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THE OMAHA DAILY J THUESDAY. 'MARCH 22. ' 1838.
A PLUNGE INTO THE PLATTE
Unpleasant Experience of Suporln-
tondont O'Brien and His Son.
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COMPLAINTS OF LINCOLN MEN.
( they Arc Presented to lliO Iiit6r-Stnto
Comihlsslon York \VII1 Build a
Strict Ilnltwny A llcnvy
Fnilnrc.
A Narrow Kscnpo.
AsnLANn , Nob. , March 21. [ Special Tele
gram to the B Si : . ] Word has just reached
this place of nn nccldcht thai occurred nt
South Bend this morning In which twomdh
caino near losing their lives. Mr. M , E.
O'Brien , sup6rlntcndont ot the state fishery
nnd his son William were engaged In repairing -
ing the telephone line across the 1'latto river
% vhch their boat capslfccd and they were sc < ! n
floundering amid the slush nnd Ice in the
river by Mr , Sooborvho was just nbout to
i oross the rlvor , but run down the river bhnk
nbout n qunrter of ft mlle nnd seizing n boat
rind taking for n p'addlo the scat of another
btinl Which stood near by , rowed out into Iho1
itrenm nnd nftor a struggle bf several min
utes rescued the parties from drowning at a
very great risk of his own llfo. At about 2
6rclock this nflcrnoon Mr. O'Brien is tying
very low its a result of his adventure , but the
son was not so Scri&usly "affected.
They Want A Ilnltrond.
INUIANOIM , Neb. , March 21.-J-Speclnl [ to
ho Unb < ] Pursuant to-call , tno cities arid
owns of the Republic/in Valley from Red
cldtid westward jnet in joint convention In
this city for the purpose of making n United
effort to secure nddlttnal railroad facilities
for1 tile Republican Valley. Dr. J. A. Gunn ,
bf Arapahoe , was chosen chairman and S. R.
Smith , of this plnco , secretary. The follow-
ibg rcsblution was offered by i3. S. Child , of
Arapahoe , and on motion was unanimously
adopted :
Whereas , Wo , the citizens of the rich Ro-
publl6nn Valley , now assembled 'in conven
tion ntlndianola , have nnd hereby express
the utmost confidence in tbo present rosqur-
ccs and future prospects of Our chosen part
of tlie great west , and
Whereas , We rcoogulzo railroads as an im
portant /actor in the prosperity of our ccain-
' try , and
whereas. Wo further recognlzo nnd npprc-
clnto the advantage to any section of ocmntry
of having honest competition in nil lines of
business , railroads not cxceptcd , bo it now
Resolved , That wo hereby invite n carqful
, nnd thorough consideration of the advantages
offered to any corporation intending to con
struct lines of railway through the southern
part of the stnto by this broad , fertile and
well settled valley , in the minimum cost of
construction nnd certain Cncburaecmcnb to
bo 6xpcctcd from the numerous towns and
oltl69'nl6n 'tho route , nnd bo It further
Resolved , That wo invite 'tho ' bffioials of
the possible road , or roads , to visit our valley
nnd towns nnd submit propositions to our
people for aid in building srtid roads , or if an
immediate visit Is not practicable , that wo
suggest the advisability of said officials addressing -
dressing the several boards ot trade through
their secretaries in reference to this matter ,
or other matters toward our mutual advnnco-
< nidit.
On motion it wns ordered that copies of the
foregoing bo sent to stato'papers ' for publica
tion , nnd to such railways ns may bo building
westwnrd.
f Acbmmittoo on railroads wns appointed
consisting of E. S. Child , of Arapahoe ; J. W.
Dolan , and S. R. Smith , of Indinnolu.
On motion the convention adjourned to
meet on call of the secretary of the board of
trade of Iiidiahola.
f , , ' The Commission at Lincoln.
JU , LINCOLN , Nfcb. , March 21. [ Special Tele-
\ cram to-tho Biiu. ] The intbr-stnto com
merce commission reached this city on a
. * > pecial train this m'brnlng and at 11 o'clbck
' * a. in.'bpcried.th'o ' hearlrig 6f thb Lincoln crises
" ' nt iho United States cotlrt room. J osl of
mr iho L'lhcoln ' cases are tlioso affcctirig trrins-
contm'bntdil Shipments Knd thds'o were con-
f solidnlcd. Messrs. Lrfmbertson and MaSon
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, " appear for the complainants nnd the South-
fc ' crn Pacific , Missouri Pacific , Chicago , Bur-
\ r' llngtoa & Qliincy , Union Pitclfic and "North-
t -vresterrt roads are rbprcsCnied by their gcn-
jr oral attorneys. * In opening the hearing
Chairman Cooley stated that the commission
. , , wore not sitting as a jury to award damages ,
& but they desired testimony upon which if an
injustice wns being done , matters could bo
sbtj-lght for the future rather than ajudi-
catcd for the past. The testimony wns being
taken through the. afternoon , the wholesalers
Iri the city b'olhg the principal witnesses.
Their testimony went to prove discrimina
tion on California shipments In favor of
Missouri river points , and 'that Lincoln cir
' Ipad consignments were shipped to Onmlirt
and then roshlppcd with n local tariff
f nddcd , It is expected that the entire day
to-hiorrow will bo required in hearing
these oases. A general complaint made
by tho. Lincoln freight bureau will bo Heard
'separately , as will also , the cases charging
discriminations in shipments from the cast.
The latter cases aVe against the Burlington
nnd the Missouri Pacific. A case , f rein Bo-
, ntrlco is also to boheard , nt the meeting by
the commission , and Messrs. Pcmbcrtpn ,
BurliM , Dele and others nio in the city In the
interest of the base.
Itbms From
OOAI.AI.LA , Neb , , March 21. [ Correspond-
oirco of the Br.E. ] Deputy Sheriff Kisor is
b'usy'scrving papers In district court cases.
There will bo a good docket this term , in
which comes sovornl interesting cases.
Among them is the mandamus case of Ma
drid vs. Grant , which grows out of thocbunty
f scat fight.
The republican club organized hero some
time since are working diligently for the sUccess -
cess of the ' party , hero and elsewhere.
WlHla'm Kennedy was sent from this place
i io the asylum at Lincoln last week Mr.
, I onnbdy lived oh a claim ncnr hero. Last
fall , In November , ho' suddenly went Ihsdno
and was kept Iu tho'coUnty jail for Want of \ \
i vacancy In the usyluin , nnd had almost ra
ce vc red whoiLho was taken away. The
cause Jor > il insanity was unknown , but it
was supposed that it originated in a smtko
bittt from the effects of which ho had never
fully recovered.
Ogalulln hits brilliant prospects of n nbw
railroad in the near fqfurq , coming hero in a
northwesterly direction ein-6uto totho ; ell
nnd coal regions of Wyoming up the Noith
' Platte ,
A j'tncoln Vrm ] Palls.
p' ' LINCOLN , Nou , , MarcU 21. [ Special Tele-
pram to the BBC. ] The woH-known dry
goods houseof Friend & S6n , of this city ,
lias been closed by chattel inortgagc , and the
firm's branch stores ut Greenwood and Ben-
uott are also Involved in the trouble. The
Capital National bank has the stocks liow in
< .possession. The chattel mortgages held by
'tho different parties are as follows : To
JtosnlJn Fitond , I > eo Levy anil Adolph Levy ,
tfJ.&OOj to the Capital National bank , tM.oot ) ;
to Ilprwopd , Ames & Kelly , i330 ; to Leo
Friend. Atchison , Ifan , , fci.Of0 : to Douts.ch
Bros. , Atohlson , Kan. , 51,500 ; to F. Slcgcl
& Bro. , JS.J2SO.
Neiv Bphool itiilldliic : For Yrtrlc ,
YOJIK , Nob. , Mai-ch 21 , JSpccIol to the
BBU.J The proposition to vote J-'S.SbO in
bond * for the now central school building
was carried hero to-day with little opposition ,
Only seven votes being cast against ( t. This
Amount , with thefund already qn hand , will
ivo York ono of the Hnest school buildings
fnthis pnrt.of the state , Tlio building \ > H1
be supplied with nil modern Improvements
und equipped first-class throughout.
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\Var Among tlio tlefjontu.
ta-TOOLN , Neb. , March 81. [ Special Telo-
Rtam toj tbo Bpc.l The regents of the
ftt'4to unlyprslty werq in session Jo-night at
Ibfupiversltj'bulldlni ; , JHio prestn ) , nidsjt'
itpe-.pj-omlsw ia ba Q ? inprc- than ordinary
Interest. There h , Infact , , a war ia the fai >
Ulty , .Vflrp fis nupul4crod for sometime ,
Kad IV'eetiiui n-j w ty bo about to break out.
The regents h'hvo boon grc6tcdby the /nc-
tinns on airlvlrig InthS city. The chancellor
of the university Is on ono sldo nnd Dr. Bill
ings tfn the other , nnd the rumor Is that the
trouble has reached thb point where ouo of
Iho two must go , although the board seems
inclined to peaceful measures , If possible.
The trouble AS It will develop in the meeting
the regents will bo closclyAvatched.
York's Sticot ; Tlnllwny.
Yonjc , Neb. , JMarch il. ! [ Special to the
Brn. ] Th.o Ytirk Stro6t railway company
has been incorporated hero , with n capital of
? GO,0&0. Nearly nil of Iho stock is already
subscribe ? . . It "fs expected * to construct nt
least two miles of line the coming season nnd
real citato along tno proposed route Is
already Increasing In valuei
Supreme Court Decisions.
LtNconNj Nob. , March SI.- [ Special Tele
gram to the Bfcn.l The supreme cdurt to
day transacted the following business :
Holland Vs I unlq motion to relax , costs
sustained as to f 23.01 ; Uockjo Separator c6m-
pnny vs" Clark , dismissed j" Orleans vs Perry ,
contlnliod * , state , ox rcl F.r/tnkllu / county vs
Cole , continued ,
The following cases wdro argued nnd sub
mitted' !
Adams' bounly bank vs Morgan , motion to
dismiss ; Stabler vs BIn'dbrup , inotldn td dis
miss1 , Hilton TS Uachmnn , motion to dismiss
In part : stateox rol Okoto county vs Babcock -
cock ; Foxyvotthy Vsllixsttngs. . ,
Court adjourned to Tuesday , March 37.
The following decisions wbtb filed i
Oreenleo vs Schocnhoit , error from Richard
son county ; .Reversed. Opinion by Ucoso.
An action may bo maintained against n
vendor of inioilcntlfog llnti&rs by a married
woman for damages sustalne'd by her by red-
sbn bf her mobey bfetnff Sitbht by her hus
band for intoxicating liquors , or sq'Uahdcrcd
by him while intoxicated , or in the saloon of
thd liq'uor seller.
2. A niarrlq J wqnian ts hot only entitled
to the services of her husband ns ' a means of
support , but also as between herself rind a
vendor of ( intoxicating liquors , to the pro
ceeds of his labor for suclu purpose.
8. A ninrried woman brought her action
against the keeper Of snldons for dahiagcs re
sulting frdtn ti loss of li r sup
port by the , Intoxication of
her husband , and for the sum of tl,000
belonging to nor Individual estate. The ver
dict of tub jury was a finding in favor of
plaintiff -upon both issues , with nn award of
damages assessed nt 81. It was held that the
verdict could not bo sustained.
City of Lincoln vs Bcolannn , error from
Lancaster comity. Affirmed. Opinion by
Reese.
lii nn action for damages resulting from.
personal Injury , the plaintiff was permitted
to testify to tno amount ot her earnings
prior to thb1 injury "for thcptirposoof showing
thb vnluoof her tinte. This was without ob
jection. She was then asked how' much iho
made erioh week by her labor. Objection
was made to the question , which was over
ruled. Hold , no error.
Cowlcsvs district No. 0 , Jo'fforson coimt.v ,
error fram'Jofforson coiinty. Reversed , with
instruction to stistain demurrer. Opinion
. by Cobb.
MlUlgan ( e. Jo. vs Buteher.-crror from Wayne
county. Affirmed. Opinion by Reoso.
Yates vs Kinnoy. motion to quash arid strlko
out parts of bill of oxc6ptlom. Motiori to
quash overruled ; to strikeout sustained.
Opinion by Mnxwoll.
State ox rel. Ed Hefshlsor vs M. P. Kinkaid ,
mbridaihus. Writ denied. Opinion by MaxWell -
Well , Ch. J.
Mandamus Is not'o ' proceeding to correct
errors but to compel action and'wlll ' not bo
granted In any case where there is a plan and
adequate remedy nt law.
Village of Ponca vs Crawford , error from
Pixon county. Affirmed. Opinion by
Cobb.
" A. Painful Accident.
DAKOTA CITT , Neb.f March 31. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Pat Barry , of ( his
county ; ono of the 61dest and wealthiest cit
izens , living about fourteen miles from this
place , wliile"oh route to Chicago with cattle ,
was run over by the cars at Boone , la. , yes
terday. Ho suffered internal injuries and
the amputation of nn'arm'ilt ' ' the shoulder.
Arbor Day.
Lijrcowr , N6b. , March 21. [ SjjcciafTclp-
grdm totlfo BEB. ] tlovcVnor Tliayer to-day
issued the following proclairiiitlon :
To the people of Nebraslca : Spring tlmo
is at hand nnd the tlmo to plant trees.
Therefore in accordance with nn appropriate
custom , nbw well established vatld recognized
by law , I designate the 23d day of April , in
the year of our lord bno thousand
bight hundred nnd eighty-eight , ' as
"Aj-bbr Day , " and I do earnestly request ?
the people throughout this state to plant
trees and the present and .future goneratidns
will ris'c-'up rind call ybii blessed. If , un
fortunately , the weather should bo so stormy
as to prevent the , work on that day , plcaso do
not fail 1,0 , observe the next fair day.
Iniwitncss whereof I have hereunto sot my
hand nnu caused tttljo alflxed the great seal
of the state of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln
this 21st day of March , A. D. , 1833.
Joux M. THATCH ,
By the Governor : G. L. LAWS , Secretary
of State.
A Burslnr Sentenced.
NcmusKA Cm- , Neb , , March 21. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Fritz Kiug wsfc
found guilty in the district court to-flay of
burglary and sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary , ,
iJfellnqucnt'Tn'Y ' I'nyprs Stirred Up ,
Nr.intvsKA.CiTr , Neb. , March 21. [ Special
Telegram to the BEK. ] A representative df
the Storm Lake ( Iu. ) Investment company
to-day bought bf the county commissioners
fOO.OOO worflr of ta.x title property nnd will
invest as much.moro in city tax titles. It has
caused a furore among delinquents who ex
press hatre'd of-tho tax title fiends.
A Crookcjd Pdsininstor.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Maich St. [ Special Tolg-
cgram to the BEB ; ] William M. Stigall ,
postmaster nt Stowartsville , Mo. , was ar
rested to-day'arid'broushl'beloFo the United
Stotbs commissioner nt this place on n charge
of taking and opening letters addressed to
others , anil was bound over in the sum of
11,000 to the .April court. Sltgall has an
inordinate , cu.riosty ! for prying into other
people's business and for the ( last six weeks
in Ore than half the loiters addressed to the
different business men in the town have been
opened. Complaint wns mtido through
Deputy Postmusjor Bower , of the city post-
onico. Inspector Sykes , of St. Louis , vas
sent for , and drHvcd vestohlay. The decoy
letters were nddicsscd to the respective busi
ness incn , ono of which was opened nnd an
other was not delivered at nil. The postofflco
inspector rode itho mnil car with the pouch
and saw it handed over to the postmaster.
The Arroars-of-ncnt'nm.
LONDON , -March 31. Intho commons to
day Parnoll moved n second reading 'of htA
arrcars-of-ri > t 'bill , , Ho inndb "an earnest
speech in explanation of jibe bill and declared
his willingness. to consider any amendments
consistent wfth Its principle , nnd spoke of
the ilcccssltytpr early tuition to prevent the
carrying out of three thousand or inora
notices of evictions served up to September
and probably thrcq thousand other notices
which would bo served und would plunge
Ireland fnto n sea of disasternnd trouble the
end of which no one could ferseo , The house
refused to order thu bill to n second reading
by u vote of S3S to 'J13 ,
Tlio Murder UtisliiosH In Dakoln.
AJIMOUK , Dak. , March 21. [ Special T61o-
gram to tKo BBHJesso Powell , the man
who was murderously assaulted in u livery
barn Monday , Is still alive , but the doctors
soy ho cannot survive. Bates , who attempted
the murder , succeeded in escaping , but the
onlccrs arc in close pursuit of him luCharleur
Mix county ,
A rvpoit came hero to day that a. mnn in
Charles Mix county last night brutally mur
dered his wlfo and that a harty is pursuing
him with tho-inteiition of lynching him. Pur-
tlculais carfnot bo learned ,
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AVcather Indications.
For Nebraska : Light northerly winds ,
becoming southerly , warmer , fair weather.
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For lown- Fresh northo'rlv Whids , colder ,
followed by wanner , fair weather.
For Eastern and KoiUtnvostQt-u Dakota |
Wormer , ecucrally1 fflir .weather , , light to
f rt h rarkblo wlndd , stliftiug to southcrl/ .
PARSE ! MEETS WITH DEFEi
HIa Arrears of Rent Bill Bojoctod By
328 to 243.
HE MAKES A sTRbftG' SPEECH-
f
MHU _ _ '
Mnny hives I est and , x l nrgo Number
or People Injiircil By thti Uurn *
Inc of n Tbcator.i ,
At Oporto.
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Tlio Irish PnHSr ttJwivcil.M " <
tCopi/Hoil ? ISSShu Jamttflatflon bemjclM
LONDON , March 21. JNcw "jjork ijlci
Cubic Special to the Unu.J Parnoll , on
whoso pnlo foco n strong light was thrown
through the opposite * windows , spoke jhls
afternoon on his tit-roars' bill lit 'hty ' foqiinl do-
llbornto and collected matine'r. " ia 1)111 t > reX
) X > sed that Irish courts hnvp powpr fojrcdXico
certain arrears upon nil holdlhgs of loss t tan
JtlOd n year and to enable the tenant lb my
the balance by installment , ilo protested
ngalnsttho scheme suggested last yc'atfby
the government , compelling tenants seel lnjj
relief from arrears lo place their debts InjtUb
Lands of the court so that creditors should
stand on the riamo footing1. lie argued
strongly lhat rent was hbt ilkb.K . fldbt flue- to
n shdpkebpcr , bcatusb tUo Inltor's-claltn ' was
not exorbitant and bccauso ho had neb ilsed
lila claim as a monns of turning the poor nian
out of his liouso. Upon this lesuo.tliQ wnolb
of the controversy subsequently turned. ' Par-
ncllwtts brief but impress ! v 'Ijo slated
frankly that oven if the government nhduld
accept his bill it would n6tin 'any degree
lesion the dotnatid of the Irish pcoiilo , for n
parliament oi their own.
"ilow is it , " ho nskcd , "that you cannot
scttlo the Irish land question1) ) It-Is , bccauso
you know nothing nbout'lt. ' Yon.'gp to fair-1
mlhghntn for 'your informatkfti a'tiout Ireland
instead of to Cork or to South Tyrone.1' '
This hit nt Chamberlain was received with
cheers , while T. W. Russell swallowed with
deliglit this sugardd morsel thrpwn to llim.
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Russfcll has boon sent all over the country by
the torlcs and unionists aa advocates of their
cause. Ho now displays many signs of a
tcnaoncy to flop over. Parnoll's allusion to
him seemed almost llko the announcement of
KussGU's approaching reception into the
nationalist fold. Moreover , when 'Parhcll
made the allusion to the impossibility of con
tinuing to govern Ireland from Westminister ,
Russell Joined in ihO hearty cheers oftho
regular Parnellitcs.
Presently Chamberlain stood up ' andtbb-
an his remarks by quoting the' American
ism "catch on , " but the phrase la not ao
much of a novelty as Joe seem ? , to failoy , I
hope ho has brought back some fresher say-
lugs and some livelier jokes , than this. 'Ho
made , as1 ho always docs , n shrewd , tolling
speech , contending that It was n gross * In
justice to wipe off the arrears rent and leave
all the other arrears outstanding. Ha had n
llvoly passagc-at arms with Dillon , and It
cannot be said that Dillon got { ho best of it.
Chamberlain Is an exceedingly prickly.nwk-
ward customer to lay hold of. .Nqthing
seems to'shako his possession or disturb-tlio
clear exercise of his faculties. He Succeeded
this aftorrioon in impressing oven his ene
mies with his ncutcness and ability.
Dillon delivered One of his fiery harangues
arid stirring enough to move the most slug
gish heart. Irish eloquence has no more
brilliant a repre'senta'tlvo iu the house.
The vote was first taken on Parnoll's nialn
bill , which was rejected by 823 to 248 , a .ma
jority of 83 , only 99 votes short of a full house.
Tho'amcndment offering to treat all creditors
nliko was then adopted , but thus , the whole
question is left whcrq it was lqst.ycar. A
tenant must pay nil his debts or none. Wo
shall , however , hear much nioro of the ar
rears difllculty.
difllculty.A
A MEMnnit OP PARLIAMENT.
THE EMPimOU iaiPROVING.
II o Passes an Excellent Melit ana
Iliscs Mncli Itcfrcsiipd.
BEKI.IN , March 21. [ Now York Herald
cable Special to the BED. ] The health of
the cmptoror is progressing favorably. Tlio
inclemency of the weather is unheard of
even in this climate. It docs not alTcct him
in the least. He passed an excellent night ,
arose refreshed and hopeful , took hfs morn
ing walk In the orangery and set to work
in better spirits than ho has boon for a
long time. Hss voice has improved. Far
from missing the mild climate of tho.
Riviera , It is as if this hardy Soidi&rToimd
alleviation in the very harshness of his na
tive nlr. This morning a wreath from San
Remo arrived for the tomb , the mostoxquislto
trophy of flowers artistic hands could twjnc.
Two strong men find It no easy task to carry.
It , and the scent which arose from the
thousands of violets , hyacinths and lilies
of the valley was almost overpowering.
It was flrst taken to the otnperor's
sitting room for his inspection hnd
then Sir Morrcl Mackenzie went to place it
on the tomb , as the inhabitants of San Rumo
had begged him. Both the empress and
Princess Charlotte went with him. The
emperor watched the little procession from
a window.
Prof , Borgninnn , who took the most pessi
mist vldw , has , slnco Ills last examination of
the emperor's throat , changed his opinion ,
although tie is still of the sumo view with , re
gard to the cause of hla illness , .
The extraordinary strong , constitu
tion of the emperor now inspires
him with now hopes. Prof , Bergman Is , of
the opinion that under favorable cli-cu in
stances it will bo possible to preserve his life
for a long tlmo to como. The emperor tajces
a warm interest not only > ln homo but foreign
politics. Ho sent n telegram or condolence
to the president of the French republic upon
the death of the latter's father. According
to an old Prussian custom the Empress Vic
toria will hold n mourning drawing room
next Saturday in the old castlow
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The Gould System '
ICnpyrlylit 1SS8 J > y Jamee Gnrdun'flcnnctt.\ \
LONDON , March 23 , 4 a. m. ( Now York
Herald Cable Special to tho' ' BEE ! ! This
morning's Financial News , Jn the courseof
on editorial headed , "Is the Gould .System
BrcaTdng Upl" comments thus ; "Will street
haswaitpd anxiously for swerjil months for
Jay Gould to return homo and lift it up , but
Mr. JGould's ' flrat discovery on Ills return
homo is that ho may soon need lifting'up
himself. HisTrtlssourl Pacific system lins ot
into a decidedly ghastly condition. Hast
year about 1,500 , miles of line w'ero
added to it and its grass j nralfigs
declined by 11,000,000. Nothing so dramatic
as this had happened In American railway
experience since the collapse of the Wabash.
By the way , it may bo high time for English.
holders df Wabash to ask themselves what
effect it is going to have on them. If Gould's
southwestern roads got into trouble , as scorns
inevitable , the Wabash will havq lost its , lust
hope of redemption. Its chances had pre
viously sunk very low , but this threatens to
ftnish them.11
Theater lUirnod.
OPOT.TO , March 81. During the perform
ance at the Banquet .theater , last night , an
explosion of gas occurred 'and the theater
took flra and was destroyed. A number of
lives woro-Iost and many people injured. Ten
dead bodies havu been recovered from the
ruins. . . .
Eighty bodies have been taken from the
ruins. Moat of those burned wcro in the
third row of Jjoxes and galleries where wlioW
t aralltca were BufTocutciT. , , Some corpses
wore found In the stage boxes. , . , .
teui
Six T/ionsnml / btTlicMi Tlircfttcn to
Strike fbJ'JLtvliiR Wngcs.
CHICAGO , March , tSpcclal TolcRram to
the Uco.Tho thrcntoncd strlko among the
C,000 carpenters \ the city promises to ex
tend to other branVlifis Of the building trade ,
and another gcn&Aj and disastrous tlo-up ,
similar to that which this city experienced
last year , mtly bo the result of the dlffdronccs
between the boss carpenters and their em
ployes. Mill menllfo employes say , nro re
sponsible for the pVoScnt situation for the
reason that they can Inoto than compote With
contractors who Uoipt ( | own milts , thus forc
ing carpenters' w'ages down to the lowest
possible point.
"It is Just this way , " said Secretary Bron-
nock , of the carpentcra' council , this morn-
Ing. "Tlio mill hien who nro contractors Can
take Jobs awayfrom almost any contracting
carpenter , tis they work their employes ten
hours pc.r day pnd p'ay 'less wages , while tuo
boss carpenters pay more for eight hours
work. Tlius , with tl\elr \ own men , the mill
bosses can put etairp , window sashes rind
doors into n building at n minimum cost ,
while the bos's is almost helpless. Nftw.
what wo Intend to do is to compel the mill
men to work their iiien but eight hours.
" Tbon.wq co.n see our way clear to get higher
"wages for carpontcrfc. You can Just soy that
0,000 union carpenters are going to have , 33
cents lul hour as the minimum rnte of wages ,
'and ' iintll wo do gel It there Won't' bo n piece
of timber sawed or.hoistcd or a nail driven , "
"Are you willing to arbitrate ! "
"Yes ; wo have tried .that twice with
committees' of bosses , but didn't hnvo power
tb hot , and so nothing bam'o of the conference.
"Wo'are willing to risk getting bur wages
lowered by arbitration , but there is no fear
of.that. "
TNotices df a monster mass meeting have
been issued by the carpenters' bouncil and
every branch of the .trade In the building
line has been requested to attend in full
force. . There tljo plans for n campaign
against the carpenters and mill owners , and ,
in fact , any other line in the building trade
which opposes them will bo laid.
The1 painters hold n secret session this
morning and listened to the reports of various
committees. The announcement was made
that seven largo firms and about twenty
shiallbr ones had granted the pay asked for
and that 000 of the 2,300 union p'alnters wcro
at work at 37J cents.
BOODLBU M'GAUlOIiE.
He Pnys n Flying Visit Jo Dnlitth A
ChicnKo Dctbbtlvc Fooled.
DULUTH , Minn. , March 21. [ Spbclal Tele-
gra'm to the Ben. ] Considerable astonish
ment was nittnlfostcd hero to-day when a
forenoon paper published an account o * the
presence df W. J. McGanglo , ' ex-chief of
police and cbnvictedboodler of Chicago , in
Duluth'last Friday. The facts as learned
nro that ho called on several old Milwaukee
friends , but requested them lo keep silent re
garding his whereabouts until to-day. Ho
said ho had bc'on In Saiilt St. Marie and
Daluth three times and in Milwaukee onbo
since his escape from custddy. Ho Is enjoy
ing good health nnd'wasns he expressed it ,
quito stout. Ho wdranlong moustachd and
was stylishly thouglh lilarnly'dressed. When
asked If ho did not fear being recaptured ho
smiled and said to Ids'friend , with whom ho
was conversing ntthb time : "If I Had not
made myself known sou would not have re
cognized mo. " As Bhpwing how completely
ho has changed In , appearanpe , he related
how several wcohs'aja ) at Sault Sto. Marie ,
when no was cominfgput of the dining room
of the hotel , a wolwmown Chicago detective
took his hat from th'o'hat rack and returned
It to him with ntfapology for the mlstriko ,
but' ' failed to Tec&gnlzo him. The boodler
said : "Ho made tho.cold chills run through
mo when ho spoke to me , and I lost no time
in absenting myself. " Hoadded.that ho ex
pected to return to Chicago to Hvo and that
powerful friendsithens'wcro working to se
cure the removal of all the difllcultles which
now threaten his coming back. Ho derilqd
the recently published' Chicago report that
ho had been making'real estate investments
horo'and at the Sault. but admitted the Vis-
Its. Ho loft on stho night train Friday for
Sault Sto. iMarle , via Minneapolis , and was
se.cn by two of his friends to enter the train
wiyi a short , stbut man with a vary rod face.
McGariglo carried a long light-colored
leather satchel , similar to a surgeon's instru
ment bag.
The Dead "Emperor.
NEW YOKK , March 21. Stelnway hall was
crowded to-night by Germans and German-
Americans gathered to take part in memorial
Services for Emperor William. All Darts of
the hall wore draped in black and trimmed
with flowers and laurels. The principal
speaker was the Hon. Carl Schurz , who care
fully reviewed the deeds of the late emperor
and eulogized his acts since becomingruler. .
A cablegram was sent Emperor Frederick.
Missouri IirunlKcntioii Convention.
ST. JosEi-ii , MO. , warcii 91i [ Spacwl Tele-
gfohi to the BEE. ] Tlio oommittce appointed
by the board of trade to investigate the ad
visability of calling an immigration conven-
ventlon for the counties iu northwestern
Missouri to meet in this city has reported
favorably , but the date of the convention has
not boon decided upon. The matter was flrst
agitated by the rural press.
An lee Gor o llrpkon.
Rvcisn , Wis. , March 21. The ice gorge
which formed in Uoot river yesterday noon
broke to-day at 3 o'clock. The backwater
did considerable damage , flooding dock and
residence property. The Ice is noV rapidly
moving out of'tho river and nil danger is
past. Five thousand dollars will cover dam
age.
Continued ImimlnlionH nt Hungary.
LONDON , March 21. The inundations nt
Hungary continue to increase. Numerous
houses have been wrecked and many persons
and cattle drowned.
Rig Ship'Failure.
ROME , March 21. Marino Bros. , builders
anil contractors , have failed. The liabilities
are 2,000,000.
The Grrinnii Diet I'IIBRCS the Budget.
BIIIIUN , March Si. The lower liouso of
the Prussian diet to-day passed the budget
in its entirety mid adjourned.
Six YOUIIR Thieves Caught.
Six young lads , four of them white and two
cole cd , were arrested last night by Sergeant
Haze and Ofllccr Newman for stealing goods
from the etorotif J , { JjiUTJs , whioh was. dam
aged by fire last wcel& The ofliccrs found
tbu boys near Twelfth und Dodge streets and
recovered part of tliQ stolen goods. The
prisoners names iircj'ii G , Thoihas , B. John
son , Frank FishorBtmnnoirHainos | , Frank
Bonash and Dan Thqnipeun. They will have
u houring- pollco court this morning.
finodgrasstoWnndorlngs.
R. L. Snoilgrass , ? w o has been missing
ever Blnco last MondjW. was seen in the Cali
fornia chop house , ( j j ojith Twelfth street ,
about 2:80 : ycstorday/mprnlng. Ho Was very
badly intoxicated. Hirodgrass had a number
of valuable papcrs''oi ( his person , among
them deeds to city lots'and Dakota farms.
Ho scorned to roaliJo'his ' intoxicated condi
tion and turned all tliWb papers oyor to the
waiter there to tako'oaVo of for him. Since
then Snodgrass bus agtlin disappeared , but U
is reasonublo to bellevu 'that ' ho Is only on a
protracted spree andSviu turn up all right in
n day or two. His family , however , say that
this is eqmethinpr unusual for him and are
greatly alarmed over it.
Gary Culver , of Coiorauo , says"A :
Shropablro ewe ouglit to earn from $7
to $10 a year , " Ho says "thoy bout his
cows all to death , und'outdo hia Porcli-
oren marcs 100 per cent.
Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria.
When Babjr was eick , wo pave her Ca&toria.
When the waa a-ChllJ.ihe cried tor Cutoria ,
When abe became Utu , 'she clung lt > Ocjtorla ,
When ihohad'CUtdrea , Blio gtrre'tiera Ctatdrla.
REFORM ,
Tlio Hoiiso Proceeding . on a Basis
' Of Facts.
*
THEORIES 'PUT TO THE TEST
Statistics Affecting tlio Question to Bo
i'roifArc'il 'illalc mid Ills I'onsloii
Mensuros'-Tho Sioux Kcscr-
% Nation Dill Passed.
t
Senate.
WAsmxciox , March 21. In the senate
to-day "Mt1. UlMKlh reference to the bill to
glV0 preference in , civil service appointments
to wotinde.il ox-so\dlera \ of the confederacy ,
na between men who had boon disloyal , said
that1 several senators on both sides had re
quested hfm td have tho. bill Ho over still
further. , llji therefore asked its poitporio-
monv (1111 next Tuesday when ho would hsk
thb 'senate to dispose of the pending quest tori ,
the second reading of the bill.
Mr. 'v'nnco denied the correctness of the
statement ina'do yesterday by 'Blair ns 'to '
there being 20,600 ox-confedorato soldlors ! In
the stnto of North Carolina atone who had
lost limbs , and many of them are destitute
and in alms houses. There wore none in
alms houses arid none had died there.
Mr. Blair explained that ho had meant to
say wounded soldlors. Tlio bill was laid over
as proposed.
The sonnUi then proceeded to take nn and
act upon thb bills on the calendar. The bill
providing for Inspection of meats fbr expor
tation and prohibiting the Importation of
adulterated articles of food and drink , was
atnondc'd sb as to allow Iho inspection of
meats at the place of packing , aiid passed.
Other bills passed as follows :
To allow soldiers and sailors who lost both
hands , or the use of both hands , $100 per
month.
The hoUsoblll to facilitate the prosecution
of works projected for the Improvement of
rivers and harbors , with an amendment , on
which the conference committee was ap
pointed.
The house bill for the relief of volunteers
of the Forty-oichth regiment of Iowa infan
try , ns amended by a substitute entitled , "For
the relief of certain volunteer soldiers. " The
substitute provides that the act of Aprlll 2i3 ,
1872. in relation tb bounties , shall have , the
restrictive words , llboforo August 0 , 1801 ,
struck oat , and that the claims of all
soldiers and their -heirs who Jind been
denied the bounty of $100 granted by the act
of April 23 , 1872. shall bo reconsidered , al
lowed and paid , If found correct and Just ,
provided the soldlors wore enrolled or enlisted -
listed prior to July 22 , 1S01 , Jor three years.
The bill reported by Mr. Blair allowing n
pension of 52o a month to women enrolled
during the" war ns army nurses , and who ren
dered six months' services , having been
reached , the report was read , in which It
was stated that the beneficiaries under It
would not" average irioro than six or eight to
each state.
Mr. Beck called for the yeas and nays , re
marking that of course this bill , like nil pen
sion bills , would pass. It would apply to
every colored woman who had cooked , for
soldiers' during six months , and according to
the report just refTd , such women were en
titled ' 'Roinan matrons. " Ho hoped the com
mittee on pensions would nt least do the scn-
nto'tho Justice to call on the secretary of war
for the number of enrolled .foinalo nurses
during the war , so the senate might know
within a million dollars of what the bill waste
to take out of ho treasury. The bill under
objection wont over. Other public
bills on the callondar that were passed were
the. following :
The house bill to divide the great Sioux
Indian reservation into separate , smaller
reservations , -with a substitute , being the
senate bill to divide a portion of the reserva
tion of Iho-Sioux nation of Indians in Dakota
into separate reservations , and to secure the
rcliniiuishment of the Indian title to ro-
rnalndcr.
To provide for the sale of the site of Fort
Omaha , Nebraska , mid for a new site and
the construction of suitable buildings thereon.
House.
WASttHwrox , March , 21. Thohoubo went
into fcoffltatttco Of tho'wholo on the bill re- '
fdrrlng to thb court of claims for adjustment ,
of 'tlio accounts of laborers and workmen and
mechanics nrlsitig under the eight hour law.
Mr. Rogers , of Arkansas , In opposing the
bill , said It would Involve the expenditure of
nearly $100,000,000. The proposition was
ill-considered ana vlblous in its
tendency. Messrs. Tillman , Taulbco
and Lane opposed the bill. Messrs.
Lodge , Compton , Oingley and Tarsnoy advo
cated it. The committee then rose and Iho
bill went over.
Bills were passed to prevent the product of
convict labor * iom bblng furnished to or for
the Use of any department of the govern
ment and from being used in public build
ings or other public works and to prevent
the employment of alien labor on public
buildings and other public works -'and in the
various departments of the government.
The house then went into the committee of
the whole on the bill to establish a depart
ment of labor.
Mr. Buchanan , of New Jersey , moved to
strike out the clause directing the commis
sion to ascertain , whenever industrial charges
shall make it essential , the cost of producing
articles at the time dutiable In the United
States in the leading countries where such
articles are produced , by fully specllled units
of production ami undernclasslllcation show
ing the different elements of cost or the ap
proximate cost of such articles of production.
Mr. Mills , of Texas , vigorously opposed
the motion.
Mr. Randall offered nn amendment to extend -
tend the Inquiry to the amount of 'wages paid
in the various industries. Adopted.
Mr. Mills offered nn amendment inserting
the words "per diem , weekly and otherwise , "
after the word "wages" in Mr. Randall's
amendment. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. MpICmnoy , of Ohio , nn
amendment was adopted adding to Randall's
amendment the words "and hours employed
per day.- " The following amend incuts ex
tending the scope of the inquiry wore adopted :
"By MrBuchpnan Whether any convict-
made goods are imported Into this country
and whence.
By. Mr. lJlanct-.Tlio profits of manufac
turers and producers of dutiable artiples.
By MrVjishngton [ of Tennessee The
comparative cqtjt of living in this country pnd
In Europe.
Mr , Brown of andiana offered nn amend-
mcit | extending tl0 { inquiry ns to the effect
of thpptpfectlvo tariff in the United States
on the agricultural industry and especially as
to Its effect on flio 'mortgage indebtedness of
farmers.
Mr. Mills offered nn amendment extending
the' jnqulry to the ascertainment of whether
articles/ are now .controlled by trufcjs and
What effect tlieso.truata hud had iu limiting
and keeping up prices.
Mr. Hum ui 11 ptfcrcd an amendment extend
ing the iiuiylry as to the effect of the state of
currency Aponannculturul ) interests.
Mr. Miliucn offered an amendment requir
ing the labor.cQin'missloacr to investigate the
Mill's tariff hill audio report what effect It
would bnva-oimfoJlabor and industry of the
United Statfts hud ,011 foreign industries , und
oa the proOtsbf fardlgn manufacturers and
the mat kets of the American farmer.
Mr , Buchanan's motion to strike out was
rejected , and pending action upon tlio amend
ment to committee rose und the house ad-
Jqurncd.
The Tariff BUI.
WASHINGTON , March 21. The ways and
mQans committee session to-day lasted but
three minutes. Contrary to general oxpecta-
tntidn no utteinpt was made to formally vote
upon and dispose of the tariff bill , aud tbo ro--
publicpn members were left in the dark us to
iho reason for adjournment. A conference
pf democratic members was hld Immediately
after adjournment , at which it came
o'ut that the rci > ort \yhlch will' accompany the
bill when it is presented to the house WAS not
completed , and another day's \lina tyas re
quired to give It fibapo. The committee wll |
meet a.galii to-morrow.
The comptroller q ( the currency directed
Bank pxamfnerStona to proceed at pure to
Dabuque und take chargq Of the affairs of the
Commercial National bank.
BOY GAMBLERS INWALLSTREET
Youngsters Ayho Ucjjln In n Very
Small AVny n'nil Work Up.
Boston Horahl : 'Thbro Is nothing n
Wall slroot mnn 13 dppospd tp Us specu
lation when it la Indulged In by his helper
or hla relatives. Ho lives by It , but it
Is forbidden to all who are dependent
on hlrti ot wlio sbrvo him. The other
d ay n broker , who ia n junior partner In
ono of the rlnptyat hoUsdS on Wall
street , became Suspicious that ono of the
ofllco boys wiw "trading , " ns the Wall
street folks potltoly call panibllnfr. Jfo
liked the boy , tmthinkBhlin , ono of the
brightest lads tlmtjho over saw , so that
ho determined to iniiko tin u"ort to
catch him breaking the rule afralnsl
trading , and to vnlrn him that if rtuy
bthor montbor of the llrm oi'dr caught
hlln rit the liractldb l > -\v6uld \ have lo
lese his placo. , . fho qucsUouvns how
to expose the aci , bv > t nn opportunity
was noctHly olforod. A customer
came in while- the ooy was writing at a
desk. ' - ,
Th'o custbirfo salft : "Central pretty
lively ? " . .
Instantly the boy dropped his pen and
asked : "What isitnbw ? "
"Ono hundred and nineteen , " said
the customer.
Then the broker saw his chance.
"What did you buy at , BillyV' ' ho in
quired of the bov.
Before thq boy had taken time to
Ihinlc of the confession ho was mo-king
ho replied :
"Ono hundred and fifteen , sir. " 'lie
was so pleased Ut having mtido n. prollt
bf four points on his trauo that the words
s'lipncd front hiin.
' Now I've gdt > ou , Billy , " said the
broker ; "pd rind sell out aud < ] tilt specu
lating for as long as you remain with
this house. The next tlmo you're caught
at it you'll ' hnvo to go.'I '
Tn another offlco It was noticed that
all the office boys wcro in the habit bf
collecting around the tlolcor whenever
their elders' wdro.not . looking over thb
tape , and they whispered a great deal
whenever they wcro together. Ono of
their employers called them nil before
him ono day , and upon crosg-o.vainin-
ing thorn , discovered that the eldest and
brightest boy wasrunningababy bucket
shop on his own account , with u cent a
point as tlio standard of value , instead
of a dollar as on 'Change , und had Initi
ated all his associates in the full mystery
of stock gambling. They wore trading
long anfl short , and iniltatlnjj' on a mi
croscopic scale the operations of the
customers oi the offlco , some taking1
bulls as thbir models , dntt fcbmb betting
with thb bears. The baby bucket shop
keeper was oxacting-a-tiny nromluin on
profits and scooping in the losses quite
like an adult. Ho was discharged , and
tharost were made topromiso that they
wbuld never transgress again.
Ono of the shrewdest and quickest
boys that over turned up in Wall street
obtaineo. a place in a Gorman banking
house as an ofllco boy at $5 a week less
than three years ago. IIo Goes not get
more than $8 or 310 now , but , in the
meantime , ho has grown to bo seven
teen or eighteen years old , and has bc-
como such a figure that the best way to
describe his jippoai'anco is to say that
ho dresses llko John Bloodgood. Like
the garments of that leader of fashion
and popular broker , his clothes are al
ways neat and chosen withgontooltijslo ,
being made of the costliest materials ,
cut to fit ns fluid fits whatever it fills ,
and yet never gaudy or loud. LastTUos-
tlay I met this boy how ho was potting
along.
"Oh , nicely , " saidho , "though I had
almdwookof it. 1 dropped 81,200 on
wheat. "
A little questioning brought out the
fact that thq boy hau begun , as all oth
ers do , by small dickering in bucket ,
shops , Imsod on what was Bai'd or done
in the otllco whore lie worked. By put
ting the bucket shop winnings by , and
combining with another youth on a
good tip or ttvo , ho had gathered capi
tal enough to make a 1'egular trade on
the stock market. That had turned out
well , and ho had then become a
I'Offular gambler on 'Change. Viewing
this case in ono way , the bucket shop
was certainly to hlamo for making a
gambler of him , but ho got his points
from the legitimate gamblers , and is
now ono of thorn , and as good as any of
them as long as ho wins and his em
ployer doesn't find him out.
But the stories that nro being told to
influence the public against the small
quotation peddlers do not stop within
any such limits as those above narrated.
They contain talcs of tlioso bankers and
brokers driving about at midnight to
this liouso and that , mid bogging men
to surrender chocks cashed during that
day for a wayward sou who has forged
to get money to moot trading losses , and
who has then become frightened and
confessed to the rich father ere the ex
posure of the next day came. They include -
cludo tales of potty thefts by some
clerks , and of the ruining of homos by
others , who have got the fever without
money to feed It. AltOjgothcr the im
pression left in nn outsider's mind' is
that the district attorney might as well
go on with thoprosecution of the bucket
shops now , and that , if ho could next
turn his attention lo tlio regular ex
changes , no great harm would result to
the world.
Another Kival of Natural Gas.
Indianapolis .Jpurnal : .Af-P1" forty
years spent in studying combustion A.
J. Simmons of this city claims to Iiavo
discovered an economical use of fuel
that will rival natural gas. 'While ho
was engineer at a largo'hotel in Kan-
gas City ho found the principjo which
ho has Blnco dovoloped. successfully , as
ho ' 'I discovered " ho said
says : , yes
terday , "that the atomic movement of
fiamo and electricity is the same and
that it can bo isolated. On the other
hand , while the atomic move
ment of magnetism and radiant
heat is the BUIIIO it cannot bo
insulated. Faraday was the first to dis
cover the mechanical ofloqt 6.11 Hume.
My discovory.rolatos to the chemical ef
fect , which Is th6 suporoxido'of oxygen ,
generally known an OZOHQ. I placed an
iron bar in the bridge > vnll of a furnace ,
mid by varying tho. magnetism in the
bar found I cpukl distort the finmo nt
will. For this purpose in ; ny first ex
perience I used a dynamo' , but after
wards , trying the cell system , obtained
olTeclB nearly equal to DIOSQ from the
dynamo. Through a nrocoss known
only to myself , and \vhfch I will not
patent , the Hinnq produces a magnetic
prestige which b'rings down the oxygen ,
the llfo of all fires. When properly
fired no smoke is omitted , because the
same process exhausts the hydrogen ,
iho ono great element oLsmoko. "
Mr. Simmons has this process In prac
tical operation in ono of the laundries
of the city , and claims for It n saving of
125 per cent in coal. Hq thinks u greater
bavingcun'bomado and. that , in time ,
his process will make the usu of tflack
coal cheaper tlm-u natural gas. In the
office pf the. Kansas City Times ho says
his process allowed one boiler , an infer
ior quality of coal aiid'a ICES quantity
bojng used , to answer thopurpo&o of the
two that had boon used , before with the
best of coal. The principle can bo'ap
plied to heating and cooking stoves.
Tills- winter his coke for on'obase-burner
which gh.ro heat for three rooms cost
hj < n only 82 } , while his neighbor * .Imvo
spent much more for Coal und .obtained ,
loss heat.
THE'SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
in tlio Whont Pit aa
aa Any Ever Known.
BEARS MAKE A RAID ON CORN ,
7 > lore Attention 1'nltl to Provisions
Tlmn V6v 661110 Time. . 1'nst Cixljlo
sifow nml lynsntlsfhctftrx-
General Quotations.
cmoAcjo 1'iionuoE BIAHKRT.
CIUCAOO , MArch " 21. [ Special Telegram
to the BEK.Ibaiatlv& traditip In Vfhoat
to-day and yesterday on the Chicago board of
tradq was said to bo ns largo ns evf known
except pbssMy In "tho case of the dottapso of
a corhor. The trading was Iri big blocks.
"Fifties" and ' 'hundreds" wcro as frequently
dealt In as nro "flves" nnd "tons" on other
occasions. The bears wcro again In control
nnd they brought out still mete long wheat ,
which catricd prices < to th6 lowest point
yet reached , A few largo houses , however
hbtably Boyil , Paxton & Boyd nnd Jones ,
McConnlck & ICcnnctt were liberal pur
chasers. Foreigners wcro buying , presum
ably to cover shorts , and commission houses
\flth a 'country clientage wcbo Uofn komo-
thing on lhat sfdo. The big shorts also were
said to bo Quietly taking h largo amount of
grain , though IJeam was openly soiling most
of the tlmo. There was a quick reaction
from the lowest point , and , in
fact , fluctuations were generally swift with
out much lingering over the slxtcchth. As a
result of the morning's trading May wheat
closed $ { a lower than yesterday. "liiBuchn
market ns that of to-day nowa from the out-
sldo was absolutely without Influence , and
there was hot much of It. May wheat opened
this morning at 7TKc and Immediately sold
tip to T7 b. Then the hanitncrlng begah and
also the unloading of long wheat and the
price went qulclcly to 77ifo. up to 77 > o < back
to 77&jj77Js'c ( , , then down to 7"773 < ? c , to 77J
@ 77f c , down to "OKc , then up to TtK&n o.
bade to 77J , 77Jf@77J c , up to 77k@77 o
nnd the 1 o'clock close was 77Jjc. Juno
wheat bold from 78o down to 77j ) o and closed
nt 1 o'clock at 7T77jfo. ! " i
Largo receipts of corn and much bettor
grading than of. late hclncd the bears to raid
that bbrcal and to bring out more long corn.
Much "bf the selling was by the heavy
wheat boars , and there was u suspi
cion that their course hero was taken
with direct rofcrenco to its blTcct
Upon wheat. Prices wore mil down i c , but
thcro was strong buying nt th o declinq and
when the pressure of the long grain coming
out was removed .there was seine reaction ,
but this was followed by another dccltno anil
the close wrfs within > f o of "thd lowest prlco
of the session. May corn opened nt G08' @
GOWfo sold early at DOKo straight , then diop-
pcd to 49.J e , reacted to 50 > c. then fell to
49Vc. advanced to 49J/C , declined , to 49X" ,
Improved to 49f@t9fc. fell to 4 ! > J c , and
closed nt 1 o'clock at 49 c. Jutio cbrn opened
at GO > J@BOVc , sold do\vn \ to 4U Vo and closed
at 1 [ o'clock at 40 c.
There was nn active speculative trade in
naats in the early part of the session and tho-
woalmoss df other grains caused n decline
hero. May oats opened at B0 @ 803ic , sold
down to 80)5o nnd closed at JJOKc. For Juno
oats UO c was bid nt the opening and they
sold down to nnd closed at UOi/c. July' oats
opened 4it2Wc , and sold up lo UOc , but closed
at 2iJ ) c asked. August oats sold at 20&c.
Provisions received more attention than on
any day for some tlmo past. The raid on
pork , which was started early m the session ,
made the market comparatively attractive ,
and In a speculative way a good deal of Inter
est was dovoloped. For May delivery the
pivotal future pork opened ut $14,10 , but the
bear element promptly obtained control , nnd
by persistent hammering , assisted by con
siderable selling on atop orders , the price
was forced down to $13.72 } $ . Between Sia.bO
and J13.72K , lioVrever , trading -was limited.
From $13.7iK a reaction followed which
carried the prioo back to $18.97 and at 1
o'clock $10.05 was the current quotation.
Lord und short ribs naturally sympathized
with pork in its movements up and down.
. Wheat opened weak ,
.May selling at 77Jfc and 77K@77 > Vo , fell to
70 ; < @i7c on the split , improved and closed at
77c ; Juno77e , July 77J c. Corn lower ,
May closing nt aboui4U 'c , Juno 40' ' @ - < yXc.
Oats were fairly active but lower ; Bluy 80 >
© aO'/c. Pork was irregular , closing 'Wta
lower , or at S18.82K for March , $13.113 for
May and S13.'J7 } < -for Juno. Lard was quiet
and closed ut S7.47K for March , * 7.S2W for
May , & 7.57 > tf for Juno and f 7G > f for July.
CHICAGO IilVK STOCK.
Cnio.iao , March 21. [ Special Telegram to
the BISE.I OATTLE Trade was slow and
unsatisfactory from the start to the linish.
\yiictbcr prices were lower or not- was dlfil-
cult to determine. Salesmen claimed they
could not begin to get as good prjces ai > yes
terday and buyers claimed they hail to pay
fully as high ns yesterday for anything that
was good and useful. The prime cause oj
the dullness was probably the glut of cattla
in Now York and slow beef trade in eastern
cities. There was a fair local demand for
butcher's stock at former price ? , The
stocltcr and feeder trade remains unchanged-
Steers , 1,330 to 1,1500 lb9.SWOfflfi.15 ; 1,200 to
, a501bs , ? | .00@l.r,0 ; 030tol,3UO Ibs. W 0 ®
i.OO. Stockers and feeders. $2.3J@3.15 ( ;
cows , bulls and mixed , $1 T5S.t ! ) > 0 ; bulk ,
$2.402.CO. Texas-fed cattle , ? B..jlO@3.GO.
Iloos Business -vas again active , with
another upturn of nbout 5o on heavy and lOo
on light and mixed. Mixed , averaging 100 to
2TO Ibs. sold nt t5.iO@iUO ! , largely nt * 5.40.
Butcher weights ( selected ) , 21(1 ( to 250 Ibs ,
jnndoWJ5@ri.50 ; best heavy , ayoragintf 2 0
to 300 Ibs , made f5..r 05iO ( ( ; liuht ( nssortcd ) .
averaging 100 to 170 IbSjiiindoJS.BOS'15'0 ! ! ona
light ? 5.1C@r..i5.
NEW YonK , March 21. [ Special Telegram
to the BBB.I SrocKh The bears went ut tha
stock market with the determination to foico
prices ptlll lowcr , , and , by laminering weak
and unsupported stocks , succeeded in tem
porarily demoralizing the market and record
ing declines of } { &M points. Trading was
by no means heavy , being only 71,374 , Blinrca
up to npon. J eng stocks cameput'frocly and
the sfiort Interest wps considprablyJncredBcd.
Heading went off % per cent on the import
that application would soon bo made to tha
NOW York stock ox'ahnngo to list \bo \ now 4
pqr cent bonds , The fssulng of Blocks or
bonds at this tlmo Is regarded with suspicion
by the Btroct and induced heavy selling of
Heudlnjjby the professionals. News from
the west , although not entirely satisfactory ,
.was inoro assuring than/or spjno thnVpastr
Despite the sovci ore verses recently received ,
the bulls had the nerve to say that Iho situa
tion warranted higher prices. The short In
terest in Heading. St. Paul , Union Pacillo ,
Missouri Paciilo and Lake Shore , they say ,
never was larger. When congress pubscs the
numerous financial measure's now before that
body , n largo amount of money will bo
distributed and the market will receive ma
terial holp. A representative of the St. Paul
ppol said they could easily put that stock up
to oO within a mopth. About noon the mar
ket became stronger. Mlhtouri Pacillo ad-
vanccdHand other securities # ( ) ( ? point ,
with the exception of Pacific Mall , Now En
gland and Cotton Oil "stiffs , " which remained
heavy. The Improvement of mtd'dny was of
shoit duration and the market became weak
nnd BOOH boidcrcd on a panto. Missouri
Pacific and Western Union went Oft rapidly ,
the fin-jucr dropping 1@1K points at a time ,
the downward course pnly being tUffkcd by
the closing of the market. Prices diopjiod to
70tf , a uhiinluiEO of 5'f per cent from ( ho
outblde prices of the morning and \ % percent
from yesterday's cloec , a net loss'of ? ; < per
cciit In two days. A ycs\r npo the stock wa
soiling nl IJO. The losses on that .have been
heavy , but the amount will never bo Known.
Western Union closed tyf points lower. Ot
tlio rest of the list the pet losses were email
osocpt on New Knglnnd , wlilph was 8 # , St. .
Paul \ % , Northv/eiturp % , Union Pas.fio } ( ,