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it 2 ' - ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : > JWmAY , FEBRUARY 10. 1888. SHOULD BUILD ITS OWN LINES The Paolflo Railroad System and Gould's Telegraph'Monopoly MR. ANDERSON'S BILL DISCUSSED A Modern Pirate and Ills Ganfj 1'apcr WaMcd In Unrrad Dociimnntfl Public "Iloli-H In the Ground , " Henntc. WASIIIXOTOX , Feb. 9. Mr. Edmunds , from the committee on foreign relations , reported tlio bill to lucorixmito the Marltlno Canal company of Nlcai oguu und said he would move to take it up us early next week us ho could pet thb floor. Placed on the calendar. Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar wcro' tTio'follqw- ing : To divl'do a portion of the Sioux reservation in Dakota Info n separate reservation , und to nccuretho rcllnqulshmcntof the Indian tltlo to the remainder. . To provide for the sale of tlic site of Fort Omaha , Neb. , und for the purchase of a new Kite. Mnmlcrson , from the committee on printIng - Ing , rci > orted a Joint resolution for the dispo sition of undistributed copies of records of the rebellion , reports of the tenth census and reports of the public hind commissioner. The resolution gave rise to a discussion , In thu f ' course of which Mr. Vest said he had a room 'iff in which there were several hundred volumes of public documents bound in calf nt the ex pense of the government , which Iwoks ho could not give uwny. He could not dispose of them unless he put them In the fire. The upi > er portion of the capitol was crammed to the roof with books , und yet there was n con tinual stream of these publications pouring out of the government printing oflice. The money might as well bo taken out and thrown into the Potomac river. Mr. Teller admitted there was a great waste In that direction but his experience was not like that. Ho never had ns many us the people of Colorado were willing to take. Mr. jvlnnderson suggested that Mr. Vest's utntement was the best argument ho hud heard for the passage of the Blair cduca tional bill. < * The allusion by Mr. Suulsbury to the " ' and doc "president's message accompanying uments" us something In which people took no Interest , created much amusement en the republican side. Finally thu Joint resolution passed. Mr. Ulddloborgcr explained that the Brit ish lion's tail having been twisted by thereto of 23 to 21 , the passage of the resolution was no longer necessary. Senator Huwley and others called the Vir ginian to order und ho sat down remarking us he did so that ho supposed ho had a right to say so much and that ho did not like to bo culled to order every time ho arose. Mr. Hiddlebcrgcr's allusion was to the vote in secret session lust night by which the con sideration of the treaty wus postponed to next December. The resolution by Mr. Plumb culling on the secretary of the interior for information us to the charges made by registers and receiv ers of land ofUces for reducing testimony to writing , was adopted , The hill to authorize the sale to aliens of certain mineral lands was then taken up , and , after discussion , Mr. Edmunds moved to recommit the bill to the committee on mines und mining , saying that ho could see no good reason why tlio distinction bo made between mineral lands und ugricultural lands , and saying somewhat pointedly , that if ho wanted to obtain political influence , ho would prefer to be a mine owner thun the owner of adjacent townships. Mr. Ucugan argued that there was a strong popular sentiment to which the act of the last session prohibiting alien ownership of lands in territories , wus a response. The bill was also opiiosed by Mr. Plumb. Mr. Stewart replied In defense of the bill. The bill was recommitted to the committee oa mines und mining. On motion of Mr. Merrill , the senate Joint resolution for the erection of a statue to the lute Spencer F , Bnird , secretary of ilio Smithsonian institution , in front of the Na tional museum und appropriating f 15,000 for the purpose , was taken up and passed. Mr. Vest , from the committee on publio buildings , stated iu reply to a question from Mr. Edmunds us to the aggregate amount of bills for that purpose now before that com mittee , that ho was unable to furnish the in formation , but that the tariff bill and Blair bill would sink into insignificance ns com pared with the estimates for publio build- Ings.Mr. Mr. Dawcs related his experience in re gard to public buildings , mentioning the cases of the St. Louis postofllco , whore the original limitation of cost was $ 'tX,000 ( ) and WJiero the uctuul cost hud been $1,000,000 ; the Now York postolnco. whoso limitations of cost were changed und Increased several times ; and the-Boston postofllco , where the cost run up to 13,000,000 or $4,000,000 in the same. way. Every man connected with such increases of expenditures should bo , he said , indicted. Mr. Plumb said the city of Now York had pot $0,000,003 or $7,000,000 for its pnstofllco , and yet ono Now York newspaper the other day , had devoted un entire column to an abuse of congress for appropriating u few bundled thousand dollars for building in other parts of the country. There had beeu last year , spent on the new library building in Washington over ? ; IS,000. Dawcs The place where tiio hole 1st Plumb Yes. The hole is a larger ono and will curry Into It , Insforo the construction is begun , nioi-u than the sum of money originally 'appropriated for the building. Ho proceeded to read u list of the employes of the library building , Including n Janitor to watch the "hole ill tlio ground , " a sculptor and four women. It wus very remarkable , ho said , that the women seemed , in the report ho was reading from , to bo in charge of horses und darts. Ho'declared his belief that there was no honest purpose to complete that building within the contemplation of the act of con gress. ' . The discussion was continued by Senators Stewart , Vest , Halo , Merrill and Voorhecs. Thu latter said half of wtiat the senator from Kansas suld bus no foundation except in his own imagination. After the executive ses sion Umseimto udjourncd till Monday. " * House. WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. The bill nmcndlng the actof _ January 20,1885 , to provide for the ' ascertainment * ot the claims of American citizens -for spoliations committed by the French prior to July 31 , 1S01 , was reported nnd placed on the calendar. The committee on labor reported the bill for the adjustment of the complaints of la borers arising under the night-hour law. Committee of the whole. The committee on appropriations reported the supplementary urgent appropriation bill , and it'us referred to the committee of the Whole. The committee on coinage , weights and measures called up mm house passed the bill to discontinue the coinage of It-cent pieces. Mr.Glassof Tennosscoon , behalf of the com mittee on agriculture called up and the house passed the bill to promote agriculture. It provides that such portions of the consular reports as refer to ugricultual nations shall bo transmitted to the commissioner of agri culture for imbodlment in his report. Mr. McCreary of Kentucky , from the com mittee on foreign affairs reiwrted the Joint resolution authorizing the president to ar range conferences for the purpose of promoting meting arbitration and encouraging recipro cal commercial relations between the United States and the republics of Mexico , Central and South America and the empire of Brazil. Calendar. Tlio bill passed amending the laws regu lating fees for exemplifications of the land patent * . The next bill on the calendar was that re quiring subsidized railroads to uiulutaiu aud operate saturate telegraph lines. Mr. Dockry of Missouri , said the simple proposition in the bill , In plain , unvarnished English , was to compel the Union and Cen tral PacUio companies to construct the tele graph lines required by their charters In- stead of contracting \vllhtho Western Union and giving that coriwnitlon ; a monopoly of the tclcgrapU franchise west of the Missouri i Ivor * Mr. Anderson of Kansas , author of the vigorously supported it. These railroad companies had bartered nwny tho- ! fran chises by entering into a contract with 'ic Western Union , by which the railroad com panies refused to perform their telegraphic services , and by which they gave the West ern Union nn absolute monopoly over the western half of the continent Through the genius of tha most unscrupulous pirates of the country Jayhawk OouM that monopoly ely had been , created. The pending bill was simply a proposition to Inject Just a little bit of God's Justice between thb people and Jay Gould. The people of the country wcro praying for relief from the bowellcss , merci less grind of the most extravagant und un- Bcurjmlous , plr.ihcul set of Incorporated scoundrels on the continent. This bill was a wiuaro blow between the eyes of Jay Gould , the Western Union monopoly and each of the PaclQc lailroud companies , sav ing "Gentlemen , there Is a power in wealth and n power In tlio combination of monopoly , but there Is more power in the arm of the American people and 'you shall obey the law.1" l . . Mr. White of Now Yorkargupd that , view ing the matter in thg light of public policy , it was unwise for the government which was the largest creditor .of the Pacific railroad und was interested In the management of that property , to entail legislation which would have the effect of reducing the profits of thqso roads. He then proceeded to make legal arguments'to the effect that conurcss had no right to Interfere with contracts law fully entered into. The mutter then went over und the discussion will probably bo re sumed Saturday. Adjourned. Fred Grant nn n Publisher. NnwYomc , Feb. 9. [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] When Colonel Fred Grant re fused Governor Hill's nomination totheofllco nf quarantine commissioner it wus said his action was duo to hints from Thomas C. Platt. Now comes a true explanation , Tlio colonel Is going into the publishing business to win laurels and lucro. For some time his name has been coupled with that of a Now York magazine. Webster , the book pub lisher , said last evening that ho had heard of the colonel's venture. Ho said also that Gen eral Grant's book has hud the largest sale of any book ever published within the time it has been on the market. Upon leaving Web ster , the editor of the Cosmopolitan wus called upon. "Yes , it is true , " ho said , in answer to a question , "that the Grant family is interested in this magazine. Mrs. Grant , through her attorney , U. S. Grant , Jr. , has secured a largo share in it The colonel Is also interested. Thu final arrangements have not yet been "completed'but' they will bo within a day or so. I don't'understand ' how the fact leaked out , for no one has hud any information on the subject , except the parties Interested , and I don't believe that they desire - sire to have the news spread. " A Brooklyn Lawyer's Loves. NEW YOHK , Feb. 9. [ Special Telegram to ho Bun. ] Uichard S. Willis , a Brooklyn lawyer , is in a queer breach of promise suit , Tilllo Ingcrsoll , of Washington , Is plaint ill. She and her sister Lillie visited Willis1 cousin in Brooklyn in 1SS4 , and Willis met them. Ono is thirty-three , find the other thirty-five years of ago. Willis is only twenty-five. After they returned homo Wil lis got nn anonymous letter , but learned it was from Lillie. Ho answered it , and they corresponded until 1SSO. when ho went to Visit her ut her homo. There lie discovered both sisters In love with him , and not to c.iuso Jealousy made love to them both. When ho loft ho wrote to both. His "t's" wcro like his " 1's ' , " and the letters became mixed. Then the truth came out , and ho backed out of the whole affair. Tillio began suit for breach of promise for $50,000 , and the papers wcro served January 1. Lillie lias ulso taken steps for a suit , biit the papers huvo not yet been served. Willis says this is u blackmailing scheme. Business Troubles. CIIICAOO , Feb. 9. The failure of Bonsley Bros. , a board of trade firm of .thirty years' standing , WHS announced to-day. Tlio liabili ties as yet are unknown. The general im pression is that the liabilities will reach $30,000. In some quarters , where close watch is kept on the standing of different houses , no surprise was expressed at the failure , as they hud been struggling for several years. Bensley practically admitted it was losses occasioned by the McGcoch failure in 18b3. and the collapse in wheat in Juno that used up a largo part of their assets. CINCINNATI , Feb. 9. Frank V. Sowles , lumber dealer at Avoudale , assigned , with liabilities of $3. ,000 ; assets , 10,000. The failure is attributed to the suspension of the Metropolitan bank. Sowles is a brother-in- law of Do Camp , late vice president of that bank. NKW YOIIK. Feb. 9. An attachment against the property in this state of Thuyer & Co. , of Chicago , has beeu obtained by the Yokohama Specie bank , for over $9,000 , the amount of unpaid bills of exchange. NEW YOIIK , Fob. ' . ( . The real Jestato of Isudoro Cohulleld , feather importer , was sold to-day for the benefit of his creditors. It brought WOS.OOO. A Compromise Scale. PiTTsnuim , Feb. 9. Tlio scale committee of the inter-state miners' and curators' con vention this evening offered the following , which was unanimously adopted : Hcsolved , That the scale of prices paid for mining coal from May 1 , lSSS-to November 1 , 1SS8.shall bo 5 cents above the scale base adopted by this convention , und from Novem ber 1,1S8S , to May 1 , 149 , 10 cents above the scale base. This is regarded as u compro mise. Adjourned sine die. Corbln Honinlns Obdurate. Pim.AUKi.i'iUA , Feb. 9. It is learned to night that thu general executive board of the Knights of Labor bus received a reply from President Corbin which , whllo courteous in its nature , contained an absolute refusal to consider thu strike of the railroaders , but said if the miners were willing to return to work any grievances they had would receive fair and impartial consideration ut tlio com pany's hands , and If there was anything to arbitrate , such course would.bo adopted after a resumption of work. Duluth's Coat Shipments. DUI.UTH , Minn. , Fob. 'A [ Special Tele gram to the BKI : , ] Coal shipments from this place are numerous and stocks , while not low , are being rapidly1 decreased. Estimates by leading companies gjvo 5,000 cars as the probable shipment of .tho next thirty days. To-day's ' shipments' wcro 200 cars , nc.irly all of which finds its way to thorcjions ! recently threatened with fuel famine , in Minnesota and Dakota. , Another Shaky Cincinnati Bank. CINCINNATI , Feb. 9. An assessment of 20 per cent on' the stock of tlio Queen City Nutional bank was ordered to-day by the comptroller of the currency , to make good losses und deficient-OS on account of insuffi cient security on 16ans. i The Great Walking Match ? NEW YOIIK , Feb.'J. Atmld.nlght the score In tlio walking match is- Albert , 450 ; Pan- chot , 4U7 ; Herty127 ; Guerrero,420 ; Hart , 'J9 ; Taylor. 278 ; Golden , 3S9 ; Moore , 877 ; Stroke ) , 280 ; Moromuc , 34 $ : Dillon , 340 ; Vint , 27 ; Sullivan , 273 ; Tilly , 240 ; Stout , Italian Naval Activity. ROMH , Fob. 9. The Tribune announces that every vessel In the navy has been or dered in readiness for actlvo service and that the naval armament ut Naples has assumed extraordinary activity in accordance with cipher instructions from the government. The President's llcceptlon. WASHINGTON , Fob , 9. A reception was given this evening by the president and Mrs. Cleveland to the officers of the army and navy. A.Dull Meeting. CHICAGO , Fob. 9. There was not much spirit displayed Jn the western freight rote war to-doy { Only a few comparatively un > - important cuts wcro recorded. . , PREFERS- PRIVATE CONTROL , Oolcnol Jones' Speech Before tlio National Publishers' A GOVERNMENTAL TELEGRAPH. Why It Would HnlRC Itntes and Become - como Unpopular With the People ple Mr. Hose water Would Tjertve It as It Ts. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Fob. 0. Tlio Newspaper - paper Publishers' association continued Its session to day. The Ilrst paper was read by Mr. McMancs , of the Philadelphia Hecord , whoso topic was "Puffs , and * the Dividing Lines' Between News and Advertising , " ' ye was followed by C. II. Jones , oi the 'Jackson ville ( Fla. ) Times-Union- a carefully pro- l > arcd paper on "Government Control of the Telegraph , " ' He began by saying thathoproposcdito.dcal with the subject In a practical way for the reason that ho regarded it as very practical. The strongest argument In behalf of a gov ernment telegraph system , and the ono that Is most relied upon , is that it would bo cheaper , mid most of the advocates of gov ernment control seem to think the argument is closed when this assertion Is made. The speaker , however , felt co'nstrulned to say that the experience of this und other countries with government work furnishes no reason for believing1 that exceptional chcapnees would bo a feature of it. 'Tho chrracteristio feature of all work done by the government is cumbrousncss and costliness. Whenever the government wants work done nt a reasonable price , that work Is let out by contract. The government might mnko lower rates for telegraphing than would bo made by any privuto corporation , because the latter must make expenses and pay for bet terments and improvements , or Its place In the business world will soon bo vacant. The government , If it so chooses , can fix a rate less than cost and make up the deficit by tax ation , and this is precisely whafvould bo done by the United States goVcrnmemVlf the experience of other countries having a' gov ernment telegraph system Is any criterion. Colonel Jones then gave statistics showing that in Great Britan the deficit in opcraUng the government telegraph had Inqreasod from * .VS2C25 , in 1881 , to . § 3,8 19,200 in 186 . This deficit must bo made good by taxation and is such taxation' Justified1' the ground that it is a public benefit ? In 1887 , over 47,000,000 messages wcro han dled by the Western Union Telegraph com pany , and those were senti by' 'loss than 1,000,000 people. The whole of the telegraph ing In the United States is done byiless than 2 per cent of the population. These figures make it plain that to cheapen telegraph by reducing the rates below cost and making up the deficit by taxation means to tax OJ per cent of the people , who never use -the tcie- grnph , for the benefit of stock brokers , spec ulators , gamblers , pool men , bucket-shop proprietors and siwrting men generally , who send 87 per cent of the messages. Not only is this unjustifiable on grounds of public policy , but it is unjustifiable on purely busi ness grounds. The men who send these mes sages mnko no complaint of tlio cost , because it comes in us a part of the legitimate aiid necessary cxpensesof their business. The only considerable body of men asking for u reduc tion of telegraph tolls nro the Knights of Labor , not ono in a hundred of whom ever use the telegraph. These misguided people are simply asking the government to tax them for the benefit of a class of people to ward whom they are so irreconcilable und hostile that membership In their organization is prohibited them , "These are Some of 'the considerations , " suys Colonel Jonds , . ' . 'which determine us against tlio scheme of a govern ment telegraph on grounds connected with the public welfare. " The s ) > eakor then considered the subject from the point of view of a practical news paper man. The newspapers of the United States , ho said , are now enjoying the cheap est and most cfllcient telegraph service of any newspapers in the world. The British telegraph press rate is 25 cents for' soventy- flvo w6rds during the day and 25 cents -for 100 words at night to each placd where but ono paper ia served , and 4 cents for sevcnty- flvo words during the day , and 4 cents for each 100 words at night for each additional paper served. Other figures were given by the speaker , showing that viewed 111 any way possible , the American press ' rate is now cheaper than tbo same 'service iu England by from one-fifth to one-half. These figures apply to tlio service of "tho press"us - bociations , the cost of special telegraph ser vice in the United States being y of a 'cent per word and in Great Britain X-of tic-cut per word. In ttio United States , however , the distance is un average of four times greater than in England. The bill intro duced by Senator Collum provides that the night rate for newspaper dispatehds , When the same dispatch goes to more than ono onlro , shall bo 25 cents per 100 words. ' This Is more than twice the rate now charge ) ! by the Western Union for transmitting tlio asso ciated press reports , and ten times the rates charged by the same company when the re ports are delivered by leased wires to four'.oi' llvo papers in the same city. The truth1 is that a substitution of a government telegr.ibh service for that of the Western Union'on'tho basis of the Cullom bill would s'pcedlly result in ono of two things either thobankruptcyof a largo proportion of the newspapers nwuy from the irreat centers or iu depriving- the public of a very largo proportion of the IIUAVS. of the world which it now enjoys through the daily newspapers. Nothing sp far-reaching ju its effect upon tlio press of the "country hus , qvor been proposed in congress. ' It would bo about the same us if congress should enact a law legislating out of existence half } ho ttully papcrsoftho country , und putting ; .t o , re.- malnder on short rations us regards telo- . service. . , , gr.iphic news - - - - - Hut oven this is not the most , eorious ob jection from a newspaper matf .floint of view. The mere suspicion that the uoAvs had been subjected to government Inspection or censorship would reduce , by ill lesiht/o-fiftUalf ; the value of that news to 'newspaper publish ers and to the general public , A memorable illustration of publio resentment at'tha sus picion that news had boon doctored'wa3fur- nished in connection with thd election coturns of tlio Associated Press ut the presidential election iu lt > 84. Wliethor rightly o 'wronely wrongly as the speaker belicvcd -belief gained credence that the A'ssajoiated Bross and the Western Union telegraph company had declared the returns from "NoWiYork state in the interests ofMra UJaujo- The feeling aroused by this was ( tointcuso in New York city that it came near leading to thu mobbing of Jay CioXilcl , and erxfn.Taolc- , sonvillo , where the speaker publishes ail As sociated press'newspapcr , the feeling' ran so high as for n time to endanger 'tho vnluo.'of the franchise. What value would tlio public attach to news in emergencies of this kind-lf they knew that its transmission was through the medium of government eniployos7 WhJeli under existing political methods moans. the employes of the party in iwweri It Is no r- gument to say that there Is no-coniplnmt against the government mall scfvice.in this respect. The contents of letters cannot bo made known1 without violation of law ai\d without serious risk of detection. On the other hand , witli the telegraph system under its control , government .otllcluls would have every opportunity to becoiuVucfw'ulnted With every detail of the business of firms , corpora tions und'tho secrets of political parties n'nd party leaders. To say that the ottlciula would not utlllzo this opiHirtunity oven though they possess it , is to exhibit the guileless | nno- ccnco of the heathen Chinee ; .and moreover it is contradicted by the fucta and experience in other countries whore the telegraph sys' tern is undpr government control. In cofltl ; nental Europe this espionage is so notorious that every man who sends a telegram- sumes. ns a matter of course that it will bo scrutinized by government ofllcials , if its con tents are important or in the least suspicious. Even In England the same condition of affairs oxUtb in a modified sense. A fair inference from these facts Is that , In the case of the most usuful and valuable news that Is ob tained by the newspaper publishers or editors , the supply would bo at once cut off , That It would enormously complicate the difficulties of running politi cal campaign in this country no one can doubt ; that W would put an. enormous ndvuu- tifgo Into the hands q&tbo party In power no one will In conclusion , Colonel Jones said : That it would put Into the hands of the politicians a deadly weapon nijuinst the press , which they would be constnntly tempted to usn Is too in- dlsjuitably trud to b < i jk-nlcd. Publio confl < deuce In the trustworthy character of that- news Is porhapa th.v..rhlof clement of its value. Anything that , wpuld tend to Impair that confidence > voulrtj'by no much , impair the commercial value oA the news. Speak ing for myself us a voAfcr of news , I say un qualifiedly that I wanj no upws that has been subjected to oven th suspicion of govern ment supervision or | | $ t'j.lsun ' espionage. The paper was conjjnrnted Ujwn by Mr. Uoscwatcr , of the Qirmluv. Bin : . Ho favored the Idea of the government taking control und thought that iMlltii lL-onsidnratlon would not enter Into the transaction , of business , us liiul been suggested. Messrs. Prescott , Hrccknell and others also participated In the discussion. The. meeting closed to-night with a bammct. _ The Ijogan lUnmorlnf Dedicated. WASIIINOTON , Feb. U. The memorial to General John A. Logan was dedicated this evening at the , Mctropplitan Mctiiodlst Epls- . copal church in this. city. Mrs. Logan , and members of her family/ were in front and nt the right Of the center aisle. To the right of them were the Lo'gnn guard of honor and Jolin A. Logan cami > , of veterans. At the left of the center in front were seated the Judges of the United States supreme premo court and in their rear the senators and representatives. The tablet is of Georgia marble , nearly square a pink slab set in a larger ono of gray , known ns Creole marble. On the surface of the pink slab is cut in deep gilt letters these words : "To the deathless memory of Major General John A. Logan , six years in the liouso of representatives , three times elected to the senate of the United States , forty years In ofliclul life. Great statesman of tlio mighty west. Commander of the Army of the Tennessee and foremost volunteer general of the republic ho loved so well. Victorious In nrms , Illustrious In council , esteemed worthy of the highest honors of the country. Noblest tvpo of American manhood. Gen erous , frank , bravo , incorruptible put riot , honorable citizen , faithful friend , devoted husband , beloved parent , sincere Chris tian , I humbly trust in God. If this is the end , I nm ready. " The tablet stands next to the ono erected by George W. Chllds to the memory of General Grant. Directly in front of the pulpit on a * pedestal stood n white marble bust of Gen eral Logan in uniform , the recent gift of a fiiend. Senator Stanford , of Cali fornia , was announced ns chairman. Elo quent addresses eulogistic of the life of Logan were made by Justice Miller , Senator Stanford , Senator Ingalls , Senator Voor- liees , Hcpresentatives Long , Henderson , Springer and Kccd. At the conclusion of the impressive ceremonies the choir sang "My Country 'TIs of Thee , " the audience stand ing. THE SNKIjTj TRAGEDY. Albert Sncll Offcra $1OOOO Fur Ilia Father's Murderers. u CHICAGO , Feb. 9. Albert cJ. Sncll lias offered a reward of f 10,000 for the arrest or information leading to , , the arrest of his father's murderer or murderers. A search In the dark is being actively kept up by the police and suspicious oliaracters ore being ar rested right and loft. 5 , ) The Goulds. NEW YOIIK , Feb. 9.Spoeial [ Telegram to the BEE. " ! George G'iuAd < says lie still ex pects to see his fathcif , back not Inter than the middle of March The last advices were that the yacht left Alexhndria , his younger brother having recovered from the Illness ' that had prostrated hlni 'and the party was on the way to Malta ? Thence the course takes them to GlbraltaT-touchiiig at Algiers. Gould would then proceed homeward by way of the southern route'.1' ' Ho cxi > ccts to reach the American coast about Fcrnandina , Fla. , then work up to Now-"Ybrk. Young Gould characterized the report that his father would not bo seen hero-lit all during the year' ' a4 exceedingly absurd 'Wall Street men bo- licve that Gould will take a vigorous hold Of the Kansas & Texas complication immedi ately on his arrival. German Affairs. BEIILIN , Feb. 9. In course of a speech at the Brundenbury dinner , Prince William of Prussia , heir presumptive to the German crown , said : 'I know that n section of the" public , especially a section abroad , imputes tome mo cureless and thoughtless longing for war for the sake of glory. God preserve mo from such criminal giddiness. I repudiate all such accusations with horror. " It was decided by the physicians in at tendance upon the crown prince at San Homo that the operation of tracheotomy bo pcr- jormed to-day. Dr. Bramann performed the operation and the patient is progressing well. The reichstag committee has rejected the clause of the antl-soclalistio bill relative to expatriation of socialist leaders. The Drummer Wins. AunonA , Neb. , Fob , . 0. [ Special Telegram to the BEK. ] In the case of the state vs GcOrgo B. Garland for soiling goods and Ad dling without a license , the Jury last evening brought in a verdict for the defendant. This was tlio case iu which Garland wus arrested a few days uao on a 'Charge of violating the the town ordinance by taking orders for clothing and having the same cut itnd made cast and then sent to his address , when ho would make the delivery and collect the money for the goods. Garland proved that ho was only acting In thocapuclty of an agent and selling like any other commercial trav eler. Judge Norva instructed the Jury that if they found from the evidence that the de fendant was the accredited agent of the man ufacturer or Jobber . .they should find for the defendant , which they did. Judge Norva discharged the Jury until Monday .v The Lincoln Blnlne Club. LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] John M. Thurstdn , of Omaha , addressed the Blaine club to-night and was enthusiastically received.i The club elected the following pcrmanoi\t ofllcols : President , Jesse' B. Strode ; vice president , J. L. Cald well'treasurer ; , S. McConlcajsecretary.A.W. Scott ; executive committee , Patrick Egan , L. W. Billlugsloy , Louis Meyer , S. B. Vail , H. M. Kice , Phclps Painc. . ! 4 Broken How Booming. BIIOKEN Bow , Nebf , F.cbl9. ISpocIal Tel egram to the Bsii , ] Property buyers are plenty to-day anil pTicoSiCr ( fairly Jumping. The result of tlio comp'romlso hist night , which forever scttled' ftio bitter feeling between the north on < ! c south sides , has given Broken'BOw novy lllo , aud slio is * a bet ter town by 25 i > er ccnt t in she was a week ago. Ono or two klclccrfepfTorod their prop erty cheap and the ciiskwus shown them so quick it made them fce lytp moving on. She Tried LI.VCOJ , ! * , Nob. , Feb. # . ) . Special Telegram tothoBun. ] A da' Day H , ? dining room girl at Opplt's hotel , was , dj fvered ths cvcnlng in her room at the l otcX fTering from adoso of morphine taken witlstmicidal Intent. She was restored to consoiofiMioss by the use of a stomach pump and is recovering. She came hero in January from Iinltana and said little about her life except thw SUe loft home on account of her step-mother. She assignes no cause for her attempt at suicide , biit declares her intention of repeating it until successful. Dakota. Asylum Trustees Meet. YA.VKTOK , Dak. , Feb. 9. [ Special Telegram - gram to the BKE. ] The asylum board of trustees met to-pay. A telegram was re ceived from Governor Church , saying that the plans for additions to the building had been approved and forwarded. The trustees will advertise at oncb for bids. Ono hun dred thousand dollars will bo expended by the trustees during the coming season on additions. Cold at Dnluth. DUI.UTII , Minn. , Fob. 9. [ Special Tele gram to the BEK. ] The weather has een exceedingly cold here all day , the tempera ture touching 40 ° below early this morning and the prospects are good for a still lower record before moruiug. JOHN' SHERMAN BANQUETED,1 Ho Endorses the Principles of Bos ton's Homo Market OlUb. HOW TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS. The Honntor Thinks It Should lie Applied .to the Payment of the Public DebtCleveland's Views Crltlolftcd. More Tni-lfr Talk. BOSTON , Fob. 0. The dining Imlls of tlio Hotel Vendomo wore filled to overflowing this evening , It being the occasion of the bun- quct In honor of Senator John Shcrmnn given by the Homo Market , club. There were over 400 men present from various suctions of the country. President Merrlek brlclly alluded to the fame.'of the club's , guest , concluding by < lu'f.rpduelng Senator Sherman , who wus received with great applause. Senator Shcrmnh thanked the gentlemen for the reception accorded him. Ho said , re- fcrrliig to the Homo Market cluhj , " 1 like the name foe It describes your principles. When you use the word "homo" you mean your whole country.- You use the phrase "homo market" to distinguish it from a for eign market , not to exclude thb foreign market , but to emphasize your preference for the homo market us Infinitely greater , more valuable and more productive than the foreign market. When I think of the con trast of our homo market and n foreign mar ket , in magnitude und proportions , the uni versal benefits of ono and the comparative unimportance of the other , I am led to won der why so many gentlemen of education and character are willing to endanger the won- fnl development of our homo industries to In crease our foreign competition. I believe the best wo can do for mankind is to do the best for our country. " Mr. Sherman attacked Mr. Lowell for his speech nt'tho TarilT Uoforin league banquet. Ho found but very little in his remarks about the tariff , but it good deal about President Cleveland , Said Mr. Sherman : "Mr. Lowell , who has bcciiihonorcd by a great party with its conlidqnco and trust , places Cleveland nbovo Grant , the great soldier of our coun try , nboyp , Hays , who ceitainly gave to the country a pure and excellent administration , an d Lowell himself ; above Gnrlleld , ono of the most accomplished of American states-1 men , and above Arthur , in every respect a model gentleman , und n prudent and able president. " Speaking of President Cleve land's policy the senator said : The inevit able cftcut is to increase importations at the expense arid loss of our homo market , and especially to reduce to wages of all engaged in industries competing with foreign produc tion. Ills mcssngo creates alarm among business men at homo and gives Joy and hope to every market in Europe. " KcfoVrlHfc to the surplus Mr. Sherman re marked : "A surplus is n great deal better than a deficit. It has been growing since the close of the war. It has enabled us to per form the magnificent feat of rapidly reduc ing the public debt ; n policy which has ex cited the admiration of the greatest states men of Europe. Tills growing surplus was bequeathed to Mr. Cleveland by his prede cessors and wus applied by them to the pay ment of the debt und to repeated reductions of taxes. It is the rational and steady result of our increase in wealth and population growing out of the policy of protection to homo industries. Our friends may bo sur prised that the surplus ro.vcnuo did not stop with the election of a democratic president , and perhaps it will bo if his ad vice is followed. Certainly it will bo if ho checks the prosperity which enables us to import goods and pay taxes. Hut why is not this surplus ai > - plied to the payment or purchase of the jmblic debtl Whoso fault Is it that it accu mulates in the treasury ! Plainly the fault of Cleveland , whoso secretary of the treasury is authorized to apply this surplus at any time to the reduction of the public debt. If ho had followed the example of his predecessors ho would , weekly or monthly , without proclama tion or noise , have purchased und retired the public debt under the main provisions of tno existing law. But if the president preferred to reduce the surplus by the reduction of tax ation , why did ho not apply to congress to diminish taxation without disturbing homo products. I know that at any time in the last congress , taxation could huvo been re duced but for the desire of the speaker of the liouso and the president to strike at home industries rather than to reduce taxation. The hungry mouths of the workmen engaged in varied pursuits in every part of our country , furnish the best market .for their .productions , and you in Now England , oven your professors und free traders , will learn that the steady demand made by millions of your countrymen in the west and southwest for textile uid metallic fabrics , . fucnUhes a hundredfold better mar ket than you can find in the overstocked markets of Europe , und Asia. If you join in breaking down tills system in order to in crease your foreign market for manufac turers' from 5 to oven 10 per cent , you will destroy the geese that lays the golden egg.- ' "You may usk mo what I have to say about' tarht. reform. I answer that I nm deejdedly in favor of tariff reform ; always have been , and always will bo. How'would I redueo the surplus ) I answer frankly the tariff ought to bo cure- fully revised to correct any inequalities or in congruities that have grownoutof thochango of values since thopassage of the act of 18S3 ; that every imported article which does not compute-w > thour ' domestic industry and is essential to tho'comfort and wants of our people should bo placed upon the free list ; that every raw material of industry which docs not compete with our own productions should bo specially selected for the frco list ; and that - any industry which can bo con ducted in this country with reasonable suc cess needs-n moderate increase of duty for its protection. William.Moljinloy , jr. , of Ohio , said , In part : "It is assumed by the revenue tariff reformers that the money received by the government is .unnecessary. It requires more than $300,000,000 every year to meet the obligations oftho government , and the only way is by taxation , It has been the settled policy to raise its money from ini | > ort duty. The president emphasized this issue , and wo to-night appeal from the president to the people , the only sovereign that -wo recognize. The only way that the tariff can be'reformed Is to let goods that do not compote with ours come in freo. If freedom from taxation cheapens the products of our" country there Is no reason why it should not exist. The farmers huvo turned a deaf car to the seductive voice of the frco traders. 'X'ho president's sympa thy for them , is both gratuitous und uninvited. They sent forth their protest uguinst his ur- invited gratuity .twenty-four hours before Mr. lllolne's. was wired from Paris , and before - fore Mr. Sherman's great speech. They beat them .both , tmd I congratulate you that the wool growers are united. Free trade means cheap labor. Protection says. "Main tain the tariff high enough to give the work ing people good wapcs. " Hon. Nathun droff , of West Virginia , heartily endorsed the opinions of the pre vious speakers. Ho believed in a high pro tective tariff ; In u homo market for homo capital ; in a homo market for homo labor , and a homo market for homo industries. TUtmUTE TO TIM > I3X. Kings County Democrats Com memo- rate His Ilirth. NKW YonK , Feb. 9. The Kings county democratic club hold a banquet in Brooklyn to-night In commemoration of the birthday of Samuel J. Tildcn. Among those present were Governor Hill , of Now York ; ox-Gov- ornor Abbott , of Now Jersey ; Secretary Vllas , Samuel J. Ilandall and George F. Hoadloy , ex-governor of Ohio. A letter of regret from President Cleveland was read , in paying a tribute to Tlldcn's worth , the president Bays : "Ho taught the limitation of federal power under the consti tution , the absolute necessity of publio economy , the safety of a sound currency , honesty In public places , the responsibility of publio servants to the people , the care for those who toll with their hands , the proper limitation of corporate privileges , and reform in ( ho civil service. His was true democracy.- led him to meet boldly every publio issue as it arose. With his conception of political duty , he thought it never too early and never too ' late to give battle to vicious doctrines and corrupt practices. Ho hollovcd pure and sottnd democracy flour- Istiod and grew In open , bold and honest ChnmpionMilp of the interests of the people , and that It but feebly lived upon deceit , false pretenses and fears. And ho was right. His success proved him right and proved , too , that Americans appreciate n courageous struggle In their defense. " Hon. Samuel J. Itnndall , of Pennsylvuela , Minko of "Our Country. " Among otliur things ho said much of the good ho had been able to do , If any , had been duo to the teach ings of his personal friend , Samui'l J. Tildcn. This country was democratic In Its very fibre. "Tho President of the United SUtes , " was the subject of Secretary Vitas' remarks. The fundamental idea of the democratic party was confidence In the people. The party which Tilden led may see the promises of Tildcn's hope carried to n reall/ation by the courage and Integrity of Grover Cleveland. Governor Hill responded to the "Empire State. " Speeches were madu by Governor Abbott and others. AUUAXG1XO THH DKTAILS. rixlnj ; the Preliminaries Vnr the lie- publican National Convention. CnifHHO , Feb. 0. [ Special Telegram to the Buu. ] The members of the national re publican committee who have charge of ar ranging the preliminaries of the convention nro in Chicago'to day and Will remain hero for two or throe days. The committee con sists of , T. S. Clarksou , of Iowa , chairman ; and Messrs. Fessendon of Connecticut , Hobnrt of New Jersey , Jones of Pennsyl vania , Conger of Ohio , Clayton of Arkansas , Lcland of Kansas , Howe of Nebraska and Cuneyof Texas. Their dutles.conslst sim ply in arranging the routine details for the convention , such as securing a hall , arrang ing for printing , appointing local committees to take charge of the hall during the ses sions of the convention and like unimportant matters. The other work will bo done by the national committee Itself , which meets hero just before the convention. "As to the probable candidates , " said Mr. Clnrkson , "I have nothing to say. We over in Iowa have a man , Senator Allison , to whom wo are partial , and whom wu think would boa very.strong candidate. Whether ho would bo content with second place on the ticket I have not yet heard discussed- Who the second choice of our delegation may bo , should Senator Allison not bo strong enough to carry the convention , Is n diflleult question in answer. The delegation has not yet been elected , and it is impossible to forecast their preference outside of Mr. Allison. " CHICAGO , Feb. ' .I. The sub-committee of the national republican convention appointed to make arrangements for the convention , held a session hero to-day and will meet again to-morrow. The committee organized in the afternoon by electing Mr. Clnrkson chairman and cx-Senutor lloburt secretary. A largo delegation of the Grand Army was on hand to-day to urge the claims of Captain John J. Healey , president of the Union Veteran club , for the position of sergo.iiit-at-iirin as ngnlnst those of Colonel E. II. Knox and General Fitzlmmons , both of whom are in the field. The committee admitted no one und deferred the selection of sergeant-at-arms. The members talked over the preliminaries informally and this even ing wcro closeted with Mayor Kocho and a committee of prominent republicans selected by him to assist in the preliminary work of the convention. Except Mr. Conger , of Ohio , every member of the national sub-committee expressed the belief that his state favored the nomination of Hlaino. Several of them had an "if" attached to this opinion , such us "if Mr. Blalno is n candidate , " "if Mr. Blaine says ho Is n candidate , " "if Mr. Blaine wants the nomination. " Sen ator Sherman , Senator Allison , Hobcrt Lin coln and General Sheridan were the only other candidates mentioned. Mr. Conger , of Ohio , said : "Ohio will bo for Sherman this time a solid delegation , without doubt. Mr . Blalne's friends might carry several districts in the state , but I do not think they nro dis posed to make a fight against Mr. Sherman in Ohio this year. " As to the vice presidency the members of the sub-committee seemed to bo wholly adrift. The list of local committccmen suggested by Mayor Kocho was adopted without chungo. It consisted of the names of four or five well known citizens to each committee , the mem bers being selected with special reference to their lltne.ss for their work in hand. The chairman of each committee was made a member of the general or , as it is tanned , "executive and financial committee. " Tills committee , with the particular chair manship of each member , is us follows : J. A. Roche , chairman ; S. B. Raymond , secre tary ; J. L. Woodward , treasurer ; E. G. Keith , hotels ; George U. Davis , printing ; R. W. Patterson , press ; William B. Keep , transportation ; George B. Swift , employes ; E. L. Hutchlnson , music ; George Schneider , decorations ; L.W. Pierce , state headquarters ; F. W. Peck , halls ; R. C. dowry , telegraph ; J. M. Smyth , auditing ; Eupcno Gary , official reporting and publishing. The national sub committee will visit and inspect the audi torium building to-morrow. The matter that occupied most of the time of the committee this eveningwas the se lection of and adjournment u scrgeant-at-anns when journment was taken at nearly midnight the matter was still undecided. The sub-committee decided a point that has been somewhat widely discussed and may have un important bearing in some state delegations. It was , whether delouatos-at-largo to the na tional convention should bo voted for in each district , or , us of old , at state conventions. The language of the ofticial call , in this par ticular , wus vague. The committee decided that no Innovation had been intended and that the old usage would prevail , A Missouri Suicide. ' ST. Joiisi'ii , Mo. , Feb. 9. [ Special Tele gram to the BIE.I : W. L. Halcombcommitted suicide at Agency Ford , n small town on the St. Joseph & St. Louis railroad , about twelve miles south of this city , last night , by taking n dose of poison. Hulcomh was wealthy , but rc ) > ortcd to bo of a melancholy disposition. Ho leaves a wife and several children. 1'ntton Succeeds MnCoKh. PIIIXCETOX , N. J. , Fob. 9. At the Febru ary meeting of the board of trustees of Princeton college to luy the resignation of President McCosh was accepted , to take ef fect at the end of the present school year. Prof. Francis L. Patton was elected presi dent. South Dakota Firemen's Tournament. HUIION , Dak. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.Tho $3,000 necessary to pay prizes and to secure to Huron the location of the Soutli Dakota fireman's tournament was nearly all raised to-day , The tournament will bo held at Huron. Frco Trade In Lumber. TOIIOXTO , Fob. 9. Speaking at the meet ing of the Commercial Union club last night , A. H. Campbell said that the lumbering In terests would bo boncfttted greatly by free trade with the United States. The commer cial union would bring American capital to Canada and open a market in the United States for Canadians. * Burned to Death. Rtitnixn , Pa. , Fob. 0. In a flro this morn ing In which four frame buildings nt Kutz- town , this county , wcro destroyed , John Hopp and his two children wore burned to death. Peace on Kurt It Awaits that countless nrmy of mnrtyrs , whoso ranks nro constantly recruited from the victims of uoi-vousnobs and norvousdibonhCB. Thopricoof the boon ia u systematic courno of Hostcttor'aStom- nun Bitters , the linest und most uenial of tonic nervines , pursued with ronson- nblo persistence. Easier , nleasantor and safer this than to Bwush thu victualling department with pseudo-tonics , iilco- holio or the reverse , beef extracts , nerve foods , narcotics , bcdativosand poisons in disguise. "Tired Naturo'sswoot rostoror. balmy sloop , " Is the providential roou- perant of weak tiurvos , and this fjlo- nous f ranch iao being" usually the consequences quences of bound digestion and in creased vigor , the great stomachic which insures both , is productive also of ru- pose at the required timo. Not Unro- frcshod awakens thb individual who uses it , but vigorous , clear headed and tranquil. Use the Bitten * also in fever and ague , rheumatism , kidney troubles , constipation and billlousnoss. , . TUP pnrnit inrn nintfT'Tf * THE SPECULAIvE ! MARKETS , A Batter Tone to All Grains the Morning. A SUSPENSION CAUSES A DROP. Oats and Provisions ICvhlblt n Fair Amount of Trailing Cattle Busi ness Slow and UiiHiitlsfao- lory Quotations. * 1 CHICAGO PIIODUCK MAIIKKT. CiiicAoo , Feb. P. [ Special Telegram to the BKI : . ] There was a better tone to the gr.ilu markets this morning all around. There was a feeling that the pounding of prices yes terday hud been overdone and local traders wore ready to take ndvijntugoof the reaction. Aecordmsly ttio opening prices of wheat and Com Wcro > fo and of oats ) { e above last night's ' closing , unit the movement was still upward. Upon all this bullish sentiment dropped the announcement of the suspension of Beilsley Bros. It was like a wet blanket , and It soaked thu enthusiasm out of thu bulls in short order. The house was known to bo long and the holdings which must como out were supposed to bo very largo. There was an Immediate decline of about > .fo in all the pits , but thuro was fair buying and the decline was ar rested there. It was discovered 'that much of this loud hud been thrown over yesterday , and this knowledge not only removed the present menace to the market , but set men to thinking that yesterday's weakness , being caused by such an event , was unnatural and could only bo temporary. Thereupon all grains advanced again und in most cases the loss was more than recovered. May wheat oucned nt SOVc , sold up to SOJife , then fell to bOj e , gradually advanced toSlw ( ! ? 8l .fe , fell again to bl fc , improved und closed at 1 o'clock at tJl M&c. For Juno wheat Sl'o was bid at the opening. That delivery sold down to Sic. and up to 81c , which was the 1 o'clock clone. Pi ices in tlio corn market wcro subject to much the same influences as those of wheat , und followed early the name course , but the advance on the morning's ' tradings was greater. Trade was largely local and with out being large ; was lot fair volumeMny corn hold at 50 , ) ( c and lost ifo on news of the suspension. Thereafter the movement was gradually upward , the highest point being reached at the close under rather eager buy ing of local shorts , who hud oversold them selves. The 1 o'clock close wus at 51 > c. The price for Juno delivery was identical with May und followed the same course. There wus fair speculative trade in oats and prices , relieved of the pressure of the unloading of long grain on stop orders , Im proved. May outs opened ut ill jgu , sold up to 31Kc , then down to 3lc , up to illH'gilia ( ; und closed at , 1 o'clock at 31J o bid. Juno .oats opened at 31 > ife , hold at 1)1 ) % o and ! 11 ? @ 3l fc and closed nominally at 1 o'clock at 31 < e. March oats sold at 27o and February at 2Sc. In provisions n much stronger feeling was exhibited than the trade expected. Tno severe break suffered yesterday afternoon made business open in a nervous manner , but under nn unlooked-for demand prices promptly showed un improvement. This was followed , however , by the announcement of the suspension of Hcnsluy Bros. , and u de cline which took the market back to the opening figures , or to a point approximating the same. Still , as the day progressed , another upward turn set In and the entire trade showed the effect of strong support. At I o'clock pork stood 12) ) { ( iplfio and short ribs 2J e higher than last night's closings , while lard was'unchangod. AFTUIIXOOX SKSSIOX Wheat was u shade easier ; May sold at SKgSl c , closing at 81o ; February closed nt 7.r > J e. Corn easy , May closing at M' o bid , March WX < < tWc , Juno fil&c. Oats steady but quiet. Pork was n shade easier ; May sold nnd closed at$14.i5@ ! May February , $7.60 for March and $7.05 for May. CHICAGO IjIVK STOCK. CIIICAOO , Feb. 9. [ Spcciul Telegram to the BIK. : ] CATTI.K Trudo was slow , and unsatisfactory from the opening to the closo. The wouther was the coldest of the season for this part of the country. Stock trains on all roads were late and stock showed of ! , poorly In tlio pens. As to prices , there wus a i down turn of 10@15u on plain , common and medium natives , many of the latter being held over for want of nn offer that was ut all near their value. Plain and common drugged along all day und no one scorned to want them. A few lots of big , fully finished na tives may have nmdo equally as good prices as yesterday , but thut wus all. There were no Texans on the market. Funcv , $5.10@.f)0. Steers , 1350 to 15UO Ibs. , $4.35 { < 4. ' . > 0 ; 12110 to 1350 Ibs. , U)0@I.10 ) ; 950 to 1200 Ibs. , $3.00@l 10. Stockers and feed- cis , $2.20r ( ? > : ir , > 0 ; cows , hulls and mixed , $1.75 ( rtU.10 ; bulk , $2.10@2.50. Texas fed cattle , * 3.00@4.00. Hod Business in this market was dull all day long , with u down turn of 5@10o on nearly all grades. The shipping interest was out of the market. There were but few ship ping orders for New York , New England or Philadelphia. Best heavy made only $5.00 ( ! fi.70 , und best mixed , M.yOi5.50 ( ; common und light mixed , $5.15(35.25 ( ; light sorts of IfX ) to 170 Ib. averages , . * 5.10ii5.20 ( , and averages of 140 to 150 Ibs. , * 5.00@5.0o. MNANOIAIj. NEW YOIIK , Feb. 0. [ Special Telegram to the Hii.j : STOCKS Stocks developed sufllcient firmness to-day to regain what was lost yesterday. Comparing the close pf the two days , the rally of to-day Is comprised within u range of / < @ % per cent. The im provement of the day was made Without any excitement , and appears to huvo been duo more to resistance by cliques and specialty supporters und to the hummcring of bears tliun by any decided bull feeling. The market opened feverish. London offered a few nolllng orders , but few wore executed by reason of nrbitragiTolmrgcs. The temper of the room wa/j / far from bullish , and news from the west was encouraging to the bears. Still the course of business after the opening was such as to cutry the market up a few points durlp the forenoon. The efforts of thu bears had met with a determined resistance. The total sales were 110,000 shares. GovKKSMKxrs Government bonds wore dull and rather heavy. VKsTElllUY'S QUOTATIONS. IT. B. 4Bregistered.l i > ; | C. * N. W. . . . . ' T07 $ . . . . ilon acc . Michigan Central RJ W. , Pt.L.&I' . 14 MlhKourll'iicltlo. . . . Kllil dci pri < f < irrwl . . . . iiUJ MlkHourll'aclllo. . 2UV. , . U. Telegraph. . , 7di } (16 preferred . 41 | MONET On call , easy at 2@1 ! per cent ; last loan 2J < per cent ; closed at 2 < < j2 > f per cent. PKIME MHUOANTII.K PAPBU G@7 per STKIIMSO ExciiANnR-Dull but steady nt for CO day blllHt.MM for demand. l ltODUCKMAIlKET8. Tob. 0. Following are the 2:30 : closing prices : Flour Steady and unchanged ; win ter wheat bbis , gl.UKft.'i.nO ; sacks , $3.50ftj H.75 : wheat , bbls.W.50 < jJl.W ) ; sacks , $4.70(5 ( 4.2.V , spring , * 1.7ftQ3.Wi ; rye flour. 12.85(83.10 ( per bbl ; buckwheat flour , f5.00@ ! < ! .75 per bbl. Wheat Unsettled early , Liter developed gome strength , and closed Mdo ) above yes terday ; cash , 75 o ; March , 75a'o ; May , Hlc. Corn Fairly uctlvo und stronger ; opened nt /Q3tfo ! advance over yesterday and closed @le above yesterday ; cash und Maron , 4tto ; May , S1Jfc.