General Fooling That Their Collapse Is'at Hand. PROMINENT OfflCERS GIVE IT UP Del Filar Loaves Agulnaldo'g Rnnkft anil Accepts the Inevitable Two Tbousuuil 1'rlvatCB Desire to Yield Manjr Non- comlmtnnt Natives Are Kcturnliie to Tholr Homos The Lntiroli at DIaloloi , MANILA. April 3. The American troops under General MacArthur are still resting nt Mnlolos , where every thing has boon quiet today. Hostili ties elsewhere , so far as officially re ported , have been limited dtirlnc tha last twenty-four hours to an occasional exchange of shots between the Insurg ents and the troops forming the Unas of General Lawton and General Hall , extending from the water works to La Lonla. But the shooting has boon just active enough to make the lives of the soldiers a burden and to compel the officers to sleep in trenches , clothed and in readiness to repel possible ot- tacks. Most of the Americans are becom ing convinced that the backbone of the Insurgent opposition is broken. There are numerous rumors pointing to nn early collapse of the Insurrection. Ono of these is that General Plo del Pllar. the best fighter among the Filipino of- ' fleers , will desert Agulnaldo and clvo his support to the Americans. The Spaniards , reasoning from their experience with the natives , refuse to believe the rebellion is anywhere near > t down. They declare that the Fil ipinos will not take their defeat at Maloloa with the loss of tha city and tlie removal of their so-called covorn- tnont seriously to heart. On the con trary , the Spaniards predict that the insursrentfl will hover near the Amer ican llnee , botherlnK them as much as possible , and when attacked In force , dissolve , only to reappear at other points. This sort of tactics , the Span- lards say , will be followed until the wet season compels the Americans to he housed in barracks , and then the Filipinos will return and reoccupy such towns as the United States troops do not garrison. With the next dry sea son a repetition of the present oner- atlons will begin. Time alone will show how much there Is in this theory ; but. as against It. it must bo borne In mind that the Phllppines never eave the inhabitants a demonstration of power comparable in effectiveness to that Riven them by the United States A priest and two men , members of the so-called Filipino congress , who hid themselves In the woods durins the fighting which preceded the cap ture of Malolos. returned there this morning and declared that 2,000 of the Filipino soldiers were anxious to tdve tip flerhtlnK and would do so but for their officers , who keep them under arms. ' The country betwpon Malolos and Caloocan is now full of frlendlles. ( women , children and old people , who are returning to their homes , carrying Iwhite flacs. The Americans are try- ins to caln the confidence of the In habitants by proving to them that If they will return and attend to their I ordinary work , peacefully , no harm II will befall them. Two hundred and fifty civilians came back to their homes I In Malolos last eveninc. Two thousand women and children , with a sprlnk- llns of unarmed men. supposed to bo warriors , came to the outskirts of Mal olos on the sea sldo of the cltv and , afterward sneaked away , carrying all the sroods they could. There has been no little Rood na- tured rivalry as to which regiment the First Montana or the Twentieth Kansas Is entitled to the honor of having raised ite flag first in Malolos. Colonel Funston and twenty men ot Company E. Kansas volunteers , claim the distinction , on the ground , as al ready cabled , of having entered the town"nt double aulek and rais ° d the company's finer , but the first flag to h" recnarnlzfd nulrlally was that of Com pany G of the Montana Infantry. On OH Arn Starving. SEATTLE , Wash. , April 3 The Times prints a loter from a Washing ton volunteer at Manila , which was written under date of February 1 , ns follows : "Tho native women and children in our neighborhood and beyond , as well ns the old men and sick , are absoluta- ly starving to death. Their husbands and fathers have Imon killed , wound ed , captured or driven back to Malo- Iss , tholr houses burned to the ground with all their earthly possessions. " WuntH Morn Olillia. PARIS , April 3. The Hong Kong authorities are pressing for an exten sion of territory ceded to Great Brltian by the treaties of Canton and Nanking on the ground that more land Is needed for government buildings. They propose to build a custom house from * the collection of Chinese revenues find promise to Increase the opium duties $40,000 anually if the extension Is granted. Nebrnikaim Iluy 11OOO Cattle. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , April 3. Ono of the largest transactions In Texos cattle since the first of the year was closed today .Charles L. ware of Fort Worth sold to Humphrey & Sells of Nebraska 11,000 head of cattle for $198,000 , or ? 18 per head. Delivery will begin May 15 for shipment to Nebras ka. Chicago's Cruise niuppotl Out. WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 3. It has been decided that Rear Admiral Howlson's flagship , the Chicago , will proceed to the South Atlantic via the Mediterranean and Red seas and thence around Cape of Good Hope , touching at all the principal ports on the West African coast. The department con siders It a good thing to make a dis play of an American warship occa sionally at the unfrequented ports of the "world , and the cruiser Chicago will certainly create a deep impression. 'NO ' MORE MONEY. UnoU 8niu I'ut III * Foot Down Agnlnst Currency for Cubans. WASHINGTON , April 3. It was re ported tonight by two members of the cabinet that no consideration will bo paid to any proposition for money for the Cuban army outside the $3.000 000 und now awaiting their acceptance and furthermore it is hinted that If too much trouble and deliberate delay oc cur preliminary to that amount being turned over to the Cubans the $3,000,000 may bo withdrawn and no nayment of any sort be made by this covernrneut on account of the Cuban troops. No proposition for an addi tional sum will be considered In anv form and the statement to that affect by Secretary Hay In the unninnlnl ntervlew with the two delegates from tiio assembly will stand. It Is ulfln stated by cabinet ofllclals that no at tention will bo paid to the project for authorizing a Cuban loan. C. M. Coon , who , It Is nllocpd , Is enginterlng the scheme for a $20,000- 000 loan issue to the Cuban assembly and is said to be the author of tl" > mysterious dispatches to the Cuban assembly , urging the body not to dis band on the ground of a good prospect of securing moro than the $3,000.000 offered by the United States , Is In Washington. Mr. Coon tonight was in conference with a 'Mr. ' Rosenfeldt. Ho admitted that he was the man who had been working on the plan to establish a $20,000,000 bond issue to be paid for out of uuoan revenues now rollor.tod by the United States. Ho said he rep resented a syndicate with $20.000.000 capital , which intended to place the loan. "I came to this city from Havana last Sunday. " he said. "I have nnt been in hiding. I spent one month in Cuba and was around In the open air every day seeing the members of th Cuban assembly , i met General Drooko and made myself known to him. I explained my views of the situation to him. If the three million oayment is forced on the army it will create future dissatisfaction and disloyalty , while a bonded debt , paid out of tie Cuban revenues , would solve the Cuban prob lem. " "How about $20,000,000 ? ' he was asked. "Who is back of It , and where is it ? " Mr. Coon gave no satisfactory answer to this Question. "I have assurance. " he said tonight , "that the money will be ready tan minute the plan for a loan Is adopted. 1 have alreaa'y told you that I have no capital. I am. simply doing the work. Ho said he did not care whether the Cuban assembly continued in session or not. Mr. Coen offered no cxulana- tlon of his business in Washington and denied that ho was here to see thn government ofllclals. "I have nothing to do with the ad ministration officials , and do not In tend to see them , " he asserted. ' Sulcltlo of n Roar Admiral. BOSTON , April 3. Roar Admiral Charles G. Carpenter , United States navy , retired , committed suicide ct a sanitarium in one ot the suburban districts of this city yesterday. The admiral had been in ill health for some time. Admiral Carpenter for the last six weeks was an Inmate of the Adams Nervine asylum In the Jamaica Plains district and at the earnest request of his family details have been withheld from the public. He shot himself in the head. For a number of years previous to his retirement Admiral Carpenter suf fered severely from nervous disorder and soon after being released from service went under medical treatment. Ho had apparently recovered , but six weeks ago there came a relapse and he was placed in the asylum. Ho seemed to Improve and his family had hope that he would bo nlmself again. ARulnnlilo Hoard From. PARIS , April 2. Agonclllo. the agent of Agulnaldo , in the course of an Interview , says : "Tho capture of Malolos is not as Important ns the Americans are trying to make It appear. The Filipino gov ernment had already determined upon lomoval to San Fernando and n small detachment of troops was left with or ders to burn the town and thus to draw the Americans inland. Two months of rain and fever will save the Filipinos pines their ammunition and a good deal of trouble and the war will not end while a single Filipino remains to bear arms. " Wcildocl in Alaska. DBADWOOD , S. D. , April 3. Word has been received here of a very ro mantic marriage at Dawuon City , the parties being Ely E. Wcaro of Cedar Rapids , la. , and Miss Bmll Fellows of Montour , la. It was the first grand wedding to occur In the history of the city and It was made a grand event. It Is described as a "genuine old-fash ioned love match. " Doth parties are known in tLVs city. Saved After Alany Hours. LONDON , April 3. The Cherbors correspondent of the Dally Mall says : The eight passengers of the Stella who landed here were rescued from a boat originally containing fourteen men. The boat capsized and six were drowned. The others clung to the keel for five hours and then managed to rlgn. the boat , which was half full of water. Cnndy for the Koldlem. NEW YORK. April 3. Bofoie the departure of Secretary Alger from Washington ho approved a circular authorizing candles in half-pound packages to be kept on hand for sale as staples to officers and enlisted men of the army. This is similar to action in European armies , based on recent discoveries ns to the food value of sugar. McKlnloy BERLIN , April 3. A semi-official note published this evening says : "Tho German's proposal to dispatch to Sa moa n high commission consisting of a special plenipotentiary from each pow er , IB regarded by the American gov ernment ns being suitable to the pur pose In view. President McKlnley , through the ambassador , expressed surplso and deep regret when ho heard the news of the collision at Apia. American Soldiers Lounging In Fllllplno Capital. GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS Of TROOPS. Vint ItebrnnkK llenrn the llrunt of Inc U lte n Number of Cn Uttltlc In the Iteclnifint Moulitnn Men Hubitt- tuto Stnrn nntl Stripe * for fllllpltio ring IniurgvnU I.uiliiR Heart. MANILA , April l. 'ihe American Hag was raised over Malolos at 10 o'clock yesterday. The Kansas regi ment and the Montana regiment , on entering the city , found it deserted. , the presldencla burning and the reb els retreating towards the mountains in a state of terror. It Is believed they cannot in future make even a faint resistance. The American loss was small. It Is evident that the rebels for uomo time past have abandoned all hope of holding their capital , for the Ameri cans found there evidences of elabor ate preparations for evacuation. On the railroad the rahs and ties for about u mile had been torn up and urobably thrown into the river. 1'ho prisoners captured were a few Chinamen. They said Aeulnaldo loft Malolos on Wed nesday. The principal citizens of 'Malolos , tholr families nntl goods have been taken into the country over the rail road , while others have departed on foot , carrying their possessions and driving their cattle and other anlmala before thorn. Most of the rebel forces wcro re moved to positions east of the rail road , leaving only some small 'bands ' in the etroug trenches in front of Ma- lolos. General MacArthur started for the rebel capital at 7 o'clock In the morn ing with two rapid firing guns flanking the track , two guns of the Utah bat tery on the right and two guns of the Sixth artillery on the left of the raa- ids , firing continuously. The Kansas and Montana regiments moved upon Malolos and the 'Nebras ' ka and Pennsylvania regiments and the Third artillery kept along the right of the railroad. The only effective stand made by the ro'bels was at a bamboo anil earth work , half a mile from Malolos , and on the right , where the Nebraska regi ment , as was the case yesterday , had the hardest work and suffered the greatest loss. Colonel Funston , always at the front , was the first man In Malolos followed by a group of dashing Kans ana. ana.The Filipino flag , which was flying from the center of the town , was hauled down by some of the Montana regiment , who triumphantly raised their own above it. From the column of smoke arising from the city It seemed as if the whole place was ablaze. It turned out , however - over , that only the presldencla , or government 'building ' , and a few of the smaller buildings had been set on flro by the rebels before they evacuated the place. From the reports gathered by the American officers , from prisoners and others , it is believed that the rebel army Is constantly losing strength on account of desertions , and that al though the enclny may make one or two moro stands , the forces of Agul- naldo will disintegrate , In perhaps a month , to a few hundreds , who may continue waging guerrilla warfare In the mountains. The American troops behaved splen didly. They advanced steadily against successive lines of trenches , through woods and jungles and suffering from frlehtful heat. In addition me American voaun- teere were handicapped in fighting by the fact that their Springfield rifles are of shorter range than the Mauser rifles in the hands of the rebels. Under those circumstances the steady ad vance of our troops is a renllv rc- narkablo achievement. The victorious American army Is feasting on cocoanuts and bananas and enjoying a well earned rest , while the hospital train Is carrying the wounded back to Manila. FIRST NEBRASKA CASUALTIES Following Is a list of casualties litho the First Nebraska : Killed PRIVATE MILTON LYNDE , Company A , York ; PRIVA'lE WILL IAM ORR , Company A , York ; JAMES H. WHITMORE , Company L , Omaha. Wounded First Sergeant Vlckers , Company A , groin , severe ; Private Roy Campbell , Company A , leg , mod erate ] Private Henry Hcckman , Com pany G , thigh , severe ; Private Otto Kastenborgor , Company H , shoulder , slight ; Private Jack L. Beach , Compa ny H , forearm , slight. Wounded , Marcn 30 : Sergeant Hugh Clapp , Company D , thigh , severe ; Sergeant Robert McConnell , Company H , breast , slight ; Private Herbert H. ( Barber , Company A , wrist , thigh and buttock , severe ; Private William Logs- den , Company G , chest , severe ; Pri vate George R. Bommer , Company G , forearm , slight ; Private Lyvners Dur ham , Company G , chest , severe ; Pri vate Bert S. Watts , Company G , thigh , slight ; Private Herbert Hodges , Com pany D , leg , slight ; Private Eric New- feldt , Company D , thigh and shoulder , severe ; Private John E. Davis , Com pany G , hand , slight ; Private Claude N. Chenowlth , Company G , thigh , slight ; Private Llyod Spottensteln , Company H , severe ; Private Edward Downing , Company II , thigh , slight ; Private John C. Marshall , Company H , leg slight ; Private Walter A. fcMfritz , arm , severe ; Private Roy Duncan , Company II , leg , slight. Klcctlon Coi.tcHtK riled ICurlj- . WASHINGTON , A-pril 1. The dork of the house of representatives is be ginning to receno installations of the testimony In contested election cases , which will como up for consideration at the next session of congress. Thus far the most of the testimony has been from the contestants. Probably the most important cases will bo those of Dockery against Bel lamy , in the Sixth North Carolina dis trict , and Walker against Rhea In the Ninth Virginia district. In the elec tions In both these districts , incidents subsequent thereto have been attended with bloodshed. GETTING TROOPS HOME. Thirteen Tlioiitnnd llt > turnr < l ( mm Uubn During the niottltt of Mnrrli , WASHINGTON , April 1. So far lurlnir thn month or Mnrch 13.000 troops have been landed la the Unit ed States from Cubn. This worlc has equlrcd ospcclal expeditionary inoaa- ircB on the part ot the quarantine ser vice , but BO fur all the rcuulromeiua made upon the service 1mvo bocu uiot. The wnr department has exorcised un- UHiial haste because of the doslro to ivold the necessity of compliance with the order of the treasury department requiring the disinfection of all the baggage of returning troops and tholr equipment prior to entry. This has been successfully accomplished by the co-operation of the Marine hospital service and the quartermaster general's ofllco without an exception. The arrival of transports at southern worts has been so arranged as to n r- mlt the disinfection of bagKngo with out causing undue detention of troops. Transports carrying troops were- sent in accordance with this arrancemont to the quarantine stations at Dry Tor- tugas and at 'Blackboard ' Island and to the Florida ututn quarantine station at Tampa and the city quarantine sta tion at Savannah , Ga. Marino hospi tal surgeons wore sent to all Umse points to expedite the business , but Colonel Bellinger , quartermaster of the war department , Is in ccneral charge of the work. The marine hos pital service also has furnished addi tional disinfecting machinery for the work. All told about 1,000 tons of bag gage has been disinfected during the month and no 'baggage was allowed to evade that duty , although some efforts were made In that irlroctlon. A leport has been received at Iho war department from Major Penrosp of the Utah rciilmont , now a brlcado surgeon at Manila. It Is dated Febru ary 15 , but contains no information re garding the fighting that had been goIng - Ing on about Manila. The details re lated mainly to the sickness and health conditions of the brigade. Thcye. wcro some malaria and some smallpox cas es , but the brigade had evidently not been engaged In any fighting , as noia- ing was said about casualties. This brleadc was about throe umr a half miles outaide of Manila and stretched from Paslg to Manila bay. Surgeon Penrose said their meals were cooked In Manila and sent to them three times a day. The food was excellent and there was no complaint among the men. I'lHIl < f I'llllnlllOB I'll IttHl. WASHINGTON , April 1. A copy of the Japanese Times of February 12 , published at Toklo , has been received here. It contains an Interview with nn American named Crocker , who may bo Prof. Crocker of Columbia col lege , who was an eye-witness of the first two days' lighting about Manila , which began February G. Ho indicates that the Filipinos la the city undoubtedly contemplated rising en masse , but failed to carry out the plan of cooperation with those in arms outside of the city. He says if the rebels had destroyed the water supply of the city It would have entailed great hardship upon the Americans , and attributes their fail ure to tlo so to their regard for the well-being of the Filipinos in the city. "During the fighting , " says Mr. Crocker , "Agulnaldo , who Is supposed to be at Malolos , communicated with Dewey. Ho sent him a message , In iwhich ho eald , 'For God's sake , stoi : the firing , ' and disclaiming all respon sibility In connection with the start ing of the trouble. Dewey , however , refused compliance , and I think Agui- naldo is now accepting the situation "There was some talk of Agulnaldr resigning and washing his hands of the whole affair , but I do not think he will do so. The opinion is that it was not Agulnaldo who precipitated this thing , but his followers whom ho could not control. " Mr. Crocker left Manila while the fighting was still In progress and Ills estimates of the casualties are very wild. Ho says there were from 5,000 to 10,000 Filipinos killed and wounded , and tells of the torrlllc destruction wrought by the shells from our war ships. The shells from the Monad- nock , ho says , killed "twenty , thirty , and sometimes fifty natives at a time. " Nc Troop * to Itn Sacrificed. WASHINGTON , April 1. It Is said at the War department that General Otis will not make a campaign during the rainy season , nor Is it bolinvnd that ho will at present chase the Fil ipinos Into the mountain fastnesses of Luzon. The officials consider It evi dent that the fight that was In Agul naldo has been whipped out of him and It Is believed ho cannot hold the Filipino army together much longer. If Otis advises the War deoartmnnt will approve a cessation of active hos tilities or further forward movement. The Cabinet fllmitlnp- . WASHINGTON , April 1. In the ab sence of late news from Samoa or the Philippines the cabinet meeting was devoted to other matters. The Ni caragua-Panama canal commission was discussed informally and It Is the belief of the cabinet that the jjrosent Nicaragua commission , of which Ad miral Waller is the head , will bo ro- appotnted with probably two addi tional members. ' The czar's peace conference was not mentioned. Cnrrlril NurxitH and Coflliis. SAN FRANCISCO. April I. The transport steamer Charles Nelson has sailed for Manila. She had 900 tona of freight , which Is to bo equally di vided between the commissary and the quartermaster's departments. Lieuten ant Alfred Aloe of the Eighteenth United States Infantry was In com mand of sixty-six recruits , a number of whom are Tor the hospital corps. AlRiir l ( nclirx CIENFUEGOS , Cuba , April 1. ( Via Havana. ) The secretary of war , Gen- nussell A. Alger , and his party , ar rived hero at G o'clock last ovqnlng , with a cavalry and Infantry escort. Ho went to the residence of General Dates , the commander of the depart ment of Sauta Clara , where a recep tion was held this evening , at which the American officers of the district wore present. There Is more nonsense under tha head of "literature" thany any other head wo know anything about. oimr.nAi , NK\VH MOTKS. Timothy Roardon , who served an gunner on the United States ship Kearsargo during Its famous battle with the confederate prlvntoor Ala bama , outside the harbor of Cherbourg , Franco , and who later served under Farragut In Mobile bay , IB dead In Brooklyn , aged Cl. The president has appointed Colonel Edwin V. Sumncr of the Seventh cav alry to bo brigadier In the regular army. General Sumncr will Immedi ately retire and Colonel Thomas M. Anderson of the Fourteenth infantry will probably bo appointed to the va cancy. Sunnier was a brigadier gen eral of volunteers and Anderson n major of volunteers. The maple sugar harvest in Vermont Is bollovod to bo a total fnlluro this year , and If the worst foara of the sugar makers arc realized the Industry will bo crippled for many years to come. The sugar orchards wore stripped of leaves last summer by nn army of caterpillars and this spring the trees are found to bo sapless. Judge Shlras , In the federal court at Dubuque , lias decided that under the bankruptcy act Innocent third par ties can hold tholr securities. The court holds that mortgagees cannot b compelled to yield possession of prop erty In their hands which passed Into their possession before the proceedings in bankruptcy wore begun. The following was posted at the war department : "Recruiting for the reg ular army Is progressing most satis factorily both In numbers and high class of young men offering. Returns rcrolvod by the adjutant general up to the close of yesterday show the en listed strength as being over 02.000 , within less than 3,000 of the maximum , which , at the present rate of enlist ment , will bo reached within ton days. A deed was filed in the county clerk's ofllco at Louisville from Dennis Long & Co. , of Louisville , to the United States Castiron Pipe and Foundry com pany of Burlington , N. J. , transferring the plant and all property of Dennis Long & Co. to the now-combine. The plant Is ono of the largest In the country. The Ohio Pipe company was formally transferred to the United States Cnstlron Plpo and Foundry com pany , bettor known as the Sewer Plpo combine. At the last cabinet meeting some attention was paid to the campaign of the troops In the Philippines , and the administration Is confident of the cap ture of Malolon , the Insurgent capital , In n few days. The arrival In Wash ington of delegates from the Cuban assembly was touched on , and the dis cussion brought out a reiteration of the conclusion to pay no attention to tholr demands. It is felt the assembly delegates represent a disturbing olo- raont , and under no circumstances would they bo formally received by this government. Lieutenant Jonas Lion , adjutant of the First South Dakota volunteers , who was killed recently In the Philippines , was a brother of B. H. Lien , mayor of Sioux Falls , a native of Brooltlngs S. D. , 24 years of ago. Ho served two years ago as chief olork of the house , completed his education at Lincoln Nob. , soon after his return from which place the cell for volunteers found him ono of the first to respond. Ho was recently commissioned by Governor Leo as captain of Company I , Captain Donny having returned from the Phil ippines. Ho was unmarried. Attorney General Grlggs has advisee the secretary of the Interior that the net of congress approved March 3 , 1899 providing for the talcing of the twelftl census , makes the operations of the director of the census independent h all respects save In the matter o accounts , which arc made * subject to the regulations of the secretary of the Interior. Under this ruling the director is authorized to make all appointments to perfect plans for the taking of the census , to rent quarters , to make con tracts for supplies and to perform nil other acts necessary to the carrying out of the law , independent of the sec retary of the Interior. Alnslces Magazine for April has a distinct flavor of original Investigation and discovery. The editors have thought It timely to present to the pub- He the man who built the wonderful fast-sailing Oregon , Irving M. Scott. How ho rose from poverty to wealth and how ho organized the great sys tem which turns out vessels like the Oregon is related In charming narra tive fashion and illustrated most pro fusely. In the same number Is a curi ous article on sonic Indian picture writing recently discovered which tells the story of the Custor massacre as it appeared to the Indians. The matter is most conservative in its nature and makes , as written by J. R. Nlckolls- Kyle , a most interesting paper. MVi : STOCK AND I'KOUUOK. Omaha , Chicago wild Now York Market Quotations. O5IAIIA. Huttor Dreamery bopurutor. . . -0 u 21 Itutler-Oholco tuncy country. 14 a 10 KKKS Ptobli. iiiir ( leu . . . . 10 a n Chickens -dresMid pur pound. . 10 a 12 Turhoys , ( licssi-d . 8 a 10 I'lKisoiis-lUf.uuril"/ . 70 u 75 Lemons-1'or box . 3 M u 4 50 Oriinuob 1'er box . 8 50 a 8 'U Orunuorrlps Jersuyhpor bbl. . . . 800 u 8 a Apples-I'or Iwrref . . . 2 75 u. 4 50 Uoiioy-Uliolru. pur pound . 12Ma 1J Onloiis-I'or Imsliel . W a U5 Ilcans Hundpli'licd navy . 1 . a } to 1'otntors 1'cr busbol. new . 0 a I l > Hay-Upland perton . 500 a 0 09 SOUTH OMAHA. HoKg-Cbolco llsht . 3 ; l | ! | JO : : : : : : : i % * . . ' ' Ci ivu'ii' . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 tt 3 7.1 VvustenVfeedors . 300 a 4 00 ' ( Vwfj " . B B > a 4 10 Hclfort ! . " 70 a < 10 Stockurn and feeders . j ! "f ? ll i ? ? Sheep-Lambs . < 00 a 5 40 Hheeii- Western wntlitirs . 4 00 it i 7s CIIICAUO. Wheat-No. 2 spring . - 00 a 7I ) < Oorn-1'or bushel . 35 a 35 Oats-1'er biiHliul . . " . M a M Harlov-No. S . t . J7 u 47 Kyo-No.2 . . , ? j tt.J Timothy bued. per bu . J Jl a - J3 I'ork-l'erowt . 002 a 0 03 Lnrd-1'cr 100 pounds . ' . fi 2 1 a ft 21 Uattlo Wi-ilorii fiil.lours . ' 4 20 a fi 59 Cuttle Nutlvu beef steers . 4 00 a 4 20 1 Ions-Mixed . i J6S ! a 3 M ! Mitep-I.aml.s . . . . ? . . . fi 00 a 5 00 Snep WuNtern KHIIKCTS . 2 25 a fi 00 MW VDIIK MAIIKCT. Wheat No. 3 , red winter . 8Ia ! 82 Corn -No. 2 . 415 a 41 Oath-No. 3 . Win 3i KANSAS CITY. Wlioat No. SsprlnB . 14 a 60 Corn No. 2 . Vi a 33 Outs-Mo. 2 . SSHa 2J Bheep Muttons . U 50 a 4 23H HORS Mixed . 3 60 a 3 70 Cattle Stockers and feeders. . 3 00 a 5 23 V A GRAND LADY OP ILLINOIS. Mrs. Luclnda B. Chandler , of Chicago cage , la the Honorable President of .ho Illinois Woman's Press Associa tion ; Honomblu Piesldultt of the So ciety far the Promotion of Health } bUOTNDA H. CHANDLER , of CMcnRO , III. founder of the Margarcth Fuller So- cloty for the study ot Economics and Governments , and also President ot the Chicago Moral Educational So ciety. Mrs. Chandler Is an ardent friend of Po-ru-na , and In writing to Dr. Hartman on the subject she stat ed ns follows : Chicago , Jan. C , 1899. Dear Doctor I suppose every ono that Is confined to their desk and not getting the required amount of exer cise , will sooner or later , suffer with catarrh of the stomach and Indiges tion. I know by experience that Po- ru-na IB a most excellent remedy for these complaints. It has relieved mo , and several of my friends have used' It with the same satisfactory results. Yours very respectfully , LUCINDA B. CHANDLER. If there Is good In us , It will brine out good In others. DIG FOUR OFFICIAL RESIGNS I'amtongor Trnfllc Manager MoCormlcU ( lee * to the fioutliurn Tuolflc. ' E. O. McCormlck , passenger traffic manager of the Cleveland , Cinclnattl , Chicago and St. Louis Tallroad , Big Four , has resigned from that company to accept , a similar position with the Southern Pacific company , with head quarters at San Francisco. This In formation came last night In the form of a telegram to C. H. Mitchell , city passenger agent of the Big Four la Chicago , as follows : "E. O. McCormlck has resigned to take service with the Southern Pacific- railway as passenger traffic manager , headquarters at Ban Francisco. Presi dent Ingalls has appointed mo general passenger and ticket agent , in full charge of the passenger department Those changes effective about May 1. "WARREN J. LYNOH. " The news was a complete surprise to local railroad men , as no rumor of a change in the traffic department of either road had been circulated. It la believed that the approaching en trance of tljo Santa Fo Into San Fran cisco and consequent competition , something the Southern Pacific has not yet had to face on traffic Into that city , Is the cause of the change. Mr. McCormlck Is a progrosslvo passenger man and is considered ono of the best In the business. Ho was formerly gen eral passenger agent of the Motion , and subsequently of the Cincinnati , Ham ilton and Dayton , before going with the Big Four , In 1893. W. J. Lynch , who succeeds him , has grown up with the system , rising from stenographer In the office of the passenger agent at the old Boo Line at Cleveland In 1888. The position of passenger traffic manager - ager Is created on the Southern Pa cific , Samuel Goodman being general passenger agent and J. C. Stubbs , third vice-president , In charge of the traf fic department. Chicago Tribune. " Doe Gully Curves. About half way between Cumberland and Martlnsburg , on the Second Divi sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road , Is a picturesque spot known as Doe Gully. There Is quite a little hill at this point that the road goes through , and the approaches to thla tunnel Include several reverse curves. The company has been engaged for the past two months In removing these curves and reducing the grades. The chief engineer eays that the improve ment will do away with ono of the moat objectionable pieces of track on the Second Division slnco Savon Curves wore eliminated , and will re move four reverse curves. It will not only make a much better riding track for fast trains , but materially assist the west-bound freights In climbing this grade. Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his imago. United HtutcH I'atcnt Olllco Jtimlness. Four patents were issued to lowb inventors this week upon application prepared and presented by us as fol lows : To Mrs. A. P Chamberlain , of Dea Molnes , for game cards adapted for teaching music , to D. Fleck , of Stu art , for n rotary pump ; to W. V. and E. L. Stephenson , of Ft. Dodge , for an extensible and adjustable stop ladder ; to E. E. Miller , of Elma , for a tank heater and feed cooker. Ono of our applications allowed'but not yet Issued , for a now departure in washing machines , Invented by Capt. Randloman , a veteran of two wars , and his son Zouave. Two disks having rubbing surfaces on tholr Inside faces are adjustably connected with a horizontal izontal shaft in a tub In such man ner that they can bo simultaneously rotated in reverse ways to press and rub clothing between them and ad justed relative to each other as re quired to wash a bed quilt or lace handkerchief. It is manufactured by Randloman & Son. , of Carlisle , la. , and advertised as the "Q-Whlzz Wash ing Machine. " Printed matter giving advlco and consultation about inventions and securing - curing patents , free. THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. , Solicitors of Patents ] DOB Molnes March 25. 1899.J