THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING MAY 26 , 1885. NO. 230
PUTS AND CALLS.
Chicago Speculators Aflojt tbc Russell
Plan of Scalfc
Prices Forced Up and Down
Within a Fixed
I'rlcos . ' Xlook Bottom Tc.xus Cftttlo
Interfere -with Ordinary Hutch-
cr'a Stocki U.OSB Decline.
THE DAY IN COMMERCE.
TOTS AND CALLS.
Special Telegram to The BEE.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 25. A nice llttlo game
is being played on 'change with wheat in
thesis days. A powerful bull party nro nblo
to control tha market , but are not Able to put
It higher under tha existing conditions. They
nro loaded up with goods bought at higher
figures nnd seem determined to hold their
BtuII through the summer. But this would bean
an unprofitable proceeding were it not fer
ona open avenue of gain in the way of sell
ing "puts and calls" each afternoon for the
following day. Tins Is being done to the ex
tent of from 2GOO,003 to 5,000,000 bushels of
grain In both directions. Of course , "calls"
don't bother the sellers any , as the tendency
of the market is downward and the party Is
ttrong enough to hold the market at ornround
the put prices the whole session through , To
encourage buying , thcto privileges are sold
within H half cent of the market each way ,
and the amount sold brings In n steady
tncomo of from 82,000 to § 5,000 n
day. This nice llttlo schema was worked
nil of last week nnd will probably bo
continued as long as it pays , The putting out
of so many privileges enables buyers to scalp
for Jc or jo profit , nnd thia they proceed to do
In order to get money back that was originally
paid out for the "put. ' Karnoat traders , BOOing -
ing no prospect of anything being done , aban
don the pit to the scalpers , who ply their
weapons on each other to their hearts' content
the whole day long.
WHCAT.
This morning June and July wheat opened
i'g fjs lower than it closed on Saturday , want
down lo mete nnd struck the put price ;
stopped as suddenly ns though it had hit a
rook , nnd ttero it hunf * and bobbed up and
dewn an Jc or a ic during the entire session.
Of course * there U no significance or meaning
to any _ such market as tent , and so it attracts
no serious attention. It waa a _ legal holiday
In Kngland , there were no public markets 01
cables. nd the intorma'.ion ob'aioed was thai
which came from the curb. New York opened
about as wo did and kept along with us as the
oil horsa in a team , but St. Louis was a little
bullish on winter wheat and kept the price !
firm , The receipts were good and tlio weathei
good , but the manipulation knows no govern
ing conditions save its own imperious neceasi
ties.
CORN ;
Corn wan in much the same condition ai
ltd associate cornol. June and Ju y opliom
opened about Jo lower , sold down jo more
and then hung fire at Jo reaction Iroin thi
low point. The receipts wera larger than us'
ual but the absence of foreign advices am
outside business enabled the manipulators ti
have things all their own way. Traders wcr
on hand to check any serious decline tha
might bo precipitated by sonre unskillful am
unenlightened bear while the sellers , wh
were onto the racket , know better than t
put their wisdom-laden heads into the incut ]
of a roaring bull. Corn is now getting dowi
to nearer Its proper position In the scale o
prices , and whether it goes higher or lowe
from this point , depends wholly upon tin
current receipts and the doings In wheat.
OATS.
Oats were tolerably active , but larco re
ceipts 293 cars had a depressing influenc
on values and futures , which fell g@c wit !
sales for Juna at and between 32 © 3 c wit'
32Jo at the closing. Sample lots on the trac
were in excess of the requirements , and froi
J@lc loner than on Saturday.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions were all lifeless.
CATTLK.
At the opening trade was rather slow an
the turn on prices rather weak , but when th
buyers began to realize that tbo run woul
ba moderate as compared with a week ape to
day the demand became raoro active , th
bulk of tbo early Bales ( if fat cattle averagin
about the same A3 nn Saturday. There we
a fair per cent of Texans nnd range stoc
among the freah receipts , but the supply c
Texans was not sufficiently heavy to afTec
butcher's stock , cows , bulls , nnd roug
stock generally selling equally as high as o
Saturday. During th coming week , lion
ever , large receipts of Texnns ore expoctec
and should the expectation IH > realized , co
Rtock will drop 23o per hundred. The rocolpl
of btockers and feeders are light , nnd the d (
in and also continues light. Mont of tbe sale
men , however look for a good ateaily trada i
tha present low prices. ; 1,351) to 1,000 pound
85.40@5.70 ; 1,200 to 1,300 pounds. S0.2f > (
U.25 : 050 to 1,210 pounds , § 170W52
butchers' , common , S2.UOt : 7fi ; good , § 3 80 (
I.G'Ji ' Taxanf , S375@1.U ( ! ; itockera' steer
$3.60 © 1.8 ! ) .
HOGS.
Compared with last Monday , the values
hogs are a strong 20o lower. The decline
greater on heavy than on light torts To-di
big strings cf good to choice packing grnd
sold nrouuil about Sl.OOg 1.05 nnd best Iioa\
at $4,10. Rough nnd common sold down
S3.7G@3in. The range on light sorta w
§ 1.00(34.06 ( for 180 pounds up : § 4.15 for 1 !
pounds down , and $4.10 for 160 pounds a
trago.
VANDEIUULDX'H FIIEKHE-OUT ,
TIIK PSNNBZLVANIA CUTS 11ATEB TO IlKdA
TRAVEL TAKKN BY THE NEW TORK CENTRAL.
Special Telegram to Tha BKE ,
NEW YOKK , May 25. The cut on pnssenR
rates on tbe Pennsylvania railroad betwe
this city and Chicago went into effect to-do
An officer of the road said : "Wo have i
ducod our rntos because wo were not gettli
what wo thought was our share of woate
travel , That is the reason why wo have c
elded to lower rates. Naturally , the mu
lower rntos of tha Krio , the Wct Shore ai
the New York Central attracted travel th
otherwise would have patronized our roa
and although our rates are still higher tin
the prfsent rates of these other lines , wo t
poet to get our share of the western tra\
without making a further reduction. As
the effect of our reduced rates it Is hard
say. A couple of days will toll. Other lin
can't well cut tha ratoi furthi
Wa expect to Increase o
travel. It it people of moderate means wl
taka advaataga of Iheea reductions , Wh
Jay Gould , I understand , Is trying to tiled
restoration of rates of nil liner , it is not i
sured that tha restoration will ba made
once. I hardly think Yanderbildt is willl
to have rate ) restored , tut It looks ns thou
he wanted to keep cut rat , so that in coui
of time he can force the West Shore Una
sell out to the Now York Central , Of cou
the New York Central could keep up the v
very touch long' r than tha West Shoro.
may be Yanderbildt deelrea to continue th
cut rates , and in this way get possession
thaWestShororoad. "
Tlio n y 011 llio Turf
LCUISVUIB , Ky , , May 25. At to-ds
ricea tha weather was bright and pleasa
the attendance good , tbe track in excell
condition ,
First race The time in the first race i
the best heat-record yet made for n dtitanco
of three-fourths of n mile. John Henry won
the first hot : HnHanthus , second ! 1 * .
Munoo , third , Time , lilt. Aleck
Amont won the second hoati with
John Henry second and Helianthus
third. Time. 1,137. Aleck Amcnt broke a
n blood votsol In tha third heat and John
Henry won. Time , 1.15J.
Second race Six furlongs , two-yoar old ,
Phil Lee won ; Carolina , second ; May Lady ,
third. Time , 1 18.
Third race Mile nhd quarter , nil epei ;
Modesty won ; Volute , second j Favor , third.
Time , 2 09J.
Fourth rice Mncauly steeple chote handi
cap , full steeple course ; 1'llno won ; Ma ] ,
Plckelt , second ; Aurolian , third , Time ,
5.18 ,
OINOINNATl'sTillE VICTIMS.
THE CORONER BEGINS HIS INCE3T ( INTO THE
CAUSES or xnEin DEATH ,
CINCINNATI , O. , May 25. At tha coroner's
inquest to-day upon the bodies of the victims
of last Thursday's fire at Sullivan's printing
works , Mr.j. J. Sullivan , senior proprietor
said the occupation of the fifth floor was of
recent date and until within a week or two
before the fire there were but seven girU up
there. Ho had frequently told them that in
case of fire they should escape by the roof ,
There was no available ladder up thcro to
reach the trap door , and the gills were told
of this. They laughed when ho told them
of this moue of escape and said
they could easily got out that way. He had
not spoken to the recently-employed about
this , Even If this ladder were not there the
girls could have piled up books and papers
and easily reached the roof. His brother ,
who ran to the Ctth story , escaped that way ,
In another part of tha filth floor was a sky
light leading to the roof.
Some feeling has been aroused by the state
ments that the telegraph nnd telephone wires
prevented the putting up of ladders in time
to save life , but Chief lire Engineer Wishy
rays these lives could not have been saved by
ladders if there had been no wires on ) ho
street. Death came too soon after the ben
zine fire started ,
RowliiR at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS , La. , May 23. The inter
national rowing regatta , under the manage
ment cf the St. John's club , of this city , be
gan to-day , The weather was showery.
First race Amateur double scull , mile and
a half with turn ; won by the Delaware club ,
of Chicago. Galveston club second two feet
behind. Time ! ) :46 : * . .
Second race Professional single scull , in
whicli there were three entries , three miles
with turn ; Gandaur held the lead nnd turned
the stake nlength ahead of Teoiner. The latter
spurted past Gandaur and won by two lengths.
Time , 2:111 : } . The race ended in a heavy rain
which began while the oarsmen were yet hall
a mile from tbo finish ; Gandaur second place ,
Griffin third , Lee fourth nnd Peterson fifth ,
Hosmer finished third nnd McKay fourth ,
but they were ruled outbytho referee , Lymar
D , Glover , of Chicago , for finishing outside
the line.
Third race Amateur , mile and one-hall
with turn , won by the St. John , beating the
Louisiana club. Time. 10:41 ,
Sbennan Urges Bi-Metallsm ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , May 25. Senatoi
John Sherman , visiting this city , was ten
dered a public reception this afternoon bi
members of the chamber of commerce , boari
of trade and manufacturers' association , Ii
replying to an addreja of welcome Shermai
touched on the silver question , nnd said : "Wi
want n certain adjustment between silver am
gold that both these metals may be coinec
free ; that they may bo deposited in thi
United States treasury in exchange for mone :
certificates. Both should be adjusted so tha
the ; may travel all over the world equal ti
each other in every land. To accomplish thi
silver must be purchased , coined and paid ou
at market rates , or received on deposited o
market rates and paper money issuad for It
This will give a bl-metalio money , good no
only in San Francisco but in New York , Lon
don and all other parts of the world "
Mr. Sherman leaves Wednesday for Or ego :
and Washington territory , returning east yi
the Northern Pacific ,
The Presbyterian Assembly.
CINCINNATI , O. , May 25. At tha presbj
lerian general assembly this morning , S. E
Bell , D. D , , of Missouri , offered a resolutio
against Sunday papers and committing th
church to what la commonly known as prohi
bition. The resolution was referred to a
appropriate committee. The standing com
mittee on freedmen reported tha total receipt
for the year to be § 110,000. tinder the car
of this board arc 200 churches , with 11,30
communicants , 200 Sabbath schools , 13,00
scholars. During the year 1,700 member
have been added to these churches. H. Is
Paine , of Iowa , who was colonel of the co
ored regiment in the late war , delivered n
address.
The Oily Election Muddle.
CHICAGO , 111 , , Mayan. The city counc
met to-night and hod an excited and length
wrangle over the third ward election difficult
and finally adjourned , having done nothir.
nor made any provision for the future. Aide
man Appleton , chairman of the election corn
mittee , to which the returns of the third pn
clnct of the third ward were referred , an
Ia who , It Is claimed , left the city with the doci
, y inenta In hia pocket , waa present but hr
ES nothing to say. Numerous motions we :
y made to finish thn canvass , hut each wi
to promptly headed off by a motion to adjouri
which finally carried at 11 o'clock.
JO
' " Tinkering nt Rates.
CHICAGO , 111 , , May 25 , The passeng
agents of eastern roads mot here to-day ar
devottd soma time to the discussion of tl
IN proposed 517 first-class rate to New Yor
Certain agents present making objections
the adoption of tny now rate until after tl
er presidents' meeting In Now York , it wIN
ern : finally agreed to Indefinitely postpone act !
in the matter.
y.e . Tha representatives of the new westo :
e- freight association began a session hero t
eJR day , but nothing was donn of more impoitan
than arranging certain changes hi the tar
rn agreement ,
o-
) oh Heavy Ita lib cry hong Unknown.
id I'liiLAnuLriiiA , Pa , , May 23 , It has ju
atd become known that on Sunday , May 3r
d , during the temporary absence of a sorvar
M who left the hack door open , the icsidenca
Mel the Miseca Carpenter , 1103 Vine street , w
tote entered in broad daylight and robbed i
to bonds , mortgages , insurance , nnd other vali
OST. able papers , rejireitntlng 810,000-most ,
T.ur them negotiable together with $01)0 ) In hat
ur notta and silver , and 80 In gold. In t
10 haste , the robber overlooked a small bnx
lo jewels , worth several thousand dollari. The
la no clew to the thief.
* ' Arrested lor Forgery ,
SR CHICAGO , 111. , May 25. C , K. Ackrc
so formerly of Jeney City , waa arreeted hi
to-day charged with five forgeries commit !
at that place last February. He passed fi
It checka for amounts aggregating $800 whi
380 weie discovered to be forced , Ackron claii
Of the clucks were given him iu pa ) ment I
hia wholesale confectionery butineia iu Jers
City bv O , U , McCumhor , the purchaser , a
that he la not the culprit hut one of t
victim * .
y *
nt , Pnundinnkcr Offers to Bnrrciulor
snt liATTLxronu , Man. , May 25. A priest
juit in with a communication from Poui
vai maker to Gen. Middleton , who arrived h
last n'ght. ' Poundmaker offers to bUr.-cndeJ
unconditionally. Hia follower * to the num
ber of 2,000 , nro now coming in to talk with
Middletnn. Forty half-breeds were with
them Dutnont , Hlcl'4 lieutenant , is ttill in
the Uirch hills with a few adherent ) The
priest brought him n letter from Middleton
demandnighis surrender , nnd promising n fair
trial , Being told who the letter was from ,
Dumoutrefused to take it ,
XIIE IUO OUANDE STIUKEUS.
TIIK RESULT 01' JDDOK IIRHWKR'8 DECISION-
HELP FOR THE STRIKERS ,
Denver Trltuno , 21th ,
The strikers talked considerably yesterday
about Judge Brow3r'a decision concerning
their grievances , but they do not Bay what
course they will pursue. The assemblies of
tbo Knights of Labor will hold meetings to
day , but n mass meeting , similar to these
held for the past two Bundtys , has not been
announced for to-day.
The strike has now boon in progrena three
weeks. The men who wont out say they are
still as firm in their petition na they were
three weeks ago , The railway officials say
that they have a sufficient nurnber of men at
work to keep the road in running operation ,
and they are not much interested AS to wheth
er the men go to work or not. These officials
say that the men discharged themselves , and
in order for them to go to work for th com
pany again they must npply for work in the
usual way , The men will not 1)3 tikon
back In a body. The strikers eay that
this proposition of the railway company
is entirely gratuitous , as the men do not wuh
to go back to work unleas the the grievances
of which they complain nro In some way
modified.
The strikers claim to have plenty of money
guaranteed for their support so long as they
remain out ot the shops. It is reported that
tne knights of labor on the Union Pacific
have pledged one day's wages each every
month , which the strikers say will bring
them a revenue of $25,000 per month. Other
labor organisations ore also said to bo giving
them support.
Chicago Election Squabble ,
CHICAGO. May 21 , The whereabouts of
Alderman Appleton , of this city , who left
hero one week ago with the election returns
from the third precinct of the third ward , and
upon which depends the result of the canvas
of votes and the installation of the city offi
cers , do not oppnar to ba known to the gen
eral public , and the date of his return to the
city does not appear to be known. The story
ia related that while In a drinking saloon the
night prior to his departure , the returns were
stolen from his overcoat pocket nnd destroyed.
Aesneslnntcd by a Rubber.
NEOSHO , Ma , May 25. Some days ago
James Masters , a farmer living about five
miles from here , was urged by James Martin ,
also a farmer , to join a band of robbers to
which he ( Martin ) belonged. Masters refused
and Martin fearing that Masters would be
tray and reveal the band , waylaid nnd assas
sinated him on Saturday. The shooting was
done with n Winchester rifle. Martin was
caught and jailed.
"Weather.
WASHINGTON , May 23. The upper Missia-
sipi valley : fair weather in the northern por.
tion , partly cloudy weather and local rains in
the southern portion , variable winds , station
ary temperatero , followed by higher tempera
ture.
ture.Tho Missouri valley : fair weather , variable
winda , stationary temperature in the north'
ern portion , higher temperature in the north
ern portion.
Differences Among Nail Makers.
PirrsnuBG , Pa. , May 25. The nail manu-
facrurers of the United Strtea will meet it
this city on Wednesday to adopt a scale o :
prices for the ensuing year. The call will bi
the same as last year. The iron nail manu
facturers , however , want a ten per cent reduc
tion. They claim that they ara unable tc
cope with the steel nail manufacturers. Thi
latter are willing to pay the ole wages.
Sustained tbo Prohibition Jjaw.
TOUT Scoir , Kan. , May 25. Judg
French , of the state district court , In the uas
of J , H. Quirk , charged with vlolatl ng th
prohibitory law , rendered a lengthy opinior
to-day , taking the ground that tha eight !
section of tbe amended prohibitory law , re
cently held unconstitutional by Judpe Crosie
and followed by Jugo Foster , was constitu
tional ,
FIcuro-Fneumonia in tbo East ,
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , May 25. rieuro-pnou
monia has broken out among the cattle i
various parts of the state. Fears are outar
tained that it will become wide-spread
There Is danger also that the outbreak c
pleuro-pncumonia in New Castle countj
Delaware , may spread to the stite. Sevora
sorts of cattle in Dataware are now affected.
Crowding tlio Apaches ,
SANTA Fe , N. M , May 20. News haa jns
reached hero that Dipt. Smith , of the Fourt
cavalry , had a fight last Friday with Apache
In the mountains twenty miles east of Alina
The Indians were routed. The casualties an
unknown , The troops are crowd i og tbe redf
Another conflict is expected at any moment
August Bprccklcs on Trial ,
SAN FBANOISCO , Co ! . , May 25. The tri :
of Sprecklea , the son of Glaus Spreck les , th
sugar king , for shooting M. II Da Younf
proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle , o
November 10th lost , commenced to day , 1
will occupy several days.
Failed to Adopt u Bertie.
PITTHBCHO , Po. , May 25. The scale cor
farence of Iron manufacturers and thn ami
gomatod associations , which lias been In dall
session since Friday last , adjourned sine d
last evening without having readied
settlement ,
Gon. Grant'H Condition ,
20 NEW YOHK , May 25. Col. Fred , Grai
said this morning that last night was the mo
comfortable the general passed in two week
lie had eight hours good restful sleep an
st was free from pain tills morning.
. ' A San Francisco Tragedy ,
SAN FRANCISCO , May 25. Dr. N. 1
Brnen. a hlpbly-respectad citizen of Oaklam
waa shot dead nt his door last night by Hem
F , Prindle , a member of George Hook
post grand army of the republic. Tbo mu
derer was arrested.
A Bostonlau Conies to tlio Rescue ,
BOSTON , Mass , May 25. A citizen
Boston olTors to become one of a hundred ,
of two hundred , or five hundred , tocontribn
the S50.0CO needed to complete tha jiedeat
for the Bartholdl statue at New York ,
What Should a. IMisUlsi'a Wife BeV
ed
BOSTON , Maia , , May 25-John L. Sul
V6
ch van , the pugilist , has entered a counter site
to his wife's suit for a divorce , charging I
with cruel , abusive treatment and gross bn
ey its.
eyml
he Iilghtnlng'8 Slaughter ,
FEUGCS FALLS , Minn. , May 25-Durinf
heavy thunder term Saturday night , llg
is nlng struck n barn near here , killing Char
. Fuuwald , August Btraesinan , a horse , a c (
id. a colt and , a calf. The batn did not tt
era tire ,
TOP-HEAVy.
GMcago's ' Board of Trade Lcaftioe to ih
Op D&wnfali & ,
Extravagance and Kerluoed In
comes the Cause of Wry Faces ,
Some ot the Figures and Fncta Pre
sented by the Now Board BuildIng -
Ing I'ccrlcas lllchnCRs.
THE TOOIH OF DECAY.
CHICAGO'S NEW BOARD.
Special Telegram to The BEE.
CHICAGO , May S5. Concerning Chicago's
now board of trade and the condition of the
commission business bora , the Evening Mail
thia afternoon sayc "Thoro la at the head of
Ln Sallo street n solid 81,000,000 , granite board
of trade structure. It ia so vast that Marshall
Field's great retail Btoro could stand free and
clear in the hall set apart for apculatlona.
There is n tower capped with a weather vnno
and this is1 so high [ that an eight-foot gilded
schooner scorns to the pedestrian to bo not
larger than six inches , There nro stained
glass wlndowa In thia structure fit to do eor-
vica in a cathedral , and a big hell with a tone
as rich and deoo as on organ's. There are ,
in this 51OUO,000 exchange and about , offices
fine enough for cibinet minister ? , nnd big
enough , many of thorn , to bo exchange balls
themselves. There are blackboards
costing $1,009 apiece. There are
nigs from f. Periia. There are
brass fittings and stained glaEs apartments
and furniture good enough for a drawing
room. There is a swell dinner set out In the
Grand Paciii : and each dny there troops up
delegations from' big commission houses.
"The expenses of grain firms since the re
moval to the new building have been in
creased on nn average from 50 to 210 per cent.
A dozen concerns are now paying rentals
very little under $10,000. There is not nt
Now York about Wnll street , any such pretentious
tentious surroundings. Baltimore , Phiindel-
phia nnd Boston would bo horrified at the
suggesting of them. With expenses doubled
and income ; , at the vary best cut In twain , it
is no wonder that the facts one seea behind so
much plate gluaa , and in the midst of so much
braes tinsel drawing-room furniture and
other expensive glcgcrbread work ,
are terribly awry. _ _ The coffers
of Chicago commission men nro
beingdrained.iThe inflowing stream was never
so thia. It ia possible that the removal of the
brokers from their old and comparatively
economical quarters to their now and excep
tionally extravagant ones may prove the first
serious blow to the market's supremacy. The
rules of the board of trade direct that a com
mission man shall charge an outsider a quar
ter of a cent for doing his grain business , yet c
trader , outsider ur insider , who payt
n quarter of a cent on his bual
ness is , in euphcmous terms s
rank Biickor. Nina tenths ol
the business dona now ia for the account ol
tha b'ft local traders , and this is nil done foi
1-Oc. All the business done for Now York ,
St. Louis nnd Milwaukee , nnd the othei
leading speculative points has to bo divided
This is all dona for jc , despite declarations tc
the contrary , and alter the division , of course ,
there is left for the Chicago man only 1-1 ( ic ,
But the division of commissions ia not the
only division commission men suffer fro-n ,
Not half the speculative business comes here ,
Countrymen are still gambling. Then
orders are not cent here , however , because
the bcal bucket shops get them. Then , too
outside markets , St. Louis , New York am
Detroit , have'somewhat increased their trndi
at the expense of Chicago.
"The Chicago market is not at all as it wni
only five years ago. It ia not unlikely that ii
five years more It will have grown na all othe
great speculative centrea have , a heavy , con
servative humdrum , with the chances fo
brilliant displays all gone and the chances fo
speculative purposes all gone too , "
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE 80DDAN REBELH.
SUAKIN , Mar 25 An armored train yoatei
day surprised a body of rebels tearing up th
rails of tbe new railway , and opened fire upo
thorn. It is estimated the rabels lost seven
hundred men ,
THE RED SKA PORTS.
CONSTANTINOPLE , May 25 Granville dc
clares if Turkey refuses to occupy some of tl )
Rod Son ports England will bo compelled t
make arrangements for tha occupation of thee
places by come civilized power ,
A DAT OP REST.
LONDON , May 25. To-day ( Whit-Mondoj
is a holiday , The bank of Kngland an
stock exchange are closed ,
I'ARIS COSIJ1CNIST8.
PARIS , May 25 The police expect and ar
prepared for a renewal of tha communist rlc
at Pore laChaiso cemetery to-day or to-moi
row. The communist papars cry for vengeanc
Ii
upon the police and troops for attacking an
bayoneting the paopio who attempted yesto :
dny to make a demonstration at the graves i
communists in thecametery. These journal
in order to incite the mob , falsely state tl
aoldiera during tbe riot yesterday allot foi
communists dead. Threats are raado to a
tack the authorities with nrma and dynamiti
To-days demonstration of tbo communist
in celebration of the fall of the commune ha
up to < t o'clock , been orderly. Tha goven
ment withdraw the _ troops and allowed tl
procession to march into Pore la Chaise can
otery with red flags. The policg also left tl
communists to themselves , M , Henri Koch
forte made his appearance and was hailed t
tbe parnder * with shouts of "viva la con
munel" The policy of the authorities of ein
plyignrrlncr the demonstration is general
praised , The communists claim , however , l
have overawed the authorities nnd boast <
their victory.
VICTOR noao'a FUNERAL.
Victor Hugo's funeral will take place no :
it Sunday , The poet's remains lie In state u
it ; dcr the Arc do Trlomphe until Saturday. Tl
communUta of Paris resolved to attend tl
funeral and march with red Hags in the pr
cession. If they do , it ia believed there w ,
be a riot.
PUNISHING TUB CHIEFS ,
MIDDLETON TAKES TIIK MEDALS AND POWE ]
Or THE REI1ELI.1NO INDIANS AWAV ,
WlNNll'Ka.Man. , Mav 24 , General Middl
ton will proceed from Prince Albert to Butt
ford , where be will demand simply the uneom
tional surrender of tha Indians , He w ;
probably proceed to disarm them , not deoi
Ing it safe to allow them the freedom th
have poeieased. Beardy and Okomass
chiefs of tbo Duck Lake reserve , wi
some of their principal braves , h
a pow wow with General Middlet
expressing loyalty. Both were severely croi
questioned. Bsardy protested he 1mJ nhvn
been loyal and wished to keep his tribe t
II same , but a number of hia young men to
lit part m the Dnck Like nnd liatoche figl
against hia will. When asked why he had t
ler notified the police that the rebel forca Ii
b- gathered nt Duck Lake , lie said ho thought
was doing enough whoa Iia warned his you
men against participation , Tbo gone
said if he was not able to command th
' a young men , lie was not fit to bacht
I ho general left In apparent dirguat , after
3t- uerlng the medals of the chieftains to
lt8 ; taken away. The two deposed chiefs did
. betray tho'leait emotion ,
kol The remains o't Corporal Code , and i
Jvates.yrajeroadH : rde8ty , of the Niutf
rifles , were burled hero to-day , with military
honors , under the auspices of the Montreal
artillery , The cortege WM very largo nd
smpoalng , all public bodies and eoveral secret
locletioB taking part ,
Chief While Cap nnd some ofhls ( band have
boon captured nnd held nt Uumboldt await
ing Gen. Middloton's orders , Attorner-gen *
oral Hamilton declares that Kiol'a affected
Amerlcanshlp cannot affect his trial nnd pun
ishment , Ho will doubtless ba tried by court
martial.
liEOiNA , Man , , May 21. The train con-
vojlugltlok the captured rebel chief , arrived
hero yesterday , The journey was without in
cident , Kiel is welli but showed some nerv
ousness at balng Handed over to the police.
Ho doca not talk much ,
Condition ol the Grntii Hcicrve.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 25. The following fig
ures , taken from the board of trade weekly
statement , show the amount of grain in sight
in the United Statca and Canada on Satur
day , May 2 : ! , and the amount of increase or
decrease ovnr the preceding weak :
WheatVisible11,101,811 bushels ; in
crease , 170,881 bushels.
Corn Visible , 4I'J1,872 ! , bushola ; increase ,
38,700 bushels.
Oats Visible , 1,030,293 bushels ; decrease ,
205.1(59 ( bushels.
Rye Viatblo , 184,891 bushels ; decrease ,
00,828 bushels.
Barley-Visible , 211,310 bushels ; decrease ,
11.504 bushels.
The amount cf grain in atnro in Chicago on
the date named was : Wheat , 11,358283
bushels ; corn , 025,780 bushoU ; oats , 182,031
bushels ; rye , 10,910 bushels ; barley , 30,070
bushels ,
Shot "While Restating an Ofllcor.
CAIRO , III , , May 25. At Twelfth nnd
Levee streeta this morning Officer George
Dunn shot and killed William Howard , col
ored , while attempting to arrest him.
3 Sire. John A , Unldcinnu Dead.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , May 25. Mrs. John A.
Ilnldemnn , n well-known and popular lady ,
wife of John A. Haldemnn , of the Courier-
Journal , died to-day of pneumonia.
The JLMymoiitli Scourge.
WlLKESttARRE , PH. , May 2" . Four more
deaths occurred at Plymouth this nf tornoon
nnd several moro cases are reported.
ARRESTED AT SPBIHGHELD
Frank AVUHaniB.tho Tramp Murderer
ln.Jjl.uuo.
It was reported hero yesterday thai
Frank Williams , the tramp who shot bi
pedler companion , W. H. Brown , In :
box car at Plattsmcnith Sunday morn
ing , bad been arrootod at Springfield , i
station on the Burlington & Misaour
road , between hero and the soeno of the
bloody ontraga. It seams that of to
jumping from the train downnear Boyd'i
packing house Sunday morning
Williams took his back track and travelet
In the direction from whence he came
supposing that the officers would no
think of looking that way for him. Ii
addition to the dncrlptlon given of Will
iama yesterday morning it should have
beonetatod that ho is crippled in hi
tight hand , the two toro finger
being gone , own to the second
end joint. Judge Stonborg say
that Williams w a u before him in polioi
csnrtlorg ago , as a vagrant , and , cr
promisa of leaving town , was released
At last accounts , the news dating fror
yesterday morning , Brown , the man shot
was still living , but in Bnchconditlon , tha
it was thought almost Impossible for bin
to recover.
The concert given by Mr. Smith las
night in front of hia store , waa attended by
largo crowd of people who greatly enjoyed th
music.
William Porter , one of Smith's colore
men , was arrested and locked up last nigl
on complaint of Lizzie Johnson , who chargi
him with assault and battery.
Mr , Roger ; , the great ono man eho
actor , who appeared at Boyd's opera horn
last night , was greeted by a very small aud
ence , Mr. Rogers , however , gives en excel
lent show , Hla impersonations and chnra
izatiors are good.
Reptiles "Which a Milwaukee Pruj.
S\at \ Surrounds Himself With ,
Milwaukea Sentinal ,
The private collection of curiosities i
Dr. Lonls Lotz ia considered ona of tl :
best and largest in the northwest. . '
represents the accumulation of yean , an
is BO extensive that to inspect Itthorong ]
If would require several days , Amor
the moat noteworthy curioaities in tl
collection is a Raman coin of sliver , mac
when Christ was upon earth. It ia aboi
the size of a half dollar of the prose :
day , but thinner. Upon its face is
Roman head , surrounded by a wreat
and some Greek letters , while upon th
reverse side is an embossed trao. Th
coin Is highly pnV.sd by the doctor , an
occupies a central position In the larj
number of old and curious coins of evei
nation , of every slza and shape , and ran ]
Ing in intrinsic value from ono quarter i
a cent to 820.
Indian relics and curiosities occupy
separata case , and embrace ovorythir
from a scalp to a war club. Arrow at
spearheads of flint and agate are arrange
in rows , according to size , and make i
attractive collection. Tomahawks at
axes are numerous. The beholder cami
but wonder at the mechanical ingonui
of the redman , as ha gazes upon the
Implements of warfare. Pottery at
jowolery found In Indian mounds form
conspicuous portion of this dopattmor
A illnt'lock pistol recalls to mind tl
days of long ago , when our forofnthc
retired by the light of candle dip , and t !
telephone and electric light were n
known.
The doctor does not keep his entire ci
lection at his residence , His atoro <
Chestnut street is n per feet curiosity she
and resembles In many respects a tropic
garden , containing , OB it docalarge tro
Ical'plants and animals , In a largo tai
near tha steve in the center of the ro <
reposes an alligator , Liana byname , a
a young one , Hans la now nine jci
old , and ban been in ita present quart *
many year. The animal Is very doct
and U handled and fondled by Dr. L
yhe with as much freedom as a babe is hi
he
ok died by Its mother. To ono unaccnsto
ita ed to the sight a cold shiver ia apt to p
lot along his spinal cjlumn DD tbo Doc
a < ] klaeos the repulsive-looking reptile , wh
he Is about four feet In length , The in
ral OS ono but a foot long ii also tame , 1
tteo will not permit itaelf to be touched
ef.or . any ono except Dr. ijitz. Bread nndm !
orba with an occasional bit of meat , conitlt
ba the food of tbcsa
roptllos. Two la
QQl lai
snakes occupy a Email cajo aeat the i
Hi gator'a quartets. This caio la not cloj
eth and new and then n rmtlo will ba he
In the polm tree standing mar , and before -
fore ono la fully aware of what Is going
on a pair of bright eyes will look Into his
and n forked tongue will dart out in ap
parently glad Burpriso. The snakes ate
allo wed the liberty of the utoro nnd nro
qulto friendly , gliding slowly up to a per
son to bo stroked , The doctor handles
them , nnd they in return nestle down in
his pocket. To nn observer the praclico
Booms fraught with danger , but Dr. Lotz
places great confidence in his peculiar
pels end cMceses thorn with Impunity.
Snakes and Insects preserved in bottles
nro mangod on shelves , and the whole
icono reminds ono forcibly of a room cf a
professor of black art , such as is icon in
some spectacular plays.
Polar Bear YnrnB.
Basset's National History.
There nro some dreadful talon proval
out as to the i ferocity of the Polar boar ,
but these , according toDr. Robert Brown ,
approach D good deal the nature ti
"yarns. " After having lived for sonu
time in the Acrlio regions , and hunted
bears again nnd again , ho considers that
"a great deal of the Impressions which ire
have implied regarding ita ferocity are
moro duo to old notions of what It ought
to be rather than it Is , and that the tales
related by Barontz , Edward Pclham and
ether old tuvlgators regarding Us blood-
thlratlneaa during the time they wintered
in Spitzborgon were a good deal exagger
ated. When enraged or emboldened by
hunger I can , however , qnlto understand
that , like nil wild and oven domesticated
animals , it may bo dangerous to man.
On the east coast of Greenland , where
they know httlo of man , they are very
bold. The mombots of the Gorman ex
pedition , when making outdoor observa
tion , had to bo continually on their guard
against them. 1 have chased it over tbo
floors of Pond's Bay , and the beat's only
thought seemed to bo how best tn
escape from its pursuers. I should
have hesitated a giod deal before
making so free with the grizzly boar ol
the California wilde , which ( s , parhaps ,
the most ferocious animal on the Ameri
can continent. Though seemingly so nn <
wily , the nennok runa with greal
spaed , and being almost marine in Itj
habits it swims well. I have chased ll
with a picked crow cf eight whalemen ,
and yet the bear hns managed to dls
tanco ns in the race for the ica fields ,
It would now nnd again , when its tw (
cubs woto getting in the roar , stop ant
( literally ) push them up behind ; and 01
[ reaching the steep edge of the Ice floe
finding that -wo were fast rcashiug then
it lifted each of them upon the Ice wltl
ita tooth , seizing the loose skin at thi
back of the neck. Once on the ice the ;
were safe. Unlike its congeners , it doe'
not hug bnt bites , and it will not eat iti
prey until it is dead , playing with 1
like a cat with a mouse. I have knowi
several men who , -while sitting , watchinj
or skinning seals , have had its rongl
hand laid on their shoulder. Their enl ;
chance then has been to feign being doai
and manage to shoot it while the bea
was sitting at a distance watching its in
tended victim. Though Eskimo ar
oftan seen who have been scared by It
yet I repeat that , unless attacked or roc
dored fierce by hunger , it rarely attack
man. During our last trip to Groenlan
none of our party s w one ; indeed , the ;
are only.kllled in the vicinity of Disc
Bay during the winter or eprlng , whei
they have either come or drifted on th
ice floes. Six were killed in the vlclnlt
of Omenak during the winter of 18GG-67.
Measuring the 1'yramid.
There Is a society at Cleveland calle
the international Society of Weights an
Measure ? , whoso object ia io make
thorough survey of the great pyramid c
Cheeps at Gbizeh in Egypt. Its mem
bera think they have reasons for bolioi
ing that this great artificial mass of stone
which for more than thirty centuries ha
been a wonder and mystery to the worl
a wonder and mystery oven to th
Egyptians themselves , Is an epitome c
prophecy and hiatory ; that Its poeitior
ita measurements , the relation of Its ba !
lines to its height , tbo also and shape <
its chambers , and the anglo of ajcant an
descent of its galleries , and the mystoi
Ions mason rnnrka on its interior walls a
) f have a moaning , scientific , historical an
prophetic snd that they reveal a dtam
ard of weights and measures of absolul
accuracy based upon the axis of the eartl
Some of the moro sangnlno end onthus
astio oven effect to believe that thcro is
email , urdiecavored cell , or mnnlmor
room hidden away somewhere In th
mess of atone , which , when ditcoverei
trill reveal the whole history and slgnli
canco of the pyramid , and toll when , I
whom and for what purposa it was bui
In abort , disclose tlio secret which f <
so many ages Ita dumb utoncs have i
jealously guarded.
Many measurements of the great pyri
mid have boon made , somu by scientlf
and official commissions , but tboy do n <
accurately agree , and no ono of them
entlicly aitlafactory. The Olovelati
society propose to make which will I
absolutely exhaustive and complete , an
with thla view they will excavate the aac
from the base of the elrncturo down <
the Bockcta in the limestone fonndatlc
on-which It rests , and thus make It ba :
from bottom to top , Ita position , tl
length of ita aides , and its height w
then ba accurately determined ar
these , it is thought , will furnlah tl
origin cf the present English system
weights and measure ? . While ut It , t :
Bocloty will dig out the Sphinx and e
pojo It also to full view from bisa to to
Catling Guns.
The galling gun weighs about 1,0
pounds and Is precisely of the tame d
sign as the ordinary cannon. Thcro a
ten chambers that revolve in the ban
proper , and each chamber has an I IK
pendent lock. The main barrel is cig
fk
Inches In diameter. The eizo of cartrld
nn used is that of tha ordinary forty-11
government rillo calibre. The firing
irs dona by operating a crank ; the cartritl
is exploded by a hammer which woi
with such great rapidity that 120 ca
> tz ridges are fired in a minute. The mo'
in- ment of the gun can bo so adjusted us
runs make it either stationary or osclllatti
ns so that the gun practice can buoo
tor either cc&ttcrnl or ctntrifugal la its t
loh cutlon , At 700 yards the galling f
ialll has been known to hit a I2il5 feet t
} Ut get 8 % times out of 400 shots. At 1 ,
by yards 413 out of 500 shots hn.ve struc
Ik , ! ) i25 feet target. To show the rnplt
a to with which the gium can bo wotkec
rge might be explained that the time 01
illt- pica in coming to acllo-j frcnt from
icd , and firing , ten seconds ; limber r
ard mount and oil , tlilr' en eeconda ,
THE CAPITAL.
Department Generals OrdtRil to Crush
The Apache UprisiD ? .
What the Seventeen Year Loonst
is Expected to do ,
ViUB Gotn n Cheaper Contract for the '
Printline ot'.atnmnH-Nmv Oill-
cors Note * ,
TUE NATION All OAIUTAK
flKNERAL KYKN1H ,
WASHINOTON , May 25 The postmaster-
general hnj awarded to the American batik
note company of Now York , the contract for
furnishing the postage stamps for the nc\t
four yours at $101.510.82 per annum for ordi
nary stamps ( which will bo printed entirely
'iy steam ) , nnd 52,442 70 for postage duo. and
ithor Issues of stamps , making the total $103-
19.01 per annum. The gross bid of the bu -
jau of engraving nnd printing , which vtns the
lext lowest bid , wna 8111,13(1.39 ( , nnd
; ho work wna to have baon executed by n com-
< 1uation of stonm nnd hand work. A sample
1 the steam work of the American bank note A
iompany was fourd to bo nearly equal to the
equlremonta of the department. The price-
laid for ordinary stamps under the now con-
met will bo t ) 00 lOOc per thousand , na ognmat
' 19-lOOc under the present contract. As
ipnrly four billion stamps ere requirca annu-
illy to meet the demand of the service , tha
laving of three conti per thousand during the
icxt four years will show n considerable re-
luction in thlj item of expenditure.
The following telegram was eont to-day to
, ho commanding gonerala of the divisions of
; ho Pacific and of the Missouri :
"Uto every exertion possible and call Tor
all the assistance of fcdernl troops you may
require to suppress the Indian outbreak in
Arizona nnd Now Mexico. Tbeso outrages
mubt bo stopped iu the thortost time possible ,
nd every prtcaution taken to prevent their
jccurrenco in the future. By order of the
iocretary of war. " R. O. DRUM.
_ , , Adjutant General.
The ordnr is the result of the conference
between the president , secretary of war nnd
Mr. Oliver Bteol , of New York , this morning.
In view of the alleged prevalence of u yel
low fever in the northern Mexican states the
locretary of the interior bas been requested to
raappoint tha sanitary inspectors on tbe bor
der line of Arizona. Ho will probably com
ply with the request. - - " -M
The president to-day made the following
appointments :
Postmasters J. 35 , Eischolz , Sunbury ,
Pa. ; Jacob Odoll , Youngstown , N. Y. ; Samuel -
uel M. Sinpad , Fond du Lac , Wis , vice
George E. Sutherland suspended upon the in
spector's report , showing that the postmtUtor
had paid to a clerk employed in hia olfico , his
nephew , the Bum of S5 per week as salary for
him as clerk in the postoffico whenhia services
ns such clerk were only nominal and unuecis-
toiy ; J. .1. Dudley. Newport , N. H. , vice
George W. Nourse , suspended for selling
money orders on credit in violation of the pos
tal regulation p. - . . "n- > 'In jn ijl- , )
_ Zachariah Montgomerr , of California , as
sistant attorney-general for the interior de
partment ] iQwft
Professor Uiloy says the seventeen year
locuat , whose visit he has predicted , is
harmless to growing crops nnd does noinjury
except to twigs of forest nnd fruit trees.
Where very young orchards have been planted
on land that has been cleared during the last
seventeen yearatha treea are liabla to Buffer
somewhat , but it is probable kerosene spray
will protect them. The ordinary locust ,
which is so destructive to growing crops , has
jaws which tut , while the aovcntoenyear
species , more properly called cicada , has only
a bill through which he sucks his nourish
ment ,
Tno excess of the value of the exports over
the imports of merchandise is as tollowe :
During the four months ended April 30lh ,
S52.7-J7G18in ; thn ten months ended April
30th , § 169UCS57. ! )
Secretary Lamar has declined lo review the
decision of his predecessor , refusing to is
sue nn order for tbe survey of Arsonel island ,
opposite St , Louis ,
A Wild
A wild and disastrous runaway on
Doog'ai , Thirteenth and Farnam streets
about due-k last evoniup , created consider
able excitement In these thoroughfares.
Ir was not without BBrlous rasulte. Mr.
Edward Stnarr , a Ocbrtdo nun , and hia
wifa started to take a rldo. As they
drove out of the livery stable on Douglas
street , their vehicle was ruu Into by
another team and tipped over. MM.
Stnart ttrhck on the pavement , head firat ,
and tustalncd qulto a savoro scalp
wound. This startled the horeo ,
and ho dnshed away like a
shot. Ho at ruck a carriage In front of
Smith's and started another horse , bnt it
was stopped On wont the Hying steed.
In front of Frederick's atoro the bound
ing buggy struck Dr , P. Eo-tottcr's car
riage , and throw Ills lltllo son out onto
the htrd pavement , seriously Injuring
him. Ho wni carried Into DItalph'a
oQico , whcra medical relief was adminis
tered , and from tbcra taken homo. Mrs.
Stuort war ) attended by Dr. Search. The
tnnaway horeoras stopped en Twelfth
street.
Track ami Train.
General Manager S. T. Smith , of tho-
Unlon Pacific railroad , went to Denver
yesterday morning.
S. R. Diury , city ticket agent for
the "Burlington roato" at Denver , Is-
visiting his Umaha fdotids.
Thomas Miller , general freight ngenti
forth * Burlington & Missouri will-cod ,
wont to Chicago Sunday night , to attend
a meeting of the freight agtnls there
yesterday.
J. n. Cleaver h&a been appointed resl-
dentsurgcon of f ho Union Pacific railroad
at Council Blull'a.
Thomas Lewd , of the Union Pacific
shops , whoio fyo was so teverely Injured
DOe last week by a splinter of wood , , fa now
ere under the cure cf Dr. Bryant. Up will
ro probibly not Josu the uoo tf th > affected
reel oyo.
! cht oyo.A new tlmo card went into eJl'oat Sun
ht day on the Missouri Pacific read , The
patpongcr train , which befomluft hero at.
vo 10:35 : a , ru , , goes now at 11 o'clock , The
Is voniag tr&In don't start uniil 0 o'clock ,
KO nttoad of 8:35 : , as before. Bot'b morn
ks ng and evening trains orrlvu at ( lo'clock.
rt-
rote 1'rancia Wallace , preeambn at the Herald
to Dice , was united m marriage yoiterd&y morn-
8.mo n at the oithedril , to IJiea Mviy Mahoney.
mo xo father O'Connor nionounced the ceremony
xoan [ Win , Nugent , Joe Grace , and Jamea Daily ,
ar aganc ; of young loo1 ; iiadj , were created last
200 nlRht and run in for holding up end tlugRiuff
ka two or throe parties in the vicinity of loug-
Uty Ui and Tenth streets , Clua , Surfas nnd
' , Mart Conley were alao captured and held
; cu aa witnena.c3 agalnut them , Conley , it teems ,
tro wna one of the imrtioa glugecd , and at the
ear jail wwhowjiu like a. Rood fellow , witn a > .
Rath.In bv ) bead ,