THE OMAHA-DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY' 15. 18881' 1
INEFFICIENT. MAIL SERVICE ,
' It Again Games Up For Dlsqusslon
in the Sonata.
-THE PLEA OF THE DEPARTMENT.
( lie Iltninc on Rctnitillcan
; CIcrlcs-A Ijlvcly Tilt Wllh llca-
" ( jnn IMseiiHKliiK the Tele-
* grunti Question.
Krnato.
WASHINGTONFeb. . 11. The resolution In-
fctructlng the committee on commerce , In re-
) > ortlng thu river and hnt bor 1 > 111 , to sot out
important facts bearing on each Item , wus
.imported nnd agreed to.
Among the bills introduced nnd referred
IVTW one by Mr. Cullom for services of female
tiurscs during the war pf the rebellion.
' ' Mr. Dlackhurn offered a resolution declar
ing It npt in prd < ; r , except by vm. minions con'
hent , tor the committee on appropriations to
' report to the senate for consideration or ac
tion any general appropriation bill without
having liad it under consideration for ten
flays or more. Kcforrcd to the couuuiltuo on
rules.
The resolution of Inquiry Into the cnuies of
inefficient mall service was taken up , and Mr.
J'himb , who had introduced it , said that If
Mr. Kcugan'H argument yesterday In defense
of the postmaster general meant anything , it
won that that oltlcer pleaded the baby uct ;
Unit lie was burdened with incompetent repub
lican clerks. There was no restraint on the post
master general as to the dismissal of clerks.
No republican asked to have them retained.
AH to the fact that the service was bad , inex
cusably bad , bad beyond any previous record ,
there was no question at all. The debate con
tinued ut some length between Messrs.
Plumb , Platte and Mumlorbon , who criticised
the workings of thn departments nnd Mr.
licngun , who defended It sharply , saying that
If the comnlalnts which were sent to thu sen
ators were sent to the department they would
lie investigated and correctives applied. Hut
they were intended for political effect and the
remarks of Mr. Plumb were in the same di
rection. Mr , Plumb disclaimed any intention
to Introduce partisan matters into the dlicus-
Hlpu and said the most scathing attack on the
department which he had quoted was from
democratic newspapers.Mr. . Mnnderson ex
pressed surprise ut Mr. Uougan's suggestion
that the desire was rather to miiko political
capital than to correct earnestly and honestly
an existing ovil. In his remarks he had sim
ply lire-touted the luclllciont administration of
the iMistul service In Nebraska and it was
marvelous to him that the senator from Texas
bhould indulge in that sort of Invidious re
marks. Complaints had been made to the
postoffico department without effect. After
J/irtlicr discussion the resolution went over.
Mr. Hawley addressed the scale in opposi
tion to the Ululr educational bill.
The senate bill to provide for an Indian
fichool ut Carson City , Nov. , passed. Also
the following bills passed :
Appropriating f 10,1)00 for the sub-tropical
exposition at .Tuckbonvillo , Fla.
For the relief of David L. Brulncrd and
eighteen privates of the United States army
who were with the Greely expedition In the
Arctic regions , ns commutation for fuel and
quarters.
The bill to provide for compulsory educa
tion of Inuiun children was discussed ut some
, length
Adjourned. _
House- .
i WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Mr. Mills , from the
, committee on ways and means , reported the
bill to provide 'for the purchase ) of United
States bonds by the secretary of the treasury.
Committee of the whole.
Mr. Caswoll of Wisconsin , from the com
mittee on Judiciary , reported the bill for the
relief of importers of animals for breeding
purposes. Committee of the whole.
Among the executive communications pre
sented to the housp was one from the secro-
retary of war lu response to the resolution
( Coiling for Information relative to the plan
, -jmd scope of the. compilation of the official
records of the late war. lleforrcd.
Mr. itichurdson , from the committee on
printing , reported the senate concurrent resolution
elution for printing 7,000 additional copies ol
* executive document No. 51 , on the subject ol
catttlo and dairy products.
Mr. Martin of Texas , declared that every
farmer in thu land should have a copy of this
valuable book and an amendment by Mr.
Hatch increasing to 25,000 the number ol
copies tq bo prjnted was adopted. The res *
elution was changed to a Joint one and an ap
propriation of $ Ui,5UO made , to pay for the
. publication.
Bills were reported and referred to the
committee of the whole , for the erection of c
public building at Omaha and the purchase
of additional lands at Council Bluffs.
. , Mr. Bennett from the committee on labor ,
reported adversely the bill to provide for the
licensing of railroad conductors. Laid oil the
table.
v The speaker announced the rcsgnatlonof
Mr. Cox of Now YorK , from the commlttco
on territories , and the appointment of Mr.
/Xaulbo of Kentucky to till the vaea ncy , the
v latter retiring from the committee on the
eleventh census.
TUo house , then went into committee of the
wholes with Mr. IJluut of Georgia lu . the
chair , on the urgent deficiency bill. In the
. general debate Mr. Peters of Kansas , made n
Hpoe'ch in which ho elucidated the legal
.uoiuts presented in the Anderson bill requir
ing the subsidized Pacific railroads to main
tain and operate separate telegraph lines. Hi
wild the entlro cost of construction of tele-
nraph lines from the Missouri river to Sun
Francisco did not exceed $150,000. In uuswoi
to the contention that in the ucl
ol 1N52 congrchs did not reserve
the power to amend .Its terms , he
declared that the eighteenth section posi
lively reserved that power. Thu contract
between the Western Union and Union
Pacific was a remarkable document nnd iv
united in the destruction of competition Ir
'the telegraph business whifh it was the
-very object of the granting acts to secure
The Union Pacific , in the contract , bouud it
eclf hand and foot und ho argued that undei
, the reserved power congress had the right tc
declare null nnd void any contract which in
Uirforedwith the carrying out of the purpose :
_ of the grant und that no vested right hui
'MccrUed by , reason of thu contract. The
committee then rose.
, Mr. Cox , of New York , introduced a bll
, Jortho payment of fJUO , U5T , the amount
nuld by Jfew York Pity for principal aw.
interest on bonds issued by thu Union De
fense 'romtnittco ' of 2Ce v York City in 1S01
und 1J5G2. Uoferreid. Thu house then ud
joumed . -
Nebrnnkn and Iowa Pcn&lciuM.
WAjniKOiox , Feb. 14. [ Spoclal Talograrr
' o the Biu. : ] 1'ousions for 2 > cbniskaii !
( Trarb. granted to-daj OH follows : Ir.valul-
iToslnh Bcoleston , Arthur. IncreaseWitllair
< Ji. Mason , Silver Creek ; Burton Freeman
alines worth ; Theodore B. Hurlan , Omaha
'ITblssuo ahd increase William 11. Lowe
' , Pensions Cor lowans : Original Invalid-
vMnrtln Nelson , Wlrt ; Francis p. Men-Iain ,
'Jlipton ; Chambers S. Llndley , Mount Pleas
ant ; Paul A. Paulson , Northwovd. Inoreusi
George Moora , Hovingtrm ; Joseph Cam
.eron , Lucre w ; lloduey W. Turd. Blanches
'terr Oeorgo JbJoWcn , .CresUm ; William A
lluiheli ; Anita ; Tcuims li. Talc , Albia. Ho
issue and Increase WillUm F. Wilson , Co
lumbu Junction. Reissue Samuel A. l\oai
X insane ) , Kldora , Original , widows. ot-\-
Adeltuo , widow of William Uainard , Ann
'mesa. Mc.xicur. suvvivurs- Caleb Manplu
Pilot Mound.
_
Army News.
'WfcSmxoTou , Feb. 14. [ Siwoinl Tolegrau
< to the U .l Anny order * : Major John
von V. 1) . Mlddlotpn. surgeon , lias boo ;
granted three days' extension of leave
twcnty-flvo recounts have been assigned t
. .tho Twenty first infantry , Department of th
, l'Jatt ; Captain William II. .Arthur , asjUtnn
urgeon , l vo extended two months ; Firs
I Joutenant Solomon Esparrow , T\venty-nrs (
Infantry , leave further extended to March 19
Bccond Lieutenant F.lmer V. Taggnrt , Sixtl
Infantry , transferred from company E ti
company K ; Captain John C. Thompson
Third cavalry , leavn further extended al :
inoutluj Scwud JLluuteu nt J&mes T. Andct
Bon ; Sixteenth infantry , leare further ox-
: cndcd flvo month * ! First .Lieutenant Lorrn/rt
\V. Coke , Third infantry , gnmtod six months'
cave.
Inquiry nt ( ho war department developed
! ho fact thht t'hfl rpuort that the army icgu-
lations nru tn be changed .so ns to permit en
gineer olllccrf ! to iissiinn ; comimunl o.f troop *
[ H without foUlidutloiu , . ' "
Pnt'enlH t < i loxvn Invrntor.i.
WASiijSciTOX , Feb. 14.-LSpeclnl Tele-
Srrum to the Ur.K.1 Patents were Issued to
the follovvlng Ilivcntor * today : Solon O.
Campbell , Gpshenylijdow shade attach
ment ; James H. Cloyps , assigned to DCS
Molnc Buggy1 Oj > nii > atiyt Dtjs Molucs , two
wheeled voliltlc ; Kdwurd BrSuedegar , May-
nanl , Ink bottle ; Alexander Story , Washing
ton , ear coupling ; Oluf'VolUcrls , Sao City ,
combination leek ; WalterC. Westawny ,
assignor of cuie-half to A.T. . Bennett , Do-
corah , wlndtnlll ; ! . Gregory , Wolfe , Mel
ville , automatic , grain meter nnd refrigerator.
Sherman nnd AlllMon.
Wvsm.veiT&x ! Feb. ! < . [ Special Telegram
to the BKK. ] There is nioi-c talk uboutAUI-
son now than-nuy otlicrMtimi , except Sher
man , nnd although th'u handsome , im/cl-oyed
senator from.Io\va enUioavbred to escape the
catechism , I succeeded In cornering him and
putting the. question :
"WhttVdo you think of Blalnc's lottcrl"
"I think ho is sincere , " said Allison , "that
ho means what , hu says und means it
thorougly. "
"WhuUwilt bo the offedt ? "
"Of course no ono can predict. The re-
publicnn.4 who have been supiwrting him will
be dcmoralTzed foravhilc iuul some of them
will undoubtedly Insist upon pushing him
Into ttyo canvass , but others will look about
for a new candidate. Who it will bo no one
can tell. "
The Sioux Ke < 4crvnlon BUI.
WASHINGTONFeb. . 14. The house com
mlttco on Indian affairs to-day decided to re
port thu bill , In lieu of others on the subject ,
providing for a division of the great Sioux
reservation of Dakota Into a separate res
ervation nnd the rellntiuishment of the In
dian title to the remainder. The practical
effect of the measure , if it becomes a law ,
will bo to open to settlement 11,000,000 acres
of the 22,000,000 , , acres cewipristng the great
Sioux reservation in Dakota. There are two
general reservations created by the bill ono
in the northern and the other in the southern
part of the present reservation. The Crow
creek and Winncbago reservation remains as
it is , with the exception of a few townships ,
which are excluded. .There is also a small
reservation created opposite Fort Thompson
on the lower Missouri river , which is sot
apart for the occupancy of the lower Brulo
Indians if they cure to take It. The principal
portion of the present reservation which is
thrown open to settlement lies between the
White and Cheyenne rivers.
The Prcslelcnt to Visit Florida.
WASAIOTOJ ? , Feb. U. The president ex
pects to leave Washington next Tuesday for a
short visit to Florida. Ho will bo accom
panied by Mrs , . Colcveland , and the secretary
of the navy ahd Mrs. Whitney , and Colonel
anel Mrs. bariiar. The party will go by
social train , and no stops will be made un
less it bo at Savannah , Gu. . for a drive
through the city. One day will bo spent at
Jacksonville nnd one nt St. Augustine. Thu
party will return to Washington Saturday.
National Gituitnl Notes.
WASTIIXOTOX , Fob. 14. In lieu of the vari
ous propositions which have been introduced
during tills session to modify the alien laud
laws , Senator Stewart , from the committee
on mines nnd mining , to-dny reported a bill
to nmnml the law by providing that it shall
not in any manner affect the title to mineral
lands or mining claims in the territories
which may bo acquired or held under the
mineral land laws of the United States , nor to
mills or other reduction works or property
used in tha production of metal ? from min
eral lulids in the territory.
Tried to Kill Her Children.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Mrs. Irene Parke ,
wife of a house painter living in South Wushi
Ington , early this morning , while temporarily
insane , attempted , to kill her two children ,
Louise and Daisy , respectively twelve and
seven years old. Horhusband had a terrible
struggle , but finally overcame her. The
younger child received severe cuts across hot
head from a hatchet. The mother attempted
to cut the throat , of the .other child with
an old case knife , but it was not sharp enough
to do thb deadly work. At the police station
she said she hud intended to hill the children
nnd her husband nnd then herself.
The NicaraiiKua Canal.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. The house commit
tee on commerce to-day decided to report
favorably the bill to charter the Nlcaraugua
Canal company. The commlttco inserted
two amendments in the original bill , the first
requiring a majority of the directors of thu
company to bo American cltbens and the second
end providing that the president shall bo a
citizen and resident of the United Slates.
AN OVEIIDOSEOT
Death or the Douvor Solicitor of the
Kqullablo Liif .
DBKVRR , Colo. , Fob. 14. [ Special Telegram
to the BKI : . ] Edward Strong , solicitor of
the Equitable Llfo Insurance company , was
found dead itl\p \ morning at his room , No. 523
Fifteenth street. At thu side of his bed was
u half emptied bottle of laudanum nnd a
pitcher of water. He had been unwell for
some days and it is supposed had used the
opiate to relieve his sufferings. On his dressing -
ing case was found a letter which ho had
written to his wife , telling , among other
things , that ho was suffering Intensely and
taken soiuo laudanum , which , ho said , had
litllo effect. The body wus.taken to Coroner
lingers' undertaking- establishment , and his
wife , who Is visiting bi Kylvu , N. C. , was
telegruuhed for. Hu was a member of the
Masonic orditywho taku charge of the body
until his wife ) arrives. " Mr. Strong was ntoun
time a prominent and wealthy business man
in Boston , Mass. , Ills wealth being estimated
nt f.HiiO. ( Ho became unfortunate" in his
business ventures" , however , und little by lit
tle , owing to this and tt constant drain upon
his resources by npiHmls tn his charitable dis-
jwsition , htrwenlth slipped from his lingers
und dually ho lost all. He then embarked In
the instminca business as Kolicjtor mid llrst
appeared in Denver four years ago in that
capacity for the Etiultnblo mp of Now York.
Ho had remaincd'htro for two.ypavs and met
with fair sucewss. whcii iin. vvy * transferred
to Minneapolis. Minn , Ho stayed there , how
ever , but a yo-\t , usthe iMImnle'dld not ngreo
with him , nnd tthen returned ? * *
MnfTutt'n S
ni : ' , Mich. , Feb. ! * { . The returns
to-night in'dicntn that Seymour , -republican ,
has been elected by'about- thousand major-
rity ovenBr -cn , democratically the vacancy
caused by the tciuh of-iHi-prcVontatlve Mot-
f Ut. . _ _ ; . . . . . ! _ ' *
Tnklng-tln > Horn * of .the Klk * .
I'lUiADCtniU , Feb. It. David B. Hilt ,
treasurer of liojj.'Jiiludclphiu Vdgc ol Don-
rvolent IVotfcrtlvo' Order -jfjill'tp , is said to
bo f.-.500 short -in-jhU. , croiint Hilt has
premised to meet the truVces bf the order
to-day and made. a full expUwuliw.
An ofilcer af thu PhJUdclpuia lodge of Elks
appeared oeloro n > ( nnirlf < triito to day and
made ttftldnvU eJxargliiK UUt.wjth having em-
b-VKle' ! W.'JMflf.ths-fiui'Uof the ludp-o and n
v.-irnmt for tlse-nvreit o-f Hlit wwi procured
nnd placed in HIM hands of tin otllccr.
This afternoon the trustees notified Magis
trate Durham' that them was no charge
against Hilt , ho.havlng paid the nmnunt for
v.-liioh it was reported ho oould nnv give an
noeount. The uiagjetrato recall ? . } the war
rant , and that , onclnd thn matter.
SlonmshljtirlvnlH. .
New YoHff , Tel ) . 14. rf5ix > clal Telegram
to the Bur. . ] Arrived The Wyoming , from
Liverpool , and the Wcrra , from Bremen.
Qi'Ecxvrovrx , Fob. 14. Arrived The
Pennsylvania , from Now York.
GLASOOW , liYU. H. Arrived The State of
Pennsylvania. fronvJfcw York.
HvBiirooL , Fc . 14. Arrived Tbo British
Klnp , from Phllndclph'.a
AM TEnnM , P 'o.-U. Arrived The lOJam ,
from Ncvr York.
BLAIXE HAS LOST..HIS' GRIP ,
' , -
Such Booms the Oonornl Sontlmont
of the English Press , " . . .
* n * t
PRAISED ASA POLITICIAN.
The Situation In the United Hinted fin
Viewed liy Eelltni-4 on the
OlheT Sliln the 1
Ultri'ond.
Coiiiincnt on lllnltie.
. .
LoMo.vFeb. ( 1 1. [ Nojv yqrk Hcra'lil Cayle
Specl.il to the BuuJ A few nights ago
Americans at the hotels wore < ist6jiuuc < V to
hear the newsboys cry : " ' "Ilero's the irrcat
nnd Imprisonment of Mr. U'lalnol" Tile jia- [
l > ei's were eagerly bought , only to find out
that the cry related to an .Irish M.flbut to
day the bills at every news stall reail : "Dec
llnnlion of Mr. Blalne , " and American tour
ists arc this evening buying the > Kuropean
edition of the Herald , which , In
Its special dispatches from New York ,
the letter in 'Its The '
gave entirety. 'news
paper comment here on it mny doubtless
umuso and Interest American politicians.
Here are extracts from a column louder In the
Times ' -Tho which reaches
: news .us to-day
from the United States will surprise the maJority -
Jority of European readers , as It has been a
surprise to most Americans. It is to the ef
fect that Mr. Blalno has retired from the
presidential congest. There Is no denying
that the bold announcement is unexpected.
Everyone. in America is asking
what it means. Mr. Bluiuo has
achieved across the Atlantic a reputation ns
an extraordinarily shrewd politician , and
everything ho does is supposed to have deep
significance. With an ordinary man wo
should expect that retirement woulfl mean
one of two things either that he was per
suaded that ho could not carry the election ,
or that ho was himself tired and weary of the
the disappointments of political life. With n
politician so old nnd experienced as Mr.
Ulaiuo it Is hard to' suppose that
either of these obvious explanations
will moot the case. So seem to think some
American critics. Mr. Blalno Is universally
rccognUed as the finest example of n profes
sional politician that has yet been produced
on the American continent , nnd , therefore , in
the world. His power of managing n con
gress , a caucus or n local vote is unrivalled.
Assuming that Mr. Bluiuo definitely retires ,
It remains to ask : Who will bo
the republican substitute ) The party
appears to prefer Mr. John Sherman ,
though different districts have men
more or loss well known , whom , up to a cer
tain extent , they are prepared to push. New
England , says the New York Herald , has
Mr. Hawley , a politician nnd soldier , Now
York Mr. Evarts , the west Mr. Sherman ,
nnd then there Is that energetic little hero ,
General Sheridan , the cavalry officer whoso
achievements towards the close of the war
marked an epoch In history. Of thcso it
seems probable that Mr. Sherman will bo
selected unless vex populi , mysteriously
schooled from caucus oftlces , gives out the
name of Mr. Blalno after nil. It would
seem , however , if wo are to Judge from
the recent state elections , that Mr.
Cleveland's ' majority will bo maintained and
it will be ctinlcult to iind u republican candi
date who can carry the presidency against
him. "
This evening's' Globe , In n long editorial ,
' 'Mr. Bialne's letter
says : from Florence
has had a bombshell effect among his own
particular following in the press and caucusi
At any rate it suits them tosay _ so. Whether :
ull of them are quite so. much startled
as they profess is open to question ,
The republican leader has the reputation
of never acting without intention. NpUody
knows bettor than this most experienced and ,
dextrous party manager in-.tllq world how
strong are Mr. Cleveland's prospects for re
election , how divided is tho.rvpubljcan , party ,
how steadily the mugwumps are becoming a
IKHvcr in the land und how to issue a nol
episcopari lu terms of patriotism and self-
sacrifice that draws attention to one's self in
a favorable manner and strengthens one's
hands ull round , for there is also uuoClior" fact
of which Mr. Blulne must necessarily bo
perfectly aware that the mass of the repub
lican party may'and very likely will refuse
to take their leader ut his word. Mr. Bhiino
says his name will not be presented as' their
candidate at the Chicago convention In June ,
but , that is a matter over which he
has not the slightest control , and ho
docs not say that , should ho bo elected I n
bpitc of himself , he will refuse the election ,
the only statement which could have given
his retirement the slightest real -practical
value. Probably the republicans at largo ,
despite the existence ana extension of Bluinc.
clubs and other caucuses , arc less disposed
than at any former occasion to rally round
the name of James Cr. Blnlne. There has
been an increasing improvement In the tone
of American policies of lute years. 'Tho
spoils to the victors , ' once the guiding star
of statesmanship , is fulling into discredit , and
Cleveland has done his utmost to counteract
this principle with which the republicanism
of Bluinc's school has been partic
ularly identified. Mr. Bluiny may
have btiupJy performed an act of
loyalty to his party , which will probably an
swer to his touch und tuko him ut his word.
Ho uovor , with all his ability , proved a can
didate to win with , and the solution of the
mystery no doubt is that he Appreciates that
fact , and perceives mnro advantage to his
party and to himself in declining to 'bo its
iib'urchoja and in continuing to pull Us
wires. "
The fall Mall Gazette observes : "Those
who saw Mr. James G. Bhunc when he was
in London last year at thojubileo will not bo
surprised at his letter from Florence cjecliu-
lug to b'j pat in nomination as'n 'republican
candidate foi' American presidency , Mr.
'
Blalno looked as if ho were
utterly exhausted. His energy und
magnetic powers seemed to have evaporated.
It iti but natural that so old * a manjTr scr- worn
and wasted as he , shouUVipiJeforhhlit | tko
standard of his party should * Wpliiccd in
younger hands. At the same.tinjo it is
worthy.of note that so doeply'jrjipt j is the
distrust of this astute und doughty tactician
In democratic ranks that .tho Ne\v.YprJ {
Times is certain that his refusal In "advance
of the nomination is but u ruse to render that
nomination eloubly sure. " - . ; y
Even provincial papers chronjele , hpT } the
veteran turned up his toes politically. As an
illustration take the following extract from
this morning's Manchester Guardian :
"Thlsopparently modest renunciation of his
claims to thn support of Itls pnrty'wiHbo
taken too seriously by those whe remember
the circumstances which preceded the choice
of Mr. Blalno for the camllilutcut tha repub
lican convention hold four yean ago , Ticn ( ,
as now , that [ \stuto politician gave it out that
he should not be put in nomination. Ho sup
ported his dlrtclalincr , too , letting his mansion
ut Washington on a louc ; and retiring to a
small country house , whore he could quietly
dcvota himself to literary purposes.
Soon afterwards hovivs inter
viewed by rcprcrentativcs of load-
tug republican newspapers , and ' come
very effective pictures were drawn'of the
great statesman In trnnqulllty t his secluded
homo engaged in' writing a hUtory of the
most momentous portion of his country' * exp -
p ri nco. The .result vrns two volumes en
titled 'Twenty Y aw of Congress. ' The
work nttracteel lltf\f ] \ ftotlce anywhere nnd Its
chief Interest lies l\\tblp circumstances under
which its productloi ) wirt begun. THuIno'was
dragged from his r nt > o by his admirers , was
enthusiastically aildptvd nt the convehtlon ,
nnd gmcofully tooWtlio , honor thui thrust
upon him. Wo shajl ejjirn by-and-by wh'ether
his present reasons tjuiy not be successfully
overcome. " &i
The European celirten of the Herald editor
ially says : "Tlio slijfy leanco and Importance
of this letter can scqiwly bo overestimated
as It stands. Hut thcinticstlon Is , What does
It mean 1 For years-Mi1. Hlalne has enjoyed
the reputation us an l archetype of political
artfulness In the uremia of American politics ;
therefore , when Mr. Hluiue ! Issues a mani
festo , bo It never so artless and apparently
sincere , men nro wont to read between the
lines. Mr. Hlalncs letter. Is n very charming
composition. Ho voices his retirement In
modest terms ami predicts a mighty future
for his party. Very sweet , very charming.
But It looks suspicious. There Is something
In the letter througlunit which Inspires a
doubt of its very plausibility when we Jjnow
the man who penned its words. Mr. Hlaino
says , 'I nm going to retire,1 but there Is that
lu the spirit which substantially adds , 'Hut I
wrlto this to give you a'sploudid opportunity
of asking mo to stand again , and , well , tier-
imps I would. Try me.1 , Nevertheless there
are undoubted signs that Mr. Blalne has lost
his grip. A now generation 1ms orison
In the United . States which Is practically
deaf to the ancient cry of the high-dried pro
tect ! votarltt. The aggressive foreign policy
and other planks on which Mr. Hlaino was
wont to tread have grown rotten and worth
less. There are other candidates In the re
publican field. Forakor , Sherman , Chauncey
Depew , Evarts and Q. W. Chllds all liavo
strong followmgs nmong their party , nnd If
Mr. Ulaluo counts on being asked to recon
sider his decision the signs of the times In
the states foreshadow his being lamentably
left. "
This morning the Dally News says : "Tho
request would bo more impressive if it were
the first c. ' . its kind. Hut before now Mr.
Ulalno has consented , lifter saying ho
would not consent. Mr. Blalno is a fanati
cal protectionist nnd his letter maybe
bo only a tactical move for a
campaign against free trade. Ho is
also one of the very nstutost of party poli
ticians in the whole world , nnd when ho is
most solemn nnd apparently most disinter
ested , those who know him best will prob
ably see the most reason to bo on their guard.
He has , moreover , oiled the machine of re
publican party politics with nn assiduity that
has precluded all concern for his
personal purity , and there is a general
demand for another candidate. The selec
tion of Mr. Blainc would bo a misfortune for
his country , nnd for reasons it is unnecessary
to particularize , to ours. In reading the
Florence letter It is difficult to repress a
heartfelt wish that he may mean It this time.
In
LOXDOX , Feb. T4J In the commons
Trovolyan resumed the debate on the address
in reply to the queoi speech. The coercion
net hud done little to. .suppress crime , but a
great deal to shock public opinion. The con
viction of twelve nil/mbcrs / of the commons
would hapoily do mor6 than anything else to
bring about a settlement of the Irish ques
tion. It was obvious that the government
meant to pursue their jwliey of oppression in
Ireland , refusing even to concede a modicum
of self-government. Sir George reminded
the leaders of the liberal-unionists that after
six months of Carnarvon's regime tnoy hud
advocated the extension of local government
in Ireland. Why wore they now silent ?
Major Suundcrsontauntcd , Trcvelyan with
his change of opinion ; nnd quoted extracts
from the lattcr's speech denouncing tho.
lentiuo and Gladstone's policy. The Par-
nellitos , Saunderson'said , were men who
were never law-abiding-and never would be ,
lot the law bo what It may. An Irishman is
not n man who naturally sympathizes with
law of any kind. Ho denounced Gladstone
as blinding the people to the immoral teach
ings of the league.
Lnbouchore said Major Saunderson was the
mouth piece of a conservative club which had
been formed to compel a reluctant govern
ment to protect the interests of Irish land
lords. His speech was an evidence of the
failure of coercion , because ho demanded
moro coercion. The speaker concluded with
n severe attack upon the government with
reference to the Mitchollstown affair , which ,
ho said , demanded strict inquiry.
Thomas W. Uussell liberal-unionist
, - , mem
ber for Tyrone , made a long speech , in which
ho commended the government's policy. Ho
urged Balfour to go straight forward and have
neither eyes nor ears for anything outside the
four comers of the law and shut his eyes to
the pestilential notion that members of the
commons nnd priests should receive different
treatment from that to which peasants were
subjected.
Clancy replied on behalf of the Parnellltcs.
Anderson , liberal , gave notice that ho
would introduce nn amendment to the ad
dress in favor of the appointment of a land
commission similar to tho'Irish commission ,
for Scotland , where the fall in the price of
produce has rendered it impossible to pay
rents unless they arc reduced.
The Keiynl Patient.
[ CV > ) > j/rff/M tfXW t > u J\imcx \ < ! i > rt1i > n Bennett. ]
S\xUr.MO , Feb. 14. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the BEE. ! At noon the
crown prince was removed to n corner room
while his apartment was aired and arranged.
He sat up several hours and walked about
the room. Sir Morrell. leaves to-morrow for
London , but expects to return shortly be
cause the tube being in the throat a new
treatment of perichondritiskwill bo attempted.
Still there is a difference of opinion nmong
doctors ns to the nature of the disease , al
though no discussion has taken place.
Virchow's report , which will bo published
next week , will bo of the great
est Importance because the part of the tissue
which came outof the1 throat and was sent to
liim was very largo an'd came from the spot
which caused the doctoral < in November to
issue such unfavorable rcjxirts.
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THE ELEOTIUC IIOUTE.
Now Jersey's IjCRialnturo Considering
the 'Now Modn of'Exccution.
THBXTOX , N.-VT. , Fcb14 ; , In the senate to
day u bill was Intrpdu rip' ' providing that the ,
death penalty shall li rtftfter bo inflicted by
electricity. This actl4)enijes [ the method of
execution , makes otheMraportant changes In
the existing law. Thfi 'iQgo shall name , thj
week during which thfiixecutlon p.hall take
place , which slvjlt' po not less
than four , nor " . , ijidro than eight
weeks from thb ' .iyifu of , sentence ,
und within the wqplj so designated the
sheriff of the countvt'1)all ) select a day , not
previously to bo made Two wn to any one ex
cept the 'persons nUowVjf-to bo present nt the
executions. Th6 corp 'must be subsequently
buried with enough q uuullme to consume it ,
or be given up fcir-Ulinsectlng purposes.
Newspapers are prtmiplUul from reporting
the execution furthcr fbun a bare mention of
the event. ,1 , ,
Chlcngo'fl Itjcrnl Offer.
CHICAGO , Feb. 14. Iman , elaborate report
preiKired by Prof. L. E. Cooley and issued to
day urging the commercial and military ad
vantages to the country of a large permanent
waterway connection between thogrratlakcs
and the Mlssisslpl river to the Gultby way of
the Illinois and Desplaincs rivers , the Citi
zens association of Chicago states that the
city is ready and willing to construct at its
own expense- the proposed connecting canal
six miles long between tha losplaincs river
and the south fork of the Chicago river. The
condition on which Chicago will undertake
to thus connect the waters of the lakes with
the Mississippi tributaries is that tbo federal
government will continue the improvement
down the Desplulnca river to the Illinois , and
thence to the Mississippi.
Thn Death Kccord.
I.QXDOX , Out. , Feb. 14. Vica ? General
BrUyoro died last night. . . .
BUSY ; BREEZY COTOUIEN.
Confronted By Moro Olty Hall
Schemes and Petitions
THAT.'ARfe PROMPTLY LAID AWAY.
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1 * * >
Coiinmnnif AVnnts a Sketch Mnelc The
IcwM Vote to Kxlrnvn-
i ! City l > liy < lclnn Or-
Tmst Ni ht In Council.
Alioutthc , only sensational feature worthy
of notice in counoctlon with the regular
weekly proceedings of the city council at the
chambers fcist nlgtil was that Haseall showed
up qlad with u ncQktlo. "Tho gentleman from
the , llrkt" looked reial ' 'purty , " us Councilman -
man Ford expressed it The greater part of
the lobby was composed of Sixteenth street
property holder * bearing n parchment to the
cRrulers' asking that ttw city hall bo built
on Jefferson square. After the councllmen
had finished , .whispered consultations Presi
dent Bochol'told ' them to sit down to busi
ness.
ness.Tho
The following communications were re
ceived from the mayor : Approving several
ordinances passed at the last meeting ; veto
ing claims of $5t5S.W ! and $707.15 in favor of
Mount and Griffin , the sums having been
drawn on the wrong funds ( veto sustained ) ;
recommending the importance of the fram
ing of on ardluuuco for the runuing of street
nnd cable cars.
Councilman Leo stated that ho had sub
mitted an errdlnnnco to that effect at a pre
vious meeting. The ordinance stipulates that
cars going north or south shall
stop within ono hundred feet of
intersections or crossings , and railway cars
going east or west will have the right of way.
A line of not less than $10 nor more than $100
is stipulated for any breach of this ordinnco.
A communication from the "hinyor , setting
forth that the ordinance was being ignored
by the council in reference to the employment
of clerks In the various city departments ,
was referred to the city attorney and commit
tee on appropriations. The mayer sold that
the salaries paid clerks in the office of the
city clerk were excessive , uud that ho could
secure equally competent men for $7-5 a
month.
Councilman Hasrall defended the council ,
and said that the city was not employing
moro clerks in the city clerk's ofllce than was
necessary to do the work. Besides , ho ques
tioned the mayor's authority to interfere
With the clerk's office , ns that office was
under the supervision of the council.
Councilman Ford believed the same as
Haseall.
Councilman Burnhamsnld that it was not a
question of the competency or salary of the
clerks. The intent of the mayor's communi
cation was to ascertain if the clerical forces
in the city departments were legal , and in
accord with the stipulation of the charter.
From the board of public works : Approv
ing and accepting Hugh Murphy's bond for
constructing sewer in sewer district No. 41.
From the city engineer : Uecommcnding
the payment of $400 to Stuht & Huinil for
extra work done on grading Harney street.
This claim has been before the council und in
the courts for a number of months , and atone
time council authorized its payment in the sum
$1,000. The mayor vetoed it and it was re
ferred back to the city engineer , who has
finally prevailed on Stuht i ; Hamil to cut it
down to $400. The later amount was al
lowed.
The poundmastor collected ? 43.75 during
the month of January.
The city physician reported ninety-two
deaths and 110 births during the month of
January.
An itemized statement of the indebtedness
of the city to Brcnnun & Co. for work done
on the city hall basement was referred to the
city engineer , superintendent of publio build
ings , President Bccliol nnd Councllmen
Bailey , Lee , Counsmau , Boyd , Kierstcad and
Lowry.
The communication from * the residents of
Sixteenth street in reference to building the
city hall on Jefferson square was referred to
the committee on public property and build
ings. On motion of Councilman Bedford ,
the city attorney was added to the commit ;
tee , as there was a diversity of opinion as to
the legality of the matter. He understood
that the premises could not be used for any
other purpose than a square.
Councilman Ford thought that the hall
could bo legally erected there , and that's
where he would like to see it.
Councilman Haseall had been told that the
board of trade would hold a meeting next
Saturday night , to discuss the city hall
matter , and ho hoped to see everybody there
on that night.
Councilman Kierstead said that the people ,
three to one , were opposed , to moving the
hall from its present site. No ono. except a
few property" holders from North Omaha ,
were in laver of building it on Jefferson
square.
A communication from A. Kouutzo and
others asking for the paving of Eleventh
street from the south line of Mason to Wil
liams was referred to thu committee on pav
ing , curbing und guttering.
A claim of 5500 for extra work on assess
ment books nnd tax list for the year lbS7
Jrom William J. Halm , was referred to the
committee1 on finances , and that of James
Fox , $508.91 , for interest due him on building
sewers , was turned over to the committee on
claims.
The proposition bf John M. Wilson , agree
ing to soil to the city for $800 per acre the
southeast-quarter of the southwest quarter
of section 0 , township 15 , range 13. for park
purposes , was referred to the public property
and building committee.
The following resolution by . Councilman
Kierstcud was adopted :
llcsolved , That whereas there is an ordi
nance compelling street cars und cable cars
to pass to the farther crossing of streets be
fore stopping ; uud
Whcrea's , The street cars nro in the habit
of stopping on the first crossing , thereby ob-
Btnjqting cross streets ; therefore be it
Uesolvcd , That the liwso and cable car
companies be notified to hereafter obey the
ordinance and that Chief Soavoy bo and is
hereby instructed to have the police arrest
any driver or gripmen disobeying
said ordinance cast of Sixteenth street , north
of Lcavcnworth or south of Quilling street.
A lively und animated discussion was in
dulged m as to the amount of salary the po
lice nnd ( ire commissioners are entitled to
under the reading of the charter. Some of
the.cpuncllmcn were in doubt as to whether
they worn , entitled to fOOO or $150 apleco un-
inmlly. ' The city ftttfcrnoy was Instructed to
furhlshinfortnution ° n this point.
Councilman Coutisman offered the follow
ing 'resolution : ,
Uesolvcd. , TJiat the loading architects of
the city submif tfl.this council sketches of
suitttblQlpans.tor ) a , city' hall , with all city
onlccs.uwithtj-o6ni for school board and also
city.'llbrary , thei satto to bo located on Jeffer
son stitiaro and" not to cost to exceed $250,000 , ,
uud saUl.Fk'otch to. 'bo druwu to cover the
snaQCrdfTJSlfeot.by 133 feot.
.Cpuiic.Umau.lTOnl moved that the resolution
b6 tiaopttd. . ' ' ' , . ,
Coijnciljntijh KjprflUjad wantuel It referred
to tho-'ConuuitWo on pablio property und
buildings , us/lib Colud not see the use of put-
tlntf.tlio euty to an iixpcnso of a sketch when
it ha/Lne / ) thought of. locating the building on
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tho'siiudra'sito. , ; ;
Cpmicilnian Burnham agreed with Mr.
,
Councilman Couusman said that the city
would be ) but' to 'no expense in making thcso
sketclies. ' ' . ,
CouncllmciiX.co and Haseall could not see
into the ifructiblllty of Couiuminn's resolu
tion , and Mr. Kiorsteud's motion that it bo
referred .wus cau-icel.
The claim'of Byron -Reed & Co. , $503.20 ,
for drawing Up legal , pa | > ers , abstracts , etc. ,
and several other claims was allowed and
ordered paid.
Councilman Snyder was given permission
to withdraw his resolution , offered at the last
meeting , Umt a committee of seven visit
large cities to examine city halls and fire
engine houses.
Au item of $20 to pay Chief Scavoy for cm-
ployiug.a detective to catch supposed train
roubunnvas thrown out.
The board of publia works was directed to
pay Samuel S.tovor , sewer lnsM3ctor | , hid
watros for'thej month of December.
The council went into a commlttco of the
whole for advertising for bias for street
'paving for the year 18SS. Several amend-
merits and nddltldn were made to the ll t ,
which was reported back and adopted by the
council ,
was given the Omaha & South
western railroad to Inj * tracks alone Leaven'
worth street cast of the east line ofblocks 1ST
and 203 to the Missouri river.
The following ordinance creating the office
of city physician , was passed , Counellmeu
Kierstcad and Lowry voting In the negative ,
nnd President Bechcl and Counellmen Bed
ford , Beiyd , Burnham , Counsmau , FoVd , Has-
call , Kttsper. Lee , Manvlllo anel' Snyder in
the affirmative :
Section 1. That the office of city physician
be and the smug Is hereby creiTtCel.
Sec. a. The mayor shall nominate
nnd by nnd with the udvtoo und
consent of thu city council , stiMl appoint a
physician to fill said office , who shall bo known
as the city physician. Only sueh'pcrsons as
shall have been regularly graduated from
some inedle-nl school of high standing und
uro of good reputation In their profession
shall be eligible to suld ofllco of city physi
cian.
cian.Sec.
Sec. n. Before entering upon the duties of
his appointment , said city physician shall
take an oath to faithfully discharge the du
ties of his office , and shall cntljr1 into a bond
with the city of Omnhn , with two or moro
good and sufficient sureties ; each of said
sureties sfiall Justify that ho Is worth ut
least $3,000 over and nbovo all debts , liabili
ties and exemptions , to be approved by the
mayor and council In the 'sum of $3,000 , con
ditioned upon tna faithful performance of
his duties us such city physician.
Sec. 4. Said city physician shall reneler
medical service , free of charge , to all per
sons who nro 111 with an infectious , con
tagious , malignant orepidomrcdlseasc , und to
all persons who nro suffering under any
nffiction whatever held as prisoners or serv
ing sentence under the ordinance of this city.
Provided the foregoing classes of persons
have not sufficient means to employ nnd pay
n physician on their own account. Under
such rules mid regulations ns the board of
health shall prescribe said city physician shall
take charge of all | wr.sons whomsoever uro
infected with infectious , contagious malig
nant nnd epidemic diseases. Ho shall exam
ine into nil nuisances , sources of filth und
causes of illness within the citv , and shall
weekly , and oftener if required by the board
of health , report the same , together with the
number and character of all cases of infec
tious , contagious , malignant or epidemic dis
eases that may come under his treatment or
that may be known to him.
Section 5. Said city physician shall hold of
fice until the end of the mayor's term of office
by whom he was nominated , nnd until his suc
cessor is appointed and qualified , unless
sooner removed , or unless this ordinance
shall bo repealed. He shall bo compensated
at the rate of fc',100 a year ,
payable monthly , which said sum
shall be In full for , nnd in lieu of , ull compen
sation to said city physician ; nnd he shall
give nnd devote his full uud entire time , ser
vice nnd attention to the duties of his office ;
nnd shall so perform such other duties as
may hereafter by ordinance or proper official
authority be prescribed or required.
The council then udjourned.
A KANSAS MERCHANT MISSING.
Ho Suelelenly Disappears ami Credit
ors At Inch Hln Stock.
AstiLAxn , Kan. , Feb. 14. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKB. ] The mysterious disap
pearance of S. E. Miner , a leading dry goods
and general merchant of this place , is excit
ing intense interest und alarm. Ho was
heard of .in Kansas City with friends , and
having paid the W. B. Grimes Dry Goods
company and other firms what ho owed them.
He had an appointment to meet other gentle
men , but since then there have been no tid
ings of him from any source. On the day of
his disappearance he had drafts cashed
amounting to $1,800. Creditors , fearing that
they will be left , have attached his stock and
eilects and will apply for un assignee.
A Bad Gang Broken Up.
WHJIIITA , Kan. , Feb. 14. [ Special Tele
gram to the BBC. ] Ofilcer McNumara suc
ceeded In raiding a house last night which is
a rendezvous of a notorious gang where
sneak thieves divide stolen goods. A mi-go
amount of clothing was found , ulso diamond
rings , brooches and very valuable silks and
clothing partially maelo up. The Jewelry
alqno is estimated to bo worth SSOO. This
neighborhood has been infested all winter by
such u gang and it is now broken up.
Glanders nt Lcuvcirvorth.
LuAVE.vwoimi , ICun. , Feb. 14. [ Special
Telegram to the BUB. ] Glanelcrs prevails to
nn aiarmlntr extent nmong horses in this
city. All efforts to check it so far have
failed. An attempt to quarantine the
alllieted animals is being mado.
A DI'JR HICK'S DESTRUCTION.
Fatal Accident on the Elevated Ilond
In Brooklyn.
NB\V YOKK , Feb. 14. A frightful accident
occurred in Brooklyn this morning which
caused the death of three persons nnd the
injury of do/en other. Along Broadway a
section of the Union Elevated road Is now in
course of construction. A hugo.ste'um der
rick , which was used in building it , was
pulled along the girders as each section was
completed. This morning the derrick was
started and had been pulled but u liort dis
tance when the girders began to spread
outward. Just ut that moment
a street car was approaching the section , but
the driver did not notice what wus going on
overhead. The derrick pressed through the
girders and fell to the ground , striking the
horse car anel cutting it in two. The fire de
partment was called out und un ambulance
sent for , but owing to the escaping steam
and heat it wns borne time before anything
could be done. Finally the debris was
cleared away and the dead and wounded re
leased. The killed were : Frederick Thomp
son , street ear driver , Charles Klrchner and
Patrick Clark. Two .of the injured will
probably die. The others uro resting com
fortably.
A. GRANT liKfTKll.
The General's Poor Opinion of the
I'nnnina Cnniil .Scheme- .
NKW York , Felt , li. AdmiralAmmcn has
consented to the publication of u personal
letter fjoin General Grunt , dated Galena ,
Juno 22 , IbSO , in which Grant says , in part :
- I received tetter from
-To-day a Sellgman
enclosing a cablegram from DbLesseps of
fering me the presidency of the Panama
canal ( Now York presidency ) with the same
salary ho is to receive , namely , 125,000
francs per annum. " Thu letter also says :
"The Sellgmans , with some other banks that
they can associate with them , will have the
business of receiving .the American sub
scriptions for pcrforming'tho work. 1 tele
graphed buek my non-acccptunco , and wrote )
giving my reasons. 1 gave the work that
lias been done m the way of surveys , what
has been proven by these surveys , etc. , and
that while I would like to have my name as
sociated with the suciiessrul completion of
the ship channel between tjia two oceans , I
wus not willing to connect it with failure , and
when I bellovu the subscriber1 ; would loose
all they put In. "
Shrove TupsdAT Festivities.
NBW Om.nvxs , , Fob. ' 14.--Tha , carnival
begun here today'wjth a gorgpou'1. street pa
geant. The procession this eyeulng/ind Hex
reception at the , exposition hall..ypre brilliant
nffalrs. Balls were given ut ull the theaters
and halls throughout , the city.
Hex nt MuinjnhlH. "
MnMrnis , Fob. 14. The king of the carni
val has hold reign hero since yp f orelay noon.
The pageant this evening wvs n grand affair
and the city Isu'bUuopf fire. TUu pyrotech
nics displayed were superb. ,
Fatal Mine Hxplor.lon.
Wli.KE3ii.uniE , Pn. , Fob. 14.Ai ( explo
sion took place m the Wycomin colliery lute
this afternoon. Flyo miners were badly
burred , two of | hcm piobably fatally.
A FAMILY JEWEL.
DII. IUv'ii > KKNNEIIV. the famous Kuncoonaml
physician of Itomlout. N. V. . liai iiont ui u copy
of his Jleulte.nl looc ! ! How to Cur KM nor , l.U ur
duel lllooil Disorders * \Ynrfc of great merit ,
Apnrt ( rum tunny elegant Ufa HUiitraUoiw ot
beuty. It Is n work of eme ellnK murlt. ono
which should be ut : ID lu nvery homo. In addi
tion to tha Mlunbli tneeUfal lessons t hero urn
two nrtl < ' ' < < * fiom the wl < | fiy known author , ( M.
K. / . .Unison. ( Net ! ll-jntlluu ) . vhl-h add to tin
Intarnstut the work. Tha price U fi rents , but
any ouu niiclo lns ttih notice with the niimu of
thU paper with z-ceut stampcn the U.ictor v/ill
rctlr * tb U > oii freei byinail.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS ,
Wliont Opens With Good Strength
But Jt Falls to Last.
LOWER FREIGHTS DEPRESS CORN ,
Another Slow n'ny KxppHcnooil In thb
1'ruvlslon IMt-Cnuio Fall to
Hhow Any Atlvnneo Gou-
ernl Quotations.
CHICAGO I'KOIHJCK MAUKKT.
CnteMoo , Feb. II. [ Special Telegram to
the Bni : . ] The first Liverpool cable ntibted
siK > t wheat firm , with mi upward tendency.
Exports eif wheat were fair ami u cold wave
was predicted nnd beginning to bo felfin {
traders cnmo down tpwn this morning. It
might hurt winter w'h'rat.4AU these tlibujs
combined to make n xtrong' opening hi thu
wheat marlcet this morning , but it did uot
last. There was some talk that.thu effect of
the ciit in storage rates upon futures hud boon
misconstrued yesterday and that the lessening
of the premium ought 'to result in depressing
futures rather than advancing them , Irre
spective of the situation in other rus | > ects. At
any rate local traders , who had bought wheat
lu anticipation of an udviince , begun to tuko
their profits und very soon begun to unload ,
whether they had u profit or not ,
nnd prices dropped c before the
decline was stopjycd. Prices in
New York were declining somewhat and for
eigners were said to bo selling there. How
ever , at the decline there appeared to bosoiuo
good buying here and part of the lous was recovered -
covered , but there was no very urgent de
mand and the be.irs gained fresh confidence
from the fact that nil the bull news of two
days had not resulted In any substantial gain
and they sold the market down again. The
first sales of May were nt 81 ' 8 IV and
lifter selling ut 81-Vc straight the pneu
worked down to 8oe , advane-cd to 81 Uc , fell
again to Sic and Improved l Ojl e , which
was the 1 o'clock close. Juno wheat opened
ut 3l fiI8i ( ; < e , sold down to SI-Jc and closed
ut I o'clock ut Slj ctifSlJ/c.
The big cut in freight rates from the west
was the only thing talked about by the com
traders this morning , anel it was u strong
enough influence to depress prices at onetime
time * c. Accordingly the bears made n raid
and drove prices down with the e.ectutloii |
of long rot n und stop orelers , but In this they
were disappointed. Then followed a partial
reaction , another break and another
smaller reaction , with the final result on the
morning's trading of u decline of ' ( SYo
from yesterday's closing prices. May corn
opened at r > l4c. fell to M ) @W ; advanced
to flic , fell to 60 < e and advanced to fiO c ,
where it closed at 1 o'clock. .Tune corn
opcne-d ut M' ' < frrili/i ( ! , sold elown to COVe and
closed at 1 o'e-lock at fiOXc.
Fiiuituatlous in the speculative eiats market
seemed to follow those of corn pretty closely ,
although the ; decline suffered in the morning
trading was not so great. First sales of May
oats were at Uljfc und then thu price fell to
ai-VWaiKc , advanced to aiMU { ( < c and fell
to ! H < c , whie-h was the I o'clock closo. Juno
outs opened at ! Wc , sold down to aWe nnd
closed at SlJ ii. August oats rnngott from
iiOtfc to 2'J c. This was the first trading in
that delivery.
' In provisions another slow
day wns expe
rienced. Cash trade was limited and in u
speculative way the trading failed to show
liny Improvement or change , The light future
business transacted was mainly on local ac
count and the only feature developed Was
the continued buying of pork by a house sup
posed to he leading the long side in that ur-
tlclo. lu the general market a strong feeling
prevailed. Based on last night's closings ,
pork at 1 o'clock showed an advance of 10 ( j
! % und lard of aVjc. Short ribs were un
changed.
AFTKUNOON SUASION. Wheat was easier ;
opened at HlJsfiiSlJie on the split
for May , sold to 81c , closing at Sic ,
Corn easier , May closing ut about 50 < c. Oftttt
were fairly active , but weak , nnd '
lower. Pork was Ui < c easier ; May closed nt
$14.37 , February and Miirch , * 14.12)f. Lard
was quiet ; February 7.W ( , March 7.tl"K ,
May , * 7.t } < and Junes * 7.IH ) . Short ribs were
quiet ; February and March * 7.a7J , May
7.65.
CHICAGO IjtVE STOCK.
CHICAGO , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram lethe
the BKE. ] CATTU : Under the light run it
is only reasonable to suppose that values
would rule higher. Yet there was little erne
no advance on the ordinary run of fat cattle.
Buyers remem bored that on last Tuesday wo
hud a light tun , that on Wednesday the
number went close up to the largest on
record , hence they reasoned that If the run
did not pan out light tq-morrow they might
as well wait and pay the advance to-morrow
ns to go in heavy to-day. Moro than mod
erate receipts are anticipated on account of
the alleged reduction in rates from points
west and northwest of Chicago , ns a reduc
tion In rates has uhvayn been unswcied by a
rubli to market ot such stock as
thu shipper fancies hu can dispose
of. About all the cattle were sold before the
usual hour for the closing of business , the
general market closing linn. Buk-hors'
stock is making moio money than luat week
on account of the scarcity of Toxans. . Can-
iiintf stock was as Iowa * at any time , .Stock-
ei a in fair demand and bleudy. Fancy , (5.10
(55.40 ( ; stoors. I'M ) to 1WX ) Ibs , * 4. : ) @ 4.1 > 0 ;
1'-00 to 11150 Ibs , $ lbOC4.4 ) ; MO to 1200 Ibs ,
SI 00 : j.75. Slot-leers and feeders , tfJ..W ? !
JI.50 ; cows , bulls and mixed , U1.7r.S8.10" ( ;
built , ? 2.'Jii2.CO. ( ( Texas-fed steers , * y.00@
4.00 ; greasers , $2. ! ( ) < ya.UU.
HoeiN Trndu opened active , with prices
about the same us ut the close of Monday ,
but as the day advanced it was plain to bo
seen that the run was underestimated ; that
instead of 10,01)0 ) , ns at llrst rqliud on , there
was liable to be I'J.IWO ' or JO,000 , so that late
sales .showed a decline of fiCu'lOe , and the gen
eral market closed weak , with u largo num
ber unsold in first bauds , and thu speculators
had about nil their stock on hand al the-closo.
Best hiMvy sold early at M.70 < g5.80 ; the best
mixed utfT > .40r ( ) > .GOlightuud : nu'dlum mixed ,
M.'JOrtr5.5 ! : assoi ted light , averaging ll'iO to
170 Ibs. , S5.lfKS5.20 ; averages of 140 to l&O
Ibs. made * o.W ( < c3.ori.
FINANCIAL. .
Nuw YOIIK , Feb. 14. [ Special Telegram
to the BtK.l STOCKS Stocks are neither
up nor down. The variations , nro so slight
and business so trilling that whether the
close is J point below or % point nbovo the
previous day , cannot bo considered a fact of
importance. Out of thirty of the most active )
storks on the list eight closed n frupt'ion
higher , eight a fraction lower and the but-
unco precisely the sumo as yesterday. The
market opened tame. London bought Rea'd-
Ing. The temper of the room was onsorva-
ttvely bullish. Condon Is still showing low'pr
prices on American railway shares , tho'de-
clmti ulnce yejterdny extending to W@ ?
points , with the exception of Heading' , which
has i-allienl slightly. A few stocks nro
nmnluiilly uncliungcd. The total s lis wqra
47OuOHliaies , i
GOVEIIMIKSTS-- Government bauds were
dull und heavy ,
IT. S.4 rcghlpred.li3'i C.&N. W , . .107 ! <
IT. H. 4ftrmipon , . . 1 > H elopreifcrrml . . .H'J
U.S. 4'lHrojjlitrufl | < MH N. \ . ontral , . .107
( I. U 4lin coupon , .iu ; < ( O.K. N. . * . W <
1'atinoHsuf'M. . . US ) I' . T l4 !
Cannda Southern. W- | { I'acltlc > IU1 | M
Cuntrul 1'uclllc . . ill O. D.4K. 1g | {
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IIIiiolH.Vntral. ! eo prefsrceil JH4 !
I..H. ft-.V II st.r.AO at
K.4-T 18WK do preferred , . , . , . JO/I
WK Texan 1'ucltlc 2
. . 8 tlnleinl'ncine 55
J4Cil , , w- ' X :
Michigan Central Hl \V. \ , M. I. . Al' 1JH
MissouriJ'iiclllo. . MV iopn | ferrci ! . . , . . W
. . . . . - " . W , l/.Teliuniph. . . 7V <
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.MOMKT On call , easy at 2J2K per r nt.
Unwd offorrd 8 ' percent ,
nPniws MUKCAXTILK I > AI > < K 5 ( 0 per c nt.
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unchnncged t % \ 5i f jr 07 day bllU , f
for i' '