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A SAILORS REVENGE.
William Rank Charged With Shoot
ing John Fortune.

William Rank, sailor, was booked at
the City Prison yesterday on the charge of
assault to murder by Policemen Maher
and Smith. The charge is the result of
the shooting of John Fortune on Main
street. near Harrison, on Friday night.
Rank admitted yesterday that be fired
the three shots al Fortune to get even
with him. He said that about two years
ago, while he was one of the crew of the
ship l. +. Chapman. Fortune was boat
swain. The ship was on voyage from
New York to this city. Fortune mad beaten
him several times during the voyage and
he had since then been waiting for a
chance to repay dim.
Rank was paid off from the ship Un-
daunted on Thursday and bought the re-
vOlver, which Is now in the custody OF tie
police TO be used as evidence against him,
along with one of the bullets extracted
from Fortunes back. Fortune Is doing
fairly well at the Receiving Hospital.
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEAGUE.
Its Members Arranging to Petition
the Legislature.

A meeting of the California Women's
State Suffrage and Educational Associa-
ton was held yesterday afternoon in the
parlors of the California Hotel The
meeting was State affair and brought to-
gether many ladies from remote and adj
jacent districts
Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn, the State
president, was in the chair and among
those from out of the city who were pres
ent were: Mrs. Jennie Puryis Of Modesto.
Mrs. Simpson of New York. Mrs. lewiston
OF San Rafael, Mrs. Peabody OF Colorado.
Mrs. Van Keith of Fiultvale. Mrs. Good, an
attorney OF Selma, and large delegation
from Oakland. headed by Mrs. Bartlett.
Letters were read from Mrs. McComas OF
Los Angeles, Mrs. Flora KimDall of San
Diego and several others.
After the action taken at the meeting
held on July 3 had been confirmed mo-
tion was put before the house and carried
that oil be prepared and presented to
the Legislature in which the women Of
THIS Staie will be granted the right to
vote. The ladies propose to make no
mistakes in the bill.
Another meeting will be held on Satur-
Gay afternoon, December %, at O'Clock
10 the California Hotel, at which several
bills embodyina the desired features and
prepared by different lawyers will be pre-
scented Tor consideration. The one which
accepted and presented as stated.
Why Is it that people use Salvation Oil !
A ia hQ ha
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Foote Cited for Contempt.

Judge Hebbard has cited Malvern NJ.
FOote 10 appear before him and snow
cause why he should not be Jailed Tor con-
tempt of court. The proceeding is taken
in consequence of Foote's attack upon the
in egrlty of Judge Wallace in petition to
The presiding Judge asking him not to as
sign any more cases to Judge Wallace.
Foote IS To appear on Tuesday next at
10 A. NJ
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CHIEF CROWLEY's HEALTH.
1t Is Much Improved - Interesting
Letter From Honolulu,

Captain Lees received a letter yesterday
from Chief Crowley. The Chief wrote that
he arrived in Honolulu on November %.
after a voyage of six and half DAYS.
which the sailors said had been the
toughest in their experience for five years.
He did not escape an attack of mal-de-mer,
which prevented him from partaking OF
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tan Association Hall, Mason and Ellis
streets, this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Mr..
Lloyd is a bright, earnest, able speaker
and always pleases his audiences. Seats
free. Service for gentlemen between the
ages of 16 and 40 years.
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BETHLEHEM.-This is a series of short
poems by Henry S. Kirk of Oakland on
the nativity The authors intentions
were undoubtedly good, the execution
thereof is very disappointing. The bulk
of the lines read like the labored compost
lions of a schoo boy and dietiOn and
grammar are alike weak. For sale by
Waldteufel in the History buIlding.7
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Mothers.

FRENCH FLANNEL. for wrappers. .......
....................-. SOC and roc
ElDERDOMN FLANNEL. for wrappers.
.......................2 5c to 65c
EIDERDOWN BABY COATS, in the new
styles. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 rs t. IS
CHE LILLE COVERS Csc to So rs
CHENILLE PORTIERES 81 50 TO S. pair
NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS.
: :.......:.. zoe TO 81 % pair
BRU SSELS NET AND TAMBOYS..
.......,,,,,.,,,,.......,, .,,,.,S5 to S35 pair
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buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton.]

ELENA, A STORY OF RUSSIAN
WoMAN.-The contest between Nihilism
and the bureaucratic forces of the great
empire of Northern Europe has for the two
last decades been an absorbing spectacle
for the rest of the world. The success of
either party would be thing to deplore-
in either case the people would be the
sufferers. But out of the contest may
spring via media that may ease the
jour ney of the Slavic peoples to the
highest and best results in government
and all liberal pursuits. With the virtues
of bureaucracy and an aristocracy, the
past history of the world has made US
we'll acquainted but few know that
among these terrible Nihilis,s are men and
women whose lives are examples of nearly
every kind of virtue to an heroic degree
The story of Elena by Robert Appleton in
this respect will prove revelation. The
men and women characters are fairly
sketched, and are types whose difference
from the Germanic and Celtic races are in
thought and action distinctly marked
The book Is pretty fair represen :atlon of
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Photorets,

The Photoret is the name given to a com.
piete little Photographic camera, which can
be carried in the vest pocket 1t looks ex-
actly like nickel-plated watch. ring and all,
and takes six perfect pictures without reload
Ing This is not toy but wonder ful tnyen-
tion OF practical use. Every newspaper re-
porter should have one.
Price. SO 25 each
frlnt ing outnls............-..... .Sbc extra
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

PoLLY's LIoN.-This is picture of a
few days on of the life Of two Callfor-
Man children by Californian, Louise
Carnahan. The principal event OF the
story and that which gives he title to the
book is an adventure of little Polly in the
Yose mite. She got separated from her
party and had to spend the night 10 de-
serted cabin, where he was visited by
Cali orna lion. Opportunely, however,
aid came just as the beast was breaking
down the slender barrier between 1t end
the girl. The lion was killed, stuffed and
kept as Pnlly's peculiar property 10 their
home, somewhere in the San Joaquin Val
ley. "Poly's Lion" VIII be read with
pleasure by boys and girls, for it is not
gnodv-goody story, but a real picture OF
real children. who at times are good, at
others bad and sometimes only Indifferent.
1t is written in simple English and, to say
the least, as good as uumberless stories
that have achieved much credit in the
East among boys and girls. The get up
OF the book deserves much praise, mate
rial aud work IS of the best and the cover,
with its poppies, our Californian State
flower, is of delicate beauty Puhlish he'd
by the author, 1401 Van Ness avenue, San
Fran cisco.
FAGoTs.-H ester A. Benedict's muse is
one of narrow range, but in that range
some of her notes are very sweet. The
poems contained in "Fagots" are mostly
in minor key. and are faithful repre-
sensations, as far as they 60, of certain
phases of human life. Men will ever
differ about poesy; it is the best fruit of
mans complete intelligence; it is truth
Dermeated by the light of the Imagination.
Mems conception of ruth is as varying as
their number, so even among those who
agree on the high value of certain poems
there will be found specific differences in
Their judgment. There are IN life, however,
facts whose truth is apparent 10 nearly
all; facts too around which most mems
Imagination have been busted. Miss Bene-
dict has been happy In her selection of
those facts and in her SIM lie treatment of
them. The reader can judge the accuracy
of the above from the following. entitled
"Only a Woman:
Only a woman, shriveIed and old,
The play of the winds and The prey of the cold
Cheeks that are shrunken,
Eyes that are sunken,
Lips that were never DER bold;
Only woman, forsaken and poor,
Asking an aims at the bronze church-door.
Only woman-waiting alone,
Iciy cold on an ice-cold throne
What do they for her?
Mumbllng prayer for her.
Giving not bread but a stone.
Under old laces their naughty hearts beat,
Moeking the woes of their kin on the street.
Only womani In the old days
Hope caroled to her, her happiest lays;
Somebody missed her,
Somebody kissed her.
Somebody crowned her with praise;
Somebody faced up the battles OF life,
Strong for her sake who was mother or wife.
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calendar for the month. New York ::
Frederick A. Stokes Company. For sals
by Cooper & Co., Market street,
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For Young Men.

Rev. r. R. Lloyd of Oakland is to ad.
dress the meeting. for men only, at Chris
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BEDDING.

LACE BED SETS. 81 30 to Sl2 so each
WHITE WOOL BLA NKETS S. 90 TO SO pair
GRAY WOOL BLANKETS.....$ 81 TO 81 pair
RED WOOL BL AN X Its. "a 80 TO $l2 pair
EIDERDOWN CONF ORTS. ssteen and
SILK covers ............$ So 20 10 SO each
EMBROIDERED SHEETS. ISL 80 each
EMBROIDERED PILL CASES..5 to 6Oc
SETS OF SHEETS AN D CASES. embrUid-
ered drawn work and ribbon inser-
llOn. ........ .....s ..s........s.....o 90 SOU
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16
Books.

weil-assorted stock Of the Standard Au-
snors, ana many OF the latest books of the
day VIII be found in our big basement BOOK
store. Here's an idea OF the prices
Carlyle's Complete Works, 10 vols, cloth
.-..-...-.-....,........$7 rs set
Waverly Novels (complete) IL vols. cloth
'''''....'.....,.. ...................S4 90 set
Cariyle,s Essays Zine edition. vols,
Olotn' .''..............-...,..S3 70 set
Works ofthe Duchess, 10 vols, cloth 81 so sat
Lord Lytton's Works. IL vols, cloth St rs set
Plutarch's Lives Cine edition). vols.
'''''....'.. .........................$2 50 set
frlnce OF India, 2 vols, cloth. .....,,S2 so set
Ben Hur, complete In l vol. 40
Lopgfeilows' Poems (compete) .......SI 90
"hittier's Poems (complete).. 90
George Eiiot's WORKS complete in vols
'-'.'''.'. .....-.............$ 81 70 and 81 %
Dickens Works. Is vols. cloth
.-.'..'''.....'.........S7 75 and BIS 90 set
Kenmore Cooper's Works. 16 vols,
N''I"- -...'..'....... .-...-.........SS so set
Wandering jew. 2 vols. cloth. sac ser
Tom sawyer, cloth, good priut s5c vol
Huckieberry Finn. cloth. good print. .s5c vol.
horatio Ayers Charming Stories, Luck
ana PIuek Series, Brave and BoId
Series, Atlantic Series Tattered 'Tom
series: Ragged Dick Series, and all the
S'' VI 'henu' a1. .-.................,95 c vol
oliver Optics Books for boys, Onward
anu Upward Series, vols SIS so ser
All over the World Series, vols. s6 * sst
Starry Flag Series vols So so a.,
Boat Club Series e,soo,
- MONDAY Books for children-the baautirnI
haphaei uck d Sons list, printed in cniors
~ III, Germany, they are the most superb chan
sll1 DOCKS ever offered.
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FINE LINENS,

FINE LINENS.
TEA SETS, l dozen DOYLIES. hem
stitched. ......... ............$7 81, SO, SO
TEA SETS, dozen DOYLIES, fringed...
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..............$2 20 TO 50
TEA CLOTHS. fringed ............,$l TO 50 so
DAMASK CLOTHS ....,........S1 10 81 yard
DAMASk TOWELS. .............. soc to 81 25
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FUR CAPEs.

Ladies' Capes in Black Coney, French
COney, Pulled COney, Electric Seal
Monkey and Bear Furs. Customers
say about 20 per cent lower than ex-
elusive furriers. ...............$4 20 TO $50
Fur Scarts, popular turs, newest Styles.
~, 81 20 81 o
osIrlcn feather boas. 81 50 o Sc
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16

why Is 1t that people use Salvation OIL
Answer: Because 1t is the best liniment.
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A NOVEL CALENDAR-Among the
many calendars for 1895 there are few
more novel in design than "The Old
Woman in the Shoe" A handsome repre-
sentatiOn of the ancient dame in the shoe
is done in pasteboard, tastefully colored.
and by raising the buckle one of the chill
dren's faces appears. and beneath is the
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DOLLS.
JoINTED KID DOLLS. b,sonA ns,d,

JoINTED KID DOLLS. bisque heads.
;:.:;...:............. sc to 81 rs
JOlNIED PAPER MACHE DOLLS
biSque heads. 800, $500. .. 25c To 81 Ok
PAPER DOLLS, 3 or IN ore dresses &c to 2Oc
DOLLS FURNIFUR E, DOLLS DISHES
DRESSED DOLLS, DOLL CARRIAGES
DOLL HOUSES, ETC.
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For Men Only.

JAPANESE LACQUERED WARE A big
holiday Importation OF this pretty ORR
entail manufacture, direct from the native
artisans besides Trays, Brackets, Glove
Boxes. Handkerchief Boxes, etc There
are Tobacco Boxes, Smokers Sets, Cigar
Cases, Collar and Cuff Boxes and Cigar
cite Cases.
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Sweethearts and Wives.

TOILET SETS, celIuloid or plush cases..
Manicure SETS, celluod or 0P plush $50 *i7
JEWEL sfs CASES, ceaicid or plush as Ss TO 80
CoioGHE GASES, wi bottle cell G HUe 70 75e
COLOGNE CASES, with atomizer. celu-
PH6 iGra boxes. eeuloid :7Sc
work BOXES, celluloid. ......., soc 20 81 6U
H6TE BdSFs rH6Gs eepsId e 90
ATOMlZERS, porcelain, cut glass and
beautiful bohemian g ass. 49,. 81 to So
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, Russian leath-
err EN- nossed plush metal fronts, Gel
luoid fronts, long, square. all kinds
LraTa ihapsS KiTiI CASES s. 80 - 10 90 90
INLAiD WOOD wRITING DESKS, for
travelling or home use..... $50 and 9Oc
LADIES' PURs s, Russia, NJ orocco. seal,
lizard and alligator, with and without
sterling silver orname nts.. ...75c to SO so
LADIES PURSES, imitation Ieathers...
LADIES FUKsEs AND GARD CO cSs aaa QUO
the set in fancy feathers, neat boxes.
LADIES' sHoPp1NG BAGS "A s. 70 SOC CT to PSF So so
LADIES' sHoPPI> BAGS. genuine seal
leather. Bengaline SIX top, silk cord SO so
DRESSING MIRRORS, beveIed plate
glasses. In ornamental metal frames.
PERFUME BOTTLES, white metal "a i ma q
rof EIS3 wITER BoTTTEs White metal nc al 20
PaoT S55Ss,1 FRAMES; white metal '0'
ilagree. Observation-Disclosures.
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, hand-p sinted
glass. .............. ................75c to 81
PoRGEIAiN; HHXi.Ai'Di-PAiiNT;ED , R0sE E
B1sQnE 0RNAMEN to eH$ So a 90
KID GLOVES, fancy buttons. ............
81 81 20 .! 90. $Z
length .........$l, 81 %, 81 So 81. 50 25
KID q OWES, with patent clasps. 81 30
R9-Buy glove order. Lady can elect her
own size and color at any time.
Sisters, Little and Big.
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Sisters, Little and Big.

DRESSES.
All DOL Fancy Cheviot Suitings ..........
........................ to soc yard
French ovelty Sultings, wool and SILK
.........................5 Sc TO 81 yard
Black eros Grain silks for dresses ........
$50 10 81 so yard
Fancy Taffeta SILKS for waists ............
Novelty Black Dress Goods. 6Oc TO 81 80 yard
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[79C} NT19llAGl ASlD 3G]01Do
HANDKEPCHIFES.

HANDKERCHIEFS.
Ladies' Swiss Embroidered. .......6 14c to soc
Ladies Linen HandkerchIefs, Hem.
S.ICue "a ....s...,.... loo To SOC
Ladles Linen Handkerchiefs En- broid-
ered ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO So so
LauIeS Linen Initial Handkerchiefs, d in
oo1 ...... communist rs aud 81 30 box
Lau les Hemstitched. Fancy Embroidered
Han dkerchiefs, in pretty box.....
:.:..::...:.. 81 TO 81 rs box
Ladies' 5 ilK Handkerehiefs. in many styles
lac TO 81 rs each
Ladies Chifton HandkerchiefS, SILK en-
6roi dered. :.....::.... sc to 81 IS each
Real ID uchess Lace Handkerchicfs -.
.:......:............"95c TO $l8
'''.'s.....ss,...s......loc 2Oc and Csc box
HOSIERY.
Ladies Hose. cotton, wool or Isle thread.
pairs in box. 80 TO s6 boy
Ladies' SILK Hosiery. pairs in box.
''''''s''''ss''s'ss'' ...sssp4 90 to 50 boz
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DANIEL, DADDY. RUTH & Goa short
story in three parts by David Lesser
LeZinsky. founded on incidents of the IRON
moders' strike in $780, Concerned. as il
Is. with the labor-capital question, the un.
DERIVING difficulty of modern life, it reaches
out TO the true solution in the song of the
kindergarten children:
Loves like light whan it annao..
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50CA G7)ISlS AG1D 30GTo

Mems Four-in hand Scarfs. ...... csc to 81 20
Mems Teck Scarfs Csc to 81 70
Mems Windsor Scarfs. csc and soc
Mems SIX Muf1ers ........... soc to 81 40
Mems Linen Initial HandkerchIefs. 20 and Soc
Mems SILK Initial Handkerchie fs. ........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. soc, zoe and csc
Mems White SILK Handkerchief, hem
stitched. Observation-Disclosures. 25c TO 81 %
Mems Nightshirts, prettily embroidered.
............ ...................5 To So 40
Mems Suspenders embroidered satin in
fancy boxes. ..............$l, 81 rs and So
COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES in celluioid
and In celuloid and plush, 81 20 TO 81 25
SHAVING SETS. cup. razor, mirror. etc.,
complete. cellulOid case 81 rs TO ST 90 set
TRAVELLING CONVENIEN CES, brushes,
combs. manicure sets, etc., in compact
leather cases.. .......$ SO to SO so set
SHAVING MIRRORS. French beveled
glass mounted il unique metal frame
.......................75c to So rs
HEAD RESTS, made up....... 15c to 81 20
SOFA CUSHIONS, made up. 81 so to ST.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-18
Good Darkey Gone.

An old colored man named Ralpb
Steele has died in Eutaw, Ala, at the
remarkable age of ninety-elght years.
His birth was recorded in the family
Bible Of the Steele family of Green
county, the members of which vouch
for the authority of the record. He
has been in The Steele family since
1920, not leaving them after being
freed. Several years ago he bought
his coffin and his tombstone and kent
them in his house ready for the final
summons. To the same end he Joined
the Baptist church about two wears
ago. just before he died he called his
son and gave him sufficient money to
defray all Of the funeral expenses.
saying he wanted to have eyery cent
he owed paid before he died.
In 1855 one Of his young masters
bought him q pair Of boots and until
his death he wore them every Sunday
to church. They had never been re- !.
paired since the day he received them.
He wore them when he was baptized
and was buried in them at his request.
He was known by most Of tho citizens
Of Green county and was held In high
esteem by all.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-18

AROUND IN ALABAMA.

Fifteen marriage licenses were is
sued to sons and daughters Of Ham,
by the Probate Judge at Huntsville
last Thursday week.
A son Of Mr.. Guyton of Subgsnt
accidentally shot himself in the thigh
one day last week. He had the pistol
in his pocket when it was discharged.
Mr.. Jim Duffin, overseer on the
plantation of Mr.. b. s. Moody near
Tuscaloosa, was shot and painfully
wounded few days ago; he was shot
from ambush.
professor" Hargrove, an old citi-
zen of Selma. who has been at work
on perpetual motion for years, died a
few days ago without seeing his in
vention a success.
W. Z. Brinkeroff e Co., of New
ala. have just been awarded contract
to furnish $500 barrels of lime to be
used in the erection of the new Tulane
university at New Orleans.
Some unknown person called Mrs.
w. E. Davis of West Decatur to the
door few nights ago, and when che
looked out they struck her over the
head with heavy oak paling.
A young man by the name of Roach
of prominent family Of Geneva
county, accidentally shot himself while
hunting during Christmas week, and
has since died from the effects Of the
wounds.
Jailer John A. Mcintosh and G.. E.
keelen are OH trial charged with aid
ing and abetting in the release of the
notorious Sides boys and Jesse Turner
the horse thief, from the Russellville
Jail few days since.
While out 'possum hunting near
Hillard's Gross Roads, one night last
week, Mr.. Norman Bryant was caught
by falling tree and received such in
juries as to cause his death before his
companions could get him home.
A petition has been fled in the cir
cult court for the middle district OF
Alabama by receivers Conner and
Hayes of the Central railroad asking
Justice Jackson to order receivers
Lowrey and Conner or the Savannah
and Western railroad to issue receivers
certificates to the amount of SOL, 900
to reimburse the Central for money
expended on the Savannah and Wes-
tern out of the general fund.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-18
STANDING STILL.
Trade Waits on the Tariff-Everythlng Will
be Uncertain Till Congress Acts.

r. g. Dun & Co.'s weekly review Of
trade says: The cloud of uncertainty
does not lift as yet. Strong confidence
Is expressed in nearly all markets that
trade must improve with the new year,
but 1t is yet too early to expect impor-
tant changes, if it is really on the way.
In the main, the conditions continue
unaltered; but the proposal Of the in
come tax is not calculated to inspire
confidence, nor does it encourage hope
that uncertainty about revenue laws
will be speedily terminated. Money
from the interior still floods this mar
ket, commercial inactivity still causes
the amount of idle funds to swell be-
yond all precedent, and rates are so
low that speculation might be danger
ously stimulated if a feeling of hope
fulness prevailed.
1t is questionable whether the work.
ing force in the great industries has
increased as yet, though at about the
first OF the year considerable increase
was expected. The number of mills
starting and stopping work is about
the same. Price of cotton goods are fur
Their reduced to encourage purchases.
Most OF the shoe shops are moderately
employed, and the decrease in ship.
ment for week is II per cent, against
~ per cent for the last seven months
Of 1893. Still lower prices are re-
corded in iron and steel, both at Pitts
burg and at Philadelphia, without an
increase in the value of business. 1t
is believed that the output of pig,
though 40 per cent less than a year
ago, exceeds the present consumption.
The results of an inquiry regarding
the extent of decreases In various
branches of business during the last
half of 1898 are remarkable. Actual
sales have been reported by LII
houses or companies, aggregating
S213, 409,828 this year, against $3O4,-
46O, 1OS in the same months last year,
decrease of 29.7 per cent,
The final classified returns of fail
ures for 1898 are not yet complete,
but the report received for the latter
part of December have swelled the
aggregate of commercial liabilities to
1888, 493, 461, of which S167, 545 1856
are OF manufacturing failures. $685.
1863 of trading failures, aud $17,-
23O, 516 OF other concerns. For the
past week, the failures reported have
been oil in the United States, against
231 last year, and IL in Canada
against II last year.