Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 09, 1886, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE./CUESDAY , MARCH 9 , 1880 JVERiL TIMELY TOPICS , tbo "Bco's" Mail - Contributions to Bag- Mr. Bemis Writes About Pavements , OMAHA NOT OUT OF THE WOODS. | jj Vnlunlito SiiRKcetlons by Mr. Upton -Hcttli County Scliool Imiuls The Knturo Orcnt City or tlio West Other Matters of Interest. Tlio 1'nvliiR Question Dlsousscd by Mr. llctuU. HOSTON , Mass. , March ! . [ To the Edi tor. ] I have watched the Omaha chess board moves closely during my absence through ils four dally papers , weeklies mid letters from niyoflico and others dally. The paving question scorns to ho the nil-absorbing topic in Omaha , at present , nnd fooling that everyone at all Inter ested In Omaha's welfare should add tliclr mite in endeavoring to solve the Very Important problem , I ventured to interview to-day Boston's City Engineer Jackson , Assistant Cheney and Struol Su perintendent Morton , all very nlco gen tlemen and thoroughly posted after their fifteen to twenty years experience. Boston lias a population of about half a million , and has about one hundred and twenty-five miles of paving , about two- . thirds of which is granite blocks and one- third cobhlo stones The cobble stone era ended scores of years ago , all now jmving for years being granite blocks from Quincy and Kockford. The blocks measure four by eight and four by twelve inches nnd eight inches in thickness. So you see Uoston stands by and favors granite. Tlio average price laid In six inches of sand is if 2. 50 to $3.00 per square yard. All nro prejudiced ( like myself nnd nil sensible men not interested in the con tracts for laying them ) against wood pavements , excepting wlioro wealthy city corporal ions , say like London , are will ing and can renew them every three or four ycnrd. Columbus avenue in this city was paved about twelve years ago with eovoral ditloront kinds ol wooden nave- incuts dill'erent kind in each block to give a thorough tost. All of them de cayed and were removed inside of from two to four years , and all were well laid. The kinds of wood used were spruce , pine and chestnut the last named being the most durable. The chestnut was laid in round blocks and that oven was useless - loss after ono year's wear , the upper ends wearing conical , points upwards , of coin-bo , and no ono could or would drive over it. All were patented and prepared in every conceivable way of wood preserving - serving processes , but as the experience of those gentlemen go to prove , "there is no way of successfully preserving or laving wooden pavements. ' In Devonshire street , two years ago , Borne 800 foot of spruce block wore laid four inches wide , eight inches long and eight inches thick on the concrete foundation of six inches , ( prepared for compressed asphalt block which were found useless oltor ono years' trial ) . The sprtico blocks have lusted but two years and must now be removed , having worn down from eight inches in thickness to from one and a half to three inches they were prepared by a zinc process anil joints were filled with pebbles nnd pitch , nnd the laying was a thoroughly good job in every respect , and as Air. Morton eavs."Talk . : aljout the lasting qualities ot wood , it is all gammon. " lie says no wood is as durable as chestnut they used Bprucn because it is plentiful and is used for that reason mostly , same as cedar . blocks are in the west. Their expori' cnccs go to prove it very objectionable on sanitary grounds , being such an ab- Borbant of liquids and always lilthy and unhealthy. Boston has five or six miles of Barbour nsphalt pavement , Columbus avenue , when the wooden pavements were taken lip , was rolaid with asphalt by the Grahamito & Trinidad Co. , which was not a success. And after two years the Harbour company rolaid it again ( live years ago ) upon the concrete foundation , put down by the G. & T. Co. , which was too level not pitch enough to it to al low the water and moisture to run oil' , nnd on that account , is in bad condition to-day. Mr. Morton says that genuine Trinidad asphalt is an excellent material , but the success and wear depends en tirely in the handling and perfect and thorough manner of laying the material Jn Court Square , five years ago , the Uarbour company laid asphalt pareinent V'lioro it has a very heavy and constant wear by heavy express travel and that has proved a great success , Every team in passing over thin pavement necessarily runs with the wheels of ono side of their wagon over a row of granite blocks next toitho curb-stones , ana the wheels on the other side of the wagons run over the _ nsj [ > lialt pavome.nt and aftnr , Jive years "constant use the nsphalt shows litflo if nny uppeciablo wear , while the granite blocks nayu worn oil several inches , and * yet Boston favors granite every time. Mr , Morton says ono objection to asphalt is that it is slippery in ley wonther and horses cnmiol got' fool-liold ; also says that it must Imvo grade enough to pro- Tent moisture Mantling upon it or it will BOOH decay. Mr , Chitno.y , assistant city engineer , Kays that in iidin over some of Louis- vlllo's , ( Ky. , ) wood pavements , after two years' UM > , came near having all of his - "tooth shaken out of his head. I. too , hail the same experience in El/.abcth ! , N. ' J . , nnd in Chicago and other places. In rhllng or walking by and over wood . imvoments in hot weather , have invaria bly been obliged to hold my noso. the i utenc'U from its terrible ofl'onMvo anil mi- healthy exhalations so completely poison- ini'thoalr. Had the pleasure of meeting "Joo" Millard , Guy C. Barton and N. W. Wulls , of Soliuyler , at the Adams house hero n week or two niru. Have also mot Judge , Paul Vnndorvoort. and others. \Vlnlo dining at tint 1'arkor liouso yes- torday. Boston's Postmaster Toboy came up and addressed mo as follows ; "How are you , General Banks ? " My hair is / whlU ) and so is Banks' , ( Ix.th blondes ) . IvHInnkd is seventy ( J ) and I am forty- , seven. How's that for honorable notice lor a citinon of Omaha ? If you have any questions In paving that are not answered herein , shoot thorn at mo and I will post myself up and scud you another lino. Yours truly. GKO. P. JJuMis. Omalm Not Out of the AVootlH. To the Editor : While it ia right and consistent for the local and state papers io sound the praUes of the young giant , Robriskaand Jicr vigorous ohlld.Omalin . , and while everything points to a bright future for tUis rapidly-growing youngster * yet , for nil that , Omaha is "not out of the woods" I. o. , it will bo nceasinry for t , thp &NWO enterprise and burincM liberal- ify to bo exercised in the future as there 'has ' has been in the , past few years , in order to kcnp the city going "onward upward. . " iTowns mid chics never got too lftr < re , flover get too Important , never get too AVoukhy ; but It ! a possible for them lo.ivtvogrado , if lcor.1 cniurpriw becomes * To niy : nothing about railroad discrim- .dilations , Uicu'c is only ono riang < > * appar- iSjnt at pocit | thai threaten * to the growth of Omaha , and that Is the danger of increasing our consuming cle ment out of proportion to the producing clement , In other words , Omaha must depend on manufacturing industries for her future greatness. 1'ublic works are conducive to much public good and have been an important factor , nnd will con- tinno to bo such in the building np ol our city. But they nro not what might bo termed , in a broad sense , u continuous. permanent institution. The only real solid foundation for a city is its manufac tories. These should bo encouraged in every possible way , nnd small concerns. ' with a possibility 'to development , should not bo sneered at , for who can tell to what magnitude a rightly-managed man- nlacturing business may attain ? Some of the largest works in the country be gan in a small way. The law of demand will always increase the facilities for supply. Tlio great danger attending a city that has grown otlt of its village clot lies In a few years and become n point of com mercial and linanoial importance is the tendency to become pulled np in its own greatness to such a degree that the idea is carried that the place is made and that nothing can over unmake it. This nils- take has been fatal to more than one largo town. It was this vaunted idea that caused Lcavcnworth , Kan. , to have ten thousand less inhabitants now than at the close of the war. At that tlmo she was the largest city west of Chicago and St. Louis , doing an immense jobbinsr trade , supplying llio territory west of her to the mountains and into Utah and Mon tana. In fact she was dead sure that no power on earth could make her have a back-sot. So sure was she in this with her 85,000 people , with her wholesale houses , some of them carrying stocks double of that of llko houses in this city to-day , that when the question of bridg ing tlio Missouri came up anl : she was asked lo lend a helping hand , she swelled up like a big snake at a Itsh monger's funeral and said that they were a city , they were , and that they had made them selves the metropolitan place they were by tlioir own exertion , and that now they had got to that point , that if anyone wanted to come to them by bridge or otherwise , there was no string to them ; Ihov could como ; if they preferred n bridge they could build it : that they ( tlio great city of Leavenworth ) was located and was there to stay , etc. Everyone knows tlio result. I cite this case which is only ono of many in the history of our country be cause I have heard the same argument used in this city regarding enterprises of different characters coming here , and during a residence of thirteen , years in onr sister city , "over the river , " 1 heard the same talk until I was completely and ' " . " ell'octually "fatigued. This is not written as an alarmist re garding tlio future of Omaha. Wo are rapidly growing in population , but most of tliis increase are consumers , and a largo population of consumers is not a healthy growth unless a suiliciont amount of producers are furnished to create an equilibrium. \Vo cannot depend altogether on our wholesale trade for the future upbuilding of the city. Already thorp are wholesale points of no small magnitude getting in back of and to the right and loft of us , to which points , through unjust discrimina tion , goods are laid down at Omaha rates. There is a littlocityup the river Sioux City that is liable to become no small rival of us. A bridge at that point and she would do the business of northern Nebraska. Nebraska City is packing as many or more hogs than Omaha. A gro cery house 'at Fremont does as largo a business as any excepting perhaps one- house in Oinnna. The country is developing fast. Oma ha is in the van , and by "keoping her eye on the gun" she will stay there , but she should have moro manufactories , she needs a direct road to the north and northwest , and she needs it badly ono that would be an Omaha interest. It seems to ino that these should bo the key note of the energy of the board of trade and our citizens. M. A. Keith County School Imruls. OGALLALA , Neb. , March 5 , [ To the Editor. ] The sale and leasing of the Keith county school lands which has been going on hero for several days , has been completed , the results being very satis factory to the commissioner and to those who have heretofore invested in Keith county soil. Tlio highest prize realized was § 12.50 per aero , the average on all land sold being $9. A good portion of the land was not sold , but leased at 0 per cent on the ap praised value , which varied from 51.50 to 1J1.50 per aero. In ninny eases a bonus saw paid for the privilege of leasing , said bonus running all the way from $100 to ijyOO per section. The results as outlined above prove conclusively that the former lease of these lands at 0 per cent on an appraisement of from 40 to 75 cents was , lo say the least , a phenomenally poor stroke of business on the part of the old board. It is a pity that these gentlemen , who have shown a great deal of shrewd busi ness enterprise in their own private af- tairs , would not have brought some of it into play when conducting ; the business of the Mute. The fact that under the first lease the school fund would havit lost fionio eight or nine thousand dollars per annum , which would have gone into the pockets of certain favored speculators , will tum ble many per.sojis to roach conclusions which the presentation of ( silver pitoher.s among the honorable inomhcrs of the board will not altogether dissipate. The price for which the school land was sold proves that farming in Keith county is not an empty dream , During my stay in the county I saw no one who was not en thusiastic in pralso of llio climate and eoil. eoil.Since the lirst of 1'obimiry plowing has boon going on. the soil being entirely free of frost and in splendid tillable con dition. In view of tiicso things , wo of the east ern counties of the btato fool strongly tempted to join the increasing tide of em igration west , The government land is all taken in Keith county , but settlers nro still pour ing in , going through the county to Clnu-o , where sonio vniumt claims may still bo oiind. f Ogallnln , the county Boat , has crown niarveJously during the past year ; draw ing trade ai she docs , from twenty to forty miles in orcry direction , she cannot fail to take her place in the chain of thriving young cities along the line of the Union I'acilio , JViriHj ; tlio month of 1'cbrnnry 121 cars of iiiurcnandfcn and immigrants' effects wore unloaded at this station , and tlio.- in n position to judge nay that during March the utnnher 'vill reach 'MO. During the coming season Keith coun ty will bo imrieliod by two new railroads the B. & M. running along the southern tier of townships , and the Uniou i'acitic uushins : up the North Platte into Wyom ing. These new advantages added to the greater oncts of soil and climate will soon mnkn Keith county farms as valuable as any in the state. _ S. D. 1. E. Tlio Womlor Cltjof the AVosr. To the Editor : At Fort Fcttcrman , Wyo. , "when the rftsos come again , " will spring into existence , as If by the wand ol the magician , the woudor city of the west. . ' It will bo a railroad centre ; Us roads will traverse to all pointe of Uio compass , concentrating the wealth f an empire ; ( Hinging thu gtfld , s'.Lvcr , tin , jipypuc and other minerals from the adjacent mines to its mills and its mint , the products of the field and the forest will bo added to it ? store , and "the cattle on a thousand hills" will pass through its gales ; tile oil basins and the coal fields will give profit able employment to its people , nnd make millionaires of its fortunate sons , Its palace hotels and grand opera houses will bo models of beauty ; the pride of its people will bo. the palatial residences of its favorites of fortune ; cattle kings , bonanza mines , oil princes railroad magnates nnd intellectual ath letes will mingle upon its streets like schoolboys upon the play-ground. It will bo the capital of a great state , and the centra of wealth , civilization and inngntliccnco. It will have the IIollv system of water works ; it will bo lighted by electricity ; , it will have cable roads upon its broad and marble-paved streets ; the city will bo healed by steam from a central sta tion , and no smoke will bo permitted to escape ; its parks , the finest in America , will bo stocked with deer , elk and other beautiful and rarp animals ; Its museum will contain curiosities collected and culled from every quarter of the globe ; churches will abound , and their gold- tipped spires will pierce the clouds ; col leges and universities equalling Vale and Harvard will bo thoro. its banks and business will bo as solid nnd permanent as the everlasting hills of its own Wy oming ; tlio forest-fringed avenues , tlio nsphallum-pavcd boulevards and the nrchitcctufu elegance of its public nnd private edifices will cause the tourist and stranger to involuntarily ejaculate : "This is the wonder city of the west ! " LLUCOMTIUCS. The Talmnno Postofllco. TAI.MAOR , Neb. , March C. [ To the Editor. ] Under the heading , "Two Post- offices , "an article appeared in the Biu : of the -1th hist. , which is in part incor rect. But the most important part is false : First That there has been hard feeling between the old postmaster and the now one , is incorrect as far as it applies to the old postmaster. Bord persisted in refusing to take the postollico fixtures , thereby departing from a custom as old as the government itself. I well know that this was duo to the promptings of certain political fanatics , who have had the old man in training for a long time , and who wisli to injure mo financially , because of my opposition to the saloons of our town. Second That the old postmaster had persistently fought to retain the otlico is also incorrect. But-if ho had said that Steolo's friends had tought to retain him , and that said friends were democrats of the best moral standing in the communitv. and they had made their demands UDoifone J. Sterling Morton , and that J. Sterling Mor ton had made indirect promises to said friends , sulHcicnt to induce the old postmaster to msvko the purchase of now ollicc furniture which was greatly needed , then ho would have approached to soniothing near the truth. Third That Bord thrust his papers in my face and demanded my retreat is false , as 1 have never yet seen his papers , but upon my demanding his papers ho refused , saying ho did not have to. My reply was that I thought ho did , and for that reason I hold the fort. Fourth As for my being frightened and turning deathly pale , 1 have not a word to say , leaving it to others who have met Mr. Spanglcr to try and explain the strange phenomena. 1 can only say that upon his parting former company , and coming into my presence- his vision may have been .somewhat blurred from the fact that he had .suddenly appeared before a man who could lay claim to being at least half white and free born. In conclusion T would say in justice to Mr. Spanglcr that ho treated mo very respectfully , and it is my belief that ho was wrongly informed. Respectfully , POST.MASTEH. The Stniullng of Vnii AVycle In Cnss County. PtATTSMOUTir , March 0. [ To the Edi tor. ] I see the papers state that ono Newell , ox-county treasurer of Cass county , was in Omaha a few days ago , and represented that there was no Van Wyek clubs in Cass county and none wanted , and that Cass did not go much on Van Wyck. Mr. Newell is very much mistaken in ills calculation that none is wanted. Van Wyck has hosts of friends in Cass county , and you will find that no man will bo sent , to the legislature from Cass this fall who will not pledge himself to support Van Wyck , first , last and all the time. Mr. Newell is ono of the old-time ma nipulators of the "ring" in Cass county , and manipulated in such a way as to get himself elected for two terms as county treasurer ( and ho made a very good one ) , and ho is now engaged in buying anil shipping grain here. Ho is supposed to bo the recipient of many favors from the railroads and of course ho has no svmpa- thy with Van Wyok , as his masters , the ring and the railroads ( whoso collar Newell wears around his neck , ) both despise - spiso Van Wyok , and when they say to Newell "Bark at Van \Vvck , " Newell must bark. Ho would not bo trim to his friends if he did not. Newell is not the man to go back on his friends. But Air. Nnwi'll and the "ring11 and ( ho railroads will find that there are a great many intelligent voters in Cass county , who don't wear brass , collars and who know enough to protect their own inter ests by their votes. This class of mon in Cass county has watched Van Wyck's course and hnvu Feen that it lias boon bold and fearless and right , and in hir- | many with the host interests of the whole country and the whole peoplo. They \vill sue that ho is not retired and a ringnter and monopolist put in his place. Thv.su men are not given to barking , but they are thinkers , and when the time conies they will donoilt their thoughts in tlio ballot box. They will bo in the shnpo of votes for Van Wyok , and all the barking of ringstors and railroad cappers will not change them. The farmers of Cuas county are intelligent and understand their rights , and know their friend ! ) . Were it left to a vote of the farmers of Cass county to-day Van Wyok would got three to ono of all the republican votes of Cass county and a largo majority of the democrats. A VOTEU OF CASS- Bnoll at Porryvlllo , Ky. CAUSON , la. , March C. [ To the Editor. ] An article in the KVK of March } ) , head- oil "Buol at Shlloh , " brings most vividly to memory another of that great gene ral's f union * ; blunders , October 1st , 180'3 , Don Carlos left Louisville , Ky. , with about 105,000 , woll-cquipped and able- boiled mou , in pursuit of the rebel gene rals Bragg and Ki'rby Smith , After seven days of terrible hard marching , on the 8th , McCook's corps , numbering about 15,000 mun , came in contact with the wliolo rebel forces , about -10,000 strong , Then the fun , i/you plcuso to call it such , commenced. As the day advanced Me- ( Jook'd men wore very hard pressed , being - ing outnumbered three to ono. McCook asked Buol for help , but no , there was no help for him. Ho ( MoOooK ) had no busi ness to got in the light , and inasmuch as ho had done so he could light his way out the best way 1m could. At the same time the \vhoo ! counter for miles around was covered with mcn'jSvith glistening bayo nets boffginc to ho nlloivod to go in and help their sufferingi comrades. But , no ; their olllccrs had m > orders to advance ; they wore tied upvlthTcd tano. and there wo my in full vio\y pf one ol the hardest fouglit battles of tM war , while that glo rious old Third Ohl6 oftd Fifteenth Ken tucky fought hand to Hand with clubbed muskets and bayonets .for over ono hour , and 72 men of that , brnvo old Third went down to dust with the words on their lips , "Why , in the lining of ( Jnd , do those troops around us not , advance. General Buoll received moro cAuVuig in that hour than any other man'oivcarfli over did. It was an Insult to oviVy Vruo patriot , an In sult to the flag of our country , and an outrage to tlio people , when a man of that stamp publishes such insults and tirades of abuse upon such grand old chieftains as Grant , bhorman and "Pap" Thomas. It makes the blood boil in the veins of nny true soldier and patriot ; and let mo say to all old soldiers nnd comrades , as long as our memory shall last us lot us , in tlio name of our fallen comrades , re member Perryvlllo. OLD SOLPIEU. A Hail Man at Pollnnco. DnriANCK , la. , March 0. [ To the Edi tor. ] The man , II. S. Cotton , mentioned in your paper of late last week as the author of so much Infamy , is now staying in Dclianco , what time lie is not dancing attendance upon ono of the young ladies of this place , Is generally put in roping in some of the nnwcary at poker , or holding down chairs. Whether the young lady above mentioned knows of H. S. Cotton's denouement as a villain through your paper wo do not know , but she should bo told , for a man with a wife can mean her no good. Surely the retribution for a crime llko his should bo prompt nnd speedy. S. Arapnhoo Affairs. AuAi'Aiioi : , Neb. , Mar.ch 0. [ To the Editor. ] Uoal estate is going up and buyers are coining in , and the real estate men as well as the farmers look forward to good harvest. In the last two weeks over three hun dred head of hogs have boon bought by Denver parties , besides a goodly number by our own consumers. The most important business change that has occured for a long time took plnco last week. The cashier of the First National bank , 1) . M Toniblin , sold out his interest in that institution and as sumes charge pf the Republican Valley bank at Cambridge. District court sits on the 10th of this mionth , and there are some eighty cases , cr niinal and civil , for Judge Gaslin to wrestle with. A good many of our young men nnd ono of our young ladies have gone to Akron , Colorado , to take up pro-em p- tions , and report thojplaco as booming. S. OL'lic Amount Ititbostt to Insult an Oiimhu CJIrl. ' 'That man has Insen following mo for six or seven monthSj and I can't begin to tell you all the thU s hp has done. " ' With those roma'rjis jftliss llosy Sclmll , a bright , pretty lo-j'ear-bld girl , address ing Judge Stcnbcrg yesterday , as prosecuting witno jjagSinst a young Gor man named L. W0lVUlJams. This man was arrested ycstorday.'by ' a policeman , at the request of v Miss Schull , who says that for .jj long time ho has boon following : : her und mak ing indecent exposures " of his per son. Many times ho jtjjllows her in the morning from her , Ijpiuo on Leavenworth to the Western Union 'oilico whore she and her sister are employed under the book-keeper , Very frequently ho will hang abaut the oilico at night waiting for her to come out. so that ho may follow. Many tunes she lias been compelled to ask Iriends to escort her homo , knowing that this man was lurking about , possibly to do her harm. Saturday , as shu savs , ho follow ed her and her sister from nor home , and actually chased them through the streets. The two girls were carrying a basket of washing at the time , and in making their escape from the persecutor they lost a portion of it. Miss Schull told her story in a quiet , hidy-liko way , which showed that she know exactly what she was t alking about. The judge thought > o , evidently , for when \Villjams attempted no defense , ho peremptorily lined him $ > 0 and costs. Williams is n quiet , well dressed follow , and does not look at all like a masher. Ho is employed as a lithographer by the Omaha Lithographing company. TJI13 COM ) AVA.V13. A I < 'nll of Fifteen lo Twenty Degrees in Twenty-four Hours. The rapid thaw which had been in progress since the recent storm received a sudden check yesterday afternoon by the coming of a cold breeze from tlio north. In accordance with the following instructions from tho'chiof of llio signal service at Mnshington the black Hag was lioisted on the Icderiil building by the local observer : Observer , Omaha : At 0 p. in. hoist cold wnvo.slf.-nal. Tumporatuio will fall from lif- teun tn twenty dugicus during the next iwunty-four hours. The weather grow colder as the night advanced , and thorn was every indication that the prediction would prove true before - fore another day had pnssod. Kocovcrlnjf. Myrtle Grant , the white woman who was stabbed by the nngro Isaac ( Hover , a few days ago , is recovering , and her phy sician says that she will undoubtedly got well. Glover is in the county jail await ing trial. Both ho and the woman stick to tlio original story Unit the stabbing was accidental. _ If you suffer from looseness of the bowels Anuo.st nra Hit tors wHJi surely cure you. Bowaroof cnmiturlalH'.iud ask your grocer nriliii'List ; for tliuKeuuiii' ' ) article prepared by Dr. J. G. B. Sk' crfft'3oii3. There are probUbiyj moro theatres painted white in Philadelphia than in any other city in the woflil ; the idea was started by Havcrrjj ) ; > yio thought that white was a lucky color , It is also said that actors prefer. 'td iHaj in a theatre painted white. If rUunyu go on in this way Philadelphia ' "wiin soon bo known as the whltu city. ' _ The Great Invention , For EASY WASHING , IN HARD OR SOFT , HOT OR COLD WATER , mtl nut Jlartn to VAJUttOorHJNUS , und particularly adopted to 1l'a rm Cllma to. No family , rich cr poor , should bo without It. Sold by all Grocers , but beware Ot vile 1ml titlons. I'JSAK'iiLXE is manufacture only by JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK ) THE BUTO1IEUS' DEMAND. Geo. II. Ifnimnnml & Co.'s Ilutohcrs HtnmlhiK Up For Tliclf nights. For some time a fooling of dissatisfac tion has prevailed among the beef butch ers employed at Geo. II. Hammond & Co.'s packing liouso , nt South Omaha , which has culminated in a strike. The men gave it out several days ago that they would not go to work Monday un less their demands wore granted. H. II. Meday , superintendent of the packing house , was not Inclined to grant their de mands nnd accordingly the foreman of the beef packing department was sent to Kansas City to engage another ganp ; of mon. Yosterdav the men arrived , but af- or learning the situationthoy nlso ro- iised to go lo work , A representative of THE Bun learning of tlio trouble nnd expressing a destro to meet the men "was led to B. Strath- mann'ri saloon whore they wore nil as- fiOmblcd , both the South Omaha and the Kansas City men. The source of the trouble ns given by the striking butchers was as follows ! In the lirst place , " said one , ilnd his statements were corrobo rated by the others , "when wo came hero wo wore led to believe that wo would bo paid Chicago prices , which is ? t per day for the kind ot work wo are. doing. More over , wo were to have stcadj * work nt our trado. In all of this wo were disap pointed. Wo were only paid $18 a WCCK to start on ; some time ago two mon wore raised to $20 , and last week another man was raised to ? 1.0. The remainder of the gang were refused f 20 and kept' down to $18. Again wo were disappointed in not receiving steady work nt our trade. On days when there was no butchering to bo done wo were required to shako hides and do the work of common laborers , a thing that is never required in other packing houses. " "You can sco for yourself , " continued the speaker , "that a butcher whoso hands are frequently covered with cuts is not in a lit condition to handle salt and hides. Besides , oven if.it made no other dilVeronce , wo were not hired to do that kind of work. In Chicago a beef butcher is not required to oven report at the house when there are no cattle to kill , and his pay goes on the snino nt $1 per day. If you euro to make comparisons you wilt iind that wo have been compelled to slaughter and dress more cattle per day in proportion to our number than is usual in packing houses. G. II. Hammond mend has sent out this man Meday to superintend tlio business , who lias no knowledge of the dressed beef business and who never saw a bullock dressed until he came hero , llo is trying to play smash now and gain favor with his em ployer by kcopingdownexpenses , though robbing us. "What wo have struck for , " resumed the speaker , "is for $1 per day , tlio same ns other packing houses arc paying. Wo only want what wo are entitled to and nothing moro. " The men who came up from Kansas City wore interviewed and tiio reasons learned for their refusal to go to work. "I was promised , " said Dick Edwards , the leader of the Kansas City gang , " $5 per day to como hero and was assured positively that there was no strike hero but that they had discharged , a lot of drunkards. " When Mr. Edwards arnycd hero and learned of the state of allairs lie refused to go to work and the other mon agreed with him. Dispatches have been sent to the Knights of Labor in Chicago and Kan sas City which will prevent others from coming here. The strikers are very quiet but arc determined to have their rights recognized and they will be upheld by the public in general. If the Knights pf Labor take the matter in hand they will , bo able to bring the packing house to terms by refusing to haul their cars of dressed beef. The company were load ing out the dressed beef on hand yester day afternoon as rapidly as possible , and they may anticipate such a move. The butchers' trade is no "soft snap , " and the men ought to bo paid for their work. 1'OIiICK COUHT NOTES. Xotcs of the aioruliifj Business Trans * actcil by Jmljio Stcnbcr . The municipal court room was thronged yesterday , as is usual on Monday , with a laigo number of oil'cndors. Tlio lobby was also lilled with an interested throng of observers. A colored who his 10-year-old boy , gave name as Boss Miser , stood up before Judge Stcnberg to plead to a charge of stealing a purse from a lady in Falcon er's store on Friday. Ho tried lo con vince the judge that ho was not guilty , but the evidence was conclusive , and ho was hold. Jimmy Moore , a young mulatto "coon , " when arraigned raised a laugh in the court room by announcing that ho had boon arrested for "existing an ofl'ieor. " "What's that ? " asked the judgo. "Kxihting an ollicer , " repeated James , vchomontly. "A lot of do boys wore throwing snowballs around do BII : : oilico. Olllcor White told 'em to clean oil' some of do snow dnt was thrown on do Strnng building. 1 told him dat I hadn't thrown do snowballs und 1 wouldn't clean do snow oil' . Den ho arrested mo. " "Oh , I sec , " quoth the judge softly lo himself ; "resisting an ollicor. Well , I'll let you go this time , but don't repeal the OlllilliO. " ilurry Knrnnn , a suspicious character , received a sentence of twenty-live days on broad and water , . J. A. Walbnum , another vagrant and oxJitil bird , was ordered out ot the city. John Bunt , disturbing the peace , was discharged. John Novak.tho incorrigible Bohemian tramp , tailored and redolent with 70,000 noxious perfumes , was remanded lo jail , llo is fast lapsing into a slate of lunacy , and Judge Stcnborg will endeavor to have him sent to Lincoln. Mrs. John Sperry appeared lo plead for her liege lord who was arrested Sun day for beating hercruelly. . Her prayers prevailed , and John was turned , Jo6M ) wnlvn warning , A largo number of cases of drunk and disorderlies , of no special interest , wore disposed f > L /V.u Insana JMan'fl Antfcfi. Yesterday morning about nine o'clock Oflicors Matxa and Dempsey wore called to St. Joseph's hospital hy a telephone message that nu insane man named Pierre August Lacorto , had escaped from restraints nnd was tearing up the furni ture in his room and ralbing bedlam gen erally. The lunatio was captiircd after a hard struggle by the two officers and lodged in jail. Ho is quite an intelligent fellow , speakjng Jlucntly bnlh French and English , though at time ho betrays unmistakable signs of lunacy , Ho says that ho is a sailor , hut has retired from active service , and is , trying to make his "hind lubber. " " 1 living as a am a Frenchman , " ho declared vehemently- a reporter yesterday , "and don't you forget-it. I am a man and as a man born to in isi-ry. I wish I could end my existence by killing myself. I don't care what they do they can kill mo if like I should welcome death. " He con tinued in this tragic vein for a few mo ments longer and then , burating into violent lent fcobbing , throw himself upon the cell bench. Subscriptions can now bo'inndo for shares m series C Nebraska Loan and Building association by applying ut the ' secretary's oilioe , 213 South 15th titrcot , with JelYW. Bedford. CABLES STRENGTHEN PRICES , Foroign'Advices Send "Wheat Quotations Up Early at a Lively Rate. THE GAIN LOST AT THE CLOSE. Corn nml Onts Tame nnd i.irctoss Bitftlncs.s In Provisions Drops Off Cattle Iiowcr and Hops Higher General. CHICAGO OltAIN MAH1CKT. CIIICAOO , March 8. [ Special Telegram. ] WHIIAT There wns nil Improvement In the tone of public cables this morning , spot wheat showing an upward tendency , while at Murk Lauo rm advance of Oil per quarter \vas quoted. Catlfoinla who.it on passage , just shipped and nearly due , was maikcil upOd , and rarcocs of the same ou" coast \veic called a Itttlo higher. In response to this the market opened ar.ttvo and Una nt MJfc for Jfny , or a shade over Saturday's closing llguies. There was some good buying , Lester & Orr anil Crlttondcn & Comes belli ? among the principal piuchasers. While ro- poitsof danmgoto the crowing crop caused Increased buying for outshlo account , the shorts took In considerable wheat , cairylng prices to 80l , c for May , when the feel ing bernmo somewhat easier. Mllmlne , Boilman & Co. wore among the heaviest sell ers , and stull was also let go by Fleming & Boyilen , Counselman & Schwartz , Uupco & Co. , with the scalpeis trading freely both ways. Private cables received later in the day were stronger than public advices , Indi cating an Improvement In the demand , with undhntnishod olferlngs by English farmers and arrivals oil coast small , but the market was not bolstered up notably after the high water mark of the earlier part of the scssonl had been touched. The labor troubles in the southwest were used by tlio bears to depress prices , and Now Yoik disposed of consider able stun" , quite an amount of wheat in the aggregate being taken care of , under which the inaiket was fairly well sustained up to 12 o'clock , after which pilces declined to So } c for May , an oven cent umlor the top price of the morning , where It rested at 1 o'clock. Conx A small group ot traders gathered around the reporter's observatory constituted the corn crowd , and a quiet sctof men it was. Prices the greater part ot the session oscil lated gently between 4U)6c and 40 cfortho May option. Towoid 1 o'clock the tone grew weaker and prices gently declined to JOJ.C ® lO c as the closing liguro. OATS Oats were very tame all day , with scarcely any trading , propeity for May delivery - livery being about the only future mentioned and that held about steady at S2 > @aj c , closing nt32 ! c. Pnovisiox s Provisions were dull all day. They opened Una In sympathy with grain , helped by light iccolpts ot hogs and the pool- quality , coupled with an advance of5c per 100 Ibs. In live weight , but weakened later with grain and closed easy at nearly Satmilay's lignrcs. There was very little shipping do- iiiand , and after the first hour very little spec ulative Inquiry. AFTKH.VOON BOAIID This afternoon mar kets were generally easier , wheat selling down to 8 @ 34c for May , where It closed , being the lowest liguro of the day. Corn was a trifle easier , while oats weio steady. Pork solil 5o lower tlian the 1 o'clock closing , but firmed up a little anil closed about bteiuly , with lard a fraction lower. 2:45 : p. in. Puts on May wheat , calls , 85 Clinmllcr. Br6\vn-Co's Report. The following report of Chicago's specula tive imukots is furnished the Bin : byV \ . P. Peck , Omaha representative of Chandler- Brown Co. , of Chicago and Milwaukee : Cables icported English markets firmer this morning , and wl.i'at opened linn with an Impioved tendency. Now York icported stroiiK markets with Nightingale and Pow ers buying May delivery. Total exports last week 512,000 bushels ; clearances to-day , 107- 000 bushels wheat. ] No fiesh lots taken for cxpoi t to-day. Kecclpts at priinaiy mai Ucts , 291,000 bush ; shipments , 81,000 bush. Tlio visible supply wilt show about SOO.OJO bush decrease In wheat. May opened at R'iJi'c , sold at SO c caily , gradually declining to fa3 , ' c at 1 p. in , Corn opened at 40 } c for May , sold off , ? c and closed at 40)40 at 1 p. in. Oats was featureless at Saturday's prlccs.1 Provisions were weak ; May pork opened at S10.W , sold to S10.n : nt 1 p. m. At 2:30 : p. in. wheat was weak , closing at 84Jfc bid for May. Corn and provisions a shade lower. CHICAGO ia\rI3 STOCK. Gmc.Yflo , March 8. fSpeelal Telegram. ] OATIT.K T here was a his run for Monday , fully 2,000 mme than last Monday , ami at the opening the general Impression seumed to bo that prices would lulo a shade lower , espe cially on medium and low grade steers. Theio were but low loadsof big cattle on the inaiket , and bitch sold about thn same as on tSatmatiy and Friday. Pilmo No , 1 steers , ot 1,500 Ibs. and upward , maybe bo quoted at $ > .40g.li.OO ( ; none of that class wore on sain today ; the highest paid dining llio forenoon was 5.20. Cow stock Is in good demand anil fully as Jikh as last week. Units , oxen and coarse stock aio making equally as high prices as any time. The stacker and feeder trade was rjniet ; them wcioouly a Vow lo.uls among the liesh atilvals , and but few ltt ( ) on Satuiday , hence only a small number wcio on sale ; prices weio steady. .Shipping steers , jr : > 0 lo jr 00lbs. , SS.003S3.70 ; 1'iOJ to lo : ) : Ibs. , § 1.555 ® { i.:0 : : ; UJO to 1200 Ibs. , S3.WJ@ 1.75. Hods Tradw was nctlvu and pi lees a hhaUu higher alt aumnd. .Shipper.uf light wnts were the principal buyers , and paid Si.iooi.n for the ordinary run of } 70 to M averages , and 54.20 1.35 lorMngelng plsrs. The ordinary run ol packing and iiihiHl sold fit il..SHwaiHlUiu : bJit hfnvy at SI.-IOQ 4.0. Packing and shipping , 230 to 400 Ibs , & 4.SV | . U , _ FINANCIAL. Noxv York , March 8-- > lo\'KV On ca'l ' , easy ut tdiiperconi. PmuKMKiuAmi.K PAi'mi ISS percent. STKIII.IXO KxciiAjfOK Dull and unchain- CllHQVMttfMKXTS Dull bill lirih. ST TIiObtfM'Ui wi-jo dull eVcept the , of which Dili's wi-itf 1011,340 .slmriM. alter ihielu.ulonsot ift JHT rent at tlie anmiigtiro jaSaturday. Tfio luinalimc-r of the nmikci opfiujil liTCgulutly , bin Was firm during the forenoon , resultlne In sllcht Cains , yielded slowly after inlil-day , somewhat - what moro decidedly In the last hour , anil closed llrm on a small reaction , generally JiC&'tf per cent better than the lowest tlguros STOCKS ON VA.I.IJ arnr.Kr. 8 cent bonds. . . 100VC. &A. W NWM U.S. 4JfS 112.V preferred. . . 141 Now 4's. 127' < N. Y. C 105U Pacific G's of ' 05. 12fii Oreeon Trail. . . 81 j Central Pacific. . 43JJ Pacltlo Mall 6W C.&A 143 IP. , D.&K SOJ Mofemxl. , . . 1KJ P.P.O isi C. , B. &Q 137 Rock Islann. . . . 121) ) I ) . , \ , . itVV 121) iSU I * * 8. ! ' . . . , 21 1) ) . & ] { . ( } 10 i preferred , . . 4l tf Krle , 27f C. , M.&St. P. . . W'tf ' preferred. . . . fi2l ntoforretl. . Illinois Central. . UUfSt. V.&O 1. , U. & W 27ffi jireferri'd. . . Ittt Kansas ATexas. SSJif Texas Paclllc. . . 1H LakeShore 8ij UnionIMcllic. . . 4 \ i&y 4Ssw.su ! , i..ifci' . . o Mich. Central. . . . 7n > fl preferred. . . 10V Mo. Paclllc IWi iWestein ' Union. ) ) i Nortliorn Pnc. . . U" " " " ' " lueforrcd. . . lutnuois. Olilcngn , March 8. Klour Stonily anil unchanged ; winter wheat Hour. S I.S' , ; southern , SI.uOoJi.05 ; Wisconsin. S < MC'j 4.70 ; Michigan twit spring wheat , S.T : ! ( ) ( < 41.0t ) ; Minnesota bakers' , Sfl.fiOtfW.M ) ; patents , S4.0.X35 00 : low grades , sa.OOfttiJ.O'J. Wheat Kalrly active but somewhat unset for Juno. Corn ( Julcl with a good demand , towards the close became weaker and closed at insldo figures ando uniler Saturday ; ' . ! ! * J/pJiyc for cash ; 37 ! < a : > 7-Vc for March ; 40 > 4 ( < t4oa'c for May and June. Oats Quiet but llrm and about unchanged ; C0)tfc for easli ; MM for March and April ; HJKc for May. ifyo Quiet at r 0c. liarley Dull atOOc. Whisky S1.10. Timothy Firm nml lo higher ; pilmo , Fla'xsecd Firm nml So higher for cash ; .No. l.cash , S1.10X' Pork Steady : early advanced fi@7J < c. set tled back ir@l7Kc ) , and closed Meiuly : S10.CO ( i10.2.for cash ; 10.0 lor March ; SlO.yJX ® lo.r : for May : sio.-to@lo.42i for.lune. Laid Steady and niodeiutcly active with no material change ; S0.05 forcasli ami March ; S0.07K@0.,10 for May ; S0.40@0.42"f " ; for Juno. Hulk Ateats-Shoulilers. sn.tXrtI.OO ) ; short clear. S5.70@5.75 ; short ribs , S5.a7J @ 5.-10. . -V Hutter Firmer and in good tlemnnil ; good to fancy cieamery-0@ilc : ; choice to line se lections , iMijUOe. Cheese Steady ; lull ricain Cheddars , 0 > / ; llals , 10 > < J@U ; Young Anioilcns , 11 - . Eu'cs-FIrm at 115r@12 , c. Iliilo * ( irecn. 7c : heavv creen salleil. fully cured , 8c ; > Ight , Mc ; bull hides. Oc ; dry Haltcil. 12 > io ; dry Hint , litio ! ; calf skins. Tallow No. 1 country , 4) ) cJfo. ; 3 coun try , 3tfc ; cake , - We.Kccelnt Kccelnt * . Shipments. Flour , bbls . 10,000 10,000 Wheat , bu . 27,000 17,000 Corn , uu . 21:1,000 : uit.ooo OatS.bU . 110,000 75,000 Kye.bn . 4,000 .1,000 Barley , bu . ar,000 17.0CO St. . . Ijoiils v . . . - , . . March _ .i jitx. 8. . - Wheat r.rti.is Easy and - . 0 c ; May , 8l ( fc. live-Higher at Glc , Whlsky-51.10. J'oik Steady at S10.C3. Laid Firm at 55.UO. Butter Steady and unchanged ; creamery , 250c : ! ; dairy , lb@2.-C. AKTIMINOON BOAIID. Wheat easy. Corn anil oats Jfc lower. Kansas City.March 8. Wheat Stronger ; No. 2 red , cash , 72VC bid , 71c asked ; April , 74Ke bid , 75Xc asked ; Mav , 73 > .fc. Com Weaker ; No. 2 , cash , astfe : April , SO'ffe ' bid. 2ic ! asked ; JMay , 31 c bid , 3l c ablceii. Oats Cash , nominal ; no quotations. Now York , March 8. Wheat Receipts , in.OOO ; expoits. 107,000 ; spot lower ami dull ; options opened strong but clos-i'il heavy ; No. U red , ( He ; No. 3 red ; Otic in elevator : April closing at it.'iXc. Com Weak ; iwelpls , 200,000 ; exports. 70- 000 ; ungraded. 45W4 Jfe ( ; No. 8 , 47 @l7 c ; No. 2 , 4 > K@'Oc in elevator ; 5ltfc allo.it ; April closing at49c. Oats Receipts , { 50,009 ; exports. 650 ; mixed western , yi 'iDlUe ; while western , 40 @ 4Gc. Petroleum Steady : milted closed nt 7CJ.fc. Egg.s Lower nml heavy ; receipts , 7ujO packages ; western , HiJi'QUe. Pork I1 Inn ; old mess , S10.00@10.50. Lard Opened firm , closing wenkei ; sales : western steam , spot , SO.U5 ( < iO.US ; Apiii , Butter Dull ; western , 12ff Cheese Steady ; western Hat , 7@9Jfe. ( Milwaukee , March H. Wheat Weak ; cash , Slj e ; May , lfc ; June , SGj c. Corn Active : No. ti , lih e. Oats Quiet ; No. 2 , 3-iUc , Hye-SteadyNo. ; 1. OTiJfc. Bailey Quiet ; No.2 , 5lj4'c ! Pie visions stciidr ; mess poik , cash ami March , SlO.ro ; May , 510.15. Minneapolis. MarchS . Wheat Steady ; No. 1 haul , 8S } c for cash ; 89' < Ji ! lor Apiii ; 015/c for Mav ; H3j lor June ; Js'o. 1 nuithern , cash , ai'/e ; May , SOJfc ; June. 87'jV. Flour Dull ; patents , 51.tjOjJ5.UO ; bakers' , . . . Receipts Wheat , 172,000 bu. Shipments Wheat , 2-J.OOO bu ; flour , 18,000 bbls. In Store-Wheat , CC 3,515 ; at St. Paul , 1- 070.000. Cincinnati , March 8. Wheat Fair do- iuandNo. ; 2 red , iM@y , > . Com-Kirmer ; No. 2 mixed , Oats Flimur ; No. 2 mixed , : ! % @ : ,2e , Bye-Firm ; No. 2 , O.X'COc. Bailey Moderate demand ; extra No. Shlilillg./iSROOc. / I'ork-Oiiift at SI0.75. Laid Rulot : nriiiiH sfeam , S0.03' ' Whisky-Quiet at SUO. Liverpool , March 8. Wheat Fair de mand ; new No. 2 winter , linn at 7sl ) U ; hpiing. llrm at 7s Id. Flour Poor demand ; Bteaily at Ss 2d. Corn Fair diMiiand : snot llrm nt 4s 2\j < l ; Match , steady at 4s 2 > jd ; April and Jhiy , steady at 4s 2d. Toledo , March 8. Wheat Closed weak ; i Corn Steailv ; May , 4Pfc. O.d.s-Iimcilvo ; ai&clild. Now Or It HUH , Maicli 8. Markets quiet nml tinclmiiired. Corn Dull , weak and lower -ISffilCc. . Oats Firmer ntfliC'Miic. Hog PnidiirK-Qulot and weak. J.ail"S.ri.b7'/i. ( Hulk Meats Shoulders , 53,7 , " ; long clear S5.50 ; clear rib. SS.EQ. _ I ; I VIS HTOOK. Chicago , MarchS. The Ji overs' Journal loiioiis : , , Cattle-Receipts , 7,700 ; market n shade lower ; bhlpnlnic ulcer * . 5jK5.70 ; ) ! ) ; Btoclcers and ieedeiH , $ : i.ooc < jl. : > 5 ; cows , bulls and mixed , 81.75(31.00 ( ; hulk , tf 3.oo@i.20. : lliMd Reci'lnts , 15,000 ; innikot stronjr , but not nuotably higher ; lough and mixed , d-V.iO ( ifM.SB ; packing and shipping , SM.25&WO ; light , S3.ocii < ! .3i.'i * . ; skips. fr.i.WW.75. Sheep Receipts , Jl.SOO ; inaiket uteaily ; native.- . . Si.OO : < i/i.bO / ; 'JVxniis. S'J.WJ ® 1.25. MID Diovers' Join rial's special cablegram from Liverpool Indicates abtrnnircattlo mar ket. host giiides showing 4e advance over last week , belling at I4u per It ) , diossed. The advance In prlws is dim to light supplies. Receipt * of Ameilcan eatllo aio reunited lluht , and Kiii ) | > lies fjuiu other points have lately been moiluiatc. St , Ijo'ils. ' March 8. Cattle Receipts , ; chlpments , 100 ; istinng ; IwteheiV ealtM , 20u liiirher : common lo clmlru Klilidni | | : , ! > ltOi/.pi. : > 0 ; Imtchcih1 Moors , S3.W4..Vi ) ; cows and liellms , SJ.S.V ii.T.'i ; htockeis and Jeeileib , SHOO I-CS.BO. Hogs Rtujolpls , 2,600 ; shipments , none ; nctlvii mid btiong ; butrhcisntid bi l hi'avy , iUiVi6.wmixed \ \ packing , EU.IW&1.20 ; light , . CHy , March 8. Cat tin Receipts. .WJ ; shipments , noun ; shipping and biitoueiv Mow uiul .Vi lo lower ; Imulcix. s'oady ; choice to Imicy , $ .ri.OC ( ) < < 5.iri ; common togno'i , S4.f < ) ! 4.1)0 ) ; Mockers anil tcudc , 83.8wtfl.80 ; cons , S-i4fy. < ji.0. : : { Hogs- Receipts , 2OX ) ; shipments , none ; stumgand fie higher ; good to iihiiioc. Sl.0 ' 4.2J ; common to medium , 83.753.'JOi tkl and pigs , f' OMAHAMVI3 Monday KvPiilir- , -Ma'irh f. The mnikut was exceedingly dull , liV"n t < 11' a Mondtty.- Stems ayeragliiK l JO to MO lit , cow iiiul' liuifers. S3.lOts6 : ; fair t'tf yooi1 ' ' ' iilaftcfwas'to slioujjcr , and