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NiYORK , April 20.-Some time
t ago the body of a suicide was found in
the Iludson river , off Yonkers , and
was declared to be that of a Mr. Tones
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by the coroner and the
, police. Now it has been
t found that it was that of Major Gen-
1 eral Blackburn Jones , a commander
p during the civil rvarand subsequently
a lawyer in St. LouisChicagoand this
r city.General
General Jones was in command of
the Sixty-sixth regiment. United
States colored troops , and was mustered -
tered out with the brevet rank of
i major general of volunteers. Ile re-
) ceivef several wounds in battle and
was awarded a pension , which 4c had
-made arrangements to collect through
William A. Harding of this city at the
time of his suicide. lie stopped the
R practice of law about three years
r 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. lie had a
p wide acquaintance in London , Paris
1 and Berlin , and made several trips
I abroad and was at first greatly en-
1 eournged by his success. Ile 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
I affected all American securities
abroad , and lie became despondent , as
one of his old wounds was troubling
him. lIe called on Mr. Harding two
weeks before his suicide and told him
1
that his head was troubling him
greatly. He continually heard ringing -
. ing noises and be said that lie believed
a his mind war becoming affected.
) General Jones committed suicide on
I the day Mr. IIarding received his pension -
sion certificate , with the request that
he collect the money. Tic belonged
to the celebrated Blackburn family of
' Kentu cy. lie had three brothers ; one
of them , Colonel John Wesley Jones
of this city , was postmaster of Brooklyn -
lyn and is still very prominent.
LAST APPROPRIATION BILL
The House Committee Reports the Gen-
l
' crat 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 $4701-
340. The principal deficiencies are
Treasury department , $1,07.4,000 ;
District of Columbia , $115.000 ;
1 War department , $607,000 ; Navy
th department $ :94.000 Interior ae
partment $304,000 ; Department of
Justice , $25IOu0 ; government printing
office , $190,000 ; House of Representatives -
tives , $104,000 ; judgments of the court
of claims , $1.43,000 ; Indian depredation
claims , $40,000 ; audited claims , $69-
: 000 ; out of postal revenues , $1,421,000.
In addition to this , the urgent deficiency -
ficiency 'act , passed early in the ses-
sion. carried $6,305,436. inakinga total
fordeficiencies this session of $ ; ] , -
006,776. In to-clay's bill is a clause
authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer- the city of Atlanta -
lanta the buildings erected for the
government exhibit at the Cotton
States exposition and an item of $10-
4 to be paid to the Italian government -
ment for indemnity to heirs of three
of its subjects who were killed and
two others injured liy mobviolence in
Colorado. In inaking the appropriation -
tion for Indiandepredation dlaimsthe
committee provides that none of the
judgments shall be paid until the attorney -
torney general shall have certified to
the secretary that he has caused to be
t examined evidence presented to the
t court of 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
% lowed.
The total appropriations by the
House during the session are $ a05-
027,405.
' British Preparing to Advance.
AssouN , Egypt , April 20.-At present -
i
ent there are about 10,600 men on the
5oudanese frontier , out of which there
are gathered at Akasheh three battal-
ionsof"infantry , asquadron of cavalry
.and a battery of six guns under
Hunter Pasha- The latter force , as
soon as sufficient camels have arrived
'on the spot for purposes of transport ,
wil ! push on to Suarda.
An Evangelist Too Violent.
BAIIABOO. Wis. , Aunt 20.-The Rev.
Merrill Twins , whose meetings have
-been - broken up by persons who did
'not like their peculiar style of evangelism -
ism , has'been ordered out of town by
'the mayor. His violence in denouncing -
ing Catholics and other opponents led
to a riot at the church Thursday even-
ing.
' " Lintou Not a Candidate.
.
r3 SAGINAW , Mich. , April 20.-Con-
_ \ , gressman W. S. Linton denies that he
pis or has been a candidate , and says
that the use of his name in-connection
r - "with the Republican nominatiou for
president is unauthorized , and that his
! name will not be presented to the St.
Louis convention with his consentand
l that he will not he a.candidate on an
independent A. P. A. ticket.
i Theatrical Manager Stetson Dead.
i BosroN , April 20.-John Stetson , the
i -welt known theatrical manager , died
oat 1:30 this morning.
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MAY BE A SPLIT.
Sound Money Democrats Talk of Bolting
If Silver lien Itulo the Convention.
NEIL Yoni April 20.-New York
Democrats have about made rip their
minds that there will be two Democratic -
cratic parties after the Chicago con-
vention. During the great fight for
tlic repeal of the Sherman silver law ,
"Silver Dick" Bland was continuously
predicting , in his pe uliar , 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 sonic of his own followers -
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
realire that Mr. Blind's prediction is
to be verified.
Leading Democrats in this state ,
like Mr. Whitney , Senator Murphy
and ex-Governor I'lower.are now fearful -
ful that the"parting of the ways"that
Mr. Bland talked about will materialize -
ize during the Chicago convention.
President Cleveland and the sound
money Democrats are now only hoping -
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 ,
orgonizeanotherconventionand nominate -
inate a ticket. The sound money
people have figured that cities situated -
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 ,
I'reliniinary Examination of tlio Murdered -
dered Man's Children.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , April 20.--
Justice of the Peace W. H. Bond and
the attorneys on both sides are expediting -
iting matters as much as possible today -
day to conclude the preliminary examination -
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
hall. A large number of witnesses
have been heard , but no case whatever -
ever has yet developed against either
of them.
"Detective" Charles Schaeffer arrived -
rived here this morning and will probably -
ably go on the witness stand.
POPULISTS WILL NOT FUSE
Chairman Roselle of Missouri Declares
That Bland Will Not Bo Adopted.
ST. Louis , Mo. , April 20.-Chairman
A. Roselle of the People's party state
committee , declared to-day that the
Populists of Missouri would not support -
port ex-Congressman Bland if the latter -
ter should be nominated for the
Presidency on a silver platform. lie
did not think that the adoption , in
advance of action taken by the Populist -
list convention , of a silver platform
by the Democrats at Sedalia the other
day would affect the Populist yote in
this state. Lie said : "The 45,000
Populists of Missouri are going to
stand firm , no ( natter what the Democracy -
ocracy does at Chicago. We will get
at least 10,000 votes from the Republicans -
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.
W'ASIIiNGTON , 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
Senate 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.
WASIII GTON , 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 believe -
lieve that New York and Pennsylvania
will vote for him at the proper time.
Connecticut Will Indorse McKinley- .
NEW HAVEN , Coun. , April 20.-From
a careful.reviesv of recent events in
the Republican field in this State it
can be stated now that the Republican -
lican State convention , which is to 1'e
held in the Hyperion Theater in this
city next Tuesday and Wednesday for
the selection of delegates to the ut.
Louis convention will instruct for
McKinley for _ president.
Indiana Pops for Debs.
LAPOItTE , Ind. , April 20.-Prominent
Populists in this state propose to send
an Indiana delegation to St. Louis instructed -
structed for Eugene V. Debs for presi-
dent. The probabilities are that the
movement will redeive no opposition
unless from Debs himself , who has
announced in an open letter that he
will not be a candidate.
Downpour in Central Kansas.
SALIVA , Kau. , April 20.-An itr.-
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 placer
the track was under water. The rain
was accompanied by a light fall of
hail , but not enough to do any dam-
age. Several lines of telegraph are
down.
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I THOSE FROM KANSAS.
WiLL rd'KINLEY HAVE THE FULL
DELEGATION ,
There Is Some Talk That the A. 1' . A. Organization -
ganization Will Go Lack On the Ohio
Man-Statements as to Existence of a
Itovolt-The Names of Those Thus Far
Chosen to Seats in the St. Louis Con-
ventlon.
The Kansns Political Situation.
TOPEicA , Kan. , April 16.-The members -
bers of the A. P. A. of Topeka show
signs of making a fight on McKinley
because he refuses to say how he
stands on the question of appropriating -
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 convention -
tion , who are members of the A. P.
A. , will violate their instructions anti
vote against McKinley , they will not
say ; but they hint at it. broadly and
try to convey the impression that
those delegates would violate their
instructions before they would violate
the oath talren in the lodge room.
They claim that of the sixteen delegates -
gates who have so far been chosen by
the Kansas Republicans , only two arc
not members of the order. 1Vho the
two are they will not say.
A prominent Republican who is unwilling -
willing to get into a controversy with
the A. P. A. , and for that reason will
not permit the use of his name , said
this morning : "The fact that some
of the delegates are members of the
A. P. 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 , we have as dole
:
gates to the naUoaal convention.
Cyrus Leland , T. J. Anderson , C. A.
Swenson , A. P. Riddle , Nat Barnes ,
M. M. Murdock , W. c. hook- , John
Schilling , Tohn Randolph , E. U.
Dewey , I. E. Luirbert , J. S. Dean , T.
D. Ijtznatrielc. George W. Ili gin-
bothamIL J. Lone and Frank Vn- !
cent-sixteen in all , with the Second
and Sixth districts yet to elect. Now ,
I know to a certainty that Anderson ,
Swenson , Schilling , Fl tzpatrick. Bone ,
Vincent , Iligginbotham , Riddle and
Leland arc not members oc 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 1
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 nothing -
ing of a revolt against McKinley in
Kansas , and I do not think there will
be any. 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 propose -
pose to stay with him and vote for
him , the A. P. AA or the world to the
contrary notwithstanding. "
BLUE SCORES GOV. SMITH
The Kansas Soldiers' Home Manager
Roundly Denounced.
WASHINGTON , April 10.-At the close
of the morning's business in the house
to-day , Represantative IIull , chairman -
man of the committee on military affairs -
fairs , called up the resolution relating
to the appointment of a board of managers -
agers for the national soldiers' homes ,
and Mr. Blue of Kansas secured the
floor and requested that he be allowed
two hours for debate. Dlr. Crowther
of Missouri insisted that he demand
three hours. but no agreement was
reached.
Mr. Blue said that 2,000 old soldiers
of Kansas and Missouri , who were incarcerated -
carcerated in the semi-prison at
Leaveurvorth. Kau. , demanded just
treatment at the hands of this Congress -
gress , and time should be allowed
for a proper presentation of the condition -
dition of things at Leavenworth.
He then moved an amendment to
the committee report that the name
of General 0. 0. IIowarcl be substituted -
tuted for that of W. B. Franklin as
one of the members of the board of
managers lie denied that he had
any personal interest in the fiirht on
Governor Smith , but said that his
only desire was to secure humane
treatment for the soldiers who were
now being abused by the "brutal and
drunken 't'yrant Smith. " "lie has
not only been drunk , " he said drain-
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 prominent -
nent citizens of Leavenworth who testified -
tified that they had seen Smith in a
state of intoxication repeatedly. Tie
said that Smithi was proprietor of the
biggest saloon in Kansas , and that
the man who ran it was president of
the Keeley League , with the saloon
and the league meeting place occupying -
ing adjoining rooms.
Mr. Blue read the testimony of a
man named Williams , who said that
Smith , as president of the National
Keeley league , got a salary of 51,200
a year , and that Keeley got $6 for
every man in tae home to whom the
treatment was given , while the management -
agement of the home got $30 from the
patient , with $7.50 more for dues ,
badges , etc. The witness said that be.
Ind been compelled to take the treatment -
ment three times , paying for the same
out of his meager pension.
More Money for Kansas.
WASHINGTON , April 16.-Senator
Baker 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 the United States penitentiary -
tiary building at Fort Leavenworth ,
the total cost of buildings not to be
over $1.0,000.
Aimed at Race Gambling.
WASHINGTON , April 16. - Senator
Plattyesterday introduced a bill to
prohibit the transmission of the reports -
ports of results of bets on prize fights
or races from one State to another ,
and making such transmission a misdemeanor -
demeanor to be punished by fine or
1 imprisonment.
MASSACRE ( ) BY INDIANS.
0111 the City 01Aclais of Juquela , Mexico ,
. Killed.
CITY OF MEXICO , April 15.-A telegram -
gram from Oaxaca City , states that
the rebel Indians at the town of
Juquela killed 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 arc in terror.
'T'he Indians began their plotting in
holy week , instigated by Indian
lawyers , who informed them that the
new state taxes were un , onstitutional ,
but the authorities paid no attention
to the excitement among them , considering -
sidering thFy were engaged in their
usual drunken celebration of the sea-
son. But , procuring arms and
machetes , they made a rush for the
town hall , and the prefedt , 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 his 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 evening -
ing , and the excitement of the mob
was ' indescribable. The mob of
drunken Indians , after saesing the
town hall , went to the federal stamp
otllce and assaulted it , burning down
the outside ( loot' with petroleum ,
which also communicated fire 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 severely -
verely punished , as they took advantage -
age of their cross ignorance.
MR. ALDRICH'S FIGURES.
The Eeod Roomer Claims 111 Delegates
for the Maine Man.
WASIIINGTO\ , April 15.-Represent-
ative Aldrich , of Illinois , gives ott a
statement of Mr. Reed's strength , as
compared with other candidates , as
follows :
Mc-
Ro3L Kinley.
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'I 2
Arlc ansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 16
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
licorgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 7
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I s
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 12
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 16
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4
Louisiana. 15 1
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 12
Nehrarka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6
New hiampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0
how York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2
Oaio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 30
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8
Peun-ylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2
Rliolo Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 0
lontIi Oarol na . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0
here.'j
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t 0
Wi = consin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 24
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lit ld9
"There have been 166 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 summarytherefore , is as follows :
Reed , lli ; Mcrinleyl6J ; the fleld,166 ;
doubtful , 48 ; total , 494. We make no
note of the four delegates recently
elected in South Carolina , because the
legality of that convention is questioned -
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 PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations From New York , Chicago , St.
Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter-Creamery separator. . 15 17
Butter-Fair to good country. 13 14
Eggs-Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS C4 9
Poultry-Live hensperlb. . . . . . KrD 9
Turkeys-Per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cif 12
Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . 2 75 j 4 00
Oranges-Per box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to ( 3 75
Honey-Fancy white , per lb. . . 12 eig 15
Apples-Per bbl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 O 4 50
Sweet potatoes-Good , per bbl 2 25 2 50
Potatoes-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2i
Beans-Navy , hand-piceu 140 Cr41 50
Cranberries-Jerseys , prbbl. . . 4 50 toJ 5 00
( hay-Upland , per ton. . . . . . . . . . 4 i.0 1 5 00
Onions-Perbu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 ( ' 50
Broom Corn-Green , per ' . . . . . . . 1C4 23
Bogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 45 4t' ; 3 55
[ logs-Heavy iV'eights. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 C i 45
Beoves-Steckers and feeders 2 75 104 3 85
Reef-Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0) 4 3 R5
Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15 C3 300
llllkers and . . . . . . . . . 00 @ 31 00
Stags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Cl 3 2i
Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 C $ 4 75
Oxen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 ass 3 2.5
Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cif 355
Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 60 C 3 20
Westerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 25 @ 3 35
Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Th C $ 3 25
CHICAGO.
Wheat-No. 2 , spring. . . . . . . . . . . . C4 a 64 %
Corn-Per hu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4 30g
Oats-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Q 19I
Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 55 @ 860
lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 95 @ 4 97
Cattle-Feeding Steers. . . . . . . . 3 15 ( t 4 00
hogs-Averages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 a > 3 65
Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EO @ 4 00
sheep-\Vesterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 60 @ 3 75
NEW YORK.
Wheat-No. 2 , red winter. . . . . . . 74 Gi 74g
orn No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 @ t91's
Oats-No.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 @ 2i4
Pork- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 00 C 9 50
Lard- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 Q 535
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat-No. 2 red , cash. . . . . . . . . 9 c .70
Corn-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 @
Oats-I'er mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS © 1S
Hogs-ylixel packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 65 ,0 3 885
Cattle-Nativesteers.- 25 Cr4 4 30
SheeNatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . 3 23 Q. 3 85
Lambs- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 475
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat-No. 2 hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . f263
Corn-No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 @ 2W
Oats-No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C. 18
Catth-Stockers and feeders. . 2 75 @ 3 85
Hogs-Mixed Packers. . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 @ 3 52y
Sheep-Muttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 e0 @ 3 65
A Scientific Director Proposea.
WASHINGTON , April 15.-Senator
Proctor , chairman of the committee
on agriculture , was to-day authorized
by that committee to make a favorable -
able report on a bill to provide for a
director-in-chief of the scientific bureaus -
reaus of the Agricultural department.
Reed Will Not Retire.
WASHINGTON , April 15.-The report
that Speaker Reed intends to retire
from public life at the close of his
present term in Congress , regardless
of the outcome of his political hopes ,
is positively denied by his friends
here.
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YOUNG FOLK'S CORNER
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Story of Trilly - A Noble Deed-
Love Unto Death-John Wapamaker's
Inn-When Oliver Cromwell Was a !
Boy.
OME , MY DEARS ,
you
: How I make my
y , ginger capes ,
How I mix the
dough together -
er ,
I 1 And how long the
' ' ' ' " baking takes.
With a quart of
good molasses
Mix a pound of sugar sweet ,
Add a pound of lard and butter ,
Half of each is my receipt.
Ounces two of powdered ginger ,
With a pinch of salt or two-
D11L one egg-with flour stiffen ,
Roll out thin and you are through.
How to keep them when they'ro finished -
ished ?
When they're baked and nicely
browned ?
SVel ! , a good strong lock and key , dears ,
Is the best thing I have found.
-Henry Lippincott.
The Story of Truly.
This particular story concerns a cat
in the far west-Oakland r Cal.-which
rejoiced in the name of "Trllly"-not
Trilby , for this was before her day.
She belonged to ma D. Coolbrlth , the
well-known poet.
Trllly had been absent at her usual
breakfast hour , and when her mistress
was preparing to go out for the day
the cat appeared , bearing in her mouth
a fish dressed for cooking , which she
hurriedly deposited at her mistress
feet , looking up proudly for an expression -
sion of approval. But her mistress only
stooped quickly and laid the fish on the
glowing coals , fearing it had been prepared -
pared with poison to trap unsuspecting
kittens that had propensities to make
free with neighbors' larders.
Trilly seemed to consider the proceeding -
ceeding as lacking appreciation and
courtesy , and slowly walked away , dis-
apppearing over the garden fence.
When Miss Coolbrlth returned and
was trimming her rose bushes in the
twilight , oho of her neighbors called
her name , and looking across the lot
she saw Trilly curled up on the neigh-
bor's back porch , sleeping the sleep of
the contented , if not the just.
"Do you know what your cat has
been doing ? " she asked to Miss Cool-
brith.
Trllly's mistress could not imagine ,
although the episode of the morning
flashed across her mind , causing her
grave apprehension.
"Well , she has been carrying fish
across my lot a good part of the day. "
"Fish ? But where could she get so
many ? She didn't eat them all , I
hope ? "
"No ; she brought them one by one ,
and stood on the top of the fence mewing -
ing loudly until she had all of your
cats assembled beneath. "
And all of the poet's cats meant no
less than sixteen or seventeen.
"She dropped the fish one by one ,
until every cat had been satisfied ; then
she brought the last one over here on
my porch and ate it herself , carefully
washing her paws when she had fin-
lobed ; and lying down to sleep. She
has not stirred since. "
Miss Coolbrlth hastened to where
Trilly was lying , and picking up the
cat to ascertain if it were still sound
in body , was greeted with a lazy
"mew ! " A smile crept over her features -
tures as she wondered what neighbor's
larder had suffered , and she thought
she understood a new species of gener-
osity.
When Cromwell Was a Boy.
Apropos of the statement that a man
of Kent has in his possession the head
of Oliver Cromwell , and that Mr. Hamo
Thornycroft has been studying it for
the bust of the protector upon which
he is engaged , the London correspondent -
ent of the Manchester Evening News
says :
"I have a dim recollection of being
present at a rural fair long ago , and a
showman offered as his staple attraction -
tion 'the skull of the renowned Oliver
Cromwell. ' I paid my 2 pence , but a
hypercritical visitor standing by called
the attention of the peripatetic gentleman -
man to the obvious fact that the skull
pertained to a rather small child.
'That's all right , ' was the indignant
retort ; 'this is Oliver Cromwell's skull
when he was a boy. ' "
Wanamaker's Inn.
A writer in the New York Observer
describes the unique plan by which
John Wanamaker , the famous Philadelphia -
delphia merchant , proposes to assist
his fellow men.
Ex-Postmaster General and Philanthropist -
thropist John Wanamaker has purchased -
chased the. old Peabody hotel , Ninth
street , above Spruce , Philadelphia , and
had it remodeled at a cost of $60,000.
It is now the Friendly Inn , with accommodations -
commodations for about a hundred and
afty guests. The rooms are cozy and
bright , some of them with one , others
with two , three , and four single beds.
For a room with only one bed , lodgers
will be charged twenty-five cents a
night. In a room with one or more
others the price is fifteen cents. Meals
will be served , table d'hote , at ten
cents for breakfast or supper , and fifteen -
teen cents for dinner. There is a so-
cfaI parlor which will be open for
guests during the afternoon and even-
with magazines and newspapers
for free use. This parlor is prettily
furnished. There is an employment'
bureau in connection with the inn , no
charge being made for help rendered
± r j TT : I
in procuring work for men. Mr.
Wanamaker says that the inn is not a
charity nor is it a fountain of religious
sympathy. It does not propose simply -
ply to nurse a man out of his sprees
in the hope of a permanent cure. It is
a dead earnest effort to be the Good
Samaritan to a man on the Jericho
read ; to light a lamp for a man , if
possible , before he has gone to the
almost bottomless pit of the slums ; to
make a sweet , clean , pure , Christian
home for hm every night until he
can get a better one ; to encourage him '
by Christian companionship , and by
aids to employment , helping him to
be worthy to be received again by the
society from which by one reason or
another ho ! s a fugitive.
A Noble Deed.
A writer in the Interior tells of a
noble deed once performed by Edward
Everett Hale : A few years ago , a man
who has now made a name for himself ,
found himself in London , utterly discouraged -
couraged , and , as the phrase goes ,
"stranded. " Ho took passage home on
the first steamer. To cap the climax
of his misfortune a felon broke out
on his right thumb , so that It was impossible -
possible for him to hold the pen. When
ho stepped on the gangplank of the
steamer , whom should ho see but Dr.
Hale ! Now , this gentleman had met
Dr. Halo but once in his life , and had
no claim on him , and no reason to believe -
lieve that the reverend doctor remembered -
bered him at all. But , before ho had
a chance to even test the recognition
ho was grasped by the hand , and Dr.
Hale said :
"I am delighted , Mr. - to see you.
I had no idea that I should know a
soul on board , and now we'll have a
pleasant passage over. "
It was not long before , with characteristic -
teristic sympathy , Dr. Hale had learned
all his young friend's woes. "Let me
write your letters , " ho said. "There is
nothing I enjoy so much as writing. "
So Dr. Hale became the poor fellow's
stenographer , and from dictation wrote
up all his correspondence. When his
friend was confined to his stateroom
Dr. Hale went down and spent hours
every day telling him stories , cheering
him out of himself , and acting like a
professional entertainer , until , before
the voyage was over , he had made a
new man out of the despairing fellow.
Then , when they arrived in Boston , Dr.
Halo hunted this unhappy passenger
up , and put him on his feet.
The Tramp.
I will waft for the train ; the night-oh ,
how cold-
My clothes are all tattered , my shoes
stiff and old ;
The prospect around me is lonesome
and bleak.
And my teeth chatter so that I scarcely
can speak ;
I start at each sound , and my heart's
beating fast-
I conjure up ghosts from the aisles of
the past ,
And I shiver , and hark for the rumble
and clack
Of swift-speeding wheels on the cold ,
rusty track ;
Oh , bitter the night and my thoughts
while I waft
Alone at this curve for the friendly
way freight.
The river out yonder-so silvery and
calm-
Would give me a shelter nor ask who I
am ;
And , may be , when come to the City of
Gold ,
Where justice is tampered with mercy
( I'm told ) ,
Some angel would stand at my judgment -
ment and plead
A kindly word said or a generous deed
Some long years ago ere I swerved
from the right
And took the hard path that I'm treading -
ing to-night !
But mother's last words were , "Be honest -
est and brave"-
The coward alone seeks a suicide's
grave !
So I pray for forgiveness , and praying
I wait
At this bleak , lonely curve for the
friendly way freight.Se.
-Se.
Love Unto Doath.
Professor Henry Drummond has
been conducting a series or revival
meetings in Edinburgh university. On
one occasion he touched his audience
deeply by the following anecdote reported -
ported by the London Christian :
"Some years ago , In the university ,
there was a fine , manly fellow , a medical -
cal student , a very Hercules in
strength , but as gentle and lovable
as he was strong. He was immensely
popular , the captain of the foot-ball
club , and not a cricket-match was considered -
sidered complete without him. He was
a man of good intellectual gifts as
well. He caught typhoid fever while
attending the Royal Infirmary , and
Scott he lay dying In a private ward.
One of the house physicians , an earnest -
est Christian and successful soul-win-
ner , spoke to him about God and eter-
nity. The dear fellow listened , became
anxious , and eagerly heard the story
of redeeming love.
' ; 'Will you give yourself to Jesus ? ' "
asked the doctor.
"He did not answer for a space , and
then earnestly regarding the man of
God , he said , 'But don't you think it
would be awful mean just to make it
up now , at my last gasp , with One I
have rejected all my life ? '
1 ' would be but dear
'Yes , it mean ; ,
fellow , it would be far meaner not to
do it. He wants you to do it now , for
He has made you willing , and it would
be doubly mean to reject a love that
is pursuing you even to death :
"The dying man saw the point , and
apprehending the excess of that exceeding -
ceeding love , he launched his soul Into
the ocean of it. "
There is not a town , country or post-
office in the 'United States which bears
the name Shakespeare , - -
t