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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16

Probably Gilbert and Sulliyan's Condo
liers' comes nearest 10 tcing the operatic
success Of the season, and yet no very enthu-
siastic praise Of the "Gondoiiers' has been
heard outside Of London.
But notwithstanding all these facts the
American public has no cause to complain.
II there has lsSn nothing sublime there has
been plenty If sterling quality. Two operas
were recently produced In New York which
may he safely mentioned in this latter class,
ami which will undoubtedly continue in the
favor Of the public for n reasonably long
time. These are The Grand Duchess and
THE Kings Fool"
"The Kings Fool is laid in sunny Spain,
during the reign If King Philip, the usurper.
The real heir to the throne has been dressed
in girls clothesa and hidden in a school 10 save
him from his mur,lernus uncle, the tyrant
Philip, the prince himself being kept in igno-
rance Of his own royal blood.
He unwittingly gives a gold chain, which
is the only means Of identifying him, TO his
playmate, the girl Felisa. A rebellion against
the usurper occurs, and the people seize both
Felisa and the prince. The possession by the
former Of the gold chain makes them suppose
that Felisa is the prince, and they prepare 10
put julius, the real heir, to death. Felisa,
who loves him, assumes the royal power con-
terred on her by mistake, orders his release,
and at last his real sex and right TO the
throne are acknowledged. The finale of the
opera is the marriage of Julius and Felisa
and the return OF the former to the throne.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
OBSERvA TONS ON WHIST.
showing the Great Importance Of Atten-
ton to the Fall Of the Cards.

tion to the Fall Of the Cards.
ID Is oitentinie, very difficult TO determine
when IL j. iast Ia lead trumps from a suit OF
four. When one has our good trumps il Is
great temptation 10 lead them, even II you
have not good plain suits, for you reason that
II you are weak in plain suits your parther
may be strong in them.
In the following game this Is DIS reasoning.
He would not have succeeded in ~exhausting
the trumps in his opponents hands II he had
not paid strict attention b the fall Of the
cards, as will be seen. The hands are as fol-
lows;
A-lO. Z, 3 hearts, X, q, KIN, Q, s. 8 dia-
monds, q, 10, . clubs, 3 spades
Blk, S hearts, 5, 9 diamonds, 2, 4, 8, 2
clubs, q, 10, 5, q, 4 spades.
CA, q, ., d, 4 hearts, q, 10 diamonds, a.
clubs, a, X, kn, 3 spades.
D-Kn, 5, = hearts, Z. 4, 2 diamonds, q, L,
KIN, s clubs, y, Z, 2 spades.
q clubs turned up by A.
Round &c s, B4s, D7s,ASa
ID, although he has but four trumps, signals
his partner for them, because he knows from
Cs lead that he has one good suit. and he O
has strong trump cards.
Round &C s, B IS, PES, Acc.
ID completes his signal, and A makes one Of
his trumpS
Round ga K d, c d, B5d, D2d.
Round 4-C6c, &c, ID C, A loo.
now responds to his partners call.
Round Sd C, A q C, sc, BSc.
Dis fine play here Of the ace Of clubs de-
serves attention. IL shows how WORTHLESS
book play Is for certain hands. II d had
49,, ,.rt,f .iaKar Ia uranlt ha.A
played the ), because that Is what the
book teaches. but ID has watched the fall
Of the cards aud knows that A can
have but one trump left, and thsd, II any,
must be the q. How, Well, In the second
round A trumped with his iieJnust have
played his lowest, consequently he had no
clubs ia his hand below the .. In the fourth
round A played his 10 Now d has the a, K
and KIN, consequently il A has a trump left IL
must be the q. OF course he may not nave
any trump left and the q may lie in BIS
hand. but the chances are against this, as b,
with the q, must have held five originally,
and there has been no evidence Of this. II B
hold the Q, d knows the game is lost anyway,
but he takes this chance.
Round CD C, A 3 d, c 10 d, BAG.
Round I'd kn C, A 3 b, Cab, VIC.
Round SD KIN b. A Z b, G 9 b, B K b.
It may be asked why ID does not return his
partners original lead at this point. Simply
because he knows that c does not hold the
as; otherwise ID would originally have led
differently. He knows that G must be weak
in diamonds. and his only recourse is to play
hearts. Cpasses DIS KIN, and it unfortunately
happens for c and ID that the k lies TO the
left Of G: otherwise they would have made Q
better game. But there is always some risk
In inessing.
Round y-B q $, ID 9s, A 10 b, C5A
Round lob Cd, Dad, A KIN d, C9h.
Round LA d, b, sh, Did.
Round IA I'd, c KIN S, b SIS, D2h.
Round ia Sd, Ca h, b los, Dish.
A and b make I. Tom LANSING.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
OPERATIC TREATS.
Two Old Favorites Appear in
New Clothes in New York.
MuLLER'S "THE KINGS FOOL"

A Pair Of Coming Celebrities Who Sing
the Leading Iioles-A New Version Of
'The Grand Dnchess"-Fine Scenery and
Elegant Costumes-Gossip Of the Season.
The season, So far, has failed to bring out
anything startling in the way Of operate
successes; neither has there been more than
the usual number Of failures. BY the way,
1t would surprise the average person to know
how small IA proportion Of the plays and
operas written are ever put on the stage. In
1855 copyright papers were taken out in the
United States for more than 1000 PLAYS,
operas and opereitas. Only los Of these were
ever put on the stage, and Of the 1903 only 81
attained even n modest measure Of success
In 1889, ~ pieces were copyrighted, of which
but 62 were staged. Eighteen were success
full to a greater or less extent.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16

ASSAULT AT ARMS IN THE KINGS COL
The production Of THE Kings Fooln gains
added interest from the fact that it promises
to bring into prominence two hitherto little
known singers who show decided ability.
These are Miss Helen Bertram, prima donna,
and Miss Della Fox, soUbrette. Miss Bertram
made her bow 10 a New York public last
summer in the opera Glover" and made
such a hit that the manager Of 'Clover"
offered her pr sem manager with whom she
had already agreed to sing during the winter
a bonus Of S15 a week for her services during
the whole season. Miss Bertram is n native
OF Paris, HIS, au1 is the daughter Of a well
known merchant Of that city. She was given
a first class musical education by her parents,
and sang for the first time on the stage with
the Emma Abbott Opera company. She is
the wife Of signor Tomasso, formerly con
ductor Of the Boston Ideals.
Miss Della Fox is from St. Louis, and went
on the stage for the iirst time when she was
only . years old. She has earned the reputa-
ton Of being q clever soubrette, and her
work in the Kings Fool" shows that she de-
serves It.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16

Trom an instantaneous photograph
- fest and will also occupy less time In get
Ting over than the novice. 10 Is most inter
Gktng ~ watch The different styles shown In
taking the hurdles, and, like other athletic
events, two men can hardly bs found who run
~ race and take the hurdles In q similar way.
The frst illustration shows a athlete rising
- taks Q hurdle. It will b noticed that his
IA knss Is bent and that be 10 clearing the
,'afck knee first. This b dons % that be oan
ut clossr b the stick, for II be went over
'Wtth hts leading leg straight, which wouh
.tate bis foot being In advance Of hs
!mss, be would have 10 start Q Correspond
|hgiy greater distances away, which, Of courss,
mean a longer Jump, requiring msrv
llrcs end firing him quidksr. He hes jumped
bsu hi right leg and b trailing IL bsAinA
ID = nn excellent illuserstton Of the propss
(Wsg 70 riss scientifically fcr hurdling. ed n
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
HURDLE RACING.
Malcolm Ford Writes of the
Fine Points of the Game.
RECORDS AND now TO MAKE THEM

Hints Concerning the Proper Position of
the Legs and Body Ina jumping Rules
for the Novice to Foliow-wlD the Cham
pions Are and What They Have Done.
Hurdle racing is one Of the last games
which most athletes think of trying their hand
at In their endeavor to find one which they
are suited to. II is generally conceded by
habitues OF athletic fields that the main cause
for this is because the hurdles or obstacles
which play an important part in the game
are always found al one side Of the track, and
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
Thought He Was suspectsd.

inspector Of Emigrants ito Italian Just
lAndsd-Here, sir, have you taken q BATH
italian tremblino-My beavensl 10 one
ni1iugi-Chattar.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
ANIMALS ON THE STAGE.


ors in theatrical productions is anything but
a novelty. yet somehow it generally proves
20 be a card Dozens OF dramas depend,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16

FRED soLoMoNS AS GEy. BoUM AND FANNY
RICE AS WANDA IN THE GRAND Duchess
"The Grand Duchess is already familiar
to most lovers Of light opera; but the present
version of Ofenbach's delightful piece differs
In many respects from those before produced.
The treatment and arrangement OF the text
and music differ materially from the French
score (which has previously been rigidly ad-
hered 70 in America; all the music Of the
original German version as Il was first pro-
ducsd In Vienna under the personal supsr-
vision Of Ofenbach 10 retained, and q decided
departure from custom Ia made In the ALSO
lute omision OF topical songs.
The frst act Is laid In . snow mantled mill
tary camp. Lillian Russell sings the leading
ros-that Of the grand duchess-and makes
her frst entry In a great Russian slsdge. The
scenery Of the second act Is particularly
dainty and pretty-a whits and amber salon.
The hut scene Of the third and last act 10 Q
duplicate Of the scene In the first art, painted
with summer instead Of winter eYects. De-
ltghtful little Fanny Rice 10 Wanda; Imr
k11s Urquhart, the statussque, Appears e
In and fred Solomons 10 more than funny
- Gen. Boum.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
CHESS AND CHECKERS.

Chess problem No. Sc.
Black.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
THE CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER.


Louis Rubenstein, now champion figure
skater If the world, was born in Montreal
Sept. %, 1854. lie made his first appearance
in 1879, when he won the championship OF
Montreal az figure skating. In iss2 Mt Mon
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22

MINNEAPOLIS-Receipts of wheat for the
last "a hours were 20 cars and shipments were
SO cars. The inspection showed SO cars new
wheat that came In. An early break in the
general markets and lower prices for futures
were unfavorable for sales of cash stuff. Local
millers were buying some old wheat, but the
new wheat went slowly at lower figures. Closing
uuotatloHs: No. 1hard, August, 81 10; on track,
81 l201 13; No. l Northern, August, 81 0214 Sep
tember, 81 0lsz; December, 81 04ll; on track,
81 06QI 0s: No. Northern, August, 81 90; on
track, 81 O0@l %.
clNCINNATl-Flour steady. Wheat easier;
No. red, 81 000l o. Corn easier; No. mixed,
531l@54c. Oats generally weaker; No. mixed.
3sG3ec Rye firm; No. 2, 7l@72c Pork nomi-
nal at Sl1 IS Lard frm at IS 95. Bulkmeats
and bacon steady. Whisky hrm. Butter Arm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
MONETARY SITUATION.
Plenty Of Capital 20 Take Care Of the Lesiti-
maie Interests.

muIc lnteFPbtbe
One days report of the condition Of the local
money market resembles that of another as pea
does pea. This is good feature. showing con-
hdence and stability for If there were any
weak spots they would reach the surface. Inis
is a case of no news being good news.
A bank officer remarked: Money is perhaps
working little closer than week or ten Gays
ago. This makes us more conservative. Wmie
we are well supplied with funds we think II Is
unsafe to spread out until something Is done 70
remove the pressure"
The demand for discounts keeps well up LOT
the season, that of yesterday being on npeIai
basis. with plenty of funus to meet it, and con-
siderable to spare. Rates were unchanged.
The flow Of money was in favor of the banks
depositing being of greater volume than check
ing.
Some of the speculative centers are rather
hard up, but interior points are easy, showing
that legitimate interests are not SUFFERING EA-
changes were s2,273.S29 As. and balances, 1885,
253 So
Henry Clews says: The holders of the per
cent bonds who will not accept the liberal oner
of Secretary Window are strikers They only
hold out for the last three months interest,";
which If they should finally obtain they woulo
get at severe cost. There are two dlstlnct
objects to be gained by the surrender OF the "A
per cent bonds. the principal one being to ald
In giving relief TO the money market, Wnlcn
can only come speedily at the present time Dy
the holders of the ~ per cent bonds accepting
the Secretary's offer, and thereby let the
money out of the Treasury SO that it can get in
the banks and through them distributed into
business channels, where it is SO greatly
needed.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
tight, ranging from to l68 per cent last loan 9,
closed offered at 5. Prime mercantile paper
51aQI Sterling exchange quiet and weak at
"a S21a for 60-day bills and 81 Sc for demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
HIGH PRICES ABROAD
Having a Very Marked Effect Upon
Sales in the United States.
AMERICAN IRON MARKET QUIET.
PittSburg Buyers Bidding Up on Old Rails
in New York.
THE SOUTH PURCHASING STEEL RAILS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1srArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, August 21.-The Iron Age,
in its issue of to-day, quotes the American
metal market as follows: A marked feature
during the past week has been the rising
tendency of the foreign markets. Importers
here lost some pending sales through the
upward movement, and in some lines can
sell only subject to confirmation from the
other side.
American Iron-The market is quiet,
some sales-agents reporting it very dull,
while others claim to be receiving fair run
of small orders Southern furnaces, outside of
the Birmingham district, are weaker. Prices
remain unchanged at $l1@l6 for No. i, and
SIG GOALS so for No. foundry, good Northern
brands. while Southern irons are selling at
sI7 O06l7 Is for No. l. SIG 006l6 Is for No. q
and SIS O0Ql5 Is for No. 3.
BIDS FROM PITTsBURG.
Old Rails-Aside from the sale of small lot
at S24 25, no transactions are reported. 1t is
claimed that Pittsburg consumers have bid an
equivalent of S24 50 here. The majority of
holdings are asking SIS The price abroad has
advanced to parity of SIS IS. Old steel rails
have sold at s2L
Fastenings There has been more stiffening
turn to the idea of forming another association
in spite of the fact that their experience in the
past has not been very favorable to such
schemes. Angles are now held at LsO9l-9Oc
delivered
Steel Rails-The only transaction of any con-
sequence closed bv Eastern mills has been the
sale of lot of 1000 tons for Southern delivery.
Negotiations are pending for few blocks Of
moderate size for the same section of the
country, otherwise the market is very quiet
Selling agents and rail mill managers generally
talk in an encouraging manner. but the fact re-
mains that for suitable delivery more than one
mill would quietly make earnest efforts to Sc
cure the business, The market is easier, quo
tstiOns for fall delivery being $50 5OG3l co.
LOSING THEIR INTEREST.
Nothing of any consequence was done at the
Long Branch meeting OF the rail manufactur-
ers whose interest in the ASSOCIATION has now
become very small indeed The reports of the
Board of Control show sales up to August l of
l273l44 tons out of an allotment of l,600000
tons, of which the shipments are Se6,74O ions.
This indicates that the allotment will not be
reached this wear, but it does not apparently
guide mills in their sales.
Spiegeleisen and Ferro-Manganese-A Pitts
burg rail mill has bought 2,0OO tons of 20 per
cent German spiegel at $50. ex-ship, Baltimore.
The market is quiet but tits doubtful whether
the same price can be made again because an
advancing tendency has developed abroad both
Q72 20. English spiegel is held at S3l 5OdS2 OO,
while German NAV be quoted at $50 50G3l co.
Steel BllletS-Thare are rumors that large
block OF billets has been purchased abroad for
American account We hear of no other
transactions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22

gave promise of some favorable action to be
taken by the Treasury to relieve the stringenoy
lnthe money market and large sales of ster-
ling exchange bills were made and the proceeds
applied to the street, which gave for the time
being immediate relief, and rates for money
came down from their high altitude to per
cent An easier feeling was at once developed,
oregon TranscoDtinental rose lH, Sugar IA
Lackawanna per cent, and others fractional
amounts. This shows conclusiyeiy that any re-
ilef to the prevailing stringencv would cause
an advance all along the line. The close after
tnat rally was firm, butsin most cases at close
10 the lowest prices of the day. The fnal
changes show material losses throughout the
entire entire list, and Sugar is down 81, Big Four s Ss
each s1s, Reading and Oregon Trans
continental each 2ss. New England 2N,
LAKE Shore 21s, Lackawanna and Northern Pa
elfic preferred each 2 Burlington and Canada
Southern each ~, Louisville and Nashville,
Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific each IL,
Wabash preferred 1ss. Lead trust, Western
Union, Atchison and Northwestern each N,
st. Paul, Denver and Rio Grande preferred l
per cent each. and others small amounts.
Railroad bonds felt the same influences that
affected stocks, although to less degree, and
while the market was heavy and more active
the losses were generally for very moderate
amounts. The business done reached SS92. 0OO.
Marquette land grants lost 81 to "a and others
generally small amounts.
Government bonds have been quiet and
steady. State bonds have been dull and fea-
tureless.
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
WHITNEY 4 STEPHENSON, old Pittsburg MEM
bers of New York stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
The Long. Looked-For Rise Begins at Las
20 Appear.

The Long Looked. For Rise Begins at Last
20 Appear.
The rise which was looked for during the
past few days turned up yesterday. The Mo-
nongahela rose from S feet II inches on Wednes-
day night to feet inches and the continued
rains will likely swell it few more feet
Rains on the Allegheny have been
more general, and the Ohio showed the
effects of the freshet, the river below
Davis Island Dam rising 10 inches in "a hours
from feet inches to 8 feet 6. This stage is
high enough for the running OF light boats
and it is expected that several will come in be-
fore it recedes. Some rivermen thought that
the rivers would get high enough to allow
them to make coal shipments. They are
counting upon barge water within the next
few days and if their hopes are not realized
on this rise they will likely wait another month
before there is sufficient water. AT P. M. the
indications pointed to higher water, reports at
a late hour from head waters showing heavy
rains and rising rivers.
Matters wore an air of expectancy about the
wharfboat yesterday. Crews were making the
necessary arrangements to 60 out in the event
of rise. Packet business was fairly good.
Heavy shipments of oil we'll supplies went up
to the Morgantown district. Arrived-Adam
Jacobs, James g. Blaine and Elizabeth. De-
parted-James g. Blaine, Adam Jacobs and
Elizabeth. Leaving to-day-9:3O A. M. for
Brownsville and intermediate landings; P. M.
for Brownsville and Morgantown, James G..
Blaine; Elizabeth, for Geneva and Elizabeth
town.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
A DEM0RALIZED MARKET.
The High Rate for Money Has Its Effect
A Great Falling Off-A Rally and


Great Falling Of-A Rally and
Close With Close Figures.
NEW YORK, August 2l.-The stock market
to-day has been decidedly active and very
weak, resulting in material losses in everything
traded in. The bears, aided by labor troubles
and tight money, have at last succeeded in
forcing liquidation of long accounts, and
stocks to-day were thrown over at lively rate
Money was a most important factor in bringing
about this result, and it loaned at the highest
figures known in years, probably since the May
panic of 1884, and large premium was exacted
for its use over the day. At the same time the
more threatening aspect of the labor situation
on the Vanderbilt railroads was the means of
freezing holders out and the selling became
general Immediately after the opening
The high rates for money also had their
effect upon the price of silver certificates. and
they again fell off about per cent, because of
the cost of carrying. The news that the Bank
of England had reduced its tate of discount
from to per cent was completely ignored
though if it had come last week it would In ali
probability have been the cause of a material
advance in prices for stocks. As it was. how
ever, the market even at the opening was COM
pleteIy demOrallzed, owing to the high rates for
money, which opened at % per cent. and rap
idly rose until u per cent per diem, and legal
interest was eXacted for its use. The strikes
did not to-day play a very important part as
operators feel that their influence has been
pretty nearly discounted, diGnOugn ltlS accepted
in the street that The difficulty will involve
the whole Vanderbilt sysLem and possibly
few other roads. The roads concerned. how
ever, are felt to be strong and able to make a
long fight while the opinion of the street is
that the question involved is one upon which
the roads cannot afford to give in It is argued
that, while the number Of men EMPLOYED by
the roads on which there is trouble is 100000.
the number of persons holding the securities
of those roads is 1900, 600, and that the latter
and not the companies are the real owners of
the properties.
The selling in the forenoon was very large,
and for both sides of the account. London
was both a seller and buyer and its influence
in that way was not of special importance. The
liquidation, aided by the hammering of the
bears, soon uncovered stop orders, and the
downward movement was accelerated even after
the bulk OF the business OF the day had been
done, and the losses in the active stocks ran up
to large figures and at the lowest points. which
were reached toward 2P. NJ. Sugar Refaeries
showed decline of 5 per cent. Big -Four 4ss.
Rock Island 4, Oregon Transcontinental re-
ceipts 81, Lackawanna 8, Lake Shore Sss and
others from to per cent. At this juncture
dispatch was received from washington which