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W"rwpfi5 " * * r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : tTHUKSPAY , MARCH 8 , 1888. CAN'T- ' SUPPORT CLEVELAND , A Split In the Ranks of Virginia . . Bourbons. THE LAND CLAIMS OF NEBRASKA. They Cannot Do Satlnflccl Without , Special Legislation Tlio House- 1'aascs tlio Bloitx llcscrvntlcm 1JIII Personal. ' Hnrhoiir 1 WASHINOTON BUREAU TIIK OMAHA Bnn , ) : nr.T , > 'WASHINGTON. D-.C. , Murch' 7.1 John S. Hnrbour , United States senator elect , to succeed Rlddlebcrgcr hai written a card to thu Democrats of Virginia declining ' . to .net further ns' chairman of tlio state com mittee , Ju which capacity ho has boon for > many-years. ' nnd with signal success. Mr. Barbour gives ai hls'reasons for refusing to lead the Bourbon host of the old dominion during another campitlgn that he IB not In harmony with ( administration . and that ' ono-whols , should bo elected. Ho says' that ' It would prevent harmony 'to have a man In the chairmanship * of the committee- who could not emlorso tlio cuuso of. tlio adminis tration dlnco ClcvelaiKl Is likely to bo renora- luatcd for the presidency. The an nouncement 1ms caused much surprise in Washington , where Mi % Har bour's democratic activity and Influence tire so well known and republicans ari > pro- dieting that , in view of the declaration uf the Virginia legislature just bo fore 1U adjourn ment the other day , In favor of tariff pro tection , tho. state will go republican . If n etroiiK man heads the ticket. Allison , Sherman ana ' Harrison arc remarkably strong In Virginia und the split In the Bour bon party there-over1 .tho acts of the admin istration and the tariff question and tlio galnn that have liccu made In the republican ranks since 1835 , maka indeed a cheerful outlook for republicans at the apprdachlng election. NKIIHASKA'H I.AXD CLAIMS. Mr. Carter , a deputy In the boa.rd of land commissioners lit Lincoln , Is In the ciy ( and to-day called uponMr. . Stookslagor , acting commissioner of the general land bfllco. He directed Mr. Stocksluger's attention to the fact ' . that . tlicro is duo thostnto of ' Nebraska Tjctwcon thirty mid forty thousand acres ol ochool lands and asked'Ior an ullotment'ol ftua same. Mr. Stocr.slagor replied that the Vtato was barred out o'f.Its . claim . to these lauds under the provisions of the revised Btatutl-s whliih require that lands , duo a state , must bo selected In the saino land districts ID which they were originally located -and that , all of the school lands having been sold in the districts of Nebraska where sections wore duo ttio state , nbno could np\v bo granted , It Is probable thafbills will bo introduced hi congress making special provisions for the state" of Nebraska In this instance. Ol'KNINd Tllli StlOUX KCSCKVAT1ON/ After some dcbnto-tho house this aftornoot the bill opening ni to settlomcnt the treat Sioux Indian reservation In Dakota U'lio discussion was of little interosti Hoi man , of Indiana , appeared to bo the onlj real obstuclo . In the way ojf an Immediate passage ) t > f tha measure .Ho t objected to every stop . that the-commlttco on Indian nlTairs took and Im peded the ilnul'voto in every wny ho-coirli ! conceive. Holmun is Invariably found. in op position to nil bills for the development ol the northwest , into wlilch country ho has made two or three Journeys at govcnimcnl expense , and ho seems to have become ven iriuch opposed to that country. As passed the -bill contains tlio provision in relation tc the NIobrnra strip , and , although antehdei la a few-unimportant parts , Is practically the same as when reported to tno committee The moat prominent feature is the clause providing that the measure shall be ratlflct by the .Indians before it comes into opera tlon. The bill Will pass the senate , withou teosonnblo doubt , In its present form. Then have been hare for several weeks ft numbci , of prominent Dakotnua working for the pa's Bago of tbo bill , and tliey are much clatei to-night over their success , and say that ii will give the territory the biggest boom thai It has ever had. Ex-Delcguto Pcttigrcw o Sioux Falls , ex-Congressman Kliner niu Mayor McCluro'of Pierre nnd Mayor King o Hupid City are among these Who are worklni for the bill. Tire WAjJf H OF TUB 1VIKNEBAOOKS. Mr. Dorsoy has received a petition f ron tno Wlnnebago Indians in Nebraska nskin ; that congress give them authority to' sell i section of land on ' their reservation 'for : town site. YANlir.KVOOHT AND OOVP.11SMI5XT CO.XTUACTS Specifications and advertisement for bid for stone and .granite to bo used In the con strut-turn of the basement and llrst story o the congressional library will bopromul pntcd by the commission to-morrow. Th bids are expected to rungo between $750,00 imd if.100,000. , Paul Vandervoort , of. 'Ne braska,1 who hns been here for some tim representing n number of the nlost oxtemslv stone and granite quarries in the countryan B. II. Stout and other rontraqtors intend t .to bo ono of the bidders , and these ho roj Iraents may make n number of bids. TUP. OMAHA MO.NEV. Senator Duwcs has introduced it bill whlc carries into effect the request of the Ornah Indians for the payment of the money du them by the government , aggregating nbov $70,000 , in two Instead ofseven payment : The bill provided that the morioy sFlall bo o ; jicnded by an ngontof the Interior doparl inenti who shall sco.thnt it is applied to in proving the condition of the Indians. Till ! INTHUXAIi IlEVKNUK II II. I , . A statement Is published hero this ercnln to the effect that the republicans in the hous nro divided on the question of internal n venue reform ; that Mr. Heed , , a republica member of the committee on waysnnd mean ! lias prepared n bill for the repeal of tli tobacco and fruit brandy tax nnd a roductio of the whisky tax from DO to 50 cents per gal Ion and has been trying to whl .his party Into Und , but has me vrlth open rebellion in many ( marten ' .This statement Is wholly Incorrect Tha republicans are solidly opposed to an reduction of the tax on whisky. They ar solid In favor of Just such reforms us are p't xscd In thu Internal revenue bill submtttc ly the democrats , but they do not cndora he administration features of it. The repul leans stand as ono man ou the subject of ii ornnl revenue reform nnd although the have not prepared a bill they will bo in coi tort when they do act. The effort * whlc lr. Uundall will muko to Induce iho rcpubl cans to supixirt his tariff anil internal rc\ cnuo bill will be ineffective if for no othc reason than bocnuso ho proposed a rcductib bf the tax on whisky. The republican men pors of tbo committee on ways and menu nay that no party at this time- can Justif Itself In any notion which will reduce tb Whisky tariff. DEMOCUATS OPPOSE I.AI1OII JNTEUESTS. The democratic ) members of the hous pommiUe-o on ways and means made ver , had record to day. When the conunittc convened a number of motions were sui tnltted by thu republican membora to grai hearings to the people representing the It terests , which would be affected by the pnsi go of the Administration bill. It wo Inoved , for InsUnoo , that the iron puddlei bo heard on the effect the metal schedule e the bill would have upon the iron Industry Uhls was voted down by n strict party voti ( Them It was moved that tlio weavers bo hear on the wool schedule , nnd thla was vote down by the democrats , all of the re-pub ) cans voting for the proposHion. Final ) IJrcckonridKO , of Kentucky , thu most activ Of the democratic members , move that there bo no hearings granted to nnyon tint that the committed receive written pel Uons from all the industries. This \v < cooptcd nnd Mr. Kelly , the father of tari protection , moved to add that the potltioi and arguments submitted In writing bo rcr to the committee by the clerk , but ho wi voted down by the democrats , It being ovldei that the majority did not want anything t-u knitted against tno bill which would reach tl ntlre committee , or in fact iw considered I anyone. Finally a motion was made by MoKlnle if Ohio , a republican , who represents a luri on district , in which there are very mai iwhanlc * and laborers , that a hearing shou given tha laboring men as ffect tti ' proposed tariff i Islon would have upon * tholr in- crests. Thl § the democrats voted down olldly. thud putting themselves on record alnst giving the laboring classes even the Khte.it voice in the proposed tariff Reform. rho democrats prefer to devote the tlma vhlch Is to be allotted to the consideration of .ho tariff on the floor of the bouse , ' where hey can make campaign documents in the 'orravf speeches. .T. C. Regan , of Omaha , is registered nt the > t. James hotel. Jnine1 } O. Blaine , Jr.nnd wife , of New York , re In the city. The young man looks like Is father and believes hli paternal ancestor vlll bo again the nomine * fo.r the presidency. , . ' I'cuiiY 3. HEATH. * WARED FOR A PARALYZER [ Continued From First'page. ] Iplo 6f American organized wage workers , hercforo be It Uosolvcd , That this Union extends to the rothcrhoods of locom'ottvo engineers and reinen our moral and fjnanclal aid In their itrlfo for Justice nnd equality. And it is 'urthor . v Resolved , That wo lioartlly endorse the manly stand nnd orderly conduct of the mem ers thus engaged and condemn the railroad n transporting to our loyal nnd orderly state he cmmUs'sarles known as Pinkcrtqn detect- ' ves. - . Tho' Meeting at Iilncoln. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 7. [ Sjteclal Tele gram to Uio Hnn. ] The presence _ of Hon. icu Harrison , of Indiana-in town' to-illght did not In any manner , Interfere with the meeting of the engineers and firemen. Chatr- : nan Sanborn received. an ofliclnl message roni Vice brand Master Hannahan that ho ivould nrrlyo on tbo evening train and a com mittee mot Mr' Hannahan nt the depot and j&cortcd him to the Red liibbon hall , where a public meeting was held. Addresses were delivered by the lion. ' G. B. Skinner , P. W. O'Connor and others. This undoubtedly , vns the Jcst ' attended nnd larg est meeting held hero and to - nigut general satisfaction prevails. The 'meeting was attended by a great many ladies , 'and among them were the ladles of the lied Hll > bun choir , who entertained .the audience' In a very nblo manner with songs and'rccltutlona. The members of both brotherhoods are- con fident ( o-nlght that thoj- are going to be vie- , torlous. The men sent 'hero to take the itrlhers'.placcs are dlssatlsllcd nqd are ro- .urnlug.to'.their homes , ' stating that the cbm- pnny has deceived them and havo.not lived to their contract. . . Tlio Tlo Story Denied. ftniusitA'Crrr , Nob.March 7. [ Special Telegram to the HEX. ] The reported wreck on tho-Kansas City , St. Joe & ' Council U.luffs road yesterday near Hamburg ont to this city and reported from here to'eastern pa- ' Is said by officials of that road to bo 'a mistake. They say It was' merely 'n slight and unavoidable collision ; Unit there was no tic ou the track , no damage , no ono injured and no urrests. The report Is claimed to "mve beco sent hcro'by enemies of iho road. The Situation nt KnnsuB City. KANSVS CITV , March 7. [ Special Telo- ram to the BCE.-TJ. ] S. Harble , general freight agent of the Hannibal & St. Joe , and he Kansas City , St. .Too & Council Bluffs , lias servod-notico on nil roads runnlng'lnto ICnnsas City that , commencing to-morrow , they will 'be ready for business ; that Is ; ivill take and send freight. This means that , under the inter-state" commwco low the other roads will be obliged-to receive the freight. ' \ . .T , Vallandlngham , general freight soutli- , vesern afjenj , of the Gulf route , to-night stated that the road would receive the frolgfit of the Burlington , eomo what might , nnd the representatives of the other lines hero nako the saino stittoracnt. > A secret incetihg of all tup grievance committees of the brotherhood between Kan sas City and Chicago was held hercf to-rilght , at whtcli the decision was made that the strike would be extended the moment the other roads took the Burlington freight. It s generally conceded both by the representa tives of the brotherhood , nnd .tho railways hero that tl0 | situation Is serious in a marked degree , and merchants nnd others nro pre paring for a .railway blockade. The com pany's ofllcinls claim that the road Is Disrat ing all l\\o \ \ trains it desires to , and that the business of .tho rood docs not require the -number of trains run boforc the strike. The strikers , as a matter of course , claim to "bo inoro confident than ever unel well content to let matters go ou as they are at present. Ono of the griev ance committee of the Union Pacillc re- turucd to-day nnd mailo n statement before the local committee which greatly encour aged the strikers. He assured them tnnt the engineers and firemen nil over the United States .wero with them , and that the men on other roads were sending in thousands ol dollars for their aid. Seventeen thousand dollars' , .ho said , was received in Chicagc Monday. "This Is all wo asli , " sold Mr , Stevens , in spooking of the matter. "The money that Is pouring in will .enable us tc continue tlio strike ns long as we wish to keep going and to wach the othoi roads more carefully than ever , and to see they don't touch any.of the 'Q' business , As long ns they do not they will be'nil right , but they will do so at their peril. The men on nil the roads are Ilnn and stand ready tc obey tlio chief's commands the moment thcj are issued. As long ns the 'Q1 is doing nc larger business than at present the strike will not extend any further. But if the roat succeeds in running its freight rcg ularly and in handling anything like the amount of traftlo that usually goef over the system , nnd they treat with othei roads it will bo deen how far the brothorhoot will dare to go. " The strikers express themselves solve-s ns very sorry that the derailing of th < freight near'Nebraska City should have occurred. Assistant General Superintended Fitch , of the "Q , " In speaking of the occur rcnco said : ' 'We know the striking engineer ! nnd ilremcn had nothing to do with thi wreck for they ' are not that clas : of men. But theru is always a class of vaga bonds who take advantage of n strlko to com mil vandalism , thinking the blame will fal on the strikers. It Is such men who put the rail on the track against whom the road hai to protect Itself. " Manager Moi-rlll's Stiitomont. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , March 7. [ Special Telegram gram to the BEE. ! General Manager Merrill rill gave the following ofllclal statement con earning tha number of trains on 'the Kansai Clty ( St. .foe fc Council Bluffs and tlu Hannibal & St. Joe to-night. Yesterdttj forty through freight trains were sent froir Hannibal to Brookflold. The same froti Brook field to Hannibal | ono from BrookfloU to Mncnn and return ; two from Brookfleld t < Hevler and return ; two fromPalmyrla ! June tlon and return ; four from Brookfield to St Joe ; ono from St. Joe to Brookfleld : ono f rot ; Brooktlcld to Kansas City , and two fron Kansas City to Brookflolfl. All passengoi trains are running with the exception of lh < Kll , the Chicago fast train , which will bo run ting again in u day or two. The Burlington A Northern Strike. MINNEAPOLIS , March 7. All brothorhooe engineers nnd firemen on the Burlington t Northern road struck , at 10 o'clock. The el feet Is not yet observable , bccauso the roai docs not send any passenger trains out untl 4:15 : this afternoon. At that time tlwoftl clnls claim tbo Chicago and St. Louis oxpres will start ns usual , while the brothorhooi claim the road will not bo able to move wheel. The road's freight business was vor , large before- the Burlington strike , but i now nothing more than local , The strike ol frets about a hundred men. MILWAUKEE , March 7. A special to th Evening Wisconsin from LaCrosse says : A a late hour last night a notice , which Is re gardcd ns having the authority of the brotl : erhood , was served on Superintendent Ban of the Burlington & Northern road that I the road continued to handle Chicago , Uurl Ington & Qutucy business it would destro ; the gojd will and friendly feeling of tha 01 glneern and firemen toward hU road. A re ply was served on the men to-day that the , should report by 7 this evening , whether o uot they were prepared to handle any and n butlnosi of the road. If not they wore t consider themselves discharged. , March 7. General Manager Hai is of the Chicago , Burlington & Northern , aid this ovomngr ho was hot surprised at the trlko of his cnglno bauds to-day , although 10 had lie notice. Ho claimed the strlko vould not cripple the rood. "Wo had nearly n'ough men to take the strikers' places , " aid lie. "before they went out. Wo will go Ight ahead. All I have done Is to order igcnts not to. receive perishable freight. " Mix.Nr.u'ous , March 7. The evening train eft on tlmo In chnrtfo pf the master moolmnlc of the road. The 5 o'clock train for LaCrosse vns In charge of n Heading engineer. Ho en deavored for a little tlmo tostart the train vlth the air brakes set on the driving wheels , mt finally managed to' got away , amid the ccra of the crowd. The strikers say thcv vill not go back to work nt the present scale of'wnges. The officials of the road say they anticipate no tronblo In filling the strikers' places ; that the latter had no grievances , but ilmply went out to help their Chicago , Bur- ington ft Quincy brethren. Tlio Omaha road , has' discontinued its sleeper serrleo to Kansas City , ns Its cars runs from Council Bluffs over n part of , the 'O" system. The reason for tills Is believed o DO the wish of the road to avoid trouble with its men. , . The Milwaukee Road. MILWAUKEE , March 7. The engineers nt the - yards of , the St. Paul rppd in thjs city express th'o opinion that they will not..bo drawn into the trouble , and at the general oftlccs it Is hold that an outbreak on i the , St. Paul system is Improbable , as the engineers mvo no grievance against the company. . , 'Will ' Nut Hamlln Burlington Oars. DULUTII , Mjnn. , March 7. [ Special Tele gram to the BKE.I Orders were promulgated icro to-day by officers. of. the St. Paul & Duluthy the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnrieupolis It Omalin , and the ! ' Wisconsin Central roads , hdt no Burlington cars , ' cfth'or .loaded or unloaded , were to be moved otvtho St. Paul f * Dulutl. road. A largo number of sucli cars mvo been 'sidetracked nt different points. TJiis decision praetlcallystops the shipment of iron ere from tho' Vcrmllllon' mines , for which the Burlington mad was n party to n contract for hauling3,000 cars for points on ; lmt road. Inquiries among engineers nnd firemen elicited , numerous assertions that ; ho.y xvpuld stand by.tko brotherhood at all liaztmls. - . ' . ' CH ICAOO. March 7. Tlijft morning flvo Lake Shore engineers refused to .take a tram of Burlington cars f rom Englewood to Sixteenth street , declaring ( hey would quit before they would haul anything bearing n "Q" label. The cars consequently remain at Euglowou'd. Wubosh switchmen refused , this morning , to receive Burlington cars which were brought to the yards at Hoot street. The switchmen employed by the Uulon Stockyards and Transit coiripnny , which has charge of all switching at the yards , also decided to-day that they would handle no Burlington cars. The compaqy luis as yet taken no action in the matter. Twenty-five , employes of the Burlington rend nt the yards , whoso busi ness It is to cnro for all stock arriving over the Burlington , were dis'clmr'ged to-uny , as no stock is arriving utul ' consequently tnoro is nothing for them to do' . IIcrditiR tlio Cattle. GALEsnuito , 111. , March 7. The fast train mid the Kansas City express , whl'oh were consolidated nt Chicago last night , cnmo Into Salesburg this morning at 0 a. m. ; two noiirs behind tliuo. At Moudotn liwaa but fifteen minutes Into. The reason of' the delay was tliat the train was rUn by a ntftv ongl- . noer , who did not know the toml , nnd though' ho was- steered by nn old conductor , ho was afraid to run nt more than a snail's ' pace. The divis.ion of the Brotherhood of 'En gineers located hero numbers about ono hun dred und thirty memb'crs. Of the Broilier- hood of Firemen .there nro about the same number. Ono hundred nnd. eleven 'of the engineers loft the service at the command of Chief Arthur. Of them , Division Superin tendent Ulco said this morning : . "They nro ns fine a.body of men us can bo found In the country. I was raised with them , llko them , ai l nm sorry for them. " Tlio men likes Mr. Uiee > , but don't share the norrow. That they nro .honest is shown front the fact that they nttempt to "conceal nothing. They acknowledge that two of their number returned to the service , of Uio company , a fact which otbers inoro' politic would perhaps conceal. But thjl' ( are not discouraged. They hold meetings-In a housa Just across the track from the depoj , and hcvo persuading Committees ntworft night and day. The mayor has ordered that they bo not allowed to - approach the engines. Special police ' with immense tin stars enforce tKo order. Said Division Superintendent Hlcothls morning : " those Wouldn't much asa "Why , boys put so , a straw.across tho-rails to cause damage to the company. " The statements of the brotherhood nnd Ilico diffcr.raatcrlally In regard to the situa tion of affidrs at this point. Summafi7CJthe ( engineers say that in place of the" 109 out , thirty now ones havo'taken their places. Twenty-two of these are from the east , two are these who returned to work and others nro men from the shotts. Yesterday1 , said the engineers , five freight trains loft hero east ward bound. Of these' , three-were "pulled bnck with dend and somewhat scorch6d en- glues. Two started on the Peorin'branch , of which ono was pulled backnnrt qn'e burned at KnoKvlllo. The men who arcroiit sny that the bollur-makcrs at the shops toll tlicm.they have , from the tlmo the strike began up to to-day , had to repair twelve engines burned by the carelessness of new men/ They claim from careful counting ns the trains pass the depot that the company is doing nothing com- pased with what they used to. Somewhat different is the story of Division Superintenelent Rico. Ho is one of General .Ticket Accnt Paul Morton's correspondents , und with nil other division superintendents seiids'dally reports to Mo'rton and from these Morton makes up his dally press bulletins. In n nutshell , nice claims the company Is doing 50 per cent of the business it did before the strike , oven counting in the immensellvo stock business formerly done. "How is that } " was asked. "Oh , you know wo had much dead freight on our hands. " He claims nil now men , nfter a few trips over , the road , wllljio fully ns competent the old men. Ho chilms thlrty-flva freight trains went out o'f Galesburg yesterday. The now men when they step from th'eir engines are hurried Into the depot bulldlgg , sur rounded by n pose of special "police , escorted up stairs to a dormitory , where they are safe from the pleadings of the men ou the oiltsldo. At this point there- has been tie disorder whatever. _ , At BurlViiKton. Btmi.isT.Tox , la. , March 7. The brother hoods of engineers and firemen have a griev ance against liailroad Commissioned Doy , Chief Engineer Fowler says n short time age ho was notified by the legislative coriinilUec of the brotherhood to prepare to testify 01 send affidavits regarding tlio competency or incompetency of the men employed to run Burlington engines since the .strike. Tha proper affidavits wore sent to Governor Lar rabeo and the railroad commissioners. Last Saturday ho was notified that Dey was com ing to Burlington to look info the matter He arrived that night. , The brotbjrhdptl committee endeavored seven times on the following day to see him , but ho was not te bo found. On Monday they learncdhu had lef the city. "Why he had loft without'makiiif a move in connection with the Inquiry" said Mr. Fowler , "wo don't' know , but we propose to find out. " The strikers hero arc firm nud confident The Burlington yards nnd depots are guarded by a largo force of special police. The strik ers claim the company is doing but ono fiftl of the burlncss it did before the strike am say they have tlio sympathy of all business men , who complain bitterly because the com pany docs not Buttle with them und thus revive vivo trade. "On what do you base , your hopes of sue cccssl" was asked Chief Fowler. "On the limited amount of business the Burlington will have while the strjko lasts ; on Its inability to handle traftlo from otliei roads : , on the fact that the now men varo incompetent , and on the further fact that ns the engines are manned by from three to four men , it costs t great deal more-'to run trains than formerly The company will soon got tired of this. " Superintendent Brown , of the Burlingtor road , is Just as confident tho-other way. He counted twenty eight freight trains on the main line and eight passengers nnd eight freights on the branches. Ho declared there Is no strike so far as the company is concerned and that the new men are giving hotter satis faction ( ban they expected. . He is of the belief lief that connecting roads will soon be com > ollcd to handle Bnrliogton cars and freight , or suffer heavy penalties , under both state and intcr-stato. laws. Reticent. CnicAno , March 7. An authorized state- neiit of what measures , If any , the Burling ton company proposes to take in the < x > urt , or before the Inter itato rcoinmcrcc comtnU- ilon to compel othdr roads to hnndlo their. Hisint'ss when tetirWr'ed , wa much sought after to-day , but Bifrfington officials were ex tremely chary In spiriting of the subject. Moving Freight at Cheyenne. CnnfnxxB , Wyo.pMarch " . [ Special Telegram - gram to the Bnu.ii-ihoBiirllnctoii ] is now novi'ng freight and $ n scngcr trains on the Cheycnno and Burtyijyon branch. The ngent of the road ut this place has IssucM a nottco : hat frejght will bo received for transporta tion. _ , "npcfl"8oll Out First. Exninn , Neb. , March 7i [ Special Telo- iram to the BKK. ' ] NO.BEKS have been ob tainable from ' newsboys ou the B.M. . trains for sovnral days , \vhllo tho'Herald , . Journal and other , fmbcrs may 'bo had In abundance. Our people want the BEE. and ire compelled to wajtfor ; limited number of them which coino by mall , via the Elkhorji two hours later. " , Priulcm Merchants at Johnstown. ' JOHNSTOWN , 'March , [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] The merchants nt this nnd other stations along the line nro beginning to stock up in anticipation of the brotherhood of engineer's strike ; extending to this , the Premout , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road. To Withdraw From Uio Knlgtitfl. POTTUVM.LE , Pa. , March 7. A special moot- Jug Of Assembly U853. , Knights of Labor , of Mahnnoy Plane , -was hold this afternoon for the purpose of considering the expediency of withdrawing ns n body from the Knights of Labor onjanltlou. Resolutions were unnnmously adopted deprecating the late . railroaders' and miners' strike as a "hasty nnd imptituous mistake , " condemning the eJxecutivo committee for re fusing to declare the railroad strike , off , nnd determining to surrender tholr charternnd to "pursue a course In the future by which wo may avoid a re-ocourrcnco of past mis takes which have been so detrimental toour own Interests nnd welfare. " The assembly was composed chielly of rallrpadors. - Want tlio Show' Repented. A movement is ou foot to have 'a 'repetition of the Press club entertainment as n benelH for MrGoodall , whoso talent , 'Judgment and untiring' labors were the great factors fn making it n splendid success. To .secure this the following petition , slgnc'd by'a largo num ber of prominent men , has been presented to the Press club ; Members of Omnha Press Club Qentlo- irinn : ' Owing to the immense success of your benefit given- Boyds Jfe.bruur.y 2" last , 'from nn nrtistlo ns well ns a financial standpoint , we tbo undersigned appreciate the fact that n largo amount of the enjoyment of the occa sion were duo to the personal 'efforts of W. 14. Goodall. Furthermore , In consideration of the exhibition of versatility nnd genuine , talent ahown by that gentleman on that oc casion wo respectfully ! , nsk that ho bo ten dered a compllmcntarylboneflt under the aus pices of your organization , ns u substantial testimonial of his gcnlusj the occasion to be. n repUition of tbo performance given at your benefit. -I This was signed byiabout 123 leading citi zens , nnd ft is probablcvtlmt the request will bo granted. ( , - A Furnnin > $ trcot Fire. Shortly after 11 o'clock last night ns Po liceman Vanous wo1 ' walking his beat in front of J. Harris' sttjr101 1 Farnam street , ho sow a small blaze ! ln the back end of that store. Ho immediately ran to No. 2 engine house to notify the fircflnon , but before they had arj-ive-d on the stone the whole inside was aflame , and it was"only with the greatest - ' est difficulty that it was finally extinguished. The building was llRe'n tinder box nnd the ) fiames kept breaking ouV in different plnceti nftor being apparently subdued. The build ing , which was an old frame one , was com pletely mined nnd will have to bo torn down. ' There was no insurance on It. The clothing stock , which had been lately augmented by the purchase of the stock o ( another store , was completely ruined. There' was alto gether probably about $0,000 worth of stock , with only ? 3,0A ( ) insurance. In a Runaway. As Mrs. Byron Clark , accompanied by her sister , was driving north on Eleventh street yesterday afternoon , her horse took fright at the Hnrnoy street cable cars and ran away. Mrs. Clark was unable to hold the horse in check and ho dashed furiously up" Eleventh street. Near the intersection with Farnam both ladies were ) tirown ] violently to the ground. Mrs. Clark received a bad cut in tlio forehead and her nose nnd loft cheek were considerably bruised. With the nxcep- tion of n bad shaking up , her sister was unin jured. The horse suw'ecded in demoralizing the buggy before ho was caught. A Kansas City Criminal Caught. Put Shea , who Is wanted for highway rob bery nt Kansas City , was arrested by the Omnha police officers yesterday morning. The fact w.'is telegraphed 'to the chief of po lice at that place , and ho wired back , "to hold the prisoner at' all hazards. " Ho will bo held in custody hero until the officers from Kansas City arrive and will then bo 'surrendered to them. In Trouble Over Tools. Ji B. West , the well known merchant of the firm of West & Fritcher , cigar manufac turers , was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing tools from a carpenter named J. H. Bnxtcr. While this carpenter was doing some Work at West's house re cently bo missed several of his tools. Tlio tools were seen nt West's residence by a third party and Baxter was apprised of the fact. Yesterday West's premises were searched and about $25 worth of the tools found. The merchant was arrested and taken to the central station about 12:80 : yes terday afternoon. His trial was commenced. and was only partially gone over , the court again taking it up to-day. Wednesday , March 7 , at the residence ol Thomas Hamilton , South Fifteenth street , ill the presence of a largo number of friends , were married his two nieces. Mr. John Swccnio nnd Miss Alice Gal vert ; also , Joseph J. Outuoy and Miss Hello S. Calvcrt. Hev. Charles W. Savldgo performed the ceremony , After the service a sumptuous dinner was partaken of nnd uroyttlifcood time was en joyed by all. . o Charles Allen , of Aurora , Neb. , is at ttie Millard. J" John Bratt , of Nortl' Matte , Neb. , is at the MIHard. . ' . E. C. Jackson , of Blair , Nob. , Is nt tha Millard. nt , E. C. Miller , of Fullfirjon , Neb. , is nt the Millard. j * H. M. Utlcy , of O'jS'plll , Neb. , Is at the Millard. > J , L. L. Mead , of Hastings , Neb. , Is at the Windsor. < -J E. Schciibcck , of St.'JJ soph , Mo. , Is at the Windsor. ' * George H. Harney , of Dos Moincs , la. , is at thoPaxton. h , George H. Powers , of.Beatrlco , Neb. , Is al the Paxton. S. S. Hadley , of Cedar Rapids , Nob. , Is al the Paxton. Dorr HofUcmnn , of Anscmo ] , Neb. , is n < the Millard. C. H. Towksbury , of Lincoln , Neb. , is at the Windsor. O. G. Pattlson , of Plattsmouth , Nob. , is al the Windsor. J. W. Paddock , of Paddock Grove , Nob. , is at the Paxton. George W. Osterhout , of David City , Neb. > 48 at the Paxton. S. M. Wilson and wife , of Atlantic , la. , nr ( nt the Windsor. Ben L. Crosby , of Nebraska , City , Neb. is at the Millard. Robert B. Blak6rmoro and wife , of Chicago cage , arc at the Pnxton. Messrs : J. D. . W. H. and IL'J. Kilpatrick of Beatrice , Neb. , are at the' Puxton. BEN HARRISON AT LINCOLN , i Three Thousand Republicans. Qlvo " Him a Rousing1 Reception , AN ABSTRACT OF HIS ADDRESS. Clfvolnnd'H Civil Service PrctcnMoim Exposed BnrKlrtrs Mnko n Until at Nebraska City Alleged Itcpentor Liberated. An Enthusiastic Meeting. LINLCO.V , Nob. , March 7 , [ Special Tola- gram to the BED. ] Three thousand enthusi astic-republicans m this city'filled to over flowing thb largest hall In tlio city to-night to bear1 Ben Harrison , of. Indiana. Upon tho' platform wltli the speaker were seated Judge Parker , president of the capital city republi can club , Governor Thnyor and ox-Senator Snundcrs , of Omaha. Governor Thaycr pro- sided. Senator Harrison opened with n review of the administration. _ Ho had watched , IK > said , -and the ffnly campaign abortion of the democrats' In IbS-l that was proven was tlio fact that there was u largo ; surplus in i , the treasury. The surplus was all that worried themfor they Wfirp not'used to surplus. In Indiana , during the days of 'tho lust campaign , the democrats had oven figured it down that a grand distribution would give oich ono $8.00 per capita and bccauso the division was not made there was great disappointment-among Indiana democrats. The heaVcnly nnd beatific utterances of Cleveland on civil service reform ho declared wore-liot proven in.Indiana. The civil ser vice had been Immeasurably degraded. . In distributing patronage CHe.vc.land had kept a misfit store. A free ballot and o fair count was , ho said , ttlo paramount question. Ho compared the vote ? .cast in Georgia for ten congressmen with votes cast In Nebraska for three and there were H.piOlX ) ) more votes civst for the thrc'o In Nob-1 braskd than the' ten In Georgia , while a pub lic sentiment in the local section of the south' nnd n unitoef eloruoorntlo party uphold the suppression of the ballot. 'Agitation and con demnation would some day tench them. These who bellcvo In an honest ballot must cither make the south ashamed of its nets or ; naku the world nshatncd of them. Ho wanted the day.to como. when the -men of Abraham Lincoln in the south would bo as frco to vote as the men of Jcftersivn Davis. ' The tariff was tersely discussed and the closing of his speech was on the pensions and the late'st attitude of the democracy -and the border states Jhat now were given lo t'alling soldiers -mercenary. Ho appealed to Ne braska to present In 18SS the same unbroken republican majority that had charactcri/.cel It slnco its birth , nnd expressed the Jiopo that tho' state that ho loved , the state that' w'as.hls ' 'ome , would again give her electoral vote to the candidate of the ) republican party , Bupronio Court Decisions. . Lijcoi.N'Ncb. ; , March 7. [ Special Tele gram to the Br.r. . ] In the-supremo cpurt-to- day'Gcorgo 1) . 'Schofiold' ' , of Otoo county , was admitted to practice. State , ex-rcl Storkcy , vs. Field , defendant to answer by 'March 0. He'rshior vs. Kincaid ; defendant to answer by Saturday next , file briefs Tuesday , cause then to be submitted. . Hlggcnbotlmm .vs. Benson , submitted on briefs. . . Hamilton county vs. Hainor. Continued. Rottmnn vs. Bitrtllng , order to show cause submitted. Court adjourned to Tuesday next'f A larco number of decisions were .Handed' ' down , among the more important were : As'hby vs Washburn & (3o. ( Error "from Gage county. Reversed. Opinion by IWcso. Johnson vs Van Clcflve. Error from Ham ilton crunty. Affirmed. Opinion by Cobb. State extrel Carter ys King , mnndauuii. Judgment for relater , writ- withhold autl costs divided. Opinion by Cobb. State ex rol Carter vs King , mandamus. Judgment for relater , writ withheld nnd costs divided. OpliUpn by Maxwell. Recs'o dissenting. In this case tha court ho'lds that a Justice of the peace has nopower to grant anew now trial except for fraud , partiality or un due means. In regard to the question of legal holidays brought up in this case the court holds that ; where 'the statute * designate certain-days as legal holidays , the restriction is. confined to the days named in the statute. When such days fall upon Sun day the 'succeeding Mo'nday is not to po ob served ns such holiday , except so far s it may effect the presentation and demand on .commercial paper. Castor vs Welniv , Error from Cummings coiintv. Reversed and .remanded with in structions to dismiss. Opinion by Cobb. Western horao nnd cattle company , vs Tininn , error from Adams county , Reversed. .Opinion by Cobb. . Sweeney vs Durnuil , error from Douglas county. Afllrmed. Opinion by Recso. Chicago/Bnrlington & Quliicy railroad vs Manning , appeal fronvDouplns county. Af firmed. Opinion by Maxwell. McMnnnlng vs. Seater , error from Wash ington county. Reversed. Opinion by Max well. Thla case is of more than ordinary in terest , ns it relates directly to the Sloeunib law. In the opinion the following points are cited : In nn action by n wife and her minor chil dren against cor tain saloon-keepers for loss of support from the Intoxication of the hus band and father caused by liquor allogpd to have boon furnished by certain saloon keepers there was proof of distinct sales by said saloon-keepers of intoxicating liriuor to said husband and fathdr during the period stated In the petition and nlao of hii continuous intoxication during that period nnd of his remaining in and near said sa loon ? . It was held that the testimony Intro- cuced by the saloonkeepers that they had re fused to furnish him Intoxicating liquor with the intention of disproving the particular acts tostitiod to by the witnesses of the plain tiff , did not warrant u verdict for the defend ants. ants.Proof of the sale of Intoxicating liquors may bo madeby circumstances and such cir cumstances may bo sufficient to overcome the positive testimony of witnesses. Ex-parto Hill ami Hill , habeas corpus. This woa an interesting case docketed by the deputy clerk of the supreme court to-day , The case was nn application by a fattier to obtain possession of his infant child , whom ho alleges its mother Kept from his sight and touch al though both parents occupied the saino premises. . After considerable argument the writ wns granted discharging tno infant from the exclusive custody of its mother yet ordering It placed whcro both parents could attend to its maintenance and education. The NOWH nt the Capitol. tiixcoi.v , Nob. , March 7. [ Special Tele gram to the BUG. ] The United States court convened in this city to-day with Judge Dundy nn the bench , It being nn adjourned session of the January terra for the purpose of _ hear ing motions and reaching final hearings on a number of cases. In the district court to-day Ed Hart wns convicted of adultery nnd sentenced to Im prisonment in the county jail for ton months. Hart is an ox-convict from Missouri and is a thoroughly bad citizen. In the case against Jcsso Martin , brought back from Iowa to answer for disposing of mortgaged property , the Jury found him guilty and recommended him to the mercy ol the court. The meeting of the board of trade called for last evening has boon postponed until Saturday evening. A number of Important industries seeking location hero will bo acted upon at th" next meeting , including the pro posed Now York llfo insurance company building. The state board of pharmacy continued In session yesterday examining applicants , Thirteen hundred nnd sixty-nine have been registered during the past y6ar nnd the fees collected amount to * ! ,000. The State Institution * . I < IHCOI.X , Neb. , March 7. [ Special Tele gram to the BBB.I The monthly expenses ol tbo state institutions , and work on now buildIngs - Ings for February were passed upon by the board of public lands 'and buildings todajr. . nnd allowed n * follows : Homo for the friendless , $1,007.09 ; Insane hospital , Norfolk , 10,031.57 ; Insane hospital , Lincoln , to.ON.OO . ; deaf nnd dumb institute , Omaha , $ l,8Si.7 ! ) | feebleminded homo , Beatrice , $1,08\2'J ; In dustrial school , Kearney , ll,7WJ.8M ! Institute for tho.bllnd. Nebraska City , $ mW ; work on soldiers' home , Grand Iiinnd , J4n,81 ; keeping prisoners at penitent Inrr , KMkK40 ; on vontrnct , state rnpltol , $15,215.00 ! new building for feeble minded , } ' \Oio.OO : ; material for douio of cupllol building , (0bOO.OO. e Alleged Ilopcnlnrn llnloaiod. GithKLr CKXTCII , Nob. , March 7i [ Special Telegram to the Usn.l'-Tiio prisoners , from Howard county' charged with voting in Grccly county.sworothat t every Justlco In Grecly county , was prejudiced except two Scotl.i Justices and asked for n clinngo of venue. The chnngo was granted and the bearing' In the'casoof Peter Peterson took place before Justlco Hamilton to-day. Thb state established the rdsldcnco , .of thojirN- onor In Howard county and ono witness tcstl lied to having seen hhn giving In Ills ballot to the Judges of election. His natno Is shown on the poll Iwok. but notwithstanding this the Justlco ordered . the prisoner released. The case 'will \ > o presented to the grand jury next month. \ . Thrco moro "residents of Howard county Imvo turned states evidence and testified to being . paid t'A by Dr. Grothait to veto In f-'cotui and to having voted under assumed names , , Bultl > lntlMcd. ' STIUTTONY Neb. , March 7. [ Special Tclo- gram to the BKE. ] The criminal libel suit of P. V. Bailey against W. O. Ashwcll , editor o tlio-Stratton Herald , was called In the dls. trlct court of 'thlsi county yesterday. The court held that there was no cause for action anil dismissed the case. ' The article which created the llbol suit charged Bailey with breaking the sixth commandment. Uoldrcgo Wins. ' OIII.CANS , Nob.March 7. [ Special Telegram - gram to the BEE' ] The council of adminis tration of the Kppublicnn valley veteran reunion - union association of tire G. A. R. mot'nt this plneo to-day. The contest for location- lay between Cambridge , bidding SSOO , and Hojdrcgo $ 'Jl)0. ) Holdrege was selected * as- the p.laco for the reunion , August 20 , continu ing four days. t Nelra | kn City. ' Asiu Ci'rr , Neb , -March 7. [ Special Telegram' to the BIJH. ] The residence of Mr" . S. A ; Wclmor was entered by burglars 'last night and robbed of several hundred dollars aud a valuable ladies' gold watch- and chain. o - Rcnl Kslnto Transfers. John F Flack and wife to Thos Batter- ton n'4 of K lot IMS blk O howe's . add nlso 8 Xt of w side of s8.1 ft of lot . 1 1 blk O Lowe's add wd . . . $ 3,200 Julia Ehye'to J H McShano s 27 ft lot 85 Holion's add wd . 0,000 Rudoluh Shnntr. and wife 'to Soniuol S Van Bouttm lots l-i-if-l- ! - -lM4-ir - 10.1 ! ) nnd IS.blk S L'nfuyatto park'qo . 1 And Rosowatqr nnd wife to Joseph ' Cub i\Yi of o 15. > ft of.lot I'd blk 15 Im provement association add wd. . . . ' . . . 0,000 Joseph A'ub and wife to Andrew Roso- wutor , s X of o 165 ftof lot ID , blk 15 Improvemcnt'assn. add , w d . 5,000 , Samuel G Damon nnd wife to William V Morse , lot 10 , . blk O , Khfnn's 2nd * ' add , qcd. . ' . [ , . . . . % . . . . . 1 South Omaha Land company to' N.ols Johnson , Jot U , blk 118 , South Omaha , w d. . . . . . I-- 300 Frederick II "Davis and wffo to Peter ' B Fnsold , lot 23' , Fall-mount .Place , w d . - . . . . . . . 000 Henry Bolln and wife to William' Srvoi'flX lot .1 nnd n' cK lot 3 , blk 1 , city , wd . 1 C S'Ktlnpton ndwifoto Ida Johnson , ct ' nl , lots 11 ! and i ; ) , Kempton Heights , w d. . . . . * . ; . . . . . - . 700 EE French- trustee , to John HGib - Hon , < } U blk 7 , lots V , ' 10 , U and 13 , ' blk , - nnd lots 5 , ! i. 7 and 8. b'lk 8 , Jots 10 , 17. 18 , 1 ! ) 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 and 21 , ' blk 4 , Pullman plane , tr d . . . . . 1 D A Holmes and wife to Istiac Van ' .Horn , lot 1C , blk 2 , Lake View add , ' wd , . . : . 2,500 Isaac Van Horn'nnd wife to J A Riley , lot 10 blk 2. Lnko View , w d. . ' . 2.500 Elijah L Ly'on and wife to W.'F Swayze , oj lot 0 blk 5 , Orchard Hill , w d . 0,500 , Edwin II Sherwood 'n-nd wife to R C Gushing , n % lot 1 blk 107 , city , w d. 40,000 Edwin G Rust to Ch as D Scldcn , lot 18 blk 2 , Pruyn's sub blk 3Hydo Park , w d ; . . : . . . , . 400 Win V Morse nnd wife to H G J Leh man , lot 11 blk 7 , Syndicate Hill , w .d . ' . . 100 Amilc G. and Hnttio B. Long to Ebon ' K. Long , lot 22 , A. ' Kountze's add- ! tlon and lot 10 In same , q. e. . . ' . 1 Thomas C. Bruircr nnd wife to Ellen Anderson' , lot 6 blk 10J , city , w d. . . 1 Jacob E Miirgd to Thomas Swobo , undivided Jf of otf of 'lot a blk 103 , city , wd.- ' . . - . . ; .i . . 7,000. Thomas C. Bruneiand - wifo' to Ellen Anderson , part .of Twenty-fourth street vacated (0x4 ( 1) ) , < 1 c.- ' . . . \ . 1 W. L. Seiby trustee Jo J. FItitch - hnrilt , lot 35 blk 4 , W. L. Selby's . 1st addition to South'Ouiali'a , w d. . . 850 Archer Kkef to Thomas Proctor. 10-100 ' acres in ai-15-13 ; also ! l 'itf-lOli acres in3-4-13 . . . 1 - ! - , n.ad , Ellen Anderson to Thomas C Brunei , part 24th st vacated (7x-ll ( ft ) , qo d. . 1 Same to same , lot 2 , blk 1'Jlcity ) , w d. . ' . . COI William II Mabery to James For- mnnclc , n % .ot lot 5 , blk 77 , South Omnha , qu d . 8,575 James Formnnuk and wife to Cathar ine Mabery , same , w d . 3,575 Flora Fox Plumb to Joseph W Ric'h- nrds lot 10 blk 17 Hanscom place wd 2,800 Herman A Kudu tr to C D Woodworth . Phonnan A Kuhn lot 10-17-18-2 - 2-1 blk 4 Crcigltton heights wd . 8,825 City of Omaha to Henry T Clark pt 23d street vacated (20x2-1) ( ) adjoining lota blkWVJqo . 1C3 W T P Wood and wife to Sloan John- con & Co lot 5 blk 0 Rlvcrsldo ad wd COO IliilldliiK 1'ci-inlts. Tlio following building permits were issued yesterday by the superintendent of buildings : C. Las-i , cottage , Twenty-second and Locust . $ 200 Jacob Zimmerman , cottage , Harlem lane , near Douglas avenue . TOO E. Volkmler , frame office , 2539 Gum- ing . 250 E. Martiu , cottage , Blonde , near Thir ty-fifth . ' . . COO Four permits aggregating . $1,550 , to Wed. The following nmrriugo iliconsos were issued yesterday by Judge Shields : Nnmo and Residence. Age. Soren Mnds'cn , Omaha . ! U Maria F. Jensen , Omaha . 25 John H. Sweenle , Pupillion , Neb . ! I2 Alice M. Culvert , Pnplllion , Ne-b . 1'J Joseph J. Oatnoy , Arnptihoe , Neb . 22 Belle S. Calvcrt. Papillion , Neb . 21 Edward S wnnsou , Omaha . 23 Albertina Sanburn , Omaha . 21 Edward D. Smith , Omaha . 31 Emma E. Brock , Mahoningtown , Pa . 27 Lorenzo Dcnn , Atlantic , la. . . . 40 Rebecca E. Gulnii , South Omaha . 21 " A * lTttlcnive-.voar old 'eliiujflitcT of Fritz WultorH , the ugont for the An- liouBor-Bu&h Brewing company , full oil u ttiblo yesterday , dislocating the loft elbe Una breaking n bono in the right arm. arm.Fred Moore , the reckless driver who ran over nnd faoriously injured n llttlo boy on Fnrrinm street last Satui'elay ' nft- ornoon , was given n hearing before Judge Borka yesterday afternoon and wns found guilty of fust driving und lined $0 und costs. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Wh n Bobwu tick , we rare her CutorU. When he w u & Child , the cried for Cutori * , Wben the b c < im Ulu , iho clung to Cmitorti , Wheasae bad Chlldrwi , the I TC them CutorU. -THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Dears Control Trnnonctlous in the Wheat Pit. . . FREE SELLING BY HUTCHINSON. Corn I-'nlls Off on the Prospect of I llccolptH OM Follow ( hi ) Ic * cllnc Provision * Sliovr Con- -Strength. . CHICAGO PUODUos MAKKKT. . CIIICAOO , March 7. [ Spccl l Telegram to the.UKE.I There was. news enough la the wheat pit this. morning , aiuV most of it fnvored.tho bears. The slump In corn' 'was -Influence on the saino side of the market , but at the weakest point tlio decline In , prices amounted only to % o from opening figures and the 1. o'clock close was only lg'c below the opening for May delivery : Hutohlnson wns n particularly free seller at near the bottom tom price , but the market took his offerings nnd 'oven advanced a llttlo before the close. There wns scmo buying for country specu lators In the winter wheat sections , 'but , In ' general , emtsldo' orders were not extensive. Probably n good part o'f the buying , was by shorts , who had n profit In tholr .sales. May Whc'at opened nt 80) ' , sold down' to 80 Q ' 80c , then up to SO > ' > Ve , declined fgradu- , ally and with occasional slight reactions until 80) 0 wns .touched. During , tho. last half hour a rumor was' circulated that the engi neers strike would surely spread to the Rock Island road , and on this news there was some demand from shorts which scut the prliid up to SO.KC , which was. the 1 o'cloclt closing * The highest price reached wns on news erf the cmpcrqr'H illnoas and an incorrect postIng - Ing which stiowcd considerable decline In consols. When this was corrected the "war scaro' ' wns annihilated : . Juno' wheat opened ntSO e , sohlup-to SOJtfe , down -to 80 Vo and cloied ut 1 o'clock at bft SOc. . The local crowd started In to sell corn this morning but for the llrst hour pr HO hud only Indifferent success In holding the 'market down. When they -got It down , as they did occasionally , itsccmcdqulto clastic for n tlmo and would Juuip back whenever there was any relief from , the pressure. Later , how ever , the critical point of 53c for May corn was passed and then- there cmno'out a Hood of long corn which of itself brought jibmit the remainder of the break suffered during' the session. Hutchlnson wns a prom inent , seller of corn nnd the Inclination of local tr.xdcrs seemed to agree wlthhlui in this iiiBtanco. The report that tlio Burlington road was getting In eooil.runnlng order again nnd would soon bring In a largo quantity - . tity of lorn which had been ac cumulating on account of the strike was a bearish feature to-day. So when tlio late report cauio that the strike was spread ing , It caused seine reaction Just before the close. May corn opened at T > ! J\g53Kc ; sold nt 531 0 then' down to WWCZr.nyc- . then down to 5iL' : , up to B'jye , and hung some" tlmo he- . twccn Ktfa } and 53J.Cc , then dropped gradually - ' ally and with frcqueut reactions ofVo or inoro to r/ytfSreJXc , closing nt t o'clock nt Juno corn opened nt52J < c , sold down to 62c , and closed nt 1 o'clock at 52'fc. ' There wns a rather active speculative trndo'- In oats , with Hutchlnson the 'largest seller , 'and the market decllnt'd- following the load of corn. May oats opened .at J2c ! , sold down to 81 &c nnd closed nt 31 e at 1 o'glock. Juno outs opened nt 31 c , sold down to 31xVc and' eloped nt fll' c at 1 o'clock. Foi1 July oats OOUo was asked nnd August oats sold at-28c. The provision , trndo showed considerable strength. Lnrd and short ribs were n llttlo henv.v , but In pork the movement was more satisfactory for .tho bull ido than fop some timo. In the latter -'article the trading , es pecially early in the dhy , was also -quite nnl- mated nnd pilce sustnined a substantial ad vance. resting nt 1 o'clock 12j(715o nbovo lawt night's c\osing. \ Lard" suffered a decline of : iKu nnd short cibs of 2K@ * > o. Anruusoos Sr. tex Wheat higher ; . May closing SO SO ; c , Juno 81 # . ' , July Sl ) f < H Sttf o. Corn stronger ; May closing 5'J Q53c , Juno & 3 ; ® 52jfc ; July Mi 'lv Oats steady and firm. Pork wns S o higher ; March closed nt $13.00 , May at $14.0JW@1 1.05 , and June.il4.07' bid. LnrJ advanced ' 2 > < fe ; closlug i t 7. ( for March , $7.70 for May. $7.75 for Juno nnu ' $7.80 for July. Short ribs were quiet , but a shade llrmvr , nnd closed nt $7.10 for March , * 7.20 for May , f7.22 > for Juno and 17.85 for . July. . _ ' CHICAGO IjIVK STOCK. 'CniOAOo-March 7. [ Special Telegram to the BBE. ] OATTI.E Business 'was consider ably mdro active than yesterday. Prices were unchanged ns compared with-Tuoidny , but prices nro lO ltH- lower tjiah on Monday. A train of Texans sold at.f2.75 for cows and Jvi.75 for steers. Prime butchers' stock was in goqd 'demand nnd firm. Canning stock steady. Stockers nnd feeders un- ' .changed. .Fancy , : $5.25@r > .50 ; steers , 1850 to 1500 Ibs. , $ I.H'5.10j,1200 to 1350 Ibs. , $3.90@I.OO ; 050 tp 1200 Ibsi , $3.103.i0. { ; stock- cro mid feeders , $2.20 ( < t,3.55 ; cows , bulls nnd mixed , ? 2.00S3.40 ; blilk , * 2.40tf2.'SO ( ; Texas fed dtocvs , $2.75tf4.00. ( HOGS Business wns not as active as for a day or two past. The Squires party were out of the market , nnd that means a good deal , especially on the best grades. Two of the big packing 'firms nlss were out of the trade. Only one lot turned up in the sales over f5.50 , and prime butchors's weights ( selected ) could bo had nt the close at * o.3S@ 5.40 , best mixed nt SJj.S.XfrlW ) , and light mixed at I5.15fi5.20. A few lots of assorted ' light averaging'UK ) to 1TO Ibs. , sold nt * 5.16 ( < $ D.20 , and lighter averages at 5 < 5.00Qi5.10. FINANCIAL. Nn\v Yonic , March 7. [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] STOCKS It is a down day in stocks after nil. The loss of to-day Is .larger nnd more decided than the gain. The great est sufferers have been Delaware , Lacka- wrinim & Western , Louisville & Nashville and Oregon railway In a fall of l@lK.Pf cent , while such stocks ns St. Paul ; N' western , New York Central , Lake I ire , Now England nnd others are * < @ per out lower at the close than ycstorday. o " , clflcs have got of with a drop of MQjg per cent , and Richmond Terminal , Western'Union und n few others , ura in the same category. The . fall In the last hour was rapid , mid the closq i very heavy. The market opened nt a decline extending to K@K lcr ) tent > on tin ) f et that London was a seller of American stocks , but when the London quotations came In with some decline the feeling turned. Even at first the temper of tlo | room was not bearish , although the shorts who covered yesterday felt inclined to put out fresh lines to-day. Chicago advices were conlllctmg , not pro nounced either way. Nothing very serious was predicted out of labor troubles , Cliques were buying specialties and Issuing scnlo orderx. Londpn gives an unsettled , Irregular market on American railway shares. St. Paul , Reading , Pennsylvania nnd similar stocks are either higher or without decline , but the Pacitlcs and some others are lower. Total sales , 300,000 , shares. GOVUHXMHNTB Government bonds were dull and steady. YIWTEIUUT'B QUOTATIONS' . U. ( Ms registered.124 > $ | 0. A-N. W lOJ ir.fi. 4s coupon. . . 1'i'iJi do preferred 1(3 IJ.8.4'inreglitred.iiijlN. ( ) ! V. Contra ! 1W U.rt 4'in coupon..lunm.lt. N OU I'aclnctoof'y , ' ) M I1. T l Canada Huuthern. . BKi.I'Bclfic .Mull i Central 1'arllla. . . . wtf O. I ) . * K. . . . . . . . . . . If Chlcnpo ft Alton . , W I'ulltnon l' lacpCurl , ) , II.&Q Kraillnu 81J Knrk iHinnil 111) ) . i/'ftit.a. . ' , ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . . w bt. U &H. V au Krlo 2 | ? do preferred. . . . . . flTJ ilo nreforri'il M 0. , M. & Kt. I'nnl , , . 75 lIlllHllHOlltlttl Ill do preferred 114 I..II.&W II Ht. I' . & < > . US K.T i : do preferred im LakeKhoro B'Jti'Texu ' ' * 1'iic tic * 3Jj ! , . & N , KIM Union J'uclllc Michigan Centrul. . 7711 W..BI. ! , . & ! lift Missouri I'aclllo. . . . ' " ' doproferred 23 MUsouril'uclllc. . . . : , W. If. ToK'urapli. . TTH doprcfuirod 13' < MONKT On call , easy at 2@3 per centj last loan , 0 percent ; closed at a per cent of fered. Pniiu Mancunian PAH R C@dH per cent , . , ixo EXCIUNOE Dull but steady at for GO day bllli , II.B7K for duinaad.
