Nebraska Newspapers

    o THE OMAHA DAILY BE ESMOND AY. OCTOBER 30 , 1803.
A GRIZZLY BEAR HUNT ,
Romance.
On my first ovorlnnd journey to Cali
fornia , in 18,11 , wo mmlo camp ono even
ing among the foothills on the south
eastern elope of Book mountain.
As no Indians had troubled us , nor
"sign" been soon for the preceding six
days , wo somewhat relaxed our accus
tomed vigilance on this occasion. The
ton wagons wnro corralled as usual , but
Instead of being confined within the on-
nloeuro after nightfall , our horses and
mules wore merely hobbled and allowed
to grae at will on the rich buffalo
grass of a little valley , lying between
two adjacent hills.
Among the stock was a valuable thor
oughbred mare , belonging to Sam
Taunt , our guide. During the journey
this animal had brought forth n foal , a
lovely little thing , now two weeks old ,
the especial prldo of its owner and the
pot of the wliolo parly. As the young
ster's hire wan a famous Kentucky racer ,
Sam net great store by it and would not
have parted with it for its weight in-
well , perhaps not gold , but certainly in
Ulvor.
The unit , ot course , was not shackled
In any way , ami when last neon was play
fully gamboling about its mother , as she
fed.
fed.in order to reach this particular
camping place , wo had that , day made
nn exceptionally long march and every
man of us was unusually tired. So , be
lieving that no danger of any kind
threatened , wo did not post sentries at
all , but. retired early to our wagon buds
for1 a good sloop.
The night pasted quietly , and nothing
occurred to disturb our slumbers until
just at daybreak In the morning1. Then
all were tuddonly awakened by a con
fused , thunderous trampling , blended
with the noise of clashing rnutal.
"Indians ! Indians ! " some ono shouted ,
as , grasping our ready weapons , wo
tumbled out to the ground.
"Indians nothing , " said the guide , "if
'twas , you'd never have a chriuco to say
reds don't ' wake folk
to. The gen'rally *
irp that way. Wiry , thunder alive ! boys ,
il'rl a stampede of the cattle ; bco them
eome ! "
Sure unotigh , in tlio pr-nj Hfrht of
dnwn wo now saw , only ti few yards from
the corral , tlio whole drove of horses
"nrul rntrlod clattering painfully along1 ,
apparently in frantio olTorta to escape
some impending' peril. A perfect pio-
tnro of terrillod I'Uifc , Tonnt's maro-lud
tlio van ; but the precious colt was no
where to bo seen.
"Here , Flora , licro. What's the mat
ter , old girl ? " sootliinglj called Sum ,
btopping- out from tire enclosure.
In response to tlio well known voice ,
tlio beautiful creaturo' limped up to her
irmstcr'H side and , distressfully whin-
neyin . rubbed her nose against Ills
cheek , while her great , frightened eyes
Bcenicd , plainly as articulate speech
to appeal for help.
' Boys ! " excitedly shouted Sam ,
"bornothing's happened to the cult.
Come along , half u do/en of you , quick !
The others must stick to the corral , tor
it's just passible the cattle may have
Bcuntcd Indians. "
I and live others , who happened to bo
fully dressed , instantly started oil' with
our loader , hoping to lind that the foal
had merely been left behind by the
herd , scared , perhaps , by a prowling
wolf or two. The little dell , where the
htock had been feeding , was about 400
yards from camp.
Ou arriving there , wo could at first
BCO no signs of the colt , but presently ,
us tlio light broadened into day , Tottrit ,
who was scouring the outer edge of the
vnlloy , uttered a startled cry.
Hurrying up to him , wo saw a small
pool of blood on a spot of gra&sless
pround , in the shade of a great boulder ,
ruid right in the middle of the patch so
moistened , the enormous footprints of u
boar !
"My little beauty's pone , boys killed
nnd curried.oil by a grizzly. " moaned
Sam ; "see where the bruto'b dragged it
away to the hills. "
There could bo no doubt of the fact ;
fora broad trail of crushed grass ,
Decked by occasional spots of blood , led
directly 'toward the mouutain , though
in some places the powerful monster
had evidently borne Iris prey clear of the
ground altogether.
Sum was furious. "Boys , we'll kill
that old devil if wo Iwvo to stay hero a
week , " ho savagely said , "but I guess
we can do it this aftornoon. You can
ECO by the looks of the blood that he's
not been gone long. What do you say
shall wo go on now , or return to camp
nnd got breakfast first ? "
"Best take a square meal to begin on ,
Sam. The job may tuko longer than
you think. Besides , the other follown
will want to know what's up , " replied
ono of the men.
"That's so , " assented Tount , a id wo
wont back to the corial.
After a hasty breakfast the same six
of us , all young men'under 27 and fully
armed , loft camp with the guido deter
mined , if possible , to avenge his loisand
enjoy the fun ( ? ) of killing- grizzly
none of the seven , barring Sum Tount
nnd myself , having ever- had the chance
f * of coming to close quarters with that
formidable boast.
At tlio time I write of , breech-loading
guns had not come into general use , but
each ono of us carried a good muzzle-
loading rillo , a heavy ( Jolt's revolver and
the indispenbablo hunting krrifo.
At once picking up the bear's trail wo
followed it easily so long as it kept to iv
c jr buu-cuvorcu lunniuion , out aitor
thai , when it entered u rocky , mountain
ous region , wo hud nothing to guide us
except the occasional displacement of a
loose Btono or , perhaps , the frayed edge
of a Blunted shrub no blood drous being
now visible.
"The old villain has made straight for
Irlo lair , likely in some deep canyon , "
observed Tount , after wo had gone up
and down the broken ranges for over a
milo.
Hy and by the troll came out rjpon u
plateau of smooth , soilless rook , nnd
hero wo lost it. Our guide , however ,
was an old boar hunter , and know tlio
country well.
"We'll boparato soon , boys , " ho said.
"A little way to the weat of this height
there's two ugly , blauk ravines. They
Ho end on to the plateau and that mur
dering old thief has gone into ono of
thorn , sure. Four of you best take the
ono to the loft , and I , with two men , will
hunt that to the riglit. .
' Hut , mind ! you've got no fool black
Dour to deal with. Those old grizzlies
nro us cunning as Satan himself. This
mw's a whopper , and he'll likely BOO , or
Bcont , or hoar you before you catch a
eight of him. Maybe he'll run they
mostly do nnd then again , may'io ' ho
won't. ' He's chock full blast him ! a.nd'n
just as apt to Ho low till you run right
on ) > hn as to do anything else.
"Now boys"impressively ( ) , "don't take
nny chances. Never turn a big rock
iipr go Inlo a patch of scrub without
having your eyes pooled and your guns
to the front , ready lo tire and , above all ,
don't wound the brute. Shoot to kill -
Failure for the brain , llw'd mow down
thu whole lot ot UH with half a dozen
holes in his heart ba'oru he'd keel over.
"If you should bo unluuky enough to
wound htm at the lir&t volley , don't
budge an inch , unless thero'ta safe rock
handy , but draw your revolvers aud
tana oool aud steady till he's within
ton feet. Then drive every shot Into hid
head. "
Hv the titno Sam had finished this , for
htm" , long speech , wo hml crossed the
plateau nnd could BOO , beyond Its west
ern , etooply-doacondlng slope , the
mouths of two wild-looklnp canyons ,
lying a half mlle apart nnd separated by
n lofty ridge ofrock. .
"Now , who's coming with rno ? " asked
Sam ,
Charlie Grant , n young follow of 19.
and I ranged ourselves by his s > lde , and
the two parties took diverging lines.
Wlren wo three came to the brow of
the descent , overlooking the rnvino to
the north , wo saw at once that wo
had chanced upon the right ono , for
among the dwarfed bimbos growing on
the slono was a distinct trail , down
which tlio bear had unmistakably scram
bled with his prey.
"Bolter call the ether follows over ,
Tount , " I suggested in a whispor.
"They'll want to see the fun. "
"Thoy couldn't ' hoar us , oven if It
would do toyoll now , and shooting's out
of the question1 , ho answered in the
same low tone. "Lot thorn go on. Like
as not they'll ' I'Un on to another grizzly.
The brutes arc no ways scarce 'round
here , " which last observation greatly
delighted Charlie , who , in his ignor
ance , would have tackled a grizzly bearer
or a mountain lion single-handed.
On chuuborlng down to the ravine , wo
found it to bo a frightfully gloomy
place , encumbered by jagged rocks nnd
loose boulders and everywhere over
grown with nspen bushes , thorns nnd
briars ; but along its battom ran n
deeply indented , tortuous path , evi
dent ly trodden out by the constant
passing and repassing of wild beasts.
Restraining our impetuous young
friend by signs , wo inudo our way
silently and with extreme caution along
thl * path , the guido with his rillo so
held as to bo instantly available , taking
the lead. Wo had gone , however ,
scarce . ' 100 yards , when ho suddenly
stopped , and , with n'beckoning motion of
ono hand , called us up.
On corning alongside , wo saw , on an
( ilon ) spot by a little spring , the half-
consumed remains of the unfortunate
colt. Obviously its epicurean slayer had
ro.-orved his breakfast until ho could
enjoy with it a cooling drink !
In all my experience I have never
known , in tiny country , a braver or more
hardy man than Sam Tount ; but now. as
ho guxotl ruefully upon the mangled
form ut his foot , two great tears rolled
down his chcoks. Then the liorco battlo-
light lltwhcd once more in his eyes , nnd
hu huskily whispered :
'That ctirsod brute's eaten his fill and
has gone oil somewhere to sleep. I'll
never give up this hunt till 1'vo boon
him lying dead.1
Now , ono by ono , whllo the others
stood guard , wo knelt by the spring and
quenched our thiist ; then we resumed
our careful advance , for hero and there ,
where tlio path was dusty , wo could still
see tracks of the bear
So , with never relaxing vigilance on
Sa'u's part , we wont on until the ravine
load out to the edge of a broad , matted
and seemingly impenetrable wilderness
of densely growing vines , bushes and
thorns. Here all traces of our quarry
were lost. Look as wo might , wo could
bco no spot where n boast so huge could
possibly have entered.
" 'Deadman's ' "
"This must bo grove ,
Mild Tount , speaking aloud now. "In
the summer of 1819 1 and two chums , ro-
turniiig from California , went into .it
from the west side there's three open
ings there and only one of us over
came out. An old she-grizzly killed ray
comrades after they'd both shot her
behind the shoulder , before I'd come up.
But , " ho grimly added , "sho got my bul
let through her brain in less than a
minute afterward ? . It was n mighty
dear hunt to mo , for besidca the loss of
my partners , I found , after burying
thorn under a heap of stones , that a big
Brazilian diamond , which I'd put most
all rny wealth into , was missing. "
"But. Sam , " f asked , "what in the
world's become of our bear ? "
"lie's" sneaked 'round through the
rocks to the north , and gone in on t'other
sido. We'll have to do the same , for a
cat couldn't got in hero. It's not nioro'n
a mile , I reckon. "
Sam , as usual , proved to bo right ; for
while wo were skirting the northern
boundary of the grove , wo several times
c.uno upon the same old gigantic foot
prints.
Turning to the left on reaching the
northwest corner of the grove , wo found
clo e at hand n well-defined opening.
'No use bothering with that , " caro-
lesly bald Tount , "tho cunning brute's
sure to have gone into the far. ono ,
close to the ridge. It's only 200 yards
away. Boys , if you over kept your eyes
skfnnotl and your ears open , do it now.
That trull's the ono whore my poor
chums passed in their checks. "
"Lot mo go in alone , Sam. I don't
cnro a cent for the grizzly. His head's
n big mark. Down in old Ohio I often
barked n rod squirrel in the top of a tall
hickory , ami I couldn't ' miss him , " im
pulsively cried Churlio Grant.
The guido glanced pityingly at the
boy , but merely said , "You'll bo older
birnoby , Charlie , " and relapsing once
moro into dead silence we passed the
middle opening and entered the mouth
of that ono nearest thn ridge.
'Twas ' a horrible place , strangely dark'
nolbomc uiul oppressively hot , whiloali
about wore strewn shapeless masses of
rock , interlaced and half hidden by
creeping vines , giant cacti and poison
ivy a lit abode for noxious reptiles and
beauts. But it was possible for two men
to walk abreast on the path , nnd , dis
trusting Charlie's prudence , I took my
plnco by Taunt's side.
Amid an awful silence wo crept slowly
on , scanning each gloomy recess anil
tangled brake with such care as men
whoso lives wore at sluice might well
exorcise. The ground beneath our feet ,
beaten Into soft dust by innurnorablo
tracks , returned no echo to our cautious
foolhtops , nor was there n breath of wind
to bear the scent of our bodies to any
lurking creaturo.
Wo liad thus stolen along for nearly a
qunrtnr of a mile , when my companion
stopped , quietly niulgcd mo and stood
intently gazing through a sort of aisle in
the mutted vines at something as yet
unseen by mo. But presently , noting
the dlreoflou of his eyes , I waw lying on
a Hut rock of nearly identical colora
yellowish gray mass of fur.
Putting his mouth close to my car
Sam whispered : "It's the big grizzly.
HO'H fust asleep. That's his back we
boo. Ills head's completely hidden. Wo
must got a sight of it somehow. "
While the ether hunter stood oon-
nidoring I hardly durod to breathe , and
1 could fool young Grant close behind
mo trembling with oxcitemont.
Sam's indecision lasted only for a
moment , however ; then ho stooped ,
picked up a binall stone and deliberately
pitched It on top of the sleeping monster ,
not thirty foot from us.
Yawning and stretching himself as If
disturlwd by n lly the brute slowly rose ,
his tremendous bulk looming up above
the surrounding bushes , but his head
was yet invisible. Very evidently ho
hud not been us nnd wns about to Ho
down again when Tount gave a low
whistle. The olToct was instantaneous.
I'lio hour stiffened Into nn utllludo of
watchful attention , and raising his huge
huud buaplciously unitPcd the air.
I was the lait breath ho over drew ,
Coolly , aa if shooting at a rabbit , Sam
throw up his i-llle and touched the trip-
gar. The heavy , pointed ilug .truck
squarely at the base of the boar's oar ,
nnd without n sound ho sunk BhlVorlngly
down , stone dead.
Then Charlie Grant wont wild.
Whooping and yolllng Hko a Uo-
inancho ho dashed'through the thicket ,
sprang upon the rock nnd fairly danced
on the carcass of our prize ,
The pelt , nt no time very valuable ,
wns not nt this season wortli removing ;
so , after eating some lunch , brought with
us , wo began to retrace our stops ,
Charlie , no longer restrained of his
freedom , prancing on ahead.
"Bost bo careful , " cautioned Tount ,
as the boy dodged behind a rock , "that's
not the only bcnr in Heavens ! what's
that ? " for overlapping the last word
cnmo n smothered crv and the sound of n
full.
Darting around the rock wo found our
young comrade lyirrc senseless on the
ground and just behind him saw the retreating -
treating form of a half grown grizzly.
No chance for n head shot now. but with
llghtnlng-llko quickness wo both tired
nt the center of the animal's back. Ono
lucky bullet broke his spine , nnd with 11
hearse , gurgling grunt he fell helpless
in his tracks , to bo the next Instant
despatched by two pistol shots through
the bruin. Then wo turned to Charlie ,
fearing the worst.
The youth had been merely stunned ,
however , by a heavy blow upon his
loft shoulder , tire llcsh of which
was bruised nnd slightly torn , but no
bones were broken , and in a few minutes
he revived.
"I'm ' some 'older' now , Sam , " ho taid
as soon as ho was able to speak. "I
never saw that brute at all , and didn't
know wlrat struck mo. "
"You've ' had wonderful "
a escape , boy ,
roiolncd Tount. "If that had boon a
full grown bear , you'd ' have been killed
dead as a door-nail. Iloro , lot mo fkx a
sling for your arm ; it'll ' bo sort o' sere
for a while. "
"Tills fun's ' kind o' different from pop
ping red squirrels : isn't ' it ? " thought
fully observed Charlio.
"leather , " laughed Sam , "but cotno
along now. I'll ' show you fellows wlioro
my old partners Ho. "
Turning nt a right anglo from the
main trail , wo forced our way for about
sixty yard ! ) through a maze of rank
vegetation , and then , in a comparatively
clour spot , came to a great cairn of
stones.
"Here's where I bunrd my poor
churns , and I see that everything's just
as I loft it. I was some afraid that the
bears would pull down the pile , "gravely
said Tount.
Thou ho began to tell us all about the
catastrophe.
Whllo ho was doing so , Charlie , a little
tlo faint , perhaps , from his hurt , sat
dowrr and was meditatively poking the
ground with his wiping stick , when
somuthing caught his eye and , loaning
forward , ho drew from the black soil n
rninuto roll of rubber cloth.
"What's this ? " he idly asked , holding
it up.
Sam gave ono glance at the little
package , then a mighty shout' of joy ,
and hastily unrolling the partially
rotted rubber , showed us a great , uncut
diamond , worth , he said , all of and more
than the fc,200 { ho had paid for it !
Naturally , the good follow felt hugely
elated by the strange , but , under the
circumstances , easily accounted for ,
finding ol his long lost treasure.
Over and over again ho shook hands
with us , while to the fortunate finder ho
presently said :
"You've ' done the best day's work of
your life , Charlie ! I'll sell this pesky
thing when we get to 'Frisco , and whack
up with you share and share alike" and
so , despite the boy's protestations , he
ultimately did , though obliged to bend
the stone to New York in order to
realize its full value.
Twenty years afterward , in 1871 , n
much moro remarkable , though less im
portant , recovery of lost property oc
curred to myself. I was engaged in sil
ver mining in Colorado at tlio time , and
resided at the lower end of Georgetown ,
just opposite Stewart's reducing works ,
since burned , 1 believe.
Ono day I lost , with no idea whore , a
urri'iuc and highly prized bcarf pin. Two
months thereafter my wife and youngest
son , quite n little fellow , came from the
east to join rno.
On the afternoon of their arrival tlio
child was sent to the business part of
the town err some errand. While tramp
ing along the thoroughfare , daily trav
ersed by hundreds of men , vehicles and
animals , ho kicked up out of the deep
dust under foot the identical pin , un
tarnished and uninjured ! an extraordi
nary find indeed , and ono , probably ,
which no amount of intentional bearch-
irig or olTorcd reward would have
brought about !
LAWYER BRAMBLE'S REVENGE
The Hnuslity llclrcHS Chill * HU Yputli , but
'J'lnio 1C vein Thmira.
Palo with suppressed emotion the
strugirling young village attorney stood
before the haughty heiress , hat in hand ,
nnd ready to go , says the Chicago Trib
une.
une."I could have berne your refusal , Ver
digris McSorrcll , " ho said brokenly ,
"although I had hoped for U raoro fa
vorable answer. But you have chosen
to accompany it with words of scorn.
You imvo accused mo o [ fortune hunt
ing. You have twitted mo with my pov
erty , my insignificance and my luck of
worldly knowledge. I have not de
served this. I may have boon presump
tuous , but I urn not the sordid , merce
nary , soulless wretch you have pictured
mo to bo. And , mark my words , proud
beauty , the day will como when vour
haughty spirit shall bo brought low ! "
"What will you do , Mr. Bramble ? "
scornfully asked the young woman.
"Will you HUO mo for damages ? Will
you publish some dismal versos about
mo ? Or will you crush mo by silent
contempt ? "
"I bldo my time ! Heartless ono , farewell -
well ! "
* * * * * * *
Long years passed away. In a crowded
court room irr a largo city tire famous
case of Korbrnith against Johoncs was
on trial , involving the possession of mil
lions. KIIOB A. Bramble , rrow ono of the
most rroted and successful lawyers hi his
native state , leaned forward in his chulr
to cuoss-oxurnino a witness.
"Your nnmo , madam , " ho said , "If I
understood you rightly , is Mrs. Bimm ? "
"Vos. sir , " replied the witness ,
"Vour familiarity witli this case
grows out of the fact that you have resided -
sided all your life in the neighborhood
of the property in dispute ? Is that cor
rect ? "
"Vos , sir. "
"It will bo necessary , then , to ask you
but first , how long have you boon
married1
"I I was married several years ago.
I am a widow. "
How long have you been a widow ? "
( 'Oh ! several years. "
"What was your maiden nurao ? "
"MuSorroll. "
"Pull numo , please. "
"Verdigris > IcSorrpll. "
"Thank you. In order to ascertain all
the fuels pertaining to this controversy
it will bo necessary to ask you ono moro
question. Now , then , Mru. Verdigris
McSorrell Blminl" thundered Lawyer
Erins A. Bramble , rising to his fuut ,
"plcuso toll the jury your ago. "
One word describes lt-"perrectlon. " We re-
fertoDoWll' " Witch HaielSalve.curespiles
ALL DOUBT MS BEES ENDED
* i MI
Ability of the Government to Maintain Its
Oreilit Thoroughly Established ,
'
TOO EARLY TO . . .REALIZE . ITS BENEFITS
Itetnrn of Conltdenue 1'linU the lliislnc i
of tlin Country In n lluttcr Munition
than U'linil tlio I'linlh llrolio
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.Spring. .
In hrs wcoltly letter on' financial affairs
Hanker Henry Clews , the Wall street author
ity , snys :
"At lust the silver Incubus has been lifted
from the markets. Tlio opposition have
split upon methods of co-operation for ob
struction , ami that 1ms given ithcrn a good
excuse for the surrender which they all now
acknowledge to bo Inevitable. Voting will
therefore bo umlortaUdn Immediately , and
with a certainty of a ( food majority for a
complete ami permanent suspension of treas
ury purchases of silver.
"This Is a national relief , the benefits of
which It Is Impossible to overestimate. The
country Is now placed In a position for pro
tecting ttsolf from the unknown future con
sequences of tlin depreciation and demoneti
zation of silver , The nation Is free to pro
vide for Itsulf a currency system based upon
the common money of the world , adapted to
Its peculiar wants mid clastic and self-
regulative in Its movements. A doubt lias
boon removed wo may hope forever from
our credit with the largo holders of our In
vestments In foreign countries. A solid as
surance is now given to the world that
American obligations will be paid in gold or
Its equivalent , and tills means that whenever -
over In the jirocuss of our marvelous na
tional development it may ho advantageous
to borrow Rnropoan capital there will bo no
diniculty In procuring it. Wo henuoforth
rank among the nations not only
first as to productive resources , but ,
also equal with the foremost as to
soundness and stability of monetary
arrangements. lOver since the Bland-Alli
son law was enacted there has been
among European authorities ami the great
bankers who control the currents of invcst-
monti a steadily growing misgiving as to what
might bo the outcome of our over increasing
commitments to silver money. That doubt
is finally settled : and it is imiiosslhle-to
assign a limit to the consequent elevation of
the status of our securities at the European
centers. The resumption of pold payments
so benefited our foreign credit that , within
the next two succeeding vears , wo made a
not import of $107,000,000 of gold. The
country has now emphatically declarrd that
its ability to maintain payments in gold
shall never bo impaired by an undue ad
mixture of silver ; and it remains to bo seen
how far this momentous assurance will con
duce to a now influx Cof the yellow motal.
Already , In anticipation of tlio action of the
senate , foreign nxc'iiango has reached the
poiut at which the importation of gold is
possible and Lontltin is making shipments
for New York.
"As yet , there has not been time to show
what effects upon'general ' business are likely
to follow this great restoration of confidence.
The late depression has , of course , extin
guished some concerns and crippled others ,
but the proportion of this injured class to
those who remain strong and retain their
former resources , is very trilling , and it
always strengthens a situation to have its
weaker elements weeded out. Some remnant
of caution must ramaln , but there is no rea
son why it should have any important re
tarding effect upon either industry , traito or
finance. Two all-iniportaiit facts arc to bo
kept in view first , the material interests of
the country ate in a sound and conservative
condition , entirely " exempt from either
speculation or inflation of values
and , next , credit is sufficiently restored to
enable all lejltimtto'boicrowers : to get what
funds thpy may nejsd. while capital is be
ginning to seeJc employment at low rates.
A further important fact is that slocks of
merchandise have been reduced to an excep
tionally low condition , so that there must
soon bo a movement for replenishing them.
Under thcso circumstances , It seems almost
inevitable that the enactment of the repeal
bill will bo followed by a general revival of
business. Jndecd , wo notice already the ex
tension of the credit accommodation to a
class of mercantile borrowers who have
been long excluded from the market , and
the banks are becoming as anxious to lend
and discount as they have been disinclined
to those operations.
' Wall street has promptly put its estimate
upon the now conditions by nn advance of
fl to 0 points in the prices of stocks. Nor is
this a purely speculative rise. Those who
sold out their securities during the panic are
now buying them back again , and thcso in
vestment transactions sustain tlio rise
against any reaction arising from realizlngs
by speculative holders. The conviction ap
pears to tie general that , as prices have not
yet recovered the level at which the panic
struck tticiu , a still further rlso mity bo ex
pected. This view is strengthened by the
consideration that an improvement in gen
eral trade will increase the earnings of the
railroads , 'lie business of which has been
showing a steady gain during the past
month.
"We regard this hopeful view of the mar
ket as warranted by the now condition of
affairs , and confidently expect a still higher
range of prices for the good active prop
erties. "
COM.HKHCI.VI , ANI > TIN \NCIAU
Unexpectedly Heavy Nor hwefitrrn Receipts )
Today an Important Fuctnr.
CiucAoo , Oct. 28. Unexpectedly heavy
northwestern receipts today knocked out
tun theory of a falling off in the wheat
movement. Incidentally n bulge in the
price was also knocked out. It was nltso
found that 1,200,000 bu. of the week's experts -
ports went from Pacific ports , and the visi
ble supply might show a big increase re
gardless of the better clearances. Corn secured -
cured only a @ 3 c advance. Provisions
closed with a trillo loss.
Wheat at the opening was from ' c to % o
higher tlmr. yesterday's closing and held
mil to firmlv for awhile , then cased off. nrlces
declining } { c , ruled rather steady and the
closing was about at inside figures , Cables
were stronger and higher , the clearances for
the wcok from both coasts were 600,000 bu.
larger of wheat and ( bur than lust week ,
the Now York bank statement was favor
able , railroad stoclts were higher and
a general buoyijrib' feeling pervaded all
departments , liillueneed by the no\ys from
Washington. However , the receipts in the
northwest for the Wqok were about 800,000
bu. larger than thoiiirecodlng week , and the
export clearances p wheat from five of the
Atlantic seaboard and gulf ports wore about
L'00,000 bu , smaller ) XUau the preceding week.
It was Kent-rally estimated that the vlaiblo
supply would show o > iucroaso of about 1-
600,000 bu. against iy\increaso \ of 3 , ! > UlOOObu ,
the corresponding week a year ago ,
Cora opened qultnjurong at from ! c to
> { c advance , and in. ino instances a further
improvement of Jtfu , to > .fo was gained.
Later the feeling was not so strong , and
prices gradually sojypd back again from > .fo
toc ; , and the market closed rather nuiot at
the reduction. AS .usual on the closing nay
of thu wcok business was very moderate.
Anticipated heavy receipts on Monday and
Tuesday was a depressing factor toward the
end. . ' ' '
Oats were steady , prices averaging
slightly better , and the clone on the near
futures was from 'u to } o higher , but ou
May steady , There was no jio.v feature.
Business in provisions was confined to the
local opcratqrs and was not by thorn in
dulged in to a heavy extent. The market
was generally firm until near the close , when
tlio setback iu wheat seemed to pull the
props from under the hog products. Pork is
7Uo less costly than last nlgtit. Lard and
ribs arc about unchanged ,
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
20 curs ; corn , 515 cars j oata , ! 2bO cars j hogs ,
25,000 head. _ . _ _
St. l.onli MurUeti. _ *
ST. I.OUIB , Oct. 18. ! ru)0ii-ritrongerrbut
not quotnbly charmed ,
WHEAT Opened light and ijciup , but realiz
ing put prices buck to lust nlgiil'u cloilnj , ' !
cruili held its gulns ! No. 2 red. closed , cash
and October. tit GOtfc ; November , 01 ! fc. 110111-
lUHll "December , C'Ji < S03ci Aluy , 70 iJ70ii' !
Conn-Wai itroeif , closing Jic higher ) No. 2
nilxoil , cash and October , 37'4C ! Novomrjor ,
3rt\ft \ > bid December and ' bid
) year , 34'jo ; May ,
OATS -I'lrrni llttlo trading ; No. 2 , cash and
October , 2GjCj [ November , 27c bld | May ,
31 je bid.
live-Held higher No. 2 , 44c bid , 4G'c '
a Uod.
ItAiti.r.r Quiet and 'cadyi'saloi o ( Iowa
nindo at-ISc.
HUAN lllsbprt C2o , east , truck.
I'M * PF.KII Nominal ut 98'jc.
Ulxrvr.it SEiiit Hotter at SO.ooav.CO.
TIMOTHY M.00 3,20.
II AY Kaslor ; iirltno to cliotco timothy , $9.fiO
awno.
HtlTTEltVnchanced. .
Kuos-IIlBliorat 17 "jo. "
I < n\r > Nomlnal,73.35 ; spelter , qtiotahln at
I.'OIIN MtiAtvI'nchungod. .
llAddiMit'nchanscd , { Jii
COTTON TlM-t'iiehanKed ' ,
WIIIRKV lliRhur. * l,16.
I'novistONS Qulul and unchanged , r\oopt
lurd9.H7'i , and bacilli , packed shoiU , $10. CO
© 10.02'i.
UKCUUTAI'lmir , 3,000 bids , : wheat , 09,000
tin. ; corn , 33,000 liu. ) oats , 4,000 bu.j rye ,
4,0001m. ; Imtlriv , 13iHOlw. )
Sllli'MKNT.s Hour , 8,000 bills. ! wheat , 4,000
bu. : corn , 4l.oooim. ; oats , 12,000 bu , ; rye ,
2,0001)11. ; bin ley , 2,000.
Italians Oily
( MTV , O.-.l. 28.VnmT ! { 1 lo.
hlchor ; No. 2 html , DS'iiSOlic ! No. 2 ted , 6GQ
50' Jp.
CoilN Blow ; No. 2ml\ed , 3232'jc ; No. 2
white , 34 < ! t34 ! ( ' ' .
Ows-Klnni No. 2ml\ed , 2uJi3.2Giej ! ! No. 2
white. 27(327 ( ' 4c.
Uvn-rirmor : No. 2 , 4.ri'5'il-lCc.
Kii\x SEKn-KIrm ; HO'itOlc.
HUAN Klrni ! 6Gfil57o.
llAY-Kiim ; ttniulliy , J9.OOaiO.00 ; pralile ,
$ c.ooa7.oo.
HiiTTiu Kuiy ; creauiery , 22iU2Cc : dairy , 18
© 22c.
l ! ( n Scnrco : 17'r. ' {
IlKCRti'THWliLt ! \ , 80,000 Int. ; earn , 10,000
Ini. ! nuts , none.
Sriii'MKNisVhcnt , 01,000 hu. ; coin , 10,000
bu. ; outs , none.
.
. , Oct. 28. ri.ottn Stonily ,
WIIKATHigher ; No. 2 spring , Olc ; No. 1
northern , 07UC ! Hocumhor , l3c. !
COHN Stonily ; No. a , nsui , .
OATS Lower ; No. 2 wlulo , ! 10J ! No. 3
llll , SHc.
ptlAiuBY Stoutly : No. 2 , 63 = ic ; vaniplo , 3fi
'uVi-Steady : ; No. 1. 49c.
I'aovisiONs ritciuly ; pork , $10.75 ; laril ,
HncciPTS I'loiir , 3,000 hbh.j wlieut , 45,000
bu. ; liurlny , llfi,200 bu.
SrrrpMKN-n Klour , 27 , 700 bbls. ; wheat , 10,400
bu. ; barley , 170,800 Im.
l.niKlnii drain
LONDON , Oct. 2H. WIIKAT Is weaker nmr In
Door demand. The weather Is very favorable
for the bowing nnd growing crops , which nro
doliiK very well. This linpi-ovcnient In America
Isnolielp to thu trade here , IIH thu piospcct
for the repeal of the Miornrm law seems dls-
rountcd. The miirUul Is also overlmtno with
Docllnns ot3.l . and Oil arc re
ported In Ihu country markets.
ri.otm Weaker , owing to largo suppllot.
C'oux I'lrin nnd In gooil ilcninml , with uil-
vance of 3d. London slock small.
OATS Active for spot forwiird positions.
Market closed Gil higher.
HBANR Klrnier , with un advance of Gd on
more Inquiry.
10.11 All A MV1S Sl'UUIv .MAHKKT.S.
riuctnntlniif ) In Cuttlu Values the J'catuo
of the Week .lust Closed.
SATt'iiruY. Oct. 23.
There have been very slight changes in
the innrltctlncr of stock the past week as
compared with the week previous nnd tlio
corresponding week last year. The figures
are as follows :
Cattle , llozs. Sheep.
Itecclptsthls wonk 24,712 27Bri8 fi.lPO
UfCOlpts histcolC 2M.021 25,054 5,410
Humuwuck lust year. . . . 22,231 ! I3,141 5,100
It will bo observed that althougn .Mon
day's receipts of cattle , 7,760 head , were the
heaviest on record , 1,000 heavier than over
before on this market , the week's rcveipts
fell slightly short ot last week , although
considerably in excess of the corresponding
week of 181)2. ) The total receipts for the
month of October will undoubtedly exceed
110,000 head , or ' . ' 0,000 more than were re
ceived during any single month since the
yards were opened for business.
The market , in a grcatiinnasure , follovroo.
the course of the receipts. Eaily in the
week , with heavy supplies , prices were on
the down turn , and by Wednesday the ordi
nary grades of beef steers and butchers'
stock were selling lOo to''Oc lower than the
close of last week. This had a tendency to
reduce the marketing of stock , and this in
turn resulted in n firming up of values , so
that closing prices for the week are fully as
strong as a week ago.
The wcok closed with a comparatively
litrht run , very little over 10J cars , the gen
eral quality of the offerings beimr pretty
much the same as they have baon all week.
With lavorablc reports from eastern mar
kets , u very active general demand and com
paratively few really desirable beef steers
on sale , the market was active and stronger
prices ruled on all suitable grades In fact ,
stronger prices ruled ou all grades. A few
loads of pretty good corned cattle changed
hands readily at ? 1 70 and $4.80 , while the
few decent range steers in the yards went
on the scales at around 3 to $ . ' 5.35. With
the exception of the late arrivals a good
clearance was effected , the general tone to
the market being firm throughout.
Cows and mixed block made up less than a
third of the supply , and with u good demand
from all local houses and some outside in
quiry the market was active and a shade
stronger 41) ) ! around. The big bulk of the
fair to good butchers' cows chanced hands
at from $3 to W.HO. Calves were iu active
demand and firm at from $2.25 to 1.50 for
common to choice stock. Hough stock was
freely moved at fully steady prices , gen
erally around ? 1.7ri to $2.25.
Conditions have improved considerably the
past day or two in the stocker nnd feeder
branch of the trade. The excessive supplies
of the early partoftno week had been prot.y
well cleaned up arid the fresh stock moved
freely at good strong prices , the domaiul being -
ing good from both yard traders ami out
siders. Good to fancy feeders are quoted at
from W to J3.50 ; fair to good at from 2.50 to
! , with common and inferior at from § 2 to
$2.30.
As a general thing the week before the
opening of the regular winter pork packing
season , November 1 , witnesses a concerted
and vigorous effort on the part of puckers to
got prices down as low as possible. That
was the situation the past week and while
the opening of the week wns rather ctromr
and the close only about a ditno lower than
a week UKO , the market during the middle
part of the week declined fully ! iOo or , all
grades. Conditions were not materially
different from what they have been for a
month past. Owing to the strength in the
In nl market the big , honvy hogs huvo
been In the best demand and sold at
a 5o to lOc premium over light woiehts.
As the shipping demand for lights
has also dropped off somewhat thcso arc
selling slowly and at bottom prices , The
fresh meatmen were the most active buyers
every day , the packers as a rule oeing either
IndilTorent or decidedly bearish. Shipments
have been lighter than fur months. The rea
son for this is undoubtedly to bu found in
the unusually high prices prevailing hero na
compared -with other western markets.
Every day the past week prices have been
from fie to 15c hrghor than at Kansas City
and from lOo to ItOu higher than at Sioux
City. So long as the active local demand
brings such high prices hern shippers for
eastern parties will prefer to operate at thu
cheaper markets Kansas City and St.
Louis.
The market today was a strong and active
oiio from start to MnUh , The receipts were
It Cures Ooldi , Coughi. Bore Throat , Croup , Infla.
tntt7hoopUs Cough , BronebltU nd A thm .
A ctrtiln cure tor Consumption In first Ur'
and a sure relief In adrtnciS starts. Use at once.
Yen will se U > t excellent effect " taklnf the
first dose. Bold tr dealer ! eTerjwhere. Lirge
MUti 10 cioUsni 11.00.
very modornlo and ttioquftlliy wns ns poor
fts It 1ms boon any Umo for the t > aU thrco
weeks. ChlcnRo win hlc-hcr nml tlio local
Ucmntul wns very nctrvo , so that sellers hnd
no diniculty In disposing of their holding * nt
prices f > c to lOo hiRhor tknn Friday. Tlio
r.irio ( of prices wni unusually narrow. Some
of tlio common , light nrul mixed imcldng
grades sold down nromul $0.0."i. arm a eotiplo
ol loads nf very cliolco hcnvy hops sold up to
? < V2r > . liuycra paid very little attention to
weight and tlio bulk of UK ; fullto K oil IIORS ,
wclKhlnir nil tlio jvay from Sir to n.V > Ibs. ,
sold nt $0.10 nrul $ o.ir , ns npalnst ti ) to $ ( l.in
Friday nud $0.20 to $ li.S 5 on last Saturday.
No sheep were locclvod today nnd none
yesterday. Tlio demand Is fair , but In sym
pathy with eastern markets , tlio feeling Is
very weak and prices away down In the low
notches. Quotation * nrn as follows : Fan-
to wed nativos. $ .fiOrrf.1.10 ; fallto peed
westerns , J3.S. > ( rM.K ( ) : coimmm and stock
sheep , Sl.MViS.aj ; good to clioloe 40 to tOO-il
Inrnbs. S
l.lvn Mock Mm-hot.
CIIICAOO. Oct , 28. The rcct'liiH of cattle
were ( -.tlnmlpd nl 2.600 liunil , which would
iiinkn tli ( > wccU's supply 75,751 lipnil. TliMs
a ( locrcnMt from last wfok's totnl of ni-arly
10,001) lit'iul nml n ileuronso us c-oiiiparod witli
tin ; same week last your of 4,01)1) ) huud. Of
today's arrivals nIjoiit'J.OOO lioml wmu i-red-
Ited to Toxas. Thorn \ > as a fnlr ( Iciiunul and
steady rirlocs for iamstTM , whllo natives were
firm. The u\cniKi > if prhu-s u nulto as lit li as
ntthoulotoot last wuclc. I'lospccl' for next
Tvncknio fornioilcrato tocclnts audit general
advance In prices.
1'rlocs for hoes were iiroiii nnd for an hour
or two , at the bnitlniilm ; of operations , nili-d
from 5o to 10c holier than at yo .tuiday's bust.
Sellers falh'd to hold thuailviuu-o , ho\\u\or ,
the close belli ? no hotter lhin : fur I hu day
lit'foio. The reculptscrn 11,000 , maliliiK
132.R2S ! for the nook , or about 13,000 mme
than for last wt-i-U and ! > : t,0 ( > 0 | P S than for the
corresponding lasl year. Sains of heavy
HIKI medium vvclxlits wi-ru Konorally ut finm
$0,15 to ; cjr : > ami llio rulliic prlcM for llRli
wi'lRlits worn fionitii.to to fii.JtO. As lilsh as
iu.tiO was paid for tmti'lior wululits anil there
weiosales of fiuu'V lluhl at Vi.ir : > . filers for
heavy und modlutn weights atu l.V- lower than
last Sat urday. while llshl wulglits ha\u Uo-
ullni'd from A&c to 50o.
The sln-pp trailo was dull and prices unim
proved. Very ftiw sheep were wiinti'd hy any
body and many common lots will hu held ovur
until Monday. Prices were from tto \ S1.50
foruiblilsh to fiom M.50 lo J3.75 for rhuleo
nallvo wethers. Tlio lamb market \\iia llrm at
from J2.no to $4.75 for poor lo cholou , with
o.xlra quotations as hlch as J3. I'ruspnl. prices
are but llttlo illITrmit fiom those of a wcok
afro.
afro.The Evening Journal reports :
CUrrl.i : Keoolnts , 'J.UOU head ; shipments ,
1,000 hoadj about all Tans , owned by
packers ; no sales of nolo of nathrs ; market
nominal at $ . " ) .5035.80 for top steers , $1.8iii
5.15 for mediums anil t l.'JVjt..r | > 0 for others.
lions Hecelpts , 11,000 hciul ; thlpments ,
5.000 bead ; market opened ai-llvo and 10
higher ; closed rather cisler ; lomth , J5.50 ®
n.D5 ! packers. SO.OoaO.30j heavy , flUlDJlli. 15 ;
Huht.iu.uoao.-io.
KIIKIU * ANII iMMnItocolptx , l.fiOO bead ;
market iincbanced ; top sheep , ? U.OOa3.50 ; top
lambs , J4.00&4.50.
Knnsis City l.lvo Stock .Market.
KANSAS OITV , Oct. 2H. OATTMJ Receipts ,
0,600 bead ; shipments , ,100 head ; best ciittlo
were steady , others slow ; Texas and .shipping
steers , S2.10@0.26 ; Texas and nallvu cows ,
St.OOK2.70 ; butcher stock. J3.50S4.10 ;
stockers and feeders. tJ.3033.30.
Hous Receipts. 3,40" ln-ad ; shipments ,
ROO head ; market stions to lOo higher ; bulk ,
J5.00aG.OO ; heavy , paoklm ; and ml\cd. * j,75ffi
0.10 ; llKbt , Yorkers mid plus $ r > .7DQO.OD.
Snni-.p Itecorpts , GOO lipiiil ; shipments , 500
head ; market slow nml steady.
Stuck In S
Uecplptsof live stoik at tlio four principal
western markets Saturday , October 2B :
Cattle , llocs. Slicop.
SonthOmaha . 'J.571 2,1)07 .
Chicago . 2,000 11,000 1.51IO
Kansas City . 6 , 600 3,400 GOO
St. Louis . l.liOO 700 100
Total . iTo ? ! 17,707 2 QO
5.000
%
Benson's'
Prus Plaster !
TUB BEST.
RELIEVES PROMPTLYind
CUPES QUICKEST !
wsr - * *
X\VO ID ,
euaeinunow
eeiles
Medical
&
Surgical
Dispensary.
ANM )
DISEASES
Wl ! CtlltT OATAltltll , nil IMSK.VSI'.S OP
TIII : NOM : . TIIUOAT , our.sT.sTO.HAUii
uowin.sitiui rivrrt , UHKUMATIMM , IMS
1 Ijl 41 \ *
Itl.OOn , SKIN nnd ICIDNf.Y l > Mrixo ,
ll.MAIi : : XVKAKNKSSKS 1OST .MAN
HOOD cUIti ; I ) , mill nil riirmi of
WEAK MEN
HYnUOCKLlI AND VAUICOCKU * per nviiMtly
Hint mircvsifnlly caro.l , Metlio.l uou'amt unMlllii/
TUUAT.MKNT 11V M.UI , n speultiUy.
PILES , P13TULA , VISSUUH , pcrmimontly cura I
without tlio lisa ot ktilto , m.Uuro or o I'lttlo.
Allin.il-iilloHOf anrlx'flio or delle-Uo u.Uurj , of
either BOX , positively cured.
Call on or aililtvi-i , wltli atimp , for ClrjuUri.
Free Uoo'.t. lleclpo ) ami Sy nplo n HUnti'i.
First Btnlrxvny HO'Uh of postonicc , room 7.
Dr. Searles SL Saarlds.ll .
SOZJT T fXVIAZTA.
Union Stosk Yards Company ,
Soutli OrnaTiai
Bc l Cattle Ho nad ihjsu market lathi will
COMMIS3I01 HOUSES.
f
Wood Brothers ,
Live Stock CommU-ilon. .ttarohitatt.
Soith urniha Telephone Ilii. _ Cbtoati
JOHN 1J. IIADI'MAX ,
WAI.TKK K. WOOD ,
Marltot reports by mnll and nlro cheerful
arnlshod upon apuflcutlon.
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
ami Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Xurcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing1 Syrups , and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' xiso by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays
fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd ,
cures Diarrhoea , and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles , cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates tlio food , regulates the stomach
and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
' Mother's Friend.
toria is the Children's Pauacca-tho
Castoria. Castoria.
\
"Castoria Is nn excellent medicine for chil "Caslorla Is BO well adapted to children thai
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told rno ot Ha I recommend Itnssuperlortoanypreacriptlon
good effect upon their children. " known to ine , "
Iii. 0. C. Osaoon , If. A. AnciiEn , M. D. ,
Lowell , Mass. Ill So. Oxford Rt. , Brooklyn , N. Y.
11 Castorl.i I' the bc'-t remedy for clillilrcn of " Our physicians In tlia chllJron'B depart
which I nni ncqualntcJ. I hope tlio day Is not ment Iwvo spoken lilfilily of Ibclr expert-
far distant w hen mothers wlllconslder the real cnco In their outside praellca with Castorli ,
Interest of their chlMren , nml use Caslorln In nud although wo only have uniong our
stead of the various ( juack nostrnmswlilch nro medical supplies what Is known as regular
destroying their loved ones , by forclngopluni , products , yet wo are free to confess ' tin * Uw
morphine , soothing gyrnp nml other hurtful merits of Castoria has wo > " to'look with
agents donn their throals , thereby Bending favor upon It. "
. " UMTED IIosi'iTiii im > BrcpmaircT ,
them to prematuregraves.
On. J , F. KrscnsLoi , Boston. Mass.
Con ny , Ark. ALLEH C. SMITH , Prti. ,
The Contanr Company , 77 Murray Street , Now York City.
OMAHA
U laniiiacliiiers i lofcts ieclw
BAGS & TWINES | TENTS , ETC.
licniis Omaha Dag OmaluTcnl-Awning
COMPANY. fOMl'ANV.
Importer * nll | umnufno-
tutor * of tluur nck , I1OUSK COYIiKS.
burlap * , twlno. IMil'urnum Mruot.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Morsc-Coe Slio ; Company.
Baleiroom anil Oltlca1117 IIUMIII Horarl U
toctorr-lll'.l-1121-H''l lloxarU St.
\V'u are tlio OVI.V Mniiiif.uturori of llootianl
Khoesln ttia atata ot Nubr.iiki.
A Konural Invitation ItuxUiJH Hi W Impact
ournevf factory.
DRY GOODS.
HARDWARE.
Rector & Williclmy Lobeck & Linn ,
I > onlotn Itnrliraroiut
Corner 10th nnd Jacltnon inc < bunion' ( null.
Mrouti.
HATS.JETO. IRON WORKS.
W.urtTbbba&Co Om jha Safe and Iron
\Vliolc ale WOIIKS.
Hat0. cap * , vir iw goods , tnfei.viiuHi , Jail wood ,
Uluvoi , mltteni. litli Iron bliutton and lire *
aud Iliimer fctro3t . cn | > > . < lu Anilreoii , llth
nndJnckiun