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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-19
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices I'm Produce at the Seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.

Ruling Prices in Produce at tho seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-Flour-Receipts.
$500 packages; exports. 1850 brls, LOO
sacks. The market was quiet and steadier.
Sales, IL, 500 brls. COrn-meal steady and
quiet.
Wheat-Receipts. $4,000 blu: exports, 49,
0C0 blu; sales. 1.615.000 bu futures, LOG, 600 blu
spot. Spots were dull and easier. closing
steady; No. 2 red. 7Slac in store and in
elevator. 79c afloat, 1874 0s09o f. o. b.:
No. 3 red. 721ac; ungraded red. 70O7sc:
No. Northern. S3Ac; No. 2 Northern. 76h a
76%c No. 2 Milwaukee. 77hc. Options were
dull. opening weak at 1sc decline. on the
increase in the amount on passage and in
the English visible. further declined Il %
asc on the light clearances and free re-
ceipts. closing steady at Is "a lao under yes
terday; No. , red. October, 7s307S4c.
closing at 7Slac; December. eOla0O Is l6c,
closing at S0lac: March. $50 0S5lac. closing
at s. May, 81 0S7ssc, closing at S7isc.
Rye dull and steady. Barley dull and
nominal. Barley malt steady and quiet.
Corn-Reccipts. IL 900 bu; exports. co, 900
bu; sales, 4SO. 900 bu futures. $4,000 bu spot.
494 in elevator 50ls 050sc afioat; IN
graded mixed. 49hG6lhc. Options opened
at tsc advance on hrrner CABLES and u do
crease In amount on passage, declined l4c
with wheat. advanced l4c on free Western
buying, and closed dull at lsc above yes
terday; November, 5OA 6501c. closing at
50lsc; December. 5lA 051lsc, closing at
5llac: May. 52A @52lac. closing at 81 nc.
ORts-Reoeipts. 203,CO0 pu; exports. 100
bu; sales. 555.000 bu futures. 10, 900 bu spot.
Spots were firmer and less ~actiye; options
fairly active from unchanged 10 sc lower
and steady; October. $3.50. closing at 34asc;
November, S5hc. closing at 354c; Deem
white. spot. 3S03S1ec; mixed Western, $40
36c: white Western, 37Gi6l2c; No. 2 Chicago,
S54 G35asc.
HAY dull and easy. Hops dull and steady:
Pacific coast. lSG24c.
Cofiec-Options opened barely steady at
10 to 20 points lower, and closed barely
steady at Is tn % points down; sales, $3.50
November. Is. lUa Is. l5... December, 1850
15c: January. 14.7C014.s5c: February. 14.65c;
March, a a. SIC; April. l4.55 II. zoe:
May. 14.50014.65c; spot Rio quiet and
steady; No. z, 16t0l64c. Sugar-Raw dull
and firm; refined steady and In moderate
demand. Molasses-Nsw Orleans quiet and
steady. Rice active and firm.
Cotton-seed oil auiet and steady. Tallow
steady and quiet. RosIn dull and steady.
E~ggs-Liberai receipts and easy; receipts,
1l.S05 packages.
Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats quiet
and easy; picked bellies. Sle % So c: picked
shoulders. &c. Middles firm. Lard opened
weak apd closed iirm: Western steam closed
at &. f5c bid; sales, $50 tierces at s. 75c; op-
tlons. sales. LOO ~tierces; October. s.90c;
November. s.159s19c: January. 7.15c hid.
Butter IN fair demand and firmer: West
ern dairy. 15Q22c: Western creamery. l90
2Sc; Elgin. 2sc. Cheese quiet and steady.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull and barely steady at late decline. No.
6l067c; No. 2 red, 1880; No. Q corn. 491sc; No.
3. 40c: No. 2 oats. 29A c: No. 9 white, f.o. b., 33
93S& c; No. 8 white. 2St 6301ec; No. 2 rye. Csc;
No. 2 barley, G0063c; No. 3, I. O. b., 41@65c;
No. 4. I. o. b.. 3504sc: No. ! flaxseed. 81. 10:
barrel, $l1.s501l.9O lard. per pound, S.600
S.65c; shOrt-rib sides Qoose). Z.75010. 37lsc;
dry-salted shoulders lboxedl. 7.s507.50c;
short-clear sides (boxedj. S.200S.25c; whis-
ky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
81. 10; sugars unchanged.
On tho Produce Exchange, to-day, the
butter market was very firm. Creamery,
1S027c; dairy. 16023c. Eggs. 10000.
ReceIpts-Flour. $4,000 brls: wheat, 306,-
600 blu; corn, ass 900 bu; oats. 362. 900 bu; rye,
~. 0O0 bu: barley. lf4.O00 bu. Shipments
Flour, 20. 900 brs: wheat. 1920 0 bu: corn,
1900 bu; oats, 2SS,0Oo bu; rye. $4,000 bu;
barley, Isl, 600 bu.
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More Activity In Trade-Poultry and Eggs
Advance-Fruits and Vegetables Better.
In the wholesale markets there has been
more activity this week. Grocers have
been quito busy, and all staple groceries
are firm in price. Provisions are steady;
poultry and eggs higher, with the Eastern
market on poultry improving. Apples.
oranges M articles In the vegetable line
are meeting with better sale. and the belief
prevails that as the fall advances there is
to be an unprecedentedly large trade.
Cereals continue dull, with prices rang
ing about as on Monday. Oats declined ho
and bran went off 81. so per ton. The mills
IRE running to their fullest capacity, and
the production of bran is larger han at
any time in years. Track bids ruled as
follows:
wheat-No. 2 red, 69c; No. 8 red. Gao
f6c; No. 4red. SIC; rejected, 5o055o; wagon
wheat. 69c.
Corn-No. 1 white. 42c; No. 2 white, 42c;
white mixed, 42c; No. 8 white, 42c. lat
ter for one color; No. white. 36c: No. 2 yell
low. Ale; No. 8 yellow. Ale; No. 4 yellow,
P6c; No. 2 mixed. 4lc: No. 3 mixed, Ale;
No. 4 mixed. 8 C; ear. Ale.
Oats-No. 2 white, 32l7c; No. 8. &c; No. 9
mixed. 30lac; No. 3 mixed. 29lac; rejected,
Hay-Choice timothy. s11; No. ]. $1,000;
No. 9. IS. SO: prairie. No. 1. 81; No. 2. &c.
Bran, $1,000 per ton.
POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE.
Poultry-Hens. Sc ~ fb. yonng chick
ens. Sc ~ ID; turkeys. s010c T. ID; ducks,
7cP ID; geese. s5.4O for choice.
E~ggs-Shippers paying 1Sc.
Butter-Choice country grass butter. IL
G14c; common. TG9c.
Cheese-New York full cream. 110los;
skins, 507c y fb. tJobbing prices.l
Feathers-Prime geese. 4Oc T. ID; mixed
duck, Zoe to IL.
Honey-lS020c.
Beeswax-20c for yellow. 15c for dark.
Wool-Fine merino. 160lsc; unwashed
combing, 2lc; tub-washed. 31G33c.
Hides. TaiIor, Etc.
Hides-No. l green hides, SC; No. 9 green
hides, Slac; No. ! g. s. hides. 4lsc; No. 2 G.
Shc.
Horse Hides-s2G225.
Tallow-No. ]. &c; No. ., Sac.
Grease-White. &c; yellow, SAC; brown.
Hones-Dry. s1a@1s y ton.
PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Pears-Kiefer. 81 % ~haIf-busheI basket,
Oranges-Jamaica. S202.25 ~ 100 in
baskets or barrels; Louisians, 81 u box of
$50.
Cider-S5.5O ~ barrel. sap half barrel.
nberries-Per barrel. S7.500s; $500
275 t. bu crate.
Ceiery-Fancy white plume. 2UG30c
bunch.
Bananas-el.500225 - bunch. according
to elze and qualify.
Grapes-Concords. ten-pound basket, o3c;
Delawares, &c.
Sweet Potatoes-lerseys, S2.1593.
Le~mons-Choice. So. so % box; fancy. 81. so.
Potatoes-S2Q2.2 % ~ brl.
Apples-Grecn. fancy. S4a4.25 ID brl: me-
diuin. S2.5043 D brl.
QuInces-SL. 25Gl.50 p bushel.
Cabbage-Home-gsown, 7509Oc ~ brl.
Onions-s250 92. IS; red. So ~ brl; Span
tsh, Sl.50 per crate.
GAME.
o - doz-
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1s.-The Evening Jour
nal reports: Cattle-Receipts. L.. 600; ship
ments. $500. The market was slow and
steady 10 strong. Choice to PRIME. $3.50
$40; others. S3.250490; stockers. $3.50 az 80;
Texans. S2O3.S0: rangers S..
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments. 1000.
The market was l0dl loo higher. Rough and
common. SIS l005. 90: mixed and packers.
S5.35Q5.eo: prime heavy and butchers
weights. s5.6505.S S.; light. s5.25a5.i5.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; shipments. 100.
The market was active and a shade
stronger. Stockers. S3.5003. IS: ewes. $3.50
4450: mixed. si.2504S0; wethers. S505.50;
lambs. S4@5.t5.
KANSAS CITY. Oct is. Cattle - Re.
ceipts. 6.900: shipments. $500. The market
was strong for good cattle: Others dull and
unchanged throughout. Dressed beef and
shipping steers. s3.25G4.75 cows. Sl.509
2.l0; Texas and Indian steers. Sl.s502. Is;
stockers and feeders. S2.l002.t0.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments. 500.
The market opened l0c higher and sold
mostly at 5010c higher. but weakened and
closed at ye~sterdav's prices. All grades,
S5.l54a.50: bulk. S.2505.40.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900: shipments. none.
Native muttons and lambs were wanted:
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REAL.EsTATE TRANsFERa

Twenty-Three Transfers. with n Total Con-
s!deration of S19,31O.
instruments filed for record In the recoyder's
Office Of Marion county. Indiana. for the TWEEN
ty-fOur hours ending at. 5 p. NJ. Oct. 1S. 1892,
as furnished by Elliott i. Butler. abstracters
Of titles. Hartford Block. No. 81 East Market
street:
James Johnson and wife to William
/. Joss and wife, lots 16 and II. IN
Johnson's East Neutrality-suspicious. -aoo
Elijah Il. Martindaie and wife to Mich
olas Gerber and wife, lot Il, In
square Il, in the third section OF Lin $500.
CSa eIa la 9. FOSTER aad,arU and wife to samuel
Geyer and wife. lots 3 and II, in
Masters subdivision of Drake S
Mayhew's second addition. .-----.--. oOO.OO
Charles b. lockwood aud wife to
Alexander NJ. Archer and wife, lot
SO, In block 4. in Caven & Rock
woods addition oodlawn...-...- 10000
Elijah b. Martindale and wife to Eliza
NJ. Brigham, lot Is. in square Is,
and lot Ia, in square IL, In the
third section OF Lincoln Park addi-
Lizzie NJ. Reid to Eiwin L. Atkinson,
part OF the west half OF the north
u.s.; range Angel. =. .'...o. 100000
T.. Avery and wife, lots 10 and 10,
In block 10, In Tuxedo Park addi-
Robert W. Z. Noble to orvai D.. Cos
ltT, lOtS OE duu Do, VI uIOCh
North Indianapolis. 10000
James NJ. swan and wife to Frank B.
Bremerman. lot 81 and part of lot
80, In block 5, In North Indianap
Frank B. Bremerman and wife to
James NJ. swan, lot 81 and part OF
lot SO, in block 5, IN North Indian
Othello L. Deitch to Oscar S. Deitch,
lot DAB, in McCarty's seventh West
Marion McCorcile and wife to John
NJ. Fehrenbach, lot 104, in Clarks
third West-side addition .---......-- 100000
George w. Bailey 10 Nellie M. Mat
thews, lot 81. in Lancasters Bel
mont-avenue addition to West In
ANNAPOLIS. l,oUU.UO
William c. Stats to Jennie A. Kayne,
second addition fo Brightwood.-.. 10000
Simon Yandes to John z. Heck and
wife, lot 4, in Campbelrs subdfvis-
ion of Hutchings d Darnelfs Brook
William ]. Ebert to james nj. Crop.
per and wife, lot 3, in block il65, in
100 %
Ellen E. Graham and husband to Ed
ward Disserte and wife, lot j, in
Graham's subdivision of Downey IL
dinners Woodland Park addition to
owon RUrts and wife r. Mary A. 'o'oo
Wallace. lot Ill, in Johnson 81 Hog
shire's East Washtngton-street addi-
Wilbur II. Taiiman to Wills F. smith,
10000
James e. Twiname and wife to Nam
mic Nackenhorst, lot z, in Twiname's
first addition. 65O.0C
James L. Twiname ana wife to Will
lam Nackenhorsr, lot 8, in Twiname's
first addition........----.-... $4,000
Louis j. MctZger, trustee. TO Henry
III. Meats, lot 90, in kenwoOd Park
addition OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10000
Laura A. Shipley to Amelia NJ. Kuhl-
man. lot Al, in w. w. Hubbard's
South Meridian-street addition. $4,000
Transfers. 90; consideration ......sl9,3Io.o0
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PENSIONS FOR VETERANS.
Residents OF Indiana and Illinois Whose
Claims Have Been Allowed.
Pensions have been granted tae follow
;rU .a~o6 Tpdiop,p

l0g-0ameQ lnul8nl6us.
Original-James Bagley, William Hudnell,
George n. Mclaughlin. James NJ. Munday, JO-
seph III. Calvert, John III. Miller, Michael j. Kon-
kle, Peter j. Golden, Joshua Gallaher, Wilhelm
Broters. William r. McCarter. Authorization
John W.. Williams, James p. Stout, Joseph Price,
william b. Davis. Increase-6amuel X. Sharp,
samuel South, George W. Hayes. Nathan
ID. Cox, John McMurtrey, Edward West
man, William J. Gray, William Inderstreth,
Isaac Firestone, Joseph Wight, Thomas w. Ben.
nett. Reissue - Franklin Mcrehead, Joseph
Shook, Uriah Post. Original widows. otc.-Mar-
garet +. Padgett, Rachel Ann Nash, Johanna
O'Brien. Lydia A: Macklin, Julia c: Harding.
Henrietta NJ. Evans. Catharine Hauf tmother,,
Lavina White. Mexican widow-Louisa Hearn.
TO RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS
Original-Alex. T. Light, Samuel A. Harper,
Lorain G.. Edgerly, Paris NJ. Myrick. Harry Wor-
rell, Alex. X. Boyer, George Clark, John A. Dun
can, Hardy Sparks, James ID. Stowell tdeceased),
than G.. Ingram, George III. Dewey. Addi-
tional-William schweigert. William III. Davis
linger, Theodore Hyde, William z. Burns,
John r. Mccullough. Andrew
Swanson. John Mortel, Charles Cameron,
William X. Z. Michigan, Francis IL. Smith, ar,
Joseph Heller. Robert Craig. Alfred Westbrook,
Patrick II. LAWYER. Robert Murray, John ID.
Morefeld, David Beggs. R-eissue-samuel /.
Original widows, tc.-Ella J. Richey. Margaret
Grier Cmother1. Mary j. Freeman. Frances ID.
Potter, Mary Hall. sarah keenan,, Harriet Stow
ell, minor of samuel b.. GaiIles, Mary Nj. Scar
lette, Catherine Daelmert, Margaret Dillon,
Maria Bogart, Johanna Jansen.
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LIVE STOCK.

Good Grades Of Cattle In Fair D~emnnd-Hogs
Active and HiGher-sheep Unchanged.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 100. There were but few on sale.
Butcher stock was in fair demand, while
othera wara dull and slow of sala
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ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1s.-Last night Alice
Princely was cowardly murdered by her
husband. She bad been married only nine
months and had gone back to live with hcr
parents on account OF her husbands drink
ing and thieving habite. He saw her on
the street with her sister and four other
women last night, walked mp behind, and
tired three shots The first killed her.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. Is. - Cotton firm
middling, z 9-l6c: low middling. Z Lice; good
ordinary, q 9-l6c; net receipts, 1858 bales;
gross receipts. 1887 bales; sales, 1900 bales;
stock, 14S,9lO bales.
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THE BOND MARKET.

Railroad Issues Generally Firm with Trans
actions Moderate.
At New York. yesterday. money on call
was firm at . TO s per cent, the last loan
being made at @; closing offered ate.
Prime mercantile paper. 506 per cent.
Sterling exchange was, weaker ut s4e4
for sixty-day bills and s4.s5A for demand.
The total sales of stocks were 273.-
600 shares, including the following: Chi
cago Gas, IA. SOC; Louisville ~ Nashville,
$500; New England. 5 1900; Northern Pa
cifie preferred. 5000; Reading. CT. 800; st.
Paul, $500; Union Pacific, $500, Western
Union. 6.1OO.
The volume of business at the Stock Ex-
change showed q material falling Oft yes
terday. transactions a~ggFegating 273,355
shares. against SASH Monday. The fresh
legal proceedings against the Reading COM
bine instituted by the ANNOUNCEMENT Of
New Jersey led TO u weak markets at the
opening. The market su subsequently, became
strong and advanced under the leadership
of the industrials. Distilling and Cattle
feeders rose from 63ss TO O.. National Cord
age common from 1913 TO 133& and American
Tobacco from 119 to 1898. New England
rallied TO s6as. Toward the close the activ-
ity in money had the effect of inducing
instances the net changes were only "a
either way. The market closed weak.
Railroad bonds were generally firm.
transactions footed I'D q, los. 0O0. Reading
issues were ls44 per cent. lower. The
other changes call for no special mention.
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TRADE IN

Quotations at Philadelphia. haiti more. Gin
cinDati and Other Points
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1s.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat opened s64c off. dropped another
No.. 2 red, cash. 6sasc; October closed at
65ssc; December. lilac: May. 7S4c. Corn
Carh lower at $50. Options opened firm
but became weak and closed o shade OF;
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Ott. 1s.-The dry-goods market
continued to display increasing animation, with
q fair business.
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DAILY, SUNDAY And WEEKLY.

The Journal is first of all q newspaper.
Its primary object is to publish the news
and to secure this it spares NJ pains or
expense. Besides the service of two
great news agencies, which cover foreign
countries as well as the entire United
States, it has a corps Of Special Cor
respondents. who give attention to those
events and occurrences that are likely
to be of particular interest to the Indi-
ana public. Its Washington bureau
vas established for the purpose of look
ing after matters in which the State and
its people are concerned, and is under
the management of an Indiana man
well acquainted with the local business
and political issues. 1t has a corre-
spondent in every town of Importance
in the State, and is constantly increas-
ing its facilities for obtaining informa-
ton from every quarter. Its staff OF
city reporters is large, and its local de-
partments are unexcelled. AS n news
paper it is far better equipped than any
other in the State, and welcomes COM
parison with its contemporaries in any
and all of its departments. With ALI
endeavors t.. be accurate and trust
worthy, printing tho news, whateveri it
may be. without personal or partisan
bias.
But while the Journal is non-partisan
as to news, il is Republican paper. and
sets forth Republican principles. tits
important that the people shall read the
truth about these principles, and it was
with the object of putting everybody in
the way of doing so that the price of the
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MONEY, STOCKS AND GRAIN
Material Falling Off Yesterday in Trans
actions on New York Change.

Fresh Legal Proceedings Against the Great
Reading Combine Caused q Slump-At In
~dianapolis There Was More Activity.
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The Sunday Journal
Is q paper that gives more attention to
miscellaneous literature than the other
editions, and contains in its sixteen, and
often twenty, pages a variety or
READING MATTER

That satisfies the most exacting taste
The same reasons that call for the i'm
mediate extension of the the daily cir
culation apply to the weekly. Thlsis
carefully edited. with a special view to
the wants of Indiana readers, both in its
general and political news. lis SUBJ
~scription price, 81, with reduction to
clubs, places it within the reach of all,
and no campaign contribution a be
so effective as when spent in furnishing
this paper to readers who need Repub.
Lcan doctrine.
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Metals.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1s.-Pig.iron quiet and
steady; American, $13015.6O. Copper quiet
and steady; lake. II. IL. zoe. Lead quiet;
domestic. 3.9004.O5c. Tin opened weaker and
firmer; Straits, 20.70 bid.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 18.-Lead steady at 8. Use for
soft Missouri. and 3.S0c for chemical; spelter
firm and higher, Also bid, 4.2Oca asked.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Bal Silver-AtN New York. s6c per ounce;
1T London, S9lsd.
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Wool.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1S.-Wool-Demand
good and prices firm; Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Xxx and above, 2S029c;
medium. 33034c; coarse. 32lad33c; New
York, Michigan and Indiana and Western fine,
or Y and XXX, 24026c; medium, 32033c; coarse,
32033c: line washed delaine, X and Xxx. $50
SIC; combing, 35 d36c; coarse, 33035c Canada
combing. 3lG32c; tub-washed. choice, 3603Sc
fair, 35a36c: coarse. 80 SAC; Montana, leo
22c; Territorial, 13@21o
f YORK, Oct. 1e.-Wool firm and in good
demand; domestic fleece, 25D35c; pulled, 2O0
$40; Texas, l5Q21c.
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Options. IOp'nin0l Highest. Locest. CLOSING.
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THE JoBBING A

Quail-s225 p doz.
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I'r4,sl, tllt. dead LETTER Office.

During thu fiscal year of l>>o~3V
the receipts Ut the <lcul lctttr Offices
were some Il. sou, UoU ri.ce>, being Ill
increase Ut BID, ONO riecH>. Or j per
cent. over tho preceding Year.
During 1>:n~1, while it appeared
from estimates 1T the quantity Ut
matter dispatched through thu mail.
that I'll ~ was all increase in ictttr>
alo1lt 1T over l5u. UUu, uW', the l1nlt:a,t!
to the dead letter office w,13 but 81 L.
ouo pieces. or Il per cent.
During THE yr{lr lSol~:., although
the general volume Ut the business
anil operations Of tho seryice al,-
preached Il per cent i'll excess Ut tie
previous year, the n::u;ll and even ".
tlin;liIy expected i4,c1v;l>o had not
only disappeared, hut the g'1ttifyin"
fact APPEARS that there was Il ar
crease Ut over &, U0p, or nWtt'ly pei
cent. i'll the number OF piece. sent
to the dead letter office.
That the mistakes Of the public,
which lit 50 many instances proven:
matter committed to the mail, from
reachingit intended destination. and
which c1nt>arrass ull1 thWart ,ltllv
cry, continue To confront the service
may BIZ attcsttal Ivy the increase d
over II per cent. in unutl'lrcssed lot
tiers ulu1re. ~~ Postal Record
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One IT tho few civilians receiving
o pension from tho United States
government il I'LL Iri;llmnn of pecu
LARRY tour.4 physique, VIII, 44as tho
ret":!1l OF having come alive through
all ;1>t ,1n.'ling accident Elo was r;lr-
ryingu l"lorndtr luis arm onc'lly
ut Newport, while ho and an officer
went i'll IL bout to Il point Whcre the
explosive was to 10 sunk, when by
some accident the electric connection
WIS 1n;l:.t AMI tho torpedo exploded.
The man wellt skyward and lit in
the w;tcr IN eighth of IL mile away,
with one urn shattered, one side
shoc11ing1y manEl"l and un ego
blinded. He managed to keep atloat
until all can.r, and in time recovered
sufficiently TO return tn work, ul~
though lot ut his former dangerous
job.-S@ IL Francisco Argonaut.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-11-11

Tile wealthy and eccentric Russian,
Baron Fi>1t.kS, residing ut Copcn-
hagen, ii the OWNER OF Il lion which
is lodged and ted ut his expense at
the Geological gardens III that city.
He often visits the lion and enters its
cage. tue animal implicitly oh.ying
all his commands. Tho cashier 1T
Sch,1mann's circus. from Frankfort,
Mr.. Muller, II German. 1nhde Il bet
with the baron that ho would play Il
game Of cards with him i'll the lions
cage. The let was accepted and
carried into execution. Both gentle
men entered tile cugc, i'll which Il
table with Il pack IF cards and bottle
of champagne stool in readiness.
The lion crouched Quietly ut it's
masters feet and playing com"
menccd. Mr.. Muller Won two games
The lion once attempted to growl at
the stranger, but its owners whip
soon quoted it. Mr.. Muller never
lost his presence Of mind, aud leforo
leaving the cugo drank gluss Of
champagne with the baron. Ho won
1900 kroner. --Bursun Courier.