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The News and Obsta ver YOL. XXXIX. NO. 54. TTffll IL&iJSffiKST ©DKKBODILATOORiI ®IF mu SSCQiWBO ©AIMM-DOM UDAMLY. THE OLD LIBERTY BELL THE CRACKED HISTORICAL RELIC STARTS ON ITS TRIP TO ATLANTA. LOYAL RECEPTION IN VIRGINIA The Special Train Bearing the l*rrc - oas Relic is Made up of Five Pull man Cars and a Flat Car upon whit h the Bell Rests—lt is Accompanied by a Committee of 25 Councilinen and an Official Escort—lt will Stop at a Number of Places in the South. Philadelphia. Pa., Oct. 4.—The spe cial train over the Pennsylvania Rail road, bearing the Liberty Bell, and the official escort of the most precious Lis torical relic of our country, pulled out. of Broad street station at 8 o'clock this morning for Atlanta, where it is scheduled to arrive at 2 o’clock, Octo ber 8. Eq route the train will stop at various cities and towns in the South in order that citizens may be given au t ppor funity to see the bell. The train is made up of five Pullmans, a combination and flat c.<r upon which the bell rests, and is in charge of Thomas Purry, tourist agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. B sides the committee of twenty five couneilmen. the official escort is c m posed of the following : Mayor Charles F. Warwick, President Judge Thayer, W. J. Latta, General Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Gjo. W Boyd, A-sistant General Pas senger Agent of the Pennsylvania Rail road; Director of Public Works, Thomas M. Thompson, Director of Public Safety, Abraham M. Beittler; President Depatt f. - . j|| |K.v ' / ...i meet Ch.-r.-iies Wm Lamb©, i; City Oontrflier John M. Walton: City Solici to J L Kmsey; City Commissioner Jacob W ldermer; Register Wills El a- P. Smithers; Chief of Bureau of City Prop erty, and Custodian of State Eouse and Bell, A S. E seaower; and Police Sur geon Thomas H, Andrews. Wilmi gton was the first stop, the train arriving there at 8:58 and leaving at 8:58. The first public demons ration along thereute wasatElkton Md., where the citizens arranged a big reception. The train made a stop of 17 minutes at Elkton and then sped on to Baltimore, arriving in the Monumental city at 10:44. Here a s‘op of 32 minutes was made. Washington was reached at 12:17 p m. The special remained in the National city until 2 o’clock. Brief stops were made at Alexandria, Quan tico, Fredericksburg, Milford, Doswell and Ash and. At 7:13 Richmond was reached. Her© one of the longest stops of the tiip was m*de, the train not pulling out of that city until 8 o'clock Saturday morning. 'the following stops will then be made iri Virginia: Petersburg, Nottoway, Crewe, Farmville, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, t hristiansburg, East Radford, Wythevilie and Glade Springs. At 2:30 p m., October 6 the special is due to reach Bristol. Tenn., where a stop of thirty minutes will be made. Short stops are scheduled for Johnson City, Greenville and Morristown, Tenn., the train arriving at Kuoxville at 7 p m., Octot*er 6. At 8 o’clock the following morning the special will leave Knoxville, making brief stopes at Loudon, Athens and Cleveland, Tenn . reaching Chattanooga at 11:30 a m. The bell will be on exhi bition in Chattanooga until the following morning at 7 o’clock. Brief stops will then be made at Dalton and Rome, Ga., Atlanta Being reached at 2pm, Ocfo bsr 8. At the latter city an elaborate p ibiic reception has been planned Thousand*. Greet it in Washington. Washington, D. C , Oct. 4 —Amid the cheers of thousands, the music of the Marine Band and the waviog of tie & ars and stripes, the special train bear ing the Liberty bell, America's sacred his toric relic, rolled into the Pennsylvania depot at 12:26 o’clock to day, nine rain ] u’e- behind s hedule time. Some of! Washington’s most distinguished citi- ! sens were present to welcome the bell, including the Comm ssioners of tl e Dis- 1 tric-t.. a committee from the Board of Trade, representatives of ibe Sous of tho American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolut on and the District militia The Wa-hing'ou Light Infantry and the High School Cadets presented arms as tl e train came to a stop and the Marine Band played “My Country 'tis of thee”. The local reception committee wel comed the escort on tin* pla> form of the ear on which the bronze emblem which rang out the nations independence, was rigged. There were no speeches at the station. The car was detached and hauled out into the yard. There fully 10,000 people witnessed it and cheered it while the reception committee escor ted their visitors to the Board of Trade, where an elaborate luncheon had been prepared. The Washington Light In fantry and the high school cadets were formed about the car as a guard of honor during the absence of the escort, and the Marine Band played patriotic airs. At the Board of Trade, Commi sioner Ross briefly welcomed the escoit commit tee. He spake of the fact that this was the first time the ball bad been to the eapitol of a country made possible by the men who wrought while the bell rang and of the love of country its appear ance would engender in every village and town through which it would pass. Mayor Warwick, of Philadelphia, made h response, the eloquence of which arous ed the greatest enthusiasm. Toe train left Washington for Rich mond at 2 o’clock on scheduled time. First Reception la Virgiuia. FkederYcksburg Va , Oh, 4—The cracked old Liberty Bell was accorded its first reception in the State of Virginia at this point shortly before 4 o’clock this afternoon. Business was suspended b tween the hours of 3 and 5 o’clock so that ali would hive an opportunity of seeing the bell. Promptly at 3 o’clock the local military formed at their armory, the city council entered carriages, the pupils of the pub lie schools and students from the Fred ericksburg Collegiate Institute formed ir; line, the local organizations of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Knights Templars turned out and the long pro cession moved to the R. F. & P. K. R. depot, headed by a military baud and followed by hundreds of patriotic citi zens. When, at 355 the train pulled in, every bell in the city rang out and the city whistles shrieked forth a welcome, wbil the crowds sent up cheer after cheer At 4:15 Mr. W. Seymour White mount ed the flat car on which the bill was placed and on behalf c f people of Fred ericksburg delivered an address of wel come which was received with much ap plau e. The cha’rman of the Philadel phia c rnmittee in charge of the trip re sponded, and aPer speeches by other distinguished gentlemen and a number of patriotic selections by the band, the train moved out f r its next stopping place, Ashland. The Bell »n Richmond. Richmond, Va., Oct 4 —The Li 1 erty Ball reached this city at 7:15 to night It was received with demonstrations at Fredericksburg, Milford Ashland and other stations between Richmond and Washington. Upon the arrival of the bell in Richmond, a salute of twenty one guns was fired by the Howitzers, and the escort was met by a committee ot city officials, including Mayor Taylor, City Attorney Meredith,* Treasurer Phillips, Commissioner Munford, Gas Superintendent Knowles, Common wealth Attorney Smith, City Engineer Cutshaw, Collector Capt. Frank Cuncingham and Gen.* A. L Phillips The gentlemen accompanying the bell w.?re receiv d by Gov. O’Fer a'! the Executive Mansi m soon after their ar rival. Resident members of the Gov ernor’s staff assisted Dim ;n receiving the Philadelphians. A guard of honor,con sisting of Company A, Richmond Light Infantry Blues, was mounted when rise train arrived and wil» remain on duty un til the bell continues ite journey south ward at 8:30 to morrow m Tiling, over the C >ast Lice Rdlroad to Petersburg. Although the company is lightly en titled to draw pay and receive rations for this service, the officers called upon the governor and informed him that it was the wish of the officers and men that they might be allowed to give their ser vice free of all cost to the State upon this occasion. NOTED AUTHOR PASSES AWAY. Death of Hjilmar Uj »rth Boyeaen, the Norwegian Novelist. New York. Oe . 4.—Professor Hjal raar Hjorth Boyesen, of C flumbia Col lege, the noted Norwegian author, died this morning of rheumatism of the heart, after an illness of bat two days. Prof. Boyesen was born in Norway in 1848, in Fredericksvaern. He gradu ated from the Univernity of Christiania in 1868 When he came to this country in 1869, he went to Chicago, where he became editor of the Bohandinavain pa per Fremad. Five years after coming to America he published the first novel, “Gunnar,’* which was an immediate success. In 1874, after two years of European travel, he took the professor ship of German at Cornell. In 1881 he appointed instr ctor in German at Columbia College and in JBB3 he was appointed her the Gebhard pro fessorship of German and Literature. The chair of Germanic languages and literature was created for him in 1890. MAHONE G ROW INCi W EAKEIt. Ills Physicians do Not Look lor Any I mproveimnt. Washington, O f 4 -Geu. Mahone is slightly worse to eight and is gradually losing strength. His physicians do not look for any improvement in his condi tion. He spends a greater part of ihe time in sleep and does uot take as much nourishment as heretofore. Early this evening it seemed that; the end was veiy near, but later the patient r dii. d somewhat, his tenacity surprisii g even his physicians At l a. m, ro change was appreciable. RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5 1825. EPISCOPAL MISSIONS \ N APPROPRIATION OF *IO,OOO A \ 10 \R FOR WORK AMONG THE NEGROES. PROGRESS IN CUBA AND BRAZIL A Church lies also Been Erected in Toklo, Jap ai, and the Field in Alas ka Has Been Entered—A Memorial Presented, Asking that the Western Portion of the Diocese of North Car olina be Erected into a Missionary Jurisdiction—Oakley Swipes *II,OOO Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 4.— The two houses of the Epis opal Convention held brief sessions today before going into joint session as the “Board of Mission®.*’ In the House of Deputies, morning prayets were conducted by Bishop Worthington, of Nebraska, and Rev. I>r. J. Lewis Parks, of Philadelphia. A memorial was presented asking that the western portion «f the diocese of North Carolina be erected into a missionary jurisdiction. A long list of memorials to deceased clergymen followed. R v. Dr. D C. Roberts, of Conor id, N. u , offered a resolution commending the Go . roor and L ’gis’atnre of 7V vis for i - s stand on the prize fiiotirg (;'• s time A white haired delegate f .n Pen syivania, Jam s 8. Riddle, objected iera »tely to t o consideration He sau* he had no knowledge whatever of the ectK-n of the T xaa people H e used a roar of laughter in the stain couvtn tion and the re-oliPim was > s-e i with a few faint Day*. The House of Bishops transacted little business before the j>i t session, save ♦the announcement of the standing c >m mittec and the reference to the proper committee on the ■ < r: oriel of the diocese of California, ashing the e ;rs >t of the house to the erection of e m w diocese within the limits of tho pit sent S e One of the principal reports presented to the Board of Missions w:»- the report of the Executive Cerami* Ice of th Amer is»n Church Missionary B*.cie - v. red by H eretary J Thompson Cole. Is was the first public and official utterance *s to the embezzlement of $41,000 by the former treasurer, Iler ry A Oakley, aud the former secretary, J New bold. It has l»eeu hoped to avoid aH public re ferrnee to the affair, but this whs found impos ible. The amount taken by Oakley has been computed to la* $21,828 24, and by Newbold $19,034 16. from September 1, 1887 Tee defalca tion was made possible by ths fact that there was no check on the ace?-unfa of either save of the other officer, and upon this they relied for safeey. Th * tress urer has re imbura d the society, but the secretary had no nor any one sufficiently interest* d in him to make it good. T he commitC e had decided not to pr -ecute *it her of them. It would be impossible to prose cute the Treasurer without returning the money made goud. as it had come from another source. No promises had b* f n made but prosecution seemed impossible The Secretary was disgraced. To pro ceed against hirn and not against the Treasurer would be ju Hy open to a charge that the prosecution w'as not lie cause he took money but because he had not friends to pay it back. The society has charge of the domestic missions as well as those in Cuba and Brazd. It was reported that wonderful progress had been made in Brazil, but that the outbieak of the war in Cnba had stepp'd promising work around M Lan zas The society, which is supported by vo notary contributions, has received sll 692 since August 31, 1894 It has a balance now of $4 708. The Board of Managers presented a lengthy printed report to tbc-s Board of Missions Among other matters it had adopted a resolution that it was incon sistent to receive grants in monev from the United States for any of its schools. The field in Alaska had been entered with the assistance of Bishop Barker, o f Olympia The erection of the church of the Holy Trinity at Tokio, Japan, under guarantees as the tenure of the proper*y, was reported, together with an agrve ro* nt as to conflicting jurisdictions o f Bishop Biekerstefb, of ‘the ( hurcb of England, and Bishop McKirn, o c the American Church in Japan. An appropriation of SIO,OOO a year has been made for work among the ‘col ored people, and a commission named to supervise it. Rev. Henry Forrester has been com missioned as a presbytHr to the mission. The society’s gross receipts for the fiscal year we e $727,284, a handsome in crease. Os the 5,484 parishes under missionary control, 3,500 made contributions. Following the .manager’s report brief addresses wore made on their work by Bishop Ferguson, (colored) of West Africa; Bishop Graves, of China; Bishop McKirn, of Japan; Bishop Nelson, of Georgia and Bishop Brooks,of < fklahoma. Ihefeaureof the afternoon m eting of the Board of Missions was the adop tion of several resolutions and the first indication of the coming contest as to whether there shall be a bishop elected to Alaska. The work of the church in Alaska was presented by Bishop Rtil son and Barker, Resolution■ were (h ot adop td expres sing horror at the atrocities practiced on the missionaries in China aid on the! Armenians who have suffered for the j truth as well a j . for the courage and steadfastness with which they ba-.e borne their unspeakable anguishes and the heroism of their appeals to secure redress as far as possible for the wrongs they have suffered. FROM TURKISH FIENDS ARMENIANS SKKK REFUGE IN the Churches of uo STAN"* INOPLF. ARRESTS CONTINUE TO BE MADE the Troup** are .Still Patroling ilm Streets nnd the Police are Searching the Mouses of the Armenians—Furth er Troubles Yesterday Daring Which Neveial Persons Were Killed and Wounded on Both Sides—Foreign Am bassudors Complain ol the Outrages. Constantinople, Thursday evening, via Sofia, BulgatU, Oct. 4.—The Armen ian church at Constantinople and the other churches situated indifferent parts of rhe Turkish eapitol are still crowded with tfugecs Thera are nearly 660 Armenians in the Patriarchate church alone Th« scenes in the churches are heart rending in tha extreme. Mrny women and children are bewailing the loss of their husbands and fathers The Armen ians declare that thj Turkish mob com mitted the most terrible excesses in Karagbiomkuk quarter of Constantinople during the night of Monday last, the date when the rioting first hr ke out. A woman named Ahgvno, who was eight months iacicate, was ripped open, it is claimed, and Iho child within her vas exposed to the jeering mob. It, was added that the same worn in’s daughter, o ily fourteen years old, was ravished. It is still impossible to give the exact number of ki led or wounded. All the accounts < ccur in saying that the Turk ish police countenanced tho excesses. A cording ,to the Armenians, about two hundred persons have been kil ed during the rioting. After a conference of the Ambassadors today, energetic representations were nude, to the Turkish foreign minister, complaining of the excesses committed, as much by the police as by the Mussul ma:i populace, on the prisoners and wound*, d, on Monday and Tuesday, many of whom were di patched with bludgeons and most cruelly maltreated Tae rep resentaiivcs ot the powers begged the foreign mil i iter to take m asures to pie ve-u the foreign residents of C’onstanti nople from suffering and to restore order, the Uui ed States minister, Mr. Alex. Terrell, also made representations to the Turkish government, reques ing that steps be taken to insure the safety of the United States missionaries in the K um pakon j miter. Messrs.Chirton and Hunter, the newly appointed United States Consuls started for Erzoronm and Harpoot, respectively, to day without, their cxequateurs. The Briti h Consul at Tre’oizonde has been nst.rncted to grant th-jui every facility •and protection in the accomplishment of the r journey and in establ shing them selves at ;h Jr prsis. The Turkish quart ers are guard; d througheut the night in order to prevent the Mussulman inhabi tant.-. from coming our aud rent ; wj...g the dis ii baiices The city is now tranquil although it is still patrolled by troops and police and there is yet much apprehension among the Armenians. The softas were especially guilty of great excess and on Tuesday, especially during the raid on the Armenian quarter, w hich they made at night. At Tookurtchesme, nearStam boul, the students and populace broke into an Armenian building, killed fif teen persons and wounded 35 others. In addition, it is said that they immedi ately conveyed the bodies to the shore and threw them into the sea. There was another fierce fight in an Armenian case at Scutari, during which several pers ms were killed and wounded on both aides. At Hasskom, a number of Armenian houses were broken into aud sacked by the softas, who kilied a number of Ar raenians inhabiting these buildings. On the other hand at Karquhuemruk, near Stainboul, revolvers were fired from the windows of Armenian houses, ar.d all the Armenian inhabitants were arrested. Owing to the threats of the softas the Armenian college at Galatea Ires been clo-cd At the invitation of t e Armenian no fahilities, acting at the request of tie Turkish government, some of the Arme nians who had sought refuge in the Kouropokan Cathedral, have returned to their hones; bur. the majority refuse to have the sacred edifice out of fear of be iog arrested and maltreated by the Turks. The arrests of Armenians continue to lie made in all parts of the city, and the police are making domiciliary visits wherever the Armenians live, and are searching all the Armenian stores. There we*e farther troubles yesterday at Tophane, during which about forty persons were wounded. Another * de to the Question. London, Oct 4 - Foreign office effi curs have expressed the opinion that the disturbances at Constantinople will seri ously embarrass the powers in their ef forts- to biing about reform in Armenia. I hey hold tha* a h 'avy responsibility rests upon the Armenians for precipitat ing the riots at Constantinople and the opinion is gaining ground tnat the recent events th* re have caused a revul sion of feeling throughout Europe and those who were urging their govern ments to take immediate steps to deliver the Armenians from oppression begin to gee distinctly that there is another side to the question. A dispatch to the Fall Mull Gazette from Constantinople, published this afternoon, sais one of the foreign delegates in the International Commis s’ >n of Irquiry says that its report will show that the tot il number of in habitants of the Sassoun Valley did not exceed 4,000. and that the number of Armenians killed in the capture of the villages of Semal, Shemak and Ghelign zan and in the taking of Antokhdagh Pass was at. the most 300 to 500. It is also claimed that tho report will demon strate that there is no evidence that any one was killed in cold blood or that there were any mutilations of women or child ren. Finally is is asserted by the dele gate, according to tho correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, that only about forty persons were buried in the death pit at Gheliguzan, and that the statement that a number of women threw themselves over a cliff in order to avoid dishonor is also false. Jlinister of the Interior Resign**. Paris, Oct. 4. —Dispatches from Con stantinople received hero say that the Turkish Minister of the Interior has re signed. DURR ANT WILL BE CONVICTED. The Defense has Actually Strengthened the Case Against Ilim. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 4 —ls the manner in which the attorneys for the defense in the trial of Theodore Durrant are handling their case is any indication of the strength of their position, the prosecution believes the developments of to-day leave little d >ubt ofj'he prisoner's conviction. To the surprise of every body, the defense this afternoon began the calling of witnesses to show the pre vious good character of the young Sun day-school superintendent. By the prosecution this step is inter preted to mean that the defense has in troduced all of the evidence that it has to refute the mass of testimony piled up by the people. If this be true, the ver diet of the jury, the prosecution say, is a foregone conclusion. Not cnly has the defense failed to es tablish an alibi for Durrant, but they claim it has actually strengthened the ease against the prisoner. Miss Cunningham, the newspaper re porters who was threatened with im prisonment yesterday because she would not answer a question propounded to her by the defense, was called to the stand again this mornir g to give her an other opportunity to answer. Bbe refused to disclose the source of her inform ttion with regard to the na ureof Mrs. Leake’s testimony but instead of sending her to prison, the court took the matter under advisement until next Tuesday. In a similar case the Supreme Court of Cali fornia sustained the position of a news paper reporter and the court is, there fore, in doubt of its power in the prem ises. Rev. J. Geo. Gibson, pastor of the Emanuel Church, was called by the de fense for the purpose of identifying spec imens of his handwriting. The witness refused positively to identify any of the specimens handed to him He sail the writing looked like his own, but as the document had not been in his possession for some time, if at all, he could not positively identify the writing. At the request of Attorney Du prey, Mr. Gibson printed the name and ad dress of Mrs. T G. Noble, Blanche Lamont’s aunt. He al.-o wrote several specimens for the District Attorney, whicQ are introduced in evidence. Tne writing of Rev. Gibson will play an important part in the future proceed ings, as Attorney Duprey announced in his opening statement that he would prove that R* v. Gibson the wrapper in which Blanche Lamont’s rings were returned to Mrs. Noble. Tne defense summoned ex Congress man Henley and several other witnesses to show the bad reputation of Attorney Quinlan, who testified that on the after noon of April 3 he saw Dur ant and Blanche Lamont walking toward Eman uel Church Fifteen witnesses were placed on the stand to show the previous good reputation of Durrant. The wit nesses all regarded Durrant as a mo iel young man. The cross examination was brief, as the prosecution expects to have no diffi culty in proving that Durrani’s immor ality was notorious among the lower classes with whom Tie often associated. As next Monday is Labor Day in Cali fornia, court adjourned until Tuesday. INDEPENDENCE FOR CUBA. Provisional Government Giv* s Way to Permanent Organization. Chicago, Got 4.—The Timas Herald prints the following Headquarters Gen of Rebel Army, Puerto Principe, Cuba, Sept. 23, via Key West, Fla., Oot. 3 At a meeting of the Cuban provincial delegates in this place to day the report of the special commission appointed to draft a constitution, was adopted with out debate, the fundamental laws of the republic were formally proclaimed aud the independence of the island from Spain solemnly declared. The Provincial Government of Gen. Maceo gives way to this permanent or ganization. President Salvador Cishores, of Puerto Principe; Vice-President Bartolamae Maceo, of Manzanillo; Secretary of War, Carlos Roloff, of Santa Clara; Foreign Affairs, Rafael Portuondo, of Santiago; Treasurer, Severn Pina, of Saneti Spiri tus; Interior, Santiago J. Saninares, of Remedios; General-in-Charge, Maximo Gomez; Lieutenant General Antonio Maceo. The Provinces of Santa Clara. San tiago, Havana, Puerto Principe and Matanzas are all represented in the new government. London, Oct. 4 A royal proclamv t:ou was gazetted to-day further pro roguing Parliament until" December 23. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HIGH PRICE OF COTTON IT HAS CAUSED THE TRADE CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH TO IMPROVE. MERCANTILE COLLECTIONS GOOD Important Comparison* Show the Low - est Range Ever Known for Whole sale Prices ol all Commodities— Within the Last Five Years Food Products Have Fallen 23.2 Per Cent, Woolen Goods 22 5 Percent, Cotton Goods 13.5 and Iron Products 10.4. New York, Oct. 4.—R. G. Dun & Co’s, weekly review of trade, which issues to-morrow, will say: Commercial failures in the third quarter of 1895, were 2,792, with liabili ties of $32,167,179, averaging $11,521 per firm, against $10,028 last year, about 15 per cent more. The rate of commer cial mortality, 2 34 failures in a quarter for every 1,090 firms in business, is lower than last, year, and the proportion of defaulted liabilities to the solvent busi ness represented by payments through clearing houses is lit 2.49 per 1,000 against 277 l»t year. The defaulted liabilines per firm in business average $26 92 against $2 39 last year. The defaulted liabilities of the manufacturing class average $20,865 against #19,763 in the same quarter last year; m trading SB,- 577 against $6,443 last year and the bank failures, not included above, have been 31, with average liabilities of $114,- 000 against $110,036 last year. In the third quarter, when failures are usually low, the average of liabilities in pros perous years falls below SIO,OOO, the number below 2 in 1,000 firms, the defaulted liabilities below $2 per SI,OOO exchanges, and below $25 per firm in business. Thus the analysis indicates a condition approaching, but not yet reaehißg, one of general prosperity. Highly important comparisons of prices this week show about the lowest range ever known for wholesale prices of all commodities notwithstanding advances since March of 20 per cent, in cotton goods, 40 per cent, in boots and shoes, and 53 per cent, in iron and steel pro ducts, while in woolen goods there has been scarcely any advance, and in all food products taken together a fall of 17 per cent. Comparisons show a fall in food products of 23 2 per cent, in the five years since October, 1890, in woolen goods 22.5 per cent; in iron products 16 4 per cent., and in cotton goods 12.5 per cent, while boots and shoes are a little higher, and in leather and hides much higher than five years ago. The cotton market has mounted above nine cents, and holds in spite of real izing, but, as the crop is late and quite largely held back, does not yet feel the influence of the receipts natural at this date. Reports of injury and low esti mates of jield have impressed all minds, while few remember the stocks brought over. Receipts are growing, but for the month have been 275,000 bales less than last year. Wheat is a shade weaker, while west ern receipts have been 6,550,493 bushels against 4,487,104 last year, while Atlan tic exports have been only 1,038,179 bushels against 2,791,489 last year. Corn is but little lower, though beginning to move quite laigely. Failures in three days have beeu 207 in the United States against 219 last year, and 41 in Canada against 40 last year. Bradstrect’s Weekly Review. New York, Oct. 4.—Bradstreot's to morrow will say: “Seasonable weather has stimulated sales of merchandise and increased the prospects of a favorable fall trade gen erally. Among the less favorable feat ures are a moderate demand in staple lines on the Pacific coast, a reaction in the volume of business at Baltimore and the check to the advance in prices of iron and steel, with a reaction of about $1 00 per ton, at the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania centres. Mercantile collections are very gener ally improved, more par ieularly South, Georgia and Texas merchants and farm ers being conspicuous for liquidating in debtedness and anticipating payment of commercial paper. The general dry goods trade has im proved with more seasonable weather. Trade conditions South are improving with the free movement of cotton and the high price of that staple. With some exceptions leading Southern points re port improving trade and advancing prices for dry goods, hardware, leather and shoes. Exports cf wheat (flour included as wheat; from both coasts of the United States and Canada amount to 2,613,000 bushels. Last week the total was 3,151,- 000 bushels, one year ago 8,243 000 bushels, two years ago 3,189,000 bushels, aud three years ag04,071,000 bushels. Bank Clearings lor the Week. New York, Oct. 4.—The bank clear ings for eighty four cities of the United States compiled by Bradstreet’s, with the percentage of increase or decrease as compared with last year are as fol lows : For the United Stale-*, $1,136,- 089,777. Increase 13.0. Weekly Cotton Statement. New Orleans, La., Oct. 4.—Secretary Ho-ter’s weekly cotton statement shows the amount brought into sight during the week to be 300,865 bales against 318,- 036 for the same period last year, 258,- 112 year before last and 222,170 in 1892. The total movement since Sep tember 1—733,890, against 897,005 last year, 668,394 year before last and 688,625 in 1892.
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