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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-11
. AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Sea-
boards Commercial MefrOnoIia


NEW YORK. Feb O-FIour-Receipts.
1916 brls; exports, 23S69 brls. Market quiet,
but firmly held total stock here does not
exceed 100000 brls, mostly awaiting ship
ment. Rye flour firm. Buckwheat flour
quiet. Buckwheat firm at 371Ac. Cornmeal
firm; yellow Western 69c Rye quiet No,
2 Western, 56a5612c; car lots, 5O@521ac. Bar
ley firm; feeding, 3SaSS1zc. Barley malt
firm.
Wheat-Receipts, sc. 423 blu; exports IS 277
blu. Spot steady; No. red, s1.O35s Options
firm at 1sdAc advance on better cables and
was further Influenced by fair clearings. At
noon prices declined under bear attacks,
but recovered later on export rumors and
strength in Southwestern markets. closing
with a slight drop from top under realizing.
Put Steady af assc, 6 advanie NO RED es
May 81 3-16097 13-16c, closed ri 975sc.
Corn-Receipts, 250 blu; exports. Go 434
bu No. 2, 3634c Options opened firm and
fairly active and generally firm all day on
big clearances and export purchases, clos
ing Ac net higher. February closed at 351sc;
May, "a 5-16d245sc, closed at 341ac.
Oats-Receipts, $500 bu; exports, $50 s55
blu. Spot firm No. 2 39c bid. Options
moderately active and tirmer with corn,
closing sc net higher; May, 2914Q295sc,
Feed firm. Hay quiet Hops dull. Hides
firm 1 Leather firm w Wool sea steady;
steady; picked bellies 5ssq64c; picked
shoulders, 4%c: picked hams. 714g715c. Lard
steady; Western steamed, $3.50. Refined
steady. Pork firm. Tallow steady. Cotton
seed oil steady.
Coffee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices to points decline, showed
fair activity on European selling at open
ing, but subsequently became very quiet
with weak undertone under heavy receipts
at Rio and Santos and unsatisfactory Eu-
ropean cables closed quiet, prices to 10
points net lower. Sales, 1920 bags. includ-
quiet; No. invoice. SIC; No. Z jobbing
&C; mild steady: Cordova, 7l5n15l3c; sales,
1000 bags Maraicaibo p. t.; 800 bags Savanil-
Ia p. t. Rio-Receipts. 1890 bags; cleared
for the United States, 1900 bags: cleared
for Europe 40O0 bags; stock, 291 900 bags
total warehouse deliveries from United
States 16. 213 bags including 15,349 bags from
New York New York stocks to-day 667 449
bags; United States stock, $50, 209 bags
afioat for the United States 305 600 bags
total visible for the United States 900 290
bags. against 661 971 bags last year and 49,
521 bags in 1896.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining, 3 Lille
centrifugal, SO test. Slice sales 500 tons
Jamca to arrive basis 50 test, at l1-16c
refined firm; mold a. 5 9-l6c: standard A.
5lscs confectioners' a, 5lse; cnt loaf, sac.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Little New in Local Markets-Prices
as Rule Firm.

AS n Hule FIRM
The mild weather continues TO more or
less curtail trade, the dullness being due
chiefly 20 the bad condition of the country
roads. still trade thus far this month has
been in excess of that of February, 1897,
and steady, firm prices are noticeable, I'M
less it be IN produce. In fruits and vege-
tables higher prices prevail than in Feb
ruary of last year. Grocers are fairly busy,
with firm prices on most staple articles. In
fact, in no line are changes in values of
much Importance. and quiet trade is
looked Cor until the roads leading from To-
cal railway stations to towns off the ran
roads become passable again.
The local grain market is less active, as
receipts of grain are falling of compared
with last week Track bids ruled hrm yes
terday at the following range of prices, as
furnished by the secretary of the Board OF
wheat-No. red csc; No. 3 red, 92Q9Sc; Feb
ruary 95c; wagon wheat, 95c
Corn-No. 1 white 2SAc; No. white, 2Sl4c; No.
3 white, 2sAc No. white, 25Ac; No. white
mixed, 25%c; No white mixed, 27%c No. 4
white mixed 2isc; No. yellow, 2Sc; No )
yellow, csc; No. 4 yellow, Csc; No. 2 mixed,
27s4c No. mixed, 27s4c; No. mixed 24s4c ear
corn. 24c.
oats-No. white, zee; No. 3 white. 24lac; No.
2 mixed, 2iizc No white mixed, 2Sl2c.
Hay-No timothy, SQ7.So: No. timothy 80
Inspections-Wheat: No. red, cars; No. 8, 5;
rejected, 5: total, II cars. Corn: No. white 90
cars: No. 4, 5; No. 3 yellow, IA; No mixed 6:
total 81 cars OATS No. white, / car; No
mixed 1; rejected, 3; total, cars.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers;
Poultry-Hens, Sc; springs, &c; COCKS &c; young
hen turkeys, &C. toms, Sc; ducks, Sc geese, acc
for full teathered, SOC for pucked
Butter-Country. choice, 11Ql2c; Mixed 6qSc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, l2c.
Feathers-PIime geese, S0c per ID; prime DUCK.
Beeswax-5Oc for yellow Csc for dark.
b.
Wool-Medium unwashed, 19n20c; washed.
2O625c; bury and understandable, &c less
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-~No /, 9Ac; No 2. sac;
No calf 1Oc No. 2 calf sac. -
Grease-White. &c; yellow. 2l2c brown 214c.
Tallow-No. 1, &c: No. 2, 2lsc.
Bones-Dry. s126l3 per ton.
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West Side Planning Mill Company, frame
addition, 1000 West New York street, $75.
William Geizendanner, addition, Senate
avenue and Vermont street, 81 900.
Van Camp Hardware Company, repairs
Union block, $165.
Henry f. Weise, frame house, Madison
avenue, 1923.
street $500.
Fred Klump, frame house. Bright street
$500
Frank Page. frame house. Sheldon street
A. Greenhouse. shed, 1902 Yandes street
$50.
c. f. Barnes, frame house. rs Kenwood
avenue, 81 900.
r. N Lamb. repairs. 19S South Pennsyl.
Vania street, $780,
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ash quotations were as follows: Flour firm.

CASH QUOTATIONS. We're as fOIOWs: FIour nrTn.
No spring wheat, 9lG92c; No. spring wheat,
S6Q96c; No. red. 9S@9S1sc No corn, ESQ
2S14c; No. yellow, 2Sd2SAc. No. 2 oats, 25c:
No white, f. o. b., 27l202Sc; No. white f. o.
b., 26A@27c. No. rye, 4SAc. No 2 barley f. o.
b., SO12@34i2c. No. faxseed, $l.A; new, s12Sa.
brl, $1055@1O.6O Lard. per 100 lbs SCOPE Short
rib sides Qoose), $5Q5.30; dry-salted shoulders
(boxedD, A75@5 short-clear sides (boxed), $3.50
Q5.40. Whisky. distillers finished goods per GAL
$1.1Sl2. Sugars-Cut-loaf. sole; graduated Sole.
Receipts-Wheat. $1,000 brls; wheat $4,000 bu;
corn $4,000 bu oats. 225.0O0 bu rye, 5000 bu;
barley "a 900 bu. Shipments-Flour. Is. 600 brls
wheat, 5000 bu corn $4,000 bu; oats, 2SS, 900 bu;
barley 10 n0G hu
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NEW YORK, Feb. 10.--The situation in dry
goods is practically unchanged But the market
tone in both cottons and wooens is well sus-
tanned. In staple cottonS the market is quiet,
with a fair demand recorded as coming from
jobbers and converters for brown goods. Wide
sheetings are in steady request without feature
in any grade Bleached goods are firm and with
a fair demand recorded for the cheaper grades.
Sellers very firm in their position on all lines
of staple cottons Print cloths remain stationary
at 3-l6c for extras. Prints are quiet in all
grades. Ginghams show change being in
steady request. Mapped fabrics unchanged. In
wooden goods the market is quiet
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NEW YORK, Feb 1O.-Metals-With the ex-
ception of pig iron warrants the various branches
show well-sustained strength. with upward
tendency At the close the Metal Exchange called
pig iron warrants dull and easy at S6.45 bid and
$685. asked. Lake copper very firm at lie bid
and 11.15c asked. Tin firm at 1886 bid and 1405c
asked. Spelter closed firm at 4.05c bid and Also
asked. Lead strong and higher at 370c bid and
roc asked. The nrm that fixes the price of lead
for miners and smelters makes the price at $500,
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1O.-Lead quiet at S5Oc.
Speter firm at 3.S0c.
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Quotations at st. Louis. Baltimore,
CINCINNATI and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 10.-Flour steady and UNI
changed Wheat higher, closing &c above yester-
day: No. red, cash. csc elevator. 97@97'2c
track; February. 95Ac; May, 91ss4S77ic; July
S21sc: No. ? hard, 90lz49lc Corn a fraction high
err, No. 2. cash. 26c; February, 26l4c May Nlsc;
July, 2St402Sasc. Oats higher; No. 2, cash, 212c
elevator: track. 25c; February, 24s4c; May, 25l2c
July, 231sc. Rye higher at 4Sc. F1axseed lower
at sf21. Timothy seed quiet at S2.S5q2. 70. Corn
meal firm at S1.45dt.50. Bran firm at SIC on east
track and 5S@6Oc at mill. Hay steady with a
good demand; prairie, So.aOqS.oO' timothy, st4lV.
Butter quiet; creamery 15p19isc; dairy, 9q15c.
Eggs lower at 1886. Whisky steady at Slls.
Cotton ties an6 bagging unchanged. Provisions
very firm. Pork-Standard mess, $l0.62l2. Lard
Prime steam. $3.50; choice 1870. Bacon-Boxel
lots, extra short-clear $5.75Q6; clear ribs. S5S7s
1612& clear sides, s61650. Dressed meats
Boxed lots-Shoulders. s4.75q5; extra short-clear,
$525@5.50; rlps, S5.37 62la; clear sides, S59o4
5.75. Receipts-Flour 1900 brls; wheat, 5000 bu'
corn 1872, 600 bu 49, 600 blu. Shipments-F1our,
1000 brls; wheat, 5000 bu corn, $1,000 blu; oats,
H. 900 Blu.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.-Flour dull and I'M
changed receipts, $500 brls; exports, 2,l5c brls.
Wheat firm; spot and month, 99lz@99Ac; March.
99%cGS1; May, 9SG9SAc; steamer No. red. 951s
GD95%c; receipts, $3.50 bu; exports, Is, 6S7 blu;
Southern wheat by sample. 95c6pS1. O0Ik Southern
wheat on grade 96cms1' Corn frmer; spot and
month 33$4@34c; March, S3lzQ33Ac; steamer
mixed 3Sc bid receipts, 1O9545 bu; exports, ILL., 429
bu; Southern white corn. 32g34lsc; Southern yell
low, 32d34Ac. Oats firm; No. white, S0qSOl2c;
No. mixed 2S02S12c; receipts, 31,193 bu; ex-
ports Rye irmer; No. nearby, Size; No.
Western, 55iac; receipts, IT, Isl blu; exports
none. Hay quiet; timothy SIP. 50q13. Grain
freights quiet and unchanged. Butter and eggs
quiet and unchanged. Cheese steady and UNI
changed.
CINCINNATI, Feb 10.-Flour steady. Wheat
No. red, 95Q95%c Corn steady; No. mixed,
29a291ac. Oats firm No. mixed 26lac. Bacon
firm at $3.50 Lard firm at $4S5. Bulk meats
firm at $5. Whisky. $l19. Butter slow. Sugar
firm. Eggs weak. Cheese quiet.
TOLEDO. Feb. 10.-Wheat higher and firm; No.
2. cash. 95Ac; May, 96Ac. Corn dull, but higher;
No. mixed, 291sc. Oats dull, but steady; No.
2 mixed 25c. Rye dull and unchanged No. 2.
cash. ACC. Clover seed lower, but steady; prime,
cash. $40.
DETROIT Feb. 10.--Wheat-No. l white and
No. red 95c; May 953sc Corn--No. 2 mixed.
3Ohc. Oats-No. white, CSC. Rye-No. 2, 5Ol2c.
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NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 10.-Cotton steady;
Sales els bales ordinary 4 9-16c; good ordinary
15-16c; low midding. sac; mddlng, 9-16c re-
ceipts, 9,7O1 bales; stock, 55O,S41 bales
MEMPHIS, Feb 10.-Cotton firmer and higher;
middling 5ssc; receipts, 1884 bales; shipments.
119 bales stock, 12S 651 bales; sales, $500 bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Cotton closed steady;
middling uplands, 6Ac; middling gulf 6lsc; GALES,
221 bales
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At Memphs-cleafings s5is.sll: balances.
Al ST. Touis-cicarings. Si,soi,5ss; ball
ances S61S. S42.
At deiphia-Clearings slo,7i7,is7; ball
At Baltimore learings, $2.469.697; ball
ances $i3S 092.
Al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81. 956. 800
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NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Butter-Receipts, 4,45
packages. Market firm; Western creamery, 14i2@
zoe; Elgins. 2oc; factory, 11G14c Cheese-Re-
ceipts 1879 packages. Market steady; large
white September S15c small white, September
90aLtc; large colored, September, SEC; small col
ored. September, 9G9Ac; large, October, sQSAc
small. october, SAQS1zc; light SKINS 6061ac; par
skins, 4d515c; full! skins 263c. Eggs-Receipts
1925 packages Market steady; state and Penn
sylvania, 15c; Western, Axe.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1O.--Butter active, espe
cially for creamery; quotabIe at 15q1Sc; dairy
12014c. Eggs-Receipts this morning We're light
the feeling is uneven, but weakness prevailed
candled Missouri and Kansas stock, 12c, cases
returned
CHICAGO, Feb. 1O-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market firm; creamery
14ql9c dairy. 11Q17c Cheese quiet at SQSlsc
Eggs weak; fresh, 12hG13c.
PHILADELPHIA Feb 1O.-Butter steady
fancy creamery, 201sc. Eggs steady; fresh near
by and Western, 1412c. Cheese quiet, but steady
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Thursday'a BanIs cIearine..

AZ Chicago-Clearings SIS 253,09G New
York exchange. Doc discount. Posted rates
81 S4fff. S6iz.
Al New Orleans Clearings 81 So, f03
Al New York-Clearings, xl4S. SO. ri: bal
ances. 56.2g6 4e5
"A Boston-clearings 81. 1893 $50; balances,
= 90 l02
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nils.

OIL CITY, Feb 10.-Credit balances, Coo; GER
tificates opened with sales of cash at 7312c and
closed at nc bid for cash. The sales were heavy
and the feeling strong. The sales were as
follows: 5 900 brls cash at 73I@c; 1000 at 75c;
% 600 at 76c 1000 at 76l@c 80 600 at TIC and 1000
at 7713c sales of regulars 1000 brls at 74c; 1000
Tie; total sales. $1,000 brs; shipments, 51,501
brls; runs. 101, 336 brls
WILMINGTON. Feb. 1O.-spirits of turpentine
closed steady at 32032lac Rosin firm at $1,000
125. Crude turpentine steady at Sl.50M2. Tar
opened quiet ct csc and closed steady at 90c.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 10-Spirts OF turpentine
firm at 32%c sales, 60 brls; receipts 81 brls.
Rosn firm and unchanged; sales none receipts,
3.041 brs.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 10.-Spirits of tupentine
firm at $40 bid; sales none. Rosin FIRM sales
and market unchanged
NEW YORK, Feb 1O.-Petroleum dull. Rosin
quiet; strained, common to good, $1.421AQ145.
Turpentine steady.
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Neglect of Duty.


Paris Figaro.
As the deputies We're coming out from the
session the day after the great tumuit Cav
roche asks Polyte:
Have they been fighting to-day?'
No"
What shiTkers they arel They can't
work two days in succession
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VITAL STATISTICS-FEB. 10


Mary Howard, forty-fve years, 431 North
Alabama street, obstruction of bowels.
Wallace Reed, twenty-three years, I'll
Fletcher avenue. fracture of skull
Harold Shoemaker, six months rs Huron
street, cerebral apoplexy-
Sarah Dithmer, four months, 514 East
Market street, bronchitis.
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FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Cooler. Cloudy or Partly Cloudy
Weather Predicted.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
twenty-four hours ending II p. m. Feb. IL
Cooler; cloudy or partly cloudy weather on
Friday.
General Conditions Yesterday-The storm
area central over Missouri in the morning
moved due north and is central over Mime
sofa Thursday night. In it's front, east of
the Mississippi, south of the lakes, the tenn
perature rose; west of the Mississippi, ex-
cept on the Rocky mountains, the temporal
ture fell. Rain fell in the Mississippi val
ley; snow and rain near Lake Superior;
snow fell in the lower Missouri valley,
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-For Ohio-Fair,
preceded by light rain on the lakes; fresh
southeasterly winds.
For Internationally fair Friday cold
err; southwesterly winds, shifting to north
westerly.
For Illinois-Light rain, followed by fair;
colder; southwesterly winds, shifting to
northwesterly.
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Mamie and Elwood Mitchell, $40 Maple
Xenia and W. C. Hall, 20 Williams street,
girl
nue., girl.
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Marriage Licenses.


John r. Lewis and Nellie b. Howden.
j. Warren Roberts and Mary e. Deckey
Albert Tanner and Ida May Harris.
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loltc; 10 lbs average. 1oAe: block hams, s54g9Ac;
all first grades secshds, 1ec less.
Bacon-.lear sides ~ to 80 lbs average, 6sansc;
90 TO 40 lbs Tsat71sc 20 to 90 lbs average
1A445.@; bellies . lbs average, 6isn6Ssc IS TO =
lbs average, 4Uf4c; II 10 10 lbs average as2d &c.
Clear backs, is TO p lbs average, 6sM7c; 10 to II
lbs average, 6&N7c; 10 lbs average, 7@7i4c
In dry salt, nc less.
Shoulders-1S 20 lbs average, 6hc l6 lbs av-
erage, tikc; 10 to y lbs average, 6Ac.
Larqi-Kettle rendered, csc; pure lard, 61sas9sc.
Pork-Bean. clear, s14.5o; rump, sl1.25.
Seeds.
Clover-Choice, recleaned, 60 lbs. S3l3 %; prime,
Sc 25N350; English. choice, So. 256J3.50; alsike.
choice s5G55O alfalfa choice "a 1904 60: crimson
or scarlet clover. s2@250: timothy. As lbs sl.400
15o strictly prime. s1.5O@l.eo fancy Kentucky.
grass. extra $l75@190 red top, choice, S0c4Sl 10;
English bluezrass- "a lbs. $l.15G1,5
Window Glass.
Price per box of so square feet. Discount, s.
sxs to 1Ox15-single: AA $3.50; A. s1s.25; B,
$3.50; c, $15 Double: AA $3.50; A, S22; b, SCI.
11x14 and 12x13 to 14x20-Single: AA, $40: A.,
$3.50; B, SIPS; c, $3.50. Double: "A, $780, A,
1ox26 to 16x24-sngle: AA So: A. $40; r, s1s.5o
c, s17.75 Double: "A, $3125 A, $3.50; b. $26.25.
1sx22 and 2Ox2O to 20x30-Single IA. $25; A. s23;
b. 81. Double; IA. $3.50; A, SS175 p, SIS
l5x36 to 24xSO-Single: IA. $27 A. $24.5O; B. S22.
Double: IA, $3.50; A, SS3. rs: b, $1,000.
26x2S to 24xS6-Single. IA, $50; A. s26.75; B, S24.
Double: AA. SAL; A. 37.25; B, S33.75.
26xS4 to 2SxS2 and S0x3O to 3Ox4O-Singe: AA,
s42. 70; B, $SS.
S2xSs and s4xS6 to 3Ox5O-Singe AA, $40; A,
$3.50.
sox52 to sOx54-single: AA, sH.25: A. $3.50; II.
sSS IS. Double: IA. s57; A, s5175 b. s46.5O
SOx56 to 34x56-Double: AA $3.50; A. S54; b,
$3.50.
s4x5S to s4x6O-Double: AA, 500; A, $3.50: b. $52
S6x6O to 4ox6O-Double: AA, $3.50; A, $6o.5O; B.,
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TRADE IN GENERAL.

crushed. sac: powdered. SIC; -granulated.
SIC; cubes, Sic.
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LIVE STOCK.
Butcher Cattle Steady-HOgs Active
md Higher-Sheen Steadx.


INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 10-Cattle-Re-
cepts, 400; shipments light. There was a
fair supply. All butcher grades sold at
steady prices, while steers were dull and
slow of sale. A few were held over for to-
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FORECAST FOR THREE STATES


Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Wea Prec
Z a. m. 1920 4S Il South. Clear. I
p. m. 1905 60 63 South. Clear. 600
Maximum temperature, 6S; minimum tenn
perature, AZ.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Feb. 10:
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Exports to-day 1852 heeves and ANS quarters OF
beer. talves-Receipts, S0f Market BE lower
IIoss-Receipts, l.sss. Market easier At salo@
Sheep and IamDs-fseceipts 3.5i6 Sheen S. "a
GAO lambs, s55oae.t5
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29
DREAMS LEAD TO A FORTUNE.
Rockford. ILL.,, Man Finds Gold Where
an Indian Spirit Told Him
to Look.

Denver, Col. Jan. 2S.-J. T. Carey. of
Rockford. H.. was directed in a dream 10
come to Denver and find Il gold mine. His
claim is a little outside Denver, where no
sane man would seek for gold, owing TO
the indications not carrying any evidence.
Yet he got pay ore, and now is on the
highway to a place as Il bonanza king,
with ore that runs all the way from Sluu
up. His story is told in the following IAN
guage:
Eleven years ago l dreamed again the
strange dream of old AUNT Sally and the
gold mine in the far West. The spirit was
the same as before, the hand pointed to the
setting sun, the same words OF description
and petition fell on my sleeping ears. Inc
spirit vanished. l awoke, and banished the
dream from my thoughts. Then came the
third manifestation. this one three years
ago, while | still dwelt in Rockford. 1t
was identical in all respects with the nrst
two dreams, and it impressed me power
fully.
came straight to Denver. There was never
any wavering or doubling. l knew what
sought, l knew where ii was, | implicitly
believed. Here old settlers, men thirty-hVe
years in Colorado, told me was a tool 70
search for gold, spending my money at the
mouth of Indian creek. l paid no heed TO
them, but within twenty-four hours after
my arrival in Golden | pushed on. equipped
with the Instruments needed IN the quest.
1t sounds miraculous-or foolish-but went
directly to the spot thrice indicated by the
spirit of the Indian squaw. and there l dug.
At thirteen feet | struck ore that asSayed
S66.9 90 gold and $22.1 in silver.
THE hole is now down twenty feet, ana
1 have just had a specimen aSSayed iron
that point which runs $50 in gold, S2i in sill
YER, and 1I:3 per cent copper. | would moi
| take 100000 for the mine. The title is re-
| corded and the patent applied for
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THEY MADE A GOOD HAUL.
BURGLARS LOOTED THE HOME OF
COL. j. H. RICkSECkER.
While the anil Was Asleep the
Robbers Secured About $500
Worth of Jewelry and Some
MOney-ASnin No Clue.

The residence of Colonel j. II. Rickseck-
er, the news dealer at Ninth and Walnut
streets, was entered by burglars at an
early hour yesterday morning and $500
worth of jewelry and some money were
taken. Colonel Ricksecker lives in Il line
home at 33is Troost avenue. With his wife
and children he attended the theater Thurs
day night. They were soon asleep after
reaching home and did not hea rthe burg
lars as they lifted n front window on the
first floor of the house. which had been
left Unmatched.
The burglars ransacked nearly the whole
house. From Colonel Rickseckcr's vest they
took a 800 gold watch. II gold chain, i
Shriners' charm and 50 i'll money. From his
trousers, which with the vest hung on IL
chair near the head of the bed. so was
taken. The vest and trousers We're car,
ried downstairs. The burglars overlooked
a diamond pin in Colonel Ricksecker's neck
tie. which he values at Sl25.
From a silk waist belonging to Mrs. Rick
seeker, the burglars took IL diamond breast
pin, valued at 800. Her pocketbook, con-
tanning s., was taken from underneath the
waist.
After they had ransacked the apartments
of Colonel! and Mrs. Ricksccker. the burg
lars visited the daughters room, but went
away without taking Il gold watch ana ult,
mond ring from her dresser. They searched
her bureau. The sens room was not mo-
Tested, Notwithstanding he had several dla-
monds and considerable money on hand.
Colonel Rickseckcr notified the police
early yesterday morning Of the robbery ana
Detective iiayde was detailed on the case.
He visited the house but could gather no
clues. Colonel Ricksecker offer 500 eWard
for the return of his property and the cap
ture of the robbers.