IGREVY'S ' PRIDE IN COURT ,
Commoncoraont of tbo Trial of
Wilson in Paris.
SON-IN-LAW.
A SORRY-LOOKING - -
The Whereabouts of Dynamiters liar-
'lilns and Callan Known Only to
Boot land Yard Dr. Mac
kenzie's1 Itcport.
M. Wilson on Trial.
"iCfipiirtolit i SS l > u Jartc * Gordon Ihnntte.l
PAIUS , Feb. 10. f New York Herald Cable
Special to the Beir.l The Wilson trial opened
to-day in the tenth correctional chamber ,
lillndlng sleet nna snow rattled agaln ttho
windows of the stilling little court. { No
ladles were present nnd the audience was
composed nlinost exclusively of capped bar
risters with pencils stuck behind their cars ,
curious deputies nnd swarms of Journalists.
It Is a singular incident thnt the judges did
not wear their decoration rosettes during this
revival of decoration scandal that has already
c.apsbcd ono government , unsealed a prcsl-
' dcnt'of the republic nnd brought Paris to the
verge of n revolutionary riot. At five min
utes past 1 Daniel Wilson , the dofendant-in-
chief , creeps In with n bundle of papers mulct
his arm. Wilson has his old careworn
look. Ho stoops crookedly nnd glances
round furtively. After Wilson comes the
brulor Hobcrt Rlbaudeau , nnd the leading
lady , whoso full name is Caroline Relno
Zcllo lo Clrgulllo l atazzl. She was swathed
in cheap lace with n black beaded bonnet.
Then the indictment was read , which las ted
over half an hour. It substantially is this :
Daniel Wilson , deputy of Indro et Loire , re
siding in the Avenue liona , is charged with
being concerned in n conspiracy to defraud
M. Crcspladola.Pannloro on u decoration
Job , for which the said Pailnlcro paid certain
sums of njonoy. Wllon Is also charged with
trying to swindle Bclloc and with being ac
cessory to the frauds of the nusincss. All
the rest of the Indictment Is mere legal Jargon
mid figures. At half-past 1 the defendants
wcro told to stand up nnd give their names
nnd addresses. There was a thrill when
Wilson pitifully replied In subdued accents.
At the interrogatory it cnmo out that Wilson
said to M. Crcspln : "Remember that ) ou are
a DC la Pannicrc , and try to forget that you
are a Crcspln , , so glvo your money to the
monitcur * do I'oxposltion ) and earn the cross
Of the Legion of Houor , which you richly
deserve. " Wilson nlso said in the course ol
his examination that ho had received. M.
Crcspln do la Pannioro at thoElyscc and that
bo had. been introduced to him , not by M.
Mallard , the introduetor of ambassadors , but
by his follow-defendr.nt , Ricaudoau. He
Bald : "I hnvo examined Crespln's titles as an
old sailor , but decided not to recommend him
for the oioss on that nccount. " Wilson then
went into his -vnst newspaper hopes and
schemes , and never knew thut 50,000 francs
f
had been given to Crcspin , nnd said thnt nil
such questions were left to his secretaries
At five minutes to 0 the day's sitting ended.
This wretched trial will drag on for anothei
four days at least.
Dynamiters Disappear.
[ Copi/rfuM tKSS bu James Gonlcm Htnnttt. ]
LoxnoN.Fob. 10. [ Now York Herald Cable
--Special to the Bicu-l Scotland Yard con
tinucs [ mysterious about t tho" whereabouts
of the convicted dynamiters. They left the
(
Old Bailey ostensibly for Trenton prison ,
They have not reached it nor any of the usual
prisons. The officials , when asked about
them , answer courteously that they have or
ders to soy nothing. To-day I encountered n
1 man who is very close to the homo office. He
saWWhatlf the two convicts have told
Who is behind them , who sent them over uni
revealed a lot which is of value to the gov-
ernmenU Mind I don't have
t you , soy they ,
but what if they should turn queen's ovi-
olencol"
I saw Inspector Lltilcohlld , so well known tc
Mulberry street , but ho was as dumb and
"coppery" as a. Whltstablo oyster , and he k
-Usually communicative when ho can bo. . '
think U can safely bo assumed thut the Scot
land Yard cud of the home office lias worked
the two convicts , Hnrklns and Callan , for all
they know , and that fresh developments arc
imminent.
DR. MACKENZIE'S DIAGNOSIS
Slr-Morcll's Report on the Case of the
Crown Prince.
IConurfoM 1KSS l > a Jama d5 don Bcimctt.J
LONDON , Feb. 10. [ Now York Horah
Cable Special to the BEE. ] The Lancet o
Saturday will publish the following report b ;
SirMorcll Mackenzie on the case of tin
crown prince : "His imperial highness , tin
crown prmco of Germany , having expresses
bla wish that I should now place on recon
my opinion in his case , the opportunity u
Corded of correcting some of the statement :
which from time to tirao have bocn inaccu
ratcly attributed to mo. The general idea i
that I am of the opinion that the disease fron
Which his imperial highness is suffering i :
not cancer. In this statement the word
cancer , cancerous and malignant , are usci
i v synonymously. The view on the other hand
which I have consistently rnaintninei
is that there never has been any proo
of the existence of cancer. To enter mon
Into detail , when I arrived In Berlin last Ma ;
I stated to my colleagues tluvt In my opiuloi
* the appearances seen in the throat wcro f :
negative cluuactor that is to say , that tli
disease might bo either benign or malignan
v and that its nuturo could only bo determine !
by microscopical examination , A portion o
tlia diseased tissue having been taken awa ;
fcy mo from the throat of his Imperial high
H * s , it was' submitted to Prof. Virchow
Who could not detect In It anything of
. .malignant nature. Repeated examination
fcy Prof. Virchow of other portions re
waved by mo yielded similar re
ulta. In the month of July , whils
fcis imperial highness was staying i
tiwrlslo of. Wight , I pointed out to moro Urn
't jno Qf his august relatives that the dangc
teat I most dreaded was the occurrence o
jerichondritis at ? a future date , nad thrc
If months later this fear was proved wo :
' grounded. At the enU of October and th
$ h Carly port of November entirely fresh > synu
turns appeared , and at that tlmo the loct
disease presented an appearance which wa
consistent vlth tlio diagnosis of cancer. 1
t MtttMhen 'impossible to obtain any fres
, microscopical evidence in the matter , nnd
considered it , safoV accordingly to treat th
caao as ono of n malignant nature. Af th
saajo timcy , however , 1 drew , un nnd sul
ialUud. (9my colleagues a protocol. In whic
IsLaUuLthut although tundiscaso nt tli ;
momont- looked , like a cancer , I could m
, Bgroo thnt , the malady wus proved to t
malignant until further microscopical oxan
* Inatlon had -been made. The document I
which I cot forth my views w s tOrwarUc
to Berlln'sto bo placed in the state archive
Although1 ! the unfavorable symptoms the
were explicable- the ground of the oxU
enco of cancer , yet it was clear to the m
fority of the physicians at that time in attcm
unco that Pjorlchondrltis had supervened i
themiddlo of December. However , the u :
k
, _ tyyoraljjo sign had , passed nwny and ther
WB noloimejany critical symptoms of cai
oer < Microscopical evidence on thesubje
was , howorcr , still wanting. This was fu
' nished at the end of Jnuuar ;
When a slough was expectorate
from the very spot which had presented sue
'
' a highly suspicious appearance. In Novcn
few this slougk" WM most carefully and n
icntcdly examined by Prof. "Virchow , nnd the
csult , which Is now published , again shows
hat cancer could not bo detected , Toio-
cnpttulatc , In my opinion the critical symp-
ems have always been entirely compatnblo
vlth non-malignant disease nnd the micro-
coplcal signs have been In harmony with
his view. I need only to ndd thnt although
n nearly every case of Inryngnl disease It Is
wsslblo nt the first Inspection to
orm an" accurate opinion na to the nature of
of the disease presenting itself , yet In n fexv
rnro instances the progress of the complaint
nlono permits Its character to bo determined.
Unfortunately the case of his imperial high
ness Is among the latter .number nnd nt this
moment medical science docs not permit mo
o nfllrm thnt any other disease Is present
, hnnthatOf chronic intcrstcnlnl inllummn-
tlon of the larynx , combined with perlchou-
drills. "
How the Patient Passed Yesterday.
LCup/H0i ! ? ( 1S-SS by Jamr * Gnrtlon llcnnrtt. ]
SVNREMO. Feb. 1C. [ Now York , Herald
3ilblo Special to the BEE. ] the weather
s bright nud springlike , with occasional
sharp llashcs of lightning , followed by thun
der. The crown prlnco is in very much the ,
same condition ns yesterday. Ills rest last
light was much disturbed by coughs nnd-
icadnehc. Ho also suffers from neuralgia.
Dr. Howell sat with him nnd Dr. Krnuso will
jo on duty to-night. The crown prince
lus n splendid appetite nud eqts substan-
.lul food. Ho has been up. all day , but reposed
Tor n short tlmo on n sofa in the afternoon.
rho wounofis healing nnd looks healthy. It
s thought by the doctors thut the treatment
of the larynx will bo ; resumed to morrow.
Sir Morrcli has postponed his departure
until Monday. Prmco. Henry loft for Genoa
.o meet the grand duchosso of Baden. The
duchcsse Saxo Meinlngen , the grand duke
rlesso and princess Irene went to Cannes to
day to sec the prince of Wales.
THI3 FlSHKiUEsTrnE AT g.
London Newspapers DlscUsH the Docu-
t inont IJrctty Freely.
LONDON , Feb. 10. [ New York Herald
Sable Special to the BEE. ] All the mprn-
ng papers hnvo long cables on tLo fisheries :
The Daily News correspondent quotes from
the Herald editorial. It snyd , in the course
of a long leader , which seems , studiously ,
nostly of compliments to Chamberlain :
"There can bo little doubt that Canada's
land has been forced nnd thnt the late
aurricd Journey of Mr. Chamberlain to the
Dominion bus had its effect. It is perhaps
, ho best treaty that could have been made
and as such , should it finally commend itself
to the favdr'pf Canada , it will certainly win
general approval In this part of the world. "
The Times devotes great space to
Iho sub'jcqt , and thus concludes :
"It would bo rash , in the
absence of fuller information to toke a.too-
confident view of' the prospects of the treaty ,
but its conclusion is , at all events , a hopeful
'
sign. It s'howcd that a rush vote is not alto
gether supreme in American politics , and
that au English statesman like Mr. Cham-
beilalu la ublo to secure from the best
representatives of the democracy of
the United States n fair and Impartial
hearing In these negotiations. Whether they
succeed or whether they fall , England has
berne a perfectly disinterested part. Wo
Itnvo nothing as a nation either to gain or to
lose in the controversy between the Cana
dian fishermen anU those of the United States.
[ t is exclusively in the interest of our colonial
fellow-subjects that the imperial gov
ernment 1ms intervened in the mat
ter. * The influence which Mr. Cham
berlain appcai-s. to have exerted with
success , both in the United States and in the
Dominion , has been purely n moderating in
fluence. Ho lus aimed , not to achieve a bril
liant diplomatic victory , but to remove the
causes and avert an alarming feud nnd lay
the foundations of n lasting pcaco between
close kinsfolk and near neighbor. "
BECKETT'S BONES. '
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The Recent Find In the Crypt of
Canterbury Cathedral.
ICopurfflht ISSS by James Gordon H nTif ( ( .1
LONDON , ' Feb. 15. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the BE . ] I made an Ash
Wednesday pilgrimage to Canterbury cathe
dral to-day , cud participated in some of the
grand services appropriate to the fast day.
After that was concluded another visit was
paid to the place where Archbishop Thomas a
Beckett's alleged skull and bones are again
resting. After divers local and metropoli
tan antiquarians have examined them by the
rush lights of tradition and the larger bril
liancy of biography nnd history , the ossified
remains had been reverently placed in shape
in au elmwood cofiln , which was replaced in
the original stone coftln. To this a now lid
had been prepared , as the old ono was broken
by the pickaxe. The ro-intermcnt took
place in the presence of the deau and chap
ter and some few antiquarians. The now
coffin contained n "glass Jar In which wns
placed the MSS. account of what had
occurred , and some press notices. A few
marks of recognition wcro made upon the
surrounding pavement. I found that the in
choate Jury of antiquarians , ns it were , had
disagreed , but with n. majority in favor of
identity. In conversing with the senior
canon. I find him ns yet non-committal ; but
it would seem from his manner of converse
thnt the report , which the dean und chapter
will very soon promulgate , favors the
probability that these are the remains of
the assassinated 'archbishop , but would also
admit that , the facts would always
necessarily remain disputable , Mr. Austin ,
the official surveyor to the dean and chapter ,
was found more communicative. Ho lives in
the old ecclesiastical palace. The fire was
built on the hearth , the floors nvo of oak and
hia rooms large cnouglr for nn ordinary bull-
rooui. "What is the result of Jthe conference
of antiquarians ! ' * I asked.
"They were divided in opinion. ? I myself ,
ou the preponderance of evidence , bellovo
that the remains are , those of Thomas n
Beckct and I think the cathedral authorities
nro ono with me in that.JFuthoi1 John Morris ,
the well known antiquarian , who examined
the bones , say * in-a' ionpr communication tome
mo , 'It seem * impossible that , the skull which
was found" can bo that ot St. " Thomas a
Becket. T take-It to "bo clear from the narra
tive of his death am ] , tbo' account of the
relics , that.tho.part cutwus not the left tcin-
plo as In the present skull , but the crown ol
the head caron .tptlalotaamputataasFltz-
stephen calla.it. If the martyr- lay face
downward to the loft of the assailant and 11
the part amputated adhered bvskaioC the
foreheaiUtwiUJuivobeeri.thu'l the crown \vaa
Htvuck first fromthnbacliuf tlia hmvd. 'ihc
crown q tbo 'skull lately discovered
is quite uninjured nnd further
the plccomissing from , thu torn-
plo Is not cut out with a sharp sword but
knocked outwards or Inwards and this seems
to mo to ticf doc.isivo . against. Its olnlms to be
the skull ot St. Thomas of Canterbury- -
sides it wo fouUu the relics , of thu inarlyi
wo could never expoot to find nil tlio bonea
there is In the case. Surely soma wore at some
time given away to foreign churches , Again
St. Thomas wns unusually tall , and those 1
bellovQ to bo thoboncsbf n man pf ouly < moderate -
orate height. Wo'sliould al o have to looli
for the tomnins of St. Thomas a Beckett
In an iron chest and not in a stone coffin
My belief is that , the bonoa that havu of late
been so carefully and. reverently handled are
not these ot the .famous archbishop , bui
rather of some one of the monks of Chrisi
church who little dreamed'of his .posthuniui
honors. ' I luwO replied to that ; " contlnuet
Mr. Austin , "that- the skull wo found is noi
complete , but n largo piece on the leftof the
ln\id is missing. We rc.id In history that thi
blow was aimed at the left sldo of thq martyr
so I think this Is confirmatory evidence. J
surgeon who critically examined the skul
tolls mo the fracture was made before death
Hoarpsfleld , in his life of Sir Thomas Moore
states that the bonea wcro removed ant
burinl in the crypt ; Now if 'this is so
whore a moro likely nlaco Uwn where wi
found them in front ; of his shrine. IbclleVi
thnt the bones'wero ' taken- secretly tftlm'thi
original Iron chest which was -allowed to b
open at' ona .end. Pilgrims could kus thi
skull nnd then put it in another cofiln. This
coffin wo found could never hnvo been largo
enough for a corpse of the stntuo of the man
tlioBO bones belonged' to had , Had the Iron
chest Itself been removed the fact
would hnvo been discovered , nnd
Hud nny bones been given to other
churches such dispersing would have bocn
known. When the monks wcro driven from
the cathedral the secret burial place wns lost ,
Father Morris Is at odds with ono or two ex
perts who say the skeleton was of a tall mnu
like the archbishop. "
Canon Rutlcdgo was called upon. Ho Is of
the chanter committee. Ho was temporarily
absent but ho had said in nnswcr to Father
Morris : "I am myself strongly of the opin
ion thnt the bones found if not these of St.
Thomas nro at nny rate relies of some distin
guished person , carefully nnd reverently
| ) laccd In the cofiln not primarily Interred
there m great traditional snncity. These re
mains were discovered not In the process of
hunting for bones , but In the nnturnl process
of ( intlqunrinn researches now being made In
the cathedral. We were anxious to discover
nnd murk the exact position occupied by the
caput theme and In digging for the founda
tion for the nltar the cofiln became visible.
Mr. Pugln , who has professionally examined
the remains , Is of the opinion that they wcro
these of n tall nud strong man. The skull
was certainly one of remarkable size'They
liave now been decently Interred , and were
carefully nnd reverently treated py Mr. Aus
tin. unucr whoso personal supervision und di
rection they weroorlglnnlly fmind. "
The controversy hns entered InYgcly Into
press attention nnd there is n run nt the British -
ish museum , reference libraries and old book
stnlls for biographies of the Wth century
saint.
oO'Brlcn Bitterly Scores BUlfbur.
LONDON , Feb. 10. In the commons to-day
Lnbouchcro asked further questions 'regnrd
ing England's position towards other nations
nud Under Foreign Secretary Ferguson again
declined to produce the correspondence ) be
tween the government nnd foreign powers.
Labouchero then gave notice that bo would
offer an amendment to the address to the
effect that the house bo informed definitely
that no correspondence had been exchanged
with Italy resulting in a binding notion on the
British government iu the event of war be
tween Italy and Franco , or if an ) ' assurance
tiad been given , it may bo Communicated to
the house. Ferguson further said that ho
was happy to inform the house thnt the fish-
cry treaty had been signed iu Washington.
The government believed it satisfactory , al
though yet unaware of the precise terms.
William O'Brien resumed , the debate on
the address In reply to the QUCOU'S speech.
Ho said Balfour had failed , to smnsji the
Irish organizations , weaken tl-o spirits of the
Irish ] > ooplo or degrade them In the eyes of
the world. Abject discomfiture ) nnd disgrace
attended the crimes not , the operation
of which proved it one of the most horrible
measures over directed against human lib
erties. Ho did not feel wounded or In the
least disgraced by his own imprisonment.
While in prison ho resented and felt' keenly
Balfour's stealthy , loathsome insinuations
thnt ho ( O'Brien ) sheltered himself
under the plea of illness. Now they
wcro face to face and ho challenged 'tho gov
ernment to produce the prison doctors to
prove the truth of the insinuation. [ Par-
ncUito applause. ] It had been asserted im
prisoned leaguers tried to secure distinction
between the treatment given them and im
prisoned peasants , but there was no founda
tion for the assertion. When the govern
ment nskcd them to voluntarily acknowledge
their kinship with criminals they answered :
"We will die first. You will have to learn
the difference between the representatives of
the criminal classes and Irish political pris
oners even If it takes coroners' Juries to an
nounce the distinction. "
Attorney General Webster said O'Brien's
speech was doubtless animated by some real
passion , but It was impossible to doubt there
was n good deal of acting about it. At nny
rate , if not acting it was neither moro or less
than an incitement to the violation of the
law. "It is strange , " ho said , "to hoar the
Parnellitos profess approval of Irish remedial
measures after the contempt with which they
treated them last year , "
Proceeding to defend the administration of
the crimes act Webster said the question was
not whether branches of the league wore sup
pressed , but whether they ceased to operate ,
It was certain they did not now expose men
to popular odium as before , and the fact that
meetings were held secretly was a great gain
for law and order.
Webster was interrupted many times by
the Pnrnollltes.
Morlcy next took the floor and commented
on Balfour's silence regarding O'Brien's
charges , though ho had risen once to repel
them. Amid the loud cheers of the Parnell-
itcs , Morley described Thomas Russell , mem
ber for Tyrone , ns the spokesman of the
rump ascendency party In Ireland which
wont . about beating the orange
drum iu ono hand while it
plucked at the sleeve of Monslgnor
Perisco with the other. Ho refuted the
statements of Webster regarding the league
nnd said the plan of campaign continued to
be a success. Surely it was a strange doc
trine to sav it was u good thing to increase
the tendency of Irishmen toward secret so
cieties which were the bane of the country. Ho
strongly condcmed the outrage perpetrated on
the dignity of the house last Friday by thu
arrest of two members of parliament. The
government professed to bo contend
ing against the opinion of the coun
try , and by their coercion were ,
driving hundreds of thousands .of cit-
zcns of the middle classes , who hitherto re
frained from politics , to rally to the nation
alist cause. Irishmen would bo
loyal when they hnd institutions worth
being loyal to. In congratulating
him upon the success of coercion Balfour
was In the same fools' paradise that Forster
and Lord Spencer hud been. *
The house agreed to Lord Randolph
Churchill's amendment asking n special com
mission to inquire into the board of public.
works scandals. . k .
.
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O'Brlcn'H Magnanimity.
LONDON , Fob. 10.--The Daily , News"- refer
ring to O'Brien's speech to-day , says His
display of wonderful magnanimity will cer
tainly appeal with uurcslstnblo force to the
English people. Tories will Jc > unab lo to
complain of any bitterness ou-Uis.pait.
although the occasion Justified bitterness.
> li
Now Kules Tor ttio Conm'ions.
LONDON , Fob. 16. The .govertinitnt's nSw1
rules of procooduro provide that > the commons - '
mons shull sit from 3 p. m. untll'l.a , m"jwlth
a dinner hour ; that the clodurorulo may . "be
applied if there is a majority of 100 , instead
of 200 as at present ; that the speaker may
suspend for the sitting disorderly members-
Other rules greatly increase the speaker's
"
power. '
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The Local Government Bill. < ,
LONDON , Feb. 10. The new local govern
ment bill , iu its final forau. ns unanimously
adopted by the cabinet , creates new county
boards on a purely elective basis , -the condi
tions of suffrage at the elections of members
of tha board to bo the same ) as parliamentary
elections. These boards are to. haye .entire
control of the police forces within1 thoii'-Jurit
diction , nlso to issue nnd annul publicans' 11
censes. The adoption of the principles < ol
local option is to bo accompanied with a , .pro
vision for the compensation of publicans foi
the loss of their licenses unless these priVi
leges bo annulled- consequence of violation !
of law. , *
A Successor For
DDtiLix"i Feb. 1(1. ( Th'o Freeman's Journa
snys a rumor is current thntf lijir Henry Hol
land , secretary of the colonies , , will succeed
Balfour as chief secretary for Ireland am
tliut the latter will1 become govornincn
leader in the commons.
I KILLED BY A PESPKUAUO.
Deputy Sheriff Thompson Blurdcrei'
ByJnelrWhlto in Colorado.
GnitUTu , Col. , Fob. 10. [ Special Tele
grain to the Br.E.1 Bill Thompson , deput ;
sncrlff of Las Anlmas county at Boa ton , wa
shot in the ncclc and instantly killed 'by ' Jacl
'Whltb- while attempting to arrest the latto
this afternoon. Whito'was the leader of i
gang of thirteen horse thieves operating ii
southern Colorado nnd the neutral strif
-Thompson was from Dodgo. county , Kan ,
aad WM a brave officer. Ho was klllcd-whil
inther - act of pulling a warrant out of bi
'pocket ' 'tofchow to WbHe. .
ANTI - RAMMERS HAPPY ,
Matty of Tholr liottsuros Favorably
Reported in $ o Iowa Bonato.
_
OTHER LEQISl TIVE DOINGS.
Til
Lawyer Dllllnga Appears In Court nnd
rienils Not Giiljtjr , Powell Bound
Over The IMpubllcan State
n Called.
Favorably * Iloportod.
MOINKS , Ia Ifeb , 10. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the BEE. ] It was a field day for the
intl-monopolists In the scnnto to-day when
, ho railroad committee reported back favora
bly a largo batch of bills for the regulation of
railroads. These bills cover the whole ground
of proposed legislation on railway matters ,
and touch the main subjects which hnvobcon
dlscuisqd. They include Sweeney's bill tip-
plying to freight trafdo | u the stnto , the " prin-
ilplcs of the Intcrstnto commerce Inw" ; Finn's
illl , which is substantially the Illinois stat
ute requiring the commissioners to fix maxi
mum rates which ara td bo taken as n prlma
Tncio ovidcnco of what is n reasonable rate ,
also the substance of Young's bill which pro
vides for the election of five rallwny commis
sioners by districts for the term of four years
each. This bill combines the features of the
Gatcb , Harsh , Caldwell nnd Deal bills ; nlso
n bill providing for dclognting power to the
railroad commissioners to cause stations to
1)0 placed nt railroad crossings , and to com-
[ > cl railroads to make suitable connections
with other roads. Also n bill fixing passen
ger faro at 3 , 2) and 3 cents pur mile for
roads of the first , second and third classes
and making first-class or mileage tickets
food until used and good cither way between
the stations named ; also to repeal the law
which provides for liavlng the railroads pay
the salary ana expenses of the railroad com
missioners. All of these bills will como up
Tor discussion In two weeks when they will
bo inado the special order.
The Iowa Legislature.
DES MOINES , la. , Fob. 10. The senate rail
way committee reported this afternoon favor
ably the Young 3-cont faro bill and Finn's
bill imposing a duty on the commissioners of
fixing the tariff , fixing the burden of proof on
railroads when a schedule of rates is filed ,
mid other duties ; nlso Swoney's bill nnd the
Young bill dividing tbo stuto into districts
Tor the election of railrond commissioners.
Younir , MoservoyMcVay , Finn , Gronoweg
and Baylcss , a majority of the committee
present , voted for the house maximum tariff
in ndditiou to the above measures. A second
division of the state was made 'for railroad
sommissionors' districts on a basis of popula
tion , which gives four republican and ono
doubtful district.
The committee also reported a bill embody
ing the miscellaneous duties of the commis
sioners in regard to depots nt crossings nnd
improvements in other matters.
By Mr. Seeds A bill relating to the power
of establishing waterworks fn towns nnd
making the same npulipablo to the establish
ment of gus or elcctrip .light plants ; also pro
viding for payment for.tho same.
By Mr. Woolapn 4' Ql to divide the state
library and provide Joi ; , the support of the
same. The bill relates , to the separation of
the law nnd literary jwrts of the library.
By Mr. Hutchlson- the request of the
committee on ways and , mean , n bill was in
troduced to provide foi a half-mill tax for the
years 1838-bll to pay ( , l o indebtedness of tho' '
state. The bill was made the special order
for Wednesday nextn.tj2SO. :
The senate did wt , concur In the house
amendment to the bill relating to tno sale of
poisons requiring a registering of the sale of
[ ) oisons. n jj
The bill passed the senate , by n vote of 40
bo i ) , rotating to insurance and providing that
If Insurance notes d $ snot show that they
were taken for iusurtmpo , and are sued and
collected by a third t jarty , the insurance
company is liable to , tnp maker of the notes
for the full amount o wtQ Judgment and costs
paid by the makernf - ' , , < -
After the favorapleinfvjority , report the
senate railroad committee on the Young 3
cent faro bill the minority report was pre
sented on the same subject , the reasons for
such report being about the same as those
presented by the representatives of the roads
before the committee. The railroad bills will
be taken up in the same order as reported ,
the Swcney bill first , the Finn bill second ,
the districting bill and passenger fare bill
last. The consideration of the bills was made
the special order for two weeks from to-day.
The folio wing bills wore introduced : By
Mr. Kline Relating to homesteads and ex
emptions.
By Mr. Hospcrs For the incorporation of
Dutch Reformed churches in Iowa.
By Mr. Foley Providing for the purchase
and printing by the state of text books.
By Mr. Crooks For the improvement of
highways.
A Joint democratic caucus was hold this
evening for the purpose of nominating oDlc-
ers for the various state Institutions.
The house vote by which Mrs. Helen
Gougar was permitted to speak before the
house on the constitutionality of woman's
suffrage , was reconsidered and Mrs. Gougar
was given the privilege of speaking in the
house of representatives before the commit-
tco on suffrage and the public generally. She
spoke to a crowded house for two hours this
evening. Resolutions nppcalinp : to the whole
country to aid the work were passed.
Judge Murphy , of lown , made a short ad
dress advocating water transportation.
Lawyer Billings in Court.
WAVEUI.Y , la. , fob. -Bllllngs appeared
in court this morning , accompanied by his
attorney , entered a plea of not guilty , nnd
nsked for tlmo to file affidavits and pray for
a change of venue. Ho was allowed till
Friday morning tq do so , to which time
court was adjourned. The trial Jurors were
discharged this afternoon , subject , however ,
to being recalled. The grand Jury is still in
session , and it is expected that indictments
against Billings for blackmail and conspi
racy are yet to issue ,
Powell Bound. Ovpr.
MASON CITT , la , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram -
gram to tno BEE. ] A. F. Powell hud his
preliminary hearing hero this afternoon and
was bound over to. await the action of the
grand Jury. During tbo day letters cotno in
from several southern and western cities ,
making inquiries as to Powell. Several
charges are prcforrcd against him in all. All
seem now rgroed that Powell isa scaly char-
actor. ' ,
Iowa's Ropubllqan Caucus Called.
DES MOIXES , la. , FpbjlO. The republican
state central commltjfoo to-day fixed the data
for the state convention and district caucuses
for electing dolcffntoalpj tUo national conven
tion at Wednesday , Iftajjch 31 , at DcsMolues.
CHICAGO'S
It Will Prpbnbry fi&Rondr For Occu
pancy t& Juno.
CHICAGO , Feb. 10. 4f a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee on Arrangements for the
republican national i6i/yontlon { to-day , Ferdi-
patfd W. Peck , rcprqigtiiSg ttio nudltorium
management , stated , , tbjU the building would
bo.ready long beforo. Juno 19 , . the date of the
convention , so much -so that ho inado a dcfl-
nlto proffer of it for the national democratic
convention as early : 09 Juno if required.
Mr , Peck also said theKentlng capacity of the
hull would bo greater * Mstr had' been gener
ally stated. The nUttrtjAr1 of chalrs , would be
8,000 , which , by actual .count , waabutOOO less
than the highest over provided in the exposi
tion bUildlng. It' ' was.docldod'by ' the commit
tee to raise J80.000 locally to expend1 wholly
on decorations and conveniences for dela
gates , the hall having been tendered by the
/Auditorium association , rent free.
woaito posiTivijfry DECLINE : .
Geor o W. ChllilN Expresses Himsell
i on trie Presidential Question.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 10. The Public
Ledg'cr will publish an .editorial to-morrow
regarding persistent rumors that Mr. Childi
woula accept the republican nomination foi
the presidency. It will lay , in substance ,
that his mind is not changed ; Ho repeats hit
refusal to bo a candidate or bo voted foi
and flays that he would be compelled to de
cline the office , honorable aad exulted as it Is ,
if by any chance in the chapter of unforsocQ
events' ho should happen to be elected.
FIFTIETH
Senate.
ox , Feb. 10. The following bills
were reported fiom committees and placed
on the calendar :
For the relief of volunteers of the Fourth
Iowa infantry ; authorizing the construction
of a high wagou bridge across the Missouri
river nt or near Stoux city.
Among the bills Introduced nnd referred
wcro :
By Mr. Sabln To authorize the president
to confer the brevet iank on army officers
for brilliant scrvlco in Indian campaigns.
By Mr. Mutidcrson To authorize the wear
ing of badges of the Grand Army of the no-
public.
By Mr. Mnndorson A Joint resolution for
the abolition of the oftlco of surveyor general
of Nebraska nnd'Iown.
A resolution by Mr. Plumb , directing In
quiry into the causes of Inefficient mall ser
vice , was tnkcn uii nud ngreed to.
A resolution * offered by Mr. Mandcrson
some days ago , requiring the secretary of
wurto furnish senators , on request , a list of
persons to whom coplps of thq record of tlio
rebellion are to be issued , whs taken up. Mr.
Mnnderson said thut slnco offering the reso
lution-he had held n conversation with the
secretary of war , who expressed his readi
ness to .supply the Information asked , nnd
nid His refusal to do 'so before was owirrg to
n rule of the department not established by
him. Mr. Mandcrsou said that slnco the dis
cussion about public documents some days
ago his mall and that of other senators had
bccii inundated with requests for documents ,
among them the records of the rebellion.
After discussing the uiattor further ho said
his idea was thut the distribution of docu
ments would bo inudo under souio exe
cutive officer.
Mr. Vest suld ho was more than ever con
firmed in his belief as to the waslo of public
money In the way of printing public docu
ments.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Aldrich , Cockrcll nud Teller. The
latter , in the course of his remarks , laid
stress upon the fact that matters in the de
partments were kept secret nnd ho protested
against there being nny secrets , the public
being entitled to know what their servants
wcro doing. Extending this Idea to the sen-
nto itself ho declared that he considered the
secret session of , the sonata entirely icpub-
licau , except , perhaps , when there was a
treaty pending which ought to bo considered
in the secrecy of executive session. Ho
further claimed that no matter what was
considered In private , as soon as the matter
was determined every senator's vote should
bo made known.
After some further discussion the resolu
tion was adopted. "
Mr. SaWy'ci , ' wns , nt his own request , ex
cused , from further service on the committee
on education nud labor on the ground that
his time was being otherwise fully occupied ,
nnd Mr. Rlddleberjjor was appointed in his
place.
Ono hundred and eight private pension
Dills were passed and after executive session
the senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
WASHINGTONFeb. . 10. In the house today -
day the following committee reports were
submitted. ! /
Mr. Adams of Illinois , from the committee
on Judiciary reported adversely the bill des
ignating tho. first Monday in October as the
day on which congress shall meet. Tabled.
Mr. Peel of Arkansas , from the committee
on In Jian affairs , to divide the great Sioux
reservation Into smaller reservations. House
calendar.
On motion of Mr. Dockory of Missouri , the
senate amendments were concurred in to the
house bill providing for tlio appointment of
eleven division superintendents of the rail
way mail service.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the urgent deficiency bill. On mo
tion of Mr. 'Cannon items for the payment of
salaries of clerks in the ofllco of the surveyor
general wore stricken from the bill. An
amendment was adopted appropriating $100-
000 for compensation to clerks In the postof-
flco department and (25,000 for rent , fuel and
light.Mr.
Mr. Kerr , of Iowa , cast the consideration
of the bilUnto a political current , when , in
speaking to ono of the deficiency items for
the department of Justice , ho referred to the
internal revenue laws and declared that at
one of its state conventions ho did not pre
cisely remember the date the democratic
party of Missouri had passed a resolution
asking for an appeal of the internal revenue
system.
Messrs. Burns and Hatch of Missouri ,
denied this assertion and the debate then
drifted into a political dispute regarding the
tariff question.
When the discussion was brought back to
tho'subjoct matter of the bill , amendments
were adopted appropriating $1)0,000 ) for the
support of United States prisoners and $0,000
for the salary of an additional circuit Judge
In the Second Judicial district. An amend
ment was adopted directing the public prin
ter to enforce rigidly the provisions of the
eight hour law. The committee then rose.
Items relative to clerks for surveyors gen
eral were reinstated in the houso.
Pending final action on the bill the house
took a recess till 8 u'clock.
The house mot at 8 o'clock for debate upon
the PuciUo railroad telegraph bill. Mr. An
derson spoke in support of the bill.
Mr , Gunther of Wisconsin said that while
ho had voted for the pending bill in commit
tee ho would.greatly huvo preferred voting
for a bill placing the whole telegraph busi
ness under government control.
Mr. Lind ofcMinncsota and Mr. Anderson
of Illinois favored the bill.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois contended that the
Western-Union company had acquired vested
rights which could not bo interfered with.
ThoJiouso then , nt 1 o'clock , adjourned.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHISOTOX , Fob. 10. [ Special Telegram
to the BEH1 } . Pensions were granted for No-
braskansto-day us1 follows : Original invalid
|
Williaiu.H. Hcrr , Falls City. Increase
ManfonlMottj- Kearney ; Silas T. Learning ,
Decatur. Original -widows , etc. Phoebe ,
wl iowjbf "Henry HI Draper , Central City ;
(
minor of-Ezra Grttotii Manloy ; ( ending Jan
uary ; i9 ; ' IS'ST , 'increase Henry H. Neal ,
Doniphaft ; Henry E. Becker , Madison ;
Joshua Rosfe , Ansley ; Luman Russell , Teka-
mah ; George tHngham , Schuylor.
Ponsiona'for lowans : Oalglnal invalid
Samuel , Grapes , Walker ; Frank M. Earlton ,
Moulton : CnnVlcs J. Carter , Crcston ; James
C. M&ithows , Centervillo ; Benjamin
Frankljn " Hardesty ' , Contorvillo. In
crease Janles H. Finloy , Ottumwa ;
JohaRoblnsqn.Agency ; Bennett Rinehart ,
Bedford ; John Clark , Contcrvillo ; John B.
Picrson , Rockwell ; , Obedinu T. Plum , Iowa
City ; bucicn A. Butts , Russell ; James Dee ,
Yale ; John-Chess , CoOiv Rapids ; Nathan
BuckCedar1 Ruplds ; Thomas ; . Yost.
Mcidppolls. Original , widows , etc. Eunice ) ,
mother oErastus H. Nordyko , Rlchlund ,
(1813) ( ) ; nona , widow of Malachl Van Dusen ,
Cedar Rapids ; Elizabeth , mother of George
W. Rlloy , Toylorvillo. Mexican , widows ,
etc. Martha J. , widow of John Morgan. Now-
burn. Original Invalid MathowR. Chcrty ,
Guidon Grove ; Isaac N. Funk , Charlton ;
Samuel"James , Odkaloosa ; William Myers ,
Kookuk ; Dr. A. Cummlngs" , Brltt ;
JohnO. Parrish , Garden Grove ; John M.
Falls , Newton ; Thomas Fuller. Grinnoll ;
David Stdiner , Nowell. Restoration and ro-
Issuu William Sallee , deceased ( end Soil-
tember , 27,1880) ) , Decorah. Increase Jiiy W.
Bcodln , Jefferson ; Christian Stauffer , West
Point ; William B. Smith , Elkadcr ; John
Holden , Loon ; Thomas Freeman , Agency ;
Levls Hattou , Bloomfield ; Isaac Marshall ,
Mount Ayr. Reissue and Increase Hplt D.
Ogdcn , Cedar Rapids. Original widows , oto.
Elizabeth E. , widow of James Long , DCS
'Molnes ' ; minors of W. G. Salloo , Decorah
and Mason City ( end April 13,1884) ) : Mary L , .
widow of Gabriel. Armstrong , Rldgeway.
Mexican widows Mary C. , widow of An
drew G. Porter , Storm Lake.
Army Order * .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. [ Special Telegram
to tbo fjEE. ] Second Lieutenant Herbert S.
WhlpfJle , Tenth cavalry , ordered for tempo
rary dutyxat division headquarters at Gov
ernor's Island ; Private Philip Charles , Bat
'toryA' ' First artillery , retired , Second'Lleu-
'tenant Robert G. Proctor , Fifth artillery ,
granted farther extension of leave for two
months ; Captain James Hale , Thrd | Infantry ,
( granted further .extension of leave for two
months ; First Lieu tenant CaisiuiE. Gillette ,
engineer corps , granted erie month's exten
sion of leave ; Captain Charles Shnlcr , ord
nance department , ordered from Watcrvllto
arsenal to the provlnf ground at Sandy Hook
for duty In connection with the tests of the
experimental slcgo guns nnd carriage ; Cap
tain Edmund Rico , Fifth Infantry , granted
three months leave on surgeon's certificate ;
Second Lieutenant Edward O. C. Ord ,
Twenty-second Infantry , granted six months
leave.
The Fisheries Treaty.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 10. The fisheries
treaty , which was signed last evening , was
the subject of much speculation nnd discus
sion nt the capltol to-day. Whllo declining
to glvo any specific Information as to Its pro
visions , Secretary Bayard to-night said to nn
Associated press reporter that for ninny years
the great contention among American flsiicr-
men had been for n fair nnd Just construction
of the treaty of 1818 , nnd that the present
treaty had been framed by American nego
tiators , with n vlow to meet the needs and
necessltlci of our fishermen , and Jio bcllovcd
If the treaty Is ratified that the end will hnvo
boon accomplished. From n trustworthy
source it is learned that our fisherman nro
secured nil the , commercial iirlvileges for
which they have been contending with the
exception of the right to purchase bait In
Canadian waters : , which Is osncclally with
hold. Their right to enter Canadian potts
fo > fuel , water nnd repairs Is conceded. Cer
tain bays , which nro' specified , nto to remain
under the exclusive Jurisdiction of Canada.
There Is nothing in the pi0visions of the
treaty , It Is said , which necessitates the re
moval of the duty on Canadian fish or in nny
way changes our tariff system. In its im
portant features the treaty , it is stated , is
favorable to the United States , and wlillo
new nnd valuable privileges have been nc-
qtilrcd , this has been done without nny costly
sacrifice on our part.
Secretary Bayard stated to-night thnt the
published reports purirarttng to glvo the
essential features of tlio treaty wcro uu-
uuthorlzcd nnd wholly wrong.
National Capital Notes' .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The deficiency
estimates for appropriations for the post-
office department \yero to-day submitted to
the house , including items of 103,000 , for
printing nnd binding , nnd 811,000 for wrap
ping paper. The postmaster general s.ijs
these deficiencies have been occasioned by
the extraordinary expenses in the printing of
postal account books for third nnd fourth
class offices , nnd the general Increase of pos
tal business , requiring largo supplies of
blanks , ivlntlng und wrapping paper.
Bacon , of New York , to-day Introduced in
the house a bill to amend the interstate com
merce law by providing that it shnll not
npply to the handling of property free , or nt
reduced rates , for the United States , state or
municipal governments , or for charitable
purposes , or to and from fairs nnd oxix > -
sltions. or the Issunge of mileage , excursion
or commutation passenger tickets , nor in the
not to bo construed as prohibiting
reduced rates to ministers of religion ,
or to prevent railroads from giving
free carriage to their employes nnd families ,
and exchange tickets for their employes.
The senate committee on finance reported
the amended undervaluations bill to-iiay.
The measure incorporates three new pro
visions , the effect of which is to allow to im
porters an appeal to u board of three general
appraisers , who shall have final powers to
decide all questions of value nnd classifica
tion except so far ns Inw points may be in
volved.
THE GOULiD-SAQE LAItCENY.
Counsel For the Dci'enso Plead the
Statute of Limitations.
NEW YOUK , Fob. 10. The charges against
Jay Gould nnd Russell Sage , made oji behalf
of the stockholders of tho. Kansas Pacific
railroad company , of appropriating to their
own use $3,000,000 of the company's bonds ,
wore laid before the grand jury this morning.
Monday next witnesses will be summoned.
Among the documents submitted to the-
grand Jury was a pamphlet containing printed
arguments of counsel for complainants and
defendants , hoard by District Attorney Follows
lows- with closed doors , about the 1st of this
mouth. This pamphlet was given to the press
to-night. Edward L. Andrews , who pre
sented the case on behalf of the complainants ,
said the only difference which the case pre
sented from that of ordinary embezzlement
was that It was done under the apparent
forms of law , ono of the courts of this state
being made to become an unwillirig partici
pant in their acts.
Artemus H. Holmes , in behalf of the re
spondentsargued , there was no criminality in
the proceedings nor were they carried on in
secrecy. John F. Dillon argued also in be
half of the respondents. He went into the
proceedings with great detail , contending
that the decree of the supreme court of New
York was valid and properly obtained. The
only person , if there was nny living soul who
could make complaint of their consolidation ,
would be the Union Pacific shareholder.
Judge Dillon argued at great length
that the laws of limitation debarred all crimi
nal proceeding. Bourke Cockran contended ,
in nn elaborate argument that the prosecution
had been barred by lapse of time.
Mr. Annrews closed the hearing with an
argument and citations to show that the stat
ute of limitations docs not apply under such
circumstances.
WYOMING PETROLEUM" .
Prospects of the Standard's New Op
ponent in the West.
PITTSBUBO , Pa. , Feb. 10. J. H. Webster ,
secretary of the Omaha Petroleum company ,
In this . Ho thinks the
was city to-day. pros
pect of a large output of oil is good. In the
course of u short talk ho said : "Thoro nro
now three wells on the Wyoming oil bolt , all
included in the territory between the Wind
river nnd Rattlesnake mountains , In the
southern part of' the territory. The combined
production will be about 800 barrels per day ,
if they arc allowed to flow , but the lack of
transportation has necessitated the plugging
up of the holes until some means of get
ting the product to market may bo
devised. Tim wells are only cjown 800
feet and produced n lubricating fluid of
excellent quality , but which possesses but 41
per cent of illuminating oil. This oil has
been used on the Union Pacific railroad and
is very valuable. It is the Intention of the
company to build a , plpo line to Omaha and
from there the product will be shipped east
and west. The company has been getting
claims all over thcr southern part of Wyom
ing , and , will bo in good condition to drill
deeper for illuminating oil when the pipe
line Is completed. Members of the company
was approached by a Standard Oil man the
other day. who' wanted to buy 1600,000 of the
stock , which Is $1.000,000. , The company-does
not care to boin the hands of the Standard.
The capital is about to bo increased to $3,000-
000. Most of tli a stock is hold by Omaha
partiesth6ugh Chicago nnd eastern capital
ists conttol qulto rn batch' of it. There is
every reason to bcllovo that the field will bo
a largo petroleum producing' district in the
near future.1'
Sheridan Born an American ;
SOMEUSET , OM | Fob. 10 , The motlior of
General Sheridan was visited to-day to learn
what she had to say in ragard to where
Phillip H' . was born. She said positively ho
was born in Somerset , March U , 1S31 ,
The Union Paciflc'u Position.
NEW YOHK" , Feb. 1C. General Manager
Potter , of the Union Pacific , Is now in this
city. Ho has resumed his official duties and
his first act was to order Union Pacific
agents to refuse to Interchange freight with
roads which charge less than schedule rates.
A Train Wreck In Canada.
HAMILTON , Ont. , Fob. 1C. The Grand
Trunk train which left Toronto at 13:30 : this
< afternoon is reported to have met with a
frightful accident four miles from this city ,
Three employes are reported killed and sev
eral passengeia injured.
'
American Shlpplna'Intrrost * . f
NEW OiiMAXg , Feb. 15. The American
Shipping anfl Industrial luagufe convpption
met this morning , H. B. F. Jones welcomed
the visitors 'and advised that people generally
take a band In stirring . .up conffrcr. * op the
' hipping question. Ex-Governor Sturmard ,
of MUiouri , wai elected permanent chair
man.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
Wheat Boars Attempt Arfdthof
Bald in the Morning Session.
CORN THE LEADING CEREAL ,
Tlio Day's Dullness In Provlalons of
Very Interesting Character
Cnttlo Trading Slow All
( ho Way Through.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
Cincvao , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram to
the BUB. ] Wheat bears attempted another
raid this morning nml the conditions soutnad
to favor them. Cables wcro weaknnd , what
was of more Importance , apparently tlio short
selling clique was "Jumping on" provisions
with great success. Fluctuations In Wheat
during the tnost active trading did not goi be
yond % c and the rosuUof the morning's bun-
ness wiis to leave prices very much us they
wcro before. May "opened at'SO'fo and BOOU
worked down to 80c belug for some tlmo be
tween 80c and 80 ( < $ SOVc then advanced to
80tfo ; nnd held at 8Qif@80.Ko for u long tlmo
without much trading at that figure , declin
ing to 80l @SO o later and closed there nt I
o'clock. June wheat opened nt S0c , sold
down to 80 > o and closed there nt 1 o'clock.
Corn rather led In Interest among the
grain markets , and surprised the boars by
showing strength In the faeo of weakness In
provisions. Receipts were but tfll Cars
against an estimate of LtK ) cars , nnd light ro-
rclpts wcro the strengthening feature , and
the Impression gains ground that If the eut
freight and storage rates do not bring corn
to tnls market in largely increased quanti
ties it will bo Interpreted to mean that corn
Is not In the country , In which caio consider
ably higher prices might bo looked for.
Largely increased receipts would bo taken us
a bear argument , of course , und , altogether ,
the deal in corn possesses greater possibili
ties for lively action than any other. There
was active trading this morning , nnd among
the best buyers wore foreign houses nnd
next to them shorts , who had made a mis
take In the early trading. May corn opened
at 50ife , and early sold down to COc , with a
quick recovery whenever that point was
touched. On the up turn BOXo was readied.
but later apart of the advance was lost and
the 1 o'clock close was at &OUe > . Juno corn
opened at 60 < c , sold down to 40 VeiMOVc , up
to 50Jtfo nndV'loscd at 1 o'clock nt DOig'e.
Thcio was fair trading in oats In n specu
lative way and the market had better sup
port than for several days. Fluctuations in
May , the most autlvo delivery , wore rather
largo for that market , but the close was the
same as yesterday. May oats opened nt 81 ! < c ,
sold down to 80Jf@Hlc. [ then advanced to
Qllgr , but declined later and closed nt 81@
3lMc. For Juno oats 81 > jfo was bia nt the
opening nnd that delivery sold up to 8lc. .
Closing at 31&C. August oats opened nt 28c ,
sold down to nnd closed nt SJT c.
In provisions the day's movement Was more
than ordinarily interesting. Trading opened
at about last night's closing prices , but before
the business transacted was sufficient to
show the temper of trade the market was
subjected to n sharp raid , assistedby almost
all of the old benr contingent. Short ribs
wore first selected for the hammering oper
ations witnessed and as they gave way easily
and receded raiders promptly inado pork
and lard feel the u eight of .their
influence. In lyd the feeling was relatively
stronger than fn either pork or short ribs and
the decline which it suffered during the ex- *
clteincnt was subsequently recovered. From
ihe opening figures short ribs were forced
down 12J o nnd pork 47K@50c. Hoth of these
articles reacted Inter and at 1 o'clock the act
ual decline in pork was S0@3 o and in
short ribs 7 c.
AFTT.IIXOON SESSION Wheat n , shade
firmer , May closing ut about 80K@SO&o ;
February and March closed nt 7t > Mc. Corn
closed at 50K@oOXo nnd Juno B0 e bid.
Oats steady. Pork for Mtiy delivery sold
from $14.03 } $ down to 81S.90 and closed nt
$14.00 , February nnd March $13.77 , J\mo
114.03. Lard was steady : February $7.00 ,
March 87.03 , May fT.75 , June $7.8 % . Short
ribs closed ! i } o lower , or at 87S3J { for Feb
ruary and March , $7.40 for May and 17.47)1
for Juno. _
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
C CHICAGO , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegratato
the BEE. ] CATTLE Trndo was somewhat
slow from the opening to the close. Prices
ivero about the same as yesterday. The
ordinary run of native steers , avcragirtg 1300
to 1400 ibs , are making $4 10@t.OO , an occa
sional lot of nice handy steers going at $4,80
@ 5.00 , medium steers of 1100 to 1200 Ibs sellIng -
Ing at $3.50@4.25 , nnd plain stock , averaging
1000 Ibs and upwards , * .1.2 ! > ( a > 3.40. A few
lots of corn-fed Texans made $3.25y300. (
Light stackers , of 600 to 800 Ibs nvorago ,
t3.fiO@323 ; heavier averages , $350@ .75.
Milkers and springers are beginning to como
to the market. Good cows , fresh milkers ,
with calves by their sides , are selling within
u range of fi .00@ 10.00.
Hoes Trada opened rather quiet , with
prices about the same as yesterday. PackIng -
Ing stock and common mixed sold a shade oft
from the ruling rates of the morning , on ac
count of the nharp down turn on pork and a
weak provision market generally. A few lota
of fancy heavy made $ ! S 05 ® 3.75. Best mixed
and packing sorts sold at o.40@5 r 0 nnd com-
men light mixed at * 5.10Z5.ii5. Assorted
light of 100 to 170 Ibs sold at W.15@5.80.
FINANCIAL.
NEW YonK , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE.l-rSTOCKS Thcro was qulto a re
vival in the stock market , more business
being transacted up to noon than transpired
nil day Wednesday. London was stronger
and the temper of room traders n little ahoro
bullish. Could is expected back shortly and
operators who hnvo been casting around for
something new to talk nbout predict that ho
will return in the best of spirits aria take
hold of hlH various properties and give Wall
street a whirl.that will start every tbiuir up
ward with a rush. Reports of rate-cutting
were hcaid , but they have little1 or no effect
on the market. It' was reported that the
Alton had cut rates from Now York to the
Missouri river to 94 cents , but the road de
nied it. Great things are expected fronVtho
meeting of western roads to-mOnow. Parties
who liavo been hammering Grangers wcro
fearful lest a settlement should be reached
and rushed to cover. There was apparently
little stock for sale and prices wcro marked
up W@K l'or ' Cntt * tll ° ddvanco being fairly
maintained until the clbso. Union Pacific
was , especially stiong , advancing 1 } per
cent Boston bought freely nnd bull ' points
were industi loitsly circulated , but' dron of
Yi per cent occurred before the clot e. New
England was up J per cent , but lost the up-
prcciatibn. The rest of the market , was
strohgcr during most of the day , but broke
towards the close and lost most'of the appre
ciation. The total sales wcro 153,000 shares.
QOVEKNMKNTS Government bonds were
dull nnd heavy.
YESTUUDAT'fl QCOTATIOVS.
H. B.4S registered. 125 MC. & N. V ?
ir , 8. joonnnnn . . . 125 donrefurred . HJli
IT.S.4"nrcKl tred.iOfl UN. V. Central . 1W4 !
UB IViH"council. . . .107 ' 40. H. N. . , 0-11
Canada Southern. . W iil'ncltlD Mull iU .
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Erlo . , . > . ' ' donruferrod. , , , . , 70
io ' prefurrea . . 00 MC M. * St. V uj. . . JUjJ
IllinolHCentral Ill ) do preferred US !
1..H.4VV 11 .St.I'.M ) , . . . . . . . . . l' )
K.4T. . . . , 10 1 do preferred , 1U7V
LnlceHlioro 01 NTexiwi JMf ino av ,
i".4 N 69 JiUnlonl'aeiiac.
Michigan Central. , el 'iW. . Bt.ri.fcl >
MUrourlPucltlu. . . . f l > * doprernrrod
Mlhsourll'ftCltlc. . . . 2 VV. IT. Telegraph. . .
doprufurred . . 15 JJ
XRV On call , easy at IkO k per cent ,
last , Jouii 3 per c ? nt , closed offered. 2 per cont.
MBUOAMTII.B PAPSU Jtf O i > cr cent.
INO xciiNaBOuu but flrmj ut
for CO day bills , $4.85 % for demaad.
I'llODUGB
, Feb. 10. Foll6rinjarotli
closing prices :
Flour-Steady ; winter wboct Wr
