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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago. Aug I2--Not many cattl. sold
above 4.S1. and sales were largely between
that figure and 500. with numerous sales
OF common 10 pretty good grassy cattle
between S3SGS-0l There was a fair
stocker aud feeder trade az 81 3bG3. "a
Bulls sold mostly st s20o1375: good cattle
fetching 8 5oI2.60 Cows and heifers aver
aged 10 cents lower. but calves were active
and firm. desirable ones selling az 81 81
$50. Texas cattle shared IN the general
weakness with sales at s. 2s13.I5 for grass
steers
HogS-Droves OF hogs averaging over 30
pounds sold az 81 sta3 D. big hogs selling
as a rule the worst Medium weights AMI
mixed lots sold at 81 snfS-25. light weights
at 2l@dS.40 and pigs at $27s65So. Heavy
hogs 6ecli2ed the most, the bulk selling
low 6oo. and closing 20 cents lower Me-
dunn and light weight hogs sold largely
al g 75T3E
az S-SefI. 15 for inferior I'D 10 SSap1ss 10
for choice sheep, rot many being below
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
FOREIGN MiRKETS

Liverpool. Aug. 13.-Wheat-Spot dull;
demand poor; No. 2 red winter, IS I'D: No.
. red, spring, 5S; No. 1 California, IS 4l2d.
Futures opened steady ard closed quiet,
with near and distant positions I'D lower;
bushes heaviest on middle positions. Aug
ust, As 1Uad; September, a. 1011d-
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed, new,
IS sgd Futures closed quiet with near
ann distant positions unchanged to I'D
lower; business heaviest on middle posi-
tons; August, IS sl4d; September, Is 3D.
Flour-Firm; fair demand freely sup
piled.
Bacon-Ffrm; demand fair.
Lard-F1rrn; prime western, 1Ss; refined,
Gin pails) 19s Cd.
Cheesse-Firm.
Butter-F-nest United States, SOS; good,
50s.
London, Aug. 12-Cane sugsr-Very
quiet. Beet sugar dull
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
THE WEATHER

Wichita, Aug. -
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Far until Friday. rising temperature
During thu past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 81 degrees. the
lowest Is degrees, and the mean - degrees,
with cooler, clear weather. light southeast
wind and higher pressure
Thus Ear this month the average temper
allure has been - degrees
For the past eight years the average
temperature for the month OF August has
been a degrees, and for the 18th day u de-
grees FRED l.. JOHNSON.
Observer
Washington, Aug. 12-Foiiowing II the
forecast up til : p. m Thursday:
For Enthusiastically fair possibly
local thunferstorms In extreme eastern
portion. south winds: warmer II eastern
portion
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
Generally fair, warmer; south winds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13

s. or above 800. Western range sheep
sold at S2.3JG2.95. Lambs sold from $3.50
to So 35 for culls up to $3.50 for prime docks.
Receipts-Cattle, 15,0D9; hogs. T,1OO;
sheep, 1900.
Chicago, Aug. 1-Butter-Firmer;d dairy
sQ12c; creamery, 9Gi5c.
Egg@IloMer: fresh. SC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
elf AT FIRST YOU DONl SOOIGa0,'
TRY
SAT 10

ding, Sc. Futures opened firm: sales,
10. 3OJ bales; January, s. 3d. February, $3.50;
March, $50; September, S.75; October,
1872; November. $50; December. S.s6
Dry goodS-There was a very fair de-
mand that took more or less quantities of
miscellaneous seasonable dry goods. Hot
weather checked spot business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
J.v. c.n>,ussss-

Josh Aedders+Huh, What the csrr-
nation II the sense of that rule OF city
kes which saws that q gent should al
WAYS leave the parior backwzrdss
jay Green-Tknf II SOS The foiks BE-
has bee1 visi;in' csa't ct . chance &c
kick him, -sEeSS--.. ruts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13

Mrs. Wickwire-These clairvoyants'
Advertisements ara so ridiculous Herr
il one that begins: NINE y tell.
everything" The idre-
Mr.. Wickwire - Tells everything
Any woman can DO thst-In disnapo-
lis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
Tn. C,.. Of NJ Ae.ks.

1T seems 20 ne, Miranda" mildly
observed Nr. Meeks. "tbese cakes
would be considerably improved By ;As
addition Of a lit.le more girgsr-
So would you. william" briefly re-
sPopded Mr. Aeeks--Cbicsgo Irio
rne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
Markets in General.


est-The Markets in General.
Chicago. Ill, Aug. 12.-AIl the specu-
lative produce markets were weak and
demoralized, with hquidations, partic-
ularly Of nearby deliveries Wheat
for september closed at 541zc, or 17sc
below yesterday. Corn, oats and pro-
visions closed lower
There was a pretty good trade in
wheat early, chiefly in the way of liqu;-
dation, after which the market became
little excited, the range for the day
being 1%d2c. The tone developed was
weak and the market again sold off.
September declined to 54AG54ssc, and
December to 5S1sc, the spread between
these futures widening to Sssc. Final
figures showed loss Of Haze. Gables
came lower, local receipts Overran the
estilnat ties and northwestern receipts
were large for this time of the year, all
of which tended to depress the price.
The September liquidation was, how
ever, the feature, the fear of possible
liberal deliveries the first of the coming
month being talked Of as one of the
bear arguments.
Corn was weak and lower. Still fur
Their reductions were made. September
going off 11sc and December 25sc.
Oats were weak and lower at the
opening at the best prices and closing
at the lowest at a loss of &c. There
was good trade and an uneasy feel
ing, in sympathy with the break in
wheat and corn and the liquidation by
local and outside holders
i
fluctuations within the narrowest range.
The most remarkable feature in the sit
uation Is tine continued demand for
loose lard. Most of the produce now
is going in tanks TO refineries and SO
little is going into store that the price
has materilly declined.
Estimated. receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, $50 cars; corn, 4o5 cars; oats,
80 cars; hogs, 1900 head.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS
NEw YORK MARKETs

New Orleans. Aug. f2-Cotton-Quiet:
n,iddling, 5-lsc; low middling, 7isc; good
ordinary, SIC
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
"A Fresh English Complexion"

That healthy pink and white might just
as we'll be the typical American COM
plexion if people would take reasonable
care of their health. Ripans Tabules
90 to the root of the trouble, because
stomach in good order produces good
blood.
fipsns Taoues by druggists
n the price, q
to he Chemical COMPANY.
No.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
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THE WORLD.
SPECIALrIES-

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GOOD CONNECTIONS.
For full particulars as TO tickets,
maps and rates apply to any coupon
ticket office In the United States, Can,
ada or Mexico, or address
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
General Ticket aud Passenger Agent
Chicago. Ill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
LOSSES ARE SCORED
,PECULATIVG PRODUCE MARKETS
WEAK AND DEK0RALIZ3D.

Particular Liq uidation In Nearby Deliver
ies-September Wheat Closes Cent and
Seven-E Ighths Lower Than Tuesday
Lower Cables and Large Northwestern
and Chicago ReceiPts-Corn and Oats
Weak and Lower-Trade In Provisiors
Dull, Fluctuations Being Of the Narrow.
est-The Markets in General.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
Always
Popular
THE EAGLES
WANTCOLUMNS

Advertisements under asave classical
tons must be IN the counting room BY
o'clock every night except Saturdays
which Is 10 o'clock
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
One REASON for Great Distress.

James Clay. the distinguished whist
player who figures in Guy Livingston"
under the name of CaStlemaine, once
had for partner In the game Il man
who led singleton from n hand con
tanning five trumpS, and Castlemaine
fell into the common error Of leading
trumps to defend an imaginary suit.
Although it was not his fault. the poor
partner Of the great man felt himself
called upon to look sorry. and remarked
that the result had been unfortunate.
Castlemaine looked thoughtfully at the
ceiling. 1T is computed" he said. that
there are upward of two thousand Eng
lshmen of good family. and born to
brilliant prospects. who are now wan
dering shoeleSs about the continent be-
cause they would not lead trumps, hav-
ing five"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
WHEAT CROPS OF 1896
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS OF THE
GREAT CEREAL.
New Departure In Shipm ents-Sonth-
ern Ports Coming to the Front-In-
teresting Figures Showing Ameri-
Great Wheat Ccnters.

Men who deal in wheat will remember
the fall of 1896. because Of two unpre-
cedented features: the unexpected rise
in the market on the eve Of Il presiden-
tial election. and the shipment of the
staple from Chicago to Southern ports.
The first of these phenomena has at
tracted the attention of the whole
world; the second has hardly been no.
ticed by any one not directly interested
in the sale and shipment of grain. And
yet this is undoubtedly far more impor-
tant than the other. since 1t is the be-
ginning of Il new order in wheat ship
ment Chicago and st. Louis are the
great wheat centers of the continent,
says writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. At these two cities millions
and millions Of bushels of grain are
massed every year over converging
lines of shining steel. From these two
cities it Is sent to the seaboard. In the
past the Southern ports of Baltimore
Norfolk, etc, have been supplied from
st. Louis, while none of Chicago's ship
ments, either by rail or water, have
been sent to ports south of New York.
But this year the continued and deter
mined efforts Of the Southern ports
aided by certain action on the part of
the British Board Of Trade and the low
railroad freghts from Chicago south
east have tended to divert Il part Of the
wheat trade formerly enjoyed by New
York: hence the new departure in Chi
cago wheat shipments.
The ports Of the Atlantic seaboard to
the South believe that 1t will not be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
Ending His Place.

In former days, especially in En-
gland, it was the custom to keep the
doors of churches ''religiously open"
during the services. This practice was
picturesque and hosptable, but it had
It's Inconvenience. 1t made. for in
stance, the sanctuaries convenient
places of refuge and repose for dogs.
1t is recorded that in certain church
in Hampshire. England, during the SER
vice one Sunday, two dogs which had
entered the house got into a fight. The
minister ordered his clerk-that En-
glish functionary who sits at desk in
front of the pulpit and is ready to per-
form all manner of services for the
minister-to turn the dogs out"
The clerk endeavored to do so, but he
was old and feeble. and not equal to
the task Of parting or removing the an
imals. He went back to the paI'son
and reported, ''They won't go, STRIP
"'Thcy won't CO. eh?" said the min
lister, very wroth; 'wcll, John, I'll
make em go, | warrant your
He took off his surplice and descend
ed to the floor. where the dogs were
now fighting so tiercely that he had a
terrible time in separating them. In
the melee he rolled over the floor, some
times upon the dogs and sometimes un-
der them; but at last he succeeded in
kicking them quite out Of the house
Then he returned triumphantly to his
place: but in the excitement Of the fight
he had forgotten where he left off in
the service. He appealed to the clerk.
where was l just now, John?' he
asked
lon the floor. SIR" responded the
clerk, solemnly, 'a-partin' the dogs!'-
Youths Communion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
Wanted a Clock and n Timcpicce

Wanted Clock and Timepfccc.
II want something handsome in the
way of Il clock" he said to the jeWeler
"We have q very fine line Of goods,
was the response, land the prices are
very moderate
81 don't care anything about the price
l want something that will show at 4
glance that it cost a lot of money.
"Certainly. We have some beautiful
imported goods"
THAT'S the idea; something that came
from abroad. l want an onyx pedestal
and ormula trimming and statue on
the top of it."
Here's a veritable work Of art.
''rhat's pretty well; but I'd like some
thing more attractive than that. It's
to be birthday present to my wire. we
haven't been keeping house very long,
and she's been worried for fear people
would think we were going without
clock because we couldn't afford one.
I'm going to see that she has something
so handsome that it'll dazzle everybody
who comes into the parlor and so pre-
cio,ls that it has to be kept under glass
like specimen III the museum"
'How is this one?" the jewelcr IN
CURED rs he lifted a massively ornate
article from a shelf
That's the very thing. That'll please
her almost to death. Pack it up and
ship it out to my house and send the bill
to my office"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24

Poor old MaplcSon. His season in
this country was hardly under way be-
fore his financial troubles began. Re
Numbering his past triumphs in the
United States, he thought to recoup his
fortunes by a farewell tour in this co'n-
try, but misfortune has overtaken him.
It was the old SUPERINTENDENT OF
salaries and the orchestra on Il strike.
The English imprcsario has brought
many n tuneful singer to delight the
music lovers Of this country In the past.
but in his most successful day he was
ever harasSed by creditors, and none
but himself was ever sure that Il per-
Torrance once begun would ever be.
finished as was intended. How many
times has the suave and tlorid colonel
appeared cntr' acte before the foot
lights and explained to the audience
that Owing to n sudden indispostion
Nine. This or Signor That would be
unable to continue the role but that
with ''the kind indulgence of the audi
ence," Soandso would essay the part,
when everyone knew that the "indis-
position" was really caused by a lack
Of salary? Many's the time the COM
pany waited in the train ready to start
while the colonel sat trying to prove to
the passenger agent that the business
at the next town would enable him to
pay the fares some time in the future.
And he was usually successful That
plausibilty Of speech saved him on
scores Of occasions. Mapleson is near
Iy the last of the old school of impresa-
rios, the nineteenth century representa-
tive of ElliSton, Sheridan. Goldoni and
the others who made rich SO many
stars but who, themselves, amassed
but little riches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24

the switchboard. The lightning darts
nj us. lust like snake. 1t seems 70
be about ready to spring upon you, ana
yet can only go certain distance. nv
cry day when / reach the office the
first thing ] do is to call up the main
office at Boston and ask them IL they
have any business for me to look after.
That is what / did on that morning
when it all happened to me. Well,
Boston said it had nothing and, as
storm was brewing, l shut off the cur
rent, so that | believed there couldn't
any electricity come in on us and burn
out wire. This done, / sat down to
read a paper when all at once every
thing grew black and / lost conscious
ness. The next thing | remember was
realizing that something had happened,
what ! did not know. Then my senses
grew clearer and l knew that / must
have been shocked by lightning. / be-
gan to realize that l still had life and
feeling, and can remember calling out:
Oh my arm is burned! My arm is
burned.' l looked at the sleeve Of my
shirt waist and then it came to me.
The pattern of the material was Of
strawberry leaves, and it was a straw
berry leaf that the lightning had pho
tographed on my arm. | have asked
a great many people to explain this to
me, but | have never found anybody
yet who could tell why my arm was
burned and not my waist / don't be-
lieve anybody can tell."-New York
Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
THE GREAT AMERICAN CEREAL.

minal corporations, for handling wheat,
Is paid out again at once in the form Of
wages. to the benefit Of those who work
with their hands.
In this way a profitable wheat crop
benefits almost every class in almost
every part of the country. It does not,
however, bring the full value of the
crop into the country in the form of
foreign gold" for the United States
Is not only the greatest producer OF
wheat III the world. but the greatest
consumer as well, it being estimated
that 375, 900 bushels are disposed of
every year within the boundaries of
Uncle Sans dominion. Accepting this
estimate as correct, 60,0O0,OOO bushels
shipment. That there will be a demand
for all this wheat, and more, from
abroad there is good reason to believe,
because of the short crop elsewhere.
At soc bushel the inflow of foreign
money for this years surplus would be
Of the cash receipts from wheat this
year, however since the leftover sur
plus from last year amounts to SO,OOO,-
900 bushels. which, at the same rate.
will bring S64.000,0o0 more, or $112,-
000.000 altogether Counting the popu-
lation of the country at 100000, the
wheat for sale outside the United States
this year will show from the outside
world about $17.40 for every man. wom-
an and child-enough to furnish hats
and shoes for all and leave handsome
surplus.
The hauling OF wheat to market be-
gins soon after the ending of the har-
vest. In some of the great wheat States
like Minnesota. whose production is
GO 100000 bushels, it is business of
great magnitude. and the storing of
wheat. even at small railroad stations
requires the investment Of thousands
of dollars in local warehouses and ele-
vators. Men who know how to handle
wheat in bulk are In demand in the
wheat States during the period Of mar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24

has declared that in the winter time.
when the weather is heavy in the North
Atlantic, ships sailing from Baltimore
and points south shall be allowed a
much deeper water load-line than from
points north Of that port. That makes
the ocean freight rates from the South
ern ports much more reasonable. and SO
helps to give them the lead, of course.
There is more or less general i'm
preston that practically the entire COM
mercial wheat crop of the country is
raised in the prairie States of the Mid
die West and Northwest. This impress
sion is very wide of the mark. 1t is
true that the wheat raised in these sec
tons forms the bulk Of the commercial
crop, but not all of it by any means.
Wheat is raised for sale on farms that
are scattered all over the country; only
four States-Rhode Island Massachu-
sets, Connecticut and Florida-failing
to contribute their quota. The fertile
flats of New York States Genessee val
ley--once the most famous wheat-pro-
ducing regions in America-the farms
Of the thrifty PennSylvanianS who
dwell in the agricultural sections of
that State, parts of New England, Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky. Alabama ana
Georgia, and every one of the Atlantic
seaboard Southern States save Florida,
besides some other Southern States.
make contributions, and the direct ben
etits accruing from a good wheat crop
are therefore about as widespread as
can well be imagined.
1T Is difficult accurately to calculate
the financial benefits of Americas
wheat crop when prices are fair, but
they are enormous. The total crop of
1896 is estimated at 435, 100000 bushels.
If the market keeps up and the average
price of wheat at the seaboard is soc Il
bushel, this means the addition of $685.
000,OO0 to the country's wealth. 1t -
true that the farmer does not get all
this immense sum, and that the rail-
roads do get large slice. but the bulk
of all the money paid to the railroads,
lake vesselmen, elevator and other ter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24

Recent dispatches contained an ac-
count Of the real beginning made in
New York City toward the providing of
healthier and cheaper tenement houses.
The movement Is in charge of the City
and Suburban Homes Company. which
numbers among it's members some of
New Yorks richest men. It's aim Is to
slowly but surely supplant a good por-
ton of the tenements in that city with
perfect sanitary conditions and fur
nished with every appliance which will
add to the comfort of the tenants.
These apartments are to be let to rent
erS at as low a sum rs will insure q
reasonable return to the investors. The
ground of a whole city block has been
purchased and such Il set of buildings
will be erected Immediately. -Four
houses each 100 feet square will be put
up. They will surround Il court thirty
feet square. The buildings will be fire
proof and each one will be divided into
four compartments by unpierced fire
walls running from cellar to roof. Ven
tilators and other sanitary arrange
ments will be rs perfect as Is possible.
The smallest bedroom will be almost
twice the size Of the average tenement
sleeping apartment and the smallest
living-room will contain at least LA
square feet Besides heating aud light
ing arrangements there will be private
bathrooms and general laundry-room
and steam dryingroom in addition to
stationary washtuhs In each set Of
apartments. The company having this
scheme in charge has Il capital OF Il
million dollars. and with such stock
holders as -. O. Mills, Cornelius Van
derbilt, John -. Crimmins, the Selig-
mans, Iselins and Cuttings there is no
fear. If the first experiment proves sue
cessful. that unlimited money will not
be forthcoming to extend the work in
definitely. The president of the COM
pany is Professor Il. II. l.. Gould, of
Johns Hopkins University, and he has
demonstrated that benevolence can be
made one Of the best investments in the
world, even IL 1t Is not listed on the
stock exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24

For the first time on record. says
the New York Tribune. full military
honors have been accorded by the En-
gliSh army authorities at the funeral
of Il Roman Catholic Sister Of Mercy.
cd to infectious pneumonia while nurs-
ing Il soldier in the government hos
pital at Gibraltar, and she was borne
to her grave on gun carriage, fol-
lowed by the General in command Of
the colony, with all his staff, rs well
as by detachments of every regiment
of the garrison, while three volleys
were fired over her grave.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
\ man who ought to know OF VIVA

A man who ought to know OF what he
Is talking recently told 4 representative
of the New York Times that Cuba Is
getting Il great deal more help from
this country than one realizes who
hears only of the Laurada. Bermuda.
and similar expeditions. Members OF
militia companies from iii parts of the
country have been induced by ennis
saries of the insurgents 10 join the
forces of Maceo and Gomez. Zig offers
are made them, payment to De made in
the event Of rebel success The Cuhans
haven't much money; but the chances
look bright for victory for them, and
the prospect Of getting wealthy quickly
has allured many a young militiaman
from this country Then. too. the
trained soldier has n splendid chance
in Cuba for fame and speedy promo
lion"