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THE OMAHA DAILY RRlLjMCXNDAY , MAY 81 , 1897. ONE HUNDRED YEABS A STATE Nashville's ' Centennial Cornmernorutcs the Admission of Tennessee. EXPOSITION IILD : MID HISTORIC SCENES Clrnvr * of Tun I'renlilenl" Clone ill llnnil nnd All Hx ? Coiuitrj- the IMncc Wlicro Contcml- Arinlen Winced. NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , May 24. ( Special Correspondence of The Bee. ) "What do yo' oil think of otiah big show ? " Is the ques tion 1 have had to answer repeatedly since my arrival on the grounds of the Tennessee Centennial exposition , a few days ngo , I am pleat-cil to say that I can give a reply that Is In every respect satisfactory to the ques- { loncr. The "Centennial , " an It Is termed here for uhnrt , Is a remarkable evidence , not only of the resources of the nouth , but ot the determined perseverance , against al most overwhelming obstacles , of the people Ot Tennessee , and particularly of Nashville , la bringing this enterprise to a Buccojsful accomplishment. Some account ot what our tijUthcrn neighbors have done In bringing ubout this exposition will certainly help stimulate the people of the great tranemls- l-lrelppl region in bringing to a bucccssful lania their great cxpcsltlon In 189S. In fact , no offnlr of this kind ever held offers to us eo many tugKostlotis and so much of ex perience by which we may profit ns dotfl thla Tennratee centennial. The World's fnlr , gl- iantlc ; , suppllad with vast SUIIM of money , commemorating an event of world-wide In terest , wns shortly followed by the Atlanta exposition , which profited In n measure by the experiences ot Its big predecessor. The Tenuceseo people have c\en more profited by the great Chicago show , and have alto innda mo of- the Atlanta affair. Now our Trnno- inUsloslppl Exposition should , and will , gain much friun a study ot the methods used In oil three , but especially In the piano adopted by this last one , held only a year prior to our own. ONE HUNDRER VKARS A STATE. The purpose of the Tennessee centennial , nu Us name Indicates , Is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of ths ndml.'slcn of the 'state nf Tcnnesrce to the union. As a mat ter ot fact the dnte of President Wnshlngton's proclamation declaring Tennessee a state Ihz sixteenth was June 1 , 1790 , nnd It wns Intended nt first to have the exposition opened upon that date. But the plans grow , needing more timeto materialize them , nnd the data of opening was postponed until Sep tember 1 , 1890 , and the thought wns to hold It but 100 dajs. Then It was found that It wns Imporalblo to get In readiness so great an enterprise In BO short a time , and It was not until Mny 1 , 1897. that the tormal open ing exercises were held , with. I am told. 4,000 men still nt work upon the ground ? , and the time of Its continuance extended to six month ? . Even yet , after being open to the public twenty dayi , there Is much undone , nnd many workmen still busily engaged In getting exhibits nnd grounds In order. To cnrry on this raagnlficant affair , the people ot Nashville have subscribed , and paid In , $530,000 , Including only two largo subscriptions railroad of $25,000 each. Everybody subscribed ; bus-lncss men will ingly bent their backs to the burden ; clerks , bookkeepers , laborers , cheerfully contributed from their small Incomes. All thla was done In the two years Just past when Nashville was suffering as severely from the hard times ns Omaha or any other city ot the country. ! am credibly Informed that In the pist five years something like $15.000,000 have dropped out of sight In thla city In the failure of banks and other financial Institutions. All banks but two were forced to close their doors during the panic , although a number have since been1 reopened. In addition to all thla It should bo remembered that Nashville docs' not claim over 100,000 population , prob ably has not over 85,000 , nnd of these fully one-third nre colored people from whom lit tle wns expected cr received. In view of all these circumstances It must bo admitted that Nashville has not only mailo a remarkable showing , but has set a worthy example to Omaha to do much bet ter than she has yet done. In addition to the money raised by the city of NashUlIc , the United States congress approptlatcd $130.000 , and the legislature of Ton'iysseo ' $50,000. Comparatively little was iccelved from other cities nnd counties of the state , nnd that wns contributed for -"pecial pur poses as county or city buildings , or ex I hibits , nnd none wns given by other stales. The total resources did not reach $750,000. One cannot but be Impressed with the fact that this amount of money must have been used with remarkable shrewdness End economy , as the result of Its expenditure gradually unfolds Itself before the eyes In the great buildings nnd beautiful grounds , GENTLE SLOPES AND FOREST TREES. The location Is attractive the most so of nny exposition since the Philadelphia Cen tennial , whlcn had about It the landscape of beautiful Falrmount park. A well known and skillful writer. In making a few com parisons between the World's fair and Ten nessee Centennial , says : "Chicago , on sunny days , was a study In blue and white nnd gold ; Nashville Is a study In green and white and gold. " What the World's fair lacked In grass and trees and terraces , It made up In vast stretches of water , of plazas and endless buildings ; what the Ten nessee Centennial lacks In these , It makes up In 200 acres ot gentle slopes , with splen did forest trees , long reaches of terraces , and the diversity of sweeping hillside and pretty valleys. While not' EO large , norse so numerous , of course , as the buildings at the Chicago fair , the Nashville buildings , constructed after the same manner , nre more artistic , and leave , with their beautiful sur roundings , a delightful picture upon the mind of the visitor. Tlie site Is a natural park , about two miles from the center of the city , reached by three electric and one steam car line , the electric lines carrying the visitor through the most attractive resi dence district. But a feature of the Tennessee Centen nial , which gives It an especial Interest over any of Its predecessors , unless It should bo the Philadelphia Centennial , Is Its historical setting. Of this , the World's fair was of necessity barren. It was of the earth earthy. Held In a city whose god li Mammon , the uppermost thought was to dls. play that which produced wealth , the products of wealth , or which In some way would help In money getting. Jts treas ures ot art even were associated with the thought of their vast value In dollars am cents. Hut these could bo nothing In the surroundings that brought to mind events of historic Interest outside ot the one grca fact of America's discovery , and even this was burled amid the Haunting evidences o this generation's wealth and power unc plenty. MID HISTORIC SCENES. The thought Is all different at the Ten nessee Centennial. The very central build Ing on the grounds , although It docs neB B to in to have been so Intended , Is a beauti ful and graceful structure devoted to His tory , and filled with the relics and inenicn toea of a bygone century. Stand upon the steps of the Parthenon , filled with Its trcau urea of art , and you look Into the city where , upon Its rocky knoll , stands like i grim sentinel amid and above the modern day trutllc Mid nolso and smoke , the lilutorl. . state house , wheru scenes ot great monicn to the entire nation have been enacted There , but a few rods away from the beau tlful grounds surrounding the capltol , Is the stately old mansion of James Knox Polk while ho and his queenly \vlfu llo burled 01 the pretty eastern terrace ot the cnplto grounds , an Inscription upon the simple stone vault that marks their grave , telling thr world that "tho beauty of virtue wa : Illustrated In his life ; the excellence o Christianity was exemplified In his death His life was devoted to the public service Ho wan elevated successively to the lira Places In the state and federal governments A nu'inbor of the genera ) assembly ; a mem bcr of congrvia , and the chulrmau of the most Important congressional committees nktakcr of the bouse ot representatives ; governor of Tcnne ee , and president of the United State * . " From the higher points o the Centennial grounds , upon a clear /lay may be reen "The Hermitage , " An drew J ckrou' old home , twelve inllca Vty , ttiil where U hU last resting place tucn-dly guarded and cared for by the woutu of Temimee u U ilouat Vcruor upon the banks of the Potomac by the women of Wnfihlngton. Indeed one cannot but be m pressed with the reverence and respect given by the people of Tennessee to the memory of Jackson. His statues , his por- ralts , his name , his letters , the relics of ils lifetime , are met with throughout the exposition and the city. Tennessee Is proud of the fact that she has been the mother of hrcc presidents , for ehe nlfo gave to the country Andrew Johnson , whoso grave Is nt Orecnvlllc , In another pnrt ot the state. All about within sight nnd walking die- anco of this beautiful collection of the evl- lenccs of nn ngo of peace , nre the hills of Nesltvlllp , once crowned with forts , the oenes of terrible strife during the civil war. As one nalks the streets , visits the cnpltol , or the more vencrnblo buildings , he renllzcs hat ho Is trending In the footsteps of brave ncn who gave their lives a generation ngo or the cause they loved. Tlie National cem etery near by U the last resting place ot C.COO federal soldiers , more than one-fourth of whom are unknown , Upon every hand one has these flcrrc days called to mind , nnd hourly his soul Is thrilled within him ns some spot or landmark or grassy _ mound slowly losing Its semblance to fort or rifle pit calls to mind deeds of glory nnd loyalty lint wcro done In the name of God nnd homo and native land. Yea. the historical setting of the Tennes see Centennial la by no mentis Its letet In- ercstlng feature. GEORGE 0. WALLACE. roe sincm ICE KOII AM-MMM. CIIIIJMof Ilic KlllliiK.of tlie Grn In What killed the alfalfa last winter ? This s the qtieptlon that Is being variously nn- wcrcd but by no menus In a satisfactory manner , says HIP Ord Quiz. But even a more dllllcnlt question Is why It should be killed In spots. Fields nnd portions of flplds pparontly eubjcct to the same conditions ro in oni > instance bare nnd In another growing to luxuriant alfalfa , While the an- wcr to the latter question must be made after an examination of each Individual case , t must he remembered that there la an an- wcr , for there la no effect without n cause. The Quiz clltiEs to the belief that the un- isunl amount ot moisture last winter , frccz- ng In some cacs n heavy coaling of Ice over he ground. Is fruitful cause for much of the lead alfalfa. It Is a fact well proven tint a heavy contlng of Ice will kill well rooted grasses. Even the hardy blticgrass cannot land such an. ordeal. Many proofs of tha ! can bo found In thin vicinity. Mr. E. J. 'Icmcnts killed u patch ot his blucgrass awn by allowing the water to flow from his vatcr tank onto the lawn last winter , fom- ng n iieiu-y cent ot Ice. And there are other nptnnccs that may be cited. That such a ondltlon Is fatal to alfalfa Is shown In the s e of thu writer's 'alfalfa. He has two latches on slightly sloping ground , so that he water cannot stnnd anywhere txccpt In i dead-fifrrow. The ntrongcst grass last year vns. In this furrow , but this spring the alfalfa s dead there , while elsewhere the itaml Is letter than last year. It may bo that the nppenrance of bare spots In your field mny > e explained by the formation of drifts last vlnter which had later pnrtlally thawed , thus onnlng Ice spots. Pasturing the field too late Is undoubtedly njurlous or dangerous nt the least. Cut- Itig at Improper times may also prove Injur- ous. One. or all of these conditions may have conspired to kill your alfalfa. And the arylng combination of them may explain he unsightly spots In your field. It must bo remembered that last winter vas a severe one on other crops that have o withstand the rigors of winter. Winter _ vheat looked well till March , then It was "ound to bo dead. Our farmers should not , hercfore , be too hasty In condemning the ; rowlng alfalfa. It Is too valuable a crop to be experimented -with Indifferently or meageriy. AVe believe It Is the liny crop for Mebraskn , and that when we understand It Jettcr wo will have no special difficulty in raising It very successfully. Happily the first reports ot failures seem to have been , exaggerated. Fields that looked at first to bo badly damaged have come cut all right after all. Neuralgia Is the prayer or the nerves for pure blood. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is the Ono I'ruo Blood Purifier nnd nerve builder. - o TIME imi.VGS 9IANV CHANGES. Futc of a Little Group nt it County Fnlr. The above caption was forcibly brought out In a conversation last week , says the Crete Vldette , with Charley Sloan of Geneva , who was whlllng away a few hours between trains In Crete. Mr. Sloan said that about eighteen years ago ho came to Nebraska when the District fair at Fairmont was in full blast. Among the first men ho met were the following principal characters : Chase Bros. , bankers ot Fairmont ; Dr. Johnson , i prominent young physician ; Joe Fisher , cosh lor of a bank ; James Laird and J. II. Stickle , who were running against each other for congress ; General Charles II. Van Wyck Young Putney , a prominent newspaper man , Wallace Wheeler ; John Jenkins , member of the legislature , who was the perfect picture of health , and In the crowd was a tough little Jockey named Thorpe , who was riding Belle K. Of the parties nnmed the pros pects of success seemed brighter for all than for the little Jockey , who had no special In fluence In the world and no other apparent means of climbing the ladder ot fame than up the stlrrurs of a running horse. But what has been the change 'In this coterie ? The Chase brothers , then the moneyed men of Flllmoro county , today , are fugitives from Justice ; J. H. Stickle , the antimonopoly nopoly candidate for congress , is serving a three years term In the penitentiary for em bezzlement. Joe Fisher Is a defaulter and a fugitive from justice. Dr. Johnson , Van Wyck , Wallace , Wheeler , James Laird , Put ney and Jenkins nro all dead. The young Jockey , who had neither money , friends nor Influence hna stuck to the race track and Is classed as one of the best riders In America , and Is getting a salary of $10,000 per year. Ho has saved his money and Is now one of the wealthiest men in Flllmore county. Surely time brings changes In men and proves the old adage , that the race Is nol always to the swift nor the battle to tbo strong. OAMKOHMA Over the ItorklrN by Y > nj-llR-Iit. A special train of finest tourist sleepers will leave Omaha for San Francisco via the Burlington Route C p. m , Wednesday , June 30. Stopovers will bo made at Denver , one hour. Colorado Springs , eight hours. Leadvllle , one hour , Glenwood Springs , three hours , Salt Lake City , forty hours. Tickets , $22.50. Berths ( wide enough and big enough for two ) , $0.50 , Full Information given and reservations made at City Ticket Office. 1502 Farnara street. J. B. REYNOLDS , City Passenger Agent. Huiiiiiii-r .VIA WABASH RY. Half Rates South Tuesday , May 18 , Reduced Hntca to Nashville , Tenn , , every Tuesday. Reduced Rates to Chattanooga , Tenn. In July. Reduced Rates to Toronto , Ont. , In July Reduced Rntcs to Buffalo , N. Y. , In Au gust , Tickets to and from all points In Europe via all lines. For rates , Bulling lists or a lopy of "To the Lake Retorts and Beyond. " jail at Wabash Ofilcc. 1415 Farnam street , or wrlto O. N. CLAYTON. Aeent. Will FuriilHli Mimic Toilny , Tlie. Twenty-second Infantry band of Fort Crook will arrive In the city this morning and will take part In the Grand Army Memorial - rial exercises , to be held In Hansconi park this afternoon. The members of the bant will march In the parade that forms at 1 o clock this afternoon. "They are dandles , " said Thos. Bowers o the Crocket , Texas. Eaterprlse. while writ lug about De Witt's Little Early Risers the famous little pills for eick headache and U.aorders of the stomach and liver. California ! ? li 5t and lulckest reached via the Union Pacific. 16 hours quicker than any other city Ticket Office , 1303 rqrnam St. "FaUo la one , false m all , " 1 an ancient legal maxim , Remember It to the disad vantage of any tradesman who tries to tub tltute one article tor another , GUARDING . THE EHESH.IIT An Important School Reform Proposed In Now York Oity. NJURIOUS CONDITIONS TO BE REMEDIED rhc Vuliie of n Properly Tcuc'lior S.VHli'lim of Sii I'lnjUN n Vltnl I'urt of Hduciitluii , The children of the public schools ot New York City arc to have their eyes as well as heir tluonto examined In Iho future. The Uonrd of Health la debating a plan to appoint oculists as school Inspectors , In addition lo the stall ot regular medical school In spectors. Hut while these nro occupied with this work only a small part of the day , the oculists are to work right along , each in his district , In which there will be as many ns a dozen schools. With ten , or twelve such Inspectors nt work , the whole school population ought to be overhauled In the course of the year. That IB the general outline of the plan tnder debate , eays tlie New York Sun. At tention was called to the condition prevail ing In the public schools last winter by the Good Government clubs , and the matter was inkcn up by Dr. Fowler , the medical com missioner , and by Dr. Ulchard Derby , the consulting ophthalmologist of the depart ment , but Dr. Derby fell 111 nnd went to Europe. Meanwhile the general school In spection for contagious diseases wns under- : atcn nnd proved most successful. The orlg- nal plan has now been revived and Dr. Fowler ler and President Watson ate pushing It with the hope of carrying It Into effect In the coming school year. Complaint Is made that the schools arc > ndly lighted , especially the older one ; that ; he seats and desks are badly placed with reference to the light , and especially thnt no ittcntlon Is paid to pupils' visual defectn In seating them. Thus the far-si fihtcd pu pils may bo next thu blackboard and the near-sighted ones away behind. Dr. Derby writes : "It should bo part of the duty of the medi cal Inspector to acquaint himself with the visual condition of all the pupils In each school room. The rieult of his examination should be a matter of record , nnd thn chil dren who have been discovered to have de fective vision should receive consideration In reference to the position of their desks , : liclr distance from the blackboard , etc. Such obvious rules ts placing the desks In such a way that the light , and enough of It , comes over the left shoulder of each pupil and that the elevation of the book upon the desk should allow an unconstrained position of the child while at work , should be en forced. " The department expects the hearty co operation of the Board of Education In the new work. SCHOOL METHODS. The Vnltie of n Properly Qnnlllleil Teacher SyMtcniM of Spelling ; . Dr. J. M. Itlce contributes In the Juno Forum another paper on School methods bnsed on Investigations made by him lost year. Concerning the value of a properly qualified teacher he says : The facts , In iny opinion , will admit of only one conclusion ; viz. , that In teaching the re sults are not determined by the methods employed , but by the ability of those who use them. In other words , the first place must be given to the personal equation of the teacher ; while methods and devices play only a subordinate part. It seems to me , there fore , that the evils now ascribed to uncon trollable circumstances should be attributed , In large part to a lack on the part'of the teacher of those qualifications which are essential to success. Consequently , when reasonable demands are not met within a reasonable time limit , we are Justified In In ferring that the fault lies with the teacher and not with the pupils. An Instructive ex perience I once encountered will servo to illustrate this point. On leaving a class room In which I had heard a few recitations , i complimented the teacher on the Intel ligence of herpupils. . She replied : "You must not give me credit for that. These chil dren arc Russians ; and one am do anything with nusslars. " H so happened that on the next day I visited a class room , In which the children were exceptionally dull. On thla occasion the teacher remarked : "You must not blame mo for their stupidity. My pupils are nureions ; and one cannot do any thing with Russians. " On the subject of spelling , Dr. nice says : First , as to oral and written , column and sentence spelling , I shall say only this , that the wise teacher will acquaint herself with as many methods and devices as possible , and change from one to the other , In order to relieve the tedium and to meet the needs of Individual children. Before all , she will beware of running off at a tangent with any particular method , because none yet discov ered has proved a panacea. Second , under no circumstances should more than fifteen min utes dally bo devoted to the subject. What ever benefit the pupils receive from their Instruction In spelling will be obtained within this period. Third , I would recom mend that the words be carefully graded , not only In regard to orthographical diffi culties , but In accordance with the vocabu lary of the child as well. In this way , the course In spelling might become as system atic as In other subjects. Fourth , prece dence should be given to common words , while technical and unusual words should be taught Incidentally. By excluding words of the latter classes , the course would be materially abridged , and the chances ol producing good practical spellers proportionately tionately Increased. Fifth , the course should bo further abridged by excluding words that contain no catch. 1. o. , words which naturally spell themselves. My re searches on this point would Indicate that more than half the common words belong to this category , and consequently need not be studied. The Ideal ground to bo covered In spelling would bo represented , therefore , by a carefully graded list of the common wordi most liable to" be misspelled. The number ot words In tills list , according to my esti mate , would bo between 0,000 and 7,000 , * * * Concerning the Influence of methods In spelling , a very comprehensive study was made by me , through personal Interviews with some 200 teachers , whoso pupils had taken part In my tests. These teachers were questioned , to the minutest details , In regard to the course they had pursued. In brief , my deductions may be summarized In the statement that there ls no direct rela tion between methods and results. For example , among the points that have given rise to endless discussion. Is that concerning the value of oral spelling. My tests showei1 that , while In some of the schools , where a special feature had been made of oral spell ing , the results were favorable , In others they were unfavorable. And the same conditions were shown wbero oral spelling had been abandoned. Second , much dls- cusslon has arisen as to whether , In written BDclllng. the words of the lesson should be placed In columns or In sentences , But the claim of superiority In favor of sentence over column spelling was by no means cor roborated ; the results of the sentence method varying Just as much as those of the column method , School itoll of Honor. The following High echool freshmen had a scholarship of over 90 per cent for the month of May : Dwlght Pierce , Ruth Wllaon Agnes Herbert , Alice Towne , Llzzo ( Wentworth - worth , Mary Wood , Maud Brooks , Helen Keller , Harry Hlgglns , Claudlno Duncan , Ray Knode , Samuel Recs , Julia Brewer , Ucrnaic Killers , Fannie Kraclit. May Haley , Emma Smith , Arthur Jrasen , Dorothy Frederlcknon Bertha Pampel , Jane Anderson , June Den nett , Frank Brown , Helen Jones. Edith Wll- cox , Laurence Wliltty , Beatrice Ray. Margie McCachron , Helen Lynch , Jeanette Newlean Rachel Lawton , Edith Umntburg , Ellitbeth Yoder , iJolm Byrne , Carrie fJoIdsmlth , Eliza beth McConnell , Bertha Sclioenstadt , Carrie Barber , George AValterc , Ray Taylor , Frank Thomas , Edna Sanderson , Stella Qreen. Mary Dletrlck. Lillian Roblson. Frank Peterson Helen Edwards , Ruth Cultra , Caroline KJbl- ger , A. Dickinson , Fanole Spooner , May Naudaln. Florence Panpelee , Bessie Andrew May Kdholiu , Ida Peterson. Lucy Frcnzer Ethel Partridge , Helen Iledlngton , Lola. Tll- lotson , Julia Lang , .Henrietta. Iteci , Mabel Hull , Ellen Kroon * tCrtk Gordon. Wlllard Lamps , Kranetu Walker , BH > el Hlgby , Frances Bell. Edna luweon , Charles Triton- anl , Lucy Worlcy. rSeisle Morrison. Emma Lorenzen , Edllh leUreon , Ollvo Ellswotth , Augusta Lthman , Maud Taylor , Lizzie Bios- lie , Osholr SclillefronfViJfFfllo Lansing. John I'ollvka , Hussell Ilcvons , Martha Mortenten , Corlnno Armstrong lierman Johnson , Carrie Kraclit , Marie Majtihows. Brlglc McArdle , Ellen Anthta , NorV'tllifrval , Paul Uoblnson , Kalhetlne Sharrock- Marie Koch. Robert Moraman , Nnda Randolph , Vcra Allen. inii - \cliriiftkit liiM ltitr , for tlie Itllnil. NEBRASKA crCY.jJay 30. ( Special. ) Commencement oxcrcJccs at the Nebraska Institute for the Blind will begin on Sntur- lay next , nnd continue until the following Wednesday. Saturday evening's program In cludes numbers by Nora Malhews , Nora Mar tin , Clarence Jones , Hey Clarke , Hay Hike , Alice- Baker , Alllc V. TrursJell nnd Hertratn Bell. A thcrt service for Sunday evening n eludes a eolo by Alice V. Tnitsdtll nnd an nddrcns by llcv. Arthur Farnworth. On Monday morning essiys will be read by Chester Kerr , Hos-a H. Hustr. Sidney Itutlcdge , Clarence Olsh , Hans IlRxthatiaen , Mary Lawler nml Slagglo Moore , nnd the program will be Interspersed with music by Mona Stewart , Emma Erlckson , Clara Owens , Prcda KarlofT nnd L.arn Howe , and exercises in mathematics by Clmrlcs Kadlna from the sixth grade , Norn Martin for the freshmen nnd Jennie Johnson for the sophomores On Monday nnd Tuesday afternoons cxhl- iltloim In the various Industrial departments will be given. On Mohdly evening there will be a musical by the children. On Ttiwdny morning n further batch of essays will bo rend .by Hey Clarke , Max Vta ? , Charles' Zadlna , James Kavanngh , Nora Mathcws < ind May Shlke , nnd on Tuewlay cvcnltu ; there will be another musical , The closing exerclsei ? on Wednesday even ing will Include papers by Mona Stewart , Max Vrss , Fcrd Holllngaworth , Clara Owens , Mny Stinger , Sam O'Connor nnd Hey Clarke. The graduates from the Industrial depart ment of the Institution are : Allco linker , Jnnica Ball , Don Arnold , Harry Buetor , Clarence Lewis ; and Bcrtrnm Hell graduates from the musical department. IMuy n * n I'nrt 'of Jacob 'A. ' RHs of NW York , a recognized student of social conditions , In a recent address before the Civic club of Philadelphia , uvo utterance to an Important truth , which seems to have been overlooked or forgotten by those who originated , as well as by meat of those who administer our system of pop ular education. "A boy , " snld Mr. Rlls , "cultivates his moral nature by play. It Is essential to the making of the man. " Any careful student of child nature knows this to bo true , eays the Philadelphia Times , but our cities erect school housea without play grounds ; the homes of the majority of city : hlldren nre without yards or grounds In which healthy play Is possible ; the streets nro traversed by railway lines , which make play dangerous to the last degree , and tfic great parks are too distant from their homes to bo utilized for dally play. Educational Note * . A writer In Scribners says $500 will sup port a student comfortably for a year In Princeton college. The\ \ highest expenditure Is $700 and the lowest IB $250. Thu law providing for' uniform text books In the free schools of , , Texas will go Into effect next year. A"slmjlar measure was de feated In the Illinois legislature. Hnnry Marlon Ijpjve .of Boston , the eon of Julia Ward How . /wljo / has been appointed professor of metallurgy In Columbia col lege , Is n cousin o , V. . Marlon Crawford , the popular novelist. [ Philadelphia leads InUhe work of provid ing Industrial education1 and the city board of education now i tcuqs to establish a com mercial high school for boys. If there has been undue neglect along this line In the educational systems ot the country , the promise Is that It Svlll'yoon ' be overcome. Prof. Theodor Mo'mni en , the German his torian of Rome , Iwillr celebrate his 80th birthday next autumn ? The/ University of Berlin , atif the fncTuHy'ot ' 'whlph'Mttmnlteeni : has been a member JOT' tlilrty-nlrjf ! years , will observe the occasion by a special fes tival In' his honor. The minister 'of public instruction" will also do special honor to the historian , who Is In excellent health , not withstanding his advanced age. ' Some tlmo ago the Japanese emperor con ferred upon the late Prof. Luther Whitney Mason of Boston the Order of the Sacred Treasure. "I feel very sorry , " says the Japanese minister , whom the emperor re quested to give the decoration to Mr. Mason , "that owing to Mr. Mason's death It was Impossible for me to carry out his majesty's command , and that I was compelled to return the decoration to Japan. The Im perial government could not , however , Ig nore his Invaluable services , and the min ister of education requested me through the the minister of foreign affairs to present a pair of Japanese cloisonne vases to Mrs. Mason , lnrtestlmony of the high estimation which wo have always had toward the de ceased professor. But Mrs. Mason having also passed away , I. have caused the present to be sent to their daughters. " Prof. Mason organized the Imperial music school of Toklo , and bis music has been sung In the 10,000 schools of Japan. Fnlln , With Its beauty and grandeur reveals to the tourist each year some new harmony. There Is no place In America where the summer tourist could spend his time more profitably than all this , world-famed cataract. The Nickel Plato Road with Its solid trains , through sleeping car service and unexcelled dining car service , between Chicago , New York and Boston , Is the recognized highway to this rceort. With the new train service , Which becomes effective Sunday , Mny 30 , a stop-over of ten days will be given on both first and second-class tickets to patrons who desire to visit the Falls. Trains leave Chicago cage dally at 10:30 u , m. , 3:05 p. m. and 10:15 p. m. Mr. J. Y. Cnlabdn ; General Agent , 111 Adams street , Chicago , 111. , will be pleased to furnish all Information In regard to stop over , etc. The retail dealer who advertises "We al ways give Just what you ask for , " and lives up to bis promise , U certain of a good trade , rOHBOAST OK TODAY'S WEATIIEIl EiiHlcrn Nelirimltii. Will Hnvo a I'nlr Iny niul AVnrmer. WASHINGTON , Mny 30. The forecast for Monday Is ; For Nebraska and. South Dakota Fair In eastern portions , pobslbly showers In west ern portions ; wurmflr ; south winds , For Iowa and 'Missouri ' Fair ; variable For ' Colorado , Wyoming and Montana Threatening- weather and showers ; slightly warmer ; south 'VNfwfcO For Kanfas Fairjexcept. . showers In cx- tiemo western portlory warmer ; south winds , I.ociil Ifeeord. OFFICE OF ' 'IE..WRATHER BUUKAU , OMAHA , Mny SO.iGlnriha' record of rainfall and temperature. 9ompnrcd with the corresponding spending ( lay of ttujpast three years : Maximum temperature , . . . Co' 79' 12 75 Minimum temperture 42 61 OS DS Average temperatw > i. . . . M .0 iO C Ualnfall V\4'S.V. . . .00 .02 .11 .1C Itccord of temperature and precipitation nt , Omaha for thlitjilay and 9lnco March 1 , Normal for the dail , 07 Uellclency for the day. , . . n Accumulated deilpfcnpy since Murcli 1. . . . 74 Norma1. rainfall foKjne'day } 5inc1 } Dellrlpncy for the day. . . .10 inch Total rainfall BlnfjffjJferch 1 9.27 Inches ICxcets flnce Mnrcli i , 1S97 43 Inch Excess for cor. pjrjpu. 1836 3.M Inches Deficiency for cor , period , 1M > 5. . . . 3.31 inches llriiurtH from .SluHoim nt K p. in. , Beventy-flftW Meridian Time. STATIONS AND STATE OP 2 ! 6 WEATHBIV c ? cC5 Omaha , clear. -C5 .00 North I'latte. partly cloudy. C5W .00 Salt Lake City , cloud ) ' , . . . , . fcC , Cheyenne , raining. . . , 72 Itapld City , clear , . . . . , . . . , . , . Ci Huron , clear * , . . . M. . ( . . . * . . * CiC2 Chicago , ck-ar o.v.ii.t , ,00 St. Ix > ul , clear , , , . , , , . , , St. I'aul. clear. , , > , , Lm\enj > crt , clear , , , . . . , , . . . . Helena , rulnlntr , Kansas City , partly cloudy. Havre , cloudy > < . Illtmarck , clear , . Wllllston , clear. . T Indicate * trace ot prfclpltutlon. I UL WBLS1I , Local Forecast Official. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Busy Week Winds Up with Another Quito Liberal Run. CATTLE TRADE SLOW AND LOWER IN SPOTS IllNltioIlncit o Curry Over Hip IFulCKM They Come Cheap Turn tlimnr.l , Stronger. SOUTH OMAHA , May 10. Receipts for Iho days Indicated wcro : Cattle. Hoes. Sheep. Horses. Mny 29. . . J.619 7.S1G l.SS 1 Mny 2S. . . ! 1,3.56 8,218 ! , May 27 1.4C.O 9,517 1.1K ! . . . . Mnv 26 3.RSS 10,572 6.DIS Mny 25 4.312 12.463 U.SG3 . . . . May 24 1.B3I 3,2.51 3f.jl , 1 May 22 1,903 S.CB2 Ii4i . . . . Mny 21 1.S54 S.377 3.SI3 Mny 20 3.71C 7.ROI 3,311 lj May 19 3130 6(121 ( 8156 4S May IS 3.060 ! M70 ! 3.2JJ Mny 17 2.0TO 1.418 3,2il llccclpts for the week , with comparisons , Cnttle. IIORF. Sheen. Week Clldlnp Mny 23. . 13,846 62.852 22,480 Wcpk emllnir MaV 22. . 13.72S 42339 23.M1 Week emlltiK Mny 15. . 12 H 30.0SS 15.9iii Week emllliK Mny 8. . . 12.3S3 34.712 11,2 9 AVeck umllni ; May 1. . . 12,481 35,617 18,5.9 The ollldiil number of cnra of stock brought In today by each road was : Cattle. Hogs. Shc'p. C. , M. & St. I' . Hy 1 O. & St. U Hy . . i : Mo. l > ac. Hy 2 -3 1 U. r. system 1R 25 1 R , K. & M , V. Uj i2 ! 22 S. C. & 1' . Hy 2 C. , St. P. . M. & 0 12 H 11. & M. H. H. H 17 41 . . K. C. & St. J 1 1 C. , H. I. & P. Hy. , cnst 2 C. , H. I. & P. , west 3 J Totnl receipts 63 112 7 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the number of head Indicated : Buyers. Cattle. Hops. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 14 1,237 . . . . The G. H. Hammond Co. 3G7 1,0'JS C2 Swift nnd Company B22 l.fiffl l.O-ll The Ciulnhy 1'ncklng Co. 300 3 , . < o I-'M H. Keeker and Uotjnn. . . . Si . . . . . . . . O. H. Hammond , K. C 131 ZG'J Huston & Co ' > ICrohbs & Co 19 Swift , K. C ? ' 2 Hotchklss 198 Other buyers 101 Totnl T4S2 7.SSO 2.597 CATTLE Receipts of entile xvere fair for the last of the week , thoujrh considerably smaller than 11 week ngo. The most of the cattle hero were beef steers , nnd of hotter nverage quality thnn uny day since the llrst of the week. The situation In the beef cattle maiket vvns not to the liking of sellers , the murxct being plow nnd lower. BuycrR were indiffer ent. It being the last day of the week , nnd they did not seem Inclined to ouy cattle to curry over untess they could get some con cession. The result was n slow and easier market , values In extreme cases being IPc lower. Cows nnd heifers sold at about steady prices , and the market was sutllclently ac tive to effect an early clearance. Stockers nnd feeders > were In light supply nrul the market about steady. HOGS The week closed with a good liberal run of hoes. . ' The market opened about steady anil wns fairly active , the demand being larue. Toward the close tlie maiket took on additional t > trenKth , closing stroncer. The popular price wus f3.3T . \\lth a MR Firing at J3.37V4 n"d n few at J3.40 nnd J3.42'i. Yesterday the bulk of the hogs sold lA J3.3C . the Fame as today , but there weie a Eood many sales below thai point anil very few above. E\er > think' was sold and ncliUicd up early In the rooming. This lias been the Ion- week of the month , llu fact values have averaged the lowest of any week , since February. The general tendency of the market lias been downward ull this month and values are now. at the close of the month , 45e lower than at the opening. The demand wa good all the past week and the market active at the prevailing prices , each day'B receipts meeting with ready sale. SHI3KI * Receipts of sheep were moderate and the mnrkot ubout steady. - | CHICAGO L.IVI3 STOCK. BIA11KI2T. Arc n Quarter Lower Than a Week AKn Sheep Firm. CHICAGO , May 29. As Is usual on the Inst day of the week , there were not enough cattle receipts today to constitute a market. Quota tions were largely nominal and unchanged from yesterday. Trade In hogs was animated at unchanged prices , sales averaging C3c lower than a week ago. Common to prime lots sold at from J3.l'5 to J3.CO , with the bulk going1 at from J3.GO to J3 50. and prime lots selling at the top of the market. Sheep were firm , while lambs were unchanged. Lambs sold at from $3.25 to J3 , nnd woolcd Colo. rado lambs sold nt from $3.40 to $5.00 , while shipping lambs brought from $1 to $6. Srteep were In good demand at from J2.GO to $3 for Inferior to fancy , the bulk selling at from $3.50 to $4.CO. necclpts Cattle , 200 head ; hogs , 18,000 head ; sheep , .1,000 head. St. I.niilH Live Stoclc. ST. LOUIS. May 29. CATTLE-Ileeelpts , 100 head ; market steady ; shipping ttcers , $4.40 < ft3.:5 ; light steers , $3.7504.25 ; Mockers and feedcru , $3 30@3.40 ; cows and heifers , J2.23S3.fO ; Texas and Indians , $3.3004.35 ; cows and heifers , $2.25 63.50. Iioas Receipts , 2.COO head ; market steady on heavies , weak on lights ; light. $3.35@3.CO ; mixed. $3.2503.40 ; heavy , J3.20fl3.D254. BHBKI' None received ; market steady ; native sheep , 3.254.25 ; Texas sheep , $3.0004.25 ; lambs , $4.0085.10. _ KnniMiN City Mve Stork. KANSAS CITY , May 29.-CATTI.n-necolpts , 200 head ; markets unchanged ; only retail trade ; Texas steers , J3.2I4.E3 ; Texas cows nnd heifers , $ : .OOfiG CO ; stockcrs nnd feeders , J3.0004.60 ; bulls , I2.7W3.CO , , , , , HOGS Receipts , 9.000 head ; market So higher : bulk of sales. J3.35ii3.37Vi : heavies , J330H3.37W : packer * , i3.ofi3.37 > , i : mixed and lights. $3.3J43.40 ; Yorkcrn , $3.37V4@3.40 ; pigs , J2.7D@3.37'S. ' No market. Stock In Record of receipts of live stock at the four principal markets for Mny 29 : Cattle. Hos . Sheep. Omaha . 1,519 7.81G U58 Chicago . 200 18,000 3.COO Kansas City . 200 0.000 St. Louis . . . . . 100 2.LOO _ Totals . . 2.019 37,316 4.853 Nctv York Live StouU. NC\V YORK , May 20. nKCVKS-Recclpts , 845 head. Dressed beef , steady. Cables , unchanged. Kxports , 1,193 beeves , 125 sheep , 4,881 quarters of beef. BHKRl' AND LAMnS Receipts , 3C < 5 head Steady ; sheep. $3.253 > < , CO ; yearlings , $1.7565.00 ; larnliu , $5 0007.00. HOGS Receipts , 3,010 head. Hteady ; $3.9081.25. COMIITION OF M W YOUK HANKS. Mure LOIIIIH Ittiiortr < 1 Tlinn for Any Time Since October , 1KIIB. NEW YOUK , May 30. The Financier says ; It Is a fact not generally appreciated that the loans of the clearing house banks of New York , despite supposed depression In business , nro far above the average over a period of years. The total reported In the current statement for the week ended Mny 20 $507,509,700 has not been equaled since October 10 , 1895. The Inference la that the banks are In a better position thnn ever to meet the revival In business which now Becma close at hand. The Increase In the loans was brought about to some extent by the admission of the Bank of New Amster dam to the clearing house. Its totals being figured In the etatnment for the Jlrst time. So also the Increase In cash nnd the ex pansion of deposits arc affected by the same cause. Eliminating this factor , however , It Is plain that the banks are Increasing their loann , while the Interior movement Is still heavily In favor of New York. The receipts of funds for the week were at least $2,000,000 , but on the other hand the demand for money Is Increasing and rcdlscountlng for the south and oouthwcst la reported to be heavier. The borrowing of nearly $1.000.000 In the New York cull market by a Boston Jlrm last week , at 1 per cent wai an Incident that excited some comment , but the transaction was epecial and In no way established the call Joan basis. London Flnnnciiil Mevlcw. LONDON , May 30. While as yet there Is not much change In the rates of discount on loans , the Iloatlng- supply of funds Is sensi bly lessened by various new Issues. Gold continues to be taken by Russia , bath from the open market and the ranks , and the further withdrawals for Japan wilt doubtless follow successful borrowing by that gov ernment. On the Stock exchange the whole list Is falrty steady. The Improved polit ical situation and the cheapness of money has tended to maintain prices. Investment socurltleu still show an upward tendency. The speculative activity Is not expected to Increane , however , until after the Jubilee festivities. Canadians thaw further 1m- provoment and. Canadian Pacific a rise of V4 per cent. Americans nhow a. decided In crease , and there are many elgna of reviving Interest In them. There la eomu Inquiry for the cheaper classes of preference bends , especially in the newly organized companies , the advance Is notably pronounced. Tlie mnrkcl I * noticeably broader than It han been for covernl w < * ks , nnd private ad vices from the United States Indicate a prorpectlve Improvement In business , upon : hp crop reports. I'rlcra tOiowOd n fdtRht Tailing off on the reports ) thnt the .Innc coupons of the Hnltlmore ft Ohio Us. 1SS7 , nnd the terminals would not be paid , but Atchlfon preferred rofe 4 per cent , nnd Atchlson common nnd Milwaukee nnd i'hlln- lelphln & Heading eachH per cent. Several low-priced stocks showed n rlio of ' 4 per cent , nnd New York Centrnl ' 4 per cent. The mining market continues steady nt the advanced Ilgurca secured early in the week. SMALL I1IULS AUK M\V I.OllDKIl. . Clilcf Interrnt In AVnll Str.-ot Cvnlern In Iho ( IrniiKi'rn , NEW YOUK , Mny M.-Uuslncss continues almost nt a standstill In Wnll street. Transnctlons on the Stock exchange nio In Mio nggrcgato Insignificant. Hnlf a dozen stocks nre fairly well denlt In , but even they cut no tlnure of consequence enough to lift the rest of the market Into respectable- size. Such relatively conspicuous stocks are Chicago Gas , Jersey Central , lUtrllngton nnd St. I'nul. Throughout nil the recent dullness the two chief granger railroad Blocks hnvo liecn lenders In wlmt jnnrkot nctlxlty we have had. Wo hnve- dally transactions of Home- thing lllto 10.000 shares iiplece In them. Yet their quotations hnve not changed much. While all the rest of the list Inpgcd. St. 1'nul and liurllngton have been continually prom inent , In any market those stocks arc likely to get their share of activity , lor they nre well distributed nnd have many trading attractions. Hut In the recent apathetic market their comparative activity hns been exceptional nnd really beyond miperllclnl ex planations current. At times It has looked ns though Doston and Chicago wcro letting both stocks out ot Investment boxes. At times It has looked as If London wcro liqui dating Its St. Paul. Yet quotations have drifted from so nar row n range that such transactions provo to bo utiBatlsfnctory guesswork. Certain It Is that professional Wall street believes thnt there Is something exttaordlnary under the surface In the granger quarter. In the end , however. It mny develop that the Inrgor transactions In St. il'ntil nnd Hurllngton lire chlelly explainable on the theory that the traders of Wall street have railly drifted over to them because they offered special attractions * , helng In better simps thnn any other stocka on the list for turning In now. Other granger stocks are less well distrib uted. In Jersey Central WR have had another rally from a new low price. On last Monday iho stock broke to CSU. h decline of u2 points since Its condition was ilrst made plain In thede dispatches u couple of months ngo. On the last brook , there was a sudden re forming of the manlpulritlvp bull forces , and by mlroltork the quotation has been worked up half a dozen points , back close to 75. There Is nothing new In the stock , w > far ns the stock met Its nre concerned. The indent man short of Jersey Central will be nbe ! to cover It nt 40 unless all ordinarily re liable signs co wrong. Other anthracite coal stocks will have to yield along with the further decline which la bound to conn * In Jersey. Delaware & Hudson mny go slower ; it will go , just as surely. In Chicago Gas the bull and bear factions have had some lively contest during the week. After being quoted ox-dlvldend tlils wecic the stock has shown consplcuouil strength. The dividend , of half points has been recovered not only , but iho Hock has sold nt the highest price touched under Its present management. News from Springfield touching the consoli dation bills' progress has figured more or les * effectively In this betterment of market prices' , though every Wall street connection of the property Is stilt Insistent that quite apart from consolidation the stock will mnko a good record for Itself in the market , based on the olllclnlly declared fnct that earnings are In excess of dividends being paid. At times lately It bus looked as If we were going to send considerably more gold abroad and send It soon. But factors of nich great consequence are operating In the interna tional exchange mar'cts thnt as yet It can hardly be figured just what is or Is not llkelv to result. There Is not quite so much off hand conlldence In banking circles ? that we can go ahead nnd spare inl'llons of gold with out being In any way einbauasscd. Europe la not buying American stocks. Whatever hurope dots do In our securities Is Inrirelv upon the side of selling. Thus If Europe takes gold from us It will probabl- her disposition to p.iy us In American stocks and bonds. Much vagueness and F'lecula- tlon hnvo come Into consideration of Inter national trade balances. Ordinary export and Import figures Aylll not be taken as mak ing conclusive exhibits. From Washington conflicting reports of what may be expected In the way of legis lation continue to come From high quarters Is the nsfurance Vhnt the tariff bKl can go through within the next thirty days , while from senators who hnve close relations with \\nll street Is had the counter declaration that the country will be fortunate If the tariff bin Is out of the way by Sentcmber. Promptness In tnrllT action will give the stock market n show of buoyancy. Delays extended beyond another month are bound to Inflict penalties that may result seriously In market values. The dismissal of -proceedings against the Sugar trust president In the court at Washington exerts an odd influence In Wall street. The professional speculators figure It out that Sugar trust stock will be hurt rather than helped by the freeing of Its pros. Ident. Nfrsv attacks on the trust In and out of the national senate nre looked for , while It Is figured out that for the time at least the millionaire Interests In the trust will hesitate to provoke new antagonisms by having the price for their stock go strutting upward In Wa.l street. Transactions In sugar stock hnvo fallen down to abnormally low figures. During the coming week some activity may he expected In the Vanderbllt stoc's. : If ac tivity appears anywhere In the market. Northwestern and Canada Southern are scheduled for piibstnntlal rises in the next Vunderbllt bulge. The pool whose capital hag been contributed by Chicago ( whose transactions were referred to herein a week ngo ) has this week been cutting a small fig ure. It has made money , but apparently Is contented to await opportunity for effective exploits before making ventures. It Is a Chlcag-o Interest which Is credited with the upward movement begun In Canada Southern , a movement which the Chicago backers Insist will duplicate thn i > ntirt of sixty days ngo In Omaha , It. ALLAWAY. Ilrltlxli Grain Miirlcft. LONDON , May 30. The weather during the past week was never more fair , and some rain has fallen. The appearance of the wheat Is Improving and the prospects are better. In the market wheat wns fairly active. Values were Cd down on the week , but offers continue light. The decline was duo to the weather nnd to depressing American ad vices. The French crop news had little ef fect. California Wheat. September to No vember delivery , was quoted at HOs Cdj north ern spring parcels , May and Juno delivery , were f'Uoted nt 2Ss , Flour wns Cd wore and In poor demand. Maize was dull and fairly steady. Mixed American maize , Juno and July delivery , was fjuoted nt 13s. Uarley was weak. American spot barley wns quoted at 13s Pd. latest price. Oats wcro dull. Clipped mixed American oats. June nnd July delivery , were quoted at lls Gd. cNtcr Textile Wrnitr llevlvvr. MANCHBST1CH , May 30.-Tho general Hlt- uatlon hero continues very bad , with very little doing , and prices ruinous In all direc tions , Machinery will bn slopped univer sally during the Whitsuntide holidays which will be protracted an IODK as possfblo. It IB hoped that eastern business will revive txmii In consequence of the oxhaiibtlon of ntocks In hand , but there 1s nothing cheerful to report In any branch or industry which centers here. iPnll Itlvcr Print ( Jlodi Mnrkef. FALL HIVKU. Mabs. , May 30.-The local market continues very Inactive , There has been light demand thU week , and but two Bales , both , at par. _ M3W YOIIK (3I3M5HAL MAIUCKT , of the liny on Cniiimnilltlt'u. J mV YOniC. May M.-FUOUU-DulI , easy , un. changed ; winter etralulitu , f < .20/4.30 ; winter extras , $3.40fi3.70 ; Minnesota patents , $ UOtf < .25 ; Minnesota baker * , $3.45(13.70. Itye ( lour , quiet ; superfine , I2.2J (2. < 5 ; fancy , $2.Wa.CO. 11YK Dull ; No. 3 wrilern , 36 e. HAllLBy-DulI nt Z8 c. I1AIILKV MALT-Dull. WHEAT-necelpts , 241.340 liu. ; exports , 0,691 bu. Spot , dull and eaty , Options opened uteudy on better Liverpool cables , but later eased oft under u light ip culatlv trade , bearish crop estimates and weather newx , rinall export ln > qulry and moderate unloading ; clorod unchanged to ' . } e lower ; No , 2 red May closed ut 77o. COUN Ilevelptii , 8,775 bu. ; exports , 96,357 bu. Spot , quiet and steady ; No. 2 , W4c. Options opened utvady with wheat , but later eased on * under the free movement unit bearish crop out look , cloilnc unchanged to Ho net lower ; Hep- tember. 29 15-16 30c. rioted at 3'Jc. ' OATS Receipts , 4VXX ) bu. ; exports , 33.S5S bu. Spot , qultt : No. 2 , Slltc. Options , dull and fairly steady , closing unchanged ; July doted at 2 Hie. HAY Dull ; HUlpplnir , We ; good to choice. CJ . HOI'R Quiet ; choice , U9S crop , JflOa ; ISM crop , ERIOc ; 1'uclrtu coast , HS5 crop , 4b&c ; U9 crop , CO lie. UIDES-CUIvedon. He ; liurnos Ayres , UU&13C ; Texas. 10',4c ; California , ICc. LBATHEIl-Qulet ; hemlock sole , Oucnoa Ayrei , 1'HOVIHIONB-lJtef. dull ; family , IS.WyiO.DO ; extra , $7.004(8.00 ( : bttf Intnl. 124. Cut intuit. et . .dplckltd | feelllci. 5.0035.W ; pickled tngul- dcn > , JS.JJOSr.O ; plrklpd hum * . J5.dXM.fO. Lird , rnsyj wcftfrn stmm. $ J.fOR3 il'4 ; refined. jr. fork , ttcndy ; n\fi > . fS.fAfi9.00. short clrnr , $9. " 8 U10.75 ; family , I9.703HO.IO. nOTTKll-llecrlptn. B.27S pltgi" . ! Mrndy ; went- etn crmmery , lltJlSHc ; KlKlnn , UUc ; factory , . MnU , state , rinall , 75i ! < 0i r&tt skims , tt 7'lCj full tklmn. 2'l Jc. IIOORUcrelptfi. . 9.IU pkK . ; rtMtillfr : Matr unit PrnnsyUnnln , lOUc ; wmtern , 9\flO4cj ! touthctn , $ S. < OH2S' i.cr thirty dorcn caces. TAl.t.O\V-tiilet ; countrv , S l-l .1He. OILS I'ctiolrum. dull. Hooln. nulel ; strnlne,1 , common to Rood , $ l.7S't ' 1.7.V Turi < cntlne , qulott 2ilJ2iUc , Ctitlon rr < 1. nfKlcctfd , lth n barely Menily undertone ; tirlmo cniite , JOe : prime crude , f. o. 1) . mills , lepiic ; Kummer yellow , 2.1 > i 24i- ; tiff rummer yellow. 2323Hc. butter grades , IC ! So ; nrlmo white. 24MJ27C. "It'H-Stcady ; fair to extra , tUOCc ; Japan , tj New Orlonlm , open kettle , KO < id to rho'cr , SSflWo To I.litri.onl , quiet nnd utrnilri ration by utemn , 12e ; Kraln by stcnm , l , 2o . M.lTAI'sr1MB lr"n' weak ! routhern , $9.KO 0.2. > ; northern. $ W.WO1S.OO. Copptr. ulrunKt brokers. $11.124L nd , tlroiiR. brokers , $3.i't Tin plates , nrali. UHIUACO CHAIN AND PHOVISKINH. mill ritiNlii - Prlcro of Sntiir- CHICAUO , Mny 29.-Speculatlvc markets were all weak and prices lower today. July nhvnt lost ' ,4c. coin He , ontsic \ , i > ork " (40 ( and ribs 2c. ! The Improvement In Iho wt-athor nnd estimates of a 530,000,000 bushel \ crop of winter nnd rprlng wheat affected ! that article , nnd corn suffered from Hmllar causes. The holiday on Monday , with ac cumulated receipts nnd pctiuips line weather In the meantime , wns un addltlonnl element In creating tinweakness. . Trading In wheat commenced at the price H left elf yesterday afternoon. It soon be gan to weaken , however , nnd In about twenty minutest July dropped % c Per bushel below the price It started nt. The Liverpool quotations wcte no lower than they closed yesterday , which was the reason for the limitless nt the Immediate opening , notwith standing the bearish Influence which H'II- sonnblu weather usually linn upon the minds of the speculators thnt soon began to have list accustomed effect. About the sanu- time Thomnn's crop report came out , predicting a rlcld of ! ) : . , < JOO,000 bushels more than last year. The market becatm- very weak on this. July opened nt as't'iiBS'iic , sold at KS'syi ( Wo for a moment , then dec'lnrd to CMfcSji ( W > < o. Huslness was apathetic and dull. The holiday which lo to bo observed Monday caused a general reluctance to enter Into fioh transactions and a desire to clear up existing trades. Chicago received 17 cnrlo.uls and lHiX4 ( bushi-ls weie Inspected out nf store. 'Minneapolis and Miilnth tccelved 40. cars , against tC)4 on the trevlous Satutdny. The clearances from both coasts for the week wore equal to 2.0S1.000 bushels" , against 2luTi,000 bubhels the week before and 2,001,000 bushels the corresponding n\eck of isiitl. Ar gentine shipped to Europe 040 COO Foushs's , aitntnst 86,000 Inst week ! md IOS.OOJ thu Ilko \\eck of lust year. This was one of the bearish factors of the day. llcliig u nhort day In the business wet Id both here and abroad , there ls < seldom any business done In wheat for shipment Saturdn > s and nonu wns reported today outside of a few small lots to domestic millers. The market becnmu weaker as the session progressed for luck ot anything to encourage buyers , and that wns enough to stimulate short selling. The trade was very pmall , however , even at Its briskest , when July was on the decline from around RS4e to f S'4c , to which price It Ilnally declined. The latest trndlrig was at in corn large receipts were again lee much for the market , which ruled weak on a very limited amount of trading. Country denier * and elevator people wcro general Hollers. The cash demand was slow. J ly opened a srhade lower at ZS'&e ' to 2Vit ! ! % , and g.'iduully decline * ] to "O'AC , whcro It closed. The market for oatc was very slow. Prices yielded some In spite of statements } that the crop In Iowa and Nebraska will be 30,000,000 bu. smaller thnn last year. Receipts were heavy 550 cars and this and the weakness of the other grain markets turned the gcnlo downward. July opened a shade lower at 171-fcc to 17c , declined to ir'sc and closed at 17sdi17'ic. ( ! Provisions were slow and weak. Thrro was nn Inclination for a time to play for a reaction , nnd prlce.i during the early hours showed a slight advance. This was lost later under liquidation , English houses bought on the break and some reaction fol lowed. At the clo'e July pork wns about 7' c lower nt $7.95147.97 % . July ribs about unchanged at J3.C2'and Ju'.y Inrd 2.c lower nt JI.33.- Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 21 cars ; corn , 1,200 cars ; onts , COO cars ; hogn , 42,000 bend. Leading fijturcs range as follpvys ! Artlclci ) . I O.Ci. ! I HUli. I Lo'.v. I Cloja. | Yes'dy. Wheat- May. . . GW ! 00 July. . . OSU-fiO ( JSU OSM Sept. . . US 04W Corn- May. . . . 28 H July. . . . Sept. . . May. . . . 17K 179 $ 17M July. . . . 17d Sept. . . . 17H3M 1754 ? I Pork- July. . . B on 8 05 S7 R7H Sept. . . a ( )7H ) 8 10 B7 ! ( JO Uu Lard- Jtily. . . 3 65 s as no Sent. . . 3 7lM ! 3 75 G7tt 70 72M Sh'tlllbx \ July. . . 4 37W 4 40 35 S7K Sent. . . 4 4(1 4 , 40 37W 4U No. ? . Cash quotations were ( IB follows : KLOUK Steady ; winter iiateiitB , Btnilts , MO4.CO : F | > rlnit tpecluls , sprliiB rntenta. } 1.00ff4.20j straltu , J3.t,00 > 3.i ! : ImUerti , J2.85iT3.10. WHiAT No. S rprlnir. CS'AfpTOHo ; No. 3 tprlnff , G4fKOc No. 2 rcil , 7tjSOic. COIW-No. 2 , 23'ic. OATH No. 2. 17'Ac f. o. b. J No. 2 white , 200 Sitter No 3 white. IS'.JffSlc. , ; IIAItiTnY-No32' ? . f. o. b. . Me ; No. 3. 2S03lcr No. 4 , ZCW2714C. FIjAXSnnU-N'o. 1 , 7C < 8 > 77c. TIMOTHY SnUD-I'rlme. J2.70W2.75. 1'IIOVISIONK MCPH pork , per liul. , } 7.9su . ( " . I.nrd , ppr 100 Ibs. , J3.57'3. ' Short ribs , Bldt-a ( looFC ) , M.SOfH.fO. Ury Fnlttil thoiililera ( lioxpcl ) , Jli.008fi.25. Short cleiir flilcs ( boie.l ) , ( .C2i ! J 4'\V1IISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. . Ontliol'rJliio. ' oxalLinio toJ.ivtho biitlor m ir- _ kct wn llrni : crc.um-rv. ll 15o : dairy. , < * K'c. EcitR , Bti-adys fresh. S e. Cln-.no. o IB/i7 ii 7ie. Llvu poultry. Hluulyj turlteys , 7 Bc : cliiclt- enu , 7 7hc ! ducka. 7jHc. .St. IjiiulH Cnilu niul I'ruvlNlimN. ST. IjOUIS , MnyKLOUnnull. . weak unit imcIianKedj 'imtenta , HMQW fancy , 3MO > n * r 'WIIBAT rutures npeneil dull nnrt ( IruKKJnir nnd remained weak throuRhout tlio duy , olonlnit UWlo lu er. Hiiot , euty ; No. 2 red , ca h , etc. Miter , Wa 1)10 ; track. M t3i ! No. 2 Imrd , cnsh , 79o ntkc-d ; July , 70'/i&70'/ia ; August , C8iio ; bep- leinlje. ' . CSH" bid , COHN Kutureg dull , wenk and lower In sym pathy with ivheut. Kpot , better ; No. 2 tatlj. 22'4o lild ! July , 2Hic blilj Heitemler | , 22T/4c bill OATB Futures , lower. Bjiot , dull and etcadys No. 2 cneh. U'.Jo blU ; July , 17o UIJ. Itvn I wer ; 31'if. HAHLHy Nominal. COIIN MISAI < II.GSOl.iO. IlKAN-Uull and weak , but unclmnued from yenterduy. . TIMOTHY BHUli-I'rlinp , l2.50fl2.GO. HAY Steady and unchanged , prairie , | < COO g.W. IHITTKn Quiet ! creainery , JltflCc ; dairy , CO 6V&o. 6V&o.KrtOS Steady ; 7ic. WHISKY Jl. 13. COTTON TIKH-CSo MCTA US-Lead , quiet ; J3 075403.12V4. Spelter. firm ; It bid. I'OUI.TItY ClileUenn , steady ; old hens , Co : 'print ? . 12015(1 , duckH , fpt\ne \ , Jl.lMl3.uO pep "I'llOVIKIONH-I'ork , unclmncedi standard mtm , jobhlnir , J7.7i4i8.W , Kurd , lower ; prlma team , J3.42l : choice , J3.DO. llacon ( boxed ) houliern. | J3.37'i ; txtru , rhoit clear , f5.37'/i ' ; rJlin , Jl 40 ; short , J3.M. liy cult mrulB ( boxed ) , shoulder - der , Jl. 75 ; extra short clear , H.kO ; rlb > , Jl.tO ; Hhcrta , ! . Itccflil | : Flour , 2.000 bbln. : uhrat , 13.000 Int. ; corn , 46,00) bu.i Cain , U.OOO bu. Liverpool ( Jriiln mill 1'rovlnloiiii , LIVKHI'OOU Mny 29 , WH DAT Spot , No. 2 red M'ldern , lntcr , no stock ; No. 1 red northern. rprlm ; , dull , t II. COHN Hput , Ami-Mean mixed , new , llrni , 2u 7'.VI ; old , tlrin , 2x tVid. Futures , firm ; June , ta 7'id ' ; Augutt. 2s M. FIXl'lt-St. l.oul * . fancy winter , dull , tu 3d. HOI'S At ' J. < m'loii (1'uclllc ( coiml ) , cleudy , W3 > 70 . 1'ROVlHIONS-Ilecf , linn ; prime me , 7 Cd. 1'ork , dull ; ] > rlmo man , tlno wentern , 47n Cd ; medium western , 4s lid. Hams. elKirl cut. U to 16 llti. , dull , 42 . Huron , dull ; short rlbti. : G Gil ; IODK clear middles , Htht , tin ; loiiir clean mlddlo , heaxy , 24s Cd , short clear middles , heavy , Z4a Cd : clear l > elle ! . 25s CJ. Shoulders. square , firm , 26i. Lurd. prime western , steady. TAI.LOW I'rlmc , steady , 17 . JAMES E. BOYD & CO. Telephone 1039 , Omnhn , Neb. COMMISSION- GRAIN : PROVISIONS : AND : STOCKS i UOAHD OK TIIADI5. X > lrct wires to Chicago ( .nil New York.