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Month Open. High. Low Close Ye
Wheat-Puts, 75la; calls. m; curb. 7614

CASH GRAIN
Chicago, June S.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red,
| s1.05QL06; No. 3, 93qI00; No. 2 hard, leo;
No. 8. 95; No. 2 spring. $I0OGLO3; No.
spring, $1.05q106; No. l northern spring.
| $1.O501OS.
Corn-Cash, No. 2. S21sG32A; No. ), s11aG
31al.
Oats-Cash, No. z, 24Z No. 3. 241a
Flax-Cash, $L16; northwest, sL16; June,
s1.16; September, S1.09
Chicago, June S-Butter-Firm; cream
cries, 13G151a; dairies. 11q13c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh 91zc.
Live poultry-Active; spring chickens,
1292115; turkeys. sac; ducks. 6q613.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, June S.-Wheat-Receipts
80 cars; hard strong, Sc higher; No. hard
90; No. 2, 9412; No. 3. 9212G95; No. l red,
95d96; No. 2, SO; No. 3, 9l12q94; No. 2
spring, SO; No. 8, S9G91.
Corn-Mixed higher; white steady; No.
mixed, 2812q2S24: No 2 white, 29a30; No.
g. 2Sd29
Oats-Dull. lower; No. white, 2SG29.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. 44c.
Hay-Very quiet; choice timothy and
prairie, $3.50.
Butter-Steady; creamery 129141z; dairy
10G12c.
Eggs-About steady; fresh, Sc.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis. June S.-Wheat-Receipts Is
cars; higher; No. red cash. elevator,
80 bid; track $685. June 90; July, 500 bid ;
September, 1875 bid; December. 74I4; No.
2 hard cash. $685..
Corn-Higher; No. cash, 81 asked: June
2515, nominal; July. SO5s bid; September,
3l1aH315a bid
Oats-Higher; No. cash. 251s asked !;
track. %; June, PSF, nominal; July, 225s
bid; September. POS; No. white, 81.
Rye-Nominal; 40
Butter-Slow; steady; creamery. l312G16;
dairy, GLOBE.
Eggs-Steady; So.
NEW YORK
New York, June S.-Wheat-Receipts
800, 31S: exports, 2S3, AS; No. 2 $1.l0, T. o.
b. afioat export grade. Options closed
lower. No. 2 red, sales, July 9312G95A !;
closed 941ac
Corn-Receipts, 1902. Spot steady; No
2. S7s4 Options opened 12c higher, with
wheat, but eased off in absence of specula-
ton and export demand, bears intimi-
dated by claims of wet weather. Closed
a to PC advance. July closed 3614c.
Oats-Receipts. 1880; exports, u,552
Spot dull; No. 2, soc; No. white, &c. OPP
lions lower. July closed 2912c.
Butter-Receipts. 1928; firm; western
creamery 1312Ql6k; Elgins, 1612; factory,
10lad12h.
Eggs-Receipts, 9,405 packages; quiet;
western fresh, nIzd12; southern, 10% Q11c.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool. June 5. - Wheat-Futures
closed quiet; July, SIS 10l4d; September. Is
24d; December, 6s 24d.
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RASFRAI|
BOSTON. 1e: CfNCINNATI. 1.

]
! Boston, June S.-THs Boston5 beat the
] Cincinnatis again today with less eXertion
/ than yesterday, the visitors being lucky
/ to score at all. Attendance. $3.50. Score;
R'II =
Boston ...............1 G4o221O'-l 10
Cincinnati ...........0 0 0 OOIO o. g 3
Batteries-Boston. Wills and Bergen;
| Cincinnati. Hawlcy and Vaughn. Umpires.
/ Cushman and Heydler.
BALTIMORE. 6; LOUISVILLE. .
! Baltimore June Shops pitched a fine
game today and was given superb sup
/ port. Score: r II +
/ Baltimore ...........3 2 0 0 0 0 ! - - ]
/ Louisville .........-.0 @ 0 , 0 o. 9
/ Batteries-Louisvllle. Nops and Robin
/ son. Louisville Cunningham and Snyder.
/ Umpires. Andrews and Snyder.
/ WASHINGTON. 10. PITTSBURG. 3
1 Washington. June E-Mercer pitched
well. the Senator'S batted hard and the
Pirates made errors. and thus Washing
ton won. Attendance. 100. Score:
RHE
Washington ........0OI05310. 10 y 9
Pittsburg ............0 O0I0 Q o. 3 6
Observation-Disclosures Mercer and No
CURE; PIttsburg. Rhines and Shriver. I'm
pires. Lynch and Connolly.
ST LOUIS. g: PHILADELPHIA. :.
Philadelphia. June s.-St. Louis defeated
Philadelphia this afternoon in a poorly
played game. Carsey and Wheeler were
both hit hard and retired in favor OF Sud
hoR ard Orth. Attendance. 2.2fs Score.
RHE
St. Louis ...........s 00s0Oooe- 9IZ :
Philadelphia ........4 0 , 0000-1 - 3
Batteries-st Louis. Carsey. sudhon
Orth and Mcfarland Umpires. Emslle
and Curry.
CLEVELAND. 8: BROOKLYN, 2
New York. June s.-CIevelaud turned the
tables on the Brooklyns today IN Brook
lyn Wilson pitched q clever game.
Score: III r
Brooklyn ............o 0o0002O-Z % 4
Cleveland ............7 O10I211O-s ]
misunderstanding Yeager and Ryan.
Cleveland. Wilson and Csiger. Cmpircs.
Swart wood and wood. Attendance. leyg
CHICAGO. 2; NEW YORK. l.
New York. June 6-The Giants were
clearly out-p.ayed ~ the Orphans this
afternoon Rusie was hit 30 hard IN ins
nfth and sixth innings. that be wss re-
l.cved by Cettlg IN the seventh. Score.
Ri =
New YORK ..........1 o00o9oo-I 3
Chicago ..........-..-0 0sz0i'-s :
Batteries-Sew York. Ruzis Gettig and
Warner. Chicago. Callahan and uonshue.
EMPIRES. ODsy and Mcdonald Attend
ance. 40.
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ective and unchanged. Our market at II
O'Clock was rather feverish. with a net
loss Of l TO 2 points in evidence. Crop
reports were still TOO conflicting to ma
ter:ally influence local sentiment.
New York, June s.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet; middling uplands. So; muddling
gulf, 6s. sales, $40 bales. Futures closed
dull; sales. 80, 100 bales; June, 3S.3s; July
81. Il: August, $6.45; September. Sc. 30; Octo-
Der, $3.50; November, $3.50; January, $3.50;
February, $3.50; March. S6.4
New Orleans. June Notwithstanding
l-16c.
Galveston. Tex. June S-Cotton-Quiet
steady; Sc.
Liverpool. June s.-Cottor = Futures
closed steady
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COTTON

New York, June S.-The cotton market
opened duh but steady al unchanged
prices Irregularity developed shortly az
ter the first cali and prices eased on . 70
points under light liquidation Of the
summer months. Buying for Wall street
account and reports that princ cloth mar
kets in New England continued % harden.
arrested The decline later. L was small
market at the best. however. and sales
Tor the first hour reached $500 bales. The
liverpool news was OF Indifferent purpori,
futures at that point being neglected.
while spot cotton was only moderately
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mourn the death of a most worthy Sir
knight. Frederick ". Swab.
Whereas. 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove by death our beloved
brother, Sir knight Frederick ". Swao,
member Of this tent; therefore be IL
Resolved. That we extend TO the bereav-
ed family and relatives our sincere and
heartfelt sympathies in this hour OF
deepest sorrow. and commend them 10
Him who alone can comfort and sustain.
Resolved, That this tribute 10 his mem
cry be spread upon a memorial page OF
our records; that a copy be sent TO the
bereaved family. and be furnished the
daily papers for publicau ton; that our
charter be draped for a period OF thirty
days. BRUCE GRIFFITH.
w H. CULP,
W. W. MINICK.
Committee.
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[!lI!LIII2IElIIE'

Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Bloom
POISON permanently cured In Is 10 =
days. You es1a De Treated at home Tor
r,r,efer TO come here we viii co1traI~-
nav railroad fare and hotel bills. s-j =. -
F7arCe II We fail 10 cure Il Won 80 -
taken mefeet - ,.',-e is z,..- 'LsA and Si.lI
month. Sore Threat PITnpses. Copr-a- - "a
r-a3 spots, Ulcers on am part - -
bo5v. Hair or Eyebrows falling o-,- 4.
IS this Secondary blcSJD POISON We
ShstEnate cases and challenge tle 49,,
fcr a case we can uot cure. This 9fse-~
has always baffiel the skill u the -
eminent physicians $S@o.1ao capital Be-
hind our unconditional guarantee 49,
lutte proofs sent sealed on "a pplsca Eis3-l. 49,
dress COOK REMEDY CO.. $50 Masonic
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKET

New York, June S.-Coffee-Options
opened steady, with prices unchanged to
5 points lower; ruled moderately active
during the forenoon. but became dull Ia
ter, with light variation in prices, buy
ing checked by bearish average to for
eign news and absence of outside spec
ulative interests. Closd quit at Mt loss
of i've points. Sales, 1920 bags, includ-
ing June. $50; july, S575. Spot coffee
Rio dull; mild, dull.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 80; CEN
trifugal, % test, 5?16. Refined, firm.
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EAGLE PRINT
OF COURSE

Good printing Is not necss.
sarily high priced Cheap
printing is not necessarily
poor printing. Good ma
chinery is one of the pTinci-
pal features. The purchase
Of material in car lots direct
from the mills is the greatest
factor Ia the Eagle being
able T. do GOOD PRINTING
CHEAP. Then you can get
the best at the prices you
pay for the poorest Al the
EAGLE OFFICE If EAST OOUiLIS
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

Chicago. June s.-The Daily Trade Bull
letin makes the worlds visible of wheat
June l. l09.545.00o bushels. compared with
III. $4,000 bushels May !. and 107. 1895. 900
bushels last year. Stocks in Europe and
afioat June !. were g., 200. 900 bushels. com
pared with s1.5loOOO bushels May l. and
900 bushels last year. Chicago re-
ceived IS cars today against Y year
ago. Northwest receipts were light. "a
car loads. as compared with 2l2 the CORE
spending day last year. Estimated cars
tomorrow: Wheat. "a; corn, $50. oats. $50.
The following official range OF prices on
grain and provisions at Chicago IS tur-
nished by the Chrstie-Street Commission
Co., Board OF Trade Rooms, Sedgwick
Block, Wichita. Kan:
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ACADEMY enter y --i{34--4t-
INVOCATION.
Piano trio. march. --.-.----..------.-.--
Mss WINNIE Barnes. Mss Grace
Chapman. Mss Bessie Alien
Created for q Purpose .--.---.----..--
...........-..-.B Bessie Margaret Hayes
.Diseordis''. ......... M bel Lindsay Small
True Educatoa" May1as BessseCossi;t
The Secret Of Success David Johnson
Vocal solo. selection Miss Eudora Woods
open Windows" EIza5eth " Roach
Equality. George p Anderson
How Battle Are Won.
.-.........-..--....Ma Matte Frances Jones
Way Try ...-.---e--------.-ts es7-@ axe
Mandolin and guitar duet-..-.----------.
Misses Laura ard Mabel slcsuer
''Tc7noclsssn' .-.-.....-- Harrison Joh1so2
Borrowed Brains ard Inspiration
--...-....-. .F-orsn1e Bradley Reed
''1Teh- Lfcht"- laura .. Snyder
Vocal solo. selection Mss Erao-a Wooss
Power u Purpose MAJ Rose Ensw7rts
'-The Inevstahle Crisis -l'lzrazce .. Read
Kir5eTrar-e1 training eoGrSe-.,.----.-
D. Ethyl I-aycocv. F'lovenes E Parcels
Confe-rlRg diplomoz-
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To let offices, rooms or houses,
TO get a partner, to sell your BUSH
ness, in fact. to buy, sell, hire or
rent anything, put your Ads in
the Want Columns of the Eagle.
IL pays best.
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Il. 600 PAID WANTS

In the Eagle during the year 1897.
This is the largest ever printed in
one year by any Kansas paper.
The Eagle reaches the people.
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Geo r Barse. Pres J Il Waite. Sec-TreaS
ID AID GE Live Stock
kZI ANIL Commission, GO

Koomsl59-J60 Live Stock Exchange B,dr
KANSAS CITY. MO.
Capital Stock SD. 0Oo Paid Up.
II you want Stockers or Feeders, wrtte
Ms Reasonable advances. Experienced
statesmen IN each department Cattle
Hogs and Sheep. Telephone IS49
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The Chrlstie-Street Commission Com
pany can give you a continuous market
First class service. Fair treatment
Write or call on US at our Office in the
Sedgwick block. Wichita. Kan Private
wire everyw here.
c. Z. LATHROP. Manager.
Long Distance Telephone go.
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EAsLE WAIT Abs
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New York. June Manager Joyce -
the New York club has announced that
Walter Wllm0t has been released ard
that 3icCreszy Vii regularly occupy r.gnt
outae.a
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Resolutions Of Condefrnce.

wichita Tent. No. q. Kasga;s o. TIE
Azoo&oseS. las been called Groa 70
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Do You

Speculate in grain?
Speculate in New York stocks3
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LEWIS ACADEMY
Program For commencement Tomor-
row Morning

Following IS The program o. the Lew
academy entertainment:
INVOCATION.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-18
THAT BEAR ON PIXIES PEAK.
He Serves Useful Purpose in In
creRsing Railroad Receipts.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The party decided to climb to Pixies
peak. They wanted the glory of saying
they had made the climb. Besides, the tick
| cts Tor the cog road were $40
"There are bears on that mountain" said
the landlord; you'd better go up on the
car"
But no, they were determined to walk
bears or no bears. Grasping their alpen-
stocks, they went past the iron springs
up the cog road, walking easily and light
~ along the ties.
The party pantingly reached the top of a
hill called Son of a Gun hill on account
of its excessive steepness. They stopped
and looked admiungly about Them. They
were above the clouds. All about them
stood tan trees. white and spare, like the
ghosts of trees. They marked the begin
ming of the timber line.
Years ago a forest fire burned off all
their foliage" explained an Old man who
was acting as guide, and they were so
near the timber line that ii never grew on
again. They don't seem to be dead
though"
He was interrupted by a scream from
the girl, and, looking in the direction of
her trembling forednger, they saw COM
ing toward them bear. lie was moving
slowly. He was a long way off, but the
two women chung frandcally to their es-
corts.
The bear ambled on, and the party,
breaking into a mad run, started up the
mountain stumbling, falling, picking
| themselves up, and starting on again, wild
with fright. Above The timber line it is
| impossible to run for any length of time.
| Where the air is too light for vegetation
to exist it is death to some people The
Old man casually remarked that woman
had died on Son of a Gun hill the year
| before, whereupon the party sank on the
/ ties, and watched the steady approach of
the bear. AT the same time car came puff
| fng into sight.
IF we could only get onl' cried the girl.
| "Oh. l wish they would take us on!' and
| she began to wiring her hands, the tears
| rolling down her cheeks.
Maybe they viii" said the old man,
| soothingly. I'm see if l can make EN-
stop" and taking out a big bandauna
handkerchief, he waved ii. The car slowed
up a little
Cant you take this party on?" asked
| the guide
Not right here where it is so steep"
answered the engineer. I'VE can't stop UNI
iii we get to the top of the hill"
The party scrambled up to the top of
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the hill and boarded the car-that is. all
but the old man.
Aren't you going TO get in?" asked the
girl. Aren't you afraid the bear will get
you?"
Il guess he won't hurt me-" answered
the old man grimly, and taking seat on
a bowlder he looked back at the bear AS
the car went slowly on the passengers also
looked back at the bar and no wonder.
He was acting in the most idiotic way pos
sible, rolling over and over on the ties as
if in commissions of laughter Presently
he rolled down the mountain a little way,
caught at one of the bare white trees.
steadied himself, and waving his paw at
the retreating car turned and ambled
back in the direction of the hut.
Did you see that?" asked the girl,
turning inquringly to a man in the cor
ner who had also been watching the antics
of the bear.
Yes" said the man. 81 know all about
that bear. He Is tame. They bought him
from circus manager" Then he ex-
planned
you see the cog road hasn't been paying
expenses lately, so many people have
taken to climbing TO the peak, and some
thing had to be done. When they first be-
gan running the cars there We're real bears
that frightened the climbers; but they dis
appeared, were killed or just naturally
took themselves off to some other noun
tain where there were no cog roads or
people and they could have things all
their own way. So they bought the bear
anG The old man along with him. Most
people stop at the Halfway House and
there they stationed the old man. He Of
fers himself as guide, walks with them
to the hut unchains the bear-he keeps
him inside the hut-and the animal does
the rest. He follows the party and scare
them into taking the car the rest of the
way up the peak. That's where the COM
pany gets In its work. The conductor
charges them the same fare that he would
have charged II they had started at the
foot of the mountain. Not only that, but,
afraid to make the descent on foot with
bears prowling promiscuously about, they
usually buy return ticket to Manitou.
No wonder the bear laughed. It's great
fun for him and the company.
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Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 17.-Arrived snd
entered steamship Cherokee Chichester
New York.
Cleared, schooners Joel Cook. Frazier,
New York; James w. Bigelow, Graham
Philadelphia.
Kew West, Oct. 17.-Arrived, schooners
Lilly White. Roberts, Cardenas and re
turned to Havana; Mascotte (Br), Jen-
rette Bonacco.
Charleston, S. c., Oct H.-Arrived,
steamer Algonquin, Plat, Jacksonville,
and proceeded to New York; schooners
Mary Curtis. Maker, Richmond; Edward
G. Hight, Fowler, Norfolk; Susie H.
Davidson, Doughty, Norfolk
GEORGETOWN. s. c., Oct. 1.-THE schoon-
er Purisan, hence for New York, with
lumber is anchored in Bulls Bay, S. c.,
leaking badly; hold half full water.
Pensacola, Fla, oct. H.-Arrived,
steamships Sierra (span.), Calzado. Glen
fuegos; Pensacola, Simmons, Galveston;
bark Razeto Padre, Avegno, Genoa.
Cleared, steamship Pensacola, Simmons,
Galveston; ship Belloue (NoD, Jensen,
Rochefort.
United States gunboat Princeton has
sailed for Charleston, and lighthouse ten
der Laurel has arrived from Key West.
New York, Oct. 17.-Sailed, steamer
Iroouois. Charleston and Jacksonville.
Hui. Oct 15.-Sailed steamer Majestic,
Fernandina.
Liverpool, Oct. 16.-sailed. steamer Balm
bridge. Savannah.
Phladelphia, oct 17.-Arrived, steamer
Yemassee Richmond; schooner Nettie
Champion, Wilmington; Harland w. Hus-
ton, Elizabeth City n. c.
London. oct. 16.-Arrived, steamer Iris,
Savannah.
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EXCITING CAMEL TRAINING.
The Animal of the Desert Has More
Vices Than "a Mule.


An officer who has been residing some
time in Egypt. where camel riding has
been obligatory, sends the following gra-
phic description of his experiences with
that amiable and useful animal: you
can well imagine that there's circus
around here while the usual riding in
strucHon is going on.
when the untamed camels first arrived
at our camp 1 heard a tremendous grow
ling in front of the door, and. on gong
out, ! saw one of these amiable beasts
being led by his keeper, but walking along
with every expression of disgust both in
his countenance and voice. The man
stopped ditto camel and attempted to tie
the beasts forelegS together, when il
reared and, striking out with its fore
feet, landed on the keepers stomach and
head, sending him flying through space
as if shot out of cannon. The man pick
ed himself out of the ditch with hand on
each bruised part, and the camel, which
had never ceased rearing, was taken in
charge by two other ana more robust la
tives and led 10 the tents, or rather in
duced 10 go by energetic assistance of
a very sharp iron rod applied in a most
vigorous and miscellaneous manner.
similar exhibitions are being conducted
here daily, and we are now ready to lead
the recently broken canes. MltnIn three
or four days they become tractable. l
first formed my opinion of camel some
years ago, when l rode across the Arabian
deserts, and see no reason to alter il in
any way. The creature has so many tai
ents and so many ways of exhibiting them.
Aud, 20 begin with, it can kick harder,
higher, swifter and oftenel than mule,
and can use all four feet at one time in a
kicking match. Then it can bite worse than
a vicious horse, and buck in a way to
make a broncho blush with absolute shame
No rider ever lived who can stay on that
perch seven feet from the ground during
a camels exhibition of gymnastics. Then
he can run away when he feels like it,
and is often seized with a desire to slope.
Upon an occasion Of This kind his rider
experiences a sensation between being
blown up with dynamite and struggling
against the throes. of an earthquake unit.
an his joints are dislocated, and he drops
a limp. inert mass to The ground Then this
sweet creature has a way Of evincing his
displeasure that is at least effectual and
convincing. He twists his snake-lille neck
into a circle, and. poking his ugly nose
INTO the face of the rider. opens his cav
ernous mouth and lets OUT roar of dis
gust in such fetid breath that the ele-
waited human victim Is fairly blown into
the middle of the coming month Ca week
being too short distance) And yet with
all these high recommendations which
some people might consider Objectionable,
these are the dear animals / am constant
~ brought in contact with. and for which
l am even beginning 10 form an affection. "