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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

cunning structural evolution OF steel
a combined mass of 3,400 pounds OF
tempered steel From the four smallUr
turrets, each of which houses two eight
inch rifles, can be discharged shells Of
25O pounds each, capable of penetrating
eight inches Of steel two miles away,
with a possible range of one mile for
every inch of calibre. From any one
of the Iowa's five tubes torpedo can
be discharged, bearing 120 pounds Of
guncotton and speeding on its errand
of demolition at the rate of thirty miles
an hour. No ship, past or present,
could withstand that blow if fairly
, struck
Away beneath the water, the pro-
tective deck of steel and many feet of
coal, thirty-two roaring furnaces will
develop in those i've ponderous boilers
/ a constant pressure of 100 pounds to
the square inch. Two separate triple
expansion engines, one on each shaft,
will constitute the motive mechanisms
of the ship, while auxiliary engines,
for a hundred purposes, will reduce the
/
cheney of the craft by lifting and lower
ing the boats and stores, raising the an
chors, loading the coal, discharging
the ashes, pumping and draining the
various compartments, bringing the
shot, shell and powder from the store
plates and angles in all the delusive
Hghtness of white paint. She is $50
. A
feet of water. Her weight is u, 410
tons, 3,110 of which is wisely dis
tributed in the shape of armour pro-
lection, varying in thickness from four
teen inches along the water line and
sides, 51a and Is around the guns, pa
and 8 over the vitals-as the engines,
boilers and magazines are called-to 10
about the fighting position or coming
tower, just above and abaft the for
ward large turret.
The Iowa carries but eighteen guns,
but such guns! Four of them in the
two large turrets peering out through
fifteen-inch walls of hardened steel,
proof against the sharpest drills, are
twelve-inch breech-loading rifles, firing
rooms and magazines to the gun sta
tons and turning the turrets; and, but
for the guiding hand, manual labor is
practically needless.
The captain no longer stands the in
spring centre of his officers and an an
imating example for his crew; but is
housed within the shelter of his con-
ming tower OF ten-inch steel. Step
within this citadel, and there, upon its
curved walls, are speaking tubes, me-
chanical telegraphs, electric buttons,
and a steering gear, all leading below
through an armored tube on their sew
eral missions of communication and
control A pressure on one Of those
tiny buttons will start a mass of steel
and powder from those mighty guns, or
perhaps, let loose a destructive torpedo
on silent errand of death; or, again, at
signal, the massive machinery will
begin to turn, and presently, when the
! great engines have reached a maximum
of 112 revolutions a minute and churn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
HARVARD DEFEATS PENNSYI-
VANIA.
Victorious in the Interscholastic Indoor
Games.

New York, March 31.-Under the
auspices OF the New Manhattan Ath-
letic club, the interscholastic athletic
meeting was held in Madison Square
garden tonight. There was a very
large attendance of schoolboys and
their friends. All the local schools
were we'll represented, and among
those who entered from other places
were the athletes from the Adelphia
Academy of Philadelphia Berkeley
school, Boston; English high school,
Boston; Black Hall, Connecticut;
Newark Academy, New Jersey; Roman
Catholic high school, Philadelphia
Bridgeport University, Bridgeport; St.
PaGPs, Garden City, Long Island, and
the Western Academy, Worcester,
Mass. The sport began at 7:45 o'clock
with the trial heats of the fifty yards
for seniors, which was followed by the
juniors at the same distance. The
summaries:
Eight hundred and eighty yards run
W. S. Nipple. Barnard, n. Y, first.
time, PIP Is.
One mile walk--A. L. O'Toole, Eng
fish high school, Boston, first-time,
1853 IS.
Fifty yards run, senior, firal-R. w.
Moore, Barnard, n. Y, first-time, 0.06.
Final, flfty-yard run, junior-A Rob-
inson, st. Paurs, Garden City, L. l.,
frst-time, 005 4-5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

with the two sixteen-foot screws. re
water aft with an energy of11,G2Q horse
power, the great ship, a mass of 11,410
tons, will force herself and an equal
bulk Of water at the rate OF sixteen
knots an hour. To stand in her way
and stop herIthen. means to take a
blow OF 100000 foot-tons from her
murderous ram, before which the
toughest armor must bend like meadow
grass in a summer storm.
With her bunkers filled with 1900
tons of coal, she could steam, at a ten
knot rate, for thirty-one days and cover
a distance of 1000 miles, and at full
speed, would have radius of action OF
5000 knots in six days time.
The Iowa was appropriated for by an
act of congress July 10, 1892, and was
awarded to William Cramp & Sons, OF
Philadelphia, at the contract price
hull and machinery-of So ,010,0 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
CONDENSED NEWS.

James WhitcomD Riley is better
The raciLg at Little Rock, Arkansas
has been rinaugurated
Captain Nelson Todd, a known
river man, is dead at Sioux City, Iowa.
The battleship Iowa was launched az
exactly 1872 o'clock p. m. Saturday
The thermometer reached go deg. in
the shade at Berlin, Germany Satur-
day.
Albert Battertoc, of Athens, Illinois,
was shot while burglarizing q restau-
rant.
Armed men, it is said, have been pre-
venting the registering Of negroes IL
Louisiana.
Title Anderson won the eighteen
hour bicycle race at Chicago, making
over 81 miles.
Violent earthquakes are reported
throughout different parts of Chilli The
inhabitants are fleeing the cities
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
CONDENSED NEWS.

Charles Ekart, formerly of Omaha,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Childs-Drexel home for printers at
Colorado Springs, Col.
me child of Booth Tucker, which
was taken sick aboard a ship at
Queenstown, is dead. 4 daughter of
Mrs. Booth Hellberg, in charge of the
Indian province, is also dead.
The Huntington and Shenandoah
railway was sold at Clarinda, Iowa,
yesterday by order of the court c. E.
Perkins, president of the Chicago, Bur-
ington and Quincy, representing the
bondholders, bought it.
P. ]. Clark, a correspondent of the
Denver Times, assaulted Governor
Hughes at Phoenix, Arizona.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
EASTER SUNDAY.
The Pacific Coasts Easter Has Come
and Gone

Tacoma Wash, March 31.-Easter
Sunday came this week on the Pacific
coast, although not more than half a
dozen people knew it. The first full
moon after the spring equinox put in
an appearance on the coast shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock Saturday night and it is
fact that the first Sunday after the
first full moon after the spring equinox
is Easter Sunday the world over. When
the moon filled Saturday night, reckon
ing by Pacific coast time, it was al
ready Sunday in New York and Lon
don. Consequently for the east and
the remainder of the world excepting
the Pacific coast the first Sunday after
the first full moon after the spring
equinox will not arrive until next Sun
day This is said to be the first in
stance of the kind since the beginnirg G
of the Christian era.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
WILL DISCUSS ANTITOXIN.
Feature of the Central Wisconsin Med
ical Society Meeting Today.
Madison March 81

y Madison, March 81.
The Central Wisconsin Medical So
ciety will ho,d it's fourth quarterly
meeting in this city today. DR.. J. E.
English, of Baraboo, is president of the
society, DR.. c. S. Sheldon, of this city
secretary and treasurer. The program
includes paper by lady member, DR..
Mia B. Sharp, of this city, ON Neucler-
in in Malignant Growth. A feature of
the program will be a symposium on
bacteriology, participated in by Drs
FL. L. Russell, ]. A Jackson, c. A. Har-
per, L. r. Head and Alice J. Goetsch
of Madison and DR.. F. T. Nye, Beloit
and a discussion on antitoxin in diph-
liberia by DR.. ]. Noer, Stoughton, in the
affirmative and DR.. E. c.. Helm, Beloit
in the negative, followed by personal
experiences by members of the society
The members will have a banquet at
the Capital house at 80 p. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
EWING CHOSEN.
REELECTED SECRETARY OF
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
1t Was by clamation-Chance for
Someone at the Capitol
Committee Notes.

Milwaukee, March 28.-Without a
dissenting vote John NJ. Ewing was re-
elected secretary Of the Wisconsin Re-
publican state central committee at an
executive session of the committee held
in the club rooms Of the Hotel Pfster
yesterday morning. All the members
OF the committee were present except
Isaac H Wing, Of Bayfield,, who was
represented by proxy. Secretary Of
State Henry Casson was also present in
the lobby Of the hotel. He arrived in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
SCATTERING LUNATICS.
An Iowa Institution Said to Take
Them to Chicago.

Chicago, March 28.-According to a
story told by James T. Turner to a
number Of county commissioners, a
dozen of lunatics were brought from
the insane asylum at Clarinda, Iowa:
and dumped in Chicago suburbs yes
terday by the authorities of the Iowa
town. Turner says the present instance
is not the first one of which he knows.
He says that he and eleven compan-
ions were conveyed last evening to the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway
station at Clarinda, in company with
TWO attendants, named Peterson and
Johnson and Assistant Superintendent
Apologize. AS the train approached
Chicago, the patients were dropped one
by one until the Union depot was
reached. Turner has been held pend
ing an investigation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
CAN CRIMSON SEAS.
BATTLE-SHIP IOWA A MIGHTY
ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION.
Powerful Armament and Fearful Guns
One Torpedoe Could Sink
Any Ship.

Philadelphia, March 31-The Iowa,
the fourth of our first-class battle ships,
was launched at Champs shipyard Sat
urday. Governor Drake, Of Iowa, and
a large delegation of Iowans, respond
ing to the invitation of Secretary Her
bert, being present. The governors
daughter, Miss Mary Lord Drake,
shristened the vessel with the usual
ceremony
Excepting her armour, the Iowa is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
Madison, March %.

hdu4Sou, MdICu 20
The supreme court Friday affirmed
the finding Of the lower court in the
fish and game law case. The opinion
was written by Chief Justice Cassoday.
In conclusion the court says: I'VE
have confined our opinion to the valid
ity of so much of the chapter in ques-
ton as is applicable to the particular
facts here present; and have carefully
refrained from expressing any opinion
as to the validity OF the act in other re-
spects." The Oshkosh fish cases have
awakened a great deal of interest
throughout the state involving as they
did, the constitutionality of the law
governing the catching of fish and
game in Wisconsin. The action was
brought by a fisherman of Lake Win
nebago whose nets the deputies APP
pointed by State Fish and Game War
den Ellarson had seized and burned.
The action was brought to repleyin the
nets, but before the papers could be
served the deputies had made way with
the nets and so the judgment asked for
was the value of the property de-
Stroyed, which was agreed to be $50.
The justice court in which the case
was originally tried sustained the law
and an appeal was taken to the coun-
ty court for Winnebago county, and
Judge Cleveland, of that court. sus
tanned the ruling of the justice The
precise question involved is the right
of the state 10 take and summarily de-
strOy property being used by d person
in violation Of law. The plaintiff de-
clared that q law which authorized the
summary destruction of property such
as these fish nets when found in the
waters of the state was contrary to the
constitutional provision prohibiting the
interference of one person with the
property of another without due pro-
cess Of law. Further, it was declared
by the plaintiffs attorney that If the
law was unconstitutional it did not pro-
tect the officers appointed under it
from prosecution for trespass and con-
version when they took the property
and destroyed it Hereunder.
In the case of William Middlestadt,
plaintiff and respondent, VS.. Waupaca
Starch and Potato company, defendant
and appellant, the lower courts de-
cision was affirmed. This action was
brought by William Middlestadt about
the 10th of August, 1894, against the
Waupeca Starch and Potato company,
manufacturing corporation doing bust
.'c~G under the laws of this state, TO re-
lin it from throwing refuse matter
into the Waupaca river, upon the the.
Dry that such refuse matter polluted
the river, creating a nuisance, and
that plaintiff as such lower riparian
owner was injured thereby. There
was judgment for plaintiff and de-
feIdant appealed.
In the case of John H. Christinson,
as administrator of the estate of Peter
c. ChristinsOn, deceased, plaintiff and
respondent, VS.. the Pioneer Furniture
company, defendant and appellant the
lower courts decision was reversed
This action was brought by the plant
iii to recover damages for the death of
Peter c. Christinson, his sen, who was
killed while at work in the defendants
factory, as an employee, in the city of
Eau Claire. There was judgment for
the plaintiff ana the defendant ap-
pealed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
BIG COMBINE.
New Company to Control the Water
power of the Fox.

Oshkosh, March 31.-The organiza-
ton Of the Neenah and Menasha water
power company, the great combine that
is to control the water power all along
the Fox river, has been completed
The capital stock is half a million. The
company takes the title to all the wa
ter power and will lease and regu.
late it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
DENVER'S STORM.
Wind Moves Sixty-two miles al
Hour

Denver March 2S.-The worst wind
storm experienced in Denver in two
years prevailed yesterday, the wind
reaching velocity Of sixty-two miles
an hour. Telegraph lines On all rail
roads in the southern part of the state
are demoralized. At Cripple Creek the
shaft house on the Little Daisy mine
was blown down, killing John Hay ana
severely iniuring John Harmon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
WAR TO CONTINUE.
Efforts to Compromise the Central
American Rebellion Fail.

Managua, Nicaragua, March 31.-The
peace commission consisting of DR.
Pruntente Alfaro, vice president OF
Salvador; Gen. Commans of Salvador
and Senior Ramirez, the Nicaraguan
minister for foreign affairs, has re-
turned from the conference with the
representatives of the insurgent, Leon.
All hope of peace is gone and the war
will be continued with renewed bitter
ness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
PRINCETON DEFEATS RUTGERS

Princeton, N. j., March 31.-The
baseball season opened here today with
a game between the Princetons and
Rutgers, in which the tigers had every
thing their own way. The visitors
were unable to meet the strong pitch
ing Of the Princeton twirlers, but the
home team batted Captain Poole all
over the field, securing nineteen hits
off his delivery. 1t was the tigers first
day out Of doors, and their field play
was loose. Captain Bradley carried off
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
KNOCKED SENSELESS.
Jack Everhardt Defeats Horace Leeds
in Fifteen Rounds.

New York, March 31.-Three thous-
and spectators witnessed Jack Ever
hardt knock out Horace Leeds, before
the Empire Athletic club in Long Isl
and last night. The fight was a hot
one, lasting fifteen rounds. Leeds made
speciality of stomach punches, and
Everhardt paid particular attention to
Leeds face. When finally felled,
Leeds remained unconscious and in a
critical condition for a half hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIL E BOND ISSUE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION.
Sundry Civil Bill in the House-Ship
Canal in Wisconsin Is Sur
yeyed.

Washington, March 31.-Mr. PETERS
pop, Kan) resolution for an investi-
cation into recent bond issues by q
committee of five senators was reached
On the calender Mr.. Hill dem, N. ",
sought to have it go over, but met not
only with the opposition of Mr., PETER,
but of Messrs. Wolcott and Teller,
Ueps.. Colo) Mr. PETER gave notice
that ne would today move to proceed
with the investigation. This prom
Uses 20 bring out a test vote
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
IS IN HONDURAS.
Much Discussed Whereebout of the
Bermuda Settled.

Puerto Cortes, Honduras, March 81.
The steamer Bermuda, from New
York which, it is alleged landed arms.
ammuni ion and a 1liDusteTirg eAredi-
ton OF the coast Of Cuba. has arrived
mere. Her mission has been look ed
upon as of great Importance to the in
Surgents of Cuba.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

batting honors. Altman secured two
-baggers and a single, and GunsteI
secured a three-bagger. The score:
Princetons ......4 0 5 Q 2-23
Rutgers. .. OO0 0 0 0 1 o.
Base hits-Princetons, 10; Rutgers, A.
Errors-Princetons, Z; Rutgers, 9. Bat
teries- Princetons, Easton, Altman,
Wilson, Jayne, Hitzrot, Titus and Ora
ham; Rutgers, Poole and Nom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.

Virginia, ILL.,, March 29.-Conrad
Becker, while taking his cows to pas
ture about 9 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, was shot and killed by an I'M
known assassin in ambush.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
A DISTILLERY LOSS.
Thirty Thousand Barrels OF Whisky
Destroyed.

Louisville, March 29-Two three
story warehouses of the Pleasure Ridge
Park Distillery company burned Sat
consisting in part of upwards of thirty
thousand barrels of whisky. Sparks
blown from smokestack caused the
fire. The total loss is 100000: insur-
ance $325,0Q0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
ANOTHER SPLIT.
Reed and Mckinley Factions in Okla
homa Today.

Guthrie, March 2S.-Everything in
dicates that the republican territorial
convention at Oklahoma City today
will be exciting from start to finish,
both Reed and Mckinley factions
claiming the majority
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
OPEN AT SUPERIOR.
Ferry Boat Oden Begins Running to
Duluth

West Superior, Wis, March 31-The
steam ferry boat Oden marked the
opening Of the season of navigation by
making the first trip between Superior
and Duluth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

A summary CT the decisions handed
down is as follows:
State ex rel, F. Fl. Nye, appellant, VS..
Charles Weingarten, respondent; af
firmed.
State ex rel, Cornelius H. H. era
mer, respondent, vs.. Casimir Stcinbern,
appellant; reversed.
William Klast, by guardian, re-
spondent, VS.. n. C. Foster Lumber Co.,
appellant; reversed.
ChristoY Klaat, respondent, VS.. n. G.
Foster Lumber company, appellant;
affirmed.
Lucinda Sharp, respondent, VS.. city
Of Maustcn, appellant; affirmed
George w. Shattuck, appellant. Us
Jesse T. Bates, respondent; reversed.
Frank Huber, respondent, VS. La
Crosse City Railway company, appel
liant; reversed.
John Fl. Christianson, administrator,
ETC., respondent, VS.. Pioneer Furniture
company, appellant, reversed.
A. S. Merriam, ct az. appellant, vs..
Ernest Horner, respondent, affirmed.
VIII Gross ct al, respondent, VS..
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance COM
pany, appellant; affirmed.
Emmett Geer ct al, respondents, VS..
Gilbert Holcomb, appellant; reversed.
Emmet Geer ct al, respondents, VS.
William Booth, appellant; reversed.
Joint school district No. 8, town of
Harmony, ETC., appellant, VS.. school,
district No. 5, town of Harmony, re-
spondent; affirmed
Estate of Johannes Olson Lovaas, re-
spondent, VS.. Jacob Olson Lovass, ap-
pellant; affirmed
Abner Gle, respondent, VS.. Chris
TOPPER A. Colby, ct al, appellants; re-
versed.
Eliza Thompson, appellant, VS.. Gale
donia Fire Insurance company, re-
spondent; affirmed.
Michael J. Grady, ct al, appellant,
VS.. James Cannon, ct al, respondents,
reversed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

In the house the senate resolutions
were adopted authorizing ex-President
Harrison to accept certain medals pre-
sented by Brazil and Spain. The house
then went into committee of the
whole to consider the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Hit rep, Ill), again announced
that he would call up the Cuban reso
buttons as soon as the sundry civil bill
is out of the way. Mr.. Cannon rep,
lid, appealed to the house to keep the
appropriations down. He said the bill
cared for the public service as we'll, and
in some cases better than the current
laws. Mr.. Sayers dem, Tex,) replied
to Mr.. Cannon at some length. He re-
ferred to the adroitness by which APP
preparations aggregating $1,000,0O0 and
belonging in the bill had been inserted
in the deficiency bill, thereby charging
that much to the last congress- All
that was done with the measure was
the adoption of eight amendments
raising the salaries of light house keep
ers from $1,000 to 1880.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
FISH LAW Is VALID
LAKE WINNEBAGO FISHERMEN
LOSE THEIR NETS.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS

Justices Decision in the Famous Osh-
kosh Case Affirmed by the High
Tribunal-Two Suits for Damages
for Death by Accident Decided Adj
versely to Plaintiffs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
SUSTAINS THE LAW
IAN IMPORTANT INTERSTATE
COMMERCE CASE.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL CASE

The Railroads Appeals Avail Them
Nothing-The PearshalI Versus The
Great Northern Railway Company
Case and The parallel Lines" Case
From Kentucky Decided
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02

The president has nominated Benja-
min J. Franklin, for governor of Ari-
IONA.
Evidence has reached the treasury
department tending to show that the
steamer, Commodore, Gid not lose her
cargo Of arms and ammunition in a
storm, as reported by her captain, but
landed it in Cuba.
The secretary Of war has sent to the
house the report OF the survey made
for a ship canal from Lake Superior to
the Mississippi. The cost of the canal
will be from $750O,00O to $4,000, 900.
The report favors the route via Alluez
bay, Brule and ST. Croix rivers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-02
BUSINESS STATUS.

New York, March 2S.-Bradstreets
says the week has brought more favor
able weather, which tends to create
better feeling, but trade except at Bal
timore, Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chi
cago and to moderate degree at other
points, remains dull and unsatisfac-
tory. The most encouraging feature is
an advance in prices of wheat, Indian
corn and bessemer pig iron, the latter
being based on a higher value placed
on lake ores. While there have been
larger sales in dry goods, shoes, hard
ware, iron and leather at Chicago, the
business in other lines continues slow
One of the most unpleasant features is
the lack of Improvement in collections
This, with the commercial calm at
many more important trading centers,
points to a prolonged period of with
drawal of capital from enterprises in
the United States and to an unwilling
ness of accumulated domestic capital
to seek new ventures.