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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19

beiLg made In the Seawanhaka circles TO back the
challenge. Clinton Crane has a design being built
at Iawley's. but OF L 2-footer
Sixteen thousand miles IL fairly long yachting
trip. This the logging OF the Alcedo just re-
turned from the North Cape, but II does not equal
the record Of the schooner Coronet. by roundabout
way TO Japan and back. In which her due courses
irrespective OF beating In head winds amounted to
over forty-two thousand miles. But George w
Childs Drexel had pretty good spin In his steamer
Alcedo She came here from Philadelphia on July
"a last and then crossed to Aberdeen, where the
owner and his wife received their guests-Mr. and
Mrs William Trick Frank Row. DR.. Merrill OF
jacksonville, Fla, and three relatives-for the
cruise In tho Northern waters. After fifteen days
among the great pictures OF Norway the yacht
headed south, visiting the KEEL Canal. Amsterdam
Antwerp and many other cities. The guests left
the yacht in England. and the crew brought her
back via Madeira This Is another OF the Harlan
on the British coast. at time when the liners
fused to leave port. brought much satisfaction to
Skipper Frank f. Dyer The Alcedo Is 1856 feet long
and rs feet wide.
lie Yacht" states definitely that the big auxiliary
yacht Valnalla has been purchased from Joseph
Frederick Laycock the London banker. and that
the ship Is now lying Havre under orders OF the
Count Casteliane. The Nalhalla was chartered for
a cruise to Norway and Sweden In July last, and
the Count and Countess were 80 charmed with the
boat and her accommodations for guests that they
did wish to part with her after the cruise had
ended The Valhalla Is said to be tho largest
yacht anoat. registering 1890 tons Thames meas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
popu1.ARIzp GOOD ROADS.

The Highway Improvement Committee has
had this project under consideration for over
year but 1t is only within the last few days that
the plan for issuing and circulating the PAM
phlets has been finally perfected. AT the Good
Roads Parliament at Nashville last September.
Mr.. Dorner and A. =. Choate. Of Minneapolis.
members Of the National Committee. laid the
matter before General Stone. who declared that
the undertaking would have every possible sup
port and encouragement from his bureau. Cen
eral Stone has issued since the establishment
of the Good Roads Bureau. some fifty different
bulletins relating to various phases OF the good
roads problem, and containing much valuable
information but the appropriations made by
Congress for the support of the bureau be-
Ing limited In amount. 1t has been impossible to
circulate them upon large scale. II Is partly
for this reason that this enormous edition Of
pamphlets Is to be issued by the l.. il. w. and
they will contain the condensed results OF all
Roads Bureau. both In this country and abroad
They will explain the losses due to bad roads.
illustrate the different methods If constructing
nnacadarn. telford gravel and dirt roads both
in Europe and In America, and discuss the
rious means and methods for raising funds to
pay for improved highways. Special attention
will be paid 10 the plans successfully adopted
in New-Jersey and Massachusetts,. The L. A.
w. officials and Road Inquiry Bureau have an
extensive collection Of photographs OF good and
bad roads. taken IN this country and In Europe,
which will be employed in illustrating the pro-
nossd beok WoTaing drawings. made by promi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19

The League Of American Whcelmen Is about
eighteen years old. and to-day numbers among
its members some OF the most prominent men
Of the country. among them being John wanna
maker % Philadelphia: Governor Hastings "
Pennsylvania; Rear Admiral Gherardi. Of the
United States Navy; Mayor Carter II. Harrison
II Chicago ard C. 4. Pllsbury. OF Minneapolis:
The organization has had n steady growth, until
to-day It numbers over 10000 members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19

Mr.. Spad!ng's recent trip to Europe was made
in the interest Of his bicycle. and while In Lon
don he attended the National Bicycle and Stan
ley shows. His opinion Is that they were in no
way superior. from spectacular point Of view.
to the American show held here. He said the
display made there did not excel our home ex-
hibitions. He was of the opinion that both the
New-York and Chicago cycle shows were equal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19

Tho Boston Herald" states ;tat the Montreal
yachtsmen will make a determined effort 10 hold
the Seawanhaka cup this year. Duggan is now at
work designing Improvements on Gloncairn H. and
three other boats will he built outside the Royal
st. Lawrence Yacht club TWO Milwaukee yachts
men have been trying TO buy Glencarn III. to sail
her against their neighborlnS rivals under another
name but Commodore Ross declined 10 sell his
boat and Duggan offered TO part with his Avoca.
which was almost as good. and sometimes win
ner. The Milwaukee enthusiasts evidently did not
know how good the Avoca was.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19

Nearer home there seems to be little preparation
being made In the Seawanhaka circles 10 back the
challenge. Clinton Crane has design being built
at Lawleys, but OF L 2l-footer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

parison with other days this week. A few cheap
native cattle went 10 small local butchers at
Case, and few fine veal calves at 5000
Traders are ant5iepating very plentiful supplies
ket next week and the outlook does not fay or
Nearly ali grades Of hogs suffered Zoe decline
q few early sales OF choice lots escaping with a
around $3.50. the bulk of the sales ranging at
SVmsyo All no"s seiing apSve S4lV haq eitim
at s430. only few reaching $40 on the early
market. Late trade was sluggish at the full de-
The few lots of sheep for sale met fair demand
pound Western sheep selling at $3.50 and d.. choice
Wdstern mnftons went at 81 Best d na
tive lambs sold around s5.75. best Westerns up
S4e0n5.50. only culls and poor light down to 81
Receipts-Cattle. co., hogs 1900; sheep. 5000
ST. LOUIS. Sept. observation-disclosures. 500:
shipments. 2Oe0. Market steady on both Texans
shipping steers. 81, 25G540. bulk at s4.S5q5 20;
4.65. bulk at $4Q445; stockers ana feeders, 81 so
bulk of cows s2.7Oas % canning COWS. s1.50Q2. 40:
G4.35. bulk at So 4Oq3.7O; cows and heifers, $3.50
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments. 1900. Market
easy to &c lowe lower; light $425Q4So mixed. s4a4l5
shese;p~Receipts none: shipments. 200. Market
steady native muttons 50 19g$S5 eTlis g and
G5.S5. '-'''''-''''
EAST LIBEETy., Sept; 5.-cattle-Receipts
light and prices unchanged
s46Od4.65; common to fair, s44564.50; pigs. $4.S5
d450; heavy A25M4.35; grassers and stubblers
81 4CI4.45; roughs $3Q3.S5
Sheep steady; choice, 81. 206D43 80; common, $3.50
as 30: choice lambs. IS 5OG5.s5; common to good
lambs $iS15.25. Veal calves. s7GD7.50
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 25.-Catte--- Receipts. 200
Market steady and unchanged, with only retail
mogs-Receipts. 1000 Market weak to SC lower
bulk Of sales; 85@Ss5; heayies, S5.so@S - 49,
az; Workers, s4a4 OK; pigs, 1903. CO. ,a,s
$3.6On5.35; muttons, 81 5003.60.
NEW YORK. Sept. 25.,Beeeyyes-R receipts; 1,S2S
Calves-Recepts, 17S. Market active and firm
veals. S5618.25; grassers ana buttermlks, $3:5Oq4
Hogs-Receipts, 4,001. Market lower at $.5OQ
AS.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 25--Cattle slow and prices
Hogs dull best s41594.2O; lights, s4.25a4aO
roughs $325G3.75.
Sheep and lambs steady and prices unchanged.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 25.-Cattle quiet at s.. 25
@515.
Hogs easy to sc lower at SO. 25@440.
Sheep strong at $225q4 lambs strong at SAC
SEQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

TO this fact and also to the fact that the
legal reserve is brought down s. $780, 25 by
the enormous withdrawal of deposits. The
contraction of loans in face of the active
speculative demand prevalent accounts for
the stiffening of money rates and for the
railing off in speculative activity on the
Stock Exchange. 1t demonstrates that the
sudden rise in money rates on Monday att
ernoon was not manipulatiVe movement
IN the hear interest, but was natural re-
nectlon OF actual conditions. 1T points 10
q speedy further fall in exchange and 10
large additional imports Of gold unless the
money rate in London and Paris rises TO
point where it would be more profitable for
creditors here to leave their funds there. 1t
explains, also. the action of two of the New
York banks, not usually dealers IN ex-
change, in engaging gold for import early
in the week in face of the almost unanl-
nous opinion of the foreign exchange bank
ers that the option would yield no prOnt
The first engagement of gold was made by
the largest of the city banks, and probably
was based on its knowledge of the condi-
tions operating on the money supply The
calling and consequent shifting OF loans at
higher rates of interest has been the pre-
dominant influence in the stock market,
which has been reactionary all week win
the exception of one day. The reactlon qe-
veloped late on Mondady conincident with
the rise in the money rate, and after STOCKS
had touched the highest price OF the year
earlier in the day. The reports of the ma
ture of the representations made to Spain
on behalf of the United States in regard TO
Cuba by General Woodford the United
States minister, gave keen instrument 10
with the spread of yellow fever to good ad-
vantage on Tuesday On that day liqui-
dation resulted in sales of nearly a million
shares of stocks. The only recovery was
that of Wednesday, on the news of the be-
ginning of the gold import movement.
There is feeling that the reaction is
healthy one and was, in fact, overdue. 1t
has served to shake out many weakly mar
gined holders of stocks and has left them
in possession of holders less likely to sue
cumb to a casual reaction. IT is felt, also,
that the advance in price had rather more
than discounted the Improvement in bust
ness and in the increase in earnings of rail-
roads, a notable evidence of which was al
forded by the increase during the week of
the Rock Island dividend from a to q
per cent. basis. Therefore with all the
news continuing to reflect Improvement of
business, all the elements in Wall street
have practically acquiesced in the reaction
or have interpoSed no strenuous resistance
to it. The declines range all the way from
three to eight points in the most active
stocks and Consolidated Gas has de-
cined 11R
The railroad bond market has been less
active, and only the speculative issues
showed any marked sympathy with the de-
cline in stocks.
The following table. prepared by l.. w.
Louis, Room H. Board of Trade, shows the
range of quotations:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
STEPHEN FOSTERS SONGS.
A Long List, Some of Which Are stiu
Wen Loved.
Friend az Cnl1rt

FRIEND at Court.
"Old Folks at Home" or "suwanee
er."-The story which forms the theme
of "Old Folks at Home was that of ne
gro owned on a plantation near Suwanee
from the old plantation; and years after
ward, when an old man, he returned and
found no Vestige OF the old place remaining.
Stephen G. Foster, the author of this fam
GUS song, was born in Pittsburg, Pa, July
4, 1926, the very same day on which two
famous Americans passed away, Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams Early in life he
learned unaided TO play on several musical
Instruments, and having a good voice. he
delighted to sing songs of his own compo-
sition. AS a merchants clerk in Cincinnati,
O., in 1872, he wrote his first song, open
Thy Lattice, Love-" which was published in
Baltimore and was very favorably received.
This was soon followed by "Old Uncle Ned"
and 20, Susannah" written for negro min
strels. These songs sprang at once into pop
ular favor, and Mr.. Foster gave up his ner-
camille position and devoted himself exclu-
sively to the composition of music. He mar
ried in 1850 and lived few months in New
York, but returned to Pittsburg, and soon
afterWard gave to the world that famous
song, "Old Folks at Home" Christy's min
streis paid him $500 for the privilege OF
singing it in public; and 1t is said to have
been the most profitable song to its COM
poser that has ever been published in Amer
lea, between three and four hundred thou
sand copies Of il being sold, and some 9TH
ers obtained an almost equal popularity. Mr..
Foster wrote l25 songs in rapid succession,
about one-fourth of which were negro melo-
dies. The last one, 'Old Black Joe," was
published in 1861 The most popular of his
many were these: 20 Susannah" 'Old
Uncle Ned" Nellie Was a Lady" "Old
Dog Tray Nellie Bly," "Old Kentucky
Home Willie, We Have Missed You"
Louisiana Belle" ''Massa's in the Cold.
Cold Ground" 20, Boys, Carry Me Long,
"Camptown Races and "Oid Folks at
Home. During the last years of his life he
dropped the negro dialect and wrote many
songs Of sentiment, such as, Come Where
Ny Love Lies Dreaming, Jennie. With
the Light Brown Hair Farewell NV Lit
tie Dear" 20, Comrades, Fill No Glass for
Me-. and Come With Thy Sweet Voice
Again." Besides a critical knowledge OF
music, Mr.. Foster possessed a general and
exquisite intellectual culture. His ballads
have been translated into many foreign
languages and published with his music.
which is marked by sweetness and inde-
Enable grace and tenderness which reaches
the popular heart everywhere He died in
New York city, Jan. - 1854, OF injuries re-
sulting from a fall and, at his grave, a
choir OF melodious voices sang his beautiful
serenade, Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
English in Paris.

Letter in New York Mail and Express.
In wandering about Paris the visitor is
struck by the frequency with which Eng
fish is spoken, not only at the hotels and
places of public amusement, where the
clerks and waters ana ticket sellers and
even the ushers have at least a smattering
of your own language but even in out-ot-
the-way places. Berlah Wilkins and We're
over at the Luxembourg the other day. and
when we had gazed our fill at modern art
we returned to the sidewalk. My Washing
ton friend insisted upon exercising that kind
az French which, with il-concealed envy
he had beheld me use to the polite conster-
nation of coachmen. Accordingly he la
horiously threw at the driver of our vehicle
several fearful and wonderful sentences
Tue man gazed thoughtfully at him mo-
nent and then said Beg pardon, sir; do
YOU speak English? Do you wish TO go
back to the hotel, sr?
Another American invited friend to sit
down in front of Il sidewalk cafe and take
a drink He told the writer in French TO
bring two glasses of lemonade. and as they
were in hurry. to bring them toute suite
His friend, who does not understand a
single word of French. spoke up hurriedly
saying: "Oh no; tell him not TO make EN-
too blanled sweet. don't like much sugar
in mine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

Week of Satisfactory Trade and Firm
Prices the Feature.

while the trade OF last week was hardly up
to the volume of that of state fair week, II fully
reached the expectations of the wholesale mer-
chants and indications are to further improve
ment as the fall advances stocks are low.
money Is becoming more plentiful and everything
favors big fall and winter trade. Prices in all
lines carry firm tone and in many lines an ad-
vancing tendency. Sugar advanced twice during
the week and all staple groceries carry a firm
tone, coffee excepted. Dry goods market is &C
tive and in the early part of the week prices adj
yanced on several lines. Druggists had busy
week at unchanged prices. Provisions move free
" at easier prices. The leather market Is very
active and prices advancing. Hides are active
and steady On Commission row it was fairly
good week. The supply of fruits and vegetables
was not large and prices, with good request for
goods rule steady ana on most articles firm. The
produce men are quite busy. Eggs advanced dur
ing the week lie, butter &c and poultry l5c. The
The grain grain market was more active. Receipts
have increased and commission houses and deal
prices track being readily realized; "a sO,.0ooo
red &ss sse wheat Mo sa red
Ccrn@No White, 501sc; No 2 white, sOtc: No.
mi Mei.e 2s sO7s No white mixed. ase; No
white mixed 2Sc Mo- ysll0TN No zss mixed NS ys e
No. mixed 29c No. mixed. 2Sc; ear corn &c
oats-No white 23c;, No. white. 214c; No.
2 mixed, 2Oc; No. 3 mixed soE 1se.
HsgNtS oni 9m heat 40 red car rejected
scfH es Yellow Gor a. No. M mxed sosal &
cars Oats: No. mixed, cars; total. cars.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens &c; springs, &c; cocks, 30; hen
tuiheys. &c; TOMS &c; young turkey large. lug
lie: small, 5QSc; ducks, DC: geese, 40c for full
teathered; Soc for plucked.
Butter-Country. choice, &c: mixed, sc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, 12Q12l2c.
l0d17c per Id.
Becswax-3Oc for yellow. 25c for dark
WooI2Medlum UNIV ashed. 15c; fine merno; I'M
washed lOTfllc: washed, 20Q25c; bury and
understandable sc less.
HIDES, TALLOw. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, sac; No. 2 7%c; No.
l calf, loo; No = calf Size.
Grease-White, &c; yellow. 2l2c; brown. 2Ac.
Iallow-No. l. &c; NO. ,, 2l2c.
f3ones-Dry. Sl2M13 per
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

characters by the names Of Errington and
LoramoEt.
When Errington and Laramont are on
steamer, running across" Egremont bursts
into Loringtons state room one morning
without the ceremony of knocking. and
finds Mr.. Lorimer ''scantily attired.' This
is the way incompletely dressed heroes are
always described in lovely novels like this.
while incompietely attired heroines are de-
scribed as being en- deshablle.
This is too much" observes Mr.. Long
champs here l am In waistcoat and
trousers. and with only one stocking on
This was. of course, not too much but IL
is delicate in the lady novelist when intro
ducing an undressed hero to have him all
dressed up. Perhaps in the interest of per-
fact propriety she should have had his hat
on, too.
But there Is one thing: Lady novelists In
the very torrent tempest and (as / may
saY whirlwind of their literary fury, should
not have their men put on their trousers,
waistcOats and Gvercoats before their stock
/ inpc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

The cost of manufacturing these stamps
is of itself no small item Over $175, 900 is
required each year to pay for the produce
ton of about three and "A half billion
stamps. The ordinary stamps cost 5 cents
per 900 Special delivery stamps cost II 4-l0
cents per 1000. Newspaper and periodical
stamps cost II 4-10 cents per 1000 and
postage due stamps 1-20 cents per 900
Postal cards cost the government go 81
cents per thousand.
The receipts from the sale of postage
stamps and other forms of postage pay
ments In all the countries of the world
CONNECTED with the Postal Union accord
ing TO the latest statistics of the bureau In
ternatonal of the Postal Union at Berne,
Switzerland. reached Tin 1880 the grand to-
tai of 1 SO, 79l SO francs or about $500
900, 900, equal to about 1920 $50 a day
The postal receipts are greatest in Ger
many, where they reach a total equal to
401, 13O. 1O5 francs. Next comes the United
States, with total equal TO $50 7l2. 1923
francs; then Great Britain, with a total
equal to PA 200 275 francs. and then France
with total of 157, lis. 706 francs. The re-
ceipts OF other countries are all below lO0-
600 900 francs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
RniIding Permits.

Mrs. Sarah c. Fulton. remodel frame residence.
CAB Hall place, s36.
James NJ. Compton. frame residence, Ash
street $500
ware street, LIPS.
William NJ. ST. Clair. frame house, Seventeenth
street and Senate avenue, $500. -
D. M Parry repairs. Fort Wayne avenue, 500:
J. L. .SpauidinG. frame cottage " Springfield
Jacob Ms.zger porch North Capitol avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

Linley N Reagan and Anna milestone.
Ann b. Fowler and Il. Henrietta Fowler.
George E Bartlett and Frances L. Podgett
August ]. Ulrich and Anna l.. Lennon.
Henry Barnard and Celia SDeckler.
William Addington and Della May Evans.
Allen T. Smith and Emma +. Brewer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

Harper BdzdI.
II took a good deal of exercise yester-
day" remarked one Brooklyn papa to an
other.
Did you?"
found that the cyclometer on my baby car
riage registered a fraction over ten miles. +"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

Philadelphia North American.
Il want" said the determined-lookin
young man. five hundred of the strongest
cigars l can get hold Of"
What for?"
The girl 1 gave UP smoking for has
gone back on meL'
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metals in the manner described resides
down in the .sublimnal," but further in
vestigation is necessary, he admits, to es-
tabish that theory
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
The Lady Novelist.
Puck.

A lady novelist who has written one OF
those valuable. works which people say
you must read" introduces two splendid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
VITAL STATISTICS-SEPT Is
births.

Births.
Kate and Tom Clayton, els South Meridian
Ella and Charles Farmer, rs Highland place.
boy.
Bertha and Louis Button, Brghtwocd. girl.
Maud and Charles Alberts, GO South Meridian
street, girl.
Emma ]. and James w. Bell, $50 Greer street,
Willie and John f. Lyons. Finley avenue. boy.
Deaths.
Lizzie Breach, four years, 1858 High street,
whooping cough.
Anthony Henan six years, 426 Fulton street.
scarlet fever.
Susie NJ Gore, nineteen years. 1909 Woodawn
avenue, congestion of brain.
Joseph Haugg. Sixty-ive years, ol4 West wash
ington street, meningitis
Nettie Deitch thirty-one years. 2S7 Virginia
avenue, tumor.
Francis A Orme. thirty-two years. 1909 Fletch-
avenue. typhoid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO Sept. 25.-Cattle-Not enough BUSH
done TO form basis for general COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and Quiet-HOgs Scarce
and Steady-Sheep Steady.

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 25.-Cattle-Receipts
light; shipments light. There were but few fresh
arrivals. The market very quiet at I'M
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
HEAVY LOSS In RESERVE
STOCK SPECTATORS WATCHING
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Reaction on Change set in Early Last
Week-Effect of Gold Imports
Local Business Good.

At New York Saturday money on call
was nominally 215@3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 414G5 per cent
Sterling exchange was steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at $4S5A.
less 49, for demand, and at s4.s234, less
1-S2 for sixty days. posted rates, $4.SSq4S4
and 4s512Q4.S619 commercial bills, $4S1
Bar silver, 56a4c; Mexican dollars, 1880;
silver certificates. 5619c. At London bar
silver was weak at 263sd per ounce.
The New York weekly bank statement
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28
Call and Mallory.

We rejoice at the election to the SEN
ate of true American statesman from
Florida, man who believes in the
right and power of the United States
to legislate without asking permission
of England or any other foreign ma
ton. We regret the loss of Senator
Call, who never faltered in his devo-
ton TO the finencial reform for which
six and a half millions of American
citizens voted at the last election. He
retires from the senate with the re-
spect and kindly regard of all who
were associated with Washing
ton Silver knight Waterman.