Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1881, Page 16

16 SATURDAY'S REVIEW, A Holiday Quiet Stealing Over the Wholesale Trade. . Prices Have Beon Held Up by Hope More than Profit, Grain and Provisions, if Any= thing, Have Been a Trifla Weak. =~ iron Still Continues to Boom ‘Tremen- dously, to the Wonder of Other Lines of Trails, The Anglo-Chinese Deal in Tea Has Greatly Unsettled That Beverage, A Record of the Lumbor-Ont in the Upper Mississippi Country for 1881, Cotton Has Mot with a Fair Demand, but Sales Have Beon Rathor Llght. Whisky Sales Diminished in an Unusual Manner Toward the Oloso of the Weok. THE MISSISSIPPI LUMRER-CUT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunn, + Br. PAuL, Deo. 10,—The Ptoneer-Press prints tomorrow a review of the lumbor trade and cut inthe Upper Mississipp! Valley in 188t, which contuins many statiatics and détalls of interest to tho trade genernily. Tho season jist closed has been onc of tho most prosperous that the manufacturers and denjors In lumber have known In many years, ‘The season's cut by the Minneapulis sawimilla wus tnrder than in previous years, somo of the inills having been operated night and day a part apartof the tine, The production was not so great, howovor, ns it is tho purpose to mako that of another year, a3 will be demonstrated by tho figures presontod velow. The loggera hive ‘one iuto the wouls, despite tho largo ndyunco In the coat of feed, prepared to take out moro dogs than thoy have expected to cut in any pres vious yeur, and tho number of loys left over is renter by u good many millions, = ‘Tho snwunll owners gre determined to cut all | tho lumber {t Is pogsibic to run ont next year, and cin with certain iinprovoments which ft [6 likuly will bd mado increase the produution. The sawinilly have not been able to cut day and night because ithas been impossible to get to the variouy mills just the lows wanted at just tho time thoy wore wanted, ‘Pha logs bolonglug to some other mill may fhuve been running pust interposing, and must be got ont of the way beforo a fair supply can bo Curntshod the mil desiring them. ‘Che ovil can be remedied, and it has already been proposed by the beom con- structing A SERIES OF POCKETS furthor up tho river, into which superfluous logs may be run, so that all the tnills nny have x fall und steady supply. ‘Tho prospects are bright to tho lumbermen, but very much yepsuily on the winter. ‘Thus fur thore js yery little snow in tho pluerios, and while it 1s the ‘purposo to mako available nearly balt a rolilion of logs on the Mississippi and its tributaries, the winter may out that tutul down one-half, ‘The lumber-munufacturers have endeavored to keep pnce witb tho inerensed demand for + Jumber, and all the mills have been run to tholr “Won. Wisibii § Gol, fullest enpacity, Tho Increase in the munu- fauturo shown by comparison In the followin tablo is a very conaldcrable one. Thoro Is, uns fortunately, no data at hand fer a comparison of the cut of tno mills above aionwnpalis. upon the Uppor Misstasippl and its tributaries, but tho in- crease inthe cut of the Minneapotla mills will servo as a basis upon which te conjecture, at least, tho cut of the other tnflis. ‘The cut of tho season fs reported aa followa, estimates being given in lou of the reports from. fret parties ina tow enses: MINNEAPOLI SILLS, Lumber, ‘y.A) 4140 Diamond Bit Co, Good: bt ‘9,000,000 000 0,0085,000 Bes - Honan 4,184,009, Bales spas mie Spee Tee & Mecutioul Totat cat, IBt,, Total cut, Ba. 2503.07 1 RASIAO) 49 DLE TLS ob Increuso.;, SGI TES — 19NG00 ITT THE UPPER 18818811" Batam ae Lumber, 8ht Cloud: Sezer GOW.000 23.600 14,200,000 6,800,000 2,800,000 121,050,005 Anoka, «, Reed & Si i wets WY York Stull a Gourue i Wrikht, Fore Dus F Pruce & f 2,400,000 3,200,000, Bam 00 2,FUU 2.0000) 40,0 T0000) 1,500,000 3,400,000 000,000 8.0000 Gel, 715,00 133,4,450 “Toga CW Mine AL Moorl aid *Estmnted, b Tho data aro not at hand fora comparison of the stack on band fn the Valles of the Uppar ites te oven wore it poxsible to muke it with tho Knowledye that very much of ull the lumber helt outside of Mluiexpolia is in tho bunds of dealers who ire not manufacturers, and oftenties sulpped in by rail from othor locilitles, A con.purlson of the Ktovk on hand ls therefore, coniined tu the Bluneapolia duat- ers, ull tho figures in the following tuble betne Jecured trom tho Wuuters themselves, with the aingie exception of those placed against the mill company, tha tunnger of the Jnmber dee partment of that insticution declining to give the required dtu. ‘Tho figures are, therceture, fo woro thun extimated i that single Instance: ‘The wtock of Jumbor on bund at the closu of tho season—ixed at Dov, muy, therefore, be given as follows; MINNEAPOLIB DRALEMA, . Namie of Arm, Lumber. Shingles, Lath, ¥s Wana, Uy" 2th CF dea + "au 3 teaia) bit 5) -Mnatmien, i inerrant Tuas Goodnow & Huw Sar os 70 aneupolte Siti TEAOD 1zaun - tae B, Stay etd 2 Total. WE UPPEM MISSISSIPPI, Tho, following table shows tho stock In the “ands of some of the munufacturers on the Ups , por Mississippi, and wre not algoificant bocause ey Aro Hot Lompletes ‘TUM UPVEL MISSIBSIPDS, Co- Brainerd 28040) 900,000 1.203009 250,000 oy egpneene a Ant ont re cet var, 2,184,000 1,250,000 ‘tis 3,600,000 * 03.000 Co eee srotabeEleeeks A RST 23,745,000 nara Tables ura printed showing tho proapectivo Tou-cut of the different Minucapolis tirms dure ; ‘__ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES - Ing the coming winter, of which aummartos nro Bixen below, . ‘Thora nro within the hoor mits nhout 70,000,- 00) of logs, which aro earricd over with a good denl moro of equaaimity than in sume former Years. With the loyeit is expected will bo cut there wit bo available, in all Probauittty, in round numbers, balf a biltion foot of logs. Vory inuch dopenis, howover, on tho winter, and wbnt it a dealgned to gat may he very materially re- duced, | ‘Tho following tablos shaw what It 1s do- signed ¢0 fot by the fogwora on tho Misaisasipp! ‘snd ita tributarios for milla hero and clsowheros Name of led améof firm. eet cut, Couch + hun Fouch & Walker + om Kimbt wo ‘Wheaton, Hoynoide& Cov cher fro on LP Wilson, trio ti W. i, Washburn © Sundry partios unrep: UP THE MISSISSIPPI. . SUMMARIZED, Total prospective cut for 1882, Loge cattied over ema reported, ‘otal prospective log cute, ‘Total prospactive log cut fur k LORS 1OLLOVET Wer scenes: ‘Total prospoctive crop 1832, Excess... NEW YORK. New Yonr, Dec, 1.—Tho business of the week has boon modorately active in nearly all branches, and prices wero generally maintained, despite sone tenttency to tluctuntion. Tho dry goods intcrost 1a quict, but thero ts good fooling Iu the market as to prospects for tho spring trade, and prices aro upheld. ‘Tho tone of the grain market bas been weak, although tho declines have in tho maln beon re- covered. The fealing ts bearish, and prodts havo been securcd only by those roady to make quick. turns, Lard and pork.tave been quict and steady, and the markot gonorally unsatisfactory, in cotton the rise of a weok ayo has been lost, and the market as a rule has been steady, with a slight upward tura at tho close, In wool, the volumo of business has not ¥con large, manufacturers buying mulnly for tho sup ply of immediate wants. Holdcra contiuue con- ident as to the future, i 4, ‘The petrotoum market is dull and irregular, Freights for petroleum are: in fair requost, with o small amount of tonnage for grain; otherwise dull. ‘The demand for American and Scotch pigiron continues zood, and tha, agenern| tone of the mar- ket strong, with ws tendoney to higher prices. Dealers in munufactured fron and nalls ure ali ‘busy and tind it ditticult ta koop up with ordora, ute: branch of. trade being !n quite a satisfactory shapo. F . ‘The teather trade continucs rather dull, but-a good business ts antlelpated soon, arid prices re- inaln firta, . The demand for bouts and shoen has been light, excopt In fancy lines fur tho holiday trade, Inactivity is the rule In the Iumber market. Prices, however, were generally finn, ‘é ‘Tho tnarket for raw sugar is weak and decline ing, as reftuers are buying only from hand to mouth, the season being pretty woll over, and thoy aro mannfauturing only for the {mmediato wants of the trade, : Sules of tea ut auction are stilt kept up, which has a depressing elfcot upon the trade generally, which is in n weak and wacertain condition, Buyera tan do better in this market than by senting tholr ordera abroud, ‘Tho reesnt importations of colfeo, ard tho fact that the new crop bis begun to arrive, bie unsettled the murket, | Asn rule importers suf- for n loss, and vory Ittle uctivity fs noticeable, ‘The butter market is without much change, ‘Tho oxport demand is light, and good butter is held a very firm prices.- Business continues modorate. in cheese tho sttuation ia unchanged. Ie- celpts ure moderate, Thoro 1s some domund for shipping, mostly of the cheapor kinds, Holders of extra qualities report.a fair trade at good recs, fi Pate fallures for tho past seven days through- out the country wero 155, somownut loss than dust week, but atill far above tho average of tho yerr, Distribution was: Western Btates, 4 Bouthorn, 48; Middle, 40; Eastern, 20; Pacitio, 5; New York Ctty, 7 Tuo fallures In the South still continuo usually aumorous, but aro not genurally among thy Important olusa of traders, - Tho total reported transactions in flour, also tho principal {tems of grain aud provision: wero na follows during™:the week onde Friday: Flour—lIeceipts, 90,850 Dburrela; exe Rory SLOW barrels and 9161 sucks; ‘sales, 750“ Darrels, — Wheat—Hecelpts, 240.518 bushels; exports, nearly 048,160; wiles, 1,470,000 for prompt and. 12,055,000 for futuro delivery. Corn—Recelpts, 213,235 bushels; exports, about 84,871; sutles, 901,000 for Prompt an 5,384,000 for. future delivery, Onts—leco!pts, 110,002 bushels; exports, 14113; fotal entes, 1,099,000 bushols, Pork: —Kecelpts, 6,035 barrels; exports, about Lit; antes, 1.005 parrols, Ineluding old and now mess, Lurd—Heceipts, 13,007 tlercos, 1,505 keys, 233 eases, i batrels; exports, ‘about 1,2 3 pons: anles, 7.455 torcos for prompt and 1}, 407 for future delivery; sntes included city and Western steam: also No. 1 city aud rotined, NEW ORLEANS, New Onneans, La, Doc, 16—At the Stock Exchange dullness has provailed, with olty and State sveuritics on the down grade, Tho banks, however, ure doing # large businoss, thouzh steadily augmenting thotr legal-tender rosorves, Monoy {sin good demand, and rates very steady. In cotton the wock has boen an active one. In spots tho demand bas improved -considerubly, and prices have been maintainod, the tmarkat cloaiog strong. In futures a lively bualnoss has Deon dono, sules footing up 433,000 bales, Tho buits huve withstood all offorts ta broak the mar- ae und succeeded In advancing pricus 10 to 20 pints, ‘ ir ihiete ruled active and firm throughout tho week, supplies boing taken as fast as landod, Molngsea has beon in. brisk demand and at steadily hardoning rates, showing an advance of ¥ to djcants per gulion, Nice hus tproved steadily, and closes firmer for medium, he better grades are Urinly held, and aro only In file supply, ? In tour tho changes since Inat wook havo beon In fuvorot buyers. Prices are cusier, A dull and orneaine market bas‘ proyailed all the wee! du pork, owing to a senrelty of auppites, prices advanced today to 820 per ‘barrel. Othor hog Preluots are in fale supply and demand, White the vorn eunuly fs scant, mixod ts in supply and easy, © ~ PITTSBURG, PA,” Pirrsnuna, Pa., Doc, 16.—Trado {no ita various branches bus ruled fairly notive tho past week, with a marked improvement in certain Indus trlea, This applies espectally to pig-iron, which 4s notlyo and strony, and has advanced from 50 euntsto $1 per ton, Manufactured fron cons tluues in stendy domana at stu but unchanyod prices, Tho altuation in the glass trade docs not watorlully difer from last wook's report, Uusineas is good for tho ‘senson, with discounts unattered. In pee tho market has beou oxoltud. » Prices ruled atfdhg carly in the wook, but weakenod tuduy, cloding at 824 conts bid for United certiticutes, which Is 5 couts lower than tho high day, The * praduguon there -appears to be ai tho work of dovolopment. 2,422,000 barrels; shipmont oa! business was quite. ny owtug to heavy ralns, whieh resulted in swellin tho river, anda consequent shipment of 5,000,000 bushols of cout” ta Cinvinnat! und Loulavilte. Aapood utngo of wotor alill exists, and abuiit 2,000,000 bushels nore: willwaout tomorrow and Sunday. Livestock has bevn in ligt receipt for ‘hogs and aucop, with cate ig in . Salos and resales, 000 barrels, The tle offerings quite liberal, Jtecoipts or nogs, 10,095, 180 -heyd Inst wouk; Vhiladel- ray: FANGS, Shoep ; common) to oxtra selling nt &.6005.: Cattle receipts} 4,44) bead through and 2,001 hond font wraluet 42d) ond thruugh and 28h hewd oes Ci revious; mmo0n rime sulle ing wt B3.L0GU.. his SS CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, O., Deo, 16,—Tho near approach nt the holidays bas given an unusual impetus to Various linus of retail trade, and has put in oltre culation much inonoy; but this ts the annual ox- porlenco, and tt is nothing moro than fs counted on, “Tho yoneral trado, aside from the Christinas specialtics, has boon hut modorately active. Dry goodaure not active, us nt thia soason thoro is a genoral holding off until attor the be ginning of tho now year, ‘This-staguation ts oboxt tho samo that usually occurs at this timo Of your, with the exception that woolon goods arc toss active on account of continued mild woathor, . ‘Tho Iron market continucs Arr, demand than supply, tending upward. - witha bottor 1 be) brlocs appeat sto be jauufactured iro: jo good demand, and prices somata Saison In the banks there iz an uctivo domand for loans, and ratog aro-vory Ormly maintuingd at & and 7 por cont, ‘Perhaps the latter Oygure rules in most transactivoy, Shipments of currenay wat point attained lnat Blon-- aro greater than tho rocoipts, astern exchango Js abundant and dull. The whisky tnarket bus beon steady in price thn entire week, with full sales ditting tho reator part of the week, but at the olose salca avo diminished in an unusual manner for this perlod of tho year, i Grain bas boon steady, with no violent Muotu- ations. Wheat has drooped and been inrotive, LUtBTH is held temiy nt €LO@LIs, Corn has fallon slightly, but Has been I fate demand, kooping closo to 8 conte, Osta hive been in Umited supply, and priecvs have been firm tho wholo week. ‘Ityu and barloy have eulfered Broater decline than unything olso, cloaing dull at fos for both. Hogs havo been steady, with only a moterate business done, the weathor not being favorable oxcopt tho Inst few days, - LOUISVILLE, Loutaviter, Ky. Dec. 16.—Tho fron market fs quict, but prices aro firm. Must of tho consum- ers aro supplicd by tho futuro-detivery pur: chases, which are coming In ns they use thom, and thor fa no demand from those partics, ‘Tho ‘omotnt of consumption, howovor, 1s vary large, and tho amount of sates to those who buy most- ly from hand to mouth aro unusually Into. Lutter hns been rather dullduring the past weok, ‘The supply Is yood, but rather a dull demand, 7 ; Cheese has a falr domand, yood sitpply, and ond sales, Fruit buy been active, with a hoavy domand. Crain has beon very Arin, with An Inerouse tn tha domand for cort’aud onts, Wheat and rye dull and nominal, The demand for cotton is quite good. Sntos arg light, Provisions bavo beon very quiot, with a fatr consumptive domund, Flour haa n better demand than tho week bor foro, but still very.slow nna small business, Drugs are steady, with prices unchanged. . 8T. LOUIS, St. Louie, Dec. 16.—Thore is nothing worthy, of special mention in business during the past week. Money bus beou fn good demand for milsvoliancous purposes, No marked call in auy partleutar direvtion was observable, ates wero firm nt 8 por cont. New York exchungo was quiot at 50 cents discount between inka. ThoJovbing trade shaws no now, features, Orders from the country have. Ween up to tho Tull tverage, and prices ruled steady through: Ate On ‘Chango thore hag been unusasl dullness, There was somo activity in wheat, aud tho market fluctuated considerably, but the close shows ucelines of about. three conta on options dnd one cont on cash soles, Corn Was mueh atendier, aud no decline can be noted, and the suino nny hie said of oats,” Provisions are really dull, and thoaro was ho Seattinn except fur Immudiate wants. Ag astute Jast week, nu speculative movement baa yet Hevelopats and business was contined almost wholly to tilling orders frum tho South, Tho rotull trade ts very brisk to hullduy Froude, and some of the displays are inuryolously Ie. BOS'vON. Bostos, Dee, 16.—The following will appear in the special market report of the Commercial Hutldin Saturday moroing: The wool trado-has taken a more active turn thls weok. Sales of 2,371,475 pounds of domestio and 150,000 pounds of foreign, Pricea firmer, though not quotably higher. Shipments of boots and shoos from Boston to points outside of New Eugland 24,108 causes, against 21,000 Inst week. Fall goods cleared up closer than usual, and the factories fro fairly well employea on spring good, Leathor quiet. Barley steady. Hides dull. Cot: tou quict and 25 cent lower, closing at 11% cents, Dry-goods market dull, The supply of staple cotton fabrics is very light. ‘Tho iron market continues very strong. Splrits of tur- pontine ara bigher than for nine years, Alcobol | strong at $220. . Thore is no chaige in the prices of flour, but stocks arc Ightor. Corn. is going up, ‘Thore fs 1 moderate demand for provislonr, and a ilttle firmer fecllug for fresh meat, Cam- nion to ordinary grades of butter quiot, Checso Btgudy. Grocefics quict. BALTIMORE, " ? Battiuonr, Dec. 16,—The . markets ‘for tho week pnst have been quict, money rather atrin- gent, and stock oporationa limited, and tho grain market slow, Today tho market showed @ alight advance. Corn was oven slower than wheat.’ Thero wes somo domand for apot, ‘but options, woro not wanted -beyond . Feb- runry. Ryo ‘dull and unchanged. Onte wore marked down 1 to 2 cents for hil kinds. SKOUE cities. but firm. No disposition on the part of holders to yield, ‘Tho calfee markot vory dull, Sugur fing anda fractionat reduction was mauve on ull grades. Livo stouk gonerally dull: Leet cattio in only moderate demacd find at stendy prices, Hogs elow-in consequence of tho warm wenthor, Uut prisesatoudy, Shoep plenty, with sinall demand and prices woaker, . PMIDADELPITA, PMULADELrMHrTA, Deo, 16,—The ‘North Amertean tomorrow’ will say: “Trade in most. depart- ments has been dull, and toe prices of. several leading articles unsettled. Incotton thera was very'littlo movoment, and prices aro unobanged, ¥lour dull; pricos favor buyers.. Whent duil and unsettled, = Ryo unchanged. Corn a fraction lowor, The demand for onte wos Nmited, uod prices wouk, There was.n moderate Jobbing trade doing‘ in provisions at former rates. Potroloum very quict. - Whisky. firmly held nt full pricas. Wool (n botter do-~ mand and prices well muintained.” °° CLEVELAND, 0, CLEVELAND, O., Dec, 18.—Thore has beori con- twued netivity {utho iron murket during tho Past week, with searelty pervading nearly nll depurtments. f[ron-ore mouatiy nominal: Pig- iron scarce, and tho demand oxcecds the supply. Coke unchanged; Inst week's prices stitfening. Manufactured Iron is In large requeat, and next year's delivery Is wanted at present prices, The raduction of the stecl-rail mills have been sold ‘or inost of next yuur at nn advance over pres- ent prices. The prives of motala aro advanolng. Hallway business fuirly houvy for this time of tha your, : —— oe AN IMPORTANT SUIT. Tho Intorests of a Large Plitsvurg Iron, and Steel Compuny Aavolvdd in the Matter. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, Pirranuna, Pa. Deo. 16,—A_ very important mattur wns brought up in the United States Clr. cult Court hero thia afternoon, which involves tho Manchester Iron & Steel Compnny, one of tho wealthiest concerns in the uity, The prfucl- pal stockholders aro Jumes L Bonnett, Jobn Scott, Aloxander Nimick, of this city, and Charles W. Cass, of Now York. ‘Tho Inttor nska for an injunction reatratning tho others mentioned from leasing the entire property bolonging to tho company to James 1 onnett for an annual rental of $20,000, “fio valuds tho real- ostate and Improvements thorcon at $6000U. Couns sel fur tho defendants appotred and naked the Court to suapend further notion in the ‘mat: untll Wednesday noxt, promising thut tue defondunta will take’ no further notion’ in relution te the tengo. until after a hearin at that tino, With this understanding the injune- Hon wus not granted. The concura bas ime portant Chicugy connections, = ———— THE "SPIRIT OF UNREST.” «For Ths Chteago Tribune, Dark and grim, it hovors o'cr mo, With'a bead of baloful crest; ‘Throws a dreary suadow o'er ino ‘This sad “Spirit of Unrest." * Thro’ tho hails whore Siusfo rovela, Guy with life, young foot have proaty But u fantow, dark with avils, > Delyes me on—'tls droad Unrost. Where tho low-volcod brooklota murmur, Aud the graceful forns bend tow, : . Song-birds tell of bilas and Summer, And L dwell tu " Long-Ago.” Fancy charms roo, Momory soothes me, Woird visions come and x0; Jo tho twilight dim, before ino, + “Friends of yoro flit ta and trot. But my bliss is sudden onded; . Disvord reluns within ‘ny broast— ~ Bitter pain with a i blonded— "Tis the presonco of Unrost! Speed Lawift o'cr valo and mountain, Hi tho vot or palnow-domo;y Soothes tny heart tho tioktlog fountain: Burely Poaco roigns sweet at home, Dut 'tls ended, Ttousoloss—homoloss— God! to bo in Heaven blest! * Here I wandor, lone and friendless, Hana in hand with ead Unreatt Coxgsx, Ind., 183] Sus Vesta PoLLay, = ———— Protty Girls in Mexico. St. Louls Gtobs-Demogrut, ‘Tko Moxicus girl haw not tho life, the vive tho animation of tha American ape but abs vory lovely in ber way, and { think ber the best qiodies of tho country, Sbo has the most beaus ‘ul vyes in the world, with An soft, langulably; exp ion su thein for those who Ike that sor of things a good complexion, not rosy, but cole orloss, u muaxnificent bead of hair, and a vory shapely bead to wear it ons a lin walst, aod & wracetul walk, She Is perfeotly modest, in rather timid, porfotly wull bred, and docs not find 4 dull to huve tho old folks ulong; It would be bard ‘with hur if who did, for the old fulke would as goon think oF letting hor (4 up, Ina dalloon as of lotting ber go out of thotr sight, 1 tigured up that thero must have been at loast 800 protty girls in tho crowd, and it was ploasant “to pass two hours between 9 and midnight ad- miring them. ———_= A:truo picdical Brown's Irog Uittors, 1 [ee faot,. tonlc, with roal morlt, is, _ THE FARM. Growth and Importance of the Dairy Interest in the West. ' Individual Morit vs. Pedigreo in tho * Breeding of Cattle for Food ; Purposes. Tho Question of Ovorfecding and Enrly Maturlty—Tho Best Butter Rocord. Yearly Review of” the Illinois Industrial + Farm—A Mares Nost Unoovarod —Btook Notes, The Datry Interest, During the Into Nationul Rutter, Cheese, and Egy Convention at Cedar’ Rupila Mr, J. Samp- fon, of Storm Lake, In, rend a paper on “Bx: tending tho Dairy: Interests" which contalns’ innny polots of vital Interest .to tho people, not -only of the Northwest, but tho Middte States 18 well, Mr. Sampson's puper, bears evory ovis denco of having been prepared with grent caro, and tho facts presented therein aro worthy tho cureful consideration of all who are in any way {uterosted in tho trade, Tho following portions of tho ossay are givon: v ‘Tho gentleman first gaven description of tho hardships experlenced by tho wurly sottlera of bis State, who strigated in wany esses for years to muke grain farming successful, His applicne ton was {ntended more especially for the smuller farmers, who after continuo and’ unsuccessful ofart hnd found tho reullention of their scurch for prosperity in the development of tho duiry business. Mr. Sumnpson give tha following rea: sons Why this business, which hus alrendy taken front strides, would aventuilly be the ‘leading usiness of the Western fartnurs: “GENTLEMEN: Do you realizo what tho ox. tension of the dairy system out inte the new, uotrodden, Unsibdued prairies of tho West Ingans? It means toro than ut Jirst sight might. appeur. Timo will oniy permit mo to merely Mendon n few points id this conncution. , First—It will ndd largely to tho exports of America, Let us makon ‘ino quality of goods and we can compete with Donmurk, Holland, and Ireland in eupplying-the Koglish market, “Second—It will tend to increase: the settle- ment of tho newer lands of tha West, espcoially. of Northorn’ lowa and Southern Minnesota, where climate and goilfavor this particular in- dustry, “Third—{t will tend to improve: the general condition of the prosont, ns woll n8_ prospective, aottlers in the territory named, for thoy ean combine grain-firming on a molonite sonlo with Block-raising and dnirsing, ‘That fa: Instead of making n specialty of wny one of the threo branches of Dest, all three can bo most successfully combined, tho tnbor on the farin not boing interfered with by any. Jong Jounts with mitk to a factory, as under the now system fhe factory operator sonda his agent to colleot thecream, Tho sklm imitk being loft on tho farm In good condition, calves can bo nearly ag well fed as if allowed to run with thoir mothora, In addition to all this, the now plun allows tho taking in of a gronter-number of patrons seat- tered over a widor area than could bo dono wn tho old system, ¥ourth—Tho welfare of the Stato in foster- fu and encouraging these Interests will be In turn conserved, for it is woll known that peoplo Who receive rogular and fale roturns for tuelr. labor and from tholr investinenta are a steadicr find botter olngs of oftizon¢than thosc who can- Not count with any degree of certainty upon any fair or adequate returns for their labor and capital Invested.’ Were people wise, prudent, and prosporous (as diirymen are taught to be} thore would bo but very little dangor of any vio- Jent outbursts of communism in its many. forms ocourring in our midst. “Fifth—It with holp to solyo thegrent railroad transportation problem of our W. Farmora will bo taugat to condense thoir Products berore shipment. Ina fow ara but Ittlo corn $n buile will cross the Miselasippi Hivor. A great denl of it wit! be condensed Into tho butter tub and pork barrel. Tho remutnder will bo turned Into boot. White force compett- tlon Is maintained at Chicago for oast-bounid traillc over tho great trunk lines tho Western never troublo themselves the National: railroad regulation. ‘This ngitntion property belongs to tha Eastern farmer, Whorover the dairy systom {6 tnten- duced tho railwnys will lose a great dent of freiht tratllo; but they-will gain in passenger trate, There will bo t closer acttlomont ud- Jncent to thelr tines. Farms will bo stualicr and ore thoroughly tillod,'so that iu tho end both the people and tho rafiway compantes will bo gainers by the chungest j oixth—Tho effectiafu.great increase of our dairy products wouldho to still further depress the general condition of farmersin Gront fritain and ireland, ns they ure now belng taught to look trpon Amorica only nga competitor in tho production of bread and ments, and thulr atten: Yon is being “directod to dairying as n fold free from ruinous competition. ‘This tleld is open to us, too, aud for obvious reasons we aro more than able to compete with tho British farmer, Owing to the great improvements in rullway and steamship. cur- rlayo wo can doliver tuttor in good condition In “Liverpool from any patut.in Iowa or Southorn Minuosota at n cost not exccoding threo cents or pound, while the inland churyes by ratlway “from many points of England to the sume inare kot would ainount to more than one-half of this sum, Of course all hore know that indircotly wa thus striko x blow through England's farmerant England's landlords, and in this way we aro du- ing our’ sbare of complicating tho social and commoreini probleme of Europe, "Now, gonticmon, in conclusion, let mo ray, orrather repeat: For tho new foldsof tho West, for tho Plopsee dairyman, the croam-gutherin; syatem ts the beat and only systoni—n system ean now cordially tndoree and recommend. It fs my firm conviction- that by the adoption of this system we can extend tho: dulry interests of our country to a wonderful extent, T bay nothing to say for or agulnet old systeme in old- setticd countries; but I here and now simply point out and vmphasize tho system for tho Pioneer dairyman,” Morit vs, Pedigree, Ever since tho fumous importation of Short- Horn cattle in 1417 tho question of pedigree baa wovernod the transfer of cattle clalming the elizhtest truco of the btood of this widely-Known anq aristocratic breed of beof-producing ant- mals, Tho buyer his invariably insisted that his purchasos shall be accompanied by authontio evidenco that In tho animal tlows tho blood of somo fumlly known.to possess the purest of, Short-EHorn blood, . ft ts a common error fur breeders to supposa that all ancestora in tho many pure atrains of the Durhain atock aro ually potent in transmitting tholr points of cauatlocce, and for fifty years tho fact of tnil- vidual merit fa an” antinal has cut but Q meagre Ngure ‘with the broedura of America. What thoy desired and insisted upon bus beon a pediyreo tracing backs to the Booth, Lutes, or samo other family which it has been wsstmed possessed nil the merit of the breed. In tho days when ‘fanoy prices were tho rule, and when nen ‘bought anythin: guaranteed to posseds the blud blood, the chur+ feter of the animnl in all that constituted quod boeuf qualities counted for naught unless tha Pedigrce wos stright. Within the past few q yours, howover, tharo has been u very decided Donat An the viows held by cattle-breedera en- migod fn ralalng atock for tho butcher's bluck, ani it has new beeome very gonoral among breeders of stock enttle to piy rather moro ut= Jontion to individual oxeelienco thin to tho rece ord ng xiven in tho averago’ pedigroo uf tho berd-hook. has: boon demonstrated thuca without number within tho. last five yours that a alro giving outward ovidonces of tho best qualitios will, when brod pen tho or dinury caw, produce tho very beat of beof stock, although his pedigree may Lo one of those things which nobody can ascertain. The character of the aire in auch a case, and thoy aro numerous, more than compensates for the absence of u pede gree, which in too many instances le not subs stuntlated by tho performaneo of the aulmal in quesdon, Of course it cannot bo assumed that walre lacking the pedigres, but ybowing indica- Uons of excellence, is bettor than sa potont ante tal whose velns aro tilled with the royal Booth or Dutes stock; but It {¢ auificiont to know: that A unimal unknown to famo is 0 descondant of Olther of theao tribea will produca thu best of tho yreut dostdleratu it low that high-priced podigreed bulls havo lay, and that individual morit inuat rule hereafter, Overfpoding. Tun TRIBUNE bas at various timos insisted that the ovorfecding of cattle for markot or show purposes was perntolous in the extreme, tu that it tends to destroy the breeding faoilitios of animals thus: gyerfed and pampered, and, what 18 of greater moment to the breeders aud consumers, brings to the bluck stock which doce not give tho consumor of the bost quality of dressed moat, Early maturity is a question of vitul Importanco to the feodor, as by forcing ho {scnablea to market bis stouk carly, thus buy. ing tue oxponso of ono or two yeurs' care. In Buraulag, nig course, however, tho fuct is Wpparently tost sight ‘of that carly maturity loca not always yuurantes tho beat beef, and it is & guesian in the minds of many Ot tho most sucerssful foeders whether the Preotice, of crowding has not becn overdone, t is becoming serious problern, and ony to whiob tho beat-known' focdera ure gevoting # wreat dual of thoughtful attention, whether or Hot thoy aro justitied ti: pursuing wcoursa which cannot but result in rulutng tho stock th forced uvon the market, and whlch must noc sarily Davo its effect upon tho general trade. tts claimed by ono cluss uf fevdors that ia faeding With the idva of working of their stoc Bt varly as possible, thoy are onabled to realizon Toady prea, and also to create a domand for young meat. Jhb profit may be readily reached, Dut whon consumers begin to complain that this young ment fa too fat, and that thos cannot Afford to Pay tho exhorhitant prices omanucd for It, almply becauay it represonts tho results Of n praciice pornicloug in all ita foatures, tt ta high tino n hatt waa called, Tho boat her: of the country aro of tho opinion that cuttle under thiety months should not bo murketed, ‘Unaing thoir opinion upon the Caot that at that Axo tho inont is altogothor better, anil fives Lo tho outter tho luruat margin of prollt. Tho matter of enrly maturity must shortly be one Of absorling Interest, and tho result of tho nzl+ tation will bo closely watchod by tho public, who aro su deoply lutorcatei. Ks A Wonderful Cow, In viow of tho fact that thoro is nt present a goncral rovival of interost In overything per- talning to tho dairy and its products, tho follow: ing frum u recent oxchange will bo Interesting ty butter-mnakers: ‘Tho ‘American trottor is of recent origin, and during the lifoting of compurativoly young mon now living hna rettaced tha revord from 230 to about Per nile, or nearly twenty seconits, or, te our business mon would say, over 8 por na oe 5 ‘This spirltof progress has not been confined to the hreeding and training of roudster horacs, but Aimertean bresdors of dairy vattle have mada. equally us creditable a record; and if brecdors on the other aide of the Atuntic haye mate careful tosts that will compare with the following wo should {ke to publish thelr rea o rd ‘Tho dest; yoarly butter record is that of ue rotus 24i1, owned by A, IS, Darling, of Ramacy, Nob During the test ‘of’ Burows 245, whtolt occupied elaven months and six. days (ending Oat, 15, 18%), sho made 778 pounds of buttor from 7,625 pounds of pee ave einy, J pound of but- tor franvJows than 10 pounds of milk, In tho month of Juno, 1880, sho mada 88 pottids of but- ter, ‘The nionthly record of Eurotus 244 has been exceeded by Lady Moll 24 1,75, owned by Charles f, Milla, of Springtctd, Lil. Lady Melt 2d 1,906 dropued her ealf fn Matoh, and her nillis wns kopt aopartte, and the cream therefrom churned by tteolf, from the of April (to tno 16th | day (sixty-one days), during which ‘period hor cream: producod 183: potnd of butter—ninety spaurida of butter per month of thirty days— wenty-ono pounds per week. or tneeo potnds per day. Lady Mell 2d 1,75 was.5 years old when tho teat vas mado, ‘and guve during the triulan average of elghteen quarts of milk per day. ‘he best weekly yleids of tho above- tumed cows bave bean’ exaocdad by Jéravy Nello of gecleunte | 1A-S now dead., This cow haa a wolf-authonticated record of twenty-five pounds and two ounces In ono wonk. ‘Tho threo cows above named haye the beat yearly, sean and wookly butter records, and we conildontly ox- pest, at no lato date, that the records will be Im- beovod. Performances, and not fanoy points, ure the essential mattora that attract tho atton- ton of tho prictical Jersoy breeder of : tho day, who first Inquires aa to the numberof fotirteon to tweuty paund cows In the pedigree of the alre or dam that ho wishes to purvhusa, 2 Potroloum Death on Cattlo Lico. ‘The TrwuNE bog recelyed several communt- cations in regard: to lico ou cattle, and takes pleasure in giving tho following ns tho result of experiments made by ouo of tho best-known Western breeders: Cattle in porfect health are rarely troubled with theso pests; whon thoy aro, it Is usuully from oxposuro with lousy atock, or bolog con= fined whore Jousy animals. hive been pro- viously kept. Tho usunl mercurial propurn: Hons used for thelr deatrnction aro not only destructive to the parasites, but often ondangor tha Hfo of the affected animal a8 well, We have long since discontinued their Use, and {Ind in petroluom or coal-oll, a safe, lean, and certain romedy; when broperly ‘aps plied we have never known it to fail. If tho akin prosonts an. unhealthy appearance, which it doca when Jong, Testered with theso vermin, the aulmat should be removed to comfurtabin quarters, washed clean with castite or carbolte soup and water, usiug ‘a soft brush to remove tho dandruff, thon rub og dry ns‘ possible with woolon cloths, let the nnimal ‘stand until the hair is perfeatly ary. Then take » pleco of woolon or cotton cloth, snturato it with the off, wring It out so thora is no drip from it, but not too dry, thon page It over tho hiulr of the animal from head to foot. Usuutly one or two such np- plications are ull that is required: to effect a cure. Tho animal should not be returned to tha old quarters, but removed whore no lousy cattle have been kopt, The Minola Industrial University, ‘To the Editor af Ths Chicago Tribune, Cirasraiay, I, Dec. 15.—The regular quar- torly meeting of tho Trustecs of this inatitution ocourred at Urbana Deo and 14, Gov. Cullom and Mr, Cobb buing necessarily detained away, ‘The Regent, De. 8. H, Peabody, reported upon the attondanco and work of the term, and upon {ho improvomonts mado during the summer and fall in npolying legislative nppropriations, ‘Those aro: A Lolior-house, thirty-four by clghty foot, and fourteen feot high, with’ proper chfn- ney, 107 fect above foundation, and -accessories, ho uppropriation for this hourc $vaa $5,000; ox- ponded $1,007.00, For new ‘boiler, steaw-plpos, aud other improvomonts of boating apparatus, $2220.77; appropriation for the samo, $2,500, A ono-story brick cottage, thirty by twenty-four feet, for n farm taboror, and a ‘dairy houso, thirty by fifteon feot, also of brick, bave cost $1,000,15; tho. lippropriation for them was $1,000, ~ fhe report of tho farm undor cbargo of Frof. Morrow shows a net protit for the yeur of &\070, ‘Thla ts busod upon ay Inventory made nt low fig- ures, and muy be bolloved to represent markat- able cash yalucs., It Is deomed n good exbibit for tho season. , SORGHUM SUGAR, ‘ ‘Cho Rogent cailed the nttentton of the board to un imoxpeoted and somowhat surprising do- yelopment in affairs concorning sorghum sugar. Jthus leen. well known throughout tho Stute that the chomists of the university havo been at work for.tho just two years upon this tmportant toplo, and that thoy have achieved roguits of Breat intorest believed to be valunble t public. Conducted under tho Futtioelly of ard, and with funds eppropriated for that pur poso by tho Trusteos, it has been nsyumed every- Whoro that the results of ‘those oxporimonts would bo public property, A report of tha ex- perlinonts is scarcely out of the bands of the printor. Itnow transpiros that tho naw proce esaos found in the investigntion have been pat+ ented by the Professors, thoy oliaiming thom as thalrown, Attor au animated disotigsion tho Feaes adopted the following preamble and reso- jon: 2 Wuensas, Tho Trusteos of. this university havo learned, with regrot, that Profs. Weber and Scovell have recently obtained lettors pat- ent for tho manufacture of sugur, sirups, an glucose from sorghum-cano, the Invention or- evico being discovered while said Professors Woro prosccuting Investigations for such reautta under and by direction of and at the expenso of this Hoard of Trustoca; therefore, bo it Resolved, That the board, at this Ite frat Bos- siou after learning of such action as.we now understand Jt, do bereby condomn and place our Sisuyproval Upon tho nétion of said Professors, and direct that the Chairman of this Board ro- port to the Governor of the Stnte and the Attor- hey-Goneral tho facta and clroumstances of tho caso, obtain thelr advice and recommendation in tho.muttor, and roport tho samo tothe board a . After donying the request of some students who wished tu establish secret fratoruitics In tho unlvorsity, tho Trustees adjourned. 8. 11, P, , Chicago Horse-Market, z Mossrs, F, J, Norry & Co,, of the Monroo stroot horse and mule market, report the following spectmen salos thia woek; Description, Age,| Hight. | Weight.| Price. Bay carriage toam|} - b& pty 2,400 [81,000 Bay drive 6 | 1% | 1050 fe 7. Brown driver, & | 18 | 2000 | “30 Hay drive 6 5 1,100 Wa Drate toa 5 10 2,900 400 Draft toam. 8 1b 2,700 BM 5 16 3,800 400 1 | 16 175 | 17h 6 fms Hwa | 15 poe et) en ee ery 8 13 150 —————— ‘ Stock Notes. a Sovoratof tho finest bred Short-Horns of Kon- tucky havo recently oon sold to go to Indiana, Ieoont salcs of oattio on the Jato of Jorsoy ine clude consigumonts to the Cape of Good Hope. Ex-Liout.-Goy. John Soott, of Novada, fa. haa Just’boon olected Prosidont of: tho Iowa State Stook-Drocdors':Assoclation, * ‘Tho Poltod Angus hord of. Mosera, Findiny and Anderson at Lako Forest, Il, now includes twenty cows and helfors, aud four bulls, “ ano] pt ena Sviet Cattlo- Broedora’ As- sociation wi ‘old its Annual mocth - slog, commonoing Deo, #1, ang conn at hans doy: F ; Polled-Angus cattlo aro bringing bigh ban 8 tging bighor Rene gradually fn Scotland hort-Horog, and tho hornless cattleor tho High) becomtny popular jn Eny) Hh = Sovoral ' largo importa orecs bave Teaentiy’ bon: Sande’ rhe oane steumablp ¢ Salatin beoughe ‘pvor an hor last yoy- a Cfydoadule disttlors Wil from tho traditional Mossrs. Leo & Reynolds, of Fort Elliott, aro paterpristug herdsmen. ‘Thoy bave, nity the: past ow yuulra, pout a large number of Bhort- tore and | florotord ulle for use on tholr nutive buve rocontly puxebasoa forty young Apes bulls with a view fo brooding om if pose alblo, tho long,horns 40 common to the native ‘That Immonto rogion of country I South Kavsas and the Indian “Toreitary watered bx the great Arkansas, Canadin Gimaron, Chick- nskiu, and Minnesouky Itivers, Js the greatcattio und sheop ranyo of tho Unitod States The wae ritory embraced in the range comprises some twenty-five counties in the Btuti being the southwest portion of merly koown us the “Grout Ameri ‘Thoro has boon more or less discusslo! thio color of Jersoy onitle, and. farivcrs face looked upon a s0-culled Jersey without the blues nts na rathor helow the atandant!, Mr, tt, 1, Mrirg, Of Lat BMollte, Tl, anold breedor of Jore cl Miva: wish to ity a word to disnbuao. the minds of our Joracy furmera of a prejudice i favor of thoso-calted ‘black point’ theory. ‘Ther has beou for sone thine n demand for fancy-hrod animals, that is, for sulid colors of dark fawn with blick points, whieb, i my opin- jon, ta nilweong, Whilo Kuat this fall FE took apectal pains to Investigate thts subject, and found that a largo proportion of our boat butter cows tro not of this faney color brecdiny, but are of & grent variety of enlors, Froin all 1 could toarn, Tam convinced that wo eannot rely upau the color of tho balr, tungue, or switely, ua Judications of tho butler quality of tho vow.” ee THE COUNCIL. Moro Tolezraph Petitions—Unton Strect Extonsion—Tho City Attorney.” ‘Tho Counctl hold an ndjournod mecting fast evening, Ald. Wickorsham In the chalr and all the members present excopt Applotun, Shorey, Hildreth, Poovey, and Young. -" 2 A petition was revolved from 1. Stowart, Superintendent of tho Baltimore & Uhte ‘tcto- graph Company, asklug pormiaston to. string more wires on thelr present poles, and that they be allowed to put up othor polos and string wires It. ordor to establish oficos in dittorent purts of tho. aity, it belug their Intention to du a xenoral cuntinercial business all oyor the coun Yt was reforred to tha Committce’on Streots and Alloys, South Division, Ald. Everott moved that all telegraphic mant- ters in tho bnods of tho Committee on Fire aud Water bo referred to tho same wummittoe, Ald, Cullerton opposed this, and during hia spoech snid that tho petition of the Haltiinore & bio Company war “only another drive to pro- yont tho Mutual Unton from orcoting 4 tempos rary poly Hino.” After a long discussion nbout parliamentary tactic the motion was withdrawn, Tho Committco on Strects and Alleys, West Division, recommended tho ptactig on Mo of the romonstrnnce ngalnst_ tho opening of Union stroct from Twonty-seoand street to the,river. Concurred In. ‘Tbe sane committes recammended.the pnss+ ing of the ordinance providing for tho making of tho improvement. Conourred in—yons nae —Deun, Barrett, and Burloy, ‘tho Committee on 'Polieo recommended tha passage of An ordinance authorizing the City attorney, or Promreding A itaraioys whon tho bubile interest. requires it, to suspend tha exe- oution of Judgtnent whure a fine is imposed for ‘Violation of an ordinance. Ald. Eyerott, in opposing the passage, sald n man was Prosceuting Attornoy iow who. bid beenon a drunk for twoweeks. ‘A One spoci- mon to give such power to!”" Ald. Dixon moved to amend by striking out. Oy Attorney and Iosorting dugtiecof tho Ponce, Id. Cullerton said that would never do, na some of the men pouuiy tite: the positions wore w Meyrice to lt, Ho wanted the discretion given to the City Attornuy alone.. If tho Pullee Jus uces wero proper mon thora woulin't bo 20) or 0 menin the County Jail for tho Shorlif to make #profit on by feoding ve and tho olty wouldn't have to'keop 200 or toore at tho Bridewoll. On motion of Ald, Photps, the matter, was Placed on flle—yeas 17, nays —ns follows: * Yens—Dixon, Phelps, [Watkins, Wetherell, Altpotor, Lawler, Purcell, Smyth, Nelson, Bond, Dean, Huibort, {Evorett, Brady, Wanzer, Bure ley, and Blair, lay8—Wivkersbam, Sanders, Burke, Sheridan, Cullerton, Hfordan, Schruoder, Stauber, Hirsch, Meyer (Fifteenth), Imhof, Moler (sixteouth); Murphy, and Barrett, a motion to reconsider was Inid.on the tablo— yam 10; nays, 15—Lawlor changing to nay, ho faving voted yea beforo in order tu move B re- consideration. * An Jnvitntion to call on the Chiofs of Pollco nt tho Sherman Iouso was necopted, and the Council, on motion of Ald, Lawlor, 2¢ once adjourned, In order that the Alderinen migut get to tho hote! beforo the inet bottle wasopencd, EXPLOSIVE FLOUR, How to Provont tho Ksursting and Burn= Ang of Fiour-N{illx—Lottor from W. MM, Brackott, Chief of the Minneapolis Fire Dopartment, : ‘To the Editor of The Chieago Tribune, * Orrros or Ciser ENoinker Eine Derant- MENT, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Dec. 19.—Tho theory which bs been advanced with regard to tlour- mill explosions, or rather tho preyention of them by the thorough airing of a milt two or throe thes ouch day, would no doubt be a par- tal proventive, but. would not have provonted either of the explosions occurring In thiscity, I quote trom my report of tho fire and oxpluslon of 1878: “Tho firo orlginated on tho soutlr or cast side of the Washburn A Mill, on tho grind- ing Moor, by sparks of flro generated by tho mill- stones running togother empty or by the passayo of some forolgn substance through them, Hio iron, After smoldering a fow minutes smoko } waa discovered issuing from the dust-spouts o Tow minutos before tka explosion by outsiders, About the stones tho fre burst into a blnz0 which ignited tho dust in tho conveyors and dust-house, causing both to oxplodo, Jarring the dust throughout tha ifll {nto tho alr, which ignited ke so much powdor, causing tho frat great explosion in tho Washburn A, Tho flamos from the Washburn A explosion, alded by tho wind, wero in a fustearried into the windowa and dust-spouts of tho Diamond Aull; which stood cornoring twenty-Ove foot dis- _ tant, and sot flro to the lour-dust which wlrendy ited the alrin that mill from tho shock of the first explosion, Then followed tho explosion of that mill from tho same causo and the samo method, The explosion of the Dinmont sot tire and oxploded the Humboldt, whit: stood broud- aldo twonty-tlye fost distant. ‘The three mills on tho river slde of tho can, though Instantly set on fire by the james from tho Washburn A, ca- caped explosion un recount of the lifty feot.open Spice between them and the A mill, aided by a strong south wind, and further protected by tho unusual absence of dust, tho two lnrger mills not having run, for sovoral days and being es- Peelully clean.” Now allow me to stated thocon- dition of tho last explosion on tho 4th inst, Four flour mille in ona block, only divided by ordinary stone wills, were destroyed, only one ot which exploded. Their respective position on the canal, running south froin Sixth nyenue, was na tollows: Empiro, Minneapolis, Pillsbury B, and Excelsior, ‘Tha walls of these: oullis Woro about of the samo bight, tho sfinneapolis baviny constructod upon ita roof and nboye tho walls of the adjoining millsu wooden duat-houso aboutolght fovt high covered with tron and covering fea two-thirds of the area of tho roof of the mill. ‘The tire orizinuted in the Pills- bury 3, end was on fire throughout in less than tive inlnutes attr ifs discovery. “Upon. tha arelval of the fro department wo expected to Contluo the fire to that mill, as Wwe bave done In two or threo instunces boforo at four-mill tires. iu) tho same locality; but in this case wo mot with obstructions that wo did not have to con- tend with in the others: Firat, tho elovateid doublo-track raltrond and trestics, with a train Of cara standing thoreon, in front of and in oa Une with the wecond story vf tho blvok of mills; socond, on lavatod ruilroad fifty feot above tho river in the rear, covered with ears, with no nee doas to oxcopt through this blook of milla; third, aline of one-story ‘wood, covered with iron, Warohouses uxtonding from tho ronrof enoh mill to the travk and urnctically connecting the rear of theso mills soqurher: as with a fusoy fourth, the yreater.dupth (about twenty-five fet)’ of tho Excisior than tho -ndjoining Fillabury DB, with threo unprotected: windows. ‘on cuch story and no menns of fighting the fire in thia direotton oxcopt our iae Unies of hoxo front the front to the rene of this will on euch Slory. Wo bad nearl focompttebed tho defense. Bt this point (Exeolsior Mill), baving oxtli- Uistiod tho tire on three tors Dotore the explos sion ocourred. Tho other two main polnis of dofonse Wore tha reur warehouses, Where 4 pore Yon of the dopurtment under Socond Assistante Englocer Stetson was peso ante Food work and the dust-nouse on top of tho Minneapolis, whlch First Asalatant Fredurloks was cndeavor- Sug to protect. My objeot in giving these detalla 4a Lo show the condition of thiligs nt the tine of the explosion. A inoment bofore tho explosion, Ag I passed in front of the. Minneapolis, J enllud the attention of Assistant Frodoricks to the no- cesalty of placa a ladidor an that inill to order. to bri ostroaing in bls vharyo moro directly Upon tho dust-house. At that tine there wag ho smoke or fire yislble on any Noor of that mill, L had not gono thirty foet in tha dircotion of the Excelsior when I was startled, first, by a slight and immediately following a neavy. oxplosion, ‘Miotioapotta bul out aaa dows neiethe Hee pol out and down, including the olevated railroad frontand rear and canat plat, ur. Atlow ine to give ny theory of tho cause of! & H this explosion. ‘The in tho Pillsoury B bad 80 bowed tho iron covering of tho dust-house On tho Dintiea polis us to sot fire to the wood in- aldo; tho fumes communicating with the duet thorein, exploded the duat-houue (the first steht: explosion hoards, driving tho dugt and flumg down throughout tho mill, producing the matn explosion, Naw, you will seu, airing would not have provented the explosion + in this lostance, a6 thord was suiticient, dust and Mio four in thie room or guat-house driven down tha numerous spouts and pbepings to thoroughly fmpregnate thoalr, uinking it io pers foot condition tor instantancous combustion, ed tue explosion, The other milla simply burned us the ‘uly therein was compurativoly clear and nothing uccurrod ta produce the-ros juired comblaation of duatand flume, Fiually, betlovo that a flour-int!l proporly constructed that. tho thoroush and caret for ie in no wore danger from exe | lesion than a planing-mill, pease. baAiaie at W. 3% Buackerr, Chief of Mlaneapolls Fite Department _ ————— ' 'SALE\OF UNREDEEMED LAND, Buectal Dispatch to The Vireavo Tribune Mapison, Wis., Deo, 16—-Tne Land Comm Ssionera offerca for sale’ yosterday 18,440 acres of unredoemed land, of whiob 17,080 wore sold, and ea ™ duo the Bute ‘on tho: eS ee ae . ‘try Qurealine fo + it will. surely ou wu, 24 conte Bullor a Fuller, 4 Markye eireot HOP BATTERS READ IT ALL, ITMAY SAVEYOUR LIFE a Hop Bitters ann The Purest and Best Medicine vor mato, THEY ANE COMPOUNDED Froy Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, and Dandelion, "Nhe Oldont, wablo Medicines contatn nll the bas provortics of ost Liver Regulater, Host, most Ranowned, Val- in tho Worlds and th ann id muiet ofoctlya curntivg hook ron Fred ang Ifo und health ruatoriug agenton arth.” They Give New Life and Vigor to the Aged “Ta. 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