Kruger and the British Government Once
More in Correspondence.
THE SITUATION AT PRETORIA
Foreign Ofllco Kecelve.i a Blensagc , bat
Its Contents Arc Kept Secret Negoti
ations on at Dlocmfontcln. Corre
spondent Just From Thore. Wires the
Advance IB Delayed Meanwhile.
LONDON , March 22. Several tele
grams have passed between President
Kruger and the British government in
addition to the Salisbury correspond
ence already published.
The foreign office received a dispatcn
from Pretoria yesterday. The con
tents of the communications cannot yet
be obtained.
The Capetown correspondent of .the
Daily Mail , telegraphing March 21 ,
says :
"I have just arrived from Bloemfon-
tein , where I learned that no further
movement is probable for three weeks ,
as negotiations are proceeding.
"I failed to ascertain the nature of
the negotiations , or whether Sir Alfred
Milner's departure from Capetown is
connected with them , but I should not
be surprised if 'the war collapsed
quickly. "
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Pretoria , dated March 19 , says :
"President Kruger returned from
Kroonstadt yesterday. He says the
fight in the Free State will be desper
ate. I am informed that the Trans
vaal government has taken no resolu
tion to destroy mines or property as
a last resort. "
LONDON , March 22. ( New York
"
\VorTurCatelegram. ) T-fee s1tua1fioiriir
the Orange Free State is really far less
satisfactory than the British censored
dispatches represent it to be. Only a
small section of the inhabitants so far
have submitted , the vast bulk of the
Boers being either in a condition of
open or covert disaffection. When Sir
Alfred Milner suddenly left Capetown
on a special train Monday night , with
his private secretary , his destination
was carefully kept secret , lest his train
might be wrecked on the way. It was
simply announced that he was "going
north on a peace mission. "
It turns out that he went to Bloeni-
fcntein , having been hastily summoned
there by Lord Roberts , who finds the
questions of administering the affairs
of the conquered portions of the Orange
Free State more than he can cope with.
Sir Alfred Milner is not only the gov
ernor and the commander in chief of
the British colony of the Cape of Good
Hope , but he is also the British high
commissioner in South Africa , the su
preme representative of the British
civil government in 'that part of the
world. It was in the last named ca
pacity , that he had dealings with Prees-
ident Kruger before the war.
TIME Of TREATY EXTENDED.
Twelve Months More Are Allowed for
Signing : .
WASHINGTON , March 22 Secretary
Hay and Ambassador Canibon today
signed a potocol extending the time al
lowed for the ratification of the French
reciprocity treaty.
By the terms of the protocol the
treaty is to be ratified "as soon as pos
sible and within twelve months rrom
date. " This is the same provision that
was adopted in respect to the British
West Indian reciprocity treaties.
The period of time allowed for the
ratification of the French treaty will
expire next Saturady. It is stated at
the State department that efforts jire
to be redoubled to secure actionon
the treaty during the present session
of congress. The treaty has not yet
been , ratified by the French Chamber
of Deputies , but no delay is anticipated
on that score after we shall have acted
here.
MRS. LANGTRY SCARED AWAY.
"Degenerates" Kot to Bo Presented at
Cleveland Because of Fear.
CLEVELAND , O. , March 22. As a
result of the movement recently in
augurated in this city against the pres
entation of certain plays , the engage
ment of Mrs. Langtry , who was billed
to open at the Euclid Avenue opera
house on April 2 in "The Degener
ates , " has been cancelled. The police
authorities several days ago announc
ed that a censor would be present at
the first performance of "The Degen
erates" with full authority to order
the curtain rung down should any
thing objectionable be said .or done on
the stage.
HERO Of PLEVNA DEAD.
Rated the Greatest Turkish Soldier in
Modern Times.
NEW YORK , March 22. A dispatch
from Constantinople announces the
death of Osman Pasha , the hero of
Plevna and the greatest Turkish sol
dier of recent'times. He was 68 years '
old. His defense of Plevna against an
overwhelming Russian * force in 1876
gave Osman enormous prestige.
Sudden Death of Conductor.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 22. Jack
Flinn , who had been in the employ
cf the Union Pacific as conductor for
twenty years , dropped dead here last
night. Flinn was discharged a few
weeks ago because of a failure to make
cut his reports. It is said of him that
during his long railroad career he
never had an accident while on dutr
REPORTERS FOR U. S. CODRIS.
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Their
Employment ut S3.00O.
WASHINGTON , March 22. A bill
to authorize the judges of the district
rjcurts of the United States to appoint
.
stenographic reporters and determine
the duties and compensation of such
reporters was passed in the senate.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of ninety court reporters in the
United States at a salary of $2,000 each ,
extra pay being provided for extra
manuscripts of court proceedings sup
plied.
REPORT ON P.lCiriC CABLE
Dill Frovlded for Contraction of Cabli
to Honolulu.
WASHINGTON , March 21. The sen
ate committee on naval affairs todaj
agreed to report the bill for a Pacific
cable , which Senator Hale was author
ized to draft at the last session of
the committee and the report was later
presented to the senate' . The bill pro-
yids for the present for a cable only
to Honolulu , but declares a purpose to
extend it in the future , the first sec
tion reading as follows :
"That to the end of establishing
hereafter telegraphic communication
.between the United States and the
( Philippine islands and Japan under
* tKe waters of tne Pacific ocean there
shall be constructed under the super-
'vlsion of the secretary of the navy a
submarine telegraph cable , or cables ,
and connecting lines from the city of
San Francis'co , Gal. , to the city of Hon
olulu , H. I. , over such route as may
be deemed by the secretary of the navy
tc be the most profitable. "
Three million dollars is appropri
ated for the work and further sur ;
veys are authorized to determine the
most practicable route. The secretary
is empowered to cause plans to be pre
pared immediately upon the passage of
the act and to employ naval vessels
if necessary in the construction.
The control of the cable when com
pleted is to be transferred to the post
master general. A new provision in
the bill provides that the cables , wires
and instruments , wires and appurten
ances necessary for the work of laying
the cable shall be of American manu
facture provided that it can be pro
cured at a cost not exceeding 12 per
cent above what.it could be procured
for in foreign markets.
HOUSElJECEiVES ITS ANSWER
TVaT Department Keports on England's
FortlHcatIcns"Tn"en"ha iii. - -
WASHINGTON , March 21. When
the house met today Hull of Iowa *
chairman of the committee on military
affairs , reported back from that com
mittee the following resolution intro
duced by Sulzer of New York :
"Resolved , That the secretary of war
is hereby directed to inform the house
of representatives as early as possible
what fortifications Great Britain is
erecting , constructing and completing
along the northern frontier of the U.nit-
ed States , especially at Puget sound
nnd other places on the Pacific ocean
contiguous to the state of Washing
ton and the district of Alaska. "
The committee recommended that it
lie upon the table. The resolution had
been referred to the war department ,
Hull said , and came back with the fol
lowing endorsement :
"The information the department
possesses on this and like cases has al
ways been held to be confidential and
for good and sufficient reasons has not
been made public.
"It is remarked , however , that Great
Britain , so far as the department is in
formed , is in no instance erecting forti
fications trespassing on our rights.
"H. C. CORBIN ,
"Attorney General. "
Acting Secretary of War Meikiejohn
submitted an endorsement calling at
tention to that of the adjutant gen
eral.
NATIONAL PARK IN VIRGINIA
Committee Favors Purchase of Sites
AVliore Battles Were Fought.
WASHINGTON , March 21. Repre
sentative Hay of Virginia today filed
the report of the house committee on
military affairs' on the bill establish
ing a national battle field memorial
park of 6,000 acres on the sites of
the battles of Fredericksburg , Chan-
cellorsville , the Wilderness and Spott-
sylvania court house.
The report states that more men
vere here engaged than in any battle
ia the .world's history , aggregating at
least 500,000 , with losess in killed and
vounded on both sides amounting to
129,838. The entrenchments over the
entire field are said to be in a remark
able state of preservation. At Fred
ericksburg also is the home of the
mother of Washington , still intact , and
a monument erected by the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution. Here ,
too , Captain John Smith anchored liis
little bark and fought the Indians in
1608 and within sight of the city were
born Washington , Monroe , Jefferson- ,
Madison , the Lees of both the revolu-1
tion and the civil wars , and Zachary
Taylor.
The report adds that in Virginia the
great war began and ended and not an
acre of this soil , where more men fell
than on all the other battlefields , of
the war , has yet been dedicated as a
national park.
For Controlling the Big flluddy.
WASHINGTON , March 21. Senator
Thurston has introduced in the senate
a petition of the village < board of Ni-
obrara , Neb. , asking that measures be
taken to prevent the inroads of the
Missouri river on the Nebraska shore
in front of and adjacent to that town ;
ales resolutions passed by the recent
pro-Boer meeting held in Omaha. He
introducjed petitions in jopppsition to
'the passage of'the land bill from Ne
braska , and a petition from Bloomington -
ton , Neb. , in opposition to the imposi
tion of tariff duties on trade between
Porto Rico and the United States.
Funeral of Utah Battery Man.
ORLEANS , Neb. , March 21. Oscar
Fenninger of the Utah battery , who
served in * the Philippines , was buried
at this place yesterday , the home ot
his mother and brothers and his form
er home. He was well liked here and
the funeral was the largest ever held
in this part of the state.
Woman Avenges Her WrongF.
CHICAGO , March 21. Three hours
after the shooting of Miss Annie
Strother , cashier of a restaurant , early
today , Mrs. Charles Smith , wife of a
well known saloon keeper with whom
Miss Strother is said to have associat
ed , was arrested and made a confes
sion , saying she shot Miss Strother be
cause the latter had taken her hus
band's love. Mrs. Smith , who was ar
rested at the home of Mrs. Mary
O'Connell , 170 Twenty-second street ,
where she had gone immediately after
the shooting , talked freely of the affair
and asserted she was justified in kill
ing Miss Strother.
Miss Eva Stewart Telia Her Story in a
Dramatic Manner.
OSCULATORY EXERCISES DETAILED
Sir. Bloroy and Ills Fair Typewriter In
discreet , to Say the Least A Case of
Headache Cured Ity Hypnotism Now
Door to the Heart Discovered.
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 2G. A cli
max was reached in the Hovlocker-
Morey poisoning case when Miss Eva
Stewart told the story of Viola's Hor-
locker's love affairs with Charles F.
Morey. She repeated it in a most dra
matic manner and without any hesi
tation whatever , as though she had ev
ery word committed to memory.
Miss Stewart said she was an inti
mate friend of Viola Horlocker and
one evening Viola said : "I have a se
cret to tell you. "
Miss Horlocker thsn said she was in
love with one of her employers. She
had never thought of him in any way
other than a friend until one time he
seemed sad and came to her and said
he was lonely and sad , and she seemed
such a strong woman and he wanted
a friend , and asked her if she would be
his friend and she said that she would.
Then she said that he made some con
fidences to her , but she did not tell
witness what the confidences were. One
evening he went out to their home , the
Horlocker home , and she sang to him
and the next evening he told her she
was grand , simply sublime ; it had done
him so much good.
After that occurrence Miss Horlock
er said she had suffered before that
from very severe headaches and one
day when she was very sick Mr. Morey
"sa'rd-41iatrTi&-cgulduse _ hypnotism and
could possibly relieve her headache
in that way and she permitted him to.
She said that as he looked at her and
exercised an influence over her she
I'elt a little door In her heart fly open
that she never knew was there before ,
and that after that she felt differently
towards him than she ever had towards
a friend.
Some time after that his wife was
out of town and they became very
close friends. They used to take long
rides on their wheels together and he
once invited her to his room and she
went. Their intimacy attracted atten
tion until there was an article in one
of the Hastings papers , not mention
ing names. She said Mr. Tibbets saw
the paper and showed it to Mr. Morey
and told Mr. Morey that it would be
wise to break this affair off. Miss Her
locker said that when Mr. luorey's wife
came home he seemed almost crazy
and after that he had tried to break
off the affair with her. She did not
tell whether they broke it off entirely
or not , but said at a later time in the
winter they had had another very
stormy scene at the office and he had
attempted to break it off with her.
"She told me , " said Miss Stewart ,
"that he had been accustomed to have
her stay until after the rest left the
office so that he might kiss her good
bye. He took her in his arms and
kissed her passionately and she re
turned it , and on this special occasion
he took her out in the hall and when
he went to say good-bye to her she
said to him : 'Is it a relief to you that
you no longer kiss me as you used to ? '
She said that she saw his lips tremble
and she asked him if it was not possi
ble for him to love both her and Mrs.
Morey. He said no , that his duty waste
to his wife. She said she kissed his
hand and said : "Friends can do that
much. ' He said , 'Can't you assert your
womanhood ? I have respect for you ,
although I no longer feel towards you
as I did. ' "
Hastings i > lin Disappears.
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 26. M. D.
Hoagland , who has been engaged in
the grocery business in Hastings for
several years , mysteriously disappear
ed last night and nothing has been
seen or heard of him since. He was
last seen in his store at 10 o'clock at
night. Mr. Brice , who is associated
with Mr. Hoagland in business , says
the business affairs are all right , and
J e cannot account for his sudden dis
appearance.
Flro Insurance Ilusincss.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 2G. Auditor
Cornell has compiled figures showing
thp amour.t of business transacted in
Nebraska by joint fire insurance com
panies during the year 1S99. Exclu
sive of Nebraska companies the totals
? re : Losses paid , $688,884 ; losses in
curred , § 671,307 ; amount written , § 110-
330,346 ; premiums received , § 1,330,701.
The figures show a substantial increase
in tu&iness transacted over that of the
previous year.
Woods Arrested at Fremont.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 26. John
Woods , one of the men accused of hav
ing a hand in the administering of a
dose of tar and feathers to Mr. and
Mrs. Figg at Gretna , was arrested , at
THis ; place by the-sheriff of Sarpy coun
ty and will be taken to Gretna for his
preliminary hearing. He denies having
had any hand in the affair and asserts
that he was in Fremont at the time it
cccurred. He admits , however , that he
had no kindly feeling for the Figgs.
Burjjlars Rob Postoffice.
GENOA , Neb. , March 26. Burglars
entered the postoffice at this place and
blew the safe open , securing about § 60
in cash and a watch. A large amount
of stamps and other things of value
in the safe were untouchea.
Fremont Soldier Killed.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 26. The
news of the death of Private William
Newlon of company H , Thirty-ninth
United States volunteers , who lived in
Fremont at the date of his enlistment. ,
has been confirmed in a dispatch from
Congressman Robinson , in which he
states that he has received a cablegram - \
gram from General Otis stating that .
Newlon was killed January 17 on the .
trail between Iban and Rosario. He j
was shot in the head and killed in-
stantly. Newlon's name has never appeared - i
peared in the official lists of casualties 1
PRtPARINO FOR ARBOR DAY
state Superintendent I'ac'cuon Issues ad *
dre s to Pupils of 1'uhllc School * .
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 24. The
distribution of the Bird and Arbor Day
Manual , published by the state for use
in the public schools , has begun under
the direction of Deputy State Super
intendent Beck. The manual contains
an Arbor day proclamation by Gover
nor Poynter , an address to Nebraska
teachers and pupils by State Superin
tendent Jackson , a short article on
the economic effects of Arbor day by
J. Sterling Morton and a collection of
roems , songs and essays on subjects
related to the planting and culture of
trees. Following is the proclamation
issued by Governor Poynter designat
ing April 23 as Arbor day :
"We are all interested in the ad-
' aucement and welfare of our state.
Ar j thing that will add to its desirabil
ity as a home , that will enhance ifs
beauty or that will bring to it mo/e
good citizens should receive our aid
and encouragement.
Nothing in which our people have
engaged has done more in all thes3 ili-
rcccJons than the planting of trees.
Nebraska is known as the Tree Plant
ers' state. That the name is worthily
bestowed is amply attested by the
thousands of groves , orchards and
shade trees which now adorn our prai
ries and beautify our homes.
"Legislative enactment sets apart
one day in each year for appropriate
observance by the planting of trees.
In compliance with this provision , by
the authority vested in me as governor
of Nebraska , I proclaim Monday , April
23 , 1900 , Arbor day. "
In his address to teachers and pupils
the superintendent speaks of the wan
ton destruction of birds and urges the
organization of Audubon societies.
The address follows :
The appearance of sweet smelling
and beautifully colored flowers , to
gether with the joyful notes of our
feathered friends , as they come up
from the sunny southland , remind us
once again that spring is here. At this
season of the year all nature seems to
take on new life and joy and gladness
reign supreme.
I am happy to greet you as we approach
preach the dawn of a new century and
hope that the thoughts and emotions
created by a careful consideration of
the possibilities that open before you
may inspire you to nobler thoughts
and grander deeds.
The object of this book is to place
before you thoughts that will tend to
give you higher ideals. I am sure that
when you lully realize the economic
value of birds and trees , to say nothing
of the pleasure which their presence
and cultivation bring , you will forever
bb the friends and protectors of these
gracious gifts of an Allwise Father.
The wanton destruction of birds has
reached such a point tnat our law
makers have felt the necessity of en
acting laws for their protection. It
would be a source of great satitsfac-
tion , however , to know and feel that
the boys of the great state of Nebraska
refrain from killing bivas and other
harmless creatures from a higher mo
tive than the mere fulfilling of a stat
utory law. I should be pleased to
learn of societies formed all over the
state for the protection of birds.
Nebraska was the pioneer state in
inaugurating Arbor day and among the
first to recommend a "bird day. " Let us
strive to maintain the position which
the state occupies in this regard and
continueto lead in educational mat
ters.
Trusting that the day may be
fraught with pleasant and profitable
exercise , I am , yours for the protection
of birds and the planting of trees.
W. R. JACKSON ,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Nebraska at Washington.
WASHINGTON , March 24. Bids for
the erection of an extension to the new
postoffice building at Omaha were put
on the market March 14 and will be
opened April 24. The specifications
call for granite of similar color and du
rability as that which enters into the
construction of the present building ,
which insures the Colorado company
getting the contract for the stone for
the new building.
The title of the First National bank
of Bloomington , Neb. , has been se
cured by the conversion of the Frank
lin County bank of the same place.
Congressman Burkett has introduced
a bill for the improvement of the Mis
souri river at Nebraska City and ap
propriating $50,000 for revetment pur
poses.
I
Nebraska Soldier Burled.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , March 24. Wil
liam Lewis of company E , First .Ne
braska , was buried in the Osceola
:
cemetery. The body has been buried
twice , first on the brow of a hill overlooking -
(
looking a little river near Camp Dewey - 1
ey , just outside of Manila , P. I. Rev. (
James Mailley , who was the chaplain
?
or the First Nebraska , officiated at i
both funerals.
Infant Thrown in a Well.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , March 24. While
drawing water from his well Preston
Keiser drew up the body of a newly
born female child , which from appear
ances had been thrown into the well
only a short time before. He at once
notified the proper officials and Coroner
ner Waggoner arrived and begun ar
rangements for an inquest over the
remains. The child was fully devel [
oped and had evidently been alive
when born and cast in the well while
breathing.
Prisoner * Strive for Libert- .
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 24.
When Deputy Sheriff J. D. McBride .
went into the jail with breakfast for ;
the prisoners he discovered that during .
the night sometime they had com :
menced operations to gain their lib
)
erty. The prisoners were George S.
Lee , who stole money and tickets T
from the Burlington company at Louisville - °
isville while night operator , and the I1
three men who burned a boxcar for the
Missouri Pacific , all having been sentenced -
tenced to a term of years in the peni ;
tentiary by Judge Paul Jessen. >
*
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The Newspaper Man Who Shot John
Blenkiron Goes Free ,
THE JURY OUT BUT A SHORT TIME
Iloth Sides Allowed Tlireo und Ono-liulf
Hours In Which to Present Their IMens
UOIT the Quarrel tlmt ItrHiiltvil Fu-
tally Was Commenced Miscellaneous
Nebraska 'Mutters.
HARTINGTON , Neb. , March 22.
"Not guilty" was the verdict In the
case of Editor Harris , who shot John
Blenkiron , brought in by the jury after
two hours of deliberation.
The testimony in the murder trial
was all in at 10:30 in the morning and
the state represented by J. C. Robin
son of this city , opened with the argu
ments. Judge Graves limited each
side to three hours and a half to pre
sent their case. Robinson made a
strong and impassioned argument , set
ting forth the law and evidence. He
was followed by Judge Weed , , county
r.ttorney , v/ho made a short address.
Millard opened the argument for the
defense. His argument was both log
ical and eloquent. Then followed Mel
Jay with the closing argument for the
defense. He spoke for fully two hours ,
during all of which time there was
breathless attention in the packed
court room. Arga of Sioux City closed
the argument in behalf of the state
jn a masterful effort , which showed
his great ability as a criminal law-
jer.
jer.At
At 7 o'clock the judge delivered his
instructions to the jury and they at
once repaired to the jury room.
The quarrel between Harris and
John Blenkiron , a wealthy stockman.
: n which the latter was killed ,
cut of a dispute over an article
the dead man , which appeared inl
ris' paj > ! \ Blenkiron camt , to Hi
office at Bolder and made threabf
recording to the Twwspaper
otory , which was evidently bel
by the jury , the editor diu noi
iiis revolver until he saw his
nlst reach for his hip pocket.
Trace of Stolen Cattle.
ALBION , Neb. , March 22. In March ,
2899 , forty-one head of cattle were
stolen from the ranches of S. W. Al-
Icrton in Boone county. At the time
suspicion rested on two young men ,
Preston Todd and Frank Clark of
Cedar Rapids. Clark had been an em
ploye on one of the ranches. There
was no evidence connecting him with
the theft , and all trace of the cattle
i-eemed lost. Last week the state
authorities received information in re
gard to the apearance of the stolen
cattle. The information seemed relia
ble and an investigation proved that
the guilty parties had been located.
The cattle had been driven to Colum
bus from the Allerton ranches , to one
Pat Murray , an old resident. Frank
Clark was arrested at Bloomfleld ,
waived preliminary examination and
was bound over to the district court.
Robert and Preston Todd were arrest
ed in Abilene , Kan. , waived prelimi
nary hearing and were bound over to
the district court. Robert Todd gave
bond and was released.
Nebraska in Washington.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The
comptroller of the treasury today ap
proved application for authority to or
ganize national banks as follows in
Nebraska : E. L. Willits and others
for the Alma National bank of Alma ,
capital ? 25,000 ; A. P. Culley and others
for the Howard County National bank
of St. Paul , with a capital of $25,000.
Senate committee on pensions today
reported favorably the bills to pension
Charles A. Wiswell of Nebraska and to
increase the pensions of Hamilton K.
Williams and Hannah G. Huff of
Iowa.
House committee on pensions has
reported favorably the bill to pension
Mary L. Stotsenburg , willow of the
late Colonel John M. Stotsenburg of
the First Nebraska volunteer infantry ,
at the rate of $40 per month.
State Funds in Omaha National Dank.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 22. The
case of the state against the Omaha
National bank , to recover § 212,000 of
state money lost in that institution ,
was up again in the supreme court on
a motion filed by the attorney general
lor a mandate directing the district
court of Douglas county to feive it an
other hearing. The former decision in
the district court was reversed in the
supreme court and the ctse was re
manded for further proceedings.
A motion filed by the detendant for
i verdict based on the original trial
was sustained and the attorney general -
oral contends that this was contrary
to the instructions of the supreme
court. The court decided to give the
attorneys for the bank one week in
which to make a showing. The matter
will then come before the court at the
sitting begininng April 3.
State Gets .Judgment.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 22. The at
torney general received from St. Louis
news that the case of the State against
McDonald , receiver of fhe Capital Na
tional bamc of Lincoln , has been de
rided by Judge Caldwell of the United
Slate circuit court. The suit was for [
5236,000 of state funds deposited in the t
; ank at the time of its failure. It i
ivas appealed to the circuit court , and I
the case there argued and submitted I
last January. I
Science In Agriculture.
FARNAM , Neb. , March 22. Some of
.he good results of the farmers' insti-
ute held here last year and this under
.he auspices of the University of Ne-
raska have been the establishment
f a creamery or separator station.
is well patronized , the receipts
f milk amounting to about 2,000
iQunds per day , and. second , a less
liversified system of farming. Only a :
rery small proportion of the last year's :
rep of co n was marketed , most of it
eing fed to cattle and hogs. :
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
'Jniuhii , Chicago and Nutr York Market
OtmtatliHiR. ,
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA. March 31.-OATTLK
I'hcro WJIH about tin ; ti.suiil I-'rlday'M run
Df cnttto la tlu > yard.M and the market
as u whol ? WUM In a good healthy condi
tion. Everything offered was aold and
wolfjhod tip at an early hour.
Among the offerlnKH of lieof Htecrn wcro
acme choice cattle and for that reason
sales show up pretty \s-ell on paper. Thu
demand wan good. Heef steers. $3. GO ®
5.10 ; steers and heifers. $1.3 % ! . ( : Texas
steers. . ll.OOft I.2TI. cows. $ l..Wj 1.00 : cows
and heifers. $3.r,0f3.00 : heifers. $3.9Jft4.9) :
bulls. $2.W 3.90 : bulls and sta s. IXWVfii
4.00 ; calves. $ C.50f 7.2."i ; stockers and feed
ers. J.23Tf 1.00.
HOCJ8 The best heavy sold aH hl h as
$ . " . . ( H ) . ttood IlKht mixed they wanted Ken-
orally at I1.S7Hwith such as were not
Kood at u less price. A good many of
the IIOKS on sale changed hands early
at these prices , then th market slowed
ii ] > a little , buyers becoming cautious and
waiting for later reports from other mar
kets. Some of the heaviest packers did
not apnear to have much conlidcnee In
the future of the market and were hold-
Ink' back.
SHEEP Choice handy weight year
lings , $ C.OOT/fi.iri ; good to choice fed year
lings. | o.S.'i < T(6.0 > ) ; fair to Rood yearling * .
Sri.lLVOri.M ) ; good to choice wethers. $ r .r ii >
5.80 ; fair to good wethers. $3.5.50. : good
to choice fed ewes. $ . * . .a".VJTr. fair to good
ewes. Jl.OO'Tj r . ) ; good to choice native
lambs , $ i > . ! .0f 7.00 ; good to choice western
lambs. JO.S'VfiT.GO ; fair to good westnrn
lambs. JtJ.fiOfjO.SO ; feeder wethers.1.5076
Fi.OO ; feeder yearlings , fti.O < Mj5.0) ) ; good to
choice feeder lambs. $ ri. :
KANSAS CITY LIVR STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. March 2C. t'ATTLK-
Uglit supply canst-d further advance , all
grades selling strong to a grade higher.
heavy native steers. Jl.To'.Vi ) ; light
weights. $1.23f.00 ( ; stockers and feeders.
J3.COfi-l.30 ; butcher cows and heifers. $ ! . : )
W4.fi , ' . ; fed westerns. $3.85H.75 ; western
feeders. $3.70f-l.Gr : Texans. W.'Ziti.M.
I IOCS Excellent demand at 5ft We high
er : heavy. JI.S34 . " .07 ; mixed. $1.83 3.00 ;
light. $ I.7M-1.M : pigs. $4.fiW-1.73.
SHEEP AND LAM US Improved de
mand strengthened values ; offerings sell
ing a shade higher ; Color.tdo lambs. $ > 7.1
( fifi.SO ; yearlings. $ . " . 17 fi7.M. muttons. $3.41)
. .3.73 ; stockers and feeders , $1 50ft i MO.
culls. $ ' { .r.O 1.30.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO. March ! . CATTLE N i-
tives , best on sale today. $3 ID. good to
prime steers , strong to shade higher.
" onrto medium , steady to lirm.
5.23 ; rough heavy. $ l.iOf(5.GO ! : light , $1.83
( f/3.13 ; bulk of sales. $3.03 3.20.
SHEEP AND LAMRS-Good to choice
wethers. $3.f.W/C 00 , fair to choice mixed.
SI 73f : . " .CO. western sheep. $3W0.00 year
lings. Ji.OOfza.CO , native lambs , $ > .2.TQ > 7 > f
western Iambs , ? C.OOt/7.3. : !
NEW YORK GRAIN.
NEW YORK' . March 2G. WHEAT The
close was very firm at > / > net advanc"
May , 71 iM67i72 : 7-Mc ; closed at 72c :
July. 7D172 7-lCe , closed at 72V. Sep
tember. 72'ft72t/.c. closed at 72' c.
CORN Spot , firm ; No. 2. ll > ' , c. f. o.
b. , afloat , and ! . { . .c , elevator ; closing
strong at . .c net advance. May.I2c. .
closed at 43c ; July.127AT12'c , closed at
tf'/c.
OATS Spot , steady ; No. 2. 20 > X.c ; No. 3.
2S'/c ; No. 3 white. 31c ; track mixed wes
tern , 20f/30c ; No. 2 white , 32c ; track wlilt
western , 31'frpj3c : ; track white , state , 3Uj
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. March 2 * . WHEAT-No. 3
spring. KWM.-c ; No. 2 red , CSr
CORN No. 2 , 37'/ic ; No. 2 yellow. 37- %
( T 37' c.
OATS No. 2 , 24'fJ21Vic ' : No. 2 white. 2'J'/i
< 5J2 . .c ; No. : : white. 31'/'G33c.
RYE No. 2. 51'M 33c.
BARLEY No. 2. 3Sf/12c.
SEEDS Flaxsfed. No. 1 and north
west. $1.03. Prime timothy , $ _ ' . V&2.3) .
Clover , contract grade , 53.23.
GOLDEN TELLS WEIRD TALE.
Prosecntion in Case of Goehel Murder
Siispec-tK Play Trump C.nnl.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , March 26. F.
Wharton Golden of Barboursville was
put on the witness stand in the exam
ination of Secretary of State Caleb
Powers , charged with conspiracy to
murder Senator Goebel. Golden was
rather nervous on the stand , but did
rot hesitate in his replies to questions
and his testimony made a deep im
pression.
According to Golden. Caleb Powers
was one of the prime movers in bring
ing to Frankfort of the mountaineers
just before the assassination of Gee
bel , and although Secretary Powers
simply instructed him to bring wit
nesses who were mountain feudists ,
yet Golden understood that they were
to come to Frankfort for possibly a
more sinister purpose ; that of "clean
ing out the democratic majority in the
legislature. '
Golden also brought in the name-of
Governor Taylor in an incidental way ,
also the names of Culton , John Pow
ers , Captain Davis , Charles Finley ,
Judge Bingham and others , the plan
to bring the mountaineers to Frank
fort having taken on a wider scope
than expected. It is expected thf com
monwealth will rest at the conclusion
of Golden's testimony. Golden was
seized with a slight hemorrhage dur
ing the morning and adjournment was
taken earlier than the usual hour.
NO PLAGUE IN SAN ERANCISCO
Commercial Organizations Take Issue
With lif.nrd of Health.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 26. The
Board of Trade and other commercial
organizations of this city propose to
call a meeting for the purpose of re
futing sensational reports regarding
the bubonic plague , which , it is as
serted , have injuriously affected busi
ness interests. There is no plague
scare here and despite the opinion ex
pressed' by the Board of Health , the
statement is positively made that not
t. single case of that disease has been
discovered in Chinatown. The Chi
nese quarter is not under quarantine ,
but is being thoroughly cleaned and
placed in good sanitary condition , as a
precautionary measure.
Austrian Parliament l'roro n "d.
VIENNA , March 26. The premier.
Dr. E. von Koerber , has sent the pres
idents of both houses of the Reichs-
rath a notice proroguing parliament
March 25.
Control is With Carnegie.
TRENTON , N. J. . March 26. The
Carnegie company , the formation of
ivhich has resulted from the conference
jf Andrew Carnegie and H. C. Frick
o settle the business difference be-
ween them , was incorporated here to-
lay. The capital is $160.000,000 and
he stock is all subscribed.