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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
TENANTS ROU SED BY FIRE.

BADLY SCARED FOR A WHILE, But 80 PANIC
WAS CAUSED.
Seventy five tenants OF the residence and MOTEL
portions Of the Hotel Claim. at Columbus-ave.
and F1fty-nnth-st were frightened early yester-
day morning by fire in the restaurant kitchen.
The ranges are kept going all night The blaze
began and ended in the kitchen But the smoke
ascended TO a few OF the apartments above and
the occupants awakening quickly. got out OF their
rooms The noise they made alarmed the others.
and in a few minutes seventy-hve persons were
asking whore the fire was and whether the engines
had been sent for. They heard them come up very
soon but all had been warned that the fire was
only a small one in the restaurant Kitchen ana no
one left the house No blaze was except In
the kitchen, and this was quickly extinguished
The damage L. estimated by the police at $l.1tO.
The proprietor George Won Claim. is in Florida
for his health. The apartment-house part OF the
hIiildine "a i'm Fifty-n:nth-st., and the hotel on
(,olum bus-ave. 1t Is hve-story brick structure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
HE HAD PASSED TIE CENTURY HARh.

JUNGLE PETER PETERSON OF AMlTfNliLE'
pI-RIED-A DRUMMER BOY IN THE WAR OF 1sl2
The funeral of Uncle" Peter Peterson veteran
Of two wars held in the coored church a'
North Amityvie. Long Island. yesterday. Peter
80, Nos harm on december :. 1885, and served as
q drummer boy I'm the OF 1872 and again as a
colder i'm the war Of 1871. Besides being promi-
. Iocal character ''Incle' Peter was well known
.bro,ohout Long Island as a stump-speaker ana
an ardent member OF the Grand Army OF 'ne he
public. , ,,,,, .bo oarlv wears
of his life until he ran away from his master anu
Soined the Army He had relative living anu
his property. which is said to be vaiuape' was
wjled 10 William Hunter, of New OK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
FOPGER CAUGHT ~ BALTIMORE.

Acting CAPTAIN O'Brien. OF the Detective bureau
80 received a letter from Marshal Frey. OF BATH
more. saying that a describing himself a. W.
=. Ebers. OF New-York. had surrendered TOT lor-
cerv He left New-York on April last Acting
Captain OBren says that Ebers Is wahf yea tp
s sereeSy of Two s5 checks one Mr. seidman
Of no Isi East Thrd-ave ana ,he other men
Who the Captain have been o sTnuea and and
George Wood, said TO I'VE "a, rbrpu of 10. Al
or.,,s Detective Dorian is on his way 10
peitimore 10 bring Ebers back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

Steamer III Norte Hawthorn. New orleans with mis.
Z. j = Van Sickle
sfcau.. Comnnche Pennington. Jacksonville and
,Yuf',-fnn mdso and passenger to W = clyde 90
steamer Kansas city Fisher. savannah. with mdse and
passengers to !; :. walker
steamer jamestown. ulphers. Newport News and Nor
folk Win uise passengers TO the Old Dominion So
ship Leicester Castle Of Liverpool. Crowts calcutta
II. DAYS mdsc 20 Rail- Bros. vessel to PIN. For
sandy look Jan . $50 p m-wnd northwest. strong
br,cze. clear and cold
steamer Wakefield diD. hence for Genoa. returned
and proceeded Ia city. The Wakefield cleared Sandy
Hook Bar at = m to-day No is given FOR her
return hy the boarding officers at Quarantine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
Winter ClOakS and Suits.

All our 1895 Fall stock of Outside
Garments for Ladies'. Misses and
Children to he closed out.
Tables holding broken lots, va
riOus qualities. mostly blacks,
each garment very much under
price. $500. 500. $1,000 each.
Evening Gowns. Opera ClOaks.
Street and Dinner Gowns marked
without regard to intrinsic value.
many at $1,000 to 5000 that
cost from 5000 to $4,000.
JAMES McCREERY Il CO.,
Broadway and nth st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
rUyfp.s RDDy IN THE CELLAR.

Patrick Quinn the janitor of the mouse al NO s's
West Thirty -frst-st., found the i"u''iu 49,
~ nhud about ten days old yesterday morning
in the cellar OF that house.
Deputy Coroner Huber was called ana PERFORMED
an au,opsy Both legs OF the child were miss s
he Coroner came TO the conclusion una, e' bod ~
ma child came to be in the cellar IS mystery dne
teop'ee y ~, fo nave the affair cleared up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY $.
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT or NEW YORK SUNDAY. JAN. .. 1896.
Arrived

Steamer Erurla On Ferguson iA'epooi ,eeenn' 80,
and Oue.ns,nNu 30 with mdse and ~ cabin ana 10"
se-raee messengers TO Vernon II Brown CO. Arrived al
G iO:js . ..-. ,,o.,r,hor u,
steamer Menemaha ujr). Scott. Swanseh December H.
with mdse 10 simpson spence Young. arrived AT inc
Bar $50 y m. . ,.. r,...r,ho. %
steamer Massasoit Uir) Murray, swansea DECEMBER -
with mdse 10 simpson spence Young Arrived AT the
at $50 ,,..,,,.. r...,,ho,
steamer Rverdae dIr. Lawrence. Hamburg DECEMBER
Shields H. WI 'n . Simpson SP'''' ''"hh
rived a the Bar AT 1890 - , q, -,
fierl. bf'in'h i''''h'".i -
nse and one cabin steernge passengers '" Gel
,3rh. 20 Arrived al the Iar At 10 m
steamer shrine. lal"tm"
and Alcers ~ with mdse 10 Phelps Brothers * 20 AT
rived al the Bar at M >, .s ,.A
d'omai. Evans, 'aIVestoh becehloei ~ WIZ"
mdse o e IL Mallory * 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
WHAT 1s GOING on TO-DAY.

Opening OF Appellate Division OF the supreme
Court in Constable Building
Funeral OF ex-Judge Henry \. Moore 81 JanlcS :
Church brooklyn, =. m.
Tammany Hall primaries. to m
Celebration OF the anniversary o. Nashlh9,on
wedding DAY by Daughters OF the American ifeNo-
luton. Sherrv's. p. IN.
Annual installation Of officers OF NorKvHle re
publican club, No 1919 LeNington-aVe' p III
papja-;ransit hearing 40 2l6 Broadway. p m
Revival meeting in Cooper Union. Moody and
Eankey, y. IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
HE SUES BECAUSE SHE PAINTS
,ndleton (Ore) dispatch to The San Francisco

PendIctOH NOIeJ "''P"'0' "
Call.
lin Cash one of the richest and most zimmerman
Indians on the Umatilla reservation, To-Day peean
q suit for divorce against his wife on me gI9 9
,bot she hideously and groesquey painted her race
thereby disgracing and humiliating MN III thc eyes
OF his family. ,.,s so,,,or,I,, VIC
ited This town bedaubcd with red and green pain.
and. cIothed i'm a decollete blanket fastened az inc
waist with n Bit of baling rope. Mrs. Cash VIII oP-
nose the suit on the ground that her husband ire
p",en,iv drew odious comparisons between her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
HOME NEWS.


BUCKINGHAM-Justice William H. Adams ms OF
Mavroyeni Bey, Turkish Minister at Washington
DIR. Falake: German Consul-General az Montreal
and Miss Pauncefote. daughter of the british Am
bassador EMPIRE-Mr and Mrs. William @
Blandng, of Providence. and A. Nj. Cornelius OF
Chicago. FIFTH AVENCE-Congressm man Rlcharo
G. Mccormick. OF Long Island; Milton H. smith;
OF Louisville: j. Manchester Haynes, OF Maine ana
Mrs Amelia Z. Barr. OF Cornwall \; Y. HorH
MAN-Jucge William J. Wallace. Of Albany; " n
RAY HILI.-Justice Charles +. Brown, or me New
York Supreme Court PARK AVENCE-Ga2taIln
Charles W. Whipple United States Army. WIND
SOR-Marvin Hughitt Charles Fargo and Henry
H.. Porter. of Chicago: General William r. oeW%
ard and Theodore NJ. PomerOy. Of Auburn. y -
and l.. T. Duff Grant of London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
p.yyTJyGs AND SKETCHES AT AUCTION.

.,cs heouest he'd TO the late Louis Lang by the
Artists Fund Society of the city OF New-iorK'
with additions of desirable examples from other
sources. are on exhibition at the Fnta A AN he
81 a, auction on the evenings OF Wednesday
10 Thursday next for the benefit OF the society
Tbe sales viii begin at O'CLOCK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

John Smithwick. yesterday morning. on returning
IN his home al No 202 West Sixty-nfth-st found
his father George sixty-eight years old. lying dead
on his bed. The had been visiting friends, with
whom his mother. who broke her leg New Years
Day Is also STAYING. He went home yesterday to
see his father The latter had been sufferer from
heart afilicon several years, and his death was
not wholly unexpected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
yJyETy-rIrEyElR-oL PEAR ORCHARD

San Juan cofroarOndcncc OF he san FfancI7Vo
Call.
Judge Rreen Of the Superior Court OF San Renito
County. has recently been Inspecting ms famous
pear orchard and finds that IN" trees ar" SUI IN
good condition with prospect OF rounding out Their
lon years growth with IN" closing OF thr nineteenth
century These trees, which are rcputed 20 b" past
uincty-fiVe years old. have acquired grin OF tx
to nine feet Some OF them were grated four years
ago and each year since then others have been
subjected to the same treatment and All nave rorn"
GOOD crops Last season Judge Brccn shipped from
This orchard as fine fruit rs any that reached the
81 ErnncScO market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
sr4rEN MIND FARES UNCHANGED.

The officials Of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad Company deny the printed reports that
they have reduced the fare over the local division
TO a uniform scale The fare remains unchanged
hut for convenience of local passengers the con
ductors have received orders to cash all rebate
tickets at St George. Heretofore passengers nave
been compelled to cross the tracks ana enter me
station 10 cash the rebate tickets causing annoying
DELAYS q nd complaints from the commuters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
FELL THROUGH THE ICE.

George A. Martin. Of No. 252 East ne-hundred-
Observation-Disclosures fell through the ice at Van
Courtlandt Lake while skating yesterday morning.
He was rescued by Park Policeman Mooney and
taken to the Van Courtlandt station, where he got
dry clothing Beyond a slight shock the man sui-
r.fh inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
Announcements.

M such prices can be offered again as on cow
,e,thwats Reliable Carpets now
pe'"'" I04 West 14h Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

beauty and that OF white women OF his acquaint
ance and IL was because OF these taunts that she
endeavored to render herself more attractive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

Short trousers for your boy, Sl.2o
Ii years old or 4-same price.
Didn't know we had them! Ask for
anything men or boys wear you'll fnd
it here-possibly for less than at other
places.
ROGERS PFET q Co
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirtv-fe ond aLd Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

SAILED.
u.,,,or. Wakefield fBrl Trieste and Venice, wa
c,hr,l,,r Vic.roy ,BD. Matanzs. Annandse 'N')'
Corn tank Flushing, Tor "iuris
,InrI iUr, liverpool. Amah Ger. Hamburg VIA New
,or, news and Norfolk. GAlil-- Njn HUI.
Ship Jura. for Calcutta
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Steamer Aurania tI}rl. Mckay. from I"Nt'P''' ''' WV
York sailed Queenstown january -. H.. A.
Furntssa tir, Harris from ''dSbo" ''' -'''
York sailed from Neville. January =" 49,. VII. 81,
steamer Iu lgate Iu Niti Perry, from NeW n ' "a
,,tri..s London passed Bcachy Head January .
:, ,nar,at p,laware DID Thomas from New-Nok for
A,onn,nl,h passed Brow Head January -. =. ~, .,
steamer M0rava Ger. Schroeder, from Nt"-'"'~ iN'
Hamburg passed the Lizard January ::
steamer In Bourgosne tFD, simon, rom Ne"-io'N' Al
riyed al IiaVre January -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

Secretary Olney In the city yesterday. ne
came here on Saturday night ana went 10 u'e ""-
lorf lie had nnfhing 20 say 10 newspaper mon
Yesterday declaring that his visit was one oil pr
vate nature. Other. believed that T." secretary
visit has something to do with tn" Venezuela maj
ter There Was report yesterday tndt iI'-l''"'
cleveland had broken with thf Mo'Iah SHn ,hr'
and that he was angry al the talk ~ iorthcom-
irg bond issue Secretary Olncy could not p' I'd,
TnceI IN throw any light the report lie s.ii
mai /, Wa a matter that vac I'M the hannS oi =
rotary Carlisle and President Cleveland. AZ u" n@'
nothnc 10 do with it, The Armenian pI'~ii' "l. ]
tn expedition Of pr. jameson. secretary 'li'F 4"
mitted were all interesting Just nov. b' w P"''
lion made II impossible for him 10 discuss th'h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

sam. 81, % Sunset pm II 80 Moons p
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
AM-Saudy Hook 11:tH GOV island onI Hon Gate 200
IM-Sandy Hook - Gof. Island II 10 Hell Cate LIB
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

A pvERTisEMENTs AND sUsscRLPTioTSSr t RE.
"A THE NETWORK TRIBUNE WILL pE M "a
CEIvED Ar THE UPTOWN OFFICE. No "a , BrIas.
way "a door north OF Thirty hrst-s,; ana AD' IA
Esh,havs. corner Twenty thirds. To- nxs 100
1871 Fourth-avc., Fourteents-s go mira 80
Third-ave Forty se,enthst; l026 rhlrn-aNs,
L70s Frst-ave 100 West F1rty csr
l42 Columbus ~ Avenue A; 1.325 InuMNe,
West Forty seconds 1919 Second ave 90 Ins,nSrea
snd.tweh One hundred ana hirecm,h n,S and.
HARLEM OFFICES. $50 East one, nunat
twenty nfth-st. 2t3 West hundred an,- 70
go West One hundred and forty ntth-s.. w "
.. m. at regular once rates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
DAY

TO-DAY.
,,...., Tor lin. Mail. close Vessel sails
rt..i. cta,i,stor I'vde .......... 800
TUESDAY. JANUARY =
Ems Bremen. g Lloyd 700 IN io'" m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont. "ho was "'
President Harrison's Cabinet as Secretary OF N'''
passed through the city yesterday. senator l''--
tor was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for part o the
day He was not inclined 10 talk politics, nut IT
speaking of Governor Morton as a Presidential posi-
hilIty said: "New-Yoik is great state, ana she
Is big enough and rich enough. AMI has mon s"l'
enough TO make strong bid FOR any place III IN"
aift of the Government. Governor Morton If 4
strong well-polsed gentleman. and mink - strong
lv supported by his State. The trouble win me ls'
publican party is that il has an emhait d,sm'h 81
richcs i'm the line Of Presidential timber There al"
many good men the party AMI II j. nara 10 IpI' .
see who will be the nominee senator PROCTOR ma"
little TO say about the Venezuela matter He believes
i'm unfolding the Monroe Doctrine AT Al htZaiNS,
and thinks that the Commission 1usi alpon',i VII
hiring in fair report upon which the l ntcd
States can make a firm stand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
NCOUING STEAMERS.
TO-DA Y.
TUESDAY. JANUARY
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY

,,o.,,,fic . Liverpool Dee 2S.......... White Sta
Greece Il don Dec - ............. Nation
Alone ..... * lr.aton. Jan 3.......-........ Mia
pioirr,y ........ ST. Lucia Dec 20 .Lampor a. Ilo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

John w Bookwalter. who wac once fFienh 81
President Cleveland has lost faith in the man OF
destiny" Mr. Bookwalter was the opponent Of
Charles Foster In A memorable fight for the Gov
ernorship Of Ohio some years ago. Mr. Bookwalter
went ia Ohio Yesterday to close up some final bust
ness before departing for India and the Orient. lie
said Il will be FIR away before the next National
election but | predict that parties VIII 20 down
and issues will be made before another election
takes plac. President Cleveland has the rens in
his hands and he may drive further than some WISH
The 'Jingoes have been crying for war, and row nc
may give them than they barga!ned Tor.
II he TO plunge this country into war he
would be the dominating issue OF The war and would
be entitled reelection to carry il on As Lincoln
was reelected War President. | believe that he
will do IT, don't war hat If Cleveland
upon any reasonable basis and you can always find
one should plunge the country into war, then
every loyal citizen would be compelled 10 support
him. He may 1T 10 do that. Look out for him.
he is a man in dangerous position
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thiriy-fflOnd AID broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

JAMES McCREERY & CO.,
Broadway and nth st.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
SMUGGLING BY A GlsLG.
GAO Read 1t Dnvoutly. hut Most OF 1t Was
Filled With Lace.

Eilicp With Lace.
An old lady once huEibuggcd the Gus
tom house officers ~ Dove, In I'M ingcniuus
way. Shu used tu cross the channel two or
three times Il week when tho weather wus
anything like good.
ShO always guro tho mon at tho gang
way tracts, and tho custom officers, too, II
she could i,rL near thpn. Shc always chr.
ried good sized l3ihlo. closed to.ul her
with II broad elastic hand. Gnu of these
Gazette.
"Wlirncvcr saw her reading her Bible
which WIS not often, she was doing 50
quito ut tho beginning, somewhere about
Genesis Or Exodus.
AT last suspicion was aroused, md
WHOM next slu came across stcppcu up
politely III her, as sho was going AWAY
having no luggage, and said shuul, he
much obliged if shed allow mo To look in
her Bible, us II mats of mime had said |
was wrong In thinking u certain verse was
In tho Gightic;h Psalm.
AT first sllo tried to put mo Off, saving
shc WAS in great hurry, and tina, she
was sure SO good u man as | looked To h,,
had II Bible of his own ut homo. And IL i
hadn't she'd bring mo ono down tho next
morning.
''In the end, however, she had to give
up tho Bible she was CARRYING, and we
found that except for u few leaves ut tho
beginning and nj tho end il was !, solid
block, SCI to speak, mn;lr Of papirr inarhc,
followed ont In thcccntrr, whcrc wo found
sclEo slo or zig worth Of lace"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
victoria. Coronation Ordeal.

Victorla's coronation ceremonies. nc
cordinR to Tho Woman mt Home, lasted
more than four hours. and throughout tho
queen played her part with wonderful
composure. Care says tho samu writer.
had been taken 10 provide u crown suit
able for her small head, but no ono had
thought about reducing the size of tho
orb which she was required to carry in her
tiny hand. what am to do with it!"
she asked in concern. Garry it, your
majesty" replied Lord John Thyme.
Must |? II Is very heavy" tho queen an
swcred in tone of amazcment. However,
il was too late to protest, and she obeyed
the oxigcncies of the situation. a worse
mistake had been made with regard to tho
ruby coronation ring. Tho jcweicr had
made il TO TT her majesty's little finger,
whereas the archbishop declared TINT nc
cording to tho rubric 1t must be put upon
the larger finger, and accordingly forced
1t into that position. The queen bore hor
painfully swelling finger with tho same
heroism that she carried tho woighty orb.
kftcrward the finger was so much swollen
that it had to be bathed III leo water be-
fore tho ring could DO drawn off.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
cotton MARKETS..

New York. Jan. Cotton. quiet;
middlinG Gulf, S GIG; middling, S 5-1G.
Net receipts, l,ll9 bales gross. 2,2SG
bales. Forwarded 352 bales; sales. $50
bales; spinners, ll5 bales; stock. 193,9S5
bales.
Total to-day: Net receipts. 1882
bales; exports to Great Britain, 70 bales:
10 France. O; Continent, 1913 bales.
Stock. LOSS, 239 bales.
Total so far this week: Net receipts.
lii.Sl6 bales: exports to Great Britain.
as.i2i bales; to France. ll,llO balec;
Continent. G7.4C9 bales.
New York. Jan. Cotton futures
closed quiet, but steady: January. 7.9S:
February. $40: March. S.1S: April, S.2a;
May. S.29: June. SIG: August. S.3S; Sep
tember. $50; October, sol. Sales, 300
2G0 bales.
Liverpool. Jan. 1.-l2:3O p. M.-Cot-
ton-Dcmand fair: prices steady; Amer
lcan middlinE, lI-32d. Sales. l2.GOO
hales; American. 0.I00 laIcs Specula-
non and export. Loco bales; receipts.
HNoo bales; American. 1+.l0O Futures
opened steady: demand. fair.
American spot grades advanced lid
american middlinG. fair. 3D.; good mid
ding. ll-iGd.: middlinr. la-a2d.: low
n'tddlinE. sd: good ordinary. daad.
ordinary. 3-l6d.
II observation-disclosures. i3lMi. 80
buyer: january and February, 4.3l h,,y-
or: February and March. 4.Sl value.
March and April i3I seller: April and
MAY. III value Nav and June. 4.Slm
as. seller; June ana july. +32 seller:
July and August. i.32crA 81 hnver: An
.nst and September. iSlc1l.a value:
September and October. a.2G value: oc-
toher and November. 4.a4 sellers FIJI
lures closed very steady.
New Orleans. Jan. Cotton futures
Ste;;dv: sales iS.a00 bales; January
10: February, 500: March. 500: Aprjl
500: May. S.l3: June. S.17: July. $50: Au
rust. S.l3; September. 7.SS: October
T.I5
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
Chicago Market.

chicago. Jan. 2.-Whcat started in tho
me-" year by declining about a cent
- ne loss is in accord with Board Of
iius traditions, which says that on the
II g! january wheat should he sold The.
ir'h influence which worked To the de
'iHiitill ol prices To-day was the wealth
cr ana crop conditions in the Writer
sraih belt AS reported. The first spcn
ol weakness was succeeded by n rCrn,.
~! 10 ahoGt opening figures. but in the
li'tl -Four OF the session a reaction SET
IN and prices rcce>lcd. the only surport
coming from holders of puts" Tho
weakness OF Tuesdays curb arising
from Eladstrccts report on tho world.
NiSlDlc supply was responsible for lower
opening quotations.
lhc trade in corn was slow and with,
enl manifestation of feature or i'm,
portance. 1t simply followed the move.
inents of wheat. but did not cover 81
wide range Of prices
Al intervals there was some trading
in oats and in some instances ii an
preached activity, but there wcr. times
when the market was little more than
nominal. There was comparatively a
steady tone.
The exceptions of Improvement 5n
provisions values were realized to some
extent to-day. The first of the wear
was looked forward 10 as the time when
the course of the market would change.
ana the action of prices to-day seemed
10 verify the accuracy OF predictions
Ihc run OF hogs was light and prices
al the yards We're firm. This was one
reason for Improvement in provisions
There was a good demand. and less OF n
disposition To 20 "short" of tbs. market
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
T'rilby.

81 SEQ thcro Is to 10 an apartmunt house
OH tho South Side called the Tri!by,"
guardctily observed tho exchanges editor.
Tho apartments will be rented either
singly or
"Wcllf' said the financial editor.
cor altogether
Not necessarily. They will probably be
rented 10y tho foot.
The janitor will be the Laird of it any
how, rotorted tho exchange cditur, watch
I'M; him out OF the corner of his eye
Do You suppose he will make out tho
regular little Bill, rlt:" demanded tho 9th
cr looking about him for something to
throw.
Gentlemen, intorpnscd tho index cdi-
tor drawing from his pocket an oblon,
pastcbua:ti box and extracting II small
white cylinder thcrefrom, this is Du
MauriorlizinS!"
iio struck u match lighted tho small
white cylinder and the assembly broke up
in confusion IL was.-CIi,agu Tribune.