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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1891)
G THE OMAHA DAILY BEEljrHUBSDAY , MAY 14 , 1891. HIE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Bulls Still in Control of tbe Chicago Wheat Trado. FUTURES IN AN UNSETTLED CONDITION. Itrpor * orDniiniKo to Crops In Cllll'altO llli StOCk IlllMllH'HH Uo\ci'iiiiiriit HonilH The AVorld's Market KcpoitH. Miy III The bulls were Mill In conliol of the whe-it mitrkut today nnd they look advantage of their opporliinllleslo force usiilistaiulil advance. The strength In the innrkul ttu duo iiiueh to the Inlluuncos vthleh ulTiMcd It yeituidny. These weio higher cnlilcii , a g'.od demand fur May wheat and MiMillly Increasing stocks hure , Improved llimncl'il outlook abio-ul , some bad croo news und an export demand at the MI ibo.ird. Shorts covered freely and thoru was a steady demand from otlur sources : is well , there evidently be n inoio emilldence In hUl or prices , nt 10 isi frr thu near futures. Houses with V.i\i- \ llsh I'lUntat'u were rcjiortcd as hiijlnit l.ast- 3in hinisos s"nt In buying crders and thu northwest bought sonic A stronKly bullish Item of news wns MID rc- jif i-l from n source considered tollable th it the Hessian My was doing gre it damage to the nops In lvmi as. liuports of a drouth weie in ulird from the winter whc-.it bell nnd fron Mliiiiesntn I.lverpnol 'vis iiuoti d ' Wjd luu'lirr and private cables "aid Id higher. I'liMIe cables leported woithur hot and dry , bitpriv ito cables tepoit the wunthur cold. ( 'intliiont.il maikets , wllh thu I'xeoptliin ( Antwerp , vhlih was lower for C.illfoinl.i vvlii.it. vvi-io hlRlii r , and pilvnli ! Paris cables hnld tne I rein'h in.irkets vveru ndvancliiK. Time ' * eri' a's i some had reports to- gaidliu Ihu lli ' .irhin crop leport and Jmy opened al tOlf'il \ 01U and -old up to ilOI'f ' iltnost nt DIII e. I'lii'ii on sealplnR s'lles 11 rctin d toil ( HIV the lowist point of the ( lav An advance to fl.02' , followril1 renll/- Ing ti.ili s di pused It to ft Ol' , and tlien shot up to ( I OP n. mid i lose I J c lowc i nnd Him ( oin w.is us stioiu as wheat < irly but the miirki t eollapsnd under the weight of offer ings of e ish eorn to aril ve , prospect Ivn heavy H" i Ipl" . mid tin ( Miuiatlonsof certain traders Mippn-eil to bit long" on Jill } , which Induced Hiiiiie of thu sin illui 'shorts' * to cover Crop conditions ale gener.illj snld to ho perfeet , tlie outlook In home dhectlons lining the best In l\ v e.irs , Inl } openeil at iVI'nCif.i.d'.jc ' , tul- MIIIMU todl'ie ' and dropped toVJV , closing I point hi/her Oats opi tied stronf under an urgent ilem mil for shorts , seen In. a food nil v am u , but losing It , nil subsequently and closing at thu Insldu llgiiru 'I he provision market wns lowerat thn opcn- Inj , ' . but there was an Immediate TIIMI of shorts to eover. which caused a spied } recov ery Thu rally strength of corn also stimu lated thu boyiiiL' . and the later reaction In which most of thu e.nly ml\nncu was lost , was canned hy thu downward tendeney of corn toward thu close of thu session Packets worn 1 nyln to a fair extent In thu early part of the session The leadlns futures ranvcd us follows : Cash quotations wuru as follows : 1'i.oim Stundy , iinc'linnncil ; sprlne. t * > . ( KXift 5ll [ vvlntei. > IXXS5'.M ; straits , JlUOii'iOO ; bakers , $4 'J.Vi4 'iO. WIIKAT No. 3 sprlnit wheat. ItM fol 07 : No. 'I sprlnit wheat , HTcCitfl.OO : iNo. S red , tlMi'S. COIIN No 2 , CTi'ic. OATHNo. . v , : .c : No. 2 white , 54 ® . " > l'ic ! ; No. 3 white , .MOM'ie. ' Ill K No L' . H7 < RMc. IIAIII.EVNo. . 3 barley , nominal ; No. 3. 73 © 7Cc : No. 4. due. l'l.AX MFih No. I. * l,14 TIMOTIH hhi ii 1'rlme. tl.SS. POIIK Mess pork per barrel , tll..tt ftllM : lard , purowt.tMl ; short rlbssldcs ( oosel.fitio ( Mill ; dry salted shoulders ( boxed ) , Jj 11 ® b ' - " > : sliort clear sides ( boxed ) , jiUlXiWi .VI. WmsKV-KMIlIurs' tlulshcd goods per gnl- lon.fl 17. it Cnl loaf , unchmiKcd , Itcceipts mid shipments today were ns fol lows : nnriey. lin-ncH lutiou j.noj On thu produce exchange today. Iho butter imirket was lower : i\tra : creamery , 2. ® 'He ; uxtra llrstsj Il > itJlc ; firsts , 1546t8o : extra dairy. 2tXitJlc. I IKIH tu'c. NV\v York MiirkctH. NF.VV VOIIK , Mny U. Pi otrn Hccelpts , 21,090 pncU.ices : e\poits , Il.mi barrels. 4.HI1 sicks ; market dull und Irregular ; tsales , 14.KV ) bur- rids. rids.WIIKAI WIIKAI Iteeelpls , 2I,40J ) bushels ; exports , SOIrj : < l biishulH : sales , ll.Mil.uoO bushels fu tures ; 4S.POJ biiKhels spot , . Spot ninrkot to arrive. Jl.2tiitl.20i. ) | Options'6p ( < iied" > eO lower to ' c advnnco mid dull but qnluKcnlnii In trading on hotter cables and mi active mlllliiK and export demand through which prices ran up 144c , chlelly on neiir-hy deliveries. Thu close wns striuiK. No. 2 rod. May , December , $1 UVCII till' , , cloH'oe ' at n'tMiS : May ( IMW II t > J'4ftf 1.10'i , elosini ? at { t ttnt. H\K Steadj ; niilet. il.KV .MALT-Dull. ron.s Heeelpts , T.SIX ) bushels ; exports , 40- D7J linsholH ; sales , l,77iHKl ( ( linshels futures ; Ii7,00 < ) bushol" spot. Spot iniirUet stlonger. No closing nt II. c ; August , lWiiiV7e ! , closlu.r ut i'ic : S'liteniPer. C3U < iClitic. closing . ( UTi-ltecelpts , I' .iHiO bushels ; exportnT'i.OOJ bushels ; Hiilm , 240,000 hushels futures ; h7l luiBhulspot. . Spot market stronger , moder ate y active ; optlonstpilet. Irregular ; Mnv.57c , closlnz r > 7Vio : June , M H'iii'i closing ? iii > 4c ; July. Vi ieAl i * , elosliu at .Vie ; spot No. 2 vUnte , Ml'tUnou ; mixed western. Miilc ; vvhlto western. lUCliOe ; No. 2 Chicago , filnavJSc. HAI'lrin quiet. Hoes Quiet , tlrm. MiilAU Unvv , ( | iilet , vtonk ; fair roflnlng. 2 \ \ - \ centilfugnls \ w test. : i < tc ; siles , 11,200 biigNi contr.fiiu'alslXl list , now procisn , nt .I'se. ' Ketlned MUit'to ' lowui ; No d , , ! < , c : No 7. Itli-lt'c : Ni s , | , > ; No. | i , ,17liVNu. ; . 10 , : i'e ; OITA..I l-liiflf.Tiii ; mould A. 4 S-ICe ; stmnlnru A. 4'Be ; confectli ners A. 4e : cut loaf , fi e ; crushed. r > ' 4e ; poudeied. 4\c ; Kmnultited. 4' , Ct4'4C ; cubes 4V > . MOLASSES Torolgn. dull , nominal ; .V ) test In hhds , l.le : NewOileans steady and nulul , Itli K Steady mid quiet i : ns l.owci , quiet ; vvestorn , 15'tc ; receipts , K7W pueUages I'diik Mmkel dull ; old mess , III 7SCII2.SV iiew mess , J0.avai4 | 'i ; extra prime , * ll.76 ® CUT \Ts--btendy and quiet ; middles. firm , dull. L\nu--Moarty and quiet ; western s team , fdTJ't ' ! snies , 250 tierces. Options iles , V.WU tierces : May. M."l. eloslni ; H7.1 ; . . , , . M.t-4. closliitftdsl lild : AiiL-nst , ( il..iu bid ; eii- teniher. f'.O'kj .ll. closiii ; . J7.14 HliTThU-Qiilet , lower , unsettled : western dairy , l.At'.i'e ' ; tt astern creamery , Isct''lo ; western factory. IH 20e : I'.U'lns , 2.Hifr-4o. Ciiiisn Qulut , vveaUer ; part sUnii' City 'Mnrki'tH. .M.iy P. WIII\T : Stronzert No. 2 hard , cash , 0:0 asked ; Mny , Wo lihl ; No. 2 red , cash. IWd'C. COIIN- About 2o higher ; No. 2 , cash , OVTS Mroiuer ; No , 2 , cash , Miio asked ; - IiUcrponl Mai'krtH. l.ivriii'ooi. May IJ WHEAT -Stroiui dc- innnd pool ; holders oiTer Hparlnzl > . CHUN Quiet ; demand poor ; mixed western. Ss6d percental ; pens C.uiiidlan.iN percental. MlnncnpolUVlieut Market. MlN.sEtroi.iK , Minn , May 1,1 , WIIKAT The wheat receipts today were light and ship ments larger than usual. The otrerliiuu were and the Ucuiaud limited. It wan u nmrkat In > cll on owlnc to the un < otttod con * dltlon of fiitiiro . All grades but No. I north ern were dull 1'rlceH on No. 1 northern hud a riiiiuu of 2 cents Knrly siilcs v cro nmdo nt tl.03 and some latei ones at H.OS Sales vvero inado all the way from 1 cent under up to July prices The lattcr.howrver , con Id not bo obtained after Iho bnlfo on .Inly. Most of thu snlns wcro at 11.07 ( II 07 > i Heceititf , I'll ears : ihlpmctits , tin cars. 01 Milwaukee 'Markot . MinrtUKrr , WIs , Mny 13 rt.ouit-Qulot. Will AT ( Julcl : No 2 Biirlinf. on track , cash , ll.0ldtl.04i July , tl.OPi ; No I Northern. SLIO. Cons rirm ; No .1. on tracK , fi'p. ( lAis-l'Inn : No. 2 white , on track , 533510. lUin.i.r I Inn : No 2 In store. 74'ic. Ih B I'lrnii No I In store , Wit'JJliu. ' I'novisiDNS Ste uly. PoitKJuly 111 'li'i. ' LAiin-July. fiiw Thu receipts mid shipments today were as follovts : SI. Louis 'Maiketa. ST. I.ouis , Mo , Mav U. WHEAT Higher : cnsli.JI.0bid : July W * . ( OIIN riimuii cash , iiO'ic : Inly. Wie. ( Hrs HUhcTi cash , r > 'e : July , 4lc. I'liiik-Qnlftal ill iJ'iill.Ti. I.AIlti tjulet nt MW \ \ IIISKteady at JI.I3. IIUTlHl-n.isyi eicnmerv , 2Ka2.'e : dnlry , 1. O-'lc : northern roll , U TOI.KDO O. May 13."WiiKAT--rinn ! cash nnd Miy. JI in COIIN Hleidy : cash nnd May , CO'ic. ' UATS ljulolj cash , 5IUc. STOCItS < t.\U ItOXttN. Nrw YOIIK , May 11 II Is now admitted that thu future of the stock m.uket hliucs almosl wholly on the Kumpean fin incl il situation. The news fiont the other sldowasof a more rcassurliiR rhar totur tlrin Hint of yustorday and London was a buyer here whllu reporting thu scoiu of yesterday over. This buying wns contlncd almostu'celuslvely to " "I. Paul , l onls- vlllo.V. Nashville Union I' icllle and Atchlson , bill was especially noticeable In thu llrst n lined Htoek. The bulls , however , vvuru not Inclined to push theii advantage too far , ns the ninny advc'isu developments ot latuhivo rendered them mote numerous mid commis sion houses arc ulvlslnn their customers tn wall until thu situation Is moru clu ir before going hc.ivlly Into Ihu market on either sldu. The moro f ivor ihlu aspect of alTalrs on the other side , however , was lo a i ertalu extent ncuti.ill/e 1 hy Ihu continued rn ir iKcments of gold foi exporl Thu opunliu prices were fiom > & ' , per cent hotter than list night's final tlt-mes , ami whllu thu pies- sinetosull was ho ivy , mid uspeol illy from Iho wesl nothing hut Industrials * yielded to any inatcilal extent Thu buylnz of the foreigners leads to thu reallitlon of thu facl 'h.it thu Iar0'o shipments of gold to Huropu has pro duced a butter fcelliu there and musl ru'ict favor ibly on the situation here. Today prices responded pinmplly to thu Improved condi tions , and after thu llrst drho the course of values was steadily upward until no ir thu close , when reallit'ons ' on Ihu ndvaiicunf the day hy the trading clement caused a slight setback. The gramjeis were still thu mosc Import ml group , but the np- vvaid movement att lined largo proportions In 1 , icknwmuu , Wheeling & Lake I He Louis ville , ( "lev elnnil. Columbus , I hlca.ro .x. t I.ouis and I'.iclllc Mall Thu Inilusl rials wuru thuvicak point In the mat kul , but only suaar showed mi } material decline , which lusted until the llnul s.tlc. Thu market closed quiet mid ste.nh after Ihu slluht re ictlon of the last hour , generally at close to thu bust tlgurus. The Html el.anges are ill in the dhcetlon of higher prices , nnd while munr was an excep tion with a loss of 'J't. hi Paul Is up | J , ; Clevulnnd , Oolnmbus. Chicago A. bt. Louis , L ickiiwnnn.i and I'.u'llL' Mull o ich I1 * . Itook Island. Iturlliutou nnd Loulsvlllo each l' . mid Wheeling . Lake Krle 1 per cent. Kallio.ul bonds were aunln dull , whllu the transactions reached to a largo number of Issues , Thu dealings , howuvur. vvero devoid of special feature , ns usual ot Lite , though a firm tone prov.illcd and thu final changes are culturally small advances In sympathy with thu strength shown In the share list. The totnl sales were only JdOI.OOO. Cov eminent bonds ha\o been dull and heavy. htnto bonds have been dull and steady. Petroleum opened sto.idy nnd iilv.uii.cd 1 on the Inereasu of r > cunts In the pre mium for Bradford oil and the reports of damage by Ihu foiust Hies , but receded again , then became dull and remained so until the close. I'unnsylvan a oil , spot opening , 70 'J : highest , 71 ; lowest , 7U' ; closing. 71. Juno option , opening , 70'i ; highest , 7l'i ; lowest , 7Uj ! : closing , ? i ) i , Lima oil , no sales. Total s lies. : 1K)0 ( ) barrels. I'hu following are the closing quotations for thu leading stocks on the Now York stock exchange today : AtiliUnn 7. . .IPi .Sortliweituin 777. lUb'l Thu tutnl sales of slock today were aOO.fiM ) klmrns , including Atehlson , 1,810 ; Delaware , Laoknwnnn.i .1 Western , 5,100 ; Louisville .V , Nashville , tfi.V.'ll ; Missouri I'a- elllc. I..OOO ; Northern I'ncltlc. 8'JOO ; ht. 1'uul , 70- 030 ; Union I'aclllc , H.iw. Fliiiiiiuinl llevlevv. NKW VOUK , Mnv 11 Thu Post says : Thorn were further reports of liirco uniriiuomunls of linld for export this morning , which places thu amount already shipped mid eiiKngeil nt 1,1.- 200,000 since Monday mornlns. Hut Iminlry nt the sub-treasury at II in this inornlni ; shows thntoiilj 11,0-jo.UOOIinvuheoii taken out slncu Monday morning , and up to 11 o'clock this moinlnp only JlMMiiOO ) moro had been oncaRvii , Inquiry at the cus tom housu shows that thu total amount shipped up to last night , which In cludes Ihu siomnerssnllliu this morning , wns ILi.17.000 lint It was iimiuisiood that f.,2.'iil.lKJ ) moro would probably lie taken fur e\poii by steamer tomorrow , which would miiUu $1,000- CtWsluco Monday Tor the last ten days the outcoof Kohl has umlountedly been the con tiolllm : factor In the stock market and has hci n the only cause of the decline In prlees. The n est Immediate apprehension was that thu depletion of thu bank leserves In this city would maUu tlt'ht money lint now It appears that this mono ) which was flven to l.uropu does not nil tome out of the Nuw Vork h inks hut from Ihu whole counti v ChlciiKo Is p iv- Ine Its proportion of the dent of the west to Knropo , and exchiiii.-e on Now York wns jesterdny up to 8 cents per thousand piemluin , showing an unusiia movement ut nioiiej to this side Hut this has prevented tiny Ktrlnuency In thu monuy mar ket hero mid probably will continue to do so. I'eoplu nre also getting over the notion that there Is anything peculiar In the fact that ll Is gold that Is going out when they remumbur that gold In thu only kind of oah In which In ternational trade debts can be settled The facl that the II ink of Kn/liiml tins ngnli raised Its price for Amerlenn gold to a pre mium of I penny pur pound , or say four- tenihs of 1 per cunt on thu dollar , only Indicates that thu Hank of I'li'Lind is temporal Hy otlerlnga premium foi the pay ment In advance of the usual time of an ) trade biliimu due from this country ti Knropo. Mono ) | scarce nil over Kuiopo um tluseountiv is iho richest and most prosper oils In the world ; we nrodlseountlngoiir debt to Kurope , When Kiirnpo gets over the ures cut pinch formonev , things that will bo In du maud there moro than any other will ho American brcnilstnflTs mid American exports r.iui ui I lto\lc\v. M\M ili.sii.ii. May I.I. The Uuaidl in In It commercial article sajs : ( .niletniss prevail In the market lliislness ji sturdily win below that of Tuesday last Thin was partly duo to the want belli ) ; supplied und partly to unconfirmed rumonidf llnunclal dltliculiy In London , am upyrohousluub of a higher ralu of discount , The Inqulrv for India was poor. There was Koine liuinlry for China at low rates. Lliht . j was executed. Most sellers are lu too ; a position to yield , There was smaller business for thn smaller foreign marked * . ' 1 hero were few fresh orders from the homo trade. There was llttlo fresh Inquiry for jam. Exporters nro buying In Miiall quantities The Inactltlty Is giving spinners anxiety. The production of line nnd fancy India goods is fair , engaged. Occasionally the seller of plain fdilrtlnitt are waltliu orders. There was a small butsic-adv dcnrdid for mosl Kinds of pliiln pllntltitf and llanind clolhssjiillclcnt to keep the dcpirt- ineiit fairly firm , llest makes of heavy good ; ) wern slriing The production Is well en'Kaed. The lovvet qualities are Blow of sale. It ink Clearances. NE\V VOIIK , May n.-Clearln s vtcro $123,017- SKI i balance * , MUI7,0'0. HOSTON. May 1 l.-Cloarlnss , tlfi.Sll.l80i bal ances , Jl,7n2l4J. Money , 5 per ccnl , llAi.Tivioiir , Mil , , May l.'l. Hank clearings lo- dny. UOSI.lJOi bnlmiccs , $ W1.210. I'nii.uiFM'iiiA. Mny l.l.-Hnnk cloarlnss to day were tlJ.TIU.'JIM ; balances1,1/1,531. Money HUtil'i pur cent. Nut OuiKtNs. La , May 11 Clo-irlngs today fvctoll-'H4'HI. ' Now Yoik evchmuc. commer cial , . { .Icunts ; bank , 11 pur $1,000 premium. ClIK tno , .liny 1) ) . Hank elearlntrs vvero fH- 3.IH.IXH ) Now York oxeb inuo was S cunts pre mium. Hates for money vvero steady on the basis of .I'iWi pur cunt for ordinary loins btcrllnx exchange was steady and unchanged. The Money .Market. Nut Yonit , Mny -MON.KV ON cu.t , K isy. rapping from 2't ' ted percent ; last loins at 2'i per cent : closing tillered nt 2'i per cenl I'niMt : Mtitc\NTti.B l'Ai'r.n-r 37 pur cunt bTBtiMsn KxiiitMin ( Julct and e islet nt } 4 M for sixty-day bills and Jl.ssii for de mand Th following were the closing prices on bonds : L" S M ri'Kl-toreil ll ! > l | tt | { AT S- ! Tn < U H l o mpuns ll'4 ' Mutinvl I'nlon i > 1 4 > > icflitered N I Cenl Int cerl 44 * * UltlpOIH . IU1 Northern I'ac 1'K IHi' 1'iulllcixnf y.'i . . , " do.'di . 110 Loillilnllil sllliip4 | 7)N ' . 1 ti ! 'lenncme N S d' 101 ( In debenture 'is 10)1 < do : > i . 101 st L A 1 tl den Si s.'iH , do i . 7) ) * t L \ s p ( icil M I0- . Cnimil i Soiitlicrn'.Ms ' 'T ' | M I'aul conmil- I- ' Central I'ncltlc Ills lOVSt I' C A I' l t . .Hi1 ! ! I ) .Ml ( Lists 111 | T I' L ( i 'Ir Iliti b'.l iid i . . M r r. u o TI nets a iln ue t luti . , Union I'lullle Isti. . Krli-ain . 101 \\eitSluire . . . . M K , A T l.eii'1 di 77H Huston Stoo'c 'Mnrket. HOSTON. Mass , Mnv I.I The following were thu closln. prlees on stocks In Iho Huston stock market today. Ijondon Stouks. LOMION , May 1.1 , 4 p m. Closing < | iiol.ilons ! : 'Kx Dlvlilonil liar nllver44d per ounce. Monuy 4(344 ( per cent Hale of dl-counl In he open market for thteo months and shoit bills 2uui ccnl l.onilon Muncy LOMION , Yny 1.1 'Iho monuy market wns still sensitive. Thu leading houses weiu cautious nnd would only deal at hich rules. 1'he Inlliix of cold Into thu II. ink of Knu'lnnil. a report Hi it the Hoths hllos would sum ) n largo quantity of gold , etc. , tended to dlssl- KUO the fe.irs that there uouhl be a ilso In Ihu late ot discount Lisbon ml vices mid Ilimin 1'nrls prices on the icpoil that powei- 'nl bankers had como to Iho resctio of Iho IVench operators caused a sharp recovery on the stock exchange In nil Intuinatlonal sn- urllles. Portugal rose 'J4 percent mid Span ish I3 , percent after varied fluctuations , lius- Hlan Improved 1 pur cent. American rallioad securities opened weak , but nt the close all quotations ) wuiu nhovu lust night's prices , ex cept , however. South Amcilcmi , which were rather weak on the advance In Iho premium on gold al Itucnos Ay res On the Honrhc-H. I'Ains , May 13 A decided check was placed on thu downward movement on thu lionise today by bear purchases and plentiful buying orders at home mid from nbioul. At the olosu there was a very pionounced rlsu nil around. Thrco pur cent rentes rose Mean- times ; Hall. in , I percent ; Kussl m , " , ; Sp mlsli , ! ; I'oi'tuguuse , nearly : i : credit fonclci , ISf ; buez Canal , ait. nnd Klo llntos"f. . Discounts weie easier. Ill III.IN. May ri. The movement of securi ties on thu bourse today has been Iriegulnr , Icnv 1m ; only changes of nn unimportant na ture. Hussians were rathur hunvy , I'lMMUoiiT. Mny II The bouisu tod.iy was animated nnd an alarming mnoiint of business was done. 1'ortugueso have fallen ne.uiy 8 imp pi nt. VIK.NNA , May 13. Prices on the boiirso.uo firmer todav. ATMPNs. Slay I ? . There wns a sharp fall hi prices on the bouisu today. A speculator In stocks , unnerved by the tleullne , committed suicide. LISIIOV. May 1' ) , The financial situation has Improved today. Many private otllces nro cashing notes. On thu pioduco market specie iinpuared to lo abundant and theio was no dlnlciillv to cash notes block hiokers drew many purchase ordets for unites and on thu other h.iml they did not receive any sellln ; orders. DeiiM-r IMiiiiiiK Sliickn. DKNNEII. Col , Mny H The mlnlne sales retichcd J0.700 shares. 1'ilces were n llttlu stronger , und the oho iper stocks In gooil de mand. Prices closed : St , I.ouU Mining Quotatloim. ST. Louis. Mo , Mnv ia. The lulnlnc market was ( lull to lav mid sales vvero small In amount. The followInK bids wore made on call : . New York Dry ( ioods. NKW YOIIK , May LL There was a stronger fcelliiL" In dry iruiKls , riminelH weiu active. Dress ( -ooils and blmiKuts weie In fair request. -tuple cottons mid those heavier goods ( l | hrown me , Hum blenched wuru buhiK taken In some Instances in u'oiid quanlltliH. A moru uctlvu and ceneral movement seems Imminent anil It Is moro and moro doubtful If prices will bu chiuiBcd. _ Colluo OptloiiM. NKW YOIIK , Mny l.L ColTou options opener steady mid unchnnued to 5 points up , am closed steady , 5 to 10 points up. hales , ] li,75t bags , Ineludlni ; Mnv , { 17 MnM7.tK ) ; June , J17.M .Inly , * I7JI77,1 ( : Aiuust , illvDi35ep | - tembcr , $ IU.45ffil .Vi : October , JUKknaifiOl : Dc- cembur , ! 11.0urttl5 0.1 ; March. JU. MI Spot Klo dull , stonily ; fair cargoes , t-M 00 ; No. 7 , Is"i. ( . 'MnrketH. Nt.vv YOIIK , May U I'hnioi.iUM-Qulet I'nllcd closed ai 70\o for June. COTTO.N M r.n On , ( Julol ; tlrm. TAI l.ovDull ; nominal. ItosiN-Hteady and iiulet. Tinii'KNTiNK-yulet and steady ut M I'm ImiN-DnlL Coi'i'rii Nominal. I.EUI Dull ; steady , domestic. Jl. 2' ' , . TI.N I'lrmeri fairly active , straits , J.-O-'JO. Trailer's Talk. ST. I.oi'iH , May Lnneenbure Ilrothersti Cockrell llrothers : The receipts at this poln t < Hlay were : \\heat , b.7iX ) ; corn , 71,240 ; oils , Il.lOs.1j for the same day a year ago : wheat C.50U ; corn , 75.240 : oats , MM ( , bhlpmenls to day ; Whcal , 2,100 ( corn , 77,000 ; oals , 2b'JCO The following will show the range of prices p lid on this tmuULtTiir thu July option : cpviMumrr i oiranj HIM | 1 Uio pT rVgn * ? Julr WK WU Coiix- Juir H5i4 OATS Julr 41U it 4TJ CMICAOO. May tiV. : . 0. .McCormtck A. Co. , o P C. Swam ft Uo. The wheat mnrUct ins been active and PtronR throiuhotlt. 'Hie inblleatlon by the dcpiiitment at Wnshliieton if their Informallon ) ns to foreign crop ! ) irouuht to the iiunds of the operators thu condition of alTuns nbroad on which they had M > mo weeks iiro ( liulleii thu market , and which ins In now No changed. Tlieru wns good buy- UK for both local hixl outside account. 'Iho lews has been nitlier bullish. Antwerp showed nn advance emial to Ik1. 1'ailswas L' " ) centimes hlKher nnd Into KinslHh cables nhowed a strong nnd advancing market. Slilpniunts from Now York vveru ' . ' 01,000 bushels of wheat mid 8530 uackiiKus of Hour. Hccelpts at eleven primary points woru'JIM000 liushels , and shipments C' > 4txH ) , J-ome teports were ic- : elved as toil.itmnro to the winter wheat crop In Ivans.is. hut did not meit wllh ironernl eio- Icncc , llradstieet reports Iho dccruasu In available supplies east nnd west of Ihu Heckles at Blil.0 0 bushels. Corn ruled stroiiR early In sympathy with wheat , Ihu shorts heliu frcu billets hut we ikened Inter wheii ll wns innoiiiiced thai the market foi em lots was liV lower thun icsturda } nnd that Itindstreol showed an In- crcasu of KU.IUO In avallalile supplies. Thu close was veiy tame mid showed Indications of the hulls henit ) very much disheartened. 1'iov slons opened lower In ( onseiiieiu'o | of a lower hog mai ket , bill thu decline met uood tuning all around and thu market shows jreater strength than for seveinl das p ist 1'hp hears are still Incline I to limnmui It , hut maku llltli Impression , as weak holders seim gencinlly to h ive unlonde I \\e bellevo con set v atIve purehiisi s around Huso prices will pay good piollts CIIICAIIO. Ma } in Kcnni'tt Hopkins i Co , to b , A. MeWhorler - Chlcnuo has today dem- onstinted Its ability to nlay a onu hand and pla > II well with no asslsi.uue fiom nbroad in outside markets \\he.it has been nd- \aneeiHcnbovethe prleo tit whhli II sold M'steidny. Caliles weie not eneouiiiKing to holders and other markets huged weaill } hut Chicago took the bit in Its teeth and ran nw.iy from all. l.asl week oui advices lo cories- pondentsstated that the market vr.is heavllv she it and Indications point id to much bight r prices , possibly hlnher than had ynt been seen on the crop The iidMince has been rather sharper thun anttclpatdl and In spite of the heirlsii icports from dlllerent dlicctlons. That tlioprlcewns lifted 4c to 5c under sueh conditions shows clemly that the shoit Inleiest was greater than gmieially supposed and It also shows how dlllleiilt It Is to co\ci shoit contracts when the demand hecomcssutllelently uigunt The bums had hi en sulllni : wind anil the bnllH wcru mil salislled wllh such a dellveiy New ork leport ? a chocking of Hie c\pmI busi ness by Ilio adxanco and If foiemn mar kets should , ) tonlorrow show the s.uno Indlsposltlnn * < ilO " follow us n todav a moderatoY rouctlnn In prices would seem probable. ItlooKsllkun bull mmket , hov\uver , mid still hlcher pi Ices In thu nuai future are Indicated by thu sltuat'on. It's good pionort.v to liny on breaks Corn and oats I'liero w is a sharp bulce on both plains earl } , durum which nhurts were RCIICI illy dilvun In and Iho long Interest took prolltN In consequence ot thu elimination of thu short Interest the market nucame easy the latter Dart of Ihu session nnd refused to lesnond to the closing hnl e In wheat. Wo favor sales on good rallies 1'rovislons The course of the market today Is not eniouiazlin ; to holders with such a bullish feeling In grain. That piovlslons did not lespond after thu hcav > iiecllnu that h is already t'iken place Indlc.ilos a fat il weakness The volume of trade was small mid the closing easy. OJl.lU.l ilVK I OVIAIIA. May II OATTtr. Olllcl il rocoluts of cattle , l.Wi as compircd with S.Ild yusteidav and 1.7.VJ Wednesday of last weuk. Thu maiket was slow Hand fat hooves vvero about steidy ; other i ; i MCS | weak to lOo lower. Itiitchui stoek active nnd ste.idy. 1'ceduis have some life al steady prices ) lions Olllclal rocoluts of boss 4'V ' > I. ns compared with dtVWi vcstciday and . " .aili \\edncsd.iy of last vcck. The market was active and steady. All sold carl } . 'Iher.uiL'o of prices p lid was $ I..L' > ® 4 70. thu hulk selling al W..riO < a4.W. I.lsht. Jl , ( . ( ! ? 4.10 ; he.nv , 14 'C.ffi 4.70 : mlNoil. $4.MK3)(0. ) ( The average of the prices paid was H SI1 , , , as comp ircd wlthM. . " > ) ycsteidny andil IIJj AVcdnosday of last week. HlinhlOlllelal reccMpts of sheep Ml. ns compared with 1SI vesteid.iy and 180 Wednes day of last weuk. The market remains about stu.uly. Natives. JJVxao.00 ; vvesteins , J-li'va 500. ItcoltH atitl Deposition of Stuck. Olllelal receipts and disposition of stic > : ns shown by the booUsof the Union stocKyaida company for thu twenty-four hours uiidlni ; nt 5 o'clock p. m. Slay 1.1. IS'll ' : Sales. 18 7J1 4 00 7 1000 4 10 STOCK1.HS' AMI H-EIIEHS. : io rdi : i no 28 78 * : i : io 4 mo 1170 no 7 ij a on 2 an : i : io : w . to ? a s- , .n. 5-ii a 1,1 4 'IDS a no M1I.ICI US AND SI'HINUKUS. 1 springer . ? JO 00 1 cow and calf . 10 M 1 sprlngot . 1C 00 CAI.VK3. 05 438 2 GO l'l\t > . touk Market , ( "uu uio , Mny 1 l. | H > eclil Tele iam to Till. Hi K 1 helleis vvuionot vurj well pleased with thu con rsu or the cat ! lu nnu Let. In view of the reienl sharp ndv mice In thu fen IKII mar ket , nut iinfiiviuable custom news , and con tinued moderate arrlv ills , the weakness of de mand mid lack of "tonu" aio not easily ac counted foi uM'opt on the tit potheslH that the combine has "petfced" prices. The bottei class of shlppliin steers hroiuht about steady rates Othur iloserlptlons ranged lower , the deellnu iiver.u'lnK WUUo. Tiuilu was dull dnrinu' a 1:1 eater part of the forenoon mid although duvelopliiK llttlo v Italllv later It was at no llmo satisfac torily active , mid the ulose nf irudlnj forced a iioodly number of cuttle still In lliunulu puna There vi ere few liuiichesof cholcu eutllu heiu mid a fair sprinkling of such as nro classed as coed , bill llieiu wax n liirzo preponderaneu of 'oirirndcs."oll cows , bulls , thin steers and Texas cuttle , tin reforu. while , extra criulcs were limited as hluh asfl.1) thn bulk of trad- IIIK was bulow J.V75. inneh of It ill fi.KXiM M. Inferior Ntiitl Is down to ( l.5tcl ( ) 75. which U u decline from the notations of a feu da ) x a o of Vu ) per IUO Ibs. Helm Mild considerably lowertoday I Irst sales of the innrnliiK did not Indicate any radical uhuiiKO In values , fi hnvlnis beun paid for two or three loads , but within un hour thcro wag a well defined reduction of 6c lu hetvy nnd medium nnd of fully Ida In light vvoliihts. The former fellotT toff.55dH.nl , nnd thu ( alter to ? 4. ' > iM M' , nt which iiuotnlloni the nrirUet remained wenk to the close , The tupply was lartto for this lime of Iheyenr , nnd this fact and the iiti'iitlsfnetory condi tion ot Iho market for hoc products were the causes of wo'ikness , nlthonifli shippers houcht much moro freely than on Tuesday The do- nand did not call for nearly the number of iocs on ale , and several thousand had to bu leld over. CAiTl.K-Hocelpti , 14,00 > : shipments , 4000 ; market Irregular : mini to tuline steers IfiOJ CKi.2.1 ; olher , } 4 IKWM Wi I'exmii. J.I.'iOa52.1 ; butcher cows mid helfrts , } . ' . ,1 > t.t.1) . lliH ( ( llecclpti , 2700J : shipments , 10,000 ; market wenU mid loner ; roiiKh and common , U75BI.2.1 ; lulMil nnd packers , fl70ftl.N ( ) ; iirlmc lienvy nnd hutchur wcliht ? , * 4.8.vai.U1i Ilislit , ll.7Wll.W. ( Mini' ltccelpt" , 10.XW ; shipnicnts. IlltO ; market nulul mid lower ; natives , } Vl.v < MOO : Texmis. , l.7iit3.00 ; westerns. f.l.75ttfl W ; Iambi , M.5 a7.23. New Vork Mtc Stock. NKW YOIIK. Sltiy U HKKVPS Uecclnls. L4TS Dressi'ii neei nun ill ! > 'ir'Ci 'C ' per pound ; snip- ments lodny. ( Ill beeves mid 514(1 ( quarliMsnf beef : tomorrow , d'H ' beeves , 40 sheep mid 1.1.11 qilarlersof beef O U.M-.S Hi eelpt o. 5I.1TO henil. Marsut steidy : veils Ji OOQA.VJ poi owl I huttci- mllUs. $1 VXai''l. Siiri'i' And lmnbsieeelp's.7KC ! > heail , Mar ket 'n ' cent per pound lower. Cllppi-d sheep. $1 o'tftl 71 per i-wti ellpped ycailin s , JO.COJ4 700 : Imnbs , tUMiltlil Hods Heeelpts 4.4 .0 head , consigned direct. Market nominally tu ulj at JMiXiiMil. Kansas Cltj I , Ive Stock. Iv N'its Cut. Mo. May 1 1 CATTi.n-lto- eulpts , 100 ; shipments l.'iiO ' ; nmrket steady to strong ; steers. # .1. HH1 71 ; cows I. ' 21l 70 ! stoekor" mid feeder' . } J 1 Kill 1) ) . lions Iteculpts , 11,120 ; shipments. 4 110 ; market 5c lower ; bulk. JI 4l < ft4.iJ ( ; all grades fOpiTMk1 ! ( ' Hi-vi'-lteeelpts I.IWi shipments , SCO ; mmket weak. St. I. mils Live Slock. ' T Loris , Mo , May I't C \ niliHcceipts 2,400 ; shlpmunts. none ; o isj ; fall to fancy native steers. fl7"n5 05 ; 'I ex. ins and Indians , Jjsilffi.l K ) . Hods Kecelpts. 7.100 ; shipments none : mar ket lower : heat v. JI.li.Vitl W ; mixed , 11.1041 4 70 ; llirht , flSK.il ( M State Convention of ( lie llalmcinann Mcd eal Association. Dfs MOIM.S , la , May lit [ Special Tele gram to Tun Hnr.J Tlio stuto hoard of health elected 11. II Clark of McGregor piosliIcntamlJ. 1 * Kennedy of Oes Molnes secietnry and ttunsttier. The state board of medical cxnmtnars were ie-clocted Dr. J. C. Schrador of Iowa City prosldant , and Ur. Kennedy of Des Moines sectotarv and treasuror. Holti boards ttlll meet npiln in Noveinhor. H was decided tenet not issue ceitillcates to graduates of the olec- tilc medical school in this city until the supreme cour' hands down an opinion on the case which tins be < Mi appealed. In the state convention of the Ilahnomann Medical association this morning U. H. Cogs well of Council HlulTs road a paper on the tiealmont of abstcttic.il cases after labor. George Hojal of DCS Molnes detailed the remedies for nervous diseases , nnd J tl , Drake of Silver City lend a paper on ner vousness. This afternoon Dr. Montgomery ' of Council HluHsgavi ! a talk on la giipp'o mid b K Nixon of Hmlliipton spoke about catarihal afToclIons in children. D. W Dicltinson rend u piper onccioloi.il locallia- lieu , nnd Dr. Now bnr > ot Iowa Cily read an essay on the iel.it ion of diseases of the nose mid throat to deafness. Those ofllcorsvere elected : A. 1' . Macombor , Atlantic , nresi- dent ; 1' .1. Montgoinoiy , Council HlulTs , vice president ; A P. llnnchetl , Council HlulTs , secretary ; CicorgoHoial , Des Molnes , treasuier. Iowa Cily was selected as the next place of mcetlne. Tonight papers were read by Dr. Coppcithwaite of Io\\a City , and A. P. Ilanchett of Council Bluffs , ana this will close the inceling , which these who at tended pronounce the most successful jet held. _ On Through lotta. Sui'NHNDOAii , la. , Miy IL [ Special Tele gram lo THE BII : | Shcnandoah has again done herself proud nnd feels highly honored , as it was the only place In Iowa at which the presidential party stopped. This was done mainly on account of the great normal college - lego located at this point nnd Its president , W , M. Croan , being an acquainting of Presi dent Ilnirison in Indiana As the train approached preached the Wabash station Company E lltcd the ptcsideutinl salute of twenty-one guns. The college bands plated "Hail to Iho Chief. " One thousand students Joined In the welcome with several thousand citizens o f Shen indoah nnd vicinity. The president was introduced from the rear platform by Mayor Nichols. President Hariison was in good spirits and voice and was distinctly heard by the vast ciowd. Ho said : My countrymen : I thank jou for your warm welcome to the Shcnaudoah valley in the great stale of lotta , and deeply rcgiot that tuo schedule time of the tinln forbids n longer stay. As i * , is I can only say thank you and good-bye. " The president was again gicotod with tro- mendotii cheers , Loud calls \\oio made for tno lirst lady of the Inud , but she did not appear. Culls for Seeiotary Kusk btought that gentleman to Iho fi out , and ho bowed his acknowledgements , as also did Postmas ter Wanuninker. As the train pulled out the college students ana faculty sang "Mv Coun try 'Tis of Theo. Sweet Land of Liberty , " The military lirod a partinir salute , nnd everybody cheered the presidential party of the greatest nation on earth. Nnproinu Court Opinions. Dr.sMoisi'.s , In. , May 1U. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnr.J The supreme court has handed down the following decisions : J. U. Kern it Son vs. H. G. Wilson , appellant , Wright district , uflinncd. D. .1. Evans vs. Francis M. Dui.o in , appellant , Marshall dis trict , nfllnnod. J. V. Fain ell & Co. , appel lant , vs. Tiffany Drothero , Hardln district , dismissed. State of Iowa vs. Gcorgo Johnson etui. , appellant. Polk dlstilet , afllrmcd. id- tvnrd Knelt vs. .1. D. Hessmer , appellant , Drainer district , afllnncil. htalo vs. A. D. Vlors , appellant , Polk distiict , alllrmed. Stnto vs. K. .Teiomo , appellant , Polk dlstiicl , aninncd. Slate vs. John M , Coonnn , ap pellant , Clay district , reversed , Snluldn of a Trutelin .Man. DES Moisr.s , la , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BBI : . ] Clnrcnco Mitchell , aged about thirty-two and unmarried , committed suicide lust night .it his room in a private house nt 1)1(1 ) ( West Sixteenth street. Ho wns found cold In death this morning about I ) o'clock , having shot himself tvllh a lovolvcr. which sllll lav on the bed. Ho wns well lixed llnaiicially and was assistant bookkeeper for the Gieen linv lumber company hoient n good salary No motive is known for the deed Mitchell's father lives al Siuinglield , O , u sister at Xo\tton , In. , and a half sister Is attending college at Urbtna , O. lie hud been \vith the Gicen Hay lumber compiny about llvo jeni's and ft us highly respected. Di s MOISI s In , May 13. Considerable dissatisfaction Is icported from the miners In Iowa tt ho aio still out on a striKe for the eight hour div. It Is claimed thai State President Scott ordered it o strike again it the ndvlco of the national executive com- iniilco. A largo ntunboi of miners tire still working , and Iho oulput of these , together tt Ith Iho coal .shipped in from Illinois and other states tt 111 miiko It Impjjsihlo for thu operators to hold out. Illinois dealers , It is claimed , ate taking the host Iowa conlr. cts to the Injuty of the lovta mines and miners , In a few places the eight hour duj has been conceded. _ _ _ An Important Decision. Di.s MOIM-S. la . May IS. An. Important decision was rendered by Judge Shlras In the federal court today An attempt has been inndo to block proceedings under the state prohibitory law by having the same trans- feircdlothc federal courts. Judge Shlras In a ca-so from Ojlt.iloo.ia ruled that unless new questions v.eio Involved the United States courts would not interfere with the slalo laws for tthlch Iho stale coitus wora ample. It Is considered an Important pro- lit biiory vlc.ory _ A SorloiiH Pall. At 01 1 , In , May III [ Special Tologrnm to Tin : lltr IC. . U. Dialu > , engineer of the electric light company nt thu place , fell n distance of thirty feet , breaking two ribs. The extent of his Injuries nro not yet known. COINED THEIR OWN MONEY , Arrest of Thrco Olovor Counterfeiters nt Newport , WANDERINGS OF TWO LOST GIRLS , Ti'.ueleil Many Miles Oter Ilio Prairie llotillily .Mangled In a Itiiii- attnj Clmrueillili n Serious Crime. STL IHT , Neb , May I ! ! , [ Special TolcRr.un to Tin : Urr.J Vov ncnrly n jcnr past this nnO other towns nlong this line Imvo been greatly ntinoycil by spurious dollars of ntory clover Imitation which Imvo nt different times boon nut In ciidilution. Tlio source from which they cnnio has at last como to light. Last night about 11 o'clock Attorney I'lltvcll mid Frank llushncll of Newport , the llrst station \\estofthts place In Hock county , \voio arrested In the luttei's livery barn , while in the act of countei felting , bv a United States marshal and a depulj from Omaha and the siioiilT of Hock county. A jotitig man by thu name of Cooper was also attested at Hassott , as an accomplice. It is toioitod that the nrresj , wns brought about iiv Hushnell , who had woikcd Into the conlUluncn of the countcifolters and become ono of their num ber lor that put pose. Clttcll , who is the ling lender , has ll\ed In Nowpoit about two years , hud the conlldunce of the pee ] lo , mid WHS last fall a c.tndid.tte for countt attorney on the tcpublic.tn ticket In Uock i-ountv , but tt as defeated It is now appaienl that ho was un old hand at the business while a tesl- dent of Missouil It Is unnoted thai other arrests will bo nmdo. Ijost on tin * Prairie. Tin Dioiin , Neb. , Mav LI ( Special Telo- giatn to Tin. Hi i. ] Two small gills nged live and eight , ehildion of August llonunond , a laimor near heto wetoataneighbor's l.ouso last Sunday and about 5 p. m started home. They left the road presumably to pick Howeis and lost their way. The famil } looked for them all night and Monday motn- Ing tli whole neighborhood tinned out to llnd them and a constant and systematic seal eh has been kept up night and day , and the younger of the two was found this after noon alue , twcntj miles from home , having tta\eled over burning sand over forty miles without food or water for sovontj-Ihe houis She was entlielj exhausted. She sn.ts her sister loft her jcstoiday , snjlng she tv.is go ing home. No news has tonclied hoto relat ive to the older gltl. Mangled In a Ittimmay. Wri I'lvi W\TI n , Neb , May HI. [ Special Telegram to Tilu Uu : . | Mrs. JOJSG Davis and a mairlcd daughter with it little child weio Utiving in a road cat t this afternoon , when the hoiso ran away , throwing the ladies out. The daughter was b.idly cut about the head and body. Mrs. Davis' ' foot caught In the slat bed of I ho call and she was dragged for a ijnnitcr of a mile , when the horse wab caught. A saw had to bo used to extricate her from the perilous position. Ono ear was torn entitely elf , and her head , arms and body aio frightfully bruised. The dootois think it Isery doubtful if she recovois. Tito child remained in the c.ut and was but slightly itijuicd. A Serious Charge. STUUIT , Nob. , May 1J. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hi.r.l Charles Kodliold , a younit married man living ten miles north of this place , wns arrested tonight by Deputy Sheriff Mack on a compliant made in the county coutt of Holt county , charging him with having committed n criminal assault on the thirteen-year-old daugutcr of John Meusch , a neighbor of his. A. O. U.V. . CoiiMMifion. ( JnvN'i ) ISLAND , Neb. , May 13. [ Special Telegram to TUB Ui.i : . | The grand lodge of the order of the Ancient and United Work- niPii in convention in this city hold thteo sessions today nnu finished Its work about midnight. The greater part of too day sessions were devoted to regular tontine work. At the evening session Grand Master Workman 'fate tcslgncd his olllco for the remainder of the session to > ; io Grand Foreman W. F. Mllburn the ptlvllego of passing Into the grand master workman's chair. Tito following oflicois were elected for the ensuing term : Grand master tvoik- man. .1. G. Tuto , of Hastings , grand foreman , U. W. Cole , McCook ; giand overbcer , U. S. Malone , Stella ; grand tecorder , L. A. Payne , Grand Island ; grand tecohcr , I" . A. 1'elloy. Seward ; grand guide , J. W Huntshurgor , Lyons. The next biennial meeting will beheld held at Lincoln. Kicked to lc i tit liy Colts. NrniiVKA Cm , Neb , May 111. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Urn.1 Coroner Karstons stalled out this afternoon to Syracuse to hold an inquest on the remains of Mr. Do- vault , aged seventy-four years , n larmor liv ing eight miles southwest of there. Dovnult was found ( lead In his barn this morning. Ho arose between . " > and li o'clock and went out Into his stable to feed his stock. His wlfo at the time was engaged In preptring breakfast , and when it was tcady she called to her husband , but receiving no reply she went to the stablu and found Him lying under the feet of two colts in a stall , T no body was taken to the house. Thoio wcro n num ber of cuts on the head and the fnco was completely coveted with blood. It Is thought ho was tanen with a lit and fell or was knocked down and stamped to death by the colts , _ \V. C. T. U. OlllcerH. BitTimr , Neb. , May -Special [ Tele gram to TUB HhF.1 At the meeting of the district convention of the Women's Chttstlan Tempo ran co union last night the following wore elected onicers for the ensuing year1 1'rosident , Mrs. K. Fulton ; conospondlng secretary , Mrs. A. J. Duor ; recording secrc- tnrv , Airs. Lamar ; Treasutor , Mrs. J. II , Buttles. _ Th < Olliuial ; \ \ . KiuTitlcr , Neb , May Hi. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hri : . ] The oflloial ax of the now city administration bcean its worn of decapitation last night. The llrst victim was City Marshal IM Wilson , who was deposed - posed and W.V , A Dods , ox-domoer.ulo can didate for county attorney , appointed to 1111 the vacancy. _ Nebraska 'il } ( inn Clnli. Nr.iuuskt Cm , Neb , , Ma ) -Spccial | to Tin : Hii' . | The Nebraska City ( inn club has otpanl/eil by selecting W 12. llogarl president and 12 M , Chuso seciutnry and treasuier. Tno club has pnri hasod some new traps and has leased the bill pub for the season. _ Klinrl Term of C nrt. CiiU'l'Hl , Neb , May -Special ( Tele gram to Tin. HI.I..J Ulstilct court convened at this place jesterduj with a short docket nnd adjourned today All cases were disposed of except the state of Nebraska vs I'crry L Voastotnl. , which WHS continued by stipu- itllon , _ _ A llornt' stolen. KfAHMM , Nob. , May II ) . ( Special Telegram - gram to THE Hi.r.l A valuaolo lion gray gelding about four jo.iri old with harness , and scar on his back , Is supposed U ) have been stolen trom L. I ) . Miller on May 10. A reward Is offered for the thla" . A Hospital NF.IIIUHKA Cm , Nob. , May 1,1 , [ Special to TinIJp.n.1 A schema U on foothuto to raise enough money lo purcnaso the Caioy academy buildings for a cUt hospital , with good prospects of success. Thu piopeity Is w orth iffi.bOO. _ Dentil ol'.MjH. ( 'illicit. LINCOLN , Neb. , May 1 ! ) . Mrs. I. . . IJ. Cal- tort , wlfunf the general suj > erinlcndciit of thu It , & M , railroad , died In this city last night , aged thlrty-llvu jrurs. Shu wits piom Inent In church and churltablo work through out the stut * , 11 A si wan' ti it * : * : i iv , An Iimiicnio Crouil Llsteiifl to u Sliort Neb. , Mny in. [ Special Tclo- , gram to TIIK IlKK.j--Tho prosldcntlnl party J ? arrived nt 0 1'J this morning , hcnded by a f pilot train. Long before the tialn was sighted , the platform \vns entered with a -roil ing muss of Immunity. Special traini tvoru run In from nil the neighboring cities. Tim Hastings brnss band did Iheirbeitlo seethe the feelings of the crowd , which num bered from ten to twclvo thousand people , fully twIce that number would have nt- Icndcd , htul not the train at rived so early. After iho train arrived n Might delay en sued , ns Mnj or A. L Clnrlto was unable to bo luesont to creel the president , nnd that ' " * * duty devolved on his brother , J , if. Clarke , president of the Nubiaskn loan iiiul ttust company. AftorIndue lltnton mid Mr Clnrko had climbed on the tinln nnd been Introduced to the nresldont , Mr Clarke said Mr I'lesldent In liehnlf of the cltl/ens of llusllnirs and vicinity I deslro In sonio measuie to express our delight In having ton lib us even for a few iminn nt * \\u esteem It n gre il honor to no permitted to meel iimi Bieet Iho prisidenl of ( Ids gicnt nation. Although your sojourn with us Is no diiulit necessarll ) brief , wo ttust II sli ill have been sulllelent to Impress v jn with the sincerity of our purpose to perpetuate allegiance to thu constitution and la\\s vim mo so ably iid- inliilsterliiL' , and furtheriiioie en ihle you to corieetly esllmnte the smiiees of our wealth upon vvhleh you may cuntldently relj lu thn pio-eiMitloii of thnrcicnll } In lUKiiinted pulley looklin. to nil enlargement and mult Iplli at Inn of eonimerclal alll nice , fore sliadowliii ; a most billllant and iiiunlllci nt eoiisiimniiitldn \ \ welinmeou not alone IIH piesldent , but pi i- sotiall > us one \vlioin we delight to liunor , as liav \\\i \ \ \ ] been hitheito and now Id en II lied \\ltli all measuies designed for the ilevntlon of jour fellow mi n And In so fai ns ( licutn- st.im es pelinlt. we would Impait encouraite- * " " " ment to v on and In till things. Wish von ( .oil speed Ladles and gentlemen it Klus mo pleasure to Introduce to MIII , lion Ilinlamln llnrilson President of the I'niled t lies I'lesldent Harrison replied In a lulef spi ei h. Mi IVllott-l Ill/ens I'lute Is a veiv line ficsTmess and beiutv nhont this e irl > mnrn- IIIK on I be pinlrlesof NeluasKa I hope I will not sniier loss In jour i s'eem If 1 make Ilio frank confession thai I do not like tn cut up oulj In the ninrnlin : Aswctrivel eastward wo me ociMslonnll } iliilng something that Is ilesi'ilbed b } one nf the gentlemen on the tia'n ' as "plekliu up tin Innu " \\e plc'.ul ' up an hour this nimulng. In other words , vvlieu I was told last nl.-lit on lotIrlng mine lee e.iily. that wo would be it Hast tigs tit li.2l ) , I found out this morniint that that meant 5.20 hj the time I vvent to bed by last nl.'lit. lint , mi frli nils , all thesu lltlnus thai make the laboi of travulare.is inithliu compared with Hie great gr itllleatlon which wo llnd lu such assemblages ii this We have seen tlio e pirts of the t'nlted States where the distribution of tin u.iter supply , al least In Its Imineulatn application to tbu ciops , b is bei n put In the bands of man nnd the watei comes In ditches and not In slnnvcis Unit svstem has some advantages and some dlsadvaiit iges. Hul for me , hat Ing been reared In lands of shoueis It seems mom home-like to got bin k In tbe cdio of ( hcso states whcio everything Is gieon and fresh Hut out of all thesis dlveisltles In the eondl- tlon of agriculture and of mini lal wealth we m il o up thU great countiv. It has not app - p irenlly been In the mindsof the Cre itor to m ike tro man } things alike Diversity Is ftiundeveiywheru In nntiiie , and It Is a happy thing foi our iiiuntiy tb il those dlv ersll.es .lie found In our productions ll Is .mother h ippy Incident In our conntiy th it these griut diversities do nut appeir among our people Theme found In the fields mil In the mines , but uver > where throughout the land an } observ hum in can see that wo mo one people. [ Cheers 1 The people 1 saw In California , Ail/onn and nil along our journey weiu just such peoplu as I scu here Indeed , the } were In n vurjk stilct sense the same1 people , bee tuse they . well ) Yankess , I'enns } Ivtinlans , Ohioins ( the V other man Is of couiso uveiyvvhoro % . , ho Is hero aomonhuie , [ .Cheers. ] llooslors ( yes ; the llonslcr Is piutty _ neat everywhere ] , the Wisconsin man , all Iho s imo people. So everywbcro a traveler from any of 0111 states makes himself know n the hands of his neighbors tire held up to him Sow , out of Ibis comes thu love of one liaR. And I am , 'lad to.say to you that wo have not paused at any llttlo station , even on Iho uro it desert of Arizona , when a score or two t had gathered from distant ranches who pild us welcome , that , thu Amerlenn IbiK was not In the hands of some onu waiting to receive us , and with an American cheei for tno II.i [ cheers ] , I recall an occasion which uus almost p ithetle. In Ihu darkness of the nlL'lit and lonusomencss of thoKre.it plain , wo pulled nu fur a few moments at a llttln station vvbeio il half do/en men wore gathered at the i ear of the train , t'pon the lapel of the coat of ono or two 1 saw thu tit.mil Army but ton , and one comrade said : "Well , boys , there aru only a few of us , hut let us ulve a cheer for Iho old lliii ; . " iCheurs 1 I th ink you most coidhilly for vour Kiithoi- Inu huiu Ihls moinln. , and wish foi you und this irre.it state of youis re it prosperity , bu- cause , Ihoiiuli I uvpcct It Is onu of the preju dices of early education. I cannot help but feel that the states that r.ilsu torn tuo the best states In the union. I liavo two iOiliiK secretaries traveling wll i me , one n seciet.uy of iiKrluullure , but nelthei of theii > - Isoui of bed you At the close of his speech hundreds of sons stru'fe'Iod ( to ( jot a chniico to shako hands with the president ; i > few babies tveio bund ed up lo bo kissed , old conn ados clustered around to do honor to the chief mafjlsttatoof Ihu nation Ihoy fotiRht for , the Hastlnrs col lege bovs nmdo Ihomsclvcs lionise In BH'int" their collcRO jell , and at 0 41) ) , nfler a stop of ttvcnty-clKht minutes , the tinln pulled out of the depot. After the train was vt ell situ ted a colored man clambered un to the imminent riskot his neck to have n pailinn hand shaka wilh Iho presidonl. The t-raud nrmv velor- uns marshalled their foi cos In splendid st.vU und not a single accident is reported us.h result of the jam. AVolcoinotl at rnlrinoot. TAiitMOST , Neb. , May -Special [ Tele gram to THU HKU.J An immense throng Cicotod President llnriison nnd ) ) aity at tha U. fi M. depot this morning. Largo dolo- gallons arrived at an oarlv iiour from all tin surrounding lowus. Uonuva nlono bcnifl icprcscnteil by n specia' ' train load. Tbu piesidont made n brief speech from the icai platform of the train tvblch won the henil- of all , Undo .lorry Kusk was liilroducod by Iho president ns the agricultural porllon of the party. Postmaster ( ienoiul Wananmlior nmdo but u brief stay outside the car. At Crete. CUBIT , Neb. , May 1H [ f-pecl.il Toleguim to Tim Urn ] -Tho presidential train slopped bore for a few minutes this inoinlng , ' 1'ha doiot [ wns thronged and the distinguished party wns gicotod with tosoundiiig cheers. Tho'president made u short speech which was loudly anplnuded ( lovernor Thater , Lieutenant ( Jovornor Majors nnd all the state ofllcors Joined the visitors hero and wel comed them lo the stale , AI I'nlrinoiil. FAIUMOST , Neb , .iluj 11- ( Si-cclal Tclo- cram lo Tin. HIIJ : J There was nn lnimoth jv " crowd nt the depot to sen the picsiduntlal parly as II p issod through Ihls mornluK A shortstop was inndo nnd in toiponso to Ihu ctieuis of Iho people. President Hamsun inadu a brief nddicss. TAKE YLUrt CHOICE. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC S. S. S. CONTAINS NO MERCURY OR POISON OF ANY KIND. IT IS PURELY VEGETABLE AND PERFECTLY HARMLESS. YET IT IS THE ONLY PER MANENT CURE FOR CON TAGIOUS BLOOD POISON. 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