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THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE SATURDAY , MAflQH 3 , 188a 11
DEATH IN HER DISHONOR ,
Mre. Helen Howard Shot and Killed
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By Her Paramour.
HAJAL VISIJ TO A WINE ROOM.
While Bitting on Frank Uyan's Imp
Ills Hcvolvcr Is Accidentally Dis
charged and the Jlttllct
1'lcrccs Her Heart.
A Fearful Tragedy.
"Oh , God I hOHhotmo ! "
Those wcro the words uttered by Mrs.
Helen Howard as she staggered up to tlio
door of the wine room of the Merchants' I x-
change , sank back Into a chair , turned deathly
pale , and In a few seconds W.ts dead. StandIng -
Ing near her was Frank 11. Hyan , the hand-
Bomo young fcll.ow who only a moment before -
fore had .been fondling the woman , and In
whoso hands was the smoking weapon which
had done the fafal work. Mr. Doty and his
bartender , Joe'4 Hlackwcll , " stood horror-
stricken at tho'door of the wino room , sta.r-
Ing at the lluip form of the woman , unable to
understand the meaning of the terrible trag
edy Just enacted. The only evidence of the
shot on her person was a small powder-burnt
hole In her seal plush cloak , directly over the
heart. The first Intimation Daly and Black-
well i had of the presence of the couple In
the wlno room was the sudden , sharp report
of Ityan's revolver. Doty and Blackwcll
both rushed toward the sound of the shot ,
Mr. Doty to the back door , believing it was
o'n the street , and Ulackwcll to the wino
rooms , when the- fearful sight was disclosed
just mentioned.
SCKXE OP THE SHOOTING.
The scene of the tragedy was in Doty &
Darst's saloon , on the corner of Dodge and
Fourteenth streets , Just across the way trpm
Montgomery 8s Adams' saloon where Ole
Olcson was murdered only two weeks ago.
The plado is mainly distinguished for the
Dragon sign on the north sldC'Of the building.
the saloon has the reputation of being n
first class place , and is frequented by a'qulct ,
orderly class of customers. In the west end
of the saloon are a scries of wine rooms.
Access to them Is gained through a door on
the north side of the building , and as nn en
trance can bo easily gamed with but little
danger of being observed , the rooms Uro
liberally patronized by men and women.
Tiik SIIOOTI.NO.
Mrs.- Howard is the wife of R.
J. Howard , a saloonkeeper who lives
at 416 North Sixteenth street.
For some time she has been one of the fre
quenters of thfs place , formerly with an old
mnn , but of late with young Uyan. Last
evening she and Ryan came into one of the
wino rooms about 7:30 : , but had not yet called
for drinks. Ryan says that ot'tho ' time of
the shooting she was on his lap and they
were fondling each other. She suddenly
noticed that his revolver was about to fall
from his hip j > ockct and she called his atten
tion to It. * Ho took the weapon , which is a
88-callbro , double action Smith & Wesson iro-
volvcr , and was about to place it on the table
beside them when suddenly the cliairon
which the two wore sitting began to tip and
both threw forward their arms to save thcin-
, selves from upsetting. One of her hands
caught the revolver ho was holding , and
clthor tlto pressure of her hand against his
or the spasmodic action of his own fingers
caused thti weapon to explode.
When Blackwcll appeared at the door of
the wlno room Ryan handed him his revolver
and remarked after her only exclamation :
"YeslIshbt her , but it was only uccl
dental.1'
' ' TAKEN IXTO CUSTOUV.
Ryan wanted to go after a phjsiclan iinme
diately. Mr. Doty said ho would go With
him and the two started for the front door.
Before going out , however , Doty turned the
crank of his police ulUrm. As they stopped
out on the street OQIcor Ward happened to
. , bo passing and Doty turned to Ryan and told
him ho had better surrender himself to the
officer. This ho did willingly.
In a wonderfully short time n largo crowd
.gathered about the saloon , who , catching
oiily an imperfect account of the affair , the
general Understanding being that the woman
was .murdered , began to talk of lynching her
slayer. The alert cars of the police caught
this murmur and Ryan-was hurried off to the
central station. Which was only a block and a
half away. By this time Captains Cormnclc
and Green and Detective Horrigan had ar
rived on the scene and the crowd was turned
out of the place and the saloon was locked
up.
' . THI : nr.MAixs UKMOVED.
The coroner was called and the body of the
woman wjis , taken to the morgue , whore up
to a late hour crowds of people flocked in to
take a look at the corpse and see If they
know her. Her cloak was removed , she was
stretched out on n board and the limbs placed
in proper attitude before they became rigid.
She was rather' a main lookltig woman of
about thhty and was attired in a neat brown
dross utterly devoid of ornament. Her fore
head Is rather prominent and her hair
emqothlv combed over it. The features wcro
these of rather a self-willed but companion
able woman. Among these who called to
see her was her husband. Alter taking a
scrutinizing look that satisfied him that It
was the 'body of his wife , ho turned deathly
pale and turned away saying nothing.
KVAH AT THE CK TKAb KTAT1ON.
When Ryan was taken to the station ho
went through the usual form of being "held
up" by the oftlcers. Among other things
found 6 u his person wcro a number of letters
from Ills brother Charles In Springfield , 111. ,
nil mainly of a business character. In all of
them his brother , who appears to bo a drug
gist , speaks of enclosing draf t to Frank Uvico
to the amount of $500 and once to the amount
of $1,000. Ho also writes to Frank telling him
Ufkecp clciir of Sangamon county , for "tho
Greens wight cause him time and money If
became.1 ' In another letter Charles says :
"I shall write to the Richardson Drug com
pany' for a place1 for you to work , if you nro
desirous of trying at least to inuko your own
living. "
After being searched Ryan was taken Into
Chief Sea voy'sofllco , where , In the presence
of the two police captains , two detectives and
the coroner , ho was closely questioned. Ho
was then "put in cell No. 3 , the "death cell , "
and a Bun 'reporter was allowed a few min
utes to Interview him.
RTAX'S STonr.
Ryan is a handsome looking
, , -younK follow , neat almost to
foppishness in his dress. His pompadour
'and "mutton chop" side whiskers wpro
freshly trimmed , but his black moustache
.lately curled had begun to droop and height
ened the despairing look uriou his face ; Ho
'was yory red-fae'cd. There was a dash about
his manner that suggested the gontlcrian
was a'gambler. Ho was completely unstrung
ana dazed , and.nt . first seemed almost unable
to collect his thoughts. While reciting his
story to the reporter ho struggled to keep a
mastery over his emotions , but onco' had ta
walk to the back of his cell to calm himself
befdro continuing | ho talc. His story is as
follows ;
"My name Is Frank B , Ryan , and I am
thirty-two years old. My homo is at Spring-
$ eld. 111. , but I have not lived there for a
"Dumber of years. My trade is'a machinist ,
dud I have been hi a number of different
cities following it. I went to Sau Francisco
a little over six years ago. I was there four
or five years , but did no work. I have money
of my own' . A year and a half ago In a fit
Of the blues I took a notion
to Join the regular army. ]
did so , but finally got u release for physical
disability about thrco months ago. I have
an ankle that is weak on account nf a sprain ,
Two months ago I came to Omaha. I have
flono a little work in the Union Pacific shops ,
I have known Mrs. Howard about twc
months. I rent one of her mother's furnished
rooms in Iho Kstabrook block on North Six
tecnth street. Mr. and Mi s. Howard room
at the amo place. Ho la away considerably
working up advertising schemes. Ho lias nc
love for mo. Mrs. Hmvard and I have been
> taDoty & Darst's wino rooms u number ol
times ; Wo never drank ut any other plapo
I'tiad ' an appointm6nt with her to-night and
Went into the wlno room. Wo had not vei
flranV anything. I was sitting on liei
lap and trus hugging her when she discovercc
that my revolver was about to fall out. :
took it out to place it on the table when thi
. chair began to tip and I throw my bands for
Ward'to ' keep myself from falling. She die
Mtrm awiklng , and \yhen our haads atruol
together the revolver accidentally wont off.
I gave thcrrcrolvcr to the bartender and
started out for a doqtor when wo inota police
man and I surrendored'ihysolf. ' " '
STArtTt.VtfTtf HEH HOOM.
About 7 o'clock lait evening Mrs. Kllcn
Howard , the woman who died at the nozzle
of Ryan's rdvolvor , left her homo nt 410
North Sixteenth street- Immediately opno-
Blto JcffcrsOn ami aro. She resided up stairs
lit the pliica * Indicated , occupying with her
husbandi Edward Howard , rooms rented to
them by hcf mother , Mrs. W. ' Scott , whoso
husband ; is a gramer In the employ of Her
man Roscnzwoig. She sald ho was going to
purchase a .string fpr her guitar , and asked
he little stoivsfRter , Willie Scott , to aceorii-
panyhcf.The Matter Is about eighteen or
nineteen years of ago. She readily agreed
to go with Mrs. . Howard because tlio latter
said she was afraid Ryan wjmld follow her.
The two women walked north on Sixteenth
street to a Jewelry store Immediately north
of Cass , wjioro they made certain Inquiries
and then turned south oil the former
thoroughfare. In doing so they passed their
residence , and Wllllo Scott , having found it
difllcult to walk upon the icy sidewalk with
out rubber's , left Mrs. Howard , wont up
stairs to get her overshoes , leaving the latter
to' jrpntlnud.-hor .walk unattended. Botno
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delay was experienced 'In finding the shoes ,
and In tlfc Hioantfino Mrs. Howard hnd pro
gressed quite h distance along the thorough
fare , becunsd whe'n 'oho - was sought
among 1119 "throng1 which nt tjiat
tlmo was' , going both4 north and
soUth , .sho coujd not bo found.
On her way , she certainly stopped at some
store and purchased a'guitar string , If in
deed , she did not bring tno'strlng in question
from her h6me.to show on her return thither
that there was some reason for her absence
fiom'hcr abode nftcr nightfall. Where she
purchased the string , If indeed It were pur
chased at nil last night' , could not , nt the
hour the Bm : reporter visited the homo of
the deceased , be ascertained because all the
stores except the saloons' wcro closed and
had bc.cn dark for some time. Certain It Is.
however , th'at she had got a musical
string some place , because when
the dead woman was * raised from
the floor of tlio hall between the wlno rooms
in the saloon , the coroner found a string of
tlio kind mentioned lying on the floor where
she had fallen. It is not known where she
met Ryan , whether by appointment or acci
dent , or whether she was followed by him.
nn. wnnnmi's STOIIY.
Mrs. Howard had been gene about nn hour ,
when her mother , Mrs , Scott , approached the
office of Dr. Webber , who rooms with the
family , and finding that gentleman in told
him that her daughter had boon out for so mo
time , longer than she was expected to be and
feared that ho ( Ryan ) hod followed her
and was afraid that he had dona
her some Injury. Tno doctor had no knowl
edge as to where Mrs. Howard had gone , yet
his information as regards both' Ryan and
Mrs. Howard led him to believe that the
mother's fears were not entirely without
foundation. Tlio doctor was seen by the BES
and told tho'latter that
reporter only yester
day Ryan , Who had been rooming in the
house , had been notified to Ic.wo by Mrs.
Scott ; that his month would expire on the
Oth instant , and at that tlmo ho would have
to obtain other quarters. The doctor stated
that the family had told him Ryan
was displeased with the notice 'and that
ho had been overheard to threaten
Mrs. Howard with sundry methods of pun
ishment and revenge. He stated further
that ho had been informed by the members
of the family that Ryan stood in the door of
his room as Mrs. Howard passed , shook his
fist at her and claimed ho would get even
With her. This threat it is supposed was
made in anger because of Ryan's peremptory
notice to quit the placoi The doctor also
states that the mother of the deceased , 'as
also her half-sister Willie , had heard Ryan
threaten to kill'the'deceased , so that the
latter claimed she was afraid to go out on the
street.
jinn MOTiini mutts THE NEWS.
The mother had scarcely loft Dr. Webbor's
room and retired to a room in the front of the
house whjeh looks out upon Sixteenth
street , when a reporter cntci'ed
the doctor's npartment'and told him of Mrs.
Howard's killing. The" announcement was
overheard/by / Mrs. Scott in the next room ,
and tie ] poor woman , her seeming premoni
tion having been realised , burst into a frenzy
of grief which was thought would result in
dementia. When the reporter left the dis
tracted mother had not regained control of
her faculties or feelings.
Ryan had. a room-jnato . .named Booth , a
young man wh'o Was In the room at the time
of the announcement. Ho "excitedly doniled
a drab sprung overcoat and rushed to the
coroner's , slamming.and locking the door of
room after him. The door had been supplied
with a Yale } ock by .Ryan , and the apart
ment will remain unopened until this
morning , when it wilt bo examined by the po
lice authorities , in the hope of the friends of
the woman that something to show premedi
tation may bo discoverca. ' '
'RYAN'S ' OMAHA. nisTonr.
According to the report of Dr. Webber , the
mother of the woman being beyond reach.
Frank Ryan , the killer , went to room at
Scott's about two months ago. Ho was
dressed in soldier's clothes and said that Iho
had served under the name of Cook for one
year and seven months in a company sta
tioned nt Fort Robinson. Ho
showed a physician's certificate to
the effect that lib had been discharged
for physical disability , the defect being an
ankle injured while playing base ball. Ho
was compelled to pay his room rent in advance -
vance , and from the first sdomcd to hnvo a
fair amount of money. Shortly after his
arrival ho said that his father had died in
Springfield , 111. , and that $4,000 of the estate
of the deceased was coming to him. Ho
stated further that in Springfield he had still
residing two brothers , one of whom was a
druggist and the other u physician. A few
weeks ago , claiming to bo a machinist , ho
worked for a couple of days in the Union Pa
cific shops , and then took a rest.
Since then ho has done little
or no legitimate work. Ho , formed
a copartnership , however , with , the young
man above named , Booth , in Iho'paper clean
ing business' using a dough-like composition.
Cards wore priutcd advertising the firm as
Ryan & Booth , but n small tin sign at 410
North Sixteenth street show s the name of the
latter gentleman to < bo the only member of
the firm. Booth immediately went to room
with Ryan , and-though the former dressed
well , Hyan seemed to bo the moniod man and
paid the room rent , presumably in return for
the pointer , given as regards the secret of
cleaning walls With tho' dough pro
cess. Ryan had - not been seen
around the house for soverul hours
before tho. shooting and nobody , it is pio-
suinod , knows where bo. encountered his
victim.
.THE
Ed Howard ; Iho husband of the deceased ,
is a man about thlrty-fivo yojvs of age. He
is elder than ho appears. . Ho has devoted
the greater part of his"manhood to tending
bar and has worked among i other places nt
Tom Callah-'sion North Sixteenth street.
Four wcoks'ago ' ho undertook , , to solicit ad
vertisements' for a hotel-register blotter ,
succeeded pretty Well and' with his earnings
wont to Kansas City to get other employ
ment , but talliu'g in thlS re.tui-ned a fo v days
ago. Ho is a native of Burlington , and wu
marrietl to hfs'dficousdd Wife1 , whoso maiden
name was Helen "Randall , in Dos Molnes ,
about three years ago. Ryan's presence and
attentions to b s wlfo-arouv l the Jealousy1
Mr. Howard , aud. Inspired him .with bittoi
and mallgnanf3acllngs'ot hatred for the un
bidden guest , JJL'hls fooling led to some hurst
words between him nnd his wlfo. Ryah'i
conduct too , uroUsod the indignation of Dr
WubDcr , especially the threats which tin
doctor understood ho had made against Mrs
Howard and thls bj-ought about a passagc-at
arms between both Iri which the honors wen
about equally divided. Ryan , the doctoi
claimed had several revolvers tu his pos
session and took pleasure in making a dlspla ;
of them. Ono of these was the ono wnlct
sent his victim' at the aijo Of twenty-fdui
years to her grave. .This being the firs
death In a family of six and so painful alii
ignomlnous a death that the mother IswiU
with despair.
Hates to Chicago Ilcduccd.
Cmc\oo , March 2. The rates on packlni
house products from Omaha aud Counci
Bluffs to Chicago wore to-day reduced to li
cents in line with similar reductions Iron
Kansas City. '
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.
When B brwM lick * wo.caTkbwOHtorU.
When > be WM ft CMld , the cited for C orl * .
When ha tNWMB * yiM , ib * oliivf to OMtofi * ,
ARTHUR'S ' OMINOUS ORDER ,
[ CV U | > mctI IVom First Papc. ]
stairs in the depot building , lias boon locked
up , and people having buslnesn .there have
boon forced to go into un adjoining * room ,
where thov nro under the purvolllanco of n
special policeman. It ran readily bqiscon that
this was anything but pleasant to correspond
ents and the public. MKV
An event worthy of mention In connection
with the strike was n reception last evening
by the wives and daughters and lady friends
of the strikers. There were about a hundred
aud fifty present , the number being swelled
by n few guests outsldo.Qt. the , strikers'1 fam
ilies. Addresses , music , refreshments , danc
ing nnd other pastimes wcro heartily en
joyed until long nftcr mUlnightiand although
the sound of the engine whistle was now aiftt
then easily beard , ns il scab rustled around hi
tlio yards there was no shadow of cure upon
the faces of any present. . ,
Trains have been generally Into hero to-day ,
one of them being' ' nbout nfno hours behind
titilo. * Ono freight train of fourteen cars Wls ,
over four hours vetting from Pacific Vfujio-
tl&ri to this' city , the engine hiwing given'out
and four of the new engineer ? were used up
in getting her over. Whcrt'sho finally' got
here she had twenty pound's of steam' ' and
was froren up. She was taken to the shops
and thawed out. Other nmtfsinjrthipps'firo
related concerning the now engineers. Sojno
eight or ten more new * men uri ivcd ta night.
Not Ijlko a Threshing Machine.
Wnionc , Neb. , Marcti.2. [ ( special Ho hp
BKE. ] The strikers here nro" quiet and COti-
fldent of success. Numbers of these who
came hero from the cast to take thcir'placos '
are Joining their ranks. " '
An amusing incident occurred here this
morning. A granger came In searching fern
n Job , claiming to have been a first class
engineer in 1803 , and was promised a steady
job at good pay by a brakenien , who con
ducted him to nn engine In the yard"and
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asked him to set nn eccentric. After lo'ok'ing
it nil over carefully ho asked :
"Whero are those screws' . I don't have any
trouble to find them on u threshing machine ,
but I can't find them here' " - j '
Then ns the laugh went round the granger
walked off , fully determined to pursue his
usual avocation and wishing the strikers
success , as he thought their cause was just.
Travel Is mostly over the Union Pacjflc
and a commercial tourist , who drove in from
the east , said merchants were being caught
short on many at tides which they Uro having
shipped over the Union Pacific and Rock
Island. They claim their trade isbeing ,
diverted to the towns on these lines , and
some of It they can never expect to regain.
At McCook.
McCooit , Neb , , March 2. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Everything is quiet here
and the wheels are beginning to run ,
although not regular , the trains being from
two to six hours late. No. 1 , from the cast ,
arrived this evening and will remain hero
until morning. Ono freight train was
started west to-day. The Piukerton men
still have possession of the yard. The com
pany claims the worst part of the strike is
over. Another week will sco everything
running as smooth as before the strike. None
of the strikers arc weakening nnd claim that
the prospects arc getting better all the time.
At Rod Cloud.
RED Ctoun , Neb. , March 2 , [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] The strike here Is prac
tically unchangea , with the exception tliat
three trains came in last night after n hard
struggle. The first mail that came to the
city came on these trains. The engineers
nro firm. There have been no riotous demon
strations here. No. 39 , the cannon ball , came
in this afternoon , five hours late.
Admit Their Incompotency.
CnisTOS- . , March 2. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ' ] The Iowa railway commission
has been Investigating the charges' ' made
against the Burlington road for placing in
competent engineers on passenger trains.
Nine acting engineers were "on the witness
stand to-day and most of them testified they
were inexperienced as engineers , and some
were just taking their first trip. The inves
tigation will continue to-morrow. Ono hun
dred and sixty enginemcnrwent west to-day
en route to the B. & M. , to' take , engines.
Some of them stopped hero to take runs , " All
is quiet and orderly. " '
At Kansas City.
KANSAS Cnr , Mo. , March 2. [ Special Tel
egram to the BBE. ] There seems to bo but
little change m the strike situation. The
Burlington passenger trains left on tlmo this
morning , and ono freight train , the first that
has gone out of Kansas City since the strike
began , went out over the Kansas City &
St. Joseph at 7:10 : o'clock this morning. " The
Kansas City & St. Louis express No. 4 , duo
nt 0 o'clock , dii uot arrive until 10:4 : ! } o'clock.
It was delayed by a wreck at the Wabash
crossings at Council Bluffs. The DCS
Moiucs and St. Paul express was abandoned
also , The Kansas City express duo
nt 10:50 : o'clock came in twenty-five minutes
late. Ono freight train also came over the
Kansas City & St. Joseph this morning. En
gine No. 75 , in charge of Engineer Granger ,
was "burned out" near Harlem this morning
and the Rock Island passenger train was de
layed for some time. All the trains this af
ternoon and evening have gene out very
nearly on time and wjtli a noticeable increase
in the number of passengers carried. A little -
tlo freight business was also transacted.
General Passenger Agent Dawcs , Who now
lias control ut this point , expressed
himself as , very much pleased , } vUh
the outlook to-day. Ho further stated
that the passenger trains were running moro
regularly than nt any time since the strike ,
and that freight trains were moving1 all over
the system to-day. Dispatehes'ivoro received
from General Manager Merrill stating that
everything was moving well and that tbo
road was getting all the men it wanted aild
that tlio sale of local and through tickets On
all parts of the system began this morning.
The strikers , on the other lmud , clalnl tltat
the outlook is brighter for < .thom' than ever
before. The follow iug dispatch whs re
ceived by Chairman Murray , of the local
committee < '
: - -j
CiitoAoo. 111. , March 2. To. J. T. MuVray :
The situation brighter. Stand firm. % < ' ,
P. M. AiiTiicn.t
Mr. Stevens and Mr. RingefJifwoTeeeivod
orders to remain at Kansas City , and they ,
with Chairman Murray , haAH charge of the
affairs of the strikers. Almost hourly dis
patches are received front Uhicagovand the
committee holds meetings nearlyusi.'ofton $ t
it rooms on Union avenue. Mr. : Stevens
stated that the dispatches from Chicago indi
cated u more encouraging condition oi'&ffalfs
thero. Tne stories of the company that thqy
are getting nil the good engineers : th0y .want
are not true. The brotherhood knows just
who they arc getting inenYwtio
could not obtain a , : , mcmlGrshlp
In our organization. Most , oj [ .tho , Reading
men , so my information from i Chicago tolu
me , are returning homo. The
when it went Into thg flscht , knew. Just wliaf
men would tuke the strikers places , , and it
knew It would win. The light has.only , jusl
begun , and wo nro npt ati\the end nf oui
strike by a long shot. I cannot tll you whul
the next move will be , but the call
ing out of tlio entire organization woujtl
only bo resorted to as a last resort. Tn <
brotherhood is now at ; work investigating the
rcjwrts that the Chicago & Alton and bthei
roads are handling Burlington freight , and :
report will bo made to-day if any arc favor
ing tlio Burlington in any way , If it is founi
thut this Is the case , the engineers of theii
roads will leave their cabs. "All we dcmani
of other roads , " said Mr. Stevens , "is tha
they keep their hands oft. "
At St. Joncph ;
ST. JOSEPH , Mo" . , March 2. [ Special Xcle
gram to the BEE. ] There are no now features
turos In the strike at this point. Both pas
scngcr and freight trains pro being run , am
for the first time tills week the Chicago
Burlington & Qulncy ' , lines hav <
mado' ' un their trains. Alto
gethcr. it looks os < though , thq Chicago
Burlington & Qulncy company must win i
no now complications arise. Thirty engi
neers are at work to-day. Last month a1
this point the company had on itspayrol
fifty-two engineers'- , moro than is aecci
siry to move nil its trains and switch en ?
ginc * . Twelve additional engineers Is all
that will bo necessary to move all the trains ,
both passenger and' freight , out of this city ,
nnd It Is thought thcsetvlll bo employed on
to-morrow mornlnrff ( (
AtTlftuvcr.
DENVER , March -2L- The situation on the
Burlington to-day nt this point Is unchanged ,
Tlio company ( s mjykjlig no attempt to get
eastern business , ai'il.wlll ; not guarantee any
thing. General AgontjCrosby said this even
ing that wliilo the road was doing some busi
ness on eastern lines , no could clvo no Idea
ns 1o when thoy"Vfbuld begin receiving
freight or. through JraWenger business in this
city. They sent out Ijflt ono passenger train
to-day , aiid that a lactjrnmll.
1 1 i *
IlrothcrhooiVniitl Knight * .
PiniAt > niriiiA , March 2. General Super
intendent Swelgnrd , of the Reading company ,
said tills afternoon that reports from , the
west telling about ftuudrcds of discharged
Reading railroad engineers taking the places
of strikers on the Burlington rtfad Wcro
greatly exaggerated , ' , Referring to tlio
records , Swc.gtlrd ) , ftrand that the entire
number of locomotive engineers who loft the
service bf the Philadelphia & Heading during
the recent labor disturbance was 10' ' . ( . Rend
Foreman Cobson and Master typchnnlc Vernon -
non both declared that not more than twenty
brotherhood onglucers'wero employed by the
Reading company dur/tigtho / strike.
Granted the Wages Asked.
KANSAS Citir , Mo. , Mar6h 2. The Kansas
City , Ft. Scott & Gulf railroad company at n
secret confcrcnco with the grievance com
mittee of its engineers to-day granted the
concessions in wages asked for by the men.
Mcctlnsr. of tlio National
Nnw YOIIK , March 2. The spring 'meeting
of the national league baseball delegates Is
In session hero. It was decided this after
noon that 50 cents should bo the uniform
price of admission during the coming season.
A consultation with a committee of the play
ers' brotherhood regarding the salary ques
tion resulted in an agreement to the effect
that no salary in excess of $2,000'was to bo
paid , but that "personal contracts" could bo
made outside.
The report of tlio schedule committee rec
ommends an amendment to the constitution
providing for 140 Instead of 12(5 ( games ns at
.present. The managers consumed all of tlio
evening in disputing over" the schedule. Phil
adelphia has the best dates , and Now York
and Chicago refuse to accept It ,
Almost Completed.
TuiNiDAD , Colo. . March 2. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bus. } General Dodge and Gen
eral Manager C : F. Meek , of the Denver ,
Texas & Fort Worth road , came In to-day
from u trip to the front. There Is now but
twenty-eight miles between the two gangs of
track layers , and it is positively asserted
that connection will bo made by the 15th
inst. The excursion from Texas will reach
Denver on the 28th , and every Indication
points to a largo number of visitors from
Now Orleans and Texas.
A Permanent Injunction Granted.
New YOUK , March , 2. Judge Patterson
to-day granted Dr.iMcGlynn a permanent
injunction restraining Henry George and his
followers from incorporating an anti-poverty
society. ; ( Jj _
Resigned.
NEW YOHK , March > 3V General John Newton -
ton has resigned his position as commissioner
of public works of tjfisj city in order to ac
cept the appointment , as chief of the coast
survey. _ _ 1 _
BEVEKAlj POrjlJDEMEN HURT.
The Patrol Wagbn Dumped While
GoingUlii''a Fire.
The police piitrol Wagon responds to fire
calls from box No. 03lpcated | | at the house of
fire engine No. 3 on barney street , and when
an alarm was turned iitifrom that source at
' 10:30 : last night the wtjoOn , with Alexander
Osborjio ontho seat , rushed from the central
station. In the 'patrol , wagon were seated
Captain Cormick , Officer Sheep and Jailor
Tom Ormsby , With a BEE reporter. The ice-
coated pavements wore like glass , thq horses
were obstinate to the drivers commands , and
rushed on with heedless uncertainty. They
had gene but a short distance when the wagon
was overturned , and the occupants were
thrown to the ground. 'Osborno ' , the driver.
was unseated with the rest , nnd the excited
horses continued on and were finally cap
tured with the dilapidated .wagon on Harncy
street.
In the meantime the "spilled" were being
cared for by officers from the central station ,
who had been apprised of the accident. Tlio
BEE man was the only ono that escaped un-
scarred. Captain Corinaek was somewhat
bruised , Tom Ormsby had his left arm ,
shoulder and hip strained , and Driver Os
berne was scarred on the faeo
and around the head. Officer
Sheep was knocked senseless , and
was picked up by tender hands and carried
into the station. The surgcwn , Dr. Ralph ,
was summoned , but by the time ho arrived
Mr. Sheep had regained consciousness , and
though somewhat maimed was cnabed to set
up. Ho received a severe shock , and by
direction of Dr. Ralph was sent to his home.
His injuries , though quite severe , are not
considered serious.
The fire altrm. to which the patrol was re
spondlug , was n false'ono. Englcmann &
Bros. , grocers at tno corner of Fifteenth and
Howard streets , shut Oil the draught in the
furnace , thereby filling' 'the building with
smoke and tbo occupants thought a fire Was
raging. Therefore a cry was set up , and hn
excited Individual caused the alarm to bo
sent out.
AMUSEMENTS.
A Grand Performance By the Efllo
Ellslcr Company The Opera.
Efllo Ellslcr is an artist nay more , she is
a great artist. Hqr every role is invested
with such sweet womanliness ns to make Ijer
the idol of the stago. Miss Ellsler's versatal
ity is remarkable. For years , she has been
Identified wjth the pathos of the stage. For
years she has causqjl unbidden tears to flow
from eyes that never yielded to sympathetic
emotions boford. She , ' of all the women who
grafcO the stage , has by her apparent purity of
purpose and tho'elevatliig characters that
she has created makes her most dear to tbo
theater-goers of America.
Last ulght at Boyd's ' she assumed a new
role ns "Efrypt ; or'a daughter of th ( ) Nile. "
These who' have seen Miss Ellslcr as Hazel
Kirko and in other kindred plays never
imagined that the' little lady had BO great ; a
securing the smiles alia" tears' of her audi
ence. Her auditors 'rWiiro in constant sym
pathy with her nnd every trilling action of
the artist was followed " .with1 absolute atten
tion. 7 ;
Of the comedy ItsoltrUuch might bo sad. |
It Is a combination or.swilight and darkness ,
of happiness and sannoss and' of fair and
dark days. Miss EJIKjcr was called four
times before the curtalif by the enthusiastic
audience. v 'P
The support Is moT excellent. Mr. Wcston
as Lord Angus SomoKlVKe , Is nn actor Of re
markable abilities , aw was the recipient of
much merited applause.1
Mr. Orring Johns , % asprcxel Growgcs , 1 ? a
good dresser , a bandfepnio fellow and an ex
cellent actor. .
Mr. Archie Boyd , , as Colonel Blueberry
Bellows , is a commo&mu of moro than ordinary
' ' J '
nary ability.
Miss Lizcttp Lo Baron , as Katrlna Allyn ,
nnd Miss" Florence Field , as Tote Turfmni ,
are deserving of especial mention.
Last night at the Grand , opera house the
Carleton opera company produced "Ermine"
before a very appreciative audience. This
opera Is without doubt the most popular of
Mr. Carloton's repertoire , and last night the
details were marked with the most careful
attention. The cast in ovdry particular was
excellent , and- altogether the performance
was ono of the most artistic successes which
has been seen in Omaha this season , '
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Adjourned For Two Wopks.
WiNN'irEoy March 2. On motion of Premier
Greeuway the Manitoba legislature , adJourned -
Journod last night for two weeks , to allqw
the government to enter into negotiations
With the dominion government for a settle
ment of all grievances' existing between the
two governments. . .
LIKETHE SCOTCH'VERDICT ,
Tho''drand Jury's Aotlou In the
Gould-Sago Oaeo.
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EX-JUDGE ARNOUX'S OPINION
Ho Was Grcntly Surprised at the
, Fnllnro to Indict' nud Thinks the
District Attorney Exceeded
Ills Authority.
A' Travesty on Justice.
'laM SfS'b James ( Ionian H
PATHS , ' March. S.-HNow York Herald Cable
Special'to'tho' .BED. ] The failure of the
grand Jury/to indict Gould and Sago in con
nection with the famous Denver Pacific deal
was'tho topicVf conversation In financial nnd
legal clrclps In Paris , yesterday. What was
otight by' iioso lilftirestcd in the piatter was
an , inlclllgauV' Jojjal , as well as financial
opinion of itlio i mutter , which to these who
were fatnlltaV with both views of the subject
'Bccnfyfl " 'im'p'Ssslblo 'to find. ExSJudgo
Willlaijhlt. Al'nou * was found by a Herald
representative yesterday lu his handsome
apartments' In Chatham , and apparently in
such thorough enjoyment of his holiday that
It sc'cnieJ'ri shaina to talk shop at him , but ho
was very good uiitured about It aud said
'
pleasantly : , rn "
"Oh , nbvcr mind. I am on a holiday trip
to bo sure ; but tho'Herald ' lias boon telling
mo a great deal of news this morning so if I
can tell you anything It wants to know I shall
bo happy to .reciprocate. "
"Well ) for'instance , Judge , what do you
think of the failure of the February grand
Jury In New York to Indict Gould and Sago ? "
"I was greatly surprised that no Indictment
was found. I certainly expected it. "
" > Vhat do you think of their decision that
the statute of limitations shields Gould and
Sago from Indictmcntl"
"No such plea should bo entertained by the
district attorney or by the grand Jury. What ,
is an accused not to bo brought to bar for
trial because the statute of limitations pre
vents conviction ! If that is the defense ,
docs it not show the world that there is no
other defense to makol If mind you , I say
if the statute of limitations is the successful
defense , docs it not intimate that the accused
daronotrisk an honest judgment on the facts !
Every tlmo I found the trial of a case barred
by the statute of limitations I would indict
the man if the facts scorned to warrant it
aud compel him to publicly evade trial. No
innocent man needs protection by such a
statute. There Is an opinion here that the
statute does not apply in this case and I think
it is a matter of serious doubt that should bo
inquired into most carefully. The most
learned counsel , the most eminent Judges ,
may ' bo mistaken in a matter of this kind
and in a case hi which are involved such
largo financial interests and the n nines of
such prominent men , the opinion of the
highest tribunal rather than that of the
district attorney or the grand Jury or a single
Judge , no matter how learned , should be had.
"Moreover , the time within which the
party guilty of the crime may bo punished
under the criminal law is subject to enlarge
ment similar to the limitations in civil ac
tions nor is It just to the accused to dismiss
the charges against him on such ground. It
is like the S6otch verdict , 'not proven , ' which
leaves the taint of guilt upon the party. An
innocent man docs not need the protection of
the statute of limitations. A guilty man who
endeavors to escape punishment on that pica
ought to bo put in the pillory of public con
demnation by the fact , judicially established ,
that ho had nothing'morally to rely upon. "
"What effect do you think this failure to
indict will have on American securities ! "
"Undoubtedly thls.must injure American
securities at homo and abroad , for n govern
ment that refuses to try a conspicuous citizen
of wealth and influence on such grounds con-
Jesses itself before the world either indiffer
ent to the commission or indolent in the
punishment of grave crimes , and in such
case foreigners must hesitate about intrust-
, ng their funds to men who may defraud
; hem with impunity. The Herald's own
columns bear witness that the effect has
aeon prejudical to our securities at homo. "
'Docs ' 'this refusal of the grand jury to
Indict Gould nnd Sago settle the matter
definitely ? "
"Not at all. Tlio district attorney has it In
his power to present this matter to n now
grand jury. The fact that the present jury
refused to find a true bill does not prevent
its successors from doing so , although it Is
unusual. Sometimes grand juries have had
among their members these who have pur
posely balked any attempt to inquire into
grave political or financial doings brought to
the Jury's attention , and this has become so
notorious or so feared that special grand ju
ries for hearing special cases huvo been
called and guilty ones indicted and brought
to trial. Fortunately for the public there nro
moro ways than one for giving wrongdoers
their deserts. ' ?
"Is there not some ground for the growing
conviction in the public mind that individual
stockholders have no chance against a long-
pocketed capitalist. Not even in the courts
can ho get Justice any more. Is not this case
OfsGouh\4u' example ! You remember the
notorious cut-throat in Now York who used
to say 'Hanging is played out.1 Is Indicting
rich men played out ! And do you remember
thttt-timtpamp cut-throat eventually swung
froW'tho gallows m New York. Lot us hope
thatchings arc not going utterly to the bad.
Stil I must say , the moral effect of the
failure to have Gould and Sago indicted on
the legal ground ascribed Is to bo
regrettedT hlnk there has been
a growing'confidence in the better adminis
tration of J.ho criminal law and the greater
certainty of convictions , which this action
Will tend to disturb' "
' 'Ami can Gould'.and Sago bo reached in
any othcry\vay.'thaTi by Indictment ! "
"A criminal action affects only the punish
ment njul docs not prevent a civil action for
dainag'6s'for"allcgcd'lnurics. ] "
"jVlanjfithanks. . Now , to talk shop no
longed inay I ask arc you ou a long holiday
tripll''J . ' ' i J
"Yes , and no. I and my family are on our
waysouthr iW.e"shaU saunter along' the Ri-
vlera and gO-oatbiRojinc , then como back to
Paris in the spring time and go to England
and on to hoiju'e wijen my business compels
my return. TeftfopS in the early summer. "
VIBjys.OPTHE IllSKEBS.
The growing distrust of and disinclination
of French Investors to have anything to do
.with American undertakings has been inton-
sificd y the sensational , and , to the French
mlnd'unintelligiblo.news that the New York
grand jury had not been able to indict Gould
or Sage. On the bourse and among the fast
dwindling holders of American securities
who are to bo met with here , disgust and
bewilderment were the prevailing senti
ments. In the _ hotels and at other public
resorts of Anglo-Americans tbo interview
with Judge Arnoux in yesterday's Herald
and the Gould case wcro much discussed , '
and a good deal of strong language In
dulged in , when it became known
that the use of the statute , which was framed
for an entirely different purpose , had enabled
the little wizard ana his pard to evade the
ordeal of a criminal prosecution. Several
Herald reporters * spent the afternoon in
ascertaining tbo views of loading bankers
and- speculators ' .and found sound conserva '
tive business men 'uniformly cjondqmnmg' the
falluro to 'indict , ami strongl/of the opinion
, - . .
fi.I
.a JL1
hat this apparent unwillingness of nn
American grand Jury to protect bondhold
ers from the attack bf wealthy speculators
vould seriously and disastrously affect
confidence throughout Euroix ) in the
aluo of American 'securities generally ,
pno of the first bankers on whorh the Hprnld
eprcsentntlvo called was William Scllgmnn ,
lend of the important firm of Sollgman
Jrotlicrs. Scllgmnn Ills received him in his
other's absence- , and very frankly expressed
its views on thd scandal :
1 "You will find far fewer holders of Amerl-
nn stocks hero now than formerly , " said
Scllgmnn , "for the people hero find that
very tlmo they have touched them they
lave burnt their fingers. For the last year
r so , it might , iudocd , bo
aid that there has been hardly
any speculation ( n American securities
at all here. ' American railways now scarcely
xlst , so far as Paris Is concerned. Con-
Idcnce in ull American railways is shaken.
This failure of the grand jury to indict Gould
vlll hardly lesson that distrust. "Tho Itivok-
ng of the statute of limitation"uftdded Mr.
loligman , "certainly looks like the adtrilssion
hat things were wrong. At present , I re-
) cat , the speculation in American stocks In
'arls has become almost nil , "but , unhappily ,
peculators have short memories. ' | '
HarJcs , of tlio well known firm of the
Jrcxel-Harjes company , is ill. His repres
entative assured the reporter that specula-
ion in all American" stocks was growing less
nnd loss here. "Tho French people can't
understand these American affairs , " said ho
'and ' they have made up their minds to stick
o their own securities. "
A prominent French banker , representing
icvcral great London houses , confirmed this
tatemont , and declared that whereas a few
'cars ago ho did a vast business In American
.locks . , he now hardly touched them.
Lovl P. Morton was found at the Hotel de
jondrcss in the Rue Castigliono , but said the
case was ono on which ho would rather not
ixprcss an opinion.
Ono of the Paris members of ono of the
argcst financial firms In the world said :
Business among the French In American
stocks has almost entirely died out , and why !
Well , just because the French once bitten
nro twice shy. They did ono time , not
eng ago , show an inclination to
deal in American stocks , but they burnt
, hcir fingers very badly , and where they
iavo no confidence they refuse to invest. I
do not wish to give an opinion on the Gould
ndlctmont , but the above is about what all
frenchmen will toll you about the manipu
lated American stocks. "
Coronation Annlvcrnary.
ROME , March 2. To day was observed as
Lho anniversary of the coronotion of the
Dope. His holiness received the congratula
tions of the Sacred college. Cardinal Sac-
con I , the dean of the college delivered the
address. The pope replied in an animated
speech. Ho lamented more than ever his po
sition , which ho stated was unbearable. Ho
declared If the Italian government did not
prohibit the jubilee fetes it was in its own in
terests It acted and not from any feeling of
respect for the holy seo. The Catholic world
must be aware of the situation. No arrange
ment with the government was possible un
til the independence of the papacy was re
stored.
Attempted Murder.
SAN Fiuscisco , March 2. An attempt was
made this afternoon to murder Jaqies McM.
Shatter , ex-judgo superior court nnd a prom-
nent man. in the state. His assailant was
3arl L. Lange , brother-in-law of Judge
Shatter's son. A divorce suit has been pend
ing for some time between the younger
Shatter and his wife , and Lnngc , who is a
sailor by occupation , is said to have threat
ened the lives of several members of the
Shatter family on numerous occasions.
Judge Shatter had just left the court-room
in Cherry Hilt this afternoon when Lange
met him at the door and fired two shots at
lim , neither taKing effect. Shatter immedi
ately tried to take the pistol away from
Lange and in the struggle the men fell on
, ho fioor and the weapon was discharged
; wico , the shots again falling to take effect.
Lange was then disarmed by the bystanders
and placed under arrest.
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Pleased Withho Tariff Bill.
OTTA.WA , Out. , March 2. The provisions of
the now tariff bill presented tojthc American
congress yesterday , by which It is proposed
to place lumber on the free list , were gladly
welcomed by these members of parliament
who are engaged in the lumber industry.
Speaking to an Associated press representa
tive to-day , Mr. Bryson , whoso firm holds
largo timber limits , said the abolition of duty
would ciilmnco their value fully 5 per cent.
Last year the timber exported to the United
States was valued nt $8,000,000. The pro
posed chnngo would greatly benefit Canadian
lumbermen , nnd in addition to other things
enable them to handle low grades of lumber ,
which they hcrotofdro have been unable to
reach. Others expressed the same viows.
A Runaway Nebraska Girl.
CHICAGO , March 2. [ Special Telegram to
the BEE. ] A little girl of thirteen years oc
cupied a cell at the armory last night. She
said her tiamo was Madgo Day and that she
hailed from Tekninab , Nob. It Is her first ox-
jicrienco'froin h6mo , nnd she inn nwuy for
spite. She loft homo Wednesday morning
nnd arrived lu Chicago yesterday over the
Rock Island road. She says she borrowed
$15 from her father , who is a nurseryman.
When she arrived in the city the conductor
turned her over to nn officer who took her to
the station. Madgo suvs she has got over her
huff and will go back to her father's house
to-day. . _ . '
. .To Controlthe ! SorRlium Orop.
BOSTON , March 2. The Commercial Bul
letin will announce to-morrow1 the formation
of a stock company in this city , which ox-
poets to control the entire sorghum crop of
tlio country through tlio use of a new patent
process.
A Kansas Cyclone.
NBWTOX , Knh.j March 2A cyclone last
night unroofed- the , Newton ' carriage
manufactory aml'dcstroycd scvqn ( dvollings. )
William J. Lacy was killed , outright. Mrs ,
Smith had her shoulder broken , and Miss
Hobboll was fatally crushed.
Democratic.S'iato Convention.
DHS MOINKS , la. , , March ,2. Tbo call for
the domocratie state convention .to bohol4 at
Dubuque May ' 2 , was issued to-day. The
convention will bo pomposed of 580 delegates.
Too Importance of purlf ylng the blood can-
oof to oTcrestlmated , for without pure
tlood you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every ono needs a
good medlclno to purlfy , , vitalize , ana enrich
the blood , and Hood's Sarsaparilla Is wortliy
your confidence. It Is peculiar lu th.lt U
strengthens and bulldi up tlio 'system , creates
an appetite , and tones the digestion , vvullfl
it eradicates disease. Ul o It a trial.
.llood'sSarsaparlUa U sold l > y all druggists.
Replied by C. \ . Uooil & Co. , Lov-cll , Mass.
100 Dose * One Dollar ,
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
A Day of Extraordinary Activity in
the Corn PH.
CAUSED BY A RUMORED CORNEA.
Fcnrg of n Freeze Draco Up Prices In
Wheat Onls Advnnco in Byhi-
imthy Provisions ComimrU
lively Fcntnrctcsit.
CHICAGO I'KODUOK MAUKB T.
CHICAGO , March 2. [ Special Telegram to
tlio llr.E.l Interest centered in corn to-day
and that maiket saw quick nnd wldo fltlctua-
turns with some excitement nnd n largo vol
ume of business. The icvivalof business ,
however , extended to the wheat pit , ' 'nnd
compared with recent experiences , that mar
ket was active. Tlio strength in corn hplpoil
wheat , but there was bullish news alloat suf
ficient to account for the moderate advance
there ! "Receipts wcro lights-cablet ) were bet
ter and , polder Weather was predicted. Whpat
traders .aro " sensitive to changes in teiqpora-
turo just "now , as a hard frce/o following
recent rains would bo sure to bring a Hood of
crop danuigo reports and they lulvo
their effect upon prices although
some of the bears may persistently
refuse to believe in thein. There was some
good buying by commission houses aqd sohio
covering by local shorts , but nt the highest
point the advance only amounted to about
MO over yesterday's closing price. May
wheat opened nt bO c , which was # @ # o
higher than yesterday's close , and gradually
advanced until Sic was reached. At that
price there seemed to bo an unlimited quan
tity for sale and not much wanted. At a
llttlo below that figure the market hold stub
bornly for some time , then gradually sagged
to 809fc | , opening price , and closed there at
1 o'clock with more sellers than buyers.
Juno wheat opened nt 81e , sold up to Sii/o ,
down to SO.J < c nud closed there at 1 o'clock ?
There have been rumors allo.it in the corn
pit for n day or two that hnvo been very dis
quieting to a considerable short interest in
that grain. Ono of them is about a corner in
May corn. Inquiries nro coming in from
the country ns to the existence of
such a corner. Tliero docs hot
appear to bo anything hero to indicate such a
thing , but these anxious inquiries and the
fact that the stock of corn of contract gratia
is unusually small , and that no more is'com-
Ing , were enough to make tlio shorts uneasy.
It was also rumored that trustworthy agents
had been sent out through the corn bolt to
see how much corn there actually was to
come forward , nnd that tlio very good buylnjr
of the past few days was based on the re
ports sent in by these agents : All these are
but rumors and lack confirmation , but that
porcquisito to un upturn , a largo short Inter
est , was in esent , nnd when it began to cover ,
the price advanced. May corn opened -at
C3Vc , which was } { < jWc higher than yester
day's close , and after selling down to 62o
during tno early trading , advanced sharply to
53c. fell to 52Ve , advanced to Me again , grad
ually declined to RS c. which was the price
at the 1 o'clock adjournment. Juno coru
opened at 51 { c , sold up to 53Kcand closed at
52c at 1 o'clock.
There was active speculative trading m
oats , nnd prices advanced in symimthy with
other grains. May oats opened nt ai c , sold
up to 81JJV , and closed nt 1 o'clock
. June o.its opened at SIXc , sold up to
, and closed at Ul c. July oats sold at
30 > fo.
In provisions there was no particular stir
in a speculative way. For cnsli delivery ,
however , the demand exhibited a dccidcdilii-
crcaso nnd the sales reported , though com
paratively fair , tailed to show the amount of
property taken. Exporters , it was claimed ,
bought alone between 1,500 and 2,000 of dry
salted shoulders , ns well ns a large quantity
of sweet pickled hams. The cash trade was
certainly larger than on any Uay for qvcr a
month , and packers scorned to 1)0 'well
pleased with the situation. Speculation was
of the snrno featureless character lately wit
nessed. Lard was offered with considerable
freedom , and In the absence of anything
moro than a moderate demand prices de
clined 8J c from last night's closings. Pork
closed unchanged to 2 > c higher ami short
ribs unchanged to 2 > c caster. '
AFTEUNOON SESSIOX Wheat firm , closing
3QQ bid for May. Corn firm , May closing
at 52 > fe bid , Juno 52e. Oats steady. Pork
declined 5c , closing nt S13.1H ) for March , IU4.05
May , nnd * 14.12 } Juno. Lard was 2Wo
easier. Mnrcli closed at 87.05 , Mav > 7.75.
and Juno J7.SO. Short ribs were 2 > c lower ,
closing nt $7.15 for March , 17.30 for May. and
$7.3"K for June. }
CHICAGO IjlVK STOCK.
Cmciao , March 2. [ Special Telegram to
the BEI : . ] CVTTI.E There was another
suipriso In the market this motning , nud
that was a substantial upturn on anj thing
that was at all useful. Everything was sold
out last night , nnd some of the Pittsburgh
buyers fulled to get what they wanted ;
hence they were an addition to the buying
side to-day. Salesmen who hnndlo
largo lots nearly every day In the
week , quoted good nnd ' useful
stock strong at 15o , higher than
yesterday , making an iidvunco of about 25o
since tho'downturn Wednesday. Butchers
stock shared in the upturn , but' not to the
name extent us shipping nnd dressed beef
stook. A couple of cars of thin Tcxans' sold
at ffl 05. The stockcr and feeder trade ro-
iftulns quiet with little or no charge In prices
as compared with a duy or two past. Ship
ping steers , 1350 to 1BOO Ibs , f4.BOVa5.50 ;
1200 to 1850 Ibs , UH4 ) ( > 0 ; 0" > 0 to 1200 Ibs ,
W.10@4.00. Stackers nnd feoileis , f'j20j
3.00. Cows , bulls nnd mixed , Jl.WHJia.lfi ;
bulk , * 2.40@2.05 : Toxns fed bteors , * 3.00 < a
4.00.
4.00.Hoos
Hoes Trade was slow and unsatisfactory
from the opening to the close , and at the
wind-up $ . " > 4 ! > was about the top for tho. best
heavy , and $ . " > .3l.r ) > 85 for mixed with com
mon mixed 15.15 ( 520. Assorted light aver
ages of 100 to ITfHbs , sold etirly at * 5.25i ( 5.30
but later sold about a nickel lower. )
FINANCIAL.
NEW YOUK , March 2. [ Special TclQgram
to the HER. ] STOCKS The bulge in stocks
j
yesterday proved to bo too rapl& > to |
hold , and a sharp recession followed to-day.
Nervous shorts were run to cover , and as the
bulls were not particularly anxious to'sustain
the market it became weak , mid declined tf
to 1 % points , Reading and Lulsvillo & Nush-
villo being the leaders. These two stocks
appeared to bo olTcred with moro than the
usual freedomfrom inside sources , and Lou-
don operators in the latter market nppdar to
bo scalping the market on a liberal scale ,
and confine their transactions largely to
Reading nnd St. Paul , but , despite tlielr'sell-
ing , the latter only dioppcd % per cent. The
general feeling was feverish owing to the
uncertainty regarding the general railroad
situation in the west. It was reported early
that a compromise on the Chicago , Burling
ton & Qulncy had been arranged , blit Jator
developments proved tlio untruth of the
story , and conveyed the impression that tlio
strike was liable to spread. This tended to
Increase the uneasiness of operators , and the
market weakened on every onslaught the
bears made. The bulls claim that the action
of congress on tno surplus and tariff bills
will Increase the amount of money In circula
tion 1100,000,000 to f 150,000,000 , , and that they
do not want to bo short of stocks. But the
market acts us though they took advantage
of eyory bulfro to sell on. A weaker fco'llng
was1 developed toward the close , on reports
that the meeting of western managers , haa
broken up In a row and the chances for a
settlement were as far oft as over. The last
sales were at inside prices , .and nhowed , do-
'ctincs ranging to 1 % per cent , LouUvlllo &
Nashville heading the list. Reading lost 1
point , Laekttwanna K Northwestern ft. St.
Paul ; V | Missouri Paciao fa Richmond Ter
minal % . The Jattor's ' deal with the Georgia
Central ( s reported oA. Total ulcswcra