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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
A Feeling of Nervousness and Uncer-
tainty Among Chicago Spectators.
Fair Business in Wheat. Principally on Ac-
count Of the Big Operators-Heavy Trad
ing in Corn-ProvisiOns Very Active.
MONEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
Increased Activity Mt New York, Accompanied
DY q Downward Tandancy.

Increased Activity Mt New York, Accompanied
by q Downward Tendency.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8-Money call was
easy ~ 2 03 per cent, the last loan being made
at "A por cent. closing offered at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, SAT- per cont
Sterling exchange was dull but steady at a. 831
for sixty-dsy bills and S. Ssh for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 155. AS
shares, including the following: Delaware,
Lackawanna 81 Western, 1854; Erie. s,995;
Lake Shore, %, $50; Louisville e. Nashville
1000; North western. 1885; Reading 17,7o0;
St Paul. go 100; Union Pacific. $3.50; Western
Union, $500.
The stock market was o little more active to-
day, but the Improvement was accompanied by
downward movement in prices, and most Of
the list are materially lower this evening. The
reports Of the rate going in the West
were again very numerous, and further pressure
of snort" stocks with judicious marketing Of
some 'lone" stock, gradually sageed the list of.
There was specially heavy selling Of St Paul
during the forenoon. but the stock met with
good support from the pool and little i'm
preston was made upon it; the attack was
directed against Northwestern g. Lake Shore
later In the day, and more success marked the
efforts to get the market down after that time.
The only excuse gwen for the attack upon the
last named stock was that trouble might grow
out Of the South Pennsylvania matter Most OF
the selling was attributed to Mr.. Cammack and
the White-Low party. while the buying was
very scattering. and had little effect
upon prices until late in the day.
The first sales were made 81 declines
extending to per cent on fairly
active business, and further fractional
losses were sustained when the pressure
of stocks for sale withdrawn and some i'm
provemsnt was made in quotations. though the
market then became dull and lifeless as usual
Utter stagnstion the rule until toward
o'clock. when Northwestern and Lake Shore be-
came the leaders and declined quite RAPIDLY,
though the general list WAS quite steady. There
was little reaction in the last hour, aud the
market closed about steady It close to the open
ing figures. Everything except Manitoba.
which advanced i per cent. is lower tonight,
and Hccking Coal lost 1s Manhattan, 1 per
cent ; Lake Shore, !. and Northwestern.
Railroad bonds were quiet but . little irmer.
and while the closing figures show irregular
changes. advances in a majority. The
business amounted to S., 067, 000
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull and steady TO firm.
Closing quotations were:
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Tho Jobbing Trade.
coal AND COKE

NN-A LOhE
Block, 50 rs " ton; Mnshall, 1878 y tom Jack
son. "a 25 y tom Pittsburg. $4.5O ~ ton; RAYMOND
City 81 so y tor; Winifrede. 81 so y ton; Campbell
Greek, ga. 90 y ton; Hooking 81. 25 y ton. Island
and Blossburg, S5.25 p ton, Duggar (Peacock) lump
So so y ton: nut SIS. 90 y ton; chestnut No. and
stove anthracite $500 y ton; egg and g-ate anthra-
cite 1915 y ton; gas coks 15c ~ bu: crushed coke
Ice " bu All soft coal. nut size SOC ton less than
the above prices on the same quality of lump coal
CANNED GOODS.
Peaches-Standard, 3pound. So. IS 03. 90; 3-pound
seconds So. 2502.4 40. Misceaneous-Blackber
2pound. $I.20D1.25 raspherries. 2-pound. 81 so
11.60; pineapple. standard. 2pound. $1.5o sl.75s
seconds, 2-pound, &l-206 1.30; oysters l.
pound, full weight. 95cDSIi light 65070es 2-round.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JoURNAI THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1888.

Susanna II. schofei6 to Clarence z. Van
diver, lot 2l2, IN Fletcher, ct al. % sub
division of ontlots 90. 81, 90 and 6ls
Of 81. in Indianapolis. 10000
conveyances, 6; consideration. IS, 45o.oo
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were returned but the demand was restricted
because of the small supplies be had for immediate
or near delivery. For heavy weight woolens the
der trade was fairly satisfactory. Perthshre lawns
advanced TO Sc.
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LIVE STOCK.

Fancy shipping Cattle IN Demand at Good
Prices-Ro9s Active-Sheep Steady.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8.
CArTLE-Receipts. 40; shipments. The Offer
ings were generally of conlnon class; fancy heavy
shippers. if here, would sell above quotations; few
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FIELD SEEDS

Wholesale and Retail at HUNTINGTON & HOSES
SEED STORE. 70 and so e. Market ST.. Indanapo-
lis Samples and prices furnished on application
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NEW YORK. Feb. S.-The trading in petroleum
to-day tn. 1ightest far this year. The market
opened firm at 9Oc and after slight decline in the
early trading rallied to 90asc and then became dull
and sagged off slightly closing firm at 901sc. Sales
900 900 brls. Turpentine dull at 4Oc.
OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 6.-National Transit certif-
Gates opened at s97sc highest 90lsc; lowest $3.50;
24s0OO brls charters, s6,071 brls; shipments &c.
O3I brls; runs. AZ. S2S brls.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 8.-Petroleum dull but firm;
National Transit certificates opened at 9oc; closed
at 9Olec; highest. 90asc; lowest, $685.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 6.--Petroleum steady: stand
ard white, 11Oo, 73Ac.
3712c.
WILMINGTON. N. c., Feb. s.--Turpentine firm
at 3Sc.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. Feb. s.-Trrpentine nom.
inaL
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-Four per cent. bonds. ] %
-Four per cent. coup..l25
-Four and q half per ct. 10f
Four-and-a-l9s, coup. 1O7
Pacific 6s Of '95- .-12t
Louisiana consols.-.. 81
Missouri IS. 100
Tenn. settlement 6s.. I01
Tenn. settlement IS. 81
Tenn. settlement 3s.. 20
Canada Southern. DDS 81
Central Pacific lists -1la
Den. 81 Rio q. lists Is
Den. 81 Rio G.. as. "a
Den. 81 X. G.. w. lists II
Erie seconds. ..-.--.. 81
NJ, X. g. T. gen. 6s.- 9!
NJ, K. e. T. gen. S. 81
Mutual Union 6s- OF
N. j. @. Int. CERT. 10l
Northern Pacific lists. IL;
Northern Pacific DDS 1o-
Northwestern consols14t
Northwest. debent. 5sl0s
Oregon e. Trans. g.. 81
St. Il. 81 I. NJ. gen. So 81
st. l.. 81 s. f. gen. m. Ia
st. Paul consols. -12i
st. p, Chi. & Pac. 1stslls
Tex. Pac. land grants Al
II. p. r. q. ex. coup 81
Union Pacific lists. . lila
West Shore .-------10C
Adams Express. LAC
Alton 81 Terre Haute. 81
Alton & IT. II. pref n
American Express --107
B. @. r. 81 N. q
Canada Pacific..----- sc
Canada Southern. s.
Central Pacific &c
Chesapeake s. Ohio. {
g. & o. pref. 6rsts-- {
c. 30 O. seconds {
Chicago e. Alton. -. 13S
c., Il. q @. -121
O., st. L 81 P...----- Il
c., st. L. g. P. pref. - "a
c., S. & Co., 81
Clevel'd & Columbus. 81
Delaware e. Hudson los
Del, Lack & West. : .13l
d. 81 Rio Grande. 49, q
East Tennessee ------ 9
East Tenn. pref. LIST So
East Tenn. pref. 3D. u
Erie ~
Erie preferred. 1890 GO
Fort Wayne. -..----.152
Fit. Worth g. Denver 45
Hooking Valley. .--.- %
Houston g. Texas. -. Is
Illinois Central -115
l., B. 81 w. IL
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

LONDOE, Feb. Bar silver. AID per ounce.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8--Bar silver, OSLO.
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Cotton.
NEW YORK, Feb. SC. L. Greene & Co., say:
There has been rood strong market, and quite
liberal addition made to values Liverpool did af
ford much encouragement in fact, trihe slack,
but home influence proved stimulating and created q
buoyancy on which 1912 points gained clos
ing at about the highest and very well sustained"
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. S.-Cotton steady, mid
ding, 8 13-16c low middling 9Aac; good ordinary.
Lice; receipts, 7.025 bales gross receipts T.
IT'S bales; exports coastwise 699 bales; sales a.,
600 bales; stock sos, 1O6 bales
LIVERPOOL. Feb. S.-Cotton-Dull an prices
generally in buyers favor middng upands. 5isd do
Orleans 9-l6d; sales. 6. 600 bales including 900
bales for speculation and export. and $500 bales
American.
Metals.
NEW YORK. Feb s.-Copper weak; lake 16. 30c-
lead firm; domestic 4.9004.9oc. Tin, weak straits
36.70c.
81. LOUIS, Feb. s.-Lcad. <.6oc.
Dry Goods
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Though deliveries of all de-
sptions OF seasonable coto goods very large sales
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Though deliveries of all de-
ptions Of seasonable cotto goods very large sales
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
GENERAL LoeAN's PROPHECY.

The prophecy of General Logan that
in the year 1888 the Republicans would
poll more votes than ever before, because
in that year the sons of veterans would
begin to cast their ballots, was referred
to recently by Hon. James Mason, of
Indiana, prominent working republi-
can. Mr.. Mason was present when Gen
eral Logan uttered the prophecy, and
said he believed it would be fulfilled, be-
cause during recent stumping tour OF
the state he had been greatly impressed
with the fact that his audience con-
tanned large numbers of young men who
were going to cast their first vote, and
they were full of enthusiasm for the Re
publican party and its candidates He
asserted there was not the slightest
doubt of the Republicans carrying lndi-
ana by large majority.
There would seem to be no reason to
question where the great bulk of the
votes of these young men will go. Gen
eral Logan reckoned from the fact that
they naturally belonged to the Republic
can party, but since his prediction was
made the course of the Democratic par
ty has been such as to drive the sons of
the old soldiers away from it. 1t would
be most unnatural for the sons of veter-
ans to vote for the party leader who
makes light of the services of those who
gave them being, and whose stories of
the great struggle they listened to with
awe during childhood.
By his brutal veto utterances Cleve-
land has not merely turned the old sol
diers against him, but with them that
army of young men whose appearance
upon the scene of life was antedated by
the happy day "when Johnnie came
marching home"
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
TRUSTS GETTING INTO THE TOLLS

The country has not realized the
deadly hold of the trusts upon its bust
ness. So gradually has aggregated
wealth come to control affairs, that we
have not been shocked by the appear
ance of the trusts as we might have been
once. They have not been sprung upon
us at once, nor have they been the
growth of one year. 1t is more than the
combine of individuals or firms. 1t is
the prostituting of vast and valuable
franchises, granted under the law, to the
base and unholy purpose of depressing
the people. A case just before the SUI
preme court of Tennessee is attracting
attention. There was a combination of
cotton seed oil companies, and in passing
upon the issues presented, the court said
that the contract thus entered into was
wholly inconsistent with the scope and
tenor of the powers expressly conferred
and the duties expressly enjoined
upon corporation, whether it
be strictly business and pri
vate corporation or one owing duties to
the public, such as a common carrier
The whole policy of the law creating and
regulating corporations looks to the ex-
elusive management of the affairs of each
corporation by the officers provided for
or authorized by its charter. This man.
agement must be separate and exclusive
and any arrangement by which the con-
troll of the affairs of the corporation
should be taken from Its stockholders
and the authorized officers and agents of
the corporation would be hostile to the
policy of our general Incorporation acts. 3"
In New York the attorney general. as
sisted by General Roger A. PRYOR and
other eminent lawyers, is about to begin
war upon these combinations on a scale
that begins to show what public senti-
ment really is. 1t appears that these
corporations which are the creatures of
the law and the children of the state.
openly defy the control which the state
must have over them, and are using these
vast powers and franchises in the most
outrageous and intolerable spirit of op-
preston. The attorney general has
given his views generally on the subject
ana goes into these prosecutions upon
the ground that the combinations are
wholly unlawful and destructive of all
the power of the state. He uses these
words IN an interview: "a corporation
which Joins trust violates its charter
and forfeits the right to its franchise.
The outcome of these trials will be
watched with no common interest. 1t
would seem that the courts have not
taken hold ef these matters any too soon.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS
VIII be held at the following places:

VIII be held at the following pIdCcSs
Alton Township, September 30 Rising Star School,
iouse-C + Coffin. A Helm.
West Park Township September ~, MALICE
Cheney, October I'll c Sluss, G W Jones, E B
Jewe {.
Payne Township October 3. Fairview School
House-C F CONN G " Adams. - -
Erie Township, October 3, Annes-R Hatfield, j
Hume, J W Vaneman.s
East Park Township, October 4. at Duncan
School Rouse ID Houston, j Crason, l. Reddlng.
Clearwater. October &c w Jones. w L Buck
Ohio Township, October s. at Bayneville-H E
Armstrong. | Z Campbell, j W Adams.
Jones' l. u l. Tosh. T. Jewett.
Andale October ct Wall A Helm.
Derby. october ll-H Sluss r Museller, q.
Greenwich, October l6-T Wall. G W c Jones.
Mt. Hope October I'll Sluss, A MARYLAND.
Salem Township, october II. Waco-CF Coffin, j
T Mccoy.
Lincoln Township. October II. Furley-E jew
EFT, p RhoerbauGh
Colwich, October &c Coffin, O q Eckstein.
Manchester. October l9-J Henley, w l. Sturde-
want. A Haste.
Goddard. October l9-w Stanley. A Rhoer-
baugh
Grant Township, October 81. sherman school
house-H Sluss F Mccoy.
Cheney, November Wv Stanley, II l. Gordon.
Clearwater, November FL Sluss, o II Bentley,
" Morris
Valley Center, November 3--w E Stanley. c A
Markand.
Colwch, November sc W c Jones, II l. Taylor
Mt Hope, November st b Wall E Callahan.
b. H DOWNING chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
MORE DEMAGOGY.

A Democratic state exchange makes
the assertion that sixty-eight bankers
are on the Republican ticket in
this state for the legislature and warns
the people against supporting the ticket
lest these men should make more OPP
pressive the laws already enacted in
their favor and oppressive to the people.
Such assertions and appeals are the
sheerest demagogy. The implication is
that the sixty-eight men mentioned
placed themselves upon the ticket in the
various counties and that the people, the
citizens, the voters, the taxpayers, had
nothing to do with the matter, and that
4hese men have no interest as citizens
and taxpayers themselves in the general
welfare of the community. If the voters
of sixty-eight legislative districts have
selected men connected with the bank
ing business in their respective commu-
mites to represent them and legislate for
them and for the whole state it is be-
cause they had confidence in their
intelligence, their judgment and integ
rity to do SO faithfully and efficiently.
To carry out the idea or principle in
volved in such propositions would be to
debar every profession, vocation and
calling from the position of legislator,
and every other official position as for
that, because if person is unfit to make
law by reason of his occupation he is I'M
fit to enforce or administer law by
whomsoever made. The result of such
a principle if enforced would place the
riens of government in every depart
ment in the hands of idlers and dead
beats-men without visible means of
support and in no way identified with
the interests of country and people
whom they would be placed in position
to lord it over.
If the logic of the proposition is good
as against the banker, it may be en-
ployed against the merchant, the trades
man, the professional man, the farmer,
the mechanic, for each and all of these
are possessed of the same nature and
characteristics as the banker, and are as
liable to be controlled by selfish interests
in the performance of official duty as he
There is nothing in it; to attempt to use
it, as in the case in point, is to make the
citizen and the party who select such
men for official station parties to the
crime, if it be a crime to be something
and somebody in preference to moth
ing and nobody. Away with such stuff.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
PRACTICAL TRADES UNIONISM.

Here is a little story an exchange tells,
which gives glimpse Of the best side of
human nature; and doesn't it, beside.
contain a suggestion to workingmen of
Wichita?
James Smith is a Chicago bricklayer
and member of the Bricklayers' union
of that city. A few days ago. he made
preparations to build a house on lot he
owns. He laid the foundation by piece
meal and had the doors and window
frames and brick on the ground ready
for use as he could find leisure, nights
and mornings, without interfering with
his regular work for wages. His brother
brickmasons in the union knew of the
preparations he had made and how he
Intended to finish the work. On last
Sunday morning, just as Mr.. Smith and
his family were finishing breakfast, a
knock came at the door, 1t was respond
ed to by Mr.. Smith, and before him stood
about seventy-fve men in working garb,
and each one carrying a dinner bucket.
They informed Mr.. Smith that they had
come to build the walls of his house, and
as they desired to get it all done before
supper they wished him to get on his
white pantaloons and smock and super
intend the job. Among the crowd were
carpenters whs> came along to set the
windows and doors. Some of the men
carried the morton, others carried the
brick, and tier by tier the walls rose.
When about half the first story was up
a thunder storm stopped further work.
They agreed however, to meet again
next Sunday and complete The job.
This is practical trades unionism and is
not by any means new idea. 1t is a
good one, though, and many a man can
thank his fellow workmen for building
him house between breakfast and sup
per time.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
PLUMB. THE PRINTER.

The Washington Craftsman of last
Saturday, under the head of printers in
congress, devotss a column to Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, from which we ex-
tract two paragraphs, the one touching
his powers as DICTATOR and the other his
devotion to his craft
Senator Plumb is fluent and vigor-
rapid and intelligent grouping of facts.
In running discussion he is without SUI
perior in the senate, and his command of
language is marvellous. One would
hardly suppose, in the great pressure of
public business and the many demands
made upon him by his constituents, that
Senator Plumb would find time to read,
and yet without doubt he reads more
newspapers, magazines and publica-
tons of the current literature than any
of his colleagues. His habits acquired
IN the pursuit of his trade as printer and
occupation as editor, comprise the very
essence of his existence.
No man has tenderer side nor greater
sympathy for the mechanic and iaborer
than Senator Plumb. He was born from
the loins of toll. and advanced into pub
lie prominence while following the
thorny paths of humble beginnings. His
fellow craftsmen should be advised that
his special pride is to be known as a
printer. This fact was emphasized some
year or two since, when, owing to a
complication at the government print
ing Office, certain important work was
in arrears. Senator Plumb stated on
that occasion that he was ready
at any moment to take his stick
and with other volunteers from the
house and senate to help the printers out
of their difficulty until the crises have
been overcome.
The idea however, obtained some three
or four years ago that he was not in &C
cord with the Typographical Union. This
was great mistake and originated in
mutual understanding with Public
Printer Rounds in reference to the en-
ployment of proof-reader in the gov
eminent Office. When the matter was
made clear to all parties concerned the
complication was adjusted satisfactorily.
Senator Plumb is an admirer and up
holder of the Typographical Union,
which organization has no warmer
friend than the printer senator of Kan
SaS,
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
MARTINS "SCATHING REVIEW"

Judge Martin, we learn from Official
sources, devotes part Of his time to a
''scathing review" of Harrison's Chinese
record. As the New World, and Times,
Post and Sun, the Philadelphia Times
and Record, Chicago Times and Herald,
and the other leading Democratic papers
of the country, and all the leading Dem
ocrats say there is not a weak spot in
Harrison's Chinese record, or a vote or
action of his upon that question to be
condoned or apologized for, and as Mr..
Harrison has recently referred very
plainly to the subject of Chinese immi-
grafton in his letter Of acceptance. it is
difficult to understand what Mr.. Martin
finds in Harrison's Chinese record for a
''scathing review
Candidate Martin is evidently making
his canvass in the firm belief that his
hearers are lot of poor, pitiable igno-
ramuses.-Commonwealth.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-29
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The grand lodge l. o. o. f. Of Kansas
will meet in annual session in represen-
tative hall, Topeka, next Tuesday.
The Santa Fes pay roll at Arkansas
City call for sl5, 900 a month. The Sc
cret of that towns prosperity is no moro
a secret.
The Topeka Journal SAYS the walls OF
the old county court house are tumbiiug
down and calls for Il new one 70 cost
500, 900.
Daniel David, Concordia farmer, is
searching for his demented wife, who
suddenly disappeared from her home
several weeks ago.
Washington county has q candidate
for the legislature by the name OF Need
ham and he lives IN the town Of Had
dam. The probabilities are that be VIII
get'em.
Com planted on the Sd of July in
Sumner county is now producing roast
ing ears. That's the kind Of country
people are staying away from who don't
move 70 Kansas.
Five valuable milk cows sickened and
died at Caldwell last Sunday. The News
srys the general impression il tha; the
ulaiady is Texas fever Other cattle are
sick of it, whatever Il is.
The annual report Of the state auditor
is in the hands of the state printer and
viii be out in short time. Il viii be a
volumnious report this year. comprising
more than 800 pages.-Topeka Journal
The question that agitates the public
mind at Dodge is, Shall we build water
works this fall or mott Having at last
secured flow Of water through their
big ditch the chances are that they will
not.
William Galbraith, Of Topeka. wss
killed By using soap He dropped a cake
be was using, II struck him On ANAL
ulcer on MS leg ard started il 20 bleeding.
II did not stop until William was cod IN
death.
II 10 highly encouraging 70 note tina,
MiIt Reynolds i supporting the sweet
potato crop In Kansas this year.-l
Traveller.
Nothing remarkable about this: il is
only payment IN KIND.
a party Of Arkansas City Youngsters
tested their equesfrs4uship Last SUNDAY
by horseback king Il oTsr 70 Geuda and