THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MARCH 28 ; 1SS8.
It Visits 'tho ' East fn the Shape of
a Flood.
MUCH PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY.
Dnms Hurst , nml Thousands of Acres
' Arc liuuulntcil Snow and
AVlnil lllock Trnnic tu
tlio Northwest.
Itomln Ulookcd.
MnTVAcnr.E , WIs. , March 22. Specials
from the Interior of the state show that the
thermometer last night ranged from 10 = to
1S = below zero. Not n wheel Is moving on
the upper Michigan peninsula roads , except
these propelling snowplows. It Is the most
complete blockade of the season.
MAUQt'BTTn , Mich. , March 22. Ono of the
worst blizzards of the winter sot in last night
at an early hour and lasted until .morning.
Considerable snow fell , nnd > strong wind
drifted U badly , so that railroads wcro
greatly hampered in their operations. The
cold Was Intense , the temperature ranging
between 7 ° and 10 ° below zero during the
night at different iwlnts on the peninsula.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 22. The storm
which raged Tuesday night and until this
morning through portions of Dakota , Minnesota
seta and northern "Wisconsin was ono of the
severest that has been experienced in the
northwest this winter. It consisted of a cold
wnvo of unusual severity , ncorapanicd by a
heiwynml cutting wind and in many places
was rendered worse by n blinding snow
Btorm. In Minnesota , north of Crookston ,
and In northeastern Dakota most of the
roads wcro badly blockaded. Whenever
there was any snow it was badly drifted and
the railroad tracks In numerous Instances
were covered to n depth of nlno feet.
MiNXitArous , Minn. , March 23. Last
night the mercury dropped to 10 = below
zero and , a high wind prevailing , the old
snow was drifted considerably through Min
nesota and Dakota and trains were somewhat -
what delayed. In northern Michigan und
Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota and
northern Iowa , tlioro was a heavy fall of
snow which delayed trains.
Heavy Damages By Flood.
WOOSSOCKKT , U. I. , March 22. Cranberry
meadow dam at Qulckstrcatn , a inllo above
East Ulackstono , Mass. , gave way last night
and the estimated damage to railroad and
highways will be $75,000.
PuovinnNCK , li. I. , March 23. The water
In the lllackstouo np. nrjntly reached the
highest point at noon to-day. Nearly all the
mills below Woonsoeket have shut down because -
cause of the flood. The damage Is heavy.
Puovinnxci ! , H. I. , March 23. Tlio water
iu the liluckstono river reached its highest
point at noon to-day. Nearly all the mills
below Woousoeltct are shut down and consid
erable damage has been done them and the
railroads throughout this section.
EASTON , Pa. , March 22 ! Tlio Delaware
river is sixteen feet above low water mark ,
and the Lchigh twelve feet. Floods hava
slopped all mills in South Eustou.
Floods In New York.
MIUDLETOK , N. Y. , March 22. Spring
floods are causing trouble along tlio Now
York , Ontario St Western , railroad. Many
serious washouts hauo occurred. .
A Cyclone In. New York.
Oswnoo , N. Y. , March 23. A cyclone
passed over a small section of the county
about a inllo south of Fulton yesterday after
noon , doing considerable damage.
Tlio FlooclH in Hungary.
PCSTII , March 2) ) . Tlio situation In the
flooded districts In Hungary is appalling.
The dykes at Bokes are falling and the town
is doomed. Fifty or moro houses bavo al
ready collapsed. Floating ice has destroyed
many houses in Danaplin. In the adjacent
country largo stores of corn and food have
been lost.
Swindled Foreigners Found to Have
No Case in Court.
New YOIIK , March 21. Tlio long pending
suit of the IJanquo Francc-Egypticnno of
Paris , against John Crosloy Drown , Jcsso
Sellgmau and William Watts Sherman ,
bankers , as trustees of the defunct Now
York , 13oston it Montreal railway scheme ,
for the recovery of ? G,2fl,000 ( ) , and Edward
HischofTschciin , the London banker , against
the snino trustees for the recovery of the
1917,183 advanced for the saino purpose , was
dismissed to-day in the United States circuit
court.
Hunting u Di.-Hpurailo.
PAiiKEiisnuno , W. Va. , March 22. [ Special
Telegram to the Unc.l A band of promi
nent residents of this section are pursuing
Hcnson Willis in the adjoining counties. Ho
is wanted for i four murders. The ilrst was
tliu killing of Mr. und Mrs , John Jennings ,
who , according to the story told by Willis"
wife , were murdered by him a short time ago
nnd the bodies concealed in the river. Three
nights ago Willis killed his father-in-law ,
George Carter. This Killing was the result
of u family quarrel. After this murder was
committed Willis scraped up what money ho
could nml fled. Ton men under the leader
ship of McMillan Thornton , a young business
man of this county , followed , and overtook
him. in the woods near Hereford. Ho was
laying for them , however , nnd fired the first
Eliot , taking them totally by surprise , and his
second shot passed throughyoungThornton's
heart. Ho fired' twice again , wounding two
others of the posse seriously. Ho then got
nwuy without a scratch. As near as can be
learned thoposso/or rather the remnant of
the posse , gathered up the clc'iul and wounded
-and returned , for reinforcements and medical
aid. Fifty men hnvo now gene out anil swear
they will have Willis , no matter at what
cost. Moro bloodshed is expected , as the
loan la well armed and desperate.
Kentucky' ! * Jumlip Thief.
LouisriM.n , March 23. It is now though
that Tato's total shortage will not bo far from
$250,000. The books of the treasurer's ofllco
I show oxtreino looseness and neglect ami it
I will bo weeks before order can bo restored ,
The special committed appointed to arrange
articles of Impeachment to bo lodged iigainst
Tali ) was in session this morning finishing
up business preparatory to submitting its
.report to the legislature. A domocratio cau
cus was Held last avcning nt Frankfort ami a
roimnittco was appointed to present n reso-
'lutlnn before the house requiring an examin
ation of ail accounts of state irtllcors by expert -
port accountants.
x Thlernnin , of this city , who arrived from
Canada last night , says this morning ho baw
, , Treasurer Tnto when thi-ro.
The ioi > ort of the legislative commltto.o np-
twlctNl to prepare and prefer urticles of Im
peachment against Tutu was adopted.
' A Prop In tlio Weather.
CHICAGO , March 23. Dispatches from vari
ous points In northern Indiana , Illinois and
Iowa report n drop in tomper.ituro yesterday
Of from thirty to forty degrees , accompanied
nearly everywhere by high winds nml light
snow. Fours uro expressed that winter
Wheat will bo seriously Injured , in this city
the mercury dropped thirty-eight degrees
Blnco yesterday morning , touching zero at
day light to-day.
Tlio Death Itecoril.
( ST. Louis , March 23. Colonel Thomas Me-
Kissock. a railroad official and president
of the Council IJlufts & St. Louis railroad ,
died early this morning , aged sixty years.
Njsiv YouuMarch 23. James M. Hnlstoad ,
president of the American tire Insurance'com-
i > anv , died this morning , aged eighty.
WASHINGTON , March23. MissSnoaa. tlio
Boclcty correspondent , better known as "Miss
Gr.uncly , " died this morning- ,
Shot IIU "Wife's Seducer ,
RICHMOND , Jty. , March S3. This afternoon'
jQallard Bronstou , a sou of Hovonuo Collector
Bronstqn , shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Dudley for alleged Intimacy with Bronstou's
ivife. . . .
TO CONVICTS.
A Horrible Stnto of Affairs llorcnlcil
in Arkansas Sllncs.
CoAij HIM , , Ark. , March 23. Governor
Hughes anit the penitentiary board , arrived
tins afternoon to further Investigate the bru
tality to convicts In the coal mines. They
found that Warden Scott , who preceded the
fugitive GnfforJ , was even moro brutal.
It was shown that ho whipped as
mnny ns sovcnty-flvo In ono night until blood
ran In streams from their bodies. The
place where the convicts wcro confined is so
filthy that there was a sickening stench from
It. The beds nnd blankets were dirty and
covered with vermin. Yesterday a lot of
shoes nnd clothing arrived nnd men wcro
provided who had gone barefooted all winter.
Physicians to day examined a largo number
of convicts whom GnfTonl had whipped
and found their bodies nlniost solid sores.
The men feared to complain whllo Gafford
was hero for fear of being beaten again.
Some time ago a convict ran off , hid in the
mines nnd refused to como out and Warden
Scott ordered Tom Gaddis , the pit boss , to go
down and shoot him , Ho did so. Things
are changed now , but the details of past nets
nro sickening and horrible.
BITTEN BY "HEN
An KnrnKcil Sea Iilon IMnUes ThttiRS
Ijtvcly In n Shop.
DNnw YonK.March 22. Everybody who has
been to San Francisco knows Seal Hock , and
everybody who knows Seal Hock has seen
Hen Ltutlcr. 13cn was the sea lion ot the
rock for many years until three months ngo.
Ho is ten feet long , has u cast in ono eye ,
and Is very thick across tlio waistcoat.
Hence his name. Last fall ho was captured
by the agents of Herman Ulcohc , a wild
animal dealer of this city , nnd taken to Mr.
HIcclio's establishment In Pork How. lien
was to hnvo sailed for Europe yesterday , but
thcro was some hitch in tlia arrangcmmts ,
and he remained. In Now York to kick up the
blpgest disturbance since the blizzard.
lien has a bad temper , anil ho likes a llvo
man. Two llvo men attempted , this after
noon to hook him for a berth in a van for
Jersey City. They lost their grip , and Hen
took n mean advantage of the slip to frco
himself from bondage. Then ho took posses
sion of the place , and for the space of half nn
hour pandemonium possessed the wild ani
mal shop of Mr. Hlocho. lien began by sink ,
ing his crooked fangs into the calf of ono of
the m < > n , Grove by name. Mr. Grcvo howled ,
but Hen barked viciously and then took a
fresh hold on his bleeding victim.
The other man , Brown his niinto was , be
labored Bon with n plank , but 13cn kept his
grip. Brown kept up his work with the
plank till Ben finally let go and tackled
Brown. Brown escaped with a slight flesh
wound In the arm , nnd then ho and Grove
ran , Ben after them. Somebody called po-
Hco , but that didn't scare Bon. Ho held the
post until a posse was organized , armed with
clubs nnd boards , and went to repulse him.
Before this onslaught the sea monster at
length retreated until ho was locked up
anew. Ho was defeated , but very angry ,
nnd all clay long mndo the place hideous with
his howls. Mr. Kiecho will see that Ben
takes the next steamer out. The wounds of
Grove and Brown have been cauterized , ns
there Is fear of serious consequences. Ben
has bad teeth , and he had been eating stale
flsu.
Strtko Humors.
CHICAGO , March 22. An. evening paper
thinks It Is probable that a combination will
bo formed soon between the engineers and
switchmen and brukomon on the Chicago ,
Burlington & Qumcy road , which will result
in n strike on the part of the two latter
classes of employes to help the engineers
and firemen. This project has been broached
before , but nothing seemingly came of it and *
no foundation can bo learned for to-dny's
rumor. The ofllcials express themselves per
fectly satisfied with the manner in which
business is going on with them , and say their
train service will , in a few days , be in every
It before the strike ,
respect Just as was j a
Armed Gunrilu Discharged.
LIXCOLON , Neb. , Mareh 22. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEB. ] There are no new devel
opments in the strike at this point. Thu men
continue to make their hall headquarters and
wait patiently for developments. Resolu
tions of a cheering character from different
labor organizations in and out of the city uro
daily received , and the men show no discour
agement. At the Burlington depot the small
army of snccial police have been discharged
and people can move about the depot without
armed guards surrounding them.
Another Injunction Suit.
DnxYEit , Colo. , March 22. The Burlington
road to-day brought suit in the United States
court against the Union Pacific , Denver < fc
Hto Grande , Denver , Texas & Gulf and six
teen engineers employed in the various com
panies , asking that the roads be enjoined
from refusing to accept Burlington freight ,
and also enjoining the engineers from form
ing u conspiracy to prevonttho transportation
of their cars or from striking when requested
to do so.
The Boycott Raised.
ST. Louis , Mo. , March 22. The engineers
of the brotherhood located hero to-day noti
fied the general superintendent of the union
depot company that the boycott on the "Q. "
cars has been raised. The boycott on the
Kcokuk division has also been raised.
o
Pol iimn-Me Donald.
ST. JosEi-n , Mo. , March 22. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bui ; . ] At S o'clock this after
noon at the residence of the bride's parents
Mr. John A. Dolman was united in marriuKO
to Miss Martha McDonald , the Hov. H. S ,
Campbell , of the First Presbyterian church
officiating. Only the family relatives were
present and the wedding was very auiot. The
groom Is the son of Judge John A. Dolman
und the bride is the daughter of H. L. Me-
Doniild , the wholesale dry goods merchant ,
The contract lug parties were lender in so
ciety circles. They loft for Chicago this
iMiiMiinir on a short bridal tour. They will
make their homo at Sixteenth and Fa iron
streets in this city.
Now Yorlc Woman
NEW YOIIK , March 23. The annual con
vention of the Now York stuto women's suf
frage association to-day was presided over
by Mrs. Lillie DovcromixUlnko. Interesting
speeches wcro made by Mrs , GuaUifson , of
London , Mine. Bogolot , of Paris , and Baroness
ness CuliKHiburg , of Finland , on the progress
ol work in their countries. Resolutions of
the usual tenor were adopted ,
At to-night's session interesting addresses
on tlio condition of working unit other women
in this anil other nations was made by Mrs.
Annie Scathends uticl Mrs , Ashton Dilko , of
England , and Mrs , Jesslo IColfcr , of Canada.
A Crooked Stock Broker.
Nuw YOIIK , March 22. Francis E. Trow-
bridge , a member of the stock exchange , has
been arrested on complaint of Abrurn Kling ,
n lawyer , who says Trowbrldgo sold stocks
on his account and has refused to turn over
the proceeds of the sales. Kling believes
$30OiX ) was reall/ed and. that the broker in
tended to ubsixmd ,
A DrakiMiiiui and Tramp Killed.
HUNTINGDON , Pa. , March S3. A freight
train on the Pennsylvania road was derailed
ivt B.UTO this afternoon. A brakeman and a
tr.unp were killed , three trumps seriously in
lured nnd two boys who are missing nro sup-
po tul to bo buried under the muss of coal and
coke dumped from the train.
MnUrn a Profound Impression.
CITY or Mexico , March 23. A banquet in
honor of General Bragg , the new United
States minister , was given yesterday by the
American residents. The leading olUcers of the
Mexican government anil n pumber of mem
bers of the press wevo present. Consul Gen
eral Moore presided. General Bragg inudo a
significant speech , which jnado a profound
impression.
By Nowmnn.
James Moore , n colored Ijid , went Into the
residence of Mr # . Vcrmaas , S'o. 1813 South
Sixteenth street , yesterday afternoon , and
made away with , a bilTer watch. Ho was
seen by on Inmateof the house and complaint
was loilecil at the central station. Last night
Onicer Newman ran across the dusky thief
nnd locked him up.
OUST MICE THE Olil ) MAN" ,
Young Gould Bleeds His Friends and
Kvcn Hln Father.
Nnw YonK , Mnrcli 22. [ Special Telegram
totheBr.n.l Wall street Is hurling anathe
mas nt young George Gould. Up to 3 o'clock
lo-ilfiy his character for loyalty to Ids friends
nml associates on "change was spotless white ,
but now nil Is changed. Now It i.s spotless ,
but of n uniform blackness. It Is said that
young Gould is responsible for the recent
startling decline in Missouri Pacific stdck ,
which has entailed heavy losses on many of
Gould's followers , union g whom the stock Is
of course largely held nnd which
1ms brought them to the Vcrpo of
ruin. The charge Is mnilo that the young
man got in on the short side of the market
some time ngo , which gave him a strong per
sonal Interest In lower prices ) and that ho
then used the vast influence nt his command
to hammer things clown regardless of friends
and associates , and regardless , too , It is inti-
mntcd , of the interests of Ms father , wholly
Intent upon securing enormous profits for
himself. Ho holds full power of attorney
from his father , and not In association with
Husscll Sago and Sidney Dillon , as was first
reiwrtcd , so that his anxiety to Influence the
market has only been limited by thoavailablo
recourcos of the Gould strongbortcs. . The
suggestion that young Gould " had been
illustrating in real life something of the
Mtimtion in the comedy Of the "Henrietta , "
where the father and son operatnon different
sides of the market , was received with less
surprise in brokers' offices than It probably
will bo elsewhere. Among them who know
him In Wall street , young Gould has the
reputation already ot being a shrewd
schemer and an eager and enterprising money
maker.
DIED IX t'UISON.
A Dishonest Banker Emla Ilia Lilfo in
Aiihnrii.
AunuiiN , N. Y. , March 22. The train
which left this city nt 10:30 : o'clock this
morning for Rochester had on board the
body of Amnriah II. Bradner , the Dansvlllc ,
N. Y. , banker , who died in the prison bos-
pltal hero this morning. Brndncr was sent
to Auburn prison last November foi grand
larceny , having taken SI , 500 from a woman
after the Dansvlllo bank , of whioh ho was
president , had become Insolvent , giving in
return a worthless certificate of deposit.
Brudnor fought the prosecutors boldly in the
courts for over two years , but was finally
beaten and sentenced to Auburn for llvo
years. A few days after the Duusvillo bank
busted three years ago Bradner was chased
through the villiago streets by a howling mob
of men , women nml boys , who pelted him
with snow-balls und whatever missies were
ut hand. Ho was seventy years of ngo when
he entered the prison and was given work in
the broom shop. Ho occupied u table with
"Jimmy" Hope , the noted bank robber. On
Saturday Bmuiicr was sent to the prison
hospital , where he died this morning of pneu
monia. His wife , brother and sister wcro
with him when lie died.
Steamship Arrivals.
March 23. ] Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] Arrived The Rugia , fromNew
York.
SOUTHAMPTON , March 23. Arrived The
Lahn , from New York , for Bremen ,
GIIEENWICH , March 23. Arrived The
Clrcassin , from Now York , for Glasgow.
Niw YOIIK. Mai eh 22. Arrived The
Spain , from Liverpool ; the Eider , from
Bremen. i >
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Settled AVI til Jlin Creditors.
OTTAWA , Ont. , March 23. John C. Eno nml
his wife nro in this city. They will return
to New York , Eno having settled with his
cri'ditors.
OTTAWA , Out. , March 22. Eno , late of
Now York , denies that ho proposes to return
to that city.
IT WAS ONLY PEAS.
The "WroiiK VoRetahlo "Was Used in
His Case , However.
Boston Courier : The last stroke of tlio
hour of midnight had just sounded. Still
ho lingers nenr'tho door with her near
the stcnin-heutcd hull.
"It is very Into , " she murmers half
reproachfully as ho squeezes her baud
for the twenty-fifth time.
"Wus tbat'J or 10 that struck':1" ho
asks.
"It was 12. "
"Twelve ! And your father is "
" until and I'm
"Sitting up you go ,
afraid ho will bo angry. lie "
"I must go. Is it possible that ho
knows it is &o Into ?
"His watch never varies a secondand
he is in the habit of consulting it every
minute when ho is waiting for mo to re
tire. Oh ! Lawrence , I four , I dread , I
tremble so Softly perhaps ho will not
hear. ' ,
There was a sound like that of the
drawing of corks , the door softly opened
and closed , and Lawrence Longstop
wont out into the night , the starless ,
tonobrious night.
A moment Inter tlioro was a Hash , a
loud report , a wild veil , the hurried pat
ter on the walk of Hying footstot | , and
the maiden's terrible conjecture was
realized as bho behold her father on tor
tlio hall with a smoking musket in his
hands.
"Oh ! father , " Hho shrieked In an
ngony.of dronil. "You have killed him !
You have killed him ! "
"No , I huvn't. It was only pens ; ho
ain't hurt much. It WHS only peas. "
"Oh ! what will his /oiks in Bp&ton
buy ? "
"Boston ! Was ho from Boston ? "
"Ho was. "
"Dang mo , if I'd a-known that , T
would have loaded with beans ! "
The 111110 "Who Quotc.8 Pope ,
From the Virginia City ( Nov. ) Enter
prise : Yesterday afternoon a prema
turely old and shriveled Piuto was
sunning himself on n rock near tjho
wicklui ) below the Ophir dump. With
motionless form and grim , bobor visugb ,
ho sat pensively eyeing the distant
snow-capped mountains. ' Apparently
ho was overhauling the past anil think
ing ot the glorious fonts of valor lie hud
long ago performed , and. of howdill'or-
ent a good miiiiv things are from what
they were then , before the tricky pale-
fnco find biicukcd in and gobbled up the
poor Piuto's right.
A San Francisco lady and gentleman
were walking by the cumpoodiu on their
way to .Inspect the pan mill. After
thov had passed about a rod beyond the
dusky old musor ho suddenly roused
himself and vociferated a hearty , rous
ing "Good morning , inadamo ! "
' 'The htartlcd lady turned around and
said : "Why , how do you do sir1" ! and
evidently much astonished , then blurted
out , "Who are you , anyhow ? "
"I am Lo"gnid the Indian.
"Low Mr , Low ? Why , you are an In
dian , aren't you ? "
"Yos. inadamo ; a man of 'untutored
mind.1
"You astonish mo ! What are you doing
horo. "
"Iloro seated here , I 'seo God
in clouds and hear him in the wind. ' "
"And , looking as you do , you quota
Pope ? "
"Ayo , looking as I do , " said the old
Piuto , then turned and walked away ,
leaving the lady to look aftoi hiiu and
wondor-
Tlio old Pluto was ono who was sent
east about thirty years ago to bo edu
cated , and who spout three or four
yoard in Oborlin , college , Ohio , Wliou
ho. enino back to Nevada ho at onCe sot-
tied down again i'n the shiftless ways Of
his people.
Have Your 1'lnno Tuned
by Chas. F. Stephens , with , ' AUrdd
Mcinb.org Co. , 1510 D.odjjo s > tf'
POKER PLATO IN DAKOTA ,
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Over Sbvon Tl vi tind'Dollnra tiiid n
Town Slto at Stako.
A FAIRY TALE FROM EARLYDAYS. .
M C
Adjournmciit tit * 'tlio ' IjCRlRlnturo to
AVntcli the djame Tlio Speaker
Deals > fcttspciislon of
I
Chicngo Herald : Back in Iho fifties ,
when tlio northern portion of Dakota
was hardly more than a blcuk waste of
uncultivated land , tie town of Pembina
was founded by Enos Stutsman. Ho wag
a mini as reimirkablo for hia eccentrici
ties as ho was fet * his physical deformi
ties. Enos emigrated to Dakota from
the huckleberry districts of Connecticut
and located in the upper Rod Illvor val
ley , whore ho filed and proved up on 820
acres of public land , which was the
ground on which Pembina now stnmlH.
Enos was a prodigy , llo had the head
and body of a giant , but his legs were
hardly moro than a foot loner , and ho
wqs unable to travel without the aid'of
two short and powerful crutches.
Ho was a shrewd , calculating fellow ,
and soon became the recognized lender
among the handful of emigrants who
had taken up their residence in his
neighborhood. As a political diplomat
ho has never liad an equal in the terri
tory , and for four consecutive sessions
ho has chairman of the council , the
upper branch ot the territorial legisla
ture , and the old war horses who
weathered the political battles of early
days in the territory , when the old
story and a half shanty in Yankton that
did huinblo duty as a capital building ,
rang ns often with' the report of a re
volver as it did witli the voice of a law
maker , to-day testify in glowing terms
to the wonderful ability of Enos Sluts-
man as a parliamentarian. Eight years
ago he was taken suddenly ill and died ,
lie was buried in the lonely cemetery
on the hillside , half a miio north of
Pembina. The only monument that
stands to his memory is tlio county of
Stutsman , now ono of the most prosper
ous districts in Dakota.
Among his other accomplishments
Enos had acquired a thorough knowl
edge of the game of draw poker , for
which ho had an upcontrolHblo passion
and many are the stories told by his ac
quaintances of his recklessness at the
card table. Ho numbered among his
most intimate friends JuddLa Mouro , a
pioneer who owned n line of stages
plying between Grand Forks nnd Pem
bina. The ndveat'of the railroad killed
Judd's coach line ( finally , and ho sot-
i tied down in a pvp ? table grocery busi
ness in Pembina , jjiying a share of his
time to local politics. Probably the
stiil'eat game of pok&rover played in the
territory was the 6hfj contested by those
men in " 02. The game was played in the
old Lovec hotel in umkton , and lasted
from 10 o'clock Jdrjtday evening till S
o'clock Sunday morulngand ntthe close
of the game .ludd'i ' lui Mouro had won
83,300 and the towils'itcof Pembiua. The
game created publitfinterost and during
its progress tlio , ' , people of the town
visited the rooms ajid watched tlio two
men as they fought Jiko bull dogs over
the piles of red , \yaijto and blue chips.
The legislature was \in session and as
Stutsmun , who vfcw chairman of the
council , refused to leave the game , that
branch of the legislature adjourned
until the following Monday ; and the
members watched the gatno to the
finish.
When the game started Alexander
McKon/.io , sheriff of Burloigh county ,
and Major Edwards , editor of the Fargo
Argus , were interested in it , but after u
few hours' tussle with no change in
their fortunes thcso men dropped out
and loft the battle to Stutsman and La
Mouro. Early in the game the former's
luck was wonderfully good , and ho
played with a brilliant recklessness that
surprised Ins friends. Later on the
tide turned against him and the chips
began to How in the direction of La
Mouro , who sat with his slouch lint
pulled down over his eyes , closely
watching every move of his opponent.
Slowly but surely Slutsman's chips wont
over to La Moure's side of the table ,
and work 'what trick or nrtifleo lie
would ho could not turn them back.
Matters went this way until past mid-
niglu Saturday , when Stutsman throw
down two fifty-dollar bills on the pile of
chips in the center 'of the table and
called a hundred-dollar bet made by
La Mouro. Stutsmau hold a king full
on queens , and ho felt sure that the pot
was his , but when La Mouro throw
down his cards thorp were four deuces ,
and Slutbinan. gritting his tooth , ex
claimed : "D n it , Judd , the devil him
self couldn't beat you to-night. I'm
broke ; you'vo got my last dollar. "
"Can't help It , Slut. It came my
way and I had to rake it in , " calmly re
plied Judd , as ho shoved a big roll of
Stutsman'b money Into his pocket.
Stut man eyed the roll enviously , and
just , as it wont out of sight ho struck
the table with his fist and said :
"Judd , I'll tell you what I'll do.
You'vo won $3,800 of rtiy money. If
' with it I'll stake
you'll put $3,800 moro
the townbito of Pombina against it and
will play for it in ono lump , to win ot
iose at ono deal. "
'Do you mean it ? " asked Judd , in
credulously.
"You hot I do , " replied Stutsman ,
emphatically.
"All right , it's rtgo"said Judd , as ho
throw down $5,000 in bills and drew a
chock for $2,000 , to make up the bal
ance.
"My word is goa ; , ain't it , Judd ? "
asked Stutsmun , looking across the
tablo. aH
"As good as gold,4 replied Jndd.
"Then , " contlnueJt. Stulsman , "if I
lofeo I'll deed you ! l50' ! < acres of land in
the center of the tovof Ponibina. "
The men shook lianas. According to
agreement the hand ' \vjis to bo dealt by
E. \Vill5ams , of IHynurck , speaker of
the house ot representatives , the cards
to bo thrown on the table face up.
When tlio llvo cnrdA'h'nd ' been dealt each
man was to dlbeard mid draw , the cards
being thrown face uijiby the dealer as
before , and when UjCi cards hud been
dealt the man holdi 'tho highest hand
was to take the pot. i i
Excitement ran h'rgll , nnd to prevent
any trickery on hia part , Williams was
seated in the middle of the table , with
His logs turned uiulor him like a Turk ,
in the full glare of an oil lamp that was
buspondod from the coiling. The friends
of the two men crowded around the
table and Williams was threatened with
summary treatment if he should in any
manner manipulate the curds BO as to
give oUhur man an advantage. Deftly
\VilliuinH shufilod the cards , am ] , squar
ing thorn , slipped pnu from the top of
the puck and laid it down under Judd'b
nose. It was a douce. Stnt&miui caught
the queen of spades , The next card
c.amo olT nnd JudU caught another
douce. The- four spot of bjuides turned
up. Under Stutsnwn's nose and
his brow wrinkled a Httlo bit. Agaj.n
the curds foil , und Judd placed the tico
of diamonds bostdo his two deuecs.whilo
the jack of spades looked up into Stut's
face , Once m'oro the dealer laid the.
cards and to Judd came the tray of clubs ,
while his opponent caught the ace of
spades. Stutman'a face began to
ijrlghlon. Ho saw a posslbllty of catch
ing a Hush , but the next cai'd that came
to him wa a heart , but Judd had not
bettered his hand , and held his deuces ,
drawing throe cards.
StUtman's friends tried to prevail on
him to draw four cards to his ace , butho
wouldn't listen to them , and discarding
the heart ho drew ono cardhoping to llU
the Hush. The onlookers wcro wild as
Willams throw three cards to Judd.
They foil face up , the qucon of clubs ,
jack of diamonds and ten-spot of clubs.
Ho had not buttered his hand , and his
opponent smiled grimly as ho
saw how severely fortune must
snub him now If she failed
to bring him a winning hand , for
if ho paired any of tljo four cards ho
held ho must boat Judd's deuces , be
sides , tlioro was a possibility of his fill
ing his ( lush. Judd had evidently lost
hopoyand ho rested hia arms on the
table and doggedly watched Williams
as ho turned to Stutsman and slipped a
card from the pack. All stretched
their nocks to catch sight of the card.
It foil at last face up , the eight spot of
clubs.
The game was over. Judd had won ,
and ha ho Shoved his hand over the
table to Slutsman , the latter grasped it
as though ho had forgotten that it had
played sad havoc with his finances.
True to his word , as ho always was ,
Stutsman deeded the 820 acres of land to
La Mouro. who holds a good share of it
to-day , though ho has Hold a largo
portion of it and realized many thous
ands of dollars , for the railroads pave
Pembina a boom , and much of the land
that was in ' 02 staked in the game of
poker is now worth several thousand
dollars a front foot.
- * -
PUBLIC AVOKKS.
Preparatory Steps Taken for the Sen-
sou's Improvement
Sidewalk Inspector AHnn has ordered the
layingof sidewalks on n number ot streets In
the city mid the same must bo done before
the 4th of next month otherwise the work
will be turned over to the sidewalk contrac
tor and the cost of the same assessed against
the abutting propertv. The walks ordered
are located as follows :
North siclo Hurt street from Twenty-eight
street to Thirty-third street ; six feet wide.
East sltlo Thirty-third street from IJurt
street to Cuining street ; six foot wiilo.
East Bide thirty-second street from Burt
street to Ginning street ; six feet wide.
East siilo Twenty-eighth street between
Funiaiutnd Douglas street ; four feet wide.
West side "Walnut street from Twenty-
sixth street to'1'hlrty-urst street ; four feet
wide.
South side Park ( or Center ) street from
Thirty-third street , to Thirty sixth struct
( Duane street ) ; four feet wide.
East side Thirty-sixth street Cor Duane
street ) , from Park to Francis street ; four
feet wide.
East side South Twenty-seventh street , be
tween Mason anil Hoes streets ; repairs.
North siilo Cass street , from St. Paul's
chapel to Thirty-first street ; six feet wide.
North side Chicago street , between Thir
tieth street and Ihirty-flrst street ; six feet
wide.
Tn front of lot and northeast corner of
Dodge and Twenty-sixth streets ; six feet
wide.
South side Pacific street , between Twenty-
second street and Twenty-third street ; four
feet wide.
East side Twenty-ninth street , between
Sewnrd street and Franklin street ; six feet
wide.
South siclo Franklin street , between
Twenty-ninth anil Thirtieth streets ; six foot
wide.
East siclo Virginia avenue , from the north
side of Hickory to the south side of Shirely
streets ; six feet wide.
North side Jones street , between Tenth
street and Thirteenth street ; twenty feet
wide.
South side Farnam street , from Ninth to
Eighth street ; twenty feet wide.
THE I'AVINO JOII.
The BBK , of about two weeks ago , pub
lished an article showing up the possibility
of a combine in the matter of paving which ,
it was thought , at the time was intcndcxl by
a number of the contractors of this city who
have been engaged in the public improve
ments in this city. The article was based
upon the objection made by councilman , who
wore supposed to bo friendly to certain con
tractors , to the now paving specifications
alleged to have been adopted by the board of
public works. It turned out. however , that
thcso opeciiications hud been drawn up only
by the chairman of the board und the city
engineer because when the board
mot , Messrs. Mayno and Hciinrocl in
sisted upon the confirmation of the
specifications of 1SS7 , while , nt the same time
allowing bids to bo made under the specifica
tions for tin's year. As between the two sets ,
the only differencewas that , on streets which
had been brought to grade no extras wcro to
bo allowed for grading , and that in the mat
ter of tar upon bloek pavements ono gallon
moro would be required to the square yard of
surface than was required under the specifi
cations of last year. With respect to the
j.'rudmg , it would bo impossible to experience
otherwise than a saving to the city , whllu in
the matter of the extra gallon of tar the in
creased cost would bo not moro thnu ten cents
per square , which would bo moro than over
come by the abolition of grading charges.
The majority of the board , however , decided
to all cm bids uuon the spceiliiiiitions of last
year while at the sumo time allowing bids to
bo received upon the specifications above re
ferred to. It is estimated that the paving to
bo done in this city this year will cost about
$ > UiOiX ) , ) . This when the objection of in
creased cost for thu worlc was nnulo because
of thenowspecillc.itlons , it was fcured that a
contractors' combine was intended the effect
of which would bo to exeluilo from com
petition all small contractors who
could not give bonds to do the enormous
amount of work which was contemplated.
The small contractors being out of the field ,
with the line and cry of increased cost bo-
causa of the now specifications , only a few
bids would be offered and thebo would ho nt a
figure which Wuuhl bo largely In excess of
that which hail over been paidlin this city.
The fact that the board of public works ,
however , has gene back toho specifications
of last year , seems , In u meaairo , to have sat
isfied bomo of the i * .itructors and
at the same time to prevent
them from the extortionate ratc.s , which. It
was claimed , to nrotect themselves , they
would bo compelled to demand It has been
loai ncd , however , that several Chicago con
tractors have concluded to cngago in the en
terprise am ) unless thcist ) effect a combina
tion with Iho local contractors it Is likely
that tlu | danger from unreasonable : bids will
bo averted. Tljeso contractors are James
Scguiii , J , JJ. Smith , A. J. MulJcan and A
Perkins. Together with Iho local
contractors , thcso men h vo
looked over the specifications
and it Is very likely will present bids which
will bo opened to morrow afternoon. These
bids will bo upon nsplialtuin , Sioux Falls
granlto , Colorado sandstone ami wooden
blocks nf alt kinds. Tlio bpccillcatlons for
tins work are now with the board of public
works , though by order df the council any
buls > for paving In addition to being accord
ing to Haul specifications may also bo ucconl-
Ingto such specifications us the bidder may
preset ibo , the tame to ba set forth in detail
and to accompany bid.
Tlus will lead to an intormlnabfo array of
bids and Hinds anil specifications und nobody
may tell whoa the board , as a consequence ,
will bo able to muko its award. After the
lowest bidder has been determined on each
kind of pavement , the residents on the streets
to bo i in veil will decide upon the material
they require for pavement on their street
The thoroughfares to bu paved are as fol
lows :
Sixth , from Pacific to Picrco ; Tenth , from
N. L. Martha ; ElisVenUi.from Mason U > ullci
north ; Eleventh , from Mason to iiuncroft
Eleventh , from Davenport to Chicago
Twelfth , from Davenport to Chicago ; Thir
teenth , from Davenport to Webster , Four
teenth , frum Hurt to Davenport ; Fourteenth ,
from Howard to Loavoiwoith , Fifteenth ,
from Howard to Loavenwoftbi Sixteenth ,
froln Mason to Marcy ; Seventeenth , from
Cum tug to Union Pacific right of way , Eigh
teenth , from Leaven worth to Ohio ;
Eighteenth , from' Mu on to PierCe ; Nine
teenth , from n'avenj > ovt to Grace ; Nine
teenth , from Farua'm to St. Mary's uvenno ,
Twentieth1 , from Picrco to Center ; ' Twen
tieth , from Cumipg to St. Mary's , avenue ,
Twenty-first , from Davciipqrt to Cuming ;
Twenty-second- ; Dodge to Cuming ;
Twenty-fourth , from Fnrnam to Davenport ;
Twenty-fourth , from Patrick O.VCIHIO to Em
met ; Twqnty-llfth , from Dodge to Pnrnnra ;
Twenty-fifth nvcnuo , from Huruey to St.
Mary's avenue ; Twentj-Mxth , from- Half
Howard to St Mary's avenue ; Twenty-
eighth , from Fnrnnm to Lenvpifwortli ;
Thirty-first , from Poppleton ax-onup to Woolworth -
worth avenue ; Thirty-second avenue , from
Fnmain to Davenport ; Thirty-seventh , from
Fnrnnm to Leavenworth : Hurt , from Six
teenth to Twcnty-seeomf : Ciipitol avenue ,
from Sixteenth to Twentieth ; Cupitolavptuio ,
from Twenty-second to Twenty-sixth ; Cali
fornia , from K , 1j , Twenty-second to Twenty-
seventh ; Cnss , from Twenty-second to
Twenty-fourth ; Castcllar , from Tenth toSix-
tcenth ; Chicngo , from Eleventh to Sixteenth ;
Chicngo , from Twentieth to Twenty-
second ; Clarlt , from Sherman
nvcnuo to Twenty-fourth ; Cum-
hip , from Thirty-Sixth to Lowe avenue ;
Douglas , from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth ,
Dorcas , from Tenth to Thirteenth ; Dodge ,
from Sixteenth to Twenty-sixth ; Knrnnin ,
from Thirty-sixth to Thirty-seventh ; Grace ,
from Sherman avenue to licit Line right ot
way ; Ilnrncy , from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-
eighth ; Izard , from Sixteenth to Nineteenth ;
Jackson , from Thirteenth to St. Mary's
nvcnuo ; Jones , from Thirteenth to
Sixteenth ; Lcavcnwoith , from Four
teenth to Holt railway ; Lake ,
from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth ;
Mason , from Sixteenth to Eighteenth ;
Marcy , from Fourteenth to Sixteenth : Nlch-
ohisfrom Twelfth to Twenty-fourth ; Pacific ,
from Tenth to Thirteenth ; Picrco , from
Fifth to Eleventh ; Pierce , from Union Paclllo
right of way to Twentieth ; Popploton avenue ,
from Twenty-fourth to Thirty-third ; Sher
man avenue , from Ohio to Emmet ;
Vlnton , from Sixteenth to Twentieth ; Web
ster , from Sixteenth to Twenty-third ; Web
ster , from west line of Thirteenth ( ono-hnlf
intersection ) . Union Pacific railway ; "Wil
liams , from Tenth to Sixteenth ; Wlrt , from
Sherman to Woolworth
avenue Twenty-fourth ; -
worth nvcnue , from Twenty-ninth nvcnuo to
Thirty-first ; alloy in block U , alley in block
10 , alley in block 23 , alloy in
block 24 , nlloy In bloek 43 ,
alley in block 50 , alloy in block 57 , alloy in
block nil , alley in block 19-J , alley in block
200. alloy in block 2OI , allov between blocks
2ir& ana U3T , alley in bloch SMO , alloy In block
U51.
DEATH VALLEY PROSPECTING.
A Report That Helm the Place of Us
Terrors.
Austin ( Nov.Hovoillo ) : .Tamos C.
Court , oneof. the party of prospectors
who recently returned from a search for
the Breyfoglo mine in Death valley ,
gave an account of his trip to Iho Re
veille , from which the following is con
densed :
The men carried their camp outfit and
provisions in a four-horse wagon. They
experienced no great difficulty in re
gard to scarcity of water , but often
found it of poor quality , barely drink
able , Their principal trouble was the
scarcity of feed for their animals. They
wore obliged to spend much time in
clearing bowlders out of the road in
canyons. This detained them in places
where there was no feed and their ani
mals became very thin and weak. If
they had gone out with pack animals
they would have boon all right.
In the northern part of Death valley
they found water everywhere by dig
ging three or four feet , but it was hard
and brackish. They were in Deatli
valley during the cold snap in January ,
at the time when the mercury ranged
from twenty to fifty degrees below zero
in Nevada. The men laughed when
told that fears were entertained that
they had been frozen to death. At that
very time they wcro traveling about in
their thirt sleeves on account of the
heat. Grasshoppers and locusts were
chirping about thorn , and their only
trouble was to keep cool.
At Lost Wagons , on Salt creek , they
camped on the ground where the unfor
tunate emigrant party was cast away in
early days. They brought away with
them as relics portionsof the old wagons
and utensils left by tlio lost emigrants.
Where the emigrants died the water is
salt and bad , but within four or five
miles plenty of good water could have
been obtained by digging two or three
feet.
feet.Tho
The mountains in most places are
lava-capped , therefore , water is not to
bo found on their summits , which is a
great drawback to prospecting. Water
must bo looked for in tbo valleys and
below the line of the lava. The narty
went in search of the IJroyfogle vein , in
the existence of which they have much
faith , on account of the data furnished
by Grantsvills men who know Breyfoghj
and who went with him to search for his
lost golo vein. The present party says
that owing to the lava the whole coun
try presents the bamo appearance.
Wherever they went they were obliged
to bet up land-marks in order to find
their way back to camp.
The men say the whole country is full
of quartveins. . Those crop Out in the
ennums where channels have been cut
through the lava into the granlto , hlato
and other country rook. They saw veins
of quartz 250 feet in width. In ono of
Ihcho was an unknown black metal.
They got good gold prospects in many
places by horning out tlio dirt along the
quartz veins and brought back many
btunplcs for iibsay.
The men will return about the irtiddlo
of this month , and will make this trip
with pack animals. They think thc-y
will this time stand a chance to find the
"jewelry hhop" &een by Broyloglo , us
they wi'll take with thorn from Grape
vine an old Indian who has agreed for
' heap money" to show thorn the mine.
They boliovu this old Indian assisted at
the ceremony of scalping Uroyfoglo ,
therefore have faith in him. llo hays :
"You catehum mo money , mo fotehum
you to place. "
The boyri the two Courts and McComb
are now at Grantsvillo preparing for
the second trip. Thov will bo joined by
Stinnigor at Grapevine. They say a
railroad hn.s boon surveyed from Salt
Lake City that will run through Ash
moudows , near Death valley , and they
want to bo on the ground before ttio
surveyors llndout too much nbout the
country. At Furnace crook they found'
Al Mayimrd in ohrirgo of the Caloma
Horax company. Ho told them they
\yoro the llrat party of prospectors ho
had seen in a your. Of Mnyimrd they
procured bojno barley and hay for their
exhausted animals.
SENNA-MANDRAKC-BUCKU
. .
IUUWIfMt fctyr < it I Miiwifc >
It hue etood the Test of Year * ,
' Coring all Diseases of the
BLOOD , MVEB.BTOM-
ACH , KIDNEYB.BOW-
ELB.&e. It Purifies the
Blood , Invigorates and
Cleanecatho8y6tem.
BITTERS
DYSPEPSIA.CONSTI.
CURES PATIOH , JAUNDICE ,
U1DISEASESOFTHE BICKHEADACHE.Ba-
LIVER lOUBCOMPLAINTH.&C
disappear et once under
KIDNEYS ita beneficial Influence.
STOMACH Ills purely a Medicine
AND as Its cathartic proper
ties forbids its uae as a
BO beverage. It is pleas
ant to tlia taste , and as
pniCKtY ASH BITTERS CO I
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS ,
The Cold Snap Fnlla to AdVnnco
Whotit its of Old ,
A STRONG OPENING IN CORN.
A Vnlv Showing or Strength " \Vlt
ncsscd In Provisions Trndlnjf
In Cattle Fnlrly Avtlvo
Quotations.
CHICAGO puomrci ; MAIUCKT.
Cniewo , March 23. [ Special Tclcgrani
to the Hr.i.l All the old members ot tlio
board said to-day : "Such a cold sn p as this
In the latter part of March used to bo worth
n couple of cents' advance In wheat. " Those
days , however , nro over , nnd when the old
members wcro nskoil why the freezhlR
weather was less Influential now , the only
answer was that there was no outolilo trndo.
Still , this was not exactly true , for there wits
considerable buying by various commission
houses on orders from the winter wheat belt.
It was promptly mot by offerings from blR
local bears. It did look , but for an Instant
nt the opening , as if the weather would hnvo
its old-titno effect , for May wheat opened itfo
above last night's closing prlro and oven ad
vanced another J < o immediately , but that ap
peared to bo its last desperate effort for tlio
day and was the holiest price touched. The
opening bulf > o was caused by the haste of
some of the smaller local shorts to cover , nnd
when thcso demands were satisfied hml
the bis boars saw to It that it
was ilono without permitting the prlco
to advance much , the market sagged and be
came inactive nt tfQ'ffc- lower and only
showed life and advanced nllttlo Just nt the
close , apparently In sympathy with a sharp
advance In the corn market. May wheat
opened nt77 c and directly sold up to 77 ? ,
then slowly declined to 7 c , fluctuated be
tween that prlco and TTJtfc for some time nnd
within the last ten minutes of the session ad
vanced to 77 ? e , closing tlioro at 1 o'clock.
Juno wheat opened nt 7Sc , sold up to 78Vc ,
down to 7 * fc nnd closed at 1 o'closcd at 78M
73 > < c.
The early course of the corn market was
almost precisely the same ns In wheat , ex-
cent that fluctuations were wider. The
strength in wheat evidently frightened the
corn shorts nnd in their eugornoss to cover
the opening was made > o higher than lost
night's close. But that 'o was very soon
lost , unit ufter n llttlo reaction n lower price
even was touched. Bettor grading of the re
ceipts made the local crowd bearish , nnd
Ciulahy , who sold a largo amount
yesterday , followed the same coin-so to-duy.
Lighter receipts promised for to-morrow
changed the disposition of local traders
somewhat , ami when well known and strong
houses began buying freely the shorts began
another scramble nnd put the price up u full
cent from the lowest point of the session.
May corn opened nt 4' , ) c , worked down to
ftV ) , advanced to iD'ffc , fell to ffl'fc , then
advanced to HOJ c , closing ut 1 o'clock nt
riOQJSOfc. Juno corn opened at105(0 , fell to
4'J c and advanced to 4'Jf@ lOKc , Which
was the price nt the 1 o'clock close.
There was n fair speculative trade in oats
and the course of prices was the same us in
corn strong early , followed by a decline ,
nnd n sharp advance nt the close. May oats
opened at : tO\'c , sold down to 'M c and up to
antfc , which was the price at the t o'clock
adjournment. Juno outs sold at 'Kl o und
closed nominally at 30' ' c. July oats opened
at 20c , sold up to and closed at 20 ; < c.
August oats opened at 20'Yc , sold up to 27o
nml closed at 2J ( ! < c.
In provisions n fair showing of strengtn
was witnessed. Pork was again hammered.
early in the session by a few of the old raid
ers und forced down some 20e , but It sub
sequently recovered almost all the ground
lost , while la short ribs und lard thcro was
no important change. In the last named
articles tlio fluctuations were nlso confined
to n narrow range. Hased on last night's
clo = Ings short ribs at 1 o'clock showed an ad
vance of 2 > o , lard was unchanged to 2k'c
higher an J pork unchanged.
ArTEiiNoov SIWSION' . Wheat for May
5 < c , Juno7S'so ' , .Inly 7 c. Corn firm ,
May closing nt McTuno ) fiOe , .Inly 50kW
. Oats firmer. Pork declined fie and
closed at $13.77 for March. $1 ! ) 87U for
May , and 813.1CJ& for June. Lard quiet :
March closed at $7 50. May S7..TJ < < , Juno
S7..r 7 nml July ut ? 7.i2K. ( Short ribs were
quiet , closing at fcr.121 for Maich , 57.20 for
May , $ 'J )4 for Juno iincl $7.y5 for July.
CHICAGO IjIVIg STOCK.
' CHICAGO , March W. [ Special Telegram to
the Uni.1 CVTTI.E Trade was fairly ac
tive , with little or no change as compared
with yesterday. Some salesmen who had
something nice and handy seemed to think
they mndo better sales than yesterday , but
thcso were rare cases. Uutchcrs1 stock , es
pecially prime rows und heifers , were in
good demand und firm. Fat bulls were scarce
nnd wanted. Thin nnd medium bulls were
plentiful. The unfavorable weather has
brought trading in stockers nnd feeders to
almost n standstill. Steers , l.i..0 ! to l.fiOO Ibs ,
8H.IUW5 10 ; 1.2(10 ( to 1,350 Ibs , f I.OOfrOl.fiO ; D.W
to 1,21)0 ) Ibs , C < .20ij3..K ) . Ktoc'kors and feed
ers , $ ! 3.-Nxa > : ! * < X ) ; cows , bulls nnd mixed , $1 (10 (
( rtfl.fiU ; bulk , W , lUi , i.65. ! Texas-fed cattle ,
b At the opening a few sales of nice ,
medium butcher weights and fancy light
were made at nbout yesterday's I'lonn , but
the ordinary run of mixed , such ns packers
use and such as are bought for squires , was
slow from the start to the finish. Heavy
hogs were also neglected ami at no time sell
ing as high us yesterday , the general market
I'losinfr fiiHilOt1 lower than the highest yester
day. Toward thu close brst mediums nnd
heavy would not sell for over $3tl ) ® " ! 50 am ]
brst light at nbont fTi.oO. Cinoil medium , with
nleu light top , averaging 2 < X ) to 2W ) Ibs , wera
thu favorites , soiling largely at f , " > 40. Homu
nlca light , averaging 170 Ihs and upwards ,
sold early at gC. 10.
FINANCIAL
Nnw YORK , March 22. [ Special Telegram
tothoUin.l : STOCKS The fooling In Wall
street is still unsettled , with the minority of
the operators bearish and the bulls badly de
moralized. Trading was heavy , 75,000 shares
changing hnnda the first liftrrm minutes and
up to noon 231,000 shaies , Values weromoro
ernitio than nt any time BIIICO the ilcrllno
started. The selling fever seems to hpvo.
taken possession of a majority of the opera
tors and b'lTorings of securities , both by
longs nnd shorts , were enormous , the liqui
dations being moro general than a mere
glance at the market would Indicate. Kvery-
thlng hinges on Missouri P.icifUIf the di
rectors declare u 0 per cent , divulepd confi
dence will bo In a measure restored. Should
the dividend bo passed the bears predict that
tlio stock will dull to CO and that It Is des
tined to go the same way Wabash did.
Uhould Missouri Pacific continue ) to break , it
is expected hat Western Union and Gould's
other proportion will bo affected moro or loss.
The market opened Irregular , some being
higher , but the majority lower. Mr.souri
Puciflv Htnrtedyt \ points above yesterday's
eloso nt 77. The bears raided It heavily , and.
With the help of selling on slop orders a w.is
soon selling to 7J > . Connor nml other shorts
begun buying und u rally to 70 4' followed ,
but later it dropped 1J points. The rest of
the marknt followed irregularly. The pools
in St Paul and Heading wore reported soil
ing out and they dropped % @l point , but re
acted yt on Heading and } { point on St Paul ,
Western Unlpn declined 1 , but rallied } f
point Cammuck covered the bulk qf hd (
shorts and the market kept on see baWmg
within a fair range. The meotmg of the
Missouri Paul Ho directory was postponed
until Monday owing to the abdenco of Mr.
Gould. This will keep the market feverish ,
and rapid fluctuations either way would bo
no snrprlsp. Trading deqlcaaccl nJter mid-
( Jay. but during the lust hour becdimi active.
The decline has leil. many operator * to turn
Imlls and buy for a sculp. Their purchases ,