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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04

choice. a few fancy reported sold. to arrive at
lOc. Fair good stock is offering at Sdss.c. Old
fruit held steady but quiet. Sun-dried apples have
a moderate Jobbng demand at unchanged prices;
most OF the stock Offering is worth about 4Iii2c.
Further lots OF Delaware evaporated peeled peaches
have arrived: best lots sening at l6i2Il7c North
Carolina sun-dried slow: about 20 bbls choice sold
Sc RaspberreS closing weaker. but the supply IL
still quite moderate. Huckeberries advancing
der a scarcity of stock Cherries dull. Black
berries in fair iObbing demand. Apricots higher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS

THLLow-Market wa. hrmer at jl.c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04
last From PreyiOi
!, eel. Sent. |. y,1r
Quotations follow. For comparison last nights aud
last closing quotations also

Flour bbl' 4os s73 lil5,oi9 13i5Gli lne Gs4i5
Wheat bu-h S05.li1 $40. O63 7.ol337o Inc +eI
Com bush 49, 1925. 1SJ 1.ig90ii Inc i2G IA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
WORLDS FAIR POST OFFICE.
Tt Keeps Thirty Clerks and Twenty
eight Carriers Busy.

Tt Keeps Thirty Clerks and Twenty
eight Carriers Busy.
The growth of the United States mail
service has been very rapid since the
earlier days of the exposition, when
one carrier from the Chicago postofice
was abe to handle the entire business
and still have time to spare. AT pres
emit Jackson park and the midway
plaisance are divided into ten free
delivery districts. The worlds fair
station, as it is designated by the
postal authorities, occupies the south
west corner of the government building,
and forms the working exhibit of that
department. In appearance and man
'agement it is similar to many other
first-class offices throughout the coun-
try, every facility for the prompt and
systematic handling of mail being pro-
vided.
AS an exhibit, it is an active one,
says Harper's Weekly. Thirty clerks
and twenty-eight carriers are kept so
busy in their efforts to keep abreast
with the great volume Of business
y
for more assistance. Two wagons are
required for the delivery of second
and third class matter alone. A stand
ard railway postal car, equipped with
al improvements, stands in a space
back Of the large working-room, and
on this are made up the foreign mails,
which are very heavy; also those for
points outside of Chicago. The men
who work on this car are veterans
in the service, selected from various
important routes, and are changed to
meet the constantly shifting require
mails are at present the heaviest, and
for that reason it has been necessary
to bring on a number of railway mail
clerks familiar with eastern offices and
lines
Over one million pieces of first-cless,
and seven hundred thousand Of second
class matter are dispatched monthly. |
The mail received in the same length |
of time amounts to about nine hun |
bred thousand each Of first and secon-
class matter. A money-order business
Of $4,000 is transa cted, and more than
S11 900 worth of stamps is sold per
month. The work of the office is in
creasing at a very rapid rate, and its
are more than three tunes
as great as its expenses. 1t is sub
station Of the Chicago pOstoffice, with
]. J. Hastings as superintendent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
CHICAGO SHOE STORE Ell
QUETTE.

There is one society woman in Wash
ington who came home from the
worlds fair wiser in some things as
to the ways of the Windy City than
when she left the primitive capital Of
the nation, where the shoe clerks still
kneel down to try on their customers
shoes, says the Post. The lady in
question tells the story on herself, so
there can be no harm in repeating It.
1t appears that having worn out her
footgear in tramping around the ex-
position grounds, she went into one
of the fashionable shoe stores. After
having a number of pairs brought out
for inspection, she requested to have
a pair tried on. The clerk coolly seated
himself On a sofa on her right side,
and reaching down with a dexterous
brought the customers left
foot up across his knee and commenced
the shoe.
"Of course, I wasn't going to let on
that I was green to the ways of Chi
cago," said the victim of the accident
in relating it afterward, 80 I just
sat there as though I had been used
to having shoes tried on that way ali
my life, but I must say that the Chicago
method is a little starting when ap-
piled without warning"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

New York, Oct. 0.-Bradstreet re-
ports that still another week has been
rendered conspicuous owing to the par
alySiS imposed on commercial and in
dusuial operations by the revolutionary
policy of the minority in the senate
The larger representative manufacture
ers and jobbers and other Wholesalers
in leading lines have been unable TO
operate without reference to the fu-
ture supply and demand and the re-
suit is that the great iron and steel
industries remain practically ON their
backs with no signs of a revival in
either demand Or price.
Wool is being sold at concessions
from quotations and mill owners are
taking raw material for actual needs
only. The textile Industries are gen
orally not finding the better demand
expected at this time. Leather indus-
tries are depressed. Clothing manu-
facturerS make unfavorable reports on
business thus far and at some industrial
centers, notably Patterson, n. j., the
| industrial situation has advanced from
I y
On the other side Of the account may
be placed activity in whisky and to-
baccO at some western centerS and rice
cotton and fertilizers at some southern
centerS. together with Il heavy output
of wheat flour ut northwestern points
and large shipments of wheat to the
market within the week.
The estimate of the domestic wheat
crop this year amounting to 10000
900 bushels has been accepted by Beer
bam, first European authority on cere-
III statistics, and is corobOrated by
| special investigation by western ag-
ricultural paper.
Exports OF wheat and wheat flour as
wheat from both coasts of the United
States and Canada this week equal 2,
! 100000 bushels against 2,S62,000 bush
els last week.
New York, Oct. OR. G. Dun &
| Co.'S weekly review of trade points
| out the fact that there has been little
gain in business the past week.
| Wheat has risen IA cent helped by
| ICONy lCIt l5n ptl anu III SDllC VA
! better crop prospects. Corn is no
stronger. Pork has been lifted so far
that another collapse is feared by
some. Petroleum has advanced IA cent
and coffee is higher
With these good signs there are
some not SO good. Business is 50 slow
that merchants are asking for a few
new lOnaS.
While the number of mills reported
in operation increase, the condition Of
the markets indicate plainly that few
are working at full capacity. A re-
duction in wages is general and does
not tend to increase consumption Of
goods.
Failures this week number BIG in
! the United States against 21O last year,
and % in Canada against % last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
CONGRESSIONAL

Washington, Oct. 16.-In the senate
the house joint resolution fixing the
qualifications for voting and holding
office in the Cherokee strip was taken
up. An amendment by Hoar restrict
ing the right to vote, and hold office
to citizens of the United States, was
agreed to.
A motion by PETER to strike out
the word male" so as to allow wo-
men to vote, was rejected, 40 to g..
The affirmative vote included Allison,
Carr, Dolph, Frye. Gallinger, Hoar,
Kyle, PETER and Teller. Faulkner
moved to strike out that part Of the
resolution to which Hoar's amendment
attached, and thus the amended resO-
luton passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
TIONORED BY HUMBERT.
Italy Pays Her Respects to English
British Fleet Received.

Spezzia, Oct. 23-The vessels com
been visiting at laramie arrived here
at 10 o'clock this morning and were
received with much enthusiasm. The
Wharfs and the italian vessels in the
port were finely decorated and the
spectacle presented was a garnd one
Thirty italian war ships met the
British fleet and saluted it. SaluteS
were also fired from the ports on the
hills adjacent to the city. Vice Admir-
al, the duke of Genoa, met Admiral
Sir Michael CuIme-Seymour, command
erin chief of the British Mediterranean
squadron, whose flag ship, the Sans
Pareil, came into pert at the head Of
the fleet.
The British squadron, besides the
flag ship, consisted of the battle ships
Nile, mfiexible and Dreadnaught ana
the cruisers Hawke and Edgar.
The duke of Genoa and Admiral
Culme-Seymour exchanged cordial greet
ings, after which the italian officers
accompanying the duke and the British
officers of the flag ship were introduced.
Spezzia is crowded with visitors. 1t
is reported that King Humbert intends
to come to Spezzia to honor the British
fleet It is said that orders have been
received at the Hotel Croce de Malta
to prepare rooms for his majesty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
TELEGPAPHIC SHORT NOTES.

G. H. Pratt, Minneapolis real estate
dealer, has assigned.
It is positively settled that there viii
be no fair at Jackson park, Chicago,
next year.
The new board of directors Of the
Northern Pa cific Railroad company has
organized with Brayton Ives as presi-
dent.
If bail is returned the bondsmen Of
ex-Banker Koetting, Of Milwaukee,
will have to pay all expenses of the
recent trip to Mexico by officers OF
the law
William B. Evans, formerly cashier
and G. A Hawks, formerly assistant
cashier of the Seven Corners bank,
st. Paul. have been indicted, charged
with grand larceny.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
the house resumed consideration of the
printing bill.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Tn the senate
Mr.. Hill asked Mr. Butler to point
out how a vote could be reached on
the silver bill.
Mr.. Butler replied that the majority
should make ~Nme concession in order
to get it tllro- gh, and if that was not
done the bill ought not to pass.
A lengthy discussion ensued between
Messrs. Hill, Palmer and Butler as to
the rights Of the majority. The gal
leries applauded indiscretely and the
vice president threatened to have them
cleared. Mr.. Butler asked Mr.. Hill
whether he would be bound by rules
in a proposition to amend.
i insist that any restriction in the
rules whereby the majority is deprived
of power, and of making amendments
| to the rules is not binding upon the
senate" said Mr.. Hill.
| Mr.. Butler made an appeal for a
compromise, and Mr.. Palmer was about
| to address the senate when Mr.. Teller
withdrew his motion to amend the
! journal. thus disposing of the question
pending before the senate.
The journal was approved, and the
repeal bill was then taken up Tor the
first time since Monday.
Mr.. PETER, pop, of Kansas, then re
sumed his speech against the bill which
began Friday.
The house paid a tribute to the mem
DRY of the late Representative Nut
chler, of Pennsylvania, and then ad
journed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
English and Germans Buy Much of
the Finest Goods Made in Cheyenne.

the FINEST Goods Made IN Cheyenne.
All over North America for many
years Cheyenne saddles have been IA
nous, and every equestrian, outside
Of the United States calvalry and of
the northwest mounted police of Cana
da, has either had his horse tricked
out with Cheyenne leather or has
wished he had. The fancy work on
saddles, holsters and stirrup hoods that
once made Mexican saddlery famous
and expensive long ago was copied by
the Cheyenne makers, who kept up
the fame and beauty OF American horse
trappingS, but made them so cheap as
to be within the means of most horse
men. In the old days when western
cattle ranged all over the plains and
the cowboy was in his glory, that queer
citizen would rather have a Cheyenne
saddle than a best girl. In fact, to
be without Il Cheyenne saddle and a
first-class revolver was to be no better
than the sheepherderS of that era.
When a reporter of the New York Sun
found himself in Cheyenne the other
day the first places he looked for We're
the saddIe-makers' shops. He was
surprised to find only one SNOWY, first
class store Of the kind and instead of
there being Il crowd in front Of it there
was no sign of more business than was
going at the druggists near by, or the
statiOner'S over the way. In one way
only did the reporter find his hopes
rewarded; the goods displayed in the
windows were beautiful and eXtraOrdi
nary. There were the glorious heavy
hand-Stamped saddles; there were the
huge, cumbrOuS tapaderOS; there were
the lariats or ropes the magnificent
bits that looked like Moorish art out
done, and there were the mule skin
nerS' and the fanciful spurs, land, in
short, the windows formed L museum
OF things that cowboy would have
pawned his soul to own. The metal
work was all such as a cavalryman once
declared it, the most elegant horse
jewelry i'll creation" Englshmen and
Germans now buy the fanciest and the
best trappingS to send abroad to their
homes. Handicapped saddles cost
a one as Il modest man who knows 4
good thing will care to use. Cowgirl
saddles were on vieW-seven Of them
with rigging for side seats and with
stirrups made in slipper shapes 1t
is not that there are really half a dozen
cOWgirls in the world or half a dozen
women like the Colorado cattle queen
or the lady horse breeder of Wyoming.
but there are western girls who have
to ride Il great deal, and they have
fond fathers and brothers and still
fonder lovers; hence the manufacture
Of magnificent side saddles, all decked
with hand-stamped patterns and look
ing as pretty as the richest Bedouin
ever dreamed of horse gear being made
There is still a good trade in cowboy
outfits that are ordered from Montana.
the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado and
Texas, and similar goods go to the
horse ranches Of Nevada, Idaho and Or
egon. Moreover, as long as men ride
horses there will be a trade in fancy
outfits for them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
FORMER MAYOR DEAD.
Henry Mitchell, of Racine-Old and
Wealthy Citizen.

Racine. Wis. Oct. 2O-Henry Mitch
ell, one of the wealthiest and most
prominent citizens Of Racine. died at
2:15 this afternoon. He was the found
er of the MitchellLouis Wagon COM
pany over forty years ago.
He was So years old and died of
old age He was mayor Of the city
several terms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
BIG COFFEE MILL.
Buffalo Bill and White Beaver Start 3
Factory at La Crosse.

The Powell Coffee company, of La
Crosse, filed articles with the secretary
of state Monday. The capital is $10,-
600. The company will manufacture
a coffee mixture. The incorporators
are W. r. Cody, DR.. d. Frank Powell,
Frank Winter and four others. This
is the company Of which Buffalo Bill
and .sWhite Beaver are at the head.
They have an exhibit of the product at
the worlds fair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
WASHINGTON NOTES
FINE GALL SHOWN BY AN OHIO
MAN
NIIGORE TELLS A STORY ON HIM
SELF.

Joke on Boston Banker-Blaine's Odd
Home Falling Into State of Neg
lect-Monument to Mary Washing
ton, the Mother of George-Other
Capital Gossip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

A battle Of Trenton monument has
been unveiled at Trenton, n. j.
Apoplexy causes the death of LIS.
Roscoe Conkling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26
SENATE ISTO BLAME
TRADE IS So AS TT SHOULD
WEEKLY REPORTS OF DUN AND
BRADSTREET.
BE.

Large Manufacturing Plants Cannot
Operate At Full Capacity-Gene al
Reduction in Wages-Wool Sold at
Concessions from charlottesville
Situation Decidedly Bad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

When the president catches his
breath he will not answer the letter
bur will paste it in his scrapbook as
an example of Ohio simplicity, honesty
and righteousness
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

Washington. Oct l9-PreSident
Cleveland received in his mail a letter
from an Ohio democrat. 1t was short
and to the point.
Dear sir" it read, will you please
send me a list of your sinecure offices.
and oblige,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

One hotel in town can boast of four
teen bridal couples as guests Washing
ton always has a good supply Of that
article on hand, for the sights of the
capital beguile all newly-fedged Bene-
diets who are on their honeymoon and
every hotel table has generally a guilty
looking pair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

FOND OF COWBOY SADDLES.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

Miss Katharine Foot, who made her
debut in Washington society a few
years ago, is now on the stage and is
reported by English papers as 4 popu-
lar London actress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

Jefferson Levy, of Monticello, Thorn
as Jefferson's home, near Charlottes-
vile, is in the city. His business is
said to be of Il political nature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

Governor Thomas Jones, of Alabama,
is stopping at the Metropolitan and
says. that the folks in his state are all
for the repeal of the Sherman
bill and uphold the administration.
The state herald., 1893-09-29
INTELLIGENCE IN CATTLE.
Cow Arouscs the Wrath of u steel
and Then Escapes.

A Cow Arouses the Wrath OF u steer
and Then Escapes.
A COW and a steer-thc latter two
or three years old-wcre the only oc-
cupants of the barnyard where the
occurrence took place. writes Allen
Pringle in the Popular Science
Monthly. A batting of hay was put
| out to them, the COW taking possess
sion. The steer wished to share IL;
but the cow. like some higher ami
mails, was selfish and was bent on
taking the whole OF it, and as often
rs he would manmuvrc around from
side to side 10 get n bite, she would
drive him of at the point OF her
horn. Tho steer was so persistent
that at last the old cows patience
gave way and. taking determined
and vicious charge ON him. punished
him severely, though he was hor own
offspring.
The steer felt badly hurt. no, only
In body, but evidently In mind as
well. and immediately started out of
the yard and oil down tho lane TO.
ward the pasture where were the
rest OF the stock. believing ven.
geancc at every step In language
which was unmistakable to the by
ISLANDERS and which the mother we'll
understood, Ms she ceased eating and
listened intently TO the tbreatenings
OF what was to come. When these
died away In tho distance she re-
sumed her ration, but with evident
apprehension. In due time the steer
was seen returning. bringing with
him u companion larger and stronger
than himself As they approached
tho rumbllngs of rage and revenge
could DO again heard. which grew
louder rs they came nearer The
COW took In the situation at once nd
was now torror-strlckcn. A. her AS
sallants rushed into tho yard sho
lodged them and rushed ont at life.
and'death speed and away toward tho
rest OF the stock In the field. with
her pnrsuors close ON her track.
The state herald., 1893-09-29
SNAKE CHARMING.
A Talk About the Ar, aud lis Dangers
bs "A Profe.sIdhaL

Talk About the Ar, aud Its Dangers
10y ProfessidhsL
"Spuke charming has become a
common thing nowadays. baid pro-
fessionnl snake handler the other
day. after reading the account OF
dot Sonwclls mishap, "and the
danger about the work Is just suili-
Client 20 attract some people. Yes,
there Is always danger unless tho
poisonous fangs arc extracted II is
almost impossible to charm. or rather
drug, some species Of snakes so that
they can always be depended upon
They arc n trcacherous sot. and more
30 when they have tho poisonous
fangs In their mouths They know
right away when these iangs have
been extracted They seem 10 lose
their pride and foroc.ty and they
will trr to sneak away rather than
to offer defiance. have known the
hercest dinmond-back ever brought
from Florida cool down as tamo rs u
lamb when Its poison fang was taken
out Most Of the snakes handled BY
charmcrs on the stage are harmless
so far rs poisoning any one Is con
corned. II should be crime. too.
TO let those with the fangs in be cx-
hlbited.
What are the secrets OF snake
charming oh. we'll. they arc sim.
plo-slmplor than most people inn
nrlne. In this first place tho snake
to bo handled is gorgod with food 50
that IL is sleepy and drowsy. Then
II Is either druggcd so Its senses are
dazed aud quiet Sometimes they
are put In boxes containing leo
and the cold puts them Into a semi
torpid condition. In either caso tho
snake il very gentle and only half in
possession Of It's senses Then tho
snake chnrmcr uses certain motions
IN handling the reptile, rnd by dint
oi dexto.'ity and strength tho snake
is easily passed from hand to hand
and allowed TO coil its slimy length
over arms. legs and body. Tho hand
must always grasp Il at certain
places whore the head can be guided
and held from tho body This il tho
hardest thing the ohnrmcr Inns 90
learn. but IL comes with practice. II
handling reptile with tho poison.
ons iangs Ia one fhust ba strong and
In perfect health Any nervousness
or icmcriiy might eos, him his life.
Tho grn4p and movement must bc
precise ana accurate. There Il no
room for hosltancy or uncertainty.
and the strain ON ones system dur.
ing the performance l. great The
chnrmor Il rca ly toying with death
and death In ono Of u, most hor.
rlbln forms"
The state herald., 1893-09-29

An ignorant old farmer In the
rough regions OF Wost Virginia owned
farm which was 20 poor. to use a
classic expression. that you couldn't
raise AN umbrella on II. when all at
once some entcrpri;ing people from
tho outside world struck ~ great vbln
OF coal ON It aud the old fellow was
rich man for that country in no
,imo. Tho outsiders could no; get
hold uf the farm, so they proposed "a
compromise by organizing n syndi-
cato. with tho old man as one OF tho
heaviest owners In II
"ljut how air you goin' TO got nj
it9" no asked with n puzzled mir.
"fnsy enough they said "wc'll
make stock company Of II. -
Tho old fellow laughed Us II he
had run Into grca, Joke.
"s,ock company" ho exclaimed.
Hwhy. gents. there amt n dcrn head
o. stock on the whole place but d
muloy COW and razor-tack hog"
The state herald., 1893-09-29

James" exclaimed Mrs. MeNagg
to her patient and long suffering hds-
band tho other night just as he was
dropping OF Into his first dozo. 81
am certain tina, heard something
moving downstairs, and I'm sure It's
burglars Got up at once. James.
and see what II is And. oh dear,
n you find any burglars what viii you
dogh "Do" repeated hor husband
with great cnlinness ~ he got mp and
prepared to explore tho region down
stairs. 81 will do jus, whatever they
want mo TO do. OF course. | have
never had my own way once In thl.
house yet. aud |, Ia too latc 20 begin
now. "-Tit-iiita