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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
The Heptasophs.

Nearly all the city conclaves are initiating
members at every meeting.
The special call will be made June 15-to
be paid on or before July 15.
Philadelphia and Camden courts are hot
after the "short termers." Many of their
officers are now under bond for trial.
The new supreme representatives will be
officially announced soon. The conclaves
are now being districted for that purpose.
The Supreme Archon is arranging for q
correspondent in every city where the order
is established to prepare notes for the press.
1t is reported Friendship No. 8 will tender
a reception soon to some of its members.
The affair is being engineered as sort of a
surprise.
Supreme Provost M. G. Cohen will visit
GreensbuTg Conclave Monday evening. E.
S. Griffin is now recruiting the ranks Of this
oonclave.
Mount Pleasant Conclave holds an enter
tainment May 25, in the Opera House at
this city will be present.
1t appears some of the Supreme Repre-
sentatives got their notes mixed in New
York. One at least reported to his conclave
of certain measures being adopted, which
in fact never got further than reference to a
committee.
j. Z. Morehead Conclave has issued chal-
lenge to McKeesport Conclave for contest,
to begun June and end December 81. Each
of these conclaves has applied to be made
q separate district. This implies consider
able increase in both.
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evening, and reports bright prospects at

evening, and reports bright prospects at
that place.
Success Lodge No. l02 initiated seven new
members at it last meeting.
Deputy Philsack has his coat off for ALE
mania, having presented ten new members
this month.
Union Lodge No. gave another charming
musicale and lunch at its handsome parlors
Tuesday evening. One new member was re-
ceived.
The German lodges are all on the move.
Freundschauft and Eintracht received three
new members each, and held others for ex-
animation, last week.
The Beneficial Fraternal Congress will
meet in special session at the Grand Central
Hotel, New York, May 19. Supreme Secretary
Beatty will be in attendance.
Sharpsburg Lodge No. 75 received an addi-
tion of eight new members. Charter Lodge
initiated II out of Is applicants, and Rock
dale No. IS received seven accessions during
the week.
Brother DR.. westerhold, assisted by su-
preme Treasurer Godfrey, organized an ex-
cellent lodge at Dennison, o., Tuesday:
Thirty charter members were initiated and
officers installed.
Oakland Lodge No. 112 held an open meet
ing and reception on Friday evening. Vice
President McMillen was in attendance. An
interesting programme was presented and
highly enjoyed by the select audience.
its second anniversary May Sin royal man.
ner. The Committee on Entertainment is to
be congratulated on the success of the affair.
Speeches, music and recitations were the
leading features of the evening, followed by
an excellent lunch in charge of the ladies.
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BROKERS--FINANCIAL.

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE WEST
i INGHOUsE Electric and Manufacturing
Company:
Stockholders desiring to participate in the
pending reorganization should promptly
send to the Mercantile Trust Company, n0
Broadway, New York, their stock duly as
signed upon the back of each certificate to
the Mercantile Trust Company as trustee,
and accompanied by the following letter:
To the Mercantile Trust Company;
In response to the circular of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing Company
to its stockholders, dated MaY7, 1891, we
herewith certificates for or representing
blank shares of stock in said company, for
which please send US negotiable certificates
Of deposits. Yours, etc.
The Trust Company will issue negotiable
certificates of deposit for all stock deposited
with it. While stockholders become par
ties to the reorganization agreement by SIM
ply depositing their stock with the Trust
Company as above directed, they may exc
cute one of the original agreements either
at the office Of August Belmont Il Co., 20
Broadway, New York; the Office of Lee, Hig-
ginson & Co., "A State street, Boston, Mass,
or at the office of the company at Pittsburg,
at all Of which places and at the eompany's
New York Office, 120 Broadway, copies of the
circular to the stockholders and Of the res0-
lutions Of the board Of directors containing
the plan of reorganization, and full informa-
tion regarding the company and its reorgan-
ization can be obtained.
AUGUST BELMONT,
CHARLES FAIRCHILD,
BRAYTON IVES,
Reorganization Committee.
NEW YoBK, May II, 1891. myl3-4O
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i, O. G.. T.

Reports from all over the State are very
encouraging.
Grand Chief Templar Harry White, OF
Ohio, has been lecturing in Steubenvills.
The District Lodge Committee will be at
the different railroad stations to receive the
delegates next Saturday morning.
West Manchester Lodge initiated one more
last Saturday evening, and the lodge prom
ises to become one of the largest in the State.
j. W. Moreland Lodge initiated four per-
sons last meeting night. There were present
visitors from Lawrence, Bessemer and
Willow Grove lodges.
The Districs Lodge COMMITTEES, of West
Manchester, is still hustling, and the Dis
trict Lodge next Saturday, the 23d, promises
to be very successful one in all respects.
Mingo Lodge of Steubenville, Ohio, in.
stalled the following officers last Tuesday
evening: Past Chief Templar, j. Ii. Getchef;
Chief Templar, William Cooper; Vice Temp
lar, Mrs. S. P. Blaney; Secretary, Charles
Maclish; Assistant Secretary, Mary Massey;
Treasurer, Mrs. Kline; Financial Secretary,
r. McFeeley; Chaplain, Mrs Turner; Mar.
shal, George Hurley; Assistant Marshal
lucia Gordon; Guard, Cora Winesburg: Sen Sen,
tinel, S. P. Blaney; Lodge Deputy, H B. jeff !;
superintendent OF Juvenile Temple, Mrs
Heigh. After the installation a social was
held and all enjoyed themselves.
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Open High Low Clos
ARTICLES, ing. est. est. Ing.


Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull and unchanged. No. . spring
wheat 81 o6@f Oe1s; No. 8 spring wheat,
9sc@$1 oil; No. 2 red, 81 O6@I 0s; No.
. corn, 6oLc; No. oats, 5lTc: No,
Q white, 51s4@5211ac; No. 8 white, 5055@5l1sc;
No. rye, 9l992c; No. barley nominal;
No. 8, f. o. b., 6SG75: No. A, f. o. b., zoe: No /
f1axseed, 81 Is; prime timothy seed, 81 2s0I 80;
mess pork, per barrel, s11 121S@I1 Is; lard per
100 pounds So 1896 3715; short ribs sides Qoose),
s. S5@5 80; dry salted shoulders (boxedl,
$5 1095 20; short clear sides (boxed) Sc 3O6
6 40; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 81 IL; sugars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day, the but
ter market was unchanged. Eggs, 4@141%c.
NEW YORK = Flour quiet closing easy;
low extras. IS 90@4 so; winter wheat, low
grades, So 1904 90; fair to fancy, 81 6o65 40;
patents, 81 SO@5 so; Minnesota, clear, 81 5O@
Is; straights, a 65@5 so: do patents. SIS 100
6 Is; rye mixtures, "a 6005 10. Cornmeal
dull; yellow, Western, $3 4694 co. Wheat
Spot market dull and weaker; No.
2 red, 81 16 in store, 81 l6A@1 II
red, 81 l0514@1 1915 No. 1 Northern, to
arrive, 81 I5N@1 16: No. hard, to arrive.
81 lslS@1f 10; No. 2 Milwaukee, 81 i0%; options
opened H@ssc higher on PoorEnglisI weather
reports, declined 19s@l15c on good Western
crop news, rallying and closing firm ON ex-
port demand at 1890 below yesterday, No.
2 red, May, closing at 81 l5; June closing at
81 13; July, 81 10; August, 81 05l0l 065z, clos
ing at 81 053z: September. 81 01z@l 05sz. clos
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B, P. O, EIks.

Brother W. G. Lee, of Pittsburg Lodge,
makes one of the best secretaries in the
State.
DR.. J. P. McCord. of Pittsburg Lodge, has
returned from the South looking the picture
of health.
Baltimore Lodge passed through Pittsburg
Saturday morning, with two Pullman palace
cars, to Louisville.
Pittsburg Lodge No. IL chartered two Pull
man sleeping cars for the $50 P. M. train last
night, and they are all filled.
Brother John Wamser is in Chicago, and
will go with Chicago Lodge No. to Louis
vile. That lodge will go 200 strong.
Past Exalted Ruler Wayne Kratzer, Of
Philadelphia No. Q, is staying over and will
go with the Pittsburg boys to Louisville.
The following brothers of Pittsburg Lodge
will attend the Louisville reunion going via
the Panhandle: Wallace H. Cready, DR.. j.
P. McCord, Levy DeWolf, R. CHASER, George
Reineman and Joe Stophlett. They will be
reinforced by members of McKeesport
Lodge.
The following officers were elected by Nc
Keesport Lodge No. 136: Exalted Ruler, The
odore Tounde; e. L. KS, E. E. Dearborn,
Harry s. Hodge and Henry Reiber; Secretary,
George j. f. Falkenstein; Treasurer, F. L.
Rhodes; Tyler, Charles Price; 1. G., John C.
Little; Chaplain, John Oliver; Esquire, Will
lam Price; Trustees, F. J. Chester, Charles s.
Neel and George D. Bossart.
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General Lodge Notes,

Venus Castle No. 291, L. G. E., meets every
Tuesday evening at No. 81 Fourth avenue,
city.
Next Friday evening Pittsburg Lodge No,
S36 will confer the third degree on four can.
didates. Avery interesting meeting is ex.
pected, to talk over the grand reunion and
| picnic, to be held some time in August.
Keystone Assembly No. 8, Pythian Sister
hood, will hold an open meeting tomorrow
(Monday) evening at Metropolitan Hall, cor.
ner Forty-third and Butler streets, All
brother knights are invited to attend.
Next Tuesday evening Pittsburg Encamp-
ment No. viii confer the G. r. degree A
degree staff is about to be formed, which will
make the meetings more interesting All
/ Patriarchs are respectfully invited to at
tend.
Last Monday evening Manchester Lodge
No. 403 conferred the third degree on two
initiatory degree will be conferred on two
candidates. All members of the order are
cordially invited to attend.
Union Lodge No. SO, A. wv. is still add
ing to its membership. New applications are
being received almost every week. This
lodge will devote its spare time for the next
six meeting nights to discussions of the OBJ
jects OF the order, taking up one object each
evening.
Union Lodge NO: s6, A. o. U. W., made
quite stir last Friday night among it's
members by the discussion on the first OBJ
ject of the order, as found in the constitution
and general laws. Friday evening, May 27,
Rev. Mr.: Foster, pastor of the Eighteenth
Street M. L. Church, will address the lodge,
at which time object No. 2 will be consid-
cred. Invitations have been extended to
sister lodges to be present.
Canton Allegheny is getting down to busi-
ness. At its meeting last Tuesday night it
added another recruit to its ranks. 1t is
highly elated over its new wardrobe, as here
after members can leave uniforms in the nall
instead of carrying them with them. The
boys are getting the drill down pretty well,
and with little more practice they will be
ready to toe the mark, as some of them al
ready march with the precision of old SOL
diers. The meeting May 26 will be devoted
exclusively TO drill.
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Closing Bond Ouotat;ons.
Bank Clearings,

NEW YoRK-Clearings, 1926, ,9S7, ,4O6: balances
s5,33l,792 For the week-C -Crearings, $722, 5O, ,4Ss
balances $32, ,566, ,266.
Boston = Clearings. SIG, ,2s2, 1856 balances,
50, ,195, l9l. Money per cent. Exchange on
New York, 1211 to II cents discount. For the
week-Clearings, $94, ,3S2, ,572; balances, $lO.-
27S55l For the corresponding week last
year-Clearings, 25,696,6sO; balances, $12,-
g., ,452.
Clearings, s12, ,s32, ,941; bal
ances, 81, $40 0O62. For the week ended to-day
the clearings were $685. 30O 1885, balances, $9;;3345
S97. Money 4@41z per cent.
BkLrIMoRE- -Clearings, $2,e2S,sO4; balances,
$2s2, ,052 Money, 6 per cent.
ST. LOUIS - Clearfngs, 1885,, ,S56: balances,
$3l6, I78. Money 7@S per cent. Exchange on
New York soc premium.
CHICAGO Clearings were $14634, ,00O New
York exchange was SOC premium.
CINOINNATI-Money 5@6 per cent. New
York Exchange 70@75c premium Clearings
$2,S35,s50 For the week, $l3, 292 400 For cor.
responding week last year, $l2, $780, 45O.
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Movements In Realty.

Black & Baird sold for Mellon Bros. fine
residence and large lot, corner of Rippey and
st. Clair streets. for $11,OO0
Allies & Bailey sold for W. Mckee Lorenz
IL acres of land, divided in lots, on Char
tiers avenue, Fredrick street, Lorenz ave.
nue. and Catherine street, in CHARTERS town.
ship,adjoining the city line at the West End,
for $10 $50 cash.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold for James H.
Pershing lot No. II and part of No. IL in
Lloyd Circle, Fourteenth ward, fronting 60
feet on Dithridge street by $50 feet, for 81, ,5O0
John K. Ewing 4 CO; sold for George B,
corner of Ohio and James street, Allegheny,
for price approximating s. 800.
Liggett Bros. sold for F. P. Bell to Mrs,
Josephine Mcmillan, lots Nos. A and As in
Fahnestock place plan at Homewood, for
s., $50: also sold to Stewart Clark lot No. 81 in
the same plan for 81 200. The purchasers in
tend building on these lots soon
Black & Baird sold to W. c. Stillwagon,
ESQ.,, for E. L. Porter, O lot on the south side
of Craft avenueand corner of Niagara street,
Oakland, 471SXl00 feet, for $4,000. Mr.. Still.
Wagon will improve the property at once by
the erection of handsome dwelling
A 2. Byers & Co. sold for G. E. Thomas to
william Gold, lot No. 9s in the Northside
Land Association plan, In the borough Of
West Bellevue, PittSburg, Ft. Wayne and
Chicago Railway, for $3.50 cash.
NJ. F. Nipple & Co. sold for T. W. McCune,
for SO 600, to q downtown business man, q lot
20xl0O feet, with large two-story frame
store building, situated on the north side of
Frankstown avenue, near Station street,
Twenty-frst ward.
Howard Brown sold to J. H. Mendenhall
and ]. Z. Hill lots Nos. sos and 506 Villa Park,
Brushton, together fronting s0feet on Black
adore avenue by l50 to 20-foot alley, for
$535.
Black & Baird sold 15 Ellwood lots yester-
day, seven of which were for cash.
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Select Knights of America,

Brother II. Bergman, of Omega Castle, il
the head kicker, but he wants things right.
Omega had very lively meeting last Mon
day evening with several propositions anG
ten nltlatlOnS.
The Grand Legion's Finance Committee L
now in working order again, two new an
pointments having been made lately to I'll
vacancies.
Industry Lodge, No. 25, of Allegheny City
has committee appointed for monthly en-
tertainments, the first of which will be given
next month.
Past Grand Master Workman John H
MOwen, of Brooklyn, n. Y, who was a long
resident Of Allegheny City, paid flying visit
to his friends recently.
L. E. Stilz Commandery will have drill at
its aTmory No. % Federal street, Allegheny,
tomorrow evening. The eomniandery has
several propositions and good meetings
z. G. c. Shaner and Grand Treasurer Todd
have been visiting Allegheny City quite
oIt=n Of late, particularly on Sundays. The
Colonel would like to know what the attnc.
tioh can be over there.
The many friends of Mt Washington
Lodge, No. ll3, and Grandview Lodge No
2ls, which are situated close to each other on
the hill, are looking forward TO one of. their
enjoyable moonlight excursions
Deputy Grand Master Workman Samuel I.
Osmond, who was until lately an organizer
Tor TINS jurisdiction, has accepted a similar
position for the order in Ohio so rumor has
1t. May success crown his efforts.
All reports to the contrary, the missing
member Charles II. Hannah, has NOT beeT
out of town lately, but has been unable To re-
port to Colonel Lewis. He can explain sat
lstactorlly to those who are anxious to know.
Comrade Joseph B. Eaton, who was a hard
hustler for Spartan Legion No. z has de.
posted lis card in Duquesne Legion No TO-
The lodge is very fortunate to secure him
as Joe is on hand when any work is to be
done.
Past Grand Commander Benton Patterson
is looking forward to the Grand Legion ses-
sion at Bradford, as it comes about his yaca-
tion time. He reports General Meade Legion
No. 10 as still on the move and doing good
work.
DOugan has been confined at his home in
Meadville with the grip, and is only now
getting around again. His friends in this To-
cality will be pleased to hear OF his con-
ValeSCence.
What has become of the contemplated
visit to Chicago? The boys would receive
royal welcome from the Illinois comrades,
as can be testified by several of the members
hereabouts. By all means have the trip,
Colonel Lewis
Welcome Lodge No. g. of Wheeling, w. Va,
paid return visit to Grandview Lodge No.
2l9, on Duquesne Heights, Saturday evening,
May g. arriving in Pittsburg rather late ow-
ing TO an accidenton the road. Their stay
was rather short, but they received cordial
welcome
Colonel c. N Lewis and staff, accompanied
by several comades from the different
legions III this vicinity, paid visit to Gen.
eral Meade Legion No. 19 Friday evening and
had very pleasant time. During the even
la lx-r,
and the good of the order was largely con-
sidered. Friday evening, May 49, the
Colonel and staff will visit Legion No 81, of
Allegheny
Order of SoIon.
Vice President McNilIen attended the first
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]. O. O. F,

P. G: Thomas Matthews, of 5s5, will be in
attendance at the session of the, Grand
Lodge, l. o. o. F., at Lancaster beginning
Tuesday next. THE DISPATCH can be Sc
cured through Mr.. Matthews. All members
or the order from this section can be sun
piled through him. The session promises tc
be an important one. A session of the Grand
Encampment will be held at Lancaster
opening Monday next. The Daughters OF
Rebekah will also hold their annual session
during the week.
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Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW YoRK, May 16.-Alice, 155; Adams Con
solidated, 40; Belcher, $50; Best and Belcher
$50 Bodie, 1l5; Chollar, 800; Crown Point, 24O
Colorado Consolidated, 100: Consolidated
California and Virginia, 1915; Deadwood t.
ll5 Eureka Consolidated, Ss5; Homestake
1000; Horn Silver, 30O Iron Silver, 100
Mexican, 4So; Ontario, $500; Ophir, 675; Saw.
age, 800; Sierra Nevada, $50; Union Con.
solidated, 800; Yellow Jacket, $50.
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HOME SECURITIES.
Demand Broadening and Most of the Lead.
ers Score Improvements-The fractions
Hold First PIace-A Careful Review
of the Operations of the Week.

Sales of local stocks on call last week ag
gregated 2, 49l shares, of which 14S9 were
Electric, against 2,729 the previous week.
Yesterdays closing prices as compared with
those Of the previous Saturday show gains
in all the Tractions, Pipeage, Monongahela
Water Company, Switch and Signal, Air
brake and Underground Cable. Philadelphia
and CHARTERS Gas, Luster and Electric lost
a fraction each. The rest of the list was
steady to firm. The. most important gains
were scored by Duquesne, Pittsburg and
Birmingham fractions and Standard Under
ground Cable, ranging from three to six
points, the latter leading the advance.
Electric maintained its position as the
center of interest, chiefly on account of the
promulgation of the reorganization scheme
and the discussion which it occasioned. 1t
was generally accepted as the best and
easiest way out of a serious difficulty. There
is no longer a doubt thatit will be ratified at
the directors meeting tomorrow, at which
Mr.. Westinghouse will be present The
common stock is being turned in faster than
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Features for the Week.

Oil trading on the Pittsburg Exchange is
practically vanished industry. Business
last week broke all previous records for
dullness. Scarcely anything was done.
Yesterday there were neither sales, bids nor
offers Outside exchanges were but little
better. The curbstone Contingent were in
despair
There were increases in runs, shipments
and charters, showing Improvement in field
quoted: New York, 7.15c; London, sgd; Ant
werp, 16Af. New York declined points,
which was the only change during the week.
Tracy Wilson 6 Co., 80 Fourth avenue,
quote: Puts, ~; calls, 691S.
GLEvEIAED = Petroleum quiet, s. W, 1ln
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e}4c; "A gasoline,sXc; So gasoline, 12c; So naph-
tina, exc.
OH Cry Nav 16.-National Transit certi-
ficates opened at 673lc; highest, SOC; lowest,
67s4c; closed, 6sXc. Sales, SO, 600 bbls;; clear
ances Az 900 bbs.; charters, 30 los bbls.; ship
BRADFORD, NAV l6.-Natio1ial Transit certi.
ficates opened at 675sc; closed at 6s1sc; high.
est, 6Szsc; lowest, 67ssc; clearances, 100000
bbls
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

be steamgauge showing the pressure we
are under Currency from the interior is the
safety valve.
The following table shows the prices Of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY &
sTEPHENsoN, oldest Pittsburg members of the New
York Stock Exchange 81 Fourth avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

Cancer and the Wolf Cancer. There have been
cases where patients have paid s15o for a single
prescription, but to their sorrow of no benefit.
DR.. Steinert has removed them of Ten Years
Standing. and from persons 81 years of age, In
his own neighborhood. Persons are requested to
call at his Office and see the wonderful cures he has
made, and which he has in alcohol for safe keeping
He has 90 years practice. and stands in the fore
most rank of his profession. The following Cases
are few of those who have been cured by me:
Mrs. McKeown, of Woodville, Pa, cancer d
breast, years. Look at above eutl
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stocks were 223, ,sA shares, including: Atchi-
son, 1905; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 6,700; Lake Shore, 2,79O; Louisville and
Nashville, 1885, Missouri Pacific, 1878;
Northwestern, 1850; North American, 1880;
Richmond and West Point, 8, ,1O5 st. Paul
$3.50; Union Pacific, A,3So; Western Union,