Nebraska Newspapers

    2 TJIB OMAHA DAILY BEE. frlUKSDAY. MARCH 18.1830.
PLEADING FOR THEIR CLIENT ,
Lanor's ' Lawyers to Conclude Their Argu
ments Yesterday Afternoon ,
THE COURT ROOM THRONGED.
Largo Crowds Listen to tlio IJIoqucnt
AVorcln ofSuvaRC mid Xhurstoii
Con. Con-111 ( o Close Tills
Morning.
Yesterday's Proceed I IIRS.
The attendance nt tlio morning session
of tlio Laucr trial wus extremely largo.
The ainllenco listened attentively to
every wonl that wns utteredand watched
the face ? of the jurors with unflagging
interest. While Judge Savage was de
livering his argument tlio room was per
fectly still and people refrained from
changing their position , so anxious wore
they to catch every syllable. Judge
Thurslon came rather lute and was evi
dently ill. Tlio hard work that ho has
ilono in this case has broken down his
health and ho intends taking a much
needed rest as soon as possible.
In continuing his argument-Judge Sav
age stated that ho made nn unintentional
inislatomont tlio day before when
ho said that ho was weak and ill ; it was
not illness but the sense of responsibility
which was oppressing him. lie spoke of
tlio faults , which , for the Baku of argu
ment ho admitted Luucr bad , and asked
if ho had not already made nmnlo atone-
incut for them. He compared Lauer and
Ills wife to Orlando and Rosalind in the
forest. From the time of their separa
tion there was not the breath of a discord
between them. They had a complete
reconciliation and wore prepared to go
down the hill of life together , a loving ,
happy couple. In alluding to the point
made by the prosecution that Lauur had
clean hands on the night of the tragedy ,
ho said that Leo's hands were clean and
Den Gallagher's and Matt Gabion's
hands were clean , yet tboy did not kill
Mrs. Luuer. There was great difference
between the action of a. man sitting
calmly in court and Unit of a man
nwukencd in the middle of the night ,
in the shadow of a great calamity.
For himself , if such a sad misadventure
had happened ho would not have had the
strength to raise a now born baby from
the floor. It was fortunate that his clipn
noted just as ho did. It wus the right
thing to do.
Ho commented on the action of Lauer
in helping the coroner by saying that if
Lauor had been a murderer ho would not
have washed the bloody tresses of his
dead wife. That was not human nature.
Tlio story of the calamity as related by
Laucr had never boon disproved in the
slightest degree except in some minute
details which only help prove the truih
of his statement.
The proof was overwhelming that
the curtain was down. The witnesses
had been confused in their verbiage ,
using blind , curtain and shade as synouo-
mous words. The prosecution claimed
that tests made of the light were tor the
purpose of acquitting Lauer. If the
jury believed that Herman Kountzo , W.
V. Morse und O'Connor did not testify to
tlio truth , why their evidence should bo
cast aside. Ho declared that there wore
two reasons why Mrs. Jacob Her changed
her opinion of Luuor's innocence. One
of those reasons was that ho said ' 'I was
just asvido awake at the time of the
shooting as I am now. " "Now , " con
tinued Judge Savage , "was that the ex
pression of a guilty man ? If he had pre
meditated the lulling would he have
made such an admission as that ? The
change from sleep to consciousness is
gradual , and no one can tell where one
Logins and the other ends. "
The conclusion of Judge Savage's
speech was as follows :
1 recognize the extreme delicacy of allud
ing to the testimony of another witness.
You feel as I feel lor the mother who mourns
to-day her dead daughter. You feel tor her
as I feel for her. Who , when the south wind
blown and brings Its waimth and sunshine
ot the spring , looks far away over the hills
and longs tor the darling who shall novel 10-
turu to her. If I could bear any part of the
bin den , God knows how gladly I would do
It , It seems to me , almost If 1 could tellcvo
her anguish and suffering by saying to you
to-day , I abandon the case ot my client , lor-
Kctful of my duty as nn advocate , Iglvo him
up to you , hang him and relieve this poor
widow's haut. It seems to me almost that I
could do It. But vengeance Is a poor con
soler. Theio Is little compensation for
one's own sulforing in seeing the suffering
ot aunt her. A man wounded UDOII the bat
tle liH'lH ( be ache of his wound none the loss
because ut Ills side another filcml or foe lies
bleeding. When the voice of lamentation
was heard In Kamnli , do you think that Ha-
chel crlovrd less for her darlings because
Miriam's black eyed baby was pleiccd by the
cruel Roman spcniV No , consolation comes
in no such way. I believe she washapnior
on the day after this unfoiliino affair , when
she t-aid that her boy was not guilty , and that
ho was a loving husband and Sally was a
Jiappy wlte , and they wcto an ntfectlonato
ntul loving couple , 1 believe she was happier
then than she would be If she could sec him
dangling Irom the scalfold.
It Is my proud ptlvllego tosothcrtij-ht on
oneor two Incident * , Jt was no evidence ot
guilt Hint John W. Lnui'rtook the watch and
Bald. "Jleio Is the watch that Sally wore.
Will you wear It to-monowV Poor , sad-
faced woman. It may bi > that some of you
lm\o the day after your dulling had died ,
something mat washers ; something that was
worn near her heart. It It woio only a gera
nium leaf In a glass , it was dear to jou and
you believed It would he dear to her mother ,
and you olleied it to her ; and It Is not neoos-
wiry In order to do such n thing as that , that
you should have killed yom darling , i coma
now to that had and tculblo and awful vliril
beside the corpse. Them they weiu , only
mother and son kneeling by the corps'e. She
llndH , I want to say , Mm tindsaud hei friends
Hint In what he said at that time further evi
dence of hcattloisnpss. His mind went baek
to the sail ommoneo of the Bcnanitlon and
lie bald , " 1 would not caio for this , if it were
not for the clieiimstances that passed two
ye.irn ago. "
Theio aie old men on this lury and It may
bo that at home time you lee ni\o ; kneeled by
. ' the coflln of ono you Jowl and you may have
felt In that moment that the .slightest little
tilvlnl word of rebuke weighed upon your
sphlt moio deeply than death lloelt , 1 do
nut know how it IK. I hope you never had
that tcirlbloo.\peiienco. but I do know that
theio was one old gray haired man hen < who ,
\\henheheatdthattustlmoiiy , could see In
his mind's ije the picture tli.it the witness
was describing. It was by a .scene In a far
otfland. lit ) kneeled over another coflln. lie
saw thecollln o\or which I ho grass has gi own
and wltheied for toity veins mid he lemi'iu-
btned In that moment of agony iu > he bent
oyer the coffin of his mother , theio c.iino back
b ) him the inemoiy ot little acl.s \\uywaid- -
ni.'bs and dUobcdicnco and iinknulness , and
be said In his a ony , "Oh , If &lio could come
back , If she could bieathu ono \\oul ot tor-
ghencss 1 could bear all this. Itslio could
only ret inn and say , 'I fnrghe jon , ' It could
DO boi no , " Yet , this old man had not killed
his mother.
I have henid distinguished advocates
sometimes on occasions ot this kind attempt
to excite the sympathies of tlio jiny by pleas
tor moiey. 1 think 1 do that hcic. 1 think I
inlirht leadlly plead for mcicy , It not tor him
for tlio bister plodding through the \\lnti >
mow and covmed uiih it until Mitt mlghl
Inuo hi'ixcd as the type and emblem of
puiltvaiidiiiioceivk' | ; , lor the other member
of his family who Miller with him. For nil
Iilsltlonds in.d acquaintance who Mlevu
him to day Innocent. But It would seem to
indicate It 1 should m.iko Mich nn appeal us
that , that I regarded mercy In tlilscasoiib
Rtimctlung illtl'eio.nt trom Mi let justice.
Meioy and justice may sometimes , heio bo-
lov , seem to bodivintfd to dlllenint things ,
but watch them as they nscend to Heaven
i the ) draw together , and vthcn they teach the
r teat of the Almighty they mo one. Merc >
and JuMlce , judgment and chailty. rlu-utUe-
meut and luvo all atti Unites of thu samu gieat
Inetfable piulty and benignity. Wo do not ask
for meicy then except that mercy \ \ lilrli Is
ku the bust and very highest form of justice
IVo n k that you t-lionUI take this case and
it according to thobtilct rules of law.
We ask that you , In case we have proven his
nnocenco beyond a reasonable doubt , should
not com let him. And if we go further , and
say that you cannot convict him unless the
fitito lias proven his guilt beyond a reason
able doubt , It Is only what the law says and
what j ou will obey.
You have swot n that you will acquit him
unless you are satisfied beyond a reasonable
loubt of his guilt. You have sworn that
> on will make a true dollveranca God will
hold yon to a rigid accountability for that
oath. Ilesa > s tovou to-day , as of old ho
said to elders ot Ollcad , "Vo shall not , thus
salth the Lord God Almighty , ye shall not
delher him Into thu handM of thia\enifer of
[ jlood , because ho slew his ncliihbor unvUt-
tlngly and hated him not afoictlme. "
The couit then adjourned till 1 o'clock.
Tlio Afternoon .Sesslon XInirst oil's
Speech.
At no time during the progress of the
trial has there been a greater crowd in
the court room than at the oucnlngof
the afternoon's session. A largo num
ber of people remained in tlio room dur
ing the recess , fearful that their absence
might cause them to lose whatever
cofgn of Vantage they had sue-
cncdcd in gainingln tlio morning.
Ktiqnotto was thrown to the
winds and no ono thought of anything
save getting the best position. The
crowd pressed near tlio table used by the
representatives of tlio press , crawled up
ution the bench occupied by Judge
villn and stood up in the window scats n
every part of the auditorium. Judge
Thurstoncamoa few minutes before 1
o'clock , and calmly adjusting his
gold rimmed spectacle as ho took his seat.
His wife was seated at his right and
was evidently anxious to hear what was
probably the greatest effort of her hus-
biuul'h ' life.
It was with the greatest difllculty that
the bailiffs could keep the vast crowd in
order. They were so deeply interested
in the argument of the case that they
were forgetful ot the decorum which
ought to be maintained in a court room.
At one time during Mr. 7.'hurston's speecli
at least a dozen pconlo vyero standing on
the outside edge of the window sills peer
ing in over the lowered panes of glass.
The sheriff linally noticed their situation
and drove them from their precarious
place. A step ladder wns placed on the
outside of one of the doors leading into
the corridor and was occupied by two
men and one woman who gazed earnestly
through the transom at the scene being
enacted therein.
Judge Thtirston began his speech at 1
o'clock and did not linish until after 4.
Ho was thoroughly cmbucd with bis sub-
icct , which ho elaborated in an exceed
ingly skillful manner. His speech was
both earnest and eloquent , and wns
listened to with strict attention by tlio
. In substance his speech was as
Jury.
olfows :
( ientleincn of the jury , I stand here to lalso
the last voice that can ever Issue from human
lips to plead for the lite and liberty of an un-
foitunato and Innocent man. Sally Lauer Is
dead. Springtime is coming and tlio warm
sunshine will make the beautiful giass grow
and the flowers bloom , but her beautiful eyes
are closed In death loiovcr. Never again
will the black-robed mother clasp her darling
to her breast : never again will her loud sis
ter listen to her voice. Sorrow , suffering ,
pain and grief has come to them and it can
never , never bo removed , because earthly
power lias no longer any inllupiice to seethe
the stricken heart or to change the immutable
past. Will the Hewers bloom any blighter ,
think you , as they shed their gloiy mound
the spot where she Is laid , when her mother
comes to kneel and make the place beautiful
and bright , that her husband Is spending his
weary days , thiongh all his life long , in a
tnlbonV Will It biing one feeling of joy ,
think you , gentlemen of the juiy.
to the sad , despaliing heart or
that fond mother , that another mother
Is also weeping for tlio loss of her child ?
And will the sister of the dead go about her
daily life and amid her family and friends
with a happy beatt , think you , If another
sister's eyes are dimmed with tears for him
whom they also loved ? Will It lemove ono
sting of pain , ono moment of grief , liom the
sonowlngtrlonds mid relatives off her who
Is dead , that bloody vengeance has seized
upon her husband and he too has passed
away ? Oh , gentlemen of thojtirv , when
you are asked to remember the terifble suf-
tcilng , Uod knows how tcrilble , of these
sorrowing fi lends and telntlvcs , do the
counsel mean to ask you to believe that these
sad faced women are savages ; that their
gtief will never be assuaged ; that these ciics
ollumciitatlon will never cease until
Tins rmsoNint's SCALP
dangles at the belt of their gteat chieftain.
CSeii. CowInV Doyou not believe that when the
spi Ingtlii'o and the binnmor days come , and
as the wcckn and months and ycnis pass
away , that the heai t of the mother and tlio
sister and of all the li lends will be happier ,
that they will leel better , that thogrlet will
be more endurable , when they look back on
the tesult of this trial and say , "Thank God ,
It is not true that the man who niariicd our
daughter and our sister did not kill her with a
teiiible hand and malicious heait ? " Will
they not rejoice when this excitement has
passed away , and they look back and say , "A
rigid examination ot all the facts In this tci-
ilble case has convinced an honest juiy ot
his countrymen that the husband of my
daughter and of my sister is an Innocent
man and the victim of a ten Iblo mistake ? "
Gentlemen of the jury , you \\lio aie hcio In
this box , lecozni/.o mote forcibly than 1 can
say It to you the tuiiiljlo character ot the re
sponsibility that Is upon } ou. You iccogul/e
moie teiiiuly than I can Impiess it upon
your minds , what It Is you have to do. Go to
your jury loom and take the evidence In this
ease , and that only , and stand theio with un
flinching , dauntless courage and lo your
duty as i on have nwoin to do it , without
tear of any consideration on the caith , and
all men In the futuio time , when the clouds
of to-day have passed away will .say , "God
bio-is you , you have done jour duty , unin
fluenced by a single passion , a single tear or
consideration other than your sworn duty. "
In going Ihiough the mass ot testimony In
this case , It In my
ZI.YI : , rou MV cr.iiNT :
1 say anything that is unfair , anything that
lellects unjustly upon counsel , upon \vil-
neb-.es , upon the puollc or upon an > thing
else , 1 ask your loigl\oiies In advance. II ,
In lecltingiiom , or inferring to the evidence
of a witness as detailed lojou , I mi.'stuto or
ovcidiaw a Mnglu Ilcmot ti tlmony in my
/'id lor my client , 1 ask you \\Ith cool he.uls
and deliberate judgment to c.i.st mv misstatement -
mont orou'idiawn pletme to one bide and
simply base your \uidlct upon the evidence
as li is clcaify given and wiitten. If 1 n | > -
peal to n .single passion or piejudlce , if 1 seek
in any possible manner to win you away
Irom the evidence and the law in the case , do
nut give mo the slightest 'attention , but dis
card whatever I may say that leads In that
dlicetloii. I will endeavor as tar as possible
to Micak of tacts In thiscnao. 1 know lull
well , nndlbpeakof It now tor the lii.st and
last tinio , thu tciilulo disadvantage under
which I labor , knowing that I am to be
followed in thlsr.i-.o by the
HOST ADMIKAIlI.i : Sl'KAKF.r.
that ever lived west of thu MlFsouil river ,
and possibly In thu country , } . knuw that
my client labors under this teriible disad
vantage. I huvono woul to My , geutlumon
of the jury , against any attorney taking any
hide ol anv case. When an attorney Ih em
ployed and feels that It Is consistent u ith his
seiibo ot duty to do the best ho can with It , 1
am the last man in the woild to question his
motive. 1 have nothing u hatever upon cat th
to say against any action \\lilcli he may t.ike ,
only to plead with you , -gentlemen ot the
juiy , that you.slmll not be swerved trom the
hworn testimony In this c.vc , that you shall
not penult your passions to inn away with
your judgment , but utter the magnificent
oloiHieiini of the gentleman has borne you
along vtlth Its IneMhtlble tide , and you have
H-tlied to your Juiy loom , ir you will wait
until the lover ot the hour has passed , and
upon hitting quietly down yoiu-an look back
over the entile collide of this p.iie and biing
journdnds to deal fairly with the evidence
nnd give it , and it only , dun consideration.
It U necossuiy that wnon the state asks
I'Oll T1IK COXVJC1ION
of a fellow clti/wi that It should clcailypolnt
out Ilia tlieoiy upon which conviction Is
nskfiU It U necesMuy for tlio piosecutiou to
h.ive a hypothesis of the Killing of Mis
Lam r 5 that N. to have a theoiy as to the
m.uinerin which she c.uno to her death , a
theoiythat Is substantiated , not by a sup
position , but th.il U substantiated in cveiy
iiiumrl.int paitluiihir by the.swoiu testimony
In the case ; ami that theoiy and Uialhypotho-
bis tuiiat Ini the only ouu that Is consistent
under the testimony , u ith the pio\eu tacts of
thu case. Possibly his honor will charge
> oii , gcntlemuu of the jiiy | , that it b by no
meie mosumptlon that anv man Is to b . dc-
piivcd.of his liberty and his life , but that
unless the cvldeuce satisfies > ou beyond a
ivRsou.iblo doubt that he is guilty , you can-
1101 couvt ! ! .ia. : '
What Is the theory of the prosecution as
to how this prime took place , and what Its
motive ? Have you heard from any-
Ijody In this case reprc enllng the
prosecution , so far , a tbcoiy advanced
as to how this crime could have been com
mitted so as to make It murder , lias tlio dis
trict attorney In opening this case pointed
out a single link in the chain which It Is
claimed by them points to the guilt of this de
fendant ? Ho endeavors to show you that
peichanco the story that the defendant told
may bo In some parts untrue , that ixMchanen
there may be some reasonable doubt that
this thlnu' occmrcd In the manner In which It
is chimed that It did. What is the theory of
this prosecution ? As to the manner in which
the crime was committed ?
What is the motive , what do you think It Is.
gentlemen of the jury ? Mr. Estollo said to
yon that perhaps they had n nuarrel and
that he got augiy at her and that the old
scenes that existed before the icconclllatloii
took place anew upon the night of the mur
der. Perhaps it did , ccntlcincn o the jury ,
but would you lianit a yellow dog upon a
" | K > rlmps ? " Helms said to you , gi-ntlomcn
ol the jury , that the Jealousy which existed
In his mind befoio their maiilage. that fiom
a motive of jealousy ho was Induced to put
his wife whcio the eye of mortal man never
could test upon her again. Perhaps tlio
demon ot jealousy did spilug up In the
mind of John W. Lauer on the night in ques
tion ; but can you find any motho ? If
they have a theoiy of the reason
that Induced this man to commit this crime ,
why is It up to this time they have said sim
ply It was the demon of ungovcinablo tem
per ? In Older to find a motive they go back
to the com ( ship of this young couple nnd say
that on one occasion ho got jealous of the at
tention of another man to bis prospective
biido , which resulted In his leaving thehouso
and staying away several hours before com
ing back to ask her foiglvencss. Is It not
wondeifnl that the course of their ttuo love
did not inn on smoothly every day until the
marriage , that the eye of love which waited
to possess the object of its love looked un
kindly pel haps on the attention of hls.pios-
pectlvo bride ? Was there over a courtship
without those little dltTcionccs ?
Judge Thurston then proceeded to
draw a g owing picture of Lauer's family
life. Ho said that the defense had proved
conclusively that Lauer's relations to his
wife wore of tlio most pleasant nature.
Testimony from people residing on every
side of the house had been adduced to
show this. To bo sure , the prbsccntion
had claimed that the people in that vicin
ity did not know every detail of the
Lauors inner life , but it was impossible
for a family to live unhappily in n. nejgh-
borhood without having the fact noised
about. The "only direct evidence of ill-
treatment was that of limtuu Hell , whom
Mr. Thurston stigmatized in the severest
terms , stating that her character was
such as to niaKc her testimony entirely
untrustworthy. Ho contrasted her with
Mrs. and Miss Savairo , who gave evi-
donee of the happiness of the Lauer
household , nnd said that the jury were
bound to abide by tlio words of the latter.
Ho spoke of the manner in which Laucr
acted after the separation , and eulogized
his conduct in making all his
property over to his wife mm attempting
to start out in the world and beftin life
anew without n dollar. He dwelt at
length upon the tests of the light made
by Herman Kountze , W. V. Morse ,
John O'Connor and other prominent cit
izens , whose fairness and integrity were
above reproach.
It was a noticeable fact that during his
argument Mr. Thurston referred to the
speech expected from Gen. Cowin , and
warned the jury not to bo led cslray by
that gentleman's persuasive eloquence ,
lie said that Lauer's conduct on the fatal
night of the tragedy was natural , that ho
did not and could not know exactly wuat
ho did and how he did it , because of the
great excitement and grief under which
no was laboring. Judge Thurston then
advanced , a few steps towards tlio jury ,
stopping for a second to create a partial
vacuum in his nostrils , which ho did by a
vigorous exhalation and a skillful man
ipulation of his nose by the lingers of his
left hand ( his handkerchief Doing upon
the table ) and begun a denun
ciation of the press. Ho walked
lo and fro before the jury , and occasion
ally shook his fist in an energetic way at
the reporters , who wore taking notes of
his speech. Ho characterized them "as
beardless cubs , who nocr experienced a
deeper grief than being spanked by their
mothers striplings whoso knowledge of
life has been acquired from reading dime
novels. "
Fcarinc that those gentlenianly epi
thets would not have the desired effect ,
ho advanced to the reporters' tablo.and
in a dramatic manner exclaimed : "Turn
on the tires of vour deep damnation to
hound mo , but ilo not strive to convict an
innocent man * . " A head line which con
tained tlio statement that Laucr was seen
to shed no tears the night of the tragedy
seemed to have greatly excited the law
yer's ire , for he continued as follows :
"Ho shed no tears. " This is quoted In the
headlines of the mess that panders to a dis
eased public. "Ho shed no tears. " Why.
gentlemen of the jury , teais arc but summer
shoncis ol gilcf that come alter the anguish
and burnings of the terrible gilet have passed
away. Giief teirlble , and overwlielminir ,
sheds no teais , gentlemen of the jury. Wo
have een the time when wo could shed no
teaia. God help us , wo could shed no teats
o\or the bodies of our beloved dead. God
pity us , wo shed no tears. Uricf that Is teirl
ble and awful does not weep.
"Ho shed no teais , " said this press. It is not
content to let a lawyer do tils duty In the
com t of justice without attempting to defame
him In thu public eye. Don't woik up public
opinion to hang nn Innocent man. Public
opinion ciuclliedour Loid and Savior IbOO
years ago In Jerusalem. Public opinion In
Pai is at ( lie time ol the Kiench revolution
abolished God. Public opinion as illiistiated
in our public mess brings out Irom the gut-
teus and the slums of the gie.it city , the man
ot the bludgeon , the man of tlio knife. So
those men of ciimo stand on thu sticets and
coiners to get up a mob to bang ninn who
mo the peers of them nil In the sight ot God
Almighty , i dely public opinion. It mava
ci licitv mo ; It may hunt mo to the death. J |
may Hon'year or n minute , but please God
while I live 1 will live no cowaid.
Go'itlemen of the jiny. iust stop and think
ot thu awful and tenlblu place John W.
J.ancr has occupied so many months. With
no soil hand to pillow hU head ho has been
Urn stars and thubiin&htnethioiiu'li thobaiof
hispiison. Think ot where he stands and
what he Is undergoing nmld the bcoues ot
public excitement judged by the standaidof
hoys , If he stood at thu bottom of a hole
1,000 feet deep ho would tower above these
I'lOJIIESOKTIIH 1'IIKSS
If they stood upon the mountain top. You
heaid his story on that witness and I ask
yon to lememberlt when you go Into the jury
loom. When ho was telling that
story , gentlemen , these same boys
say ho smiled. Gentlemen , a smile
is the next door to tragedy , A smile is
the next door to gilef. I.s he to bo condemned
because ho made no attempt to satisfy the
criticisms of boys who have derived their
ideas nt human natuie horn dime novels ? It
Kcems to me that tlieio wus n terilble pathos
in the stoiy which ho told.
And theio he sits , and to-morrow the voice
of the most eloquent man I ever listened to
is to plead with you to hang him. My fiiond
Cuwln may
JUIIK INTO punr.io FAVOII
on the flood tide of inibllc opinion , but that
kind ot opinion don't last , lie may Induce
yon to l > ebovu that all the earth demands the
punishment ot this man. He may make you
believe that black Is white , and that thu o\i-
deuce In this case says buyoud all leasonablo
doubt Lauer muideml Ida wife. Uod help
me it 1 had to take my chances If I wcio be
ing tried lor my life and Cowin had to close
the case. When they ask you and appeal to
jou toronvict tills man ; v hen they nay to you
ih.it he has made a mother's heait bieak and
; i sister to bo foiover in woe , I ask jou to
( link ol the other hP.iits that will bieak. 1
ask you to think ot the suifeiing that will
ponieto those \\holo\o him and whom he
loves. It will not do jour manhood any ills-
grace to think ot the.su things. They will
ask yon to deal out justice to this man by
\\nv of hanging him or sending him to pris
on for his lltp. Von-wlll bonskcd to
DUAL OUT THAT Jl'STJCE
\\hlch neither listens to sympathy nor gives
way to pity , that shuts its ej us to the suffer
ings ut those who will bo lelt behind , and
that can consider nothing except the btrlct-
cM hisluluch the course of justice fol
lows.
Justice has bren painted for these ton ccn-
tude. } past a a tnaiblu statue. Gentlemen of
the Hny , 1 wish 1 had , thoiialntci'sclft.-that
I mixht cast aside the blind image of stony
tUiatlco and paint for jou a Justice of gloif-
ptsiuU : beautiful jpility , that would appeal
to the human heait. lad I that \vomlerful
gift , \yonld paint t ! s Justice M beautiful ,
1 would paint heiw It i bright eyes that could
look , but not In tifjcci on the sinful world ,
In her bosom then should be a human
heart that beat .and throbbed and thrilled
with human , human pity and with
unman hue. Her. uup that listened to the
evidence should be all incd to the sweet voices
of little children. . Hi lips that spoke the
law and pronounebd I. . judcment should bo
fresh from slnclili * lu ab > $ enc .
( .icntlomcn ot tliu juijr , they wouh Isnylhls
man slew a womnii , theiefrtro women de-
innnds Justice of hlnr. Yes this man slow a
woman , but If there h a woman within the
sound of my voice t nt Is so wicked nnd
cruel that she would , k In revenue tor tlmt
that John W. Lauer * l ould bo convicted , un
less the evidence rtiovs his guilt beyond a
leasonablo doubt , Inld In leturn say that
womim Is unlit to bo'n ' wile , unlit to bo a
mother. God pity he ! and spate her fiom
having : a child lest it bt a fiend. But , gentle
men of the Jury , ;
TAHH TtrA.T * KVIDEXCn.
I have ttcspassod on y ur patience too long.
1 have exhausted myself In attempting to
convince yon ofthoceitnlnty that lies In my
soul. Gentlemen of the Jury , will not the
faces of those who levi him and who loved
her bo happier and blighter when the sum
mer time shall come , when the years go tollIng -
Ing on , It a Jury of Ms countrymen lm\Q
said , "John , you did nut kill the wife you
loved Intentionally. John , you may have
been cruel to her In the time gone by , but
jou did not murder hor. "
CHANGING STIVEKT NAMES.
Xtio Now Appellations or Some of
Omaha's lliorouclifnres.
The city council pa&cdTucsdny night an
ordinance providing for an entire change
of the system of naming the streets. Ac
cording to the present method the thor
oughfares of Omaha are named so badly
that sometimes ono street , running
through various pnrta of tlio city , will
boar three or four different names. So
that oftentimes the stranger who tries to
iiuil liis way about the city is ns badly at
fault as though ho were trying to pick a
passage through the ancient labyrinth.
By the now system all this is changed ,
and more than two-thirds of the names
now in use are done away with.
The BUB presents below the main fea
tures of the system nnd tlio changes
which will bo brought about by its adop
tion. It is impossible , of .course , to
name all the changes in n limited scope ,
such as that of this article , though the
most important onus are noted.
The streets runnina north and south
are numbered according to the line of
the street on which they run. Thus ,
Sherman avomto being on the line of
Sixteenth street , receives thu name of
that thoroughfare , of which it is really
but a continuation. Other changes are :
First street cast of Bluff street becomes
F'rnt ' street.
Bluif street becomes Second street.
Summit street becomes Fourth street.
Highland street becomes Fifteenth
street.
Saratoga street becomes Nineteenth
street. , , i > .
South avenue and East avenue becomes
Twenty-second street.
Saunders strectfcucom.es Twenty-fourth
street. -
Pier , Wheaton , 'Colorado streets , and
all corrcspgondiiln : ' . thoroughfares in
other additions , /jbcGpmo Twenty-fifth
street. -ir i
King street , Montana street , Twenty-
fifth street m KciHl'H ' First division ,
Sweezy's street 'in ' Sweezy's division ,
Twenty-fifth street in' ' Capitol Hill addi-
dition , and all corresponding thorough
fares become Twenty-sixth street.
Campbell street- and Center street in
Nelson's addition * , fPfnl Sheridan street ,
Buvunui SHUCK , m oPVna8 * iiiu uuui-
tions , and all corresponding thorough
fares become Twenty-eighth street.
McClcllan street in llagan's ' addition ,
James street in Shinn's addition , Twen
in McCormick's addition
ty-eighth street ,
and Georgia avenue become Twenty-
ninth street.
State street , Twenty-eighth street in
West iitid addition , Oolfax street , Line
street , in Lowe's Second addition , be
come Thirtieth street.
The other numbered streets , which run
ns high as Thirty-sixth , are all in the
lately platted auditions and will not be
mentioned hero.
The streets running east and west will
remain as at present , as for instance ,
Dodge , Douglas , Farnam , Harncy , etc. ,
except where two streets , in the same
line , nave dill'erent names.
For instance , under the provisions of
this last clause , Middle street and U. S.
Grant street in Redick's ' addition become
Jackson street.
Church street and Johnson street be
come Jones street.
Marsh street , in Marsh's addition , and
Ainswqrth street become Marcy street.
Michigan street and Lawrence street
become Mason street.
Mt. Pleasant avenue becomes Pacific
trcpt.
Division street in Credit Foncier addi
tion becomes Popploton street.
Kolm street and Walnut street in Credit
Foncior addition becomes William street.
Daltimoro street and Chestnut street
becomes Hickory street.
Elm street in Credit Foncier addition
and Cherry street neeomes Centre street.
Willow , Pine and Charles streets be
come Oak street.
Spruce street in Grand View addi
tion becomes Oak street , and Locust
street in thu same addition become Dor
cas street.
Cuthnrino street in Hnnscom Place , 'ind
all corresponding thoroughfares , be
comes Thlrly-llrst street.
Delaware and all corresponding
thoroughfares , become Thirty-second
street.
Jiotweon the main thoroughfares run
ning north and south , such as Twentieth
nndTwoiity-lirdt streets there are short
broken streets , extending from ono to
four or lis'o blocks , instead of giving
these names , they are called avenues and
roooivo the number of the street immedi
ately oast. Tims , a slioit street between
Twenty-fourth and Twonty-lilth would
bo called Twenty-fourth avenue and so
OISothat by this provision , Park Wild
avenue becomes Sovcn/h / avenue , George
street . . Nineteenth _ . . avenue * , _ Convent . .
A A. fit i e A ! : ix. ! -i
_ . _ _ provides . .
streets hereafter cruated shall bo named
in accordance with'lho [ provisions above
l
noted. i ,
City Engineer KtfMynter , in conversa
tion with n reporter forthoHui : yesterday
said that in hia opinion , thu now syatem
was a very good ohp , , and would remedy
the gross imporfVptioM which mar the
present plan. Thi\iiiojv \ names of all the
streets will bo plainly printed on the
lump posts , whore flioro are any ; other
wise , nests will bo placed at each corner ,
with the mimes of the various thorough
fares plainly printed thereon.
Personal
J. W. Karly , ol Columbus , Neb. , is a
Millurd guest.
Mi.f A. Gablcr , of IHoomlicld , is a
guest of Dr. J. D. llertxman.
Mrs. Charles Stevens has irene to Kan
sas City for a brief visit.
Miss Anna Itancroft , of Toledo , Ohio ,
is visiting her sister , 3frs , J. W. Allen , of
this city.
Atkinson's ( the leading Millinernnil
Jlair-OooiU Emporium ) have moved to
( heir spacious rooms HI Ma-onic temple.
lUth st. and Capitol ave. , where they will
in future bo iJcaee to greet their uiaiiy
patrons and' fneuds , . . ' . „
OFFIOE WORK-
[ BY LILY cuimY.J
"Yon may come in Ihe morning , if you
please , " ho said nt length. "Kiglit o'clock
is the hour wo usually begin business. "
Ho spoke slowly and almost constrain
edly ; perhaps it seemed to him that ho
should hardly bo so addressing her. She
stood bnt n moment outside the walnut
railing ! tall , slight , pale , with a dignity
beyond the years that her countenance
betokened. Her face was like a delicate
flower for an half-hour there in tlio dusk
nnd grind of the great ofllco. Ho saw ,
moreover , that her attire was neat ami
wholly boliting a lady.
Then she turned to go.
"Thank .YOU , " she said simply. "I
will come at eight. "
And immediately she seemed to have
vanished. "
Ho whirled about sharplj' , and looking
out of the great window saw her descend
ing thu stops to the street. She turned her
head neither to tlio left nor to the riglit ,
but facing straight nhoiul pulsed briskly
from the plaeo and from his sight.
Ho remained at the window looking
out oven after she was gone , but , lost in
thought , saw naught of the city's ' uproar
and warfare.
Two persons , the only others present in
the olllco nt that moment , exchanged
glances and smiled half contemptuously.
These were Price , the manager , and Miss
Allison , the copyist. Price was a distant
relative of tlio proprietor , and loved him
none too well. Marginct Allison was
jealous of her own position and fearful of
another woman clerk being hired.
Duval Frazcr still stood looking out of
the window , and Price , leaning over to
MissrAlhson , whispered snccringly :
"The blonde god is easily aflccted. "
They often called him the "blonde
god ; " ho was full and elegantly fashion
ed , with a golden head of ideal contour.
He wns , indeed , a handsome man. and
younir for the position ho occupied , tlio
western representative of an eastern busi
ness of millions and millionaires.
The copyist , a sharp-featured brunette ,
forgot hcr.'clf at the words of Price , and
tittered audibly.
The sound recalled the head of tlio of
fico. Ho came away from the window ,
and picking up a scrap of paper from his
private desk brought it over to the maun-
get's.
"This is the handwriting , " he said very
slowly , "of that young lady. " He laid it
down before his assistant. "She will bo
here to begin work in the morning , wo
shall not bo so rushed then. I wish you
would show her what to do. Let her at
tend to those ' .statements. ' and anything
else that is pressing. " He turned away
then , and took Ins' lint to leave. At the
door ho paused , as with an afterthought.
"Her name. " lie said , "is Hose Madi
son. " Then lie went out.
# # * * * *
Miss Madison was punctual. At eight
o'clock that keen March morning she en
tered the ollico of Duval Fraser and was
pleasantly received. It was less of an
ordeal than she had anticipated. The
black-eyed copyist was gracious to her
now co-worker beyond conception , and
Price scorned kindly disposed to the
strange ; young ladv. When Duval Fra
ser arrived at ten o'clock there was a
slight young form perched upon a high
stool at a desk that had been hitherto un
occupied ; there was a delicate face bent
earnestly over a neat account book , a
busy pen in a small , frail-jooking hand.
He went over and spoKc so kindly that
the pale face grew scarlet and the small
hand trembled at its work.
And so Koso Madison began n life of
"ollico-work , " such a life as , twelve
months earlier , she would have laughed
at as absurd in connection with herself.
She hardly know how tlio first days
went the days of her initiation. It was
all so now , so strange. At night she was
curiously exhausted , nnd it sometimes
seemed dillicult to roacli home such a
homo as it was , n boarding-house attic.
But slip managed somehow , and then
the ollico grew more familiar.
And Price , the manager , grew quite
friendly. lie was an older man than the
proprietor ; ho might have been forty , per
haps a trillo less. Ho had a dark face ,
whose hardness of features was only re
lieved at moments by a good-humored
smile. A heavy beard Concealed the
lines of a mouth that might have ap
peared vindictive had one judged by the
bitterness of speech in which its owner
occasionally indulged.
Hose Madison said to herself it must bo
that Richard Price was under some great
obligation to Mr. Duval Frasor. else lie
never would have shown sued resent
ment such disposition to "run down"
his employer and relative. And when ho
spoke , as no came frequently to do early
in the morning or at noon hours , when
Fraser wns absent , disparagingly , almost
snccringly , she felt n sense of singular
annoyance and strove not to listen , but to
attend the more closely to her work. 15ut
Miss Allison , the black-eyed copyist , was
an attentive hearer , and Miss Madison
could not escape the conversation of the
two. It displeased her more and more
as the days went by , oven beyond con
cealing.
* *
Nparly two months had passed when
ono morning Rose Madison experienced
singular circumstances. Richard Price
took n holiday and Miss Allison went
homo ill nl noon. Duval Fraser remained
in the ollico the entire afternoon , and
scarcely any ono came in.
At three o'clock siio always remem
bered that day and that particular hour
the "blonde god" arose and came over
to her desk.
"You work very hard , " ho said , slowly ,
"Yon must get very tired , every day. "
Rose had hardly lifted her eyes , but the
motion of h'or pen had slopped.
"Yes , " she said quietly , "it is very
hard. L am sometime ! ! very tired , "
"I want , " no said abruptly , after a
moment's panso. "I want to nfrk you a
question. When you lirst came into the
ollico Price seemed to take a great liking
to you , Lately lie seems changed , or
something seems to have happened ,
WJmt Is the matter ? "
She lifted tier eyes then and looked in
to his face.
"I cannot toll yon , " she said.
"You do not know nor suspect ? "
She was silent , liu watched her with
an interested look , Perhaps he was
thinking how delicate her face was , with
its beautiful deep-blue oy , its silken-
soft frame of chc.itmit hair , how gentle
and how retinod her speech ,
Ho remained silent for a space , then
spoke again , oven more considerately ,
"Would you not like would it not bo
n rest for you to go some place of aniuso-
mont this evening ? 1 should like to tuke
you , Miss Rose. "
She did not aiuwor for a moment ; then ,
in a low voice :
"I thank you , Mr.Frasor , but I could
not 1 could not have at once a business
and asocial acquaintance with thosamu
gentleman. "
"No ? " ho said , as if snrptiscd. Then ,
"Pnrhapi you are right. "
She found herself trembling now from
the effort of thu little speech. Perhaps
lie noticed this , for ho withdrew , and
walked rather aimlessly about tlio place.
"I think , " ho said , "i know tiie trouble
with Prico. " And then ho turned and
looked t her with a sudden meaning a
something that set her heart throbbing ,
and brought a gray mist before her PVU.S.
She would not nave felt any dlll'unmt had
ho said : "Prico is clUphmsiul bwause I
like yon ; Price is jcnlous-of both of us. "
Her head was in n whirl. She wan
glad when ho urged her to clo.-o up her
books and desk and oei o work for the
day. Hu closed the oflico early and limy
wont out together. Jfsoc'nieri as if lift
road'l.iy towards her. liuniohniil : thither.
ho walked , with her. They tulki-d as
tlieywent of Jndill'eiMsut .matter ; ? , 'but
when the house waa reached she spoke
with an abrupt bitterness.
"This is the place ; I live In the attic.
Once 1 lived in a mansion. "
Ho lingered for n moment ,
"YeslVhc said , "I know it. " But his
tone of gentle compassion , tinged vtith
regret , seemed to irritate her.
"However , " she said , almost sharply ,
"I neither require nor desire pity. Good
night. "
< # #
The manager's holiday scorned not to
have agreed with him. Ho came lo the
ofllcc the next turning in n decidedly
unpleasant temper. Tlio black-eyed
copyist was still absent , nnd upon Misa
Mndi.son foil double her usual amount of
work. Duvnl Fra or appeared distrait ,
and everything seomea at sixes anil
sevens. As tlio hours passed the condi
tion of tilings grow worse. Richard Pi lea
began to mutter nnd liud fault nnd linally
to grumble openly. Miss Madison evi
dently was not pleasing him.
"You have done this all wrong. " ho
said her. ' 'The
, turning savagely upon .
addition of that column is absurd.
Haven't you any sense ? "
Duvnl l'rn or's blonde head was sud
denly lifted from behind his desk. Ho
rose and came over to the corner where
Miss Madison sat and took the great
sheet from the pale young worker. After
a quick look he turned to thu other man.
"Miss Madison's work Is not at fault , "
ho said , quietly. "She makes fewer mis
takes than any one we have over em
ployed. You must find the errors else
where. She has done everything as she
should "
Richard Price had iits face bent down ,
but that which ho sneered in reply
came with horrible distinctness to the
ears of both proprietor and clerk :
"Of course anything she does is all
right. "
Duval Fraser waited Itardly an instant.
He stopped close to Price.
"You will apologize to Miss Madison , "
ho said , in a low voice.
Price did not answer. Ho was ap
parently busy with liguros. His right
hand played carelessly with the wrench-
shaped hand-stamp with which all ac
counts were stamped "Paid. "
"Ihonoyou heard mo , " said Fraser ,
sternly.
What happened next , happened so
swiftly , and waa , withal , so shocking that
one could not describe exactly how it
came about.
It was like tlio Hash of an eyo. Richard
Price turned upon the other with an oath
and would have struck him in the face ,
with the hand stamp , but Rose Madison ,
who hud sprung from her seat , darted
between the two nnd received the blow
upon her own head. She fell without a
sound. A tiny stream of blood trickled
out of tlio chestnut hair and over the
marble forehead.
* * * # #
Two weeks later she opened her eyes
and looked around her in a wondering
Way. The lirst thing she fully knew siie
was lying ill in bed in her boarding
house attic. Tlio next thing she reali/.eu
was a scent of heliotrope , which drew
her attention to tlio fact that there wore
beautiful flowers in tlio room. Tlio third
and last thing was the face of Dnval
Frazicr looking down upon her. Then
she again lost consciousness. But it
came to her the following morning' , nnd
she was there again.
And many other mornings ho was
there , until she grow stronger and able
to sit up.
"Then , you see , " ho said. "I told 3-011
I knew Price's trouble. Besides , I did
him a favor once , and he lias never for
gotten it. It is the way of the world. I
hope it will not bo my way , over. Price
has left the city , " ho continued , " as if
anticipating lier desire to know. "It is a
lesson ho will not forgot. And well , I
am just as glad he is out of the way ,
it might irritate me to see or hear of him.
I do not want to bo irritated at
present. "
"No ? " said Rose feebly with n faint
snrilo.
"No , " he repeated soberly , "for I have
something very important on my mind ;
somctliiiifj to achieve. "
lie suddenly reached forward and took
her hand. But she tried to draw it
away.
"Rose , " he began.
"No no , no"she answered. "Idon't
want to bo pitied "
"No , " ho acquiesced. "I remember ,
you neither require nor desire pity But
then this is difterent. Rose , 1 love you ;
shall wo be married ? "
And she did not say him nay.
Ken ) Kutato 'I'l-nnsrors.
The following transfers wore filed
March 10 , with the county clerk , nnd
reported for the BKE by Amos' Real
Estate Agency.
Mntthewson T Patilck and wife to Chailes
P Ulnkley , lot 1 , blouk 0 , Patiiok's 1st add
Omaha , w d sjlOO.
Augustus KounUo and wife to Chailes An-
deison , s X ot e BO teet ot lot 1 , block S ,
Kount70's 4t\i \ add Omaha , w d SHOO.
Byion Reed and wife and olheis to Ferdi
nand Iluarmann , lot 11 , block 1 , Campbell's
add Omaha , w d.
Chaile.s It Turnpy nnd wife ti Ell/abeth A
Uiownleo , lot 7 , block 31 , Lovto'sadd Omalia ,
w , | gj2S.
It jf ( iaibralth and wile to Francis Heller ,
lot 8 , block t , Kilby Place add Omaha , w d
Polar Swnn and wife lo Francis Heller , lot
' ) , block 1 , Shinn's ( [ mid Omalia , w d-S,0. ! )
.loliu L McC.ifjuo and nllo to llannali Hen-
rlckson , wKot lot 0 , block 7 , Shinn's add
Omaha , w rt SGOO.
Maiv H Williams ( sluslo ) to Chailcs E
Relter , lot 11 , blcck o. Klikwooitadd Douglas
Co. w d sT-tOO.
Jleimun Kecklnscher ( widower ) to Charles
llounki.iiis , n Kof lot 7 , block 4 , IIoibach's
8d add Omaha , w d-SOOO.
Samuel S lleolioand Vtllo to Kvciett Olllls ,
lot II , Dang'bsubdivision of lot ai , UurrOnk
add Omalia , w d SW5.
Kdgur Leau'ituii ( single ) to Snmnel S
Ucebe , Jot 0 , Jiang's subdivision of Jot Si ,
Umr Oak add Omaha , w d-gr > OU.
Dexter L Thomas and wile to Jlemy
Urown , lot 0 , block V , Lowe's add Omaha , w
d-5V ( > o.
Kugeno O'Neill nnd wife to Chsis C ( Jronrc ,
lot ( I , block C , Lowe's 1st add Omaha , w d
5850 ,
Ira Van Camp and otheis to Thomas Hcid.
lot 0 , Van Camp it ICddy'u subdivision ot
block M , Shi mi's "A add Omiilm. w d SftCO.
lleniy C Moigan and \\llo to llnnyl )
Reed , lots , block 1U , Wlleox's 1st add Omaha ,
\vd-SHOO.
Ouslavii Heig nnd wife to ( leorgoVnshliiK -
: i , trustee , w K of lot 5 , block 1 , Pnik J'Jace ,
i Kmker and wife toMniy S Pauott ,
" bwW &ec U'J-10-lS , Douglas Co , qe
-Si.
The
At on bitter or bnd tiisto In mouili pain In the
burl ; , sl.tos or joints , ultra nihtulii'ii for rhoii-
iniuiiinK'jr6tonuiC'li , loss ot npiotil | . liouU
ulU'lliuU'ly uoalho inn ! liir , litmliu-liti. hiss nt
mi inoiyulili a ] > alniul tfnsuilon of liming
InllcJ to Jo $111110111111) , ' wliu'li ouiriil to limn
liddii ilonu ; ile-blllty , low Fplrllx , : i thick } ullo > v
uppuuiuncool ilic skin mitt oyiv ; : i dry iout.li
olliin niUtul.un lor Loiixuniplliili.
boinolliuiis iiiiinyol Ihosu t-jminams uttrnd
ihulin.i ] uatutliiiis vc-ry lo v , Lot Ilio I.hor ,
the liiKctor : an fit tlio body , Is uonoinlly HIM
EOiil ot llioillaoiiti' . uuJ If not icK'UluU'd III time
Kii'itl biiUui'mirTietcivdn ) ( . ' s ; , iiil Oa till Mill
coinO.
1' 11 Hnlllsnore Kpiscopal Mi'thodist.
" . Ir.iincni l.lvcr ttcxululor U ncknonl-
on U > haw no O'liul n * n J.Uvr medlolixi.
iwntiUnliigtlioso ioiltlicrii routs nnd
' l'rt . wMob uu ull wlsf froyiilen'-n Uw
. p' r ii ln"oouuti.i
. , 'vt prs.ml. "
DAILY COMMERCIAL REVIEW .
Room Traders Monopolize Business in Wheat
and Provisions ,
DEARTH OF INSPIRING NEW3
llonvy Denis lit Corn nt Iiower
Xlio Close AH Itoiind Uolow
Tuesday Llvo Block
Itcportn.
CHICAGO IlA IN MAIIKKT.
CUICAOO , March 17. [ Special Trlcginin.l
Developments on 'ChaiiRotoday weie far
fiom being sensational. The coin market
Idiiincd Into n llttlo moio prominence by tea-
son or laigt-r trading nl lower pilces. Hut In
vlip.it and provisions business passing was
nlinust exclusively between room ttadcrs , ntul
wns under tlio average volume. Not for
many days has there been such a iltMtth of
outshlo nows. Such as cauio over tlio vlics
in owl unimportant In helping either tlio
bulls or bears hi their opeiatlons , mid wheat
kent within yest idny'8 put nntl call
prices nil the forenoon. Winter wheat
inntket quotations cnmo lit easier , \\hllo
public cables called spot wheat In Liver
pool quiet ami stonily , with cat goes on * coast
ntut on passage dull and slow. Kugllsh
countiy markets \u-io linn ami the weather
In England was again repotted unfavorable ,
1'rlvato dispatches fiont abroad weio some
what conlllctltiK , but Into ones Indlented a
tinner tone. Itnpoits Into the United King
dom dining the past \\eck showed an increase
of 1(4,000 ( bushels of wheat and iO.OOO bairols
of Hour.
WHKAT Tlio wheat innikot was pegged at
84& @ : > 4tfo for May a full hour and a half
after tlio opening this niotnlngltli Inijlnc
to a largo extent against puts. It then pulled
up to 8l % @ J rc on the split , and hung
around theio lor another hour , or until high
noon , 'finding nil tbtough was laigely ofn
scalping chnractor , there being a sciuclty of
outshlo orders either way. Tindlng appealed
to bo getting out of .May and Into the Juno
option , thcio being neaily as much clone In
the lattei to-day as In the foiiucr , The full
range covered by seller May tnls loienooit
was only 8iy@S4Jf ; , and at 1 o'elock S48' @
81 } < con the split was ; bld. Just before the
close the mmkct weakened onaicnoitof a
licsh outbreak ot double among tlio tallroad
employes In the southwest. A inoinlncntlo-
cal tiader Is said , on good authoilty , to have
woiked 100,000 bushels of No. 2 spiing wheat
licio for account of some New York uxpoit-
crs dm Ing yesterday and to-day.
COIIN In the speculative market for corn
nn Increased business was witnessed at lower
prices. FiomjDfc ! lor Slay there was a de
cline to 88J < (2'TJc ( on the spiltwhen thcio was
a slight i auction , ami at 1 o'clock oil c was
bid , being o nndei Tuesday's close. At HUc
tlieio was heavy trading , Nat Jones soiling
about ! iX,000 ) bushels , with W. T. Baker & Co.
also tree snllois , and Noitou & Woithlngton
good buyers.
OATS Data were only moderately active
and pi ices without material change.
I'noVISIONS Piovislons were quite active
and iricgular , pork selling on" 15c early , un
der fice offorlnes , mainly by long holdings ,
but leading some , tlio caily decline develop
ing a lair call fiom the short Intelest , and
closed Me under yesteiday. Lard held steady
all day , and closed uboulthe same as on
Tuesday , vbileshoit ribs were rather quiet
and closed steady and without especial
change.
ArTi'.r.xoox Boxitn Trading was quite
active on the late boaid , and the grain mar
kets were all weaker under the lead of wheat ,
which wns depressed by the reported failuio
of a local opciator of the smaller class and by
talk about labor dlflicultlcs. May wheat sold
oil fiomSlJa'ctoaiXc , and corn from 39@
S9Xc on the split to 8c. Theio was con
siderable doing In coin and oats In largo
jags. Mess pork ruled stionjser on good buyIng -
Ing , supposed to bo tor Robert Waricn.
Based on yesterday's closInEHgurcswhe.it
linally closed > c oil , cornpfc , mess poik 7 o ,
with oats and lard unchanged.
2:10 : p. in. Puts on May wheat , 83Xcscalcs ;
Chandler-Brown Co.'s Report.
The following report of Chicago's speculn-
tivo markets Is furnlshod the BIE byV. . P.
Peck , Omaha representative of Ohnndlcr-
Urown Co. , of Chicago and Milwaukee :
Cables were dull but linn , with little or no
change In pilces. Private cables were
weaker , but our market showed no decided
tendency either wny , Kopoi led damage to
the Australian crop nnd a poor outlook In
England tinned the maikct for a time , but
pi Ices fluctuated within thu tango of % eon
wheat , closing at the opening llgiuo at
1 p. m.
IteceipUof piimary markets , ll'i.OOO ' bush
els ; shipments , 17,000 bushels. Car lot re
ceipts , M cms.
Coin and oats weak nt % ® Jc lower. Tlilnk
thcio will bo a still luither bicnk.
Piovlsiousianged about the same as ycs-
tciday.
BJO : ! j ) . in. Wheat weak at } 4@ } & lower ;
nimoied strike thioughout the Jiuillngton
toad the cause of the weakness. Corn , weak
ando ' oil. 1'iovlsloiis unchniiced
CHICAGO M VIS 8TOJK.
GinoAfio , March 17. | Special Telnpinin.J ;
UA'iTi.K To dny the cattle innr'cet ' was In
aixciilhii condition , Theio wcic more good
rattle than on yc&tddiiy , and olTeiliiKS ot
good lots wcioceitalnly large. The market
opened slow and \\lth an unsatisfactory feel'
Ins incvalllug , but eaily sales were nt steady
juices , anil ono man declaied that ionic de
sirable cattle sold as high as at any time In
the month. Tlio oastein innikets vcro
lalily well supplied and a shade
lower , nnd pilces weio lOj lower In the west.
Tlicii ; wns nciy shiKKtah movement hcio ,
nnd by noon cattle were selling lower tlum
at tin ) ojicnliii : , while general tiado uas In n
veiyunsatisfactory condition. The Lenten
season Is undoubtedly luttiiJcrlng with the
consumption of meat , and there In a dullness
In tiado wiM and west. Hhlpplnif stcors ,
mHol.VXIIbs. , S1.7.W5.Wj 1200 to 11550 Jbi. ,
H-5MV"0 ; 0V ) to lii'W Ihs. , 53.00@1.50.
JIoos Specnlatoiu ojiened the market
with ronsldciiibhi vim unit a few loads o0 !
at a slight advance , but after tln.t , and
especially after slilpjieiff lmi | filled their
01 dels , trade wai slow , nnd ut the finish n I
tlaMuhuneo of the inornlnir wiis lost , t1 o
m.uket Llosli'm ueak with aluib'c iiumbn
( unfed ovor. Tliebeit heavy * old nt m.'JiVi
l.v. , pilcklni ; toils at * MCftl.V5 ( , and lOiUi
ul uitls at .S-JtKv34.03 ) , Packing " . ; -d
is. 'JVJ to Wt > 5 ,