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BY MARGARET BLOUNT.
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, CHAPTER IX. (Continued.)
"You will And hor tho greatest cow
ard of us all," sho observed. "But If
you really want to hoar the horrlblo
Bound, open tho door."
Ho did so. Every one was silent:
nnd through tho hall .camo plainly
enough the rocking of tho cradlo and
tho low Bound of tho mother's song.
Mr. Crowloy stood for a moment at
tho door; then ho Bhut It, and cams
back to tho flresldo looking just a lit
tle palo.
"I wonder If It Is a hoax," he ob
served, after a short pause.
"That can hardly bo. For wo all
naw tho room tho first night wo came,
and thero was no ono there, though
tho cradlo rocked all tho tlmo. Is It
not horrlblo to havo to live In tho
houso with It?"
"Indocd It Is; and I quostlon if It Is
tight for you to do bo. You must
mako my undo go as soon as you can."
"I am sure that it is easier said than
done," sighed Mrs. Cowloy.
"I know what I would do," observed
Marjorlo.
"What, my lovo?"
"Frighton him."
"Dut the cradlo has failed to do
that."
"Then I would glvo him something
worso than a cradlo. If hearing things
would not scare him, I should bo In
clined to try what seolng things would
do."
Roso clasped her hands delightedly.
"I havo it, Cousin Charles. If you
and Marjorlo will help mo, wo can
manago It easily."
"How?"
"You must be ghosts."
"What nonsense you do talk, Rose!"
said Catharine.
"It is not nonsense. If you or I
undortako to play tho part, papa would
eeo through It at once, becauso he
would mls3 us. But ho knows noth
ing of Charlos' return, and ho has
nover seen Marjorlo. They would both
nako capital ghosts."
"Thoro Is something In It," observed
Mr. Cowloy. "And If you will leave
it to ua wo will mako my uncle very
willing to go. But you must stow us
out of sight beforo ho comes."
"Tho turret-chamber is ready, and a
flro Is lit there," said Mrs. Cowloy.
"But that ifl tho room Bald to bo
haunted."
"Oh, nover mind! But what knock
is that?"
"Good gracious! It Is Mr. Cowley
Run, Roso! get your cousins up into
tho room beforo wo lot him In. Hero
tako tho cloak or ho will bo suro to
seo It. Wo will send you up somo
auppor, Charles. Roso shall come; but
for mercy's sako, bo quick now!"
With much suppressed merriment
and laughtor, tho two ghosts wero got
out of tho way, and wero safo In tho
turret-room long beforo Mrs. Macarthy
had let in her master, and was fuming
over what ho termed her "stupid Irish
delay."
CHAPTER X.
Mrs. Cowloy looked exceedingly
guilty when hor lord nnd master en
tered; but ho, being full of his own
huslness, did not observe It. Ho laid
aside his wrappings, called for hot
water and tho spirit case, and ait
lown by tho flro with nn air of a man
who had earned his reposo and meant
thoroughly to onjoy it.
"Havo you been alarmed In any way
since I wont, Mrs. C?" ho asked when
his toddy was thoroughly mixed.
"No, my dear," Bho replied briskly;
which was a gross fib, as wo know, bo
causo the unexpected arrival of hor
nephew and his wlfo had nearly sent
lier Into a fit of hysterics. But that
was only ono of tho whlto lies that
nro perfectly allowable, and ovon-
praiseworthy, when tho head of tho
household Is In question. If British
matrons hesitated long over a "tara
diddle," thoro would bo llttlo peace, I
fear, In many a British home.
"Not alarmed, oh!" said Mr. Cowloy,
nipping at his glass. "Woll, I'm glad
you aro getting so bravo. I havo beon
to Bee tho agent, and thoro Is no rea
son why wo should not rent tho houso
for another year. Mr. Vornon will not
vant It, and tho ngent evidently looks
upon It as ono of tho best speculations
ho over made."
"Another year! Mercy preserve us!"
said Mrs. Cowley, holding up hor
hands In horror.
"And why not, pray?" was tho sharp
reply. "If we go sooner wo shall havo
dono no good. Peoplo will think wo
aro frightoned away, after all; where
as If wo stay for fifteen or Blxtoen
months thoy cannot havo the faco to
hint at such a thing."
Mrs. Cowloy groaned.
"Besides, I havo boon talking with
tho agont about tho drains, and ho hat
given mo leavo to have them set to
rights. A capital dodgo that, Isn't It,
my dear?"
Mrs. Cowley only Blghed.
"Don't you seo? Whllo tho men nro
at work, I'll mako them tako up tho
ilo'or of that pantry. Depend on It,
thero Is nothing thoro but rats."
"Can' rats rock a cradlo, Mr Cow
loy?" asked his bettor half, sovoroly.
"I daro say thoy could If thoy tried."
"And sing?"
"Thero aro plonty of singing mien
In tho world; perhaps ours bolongs to
that breed, my dear. However, what
I mean to say Is this: That tho houso
bolng old, Is In all probability swarm
ing with tho brutes; nnd that, In somo
of tholr nntlca In tho pantry, thoy con
trive to imitato tho rocking of a cra
dle and to mako a ao'jnd which will
r?ic; ?iiAK?i?tf
it.
pass muster ns a human voice. So
I'll havo tho floor up, and wo'll put a
atop to tholr fun at once."
"It was a human volco!" Bald Mw.
Cowloy, indignantly. "Tho Idea of
trying to oxplnln it in that way I 1
never heard of anything bo absurd in
all my llfo! Did tho agont offer you
any refreshment, my dear?"
Mr. Cowley wagged his head good
humorcdly.
"I seo what you aro driving at; but
I waa never moro sober In my llfo.
Mrs. C. And wo'll havo tho floor up
tomorrow, and you Bhall seo if, during
tho rest of tho year, wo hoar anything
moro of tho cradle."
Mrs. Cowley hold her poaco. Expo
rlenco had taught her that argument
in a caso Uko this would bo of no use.
But if in her heart sho had harbored
any llttlo sweet scruplo as to tho pro
prlety of tho plan by which tho young
peoplo Intended to dlslodgo hor lord
and master from tho strnngo homo he
had chosen, It vanished from that hour
nnd Bho stood ns deeply committed to
tho ghost schemo ns any ono anion
them all.
"Whero Is Roso?" asked Mr. Cow
ley, looking up BUddonly.
Mrs. Cowloy blushed up to tho oyeu,
"Sho sho Is upstnlrs, I think. Do
you want her?"
"Yes; I havo brought her a book
As she Is bo very fond of ghost storHs
I bought her tho most horrlblo thing
I could find in that way. It will servo
to pass away hor evenings vory pleas
antly this winter."
At that moment Roso entered, look
Ing peculiarly well Batlsfled with hor
self, and everything in general.
"A book for me, papa? Now that 13
kind."
Mr. Cowley grinned to himself over
his toddy.
"You'll bo chnrmed with It. Thero
Is a plcturo on tho first pago, enough
to turn any one's hair whlto."
"I'll look at it directly," said Rose,
laying it down upon tho table. "But
papa, how could you leavo us so long
nlono this evening? That cradlo has
been rocking bo dreadfully all tho
tlmo!"
"Rats, my dear. Nothing in th
world but rats."
"I wonder what .you would do it
you saw a ghost, papa a real ghost!"
"What I told you onco beforo I
would pinch his nose with tho tongs."
"I should llko to set you tried!"
"Pah! It is all nonsenso, my dear,
Ghosts aro an exploded theory. For
my part, I havo so llttlo faith in them
that I would not in tho least mind
staying hero in tho old houso by my
solf all night long.'"
As ho spoko tho hnll clock struck
twolvo, and Roso gave her mother a
peculiar glance.
"Oh, how dreadful! This Is Just tho
tlmo when ghosts go tholr rounds.
Do let us all go to bed or wo shall be
suro to seo ono."
"Yes, let us go to bed at once," Bald
Mrs. Cowley, rising from her chair,
As a matter of course, their end wa3
gained, for Mr. Cowloy was seized with
o fit of obstinacy upon tho spot. They
know well that nothing would lnduco
him to stir from tho spot till ho had
finished his gin nnd water and smoked
his cigar.
"Go to bod, all of you," ho said bo-
nlgnantly. "I'm hot afrnld to stop
uoro by myself, and I Bhall coma up
beforo you aro fairly asleep."
Mrs. Cowley and her two daughters
left tho room. Tho bright faco of
Roso was sparkling with mischief nnd
laughter; and tho instant tho door
Bhut behind hor sho caught her moth
er's hand and whlspored Joyously,
"Mamma, you need bo under no con
cern. Ho will not want to stop hero
long after tonight. You novor saw
two such horrlblo objects ns Charlc3
and Marjorlo havo made of thomslovos
with my help and Mrs. Mncarthy's,
Como and seo them beforo you go Into
hour own room to wait for him.
Mrs. Cowloy and Catharlno followed
hor Into tho turret chamber. Though
thoy nnti neon warned to expect a
ghastly sight, neither of them could
help staring nnd well-nigh crying out
when they Baw tho figures that stood
in tho center of tho room.
Ono was a nun dressed In tho flow
ing black robes of a Sister of Morcy,
with her hands bound tightly together,
and clasped above hor breast. Her
faco was whlto as death and from tho
right templo a deep crimson strain ran
down toward tho chin. Tho contrast
between tho pallor of her faco nnd tho
bright blood stain wero ghastly In tho
oxtremo. On her left hand stood a
stalwart black man, clad In flowing
robes of tho purest whlto. Mrs. Cow
loy's beat dressing gown hnd beon
pressed Into this service, nnd about uU
swarthy brow waa folded n turban,
consisting of sovcrnl ynrds of India
muslin, on which sho set great store
In his hands ho hold n rustod dagger,
which Roso had hunted up In hor ex
plorlng tours through tho houso. His
height Beemed almost terrific, a clr
cumstanco soon explained when sho
showed tho falsa soles and heels ho
had mannged to affix to his boots.
His air stern nnd menacing; and, at
together tho pair wero by uo means
tho most pleasant visitants that could
bo Imagined to tho gentleman sitting
nlono over his toddy In a haunted
house.
"Shnll wo do, aunt?" exclaimed Mr,
Cowloy, ns Bho ontored.
"Do? You nro perfectly dreadful!
Who dresHed you llko that?"
"Roso."
"An J whero on earth could sho havo
got such dreadful ldoas from? Yow
novor saw a ghost, child?"
No, mamma; but I havo read about
them often enough; nnd papa saya
book knowledge is not of tho sllghcst
uso to us, unless wo can apply it to
real life. I hopo he will bo pleased
with my application tonight."
"You nro n saucy girl, Rose," Ba!d
hor mother, still eyeing tho appari
tions with somo npprehonslon. "1
wonder, now, whnt ho will say to you?
If it waB mo, I should go into n fit tho
moment you opened tho door."
'My undo Is made of sterner stuff.
Still, I hopo wo shall give him a start.
Ono don't wnnt to tnko all this troublo
in dressing for nothing."
"Shall you go down to him, or lot
him meet you on tho stalra7" asked
Catharine.
"Oh, wo will go down; wo shall bo
scon to much moro advantago in a
room."
'Besides, ho has threatoncd to pinch
your noso with tho tongs, and ho can
not do it it ho is on tho stnlrcaso whon
ho sees you," added Roso.
That Is a consideration," ropllcd
Mr. Cowloy. "Now, will you ladles bo
tako yourselves to bod? It is nearly
half-past twolvo tho vory hour when
two orthodox ghosts would bo most
Ukoly to sot out upon tholr travolu.
Good-night, nunt; wo will send him
up to you in a very short spaco of
time."
The ladles retreated. Mrn. Cowloy,
in order that sho might not bo sus
pected of nny complicity in tho plot,
If by nny means It should bo discov
ered, undressed nnd retired to bod ns
usual. But Roso and Catharlno sat
down bcsldo tholr chnmbor door nnd
waited tho result of their operations!
with great Impatience.
Mcanwhllo, Mr. Cowloy, Bitting over
his cigar below, llttlo dreamed how
his nearest and dearest wero conspir
ing ruthlessly ngalnst his peaco o:
mind. Tho ghostly cradlo was silent
at last; his cigar was a flno one, nnd
his toddy was grateful to tho taste,
Sitting hero, monarch of all ho sur
veyed, ho thought over tho ovonts of
his visit to tho ngent, nnd tho promise
which ho had drawn from him about
tho drains.
"A clever dodgo that!" ho mused
approvingly to himself. "Nothing can
bo easier than to set tho mon at work
among tho pipes In tho collnr, and to
tako them on till thoy nro undor tho
pantry, nnd bo hnnged to it! I'll stop
that nolso or my nnrao Isn't Cowloy!
People shall not havo It to Bay thnt
after laughing nt every ono olso for
tho bollef In ghosts, I wont to get
frightoned nt ono myself! Ghosts, In
deed! Supposo thero nctually Is ono
nbout tho premises; of course, tho
poor thing cannot rest In his grnvo
till something he's got or omitted to
do on earth, has beon dono for him.
Vory well! What could bo easier than
to say to tho troubled spirt, 'Mako
yourself qulto easy; I will attend to
It nt onco! Don't stay out of your
gravo a moment longor, for fear that
you Bhould tako cold, my denr sir?'
Of courso, any scnslblo ghost, being
nddresscd In such n scnslblo manner,
would Immediately roturn to his grnvo
nnd stay thero. That Is what I' call
common sonso kind of dealing with
the citizens of nnother world. They
would nppreclato It I am suro thoy
would Oh, Lord, what's that?"
Ho might as well ask tho question;
for his flow of solf-congrntulatlon was
suddenly checked by a low, hollow
groan outsldo tho door. Ho listened
intently. Tho groan camo again, but
loudor than before.
"Thero Is u nolso! I'm not dream
Ing!" ho mused, while his hair Btood
on his head "llko quills upon tho frot
ful porcupine," "What on earth can
It bo? Mrs. Macarthy walking In hor
sloop, I Biipposo!" ho said, with trem
bllng Hps, and n faco whlto with tho
fear ho was ashamed of, which ho
could not control.
Tho door swung open a
black man entered, leading
hand a bleeding nun.
(To bo continued.)
glgantlo
by tho
ItiindnllkK Inland fitting.
The boys In tho Randall's Island In
Btltutlon for tho reformation of Juvo-
nllo delinquents havo a slang of their
own. A "scorf" Is a boy who Is a big
cator of all kinds of food as dlstln
gulshcd from n "chuck scorf," which
means a boy who eats quantities of
bread. "Snitch" is n telltale, a boy
who breaks tho unwritten law of all
schools not to split on a schoolmata
undor any circumstances. If ono boy
refcra to nnother as an "Up" it moans
that ho Is a captain or a lieutenant,
for tho school Is military In ItB train
ing. By the samo token a "kid" Is a
captain or lieutenant who Is of small
stature. "Hard guy" means n partlc
ulnrly tough boy and Is a title com
manding moro or less secret restpect,
Ah distinguished from "kid" a "Spud
Up" means a captain or lieutenant who
Is of lnrgo size, "spud" meaning elthor
a big boy or a potato as tho caso may
be. Shoes that nro mado outsldo of tho
Institution nro called "cities," nnd
"whlfllng," and a match Is a "striker."
Whon It Is said of a boy that ho has
"got a goat," it means thnt ho is an
gry. If ho has "a norco goat," it moans
thnt ho Is vory angry, In a towering
rage, In fact. A "glrk" Is a second
hand dried chow of tobacco, and Is In
tho Hat of Juvonllo delinquent treas
ures. A "rakes" Is a boy's chum or
closest friend.
Ilorr Cotlc In IliiMla,
In tho Grodno and Volin districts
of Russia thoro aro nbout ten small
boer farm colonies, numbering from
400 to 500 Inhabitnntii all told. Thoy
woro founded In 1820 by emigrants
from Holland, and tho method of liv
ing is exactly tho samo as that of tholr
ro'atlvca In South Africa.
Tho ninatour violinist Is continually
bowing and scraping.
tix.iEr
Out of my childhood's memories,
Fresh with tho brine of tho Boa,
Tho weird refrain
Of an old Norse strain
Comes floating back to mo:
"0 tho night may bo long nnd dark,
and dark,
To dark for a gllmpso of the mast,
Yet sparkling and bright, tho glorious
light
Will flash o'or tho ssa nt last."
Little I recked. In thoso sunny days
Of tho nights bo dnrk and long,
That loomed ahead
With tholr shadows dread,
'As I blithely sang my song:
"O tho night may bo long nnd dark,
nnd dark,
Too dnrk for a gllmpso of tho mast,
Yet sparkling nnd bright, tho glorious
light
Will flash o'er tho son at last."
Full many a night has seemed
since then
As boundless as tho main,
But Bwect and clear
I can ovor hear
Tho words of tho old refrain:
"O tho night may bo long and dark,
and dnrk,
Too dark for a gllmpso of the mast,
Yet sparkling nnd bright, tho glorious
light
Will flash o'or tho sea at last"
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THE OLDEST MARRIED
WOMAN IN AMERICA
Mrs. Ferdinand Reese, who resides
near Laporto, Ind., onJoyB tho distinc
tion of having not only lived in throe
conturles but of being tho oldest mar
ried porson In America. Mrs. Rceso
MRS. FERDINAND REESE.
1b 107 years old, and thoro Is nothing
problematical about her ngo, for sho
lias documents In hor possession
which tho parish priest has examined
nnd pronounced gonulno, and which
substantiate everything sho has said
of horsolf. Sho was born in Vol
gravltz, Poland, In 1794. Hor paronts
were of tho poorest class, nnd ns soon
as sho was 4 years old she was sont
into tho forests to pick up bark for
tho charcoal humors. Hor maldon
namo was Maria Pavleschlnsky. Whon
tho French Invaded Volgravltz tho In
habitants fled. Mrs. Rceso then a
young womnn, remained behind In tho
town trying to savo somo of tho
wretched belongings of hor family
from plllago. Tho French soldiers
hnd entered tho placo beforo sho could
get out, and ono of hor neighbors
pointed out to her n stocky llttlo man
on horsoback as tho ompcror of tho
French.
When a young womnn sho married
Conrad Chappon. Thoy had throos
children, two of them died In Poland,
whllo tho third died at Dunkirk, N.
Y. Upon tho death of hor flrst hus
band Bho married Androw Katschln
sky, who was 24 years younger than
herself. In 1870, whon nearly an
octogenarian, having beon left n
widow for tho second tlmo, sho camo
to America, locating In Dunkirk,
whero sho mot nnd wns mnrrlcd to
Ferdinand Rocso on July 5, 1870. Two
years later tho couplo migrated to
Laporto county, Indiana, whoro tho
husband owns n 10-acro tract In Hud
son township.
Both of thoso old peoplo nttrllito
their great ngo to tho simplicity of
tholr habits. Thoy eat two meals a
day, each meal consisting chiefly of
corn bread and coffee
Evidently the Inventor of tho flro-
arm illustrated herewith has como to
tho conclusion that tho double-acting
COILED SPRINO OPERATES THE
GUN.
jovolver in common uso Is not rapid
enough In discharging Its bullots. At
any rato, ho has doslgned a gun which
1
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woLdotf
Is nlmost automatic in its nctlon,
needing but ono pull on tho trigger
to empty tho chambers In short order.
Tho gun shown has a breakdown bar
rcl and cylinder, nnd it will bo scon
thnt tho nctlon of opening and clos
Ing this mcchnnlsm operates n lover lo
catcd underneath tho cylinder. Tho
rear end of this lover Is alotted nnd
toothed lntornnlly to rotato tho shaft
In tho body of tho revolver. On this
shaft Is mounted n toothed disk, which
Is locked against backward revolution'
by engaging tho trlggor. When tho
gun Is oponcd for reloading and nlso
as It Is closed tho lover winds up n
spring on tho shaft, and tho revolver
Is ready for uso tho Instant tho bnrrol
Is in placo. A pull on tho trigger re
leases tho disk and allows tho shaft
to rotato, which not only turns tho
cylinder containing tho cartridges but
nlso operates tho firing mechanism.
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tho lnvontor
having Been
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tho letter you receive bo a mysterious
Berlcs of dob) nnd dashes, but It will
look exactly as your frlond hns writ
ton It. It will bo In his personal hand
wrltlng; not in tho handwriting of n
tolographer.
Notwithstanding tho wondorful fonts
performed by tho tedlagraph, Its prin
ciple is bo simplo. that a schwolboy
readily comprehends It.
On tho 19th of April tho ngreeSftont
with the papors thnt havo had exclus
ive uso of tho tedlagraph will havo ex
pired, and then It will bo nvallablo for
various uses, such as tho quick appre
hension of chmlunlB.
Slngulnrly enough, E. A. Hurnmoll,
tho Inventor of tho tedlagraph, is not
n tolegrnpher, but meroly a clockmnk
or. Ho novor paid nny atlontlon to
telegraphy until nftor ho hnd drawn a
sketch of tho mnchlno ho had in mind,
and Ills knowledge of tho subject be
foro that tlmo was derived from Btich
meager sources as tho nowspnpers nnd
Ills school text-books.
Ono of llrourn's Young Mon.
Somo years ago thoro was a man
who was a flguro in tho uppor social
llfo of Now York., Ho was tho sexton
of Qraco church nnd his namo was
Brown. Ho waB a sort of grand cham
berlain to Now York society of that
day and omployed In every social func
Hon from the christening of tho babo
of aristocracy to tho mnrrlago of tho
damsel. Dancing mon thon, as now
woro Bcarce, but Brown was equal to
tho occasion. Ho organized n band of
proscntnblo young follows, who know
how to dress, how to dnnco nnd how
to bolHivo thomselves, whom ho mnr
Bhalod at houses whero thoy wero need
ed. Theso wero known ns "Brown's
Young Mon," and not a fow of thorn
danced thomselves Into good positions,
Ono of theao young men wns Hubort
O. Thompson, who, In Inter life, bo
camo so prominent n politician as load
er of tho wutity democracy, lto used
to say that whon ho was young ho led
tho gorman; whon ho grow old he lod
tho IrlBh, Brooklyn Eaglo.
Tho rain falls but it pets up again
In a dow tlmo.
V
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
I.ntcst Qtiotntlonn from South Omaha
nnd Knnnni Cltr.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cuttle Thoro wns another liberal run
of cattle, but prfekers took hold In kooiI
Mhnpe nnd the market did not show much
chniiKo from yesterday. Trndo wns net-
Ive and tho bulk of the supply wns out
of first lmnds In good senson. Tho mar
ket could bo quoted Just nbout stendy,
though In somo enses sellers thought
they hnd to tnko a shndo lower prices
thnn they did yesterdny. Tho weaker
feeling wns. of course, moro notlcenblo
on the medium kinds of cnttle. Thero
wero only n few cows nnd heifers on
snle. Fifteen cars would nbout cover
tho receipts. In spite of tho light sup
ply buyers did not tnko bold with qulto
ns much llfo ns they hnvo been doing,
nnd tho trndo did not hnvo tho snnp to
It thnt tins been noticed of Into. Hulls
sold In nhout yestcrdny's notches, but
they wero not nny too nctlvc Venl
cnlvcs nnd stags brought steady' prices
nlso. Tho few stockcrs nnd feeders of
good qunllty that wero offered todny
woro picked tip nt fully stendy prices.
Stockcrs weighing 400 pounds sold nt
$3.10. Tho demand from tho country Is
not whnt might bo cnlled heavy, but
still It Is Inrgc enough to tnko all that Is
coming nt good, strong prices.
Hogs Thero wns a big run of hogs,
mnklng the supply for tho four dnys this
week tho heaviest In somo tlmo pnst.
I'nckers stnrted out nnd tried to buy
their droves nt stendy prices, but sellers
wero holding for higher prices, nnd for
thnt reason tho market wns slow In get
ting started, nnd not very mnny sold nt
tho enrly bids. Klnnlly, however, pnok
ers raised their hands a llttlo nnd tho
hogs begnn moving toward tho scales nt
a shndo stronger prices thnn wero paid
yesterday. Tho bulk of tho hogs todny
sold from $3,771 to J. ".SO, with tho long
strong nt $3.774.
Bheep Thero were only nbout n doien
loads of sheep nnd lambs on salo and tho
quality of tho offerings as a whole was
common. Tho market opened up about
steady on tho hotter grades. CJIppod
lambs brought $1.4., which looked nbout
Hteady, nnd wooled sheep sold nt $l.fi0.
which was nlso nbout as much ns tho
samo kind would have brought yester
day. Tho last end of tho market, how
over, was very slow nnd wenk, ns pack
ers did not seem to want tho common
stuff that was offered.
KANSAS CITY MAItKHT.
Cattle Medium weight natlvo nnd
Texas steers, steady; other cnttlo, eas
ier; choice dressed beef cattle, $3.2.Vft5.W:
fair to good, $l.70fi5.ir: stockcrs and
feeders. $1.10415.03; western-fed steers.
$I.J0Q3.M; Texans nnd lndlnns. H.'iVfJ
5.15; cows, $3.33fTUi0; heifers, $3.SWI.OO;
canners, $2.Wwf3.S3; bulls, $3.Hfi5.00;
cnlvrs. $I.KWC.O.
Sheep nnd l.ambs Market stendy:
western lambs, $1,751(3.00: western weth
ers, $l.50ffl.S0; western yearlings, $l.r.3T(
no; owes, $l,l0iN.r.o: hulls, $3.r,0fi5.00;
western, lambs, $3.00(115.50.
CABINET MEMBERS SANGUINE.
Hopeful that tlin 1'lntt Amendment AVIlt
Ho Accepted.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Tho cab
inet meeting todny, tho last ono be
foro the president's doparturo for tho
coafit, was occupied nlmost exclusive
ly with tho discussion of tho visit
of tho Cuban commission. Secretary
Root, who has been conducting tho
conferences with tho commission, sub
mitted rather exhaustively nn nccount
of tho Interviews ho had with thorn.
Ho told tho presldont and tho cabi
net of tho objections which tho com
missioners raised to tho Piatt amend
ment nnd of somo of tho mlsundcr
stnndlngs regarding it.
Thero wns n genoral exchange of
opinion among tho members of tho
cabinet regarding tho flltuntlon nnd In
light of tho vlows oxpreosed, Secre
tary Root will hold nnothor coufcronco
with tho 'commlnslonora before tholr
depnrture. Tho president will not boo
them again, except to formally bid
them fnrowoll. Whllo thoro aro ono
or two points upon which Bomo of tho
mombors of tho commission nro In
sistent tho genoral feeling of tho cab
inet, us reflected In tholr oxchnngo of
vlows today, was that tho result of
the commlEslon's visit could not but
bo beneficial In relieving erroneous
Impressions which It Is expected nro
entertained In tho constitutional con
vention regarding tho purposes of tho
United States.
Altogether It would not bo too much
to say that tho cablcnt generally Is
hopoful that tho convention, nftor
hearing tho report of tho commission,
will bo much moro disposed to ac
cept our terms thnn It has been lioro-
tofore.
AD ELBERT HAY QUITS POST.
Hon of tliu Kcrretnry of Statu llcslgns
C'oiiHiilnlilj) nt l'rutoriu.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Adolbort
Hay, aim of tho secretary of stato,
Iiiih rcHlgncd hlu post ns United States
consul general at Protorla. Tho resig
nation tnkes offect tomorrow. HIb
auecoBBor has not beon Boloctcd.
In view of tho grcnt oxpenso of liv
ing nt Pretoria, It Is posslblo that tho
ofllces will be loft vacant until con
gress can havo nn opportunity to act
upon u recommendation from tho ex
ecutive looking to an tncrcaso In tho
salary of tho ofllco of consul gouornl
nt Pretoria.
Itnhhiirs Turn Hold Trick.
ANACONDA, Mont., April 27. A
most nudncloiis robbory waa commit
ted hero early by two burglars, who
Hccured $10,000 In gold. Tho burglara
entered tho Alaska Bnloon by forc
ing tho main street door. Bodily pick
ing up a 300-pound snfo thoy loaded
It onto an oxpress wngon. Driving
outaldo tho city limits, thoy broko tho
safo open and secured $10,000 In gold.
Putting tho broken snfo back into tho
wagon, thoy mado good their oscnpo.