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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

dressed beef steers l0@l5c lower; COWS in good
stockers and feeding steers slow and
5Gl0c lower; good to choice cornfed, 81 OO@
80; common to medium, S. 00Q3 So; stockers
Hogs-Receipts, 6,59s head; shipments. iOoo
head; market steady to PIC higher; good 70
choice. 81 55@4 s.; common to medium, "a Zo9
so. Sheep-Receipts, ,S57 head; no shipments;
market slow but steady; good to choice NUT
tons, 81 SO@4 80: common to medium. u ooU
90.
ST. LoUIs-Cattle-Rece 900 head; ship
steers, S4@4 80; fair to good do. s. 2O94 ~;
stockers and feeders. fair to good. Y log
3 %; rangers. corn-fed. 81 SO0S ~: grass
fed 81 0OG2 50. Hogs-Receipts 5000 head;
shipments, 700 head; market steady; cholce
heavy and butchers selections, 81 @ 10g4 ~; S9
light grades. ordinary to best, u 6OQ4 20:
Sheep-ReceIpts. 400 head; shipments, none;
market fair; fair to choice, So OOG0 o.
CH1cAGo-Cattle-Rece 1900 head; ship
ments. 1000 head: market slow and lOc lower;
beeves, 81 OO@4 so; steers, IS 25@4 10; stockers
and feeders 81 4O6S 20; cows bulls and mixed.
81 7563 Is: Texas cattle, 81 5O@3 %. hogs-he-
CENTS. l5 500 head; shipments, 6,oOO head; mar
ket strong; mixed and heavy, 81 1904 ~; hgnt,
81 7515 O5: skIps, SS 6034 10. Sheep-Recelpts,
natives, 81 OO65 so; Western eornfed, 81 9O45 40;
Texans 81 7O@5 20: lambs. 81 1906 10.
BUFFALo-Cattle-S STEADY; receipts LOO head
through; so sale; mixed butchers, 81 75G3 70.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 600 head through,
5000 sale. Sheep steady, good, a 1000: lamns
weak to 25 off from Monday, good, % 50Q6;
Hogs active. S5@l0 higher! receipts. 4SOO head
through: 2 800 head sale; mediums S5@l 10; and
Workers. IS l5@5 90
CINCINNATI-Hogs stronger; common and
light, 81 00@4 So; packing and butchers. "a 1OQ
80; receipts, 2.S70 head; shipments. ], 80 head
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Grniu. Flour apd Feed.

Total receipts bulletined at the Grain Ex-
change. 8S cars. By Pittsburg Ft. Wayne and
Chicago, 8 cars Of hay, of oats, Of flour, of
barley By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and st. Louis,
cars of oats, of hay. of e. corn, of s. corn,
1of -four BY Baltimore and Ohio. Gears of hay,
l of -four, j of malt, of oats. BY Pittsburg
and Western, cars Of middlings, l of hay.
Sales on call: One car 2y. e. corn, 39l4c, days;
car clover hay, sll, days, P. & L. E.; car
No. l timothy hay, sl4 50, 10 days. Oats are
weak and prices reduced, as will be seen by
quotations below Corn and choice hay are
firm at quotations. Wheat is considerably
above the lowest price touched few days ago,
but -four has all it can do to hold its own. The
situation in cereal lines has large room for i'm
provement before trade Is on q satisfactory
basis
WHEAr--Jobbing prices-No. red, ss@sec;
No. red, S8691c
Corn : No. 2 yellow ear, 4l@42c; high
mixed ear, S7@3Sc; No. yellow, shelled, $50
SOC; No. 2 yellow, shelled. 361z@39; high mixed,
shelled, SIGS77zc; mixed, shelled, 35036c.
OATs-No. 2white, S20S21zc; extra, No. q
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
PHILADELPHIA GAS
The Exceptionally Strong Spot in the New
York Stock Market-Only fractional
Changes In Other Shares-RaiI-
rnnd Randa luIl.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE stock market was
little more active to-day than yesterday, but
there was smaller number of stocks traded in
and the increase was confined to few of the
leading shares. There were no signs that any
new interest was in the market, but the deal
ings presented the same professional char
acter. The fluctuations in the general list were
confined to the same narrow limits and traders,
while bearish, were content to take small pro-
fits either way. A few buying orders were exc
cuted by foreign houses and commission peo-
pie bought a few of the better class of stocks,
while the demand was supplied by the traders,
who were buyers later in the day. The foreign
purchases were confined to Louisville and
Nashville and st. Paul, and the former stock
was the only one showing any strength in the
early dealings.
The opening prices were steady, but there
was considerable pressure upon the grangers
and Burlington and Rock Island led frac-
tional downward movement which occupied al
most all of the first hour, Philadelphia Gas
was tbe exceptional strong stock, the strike of
new we'll on the company's property stimu-
latinG purchasers. Pullman afterward devel-
oped marked strength upon the announcement
that there would be a decision in the case
against the Wagner Company handed down to-
day and as the street expected result favor
able to the Pullman Company there was q de-
mand for the stock at advancing prices and it
touched 1856, which is the highest price it has
ever sold at ex-rights. The Oregon shares con-
finued to be the weak spot in the list, and not
withstanding the denials of the reports there
remains suspicion that something is wrong
and they all sold at lower figures than for
some time. The Grangers were pressed for sale
upon the passage of the bill reducing rates in
Minnesota upon grain, while the decrease in
the earnings of st. Paul for the second week
in April had also depressing effect
There was better tone to the dealings late
IN the DAY: Dut no marked recoveries were made
except il Navigation and Short Line. and all
the active stocks moved over the same narrow
range. The close was dull but firm, and gener-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

ally at small fractions under the opening hg-
ures In the unlisted department Sugar Trusts
were remarkably weak and dropped 8 per cent,
to 9311, but others were.s e.scomparatively steady,
and Brunswick was quiet though a shade lower.
Except for Pullman, which is ~ per cent
higher tonight. all stocks are only fractionally
changed, though declines are in a large ma
jority
Railroad bonds were positively dull, the sales
OF all issues aggregating only S0ll 600 which
was distributed among somewhat smaller
number of issues than usual of late. The tone
OF the dealings was quite mixed, and while the
majority of the changes were for fractional
6s 3, at 81, and Iron Mountain frsts 4, at l03.
The advances include Cedar Falls and Mime
apolis frsts 8, to 68: Atchison, Colorado and
Pacific tirsts 81 to 80, and Wabash frsts 2, to
116.
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.
Corrected daily for The DISPATCH by Whit
ney Stephenson, members of New York
stock Exchange 81 Fourth avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
as2c; No. white, 2g5l0aOc; No. mixed,

3lN@s2c; No. white, 291<0oOc; No. 2 mixed.
H1@@2S1zc
RYE-No. Western. 7O@75c; No 2 55956c.
BARLEY-No. Canada. 95698c: No. Cana
da. S5@SSc; No. Canada, 709z2c; Lake Shore,
78@SOc
FLoUR-Jobbing prices, winter patents,
50 OOQ6 25; spring patents, s. 2596 so; winter
straight, S. 25@5 so; clear winter, 81 75@6 90;
"a 90.
MLLFEED-Middlings fine white. SIS O00
is 90 n ton; brown middlings, Sl2 000l2 80;
S15 OO61I6 co.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice, SIS 50@l6 90;
No. do, Sl4 25@l4 80; No. do, S12 O0@l3 90;
loose from wagon, SIS OO@20 90: No. 1 upland
do. IS 50@6 50.
sTRAw..oats. IS UO@S Is; wheat and rye
straw, 81 00@7 5O@S 90.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

Sugar-cured hams. large, l01Sc; sugar-cured
hams. medium, lie; sugar-cured hams, small,
Ike; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 1016c: sugar.
cured shoulders, &c; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders 914c; sugar-cured California hams,
SIC; sugar-cured dried beef flats, SIC; sugar.
cured dried beef sets, exc; sugar-cured dried
beef rounds, 111<c; bacon shoulders, N; bacon
clear sides, SIC; bacon clear bellies, SIC; dry
salt shoulders, &c: dry salt clear Sides TIC.
Mess pork, heavy, sl4 90; mess PORK, family,
S14 so. Lard-Reined in tierces, nc; half
barrels, TIC; 6O-b tubs 7sSc; 2OD pals TIC; so
h tin cans TIC: g. ID TIN pals, &c; 5b tin pals,
75sc; 10-D tin pals, TIC. Smoked sausage, long,
Sc; large, SC. Fresh pork links. &c. Pigs feet,
half barrel, 8 90; quarter barrel, 81 go
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
MORNING. AFTERNOON.
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked

Sales at the morning call were 80 shares of
Philadelphia Gas at ~ 10 8. o. 30 at Az 1855 at
42l 500 at 421$ 40 at ~, 10 at 429S 200 at 49,
at i27S IIS Pittsburg and Western common at
TO- 25 Electric at 81. 2U0 Switch and Signal at
~, 40 Airbrake at l2J, 20 Central Traction
at u.
At the afternoon call 5shares of PhiladelphiA
Gas sold at 42E. 80 at ~ ESQ al ~ 10 at 4lsl,
55 Chartiers al 54lz. 20 At 5411z. SO Wheeling at
80 25 at 3UlS. ly5 Pittsburg and Western pre-.
COZ at CO. IL s o. So at IS lGO at 5s15. 50 at5S
100 AirbraFe at l2O, l25 Switch and Signal at
2l1lS. 20 at 2554.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Other Oil Markets.

on CITY. April l7.-National transit GER
tifcates opened at S72zc; highest, S7szc; lowest,
8415c; closed, S45sc.
BRADFORD. April f.-National transit GER
tifcates opened atSS11Sc; closed at 84sc highest,
SY1<c; lowest. S4ssc.
TITUs1nLE, April I.-National transit GER
titcates opened at S73zc; highest S7szc; lowest,
84ssc: closed S411c.
NEW YORK, April H.-Petroleum more active
than it has been for many months. The open.
Ing was weak with prices ranging all the way
from SIC to S73zc. but after the first few min
utes the market became steady. It broke again
in the afternoon and declined to 8416c, and after
a reaction closed weak at S45sc. Sales, 2S67, 900
barrels
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Our Mems Furnishing Department-Easter
Dieplny

OF best makes of London neckwear-also
latest New York styles-English white
vests-also in fancy checks and stripes--6n-
est underwear in spring and summer weights
-handkerchiefs-kid gloves-leather gloves
white shirts, in stock and to order-fan-
mel shirts-outing, woven shirts-tennis
blazers-caps and belts-hosiery-suspend-
ers-a great display surprising that Of any
previous season. This department open till
P. NJ. on Saturday evenings.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
DryRoods Market.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE iobbing trade in
drygoods continues fair, with a stimulated
movement in prints. Demand at the hands of
agents was moderate, but steady for replenish-
ments. There was good business in flannel
dress goods for fall, which are well sold up and
there was a better tone TO clothing wooiens
PRINT cloths and low grade cottons are less
weak on account of the advance in cotton
There is more inquiry for staple cottons for
fan
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
SOLD AT SHADYsIDE.
A Building Site Changes Hands ut Over
Twenty Thousand Dollars.

W. c. Stewart. LA Fourth avenue sold for
Mr.. Charles Donnelly to Mrs. Gusky, lot
15Ox250 feet, located on: Fifth avenue, Shady
side, between the residences of Mrs. John R.
McCune and George W. Reed, for s22, 500 cash.
Mrs. Gusky will commence at once to erect
fine stone residence on this property.
Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue sold to
Mrs. Emma Stiff for Daniel Kinzer lot on the
west side of Boquet street, Oakland, being
25xl15 feet, for S927 cash. They also placed q
mortgage of $500 on house and lot in the
Boulevard Place East End, for three years at
5 per cent tree of State tax.
Reed B. Coyle & Co., l3l Fourth ave, sold for
Margaret B. Klages to A. c. Waggoner, a lot
placed mortgage of 81, 900 for three years at s
per cent on property in the Second ward, ALLIE
gheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
ed. sss1c; highest s71o; loves. s4xc;
The New OIL Field.

To the Financial Editor of The Dispatch.
notice prominent item in morning paper
about new oil field in Cranberry township,
Butler county, about three miles northeast of
Brushcreek. No doubt parties interested in
the locality are trying to give the place boom.
The well mentioned is the Mckinney -Heidrick
well, reported doing 20 to 30 barrels day and
increasing. Up to this evening it had not pro-
duced barrel and had a thin sand and trife
showing of oil, like the McMartin well, about so
yards distant, which is failure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK. April Thinning quotations: Am
ador 10O:Aspen 1000; Bodie, 100; Caledonia, B. H.,
290; Consolidated California and Virginia, 800;
Commonwealth, 5l2; Deadwood, T., 100; Ell
Cristo, 165; Gould & Curry, go; Hale & Nor
cross, 40; Homestake, $50; Horn Silver, 125;
Iron Silver 275; Mexican, 4S5: Mono, los;
Mutual, lis; Ophir, 525; Plymouth, 1000; Saw
age 26O Sierra Nevada, 1850; Standard, 180: Sulli-
van, l30; Union Consolidated. 4l5; Yellow
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

NEW YoKK-Clearings s123 539. $40; balances,
S4,76S,9l1.
BosToN-Clearings, Sl9S25, ,S31; balances, 81
069, 7SS; money, 4 per cent.
PH1LApELPHA-Clearng slSs14, AT; bal
ances, $2054, ,S64.
BALTIMoRE-Clearings, S216o,2l2; balances,
S299, ,755.
ST. LoUIs-Clearings, sS,96S. .os9; balances,
S46254S.
CH1CAeo-Money unchanged. Bank clear
ings, $11,628.0OO.
LoNDoN-The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day Is
sS4, 900.
PARIs-Rentes, s6f 6711Sc for the account.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
PRICES GIVE WAY.
A Big Day ut the Stock Exchauze-strong
and Weak Spots.

The stock market was strong and active for
several of the leading shares at the opening
yesterday, boom in Philadelphia Gas being
the feature, advancing to 43 on heavy sales In
the afternoon it sold down to 4l5< and closed
steady at the lowest figures. CHARTERS Gas
was strong and fractionally higher. Electric
was raided from 81 at the first call to 5S at the
last, closing weak. Citizens and Pittsburg
fractions were firm, but Central was lower. La
Noria was one of the weak spots; l,5O6 shares
were offered at l76, with 1s4 bid. Pittsburg and
Western preferred was trifie of. Altogether
it was bear day. The close was weak at the
lowest prices The total sales were 1859 shares
Bids offers and sales follow:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

Before call 800 shares of Philadelphia Gas
went at 423z.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester-
day were l5l, ,345 shares, including: Atch1son
1890; Delaware, Lackawanna and western,
4,300; Lake Shore, 8 100; Louisville and Nash
vile, 5000; Northwestern, 4,22l: Oregon Trans,
continental, $3.50: Reading. $3.50; Richmond
and West Point, 1886; St. Paul. Ito; Union
Pacific, 4820; Western Union, 1856.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
lumber.

Prospects for building were never brighter in
this city than now. This bright outlook makes
lumbermen happy. There is little doubt that
the season before US will make record equal
to any past season in the consumption of lum-
Der. 1t is estimated that 1000 buildings will
rise in the two cities between now and Christ
mas. Yard quotations vary very little from
last year. Walnut and poplar are growing into
favor for inside finish.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Dreaaed Manf.

Armour & Co. furnish the following prices
on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, $50 to $50 rs,
SIC; $50 to $50 Ms sc: $50 to 75O MS &c Sheep
Sc p d. Lambs. Sc q u. Hogs, 6Nc. Fresh
pork loins &c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Metnl Marker.
Wool Market.

NEW YoRK-Pig iron quiet. Copper nomi.
inal. Lead steady; domestic, 50 65. Tin. irmel
and quiet; Straits. $50 70
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
By TELEGRAPH.

NEW YoRK-Beeves-hecelpt "A carloads
for the market. Is carloads for city slaughterers
direct and 81 carloads for expectation alive and
dead; the market was about steady, and the
pens were cleared; common to prime steers sold
at y 20G3 25 Exports to-day 800 quarters of
peel. Sheep-Receipts. 6.500 head; slow trade,
wL1n WI sales Of unshorn sheep st - 5OG6 90 per
No pounds; clipped do at So 7595 W; unshorn
yearllngs at s6 0097 00 clipped do at 81 5GQ5 80;
epIlng lambs at 81 O066 90 each. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, ZZO0 head, all tor slaughterers direct
none Hn onereo alive; nominally steady at S. Is
hAnsAs TY-Cattle-Receipts. 1869 head;
neaFy snipplng steers slow and l5920c lower;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
IN THE SOUP.
Brokers Get Excited Over the Drop In the
Oil Market.

Brokers Get Excited Over the Drop In the
Oil Market.
Yesterday was squally day in the oil mar
ket. The break of the previous day was inten-
sif1ed, and, as values were clipped of liItle by
little, the excitement increased. The Standard
gobble in Ohio,as published exclusively in THE
DISPATCH, caused considerable talk, but. SO
far as known, it had no perceptible effect on
the market, as operators had been advised of
the movement for some time.
The market opened at S711z. and in few min
utes broke away to S615 1t then rallied and
held around S67s until the last hour, when it
weakened again and sold down to S41<, reacted
to S51A, and then broke back and closed at S4A,
The market, all in all, was one of the most &C
tive and excited of the year. A large amount
of oil changed hands all along the line, but no.
body was seriously hurt. The slump had been
expected so long that the dealers were prepared
for it. Carrying was 15 to Is cents, indicating
good supply. 1t was red-letter day for the
scalpers, and they made good use of the oppor-
tunity.
Said a broker: at begins to look, as was in
timated several days ago, that the carrying rate
will begin to increase as oil gets near bottom,
which will incline the longs to sell out and the
shorts to increase their holdings. SO as to be
ready to assist an advance during the sum-
mer."
A. B. McGrew Co. quote puts, s2sS@s2Nc;
calls, S6.
Opened, ss71c; highest s7Kc; lowest s4xc;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Philadelphia Stocks.

Closing quotations Of Philadelphia stocks fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers, No 81
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex-
chanQa-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
BOSTON STOCKS.
A Feverish Market With a Tendency
Toward Lower Prices.

Boston, April 1.-THE stock market to-day
was feverish with tendency to lower prices.
The copper stocks were all lower, but the de-
cline was most conspicuous IN the sugar certifi-
Gates, which broke badly on the unfavorable
news repardinp the trust
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
MONEY MOVING.

Bankers Report Steady Growth Of the
Borrowing Demand.
There was no radical change in the local
monetary situation yesterday. Several OF the
banks reported a steady improvement in the
borrowing demand. one of them discounting
about sec, 900 worth of paper at regular rates.
Checking and deposlting were fairly active.
There was a better supply Of small notes. but
it was still below the demand. The Clearing
House report was favorable, exchanges being
81 ISL, ,746 70 and the balances 1851. All O8.
Money on call at New ork yesterday was easy
at 203 per cent; last loan 2, closed offered at
2 Prime mercantile paper 415@6 Sterling ex-
change dull but firm at 81 S6sz for 6O-days
and 81 SSN for demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

Easter Neciiwcar In Mrn'- Furnishing De-
partment,
Latest London and Ntw York STYLES, now
ready-a grand display.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
Governmeut Bond,.

Closing quotations in New York furnished
THE DISPATCH by Robinson Bros, Wood
street. Local dealers charge a commission of
an eiOhth on small lots:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

ST. roUIs-wool quiet and unchanged. Re-
ceipts lighI.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18

"Ex-dividend.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-12
The TauuIIne Eldest Son.

1t was announced with some gusb
at the outset Of the administration.
that the Presidents son, RusseI Har-
rlson, would be made no glaring ex-
ample Of nepOtism; he wanted 10
place; be was Independent of political
Preferment; he had simply made the
pilgrimage to Washington from a
sense of tilial duty; but he seems more
recently to have assumed the chief
talnshlP Of the kitchen cabinet, and be
Is now alluded to as the "Crown
PrInce,' the "Heir.AppareDt," ETC., as
Robert Lincoln, during the lncumboncy
OF his father, was dubbed the prince
Of Rails" though not with as much
reason as Prince Russell has given.
Russell resides in Montana and is the
publisher and editor of a live stock
Journal. lie has aroused the indigna-
tion Of the Territorial party leaders
by ignoring their claims and having
the Territorial appointments filed with
his personal friends, and these party
leaders are now declaring that when
Montana becomes State they will see
to getting even with the whole Harri.
son family-the small bows weak
threat, but significant of the feeling.
kusseIFs latest extra.offiClal act is the
appointment, through the columns Of
his Montana paper, of John A. Mason
OF Iowa, to be Minister to Germany.
kasson is now delegate to the Der.
lin conference on the Samoan islands
muddle, and his appointment, while
there, will save the expense and in
convenience Of an additional voyage
fact which may have had its in
fuence
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-12

The members of the State Board of
Railroad Assessors Of Kansas, return
ing from a trip through Oklahoma,
report army officers as saving thai
thousands Of boomers are still con
ceaIed in the brush, and that if the
whole United States army was there
it could not drive them out. Names
are taken, but ninety out Of 100 are
fictitious. Captain Woodson and
Lieutenant Carson arc in receipt Of
kilograms daily to hire horses, have
them saddled and bridIed, and in wait
ing on the arrival of the train at
Oklahoma City April 20, at noon. The
object is to mount at once and bv
feet steeds distance rival boomers on
foot and capture choice claims. A
party Of four Uoosiers, with balloon,
are camped near Antelope Hills
They will make an ascent in She balloon.
drift in mid air till noon, and then
descend hours in advance Of teams
aud speedy horses. State officials
anticipate trouble, and say the country
will be an colorado for good land
Office lawyers. The excitement is in.
creaslDg daily, and all southern Kansas
IS abIaze. The assessors think that
Oklahoma is not what it has been
painted. The soil is red and the
land is good chiefly for hay and cot
ton. Oklahoma was surveyed some
years ago, but the corners arc nearly
all obhterated now. Settlers taking
claims will find it difficult to de-
scribe the same when they 90 10
the land office to make filing, and
this will give rise to innnmerable con
tests. More will grow out of the
hIIngs 10y boomers who stayed in the
country against the Presidents orders
and will come out of the timber April
END and file any way. Contests
settled at first by Wlnchesters will
afterwards have to be settled again in
the courts. The outlook for the
country and the boomers is not
Acadlan by any means.