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observation-disclosures, u lbs average,
9An10Ac; 16 lbs average. 9lzG9Ac.
Hams-Sugar-cured, is to 20 lbs average,
12Ac; Is lbs average, 12i8Dl3c: 121s lbs aver
age. I2I2n13c; 10 lbs average. l3Hl312c; block
hams. 1315nl3&c; all first brands; seconds,
L0i2c less.
California Hams-Sugar-cured, 10 TO i
lbs average, sAa9c; homeless hams, sugar.
cured. S12G9c.
Picked Pork-Bean pork. clear. per brl
200 lbs. H7niS; rump pork, Sl5H13.50.
breakfast Bacon-Clear firsts. 13lgd1fc;
seconds. 10& al3c.
Lard Ketue-rendered. in tierces. 100
lose; pure lard. 9AG1Oc.
C~loverIChoice. recleaned, 60-lb, SG5.50;
prime, A.75d5.25: English. choice, s.: prime,
$50: Alsike. choice. $500. %: Alfalfa.
choice, S.35n5.55 crimson or scarlet clover,
S.25I4.75; timothy. Alb, choice. 81. 50
strictly prime. S2.5Od26 90: blue grass, fancy.
lib. N.1O61-20; extra clean. Sl9Oc: Or
chard grass. extra, S1-65d1.75: Red top,
choice. Sd1.25; extra clean. 9OcQ$l. En-
glish bluegrass, 24-lb. S-20d2.35.
Timers Supplies.
Best brand charcoal tin &c, 10x14. 14x20.
12x12. ST. 1871; TX, 10x14, 14x20. 12x12. $S.506
9; &c. 14x2O. roofing tin, $3.50: &c, 20X2S,
81. block tin, in pigs, &c; in bars. &c.
Jron-T Il iron. Sc; G iron, &c; galvanized.
20 and 10 per cent. discount. Sheet zinc, 6
G6I2c. Copper bottoms. zoe. Planished cop
per. 2lc. Solder, l5Q16c.
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sAd1oac. part skins 4aSizc. full skins
3H3i5c.
Eggs steady: State and Pennsylvania
1s1sG19c, ice-house 14iIN " estern fresh
l6Hn1sc. cases $2d3.50.' Receipts 6.6SS pack
ages.
Tallow quiet: city 47s@5c. country 5I5isc.
Cotton seed oil firm; sales include so brls
off yellow at 3ic. Quotations: Prime crude
nominal; off crude nominal yellow butter
grades 37G3Sc: choice summer yellow Soc:
prime yellow CSC; yellow off grades 34c;
prime white 3Sd40c-
Coffee-Options opened steady and I'M
changed to 5 points advance an was strong
all day on better cables and good buying
by shorts. An unsuccessful attempt was
made to break December and closed firm.
5 TO 10 points advance. Sales 1850 bags.
including: September. l.. 30d13.35c; October,
Il. 7Od1 H. SIC; November. L. 15G12.25c: Deem
Der. Il. 10d12. l5c; March. IL .sO@1l.S5c; May,
1850 Spot coffee-Rio quiet: No. Z. l5l2c.
Rio-CIeared for the United States. 4,eol
bags; cleared for Europe. 5000 bags; stock.
81, 1000 bags. Warehouse deliveries from
New York yesterday. 1880 bags: New York
stock to-day, 49, 1914 bags; United States
stock. PIG. 1855 bags: af1oat for the United
States, $4,000 bags; total visible for the
United States, 464. c5 bags. against 2i5,4Gs
bags last year.
Sugar-Raw active and steady. Sales
$4,000 bags centrifugal. SO test. 34c; l0.OU
bags moiasses sugar ~ tests SAC he
fined quiet
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices i'm mt the Sea-
boards Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Flour-Receipts.
., 400 brls; exports, 1900 brls; sales, ID, 200
packages. Market dull and weak; winter
wheat easier, except lower grades, which
have some inquiry and are steady; Min
nesota patents. So. so; Minnesota bak-
ers. 2.40Q3.35. Southern -four dull. Rye
-four active: sales, 900 brls. Corn meal
quiet. Rye dull. Barley dull. Barley malt
firm.
Wheat-Receipts. 15S, 200 bu; exports, 49,
500 bu;' sales. 1.I50 bu futures, 24,O0 bu
spot. Spots were dull and weaker; No. 2
red, in store and elevator. 5T7sc; afioat,
5Slsc; f. o. b., 59isc, afioat; No. l Northern,
delivered. 621.c; No. 1 hard, delivered. 641ac.
Options weak all day, following corn. and
also were influenced by rains West, in
creased crop estimates. dull cables and
liquidations; closed weak at sc net de-
cline; No. . red. May, 652s@e5sc. closing at
6512c; September, 57s.05Slzc. closing al 577sc:
October CLOSED at 5SAc; December, 60 Elsa
6Otsc, closing at 60i2c.
Corn-Receipts. 1880 bu; exports, 200 bu;
sales, $4,000 bu futures. !1,WO bu. spot.
Spots weaker; No. 2 State, Size; canal, 6412c,
delivered. Options declined all day under
free liquidation. increased receipts, improv-
ing pastures and larger crop estimates. and
closed at l5sG2I9c net decline; April closed
az 57l4c: May. 57lkG5S1sc, closing at 57l2c;
Der, 6OsiGslc. closing at 6OAc; December.
5SSsG59%sc, closing at 5s%c.
Oats-Receipts, l0l 800 bu; exports. 500 bu:
sales, 175,000 bu futures. 1900 bu spot.
Spots were quiet: No.. .. 341sc: No. ? deliv-
cred. 35AG35asc; No. 3, SAC: No. 2 white.
371zG3sc; No. 3 white, 3s& track white
State and Western, 37ni1c. Options opened
fairly steady, but succumbed 10 the weak
ness in wheat and corn, and closed &c
lower: May, 404G40Ac. closing at iOi.c:
September closed at Size; October. ?5m
35ssc, closing at soc; November. 36m365sc.
closing at Boo; December, 37G31i-c. closing
at SIC.
Iav ouiat Hons duu u,das -,
Beef steady. Beef hams quiet. Cut meats
quiet and easy: picked bellies 9d934c.
picked shoulders &c, picked hams 11al11zc.
Lard lower: Western steam closed at q.15T
9..0c. city sac. September closed 9.20c NOM
inal. January s.55c bid: refined quiet, con-
tinent 9.s5c. 5. A. a.S5c, compound Sic.
Pork dull and steady.
Butter quiet. but firm: Western dairy Is
mi1c. do creamery 15u2iizc. do factory l2ia
@isc. Elsins Pic. State dairy HAZE. do
creamery 1Sn24c.
Cheese frm: State large sql0,zc, small
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Quiet Day with Wholesale Wen. with
Few Changes I'm Values.

Yesterday was the most miet dav of
the present week on the wholesale streets.
while on Commission row il was quite act
I've. In business circles IL is thought thar
a Few frosty mornings will give tone TO
trade. As yet dry goods and boot and shoe
merchants who draw their supplies from
this market have done little in stocking
up with fall and winter goods. The steadi-
ness IN prices the last few days is COM
mented on. Even sugars have taken a rest.
Poultry. eggs and nearly all lines of fruits
and vegetables have been steady through
tnc week. and this with a good sur,ly.
Born the leather and hide markets are
active and prices firm The flour market
Is a little tame.
In the local grain market IL has not
been as active the last few days as through
the month Of August and the range OF
prices has been much the same. Track
bids yesterday ruled as follows:
wagon wheat. fsc.
corn-No. / white. 5sz4e: No. 2 white.
5sZc: No. 3 white. 56s4c; No. 4 white. 52c:
ssss.c:: S So. I White mixed nike 81 SIC: . N Sn'. ) y miiksS.
btl4c: No 3 yellow. SIC; No. 4 yellow. ace:
No. . mixed. 55Ac. No. ) mixed. 55s.c; No. 4
mixed, &c: ear corn. soc.
oatsSNo white ss.=e; No: 2 white.
rejected. 26H2sc.
Rye-No q icc for car lots. CSC for wagon
Bran. sa-5o.
Hsv-No l timothy. So: No. >. 81. No. I
prairie. $50; mixed. $50; clover. $3.50 per
Pouffr. and Other
PiAs Paid by Shippers.p
Poeltry-iAc per 10; spring chick
ans zc;scoek-A turkeys. toms. &c per 10:
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hens. SC per ID; ducks. &c per ID; geese, $3.50
per doz for choice.
Eggs-Shippers paying l3c.
B~utter-Choice, 12H14c.
HOney-1Sc.
Feathers-Prime geese. 3OG32c per 10;
mixed duck. 20c per 10.
WoOl-Medium unwashed. lie. Cotswold
and coarse combing. 10u12c: tub-washed. 10
N1Sc; bury AMI understandable, 5IlOc less.
HIDES, TALON, IT
Hides-No. 1 G.. s. hides, 4Ac: No. 2 G. ;.
hides. 34c; No. l calf hides. 6i9c; No. 2 calf
hides. &c.
Tallow-No. / tallow. 4lsc; No. 2 tallow.
3s4c.
Grease-white. 4lsc: yellow. sl.c; brown.
Sc.
Bones-Dry, sl2013 pei ton.
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futures ranged as follows:

cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,
S3ss4541sc; No. 3 spring wheat. nominal; No.
2 red, 5SasQ539sc; No. 2 corn, 545sc; No. 2
white. 31AG32c; No. 2 rye, Axe; No. 2 bar
ley, 5412c; No. 8, 52055c; No. 4, SIC; No. /
iaxseed, A.37; prime timothy seed, $3.50
800; mess pork, $l4.lOQ14.20; lard, S.SOdS. sc;
short-rib sides Qoose). 1851. SOC; dry-salteG
shoulders (boxed). 6.70@6. Soc; short-clear
sides (boxed), S.2O4S.30c; whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gal, $1.33.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 14G24c:
dairy. 10000. Eggs firm at 17G16c.
Receipts-F1our. $4,000 brls: wheat. So. ZOO
bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats, 103, 900 bu; rye, 81
coo bu; barley, 90, 900 bu. Shipments-FIour
1900 brls; wheat. 1000 bu; corn, l73, 600 bu:
oats, 10000 blu; rye, 4,0O0 blu; barley, 10000
blu.
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REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Eight Transfers Yesterday. with 4
Total Consideration of S12,925.

instruments filed for record in the re-
corder's office Of Marion county. Indiana,
for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 %. m,
Sept, II. 1894. as furnished by Theo. Stein.
abstracter of titles. Hartford Block. No. S4
East Market street.
Shelby Harrod 10 Aaron II. Miles.
lots Is and % in Reisner's second
addition to West indianapolis. 5000
BENJAMIN T. Cline TO Joseph W.
Buchanan. 10. % in Holloway &
Jennison's southeast addit.on....... go
Eliza Oder 10 Jacob u. H. Hoss,
lot - in Martindale trustees
Jackson PARK addition. .............. l,000
John Henry Runge to Christian
Wehking. lot "a in kappes's SUD
division of outlets 10I and los. 800
Maggie Matthias to Court r..
Matthias. lot IL in Jefferson Park
addition 49,. 400
Joseph A. Sanford TO Emma c.
Eye. lots 3 ard s in square l in
first eastern addition 10 Cumber-
hnd eu
Charles G-esh TO Nancy Mcclure,
lots 30 and 81 in block 80. in North
Indianapolis LILO
Joseph W. Beck 10 Fred IL. Deni-
son. lot IS in Beck.s subdivision
OF Rhodes's North AIlnnois-street
addition 900
Transfers, s: SUPERINTENDENT. $t2sS
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Oil.

WILMINGTON. Sept. 14-Rosin fair:
strained, 90c. Spirits of turpentine-Noth-
ing doing. Tar firm at SL.l5. Turpentine
steady; hard. 81; soft. SLIGO; virgin, s1.eO.
OIL CITY, Sept. H.-Petroleum opened
at S2%c; highest, S27sc: lowest, S2Ac; clos
ing. S2%c. Shipments, 1891 brls; runs,
1867 brls.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14-Petroleum dull;
United closed at S2$c bid. Rosin STEADY.
Turpentine steady
SAVANNAH. Sept. H-Spirits of tur-
pentine-Nothing doing; sales none. Rosin
firm at S1.05.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-In commission
house circles the sales reached through for
wardings of previous purchases re-
turned a large amount. Three was a num-
Der of new orders for moderate quantities.,
but the greater part went on the order
books. Agents have advanced the price of
Pepperell r Nc; also. prices of Utica wide
sheetins. ga and Ga, each 1ac. and S4 to
100 inches. 1c per yard. Low-price ging-
hams and domets in good demand and
stocks exhausted, and production well COW
cred by orders. Bleached ~cottons, from 81
squares to IS and so squares, in good re-
quest, and most makes sold ahead. Print
ing cloths firm at &c bid for 81 squares.
Fall River sales for the week about $50, 900
pieces, and stocks of 81 squares reduced 10
about the same quantity.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS
JOURNAL
Daily,
Sunday
Ard Weekly

The Journal is first of all a news
paper. Its primary object is to
publish the news, and to procure
this it spares no pains or expense.
Besides the service of the Asso-
ciated Press, which covers foreign
countries as well as the entire
United States, it has a corps of
special correspondents, who give
attention to those events and oc-
currences that are likely to be of
particular interest to the Indiana
public.
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Cotton.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 14-Cotton in good
demand; fair business done; American
middling. 3 27-32d. The sales of the day
were y, 200 bales, Of which 1000 bales were
for speculation and export. and included
10. ZOO bales American. Receipts none.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA. - Cotton closed
steady. Middling upland, csc; middling
gulf. TIC; sales, az bales.
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Its Washington Bureau

Was established for the purpose
of looking after matters in which
the State and it's people are con-
cerned, and is under the manage
ment of a gentleman well acquaint-
ed with the local business and po-
litical issues.
1t has a correspondent in every
Town of Importance in the State,
and is constantly increasing its
facilities for obtaining information
from every quarter.
Its staff of city reporters is large,
and its local departments are un-
excelled. AS a newspaper it is far
better equipped than any other in
the State, and welcomes COMPARE
SON with its contemporaries in any
and all of its departments. With
all, it endeavors to be accurate and
trustworthy, printing the news,
whatever it may be, without per-
sonal or partisan bias.
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Cincinnati Tribune.
II see that they have been having some
pretty lively floods In Texas"
Il always claimed there must be some
difference between Texas and the place Bob
Insersoll says doesn't exist"
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Metals.

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Pig iron quiet.
Copper quiet. Lead quiet. Tin strong:
straits. l6.25a16.S5c; plates dull. Spelter
easier: domestic, 3.i0M3. i5c. Salee on
,Chanee-65 tons September tin at 16. 15c. 10
tons October tin at l5.90c.
= ST LOUIS, Sept. 1I-Lead unsettled;
September and October. 2.95c; spot, 3.07i.c.
Spelter higher at 3.30c.
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Total clearings in the United States
amounted 10 $3.50. a.. rs. being an increase
over corresponding week last year OF as
per cent.
35f, 302. an increase OF I5.I per cent
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me following table. compiled by Brad
stIeets, shows the total clearances at the
PrIneIpdi eIties and the percentage OF in
crease or decrease, as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
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HORSES
Heavy draft. good to extra........... s65d100
Drivers, good TO S0n125
Saddlers, good to extra. ........... 601lW
Streeters, good TO Goa So
Matched teams. good to extra.........1 00a2o0
Southern horses and mares........... 35a Cd
Extra style and action bring better prices.
Mules
IA hands. 4 to Z years old. ..............$ 0d IS
1412 hands, extra, 4 to Z years DID,. 40d 50
Is hands, extra, 4 TO ( years Old. $50 70
15 hands. good, 4 to years DID,. 50T so
1512 hands. extra, 4 TO Z years DID,. 90GlO
1872 hands. good, 4 to Z years DID,. 65n 90
Z years .lOOG1so
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle a shade ~Lower-ROgs Active
and Higher-Sheep steady.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. H.-Cattle = Re-
ceipts, 1900: shipments. 500. There was a
liberal supply and the market was fairly
active at a shade lower prices on all grades.
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acon-Clea sides. 20 to 20 lbs average.
Ice: 80 10 40 lbs average. 10lsn10Ac: ~ 10
30 lbs average. l0Lc: bellies. % lbs average,
10As ~ loz,c; IA 10 Is lbs average. 10isc: II 10 10
lbs average. 1875 clear backs. 20 10 % lbs
average. l0c: Il 90 20 lbs average. 104c; .
10 10 lbs average, 10Hlotsc.
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posl'ryaaA Per 70; zpri.g chick 3.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-04

particular Part Of the work. But
every one who has heard the Gospel
isunIef tbs divine com mi and u pro-
cla. m the ssms In the way appointed.
The Lord sends His servants out 10
testify aui warn the people, and says
"It bsromelh every man who hath
been warned TO warn bis ueiyhbor"
by means Of correspondence End the
letters q introduction requested, this
warning can be accomplished TO a
great extent, therefore the Saints
should avail themselves Of the orpor-
tiuities thus 40 lr led 70 aid the Elders
In their work. May " them DO 90
now, and doubtless there arc others
who eau ali their mite, and
tnus rid their garments Of the blood
Of ihi. generation.
Tue Lori has promised that after the
testimony Of Hs servants and Saints
10 this gsnsistlln lie will send the
voice u Judgments upon the earth.
That these lat,cf are bo.ag pjufei out
With alarming force ami Increasing
frequency csHno. be denied. Tue
Lord 10 Fastening His work toward the
gfca, contamination promised ia this
dIspeu,atl0n. rhe wise and the prud.
en-, among TIE Elders and Saints will
profit W tue gtssi lesson portrayed TO
them In the no,a1ls events OF the
time, aud will not be- negleotiul Of or
dilAlofy ia performing the duty ~.
,lgnei 90 them In spreading the Gospel
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SPREAD InE GOSPEL.


TIE Importance OF missionary Inoo'
10 kept constantly before the LATER
day saints, because on 'hem IL ooh'
forred the obligation OF bearing witness
OF the restoration OF tue uospei IN 'h'S
dlspensA'loh ana carrying lhe u''lhe
message TO every nation 10 hooouh'
push 'hi' purpose 'he ss'hts engage IN
missionary labor TO an extent mat u
unknown among any o'het peopIo'
tony 10 Eld'ts 20 OUT IN oohp"I"'
uNely great huhoetsi pteAoh'us 'ne
Gospel without money anu "''nou'
price, nut 'he people as a oouy engage
Ina vast amount OF missionary "ofA IN
various "hy''
One OF the most potent means OF Hlu'
ing Tue 'l's''on"'''' III o'''''"e '"'''
testimony To the people amOhR Whom
thsy travel IL for those who have
-, 4. -. ,.,t... a.. ,.,,,. A..
gA'heIou W "'s' '"''o'' '" "'''o W
their fTiBnda aud former associates, 10
that th, latt,r nre int,f.st.d I'm md
.','-.,.. = ,,,,- =, No..
"io hi'hH's W '"N 'f'N'''i ""H ''N'N"
10 the testimony they have TO
,.i,,., m, .ni,It which acc,mpapi,.
- a.,
this testimony 10 never without avail
for this good of the work when given
I,...,,.. ...,. A.J -,
an opportunity W oP''N'o' Auu "h'n
the Elders bear letters OF Introduction
,,,,, Tina, whp have gathered here.
''''' -. -, - -.
thoy nave n way olehoH lot lhoul 70
preach the Gospel which otherwise
-, ..,.,.t,, ,,,,..d Tto., ,,h, mr..
"ou'u i'"
In the held realize THIS 10 the iull eA-
tent. therefore II is that such requests
I-,..,,, a.,,,...,,. f,ti,s,,,,,,
are mauo VI '"' ''"'"'s Wv '"t'
which comes from Elder Henry -
launrr pro'luent Of the California
mission, whose address 10 NO 10 il'h
street, san f'Huo''''
! am very DESTROYS OF having tho Saints
or poIIp'yu' S G n' , yG tS S, lin
would receive tho Eldor-, communicate
with mo- for "a no doing ,h' "ill assist ,
i M ~ i"troduct'on and arc ahi" 10
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KAFFIRs ASp BOERs.

The affairs In Africa are unusually
interesting Just At present owing to
the fact that that large oontinent-ior
centuries ss mysterious as the sphiuS-
has at last boon OF ened TO tho world,
Offering its vast resources to the con-
qusring hordss Of the civilized race.
There, rs on the western hemisphere,
the progress Of civilization IL marked
by cruel warI and bi.UdsLed, but slowly
1t wends is way towards tho very
heart Of the country uispelling tho
shadows Of the long, dark night.
The uprising Of the K4tilrs against
the Boers VI Trausvaal is one Of those
incidents Of warfare between iroutIers
and native savSges, 10 common In the
early days Of the United States. The
RaGiIs are one VI the most cruel and
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raEISirRcOSlINENrAL RAILWAY.

Advance sheets Of the grea, railway
survey maize by the United States
government through Central aud
south Amcrlca are now out, aud the
finsl ofiiclsl reports soon will be pub
lIshei complete. There are three
volumes, printed ia English AMI
Spanish. Oue volume will be- devoted
to each Of the three government cS'
petitions that were started on, Ia 1891.
OF these three separate parties, corps
No. /, under Lieutenant NJ. NJ. Ma.
comb. surveyed line from Ayuila, on
the southern frontier u Mexico, 500
miles southeast through Guatemnla,
Salvador, HondufA', Nicaragua and
Costa Rics 10 the 5Avesre river. Corps
No. 9, under Engineer William +.
Skunk, surveyed n3fthwafd l 200 miles
from quito, Ecuador, through Colom'
bla aud Costa R'ca to the lower ter.
minus o, Lieutenant Macomb's eur.
vey. Cofrs No. s.unicr Engineer WI.
liam ID. Kelly, surveyed 1874 miles
southwark from Quite, through
Ecuador Rnd Peru 30 Cuzco, the
ancient capital Of the tnoas. The
whole line, counting In loop. already
projected or In process Of construction,
will measure $500 miles, extending
from the lower border Of Mexico, 10
which the Mexican railways now run,
clear down To the upper boundary Of
Argentina.
Engineer Kelly completed his task
first, and although his corps was No. 3,
his report will constitute the fitst vol.
umo Of tho report Of the intercontl-
mental railway commission. aud II will
appear In few weeks. Engineer
5hunkl volume viii follow shortly
after, aud Lieutenant Mac1mb's will
conclude the series Each volume,
trimming with beautiful photo
graphic reproductions Of life ana
scenery Ia the tropics and among
the snow.olad Audean ranges, beside,
descriptions aud incidents OF Adven'
turo ami practical engineering data
will be- Of absorbing interest, as the
advance proofs indicate, and will show
thatan iutsTc0nIinontal railway such
A. h proposed eau without question be
built whenever the various American
republics or individuals set about doinl
II. Al tutee Vi the expeditions repor
that the respective governments anu
people Of South and Central Americi
received them with open arms, treated
them as proleges aud rendered then
officially aud personally every assist
anos aud attention In their power
showering upon them oouttesies and
clvihtioa without stint
The cost Of cInstruC ion In estimated
to vary from $4,000 to 100000 pei
mile, ora total Of nearly slis, 900, 900
At this, It would boz less OF u hnsuoia
undertaking than the trans.SiUeriau
railway now being built by Russia, bu
would be- Of vastly greater impOtlauc,
politically anu financially. The inter
continental railway commission max
report strongly In favor Of N,
scheme, showing IT, oerlalnty Of sue
cess Us financial investment; hui
when such u great undertaking viii
be- begun Is matter Of extreme uu
certainty, though no doubt 1t would b.
n potent factor In uniting In oue al
American interests,