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PARIs, Jan. 4.-Tho Gaaioit to-day prints
dispatch from ih Madrid correspondent
which represents that Germany has been
complaining Of frances tolerance Of Car.
list conspirators In French territory. Tbs
correspondent says that Count Won Nun.
Btor, German Ambassador Of Paris, wan
recently instructed to advise NJ. do Frey
olnet, French Foreign Minister, that
Germany would not bO passive
witness Of tho layity Of France
In keeping order on the spanish frontier
II the rsYOutoniBis bhonld succeed In in
citing an insurreclion In Spain. Count
Won Munster pointed oui to NJ. DO
Freyclnel that France bad been allowing
CATliGtA TO have an asylum on tho Spanish
frontier, and to receive arms and money
In violation OF international rights. These
facts have been reported 10 Senior Moret,
Spanish Foreign Minister, by Count Won
Solms.SonneWRlde, German Minister At
Madrid.
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LONDON, Jan. 4.-The Marx Lnp III.
Prt", in iIs resume Of the British grain
LrAde:durIng the past week, BAyB "Tho
land is very wet. Growing crops appear
remarkably we'll. The year 1856 opened
very prOmlBingly. English Wheals now
arriving are IN Wretchsd condition, cans.
ing lower prices. Sales Of English wheat
were: 30,245 quarters al 30J 50, against
5000 quarters al Jls lid during Abe cor.
responding WeekllastyeAr The market for
foreign WheGh Ia apGthetlU. FOfsign flour
has dragging tendency and is weaker.
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Coz. INaEmoLL is being turned over In
Cleveland just la though no were an ordi,
nary man trying to abolish God for tho
money ho 10 gcttIug out Of tho cause.
Ills recent performance in that city la dll,
Ing the local presu with complaints oi what
onc Of tho iree.thlnkers calls his "pOrcInc
procliVities," soft ALTERATION Tor "hog.
giug the peuimmons."
Ift did not pay IngeSoIl would find
other employment than tramping the
country over in his warfare agAinst be.
lol that will abide with men after the
worms shall have iattened on Rll the In.
gonoIls between tllls aud eternity. In!
goroll runs ono man variety show for
tho money no gets out Of it-hO takes no
higher range s the champion Of irreligloh.
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NEWS iS BilfEF,

Al SeWsfk. d. A littls v;,l oi O. l.
Rohsris wa iataily hprned bv hss cIs,hS;
sStnhinv ira irom a stoya. O'''''
H. isnaa,,.st -.s,i,. =, o,t. :,
nu ~. l'HI'ans ~ us,iiz. Iee''n ~ onio coz,
gPghISigr ~ hoiS ~ vUnsue, ls.' !, INNING iAes' viii
III ii..'.- :, ~. -, .'.I :, ~ a. -u,,
o.n.t,i ipE,'Oou y ~ Ihe ulPSon house
SiT. .iti! ~ EHIe piIln 70 An hieRiumNe
CHl'u Allu uuIheu " III AVoVe'
Leading CheroEees are endeAvoting 10
set aside lease oi siG million acres In
the Nation, made In 1883, 70 prominent
Western cattle men.
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WHILE all sorts Of schemes for piping
natural gas East are being cAnvASSed, it Is
interesting to know what has been done
in Pittsburgh and what rOmalnB to bo
done. Colonel Thomas 2, Roberts Of
that city thus sums Il up:
At present We are liBing 10000, 900 cubic
ieet Of natural gas per day In Pittsburgh
to supply q large proportion oil our mills
and 1000 dwellings. There yet remain
about 10000 houses and many mills TO be
supplied, 30 you can appreciate that Pitts
burgh will need all the gas she can get
for some iimO IN come, She will at least
need VI, Goa, 900 cubic feet more 10 supply
the demands Of her citizens. In thISts.
tlmalp, which Is based on good informa.
ton, | have not said anything about the
increased consumption which will be
brought about In the next two years by
the attraction to this locality Of many out.
side manufacturing concerns through the
ChBapneES oiiuel.
so long SS PIlhburRh remains so good
a mArketiti Is hardly likely that capitalists
will undertake to pipe gas to the SCAboSrd.
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on thS sts'l RAli Iu,Ino,u-rhs cause a,
the Advance,

uh tue hteel hAll uupluou-Iho gnuaO ul
the Advance,
NEw Yong, Jan. 1.-THE Time, this
morning prints q long interview with Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, Of Pl.tsburgh. Mr. Car.
negis thinks the outlook for tho steel rail
business is most hopeful, and expresses
himself as firmly believing in general
revival Of business. With q reporter hs
yesterday talked freely regarding the
cheerful outlook for the coming year.
1--WE furnished steel rails last year al
S25 and go ton" he said, rather than
close our works. Such q price yAs, OF
course, abnormAlly low, and on each ton
produced the manufacturer lost money,
We were making rails as Cheaply as they
we're made In Great Britain, and American
manufacturers furnished rails to Canada
At lees price than England could do Il,
but II was done at less than the cost OF
production. Prices have now Asuned
something like their normal condition,
and railB are selling At $3i q ton, at which
price there is small mArEia d profit 70
the maker
@To what cause do you attribute this
GdvAnce7"
wholly tonatural causes. A new era
ol railroad building has set In In the
Northwest and the Southwest, having
Chicago as Il center or base. One conipG.
ny also has just placed Hu order for 70. OOO
tone oi rails for the extension Of their sys.
ten. In addition 10 this demand for rails
for new lines the recent disinelinAtion on
the part oi railroad companies 10 e1pend
money for new trIOk iron 10 replace the old
has resulted In the wearing out Of the old +,
which must now DO replaced. Enough is
now known not only 10 insure q conllnu.
ance Of tho existing price, but 10 make
possible slight ADVANCE, As 10 the do.
mand for the rails, there is every indlca.
ton ai iB being Of sufficient magnitude 10
warrant Us In assuming that there will be
plenty Of work for all the rail mills this
year and enough to warrant the assertion
that the outlook for 1887 IL also Rood,n
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VOLUME NNNlV.--NUAIBER lG,
PGlssss ssFs haJ ~ rahsa Il, st Lsts ~ =
rFAIu NgithsuI sgogPtrE.

rTAIs WithsuI steFPEE.
81, L0gI Jan 4-Mr, A. ,, 6oisir0y
halriressT and dealer oi this city. Ia,
iavsaIsJ method o. ,AtiBg up and dis,
ehIrTiag paAsepEvn AMI Sools iFon rai.,
WAY uAlIS hieh Is decidedly novel, Aua
u adopted viii revolaIiosiIs(hs matter q
Of passenger transportation. Toe noiels
aud drawings shos = main track on the
,svsl and elevated tracks In itunt Of an
elevated dsPo,, With inclined tracks lead.
log 10 It, The idea Is to start train iTnn
oue terminus and not stop II until II
reaches the other, Ai the same tne pGs,
SgnEvrs arc taken mp and discharged At
Any slAton, As the trAiu reaches a s,A.
ton on the main track the rear ca
switches oil End runs up the in,
elinsd plane 10 the depot, aud Al the aams
time another ear runs dosu the irrliapi
plans, Is caught by the passing trAiu and
bsoomes part OF ID, The pAsseugt 10 Sho
detire 20 stop Al the next station pass TO
the rear car, ShiCh 10 s.ie'tTacGud a. WGs
The previous one aud another car load Of |
pAasengers "a tAEsn on, By very simple |
which acts automatically |
y hen q train gets within certain distance |
li depot Il releases the car ia waiting. |
Ehich stAru dONa the incline plane ja1t
IS the last car VI tbs train IS switched of |
and starts up On tho other side. This
.rAhTieT al cam lO made without Jerks or
LANCER OF deTGiilnR And the passengers |
Tould rot ba GWNv Of the operation OF
COUPLING or uuc0upllng There sre quite
numbar Of details which are remarkably
interesting aud all form system which
: apparoatly perfect The model works
'ithoutA hitch. The inventor has dlsl
cAyeAt and applied for patent.
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DETROIT, MlcH., Jan. 4.-Ths develop
mentS il the Knoch murder case to-day
are Of 8 somewhat startling character
The skull Of the mother, who was said BY
the county physician at the post mortem
to have been killodby a blow on the head
was brought to the city to-day and eE,
amined by quattelteO Of physicians They
declare that death resulted from pnsu.
lponia and that the fractures which County
Physician Owen ioqnd wPrO produced BY
himself in removing the top d tho head
to examine the brain. The two cons,
Herman and GdstAys, who were placed
under arrest yesterday morning, have
been accordingly released.
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LONDON, Jan. 4.-The local government
measure TO be laid before Parliament by
the Government as drafted giyea 10
Ireland 4 household franchise for eleCting
county boards and for eleCLing central
council. The proposition that the Crown
should have the right 10 nominate part
ol the council was abandoned Ths meas.
ure also proyldeS that county boards shall
have control oi traffic 10 liquor, and that
the central council shall have voice in
appointing the maRlBtFRcy.
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srhnnl nnlIs al,ileE 1Ia O,rlun.,

PlrrhuRaa, Jan. "a Dawson, Pa,
special says About ten o'clock this morn.
ing during tho prevalence Of heavy wind
storm, the roof, the gable ends and chin.
neys Of tho Tyrone school house were
blown down. A little child Of D. S.
Slricklets vas buried 10 the debris aud
when t1ttlCatOd found 10 be badly hurt
about tho head and face. A boy Of David
Newcomers had his skull fractured and 10
In precAhOuS condition. Several more
Of the children attending the school were
more or less scratched and bruised, but
none seriously hurt. The greatest excite.
ment prevailed for time, 9 II WAA re-
ported many had been killed.
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CnN1oE, Miss, Jan. 4.-ths GtIlirs Of
the Lancashire National Bank is the sole
topic Of conversation here. The notes
taken BY abIcondlng President Mcneil on
the night Of his departure and which O..
gregAle about t24,0 900 face value, are now
said 10 bs hotes discounted BY the bank
and on which money had been obtained.
Besides this there Is said 70 be
package containing upwards Of
10000 oi the aAse8 Of the bank
missing. Various reasons are advanced
q 10 why the securities were taken AWAy.
One fumof IL that there i5 q conspiracy Of
large proportions soon 10 he uncovered
and that Mcneil 10 only one Of the parties
interested. National Bank Examiner
Ghlchell says the books Of the bank have
been ialslhed, and II "a 1loE Noh 10
analytic the accounts aud detect ifaudu.
lent entities,
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
SEATUREs or THEPEEsEST WEEK
Ia The Hssss-Ths AHHsaEs,Rsnt sf Con-
h.ifiss' 10 be hads TodAJ AJ-Tnsatss
Received ~ SssAisT EtsS, the
ChAlaHiss oI shTsF-His Ire W.

WnHSG1Us, Jan. 4-Ths NOS; inter
eating and important feature Of the pre-
sent seek 10 the HoEss Of Representatives
sili BE-, Of course, the announcement Of
lhs mSmbership d the various commit
lees which will formulate work 70 bs dsJns
~ Ihs FoHyHiBti, Congress. Through
oll the holiday Iecess Speaker CAIliSls
has been bu1iIy engaged forming the com
mi,tses, To-day 10 oeedpIs,l one q tie
roona At the Capitol, aud denying himself
~ Al. callers devoted himself ~ the com
pleti0u o. hiA task. Ills lab1Fs will
be announced 70 the House to.m0fFoE
Immediately alter the reading Of the
Journal Then, In obedience 20 the order
gi the House, ths call Of tie States for the
inifJduttiOn 0t bills and resolutions will
Do resumed A. thH point WheTslt WAs inter
rupled by adjournment Tor Tie holidays.
The call will not probably DO completed
until .Ale Wednesday afternoon. The
lWl bills introduced tho day before 10,
cesS were introduced by 0ighly.niHs mem,
beFs, an average OF over eleven bills 10
each representative. Should this average
be kept up nearly 5000 additional mell-
uIeA Nillbv referred on Tuesday and Wed.
HesiAy to the newly appointed commit
tees,
Tho HOaT Presidential Succession bill
remains upon the Speakers table, and,
although an attempt may be- made 10 pasE
Il BY Unanimous consent IL will In all
likelihood be- referred 10 the committee
having jurisdiction over ia subject matter
Should this be- done tho llouse will find
ilseli on Thursday without any business
before /, and an adjournment until hOn.
day will probably 10 taken 10 enable tho
committee to organize and consider and
report proposed legislation.
Ghe bill 10 tiX the salaries Of Judges OF
Dsir,Ct Courts, and q resolution Of inquiry
with regard to the action Of the authori.
tjRa d Dakota, are the unfinished business
of tho Ssnate
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I've Roads Ia M,snlS.p FiEhtlnE tor Ad.
VAutsg gSS.

NAaNk kNs
HoWELl, Micu, Jan, i.-Thers iS liAbls
to bo trouble here over tho railroad war
between the Toledo, Ann Arbor and
Northern Michigan, and Detroit Lansing
and Northern railroads. There has been
a dispute about the right OF the iormtr
road 70 croSI the lalter's track In extend.
ing its line, aud tho cGse WAs brought into
Conrt and appealed,
II Is now pending ON appeal TO the
Supreme Court, lesterday morning A
force Of about 100 employees were brought
TO the point oi the projected crossing and
began work digging under the Lansing
road, They made u cut, hracel up the
track OF th0 Lansing road aud constructed
the line OF tho Toledo road under IL.
Tho workers were protected by an
armed force which left last night when
the work WAS completed. This morning
about i've hundred men were brought on
the scene by the Lansing road people aud
they proceeded " I'LL up tho cut made
under their road.
The Toledo 4 Ann Arbor force this a.
teTnOon drove away the force Of the Ian.
sing road people from the bridge and cut
which were iorcibly made last night. Tho
men then cut the Telegraph WiTUa Of tho
Detroit, lansing GNoHhoTn road and tore
up the track for hall \ mile on each side
Of the cut, The traffic on tho road be.
tween Genoa and Fovleryilla is not inter.
rupled. What the next step will DO is a
matter Of doubt. An ApppRl by the an.
aIRg people WAs made 10 Gov. AlgeF to-day
for Assistance, bat he declared he had no
authority 10 call out the militia except at
the request Of the Sheriff, which has not
yet been made,
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Nay Nor Dc 30 JoYpuL
A. She NOV APpsGrt--iISJ shot ahd Kliisd
bJa tiou6NksepsF,

A. She Nov APpsGr'--IiSJ shot ahd Klilsd
BY uOussksspsr.
ArrLEroS, WII., Jan, 4.-Pelsf Arm
strong, lad 10 years Of ago, was shot sht.
urday night by Julie GiSkie, hOuseksepsr
for Oliyor Davis. Armstrong and bis
brother were ltGndins in front Of pAyis's
house, which is close to the Sidewalk,
talking to Frank Davis, 4 sou Of Oliver
Davis, when they heard Mrs. GiIkis It
tho head Of the stairs, asking who was
there. Armstrong replied "a friend"
She then Eaked what Was wanted, and he
replied, "A liltlH fun" Hhereupon she
Cred At him, the ball entering bis body
near hia collar bona and passing through
the body. lie walked about two blocks,
then ieli, and died ina isN minutes.
Mrs. GisEie reBiAted for Gomo time all
efforts TO arrest her by threatening 10
shoot anybody who started to come up
slais. When taken and told that the boy
was dead Sue ASid 9he vas glad Of il. She
said she thought they we're trying to force
their way into the house.
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NEw YoaE, Jan. 4.--The Daily Com.
nerciai Btlbtin Of January SIl estimates
the fire losses in the United States and
Canada In December at i9,2OO,OOO, and
the aggregate loss in 1885 at $94, 10000,
or Sl5OOO,OOO less than In 1884. The
Bul,iin gives list Of 1863 fires Of $4,000
and upwards In December, including
seventeen fires where the reported LOGS
was SlOO0O0 aud more. The last BfS
months Of the year have shown much
lighter loB than the first slT months,
thereby enabling insurance companies 10
come out even, and In some instances 10
make prof. on the business Of 1885.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Anothsr death from
GmHllpoI Is reported to have occurred in
the Hands family at gSl3 South HAlstod
street. This Is the fourth death In this
family since the disease appeared some
days ago. The other Children died at the
smallpox hospital, but this one died at
home: 1 was May, aged slG months,
who died this morning. The three mem.
beTs Ol the lamlly who arc still suffering
with dlseaSe are reported 10 be reason.
ably comfortable. DR.. McElroy, Of the
health department. thipEn they will re.
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LAMAR, NO., Jan. 4,-Early yesterday
morning this community was startled by
the intelligence that Mrs. Charles VahpGll,
IT,, had committed suicide BY drowning in
well. When the act was performed Il 10
stated she Was lAborinR under temporary
Insanity, As she had torn OF all her cloth
ing and thrown them into the, well. She
left no word or noIs a. 70 the cause Of her
Eaicide, but'il Ia believed that the death Of
her . months cid child caused mental do.
fanutninnl
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CHATTANOOGA, TESE, Jan. 4.-ThiS
city has been thrown into considerable
excitement by the announcement that
the Saloon keepers, against Thom the
Sunday law Is being rlgidly enforced, had
sworn out nearly 100 warrants against
those engaged in oil the trades and pro-
LESSONS who do business on Sunday. The
whisky men say they have been dis
ctiminAted against, and propose TO test
the law 70 It's full scope. Thg warrants
Include newspaper publishers, livery men
and ItEeet oaf COMPANY oIIlclAls.
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Big PurshAss Of coke LADd d-Ths D.Pt,,,,on
In the TfAds,

HNAN AAAAEt
PtrTEBuRaH, Pa, Jan. 4.-The North
Chicago Rolling Mil Company have pur.
chased 1000 acres Of most valuable coal
land In the Connslsyills region near
UniontoWn. II Ia the intention 10 erect
100 ovens and make their own coke In the
future. The Revere Coke Company has
heen organized, with o. w. Potter, Of
Chicago, President.
During the past week there has been
general falling oil 10 coke shlpmentL The
supDly has exceeded the demand, This
% attributable 10 the closing down Of many
ol the large steel rail mills In the
county. At these mills repairs are usually
made about the first Of the year. Il Ia
probable that all will start up In few
weeks.
In view Of the falling of in the demand
the coke syndicate yesterday decided 10 70.
strict the production l0i percent. The
ovens will only be operated five days per
week until the demand increases,
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PlrrssuRou, Pa, Jan. 4.--Thcre was 1
general resumption Of work in the Rlvei
Coal mines to-day al the reduction. A
iutthsr reduction in wages Is probable ID
the spring. Leading operators assert thai
during the four months strike, Pitisbutgh
has lost its prtstige In the lower markets
and can only regain Il by under bidding
All compatitotis--Il Is estimated that the
1000 miners engaged In the Iliike lost ID
wages nearly S2,0OO,0O0. The loss 10 the
operators In damage 10 upples, rolling
stock, barGes, etc., by the long idlenesi
cannot be estimated.
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CLEyEtASD, Jan. 4.-InlormAtiou was
given 10 the police tonight that q. W.
Lennox, oil the firm Of LennoE K Dscue,
agents for Northeastern Ohio Tor the
Penn Mutual Lilo Insurance Company, Of
Philadelphia, had absconded. DeCue was
at Akron, Ohio, on businesgi and received
a letter from LSnnoI telling him 10 come
TO Cleveland At once. Decue arrived
tonight and found LennoI gone. The Ab,
Scondaf took over 5000 Of the firms
money with hluA including DeCue's salary
Tor month Lenno1 was about 2S years
Of age, from Canada and recently married
a Louisville, KY, lady.
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LONDON, Jan. "A recent dispatch from
RanRoon says, The situation Is becoming
serious. Both Upper and Lover Burmah are
now infested With DAcois, who are over,
running whole districts. In Upper BufmAh
particularly, they are burning and pillag'
Ing numberleSa villages. The poor people
are dying to large towns ior refuge in 8
state Of panic, leaving their homes 70 be
plundetrd by tho mGTRuden. The garrison
al this place Ia almost denuded Of troops In
order 10 meet the demands oi the army
Of occupation, and II is still impoSHible to
supply oil the men needed 10 maintain
order In The conquered country.
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THE NEW YEAR OPENS
WITH NUCH ESCOuRAGEMENr'
Ts Irsa Asd s,ssl HAsStsstarsFS- othsE IL.
dz.Eri.' WAisA aTv Es,sI,EE = HsViVaI II
Ba,lsss.-TGs coke TrSAs- cNFsSS,sS
Vlsus ~ the EsssSI IaPrOVsaSRL

Ssas p.,szias O. ~ h.,z-,.osG,
! PslLADElFaIA, Jan The year oPtni
with more snoourAgrmsn, TO iTou and
steel manufacturers, lumber dealers,
textile, boot and shoss and clothing manu-
iaeIurers than any other year since lSSO,
The iron interests are sold up from three
to tiI moaths ahead Al prices rang
ipg irom TO sJ perornt higher than
prevailed ilrinG the summer.
Raa material Of al kiats Is moving q p
generally and manufacturers uSing it are
in the market placing orisn to cover
three or four months requirement, lest
they may DC caught later in the season
With higher prices Within tho past week
euaIrLc,s for lS0 90 tons OF pig iron have
been placed IN NpW York and Philadrl,
phiG markets Tor 5000 tons Oi rails
three 10 iouJ thousand tons VI plate and
structural iron besides host OF Inquiries
for al kinds Of irun and steel material,
which will result IN business In all prubG-
bilty during thiS muhth. Manufacturer
OF iron arc particularly encouraged with
the heAlthiRl tone OF the market and the
prospect Of legitimate prices throughout
the year.
TEIrlLE MASCTACIOAlp sTAErEn uF.
The textile machinery manufacturers
resume work fall tlms to-day in this city
and in some NsS EagIand csntrea, on
ordes thGt will run them three.iourthI to
full time until the midsummer season.
The demlnd is for cotton, woolen aud silk
machinery, and runs from tho heaviest
machinery down to the lightes,, including
knitting machinery, besides looms for car.
petings OF all kinds, Carpets have al,
yanced q percent aud wool hRs advanced
perranE and a further advance is con.
tsmplA!sd by manufacturers 10 make
themselves safe for the spring trade. |
Manufacturers are Crowding work full
tins 10 make up spring stock. The |
hosiery manufactures Will work fall And
over time on spring orders and cOnlsm. |
plate the flling Of more orders than last
BprnY, Lumber dealers have been pilinR
up l1RbOr at the rate Of l,OOO,OOO lieOt
per day for weeks past aud are holding
prices trm at an advance represented BY
the incre4sed cuzt Of freight handled.
the WOOD MARKETS.
AdVices from primary markets show
that the cut Of lumber will hO controlled
80 as to prevent any further decline in
prices. Hard woods Of all kinds are In
good supply. The arChileela and buildsra
are preparing for = heavy spring and SUN.
mer work on residences, houses In blccks,
manufacturing establishments and public |
buildings. The demand for building ma.
teriSl will he considerably greater than
last year and nearly oil kinds Of material
have been advanced from lO to 20 percent
nominAlly. II Ia doubtful whether the |
advance asked eau bp maintained M the |
facilities for supplying building material
Of oil kinds have never been exhausted.
Ihe manufacturers Of boots and shoeB |
start full time aud foil iolcs to-day 10 run
ninety days and will ask an advance oi
from . TO 10 percent on account Of the |
higher prices OF hides and leather.