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    VOLUME X. OMAHA , IsTEBBASKA TUESDAY MORNING , MAY 17 , 1881. 1STFMBER 269.
LOTS ,
. . .f.t FARMS ,
LANDS
BEMIS'
Real Estate
EXCHANGE
Douglas
OMAHA , NEB. ,
RESIDENCE LOTS ,
4000 100 to $2100 each.
OKf\ HOUSES AND LOTS. . .
< 40 ( J 5275 to 18,000 each.
/
BUSINESS LOTS ,
iS $300 to $10,000 each.
if
900,000
ACRES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
12,000
.ACHES IN SARPY COUNTY
7,000
\
\
LARGE AMOUNT OF
Suburban . Property
a. T j
IK ONE , TEN , TWENTY OR FORTY-ACRE
* LOTS , -WITHIN ONE TO FIVE
MILES PROM rOSTOFFICE.
$250,000 JO LOAN
AT
8 Per Cent.
NEW MAPS OF OMAHA ,
PUBLISHED BY THIS AGENCY ,
25c each ; Mounted , $1.
Houses , Stores , Hotels ,
Farms , Lots , .Lands , ,
Offices , Booms ,
6uC. ,
TO RENT OR LEASE.
Taxes Paid , Bents Collected ,
Deeds , Mortgages , and all
*
' Kinds of Keal Estate
Documents Made
Out at Short
Notice.
This agency does strictly
Brokerage business , 33os no1
speculate , and therefore any
bargains on its books are In
sured to its patrons instead o l
being gobbled up by the agent.
Notary Public Always
in Office.
GET CIKCULARSanJ , FULL
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< PARTICULARS t
SEMIS'-
OSrt AND
tin
LORD ROSGOE RESIGNS
Pent Up Utica Explodes and
" Startles the' Cajital ,
Senators Conkling and Plat1
- -r Eesign Their Seats in-
" * "
"
the Senate.
Tha Greatest Sensation Since tin
"
Flood. .
Special Dispatch to Tin BBS.
y , May 1C 4 p.m. .
The absence of Senator Conkling
from the meeting of the committee
on judiciary this -morning was the
first intimation that .there .
* s"b Vp. '
trouble , brewing , but thre ( w.as * no
time "for conjecture before the an1
nouncemcnt of .his resignation , was
made. This coup d'etat is said now
to be what was presaged in the sena
tor's famous speech , reported in dis
patches to THE BEE , in the caucus a-
few days ago. It is also believed
" " e
A "STALWART" METHOD
of expressing disgust at the policy oi
the president in ignoring the senator
from any state in filling the most im
portant offices in his state. This
action leaves .the democrats in the
majority in the senate , but it is ex
pected no advantage will be taken ol
that circumstance. The senate is now
in executive session , hence no ex-
L of official opinion" can be , obtained
*
tained * * .
A BOMB SHELL BURST
in the senate soon after it was called
tq order this jnoniing in the shape of
the resignation of Senators Roscoe
Conkling and Thos. 0. Platt , of .New
York ! The communications were in
the usual form and A * ere addressed to
Vice President Arthur and announced
1
that the resignations had "been for
warded the governor ofthe _ state of
New York , and requested that the
announcemcut of the fact be formally
niade to the * senate. The announceal
ment was received by the senators c
present with genuine surprise , but the
senate immediately.proceeded to the
transaction of routine business , and at
*
12:25 o'clock went into executive ses
sion ,
j-
The following was the brief antl
nouncement of the senator :
WASHINGTON , p Q-J jrav 10. -
' 8m : Will rou announce"to the
C
senate that my resignation as senator
of the United States from the state of m
Now York , has been forwarded to the
governor of that state. I have the
honor to be with great respect your
obedient servant ,
JlOSCOE CONKUNO.
To Chester A. Arthcr , YiccPresident
A HUM OF SURPRISED a
At once there was a hum of surprise
all about'tho chamber. The democrats
looked anxiously at each , other and
smiled. The republicans tried to be
calm , but more than one showed in
tense interest in what would follow.
The * . vice-president then handed
another communication to the clerk ,
who read AS follows :
SENATE CHAMBER May IGth.
To the Hon. Chester A. Arthur , Vice-Prest. :
SIR : I have forwarded to" the govd
ernor of the state .of New York my J
resignation as a senator of the United
States from the state of New YorL. .
iVill you please announce the fact to
he senate. With great respect your
obedient servant j
THOMAS C > PLATT.
To add to the sensation of the mo
ment , it gained circulation thatjtho
Vice President lias also resigned , but of
this was speedily squashed , that
official occupying the chair at the
time. Neither Senators Conkling or
Platt have been seen at the Capitol
to-day and are not now at
their residences. Senator Mahone
also absent from the senate. The
democrats are hailing the fiasco with
delight , but not so much since it leaves
them a temporary majority , as that it
seems to presage an inevitable spli
in the opposition. What will be done
in the senate now cannot be conjee
tured. * ;
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
the uncontcsted nominations are being
considered at present , no report hav
ing been made on Chandler or Rob'
ertson. Senator Pendleton stated
just now that ho hardly thought the
senate would \7-iat to finish up the
business of the session r > &out a ful1 x
body , and that delay ujkt ; : *
> made by the republicans them *
selves until action has been taken by
J
the New York legislature. Senator
t
Johnson , of "Virginia , said he thought
the republicans would try to rush
Robertson and Chandler tlirough and ,
adjourn. Reports on these could bo *
forced by the disposition of all other
business , and action could bo taken at t
Senator Williams , of Ketucky , ' *
thought it IftoVwJ like transferring' 3t t
the fight to New-"York"il it tjj's0un-
* f -
tiymight Tccognize * ihe Conkling
strength at home if It was notas apS .
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jr g.
parent j abroad. . .Senator Kellogg'
tlfoughl that jSwiatbr Conkling-faad
taken tii'ine lied of appealing id his
people , and thought it. not improba
ble that the .New York legislature , be
ing Conkling , would sustain him and
ly
bis colleague bj returning both.
'
THE RECORD OF CRIME.
Murders , Mutilations Shootiuj
Scrapes , Suicides and Iij-ncMags.
SENT ur.
DUBUQUE , May 1C. Peter Mertin ,
the accomplice of Van Huessling in
tlie McDonald burglary was sentenced
Saturday to five years in the penniten-
tiary.
A STRETCHER.
I'eLrrn.E RocKArk. , , May 1C. ' Wil
lis E. Keesis , who murdered William
Drake , in Crawford county , last De
cember , has beerf sentenced' to t ?
hanged at Van Buren , July 1C.
L".iACK BATTLE.
VICKSBURG , May 40. Yesterday ,
in a colored fight at Leola , Washing
ton county , between five negro women
with knives , one was carved to death.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
PASIS , May 1C - 4 p. m. A painful
impression has been caused among the
American colony in Paris by the attempted -
tempted i suicide of Geo. Boulend , a
jjmng painter who , having been low-
spiritcu for some months , on Thursday
last 1 cut gashes in liis throat and left
wrist , with a razor while waiting at
the rooms of a friend named Wood
ward. Boulend is in a precarious
condition.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
ATCHISON , Ks. , May 1C. "While
Lou Gwinne , a' waitress at Walker' '
restaurant , was standing in the yan'T
in i the rear of the restaurant , her husband -
band , Charley Gwinne , a cook at the
Atlantic hotel , approached and after a
few words drew a revolver and fired
three shots at her , two of the balls
entering her breast and the third
piercing her brain and causing instant
death.Ho then pointed'the pistol at
liis own head and fired , the ball pene
trating his brain and causing death in
a fpw minutes. They Iiave not been
living together for about a year.
MEDETATED LYNCHING.
GRAND HAVEN , Mich. , May 1C.
There is greatexcitementhete"cause ?
by a report that an organized body of
about two hundred men are on the
way to take Albertus Voskamp , who
murdered Hiram H. Coady ne ? "
Cooperaville , out of fail and hang him.
Sheriff'Vanpeel lias been forewarned
of meetings "being held with that object -
ject < , and has garrisoned the jail with
i force of-officers well armed. "
LATER. 4 p. m. The three hundred -
dred men made their appearance.about
midnight , and were greatly surprised
to find a company of the state militia
drawn up in front of the jail. District
Attorney McBride made thenl a speech
and invited a few of them inside to
inspect the make up of the jail and
arrangements for defending the buildw
ipg , after wliich.thoy concluded they
could not get the prisoner' without "
blood being -shed , and-they returned
home at 2 a. m. They were a sober
atfd orderly crowd. On leaving they
gave notice that if Vaskamp was not ,
convicted they would surely lynch t
him. ,
BLOODY BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE , May 1C. To-day has
been marked by more bloodshed than C
has over occurred in Baltimore for
years. About 4:15 : yesterday afternoon
Edward . Lucas , a brickl.iyor , stabbed
Dennis , Bradner , an oyster drvdgor , in d
the sid&J inflicting a wound from which 31
lie died" in ten minutes. Lucas was 31al
About 0:30 Police Officer Campbell "
hot 1 : at an escaped prisoner named E < ! - U
Jarr ; , near Green Mount cemetery and PI
1 lie : ball struck him in tliebakand in
made a dangerous wound. inar
About 9 o'clock Saturday evening , ti
> aul Rossi , " ( Italian ) seriously stabbed ' "
Icnry Toping- the left side , npar ar
h'o heart. There was no provocation ce
or the deo3. .Rossi was arrested.
\bout8:50 : pvin , , Officer Wardell was CO
attackedr By. a yrowoTof roughs , who COof
took luVcliib awayahd knocked him fr
down. He fired a shot in the air and is
private watchman , James Jameson , th
came toJii.s assistance-and fired three ;
. --0iie of the thE
hota intb-tho crpwd.0iie
balls trvck Henry Cjeyeltttld ia the E
eft thigh , irtflicliiiK a Serious wound , ar
and another ball 2'ruck Stephen ardi
lasty in his. right arm. Bo"l were di
only innocent loOkere-on. tu
MURDER OF A WOMAN. tumi
HOBOKEN , N. J. , May 1C. Lost miwi
light the body of a woman was found wi
n a clump of woods , between the tu
Jergen aivd Guttenburg roads. The
x > dy was , to all appearances , that of fo
an attractive joung woman , with a lo
Jermah cast of face and an attractive lees
igurc. The back of her head was
mashed in- and her dark hair was tii
clotted with blood. Her clotliing Sti
vas covered with mud and fo
grass , and showed that her strug- fopi
; lo for lifo had been of a mpst desper- lie
itc character. A gash three inoH' * fo
eng had been cut over the right cyo feta
and the clotliing was bodily torn , to
> ut it could bo seen that it was of su- <
1
> erior quality. An air of refinemen 1fa
about ] the features , even in the distor- lii
ion i of deatli agony , showed that she to
vas superior to the class of people th
vho inhabited the vicinity. Near the thad
wdy were two large stones , weighiiij fu
hirty pounds each. On one tii
which .was clotted blood and dark tiiar
lair , which showed that they wqrq arcc
ho implements used by thofionds who ccnr
did the work. The body was taken nrw
o the morgue. ca
Christina Cuttle , only daughter o caM
Fames Cuttle , a well-to-do farmer c * et
Suttenberg , has been missing ethi
or some time , ( J'ld is sup- le
rased to bo the deceased , tl
5he has been intimate with' Judson tlti
? rancoir , ex-constable of that town , tidi
who was recently held for trial before diSj
Justice Plumstead. She has been ab Sjsi
sent from her home off and on for a siM
month , and , it is reported , gave birth
to a child in New York City. Neith
er the girl nor the ex-constable coulc
) e found. The father of the girl be-
ieves that the deceased is liis daugl -
er , but is not sure of it. ,
TEXASLAVLESSNESS. *
SAN ANTONIO , Texas , May 1C.
Deputy Sharifl Clemens , of Kimball
county , left here a few days ago with
Jno. Patton , charged with horse
stealing , and Wm. Dunman , charged
with murder. About seventy miles
west of here he was stopped by four
men who jdemanded the prisoners.
The deputy yielded , and was
told to go on a short distance and
wait Presently he heard shots and I
afterwards heard that Patton had bee
killed. Durmanwas given the deputj c
- - ' "which the parties took fror
! ! l" M that Patton was she x
vm , and to. . .
-hUdren , of
a family
nS ? ? "V an was
named Dana , and that . „ - j.je
released for developing the facu ,
in prison.
Striking Engineers and Firemen.
National Associated Press. , " . *
CHICAGO , May IGlO p. , m. The
switch 'engineers" firemen eui-
ployed"bn all the roads centering in
ihiscTtyliave'signed.a petition asking
for a reduction of the hours of labor ,
and pay for over time. At present
they work twelve 'hours : No decided
has " " yet taken place in the
' strike ; Two young hood-
JamBs Crow'P
tag Which eacljsbe'vfed 1fe left ear off
bis antagonist
CHICAGO , May IG- Thc well-known
lie uor firm of Lawrence & Martin
fefl into the hands of the sheriff last
night.- They estimate their Jiabjli-
ties" at § 200,000 in fixtures , stock and.-
patents. Cause of failure indefinite
stated , but probably rash specula
tion.
ROSCOE'S RESIGNATION. >
It Did Not Bepresent the Yiewj
of His New York Con
stituents ;
And is Considered On All Sides
to be Very a Foolish
Action.
Views of Several Prominent
Men Newspaper Com-
ments.
National Associated Press.
DID NOT REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENT
CHICAGO , May 16 10 p. m. The
Evening ] News' Washington special ,
says : It has leaked out"that the resig
nation of Conkling. and Platt did not
represent the republican sentiment-of
New York with regard to Judge
Robertson ] , and to sustain this view ic
cites the endorsement which the leg
islature of New ork gave Judge
Robertson immediately after his nom
ination. i The president has said tint
if i there was any way of testing the senti
ment of New York republicans and it
was found to be against Judge Robert
son , he would withdraw his name.
Tliis test will be made upon the quc >
tion of the election of the successors
of Conkling and Platt. Should the
latter be elected it will decide the con
troversy and Judge Robertson's
be withdrawn.
HOW THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED THE
NEWtS.
WASHINGTON , May 17 1 a. m.
Half an hour after the letters of Sen
ators Conkling and Platt were read to
the senate , the news was communi
cated to the president. He was sil
ing at his table in the executive oftic.
when one of his secretaries rushed ia ja'
from the telegraph clerk's desk an 1
excitedly told him that the pperat <
had overheard a dispatch saying tha. ,
the ] New York senators had resigned.
The president was seized with the same
feeling < of stupefication and astonish
ment that had effected all others who
had heard the news. Rousing.himself
he exclaimed : "I don't believe it. "
The first thing the president did after
hearing a verification of the news , waste
to dispatch a messenger to the state
department and request the presence
of ; Blaine at the White House. Blaine
went at once and they'then held a
caucus ; on the situation , Messengers
were dispatched instanter to ascertain ni
the truth or falsity of the report.
When the news was confirmed the "
White House was in a state of excite tl
ment , such as never was never known C
there before. President Garflold
seemed to be astonished. He appeared sow
to labor under extreme excitement w
and paced up and down in his office TVIc
unable : to control Jus feelings. As c
soon as the resignations wore announc J
ed , stories began to circulate that ishn
Postmaster-General James had sent in , hn
his resignation also , and on the streets 1"
that Vice-Presi- fir
rumors soon spread - -
dent < Arthur snd Attorney-General
MeVeajjh w ould also resign , but they 10
nil proved to bu unfounded. 113
JOHN KELLY BXTB SSSSS IHMSEWr * " pc
"NEW Yonc , May 17 1 a. m. The th
news in Now York-of Conkling's and tin
Platt's resignations created the most res
intense excitement among politicians vis
ind others. John Kelly , when ques tie
tioned as to the cause and eff 3 , said : "
"Mr. ] Conkling is a very proud mnn sei
md i not properly constituted to n > an
ept anything out victoryj bcsjd.eg tljat
lu vas convinced that Robertson's AN
confirmation was assured , in the event
which the now' collector and li's . '
Friends , would gaptire | the state organ ei
ization , To be candid , j am satisfied B.Q1
that Jus withdrawal from politics al i- no
'
ether'would not injure the statj a coi
particle. Since he has been in power ate
lie has estranged the mc-.t influent' * coi
respoQtable element of the repubc
lican party by ] fa arrogant , unsc . =
lisposition , and now if has an opporve
iunity to raise tho" standard of ih dei
norale'if they have a desire to do so. | ho
"Do you think Conkling's friends pu
follow his. Igadership in the fa- ,
ture ! " I ) ?
"I do not. Machine men generally
follow the < -ommissariat-'s wagon as ' 10
long as it is full.Of course there are evi
sxceptions , but the" history of politics wi
ber-g out the claim : There was a
time in the lustoij of national and sa
state politics when the lcadors wg 3 coj
Followed because they represen.cd cai
principle. Now , men who'havo pub caiW
offices to dispense have the large.t thi
following. On questions of finance , ho
taxes , canals , etc. , they do not appc- ,
exert their Influence , but the J.
question considered is how to secure a
fat position. It is possible that Conk PI
ling and Platt's resignations were sent fa
GoVi Cornell that he might send by >
their to the Th
names legislature before
ndjournment and that body Would re sic
fuse to accept them. The prestige of pe
their action would strengthen them u
and be a disapproval of Garfield's s ,
course in sending in Robertson's ru
. TJie of foi
name. resignation Conkling
will : show his strength in the republi sei
can party , I do not beljevc his and lai
Mr. Platt's resignation will bo accept toimi
ed. There has boon suoh cases in the mi
history of American politics in which su
leaders have managed to regain , L '
their own personal j.restige , the pos -
tipn | n tljo party of which they weie M
deprived by llio loss of patrono _ th ;
Such were Henry Clay on the w1 .
side , and Silas Wright on the otlu
P.r
What Senator Conkling's chances to P.rhe
do this are I do not know. " heSi
Sibl
VIEWS OF SEVERAL LEADING MEN. bl i
Col. George Bliss , ex-United States bldo
district attorney , said he had no opii - it
itkt
ion to express. kt
Postmaster Pearson said it would ca
bo injudicious for him to express an to
opinion , and did not propose to do so. toTl
Hugh Hastings , editor of The Com iii
mercial Advertiser , said it was unexpected tii
tiih
pected by everybody. He had noth h
ing more to say of it. attl
United States District Attorney tl
tlof
AVoodford said he had no views to e- of
ofSi
press. Si
Thurlow Weed said he had believed
in Garfield and was satisfied that he ajtf
was in the right now. *
Mr. Hatch , of Hatch & Footc , said lu
of the resimations : "I think , , thu > m
should be followed by the resignatioi val
of Mr. Garfield. Arthur could taV Y J
the chair. " Ho did not believe t * . qu [
money or stock markets Would boj tat
fectedL. no.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles had nol
* ° w k ° said in an intej ) '
to aau Tli
of
ofPh
is a Ph
"
among n lot "of small men. Jin
considered great because" 2 ? Ktsand thi
self-esteem down people's throt. him.
throttles them if-they say nay toiow.
Ho lias had his way too long.apd an/
as he has politicians "in Blainra 'fl "T
Garfield , who are his superi TV n- on ]
everything but -he i bl .
pettiness , < - .d- un
plussed , and like an over-blown > f his ing
der , ' has uUI * 0' ' on acojunt/ " '
domineering self-sufficiency. , )
ruined Grant's chances. At * . atsh
con- sh
vention Garfield took
advanfcgtof the lai
occasion , which offered and behold !
During Hayes' , administration ( ionk- Tl ca :
ling had the president and little secre
tary of Btato by the nosei , and tliev
were nothing loth. Thyv began to ; he
flatter themselves thatiheyhadsuch thwl
a wl
keeper , but now he ha.run against a
wall which he can't | ljck his way
j through , and whicfi wHl bar his wa
towards governing"tlio-country a 1
Conkling. < He is a ffiflst shallow poll
tician when estimated by the tru
standard , and because he has braye
in the senate chamber for yeara h
evidently thinks himself the greates
man in the country , and most certain
ly j in the government. Conkling
r-ad enough to kill his own party i
Garfield does not do' as he wishes , am'
" 'Robertson is confirmed , of whicL
ihero can be no doubt , the sen
ate w51 ! haye a - lively tim
of it. Jim Blaine is the cause of thi
downfall , "for revenge -is sweet-an
Blaine wanted to be president am
would have been hadlt not been fo
Conkling. ( Jt is by far the best thin
that could happen for the democnr
ta
and they ought to congratulate them
selves.
Col. Tom Ochiltree , of Texas , said
It is the cap stole % > f Coupling
Platt's lives. It was the only ste ;
they could take with any self respect
1s They could not , representing a grsa
state like New York , submit to such i
humiliation. The administration am
liii
its org is have cried all along that th"
great body of republican voters in
New York state- would not endorse the
behavior and action of its senators
Messrs. Conkling and Platt , by direct
ly 1 appealing to their constituents , v"1'
1li
let the administration see that tl <
liF
F3oplo of New York are not so stupi
fied as has been represented. Cer
tainly ; Conkling and Platt will bo returned
turned , and the United States senat :
will see tliat by abandoning- New
v1
York senators and deviating from t/ ;
rule that is co-eval with the founda
tion of the government itself it has
made a great mistake. . The people of
the state of New York will not allow
Mr , Conkling to retire. I consider
Mr. Conkling the greatest man in the
country to-day. He is certainly witlj-
out a peer in the United States
senate. The senators both acted upon
the principle that neither were ac u-
ated ' by personal motives. Both fol
lowed the precedent that was estab
lished with the constitution. They
now turn and throw themselves into
the arms of their constituents , to find
favor or disapprobation.
Mr. Einstein thought that Governor
Cornell would not accept Mr. Conk-
ling's 's resignation , but in the event
of his excellency doing so the legisla
ture would re-elect him.
Collector Merritt and Naval Officer
Burt declined to express any opinion.
THEY MAY BE RETDKNED.
The Evening Post has the following
special dispatch from Washington : A'n
intimate friend of Senator Conkling
makes the following statement-aa to
the reason for the resignations :
"Statements have been made by gen
tlemen ! in the cabinet that Senators
Conkling and Platt do not represent
their atato in this matter of Robert
son ; that if the people had known
ivhat ] their position was to bo Platt
nould not have been elected and
Conkling would not have , leen sup-
potted in In'a couw'e. Mr. Conkling
wishing to test it. He has tired of
liaving one senator after another re-
ieved from voting against the con-
irmation of Robertson in order to >
lave a petty postmaster here or there ,
he proposed to submit to such a sit-
latjon no longer , but to appeal to the P'1
luopli/o'f NewToric to decide whether
hey believe that two senators whom
hey had chosen are competent to rep-
esent that state in the matter of i i-
tlC ] president f to nomina- .
ions. " "And , " said. this gentleman , i
'They will both be returned to the
enate at the earliest possible moment , C
Hid not a republican vote will 1,3 cast ste
igainst them. After that the deluge. " n
BOTHER TK1CK TO KEfE/tT KOBEKTSON. pic
It is eiid that certain democrats in [
10 , mterest of Conkling will now at- c
empt'lo ' force an adjournment of the de
enate sirjQ djg , in ardor- that itrmay an
iot ba possible for Robertson to bo
onfinned , before the election of acn- mema
tors can take place in New York. Of ma
ourse the resignations give the dem- 10
ici.its ; complete control of the senate fai
Plitt and Conkling have already ke
latgd tjjojr geaig , T is gives the
lenjQcrats twq majorjty , ovun , Jf Ma :
lone slnll combine to.act with * ' iro-
iublicarThe democrats r 2 : n
rr t glee , They say that Conkling At cas
' } smashed the republican party. bai
The announeenient p ? jlig r sjgnf baiM
ions J3 to fee njado a.t Albany "this M '
vening. 45. :
k'ILL NOT REORGANIZE THE COMMITTKI % 45.wh
A prominent democratic senator
ays : "We shall not reorganize the
he senate as soon as possible and go
tome. "
CAN PLATT 'BE RE-ELECTED ? gO
for
Doubts arc. oppressed as to whothcr Oil
'latt can be re-elected in view of the tet
act that his elestion was only scoured Th ?
the ad of Robertson's frient1 we
Che resignations rre unpopular , li
lep is regarded as a spiteful .and d - TJi ? ]
lerato : act. There is a desue fio-
by >
that Robertson y
mently expressed 79
hall boldly challenge Conklingy 2c I
aiming against him in the legislator
the senate , if he should go to the wh
enate. The president could then a
aa1 withdraw hia name foe the celL -
orship , and for harmony's sweet sal i '
night nominate Conkljng as , Merritt's |
'
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS. ed
CHICAGO , May 17 1 a. m. TI 3 4re
Horning News will to-day sayJJ : 81
ho resignation of Senators Conklin j foi
md Platt were tl s results of a coinAt
iromise , it was eitler with the repul -
icans of the senate OP the president. Nc
Such a compromise could be honora40.
bly made with Either ; with the presi- ffiT
ilent without it any way constituting cas
of the natire of a mere office brokerage - ed
edi
kerage bargjuj , > u4.with the republi-
cans of thojjjjjate as a matter of sena- so
tonal coi gy ar.d senatorial custom , for
The senate * mcsesa tlie right to con gui
firm or s MtopUftiointmeiits. From
the foup | tlon ol the government it lig.
has : be/1 tne custom to refer to thesen-
ators fr.no respective states the ques Ju
tion /tf18 confirmation or rejection
cyididates hailing from theirstatos. lot
Sectors Conkling and Platt resign lotMJ
the purpose of laying their cause for
the action which impelled it be- forNe
r ° B filature which elected i
hem. This act at
once gives them an
tnnienso moral advantage. It ele-
ates the circumstances of the New 1C
ark appointments to a great political Au
uestiou of which the honor and repu- ]
ahon nd even the political rectitude lib
. with it the political life of the SH
JiutcdStates * senatc-are involved " § 10
SANFKANCISCO , May 17-la. m. 1
Ji" Bulletin and Post
say the news lov
the resignations of Conkling and cle [
latt lias bef n received with surprise sid
adTegret though The Bulletin says 88i
retirement of Conkling can hard'y i
considered a calamity. ]
CHICAGO , May 17 1 a. m. The Gil
Shies editc.ially will say to-day : Gilfl ,
'The theatical exploit Conkling
nly discloses a great man's unmea.-
rable littleness. It presente Con-- !
in a chare < *
, „ . . . no intensely selfish
d so thoroughly contemptible that , i
hould this view of the case be popu- act
arly taken , the end of his political iats '
areer would be plainly in sight. qu
Cliere is no element , of popularity in a ard
smse ' wh'iclj has no higher basis than md
Jie'assertion of a senator's primacy in
distribution of official plunder L
vhich can enlist public sympathy Ji
igainst a president who has simply i for
ihown respect for his solemn obliga- _ , - *
tion to preserve , protect and. defend
the constitut" . "
TlTit-A , N. Y. , May 17 1 a. m.
The Utica Herald , Ellis H. Roberts'
paper , will say , in effit , to-morrow ,
that the resignations were very baby
ish , .and eminently illustrative of
Conkling's indifference to party suc
cess where selfish motives are involved.
Itvwill assume that Conkling and
JPIattt cannot be re-elected without a
bit3r fight.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH ,
St. Louis Produce Market. "
ST. Louis , May 1C.
Wheat Opened lower and ad
vanced ; No. 1 red , § 1 09g@l 09 $ for
cash ; § 1 09J for May ; § 1 07i@l 07i
for June ; § LOO1 Oli for July 97
@ 97gc for August , 9GJC96 c , for Ihe
year ; No. 3 do , 93c bidi ; o. 4 i)2ic )
bid.
bid.Corn
Corn Opened lower and advanced ;
43@43c for cash ; 42g@437c for May ;
41@41gc for. June : 41@41sc for July1 ;
42@42jc { for August ; 4242 ; c for
September.
Oats Lower at 37Jc for cash ; 33c
for July.
Rye-Dull at § 110 bid.
Barley No market
Butter Unchanged.
Eggs Unchanged.
flWhisky Steady at $1 00.
Pork Lower ; jobbing , $16 25 fcr
cash ; § 16 25 for August ; § 1G 2o@
16 50 for September.
Dry Salt Meats Nominally lower.
Bacon Lower at § 6 87A@9 00 ®
9 25 ; short clear .sold at $9 25@9 32i
for July : 89 3749 5.0 for August.
Lard Nominally at § 10 00.
St. Louis Live Stock Market.
ST. Louis , May 1C.
Hogs Slow ; ranging from $5 50 ®
3 00 ; receipts , G,000 head ; shipments
8,8CO.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI , May 1C.
Wheat Easy ; No. 2 red , § 1 10 ®
Corn Fair demand ; No. 2 mixed
Oats Dull ; No. 2 mixed , 40c.
Rye Quiet ; No. 2 , 53j.
Barley Dull and unchanged.
Pork Dull and lower at § 16 75.
Lard Dull and lower at 310 1U.
Bulk Meats Quiet at § 5 50 8 12 .
Bacon Scarce and firmer at § G 75
39 12A < 39 G2 * .
G2In
-In active demand at § 1 04.
Liverpool Produce Market.
LIVERPOOL , May 1C. w
Wheat Winter , 9sQ9s Gd'spring ; ,
is Gd@9s ; white , 8s 10d < g9s Gd ; club ,
9s 5ds9s ( 9d. 111
Corn Now , 5s. henc !
Porl72s Gd ; nc
ncif
Lard Prime western , dull at 54s. :
ou
Chicago Stock Market. erj ;
CHICAGO , May 1G. dr
The Drovers' Journal reports as fol-
ows :
Hogs Receipts , 12,500head ; ship-
nents , 5,500 head ; dull and weak at a mj
uOc decline , in sympathy with the i
revision market ; mixed packin 0
5 505 80 ; light bacon , So 7C@ wl
90 ; clioice heavy packing and ship- wlw.n
ing lots , $5 0030 23 ; Texas skip's dr
nd jack * ; 1 COsrU 40.
Cattle Receipts , 5,500 head : ship- if
ncnts , 3,800 head ; good , active de-
tand at steady rates and pens well
.eared ; common to to fair shipping ,
to :
5 25(35 ( 50 ; good to clioice § 3 70 ©
00 ( ; no'fine heavy cattle here ; thir-
ee" cars of 1393 pound distillery
teers , § 5 70 ; good butcher's i id can- inbi
ling cattle. steady ; common more bi
ilentiful and weaker ; poor to fair
Uietat § 2 5C33 50 ; good$4 0304 50 ;
hoice < , 84 75(53 ( 25 ; Texans , § 4 GO ; vok
lemand for Texans sharp : stackers' )
nd feeders , trade quiet at § 3 5C34 25. t3CI
Sheep ( Receipts , 500 head ; ship- ils
uents , 1,000 ; values firmer and de-
iiand good ; common to choice 8C5 > >
00 Ibs wooled sheep , § 4 3505 70 ; tr
air to good shorn , $4 254 90 ; mar- lei
ret fairly active and all sold. 10
jf
Told ( ? Produce Market-
TOLEDO , May 10.
Wheat Quiet ; No. 2 rod Wabash , hr
ash.nominally at $113i ; Junel , 12J ; ov
Lugust ; , $1 04 | bid ; No ; 2 red , Wa- 'IThi ' '
iash. cash , § 110J. hi
C0rnDull I ; Ho. 2 , cash , 47ic ; 11
'lay : , 47 c asked and 47lc bid ; June , nera
:5o . naked ; July , 45jc | .isked ; No. 2 ra
fhite , 49ic ; rejected , 4Cc ; damaged ,
ilc.
ilc.Oats
Oats Dull ; No. 2 , 40Jc ; No. 2
rhite , 43u.
01
Chicago Produce Market. iffi
CHICAGO , May 16. To
The supply of loanable funds was
oed ( and market easy at 5@7 per cent , n
regular cvatomoH. Eastern cx-
hange ! between city banks was quo- T.ov
at 5.075 cents premium per § 1,000. ov
he clearings of the associated banks
-ere § 5,700,003. r.
On ( 'change the markets we.re quiot. Ik
IQ receipts of grain were 27,800 bu.
canal and CG'J carloads embracing lot
of wheat , 401 of corn , 182 of oats , w.
of rye , and 5 of barley.
Flour ] Quiet and unchanged ; spring Cr. !
rheat flour , $4 00 < § 5 ' 2g ; for low to ,
hqipQ fine Minnesota' brands , $5 70 ;
rinter wheat Hour , S4 50@G CO. Mi
Wheat On regular board wheat -
ras in fair speculative de.nv\ndi uut
'nluea were a trifle" unsettled ; No. 2
( winter , 81 04 for cash ; No. 3 sui
< winter , § 1 02 ; No. ' 2 spring , .
01J for caghgl 01 f for May ;
June ; SI 03 for July ; 98 c for lot
LUgust ; seller the year , 94jc. § ! 3
Corn < Firmer and a shade higher ;
. 2 , 41c for cash ; 41c for Mav ; un
. c for June ; 44c for July ; 42 c unw.
August ; high mixed , 43 c for w.DC
ash ; new mixed , 39c for cash : reject- DC
, 37 < 237c. DCRe
Oats i In fair request ; No , 2 , 3G ] @
G\c \ ; for cash ; 3Gc for May ; 3GJ(23Ggc (
June : 35c for July ; 2GcforAutio
ust ; year , 25\c.
Rye Quiet and tame ; demand flb.
ight ; No. 2 , § 11G for cash ; § 115 for J .
lay ; § 1 10 for June ; 91g92c ( for1
"uly ; 77ic for August.
Barley Freely offered in sample
, but the supply was only moderate ; Tl
larket dull and inactive ; No. 2 , 98c
cash ; No. 3 , entirely nominal ;
. 4 , 80@82c according to location.
T'ork Fairly act /e at irregular"
rices ; mess , § 1G CO for cash and „ _ ,
lay ; § 15 77i@lG 00 for June ; ' re
02V for July ; $15 721G 00 for
LUgUSt. " „ .
Lard Weak snd lower ; offerings
iberal ; 810 20 for cash and June ;
17i@10 20 for July and August ; un
in
02i@10 12i for September. n
" tie
Bulk" Meat * Fair demand , but
na
wer ; shouldsrs , § 5 20Q5 25 ; long
ear sides , § 7 80(37 ( 85 : short clear paJ
ides , $8 25@8 30 ; short rib sides , wli he ;
759 00. wlimi
mi
Whisky Unchanged at § 1 08. mit
Eeceipta Wheat 41,347 , corn 139- otl
, oats 135,918 , rye 5,058 , barley tin
,908.
ab
Shipments Wheat 199,565 , corn pic
44,479 , oata 257,859. rye 1.020bar -
n f\m * * * *
j
de <
CLOSING MARKET. he :
Closing call board : Wheat , fairly is i
stive and rather easier ; corn and ful
in fair request and firmer ; rye , ale
luiet and unchanged ; pork , firmer ; tlu
and short ribs , liberal demand tluCii
higher. ' " - Cii
Wheat Spring closed at § 1 01 @ th :
01 | for May ; 81 023@1 021 for ew
lune ; § 103@10J for July ; 98@na cil :
August ; 9595jc for the year.
" i May , 41j { < 341gc ; June , At ra
; July , 41f41 " c ; August , 42g@
42A _ ; closinjj steady. -
Oats-37i(337icforMay ( ;
for June ; 3535c for July.
Pork - Closing at § 16 05@1G.07)
for June ; § 10 07J@1G 10 ion Jnly1
§ 1G C3@1G 05 for logHst- !
Lard § 10 2010 25 "for June ;
$10 22 (310 ( 25 for July ; § 10 25@
10 27i for August.
Short Ribs-Juner7 907 92i ;
July , § 7 97 | < 28 02 " , August , § 8 02 @
805.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK , May 1C.
Flour Quiet.
Wheat Unsettled and generally
higher on fairly active business ;
spot sales ofNo. . - 3- red winter
at § 1 24@1 ' 251 ; Na 3. do at § 1 20
@ 1 21 ; QiVhlte , ' ? t 23(31 23 ? : No.
2-do , S131 ? "
Com - iXc lower , spot ; options
higher and in good demrnd ; spot sales
No. 2,52@58c ; No. 3,4&S50c ; steamer
mixed ) 55(355c. (
Oats In moderate request and
lower ; No. 1 white , 54c"No. 2 do ,
53@54 ; No. 3 white , 50c ; No. 2 mixed ,
45.Jc.Rye
Rye Nominal.
Barley Nominal.
Pork In moderate
request and eas
ier ; ordinary mess for early delivery.
§ 17 50 for old.
Lard Fairly active and weak ; spot
sales of western steam at § 10 75 ; city
do , § 10 50.
Beef Plain mess , § 10 00 ; extra do ,
§ 11 50@12 CO.
Cut Meats - Quiet ; § 10 25@10 50
tor pickled hams ; § 925(59 ( 50 for do
shoulders.
Whisky Nominal.
Baltimore Produce Market.
BALTIMORE , May 1C.
Wheat Western , easierbut inactive ;
No. 2 , winter red , spot , § 1 25 ;
May , § 1 231 24 ; June , § 1210
1214 ; July , § 1.1G@1 IGi August ,
§ 1122 ® ! 13. .
Corn Western higher and inactive ;
mixed , &pot , GO(5GOjcMay ( ; , 58jj59tc \ < ;
June and July SoSSotc.
Oats Higher and * firm ; western
mixed , 53@54c.
Rye Steady.
Wliisky Dull at § 110.
GENERAL NEWS.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 1C. Annie
Villiams , a colored woman , had a
difficulty yesterday with her husband ,
tie fell upon an open knife which she
haw in her hand and received a wound
which ] resulted in his death a short
time afterwaids.
INDIANAPOLIS , May 1C. A terrible
instance of depravity came to light
iere yesterday. The daughter of a
icgro named Somers died of consump-
ion. Earlyjan ] the week he started
ut to raise money ostensibly for fun-
ral expenses , but spent it in getting
Irunk. When the case was investi
gated the body i\as found rapidly de-
iomposing.
PERU , Ind. , May 10 Saturday
light at 11 o'clock , William Barry and
party of twelve were fishing in the
Ouckwall mill dam , near RunkerHil ] ,
vhcn their boat upset where the water
vasjtmt. four-feet deep , andliarry was
Irowned.
NEWARK , O. , May 1C. The bodies
Brice Stone , Mrs. Lusch and her
wo children , drowned in the Licking
eservoir yesterday , were recovered
day.
GARDNER , Wis. , May 1C. Wol- ]
ingsworth & Whitney's new pulp-mill ,
inished a month ago , was burned this
orenoon. Loss $30,000 ; insured.
Xau&e unknown.
NAVONEE , Out. , May 1C. Taylor's
raolen factory and contents were com-
iletely destroyed by fire this evening.
Jcott & Wager's planing factory was
Iso badly burned.
EAU CL.URE , Wis. , May 1C The
Niagara house , situated on Water
treet , fl est of Eau Claire , was wholly
lestroyed by fire this morning. The
lotel was owned by Thomas J. Perliss ,
Milwaukee.
CHICAGO , May 16. It is announced
hat the Wabash railway has purch.\cd
Durteen acres of land on the South
'ranch of the Chicago river betwef.n
liirty-third and thirty-fifth street and
111 expend 1,000,000 in improve-
icnta thereon , including a mammoth
rain elevator.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following transfers were re-
orded yesterday at the county clerk's
fHce , as reported lor this paper by
ohn ! L. McCagiiQ , real estate agent
nd conveyancer :
L. ] M. Rheem and wife to Samuel
Rheem : parcel in sw. J- section 22 ,
own. 15 , range 13 , east , w. d. § 350.
Geo. < M. Bartlett and wife to Robt.
Jenkinsun : a i of lots 7 and 8 , in
240 , Omaha , w. d. § 1200.
Eli J P. Watson to Samuel E. Rogers :
1 , blk 11 , Improvement addition ,
d. § 300.
Lizetta ] Jordan ct nl. to Hannah
rook . ; a J sw sec 12 , town 15 , r 10 , T
w. d. § 800.
W. A. Granger , Jr. , to Frank
lurphy : lot 2 , blk 227 , Omaha , w. d.
-$750 ,
TRANSFERS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
Peter Faust to G. W. E. Griffith :
undry lots in Harbach's2nd addition , Fi
.d.-8200.
John A. Harbach to Mary A. Fried v
:
. . _ _ . _ . _ _
n in 1.1 i O T / i i. -i
G , block 347 , Omaha , w. d. tt ;
3250. : ttbe
Ada T. Drake to Fanny Wilson ,
indi. of c i " lot 2 blk 207 , Omaha ,
r.d.-S300.
Samuel i E. Rogers to Henry Von
euser : lot 7 , in blk 2 , in southeast
legers addition § 300.
Augustus Kountze et nl. to Claus
fesa , part lot 22 , Kountze'a 3rd addi-
ion , vr. d. § 2oO.
A. J. Hayt and ife to E. H. Otte ,
. i mv I sec 9 , ( pern 15 , r 12 , c , w.
1.-S10CO.
COOL M :
fhe Drifts 6pen and She
Beaches Daylight
Again.
Nebraska and "Cool Minnesota'
again neighbors , the Sioux City &
'acific and the Sioux City'it St. Paul
rdlroads being open from Omaha to
jioux City and St Paul. Minnesota
ntcrs upon the summer "of 1881 with
inusu.al advantages to tourist , who are
search of cool weather , for in adtS-
ion to her usually delightful climate
stored the Jol
mture has away during
last winter among her liills and around
lakes a quantity of snow and ice
rhich will hardly disappear before the
liddlc of July.
The fishing at Minnetonka .and the
ther superb lakes is said to bo better
year thanever _ and sportsmen are
Iready whipping the clear waters for
ickerel and baas.
ilanv Nebraska people have already
eclare'd their intention to spend the
Seated term in Minnesota , but tlinr *
no danger that the. new and beauti-
hotels springing up every year
long the Lakes yfill haya n era guests .
lian they can acco.mmo.date.
Maj. 0'Bryan , the agent of the Sioux
Jity lines , which take passengers
from Omaha to St.
hrough Paul in a rom
hours , oa.n be addressed at Coun- 82C
Bluffs for information regarding btl
Minnesota hotel accommodations , and
railroad fare.
THE STROM LEAD-SBS EM FOLLOW.
AT THE
"BOSTON STORE"
616 Tenth-Sink
STRAW GOODSI STRAW GOODSI
Men's Steaw Hate 19c,15cf25c,35 vi5c. * ,
Meu'a Straw Hats 75c , Sl.OO , $ L5O , $1.75.
Boys' Stra-w Hats I0c , 15c , 25c , 35c , 46c.
LADIES' HATS ! LADIES' HATS !
Finest Canton Hats 25c , 35c.
Finest Milan Hats 75c.
Misses' Sailor Hats 25c , 35c , 45c , 50c , 65c.
Ladies' Sundown Hats 25c , 35c.
500 Trimmed Hats $1.00 upwards.
DRY GOODS ! DRY GOODSI
Arriving Daily from New York
2 Bales Unbleached Muslin 5c , worth 7 l-2c.
P. G. IMLAH , Manager ,
LEADER OF POPULAK PRICES ,
"BOSTON STORE , "
616 Tenth Street ( See Flag. )
EDHOLM & ERIOKSON ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TFACTUUINCJ
JEWELERS.
LARGEST STOCK OF
Md andSilver atches and JeweliyMe City
Come and see our stock , as tvo will be pleased to show goods.
OPPOSITE I'osropriCK. EDHOLM & ER1GKSON.
PHE GREAT WESTERN CLOTHING HOUSE.
M. HELLMAN & CO. ,
Spring Suits ! All Styles !
IMMENSE STOCK AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Che Largest Clothing louse lest of Chicago.
A Department for Children's Clothing.
We have no\v an assortment of Clothing of all kinds , Gent's
j'urnishing Goods in great variety , and a heavy stock of Trunks ,
7alises , Hats , Caps , &c. These goods are fresh , purchased from
he manufacturers , and will he
sold at prices lower than ever
jefore made.
We Sell for Cash and Have but One Price.
A large TAILORING FORCE is employed by us , and we make
SUITS TO ORDER on very short notice.
O/frT.X. .ATg3P S3E3Z3
1301 and 1303 Farnham St. , cor. I3th.
J. W. MURPHY & CO ,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
And Agents for Kentucky Distilling Co.
Corner 1 Ith anJ Doualag St . Omaha , h'ab
Lfl' " Tfc "D T5'ji ; > I"RI9i > raT Established
D. B. BEEMER ,
COMMISSION MERCHANT ,
And Wholesale Dealer In Foreign and Domestic Fruit.
obber of Hams , Bacon , ird. Butter , Egy. , Poultry . , Oame arcl Country 1'ro.Iuce generally. Pur-
channjf Agent tor all klmh'of . Ooo ! s an.l lferthanli m t kept in stock by blnWlf-tno
same bemf SJOKTO. Wmi CAKE , arel billed at current Market Kates.
*
GENERAL WESTEItSAGEXT FOR
AID VTHOUWILE DtMra IS -
LAKE , KIVER AM ) SALT WATER FISH.
-BY-
.
TUB OLDEST
.leal Estate Agent and Notary Public ,
Cor. Douglas and Fourteenth streets.
v . Ul ° , dt ? and ailrlit5 ° ' " . tram 8200 to 92,000 ; aljo.
. ,
1.000to10.000al Una In Wttu and Sarpy counties , In wnall jiul Iareetra -
laiineswwithJohuM. 200,000 to loan at 8 harkcSTniCTLY cent. anJ 4100,000 confidential. to loan at 10 per cent , in una torolt a liSSS
and mortffwa executal on