The Olean Democrat from Olean, New York • Page 9

AN WEEKIA DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY APRIL 16, 1891. WEEKLY TUDK REVIEW, BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY NOT EXPANDING. A In Vlg ot Newrly felxth In a SliiRle MoiitU-- The Sickening to Temporary Ctmset-- The Coal Trudo Very Iri-ejjultir Business In Some Very t'ulr. NEW YOBK, April R. G.

Dun Co. 'a weekly rcviow of trade says: "It cannot lie umt the of the country is expanding when there is a decrease of nearly one-sixth i i i i a Biugle month in the output of pig iron. In nearly all quarter-, the admitted slackening of trade is attributed to merely temporary causes, but the state of the iron trade cannot be thus explained, and while it may at any time change for the better, it is at present an unfavorable symptom. "Another element which may prove of great, though temporary, importance is the decision of a gieat. body of miners to strike May 1 for eight hours -A day.

The rupture of the interstate conference of miners and operators, which has adjusted disputes for years, leads to the fear that a contest the work and livelihood of 500,000 people in six states may result. But the vary magnitude of the issue renders it the more likely that some adjustment may be reached, evt-n at the last moment. "The eastern coal trade is very irregular, buyers awaiting the effects of the Coxe interstate decision. Other industries show no material changes though the wool market ie more dull, and for fine domestic fleece weaker, and in woolen goods there is no changes. The boot and blioe trade is uncommonly dull, with prices tending rather downward.

"Reports from the various centres of trade are about the same as last week, but recognize the temporary slackening even more generally, while it is attributed mainly to bad weather and the state of country roads. Boston less free buying of boots and shoes. Leather is dull and hides easier. Philadelphia reports little call for cloth. wool, bu a fair demand for combing.

reports lower prices for iron products, but glass -us taiued with improving trade. At Clevelaud general trade is fairly active and ac Cincinnati machinery is very brisk. "At Chicago wheat, dressed beef and wool show considerable increase over last year, but sales of dry goods fall below those of last year, the first adverse report in that trade for many months, and clothing and shoe trades still showing gains. Business at Detroit is dull, at Milwaukee jtnd Kansas City only fair, and at St. Louis not very strong, but at St.

Paul spring trade has been very satisfactory, and at Omaha and Denver fair. At New- Orleans trade is quiet, at Memphis caution rules, but at tiavannah the prospect ia bright, and there is improvement at Jacksonfille. "Speeulatioa in breadstuffs halts, though is a fraction higher, at $1.17, in spite of facts showing that a surplus of over 50,000,000 bushels still araila- ble for export, while crop prospects are exceedingly bright. Corn is three-quarters lower, but oats half a cent higher; pork 23 cents higner, but lard and hogs a lower. In general the speculative markets are rather inert, and the general average of prices is now 2 per cent, lower than it was two weeks ago.

"The returns of foreign trade for March appears to indicate an excess of about 17,000,000 exports over imports, but the exports cannot be expected to enlarge from this time forward- The money market here is quite undisturbed, though at all eastern markets here is more than usual disposition to loan on call rather than on time, and at Boston there is considerable stringency. Philadelphia and Pittsburg are easy, but at Cleveland there is some pressure; Cincinnati is a little close, and at Chicago there is good demand at 6 per cent. At other western points generally the money markets are comparatively easy, and at the South not materially changed. "Business failures for the last seren days number for the United States 211 and for Canada 32, or a total of 243, as compared with a total of 243 last week, and 236 the week pi evious to the last. For the corresponding week last year the figures were 209, representing 176 failures in the United bt.ates, and 33 in the Dominion of Canada." THE GREAT SHOWMAN'S WiLL.

It Rend Immediately After Bit Fttneral Yesterday. BRIDGEPORT. April 1L--The will of the late P. T. Barn urn was read at Marranna immediately after the funeral yesterday.

The wealth of the great showman is estimated, at over $5,000,000. The will is a voluminous document and the occupied two and one half hours. first will was written in 1582, since time eight codicils have been added to it. By the first will he left to bis Kancy annuity of 10,000, with the life of his property, and the free rent for one year of the home thej occupied at the time of bis death. By a codicil dated July 26, JS90, be bequeaths bis wife 1100,000 absolutely, and annuity.

To tbe First Universalist church -of this city he leaTes 115,000. Also to tbe church annually after bis decease for A period of five years. By a codicil dated May Si, JSt9. he to Caroline C. Thompson of New York, danghier of Julian Ciark and Helen Barnura Rinneil, Jhis daughter.

To Clinton H. -Seeley, nis 134,003. In the same be states that be has no male heir named Baruum and provides that if Clinton H- Seeley will change his name to Clint-fin Barnum Seelcy tie vriil gire him absolutely. ADO: her codicil made later provides that contract between Barnum and Bailey, concerning: toe great show, siiail le enforced and 3 per of his share in the show is given to Clinton Bnrnum Seeley, providing he devote sufficient time to the show to carry it successfully on. After this sum reaches $10,000 per year the balance goes to the estate.

Nathan Sceley, his is given $80,000, but he that, if creditors can take any of this away from him the is to go Mr, Seeley's children. His physicians, valets and servants are all remembered with smKll sums. To Mrs. Buchetelle Denver, gives acres of valuable i in thai city. I'o Treasurer he 2 per cent, of the of the show, and to his private secretary, Ji.

T. and his real estate agent, C. Roih we 11, $5,000 each. The residuary estate, after payment of the is divided among bin children and grandchildren. To college be bequeaths $40,000.

TW will for num- eroui religious and churl (i le in Hiuns from to each. Tbe will providi-. that if any IWIMODH mentioned in tlio will protiwt uguiutb the proba'e of tint i tbrlr are sot UK de. The cwlicile. dated March 3), IfcUl, provide-that executors hliail complete the new Historical and Scientilic society i i in this cir.v, the same to cos! i i a 1).

IlinckH of the City Havings bank and Fish of the great are named an executors to servo i bonds. FIFTY YEARS OLD YESTERDAY. The York Fiftieth Annl- Celebrated. NKW YOKK, April waa tbe fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the the New York Tribune and the event wax fittiiiKiy celebrated by a jubilee at the Metropolitan opera hou.se. The vimt edifice was well filled and a worthy of the occasion was rendered.

Addresses were made by William McKinley, Chauncey M. Depew, Charles A. Dana. Ro-well G. Horr and George William Curtis an original poem was read by Edmund Clarence Stedman, and an orchestra of fifty pieces, under the direction of Walter Damroich, played six pieced by American composers.

Among those present wejre Vic" President Morton, Senators Merrill, Hawley, Hiscock and Plumb, Representatives Be 1 den and Stivers, Governor Bnlkley, Postmaster Van Cott, Collector Erhardt, State Senators Stewart and Vedder, Murat Halstead. Gen. Seward, ex-Judge Noah Davis, Miss Gabriel Greely and many prominent business men. Letters of regret were read from a legion of prominent men. HE DIDN'T THE REWARD.

But Will Probably Get Imprisonment Instead. ROCHESTER, April train No. 12 on the New York Central road was flagged a few west of this city. The engineer stopped the train and found that a number of ties had been placed across tbe tracks that would have derailed the train had it not been flagged, and would undoubtedly have caused great loss of life. The man, who has the appearance of farmer, said he was walking along the track when he discovered the obstruction and flagged the train.

He went on to Rochester with the conductor and was the hero of the hour, the pa-sengers believing they owed their lives to him. On the arrival of the train at Rochester the statements of the mnn became very contradictory and some sharp questioning on the part of the railroad officials and detectives involved his story in a mass of lies. He was taken to the freezer, where he confessed that he had placed the ties on the track himself in the hope of obtaining a reward by flagging the train and averting disaster. He gave the name of James Prentice, Batavia. Mrs.

Hawkins' Body Fonnd. ROCHESTER, April special from Corning, 1 to the Herald says: The body of Mrs. Hawkins, the aged colored woman who disappeared from her home last fall, was found about four o'clock yesterday afternoon at the top of the hillside one mile south of the city, near Beck's slaughterhouse. The discovery was made by a man who was walking in the woods. The body was lyinsc on one side.

The crows had picked the flesh from one side of the face and the back of her hands, and it presented a ghastly sight. Mrs. Hawkins undoubtedly wandered to this place on the night she left home and went to sleep and was frozen to death. A Knitting Factory Burned. TJTICA, X.

April Hamilton knitting mill near Clinton was burned about 4 o'clock Saturday morning. The mill employed a day force of thirty. Children's underwear was manufactured. The origin of the fire is not known. It occurred in one of the work rooms that was filled with cotton fibre and dust, which is almost as inflammable as gunpowder.

A spark from the machinery caused by grit in the cotton most have ignited this material, for in an instant the whole interior was in flames. A larue belt running the machinery conveyed the fire to the room below and thus the whole building was on fire before the inmates realized what had taken place. TWO MILLIONS IN ASHES. CHICAGO AGAIN VISITED BY A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Terribly Mangled.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Is. April remains of a man were found strewn along the Central track at the Erie street crossing. It was tbe most horrible ever seen here. For thirty or forty feet on and along the of tbe track there were pieces of fiVsh and insides. It appeared to be the body of a man about 35 years of age, dark complexion, plainly dressed.

He is supposed to have been a passenger and to have jumped from the train. It is believed his name is Calbail and that be resides somewhere in Illinois. at Rochester. ROCHESTER, K. April 13 --Postmaster Reynolds and his subordinates had a housewarming in their eleeant new quarters in the new federal building Saturday evening.

The affair was a complete surprise to the employes. They were all notified by the postmaster to be at the office at 9 o'clock and nil Were promptly on hand. A space in the rear portion of the office bad been cleared and the tables were spread there with covers for forsy persons. Everylody connected with r.he office was present from the postmaster down to the special delivery boys. Fatal Accident at BATAVIA, April Albert Thomas, tbe 14-year-old son of Mr.

and 5rs. Wj liam Thomas of Vine street, met with a and horrible death shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afiernoon. He was attempting to jump on a westbound freight train on the Central railroad near Jne overhead of ih-- Erie railroad a short distance outside the villijtre Hsnit-, when he lot his hold and fell V-neath the wheels. Death was probably in-stanianeous. Two of the ROOIKSTER.

N. April Th- GT- m-m-Am r.can bank has received more the s.purinu'' which corning to Rochester fr ri pans of the country for si.e i-it f- In each instance ibe checks are in I be The. pnr- ort Jo irn.v; rf the i i i of Commerce." Xo -nrii nk tver ex- Jfte'1 hi cnv. The evidently UK a wire master ha', i. Hulf Ulwk on Kaoh of Wctt lull-ion Struct, HeUvneii Union Bnd tit Klre 1'aiiiu In Koltl i A Blnsenin and Scvel.ll IVople Arc Injured.

CHICAGO, of the fiercest and most disastrous res the CMcayo department ha 1 fought fnr many years swept through West Madison stieetyes- teiday afternoon. The big Smyth building that extends from Union half to Ilalsteaclstreet was destroyed and i it the contents of John M. Smyth i house, the largest retail establishment in the -world. All that is left of Kohl Middleton's West Side museum is a heap of bricks and charred timbers. On the north side of Madison street, from Union street to the Haymarket theatre block, live buildings were destroyed.

Three of them tumbled down before the maelstrom of fire and at one time the roof and a portion of the front of the theatre was burning so fiercely that everybody thought it would share the fate of its neighbors, but the firemen managed to save the structure, but in a seriously damaged condition. The total loss is estimated at between and $2,000,000. John M. Sniyrhe Co. alone lose nearly An extraordinary feature of the conflagration was the lack -of fatatities.

One man, Alexander Grant, had his leg broken and bis skull fractured by falling from the (supporting beam of an electric light in front of the museum. A fireman was injured by a flying piece of mortar, and two or three spectators who got under the danger lines were hurt, but none of them so seriously that rhey were unable to aro home unaided. The fire originated in the wagon of John M. Stnythe Co. directly in the rear of tbe museum.

Five hundred persons were ia the lower part of the museum when the flames burst out in the rear of ttie stage. Some one in the audience saw the smoke creeping out through the scenes and the alarm was given. A rush was made for the doors and those who sat nearest the stage panic stricken. Half of the audience was of women and children, and they occupied the seats in front. The flames caught hold of the light, inflammable scenery, and soon made short work of it.

Smoke filled the hall while the people were struggling to get out, and tongues of flame leaped from one side of the narrow stage to the other. Many of the women fainted or were overcome by the smoke and had to be carried out. William Alexander, the doorkeeper, was standing at the entrance when those wno were in the rear of the bouse came rushing out. The doors were torn from their hinges by the crowds that surged against them. The doorkeeper sprang inside the entrance and kept the people from tramping on.

each other in their eagerness to escape. In less than sixty seconds the hall was emptied, but the audience got out none too soon, for the flames had already taken hold of the chairs in front. By this time Smyths big building clear down to Union street was ablaze. The flames ran through the inflammable stock like a whirlwind, bursting through the roof and the front windows and leaping clear across the street until they touched the buildings there. The northwest corner of Madison and Union streets, occupied by Wilfred Pets as a wall paper house was the next one to catch fire.

The three-story structure next door, the lower floor of which was occupied byBarr Bros, as a bats; ore, was slowly crumbling under the influence of the heat. The other buildings, including the comparatively new one of six stories which was known as La Barges Recess, clear to the east line of the Haymarket, were on fire. Men and women were tumbling through their open doors and windows running for their lives. Some of them barely escaped, 1,000 persons were assembled iu the Haymarket theater waiting for the matinee performance, but they were dismissed at once througn the alley way leading to Union street in good order and without the slightest evidence of a panic. Every engine that could be placed within 6JO feet of the fire was called out and put to work.

Pipemen were distributed all over the neigh borhood in the alleys and streets, on house tops and even in threatened buildings where they were held iu readiness to tight the fire the moment it appeared. Fresh relays of men were sent down the fiery gauntlet- in street, where despite the heat and the wavering walls which rocked and totiered above their heads, tuey poured water into the burning buildings in torrents. They stayed there until Inspector Shay ordered them to retreat, and as they slowly retired the museum front went down with a terrific roar when the interior of the building fell After the burned buildings had gone to pieces tbe firemen concentrated their to the Haymarket theatre building, which was afire in half a dozen piaces, and succeeded in saving ir, but in a badly damaged condition. With the Haymarket safe, there was Jittle for the firemen to do but direct their streams ayainst the blazing piles, and thev continued to do this until the last vestige of fire had disappeared. Hnnc Himself in i Barn.

BATAVIA, N. April D. Gris- woM of Tracy nlacewas found dead in his barn o'clock yesterday morning, bav- in committ'i suicide by banning himself 10 a beam. He for the barn lffore breakfast to feed the horses, but Io ATI hour afterwards Uie dead body was dij-covsretl by his wife, 'w called ex-Mayor Gf orge Burt, who cut ibe body down. A coroner's jury was and an in- held.

A St. of temporary insanity is- attributed is the causa. ValnaWe I.iv,- Burnt-d. CALKi.f,\7A. X.

April large i AIcNs two sou'h of ijrne5 ground i its con enx, 'iead tnree -ev-ra! ua.c, other 13.000. In.o.jT-ancc incendiary cr-g n. Aprii i i cabinet hurt by American comment OT thf hnlian difficulty, and that there is q-iently .1 revnlf- on of feeling in far -r oi aggressive is smd i a Humbert has received from the rf nn I alian ij-er ii America puka.ce of sjers ridiculing his majesty, and the power and dignity of Italy. One picture in particular, repre-enung tbe a monkey, gave great offene. blood is again boiling and th ng startling is anticipated witniu a few days.

A MUitJLMiUJUS ASSAULT, PATRICK MURRAY FATALLY STADSED AT SYRACUSE. Jllosim F. Walker, tin Colored 1'lnycr, In Fit of Bluria.r'w Capture WuK.er and Turn i to the Officers, Who Him Safely in Jail. April 10. --Patrick Murray, a /iii.don, was murderously as-attHed yesterday a by Moses If.

Walker, the noted colored ball player who caught for the chanviion Newark team in 1887, and for the Syracuse Stars in 18S8 and 18S9. Murray, with two or three companions, was standing on a street corner when Walker, who was under the influence of iiquor, came "What are you walking the streets asked Murray. "Why are you not at work?" Walker flew into and, drawing a knife, stabbed the questioner in the stomach and then ran away. Two of Murray's companions followed and captured Walker, holding him until the arrival of an officer. When locked up Walker fell into a drunken stupor.

Murray's wound is fatal. Walker before going to Newark had been admitted to the bar in Toledo. Since he quit he has been in the railway mail service and has been running between this city and New York. O'Malley Arraigned. ORLEANS, April -was arraigned in court yesterday on three indictments against him for perjury, conspiracy to induce perjury and being accessory to the attempted bribery of a tales juror.

He pleaded not guilty to each of the charsres and was released on bail. Thomas McCryptal and John both of whom vtere alleged to have been in O'Malley's employ and who are under indictments for attempting to briba tales jurors in the Hennessey case, were arraigned on the charges yesterday. They pleaded mt sruilty and were sent to jail in default of bail. Fell Thirty Feet. BUFFALO, April great deal of excitement was caused on the Terrace at 11 o'clock yesterday.

A scaffold on which Michael Hearn was working gave way, throwing? him to the ground, a distance of thirty feet. He was seriously injured and was removed to the Fitch hospital in the ambulance. Hearn died at tbe hospital at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fire at Rochester. 7 April 10:45 last evening fire was discovered in a car containing the theatrical goods of Lewis Morrison's company, which has been playing ITau-t at the Lyce'im theatre.

The were damaged to tLe uxient of about which is partly covered by insurance. Fatnl "Wreck on tlie Canada Southern BUFFALO, April freight train on the Canada Southern broke in two early yesterday morning on a hill one mile east Df B'letcber station, Ont. The two sections collided at the bottom of the grade with terrific force, piling merchandise- laden cars thirty feet high. One brakeman was killed and two injured. Traffic was delayed six hours.

Children Cry for "Seeing is Believing." A complicated lamp is a wicked thing, for iiofisa provokes to profanity. There are three pieces only in a RochesterLamp. Could anything be more simple And it is absolutely safe and unbreakable; its light, moreover, is the finest in the soft as twilight, genial sis love, and brilliant as the morning I Insist upon seeing the stamp of the The Rochester," and ask for the written guarantee. If the lamp- dealer has not the genuine Rochester sod the style you want, send to us for illustrated price list, and we will send you (boxed) any lanip safely by express. JtOCHKSTER LAMP CO.

Pmrk Place, New Vorit. Xamtfaetvrtrs. and sole of Rochester Itot- ThtLarycsl Laxzj iore ia the World, SPONGE? SHINE your WOLFF'S ACME BLACKING ONCE A WEEK! dars wash them clean with SPONGE AND WATER. Housewife Counting Carriass Ov.Tjer EVERY JhKfty Mechanic EVERY Bodj ab'e to hold a brush SHOULD usa IK-1 WILL mrurt a. 'cw FUH MTHIM CLASS AUD CHIIAWARC Wiu.

TOUR OLC WOLFF RANDOLPH, MjpWft. This grand old trading ctand with its record of 33 successive years of trade has, ever since its inception, contained the quality ol Dress Goods it holds to- dav. rlnient Stands Unrivaled in Western New York, All that money, style, labor, experience and good taste could do to make it an ideal dress department has been done. We offer you a variety of such beautiful fabrics as Lansdowns, India Silks, Shanghai Figured Silk, Fancy Surah, Striped, Plain and Dotted Grendines, Laces Mousseline De Loie, Crepe D'Chene in colors, Bedford Cords English and German Diagonals, Indian Camels Hair, Priestlejs Half Mouring Grays. Saxon Merino, Henriettas, Broadclothg, Angora Suitings, Fine Wool Challies, China Silks, and a line ol Exclusive Pattern Dresses that we know will average us with like lines in any city house.

We show Trimmings in all the latest designs to match all of our dress goods. Do not make the buying until you have been through our department. If we have net your account and you prefer to buy where it is placed, come in and get posted anyway. We'll do you good by showing what is the latest. Do not get the idea that you must pay a higher price to keep in style.

It is a false one 25c, 50c, 75c a $1 a yard represents equally as stylish goods as the higher prices. (PATEKT PEKDIHO.) CROSS-SECTIOX TOEJ OF" ORK SOLE TURN'ED SHOE. BREWSTEB SHOE Sole HariirfadBrers, N. BELL BROS. OLE AN, NEWSPAPER!.