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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1888)
BEE ; 25. 'IMS. i''SAYS ' HE WAS NOT DIVORCED. r > i. * * * . _ t A Connecticut Woman's Letter Creates a Sensation at Oakland ) ' A CROOKED COUNTY TREASURER. ; > , / John liapache , of Bchnylcr , Absconds , ' ' IcavlnK A Deficit ofNcarly HOOO " ' A Ilailrond Canard-Other , , .Hjato ficw * . 1. . - ' i ' i - " A Situation at Oakland. OAKLAND , , Nob. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tele- " ' ' "gram" to the BKB. " ] Quito a llttlo sensation , c baa been created" , here by one Jane O. Stead- i inin.tofirartfoca , Conn. , writing to ono of ( " "f aklftrtdmagbrtratos / claiming , to be the lawful wlfo of. "tho Stcadman who was mur- " " /Icrcd two y.eajs.ago north of Lyons. It will , 'bo .pompjnbcred that Stcadman had In his. f Ccih'plo.Vh Meikicnn with whom he Involved In ( , -t nomexlifllculty , which resulted in the Mexl- , _ .caStshobtfuJi him. The Mexican was after- tyward-burat'togothrr with stock und gruin in a barn southwest of Oakland. ' Mrs. Jdnc O. Stoadtnan , , of Hartford , i , . . .Conn. , seeing "ti o full name/of Bteadman nd also a full description of him decided ho was her husband. Htcadman had accurau- 11 latcil'quita'a little property , all of which bus ' " "been solU ; ul 6 loft a wife who Is highly ro- I spectcdrUnd.lcn children , who now reside in " ; jansas City. The Mrs. Steadman of Ha t- ford cteinitrthrtt her husband left her about . ten years ago- for the west nnd she never hcard'anythlng of him and that ho was never Short In His Accounts. j Neb. , Feb. 24. John Lapache , ex-county treasurer of Colfax county , has left for parts unknown , nud he Is now discov ered to bq f7,4-1 ! ) 37 short on state funds. Oil ' * , returning from his ofllcc a few weeks ago he ' ' mortgaged his private property In oraer to , scttlo with the county commissioners. His bondsmen , forty-two in all , willhavo to make good the deficiency. ' The St. Joseph & Grand Inland. 'IlASTixas , Neb. , Feb. 24. [ Special to the BKR. ] The resignation of General Manager McCool , of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad , together with the report that the 'road would pass Into the hands of another conwratfon has naturally excited consider able interest among the people of Hastings and other-towns and cities along the road. A few days ago a somewhat remarkable statement appeared in the columns of several paixjrs to the effect that "the negotiations which have been pending between the Union Pacltic , the Santa Fo and the Diagonal for the purchaao of the St. Joseph & Western have been consummated and the road has been purchased by the l/nlon Pacific. " This statement was telegraphed from Hastings and John.M. Kagon , the attorney of the road , Saoted as. authority. As Mr. Uagan was in oston the attempt to fasten so ridiculous a report upon him was a failure. ' In conversation with a prominent official of the St. Joseph & Grand Island the BEE representative learns the following facts con cerning the/ reported sale of the road : Some time ago Charles Fruncis Adams , Jr. , made an announcement entirely unofficial how ever to the effect that under certain circum stances the St. Joseph & Grand Island rail road might be sold. But It was made known that the road would only be sold to the com pany that would bo willing to assume the in debtedness of (35,000 per mile. The report , however , that the Union Pacific had bought the read carries its own contradiction when it is known that the Union Pacific already owns seven-eighths of the stock , and has always practically controlled the road. The minority stockholders nro rep resented .by Mr : Jainos H. Benedict , who secured - ' cured his appointment through an order of the court. The rumor that the road will be sold Is not credited by the attorneys and officials of the company in Hastings. It is hardly probable that the Union Pacific will put ono of the V most valuable feeders in the hands of a powerful competition. The Lincoln Newspaper Union. Ltxcots , Neb. , Feb. 24. [ Special Telegram - ' gram to the BEE. ! The Lincoln Newspaper union entered to-day filed articles of inoor- 1 poratlon. The articles recite the business of the company to bo the printing , publishing and issuing of ready print shoots as well as storreotyplog and elcctrotypmg. The capi tal stock is (50.000 and business will com mence March 1. A. T. McCargar. of Chicago , < J. ' N. Qarver , of Sioux City , and J. M. Raymond mend , Patrick Egan , J. E. Utt and M. I. Atkin , of Lincoln , are tbo incorporators. Serious Cutting Affray. Hnnnox , Nob. , Feb. 35. [ Special Tolo- grnm to ho BKE. ] News was received here this morning of a serious cutting affray ut Giload , the next station cast of hero. Ono Hopkins , colored , got into a quarrel with an other negro named A. J. Marshall at a dance t nnd cut the latter about the face and nock so i- that his recovery is doubtful. Hopkins Is hero under arrest and willhavo his prelimi nary examination on Monday next. ' Sale of Thayer County Lands. 1 , Hnunox , Neb. , Fob. 24. [ Special Tele ( tram to the BKE. ] The county commission- F . era-havo advertised the sale of count-lands r'- to take place on March 0. The land to be old consists of 100 acres adjoining Hcbror , which has been platted imd Is known cs tl tounty addition to Hebron , and also a numbqi of choice residence lots within the present I ciyr-limita. Slaco tha sale has bcon adver tlsod the city has been visited by investors - frdnvmany localities. Tlvo .manor from tht t sftlo is to be used iu building a line Jail ant ] i , j sheriffs residence here , The commissioner : , , arc iireadyt ) considering plans for the struc \ f.n.Tho Hnmo'of Mlnnlo Freeman. . 2 SrCPAUt , Nob..Fob. ! J4. [ Special to th < Ums.l-rTUo homo of Miss Minnie Freeman it at St/PiWl/Nob. / , and lias bcon alnoo hcj jriShlHHtoadfVuirt not at Qrd norMyru Vullcyj i # * JtaAJl UWuUy'bcon staged by many oi [ ' our stuto andJocal ( tapers. She was onij ' the district school of n-time-WuKjttoriu'm Myr _ Volley lrtAt't the tlmo of tlio famous 4 > bm vd 64 January 13. r * Tlw ijUiauns. ( . St. Paul are making pro ' * panMfan * w'glv Minnie a Rrand roeoptlor Jl kt wtPk , bntt also to present her with f . . . i t < Jn.ouo ) ijo. fit.iwhich will b < I un.uataUQn ( of Minnie loading hoi , - < : < 'Tne-Ietir < aoVn ; Ht- Nebraska City NBIIMASKA Oiiv , Neb. , Fjb. 24. [ Spocia ' the rive .Jt also- broke up above tW , -jttiy , b t tUtfleftJn th'bmaln channel at UM ' "ellju alnaTiyHd and the ice from nbovi ras-ftircod through the old river tied east o .Aho Wand IWrs" were entertained by th ( * illiiM is lwUd rs : > thnt It 'would result in an fr'MRefVhanke inrthe river channel and leavi . . the no\v brMga spanning u mud-bole a nuar 'nftr'of a inn from the river , which wouh tlraost cerfulnly aeoemsiuw the building o Mreral more pans ot bridge. The cold wave , * ! 4Jil wreuiHfr , however , blocked the Ice V hoXhlcago. > UurllnBton A Qulncy U work Ing hard to change the current of the rive : h- ; by.building dJ'kos and blasting the Ice out o " w .4 < jh.annW. * Llttlo tUmniro Imms yp . wouvuUQ except to the pile bridge , whtcl f it iKiaJeiti'o 'cd ay the Ice eurco. RepOTor d Fltty Dollars. , AoiwfcKJ'Neb. , Teb. 34. [ Special Telo I F ik m va ( Mall was flyen a hoarlni t to4ay and Judgment rcudured against the do - "ifMdaat for | 5Q and ooiU. In this vase U. 0 vs , editor of the Peat , sued John S \U the AvfoutOQ rupuolican nominee fo riot Judge , for 175 ( n iNiyment for fcurvice * a during the lat owpatgn , The can probably uo appealed talho di tric T ' The Missouri Fjiulflq at Hastings. HmiKtt * . Nek , F bW.-Special [ to th DMA.Urt ) fanpii\fa ( aua teams ar I feMtly MMt ( 4 ta throwiiif up the ewle o UuftKwowriPMluoUiroucli tU city limit ' if this cltyvand the work will be ; finished In n ew day . The toad Is already to the city itnlts from the south , and from the west Imlt of the city to the north line ot the county. The track layers are rapidly ap- iroaching the city from the south and nro tow but four miles south of the city limits. Chief Engineer Harrington informs the Br.n correspondent that the construction train vlll be in tlio city sometime next week if good weather prevails. A Hard Character. HunnONVNcb. , Feb. ' " 51. [ Special Tele gram to the1 HEK.1 Shrift tlrcen returned 'rom ' Indlonoln Thursday morning with A. Herr undcf arrest. 'Horr1 ft quite a notorious iharactqr , in Thay.er and adjomfhg counties , laving several times boot ) , ln the hands of .he Iu\v. ' Ho Is'tiow charged wltli obtaining noncy under false liratcuscs. ' , -r ; s . Young Klolbrr'd Body-Found. OAKI/AN.U , Npb/ , 'Fb93. : . [ Special Tolo- ; rum to the BKB.J' The body of tludolph 'Cleiber was * "found11 "In Logan crook by n seuchlng party ' t62dny. His only sister , of Vlacon , ill.JJiR * Iwennptlfied v 'Want Another Atlorncr. Acnunx , 4cb' , Fgb.1 34. [ Special Telegram - gram to the Ben. ] The ! county commission- ! crs hive been in session at this place for two days past cousidcrlng petitions./ the. citi zens of London prcclnt fiT" which tlicy ask that John S. Stull be discharged from acting as their attonlcy in the -fanib'ds Brownvlllo & Fort Kearney railroad bpnd case. A pe tition of four-fifths of the voters asks for his discharge while u petition of a few of the re mainder ask that.ho bcvvetauif d. As yet the commissioners havb not decided whlrh petl- ; ion to grant. Youthful Tlileves. FALLS Cirr , Neb. , Feb. . 24. [ Special Tolo- ram to the Bms.j-'Tlie'boys who are charged with robbing the drug store of Dr. D. M. IClng/ were arrested in Atchinson county to-day and brought to this city. Their names arc Logan . and Heaves , and a boy by the name of pears , both under eighteen years of age. It 1s believed they iiavo been committing robberies for sometime time/ They were bound over to the next term of the district court , bail being fixed at 1509. Tlio Alliance Excursion. ' BUOKKX Bow , Feb. ) M. [ Special Telegram to the Ben. ] This evening at 5:40 : the great Alliance excursion passed through here. The train is the largest ever run up into this country. A Conditional Loan to Russia. VIENNA , Feb. 24 , It is reported that a syn dicate of French , Belgian and Dutch bank ers has advanced to liussla 500,000,000. ref - f using to grant a larger loan , anlcss the Bul garian question is settled peacefully. i - ; SOUTH OMAHA NKWS. C. Pcnn , of Browning , Mo. , is in looking over the market. C. C. Hartsoa , of Rising. Neb. , Is on the market with u load of cattle. A. T. Goodcll , of Western , brought in two cars of cattle und two of hogs. . W. Pcnnlngton , of Salotn , Kas. , Is in with a load of hogs from his 'feeding ' ranch o in Nebraska , near Kavenna. Jerry Dee recovered $31 Worn M. M. Parish in Justice Levy's court. Suit was brought on an unpaid promissory note. M. H. Ish once more appears as defendant in a r-arnisheo suit brought by Francis Engel , aud Justice Levy continued the cose until the 23th. John Loighthauser at one time loaned A. Stein $11.15 , and when he wanted it had to sue for It. Ho sued and recovered Judgment this morning. John Qulncy Adams did not appear when his suit ugulnst B Daniel Franz was culled by Justice Levy , -and it . WAS dismissed. John Quincy will have to pay W or $0 costs John McNielta is still bearing up bravely , and sliows some signs of improvement. Ho says he won't die aniJ It don't look as If he will , doctors to the contrary notwithstand ing. Exchange hotel guests yesterday were : J.A. Crane , Hlsings , Neb. ; C. C. Hartson , His- lugs , Nob..Tames ; L. Paxton , Council Bluffs ; George Bootel , Millard , Neb. ; A. Oaveoty , Ashland , Neb. ; J. B. Boylis , Crete. Neb. ; C. Bolsloy , Bellwood , Neb. , and J. A. Frazlor , Silver City , la. Harry MoBrldo and the proprietor of the Eagle house had u dispute about the relative cost of living in Omaha and South Omaha , and for once the boarder came out ahead. At least Justice Wells thought so , and figured that Harry would have to pav $1 and costs to make things balance. . "Ho did. kTwoyears ago Fritz Neidcnfer had his foot frozen while out chopping wood , and It has troubled him ever' since. Yesterday ho called in the services of Drs' Kirkpatrick anil Ensor , and ' they decided that to save the limb , or possibly the life , they would have to amputate the foot. They did so , and Fritz is doing us w < ill as n slxty-four-year-old man con bo expected. He lives m the annex. Heal Estate Transfers. , George H Boggs and wife to Lyman Slsley , lots 10,20,21,23,23 nnd 21. blk 32 , m George H Boggs' add , w df 1,500 Lyman Sisloy ( single ) to John J Mc- Caffcrty , lots 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 and 2-1 , blk 2 , George H Hoggs' add , w d. . . 1,000 William S Myers and wife to W C Whitman , lot 5 , blk 1 j , in village of Waterloo , w d . . . 100 Fred H Waddlngham to James K Chambers , lot 19 , Pelham place , w d 1,875 Matilda Carpenter to J J Cummtngs , a K lot tl blk 21 , Wllcox' 2nd add , Wd . : . ' . . 275 Lizzio C. Graham and husband to Mary Ellen Wilson , etal , , lot 1 blk 23 , Carthage add , wd . 1,000 Mrs. GeW. . Gates and husband to Adelaide .Brandenburg , undivided t-0 of part of blk 224 , Florence , w d 300 W. A. L. Gibbon and wife to Mary L. Mclvenzlo , lot 20 blk 13 , West End add , w 4l.V. ' . .iv. . ? . 4,500 Ida M. St. John , jviitlliimbuud to LonUo Schroeder , et 6 ] , undivided K int in Brlghtfn IkMoh ; ubout 130 acres , widV- . - , ' . ' \ . 5,000 , G eoi go Schroodcr- i .trustee to Ida M. St. John , undivided. " . ? hit In Brighton Beach about 1'JO acres , w d . . . . - . - . . . , ; ( , . . . 8,150 Lewis M. Pofl and- wife to 'George G. Seay , Wil let 3 blk. .8 , Improvement Association add , w d . r. . . . . r. . . . . . . 2,500 George F. Seay ot al to Quatof Ham- mel w A lot 'J , blk 8 , Imp Ass'n add w d . ; j n . v. ; . . : i to. . ? . s.ooo D J Hutchlmu > n-et U-t < r.Jolwi Hart lot 23 Cutinlribhara's f > Brennau'a , add \v tl * * * . V i * * f \ C v * O.V1 * * - ( _ * \ \t * * * % V * * * > < J * ( * * * < * vW Charles WtKatnoy to Charles K Col lins undlv 1ntJi /tlot..O bile 5 . sub-dlvJohttQUoaicJcenddwd. . . . 1,500 ClmrlegiHlUiiiutot i to Oscar F Par ker late ttawil JS Wk 3.lat 7 blk W9 . - ' Union SWlfXarda Co. toleas Vullen I lotlU blk 7 Firkfadd to , South \ -:4VV.nitV.\p. : ; . . 600 JoUn Q Kpdick Aitf wlfq ig.Knuua Fulton - ton IdtTa blkBTlahn-Q Uoalcli's add w d . . , JWyAy/O.ttife.iil . 1 , 0 The foUqwjnjr'ptjrmita vrero' Uaued yoster- daiUvUi * sui > inteihlcntW b'uUdlncs : Fred Belim.'nltorationir1 i ! % tare MS Koutl KiKhtoenthtv < .A.v > .4 ( . $ IV ) Miss AiWWt > to ; WwMtolf Iwo. mcntdw ulruj , Ninth npu\WJJKO. ; . 3,500 Christian Wolf , cottage , W U'-UUh avenu yir MHSOD . . . . ' : c < ' i ! . . . . . . . . 800 Nels Curlaon , stable , I iuUi auii Oul > - . . , 1 100 , S H GwMon , wnrehuuM. ; Uo * S-vjth Thirteenth . rrr.-rr ; . 100 Antoine Massion , two cottages , Fif teenth near Vlnton . . v . . . 1,500 H F Uoel , two story frame MCsWcnce , Park war Morton avenue , , . . , . 3,000 Seven permits , aggregating , , . . | 10IS ( Whew i Mrs. n. H. nurghoaof UrowmHtlo , in this state , has written Uroxcl Si Maul statlut that she had heard that tier brother Johu N Musters had been shot in Omaha and dle l here. It seems that ho loft -Tarklo , Mo. , in September of it&tvas a blacksmith and an Odd Follow. Thare aro. but two Masters in tbo directory of this year , uelthcr of whom has the Initials ot the missing man. No man Of that uamo has been shot or killed In this city within the rocolUo- tlo4i of the ooronor , and Mrs. Buroke * * UM been ao informed . , , AN AtftilUCAN BMZZAUD. It Mnkn Very Cold Day * 'or Vlo'to- rla'fl Drawing Itooni. [ ComirloM iS13 lii ) Jiimtt WonJoii Hfini'M. ! LONDON , Feb. 2l.Now [ York Herald 'ablc Special to the BBB.I Minister Phelps took with him this afternoon to the queen's Irawing room nn American blizzard. Mr. nnd vlrs , JohU Bull and the calves of their Jeames vcrc amazed at the cold in and around Buck- nglinm palace. "Such shocking weather msnot been known , you know , in London ; 10 , not for years , " and the incroflry had fallen to IS. The air was thick with fro/en mist , which stuug faces and blinded eyes , and the wind blew Its preface to n Herald gale , due it midnight. Fancy , then , several lundred ladles In regulation Loi'd Chumhcr- aln summer evening costume and gentlemen n court dress shlvcrjng through wraps , some for hours , on bleak- Constitution hill or wide it. Jamas park. Many thought' of ICoiits' line , "Tho owl for all his foaUiew. " Jn 'the crowd awaiting turns everybody envied Lady Itaniiolim'Churchlll'a Russian cloak of slato- colored velvet nnd white fiir fresh frotn.tho iominlons of the czar ; t& whpsospd'nse , us ; he sister of the Princess of 'W les , lady llnndolph bad taken letters of ( < oinmvndatlon. [ Jut the approaches to thq crush , the delays , the light for precedence , the : crush Itself ud drawlngroom ctliiuette with Incldchts , ' have jeen too often described" In the. . Herald for repetition. Never before lit the memory of the oldest dowager had. a blizzard crossed the Atlantic , nnd consequently the hltendrtnce was ineasureubly small. SlrMorell'Maeken- zlo nmy ( wsslbly soon bury the crown prince , but no will bo able on his return to care nt enlarged fees for hundreds' Of aristocratic * ore throats consequent on this 'drawing room. Minister Phelps and Madame Phelps liad little to do. They had only one presenta tion on hand , Mrs. Phelja wore n robe of black silk velvet , bodjce aud train of satno material , trimming of gold brocado'wtth pink roses embroidered between gold and velvet train lined , with pink satin to match the flower. She duly presented Miss Lnulo Uonvngo , daughter of Charles W. Bon- vngo , of California. She were a robe of white corded silk. Tije corsage was of the same material , with garland daisies fiom each chouldcr fastened ut the left side , the skirt puffed and front trimmed with daisies , which also formed a garniture at the bottom of a long court train lined with white ostrich tips. The coiffure was ornamented with aigrette of two white plumes , with a small cluster of daisies attached to a long veil of white tulle ; bouquets of marguerites. Two ladies for merly of New York were presented ontsido the diplomatic circle Mrs. Hutchinson Park inson Sbarpo and her daughter , Miss Park inson Shurpe. The latter wore a pearl satin tliuperatricc robe add garniture skirt com posed of lilies of the valley and the same flowers in her hair , with plumes. Tlio queen were a train and bodice of black , brocaded with silk , trimmed with jet , over a black silk skirt , draped with tulle and trimmed with Jet ; white tulle vellf .sur mounted by a coronet of diamonds ; necklace and earrings of large diamonds , and the Koh-i-noor as a brooch , with nine orders. The Princess of Wales were a train of a shade of mignonette and gold bro cade , lined with golden satin , over a dress of a darker shade of Lyons velvet and brocade , with volante cyst jwint laoe , looped with plumes , feathers and bows of gold ribbon , corsage to correspond ; "hcad dress a tiara of diamonds , feathers and steel ornaments ; pearls , emeralds . and diamonds. Princess Beatrice were a dress of , palq amythist poulto do soir , with bodice and train of Oriental gold brocade ; headdress of > feath ers , veil , and diamond tiara , 'with stars ; her Jewels were pearls and utnerulds. The Prin cess Louise of Wales wore a train of a shade of pale rose-colored brocade , edged with tulle , pipe of tulle over faille , looped on ono side with a large bunch of snow drops , tied with loops of rose-colored ribbons ; corsage of , the brocade trimmed to correspond ; ornaments , pearls , diamonds and rubles andcommcmora- tlonmedal. The duchess of Albany wore a Lyons black velvet and train , lined and trimmed with white satin , white feathers , veil ; ornaments , diamonds and pearls. The quocu remained through all the ceremony. ' * Death of Two of Stanley's Men. [ Copyright ; SSS by Jamei U onion DtnnettJ BUUSSELS , Feb. 24. [ New York Heruld Cable Special to the BER. ] A painful Im pression was made here to-dayby the arrival of news of the death of Captain Llovon Vandevolde and Lieutenant Warlomont , tu'o ' latter a young officer in the grenadiers , engaged for three years in the Congo ad ministration. Captain Vcndeveldc , who was one of Stanley's most trusted henchmen , wus on his way to Stanley falls to helpTippoo Tib restore order. _ Provisions of Parnoll's mil. ' I.ONDOX. Feb. at. The text of Parnell's bill is published. It empowers the court to order the reduction of the arrears and costs of tenants to whom the land act of 18S" np- plies , where it is proved that such tenants are unable to pay owing to circumstances beyond - yond their control ; extends to nine months the period within which cure-takers under the act of 1837 may apply for restitution of their tenancy ; empowers the court to reduce the amount of Judgment and costs against such caro-takcrs when it is proved they nro unable to pay , and directs that upon payment ot u reduced Judgment and upon application to bo restored to their holdings , they 'bo dealt with the same as if they had paid the Judgment in full. The bill will bo'supported by the Gladstonlans. i A number of unionist Members' otparlla- mens approved the bilU initiated7 by T. W. Itussoll amending the arrears -clause of the land act by empowering the court to spread arrears over an extended period besides re ducing tuo amounts. The government will probably assent to the measure iu'qnler. to do away with the ParnolU9 | aud GiaUatftnhjn proposals. _ . . ft } . The Procedure < Debute/- ; < > LONDON , Feb. 2-1. Iir tho'icihm'0n 5tnis evening Iheproceuro'debaVo feiuKodins'do - cislon to moot nt 3 n. m. anU&dj u'tn at'll .p. m. , closing opposed ' , , . t P. J. Klrby received tcttograuv from Charlie Atdilngor , the OuuUa entreein the slx-duys' blcyclo race , now in progress at Philadelphia , which stated thut tuo score up U > midnight Thursday night was DwgleyC0 ; Knapp , WO ; Hollingsworth. & 34v "MuOowoll , 618 ; Ashlngcr , 678 ; Rhodes , 447. Thotelo- Ijruui concludes , " 1 not dupod. ASHINOKU. " At Kirbv'a Sixteenth street sporting ren dezvous last evening , Ed Kendall put up 4 fi\v pound dumb-bell 3,500 in twenty-one minutes. . * > The Omaha Amateur Athletic club's regu- Inr meeting will be held next Tuesday even- > "fc' . , " f Manager Sclco has at last made up his mind to reclaim Shannon , who It has been officially announced Into play with Kalumozoo next season. The case will bo laid before the botuil of arbitration at its' next meeting. Brevities. Last ovDulnff the olllcers aud deacons ot the First Prosbyteritui church , ns- sistod by their wives , held tv reception in the onurch pnrlora , corner of Dodge and Seventeenth sVreots. The occasion \vas an enjoyable ono. The programme , consisting of select musical und literary numbers , wus uu attractive ( eaturo , Last avoulujr at the Jewish synagogue the Uov. W. . Copeland delivered an interesting talk on the mysteries of the Sphinx. . Dospjto the blustering nighta good audience was in attendance , whc warmly appreciated , tUo apoakor's of- . ( orU. , ' . . . . . THE. FIASCO OF 'THE YEAR , Wo , Us & Co. Btdkon In Heart nnd Bad Irji Spirit. < ) ! . FOILED B Y3 T HE JANITOR , Ho Canto Not With Iilght nnd Warmth ( o a Hnnp nt < iejUni { United By the JcffeViton Hqunro A Grand Failure. Spectre like , the Hon. Jim Crclghton , Tom Swift nndV. . A. Kelley , of school director 'atne , stulkcd through the highways yester day , whispered an inaudible whisper In the cars of pi-ouilncnt men as they hurried on in thn pursuit of their business , buttouholed citizens in public places nnd haunted the county building in quest of thosd whom they could dovoura. Beside this aetlvo and way- uylng trio , H aural 1 , with the few tall * to his cite In the council , were out In full apparel , and In tones soft and low would nay something - thing and theufpotnt their Index fingois in a-northern direction , The mystic signs nnd subdued breathings of these principal mom- jers of the flrni of We , Us ft Co. were kept un until the gathering of the shades of night. Through the "nigger in the woodpile" that is an indlspcnslblo adjunct to all the acts of We , Us & Co. the BEK received a pointer ns to the particular object in the wind for last night , nnd n few minutes before 8 o'clock a reporter wended ) iis way in the lorthern direction to which he had scon the index lingers point a few hours previous. Ar riving at the northwest corner of Capitol uv- cnuo und Sixteenth street , he ran uuiUck of three men and quickly recognized Ed. Bren- nan's strawberry overcoat on ono side , and the soft and wide-brimmed hut of a tuxeatcr in the other. Bctwix the two wasthechumpy little form of Mike Lee , who , after digging the dust out of his eyes , solemnly and cau tiously followed his two companions up the C'apltol street entrance which admits access to the rooms of the board of education. The BEK man followed in the wake of the three lenders , who went cfear to tno top of the building , where they were confionted by a lot of men dressed in the regalia of a mystic organization. Mike's trained eye for quickly seeing and deciding told him that he was iu the "wrong pew , " and without giving the rest of Ills companions "the cue" ho heartlessly de serted them to their fate , which shortly ap- l > eared in a man of John L. Sullivan proportions tions and a voice as cheerful as thut of a fog ttorn. Ho Informed the intruders thut they were stepping on hallowed ground , and gave vent to his inquisitives. Upon being told that no harm or Impropriety was Intended , that the callers were seekingout the board of education rooms , the big man gruffly replied : "It's down on the next floor , und its funny that you fellows .who have lived here for years don't know where it is. " No excep tions were taken to these reproachful words , and Mr. Brennan , his friend with the big- brimmed hat and the BKB reporter waltzed down stairs to the board of education rooms. The interior was envploped in darkiiosa , and the large black paintcfi , uoors stood grim sen tinels to further progress. Mr. Brcnuan tried them , but they ( failed to yield to bis magic touch. "They're locked , " ho said. "That' so , they are , " warbled the man with the big-brimmed at. Then , looking nboutvhiin , Mr. Brennan , In querrilous tones , asked , "whero's Mike. " There being no response to this , the contrac tor continued : "Why , they told mo the meet ing was to be hero to-night , " quickly adding Jn tones of some concern : "I wonder if they could have changed jtheir minds and "aro meeting somewhere else. " To lend suspicion to the proceedings and cucourago Mr. Brennan in his evil forebod ings , the Bun man volunteered to bet they were , and the trio again emerged into the cold , cold world. As they landed on the side walk the reporter dr6pt > ed the remark that "perhaps Captain O'Donahuo could throw some light on the mysterious subject. " "He can , perhaps ho can , " Mr. Brennan repeated over several times with an evident degree of anxiety , amending those words , "but he may bo gone , and then wo would not know whfrc to go. " * Across the street to Captain Dona hue's place , on Sixteenth street "be yant. " the party went , and when the door was opened the interior presented to the gaze of the now comers & select and bibulous llttlo circle , with Captain O'Dono- buo at the head and Hascail at the tall. A cheerful "hello" wont up from the crowd , and Hascail , after disappearing outside the contents of a "schnltz , " settled down on a chair. He was iu a marry and talkative mood , and immedlatiely pulled the * stay strap from his bag of chestnuts , which ho dispensed for the omusomont and edification of these who would listen to him. When his audience , which numbered some nine people , tired ot his chestnuts he sailed off into abuses Of Mr. E. Uosewatcr , which , too , was some what stale und of the , ohestnutty order , Leaving Hascail to entertain his hearers , the reiwrter turned his attention to a well posted employe of the O'Donohue establish ment , and wus Informed by him that the ob ject of Hoscall's prossnco and the others waste to attend a meeting to bo hold in the room of the board of education Just as soon as the Janitor would turn up , unlock the doors and light the gus. It was intended at that meeting to boom Jef ferson square as the proper place for the city hall , and cry down the present slto in loud nnd windy terms. The reporter lounged in the saloon until long after 8 o'clock , and with others peered attentively in the direction of the board of education rooms for the prom ised Janitor und gas lights that failed , as the minutes sped along , to materialize. Iteturuing to the hall and leaving Hascail nnd his beer-sipping friends to their enjoy ment , the reporter encountered Tom Swift , who stood dreamily at the head ot the stairs and bewailing loudly the non-coming of the balance of tlio llrutof We , Us & Co. Pres ently footsteps were heard , and they turned out to be these of Hon. Jim Crelghton. Jim looked at Tom and Tom gazed upon Jim , and they both broke the silence by usklncr , "Why is not the hall openi" This was a thirteen ( puzzle to each of the statesmen from the north part of the 'city , and Tom , thinking ho was gc ing to propound something easy , let loose the interrogation , "Where is the Janitor ! Who is sUmwscd to light up here I'd like to know ! " Jim was auain strangled for an answer , but put in tbo query , "Whore is Kolley. Ho's. engineering this thing , und ho promised to buvo the hall opened and lighted. " . "I know ho did , " , gpoko up Tom , "and ho worked up the boom until nightfall , und a great many promised to stay down town to attend the meeting. " f . "The wind spared.hg , ( n.out , " sorrowfully ojauculatcd Jim , "and erc'.B halt past eight now and nq ono Ulftew. There'll be no mooting to-night , JlwjjSure , and I'm going back homo. " . , , r. , , . - > . Good to hiiword Jyn.started off , leaving .Tom to commune Ui a solitary citizen , followed by the reporter. Mr. Croighton said that the meeting. ' if | ield , would un doubtedly have somemjriz to do. with moving the city hall from'it'a ! , present slto and planting it on JeTernj5juare. ( Ho insisted , however , that ho dM fl ° l know much about it "as Kelly was engineering the thing. " Bock to the hall again , went tho. reporter , and a loolc Into the drug store disclosed the classical features of Councilman Tom Lowr.v , sitting close by the ( | dor consoling himself , gnawing on the kuofi of his walking stick. Ho was not allowed jto , enjoy this lethargy very long , as Couuy Cotnmiasloncr Ander son's whiskers blew in/Upon him. The com- misslonor was very ' | vroth over the Omaha , YankUm & Northwestern proposition , and ho poured forth eloquence unrestrained into the cars of the unwilling listening "gentle man fiom the First. " Finally relief cumo to him when Hoscall , Bronnau and the balance of the delegation emerged from O'Donahuo's and strolled over to the landing in the hull , where they were Joined by Anderson and Lowrj' . The big doors were still fastened , und after , an informal exchange of words "over the grand fiasco , " the crowd returned to O'Donahuo's and drowned their disappointment in copious draughts of lager boor. Hero they talked city hall , boodlers , municipal extravagance , politics , etc. , uutil a late hour when they retired , witnout having succeeded in accomplishing the greatest aims of their lives , "moving the city hall to Jeffer son square. " It is understood , however , that they will uiako another attempt to-day , and We , Us St Co. will bo out in full force drum ming up recruits and a Janitor. Yesterday's internal roronua collec tions amounted TUB uoijj or Hoxdn. Tlioso who Hare Itccognl'zcd CounlKO . , and Devotion. t.oin itovcn rum Previously repoited . $4,015 , 50 Sunday school , McCool Junction , Neb . ! . . 103 Abbv nnd Stella Sherman , Sidney. Neb . W ) DakotaCIty Lodge , No.4S , I. O. O.F. 10 ( X ) Public Schools , Alnsworth , Neb. . . . 14 B3 Total . | 4,0rd 20 i.nvA.voriniKuKE ruxn. Previously re | > ortert . ( 1,00'J 13 Abby and Stella Sherman , Sidney , Neb . . . . . 2R Total . (1,20043 MINXIR rilKKMAX VUXU. Previously reported . ( 703 2rt Abby and Stella Slmt man . -5 Total . , . ( 703 51 TDK CtllLUHKN'A FUNII. Total to date . , . ( 103 33 ETTA SIlATTtCK PU.XD. Previously roiwrted. . . . . . (4,740 03 Kawllns Post , No. U3 , G. A. U. Beatrice , Neb . ' . . ; . 17.40 Total. . ' . . . . . ; . . . $4,704 03 Tjie "BrtFViind , The prc3sut condition of the funds opened by the HKK is as follows : Loieitoyco . . . - . 4,07:3 : 2rt Lonu Woebueoke Xundi. . 1'JUO 43 Minnie Freeman. . . . ! . . . 703 5 1 Westphulcii monument fund . 103 8S Ettu Stmttuclc. . . . ' . 4,70005 Grand total" . ' . . (10,003. 13 Ji < ? le Hoyce'H Father. PIAIXVIEW , Neb. , Feb. 21. To the Editor of the Unit : My attention has Just been called to nn error iu my letter ) n the dally BKE of the 10th lust In regard to Lolo Itoyce. You make It rc'ad "Mr. Hoyce's futier ) spoilt his best years in the service of his country , " when it should have read "Miss ( Lolo ) lloyi-e's father. " Miss Loie Royce's father Is an old soldier. He served in the Seventy-sixth regiment of New York infantry , company E. He went out September , Ibyl , and was discharged July 31 , ISO'S. ' Ho was a prisoner eight or nine months during this time. Ho was in Libby. Belle Isle and Andersonville. Thrco times he escaped , and twice wus recaptured. The third tiuie , while being transferred by ruil , he and five others jumped from the train ns it was miming at full speed between Charleston mid Florence , S. C. Four of the six were shot by the guards as they sprang from the train , and onlyaftor six weeks of peril and hardships known only to escaping war prisoners , did they behold the union flag floating over union soil. HKV. F. C. UIXUIIAH. RcfUsp Her Request. It is reported to the BER that a woman is making a tour of the city soliciting subscrip tions for the BEE heroine fund for the solo purpose of using the money. Yesterday the woman called at a well known wholesale house and presented her paper upon which appeared subscriptions to the amount of $00 , nnd requested u donation. She was pointed out by an attache of the house as an impostor and the contribution was not secured. The woman is described as about forty years of age , red hair , slender built and tall , protrud ing teeth , wears long brown ulster cloak and has for the past week carried her left arm in a sling upon the pretence that it is broken. It is reported that the woman is using the money collected for drink. All persons visited by her will do well to refuse her re quest. _ AMERICA'S BANKING SYSTEM. A Norseman \Vlio Thinks There Is NnthiiiK Like It. Andrew Nelson is a recent importation from Norway , and his present homo is on Twenty-fifth and Cuming. Since coming to America ho has saved $35. The handsome exterior of the United States National bank satisfied him that this wus the best place to intrust his earnings and accordingly with his money ho opened a bank account at that place. Yesterday on presenting his certifi cate of deposit the clerk through mistake gave him a draft for ( SO. The Norwegian uncomplainingly took it nnd made a bco line for the Nebraska 'clothing store , where ho bought a $25 suit. Ho presented the draft on payment , which was accented , and (55 in money given as change. Still later the bank clerk discovered his mistake , but when the Norwegian was hunted up no could not bo made to understand that ho had bcon over paid. To his fellow-countrymen , however , ho expressed himself as highly pleased -with the system of American banking. What the sequel will bo yet remains to bo sccu. * ANOTHER UOBBEIIY. The Work of the Gangs of Railroad Thieves Still Goes On. Mrs. Mary Franklin , un aged widow lady whoso homo is near Lancaster , Ohio , arrived in this city yesterday over the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy , onroute to visit her daughter in Denver. Mrs. Franklin is an other victim to the gang of thieves that are working the subuiban trains and depots. Her story as told to a BKE reporter is as fol lows : Shortly after leaving Plattstnouth she was approached by a well dressed elderly man who inquired it her name was not Berry , or something of the sort. She replied that her name was Frank lin , and that her homo wus near Lancaster , Ohio. The gentleman begged her pardon and stated that he had relatives In that city , and named a prominent banker , whom lie said was his own brother. The old lady was of course delighted to meet him , and invited him to bo seated , which invita tion ho accepted. She told him her destina tion nnd asked him to examine her ticket to sec if it was all correct. In doing so she ex hibited a purse containing some (00 or (70. This she. carried suspended at her side by u fiat silver chain. That is all she knows about the money , except that ufter the stranger bad escorted her from the train to the B. & M. depot and bade' her good by\ > , she found that she hud boon ' robbed. Fortunately the thief did not take her tickets , so she will reach her destination safely. AT TITB OIUNO. Last nlglit ut the Grand "Town Lots" was prcsprt'Cod b'y Wins oxv'f Windsor's company before a largo and enthusiastic audience. Tho.j > lcco'is fashioned after the style of the farco-'comeo'y ' , wJtiqVi has been so successful of late - curIt hd3 .u numbcr , of 'clever popple , tbo lapst'-noticoaWo of whom , is Miss Murgurito Fish , , a very clqvor soubretto. She is graceful , 0 pleasant singer , an ex cellent daupcrjand ayery vivacious * llttlo body. , works hArd' aad-r.padily finds appre ciation in the audience. Mr. K..i > . Walton , as Culpepper Meek displayed considerable ability though of the quite order. . Several of , the other pcrforniorii are good comedlaus. . * " " CoUKroftatlonal HoniC-Mlnslons. The Woman's' Homo Missionary Union of Nebraska for the Congregattoual churches held a representative meeting yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the First church. Mrs.'ltev. H. C. Crane , vice president of the Omaha association presided , and Mrs. Hev. Wlllard Scott was elected secretory. . Mrs. T. H. Loavltt , of Lincoln , president of the state union , read a paper on "Plans and Methods of the work. " Mrs. Uev.-L. F. Berry , of Fremont , corresponding secretary , gave an interesting address on the same lino. Plans of work were adopted for tlio raising by the ladies of (1,000 to bo expended on mis sion fields at Grand Island , Omaha aad in the counties of Franklin and Colfax. Discussions and report * were presented as follows : From Omaha First church , by Mrs. Kuslir , Mrs. Bherrlll , Mrs. Sherwood and Mrs. Bruner ; from St. Mary's Avenue church , by Mrs. Scott , Mrs. Kustell and Mrs. Hall ; from Plymouth church , by Mrs. Samp son , who has for forty-Wvo years been a llfo moinberof the Homo Missionary society ; from the Hillside church , by Mrs. Klch , Mrs. Crane and Ilcv. II. C. Crane ; from Spring field , by Rev. and Mrs. K. P. Dada ; from Irvlnjrton , br Mrs. Knight , Mrs. Brewster and Hev. J. T. ptls ; from Wahoo. by Kev. B. K. Crsssman ; from York , br Mrs. G. P. Chessman ; from Lincoln , by Mrs. Leavitt nil Mrs. Bell ; from Fremont , by Mr * . to' . ' JT. L. Maile. state KiperintoadMt of homo missions , participated In the discus sions. Mrs. Squires flavored the company with n solo , with n accompaniment by Mrs. Fleming. Tha meeting , liavlng nccompltsncd largo results , adjourned with nrajor and benediction by U V3..Otls and U.ula. lJUJI MUXO. Mr. McDonnell Qlven IIU Iclenn as to tlto ItcqiilrcturtttN. Mr. McDowll'.ftJjcluro ' upon architecture atthoY.-M. C.A.coins , ) last evening was very interest ing' and < bistructivo. This was the third of anytime of lecture * to be given ujwn iwimlar WlbJpct41by'protfiHitnt'mori. ; A ' ' ' perfect Dulldliig'was'd'cllndil b'y thq sjwakcr as follows : 1. As technlo principles : Conveniences of arrangement ] propar.dUtribiUion of materials { n constructloni. ' > > . > 2. As esthetU principles ot. lo iRii : Orna mental arningomont combined lyith orna mental construction , ! . , ! { n , n- For phoneticndjunctflf , Sculpture or painting employed tA > | 6jll tqotnryiof the building nnd explain the purposes tor which It was designed or. these to which it is dedi cated. f , i , . . > . , . , . . uj | . , , . i , o I . tBfiuehody MM do. a Mistake. . .Frank Yunucburg is an Omaha , bricklayer who has been trying his- ck recently In To : peka. 'During his , absoilcc Vo left , .his fur- nltiiro in "charge ofyr John Ih'mk ! the nlglit watchman at the pas \vorks. Vundoburg returned turned to Omaha mlny1 or two-ago mid sold his furniture to a second-hand Pinnon Tenth street. Whou the latter came to take the furniture from Hank's rcoldenco through mistake ho took a bedstead belonging to Mrs. Hank. This lady was very Indignant over the affair , and charged Vundchurg with steal ing her furniture. ' She went to the city at torney , swore qut n warrant' , and to Vande- burg's surprise last night it .was served on him and ho was taken to the coutial station. The charge against h'iiti is larcctty ? Anxious For a Meeting. * W. II. Lynchnrd , secretary of' tho. Council Bluffs board of trade , has written to' George M. Nuttingcr , secretary of the Omaha board of trade , requesting him to exert himself on behalf of a meeting of a committee from the Omaha board with that from the Bluffs to establish there an assembly similar to that at Lake Chuutuuqua. Mr. Lynchard intimates thut it will bo to tbo interests of Omaha to encourage the enterprise. Last Evoniiiff'sFiro , About 7 :30 : lust evening a fire alarm was turned In from box 21. The different lire companies responded when tno bluzo was discovered to bo in a shanty near the corner of Sixth and Hickory streets. Fire company No. 4 had about extinguished the flumes when the other companies arrived. Nearly all the furniture was rescued. The damage to the building will not exceed 200. The Black Flag Hoisted. The cutting winds which set In yesterday were only a forerunner to a cold wave which is on tha way , and will cause the people to turn up their coat collars and huddle around the stove. The following dispatch was re ceived at the weather signal office last night : ST. PAUL , Mum. , Feb. 37. Hoist cold wave signal. Temperature will fall from 15 to 23 degrees by Sunday morning. WooDitUFr , Lieutenant. Scarcity of llrldca and Groomsmen. Only one marriage license was issued yes terday by Judge Shields , the contracting par. ties being Loon Sanders , of Davenport , Iu , aged tweuty-nino years , and Martha M. Miles , of South Omaha , tweuty-ono years of ago. _ SoidcnberR' * Figaro is the only long Havana filled lUc cigar for 6c on sale everywhere. _ Personal Paragraphs. T. M. Osborn , of Fremont , Nob. , is at the Paxton. J. R. Hickox , of Lincoln , I ob. , is at the Paxtoii. W. H. Tuick , of DCS Moiues , la. , Is at the Paxton. C. C. Crowell , of Blair , Neb. , is at the Mtllard. A. N. Bliss , of DCS Moincs , la. , is ot the Millard. J. D. Hardin , of CUariton , la. , is at the Millard. ' A. A. Kearney , of Strattpn , Neb. , U at the Paxton. George Farrcll , of St. Joseph , Mo. , is at the Millard. C. C. Morse nnd Vvifo 'of Lincoln , Neb. , are at the Paxton. B. O. Williams and wife , of Missouri Valley , arontthoMillurd. ' Jumcs Bell and wife , of David City , Neb. , are at the Millard. Miss A. McGlashon , of Oakland , Neb. , Is registered at the Puxton. Judge J. II. Broady , of Beatrice , Neb. , was at the Paxton yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jullon have resigned their respective positions as clerk and over seer of the linen room at . the Paxton , and started last ulght for Kansas City where Mrs. Jullen expects to bo bencfittcd by a change of climate. MORTUARY. M. R. Thovcrdlct returned iu the Inquest yester day afternoon over the remains of M. K. Pholan , the B. & M. brakotuan who was in jured in the yards on last Saturday night , was that ho had dlod from hemorrhage nnd gangrene occasioned by the Injuries referred to , Tha remains llo In Drcxol & Maul's wareroom - room , , and will , bo buried this afternoon at 3 o'clock in tho.lloly Sepulchre cemetery. The expense of the fyncrul will bo defrayed by the ] ) . & M. road. Phulan was a mem ber of tboSwltuntnans ; brotherhooduud had been ono of Its endowment .m n. * TUgluttcr was for (3,000. Ttio sccrcJaryjvof. ; tiie onion says that this endowment-was assigned to his mother near Poughkeepsie , New York. and now it seems u'frleml ot' the deceased from near CouAClU'Blufft step,1) Jn and says that Phelan's mother , 'novct patuo .to this country and Is still in Ireland.Ti. . , ' Yesterday g.-lpjUic addgess jL , to. the deceased arrived by mail and was"ppcncd by Coroner Droxel. It proved toio bo from" the poor fellow's sweetheart,1 u 'tender-hearted girl whoso love 'was homely but warmly ex pressed. She spQko of the pleasure it would occasion Imr to fjioet- him , an'd'tjiut'hcr ; ex pected mooting igtth ; Him here would be the great event of-her tlfc.v At .tho time she penned the amutbry note , who llttlo thought it wtrald roacu > | ferl6ve ) : oh riisAvay to the ' ' ' " " " ' ' tomli. \f \ . t Hood V Oomblncinla a'B bestblood-pur < ( rne ) diet ol tbo TfStUWe kit denvaY < m'iriil ' nnd this wonderful remadjr. effecflva boTe other medicines hsTt.fsll.flJTty . ' : nftwi&H will purify your tf < XJd.JhsKalap.tho diwsllon , and give now ld7au < lf vizft ft tlifi en\lro body. "Hood's Biuuiwilla.JMym great good. I was tired o'nt from overwork , tpd.it toned me up. " Miw. O. E. Bnmo rs , (3ono 4 W..Y. "I suffered three years from bl6oX'pol ( 6n. I took Hood's SawsiJarlll andthlnk-Tf am surtd. " " fattllf ? J ? DAVil.Trfdrtporf . . Purifies the Stood Bocd'i SarisfaHlla U characterized b ? three peculiarities : tit , tbu combination of remedial agents f 2 < i' the proportion ; 3d , the process ot socnrlng tbo active medicinal qualities. TUe'mult is aiucdlclue ol unusual strength , effecting ourci'hltUcrto unknown. Bend for book containing additional evidence. Jteciitei ol Deeds , Lswrll , ilu * . Hood's SuskparilU boali all others , and li worth Its weight lit cold. " L. UAftUlKGTON , uo Bank aucet , Mew ot k City. Hood's Sartaparilla old 6r > l dra t ts. | l ; lfor3. Mo lybyC. T. HOOD at CO. , I/jwell , Mui. IOO D t KOn Dollar. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , , Some of Thursday's Weakness Shows Itself lu Wheat. _ _ _ ' CORN RETAINS ITS STRE QTH , Provisions I'a II to Make More Than n Ordinary Showing A ' * Vorj ; lilglitlttm ornl Quotations. ) CHICAGO rnODUOB Cmcoo , Feb. 24 , [ SpeV'Jnl Ol graiji to the BKB.1 The wheat marMV APiwV&.Vr0'1' ' ' * and lower this" morning nnd dufniftr thcfflrst hour touched the lowest pru s 'ypt jiecn since last Novembor. Souio of thoi.weak- ness of yesterday aftcniooh s > ahjeij p bo left for this uiornljig's use , and onrly. Cables quoting n "downward tendency" } reWj the reverse of bracing. ConldernblfcToiafj.\Vfieat came out on stop loss orders ! 1'iuv dc'diuo ut the putsld n.nly auioinitod , td"i.r. -ilii > oiii thc'opc'n'ing prices , and a * tliura tUtluotlseem , to be wiy..great number or outsidei-Muylng orders 6n the floor , It was bolli'ved tlldrtho Jong wheat thrown over was c ldfly tikcA by the larger shorts , who wero'sald to b'coyer - ing. There was some buying /or SWJ.ouls account and winter wheat ftocttmrB/annbfcv.no for New York , and this , together with quiet purchasing by > shorts , fixed the market and put prlccs for the tiino ns much as } fc above tKo1 toncnlng. ( The advance was not maliiiiilned/Ji vrcVor , ns buyers were not eager enough , tovput prices up on themselves. The beliefHhat a reaction is probable seams to bo growing among professional traders , and one ground ) for it is the supposition that with tljp long J wheat thrown over this morning the process / of liquidation must bo about finished. However - ' ever , this Is offset , partially ut least , by'tho J fact that much of this whrat was taken , by ! short * nnd lessens by that much the demand ' which must come from them some time. Just before the 1 o'clock adjournment Itcam ciimo iuto the pit and began blddingfor wheat , and the talk of fourteen boatloads taken for export In New York sent prices up to the highest point of the day. Miy wheat , opened at 19)c , which wus , vc under ypstor- h duy's close , and sold down to 70 @ 7lWt5. On / the first up turn bOo was reAohca , mm there was another decline to Wfc. , followed by un advance to t0Sfe ? , the 1 o'clock close being at 80@80 } < e. Juno wheat opened at Sue , sold at WJfQSUc and up to 80)J@SO ) c , which was the I o'clock close. Corn was strong nud higher. The pit is full of local bears and the fact that so many of them arc short , accounts for the occas ional sharp advances which occur in that market now and then. Any fair amount of buying which makes the market rather firm sets the bears who have oversold themselves - selves to covering. Large receipts mbdo the opening weak and lower , but the depres sion did not lust. May corn opened at 50o , and sold down early to SOJifltfrxis/fe / , then ad vanced to 5051c , declined'to GOkc , and Just before the close advanced again to'Mo nnd closed at that price nt 1 o'clock. Juno corn opened at SO c , sold at 50 > < @ 50J e and up to 50j c , which was the price at the 1 o'clock close. Oats opened easier , but advanced In sympa thy with corn and closed nt the highest prices of the day. Trade-was only moderate in volume and there was no special feature to the market. First sales of May outs were ut 80c , and from that price this delivery ad vanced to 31c nnd closed there nt 1 o'cwck. Juno oats opened at 30 ; c , sold at HOJfu and closed at the last named prico. July oats sold at UflJic and that prlco was bid for them nt the close , August oats sold at 27J c. In provisions the nay's business failed to make more than un ordinary showing. Short ribs , which were sold freely by two promi nent bears and bought by representatives , of English houses , received fair attention , Out in pork and lard the trading was undor. an average. Still , all tilings considered- feeling was quite strong. Priocs averaged a llttlo lower than yesterday , but the disposi tion exhibited to buy was sufficient to deter the party favoring a deolino to make any de termined effort to control the market. , At 1 o'clock the dcclino noted was limited to W@ 7'ic on short ribs. j : Ameuxoox SESSION , Wheat higher ; May opened at bO ) u and sold at SOWc , but not very freely at that , closing at BOffc. Corn opened at 51 > < c ; May sold up to Slhc , dosng | atRl c. Oats stronger. Pork wusa shade stronger ; May sold at (13.V7) < ( $14.02 } < and | closed at (14.00 bid ; February and March ' closed at ( la.SO.1 Lard was 2Jfo higher. c\os- < Ing at (7.731 for February nndMarph , (7.83X for May and $7.97K for June. ' Short rlbswcrcS' firSchWher ; February and March closed at | 7.7U % May $7.35 and Juno W.47 > { . CHICAGO MVK STOCK. CHICAGO , Fob. 34. [ Special Telegram to the BEK. ] CATTi.K-.The run was u.ncx- lcctcdly Uirht and certainly will not overrun the estimates. Last night the market closed strong , with about everything sold , snippers taking over 5,000 , leaving only about 2,800 for the dressed hoof trade , city butchers and canucrs. To-day , although buyers began to skirmish early and buy rather freely , there was little or no change In prices as compared with the close yesterday. It was about the only day that salcs'incn came nearer getting what they laid their property at than any day this week since Monday , and values yet remain - main 20@ipc : lower 'than on MotiJjy , Oj'dl- ' nary fat cattle , J350 Ibs , W.30@5.05 : JS50to ; 1350 Ibs , f3.G5(45 30 ; 050 to 1200 Ibs , f3.00J ( > 3.70. Stackers and feeders , * ! i.35tt8 ( (15 ( ; cowsj bulls and mixed , ll.STx ll.iiO ; bulk , , * UOQiU.SO. Texas foil steers , ( J.'J5 ( < $4.00. . i" Hoog Trade steady und prices 4 about jtjm same us yesterday. Shippers bought Irculy during tie | early morning , thereby ew > liig up a steady market while tuoy wen ; in. Later , however , when the buying wusilo.lt to the packers only , there was loss. , lutcrQikt * the trade , the market closing * nutiur , than the average sales were uiadfiaut. , , prt\\o lots of fancy heavy sold , ut * i n.UO , yet as prime borts as auy.M.YML . sold at t5 .r > ( X 5 M. Nice ass.Qrtod , bu weights , avuruging ! J40 > bs.Iwuly Po Bold at $5.40. The bulk of best mUci at $5.30 ( & > 45 and light mixed at 5ir 4f 2.r > . Assorted light of 163 to 170 Ihft cold afiV.l&9 | 5.03 arid lighter averages nt f4.ftK35.i0. i js.iiV'i' : FINANCIAL' ' ! I'- . FINANCIAL'.f li - > . > ) t NEW YOUR , Fob. 24. [ S | > oclal to the Uitu.l STOCKS The raljroad slttilrWbn remains Hi the sanjo UnVatlsfdCtory condition. Kates hdvo been cut so mucbuttii 'ji ull , \veat Uiat.it U.dimcult for tiii | } / or.iccJKli agents to kcop track of the tariff nTho.t * il developments to-day were > tl b Ofc t Chicago , Burllrtgton & 'Qulncy\ir'rfc ; ' tirst-class to DCS Mofnes1 , ' and , bidtti \ in pronortton , making th flrs qJsis S Uatos to the Mississippi woee ghiQ-ro cents , i The other roudaVrlU doubtte the reduction and this ntay Icafl'-Wa furtlior complication. Commissioner Fink Kftj'to- coino alarmed nt the condltipu of , 'attaCflraud | has asked the presidents of all western , northwestern and southwestern road * and the cast-bound trunk lines to meet him in New York February 23 , to try and dorko u way of stopping the war. Tlio varfout'cliiiuts all had supjwrtlng orders in tbo market 'and whenever the bears attempted to sellN'Uvdl offerings wojo quickly absorbed , . , ; ttpiJftct ( that the market 'nils to decline , no ro Ur how bad the news , has discouraged thy boars , ana some of the former dealers declare \bfea- solves as on the fonconwaitlngdorelopmMts. They can see nothing in the market to war rant an advance , but so long us the market , is supported by main strenth they do not want to trade. Some traders were . / in clined , as the market responded more readily to good than tq bad Influences , and1 the ad vances extended to 3X points , the latter being on Manhattan and St. Paul. The pool wus encouraged by rcjwrta of an Ir.crea/w ot 1133,000 In the earnings for the third week In February. They say th6 short intercut in \Yairstreot In this stock Is 5,000 , shares and announce that prlcoi will be advanced , but the gala of X per cent WM.follew * * by u > > -A. ' . , - .