TOE OMAHA DAILY r.EEi MONDAY, MAY 18. ino.1.
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Hew Owner of Union Hi 1 Almost Heady
to 0rn Up.
HAVE MUCH RICH ORE IN SIGHT
HoBHlikt Brit Company. Organised
to Develop Mines la Elk Creek
District, Finds nich
Velna of Ore. j
GALENA. 8. D.. May 17.-(Speclal.) The
astern syndicate which has purchased the
property of the old Union Hill will begin
work upon the (round by the 10th of June.
It being expected that by that date all
the details of organisation will have been
perfected and tne company ready for busi
ness. The first work will be devoted to
opening up the Union Hill claim. In which
has been exposed a forty-foot vertical of
free mining and cyanldlng ore. This or
body has been opened up at various levels
to a depth of $00 feet from the top of the
bill, and wherever struck has been found
to carry good values. This work was done
by former owners, but so poorly was It per
formed that a great part of It will have
to be done over again. From this vein
Bart Harris, who has had a lease on the
claim, had up until the date of the sale,
been shipping ore which went from $1 to
$20 a ton gold. This ore was taken from
tl.e surface of the ground, almost, right off
tl.e lop of the vein. The new company
wl.l make no attempt to treat the ore
mined In the mill, which Is on the ground,
until tho mine Is thoroughly opened up.
It will then give Us attention to other
claims upon which It Is known there are
good ore bodies, and they, too. will receive
the development which they deserve,
lu Elk Creek District.
LEAD. B. D., May 17. (Special.) Another
new, company has been organized to de
velop and make profitable the mines In the
L.I.;. creek district.' The new company will
be known as she "Homestake Belt" com
pany, and has been organised by Black
Hills and New Tork people, who have
purchased the property known as the Peter
McGuIre ground, consisting of 200 acres
and adjoining tho ground of the Clover
Leaf property on the south. Several strong
veins of ere have been opened up on this
property und there is every reason to be
lieve that It will prove to be as rich as
Its famous neighbor on the north after
the proper development has been given it.
Assays from these ore bodies give returns
ranging from $5.40 to $11. 36 per ton.
The first shipment of ore from the mines
of -the Hidden Fortune company to Its new
mill on Whltewood creek was made on
Wednesday ' and consisted of seventy-flve
tons. Thse shipments were Increased be
fore the week -was out and by Saturday
night the big reserve bins at the plant had
been filled up, and It was the Intention of
the company to start stamps dropping on
the ore on Monday. The mill has been
tested and Its machinery found to run
smoothly, but under the company's con
tract with the Colorado Iron works that
concern Is to operate the mill for thirty
days before its acceptance by the Hidden
Fortune people, and to correct all erro of
construction, so that It can be turned over
In good working order. The test of the
mill will be made on ore furnished bv the
company from Its mines north of Lnd, the
Denver concern doing the rest and proving
Its workmanship. It will take 200 tons of
ore a day to keep the mill supplied, and fT
several months nast the Hidden Fortune
people have been prepared to lurntsVi thtt
mount of excellent ore.
Iron Creek's fn Officers. 1
The annual ' meeting of the Iron Creek
concern was held at Terry the first of the
week and the following officers elected for
the ensuing year: W. H. Dlnney. president;
W. W. ' Quilllan. vice president; Ueorge
Hondy, ' treasurer; B. A. Coleman, secre
tary and general manager. The company
owns a group of claims on Iron creek west
of the Spesrflsh canyon on which ma
chinery will be placed and development
prosecuted. There Is on the ground a sv-enty-flve-foot
shaft, disclosing a large body
Of low grade ore, which Is considered a
good cyanldlng proposition. The work of
Inking has been carried on by the aid of a
whim, but It has been found Impossible to
keep the water out of the shaft by balling;
so a pumping and hoisting plant will be In
stalled. The shnft will be sunk to quart
lite and when that formation Is leached
drifting upon it will begin.
It is said that a "lg deal Is pending for
ground on Iron creek. The ground In
cluded 'In the deal are the rlnlms of tha
Magnet and American Mining companies,
and 100 feet of the surface of the Eleventh
Hour group.. AU of the ground In the deal
has been explored on the upper contacts
and large bodies of a low grade cyanldlng
ore disclosed. The ground Is being pur
chased for a syndicate of eastern capital
ists. The Deer Lick Mining company Is
making arrangements to sink to qu.irtxlte
nd work will begin shortly. A great deal
of work has been done on this ground along
the upper ore contact and several large
hoots of ore disclosed, but It is a low
grade proposition, so the company has de
elded to explore the lower contact, where
the ore Is known to be richer.
Horseihoe'a Cyanide Plant.
It is announced that the new cyanide
plant of the Horseshoe company at the
Mogul shaft at Terry will be in running
order and treating ore shortly after July 1.
The plant will have a dally capacity of
SCO tons, and will employ the wet crushing
process In the treatment of ore. The com
pany Is still shipping ore from the Lucille
nd Ben Hur mines to a Denver smelter.
E. M. Holbrook will assume the duties
of general manager of the company on
June 1, . succeeding W. L. McLaughlin of
tViadwood. who has held the position, his
appointment being temporary, since April
i. It Is very probable thst the company'
smelter at Rapid City will be started up
some time during the summer cn ore from
the company's mines and the .shipments
to eastern smelters discontinued.
Water Bothers Victoria.
The Victoria Mining company Is working
large force of men on Its property on the
divide between 8pearf1sh and Squaw creeks
nd the development has opened up one of
fines, shoot, of .llk-lou. ore In the
district. Prospering ha. proved that the
hoot extends entirely through the com
pany's property, and It haa been crosscut
for distance of too feet and Its width re
mains undetermined. This ore shoot is on
the upper contact, and where opened la
from eight to twelve feet thick and carries
values ranging from $5 60 to $11 a ton. This
shoot Is on the, upper contact, but work is
being done to reach' the lower quartzlte
contact and. a shaft Is being sunk on the
south end of the ground.- Work In this
haft haa had to be abandoned temporarily
on account of the large amount of water
coming Into It, and which cannot be
handled with the appliances now on the
ground, but will be returned as soon as
drier weather comes. The company, which
Is composed of Omaha people, owns thir
teen patented claims In one group, and Its
property is looked on as one of the best
propositions in the district. Work on the
Cleopatra, which adjoins the Victoria oq
Bquaw creek, will be resumed on the 900
foot level, and drifting continued with the
saltitsnce of power drills. It Is said that
the company has struck a good body of
cyanldlng ore on the quarlslte and will
push Its development. The Cleopatra is
equipped with on of tha beat cyanldlng
plants In the Hills, snd will be ready to
trent ore Just as soon as the work will
warrant It. The little Bud Is another
group of claims In this district which has
good ore on It, and on which development
work Is progressing to good advantage.
They have struck some very high grade
ore on the property and have shipped
little from the ground nt a good profit.
Holy Terror Mill starts '.
KKYSTONE, 8. D., May 17.- Special.)
The mill of the Holy Terror Mining com
pany has again been placed In commission
sfter an Idleness of five months. The plant
was started last Saturday and the entire
twenty stamps of the mill are dropping on
ore taken from the 1.000-foot level of the
mine. During the time the mill has been
Idle the company has done great deal of
exploration on the lower levels. 'A drift
has been driven Into the Keystone vein,
revealing body of ore fifty feet wide at
that depth, carrying fair values In gold
snd. handled economically, will give
good profit to treat Explorations are be
ing continued In both the Holy Terror and
Keystone ml ties with gratifying results.
There Is a great deal of water coming Into
the workings, the pumps lifting 700 gallons
a minute. President Hughes, under whose
direction the work on the property la be
ing done, says that the concentrates at
the Keystone mill are worth $100 a ton.
These are being dried and sacked and
will be shipped to a smelting plant for
treatment. The last shipment of these con
centrates' was treated at the Horseshoe
smelter at Rapid City, which gave the best
satisfaction In treatment of 'any plant
shipped to.
Clara Belle's New Machinery.
CfSTER CITT. 8. D., May 17. (Special.)
The new machinery at the Clara Belle
has all been placed In' position and aome
rich ore is being taken from the workings.
The mill will be started In a few days,
when it la expected that the property will
become one of the best producers In the
southern Hills.
Development work on the Gold Standard
group continues under the ' direction of
Superintendent Phillips, with good results.
The main working short has reached ' a
depth of elghty-nve feet on the ledge, and
at that depth the ore carries good values,
while the vein promises to grow stronger
and better with more work.
The London and Dakota company, which
owns a large acreage of mineral land in
the Penobscot district, eight miles north
west of Custer City, has about 'completed
arrangements to put a large force of min
ers at work opening up the preporty. In
cluded In the group owned by the company
the several claims of known richness, and
development work on their has proven that
they are good propositions. Considerable
work is being done In the Penobscot dis
trict this spring, find some of the proper
ties upon which It Is being done are show
ing up fine. This Js true with regard, to
the Blue Bird and adjoining mines, on
which several new discoveries have been
made.
Will Pat on Large Fore.
The Interstate Mining company will
shortly begin work on the new strike made
upon Its property. Work on '.this around
had been suspended for a few months, but
when It is resumed it will be with a larger
force of miners than was before engaged.
The new strike on the property is said to
be-very rich, the ore carrying values going
up into the hundreds of dollars. The vein
Is an east and west ledge, and cuts the
rormatlon at right angles; It Is a vertical
und from three to.four and a half feet In
width. The large north and south veins
which have been opened by the former
work on the ground are' known to carry
good values, but It Is to the pew discovery
that the company will pay Its first atten
tion, and should It prove to be permanent
and Its values hold out the company will
have one of the best things In the southern
hills. ,
The Black Hills and Dulutli Copper Min
ing Company will resume work on Its
S.-ound next week with a large force of
miners. 'The mines 'of the company are
located twelve miles north of Custer City,
consisting of twenty-six claims, all of which
have been opened up by shafts, but to no
great depth. A number of good ore
bodies have been struck In the work al
ready done, and It Is believed that the
work which will be put on the ground this
summer will , show them to be permanent
and the ore rich. The new machinery of
the Central. Black Hills Copper company
is being Installed at a rapid rate and Oen
eral Manager Barnes expects to have the
plant running by June 1, This company
owns a large acreage of land near Custer
City and has exposed In Its workings an
immense body of low. grade copper ore, but
it occurs In such vast quantities and Is so
easy to mine, treat and handle 'that the
company cannot help but make It a paying
proposition. .. ....
BANDIT SLAYS ; CONSTABLE
Arrested as auspicious - ' Character,
rails Pistol, Shoots anal Flees
. la Darkness..
DOUGLAS, Aria., May 17. Deputy Con
stable Tom Vaughn was Instantly killed
and Crnstable Dan Graham seriously In
jured last night by an outlaw named Smith,
who escaped and is being pursued by a
posae. The' officers had arrested 8mlth as
a suspicious character. As they were about
to search him he drew a pistol and began
shooting. Before the officers could pull
their pistols both were senseless on the
sidewalk. There were no witnesses and
Smith made his escape Into the darkness.
A few feet from the scene of the shooting
he fell and dropped an old slouch hat, this
being the only clew the officers have to
his Identity, but it is believed he Is wanted
for several murders and other serious
crimes. Only a short time ago he was ar
rested for attempted murder, but' was dis
charged. MUTILATED ROPY IS FOUND
Fishermen Discover Dismembered
Corpse Floating la Ttnne
canoe River.
WARSAW, Ind.. May 17,-Whlle fishing
In the Tippecanoe river today Clyde Kyle
! ""'.i" 'ou'"' ,n tnutllaUd and
I 7? ?y J f .man' Th nk
and legs, clothed, were in a wooden box.
from which part of the cover had been
washed away. The head and the' arms,
nuked, were found In the water near the
box. The box and the body were In shal
low water near the shore at a secluded
place along the river north of Warsaw.
No one thua far haa been able to Identify
the body, which Is fslrly well preserved.
No one hss been reported missing from
Warsaw and the authorities are inclined
to think the body waa shipped to Warsaw
from some other city and haatily placed In
the river.
ARKANSAS MAY PROCEED AGAIN
Mississippi Rises Three Feet, or SaflU
rlent to Let Monitor.
r.tl.
ST. LOUIS. May 17. Since Saturday
night tha Mississippi haa risen nearly three
feet and tonight there are indications of
a continued rise.
In the opinion of several pilots the moni
tor Arkansas should be able to reeunt Ha
delayed Journey to th sea.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OllAHA
City Official Talks of Need of Increasing
Fire Department
SAYS CITY'S GROWTH NECES ITATES IT
Majority of Basinets .Men Apiiear to
He Favorable, but It Involves
V Larstr Appropriation
Than la Son Made .
"Booth Omaha needs an Increase in its
fire department,'' said a city official In
talking to a Bee reporter last night. "For
years the city managed to get along with
two hose companies. Now It has three
and another company Is badly needed. The
fapld growth of. the city and the way ad
ditions are being platted and small homes
erected makes it imperative that at leant
one more hose company be placed in serv
ice." The majority of business men appear to
favor an Increase In the fire fighting ap
paratus, but this cannot be made on the
allotment of $13,000 a year for maintenance.
It Is tnought that the fire department
should be allowed fully as much as the
police department, which is $18,000 a year,
less of course the usual 10 per cent re
serve. With an Income of $18,000 the Fire
and Police Board could Install another hose
company to be plr.ced where It would be
of the most set vice. There Is also n de
mund for a hook snd ladder truck and n
steam fire engine. A good truck can be
bought for about $2,000, while a first-class
steamer costs about $.1,500. There Is no
money In tho fire fund now to pay salaries,
let aione buying new apparatus and hose.
"It is too bad." said an N street prop
erty owner last night, "that when the bond
proposition was submitted that provision
was not msde for an lnrrease In the tire
department. The sum of $10,000 ciin be well
expended in increasing the efficiency of
the department. Then the chances are
that Insursnce rates would be lowered.
Of course the' packers want to see the
service Improved and have signified a will
ingness to assist when the city shows an
Inclination to get busy and do something.
The entire system of alarm boxes need
overhauling and additional boxes are
needed, but nothing can be done as long
aa there Is an overlap In the fire fund each
year."
Good Police Discipline.
The police force appears to be working
nicely under Chief Brlggs. Good order Is
being maintained In all parts of the city.
Last Saturday night only one arrest was
made and that was a ease of plain drunk.
As a general thing Saturday nights are
pretty lively in South Omaha, but now
the streets are quiet at night. All saloons
close promptly at midnight and public
dances also are required to stop at that
hour. It Is understood that on Tuesday
evening the Fire and Police Board will di
rect the chief to cause all slot machines
to be removed. All the gambling houses
are closed and some of the proprietors of
places are figuring on taking an extendod
summer vacation. No arrests were made
Sunday. '
Mayo'' Proclamation.
Mayor Koutsky has his proclamation pre
pared for the calling of a special election
on June 23 for the purpose of voting on the
question of Increasing the bonded debt of
the city. This proclamation will be Issued
today. In most Instances the voting places
will be the same as last fall. The high
school bonds will be voted on by the people
at the same, time as the city bond issue,
and the school district will bear Its portion
of the expense of the election. As a gen
eral thing the people seem to favor the
bonds, but there is some opposition from
persons who wanted to Include a sum for
the purchase of psrks In the general prop
osltton. City officials feel that the taking
up of the overlap and the extension of tho
sewer system and the building of suit
able city hall are more Important Just now
than the purchase of grounds for parks,
Reviving; Commercial Clnb.
An effort Is to be made to revive the
South Omaha Commercial club. For a
number of years the club was quite prom
Inent In local affairs, but Interest taxed
and a meeting has not been held for about j
a year. The coming of the Ancient Order ,
of United Workmen state convention haa
caused the sending of letters to the presi
dent and secretary of the club and It Is
understood that an effort will be made to
hold
meeting aome evening this week.
Notices will be sent out and every member
will be urged to attend in order that inter
est In the welfare of the city may be re
vived. Will Watch Proceedings.
.Employes of tha packing houses In South
Omaha are considerably interested In the
outcome of tbe conference between Pres
ident M. Donnelly of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters' association and representa
tive of the packing houses, to be hld in
Chicago today at the office of Nelson Mor-
ris at the Union stock yards. It is thought
that -only preliminary arrangements will
be made today, but those Interested here
expect that the revised schedule of wages
wll be officially taken up on Tuesday and
aome agreement reached not later than
Wednesday. All the packing houses in
South Omaha will be represented at this
conference. .
' Marie Cltr Gossip.
"There will be a meeting of the cltv coun
cil tonight.
The Q street viaduct Is to be closed to
traffic today.
Work on the Carnegie library building haa
not commenced.
An adjourned meetlnr of the Board of
Education Is to be held this evening.
A. M. Kitchen of Chicago is In the city,
the guest of Captain and Mrs. Bruce Mc
Culloch. C. E. Davis' has gone to Denver to looR
after business matters. He will be gone
about a week.
Harry TImmell, formerly of South Omana
but now located in Sioux City, is here lor
a couple .f days vis. ting friends.
The cavalry troop meets for drill to.
night. An Inspection is to be made shortly
by the adjutant general of the state.
Allen chapel was filled to overflowing last
night, the occasion being the visit of Ilishou
C. T. Shaffer of the African M. E. church.
CARNEGIE TO OUST LONDON
Wishes Washington Selected as Cap
ital of Entire Enu-llsh-Snuo:.
Insj World.
(Copyright. 103, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 18.-(New York World Ca
hlegram Special Telegram.) The Dally
News publishes an Interview with Andrew
Carnegie, In which ha elaborates the Idei
that Washington Is the proper capital of
the English-speaking world.
"Bee." he said. "It Is nearer to Canada
nd Australia: It Is quicker now In a Ger
man liner to go to Washington from Lon
don than from San Francisco. It Is the
real renter of the English-speaking race,
not London."
CHILI FETES BRAZILIANS
Hoists Flasr and Salutes Embryonic
South American Triple
Alliance.
SANTIAGO DE CHILI, Msy 17-The
members of the Braillian commission ar
rived here today and were enthusiastically
received. Fully t0,QC pP'e witnessed the
arrival of tho visitors and the manifesta
tions of friendship were unbounded.
The city was dei orated in honor of the
delegates. In the large procession thst
passed through the streets were a number
of allegorical cars. The Braslllsn anthem
was played by u band numbering 500 men.
The Chilean and the Argentine flags were
flown together and were saluted as sym
bolic of the formation of a "South Amer
ican triple alliance." The Chilean author
ities are preparing to entertain the Bra
silian visitors.
The strike excitement at Valparaiso has
subsided and that city Is perfectly-tranquil.
PRISONERS SLAY GUARDS
Philippine Insurgents Rnsh gentry,
else Boloa and Kill
Soldiers.
MANILA, May 17. Captain dough Over
ton of the Fifteenth cavalry and Private
Harry Noyes, who were killed on Msy 15
at Sucatlan, Mindanao, met their deaths
at the hands of insurgent prisoners whom
they were guarding. Their companion In
this duty. Private Hartlow, was wounded
at the same time.
Captain Overton's troops of the Fifteenth
had been scouting In the Department of
Misamis, Mindanao, on the trail of the In
surgent leader Flores. The . cavalrymen
captured fifty of Flores' followers and con
fined them In a house at Sucatlan. Captain
Overton and three men temalned to guard
the prisoners while Lieutenant Cameron
continued In pursuit of 'Flores.
The' prisoners suddenly broke out of the
house where they were confined, secured
their bolus and rushed the four Americans
on guard. Captain Overton was slashed
with a bolo and bled to death. - After
escaping the Insurgents gathered and re
newed the attack on the Americans. Tne
cavalryman who was not Injured repulsed
the enemy and defended his dead and
wounded companions until the return of
Lieutenant Cameron.
Captain Overton Is criticised, for having
kept only three men for a guard and for
not having destroyed the Insurgents' boloa.
Flores is a Visa an, and the majority of
his followers are Paganos, living In the
Misamis mountains. No Moros were con
cerned in the u flair.
PLAYS HOSTESS TO THE KING
Kins
Edward Entertained by
Duchess of Bnccleneb at
Da licit h.
the
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. May 17. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) King Ed
ward's hostess this week at Dallelth house,
the duchess of Uuccleuch, is generally re
garded as the grandest of "grandes dames'
in British society. She is a Hamilton, an aunt
of the duke of Marlborough, an exceedingly
handsome, stately woman. It was through
her patronage since then seemingly to a
large extent withdrawn that William
Waldorf Astor was launched In London so
ciety. . He was tha only American mil
lionaire whom the duchess of Buccleuch
ever took up and society would not receive
him.
The loss of her valuable ruby bracelet at
the coronation service in Westminster
abbey, where she acted as train bearer to
the queen In her capacity of mistress of
the robes. Is one of the mysteries of that
celebration. Every effort was made to re
gain possession of this valuable. It waa
gossip thst, knowing It to be In the pos
session of another peeress, the duchess ad
vertised for It in a dally paper. Whether
that expedient succeeded Is not known, but
the advertisement disappeared after one
Insertion. .
SAY OFFICER ' KEPT MONEY
Porto Rlcan Police Lieutenant la
' Charred with Stealing; ' .
Man'a Pay.
SAN JUAN. May 17. The War depart
ment has ordered District Attorney Pet-
tlngill to prosecute Lieutenant .Arthur Myer
of the Insular police, who was at one time
quartermaster of the Forty-seventh .United
States volunteers, for an alleged shortage
of $6,000 In the regimental pay accounts.
Lieutenant Myer says the recipients 4f
the pay failed to receipt tor u. uecreiary
Hartsell has revoked Lieutenant Myer'a
permission to visit Washington pending a
settlement. Many policemen and mer
chants are lodging complaints against the
lieutenant. He is still serving with his
reglment, awaiting Governor 'Hunfa deci
sion.
PENNSYLVANIA TO GET SITE
Commission Promised Suitable Plot
for State's World's Fair
BulldlOK.
ST. IOUI8. May 17. The Pennsylvania
World's fair commission, headed by Sen
ator John C. Brady of Philadelphia, chatr-
n-.an. and accompanied by rh Hip C. John-
son, architect, arrived in St. Louis this
evening to moke final arrangements for the
site and erection of the building to repre
sent the Keystone state at the Louisiana
purchase expositlbn.
Colonel George D. Reynolds, president of
the Pennsylvania society, with a commit
tee from that organisation and a number
of prominent World's fair officials, met the
commission at the station and accompan'ed
it to the hotel. Tomorrow the commission
will select the site for the Pennsylvania
building. Chairman Brady, who expressed
himself as much pleased with the recep
tion and entertainment tendered the com
mission, said he was assured by the repre
sentatives of the World's fair that a site
commensurate with the Importance of the
building to be erected by .' Pennsylvania
would be assigned that state.
WILL MAKE TOBACCO AT FAIR
C'lstar Dealers'
Exhibit i
Association Aids Novel
it St. Louis Expo- .
altlon.
CHICAGO, May 17. The National Cigar
Dealers' Association of America haa sent
a representative from Chicago to Cuba to
join Thomas K. Bruner of the Department
of Agriculture and take part In the to
bacco exhibit to be made at the Bt. Louis
exposition. ,.
The tobacco industry will be shown In
all departments. There will "be a typical
tobacco farm, showing Beds of living
plants, Sumatra, Cuban and American
types. There will also be curing barn
and warehouses. Machinery for manufac
turing the leaf Into Its commercial forms
of plug tobscco will be In operation and
cigar and cigarette makers from Cuba and
the Philippines will be industriously at
work.
BOLT STPIKFS WORSHIPERS
Spares Church, hut Tesrs Clothlnc OS
Three Members of Con.
BELOIT. Wis., May 17. Lightning struck
the Methodist church t Rorklln, 111., while
services were In progress today and three
persons were seriously burned, though all
will recover.
Their clothing waa literally torn off. The
bolt followed a chandelier and did not dam
age th church. ...... ...
UMITIUN 1)1- IMN CROPS
Wear Grain Company InJtigatfS the
fcf.u tion in Two Stitea
SUPPLY FOR MARKET RUNS SHORT
i
Iowa Farmers Are Buying; from Sclah.
: bore and Elevators Are Kuit.
bat Nebraska Is'Bet.er
; . ' " Fixed.
' The. Weare Grain ompany of Omaha Sat
urday gathered in tho answers to questions
in regard to the corn crop for 1903 and the
present condition of the crop of 1902, sub
mitted to Its correspondents in Iowa and
Nebraska during the week. In the follow
ing condensation of telegrams will be found
the present condition , of the crop and the
amount of last year's crop In the elevators
and the hands of the farmers:
Lincoln Amount of corn In elevators
none: In farmers' hands. 33 per cent. Con
dition growing crop good, but backward, ac
count rains, uver nait planted ar.u win ia
all. planted In one week more if weather
continues favorable, as It now is.
Hastings. Neb There Is no corn In ele
vators throughout county, but from to to
CO per cent in faimers' hands yet. They
clilm farmers arc willing to sell as soon
sa -oads get in condition to haul, and they
have time to bring it In, Conditions never
more favorable than at present time; plant
ing about half through; should finlsn the
next week. Wheat looked more promising
throughout Nebraska.
Oram! Island, Neb. No corn In elevators;
IS per cent In farmers' hands. Corn acreage
will be i or 10 Der cent short of last year
account of wet weather. No corn up yet.
About 6 0O0 bushels oats In elevators here;
10 per cent In farmers' hands. Oat acreage
about same. as last year. Condition of oais
fairly good.
Omana Very little corn in elevators here
and no Increase movement expected for two
or three weeks. Then only a moderate In
crease. Corn planting only well started
when rains delayed, on high ground now
some fields being worked, but larger por
tion oorn area sill! too wet. Talks with
outside elevator men all along the lines of
Union Pacific and B. & M. In Nebraska con
firm above regarding stocks on hand and
movement.
Shenandoah, la. No corn In elevators; SO
per cent of last year's crop In farmers'
hands. Field work progressing under favor
able conditions; 75 per cent planted.
Clarlndn. la. Corn elevaiois cnimy: about
10 per cent In farmers' hands. Field work
In good shape, with an Increased acreage of
10-615 per cent . ..
Sidney, la. No corn In elevators; about
40 per cent In farmers' hands; condition of
growing -crop good, from 0 to 70 per cent
planted.
v ooonurn, is. iTospects iook wen: 20
per cent planted In good condition; quite a
on ror sale arter awnue, but can t buy it
lor less man 49 cents.
Charlton, la. No torn In cribs or eleva
tors, but enough corn in farmers' hands to
lsst until new crop; of a poor quality. Feed-
"I WVkU".. I
vutors; only about 10 rer cent in farmers'
bands, which In many cases Is Insufllclent
for their own requirements. The few far
mars having corn Icr wile will not sell it
for less than 10 cents per bushel premium
over Osceola market; feedc.s aoso, iiinp
supply. Field work rather backward owing
to the weather. Ground being cold, wet ana
lumpy: however,' a lew more warm days
will bring about more favorable conditions.
Planting Is now well under way In Borne
cases io per cent being planted; acreage
al out tiie same-as last year.
cribs. Ten percent In farmers' hands; half
rontaneiie, la. No corn in elevators or
pievlou.n to now has rotted In ground anl
win oil i.tt.e to Di? pl.ntou oer .g.in.
With ihl e. ceptloii fl -Id woik Is right u.
to date. Elevators at Ke I uak, Hawthorne
and KUlut tire are e . p y; tueie s i.imo
corn In farmers' hir.dt w..l-h will nit
rnove until after planting. Tne opinion
around here Is that ihls run of cr.i will
not be excessive. There are two cattle men.
this morning tr lug t buy curn for .end
ing, which seems hard to get..
Creston, la. No corn in elevators, 20 per
cent still In farmers' hsnls. Only 3) per
cent of corn planted. Progress made in
f.eld work about the average. St ml of
small grains Hrst-cla-s. General cona.tloni
very favorable.
Bedford, la. No corn in store, have to
buy all corn for feed; ten days to two
weeks behind in farming; not one-halt
planted. No corn Iq farmers' hands; thres
cars shipped in to sell to feeders.
Prescott, la. No corn In tore; think
very little In farmers' hands; fatmer.4
about ten days behind In planting. Ground
in tine condition and farmers all at work.
No oats In ttore and scarcely any In hund
of farmers. Growing crop looking fine unj
good acreage.
Orient, la. Nothing in elevators; not II
per cent of last crop in farmers hands;
ground fine shape, plenty rain; about one
third of corn planted; another week will
see completion of cnrn planting. Oats
looking line; seed corn better than ex
pected. liravity. - la. ro oorn in elevators: some
com In cribs, but won't move at present
prices. Corn ' three-fourths planted ; lew
days next week will flnsh; ground in g o I
condition.
Lenox, la. No corn In e.evutor at all:
30 per cent corn In farmers' hands, ns.
having been ted; t) i er ient m.xr. e'.'d:
small grain running nlce'y; oat principal
crop; corn plaining uboul iw i Weeks ue-
hind; prooaDly one-nail groun I to plow
yet; ground In good c inditlon now.
Corning, la. No orn In ee..tora, very
little here to go to markn, in fjrmn
hands practically none; take all next Wiek
to finish; condition very fair; ground
pretty fair condition; bette.- at pas n
time thsn for a week.
W ebster City. .la. No' corn In elevators:
. 7 L "iE.. LT';Pr
7"nl l J?iif.ri y i C W,1l we,,"r
delayed planting; not, one-tenth 01 area
. . . . . . . . ...
pianiea; grounu in poor cona ton; ue w. e s
in same localities.
Iowa Falls,' la. No corn In rnvatirs;
none In farmers' hands; have 'shipped in
140.000 bushels since last fall. Ahon rne
fifth Planting done; about two-thirds pi iw-
IHK uontj, arounu nci.
Stanhope, la. About Si.O good old c irn
In farmers' hands. Prrspects fairly good;
about half corn planted.
8tratford, la. No corn In elevators; nine
In farmers' hands; ground wet. I:ttl - plow
ing and about two-fifths plant, ng to do yet.
Story City, la. Ten thousand huhel in
farmers' hands uni lOj.OlM In eleva.ors;
one-half corn plantei; no t of po.vn;
done; ground somewhat wet; pritsp?i.li
fair.
. Sioux City, la. Conditions of s:null gr.iln
crop in South Dakoti snd northwestern
Iowa are perfect; farmers are pu.tinr In
nw la
In spring work: plowing all dune except in
very low places; 7j per ient corn p. anted,
expect to finish by May 20; about ame
acreage as. planted last year.
Colfax, la. No corn In elevators: ship
ping In three to six ctrs a week; planiing
about three-fourths finished; home stirring
to be done on the low lines yet general
outlook favorable; not a large acreage by
anout one-nrin
fltuart. la.--No rorn In elevators: in in IK
per cent In farmers' hands. Planting about
1.-1 ..i i .. .1,
. . i . . i ' i. i ',!..
IS per cent in farmers' hands. Plantlna
about half done. Dlowliia all done.
Knoxvllle, la. No corn on hand: feeders!
shipping corn In from Missouri. Corn
about half to three-fourths planted, but five
day late; ground In fair condition now;
oats looking fairly well; perhaps 10 per
cent derresse In oats acreage.
New Sharon and Vicinity (la ) Corn
planting being rushed about a week late,
ground now In better condition; acreage
about same aa last year. No corn for ship
ment. Oats acreage about same as last year
and looking better than last week.
Wright snd Vicinity (la.) Corn half
planted, fully week late; acreage about the
aame as last year. Oats acreage about 10
per cent less than last year; some very
poor stands, but generally look well. Will
ne soma corn tr ship, but not for two to
four weeks yet.
Highland Center, la., has 7.000 bushels
corn and Hedrlck has 6.0(0 bushels corn
left on hand, being about tone-fifteenth uf
cropa.
Ottumwa, la., haa shipped nine-tenths of
Its corn. About one-fifth planting of corn
done and half land plowed for corn; a
week or ten days late In planting. Oats
acreage will be three-eighths to three
fourths of last year's: some very light
stands account poor seed; mostly looking
well.
. Oskaloosa and Vicinity (la.) No corn for
shipment; possibly small lncresse In acre
age. . Decrease In acreage of oats 10 to 15
per cent; corn about H to 4 per cent;
plant about a week late.
The following counties In Iowa have no
corn for shipment from last year's crop:
Linn, Sioux. Plymoul h, . (sceola. Greene,
Cherokee Buena Vista. Dickinson, J'rx-o-honlaa.
Kossuth, Humboldt, Wright. Win-
weainer oecn com nna rainy; ground i Kalrfleld lit;- Wll Into W irni Vllile
ffSfunoMHnv'ct0 SPrUl",,S "" 1 ? : ""h" " oy ToUZ' $ 'wS
rlf)'ceo.Ua 1an-NoP rSrnlo .peak of In ele- .W l" "'""",- A"P)?A
corn planted; fo per cent plowing done; I w, nnu iiiw.wn.,
weather and ground good, but season late. ,"Jan,di $4L,I:1Swe,VA-l8aac' )AurcnR.rd'
Had Oak, ia.-i'i.e.e U practically u I fj5' ,5 rf.derL , Miller- Nebraska City. $10;
n-nwiiiff . rm urnmi.i h.n Cnrn ninntA i i David Dowd, Lancaster. $t; Peter Greeley,
corn; low lands are being retarded by wet ,toi, M; japes' W. Knight.' New Mar
weather; northwestern Nebrisk same. " -'A,OI1IO Carrlson. Radrllff. $11;
Newton, la. Santiago No corn In store I ::', lh;7m Adel Il- Francis Jones
here; whst corn Is used by feeders Is rein I J""'1 T.c. W-ri,mai iJi'meV LClalre $Tl!
shipped in. Farmers rep irt aooj nr kre
nebngo. Worth. Mitchell. Butler. Cerro
l.o.t.o. Chi' KnsaW, Bremen, Black Hawk,
rayette. Hmiianan, 1'rl.tware. Dubuque,
l lnvion, WchMiT. Henton. lows, Johnson,
l edir. Jackson. Howard. Quality In farm
ers' hands very poor. Feeders In places
buying torn from Nebrsska and points In
(southern Iowa to finish cattle. Season two
to three weeks late In Webster county.
About up pel rent of corn planted and DO
per cent of plowing for corn yet to be
done Some few nuts In country elevators.
Some towns reporting lo.nat to 60.000 bush
els outs, but no iirn This Is from Fort
Dodfce.
Inulanola snd Wlnterset, la. Corn 40 per
cent planted; no planting on bottom lands;
ground only In fair condition; no corn In
elevators; small per cent in farmers' hands;
corn being snipped in from Missouri; corn
selling on the a, reel for 43 cents; farmers
want 40 cents per bushel or corn In the
crib; planting aliout ten days late.
PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS
Snrrlvors of the Wnra Generously
. Remembered by the General
Government.
WASHINGTON. May K-(Speclal-The
following pensions have been granted:
Issue of April 30.
Nebraska: Increase Jesse W. Pises,
Grand Inland. $V; Harmon F. Orsyson. De
catur. $4ii; Freeman B. Chapman. Grand
Island. $10; Ira R. Adsrns, Newport. $4;
Michael Hopkins. Hnrtweil, $40; Georgo
Strathdee. Lee Park. $5.
Iowa : Increase Philander V. Carpenter,
St. Charles MA; Wlllard Cory, Altoona. $65;
James McNeal. Vinton, $10; James Roe,
Seymour. $40; Cornelius Scott. Msnchester,
$40; Jacob McAfee. Stennett. $S; James H.
Welch. Wlnterset. $10; Sterns D. Piatt, Al
gona. $12; Daniel Bruncr. Esthervllle. $M;
Horace Walrnd. Jefferson. . V; William
Hough. Mallard, $40; Allyn D. Clark, Dewsr,
$10; Door Barber, Orlnnell. $4;- James M.
Reed. I'leasnntvllle. $4o: Nlchol Strlte,. Du
buque. $40; Cordlllus R Poniroy, Aurella,
$Mi; Gideon P. Long. Perry, $40; Andrew J.
Hyde, Hlenco, $40: William Dunlap. Monte
zuma, $12; William H. Conner, Derby. $40;
Martin Smith, Audubon. $S; Thomas B.
Snook. Cedar Rapids, $8; Samuel C, Blunk,
Hoonnhoro. $40: Jamea 8. Mlnnot, Mount
Vernon, $40; William A. Bsscum. Guthrie
Center, $S; Jasper N. Rickey, Indlannla,
$17; Charles Bernlger, Preston. $T6; Andrew
J. Rlnlev. Williams. $40; Andrew J. Brunt,
Dubuque. $40; Phillip Smith, Belle Plalne.
$40; ihppollt GrnafT. Bellevue, $40; Albert us
Homers. Ottumwa, $"4; Dennla W. Hagerty,
Keokuk. $4.; Benjamin 8. Parker. Seymour,
112; William H. Bperry, Des Moines, $11
Widows Phoebe E. Miller, Countyllne. $8.
South Dakota: Increase Henry P. Greeii,
Ocoma, $55: Jacob Fenner, White Lake, $40
Issue of May 1:
Nebraska: Original Walter C. Henry,
Geneva, $; Frank A. Peterson. Msdlson, $.
I ncrense Albert W. Cole. Grand Island. $4(1;
Daniel W. ('rouse, 8taplehurst. $l; William
Foshendcr. Rising City, $;4; David Ballev.
Klkhorn. tVi: Joseph B. Smith, Merna, $10;
Oscar Schalrler. Omaha. $8.
Iowa : Original Henry C. Merrlam. Cog
gon, Earnest B. Zlegler. Oilman. $. In
creaseIsaac M. Hughes. Paris. $40; Jonas
Hunt, Osceola, $10: Martin M. Gillerman,
dimming. $12: James H. McKlnley. New
Market. $40; Smith Heaton. New Virginia.
Ifio; Gilbert H. Pnlver. Vllllsca, $46; Otis
Stafford. McGregor, $40; Alonzo J. Berkley,
lloone. $lii; Abram Vosburgh. Belle Plalne,
!. Iefcn..nugh,' Creston, $; John s!
Mi jnciin j. unpen, marsnaiuown, n
Rlpgle. Corning, $12; Mary C. Hunter, Co
lumbus Junction. $8; minors of Abraham
Dtspennet, Cedar Rapids, $12.
South Dakota: Widows Mattle Van Hou
len. Sioux Falls. $20.
Issue of May t:
Nebraska: Original-Joseph Ellis. Mar
queue, i. liicie.me Daniel 8wesi:y,
Chester. $:5; John H.' Stlckney, ll'ildrege,
$8; Hugo Thelnnardt, Omaha, 10; Jonah K.
Hutzeli. Hampton. Hi: Benjamin F. Ayres,
Amherst, $4; Charles N. t'hllllps. Exeter.
40; William C. Hates. Klverton, $40;
i i!,n"rlp8 'rornmltt Peaver City, $55; Jacob
Phoenix. tl: William T. !-.rker. Tllden
$55; Henry 11. Miller, Alliance, $40; Alex
ander Y. Hayes, Craig, $40; Simeon O. Rock
well, Arapahoe, $40: Joseph Parkinson, Lin
coln, $40; William H. l-orance, Auburn, $12;
Wlllam J. A. Raum, Harrington, $40: John
W. Foreman, Crelghton. $56. Widows
Kllzabeth V. Blackuurn, Dorchester, $8;
Hannah E. Manley, Beaver City, $8;
Amanda Hall, Lexington, $12.
Iowa: Original Joseph B. Sullivan, Kes
ley, pi; Horace M. Smith, Burlington, $12;
Henry O; Pratt, Manchester, $t; Nelson
AVright, Odebolt. $8; iilvln Pratt. Brushy, $8.
Increase Patrick Burke. Marshalltnwn, $10;
Ebeneser T. Kimball, Knowlton, $17; Ed
win H. Klnyon, Fayette. $40; Schuyler M.
Beebe, Creston. $55; Gerhardt A. Heblng.
Cumberland, $40; Jessie Fisk. Btoomfleld,
$40; Jesse L. Adkins. Des Moines, $55; Hi
ram A. Emhrle, Grant, $55; Wade Klrk
patilck. Hetlrick, $40; Thomas Davis, Me
tliapolls, r.'Bj Cornelius McKlnley, St. Ans
gar. $40; Frank Cljpatch, Manly. $40; Eu
gene C. Haynes, Oentervllle, $55; Oilman
L. Johnson. Maquoketa. $55: Oliver E. 8y
mons, Webster Cltv. $55; Daniel Campbell,
Burlington, $12; William C. Graves. Ply
mouth, $40; Henry H. Pratt, Maynard, $55;
Ellhu B. Criley. Ottumwa. $55; Marpellus
Demo, Mason City, $4ii; Jared R. King, Nor
wich, $40; KoUin P Mead, Apllngton. $55;
Greenhurv. Owen. Ottumwa. $40; Daniel W.
Foote, Waterloo, $40; Francis Hub
bard, perrla. $12; Isaac Newton, Dav
enport, $40; David Mvers, Davenport, $55;
John V. Kenrns. Webster City. $40; John
K. Fordyce. Shlrleyvllle. $55: Leonidas M.
Godley, Ottumwa, $55; John Kelley, Oska
loosa, $4ii; David Harner, West Mitchell.
$4; William Ross. Toledo. $12; Joseph B.
Tlain. Polk City. $12: Aaron R. Young,
Waucoma. $12; John Moe. Lake Mills. $10;
John Gretzer. Jr.. Council Bluffs. $24; Ed
wsrd W. Scull. New London. $30; Henry A.
Nichols, Marshslltown. $55: Isssc M.
Barnes. . Churdan, $40; Joseph Ivers, Des
Moines. $55; Orin C. Crsndall, Grant City,
$10; Samuel D. Fulver, Adel. $40; Solon T.
Benson, Plerson. $55; Leeson Smith, Mlll
vllle. $1?; Thomas H. Varley. Dubuque, $12;
Ezra Hurd. Stone Lake. $12; Samuel Nel
son, Duncombe. $12; John G. Berthell. De
corah. $12. Widows Luclnda A. Lyman,
Wapello, $12; Sarah A. Hlbbs, De Witt, $8.
, OIMIIII l-
Boutn uaKnia: urigtnai miey Moore,
1 Inswl.h. $v. Francis I Clalr. Rockford. $.
i Increase-Lorenio Sweetland. Miller. $40;
Henrv H. Mversl Huron. $12: Henrv P
i jj,rHOn. lake Andes. $56: Franklin A. Mun-
son, Huron, im; Ioweii w. valentine,
Bpearfi.'h. $40; Famul 8. Brink. Frankfort,
$4i; Walter Pierce. Wesslngton Springs, $40;
Andrew Pflaum, Glenn. $4t. Widows Del
phlne W. Converse, Sioux Falls, $8.
Jsue of May 6:
Nebraska: Original James Connellv,
Omaha, $ti; David Bliss, Mlnden, $d. In
creasea James T. Vvoouwaiu, Decatur, !;
Joseph 11. Reeve, Ix-xlngton, $40; MclJn P.
Wilson, Seward. $12. Widow Jane A. War
ner, Shc.lton, $8.
Iowa, ui .Kin il MadiKon B. Davis, Sioux
City. $ii; rsiiuiK J. Vouug, Logan, $6; James
1). Baker, VIIIIhcu, $8.50. Increases Eman
uel B. liusuu, Albla, $10; John Connel),
Hoyden $30; Lucius Davenport, Maquoketa,
$17; Henry 8. Morgan, Fredericksburg, $40;
John 11. t'ouiiB, Interset, $40; Reuben S.
Palmer. Bedford, $1-; Clarence C. Vsnder-
ool, Mitchell, $17; William L,. j'armater,
CrriVA A
South Dakota: original ! nomas irnoa,
Gettysburg. $. Increase William E. Reed,
Madison. $12.
Issue of May $: - '
Iowa: Original John A. Golden. Web
ster City. $; Peter Gaster, Kagle Grove,
$ James W. Fits. Jefferson, $i; Alfred P.
AugUKtlne, Marslialltown, $12; Thomas 8.
Mann, Salem, $!.; DeVVItt C. Holmes. Esses.
$ David Kinder, Sabula, $S. Increases
Phllln Jackson. Bedford. $55; George Van
I F.MiS. Hheldon, $': Georgn H. JacoDs,
Tiwnn ts: Henrv B. Edronson. Benton-
I poit. $17; Lyman p. Pierce. Isle. $S Jacob
Benjamin F.
u,,.,ih Inrii.iiiolu : Thomas Ackiey. Keo
kuk $12; William H. Roberts. Oravlty. $40;
SIIhs A Dixon. Shell Rock. $40. Wldows
Elliabeth Stocking. Tripoli, $8; Margaret
A Purrell, Denmark, $s; Christens Booth,
Battle Creek. $S; Revlna Fenne, Dws, $12;
minor of Aquilu Lindsay. Daytonvllle. $10.
Nebraska: Original Benjamin F. Myers,
Benedict, $i. Increases Daniel MeMillnn,
Omaha. $10; William Alexander, Oakdale,
$55 James B. Marrs, South Auburn. $14;
Henjamln Conger. Plymouth, $10; Elmor E.
Adams, Coxad. $12. Widow Mary A. Tim
mnns. Islington, $4.
youth Dakota: I ncrease W allace Ham
mond. Centervllle. $4; James H. Colburn,
Bryant. $4tf Widow Lucy J. Rhamea.
Flandreau, $8.
EMPEROR REPAIRS SLIGHT
Frances Joseph Invites . Anso?e to
' Dinner to Heal Hungarian
Brenrh.
VIENNA. May 17. Emperor ' Francis
Joseph has granted an audience to Count
App. ye, president of the Hungarian lower
house, who was also a guest at a court
dinner tonight.
This Incident was arranged through Pre
mier Zell. who hopes thereby to heal the
brtaoh caused by the emperor's light at
tha recent court balL
: ; wiuara. Jinrlon. IM: Hen In in In F rll
I i.rnvn A unirr. iuf nr.
IMPOSES ON MRS. ROOSEVELT
BusTalo Woman Asks Aid for Klctl
tlous Children, Gets Check
nd ta Discovered.
BfFFALO. N. Y., Msy 17-A des'gnlng
Buffalo womsn nearly succeeded In sett nt
$11 from Mrs. Theodore lbsevelt, the
wife of the president. ' Bhe represented
herself as being of one mind with Presi
dent Roosevelt on race suicide. To b.ck
up this statement she wrote that she was
the mother of twelve children and aoon
expected to have another. She said .she
waa In destitute circumstances and need
ed $15 Immediately.
Mrs. Roosevelt sent her a check for that
amount and then communicated with the
charity society of this city stklng It to
assist the. woman. An officer of the so
ciety was sent to Investigate.
He found the woman In a well furn'shed
home. Her husband was earning over 14
a day. When asked where the twelv
children were the woman could producs
only two. Payment on Mrs. Roosevelt'
check was stopped. .
PORTO RICO JSJN BAD WAY
Continued Winds Cause Drouth Which
Injures All Crops but
' Coffee.
. SAN JUAN. P. R.. May 17.-Contlnued
southerly winds. are causing an alarming
drouth In . Porto Rico. The orange blos
soms are dropping, the new cane crop haa
been seriously delayed and cattle are suf
fering from a disease due to lack of food
and water.
There have been many small whirlwinds
and minor crops are scarce, coffee alone
being in good condition.
RUSSIAN CR0PS LOOK WELL
Grain Yield for This Yenr Promises
' to Bent Ten Years'
Record,
', LONDON, May 18. Tha correspondent of
tha Standard at Odessa cables that the
crops In South Russia are In splendid con
dition all round and this year's yield
promises to be better and larger than any
for ten years past.
NORTON'S BODY IS CREMATED
Capitalist Reduced to Ashes In Call,
fornla Ready for Trip
Home.
LOS ANGELES, May 17. The body of
Captain W. F. Norton, the well known cap
italist and philanthropist of Louisville. Ky..
who died at Coronado on Friday, has been
cremated at Evergreen cemetery. The
ashes will be taken to Russellvllle, Ky.
SULTAN CAPTURES A TOWN
Berns and Plllagea Moroccan Vil
lages Before Storming;
Tnsn.
MADRID. May 18. The Heraldo this
morning reports that the sultan of Morocco
haa stormed ajid carried the fortress at
Tasa, after having burned and pillaged the
villages In the 'vicinity.
WEARE CRAM COMPANY.
Omaha Branch llO-lll Board of Trade
Building;.
CHICAGO. May 1$. WHEAT There has
been a strong wheat market. Influenced
mainly by reports from 8t. Louis uf un
satisfactory crop conditions, also by the
rumors In regard to the possible reduction
of the French duty. St. Louis market led
In strength und at one time was up 7,!61H,r,
and St. Louis houses were the leading
buyers In this market. Foreign cables did
not respond to our strength yesterday and
Paris was Wilic lower, presumably on ex
pectation of reduction In duty. Trade has
been on a large scale. Clearances were
917,000 bu. New York reports 20 loads taken
for export. Duluth reports 13 loads and
100.000 bu., c. I. f., Buffalo. Local receipts
were 53 cars, with two contract; estimates
for Mondsy, 20 cars. World's shipments
Monday will be about 1,500.000 bu. A large
decrease In the visible Is likely.
CORN The market haa been draggy and
shade under yesterday. The price ha
been affected by the large Increase la
country offerings, some estimates put the
country selling over night as high as
1,000,000 bu. There has been selling by
elevator and receiving Interests against
this, which has been the reason for the
comparative weakness. Local receipts this
morning were 255 cars, with 2$ contract;
estimates for Monday, 180 cars. Clearances
44.000- bu. New York reported Ave loads
taken tor export. Local cash sales were
60,000 bu.
OATS The market has been strong In
sympathy with wheat and on the predic
tion by Snow that the June report would
probably show the low condition. There
ha been a good demand for the September.
Local receipts were 153 cars, with 12 con
tract; $5 cars estimated for Monday. Clear,
ances, 34,000 bu. New York reported 50.000
bu. taken for export. Local cash sales,
100. 000 bu.
PROVISIONS Have been firm at times,
but not holding the rallies. At the opening
there was some buying of September Inrd
by the Continental Packing company. The
trade showed a disposition to buy ribs, but
on prospects of large receipts Monday the
market aid not noia. very nine rraae in
pork. Estimates for Mondsy, SS.ono hogs,
and for the week, 145.000. Hogs In the west,
42,500, against 44.100 last yenr.
Foreign Financial.
LONDON. May 11. The Bank of England
promptly loaned to other banks the money
of the Transvaal loan, with the result that
there has been no 'isturbance of the money
market, the dlscoint rates remaining easy.
The stock market hsd an Inactive week,
with Irregular and unimportant movements.
The prices ot Ainrricans were anove tne
Wall street level, but arbitrage business
between the two murkets Is now difficult
and dealings are limited. Mexicans are In
favor under tne idea mat tne visit or ine
Mexican minister of llnance will result In
the adoption by Mexico of the gold stand
ard. t .
HfJKLlIN, iway i. ins uourno nau a
rather quiet and dull week, but with an
upward tendency. Business undoubtedly
Improved and is likely to do so with the
prospect of African purchases of Iron and
steel. Iron and coal shares were stimu
lated by encouraging report the middle
of ,the week, but the news of the reduc
tlon in the price of pig iron In me i nneq
States caused a rese.tlon. Turks main
tained their price on the better outlook In
Macedonia. Mexican and Chinese were In
demand.
Manchester Textiles.
MANCHESTER. Msy 17. The ffsture of
the last week was the excitement In cot
ton, the fluctuations greatly disturbing the
cloth market. Business wss quiet, except
In urgent esses or where mikers were
favorably situated regarding supplies.
Offers were quite Insdequate. though the
goods offered for the far east were In
price far between the equivalent of the In
creased cost. The turnover consequently
wss very limited.
Ysrns sdvaored In consequence of the
cotton excitement, thereby bringing busi
ness almost to a standstill, and resulting.
In the determination to stop the looms ex
tensively It Is said that more looms sre
slready Idle than the masters are willing
to admit.
VEARE GRAIN
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