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VOL. IX.-NO. 1)9.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ZJ PEcTa l7 b a hu a in.
For salo, two now bouses in tbo
eastern part of Koanoko with oight
rooms, built on tho old Colonial
stylo, just coraplotod, for $2,000
each, on easy payinents. Tbo owner,
intending going North in a few
days, makes this specialoffor, being de?
sirous of selling beforo taking his de?
parture. A discount will be made to
party taking botli properties. For fur?
ther particulars, to.ins. etc., call on
WILKUIl S. COLE CO.,
Rooms 3 and 4, Exchungo Building.
JJOTICE.
Wo can aoll lots in tho heart of
tho town at 25 to 40 per cent,
lower than any other lots near
them can bo bought for.
SIMMONS, AMBLER & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Buchanan. Va.
Office corner Washington and Water
streets.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A SUPPLY
of water in the reservoir for uso in
caso of tiro tho water will bo cutoff
from the oity between 2 a. 111. and ? a.
m. on Sunday morning and between 10
p. in. on Sunday night and 0 a. m. on
Monday morning. In caso of lire notify
by telephone tho engineer at pumping
station, tolephono No. 21, who will im?
mediately turn on tho water to the
oity. J. C. RAWN, Manager.
janl 1-lt
KTotffCE.
WATER CONSUMERS.
Wator rentals for the quarter (Janu?
ary, February and March) are now due.
Gonsumorns are hereby notified to call at
tbo ollico of the company, Exchange
building, room 12, and pay tho same.
No bilIs wdll bo distributed as hereto?
fore. Water will be cut oil from all con?
sumers who do not pay their bills on or
beforo tho 20$h of January. An addit?
ional ohargo of fifty cants will bo col?
lected for turning on water.
janito20 J. C. RAWN, Manager.
M
USIO HAS ITS CHARMS.
Wo dosiro to call the attention of the
citizens of Roahoko and Southwest Vir?
ginia to our extensive stock of superb
pianos of the following makes. Wo
mention separately tho celebrated
" Everett," one of tho best; also the
Weber, Stock and a number of others of
fine make We sell them on easy terms
and guarantee all of them to give entire
sail: faction. All you have to do is to
call, .see them and bo convinced. Organs,
all of tho beat makes, constantly on
hand. M. L SMITH.
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THE CHARGES KOT SUSTAINED.
The Assailants of the -Police
Force in the Mud.
Cutler, n Uollduy ISxtra, Win? tho Cn.-,
inucmt'H Mian ivt tlto PoietolUco?"Pub
Ita?arety" Didn't Show up itud "Wel?
fare" uuu "Justice" MaU? tho Suraa
Utmerat Statements an at tho I'rovlous
MuetlnK?Wli? ts Mr. Dottnelly?
An immense crowd gathered at tin
mayor's o?loo yesterday at I p. m. to
witness tho arraignment of tho police
forco of lloanoko and its respected
mayor.
Sensational developments might have
been expected by everyone, and from
publication and conversation it was;
even expected that charges would be
made and evidence, in support of them
adduced, which would result in the
upheaval of tho social fabric of Koanoke.
"Public Safoty," "Welfare," and
"Justice," lilanchc, Tray and Sweet?
heart, were io appear and demolish the
police force. But?they didn't demolish.
Tho charges against Officer J. O.
Wolfe, mado by Officer Browning were
the first business transacted Wolfe
was charged with being drunk on the
morning of tho ISth of October, 1890, on
tho occasion of a lire in a saloon. It
was shown by testimony that Wolfe
went to the saloon at ?! a. m. on the dav
in question; that the saloon was Hooded
with burning Hi]uor; that he assisted in
saving property, and worked amid the
burning liquor for quite a while; that
after water was gotten upon the burning
premises ho was drench* d, and took one
drink of whiskey. Uo then showed
signs of intoxication, which others ex
perionci d during the night while work?
ing retcuing goods from the burning
fluid as a result of inhaling tho fumes.
ISveryono testified that Wolfe was a
most exc llent officer, an! was not a
man addicted to drink. Mayor Kvans
and others testified to this effect, and
the heard promptly dismissed the charge
as frivol? iis and iinfoundi d.
Colonel Pcnn then presented a state?
ment rrom Messrs. W. I'. Dull'ami I). It.
William ^, of the Costur.crat. This state?
ment recited that they did not appear
as prosten tors of any particular police?
man, as they did not deem such a court-o
dignified </.? proper. But tlioy pub?
lished a II tWopaper, and in d dug so
reserve 1 thu right to publish uritioisms
upon any publ e officials.
Win u they ihudu such publications, if
they contained reflections upon an
official, they would furnish the names
of witnesses to substantiate any charges
mudo against such poison. But they
would not appear as .prosecutors. Then j
it was the duty of tho board of police
commissioners, if anyone within their
pro vie ? wa c nie m d. toinvestigato th i
charges and summon the witnesses sug
gchl d by the paper. The paper was
ready to answer questions, but not tu
pros< cute.
Mr. Scott then took tho paper, which
contain* d three charges, and said the
board would refer it t> tho chief of
polios ret* Investigation and report.
Mr. B. Iiacy I logo, as a >una 1 for tho
police generally, thought this mode id
procedure extraordinary. If oharges
were to bo entertained the accusing
party should name the accused, and not
bring in a general indictment for the
misdeeds of one. Ho insisted that the
delinquent ones should he specified.
Mr. :-e. >tt said that the chief of pollca
would tin I out who iho parties were,
and then tho case could bo properly
tried.
Colonel I'enn suggested that the only
thing that the Cosmocrat \.us called
upon to do was to coma with their in?
formation and witnesses.
Chief Morris requested that the first
charge, that of the use of vulgar lan?
guage at tho postotllcu by a members of
tho foice. ho heard now.
This was at rood to, and William
Rider, the stamp clerk at the pdstollice,
was oalled. and recognized one B?tlor,
who bad hi en a Sptvciul policeman during
tho holidays, as tho party who made ?so
of the language. Mr. 0. B. Williams,
editor of tho Cosmcorat, also positively
identified him as tho p-.riy.
Mr. Scott held that inasmuch as
Butler was no longer an ofllc r, tho
board had no jurisdiction, but in justice
to Butler he would allow him to make a
statement on oath.
1 hitler was thereupon sworn, and
made :v rambling denial of tho sworn
statements of Uider and Williams. As
tho case was disposed of Butler said,
in a threatening way. (hat nothing
must bo published air> Otlng him in any
way. or a law suit would be tho result,
and after the hearing he menaced a re?
porter for Tin-: TlMKS in order to sup?
press publication.
And then came tho grand linalo. The
grievances of tho Co3inocrat having
been disposed of in part, and"tho re?
mainder referre d to the chief for in
VCStigatlon, a public demand was made
for the appearance of "Public Safety,"
"Welfare" and ".lustier."
Mr. Fisher, who bad at tho previous
meeting acknowledged the authorship
of tho "Pubi c Safety''articles, made
no response, but Mr. B. 11. Donnelly,
who used the other noms de plume on
cooaslons in tho Evening World and
Cosmocrat, ' advanced within tho rail
and a deed what was wanted of him.
Mr. Donnelly said: "1 am the author
of tho letters signed 'Welfare'and 'Jus?
tice,' and 1 am prepared to substantiate
every word I said "there. But I want a
formal summons. I will mako no
Charges. All 1 have to say is in the
articles I have written.*'
Mr. "-ott?The hoard will he glad at
any time to receive and entertain any
written charges which may bo made, la
tho gentleman prepared to mako any
such charges?
Mr. Donnelly, tragically?I am 'Wel?
fare' and 'Justice.' I am hero to repeat
tho charges. Just hero 1 want to say
OKE, VA., SUNDAY M
that tbo Herald wad wrong when it said j
lucou: e.l (ho mayor of any wrong-doing.
Mayor Evan;- You havo made an at?
tack upon my official character and in?
tegrity.
Mr. Donnelly?I did not, sir; I made
no attack upon you personally.
Mayor Evans?1 have not claimed that
you del. If you had made a personal
attack 1 would havo settled with y^a
personally.
The mayor then proceeded to read
from one of Donnelly's articles in whioh
ho said that tbo mayor's court was ran
in a loose, oaroless, and iiiotlioicut way,
ami his honor thou proceeded to take
Donnelly to task tor tho article.
Mr. Donnelly then excitedly said:
"What I said thoro 1 no.v staud by and
repeat."
Mayor Ev.na?Those cbargds reflect
upon me personally, and I now call upon I
you to put your charges In writing and
produce your witnesses and substantiate
the charges.
Mr. Donnelly ? Do you know the
differoncu b .'tween iulividualitj and
personality?
Mayor Evans, ignoring the obscure
quostion?When tv'll you bo icacy?
Will Wodnesday at 3 o'clock suit you'.'
Mr. Donuolly?1 will bo reudy tuen,
but 1 want a formal summons. 1 am
not now legally beforo tao commission?
ers. 1 do noi. aoknowlego tlio summons
I have received, and those nrocucdings
are fare.cal. Why," ho. continued in
an excited torn.', ??too other day when
wo were hero the president of the board
said bo had not read tho articles, and
not two hours afterward ho told a well
known citizen that he had road tho ar?
ticles before tho hearing."
Mr. Spott (tho president), unconcern?
edly?That is absolutely false; 1 would
like you to produce that citizen.
Mr. Donuolly reiterated this state?
ment, Mr. Scott paying no further at?
tention to his talk, inn at the close of
the meeting said to a T.mks reporter:
'?Whoever is respomiblo for that state
meist tells a lie. pure i.iul simple."
This liule diversion, however, did not
keep Mayor Evans from gettlllg IrolU
Donnelly uoquic&c 'no i Co a proposition
to appear on Wednesday next unl .sub?
stantiate his charges, which the latter
defiantly consented to do, and left the
Courtroom.
Of the charges, wholesale and retail,
made through the World .(on tho
authority of "Public Sifoly" and "Jus?
tice ') against th? polio ? force, no oll'ort
was made to sustain Ilium.
Tho officers are indignant at this
abandonment of tbo so-called case
against them, and. even m the fan a of
the two failures to bring their accusers
to the rack, they cxpiuc to have a pub?
lic trial and a public disproval oi the
wholesale charges of Inefficiency and
drunkenness mado through the Evening
World by Messrs. Donnelly and Fisher. i
wuu is ::. it. imxm-.i.i.v?
Mr. Donnelly is a tall, well-built
man of sallow complexion, and wears
slight black uide-wuiskors and mous?
tache. As tho naiho would indicate he is
of Milesian extraction, which is b -
trayi d when ho talks, particularly when
excited.
Mr. Donnelly camn to llonnoko some
six wot !..-; sine ?, and was introJuc -d t<>
the various newspaper nu n as the as
scciate editor of tho American Uuildcr.
He was also so int odt,c data mooting of
th.> Federation of Labor. To Common
Wealth Attorn y Hoy II. Smith he also ?
said that ho i ecu pied that position on I
tlio paper in question, and his claim In I
this res pi ct gave him something of ;i|
standing in the community.
In response to a telegram of inquiry
addressed to tho j ?urn.it aforesaid yes
terday, the following reply was re- j
ceived:
Ci.KVRi.Axn, 0.. Jan. 10.
"E. II. Donnelly has u> connection
with this papor. We know very little
of him. (Sign< d) ,
"Amgrioan lUTILDBlt."
Mr. Donnelly's writing for the itoan
oke newspap -rs has n it b ? on on tin sd
to prose writing. A day or two before
New Year's he turned into the editor
of the Herald a poem; in manuscript,
over which was written: '-Lines to the
New Year; dedicated to Mr. and
Mrs. -, of Itoanoke." To it. was
signed the name --E II. Donnelly."
The editor, on reading tb? poem in
question, was a ? laz -d t > find it to bo
taken verbatim from "In Meiuonam,"
tho production of a b trtain Alfred Ten?
nyson, w ho enjoys quite a little reputa?
tion in secluded portions of the county.
Fortunately for either tho Herald or
Mr. Donnelly?it. is a question which?
Mr. Tennyson's poems avo not alto
getber unknown in this benighted sec
lion, but the editor, amaz dandhmused
ttt the audacity of the plagiarism, sent
tho copy out to tho composing room as
it was sent to him, leaving the dear
public to draw its own conclusions on
beholding a divided claim to tho author?
ship of "Hing out the old, ring in the
new."
Hut tho editor's point was net ob
scrved in tho newspaper ciurt of last
resort, and the acting foreman calmly
chopped oil Mr. Donnelly's new heading,
his dedication and his architectural
signature, and substituted those to be
found in authorized editions published
under the supervision of tho Poet
Laureate of England, and so Mr. Don?
nelly lost whatever reputation or noto?
riety he- might have ac piired had not
this course been pursued.
Officers for Holding Elections.
The electoral board of tho city of
Roanoko have made the following
appointments for the ensuing year.
For judges of election in First ward, R.
K. Rico, J. T. Smoot and A. W. Pitt
man; Second ward. K. Jl\ iiindred, C. P.
Head and J. W. < i reo n wood; Third ward,
James ltiichanan,S. II. Choatbara andJ.
W. Tinsley.
Commissioners in the First ward H.
K. lltoe and J. T. Smoot; in tho Second
ward, E. T. Kindred and S. W. Green?
wood: in the Third ward, Jauios Euch
anan.
Registers were appointed as follows:
First Ward, T. F. Itarksdalo; Si eond
ward, C. W. Hooker; Third waid, M. A.
Johnson.
If you want to Increase your business
n 1801, advertiso in Ti? 13 'ilMEB.
[URNING, JANUARY 1
iJ?CK-F?LLS AHD ACE-F?LLS.
Another Commercial Club Sec?
retary Under a Cloud.
Walter Murphy and Moteu Ward {lava n
Gameaf Jt'okor, an.l tlio Latter Said to
Ilnro Quit the Loser to tho Extent t>l
OlOO-jMurphy Dismissed from tiio
Club Without Ceroiuony end Laaves
Town In tho Same \V:iy.
It may bo in tho atr or tho blood, that
oannot ba discovered. Diit Walter
Murphy, late, secretary if tbo Com?
mercial Club, lias left tho city under a
cloud, as did Ids cousin and predecessor,
II in ton Helper.
Tlio story runs thusly. Murphy
anticipated thnt tho reorganisation of
th') Commercial Club would throw him
out of pluoe, and presumably acted ac?
cordingly, ills lirst move in the direc?
tion of casting an anchor to tho wind
Ward was to Imporo a c ?rd sharp, pool
export hud all-round sport named La
ifaor. La Ltaor may have been Murphy's
college mate, as Murphy Introduced him
to he, but the front of Iiis surname is
French, tho ond of it Dutch, an I he had
ibe accent of a Uowory tough. ll>>u
ever that is, ho was a sport, and
Murphy began to run him in on am?
bitious pool and billiard players whoso
self confidence in their prowess with
tho cue had ..ny money in it. This
little scheme was worked for all there
\va>. in it.
When that vein was exhausted to the
mutual benefit of Murphy and Laiiacr.
a variation was introduced Tliocosey
rear room of the Commercial Club bad a
snap-lock on the door and Murphy
started :i quiet little gam" <>f poker ">i
Iiis delectation and that of his friends
including La Itaor. It. worked bcauti
fully, only the chips of Li Itaor stack'I
up like llie talents of tho faithful so.'
vant. while the piles of the otho s
dwindled like a chunk of ice on a <iuu
side Willk.
Finally matters caran to a head. Fri?
day night a week uiro the little gam<
was in full blast. It held in lato. A'
last all had dropped out. hut Murphy
and Moton Word Stories dllTor as t...
whether I.a liner held In or not. One
account runs thai he went tu bed alioul
1 a. m. wttn n towel full of cracked ice
on his head and a let of liquor in his
stomach. Perhaps he didn't. Hut th
two who were loft behind lield a night
session until after 3 a. in. You rig Word
is in tho ehglnncr's oilio > of tho Norfolk
and Western and is no chicken, but lie
couldn't win on jr.ck-fulls against tto"
ft:lls. especially when th ? man whei sat
behind the ac ? fulls adopted tho plan of
die trilJng earns after tin.' draw.
I!" (,1111 loser to the extent of?-say
$100?and, well, never mind going ill to
it \>o fur. His family made complaint
to the proper official of tho club that
the little back room bad boon turned
into a i ok r t\ mi. lie was dumb on tided.
At the next, meeting of the dirt c
tors. early hist week, Mr. Murphy
was eor.elt cted out of the ollloo with lit?
tle ceremony, anil Im left town in the
same manner, lie may have owed teime
little accounts around town, but that
only adds piquancy to tho rest of tho
story;
It is nec tssary to add that th" gamh
llng in (he club was entirely unknown
to its o liclals and partiolpnted i:. soledy
by outsiders who had no business in the
rooms.
KANSAS ALLIANCE.
It Gets Totjethor unil Holds a Genuine
l.uva ""east.
Topkka, Kansas, Jan. 10.?[Special]
?The Alliance members of the legisla?
ture and party leaders had a love feast
last, night in their headquarters. Tho
best of [rood feeling seems to have pre?
vailed between the factions which have
boon engaged in a bitter controversy the
last two days over the publication of
Congressman Turner's letter to Frank
McOrath presldt nt of tin State Alli
anccc. in which ho offered $5,000 on tho
Senalorship. McOrath made a state?
ment regarding thi letter, denying that,
he had ever had any conversation with
Turner upon the subjt ct of his candidacy
fur.the United State.-; Senate.
Following is tin; resolution adopted
by a unanimous vote:
'WiiKCi.xs, a tetter dated December
SI, is'."', signed F. 0- Tumor, has been
rrcdveel by Frank McOrath, president
of the "?'armors' Allianoo and Industrial
Union, c mtaining infamous suggestions
anel offers for the betrayal id the most
sacred trust an 1 o mil lone ?: thorofore,
Resolved, That we reg ml tho affair
solely as another characteristic attempt
?mi the part of politicians in Topckn
and Washington te> prove that moral
laws have no pi act) in politico an I ii
desiro on their part to thwart the will
of tin' people by any means, however
has" ami corrupt.
Tnat we regard it as only Another i
reason for st a nil in'.' firmly toj!0thor in
earnest, uniting and scalous devotion to |
our c ntse.
That (Vfl deprecate and condemn all i
efforts or elisposition to introduce) or
foment personal antagonisms or private |
pique 0*" jealousy in our party, holding
common ciuso higher, dearer and nloro
sacred than individual interest.
PARNKLL GOING TO LIMKItlCK.
"(Viierr lie Ex peels to Matte tho Greatest
Effort of Mis Life.
DUBLIN, Jan. 10.?[Special]?Parnell,
accompanied by several e>f his trustt el
lieutenants, arrived here on his way to
Limerick, whero to-morrow he expects
to make one of tho most memorable ad
elresses in the history of Irish politics.
Over a doxen spt elal trains are convey?
ing crowds e>f people' to tho meeting
plac ? at Linn rick. Strong dotaebments
of police arc being put there in the an?
ticipation of a disturbance) of tho peace.
WCARAGU.^ CANAL.
Ssnato Committeff Reports ir
Favor of a Bond Gu^-ranty?
Washington, I). C, .Ian. 10.?, SP?*
clalj?Tho Vloo-Prcsldeiit laid bofW0
tho Senate n protest from tweii'y-thrce
m< mbora of tho Idaho legislature
against allowing Senator-elect DuboiB
to take his seat.
Th report of tho committee on for-|
eign relations on tho Nicaragua canal
bill presented by Mr. Sherman this
morning recites tho importance of the
u mal proj ct and treats in detail of tho
. istory ot the past negotiations on tho
subject, and maintains that the pro
lings of Uroat Britain at Heli/.c in
Mosquito discharged the United States
froi i in engagement with Great Britain
in ls:>o to n frain from exercising oon
tiol of any part of Central America.
1'he report says that tho work of tho
privat.' c rporation on the canal has ad?
vanced with great rapidity; that tho
total c istof the project will be but one
third moru than the Weiland canal, and
that it will be completed within six.
years. The full cost of the work is set
down at ? 100,000,? >00. Tho committee
tools that to secure this amount of
money the company will bo obliged to
sell its bonds at a largo discount. Con?
sequently it will bo necessary to im?
pose heavy tolls on shipping, and as the
Cinal would really constitute a part of
the o >ast Hue of the United States this
burden would bo largely borno by tho
Am rlcan people.
Therefore tho committeo belioves
that it would be tho part of economy,
aside from tho considerations of the
Nation il policy, for tho United States
to guarantee tbo bonds of the company
to tiie amount of one hundred million
dollars, so that they may be sold at par.
with the result of reducing, first,
the ac ual expenses of the company:
m I. si o ?nd, tho tolls, which would
thorwiso amount to twelve and one
tialf million dollars annually. In its
present form the bill meets the objeo
ions raised by President C'oveland to
the treaty negotiated in 1834, as it does
c intuit the United States to the
defense of the territorial integrity of
tiio vj.-ntr.it American States.
The presentation of the Nicaragua
canal report was followed by a long
pooch from Senator Morgan on the
linnnoial bill, in which ho supported
free silver.
The House took up tho army appropri?
ation bill to-day. It oar riot 824,030,000.
II. WKUSTlilt CKOWI. UKT?RN9.
Ito Claims to ho Aulu to ICxpluln Away
Those tleuvy Ovordrnt'ts.
Mr. il. Webster Crowd returned to
lloanoko yesterday morning from West
Virginia, whore ho had gone from Balti?
more on business. He is not yet pre?
pared to make a detailed statement of
his llnunclal transactions with tho
Franklin Hank of Italtlmoro, but
promisi s to do so in a few days as soon
as he oiih obtain tho necessary facts and '
ligures from his trustee in llulttmoro.
lb-denies that his heavy overdrafts!
wi re in any way surreptitious, but
claims that they were of long standing
a >d fully known to the responsible of
liclals o( the batik. Pending a full
statement, ho requests that public
opinion be held in abeyance.
Colonel Wishart, the other member of
the II. Webster Crowd Real ICstato Com?
pany, was entirely unaware of Mr.
CrowPs llnanclal transactions in Haiti
more until after thoir publication in
Tl!H TlMKS of Thursday. The tlriu's
business relations and transactions in
Uoanoko are clearly above board and
honorable.
A meeting of the board id directors of
the real ' state exchange was held in
the exchange rooms in Tut: TtMUH
Building yesterday afternoon at 4
o'e.Uck to consider the matter of re?
questing 11. Webster Crowl to appear
appear before the board of directors of
'.lie exchange to answer charges made
angaiust him in tho newspapers.
President llooknday stated tho status
of the matter was thi*:
Mr. Crowd has been elected a member
of tie- exchange, but lias never signed
the constitution, and until he does this
he is not regularly a member. The ques?
tion was as to whether he should be
pern i lei to sign or not.
Mr. !v tup slated that Mr. Crowd bad
"> en to see him and said ho could satis?
factorily explain the matter with which
he had boen charged in the papers. Ho
thought tho matter ought to be tabled
till Mr. Crowl was heard from.
Mr. Dnpuy said tho exchange ought
not c invict a man on nowspapoi rumors.
The charges against him in the papers
nro very serious, and, if they an? true,
he ought to be expelled.
Mr. H iker moved that Mr. Crowl be
not allowed to sign the constitution till
he had vindicated himself of tho
charges against him.
Mr. Witigtii Id said that ho thought
that Mr. Crowl ought to he requested
in writing to appear before the board to
vindic lto himself.
Mr. Simmons said that he had had a
?rreat many dealings with Mr. Crowd,
and they went all fair and square.
The motion that Mr. Crowd bo re?
quested to npnear before the board on
Monday afternoon at t o'clock was
carried.
V. M. 0. A. Meeting.
Tho new rooms of the Young Men's
Christian Association will bo initiated
this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by hold?
ing a gospel service there at that hour.
Mr. Willis M. Hunt will conduct the
mooting. Topic: "A Father's l.ovo for
a Rebellious Son." All men aio cor?
dially invited. 10? Salotn avenue?3:30
o'clock sharp.
Accostiul i>y Negroes,
dehn Martin, a stalwart citizen from
near Cave Spring, was accosted by two
negroes who asked of him eh .in go for a
MU bill. Ma tin c unud out. *5 in
diver and pro: teded to hunt for the re?
mainder, wh n one of tho negroes
grabbed tho mjnoy and both ran off.
; If you want to Increase'.
?your bualnoea In 1091,
: advertise lnTUE TIMES, j
RICE THREE CENTS.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW OF THADE.
Goneral improvement in Trade
and Financial Circles.
Tito Money Martitt Throughout tho Coun?
ty Less Htritigcul in nil I'iirtJ of* the
* Coontry?Tliti Week's failures Number*
376 Against 334 for the Corresponding
Week of Last Year.
NEW York, Jan. 10.?II. G. Dun <fc
Co.'s weekly review of trade:
The* year opens with the expected im
provcitiont in tlie money market und in
collection* resulting from annual dls"
burse tnents, which htivo been larger
than usual. The hopeful feeling in
most branches of trade continues also,'
I and tho railroad outlook is improved.
? Hut in npito of this thero has been such
selling of securities on foreign auoount
I that exchange has advance from 484X
last week to 4SGX. Tho legislative
prospect is regarded by many with ap?
prehension and the situation in iron ond
cotton industries is not satisfactory.
Prices of some products in both have
been reduced, and many works have
slopped for tho time.
Tho curtailment of credits, which
monetary uncertainty causes, is there?
fore severely felt in theso as in other
branches of business. It is becoming;
clearer every day that tho one groat ob?
stacle u the foar that tho debasement
of tho dollar may produce violent oanr
tractions, withdrawal of toroign invest?
ments, col'apso of credits, and a dis?
aster which will ho felt in every branch
of trade and industry. The iron and
steel manufacture has boon so rapidly
oxtondod that shrinkage orcdita ha?
forced Bales, in many cases, at prices
below cost. UonCB works producing
rails and other finished products aro
now idle, whoso monthly consumption
of pig iron is estimated at 150,000 tons.
Tho sides of Southern iron at vory
low prices have been sorely felt in the
central region, anil twenty-three fur?
naces In the Mahonlng and Chunango
Valleys, producing 87,000 tons per
month, have stopped or contracted to
close on or about January 10, until bet?
ter terms for ore and colco o.iu bo se?
cured, llutooko workers threaten to
strike for higher wages at the samo
time, and a strike of Alabama furnaoo
workers has stopped many works, so that
tho decrease in production is supposed
to hu fully 120,000 tons monthly, iiail
producers have come to no agreemont,
and $27.50 is named as a price which
would ho accepted by some, while bar
producers aro searching for orders and
there is little business In plato or
Structural iron. On tho whole the pros
pi et Ib consldetcd loss bright than it has
been for many years in tills Industry.
In tho cotton manufacture also iho
ahrtnkago >t oreMlts has seveielj
strained many oohcertis, and prices or
goods havo boon very low, but furth?r
reductions have boon inado during tho
past week In bleached outtons. Tho
woolon manufacturer is doing fairly,
(hough extending but moderately, and
buying wool with oatltloil. They get in
i!k> main only last year's prlo s for
(roods, and wool has fallen about two
cents per pound since November. In the
j boot and shoo manufacture thu outlook
is regarded as especially favorable.
! ttoports of trade from, different cities
are still much Influenced by reviews of
last year's groat size, but generally in?
dicate a largo volume of traflla in pro
gr088 for the season, marked improve?
ment since mo net try pressure abated. At
Philadelphia tho leather and shoo trade?
aro dull and retail purchases oontled to
ovonlng up sixes; wool in littlo demand;
torquois, paper and chemicals quiet,
I soniQ uneasiness is seen regarding obli?
gations hi tobacco, but hotter oolleotlon?
i 111 paints. Higher cotton, greater activ
! tty In the Mouth, sugar and riuj re?
ceipts at New Orleans aro good and, as
a sample of new enterprises in the that
section, it is mentioned that the people
of Austin have voted a t;i>: of 31,400,000
to construct a dam across the Colorado
for industrial purposes.
Tho money markets throughout tho
country aro less string >nt and reports of
Collections more fr, vorable. Speoplatlvo
operations continue wholesomely inac?
tive. Foreign trade continues favorable
in exports, showing a large gain over hist
year, while there is Homo decrease in
Imports. Too weok's failures number
:;t.'?. For the corresponding wjok of Irst
year the llguros were; 331.
A Ilennllcent Sinti? Storm.
MoNTict:i.i.o, 111,, Jan. 10.?[SpcolalJ
The heaviest Bnow storm of tho
j season has Wen raging h'.;ro for tho
! last twenty-four hours and tho fall of
! snow throughout Central Illinois will
bo the largest for years. Tito wheat
crop will ho greatly benefltted. Tele?
grams show tho storm l> b.i general
I throughivat a largo portion of tho
j State and that tho bone lit will bo wide
j spread.
Real Estate Mora Active.
Since the snow has been cleared from
tho streets, facilitating travel, real
estate h:ts bcoomo more active. While
there were no big sales, or no big rush;
in real estate during tho past wcok,
everything is looking up considerably,
j and tbc business was moro activo than
for severel weeks. Tho rca\ estate men
are hopeful and expecting lively times
in dirt as soon as the w inter is over.
Chirr Morris for the Hospital.
\ Chief of Police Morris said to a Time?"
I reporter yesterday that tho demand for
I a hospital was becoming more and moro
apparent daily. "I think," said ho.
"that it would bo bottor for tho com?
mittee to proceed with the amount on
hand, buying a large lot and putting up
a BtnaU Imilding.so that item bo added
to as additional funds aro reoaived.
TtrETIMF13 la tho loading paper of tho
mineral belt of tho two Virginias. If yoa
want to koop poeted on tho development
of this section you cannot afford to b*n
without It.