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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
HOME MONEY.
No Change in the Situation-The Clearing
House Statement

The local money market yesterday pre-
sented about the same features as for weeks
past. There was moderate demand from
manufacturing and commercial sources q
good supply and no change in the interest
rate, which was per cent as the rule Bank
clearings were $l,976,0s7 10 and balances $685.
S33 10.
Five-cent nickel and 1cent bronze pieces
will be furnished, in order of application,
from the United States Mint at PhiladeI,
phia, Pa, to points reached by the United
States and connecting express companies,
free of transportation charges, in sums of
$40 or multiples thereof upon receipt and
collection by the Superintendent of the
mint of draft on New York or Philadelphia,
payable to his order. To points not reached
by express companies delivery under CON
tract with the Government being imprac-
ticable, these coins will be sent by registered
mail at applicants risk, registry fee to be
paid by the Government.
At New York yesterday money on cali
was easy, ranging from to 81 per cent; last
loan 8, closed offered ats. Prime mercantile
paper, 5@6. Sterling exchange quiet bnt
strog al $4 S114 for 6O-day bills and 81 s4L for
demand.
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$500, ,2ss Money. 7@s per cent. Exchange on
New York, 25c premium.
CHIcAoo-Ncw York exchange, 40c dis
count. Money, 6 per cent. Bank clearings,
$l55l3277
New ORLEANs-Clearings, 50, 1896, 1858.
MEMPHIs-New York exchange selling ae
par. Clearings, s770, 243; balances. $l21, 1873.
NEW YoRK-Bank clearings, sl43, ,053, ,25S; ball
ances, $6, 25S s4.
BosToN-Bank ciearings, Sl5645, ,205; bal
Exchange on New York. par to 5 cents dis
count
PHILADELPHIA-Bank clearings, $l,15i,93
balances, 81, l40, 1873. Money, per cent.
BALrIMoRE-Bank clearings, So. .3S9, 435; bal
ances, 1904 ,74s Rate, 6 per cent.
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The Drvcoods Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-There was more bust
ness and more spirit to transactions in dry
goods to-day. The inquiry for and opera
tions in cotton goods were extended to al
descriptions of coarse and heavy goods
exporters as well as jobbers showing in.
creased interest. Southern buyers were con-
spicuous IN the market, but their purchas~ $
are moderate as yet. Specialties for next
season received attention. There was moth
ing new in bleached goods, which, as a
whole, were relatively quiet. Prints were
without change, and prices generally steady.
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Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW YORK. Dec. s-Alice, 135; Chollar,
115 Consolidated California and Virginia,
$50: Deadwood, 1S5: Gould and Curry, 100;
Hale and Norcross, ITO; Homestake, 1850:
Horn Silver, 375; Iron Silver, 140; Mexican,
175: Ontario, $500: Ophir, 27O; Plymouth, $50;
Savage, 100; Sierra Nevada, $50; Standard,
Ito; Union Consolidated, l65.
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NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Coffee strong: opened
steady at 5 to 90 points up: sales, 42.5O0 bags
including December, 1a-S5@12.9O: January,
1215@l2 81; February, l2.l0@l2.15 Is; March,
1L90@ll.95; April, 11S5: May, 1L70@l1.S0: June
Ills; September. 1l.45; October, 1885, spot
more active and firm; No. Z. 1870.
BALTIMORE, Dec. s-CofTee steady; Rio car
goes fair at 171ac; No. 2, 13334@l4c.
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Capital Stock, S5,OOO,OO0.
$4,000 SHARES,
500 per share.
FULLY PAID AND UNAssEssABLE.

This Company has acquired by purchase,
and is the sole owuer of letters patent, taken
out in the United States, and in all the prin-
cipal foreign countries. for an IMPROVED
AUTOMATIC COMPRESSED AIR BRAKE
(Which is interchangeable with the West
ing house) for use on engines, passenger and
freight cars. These patents, after thorough
examination, have been pronounced by the
ablest attorneys and patent experts
entirely free from all infringement of any
existing patents, and are at present in use
on so different railroads, including the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Cleveland. Cincinnati Chi
cago and st. Louis, Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern, Illinois Central, Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific, Louisville and
Nashville, Lehigh Valley, New York and
New England, New York, Providence and
Boston.
The company is now turning out 10000
car brakes and 1000 locomotive equipments
per annum, the extent of its capacity, which
at present prices show net profit of $780,
900 per annum.
The stock now being offered is a part OF
10000 shares held in the treasury OF the
company; the remaining 10000 shares to
be used only for the future needs of tho
company, and at a price not below par.
As all the prominent railroads are now
equipping their engines, passenger and
freight cars with power brakes, in addition
to applying them to their old equipment,
and MS the total manufacturing capacity OF
all the air brake plants in this country is
only about 100000 equipments per annum,
IL will readily be seen that the immense de-
mand for new equipment and the renewals
of parts for repairs will furnish business for
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFICE OF THE
NEW YORK AIR-BRAKE CO.,
No. liz Ryoadvav

No. lis Broadway,
New York, December q, 1891.
Referring to the Statement of the West
inghouse Air-Brake Company to the effect
that 1t has not yet been substantiated that
our Air-Brake is interchangeable with tho
Westinghouse system. we desire to call at
tention to the following:
Our brake device has been in service for
eighteen months upon cars which have been
In the same trains with those equipped with
the W estinghouse, and interchanging for
months on numerous roads both in passen-
ger and freight service, and the fact that tho
Mechanical Department of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad, which had
charge Of the famous brake tests Of 1886
and 1887, have adopted the New York Air
Brake Company's brake, and ordered 2,5OO
car equipments, is q sufficient guarantee OF
the interchangcability.
The suit referred to by the Westinghouse
Company was brought about one year ago,
and our answer to the same promptly flied
and although We have been ready and
anxious Mt all times to 60 to trial, we have
never as yet been able to get the westing-
est evidence that we do not infringe any ex-
isting patents is In the fact that the Western
Railway Association, after a thorough ex-
animation. has decided that there is no in
fringement whatever, and that Railroad
Companies can with safety use our device.
THE NEW YORK AIR-BRAKE CO.,
By ROYAL c. Villas,
President.
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Bar Silver Quotations.

NEW York, Dec. S.-[Specidl. bar silver
York dealers price for silver, CSC per ounce.
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The Metal Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-Pig iron, moderate de-
mand; American, SIS 75@1S 90. Copper dull,
weak: lake. December, $40 IS. Lead nominal;
domestic, "a 30. Tin dull and steady; Straits,
$I9 S.
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Philadelphia Stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks fur
nished by Whitney Stephenson. brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
Exchange:
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts at East Liberty and All Other
Yards.

OFFICE cB PITTsBURG DISPATCH
TUESDAY, Dec. s.
CATTLE-Receipts. SOB head; shipments,
9ai head. Market active.
HoGs-Philadelphias, s3 1904 90: mixed,
SO 9o@S IS; best Workers, So 1898 s5; light
Torkers. s3 60@3 20; cars hogs shipped to
New York to-day
sHEEP-Receipts, 1,6Oo head: shipments,
1.2a0 head. Market slow at yesterdays
prices.
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Turpcntine Markets.
NEW foRK-Rosin quiet, steady. Turpcn,
tine dull Qnd nominal.
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Bank Clearin.s.
81. Lours--Clesrings, sA,22s, ,ls4; balances,
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The total sales of stocks were 255 !36
shares, including: Atchison, 9,937; Canada
Southern, q, $50; ChicagoGas, lOs4O; Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 500: Erie,
1900; Lake Shore, 1850; Louisville and
Nashville, l5,e45; Michigan Central, 4,0H;
tral, 1898: Northern Pacific, $50: North
ern Pacific preferred. e5,ss5; st. Paul, 1890;
Union, G, 100.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York stock Exchange yesterday.
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Electric Stocks.

BOSTON, Dec. s.-rSDecial. 1.-The latest electric
stock quotations to-day were:
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Closing Bond Ouotations.

4 Mutual Union 6s. .lo5I
= N. j. c. Int. Cert. .lO95s
Northern Pac. lists. III
do do IDS. .lIlH
4 Northw'rn Consols, 1871
do debentures IS. s1y7
Oregon 4 Trans. 6s. =
st. L. & Iron NJ. Gen.
3 5S. IS
Z st. l.. & San Fran.
Gen. NJ. .'1oSls
st. Paul Consols. .s126
Z ISt.P.. c. & Pac. lstssli5,S
Z Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr.
RctS. 81
T. p. r. q. TT. Rcts. cgA
zlUnion Pacific lists. .slOs
: West Shore. .l03
! Rio. G.. West. 1sts.. 7S%
Il
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U. S. IS reg.........-I16t
do Is coup..........1lst
do 2S reg. Zoo
do 411s coup........ :
Pacific IS of '95. s10Sk
Louisiana stamped4s "
Missouri 6s. =
Tenn, new set, IS. ..105
do do 5s... 97is
do do 3s... 70l4
Canada So. I'd. ....... 80
Cen. Pacific lists. .s107
Den. & r. 6. lists. :. .115is
do do As. 80. S95s
Den. Il 4. G.. West.
ISIS. -
Erie Ids. .....10lZ
NJ. K. & T. Gen. g.. 49,
do do 5s.. 49,
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WEATHER AND TRADE.
THE COLD WAVE CASTS A CHILL ON
THE PRODUCE BUSINESS.

Butter Still a Drug-Shen Corn Is
Lower, but Other Cereals Continue
Steady Sugars Promise to Go Up
Higher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
ENGINEERS IN THE WEST.
They Have . Hard Time of 1t Over
Mountain and Plain.

. Locomotive engineers in the West have
perilOus time, not only on the mountain
roads, but along the level lines running on
the prairies The treacherous character of
the sands in what they call their creeks
there is what besets their lines with such
frightful dangers. / was out to see the
wreck on the Burlington road, four miles
from Denver, two Sundays ago. 1t was a
simple accident, involving the lives of the
engineer and of boy who was stealing a
ride, but the remarkable feature was that
the engineer and his engine could not be
found. The engine left the rails and sank
out of sight A large force of men dug
and dug and dug there for nearly week,
turning the sand over and over, until fin
ally they uncovered the engine; then the
search began for the engineer. They
probed the sand for eight OF ten feet in
depth with a long pointed wire, eXamin-
ing the sharp end every time they brought
it to the surface for evidence of blood, i
suppose. They were still searching when
the engineers remains were found by his
brother four miles distant in the Platte
river 1t will be remembered that the City
Hall safe which went down in the Cherry
creek flood of 1864 has never been dis
covered. though the creek has been probed
from the City Hall side to and beyond the
Platte river. The Washington press used
by the Rocky Mountain News was carried
by the flood end sand eight or ten miles
down the Platte At Sand Creek four
years ago aan engine left the track and fell
into the sand. The engineer was with it,
and neither engine nor engineer has ever
been found, though the Kansas Pacific
company has spent over $4,000 in the
search.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
A brave Defeuce.

A Manitoba paper contains the follow
ing account of a brave little boys defence
of a wounded brother, who was attacked
by cougar. John ROdenberger is farm
er who lives near SheltOn's Point W. i.
and his four children-the youngest and
the eldest $50 to school. The school
house is on the road between Big and Lit
tie ShoOkum Bays.
The other afternoon, while the children
were going home, they were startled by an
awful screech, and the next instant big
cougar launched himself from the over.
hanging limb of tree, right upon 6-years-
old Jesse, who was sturdily tramping be-
hind the other children.
The little boy was dashed to the ground
and the heavy paw of the cougar peeled
his scalp down over the right side of his
face, and laCerated the cheek and ear.
But the cougar had no chance to do further
harm.
John Rodenberger, 8 years old, had
been walking just in front of Jesse, Car
rying big bottle, in which had been the
milk that formed part of the children's
luncheon. He threw himself upon the
cougar, grabbed him by the ear with one
hand. and struck him with the bottle as
hard as he could. The animal raised its
head from its victim, and Johnny gave it
another blow with the bottle II reared
TO attack the brave boy. but another blow
nearly knocked him over, and with veil
It turned and fed.
The children took the wounded boy
home, and the neighbors set out 10 hunt
the cougar. They found and killed il
near the place where it had attacked the
children. Ii was fullgrown, and measured
nearly nine feet from tip to tip.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
The Strength of Italx,s Navy.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
threat of the Italian consul at New Or
leans that an Italian feet would be sent
to the shores OF the United States
should nothing be done toward punish
ing the lynchers of his countrymen is
regarded here as bit of excited bonn
bast, which, under the circumstances,
is not likely to be carried into execu-
ton; but those who are posted on the
naval strength Of various powers know
it would be no joke should italy ever
have occasion to make war on this
country. Italy is the fifth naval power
in the world in point of the number Of
vessels, and fourth in the armed force
She has ships that are superior in arm
ament and weight to those of any other
power except England, and two
Of these monsters carry 100
ton guns. Italy has twenty
two heavily-armored vessels, their dis
placement ranging from 4, 800 to Ii, 900
tons, unarmored vessels from TAO tons to
300 tons; four gunboats of from $50.
tons to 500 tons; six smaller gunboats;
100 first-class torpedo boats and an
ample force of transport and dispatch
boats. In addition to this great array,
there are at least nine merchant
steamers OF more than 5000 tons on the
auxiliary list, and of those three have
been fitted for torpedo launching. Re
garding the defenseless condition Of the
United States sea coast, much has been
said and written, with the result OF par
TALLY working congress to the situation,
but at the present time an ordinary
power could put our principal coast
cities under tribute or reduce them to
ashes at will.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
HOW MIRRORS ARE MADE,
Ehat May be Seen In q Chicago Fac.
tory.

tory.
One of the factories for mirrors in Chi
cago employs some $50 men and bows. and
its spacious four floors present an interest
ing series of sights to the visitors whose
nerves are steel and tympani proof against
splitting. On the first floor he will see
huge stacks and piles of glass in assorted
sizes, ranging from 16 feet by z feet
squares down to the smallest Ovals for
mirrors. These all are polished, some be-
ing run over huge felt covered wheels kept
powdered with rouge, and the larger
sheets scrubbed by sweating toilers with
hand blocks covered with felt like a print
er's proof planer in rouge. After the glass
is thoroughly polished it is taken up to
the next floor, where it is laid on tables
and cut into the sizes ordered. 1t then
passes into the hands of the jewellers, who,
with sand and water and large grindstones.
artistically finish the edges of the glass. II
takes trip upward again to another floor,
and is once more put through polishing
process to remove any scratches OF
blemishes that may be on the glass.
After every spot or scratch, no matter how
minute, has been removed. careful
hands convey the now beautiful and
sparkling glass TO the room where it goes
through the final process, the silvering.
Huge tables of cast iron or stone,
made like billiard tables, with raised edges,
are used in the silvering room. These
tables are of great strength and solidity,
and all around the edge is drain, for the
supertiuous murcury is poured over the
tables in quantities sufficient to float the
glass, which, after being tinfoiled, is gently
and carefully pushed across the table con-
tanning the mercury. Great care must be
used TO prevent blemishes, the least speck
of dust being ruinous to the mirror Mer-
curry, like molten lead, is always covered
with dirty-looking scum which can not
be removed by Swimming. The least bit
of this scum would spoil the mirror, so the
difficulty is obviated by showing the
scum along with the edge of the glass.
After successfully floating the glass on the
mercury, wooden cloth is spread over the
whole surface and square iron weights are
applied until the whole presents a COM
pact mass of iron, two or three pounds to
the square inch. After this pressure
has been confined for ten or twelve
hours, the weights are removed
and the glass placed upon another
table of wood with slightly inclined top.
The inclination is gradually increased I'M
til the unamalgamated quicksilver has
drained away and only the perfect anal.
gam remains, coaGing the glass and per
fectly adherent This ends the process,
and the erstwhile rough piece of plate
glass emerges from the silvering room a
gorgeous mirror.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
One Stew for Two.

The other day there was an amusing
scene in a Boston restaurant. 4 finely.
dressed man. accompanied by a lady
dressed in brown silk, entered the restan-
aunt and took seats al Il table near the cen.
ter of the saloon. Everything about the
pair LED the attendants to think that it was
a bridal couple, and the waiter assigned
TO their table put on his best style us he
brought the regulation glasses of water
and napkins. After scanning the bill of
fare for some minutes they ordered one
oyster stew, which, in due course of time.
the waiter placed before the lady. By
this time the eyes of nearly everyone in
the saloon were riveted upon the couple,
and broad grin o'erspread their counter
ances as they saw the lady push the bowl
containing the bivalves half way toward
her male companion, take two or three
spoonfuls of the stew, then pass the spoon
70 her partner, who ate the same amount.
The spoon then returned to the lady, and
so back and forth until the stew was con-
sumed. The pickles and crackers were
divided in the same manner, and the
couple used one napkin between them.
After completing their lunch a check was
called for, and, stepping UP TO the couu-
ter, the man deposited Is cents, and the
couple locked arms and departed, evident
~ perfectly satisfied.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
Hints TO Housckeepers.

a drink which is very refreshing to in
aid. is made from lime juice and sugar
A bulging appearance in the can in the
ase Of canned goods, is indicative Of de-
composition of the contents.
Tea Leaves are good to scatter over car
gets before sweeping, not only to freshen
the Cslors, but afso to prevent the dust
troIr arising.
A fresh egg will sink in water because
OF tbs water in 1t. 1t will lie ON its side
also rather than eudwise. Should the
yolk be plainly distinguishabls upon being
held up to a strong light, the egg Is good
To remove and prevent dandruE a good
wash Is made from two ounces of pulver-
lied borax, two ounces Of gum csmphor,
bro4en in small pieces. one Quart of boil
ing water. Bottle and cork tightly. Be
fore each time OF using strain a small
quantity and dilute wfsh an eeusl portion
Of water. Apply 20 the head with fan
mel cloth or with the hSnss. Wash the
seal and hair sfterward with soft wstar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-27
The New Treasurv yault

The Treasury Department is now build
ing what is undoubtedly the largest single
money vault in the world, and which will
hold, when full, 800, ZOO, 900 in silver
dollars. 1t is in the north court of the
Department, and will be only a few
inches above the level of the ground and
will lie covered with turf. The contract
for the brick work has been let for $13,.
600. II will be SO feet long and so feet
wide, and II feet 8 inches high, inside di,
mansions. The walls will be feet G
inches thick, the foundation being carried
down 3 feet below the vault level and rest.
ing on bed of concrete inches thick.
The vault itself is divided into two sections
by a longitudinal corridor, each section
being again subdivided into eight cells 10
by 20 feet. The cells are divided from
each other and the corridor by an iron lat
tice work II by ! inch The top is GOV.
cred in the same way, the roof being solid
brick arches set in cement, with flooring
Of concrete.
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arms half angrily

arms half angrily
"Let me go,f she said. "You are
rough, you hurt mel
He released her instantly. The VIC
lence of his embrace had crushed the
rose she wore, and its crimsoned leaves
huttered slowly down one by one on the
ground at her feet. Her eyes flashed re-
sentfully, and an impatient frown con-
tracted her fair level brows. She looked
away from him in silence, the silence OF
a cold disdain. Something in her atti-
tude panied him, for he sprang forward
and caught her hand, covering it with
kisses.
"Forgiye me, carina MAR he cried
repentantly. II did not mean tG re-
proach you. You cannot help being
beautiful-it is the fault of God or the
devil that you are so, and that youi
beauty maddens me. You are the heart
of nv heart, the soul of my soul! o Nina
mia, let us not waste words in useless
anger. Think of it, we are free,-free!
Free to make life long dream of de-
light-delight more perfect than angels
can know! The greatest blessing that
could have befallen US is the death of
Fabio, and now that we are all in all to
each other, do not harden yourself
against me! Nina, be gentle with me
of all things in the world, surely love is
best"
To he Confined.