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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
THE MONETARY MOVEMENT.
No Fear of Stringency When the Crop
Movement Starts

At the banks yesterday money was abun-
dant apd discounting fair. Advices from all
the financial centers were of about the same
tenor. The large cash reserve which this
condition indicates is not only a guarantee
against stringency, but strong induce
ment to business expansion the coming fall
There was no change in rates. Currency
was in large supply. Exchanges were s., 49,
$40 Is and balances $466, ,4s4 81.
The financial condition at Chicago is thus
set forth: The demand for funds keeps good,
but is hardly equal to the supply. The mar
ket is easier than it was a week ago. Some
outside loans have been made at AZ per cent,
and good many banks are anxious to put
out loans at per cent The fear of any
serious stringency when the crop movement
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Wool.

PHILADELPHIA-Wool market quiet and
nominal
NEW YoRK-Wool quriet and weak: domes-
tic fleece ut S2637c; pulled at 16@l9c; Texas
at l76024c
ST. -Wooi-Receipts, 544,752 pounds;
market dull and easy on most kinds of stock
and tending lower. Offerings are increasing,
decline is prevented only by untitled orders
for limited amount of wool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17

starts is not strong there. 1t is thought that
mercantile interests throughout the cotui!sI.S,
are taking so much less funds than they "io ~
a year ago that the increased demanu "
difficulty
At New York yesterday money on call wa, was
easy, ranging from . to per cent; last lo,h
21lc, closed offered at 2@2]4c. Prime mercain eraint
tile paper, 515@7c. Sterling exchange queeI aSeI
but firm at 81 s5115 for 60-day bills and st eoA
for demand
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib
crty and All Other Yards.
IFFICE or PITTSBURG DIsPATCH, !
TUESDAY, June l6.

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
TUESDAY, June l6. (
Cattlc--Receipts, 945 head: shipments, $50
head. Market slow and shade off from Yes
tcrday's prices; no cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 500 head; shipments, GOO
head. Market dull: Philadelphias, 81 S06
4 So best Workers and mixed, 81 6564 20:
common Workers, 81 1904 80: pigs, S3 7514 25;
2cars hogs shipped 20 New York to-day.
Shecp-RcCeIpts, 1900 head: shipments,
4,2UO head. Market very dull; 10 TO 20c of
from yesterdays prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
To Dispel Colds.

Headaches, and fevers, to cleanse the sys-
tenn effectually, yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or slug
gish, to permanently cure habitual constipa-
tion, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity, without irritating OF veal.
ening them, use Syrup of Figs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Drygoods Market.

NEW YORK, june l6-Business in drygoods
was affected somewhat by the extreme heat
prevailing, but goods just reduced in prices
were fairly active. There is better feeling
now that detniteness has been reached. In
other directions the market vas unchanged
and apparently steady.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Electric Stocks.
sroS, June 16-Electric stock quotations
Mining stock Quotations.

NEW YORK, June 16-+ilice, 1G0; Adams
Consolidated, 1885, Deadwood, 1l0; Eureka
Consolidated, $50: Homestake, 1860; Hoyn Sill
yer. 33j Iron Silver 100: Ontario, $500; Ply
mouth, 800; Sierra Nevada, 800: Union Con-
solidated, 200; Yellow Jacket, 20J.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Whisky Markets.

ST. LoUIs-Steady at 81 16.
NEW ORLEANs-Unchanged.
PEoRM-Firm; wines, 81 II; spirits, 81 10.
CHIcAGo-Distillers' finished goods per gal
Ion, 81 Is.
C1NcINNATI-Qulet: sales 567 bbls., finished
goods Oh basis of 81 l6.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Price of Bar Silver.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE DIsPATcH.1
NEW YORK June l6.-Bar siIver.in London,
A 9-l6d per ounce; New York dealers price
for silver J75419Sc per ounce. =,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
STOCKS AND BONDS.
WALL STREET TsPECULATORS INCLINED
TO HOLD BACK.
No Life, but Latent Bullish Feeling in
Shares-Chicago Gas Higher and the
Only Feature-Signs of Revival in the
Bond Market.

NEW York, June 16-The operations in the
stock market continued to diminish to-day,
and the indisposition of spectators to ven
ture at present was shown in the insignif
cant quotations, even among the most prom
inent shares. The general feeling is more
bullish, but while there was no taking of
gold for to-morrow's steamers and no indica-
tions of any movement in that line this
week, the tirmness of exchange, with the
proximity of the rates to shipping points,
renders caution the order of the day.
The traders were still inclined to be bear
ish this morning, and the professional char
acter of the dealings was sufficiently shown
in the course of the market during the re-
mainder of the day. The Industrials, or
rather Chicago Gas, alone was the feature of
the day, and the non-action of the Chicago
City Council on the matter was thought to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Metal Markets.

NEW YORK, June l6.-Pig iron quiet. Con-
per dull; Lake, June, Si2 So. Lead steady;
domestic, S4 45. Tin dull, closed heavy;
straights, so IS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS:
WHITE STAR LINE

w For Queenstown and Liverpool.
Royal and United States Mail Steamers.
Majestic june II, D m Majestic, j v u, 12:30
Cierinanic Ju. q, 1880 m Gerinanic, July q.
sTeutonlc, July l. m ETeutonic. July29. l2:3Opm
Britannia. July &. a IN Britannia, Aug. ). q
From White Star dock, foot of West Tenth
street.
second cabin on these steamers, saloon
rates. $50 and upward. Second cabin, $40 and
S45. Excursion tickets on favorable terms.
Steerage, from or to the old country, so.
White Star drafts payable on demand in
all the principal banks throughout Great
Britain. Apply to JOHN j. MCCORMICK,
639 and 4OI Smithfield ST., Pittsburg, or J.
BRUCE ISMAY, General Agent, 90 Broad
way New York. je4-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Boston Stocks.
PliIadeIphia Stocks.

Closing guotati ,ns of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney 4 Stephenson, brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue, members New York Stock Ex-
rha
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
Tupentine Markets,

NEW YoRK-Rosin dull. Turpentine quiet
and steady at 3slz@3sAc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17

The total sales of stocks at New York YES
terday were 150, 1856 shares including Atcli-
son, Isl; Louisville and Nashville, II ,S45;
st. Paul, Ii, ,3T5; Union Pacific, $780,
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SHOT HIS WIFE.

= Ottawa Ean-s Luunb - Merchant Kills
His wife and Shoots Himself
OTTAWA, Kan, Aug. lS.-Just at the
bend of Main street after leavinJ the
bridge in North Ottawa stands a cottage
which for long time has been the
abode of E. j. Preston and his family.
Preston was engaged In the lumber bust
ness, and, to all appearances. lived ha ,
PLY with his fsmiIy-untl about a year
agO-when trouble grew up about his
wife's Obiecting to their daughters S
keeping company with young men
Preston insisted that the daughter had
q right to do so, while the wife de
clared she should not This controversy
resulted in Mrs. PresbOn's being driven
from home. She afterward returned,
but was again driven away
After an absence of some months the
wife returned and it was generally sup
posed that the matter had been aLnica-
bly, settled, but at o'clock Sunday
afternoon a passer-by heard the crack
OF a revolver and before the sound had
died away another and still another.
The passer-by rushed against the
door, but found IL locked He broke it
open and found Mrs Preston lying
dead in great pool of blood, while
Preston was wandering aimlessly about
the room with a still smoking revolver
in his hand and a great gaping wound
in his forehead.
On seeing the intruder Preston point
ed to the lifeless body Of his wife and
said that she had tried to kill him But
the evidence all goes to show that ne
Mot his wife and then himself
The coroner was summoned and on
arriving pronounced Preston's wound
fatal, in the hope of eztorting a confes-
sion Preston thereupon admitted the
killing and said that his father-in-lav.
j. n. Vifhite, a prominent merchant OF
this city, was responsible for the whole
trouble.
Notwithstanding the serious nature
OF Preston's wound he was promptly
placed in Jail by the sheriff and every
effort will be made TO protect his per
son against any mob ioience-
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AERIAL PERIis.

Terrible Fate OF . E0unE FEMALE AeEonaul
At Clnel1aatl-A Denver Balloon Incident
Fatal Etesult Of an AsesnsiOz Et Syra-
sues-AnOthsE at Tacoma
CINCISNATI, Aug. 1z.-One OF the st-
fractions OF Coney island Saturday
afternoon was a balloon ascension by
Miss Annie Harness, of Terre Hautes
and large crowd of pleasure seekers
thrOnged the grounds At the ap-
pointed time the young woman ste 3ped
Into the ear. The ropes were lOOssned
at once and the balloon rose rapidly.
At an elevation Of about 500 feet the
parachute was let go and slowly began
to unfold. Suddenly there was a dread
Eul hush in the crowd for the parachute
had closed, and with it's human burden
was falling with frightful velocity.
Faster and faster descended the para
chute. More intense and terrible be-
came the strain on the madly excited
crowd as hOrrOr-striclzen it stood wait
ing the fearful enA Suddenly there
struck upon the ear a sickening sound
for the end had come.
Quickly a sympathetic crowd gath
cred about the horribly mang1ed form
of the poor girl, as she lay in a crushed
mass upon the ground Blood sPat-
tered her gaudy clothing and the wreck
of the parachute that had borne her to
her death and, fast running from her
broken body had formed little pools
about the spot where shS lay.
AN ALMOST Fatal ACCIDENT.
DENVER, Col, Aug. IA balloon
ascension at Manhattan beach, q sum
mer resort near here, yesterday after
noon came near resulting fatally for
three persons
Several thousand people had as
sembled to witness the ascension OF the
mammoth air ship which was to carry
besides Prof. King. a couple married IN
E-.F
The balloon shot up In the air and at
q height of 5000 feet it encountered a
storm and burst. 1t fell for over a mile
like so much lead.
Then, fortunately for the occupants
of the car, the silk formed itself into e
parachute, thus stopping the rapidity of
the fall. The three lit in a cornfield
about seven miles from the city, but
with such force that they were uncOn-
scious for several hours afterward
DROWNED BY HIS PARACHUTE.
SYRACUSE, N Y, Aug. Thames
buckingham, aerOnaut and parachut-
list, who made an ascension at Pleasant
beach, on Ongala lake, yesterday met
a horrible death in the water there at
about o'clock The ascent was made
without difficulty and when several
hundred feet up In the air the professor
loosened his hold on the balloon and
dropped directly over the lake. The
parachute inflated with air and the de-
scent was made slowly, but when the
water was reached the parachute com
Pletely covered buckingham and it is
thought he was unable to eXtricate
himself from its folds
TERRIBLE FALL FROM h BALLOON.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 17.-An aerOn-
sut named johnson fell from q balloon
to the ground distance of about 2, 600
feet Saturday afternoon and was fright
fully crushed He died instantly.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-08-21

It was Literally ON stIits and D. Known au
the ''PcE-LeEr"
One of the oldest railroads ever con-
structed anywhere on the face Of this
planet was a little four-milc line that
hourishcd like q green bay tree for two
years in the heart of northern oildom5H
and then ended its career with a horri-
bic catastrophe. 1t was literally built
on stills, practicallyit IL had but one rail-.
and passengers got aboard from tho
second stories of stations. IL reioiced
in the euphCniOus pet name Of the
''Pcg-leg," a term that was peculiarly
appropriate, and which yvus bestowed
on it by the quiclz-witted oil men who
mum Der In this section who Will recall
it. Its real and baptismai name was
the Bradford & Foster Brook. and its
tcrmini were Bradford aud Derrick
City. IL was put in operation in Octo-
Der, 1877. Travelling Auditor Camp
bell, OF the Pitts burgh s. Western, who
was located in the northern oil regions.
gave o Post reporter interesting de-
tails in regard to its construction and
operation ~
As stated there was but one main
rail; it was an iron one although there
were two auxiliary wooden ones
This rail rested on strong wooden
beams, which were supported by mas
slTc sLauchionss strongly brucCa.
About two feet below the top beam
were two wooden rails about eight
inches iD width, which were securely
nailed to the supporting stanghious.
These wooden rails were chiefly for
balancing purposes The height OF
this oddity among railroads varied,
being sometimes twenty-five feet
and sometimes less than half
that elevation, according TO the
clay" Of the ground in the pleasant Jit-
tie valley of Foster Brook through
which 20 ran. There was method iu the
apparent madness of this construction.
however, for without this elevation tho
original and peculiar scheme of the in
vent0r would not haze been possible
The cars fitted on the rail like saddle
bags, hanging down on each side, and
were really tyvG-stoTV. cars the upper
portion being for passengers and the
big wooden saddlc-bags for the storage
OF freight The stitcG rails and tho
peculiarly constructed cars. which
seemed % slide along as II on "a groove
presented q sufficiently grotesque sight,
but the strange appearance of a train
was increased and intensified by tbg
fact that practically two engines, or g
species Of Siamesc twin engines. headed
the procession, one being on each side
of the rail; the two balancing like the
divided cars When the fireman
stocked up he had 90 descend to the
tender by ladders. The engines aud
cars ran on a series Of central wheels,
and as they protruded through the CEN
ter of the floor arrangements were
made by hich they did not iuc0uvcui-
encs passengers The cars were mar
row, the main rail broad. and when
ever the car tilted there were sido
wheels which caught on TO the wooden
rails and thus aided IN preserving the
equilibrium Of the trains. pitts sburgh
Post
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English, French and Americas Guns EEaE
Eet Teach Colessiszs Thsir Duty 60 For
siEHsrs-
sHASGHAr, Aug. 1e.-Thsre is no use
denying the fact that a most serious
state Of political affairs exists in this
country at the present moment and the
Ombined fleets of the powers may bo
called upon at any moment to take ef-
4ective action The danger clouds have
been seen on the horizon for months
past. the smOlderiug fires caused by
the agitation existing against foreign
ers and others among the pOpulace
have repeatedly broken out into flames,
but apparently without, until quite re-
Gently, revealing the strength of the
volcano which is threatening a most
disastrous outbreak. International az
fairs, undOu btedIy. arc the inward and
actual causes of the displays Of iu-feel-
ing against foreigners which are only
the outward signs Of the movement in
progress
In this city at present a state Of great
excitement prevails at the increased
and still increasing tension between the
Chinese government and the ministers
" the foreign powers From all sap-
pearances the former seems obstinate
in its refusal to redress the injury
done to the foreigners during the re-
cent riots Some people say that the
government dares not take this step
demanded in common justice to the
foreigners for fear OF incurring a storm
of popular disapprovali in any case
there is no doubt as to the obstinacy Of
the refusal to right the wrongs inflicted
upon the foreign residents of China
On the other hand, there is also no
reason to doubt that. if the Chinese
authorities do not yield to the firm de-
mands OF the ministers of the powers,
concerted hostile action upon the part
of the war vessels of the various ma
tiOns represented in these waters is in-
minent. Much damage has been done
and too many OutraRes have been per
Petrated upon the foreign residents Of
this country to permit OF the repre-
any longer 20 be put OFF with vague
statements which in the main actually
mean that China cannot, or will not,
redress the wrongs done to peaceful
residents of foreign nationality and
that China does not admit that the lat
ter have been OutrageOusly treated in
their persons or in their possessions by
Chinese mObs over which the authori-
ties seem to have no control
Such is the state of affairs, it is now
known that the foreign ministers have
been compelled to inform the Chinese
Overnment that a joint naval demon
stratiOn of an effective nature, in which
the French, American and British squad
rons will take part, viii be ordered in
the near future, unless speedy repara-
ton is made for the injuries, outrages
and abuses complained Of Dy the min
isters of the novcrs-
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A MILLION DOLLARS.
Destructive Oonfagration at Jack
sonViHe. Fla.
MAEY FINE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The Loss Runs Very Heavy with Fair In
surancs-DyHamIes Explosions Pre-
vent ERoFts to subdue Flames
Also EYsndsEornn.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. IA path
OF smoldering ruins two blocks wide
and six long extending from Bay street
to Beaver street and one block on each
side is the result of fire which started
at midnight The flames started in r.
D. Knight & Co.'S grocery, adjoining
the large Hubbard building. and in a
very short time the block was q mass
of flames. Then they were carried
diagonslly across to the fremont hotel,
thence to the Hotel Burbridge and the
large block in which the Seminole club
is domiciled.
From the Hubbard block the fire
Jumped across the street to the Smith
building and the Mather building. In
the Smith building large amount OF
dynamite had been stored This ex-
ploded and started fires blocks away to
the northwest The effect of the ez-
plosiOn was seen for blocks. Glass for
four and five squares were broken
The hremen could have stopped the
flames at this point but for the exPtO-
sion That rendered them almost help
less Residences, hotels and stores
broke into flame and the fire became a
terrible cOnaagration and was not
stopped until after daylight in the mid
die OF the square bounded by Church,
Ashley, Laureal and Main streets.
The larger buildings burned are;
Knights crockery store, the Hubbard
block, the Seminole block, the Smith
building, the Matter house, the Freed
mems bureau, the fremont hotel, Hotel
Placide, the RitzweI1er residence, the
Chelsea house, St. Joseph's academy,
the FiltOn house, the Murray & Bakers
carriage repository and nearly all the
buildings from and including Simmons
s. Scott's shoe store to and including
Lloyd Bros grocery store, corner
Church and Main streets.
The loss will foot up over 81, 200, 600,
with insurance of about $3.50, 900.
Among the heavy losers are the con-
vent, $50, 600; MeMurray & Baker, S1O,-
600; William Ledwith, SO, 600; the
Conroy estate, two dwellings, $40, 600;
Mrs II. T. Baya, S11, 900; George 5.
Wilson, St2, ,OOOi J. D. Buclsy. $50, 600:
William Byrne, S35, 600; Jacob Huff,
S25, 600; Placide hotel, p. Tichler, owner,
sos, 900; fremont hotel, $50, 600; s. Hub
bard, building, $50, 600; Hubbard & Co,
hardware, $50, 200; Burbridge block,
SIS, 600; Freeman bank, C. o, Living
stOn, $50 900.
Besides these, there were scores of
losers ranging from one hundred to
several thousand. The insurance can
not be ascertained yet, but the net loss
will not be $500, 600.
The burned district covers about ten
btocks-in area, six long and two wide
en- bracing some of the finest blocks
and best dwellings in the city.
heavy wind was the cause of the
fire spreading so. The city looked Desc
late last night many families camping
IN the park, as the weather is warm and
they have not had time to engage new
quarters This is the heaviest blow in
this line the Jacksonville people have
ever sustained.
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NO. 43.

Patmos shall have apocllypuc vision
and you shall hear the cry of the elders
and the gwcep of wings, and trumpets
Of salvation. and the voice of Hullclujah
unto God forever
Your way may wind along dangerous
bride paths snd amid VOLTS howl and
the scream OF the culture, but the way
stiu winds upward tiu angels guard IL.
and trees of life ove-Eeach it. and
thrones line 10, and crystEQine tount-
aims leap on it, and the pathway ends
at gates that are pearl, and streets thas
are gold, and temples that are ulwSys
open, and hills that quake with perPet4
ual song. and city r-ingling forever
Sabbath, aud jubilee, and triumph and
coronation
Let pleasure chant her siren song, -
'Tis not the song for mes
TO weeping 10 will turn c'cr long
Fer this Is Heavens decree
hut there's a song the ransomud sing.
Win joyful heart and tongue
To Jesus their exalted King
%. that's tEs gong for me-
Courage, my br5tbcr' The father
does not give to his son at school
enough money to last iIim several
years, but as the bills for tuition and
board, and clothing and books coEgc i'm
pays them. So God viii not give You
grace all at once for the future, but
viii meet all your exigcucics as they
come Through earnest prayer, trust
Him Put everything in Gods hand and
leave it there Large interest money
TO pay viii soon eat up "a farm, O store,
an estate, and the interest on borrowed
troubles will swamp anybody. "Sutii-
cient unto the day is the evil thereof
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Among tine romances of the last ccu-
tury 81 handed down one of "a certain
nobtemsu who was making ready for
his wedding ceremony with the lady Of
his choice when he learned from q
frightened messenger that the lady had
sloped with another lover. Not at all
disconnected, he cooEy continued his
toilet, and when IL was completed he
asked his h0uselseePer which one Of his
servants was without that cxcclIeuE
thing iu Nfe-a lover Learning that
the lzitchenmaid was the only one, ne
sent for her, bade her don her Sunday
froc}c, persuaded her to accompany him
% the church at the time Eppointgd for
his wedding, and brought the simple
country maiden back "a Pcercss Of the
realm This marriage turned out very
happily, like the more recent marriage
of an English gentleman in New York,
who fouad a young emigrant girl of his
nationality who had missed her friends
and was alone in the street He asked
her after few moments conversation
fl she had come 70 America 20 find q
husband, and when she answered coyly
ia the Affirmative he took hcr % the
nearest church and they were welded.
aud are, according TO the latest reports,
happy togetEer--N- Y sun
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LASsIs7Gl Mich Aug ld--'Ihs weekly
bulletin of the Michigan VFeafher ser
vice shows that the weather conditions
for the last seven days have bsan gen
erRIIy un1avoraEle 20 corn, potatoes
and beans the P-arched condition OF the
soil and the warm wave having ma
tsrisily injured these crops In the
eastern and northeastern parts OF the
state heavy rainfalls have done much
TO revive the crops. and VII greatly
help potatoes iu the northern section.
where rain was badly needed In the
western part OF the state no Ea3a has
fallen, and corn is cuEling up % sorns
extent AL sections Re2a sssFs EllRs