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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BI3TD : MONDAY , MAY 1 , 1S9D. BUT LITTLE CHANGE SHOWN General Features Prevailing Early in the Month Continue. LITTLE INTRINSIC WEAKNESS APPEARS Hear * Do Their Ili-M ( n llrcnk Con- Jlilcncc In Prlui-N , lint 'lln-lr Uf- fort la Onlj Pnrtlnll > NEW YOUK. April 30 ( Special ) Henry Clown , head of the banking house of Henry Clovvi ft Co.vrlUs. . At Iho clos < > of the month Wall Street nfralts show llitlo chnngo from th" general fcatu-r > s prevailing throughout Aptll. ThP pnltlal crisis produced b } the marked breaK in certdln Bpcctilotlve Industrials at the opening of the month proves to havu Veen hrotder In HH results than was at first sup- poti'd It linn caused considerable unloading In I ha general Hot , and so far It has been a test of the Intrinsic sttongth of the market. The tilnl , however , can hardfy be said to have been unsatisfactory In Its results It { may ha\e wiped out some of the ciirllor profits from high prices , and to that oxtnnt it has rcHtrictcd the buying capacity of the smaller rlnss of operators ; and this factor may largely account for tha considerable shrinkage apparent In the volume of traiM- i actions lint the satisfactory feature Is that | thli month of tent should have developed eo little- evidence of Intrinsic weakness. Tha "hears" have done their best to break con fidence In prices , but tholr success has been very partial , and holders lm\o shown tholr ability to protect tholr holdings. This strength Is tha more noteworthy be cause tha earnings of 'ho railroads have had some disadvantage In comparison with the oxtraoidlnartry largo receipts nt the ' came date of last year. In making Biicli conipurlsons , however , It must not bo over looked that the earnings must Include a much Inrger proportion of the high class freight than n year ago. The unprecedented activity In our Industries has caused an ln- ctcased movement In the high-rated mer chandise which cannot but tell favorably i on the net earnings. The remarkable busli i ness activity must nlso have materially In creased the passenger trafllc , which la one of the most profitable branches of railroad operations. It Is therefore likely that , when the net earnings of the first three or four months of the } ear come to be exhibited , they may show larger profits than have been counted upon. The prospects of the grain crops are watched with much Interest , but remain on uncertain pioblem. The wheat cro has un doubtedly suffered severely from winter killing , but exactly to what extent It Is still too early to estimate. In the spring wheat sections , the weather conditions are for the most part favorable ; but no estimate can jet be ventured as to Us acreage. The cur rent price of wheat and the possibilities of a largo falling off In the supply from the \vlnter crop , are undoubtedly favorable to an Increase In the spring sowing , but at the moment this Is conjectural. This uncer tainty as to the wheat crop Is the chief cfo- ment adverse to the stock market ; but oper ators do not seem to have yet made up their mind to accept the worst probabilities of the outcome. The money market is no longrr an obstacle to speculative business. ( Money on call Is In good supply at moderate rates , and there IB no expectation of a change for the next few months. Taking the situation In Wall street as a whole , It Is to bo regarded as a hopeful one. Thcro IB nothing In sight calculated to suggest misgivings. Speculative accounts are per haps quite generally In a condition conserva tive enough to make the "bears" cautious ; uml thi unusual business prosperity is viewed as suggesting an upward rather than a reactionary course of prices. One very Important element , however , iir- pcnds over the market , which as yet has re ceived no serious attention. I refer to the farther consequences of the war In the direction of trade expansion. This is a very large and vital" question. At first it attracts comparatively little attention. To the wabses of our people It Is something for eign to their experience. To some , including a fev\ statesmen of prominence , It seems an un\\ai ran table Intrusion upon the past pol icy of our government. To all it Is con fessedly n question with many aides and calling for Information. But It Is neverthe less a matter In which all Classen feel a deep liucsl : an Interest so deep that men prefer to do some thinking and Investigating be- f n they reach an affirmative conclusion. P ifi reason the question may be re- [ . _ l us being just now in its silent and biuuUng stage. It may bo safely assumed , lovevur , that a policy aiming only Inci dentally at the acquisition of territory and directly and permanently at a great expan sion of our foreign trade and at the same time , at a future batter protection of our external Interests must appeal very effect ively to the national sense of self-Interest and to the patriotic pride of our people. With the laigo patriotic mass of the American public , this new development can not fall to receive an encouraging reception ; and that favorable prepossession can only gain In strength In propoitlon as this prom ised commercial' expansion comes to be un derstood in Its full length and breadth. I'ubllc opinion hns jet to slvo a fair hear ing to the minority oppoted to the change. The class which follows party politics tlnoush thick and thin Is waiting to sea where the question will stand In polltfcal platforms ; and moio still are jcservlng their conclu sions until congressional dtscusklou has thrown Its uncurtain light upon the ques tion But whlM , pending this formative stage of opinion , the subject may appear to bo surrounded with some uncertainty , men who understand the Influences that go farthest In the shaping of popular Bontlmcnt can hnvo little doubt that a policy which appeals BO directly to the passion for na tional greatness wul prosperity will finally hi Ing a largo majority of our people to the BUppott of the policy of commercial and In dustrial expansion. In pioportlon us tha public moves toward this conclusion , the men of finance wlir come to gradually anticipate the approach of an era of na tional expansion with which nothing In our history cnn compute ; ami , as that prospect becomes clearer , confldonce will increase and American investments will become more valuable. The spectacle of national great ness then piescntcd will infuse naw confi dence Into New World enterprise , and noth ing cnn prevent our marching on toward pn era of national greatness unparalleled in the hlbtory of mankind. Thin prospect moy ] como within sight of realization carrier ' than many slow-moving observers are an ticipating Wo arc within comparatively few iiiontha of the time when our future policy In these matters must be finally determined by the notion of the administration and of congress. Thcro nro men who would give n fottuno for the pi uv talon that would enable them to forecast the llnnl shaping of this great Issun ; and , with a llttlo more clear ness In the prohpecl , they will begin to take antlclpataicntun < on the probabilities of this situation Tor thK however , wo must \\alt , but It will bo wlso to keep a sharp outlook upon this factoi In the march of e\unts. bTATijtiiJvr or MJW ionic HAMCS , I > OI > OH | < N HHVO Pa I Ion Off nml LOIUIM Not So llruv } . NEW YORK , ApHl 23-The New York rinuneli'r fcujH this week. The New York bunks aio xtlll accumulating : Idle reserves , tha total bin plus , nccoidlng to the current exhibition , footing up $ .B,524G73 The fac- toiH which were prominent In the piuvlous statement are still in evidence There has lx en .1 further dm wise In loans , the loss of OStoo liump imiili let- , however , than reported for the weel > emlhif April 1L. D > - poalts have fallen off JSoj.300 and us cash in- creiibtil over U.UOOOOO the surplus expanded $ l,34k,775. In u wuv the statement is much better than had been looked for. Known operatlonH for the week with the subticae- uiy tesulteil in a loss of more than )300,000 to the banks and this more than offset the existing gain from the Interior. Ax It trnnbplied , howevir , the bank aver ages ill.iclujc a better rmllnr for the we. k It ta Imnmtrilal whether the actual condi tion of the Uoarlnir Institution * IB rtHecUd in these uveiuBi-n , ulncc the tendency in money aftnlrB in favoring a continued flow of 11 nib to th H tcntC'i , niul In a bead on o gains ore tii bfr ext" < * tcit from thin time on , Y lMVl IllQIK ) til bunk-- lost tO th ? Mil'- trr i.rv din HE the la t fiv , ' days will prou- uui > t& ver ) mm It more than recovered duiiiu Inter ? t disbursements and other jniMnenls bfglnnlntr Mu > 1 Of more Intercut than the bank averages It thp condition of the exchange marknt , tvhlrli IP working toward a high lr\e" with thn probabilities of a Mill furihrr ndvame The quotat on li now verj near the fx porttnf point , but that gold \vlll Hcnv outward - I ward 1 * regarded as pxtremMv doubtful by intrr jt In a position to know Monov rativ nnroad ilo not encourage such a * upi i position but It ft III be recognized tint lluc- tilntionn In our ilomtntk1 rat s will renct sensitively on exchange quotations Despite ! the rltfl In exchnnRC , which on the tsurfaco Indicates a llqtildntlon of trade balance * , tbn factt KO to nbovv thul Europe IK' ' Mill n debtor to the United Btatcn and future I operations leading to traii'fer of gold will I mean compthlng entirely different from the i causes which set Into motion these forces In the past ' CHICAGO OIIAIN AM > IMIOVISIO. > 9. r -ntnroK of | IP Trmlliitt nnil Clonliiff 1'rlcTw 011 Sn < uriln > . CHICAGO , April 21 r ar - of crop dam age on ing to continual dry weather In the wheat belt strengthened the market for I grains today. Mnj wheat closfd with a gain of 'Jc and July UTic. Corn advinced | Vic , oats closed a shade higher , pork closed | a shuile lower , lard 2'ic ' higher and ribs un changed. Dry weather and hot winds In the winter I whent country , with snow and freezing weather In the northern portion of the spring wheat region , where sending Is in . progress , started wheat firm Free ilquldu- . tlon of .May caused a weak spot shortly aftnr the opening , but Iho market turned | fltronv a ( rain , with tirofesslonuls Inivlnt ; i July. The selling pressure In May was ao Urgent that the discount was widened to Ho and dcllvorle * on Jlay contracts next Monday will be heavy. Reports of drouth west of the Mls ourl river were numerous and private crop luHlces bad Mn > opened Hfil c higher at 71'ili.lMc . , declined to "l'4c , advanced to "ITnc and clo d with sellers at 71sc ( , , July opened U sC higher at 72c , sold off at 725 c , roseto TSK S c and cloicd with sellers at 73'45(73c. ( Chicago received seventy-live CATS , fourteen oC wlilcli graded oontrnct , Minneapolis and Duluth got 368 oars , against 495 for the. same day lai > t jour. Primary western market receipts aggrega ted 433,000 bushels , compared with 567,000 bushels a yeur ago. Atlantic port clear ances of wheat and Hour were only 05,000 bushels. Cash demand slow. A largo decrease in stocks and gx > od cash demand strengthened corn. Trading was heavy , principally changing May deals to July and September Ilpcelpt * , 2IS cars , liny opened a shade higher at : ! 374y33iC , declined to SIVc , advanced to 34Vic ana closed with sellers at 34'fc. Dry weather , a good caah demand and covering helped oats. Elevator concerns bought Mafreely. . Receipts , 270 cars. JInv started unchanged at 2 < j\c , cased off to 2GV4 ( ii2GaC ) , advanced to 26o and closed at 268 26Uc Provisions ruled steady , with fair buying by packers Maj pork op ned 2' c lower at } S 90 , advanced to $3 93 declined to $8 DO and cloned at $ S 90rtS 32 > & . The range In lard and ribs wa small Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , CS cars , corn , 2CO cars ; oats , 205 curs ; hogs , 88,000 head. J-eadlnc futures ranged a * follows : Articles Open. Hlrh. Low. Olose Yead'y. Maj . . 71 M 7H 71M July . . bept. . TM 7U < Torn Max. 3411 33JJ July. . . ? 4 Sept. . . 3SH-3U JOH Oats. May. . . 26M July. . . 24 23U Bept . . 22 22 22W8W May. . . 890 BOli 800 892H 8n2hi July . . n 10 0 10 bept . 0SO 027M 830 Lard. May . . B12W S17H 512K 6 17M tlu July. . . S 271 < nxu S pt. . . 542K 045 540 549 64'J'i ' Ribs May. . . 461 40C 4021 * 405 40G July. . . 482 48S Sept. . . 405 405 400 No 2. Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUlR Steady ; wlntei patents , JS 50 ® 3.CO. straights , 13 20TTJ 30 ; clears , | 3 OOfiS 10 ; spring specials , $4 10(31 ( 25 , patents , $3 303 70 , straights , $28003 10 , bakers. $2201i2BO WHEAT No. 2 spring , TWjr'SUc ; No. 3 sprlnc , 66(871V'C ( ; No. 2 red. 74 > A07GHc. COUN No 2 34Vic ; No 2 yellow , 31H335C. OATS No 2 , 27ft27V4c ( , No. 2 white , 30Q31c ; No. 3 white , 29'4 < a UYE No 2. 59e BAULUY No 2 , SHEDS No 1 flaxseed , $1.16 ; northwest , $1.19 ; prime timothy , $2.35 ; clover , contract grade , Id 25 , PROVISIONS Meas porlc , per bbl. , $ S 90 } ? 8 95 Lard , per 100 Ibs , $3.15 ( 6 17 . Short ribs sides ( leone ) , $4 B0 4 80. Dry salted shou'dcrs ( boxed ) , $4 C034.75. Short Clear side * ( boxed ) , $4 95 6 05. WHISKY Distillers' finished gooda , par iral . J1.26. SUGARS Unchanged. Following are the receipts and shipments for today : Articles Receipts. Shlp'ts Flour , bbls 10000 10,000 Wheat , bU C4.000 260000 Corn , bu 222,000 9J4.000 Oats , bu 271,000 503 0 > J Rye , bu 4 WK ) 2,000 Barley , bu IO.OA * 7,000 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was quiet and ea'iy ' , creamer ies , 1271Gc ( ! : dairies , lli14c ( Eggs , steady , fresh , lli(3'12c. ( Cheese , weak , creams , 11 % G12V4C. NIIW YOIlIt GENERAL MAUKET. Quotation * for the Day on General CumiiiodltlcM * NDW YORK , April 29 FLOUR-Recelpts. 1C.B99 bbls. ; etporte , 7,342 bbls. ; quiet but steady ; Minnesota patents , J3.904.10 ; Min nesota baJcor . $3 OO S 20 , winter patents , $3.760410 , winter straights , J365B3C6 ; win ter extras , $2 602 00 , winter low grades , $24351250 Rye flour , quiet : seed to fair , $3004(315. choice to fancy , $3 iJ3 } 40. CORNMEAL Steady , yellow western , 84 ® 85c , Brandywlne , $2.00 215. HYE Steady ; No. 2 western , 67J c f. o. b. afloat. BARLEY Steady ; feeding , 43H4c : malt- Ing1 , 45g531/ , c. 1. f , Buffalo , opening navi gation. BARLEY MALT Dull , western , B5QG3C. WHEAT Hetalptn. 9,250 bu. ; spot llrm ; No. 2 red , Sl c f. o. b afloat , and "Sc eleva tor ; No , 1 northern , Duluth , 82 > ic f. o. b. alloat , to arrlvo. Op-lions opened steady on unfavorable crop news , easid off under short Helling , weak southwest markets and unsettled cnbls news , but finally recovered and closed firm at 94c n ° t advance. The late Improvement was on covering , stimula ted bv renewed crop damage news. May , 77VVS77T&C. closed. 77 4c , July * b345j17'/jc ; closed , 7(5sC , Septcmbei , 7o7ij7liMrC' ! clnse < ] , 7G9sc , December Id iWl c , closed , 773fcc. CORN Receipts 3&.025 bu , exports , 2,470 bu , ; spot llrm. No 2 , 4J'ic i , o 1) afloat , to arrive. Options opened steady with wheit nnd were well supplied all the morning by shorts , closed llrm nt 'iS'/Jc higher. May , 3DMW/4c closed. S9V4c July 3 ? / / : . ; , h535B/ ; closed , o9Hc. OATS-HtecelptH. 153,200 bu , ; exports , 10 812 bu , spot easier ; No. 2 , 32Ue. No. 3 , 31c ; No 3 white , 3lbc. Options dull and fenture- HAY Steady ; shipping , $4503600 ; good to choice. Jj50Tf750. ( HOPS Dull , ftate. common to choice , 1S9G crop , G < § 7c , 1897 crop , llftlSc ; 1J9S crop , IG ® 17c ; Pnclllc coast , IfoG crop , Cit7c , 1S97 crop , Ilifil3e : 189S crop , 17JJ18C. -Steady , Qalveaton , 20 to pounds , iGHSTHc ; TOXUH dry , 24 to SO pound" , ISV.WlSe. Cullfornln. 21 to pounds , ISKc LUATHHR Steady ; hemlock oU , Buenos Ayres light to heavy weights , 2S'/4'S29V.c { ; acid , 21Q ( i2o. PROVISIONS Beef , steiilv , family. J9 50 511100 , extra mess , $ n 00 ; beef hums. $1900rS 1950 Cut meats , dull ; pickled bellies , $500 fits 75 ; pickled . houlders , $4 60 : pickled hams $7,25y7,76. Lard , steady , western ctenmcd , $ ' > 4 > ; April $545 , nominal , rellncd steaiH ; continent , $5 (6 ( Pork dull ; m ss $ S75fi'jnO ; Bhort clear. $ l02oIJ1200 , fumllv , J10BO.uU.OD. tallow , dull ; city , 44Vio ( , country , 4 > 4'4iic , as to qmlltv BUTTUR-Steady , western creamery , 14' ( ffl'c , factory , 12'i013to ; Imitation cream- try. IV fMSHo. ( 'HB13SR Old. dull and weak ; largo whltp , 12o ; small , IZ'iSjlli c : nw , dull and weak ! large. 9)4o ; small , D'tQSHo ; large colored old , 12r ; amall colored , old 12 > 4c iGGS Steady , frfbh wcsttrn , lJ'4ai3l c ; Eouthern U'iljlJc. OILS Petrol um. dull , refined New York , $ JP5 , Philadelphia and Baltimore. SS'ti , Philadelphia and Baltimore , In bulk , $4 40 , Rosin , steady , strained , common to good , $1.4WiU5 Turpentine , quiet at UH045C. cuUoiueexI oil , neglected but steady , prime crude , 22Hc ; prime crude , f. o b , mills , iSfff Wo ; prime summer yellow , 26Vic , nominal ; off summer yellow , 25k > c ; butter nrades , 30 ® Sia ; prim" winter jellovv , 30tf32c ; prime white , 30573IP. Riri' rirm : domestic , fair to extra , 4 @ 7c : Japan. 56Mc. MOLASSES Firm : New Orleans , open kettle , good to choice , 32Q'37c. METALS The brokers' inricc for lead Is $4 10 and for copper ? l9.12 qi9 25. CliifliiiuiU Vliirli-l. PINCINNATI , April S9.-FLOUR-DulI WHEAT Quiet and nriner ; No. 2 red , 72'vc. fORN Easy anil- lower ; No. 2 mixed , 86 4o. ( JATS-Dull ; No , 2 mixed , 29c. RYE- Quiet ; No 2. ( ! 2c. PROVISIONS Laid quiet at $5 , Bulk mi i a r it-v a' Jl SO , Baton , easy at $565. WMlHKY-Steadj at Jl 28 Ul'TTPH-gui t. faiuj Elgin dreamery , IS'dlu , Ohio luviSc ; dairy 10u , Sl'fJAU rirm : hani rertned , J4 35S6 47 , iaos Ka .y at UHc CHEESE-FIrm at IJo. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Many Oornfed Steers Are Offered to the Buyers , PRICES FOR CATTLE CONTINUE STEADY How Itccrhitft Arc I.lbrrul for n bntnrilii } , vrltli the Vnluen UiMtn n l.ttllu ( the Clone , SOUTH OMAHA. April 20 Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Receipts today 1,141 9,111 1,702 Utliclal Monday 1 , < 24 4,433 l > ,7 Oniclal Tuesday 3,44fl lOJiS 6,4M ) Official Wednesday 2.S02 S.,122 4t/J ' Oniclal Thursday 1,695 8,590 G.15D Olllclal Fridav 1,718 7,459 815 25.CW 24137 3o,001 23W , 41U1 vjit i ii'titif 4tai A AVV ! < 3 iUtVwU ( .vveiagu pruo paid lor nogs tor the last " " " ' ' " "yu Tvitli comparisons : ' llS997fl833.llSS7 .ISSt , , U95 UsSH April 10. . 3 OS 3 0 | 3 5fi | 5 02 677 I April 11 i 67 3 71 357 S 01 6 C7 ' April 12 . 3 C3 3 71 S 07 4 80 6 44 April 13 . 3 61 3 G7 2 97 3 50 5 02 t G < April 14. . . 3 67 3 70 S So 3 n 11 GS9 I i April 15 . . 3 72 3 67 J SO 3 33 6 SA April IG * d S7I 3 2J 4 78 , ' 5 23 4 Aprl. 17 . . 3 72 3 Uli 3 331 5 23 6 SJ April 18 . 3 G8 3 CO 3 43 4 5 11 0 81 April 19 3 71 3 Gl 3 91 | 4 5 11 6 S3 April 20 . . 3 75 3 6.1 3 84 , 335 4 5 09 7 15 April 21. . . 3 77 3 73 3 831 3 30 5 OG 721 April 22 . 3 72 3 SI 3 SI 3 30 7 24 April 23. . . 3 74 3 82 3 28 5 12 April 24 . . 3 67 3 83 3 3G 5 00 713 April 25 . . 3 65 371 3 31 4 97 7 33 April 26 . . s ra 3 kt 381 6 09 7 40 April 27. . . 3 07 3 79 3 77 3 26 5 12 7 So April 28. . 3 GO 377 375 3 2C 5 OS 7 42 April 2t 3 09 3 79 374 3 22 4 CO 7 30 Indlcates'Sundny The olllcial number of cars ot stock brought In today by each road was : Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'r's. C. , M. & St. P. Uy 2 O. & St. L. Uy 2 Missouri Paclllu Uy. . . 2 3 . . . . Union Pacific System , S 24 2 1 C & N. W. Ky 2 r. , E. & M. V. U. U. G 39 1 S. C. & P. Uy 1 C , St P , M. & O Uy. 5 11 13 & M. U. It. U 12 34 C , 11. & Q Uy 4 3 K. C. & St. J 1 C , U. I. & . P. Uy. , D. . . . 1i C. , 11. I. & P Uy. , W. . . i Total receipts . . . . 3S 123 7 3 The disposition of the daj's receipts was as fol ows , each bujor purchasing the number of head Indicated : Cattle llocs. Sh'p. Omaha Packing Co . 2 hlo . . . . i G. H. Hammond Co . ISli 1.C57 144 i Swift and Company . IDG 2OiiS . Cudahy Packing Co . 01 2,3U . . . . Armour & . Co . 238 2,034 i > 35 Swift from country . Mi . . . 677 Hammond from K. C . 413 Vansant & Co . 19ii Lobman & Co . 5 McCieary & Clurk . 201 W. 1. Stephen . 2 Other buyers . 90 Total . 1,156 9,333 1,556 CATTLE Arrivals w ere larger than usual fet a Saturrtaj and the market If anything | wan a little better than It is very apt to bo at the close of the week. The moat of the cattle here vwre corn-fed steers and buyers were out farly and everything in sight changed hands in good season and at prices that were fully Bteady with yesterday. Butcheis' stock , stock cattle , etc , were in light supply and brought steady prices. Receipts of cattle for the past w olc show considerable falling oft as compared with the week before , as will bo noted from the table of receipts. Tha demand on the part of local packers was good all the w eek and the trade fairly artlve the mo t of the time. A large proportion of the cattle coming for ward at the present time have been on feed six months or o\er and are selling princi pally from J4 40JT4 75 Handy light and me dium weight cattle , if choice , are selling lust about where they were a week ago and hsavy cattle not over lOc lower. Thete hea.\y cattle are now 259 80c lower than the httrh tlrtlo two weeks or two weeks and a half ago. Choice light cattle have not de clined very much , owlnjr to the very good d'miind. It might be remarked in this con nection that these light cattle are selling right up with Chicago Hea'vy cattle aie also selling as hUh here in proportion as at any other market. Cows and helfera sold at steady prices all the week and th market vva firm and act ive from start to finish with no quotable change. According to all reports there aie not many to come and operators In consequence quence look for a good market on that kind of cattle right along. Stockers and feeders were rather slow duiing the euily part of th& week , but the last two day they showe < l some improve ment. Choice light stock cattle lack but llttlo of b inff back where they were before the break. HOGS Arrivals wore not as large as a week nso , but at the same time they were large for the last d y of the week. The market cou'd be best described as barely steady. Plenty of hogs sold at yestet day's prices. In fact the most of them brought the bame , but It was harder work to get the cr'ces In spots the matket was u little easier , especially on the commoner kinds of light and light mixed loads. Under the circumstances with sellers all bound to get steady prices and with buyers trying to gain a little concession the market was not especially active , and yet the Mg bu k changed hands early In the mornlns. Late messates from Chicago Indicated a weak close at that point , and. after 100 cars had changed hands here and the moio urcent aiders were tilled tne trade slacked up a little and closed ivcah. Receipts of hog's wore liberal all this week and the market as a whole in good shape to the extent that buyero wanted the hogs and the trade on most days was active at prevailing ? prices. Values on an average wore a 'ittle lower than the week before , which was high vVetk of the month , but they .vere fully up to the general average for the whole month. The week opened with the market Just 6c lower than the opening of the previous week and closed u. shade to Cc lower than the close of the week before , showing that there has not been much clniiKe In the general market. A glance at the accompanj Ing tables will show the receipts for the week with com parisons , as well as the average ptlce for ciH day. Shlppew will take note that buyers nt this point have commenced to put Into force the ru that has prevailed in other markets In rofjrd to the throwing out of heavy and rough staes and selling them separately from the loadu , on their merits. Hereto fore the most of the stags received at till * point haw sold right In with the full loads and nt the simo price as was paid for the irnrvil liners. SHL3IJH All told seven loads only were reported 1n the ynrdH this morning , but of that number two were consigned direct tea a packer and were not offered for Hale , i'lve louds wete Colorado Mexican lambs , which wt > ro consigned through. In other vvoid ? , theio wan only one load really on the mar ket and it was * a loud of ewes , which sold at a good , high pi Ice , The sheep market was In a good , healthy condition nil the week past , the demand belnpr good and fully equal to the supply. As compared with other markets the prices paid have been entirely satisfactory and without any very material change for the vv eek. Quotations on woolcd sheep and lambs : Oooil to choice fed western wethers , 1500 ® 525 ; fair to ( rood , J4 S5G5.00 , Mexican > ai- lliiBH. J5 SOfcS 35 , choice western yearlings , $5GO f5Lo , good weatern yearlings , $4 b5Q5 00 , good to choice went em ewes , $4 504 7B ; fair to good western owes. $4259450 , good to choice nutiv o lambs , $5 EUj5.70 ; good to choice webtern lambs , K K > I5.75 ; Fort Collins Mex ican lamb ! ; , good to choice , $570T(5'JO ( , fr.lr to good Fort Collins Mexican lambs , $5 5' ' > ft > 5 70 , feeder sheep , J4.254,60j feeder lambs , H COS'S 25 Quotations on clipped sheep and lambs : Western wethers , $1605480 ; western year lings JI73SSOO , western lambs , $4 90&520 , WJstcrn ewes , $4 00 < fj4.26. CIIIU.UIO JMVi ; STOCK MAIIKKT. \oinliiiil on Sinn II Suiipllrn In All l.liM-n. CHICAGO , April 9 , There were not enough catt'p received today to make a market and prices vvere nomlnal. The demand for hog was slow and prices averaged 6c lower ; fair to choice , J387if4.0j ; heavy packers , $3,5603 EO ; mixed , $ J 7MI a.O.'K. butchers. $ J.70g35 ; lights , $3.1 3.95 ; pigs , J3J5g3.SO , Prices of Hheep were nominal , there being too small a supply to make a mark t. Keuulpts : Cattle , 1M diead ; hogs , 15,000 httttU ; sheep , 1,000 , head. ICiiuvim ( "lt > MTU btorU. KANSAS CITY. April -CATTLE-Re- delptB , 431 head natives ; fiupplj of cattle too email to make u market , the few oftei- . inpi Milling at stead } prices , veiy little . ohangu In market conditions the list vvctk ; | I the demand for heicattle wab not as nil-one and values were a triile ewer , whlla ' l llL'litir w ltthtk and butch i stock were In Seed demand and prices full > sustained , eavy eteerg brought 5.W5 | 30 , lights. $4 23 ijl.80 , itockirs and feeders. JJ.SO&M (5 ; buloh r cow nnd hclfcr" , $3 Otff4 75 , can- ncrs , J2 TOfll 00 , luth r bulls , $3 00-4.M , veal calvez , H.OOftfi oo western steers , $4.00 4 S3 , T Kans $1 % < j5 fo HOGS llectlpto 4580 head ; trade opened a.otlvt , parly coles rullnp R < higher , closml wt-aK with the earlv advance all ot t : heavv. $3 < OfT3.92'fc. ' mixed , $3. < wff3.SO , light , W.5MM 70. pics , $1 20ti3.B6. Sirni'P Receipts M > 0 heid : supply too light to make a market , price * nominal : the refHpts till" week were liberal and prices nro materially higher , Colorado wool hmbj , $5.20ftft.7o , clipped lambs , J4.CO fo 00. vt-ullngs. $4.SO'u6. j , wethers , $1.400 5 00 , feeding 'ambs , I4.HW6.W , feeding J3.OOiM.25 , ctllli , $2 00 3.2o. II. I , on U M\p sim-U. ST LOUIS. April 29 CATTLH llecflpts , 100 hrnirl , market stcadj . fair to choice nn- tlvo shipping and export steers , $ l5ij350 , with fancy grades worth up to 15,75 , dress d boot and butcher steers. JITStinOO , steers tinder 1.000 pounds $1 oO-TfJ SO , stockcrs and fowlers. $1.50ftS5 ; rows and helf'rs ftmff 450 , Te\ns and Imllin teers , $32Vtf4So. cows and heifers , $30057130 HOGS Hecolpts. 2,400 brad market stiotif ? , pigs and light- , $ .t.75 J3So , packers , $ TMfi IV , .butchers $3 r-0fl4 CO SHiiP : Il'i-elpts 250 heml , marke-t steady , native muttons $ l26jr500. culls nnd , bucks , J1 OOW4 00 , Inmbs , $5 < Wi ? 40 , spring lambs , $500 < g5 10. Texas sheep , $1 45 4.75 | \ ' Ynrlc IU Mot'lf. | NHW YORK April -DHnVRS Ite- . celpts , 449 head , no trading , feeling f tead > : exports , 200 cattle and 2 000 quarters of bts.f CALVHS RccclptB , none ; no trodo ; feel- ( inc ? U uly. sirrcnp AND LAAius-upceipts , 2,203 head , snoop nominal , lambs 10Q25c higher , no sheep In market ; unshorn lamb6 Rritji 7 00 , clipped lambs , $5 SII/G / 25 , no spring lambs HOGS n celpto , 6,01 lienil , three decks on sale , no tiadlng , nominally steady. riiiciiinntl IUf Stock. CINCINNATI , April 29 HOGS-Actlvc at CATTLG-Steady at $275T600 Slinni'-Strong at $3.00i4 ? 75 ; lambs , strong at $4.60f/600.- Stoulc III Hlj-lit. Following are the receipts nt the four principal western markets for April 29 : Cattlft. Hogs Sheep Omaha . 1141 1.111 1702 Chicago . ire 150 < H > 1 OCO Kniih.is City . -m 4 , 51 COO St. Lotlls . 200 40) 230 Totals . . 1,92 , ! ) 31,061 iu52 OMAHA ci\tti Ai. niAiiieirr. Condition of Trmlp niul diiotatloiin on Slnil | | . mid 1'a lie > Produce. KGGS Receipts light ; demand good at UHc UTTRR ' Common to fair , 10llc ; choice , 12ui4c , separator , Ibc , gathered creamery , ICc. ICc.POXJLTRY H-ns , live , 9c ; old and staggy roosters , live , 4ffbc , ducks and geese , live , bfe9c , turkeys , live , lOc , broilers , dressed , per doz , $4 50 PlOEONS-Llve , per doz , 90c@$1.00. VUALS-Cholce , Sc. OYSTERS Bulk Standaid , per gal. , $110 ; mediums , per can , loc , Standard p.r ran , 20c ; Extra Seliet , per can , 25c ; New York Countb per can 30c. FRESH WATER FISH Catfish , per II ) , 12o ; buffalo , per Ib , dressed , Oiffc , white tlbh , I2c , lake trout , lOc , yellow pike , dressed , 9c , round , ie ; silver h rring , be ; perch , Ce , bullheads , dressed , lOc ; black bass , 14tT15c. SEA riSH rioundcrs , Sc ; haddock , lOc ; Columbia river silmon , 15c ; halibut , lie ; blue fish. lOo ; Spanish macKoiel , lOc , red "iiapper , lOc , extra large mad : rel , each , 30c , roe shad , each , oOc ; shad roe , per pair , 20Q25c. ( FRUITS. STUAWBDRRIES-Per crate , $6 60 ; pints , $3 00 < ( (3 ( 25. APPLES Ben Davis per bbl . $500 ; Gen- Itons , $4 75 ; New York Baldwins , Graenlng3 and others , cho'ce , pel bbl. , $580 ; western boxed , $200 CRANHEURIEIJersejs , per bbl. , $7.50 PINEAPPLUS-Pcr doz , $ Z 2SQ2 50. VEGETABLES. WAX BEANS One-third bu. , $125 STRING BEANS One-third bu. , 75c. PIEPLANT Per 30 to 35-lb box , $1 3.i@ 150 ; per 50-lb. box , $1.75 , home grown , per Ib , 3'i4c : BEETS Per bbl , $1 50 PAUSNIPS-por bbl. , $1 50. RADISHES-per bu box , $1 50Q1.7S. TOMATOES None In market. SPINACH Per basket , $1 00 LETTUCE Home grown , per dozen bunches , 40c. ASPARAOUS Homo grown , per dozen bunches. EOiBtOc , ONIONS Homo grown , per dozen bunches , according to size , 15020c. WATERCRESS IG-qt. "ages. $1 00 CABBAGE Crated per ibIc. . CAULIFLOWER Per crate , } 2 50. ONIONS Per bu , SOcJTl 00. BEANS Hand-plckJd. navy , per bu. , $1 50 < gi co POTATOES Choice Iowa Sicked , 70c ; poorer stock , COc , Mlnnesim Burbanks , 85 5/iOu ) ; Colorado , $1 00 , earlv Ohio seed po tatoes , $1 CKWT1 10 SWEET POTATOES- bbi. , aeed , $2 00 TROPICAL FRUITS LEMONS California , fancv , $350 ; choice , $3 25 ; Meeslna , fancy , $3.73S'4 00 ORANGES Navels , fancy , $4 ; choice. $3 75 : seedlings , $2.751i300. Mod. sweets , $300 < hS2a BANANAS Choice , crated , largo stock , per bunch , $2 25@2 50 ; medium-sized bunches , . DATES Hnllovvee , 60 to 70-lb. boxes , 6c ; Salr , 6c ; Fard , 9-lb boxes , 10o MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS Almonds , per Ib. , 17c ; Brazils , per Ib , 9010c : English walnuts , per Ib , fancy soft she 1 , 12ViSil3c ; standards , lOJjllc ; fil berts ptr Ib , lie ; pecans , pollbhed , SJflOc ; cocoanuts , per 100 , $4 ; peanuts , raw , CMs@6c ; roasted , 6Hi7c. CIDER Per half bbl. , $3 SAUERKRAUT Per h ilf bbl. . $2 < XX3 25 HONEY-Cholce white , 12M.&nc. MAPLE SYRUP Fiv e-jdl. cans , each , $250 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz , $12 ; half-cal. cana Ib25 , quart cans , $350 MAPLE SUGAR Choice , In coxes , 9c. HIDES , TALLOW , ETC. HIDES No. 1 grten hides , 7'ic ; No 2 creen hides , C'ic ; No 1 salted hides , S' c ; No. 2 salted hides , iH" . No 1 veal calf , 8 to 12 Ibs , lOc : No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 'bs , Sc. TALLOW , GREASE ETC Tallow , No. 1 , S'/ic ; tallow. No 2 , Jo ; rough tallow , l c ; whlto grease , 2''o3c ; jellow and brown . FURS Mink , lK275c ( ; bear ( black or brow u ) . $5 OOJ/20 00 , otter , $1 5008 00 , beaver , $1.009600 , Bkunk , IWSc ; munkrat , SfilOc , raccoon , 15@50c , led fox , 25cfl25 ( ; gray fox , KiflSOc : wolf ( timber ) , 25cft260 [ ; wolf , ( prairie ) , coyote. IftJfJOc ; wildcat , 10&25c , badger , 5 < 540c. sliver fox , $ uOO I/500. SHEEP PELTS-Gieen salted , each , 15 © 75c , green salted sheaihigs ( shoit wooleu early skins ) , each , ] 5c , dry shearings ( shoit woolcd early skins ) , No , 1 , each , 6c ; dry flint , Kansas and Nubtaska butcher wool palls , per Ib , actual weight , 4I(5c ( , dry Hint , Kansas nnd Nebraska murrain wool pelts , per Ib , actual weight , 3f-lc ( , dry Hint , Colorado rado butcher wool pelts , per Ib , actual weight , IQoc ; dr > ( lint Colorado murrain woo pelts , per Ib , actual weight , 3B4c. St. I , on IN .MiirKct. ST. LOUIS , Apill 29 FLOUR About stcTdy ; a shade off In jirlc ; ; pUents $3 70S ) 3 SO. straights , $3J5f/i.43. clear , $3003 < )20 ) WHEAT Firm and higher , No 2 red cosh , elevator , 77c , track , 78c , May , 774c ; July , 73 < 573V4c ; No 2 hard , 701j71c CORN Higher ; No 2 rash , St'/jc ' : track , 35'X.G3nc ; May. 33 c asked , July , 33c bid ; Sejtember , 34' c , OATS Options firm nnd higher , spot dull ; No. 2 cash , 28Wc , track , 29e , Miy , 28c bid , July , 21-fec bid , September , ffiiC , No 2 white , 31Hc. RYE Firm at 57c bid. SEEDS Flaxtieed , steady at J1.12V6 ; prime timothy seed , $2 25 CORNMEAIv-l 8301 90 1JRAN Dull and easy ; sacked , east track , 61c. 61c.HAY HAY Timothy. firm nt $10 OOS11.00 ; prairie. Mow at $8 OOQ8 25 MUTTER Steady , creamery , 1401S5 c ; dairy. 12S10c. EGGS-Ixjwer nt lOc. WHISKY Steady at $1 26 PROVISIONS Pork , weak ; standard mess , Jobbing , $9 , L-ird , Headj , prime steam , $5 ; choice , $605 , Dry salt meats , boxed shoulders. > i 25 , extra shorts and ribs , $5 , shorts , $3 12H. Bacon , boxed shoulders , $ iextra _ _ shorts , $5 JTld ; rlba , Jo 50 ; shorts , "YuX'EIPTS-Flour , 4,000 bbls . wheat , 7,000 bu , corn. 37 COJ bu ; oats , 47,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , 0.000 bbls. wheat , 10,000 bu , ; corn , 33,000 bu ; oats 14,000 bu , London StouU 13ii > Iinuv < > . LONDON , April 30. The Stock Exchange fast week was busy over the interesting and lively movement In copper mlno kccurltle * , the strength of whoso advancu Is to be at tributed to American buying. Rio Ttntos closed 1 point higher , Anacondas H , nnd Utahs U , A prominent c'vent of the week was the rise of & points In Canadian Pacific railway shares , which were largely bought American railroad shares were featureless and Inactive. Among the increases were Central Pacific , which rose i. Norfolk & Western preferred a , , Northern Pacific ordi nary U , Southern preferred ' ,4 , Atchlson , Topeka & Santa I"e V , , Krio % , Louisville & Nashville % , Missouri , Kansas & Texas ii. and Now York , Ontario G Western H Phlladerphla & Reading IB Mlt point , Erie Vi , Denver S. Rio Grande % , and South ern ordinary % . Money was In good de mand , the rates until Monday ranging from li t" 2 p r < " snd on three months' bills from 2 1-16 to 2& . 'LOWER ' RATES OF INTEREST Tlirco Per Ocnt the Limit of Profit for the Next Twenty Years. INSURANCE COMPANY INCREASING RESERVES I'ntliniitcs llnnrd on ( lie Opinions of Prominent I'lnnii- clcrit Hun nwnril Tcmlcni'j of llnti'.s. What rote of Interest can safely be counted on by Investors of capital during the next twenty jcars ? This question Is belli/ ; asked by every insurance company In the United States , a > s the St. Louis Olobe-Democrot The funds of such cor porations nro largely Invested In bonds , stocks and deeds of trust. As the premiums on Insurance are tilgher or lower nccora- 4ng to tlio rate of Interest procurable on Investments - vestments , almost every fatnlb In the coun try Is personally Interested in this question. Buildings and tholr contents everywhere nro kept Insured The number of life In surance policies In force today Is not far from 10,000.000 , and they represent a total Insurance of over $ C,000,000,000. These fig ures apply to th United States alone. Over 00 per cent of the whole Is what Is called mutual Insurance , the pollcj holder sharing In the company's profits. These profits ate greater or smaller according to the returns from the investment of the company's reserve - servo fund. It la well known that Interest intes In this country arc lovvor now , as a whole , than they were twenty , ten or five jears URO. The tendency at present seems to bo downward. Will It continue down ward , and , If ao , to what extent ? Perlmpi the bottom his been reached and the gen eral a\erago will rise. If so , how long will the upward movement continue and how much higher will the general average bo during the next twenty yenis than It has been jn the last two decades ? Desiring to secure the most reliable information ob tainable on this matter one of the big life lustlrnnco companies recently addressed letters to some of the prominent financiers of the country. The company asked each of the gentlemen "What rate of Interest he considered It safe for a llfo Insurance com pany to count upon realizing , on Its total assets , Invested in such securities and mort gages as an institution of this kind should hold , during the next twenty years. " Iloilnctloit 1'criiiiiiiciit. "Any answer made to such a question la , of course , liable to be vitiated by circum stances and \lclssltudes whlcli no human mind can measure In trying to estimate the future , " replied Lymau J. Ooge , secretary of the treasury , and then ho added : "Looked nt , hovvevei. In the light of probabilities , with the general n\erago conditions , social and national , which have prevailed for twenty > eais past , and taking Into account the rapid increase of capital and the grow ing economics in production and distribu tion. It would seem that the tendency of In terest was permanently downward , and that It would bo hazardous to estimate a rate higher than 3 per cent as an average avail able return upon high-grade securities dur ing the next twenty jears , On the other hand , with our country largely undeveloped In its latent resources , as It is , affording still room for the Intelligent application of capi tal to the development of such resources , it would seem to me that 3 per cent might bo fairly estimated to bo a realizable uv- erago rate " James H. Eckels , comptroller of the cur rency under President Cleveland , saya : "It is very probable that the present plethora of unused money will not continue permanently In this country , "but " I do not believe that oven such fact will greatly tend to prevent rates for permanent Investment in large sums from falling. My judgment Is that If you can secure , to a certainty , 3 per cent In the future on loans , bonds , etc. , you will be fortunate. If a great many real estate and building investments are made , there would bo danger of the average falling as low as 2 % per cent , " Cornelius N. llllss. Secretary Hitchcock's predecessor In President Mc- Klnle > 's cabinet , writes : "I understand that the present rate at which Equltable's assets are valued for surplus and dividend purposes Is 4 per cent. I am Inclined to be- llevo that perfect safety requires that this rate shpuld bo gradually reduced , so that jour calculations may rest upon a solid basis of 3 per cent. " Lev ! P. Morton , who served four years as vice president of the United States , replies that In his judgment "It would bo entirely eafo to take 3 per cent as a basis for the companj's business for a period of twenty years" Chauncoy M. Depovv , the head of the New York Central railroad , and recentlj chosen to represent the Empire state In the United States senate , makes this answer1 "A careful consideration of the continued tendency In this country to low interest- bearing money , the fact that New York has become , and will permanently remain , one of the financial centers of the world ; that the growing Indebtedness of Europe to the United States is likely to Increase rather than diminish , all Indicate that It would be unsafe for a life Insurance company to cal culate upon a better rate than 3 per cent for a period of twenty years. " Tln-i-e Per Cunt the Mmlt. Eastern financiers , as a rule , name 3 per cent as n safety mark for the calculations of Insurance companies. August Uelmont writes : "I have given tha matter very care ful consideration and I think that depend ing upon any more than 3 per cent as an average return upon Investments during the next twenty jears would not be conserva tive. The average , In my opinion , will bo rather less than more. " In the opinion of the Sollgmuns , "it would not be safe for a llfo insurance company to count on realiz ing , during the next twenty years , n re turn of mnro than 3 liar cent on its total assets Invested In tha kind of securities to which such an Institution would , by tha nature of its business and the law , bo limited " Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia say. "Considering the course of the stock mar ket recently and the way In which high- class Investment bonds have boon and are now selling , the demand for such , and the reduction of the Interest rate for mort gages , etc. , wo are led to the conclusion that any higher average rate of Interest on first-class securities than 3V& per cent Is not likely to ho had , and wo therefore suggest In making tha calculations for a term of years regarding your business , which are necessary for its proper continu ance , that it would hardly seem wise to adopt a rate of Interest exceeding 3 per cent per annum. " W A. Tower , a Ilofiton 'banker , thinks that the company "ought , perhaps , to average - ago better than 3'/i per cent " Hlalr & Co of Now York , with whom Edgar Marston of St. LouU was anil probably still Is asso ciated , exprras the oplnlou that "It would be safe for a life insurance company to count upon realizing 3" per cent on Its se curity and mortgage investments during the next twenty years " James T. Woodward , president of the Hanover National bank of New York a.id one of the new stockholders of tnu Union Casualty and Surety company of St. Louis , does "not BOO how the company ( the Equitable ) can estimate the return on now Investments for the next ten yearn at , a higher rate than 3H per cent , and addb "What will bo true of the succeeding decade ! e uncertain , that being too far off for mo to euy much about. " A Gloomy Vlc > , Edward Atkinson of Boston takes a pot- elmlsllc vlcrwottho future. "I have not that confidence In the progreta of intelligence In state legislation , " be mritos , "or in that OF OMAHA. DRUGS. E. Bruc Co. and Stationery "Qunn B t > " Bfccliltlr * . Clrar % Wine * und Itrandltt , Jid IUrn y CREAMERY SUPPLIES T Crcavtcrv Machinery and Supplies. Rollers , Engines , Kccil Cookers , Wood PuU leys. Shaftlnir , Belting , Butler Pack- iiic of all kind * . M7-009 Jones St. . - ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. Electrical Supplies. Blrotrlo Wirinjj Bolln nnd Gas LlehMos Q. W. JOHNSTON , MEr. IBM Howard Bt. ELECTRIC LIGHT and PO WER PLANTS 424 South IStliSt. HARDWARE. Wholesale Hardware. Bicycles and Sporting Goods , 121K-21-23 Har- ney Street. SAFEAND IRON WORKS. Safe , G. ANDRHHiN , Prop. Makes a specialty of - . _ . , And Burglar Proof barn , , uti I Vault Doors , etc Ofu S. llth M. . Omnho , Aelj. progress of the comprehension of the true relation of labor and capital that would lead mo to hcpo for such great opportuni ties for the use of capital to the mutual benefit of all concerned as would make an active and continuous demand , carrying tnc rate of Interest above 2' per cent , and cer tainly not above 3 per cent " In a postscript Mr. Atkinson says : "Another factor must enter Into this computation , namely , the present tendency of some legislators to re- jjard great Insurance corporations as cormo rants , which induces a constant effort to attempt a larger and larger measure of meddlesome and harmful control In place of resting upon complete publicity of ac counts " This Is Henry Clews' conclusion : "My own Judgment , formed from the pan drift of the rate of Interest and from the ap parently strong probabilities of that ten dency continuing In force , Is that the av erage conservative Investor may be ex pected to earn In the future , from the class of Investments you mention , from 2'/i to 3 i per cent ; and upon that ibasls I should judge that , with your superior facilities In selection and management , you mltfit sifely count upon an average return of 3',4 per cent for the average of the twenty year. ; , upon the actual amount Invrated. " John M. Parker , president of the Now Orleans Cotton exchange , takes a more hopeful view. From Ills "personal knowledge of the attractive opportunities offered by the south for safe investment cf capital and Its great future for development , agricul turally , commercially and In manufactures , ' he believes that "the south will soon re ceive the attention of conservative Investors , who for years to como could anticipate a net revenue of at least 1 per cent on unquco- tloned security , whlrli could be readily realized upon If desired" A. Baldwin , a New Orleans banker , namca 3 per cent ; Maurice Stern , of > the same city , 3Vi , and Isidore New-man 3 per cent. Marshall Field of Chicago says that 3 fier cent "would probably bo the safest figure for the company to count upon , " but Is of the opinion that not less than ay. per cent will be realized. Welcome for I-'niiiouw Cimilioiit , ST. LOUIS , April 30. At n meeting hold by Major Zelgenhelm and nineteen inpre- sentatlves of the leading organizations and business interests of St Louis , preliminary arrangements have been made for the wel come nnd reception of the officers and men of the gunboat Nashville , which Is ex pected to arrlvo hero on May 2. It has practically been decided to have the gun boat met by the state and city oindals on a river steamer some distance down the liver to give the ofllcois a reception at the Mer cantile club , a smoker to the men and , If possible , a carriage rldo about the city and to the principal points of Intoicet , Including the parks and public buildings SiiilHi'M Dentillll lie Im . - ( I RII ( < . ! . SPOKANH , Wash , April 30. In regard tea a special to the Spokesman-Uc'tievv , fjom Wardner , regarding the killing of Jack Smith , the rioter fiom llurke , who fell yes terday , Coroner Frances Bald tonight "I shall summon every man In the coun try if necessary to ascertain ths cause ot his death No straw verdict will bo re- celv-ed. I shall continue the hearing as long as may bo necessary " The body Is at nurke , and at Drst the Iluilie miners demanded that the Inquiry must bo held there , but later Informed the coiouer they would biirr-nder it to him Ho has ordered the remains brought to AVardner , JliiHliiinilN 'I'n In ? 1 | i WltcM' < ! uarri-l. CHAIILRSTON , W Va , April 30 nussoll Server , a saloon keeper of Coaluurg , this count j , was found dead on thn C . O tracks today with a bullet wound In his body John KllllnRor , a merchant of Coalburg , has been anested for the crime The wives of Klll- Ingcr and Server were quarreling and their husbands took part Kllllnser emptied both barrels of a shotgun In Server's side , killIng - Ing him Instantly No Illninc for Killing . lilclceu Thief. TOLRDO. O.Apill 30 Coroner Hen Ier has made n remarkable record In discharg ing John , Henry and Phil Hnrtzfcld , who killed Martin Turnlva ) who was utuallng chlckons on their place Ho mokes recom mendation that the county commissioners establish a county police In ordci to pre vent farmers from being compelled to take the lavv In their own hand ? lllniNelf. ALBANY. N. Y , April 30 Prof Carl A Me ) or , 80 yearn of ago , professor of ( Jet man at the Albaii ) High school , and assistant teacher of that study at the Albany Fe male academy , was found dead today In a lonely spot on the Kenwood road. Ho had shot himself through the heart in ln > Ion I'lre. DAYTON , 0. , April 30 One man was fatally Injured and several others seriously hurt hero today at a fire which defrayed a third of the lumber jard of the A. Gebhart HARNESS-SADDLERY. - Haney & 00. tt . .VD Jobltrt f Leather , AnrtiMri'y Hardware , \V solicit jour order * 313-315-317 S. Uth. BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS om AVIMoii Jt Ornlcn. Manufacturers bolleis , smoke * tnek nnd ftrcechlncs , prrBsure , t enduring , nheep lp , laM ami vatcr tank * . holUr lub n can- Mantl > on hnnd second hind boilers bought and xrUl Ofrrinl n'tu ' prnnilit to repairs In city or country l th nnJ Pierce. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , Al'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear W ES1EKN AOKNTS ron JoBoph Bauigan llubbor Oo. J Rubbers and Mackintoshes. Cor. Ji t'ariiiini St . , Oiunlin. CHICORY Orovren mid mnuCnctur r of all form * o Chicory Omnha-Frimont-O'Ntll. DRV GOODS. Importers and lobbiraof Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND NOTIONS. FONC I9J3 H.R.PENMEYaCO. . . . BRAMCH ! 03tittST OMAKA nCO. UKCOUI Htt ? > , , Telephone 1030. Omaha , Neb COMMISSION , GRAIN , PROVISIONS unit STOCKS BOAUII OF TRADE. Ulrert wirp * to i-iiltatii rttiM .New York. Corr t > cindrnt > John A VVirr-r. Jk Co. Lumber company , gutted St. Tohn's Lutheran chuich and destroyed four loaded freight cars The injured are : Thomas Liwler , Matt Link , Charles Chamberlain , Burkhardt Kunkel and John Mnloy. VETERAN JOURNALIST DIES Lcvilu linker HiulH n I , > nn : ami Useful Cfirccr In NP PUIII > Work ami 1'olltlcM. WASHINGTON , April 30. Hon. Lewis Baker , widely known and prominent in Journalism and politics for more than a third of a century , died at his homo in this city at noon today. During the last seven weeks ho had suffered from an attack of anaemia , which grew worse. Besides his widow , Mrs. Ruth Baker , sister ot Colonel S. W. roidlco of St. Louis , iccelvor of the Kansas City , PHtsburg & Gulf railroad , nlno children survive him All but one ot his immediate family wore present when ho died , Puneral services will bo held on Tuesday morning and the remains will be Interred In Rock Creek cemetery , this city. Lewis Baker was born November 7 , 1882 , in Uelmont county , Ohio , He entered a country newspaper ofllce at the ago of 13 to learn the printing business and with the exception of a few years In the govern ment diplomatic service ; devoted his llfo to newspaper work. Ho owned and edited various newspapers , nmons them the AVoodslleld Democrat , Cam bridge Jeffcrsontan and the Ohio Slate Jour nal nt Columbus , being associated with tha late lion S. S. Cox In the conduct of the last named journal. Ho was active In Ohio politics , serving I-- ' . as u member of the state democratic com mittee for several years , Ho was n dele gate to nearly every national democratic convention fiom 1SCO to ] 8'J2. During tha civil war ho established the Wheeling ( W , Va ) Register and conducted It until ISftp. Ho was ihalrnian of the democratic atata committee Jn West Virginia for twelve or fifteen years and a member of the national committee for four years Ho sorred two terms In the state senate and was presiding ofllcer of that body part of the time. He purchased th St Paul Globe In 1S85 and made it a power In the political and com mercial development of the northwest until 1893 , when ho was appointed minister to Nicaragua , Costa Klca , and San Salvador by President Cleveland Mr. Dalier was chairman of the Minnesota seta State democratic committee in tba campaign of 1802 In 1886 ho was Jhe unan imous choice of the democratic member * of the legislature for the United States senate. Ho served his country faithfully as minis ter In the troublesome countries of Central America fiom 1893 to 1808 Mortlf ) Inu , Detroit Free Preps When Fatlma dUcor- orod all the wives her husband had mur dered she was much piqued. That evening she did not give Bluebeard time to read the bnao ball extra before sha spol.o to him about It. "What could > ou have been thinking of I" she exclaimed , warmly "Why , if It ov r Kets out , the nrlKhlurs will think you are a Chicago eausuEemaker1" Hero she broke down and wept bitterly , she was that extremely mortified. llOIKI- ( Mill Illllr. Detirlt Journal Now they were speak ing of poetical conceptions of natural pro- cetwes "Death , " remarked the Lay Pluure , "Is often represented as being mounted on a pale horsf , " "That U doubtless because red hair U so perfectly kirilng , " ventured the Unconscious Imbecile after a moment's thought. As far the others , they laughed no moro violently than the commonest courtesy do- manded.