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    MA U V THE MAID OF
IX. 1 THE INN....
A Story of the Romantic
Age in England.
By JOSEPH
CHAPTER II. (Continued.)
"Then lay It to heart," uald Foster;
"It Is likely to be my last!"
"You're beginning to weary me -with
your growls and throat3."
"Growls, not threats," Faster re
plied. I novor threaton In tho senso
you mean."
''And what is my idea of throats?"
"Tho satno as most of your other
Ideas."
"And what aro they like?"
"Ltko yourself, handsome and unre
liable." "I admit tho first charge, because I
cannot holp it; I did not make my
self." "Nor I," said Foster.
"If you had well, never mind that.
In what respect am I unroliablo?"
"In every respect; ask tho women
whom you know; ask the men you
profess to lead."
"Oh, am I really a loador?"
"Dltson, Jones, Wild, and tho rest
tbJnk so."
Do you?" "
"Sometimes."
"Only sometimes?"
"Look hero, Dick, you have had ev
ery ponny wo havo made since June. I
am hard up. Wo havo both borrowed
from Isaacs; you havo borrowed from
me."
"Well, who put money into your
purso and enabled you to lend? I will
not ask you to reply. I will admit a
certain laziness of late a holiday, If
you liko; but I will havo no more of
your scurvy tempers, Andy, do you
hear?"
"I hear."
"What tho devil la tho name of this
traveling bank of yours, this Midas
In disguise, this argosy on tho high
way?" "BeJlingham," Foster answered in a
whlapcr.
"Tall, sinowy, with strong hands,
clean-cut Jaw, iron-gray hair? He Is
in tho house"
"Ho camo from Jho back and wont
Into tho bar as Tom showed us up the
stairs."
Dick Parker had many accomplish
tncnts, and thoy gavo him power as
the chief of the enterprising company
of gentlemen, wIiobo headquarters
woto in tho metropolis, and whoso op
erations wero on tho marry English
highways.
Ho was a gentleman by birth and
education. His family had como over
with the Conqueror. One of his an
ccstora had eat in the Houso of Lords,
but had lost tltlo and ostatei for re
bollloun conduct. Another had been
hanged for piracy on tho high seas.
On tho other hand, there was a bish
op In his family, and his Bister had
marrlod a Spanish Don. Ho had a
wonderful faculty of observation, was
quick In resource, generous, fearless,
and had never taken a life, except
once, in a duel that was forced upon
htm.
Ho had danced with the Duchess,
whoso party ho had afterwards
stopped and robbed on tho way to
Bristol. He had taken a big purso on
Blockheath and gono straight to the
swell taverns in St. James street upon
which the present aristocratic clubs
rost their foundations, and doubled It
or lost It at cards. Ho had been tho
most apparently timid of inside pas
sengers In the York coach, and at a
favorablo moment mado tho rest of
tho passengers prisoners, while Foster
had ridden up and domlnatod guard
and driver with his pistols. His es
capades and triumphs wero themes of
admiration at a shady hostelry with
in tho sound of Bow bolls, where a
few cholco spirits, his frlonds and
companions, mot ns mombers of a club
of Merchant Venturers.
"Supper," said a thick volco at tho
door, after tho owner of tho voice had
, struck tho timber a strong hard blow
'necessary to mako an impression upon
tho ears of thoso within.
"Right!" said Fostor.
"Do you feel better?" Dick asked.
"I am hungry," Foster replied.
"After supper I nm going Into that
llttlo room, tho bar parlor," said Dick.
"No Incivilities mind."
"Lot iis go up to supper," Foster re
plied with no signs of better humor.
"I nm not Joking, Andy."
"I understand, and I mean busi
ness." It was a capital supper. Old Mor
loy himself placed tho first dish on tho
table.
Thoy supped in tho general room,
which waB furnished in old mahog
any. The oldoboard was brilliant
enough In its polish for a looking
glass. Thore was a whlto cloth upon
it. On tho cloth thore wero two great
bowls of celory, n Cheshire cheeso, a
sirloin of hoof, a Yorkshire ham and
a whlto loaf of bread.
CHAPTER III.
"Tho suppor consisted of n Joint of
stuffed cbino and a dish of partridges
dono to a turn, and with tho most sav
ory bread sauce that oplcure could do
sire. At anothor table in tho room was a
gentleman whom Dick had nlrcudy
christened Belllngham. Ho was sup
ping upon a hot stew of sqmo kind,
and the light fell generously from a
couplo of wax candles upon a starry
cut decanter of sherry. The Btranger
eyed tho other travelers curjbusly, and
Dick talked to his friend of their es
capo through tho French" cruisers
somowhero in tho Mediterranean, and
otherwise mado hlmaclt ahd Fostor
HATTON.
out to be very worthy and very loyal
persons.
After supper Dick usked tho land
lord If ho and his frlonds might crack
another bottlo of Madeira in his snug
gory, or smoko a pipe, or otherwise
mnke themselves nt home, being trav
elers who had not seen England for
some years owing to tho wars break
ing out In countries with which they
woro trading ns British merchants.
Morley, having consulted his niece,
gavo his consent, and upon tho little
table in the inner bar, Mary placed
somo fruit with tho wine, and a dish
of fresh walnuts, and sho hovered
about the parlor all tho tlmo thoy sat
and chntted, and uncorked a couplo of
her uncle's best Madoira; for Mary
had extra duties on tho night In ques
tion, otherwise she might havo sat by
the flro and Joined In tho conversation.
Tho bowling club members had held
tholr usual weekly meeting, and,
scenting tho first frost of tho season,
had mado It an excuso for mulled ale
and egg sherry; so that Mary was
busy with tho flush of her various re
sponsibilities on her bright cheery
faco. She looked in Dick's eyes moro
lovoly than ho had oven at first
thought her. Ho could not keep his
oyeB away from her, nnd ho thought,
being accustomed to conquests among
women, that Bhe was not displeased
with his undisguised admiration.
"Your daughter?" ho said, Morley
having spoken to Mary about tho
wine.
"My niece," said Morley, "and the
best nnd bravest girl In Yorkshire."
"Or In any other shire, I am suro,"
added Parker.
"And you may say that, I bellevo,"
said the landlord.
"You will excuso tho admiration of
travelers who havo seen none but for
eign wonches for Ave years," said
Dick; "It docs one's hoart good to soo
such a picture of health and beauty as
your nioce. What did you call hor?"
"Mary," said Morley. "Mary Lock
wood is hor right namo. She was my
BlBtor'B child, God rest her, who lies
with her good man in tho Kirks tall
churchyard this ten years."
"And so you took charge of hor and
became n second father to her?"
"That Is tho truth, whoevor may
havo made it known to you," said Mor
ley. "Many gucsta in tho houso?" asked
Foster, looking In an opposite direc
tion from tho person addressed, as
was his wont.
"No; York coach wont through with
full complement of passongors, but
nono got down, and she don't change
horses till sho gotB to Harrogate. Be
yond, yourselves and 'Squlro Belllng
ham, a married couplo from Derby,
and Harry DunBtan who flsheB tho
Airo every autumn, wo havo nobody
in the house; not as wo havo accom
modation for many moro, not laying
ourselves out for much custom In that
way."
"'Squlro Belllngham!" said Foster,
touching Dick with Ills boot.
"Well, wo call him 'Squlro, 'cause
his father before him was 'Squlro In
thoso parts nnd farmed most of tho
land; but his son well, ho's moro of
a morchant than a squire, for that
matter. Ho does business lu wool nnd
Is a bit of a broker in a way, and a
rare good gentleman, nnd strong. Ho
onco had a quoit match with my Mary,
I forget how many yards, thinking to
get tho bctctr of her by distance and
woight, but I won my bet I tell you
I won it, and ho give lass a new gown
Into tho bargain."
Old Morley chuckled at tho remem
brance of Bolllnghnm's discomfiture,
adding: "But ho boro no mallco, not
ho; ho Is n gcritloman, 'Squlro Belling
ham I"
"Does ho 11 vo hereabouts, 'Squlro
Belllngham?" asked Foster.
"Ho do, and ho don't," said Morley.
"Do, and ho don't," repeated Fostor
in his morose, grumpy fashion.
"A truveler may bo said to live In a
good many places, I reckon," snld
Morley, evidently thinking ho had
said something clover.
"That Is true," said Fostor.
"For instance, take yoursolf."
"I llvo In London," said Foster.
"Of courso you do, oxcopt and per
adventuro when you llvo In somo good
old hestolry on tho road such, for In
stance, not at tho saino time desiring
to bo arrogant, as tho saying is; such
for ln&tnnco, and peradventure, as tho
Star and Garter."
"You say true," answered Fostor
stolidly. "I mnko no doubt tho 'squlro
Is well content with tho Star nnd
Oarter."
"Tho 'Squire Is not well content
with anything," Morley replied. "Tho
'Squlro Is as warm as warm can bo,
and yet ho will go on laying up
riches; tho 'Squlro Is continually on
tho road; ho buyB in thla mnrkot, ho
sells in tho other; ho is partner In tho
bank at Leeds; ho buys cattle; ho sells
wool; , and ho ha one of tho finest
houses hereabouts: and best servants,
a groom ns can lmvo no cqunl; but be
ing a bachelor, ho is restless llko; and
must havo occupation, ns ho says;
though, mind you, ho don't caro for no
occupation In which thoro hain't good
salo and barter, and the like; though
thoro is no moro charltablo 'Squlro in
all Yorkshire"
"And a bravo man to boot, I hear
say."
"If you mean bravo in tho sense
that ho neither fee heaven nor hell,
becaus he lo & good man, and has n
reason to; If jva mean that he makes
no uccount of hlghwarmon and the
like, If you mtaci that ho In roady to
back his opinion with his money on
any quostion -why 'Squire Belllng
ham is a brave mnn; but If you agree
with me in thinking that to bo prop
orly brave you should also be cau
tious, then I think wo shall como to
tho conclusion that tho 'Squlro is not
bravo in tho right way, but rash
rash, sir, reckless, decidedly reck
less." "In what way Is he reckless?"
"In riding nlono nnd sometimes at
nightfall with large sumn of money
in his possession, with gold and notes
in his bolt or what not. Theso are
perilous times, sir, when the roads are
infested with men from tho wars, who
wont to fight only for tho fun of it,
nnd who, being nt homo again and out
of omploymcnt, are ready to fight
their own countrymen, aye, and to
slay them for that matter, for tho sako
of a booty over bo smallyes, sir,
over so small."
"But tho 'Squlro Is well armed, of
course."
"You novor spoke moro truly;
armed to the teeth, as tho Baying 1b;
armed back and front, and mounted
on a horso that can talk yes, sir,
talkl I'll bo bound that 'Squlro Bell
Ingham's groom has had many an In
telligent conversation with William,
ns was bred and broko on tho 'Squlro's
own farm."
"Then ho need, of course, havo no
fear, tho 'Squire," said Fostor, benting
his boots with his whlpstock. "Your
highwayman is no fool; I suspect ho
knows who ho is attacking. I have
rlddou over nearly evory highway in
England, and It is woll known that I
carry barkers that blto like tho devil,
and If any unfortunate ruffian had
had tho hardihood to stop mo ho
would not live to Btop any other hon
est traveler."
CHAPTER IV.
Had not Dick Parkor boon quietly
engaged In a conversation with Mary
ho would havo put a spoke into the
conversational wheel of Mr. Fostor.
It was woll agreed in tho company to
which thoy belonged that Foster had
no social gifts; that tho less he said
tho better under any clrcumstancos;
but ho plumed himself upon having
drawn tho landlord of tho Star and
Garter, though ho had not addod one
iota of information to that already in
tho possession of his chief nnd him
self. If Mr. Morley had boon as good a
Judgo of charactor as he was of a glass
of Madeira or had he been a man of
ordinary observation, he would hardly
havo been as frlondly and confidential
in his conversation with Foster as he
was with tho other stranger guest,
Mr. Richard Parker.
But Morloy, when he got tho oppor
tunity, liked to hear himself talk, and
Fostor was very willing to give him
all tho opportunity ho could deslro,
and also to put in a word or two him
self. It waB woll for Fostor that Mor
loy was as woak as ho was good-natured,
otherwise ho might havo bub
pected his guest's calling this gentlo
man, who wished it to bo understood
that ho lived in London, had much
moro tho cut of a freebooter than a
morchant; had much moro the appear
ance of a man to attack than to bo at
tacked. Foster had no redeeming qualities;
Parker had several. Foster was a
thick-set, colorless-looking person. Ho
had strong, heavy hands, long arms,
big feet, and a hard, rasping volco.
Ho was popular with those gentleman
who met now nnd thon nt that Bhndy
tavern In London, becauso ho was a
man of his word. He nover wont back
on anything he said or promised. His
persistence, his capacity to creep
whoro he could not walk to his quar
ry, his delight in his work, hlB phys
ical strength, made him next In im
portance, if not next In popularity, U
Dick.
(To be contlnuod.)
DAVID H. MOFFATT.
Out of tho row Men Who Mave raid
In Cash for Their I.lrea.
Mr. David H. Moffatt. nresldenr nl
the FlrBt National bank of Denver,
Col., solved to his own satisfaction th
question of whether n man should
glvo up monoy to an assassin or not
Several years asro a man nmn into
tho First National bank and went into
Mr. Moffatt's private ofllce. In his
hand waB a bottlo containing a llcht.
colored vlscoua fluid.
"Mr. Moffatt," ho snld. "I am a .lea.
pernio man. Tills bottlo contains two
ounces of nilro-glycerln. If I explode,
it, you and I nnd tho bank lnilldind
will bo blown to smithereens. I want
722,000. I want you to write out n
chock for that amount, take it to tin
cashier, get tho currency, and glvo II
to me."
"I don't bcliovo," nnld Mr. Moffatt,
"that tho man had nltro-clvenrln in
tho bottlo. I didn't bollevo that hq
would havo used it if ho had. Bui
at tho samo tlmo thoro was a ehnne
that ho did; thoro was a chance thai
ho was a fanatic; thero was a chanc
that ho would havo killed us both, i
figured tho thing out in my mind
quickly n man'a mind acts readllj
uuder such circumstances and I cami
to tho conclusion that it wan bntt.ni
to glvo him tho ?22,000 than to run
tho risk of my life, for 122.00a wm
only n couplo of weekH Income. Iwitli
was eternity. I wont to tho caahler'a
uesK, wroto tho chock, got the cur
rency, gave It to tho man, o&4 hi
walked out with it nnd baa Xnvnr
been seen since."
Most women who nnglo for compli
ments depend upn their cu Tea,
Tho oldest inhabitant never taft&U
of how lazy ho was when a boy.
WOMEN MAKING PnOGnESS.
lutln Ward tln-TO llellorc tlm Fatara
1 Villi of Hope.
It seems very strange that after .o
many years women should still be
obliged to bog for equal suffrage, when
it has long nlnco been shown that out
claim is well founded, not only in
ideal Justice, but In practical wisdom,
and that It Is in tho direction of tht
tendencies of civilization. Our appeal
to tho legislatures has been refused so
mnny times' that to continue It seems
llko leading n forlorn hope. Yet a for
lorn hopo la glorious. To lead it is
glorious and to dlo In It la glorious,
and It often conquors, and I nm full
of hope, for what la right in Itsoll
must triumph in tho end. I foci as
sured that In tho near futuro tho co
operation of women in municipal and
state affairs will not only be desired,
but demanded, by men of puro and
worthy citizenship. Mothors, wives,
sisters, will no longer stand as sup
pllnnta before stnto legislatures, ask
ing that they may becomo politically
tho equals of men who profess to treat
them ns superiors, but who rcnlly com
blno to keep thorn in a stato of per
petual minority. Wo women havo
hitherto been a sort of reserve force.
During tho rough, .early age of war
faro man did the fighting, but wo cher
ished and nourished him. His blood
was In our veins nnd his courage was
our courage. Thank God, that period
of war has almost taken Itsolt oft; wo
aro nt tho beginning of a moro peace
ful period and now something moro is
needed than mu&clo nnd tho power to
do physical battle. Thero is need of
moral and spiritual force and wo havo
this stored rcsor'o force within us. Wo
havo learned much from tho men as
to how tho world should bo governed
nnd also Bomo things na to how It
should not. It seems strange that in
Puritan Boston wo should still bo ask
ing for municipal suffrago, while in
England and Australia and in our own
Western states women has exorcised
It for years. Aro wo, then, so Inferior
to thoso women? Or nro our men so
inferior to thoso men that thoy cannot
see tho Justness nnd sncredness of our
claims? But this reform is to come.
If tho men of this generation havo not
wisdom or courago enough to grant it
(I do not Bay that this Is ao) tho men
of a futuro generation will. If no one
of us ever votes wo havo gained this:
Wo havo stood for what was right In
principle nnd for what nil bo proved
to bo right In prnctlco. Julia Wnrd
Howe, In Chicago Chronicle.
WHEN THIRST INSPIRES.
Odd Mean Uc.ortctl to to Get the
Ncccmury "Eye-Opener."
"What won't Bomo people do to ob
tain a drink of liquor?" was a ques
tion propounded tho other day by
Lieut. Charles Colo of tho Central dis
trict Tho official answered the query
himself by relating two or three stories
of odd means resorted to to get tht
necessary "eye-opener," says tho Bal
timore American. "One of tho funniest
I over heard of," said tho lieutenant,
"wnB a trick played by a Marsh mar
ket space hobo on threo of his com
panions. Tho four men had engaged
n room on n small street near the
'space.' It was In tho dead of winter
nnd thoy borrowed a small stove ol
tho egg-shaped varloty from a nolgh
bor. They built a flro in It, got thor
oughly warmed nnd thou stretched out
upon tho floor to sleep. At an early
hour the next morning ono of them
invoke in a cold sweat, shivering like
n leaf. Tho flro had gono out, and
tho room was llko an icohouso. The
first thing that crossed his mind was
how to got n drink. Ho had no money
nnd tho next thought was how to get
somo. An idea struck him. Without
disturbing his companions ho aolzod
tho Btovo in his nrms nnd procooded
to tho nearest Junk shop, where ho sold
It for n small amount nnd got his
drink. It 1b not necessary to add that
he and his friends parted company.
Thoro wnB nnothor fellow who dally
patroled tho 'space.' Ho had a corK
leg. Ho wanted a drink badly one day
and pawuod his artificial limb. Now
he walks with a crutch. In one of tht
pawnshops on tho 'spaco' you will bo
a set of falso teeth. If I nm not mis
taken, thoy aro exhibited in tho win
dow. Until n year ago they wero In
tho mouth of a onco protty damsol,
Sho foil from grnce, howovcr, by tak
ing to drink nnd pawned hor teeth bo
cause sho wanted whisky."
Now Mm. Muluproplaiiu.
A now crop of Mrs. Malaproplsmn
wns gathered by tho passengers who
roturncd to this country not long ago
on tho samo beat with a certain Chi
cago woman. Sho lamontcd leaving
London so soon "broiuso thoro was an
elegant sculptor thoro who wanted to
mnko a bust of my arms." In refer
ring to tho delights of hor visit she
epoko enthusiastically about u fancy
dress ball which sho attended, and to
which "ono of my acquaintances went
In tho garbage of a monk." Ono of the
passengoiH congratulated hor on hor
duughter'8 bettor health. "Sho is not
nearly as delicate an she was tho last
tlmo I saw hor," ha said. "No," was
tho reply. "My daughter Is in much
better health. You know that natur
ally sho Is a very ludclicuto girl."
New York Sun.
rri-ucli Motor Cnrrlugu mid Cycle.
Last yenr thoro woro registered In
Paris somewhat over 5.000 mntnr m.
riages ami about 11,000 motor cycles, i
tho latter comprising motor bicycles '
motor tricycles and tho llko. Prnctl- '
cally all of tho French automobllci
havo been of tho intornal-combuBtior
type.
Blatk and whlto. it scorns, will con.
tinuo its Dopularlty. 1
AT ST. LOUIS IN I
Likolj tbnt Nobraska Will Ha 78 Suitable
Representation Thero.
WHAT GOVERNOR SAVAGE WILL 00
lie Will Appeal to tit l'rlde nnd Patriot
I tut of the Cltlxens of the Stnle for
Nrceuary Knmli to Make an Kxhlhlt
Other Xahriitlut Matter.
LINCOLN, Nov. 0. It tho plans of
Governor Savago do not mlscnrry Ne
braska will take a prominent position
in tho field of exhibitors nt tho Louis
iana Purchnso exposition nt St Ixmts
in 1903. Tho governor proposes to ap
point an extraordinary commission of
ilvo persons, who shall servo without
compensation nnd provldo tho neces
sary funds for mnklng tho exhibit
This plan contemplates the raising of
funds by voluntary subscription, nnd
tho promise is mado that In his bien
nial message Governor Savago will nsk
tho legislature to rolmbursc thoso who
may havo advanced money to the com
mission. "I cannot consent to Nebraska not
holng represented nt tho Louisiana
Purchnso exposition," said tho gov
ernor. "The stnto Is part of tho terri
tory purchased from Frnnco In 1803,
nnd it would reflect on our prido, our
ontorprlso and onr patriotism should
wo fall to Join with our Bister statos
In promoting this groat undertaking.
"Tho last legislature having failed to
mako nn appropriation for an exhibit,"
continued tho governor, "and it holng
Impossible to socuro nn appropriation
boforo most of the monoy required
should bo oxpended, I havo decided to
nppeal to tho prldo and patriotism of
tho citizens of tho state with a vlow to
securing tho necessary funds. My plan
is to appoint a commission of five, to
bo composed of citizens whoso patriot
ism and loyalty aro unquestioned, who
shall servo without compensation nnd
who Bhnll havo charge of tho exhibit
and provldo tho fundB required to com
ploto and maintain it. In my biennial
message to tho legislature I shall aafc
that monoy be appropriated to reim
burse thoso who havo advanced funds
for tliln purpose
"It is estimated that $12,000,000 will
bo invested in tills ontorprlso, nsldo
from tho amount invested by individ
ual oxhlbltors and by tho different
states, which insures an exposition of
mnmmoth proportions nnd one llkoly
to attract visitors on a broador and
moro modorn plan than was tho Co
lumbian, and in a general Bense, to
Nebraska at lenst, It rlsos nbovo that
ono In Importance. Nebraska Is the
garden spot of tho territory purchased
at that time, and being yet a young
state and rich In nntural resources, af
fording opportunities for tho profltablo
lnvestmont of capital to bo found no
whoro elso on this continont, it can
enter ns an exhibitor with nsaurancca
of ample roward.
"Wo havo thousands of acres of un
dovelopod land; wo linvo opportunities
for tho Investment of capital in com
mercial nnd manufacturing Industries,
und wo havo nn abnndnnco of oppor
tunities for tho lnvestmont of capital
on largo and. small scales. Nowhere
olso in tho world is capital or labor
moro cortaln of roward."
(Irailer flow Up Skeleton!.
COLUMBUS, Nob., Nov. 0. Street
graders nt Lindsay plowed up four
Bkoletons, said by Dr. D. G. Walkor to
bo thoso of whlto males fully grown.
Nothing in tho known history of tho
plnco throws any light on tho discov
ery, nnd it Ib thought the skeletons,
still In n good stato of preservation,
must havo lain thoro nB long as sixty
years. Thero Is a mound nt tho side of
tho vlllago nnd It waB horo tho skele
tons woro found.
Uiigo County Mnrtgugra.
BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 0. During
October Gago county rolonsed ?10,73S
moro in mortgages than was filed.
Twenty-four farm mortgages wero
fllod, amounting to $35,931; forty-thrco
woro released, nmounting to $49,287;
thirty-ono city mortgngos, amounting
to $12,004, wore fllod, nnd twenty-four,
amounting to $9,989, wero released.
rnituge Stumps to llnrn.
OMAHA, Nov. 0, Postmaster Crow
has mado up n pockngo of unused Pan
American exposition postago stumps,
which ho will forward to Washington,
whoro It Is understood they will be
burnod. Tho paekngo' contains 050,000
ones, G0.OO0 twos, 20,000 eights and 10,
000 tons.
Attempt to Itnb Hank.
ADAMS, Nob., Nov. C An unsuc
cesBful uttompt was mndo to i-ob tho
AdaniH Stnto bank. Tho glass In tho
roar door wao broken and ontranco ef
fected thereby, No further damage
was dono and no other evidence of tho
prosonco of thieves was found, Bnvo
an Iron bar loft Just Inside tho door.
A railway vclocipodo was stolen from
tho handcar house, on whicli it ia sup
posed tho burglars took their departure.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. ,
I.ntett gnrtatlon from South Omaha
and Knnta Cltj.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle Thoro was a light run Of cattle,
which makes tho supply for tho two day
this week conittiicruuly smnller than foi
tho samo days last week, Tho demand
was nctlvo on tho part of both packer
nnd feeder buyer for anything at all
desirable nnd iih a result tin active,
strong market was experienced. Thcrt
wero qulto u few com-fedft Included In
tlio receipt and the better grades worn
plcltcd up in fcood season nt fully steady
prices. Tho common and wurmod-UH
kinds were slow snlo, the Hiuno ns usual,
but still they brought about steady prices,
as compared with yesterday. Tho cow
market wus also nctlvo nnd stronger,
tluyers nil had liberal order, so that
seller bad little difficulty In getting very
satisfactory prices. Mulls wero also tn
active demand today nt strong prices.
Veal calvcii nnd stags sold without much
chnnge. Thero wero not many feeders
und anything good sold at strong prices
Tho common kinds wore nrgiocled, the
samo ns usual, nnd were nb mofo, than
steady. Stock heifers of good quality
were stronger also, but only a fow wcr
offered. Tho demand for them Is very
light. Thero wero only a fow western
range beef steers In tbu yards this, morn
ing nnd strong prices wero paid for de
sirable kinds. Cows war aottvo aiut
strong to a dime higher. Good stockorn
nnd feeders wero strong nnd nctlvo, whlto
common kinds wero slow und woak.
Hogs Thero wns n light supply of hogs,
but as reports from other points woro ull
unfavorable to the selling Intercuts u
stow and uneven market was experienced
here. The opening sales were mostly 7V4
4fl0o lower, and later on tho market wns
1W712110 lower. Toward tho closo It llrmod
up a llttlo nnd then tho extreme closo Mrns
weuk. The hulk of ull the hogs sold at
J.VT0 and W.72',4, or Just aIout 10c lownr
than yestorday'H general market
Sheen Quotations! Cholco yearlings.
UMM; fair to good yearlings, J3.t0-W
&i9; cholco wothcrs. W.3OU3.60; fair to
good wethers, $J,l(VyS,30j cholco ewes. $5.90
GT3.23; fair to good owes, f2.OWT2.90; cholcs
spring lambs, ll.SQlfl.iM; fair to good
spring lambs, $4.1(M?4.30; feeder wothcrs,
J3.COU3.ro; feeder lambs, ja.GOu'UO.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Hccf steers nnd stackers anfl
feeders, stendyj cows, steady to n 8had
higher; cholco export anil dressed hoof
steers, 5.Wffl.fiO; fair to good. W.OOItS.K;
stackers and feeders iWlf4.40; western
fed steers, 4.GVT0.n0; wostorn range
steers, I3.3o(ff3.10; Texas nnd Indian fltcora,
W0.Ofil.rfl; Texas cows, Jl.TSfiaM); native
cows, J2.WM.M; heifers. $!75trtS.U0; bullK.
J2.2T.fll.00! calves, J2.75ittG.00.
Hogs Market lOo lower; top, J3.07'.:
bulk of sulcs, jr.S0O3.S5; heavy, J3.&W
5.97U; mixed pnokcni. J3.firft5.t2W: light,
Vi.230G.KIH; pigs, JI.75ff3.2G.
Sheep and U'linbs Market strong; na
tive lambs, JI.0CKTi l.S3; western lambs, $3.73
n.CT.; natlvu wuthcrs, $3,401(4.00: wextom
wothors, $3.S3t?a.85; owes, J2.73Ti3.JJ; culls,
j:.0Ofj3.23.
LATER NEW YORK FIGURES
Complete Munlelpal Iteturm (11 es Tor'
Plurality at SU.804.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Complete un
ollklal returns from every district of
Grentor Now York glvo Seth Low, fu
sion candldnto for mayor, 264,092, and
JSdwnrd M. Shepnrd, domocrntlo cnu
dldate, 205,128, making Low's plural
ity 29,804.
Hdwurd M. Grout, fuslonist candl
dnto for comptroller, received 299,7i:t
votes, nnd William Ladd, democratic
rival, 251,737, making tho plurality of
tho fuslonist 44,970.
Unofflclal returns from ovory elec
tion district In New York county give ,
William Travcrfl Jerome, fustonlst, a
lend of 1C.880 over Henry W. Ungor,
domocrnt, lu tho race for tho district
attorneyship. Tho vote of the two
follows: Joromo, 103,058; Ungor, 148,
079. A revised recapitulation of tho votn
on prcsldont of tho board of alder
men, with ovory district represented,
snows that Charles V, Fornce, fuslon
ist, has George M. Van Uooson, dom
ocrnt, beaten by a plurality of 31,384.
Complete unofflclal figures ffpm tho
borough of Queens shows that Josoph
Casuldy democrat, lins dofcatcd Doht,
fuslonist, for the presidency of the
borough by 3,953 plurality In a total
voto of 24,921.
!rnth of h Hung Chang.
1'EKIN, Nov. 7. LI Hung Chang
died nt 11 o'clock this morning. Tho
physicians who visited LI Hung Chang
at 10 o'clock latt night found him In
good spirits, but extremely weak, na
it result of sitting up and working In
defiance of their instructions. Whon
thoy culled this morning thoy found
him unconscious and sinking rapidly.
It wuh announced nt noon that LI
Hung Chang could hardly llvo threo
hours longer.
llhoda Inland Kitpubltcnn.
PItOVlDBNCB, It. I., Nov. 7. Lack
ing twelvo districts out of a total of
139, tho voto showed that Governor
Gregory, republican, was ro-olectod by
u plurality of over 5,000, as against
8,869 last yenr. Tho gonoral assorably
lu both brunches Is largely republi
can, but by a decreasod majority, With
tlm single exception of Central FullH
tho demourntH ulocted mayors in all
four cities of tho state.
Whut I xiive (lets und (lives.
NEW YOItK, Nov. 7. Seth Low as
mayor of Greater New York will havo
a salary of $15,000. Ho will havo tho
prlvllego of appointing such dorks and
naalstantu lu tho mayor's ofllce nu he
may choose. , Tho tlrst of the ap
pointments Ib one of private secretary
at a Hillary of $5,000. Ho may ap
point commissioners mid hcuda of de
partments to succeed tho present lu
cumbonta In most of tho oxomitlvo da-
partmonts of the city govcrctnt&t.