THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JUNE 1 , 1390.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 15
[ HE CONDITION OF TRADE ,
Jiolal Money Market Easy , With a Finn
Undertone ,
30LLEOTIONS REPORTED AS GOOD ,
produce Market Wall Supplied VCR-
otnblofl Very 1'loiitlful atitl IJOVT
In 1'rloo UKRH nt lie Hut-
, tcr Very Dull.
Sr. TIuRhei , manager of the Omihix clearing
Iiou c , reports the clearings for the week nt
tUI7,4Vl.hO , an Incroasa of IJTI9-10 per cent.
Balances were MW.T87 70. , The money market
continues to show urcat cnso , and the situation
It designated by all the banks us very com
fortable . Thofitutnmcnt lo the comptroller
Of tlm currency showing the condition of the
national banl.s here on May 17,18W , confirms
this nndshovvH loans nnd discounts lobo$12-
BJASX.I ni ; deposits , tI7OWC.M.fl. lint tvvoof Iho
iKiJiks show rod lHComitsniid nil huttlipsoshow
VfinriihiH over the legal rcsurvc. At nomoof
the banks there IB u proator call for money ,
csnccliilly with these having many mercan-
tlio accounts , whllo others Hay they would bo
Rind to have 8TO.OOO to tlOO.Ouflof good piper
prnsontcd to rellovo them rjf the plothoraof
cash which they carry. Kxchnngo has been
rather scarce , only ono bank having any sur
plus during the past vvepk.
r-Money Is easier ut the east this week than
lust , and whllo there has bcun perhaps a less
buoyant Htock market , with prices somewhat
easier , thu reaction Is regarded us healthy arid
tlio undertone Is firm.
I In dlMMiKsltig the prospects of silver legisla
tion In congress the Ceylon ( India ) Times ro-
tnnrkH "Any rlso In the prlco of silver , If ac-
corni.inled ) by a similar rlso In the prlco of
coin m ( xl I ties , would bo very disastrous to all
Jirodiicors In silver-using countries. The ques
tion for us IH , would the prlco of such nn
article us te.a rlso with Iho prlco of silver ? ko
far at all ovonlM as concurrence between tlio
tvro Movement- * goes , uo may t iko It ns highly
Improbable ; so that , even Iflntlmotho prlco
of ton began to rlso with the rlso In silver , It
would bo vury h irmful to the tea planter In
Iho meantime , and his Interests are therefore
not Identical with the bl-mutulllsts , though wo
- - 'ly bollovo that exaggerated foirs are held
'A ' > the probable olToct ot a steady rlso of
'i'i upon producers In Co. } Ion. "
V'onrrnl ' lindo continues very good , all lines
Ic-Vv ti'ng a fair Increase In sales for the month
nvi t tuft May , and Iho fooling In the jobbing
district Is veri satisfactory. Collections are
reported us good und with an easy money
miiikot the outlook would bo ill tb it could bo
desired WITH II not for the prohibition bug-
J > our , which depiosscs values und renders men
loath to Invent , c-xcept In hceurltles readily
convuttlblo and has almost wholly slopped
largo building operations , for. whllo theio are
-many hulldlngu going up , 11 visit to the archi
tects' olllcob discloses tlio fact thai the -season
In this line would bo much moro brisk
than It has benn were It not for
the fo ir that piohlliltlon may como nnd
Values bo umlulj depressed for : i long season.
S'llios show but few cliangi s hug.u Is linn ,
jrlth granulated quote d at ( > ' 'Slc. Uulfun
lius been ruthei slow , but towaid the close of
the week jobbers gave lllioi il eiders to ro ist-
Aisand nn advance Is confidently anticipated
Xor.Monday.
Thcie * Is a somewhat moio chcorfiil fi > cllng
Tppoitcd In tin easUrnlron inarKet , tint thu
consumption Is still loss than the production
nuil lull t is are fe.w , I.e.id Is slightly lo\\er.
Tin Is dull and copper Hun and advancing.
Vo he * u of no Import nit ch ingcs In the diy
oed < , nmrkut. lotloiib are lirm and woolens
§ nil.
nil.Tho
The Shlppliu and Commercial List says of
Drnill coilpo. Tlioro has boon u furtliet ad
vance In option values and heneo pi Ices gen
erally aru Himoi ; but this Improvement , If
linprov enioiit It can be culled , cloc s not go bu-
Jew thi'snrfato and o\copt for hlghin quota-
tliyii HID situation Is piactknlly unchangeil ,
- * in Ing Just asdlllleult as herotofoic , and
I ttilbullvi * iiiovc'incnl qtilto as unsitls-
> ii and ills ippolntlng. Do ilors who aio
carrying a full aupply are unwilling to buy
and those who have little ) or no block
replenish II In K hand-to-mouth way ,
Blrnplv hpcitiihoof the continued dullness ot
the Jobbing di iniind both hero and In the In-
teilor. biieculatlon appe us to bo conllned to
Iho ulforts of the bulls to supjMirt the siiot and
noai nionlhs. so as to allord them nn oppor
tunity to unload their communications of
octunl coffco In ease the country shows any
disposition to buy ; but the Infremiimoy ot
such opportunities Is tlio umitcst honreo of
alsappolntmiiiit. Under thii circumstances It
Is riisy to nndorstand how the btrongth of the
elty.itloii Is clilolly upon the surfaceanil
y at v ery little cnconragnincnl t hero Is thero-
, * < rc to niako fresh purchases for which the
JJtltlot Is so uncertain. The transactions in
Invoice * , hlncu our last Issue liavo consisted of
J.lXX ) lings Hut bcnn No ! ) , tV. cents cint and
Crolcht ; 1.000 do. No. 8 , IS' * cost and freight :
8,001) ) do. Nos. 5 und 0 spot , 18s , j l.r,00 do Nos. fi
and 7 i-pol In Ceylon , IS'-i The market left off
ye-sterday llrmlv held , bulqiilol Imyors bolnc
unwilling to bid \vltbln " , a of the prices asked
njid showing ruliiLtuiicu to buj oun wore con-
cosslons otitulnublo.
The total > Jslblo In the United Males nnd
ntlo'it for this country was , Al.iyiJ , In b igi ,
iStlflu , and on MuySri , IRSO , ( jO.l.'ai The total
vlslbloHUDpl } of ull colloes In thu world May
1. lljJD. . was , ln , Imgs , i.'iol.Ky , and on May 18 ,
. 'J'lieiiiotatlons ] foi rcHncd sugars when cx-
iTh d less draw backs aio :
Llt loaf . fUOOb.W.'lt ! J -
Cubes . 365 -
Oruslied . 4 Ul { J -
Towderevl . . . II 55 ftu 61
Uranulated . . . . , . . . .341 dd -
Tlio local produce market has been fairly
poll supplied. btrawbcrrlO'i art * plentiful und
cheap , fancy Htock belling at 8. 7. > iiii : no i > cr ! il-
quart c.iso and proporthinatoly lower forcom-
Loion Htock. lliumnas , lemons nnd pineapples
Hro unuhanged. OraiiKos are acttvo UIKI the
nniskct Is higher and Urm. Hodl sell ut S ) 00
per I ) tt.
Vogi'tablns are very plentiful nnd low In
price. Nnvv jpolatoes bring * . ! 50 per bbl. Onions ,
W6irtI500 ( ! California onions , 4o per Ib ; Cali
fornia potatoes , liVjO per Ib ; Uallfornla oab-
J ace , .l'iilo ( porll ) .
Poultry is ratbor quiet. Spring ohlckons ,
fancy largo , sold Situnbiy at jl 00 ;
lair to good brought tS.'iO to SI'S ) , according to
dlzo. Dressed \ealwas In rut bur mcHlurato do-
liiand , cholcu medium bringing Oo to 7o. Kggs
nio selling at lie. Iluttur was noverso dull.
Koaily all country stoiu i colpts were closcil
out at tJtt. > u per iiound , and quotations on all
grades are oir 5o to Go per pound and nominal
ntthut. The retail trade Is good and collec
tions fair and Impiov Ing.
, The Commercial National bank has moved
Into Its new building and hold a lecuptlon yus-
torday. Its quarters ute equal to any in
tlm United State's In their appointments
nnd fnolltles fordoing business and ttio six
teen ton safe with Its double time lock 1s tlio
largest und Urn st In thu west and the equal of
any made ,
Tliu IJerman Savings linnlc , recently Incorpo
rated wlth.V)0ucKI ) subscribed capital , of which
$100,000 Is paid up In cash , will occupy the old
vacated by the Commercial National
nt'lhlrtconth and Douglas. Us olllcers and
directors aio I'rcdorlck Motz , fir. , president ;
Henry llolln , munaglng director ; O. II.
tichmldt , vlco prcvsldent ; I. . D. rowler.oashlor ;
Vrcdiirluk Krug , Uoorgu Uelmrod and Henry
Meyer , names synonymous with Integrity and
wealth. The alockholdurs uro among the
nuiiltlikst and most lulluentlal men In tha
city.
- . -
OJI.IIIA IlfJK STOCK.
Cuttle.
Saturdav , Slay 31.
Tstlmatcd receipts of cattle. 1,000 , compared
With l.Ov ! yesterday and l.KU Satunlar of
last vreek. The receipts during the week have
beun ll..Ts compared with ll,4sd thu prior
wpok , a falling otf of 2,311 , Thu market opened
vr. huuvy lieove-s und poor gruclcs of
rXKuiK and In mosteiiHes lower , while
well duv eloped , light natty cnttlo nnd the
flnobt gradis of eowswuru the only kind that
buyers t > eomed duslnius to bid on. After a
Blow , dragging market nearly everything
obanged hands at prices not varying from tlio
morning bids. Thu receipts ot feeders were
qulto liberal with a demand nulto up to the
receipt * . Several country feeders were on
urkot after Mockers and focdurs. Good
Ifcis nio In demand and are Urm. HuIU uro
SiU and calves unuhanged ,
I stlmated receipts of hos (1,400 ( , compared
With biKj yesturtlay and O'Jfis h.iturd.iv of
last wi'i'k. The receipts duiing the week ha\o
LotMi 'Jl.4 1 , rompareil with J5 41(1 ( last week , a
( ailing oir of ; tasl. The market opuned slow ,
nnd on a featurclesii market tlio pens wuro all
oleaned at a itmsonubly oaily hour , the sales
bowing a sUuilti's udvancu. The miirkot la
now SOo lower than It was on lust Monday nnd
ITS baturduy of lastweeU.
'r ' Nlioep.
Kstlnmted r ctdpts of slieep I2X compiired
tfltii * .iVi yusturduy and 8 baturduy of Inat
. l.ix'xl nuitUim eoullniio In domnnd with
colpts Insutllulcilt to supply p.ie'kluij house
Vrovnlllnjf 1'rlucH.
following U n table of prices paid In
> mnrkct for tlio xrado of btook mentioned :
trlnio sti'urs. 1 U to IflUO ttj . . .MtO tjit.TO
.locxj atfwrn. U'VUoHVJtts . . . . U.70 l 40
i'ood steers , tao to I tXJ m . . . . 3V ( > liclJlO
tioiumon , tinjO to UW Bs . U'ii SC.1.70
< 0omiuoii cannon . 1.00
prdltiarytofalrco\\ . l.CD
Fair to good cows . 1 uo
noodtochnkxioow * . . . . . . a.T3 ( iia.15
Qbolcu lo fuuoy w > w . -i.w
lrlr toood bulli . , . . J.7i
Choice to fancy bulls 2M C&IJtt
LlRht sUvkors ami feeders. ZM 4M.2o
] 'ccdCM.ftVUjIOOnS | ) SIM DM70
l'nlr to choice light ho , ; * 3.70 643.75
1'alr to choice heavy hogs 371 382' {
I air tocholco nilTcd hOM . , . .3.73 ( 3.80
Compnrntlvo Tables.
The following tabln shows tlm range In
prletiion ho ? * during this nnd last wcok :
This \Vook Wook.
Momlnr i. M tA ( M TS 1.1 RO CVIU
Tiipulnf i 1.5 ma BO 3 75 0.1 V $
Wodnpmlij 3 05 HI 85 3 fA M Kt
T n.a HO 3 70 C1 80
. 3 M (4.1 75
Haturdnjr 3 70 M.1 82H 3 a U1 80
AvcrftRO Cost of
The following table give * the average cost
of hogs on tliixlato ? montlonod. Including the
cost to Jay , as based upon sale * reported :
Halo , Prlco. Dato. I'rlco.
May 1 f.Mtt'4 ' May 2 tl Ol'i
May : i ] 07 May r < BOB
May 8 : iU ( May o 307" ,
May 10 3i3 ! May 12 nitl'i
May II 3 W May 14 38SU
May ] " . HfttU May in am' ,
May 17 3 DHJ May W , 387
MnyU ) 3 8T > Mny2l 3 78U
May 22 37V { May SI , . " . 3 7P
Mny2l . . . . .172 May 2t ! . , 3 67Ji
May 27 371 May LM 3 7Vi
Ma VIM 373'f Muy 30 374
May Jl 3 70
ItiuiKO oi'l'rloos.
uons.
The following table shows the rnna-o ot
prices pain for hogs :
I'nlr tocholco light hogs $370 < 7M 7r
Pair to choice heavy hogs. . . . . . . 375 . 7rHO '
1'alr to choice mixed hogs . . . . . . . 3 75 © J SO
Silt-M * .
I'rlmo fat sheep < * > 31 ffV rio
UoMl fat slice ) I 50 C45
Common lo medium shoc'p . . . .300 < &i io
Avcrnfjo I'rloo ol' JIoi.
Showing the average prlco paid for lo idi of
hogsou tiiudaysIndicated lu l&r.l&U , iiJJ and
I8iw :
liar. Mnr ' 10 Mnjr ' 83
* 521
27. SB Sundnj
3 7 W 621
6
620
31 .1 70 C U
Iligliest ami L j\\cat Sales of HOKS.
Today , Yesterday.
Highest . . . : . . . ? 3s2" Highest . . . $185
Lowest .170 Lowest , J C2J4
Stock Hcuolpts.
Odlclal yestord iv nstlmat d Today ,
r.attlo. . . 10 cars , 1 032 C.ittlu. . . 77 car * 1,000
Hogs IXjcais , O.IS.I Hogs . . 83 cars 5,400
Sheep . 1 ciu , ' " > fahcep . . . . 1 car 120
Horses. . . 2 cats , Z1
i of Stock.
Showing the number of cittlo bought by
tholuadhu buyers on today 'a marliot.
CJATTLL.
Swift J k rompiny . 471
TlioO II llnniiiKiiiilCo . . . . . . JIO
The Armoiir-Cndaliy I * Co . 2U
Leo Kothsehlld . 111
Hamilton & Mephen .
Jlcnton A. Underwood .
IJcckcr & . Ucgou . 141
Lobmann A. Trailer niitn . 1S7
Oilier buyers . . . . . , 151
noes.
Armour-Cud ihy V icklnsCo . 1.100
Oin ill i I'leklngCo .
.
The O II. H immondCo
J. P. Squires .1 Co 270
Cudahy llrolhets
Itcpre-HLMitathe Sales.
IIO03.
iiFircus.
8 570 2 75 35 5S5 3 10 1. . 700 3 50
32 790 3 00 1. B70 3 25 20 092 3 05
U. . ijOd 3 10
1 1130 225 1 .IViO 2 CO 1. 1400 3 00
1. 1780 2 25 I'.IO 275 17 K'M 3 00
1 .1410 2i5 710 275 1..1770 3 50
1..1730 2 55
CAI.VK3.
1. . 270 4 00 3 . 115 4 50 1. . 140 5 73
CAVNKH3.
1 1000 1 75 1. tWO 1 75
STKUUS l i\llI.INC13.
43. . 725 3 40 0 783 3 CO
STAUS.
2 1755 375
VTI.STBIIX C TTt-E.
No. A\r. Pr
C2 steers , shipping KOI &l 75
illslccrs ) , hhlppliu 1555 4 00
JUnrkol Mention.
IToga stronger.
Cnttlo slow.
II , Muukoy of Huatls sent up a oar of hogs.
A. Truesdull marketed ho s from liradsh-vw
W. A. Flnluy sent In a oar of ho a from
Greenwood.
I. N. Jones brought In two cars of cattle
Train Aurora.
O. H. Wllilu cumo In from Went Point with u
car or cnttlo.
J. r Humphrey onmo down from Genoa
with two cara of cattlo.
Jones & . Pollnrd had two can of cattle lioro
fi-iim lliiualleld.
AVlloy IllucL , the well known PlatUmoiith
ihtpix.r , wiib up with two can ot hosi ,
J , O. Tlnnny ot J O Mnthorson A. Co. , Pllgor ,
canto In with two curs ot cattle.
T A Tlkalsky , a prominent shipper of Vor-
algrls , had a cur of lio. s ou the murkot.
llBbbltt & Kvnns bnd a car ot oattlo In from
Ashland and u car of hess from South Hcnd ,
Itosborougli A Ony , heavy shippers of IHuo
SprlngM , uiarkotod two can of cattle and 0110
or hogs
Charley Dunn ot the firm of Hartmnn A
Dunn , hfipluhurst , cnmo In with a car of
butcher stulf and ono of hogs.
It. K. 1'ottor , the heavy dealer of western
Nebraska , w us In with four cars ot cattle from
Kim Urook andOvortou.
The regular meetlnK of tha live stock ox-
changound board of directors will occur Mon
day. Juno 2. All members should bo present ,
The American district telegraph company
will establish u parcel delivery service com-
munclng with the tlrat of the month. They will
start with ono wagon and perhaps with two.
Squlrei * Uo's buyer sats that their house
U running with About bait tha usual number
of luuu , but that now mouaro courlus la every
day , nnd at the present rate It will not bo long
before they will bo running as heavy as bcforo
the strike. _
Produce.
FISH Per Ib : I'rcsh white ami tront.L
plko.'S-So : pickerel. 8ci salmon , l" o.
Hun's , I'fci/rs AND TAU.OW ( in-en Halted
hldos , 6oHoi dry nailed hides , R37C ; dry flint
hides , MlXo ) calf hides , 4'ilM'io. Uamn-ird
hides So loss , Hiecp pelt , frrcon , pach. 50e < a
1123 : sheep polls , dry. per Ib , i.dllo ; tallow ,
No. 1 , ; iK1tvii0 > No. 2 , H'i'iS.J'io ' ; grca.sc , whlto ,
3'4'iilo ' ' ! yollow. 215'Il.k' ' .
llK-i < s Hand picked navy. $1 CO l.731 hand
picked navy , medium , JI.Wjsl.co * hand picked
country , II.1031.00 : good clean , ill.25ttl.4i1.
At'I'MC 1IUTTFU Per II ) , ( jOlHc.
Wool. 1'lno unwashed , ICiJttk ? : medium un
washed , isailoi coarse unwashed , lVJJOc.
runs Heaverperil ) , fciSOIiKM ; oaoh , MOOI5
7.00oltor. ; caen , W00ii7.ixi ; wolf , each , 504MOa ;
coon , each , 4oao5cj mink. each. rwnfiOo ! musk *
rat , fall , fvau'o * . muskrnt. winter. 10 8ir > C !
skunk , 2.1'filOo : badger. 40cil.OO ; deer skins
per Ib , 2i > itJio ) , door skins , winter , par Ib , 133
22oHovnr None.
OHANMRS Per box , Medllnrranonn nvrects ,
JI50 : 1,09 Angeles , WHOtJKW ; fancy Utiarto
bcedllngi , } l 50.
I'lvKAfi'Li.s Per doJ2 "OtM 00.
bTitAwiiFinriLS Per ease , choice shipping
stock. * ) .V)3 ) m ; good. $ , ' OiKiM 00.
Cinni-Per bbl. rcllned , W.W : bait bill , 13-V ) :
hard elder , pure , per bbl , $500 : orange elder ,
half bbl , $7 00 ; | iear elder , half bbl , $7.00.
CALttoitNiAUiirritniL ! ) 1'ur 10 Ib box , $2.00(3 (
2W.
2W.IiEMONS
IiEMONS I'orbox , Slcsslna , fancy , $1.50S3.00 ;
Btrlrtly choice. ? l.2/2 > 4 30.
lUNAXAS-Por bunch , fl fiOU-T (10. (
IIUTTFH t-'roamury , fancy rolls , print. 21 ®
22o : creamery , fancy , solid packed , 20 < I 2lo :
creamery , choice , IsftlOc ; dairy , f nicy rolls
nnd prints. 1017o : dairy , fancy , frolld p icked ,
IVJSliio ; dairy , choice * , llfilV-t country roll ,
fancy , Itfjllo : choice , Ww : country roll.
good , WASH ; country roll , fair , 5Goj poor
stock , L'Is-te.
l"Kis lie per doz for strictly fresh ; stale
stock not saleable.
HONKS ( Quotations are for delivery In Chicago
cage ) . Dry HulTalo. per ton. StOOOUlHOO- dry
country , bio lehcd , $1000 ® ! J.OO ; dry country ,
damp and meaty , * S 001 ( ) 00.
V > rRTAnr.i-s ! 7Now southern onions , per bbl ,
301) ; horseiadlsh , per doz pints , $1,23.
.iHt.fAH J'.ifOlo ' per Ib.
Dili sstD \ir-0holeo medium , 83Jicj
light 5SOo ; heavy , 4fj > 3c.
OOCOAMITS Per hundred , ? * 00.
Pit'Ki.rs Medium , nor bbl , 83 50 : sm ill , $ T ra\ \
gherkins , $7JXj ) O. & , 11. . chow chow , qts , 8585 ;
pints $ .1 ' 15.
POTATO ! s Per bushel , fancy , 3033c : fair to
good 20J421c.
POUMKPerdorcn , choice hen" , 83 J"7ftJ 00 ;
choice , mlvod , J.1 07 .1 ! 3 ; roosters. W WiM" ! !
spring chlckons. $2 V ) for small. $ .IOl > fel10 for
medium , fl Oi > ai 39 for largo ; live turkeys , pur
Ib ,
Groucilcs.
StlOAlis Cut lorf. 7'iC ! cut leif cubes , 7o ;
standard , powdered , 7'nc ; XXX. V. powdered ,
7ho , Kr.inul.iteil , standard , ( I'lf'H c ; confec-
tloneis. A , de' : whlto extra , 5'jc , exlr.i C , Iscb ,
6 * > ic ; amber , 60.
I'm H.Ilo ! isted ArlmiUlc's Arlosa 2" 'Sc :
Mclaughlin's XXXX , 2. > 1 c : Oenn in , 21V ;
IJilvvortli , 25'o ; Aliitomn 25"c " ; bulk. 24'56-
Con-iT Green r.mcy old golden Itlo. 27o ;
fancy old pe iberrv , 27c ; Ilio , choice to fancy ,
21V ; Itlo , prime , 231iit : Ulo , good. 22'Jo ; .Him-
los and common Ulo l'J2le ' ; Mocha , , nic ; Java ,
genuine' , O. ( ! „ 29o ; Java , gcod Interim , 25c ;
Afrlcin , 22'je.
Dr.vnsACKc'8 GOODS llarlov , S'Vfc.Tjc ; farina ,
5c ; pe.is. , : c : o ilnie.il , lai.lt * ; macaroni. lOc ;
\eimlcolll. lOc ; rice * , ItifiJio ; s i 'o and t iploca ,
( VS'7c ; HIM i beans , Co.
Oii.s-ICoioseno-P. W. , 10'5c ' : W. W. , lie ;
he.idllght. 1 l".i ; gasoline , 12o : s il id oil , J UO&
l > 00 ] > ei do/ . Linseed U ivv. die ; boll < d , d.c ! *
Mi'vrs 'MiioUi d hams , Id Ib nvc'iago. 10e ;
smoked hams , 20 lo 22 Ibs , 'MIC ; smoked hams ,
12 to It Ibs , 10'jc ; bieikfist liu'on. 8'jc : him
saus w , 81 jc ; picnic h mis. 7o ; dried li ) ef hams ,
b'c ; biof tongues , pur do$000 ; dry bait
me * its , G'fR'sC
IjAitu 1'uro lard , tierces. 0'io , kettle , tierces ,
OVSM.I ) MK\TS 1 It ) lunch tongue , $2 71 : 2 11) )
lunch tongue * . Jl 73 : 1 Ib come 1 beef , il K ) , 2 II )
corned beef. $2,05 ; ( illcorned beef fu'iJ ; 14 Ib
coined beef , $11 00 : 2lbboielcss ] lilts' feet , J220 ;
1 Ib 1'n.illsli brawn , ? 1 'W ; 2 Ib I'n lKh brawn ,
42.r > ; fi ill English lirnv ii. % " ; 1 Ib chipped
beef , J2 Oil ; 1 Ib compressed li im , $1 GT .
Itoi'h ll.isls M inllla lope , lie , slsrl rope ,
12' e : cotlon iopo , Ido ; novv piocess , 8'.e
COTTON TVVIM : Illbbeiv line * , a or 4 ply ,
22c ; lino. 20o ; D.ilsj. Ix. * : c indie wieU , 22c.
Or i % i s Quails , per do ? , it 73 : plntb , pur doz ,
? 2 25 ; bulk , per gal , ' > 5o.
VIM n\u , ! o i older , lOc ; good , 12c ; whlto
wine , lie- fancy fruit. Sc.
hTOV K POLISH J2. ( ii5.S7 per gross.
llAOs , Am i , pcr 100 , $17.00 : hen Islon , per 100 ,
$170(1 (
Mnr , vssrs Ilbls N. O. fiiny , p2rgalr ) S 55qj
choice. 15j > 47o : good. 3.SJ2c ) ; Cuba baklns,28 ®
30c : black sit ai ) , 2022c.
'WuviTiso I'Arni blriw , per Ib , lVt24c ;
rng , 2'io ; Manilla H , 5 ® ( c : No. 1 , 7c.
llAUS Union Jinuaro , J0@5 ! per cent off list.
bAr.T Dulrv. 2sa Ibs In bbl , bulk , $2.10 ; best
grade , CO,5s. $2 Ml ; best grade . 100 , .Ls , JJ 10 ; best
grille. 18 , 10s. J220 : rock bait , crushed , J1.80 ;
common , bbl , il 23.
So.i-Castile , mottled , per Ib , OCMOo ; do ,
white , per Hi. He.
HnooMS Parlor , 5 tie , $3 00 ; 1 tic. $2 7V 2 Uo ,
82"23 ; stables i.'S'i ; common , $1.30,0)1.73. )
Coco t > 4-lb tin. 40u peril ) .
CHOCOLATE 22iia3o pur Ib ; German chicory.
red.S'jC ,
SAI/-ODV. Ilbls , l"sc ; granulated , Cc ; kegs ,
SODA Plvgs , CO Ibs to box , .I'iffJ.V e
NUTS Almonds , r > c ; llrarlls , 12c ; filberts ,
1' * ; jiecans , lie ; limits , l. " t ; peanut cocks ;
be : loasted , lie ; Tennessee pe units , 7e.
Dunns ( ciiocers ) Per Ib llorix , 12o ; cop-
pe ras,2'-ic ; Hay leaves , lie ; glue , IGc ; i > ] ) som
salts. 4c ; glauber silts , 3o ; sulphur40 ; blue
vltilol. Ou ; ilium , 4o ; taitarlc ucld , 42u ;
resin,2e.
Cm i SK rull cream twins , l2'-5e ; full cream
Ohlobvvlss Ibe ; full Picinilseonsln hnlss ,
llfillio ; full i ream bilcl. , lie ; full cieain Ilm-
bnrgoi Swlss.lk ; ; fancy fahoj bojganb.c , lo'lc.
I'\NM n ROOMS riuits , C'lillfornliv standard
brands , 2't-lb , per do/ Apricots , jl.di'ial.75 ;
apr.cots. ulo fruit , 81.50 ; gollons. ? 4.50 : black
berries. $2.2J : cherries , bfack. $2.20(1422. ( " ) ; eher-
rles. vihlto.S2Jiva2-)0 ; grapes , 1 GJ ® ! 80 ; pears.
H irtlett , $2.10SJi 23 ; pe iches , yollon , $2 10 2 3 ;
no iches lemon cling , $2.40 ; plums , egg , ! ? I 03 ®
1 WO ; plums , golden drop , $1 HI ; plums , irroim
gages , $1 ( Wiil.KO ; peaches vrlth pits In , 81 GO ;
( uriants , $2 U ) ; gooseberries , $2..13 ; iiilnicv ] , ,
$2.10 ; raspberries , $2hO ; strawberries. WiO ;
peiclies. 3-lb eastern standards , $ l.h5 ; d-lb pie ,
SI.10 ; C-lbplo. $2.0'i : gallons plu. WOO ; apples ,
high slnndards , $2.73 ; 2-lb gooseboirlos , l)0c ) :
2-lb stiavvberrles. i yici3o ; 2-lb rasiiberrlc-s ,
$1 01 ; 1-lb blueberrieshXii'JOc:2-lbblnclibiirle : ) ,
1 > 37K ! : 2-lb .strawbenles. preservid.SI Pfl ; 2-lb
r ispborriei. pr * serod , $1 80 ; 2-lb blackberries ,
iiri scr vod. f 1.20 : nine.i miles. II ih imu ehonpcd ,
* 2 no ; 2-lb Hah mm. gr ited. $2 71 ; 2-lb H id unn
sliced. $5 TO : 2-lb standard , slh ed , -iV3.110j
chunics , 2-lb ml. II iltlmorc , S3)3 ) ; pears , 2 Ib ,
81.JO.
EltVCA TIOXA T .
President Scclya of Amher-st college has
resumed his work with his old-timu vigor ,
having been completely restored to health.
A sovcnty-ycnr-old pedag-OBUo who has
boon teaching for llfty-ono j cars , has just
graduated in mcdicino fiom u Michigan col-
le'fio.
le'fio.Kov.
Kov. Dr. C. Van Norden of New Havan.has
been Installed ns president of the Ulnnra fe-
mule college , the oldest institution of loarn-
iiiij in the United States for women.
The oldest living- graduate of Yale college
is Hov. Joseph D. Wickuinn , D.I ) . , of Man
chester , Vt , Ho entered the college when
fourteen years old and graduated in 1B1C.
Prof , ndmund J. James , of the university
of Pcnnsv Ivunio , will pi-osont a paper before
the Amcucnn Academy of Political and So
cial Scleuco ou u uoir" system of passenger
faic-s.
A. T Abornothv , professor of modem lan
guages in Kutherionl college , N C. , is only
eighteen or\fc old Ho Is probably the
youiifjost waiter In the country to bear the
title of professor.
Francis Kavvlo of Philadelphia , has been
nominated by the committee of the alumni as
an overseer of Itarvuid university. Tire
oversce'rs nro nominated by the alumni on
commencement day.
Ground has IMXJII broken nt Bluffton , Ala .
br CJovernor Sears , Hlshops Mullullcu and
Wnldon and Drs , HiistHnttzutlCr.imton and
Cat I or for the university of the southland.
The new university will i-e < iulro about fcj-
000,000.
The llist Asiatic scholar ever presented for
graduation at u Canadian university is Jncs
Keno , a youu ? Japancsq who received the
degiiK ] of li. A. and n gold medal for gen
eral prollciouoy at Vlctoiia university at Co-
buij ; , Out ,
Prof. E D. Coi > o of the University of
Pennsylvania has a collection of paleontolog-
ical vertebrates gathered whllo in the govern
ment sen-loo , and on which ho suys ho ex
pended $75,000 of his own money. Secretary
Noble has ordvrod him to hand the collection
over to Undo Sam , hut ho refuses to do so.
Miss Helen L.Yobstor \ , Ph D , of Zurich
has been elected to open n department lu
compurtttlvo philology ut Wollciloy college.
Miss Webster obtained her clogrcu cum
suminu liiudo after a four years' course of
study , bchig the third woman to obtain this
honor.
Dr Samuel O Dixon , who has been experi
menting In his bacteriological laboratory in
the University of Pennsylvania as to whether
or not inoculation can successfully bo used as
n preventive of tuberculosis ( consumption ) ,
fuels much encouraged by the results oh
tallied ou two uaiuiau.
THE SPECOLATIVESIARRETS ,
Several Wheat Houses PcroteS Sereaely On
tha Penci.
CORN FIRM BUT THE RANGE NARROW ,
O : ( g Go Through nn Uv. nl"K Up nnd
FlattcnlnR Out _ Pioccw
Trust Display Marked
"Weakness.
, May 31. [ Special Telegram toTna
BLF. ] The notion In tlio vrhoit market up to
noon showed a very undecided fooling nmon ?
the bpcrators on tlio lloor. Seveiil houses
wore on both sides of tlio market , cither for
finiallscilplngilc.ils or through fear of stand
ing by thulr trades. Sotno violent lotion vras
cxiK'Otod by mnny , but It did not come. The
St. Lousyndicit ! o cut a figure early on the
btiylns sldo through kogau fi Co. lloth OIlTord
nnd llooth toolc turns first it buying. and sold
later , Robert Warren und Ills following did
llljonisc. The cooler weather about offset the
moro f.ivorublo conditions under which the
prlcci declined Thursday. A decrease of
5 i > olnts for Missouri Is predicted
for the report from that st-ito Monday.
Tlicro Is nothing remarkable In the niovenicnt
of wheat anywhere Jtridstrect's st.itcmcnt
Tvasln circulation siylns thnt the opinion
pravnlli that the country will curry o\or
ne.irly 40,000,0 W bushels of wheat .Inly l In ox-
c'Cas of last yenr. The siino authority suys
( hat-tho stocks In the northwestern rillway
oloraton lm\o decreased butCOOOM bushels
pcrweolc for two v/eeUs , as nialnst 500000
bushels yer wcolv for the previous weeks. The
action of the market was : July til > to to 01 Vote
to 01\o to lll'jo to Wo to MUo to OO'iO
to Oi'sO. August sold off to ( Vie beptc'in-
bcr sold ut OO'iO to Ol'aO to OO'io ' to Olc.
About mld-diy the whole aspect
changed In wheat , The Missouri crop
flcuros. which It Is said will bo 0 point * Ion or
Monday , acted llko a d-in cr stun il to the
tridc . To add to this Inglls , Oud ili'so\iM rt.
returned with the utaillln , ! stat < nu > nt tint
% Inter ulic.it mtiyirot exceed .Vi.ow.ooobusli-
els for tlio crop , ns thousimU of acres will
neverbecut Theio vv is. i quick turn b\ both
longs and shorts all Hc.ro bnjors fnmi ' ) iJ4e nji
to DJ'iO without u stop for bi oath , i > uopt fora
moment ntliJc , when all In n mlimtoo\cry
ouu wanted to sell , The top on the bulge was
O.l'ne , or , iyc ever the bottom mice i arly. M-iy
and Juno v.oro quoted up to OJo
and August at tf-'ic ' and September nt
Ki'ic. A ftw inlntitos before the do-to there
w.is n second buUe In who it , win n July sold
atJMlio up to fti'AaiMo Hlth thoHholo trade
hellers at 9lo Tlie closing pilcrs for all
months were Miy O-lo , Juno ! U < Julyosye ,
August OJ'ic , , September P-mc. Dec tuber Oh *
'Jhoiuin m liltot v.ns Una all div.bnt the
ran o of prh'i's was narrow. The ncelpts for
twodnys worn l.nrn cms and bG. > c as graded
No 2. This would Jia\o depressed thonrnr-
Uut , but the colder we ithcr. of which thoto
Imuecm too much ahedy for start Ine crops.
raused good buying. Thuro was a slight gain
In prices all around early , which was inoilly
lost before the close on the selling caused
by an Ipstlmnto of l.TiO cais for the market
Monday. May corn sold ut AJ'Jc to. UVjc , clos
ing ut.t'llaC ; June. .D'aC and .JtJnC to the clo o ;
.Inly , 3.1'jc and . Kl'aiJtf.l'jC to ' „ t jIMoat the
close ? ! August sold at-ll jc nnd.tl'ii , cloilni ; at
II 30 ; September at .lo c and Jo uc , closing at
oTn * .
There was a genor il evening up ind flitten-
Ing out proceis In oats today In the e-irly
months. The pirilcs holding M ij contract- ,
ot oits , and the expected sijcn o/oclld not
tiil > o plapo ; the price of Mnv druppod from
" 7'4c at tlie opening to JG'je , with tin oloio ct
it > \.c ; Juno sold at'I'So to-M'Co tu J > V to the
cluse ; July , 2040 off to Sd c and
ploiccl at SC'iC A frco tlliiu of
May early WHS by llaldnln and J'ainuin ,
and some thought tills Indicated Hutchlnson's
Intertill In the deal
The pio\ Slim m irKet held Its usinl Knot of
te ul it tiudeis and the usual routine business
was done July pork was allotted by the
cliiiun todronfromli47lttQU | a while Juno
held around ; Li" ' > Lard and ilbswere sold
Koner.illy by iiicKcts eaily , nnd Into by
Arniuui A. Co , Mai tun & ( lo . and HutLlilnson
also sold. The pikes Molded slightly to
SVJT'S for July lib- , and fu 15 for July lard ,
after which thuto w as llttlb change.
CHICAGO
OmcAno , Miiy 31. [ Spoulil
UFC 1 CATTLU A few hundred natives , among
the arrivals were sold out aurly and at steady
pi Ices , as ucro alsoTexans Inrocelvors1 hands.
Out of10 cars sold Morris owned 17 cars. An
adancoof lC@J."ic on exports and nlco handy
steers holds good to the close of the week.
Texuns close lower than last week and mtl\
butchers' stock followed the decline In
texuns. Tlio stocUer and feeder tndo
has not been 'is sitlsfnctory as dealers
could dcslie , and the prices are lower than a
week ago. Choke to t\tn boeiSt 10fi. > 00 :
medium to good steers I CiO to nil Ibs , $ l 4&a
470 : i : ltoUiOlb-.WM ! Jl'ii ) ! ' ) to K'OO Ills ,
? ISO4 ) ; stooker- , and fi'odcr-i , $2.rilf4.l 70 ,
iow . bulls and mixed , * H44J30j ( bulk W iVJi
2 00 : Texas grasaurs , $ - ' 503.1 40 ; corn-fed steer- , ,
8 1 OiXTfri 80
HOGS lluslness was actho with the great
bulk of the best hc.nj selling a sh ido
stronger , but at the close % alucs were lather
easlei and some of the late s lies v.aio lowir.
I'aokurs ] i lid $3 00 to SI 01 and shipper- 00 lo
Jl 12'/t , the litter for I'lilliiaclphius and
butehei woUhts. Llsht soi U , $ .1 ! W to J4 03.
NFW YOKK , May 31. fdpo elal Tolesram to
Tin : HEF ] STOCKS The stock market started
with good show of strength In Northern Pacific
preferred , v , hlcli was up about 1 per cent , and
lilg 1'our , which was up 5 per cent. The
early trading 1 icked ncthity and oxcltement
of Thursday , nnd the buslnes > done except In
Sugar Itollnet Ics , Chicago G is , Oregon Trans
continental. Atchlson , St. I'aul , Heading and
LnltO Shore wcro small and without special
feature At the opening prices were almost
Invariably hl hei than at the closing figure
of Thursday. The market presented a strong
tone and fiuther frcl tlonal ndanees were the
rule .Sn0' i Kellnerles ro-.o ls. Oiegon Tr ins-
contlnentnl 1 per cent. Chic igoOas , Lakefhoro
and Atehlson " per cent each , and other' ,
smaller fractions. These advnnees , however ,
were not maintained In the latter portion of
the hour , and tlio trusts especially dlsphucd
u marked weakness. Chic igo Gas dropping
raldly , while bug u lost all of Its parli ri-o
and carried homo of the regular list with It.
The second nnd closing hour for the week
brought a butter feelln-f. The bank state
ment showed a falling oil In loins and a verr
liber il Increase In iifeoru's.imd this , with the
slhoi leglsl itlon talk , eausoll a bc > ttur out
look. London bought bt I'aul. That stock
and Vandurbllts's were strong , whllo Missouri
1'aeltlo was a weak foaturo. The market closed
somewhat foatui-elcss The total forthot\o
hours wore 1JI.OOO shares.
The following were the closing quotations :
vnoitvci :
CntPAno. May SI. 1 Tip in. oloso Wheat
I'lrni ; cash and Jum * . Ittiic ; .Ully IIJSc
' Corn Steady ; uasha.lic ; June , W > o ; July ,
'Jiu.
'Jiu.Oats
Oats Weak ; cash , and Juno , 2So ; July ,
Hjo Easy nt'UKc. ' t
llarley l.nsv
PritnoTimothy rirra atll.3.31 3X
FKrirm ! mil 47. i
\Vhlskj-Jliw. ,
Pork slow ; casli , $ U20 ; Juno , 1322Lj. jiiiy ,
$11 10
J.ard Steady ; cash , KJ02'f ' ; .Juno , JOOJJia
G0' > July , „ l'rtM.17'4.
I'loiir btoadj ; winter wheat $2033500 :
sprint ; , fl 40u.V25.
Provisions ShouldersM 10fJ3'20 ; short clear ,
IS a-iOS 75 , short ribs , 3 2exa i.
Uuttor itoady , orouuury , lodllc ; dairy , 73
Uheeso Sleady ; full croarn ohcddars , 7V ®
BHu ; Huts , & & * Hc ; Voung Aiuuiicas , BU ®
Biii * .
Ktfgj-Steady : fresh. 123I3o.
Hides Steadj j light croon salted , BVZWoi
sailed bulls. 5o ; grcen sailed calf. U'ifi7c ; dry
Hint , O'ffi7o ; dry saltud hlcliu , t > g ; dry calf ,
wtCc : deacons , 2do each.
Tallow Stoudy ; packed , I'.OO-ic ; No. 2.
3ic ; cake , 44c.
Receipts Shlprn'ts
ITour nw ) is.ooJ
\Vlinal . . . . , ' ) . )0 11000
Corn . V ff 4'J ( XX1
Oats 5t7.0JO OS.I.OJO
NKVV VOIIK. .May -Wheat Uocolpt-s , UlUlXJ
biLsliuU , oxixjrls , | i. SH ) buaheU , t , | > ol lower ,
rvu 2 re'd.'JIo Incluviitor. UVjUliiicalloal ; op-
tloiu loivor , No 2 rod May tUSe
Oorn Hucolpts lflut bnsluils oxporti
115,03U bu-thuU , bjiul ivotui-r No J 4) > u III
olovMor , 4il * ' > | 0iO alloatt options , steady ,
Juno it } M0w > .
O its-UoeolpH , ; ; * y.000 ) bushcl < : exports ,
" " " bmliols ; spot unchanged , No 2 white ,
mixed western , &vt < cM3 § 0 : options
* ; June , 32 0.
o Options clostxl steady and
points up HalcM , 47.500 bags , Juno , ei
17.43 : spot Ulo llnnor : fair eargoos , f2000 ,
Hutrar Raw , tlrinor ; fair lotlnlnir , t m
413-180 ! CcntrlfniniN. M tost. S 7-lln&3'c : ro-
llnod , firmer ! " 0 , " 4 Ull53 1-liio oil ; "A , "
5 > } . " > 9-lfto ,
rotroloum United closed for Juno at S9Vo.
croam-
cry. < < 3.I4 Hlghi , HWiO.
Choose Stead } ; western , 7O3c.
' MiWNKAi'ous. May III Wheat Receipts
221 iars ; shipments , 21 cars , cash market
very dull ! lotver Closing : No. I hard.
May. BUVSe ; June * , KOMe : on track. W-jHJ
Ole ; No l northern , May , MJJC : Juno , SJUe ; on
track , DJo ; No 2 northern , May , t < Gc | Juno ,
bJO ( ! on track. SiWT 'e.
MirffAtiKr.i : Mar 31. Wheat r.rm N'o.
2 spring , cash , fOnlw.
Corn'-Uulot : No V , ,11 > .
) ats IJullj No 2 white. 2'a. '
liyn Kaslor ; Nn. I , r > IHc.
Itarloy Ka y : No 2 , Ifl'itf.
Provisions rlrin : pork , $1145 ( { .
ST. r < otn , Mav 31. Wheat-OloiCd hlghorj
cash , Mo ; July , Ul'iC.
Corn Steady ; e ish. ni'taKiJc.
Oats fiovvor : < * ash.2-ii : August , Sl'tO.
Pork Dull at $12,00312 23 ,
Lard Now , $ iOO ,
WhIsky-31.10
Ifutttir Unchanged ; croimery , lOCMIoj
dairy , ( * 3Ile.
litvnnrooi , Alqy .11. Wheat Quiet : strong :
holdorrtorrorinoifciatoly ; Citllfornlu No.l , 7sd !
percental ; red western , spring. 7sd 2d.
Corn .Market bte uly ; doin ind poor ; now
mixed western Os td percental.
CiN ivvATt , May 31. Who U easier ; No. 2
red , OOttf'x * .
Corn Ilaslor ; No. 2 mixed , 33jo. ;
Oats rirm : No 2,2532'Jc. '
Whisky il.cti.
1.1VK STOCK.
CniCACO , 'Mav 31. Caftlo Receipts , 1,300 :
market weak , beeves , 91 803 00 : steers , * . ) SO\iS \
470 ; stocl.ers and feeders , } 2 5M&J.70i Texas
bti ors , $2 50&I SO
Hogs Receipts 10 010 : market strong ; mixed ,
$30i > ai IO ; hci\i , $ J.b3I.12'i ; light , $ U S3I.IO ;
skips , SUXVj } ; ! 7- , .
bhe'cp Receipts , l.BilO ; inarkcl steady ; shorn
natives , J ( WuS &l , vvcstorns , shorn , if I 005W.75 ;
To\ans , shorn , $1 ( XKJ.3 10 ; lambs , $5 5tXii7 00.
Kv.3\s CITV. M ly 31. Cattle Receipts ,
l.tUO ; shipments , , IOJ ; m irUot dull nnd lower ;
sleers , W1041 70 lows , $200Ci-J 00 , stooUeis and
fcedeis , } l lrn ? I , " >
llo/s Receipts , ( I OO ; shlpmpnts , r > 00 : mar
ket stearlv , nil grades , $ JWXdJ.73 , bulchera ,
t.1 WiiiJ 75 $
Sioux. CITV. Miy 31-Oittlo-ReeoIpts , 000 ;
shlpineiils , 510 , miiket higher on fat stull ;
all other ( 'Hides sto uly. Meets. JtS'iW.IW ;
slockiis and feedeis , S1.00Jb5 ; cons , common
to fanc-i . SI 2Vtt.l
Ho-'s Kccelpts , 4,000 ; market steady at $3 03
ST. Lours M ly 31 Cattle Receipt * , 2,200 ;
shipment" , ! win , m.it kot stead * , ; filrtofincy
n rtlvo sleets , { J lUiSl < ) J ; Htocketd and focdors ,
UORS Kopplpts , 1,010 : shlpniPtits. 4,100 ; in ir-
kot stion : hi ivv. MOJftloo , packln
4.00 ; ll h
llnd for tlio Ucor-Di'lnltcrfl.
The total barley ci op of the United States
doo- > not atnouiit to 50,000,000 bushels , whicn
is not enough to supply the homo demand ,
says the Philadelphia Kccoid. Malt-
stcis .110 therefore obliged to import about
ten million bushels a year from Canada to
make up the de-Hi it The Mc-Kmloy bill , in
order to uc-itioy this trade , proposes to in-
cre.iso thepro-jont dutv of 10 cents a bushel
on barlov to HO ci-nts a buslicl The elTe'ct of
this increase would bu to seiul the Canadian
parley to other * markets , and to reduce bicw-
er's to nn irrt're.ised use of glucose and other
chci ) _ ) substitutes for biiley milt , Ijiiglish
and Ueuman bn vveis vull use the superior
Canadian barli-v , mm Amcticin consumer- .
will h.uo to put up nith infeilor beer. But
this bailov dutv is ontirclv consistout with
the lest of the * Mc-ICinloy bill.
roi { mi :
A fashionable dunlc nt night in Pails Is hot
boiled milk , sugar nud orange water.
A class ofjonng women meets at the
Wanauiakcri in Washington twice \\ook to
learn how to irallr , to RO up mid down stnits.
to stand , to bow , to Millie , to rnako oj es and
dispose of the hands You must not be sur
prised or shocked , suys a Washington corre
spondent , if jou find a Washington girl
v inkinpr ut j ou ; it is ten to ono that she is
merely practicing the novel science of ocular
exprcbsion.
Mrs. Harrison shows the greatest consid
eration for her friends , and ij constantly
thinking of ncv\ modes of entertaining them ,
savs the Washington Post. The latest blight
thought is to utiliro the inanno baud concerts
oiiSaiuuhu aftei noons.
Asciiaiming us tnov are dainty nro the
bibquc thimble holdeis , ropix'seuti'ng Ameri
can Hciutv rn > cs the icceptaclo for the
thimble bc'ing in the heart of the flowers.
AnnaC Biackott , vvho has been scaiching
into the subject s.ns " that prcuous to the
time of liichma II. ( larr-lil'.M ) all the En
glish women who loilo nt nil iodo like num.
Uichard married Anne of Bohemia , the eldest
daughter of Charles IV. , emperor of Ger
many , nnd it is to her that uo owe the intro
duction of the sidc-saddlo It is stated that
show as cle-foinicd and , therefore , could not
rldo with case on the usual saddle .
An elegnnt little coin purse for ladles' use
is nimlo of half a hollow sphere of gold or
silver , richly chased nnd engraved , which is
attached to u netted extension. The purse is
closed by draw-strings terminating hi orna
mental met il balls
A riflciv omen's club has been formed in
Bermuda , and the vvifo of the governor of the
island is picMdcnt of it. The ladies have a
rangool their own far enough fiom civilized
habitations for their shots not to hit hens or
husbands. There they Inng away at their
own sweet will. They have ah cany become
excellent maiksmcn at 100 yards distance.
showing Unit , though a woman mnj not bu
nblo to drive a nail , she can hit a mark.
A lucevondci has just been biought across
the water It Is a unique specimen of cm-
bioideiy nnd Iiibh Inco , specially manufac-
tincd for the gieat intcinationnl exhibition of
1331 , nt which it took n iirst prize. It took
twelve girls tvvelvo months to inaKo this per
fect specimen of the old cmbroidcty and luce
tradonf Irvlaiid The main design rs a chaplet -
let of fern leaves , onUvined with the rose , the
shamrock and the thihtlc , nnd in fine and ex
quisite \voiknmnship it is said to surpass any
thing of the present day. The cost was
S-J.OOO
The ladles were collars of such exaggerated
height that , from a back view , only the top
most curls of their * coiffure could bo seen , says
Madge in London Truth This Is the kind of
attire that rnnkes spe'ctalors full of curiosity
to sco the fuco of the wearer. Do you not
think sol Colonel 'Pon-my-lifo , whom wo
met there u 1th his daughter , could not disen
gage his attention from these collars. "I
wonder who thoj are' " "I wish thev'cl turn
lound " Ho is so frankly inquisitive that
ono forgives him freely
With the e > cs wonderful things may bo
done in the waj of modify ing their expression
nnd improving their effect upon the face , sa\s
the Now York Sun Hut uo woman should
use a darkening agent for nny purpose about
the lids or lushes of the ces It doesn't niako
the ojo look larger or brighter , as women
Imagine ; It doesn't suggest the work of na
ture in nny war , for nature never puts dark
lines inside ; or beneath the lids of anybody's
eyes , and it doesn't do anything but uiako the
woman w ho U thus decorated look dissipated
and vulgar.
' Noect of Sleep.
A youiiff baby should bponrl most of its
time in bleep. Ntn or allow It to bo w ak-
cnod for nnj purpos > o whulovor , says the
Laelieb' Homo .Journal. A child's nerves
rucolva u thock every tlmo it is rou&od
from sleep , which is most injurious to it.
Admiring fi lends Hhould bonmdo to wait
until it ih nvMiKo , to kisn it und nlny with
it. After it is nur.sod at night put it
buck In its crib , nnd if it is comfortable
it will boon fall a * > lc'up. It should novcr
sloop in the bed with nn older person.
Pluco the crib with its head lo the light
so HI to protect the eyes from the gluro.
A light canopy sorvea to ward off
draught * . Curtains cut oft the supply of
ficsh all * and , except , u mosquitto not-
tlng in summer , bliould not lw used.
Until u child is two yours old it Miould
spend part of ctich day in sleep , talcing a
lung nap morning aim aftornoou.
The only railroad train out of Omaha
run e.xpreahly for the accommodation of
Omaha , Council BUills , DCS Moluoj and
Chicago bubinesd is the Rock Island
\ostlbulo limited , leaving Omaha at 4.15
p.m daily Tii Let oillco 1002 , Sixteenth
uud Farnuiu si , Oiuuha.
OFFICE IS AN ICNOS FATUUS ,
So Says Postmaster Olarkson aud Others
Who Have Tried It.
EXPENSES EAT UP SALARIES.
And the Kcdornl Olllco Holclor Isn't
Nearly so 111 ns Ills Country
ri-lcntlH Think Hlnt-AVtish-
Rosslp.
WASHIVOTOV , May CO [ Special to Tlm
Bcu. ] Ofllco seekers have had their eyes
opened by the iwcnt utterances of First As
sistant Postmaster General Clnrlwon upon
the delusions of onlce-holdlng. Despite this
fact the army of men nud women AV ho desire
to go upon the pay rolls of Uuelo Sam re
mains undlininlshcd. At least ono hundred
persons can bo found for every posltlou
within the gift of the fcdinal government.
No amount of Illustration show ing the op
eration of the fact that ofilcc-holding Is but
the '
rouovvivo OP AX IGNIS rvTtiu-j
will convince the American people that they
ought not hold ofllccs. Ono u ho sees from
the standpoint of Washington the eagerness
of ofllce-gcttlng almost comes to the conclu
sion thnt the Amcilc.ui people are nn oillce-
sccklng peoplo. There nro \ cry few olllccs
within the gift of the federal government
which yield a profit or a pleasure lu nny di
rection. It is simply a i elicit Ion f rom nn
clcctiic light n distant glamour which the
ambitious citizen is constantly maichliig
toward but never reaches.
Ten jcars of Hfo among ofllce seekers and
ofllcc-holders has convinced rno th.it moio
men seek oillco because they nio Ignorant of
its icsnlts than nnj thing else. A federal
olllc'o holder is u laigo citizen , ns n genoi.il
nilc * , among those with whom ho was ic.iicd ,
ospcclallj if the oillco islovved fiom n fur
distanco. An olllec holder among ofllcc-hold-
cr-s is n verj small and hum ulo c-iti/en.
It is snfo to sav that there nro not.r > 00 oftlce-
holders in Washington todnj who leceivo up
wards of ijs..OOO n year that li\o within their
salnnes , and jet there nio mnny thousands
of such men hero. Among the 111 men who
occupy scats in congress and diavv n snlaiy of
fcTi.OOOn joar each , with twenty-cents u mile
lor mileage , § 125 a jcar for stationery , and
other nciqulsites , there aio not twenty who
can
COMB OUT HVEV
at the end of the j oar , in a llnnnclal way , It
is safe to say that the 411 men in congress
who draw In thenggu'gato $2,070,000 u jear
ns sal.iry alone , expend in living ut least * ! , -
OUUOO ( ) u j ear. In other wouls theio is tw ice
ns mui h money spout by senators and icpie-
sent.itives for llv ing nlono than is icceived in
the way of salaucs , milengo nnd statlonciv.
Theio Is not n cabinet olllcer who lives within
his $8,000 u.\ ear salary. The speaker of the
house and vice piesiilfnt are out
of pocket every jear by viituo of holding
oillco Aimy and na\y oflk'crs nnd a vciy
few bureau ofllcers sav o n Httlo money out of
their salaties. Thcioaie somoclciks vvhoie-
ccivo fromfl.'JOO tojl.noo a ear , who manage -
ago to save a few hunched dollars mm by investing -
vesting n io.il e'stato and other securities ac
cumulate a small nmoiint within along penod
of vc.113. Hutanj of these people who would
go into puvato life nnd dcnoto themselves us
liainstakinglj nnd determinedly would ccmu
u competcnco before thev passed into old ago ,
whcicas their long life in ortlce nlTords them
n good living and the pioud ItnovUodgo ot
knowing that thcv nio olllcholdcis.
It is a gloat thing in the minds of the people
plo who elect congressmen to go to congress.
Nearly every man .isphcs lo bo a congress
man until ho has held the office or has been
In some position ol pi-enter magnitude. Un-
foiInnately ainajoutj ol the men who go to
longicbs gi\o up lucrative businesses nnd
destroy themselves in u Ihianc-ial way before
they nscei tain that they mo in u position
\v Inch j iclds them neither pleasure nor prollt.
There is not n man in the house of leprescn-
tatives who faithfully discharges the trust
imposed on him who does not do moro work
than any lawjer who is mak
ing twice as much money , nnd
often a congressman rs called upon to
cam -flO.OOi ) -515,1)00 ) n year , and thru spend
ns much as his salary is vvoith luring help. It
has not appeared yet to the average man in
Washington w hut practical use ran bo put to
the experience of n coDgic-ssman bcj end pos-
sibij a term or two. It is merely nn CM'en-
luxury.
The holding of ofllccs In the departments
however , is the greatest curse to ambitious
mankind. The deputnient ofilcera me not
desirable for succcsstul business men , or
those who have the least spaik of nmbitiou.
They ought to bo filled by w omen.
When Piesident Harrison entered the
white house the democratic press and some
of the falsetto singers , fnmiiiaily known as
mugwumps , pioclnimod that theio v.ould bo
A KITCIII'X CUIIVrT
which would mn the white houso. The
changes were lung uiwn this pioclnmntion
till the din was aunojtng. Nothing of that
soitins been heard dining the past ten or
twelvemonths. Those who have watched
the management of affairs at the white
house , oven fiom far distances , \\A\O \ no
doubt now that there is no such n thing ns a
kitchen cabinet. The president has not
needed anyone to think or act for him , nnd
over } move ho has made illustrated his
genius and his couiuga
Hollering that ho was a machine politician
without much oxpeiienco in public life , cer
tain \ery experienced nnd adroit men In con
gress attempted to dictate affairs from Capitol
tel Hill Thuj thought the president ought
to take their advice in evcr.v thing nnd pro
ceed with business without Invejtigation.
Tlio work has been done upon n dilTereut
basis , and yet it has not been offensive to
those with whom the chief executive usually
co-otenite3. ] The fact of having u man in the
white house who can think and work for
himself , and who is dctei mined to
make an administration for the people
ple as a body , Including all
classes , socms to have worked so charmingly
thnt those who were anticipating n kitchen
cabinet have completely retired from the
field of criticism.
No ono without ho has experience In the
rjmruuTiox or A TARIFF mi i ,
has tha least idea of the difficulties confront
ing such work A great many business men
have grown impatient bocaiisothciricpicscn-
tntivcs in congress and their friends iu Wash
ington hare been unable to forecast the pre
paration of n taiiff bill or predict when the
mcasuro will finally IMS passed.
Almost every nrtlclo that can bo found In
all the stores of a large city nio taken into
consideration in the compilation of a tariff
bill , nnd ov cry business Interest of consequence
quence In the United States and every inter
est that has been thought of and is jet unde
veloped , is pushed upon the committees In
both houses before the measure U finally
adopted. A bill may bo finally completed
and on tlio eve of being reported from the
oomuilttcoof either house of congress ; hun
dreds nndhuiidnds of interests ni.ij have been
granted a heating by the committee , and oven
in thnt last moment the bill will bo laid down
nnd dclnjod in final action for weeks It was
bollecd when congress spent several months
of time two jcnib ago in preparing a tariff
bill and thousands and thousands of pagivs of
testimony and reports from the treasury do-
paitment were received , conned and circu
lated , thutvciy Httlo could be said which
was now The hundieds of exhaustive
si > ecchcS that were delivered seemed to
tire the cntiro country , and it was believed
thnt no ono would want to Hike up tariff
ngain. When the question of preparing a
new mcasuro cumo up before the committee
on WHJS und means last Januaiy , It was us If
nothing had been said about the tariff ques
tion Those from u distance re idlly concluded
thnt as so much had been bald upon the tniiff
question , and so much had been written and
done , the demands for new hearings should
bo brushed aside , but if one could see the
pressure brought hero ho would instantly
conclude that not o\en the .son of a prophet
could foretell the future action upon the tar iff
bill Nothing is done by cither the committee
on ways and means of the house or the tx > m-
inltteu on finance of the senate without good
reason , and every change in the bill is in the
interest of some Important business element
Wo may get a bill passed by the rulddto of
July , and yet If u tltho of the demands fet
consideration are considered the bill will not
finally pass till late in August
In Washington , the moil cosmopolitan citv
in North America , we got reasons for c-virv
movement In all parts of the country Ho >
f\ao cau collalo the causes which necc1 ;
defeats In township elections In tremolo p-.rU
of the country und Inlliivnro the local prices
of ginseng thousands of miles In the distance.
It comes hero from many sources that the
distinctive political organisations in many
sections of the country grow out of the dtnulh ,
nnd failure of crops last j oar or the over plus
of crops nud the consequent low mleos. If
this Is true the life of some now ly-formcd pv >
lltlo.il organlintlons will not bo very long
Pension Commissioner itmtm sujsltmthlt
new rules In relation to making cases special
nnd his determination to rloar up the entlm
list of pending potulon claims before the end
of the jmurnt cnlcndnr cnr , ha * , o given him
the greatest possible advantage- his work.
He Is getting almost tw lee ns much work out
of the sumo fora ) of men nnd women ns ho
secured when there wcro > > o mnnj demnmU
for special attention. ( Jonoml Kiitnu Is jet
of the Him conviction that within ulna
months there will not bo nn old case iwiuHiig
In his bureau. The policy of the administra
tion Is to oloso up the pension business ami
P ly off the soldiers the amounts Justlj dun
them. Pr.imi S. Himu.
JctMoy banks may break , hut there's no din
counting the bill of the mitlve mosquito.
A new play is called "The IJluo Ofth or '
The heo has been asked to resign , probably.
When tha boy who hates arithmetic faiU
to get his lesson , It mnkos htm hate it alt the
more to bin e his teacher make an axauiple of
him.
him.Wlbble
Wlbble They aw now making policemen's
clubs outof paper. Wabble Happing paper ,
I presume ?
A correspondent asks how to nrold losing
his hnlr. Wo would advise him to fasten it
to his head by locks.
The Ideal woman's hat Is n section of chaos ,
without form mid void ot architectural value ,
further Improved bj having Its formle.ssnc.su
knocked out of shape.
When Is mi orchestra leader llko a baseball
plaj er I When he uses his baton a baw 1
A bill for be\crages ought to bo liquidated
Slick talkers ute too often inclined to bd
slippery dealers. *
Machine maid The Indy typewriter.
A rolling stone rubd the moss oil of 11,1
bncU.
It must hnv o been a whoolwi Ight w ho w .as
first put In spokesman by his felloes
Coal Dealer Has Uiggins tnkon nny action
on that bill of his yet I Collector-Yon , n lit
tle He Kicked me downstniis the last time J
called , nnd the bill w 1th me.
Ho The cutlet is cold ngnln , dm ling Now
what would von do if I scolded Just a little !
She Make it hot for j ou , clearest.
A popular sopi.mo Is said to have a voice of
fine timber , a willowy figure , choiry lips ,
chestnut hail nnd Im/el oje.s. She must linvu
been raised in the lumber region.
When lovers hang oer n gate there Is n
good deal to be said ou both sides before thov
quit.
"What nro jou working ntnowl" said oilo
j'oung man to another. "Nothing" "It
strikes me j on ought to have had that done
by this time. "
He Weie jou ever In lo\ol She I
thought 1 was once , but since 1 have read a
few of these modern society novels 1 have
concluded that I wnsn'tl
The death of the man who fiist suggested
n uoi Id's fail in Is' ) . ! is beginning to bo ro-
'eorded.
Tlireo Sots of Morses.
Tlio New York eoaoliinu clul ) , wlik-h
hits bofrmi Its lri ] > i , use" ? Uneo ilitTorcnl
olusses of liorsos , tlio fnnc.v "citv " toiini ,
which prances nlon to Ono Hundtoil
and TvvoMtj'-eitfhlli jtioel ; Iho "gallop-
ois , " which will inalfc up for * nny lost
time Ihenuo lo Unmnpoi t , and tlio "busi-
nesb" ' horses , which will IneKle the
tougher loads on the lust p.ut of Ilia
jouruej.
Unelo Sam Uses tlio Most Soap.
Wo may not produce the greutcbt phil
osophers or thi'ologiiiiH , but wo CM u
claim the proud distinction of using- the
most hoap. For e\erylOO pounds used
in tlio United State , England uses 85 ;
Germnny , 81 ! ; I'Yanco ' , 8rj ; Swuedon. 70 ;
Italy , 37 ; Bulgaria , U5 , mid Mexico , 127.
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