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Wheat Booming

And never offered "A better opportunity for max
ing money. Write f.. S. MURRAY & CO.. Bank
ers and Brokers. 10 Ratio building, Chicago,
members Of the Chicago Board Of Trade in good
standing, for their Book on Statistics and Specu-
lative Information and Daily Market Letter.
both free. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
oJT-OF-TCNN ORDERS
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 17.-Cotton steady: mid
ding. 11c: low middling, &c; good ordinary, exc
net receipts. .l5,311 bales; gross receipts. 1852
bales; exports to Great Britain. 1884 bales, ex-
ports TO France. 1870 bales; exports to the con-
tinent. 10. $50 bales: exports coastwise. 500 bales
sales. S.20o bales; stock. 2Is. 500 bales.
MEMPHIS, oct. I7.-Cotton steady; middlfng.
SIC: receipts. 1895 bales: shipments, 4.5S2 bales;
stock. SO. So bales; sales. Zoo bales.
NEW YORK, Oct. l7.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling uplands, l5-lec; miadling gulf, 3-1ec.
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Dry Goods.

day of the week in the dry goods market, there
was a light personal demand. but mail orders
received called for more Quantities. There is a
much better feeling abroad and business OF i'm
portance may develop at any moment. Printing
cloths IN demand at 9-1Gc. but no sales re-
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Metals.

NEW YORK. Oct. fT.-Pig iron quiet AMI
steady: southern. slo.25m12; Northern. go. 750
". 80. copper steady: lake. brokers, 2.70c. Lead
steady. domestic. Nrokers. I0Ac. Tin plates
quiet.
ST. Louis, oct. lead quiet and steady
at 2.59c. SDelter NORMALLY al 3.45c.
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months. a satisfactory outcome OF the
election. however. will dissirate all such
Obstacles. and Wall street Will tnen resume
its normal activity"
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle neutrality-suspicious. Dull an,
Wen Drill

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. IT.-cattle-Reeeipts
light; shipments light. There were but few fresh
arrivals. The market was quiet at unchanged
valves.
Export grades 4s5
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Oils.

WILMINGTON, Oct. 7.-Rosin firm; strained,
S1.45; good, $l.50. Spirits OF turpentine dull a,
25A@264c. Tar firm at 81. Turpentine firm
hard. $t.30; soft. sl.so; virgin, $3.50.
NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-Petroleum dull: United
closed at s1.14 bid. Rosin Arm: strained. COM
mon 70 good, &.st1sQ1.9o. Spirits of turpentine
firm at 29I2030c.
OIL CITY, Oct. 17.-Credit balances, sI.14; GER
tificates, no bids or offers; shipments, 81, 113 brls,
runs, s., 754 brls.
SAVANNAH. Oct. 17.-spirits of turpentine
quiet at 26l4c; sales. 126 brls. Turpentine firm.
CHARLESTON. Oct. -Ros firm at 81. 10
Spirits of turpentine firm at p &c.
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Butter. Eggs and Cheese.

r YORK, oct. 3,Sl,
packages. Market steady; Western dairy, safe,
Western creamery. 12619c; Elgins. 19c; factory.
7G11hc. C~heese-Receipts. 1881 packages. Mar.
part skins. 312d654c; fun skins, 202I4c. Eggs
Receipts, 5.316 packages. Market steady: State
and Pennsylvania, zoe: Western, 13mlS1ac.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17.-Butter firm; fancy
Western creamery, 19@I9tac: fancy Pennsylvania
prints, zoe; fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing al
21G24c- EGGS strong; fresh nearby, 19c: excep-
tional lots higher; fresh Western, 1SQisAc.
Cheese firm.
CHICAGO, Oct. lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the, butter market was firm; creamery,
9G1Sc; dairy, 9GRl6c. Cheese firm at SqSlec.
Eggs firm; fresh, 16c.
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Sheep and L~ambs-Receipts light; shipments
light. But little doing and the market remains
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ON THE STOCK MARKET
TOBACCO LED IN THE DEALINGS SAT-
URDAY, FALLING ZIP PER CENT.
During the Past Week Conditions
Were More Favorable for Shares
Local Markets Remain steady.

At New York Saturday money on call
was nominally 4u41a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper nominally Sd9 per
cent.
Sterling exchange was weak, with actual
business in bankers bills at $lS31aM4.S3A
for demand and $4S0A44.S0la for sixty
days; posted rates, $4.s1M4S212 and s4.S414@
ass: commercial bills, "a. 1919.
Bar silver, 650651sc; Mexican dollars,
5oAc. AT London bar silver closed at 301sd
per ounce.
The exports of specie from the port of
New York for last week amounted to $50
coo in gold and 81, 1876. 455 in silver. The i'm
ports were: Gold, $l,735 oil; silver, s1O9, S17;
dry goods. s1,47I473; general merchandise,
$4.671 ,262.
Ihn u-nnklu hank statnrLnnt ShnuS tho
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1000; shipments. 1,50o. The
market opened uneven. and packers and shippers
were bearish. Trading ruled very unsatisfactory
and the closing was weak. \ few were left
nnsold.
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Sunday and signed John c. McKcon, examiner in
charge" saying:
The National Bank Of Illinois Chicago. will not
open Tor business tomorrow. Pay no drafts pre-
scented hereafter
Farson. Leach & CO.. who are mentioned In
nection with the failure through loans by the Ma
tional Bank OF Illinois to the Calumet Electric
Company, Of which Mr. Farson Is president. have
an office at No. Wall-st. The firm is composed
of John Farson. who lives in Chicago. and Arthur
Il. Leach who lives in Orange. y. J. There Is no
Co" Mr.. Leach said There is absolutely no
truth In the report that firm is involved. We
have not failed. and not going to fail 1t
Is true that the Calumet Electric Company. of
which Mr.. Farson is president. is involved I was
In Chicago Saturday. and made arrangements for
the protection of our firm"
Some trouble may be caused 10 people travelling
In Europe on letters of credit issued by the Ma
tional Bank Of Illinois In connection with the
issuance of letters Of credit. II kept accounts with
leading European bankers. including Brown. Ship
ley & Co; London: Hottinger & Co. Paris; the
Meyer Co. Leipsic; st. Larman G. Sohn. Bremen {:
Ango-Austrian Bank. Vienna: BanQue Centrale
Anversoise. Antwerp. and the Scandinavian Bank
About 100000 in currency shipped by ex
press TO Chicago banks by New-York banks yes
terday to meet possible emergencies. One bank
sent $4,000. There was general criticism of Con-
troller Eckels for not compelling the officers and
directors Of the National Bank of Illinois to Sc
cure properly the loans made by the bank when
he had been Informed of their character. His
long defence Of himself was not considered a jus
tifcation for his failure to do his plain duty. 1t
was said that the youthful Controller had devoted
himself too much to regulating the affairs OF the
universe and little to regulating the affairs OF
banks under his jurisdiction: The condition OF the
Clearing House was compelled to take action with
out waiting for the Controller.
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THE HARTARD-YALE SITUATION.

Harvard and Yale are no nearer an athletic agree
ment than they were two weeks ago No meeting has
been held since then between the representatives OF
the two colleges. but those who are most familiar
with the workings OF academic diplomacy say that
the TWO colleges will undoubtedly patch up their
differences this winter. A prominent Harvard gradu-
ate said TO a Tribune reporter yesterday:
There is on.y thing that prevents an agree
men, from being reached Immediately and that is the
boat race In this Of course. II is the Poughkeepse
course that sticks In Yale's crop. For many years
the Harvard Yale boat race has been rowed on the
Thames IL Yale won her students and her crew
always returned 70 NewHaven the same night 10
celebrate and this proceeding In time became col
lcre custom Of Importance. Harvard, however has
always celebrated in New Lond on when she won
If is this more than anything else that Keeps Yale
from agreeing TO give up the Thames course: |
think however that an agreement VIII be reached
before long In fact you may be certain that Har-
ward will Yale next season II she has TO main
tain TWO crews do II, one for ,'ornel. on the
Poug hkeepse course. and another FOR Yale on the
Thames course II Is not probable however. ne
continued laughngly. that this VIII nave 10 he
done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
FIGHT OVER THE LIBRARY
THE COMMITTEES SUBSTITUTE OVER
WHELMINGLY DEFEATED.
VIGOROUS DEFENCEs OF LIBRARIAN sPoFFoRo-
An AMENDMENT TO KEEP POLITICS OUT

VIGOROUS DEFENCEs OF LIBRARIAN sPoFFoRO--
An AMENDMENT TO KEEP POLITICS OUT
OF THE LIBRARY ADOPTED.
fry TELEGRAPH TO ThE TIIBrNEl
Washington. Dec 21.-As soon as the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill was brought pelore the
House of Representatives to-day the fight over
the provisions relating to the Library OF |oh-
gress was renewed in vigorous FASHION. "ehs
eral Bingham. who had charge OF the measure
delivered a powerful speech in opposition 10 the
substitute reported from the JOINT committee o''
tho Library and generally known the Quigg
substitute in the course Of which he PAID de-
served tribute to Librarian Spofford. Amos j.
Cummings who is a member of the Library COM
mittee. replied in a characteristic and vigorous
srcech. in which he also praised Mr.. Spoiford'
But he will die some time" the NEWCOMER
added. He was not wholly satisfied with the
substitute and gave notice Of an amendment
which he subsequently offered and which was
rejected providing that all appointments should
he made by the Joint Committee on Printing.
.upon the nomination of the director of the
Library"
Chairman Cannon closed the general debate IN
an earnest and spirited speech against the pro-
posed substitute There was some lively spar
ring between him and Mr.. Quigg. as there MAD
also been between him and General Bingham
and Mr. Cummings.
Two amendments to the provision reported by
the Appropriations Committee were adopted
one by Mr.. Shafroth. of Colorado fixed the sal
airy Of the Librarian Of Congress at $1,000 year.
instead of $1,000 as recommended by the com
mittee The former amount. however, Is an IN
crease of 81 900 a year over the salary that ON
Ger now receives The other amendment adopted
was offered by Mr.. Mccormick, OF New-iork
and provides that all appointments in the Libra.
nv Of Congress shall be made solely with regard
to the fitness of the persons appointed FOR the
duties they are TO perform. without regard 10
their political affiliations and that none OF them
shall be removed without cause. Mr.. Mccormick
eypIained that the object Of the amendment was
TO keep partisan politics out Of the administra-
tion of an institution into which politics never
ought 10 bo allowed to enter. On division, the
amendment was carried by a vote OF sixty-one
yeas 20 twenty-five nays
After a number Of amendments had been OF
fered to the substitute. all OF which were re-
iec;ed. the substitute itself was defeated by an
Overwhelming majority. the vote standing
thirty yeas to eighty-fve nays. ana
thus the work of the joint Library Committee
came TO nausht so far the House OF Repre-
sentatives was concerned.
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OWES NOTHING TO LOCAL BANKS.

WALL, STREET FINANC1ERS CRiTlCfsE THE CON
TROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
The National Bank of Illinois had three CORE
snondents In ew-York-the Mercantile National
Rank the American Exchange National Bank and
The Chase National Bank. +. y. Schenck presiden,
OF the Mercantile Bank said: "The closing OF the
National Bank Of Illinois was complete surprise
had understood that the bank was In splendid con-
d,ion The Mercantile Bank is unaffected by the
failure The National Bank Of Illinois had valu-
able account with u.s. and always kept balance 10
ifs credit running into the hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars II owes US nothing except for rev sfndIi
,o,es in its hands for collection for our account we
have no interest In the failure beyond the fact
that We lose an important account We nave great
sympathy for the officers Of the bank. for whom we
have had the highest regard for many years. some
o. the injudicous loans by the bank are. learn. TO
q railroad corporation in Chicago.
Dumont Clarke. president OF the American Elk
change National Bank, said our bank has not
been the active correspondent Of the National Bank
OF Illinois for ten years. II made our collections
f. Chicago and kept a balance with US 10 cover
them IL does not owe Us a dollar. nor has II owed
Us dollar since il closed its active account with us
ten years ago On the contrary, we are indebted to
H. In other words, II has credit on our books TO-
DAY"
The National Bank OF Illinois kept reserve bal
snce with the Chase National Bank.
These three banks received dispatch dated
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THE WESTON TESTIMONIAL.
PLANS FOR THE FAMOUS PEDESTRIANS WALK
AT THE ICE SKATING PALACE.

PLANS FOR THE FAMOUS PEDESTRIANS WALK
AT THE ICE SKATING PALACE.
Great interest ia being manifested in athletic cir
cles in the announcement Of the testimonial TO be
given to Edward Payson Weston. the famous pedes-
TRAN at the Ice Skating Palace. LexinSton-ave
and one hundred and -seventh-st. on Christmas
night and on the following day and night. when
ne IL TO undertake the task OF covering liz miles on
foot within enty-four hours. The Idea OF man
Of Weston's age and entirely out of practice well
even attempting such a display OF physical endu-
rance adds even greater interest to the affair.
Mr. Weston has issued 25) invitations to his per-
sonal friends and the promoters of the testimonial!
n = n-ivate spin tomorrow afternoon. at o'clock
AT the Ice Skating Palace. when he Will test the
track by covering a distance of five miles over IT,
He will also make a display OF his various gaits,
and Will Illustrate his manner OF walking long dis
tances The track will be officially measured by
surveyor I'm the presence OF Il committee oil we'll
known citizens who will certify to the accuracy OF
tho measurement During the testimonial effort
Weston will rest one hour between midnight and
Saturday morning, and. allowing thirty minutes for
refrashments must complete his task in twenty-five
and onc-half hours actual time. Weston has 1ne
record behind him. ana Is IN the 'front.' TAIN az I"
pedestrian. , -, .,i,,o,,., j.,
charge: Joseph Howard, jr., Colonel William Jay.
StIyVesant Fish, Chauncey NJ: Depew. frank I'll
ford HeEmanh Ue " Mver 'q Frank +
General Emmons Clark, Chester $. Lord: w A. ed
Mayer sSeng Charles H Eane s BroWne t"r
joseph JOSEF l. c. Clark. = Ellery, Andersen Ihomas
{; Acton, Joel g. Erhardt r A. Ritson. Richard
Butler. Theodore Moss; Arthur F. Bower. $ s
: Taryalho Alrlck W Mann Charles II. George,
Edward Burns and Theodore Roosevelt
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A BIG TRANSACTION IN BONDS.

r. n HARTMAN SELLS 81. 900 OOo ~ GOVERNMENT
PER CENTS OF 1928 AT ii9-AN OFFER AT
iis'. TAKEN AND LATER CANCELLED.
The biggest transaction In Government bonds IN
n long time was made the Stock Exchange yes
terday morning. Pliny Fisk. o. Harvey Fisk d
Sons No "a Nassau-st offered 1ls for the I per
cent coupon bonds OF 1925 and E. II. Hartman. Of
No 100 Broadway. said he would sell 10000 at that
figure Mr. Fisk said he would take the bonds
Mr. Hartman then announced that he would sell
$4,000 more at the same figure and Mr.. Fisk said
he would take those also Thus In less than
minute a transaction involving Si.iisOo was agreed
upon.
There was an incident In connection with Mr..
Harriman's sale OF bonds that excited considerable
comment in the Street A clerk from Vermiiys q
Co.'S No IS Nassau-st.. was outside the ''rail'
when business began the Exchange. The Gov.
eminent a. o, 1925 were offered at llek and then
M a drop OF an eighth each time down TO 49, when
Vermilye A. Co.'S clerk told broker usually en-.
Moved by the firm to buy $4,000. which he did,
Hartman at this juncture offered 100000 at lisa
vermilye 4 co y clerk said his firm would take
he bonds Mr. Hartman said he would sell $780,
600 more at the price. This clerk said he did
moi care for more bonds As Mr.. Hartman turned
owav Mr. Fisk came In and made his ofter OF 10
When Mr. Hartman had made his sale he said to
v.rmilye & Co.'S clerk: MY sale TO you IL can
c.Iled" The clerk said he would hold MI HAITI:
man 10 his bargain. No quotation at nsa couio
he secured because MI Hartman had not dealt
with Il member OF the EXCHANGE SuSseSuswvuy
Mr. Hartman agreed to deliver the bonds 70 Yer:
;niive & Co II they insisted on IT, They releases
h,n,, The matter will probably come before the
Governing Committee OF the Stock Exchange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
4RR4NGING A FOOTBALL CANE.

Chicago. Dec 2l.-The chances FOR another big foot
hall match in Chicago soon are promising. w j. K.
Johnston the football authority. has been in the city
for tho last week endeavorng 10 arrange game
between one OF the crack Western teams and team
renresenting the University OF Pennsylvania. The
match II arranged, will be played in the Coliseum
on Christmas or New-Years Day The team. while
representing the University of Pennsylvania has no
men on IL who are eligible TO play on next years
Pennsylvania team Mr.. Johnston Is in Geographic
correspondence with number OF Western universe
lies and athletic clubs and says all indications point
10 Chicago having an opportunity OF seeing rep
resentative eleven from OF the Big Four play
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4 LIVELY TTSSLE ~ THE MOI 81.
CONFERENCE WITH THE SENATE on TIE fMMi
GRAFTON RESTRICTION ELL. FINALLY
AGREED TO.

=
GRAFTON RESTRICTION ELL FINALLY
AGREED TO.
Washington Dec p tspsri ,D.-Thcre was liV'y
,ussle in the House of Representatives to-day over
cha h,u to amend the Immigrat ion law. which
nass,d the senate Thursday WITH an amend
mont In the nature of substitute" for the on
,.bich was rassed hv the House at the last Sec
sion The substitute unsatisfactory 10
chairman Rarihodi of the Committee On lmm-
grafton and Naturalization that when II was laid
before the House by the Speaker. together with
III. Senate's request for conference" ne moNeu
It's reference to his committee. Mr.. Danford. Of
ohio the second Republican member of the com
mi,,ec antagonized this with motion to non
concur in the Senate amendment ana agree TO the
conference asked
and vigorous speech in support of his motion. In
which ne bitterly denounced several provisions OF
,h. euhstitute which he rega rded not only OBJ
iec,iona HE and obscure. but dangerous lie cspe-
callv objected 10 the provisions which proposed TO
appv an educational test to female Immigrants.
and TO the nature OF the test as 10 az nnisrants
which Is the reading OF a rev lines from Inc 'on-
,titution Of the United States he argued that the
diiierences between the original bill and the sub
stitutc were radical and so wide that II would
he imDroper and unwise TO refer them to a confer
cnce committee for adjustment
Mr. Harfholdts speech did not appear 10 make
much impression the House and the REPLIES Of
Wessrs Is A. Stone. OF Pennsylvania; Mccall. Of
Massachusetts, and others were mainly arguments
his Congress the subject OF immigration. II
must come through conference committee and
Immigration would inevitably defeat such lcgisla-
ton ,..,o,,,.. ,,o,,,, u.s ,ha, ro,oo,.a
nd Mir Danford's motion to non-concur and agree
- the conference proposed by the Senate was
accepted without DIVISION ms arti9n pfonaby
on This important subject by the LINth Congress
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THE PRESIDENCY or THE L. A. ".
ISAAC b. POTTER TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE
OFFICE DESPITE HIS DECLINATION.

The committee appointed at the recent meeting
of the New-York State Division of the League OF
American Wheelmen TO look after the interests OF
the division the National Assembly OF the
League. TO be held at Albany In February. met
Yesterday w S jenkins. OF Buffalo. the chair
man: Milo NJ Bedding jr +. NJ. Frobisher. I. T.
Echert jr and W. r.. Cnderhill. of Schenectady.
vice-consul OF the State division were present
The committee at once went into executive Sos
sion. when preliminary arrangements for BOOM
ing the candidacy of Isaac Il. Potter for the pres-
dcncy Of the National League were made. Despite
Mr. Potter's public declaration that he does not
want the Office It is curious fact that his friends
who wish him to have il are apparently growing
more numerous every day AT the close OF the
meeting the committee gave out statement. IN
which IL was declared that il had unanimously
decided to present to the National Assembly the
name OF Isaac B. Potter for the office OF president
OF the League Of American Wheemen and to ask
tho earnest co-operi lion of all members OF the
National Assembly interested in the welfare OF
League
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
DRIVING CLCB OFFICIALS CHOSEN

A, a, adiou.ned meeting Of the Executive Com
mitte. Of the Driving club OF Ncw-fork. which
was held last night AT the Hotel Lincoln James
;,utler was again chosen president of the orgahi-
zatlon for the coming year. and Luke Burke re-
ceiyed a majority OF the votes Tor the ofces VI
s.cretary and treasurer. Captain {. H. McDoh-
o,d wos panimously chosen to succeed John Rudd
"a y,c,-pr.sdent OF the organization. Those pres
on, ar The meeting were Luke Burke. Alexander
~, John Roian Edward Martens, Edward
G Hedges Captain c. H. Mcdonald and w; t.
S.,snd az the committee originally selected at
the meeting OF the Driving CLUB last "eeA' f'eo'
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for Infants and Children.

respondent OF the National Bank OF LIMOS
of Chicago will not he affected by the fall
ure of the latter institution. Theodore Wieder-
sheim. treasurer OF the independence BANK
stated to-day that his bank was merely me
holder of portion Of the Western pank
Eastern fund Mr. Wiedersheim further said
that adviccs he had received from tncago
were 10 the effect that every obligation OF Inc EN-
barrassed bank would I've paid dollar for dollar and
that the failure had been caused by a futile en-
deavor 10 realize on securities in hand.