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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1900. 7 Save Your Money AND DEPOSIT IT WITH THE Indiana Trust. Co. Cor. Washington St. and Virginia Ave 3 INTEREST Allowed on Deposits of $1.C0 and Upward. The full amount of deposits, including interest, may be withdrawn without any deductions. You may deposit at any time. No regular amount is required. OFFICEItSi J. P. FRKNZEL. President FREDKRICK FAHNLKV, 1st Vice Pres. K. G. CORNELIUS. 2d Vice Pres. JOHN A. BUTLER. Secretary. A Buy the Best We Have It. UOME. of New York. PHOENIX, of Hartford. T1UDERS, of Chicago. . m NOKWICH UNION. Enrland. AETNA, of Hartford. COMMRRCIAL UNION, of London. 1IEL.V5CTIA. of Rwita-rland. NORTH BRITISH AND M.. England. INS. CO. N. AM.. Philadelphia. FIDELITY AND CASUALTY. New Tork. O. JB SAYLBS 127 Ent Market Street, (NEW BUILDING.) SAFE DEPOSIT. 5. A. FLETCHER & CO.'S Safe Deposit VrixAlt SU Eaat Washington Street. Absolute safety against fire and burglar. Po liceman day and nUht on guard. 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IFQfiRS TI1E BAKEIt-VAWTEIt 8YSTKMS are the "boiled-down results' cf the investigations of 6S experienced accountants constantly visiting all 1 e ltrge commercial offices in the country. NO STRINGENCY IN CASH BUT GENERAL MOSEY MAIIKET CON DITIONS AFFECTED STOCKS. Volume of llnalncsA Restricted, Fricea Higher Panlinndle'a Cood Gains Trade In Locnl Market. At New York yesterday money on call was firm at 4H per cent.; last loan, 44 per cent. Prime, mercantile raper. 41493 per cent. Sterling exchange was weak, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at H.84r for demand and 4.S0G4.S1 for sixty dajs, posted rates, f4.8tti 4.1: and H.SjVk'äi-S; commercial bills. U-WAQ 4.8L Silver certificates were 64ö6Gc; bar silver, 64c; Mexican dollars. 50c. Lar silver was 23 13-164 an ounce In London. Tha effect of the doubtful outlook of the money market was clear yesterday in the small volume of business In stocks. Tho monej mar ket showed no sign of stringency and no liquida tion was precipitated. In facL the buying over bore the selling, and there are more net sains thaA losses as a result of the day's operations. The buying teemed to come from uncovered shorts. Judging from the fact that those stocks which have suffered most from recti t depression were In foremost demand. This was notably true of the. iteel group, led by Tennessee Coal, which had been the object of a prolonged raid by the bears at an expens-s of 20 points in the value cf the stock. A rally of 4',j points at the extreme higli point to-day, therefore, seems moderate. Other members of the Keel group moved in sympathy, and gained upwards of a point all around, with the exception of Steel and Wire. The latter stock was under pressure. While it recovered at one time to Saturday's level, it closed weak and affected the whold group. The strength of Sugar was attributed to reports of an oversold condition in the trade. Indicated in an advance in the selling price cf refined sugars by the Independent refiners. Other Industrial showed sharp recoveries, with no news to explain the movement beyond the ob vious fact that they have been recently sold short by professional operators. The movement In the railroad list seemed to be due to the ssme caupc, but was much narrower. The Erie stocks were much less active, although the first and second prelerTed were at one time ad vanced IU and IV repcctively. The P., C, C. & St. I stocks ros each on a light demand, which, however, brought out little stock. Stand ard Oil sold at tiO and fS'JO a share. The min imum rate for call money was & per cent., and ruled from that to 6 jr cent. There was no sisn of stringency, and renewals were easily effected, but all lenders held stittJy for the ad vanced rate. Kile bonds continued in large demand, and were trie feature of the bond market. The price movement otherwise wa Irregular. Total sale at par value were t3.4U0.0OO. United States re funding twos and old fouin declined U per cent.; the new fours alvanced jcr cent, on the lat call. Following are the day's share sales and the closing bid prices: Closing Stocks. Sales. Rid. Atchison 1$,7(,0 Atchison fref 22.C1Q Laltimore A Ohio X.10O ?j Baltimore A Ohio pref low 84 Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chea.peke Jt Ohio 6,2,1) Chk-ago Great Webern ; ' ;j jj-w Chicago, Burlir.gtcn & Qulncy 4.1a irii Chi., Ind. Louisville kvj vni., na. c ixiivhw prei r Chicago & Eastern Illinois i o ,71- Cnlcago it Northwestern ax 167 Chicago, Kock Inland & P&clflc... 7ijO 113-; C, C..' C. & St. L ,Yt) Cclcra1o Southern v 7 Colorado Southern firt iref loo 424 Colorado Southern second pref 17 i.H:aware 6c iu-iou iO Del.. Lark, ft Western.. .... 113 Denver & Rio Grande Mm Denver & Rio Grand pref.......... 1.200 7S' I-rie 14.10 mi Erie first prer 22,700 4b1 Great Northern prf 00 lmi Hocking Co.1 15 llocklr.5 Valley ' 9 Illinois Central ' 1.4 12; Iowa Central 2-.a jh , Iowa Central prf 44 LzZi Erie & Western 100 13 u Lake Erie &. Western prcf 200 Iako Shore Iulsvll!e & Nsishrli: 2.100 Manhattan L 3.' Mercpolitnn sStreet-railway 'A Mexican Central l.' Minneapolis & St. Louis 5 Minneapolis Ac St. Louis prcf Mt-pruil Pacific 4.0 Mobile & Ohto 1J Mifcouri. Kansas & Texas V9 Mirrourl. Kansas & Texts pref.... ljio New Jersey Central LOi'9 New York Central 3.1-0 Norfolk &c Western 2,"':0 Norfolk & Wert?rn rref ViO Northern Pad Sc S.fJ O Northern IVdflc prcf 0 Ontario Jt Western 4.2'jO Oreron Railway & Navl Oregon Railway & Navl. rref Pennsylvania 11,700 I . CT. CT 1 X-- Reading 3,2 0 Iteadlr.jr first pref 43.700 Reading wcond pref 9.00 Rio Orande Western ...i Rio Grande Western pref St. Louis & San Fran 700 St. Louis A San Fran, first pref St. Louis San Fran, second pref. 700 Ft. Loula Southwestern 1 211 s' lOS'i l5i mA Vi ESi 13S r. 144Vi 141H 1S SI 70 KM KU 42 76 14? 74 20S IK i 93 19 73 9 It. St. Louts Southwestern pref C'-O St. Paul 13.Su St. Paul jref LT vi St. Paul & Omaha 120 Southern Pacific 9MA 41U Southern Railway 2,yo Southern Railway pref 3.600 Texas &,. Pacific 1.700 Union Pacific .. 11.W0 Union Pacific pref 4.4Y Wabash 300 Wabash pref , 1,600 Wheeling & Lnke Erie ri0 Wheeling & Lake Erie second prof. COO Wisconsin Cer tral , COO EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams American p. CO United State : Wells-Fargo . s MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Copper 5,900 American Cotton Oil 100 American Cotton Oil pref American Malting American Malting pref Z1) Am. Smelting and Refining 14.1.V) Am. Smelting and Refining pref.... 1,000 American Spirits American Spirits pref American Steel Hoop 4.100 American Steel Hoop pref 200 American Steel and Wire 15,1'K) American Steel and Wire rref 7C0 American Tin Plate li.fOO American Tin Tlate pref 500 American Tobacco 17.060 American Tobacco prer Anaconda Mining Co 1.000 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 26.C00 Colorado Fuel and Iron 9.C0 Continental Tobacco 3,600 Continental Tobacco pref 3.100 Federal Steel C7.CW Federal Steel prcf 3.10O (lenera! Blectric .'. l.w0 Glucose' S vnrar Glucose Susrar pref International Paper K0 International Paper pref VA Lacletf ia National Biscuit 20 National Biscuit pref National Lal 100 National I .cad pref National Steel 4.100 National Steel prcf National Tube 3J"0 National Tube pref 2"0 New York Air-brake North .American 4"0 Pacific Coast SOO Pacific Coast first pref ..... Pacific Coast second pref 100 Pacific Mall C.tOO People's t.as 11.000 Prefrd Steel Car l.ono Pressed Steel Car pref loo Pullman Talace Car 100 Republic Irorl and Steel l.TH) Republic Iron arid Steel pref 1.000 Standard Rope and Twine Sugar 23,700 Sugar pref Tennesse Coal and Iron 21, V) Third-avenue 2M United States Leather . 2.J0O . United States leather pref- 0 United States Rubber 6,V) United State Rubber pref 1C0 17 20'i 71 21; 27 12 140 162 5,0 5lTi 30 90 4i n.- S7 2 17 23 H 76 41 Sä 4".4 ?7H 1061, 130 m mm i 7lVj BIT, 62., i 170 r.3 109 22', 72i 70 91- An P3 60 j "j vi 164 1 44 H 9i 49'i 63 5 124H 114 61 llf. 4 fS' TN v estern Union Total sales 547,200 DS. Bid. ..104; ..104 ..109', UNITED STATES BON Asked. Tf. U. IT. IT. IT. U. U. V. IT. IT. U. s. s. s. S. s. K. s. s. s. s. s. refunding two-, reg., refunding twos, coup. threes, reg threes, coup. threes. Email bonds.. new fours, rejc new fours, roup old fours, reg old fours, coup....... fives, rfg lived, coup 1044 . lo;i lio'i 110'i ISSVi ..10 ..138 ..13S ..114-i ..Itä'i 115; 113 3Iondnya Bank Clearins. Exchamre. Balance. New York 11M77.8.".4 Sf.143.23l Koston lR.5R.se 1.5!M.0"t0 Chicago 23.47S.U9 2.C77.W7 Philadelphia 10.7,955 1,667,415 St. Iuls 6,831.252 81S.6?2 isaltlmore 2.808. 033 53S.360 Cincinnati 3.541".10 LOCAL GRAIN AXD PRODUCE. Week Opens with Trade Active Eggs Caaler, Poultry anil Hatter Firm. On the wholesale streets, yesterday, there was a gock deal at activity, mostly in filling mall orders and those brought in Saturday by the traveling salesmen. Matters in trade cir cles are moving along with unusual smooth ness. Bills were never better met, price j, a? a whole, rule steady, and while goods are rold on close margins In the aggregate the wholesale merchants, realize a very fair profit and leave few bad debts to guard against. In prices, there were no Important charges. Eggs, although not quotably changed, rule easier, and lower prices need not be a surprise In the next day cr two. Poultry and butter are firm and In good request at quotations. Saturday cleared the mar ket cf the surplus, which had accummulatcd since Thanksgiving. The hide market la easy at the one-fourth cent reduction on Saturday. Provisions are active with prices steady at the revision of Monday. The flour market is dud and prices are easier. Leather Is more active and prices are firm. Dry goods houses are hav ing a fine trade, as are dealers In fancy notions. On Commission row there were no new features. Choice applea and Irish potatoes, if good stock, are selling well at fair prices. The local grain market Is rather disappointing. as rrcripis re noi reacninR ine volume ex pected for early December. Track bids. 1. ported by the secretary of the Board of Tralc yesterday ruled as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, 74c; No. 2 red, cn mlllin; freight, 74c; No. 3 red. 7072c: wason wheat. Corn No. 1 white. 37'sc No. 2 white, 37'jC No. 3 white. 37Hc; No. 4 white. Z2ifi&c; No. 2 n Kit. I .... .4 O ... L- I . "mil uiikcu, i--, iu. o wiiiit; mixeu. itCi ISO. 4 white mixed. 33S3ic: No. 2 yellow. 37Ue: Sn yellow, 37'4c: No. 4 yellow, 33&'35Vtc; No. 2 mixed, 37c; No. 3 mixed. 37c; No. 4 mixed. 33 rt cut evi IS tMVa Oats No. 2 white. 23!Jc; No. 3 white 2lc: No, 2 mixed. 2314c : No. 3 mixed. 22Uc. Hay No. 1 timothy, 11313.50; No. 2 timothy, 1 1. 40 Inspections Wheat: No. 3 red, 1 car. Corn No. 3 white, 5 cars; No. 3 white mixed. 1; No. 2 mixed. 5; No. 3 mixed, 6; total. 17 cars. Oats- o. m wuiie, . cars; rso. 4 wnue, 4; rso. Z mixed 2; rejected, 1; total. 9 cars. Hay: No. 1 timothy! 1 car; No. 1 clover, 1; total, 2 cars. Poultry nnd Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers. Turkey hens, 7c per lb; young toms, 6Ue young chickens. Slsc; hens. 5'ic: cocks. 'Sc- ducks, 6c; geese, full feathered, $3.406 per dozen. Cheese New York full creams. 13c; domestic awiss, j,c; oricK, hc; nmDurger, 13c. Butter Choice roil. 11c per lb; poor. No. 2, 7c Eggs Fresh. 22c per dot. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, Pee? wax 20c for vellow: 2c for darV Wool Medium, unwanhed. IM21W" tnh.nich rSfjaoc; burry and unmerchantable, 3-50 less fine merino. 13?tl7c; coarse braid. 17c. ' Rabbits, fly 1.20 per dozen for hunters dressed. ProvlnlouM. Hams Sugar cured. 1? to 20 lbs average 10'i ilc: IS lbs average. lOVflHic: 12 lbs. ave'raice llSwliTic; i' los average. iivWlisc. Lard Kettlerendered. sic; pure lard, 8'ic Pork Bean, clear. 1S; rurrp. Sli.sj. Bacon Clear side. 50 to 1 lbs average 9c 3 to 4-J lbs average. -;e: 20 to 30 Ib.i average' c; ciear ueinca, iu u ids average, 8vc- IS t 22 lbs average, r4c; 14 to 16 lbs average STic: clear bock. 30 to 20 lbs avcraec. Sr- t to 16 lbs average. !Uc; 6 to V lbs average st'c Ail ury-eaii ac ice. Shoulders 18 to 20 lbs averasre, R'ic; IS lbs av. . . .j . . . I. f,. . erage, c; iv 10 1 its uvrrugp, !sC Pensions for Veternna. Certificates have been Issued to the following. named Indlanlans: Orljftnal William T. Stiblng. Indianapolis $C Restcratlon and Additional David Reutscfj'er dead. Fort Wayne. $U. r Increase Asbury . Jlalstead. National Mill- Yllle. S3 J. Reissue Richard M. McCoy, Lebanon. Slo Wllllam D. Shepard. Boonvllle. fio. ' Original AVidows-r annle McDonald. Knox $13; Johanna Stevenson. Indianapolis, & Insue of Nov. 24 Original James Graves Jeffersonvllle, W. Additional Georg W. Rhodenbauh. Quaker t: Amos Ktsiing. Mechanlcsburg, ' Restoration and Supplemental Jackson Bar- . . . .1 J Y I I . ... " WW 11. u.u, (Hi j irsiun, . J. Increase Joseph iilbrt. New Lisbon 13 William II. H. Anbury. Clay City. $10; Chuies w. coais. iiarnora 1 ny, sii; hTank M. Husiy Jonesbc rough, $3; Otis A. Barlow. New U winy, 411. Mexican War Survivor (increase) John Child- Vftl-kW 4M rary xioui-, nun. im, josnua is. luna Ycungstown, 14; William II. Quaife, Elkhart' 10: John F. Means. New Palestine. 510- Ger'e McKlnney. Indianapolis. $S; John If. Rlppo" West Terre Haute. JW; George W. Floyd. Lvivil LOSSES IN THE VISIBLE L .VAHLE TO CHECK DECLIMNG TE- DECY IHA1. All CereaU SHsktly Lower, Cloalne Unrely Steady Provisions Strong, Shotvinjf Small Cains. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. A decrease in the vl?ib!e and a lack of cutslJe tupport played parts in wheat to-day, with the result that May closed barely swady, i'ic under Saturday. Corn closed USHc and cats c lower. Provisions at the close were a snide to 10c higher. Wheat was a moderately active market. Spec ulators were swayed by conflicting emotion. and in " corrseqnence prices cut a somewhat Ir regular path. May, in which the best trade now centers, opened lie under Saturday at 73!4c to 73c, and durir.g the rst half hour declined to 724e. The crowd was. In a majority of cases. short, but not worrying about It, although Liv erpool showed jreat steadiness In the face of Saturday's slump here. The world's shipments last week were 6,024,000 bu, t-bout what had been expected. The amount cn pasFage decreased 2?C,000 bu.' Later In the day, when it was shown that the visible had decreased 2S5.000 bu, the pieviously confident thorts began covering, and May was bid sharply up to 73'.2C. On the bulgo longs' sought to' secure profits', but on lack of outside support prices sagged. May closing bare ly steady, Uffic lower at 73c. New York re ported ten loads taken for export. Feaboard clearances. In wheat and flour, wero crual to 213, OoO bu. Primary receipts aggregated 1.138. 00 bu. compared with 831,0(0 bu last year. Mlnne- ipolis and Duluth reported SSÖ cars, against 912 last week and 6?0 a year ago. Local receipts were 134 cars, one cf contract grade. Corn was moderately active and generally weak, declining - early and showing but little tendency toward recovery. Long corn was for sale in liberal quantities nearly a'.l day under the influence of larger country offering?, better weather and bearish world's statistics. There was eine recovery cn wie i?iuie urumso wi 60.0CO bu and In sympathy with the wheat re covery, but it was not equal to the earlier de cline. May eold between Tölic and 35"fcc. and closed Uo lower at 36c. December sold between Sf.c and 35";?3i'.c. and closed lower at C6i-.. V . Al .".Hl. ltecejpts .were. 310. cars,, none uf. contract grade. The outs market was flat, furnishing only a few 'scalping operations. May told between 2c and ruic and clopod He down at 2Cc. Receipts wer 213 cars. Provisions were fairly active and strong early on light hog receipts and an outside demand for pork and rib. This den. and, however, was soon fcatisfied and price: ea1 off some, but held iart of the adance becau of light offerings. Jan uary pork so!d between 112.40 and $12.2.1, and closed 10c higher at $12.23: January lard between $;.t'i?tj'j.97'i and 6 . rlosimr Zc higher at SG.92',:, and January ribs between 6.2.'f(i6.37!a and 56.22Vi, with the cloxe a hhado up at $t.32t Est mated receipts to-morrow: wheat. 10. cars; corn, TOO cars; oats, 2G0 cars; hogs, 30,000. Leading future. ranged a follows: Articles. Open- llich- Low- CI03- Wheat Ing. et. es-t. ing. Dec ... f.DTm-70 70V70-", C17i Jan ... 70',4-70'i 70-70i 70' 1) May ... 73 -73V Tij 72T 73 Ccrn Dee ... SeU-SÖ'a 367 5iTi-36 2 Jan ... &'-39 3-"Vs May ... 3!4 CGTi Zi Oats- Dec ... 21; 214 21U 21 May ... 2323 23? 23 IZ'r, . Pork- Jan ...512.32'i J12.40 $t2.25 12.2r. Iay .. 12.12j 12.2' 1-M0 12.12' Lard lec ... 7.13 7.20 7.1. 7.20 Jan ... 6.90 6.97i 6 SO 6. 92 Vi May .. 6.97'., 7.02'. 6.97',i 6.37'.i Ribs- Jan ... 6.35 6.27'.i 6.32',i 6.32Vi May .. 6.40 6.43 6.40 6.40 Carfi quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and. staaiy. . No. 3 spring wheat, 66?ic; No. 2 red, 71Vffi74c. No. 2 corn. . Sc's.c; No. 2 yellow, Sfi.e. No. 2 oats,-22VjC: No. 2 white. 26i.c: Nc. 3 white. 24'i26c. No. 2 rye, 50c. Fair to choice malting barley, 00&57c. No. 1 flaxseed, $l..r.9; No. 1 Northwettern, 1. Hcver seed, contract grade. JlfVHt.2C. I'rime timothy seed, J1.40. Mess pork, per brl. 111. 50rti -11.62. Lard. -p'r 100 H. $7.17' 7.20. Short-rib side (loos), 6.23ö6.622. Lry-salted shoulders tloxed). JÖ.R7'ff6.i21,2. Short clear sides (boxd), 6.70jC.iO. Whisfcy, basis of high wines. $1.27. Receipts rlour, .16.100 brls; wheat, 113,000 bu: corn, 199.000 bu: oats. 233.000 bu; rye. 2.000 bu; barley, 4.".000 bu. Shipments Flour, 13,000 brls; wheat. 19,(i00 bu; corn. 113,000 bu; oats, 201,000 bu; rye none; barley, 6,000 bu. Visible Supplies of Grain. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The statement of the visible surply of grain. In store and afloat, on Saturday, Dec. 8, as complied by the New York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, 61.404,- 000 bu, a decrease of 6S3.000 bu; corn. 8.762.000 bu. a decrease of 6SO.C0O bu; outs. 10.875,000 bu. a decrease of 444.000 bu; rye, 1,2S4,000 bu. a de crease of 41,0'O bu; barley, 3,273, 000 bu,. a de crease of 113,000 bu. AT NEW YORK. Flour Lower to Sell Cerenln Yield to Pressure Provisions Easy. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Flour Receipts, 14.S20 brls; exports, 13,733 brla; sales, 8,730 packages. The market was weak at Sc to 13c lower to s-ll, without much demand at the decline. Rye flour easy. Sales, 1.00 brl3. Fair to good, l?.903.10; choice to fancy, $3.1503.43. Buckwheat flour dull at 12.10(32.15. Buckwheat nominal at CO0C2c c. L t. New York. Corn meal easy; city, 3c; Brandy wine, 12.40(52.50. Rye steady; No. 2 Western. E6c f. o. b. afloat; State, 2ö33c c. I. f. New York, car lots. Barley quiet; feeding, 42846c c. 1. f. Buffalo; malting. E3S3c c. i. f. Buffalo. Barley malt dull; Western, 65g72c. Wheat 'Receipts, SS.SCO bu; exports, 200,277 bu; sale, 1,973,000 bu futures, 56,000 bu spot. Spot eapy; No. 2 rM, 70c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, Hc, elevator; No. 1 northern Duluth, fö?c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth. SöAc t. o. b. afloat. Options displayed considerable' weakness early, in the day from liquidation. The subsc eiuent unexpected decrease in the visible started a snarp rauy tnrougn covering, which lasted most of the afternoon, a!3ed by rumors that t-pring wheat arrivals would noon fall off. flnniiv yielding to local sales for long account and closing easy at HHc net decline: January, 77ö77Ve. clocd af 77o; March. 78 13-16ö73Hc closed at 7S!fcc; May. 7Siö73 l-16c. closed ' at 7;c; December, 7CVs076'f:C, closed at 7CXc. Corn I'.ecelpts, 23:,32 bu; exports, 119.240 bu sales, 93,000 bu futures. IGO.oeo bu spot Spot weak; No. 2. 43'c elevator, 45c f. o. b. afloat. Options at first were easy owing to lower ca bles and fine weather West, but later hardened on heavy clearance covering, and the rally in wheat; yielded to realizing and closed weak at Wtvtc net Kl: January closed at 41';c; Mav tivst u-ibc, ciosea at urAc; December. 43'42 Cut meats quiet and easy: plckld bellies S ' '""1 " rnuuiuns, J.JJO. IITU Steady Western steamed. $7.f3. Refined steady Coffee Spot Rio barely steady; No. 7 invoice 7c Mild quiet; Cordova, 5Vt313Ue, ' Sugar Raw and refined stea'dy. e TRADE IX GENERAL. Quotations nt St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati nnd Other Cities. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. Flour steaJy; patent. $3. 50(33. 63; extra fancy and straight. $3.103.25; clear. $2.70?3. Com meal steady at 92. Bran slow; sacked, east track. CöfiGSc. Wheat No. 2 red, cash, .0tsc; December, osc: January. 70c; May, 72c; No. 2 hard. Cic. Corn No. 2. cash. 2."'jc; December, 3Tc: January, 4?ic: May, 3. 2öbC Oats No. 2. cash, 23!2c; Docember, 23.4c; lW,y. 24y.241,Jc; No. 2 white. 27c. Pork vtea'dr: Jobbing. t!3. Iard higher at $6.D2Vi. Dry sält meats Boxed firm; extra shorts, $7.2.",; clear ribs and clear sides, it.lo. Eicon Boxed Arm: extra tnori, is.i; urar riD- ana clear sides. easier at $11.-:3.0; prairie steady at $0:ll.:o. WhUky tteadj at $1.27. Iron cotton ties. U.zi. Burning. 7t7'c. Htmp twine, 9c. Rece!i.t Flour. 31,C0 brls; wheat. 921,OC- bu; corn. 191,0-0 bu: oats, j-.ukj uu. rtnipments Flour, 12,C0 brls; wr.eat. cu; com. j.whj du; oats, ZT.OtO bu. BALTIMORE, Dec. 11. Flour quiet and un chanced. Receipts, 24.411 brls: exnort. au Wheat firm: ot and December, 7laiy7rjC; January. 7J72Tsc: May, 7C"H't,c: steamer No 2 red. &'4''li!l2C; recelptr-. 20,77 bu; exports. 3(5 0"y bu; Southern wheat by sample, CS72Wc Southern on grude, 7-i"iii72,ic. Corn firm; sröt! olu. 43'(it3V.c; new, 425-c; December, new or 42iÖ2ac; Januarj. 41Vails-c; February. 42c; March, 42c; steamer mixed. 41,4'4il c re- n . . 'ill Kit ttmrlt Tl 4-T ...I t. ..'1 perts, IM.000 bu. CINCINNATI. Dec. 10. Flour quiet; fancy. t!.2ij3.0: family, $2.73ij3.10. Wheat quiet, No! i red. 7a4c. Corn active: No. 2 mixed, .rsu... Oats quiet but firm; No. 2 mixed. 2i4c Rye culet and steady; No. 2. 4,i5c. Lard ouIm nt $G.924- Rull: meats easy et $.62'i. Bacon easier at $1.6.. unisny nrm at $1.27. Sugar easy: hard revfined. $t.S0Ö.S5. J' KANSAS CITY, Dec. 10.-Wheat-De( ember. C2c: May. tZi cash. No. 2 hard. Sr66'.i.c: No. 2 red, Sce?c. Corn ieccmber. c; May. 3Hc; Oats Receipts, 43.4CO bu; exiorts. 50.167 bu Spot firm; No. 2. 27c; No. 3. 2GVjc; No. 2 white," Uc; No. 3 white. 30c; track mixed Western 2$iS2Sc: track white Western and State 29'iO S3c. Options steady. itivifi .... - -- ' ' uu, oouinern white corn. new. 44fc; Southern yellow, new, Ol I"-. Oats firmer: Nc. 2 white. rr1.'&30c No. 2 mixed, rhli-c; recelMs. 19.019 bit- I cash. No. 2 mixed. He: No. 2 white. 21c. Oats -No. 2 whit?. ::c. ltecelpts Wheat. HlliW bu: corn. E3.60O bu; oat?. 9,00) bu. Shipments Wheat. bu; cat5. 12.CC0 bu. TOLEDO. Dec. 10. Wheat fairly active snd lower; cash and December. nic; January. 7liC Corn active and lower: cash. 37,.?o: December. S.sc; May. 77c. Oats dull and steady: cash and December. 2jc. Kye dull at LJ.-. Clover seel quiet and steady; UM prime, ü.30i . December. H73; March, J.5. DULLTII, Dec. 10. Wheat Cash. No. 1 hard. 724c: No. 1 northern, 7 tUc; No. 2 northern. 61V Cbsc; No. 3 spring. 52fi to arrive. No. 1 hard. 73-c; No. 1 northern. 77-ic; Decern er. 70-c; May, 71c. Corn, 33'2c. Oat?, 23g23c. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 10. Wheat Cash. 71"ic; December, 71c; May. 73-Hc: on track. No. 1 hard, 73"c; No. 1 northern, 71"sc; No. z nortnern, 67v63!ic. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 10. Barley steady; No. 2, I0"ac; sample, 40S6c Batter, Cheese and Eggi. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Butter Receipts, 6.297 packages. Market Hrm; Creamen. lSti2Gc; Juni creamery, ls'a234c; factory, li'glic. Cheese Receipts. 3.A'3 packages. Market lirm; fancy, laree fall made. lP.ic; fall made, fancy small. lliC Eggs Receipts, 6,544 packages. Market steady; y extern regular packing at mark, 20 27c; Western, loss off, 29c. PHILADELPHIA. Dv-c. 10. Butter steady: facer Western creamery, 2Cc; fancy Western prints. 2Sc Eggs firm; fresh near-by, ißc; fresh Western, 23c; fresh Southwestern. -2c; fresh Southern, 27c. Cheese firmer;- New York full creams, fancy mall, llllt; New York full creams, fair to choice, lo'.iCi ll'ic. BALTIMORE, Dec. 10. Cheese firm; 'large, 12c; medium, lCSJtt'ic. Dutter firm: fancy Imitation. 2ntfI21c; fancy creamery, 2Cfr27c; fancy ladle. 17 CilSc; gocHl ladle, 16c; store packed, 12Q15c. Eggs rtrm at 2ic. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull; creameries, 13324,,sc; dairies, 1320c. Cheese active at 10U9 ll'ic Eggs quiet: fresh, 26c. KANSAS CITY. Dec. JO. Egg firm: fresh Missouri and Kansas stock. 21c per dozen, loss off, case 3 returned; new vvhltewood cases in cluded. He more. ELGIN. Dec. 10. Butter OfTerlntrs. 140 tubs on which 26c was bid with no sales. Official market tirm at 25c. Sales of the week. 10,34a tubs. CINCINNATI. Dec. 10. Eggs firm at 22c Butter firm at 26&27c Cheese steady; Ohio flat, lviifllc. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. Butter dull; creamery. l&Ö25c; dairy, 1220c. Eggs steady at 23c. Oils. WILMINGTON. Dec. 10. Spirits of turpentine steady at 27iG38c. Rosin firm at S1.20Q1.S3. Crude turpentine steady at $1.40 to $-.40. Tar steady at $1.40. OIL CITY, Dec. 10. Credit balances. $1.07; cer tificates no bid. Shipments, 1&4.5.S2 bris; aver age, 93.1S2 brls; runs, 123.922 brls; average, S5.&S6 brls. SAVANNAH. Dec. 10. Spirits of turpentine linn at 3&Vic. Rosin M and above steady; K and below firm; grade K off 5c. MONTPELI ER, Dec. 10. Indiana and South Lima crude ietrcleum, 7ic per brl; North Lima, 80c. CHARLESTON. Dec. 10. Spirits of turncntlne lirm at 3Sc. Rosin firm and unchanged. Poultry. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Pnultrv Allvo firm- fowl?, S'tl'l'c; chickens. 7fj'9c; tircssed firmer; urneys, etiiiv; eirinser. 'tioc; fowls, St'a J'.c. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10. Poultry quiet; chickens. itfi3ic: vounir. 3c: turkeys, i'c: vounir.i fiUc: ducks, 7c; geeses lxc. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Dressed noultrv active-. turKeys, s'aiiyc; cnicüens, va?ydc. CINCINNATI. Doc. 10. Foultrv firm! chick ens, ic; lurKeys, o-c. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-A steady demand for choice and fancy grades prevailed during the day in tne maraet lor evaporateu apples and the undertone was quite steady at nominally un changed prices. State common was quoted at 4'o3c; choice, 3;fi6c; and fancy. 6?7c. Cali fornia dried . fruit . wore . Inactive and barely steady, but not quotably lower. Prunes were quoted from 3kc to DVfcc per lb, as to size and quality. Apricots lloyal, 11 W 14c; Moor Park, lj'tflbc. 1 'caches leeiea, I6(a2vc; unpeelcd, t9c Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The week opens with a quiet market in all departments. In colored Koods the decline In raw material has had an Influence over buyers, but there has-been no noticeable change In the attltuda of sellers Brown cottons continue slow and In bleached and coarse colored Roods business has been in different. Print cloths slow. Prints and ging hams unchanged, unite goods quiet, but steady. Cotton. . NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10. Cotton nominal. Sales, 1,200 bales. Ordinary, 8 l-ltc; good ordi nary. 8 11-16C: low middling. 9&-i6c: middling. 9 lW6c; pood middling. lä-16c; middling fair. It vie. Receipts, ll,bii bales; stock. 311,423 bales. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Cotton closed quiet at Uc lower; middling: uplands, 9c; middling, gulf. 1VVC. saies, i.-o uaies. f Metals. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10. Lead dull at 4.22US1.23c. Spelter firm at 4.12c. e SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Twelve Transfers Made Mntter of Rec ord Yesterday. Instruments filed for record in the recorder's office of Marlen county, Indiana, for the twenty four hours ending at 5 p. m. Dec. 10, 1DCC, as fur nished by the Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Ccmpany, No. 12"J East Market street. Beth tel ephones 3003: 1 Jasir N. Clary to jda E. Caldwell. Lot 13. Block 16, Braden's Riverside addition. $73 Benjamin "Page to Aetna Savings and Loan Association, Lot 3. J. O. Yuncker's first West Side addition ICQ Joseph II. Clark to Elijah W. Knapp, part cf Lot 145, Julian et al.'s addition to Irvinston 37 Francis T. Hord to Theodore Oswald et ux., part of Lot 2, James M. Ray, trus tee's subdivision of Outlot 159 623 James T. Layman et al. to Margaret E. Wilson, Lots 2C1 and 202, Layman &. Carey's addition to Irvlngton 330 Luella P. Hartley to Seth M. Richcreek, Lot 2, Holland's subdivision, Robson & Voorhees's addition 230 William GilRour to Jeffle Hudson, Lot 4, Crlqul's Southeast addition ( 00 Flora E. Shank ct al. to Ellsha Carr, Lots 3 and 4, Shank's subdivision of Lots 37 and 38, Irvinsrton 2,430 Frederick Emlpholz to Frank W. F. Mank edick, part of Lot 2, county surveyor's subdivision fOO Emery O. Weeks et al. to Brasilia! M. Blount, Lot 25, Square 34, North Inllan apolls 200 Jacob Pflefer to Fahnley & McCrea, Lots 42 and 43. Block 10. North Side addition.. 300 Ovid B. Jameson to Salüe I. Grubb. Let 9 and part of Lot 10, Bird's subdivision of Outlot 173 '. 8,200 Transfers, 12; total consideration $14,2S7 Htiildlnx Permits. Elizabeth llaug?r, shed, 1315 Walcott street $37. V. W. Fontaine, addition, 213 Walcott street, E. E. Bernatt, shed, 12S0 Nordyke avenue. $05. W. E. Hoff, cottage. 9)8 Sanders street, $1,000. VITAL STATISTICS DEC. 10. Births. Margaret and Sara Forest, 14 West Minnesota street, boy. Maggie and William Crayton, 1811 Lambert street, boy. Emma and Paul Braendlein, 1504 Oriole street, boy. Mary and P. C. Miller, Marion Park, girl. Julia and Benjamin Miller, 141 Rembrant Frances and Louis Small, Cll Downey street, girl. Deaths. Charles II. Baumann, thirty-three years, 1871 South East street, typhoid fever. Mrs. Louisa Mensenkamp, seventy-four years, 73 Elm street, peritonitis. Ida May Ristner. twenty-six 3'ears, 1310 East Tenth street, tuberculosis. William Nutt Jackson, r.lnety-ono years, 933 North Illinois street, senility. William Heckman. eighty-three years, 320 Iowa street, endocarditus. Celia Green, thirty-four years, 1403 Raymond street, ssthma. Isaac N. Osborn. seventy-four. Insane Hospi tal, apoplexy. Mary E. Runnells. Fixty-flve years, 333 West Norwood street, asthma. Harley B. Smith, sixty-one j-ears, 50iVa South Alabama street, septicaemia. Andrew Farrell, sixty-ono years, Indiana svenue. heart disease. Mnrrlaere Licenses. William E. Davis and Pearl n. Brooks, p.-rry K. Johnson and Iaura May Smith. Levi B. Samuels and Maude Ray. in. The imperial child to whom the wise men brought Their gifts, and worshiped in His lowly nest. Gave no jciftn baek. It was himself thy tousht. And. finding H!m. were sated In their quest. Their gifts, not expectation, but their Joy, ex pressed. Now was the world's long yearning satisfied! Nowr was the prize long waited for possessed! Their gifts meant love, unmarrd by lust or pride: Be it so with ours: our aim. not debts to pay. Nor any recompense save love to win; Nor any grower feeling to convey Than brought the wise m.-n 's gifts to Bethle hem s inn. Thotn rat h-t ths nft return ttrA Save the pure sen.e of having found our Lord. I E. S. Martin, la Harper's Weekly. I LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CATTLE IX FAIR DEMAND AXD SELL ING AT STEADY" PRICES. Hogs Active nnd Two and a Halt to Five Cents Higher Sheep Steady Condition of Other 3Inrkets. UNION STOCKY' ARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11. Cattle Receipts, 130; shipments none. There was a small supply of cattle, but about as many v.s usual at this time in the week. There was a fair demand from local killers and the offerlngi were finally transferred at about steady prices compared with those current at the close of last week. Quotations: Good to prime steers, 1.330 lbs and up- , ward $3.10 & Fair to medium steers, 1.2G0 lbs and upward 4.50 a. 10 Good to choice 1.150 to 1.300-lb steers.. 5.25 Fair to medium 1.150 to 1,300-lb steers.. 4.10-tf 4.0 Medium, to good 00 to 1.100-lb steers.. 3.75i 4. SO Good to choice feeding steers... 4.00tf 4.13 Fair to medium feeding steers 3.50 3.:0 Common to good stockers 2.50 3.V0 Good to choice heifers 3,60 4.33 Fair to medium heifers 3.00Tö 3.50 I'ommon to light heifers 2.25rj 2.7. Good to choice cows 3.501 4.25 Fair to medium cows 2.73i 3.40 Common old cows 1.25 2.60 Veal calves S.OtXiiD 6.23 Heavy calves 3.00 5.00 Prime to fancy export bulls 3.G0J? 4.00 Good to choice butcher bulls 3.25i 3.W Ccmmon to fair bulls 2.50W 3.V) Good to choice cows and calves 30.00rr 31.00 Common to medium cows and calves.. 15.00(25. 00 Hogs Receipts, 2,500; shipments, 300. The hog market was active, with local packers the leading buyers, and a good clearance was made early at an advance of 2(350 in prices over those current last Saturday. Quotations: Good to choice medium and heavy.. ..$4.8T04.93 Mixed and heavy packln? 4.SOÖ4." Good to choice light weights 4.804i4.87 Common to fair light weights 4.7514.80 Common to good pigs 4.O0W4.73 Roughs 4.25Ö4.70 Sheep Receipts, 150; shipments none. There was a small supply of sheep and lambs on sale, and consequently no urgent demand, but a good clearance was made at fully steady prices com pared with those current at the close of last week. Lambs sold as high as $3.23 and ordinary sheep as low as $2.50. Quotations: - Good to choice, lambs $4.50S.10 Common to medium lambs 3.504.25 Good to choice sheep 3.40V'3.73 Common to medium sheep ..... 2.50fa'3.23 Stockers and feeding sheep 2. 00ft 3. V) Bucks, per 100 lbs 2.0W2.75 Trnnsiietions nt the Interstate Yards. INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPO LIS, Dec. 10. Cattle Receipts nominal; ship ments none. The quality only fair, being made up of light and mixed butcher grades. Tha market opened steady at unchanged prices, and the few on sale were soon sold, closing qulot. Quotations: Good to prime export steers $j.G01 5.40 Fair to medium export Fteers 4.60$ 4.90 Fair to good butcher steers 4.25( 4.75 Fair to good feeders 3.755? 4.25 Common to good stockers 3.004 3.60 Good to prime heifers 2.75fp 3.60 Fair to good cows 3.00 3.73 Canners and common cows 1.50 2.50 Good to choice veals 5.OO0 6.00 Common to fair bulla 2.5W 3.00 Fair to good bulls 3.23 3.S3 Common to Rood cows and calves 23.00&50.00 Hogs Receipts, 720; shipments, 690. The quality was fair, being somewhat Improved as compared with the past few days. The market opened strong and fully 3 cents higher. Trade ruled active and the light supply was soon sold, as orders were quite urgent, and some went un filled for want of stock. Tho closing was strong. Quotations: Good to choice select heavy .....$4.0"5.O0 Gcod to choice lights 4.90W4.52'(j Good to choice heavy mixed packing.. 4.925i4.95 Fair to irood light 4.8.sf4.871i Fair to good rigs 4.SOtfi4.90 Common to good roughs 4.25(4.75 Sheep Receipts, 110; shipments none.' The limited supply was soon sold at steady to strong prices, especially on the better grades. Quota tions: Good to prime Iambs $4.50(3.00 Common to medium 3.2"fi3.75 Common to fair sheep 2.5:)53.00 Stockers and feeding sheep 2.003.00 Rucks, per head 2.001i3.G0 Elsewhere. EAST BUFFALO. Doc. 10. Receipts Cattle. 17 cars; sheep und lambs, 78 cars; hogs, 155 cars. Shipments Cattle, SS cars; sheep and lambs, 32 cars; hogs. fv2 cars. Cattle active and higher on the desirable grades. Christmas steers, 6.2".; good to best smooth fat einort cattle. Göd.iO; shipping steers, f!.7üfö5; export bull?, choice to extra, $4.2554.50; pood to choice, $4.5")g5.23; pood to best butchers, $4.2504.73; yearlings, steers, good to choice, I5&5.3Ö; fat heifers, choice to extra, $4.6) '5.23; Canada feeders, good to choice, $3.60(fi4; Canada stockers. common to good, J2Ö23.50; Michigan stockers. common to j?ood, $2sr3.50; Michigan feeders, $3. .13.75: miikers and calves, choice to extra, $5i2j53; calve, choice to extra, $7.60(87.75; good to cnoice, $77.50; heavy calves, JWSI4..J0. Lambs Choice to extra, $3.503.6.".; good, to choice. $.". 2365.50; sheep, mixed. $3.75'g4: weth ers, S4.2ü24.50; Canada Iambs in good demand, steady at $3. Hogs Heavy, $3.13; medium, $3.1C5.13; pigs, $3.2üUä-30. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. -Cattle-Receipts, 24,000. Choice steady; common and medium 10c to 13c lower; butchers stock steady. Natives: Best on sale to-day two carloads, $6.30; good to prime steers, $3.40(g6.30; jKXir to medium, $43.30: selected feeders steady at $3.804.30; mixed Ftockers slow at $2.65fr3.73; cows, $2. GOO 4. 30; heifers, $2.63Ji3.25; canners, $22.30; bull, choice strong, $2.50?i4.W); -calves, $3.50()3.25; Texas feed steerB, $1&4.S3; Texas grass steers. $2.304.10; Texas bulls, $2.603.23. Hogs Receipts to-day. 37.000; to-mororw, 33,000 estimated: left over. 3,000. Active, 5c to 10c tigher. Top, $3; mixed and butchers, $4.703; good to choice heavy, $).?5&'5; rough heavv, $4.55 fc.4.65; light. $4.70&3: bulk of sales. $4.Röö4.95. Sheep Receipts, 16,0w. Fheep and lambs strong to 10c higher. Good to choice wethers, $44.50; fair to choice mixed. $3.S0?4.1'): Western tdieep. $44.40; Texas sheep. $2.u-3.C3: native lambs. $4'tf5.55; "Western lambs, $4.835.53. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Beeves-Receipts. 5,461. The market opened slow and weak to 10c lower for steers, closed Arm; bulls and thin cows steady; medium and good cows slow. Steers, 54.05Ji3.35; good oxen. $4.33; bulls, $2.253.50; cows. S1.55&3.75; extra fat cows. $4. Cables quote live cattle lower; at Liverpool, 10i&ll4c per lb; at London. Ilil2c; sheep steady at lKttl24c; lambs, 13fT14c. Shipments none. Calves Receipts, 2,013. Veals weak; grassers slow; common stock lower. Veals, $48.23; grassers, $1.90(0 2. G2; mainly. $232.50; yearlings. $2fi2.23. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 19,905. Good sheep steady and in fair demand; lambs steady at 10c higher: some sales 15c higher. Sheep. $2.25(M 4.10; culls. $1.50fr2: lambs. $4.73(36; extra. $6.05 6.124; culls. $3.50ti4.50; Canada lambs, $5.75(6. Hogs Receipts, 11,842. Market steady. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 10. Cattle Receipts, 3,700. natives. 7oO Texans, and 200 calves. All desirable killing cattle steady: few common bunches lower. Native steers, $4.40ft5.35; stock ers and feeders, $31.25; batcher cows and heifers, $3Ti4.25; canners. t2.hvt3; fed Westerns, &!.75c?5; fed Texans. $2.754.30; grass Texans, j3.4O'tf3.70: calves, $3.50'a5.RO. Hogs Receipts. 9.4-M). Trade acilv at 5c ad vance. Heavy. $4.9515; mixed, $4.90gl.97,; light. $l.85?i4.!5: pigs, $4.7t-t4.S5. Sheep Receipts, 2.8)0. Excellent demand for all -classes at 10c higher. Lambs, $.'5;3.33; mut tons, $3.90fif4.35; stockers and feeders, $3.55ft5: culls, $33.20. ST. LOUIS. Dee. 10. Cattle Receipts. 3.500. Including 1.500 Texans. Market slow and weak to 10c lower for natives. Texans easier. Native shipping and export steers, $4.05.75: dressed beef and butcher steers. $3.9T&3.25; steers under 1,000 lbs, $30 5.15; stockers and feeders, $2.fi0fff 4.50; cows and heifers. $25; canners. $1.254r2.73; bulls, $1.75112.85; Texas and Indian steers, $3.40 4.65: cows and heifers, $2.30(j3..r0. Hogs Receipts. 8.400. The market was 5c to 10c higher. Pigs and lights, $4.80&4.90; packers, $1.85514.93; butchers. 5f.9J5. Sheep Receipts. 1.000. Market steady. Native muttons. $3.75t4; lambs, $4.505.25 ; culls and bucks, $2.503.90; stockers, $2.5j&2.S0. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 10. Cattle Receipts, 2,400. The market was strong on best, slow and weak on commons. Native beef steers. $4.2.Vf75.6; Western steers, $15r4.60; Texa3 steers. $3.75; cows and heifers, $3fi4.4'): calves, $Jfc6. Hogs Receipts. .300. The marker opened 5c and closed at 5c to loc higher. Heavy, $4.S2'4 4.fc7,i; mixed. $4. 52 I.S5; light, $4.K-4.90; bulk of rales, H.Wärn 4.S7. Sheep Receipts. S,3oo. Market steady; fed muttons. $3.Saj4.10; Westerns, $3.754; lambs. $1.255.25. CINCINNATI, Dec. 10. Hogs strong at $1.93 5. Cattle stronger at ?2.23f?5. Sheep steady at $1.251:3.73; lambs steady at $J.5o3.13. SEVERAL BANKRUPTS. Klkhurt Furnishes live Cases In One Dny. The niins of petitions in bankruptcy, yes terday, by two men engaged In the plumb ing business in the city of Klkhart was the reigning sensation of the day in the office of the United States clerk. "It looks mighty ominous," said Deputy Clerk Nichols, "when plumbers go to the wall." The two men In question were John M. Heffner and Prank I. Marchesseau. Mr. Heffner stated his debts at 13,131.70. with assets of $56. while the liabilities of Mr. Marchcsfeau Tvere given at $2.2.73, with assets of $105. Elkhart furnished three more bankrupts yesterday. Horace U. Moulton, a railway freight conductor, save In his liabilities at J?J9.53 and his assets at Jtf. John O. Green, a boiler maker, owned to debts amounting to VA2:5 ami aF?ots footing up only m. John I. Oakes, a carpenter, estimated his debts at $1,T2T and assets at $:3. John H. Barnfield, a physician and surgeon, resid ing at -ogansport. also took the benefit of the new law. giving in his liabilities at $2,780.30, and his assets at S7J. The last of the bankrupts to tile petitions in a single day was David D. "Whitelock. a carpenter, of riora, Carroll county, who made a showing of liabilities ll.2M.93. and assets fcoo.oe. AN ECHO MEETING. It IVas Held hy the Christian Kn deavor Union.- Tho Indianapolis Christian Endeavor Union held an echo meeting of the recent Lafayette Christian Endeavor Convention at the First Friends' Church last night, which was attended not only by repre sentatives . from all of the societies in the city, but by members from the societies of North Indianapolis, West Indianapolis, West Newton and Valley Mills. The meet lncr was termed n Christian Endeavor feast. and consisted of an excellent menu, served In the form of short talks on wnat nacr beeti seen and her.rd at Lafayette during thfl r onvpntlnn. Those who took part in the programme were: C. A. Taylor, Miss Myrtle Jones. Verle V. Dlalr, aiiss iiaoei Walters, Rev. R. S. Osgood, Miss Harriet Wlshnrd. Miss Anna 1 Mlnlch. Loul3 M. Wilcox, Edward W. Clark and Miss Jennie T. Masson. Tho attendance was not as large as expected. fl FUTILE CONFERENCE NO AGREEMENT OX IXTERl'RBAX FRANCHISE QVESTIOa. President 3IeGonrnn Hefuses to Aecept the Contract as Amended Mu nlclpnl Affairs. The conference between the Board of Public Works and the councilmanic com mittee on contracts and franchises was held last night In the Board of Works office. The members of the board and com mittee were present, together with Mayor Taggart, President McGowan, and Mr. firnnr nnd Mr .TmiAc of the Indianapolis Street-railway Company. There were no representatives of Interurban lines present. The meeting was arranged for the pur pose of discussing the interurban franchise to enable the Board of Works and Council committee to agree on a franchise if pos sible. The board prepared a franchise which was accepted by the interurban and Indianapolis companies, and when it was sent to the Council for ratification the committee on contract and franchises rec ommended amendments providing for a straight 5-cent fare on interurban lines for Indianapolis passengers, transfers from interurban lines to Indianapolis Street railway Company lines, and a tax of 2 cents per trio for each car. The matter was discussed pro and con at the meeting last night, President Mc Gowan, of the Indianapolis company, out lining his policy, and Mayor Taggart tak ing an unusual interest in the proceedings. The members of the board and committee also gave their views on the subject. While the question was not settled last night tt is safe to say the franchise as prepared by the Board of Works will be amended. and it will probably provide for a straight 5-cent fare on interurban lines lor In dianapolis passengers, and no transfers whatever. The provision to tax the cars will probably be left as fixed by the com mittee's amendment. President McGowan claimed that the sec tion in the franchise providing for the sell ing of Indianapolis Street-railway Com pany's tickets on interurban lines should be stricken out, as he had never agreed to that clause. The members of the council manic committee said they had offered the amendment providing for a 5-cent fare, believing that the interurban companies would better protect the outside passen gers by compelling the local traffic to pay full fare. President McGowan then said he had teen thinking over the matter, and the idea had occurred to him that the city could not legally compel his company to accept transfers or tickets from the inter urban companies. He said his company was entitled to a 4-cent fare, and under the arrangement with the interurban com panies and the franchise as proposed his company would be compelled to accept 3-cent fares and transfers. As a repre sentative of the stockholders, ho said he would not accept the franchise. He said his company got three-fifths of each fare of the interurban companies in the city and that was not the 4-cent fare his con tract with the city provided for. He said the Indianapolis company was entitled to and wanted the local business, and he would insist on fair treatment on that basis. - In explaining how the use of transfers on Interurban ' lines could be abused, he said It would be possible for the conduc tors to greatly abuse the system. Chairman Sahm, of the Board of Works, said he realized that the interurban lines would be a great benefit to Indianapolis. but he said it must also bo borne in mind that Indianapolis will be a great benefit to the Interurban companies. After consid erable discussion Mr. McGowan eald he wanted the franchise to provide for a straight 5-cent fare on interurban lines to Indianapolis passengers and no trans fers. He said he was willing to exclude the Interurban lines, as he believed the wear and tear on the tracks would be more than at first calculated, and the In dianapolis company would make but little money out of the business of the Interurban companies. Mr. McGowan said that in a short time the interurban companies would have to line Ohio or Georgia street, in the central part of the city, instead of using wasnmgton street. The matter was taken under advisement by the Board of Works. KEXTICKY-AVEME OPUXIX. The Hoard of Works Overrules n Re monstrance. The question of opening Kentucky ave nue was settled by the Board of Works, yesterday, when final action was taken to open the avenue from Harding street to Belnlont avenue. The board overruled tho remonstrance against the resolution which was adopted Feb. 27, 1S39, and the clerk of the assessment bureau was ordered to pre pare an assessment roll. The question has been before the board a number of times and parties for and against the opening of tno avenue nave oeen neara. Tne exten slon will pass through Patrick Harmon's farm, leaving a narrow strip between the avenue and the I. & W. railroad. Mr. Har mon was one of the principal remonKtra tors. When . the assessment roll is com- pleted property owners have a right to appeal to tne circuit Lourt. Thomas Jones, colored, who aDoealed to the board to help him collect for three and one-half days' work on a local sewer in Oxford street, from Contractor J. C. Camp bell, was told that Campbell's bond would probably be liable for the amount. COILSON'S TRIAL. lie Attempt to Show He Was Not Guilty of the Chnr&res. Joseph Iw Coul.on. a patrolman, was tried before the Board of Safety yesterday afternoon charged with conduct unbecom ing an officer. Coulson has been a mem ber of the police force for a little over three years. Ills wife died last month. leaving five young children. The members of the police force, believing Coulson to be In "destltude circumstances, took up a subscription, nearly ail the patrolmen !) rating at least 11, while some of the of ficers contributed more. The (.mount v the collection was $131. (j. It was claimed that Coulson accented tho money and instead of using it to nay his debts and for his children spent it for liquor and gambling. Coupon was called before Superintendent Quljley and COKE! COKE Lump and Crushed.... 1DAD THE INDIANAPOLIS GAS CO. HAII.ROAI) TIMi: CARD. t. M. tune in in 111. A CK f.gur. Trains marked thus: Iaily, S Steeper, 1' rarior Car, O Chair Car. I Dining Car. t Except Sunday. I3IG FOÜK KOUTE. Cltyllcket Office, No. 1 1 Wshln-ton SU Jepar&. Arrirs, CLEVELAND Anderson accommodation c 2.50 S3 10.40 6.3 O 3.1U 11.33 2.50 8.35 ß.3S C.Ii 2 .a a SMS 4.0S .45 10 1 .40 6.10 USi 11.45 11.Q5 7.45 il.Ii 3. '4 5 too 11.4 11.45 1L49 S.40 4i.O io. ss Union City accommodation '4 SO Cleveland, New ori notion. ex Cleveieod. New York A Uoton mad., a New York and Hoiton limited, d ..tj.ß. N.Y A Boe -Knickerbocker."U BENTON HAHDOK LINK Benton Harbor erpres Benton Harbor express, p UM Wtriaw accommodation 4.50 fit Lonli accommodation w St. Louis southwestern, lim, & s li.4 St. Louis limited, d s 3."5 Terre Haut Mat toon accom 6U Louis express, s ....ll.xo Lafayette accommodation..... ....7.43 Lafayette accommodation A. 15 Chicago rant mall, d p 11. Chicago. White City special, dp 3.30 Chicago night express, lTtö CINCINNATI LINE. Cincinnati express, s - Cincinnati express. 4.1S I'locionau accommodation Cincinnati seeommodatioo 0 Ui Cincinnati express, p ..S.ju ureensburg accommodation.. .......to.au Cincinnati. Wsnhington f 1 er.s d...O.SO N. Vernon and Louisrllle ex, s . N. Vernon and Loaltrille ex ZAO PKOIUA LINE. Peoria. Blooming ton m and ex 7.S Peoria and Bloominrton t ex. d D ....11.&0 Chsmpaign accommodation, p d 4.JO PMr i in1 H nominfton fl.l -1 l.ou I. Columbus aud Springfield ex 5 45 Ohio special, d p... 3.00 S-5,0 Lrnn kccfimmodllion ......o.a CIN HAM. DAYTON ItY. City Ticket Office, 25 W. With. St. Cincinnati exprea .io Cincinnati fast mall, ...8. '.i 12. 4 4J.M 10.35 11 13. t7.30 Cln. and Detroit ex. p..tlaS Cincinnati And Ptrton XDrbaa. p...t-.45 Cincinnati and Dayton limited, p d..4.4 Cincinnati. Toledo. Detroit 7.Q7 nil- INU. LOUIS. RY. ('I'll J Ticket orac.awfwh. Sl. -ir Chi'iro nizht ex.s..'lw lt"nSA p d::::::::::::::i:S .v v. f - . . Chicago veatlbule, p l ts.Ja - Monoa accom t.w t w T.AUK Kit IK Jk WL8TKRN R. R. Toledo.Chicao and Michiitan ex t7.oo 10 3 Toledo. Detroit and Chicago. Um..t2.20 tl.15 alancle. La ray te ana taporxe wpec.T4.v IMHANA.DtCAll'K Si W3TKK2r B Y. Decatur and SL Loais mail and ex....tS15 ti 40 t'hicasoexpreaa. pd it,11.? t2.4tl Tnacols tccommoun iud...m io..it j iu.m Decatur & at. Louis last ex. sc....i i.iu m.u Ticket oficea as uuoo and as corner Illinois and Washing ton Street. Philadelphia and Hew York ! altimore and Waahmjcton . t10.30 flU.30 MJ.OO 3.25 04O .4 R.IO 1fi.4l 13 4U .aß XI tio.so 3 35 13. AX tS.5 12.10 12. lO Colambua. Ind. and Loaiarllle.... lft iv.ctiuiDud and uoiuiuoua. t. Pinna and Columbus. O t7.ll TnmK.,a mwtA Uichmnnri - ..T7.U Columbus. Ind.&Madiaon (San. only) 13 Columbus, Ind. and LouistiUs. Trnon and Mad son TVUJ Martinsville and Vincenne larton and A.enia Z7 Pjituhiirv and klant ..............8. L,igansport and Chics l11.-3 Marünpviue ccommoamon ii . Knlchtktown ana mcninona t iKiii)lnhia and New York 3.05 Baltimore and Washington.. .........3.05 tw mrA HnMn wftmA ... 3.US it.io .v.. - f.....m Springfield 'olumbua. Ind. and Madison t3.3 Columbus. Ind. and LouiaTille......3.A5 tt.AU tlO.tJ ILM fia: 4.4 H.M .J 8.H 7. t 5 4.4J 7.00 iaw 2.A5 4 4 11.2 S.i - Martinsville and Vlncennea.... t IMttsburg and East !5 2 Philadelphia and new Torr. MarUnsvilla accommodation 5.40 Columbus. Ind. and jxuisruie ti.iw Loganiport and Chicago -u-w VAN L) ALI A LIKE. r.M. n.nt fit Itiiia and West & Terre Haute and St. Loois accom.....'. J w..ii. Rt T.ntk ind Veat...lZ.Io Western Express A.Ji 1 erre liaaie ana .iödiubiu "r , Terre Haute ana rk ixun ttiuau.' -r ri Louis ana aU roXaut weat. suspended pending a hearing by the board. Superintendent tjuigley was on tne Ftanoi yesterday and told of what be had heard concerning Coulson. Coulson had a large number or witnesses to testify in his behalf as to his good repu tation, etc. He then went upon the stand himself and refuted the charges that wer msdo n?-riirt him. lie denied that lis) gambled or squandered the money. Tha day ho was alleged to nave oeen in iiaugn ville spending the money for drink, he said he had gone to that suburb to see a mar ried couple about living with Jilm to take care of his children. The man was not at home, and he then went to a saloon onH rtisvpii nrtol. The nroDrietor of thj place refused to accept pool checks in pay- ment lor cigars ana v.ouison ciaimea t man struck him during the argument that ncniiri tin cnlil he dmnk one small triads of beer. He offered in evidence receipts represent In nearly wnitn no nau paid since the death of his wife, and claimed all tne money mat nau Deen uo nated to him and most of his salary had gone to pay debts, most of them bclns drug bills, as bis wire was in ncany inree years. The board took the caso under advisement. r--" Special Committee Visit. The cpecial committee of the City Council Investigating the Consumers Gas Trust Company's books will meet again to-night. Yesterday the committee visited the Alia engine works to investigate a report that natural gas was being used under the boil ers, and found that coal was being used, Tho committee will probably accept the in vitation extended by the Consumers com pany to visit tho gas field to inspect tha gas wells. Has Not Been Received. Chairman Sahm, of the Board of Works. raid last night that the board has not received tho opinion from City Attorney Kern on the question submitting to arbi tration u'iitpr rates, as suctested In the report of the Commercial Club commit- tee. Mr. Kern no'ds mat tne scneuuie or. rates for domestic use is open to arbitra tion under the franchise granted in lh',0, but that the proposed contract for city water is not, it tne contract ot is.'- is vano. Can lie the Street. The Board of Works and Assistant Man ager Grant, of the Indianapolis Street- railway Company, made a tour of !n?iec- tlrtn vt-atprfia v afternoon over the nronose.1 waa J -x. - - - - route of the feed wires on South street, a A . 1 f rrom Deia'vare street to irgin:i avenue. iiroMf nt of tho trets tbtctel to th poles and wanted the wires strung In the alleys. Tne Doaru win ütciue to aiiuw the company to use tne street. A Meeting I'rldny Mulit. Another meeting of the Council commit tee on Judiciary will be held Friday night to consider the gas ordinance, recently in- trod'jccd in the City Council. The m.-ctln:; will be open to the public, und thoe inter ested hi the ordinance are Invited to attend and express their opinions to the commit tee. ii oak!) or works koltim:. FINAL, ACTION TAKI'N. IVr the opening of Kentucky avriiu. from llardiru; strut to lJeinuTit avenue. KXENSION OF TIM LI iUANTi:i. ; . To Capital lavln and Construction Company until Jan. 1-. I1!. to compl.te trtckir.f it? r;rt alley wel of Delaware utrt-et. fron Sixtcoutt street to .Nineteenth street; and until Jdy l. IV. to complete trick pavement and cement walks cn Tierson atreet. or the first alley cMt of llüTioi street. fnm Twenty-fourth tret to the f.rst alley north. AFr.MENT IOLUS AmiOVKD. In behalf of J. D. IIa for ffmnt:n? the aUie v.a:k of Twenty-third street, from Jurtlnda.la attnue to Sh-lijan Lreet. In tehalf cf J. Harry Roberts for cemer.Ur.j and cvirMns the fllewalkt cf 2w Vcrk trett, Ilvui i;iakv to Acnes trttt. SALE Ill) tulpennsuivania jnEs. ItZj tmu ftua M OtatM TUB