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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1892)
> M 6 THIS OMAHA DAILY BKKTMONDAY JANUARY. 11 , 1892 , Wow York's ' Stock Market Has Put on an Air of Great Prosperity. RISE IN CHICAGO GAS AND NEW ENGLAND. UlR DHIdi'ii.l of thn rlrnt ( JHr It Mfr Some Illntnry of HIP Svcoiul .Money l rlrnty In the Iliinloi , NEW YOHK , Jon. 10. [ Special Tclocram to TIIK UEU.J Wo are havlnKsutlunarkuw In Wall struct now iw recall the great times of 1880-81 , when oporatlom oti the ox- elmngo were swung by such giants BS Wllllum H. Vanilorbilt. In the last week there was one day when over 800,000 tbnrcs changed hinus , another of over 090- DOO and the others about 500,000 apiece. It would bo farcical toviy that the putillc was not In n market of suuh inu nltudo as that. The public Is there , with the great operators at the front , as they always nro , giving tt surface direction to the currents of peculation , while the dcopnr tides which control the main movements are itillu- Diced by causes beyond thorn. It I'.lrs the blood to watch the tape reeling oft transactions running Into the million ? , 100 the great blocks of stack como follow ing o'ldi other In rapid succos- ilon , see prices sway up and down as the contending Interests predominate , whtlo the whole street Is allvo with excitement that has been tbo history of the week Hut operators in two stocks Chicago Gas nnd Now England have so dominated the market that attor.tfon has boon fixed on them beyond all others. Of the former there are 243,000 shares out- Handing nnd In round numbers the whole capital stock was traded In between Monday morning and Saturday noon. From ! i to ! J o'clock on Tnursday and 10 to 11 oh Friday there were no less than 110,000 shares alone. I'niir .MIIlliiiiH an Hour. If we assume the average per cent of the lock to bo 70 , this represents an actual exchange of mcmoy by check between the brokers of $3,700,000 for two hours' work. Ktiormous as Is this total , It has been exceeded by ftcw Enpinnd , in which the week's trading foots up noout. 100,000 shares , and the whole common stock only amounts to 200,000 sliuro ? , BO that the common share capital of the com pany was turned over twice during the week. Thursday and Friday alone the transactions Tooted up over 170.000' shares. But this stocu was .active every day , while In Chlcugo Qas the flood only brokolooso Thursday , when the stock dipped from 80 to 7J ! ( omitting fractions ) , rebounded to 73 nnd closoiat 7U bid. Yo-ter- day it closed at 75 bid , whfon was Its opening price last Monday. The phenomenal rise in the stork entitled It to a reaction. It has advanced fully 30 points In a few weeks. It rose rather unevenly from about 51 to ( ) ' , then reacted to 58 , and from 08 It went on rising with never u setback of moro than n few fractions until U touched SO. As the stock stands now a heavy short interest must have been created on it and It Is estimated that tbo number of shares afloat Is not at all proportionate to tbo num ber sold short in the raid Thursday and Friday. As to the Intrinsic value of the stock , apart from speculation in It , that must bo measured by the present earnings of the company , by what they are likely to be , and the present and prospective dividends. The company Is now paying 5 per cent and the earnings this year are estimated at over 8 percent. MyHtury In the Xmv Kiigluiul. In respect to Now England wo have ai the movlnc cause of the rapid rUe in tbo stock which carried it from 44 Monday to 53 Satur day , a now deal which brings In Austin Corbln as president of the company , two other now directors representing the same interests , and a plan for enlarging the business of the road , said to bo of mysterious magnitude , in which the IIrst step will bo the issue of a lot of new securities. Former bull movements In which this stock was ono of the old time foot balls of the market have usually boon worked on the "uiystory" principle. Some road , the Now YorK & Now Haven or an other , was sooklng control. Once , ycara ago. Messrs. Uoula nua Snge took hold with a great flourish of trumpets , nnd wont over to the annual meeting at Bos ton on a special train , with a great crowd of followers. The mooting was hold iti u furore of enthusiasm and at Its ctoso Mr. Gould was called upon for a sponca. "I will make ono , " said ho , "when ihe road pavs its first dividends. " Messrs. Gould , Sago and Field unloaded tncir stock on Boston somewhere in the sklos from which it subsequently dropped to 10 , and a receivership. Will Not lie ICrprutod. Of course It is not to bo supposed that any thing like this will bo done under Austin Corbln. Kycrybody knows what a success ho made of the Long Island road ; that success has boon so thoroughly advertised that people have qulto overlooked his success with another Long Island company , all of 'his own creation , the Manhattan ItoacU cor poration. The shares wore unloaded on the public somewhere about 50 and you can get nn occasional bid for them now at" . The proposed scheme for the Now Kngland rend is said to contem plate making n Now York connection through the Now York & Northern road , banco these securities rose , which a few bids would eiuue for they are nil in a few bonds. Manhattan was also bid up on thn projoect of its gettlnir through passengers from the now connection , which It does not pay the company to currv. However - over , It is qultn possible that there Is u scheme afoot for the Now Engliind road which Its projectors really helluva in , nnd that the stock will sell higher , us it Is claimed. Hut skepticism may bo pardoned at this late day , The securities of nnothcrcoropany for which now plans are proposed , the liichmond Terminal , continue to advance. The way the market closed yesterday , somewhat weak In tone , caused apprehension that u further decline might bo looked for. Money IK Too Plenty. Some disappointment was felt because thn surplus reserve bad not Increased more than $1,700,000 , nlthoiigh altogether the bank statement - mont was favorable. The banks are strong , the deposits are over $147,000,000 wbllo the loans are no more than $441,000,000 and the surplus reserve Is nearly $ lt,000OOJ. ) In Lon don money is a drug and almost unloannblo. The disappointment referred to led to selling of stocks mid , in truth , If the market should have a temporary recession from present prices no ono need bo surprised , In view of Its continuous rlso for the last sixty days. Hut this must bo a bull year. Operations on tlio short siilo will bo successful , whenever the market has boconio over bought , but they will have to bo quick. The spread of the bull feeling through the financial community Is shown by tbo mnv combinations being mailo or proposed between - twoon controlling interests in various prop , erttcs. It Is only In bull times that business men seem to have the courage to enter on now enterprises like this. Every wink brings forward some < now proposition , largo or small , A now combination of great Importance to the coal and Iron companies is QUO of the lat est. Again there Is the contract recently made by the Laekawanna company with the Toledo & Aim Arbor company which , as U said , has" change ! ) the whole outlook for the Ann Arbor property , mauo Itu bonds secure and put the stock on a basis where dividends are possi ble. Those are two of many such instances , Uiulroad men naturally look forward to n bull year when the government crop report U considered to bo below the mark iu putting the wheat crop at 012,000,000 bushels tind tuo corucronatovora.OOO.OOO.OOO which latter hat so far scarcely inonx then begun to move to murkot. The roads will not bo aUlo to move the crops of last season up to August next , nnd tbou too new crop begins to como Iu , Not tin Kveu Thing. It should jot bo forgotten that the pros perity Indicated by such ouormous yields of grain U not dventy distributed. The Pacific coast Is not nroxporoun nnd the south Is BUfTnrlng severely. The prlco of cotton Is the lowest known In this country o.xcopt otico for a short period In 1857. Thcso nro bearish fact * nnd Import ant ones In their rcUtlon to the fctoek mar ket. Tboy and whatever otlior unfavorable spots there may bo on Iho surfaro of the country's prosperity will bo made prominent whenever the market is ripe for u raid. iiivn\v. ; : Money Wa Plentiful UiirhiK tlic Punt Work Throughout Kilropr , Lo.s'DON' , Jan. 10. Money was plentiful during the past week tbrougbtuut Europe. Discount was easy at - per cent tor three months and IJ for short. The chief monetary feature of the week was the semi-annual declaration of bank divi dends , The London and Westminster bank announced a dividend of I ! ) nor cint against 10 per cent for the sumo period lust year and the London Joint Stock bank 11 par cent , against 12)4 ) pojr cent last year. Other banks maintain former rates , viz : AllUnco bank 8 per cent : Ulty bank 11 per com ; Consolidated Dunk , 10 per cent , and Imperial bink 7 par cont. The decrease In the London and Westminster dividend 1 duo partly to the retention of greater cash reserves and partly to dull business. Unless affairs brUhtcn. bank shares generally show , a prospect of lower roturns"on Investments. The silver marxct was notably weak throughout. The demand for the continent slackened and there was only n small Inquiry for the mint. The do- cllno for the week of > .fd brouzht tnu price to 4:114 : , the lowest slrico the autumn of IbStt. Uupcc tupor dropped % per cent ; the for eign gold demand was llgnt. The only ap- preuiablo demand was from Uenmttiy and uvon the small amount * wcro taken. Stock oxclmngo did a fair business last week. Tbo boom oxpcctcd at the opening of the year has not como off. In foreign socurlrioj thorp wen ) nctlvo speculations and considerable fluctu ations In Eeypuan : which finally steadied at l { per cent < locino ! for tbo week. The others worn firm. I'ortugncso bornK on the pav- mont of the coupons , gained l' percent. Brazilians gained - | / per cent on the week ; Argentines U per cent and Chilians 1 p-rcont. In British securities selling was general , owing to the bad Board of Trade returns , and there was a general decline of frjm I to 2'i per ront. American railway securities wuro Irregular. The manipulations of Wall street operators have boon something of an ci ! it-ma huro. The course of dealing * early In the week indicated that Now Vork was maneuvering for a fall , and London and the loading provincial exchange ? became heavy sellers. When the reaction set in , Now York absorbed every kind of food , and this chocked , the relapse hero till the re currence of u fall In Wall street yester day led to n renewal of the selling hero. Variations of the week In prices of American railway securities include the fol lowing decreases : Denver & Hio Graudo preferred , 5 par cent ; Louisville & Nush- ville , ; y < per cent ; Denver & Ulo Grande common , Mexican Central nnd Northern Paclllc , a per cent oich ; Wnbash debentures , 1 % per cent ; New York , Ontario & Western , Now York. Pennsylvania & Ohio tirst mortgage - gage and Lake Shore , 1' per cent each ; Union Paclllc. 1 per cent ; Alchlson nnd Ohio < & Mississippi ordinary , three-fourths of 1 per cent each ; vVabash preferred , one-half of 1 per cent ; Erie , one-fourth of I per cent ; Now York Central , \ % par cent and Pennsylvania 1 % per cent. Canadian railway securities wore dull. Grand Trunk first piofcrrcd dropped 5 per cent nn the woolc , nnd Grand Trunk second and third preferred 4 per cent oach. The securities of the Mexican railways were weak : firsts lost Uf per cent , and seconds ono-half of 1 per cent. In American miscellaneous socuritias , Peruvian corporation dropped 1 % per cent on the week and Primitive titrates flve- cighths of 1 per cent , while Hio Tintos trained tbroe-oighths of 1 uor cent , and Eastmans shares onu-eishth of I pit coat. Murket Jtuvluw. II tVAXA , Jan. 10. In the sugar market during tbo week there was a good demand and largo s lies. The market cloacd quiet but steady. Quotntious : MoitiBSSf ) Suuui Regular to good polari zation , Sl,3\@iAili \ } gnia per quintal ; centrifugal OJ to 0.1 tloerous polarization in hogsheads , bas and boxes , $3.03-frt ! ( > } .189.f Stocks In warehouses at Havana nnd Matanzas : Twonty-oight hexes , 101,000 bags and 103 ho slio.i'ls. Receipts of the week , 10,093 baz-i. Ei Dirts of thowook : ono box , 10.VJJ bags , of which 15,533 bags to the United Sntos. B ico.v $3.70 gold per cwt. Bt'TrKK Superior American , S3.00 gold per quintal. Fi.ouit American , $3.50 gold per bbl. JKIIKIJD BERV Jft.uo gold par quintal. H IMS American sugar curod. $13.5. ) gold per quintal for northern and $17.00 for south ern. ern.LiViiP In kegs , ? 3'io gold per quintal ; in tins , 510.75. POTATOES American , f.1.00 gold perqulntnl. LUMIICH Nominiil. , SHOCKS Nominal. Hoot1. ) Nominal. BU.INB White navy , $1.75 gold per quintal. CiiKwis-o Toiucco-fcJa.OU gold per quintal. FncioiiTs Quiet. EXCJUNOK Weak. Si-AXlsii GOI.II $2 ! i9@2.40. Onjho 1'urls llourso. P.uu , .Tan. 10. On the bourjj during the past week busino is was quiet , but prices showed a tendency to flrmiuw. Spinish securities yoitarJav doclinoJ % par cant on rumors that the king of Spam was ill with influenza. Thrae per oont rentes rose during the week aOo and Ulo Tmtoi 18f. while Credit. Fonder dropped 20f nn-J Russian securities Ijf per cont. Largo pircoh of the last Russian loan have basn offered in the Coulisse market from Pans financiers acting fcr the U'lsslun treasurv , b Jt Coullssors have not responded. Inquiry showed that t.tio Kmshui linunco mlriUttir has boon trvlnc to dispose of pirt of the residue of the loan through Paris agents. The first order to sell was obtained by several members of the nfllcial parquet , who found that , thov were unabla to execute the orJuw and who then tried the Coulisse. The inferjneo is that tbo Russian treasury , in splto of thin nretonslon tnat it uad a Hoard in reserve , is really In a tight place. On th < ! llm'llu Itourte. Bnur.iNJan. . 10 , On the noursq durlug the past week a fair business was done and the general aspect was favorable. Tno final quotations Include tbo following ; Prussian 4s , 10IS.10 ; Mcxtrau fls , 84.70 ; Deutsche bank , 16.1.5 ; Bachumor , 115 ; Harpeucr , 117 ; short oxchanifoon London , 20.31 : longoxchaugo on London , 0.25J < ; private discount , 2. Out IKI b'raukfort llourHo. FuvxKFOiiT , Jan. 10. On the bourse dur ing the week prices wore firm and specula tion was limited. The final quotations In- cluilu ; Hungarian gold rentes , 03.40 ; Italian , 01 ; Russian , 03.50 ; Spanish , ( U 10 ; short ox clmngo on London , U'O.ttlj private discount , Ol < l Ago mill Pauperism. Aceonlitlg'-to Chnrloa Booth , nn Eng lish souiul economist , old ago is u more important clamant among the causes of pauperism tliuu either thriftloasnoss or drink , IIo finds tliut out of thu ontlro number of pcoplo in England under 00 yours only 41 per cent are puuporu I3o- twoon 00 and u" > tlio poi-contiu.'o vouches. \0. Above O.1) it swoops to 40. Tlmt is to say , of every 10 persons In England ovot05 , 4 are rnoro or loss doponJont on tlio poor rates. l''irst Iron Ship , The firs t iron ship linn moro reputed birthplaces than tl.unoi' . Both the Clyde and the Alorsoy claim pro-oml- nunco in tills respect. Sir E. .1. Hobln- HOU of Edlnbiu'g'h doslgnod an iron vos- Bul in 1810 which was not launched till three yoartt later , and It in said that an iron boat was worked on the Severn even as far baelc as 1787 Stool was not tisod in the coiiBtruotlon of merchant ships' hulls until IFol ) . , Constipation polsoui tne Dioo.i ; DoWitt's LUtlo E rly Risen cure constipation. The cause rumuved , the disoaaa Is gone. Ail Auntnilluii ( Sold .Mine. Quo of the wonders of Australia and ouo of the natural curiosities In the world is the Mount Morgan gold mine In Queensland. The precious inutnl contained in this mine , which hits paid n dividend of not toss than $0,000,000 in a year , was deposited by a hot spring. Description ol u "Lovely Time , " Tlio LowUton , Mo. Journal telln this story about iv somewhat Illiterate woman who had ju.it returned homo after n visit to Now York : "Oh , " she said to n friend. "I had such n per fectly lovely time , ovorj thfbg . was so convened , you know. Wo stopped in a hotiio whore wo rode up to our own room in a roft igorator , and I always hail my washing done at the foundry , right there in the houVe. It was awful nice. Then tlioro w.irn't no stove and no clut ter in the room1) . There wiw ono of these legislators right in the floor and tlio boat nourod right up through. " "How did it happen that you came buck HO quickly ? " "Oh , well , you see , Salry didn't have no upportUo. I had the hardest work to get her anything oho could realize. Honestly , when I got her homo she w as almost an individual. " Perhaps it was this , woman's husband who said that "ETon Pot rs got kJllcd this mo.'iiing , and Uior corner lies just gone out to hold an insect on lido. " The Whlto Uinpi'l Cluli , Society Is ever on the lookout for omo- tiling now nnd Interesting , but the palm of having Introduced something decidedly novel in the way of social entertainment must bo awarded a number of young women on the Wast side. Thursday a number of young men received startling notices , reminiscent of tno whlto caps and other self constituted organizations lor tbo preservation of the morals of the communitycommanding them on peril of instant death to present them selves ut the residence of Mr. mid Airs. J. II. Wheeler , ' , ' 717 Jackson strent , Friday evening - ing , the communication Ueing signed by "Jack the Ripper.1' At the top of the notlco a skull nnd cross bones added to the Impros- slveuoss of the call. i'ho young mon assembled In a bodv at an agreed' upon meeting pluco and repaired to the house. And they uontnrtiiod , too , deter mined , if neo.l bo , to die , out together. They wore shown upstairs by an imp of darKni-ss , clad from bead to foot in the garb of Mo- ptiisto. The situation was getting decidedly interesting. At the head of the stairs they came face to face with the Ripper's wife garbed in pure whlto which ater turned out to bo n lay figure. The bovs while a bit shaky fell Into the humor of the situation nnd having provided themselves with white masks were "escorted to the parlor where they were taken possession of by white-robed fjmalos with - pow dered hair and whitened faces. The lights were down , hero and there blue and red flames flashing out from unseen sources. Without so much as by your leave the females led the boys through the stately minuet , iluii then the lights were turned up and mutual recognition followed. Supper was served later , the favors buirig. tiny skeletons which later adorned the coats of the men and dangled from hairpins In the beads of the young women. Jack the Riopor was later introduced , played by little Alarguorlto Wheeler , who wiii a veritable walking arsenal with guns , knives and shod in ruobar boots. Those present were : Misses Strang , Bishop , Boyco , House , Huslcoll , Church , Burns" , Hlggms , Powoil , Warner , Pratt , Mrs. Wheeler. Messrs. Thonian , Heth , Smith , Goodman , Au Reed , Baldrldgo Hughes , Ifolter , Moores , Adalr , Wheeler , Gruningor. All Saints .Social Club. The second of the series of social ontflr- tiinraonts being given at Washington hall under the auspices of the All Saints Social club broucht out a very larga number of young people Tuesday evening. Rov. Mr. Mackay , whoso work In all Saints parish Is already bearing good fruit in revived inter- ! cat , larger congregations and Incro.isod membership - ' bership , was nresont to see that ovoryoody had u goo < ) timo. The first part of the evening was taken up with a musical and literary program as fol lows : Pianoforte Polo Valso Chopin MM Daisy lllBSliu. SOUK Lat All Obov Leach Air. W. A. Dotrluk. Viol n Solo Oavutlna Hollander .Mr. OliurlcbHlR--lnj. Song Kntioiity Srnitli Mr. O. MuDawail. Rpcltntlon Geiir o Washington .Anonymous Miss A. Dralcn. i-onj SoIecteJ Adams Mr. ,1 , Cunrad. Miss E. Amsden , who was to have ap- nourodon the musical program , having chosen to sine "IIo Was a Prince , " was prevented by illness from singing. After the musical program the young people ple danced for an hour or so , there being eight numbers on the program and two ex tras. Refreshments were served during the evening by Iho Ladles Aid society. Amoug those presopt were : Air. nnd Mrs. Nichols , Air. and Mrs. Drake , Air. nnd Mrs. Hall , Rov. and Mrs. T. J. Al-ickay , Mr. and Airs. Rlley , Air and Air ? . W. A. Hamilton , Air. and Airs. Hy Aloday , Airs. Bradford , Mr. nnd Airs. H. P. Wlntmore , Alissos Parker , Alien Parker , Drake , Alessrs. Baldrldgc , White , Derrick , Courad. Cvlclirati-d Tliulr Tiveltth Anniversary. Air. arid Airs. Henry Hitler Thursday last celebrated their twelfth anniversary of wedded llfo by gathering a few friends around them to play high-live. The secret of the occasion was wonderfully preserved , only few of the guests knowing the reason for the celebration. , Among these who enjoyed the occasion were Alosdamas Klrschoaum. Loobman , Hollman , Kohn , Goldsmith , Sollgsohn , Sill , Alarkwell , Stonohill , Hoot , Rodgers , A. Heller , L. Holler , Pollack. Williams. Katz , Rothschild , A. Calm nnd AI. Culm , Adlpr , Goou , Becker , Silvorstoln , Grotto , Wool- stein , Fundor. Rlndskopf. Airs. L. Holler won first prlzp , nn exquisite salsuma choco late pot. Airs. Root of Lyons , la. , toolc second p rlze , a tea pot of the same choice \vn ro. The ) ITnlvrfHiil ( illlnc. Air. and Airs. E. A. Walter entertained their friends Thursday evening at cards at their residence , ! i'U9 Douglas street. PrUos wcro awarded to Air. and Airs. Tomplcton , who took the first gentleman's nnd first lady's prize respectively , the former belm ? 0. u pretty meerschaum clirar bolder , the other a hand mirror. Mlts Nora Hunker took the second prize for gentlemen , having played In that capacity during the evening , nnd re ceived a blank book. Aliss Amy Cramtall won u calendar. These present were Air. nnd Airs , John F. Goad. Air. and Airs , John W. Temploton. Air. nnd Airs. Thompson , Air. and Airs. P. L. Auworda of Council Bluffs , Air , and Mrs. J , C. Latino of Council Bluffs , Mrs. Lou of Council Bluffs. AIM. O. L. Walter , Aliss Alaggie O'lCwefo , Air. John O'ICoofo , Air. Fred Walter , Alias Amy Crundnll ami Aliss Nora Ra nlwr. A Miitluvo Tun , Wednesday Airs. AI. G. Cole and Mrs. Charles Squires gave : i delightful 5 o'clock tea In honor of Airs. Lovcland of Dakota , a former resident of Omaha. Eighteen ladles of thn First Congregational old time church working committee gathered at the round table and united tholr voices In prniso of the delicious tea , the boautlful cblnu and exquis ite embroidery decorated and stitched by the fair hands of their hostess , which evidenced the refined taste and industry of the most charming ontortalnors In Omaha. A KoiiiitI'liii't ) AllHIr. Air. nnd Aim , H , Liwrlo outertalnod the Kounuo Place High Five club Friday even ing at their rosklonoo , 2113 Emma street. Airs , Shields won Iho ladles' prizo. u baautt- ful toriolsosiioll hair comu , nnd Air. Lewis carried off the gentlemen's prl/o , , i silver necktie holder , Thqsn present were M'-sirs. and Mosdurnos L. U. Fowler , G. A. Joslyn , Judge Bradley , K. V. LawU , T , U. Allnahan , E. D. Vun Court , II. S. Jaynoi. Q , L , Fisher , Judge Alacnmber , Judge Shields and MUs LI pp. Miinlurril Iu Kong. Now York Herald : "Say , Danny * it' * tough on youao to-a-lor bokiasan'l | it ? " was the greeting which recently mot a loudly ulstored member of the variety "protean. " us ho supplemented his morn ing "draw one" and "stuck of wheats" -t n with n classic pos'iYlm ' the Brewer house corner. "What'JallV ; \ yor , mo funny friend ! " ' WIIH thl"'h ( nighty response. ' 'Come , now , yoritoVt moan to H V yor haven't hoard doirmvsy VVliythoOrand Army men all uyfoU thcscolihtrv hilvo Blgned dr r pledge to give variety showa thor cold shako. ' ; ' ' | v'Say , is this on ther dead lovelV" gaspoit the ulstori'd one. "Yor bet it bo. " "Hut why ? " "Oh , on account of 'Comrade' boin' murdered every night. 110 ? " IIo miw. NEW YOlK IN 1801. IiiHtructlitt Pilots n KurdhiK till ) Xittlon'ft 'MrlrdpolN. Now York Sun : The population of the town , as estimated by tlio Health department , was 1,080,700 July 1 , 1891 , as against 1,021,232 in 181)0. ) The number of marriages reported in 181)1 ) was 16,701 , as against. Ml)2 ) ! in IfiOO. The number of births was 40,801. as agaiii8f,3l ,2")0 reported in 1890 ; of deaths , l.'i'M ( ! , tlio number in 1800 having been lU.JWO. The death rate of Now York was Io.l ! ) , ) in 18)1 ! ) ; in 1800 it was 24.00. The principal CIUBOS. of death were : Pneumonia , mortality. 0.817 : consump tion , 6100 " ; diarrhoj il ulscasoa. Uo85 ; Dt'lglUVdiseuBo , 2r , > ( ) ; { ; heart disease ! * , 2,287 ; violence , 1,057 ; b-onehltis , 1.8H ; ; diphtheria , Ii01 : ; bcarlot fever , 1,221 ; Inlluonxa , 838. Tlio Demirtmont of Public Works laid 300,148 square yards of granite pavement - ment and 101,10- asphalt. The total expenditure for tlio now aqueduct up to December 31 W.IB $2).UMO,000.9j. During the last year 102 persons were arrested for attempted suicide. The oo'.ico ' recovered and delivered to the owners $050,701 20 of lost and stolen property. The total of the police force Decem ber Itl was Jt.054 , being an increase over 1890 of 111. The police found and restored to their parent : ) . ' 1,123 lost children. The number of foundlings picked up bv the police was 201 , of whom 03 were boys , and 105 girls. In the Fire department are 1,0315 olll- cors and men. The number of Hies was 3,020 , with n total estimated loss of $0,018,517 and in surance aggregating $77,402,837. Applications for 2,802 now buildings of an estimated cost of $50,101,081 were mado. For alterations the estimated expenditure was $97,402,837. The Police department issued 600 per mits to carry pistols , 1,170 for parades , 208 for built ) , and 240 for funor.ils. The reported births exceeded the re ported deaths by 3,170. 9f the 43,034 deaths 18,225 wore of children under 5 year of age. Seimt/or IMiimb n'ml ' the Iluahwhuckur ? . Senator Plumb , during the war , was out with a scouting party of his mon in western Missouri , looking for bush- ors , says a writer in the Globe Demo crat It was at a Time when tlio border struggle was as merciless as Indian war- faro. The bushwhackers were looking for the scouting party. Liito in tne day i/lumb and his men wont into camp in : i ravine full of brutdi. They were well concealed. Thoj ) JifuHuin tho.-e resting for some time wb.cn- suddenly the bush whackers for wlioVi they were looking came into view oq an elevation within ] gunshot range. " The Knnsuns kept very quiet and thd unsuspecting bush-J whackers proceeded to make themselves comfoeta.blttJtt caiup.i In nvmbora thq' par-Uca-woro iiboutiequ.il..dumb , jn , whispers , instructed 'his men to pick his , bush-whacker , and wait for the com * inand. There was one left when the bcoutisig party had told oil to cover the bushwhacicors. Plumb took his gun and levelled it upon that man. To his hoar- crs ho described the terrible sensations that wont , through his mind as ho lay there with his rille upon the amsuspoet- ' ing enemy. The bushwhacker who had fallen to Plumb's lot finally took his seat on the ground with his bacK to a tree , drew from his pocK'ot a loiter and began to read it. Ho sat with his face full toward Plumb. It seemed like murder , but the alter native of the situation was kill or bo killed. Perhaps the wait was only u very few moments , but it took the senator much longer to describe the con- fl.cting emotions which ho passed through. At length all was ready. Plumb gave the command , in a whisper , to lire. The volley rang out. The bush whacker Plumb mined at fell forward , dead , his hands atill clasping the letter. The scone was described by the senator with awful vividness. Mr. Plumb may not have been u sentimentalist , but every minute detail of fact and every swift operation of the mind pertaining to that shooting of the bushwhacker re mained with him all of his life. lie Iliiil to Speak. "Laura. " said George , with an eager restless yearning in his gaze , "may I ask a f.vvor of you , ' deary" They hud sat in the darkened parlor for hours , in the eloquent communion of soul with soul which needs no articulate sound to give it language , says the Chicago cage Tribune. IJut something impelled George to speak. The longing that surged up from his very heart must find expression in word ? . Therefore ho had spoken. ' , . "It may inrolvo some siicriilco , darl ing. But believe mo , Laura , it is for Iho best ! " "What is it , George ? " she repeated in a voice that trembled as with a vuguo foreboding of coining disaster. "You will believe mo , dourest , " ho said , with an agitation becoming every moment moro uncontrollable , "whon I say that I am driven to ask it by circum stances over which I have no control , that 1 have portdjirod long over it , and am not acting frbn'i hnsty impulse ? " "Yes ! Yes ! " the beautiful young girl exclaimed with quivering lips. "What is it you aslc , George ? What is it ? " "Darling , " ho said , and the wild , im ploring look on 'hfs face thrilled her to tlio inmost depths ) ( if hol. being , " 1 wish you would sit oiitlio , otlior knee awhile. This ono is gottfdg horribly tired ! " to Slop. Now York \Veokly : Matron Air. Nicofollo , I dlsllKol.to scold , but I roully must. You oughlito know bettor tlran to keep my dtuigjiiipr standing in that cold front hall hitlf an hour , saying good night to her as yoif did last night and as you do every time reu gome. Tills morn ing eho hud a turr'lblo cold and her lungs are not strong , ydli'know. Mr. Nicofollo My goodness ! Is she sick ? Matron No , but sho'ri had u narrow escape. Now , thoHolong drawn-out goodnights - nights have got to stop , Air. Nicofollo Indeed they must , my dear madamo. I'll go right out for a clergyman. An HUtorlnil Cough. The prevalence of coughs and colds at the present moment reminds mo of the fact that it was a. cough which was mainly responsible for the immense amount of bloodshed that attended the coup d'etat whcruhy Napoleon III. ob tained the throne. Bays a writer in the New Vorlt Recorder , That unscrupulous but brilliant ad venturer , General , afterward Field- Marshal do St. Aniaud , had charge of the military oporutions. Hut ho was un willing to assume tbo direct responsi of ordering Iho troops Iu flro upon the people , being not altogether certain us to the result of Nupolcoii'n memorable enterprise , When the moment for action arrived and the mob began to show signs of sweeping aside the troops , tlio brigadier general , undp- his orders , sent nn olllcor to him at hondqu.irters to ask him what they were to do. whether they were to fire on the populace or give way. Strangely enough , St. Arnund was seized at that moment witti a violent lit of coughing , which lasted for sever il minutes. Finally xvhon it ceased , the general just niamitfod to gasp the words : "Ma saeroo touxl" ( my cursed cough ) . The ofllcor , having waited until tlio gentleman recovered his breath , re peated his question. Again St Arnaud was seized with a violent lit of coughing which terminated , as on the previous occasion , with tliopartlng oxclanntlon- of "Ma sncroo toux ! " The olllcor was no fool , he could take a hint as well as anyone else , and sa luting ho left St. Arnaud's nrosence. On returning to the brigadiers nnd col onels who had sent him instructions ho was asked what reply SU Arnaud had made. "Tlio general's only words and com munds were massacretoml" inr.issacro everybody ) . Those commands were obeyed to the letter , and many thousand pjuplo were shot down and bayoneted in cense quence. IT IS AN OLD TIMER. An Ancient \Vutfli Curried l > y u Montium .Mini. Seth Longabiuigh. a prospector and mlno owner at LJutto , Mont. , has in hn ! possession probably ono of the most val- aWe relics in tlio country. It is a time piece in the shape of a watch , and boa - ing the name and date of "Joseph Davis , London , 1221. " The genuineness of the article is unquestioned and its great value lies in the fact that the earliest record of a po.-kot timepiece is of 1494 , and of Swiss make. Thu Davis watch lias bu.3ii an heirloom of the Swan family for nearly 200 years. It finally came into tlio possession of Frank Swan , ono of the family , who lives in Nevada. IIo did not appreciate the value of the watch , and gave it to his children to play with , and when Mr. Long.ibaugh first saw it , about fourteen yours ago , the nands had been broken oir and one of the throe cases within which the works were inclosed WUP lost , IIo recognized its value and ctccir'ed it from Swan. The watch was examined by Tucker , the Sin Francisco jeweler , who after making researches pronounced it genuine. More recently Hight & Fair- Held of Butte made a search into the misty past , but the curliest date they could find in the existence of watches was in 1300. Tlio watch in question doubtless rep resents the labor of many yo.irs , as it was made entirely by litind and the tool nvirks throughout all its parts are plainly visible , and the watoli was prob ably the only ono made by Mr. D.ivis of London. The machinery consists of a largo stool balance wheel , which works with a pendulum like a lever , jind in the place of the modern hair spring is a long dtcol chain which winds and unwinds upon a pulley. Another largo wheel , the purpose of which is not apparent , looks like a bolt wheel on a threshing ma chine. The works are protected and hold together by a line orna mental network of brass carved out by hand and riveted together with brass rivets , which show plain hummer murks. On the back of the works is n , ppliahed stool face similar to the second dial on a modern watch , but the figures running from ono to six. The object of it has never boon figured out by any of the jewelers who have examined it. The face of the watch is of polished steel , and the hours are marked by raised i\onan numerals. Around the edge of the face are ligurcs from live to sixty , to repre sent either seconds or minutes. In the center of the dial is the British coat of arms in raised brass , consisting of tlio ' crown , lion and unicorn. Th'o whale works are inclosed in a silver hemisphere , tlio silver being ham mered and shsvped by hand , the indentures of the hammer show ing distinctly. On the outside of ' .ho silver eaho is another of Ji immercd brass , and the evidence is plain that at one time there was still a third cute on the outside of these two. The watch was wound up with some kind of a key , the keyhole being protected by a rude trap or sliding door. The watch hits a stem nearly two inches long , with a ring on the end largo enough to hitch a horse to. The stem is of solid silver , and in the middle is no irly half worn away , which alone is a slight indication of its extreme ago. Tlio watch is said to have boon in running order up to about twenty years ago. It weighs about four ounces'and in shape looks like a babe ball cut in ivilves. Mr. Longabaugh has at different times been offered sev eral small fortunes for his relic , but lie bays it is not for sale. ITo will have it on exhibition tit the World's fair. His Own I'lttnnt. Detroit Free Press : "Father in ? " asked the landlord of a flat of tlio boy who opened the door. "Naw , ho ain't. " "What band does lie play with ? " "Nary band. " "Hut the other tenants have com plained to mo that lie plnys the trom bone , and say they can't sleep nights. " "Pshaw , that's our burglar alarm. It's a self acting , patent , and I guess pap'll run it s'long as ho wants to. " "Is it his own invention ? " "You'bot it is , he's a snoror , pip is , nnd ho don't care a continental who knows it.JI The landlord made a grab for the boy , but the door banged to and separated them without bloodshed. IIlK IIOffH. The bog of Allen , Ireland , is the largest unreclaimed bog , covering nearly a quarter of a million acres. The heat ing power of peat is about half that of coal , and it forms a very valuable arti cle to the poor Irish peasant. A Small Quantity of -Liebig Company's Extract of Beef Added to any Soup , Sauce or Gravy Gives Strength and Fine Flavor. nf.ilti ttlilu In Improved nntl Koanumla Cookery. Mnkai Clicapmt. I'urmt und llo t lleet Tea. "S OUT H OMAH * A ! UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , - - LIMITED 0 OMMISSIOH MERQIIANT3. P. E. Frederick & So as. Commlitlun .iluuler * la llurivi. llucmtl giclmiiifa. BoulU OMAHA KlIJUUlUtULUlO HIM UUUllffi DIRECTORY. Omaha Tent A ; AW.I- ing Oo , , Finos. Immmtiekt. oil an t ruhborcluttilnt. Bond for catalogue , till Knmim A.YD JHOYCLES. A. H. PorriTo & Co. M , 0 , Daxon , 1IOH DoiltfO Strait. nicycloi Hold on monthly piyment * . rend for our ciUloiu and prlcdi. I2J N. l.Mh itrcot. JtOOTs A XI ) Morse-Ice ShoJ < V.npaiy , 1103 Ititwarl Htrool. FnMory corner lltli m I IK > til1 * ' Strait. W are ranking cl njprl3J lit oul h ifors , ml are olliunclim of Rjoli w.tU'i livers.it - oa'ilowlth nnrchmti. Friok & Uorbarti , I WliolotalaMuorl ) > jilori mi K. > rn.iT ) IS. LUMIlKlt. Oharloi E , Laa , John A Wokofleltl , Hitrdwood luiiitiar , wood ImportedAmerican I'a.-S cur | > U and parijuui land ( 'ouunt , Mllwiki floorlnit. keo Hydraulic l.'omai Cthnnil Duuvlat. audjulnoyVhlt ) Lliuj MILLINER I' AND NO'llONS. 0. A. Stonohill , Millinery , Notion j.Clgaki Ktu. 110.113 S. lUlliSt , Omalm. MUSIUAL JXNTH UMtiXTS , KTU. A. , Jr. , I'l.inoi , Ornani , Artliti Mutdrlali , Kto , 1511 Douulu utre t. OYSTBRa ABcoth Packing Oo. Plat1Oj , , r oLer < of u } ior , diU Oyitert , KUh and ( elery , wild Cuiory 310 South 10th It > i OILS. Oonsalldatotl Tank Line Oo , defined and tubtlaitl neil oil * , azla r i , t . Ribbol & Smith , Branch & Oo , , ) * * | In country prod uce , friilti , votfotnbtoi , I'roilurA frnlli of .til etc. kinds , ojrilerf , 1307 llownr.l Stroot. Mill nnd Uamey Htreott. Xirschbruna & Soni , Jns. A. Olark k Oo. , Batter. rirgi and poultry. Hultcr , choeia , c i poultry nnd k' rao. IKM Howard StrjjL CW South 13th Street. Biddoll & Oo. , 0. Pog.v . Cntli buyer of butter llutter. rlinota , PH I.TOI- nnd rif < , nonornl com * ctnhlos , fruit ) , poultry nil ttlan merchant. niiil k1 .HMO. ai I-3M 8. nth. Mullin & MiOlah , Binghtim. & Son , pcL'l.iItlrs. Inutjr. att\ , Si'iul ui tour KUBS , lint * eliooa. poultry. uta No. tar , I'oullrr , llnmc , Ui. lit i lljf. in Nit. Hid * * , Uta tank. KOI-3 l.o.iv.-iiworth St. /M I'Kli. Jnmes Hughes , Omahx Stove Repair Stoves rcpaln of all kin 1 1 Wor s. Cooks mill llo.llurl Store repairs and water foraalo. nitnclunonlii fur niiy kind Of SlUVI' Illllllo. HM. ) 11thJlron ISUi IIOIIKll * . -MS/A - DOORS , UUXDS , iti'iu. M , A. Disbrow & Oo , Ukniilacturori of unilt. doon. blinds nnd tnoulillnic * . llrnno'i uf- flce , r.'tli nnd lunl Hti. S'tKAMAXD WATER SUl'l'LlK * U. S. Wind Baglna & Pump Cb. , Ifnllldnr Wind .Mill ) . tUSaud UlO.lonci Street. O.K. Hun , noting mnn i'r H. Hardy Oo. , Toyi , dolli , nl bum 3 , Inner iluuiH. house fur- nl-hliu Kood , child- ton' carrlsk'in. 1311) Fnrmim Stroot. For Inventions I'ROOUU CD 11V THE Bee Bureau of Claim ? , , OMAHA , NEB. Kqv.il wild Iho Interoit of the in having claim itg'itnit thoKOvernmunt Is tlrit of INVKNTOtlS , wlu often lese the bcnottt uf valuable Invention baa11119 of the Incompotoncy or Inattention of In ) attorney * employed to obtain their patents. Too iniiclicira cannot bo uxorclsoJ In euiloyln ( on ; tj.it und rcll.ibla polio ton to procure patent ; , for I'll v.iho of npiluntdjpcndi gru illy. If not entirely , upon th ) cure ttnd tklll of the attorney. Wlththo vlo.r of protecting Inventors fro n worth lens or caroli-u nttorntiy < , andnf so.'liu tn.it inven tions nrc well protucle I by vail 1 p itouti. TilK UiC.C 11UIIKAU has retilnod counsel expert IJ pata.it prnctlcc : and li therefore preptre I u jtntfitty , Conilnct i Slttlie. Mjieclnt K.ituiilnittlt n , from'cittr i'cjcctcil CHHCH , KealHtvr ti-iiila inttrl : * Homier ojtlnloitt it * toycojiu mill rnllil- ttti of jidtciit.i I roHeciitc ami tlafcn I Infi'in'jnii3 ii3 miltH , etc. , da. If you have nn Invjntlon on hnnil < cnaTUB IIK % BUltUAUnakoto'i or photoKr.ipli tlmrjof , taitelhti with 11 brief cloicrlptlon of tlio Important ro.itunif , nnf. you will bo u.-ioj ndvlau I .if to tin bo < t c.Mino ui pursue. Model * iiro not necuotry unljn ti3 ! Invoi- tlnn IM of u coinpllcutol nature. If other * are In- frtuKliu on yo ir rUtiti , or If you ara en ir.B.i with tnfrliiKUinunt By otners. mibnilt the mittor to THU UUltlOAUlor n relliblo Ol'l.SlON before actlnj oa the matter. TUB BEE BUREAU OP CLAIMS 220 Hoe HiiIUIii , ' , Umahi , Neb. Ilnre.'iu Is iririnluod liy the Oinali i Iloo , the I'lonuor 1'ic s mid the i-m ; Franclsuu hxiiinlnur. Cui thin out and send il with your in qu'ry. ' INDIAN DEPBEDATID.UUIMS Persons who have lost property from Indian mitls should llio thulr clitlms iindor the Ind.au Uciru | .ut.'on Act of .i.urjh ' * , 18J1 , The tlniu U HnillcJ , 'in I the oliilins nro tukun up by the cmirt.n thuorJurlu whluli thuy nro lojuivud. Tales Notieo" that all contraou onteruil Into with attornoy.-J prior to thy Ast uro mada null anil void. InforiiKitlon clvun : uU all ulalius oroniptly actonilud to by the Blili BURHAU OF CLAIMS. tftlO life. ll\iililln-j. OVIA.I-IA. , NLiLJRA SKA. lliiro.iu Is iruuriintL'0,1 liy the Oiunlia IH'O. tlio I'lonuur 1'iuss unil thu Sail rrunulbco KMiinluor. Cut this out and send it with your in quiry. IDKOI'OSAr.SKOIlEHKdTION OF HC'IIOOfj J Itullillii'-'K , bloiuii llcutlii : anil ViMitlln- tlon , mid Klro i HoiipcH. Dupjrtint'iit of the Inliirlor , Olllco of 1ml an AITulrs. Washington , I ) , ( ) .lunuary G. I8UV. HI : . MI > I'UDI'IMAI.H , un- ilnrsuil. "I'ropimulH for I'luullou of Ijiillillii 'u. steam huutliiK.'Oti' . , " us the unso limy lie , anil uililfi'Siud to the Conuiil slonor of liiillnn Af fairs , Washington. I ) , ( ' . , will la rcculvud at this ollico until I o'ulook , p. in. , of February V , IH'r ' ' . for thu uru''tlou ut the I'lno Klilxn Aiiunoy , hontli Uakotu , of ono lirluk : issornlily luillillnir , onii lir.t'k huspltnl hiillilln. , ami ono lirluk Dollur IIOUHU , an pur iilana mid ciiiiollk'ntlniis which nmy lo : oxninlnvil ut the onluun nt the llopuhllu'iii , of Ittiplil C'li.y. S. II. . the IIKH of Omahn , Nub. , unit the lltillilerx llounl of Tnitlu , uorunrTtli nnil Co iiir streets , h-t. I'aiil , Minn , , nnd at llio I' no Kldno Aiionuy , llhldiiM will ho lunulrud to submit svimrHto lilds for nac'li liulldlni ; , and Htalo tliu lunKtli of tlino pruposoci to ho voiiHiimud In thulr eonslriic- tloii. Illiln aru albd Invited for furnlKhln'4 ' nil mauhlnory , niatorliils. and nil luhor nucch nry tu tint tliom In position , for huatliiK and von- tlllutln the iiRhoinhly liulldlni ; , thu liusplti tuilldlnx. the iirusi'iit Hfliool DiilldlnK. and th lauiirlry ( now In com no of const mutton ) , all to bo pnmt'ily cnnni'ctod by aileiinuto plncH with tliu Imllvr nousu , fioin0i i U tnuv IITJ to bu houtud. h oiurati | ) Dins Hliould aUo hu miiilo for hunting and vonlllalliu' as above , from bollur house , only the asiunihly liulidliu unit tlio present school biillillnK , fiipurato bids urn also Invited for ftirnluhliu und iilaulnuoiioor two lire CBcapca on the nhseinbly and hospltnl liiilldln.'H Vrlion vaiiio sliu I Imvo been erected , aUoou the pithonl Kuliool building. Illdders on lieatlnu and ventl atln , and IIru vHi-apn. to accompany tholr bldo with deslKns und hpoullloatloni of the stoain hoiitliiK and VCD Illation and tire escapes proposed to bu fur- nlflieds mid dosUiiH and gpuullluiitloiiH to uo udiiutod to tbo bulldlnua to which tiiuy are to 1m iipullcd. Tlio rU'tt ' , IH rexorvol to rojcut , | any or all bid * , or any part of any bm It j ( Icdiiiud for the bbsl Intori'Nt of the niirvlcu. CKiiTiriKDUHECKH Kui'h hid mint bo iiccoin- tiaiihid by uuurtlllpd clncl : < or draft upon toni Jnlted tftute deixultorv oi Kolvonl iiiitlnna lunk In tbo vicinity of tliu runhlunro of Urfl bidder , niudit puyablo to thuordiT of the ( /'oi. inltloiicr of Indian Alfalrn , for ut luust rV- _ ( Kit CUNT of iho amount of thu proposal.which' ' olii'cU or draft wltl bo forfoltud to thu United Ktntuk In cnt.e any bidder or blddeiii roceivliie an award ilmll full In promptly oxriMllo ad eontruct with Kond and nufllclcnt MUretlo sa * , otlmrw | e tu bo rutnrnud to the bidder. 1 iiccoMipiiliH-d by UHHh In Iluii of ohcck will not he considered , T. J. Commissioner of Indian AIT.itri. JlOUVItM