THE SORTII WESTERN. 1 Lour cmr, - - NEa Ilf UttS W Mff r. Cork fighting ia to tie prohibited ia Havana rfuc June i A fmiaawlsl orbout sill hr tasCitut «d In onsneefion with the 1 Bivovity The cenoua runiaiai hoard sill j lease Washington March 17. for Chi raid, shore the eaatntnaiwin* sill hi ' hoof tram March !4 to 37. inlodte. The Maanchsetti houae had tu an nual drill9 on sumtb suffrage, re omttrg n the defeat of the prupuaiUuti. 124 to 22. a larger majority lhaa for The receipt* of the Am rtma buar i «4 tureign au*i decid es* to continue tu investigation uf trtmts and industrial cumbt nation* and l>< delay it* rerosmeswlatson* fur iegu • latino for their ttsrul until additional (•stimuey has isea taken i*r l J. via was an om mi tier *4 Xebra *ka bavins come to the *iatr in *1, and »Uo vu four year* supectncomdeat of the Male in Mane asylum at LJacntn. Neb., died at h*» bun* at doulh Omaha The Or man foreign uhr ha* infor mattoa that the viUnlldB between Chile and Peru Bolivia and Argentina 1* lews gat in i * Lan ha» been reported hy Che cabled r*pyke. retiring part nr of the Hrirk Presbyterian «knrrb. New York, have given about trend* to be sued by aim to boy a home at Princeton or for say utbet purpose he may cbn The president aewt the following nomination* to the senate- War vol unteer*—Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otic to he major general by breast. Ootonel* to be brigadier gen eral* by brevet Owen Summer*. Harry C Komier W ilder S Metcalf In the bona* of lord*, replying to a «; nest ion on the subject the premier i-«‘rd >a..sl»«r» declared rs.a* • r.r g->\ ernment hnd no engagement uhateve: with nay power in respect to the course t-» he taken in the ultimate aettlemen' with the Boer republics No power be added, hnd naked or suggested th* entering into of any arrangement The New York World publishes a poll of the ulnae senate shooing that thirty senators favor repeat of the Hart on prise tghting lau. and twenty oppose H The opposition to the law throughout the mate ta astonishingly genera*, and it is growing Petition* for tt* repeal with thousand* of sign era are still coming ta from all parts of the stale The house rttmn!'« on Indian af fairs ordered favorable report* on the Mtsalag tails Aothortatng the ad Just meet of right* of -e* tiers on thr Natajo IndLaa wamuha Arizona; t«> ratify an agr meeker.’ with Indian* <4 the Fort I tali reservation. Idaho, and i* put ta forme ta the Indian let - rtury renatn pmrtttoe* of the law* •4 Arkansas relat -M to corporations ft*presentati»e Whaler of Kentucky introduced a ia*trurtlB« the • uount'tee an foreign affair* to inves tigate the truth or falsity of the - barge* made hr Charles K Mat ram. late * • at «4 the 1 l. i*ates ai Pretoria that ids offbial or persioaal Mall was opeasd rend suppressed or detained hr the ntsor of the British do*eraM*nt at ttortwn or that a tele gram sent hr turn to the depart tsent of state ara* delated hr a British «ea th* senate r*so the prwldea* to ap tilted dtatas and (be Xa of the flddlhHf of the Re* oi at hud. at the naveilm* «4 the sta'ute of ij'trdi* at the Pan After itvedifaiioi of the farts ron csrtnd ollh the killiag of toe young American Pears. la Honduras a boo* >kd that the raae Hsudaraaiaa far Huai uiH i» ih> fatted States Amtusaador White is new restored to his nans,I health after an attack of the grip Adjutant General Curb, a says he has heard nothing <4 the raae <4 King dan. said to have been eeairnrod to nVmth to the Philippine* for sleeping at Convention hall to Kansa* Otjr. i whet* the natiuna. deasorrstlr roaven naa will he heU to J«»* hi Mutated at Thdrtsewtn and Central atraots. four Marks tram the ratotf district of the city It has hand riaanad hy tratelora as awe of the tergaat and nod per frrtly construed and’Tort urn* to «* Idrwt _ I -'r-mje and Hu Arm; H tiding Out Apiintt Large Odds. fnt COROOMS UROVthti TIGHTfR i ■ Svbrd. lirfwrti lh» Hr t enttnors to errM Ibr floors llar.lrr Wouiru and I hllfrra With Harfhrr* 4‘roojo Re twr* Mrltuh f—■Ulf'l Offer (o • •hr tiro to • F arr of fafctf. LONDON. Feb 2k The war office publishes the following dispatches from laird PAAKDKBKKtl. Feb 24 —12:20 p m. Parties of Boers. recently arrived from Natal, attacked our outposts iu force again yesterday. Th**y lost a good many killed and wounded and nearly prisoners, including a < ommandan*. and three field cornets. Our casualties were tour officers wounded, nine men killed, twenty three mm wounded am! two men miss ing On the 21st and 22d one officer i and thirteen men were wounded. Si* men were wounded yesterday by V.... > r ' illets i 1.V nickel case is slit with four slits, mak ing the projectile of the most e*|iansive and explosive nature possible. A wounded Boer brought to onr hospital yesterday had sixty of these bullets in his pockets. During the advance to . nd at Kim berley the casualties we-e: Officers, two killed, thirten wounded; men, four killed, seventy-eight wounded. tThe offers' cm.'iialties had previously been reported I Methmn re;*»ns that Berkley West was occupied by our troops on Feb ruary 22. The loyal inhabitants dis played great enthusiasm. The country west of the railway from <"a|« town to Kimbetley is grad- , ually settling down. A detachment has started from De Aar f >r Britstowu. and Douglas and Prleska will shortly be visited by our troops. Methuen's account of the admirable m^nn*r in which the Kimberley hos pital is managed made one desire to -*-nd som*- of our sick and wounded f hpfi PAARDFBKKG. Orang'* Free State, F. ! —The British took eighty pris oner* a* ihe result of yesterday's en gagement A balloon ascended and discovered several nr» works, which the British j gun# shelled today. Gen Wynne was slightlv wounded. The Boer po-it tons are not consid ered strong with the exception of | Kroblers kloof. The hills eastward are not so high and cannot lie intrenched so well a# the mountains which the British have taken. The Somersets were the first across the pontoons on Wednesday. They • ere subjected to a heavy fire for five hour> in an isolated position. It was the first time they had been under fire and they behaved excellently. Early on Friday a severe rifle fire was resumed on the right and front from the positions held over night by both sides. The British naval guns. ho«:txers. mountain and field bateries shelled the B«>er trenche** incessantly. The Boers replied with two heavy j guns, some of their shells bursting over the hospital. As a result the Brit- ! tsh wounded were removed. During the afternoon the Fifth brig ade. the loniskillmgs and Dublin* lead ing. began to advance up the hills. In spite of the constant shelling the Boers stood up in their trenche;;, aiming do- | liberately down the bills. The infantry advance was further covered by parties on the right and left, firing volleys. It was slow, the British taking advantage of every bit of natural cover. The Boers on the cre«.t# of the hills, as well as from the trenches part of the way down, poured lead along the advancing line. At dark the British infantry had 1 rea« hed within a tew hundred yards of the first line of Boer trenches. STIlt H4S tAITN IN “BOBS.” j •"ttah I'oHllc .Ulluat. but i«altint UtMik with railiwM. LONDON. Feb. 26.— Perhaps never before m the course of the present '-campaign have such crowds visited the War office as went there yesterday. As the Times remarks today. "The dearth of news is somewhat trying ai a time wtico a considerable success wn* genemllv regarded as imminent." No diminution of confidence in ix>ru Koierts is felt, however, and the pub j Uc is ready to believe that he has good reasons for not mentioning Gen eral Oronje in the official dispatches. Probably he is in no hurry to end a situation which is daily bringing into his grasp small parties of Boers in a »am endeavor to reinforce General t'ronje These he rd Roberts regarding the women and children indicates eith er that the position is less desperate than has been supposed or that he has been able to dig an absolutely safe place for them. Everything goer to show that Gen eta! Butler’s advance is most stule bornly contested and most cautiouslv earned out. it is hoped that be will toon he in a position where General White will be able to assist him ma terially . < Uirato Flraaa Safftr CHICAGO. III . Feb. 26 -Eigbt fifHTs •ere borned out today In a fire, which destroyed a four-story brick building at 51-SS Jefferson street. The loss on the bollding was 130.000 and on the contents The following firms srffered Ummcrt A Mann, machin ery; William W. Vernon, gas machin ery .James Barry Jb Co., pattern mak i w» Hartry Fie* trie company. George li Nye. pump manufacturer; A. J. Bodkin Cricuiar Addressing company. W. A. Jones company, foundrymen (offices onlyThe building and most the contents were burned. Irll Fifty Feet to Itwib. YANKTON. S. D.. Feb. 26-Last night the body of Adolph A. Gleich and two horses were found in a deep gulch near his home, twelve miles west of here. He was gathering wood for fuel, and in driving along the edge of a deep ravine his team probably slipped and the team and driver went to the bot tom. fifty feet below. Gleith bad been mlasing for three days from his home, hat it was thought be was at a neigh bor a lie was 73 years ol-i tnd one of the oldest German farmei i in Y.ntk tm tucftf. ALGtit SAYS IT IS NOT WAR. Ouly Term to lie Applied to Philippine Trouble in Kebeilioa. DETROIT. Mich., Feb. 20.—Concern ing a recent statement from Washing ton with regard to a difficulty which confronts Secretary Root in deciding whether the United States is in a state of war, former Secretary Alger today said: "I should say most emphatically that the United States is not in a state of war. The treaty of peace signed at Paris ended the war with Spain. The only terms than can properly be ap plied to the present trouble in the Phil ippines are rebellion and insurrection. "As to the immediate question be fore the department, whether enlisted soldiers can purchase their discharges in times of peace, I do not feel compe tent to utter a decided opinion. It is e matter whereon the advice of the at torney general will undoubtedly be asked it is my private belief, though, that when soldiers are badly needed, even if a state of war does not exist, they shuold not be allowed to take advantage of that privilege.” "I would distinguish between a tech nical war and insurrection. Insofar as the conditions affect our soldiers in the field, and with reference to the priv ileges that belong to them in times of peace, we are at war. But technic ally and actually we are not in a state of war and the campaign should not be spoken of as war.” COOT HAS TWO BIO SCHEMES. Orcunlr'i Cold amt Copper Company With »l.OOO.OOO. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Feb. 26.—A gold and copper company, at the head of which is Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Billi. will incorporate in Wyoming in a few days. A short time ago two shafts were sunk to a depth of sixty ifet in a property owned by Colonel Cody and situated about forty miles from Cody City, and paying ore was struck. The company will have a capital stock of $1,000,000. With Cody are associated J. M. Schwood, George T. Beck. George Chamberlain. John Davis. E. Marks, G. Shirtleif and Edward Gillette, all of Wyoming. Cody, who is here, says that a pe tition will be sent to congress asking for the establishment of a road from Cody to the Yellowstone park. With the completion of a line to Cody by the Burlington, this wagon road would be the most direct route to the won derland. It would also enable resi dents of northern \V yoming to go di rect to the park, instead of going e-Jvi and around by way of Montana. Ilriiign Hark Drad Soldier*. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26—Tho United States army transport Hancock arrived today, twenty-six days from Manila, via Nagasaki. It had on board five army officers, including Brigadier General Gilbert S. Carpenter, retired, formerly colonel of the Eighteenth in fantry on the Island of Panay, also about 100 discharged soldiers. Two deatns occurred on the Hancock between Nagasaki and San Francisco. Lieutenant Charles H. Mynton of the Twelfth infantry died from the effects of typhoid fever and sunstroke, and Sergeant Godwin F. I^ane of the Twen ty-first infantry died of typhoid fever. The bodies of both were embalmed and brought here. More to He Idle in Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—It is probable that several thousand more men will be thrown out of work during (he week and the tieup of the building industry of the city will be further complicated by the action taken at the meeting of the Building Material Trades’ council today. Its decision that the delivery of brick from all yards in this country to buildings un der construction by the United Con tractors where nonunion were em ployed be stopped will make idle 1,000 brickmakera and the order extending '.he strike of the machinists to other trades will call out at least 3,000 ott ers. Itiot mi m Kentucky Danic. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb 26.—A spe cial to the Comemrcial from Whites burg tells of a free fight near Pond Gap. in which one persoa was killed and several injured. The trouble oc curred during a dance at the home of Bill Mullens, a Virginia moonshiner. Pistols and knives were used in the scrimmage which lasted until the place hail been cleared of all bu+ the wound ed. John Newberry was shot and died within two hours. Ed Newberry, bis brother, was fatally wounded. Fn»nre Ha* >'ot Ankrd. WASHINGTON. 1). C., Feb. 26.—The Associated Press is authorized to state that no communication whatever has been made by the French authorities to the state department re’ative to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and t he Panama canal. This statement was made in reply to a question put in official quar ters regarding the publication that tLe French ambassador has had •• conver sation with the secretary jf sia‘e rela tive to the treaty. !-«•»»•«• Mt-monat ration at Vienna. VIENNA. Feb. 26.—A peace demon stration organized by the peace associ ations of the world was held here to day and was largely attended. Meanwhile a rather disorderly so ! cialist demonstration was in progress against a reactionary measure recently passed by one of the provincial diets. Crowds of workmen raised insulting shouts against Dr. Lueger. the burgo master of Vienna. The police made forty arrests. fOR BIMETALLIC CONVENTION. Uvdrr« Confer on Holding a .Meeting at Hau«m City duly 4. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Judge A. W. Rucker of Denver. Cok>.. president of the United States Monetary league, has l>een in Washington for several days, conferring with the leading bi metallists throughout the country, with the view of geting their opinion concerning the propriety of holding a national convention of bimetallists at some time in the future. It is now definitely determined that such con vention will be held at Kansas City on the Fourth of July. MrtliodiNta Fix Program. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The committee having the matter in charge has ar ranged the following privisional pro gram for the general conference o fthe Methodist Episcopal church, which will begin its sessions in this city Wed nesday, May 2. The forenoons of each day will be devoted to the work of the general body, the afternoons to that of the standing committees, of which there are fourteen, and the ertairgs to an niversaries and lectures. Persistent Rumors in London that the Town Has Been Relieved. RUMOR’S Of CRONJE’S SURRENDER Boer General Said to Have Capitulated with Bight Thounnud Men — Lord Kitchener Is Reported Wounded— Kariler Advices State that Cronje and His Men Still Hold Out. LONDON. Feb. 24.—(New York World Cablegram.)—Strong rumors that Ladysmith has been relieved have just come in. DURBAN, Feb. 24.—The rumor gains credence that Ladysmith has been re- j lieved. It is also reported that Gen- J eral Cronje has surrendered 8,000 men j and that General Kitchener has been ! slightly wounded in the left arm. Crowds throng the streets, shouting and cheering because of supposed vic tories. Seventeen hundred Boers have been killed or wounded, the latter, it is reported, ilduding General Cronje. LONDON, Feb. 24—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.) —It is believed here by war experts who do not print views or criticisms that Cronje is playing a desperate game on slim tactics. So far no report contains any mention of the capture of the Boers' big guns. Of all the artil lery about Magersfontein and Kimber ley only one disabled twelve-pounder ; was found when the British occupied j the ground. It is said Cronje started all his guns from the place with orders to get across the Caal as soon as he learned that Roberts was in command at Modder river with reinforcements, and that he moved himself with all the mounted Boers as soon as he learned j of French’s movement to the rear. Ob- j servers here think he went as far as i he could, then picked his position and determined to sit tight until assured j that the artillery had escaped. The re inforcements Roberts reports having scattered so easily are said to have been the rear guard of the artillery j train, which was covering the move ment north and east. No reports of any artillevy appear in response to the British attack atKoodoosrand. Cronje s j plan appears to be to hold all the Brit- i ish possible about his camp till certain j the artillery’s retreat is assured. The j proposed armistice would have gained i twenty-four hours for the retreat of the guns, while the agreement would only j have covered the fighting force en- 1 gaged at that point. Boer sympathizers think Cronje will hold fast until the last moment, then the order will be given, “Every man for himself.” with ; instructions to rally at a point north, i where the artillery Is safe in a new j position. It is insisted that the same | plan is being followed about I^ady- I smith, the guns being slowly and safely removed to defend theTransvaal passes ! while the mobile force is left in the j trenches to prevent a sudden attack by tbe British. BRYAN ON GROSVINOR’S TALK. Br Ciplilm Why He Favored Ratifica tion of the t*ari« Treaty. ATLANTA, -Ga, Feb. 24.—W. J. Bryan addressed a crowd which tested the capacity of the hall of the house of representatives tonight. About 1.500 people were turned away. He was asked tonight if he had seen Congress man Grosvenor’s statement yesterday to the effect that he (Bryan) was equally responsible with the democrats who voted for ratification of the treaty and was estopped from opposing any of its legitimate effects. "It is true that I favored the ratifi cation of the treaty.” said Mr. Bryan, "but I stated in my interview, publish ed by the Associated Press on Decem ber 14. four days after the treaty was signed, or nearly two months before it was ratified, that in my judgment we should not only ratify the treaty, but that we should declare the nation's purpose to give the Filipinos inde pendence upon the same terms that independence was promised to the Cu bans. This opinion was reiterated iime and again. “The Bacon resolution made the promise of independence. It was in troduced more than a month before hostilities began and there was a tie i vote in the senate until the vice presi- ! dent cast the deciding vote and de feated it. If that resolution had been passed at the time Senator Bacon in troduced- it there would not have been any war in the Philippines. Mr. Bryan said the location of the national convention would hare but little effect on the attendance. Arthur Sewall of Maine. Mr. Bryan’s running mate on the ticket four years ago, left for New York at noon to day. Mr. Bryan denied that their conver sation. which took place in a private I car, chartered for the purpose, had any ! political significance. Kitra Treasury Force 'WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24 —Be ginning tomorrow, the issue division of the treasury department will put on a double force to increase the supply of notes of small denominations ones, two, fives and tens. About o. 480,000 sheets of four notes each will be turned out each day. This action is taken in view to meeting promptly the increased demand for small notes, which has been much greater this year than ever before in the history of the country. i Census Supervisors Meet. DES MOINES. Ia., Feb. 24.—The census supervisors of Iowa, with those from South Dakota. Eastern Nebraska and Southern Minnesota, met here to- ! day with Assistant Director Frederick H. Wines to receive instructions in their work. There were present elev- j en from Iowa, two from Minnesota, j two from South Dakota and one from North Dakota. Mr. Wines explained the blank which will be used and in- ! structed them in the detail of duties j of enumerators. He says that in this group of states the enuemrators will be given about 1,500 of population each. , Investigation at Fort Bliss. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 24.—Act ing Adjutant General Ward received a telegram today from General McKib bin, commanding the department of Texas, forwarding tue following dis patch from Colonel Roberts, who is in vestigating the recent disturbance at El Paso, between tne troops at Fort Bliss and the officials at the city jail. “Everything quiet. Investigation ; progressing satisfactorily. Civil au- I thorities and Captain Loughborough wd’king together in perfect harmony. Will return tomorrow evening unless there should be further developments. •CONVENTION AT KANSAS CITY. Milwaukee Heaten In the Canteat for thr National Democratic Gathering. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The next national democratic convention will be held at Kansas City, Mo., July 4. This was the decision of the demo cratic national committee which met at the Hotel Roleigh today to fix the time and place of holding the conven tion. Milwaukee was the only city which competed for the honor of en tertaining the convention and the poor showing it made when the vote was taken (the result, Kansas City 40. Milwaukee 9), caused general sur prise. The claims of the rival cities as to hotel accommodations, railroad and telegraphic facilities were presented in open session by representatives of each city, and subsequently in executive session. Former Governor W. J. Stone on behalf of Kansas City and Nation al Committeeman E. C. Wall, on behalf of Milwaukee, explained the financial inducements which the city he repre sented was willing to make. Each offered the committee $50,000 but in addition, Kansas City was will ing to furnish hotel accommodations for the members of the committee and the hall, with decorations and music free. Milwaukee's strongest, argument was the political effect which the holding of the convention in that city would have upon German-Amer itan voters, who were represented to the committee as wavering in their al legiance to the republican party. It seemed to be taken for granted by at least two speakers that Bryan would be nominated and that the Chi cago platform in substance would* be reaffirmed. Opposition to trusts, ex pansion and "imperialism,” together with every mention of Bryan and the Chicago platform aroused enthusiasm, but during the open session there was no allusion to the issue of free silver. Three dates for holding the con vention were proposed. May 9, by Townsend of Oregon; June 14, by Sen ator Tillman of South Carolina, and July 4, by McGraw of West .Virginia. A speech of ex-Senator Gorman in favor of holding to precedent and naming a date later than that for the convention of the party in power had considerable influence in causing In dependence day to be c hosen. MLY BE TWO POLYGAMY REPORTS. Probably a Disagreement by House Com mittee on Clab tliargrs. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—There are likely to be two reports on the inves tigation of charges that certain federal appointees in Utah are polygamists. The house committee on postoffices and postroads took the testimony and Messrs. McPherson and Brownlow have drawn a report. But the democratic members of the committee are not dis posed to accept this report on the ground that it goes too far in dismiss ing the charges and at a meeting to day it was decided to ask that the re port be divided. In case this is not done a minority report will probabh be submitted. fAMOUS CIRCUS CLOWN DEAD. Dan Hire Falb a Victim to Hrlght'n Dlaease. NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Dan Rice, the veteran circus clown, died at Long Branch. N. J.. last night, after a linger ing illness, aged 77 years. Mr. Rice had been in ill health for several months. He suffered from Bright's disease, but was able to go out driving until a week ago, when ho took to his bed. His real name was Daniel Mc l^aren. He was born in New York. His father nicknamed the boy Dan Rice, after a famous clowr in Ireland. Dan Rice made three independent for tunes. He died, however, a compara tively poor man. With his own shows he traveled over the whole United States, and also abroad. Rice leaves a widow in Texas. During his last illness he was writing a book on his life, and had about completed the clos ing chapter when he was stricken. IncrfAdlnt th«* Small Notes. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24—Beginning tomorrow the issue division of the Treasury department will put on a double force to increase the supply of notes of small denominations of ones, twos, fives and tens. About $480,000 in sheets of four notes each will be turned out each day. This action is taken with a view to meeting promptly the increased demand for small notes, which has been much greater this year than ever before in the history of the country. Fatal Fire in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 24—A fire, which broke out at 7 o'clock last night, in. the straw goods manufactory of S. May, 721 Arch street resulted in the loss of a woman employe’s life, the injury of several girls who jumped from windows and the destruction of property valued at several hundred thousand dollars. '1 he fire extended to the adjoining buildings and about twenty firms were burned out. House Agrees on Commission. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—The house committee on commerce today acted favorably on the bill providing for a committee of five members to be ap pointed by the president to visit China, Japan and other Oriental countries to investigate their commercial resources and the opportunities for the exten sion of American trade. The bill was changed so as to conform to a like bill in the senate, one of the changes being a limitiation of the salaries of the commissioners to $5,000 annually. After the Armed Hen. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. 24. — The Frankfort city council tonight passed a resolution authorizing the mayor to appoint a committee to investigate the alleged presence in the city of armed mountaineers charged with having threatened the lives of judges of the court of appeals. The resolution di rects the committee to call on Gov ernor Taylor and demand of him the names of all persons, either citizens or soldiers, who are quartered in the state buildings, and the reason therefor; also to investigate all suspicious char acters found in any part of the city. Minister Olurredltn Kumor. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—Senor Don Luis F. Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, said today in regard to the reported revolutionary invasion of Costa Rico, that, in the absence of any official information on the subject, he gave little credence to the probability of the trouble assuming the shape of a serious rupture between the coun tries concerned. He regards the re ported invasion as merely the move ments of a revolutionary band of ex iled politicians who have crossed the Nicaraguan boundary line into Costa Rica. LIVESTOCK _AND PRODICE. Omaha. Chicago and New York Market Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO. Feh. 31—WHEAT—No. 3, spring. 63No. 2 red. ®6"0o. COBN-No. 2. 3S4c; No. 2 yellow. 33V OATS-No. 2. 23623V: No. 2 white. 266 J6Vc: No. 3 white. 246264c. RYE—No. 2. 5466554c BARLKY-No. 2. 374643c. SEEDS — Flaxseed. No. 1 and northwest. *1.G>. Prime timothy, $2.46. Clover, con tract grade. 38.40. PROVISIONS—Mess pork. v*r bb\ 610.75. Lard, per 100 lbs., Short ribs sides (loose), 1«.Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S^nort clear sides (t»oxed) 35-9666.05. NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK. Feb. *—WHEAT-Weak and heavy at 1**©1V net decline: March. 744^75c. closed at 74V: May. 72 96*6 73V*. closed at 73V: September. ..*»72V, closed at 724c. I CORN—Closed weak at V net decline. May. 40641c. closed at 40c; July. 406404c, I closed at 40**0. OATS—Receipts. 96.200 bu.: spot weaker; No 2 29c: No. 3. 2«V: No. 2 white. 314c. No. 3 white. 30%c: track. mixed western. 296304c; track white. 314635c. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARK ITT. CHICAGO, Feb. 21—CATTLE—Choice cattle, nominally steady, other steady to slow; Texans firm: good cows about stea.lv. others. 10c lower; canners strong, stockers and feeders steady: gomi to choice, 35.006.-.85. poor to medium. 34.0064.75: mixed *twkcn». $3.4063.80; selected feeders, *4—4i4. Texas fed beeves. $4.0065.00. HOGS—Active and steady to strong, top $4,974: good clearance; mixed anil butchers. $4.7064 95; good heavy. $4.M» 4.97*,: rough heavy. $4 706 4.SO: lights, $4 w» 64.85; bulk of sales .$4.8064.20. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Steady; lambs strong; native wethers. $5.00*65.^0; western wethers. $500 63.75: lambs. $5.0067 15, west ern Iambs. $6.0067.05. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 7d.—CATTLE— Best grades steady; common and Inferior kinds easier: heavv native steers. $4 .. u 5.30: light weights. $4.4064.75; stockers and feeders. $4.306 5.25; butcher cows and heif ers $3 206*4.40; canners. $2.5063.20; fed westerns. $4.0064.50; western feetlers. $3 •>" [ 64.50; Texans .$3.556 4.15. I HOGS—Early markets steady; closed weak: heavy. $4.7064.824: mixed. $4.(8>6 4.75; light, $4 356 4.75; pigs. $3.9064.3a. SHEEP AND LA MBS-Receipts. 1.0“> head, supply too light to fill demands; quick markit; firm prices; lambs, l'j-256 yenrlin^s. SS.25$in.C5; muttons, $4..tOui 5.35; stockers and feeders. $3.5065.00; culls, $3.0963.50. SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 26 — During the tirst four .lavs of last week there were re ceived at the four markets 18.000 more cattle than for the corresponding period I of last year. The stockers and feeders trade was slow, as was also the cow mar ket. Here are some quotations: Beef steers, $3.2264.70: cows and heef* rs. $3.55 63.89;’ cows. $3.2565.85; heifers. $3.256 4 25: bulls. $2 606 4 25: calves. $7.0.0 7.25; stock calves; $4.2565.50; stags. $2.5064.20; stock cows and heifers $2.3064.50; stockers and feeders. $2,504:5.00. HOGS—F"r a time there was not much doing, but after a little later the market picked up again and closed steady with yesterday. The hogs sold very largelv at $4.6746 4.70. with some of the heavier good* loads at *4.75. The quality of the hogs was considerably* better than the day before. In general, they sold about 15c lower. SHEEP—Choice handy weight yean lings. $5.756 6.00; good to choice fed ve • lings. $5.8065.7E5; fair to good yearlings. $5.4965-60; godd to choice wethers. $7.306 5.50; fair to good wethers. $5.1'*65.25: g.sxl to choice fed ewes. $4.6064.fair to good ew-es $4.0064.50; good to choice native lambs. $6.6066.85: good to choice western lambs, $8 5066.75; fair to good western feeder yearlings. $5 0065.60; good to choice feeder lambs, $4.7565.75. CONSECRATION Of A BISHOP. Coadjutor for Episcopal Rishop of Chi cago Young*at on Record. CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Rev. Charles Palmerston Anderson was consecrat ed Bishop-coadjutor of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago by Bishop Mc l.aren. assisted by Bishop Gillespie of Western Michigan and bishop Sey mour of Springfield. 111. The ceremo nies were conducted at Grace cnurch. Wabash avenue and Fourteenth street, in the presence of an immense congre gation of laymen and most of the lead ing dgnitaries of the Episcopal church in the western and middle states. The occasion was observed by the celebration of holy communion in ev ery Episcopal church in Chicago at 7 a. m.. while morning prayers and an elaobrate musical program were held in Grace house, adjoining the church, previous to the consecration ceremo nies. Rev. Anderson's presenters were Bishop Edsall of North Dakota and Morrison of Iowa. The sermon was delivered by Bishop Charles C. Grafton of Fond du Lac, Wis. Other participants in the consecration cere monies were Bishop J. H. White of Michigan City. Ind.: Bishop I. L. Nicholson of Milwaukee and Bishop A. L. Williams fo Nebraska. This evening the Chicago Churcl club will tender Bishop-Coaujutor An derson. Bishop McLaren and other visiting bishops and clergymen a ban quet in honor of the occasion. Rev. Anderson enjoys the distinction of be ing one of the youngest men ever con secrated bishop-coadjutor of the* Prot estant Episcopal church in America. He is not as yet 38 years old. Majority Against the Ministry. VICTORIA. B. C., Feb. 26—Thr Semlin-Coton government, which re placed the Turner administration in British Columbia local politics in 189$, was yesterday defeated by one vote on the redistribution measure, upon which it was intended to go to country, it is probable the government will refuse a dissolution and a trial will be made to secure a coalition government under new leadership during the remaining two years of the life of the Parlia ment. Want NVw Convention Date. CHICAGO. Feb. 26.—At a meeting ot the executive committee of the West- i ern Passenger association held today it was decided to issue instructions to the various passenger agents at Kan sas City to wait upon the citizens’ com mittee in charge of the democratic na tional convention and urge that the convention date be changed. Bryan (•oca to MrmphU. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 26.—To night at 11 o'clock Hon. William J. Bryan, accompanied by Secretary of State W. S. Morgan, left here for Mem phis. During the day Mr. Bryan was entertained by several proninient resi dents of Nashville and received many callers at his hotel. Kan«a» City Ship* Muir*. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 26—Four hundred mules were shipped today for New Orleans for use by the British in South Africa. They were bought by Captain Smith of the British army and were inspected by him last week. (•smhlr Out fur »b* H«*m*t«*. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Robert J. Gamble, member of congress from South Dakota, tonight authorized the statement that he was a candidate for the l’nlted States senate to succeed Richard F. Pettigrew and that he weuld not he a candidate for renoro (nation to the lower house. "I have arrived at this conclusion." said Mr. Gamble, ’’after careful con sideration. I have Invited opinions from my friends and they have ad vised me to take thia course I gfcbtt go into the contest to win If pbesl hie. “A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed Your blood Is poor and therefore you suffer from eruptions, pains and general debility and “ that tired feel fog.” The blood is the real source of ail health. Hood’s SarsaparJla is the shep herd of health. Why? Because it purifies the blood as nothing else can. Tired Feeling-"/ ** that tired feeling and headaches. Was more tired in the morning than