SUICIDE OF GEN. JONES. K A VETERAM SOLDIER 4HD LAWYER SBOWNS HIMSELF. CAUSED BY MISFORTUNES V> Was In Command of the Slxty-Sixtli Begimeut, United States Colored Troops and Was Mustered Out With the Bank of Major General of Volunteers— Was a Noted Lawyer. New York, April 20.—Some time ago the body of a suicide wjs found in the Hudson river, off Yonkers, and was declared to be that of a Mr. Jones by the eoroner and the police. Now it has been found that it was that of Major Gen eral Blackburn Jones, a commander during the civil war,and subsequently a lawyer, in St. Louis, Chicago and this city. General Jones was in command of the Sixty-sixth regiment. United States colored troops, and was mus tered out with the brevet runic of V major general of volunteers. He re ' ceived several wounds in battle and \ was awarded a pension, which he had made arrangements to collect through William A. Harding of this city at the time of his suicide. He stopped the •practice of law about three years ago and accepted the proposition of several mining companies to become their confidential agent in Europe. He arranged to float their bonds and stocks in foreign markets. Ho had a wide acquaintance in London, Paris and Berlin, and made several trips abroad and was at first greatly en couraged by his success. He finally became more especially interested in the Queen City Iron Mining company and devoted most of his attention to that corporation. Then the hard times affected all American securities abroad, and he became despondent, as one of his old wounds was troubling him. He called on Mr. Harding two weeks before his suicide and told him that his head was troubling him greatly. He continually heard ring ing noises and he said that he believed his mind war becoming affected. General Jones committed suicido on the day Mr. Harding received his pen sion certificate, with the request that he collect the money. He belonged to the Celebrated Blackburn family of Kentucy. He had three brothers; one of them, Colonel John Wesley Jones of this city, was postmaster of Brook lyn and is still very prominent. LAST APPROPRIATION BILL r The House ComAxittee Reports the Gen eral Deficiency Measure. Washington, April 20.—The House committee on appropriations to-day reported the general deficiency bill, the last of the regular appropriation measures for this session. The total amount carried by the bill is 84,791, 340. The principal deficiencies are Treasury department, 81,074,000; District of Columbia, 8110.000; War department, 8607,000; Navy department, $199;000; Interior de part paent 8304,000; Department of Justice, 8251,000; government printing office, $190,000; House of Representa tives, $104,000; judgments of the court of claims, $143,000; Indian depredation claims, $40,000; audited claims, $!69, 000; out of postal revenues, $1,421,000. In addition to this, the urgent de ficiency act, passed early in the ses sion, carried 86,305,436, making a total for deficiencies this session of $11, 006,770. In to-day’s bill is a clause authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the city of At lanta the buildings erected for the government exhibit at the Cotton States exposition and an item of $10, 000 to be paid to the Italian govern ment for indemnity to heirs of three of its subjects’who were killed and two others injnred by mob violence in Colorado. In making the appropria tion for Indian depredation claims, the committee provides that none of the judgments shall be paid until the at torney general shall have certified to the secretary that he has caused to be examined evidence presented to the court ef claims and such other evidence as lie shall be able to procure as to whether fraud has been done to the United States or exorbitant sums allowed. The total appropriations by the House during the session are $303, 027,405. ISritiHh Preparing to Advance. Asboun, Egypt, April 30.—At pres ent there are about 10,000 men on the Soudanese frontier, out of which there are gathered at Akasheli three battal ions of infantry, a squadron of cavalry and a battery of sis guns under Hunter Pasha. The latter force, as / toon as sufficient camels have arrived ■ on the spot for purposes of transport, will push on to buarda. An Evangelist Too Violent. Bakaboo. YVis., April 30.—The Rev. Morrill Twins, whose meetings have •been broken up by persons who did ■not like thoir peculiar style of evangel ism, has been ordered out of town by the mayor. His violence in denounc ing Catholics and other opponents led to a riot at the chfirch Thursday even ing. __ Linton Mot a Candidate. Saginaw, Mich., April 30.—Con gressman YV. S. Linton denies that he is or lias been a candidate, and says that the use of his name in connection with the Republican nomination for president is unauthorized, and that his name will not be presented to the St. Louis convention with his consent,and that he will not be a candidate on an independent A. P. A. ticket. Theatrical manager Stetson Dead. Boston, April 30.—John Stetson, the well known theatrical manager, died at 1:30 this morning. MAY BE A SPLIT. Sound Money Democrats Talk or Bolting If Silver Men Rale the Convention. New York, April 20.—New York Democrats have about made up their minds that there will be two Demo cratic parties after the Chicago con vention. During the great fight for the repeal of the Sherman silver law, “Silver Dick” Bland was continuously predicting, in his peculiar, dramatic way, that the Democratic party had arrived at “the parting of the ways.” A great many laughed at Mr. Bland at the time, and some of his own follow ers even were not inclined to take him as being entirely serious. Now an alarming condition of affairs has arisen within the Democratic party, and the sound money men begin to realize that Mr. Bland’s prediction is to be verified. _ Leading Democrats in this state, like Mr. Whitney, Senator Murphy and ex-Goveruor Flower,are now fear ful that the“parting of the ways”that Mr. Bland talked about will material ize during the Chicago convention. President Cleveland and the sound money Democrats are now only hop ing against hope that a free silver platform will not be adopted in Chi cago. They are perfectly well aware that the chances are in favor of the triumph of the silver Democrats, and they are preparing to act accord ingly. It is said that as a result of their plans the Cleveland, or sound money men, will, in the event of the capture of the National convention, bolt, orgonize another convention,and nom inate a ticket. The sound money people have figured that cities situ ated in the Southern and Western States would elect sound money dele gates. While this might prove true, although the silver Democrats have just won big victories in several large cities, like St. Louis, it would not count for anything in the convention. In the Democratic National convention the unite rule is well established. THE LAMBORN HEARING, Preliminary Examination of the Mur dered Man's Children. Leavenworth, ICan., April 20.—^ Justice of the Peace W. H. Bond and the attorneys on both sides are exped iting matters as much as possible to day to conclude the preliminary exam ination of Charles and Annie Lam born and Thomas Davenport, accused of the murder of John T. Lamborn, which occurred two months ago last night. The trial was begun at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon before as many spectators as could crowd into the ball. A large number of witnesses have been heard, but no case what ever has yet developed against either of them. _ “Detective” Charles Schaeffer ar rived here this morning and will prob ably go on the witness stand. POPULISTS WILL NOT FUSE Chairman Roselle of M lssoarl Derlaret That Bland 'Will Not Be Adopted. ” St. Louis, Ho., April 20.—Chairman A. Roselle of the People’s party state committee, declaied to-day that the Populists of Missouri would not sup port ex-Congressman Bland if the lat ter should be nominated for the Presidency on a silver platform. He did not think that the adoption, in advance of action taken by the Popu list convention, of a silver platform by the Democrats at Sedalia the other day would affect the Populist vote in this state. He said: “The 45,000 Populists of Missouri are going to stand firm, no matter what the Dem ocracy does at Chicago. We will get at least 10,000 votes from the Repub licans in this state, and with the accessions from the Democratic ranks we are going to mix things mightily in Missouri this year.” Broker Chapman's Appeal Allowed. Washington, April 20.—The district court of appeals has allowed the writ of error to the United States supreme court asked for by counsel for Elver ton R. Chapman, the New York stock broker convicted of having refused- to answer questions propounded by the 8enate trust investigation committee. The case will probably be heard by the supreme court next term, as a motion to advance it on the docket has been made. Alger as a Dark Horse. Washington, April 20.—Many stories are set afloat in Washington about the schemes of the anti-McKinley people to make breaks in the McKinley front. The latest is that encouragement is being offered to Alger in the hope of drawing from McKinley the Michigan delegation. The story is that Piatt and Quay are inducing Alger to be lieve that New York and Pennsylvania will vote for him at the proper time. Connecticut Will Indorse McKinley. New Haven, Conn., April 20.—From a careful review of recent events in the Republican field in this State it can be stated now that the Repub lican Slate convention, which is to l e held in the Hyperion Theater in this city next Tuesday and Wednesday for the selection of delegates to the St. Louis convention will instruct for McKinley for president Indiana Pop. for Debs. Laporte, Ind., April 2u.—Prominent Populists in this state proposo to send an Indiana delegation to St. Louis in structed for Eugene V. Debs for presi dent The probabilities are that the movement will receive no opposition unless from Debs himself, who lias announced in an^open letter that he will not be a candidate. Downpour In Central Kansas. Sauna, Kan., April 2 0.—An im mense rainfall occurred over Central Kansas at a late hour last night. A light shower fell at 7 o’clock, but later in the night the rain came in torrents. Inspection trains were sent out over the various lines of the Union Pacific about midnight and in many places the track was under water. The rain was accompanied by a light fall of bail, but not enough to do any dam age. Several lines of telegraph are down. MAINE HAS HER MAN. SPEAKER REED BOOMED FOR THE PRESIDENCY. The State Convention at Portland—The Platform Present* Mr. Reed’* Prin ciple*. Which Are For Protection, Reciprocity, Restriction of Immigra tion and Against Free Coinage—A Handsome Send-Off. , Portland, Maine, April 18.—With enthusiasm almost unequalled in the history of Republican politics in the State, the convention for the nomin ation of delegates to the national con vention at St. I.ouis tv as held here yesterday. The enthusiasm was cen tered about the name of Thomas IS. Reed, the unanimous choice of the convention for president. In fact, there was no one to be found among all the delegates from whom the slightest reference to Reed did not call forth a demonstration of some sort. When the formal organization had been completed, Herbert M Heath of Augusta, chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported the following platform: The Republicans of Maine gladly join with their brethren in other states in presenting to the Repub licans of the nation for promotion to the Presidency the Speaker of the Na tional House of Representatives, lie needs no platform but the reeord of his life. Under his administration, as his public efforts conspicuously show, would be restored that Repub lican policy of protection taught by Lincoln, illustrated by the signal prosperity of the country for thirty years and surrounded by the recip rocity of Hlaino, a policy which would be adapted to the business of the country and adjusted with care from time to time to the changed conditions. Then, with confidence and prosperity restored, revenue will be made ade quate to the support of the govern ment and the issuing of bonds ostensi bly for the maintenance of the re demption fund, but really to meet deficiency, will cease. He is opposed to the free and un limited coinage of silver, except by international agreement, and until such agreement can be obtained, be lieves the present gold standard should be maintained. He has always been uncompromisingly for the mainten ance of the highest national credit by the utmost good faith toward the creditors, not for the creditors’ sake, but for the nation’s sake; for the sound reason that the most valuable possession of any nation in time of war or distress next to the courage of its people is an honorable reputation. Whoever pays with honor, borrows with ease, Sound finance and cer tainty at the Treasury, and protection for producers will mean prosperity and peace. Our candidate favors the restriction of immigration. He favors a just administration of pension legis lation and is an earnest friend of American shipping and its restoration to its former rank in the world. He stands for the preservation at national honor at home v.nd abroad. METHODIST WOMEN LOSE. The Required Three-Fourth# Majority Not Secured. New Yobx, April 18.—Women as lay delegates cannot enter the coming general conference of the Methodist church through a door opened wide by a constitutional amendment for on the direct vote of the ministers of the church the women were beaten. The Troy conference, in session at Glovers ville, N. Y., settled the question by voting down the Baltimore amend ment, 113 to 7s. This does not absolutely deeide the woman question in its bearing on the coming conference, but it does destroy the chief reliance of the women. This question, the most important and the most far reaching in possibilities the Methodist church has ever beeu called on to lace, is now left in a state of more hopeless confusion than ever. The women may yet win in the com ing conference, but they can do so only by tesorting to some parlia mentary expedient Up to yesterday, with three annual conferences to hear from, the women lacked forly-nine votes of having the Decessarv three-fourths of all the votes cast on the Baltimore amend ment. To make up that deBciencv and get enough additional votes to in sure victory; they had to havo <555 votes out of the 425 in the three re maining conferences. The Troy con ference having given the women only seventy-eight votes and having thrown 113 votes against them, their last hope of winning on the Baltimore amend ment is gone. Whatever action the East Maine and the North Dakota conferences may take, with only 15.' votes between them, it cannot affect tiie result unless every vote should be cast for the amendment. These figures, giving the total votes on the Baltimore amendment, speak for themselves: Total votes cast, 10, 1:.’0; total for Baltimore amendment, 7,511; total against Baltimore amend ment, 2,000; required three-fourths to carry amendment, 7,605; margin in excess of one-fourth against amend ment, 154. But the Flnmilton amendment,which has also been before the annual con ferences for consideration, provides that lay delegates must be men. It is also defeuted. By its defeat the in ferential declaration of the church is that eligibility to a lay delegateship shalt not be confined to men,but shall be understood as being extended to women. Thus the women are debarred from the general conference by the defeat of the Baltimore amendment and admitted by the defeat of the Hamilton amendment. The general conference must wrestle with this paradox. Ex-Cashier Davies or Kast Para, la., Bavcsufally Desists oncers Wiktebset, Iowa. April 18.—The sheriff and other officers last night succeeded in surrounding Davies, the East Peru bank wrecking cashier, and Ed Streeter, the thief who escaped Wednesday morning. The officers opened fire and the two men returned their shots, one ball going through the sheriff’s grip. They succeeded in escaping, but Streeter was captured while eating a lunch at a farm house. Davies is still at large, though 1100 men are hunting for him. He says he will not be taken alive. PLUNGER PARTRIDGE DEAD. Chicago's Most Noted Grain Speculator Passes Away. | Chicago, April 18.—Edward Pard- I ridge, the most noted and one of the j wealthiest operators on the board of I trade, died of Bright's disease to-day, after several weeks’ illness. . "Plunger” Pardrldge was born in New York State. He fil&t engaged in the dry goods business in Buffalo. In the early '70s he came here and started a dry goods store. lie accu mulated a substantial fortune here and then began his famous operations in grain about twenty years ago. At the start he was, like roost beginners, a bull. Later he became a bear and was first “Old Hutch’s” rival, then his successor. Pard ridge’s first attempt to follow in the footsteps of "Old Hutch” cost him #000,000. In August, 1801, wheat was run up to #1.15 on him and in order to settlo he had to mortgage his State street property, which was worth #1,000,000. When December wheat was $1 a bushel and May wl.eat #1.00 and the opinion prevailed that the latter would go up to #1.50, Pardridge said: “Well, boys, I believe it will go to eighty cents before it goes to #1.50.” It was one man against the markets of tjio world. It is known that Par dridgo carried '5,000,000 bushels. Other speculators have carried as much for a day or a week, but Par Iridge carried it for months. When May wheat clysed at 80.1-i cents Par dridge paid off his #300,001 mortgage and cleared #1,”00,000 besides, #1,000, 100 of which he made in a single day. The above is but an example of Pardridge’s famous "plunges.” lie was almost uniformly successful on the short side of corn and provisions, sad od the whole his deals may bo said to have eclipsed “Old Hutch’s.” I'or years he had the reputation of being the most reckless and most suc cessful speculator in the world, and though sometimes nearly “broke,” he finally became a multi-millionaire. In person Pardridge was small and lid not dress vve'l, but he lived in a palatial home on Prairie avenue and spent money lavishly whenever he felt so inclined. A BROADSIDE FROM HILL. The New York Senator Pours Hot Shot Into Peffor. Washington, April 18.—The resolu tion for an investigation of recent bond Issues was taken up in the Sen ate yesterday and Mr. Hill made a sensational and dramatic speech in opposition. The New Yoric Senator defended Secretary Carlisle and his administration of the treasury against loose insinuations of Irregnlarity and showed the prevalence of charges of this character by presenting and read ing in full the charges made by Sena tor Chandler against the friends of McKinley that a levy of money was being made on protected industries in behalf of Mr. McKinley’s candidacy for the presidency. As a further evi dence of the prevalence of charges, Mr. Hill spoke of the sugar investiga tion, where, he said, one Senator (referring to Mr. Quay) had frankly admitted that he bought sugar stock and had a right to buy it, and to-day that Senator was the favorite son of the leading Kepublican State aB a candidate for the presidency. In the course of his speech Mr. Hill dis claimed that he had authority to speak for the administration in oppo sition to this investigation. IT KILLS BACILLI. efficacy of Roentgen's Ray It Folly Es tablished-Disease Germs Destroyed. Chicago, April 18.—Professor H. P. Pratt and Professor Hugh Wightman announce to the world that diphtheria and typhoid are absolutely killed by the ltoentgen ray. This statement is made without reserve. The decision was reached last evening in the labor atory, the last of the germs which had been exposed to the ray failed to show signs of life under the glass—the deadly bacilli remaining idle and in active in the midst of the best and most tempting imitation of human tissue. A Kiss for .Senator Tillman. Denver, Colo., April 18.—At the re ception tendered to United States Sen ator Tillman of South Carolina, at the lirown Palace hotel, the line of peo ple who wished to greet him had been, going by only five minutes when a corpulent women with gray hair clasped the Senator’s hand with a firm grip, and before he knew it had pulled him forward and planted a kiss ou his cheek. The incident was loudly applauded, while the Senator blushed and the woman fled to the street. She was Mrs. Darnell, and she declared that she was not a woman's rights woman, hut that she Was in favor of free silver and she ad mired S;nator Tillman for his bravery. Working Agiiiu.t I'lulmili. Washington, April 18.—The Demo crats of Kansas City, Kan., opposed to. Dr. Thomas Fitzhugli for postmaster arc making a fight against his confir mation in the Semite. At their request Congressman Miller induced Senator linker to have the nomination help up until they could get. their protests against Fitzhugli in shape and before the Senate_ j*.ruiy n«org«uiZ!Uiou f avored. Wasuinotom, Apiil IS.—The Senate eemmlttei: lias agreed to report favor ably Senator Hawley’s bill for the re organization of the array. This in creases the foree to 30.000 enlisted men, to be composed of ten regiments of cavalry, seven of artillery and twenty-five of infantry, with the bat talion of engineers ns at present. Suffocated With Holum , Chicago, April 18.—Charles Viteth.a baker, suffocated himself with mo lasses yesterday. He was very fond of the stuff, and in order to get all he wanted he lay flat on his back on the floor, so that when he opened the clip on the barrel the syrup would flow in to his mouth. Then he opened his face and the clip and was literally drowned by the syrup. He wus found dead with his month open and the mo lasses pouring into it. He was known as a glutton, but was not strong men tally because of an injury on the head sustained seme time since in an accident. THOSE .FROM KANSAS. WILL M’KINLEY HAVE THE FULL DELEGATION. There le Some Talk That the A. F. A. Or* ftolxatlon Will Go Back Oil the Ohio | Man—Statements as to existence of a ReTolt—-The Names of Those Thus Far j Chosen to 8eats la the St. Louie Con- j ▼entlon. -V*- j “ . j I Tbe Kansas Political Situation. Topeka, Kan., April 10.—Tbe mem bers of the A, P. A. of Topeka show signs of making a fight on McKinley becauso he refuses to say how he stands on the question of appropriat ing public money in aid of sectarian schools, as on other questions in which the organization is especially inter ested. Whether the Kansas delegates to the Republican National conven tion, who are members of the A. P. A., will violate their instructions and vote against McKinley, they will not say; but they hint at it broadly and try to convey tho impression that those delegates would violate their instructions before they would .violate the oath taken in the lodge room. They claim that of the sixteen dele gates who have so far been chosen by the Kansas Republicans, only two are not members of tho order. Who the two are they will not say. A prominent Republican who is un willing to get into a controversy witli the A. P. A., and for that reason will not permit the uso of his name, said this morning: “The fact that some of the delegates are members of the A. I'. A., will not affect their support of McKinley. They will vote for him just the same in obedience to their in structions. “So far elected, wo have as dele gates to the national convention: Cyrus Leland, T. J. Anderson, C. A. Swenson, A. P. Riddle, Nat Barnes, M. M. Murdock, W. C. Hook, John Schilling, John Randolph, E. G. Dewey, I. E. Lambert, J. S. Dean, T. D. Fitzpatrick, George YV. Higgin botham, H. J. Bone and Frank Vin cent—sixteen in all, with the Second and Sixth districts yet to elect. Now, I know to a oertaintv that. Anderson, Swenson, Schilling, Fitzpatrick, Bone, Vincent, Higginbotham, Riddle and Leland are not members of the A. P. A. I am satisfied also that I could name others, but It Is not necessary to-do so. The only delegate that I know Is an A. P. A. is Nat Barnes. Possibly Marsh Murdock is, too. He is regarded as a sympathizer, but I doubt that he is a full-fledged member.” Major Thomas J. Anderson, one of the delegates at large to the national convention, said: “I have heard noth ing of a revolt against McKinley in Kansas, and I do not think there will beany. This State is for McKinley, and I am sure I am for him. I made my campaign on that issue, and I have been instructed for him. I pro pose to stay with him and rote for him, the A. P. A. or the world to the contrary notwithstanding.” - BLUE SCORES GOV. SMITH The- Kansas Soldiers' Home Manager Roundly Denounced. Washington, April 16.—At the close of the morning’s business in the House to-day, Representative Hull, chair man of the committee on military af fairs) called up the resolution relating to the appointment of a board of man agers for the national soldiers’ homes, and Mr. Blue of Kansas secured the floor and requested that he be allowed two hours for debate. Mr. Crowther of Missouri insisted that he demand three hours, but no agreement was reached. Mr. Blue said that 3,000 old soldiers of Kansas and Missouri, who were in carcerated in the •-semi-prison at Leavenworth, Kan., demanded just treatment at the hands of this Con gress. and time should be allowed for a proper presentation of the con dition of things at Leavenworth. He then moved an amendment to the committee report that the name of General O. O- Howard be substi tuted for that of W. B. Franklin as one of the members of tho board of managers He denied that he had any personal interest in the fight on Governor Smith, but said that his only desire was to secure humane treatment for tho soldiers wlio were now being abused by tho “brutal and druiiken Tyrant Smith.” “He has not only been drunk,” he said dram atically, in reply to a question, “but he has been vomitingly drunk, and he is unfit to be in charge of men.”' Mr. Blue read letters from promi nent citizens of Leavenworth whotes tifled i hat they had seen Smith in a state of intoxication repeatedly. He said that Smith was proprietor of the biggest saloon in Kansas, and that the man who ran it was president of the Keclcy League, with the saloon and the league meeting piace occupy ing adjoining rooms. Mr. Blue read the testimony of a man named Williams, who 6aid that Smith, as president of the National Keeley league, got a salary of <1,300 a year, and that Keeley got <6 for every man in the home to whom the treatment was given, while the man agement of the home got <30 from the patient, with <7.50 more for dues, badges, etc. Tbe witness said that he had been compelled to take the treat ment three times, paying for the same out pf liis meager pension. More Money for Kuuu Washington, April 10.—Senator Balter has offered an amendment to the sundry civil bill, appropriating $100,000 for improvements at Fort Riley, instead of $50,000, as the bill provides as it passed the House, The Senator also offered an amendment appropriating $50,000 to be applied to erecting tbe United States peniten tiary building at Fort Leavenworth, the total cost of buildings not to be over $150,000. Aimed at Race Gambling. Washington, April 1&. — Senator Platt yesterday introduced a bill to prohibit the transmission of the re ports of results of bets on prise fights or races from one State to another, and making such transmission a mis • demeanor to be punished by fine or I imprisonment. MASS ACHED BY INDIANS. -— All th« City OBoMi of Jnquela, Xexloo, ■tOed. City of Mexico, April 15.—A tele* gram from Oaxaca City, states that the rebel Indians at the town of Jnquela hilled all the town councilors, school teachers, local priests, chief of police and the telegraph operator—in fact, every one holding a government place. The people are in terror. The Indians began their plotting in holy week, instigated by Indian lawyers, who informed them that the new state taxes were unconstitutional, but the authorities paid no attention to the excitement among them, con sidering they were engaged in tbeir usual drunken celebration of the sea son. Hut, procuring arms and machetes, they made a rash for the town hall, and tho prefect hastily closed the doors, which they soaked with petroleum and burned, thus effecting an entrance. They sacked the place, penetrated into the private apartments of the prefect, grossly maltreated the women of bis family, and then, turning attention to the officials and armed servants, killed and wounded several. The scene was a horrible one, as the assault took place in the early even ing, and tho excitement of the mob ? was Indescribable. The mob of drunken Indians, after sacking the town hall, went to the federal stamp office and assaulted it, burning down the outside door with petroleum, ..f: which also communicated Are to the ; ' entire house, placing Collector Gra ciada, who was on the roof with his • clerks, in a most perilous situation, but they managed to escape by the rear jumping for their lives. Many shops were burned after being sacked', and the Indians decorated themselves with finery. They all fled on the approach of 'the soldiers, and are now in the hills. The revolt is local and will be suppressed, and the instigators#of the Indians will be se*' rerely punished, as they took advant age of their gross ignorance. MR. ALDRICH'S FIGURES The Seed Boomer Claims 111 Delegates for the Heine Han. Wahhinotov, April 15.—Represent ative Aldrich, of Illinois, gives ovt a, statement of Mr. Reed’s strength, as compared with other candidates, as follows: . Heed. Alabama. | Florida....«. 5 Georgia. 11 lllinoia. C Indiana. ,0 Kansas. 0 Kentuolcy.0 Louisiana. ....IS Massachusetts. 28 Minnesota. 0 Missouri. 0 Nebrarka. 0 New Hampshire. I Now York... 0 Onto. 0 Oregon. 0 Pennsylvania. 0 Rhode island..... 8 nouth Carol ns. 8 South Dakota. 0 Texas.SO Virginia. S Wisconsin... Q. . Oklahoma...... 9 District of Columbia. 1 Total. Ju 'lie. Klnley. . |S . 0 t r 8 i » ' 18 0‘ * 8 0 0 • 180 “There have been 188 delegates elected," says Mr. Aldrich, “who are divided among Morton, Allison, Quay, Cullom and Bradley and forty-eight who are properly classed as doubtful. The summary,therefore, is as follows: Reed, 111; McKinley, 18d; the field,188; , doubtful, 48; total, 494. We make no note of the four delegates recently elected in South Carolina, because tha legality of that convention is ques tioned, and in any event they would belong to the doubtful column." Domestic economy consists in cutting down house expenses and smoking 10 cent cigars. _ ■ ■ LIVE STOCK AND I'BODUCK MABKETS Quotations From New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. Butter—Creamery separator.. S A It Butter—Fair to good country. IS O 14 Eggs—Fresh..-. 8*0 0 Poultry—Live hens,per Sa 9 Turkeys—Per t>. 10 w IS Lemons—Choice Measlnas.Z 75 & 4 00 Oranges—Per box .S 80 0 3 75 • Honoy—Fancy white, per lb... IS Apples—Per Dbl.......8 SO Sweet potatoes—Good, per bbl 2 25 Potatoes—Per bu. 20 lleans—Navy, hand-plcked.bu 1 40 Cranberries—Jerseys, pr.bbl... 4 5'J May—Upland, per ton. 4 SO Onions—Per bu. 85 Broom Corn—Green, per B....... l%t Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 45 4 llogs—Heavy Weights. 8 40 S Beeves—Stockers and feeders 2 75 « Beef—Steers. 3 00 t Bulls. 2 15 6 Milkers and springers.30 00 t Stags. 3 00 s—.. KANSAS CITY. Wheat—No. 2 hard. Corn—No. 2.. Oats—No. 2. Cattl*—Stockers and feeders.. Hogs—Mixed Packers... Sheep—Muttons. 4® S3. 24 3 24* 17 3 IS 2 73 <& 3 85 3 40 & 3 52* 200 33.06 . A Sclentlfle Director Washington, April 16.—Senator Proctor, chairman of the committee on agriculture, was to-day authorized by that committee to make a favor able report on a bill to provide for a director-in-chief of the scientific bu reaus of the Agricultural department. Seed WUl Not Bettsw. Washington, April la.—The report that Speaker Reed Intends to retire from public life at the close of hia present term in Congress, regardless of the outcome of his political hopes, la positively denied by hia frienda here. jkViiK’. '; t, -