Jordan, Dunlap, la. I. C 7
A. Moaler, Mount Ayr, la, Q 1
1). Moaler, Mount Ayr, I a- W 1
Sheep (doubledeck)
W. H. Wheaton, Dresden, Mo. M. P 1
W. E. Smith. McCook. Neb. M. P 1 1
J. C. Hotchkias. Raymond, Neb. U. P....
13. B. Kentner, Kearney, Neb. U. P 1
W. S. Wolf, Penfleld, 111. I. C 6
! Til nenrilsl tillmhTi rx f alm r f nv
f brought In yesterday by each road was:
aiiie.noKs.on p.tx ses.
IJ., AI. A HL y... 16 6
rO. A St. L. Ry 11..
f Missouri Pacific Ry.. 1
k Union Pacific system.108 10 83
t C. AN. W. Ry 1 9
JF.. E. & M. V. R. R.. 6 28 1
C, St. P., M. A O.... 3 6 1
B. & M. R. Ry 20 13 (
C. . B. A Q. Ry 1 13
IX. C. A St. J 6
it'., R. I. A P., east.. ( II
C, R. I. A P.. west.. 3
Illinois Central 8
Total receipts.
.157
47
Th HiiMiiiinn r,t it,. ..i.r.
as follows, each buyer purchasing the nuro-
ber of head indicated
Buyers. . Cattle. Hogs. Sheen.
Omaha Packing Co.......
279 1,265
1,003 1,642
874 1.650
852 1.526
40
80
20
31
9
36
74
94
210
32
137
19
22
286
31
139
623
4,890 6,983
tiwirt and Company
Cudahy Packing Co
Armour A Co
Cudahy P. Co., from K. C.
Armour A Co., from K. C.
R. Becker A Degan
Vansant A Co
Carey A Benton
Iobman A Co
W. I. Stephen
Jllll A Huiitzlnger
"VVUIlam Underwood
Livingstone A Schaller....
Hamilton A Rothschild....
Dennis A Co
B. K. Hobblck
Wolf A Murnan
8. A 8
Werthelmer
Other buyers
1 49
IZ&
Totals 4,
CATTLE There was a very Ught run of
cattle here this morning for a Tuesday, and
In fact the supply was the smallest It haa
fieen mt this tlm of th wMk alnM last
July. The general Impression was that the
receipts were somewhat effected by the
zact mat tms is election aay
and sellers soma tlms to agree on terms
the activity that haa characterised the
trade on some days, but still practically
kinds sold at right around yesterda
srices without much trouble.
Bulls, veal calves and stags also brought
mund was fairly liberal the market was
aama as usual.
Packera took hold In fairly good shape of
the few western beer steers that were of
fered and paid just about steady pr!
(or them. The better the quality the ea
the cattle were to sell, but still all kl
could be quoted steady. Western fee
hrnuiht fully steady prices, with the better
grades In active demand. Range cows also
aold in yesteraay s notcnes witnout dim
eulty, and practically everything In sight
was disposed 01 in gooa season, represent
atlve sales;
BEEF STEERS.
Uo. Av. Pr. Ne- At. Ft.
11 ill 4 M IT 111 6 14
84 1104 4 71 II 1UI 4 40
COWS.
i m in i..
..no t 44
..1190 1 14
..11) I 04
..1000 I 44
..1117 I 14
.. 441 4 II
..1000 I 11
.. Ml t II
..1040 B
..Ul I M
... 141 I II
.. 4 IK
,..1164 I 71
..1100 4 00
4 im t 74
1 4 1 M
4 Ml IM
t IK I 16
f 1020 40
l vtm t u
HI IK
1 7M 1 U
1 M IH
1 , 1150 I 40
1 M I 60
Ml IU
V, 1060 4 T4
1.
8.
ii!!"
if.'."
it....
i....
. 4 MI I 16
I 1 IU 111
4 M) 4 04
1 1414 4 14
BULLS.
1 1444 t 1
1 lliw t 44 I
1196 1 SO
. 400 TI
.1114 3 44
STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS.
3 471 8 44 4 la I 14
STAGS.
1 1140 i 04 1 1444 8 IK
V STOCK CALVES.
1 400 1 00
i STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
! 3 614 I M 1 164 4 44
NEBRASKA.
Abulia 1090 1 15 18 heifers... 710 165
' 1 steer 1240 3 25
a reeaera. .looo 3 26
1 feeder... I) I 25
1 bull 1310 1 00
1 feeder... 80 3 25
1 steer l'0 I n)
I feeders.. 933 1 80
1 feeder... 1070 I 75
b feeder.. 1015 I 60
141 rows 877 I 80)
1 bulls 10 I 86
1 bull 1310 I 26
14 heifers.. W I3i
t heifer,.. 62a I (
1 heifer... on) 1 00
T heifers.. 624 I 60
6 calves... 28 4 25
,11 raivea... 3u2 100
I feeder,.. 871 I 30
I feeders.. 84 I 60
28 feeders.. k I 60
t cowa 764 8 36
20 cows 1176 I 40
S cows 915 1 75
1 calf...... 90 6 00
I feeders.. 646 I 00
T cows 794 I 40
1 cow...
1 cow...
830 1 60
830 I 26
1 KANSAS.
If cows Ill 1 85 6 cowa. ... 934 I 60
1 cow 10 I i
WYOM1NCI.
80 feeders.. 90 3 90 4 steers.. ..1261 146
42 feeders.. 940 3 66
as cow, I 60
3 steers..
67 steers..
90 I 00
1U87 4 US
1 steer
I W steers.
..11U I 90
..1014 I 16
.I'M I 80
I feeders.. 856 8 OS
41 feeders.. 996 I 76
U feeders.. 9-0 I 75
1 ataera.
It ateer.
1 cow
1 cow
4.S0 3 36
870 1 85
I feeders.. &ne I 40
1 feeder,.. 945 I 40
I feeders.. 810 I 40
1 ir.... to I OS
rn Iwu 40
tears..- i a w
I steers.... 810 t 1
61 steers.. ..lit 4 00
COLORADO.
1 steer M0 : 1 steer IM IS
1 steer 99o 2d
Oreen Cattle Co. Neb.
127 feeders. !" 3 75
Emlur Cattle Co. Neb.
28 feeders.. Ml 8 75 61 feeders.. 471 4 oft
1 feeder... 4o 4 on 1 feeder... 1060 1 76
1 feeder... m 3 75
I.. C. Lewis Neb.
21 cows 970 J 15 1 steer....
8 bulla 123 2 20
J. M. Ward 8. D.
940 I IS
89 Steers.. ..1079 4 Si 10 cows....
1 feeder... 940 8 00 4 cows....
. 991 2 T5
.11 S 80
14 cows 8.T7 3 80
Roy Ostrander 8. D.
10 steers.. ..1142 4 05 3 cowa 1083 2 76
V. B. Chanton 8. D.
28 steers... .1142 4 16 4 cows....
Thomas Olllee Utah.
72 feeders.. 928 8 80 93 feeders.
14 feeders.. 789 2 91 10 steers...
997 2 40
m in
9.7 I 26
feeders.. 950 2 90
rJart McMonlgle Idaho.
14 steers. ...12 4 55 1 ateer 920 S 00
24 feeders.. 686 4 00 6 feeders.. 634 I 16
Nat Maker Wyo.
1 steer 1440 i 60 steer 1080 t 50
1 steer 100 J 00 1 steer 1140 8 50
6 steers... .lino 3 60 43 steers.. ..1160 4 00
4 steers... .1077 3 50
1 steer 1290 3 60
7 feeders.. 1018 3 65
1 feeder... 960 S 65
4 oows 967 3 00
4 steers... .1070 8 50
1 feeder... 770 3 50
1 feeder... 970 3 65
4 cows 932 I 65
22 cows 1020 8 40
W. L. Ttllotaon Wyo.
26 feeders.. 632 3 40 17 calves... 317 4 00
14 feeders.. 963 8 35 16 calves... 316 8 00
A. A. Spaugh Wyo.
118 feeders. 933 4 20
II. C. Black Colo.
6 heifers.. 50 8 25 2 feeders.. 560 176
2 heifers... 620 2 25 5 feeders.. 610 2 75
16 heifers... 613 3 20 12 feeders.. 623 4 20
26 heifers... 624 3 20 27 feeders.. 640 4 20
E. Sallsbery Colo.
1 cow 10:) 8 ' 3 bulls 1426 2 IS
1 cow lOiio 3 00 1 feeder... 810 3 25
6 cows 915 8 00 10 feeders.. 818 3 25
W. Buslck-Colo.
14 feeders.. 971 I 85 1 feeder... T70 I 60
18 feeders.. 790 1 75 15 steers.. ..1233 4 75
HOOS There was not a very heavy run
of hogs here today, but the market eased
off a little owing to unfavorable reports
from other points. Trading started out on
a basis of a decline amounting to about
2ic. The market could perhaps best be de
scribed bv calling Its weak to Be lower. The
bulk of the sales went from 86.45 to 86.60.
with the choicer loads selling mostly from
36 50 to 16.55, with a lot at 36.60. Trading
was not very active on the start, but the
situation seemed to Improve a, the morn
ing advanced and the later sales were a
little better. After the first round or so
16.60 became the most popular price. The
heavy packing grades were neglected, ine
same as usual, and they sold from 36.40 to
36.46. Several trains were late In arriving,
so that, while everything that was offered
on the opening market was disposed of In
good season, It waa late before the market
I came to a close. Representative sales
No. A. Sb. Pr. No. At. Sh. Pr.
too 40 i 287 i:o H
43 26 ... 4 2 Ill 40 4t0
1 190 ... 4 46
...
64..
64..
67..
61..
4..
60..
..
II. .
76..
7.;
.176 .... 4 60
14 IW 80 44
IT J76 140 4 46
J 110 6 60
....2k4 241 4 60
1M ... 4 10
274 40 4 60
t7i 120 I 64
,....217 140 4 60
100 ... 6 60
141 ... 4 60
171 140 I 60
trt 60 4 40
ttt 144 4 64
27 200 I -
18. 100 4 60
141 80 4 60
!! 160 6 60
.....J4 40 4 60
121 ... 4 60
160 40 4 60
242 120 4 60
244 40 4 60
267 40 4 60
2t 10 I 60
209 40 4 60
2.14 110 4 614
JS4 160 4 614
11 60 4 614
146 120 4 61 4
161 100 4 614
231 ... 4 624
247 40 4 624 '
225 40 4 614
171 ... 4 624
226 10 4 624
128 10 4 64
U 115 KO 4 46
17 S20 SO 4 47 V4
6 240 ... 4 47H
3S7 10 4 424
45 244 20 I 4714
M 270 120 4 474
11 19 40 4 47 ,
14 81 40 6 471
It 2M 40 4 4T
!..
6t 2! 80 4 47. &
!.. 2 ... 6 47t 83.
tl ... 4 47H 4.
71 264 100 6 474 40.
II lot SO I 47H 40.
II 171 ... I 47 64.
II 101 ISO I 47 62.
64 Ill SO 4 47U 70.
.171 90 I 4TV
.276 120 I 47 H
.277 M 4 47V
.174 1M 4 474
.n 200 4 474
.Ml 2S0 I 47
44..
61..
U..
I..
u..
10..
m...
n...
6..
7..
171.
.106 M 4 471 71.
go!!!!
,ni ... , ,74 09
.OA 120 I 47
.211 ... I 47Vi
40..
41...
40...
71...
67..
17...
41..
4..
M 3 800 4 47
44 240 40 4 60
47 200 40 4 60
I"! 2(12 ... 4 60
41.. I4 IN ISO
62 Ill 10 I 60
47
.t06 40 4 66
I 54 104 10 I 60
I II in 140 4 60
71 361 114 4 40
SHEEP Receipts of sheen were more
moderate this morning, but the quality of
the offerings was rather Inferior. There
waa not much activity to the trade and
the tendency on the part of both packers
and feeders was to buy their supplies a
llttle lower,
DnL.... .1-. m,m - - . 1 .
I . .. .1 " . ," " v.. ,ui
Ing and as a result trading was a little
now, wun tne market steady to a snaae
lower.
'. Fed lambs sold as high as 15.00 and
t -c mi... 1 .. .
S ' " wairaij ..wuiwu
ewes
ooa Btun: orrered, though, to tell much
about the market.
reeaer ouyers were also scarce ana tne
market was very dull and weak. The best
grades aold without much trouble, but there
, wuuiniuniB. wwj iu unuicc yeariiiigs, 44.10
4.00; fair to good, 13. 253.65; good to choice
wethers, 83.60ftf.t.65; fair to good wethers,
31.106J.3R; choice ewes, I2.753.25; fair to
good ewes 12.2662.65; good to choice lambs,
84.75iS6.00; fair o gewd lambs. 34.004f4.65;
choice native lambs, 85.00fi6.50; feeder weth-
ers 2.763.uo; teeder yearlings. 32.904(3.26;
feeder lambs. 83.0J4j4.OO; cull lambs, 81.50
3.60; feeder ewes, 81.2o42.00; cull ewes, 75cy
11.26; stock ewes, I2.5txu3.25. Representative
sales:
t steers.... Sin I 00
1 steer "70 3 oo
IS ....... IfUl
No. Av. Pr.
632 feeder sheep 73 2 90
628 feeder sheep 68 2 90
60 Wyoming wethers 98 8 00
469 feeder lambs 61 3 25
61 native ewes 96 8 50
860 Wyoming wethers 98 8 66
20 cull ewes 63 3 75
49 native lambs 75 t 00
25 Wyoming culls 76 1 15
424 Wyoming cull ewea 75 1 15
836 Wyoming cull lambs 65 1 30
2H6 Wyoming feeder lambs 43 2 50
36 feeder wether,.. 80 2 00
6 culls ....., 90 I 00
166 feeder lambs 46 3 25
203 old ewea 86 2 60
444 feeder ethers 79 2 60
212 feeder lambs 66 2 85
169 western wethers 85 I 00
34 western wethers 94 3 00
669 feeder wethers 88 305
3! western fed ewes 110 3 26
25 cull lamb, 66 I 75
15 feeder lambs 68 8 75 '
68 fed lambs 75 6 00
I fed lambs 55 6 00
422 Wyoming cull ewea 70 1 30
16 Wyoming cull ewes 85 1 40
30 Wyoming cull ewes 85 1 65
167 Wyoming cull ewes 86 1 76
10.1 feeder lambs 64 3 40
236 feeder lambs 64 2 40
28 Wyoming ewes 95 2 75
663 Wyoming feeder lambs 75 3 00
60 Wyoming ewes 1"9 8 10
463 western ewes 81 3 23
23 Wyoming lambs 63 8 75
150 fed yearlings 84 4 10
I 20 cull ewes
I CHICAGO
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Slow bnt Steady. Hoar, Lower
and Sheep Are Slow.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. CATTLE Recelnts.
6,000 head. Including 2.000 head western,:
low out steady; good to prime steers, 40.00
Ti.7S; poor to medium, H.: ). 2d; stockers
ana leeaers. 4z.ovt'4.i; cows, i.4Upi.ou;
t2.0."((i4.60: calves. 13.751 7.25: Texas fed steers.
nvucrB, ..."'U w, I'snnfrs, 1 . ' "1 1 J . ' . lull in.
3.0ir4.26: western steers. 3.6ui.50.
HOOS Receipt, today. 30.000 head: esti
mated tomorrow, 28,000 head; left over, 3,037
head; offlioc lower: mixed and butcher,. 36.30
h.o5: K01 id to choice heavy, 8fi.504i6.76: rouiih
heavy, sb.s(ij.4o; light, 4o.30u1i.0O; bulk
rales. 46 404it.oO.
BHEKP AMI LAMBS Recelnts. 20.000
neaa siow: gooa to rnoice wetners. u.txxtD
IBM III l 1 1 1 P I IO IIIIKIHI, ,1 W, WfBl
era sneeo. I2.7oats.75: native lambs. 13.50(1
6,40; weatern lamb,, 3.75i .00.
Official yesterday: Reeelut, Cattle. 22.796
head: hogs, 32, Sn) head; sheen, 36,822 head.
Hmpmenia came, a.ow neaa; nog,, 3,3U8
head; sheep, 4.868 head.
Kaaan, City Live Stork Market.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 4. CATTLE; Re
celpls, 4.600 netlve,. I,6o0 Texan,; calves.
lexana and biO native,: native Hteerii.
aleady to weak; native and western cows,
si uve mm vivaLuy ; Bioiiter, anu leeaer,,
dull; I.000 stock calves on hand: market
slow; choice export and dressed beef steers.
36.30437.26: fair to good, U.ux(i5.75; Btock rs
and feeders, 32.UO&4.76: western fed ateer,.
13.904)675; Texas Bteera, 82.8u4it5o; Texas
cowa. 82.ooti3.iJ; native cows, 81.75474. 76; na
tive neliers. .-.om(4 ; ranners, 41.004(2.26;
Duns, ..wno j wi; caive,. .i.tx(jt ijo.
lioua Receipt,, 14.ii.io head: market
opened 2yg&' lower and rliwed with de-
cllne regained; top 86.65; bulk of sale,, 86.40
416.471: heavy. tt 42Wti6 55: mixed nackers.
46 16a50; light. 4b.2&j.46; yorkera. K42U 0
4.46: plga, 6.6ii6.a6.
8HL.EP AND IAM RS Receipts. 8.500
head: market firm: lambs 61 1 or higher: na
tive lamb,, 83604I3 Z5: western lambs, 83.U"i
6 30: fed ewes, ai.Ks93.70; native wethers.
63 0&4.U0; w stern wether,, J2.K64j-l.0v; atock-
I ers and feeders. 41 B Jo.
St. Lonl, l.lve Stork Market
ST. UOUI8. Nov. 4. CATTLE Recelnts
t.SuO head. Including I.2o0 Texan,; market
slow and inactive; price, unchanged: native
(hipping and export steer,. 55 5ta7 so, wltn
fancy worth uu to 88 60: dr. used beef
butcher steers. 34.456.70; steer, under
lb., KOOiflaOO; Blocker, and feeders. 82
4.40; oows and nailers, t2.2oOe.40; canners.
l1.S0fft.S0: bulls. l2.2Sff3.0ft; calves. t4 00ff7.25;
Texas and Inrilin steers, 82.50t5.ou; cows
and heifers, 32 4Mr3.60.
HOH8- Receipt,. 7.000 head: mrkt
steady to 6c lower: pigs and lights, 3rt.2.Vft
6.35; PBrkers. r 3oi.5o; butchers 86. 40416 S't.
HlltlKP AND LAMBS Receipts. I!,""
hcH; market steadv; native muttons. U 25
fi4.0; lambs, 84 2ni5.7fl; culls and bucks,
42.60tj4.oo; stockers. 31 5O&3.00
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Nov. 4. CATTLE Re
celpts, 4.01 head: active and steady 4o
strong; natives. 14 fieri 7. 75; cowa and heifers,
tV6fi5.n): veals, $2.56.50; hulls and stags,
t2."f"jn 85; stockers and feeders, 32.50g4 to-
JIOOH Receipts, 6.9H1 head: steady to 6c
lower; closed strong; Mgnt ana ngnt mum,
tH.45(.47H: medium and heavy, 36.40476.55;
pigs," t3.7Mt.40; bulk, tv 4206 45.
BHEKP-Receipts, 1,641 head; active, un
even and higher.
lo City Lire Stock Market.
PIOUX C1TT. Ia., Nov. 4 (Special Tele-
gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 900 head;
stockers steady and killers strong; beeves,
t4.5tK4i7.60; cows, bulls and mixed, L0"fi4.on;
stockers and feeders, 2.50tf4.50; yearlings
and calves, t2.5tM.O0.
HOOS Receipts. .1.500 head: weak, selling
at II.26I&6.65; bulk, 16.36.
Stock tn sight.
The following: were the recelnts of live
stock at the six principal cities yesterday:
cattle, iiofts. onefp.
Omaha 4.1O0
Chicago 6.000
6.600
12.000
20,000
30.000
14.000
7,000
6.W1
Kansas City 8,600
8.500
2,(
1.641
8t. Ixtuln t.J'V
St. Joseph 4,01
Bloux City !
Totals 25,981 66.091 46,141
OMAHA
WHOLESALE
MARKETS,
Condition of Trade and notations on
Staple and Fancy Prod ace.
EOOS Candled stock, 20c.
LIVE POULTRY Hens. 8fffle: roosters.
according to age, 4c; turkeys, 10(&!12c; ducks,
UtiVc; geese 6&Cc; spring chickens, per lb.,
94llftc.
BUTTER Packing stock. lo; choice
da rv. In tubs. ISwV: aenarator. 24W2oc
FKK8H CALUMT IBM 1TOUI. (Tl"c;
herrlns. 7c: pickerel. 8c: rlke. 10c: percn. ec
buffalo, dressed, 7c; aunffsh, 3c; blueflns, 3c;
wniiensn. ic: saimon. ioc: nannocK. iir
codfish. 12c: redsnapper, 10c; lobttttrs. boiled
per lb., 30c; lobsters, green, per id., zxc:
bullheads, 10c; catfish, 14c; black bass, 20c;
halibut, lie.
CORN 64C.
OATS-SHC.
WHEAT No. 8 hard, 65c.
R Y E 43c.
BRAN Per ton. 113.
HAY Prices auoted bv Omaha Whole
sale Hay Dealers' association: Choice No. 1
upland, ; ino. l meaium. ou; syo. i
coarse, IS. Rye straw, 16.50. These prices
re for hay of good color ana quality, ue
tnnnri fair: receipts Hunt.
OYSTERS standards, per can. wk: extra
selects, per can, 35c; New York counts, per
can, 42c; bulk, extra selects, per gal., 11.75;
bulk, standards, per gal., tu.so.
VEGETABLES.
NEW CELERY Kearney, per dor. 35
46c: Kalnmszoo, per dos., z&c.
POTATOES New. ter PU.. 25a30C.
SWEET POTATOES Virginia, per bbl..
83; home grown, per tu., 41.
turnips per du., aoc; canaaa ruta
bagas, per lb., lc.
BEETS Per basket, 40c.
WAX BEANS Per bu. box, 11.50; string
beans, per bu. box, 81.60.
CABBAGE Home Brown, new. le.
ONIONS New home grown, In sacks, per
bu., 6vgeuc; spaman, per crate, ii.w.
NAVY BEANS Per bu., 82.70.
FRUITS.
PEARS Fall varieties, per box, ll.7532.00;
Kaffirs, per bbl., $3.75; Colorado, per box,
12.00.
APPLES Cooking, per bbl., 12.25; eating
12.2592.50; Jonathans, 83.25; New York stock
13.25.
ORAPES New York. 22c; Tokays, per
crate. 81.75: Malagas, per keg. J5.WWfi.oo,
CRANBERRIES Per bbl., 17.50&8.00; per
box, 42.60.
QUINCES Per box, 81.60.
TROPICAL. FRUITS
BANANAS Per bunch, according to slse,
32.00fl2.50.
LEMONS California rancy. 4.oosr4.zo
choice. 33.60fa.75.
ORANUKo Valencias. 14.50; New ja-
I malca. any size. 84: Mexicans, any size. 14
KvrKr,.ioi
DATES Persian in 70-lb. boxes, per lb.
60 X,,? tVb JihV.. 0
I FIGS California, per 10-lb. cartons. 95c
...... - . 1K 1u-
1 " 1 " ' ' '.J , -, ,
GRAPE FRL IT-Horlda, 88.
I za so
CIDER New York, 14.60; per ft-DDi., a.o.
&ATT1T.R KH AITT . WIscnriRln. ner u, tini.
1 2 10' per bbl., 43.26,
HIDES No. 1 gr
green, 7c: No. 2 green, 6c;
jm0, j salted, 8'4c; No. 2 salted, lc; No. 1
veal calf, 8 to 12i,4 lbs., 84c; No. 2 veal calf,
52 to 15 lbs.. 6c; dry hides, Kffl2c; sheep
25(fi75c; horse hides, Il.50tff2.5o.
POPCORN-Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c.
NUTS-Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb.,
13c. nard ghell, per lb., 12c; No. 2 soft
shell, per lb. 11c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb.
10c: Brazils, per lb.. 11c: filberts, per lb
12c; almonds, softshell, per lb., 16c; hard
shell, per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb.,
14c; small, per lb., 13c; cocoanuts, per doz.,
50c; chestnuts, per lb.. 16c; peanuts, per lb
6tc; roasted peanuts, per lb., 8c; black wal
nuts, per du., 41, nicaory nuts, per du.,
11.35.
OLD METALS A. B. Alplrn quotes the
following prices: iron, country mixed, per
ton, 311; Iron, stove plate, per ton, 18; cop
per, per lb.. 8Hc; brass, heavy, per lb.. 8Mjc;
brass, light, per lb., 6c; lead, per lb., 8c;
sine, per lb., 2ic: rubber, per lb., Hc.
Liverpool Grata and Provision,.
L.1VERPOOI Nov. 4. WHEAT Spot.
steady; No. 1 northern, spring, 6s 7d; No. 2
red western. 'winter 5s 9d: No. 1 California,
6s 6Hd. Futures, quiet; December, USd;
March, os ioa.
CORN 8do. aulet: American mixed. 6s
8d. Futures, quiet; January, 4s2d; March,
4 d.
FLOUR St Louis fancy winter, quiet.
Is 3d.
HOPS At Loncon (Pacific coast), firm.
6 2sff 7.
provisions Beer, strong; extra India
mess. 115s. Pork, strong; prime mesa, west
ern, 9M. Hams, snort cut, 14 to i ids., quiet,
dm. tfacon, cumoeriana cut, in to so ids.,
steady, 61s; short ribs, 16 to 24 lbs., dull,
65s: long clear middle,, light. 28 to 34 lb,..
quiet. 62, 6d; long clear middles, heavy, 35
to 4'J lbs., steady, (Ms; snort clear Dacka,
It to 20 lbs.. Arm. 68s tki: clear bellies, 14 to
16 lbs., steady. 67s 6d. Shoulders, square. 11
to 13 lbs., firm. 62s 6d. Lard, nrm; prime
western, in tierces, nrm, bga 6a; American
refined, In pails, nrm, bes 3d
Hl'TTK it Nominal.
CHEESE Strong; American finest whlto.
L6e 6d: American finest colored, 65s.
TALLOW nrm: prime city, zs ea; Aus
tralian in London. 34, 3d.
Receipt, of wheat during Ihe laat three
dava. 310.000 centals. Including 234.W0 Amer
I lean.
I Receipts or American corn during tne lant
I three days, 100 centals, weather tine.
1 . u 1 .
I ' "
I PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4. BUTTER
- I Firm and good demand; extra western
I creamery, 25'ic: creamery, nearby prints
2M
I KOOS Steady and fair demand: fresh
of I nearby. 26c. loss ore: rresn western. Z4c, lows
I off; fresh southwestern, 2JC, iob, on; fresh
southern. 22c. 108, off.
- i Cn Linn nff IK 1rMaiiw
I '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Today', state
I ment of the treasury Da lames in tne gen
I eral fund, exclusive of the 8150.00fl.0o0 gold
1 reserve in me division 01 reaempiion
I shows: Available cash balance, 2Uu,i)s7,34
gold, 3ul,ly,60.
- I TD A IM K niQnQTRfliK
133 "" -w w
I
I Two Are Killed and Many Other,
More or Lose Serlonsly
Injnred.
COSHOCTON, O., Nov. 4 A Wheeling
and Lake Erie passenger train ran Into an
open switch at a gravel pit three miles
south of Coshocton this afternoon and col
I llded with cara on the aiding.
Engineer Cbrlatopher Reinhold and Fire
man Charlea Weldin, both of Coshocton
'ere both probably fatally injured. John
and Melville Poaellaon, father and son
and Tbomaa Wataon. who were unloadln
coal from the cara, were injured internally
and have broken limbs. Many of the pas
sengers were severely bruised.
World', Heat Pile Care.
Why endure tortures from piles till you
and I contract a fatal disease when Bucklen'
1.0o0 Arnlca Salvs cures, or no pay. 15c. For
5"S I ' , .
I w
HOT AIR ARTISTS AT WORK
Eipsrtt is. tht Sciesot af Graft leti at
Their Beit ia WMhiiftoi.
NO PROJECT TO ABSURD TO HANDLE
Men Ready to Flaaore" Aay Propo
sition Mythical Sources frttaa
Which the Sinews of Wsr
Are Obtained.
There are more "Mlcawbers" with hot air
attachments In Washington than in any
ether city of Its size and class In the en
tire country. The modern designation of
this class Is aptly descriptive In the term
hot
air." They will tackle any proposition I acter. All or wnicn ne graceiuny accepts.
a-.i-. ..it--.. rnm i BoTTii.'he soft-headed of both sexes are at his
luch
sea to the straits of Magellan or projecting
a 8-cent lunch counter. Either enterprise is
within the compass of their abilities to
successfully finance with "hot air."
The most marvelous thing In connection
with this class, relates the Washington Post,
is not, as might at first be supposed, how
do they manage to live, but why they exist
at all in a country dally receiving thousands
of foreigners sacking and finding homes,
and which offers so many opportunities tor
honest and Industrious folk to make a
decent living. The hot air artist for artist
he is In his peculiar profession is graded
like all other classes. There are the few
top-notchers and the substrata, or partly
submerged majority, who have gradually de
scended from planning gigantic undertak
ings to selecting sites for bootblack stands,
shoestrings and "phony" Jewelry peddling.
Let any substantial citizen but manifest
the least desire to either enlarge or dis
pose ot his business and the hot air premier
artist Is en the ground with the bearing
and assurance of an unlimited capitalist.
Reticence In exposing one's business af
fairs melts before the fascinating and con
fident Individual, who is as ready to draw a
check for 8500,000 as ho Is for a 15 subscrip
tion to a church fair, and with equal proba
bility of having them cashed at the bank.
He knows the very man who wants to Invest
tn the particular business on hand and he.
himself, will in any event, put In half or
two-thirds of the required capital or pur
chase price, as the case may be.
In the second or third Interview be baa
completely mastered the details of the
business It baa taken the merchant a life
time to acquire. He Is now becoming In
dispensable as a negotiator with the al
leged parties he has In reserve as pros
pective purchasers or Investors. His vic
tim Is dally weakening with hopes deferred.
but the hot-air artist Is not "pheazed."
He makes bis regular daily call, or calls a
la physician, and accurately diagnoses the
case on hand. He has by one method or
another, depending largely on the nature
oi ids DusincB, io oe uibuubbu ui, iru8u.-
ened, or projected, secured various sums
unuer oue yrei ur nuuium, uuu .u ,u-
gnuiuumy UBiumi, n iuo riyi fo.mu -
missioie, mat tne victim is toe isi person
to realize to.i ne is up agaiusi m uov-a.r
promoter, pure aua aimpie.
Promoter on a Large Scale.
It Is In ttf projection or formation of
new companlts and enterprises that the
hot-air artift of the higher type exhibits
all his gcn'o and appears at bis best. He
Is the soul, so to SDeak. of the nroDOsed
enterprise until tha "showdown" of cash
Is called for. Even then he Is not embar-
assed. His wife is a little slow In raising
the money on certain gilt-edged securities,
but it will be forthcoming In a few days,
Meantime he has, as a rule, succeeded In
absorbing all the functions of president.
secretary and directors. He has drafted
the rules and bylaws or prepared the pa-
pcrs for incorporating the Mozambique Hy-
draullc Gold Extracting company. He has
certain Influential friends over tn New
York who can raise barrels of money. He surance which he utilizes in projecting and
is certain that It will not take him a week Inventing schemes entitles blm to the con
In the metropolis to sell all the stock the slderatton of thoughtful writers and an un-
company desires to dispose, of.
He finally succeeds In securing a few hun-
dred dollars of the money paid in by the
other gentlemen In the enterprise for a
week's expenses In New York while dis-
posing of a million or two of stock In the
great enterprise. He returns and reports
hie experience. No sales of stock, but pros-
perts magnificent. Proposed enterprise
meets the unqualified approval of his Influ-
entlal friends and In the course ot a week
or ten days, when certain millions return,
the project will be laid before them and
money will roll In to the company. Mean-
bile it will be necessary for him to re-
turn. to New York In a few days and keep
the project warm. He la voted an ad-
aitlonal couple of hundred and, as a rule,
ias.es nis wire, ir ne has one, to the sea-
ide or the mountains and begins negotia
tions with the proprietor ot the summer re
sort to incorporate a company and con
solidate the rival hotels at the resort under
one management.
This type of hot-air artlet Is Irrepressf-
ble and never entirely broke, for be Is
never without an enterprise or project on
nana, sometimes It Is a company to utilize
the Mexican cactus or to Introduce Into this
country the most gorgeously beautiful of the
tropical nower plants of the sister republic.
Indeed, one of these hot-air artists actually
succeeaea in organizing a close corporation
ror tnis purpose into which a New Haven,
Conn., man of wealth put $50,000. A suite
or rooms magnificently furnished were
opened In an office building on F street and
not ibbs man a dozen handsome women
typewriters were employed at one time.
Visionary, bat Harmless.
Another type of the hot-air fr,nif 1.
of the unconscious variety that la, he Is
visionary, of course,- but harmleasly honest.
In other words, he finds certain line of
business congenial and makes pathetic ef-
forte to be "in lt." as the street would
say. Sometimes, too, he is a newspaper
man, or, more properly, a man who likes
to write for the newspapers. Here are ex-
trects from a letter recently received from
tne bowels of the earth In the mining re-
glons, of Ohio:
"I blistered ray hands yesterday facing up
a new vein of coal I found on the place
Wanted to get it in shape to show up well
"Everything is painfully dull here, with
the exception of one flfty-barrel-a-day oil
well. If they get a little closer I may be
able to talk business within a reasonable
length of time."
The "hot air" from thla tvn of tha ..n...
homo la predicated on honest Intentions, yard occupied a little over four days. Con.
with which, it Is claimed by theologians', slderable wind wa encountered off Hat
a nameless place Is paved. Money lo push teras. but otherwise the trip wss without
or originate an enterprise Is always forth- incident. The money wss carried from the
coming on certain contingencies. These
contingencies, however, from being certain
in the "come to paas" sense, never or rarely
incur, but the "hope which springs eternal
In the human breast" aids this species of
the hot-air fraternity to secure tha ear th.
time and the sympathy of the atruggling
merchant or newspaper publisher, until th
Inevitable end arrive,, and in one "red
burial blent" merchant, newspaper and
bot-alr Investor become "spooks."
The trumn card, or rather the dernier
reaort, of the iron-Jawed branch of this
fraternity, la the "unexpected Inheritance"
fake. Tiba Inheritance, or sudden windfall,
I usually left by a rich uncle or Imme.
diate relative, in some territory, or diatant
country. The dally presa seductively
Dread, the good news, and the hot-air
rerlDlent of the congratulations which fol
low "makes hay while the aun shines."
other worda. be "touches" all around and
nlavs no favorite,. The tailor, the shoe -
maker, the landlord and even th Jeweler
land tha touch not only cheerfully,
sycophantly, of this heir to fifty or a hun
dred thousand dollars, which will be paid
over when the legal formalities are com
plied with. The ubiquitous reporters In
terview the fortunate "nephew of his
tincle," and the stereotyped question of
what use he Intends putting his suddenly
acquired wealth to opens ths way for the
accomplished fakir to make himself solid
with his old creditors and paves the way
to place new ones on bis list. In grandilo
quent manner and utterance the heir at law
outlines his future thusly:
He will pay off a few old debts and soma
new ones recently contracted. Never hay
ing had a vacation in his life, he will spend
a year abroad, having always bsd a deilra
to visit the old world. He will return at
the expiration of this period and engage In
some business. The "suckers" read this
tree ad. and they overwhelm him with cour
tesies and offers of a more substantial char.
feet, so to speak, the male with Invitations
to spreads, luncheons and liquid refresh
mentsthe female with her most fascinat
ing smiles and coin of the realm, which he
gently borrows until the draft arrives from
TImbuctoo.
Awakenlnar tome, at Last.
Weeks and even months roll by with no
other change than perhaps a slight diminu
tion In the list of "suckers." The hot air
artist, with bis Prince Albert frock fitted
to his shapely person, creased trousers, im
maculate linen, a Jauntily pitched Fedora
hat, shining footwear, a smart cane and a
plessant smile, perambulates tba avenua
and "refreshes" only at the high-toned bars
from the Peace monument to the treasury.
When the bubble bursts and the Inheritance
Is not forthcoming creditors are blandly In
formed that the lawyers bars "butted" in
and made trouble, but that the courts will.
In due time, straighten out the tangle, and
the money will be paid over. The wise
ones "get next" and hedge on their hos
pitality and credit. The last to be unde
ceived Is perhaps the speculative female,
who had designs she was adroitly led to be
lieve by the "heir at law" would be realized
In the near future.
Quite recently a splendid "con" game of
this character was successfully worked by
a past master at the business. Those who
were on the Inside and knew the character
of the hot air artist In question and others
who knew his family and antecedents es
caped, ot course, being victimized. But
there were numbers who swallowed tbo
bait and acquired the privilege of gnashing
their teeth aa the tall, handsome and
courtly looking "heir of his uncle" passes
up the avenue with an unconscious look of
confidence on his chiseled features. He will
bow and smile to passing victims and even
politely ask for a match to light bis cigar'
I atte. He never carries matches to disfigure
the cor8etuke flt 0r tha smooth silk vest
nM.rt n w. m.nlv form, and the clrar-
rtu ,8 a freB w, gt from a frlend who
nM compromBj , "touch" with the offer
of .moke H8 "uncles," for be has many,
eye h,m he and 8pecuiate on the
qualUy 4na character of the next "pledge'
. j ng affections.
Not exactlT ..,n maiden meditation fancy
fre. fcut , the more practlcai gpecula
tlv. -,.,. of . br,in evolving some
new scheme to land the unsophisticated,
this outward gentlemanly type of the hot-
air brotherhood or tne capital city enjoys
aim evening constitutional; the day having
been thus well spent, it will be followed by
a night of serene repose
There Is as brosd a difference and as
marked a distinction between the genus
hot-air professional and the dead beat as
there is between the common street nog'
gar who solicits alms and the unfortunate
who peddles shoe laces and lead pencils.
It is, perhaps, true that the man who works
the windfall or sudden Inheritance racket
Is subject to the beat classification, but he
Is 'only an Infinitesimal element in the nu
merous colony of the hot-air fraternity.
Besides, the redeeming affinity of suave as
prejudiced public.
He Is often, too, an Individual who has
drifted into the seamy side of life because
i ot an enthusiasm In politics which an un
appreciative constituency rebuked. His
drifting commenced as lobbyist and night
guide for the corps of new members the
patriotlo masses biennially send to Wash-
Ington, and when his usefulness became
I Impaired along these lines because of the
strenuousness with which be did things he
fell back upon bia native genius for reserved
and discriminating rascality. Therefore,
1 after a broad-minded consideration of all
I the facts and circumstances, the classtflca
I tlon of hot-air fellowship Is unreservedly
I accorded this most unattractive and Irre-
deemable type of confidence man.
ELETEH MILLION III ITS CARGO.
Valuable - CoaalsTasneat One Shipped
on Government VeeL
"T notice that th newsnanera have re
cently spoken of the carrying of $7,000,000
of bullion to a foreign country by one of
I tha ocean Unera aa the greatest amount
ever transported.' said a man who has
been with the navy for year to a Wash
Inrton Star renorter. "It Is entirely wrong.
in 1885 there wa brought from the mint
in New Orlesns to the treasury In Wash
inrtnn HI 000 000. and it waa brought In
steamer.
"Tha aovernment decided to transport
$15,000,000 from Mew Orleans. It was first
thought best lo bring It by rail, but this
was assuming a great risk. The cabinet
I discussed the matter carefully, and It was
finally decided that the safest way would
bB by water., The members of the cabinet
,aw lnBl lner w" m cuauce ui uuiuui
lt ,ha money WMI brought by train,
"The United SUtes ship Swatara waa
nr,t aeignaiea to carry mo money.
u wa foun1 that lt wou,d b tnaae(Jut4
t0 transport the whole amount, so the
wooden sailing steamer Yantlc was pressed
,nt0 "''c to belp out. We removed
rrom owatara us magazine,. iw
from the shell room were removed, as
were ateo tne a,, rrom lne room'
that a11 available apace was utilized
,or Peking the coin. The only weapon of
defense waa a uatung gun.
"Tne money was conveyed from the mint
the ve"el ,n waon- A lua,, of ,e
cret aorvlca offlcere watched th work.
1 The two vessels wer in tow ana tne inp
from New Orleans to the Washington navy
"ay ya 10 ,Ba treasury oy aa express
company.
"The money was In boxes of $2,000 each
and In bags. My recollection Is that the
money was in silver aouars, or tne greater
part of lt. for. while unloading at the navy
yard, one of the bags, rotten from being
In atorag o long, gave way and a large
number of etiver aouara were c,iterea
about the wharf.
"Swatara waa a historic craft. John
Surratt waa brought back from Malta In
Swatara. The prlnc of Wales, now King
Edward, paid It a vlalt once when he waa
with the American squadron at Vlllefranche
I In the Mediterranean. It was then the
flagship. Th pnnc. wnea n saw it.
I asked: - -
" 'Is this a yacht or a man-of-war?
- 1 "Swatara is now In 'rotten row.' in the
In navy yard at San Francisco, waiting to be
surveyed. .The $11,000,000 carried by
1 Swatara from New Orleans to Washington
wa th greatest amount of money ever
but carried by a single erart.
N THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Diitiat Alaska ta Ba Hitobad by Wira
ta tba Mainland.
PROGRESS IN MAKINS ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS
Wireless Telegraph station In Mid-
Oreen Treatment tor Elec
tric hock Development
In Other Brnnrhea.
Announcement la made by Oeneral A. W.
Oreely, chief signal officer of the United
States army, that a comnlet system of
telegraphic communication covering the
more distant parts of Alaska will he in
operstlon by March 1. 1903. Work Is now
being rushed on the last two links which
will complete thla great system, enabling
nstant communication between anv nart
of the world and Cape Nome over a tele-
graph system extending 3,000 miles from
Puget Sound. These two remaining link,
comprise a wireless telegraph line which
Is now being Installed between Nome and
St. Michaels, and a line being built op the
Tsnana river valley from Fort Gibbons to
a connection with the line nearly completed
between Eagle on the Upper Yukon and ure may oe reguiaiea. 1 ne convenience ui
Valdes on the srscoast. The wire Is fcuch y,tem will be apparent to anyone,
strung along the ground for nearly half the There u 00 bsndllng of fuel or ashes, and
dlstsnce between Fort Glbbona and the ther ' ,leo lhe advantage of Instsnt ad
upper Tanana valley, and the poles are Jutment. The principle has been applied
being rapidly set. The wire will be strung t0 ,hs "alitor with an expansion tank and
on them early In the fall. General Oreely BlS nd circulating pipes, thus forming
says the Valdes-Esgle line will be in opera- Portable electric heating system with a
tlon the entire 400 miles across Centrsl cord connection with the electrio
Alaska by September 1. Thus the Copper
river valley will bo connected by wire with
the outside world during the coming win-
ter. The route of messages from Nome to
Puget Sound will be as follows: From
Nome to St. Michaels by wireless telegra-
.i.a 11--.. 7k . u,Tm "I
. . . in,, D , iuuvo 1 1, a CUUUCCllQD wun I
the Valdea-Eagle line; from Eagle to Daw
son by an American line already In opera
tlon; from Dawson to Vancouver via the
Dominion government line to Ashcroft. and
thence over the Canadian Pacific and Postal
wires. General Greely says:
In a little more than five months we
hope to send messages from Washington
to Nome and receive an answer the earn
day. This will be brought about by the
wireless system to be established between
Nome and St. Michaels, and by the com
pletlon of a line of wire up the Tanana
to connect with th line now under way
between Valdes and Eagle. We expect to
have a temporary wire from Fort Gibbons
and the Yukon system to connect with the
transalaska line by March 1. Two or
three month later the permanent line
should be ready for use. The wireless sys
tem between Nome and St. Michaels will
TJtll tbf1ne""B,t' of continually repair.
lng the cable between the two places. The
movements of the Ice make difficult the task
of keeping the cable In order. The dis
tance to be bridged In building eastward
from Fort Gibbon to connect with the
Valdes-Eagle line is about 260 mile. I am
having three wireless stations placed In the
first 160 mile. The frequency of the eta
tlons necessary lessens the distance be
tween each two and Increases the proba
blllty of satisfactory communication. If
wireless telegraphy proves all that Is ex
pected of It no part of the world will be
mere benefited by the Introduction ot the
system than Alaska, because of th, grea. :
aisisnce. to ne traversea. tne severity of
the climate and the few settlements which
1.. j .i.w . 1. - .
oai vuiubicu wuu ma vast area.
Such
a method ot communication will be a ma
terial factor in the rapid settlement of our
northern possession.
The new military cable between Juneau
and Skagway, about 100 miles long, broke
In two a fortnight ago, soon after lt had
been accepted by the government. A wind-
storm on Lynn cans! caused the waves to
roll high. The cable was apparently moved
to and fro across the Jagged rocks and
sawed In two. General Greely ba ordered
officers of the signal service at San Fran-
Cisco to repair the cable without delay.
Diamond by Electricity.
It Is .generally known that M. Molesaa,
the French chemist, has succeeded In pro-
aucing aiamonas artinciauy. mey are very
small, but they are the genuine article. So
rar no one nas discovered a means or pro-
ducing the gem on any scale likely to affect
tne ruiure 01 ueueers, Dut it we are to con-
elude from the statement of a writer in the
St. James Gazette that consummation Is not
unlikely to be reached in the near future,
On of the most Important Industries car-
riea on at Niagara reus, says tne Boston
Transcript, Is the manufacture of carborun-
dum a crystal gem, red and sparkling like
a ruby, and nearly as hard aa a diamond
Itself. It has been found that portions of
this product, when taken from the furnace,
consist or grapnite. now, graphite is pure
carbon, and very nearly related to ths dla-
mood a mineral which has been found tn
mines for tboussnds of years, but bad never
before been mad by human agency. It Is
one thing, of course, to approach a given
goal ana anotner to attain 11. nut E. u.
lu" v " ... Wi uuuuui
suits In the production ot that crystal that
It seems possible to credit him with almost
anything In the future. He tells us that
there are two elements required to make a
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l-ruviucu inn miuicr auu i. "iu
talaed tha latter by dropping his crucible
wun u, uu.u ma., o. eu iv.u
iron into com w.ier. in, in.iauv.nw.uB
cooung or tne iron on coming into contact
with the water supplied the requisite pres-
sure, and the carbon was thus crystallized
and became a diamond. What remains for
tne American man or science i, 10 aiscover
the means ot applying the pressure In such
a way as to make the production of the dta -
mond a commercial possibility.
It wss as a result of his attempts to pro-
due artificial diamonds that Mr. Acheson
discovered carborunaum. ine writer 01 in
artlcle tells that he had begun nis expert-
ments as early as 1880, but had come to a
atop because the Instruments at his disposal
did not keep pace with his ideas. He began
work again with tbe beip or an improved
dynamo, wnicn rurnisnea mm wun an eiec
trie current capable or producing a tempera-
aure ot 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Carbon
fused with clay at that temperature and
then allowed to cool would, be hoped, pro
duce diamond. It produced Instead a beauti
ful red crystal, hard enough to scratch glass
and even the diamond, itself. Mr. Acheson
at first believed his crystal to be a comblna- ties," said Mr. O. O. King, general man
tlon of carbon and aluminum, and gave it ager 0f bs factory that turns out many
th name of "carborundum." By means of thousands ot them dally at Newark, O ,
chemical analysis, however, be found It to
be a combination of carbon and silica, or
sand; a new substanc, that is, which, so
far as we know, does not exist In nature.
The substance promised to be of the great-
est use for abrasive purposes. Accordingly,
he established bis works on the land ot th
Niarara Falls comDany. and manufactures
his products at a cost that enables blm to
compete successfully with th mined
abrasive metal,. The Ingredients of which
carborundum Is composed are the cheapest
and simplest possible pure whit sand,
fka aawdust and salt. These Ingredient
are mixed in th requisite proportions, and
then piled Into the furnace until this Is
hair full. Next come, th cor of ook.
twenty-one lnche la diameter, and then
mnra ni tha carborundum mixture. When
th furnace Is full th electric current Is and that by no means the biggest la th
turned on and a pressure of LOO bora country, turns out every dsy 2.00 gross
power of energy 1 applied and transformed that la, 28,000 bottles a dim Idea may te
into beat by It impaot wit tne oua mass
of coke. This process gtes on for thirty-six
hours at a stretch, during which 7,000
pounds of the crystal are formed. '
Electric llratlns; Device.
A system of beating houses and car
which combines the hot water and elec
trical systems has been devised by a New
b,"gh "efneiene, aV to Vive a un.foVn, and
most pleasant beat. The heater Itself Is
made up of but few parts and Is yet durable
and Inexpensive. It Is composed of cast
ings which form the connecting beads and
circulating flue or water chambers, around
which are placed the electric coila of high
resistance. The latter are perfectly In
sulated by lava and specially prepared
cement. The heads of the resting are
m"ae ,0 "c-'Ta Iron plates, which are held
10 P"fe by screws, and form a casting
around the colls. The heat Is controlled by
B "UCD maae to use in connection wun
tnl8 beater, and with Its use the current Is
roaucd without the aid of any external
t-ealatanre, thereby keeping all the heat
witnin tne nesting apparatus, in tne p-
Plication of this system the electric water
beater Is placed In the cellar In place ot
ln ordinary coal burner, tne rest ot tne
plant beln th Mm w,,n the orJlnrT
water beating Installation. The controlling
y be located In any part of the
bouse that may be desired, from which
polnt ,hc temperature of the entire itrue-
,lgnl Drc-
Mld-Ocran Wire!, Station,
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cording to the Electrical World and Engi
neer; which, it is claimed, will soon be In
commercial operstlon for utilizing wireless
telegraphy In a mid-ocean postofflce and
.,.nn 1. , V, . ln..l-n ,
manently moor at a point 110 miles west
of the Lizard a ship which will be equipped
with a searchlight and a complete set of
Marconi apparatus. As the water at the
point selected will involve the use of
mooring chain 400 or 600 feet In length, the
weight of which would prevent the bows
from riding buoyantly over the heavy seas.
the vessel will be provided with a horse-
pipe placed in the keel of the foremest.
The searchlight Is to have a vertical beam
for the purpose ot Illuminating th clouds
and enabling the floating postofflce to be
picked up at night from a distance ot alxty
miles or more. As the vessel will be lo
cated In the fair way of the English chan
nel. It will be advantageously placed for
the distribution of order sent from shore
by the owner of vessel which are pass
ing in or out of the channel. Thus a ship
ouW . lrectedi oon u plckej up
the station, to proceed either to Liverpool,
Bristol or an English channel port. By
thla means pilotage and port dues would
be reduced, and, ot course, there would be
a considerable saving of time. The vessel
will serve as a floating station, which can
be approached In any state of the weather,
and picked up for wireless communication.
The value ot this form ot postofflce la ex
pected to be very great. Moreover, lying
at the Junction of the three great thorough
fare ot British and continental marine
traffic, the station should prove particu
larly valuable tn salvage work. The scheme
'"Vo e 0 f it appeVr. to be thoroughly
rBPrld out it should
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pruvfl ll vii
prove
maritime world.
Safety Dres for Electrician,.
Experiments have been made with Prof.
Artemleffs safety dress, in the high ten-
alon laboratory ot Meesra. Siemens and
Halska. reports Engineering. This dress
I is constructed entirely of fine but thickly
I woven wire gauze. It completely encloses
the wearer, Inclusive of hands, feet and
bead. Its total weight Is 3.3 pounds, its
resistance from hand to hand 0.017 oh me.
and Its capacity varies from .0002 up to
.00025 microfarads, according as the wearer
Is far away or near to a wall. The cooling
anrfaca la so treat that a current ot 200
mniru P, D.Bs through the dress for
80me 8eCond from hand to hand without
n.r-.ntlble heating effect. Standing unln-
8Uiated on the ground, and clad with this
dress Prof. Artemieff drew sparks from the
8econdary terminals of a transformer which
wa8 giving a tension of 75,000 volts, ths
period being 50 cycles per second. Ha
next seized the main, and later on, the
potential being raised to 150,000 volts, bs
drew sparks from both terminal, and
handled the latter. The machine supply-
I ng this transformer waa of 170-kllowatt
I capacity. In concluding the experiments
the Inventor short-circulated tnis genera-
I tor by clutching bold ot tba terminals, the
notentlal difference between the two being
1 1.00O volta. and th current passed uv am-
I perea. The circuit was broken by aimpiy
I letting go of one electrode. Throughout
I these experiments Prof. Artemieff declared
I be felt not the slightest sensation 01 any
I current through his body.
1 Electricity In Plneo of Steam.
1 ...v.l.H .l. .rllf fne ata.f
a a motive power for levated trains In
New York ia a success as far aa It haa
gone. On the Second avenue line the train
have been electrically propelled tor more
um . mAntli mnA nit tha Third avenua
between Harlem and South Ferry
1 4v. .-. .nnnlti. on tha flrat of Anrll
The Q(W ,ervce extremely satisfactory.
tha traln. runnlng raPidly and smoothly.
ij wlthout tbe accompaniments of sul-
hur0U8 mai cinder which hav made
elevated road8 pubilc nulaancea for
ftp- u wU1 probaby bB 86me months
Mor the west side line on the Sixth and
Nntn 8Venue8 wm b operated electrically,
.Ir.,cted. however, thst befor the end
r f h the 8ub,titutlon will have
.awted on the whole Manhattan sy-
. xhll ork h88 been dona wUn very
ttto .fu8ii aDd absolutely without publlo
tnconyenlence. It has also been done ex-
tr.m.ir w.ii and the Installation la monu
mcnlai a electrical engineering. The day
I wnirh marka the final disappearance of tbe
I locomotive from the elevated roads might
1 var weii ba ona cf public rejoicing in
1 tblt cuy.
THIS MAKING OF BOTTLES.
Eaormon Wamber Tamed. Ont In Tat,
Coantrr Annnally.
"I can tell you a few thlnga about bot-
to . Washington Post reporter.
-i0 jba flrat place, bottle makers have
been Used to figuring on th consumption
0f ona pound of coal to each pound ot glass
produced In bottle form, to that the fuel
bm , tremendous factor. Thla cause
the plants to bunt locations aa near as pos-
.ihla to tha coal mines. A great deal of ex-
penae wa saved during th exlstenc ot
natural gaa, but this source of power has
nearly vanished In many districts ot In-
I diana, Illinois and Ohio, th tare great
I bottle making state of th union,
1 "Th number of bottles snd I am new
talking only of the sort used by tbe whisky
I and beer trade made in ta unuea otata
I yearly 1 so stupendous that I'd dislike to
I glv th figure for tear I'd be charged
I with exaggeration. But when on plant,
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