THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY , MARCH 9 , 1888.
THE CIRCUMLOCUTION OFFICE
Report of the Senate Oommlttoo.on'
Government Business Methods.
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A VERY VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT
QCho Committee Finds' Much to Condemn -
' ' domn As UldlcnlouB The General
hand onion In a Htato.
uCChaos ,
Itcd Tape Ad NatiHCiim.
WASHINGTON , March 8. The report snl-
hiittcd to-day by Senator Cockrell , from the
upcolal cotntnlttco which has boon studying
the methods of transacting the government
business la cxecutlvp departments , is n vol-
time of ! iC3 printed pages , in addition to
voluminous appendices. The committee finds
much In cortoln places to command , and very
much in others to condemn ns unnecessary ,
ridiculous nnd farcial circumlocution. The
report classifies the forces employed by the
BPVerriuiciH , Including the officers mid men of
the army and navy , and finds the grand total
to bo 171,740 Individuals. Reports received
from various departments in reply to the
commltto's letter of Inquiry , failed to ftnd the
connection of bureau to bureau , or the di
vision with division , In respect to any
filnglo Item of business transacted , and
for the purpose of getting information of
this character , the committee caused n few
Bpcchnon Items to bo traced from imitation
competition. The flrst of these Is nn expend
iture of t.0XQ ! ( ) by tTio treasury department
tor stationery for the fiscal year 1387. The
implo statement of the course of this tran
saction from "estlmato to settlement war-
rant" requires twenty-one printed pages.
Other cases Instanced are charactcrbcd ns
showing -farclnllotitlno examinations , certi
fications , entries nnd red tape nd nauscum ,
when n direct course of settlement would bo
far preferable. " The committee finds the
second nudltor's clerk writing thousands of
letters to the quartermaster general's
clerk for information ts ho obtained from
copies of the payrolls in the quartermaster
generals office , the originals of which were
prepared in nnd are now on file in thoofllco
whence the Inquiries emanate. It finds the
condition of business In the general land
oftlco , nnd for many years past , "chaotic. "
which results "from want or lack of plain
correct busiuoss methods nnd requirements ,
promptly nnd uniformly forced upon tho'local
land offlccs. and employes of the general land
pnicc. " It finds that the tract books of the
Oflloo have boon neglected since the year 18i : ° ,
and that information which should bo roadi y
nccessible , has , by reason of this "gross care
lessness and negligence , " to bo sought
for hero nnd thcro through rec
ords at great expense of tlmo
nnd labor. It finds registers and
receivers , instead of exercising the q unsi
judicial functions conferred upon them by
congress , are treated merely ns clerks of the
department , heaping upon the Washington
office vast accumulations of undigested mut
ter , which takes Its chances with the accu
mulations of post dccudos. Tlie committee
llnds otllccs suffering for want of u classified
abridgement of patents grunted , n work
betfuu several years ago , but unavoidably de
layed ; nnd it submits u bill uppropriutlng
fi'0,000 for the completion of the work. The
report discloses many tricks of patentees , nnd
would-be-patentees , for practically extending
tlio lifo of their patents. The committee's
recommendations nro scuttcrcd throughout
the report ,
TAKEN IT INTO THE COURTS ,
[ Continued From First
faith nnd for some necessary purpose. It is
hold that a "necessary purpose" In this In-
ptimco .would be n general strike of its engin
eers and firemen nnd the paralyzation of its
business.
"That it shall bo unlawful for nny common
currier , subject to the provisions of this act ,
to enter Into nny combination , contract or
agreement to jto-ovont , by change of tlmo in
schedule , cnrringo in different cars or by
other means or devices the carriage of
freights from being continuous from the
place of shipment to the plnco of rtes-
fination , and no break of bulk ,
stoppage or interruption made by
such common carrioro shall prevent the
carriage of freights from being , treated
us ono continuous cnrringo from the
place of shipment io the place o ! destination ,
| " unless such break , stoppage or interruption
wus made in good faith for some necessary
purpose nnd without nny intent to avoid or
unnecessarily interrupt such continuous
carriage or to evade nny of the provisions of
this net. "
The Manitoba In Trouble.
NEW YOHK , March 8. The Manitoba has
been sold down In the stock cxchango on re
ports thnt n general strike has been ordered
bn that road. The roud is practically con-
Drolled by the Burlington , nnd tho. strike ia
txpccted by ofllccrs of thut company.
MiNNEAi'out ) , March 8. Heretofore the
Burlington & Northern's switching in this
city has been done by the Manitoba road ,
which furnishes the Burlington its tormina !
facilities hero. This morning the engincei1 !
on the Manitoba road refused to bundle anj
Burlington cars whatever. The Chicago ,
Burlington ft Qutncy and Burlington A
Northern curs were side trucked everywhere
, nnd the the Northern is unable to get nnj
js freight in horo. Its passenger trains arc
hauled here from St. Paul by its own on
Bines. The Manitoba officials have taker
no action und it is not , thought they wil
make any attempt to enforce the handling ol
Burlington cars.
ncfuricd to Haul "Q" Cars.
CED.VU lUrins' , la. , March S. The T3ur
lington , Cedar Rapids & Northern engineer *
refused to draw a train with "Q" car ties. A
strike Is imminent.
DULUTII , Minn. , March 8. [ Special Tolo
groin to the DEE. ] Quito a little enthusiast !
wns Installed into the ranks of brothcrhooi
men to-day by the refusal of n Northern Pa
cillo engineer to haul two loaded "Q" car ;
from tlio Northern Pacific Junction nnd tin
engineer's decision has so far been upheld b ;
the action of the company. The cars hai
been placed in the train and as soon ns seoi
by the trainmen the engineer wns notlofiet
nuctthoywo.ro promptly thrown"on aside
track and tha train proceeded without them
ST , PAUL , Msrch 8. All roads centering ir
the t\yin cities have refused to handle ' 'Q'
curs. This satisfies the men and no troubl
Is anticipated on any of the roads. Unioi
tlopcjt engineers in both cities have rofusoi
to handle Burlington & Northern cars , s
road will bo forced to find men to do its bwi
switching , and until it can do so will bo in
bad shapo.
Trains Humiing at Banting * .
HASTIXCI ? , Neb. , March 8. [ Special Tole
grain to Iho BKK. ] Trains are running witl
a little more regularity on the Burllngtoi :
.notwithstanding the absurd and scusatlono
dispatches sent out from this city by Irrcspor
elite correspondents. The dispatch to a
Omaha evening paper to the effect that n
freight trams huvo been arriving in Hastings
that several cars had bccu wrecked by Ir
competent engineers , nnd that switchmc
. have been wounded nnd narrowly escape
serious injury , was mada up of pure fictioi
A ropresentntlvo of the BBK called upon th
Burlington agent at this city to-day , an
learned that from two to llvo freight train
have boon running each way on the mal
line for the past thrco days. Yesterday If
freight curs pulled into tha city nnd 141 wet
taken out. All passenger trains nro runniu
on the main line nnd on the brunches loadin
out of this city , The Burlington docs nc
disguise the fuct that their train service
till demoralized , but the fact is patent tin
order is being brought- of chaos botu
than was expected under the circumstance
Finlccrton Men nt Nebraska.City. .
KEPUASKA. CITV , Nob. , March 8. [ Spcclt
Telegram to the Uun.1 A number of me
were on our streets to-day armed with rlfie
and were reported to bo Piukorton uieirsc'i
here by the B. & M. company. Th'uro wi
considerable excitement add u meeting ot tl
Knlfhts of Labor assemblies wus paliod.
iramber of scorching resolutions were pass (
fondooihlty ; the action ot tUo railroad coi
pany ami Ylotcctlvos , Calling on the stnto
ofllccrs to drive them out , nnd endorsing tlio
strike. Tlio railroad ofllclUs hero' deny that
the detectives were sent hero by the coin-
puny. . _
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Incompetent Hpnhi.
LowCaVi Neb , , Marcli 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the BUB. ] From the trouble they
nrp experiencing nnd tha many InUghnbla
incidents that hnvo occurred the pn.st week
on thu branch of the B. A M. , ft Is evident
that cxpsricnca Is not the characteristic of
Ihelr scab engineers. A traveling man re-
jwrts that last Monday the scab on n freight
lost control of his engine and ran fourteen
miles to Arcadtn In seventeen minutes.
Thursday's passenger came In late with but
ouo mail car and only ono side of the engine
working. Last night the passenger , and
freight were consolidated nnd cniuo
In late , running neatly n quarter of a mile
by the dcj > ot , nnd In backing up the scab
again fntloa to Mop at the depot nnd n third
attempt had to bo mudo. This morning n
passenger loft hero one hour late , nnd suc
ceeded In innkiiig the next eight mlles in
about two hours. Our citiacns nro unlvqr-
sally In sympathy ivlth the strikers , mid wo
regret our inability to net u copy of tlio BEE
for sovcral days past.
Cnptnrcd and Kccnpturcd.
Cnr.SToN.Ia. , March 8. The brotherhood
had qulto an exciting tlmo hero to-dny. The
company captured thrco of their men early In
the day , but after n hard struggle the strik
ers recaptured them. Ono of the men , it is
understood-had a mortgage on his house ,
and the strikers uluim the superintendent
told the man it was in his power to have it
foreclosed. The brotherhood , on learning of
this , Immediately paid the mortgngo and the
man left the engine , tlio other two also being
induced to Join htm ,
The Drummers Are "With Them.
LINCOLN , Nub. , Match 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKE. ] Mr. L. C. Hill , a promi
nent commercial traveler , addressed a largo
meeting of brotherhood firemen nnd engi
neers to-night on the subject of the strike.
Ho took very decided grounds in favor of the
men nnd dwelt at some length upon the
patience with which they had endured unjust
treatment at the hands of the Burlington before -
fore resorting. to the present extreme
measure. His nddrcss was listened to with
great interest and frequently interrupted by
cheers.
Trains at Palmer.
PALMER , Neb. , March 8. [ Special .to the
BEE. ] The B. & M. is running about three
or four of its regular trains through this
point.
Can Only Advise.
DBS MOINES , la. , March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the B EK. ] The railroad commis
sioners have been considering all day the
testimony taken at Crcston regarding the in
competent engineers who have taken the
places of strikers on the Chicago , Burling
ton & Qulncy railroad. Tlio commissioners
admit that It makes a very damaging show
ing , but say that they can do little to effect n
change except to issue a proclamation. At
present the board have no power to enforce
their orders , nnd > although they may ndviso
the railroad company that nineteen Incompe
tent men nro running as engineers to the
peril of the traveling public , yet it is loft
witli the company to do as it pleases about
making a change.
Reloaded the Car.
CEHAII KAI-IDS , la. , March 8. The railroad
situation has not materially changed. The
committee waited on President Ivos , of the
Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern , offer
ing to reload the company's railroad tics
from the Hannibal & St. Joe car to the com
pany's car. President Ives consented , thus
disoslng ] of the question on which Issue was
yesterday Joined.
1 From Lincoln.
LINCOLN , March 7. To the Editor of the
BEE : Just a few lines from a disinterested
view of the present railroad troubles. Did I
say disinterested ? Thatwas evidently wrong ,
for not a single individual in the whole nation
is disinterested. Is it not a fact , that with
good wages our workingmen will live in
neater nnd better residences , buy moro goods
and make every kind of business moro lively
Imu if crushed by capital to a minimum of
wages ! Thank God our. Amcrlcun workingmen -
men nro rapidly becoming the most intelli
gent , brightest nnd best road of nny nation
on earth , and are beginning to rca'lizo the
'net that capital without labor is useless. If
an ndvanco of wages should result in a slight
ly reduced dividend on capital ( which repre
sents the stock in trade of these who
nro fully nblo to protect nnd educate
.holr families ) , what does it moan to the
.nbor invested , of these who hnvo their life
ntorosts at stake In our own fond country
nnd whoso children nro lolng moulded into
future leaders and stnto.imenl
It moans the only legitimate means of di
viding the proiitsof capital nnd labor , and
giving to us all n well clothed , well fed and
well educated rising Kenorntion , on honor to
our Innd nnd our iitstitutions. Let us inter
est ourselves in "boards of arbitration , " in
corporate all labor organizations. Mnko both
labor nnd capital responsible. Make both
parties give reasonable notice of any changes
to bo mado. Wo must awake from this stupid
nnd morbid state of "looking on , " nnd "us
citizens of the foremost nation on earth" we
should grrtsn the inevitable recognition ol
labor and fairly regulate it. Labor owes to
the public a duty. Wo nro de
pendent on harmony existing be
tween It nnd capital. But will :
all Jour boasted enlightenment , how is il
oven possible for the grievances of labor tc
bo heard or understood without striking ! II
is the only means they have at hand. 1
think It is tlmo for us to raise ns ono man
and demand protection from both parties-
capital and lnb.or. Are our officers at oui
several state capitals looking out for the In
tcrcsts of the public nt such times ns these
when authority alone can demand rccognl
tion ! Are thcro not as many lives nt stake
to-day on trains as may hereafter bo In unj
city hall i Lot us not enquire so earnestly
into the safety of tho.ono and blind our eyes
to the other. "Consistency thou art a Jewell'
Citizens , grasp this question , It is of far mor <
importance than a grunt many national nucs
tlons with which wo are continually battling
ana ono which appeals to all patriotic Amcrl
cans. - , Puo Boxo PUBLICO.
Ho Woke Up the Passengers.
RAVENN.A , Nob. , Marcli 7. Correspond
cnco of the BEE. ] The experiences of thi
men engaged by the B. & M. to take tin
places of the brotherhood engineers on thi
division have been anything but encouraging
ing either to them or to the. road by whicl
they nro employed. Many of their blunder
would bo extremely ludicrous if it were no
for the danger to llfo nnd property involved
For instance , the other day ono of these nl
leged engineers , after taking coal and watc
at the station started back for his train ,
passenger , which stood on Beaver croc !
bridge noout thirty rods away. The rules o
of the company require a man to stop his cr
glno ten feet from the train ami then inov
up to it slowly so thai , the coupling can b
inndowithns little risk as possible. .Thi
man'however , dashed down the track nt th
ruto of fifteen miles an hour and struck th
train like n cyclone. All the baggage in th
baggage car .was heaped up in the fror
end nnd the passengers could bo seen fallln
over the scats and bumping against oac
other at n lively rate. When the train hn
once moro coino to n standstill and the ma
at the throttle wns about to pull out agnli
the crowd who watched the proceedings wcr
thrown Into convulsions by a gray hcadc
man with Ills upper Hn bleeding nnd woarln
n badly crushed silk tllo , who thrust his hen
out of the window nnd , looking toward th
engine , exclaimed ; "Hitch that scab to
wheelbarrow and sco if ho can run it up tli
street without killing some poor soul. " Inc
dents of this character , showing1 the gross li
competency of the men with whom , the Bu
lington claims to bo able to resume its frcigl
and passenger traftlc , are ot almost dally o
currenco huro and along this entire dlvlsloi
1
. The Cattle Plague.
BALTIMORE , March 8. Within the pai
two days fifty-two hodrt , ef cattle In Kci
county , Md. , have boon' slaughtered , tb
herd having plouro-pncmuonU ,
A CATTLE POISONING , CASE ,
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t
Sensational Charges Against ; o
Proachpr at Johnstown. .
A SLANDER SUIT IMPENDING.
Depth of n Nebraska Pioneer atTnl"
The Other Hide of the
Election Frauds- ;
Judge Uiimljr's Decision.
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Hertous Charges Against a Preacher.
JOHNSTOWN , Nob. , March 8. [ Special to
the BBK. ] About a month ago Farmer Hut-
lodge hud ten or t\volvo head Of cattle die.
They were supposed to have been poisoned.
Kov. S. W. Koontz , pastor of the United
Urothron and a neighbor of Mr. Uutlcdgo , is
the man accused of administering the poison.
Last Saturday a church meeting was'heM to
investigate the case and nn attempt was made
to have Mr. Koontz expelled from the church.
Suftlclout evidence was lacking to sustain the
charge and now Mr. Koontz nnd his friends
propose suclug the accusing parties for
slander. _
An Old Pioneer Gone.
TAtMAOii , Neb. , March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the UEE. ] Mrs. O. D. Jones , a
prominent pioneer In this part of the tate ,
resident here since about 1800 , died of old
ago complications this morning. She bos
been very low for six months. .
The Orcclcy County Election.
SCOTIA , Neb , , March 8. To the Editor of
DEC : In several numbers of 'your usually
candid paper since the special election in this
county on the 17th of January last there have
appeared sensational articles originating In
the fertile brain of some one orinoro persons
in Greelcy Center , none of them containing
but a very small grain of truth. The facta
regarding the election are as follows. :
Ono Salmon signed an information pre
pared by one of the relaters in thO man
damus case now pending in the suprpmo
court of the state , charging ten persons with
the crime of Illegal voting , upon which a war
rant was issued and seven men arrested.
A change of vcnuo was .demanded
nnd the case transferred _ to Justice
Hamilton. The attorneys for the complainant -
plainant dismissed all the defendants except
onto , who , after an examination , was acquit
ted. As to Hanson's purported statement
regarding Dr. Grothan , it is without founda
tion In fact , as the doctor took no' active part
in the election except to cast Ills ballot. The
writer has no means of knowing 'Whether
Hanson made the affidavit alleged or not but
docs know that no person wtis paid for cast
ing his vote in Scotia nnd I bolicvo that if
Mr. Hanson made any such affidavit ho did
not know to what statements ho wns append
ing his signature. Wo ask thai this IJQ pub
lished that your readers may know the truth
lu regard to the matter and to remove the
false charge upon Dr. Grothnu's good name
and reputation. SCOTIA.
Tecumseli DooininK *
TECUMSEII , Nob. , Marcli 7. [ Correspond
ence of the BBE. ] There seems now to bo
no doubt that the boom which nil have hoped
and worked for has nt lost reached our city.
Nothing but the backwardness of our promi
nent citizens has kept us down so long , but
nil are now working with n will , and things
are beginning to move. During the winter
work has boon pushed rapidly forward on
our new grist mill , nnd it is now almost
ready to begin operations , equipped with nil
the latest roller process machinery necessary
tomakoit a strictly first class trilll.Tho
building for a $ 10,000 cunning factory will
soon bo erected , ami they expect to bo ready
for work ns soon ns the vegetable , crop is on
the market. Water bonds to the amount of
$21,000 were voted last Tuesday , . and work is
to bo commenced on the plant at once. Thcro
is also a little talk of electric 'lights ' , but
nothing will bo done in that direction
nt present. On the 13th mst , the people
of the coutity are to vote on n proiw-
sition to issue bonds to the extent of HO.OOO
for the erection of a now court house in this
city ana the prospects are now thaUthcy will
bo voted , although thcro is some opposition
in the northwestern part of the county. The
county is much in need of better protection
for its records , nnd it would bo bad pollcyito
vets tlis proposition down.
These enterprises , and a largo number of
now business blocks and an opera houso.
will make things move in this city as they
have not for years. Tcoumseh is ono of the
best located cities in the stnto and wa pre
dict that the day Is not far distant when she
will also bo ono of the llncst cities in 'all this
section of country.
A republican club ha ? been organized hero
and others will soon bo organized throughout
the county. Johnson will give a hannsomo
republican majority next fall from road overseer -
seer up to president.
Several democratic postal clerks front this
county have resigned lately , presumably on
account of inoftlclency.
A. Stnto DrnggUts' Convention. '
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 8. [ Special to the
BEE. ] On Tuesday , March" 0 , the city drUggists -
gists held nn enthusiastic meeting at the of'
flco of the secretary to formulate plans for
the state convention of druggists , which
meets in this city May 8 , 0 and 10. . Tnonic'et ,
ing was called to order with Mr. Danbach in
the chair , Alf. J. Shilling being oloctcd.'l ( The
following committees were appointed JTrcas
urcr , W. J. Turner ; committee. on'Hnauce
W. H. .McArthur , B. O. Kotsha nndJ B
Chapman ; comniittco on hotels , Alf J. Shil
ling , J. E. Uiggs , Mr. Daubach ; committee
on railroads , W. C. Mills , J. H. Dunn ana W
J. Waugh. . , . , „
Only a partial programme has been dr
ranged , which now' consists /pf. , t
lecture at the Nebraska stnto choml
cnl labratory on the flrst night
On the second there will Do a ball for the drug
gists nnd their friends ut Bohanan's . .hull
On the third day of the convention the Visiting
members will bo escorted in carriages to tin
different state institutions and other points o :
interest about the city , Lincoln uniggisti
have determined to make the coming convention
tion a complete success , neither sparing tinu
nor expense to have all who attend enjoy th <
visit. It is earnestly expected that all , drug
fists who can will attend. Atiy informntioi
in regard to the convention will bo cheerfully
furnished by the secretary , Alf J. Shilling
237 South Eleventh street , Lincoln. . i
A Revival at Bcllwood. ' .
BBLLIYCOD , Neb. , March 8. [ Special to thi
DCS. ] For the past three weeks Bellwooi
has been blessed with a glorious revival
which was followed by a jubilee meeting
The attendance was large. Several mliiia
tcrs from abroad helped in the exercise. ?
Ono hundred and twenty seekers made thcl
way to the altar , of whom about sixtyhav
professed a change of heart , and lifty hav
Joined the church on probation.
Republican Club.
NBLIOH , Neo. , March 8. [ Special to th
BKE.J A republican club has been forme
hero , with I. D. Hutilold , president ; L. A
Babcockj vlco president ; Klchard Merrill
secretary ; William Groy , treasurer , an
Peter Kruso , sergcaut-at-arms. The clu
will meet once a week during the comlu
campaign ,
Three Cars Ditched.
PKNDW , Nob. , March 8. [ Special 'to th
BEE. ] An accident occurred about , fou
miles north of hero yesterday morning to th
north-bound freight , by which three car
wore ditched , Ono of them contained on
grant goods and several horses. Ono bruk <
man WAS slightly injured.A displaced ro
is reported as the cnuso of the accident ,
Fremont's Fire Fljchters. '
FUEMONT , Neb , , March 8. [ Special to tli
BBK. ] Engina company No. 1 , of tbo.'Fr
wont fire department last night celebrate
the sixteenth anniversary of its founding b
giving 0 ° banquet "to its members and foi
Invited guctts. Tno 6ccasiou was a very it
tcresting oncj to nil pf osont. This company
waa the flrst onOfOrganlzod In this cit/ynnd
also has the honor of. Wing the flret fire com
pany organized hi Nebraska north of the
Platte river , outsldo of Omaha. H wns a'
irloncer company. IWhponses to "number of
tonsts brought out A6mo interesting remi
niscences of fire fighting in the early days.
The Union Pno'lUi ) Injunction * Cnso.
LINCOLN , Neb , , "Mlfrch 8. [ Special Tele-
pram to the IlF.K.Tho decision of Judge
Dundy In the Union , Jfnciflc injunction case
ngnlnst the stnto botfrrt of transportation ex
cites much comment fi'cre. C. O. Wheedon ,
the attorney for tll bSard , upon being asked
about the effect ty Vtfh ° dec. is Ion by a BKB
representative to-night , said :
'The ' decision is not final , but may be taken
ns indicating pretty clearly what the final
decision will be. Testimony will betaken
nnd the case will probably be hoard nt the
May term of court. If tlio case then
goes ngnlnst Iho BQard , It will
bo nt once appealed to the supreme court of
the United Stales and may possibly bo nd-
vunccd upon the docket so as to bo heard at
the October torm. " i
In answer to the question of what the
effect would bo should the supreme court
affirm such n decision Mr. Wheedon said !
' I can't conceive of the supreme court
making such u dccislou. The Union Pacific
road goes into our courts and receives the
snmo protection as any other citizen or cor
poration , and yet under this decision it would
not bo subject to the laws of the state1.
Under Governor Vance the militia of
the state was culled out to pro
tect the property of the Union
Pacific railroad , yet according to this decis
ion the state cannot so much ns compel a
Union Pacific train to stop nt a crossing.
The state would haVe no power to say that
the rates of the road shall bo Just and
reasonable. It uiuy discriminate ugains
Individuals or pluccs. It may charge 10 ccntt
a mile for.transportation and the people who
live upon it nro helpless unless congress
shall choose to regulate. The state
board of transportation has found thnt the
road has by an embankment at Waterloo
covered miles of farms with water and made
them worthless. This decision , admitting
this to bo true , says'to these men , you must
sink or swim. The state has no power to
pivo you relief. Whatever outrages the
Union Pacific may Inflict upon the people of
Nebraska , there Is no power to prevent or
punish. "
A theory of the present suit qulto gener
ally nccepted hero is that it is n movement of
the Union Pacific to checkmate the govern
ment In case it should decide to take posses
sion of the road. The company would then
sny , You can not take the branch lines. It
may be true that they have been
built out of the money of the
Union Pacific that ought to have gone to the
government. But there is a decision of the
United States court that they nro not u part
of the Union Pacific line , which is under the
Jurisdiction of the United States. The schema
is ono smooth enough , to reflect credit upon
oven the nstuto management of the Union
Pacific road. _ "
A Bntch of Sidney Nows.
SIDNEY , Nob. , March 8. | Special Telegram -
gram to the BEE. ] Judge George W. Heist
nnd Hon. William ' 37' Powell departed for
Washingtonto-day. _ ' 'Wiolr ' mission is for the
purpose of sccuring61j [ > p,000 appropriation for
Fort Sidney nnd everything looks hopeful.
Marshal Pat Mllfes arrived homo to-day
with the darkey , Grcteil , nrrestcd In Omaha.
The case against Greet ? is very strong.
Sheriff John Ward , of Evanston , Wyo. ,
passed through to-doyn with thrco prisoners
bound for Jollot , IlJ.j Ono Is a Chinaman
named Ah You , sentenced for llfo for killing
n China woman nrijli cutting the body to
pieces ; Charles Cmucrou , thrcjo years for
horse stealing , und Chester Springer , bur-
glury , five years. > c
The Sidney Creamcrj ! company completed
organization to-dny by. ejecting the following
directors for the ensuing year : John F.
Adams , Joseph Scharmor , William J. Brcn-
nan , B. A. JOACS , 12. Ao Leo , A. Pease , G.
W. Jeniior , Andrew Burg and W. F. Whit
ney. > . > *
\ . Special Agent Clump , ' of the interior 'de '
partment ) has been investigating the stealing
of timber off public lands in this vicinity. Ho
has notified two largo saw mil s to discon
tinue.
Emigrants Flowing In.
GIUNT , Neb. , March 8. [ Speciul Telegram
to the BEE. ] As fur as the Cheyenne line is
concerned the B. & M , strike is virtually at
an end. Passenger trains are making good
time nnd freight trains are running nearly
per schedule. With the beginning of the
week emigration began to flow into the new
county and each day has shown n largo in-
crcaso. of newcomers. The present indica
tions point to a much * moro rapid settlement
of western Nebraska than heretofore.
Rejoicing nt Sidney.
SIDNEY , Neb. , March 8. [ Special Tolo-
; r.un to Uio BEE. ] There Is great rejoicing
tiero to-night on account of the Union Pacific
railroad being granted n fifty year extension.
This insures a new Btono depot for Sidney.
Thcro was a meeting of the board of trail ?
to-night in consequence. Stirring speeches
were delivered by Judge Norvell , Mayor
Mclntosh , Hon. Joseph Oberfeldcr , Judge
Shumnn , Colonel John M. Adams , J. A. Borio
and Attorney Kellly.
Eloped AVIth Hln Stepmother.
SIDNEY , Neb. , March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the BBE.J Shqrlff Bnbank arrested
Jack Davis to-day on a telegram from Sheriff
Baker , of North Platte. Dnvis is charged
with eloping with his stepmother.
District Court at Broken Bow.
BrtOKUN Bow , Nob. , March 8. [ Special
Telegram to the BUE. ] District court is in
session once more. Tlio docket shows 100
civil suits and twenty criminal. Ouo of the
interesting features of this term was the
Ansolmo.whisky cases. A man named Cobb
was found guilty of selling whisky without
license and was fined WOO nnd costs , amount
ing In nil to f-505. Court will probably ad
journ to-morrow night.
A Coasting Accident.
ARLINGTON , Neb. , .March 8. [ Special
to the BEE. ] Alllo Unthank , ago six
teen , son of O" N. Unthank , climbed to the
summit of n high steep hill nnd started to
slldo down in the sleet. Ho struck a snag
while going at lightning rapidity and waa
hurled down the hill among the trec-a and
picked up for dead by his comrades. Ho Is
now convalescent tho'jeii 1jadly bruisod.
Turn Up YouV-Cont Collar.
Another cold wave f"/on the way here ac
cording to Undo Sam ! ' { yeather tinker , the
following telegram & ? n'g received at the
United. States signal ofnco nt t p. in. last
evening : tC'fl
ST. PAUL , Minn. , I&ujch 8 , ' 83. To Ob
server , Omaha , Neb. : " Hoist cold wave sig
nal. Tomiwraturo wilt rail fifteen to twenty-
live degrees within the next thirty-six hours ,
* \A.\rkT inTuu LlBUT
A CnttleiiJufl Killed.
TRINIDAD , Col. , Maich 8. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKE. ] Wawf wns received here
to-day from Vlbras , COl. ; that Leon E. Daig
ler , a cattleman ncar h t place , was shot ir
his cabin last Sunday ! f ut and cannot live ,
Ho had gone to bed \yj6u | some ono came te
his door nnd snld thoynvcjro lost. Dalglor getup
up , struck n match and ; , lighted u lamp , whor
a shot was fired through the window mid one
through the door , ono ball passing througl
his lung. The wounded man throw opoi :
the door und tired tivo shots nt his assassins
Who escaped in the darkness. There wen
six of them , three of whom are known
Dalglcr was tbo only .remaining witness it
several cattle stealing cases coming up thi
present term of court , and.It . Is. believed tin
attempt on his lifo was for the purpose ' o
preventing his testifying.
,
The Surplus.
WASHINGTON , ' March 8. .Secretary Fair
child , in a report submitted to congrcsi
early in December , estimated the treasury
surplus would reach < UOOQO,000 by the em
of the present fiscal year. Il Is now statei
at the treasury department that owing b
heavy receipts during the past few month
the estimate then submltU'd would bo U >
small , and the surplus ut the end of Juno
1833would probably reach tho.sum of 1155 ,
IDE WASTED SHEWS OF WAR
Lord Randolph Makes His Great
1 Spcrooll In Parliament.
* * . * * * .
A FLOOD OF LIGHT'ON JODBERY'
Vritlxmt Powder and Without Means
of Transportation Mndo Secre
tary Stanhope Wince A
Compromise In Sight.
*
A Scathing Arraignment.
[ C0) ) > t/rto'it 1BSS by Jamts Oonloit lltnnet.\ ( \
L.ONDOX , March. 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to the BEE. ] The members
) f the lobby In the house of commons were
n n high state of excitement to-night. Every-
> ody was wondering what was to bo the re
sult of the military meeting against , the gov
ernment. Whispers were clrculatjd by the
whips that if n demand for u royal commis
sion to Inquire Into the whole state ot the
army were -tressed to a division the ministry
vould resign. It Bocmed Inconceivable that
hey would take this extreme course and Iho
lirc.it of resignation is now made so fre
quently and ob such slight provocation that
t may soon begin to lose its cfTOct.
The ministry will not act wisely in pressing
ts followers 100 hard. It feels very confi
dent and takes a high handed course on all
occasions , but such trolley cannot bo pursued
hrough all vicissitudes of the session with
out great danger. The military men were
not disposed to show the white flag at the
Irst summons. With the knowledge that
l.ord Handolph was nt their back they re
fused to succumb cither to the blandishments
or menaces of Smith. It was seen early in the
ivening that the Piirnellltos were mustered
urgcly ready to drive the wedge in should the
opportunity occur. Still nioro ominous was It
hat Gladstone was known to bo holding a
mooting of his cx-cabluct in a private room
vliicli 1s still reserved for his uso. As a rule
nlnlsters only nro accorded this privilege , but
exceptional advantages are very properly
crau.ted to Gladstone. Unless the crisis had
joen grave this , mooting of the late ministry
vould not have been summoned. I believe
ho result of it was that Gladstone decided to
icar Lord Randolph's speech before giving
nny signal to his followers.
The house filled rapidly , as It always does
when Lord Randolph is to speak , for there
can bo no question that ho' "draws" better
than anybody except the wonderful "old
mnn't himself. The strangers' nnd ladles' '
galleries wcropackcJ. The peers' gallery
was full , among the distinguished visitors
there -being Lord Wolseloy.
Lord Randolph rose amid a dead silence
nnd began slowly und skillfully building up a
'ormldablo indictment against the wliolo
uilitary system of this country. Ho
mil brought together nn immense
body of facts , many of them
of the most startling kind , all tending to
, hrow n flood of light on the extravagance ,
obbcry nnd muddlcdom which prevail In the
British war onlco. Wo have no means of
army transportation , no gunpowder for big
guns , only two army corps costing JE7,000,000 ,
each against a cost of 1,000,000 for each of
; ho nineteen army corps in Germany , nnd so
on. These facts were laid before Uio house
, n the most varied nnd attractive style ,
iitcrspersed with many flashes of
liumor which caused hcnity laughs
to run through the entire assembly. His
ilcturo of Laboucherc as the Archbishop of
Canterbury , for which post ho was quite as
competent as a civilian was to bo nt the head
of the army , was received with universal
merriment. For every great office special
training was required except for that of sec
retary of war. All this part of
Lhe speech wns immensely enjoyed
by L.ord Wolseloy and by everybody
except Secretary Stanhope who kept his face
carefully hidden from public view.
When Lord Randolph was evidently ncar-
ing his prcoration a curious stir and bustle
ran through the assembly nnd the ministers
were seen to bo whispering eagerly to ono
another. Lord Randolph could not but. bo
conscious of this movement nlthough ho was
nt u loss to undorstnud it's cause. Wo who
were looking on could sco Smith pass a
note over the table to Gladstone who
started up the moment ho read it and
hurried out of the houso. The words passed
from ono to another "tho German emperor is
dead. " The report hud been sent to the
leader of the huiiso from the German em
bassy. Smith turned to Lord Randolph nnd
told him briefly.
"Shall I stop ? " asked Randolph in n low
tone. Smith shook his head and the orator
continued.
But , nlthough such an Interruption would
have sent most men's peroration flying to the
winds , Lord Randolph contrived In spite of
the difficulties to como to a vigorous conclu
sion. Ho declared that ho found last year
that ho ho longer defended a system under
which twentyonemillions nro annually
squnndorcd. "I loft that work , " ho suidwth !
a bitter accent , "to these who are better
qualified for It , " nnd ho pointed to the war
secretary nmid hearty laughter and the
cheers of the houso. The poisoned arrow
was shot nnd it rankled in the wound.
Secretary Stauhopo in his reply showed
ubundnnt signs of irritation but the damaging
statements of Lord' Randolph were practically
left unanswered. In fact wo all know that
that thcroiis no answer to them , for Stun-
hope could only run off on side issues and
cover everything up with the usual official
sheet of green balzo. The indictment will
sink deep into the minds of the people. The
answer will bo treated , a" it was hero to
night , with mild contempt , but the ministry
control tlio London dally papers and will
doubtless cry "All's well" and ' -Down with
Randolph Churchill. "
Meanwhile- the mutineers wero- holding
further communication with Smith and a
compromise was talked of. The disposition
to agree to ono wns increased by its becom
ing kuown that the Gladstone party would
not support u demand for a royal commis
sion with swooping powers in thcso matters.
The ' , 'outs" Join with the "ins" to set up n
barricade against ruthless innovation. They
do not want to see a system destroyed
under wnich so many fat pickings are re
served for officeholders und their friends on
tha two front benches , therefore combined
with the government and offered to meet the
mutineers half way. The latter Jumped nt
the proposal , and the debate from which * 3
much waa at ono tlmo expected languidly
frizzled out.
Goschon's financial coupe of reduc
ing the interest on the national
debt Is the next great theme which
will bo brought forward to-morrow
rather prematurely in consequence of the
main outlines of the schouio having already
leskod out. Aa the secret is no longer a so-
crqt , thanks chiefly to your columns , it may
as well bo publicly announced by 'tho govoriv
jnicnt and this will bo our piece do resistance
for the closing day of the parliamentary week ,
. A MEMIIEU or PARLIAMENT.
No Q round For the Complaint.
WASHINGTONMarch's. , . In answer to the
Perkins resolution of inquiry into thonl
legod complaints prevailing In the "wesl
against the present unsatisfactory mall ser
vice , the postmnstcr general to-day sonl
to the house a communication in which ho saye
careful' Inquiry and- close examination
of the complaints made from tlmo to time
as to the service In Kansas and In general Ir
the region west of the Mississippi falls tc
disclose any tenable ground for complaint ,
A Death 8riimIe.
WtMonn , Nob. , March 3. To the Editor of
ho Br.E : The Burlington strike appears tone
no to bo like n death struggle between the
trothcrhoods of engineers nnd firemen nnd
funeral Manager tV.ono. It looks ns if Stone
ind staked his ull upon the annihilation of
ho brotherhood , niul the question of how
nuch the stockholders are willing to loose
jc.foro throwing him overboard and effecting
nn adjustment of' the difficulty is u hard
.hlng to determine. But considering the
icavy dally loss.to the company , the Jeopardy
which . the lives of mall agents nnd others
ire dally being held , from the history of past
strikes of this character , the length of tlmo It
will take the Burlington to fully recover from
the demoralizing nnd damaging effects of the
strike , the heavy damages to bo paid to the
insscngCrs nnd employes who nro ninlned
Tor llfo by the criminal carelessness of the
ofllccrs In employing men whom they know
to be wholly incompetent , nnd some ot them
unable to read "orders" should thny receive
them , must In tlmo cnuso the stockholders to
call n halt ondsnyj "Wo hnvo had enough
bull-hcudod , egotistical stubbornness in ours
nnd nro ready to tuko this matter Into our
own hands. " When this is douc , und not
until then , will the Burlington strlko bo set
tled. The report that competent engineers
nro being omyloycd by the hundreds is too
Lhin to dcoolvo oven n school boy. Wymoro
laid fourteen Ponnsylvunla com minors so
: hey claimed to bo shipped in here to tnko
; ho place of strikers , but they did not go to
work , nnd to-day trains arc In ns bad a con
dition as to regularity and number as nny
lay since the strike , excepting the first , and
tlio coal mluers have bccu moved from town.
T.
An Injustice to Commissioner Doy.
DBS MOIXKS , la. , March 8. Lewis Zlcgcn-
fus , chairman , J. S. Mlllard nnd T. F. Shan
non , sccrotarics of the executive legislative
committee of the brotherhood for Iowa , stnto
: lmt the Associated press item this morning
Trom Burlington does Railroad Commissioner
Dcy an injustice in rellcctmg upon hisfnlluro
to investigate charges of incompctcncy
against the engineers nt that place. They
state that it was upon their request that ho
was asked to go there , but that after visiting
Preston , ho wns Informed by attorneys thnt
sufficient evidence had. been secured to
sustain the charges , and did not need to take
nny testimony nt Burlington. They say that
.ho brotherhood'aro satisfied that ho intended
io treat all interests fairly.
A Ghastly Find.
TRINIDAD , Colo. , March 8. [ Special Tclo-
gram to the Bnii.J A special from Trlnchcra
says : A squad of men erecting telegraph
poles for the Fort Worth road near hero ,
while eating dinner in camp yesterday , ob
served a man digging n hole some distance
from where they were. When some of the
men started ever toward the stranger ho
iilckcd up his bundle and run away. The
: elegraph party being suspicious of the mau's
actions Investigated nnd foiyid the head of nn
unknown man burled lu the hole In which the
nan had been digging , The head appeared
Lo hnvo been from n man of ubout twenty-six ,
black hair and moustache. A pair of boots
were also found near the hole. The remains
appeared trcsh , nnd It Is thought the murder
was committed near hero last night und the
nan was attempting to hide the remains of
his victim. The mysterious sexton escaped
and has not been seen since.
Getting Ideas About Jnils.
DENVER , Colo. , March 8. [ Special Telegram -
gram io the Bni : . ] To-morrow evening a
special committee of the board of county
commissioners will leave on the Union Pa
cific on n tour of inspection to a number of
eastern and southern cities. The committee
consists of Messrs. J. G. Lily , Ernil Reith-
inann , William M. Robertson and Joseph M.
Brown , with William Suulsbury as secretary.
During their absence they will visit Omnhu ,
Dos Moincs , Chicago , St. Louis nnd Shor-
mnn , Texas , nnd will inspect the various
county juil buildings In each of these places
with u view of selecting the latest and most
approved appliances for tlio safe keeping of
prisoners und of adopting the very best for
the proposed now jail for Arnpnhoo county.
The committee expect to return about March
27.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , March 8. [ Special Telegram
to the flEn.l The following pensions were
granted Ncbraskans to-day : Original inValid -
Valid Edwin Eaton , Bnssett ; Henry Sites ,
Bratton ; Peter PlattTccumsch , ; Thadcus
Ward , Friend ; Benjamin Maple , Beaver
City ; Knudt Thompson , Knoxvillo. Increase
Francis McGlrr , Plckroll : JohnW. Lan
ders , Wayne. Reissue nnd incrcnso ( old
war ) Conrad Engleman , Dcoatur. Original
widows , etc. Inras , widow of Russell Rog
ers , Fulh'rtoii. ' Mexican survivors James
Cert , Bower.
Pensions for lownns : Original Invalid
Christopher Springer , Lawlor ; Joseph D.
Crnndall , Algoua ; George McQuinch ,
Hnwardon ; Ueorgo W. Burgmnn , Fort Madi
son ; Ivan G. Ford , DCS Moincs ; Lewis A. Tuttle -
tle , OhnritOh : John A.NelsouFort Dodge ; An
drew Edero ( dead ) , Kcokuk , ( endingMay 13. )
Increase Robert F. Hedrick , Algona ; Cerro
P. Whitcomb , Newmarket ; John W. How ,
Orient ; Wllinui ) P. Allen , Rudd ; David
Hawkins , Maquokcta ; Thomas Smith , Newton -
ton ; George W. Parks , Eldora ; John W.
Lcwman , Ottumwn ; Francis R. Walker ,
Agency ; Daniel Crawford , Bcnton's Port ;
Horatio N. Tracy , Footc. Reissue Collin
G. Easson , Dubuquo. Original widows , otc.
Maria G. C. , mother of Carl O. C. Ander
son , Bassett ; minors of Andrews , Kcokuk.
Mexican survivors Joseph M. Julllito , Pella.
National Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON , Mnrch 8. In the senate to
day Cullom presented the memorial of the
directors of the board of trade of Chicago ,
protesting against the passage of the reso
lution regarding the participation of this
government in the approaching Paris Inter
national exhibition.
In the house to-dny Glover , from the com
mittee on Judiciary , reported back adversely
the Plumb resolution for inquiry into the
alleged substitution of the word "after" for
the word "for" in the refunding act of July
14 , IbTO. The resolution was luld upon the
table.
In response to a resolution of the scnato
the president to-day sent that body n mess
age statlni ; ho hopes shortly to conclude n
treaty concerning the immigration of Chinese
laborers which will mbot the wants of the
people and the approbation of the senate.
Sporting Notes.
James Patterson , of Now York , has never
been in Omaha , but ho is well known by
reputation as being a sporting man for the
sake of sport alone. Ho hus written Ed
Rothcry that ho will visit this city at the
close of the St. Louts convention unu he will
no doubt bo right royally welcomed.
Friends ot Billy Henessy wiU bo glad to
learn that ho is to have u chauco to walk
away with a $300 purse from n Kansas City
man named Morris some tlmo this month.
PICKLYASH
BITTERS
ABU PWWWJBI.J
KHNA-MMJORAKC-BUCHU
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LIVER dlitppearatooMTUidar IOU8COMPLAIHIB.4C
IDNEYS iti beatfltlalinfltuato.
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WICKLYAIHIllTlMCO
Hal * froprttton.
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THE SPECULATIVE HARRIETS. .
Illuoea of Emperor Willlnm tlio
Bttlng ( Influence on the Market.
HUTCHINSON A HEAVY SELLER.
' '
Active Speculation nnd Wide Fluotiia-
Cations In Ortts No Particular Aoilv-
I'ty In Provisions IJTO ! Stock
Quotations.
cnioAco ruonucE
CIIICAOO , March 8. ( Special Telegram to
tlio HUB. ] The ruling Influence In the wheat
market this morning was the lllnctis of Km-
l > eror William , from the news received.
yesterday local traders ovIJontly thought
that ho would not llvo through the night.
Accordingly they had bought wheat with ( ho
expectation that this niornlng-thoy would j co
considerably higher prices. In this they
wore disappointed. The flrst news was that
the emperor's condition wns unchanged.
Thcro was no rush of buying orders , and
scalpers began to look around tor somebody
to tuko their wheat nt the smallest possible
loss. The market dragged and the prlco
dropped Vo , but In the present ticklish con
dition of affairs thcro was no short soiling
"
pressure , and there was"a general waiting
for news from Germany , Once it was re
ported that a regency had boon decided upon
and this strengthened the market ix little ,
but It wns not until about half an hour boforb
the close when Logan received n New York
dispatch that the emperor's death had boon
officially announced , that the rush of the aay
began. There was sonio lively bidding , b'ut
the advance was only about % o front the
price ruling when the news came , and bjrt
* fc from the lowest point of the session.
There was plenty of wheat for sale nt nn ad
vance , and within u limit of } { a prices
lumped up and down several tlmos. with
much activity , and llnnlly closed withi
of outsldo figures of the session. M
opened to-day nt S0c , hold hotweoh I
& ) % o for n time , then fell to BO c , ndvane
to bUVc and hung about that price until ( ho
last naif hour , when it advanced to SU c , But
sold sparingly nt that prlco , foil back to ,810
and closed at 1 o'clock nt Slkfc. Juno wheat
opened nt 81 ; ! c , sold down to Sic nnduhtp
81J < c , closing nominally at the latter prlco at
1 o'clock.
In the corn market the course of prices wijs
much the same as in wheat , Hutchuiipit
was n heavy seller about tni opening arid the
local crowd seemed incliuca to follow nun ,
including these who hud loaded themselves
with grain yesterday afternoon , preparatory
to an expected advance this morning. Und.er
this pressure prices fell about } fo , and the
innrkot wns heavy until the snmo foreign
news which started wheat upward performed
the same service for corn , the advanf o nt tnp
outside amounting to Jjc froip trio lowest
prices of the session. May corn opened nt
52J < c , sold up to 53o and then dropped with
occasional reactions to 52 c , then on late
news advanced sharply , touching KJtfc , at
the culmination of iho upward uiovjinojit.
The 1 o'clock close was IQKJ&c , Juno corn
opened nt fiiy c. sold down to tftQ and flp to
f 2c , closing at 1 o'clock ut the last nnincd
price.
There wns an active speculative trading In
oats , nnd lluotuatlons were wide and umck.
for that market. May oats opened nt Ul > tfo
and sold down to . ' 11'ffe , up to SlXc , anil
closed nt 1 o'clock at Kl4a.n\c. } \ Juno oats
opened ut 3l % < 33\Mc \ , sold down to 'Jltfc , up
to 31Kc , nml closed thcro at 1 o'clock. July
oats ranged from SO o to UOc , August from
2Sc to 2T < ( J2rfc.
lu provisions the changes witnessed again
favored the holding side. There was no par
ticular activity in trading , ana no news of a
surprising feature in the business transacted ,
yet n strong undertone pervaded the market.
Higher prices were the rule , and In pork the
1 o'clock closings showed an advance , of G@
7) c , nnd lu short ribs of 2) ) (259 ( over last
night's lust quotations. Lard wus unchanged
to 2 c higher.
AFTERNOON SESSION Wheat lower ; May
opened at Sic , fell to 80 c , closing at SW6
bid : Juno Sic. Corn weak ; May opened Jit
KJc , cased off to 525 @ 52cf closing nt that :
June sold from G-yjo to 5 * > iC , ana closed at
about G2Vc. Oats were steady. Pork was
G@7Kc lower , closed nt 81U.90 for March ;
fU.05 for May and S14.07J4 for June. Lard
was steady ; May , $7.70 ; March. 7.05 1 Juno ,
$7.7. ; July , S7.77XShort ribs closed at
$7.12 } for March ; May sold and closed at
$7.22) < j ; Juno at $7.S3& , and July at 7.43 > tf.
CHICAGO Ll'VK STOCK.
CIIICAOO , March 8. [ Special Telegram to
the BEE. ] CATTLE Business wns fair and
prices about the snmo as yesterday on any
thing nt all useful. There were liberal or
ders outsldo of the regular shipping demand ,
and dressed beef operators were also liberal
buyers. Ono lot of extra flno steers made
$5.05 , which goes to show that such stock Is
making as high prices as at nny time. The
best butchers stock , that is , fnt cows and
heifers , also sold equally as high as ut any
time. Canning stock unchanged. There
wns one train of Texans on the market.
Stockcrs and feeders are moving lit and qut
at strong prices. Supply light niijl demand -
mand rather moro than equal to the
supply. Extra , So.05 ; steers , 1850 tq 1500
Ibs , 1.60(20.10 ( ! 1201) ) to 1350 Ibs , $4.10(34.00 ( ;
050 to 1200 Ibs , f3.20Q3.03. Stackers and
feeders dull at $3.20(33.50. ( Cows , bulls ami
mixed , $2.00 ® : ! 40 ; bulk , f2.40Q2.70. Texas
fed steers , & 25@4.00 ,
Hoes Trade was fairly active and prices
about steady ns compared with yesterday.
A few lots of fancy heavy mudo ? 3.55 , but
the bulk of prime heavy wont out at W.4 ! @
B.50 ; butchers' weights ( selected ) nifulo
frr > .40(35.45. ( and assorted light of 100 to 170
averages , | 5.20@5.23. The ordinary rut ot
mixed made $5.2D@5.35 , and common inticcu ,
? 5.15@5.20. _
NEW YOHK , March 8. [ Special Telegram
to the BEI : . ] STOCKS The variations on the
stock market are unimportant , as regards
prices , being chiefly within * l@j * per cent
cither way , but the unsettled state of feeling
is ominous. The general tone on the moro
active part of the list Is weak and declining1.
At the same time the few stocks , comprising
these supported by cliques exhibit consider
able strength. A prominent influence \ thp
uncertainty In regard to German affairs ,
and the railroad disagreement. At thu o | n-
ing of the market the boars were surprised
to find stocks advancing all along tho' line ,
reflecting an improvement In London. The
early advance over lust night's ' close was % ( A
% per cent. Moro favorable advices from
the west about the strike mndo the shorts un
easy If not really alarmed , nnd they begun tp
cover nt a loss of j * @J Pcr cont.The tem
per of the room w s not decidedly bullish ,
'
nnd traders noted cautiously. The cliques' ,
which had sold on the rally and bought on
the dullness , were In n position to dlctuto to
the bears. The oafly London advices of
bettor market were not supported by these
coming later , which gave prices } @ ? and
oven Wti per cent lower than nt the closfo
yesterday on the list of American railway
shares. The fuct U that a feverish , unsettled
feeling exists. Total sulci , 241,000 shares.
GOVEUNMSN'TS Government bonds were
dull and steady.
\KbTEIIIUY'S QUOTATIONS.
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K.&T. . . . . . 13tf do profcrrcd '
Tex us I'uUfic
Union I'acino. . , , . . ,
Mlcblgan Central , . Tb > 4
Missouri Pacific , . . . M ) . ojirefKiT'iil , , . . ,
MlBHnurll'aclrlc. . . . 'MH tr. Telegraph.
do pro furred 4t
VBt-On call , easy at