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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1903. IS CONDITION OFOaAMSIRADE Holiday Gosdt the Principal Attraction - aud Tit j Sell Eetter Than UicaL VERY FEW CHANGES IN PRICE OF STAPLES ber H Mad Preparations for Start la a aa Aetlv Campaign far Spring? Baslaes th First af tk Saw Year Retail trad last week u never better. Merchants from all sections of the coun try tributary to this market report their ales far In excess of former years. The most noticeable leature they say was the large number t costly purchases mailt Dy people, ior C hristmas presents. In fact, the big bulk of the goods bought for that Eurpos was of a much higher quality than i generally the casei In a wholesale way jobbers who handled Christmas lines also report their sales very heavy. They were rushed up to the Inst minute to keep their customers sunnlted. In nearly alt lines local stocks of holiday goods were cleaned up much closer than usual, which of course Is a source of great satisfaction to all concerned. Staple lines were naturally mors or tesa neglected hist week. Retailers are anxious at thia time of the year to keep their stocks down for Invoicing purposes the first of the year. The lack of cold weather also had a tendency to make seasonable lines rtrsr to some extent. Both retailers and jobbers, though, are Just aa well sat isfied that trade on that class ol goods was not heavy, for they had enough to do to iook alter me traae 01 tne noiiaay cnr acter. There la very little to be said of the mar ket situation. At the end of 'the year markets are generally featureless ana this rear la no exception to the general rule, After the first of the year a number of changes would cause no surprise. Borne of them will be In the nature of advances and other will be reductions, but present Indications are that with the exception of hardware present values will be maintained on a very firm looting. gar May Bell Higher. There were very few chanrea In the gro cery market last weeK. sugar is quotea the same as It was at laat report, both on refined and raws. The demand, for this season of the year, has held up remarkably well and In view of the general conditions prevailing the opinion among those best posted Is that sugar Is at a very low point and that tt la difficult to tell what the next move will be. Several of the beet sugar refiner have withdrawn temporarily ffom the market, not caring to self on the pres ent basis. That would certainly Indicate that they have contldenc In the future market. ' Cortes la still hardening In price and the market may be said to be Hfi'Ho higher than It was a weeK ago. una largest buyer ar operating freely and many who a few weeks ago bad little faith In the talk of higher prices have now changed their views and are among the heaviest buyer. Kverythlng at the present time seems to Indicate that the market will ad vance l(tT2e and possibly more before the top la reached. i In tha line of conned goods, dried fruits f,nr rrnrrrlM. farinaceous roods and In fact ail other staple lines, are selling In ' practically the same notche they wer a week ago. The local supply of nuts Is well cleaned up, and In fact It-U said that there were practically no peanuts In town for two or three day. Other Christmas tinea wer cleaned up heavily aa well. Ha Carnage 1st Hardware. Trade with hardware Jobber was more or lesa limited last week, the same aa usual at thia time of the vear. There were, 01 course, a good many rush orders for holi day lines, but staple good moved slowly. Retailers were bufy taking care of their holiday line and besides that are prepar ing to take an Invoice of their goods the first of the year. The market is In practically the asm Jos 1 1 ion it wa a week ago, although both obbers and retailer are watching to see what tne nrsi 01 me year win uruis wnu. As mentioned a week ago it would cause no surprise If there should be some reduc tions made on certain lino, but at the some time no radical change are looked foe. Th general onlnton la that the hard- war market during the coming year will be In the same healthy condition that It has been -for several years past and that the reductions. If there be any, will be con fined to those line that wer forced too high. - normal Dry Goods Trade. The dry good trade last week wa In about the same condition It generally Is just prior to the holidays. That Is, order were few and of small- site. Most of the trsvellna- man for local house are In for a ahort rest, but when they .start out after the first of the year they expect to do a Met business Dom in advance ana lmmo dlsta orders. Retailers, so the report ta. have done a very nice business during the last few weeks and as a result their stock have been materially reduced. That means a good many filling In orders. Not only that, but It will make retailers more will ing to place their spring orders early than they would be otherwise. The market for all cotton goods Is In the gam strong position It has been for some time cast. There have- been no new de velopments of late, but at the him time It become more evident to thoee In a po sition to know that desirable Knee are going to be not only high priced but very scarce, rot mat reason tney say me mer chant who waits until late In the season be fore making bis purchases will have to take what nobody else would nave. Ooodl Dmu4 for Footwear, Leather goods lobbers report trad for last weeg aa being tuny a go 00. as tney could reasonably expect for thia season of the year. There was quite a big demand for holiday lines, such as slippers, and that together with usual numb-jr of sising-up orders mud business Quite brisk. After the first of the year it la thought that advanoa orders will come In very frot-ly, aa merchants have a good deal of contldenc In the future market, and for that reason will not be afraid to place tbelr order on th present basis. Their trade all this year ha also been of very satisfactory froportlon. which gives them more than he usual amount of confidence In future business. Th rubber good trad has been rather quiet owing to the exceptionally fine weather that ha been experienced. What rubber good men want la a snow storm. Fvn.lt and Prod). Th demand for fruits and vegetables last weeg wa a record breaker. Local jobbers had all tney could do tu All the oidris I hey received and at th close of business on Thursday night they found they had very little stock on hand that could be classed a holiday goods. The supply of Christmas iree ana iJtiuetmas aecor&tions was prac tically exhausted and S.U such lines as crsn Iwrl.. a Jkpv a...... I . I .. n r. . . .... everything of that description sold so freely that there waa but little left. Th demand for poultry of all kinds was also of very liberal proportions. Receipts wer much heavier than anticipated and as a result prloes did not rarge as high, which no doubt accounts for th brisk demand. Most of th stock that wss carried over .v-nnsirass was or an inrerior quality. The egg market has eased oft a littls In warm weather, butter is about the sam aa it waa a week ago. ISVtlAL FEATVHH OF THE BARKS Bad of Year Flada Increase of Loan hy Hew York Associated Bank. new tork. Deo. I.Th Financier this wee says: Th striking feature of the New York as- 1 o-ulated ixuiks laat week wa the incre&A of ia.iJ2 w-j In loans. This was notable! eniny because of the fact that loan ex pansion In the last wsrks of the year Is j quit unusual, banks generally being in no condition to extend liberal accommoda tion to borrower until after the turn -of the new ear. The excellent resurv condl-l tlon of th Institution. tu the previous t ran tne accumulation or funrn tn ths baults, 11 anlicipatl.Hi of the ditibtiraemetit of in terest and dividend Immediately after th bes-innlr.g of the year, doubtless euoour Jtiwd liberal lending, whit h will account tor the above noted Increase. - - t aah reserves Increased by th net mount of t! 967.800, th specie gain being JJ ft V0, while 4ho Waal Under waa tJ07,thU. The tncreaa in speclw largely re- .wwo payments ivr iinpiHtKtl golj ouriug the week. Th dt-posils hit, UKineuted w.-vc.. or 1,1M. In exci-aa of the total il 11 In loans and in tn-.li. Henc the statement showed a good balance. The required reserve was Increased thourh the higher deposits by 14 4w iu. liy peducling thervfrom Ul net skIii In tsh leaves i,4bu.& a the deA'rcas la surilus reserve to 1! 5,4,2. Calculated upon' the taste of deposits, leM those of t i.-,k4 nut public funds, the surplus la C:14 .awl. Ttt statement waa douLtlvkS made rising avarageo fir cash, ther having been paid for the assay omc 0.1 Friday ll.noi'.COi) In cd.titk.n to the amount diatiura-id f, Hi. Week s assay of bullion, this amount rr-pre-aeiilug the balance due on previous as says, the abov aanie-1 sum counted for only One day, or ono-flrth of ths amount In the statement. The d-u.y avexag f clearings for flv day was tm.OOO.WO. sralnst fiS7.mn,nra In the previous work, indicating increased bueinemi In the commercial markets and also some of the changes Incident to the close of the year. The clearings on Hatur- day, representing Thursday s trartsMCtiana, were $.u,;4.7V!l or much above the aver age. One minor fenture of the statement wss a decreaee of 1741. ! In circulation. Tne loans were in excess of the deposits hy .a.- tts.luo. Comparisons of loans show that nine of the largest banks increased this Item by tlt.Mu.'M,. fteven of these Institu tion gained f2.4tu.otaj net In cash. . REPORTS Or THE CLEARING BOVSB. Traasaetleas af the Associate Beaks Darin; tk Past Week. , NEW TORK. Dec. M.-The following table, compiled by Fradstree s. shows the bank clearing at the principal cities for the week ended December 24, with the per centage of increase and decrease as com- psred with the corresponding week lastJ yean CITIES. Clearing- I no. ttc. New York... tl,l7.!M).Ho 1 Chicago 175,6X6.0X7 M.7 ...... Hoaton 134.M4.2H6 Philadelphia 113,sl,6.tl .t St. Lotils .43.:9 100 8an Francisco 17,4W,?0 1.4 Baltimore ' $2,175,693 US Cincinnati 20.4M.6K l.g Kansas City 22.2M.5!4 S6 I ...... Cleveland , 14.tl4.il72 17.0 Minneapolis 17.0Ki.842 24.1 New Orleans..., I8.0oo.0:tl H9.4 Detroit .... 10,56,63 81.0 I,ulsvlll 10.123,146 t4t7, OMAHA 7.J46.373 2 6 Milwaukee f,2''0.9'-0 31. Providence 7.570.9OO 29.0 Buffalo d.048.073 14. t St. Paul s.71,J7S 14 Indianapolis 6 07S.PU tl.t Los Angele .XU,KT7 - 66.0 Ht. Joseph 4.W1.414' .( Denver ' 4.'7,74 MS Richmond 4,776.238 8.0 Columbus - 4.670.4) SS.3 Beattle f.fWO.670 28.4 Washington 8.112.634 24.0 Bavannah ,...'....r... f.182.84'.! v.... Memphis 6,644.971 86 8 Albany , 1.4X1.2X7 41.2 Unit Lake City I.IM7.0K3 8.5 Portland, Ore 8,479.903 4 7 Toledo t.060,871 27.7 Fort Worth 8.648,227 16.4 Peoria - 8.23.93 26.6 Hartford 2,176,7X7 10.9 Rochester I.tr.t23 23.0 Atlanta 2.9D2.651 80.6 Des Moines 8,149. 490 60.7 New Haven 1.64.133 31.8 Nashville.... 2.611,027 16 i Spokane, Wash , l,l',6.X4l . 4 3 Grand Rapids t,0;,3K 42.9 Bloux City l,4-!6.2fto 8.2 Springfield, Maes 1.272.6S3 6.6 Norfolk I,s6.37s 82.1 Dayton 1.606,810 7.9 Tacoma t,44.Mi 28.8 Worcester K.3.K43 80.1 Augusta, On Z.VV1.247 23.2 Portland, Me '.... 1,3X8.744 27.8 Bcranton 1.7X1,776 69.0 Topeka 1.632.320 - 1.4 Syracuse 1.873.914 87.2 Evansvllle ' 1,829.633 6.8 Wilmington, Dal 1.193.662 7.1 Birmingham 1,822.157 t.T Davenport 831,023 20.8 Fall River 1.120.6M1 11.8 Utile Rock 1.S.-M.149 76.1 Knoxville 1,3,528 67.4 ...... Macon 9.000 7.8 Wllkesbarr 1,089.044 60.8 Akron 744.600 20.2 Springfield, 111 660.2X5 82.6 Wheeling, W. Va.... 720,712 20.6 ...... Wichita 806.034 20.8 , iToungstown 604,838 28.7 Helena I 1,03Q,P6X 73.6 Lexington 66.642 11,0 Chattanooga 828,826 44.2 Dowell 43a.542 2(8 New Bedford.... 667,672 41.0 Kalamazoo (m.68 66.6 Fargo, N. D 783.809 48.6...... Canton, O tn3,00t 78.2 Jacksonville,- Fla 718.748 14.7 Qreensburg, Pa 4U.828 14.1 Rockford. I1U ,. 468.9 4.1 Springfield. O.. ... 448,716 88 Binghamton 437.800 84.8 Chester, Pa m . 4rC.63f 46.6 Blooming-ton, 111 8ti2,658 17.0 Qulncy, 111 348,840 S.l Slouz Falls. S. D.... - 289.078 68.0 ...... I Mansfield, 0 231,711 82.6 ' Jacksonville, 111 194.267 14.6 Fremont, Neb 173.7M 22.7 ! Decatur, III 2A8.686 146.8 Houston 16,139,618 30.6 Galveston 11,797,000 41.8 - Guthrie 906,672 Charleston, B. C 1,499,820 Totals, V. 8. ....... 81,988.475.098' 7.41. j Outside N. T S40.14,663 19.74...... I CANADA. Montreal Toronto , Winnipeg Halli'ux Ottawa 19,060.2061 14.4Xv.fiM s,S39,721 1.814.961 7.8 1B.7I 49.4 13. 1,048,804 17.7 Vancouver, B. C... Quebeo Hamilton St. John, N. B Victoria, B. C (London 1.2KI.901 9.0 28.2 84.4 88.6 1,635,1601 1.0b8,630 86,613 637.143 41.1 - 866.4631 16.91 Totals, Canada.. I 49,616,996 .t Balance paid In cash. INot Included In totals because contain ing other Items than clearings. INot included in total because or no com parison tor last year. , Clearing Hons Averages. NEW YORK. Dec. . The statement of average of the clearing house banks of this city for the five days of the week shows: Loans, z.z;z,uo, increase iis.cauu; depos its. fb65, 918,700, increase 817,634,700; circula- l,,n lk 1lA ACf ..r.a .1 7l Iln.l tendera, .!, 902,000, decreaae J07,uoo; - sptcie, .ln 1A1 fiTA InnM. i.t t! k.,1- wmarAt '9Q. 0b4,3u0.' Increase f2.96I,imO;' reserve required, tJti,47,t75, Inoraa.e $4,406,675; surplus, 112.- 6i4,tai, decrease i,4(h.i6; sx-unitea btate deposits, fL,7w,50, decrease fl,44s,0u0. . Bank Clearing tor Week.', OMAHA. Dec. M. Bank clearing for th week, a compared with th corresponding ween last year: " 101. 1905. Monday tl.4O4.l'06.4B i 11,879.630.84 l uetHiay l,l,5.i'i ) l.o.itu.M Wednesday 1.110.809 6-1 l.OM.ltoM) Thursday L096 8d6.9 l,40i,i9.S3 rnuay "Hnllday Saturday 1.2S4.S51.U" l,107,O2.06 An Increase of ttjo.09j.27 aver th corre sponding week last ysar. New York Money Market. NEW YORK. Doe. I. Cloa: Prim mer cantile Paper, nominally bW! per ' rent: . . i i .. .. V. .. . .......... I I V I 1. 1 P""li... ini. ..'111,1,1., WILI1 u.li.TiD bin at x4.gouiq-4.tu ror demand, ana at 4.M; fa4..H4 for sixty days' bills; posted rate nominal, at i,sitni ana HJii-':- Treasnrjr Bala area. WASIIINOTON, Dee. M. Today" state ment of the treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of tlCO,0OO,0uO gold reserve In the division of redemption, Shows: Available cash balance, 8!l03,l: gold, tUM.O.litfu . Chicago Frodaeo Market. CHICAGO, Dec J6. BUTTER Market 1 steady; creameries, lf.'u.3c; dallies, 14ti21c. EUtiS Kasy: at mark, caae iuoludeJ,. 24 tTic. POULTRY Alive, easy; turkeys, lOtfillc; Chickens, 6u-W6e; springs, SiiKa Trade Movement at York. NEW YORK. Dec. 18. The export of peel from th port of New York thl wek ware 114.130 la gold and 11,017.138 In sliver. The Imnorts of xeneral merchandise this i weeK we valuta at ...ino.ius. Now York Prodneo Market. NfCW YORK. Deo. M POCLTRY Mar. ket for live poultry ta nutot: western chick ens, too; fowls, uc: tuiKejs, i.ujc; arenard, weak; western chicken s, lu(jUc; turkeys. 14-aiiO. - Oil City Oil Market, OIL CITY. Dec. 16 OILS Credit bal ance. l.w. Certificates, no Did; no runs or shipments reported today. 'Transit of fice cloaad from Thursday to Monday on account of CltrUtiuaa. Foorla Grain Market. PEORIA, Deo, M CORN' -Steady; new. No. 1. 87 Ac: new. No. 4. JtrVC WHISKY On th basis of 11.17 for flulahed gooda. Kansas City Prodare' Market. KANSAti CITY. Dec. M EtlGB Hlsher: Missouri and Kansas stock, cases returned, itc ; new No. 8 whits wood case Included. Vc mor. - " . Wool Market. ST. LOl'13. Dee. 14 -WOOL- Nominal: territory snd western m-dlum. Incise; fin umiuiu, Atiiit:, Itii-.. wluv. Want Heeelvor Naased. St. Joseph' hospital waa named ae ex cutor of the eslat of Bartholomew Reu ter. Joseth C. Heuter holds a t lu n sgslnst (lie estate assrrKStiug 41. 4 ami tin asked the court to nam a receiver for th I'remiae In older that he may rocovvr his clalui, U.tUer KB Uilcrcsb Oi!ADA LIVE STOCK-MARKET Bo'.h Oorafed Stsen and Coin Consider. bit Hi;br for th Week. . HOGS ALSO SHOW IMPROVEMENT A Cmare with m Week Age Haady Weight ghees aad Lambs Mar B aoted fltroaa- aad Active Other Abotst Steady. ' SOUTH OMAHA. Dee. . Recelnts were: Cattle. Hogs, bneep. .... 2.8.1 6.133 4.1U 1.970 7.6,8 t.:0J Official Monday .... Official Tuesdsy Official Wednesday. Official Thursday... 1.274 , 8.297 1,3.8 .... 678 7.124 702 .... Holiday .... 436 4.567 1.938 limcial Friday Official Baturdayt.. Week ending Dec. 26... ... 7.129 82.7X4 ...18.775 67,s:(3 ...1X401 51.763 14 6X0 2.fM5 46.K76 weeK ending Dec. 19... Week ending Dec. 18... Week ending Dec. 6.... Week ending Nov. 28... Stsme week last year... ...1350 46.S.-0 66.461 ...19.61 37,o!t 30.3"1 ... 8.879 27.196 13.206 RECEIPTS FOR THE TEAR TO DATE. The fol owtns tahla shows the receipt or cattle, hogs and sheep at South Oinnhl tor the year to data and comparison with asi year; 1901. 102. . Inc. Deo. Cattle 1 rwo 4 9i8.2ia 62.284. tings 2.194.6X 1.212,308 17.61 Sheep 1.844.529 1.729.047 116,482 Average crioes nakl for hcCS at South Omaha for the laat several day with com parisons: Date. I1S03. lM2.U901.19W.18rJ.Ur3.D89U I De-i. 1... 4 84 4 8IH: 4 40?,! 4 Ctwi 4 87 K 4 82S I 4 63) t 74! 8 S5J Its! t 76 28 8 :i De. I... Dec. t... Deo. 4... Deo. 6... Dec. ... 011 6 13 I to f 88 4 64 149 22 v: 4 X 4 77' 8 81j t W 8 86 1 tl 8 83 8 21 24 16 6 06 6 09 in 4 Mi I 85 I 18 8 SO I 15 I 13 I 17 8 13 113 t li Deo. T .. 6 04 4 si Deo. I... Dea. ... Dec 10.. Dec. 11.. Dec. It.. 6 07 4 78 4 82 4 J3S 05 12 08 t 6 11 890 12 8 29 t 81 8 17 8 ; 4 4tS 13 14 6 16 m ' I 4 44 4 !!. 4 77 8 . 1 ; Dea. 13,. i 1 . 6 09 6 16 6 11 21 4 81 I 20 Dee. M 4 K6 8 SI 8 27 8 21 Le. IB... I 6 4 84 I 95 8 24 PC. 16... 4 01 I to Use. 17... Deo. 18... Deo. 1... 4 4H 6 22, 6 84 6 26, 6 12 6 04 4 83 4 731 8 81 4 261 6 14 t8 t 28 8 2S 8 321 t 34 J 87 4-1 8 31 6 01 6 o; s 4 77 8 92 Ie. Deo. 21... Dec. 12... Dee. 13... Deo. 24... 4 79 8 91 4A1 4 021 4 04 8 83 1 23 4 84 6 00 6 M 4 81 4 89U 6 16 4 80 2 4 4 46'4, 47' 11 X t 2V 26 6 09 4 86 4 89 3 26 Deo. 1... .1 Dec. i 4 6874.1 4 36, 6 19 4 11 I 60j Indicate Sunday. Indicates holiday. " The official number of car of stock brought in by each road was: Cattle. Hog. Bheep.M r a. C, M. St. P. Ry 16 11 15 v. r. system C. N. W. Ry...'. " F.a 2. '& M V ft-. It C, bt. P., M. & O B. ft M. Ry C, B. tj. Ry K. C. a- Bt. J 11 C, R. 1. & P., east V., R. I. & p west.. .. Illinoli Central Chicago Ot. Western. .. 7 4 1 1 i Total receipts.,... 16 The disposition of the day'e receipt waa as follows, eacn ouyer purcnaswg ius num ber OI head maioaiea: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, 447 72 Omaha Packing Co.... Swift and Company... Cudahy Packing Co.... Armour Co Cudahy Pack. Co., K.. Armour, Bloux City... Other buyer 1,01s . 1 1,431 W3 C877 ... 60 ... 1 1,607 Totals .. 428 4.661 1.433 CATTLE There were several cars of cat tle? reported this morning, but they were all consigned Direct to local packers and as a result a test of ths market waa not made. For that reason there is little to be said of the oattle situation in addition to what has already been published. It should be noted, however, that ths Chicago has olo.td loo to lfio lower than the high miln A ,. A .1. .. n-leu4 steer at thl point can safely b quoted 36c to 4oo higher, owing to the small num ber that nave been on saie mis - Pu-k.n all had ta have a few and a a r suit It wa an easy matter for salesmen to force prices up at rapid rate. Warmed p cattle ar now seinng irom .w w e-oi 1 1 . m smi an 4a m OK tit n-nori from 14.00 to 84.50. and good to choice from 84 60 to 16. 10, The bulk of XYjC cattle coming forward, however, are slrt fed and for that reason galea abov 14.75 have been very scarce. The cow market waa active and atronger most all the week. Receipts were lljciit and th demand arood. The greatest Im provement was on the kinds selling around IZ.60, or, in other words, tne meaium ciass. The aood kinds also Improved considerable. and even cannera ar a little better than they were a week ago. The general market could best be described by calling It 16o to le hlicher. Cunners sell from fl.75 to 12 2K. fair ta mod erades from t2.2 to f2.75. and good to choice from 82.75 to 83.25, with something prime from that up. Bulls are about 10c. to 16o higher for the week and veal oalves ar still selling in the' same notche they have for soma time past. Stockers and feeder have been In light upply all the week and the demand has benn sufficient to make th better grades sell to a little better advantage. The im nrnvement. however, has been confined fart-el to vearllno of aood auaHtv and to good to choice cattle, weighing from 800 to i0 pound, common cattle ar no more thn st--adv for the week. HOGS There was a email run of hogs on sale this morning, and as the demand waa nulte brisk the market advanced fVfflOc. Medium weight hogs sold largely around 84 65. Heavie sold from M.60 to 84.61. . The lighter hogs went largely from 14.60 to 4.65. while those weighing under 200 pounds sold all the way down to 84. 26. It f very evident that packer are not at all anxious for these lightweights unless they can buy them about a quarter undsr thai heavy hoars. There was not much chan- In the market from start to finish, andlgs re ceipt were very limited an early clearance mra K,f4A . ' . . ' Vo ths week recfilnt show a decrease as compared with laat week, but a gala over the corresponding . week of last year. Prices have improved steaauy an me wee and there I a net gain of about SC over last week's closing prices. This advance carries prices to the high point of the month. Representative sales: 1 a. ga. Fr. Kfc At. . tv. ... 4 N 4 tf.4 Ml 4U t.1 4 W - It IM 40 4 M II 4 H W M 4 M h-0 4 It 141 M 4 U IM) 4 II U 2M 140 4 M a 4 n 7 m m lu. IN lit M Ml U K ... 4 4 l . t 4 11 ... 4 44 ( -1-4 ... 4 47 Si 4 4 M M tu 4 17 i M 4 44 41... 171 140 4 414 M 4 M ' ? il 144 4 57 Si M S W i to 4 67(4 K IH II... .....rM t 4 tT ... 4 4 47 MI ... 4 47 4 4 t 4 ... 4 40 44 4 M II 121 M IS to 4 M II tut III IN 140 4 M 61 t H IN 1M 4 44 -Receipt of cheep have been ...lit ... ...7 ...4 ..l .,." ...1M ...371 .... ,...' ... ..t4 ,...- ...XT ...XI ,...11 e: f. H M 41 II...., to...,, ... It.... tt ... I.... ..., 44.... 40.... tt.... 46.... II IS.... SHEEP- about normal for Christmas week, but compared with laat week there Is a big de "r-tT.L""' ."".n !"J! cunsquntly a test of th market was not mad. Th market for tne week la not much different from the close of last week. There has been an active demand for handy- wele-ht sheen and lambs, and aa supplies of that aina nave oeen ratoer iimitea tu reel ing on that olaa 1 a little better. The market could not be quoted higher, but at the same time there Is more strength no ticeable than there wa a week ago. Heavy sheep as well as lambs have not ahown ny improvement ana can u quotea no mor than .steady. Th earn I trus of th cart fat kind. mere r.ave oeen very iew iwu.ri uu sai this week and price have remaine-d un changed. - wuotaiion ror corn-tea stceg: t:notcs wsstern lambs. S6.00fte.M; fair to good lambs. 14.6 t(6.; good to choice-yea rl'ncs, t3.TS.44. 36; fair to good yearllnps, tS.f-fjr3.7t; good to choice wethers, U toS.bO; fair to food wethers. tl0uii4.a6; good to choice ewes, : ttU10; fair to good ewes, 1 4ct2 W; choice feeder lamti. 11 u.j4 10, fair to feeder lambs, tt26il0; hahy lamua, K 'Oft It: feeder yearling.. 13 SSaifcV feeder wethers. Vt 15136; feeder awes, tl 75-3J K; culls, lLOOicri.75. Repraaentatlv sales: Av. Price. E?l westers; lamb 71 6 14 t.'4 fed ewes 106 t 00 6&t fed wa 107 t 00 Kanana City LIv Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Dec. W.C ATT LK Re ceipts, 1.1-0 head. Including 6-0 southerns) market steady to !"c losrer; export und dressed beef steers, 14.85; fair to good, fl 50 ijii.:-5; western led steers, t3.1bn41o; stocki er, and fteders, II. too 4 ou; southera lr, it h-'iti southern cows, 11 luatl.; native . owi. II 5o'-i3 Ssi: native belters. U.S-ll 00: bu Is. lioi-ijl.oo: calves. 12. ars. 60; receipts tor ire sv-it, iv.vje rmo. ... HOtiiir-Kec-rli't 4 head; market Ee hit-list; top. J4I.0; bulk of s ilea. 14 4iuH ; M,avy, ,;4.wt,Mi.ts; ytxaers, 4-4-tv, ils , n1 light. 14 2T.e4.60: reCflpts for the week. J3.Sv hend. SHF.KP AND MMHB-NO receipts: msr. ket nomlnsllv ftealy: nitlve lam. 84 fil ': western lambs. t4.2f-4iA.10; fed ewes, tl.iNn8.60: western fed venrl'nirs. H 6o-4.-, stnekers snd fced-rs, t2 0 tf3.9o; receipts for the week, 6,900 head. t CHICAGO LITE! STOCK MARKET. with Light Re tiers f AH Stock Higher Price for Hogs. 1 CHICAGO. Dec. 26. CATTDT3 Receipts. too head. The market was nominal. Good to prime steers, to.0o,J5.i5; poor to me-llum, 83 2!'u5.iX): Blockers snd feedern tl.754.iO; cows, fl.60ti4.00; belfers 12 i'li4..6; csnners, tl.6"a2 40; bulls, f20Ofii4.2B; calves, t2.0ii44.25. ttousj Receipts todny, -43.000; estimaten Monday, 45.000 head. The market whs 10a higher; mixed and butcher. t4.6i4 80; good to choice hesvy, $4 4 80; rough heavy, 14 404.55; light, $4.264. 66; bulk of sales, 4 f-1:4 K6. SI1KKP AND LAMBS- Receipts, 1.100 head. The market for sheep and lambs was steady. Oood to choice wethers, 13. 6J 64.00: fair to choice mixed. t2.7MT3.60: west ern sheep, 3.iKe4.00; nsllve lambs, 14.0. tf. . m; western iamb. 4.uor(6.ti(. St. Lals lit stock Market. ST. LOCIS. Deo, 26. -CATTLE3 Receipts. 400 head. Including 250 Texans; market quiet out stea.iy; nauve snipping snd export Fteers, f4.26uS.40; dressed beef and butcher steers, t4.U0tfj,i.25; steers under l.Ooo" lbs., 3 7oii6.00; Blockers nd feeders. t2.15 60: co wh and heifers, t2.2634.60: canhers. 1.7:.4i 2.10: bulls. 2 60-03.00; caWes, t3 5046.50; Texas a n.i iivomn steers, z.40i4.iv; cow ana heifers, t2.lol5 2.75. ' HOU8-leorlpts, 2,000 head: market lOo nigner: t Iks. ami Hants. n.Wt.Sb: backers. I4.404j4.7h; butcheu and best heavy, 4.46 4.80. SHEEP AND LAMBS No reoelnts: mar. aei nominally uncnangea. Kerr York Live Stock Market. NEW TORK. Deo. 26. BEEVES Re ceipts, 915 head. There was no regular mar ket today and no sales reported. Exports, 795 cattle and 6.220 Quarters of beef. CAL.VES Receipts. 4 head, with nothing doing. The feeling was nominally s.eady. V. 1 , U t. , M l.AM UtJ W .AA.nl. A IVT head. The market wa steady, Oood sheen soia at 3.txj .per juu pounas. blieep ana yearlings, mixed, at 4.26; fair to prime tamns at o.;i (70.JU. HOOS Reeelbts. 7.137. Feel ns? nominally St. Joseph Live Stack Market. BT. JOSKPH. Mo.. Dec. 26.. C ATT T. IT Receipts. it.o head: steady: natives. ll.OoO o.w; cows ana neirera, si.ttuwt.4u; stockers and feeders, 2.01i8.90: HOQS Receipts, i,7M head: market 610c nigner; light, 4.n.(B4.ju; medium and heavy, i. ivy .t)0. Bllt-E? AND LAMBS-No receipt. Slow City LIT Stock Market. CTi-VTT-V CTTV T T- no FT-1 - gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 100 head: un changed: beeves. t3.7f&-5.00: cows, bulls and mixed, fl.5u&3.26; stocker and feeders, f2.0 4l3 40; calves and vearlinrs.. i2.2.i(&8 25. nous Receipts. 2,000 head; market &S10O higher, $4.3o(i4.60; bulk, 14.60. Stock la Sight. Followlnr are the reeelDta of live stock st tne six principal western cities yesterday: Cattle, llogs. Blieep, Omaha Chicago 4667 1,935 13,000. 4,t00 1,000 8.783 1,000 1,200 Kansas city...; St. Louis Ft. Joseph tk.oux City Totals !,8t6 29.840 1135 OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET. Condition of Trad and O,notatlona on Staple and Fancy Prodaoe. EOO 8 ReeelDta mora liberal: fresh stock. 16tjC'7o. LIVE POULTRY Hens. 7c: soring chickens, -; roosters, according to aye. wuoc; turkeys, 12c; ducks. tUc: geese. (Six to. j-.tjoatii1 ruuuBr-Receipts, uoeisi; turkeys. 13iTl5c: old tomi 14c: ducks. loiJ lie: geese. it&lOc: chickens. iHiic. w u TT liK Packing stock, 12'13o; choice to fancy dairy, in tuba. liiiLbc: separator. 24c. FRESH FISH Trout. 10o: nlckerel. 6c: pise, c; perch, 7c; blucflsh, 15c; whitens!), tc; salmon. Ha; Ltddock, 10c; codllsh, 12c; 80c; lobsters, green, per lb.. 28c; bulineads. no; catfish, 14c; black bass, 20i26c; halibut, reusnspper, lie; lobsters, bulled, per in., 13c; crappies, 12c; herring, 6c; whit bass, uc uiuenns. Be OYSTERS New York counts, ner can. 43c: Ber cal.. 82.00: extra aalecta. ter can. Hue; per gal., tl.76; standard, per can, 27 o; per gai., i.. H K A 1M KHI tnn XI A Fill HAY Prices uuoted br Omaha iX'hols- ale Dealers' association. Choice No. 1 up- coarse, 86.00. Rye straw, te.60. These prices V I ..V. ) B.W IU.UIWUI, U.W. are lor nay- or good color ana quality. uemana iair una receipt light. , OATS 37o. RVB No. 8. "& VEGETABLES. POTATOTC"1 nlnrsilo MAc- T Irot a. ner ww, , i'.'u.uv, imiiva, wiuiw. i SWEET POTATOES - Illinois, per bbL, a.-o. CELERY Small," per do., 2CBc: larg rnll'nrnla i.TKn ONlONb- New hoie rown, dry, per lb jc; epanisn, per crave, ii.fco; Colorado yei- iow ana rea, i-ac. CABBAOEJ Wisconsin Holland. SMe. TURNIPS Canada, rutihuu. re lb.. 4c; wnne, per ou., 600. CARROTS Per bu.. 60e, PARSNIPS Per bu.. 60c, REETS-P.r ln bin CAUL1FLOWKH Tallfnenla. ' nee M-ata. Mn (V. TOMATOES California, per t-baaket .crate. 12.26 CUCUMBERS-Per do., FRUITS. It A PfT Va r-1 1,.,. 1 . j .. 1 1 a n . - .. f. 11.60; New York Greenings, Baldwins and other varieties. 116 . - GRAPICS-Pony Cstawbaa, tOc; Imported Malagas, per keg, f6.o0f-4,0t. CRANBERRIES Jersey, per per box, fi75; Wisconsin BeU am Bell and Cherry, U. bbl.. 17.50: and Bugle, ft; QUINCES-Callfornia. per box. .. trop i-ii. va mTa ORANGES Florida Flrt.ni. and Russets all Blues, 3.251 navels, larae sise. 13.00-bt.50. LEMONS -California tinrv. xiiO to sizes, it; cnoice, 240 tu 170 sizes, 13.60. . FIGS California, per 10-lb. cartons. 860: Imported Smyrna, t-cruwn. 14c; (-crown, ltxil 7-crown, ISc. COCOA NUTS Per sack, ft; per do., 6O0. Asd-AAiua rrrimn, per uux OK 3U pags., IZ: r DV-IU. uoxea. PC, UrieOUU StUUaO antes nee r.t. 1? AT. BANANAS Per medlum-slxed bunch. 12.00 62.60; Jumbo. t2.75ft,3.2D. MISCELLANEOUS. -.:!; Wisconsin twins, full cream, 12V; Wisconsin Young Aiuei.ua, 13V; block Swiss. 15c; Wisconsin brick, Lfa; v lsconaln limberger, lie. HONEV-Nebraska. per 14 frame. 13.26; ui.u uiju i,uiu!Kuu, pei t rrames. sj.w. . HAPLU Sl.'GAR-jhio, per lh 10c. CIDER-Per bbl 16.76; per H-Wbl., IS.J5. I'OPCORN Per lb., ttt; shelled, iLi)yt. rtuftam xtAisti-per cas cf i uoa., packed, hoc. . .4 .. NtiTS-Walutt. No. 1 oft shall, per lb., 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14o; No. t, soft shell, per lb., 13c; No, t hard shell, per lb., 12o; Braxlls. per lb., lie; filberts, per lb., Uo; aimonos, son neu, per lb., no: hard shell, hur Ih 1-1.' r.,ur, I r ..a- Ik !!... . ..11 per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb.. 64c; roested! peanut, per lb., 7c; Chill walnuts,' UtilSc; large ilekory nuts, per bu., 11.50; shell tl-.?; Jtalian chestnut. barks, per bu., .'; black wnlnutn. uer bu.. .aa. iiaiian cnestnuts, per jd., iva. No. 1 salted, 7c; No. I salted, 6c: No. I 'veal calf. 8 to 12 lbs.. fMc: No. 1 veuV calf. II to 15l lbs.. 6c; dry salted hides, k'12c;. sheep pe)t. Soi,',ba; horie hide, fl.60160. ' , , LABOR AND IXDISTRY. Tiber ars 1200.000,000 worth of mule In tne Lnittu eiatea. Secretary of Afrrlcullur Wilson any th farmer have paid tno foreign bondholder Most cf the wooden toothpick- used in this country are made from white bitch la lain. Ohio now grow mor than 4,000,000 pounds or tobacco annually, 'ine crop ha In creased six-fold in a decade. An 611-uropelled motor railroad coach I In course of construction for the Great Northern railroad of Ureal Britain. Nearly 10.000 barbers have been rerlatered under the hew law In New York state which forbid th knights of the raaor to ply their trade. The present crop of beet sessr 4a all- mated at 200.0U) tons. Experiment In em-ay In sugar beets with Bordeaux -mix ture lor th control of teal blight have been nigniy sauaiaAiiory, Th original coat of th Sue canal was Its deuth wa for many vears a6.ouo,ooo. maintained at twenty-five feet. In lfe-5 It tne surface. 1 his brousht. Its cost to a little more than tl00.0u0.uuo. It net profit verag iu per t:-n( a year. Our manufacturer require annually about t7.kJou worth of Lgyrtlan cotton. To UDtly this need the Agricultural depart mem haa grown a numoer of experlnient a ... , i. . , ... , v. . u . . u pies ot hbrr g-own In at year in these tl perlment patches haw been ubmlitcd to e i nerts In this country and Kuroo. inl several of them have been pronounced equal to ut nest, s-m)u.u. THIRD Of RECEIVERS TO DIE Fndst ok B. Centltrt, Whi Fattel A.wa; During Wek, Union Faciflo Trntt. CLARK AND ANDERSON GO FIRST Oliver W. Mlak ( This Famoas Beard, Still Active lis Bast, ess, Visits, Omaha Dar las; the Week. Frederick R. Coudert of New Tork, who died recently. Is the third member of the former board of receiver of the Union Fa-, clflc railroad to die since the receivership was dissolved In 1898. The receiver of the Union FadlUft. were appointed In 1891 by United States District Judge Dundy. They were: Frederick R. Coudert, E. Ellery Anderson, S. If.. H. Clark, Oliver W. Mink and John W. Doane. Of these Mr. Coudert. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Clark ar dead. The first order of the court was for the appointment of three receivers for the supervision of the affairs of the Union Faciflo proper, which waa then composed of the Union reel no. Union Faciflo, Denver A Oulf (now known aa the Colorado tt Bouthern), Oregon Short Una and Oregon Railway and Navigation com pany. The three original receivers ap pointed to take charge of this property were E. Ellery Andersdh, 8. H. H. Clark and Oliver Mink. Later, at the request of stockholders In the subsidiary companies of the Union Pacific, two more members In the persona of Frederick R. Coudert and John W. Doane wer added, and this board controlled the affair of the company until the reorganisation commitTee took control after the sale of the road at auction In November, 1897. . Win Receiver West In. When the receiver took control of th properties various Issues of bonds wer outstanding amounting ta t7B,46S,7S6, besides government subsidy bonds amounting to tr.3.639.612, upon which tl8.193.19g of unpaid Interest had accrued. The total funded In debtedness amounted to 1130,202,493. Fore closure proceedings were Inatituted by the government In 1.S96 under the first and aecond mortgages, th second being a gov ernment lien. A decree wa rendered two year later. . Th main line f the Union Pacific, ex- tending from Council muffs to Ogden, Utah, In all 1,048.01 miles of road, was then aold to satisfy the Judgment and It was bought for 163,398,856 by th reorganisation commit tee and the receivership was closed. . The total amount realized by the government from It claims against th company waa 860,201,856. ' Judge Dundy, the man who appointed the receivers, "also has sloe died. Oliver W. Mink, one of th two surviving receiver, was in Omaha the first of last week. He 1 at, present acting aa receiver for the Amea estate In Boston, where his home la, and cam her to look after some matter In connection with the big fire which recently destroyed th buildings owned by the tttata at Jones and N'inth streets, and In which four firemen lost their Uvea. , -...., -.-., hhui fiflSSIP ON C0MM SS ON ROW Wholesale Frodneo Market - Look Tired and ttorta After th Christmas Rash, . The wholesale produce market looka like an empty tan-colored, bottle. Th parsley 1 parched and withered with thirst and the head lettuce- has such a head,! A few sore- throated turkey ar prolonging the ;aeon In draftjTcrates; a few dyed and bedlxtned Christmas wreath ar hanging around. . Nothing new will be attempted until after New - Year' day. The ' market, accoiding to th herder of imported fruit and vege table, cleaned up beautifully thia lime. There wa Just enough and hardly a pound more. Turkeys got through the day at be tween IS and IS' cents for flrt-clas bird, the market did not go lower and will con tinue about th same, with a nice demand for Sunday and again for Friday. All poul try la what la technically termed strong, owing to steady demand In view from city and county. Artichoke from California are promised for the Immediate future. They are lnfre- quent visitors In this market, for Nebraska people do not know the delight of th tarchy and many-leaved art!. In Califor nia now they may be aeen In groups at vary atrset corner where A green produce hop stand. Cucumber will "not go higher than tl, I where they now rest propped against the roof. No on I going, to pauperise himself for the saka of having a few cucumbers In mid-winter. Watercress from Arkansas Spring urvlved th b'.iixard and th busi ness of Christmaa week and I still asking for patronage. Th Christmaa demand for cider was anergetlo and the Russet, Motts anorNehawka went off at a great pace. PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK Dr. Stevenson Retnrn front East, Where Be Presented Financial . Neoda of Bellevno Collego. I n4 neltavua enlleve t-iss 411.4 nrf,irn.d I - - - - I to ni nom in umim inim in wnera b nas been ror tour roontns on a nuanciai mission in th Interest of th oollefe. ''My ucce wa sufficient to sustain my courage," waa th answer Dr. Stevenson made to a qseatlon as to what he had accomplished. t"Th collars of th big atoal combine and other financial transactions haa caused some apprehension In financial circle and mad men of thia class a little chars' about granting support to col- letyo' continued Dr. Stevenson, "but we feel That full contldenc will be restored in a very short time." , , . Dr. Stevenson is on of a committee ap pointed by th Presbyterian general as sembly to rale fl6.0OO.O0O for th colleges under the influence ot that denomination. While east h presented th qlalma of Bellevu to flv different presbyteries, ad dressed churches and other . organisation and submitted his proposition to numerous Individuals with means and interest tn thl work.' DC. Stevenson will' spend th holiday season with ht fam!?j In O-rsha. PARTY-THAT, WILL GO NORTH Ten, ' Member ot ' tU-ratf Exchange Leave Omaha Taesday (or tha Twin titles. - e. Tuesday morning will find all th offi cers of th Omaha Grain exchange In -th Twin cities looking for what may be found of interest to grain dealer. Those who make up the party are: O. W. Wattlea. 8. A. McWhurter, ' E. E. Bruce, A. L. Reed. A. H. Merchant. Arthur C. Smith, T. P. Kir- kendall. N. B. Updike, A. B. Jaqulth, Nathan Marriam. We will not fall to take advantage of I anything which may turn up to b of help I to OmAha.' aald Secretary A. H. Merchant. Of to aunneapoii exenang. jnen iners 1 no telling but what we may pick up someone who want to build an elevator or a mill in Omaha. Th party may b there two or three day." Brlstew Goes to Kansas. WASHINGTON, Dec, 16. Fourth Assist ant Postmaster General Bristow ha (on to Kai sai fur a few days. . FRATTI.B OF TUB TOl SiGSTKRS. "Now boys," said th teacher, "can you tell me what It la that follow th ftngT" "I can," aald one of the bright ones. "Well. Tommy, what la It follows th flag?" "An auction, ma'am." ( "What distinguish) foreigner aided the Americana In th revolutlonT" asked the teacher of the Juvenilo class. "Qod," promptly answered a small rupll who had been to Sunday achool. Teacher Johnny, ' what would you do If another boy called you a story-teller T Johnny (aged ) Ta my facet . Teacher Tea. Johnny About how big a boy T Tommy O! that'a a hew fence over there. ain't Itf Mother No. that'a merely a new coat of paint on it. Tommy O! 1 that a coatV It looka more like a aweater. It ain't got any buttona on It. Fapa-Josephlne, you cam Into church lata thia morning. . Josephine (aged 10, Jovially) I think so. When I got there Dr. Peter waa knee- deep In th litany. Tommy Tou know that great big piece of cake In the pantry, mammal Mamma Yes, dear; what about Itf ' Tommy Didn't you aay It would make me alck If I at ltT Mamma Yes. Tommy Well, It didn't." Little Beasle'a nurse had taught her to aay her prayers In Oerman. Shortly after she waa spending the night with her small cousin, Elsie, . and when it waa time to retire Bessie said hesprayer first. Elsie listened In astonishment for a minute. then exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, Beanie thinks Qod Is a Dutchman!" "My aon, what does thia mean? "Have you lost your situation again!" "Out again, dad. - But It' all your fault. Trj didn't get me the right kind of Job." "Well, what kind of a Job do you wantT" "I want to work at a Job where there Isn't any work to work at." RELIGIOUS, Rev. Richard L. Hurtsell. rector' of St, Mary' church, Rondout, N. Y., I spoken of as likely to be one of tne new Ameri can bishops In the Philippines. Rt. Rev. Thomas Fielding Scott, the first bishop of tho Episcopal church in Oregon, Was elected to that office In ItwS. The fif tieth anniversary of Ids consecration will occur la Portland on January V next. Rev. Victor M. Hauichton waa Installed aa rector of Christ Kplscopal church ut fcxeter, N. H., last Sunday, Succeeding his father, who occupied the position from 18i5 up to a few months ago, when he was obliged to retire on account of fulling neaitu. The railroad department of th Young Men Christian association ha issued a pamphlet. "Progress." telling of It growth ll'h. ... il.n. t V, .. .1 A i , . Ll mAmKAa In A .IV IOII1VWJ UinUtll 1 I LIU VW I.IDI1.W.1, iti'l, and has now 62,348. It had two years ago ninety buildings, valued at ii,oo,oou, and now ha fl,Ul,Uu0 Invested in buildings. Rev. George 11. Gutterson. ugent for the New England statia of the American Mis sionary aoi-iety, Ims lately shouked that lectlca by his report on Its physical, ln- teilectual. moral and religious degeneracy. a.o as ......... . . ...... ....w. . V V mn.sioi.ary work .at home, Kev. Dr. Wli'.lam Henry Roberts of Phlla delphla, who ho L-een the stated clerk of the general assembly of (he Presbyterian church dt the Untied States of America for twenty years, said the other day 'Since 1 became stated clerk the church. wnlch haa now l.lou.OoO communicant and a constituency of 4,000,000, has doubled in membership and in the expansion of its In terests. The church haa mission estab lished In fltt-mn foreign eountr.es, Member of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians In New York presented to Arch bishop Farley a gold chalice of eld Celtlo design in 'honor of his grace's first anni versary as arcnoisnop. ine cnaiic is tac simile of one made in the ninth cen tury and Is built tn line of the ancient chalice of Ardagb. The same soheme of onamellng and chasing is carried out as In the ancient vessel. '1 he chalice of Ardagh Is now in the Royal Irish academy at Dub lin, Rev. D. C. White recently became pastor of a church near. Donegal, Pa., from which his predecessor resigned, his patience worn out by nooaiums who pemiaied in disturb ing tne services, Mr. .White bee&n series of revival meetings, but the hood lums made 11 impossible for him to con- tltiiaa rlvl,n Via luirrnwari law rtnclr A n it boughUa revolver. At the opening ot his next meeting he laid the book and gun side by side on the pulpit, read the statute I covering disturbances in church and quietly informed his bearer that he expected them to keen oulet. The rowdies re spected the 44-ca liber revolver and Mr. While ha had no mora trouble. But he carefully unllmbers his artillery every time before ottering up his opening prayer. Recently the Hough Avenue Con arena tlonal church in Cleveland oreuted I much comment by employing a ores agent who 1 had ' been for' ineriy ernuioyea 111 tne same capacity ny a theater, and now the Franklin Circle Church of Christ bus Inaugurated a nov elty in church advertisement in the shape 01 a highly-colored blotter. This Ololt contains an Invitation to worship at the edifice, a picture of whtcth appears. on the large sheet of ink absorbent, th Invitation being extended to traveling men in paitio- ular. These blotter will soon be found on the writing tables of every hotel and club In the city. Rev. Edgar D. Jones and his congregation expect much from the inno vation. They will be distributed oy Bun day school scholar. . OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Newfoundland haa a greater proportion of widow and orphan than any other country. , Just 100 year were occupied In lowering the mile trotting record from three to two minute. - - But two nation, th Japanese and the South Sea Islands, do not use th kiss us form of expression. The man who used to weigh 200 pounds is prouder of the one pound that ha has Inst by faithful exercise -than h la of all th 199 pounds that lie haa left. Newfoundland Is th Vreatest fishing country in the world. Two-thirds of its people are engaged In harvesting the ocean's wealth amid the greatest peril. In a farmhouse near Taunton. Mass.. lives the last descendant of the Mas.-mnolt Indians, Princess Teweelerna, of the Wan pa nostra, she is called Mis Mitchell by her neighbors. Fewer deer by 600 were shot In Main In the open season of 9u3 than In 19U2. and only one man waa killed by mistake-for a deer. The tax on hunters, from all ac counts, saves both the deer and the men. The front end of the car was found to be covered with Siesi bee and small insects, crushed as If by a thumb against th iron and glass whan the run at the rate of ISO mile an hour wmu .Irvtuliml Yossen, Ger many. An Investigation of the rrent forest fire of September, iKtt, In Washington and Ore gon, aim-loses a total toss aggregating nearly fl5.0U0,0u0. Most of th destruction was due to carelet-itrirss arul might easily have been avoided. Only twenty-six of seventy-two applicants for positions In the fire department of Rochester came UD to th requirements of flv feet seven Inches In height and 135 pounds In weight, the weight Increasing with esch Inch of height. A cost-guard fleet In the Philippine In cludes twenty vessels, each 140 feet in lenath, which cost fl.0o0.(A manned by Filipino crews ana American engineers These boats carry the malls between the Island and enforce customs laws. Th fall In the Iguazu river, which form ths boundary between Argentine and Bra til and rivals the Ohio in slue, although practically unk-own to th world are sec ond only to Uhb-.-! of Niagara. The main Volume of wi , moving with great ve locity round the inner or Brasllllun bank, rushes Into a long, narrow gorge, at one point in which' the water make a clear leap of ZIO feet. It I known that a person hunting In the winter time should be careful not tu run th munle ot his gun Into the snow, lest the end pf the bore become filled with snow and th gun burst when fired. While the snow, would be almost Infinitesimal In weight. It would havtt to start Instantly into motion, at the rate of perhaps a third of -a mile a second, when the powib-r is Ig nited. While tt may be hard to realise it, more fore would probably b-t required to accomplish this result than the strength ot the gun barrel could stand, and th barrel Would reuptux under th strain. TWO MEN OF TI1E IIIIRT1ETII Chuflain I. Ptrcy BilTr, Formtrl Omaba Fattor, and Birjeiiit Wmis, ORMER FRIEND OF, WILLIAM J. BRYAN Week, Row First I.leotenant, Uavei Bright Record at tho Vnlversjty of Nebraska, Where Ho Won Honors, Among th officers of th Thirtieth regi ment to arriv from Manila at Fort Crook today Omaha clergymen will find a former fellow ot the cloth In th person of Chaplain IL Persy Silver, who was at one Urn rector cf th Episcopalian Church of th Good Shepherd. Mr. Silver was appointed Feb ruary I from this city, was accepted July 27 and Immediately assigned to th rcgl tnent with which he ha lnce remained. II cams to Omaha during 1S9S and recelvod the chars of th Good Shepherd. He was a strong friend of Bishop Worthtngton and of W. J. Bryan, to whom It Is aald Is due his appointment. Mr. Silver ta a Lincoln woman. Charles W. Week, first lieutenant and on of the battalion adjutant of th Thirtieth, will be known to fame by all student of th University of Nebraska. It wa there he began hi career aa a soldier. Mr. Week waa born In Iowa, but was transferred to this state later and Invaded the atat citadel of knowledges War knowledge seemed to be hi favorite and In th 1896-1896 achool year -be first burst into glory aa sergeant major of th battalion. Ha waa a junior and the sailing direction of the great school do not admit a Junior to the commissioned rank. Cap tain Gullfoyle, then of the Ninth cavalry, was commandant at the university and Sergeant Major Week was not far from his star soldier. In th competitive drill which always and th military year tn a blase of glory Week carried off a medal, at Infantry Individual and In artillery astonished the regular officers from th old. Second foot who acted a Judge by th way In which he trifled with th regula tion breech loadera. The following year Mr. Weeka cam Into hla university commission and when at rumors of war the commandant wa with drawn became temporarily commandant of the battalion. 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