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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, ATURDAZi MAY 4, 1901. RETURN OF 1 HE RICKMERS KIG GERMAN SKEPFDfG FIRM wKli PLEASED WITH FORTI.AXD. 'Four, of Their Ships Xoaded Here Xast Year Portland & Asiatic Liner at Bombay. The German ship Mabel Elckmers, the last shlD of the 1899-1900 grain fleet to clear from Portland last June, has neen i in the Interest of any syndicate or combi detrimental to British trade, and might make it next to impossible to compete with American-owned steamers, while British ships could not expect govern ment aid. READING'S OCEAJf MNE, Xot Organized In the Interest of Any Syndicate. PHILADELPHIA. May 3.-John H. Lewis, vice-president of the Merchants' Trust Company, one of the incorporators of the Philadelphia Trans-Atlantic Steam ship Company, discussing the plans of the company, incorporated at Trenton with ?2,ott,000 capital stock, said: The company has not been organized chartered for new-crop loading at this port. The vessel sailed from Portland early In July, and, after discharging her outward cargo of wheat at a European port) she crossed the Atlantic in ballast and loaded case oil at Philadelphia for Hlogo. She sailed for the Japan port February 2. and if she makes as good a run as she did a. ear ago, she will ar rive out early next month. Last year she was chartered for August loading in Port land and reached here in June. This year ehe was taken for September loading, and may reach here in July. The owners of the Mabel Rickmers are apparently pretty well pleased with Portland as a. .port, as they had four of their ships here last season, and are starting them back again for next season. In addition to the Mabel Rickmers. Portland exporters also loaded the Robert Rickmers, Rlckmer Rickmers and Peter Rickmers. The Paul Rickmers loaded lumber on Puget Sound, and the "Willy Rickmers, now in San Francisco In distress, was on the way to British Co lumbia to load lumber when she was dis masted. The charter of the Mabel Rickmers is the first engagement that has been re ported for several days, and the number of new-crop ships under engagement at the present time is less than half as large as It was a year ago. Rates are pretty stiff, the MabeJ Rickmers receiving 37s 6d, while most of the owners are holding for 38s Sd. That there Is still a demand for near-by tonnage is apparent from the fact that 38 shillings was reported bid and refused for the Nivelle, vhlch is due at this port early next month. THE LETLAND LINERS. Mr. Morgan's Purchase Includes Some Very Fine Steamships. The Leyland line steamers, which have Just been purchased by Mr. J. P. Morgan, Includes a number of the finest steamers on theJUlantlc While none of them are record-breakers In point of speed, a num ber of them are of Immense size and are very comfortable passenger boats. The "Winifrediaij and Devonian are 552.5 feet long, -59.3 feet beam and 28 9 feet depth of hold, and the Canadian, Armenian, Ces trianiand Victorian are nearly as large. The names and net tonnage of the Ley land fleet steamers taken over by Mr. Morgan are as follows: Steamer. To-l Steamer. Tons. Albanian lS76Fablan 1445 Algerian U3lFalernian 1508 Almerian 1910 Fayonlan 145S nation, it is the intention of the com pany to build its own as well as charter steamships primarily for freight and transportation purposes. They will run between this city and London,, and while freight Is the main feature it is probable that some of the steamers will carry pas sengers." Mr. Lewis declined to go into details or say whether this was not the one part of the Morgan scheme which had .been as signed to the Philadelphia & Reading Company to work out. Other shipping men here think that this Is the Reading's part of the general Morgan scheme and point to the fact that the two other cor poratlpns named in the dispatch from Trenton, F. W. Taylor and J. S. Taylor, compose the firm of Charles Taylor's Sons, who are managers of the Reading Railroad Company's fleet of eight large vessels, T7hlch operate under the name of the Philadelphia-Transatlantic Line, and which has an agreement for Interchange of business with Peter Wright & Sons, of this city. In this connection attention is called to the fact that the Manchester line, controlled by the Leyland Company, will dock at the Reading's Port Richmond wharves. TUG WEST DOWN. Three Alsatian 1136 Andalusian 1142 Arabian - 1338 Armenian 5754 Assyrian 1E41 Athenian .1035 Belgian 23S0 Caledonian 3212 Canadian - 6010 Cestrian 5753 Columbian ... 3323 Devonian 6S16 Douro 570 Egyptian 1336 Flaminlan 1416 Flavian 1387 Iberian 3347 Lancastrian 3321 Lesbian 1010 Lisbon 408 Minho 510 Oporto 460 Persian 1396 Philadelphia ....3322 Tagus 509 Victorian 5733 Virginian 3166 Wlnifredlan 6S16 Lives Lost in Accident Oil Gore Bay, Ont. LITTLE CURRENT, Great Manitoulin Island, Ont., May 3. The steamer Ger manic reports that last night, when off Gore Bay Light, the tug Tecumseh was sighted In a disabled condition. The cap tain of the tug" asked that he be towed to Gore Bay and the Germanic gave her a line. After proceeding some distance the captain of the Tecumseh hailed the steamer, saying they were sinking. The tug tv as brought alongside and two men and a women were taken off, when the tug suddenly lurched and sank, carrying down with it the captain, whose name was not ascertained, his sister and a To ronto man named Forbes. TERRIBLE FERRY DISASTER. Nearly One Hundred Mothers Re ported Drowned in Russia. LONDON, May 3. A special dispatch from Odessa, dated April 26, purports to give an eye-witness story of the recent ferry-boat disaster on the River Dnieper, near'Kafchkarovka, when almost a hun dred mothers with their babies, returning from the evening milking, were-drowned. A sudden storm sprang up, there was a panic, the pontoons were swamped and only a few of those on the ferry were saved by a boat. Three persons clung to a horse, which swam ashore. Practically every family In the village was rendered motherless by the disaster. co. Arrived Steamer Maweema, from Santa Rosalia for Aberdeen; steamer John F. Miller, from San Francisco for Aber deen; steamer Jennie Thelin, -from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Tacoma, May 3. Sailed Ship OF. Sar gent, for Honolulu. Port Blakeley-Salled May 2 Schooner John A. Campbell, for Honolulu. - Port Gamble Sailed May 2 Barkentine Skagit, for Honolulu. Tacoma, ; May 2. Arrived Steamer Queen Adelaide, from Yokohama. San Francisco, May 3. Sailed Steamer Columbia, for Astoria; steamer Mattea wan, for Tacoma; barkentine Addenda, for Astoria; bark Agate, for Bristol Bay. Arrlved--Steamer Progresso, from Taco ma; barkentine John Smith, from Port Gamble; schooner Mary E. Russ, from Coos Bay; schooner Vega, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Webfoot, from Willapa Harbor; schooner Lizzie Prien, from Sius law River. . Tacoma, May 3. Arrived-Oty of To peka, from Skagway. San Pedro Arrived May 2 Steamer San ta Barbara, from Gray's Harbor. Port Los Angeles Arrived May 2 Brit ish steamer Algoa, from OysterHarbor. Port Gamble Sailed MayjU-Schooner Okanogan, for Bristol Bay. Port Hadlock Arrived May 2 British steamer Adato, from Nanaimo. Vladivostock Arrived May 1 British steamer Braemer, from Tacoma. New York, May 3. Arrived, Fuerst Bismarck, from Hamburg; Belgravia, from .Naples. Havre, May 3. Arrived L'Aquitaine, from New York. Liverpool, May 3. Arrived New Eng land, from Boston. Sailed Bovlc, for Hew York. St. Vincent. C. V., May 3. Arrived pre viouslyWestminster, from San Francis co via Coronet. Bremen, May 3. Arrived Lahn, from New York. Movllle, May 3 Sailed Ethiopia, from Glasgow for New York; Tunlsan, from Liverpool for Montreal. Southampton, May 3 Sailed Deutsch land, from Hamburg for New York, via Cherbourg. r New York, May 3 Sailed Steamer Cal edonia, for Liverpool; Christianla, for Liverpool, Genoa and Naples. Boston. May 3 Arrived Common. wealth, from .Liverpool. WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW MUCH ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Iron' snd 'Steel Industries Bnsy Wheat Crop. Will Be Large This Year,. HEADED FOR PORTLAND. The Knight Companion Was at Bombay for Singapore April 15. The British steamship Knight Compan ion, which is the third of the Portland & -Asiatic Steamship' Company's fleet, ar rived at Bombay April 15, and sailed two -&t?s-jteirfor Singapore. "From-tharport che will proceed to Hong Kong, and will tHen come to Portland after coaling at a Japanese port. The steamer will not be turned over to the Portland & Asiatic line uptll she reaches Portland, and accord ingly will not bring inward cargo for this port. She will be turned over to her char terers in this city in June, and will sail outward on the 27th of that month. The Indrapura, which Is scheduled to sail from Portland May 28, is now discharging an Inward cargo of grain bags at San Fran cisco, and will arrive at Portland about Maj' 15. As soon as she is turned over to the Portland & Asiatic line she will be placed, in readiness for her outward cargo, which is now accumulating for her. Steamship Men Organize. SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 The newly formed Steamship Masters' Association, representing every Important line running to this port, has elected the following di rectors: John D. Spreckles, R. P. Schwer in, Cr M. Goodall, F. F. Connor and E. K. Diamond. The directors will meet today and elect a president, a vice-president, treasurer, secretary and executive com mittee. The object of the association Is to entertajn'and dispose pf all demands for shorter hours,. Increased, pay, etc., that may be made upon the various steamship companies by the teamsters, longshoremen, freight clerks and other labor unions. AMERICAN MONEY IN MEXICO Will Supply Gas for Lighting the City of Mexico. NEW YORK, May 3. The Journal of Commerce says: The Mexico City Light, Heat & Power Comrany, Ltd., which was Incorporated some time ago with J5.000, 000 American capital, for the purpose of acquiring franchises with a view to the supplying of as for lighting purposes to the City of Mexico," has had the time originally set for the erection of its plant extended, final agreements having been concluded with the principal authorities of the Mexican capital for the immediate construction of large gas works In that part of the world. The company, in which Wesley S. Block, late of the Welsbach Company, now located in this city, 13 one of the leading spirits, Is now placing contracts for the construction and equipment of the projected plant. The total cost of the new gas works will, it is stated, 'be fully $1,500,000. One Item alone requisi tions for 50 miles of cast iron mains. This piping will be of 16-inch diameter, and will mean the employment of some 17,000 tons of piping, estimated toiost over $350,000. The plant, which will be the first of its description in the City of Mexico, is to be in operation Inside of 12 months. ONLY A BEGINNING. Purchase of the Leyland Line to Be . Followed by Others. NEW YORK, May 3. The Journal of Commerce says: Steamship Interests at this port are actively discussing the pur chase of the Xieyland steamers by J. P. Morgan. There is a very general feeling that Mr. Morgan would not enter into a transaction involving only one line, but no definite Information has been received in this city, so far as could be developed by a. thorough canvass of the other lines which Mr. Morgan has in view. It seems an accepted fact, however, that the Atlan tic Transport will be Included. There seems also a growing belief that the In ternational Navigation Company will be Included, though James Wright, vice president of the company still denies any knowledge of negotiations. Mr. John Lee. manager of the White Star Line, when QuesUonea,-" ifcafiSBl line had not been sold and was not likely to be. Mr. Bakef, president of the Atlantic Transport Line, Is in England now and is reported to have given Mr. Morgan control of that line, and Mr. Morgan is reaching out in all di rections. "It has been Mr. Baker's pet scheme," said Mr. Lee. "for years to amalgamate and consolidate all of the Torth Atlantic lines and this Is the beginning. But he cannot accomplish it nor can Mr. Mor gan.n There was some disposition among ship ping interests to argue that the acquire ment of the Leyland steamers meant the Introduction at the next session of Con gress of, a shipping subsidy bill on en tirely hew lines. The Morgan purchase Includes the vari ous. Leyland services except that between Liverpool and the St. Lawrence. A pri vate cable says that for five days the Ley land line held off for the Canadian busi ness, insisting that they should be per mitted to run their steamers to Port land, Me., If not to Boston during the time that navigation on the St. Lawrence is. closed by ice. A compromise was effected whereby Portland was omitted and the demand for a Canadian route granted. This means that for eight months of the year the Leylands will maintain a passen ger and freight service between Liverpool end Montreal. In .regard to the rumor, Emll Boas, of the Hamburg-American line, said that 'the'Hamburg-Amerlcan is not for sale, and it will not be." When questioned Gust&v Schab's representatives said that any Teport that the North German Lloyd could be bought was untrue. Atjthe offices of the Cunard line noth ing was known of Mr. Morgan's attempt to purchase that line. At J. P. Morgan's office it was said that no new word had been received from London. What leads XO toe oeuci luo-i me- i.uuuiu suu umic Star lines will not be sold to Mr. Morgan is the fact that these ships are subject to , the call of the British Admiralty, having been built In accordance with the Admiral ty laws, and it was in receipt of certain tnnual payments, besides having the &s- sh mall contracts. Sealing Fleet's Catch. VICTORIA, B. C, May 3 The following sealing schooners have arrived here and report the following catches, the lowest for some years: Allle I. Alger, 274; Triumph, 279; Ocean Belle, 170; Florence Smith, 352; Favorite, 162; Vive, 332; Lible, 117; Anioka. 76, and R. I. Morse, 68. Among the catch were three seals branded by the United States on Pribyloff Islands. They were taken south of Cape Flattery. But for the schooner Victoria springing her main mast, the fleet suffered no Injuries during the recent gales. American Yards Better Equipped. LONDON, May 3. The report of the Boilermakers' and Shipbuilders' Society shows a decrease of 100,000 tons in the vessels launched during the past year, as compared with 1899. The Industry has shown a decreased tonnage and is seeking other means to secure supremacy in the shipbuilding world. The American yards are better equipped with electrical and labor-saving appliances, according to the report, than any in Europe. Sounded Entrance to Columbia. Assistant Engineer G. B. Hegardt, of Fort Stevens, and several of the bar pilots, Wednesday made careful sound ings of the entrance to the Columbia River. The day was perfect for the work, which was done thoroughly. The results obtained show that the channel was practically in the same condition that It was this time a year ago. The channel leads out in the same direction and the depth of the water is unchanged. Reinsurance Advancing. SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. Reinsurance on the overdue ship Manchester took a sudden Jump today, going from 65 per cent to SO per cent. This vessel is now out 253 das from New York, bound for Yokohama. The American ship John McDonald, coal laden. Is out 227 days from Baltimore for this port, and reinsurance on the vessel has advanced to 50 per cent. Trust Securities Oversubscribed. NEW YORK, May 3. The Journal of Commerce says: It was authoritatively stated today t by z prominent representative 'of, the syndi cate whlcfi is' underwriting the Alllsj Chalmers' Company that 'the ew-securities offered have been largely over subscribed. The eyndldate "was floated for the sum of $11,900,000. and the sub scriptions are several millions in excess of that figure. The new company will be Incorporated within a few days with $50,000,000 authorized capital. The valuations to the properties to be consolidated into the new company are reported to have been fixed by expert ap praisers as follows: E. P. Allls Com pany, $5,120,000; Fraser & Chalmers, $3,205,- 000; Gates Iron Works, $410,000; Dickson Manufacturing Company, $1,200,000; total $9,935,000. The underwriting syndicate is for the sum of $11,900,000 to purchase $8,400,000 of preferred and $13,000,000 of common stock. The syndicate will be under the control of Vermllye & Co. , NEW YORK, May 3. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of "trade tomorrow will say. The greatest activity ever seen In Wall street diverts attention in a measure from progress In distributing and manu facturing operations. ; But -while on every hand stock market interests are coun selling caution and attempting to prove that prices are really more than the con dition some of our railroads warrant", the fact remains that without a brilliant crop outlook and a great activity of general trade, Wall street could hold no such carnival. Labor difficulties are fewer and less threatening than fop several years before in the first week o'f May and prices of merchandise hold well. Stability of prices and vigorous prosecution of work at mills indicates the wholesome condition of the iron and steel market. Throughout the entire range of products of this industry the current demand for immediate de livery exceeds all 'previous' records, yet makers maintain a conservative position and prices are not pushed up to the'dan ger point. It is In the finishing steel plants that there is the greatest urgency for ship ments and full capacity is assured for the next three months. After July there Is a prospect of respite. Judging by the light engagements of pig iron and fol lowing the unparalleled activity of the past six months, a season of compara tive quiet would not be surprising nor unwelcome. There was a rush to get in orders for steel rails before the higher prices became effective "and the erection of new buildings have provided a great demand for structural material, which Is also in considerable request on for eign contracts. Dullness is still reported In the textiles. A further reduction of 215-16 cents for standard print cloths did not accelerate operations. There Is no Improvement In woolens and Coates Brothers' average of 100 quotations of wool on May 1 was 17.71 cents against 17.69 cents on April 1, and 22.76 cents a year ago. Small con cessions are reported in a few grades of shoes. Western- Jobbers are ordering more freely and shipments from Eastern shops are larger than In the previous week of a year ago. Leather Is quiet aside from activity in belting. Further advices were scored In the cereal market, Chicago speculators being forced to cover May corn contracts at 55 cents. Attractive prices brought more liberal receipts at Interior cities and also stimulated operations on the farm, trad ers naving xorcea the next crop options to what seems an unreasonable level since there is evidence of a large yield, despite delayed planting through exces sive moisture. Wheat also attained a higher point, advancing In sympathy with -corn. Accoramg to correspondents of R. G. Dun & Co., there Is reason to expect a heavy Spring wheat crop this year. In the principal states a full acreage has been planted and the weather Is mpre favorable for germination. On the Pa cific Coast and in other domestic Spring wheat "sections, as 'well as in Manitoba, a larger area than usual Is devoted to raising wheat this year. The marvelously healthy condition of business .is best appreciated when It Is discovered that -the defaults last 'month were the smallest ln91 months with the exception; of May -to August, 1899, fnclu- l IT Wlllit n JBtli'iMM ff ... -VIBl WZs. TeiiW HSFSUSit M'WffXZM'JMaS& w m .iMMKs.wm mmmdJMmyMmMm i W IicIbHk aAlWHw l ill 1 J u t IvV ( tw&M I vSF mi SUEUiUkfjfMJUifFEk II a H ZMIBLsWHWMM ( I I v MrWHr I Mm k w imWimw 1 illlSB WW I I ) Mil Mm 1 nll w MmSIKm I HfiiM ,ifl wA m.mmmn wCWmlmmMfrA I I k,K Kerbs. Wertheim &Scmiffer 4 w i I L MAKERS jT 1 I I ESBERG-GUNST CIGAR CO. 1 . I Distributers. Portland. On J I Refused to Confirm the Snle. NEW YORK. May 3 William Penning ton, counsel for-Colonel William Barbour and John Pennington, receivers for the Rogers Locomotive Works, at Paterson, N. J., have appeared before Vlce-Chancel- lor Emery, at Newark, and had him sign an order to show cause why the sale of the plant should not be confirmed. The pur chasers were stated to be E. G. Smith and Frank P. Halloran, representing a New York syndicate. The price was not mentioned in the papers. Chancellor Em ery, however, refused to confirm the sale on short notice, and Insisted that every stockholder be given one week's notice. sive. In manufacturing i!nn tViora ,.. but163 failures-' witlf a tbtaT indebted ness of $1,997,604 against 178 last year for $4,514003. .(Asrl899 -reported the smallest liabilities of any full year in two de cades, last month's good showing is made .manifest by a default In manufacturing concerns $777,975 smaller than two years ?o, Tnid,nS failures were 555 for $3, 169,823 and banking defaults were $529,000. Bank Clearing. MLilir -rrr.TT-r - xiw xuitft., May 3 The following ta- ""-, "up"ea oy Jiradstreet, shows the bank clearings at principal cities for the wee enaea May 2, with the percentage oftlncrease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: n. ,. , Inc. ow xurs 2,238,478,000 Boston 167,060,000 Chicago ... , 160.912.uOO Philadelphia 116,435,000 Ik.11118 43,632,000 Pittsburgh -48,838,000 Baltimore 25,203,000 San Francisco .... 25,190,000 Cincinnati , 19,125,000 Kansas City 17,045,000 New Orleans 10.43S.000 Minneapolis 10,015,000 Detroit 9,189,000 icvemnn 12,553,000 HoVir 93.2 17.7 14.2 16.5 37.9 39.3 Vl.i 21.4 9.1 24.0 Shovel and Spade Combine. NEW YORK, May 3. The Journal of Commerce says: Plans are now under discussion for a consolidation of the leading manufac turers of shovels and spades. There has been discussion of a compact in this trade for a long time, but now actual merging of Interests is proposed. The new com pany as formed may be known as. the Ames Shovel & Tool Company. It is re ported that options have been secured on plants representing over 90 per cent of the business. Bath Iron. Works In. BATH, Me., May 3. A telegram to the Bath Times from New York is to the ef fect that in connection with the $70,000,000 ship combination formed in New York Tuesday, the Bath Iron Works Company and the Hyde Windlass Company are to receive $2,250,OOQ for the two plants. Of this sum $1,400,000 is to be in cash, and the remainder In stock of the combination. Will Go Into Service Sunday. ASTORIA. May 3. The lighthouse ten der Manzanita, which has been on the beach for some minor repairs, will be ready to go into service Sunday. Her first duty will be to visit theT aids to navigation in Willapa Bay and Gray's Jtiaroor. Most Observe the Sunday Law. KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 3. As a di rect result of Mrs. Carrie Nation's agi tation" of the question In Kansas City, Mayor Reed has issued a positive order that all saloons must be closed tight Sun days. Yesterday afternoon the police com missioners refused the demand of a spec ial committee of the Law and Order League to enforce the Sunday-closing law and the League began preparations to se cure thf Impeachment of the officers. Late last night, however, after a long ses sion Mayor Reed and Police Commissioner Gregory signed an order notifying Chief of Police Hayes that hereafter all sa loons must be closed from midnight Sat urday to midnight Sunday, and Instruct ing him to arrest all violators of the closing ordinance. Commissioner Ward refused to sign the order. . O.... Cleared for Australia, ASTdRIA, May 3. The schooner Church- Ill cleared at the custom-house today with a cargo of 440, i6S feet of lumber and SLS0S feet of laths, valued at $7694. The Churchill was loaded at Knappton and goes to Freemantle, Australia. Italian Baric Ashore. FERDINANDA, Fla. May 3. The Italian barii Natalie Lultpo went ashore off Amelia Light last night The vessel is consigned to this port. She Is lying easy. )NDON, May S. At the annual meet- -of the Leyland Steamship Company lay, Chairman -iuiierman aeennea to ;Uss the sale or tne line to j. i. aior- f & Co. until a special meeting Is called take up the matter. Reviewing last vs business, Mr. Ellerman referred to Migressional discussion of the sub- Lbill as a -"period of some anxiety." lerican subsidy, he added, would be Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 3.-Salled at 8 A. M., steamer Elmore, for Tillamook; at 10:20 A. M., schooner R W. Bartlett,. for Alas ka; at 11:40 A. M., steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 3:40 P. M., British bark Port Carlisle. Con dTUOn of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth;. wlndt west; weather, clear. Hoquiam, Wash. Sailed Ma7 2 Steamer Orient, from Aberdeen for Ean Francis- Theatrical Company Quarantined. ST. PAUL, May 3. Dr. G. A. Rense, As sistant Health Commissioner, with a cor don of health officers, surrounded the Northern Pacific Coast train when it rolled into the Union Depot, this after noon, and 'detained all the. members of the Telephone Girl" company, who were passengers on the train from Butte. The party was turned back into one par, One of the young women of the company is detained at Butte with a supposed case of smallpox. Memorial to IngrersoU. CHICAGO, May 3. The building in Chi cago of a $100 000 temple to the memory of Robert Jngersoll In which the teachings of the orator and atheist shall b'e perpet uated,. Is the purpose' of the' Xneersoll Memorial Association, Incqrporated at Springfield, today. The projectors are Edward C. Reichwald, secretary of the American Secular Union and Free Thought Federation; Frederick Dahlstrom and Samuel Roberts. Louisville Providence . Milwaukee . St. Paul Buffalo .... Omaha Indianapolis Columbus, O. Youngstown, Savannah ... Denver Hartford .. . Richmond .. Memphis Washington Peoria Rochester . . New Haven Worcester .. Atlanta 1,578,000 Salt Lake City.... 2,781,000 apnngneia, Mass. Fort Worth Portland, Me. ... Portland, Or St Joseph "........ Loa Angeles Norfolk Syracuse , Des Moines .Nashville Wilmington, Del. Fall River , Scrantoii Grand Rapids .... Augusta, Ga Lowell Dayton, O Seattle Tacoma Spokane -. Sioux City New Bedford ...... Knoxville, Tenn... Topeka Birmingham Wichita Bingham ton Lexington, Ky. ... Jacksonville, Fla.. Toledo Galveston Houston Evansville Macon Helena .... Little Rock Jacksonville. 111... Bloomington Chester, Pa. Wheeling Colorado Springs. Springfield, III. ... 9,544,000 7,483,000 6,035,000 5.791.000 5,31,000 b.606,000 6,391,000 6,902,000 412.995 3,044,000 3,704,000 2,706,000 3,716,0C0 2.563.C00 3,059,000 2,516,030 2,028,000 1.535.C00 1,813,000 1.488,000 ' 2,372,000 1,425,010 1,992,000 '4.7S0.CCO 3,057,000 1.745.CO0 1,23,000 1,475,003 1,485,000 1,027.000 792,000 1,601,000 1.7S0.OD0 1,345,000 700,000 1,348,000 2,123,000 1,186,000 915,000 1,509.000 494,000 t 570,000 879,009 893.C00 573,000 334.000 489,000 241,000- 2,191,000 7.166,000 9,058 0 0 690,000 563,000 433,000 573,000 168,000 224,000 324,000 521.000 600.000 397,000 9.9 26-.2 7.4 6.6 Dec. 4.0 31.6 13.4 13.4 9.7 14.4 39.7 35.0 10i2 194.0 1.6 23.1 11.7 22.3 11.7 2S.9 23.7 15.6 5.1 2.2 21.3 18.3 13 1 59.5 13.9 3.6 3L4 10.2 61.4 COM 11.8 24.7 18-7 Iff2 14.0 1.4 81.9 13.1 16.7 17. V 'i'.9 29.5 ,5.8 '1.8 12.1 12.0 25.1 1.1 25.9 5.4 which has attracted money from the usual commercial channels and expanded clear ings to "unheard-of totals. "Warm, sunny weather Is helping retail trade in the cities, and is likewise af fording the farmers favorable opportu nity to complete cornplantlng. General business the country over must be classed as satisfactory. The Iron and steel trades, though reaching somewhat of a lull in the cruder form, continues to fur nish the best reports, while the textile Industries return the least favorable ac counts. "Wool Is quiet, mills buying only to fill immediate , wants. There is more move ment at the West and on the Pacific Coast, however. London prices are higher for finer merino grades arid lower for crossbreeds. "The crop situation at present is quite encouraging. Warm, sunny weather is helping corn and cotton, and wheat main tains a generally good condition, notwith standing reports of damage by insects In the Southwest. Grain-planting is almost finished In the Northwest, and liberal 'rains In California have helped the situa tion there. "Iron trade production naturally appears to be catching up with demands in the cruder forms. Bessemer pig iron is 25 'cents lower this week and sales have been made of Southern pig 30 oents below the asking price of some weeks ago. although Birmingham reports schedules adhered to. I Othfcr metals are quite steady, except a3 to tin, which Is slightly lower on the "week. "Wheat, Including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 5,100,763 bushels, against 4,282.129 bushels last -week. 4,537, 033 bushels In the corresponding week of 1900, 3,484,081 bushels In 1899 and 2,923.775 In 1S9S. From July 1 to date, this season's wheat exports are 176.916.23S bushels, against 166,035,602 bushels last season, and 201.19S.4q8 in 1898-99. "Failures for the week number 163 as compared with 214 last week. 173 in this week a year ago, 161 in 1899, and 240 In 1898. Canaian failures In April numbered 103, the same number as a year ago, but lia bilities aggregated only $790.4S5; a de crease of 20 per cent from 1900. Liquor Dealers' Beneficial Association. He continued: "I have brought with me only a sym pathetic heart of man for his friends. I do not like to sea you trodden down. I have spent many hours with saloon peo ple listening to their troubles and I know that their lives are hard. "When I go into a saloon and stay there for an hour and maybe take a glas3 of beer or wine, I come out as good a man as when I went In. I will not subscribe to temperance, for I like a glass of wine or beer mself. I would, if I could, go to the people who are against your business and tell them to go and see It before they condemn it It is as good and honorable as any other business, and the day will yet come when people will respect it." THE UNKNOWN NORTH. Minister Likes His Glass of Beer. BALTIMORE, May 3. "I left my rev erend title and my church coat hanging together on the back of a chair at home," declared Rev. A. F. Sterger, of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, when he stepped upon the platform to deliver an address on "Temperance" to the Retail One-Third of Caandn Is as Yet Un explored. WASHINGTON, May 3. The director of the Geological Survey of Canada In his last report makes the amazing- state ment that practically nothing Is known of one third of the Dominion. So states United States Consul Seyfert. at Strat ford, In a report to the State Department. It is shown hat more than 1,250,000 square miles of Canada territory is yet unexplored. This Includes the inhospit able detached Arctic portions, but aside from, these fully D54.C0O square miles are for all practical purposes entirely un known. The easterly area contains the greatest extent of unexplored territory. It comprises almost the entire interior of the Labrador Peninsula. The indications are, he says, that dur ing the next five years at least 5000 miles of new railroad will be completed through out the Dominion, most of which will run through the unexplored wilderness, as it is recognized- that railroads are essen tial to the opening up of this vast terri tory. The mineral wealth of this region is said to be undoubtedly Immense, while the dense forests of hardwood are ex pected to become a source of large profit. Bucket Shop's Answer. KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 3. The Chris tie Grain & Stock Company today filed an answer to the suit brought by the Chicago Board of Trade to restrain the company from using the complainant's quotations on the. ground that it Is a bucket shop. The defendant alleges that the Board of Trade does a similar busi ness to that of, the bucket shop- and asks the court to so find; it also prays the court to declare void the contract between the Board of Trade and the tele graph companies by which the. telegraph companies are given the exclusive right to send quotations to such persons as the Board of Trade shall dictate, making the claim that the quotations belong to the public and alleging that such contract is In violation of the Interstate commerce act and the pool and trust law of Missouri. Whisky Famine Pending. NEW YORK, May 3. The Herald says: - "There Is a pending whisky famine, wholesale dealers say. One large distill, ery and warehouse company In this city has practically cornered the market. With millions of gallons In Its cellars, a combination of producers is buying every available barrel remaining in tho market. Since the present production is limited by an iron-bound agreement the prevailing scarcity may advance prices without limit. As Indicative of the situ-, ation, a conversation Is reported between H. J. 31. Cardez, president of the Stan dard Distilling & Distributing Company, and Edison Bradley, president of the Ken tucky Distillers & Warehouse Company. Mr. Cardeza accused Mr. Bradley of hav ing bought up in the last month exery whisky holding in the market. This Mr. Bradley denied, referring to several Iota of 60 barrels each. Mr. Cardeza an swered that they were merely a drop in the bucket compared to the 20,000,000. gal lons that Mr. Bradley la said to control. There -will probably be a much greater production of whisky next Fall. But this will not be available until after it has aged for three years. Lutheran Missions. WASHINGTON May X At today's ses sion of the convention of the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, numer ous special committees made reports. The committee on general literature re ported that S3 new tracts and 14 new Illustrated leaflets were issued during the year. Rev. Dr. Barnltx, Western secretary of the Board of Home Missions, discussed the needs among the mission aries. t "I love the Spring-," enthusiastically cried the younsr poet. "For years I have -welcomed It with a aonff." "And In spite of that." added his friend, "you see It still returns reg ularly." Philadelphia Times. ' JHTBT, 4.5 21.4 18.0 4.5 30.2 ih'.h 49.0 29.5 1 lie X Kin To Ea A;R E 'M'A D E Lw"l T U iri ' Bond Purchases. WASHINGTON, May 3. Secretary Gage today bought $60,000 short term 4s, at $113.6123. Secretary Gage also-bought $S5, 000 short 4s at $113.6150, deliverable tomorrow. Tacoma 1,186,000 Totals, U. S $3,033,409,000 Outside JT. 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