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State OfTrade,

New YORK, April 16.-R. G. Dun & Co. g
weekly review of trade says:
There are distinct signs of improvement
in business. Reports from interior points,
almost without exception, indicate an en-
largement of trade. Rapid advances in
sugar, coffee, cotton, butter and oats, are
nearly balanced by the decline in wheat,
corn, pork products, print cloths, leather
age of prices is but shade higher than q
week ago. But further disbursements by
the treasury have increased the already
abundc-o supply of money, the market for
securities has improved, and exports con-
hnue to increase.
The most significant feature of the weeks
commercial news is the report of furnaces in
blast April l, which show a weekly output of
anthracite and bituminous iron, only 657
tons less than March 1, and nearly $1,000
tons, or 36 per cent. larger than year ago.
The sufficient fact is that with production
close to the largest ever known, prices
scarcely yield at all. These facts in connec-
ton with the narrow demand for rails, indi-
cate that the consumption of iron in other
forms must be increasing.
The boot and shoe trade is said to be large
beyond precedent Leather is shade lower
and hides are over abundant. Raw cotton
has risen quarter. Wooden manufac-
tuTeTS duu dealers are eXclGeQ Dy the news
that the recent appointed appraiser at Phil
adelphia has advanced the duty on worsteds
to correspond with that on. woolens and some
believe that a similar ruling will soon be
made here and at other ports. The market for
raw wool is stronger in tone and an advance
in price is expected.
Without exception reports from the in
terror show that money is abundant though
in few instances the demand is improving.
Fear of disturbance in connection with April
settlements having passed.
The disbursements for the week have ex-
ceeded the receipts by $3,8OO,0O. No de-
mand from abroad appears as yet, though
foreign exchange has been strong in spite of
some purchases of securities on European
accounts. The stock market, owing to these
purchases and an apparent change in the
plans of some operators, has been stronger
with sharp advance In a few stocks, and
sales for the week have reached 100000
shares. A most important symptom is that
exports of merchandise from New York for
April thus far exceeds last years by 10 per
cent. and the further fall of liz cents in
wheat and cent in corn tends to increase
the movement. The reports of increase in
spring wheat acreage continue and sowing has
progressed favorably, the season being about
three weeks earlier than last year.
The business failures number 2S9, as
against total of 22 last week, and 24O the
week previous. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were %.
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Still the Leading Topic on Change
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE suicide of Mr.l
John Jackson, president of the st. Louis
Elevator company, is still the leading topic.
on change. Quite stir was caused by thei
inquiries from Chicago as to the amount
due to the Third National bank by Mr.!
jackson. The president of the Third Ns-l
ional stated that Mr.. jackson had borrowed
$4,000 from that bank but that the loanl
was amply secured by warehouse receipts.
Horace Chiselin, secretary of the st. Louis
Elevator company, states positively that the
elevator company g loss cannot exceed $50 600
whereas it had been placed at $4,000 t0i
100000. The funeral of Mr.. jackson oc-
CURED at 8 O'Clock.
Later.-It is understood that the liabilities
of John Jackson, who committed suicide.
will reach $500, 1000, and that his family will
be left virtually penniless. It was also stated
that the elevator company had overdrawn,
but the shortage has since been made up.
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foarth class postmassers, the recoun,.Asnda-
eone OF the congreegmen viii BE- followed
chiefly. But here The convenience of The Of
ice must be considered, and the appointment
can't be made at once On May the col
lectors issue the retail license stamps
throughout the country. This Is IN i'm
menee work, thousands of stamps having to
be signed The collectors have to begin
their work about April Is and continue It
until May 8. IF q collector were removed
after he had begun this work and before Msy
l, all the stamps signed by hum would be OF
NO value and the work would have TO be done
over again. For this reason the policy of the
treasury department will be to make DO
changes in these places for the present time.
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sighted the abandoned steamer Danmark
and believed that the passengers and crew
of tho Danmark were rescued. He bases
his belief ON the fact that the Danmark's
boats were gone. A chain cable was seen
hanging over the bow of the Danmark and
this leads Captain Bond to believe that shs
has been in tow of another vessel.
WAITING FOB TDINGs.
NEW YoRK, April ia great number of
people who by this time had expected to
greet their friends, inger around the door
Of the passenger Office, anxious to hear tid-
them that may blast all hopes of ever seeing
their friends again. They scan the counte-
nance of all who 60 in and out as if they
would try and learn if they had reason to
hope.
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"Tascott" in Kansas,

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN, April 15.--The ubiqui-
tous Tascott has turned up again, in this
city. The person who is now under guard in
this city and supposed to be Tascott gives his
name as Charles Houch. He came to this
city March % from the south. Last Mon
day night, while under the influence of liquor,
he shot himself in the groin, SCATTERING the
bone in the leg in two places. His mystic
rious manner and his refusal to give his
name and how he was shot excited suspicion.
Officers compared Tascott's description to
his, and they were the same. There are
also scars on his body which correspond to
those said to be on Tascott. Officers are
confident they have the man, and have
commenced corresponding with the proper
authorities in Chicago.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1.-THE COM
missioner of the general land Office IN reply
to a letter from Arkansas City says: In re-
ply have to state that the lands in question
are to be disposed of to actual settlers under
the homestead laws only. A party desiring
to become an actual settler under the home
stead laws may initiate his claim by entry
at the district land Office after properly ex-
aiming and selecting the land desired, In
which case he is allowed six months from
date of entry within which to establish his
actual residence on the land which must
consist of some act or acts connecting him.
self with the particular tract claimed; said
act or acts to be equivalent to announcement
of such as his intentions and from which the
public generally may have notice of bis
claim. Thereafter he is allowed three months
within which to make his claim or record by
entry in the district land Office"
And In reply to letter referred to him BY
Senator Ingalls, the commissioner says: "1n
reply have to state that the act of March
2, 1883, to which Mr.. Sommers refers, pro-
vides as he states that no one shall be per-
mitted TO enter or acquire any right to any
of the Oklahoma lands to be disposed of
Hereunder, who violates its provisions by
entering upon and occupying the same prior
to IL O'Clock noon April %, 1889, the date
fixed in the presidents proclamation of
March q, 1889, for the said lands to become
open to settlement. The statutes mako no
exception to this provision. I am inclined
to think, however that when a person was
already within these lands at the date of the
approval of the act by proper authority, his
presence there should not be regarded as q
violation of this, provision of the act. The
primary jurisdiction to the act upon applica-
tons to enter rests with the district
land officers, and Mr.. Sommers may present
his application for entry to them with proper
proof of his allegations. Should they refuse
to permit an entry, he may appeal from
their action, which would bring his applica-
ton and proofs before this Office for its adj
judication."
WICHITA, KAN, April 15.-Of the many
schemes to circumvent the law and the troops
preventing boomers from entering Oklaho-
ma prior to the 22nd, perhaps the most orig
inal is that of Oklahoma Hill, who is having
constructed a number of hatboats with
which to transport his colony down the Ar
kansas river to point within ten miles of
the northeast of Oklahoma. In this way it
is hoped to get in before the rush. Hill
claims that the Arkansas river is navigable
stream, and that no one can stop the right
of way. He himself leaves for Oklahoma
tomorrow to establish his Cannon-ball Stage
line from Guthrie to Kingfsher.
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THE DANMARK DISASTER.
No News From the Lost Seven Hum
dred People.

No News From the Lost Seven Hum
dred People.
New YORK, April 16.-The Aller from
Bremen has arrived at her dock. The first
her captain heard of the disaster to the
Steamer Danmark was from the reporters
that thronged to the dock. The Aller had
sighted no wreckage nor encountered any
signs of the disaster. The mails from the
White Star steamer, Britannia, were dis
tributed this morning and among the letters
was one for Funch, Edge l. Co, containing
a list of passengers who were ON board the
abandoned steamer, Danmark.
No news concerning their fate has yet been
received, but the agents of the steamer,
which is by this time at the bottom of the
sea, are hopeful that some passing vessel
may have taken of the passengers and crew.
In hoping for this good fortune they are
half expectant that it will have fallen to the
lot of their own steamer Iceland to have
performed good piece of work. The Ice
land left Christiansend ON March 50, and is
expected TO arrive here at any hour. No
other steamers have arrived with any news
of having fallen in with drifting boats, and
this increases the hope that some steamship
has rendered timely assistance, and taken
the shipwrecked passengers and their boats
all ON board.
TelleRrams are arriving every hour At the
Office OF the agents, asking for information
concerning friends who were on board the
Steamship. One came from Omaha, Neb.,
from S. b Barkslov, askin0 if Benedicts
Persow, of Palo, Sweden, was passenger,
A glance ct the list revealed The fact that
ehe was.
BELn THAT THEY WEE 0Av1D.
LONDON, April 16.-Csptain Bond, of tie
Inman line steamer. City Of Chestes, which
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Must UNDERGO Examination.

WAnusron, D. c., April H.-There acs
now ON Hle in the postofBce department. .
. large number of applications for appoint.
ments - postonsce inspectors. These apph-.
cations are now being returned to thessnderD
with The information that al appications
to The service must be made after exani-
nation and certiAcataon BY the United Sta&ss
civil service commission. Tho names and
addEesses Of these applicants have ben san1
10 tie commisuion who viii notify thsm
vhen md where examinatiou Win b h6ld
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A Detective Charged With Burglary

Adjective Charged With Burglary.
WICHITA, KAN, April 16.-Detective Crab
tree, chief of the Kansas detective bureau
has been arrested charged with being the
principal in recent jewelry store burglary
here. The men who committed the crime
the crime were captured by the city police
and confessed duplicating Crabtree. Part
OF the stolen property was found in the de-
tective's Office, and this together with the
fact that the day before the arrest of the
burglars Crabtree had asked the jewler what
reward would be paid for the missing prop
erty, and some evidence that has since been
forthcoming, led to his arrest. Crabtree
gave bond for his appearance.
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Railroad Building.


CHICAGO, April 1a-The Railway Age pre-
sents elaborate tables showing the number
of miles of railway projected during the
three months of the present year to March
81. Il viii say:
The fact that many and perhaps most of
the great companies have given assurance to
each other that they would not engage In
competitive construction this year, the hos
OF the state Legislatures, the great falling Oh
in earnings of nearly al exising roads and
perhaps more than al, the reported deter
mination OF eastern financial agents to dis
courage the floating of new securities, all
seemed, to the general public, to warrant
the belief that little railroad building would
be witnessed during the present year. But
those who have made deeper and more de-
tailed examination of the opportunities and
have seen that this generalization was being
refuted by the demands Of innumerable 10
calities for additional transportation facili-
ties.
while the hands of the great railway COM
panies have not been seen very often in pro-
jects for covering their territories with COM
petitive lines, as in several previous years,
their absence has not only failed to put tbs
expected quietus upon railway building, but
to be greater than for the same period in any
other year of the country's history, with
possibly two or three exceptions.
THE fact that in the first three months of
the year only new lines representing over
5000 have been brought to public notice,
and that their construction is urged and to
q large extent is probable, is impressive evi-
dence of the enormous field for railway en-
terprises which the United States still affords.
The mileage proposed in these three months
is equivalent to almost one-third of the en-
tire railway mileage of the entire country
now in operation, and yet the projection and
of lines is still going on at
rapid rate, and the prospect is that the
roads projected and in various stages of de-
velopement. during 1889 will exceed in ag-
gregate mileage our entire present COM
pleted system. How many of these enter
prises will fail entirely or will drag along
through years. of course, cannot be foretold.
But the great fact remains for consideration,
that the map of our country shows appar-
emit room for all these enterprises and for
many more"
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Working Capital notsufhcient.

Working Capital notSufficient.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 1.-THE Con-,
hocton Worsted company has made an as
signment at Norristown. The company,
operates three mills and the monthly pay.
roll as at present il about $35, 0OO One Of,
the company's superintendents who was in ;
terviewed could give no estimate of the con-.
GEMS assets and Liabilities. Ths capital
stated that the working capital was not suf-;
ficieut and that this had an important bear.'
inc on the failure.
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Sunday R8se Ball ILLEGAL.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 16.-Judge Eli
son, of the court of appeals, sustained the
decision of the Macon county circuit court,
in which it was decided that the law making
horse racing, cock fighting, ETC., unlawful
on Sunday applied equally to base ball. The
case is of peculiar interest, from the fact
that the legislature now in session refused
to pass a law making Sunday base ball games
a misdemeanor
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Eight Hours a Dax.

CHICAGO, April 13.-The trades assembly
has decided to have big labor demonstra-
ton the next Fourth of July in honor of the
eight hour day. The Central Labor union
has entered into the plan and a great dem
onstration is expected. It is to be the fore
runner of the general eight hour movement
which the American federation of labor has
decided to inaugurate in May, 1880. The
trades assembly represents an enrolled
of about q, 200, the Central La
Dor union about 1900. The Knighrs of
Labor have little over 1900 or 1000. A hol-
iday having been selected for the demon
stration, it is probable that large part of
these organizations will turn out and march
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Better Than Oklahoma.

100 acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fence, water-rights secured and bitches
ready for use. It will be sold as whole or
in quantities to suit the purchaser. It is the
finest land in the valley, and is adapted to
either farming or stock-raising, For price,
terms, ETC., address HENRY A. BUFFERS,
Alamoea, Colorado.
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Crooked Officials.


PORTLAND, ORE, April 16.-A dispatch to
the Oregonian from Port Townsend, w. T.,
says that the United States grand jury has
found twenty live indictments against Will
liam Harmed, special deputy collector, eleven
against Herbert F. Beecher, ex-treasury
agent and twelve against Quincy A. Brooks,
for stealing from the government.
Excessive duties had been collected and
the excess appropriated by the defendants.
The stealings run up far into the thou
sands.
The defendants are specifically charged
with extortion, removing public records and
classifying accounts.
Harmed and Beecher will be arrested and
placed under 5000 bonds. They refused to
make any statements. Brooks is in Wash
ington.
Beecher is son of the late Henry Ward
Beacher
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WICHITA, KAH., April 17.-An arrival no
Fort Worth. TEXAS, says that The Oklahoms
excitement theEe 10 q inteuse a n ia in ~
southern Kansas towns, and that thoasanasl
OF people win enter tie country from 49,
ade, adding that the Texas boys carry litals
with them but shooting irons, and are nok az
the material to get left in The matter a
claims. The 'hard" cases go numerous,
and they willcause peaceable settlers much
trouble.
The Wichita old soldien' colony are hast.
ening their preparations and intend to START
They viii 60 direct to Pond Creek, there 70
be reinforced by detachments from othsr;
points.
Representatives of almost al Glasses Oh
business are fitting up stores ON wheels, with
the idea OF forming part of the processicn.
moving toward Oklahoma BY road, and Oh
conducting trade with the boomers enruuss.
People continue to stream in hare both By,
rail and road, and trains of wagons are pass-'
ing through the city Ut all hours.
CENTRAL MIRz11r's oRDx1.
LxAvxxwoRrH, KAN, April 17.-In pur-,
suance to orders received BY the war depart,
ment, General Merritt, commanding thed oj
~ SaAACHs "a NxAAHcOuk1, IhA9 ISSu6U IN O80eEI
to the troops in aud about Oklahoma, @ "a
the methods thai should be pursued in allox.i
ing the emigrants to cross the Cherokee strip.l
The troops will lay out the line of march,
and II roads can be used, but the boomersI
must camp in certain places, and move q
regular hours. None viii be allowed to tarryl
In the strip, and after they have once passed.
over, viii not be allowed to return that way.f
nor viii others be allowed to follow them
The Indians will be shown that the passaeoI
through the strip is not with the intention oil
abrogating any of their rights, and all strag-,
glers will be driven back into Kansas or into
Oklahoma. The following officers of the,
land department have been gwen permits TO-
enter Oklahoma at any time, viz: John ].
Dlls, register at Guthrie; NJ. Barnes, receiv-i
er at Guthrie; Frank D. Hobbs, Inspector
general land Office, and one person to be.
designated by the register and receiver a. q
clerk; Jacob s. Rot, rts, register at King,
fisher stage station;J. V. Admire, receiver a.
stage station; George w. Paisley
inspector general land Office, and one person
TO be designated by the register and receiver,
rs clerk. These persons will soon be jour
neying to their posts of duty under the in
structions of the major general commanding
The army.
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Thew Paid The Bill.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 12.-Florist
Hampton, of this city, planted on a ten acre
lot near Kansas City, Kan, this spring, a
large variety of trees, shrubs and flowers.
Later he visited the spot for the first time
and was astonished 70 find that the place
was almost bare, while the neighboring
yards were profusely ornamental. A few
hours Later he made tour IN company with
some offlcers and he came back some 33OO
richer, the depredators having paid for the
plants taken.
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Kansas SIX CuIture.

WICHITA, KAs., April 13.-The state con-
vention of the sericulturists held in the city
was well attended. The meeting was held
at the Board of Trade. The convention was
organized by electing Hon. e. p. Thomson,
of Sedgwick president. Phillip Walter, who
has for some years had charge of the silk de-
partment in the agricultural bureau, was
present and delivered lecture.
Papers were read by Mics Mary Davidson,
of Junction City: H. E. Bidwell, of Valley
Center; Mrs. Purdue, of Wichita and others.
Resolutions we're passed asking the national
convention Of silk growers to urge upon con-
gress the necessity of a tariff on raw and
reeled silk.
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Send them to the p. O.

S0II0 C1I01t1 20 CItS %
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Judge Thayer, of
the United States district court, handed
down an interesting decision in the case of the
United States against Charles Gross, charged
with stealing package of newspapers from
the top of letter box. Judge Thayer de-
cided that the taking of a package Of papers
from the top of q letter boxis no offense
against the mail laws. The top of q mail
box is not a receptacle for mail, and pack
age placed there Is no more m the custody
of the mail than package placed upon tho
steps of the postofice.
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Further Arrests Expected.

PARIS, April 16.-The Evenent says: A
large number of documents proving General
Boulanger had tempered with the army,
have been submitted to the senate, which is
to conduct the trial against General Boulan-
ger and other leaders of the Boulangist party.
The arrest of number of military men is
imminent. The warrants that were issued
for the arrest of General Boulanger, NJ.
Rochefort and Count Dillon have been served
ut their respective residences.
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Presidential Appointments.

Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 15.-The presi-
dent has made the following appointments:
Lyman Knapp of Middlebury Vermont, to be
governor of Alaska; James P. Luse of Dakota,
to be register of the landoaice at Rapid City.
Dakots; Thomas n. Reed, junior, of Washing.
ton Territory, to be register of the Land
Office ut Seattle, Washington Territory.
Spencer Hartwig of Covington, Kentucky.
to be special agent TO make allotments Of
lands in severalty to Indians under the pro-
visions of the act of congress approved Feb
ruary, 1887.
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Street Car Strikes.

ST. PAUL. MINI, April 1h-Tbe street
car strike extended from Minneapolis to
this city when all the men EXCEPT those ON
the cable lines went out The cause of strike
Is the same Is that at Minneapolis, tn. men
object TO the reduction of Is per cent. in
eheir wages which have been ordered.
Everything IL quiet.
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One HarmonIous Body,

NEW YoKx, April H.-Representatives Of
The various business mems political clubs
had Q meeting here, and it was agreed that
all business men, democratic, republican
and prohibitionists, meet together IN one
harmonious body to participate in the greas
centennial parade.