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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
A LAND OFFICE BUSINESS
TRANSACTED IN STOCKS ON WALL
STREET YESTERDAY.
A Poor Bank Statement Has Not Even q
Momentary Effect-The Highest Prices
for the Week-The Market Closes Strong

A Poor Bank Statement Has Not Even q
Momentary Effect-The Highest Prices
for the Week-The Market Closes Strong
Bonds Active.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The stock market was
extremely active, the transactions for the
two hours of business being the largest
seen for that time in more than a year,
except during the November panic of last
year. The list displayed the most pro-
nounced strength, and, notwithstanding
that realizations in the advances of the
week were unusually large, the demand was
such that prices halted only 1or short
time and then resumed their upward move
ment all along the line. The buying was of
the best quality, and was very marked in
volume for both foreign and domestic oper-
ators, the bullish feeling running very high
and carrying all before it,
The bank statement showed @ further loss
on surplus reserve, but 1t had no effect even
for the moment, and the triumphant ad-
vance met with no check after the first half
hours trading.
The opening was strong at fractional ad-
vances over last nights figures, and the early
demand sent the list further on it's upward
march. The realiZations here caused a tenn
porary setback, but the buying was then
resumed in earnest and prices began q for
ward movement which lasted until the close.
The market finally closed very active and
decidedly strong at the highest prices for the
day and the week. The trading reached the
unusual total of 252, ,1lS.
Railroad bonds kept pace with stocks in
the amount of business done, though prices
are unchanged and business not so evenly
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY&
New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth avenue:
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The only sale on call at the Grain Ex-
change to-day was a car of sample oats ut s5c
spot This was the second sale on call for
the week. Either there were many sales out
side or dealers are carrying heavy stocks
Total receipts bulletined for the week. 26I
carloads, against 225 Gals last week. Oats
lead this week, the, total received being IS
cars. Wheat follows with 73 carloads. Re-
ceipts as bulletined to-day, 2l cars, OF which
IA were by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago
Railway, as follows: Two cars of hay, Z of
oats. of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
Ohio, car of hay, car of flour, car of hay
and straw, BY Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2
cars of -four. By Pittsburg and Western, l
car of hay Cereal markets have developed
no new features in the past few days. Quiet
ness prevails all along the line. Oats show
weakening tendencies, and our quotations
are reduced once more in accordance with
offers at the exchange.
Follow ng quotations for carload lots on tracks
Dealers charge an advance on these prices from
store.
WHEAT-No red 81 O5C01 Os.
CoRN-No. yellow shell, 7l@I711sc: No. 2yellow
shell 7,SSac nigh mixed 3S SSs79c r mixed shell
69a(p7Oc; mixed ear, s. s1e@l69c.
OATs-.No. / oats, SsG89c; No. 2 white. a@a1kc;
RYE-No. / Pennsylvania and Ohio, s5096c
FLOUR-Jobbing prfces-Fancy spring patents,
Straight " wnte g @ % fp 3 snrInSy sInsy
bakers, 81 75@s 90, Rye hour, IS ooSS Is.
MILLFEED-No. white middlings. s24 50025 90
p ton No. white middlings. s22 O0G22 so; brown
mIddlings $40 0o12l 50; winter wheat bran Sl5 600
10 80. -.'-
HAr-Baled timothy, choice. sl2 5e@l8 90; No. 1,
Gil 50912 90; No. . do, SO 009i0 so; clover hay,
% 009g so; loose from wagon, 81 0G914 co. accord
ing to 9ualtty new loose hay Sl1 ooGl2 %; packing
srRAw|oats 81 oo@7 IS; wheat and rye, ss 500
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HOME SECURITIES AND CASH.
Outside Influences Beginning to Make an
Impression Here.

Impression Here.
In speculative circles last week, but there
were few good features which strength
ened the hopes of the sanguine element.
Bear cards were scarce. Saturdays sales
were 675 shares, for the week they were 1880,
against 532 the previous week.
Final prices as compared with those of
the previous Saturday show the following
changes: Philadelphia Gas gained Il. Gen.
tral Traction u, Pleasant Valley *, Switch
and Signal Is, AirLrake 25a, Electric IL.
Wheeling Gas declined 215 on the fire at NC
Donald, but finished with an upward ten
dency. Luster dropped Is, OH considerable
pressure to sell. The drift, as will be seen
was upward, only two stocks in the active
list showing concessions.
Saturdays market, during the short time
1t lasted, was about the best of the week. 1t
was in closer sympathy with New York than
usual, and every bulge there struck a re-
sponsive chord here, resulting in respecta-
Bile volume of transactions and better
values. The result of the weeks operations
was to leave the market in good shape to re-
spond to any further forward impulse. 1t
needs nj argument to prove that the crucial
period of the year has been passed.
Sales Saturday were 20 shares of Citizens
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BY Telegraph.

Buffalo - Cattle - Receipts, lis loads
through, sale; market dull and easier.
market higher Tor good cornfed and lower
for common grades; sales, heavy grades,
cornfed. S. 35@5 40; medium weights, corn
fed; 8 5oq5 IS; workers.. good to best cornfed,
50 3505 80; do fair to part cornfed, 81 75G5 co.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 4loads through,
10 sale; market steady and firm extra fancy
sheep, 81 1895 0G good to choice, 81 25@4 IS;
fair to good, S3 9064 Is. Lambs, good to
choice, s5 Oo@6 20; common to fair, S. ESQ
rs.
Chicago - Cattle - Receipts, 1000 head;
shipments, 800 head; market steady to
stronger; prime to extra steers. 50 SO@6 10;
Others, S3 50@5 60: Texans, SO 7O@3 3d. COWS,
81 5O92 40. Hogs-Receipts, 6,0OJ head; mar
ket active and steady to stronger: rough and
common, 81 75@5 05: mixed and packers,
~ pTe ,sn, heavy 5o5 and 20 butchers
-Kecelpts, 5000 head; shipments, 1000
mead; market stronger; natives, 81 1906 IS;
TEXANS, 4 90; Westerns, 81 l0@4 30: lambs,
50 aesssssinSass ssi s firm is..pss g en- s ge d
receipts, $50 lIeap; shipments, 575 head. Cat
tie easy; fair tt, r,ioice butcher gradesSs 75@
50; prime to Shpice shippers. Il O0@5 so; re-
steady; commS Sil to choice, 81 OO@4 so; extra
eeeipts, 5000 hSaN; shipments, $40 head
LAMPS La ,o easy; c6la,non to choice, - 5o96 80
St. Louis, ,6attle-Receipts LOO head;
shipments Zoo head; markets strong and
good; good to choice native steers, $5 GOA
IS; fair to good, do. s3 e0@5 co. Texan and
Indian steers, 50 1908 %; Gamers, 81 60@2 40.
Hogs-Receipts, 40 head; shipments. 1900
head; market strong; fair to choice heavy,
So 30@5 40; mixed, good grades 81 sO@5 80;
light to best, IS 2695 80. Sheep-Receipts,
100 head; shipments, 1900 head; market
strong; fair to good, s3 00@4 60.
attle-Receinfs 7O6. afout steady
on all grades of both beeves and butcher
stocks: steers, s. 25@5 IS; butchers steers,
IS 1894 so. Hogs-Receipts' 27Is; active 5@
lOc higher on light hogs, and slow on heavy;
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THE WEEKS SUMMARY.
A Slump in Cereal Prices Follows
the Bull Movement.
VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS A DRUG.
No Encouragement Yet for the Hide and
Harness Leather Trade.
A BOSTON VIEW OF THE SHOE TRADE
OFFICE OF THE PITrsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY Aug %, 1891, (

OFFICE OF THE PITrsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, Aug. %, 1891, !
The week has been characterized by slow
movement in cereal lines, with general
weakening of markets. The bull movement
of last week is demonstrated to have been
largely speculative, and we are now having
the consequent reaction. Wheat and flour
are barely steady, and oats have declined
within the past few days The shortage of
breadstuffs in Eastern Europe has been evil
IDENTIFY worked by Spectators for more than
was in it, and wheat and rye are 10c per
bushel below the highest point reached a
week or two ago.
In grocery lines we note the continued
activity of sugar and weakness of coffee In
the early part of the week it was given out
that the Sugar Trust had reduced price Of
granulated below 44o, but the announce
rates ofa or week s ago " Package @ e coffee s has
declined Nc per ID. within the week, and is
quiet at the decline.
Vegetables of all kinds arc drug and have
been for a week past. Cabbage, tomatoes
and cucumbers are especially dull. In fruit
lines peaches have the lead. Receipts for
the week have not been less than 100 car
stock offered. With the great activity in
this line, other fruits have been drug and
price of apples and tropical fruits has been
merely nominal.
Hides and Calfskins.
The situation in this line has undergone
no changes worthy of mention since last
Saturday. Boston reports indicate u slight
Improvement in demand. Tanners W ho
have been holding off for some weeks past
because of downward tendency of markets
are forced to replenish stock, but are buy
ing only as necessities require. There is no
sign of any speculative movement in hides.
While it is probable that prices are at their
lowest forthi season, tanners are not dis
posed to buy beyond immediate wants.
Following are prices paid by Allegheny
tanners for stock deiiyered here.
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Turnenfina Markats-

NEW YoRK-Rosin dull, firm: strained, COM
mon to good. 81 SOL 40. Turpentine quiet
steady; S615@3fIc.
SAvANNAH-Turpentine steady at 35c
Rosin firm at 81 2061 25
CHARLEsToN-Turpentin steady at 3415c.
Rosin firm: good strained, 81 ~.
WILMINGToN-Spirits of turpentine firm at
$3.50. Rosin firm, strained. 81 90; good
strained, 81 O5. Tar firm at g 90. Crude tur-
pentine firm; hard, 81 90; yellow dip and Yir-
gin s. co. =
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range of the prices paid was 81 7O@b 10; bulk,
"a S5@5 10; light, "a 9o@05 10; heavy, "A sO@
80: mixed, 81 S0@4 S5. Sheep-Receipts,
2,0l0; unchanged; natives, 80 50@4 T5. West
erns, 81 25@4 70: good lambs, "a 0O@5 50.
Kansas ty-Cattle-Receipts, $3.50; ship
ments $780, market active, steady and
strong; steers, So 00@5 75: cows, 81 25@3 90;
ceipts, 9, l5O; shipments, 700; market steady
to strong: bulk, So 10@5 20; grades, So O0@5 90
Sheep-Receipts,5,0 900; shipments, 4l0; market
very quiet.
Indianapolis-Cattl 15O market
steady. Hogs-Receipts, L700 fair native
higher, choice heavy SIS 3505 As: choice light,
S. 20@5 35; mixed "A 90@5 25; pigs, So 50@4 90.
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Mining Stock Quotations.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-Alice, 16o; Adams
consolidated, IT'S; Aspen, $50; Crown Point,
l5O; Chrysolite, 2O Consolidated California
and Virginia, 600; Deadwood T., $50;
175; Homestake. iO5O: Horn Silver, $50; Iron
Silver, 1O0 Ontario, $780, Ophir, 355; Ply
mouth, $50: Savage, 240; Sierra Nevada, 29O;
Standard, ITO: Yellow Jacket, 14O.
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MARKETS BY WIRE.

CHICAGO-Weakness was again the fea-
ture on the Board ofTrade Saturday, every
thing closing lower, and wheat going below
the dollar mark The trading in cereals was
light, but provisions were fairly active.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as correct
ed by John NJ. Oakley 4 Co., 45 Sixth street. mem-
berS of Chicago Board of Trade:
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STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS:

CUNARD LINE-NEW YORK AND LIv-
" ERPOOL, VIA QUEENSTOWN-From
Pier No 40 North river. Fast express mail
service. Bothnia, Wednesday, September 2,
3P M: Etruria, Saturday, September D. A. NJ;
Aurania, Saturday, September u, 1l:30 A. NJ;
Gallia, Wednesday, September 16, 8 P. NJ; Um-
bria, Saturday, September 10, A. NJ; Servia,
September 26, noon: Bothnia, September
80, P. M; Etruria, Saturday. October g.
$50 A. NJ. Cabin passage-S6O and upward,
according to location; intermediate, $35.
Steerage tickets to and from all parts of
Europe at very low rates. For freight and
passage apply to the companys office, 4
Bowling Green, New York. Vernon II.
Brown & Co. J. j. MCCORMICK, 639 and
401 Smithfeld street, Pittsburg. au31-D
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The Drygoods Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The demand for dry
goods at first hands was the usual Saturday
proportions, but in keeping with recent
tendencies toward improved business The
market was unchanged in any way and
closed down at noon.
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Coffee Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-Coffee options opened
steady, 5 to 10 points decline. and
closed steady. 5@lO down: sales, 2o,25O bags,
I5.5O@15.55c; October, H.55c; November, 49, 75c;
March, 12.90@l2.95c. Spot rio dull, lower;
fair cargoes, ls54c; No. Z, 1910.
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CLOSING Bond Ouotation.-
Bank Ciearings,

ST. LoUIs-Clearings, $500, ,O97; balances,
1888, ,e0l. Money per cent. Exchange on
clearings, $2O,s5O 479; balances, s3,c2O,75O. For
last week, clearings, s23 9S3 l06: balances, 3d.
All, ,063 For the corresponding week last
year, clearings, slsO6l,ss5; balances, ST.
MEsrPHIs-New York Exchange selling at
81 premium. Clearings, sl1o6f7; balances,
NEW ORLEANs-Clearings, s753.9ss
NEW YoRK-Clearings s549, AL ,90s; balances,
$23 ST., ,694
BosToN -.Clearings, slasO3, ,694; balances,
@ Rate Sa for yar ,o per ceGs Gs
count per 81 coo. For the week-Clearings.
SIS, ,79z, ,733; balances. s8,764,6lL For CORE
spending period 1s00-Clearings, $sl, ,s99, ,9Sl;
PHILADELPHIA-Clearing ss,O75,7O9; bal
ances, sl,074440. For the week-Clearings,
5,55s, 05o; balances, ss,7H,947. Money, 4@5
per cent.
BALrIMoRE- -Clearings. sa,O77,Os4: balances,
$780,, ,ls0 Rate, per cent
CHIoAGo-New York exchange quiet at IS
cents discount. Money steady at per cent.
Bank clearings for the day, Sl3,072, l3S; for
the week, SS9, ,675 254.
The features of the week in the local none
tary line were fair business call for loans
and plenty of fun ds for all purposes. One or
two of the larger banks claimed to be pretty
closely loaned up, but the rest had good
working surplus. The rate for call loans was
6per cent and on time loans J, with very it-l
,
good abridgement of the weeks operations.
1t follows:
Saturdays exchanges. ges........-...S !, 701. SIT Is
Saturdays balances. es................... 333 $40 63
Week exchanges H. u - ZS
W eek Ull- 80 ~
Previous weeks exchange. IL, 237 428 81
Exchanger week of 1880 ............ IA, 153 326 25
The publication OF the New York bank
statement, although showing still further
depletion of the reserve was followed by a.
bulge in stocks, which carried them to the
highest point of the week, showing there
were no fears of tight market. The state
ment shows the following changes: Reserve,
decrease 81, 19T5: loans. increase 81 1s9l, 500;
specie, decrease 81, ssS, 100; legal tenders, in
crease 81, $50 900; deposits, increase s49l, 500;
circulation, increase sl27, 300 The banks
now hold sl2, ,76S, ,325 IN excess of the legal
quirements.
At New York yesterday the total sales of
stocks were 257, ,663 shares, including Atchf-
son, 1880; Chicago Gas, 4,s00; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, Il 3I4; Erie, 9,3l5.
Louisville and Nashville, 4,45j; Missouri Pa
cffic, 5,s5j; Northwestern. 4, 100; Northern Pa-
cific, 1880; Reading, 4,7OO Richmond and
West Point. 3,sl3; st. Paul, "a, ,490.
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Traction at 62%, so Central Traction at l6
205 Philadelphia Gas at III. 25 Wheeling Gas
at 81 After call 375 shares of assented Elec-
trio changed hands at 13 and 500 Electric
scrip at TO-
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib
erty and All Other Yards.

UFFIcE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcu,}
SATURDAY, Aug. 80
CATrLE-Receipts, sse head; shipments, l.
659head; market-nothing doing; all through
consignments. Seventeen cars of cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 200 head; shipments, 1900
head; market steady at yesterdays prices
Five cars of hogs shipped to New York
to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 head: shipments 9, 200
head: market-nothing doing; all through
consignments. Prospects favorable for
next week for both sheep and lambs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
PHILADELPHIA Stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers' No. 81
Fourth avenue members of New York Stock Ex-
change.
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Boston Stocks.
Electric Stocks.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.1
BosToN, Aug. 29.-Electric stock quotations
fO 1ar,
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Metal Marke

New YORK, Aug. Sl-Pig iron dull and un
changed.
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Harness Leather.

Allegheny tanners report active demand
for their products. Prices are very low, so
low that margins of profit are we'll nigh OBJ
liberated. Harness manufacturers are busy
as bees, and all signs point to an extra fall
trade. Good crops bring heavy demands in
this line, and the manufacturer of horse
equipments who lays in his stock now will
be justified in the near future as future
changes are bound to be toward higher
level.
Following are the prices of harness leather,
as established by the Allegheny tanners:
No. l trace, SIC @ ID; B trace, Sc q b; No. l
extra heavy 100 rs and over, ,35c - b; B extra
heavy, Soc p h; No. 2 extra heavy, 2Sc % h;
No. 1heavy, lao to l60 rs. Sic ~ b; B heavy,
29c q h; No. heavy, &c q B; black line, 2So
~ d.
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WHITE STAR LINE
w For Queenstown and Liverpool.

w For Queenstown and Liverpool.
Royal and United States Mail Steamers.
Britannia, Sept 2, IN Britannia, Sep.30, 3:3Opm
Majestic Sept. ., $3.50 m Majestic 0ct7, $3.50
Germanic, Sep. 16, $3.50 PIN Germanc, Oct IA, 2:30pm
"Teutonic. Sep. .23 $3.50 m 'Teutonic. Oct q S:3Oam
From White Star dock, foot OF West Tenth
street.
second cabin on these steamers. Saloon
rates, $50 and upward. Second cabin, ,ss5 and
$40 Excursion tickets on favorable terms.
Steerage. from or to old country, $50.
White Star drafts payable on demand in
all the principal banks throughout Great
Britain Apply to JOHN j. MCCORMICK,
$50 and 401 Smithfield ST., Pittsburg, or H.
MAITLAND KERSEY, General Agent, 29
Broadway. New York. au6-D
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Boot and Shoe Trade.

The great depression in this line which
has resulted in so many heavy failures, ap-
pears to be coming to an end. A better era
dawns. The Boston Herald has this to say
of the situation and outIoos=------.-
There is again some slight improvement
to be noted in the boot and shoe market
from the standpoint of manufacturers. Or
ders are slightly better in some Glasses of
goods, most notably in women's oil grain
shoes and mems calf goods. In these goods
the orders are i'll the way of duplicates in
fall goods, though some of the statesmen are
on the road with samples of spring goods,
though no considerable business is re,
ported. The demand for heavy goods is
rather quiet, though there has been some
duplicating of orders of late A few saleS
men are already here looking for spring
goods, but they are here mainly for looking
over the bankrupt stocks rather than the
giving of orders for goods to be made. The
feeling in the market in the way of nriceS
for goods is slightly firmer, though without
any advance.
Some Silver Lining.
Financially, the position of the boot and
shoe trade is better. 1t is asserted positively
by those in position to be thoroughly posted
that it is easier placing boot and shoe paper
with easier rates. Collections are certainlv
little easier, since the money rates have
been a little easier. This is more especially
true of the West rather than the South.
where the Improvement from the excellent
grain crops is not noted. The better feeling
in the West is special feature of the boot
and shoe market to-day, and if the improve
ment continues, the market is certainly
rapidly drifting toward better things Mani
ufacturers begin to be slightly more busy.
though the influence of the recent very hot
weather has been felt in increasing the in
clination to run as light as possible. But the
positive, in many instances, and of a nature
that manufacturers do not like to put off,
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Provisions.

At the regular Saturday meeting of the
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SEE Kensington adFertisement-3d page.
MwF
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Wool Markets.

ST. Wool-Receipts, 1850 pounds;
shipments. 3l07j pounds; quiet and un,
changed.
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Groceries.

Trade in this line moves along in the old
ruts. Coffees are quiet at the decline noted
day or two ago. Sugars are active and
markets are firm. Low priced fruits bring
heavy demands on sweetening stuff
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE HOSTS ADVANCE.
Suckers in the Lead, and Badgers
With "Old Abe"

DETROIT, Aug. 4.-Promptly at the
hour set, and with military precision
which showed the volunteer soldiers
had forgotten none of their early train
ing, the posts assembled on the line of
march. The survivors of Post No.
were conspicuous little group in the
Illinois delegation, and their appearance
was the signal for tribute of cheers.
Department Commander Horace S.
Clark led the command and 5000 repre-
sentatives of the loyal sons of the
Sucker state were in line. An umbrella
corps, 800 strong, was a feature of the
Illinois division. In the corner square
of blue umbrellas represented each state
in the Union, and red, white and blue
umbrellas in columns served to repre-
sent the stripes of the flag.
The enthusiasm which greeted the
second, or Wisconsin, division, of 700
strong, was unbounded. In the front
rank and borne high in the air on the
top Of a flagstaff was perched "lOd
4 be-" the stuffed eagle, which became
a part of Wisconsin's history quarter
of century ago. Cheer after cheer
arose from the multitude, but the trib-
ute was to the war bird and not to the
brave boys of the Badger state. Many
a civilian could only divine the cause of
this enthusiasm, but to every G. A. k.
man in line to-day the strange history
of that bird is a freside story to his
children. In 1861, when the Eighth
Wisconsin regiment entered the war,
a tame eagle, captured in the Wisconsin
woods, accompanied the regiment
South. Taught to perch upon staff. it
was allotted TO color bearer and in
few months the bird became the en-
blem of the regiment. With a strange
devotion that SO partoOk of the myster-
ious as to engender superstition in
many minds, the eagle clung to his
regiment with unwavering loyalty.
Amid the war of cannon and the
shrek of battle the eagle of the Eighth
Wisconsin maintained his perch, only
at times to soar briefly above the heads
of the brave boys he led, shrieking
shrill defiance to the enemy, and then
return to his perch. No ball ever at
tanned ''Old Abe" as he was chriStened,
and in many bloody battles the soldiers
of the Eighth seemed to share the good
Abe" was mustered out' with the
Eighth, and thencefOrth made his home
as privileged bird in the public park
at Madison. He survived the war
twelve years. and at his death his
funeral was conducted with military
honOrs. But he was never buried. A
skillful taXidermist perpetuated the
form and shape of the glorious bird and
the Eighth regiment still bears ''Old
Abe" in the front rank. In line with
the Wisconsin boys were Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, ex-governor of the state and
eX-command er-in-chief of the q. A. r.,
and Col. A. G. Weissert, candidate for
cOmmander-in-c n-chief. Department Com
mander ". H. Upham was in command
and past Department Commander Col.
Bryan and Col. Griffin, who was bre-
vetted brigadier general at the close of
the war for gallantry, were among the
familiar figures that tramped to the
muSic