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Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Pointers.

From now on there will not be much fruit
received from California excepting grapes
and pears until oranges commence coming.
Burt Whitney of the firm of Whitney &
Co. and n, Ii. Nelson of the firm of Branch
Il Co. have returned from the Worlds fair.
Cold storage eggs are coming out quite
freely, which keeps the market rather steady
and prevents II. from making any very rapid
strides Upward.
A few more storms like those that they
have been having IN Florida OF late and
tharc will be no danger of the orange crop
being too large for the demand.
The first Florida oranges of the season
came in 10 Branch * Co. and were being
distributed to the trade yesterday, They
were u little green, but very good for the
season.
Idaho has been sending some good plums
and pears to this market. The fruit is not
so large or attractive in appearance as the
California fruit, but IL appears to take quite
well with the trade.
a chestnut is generally supposed to be a
very stale article, but during the past few
days several hundred pounds of brand new
chestnuts have been received at the commits
sion houses from down east.
The Alto Pass Shippers association of
southern Illinois writes that the apple
crop, as We'll as the late potato crop. is a
failure in that section of the country. The
sweet potato crop has also turned out much
less than last year.
The game market all over the country is in
very bad shape. In some cities where there
is generally n good demand for game there
is almost no sale for II at his time. In
Omaha the market is low and the demand
limited, but IL appears TO be fully as good as
any other market. The receivers of game
here say thai there is no market in the couu-
try 10 which they can ship and get out on IT,.
Mr.. Bemis OF the firm OF Bemis Il Clark is
III favor OF Omaha being well represented
at the meeting of the national league of com
mission men at Cincinnati ia January. He
believes that the commission men of Omaha
who are shippers east will be greatly beue-
hteh by making themselves acquainted
with the buyers in eastern cities, Other
cities no larger than Omaha will take a
prominent part in the Cincinnati meeting,
and the commission men Of this city cannot
afford TO remain in the background. The
league in Omaha should have a larger mem
bershiD,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
PRICES IMPROVING SOME ON ALL GRADES
Hogs Coming in Better ouaity-Trade
Brisk ut Lower N~aiues-Shecp Find
ing Ready Sale-Situation at
other Points,
SATURDAY, Oct. H.
Official receipts the past week with COM

The supply of beef steers was exceedingly
limited, only one or two burches of Corned
cattle on sale and but few of the grassers
. suitable for killers. The market is inn
proving, owing to the decreased receipts, and
strong prices prevailed today on all decent
killers. A string of good Colorado becvcs
sold for 81 10 and other fair grassers sold to
killers at $3.50 to $500. Beef steers averag-
ins from 900 to $50 lbs. are quoted at 81
to 80 10 and fair to choice range bccves 81 to
81. according to weights and quality.
The market on butchers stock was reason
ably active and prices in the main were
practically unchanged. Calves, underwcight
stuff and rough stock also changed hands
quite freely, with good veals selling at
strong figures. Sales today were at an eX-
tremc range of from Sl.:O to S2I5, but
largely around 50 to $40 for fair to good
stock.
The outside inquiry for stock cattle was
moderate, but owing to light receipts specu-
lators picked up the bulk of the feeding
cattle at about steady figures. Choice
feeders are quoted at 50 to $3.50; fair to
good at 81, GO to 81 and common at $! TO SO 0
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
choice 60 extra grades to Toe. The weeks sup
ply consisted of about $4,000 natives, $4,000

choice 60 extra grades to lOc, The weeks sup
ply consisted of about sc. 800 natives, $4,000
westerns and 16, 800 Texans.
The hog market was dull, and sellers had to
yield up the advance they gained yesterday.
On most OF the roads the stock trains were
late, and taken all IN all the day was n most
unsatisfactory one to sellers. At from fOc to
l5c on from Fridays prices most OF the stun
was finally worked OF. Heavy lots, averages
from 260 to 400 lbs, generally sold at from
$500 to 5000; mixed lots Mt from ~. 4 to s6,70.
and l~ightwcights ut from $500 TO 500. Re
ceipts FOR the week run up to about lO5, 700
head MS against lU5, $40 for the previous week
and l2l,l72 Tor the correspondent & week last
year.
There was II duh and unchanged market for
sheep. Buyers did not seem inclined to add to
their weeks purchases and statesmen failed to
make "A clearance, though to do so they would
have been willing to make slight concessions :.
Quotations range from sl.l5 TO 1915 for in
Terror To choice sheep and from $500 to 30
for poor to extra lambs.
RCccipts: Cattle 1000 head; calves POO
head; hogs 5000 head; sheep 10000 head.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
AS 4 SEES IT.
Local Trade Conditions Decidedly Peculiar
-~-Hankers' Views.

l.OthI tT'ut tpn'ibtlonN betlIetly Ietttllar
-iiankers' Views.
Mr.. w. II. Robertson, Omaha manager of
X. G, Dun x Co, reviewing trade for the
week. says:
'The %cek has been wholly without fsa-
lures of special interest locally. except the
appointment of receivers for the Union Pa.
citic. Trade in groceries continues good; in
hard ware, better than fair; in boots
and shoes, fair only; IN clothing,
good; in dry goods, average; In
crockery and smaller lines, fair TO good.
There has been nothing particularly en-.
couraging or particularly discouragiug to
trade in general, Commission men speak Of
the scarcity of potatoes, which are - cents
To 80 cents - bushel, and apples, which are
S+2O to - 80 a barrel, Country collections
are not quite us good as last month. Town
collections are slow.
The final enactment OF the canal
ordnance by the citN council is regarded
with n good deal of favor by n large number
OF citizens, though } il must he admitted that
public opinion is divided as To the adyisi-
bility OF mourning The proposed indebted
ness along the lines laid Town. II is gener.
ally agreed that If the canal can he CON
structed according 10 the plans of its pro-
meters, IL WILL be n great thing for this city.
II, however, the bonus which the city
is asked 10 vote is simply To be tied W for
two OF three years and nothing is 10 come Of
II few people will become enthusiastic over
the project, Many of our citizens think il
the original incorporators and wealthy men
would back the eutcrprise and ask for a
bonus the bonds would he voted chserfully,
but there is so much uncertainty about re-.
suits WHOM a municipal corporation engages
in u great transaction thar | am afraid the
buslness interests Of Omaha will not rally
with murl energy 20 the support Of HE
bonds.
"A prcnninent banker in town. who is by
no means a nessimist, states the situation in
moncy circles about as follows: The panic
is over and we need not fear any further
great disaster as a result OF panicky condi.
tions, but lhc next four mouths will be try
ing tnes For cvery body another banker,
oder aad better known, says; i Simply DO
not kaow wGat % do, Conditions looked
upon IN iIG ~t0s.ract are by no means bad, in
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

fact they are encouraging, but until the SEN
ate definitely settles the financial policy of
the country financial men throughout the
country will hesitate to let go of their
purse strings Still another banker said:
We know that a great many people think
that IL is foolish for us to hold down our
loans. ] am not unwilling to put out money
n fact, ] let a good firm have $4,000 this
week, but that $4,000 went where | know |
can get IL, and | will loan no money on any
other condition until the financial policy of
the government is fixed and we can deter
mine what to RELY upon
at is a great mistake to figure all the
cash assets of the bank as cash reserve.
The % per cent reserve which the govern
ment requires is made up of items which
differ very materially from these set out in
the ordinary published statements as cash
assets. In one of the largest banks in
Omaha the cashier stated; There is but
one man in our BANK who can figure
the government reserve. | don't know
myself; IL is made up of so many items ana
Is subject TO so many deductions that nobody
ever attempts to ascertain how we stand in
that particular except the bank miue
himself aud this clerk. a man out of bank
ing circles is at a decided disadvantage in
attempting to make accurate figures upon
which TO base conclusions i'll this regard.
The sensation OF the week was the APP
pointment OF receivers for the Union Pacific
RAILROAD. II is hardly possible to foretell
what the effect of this will be, either upon
ttlat corporation, or upon the business OF the
city. The general feeling is that it will tend
tn focalize ali the difficulties of that great
corporation and relieve 1t of many Gifts most
harra ssrng conditions. 1t may take two or
three years for the corporation to work itself
out of the rcceivership, but when it does
emerge 1t will be found that the Union Pa
cifc is a valuable property. 1t will probably
belong then to one of the great railroad
syndicates and be n part of a great through
system. Should the conditions force the
Central Pacific to the same action, the
chances are that the two lines would be con-
solidated and operated as one continuous
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

is expected that the Stpcks in country ele-
vators Monday will M6w about 100000 bu.
less than a week ago The cash market was
men and local millers we're free buyers. No. |
northern sold at FROM 5Sc to SOC and No. 2
northern at from soc to 57c, Receipts here
were 497 cars; shipments, 81 cars.
The Hour market ,waseasy. and declining IL
tendency with wheHt Shipments, 33,sl0
ents, S3.l5b3.4O; fancy and export bakers,
81. 7O02. 10; low gradesTrh bags, including red
DOG, S1.t5Gl.25. The0dded daily outpu Of
mills grinding today wilt probably aggregate
10000 bbls. The brau market was easy at
about 80 for bulk shipments. shorts sold at
Sl0.25 for the ordinary qualities liz bulk.
Shipments, S25 tons. 2 ~
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Iha I.AnY Hug.

Some time since the state board of
horticulture of California imported some
Australian lady bugs with the design of
pitting them against the black scale
bug, which has been creating great
havoc in the orchards in the southern
part Of the state for some years. The
board announced last week that the
lady bug has proved a perfect success in
its work OF eXterminatins the black
scale bug and colonies will be sent out
to o~rchardists, who will turn them loose
on the common enemy. The board is
also cultiyating a colony of the red scale
parasite for the same purpose, and en-
poets good results,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Minne.polls wheat MARKET.

M~ISsEApolIs, Oct, IA, Wheat broke from
the outset this morning and continued TO set
tie, as one holder after another dropped his
load uDon the market. The receipts were
large. with, heavy, arrivals at Duluth. While
country elevators were trliling, II there was
not AN actual falling OF in those
caused ~ weakness that broke December
from soc AZ The first to hsfc at the close,
May fell from 1oac 10 60 So at the close. The
track prices fell 10 56kC for hard to 57lac for
~ ! northern. aud 55c for No. 2 northern. 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
FOR THE MIDWINrER FAIR.
Figure of. Justice $50 Feet High May b.
Anang the Attractions

Among the many applications for per
mission to make novel exhibits at tho
coming midwinter fair at San Francisco
is one by Edward NJ. Greene. 1t is D
mammoth scales Of Justice. The figure
Of Justice is $50 feet high. The cross
beam of the scales she holds in her hand
is 300 feet long. Each scale is a car
capable of holding fifty people, who may
be carried TO a height Of 2SS feet. The
whole arrangement is to be manipulated
by machinery placed beneath the base
Of the statue. There is "a telephone
communication between each car and
the engine room and everything may be
regulated smoothly and quickly. The
Chronicle thinks there is no doubt
that the statue would make a unique
display and might perhaps share The
honors with the electric tower.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
cArrLk. noas. snNNr.
BuyEuS-
Omaha Packing Co.,.
The &, II. Hammond Co.
Kansas City Live ,tock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. Receipts,
G,lOu head; shipments, 1890 head: market
dun and weaker; Texas steers, So. loW3,l5;
shipping steers, Si.o5@5.5u; native cows,
Sl.oun3.l 10; butchers stock, S3.5ogi.l5;
stoCkers and feeders, S2.25113 10; bulls and
mixed, 81, 6uG42.2 %.
HoGs-Receipts. 4,75ohcad; shipments, 800
head; market 5GBioc lower, bulk of
sales, s6.4Ob6.55; heavics and lights, $4,000
6,5O; packers, S~6.45G6.60: mixed, S~6.4O16.55;
Workers, S6.4olb6.55; pigs, S6.cO06.55.
SHEEp-Rcccipts l,4OO head; shipments,
400 head; market slow and weak.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
LiverpOOl

LIVERPOOL. Oct. 14.-COTToN-Firm; fair de-
rland: mlddling, 4 l1-16d; sales, $4,000 bales.
of which 10000 bales was for speculation and
export and incluced 5000 bales American.
Futures closed quiet,
F~LOUR-llolders offer moderately.
WHEAT-liolderS offer moderately.
PROyISIONS-Pork, holders offer moderately.
Lard, holders offer freely. Corn, steady;
holders offer freely; spot, Is I'D: october, As;
for DeCembcr, As Id.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
ChIc.gn live Sic. Marke,.

were estimated at / 800 head, making 77,i47
head for the week, against G4,O36 for last
week ana s4+2b for the corresponding week
any quarter, and the market Was barely
steady at the decline noted earlier m the
week, which ia common and medium grades
amounts to tronl 10 TO Zoe per loo lbs, and in
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
milwaukee, Markets..

M~ILwAUKEE, Oct. 14I+PLouR-Steady.
WhEAT-Weak; No. 2 spring, '54i.c; No. l
northern, CSC: December, 6lt.c.
CORN-Dull; No. 3, 37c.
~OATs-Lower;. No. 2 white, 2stic; No. 3 white,
27laM29ac.
BARLEY Quiet; 541sc: sample, 33@56c.
RyE-Lower; No. /, Acc.
S-Drooping; pork, SlG.25; lard,
Sc. 60.
RECErPrs-Flour, 5000 bbls.; wheat, Al. 500
bu.; barley, 1876. 900 bu.
HIpMENTS-Flour 700 bbls.: wheat, none;
barley, 80, 700 bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

In sheep only a few common stockers were
received. The deUand for all classes of
sheep was only fair aud the market quotably
steady. Fair 10 good natives. g.. 75o3.50; faIr
to gooi westerns, g., 25td3 p; common and
stock sheep, sl.5O09 -; good TO choice 40 TO
l0O-lb.lambs, S3.0OG4 On. Representative sales
N Il" s,ocker. Ak so FS
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
81. I,ouls Live stock M,rx,r.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4-CArTLE-Receipts, 10000
head; shipments, 900 head: market steady;
fair to good native steers, So .5OGt4 80; choice
heavy, &.9OQl5.25 Texas steers, 81.
llOGS-Rrccipts 1000 head; shipments,
1000 head; market steady; top price, $3.50;
bulk OF Salos at 50. 5O0f6. 10,
SHEEP Receipts, none; shipments, none;
no market, for lack of supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Prices on Hogs Lower.

The receipts of hogs were about 5000
head, Il fair run for Saturday, ana included
II good many fine, heavy hogs, the quality
especially in heavy grades being much bet
ter than for several days. The market
opened &c to Zoe lower, the prime heavy and
light shippers showing the least decline and
closed at the low point, with, however, all
out of first hands. Common to choice hogs
of all weights sold at u range of 1928 to
81. 40, the great bulk selling at 81 % to 81. 35,
against S6,35 TO S6.40 Yesterday and So, 30 to
So A. on last Saturday. representative
cplaS.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Cotton Market.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4.--Market firm, higher;
ordinary. 7 7-16c; mlddling fair, 8 13-16c.
NEW ORLEANS: Oct. FIXTURES steady;
sales, $4,000 bales; October, sS.1sGS. 10;
November, 81. 22IS.25; December, 81. 370a.3 SO;
February, SS.57Os.5S; March. SS.64@S.65;
April, ss.73mS.74; May, So. s2@e.s3: June,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Duluth Wheat Market

DULUTH, Oct. IL WHEAT-The market
was demoralized during the entire day. Close:
bsr, 61hc; May, 6s1ac: No. | northern, cash
and October, 59lact December, 60hc: May,
67!lc; No. 2 northern, cash. 56lsc; No. 3,
5li-c; rejected, 44stc. On track: No. l north
ern, 10 nrriNC, 59lhc.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

on. CITY, Oct. 14.-Natlonal transit certif-
Gates opened at 694c; highest, 69ac; lowest,
69ac; closed, 69ac. Sales, 1000 bbls.; clear
ances, 56, 900 bbiS.
PirrsBuRG, Oct. 14.-Natlonal transit certif-
Gates opened 1T 69ac; closed at 69ac; high
est, G94c; lowest, 695lc.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
I.iverpnnI

LIVERPOOL Oct, l4,-PoRK-Flour and wheat
holders offer moderately; lard offered noder-
atciy, Futures, none.
CoRN-r,eady: holders offer freely; spot,
As ed. October, As; November and Decem-
Der, Is Id.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

ST. Louis, Oct. l4.-FLouR-W Weak and lower,
to sell
W~nEAT-started 80 off and steadily declin ID
to the close. finishing 2M2s below yesterday;
cash, 5slc; October, 574c; December, 6oi.0
6O"sc; May, 6Sasc.
CoRN-Followed wheat and closed 80 below
yesterday; cash 35Iac; October, 35ci Deem
Der, 33I4c; May. 36bc.
OArs-Lower; cash and October, 2Gaic;
November. 27l4c; May, 3OSsc,
RYE-Weak, AGE bid.
B~ARLEy-Steady; Iowa 5OO6Oc; Minnesota,
52nc,
BRAN-Quiet; 100000, east track.
HAy-Unchanged.
LEAD -Steady; 81. %.
fSPEITER-Ofered at s3.27..
FLAX SEED-Lower; VI. O2 bid.
BuTTER = Unchanged; creamery, 26l63Oc;
dairy, 2OD27c.
E~GGs-Firmcr; fresh, Ice;
CORS MEAl-ouitt, Sl,O6.
WHIskY-Stead Sl.l4.
BAGGING-unchanged 44G6c.
COTTON TIES Unchanged; 95cGIsl 90.
ROvisIOSs-Dull with only "A small job
bling trade at previous quotations; loose
shoulders. jobbing, $3.50; long and ribs,
$3.50; shorts. s1oi boxed lots, 15c more,
sll l2l: shorts, sll ,25Dll. 37!s,
RECEIPTs-Flour 1000 bbls.; wheat, Ga, 900
bu. corn, &C, 900 bu.; oats, ct 900 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour, 5000 bbls,; wheat, 5000
bu, corn, 10000 bu,; oats, 1000 bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

KANSAS CITY, Oct. Weak; frac-
red, 5fi,@52ci No. . red, 5aiaa55c,
CoRS-MiXed. slow; 190lc lower at 3il.032c
for No. 2 white In demand and very firm at
$50 for No. 2.
o~ATs-Active; No. 2 mixed, 25@2Cc; No. .
white, 2Sc.
RyE-Slow; No. 2, nominally, 44D45c.
FLAX SEED-FIrm Mt 92494c.
BRAN-flrm at 54@55c
HAY Firm; timothy, Ss.0o99o0; prairie,
90. 1907 so.
B~urrER-Choice, scarce. firm; creamery, %
@27c; dairy, lsH24c.
EGGs-slightly lower; fresh candled, l6c.
RECEIPTS Wheat, 81 400 bu.; corn, u 1900
bu, oats, none.
HIPMEsTS-Mheat POS, 800 bu,; corn. ID
500 bu.: Onts. 4 6 o I'm.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Financrai Notes.

800. DsnF
KANSAS CITY, Oct. ,Ja.-!Clea rings. 81, 4a6,-
900; total for week, $9,tiau, 1913.
OMAHA, Oct. 14.-Clearings, 1891 ,425; total
for tho week, -, 963 7lp; total for previou,
week, A, 942, ia.
MEMPHIS, Oct, Il New York exchange
selling at $3.50 premium, Clearings, 1855
573; balances, s5S,S7O,
~CIsCINSATI, oct. l4.-Mouey, 507 per cent.
New York exchange, 5O6p7Uc premium. Clear
ings. sl,s6O,45o; for the week, sll $50, 400,
CHICAGO, Oct, l4.-Clearlngs today. sl4,-
367, l46i for the week, $50. 400 .976i CORE
York exchange, 75c premium. Sterling ex-
change firm.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l+.-Clearings, %, 206, 952;
cent, Exchange on New York. 7509Oc pre-
MUM. Clearings this week. s2l, 793, BIC;
balances, s2,539,226, Clearlngs for the CORE
spending week last year, 500, Sus, 2S3; bal
anccs, s2,445, ia. Clearlngs last week, 500
s4s,7i6; balances, 81, 1877, 225.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Turpentips and Kosin.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. 14.-~TuRpENTINE-
Opened at Zoe for regulars and CLOSED AT % &c.
Sales were LOCO cases.
RosiN- steady and In demand; sales, 5000
bbls.; A. II. G. D., 95c; f., 81; G., Si.15: l.,
*l,l5i L., sl.95: NJ, 1896; N, $3.l 10. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

ST. LOUIS, Oct. demonstrating doing
and therefore no chunge in price.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

Near ltlsllia Joha Weldon threshednu
1900 bushels Of wheat from 800 acres aod
ii. j. BoOler threshed 1000 bushels from no
acres.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
ST. Louis Markety.

On the Produce exchange today the butter
market was easy; creaneries, 24dl2SRc;
diaries, 16024c. Eggs, l9n02Oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

George Hales. q s%heepman, was terribly
mangled near Salina, in the southern part Of
Utah. by a big grizzly bear. One arm was
torn from his body lie will probably die.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Receipts and Disposition u, stock.

Official receipts and disposition of stock rs
shown by the books of ths Union stock
Yards company for the twcuty-four hours
ending at . o'clock y. M, October IL, 1898:
VY1EIpTS
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
S+.963.7l0.l1
al olD TTl 81

While there has been u heavy decrease in
the cleariugs at Omaha during the last few
months, the decrease has not been large
enough to wipe out the gain made during the
first half of the year. For the past nine
months the clearings show n total of S232,-
81 80. This is Il gain OF Sl9,!r24, ST2 as com
pared with the correspondents nine months
of lS32. As compared with the first nine
months of 1881, the cloarings this year show
a gain $50. OF, S3T. While Omaha shows a
gain in the ctcarings over last year amount
ing To almost so. 900, 900, cities like Mime,
apolis, st. Paul, ST. Louis and Denver show
an enormous decrease in tho totals of their
ciearings, while there has been a consider
able falling off ut Kansas City and st. 10
seph, Excepting Omaha, Duluth and Mil
waukec, there are no western, north west
ern, or southwestern cities that show any
increase IN their clearings for 1893.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15

Cash quotations were as follows:
F~LouR-Slowa and weak; spring patents, 1Oc
Tower.
WHEAr-No. . spring, GIG; No. 3 spring,
61062Hc: No. 2 red, 614c.
CORN-No.2 2, BIC.
OATs-No, ., 25 sc; Nc. . white, 2s1.829l4c;
No. 3 white, 26t.0g27c.
RyE-No. ., 42c.
BAm.Ey-.No: 2, nominal; No, 8, 44ci No.
4, {. o. b., 3S045c.
FLAX SEED-Sl. O3 l.0l .O4.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, SO. 3O63. 80.
PoRK-Mess per Dbl, Sl7.5OD1S.O0; lard,
per 100 lbs, 80. 5519. 60; short ribs sides
loose, s9.4509.5O; dry sailed shoulders
boxed, S7.u007.25; short clear sides boxed,
So. 256y9. so.
Sl.l4.
SUGARS-Unchanged.
Tho following were the receipts and ship
ments for today:
Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
san Francisco Minhn; quotations.
SAN Francisco, Oct.1I-The official closing
nnOlAtlOns for MinlnglktOcks were rs HOLLOWAY:
ST, Louis Mlnrng Quotations.

ST., LOWS, Oct, l4,-MIiing market dead.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-06-13
New York to Have the Highest
Building in the World.

New YORK, May 13.-Founda-
tions for the highest office building
in the world are being laid on
Broadway for the Manhattan Life
Insurance Company. The giant
structure will be 242 feet to the
main roof and above that will rise
a tower 105 feet high, making a
total distance from sidewalk to
flagstaff foot 347 feet. The founda-
tions for the skyscraper will be
laid 60 feet below the street in
huge steel caissons, which will be
sunk to bedrock. The building
will contain Is stories on the
Broadway front and II on New
street.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-06-13
THREE NEW WARSHIPS.
The Navy Department Soon to In
vite Construction Bids.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 19.-
The Navy Department will soon
issue advertisements inviting pro-
posals for the construction of three
new ships, authorized by the last
congress. The plans propose yes
sells of about 1900 tons displace-
ment, or about half as large again
as the practice ship Bancroft, and
not so big as the gunboats York
town and Bennington. All three
craft are intended for service chief
ly in Chinese waters, where, on ac-
count of their light draft, one, at
least, will be able 10 ascend well up
the rivers. All three are to be twin
screws, with triple expansion en-
gines, and the latest improvements
in machinery.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-06-13

Politics in Germany is in a
somewhat chaotic state at present
The rupture over the army bill has
caused political parties to break up
into factions throughout the em-
pire. Even the conservative ranks
have been affected. Politics in
Germany, however, is pretty much
like politics elsewhere, and there
is little doubt that at the coming
general elections the factions will
fuse, and there will be but two par
ties represented-one for and one
against the government military
policy.