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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-24
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALYrMoRE. April 23.-vlrRinis consols, Az :
DO. pa, % i: Baltimore and ohio stock,
9S4ai0O; Northern Central stock. 6Sa'Sh. GU
cinnsh, Washington aud Baltimore lists, l0i 4.
consolidated gas bonds, ii4H; DO. stock, 4sha
4gs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-24
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
The Business Part OF Mississippi Town
Destroyed-Two Lives Lost.

IHT IIITH I'IIIII 70 wv I7l7I'F1'I'I
JACKSON. MISS, April 23.-Fire destroyed
the entire business portion of Greenwood,
Miss. last night. The fire IL said 20 have
been caused by negro cook throwing
ashes on a pile Of straw. Thirty-three
houses were destroyed and two lives are
said to have been lost. The victims are
given as John Dofch and an unknown man.
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New orisan. Threatened from the Rear.

NEW oxLEAss April % The northwest wlna.
which blew very strong again las, nlshI, e1e az
In the Gulf water aud again oyernon,c.. 80
Louisville and Nashville railroad, and al u"'A'
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CINCINNATI, April &L--Fiour less scu'e
Wheat drm but quiet. No : red, Saoc corn
steady: No. MIXED, 3san &c. oats quiet;
No. q mixed. s7a27l4c. Rye FIRM; No. 2, sc.
Pork nrmer at si22A lard duh tfhle tuiN-
meats neglected; short-ribs, $500 Bacon IA
fair demand: short-clear, S@09%. NhlsAey
steady at .i.02.
ST. LOUIS
ST. Lars. April 22-FloIr firm and un-
changed. Wheat-Cash No red, SsS6hc:
Nay closed at Sc July. 10 askei: August
Sbc Corn higher: No 2 cash 3lsu. c;
May closed al 8ltc. July, "a &C.: August Nc
oats No. :, cash. &C bid: Msy. 3a!3sc. July,
2i3. a24Nc. Provisions duh
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON, April 2l-rurpcntne quiet
at 33o Roeln firm. strained, si.i0; <. Of strain
Ell, $3.50. Tar nrm "a .i.5G Crude turpenuns
nrn; hard, Si3; yellow DIP. 80; Virgin.
s236
NEW YORK COTTON FUruHg<
NEW YORK, April gl--Cotton-Ns, receipts,
25a bales: gross recsip1s. i.Sm hale-. foturcs
closed steady. Sales. >l,p0O bales; April, ti.spa
SlSl; May and June, tiLslaSiL~; July,
all s9aSiiSB; August, sll.SafliNs; septemper,
81. lgatll.i3 October fl0G.aSleto; Noyemooi,
sll. 4zafi0ts: December, tioidati1s1; January
SO isssl0i9: February, 9lO5SstleiA
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
Reported for the Dispstch.l
APRIL 2A-Market quiet aud urn. No trans
sctiona reported. Prime. 6Ac.; extra prime,
6hc.: fancy exc; common, yaSc shelled. fss
sac: factory hand picked. ta1sc
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DEATHS.


BROWN. oiled, az his parents residence,
sls wost Leigh street. April s3i, atta O'Clock
r. NJ. ALPHONSO TREFELIAS, youngest ron
Of George q. aud Bette NJ. Brown: aged thros
years nine months aad eighteen days
Tho funeral Will take place from ths above
number FRIDAY AFfEkNOON a I'D O'Clock.
Friends and Acqualntances Of tho family are re-
specially Invited % at,ond.
COOTTs -Died, a. 40 north Thiriisth street.
this city, April pan, AZ ten minutes past ~
o'clock A. NJ. MARIA LYON. vito u George 4.
COutts. In tho f0rty-second year Of nor age.
She was naive " Aberdeen, scotland, AMI
leaves 4 husband and mother and family 81
eight children 10 mourn their iosA sne vas
highly esteemed b. large circle OF iTiendA
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
Calm on tho bosOm Of thy God,
Fair spirit rest thee now
Zen While with ours Thy footsteps trod
Hs seal wa on thy brow.
Dust 20 rs marrow house beneath
Soul 10 It's place on high
They that have seen ny LOOK In dcsth
10 more may fear 20 die.
ELLIS.-Died, on the morning u the 80 in-
slant az her residence, 1l2 north Nintn street.
after a long and painful Illness, which she bore
with Christian f0ritndo. Nh. FANNIE G. ELLIS,
widow Of c. W. Ellis. surviving him eighteen
months and four dAy%
Funeral services 70 take place from the resi-
dcnce AZ 4 o'clock THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Friends aud acquaigisnces invited " eiIoDd.
All northern papers please copy.
MONTAGUE at 2 A. NJ. yesterday, ss
WILLIAM :. MONTAGUE, aged ffty-ooe years.
Funeral al O'Clock THIS AFTERNOON from
the East End Baptist church Friends Of ne
family are invited 10 attend.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK


NEW YORK. April 2a-Cotton firm; sales to-day.
230 b.les: uplands, II i3-l6c.; Orleans. lee.
nst receipts to-day. Lees bales; exports-to
Great Britain, s,65l bales: 10 tho Continent.
4 JS bales: stock, yf2,sl bales. Southern nopr
anil hut steady; mon 10 fair extra. S2-fCa
s2a0: good to choice do, Sa05as3.l5- Wheaf
aul lower aud unsettled No. red, so. a9ic.
in elevator; options fairly active, :. siAc dowa.
and weak: April eoAc.: May. SAKE. juno 2s,sc.
Corn nrm, scarce, and quiet: No. 2. t3Has4<e.
IN elevator; options duh. sake. down. aud
weak: May. 4OHc.; June, S0hc; July, Wse.
Oats frmer but quiet: options fairy active
April. aakc. ; May. Sic June, D. Hops auios
ana steady co1ee-Options closedstesfy At l5a
~ points up on higher cables: April u7.l3,
May, sldSsafl7.05; June. fin15stidD spot Rio
quiet and unchanged. Beef hrn; extra mess,
a. 25ais 80 Beef hams strong at xlL0AfiA
Tierced beef quiet; city extra India mess 81 5oa
az Cut-meafs In good demand and nrm. MID
dies lrm. Lard easy aud In moderate demand:
western steam, s662A aSnos: city, $40; April.
IA 59: May, $500 asked. SaaW-Rsw Arm aud
Ia fair demand; fair refining. Sc; eontrifuKais.
as-test, bhc. rennsd nrm and quiet hoisssos--
Foreign more active but lower hottest, yic
New Orleans frrn. Rice active and 1rm. Psuo-
lsum steady; refined. 7.9Dc. kosin nrm ssrain-
%, common to good, eiFkasi. az. Turpsn-
tine dull aud lower. and offered & toc. Pork
easy and quiet; mess, new, tia 50Aei4 freighss
weak cotton, a-31d.
BALTIMORE
BlLrxoxR. April ~ --Coss0n quiet: nlddlins
lfase Elo:xr oaeior and unchannod. Hounrd>
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JUDGE M'LAUGHLlN
Much Improved In Heaith-~suddsn Death
OF MIR. George Hanger.
Especial telegram 70 tho Disps,c

Especial telegram 70 tho Dispatch.l
GTAurros, Va. April 23.--Mr. Joseph N.
Ryan, clerk Of the Augusta Circuit Court.
Is in receipt Of letter from Judge Nc
JAuQhlin al Harrisonburg. He has i'm
proved IN health during the past few lays,
but u still feeble in strength. The 4th Of
May IL the time for commencing the term
Of bis court here and be expects 10 be here
1t that time The present docket Of the
Augusta Court, which never continues less
than : month. Is unusually. large. The
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IN ~ IN IN FIELp.
PERSONAL MENTION

Dr'~Vlham Nelson's child, whose illness
was mentioned several days ago in this cor
Tespondencce died yesterday and will be
buried to-dayS
II is gratifying 10 know that Mr. w. W.
Easey. who has bl sen desperately i'll for
fome time past, is' improving and the
chances are now favorable TO his recovery.
The proposed military aacademy is now
weiLnigh assured. A large stisln Of money
bes been raised towards the entefDrise. and
Mr. John IA. Scheduled, one VI DahQyille's
most progressive citizens. has been elected
president If the company.
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Funeral Notice..

The funeral Of ARA N. q. LANCASTER WI
take place from the Richmond and Petersburg
dsKof TODAY a. IL O'Clock N. seryioes az
shockOe Hin Cemetery 80 i2s0 Y. N. Friends
are requested to assemble a. tho depot 81 IL
O'Clock.
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY,. April %, 1897
sALks-FRsr BoABp.-l,GO Virginia per
cont at GO, 500 do. at Go: 1900 shares Cape Fear
ard Ysdkin-Valloy Iseres O at lOL
r1osing 1uo,a.ons =. tao Sto1S Exchange:
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PERSONAL

NOTICE.-PARTIES HAVING
PLEDGES with ELLIS ABRAx VII come sad
pay interest or redeem she same. OF sAsy VII
positively % sold the sirn or APRIL Wsss
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COTTON REPORT
Market drm-
eUorATIoS4
MIDDLISa, lie.
Low AIDDLIs0, i0atc.
GOOD OEDlsARY, lOc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20

with water, in the proportion OF tout
ounces to fifty gallons OF water.
The first application was made May 8
just after the blossoms had fallen from
tho blooming varieties. There WIS a
heavy rain the same night and It rained
almost continuously Until May i5, when
there was d short cessation. Thu second
spraying was done OH that day. The
third spraying wis made on MAY g6, and
the fbhrth ind list; Jitne y:
On the Jared portion Of tiiH orchard u
great many curculios we're caught, shows
ing that they were present in numbers.
A careful examination Of both parts of
the orchard was made on June 3. Be-
tween Que and two per cent. of the fruit
on the sprayed trees had. been stung,
while about three per cent. of the plums
On the 1arrcd tr6es were injured. No
damage to tho trees was then pers
ecptible:
Early In july the orchard wa again
examined. Soiis ii tHs sprayed Trees
showed that the foliage had beeh dam.
aged by the spraying,-but the injury was
not very serious. Not over three per
teft. 6f sprayed fruit was stung at that
time. While about fotir per cent: Of that
on the Jared trees was injured. But on
both the fruit was so thick that artificial
thinning was necessary to prevent over
bearing.
A large crop Of fruit was ripened on
both parts of the orchard, and 50 far as
could be judged from the experiment,
the practicability Of preventing the in
juries of the plum curculio by spraying
vas demonstrated. This process is very
much less laborious and costly thar jar
iliig, and If future experience is as sue
cessful as this sGas6h's work. plum
growing will become much 6asier.==
Farm, Field and Stockman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
Hints to Housekeepers;

AFTER greasing your cake tins, sift
some flour into them, and your cake will
not stick.
EQUAL parts of ammonia and turpen-
tine will take paint out of clothing, even
if it be hard and dry. Saturate tho spot
hs often as necessary, and wash out in
soapsuds.
LAMP=BURNERs, to give good light,
should be cleaned at least uhcc d month.
To clean them, take a piece of soda tue
size of a walnut, put it into o quart Of
soft water, place the %lamp-burner in it,
in old tomato can is good enough, and
set it on the stove; after boiling tcr five
minutes, remove the burner, and when
put back on the lamp, it will be as good
dis hcW.
ALMOST all kinds OF vegetables should
be put into boiling water when put on to
cook. In getting up a good vegetable
dinner, the best way is to clean a few
beats, and put them on to boil about
half-phst nine In the morning; at half-past
ten add q piece Of salt meut and q quart
of shclled beans; cook slowly, iii just
water enough to keep from bnrning,
until quarter past eleven, then add sum-
mcr sqtlashes: cook slowly, in just water
enough to keep from burning, Until done.
Cook the potatoes separately, also the
sweet corn. The corr should be put In
boiling Whter to cook steadily for fifteen
minutes,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
THE APlARY.'
Foul BROOD,

The plan fused on the most Of my
hives for cleasing them, when l had foul
brood during tho seventies. says G. NJ.
Doolittle;, in Gleanings, was to scald the
hive by piuhgins It all over in boiling
water; in q large kettle which was used
bn the. farm for cooking food for the
hogs; heating water for the butchcring,
etc. The Lives were pitt lii first and
scalded, and afterwards tho frhi1Hs of
combs, thus scalding the frames and
making the combs into wax at the same
tins; for rs | made all of my frames by
hand, then, l thought 1 iiust SAYS them,
However in these days of machinery / dc
moi think that it would pay to bother
with the frames, for this scalding pro-
cess makes tlietti untrue aud in poor
shape for use again SO that tho row
frdmes are much the cheaper in tho long
run. Later on, Il beBskttptr living sew
eral miles away called me to his atidrs
to see if he had foul brood. l found it in
several of his hives, and told him how to
treat it, After he had cured it he scalded
the hives by pouring water from q boil
ing tca-kcttle on to the inside Of tho id-
fectcd hives, and no foul brood was the
result afterwards. If you are sure that
the hot water hits every mock and cor
nor OF the hive, / do not know why this
plan Would not answer where nothing
holding boiling water is at hand large
enough to put tho whole hive in. The
first would be safest, however.
Some claim that the hives do not need
scaldinE or doing anything else with
them if they are allowed to stand out
doors exposed to the weather through
onc winter. They say they believe the
freezing and thawing of one winter is
sufficient to destroy all the spores
Dr. germs of foul-brood about any hive. I
be inclined to go slow on this, try
ng only one or two till I had proved for
myself that there was no danger from
.i1ch LiYes,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

che business portion of,the town of Bar
ton, o., population 1 1000, has been destroyed
by fire.
A MOVEMENT to raise $500, 900 to guaran-
tee the opening of the Johns Hopkins Medi-
cal school to women has been started in
Baltimore.
EIyEsHpNDRED lockers, members OF the
DoclSefssun1on at Liverpool, have refused
to work at unloading the White Star line
steamer Germanic from New York.
JUDGE DAVID MCLEAN, ex-president of
the Savannah, Mo-, National bank, has been
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary
for defrauding his depositors out OF $780,
600.
FIVE members of the committee of the
New York Clearing House association state
that the Bank Of North America has a large
surplus, and its means are ample to meet
allSits obligations.
THREE Italians were killed and several
other Italians severely injured in a collision
between two gravel trains on the Delaware,
Lackawanna q Western at East Buffalo,
Ny.
SoME months ago Willard Clifford, of Hal
flax, N. s., sold his wife and family to
George Thompson for $40, and since then
Thompson has been living with Mrs. Clifford
and her children. Recently he has been
abusing them and has been arrested.
B. N. WANzER s. Co. sewing machine and
lamp: manufacturers of Hamilton, Ont,
have called d meeting of their creditors.
The liabilities are 100000.
Tar general committee Of arrangements
having in charge the g. A. B. national en-
cainpment to be held In Detroit, Mich, in
1901, has decided that the reunion shall be
held the week commencing Aug. b.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
BIG DOODLE,
Sensational Charges Against the Cana.
ia. dian Public VVnrLxe nanprt,o,

Sensational Charges Against the Cana
y. dian Public Works Department..
QUEBEC, Nov. 17.-Nearly 81, 500, 900 of
Doodle, according to formal accusations
made against the department of public
works of Canada, is at the bottom of a huge
scandal that threatens to eclipse the Cana
dian Pacific railroad scandal which swept
Sir John A. Mcdonald and the government
out of power in 1873. The Doodle is said to
have been paid to Hon. Thomas Nc
Greevy by contractors for the Quebec
and Esquimault docks for furnish
ing them information respecting tenders,
ETC., from the public works department.. of
which Sir Hector Langevin, his bosom
friend, is minister. The opposition leader,
Mr.. Laurier, is credited with the statement
that he is prepared with documentary
proofs to establish, when parliament meets,
charges Of wholesale corruption and fraud
in connection with the granting of the con-
tracts. 1t is said the knowledge that the
opposition have these proofs causes the do
minion government to postpone the meet
ing of parliament till the latest possible
date. Friends of the government urge the
ministers to dissolve parliament before Mr..
Laurier can officially present and prove his
charges. Unless this is done Mr.. Langevin
and Mr.. Greevy will probably be expelled
from the house when parliament meets.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
THE DAIRY,

Iowa is fast taking a high rank as a
dairy State.
Much milk is not as good as it might
be if people would take proper care of it.
The German Dairy Association offers
1000 for o quick, practical, and reliable
milk test.
If you pack butter for future use,
cover with brine, or with a cloth and
dampened salt.
IT takes a long time to persuade some
people that COWS must be a permanent
feature of the farm to make it pay and
continue a paying farm.
IT ought to be a rule In ''doctoring"
cows that "when you don't know what to
do don't do anything but the contrary
is followed, and many dead or injured
cows are the result. l never watch my
cows when they calve, as l found they
do not need it, but I watch their feeding
for a few days after calving "A. L.
Crosby.
WE clip this item from and exchange:
At Highland, ILL.,, there is a cream a
Grating establishment. The cream is
canned and to all appearances is a vast
improvement upon the article that is
usually purchased from the city milk
man. 1t is not sweetened like con-
densed milk, but has the natural flavor
Of the cream. 1t gives to coffee a very
rich color, and if it is entirely free from
adulteration, VIZ believe that it is des-
tined to achieve success.
The only good that can possibly result
from the practice of stripping, is the
check it forms upon the carlessness of
mixers, where a number are employed,
and there are those of them that are in
clined to slight their work. 1t is much
better to milk the COWS in a large herd
thoroughly, and to finish the job at one
sitting, but if stripping must be rcsorted
to, it should be continued, or an actual
%lessening of the milk yicld-as we'll as
probable injuries to the milking proper
ties of the cow-will Inevitably follow.
EVERY unnecessary step on a farm in
doing the chores is just so much alb
stracted from the time. and strength
needed to do them. 1t is but common
wisdom then to plan a proper contiguity
OF stables, pens, cribs, granaries and
water works, and the shortest route
from one to the other. On old farms
this plan a be carried out only as new
buildings are required, but make Your
plan now and work to it as new build
ings take the place of old ones or are
built to meet the the demand ofincreased
stock.-FdTm, Field, and Stockn,an.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
HOUSEHOLD AND AoRlcuL-
ruRAL TOPICS DISCUSSED.
A Budget or Usefai information Relating
to tbs Farm, Orchard, Stable. Parlor and
k1tt,h.n
FHE FARM.
Tho OrIof Horse,

a
DR.. Martin, Mercersburg, Pennsyl-
vania, who has given much attention to
the Orloff breed of horses, gives the fol-
lowing In regard to them in the Farmers
Muyaztne: These fhe and highly priced
animals are natives Ut sar-of Russia,
ina it is strange that there is So littlc
known of them by horse-lovine Amer
leans: The Orlof is d low set animal,
With d fine hfching neck and a heavy
coat OF hair, as II might expect of o
cold climate.
The color is generally black, and no
breed is known that is SO likely tb breed
twins Us this strain, and when a Russian
breeder is fortunate enough to possess a
pair of male colts Of this breed, and if
black in color, they are valued at one
thousand dollars, if straight and all
right, and when they arc three years old,
and happen to mate we'll, their value ii
we'll up in the four figures. They are,
of course, driven as stations, and can
only be afforded by those in high official
standing.
AS the American millionaire drives his
four-in-hand, so the Russian drives his
Orloffs, but not with check lines, as we
do, but a single rein to the outside of
each animals bit; and to keep the horses
from travelin- too far apart there is a
metallic arch resembling @ hoop OF half.
hoop fastened t. the tongue or pole OF
the vehicle, and this arch keeps the
horses from spreading out too much, by
combining them about midway between
the ears and withers. This arch is often
0rnamnnted with bells or ribbons to suit
the taste and fancy of Russian sports.
1T is very common, too, for the Russian
to fasten to the bit OF each horse a little
bag filed with drugs to animate thb dni=
mails and make them champ the bits and
froth at the mouth, of course in such a
quantity and proportion as will not prove
very deleterious to the health of the
animals, but to accomplish the desired
result.
Is it not probable that this strain of
horses could be bred in this country, at
least in our Northern States. l say
Northern States because of Russia being
a cold climate, and to acclimate them for
breeding purposes Would be one of tho
first objects to be kept in view, and
would it not add another branch of in
dustry and profit to the American
farmer? There is no question that the
young twins would command a ready
market among our horse fancicrs here as
we'll as in Russia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
Diehl Wheat,

This variety of wheat was in it's day
very popular. 1t Is n white wheat, with
rather short, stiff STRAW, d square head
and plump berry. Like most white
wheats it is not considered quite as hardy
as the larger-strawcd red varieties. 1t
is a very starchy wheat, and it had tho
misfortune to be introduced Just at the
time when improved Touring processes
made the millcrs all anxious to get
longer red whcats that contained a larger
proportion of gluten. 1t is now found
that a mixture OF red and white wheat
makes more and better flour than either
alone 1t is not likely that Diehl except
for seed will ever sell so much higher
than other wheat, as it used to do: but
it may be probably own on land natur-
hlly well drained and rich. Onsuch land
Its stiff straw and large, square heads
make a fine appearance at harvest time.
When Dichl wheat was first introduced
some farmers grew %forty-two bushels per
acre, the variety outyielding under fav-
orable% conditions any other in the same
ncighborhood. 1t is especially adapted
to very rich land, as its straw seldom
lodges or rustS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
Exercise for Idle Teams,

On q farm 1t viii often happen that at
some seasons there will not be constant
work for all the horses usually employed.
For various reasons II Is the habit III
such farmers to devote all the work on
one or two teams, and let the others
stand idle in the stable OR take a run at
grass in the pasture. But it is better,
even for these idle horses, to do work
enough to keep their muscles firm, and
prevent the CALLING of shoulders which
comes from allowing too long n seasot1 OF
idlenoss. These idle horses are ant to
be poorly fed, from a notion that grain
is no longer needed. When constant
work is not required, not so much grain
should be fed, but a couple of quarts of
oats at morning and night will keep the
horse in good condition, and he should
be nude to earn 1t. Mares with foal
should especially have exercise, not to be
overworked in any way, but enough to
impress upon the fetus hat the dam is
bearing an adaptnbility to do what is ex-
pected from it when it develops into q
horse.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
Fuel Famine Ayerted.

The fuel famine that seemed imminent
at Huron has been avcrted by the arrival
of several carloads of coal. Dealers say
shipments will continue till all the sheds
at stations on the various lines of rail-
roads are filled with coal. A scarcity of
cars are interfered with shipments, and
the reported discovery Of immense beds
of soft coal west of the Missouri river
had a discouraging effect upon the Iowa
and Illinois dealers, and they rcfrained
from making heavy shipments to this
part Of the west. Since these reports
have proven untrue, dealers are prepar-
ing to send immense quantities of soft
coal to this locality, and within a few
days the supply will be sufficient to meet
the demands.