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DECATUR MORNING REVIEW VOL. XIII. NO. 43 DECATUR, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MORNING.

FEBRUARY 1891. 10 CENTS A WEEK Those who cannot meet their daily expenses and buy their usual high price shoes should keep in mind that during February POWERS is closing out all his winter boots and shoes at cost and many at less than cost. The high grade shoes that we sell do not come in competition with the common shoe sold in Decatur. UKIWlUJNjl M. A Most Frightful Disaster at Jeansville, Pa.

EIGHTEEN MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES. While Two Miners Were Bnrlef a Bale la Their Urlll Breaks Into ao Ol.l Which WM Full at Water --Bat r'ew of tbe Men la tbe lllne cane--Heart rend lug SC.B.. at tbe Mouth of the Slope--Other UUastem. HAZLKTOS, Feb. men watery graves mark, the result of ths most mine horror that has ever occurred in this region.

Jeaasvllle, ths mining village of J. c. Hayden Co. two miles across the mountains frpni this place, Is the sceoe of the disaster which lias resulted in such loss of lite and brought desolation and anguish to no many hoiuen. At I I o'clock Wednesday morning, i Charles Boyle aud Patrick of Levistou, wens engaged in drilling a i their chamber iu the 'ower i ut No 1 slope, they broke into old No.

slope, that has been idle for five years and had Iteeu flooded to the inoutb with water. William tiristin, a driver, was at the bottom of the slope wheu ha felt the wtud coining and cried out: "Boy-, for Coil's sake, run for your lives or i lie drowned at the Slope. The of ihe disaster created the wildest fcrtieniHit and the mouth- of the slope was soon thronged with people, frautu: iu i efforts to obtain information of the i a of the mine When all the men esrHjied reached the surface and it was i who the lost were the and in less than half an hundreds of uien, women and children gathered around the slope and the I Le scenes of that ensued can nut lie depleted A was got In working order in a short lime, aud every stroke wan lied anxiously by the onlookers, who seemed to count the throbs of the i engine ns it forced the gallons of hluck ami sulphurous water from the of lip huge column pipes at the. entrance of hlope A Urge duplex Cameron aKo in working order by 7 o'clock ednesday night and every i a i.5i«J gallons from the slope where the men are- entombed. Hayden ft Co.

i the water out as rapidly as placed in can do the work Him i a is a quea ttou, since tio i i u1eH of the volume of vtatei he i i i i stor ol One li r.traped. Mr. Huslin, one ot the miuersat Che bottom I he was lux at the bottom of the i-lupe for a trip to coruemii 1 lieurd a louil noise and 1 a trip. -Then a learful blast of came and knocked me dmvu 1 eried out to -lumen i I i Then the wind blew bis light out H- "int.leiih iis it ilul mine. I tried to i lui luit stumbled and fell.

Tlieu aud John Seems came i out Neeras' lamp was i HIM I through the aid ot NeeuW light we uot to the slope. The water came pouring after us as we ran. We got to the slope and the light went out. We i lumber -d up as fast as we could, nod the w.iler came rushing after Hi, rising ter.v quickly, la Hve mimites tbe water ro-e yards to the mouth of. the i i i of which is eighty- three degrees.

The I.Ut of VI, lluik. The lost are: Lawrence Rtvrt, married, eight children. James Griffiths, married, one child. Kilwm-d Gallagher, married, two chlldi-i-n: Ward, married, eight chllduMi: Harry Hull, married, seveu hildreo. Joseph Matskowltcb, married, four i i i Barney McC'loskey, single; 'ut nek Keilv, single; Wiasto, single.

i i Hungarian' John Heruo; Tom mairleil, one child; Tom nurrjed, i children; Joe A-tro. single; H'Hco Krinko, slngler i i i i i i i i Mrifilt-; John Boyle, sin gle: amne! I i I In- Klver Mine r'lre. I I I oto Krb special from Newcastle -jus: No lives were lost in Monday i a i explosion. Wednesday the up. if is now thought that the lire i In- -mothered out In a few week- Ti.e report a of families ll-emy irom the Newcastle mountains berit.is- the mountains wtw on is lire confined to the coal unite.

auH i lo." will be small ii-tliui ol Mine SIU.MOKIV, 1'n rVli Piles- WHO. a miner, was i and two Huo- were so tadly injured a they will die, by an explosion of ponder at Neilson collien Wednesday A SIXTY-FOOT PLUNGE. Accident I i I'ai'tUt Nine JVi-ttonii i I'eb. 5. A little be-fore uoon Wednesday ho sleeping car nu the through tvet-hnntjit on thti Cauadiau Pa- clfti- troiu the track bya broken aile in the lorward about U0 caM .1 ireslle l.ri«lue, neur on the Lake seci lou of tlw road.

a i liatr acro-s the hridgs, tearing ao-1 wtvs t'len Uiteil iln- and fell i or feet to the tuviuxl There were eleven in the Bleeping car, uearly all ot whom ueiv i less injured, but only four Some of the car ivc-re loi-tnua'-ely in dining c.u nt the i escnptul in- of Wotiiiaeri. Tbe injuied persons ure: Mantou, of Winnipeg, Stfi-iouniy ahout tbe body; T. S. Huuinson, let bioken; Dr. injured i i the body uuJ head cut, not -erifnisl) r.

ICno and F. B. MoNaine. cut alwut the ht.nl slightly; Mm. Dr.

Toiieuce injured about the right should, uml Imclc. Hig ginbotharn, cut abo'ti the aud baalt Injured; E. .1. i i cut about the bead, aud right let; inj i ii. W.

Smith, bruised ami cut, not serious; Miss Mary Heilmond ami Hleuping car porter entirely escaped Injury, i i not thought that any of the injuries are fatal. A surgeon was on the ground very soon after accident and another was sent from Port Arthur. Every care to being taken of tbe injured passengers Killed bj a UrIp-Car. KAXSAK CITY, Mo Feb. Elmer Clark, superintendent of the Kansas City Cable Railroad company, was nip down.

aud killed by a grip-oar at the Woodward aause Wsdassdav. ma stanomg in Iroat ot a wmce. started to move slowly. Some at- Umpted to set the brake, but by mistake took hold of the grip lever and tightened the grip on the cable. Tbe car bounded forward and struck Clark on ths head, instantly killing him.

Killed la a Bath Tub. KALAMAZOO. Mich Feb. management of the Michigan Insane asylum which tbe legislature is about to investigate, will have to eiplaiu a death which occurred there Wednesday night. Mrs.

Jennie Barth, a raving maniac, whom It has been necessary to bathe frequently, was given her usual bath Wednesday niglu. After it was over in some unaccountable manner a stream of hot watei was turned on aud enveloped the uufortn Date maniac. The attendants were unable to get her out and she was frightfully scalded, dyiug shortly after from the ef Cremated. BOSTON, Feb. Hagelow Berusteio'i stable in the rear of ISO and 1ST Hanovel street was burned Thursday morning, gether with sixty-nre horses, four henlica, and a large amount of hay, grain, etc.

The total loss is between tJO.OOn and OOJ. There are rumors of incendiarism. PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATES. Speech of Baniuel W. Allerton Before the Veteran Tulon League.

CHICAGO, Feb. the flrel words uttered by Samuel W. Allertou, who delivered au address before the Veteran Union league, iu Grand Army hall Wednesday uiglit, were received with a shaking of heads aud a muttered word ot two on the pai of the members of the stauuch Republican organization. Only courtesy the speaker prevented an open demonstration of disapproval. This was what Mr.

Allerton said: "Not mauy years ago I bad an oppor- i to judge the character of the sol (tier. I was iu old Virginia and there met Confederate and Vuiou soldierc, and heard them converse together like old friends, talking over the old battlellelds, telling how they had exchanged coffee for tobacco, showing that they had tbe spirit of humanity in and a feeling of friendship, yet standing ready always to do their duty, even to the sacrifice of their lives Return Cood for K.ll. 'When Goo. surrendered to that grand old silent commander, who waa aa brave a lion and flrm as a rock, he was received more like a brother than an enemy. When our leader turned and said to tbe Confederate soldiers, 'Go home with vour boraeo, cultivate your farms, improve the condition of the he said words that will live In history and generations to come, and always will teud to soften men's hearts.

Return good for evil! If 1 had my way I would pension every old Confederate soldier, and win every mau aud woman in the south to a devoted love of the old Stars and Stripes, emblem of liberty, equality and justice, so that both the uorch aud the south, the east and the west, might live in harmony and peace for generations to come." Mr. Allertou appe ned to know that thit posit lou on the pensioning of the rebels would not me--t i approval, but with tbe rest of his speech the. stanchest old Uniou soldier present could nnd no fault. HOW PETITIONS ARE SIGNED. The Prartlcul Joke on a Writ Virginia Hoait Surveyor.

WHKKUNO, W. Feb. county court of Preston county was astonished the other day when James Carroll, a prominent, although illiterate farmer, presented a petitiou, signed by his acquaintances aud friends, praying that he bo banged and that the court speedily appoint a day fot the event. It turned out after un invextigatiou that Carroll was a road auddeHired to resign, He asked Dr. A.

Cox to draw a paper to that effect Cox Is a wag, and knowing a Carroll could not read drew a petition asking a he be hanged, and waited curiously to bow many people would smn il i i what they were doing. Ahout signed the papet without re.ill; UK it The reuiamdei "caught on" mid allowed the paper to go its roiuirtn. Queer Cuiiae of Suicide. CHK'Aiio, Feb. llrloka, iug in the rear of his aaloou at the coraei of Hal-led nnd Uecs streets, killed himnell i ly s-mUlu a bullet through bis temple ar about o'clock Wednesday afternoon l.euuuse he couldn't make beer work.

Bricks had the fixed Keverul times in the last three days, but it lieer. Bricka was in a rage Leaving his wife in charge at the bar, )ie wviit h.tck tuto a bedroom at the rear of the house, aui, lying down on tbe bed, drew a revolver, placed It to bis temple and bullet through heart. Some More of'l'hat Mob POPLAR BIITK. Mo, Feb. night a mob nf masked uieu went, to a house on the i i of this place and took John Mooro, colored, to the woods.

Tying a rope around his neck, they hung him to the limb of a tree He was drawu up several times iu au effort to extort a couies-lou as to the wherenlKMits ol (tome atoleu property. Moore protested innocence, ami mob dually released him Ho could uot identify any of the party. Crew Hait to UiKtle. BAI.TIMOUK, 1-vu. 5 -While lying at hei docks LOCUM Hoiut early Wednesday the Kriti-h -t-iuidhip In thirty-two nf The accident bvlicTed to It.itv i due to leakage in the engine room, of which there was evidence ut i.iidnixhi.

The crew were in their berths Imt were awakened by tbe roar of water, and escaped The ve-Kt'l i p.u'lly loaded foi Glasgow Tile loss ill t- almut 130,000. In A A I Wis Feb. logon's house Imrned last week in a way to suggest luccu.iiHrisrn. The company Iu which it was iii-ured bas oAereJ a re ward for the. rtriext ot parties frho set house on flre Meanwhile Robinson has recelvf-d letter signed "White-Caps," ordering him to leave towc within days on ppnalty ot being whipped, turrecl.

and fetitbere1. The Clilllau Revolt on IU Last LOKPOX, Feb. Ay ret, advloas are uofavurabU tq tbe Chilian insargenta. They bavs beeu obliged to abandon La Serena and Coq ill bo, and Iqulque harbor is reopened. Valparalno remains In a state of siege, which tbe government will within three days, should the tall (0 rstura to tbe attack.

Experience of the Fishermen Adrift on the Ice. TALES TOLO OF THE FEARFUL PERIL. A Lone; Jump for Saletjr That Oue Men Couldn't Cover and Got CoM Bath-- on a Kloe In a Suow of a Another Party A Might of Denpalr Followed by (jood Luck in the Morning--KeJolttloB at Uueivllle. BAK CITV. Feb.

noon yesterday all of the fishermen except two had beeu heard from, and these two. it is thought, hare gone ashore ou the Charity Islands. Albert Pratt, Jake Coon, and a Frenchman run out of provisions Monday aud started that night for K-wexville to lay iu a uew stock. They became lost in the snowstorm aud wandered about all night, to find in the morning that they were cut off froui shore by water, the gap then being fourteen feet wide. The uieu i-udeavored U) jump it, and Pratt and Cooti succeeded, but their companion jumped short and went into the bay.

He was rescued by means of a fish spear. itrjolcliii; Over Saved. Mot-t o( the men imperiled lived in Es sexvilie, and there wan great rejoicing there when the hardy men--who it was feared had doomed lo death--returned tu straggling groups. Reports were also received that all of tho missing villagers were sale with the biugle exception of Irwin Felker. The tlshiM-tueu who returned tell i i stories of the suffering and aud hardship endured outlay night while afloat ou Sagiuaw bay.

The three men mentioned in tho foregoiug paragraph left their shanties, which were eight miles out, about o'clock and started at a brisk pace to walk to Esserville. Shortly after starting the wind, which had been blowing from the uortb, veered and blew from the south. A Fearfully Trip. Increasing its force every minute, at 6:30, when the men were Mill some distance from shore, it was blowing a gale. To make matters worse, it began to snow very heavily, and tbu men at one time thought they were lost.

They found the road, however, aud were pushing forward, half running and half walking, wheu their ears were startled by a succession of boom Ing report" like the firing of cannon. The noise could lie heard all along toe bay shore on either side of tueni It was known that the maiu hotly of ice had broken away from the shore ice, and would soon be moving out into the Bay faster than a ruan could They weathered all the difficulties, aud were saved as recorded about at Other Men. Oue of the. other fishermen who returned gave thii accouut of that fearful night: Most of the men iu the settlement ou the ice had finished their day's work and "Fere enjoy tun their evening juaal. All the ushermen noticed that the wind bad changed to what is known to them as "unlucky blow-lug from the south- west--uud they were a little uneasy.

But then they thought it would stop at daylight and everything would be all right. The wind increased to such violence, however, that some of men who were farthest out formed a party of about fifty aud started to walk to land. Those who were near the shore were made aware the danger first. The oi Coming Dancer. About7 o'clock they heard the succession of reports previously alluded to.

The booming of the Ice was at once teirlfylng aud graud, although there was not a man who did mil know what the bellowing nound meant A report would be heard the ictt started to break, and then conlJ distinguished tbe grinding, tearing and cracking along lae shore for To make matters worse ths wind wrts dismally howling along the ice, and tbe snow biiudiug. One common Impulse soon drove this company of men together, and tlie Htiuled lor the shore. As they were uot so lar out as the others they Boon arrived at the place where the ice was broken. Hut they weie horrified to see chasm of water at least, thirty feet wide, over which it was impossible to crous. Met Some Mure I'lilortunaien.

About 111 o'clock a i i they found auotlu-r Kttiig of men who had come from the middle ot the fishing grounds. The two gangi then united, nud ouce more started to search for a place to cross. After waudering up and dowu lor about gave up despair, aud, retiring from the edge of the ice floe, they decided lo a i i morning. Tne men who had beeu along ige reported that as far as the eye roll Id penetrate the darkness notulug was discernible, but the boiling, seethiutf water. The floe on which the meu were stand- lug koon to iireak around the edges from the force of the uavcs, and the men were conijwUeil to keep Acting farther and farther townnl the cent of ilie orniu- Mian floe Dayliirlil ut lust, and with it the ripint- 01 NIK c.isiaways rose, for then Ibcie was a prosjK-rl o.

getting ashore. On all as the eye could reach was M.I i i i but tumbling waves. ulu-r a i i however, ths wind changed, commx directly from the west. tu the IWIuomn Suartt. Thiu wu- jusi wii.ti the men wanted, aud three hours Hie Hoe drifted iu to shore.

The men then landed, sjtue getting ashore at a pl.u..- as It.x Creek, aud others geit.un oil i 1'oini All were i i and exhaustion. Almost i ol i Ushermen have now leact.eil home 1'nere were nearly IOC shauties r.n i ice. Most of these were occupied b) i wo or three men, Two good burn- ihree horses were left on the strike on Tau. ScomiALr. Feb the coke region is agitated over the probable lock out and strike uext Tuesday Tha miners will uot agree 10 the reduction of 10 per caut.

which the operators iusist upon. coke icgiou leaden are arousing the in i There a possibility ol i conference. Ooks operators 'preparing to draw their ovens. Su'iie men are employed llii) oveiiw usiuea. Atllumie Men U'cre on RALBICII, Feb.

resolution offered in tbe senate yesterday to in- (truot senators and rspreseutatives la ccn gMM to vote against tbs measure psndiDg (ksm to allow senators to be sleotad by tha people, was defeated br MICHIGAN SALT MEN. A Meetlnf to Dlsruns Their luteresli Held at EAST SAOINAW, Feb i--A meeting of the salt manufacturers of Michigan was held here Wednesday the purpow of taking action In regard to tbe deter miuatlou of members of the Michigan Salt association to allow the organization to expire by limitation March 31,1891. The formation of a gigantic stock company, it was urged, was not practicable, aud to allow Individual manufacturers to operate in theTuaikets of the country without restraint was only fostering ruinous tition. So in the opinion of a majority present nothing better than to reorganize the Michigan Salt association tinder cer igtn new conditions could be done. Finally a resolution binding those present to reorganize and become members of the Michigan Salt association in case 9j pel cent, of the manufacturers of the state could be induced to enter tha fold was adopted.

at a Banquet. LONDON, Feb. sensational accident Is reported from Cardiff, Wales. The Marquis of Bute, who is mayor of. Car diff, aud who is also one of tbe richest property owners of tliat city and vicinity, gave a graud banquet to celebrate the opening of the steel works, just founded there.

An electric lamp burnt during tbe banquet aud ignited the costly decorations, (jreat consternation followed, aa the flre could uot be prevented from spreading. The 400 guest-s succeeded Ut making their escape, his loidship behaving i much coolness and courage. Tbe fire was subdued after the hall had been partly destroyed and the banquet, of course, wax abandoned Thirty fishermen who were workiug on the ice of the Baltic tea, neat the village of Rlendorf, Wednesday, were driven out to sea by the sudden breaking up of the lee along the coast. The villagers signaled them with fog horns, and with extreme difficulty succeeded Iu rescuing them. Dangerous counterfeit bills are in circulation iu St.

Louis. John Welch of the firm of Welch Baker, slate roofers, of Fort Wayne, was fatally stabbed while quarreliug with his son Charley, the latter accidentally Inflicting the wound in trying to wrest a knife from his father. Tbe company digging a ship caual from Manchenter, Knghtnd, to tbe sea Is short of tinda, more being needed. At Shawneetown, 1. three masked men entered a store for robbery, but were resisted by the proprietors, one of whom was badly wounded.

The lody of an unknown man was found near the store. The wife of Banker Cowles, of Clarks, wan klUed by burglars Tuesday night and her husband knocked senseless. A reward of offered for the arrest of the murderers. Mrs. Cochran, aged IX) yean, died suddenly at Lima, Ublo.

While sweeping she (ell to the floor and expired with the broom Iu her bands. It is reported that tbe Kansas City (Mo.) Packing (ailed, six weeks ago, would resume business on ot before ths 1st proximo. Mrs. Mary Kosenburg, of Newark, N. has died of Htarration.

A shop girl was garroted at New York at 6 o'clock on. a crowded avenue and robbed of (3 by a man who escaped. It Is now said to be probable that Gladstone will make a public statement soon regarding the assurances given by him to the Irish leaders with reference, to home rule. It is reported that a syndicate of brewers had txteu formed in Oennany to manufacture beer In the United States. Five gamblers at Fiudlay, Ohio, were fined from $100 to ami their implements, valued at several thousand dollars, were destroyed.

Frank Smith wan captured iu the act of robbing a barber shop st Burlington, Iowa. The swimming record for 100 feet was lowered by W. C. Johnson, amateur 100- yard champion, iu the Manhattan Athletic club's i i pool, at New York. It is now thought that two boys who disappeared from Xeeuah, last October and who were supposed to have been drowned In l-ake Wlnoebago.

were murdered by fishermen for meddliug with Bets. Men with ft pack ot bloodhounds are scouring about Cortlele, after a negro who shot Marshal h. Morris, who attempted to aire-4 i A dividend of 50 cents per share has been declared by the stockholders of the lead trust. A Riiit at Barcelona. BAKCKLON Feb.

During the progress of ademoustratiou in favor of the Republican leader, Salmeron, the crowd became very excited, and finally threatened to proceed to acts of violence. Seeing this, the mounted geud'armes charged Into the midst ol the throng, firing their us they advanced. A number of the people were wounded, aud in many instances the bullets flattened themselves against the walls of a hotel from a wuiilon-of which Senor tjalmeron was speak injr. UuC Into the Colo. CI.EVKI.AXU, Feb.

New England block, commonly known as ''Hotten Row," on Ontario sirwt, between Huron and Ohio rmi-ued to the ground early Wednesday. Nearly 5,000 Italians, negroes and Turks lived under the roof of the block. They were all taken out alive, but some of them were scantily clothed and suffered greatly from the severe cold, the temperature, below zero. The loss is about rX'KKl He Luld Out Lawrence. Kan.

LAWIIKNCK, Kan Feh 5. Charles U. Branscombe died in Denver, Monday of pneumonia, after a short illness. years ago he laid out the site of ib. i ity for ilie New England Emigrant Aid society, of Boston.

Mass. He promin'-titly In the early politics of Kan -as Font- years ago he was the Prohibition candidate for governor. Shot Ulnnell Fatally. KBOKUU, Iowa, Feb. Charles Ra- daicb, bookkeeper lor Hulskamp shoe mnnufact.iirers, shot himself three times about midnight just above the heart, and will die.

He is a ton of one o( the most wealthy residents of Keokuk and a member ot Company Iowa Na tional guard. CJIAIOB. CITT, Feb. number of saloon men haye beea wrested far sell Itprofeaupon A Tram Between This Country and the Brazilian Republic. IT IS BASED ON THE M'KINLEY BILL.

The Agreement Will Not Oo In Force, However, Until the First of Next Year-The Increase of Trade Which Ex- prctnd to Benult-- Similar with Cuba and Venezuela llelng Nego- Hated--Washington City WASHINGTON CITV. Feb. which have lieeu pending for some time between this government and Minister Mendouca on behalf of the Brazilian government have resulted iu a treaty ol reciprocity upon the basts of the Me Kin I ley bill, and will shortly be officially pr0 claimed. The correspondence will probably be sent to congress in a day or two. Ths Brazilian government being largely dependent upon customs revenue for support could not establish entire free trade with the United States, but'uuder the agreement reached American products, which arc cow almost excluded from that country, will be admitted upon reciprocal terms, and the provisions of the McKiuley bill in reference to Brazilian products such as coffee, tea, sugar and hides become effective, and these article' will go upon the free list.

The agreement will go into force ou the 1st of Januarj uext Tlio Importation of Sugar. Under the provisions of the agreement Brazil reduces her impost charges upon American of the farm, factory and mine to the exteut of about $5,000,001 annually, which is as far as she could go In the present state of her finances. The present auuual importation of sugar from Brazil is about 125,000 tons, aud it is be lieved under tbe stimuloua which this rec iprocity will give that she will this yea: increase her sugar'shipments to 300.00C tons, next year to 500,000 tons and that Iu five years Brazil will be able to furnish all the sugar required in the United States. Some idea of the far-reaching importance of this reciprocal agreement may be gathered from the estimates which have beeu made of the increased trade which will result. At present the United States pays to Brazil annually about 165,000,000, while It only receives in return.

Tariff Lowered in Our Favor. It is expected that in three years Brazil will pay the United States in return for our manufactures ami products at least $85,000,000, which amount will be dls- tributed through every section of the country. Not only does Brazil place a great many American articles on its free list, but it has been arranged that on other articles, iu the manufacture of which Europe competes with this country, the tariff will be lowered In our favor to an extent which will make it more to import profitable for Brazilian! goods from this country than from Europe. This discrimination is tc be shown, of "coursa. only to the United States, the tariff on European articles remaining un changed.

It is understood that similar agreements with Cuba and Venezu ela are also being negotiated. Sir Julien Indignant. WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. at tention of Sir Julien Pauncefote wa called by tbe agent of the United Press to the publication of the alleged interview with him in The London Times. Sli Julien was greatly surprised and at onc indignantly exclaimed that he had bad no interview with anybody on the subject of the supreme court decision.

THE Chicago Market Letter. CHICAGO. 111.. Feb. s--Wheat at the opening of the aesulon was weak and May 99 VjC.

A prominent scalper was a buyer of July, which opened at 95)ic, sold as high as 96ie and closes at 85Kc. May ID sympathy sold up to and closes at The market is narrow, and for the present appears to be good enough (or a profit of cent if par- chased wheu depressed. The demand for winter (or Interior mills continue. Tbe ad- advices from the Cincinnati Price Current are; "Tbe stocks of wheat In the winter grain regions of the west closely approach- Ing exhaustion of marketable surplus over local requirements." This bas bad the effect of keeping the market steady. No doubt the visible supply Is light and few are Inclined to sell it.

July with ao ordinary season is too high and will pay to sell it Tbe Price Current says returns from all districts of the Western winter wbeat area ahow a high acreage and condition rarely better at this time of year, a limited area Injured by fly and previous estimates of increased acreage confirmed. General rains In California and the prospects of an early season will make aew crop options sell lower. Corn Is strong, a local scalper being a good buyer of It. Hay closed at SSXc. Oats pit neglected.

Provisions opened firm ou buying by a few packers ana at tbe advance a couple of local shorts covered quite a MOcof pork and ribs, early buyers being the sellers. Cannot see anything in tbe situation to favor the long side. Pork closes at 810.30; S.15C. Lard. t.o5c.

F. O. LOOAN Co. CHICAGO. Feb.

4, 11 a. 2 wbeat, July, 95ic, No. a corn, May, 53 July No. oats May, 48KC; July, nominal. Hess pork--Hay July, $10.45.

July. W.27),'. Short ribs--Hay, 5.L7X; July, prices--Wheat-No. 3 steady; cash and Hay, July, OSfjc. No.

2 com steady; cash, SIXc; Hay, bid; July, No. 8 oats steady; cash, June, 46c; July, Hess pork steady; cash, and Hay. S10.30. Lard steady; cash and 5.70c; May, 6.06@«.07Kc. Short ribs steady, cash and 9.70c; Hay.

5.15(35.17Xc. Produce: Butter- Fancy separator, dairies, fluent, trash, U3HOo; packing stook lUllc. Eggs--Freuh candled. Ste per doz. Praswd poultry-Chickens, per Ib; ducks, Vftllo; turkeys geese, Potatoes--White rose.

ti.rjMc per bu; red rose F-erlees. Bar- banks, WViac Sweet 64.04 per liiI; Illinout, iJOiS.ip. OookiDir. tl.WsA.9J per eating, Michigan choius, stock. tl.fiOOl.6a New York.

NEW YORK. Feb. Wheat-- No. 3 red winter cash, (LOOM; do Msrcii. tl.OTM; do Hay, fl.UiM: do June.

Corn--No 2 nlxod msli, do May. Oats Dull hut suady; Mo. i mixed i-fc-li do May. UKo. By Nominal JUvluy--Komuial Pork--Dull; Hank, Bargain Sale THIS WEEK 100 TABLE LINEN SETS.

Table Cover 2 Yards Long With I Doz. Napkins to Match Table Cover 2 1 Yards Long With j. 1 Doz. Napkins to Match Table Cover i 3 Yards Long With 1 1 Doz. Napkins to Match nt: THE GREATEST CLOSING OUT SALE Of the Season.

The Remnant sale at THE NEW STORE. (Next to Millikin's Bank .) Jan. 17, REMNANTS OF CALICOES. Bleached and Brown Muslins from 4-4 to 10-4, Ginghams, Shirting Checks, Outing Cloths, Bed Tickings, Table Linens. All kinds of Dress Goods, Edgings, Inserting, Flouncings, Ladies', Gent's and Children's Underwear in odd pieces will he sold at half price.

Corsets in all sizes and colors will be sold at prices lower than the lowest. Our desire is to make this the BEST BARGAIN SALE of the Season. Come early and secure a Bargain. S. HUMPHREYS, AGENT 8TAHDARD PATTKRV8.

Getting Ready. Yes, we're getting ready for a good spring trade--getting in More New DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS And adding improvements to our store most every day. We're doubly stocked on some lines of goods. Too marty Ginghams, and Prints for instance--we'll make prices to lower the stock. OUR MUSLIN AND SHEETING DEP'T.

Will claim attention if you're after the best goods at reasonable prices OUR HOSIERY Is full of nice goods both wool and cotton all at fair prices. We've a good line ot Underwear--Ladies', Children's and gent's, both in colored and white. Our SDC white shift for men is a great seller with us--all sizes, 13 to 17 inch neck. Remember the place, CHAS.T. JOHNSTON.

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