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THE OMAHA DAILY HUG. MONDAY , JUNK Ii ) , 1893. SOME ARMY REMINISCENCES How General Walter Q. Gro'batn Beonred Fair Play , AND THE BULLY SLUNK AWAY At > Interfiling Story of Oener.il Clrunt Colonel Uarlln'i Promotion to a > 1 OtliorNoUG nd luoltloutt. "Grosham la ti3 well known for his /ihyslcnl courage us for any of his other traits , says Knto Field's ' Washington. It is told of him tlmt in 1800 , when ho was running for congress against Michael C. Kcrr , both candidates hap pened to Imvo hit ono day upon tlio Bamo place and tlio snmo hour for a pub lic mealing. An immense crowd gathered , n largo share of it being iniulo up of the political enemies of Grcshntn. It was. decided tlmt the speakers on both nidus Bhould bo heard , the demo crats first and the republicans after ward. ward.When When it came Grcsham's tlmo to speak n big bully In the audience , with a piHtol fastened conspicuously outside of his clothing , attempted to howl him down. Gresham insisted on being hoard. The bully kept up his disturb ance , and Greslmm presently uprang down from the stage and advanced upon the troublesome auditor. "I came here to make n speech , " ho eald , "and I am crolng to make it. My friends and I have listened courteously to the speeches on your side and all wo usk is that those who don't ' want to give us fair play in return shall quit the plnco. An for you , personally , " shaking his linger ominously at the disturber , "I know you for a vagabond and a scoun drel. You are the man who shot En roll imr Olllcer B and throw his body into the Wabash river ! " Tno charge created great excitement , for the substance of it had been secretly whispered about the neighborhood for years. Tho-110011801 ! drew his pistol , hut Gresham had ono .ready , too , nnd the pair stood facing ouch other for perhaps a minute in silonco. Then the bully dropped his pistol arm at his side and clunk away in Ilio crowd , while Greshum returned to the platform and coolly fin ished his speech. Forward by rromotton. President Cleveland hns selected Col onel William P. Carlin of the Fourth in fantry for the vacancy in the rank of brigadier general which has existed Binco March last. The Illinois delegation , with the as sistance of General Soholicld , knocked down the plum for General Carlin. His appointment is made purely as a reward for past services. IIo will retire in No vember next , and there is no expectation that ho will enter actively upon the com mand of u department in the mcnntino. s / , General Carlin is the only ollicor on the active list below the grade of brigadier general who commanded an army corps during tlio war. His appointment is a victory for seniority and also for the volunteer ofiicer. How Grant Itovnrdcd Ills Soldier * . Said a correspondent In the Grand Army Gazette : I recently met a man called Soldier Sam , an honest fellow , and ono of tho-truo-bluo bjys of the late war. Ho had served under General Grant and could tell reminiscences of the great general by the hour. The best of it wns that bin stories were always authentic. I remember , said ho , that while wo were down on the Miss issippi a big barge , loaded with b3mbg and gunpowder , was lying1 alongside the wharf. Grant had given orders that no ono should smoke on bpard of that barge. I Fitppoho the old -tub had thou sands of dollars worth of powder under her decks. So the corporal set n , guard j there and ordered him to shoot the first ii % man who should cross the plunk with a j ? lighted pipe or cigar. Well , when the order got abroad wo kept away , for wo know that the order meant business. Ono day when I was off duty General Grunt rode up on his horse. Ho were a big blouse and a slouch hat. Ho had on star , nor side arms. Wo all knew him without the aid of trinkets. , u "Is that the powder boat ? " ho asked. Jf- I told him it was. * ' * Ho looked at mo sharply over a rod- hot cigar und said : "I'll ' go on hoard then. " I knew he'd never take that cigar out of liis month except to oat or sleep , so I said : "General , if you walk across the planli smoking the sentry will shoot you. " Ho saw I was in earnest , but said : "Don't ' you suppose ho knows mo ? " "Of course ho" docs , general , " I m plied ; "but lie has been ordered to shoot the first man caught smoking on thai barge , and ho'll do it. Tlmfs just the kind of chap ho is. " Grant looked rather amused. I reckon ho never intended to go near the ok : bargo. Ho just wheeled his horse aboul IJ ' and away ho wont. * " That evening I told the sentry al about the talk. Tlio next morning he and the corporal were ordered up to the general's ' headquarters. The sentry was a colored man , but when ho heard tha Grant wanted to HOC him ho was rathoi white. Ho went up. "Can you read ? " asked Grunt. "No , sah : I nobbor had no chance t < I'a'n. ' " "Do you always know mo when yoi BOO mat" "Yes , sab. " "Suppose I had gone on board thn powder buat with alighted clgur , wlm' ' would you have done ? " "Shot you , sah. " " 13ut I'm your general , " exolaimoi Grant. "Yes , sah ; and wo jes1 obeys yo1 orders dors , " said the sentry. Grant looked the men all over. Th corporal was trembling and the sontr ; If was actually pale ; both were ns firm a i < > rocks. At last the general relaxed. | | "Well , sir , " ho said to the sentry If "We'll make you a corporal ; and thi I other man shall bo a sergeant. I pro inoto those men ! " "I toll you wo didn't forget that , " sail Soldier Bam , TVXIIIK Sold by WhUky , A good instance of Texan honor wa lately related by a colonel who fuugh on the union sldo. His regiment wa IjT beyond the palo of the sanitary commit II Bion and supplies were scarce and irregi I , lar. When the federal soldiers won I , ' battle they had then to run away los | . * tlioy should have prisoners on thoi hands to feed. At length , n splto c precautions , they took a number of prii r oners near Santa Fo. There was notl ing to do but to send them to the ncares United States fort , which was Fort Kile in Kansas , 600 miles distant. So 130 c these big , bold Toxaim were put on thoi honor and sent under the charge ( eighteen union men mostly sick an wounded , und with the exception of t\v all reached Fort Klloy and dellvere themselves up in good order. Poi haps the dearth of provisions in Text might have hud something to d with thltf , although it would bo a pit to spoil thu story by any such suggestion This Bamo regiment tor six weeks \\i reduced to on allowance of ton ounci of Hour i > or day for each boldlor , Thei was absolutely nothing to bo obtained in this ryirt of the country , for the enemy had oaten up the rattlesnakes. During this tlmo word came tlmt a barrel of molasses had arrived in camp and this was hailed with delight as It was thought it would make their fried dough very palatable. But alas ! when the barrel was opened , dogplto its label , it was found to contain whisky , mych to the disgust of the regiment. This may scorn incrcdiblo but it is related ns n fact that the men had no craving at all for liquor when it was out of their reach. It was different with regard to tobacco. They never ceased to long for this , such of them as were addicted to it , and some oven offered to tholr moro lucky follows a month's salary for a chow of tobacco , ! t'n\v Army Hide" . The ordnance department of the army is making preparations to begin the manufacture of the now army rillo at the Sprlngfiold armory immediately after the beginning of the now fiscal year. The rlllo Is of very small callbnr , intended to use smokeless puwnor and is a magazine arm. It is estimated within ono year from .Tuly next the total output of the armory will bo about 12,000 rillcs , which is made possible by the use of most modern labor-saving machinery. This number of rllles will probably Biiiilce to arm the entire infantry nnd artillery branches. The carbine for cavalry use has not yet boon designed , but will bo pushed forward as rapidly as possible. It is expected at the ordnance department that there will bo many calls for the new arm from the state mllltla organizations. Those demands will bo mot as fast us the army equip mcnt is complete. A Jnko on tlio Gonornl. After whipping Hood and Forrest at Nashville and chasing them out of Ten nessee , says the Sunday Republic , Thomas embarked his army at Clifton , going up the Tennessee river , arriving at Eastport , Miss. , where the Sixteenth corps stopped , and the other portions of the army wont on across the country to form a junction with Sherman in Geor gia. Tlioso that wont took all of the rations with them , although General Smith pleaded for part of them for his men. Still ho had to submit and Bond for moro rations , and wo subsisted on shelled corn for ten days. Some of the officers did not like it , nnd ono. n captain in our regiment , the Fifth Minnesota infantry , got cue ol his men to piny a joke on the general. Accordingly he got a largo piece of inulo rope , such as they tie from tree to tree to hitch mules to feed them , tied it around the private soldier's neck , and providing himself with a club about thrco-or four feet long , he went leading the man up past General Smith's hoad- quarto'rs. The general happening to bo out on the porch , called out : "Captain , what are you going to do with that man ? " The captain stopped suddenly , and after raising his hat and giving the proper salute , replied : "General , ho has had his hay and corn , and I thought 1 would lead him to water. " The gen eral turned and walked into his quarters without asking any more questions. llitppy with Corns. "I have in my pocket a document which shows the size of the corns on which a pension was granted by Assist ant Secretary Bussey , after the pension office physician had declared that thov did not constitute disability. " It was Congressman John Tarsney of Missouri who said this to the reporter of the Now York Times. The man who had the corns is James , T. Hamlin , who sprvod in company C , Eighty-sixth Illinois volunteers. His "disabilities" as given in the transcript of his case were two ; one , insignificant annoyance from hommorrhoids , and the other corns. This case was passed on by Dr. Allo- gor , and the memorandum on the papers in the case was this : "Rejected on ground of 'no ' disability , ' by Dr. Allcger , and appealed to the assistant secretary of the interior. " Assistant Secretary Bussoy reversed the doctor's decision , and the following memorandum was written : "From the above description I am of the opinion that a ratable degree of disability exists under the act of Juno 27 , 1890. Cyrus Bussoy. " So the pension was granted for the corns. What n Saber Cut Is Liko. "I hardly know how it feels to bo shot , but I well realize how it feels to bo cut , " said O. D. Reeves of Indianapolis at the Lindoll. "I enlisted in a cavalry rogi- t ment when I was 10 , und put In four I years for Uncle Sam. Do you see this scar ? " said ho. "That was done at Nash ville , " und ho hold up his left hand , which was almost encircled by u deep scar. "Tho boys were ordered to charge , and I had emptied my pistols and hud just drawn my saber when I saw bearing down upon mo ono of tlio largest men I over saw. Our horses were both going at full speedand he was headed directly for me. Ho launched his blow first , and I instinctively throw up my hand , which fell helplessly by my sido. The man How past mo und L turned my horse to ono side and rode far enough away to examine - amino my wound. No blood escaped ; neither did I feel any pain until the wound WHS dressed a half hour later. Then reaction sot in , and the strongest opiates wcro used for dayu to give mo relief - liof from pain. " The Widow of General llelbu.ip. o Tall , superbly formed and a dcoldod brunette is Mrs. Bolknap , the widow ol u General W. W. Belknap. She has lived very quietly at Washington since hoi husband's death , in a modest homo no ! far from Dupont circle , with her young daughter , to whoso education sh6 gives most of her time. For her daughter's sake , she sometimes emerges from hoi d retirement. At ono of the latest and most fiolcc p- balls blio was a lovely picture , with durl hair and eyes , flue complexion and beau , tlful nook nnd arms. Her gown was i plain ono of heavy black silk , whoso onlj trimming was a llttlo jet upon the per fcotly fitting , low , sleeveless'bodice ' , am she were few jewels. Mrs. Belknup wai u Miss Tomlinson , of an old Virginii family , and , through her mother , u do ecundaut of Sir Roger Thompson , one o Virginia's llrst Bottlers. III * Holt Win III * I ! ink. The St , Paul Globe tolls about a cow boy who entered a real estate olllco then and inquired the price of some lots. Hi didn't look as if ho owned $4 , 'and tin olorks were inclined to guy him until hi carelessly unbuttoned his vobt and othoi articles of wearing apparel until a rot leather bolt was readied. This wai taken offhand on being opened it wa soon to bo snugly packed with gel < pieces. Ho counted out $500 and thci replaced the bolt. f'IIow much do you carry with you1 asked the clerk. "Oh , 1'vo hud 82,000 in it , but thl time I have only $1,500 with me. It get heavy whim you tote it for weeks am months like I have , " ho said. Then he buttoned up his clothing after placing the deed for a lot in thi There are three tuiugs worth saving- Time , Trouble and mouoy and De Witt'i Uttlo Early Risers will save thorn for you . n. These llttlo pills will save you time , as the' n.o act promptly. They will save you trouble a" ? they oauio no pain. They will save yoi ro mouoy a * tlioy economize doctor' * bills. .1. THE HIGHWAYS OF SCOTLAND Elements of Success in Boadmakit De scribed by Commercial Agent Boid , CORRECT LOCATION THE FIRST REQUISITE The Aonili of nunfcrmllno Coiiililorocl In Uctnll Important Tnct * Cllrnneil from the Kxperlenoo of the Older Countries. . I. Itltprtntctl tin tne Cowtuv of "Ooo.t ttoadi. " ] Adam Smith , who wns a citizen of this consular district , nnd whoso great ork on the wealth of nations has , porhi. . nioro than any other cause , Itilluoncod commercial legislation both In this country ntul In other lands , used no uncertain language on the value of public roads ; is onn of thu primary necessities of civilized llfo and national pros- purity. Splendid roads hail boon constructed centuries before his tlmo. Tholr continued existence lfiOO years alter tholr construc tion proved the skill nnd care of the master minds who planned nnd built them. Hut they were constructed hi the interest of war. Heads had to bo built to movn armies for con quest. Heads then bcc. mo essential to hold the conquered countries. In these ccnnncrco hnd no elonicnt or consideration. Indeed , it Is not dlillcult to sco that tmbllc roadways becanio thus tlio terror of nations. Even in this ocean-surrounded Island , far from Im perial Home , the roads of the Ctusars en tered and so torrurlrcd thn public mind that It was not until lone after the middle of the eighteenth century that turnpikes wcro llrst authorized , and wcro oven then inaugurated against the vigorous protests and prejudices ot the common pcoplo. It seems strange also to know that to the Carthagunlaiis , u people living on the northern co.tst of "Darkest Africa , " must bo given the credit of llrst inaugurating the nubile road as the necessity of commerce. Down to the middle of the clghteenthiccn- tury the roads of Scotland wcro of the poorest character. Goods convoyed from place to place , where tlio distances wcro not great , wcro conveyed on horseback. Oat meal , coal , turf and oven straw nnd hay were thus convoyed. This was the era of "cadgers. " They supplied the country with salt , llsli , eggs and poultry. For longer routes carts wuro used. Through this very region to go a distance of tbirty-oight miles and return required fourteen days. It took fourteen days , in IS".1) ) , to go from hero to London. Considering how old is the supposed civilization of this great country , ono Is surprised to road of ono of its chief routes of travel as follows : "I know not how to describe this infernal road. Let mo most seriously caution all travelers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country to avoid It as they would the devil. I passed three carts broken down Inside ot eighteen miles of exe crable memory. " This is stated to show that roadmaking oven hero is not nn ancient science. Tno first turnplpo roads in Scotland wcro con structed in 1700,1'.ud against Ilio violent re sistance and prejudices of the people , who regarded roa'ds as aid to plunder. Except only the remains of the Roman road , the improved roads of the country are of com paratively recent origin , but are now con structed with the utmost care and main tained with scrupulous fidelity. Itu ids in nun lU'yoml Vila , The earliest stone roads built through nnd northward of this district wcro constructed by Abcrcromby , an cugineor of some note , whoso chief formula consisted of the follow ing rules : 1. Xovcr make n road ascend a single foot unless absolutely unavoidable. " . Economy in maintenance depends on an easy gradient. 8. Hilly roads arc full of danger , expensive to maintain and destructive to horses. The great Highland roads were constructed with great care and skill and wcro adapted to the country through which they passed. Although traversing wild mountain ranges , easy gradients were everywhere secured and are unexcelled. Macatliini Iloml nml Stonm Ilnllor. Two men of quite recent date were largely instrumental in the introduction of a t-'cn- eral system , which ii still maintained in its essential features. In 1810 Macadam elab orated his plan of roadmaking and pre sented It to the British Parliament. Upon its general plan a vast extension of the ma cadam road Immediately followed. Perhaps the most important auxiliary to gtfod roadmaking , and by many engineers deemed absolutely essential , was supplied by M. Polouccau in 18111 , by the introduction of the steam roller. Excepting a very de cided variance of opinion on the comparative advantages of soft and hard foundations , the macadam road is the concrally accepted uoad of the country for country roads , and has stood the test of long and varied experi ence. KoslUunco to Traction. A few years ago roadmaking science ex pressed itself as follows as to traction : 1. Resistance is directly proportional to the load and inversely to the diameter of the wheel. U. Upon a paved road the resistance is in dependent of the width of the tire when it exceeds three to four Inches. 3. At a walking pace the resistance is the same to carriages with or without springs , but increases on the macadam roads with the velocity , and less as the road is smooth and the carriage less rigid. 4. On soft roads or freshly graveled roads the resistance to traction js independent ol velocity. f > . The destruction of roads Increases with reduced wheel diameter and iu carriages without springs. GnicllonU. The stooncst gradient , according to one authority , that can bo properly allowed or roads with a broken-stouo covering is about ono in twenty , as this , from experience according to the same authority , is found Ube bo about the angle of repose upon roads ol this character iu the state in which they an usually kept. Engineers of eminence insist however , and with apparent justice , on i much lowcrgrado. Sir John Macuell asserts as a fact not generally kuown , thai "if a road has no greater inclination : than ono in forty there is twenty pei cent loss cost for maintenance than where the Inclination of the road is ono to twenty The additional cost is duo not only to the greater injury by the action of horses' feel on the s'tceper gradient but also to tin greater fatigue of the road by the moro fra qucnt necessity for sledging or braking th < wheels in descent. " The same authority adds : "Expcrlcnci teaches that on broken-stone roads in per feet condition the reaistenco to traction is o the gross weight of forty-ilvo pounds pel ton , for which the angle of ropcso is fifty ny Thu traction force required is just doubl y that which is requjrod ou a level , ' , f I'oumlatloiiB , S Mr. Macadam maintained that a soft nm Sa yielding foundation for a road is better thai i- ono that is lirni and unyielding. Ho arguei iif that a road on a soft foundatioi being moro yielding and cluatio the matei mis of which the covering of the road wa formed would be less likely to bo crushei and worn away by the passage of u hoav ; trafllo than ou a hard solid. This theory of toad foundation is stil held by some , but rejosted by the majority Experience seems to have proved that thor is no moro general cause of bad roads thai soft foundations. A tlrni , solid and dry sub stratum is necessary for the road material to rest upon. The outer surface of the road it Is urged , should bo regarded merely as ; covering to protect the actual working roai boneatu , which should bo sufllclontly 11 rt and substantial to support the whole of th trafllo to be carried over it. The lower o subroad , properly provided for and th upper covering renewed from tlmo to time should last forever. The following or directions now generally in force : Where the expenditure is limited and th tratllo moderate every care should bo take to make the roadbed us solid as possible. I tno ground is wet , deep ditches should b cut ou each tide , and cross underdrain should be formed , Whore the ground Is very loft a layer o faggots or brushwood from four to six [ ache thick should be laid over the surface of th ground to receive the road materials.Vher the ground has been recently deposited th surface should be rolled or boa to u to ronde at solid as possible. Macadam's theory of the advantage of sol foundations , especially when made to to roads llkoly to brin n ho.ivv traffic , tcoms now very gcnorall JllJicaritcu. The Muc.Vtiun Theory. In 1910 Macadam nuUn practice his system of roadmaldntr , which ts eminently worthy of restatement In this ( ncc.ilry. HIi principle was "to put broken stono" upon a road which shall unite by Its own angles > o as to form n solid , hard surface , " ' When this material Is thus laid upon the roSd It must remain iitl the situation in which it Is placed without ever bolus moved gtiiib , whereas gravel , before - fore It becomes useful , tatist move Its situa tion and bo In constantmotion. . " The prin ciple was "to substltuto small , angular stones , such as resulted from the breakage of larger stoucs , for , rounded stones , so as to form a sort of mosaic or interlocking sys tem. " ' * This system , .which experience has thoroughly tested anil approved ; the provision ot solid foundations , which seems to bo proved of the first Importance ; and the use of the steam roller Insccurlng thorough Impact , are the three vital elements of the successful modern road. On these three principles of roail building the following roads have boon extended within a comparatively short period : Length 1 of road. Area. I'opula- Mllcs. Ba. Miles. tlon. Oroatnrltaln. . . . 100,000 122,019 30G'1,431 Trance 100.04H 210,400 38,192,004 1'rttssla 65,818 139,075 23,970,0tl Spain 10,880 108,001 15,073,481 Convexity ot Itumls. Macadam trave the following testimony before a committee of the House of Commons , and which is practically the Judgment of the most experienced road builders : ' I consider that u road should bo as flat as possible with regard to the water llowlng off , because a carriage ought always to stanu upright. I have generally made roads three Inches higher in the center than ut the sides , and on this slope the water will easily escape. When the road Is made ilut pcoplo will not follow tha middle of It as they do when extremely convex. Moro water will stand on a very convex road than on a flat , because all carriages seek an upright posi tion in the center , and the wear there will , of course , bo greater. The most useful In clination Is in the direction of a road's ' length.innd engineers glvo preference to a moderately inclined road over ono rigidly .level. To sccura nn equal distribution of service every part of u road should bo equally hard and good to prevent unequal wear. " [ TO in : coxTisunn. ] rf ir yuiut MAititurifi Interesting llxtracts From the Weekly I.otter of Clnpp & Co. NEW Yonic , Juno 18. [ Special to TUB DEE. ] Clapp & Go's , weekly letter says : Liabilities are eloquent where assets are aumb and dollars follow contracts obcdi cntly , where rails , 'tios , brick and marble turn back in despair. Tliat in twenty-nine years , from 1804 to 18VCJ inclusive , wo exported $100,000,000 gold and $845,000,000 merchandise over aud above all imports. This appears to indicate a total paid by Amcrcau labor to foreign capital during that tlmo of 51,1)00,000,000 ) , or15,000,000 , average per annum , or 4J per cent ou 51,000,000,000 , or-1 percent ou annual earnings of all roads in the United States. Foreign capital Is more likely to invest further than it is to return what securities it has. Ono hundred and thtrty-flvo roads earncc In the last Hvo months 78 per cent of the total shrinkage on,110 illsted stocks during the year. The railroads of the United States earn annually moro money than the entire shrinkage - ago on all llstol stdcIrs and bonds and wheat and cotton during the past year. The people haveSlij,030,000 : in circulation in use as n result of ttio Sherman bill to $ .58,000,000 of circulation us n result of the lihiiul bill , and if the government should sell all of its coined ! and bullion silver on the market , the loss rCsultUnt of the Sherman bill would bo $10,000,000 und of the Qlaud bill SKi-,000,000. The Sherman act sjlvor certificates cir culating ut parity vwitU the world's dollar is more desirable than a Bland silver dollar in treasury vaults. Wo ballovo splnjiers have made large con tracts for clotli bo.voud their cotton holdings , and have but llttlo stock--in hand. They have led the recent advance as we predicted , and though a llttlo too rapid , wo believe 9- cent cotton in October is probable. Freights considered , wheat now costs moro laid down in western Europe than a montn ago , and clearances would likely bo $1,000,000 u Hay for the next sixty days if present or lower prices of wlinat to consumers should prevail , and freight room could bo secured. Forelcners would likely take all the wheat America has on u basis of § 1.75 per 100 pounds for our best Hour delivered at west ern Europo's consumers' homes , in prefer ence to anything wo have to sell. Taken fur UonlltU-iicu .Men. General W. H. Slocum and General McMahon , on their return homo from an inspection of the Soldier s Homo at Day ton , O , were stopping at Philadelphia for breakfast , says the Grand Army Gazette , and while waiting at the Broad Street station for the signal to board their special car , General McMahon ob served a man whom ho thought ho re cognized as an acquaintance. Tne gen eral , being of asocial turn , eyed his man and then approached him and shook hands cordially , saying : "How do you do , Mr. ' "Bradford , " obligingly replied the stranger. "Of Now York , if I romomhor ? " con tinued General McMahon , affably. "No , of Bryu Mawr , " responded the stranger. "Ah , yes of Bryn Mawr , I had for gotten. Glad to see you. When did you get to town ? " Just then General Slocum came up. Ho had caught the name , and recollected a Bradford who had served in his com mand during the war. "Why , Hello , " exclaimed General Slocum with effusion , "delighted to see you. My name is Slo cum , you'ro Bradford of Bryn Mawr. Know you well during the war. It isn't ' possible that you have forgotten mo ? " Bradford had meanwhile edged to ward a policeman in the depot. "I can't Bay , Mr. Slocum , that I remember you friend " said ho ' 'but ' or your , , I don't propose to join you in any kind of a game shis morning. Fact is I know you both to bo confidence operators from the first moment I saw you. " The police man , who had evidently "caught on , " made a grab for the two gentlemen , who rushed for the special car that was jiibt about moving off. As they scram bled on board tUtt.policeman dashed for the telegraph jOJIljio. The special car , however , made Jio stop and the gentle men Imvo so far1 escaped the lockup. " Ono I'rolililOi/nf Transportation Street railway ' iii Massachusetts are adding to thclriipjiint freight and bag > page cars. ThTs lfl as it ought to be , The item of truckage in motropolitac cities , Now York , for Instance , is more on a parcel thati It Js for the currying ol the eamo thousands of miles by ocear and hundreds by 'railway. The situa tlon at present 'is anomalous. A pasnon gor pays $20 urpp'to Chicago , while c hundred j > oundnrof } freight cost , say , 51 cents , "Whon , ' however , the passengoi reaches Now York , ho pays 5 cents tc travel ten milesand for his trunk fi ( cents or moro/or ' the eame distance , Ills trunk goes behind the horse , as ii did a century ago , but lie goes by steair or electricity , a moans of tronsportatlor in this caao hardly two decades old. Il is time to think of the suburban freight problem. In the studies ID History , Economics ant Public Law by members of the Sell * man class of Columbia college. Isaao A Hounvlch , Ph.D. , a native of Hussla , hdi prepared a volume , "Tho Economics of thi Kusslaa Village. " All literature relating u Russia is interesting , and this , though com pobod largely of statistics , Is good reading It 1s of inestimable value for reference nui as an aid to those interested in the scleuci of government. Columbia college , Nov York. COffiERCIAL i\ND \ FINANCIAL Corn Droko Yoatorday and tlio Drop Was as Sharp a ? Friday's Advance , rFIRST TRADES WERE AT A DECLINE TlioroVn Only r I.tght Trndo In Wliont Vcilcril.ty nml nn Knglcr I'oellns ; llxlstcd Stock * nml llonds Unite Dull. CHICAGO , Juno 17. Tlio corn market broke down today and the drop was not so sharp as was the advance of Friday. There was , however - over , a reduction of about Ic nliiii The Trench Inly question wns more clearly understood. There wore numerous dispatches saying thn action was only on hay , with no prospect of other removals. It was established by past records that Franco only takes from 5,000- 000 bu. to 25,000,000 , bu. on the outside of corn on the average and that the question of free ndrnUMon ot course grains was not so very Important to American grain merchants after nil. Tlioro was , of course , general Rolling out of corn by those who bounht on the scare yesterday. The sen timent at the start was castor and dr.-it trades wcro anywhere from ' { c to ic under tlio final flunrcsof yesterday and after ruling steady for uwhllo , continued lo grow weaker , suiting olT Uc moro. Later the price rallied a trtlta , ruled fairly steady but ut the close had lost from iiic. There was only a Unlit trade In wheat today nnd an caster feeling existed. The opening was easier and llrst sales were from nbout the same as yesterday's olostnn to 'to lower , re- ccdod fioin' { to &C , advanced from > < c to o , than roccdud ? c , the market umuhlnit Insldu prices , ruled steady and the closing was nbout W lower for.luly nnd ic lower forHouliSiulror than yesterday. Thu vrunknrss was duo to tliu unfavorable Now York bank statement and the r 11 ported Increasing shipments of wheat from Australia and South American ports. Tlioro was sotno business In the way of changing over.Inly to So plumber , but the mar ket was generally very quiet and dull. Thu clearances fiom tno Atlantic coast \sore nbout the samu as last week , and It Is calculated that the visible supply will show a ( rood decrease. Oats wasqnlot and a shade lower In value , thuclo e boliiK made at from Hc ! under yesterday's llKiirus. Only a tnouurato scalpIng - Ing business was transacted and thu provision market strengthened by the receipts nf 2,000 hos's loss than was estimated yesterday. The firmness of prices , however , added scarcely anything to tlio volume of tlio day's bnslne.ss. Trading In park was again conspic uously light. Thoiutturca fo\v transactions In lard midribs at froiiLGc to 75c ! Improve ment over yesterday's prices for lard , and from l4c ! to 2Y gain In ribs , I'rlcosshow gains of from Gc to ICc In pork , Ou In lard and 7H In ribs. ICstlinated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 117 cars ; corn , 325 curs ; oats , 217 cars ; heirs , 1'J.OUO head. The lundlnc futures ranged as follows : OaMi quotations wore as follows : II'MJUU Dull , nominal. WHEAT No. a Hprlng , 05Hc ; No. B Eurlnir. f. o. b. . 59300e ; No. 2 rod , G5Jic. COHN No. 2,41c. OATS No. 2. 30 ! < c ; No. 2 white , f. o. I ) . , 30 ! © 31o ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , 32E33'ie. UYE No. 2 , 4'.tc. HAHI.BV No. 2. nominal ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 32c : No. 4 , f. o. b. , 32 < S33o. KI.AX SEED-NO. 1. Jl.OO. TIMOTHY SUED Prime. $3.05. I'OIIK Moss , per bbl. , $20.05 120.07' , $ ; Urn , per 100 Ibs. . $ y.92" < a9.95 ; short ribs , sides ( loose ) . * 9.37'4 ' < I&9.42 ! ' , ; dry salted shoulders , ( boxed ) , J'J.nu.tlO.Ou ; short clear sides , ( boxed ) , $9.5iaiO.t ( ) ) . WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. , HUOAHS Cut lo.it , G ! c ; granulated , 6.70 ; standard "A , " G.G4. The following were the receipts nnd ship ments far today : On the Produce exchange today thn butter market was steady ; ; creuinory , 17iffl'JOc ; dairy , 15itl7c. Eggs , eailcr ; strictly frosli , Noyr York Murknts. NEW YORK , Juno 17. Vuaau Receipts , 40- 000 pkps. : exports , 3,000 bbls. , 0,000 Backs ; , 3.0UO PKR.S. ; market very dull , winter wheat , low ( Trades , J2.0.r > J2.4Bi vrlntur nhc.at , fair to fancy , 52.45'3,3.CO : winter wheiit , patenm , J3.&OS4.2. > ; Minnesota clear , $2GO& 3.10 ; Miniiosotu htnil-hts | , J3.5034.00 ; Jllime- seta patents , $4.1051.4.50. Itvit Dull , steady ; western , GOSHSc. DAIU.UV MAI.T iJull. steady ; western , GO © 82c. 82c.WHEAT WHEAT Ilccclpts , 245,000 bu. ; exports , 250- 000 bn. ; sales. 845.000 bn. of futures , 32,000 bu , of .spot. Spot market dull , easier , closing s toad v ; No. 2 retlln _ store and elevator , 71c. Options opened llrin at Me advance on foreign buying and ( Inner cables , fell fiftHr. with tlio west anil un local reall/lns , advanced He on foreign buying , closing uteaily at MW..V : below yesterday. Trailing dull ; No. 2 rod , 73 5-lG@74c. closliu ut 73ac ; September , IT/ ia78Hc , closliigat 77 u ; October , 701 79X0. doting at TJ'ic ; December , 83c , closlug ut 82Kc. COIIN Itecolpti , 00,000 bu. : exports , 20,000 bu. : sales , 800,000 bu. futures ; 5,000 lm. apot. Spots dull , easy ; No 2. OOc in elevator ; fiOHc allout. Options opened linn nnd un changed on Urin cables , closing weak and a llttlo lower ; July , 49 ? ( & 50Sc ! , closing ut 40Xc ; August , CUe ; September , &OJJ&5Uc , closing utCiO/c. ! OATS Receipts , 122,800 bu. : exports , noun ; saloi , 45,000 bu.futurcB. . 48,000 bu. spot. Spots dull , whites cu ler. Options dull , lower , closing fitciuly ; August , 34ic ; Heptemlmr , 32 c ; No. 2 white. Soiic ; No. 2 Chicago , 39c ; No. 3,37c ; No. 3 wlilui. 38 , c ; mixed western , 37ic ! : white western. 39c. UAY Hleady , fairly active ; good to choice , Iloi'rt I'lrm , qulot ; state , common to choice , ll ! ( < W < ! cj I'uulllc coast , 10a 2c. Hums Dull , nomuial ; wet salted New Or leans selected , 45 to 60 11)8. ) , 44iSOc ! ; Texas Hfllcctod , CO llis. , E > Q7c ; lliionos Ayres , 12c | ; Texas dry , lOVJc , 1'llovifliONS Cut meats , qulot , ( Inn ; pickled hollies , 12 1111) . , ut lliic : pickled HliouldorH , B'ii/iHyic ; plcklod bains , lvtf ! < B13c ; middlcH , dull , eaiy ; short clear , 10c , J.uril , qulot , vteady ; woHtern Htram closed nttKUO ; wUos , l&O tierces at (10.10. UptlotiH sales , none ; June closed SI0.05 , nominal ; July closed tlll.'JS iihlceil ; leptoiiii > ur closed # 10.80 nominal , 1'orU uull , utvudy ; old moss , J10.0 ; nuw muss , "IIUTTEII Quiet , steady ; western dairy , 14 ® IGJic ; western croumery , 10St20Sicj western facUiry , lUWlOc ; Klttltit , , SOVic. CIIECUIS Quiet , fairly steady ; part skims , Iffi&c. Kaos Qulot. stcudlor ; receipts , 7.COO DkRa.i ircsterii fresh , 14uffil4ic ! ; wcbtern , jioi case. 2.25a-J.0. TAI.IXJW Dull , woakj city ( $2 per pkg , ) , 4 (2 ( 4 la-ltic , COITONBEEO OiiQulct , cusy ; criulo , prime , 40o : yellow urline , 44c ; cliolcu , & 0 01c.i I'KTnoi.ftiu Quiet , unchanged ; crude In bbn.VusliliiKlon ! , tH\ \ crude In bulk , f2.0 ; ro- llned , New York , * 2.f.O ; I'lilladelplila and llal- tliuoro , { 'J.CiOj United , no sales. KOSIN Stt'uUy , qulot ; strained common tc GRIME IN HIGH PLACES ! It U not B trim go that some people dc wrong through ignorance , others from n failura to investigate us to the right or wrong of a matter. Dut it is strungo , that individuals and firms , who nro fully nwnro of the rights of others , will per sist in porpotruting frauds upon thoin. High-toned , wealthy inuuufroturing firms will offer and ( toll to retail mer chants , articles which tlioy know to be infringements on the rights of proprlo tors , and Imitations of well known goods. Wo want to sound a note of warning tc the retailers to bo wuro of such imita tions nud simulations of "G'AitTKit's LIT TLE LIVKB PILLS. " When they are of' fered to you , refuse them ; you do nol want to do wrong , and you don't want tc lay yourself liable to a lawsuit. Bet Franklin said "Honesty is the best poli cy" ; it is just as true that "Houosty if the best principle. " gootlll.Ooai.5R. - t. firm at c. KICK -Dull , firms dojiicstlc , fair tooxtra,3N ttftijci Japan. 4 ii4Ui' MOI.ARSKNow Orleans , open kettle , Rood to cnolco , qulot lint steady at Boassc. HttcuuRaw , firm ! fair refining , S'Jcicen- trlfiiealo , on tcit , 4 n refined , firm ; off A , & l-10tl5 6-lGci mould A , 6 9-10y.5yc ; stand ard A , r > , qVJ.It o ! cnntectlonora A.CB f. 7-10c ! cut loaf , 0 13-10 < 3Gc ! crushed , 5 13-10 CtOc ; powdered , ftV'iS& 16-lCc ; granulated , o'lUiSc ; cubes , 6 W5 13-lOc. I'm InoN Muiuly , quiet ; American , U2.75Q 15. fit ) . COITKU Quiet , weak : lake , S10.GO. LKAHWeak : domestic , (3.02 > i. Tl.N--nrniSlralK : JiO.10 bid , (20.16 aiKeds plates , dull , steady , Spoiler , qulot , weak ! domestic , { 4,25 , OMAHA l.tVIS STOCK MAllKKTS. Situation CnrrTully 0 < in lilcreil nnd Some of the Conditions CiimpartMl. JATtlltlAV. ? Juno 17. Tito marketing of stock for the uast wcok has been on a liberal calo , and In proportion ns receipts bavo Increased prices liavo de clined , In fuel , the market for both cattle and lioi-s lias been extremely dull and unsatisfac tory tlivouKliinit. Iteculpts compare \\tthtliu week nrevloiH and the Mime weuk last your ns follows : Oattlo. Hogs. Sheep. llocolptstlilsweok. , Krcolpts last week 8,070 22,255 1,180 yamowouk last year.11,030 44,573 550 Oovcrnment and JournalUtlu statisticians may lljfiiro out a shortage In tha urcmrctivo marxutalilo supply of cattle , but expei-li'iico nml.ptcsetit Indications at this point hardly warrant such conclusions. At both Omaha and Kaim'is City receipts of cattle show an Increase over last year \\lillo the dccreacn at Chicago lias only been significant as Indicating the \M-stward ten- clonoy of tlio big dressed beef establishments. At any rule , miring tlio past week receipts have exceeded tlio absolute leqillremenls of the tnulo by a few thonuaml head , nnd In the present nervous and unsettled condition of the maiket values Imvo ttiken n big tumble nnd thn feeling on all sides lias boon decidedly weak. The ten Uency of prices hns been lower from the mien- Ing of tno weuk. Onlng to Ilio continued dllllcull v In making collections and securing loans tno dressi-il beef men are restrict ing their purchases to tlm smallest poss.hlu limits while the .sumo circumstance op _ > r" < cs asan Inccnttxe to stock raisers to send n 'id rcallro asMionns possible ou nil avnllanlo .stock. Demoralization Iris IKHMI t'ic natural and Inevitable result , and prices for beef teer have declined any where from 25c to 35c during the week. The week closes with a very air run , nearly 100 cars although eight of these were To\nns bought at Kansas City by Uiidaby for. canning purposes and another string of fourteen cars of good heavy cattle were practi cally not offered for sale. There weru more olTered , however , than were wanted and business was ( in tliu dull and drugging order thtoughont. Dressed beef men had to ha\o a few good light ratlin nml for tin-so they paid very nunily steady prices , $4.20 to $4.50 for good to choice 1,000 to 1,200-11) . steers. The heavy grades were In very poor demand and all of a dime lower than Krldiy , with sales ot poor to choice 1,216 to 1,494-lb. beeves ut fiom $1.20 to $4.G5 nnd the same was line of thu fair to Door light stuir and odds and ends that Mild all the way fiom J4.15 down to $3.50. The mar ket was very uuoveil ami no two dealers en tirely ngrecd as to the condition of the trade althuusli all were quoting prices 25clo35c lower than the close of last week. The same state of alTalis existed In the cow market. Itecelpts , nhllo not heavy , not over 300 bead , worn moro than ample for actual necessities , and prices averaged fully a dime lower all around , and from 40c to 75c loucr than a week airo. Good fut cows and liulfers sold at from $3.35 to $3.75 , with fulr lo good butchers' cows ut from $2.40 to $3.30 , and com mon aiil | canning grades nt from $1.70 to $2,30. A few calves were olTurod and readily sold at ft oin $3.50 to $5 for fair to good veals. Hough stock wits weak and lower with common to very good hulls , oxen and htugs bulling ut from $2.25 to $3.75. The feeder trade was merely nominal , In fact It has heen In this condition about nil week. Itecelpts were light and a fuw sales of ImlllTerLMit to very good feeders weio made at from 53.25 to $3.b ( ) . Tight money Is felt In this branch of the business and prices uro lOc to 20o lower than a week ago with hardly enough trading going ou to establish quota tions. HOGS Although the week's receipts show up about 33 percent lighter than a year ago. and the supply so far this month eompaieil with a year ago shown u falling olfof 53,000 hogs , the offerings are still too liberal on account of the very limited demand and prices hive : been on the down grade all week. The Iliianclal stringency Is the main and for that matter almost the only bearish feature In the bllu'itlon. Puckers'stacks nf provisions "ru lower than for yours past , the packing in the west from March 1 to Juno 14 compared with a yeur ago o.xhihltH u dccro.iso of approximately Uo5- ' 000 hogs , and all indications point 3o a continued shortage In 'supplies. ' Still , on account of tlio present light demand for product and thu Inability of packers to bor row money they are compelled to take only whut they cjin handle and as : i result prices have to go down. A feuturn of thu trade the past week has been the free buying hy shippers. Of the 30,700 hogs received 13- 000 were taken by outsiders or over 40 per cent. The best demand at mescnt from all clashes ciC buyers U for goo : ! light and medium weight hogs , tlio packing grades being dis criminated against every wlit-iu. Kecelpts today were imalu liberal. This maiket was lee high Krlilay computed with other places , 15c to 2.r > c higher than Kansas C'lty for Instance , ami while other maiUots were stronger everywhere else today , buyers evened up matters by taking oil' 5c to lUc here. Tlio result was a very peculiar market. On the early market ft was $0 for every thing , good , bad and Indlirorcnt , but later the market llrmed up a llttlo ami a few hogs sold at $0,05 and $0.10 , or about Friday's closing prices. Hough and mixed packers sold as low .MS 45.1)5 ) nnd prime butcher weights as high as $0.15. Hitsliiesi was fairly active fiom the opening to the clo > o and by tlio middle of thn forenoon the pens were empty. N'curlv eveiythlng sold al Hi as against $0.05 to Jti.10 1'rlduy and $0.40 loiO.-ID last Satin ( lay. Prices are now 40c lower than a week ngofr2.25 lower than the high tlmo In 1'ebruary , but $1.25 higher than a year ago. SiiK.Er Hecelpts consisted of a double-deck of westerns consigned ( illect to u local killer and not offered on the mailint There Is a uood active demand for deslinhlu muttons and lambs and pi Ices aio qiintubly firm. Kalr to good natives , IM.50S5.25 ; fair to good west erns , J4.00U&.OU ; common mid Block sheep , J2.80a4.00 | Rood to clmlco 46 to 100-th. I5OOJOHX Sntttrilny'n CiucAoo. Juno 17.-LSnrclnl Tflrgrnm td TnK IIBE.All ftrmlci oT tattle ate lofror thai they wcro otMi wooU nco , the KonM\l m r kot ImvltiR Miown ti declining tomlptiey from the outset. Ten cents prr UK ) Ibi , will envot tlio drolliio In smooth , fftt , light and medium weight steers averages of from 000 to 1,200 Ibs , but at least from 25c to fl5c hns been knocked off tliu tlio rnlno of peed toextrrt MOO to 1,700-11) ) . cattle. Tbo decline In butch' crs" nnd CMHIPM' stock lins linen ncnrcely losi severe , ami nil tilings considered , the woclci was nmong tlio most uiiirolllahlo | Hint coun- trymoii Imvo run up iiirvlnU wltliln tlio Init six months , Owing to tliu jtniiotsihlllty of cflttltiR tlio usual nivomuiodatlons At tlio banks tlio buyers Imvn pursued tlio Imnd to mouth policy by colling In ndvruico of current IIPOUS. Tliorcforo tlio supply , though not nliuva thu average. win constantly In excess of the \Mintsof tlio trade , and tlid market languished. The bout cuttloeto not ( salable ut over from 13.60 to $5.00 ntul U would need bo an eMtaordlnary peed bunch of steers to bring uhlKhor llguir. Moit of thn trailing In steers wan nt from 1 1.25 to J5 , much of Hat from M.25 to fl.fiO. Cows nnd bull * fcolil principally ut ft nm C'J to fi.25. ; Tlioro wcro sales of lenu old cows us low us from { 1,25 to : M.r > 0 nnd n f w of ovtrn iunllty | sold nround nt $1.25. Thrro wti only n Hinltod demand for Mockers nnd foi-ders. Texas con trlbuted nbout 1H.OUO onttlo to tlio last , uock'i suplily. They held up butter than rmtlven , In fact they nronot materially low or tlmn at tlio close of the previous wook. 1'ow loUt changed bunds nboui H , tlio bulk going nt from ti.2B to . . Tlio hog market Blurted In strongs ) nil week and tomulni'dso unlll the clo i of Tuesday's trading. I'rotii Wediipsday tllluti hour utter thu opening of business on I'rUlny there was a more rapid docllno tlmn Is often witnessed. l'i lees fell fiom $7.U > to JU.40 , n docllno of from 7lo ) to 80c per ICO Ibs. The brenk was duo to heavy lecetpts , tlio total being Hourly twice ns tin : for thn previous week nnd only nbout 15,000 IPHS than for Ilio correnpondln week last year. Tlio iiunltty was excellent so good tlmt. buyers \vlio woio looking tat light hone hud not n llttlo ttoublo In IllllniJ their orders. Sheep were firm early In the week but closed lower at from t'J.7f > to ? . " > , " for Inforlor to choice grades. A lingo proportion of tlio of ferings weio from TOMIS. They sold all the way from S2.76 to $1.80 , though from J3.0U to M.fiO bought the bulk. Yearlings arJ no longer sold ut n very conslderablo advance on the prices paid for sheep , $5.50 being nbout the tup of the mm kot. Spring lambs Imvo ( In clined to from M.5 to $0.75. Itncolpls unit Dlnpixltlou of Htnulc. Official receipts nnd disposition of sto-k ni ahownby the book ? of the Union Stock V.irdt St. r.otils I.lvo Stuck .Hnrkol. ST. Lotus , Juno 17. OATTI. ' . ; Ilocolpli. 1,000 bead ; shipments , 3,400 bead ; market uti- rhatiKCil from yesterday ; fair to ordinary Texas htoi'rs J3.00rcn. ( > 5. Uons-Uecflpt * . 1'JOO bead ; Hhlpments , 0.- 600 ; market lllc In ! ! 0o hUlior ; heavy , JO.OOBi O.US ; mixed , i3.80iiG.UI ; llKlit. JO.OOBG.30. Siiicr.iKecelpts 4,000 head ; slilpmunti , 3,100 ; market dull , unchanged ; good natlvui , 4.75 ; Texa us , t3.bUQ4.UO. IT'S HIGH TtMK something wan done , if your blood is Impure. Yon can't mlstako the symptoms. Blotches nnd pimples , or a feeling of languor ami depres sion , nro suino of them. If you " let it go , " you'ro nn isy l > roy to all sorts of serious ailments. Now , the lCEt blood-purlllor in the world is Dr. I'ierco's Golden Medical Discovery. Talto that , and it will certainly rid you of every blood-taint , and disorder. , It btarta every organ into healthful action , nssibts all tlio bodily functions , and cleanses , builds up , nnd invigorates tlio whole system. O. M. U. far surpasses nasty Cod Liver Oil ana nil its filthy compounds as a flosU- bullder nnd strength-restorer. For every tlisoaso caused by a torpid liver or impure blood , Dyspepsia , "Liver Complaint/ ' the most stubborn Bkiu , Scalp , or Scrofulous affections oven Consumption , or Lung-scrofula , in its earlier stages it's Ilio only remedy EO sure ana elfectivo that it can bo giutranlcctl. 1C it doesn't bcnellt or euro , you Imvo your money back. Con anything else bo " just no good ' for you to buy ? SOUTH Union Stock Yards Company , South Ornariai ' DostCnttlo Ho nnd Sluon marie t IT the irijlt. COMMISSION HOUSES. _ _ - - - - + ru rLJLJ1rua - uunru 1 Wood Brote. Live Etock Commission Morehunti o'itli Omaha Tolcpliono JlSf. Ohlcii3 JOHN D. DADtsMAN , I " . . , . . , , " "a * " " WAI/nit : 15. WOOD , f Market reports by mall and wire cheerfully rniblioJ upon i. ppllu.it. on , OMAHA J Manuklms HAKDWABB. Rector & Wilhelmy Lobeck & Linn , COMPAHY. Dealon In hnrdiraro and Corner lllumid Jacfcton uietUnnlci' looln. I ' Htreets. IIUI IJouuUi Htreot. HATS , ETO. | IRON WORKS. W. A. I , Gibbon & Co Omaha Safe and Irorf * j4