6 Till? OMAHA DAILY MONDAY, JANUAHY 5. 1903. MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS Tear Just Ended Hai Br en lft Froipe: ui in History of that Section. PLENTY OF WORK FOR ALL WHO WISH IT Many Companion I'liinnla to Work a a Unrr Scale Than Kver Before iolil Found In a Coal Mine. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Jan. 4. (Special.) The year just closed baa been a very suc cessful one for the Black Hilla. for besides the success which haa attended on the mining enterprises already established, now companies have been formed, new mllla tarted nd new mlnea opened which will Hot only give employment to more miners, but will add to the yearly output of (told. At near aa can be figured, the gold product lone of the niack Hilla amounted to 8.273,32. Thla amount waa secured from 1.869.944 tona of ore, of an average value t $4.65 a ton. Nine new plants are lu Course of erection, and will be In operation before the present month haa passed, and with thege running the total output of the. mines will be Increased 33 per cent, and the output of bullion amount to something over $1,000,000 a month. The new planta will run on higher grade re than haa been treated as a general thing In the planta now In operation, so the estimate of $l,000,0on a month la not an excessive one; in fact, It la a little low, and It would not be surprising did the amount of gold produced equal $14, 000,000 for the year. The figures nbove given do not Include the silver and copper and lead produced for the year, which will mount to at least $1,500,000. The year has been a very prosperous one In every line of Industry In the niack Hills. In the city of Deadwood alone the new buildings erected have cost, over $600 W0, while In the city of Lead the building op erations have required the expenditure of a much. If not a little more money. Sev eral of the smaller mining campa of the northern Hills have been visited by build ing booms, especially the new town of Malt land, In the Garden Oily district, whero la located the new milling plant of the Penobscot Mining company. At thla place complete town baa grown up around the works of the company, and a postofflce, express office, public schools and the other eonventencea of a city established. Busi ness haa been good and the merchants en Joyed a bigger trade than ever before, more men have been employed, and the Idlo men have been those who did not wish to labor, and would not. The new year opena with the brightest of prospects, and not kick la eomljg to anyone engaged In min ing or trade. , Strike of Phonollte. A strike of rich phonollte ore baa been made In the Elkhorn mine, situated on Deadwood gulch, weat of Centrat..Clty. The And waa made In the tunnel which la being driven Into the hill by the company, and It la said to be from four to aix feet wide, a vertical vein of ore. The ore la said to be very rich, some of It assaying up Into the hundreds of dollars. The Elkhorn adjoins the Pennsylvania mine, from which haa bean shipped so much rich ore. Thla la the fourth strike of rich ore which has been made In the aamo neighborhood, the Pennsylvania being the first ground upon which phonollte In anything like quantity bad been found. Then came the Golden Treasure and the Gladiator, all of them at the preaent time taking out rich ore. The Big Four, across the gulch from these loca. tlons, also has the same ore in Us work ings, and all of them appear to. be of the same average richness. It la said that a plant will be erected on 1 the Gladiator ground in the spring for the treatment of the ores from this district, and appear ances at the present time would indicate that it would be a paying Investment, for there is certainy ore enough of thla char acter in the district to keep a good-sized plant running. The Bessie group of claims, in Grizzly gucb, owned by Pete and Mike Jennings, Is showing up some gooC proapects, which have been brought to light during the re cent assessment work on the ground. The property adjoins that on which the Oro Hondo Is putting down a deep shaft and has been opened up by a number of shafta and drifts. A good deposit of cyanldlng ore baa been uncovered, which glvea an average value of $4 a ton. The ore Is a mineralised porphyry, and aa Ilea that but little difficulty or expense will attend the working of It. The owners are negotiating for the erection of a cyanide plant, which Will probably be one of alxty tona. It la said that an analysis made at the Horseshoe smelter In Rapid City of the Newcastle, Wyo coal ahowa that the coal carries from 40 cents to $3 In gold. The Horseshoe company recently purchaaed the control of the coal mlnea at Newcastle and they are now being worked under the di rection of the company's officiate. Custer C'ttr Prospers, CUSTER CITY, 8. D.. Jan. 4. (Special.) The shaft on the 8aglnaw mine la now down 141 feet, and at that depth the vein Is strong and carries good values. The ore In the bottom of the shaft carries a little more Iron than It does closer to the sur face, but it la a good concentrating prop osition and will pay to free mill. The saw mill on the ground haa been In operation all of the fall and during the winter up until last week, and the company now haa on hand an abundance of timber cut and framed for use In the workings, the aupply being sufficient ' to last through the win ter. Everything about the property la in excellent shape, and the mine by the time prlng opens will be in a good condition to furnish any amount of ore for milling. Returns have been received from a car load of ore recently ahlpped to Denver for treatment from the Le Roy mine, which give returna of $14.60 a ton. The Le Roy mine Is being thoroughly developed, and Its owners hope to make the development pay for itself by shipments of ore taken from the "workings. The ore is really a free milling, concentrating proposition, but Is also a good smelting proposition. They have a big body of ore In the mine, some of which is very rich, but the average will do about aa the figures given above The first of the year In thla district saw very claim on which a showing of ore has been made represented, ao there waa no opportunity given for the jumper to get In his work. All of the ground which gives the least encouragement is being worked, and the people down here expect to see as nvicb activity in mining In this section as that which characterized the mining districts of the northern Hilla, and it la more than likely that a number of good properties will be put on a producing ba sis next spring. Among these properties rill undoubtedly be the North Star group, upon which ss much work has been done snd upon which as much niouey hss been expended as any goup of claims in the southern Hills. The company is now ex perimenting with the ore in sn endesvor to find suitable and eeonomlcsl process of treatment by other means thsn with stamps. (Solas? oa Blazer Scale. RAPID CITY. 8. D.. Jsn. 4 (Special.) Arrangements are being made to begin work on sn extensive scsie on ths Gold Standard group of claims, sixteen miles west vf this city. The group has been worked for number of years, snd there had bees A number el good shoots of ore opened up on IL Experiments with the ore cn a small scale shuw that It carries fnir ion .-.en IjI valuea In gold and that it would pay to trtat In a plant situated on the ground. The company owna a good water right and It Is possible tint It may erect a stamp mill on It the coming spring and, later add a cyanide plant to treat the tailings. Boarding houses and offices will be erertod on the grounj this winter and a force of miners placed at work getting out ore. The Horseshoe smelter at thla place Is running night and day at Its full rapacity on ore from the company's properties In the Bsld mountain district and giving the best of satisfaction. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Jan. 4 (Special.) Just before tho close of the year the Spear f.sh company, the Imperial, the W'aap No. 1 and the lessees of the Rossiter cyanide mill deposited their rlean-upa for the last half of December, the four amounting to $38,500. The 8pearflsh company of this amount contributed $6,000. The express office for the month of December shipped more gold than In any previous month of the year, and now that the Penobscot com pany's big mill at Garden City la In op eration and the Golden Crest cyanide plant in Two Bit stsrted on its Initial run It la expected that the month of January will be the largest month that the office has ever had, aa the output from these two mills alone la expected to aggregate at least $45,000 a month, If not more. REPORT ON LAND QUESTION Irish Landlords Should Reside In Ire land. Even If Paid by Govern ment to Do So, It Bays. LONDON, Jan. 4. The Irish land con ference has issued a voluminous report of Its deliberations. In which It Is declared that the only satisfactory aettlement of the existing land question Is the substitution of an occupying or proprietary ownership of land for the exlBttng dual ownership. Aa the process of direct state Interfer ence In purchase and resale would be gen erally tedious and unsatisfactory, there fore, except where owners or half of occu piers so decree, and except In those dis tricts under the congested districts board, the report recommends that the settlement should be made between the owner and the occilpler, aubject to the neceBsary investi gation by the state as to title, rental and security. The report emphasizes the desirability of inducing landlords to continue to reside In Ireland, and with this purpose In view. It says, an equitable price should be pnlt. owners, based upon Income, and that pro vision ought to be made for the resale to owners of mansion houses and demesnes. The purchase price should either be as surance by the state of such Income, or the payment of a capital sum producing It, at 8 or 4 per cent. If guaranteed by the state, tenants' repayments should be ex pended for a term of years, securing a re duction of from 15 to 25 per cent on rents. To do this may Involve some assistance from the government beyond the use of Its credit, and the report considers that such assistance would be Justified fully In the future welfare of Ireland and the settle ment of this vexing problem. The report offers no definite financial proposals, but It consider that an unex ampled opportunity exists at the present moment to doal with this question suc cessfully. It declares also that the solution of the land queatlon should be accomplished by a aettlement of the evicted tenants question on an equitable basis. Captain Shawe-Taylor, secretary of the conference, left here today for the United States on board the Cunard line steamer Ivernla. He goes to America to ascertain the vlewa of Prealdent Roosevelt and other prominent Americans on the land question. In an interview before'' leaving Captain Shawe-Taylor said: "The government now for the first time haa before It a practical so'utlon of thla question, acceptsble to both land owners and occupiers. It would be a national ca lamity if, while truce exists between the two parties, this unique opportunity la allowed to pass." LONDON, Jan. 6. The report of the Irish conference Is commented upon on all aides thla morning aa a very encourag'.ng docu ment, and as Indicating that the problem is ripe for solution. It is also said to give valuable suggestions to Chief Secre tary for Ireland Wyndham for the projected land bill. The government organs, while pointing out that the conference doea not represent many of the great landlords, commend the tone and disposition of the conference aa revealed in ita report as very hopeful for the future of Ireland. These papers con tend that the report Involves the com plete repudiation of the whole Oladstonlan policy of land reform, namely dual owner ship. PROCESSION OF INDIAN'ORDERS Lord and Lady Carson Lead Another Magnificent Bpeetacnlar Feature of Durbar Festivities. DELHI. India, Jan. 4. The chapter of Indian orders held last night was one of the most brilliant functions following the Durbar. It was led by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy of India, and Lady Cur zon, the duke of Connaught, repreaentatlvca of King Edward, and the duchess of Con naught, and scores of native-princes. Among the brilliant assemblage were nesrly S00 members of the Order of the Star of India and many Maharajas. About forty Americans were present at the chapter. They Included Mrs. Adair, Mrs. L. Z. Letter (mother of Lady Curzon) and Miss Dslsy Letter, Henry Phlpps and family of Pittsburg. P. Getty of Chicago and -Miss Getty, and Conaul Oeneral Pat terson of Calcutta and his family. The hall was aglow with hundreds of electric lights. The silken garments snd the uniforms of the Orientals, biasing with jewels, made the scene a most brilliant one. Lsdy Curion snd the duchess of Con naught walked up the hall together, both attired In dresses of whits snd stiver snd wearing diamond coronets. They took their sests behind the golden thrones occupied by the viceroy snd the duks. During the ceremony of Investiture the bauds rendered music train the balcony. When the herald and trumpeters announced the beginning of the function a red silken curtain at the foot of ths hall was drawn aside snd the grand procession through the building began. The sight was au im pressive one. Thla morning Lord and Lady Curton, the duke and duchess of Connsught snd sll the distinguished visitors sttended the stste divine service ronducted by the bishop of i Lahore. Thousands of troops were formed in line snd the respensea In the service were rendered by Bag signals. A notable feature of the service was the singing through megaphones by the bandsmen. On Death at Dallas. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4 A speclsl to ths Re public from Dallas, Tex., says: J H. Williams. a stable boy, snd twenty-three horses were burned to death today In a fire st ths plant of Hughes Bros.' Extract company. A ware house waa consumed with its contents of 600 barrels of sugar, glucose, chemicals, machinery and manufactured good a Loss, i0,0v; Insurance about half that suuv HERRMANN ISSUES A REPLY Protciti Against Ban Johnsoa'i Construction of His L titer. NATIONAL LEAGUE DOES WANT PEACE Bat Declares Its Committee Wlskes to Keen In Touch with Colleagues ad Have Their Snirtlon lie lore Artlnst Definitely. CINCINNATI, Jan. 4 Chairman Herr mann of tho National Base Ball league peace commission today made the positive statement that his committee had full pnwer to act in negotiating for peace with the American league. Herrmann protested against the construction which Treildont Ban Johnson placed on his letter of last Friday, and when asked for a statement by the Associated Press said: "It seems from the telegraphic dispatches from Chicago that an erroneous impression has been made relative to the National league committee. It has been Intimated that the committee has not been rtelegateo with authority to act. The contrary la the fact. Our committee has been given full power by the large majority of our clubs and I no notified Mr. Johnson In my letter last Friday. "The committee, however, prefers not fully and finally to exercise that power without reserving the richt on their part to confer with their colleagues or business partners on the Important matters that may present themselves during the con ference, with the understanding, however, that they will take such steps as will en able them at any time during the con ferences to reach their colleagues without a moment's delay. . "This action on our part has been taken for the reason that the club owners in our lpasus have not been In consultation with reference to nny of the Important matters that undoubtedly would present themselves during the conferences, and we therefore believe that It Is only fair and reasonable that wo should reserve the right to confer with those whose financial Interests are nt stake before ccmlng to any final conclu sion on Important matters, until they have had an opportunity to express their views, notwithstanding tho fact that we have been given full power to act. By taking this action there wilt be no question but that our findings will be concurred in. "If a reasonable reservation of this kind on our part Is to be a barrier to peace ne gotiations, then I cannot comprehend that the other side is anxious to secure it. Tue National league wants peace. In obtaining It there will be no objection on our part to havo a fair, frank and open discussion of all the points about which there may be a difference of opinion." BATTING AVERAGES FOR YEAR National Lrszsc Officials Complete Roster STiowlnar Percentages of Each riarer. WAHHTXriTON. Jan. 4. The official bat ting averages of National league players who participated In tifteen or mire games during the season of 19.12, as compiled by Secretary N. E. Young, were made public tonight. They show that the ten leading run-s-etters were J Wagner of Pittsburg, Jeadlng with W6; Clarke, Pittsburg; Beuu mont. Pittsburg; Leach, Pittsburg; Craw ford. Cincinnati; lenney, nusion; iv. Thomas. Philadelphia: Keeler, Brooklyn; Sheckard, Brooklyn; HecKtey, Cincinnati. The ten letders In saennce nus were as follows: Tenney of Boston, leading with 29; Dobbs, Cincinnati and Chicago; De montrevllle, Boston; Keeler. Brooklyn; Dexter, Chicago and Boston: Flood, Brook lyn: Dunn, New York; Rltchey, Pittsburg; Tinker, Chicago; Smoot. 8t. Louis. The ten players Who led in sioien nwi were: J. Wagner. I'lttsDurg, w; magic, Chicago; p. Donovan, Ht. Louis; Barclay, ei IjliiIk' cinrke. Pittsburg:: Carney. Bos ton; G. Smith, New York; Beaumont, Pitts burg; L.UST1, Boston; uexier, nucago nnu Boston. Following are batting averages Per Games. Cent. Beaumont. Pittsburg Ml .157 Eeymour. Cincinnati -349 Keeler, Brooklyn 132 .342 Sehrlng. Pittsburg 19 . Crawford, Cincinnati 140 .833 Phillips. Cincinnati 32 .3.13 Beckley, Cincinnati 129 .331 Wagner. J.. Pittsburg 137 .329 Kelley, Cincinnati 37 .327 Clarke, Pittsburg 114 .321 O'Neill, M., St. Louis S .318 Tenney. Boston 134 .314 Pelts. Cincinnati 14 .313 Hlaa-le. Chicago 114 .313 Bmoot, St. Ixuls 129 Jones. Chicago 63 Donovan, P.. St. Louis 126 Braustleld. Pittsburg Hit Beck. Cincinnati 43 Barry. Philadelphia W Barclay, St. Louis 137 McOann. New York .... 61 Doyle, New York Rti Dobhs, Cincinnati and Chlcaga 122 Ccolcy, Boston 134 Burke, Pittsburg 55 Donlln, Cincinnati 33 Hov, Cincinnati "2 Presnahan, New York E) O'Connor, Pittsburg 45 Thomas. R., Philadelphia 13S Davis. Pittsburg 58 Tannehlll. Pittsburg 41 .313 .310 .3' 9 .3i ..106 .82 .3('l ..VI .300 ,2 .292 '1 287 Vfi Br-.wne, Philadelphia-New York 123 Kllng. Chicago.. 113 1"6 67 34 140 63 lot) 135 7S ID 121 44 lit W 131 122 133 12S 64 123 40 1M 137 30 125 121 139 99 vrr l'O 72 , 16 26 140 11 47 73 tc IIS US 53 72 tK & l'i7 ti 73 49 US 64 87 131 24 120 S4 25 51 SO 113 so 17 40 , 96 1 . 31 . 2! 27 41 Rrashear, St. Lnuis Chance, Chicago Wolverton Philadelphia,... Dolan, Brooklyn ' Ahesrn, Brooklyn Brodle, New York l.each, Pittsburg Jennings, Philadelphia...... Murphy. St. Ixuls Steliifcl.lt. Cincinnati Magoon, Cincinnati Rltchey, Pittsburg White, Philadelphia Irwin, Brooklyn Sheckard. Brooklyn Tlnktr. Chlcaao. ! ITiitMwItt VhttnrielnhiA. . Nichols. St. Iuls Demontrevllle. Huston Zlmmer, Pittsburg Dahlen, Brooklyn Oarny. Boston Kltson, uroomyn Kruser. St. iaiuib I-w, Chicago Fsrrell. J., Ht. 1-ouis Bowerman, New York .253 .251 .250 .250 .2fn .24S .246 .274 .245 .241 .J"9 .2S9 .2: .2T7 .236 .2:16 .23.-1 .?rw Corcoran. Cincinnati Oreniinger, Boston Moran, Boston Hitter, Brooklyn Van Hsltren. New York Smith. O., New York McCieery. Brooklyn Congalton. Chicago Hallman. rnliaueipnia Conroy. Pittsburg Dexter. ChicaRo one) nosion... Lauder. New York Taylor, J., Chicago Farrell. C, Hroomyn Jones, J., New York Bean. New York Ixniglass. Philadelphia Wicker. 8t. Uuiis KUtrldge, Boston Williams, A.. Chicago l.imh. C, Boston Menofee. Chlcaso Dooln. Philadelphia Flood. Brooklyn Maloney. Cincinnati l.onic. Boston Mctiraw. New York Kvers, Chicago Krug. Phl'hdrlphla Miller. Chicago . . Hartiran. St. Iuls I btiippe, Pittsburg Wagi.er. C . New Yark Cojrtnev. Rnninn. Dunn. New Yurk MalarVev, Boicn Ihmsleby. Phi'adelphla HuKhes. Bnviklyn Jacklltsch. Philadelphia Mtlhewsnn. New York Phelps, Plttsbur Currle. St. lxuls Fvuns. New York and Brooklyn Williams. W.. Chicago Yeger. O.. New York Jmknoil. New York Childs, Philadelphia Oreei. Philadelphia Schaefer. Ch'cagn Smith, 11 . Ptttiburg Hshn, Cincinnati. Bergen. Cincinnati Cheabrv, Pittsburg....'. Iver. PI flatting Ryan, 81 Louis .233 .2;2 .231 .231 .220 .L .!2x .227 .?J6 .225 .2:'.5 . 225 .221 !22l .214 .212 .211 .210 . .2"2 .2i .2 .V.i: .1H6 .1'5 .l'4 . 14 V'3 .1 .lvi .1M .17 .13 .1M .179 .174 .177 16 13 31 33 2U Si lii 19 Ml 49 37 M 33 U Frarer Prttlndc'rhla 17 .174 Newton, Brooklyn 82 -171 Kwlng. Cincinnati 19 .171 l..hcny. li'tsburg 21 .IN Donovan. W., H.-ooklyn 46 .l'fl Cronln, New ,rk 1" U'Hsgan. Chicago-New York.. f7 .16H Calhoun, ft. Louis 17 .15 O'Neill. J.. St. Ixiuls 66 .154 Sparks, New York IS .154 Willis, Boston 46 .lf.4 Plttlngrr. Boston 44 .141 Iber. Philadelphia 3D .14') Cli.rke. New Ynrk 20 .19 Yrrkcs, St. I.ouls 36 .130 Whe.ler. Brooklyn 2 .12 Mclllnnlty, New York 19 .1-3 Poole. Cincinnati 17 .INI Delman. New York-Cincinnati. 31 .115 Limdgren, Chicago 19 .'"6 Taylor, L.. New York 23 Eason, Chicago-Boston 27 .089 Itnclnsi at Oakland Today. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 The racing scene will be transferred tomorrow to the Oakland track, where It will continue up to and Including February, when the sport will be resumed nt lngleside, with the $m.(o Burns handicap for the main at traction. The meeting will continue there until February 2, and the remainder of the season will be run at Oakland. During the fortv-three days of the lngleside meeting ending Saturday the New Calllornli Jockey cluti distributed $127,524 in stakes and purses. W. B. Jennings & Co. still maintain a strong lead over the other owners, having 115,6X0 to their credit. Burns Waterhouse have Jumped Into second plnce with ts.ms, and O. R. Morris Is third with $6,3!. Over thirty owners have won sums in excess of $1,000. Others who have won over $;i.Oc are: James Coffey. $5,72tl; W. H. Kttchem. $4.wiO; W. U. MacDonough, $3,9; G. T. Bouts, $3.3X8. Flood to Manners St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Jan. 4 (Special Tele gram.) H Is announced here that Tim Flood will probably manage the St. Joseph team In the Western league the coming sea son, vice McKlbben, who has gone to the ccast. PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS Survivors of the Wars Generously Itemembereil lr the General Government. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. (Special.) The following penslcns have been granted: IsKiie of December 12: Nebraska: t irlRlnal George B. Comstnck, Om.ihn, $10. Increas Reissue Etc. Wil liam S. Prown, Knillcott, $17; Cauwulander C. Pace. IJiK'oln. $1(1; Jacob J. Myers. North Platte. $1; Ferdinand Hoffman, Ragun. $S. Widows, Minors and Dependent Relatives Minors of Chart's H. ItcOrofT, Harvard, $12. Iowa: Original Charles P. Holt, Daven port. $6; Jacob A. Fry, oxford, $: Thomas K. Crane, .Marshalltown, $6; Earl D. M. Asplnwall (war with Spain), Sioux City, $6. Increase, Reissue, Etc. George R. Traver, Dunlap. $10, John F. Landes. Westervllle, !(; John H . Senders, Chesterfield, $12; Phlletus Weeks New Hampton, $6; Thomas N. Hamilton ideceased), Carroll, $10. Widows, Minors and Dependent Relatives Mary A. Snoop, Levy, $S; Mary K. Hamil ton, Carroll. $8; Phebe Sprowa, Toolsboro, $S; Anna Quick (wur wi'.h Spain), Algona, $12. Foulh Dakota: Widows, Minors and De pendent Relative- Ida M. F'nch, Onlda, $12, Issue of Dpc mber 13: Nebraska : Original Ira Moulton, Swan ton, Increase, RclFSiie, Etc. David Lat turc. Raymond. $12; Alexander Johnson Tobias, $8. lowu: Original Charles tV. Mlchen.T. Adel, $o; Isaac N. I .n mils, East Peru, $6; Henry B. Lcsher. Salina. $S. Increase. Re issue, Etc. Otis Legge Republic, $12; Louis Cavafller, Lyons $17; Henry Relnoehl, Sol diers' H.ime, Marshalltown. $10; Napoleon B. Metcalf, Osceola, $17: Samuel MotTatt, Tvrone. $10; Samuel B. Rice, Dubuque, $12; William H. Newklrk (decensed), Talmage, $12. Widows, Minors and Dependent Rela tivesElizabeth Iewl8. Farmlngton, $12; America A. Newklrk. Talmage, $1S. Wvomlng: Increase, Reissue, Etc. Jared Franklin Main, Big Horn, $12. South Dakota: Widows, Minors and De pendent Relatives Sarah E. Batchelder, Huron, $S. Parasites Canse All Hair Tronbles. Nine-tenths of the diseases of the scalp and hair are caused by parasite germs. The Importance of this discovery by Prof. Unna of the Charity hospital, Hamburg, Germany, cannot be overestimated. It explains why ordinary hair preparations, even of the most expensive character fail to cure dandruff; because they do not, and they cannot kill the dandruff germ. Tho only hair prepara tion in the world that positively destroys the dandruff parasites that burrow up the scalp Into scales called scurf or dandruff, is Newbro's Herplclde. In addition to Its destroying the dandruff germ Herplclde Is also a delightful hair dressing, making the hair glossy and soft as silk. JAPAN WILL YIELD"" CLAIMS Honolulu Advices Sny Title to Marcus Island Will Be Relinquished to t'nited States. HONOLULU, Jan. 4 (Via Pacific Cable). A fire causing. a loss of over $100,000 oc- J curred here tcday. The Ore broke out in the general merchandise store of L. B. Kerr & Co., and probably waa caused by defective electric wiring. J. F. Morgan also sustained heavy loss. A letter received here from Thomas Fitch, the Washington attorney for the Marcus Island Guano company, aays that jj,'; I Japan Is relinquishing her claim to Mar iii.l ! cus island and is willing to allow the j United States to tske possession. Japan -in o.nu ' island and is ready to pay, aa a reasonable I indemnity, $10,000 on the loss sustained on 1 ,nP trlp ot tn3 chooner Julia Whalen, ' which was refused landing on the island. .4 2vr Itoyaltles for Warner's Heirs. .2.S4 M BERLIN, Jsn. 4. Wagner's heirs received J? a total of $115,000 In royalties during 1902 oy, j from his operas, exclusive ot the Beyreutb .277 profits. "Lohengrin," the most popular, li7 yielded $68,000. It was given 99T times In 1275 ! Germany, 447 times In Holland, France and Italy and 312 times In America snd Great H j Britain. The American managers paid. It 'k7;l ! is estimated, $23,000 for "Lohengrin" alone. .273 j The next popular opera was "Tannhauser," I which netted $32,850. The appointment of 'o,';,", I George von Huelsen as provision intendant i of the royal theaters In Berlin, succeeding '266 Coun von Hochberg, Is regarded as being .y ' permanent, as Von Huelsen is s great fa .261 i vorlte of Emperor William, who has plsced ' st his disposal the palace of the late Prince George Hooenzouern in wuneim street until October. Governor of Panama Greeted. PANAMA, Jan. 4. A great popular dem onstration took place here Isst night in honor of Dr. Duran, the newly appointed governor of Panama. Members ot all po litical parties were seen among the big as semblage, snd congratulatory speeches were addressed to the governor by oon tervatlve and liberal orators. In his reply Governor Duran said he ac cepted the post for love ot the Isthmus only snd that his appointment proved the Intention of the national government to bring about x conciliation of the different interests In Colombia. Chinese Minister Will Wed. PEKIN, Jan. 4. Sir Liang Ching Tang minister designated to the United States, will marry the daughter of the Chtneae minister at Paris, Yu Keng, before leaving for Washington. The wedding probably will take place st Canton. Yu Keng's daughter was educated abroad and speaks English snd French. She Is one of ths tew Chinese women of modern education snd modern Ideas. Brains Hestorlaa; Palace. ST. PETERSBURG, Jsn. 4. The restora tion by the Chinese government of the im perial palaces st Mukden, Manchuria, has begun. A Man Hsdty lalured. Or painfully hurt, burned, brulied or wounded gets quick comfort from Buckles s Arnlcs Salve. It conquers pain. 15a. For isle It Kuan 4 Co, OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Prasticallj No Cattle on Sale, bat Prices Lowir fer ths Week. HOGS ALSO LOWER THAN A WEEK AGO Sheen and Umsi of Good Quality Hare Been Heady Sellers All Week ad Prices Held About Steady Feeders Quoted Strong;. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. S. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. b.iil Receipts were: Official Monduy ... Oiltclal 'luesday .. Otllclal Wednesday i iliclal Thursday.. Official Friday Official Saturday .. 124 12.7W . t,21ii b.icu 4,Dj 7,. oi 3,6iti bSi l,3ii 118 Total this week H.D17 47.040 W.116 Week ending Dec. 27 S.S7S) 27. 1W 13.-V1 Week ending Dec. 2 17,247 54. WO 44,;tla Week ending Dec. 13 27,343 67.UU2 4o,olS Week ending Dec. 6 21.72U 64.436 45.M Same week last year 13.133 48,14 11.411 RECElPTri FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The tuilowlng table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha, for the year to uate, and comparisons with last year: I!i3. 1S2. Inc. Dec. Cattle 2,411 ,6W ... 4.2S5 Hugs lo.btil 23.02 ... b,l. I 6heep 2.019 2.S! ... 376 Average price paid for bogs at South Oinnna lor the last several days with com parisons: . Date. 1S02. 1901. 1900.1899.1808.18SI7.1KW. Dee. 15... 09! I 4 84 3 6 1 271 $ 2i 3 17 Dec. li..... t Is, 2G 4 Oi j 3 w J Dec. 17... 6 0 34 4 Si I J ?l Dec. 18 Dec. 19 oil!! 12. 4 7V S2 3 2S I 3 U K Il7ti.l It IU1 1 '14. X 'J4, 3 I 3 33 1 Dec. 2u. . Dec. 21.. Dec. 22... Dec, 23. Dec. 24... Dec. .. Dec. 26... Dec. 27.. Deo. 28.. Dec. 2.. Dec. 3".. Dec. 31.. U 4 31 1 4 01 3 32 3 2 3 17 6 lm 4 IW 4 Ui 3 34 i 24 3 74 18i; e 06 I 4 04 3 37 3 21 3 17 6 -I)', 6 CS 4 S " 1 a l A 31V. s li! 4 4 111 3 SOl 3 20 ft tl IS -Oil 1 k:.' 4 09: 3 441 3 30 1 6 2lii 4 7n 4 14 3 48 i a ft 0W I 4 811 4 16, 3 4bi 3 30 1 3 S 6 S4NI 311 I 4 14 3 40, 3 31 3 lo 6 26 6 S2 4 0 I 3 bl 3 3 3 li Date. 1903.' 19(I2. 1K01.1900. 118911. 1SIS. 1897. Jan. 1.. Jan. 3.. Jan. 8.. 33 I 6 221 4 951 4 It; 1 3 43 3 IS 6 37 22 4 !Ki 4 33j 3 57 j 1 11 6 29 (I 19 4 96, 4 2 3 67 3 4S Indicates Sunday. Holiday. The official number of cars of stock brought in today by each road was: Koud. cattle, nogs, on p. n . C. M. & St. P. Ry. Missouri Pacific Ky.. Union Paclllc system C. & N. W. Ry V., E. & M. V. R. R.. C, Ht, P.. M. & O.... H. &. M. Ry C, li. & Q. Ry C, K. 1. At P.. east... 10 17 6 6 ao 6 & 76 Total receipts .... 5 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of heaa indicuted: Buyers. Cattle. Mogs. nneep. Omanii Packing Co.... Swift and Company... Armour & Co Cudahy Packing Co... Armour, Sioux City... 614 2 10 l,13j l,8,x) 2,248 944 100 Other buyers ao Totals 93 6.S21 100 CATTLE There were Just a few odd bunches of cattlt in the yards today, but not enough to make a market. For the wecK. receipts have been tuirly liberal for hoiinay we-k 'the demand, however, has not been very heavy, so that the general tendency ot prices has been downward. The beef steer market has oecn rather uneven all the weeK, and until Thursday, which was the low day of the week, the tendency of prices was downward. On b rl day packers look hold with more life, as they had fo have a few fresh supplies, and prices Improved a little, but still the mar ket lor the wek may be quoted all the way from 10c to 2 lower. The decline afTecta all classes of cattle, but the half fat stun always suffers the worst wnen there are enough 01 the better grades to till packers' orders. The cow market has followed very much the sair. course us the steer market. Owing to the rapio nuctuailons ihre Is consid erable unevenness to the trade, but the decline, as a general thing, enn be put at 15j25c for the week. There have been u few bu.iches of good cornfed cows that have sold trom $3.90 to 14.40, but the sales above 14.00 have been rather scarce. The fair to good cows sell largtly from $2.9o to $4 75 whlie the tanners and commoner grades of cutters sell mostly from 2.W) to 2 15 bulls have not fluctuated as much during the week as steers and cows, but still they are a little lower jpr tne weex. ui ess they are very cnuitc . have held just about steady. There have been scarce y enough stock- ers ana leeueis u.. j much atoui ihe market, but speculators all claimed they wre willing to pay hlk'her prices lor good stuff, as they could easily olspin'e of ilmt class of cattle. In tlie ab sence of the better grades the commoner kinds also sold a little stronger than last wek. Representative sules: BEEF STEERS. No. 1.. Av. fr. No. At. Pr. M0 i 60 COWS. 1 woo 1 10 ... MO 2 SO 11... f 746 t JO I.... 1 11S0 1 00 t... 1 m 3 in 1.... BULLb. 1 1M0 I 86 1... 1 . .1260 t 66 1.. . an 1 10 .... Ml 3 lu llJ 15 loot) 1 li I 60 1240 i 00 :,7 l 3 li RTOCKERS AND FEEDERS 1 50 I 00 10 X I 40 HOGS-There waa a light run of hogs here today even for a Saturday, but, us prices broke at other points, the market here eased oft a little. The general decline could be put at o'dlOe, lightweights suf fering the worst. Trading whs slow all the morning, owing to the fact lain sellers ..or. h rilnu for better prices. Practically everything, though, was uispoaed of In good season. 1 ne uuis ui mo uu .um 11 jih $6 25 to $6 35, wiih prlmt) loads selling as high SS 40. tu. 1 110 nam 11. nii.. i'i wiik-ii there were a good many this morning, sold largely from $6.10 to $6.2o. The receipts for the week Show a good increase over last week, but there U a slight lierreuse as compared with the same week of last year. The market has fluctu ated back and forth considerably during the week and closed about lj'n'itc lower than the close of last week. Representa tive sales No. II... ut.. 7... 41... ... ;... u... 41... it... 41... ... 14... 77... 41... til... 44... 64... 16... 76... 70... tl... a... 44... 48... 7... 14... 64... ... 40... 44... 41... 46... 41... 44 .. at. Sh. Pr. No. 44... 0... 72... 70... 4T... 74... 64... 6... 41... 64... 71... 74... 70... 46... 40... 64... 47... 64... 44... 64... 42... 70... SI... 44... 64... 41... 44... 42... 41... 60... 44... 14... 67... 47... tl... A. Sh. Pr. ...214 40 4 10 ...Ui 40 4 10 ...272 40 4 10 ...266 10 4 10 ...IM 40 4 10 ...261 200 4 7W ...261 140 4 lo .. .266 40 4 10 ...240 120 4 10 ...240 W I It ...1 SO 4 SO ...210 to 4 SO 111 ... 6 ...1S 0 6 60 ....1M 40 14 ....132 40 4 11 ....! 40 4 16 ...111 140 4 16 in? ... 4 0 ...,lt ... 4 20 ,...14 ... 20 ....lot ... 4 20 104 ... 4 20 ,....24 1M IN 104 40 20 110 ... tli ....141 40 4 26 ....232 40 4 26 ....HI WO 4 26 ....216 40 4 26 ....lt ... 4 26 ... I!! ....210 ... 4 26 ISO ... 4 26 264 240 4 Tt ....261 120 4 2714 ....222 140 4 27 Vt 142 140 6 to ....4 ... 4 K) ....214 144 4 10 ....244 40 4 M ...231 ... 4 10 .... 40 4 10 I7 140 4 10 234 40 4 20 261 ... 6 0 ..160 ..241 ..241 ..247 ..2.11 ..U.I .274 ..22 40 4 M ... 4 10 ... 4 10 ... 4 10 ... 4 10 ... 4 12 40 4 lzi ... 4 32 40 4 2V .127 .244 ISO 4 !' ...2t,4 ... 4 ...274 120 4 12 ...131 280 4 32', ...264 40 4 SSV) ...270 ISO 4 22 ...274 140 4 14 ...26 ... 4 36 ...2M 100 4 31 ... ... 4 26 ...424 40 4 16 ...111 lOO 4 36 ...274 ... 4 40 ...21 120 40 44. 2M 140 4 M SHEEP There was only one car of mixed sheep and lambs in the yards this morning and as they were of inferior quality, a test of the murket was not made. For the week receipts have bpen fairly liberal for the time of year, as there Is a good gain over the same week of last year. The market hi.a slo been in very satisfactory condi tion taking the week as u whole. On Mon day and Tuesday the tendency of prices was upward until the close of the market 011 Tnfsdav. when the fueling was weaker. On Wednesday and Thursuay the murket was also rather unsteadv. but Friday it firmed up again, so that the market on de sirable graues of both fat sheep and laml may be quoted steady for the week. It Is very evldrnt that packers do not want this half-fat stuff ana In fact packers claim that It Is the dearest meat they can buy. For that reason commission men are ad vising their patrons to make their sheep and lambs good before shipping them. Feeders have been In very light supply all the week snd the market has held fully steady on anything at all denlrabiu. Uuotatluna: Choice western lambs, te.toit 825; fair lo good lambs, $.5i(6.oo; cholc ratlve lambs. $&2?.'fli&u; cholcs yearlings, $4.5i4.76; fair to good yearlings. $4 u m-l U; choice wethsrs. $4 lin4 4o; fair to good, $4 75 j-4 . choice ewes, $J fcufcH tu; fair to good, $J0mn 0; feeler latnbs. $J.X-4 00; feeder yesj-iiua, $i.uU4is.u; tveUsr wvttuua. Vt-JWi 3.25: feeder ewes, $l.ji'u;.25. Representative sales: No. Av. Tr. 7 cull ewes 91 I on 61 ewes 114 I 7S 41 lambs 66 4 15 CHICAGO HVK STOCK MARKET. Market Is Only Nominal and Cattle Receipts l.lssn. CHICAGO. Jan. 3. CATTLF Receipts, 5i" head; nominal; good to prime sneers, $5. 4oi.4n; poor to medium, $2.":S.oo; sti.ckers and feeders. 32.0oj4.40; cows, $1.60 tt-I.eo; hetfers. 32.rt.W4.75; canners. $1.60f 4.50; bulls, $2.tW4.4H: ealves, $3.Tof8.w); Texas-fed steers, $J.7.'4i6.0O. Hi tS Receipts, 22.m head; estimated Monday. 3S.K.0: left over. 7,0no; slow to loc lower; mixed and butchers. $5 WvyS.30; good to choice heavv, $6.4''iii.6R; rough heavy, KMiS.S;.; light, $6.75Jj.10; bulk of sales, JO. 2 .'i6.SH. SHEKP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2.00(1 head; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers, $4.0i1i4 40; fair to choice mixed. 3.2.;4.in; western sheep, $4.006.75; native lambs. 34 OK a. 76. Official yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Cnttle 4.443 3.097 Hogs 21.071 4,184 Sheep 6,970 90 Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Jan. S. CATTLE Re ceipts, loo head; market unchanged; choice export and dresxed beef steers, $5.054? 0o; fair to good. 3.6Wf5.flO; stackers and feed ers. $2 .14.25; western-fed steers, $2. 753 5.10; Texas and Indian steers, l2.eotM.nu; Texas cows, t2.00fl-3.00; native cows. $1,259 4 3.'.; native wethers. t2.6in4.O0; csnners, tl. oof2. 25; bulls, t2.50ffl3.75; calves. $3.25 6 50; receipts of cattle for the week. 22,700; calves, 951'. HOGS Receipts. J.500 head; market 6 loc lower; top, $6.47: bulk of sales. $6.2.'.$ 6 40; heavy, t6.30if4t.47H; mixed packers, $6.20i6.4O; light. to.6e6.3S; yorkers. $6.35(9 6 .35; pigs, $5.50(gj.95; receipts for the week, 37 (lOO SHEEP AND LAMBS No receipts, ns- tlve lambs, $4.00434.25; western lambs. $3. 85 tft4.35; fed twe, $3.00(33. ft: native wethers, 13 .004.60: western wethers, $3.004.26; Blockers and feeders, $2.6vji3.36; receipts for the week, 12,900. St. I.ouls Live Stock Market. ST. I3C1S. Jan. 1 CATTLE Receipts, 300 hend, Including 200 Texan; market gen erally steai'y: native shipping and export steers, $4.54iu.T5, with strictly fancy quoted at $6.50; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.00ii5.10; uteers iindor 1,000 lbs., t3.75i&'o.flG: stockers and feeders, t2.80fll.25; cows and heifers, $2.2575.00; canners. $1 .50iii2.75; hulls, t2.(Mr4.25; calves. t3.754T7.50; Texas and In dian steers, t2.70(&4.40; cows and heifers, U.OikCM.oo. HOGS Receipts. 1,500 head; market 6fl10c lower; nigs snd lights, tH.2fifi6.4o; packers, $C 3iVri6.50; butchers, 6.45Ji6.60. H1IKKP AND LAMBS No receipts; mar ket nominal; native muttons, $3.60fl4.5O; lambs, J4.7.VaC 25; culls and bucks, $2.00 4.00; stockers, tl.MKii3.00. Sew York Me Stock Market. NEW YORK. Jnn. S. BEEVES Receipts, 10S head; no sales reported; dreseed beef steady; city dressed native sides, 7'Aiilc; Texas beef, e(qlc. Cables quote Amer ican steers at 12Vifll34ji dressed weight; refrigerator beef, Wi9c; exports, partly estimated. 1,692 head beeves, 12 head sheo and 7.100 head dressed sheep and 6,125 quar ters of beef. CALVES No receipts; 30 head wea.rn state on sale sold at $3,6214. HOGS Receipts. 2.179 head; none cn rfaie. SHEEP AND LAM BS Receipts, W.I ad; good sheep and lambs, uteady; heec, $3.35 f(4.00; lambs, $5.ouij6.0O; dreosed mutton but I'iC per lb.; dressed lambs, 7VM(10c. Sioux City I. Ire Stock Market. SIOl'X CITY. la.. Jnn. 3. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 2o0; market steady; beeves. $3.ftiK'a'6.25; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50ii3.75; stockers and feeders, $2.50 I3.S5; vearllnps nnd calves, $2.2.V(i3.75. HOUS Receipts, 4KI; market 5fll0c lower, selling ut $..7r6.40; bulk, $6.0oij6.25. St. Joseph Ive Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, Jan. 3.-CATTLE-Recelpts, 415 head; market steady. HOGS Receipts. 4.761 head: market Cdfloe lower; mixed and heavy. t.25i6.55; light and llKht mixed, t6.1nrnfi.30; pigs, $3.25-5.90; bulk of sales, $.i"ir6.45. SHEEP No receipts. Stork In Slftlit. Tho following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal cities yesterday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 138 4.9.S6 118 Chicago fviO 22,000 S.OKO Kansas City 100 2.500 St. Louis 300 l,5ii0 St. Joseph 415 4,761 fciioux City 200 . 4,800 Totals l.eSS 40,517 2,113 Forelsrn Financial. TtERLIN. Jan. 4. The bourse enters the new year in a buoyant mood and last week was the strongest known in many months. All departments showed gains, with the exception of a few coril shares. Heavy gains were scored in irons upon several prk.e advances. Ther4 Is a tendency to believe lhat better times nave begun. Ai- most all other Industrials scored advances. ,( )a underl!,00,i ,nut high flnanclnl clr- 1 cleg are prompting a bull tendency in order to prepare the market for the coming trovernment ren. rts. Ihe foreign bourses. speciully Lond.n and Vienna, reacted strongly here last week, the disappearance of Wall street's financial dlfrlculiles also caused a rapid decline In Berlin rates after the new year. Notwithstanding the very heavy pressure at the . relchsbank. which lis expected jpevdlly to be relieved, the bank's Issues of uncovered notes broke all records by 52,000.000 marks, reaching 406.000, 0CG.000 marks. This heavy demand li largely due to the preparations of the private banks toward floating the new government loan. The Frankfurter Zeltung says that the total Issues of stocks and bonds in Cermany during the year 192 amounted to 2.031 .000,000 marKS, as against l.ioS.O'JO.Oirt marks In 1901. Industrial shares Issued hist year amounted to 94.OOO.0u0 marks, against 104,oOO.iX)0 for the preceding year. The In crease In stocks snd bonds for 1902 was entirely due to government and municipal loans. The German Togo company, to grow cotton, has been organised here with a capital ot 750,000 marks. St. I.oals Grain and Provisions. ST. IXH'IS, Jan. . WhEAT Lower: No. red, cash, slevator, 72c; track. 7874c; May. il'.-jc; July, 7oc: No. 2 hard, 66ijiic. i CORN t ncnangeu; ino. 2 casn, 400; iruca, 40441c; May. 39Vc. OATS Firm; No. 2 cash, 33t4jc bid; track, $4'-c; May, S3Hc; No. 2 white, 36VxC RYE Steady at 49c. FLorR Steady; red patents. t3 363.60; extra fancy and straight, $3.U6ij0.30; clear, $2.tSu3.0ii. CUKNMEAISteady. $2.30. BRAN Firm : Backed, east track, 730.750. HAY Timothy, firm, $11.00ijfld.00; prairie, weak, $10.004112.00. IttuN COTTON TIES-$1074. lAl;iN-4 5-1637 l-16c. HEMP TWINE He. PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, standard mess, $17.76. I.ard, lower at $9.77i. Dry salt meals (boxed), dull; extra shorts. $-'.124; clear ribs, $9; short clears, $9 1. Bacon tboxed), dull; extra shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $1060; short clears, $11. METALS Iead. quiet, $3.95 bid. Spelter, firmer, $4.40 bid. POI'LTRY Steady; chickens, to; turkeys, Vol2e; ducks, 12c: gesse, tic. BUTTER Steady; creamery, 23ff3)c; dairy !S4l22c. EUGS Steady; 22c, loss off. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 8.O0O 9.00O Wheat, bu s7.ooo S2.000 Corn, bu 11S,0 141.000 Oats, bu 30,000 60,000 Kansas City Uraln and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Jan. J- WHEAT May, 68c; July. 661,4c; cash. No. I hard, Wijsc; No 3. C4((j66e; No 2 red. 4Ji4j(&67V4c ; No. S, 6jr(l6'!1ic. CORN-January. 36Ses6Hc; May. J7037V,c; cash. No. 2 mixed. 2T,h3c; No. 2 white, 3iVt."Jc: No. 2. 3814c. , 0ATS-N0. 2 white, 34c; No. 1 mixed, 2H $33c. RYE No. 2. 4646c. HAY Choice timothy, $11.60tyi3.00; choice prairie, $9.5o& 10 00. BCTTER creamery, 25C7c; dairy, fancy, 22c. EGOS Lower; fresh Missouri-snd Ksnsaa stock 20'tc loss off, cases returned; new No. 2'whttewood cases Included. 4c more. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 77.000 Corn, bu So.kio k.).2 Outs, bu 13,000 14.0u0 Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. I BCTTER Firm, good demand; extra western cream ery. e; extra nearby prints, 33c. EGOS liwer: freh nearby. 29c. loss off; fresh western. 29c, loss off; fresh southeast, ern, 28c; fresh southern. 27e. ttitue-ar. rlrm. but quiet; New York full creams, prime small, 14c; fair to good small, lSVtflc ; prime large, lic Milwaukee brain Market. MILWAUKEE. Jan. 3 WH"EAT Ixiwer; No 1 northern. 75'oi6c; No. 2 northern, J4irTi.V4yc: May. 75Va uvi. riiiii- vv 1 MilVic. BARLEY Firm; standard sample, M tec. COIlN-ilsy, iftio. TRADE ON ENORMOUS SCALE While Wall Street is Dull' Legitimate E a tin of is'on a Boom- GREAT DEVELOPMENT OF WEST NOTED Liquidation and Sobering I Process on Stock Market la Drslsalas to Show a Wholesome Kttect. NEW YORK, Jan. '4. (Special. )-Hcnry Clews, In bis weekly market letter, says: The year opens under somewhat different auspices han in 1902. Then the top of the "boom" was not In sight. Today li bus been fairly passed: st bast so far as Wall street Is concerned. While the industrial, commercial and agricultural interests of the country continue enjoying great pros perity. Wall street Is soberly contemplat ing Its psst excesses. The period of Intox ication Is over; the depression following has also fairly passed off. but the rsnk and tile are still pondering over the extraordinary doings of the last few years and endeavor ing to return to more normal conditions. The result Is a somewhat confused though not unpromising ojtluok. A look into trade conditions shows that the volume of business continues on an enormous scale. The growth of population and the spread of prosperity among the masses mean a great consumption of the necessaries and comforts of life, to say nothing of luxuries In demand by the wealthy. The spirit of lavlshness Is abroad In sharp contrast with a former spirit of economy; and this alone Is a tremendous trade stimulant. In many cases production, rapidly as it Is Increasing In various Hues, has failed thus far to overtake consump tion, and so prices continue hinh. All the chief Industries sre actively employed; and. If profits are de lining, the volume of or ders shows no diminution. No Reaction In Iron Trade. Everyone hss been expecting a reaction la the Iron trade; yet the great steel coi. poratlon Is still rushed with orders and has plenty of business in sight for moirhs lo come In spite of increased competition; the development of the country and new uses for iron setting aside all culctilnilon bastd upon former standards. The same is true in many other lines of Industry, old es tablishments and new ones being fully em ployed, with no immediate prospect of oversupply. In the agricultural Held sim ilar conditions prevail. Another crop fail ure like that of 1901 would have been dis astrous. Instead, we have been favored with large crops and good prices, so that the farming classes are unusually well-to-do Throughout the west there Is great activity and astonishing development. This Is demonstrated by the congested condition of truffle on all the principal railroads, us well aa by the fact that the freight moved on the Great Lakes In 192 about 27 per cent greater than In the previous year. Just how soon the progresslv movement will exhaust itself cannot be foretold; but these activities are marvelous testimony of the vigorous growth of the country. There are Indications, however, that the pendulum has swung almost to Its limit, one being the speculation in real estate throughout the country. Experience shows that all great trade lnovcmrnta 10I lowed by heavy Investments lu re,t es tate after every other tleiii h.i b"n v- ploltecl. There is no reason to be..e.vo o hei wise than that the same ruie w:ll J"o'd true tgaln. Increasing Importations m-.i 1.0,. be iost sight of as depresHlon abroad hicmii'. iges the shipment of products at prices that must sooner or later compete with our own. The present outlook, however, Is fur another good season, to be continued at least until the next harvest, and that will be a pivotal test; for good crops Invariably Insure pood times, while a partial ftillur", should It come this season, will certainly precipitate reaction. Improvement In Stock Market. As for conditions within the stock market, they show distinct Improvement. Of course, national prosperity is the bedrock of values on the Stock exchange; speculative ex cesses of tho last few years naturally pro duced the recent severe reaction. But Wall street hss commenced discounting all the food features again, and is now recovering rom the forced contraction that followed the Inflation of 1901 and 1902. There Is still a large mass of undigested securities to be disposed of, and while money con tinues high stocks cannot do excessive climbing. Nevertheless, the liquidation of the last three months haa done Rood; ciedlt Is In better shape and money prom ises to be easier following the large an nual disbursements and a return of cur rency from the Interior. Our indebtedness abroad has been reduced, and exports of corn and cotton should soon Increase, thus diminishing the tendencies for gold exports that later on will have to be reckoned with. Another consideration remains which need not be forgotten. The market is In control of strong hands and concentration In banking, railroads and industrials has cre ated a resisting force of great and unknown capacity. This vsst power can he readily ummI to restrain downward movements; its effectiveness in stopping a speculative mania has already been demonstrated dur ing the last three months; and so long aa It is used for steadying purposes, rather than promoting questionable ventures, tho effect on the stock trunkal will he bene ficial. January should witness a more ac tive market. There Is much less reason for suspense; prices have had a sharp decline and the opportunities for trading promise to be safer and more attractive than in the last two months. Conservatism, how ever, is at ill the wisest course. London Money Market. LONDON, Jan. 4. The advent of tho new year was celebrated on the Stock exchange by advanced prices, in which nil sections participated. All foreign centers lent en couragement to the movement. New York being the strongest buyer. The ytar begins with evidences of expansion In every di rection, list week opened with prices de pressed. The condition, ho.vever, wss only temporary and was followed by s sharp advance and Americans closed. Saturday showing Improvement over the preceding week. There la a growing feeling of confidence In the solidity In the situation In the United States; the predicted collapse of the mar ket in Avail street has not come to pus. There have been no complaints of ovcr- firoductlon and no evidence of overtrading 1 quoted In support of the pessimistic view. Ihe absence or any auvunce lu the bank rate Is a potent bull factor here, as It avoids forcing gold shipments from New York. The consul account at closing last night was enormous. While ths Stock exchange last week waa occupied mostly with the adjustment of accounts, business was brisk and was not affected by tho reports of China's failure to pay the in terest Indemnity in gold or of the uprisings there and in Morocco, or by the Vene- suelan situation. Central and South Ameri can securities scored advances. The at tention of the market la fixed on South Africa, ss it Is believed thst Mr. Cham berlain's speeches will have an improving effect on Kaffirs, creating increased de mand tor tnem ana giving ine market a fresh export commodity. Manchester Cottons. MANCHESTER, Jan. 4. While the holi days Interfered with ths business on the clotn market, the situation hua not changed materially. Producers have been har.te;' to deal with, especially since the sharp ad vance In cotton at Ihe opening of the year, manufacturers have not been able to keep pace with the rise In cotton. The offers made by buyers have been Impracticable. Inquiry from China has been fairly satis factory. South America Inquiry Improved. The Mediterranean outlet waa operated more freely last week. Yarns advanced during the week, but business was restricted. Twist was In good demand, but good de liveries were more difficult. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Jsn. I. WHEAT May, 73V(f737c; July. 74!o. On track; No. 1 hard, 7414c; No. 1 northern, liSe; No. 1 northern. 7 Use. FIXH'R First patents, $3 $004 00.; seoond patents. $3 75 nt ko; first clears, $3; second clears, $2.3oil46 BRAN In bulk, HJ.5iyjlJ.76. P. B. Wtars, pres. C. A. Wsaro, V-Pres. Established I MO. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO clambers of ths Principal Exchanges. Private Wires to All Points. OR AIM, I'rlU VISIONS, HOIkl, UONDI Bought snd sold for cash or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH. Uu-111 Board of Trade 1 slspbona lwlt W. B. Ward. Local Mtsger HIP C8 TOt R -3 IDES STRANGE BROS. HIDE CO. tons Ct4g( sra