Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY MAllCII 27 , 1892-SIXTEKN PAGES , 11
THE CONDITION OF TRADE
Plenty of Money That Must Beck Invest
ment ,
PROSPECTS FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY
.i Ilclnll Denier * I.noktiiRtn Om.ilin
Jobbers to Supply Their Ito | iilrpments
In tlin Wny of ( lootU The Local
J'rmlucn Market * .
The fact that money is plenty In Omahn
and can bo had for Investment nt reasonable
rates Is loading some to predict prcatcr no-
tlvlty In speculative circles. Koal estate
Jnon have already noted moro Inquiry from
would-bo Investor * . Liquidation has bean
going on for the past year to iin extent that
has wiped out much of the Indebtedness of
long standing nnd the money released In this
way must sooner or later seek relnvostment.
In addition to this tboso who have settled old
obligations and whoso income Is no Ion per re
quired for that purpose are Rotting Into a
position to undertake now enterprises and
contract now obligations.
What direction the money seeking roln-
vo.Umont will take remains to bo sojn. Win
business in n general way prospotous It
would bo only natural to expect that addi
tional capital would flnd Its way Into com.
incrcial channels , nnd this would tend to
stimulate building and by that means
strengthen the real estate market.
That this movement Is already under way
or Is confidently nt.tlclpatcd no doubt ac
counts for the better feeling prevalent In
real cstatn circles.
In Now York the Journal of Finance notes
that although the demand for money from
Iho country In all probability will bo greater
this week than last , It Is evident tbcro will
hardly bo u period of tluhl money this
spring.
Even It gold shipments arc resumed , In
this connection the Philadelphia Inquirer
says , of which there Is no ovldcnco nt pres
ent , the largo surplus reserve could hardly
bo wiped out In two weeks more. The record
of thcso two weeks for llvo y nrs back shows
nu average loss in reserve of about U,500,000 ,
whllo the greatest loss was 5,000,000. It Is
hardly possible , therefore , that the 10,000.000
of surplus at present will bo absorbed. After
April 1 the experience of years has boon that
the surplus begins to increase.
Whllo thcro seems to bo no causa for
alarm , or oven uneasiness , as to the future
of the aonoy market. It Is nevertheless true
that the aggregate loans ( at Now York ) Is
larger than seems nccos&ary. Moreover an
unusually largo porportion Is payable on de
mand. Still the situation seems or.tlrcly
sound , and it Is probable the volume ol
loans will decrease bctcro long. A consid
erable sum is no doubt loaned to borrowers
of other cities who or dlnarily secure ac-
comodallon at homo but who have been
tempted to the metropolis by the low rates
prevailing thcro.
Omaha's Jabbing Trade
continues to excite comment by reason of its
heavy tncreuso as compared with a year azo.
While this has been generally ascribed to
tbo improved conditions prevailing in the
territory tributary to Omaha , consequent
upon largo crops and good prices , it Is very
evident that a portion of this increase is duo
to other causes. There appears to have been
u decided change of sentiment among the
retail merchants of Nebraska as to the plac
ing of their business. In the past , Oranha
Jobbers were shown very little preference ,
tbo retail trade buying their supplies just as
it happened , tailing no account of whether
the jobbing bouses were located in tbo state
or not. They are coming to recognize
now that Omaha which is buying all tbo live
stock produced by tbo state , and , a consider
able proportion of other farm products in ad
dition to handling a good deal of the surplus
output of the factories , should .bo entitled in
return to the jobbing business of the state.
Hence it is that there has sprung up n strong
sentiment among tbo retail dealers in the
direction o' giving Omaha jobbara the prof-
crotico" those from eastern or southeastern
cities.
How much of tbo Increase in Omaha's job
bing trade is duo to this fuct It Is i in possible
to determine , but some jobbers are frco to
declare that a very largo percentage must bo
credited to this source.
The Produce Markets
have not shown many or very Important
changes for a week or moro post. Poultrv
has sola at prices showing practically no
change for several weeks. The fluctuations
in tbo butter market uavo also been very
light and hardly suflleient to justify any
change in quotations. Eggs bavo attracted
the most attention , starting in at the com
mencement of the week with a slight ad
vance , owing to a temporary scarcity , and
gradually declining as tlio supply increased.
Game m the way of ducks has been moro
plenty and prices caslor accordingly.
MVK STOCK MAUIUiTS.
Stormy Salurclay'HTrailing IlutterTlinii Hint
Horn I.ookcil Fur.
OMAHA , March SO. Kecolpts for the past
week wore 1.1,782 cattle , 1,414 hogs and 4,088
bhecp. against 13,015 cattle. H.(1 ( hogs and
4.n sheen last week and 1I.2GO cattle , 2".3i2
hogs and 3,203 sheep the fourth week of March
lust year.
Oi ttio values the past week have fluctuated
within u rnno nt from Me to 2.1e and the close
In at the lowest prices of tho' ' week. Up to and
Including Wednesday oll'orln'j : * were moderate ,
tiveii light , nnd with good buying both | iy
local dressed beef houses and outsiders prices
lidvaneed 15to2Uu on all useful grades of beef
bteeiB. An unusually heavy run Thursday
mopped tlio advance cITpctually and tlm lib
eral receipts continuing up to tlio close ot the
week buyers were enabled to successfully
pound prices down from 15o to 3Qo from Wed
nesday , the high nay of the week. In butcher
s til If the fluctuation ? wcro not so violent , but
were In sympathy with beef steers and med
ium an.l coininon cows have dc-
rllncil ICe to 1JO slneo Wednesday.
Then ) hns hccn n tolerably active
tradn In stockcrs nnd feeders nil week and
prices have rather advanced , although prices
are not more than from lOo to 15o higher than
u week or ten days ago. The biipnly has been
very limited but desirable lots did not have
to go bogging for n purchnscr.
About the same conditions that nffocted the
rattle market caused Uio fluctuations In hogs.
There has boon n very fair shipping doman I
nil week , but the liberal offerings the past
day or two have caused u ehai-p decline of
fully 10o from Wednesday , although prices
uro about a nloklo higher ttian tlio close of
lust week.
The conditions governing the sheep market
Inet week nro the same , and prices uro not
( juotably different ,
C.ATTI.K llQcotpts were very liberal for a
'tiaturdar nun the quality about the same as
It has been all week , The very stormy
weather of thu morning made outdoor work
unytbliu hut pleasant , and hales were fnw
and far between , ( shippers mid exporter *
were doing very little , nnd local buyers all
buyers In fact wcro bidding lOo to Ho
lower than Friday on all but Uio boat
handy fut steers. These were not a great
dual dllVoront. Trading wus demoralized and
nwer.il loads of the best heavy oattlo did not
tell , A Rood share ol the supply will go on
through to Chicago. Good 1'juu to 1,450 Ib.
tteci-s sold from (3.75 to Si.00. with fair to good
1.000 to l.tWO III. ktuore from f.U tn 13.70. Coin-
Ik. liion and llghl MuIT sold from M.UO to HV3.
. In bulchelH und cunn rs stock the
tradliiB was fairly nctlvo und prices
n bo nt fctcady. at loiist on the bet
ter grades. tHmiinon and Infer or cows
were weak to from So to lOc lower. Hales were
nt fiotn fl.iu to f3.u.i , thu bulk bolng at from
I2.1K ) to ( . ' .75. Hulls , oxen and stags were
uuady nt tl.W to J3.40. Thera were hardly any
valves hnro and prices uro nominally steady
i.t from (2.00 to Xi'S for poor to prlmo veals.
'llierowiu no trading donu In the stoouer
nnd feeder lino. Country buyers eould not ho
Induced to go out lu the btorrn and local deal-
i-rs illd not want uny under thu circumstances.
Iteprviteutallvo gulps :
1
1..II09
6TA33.
1..1SJO 34)
Hoes The supply was the most liberal of
the week , and dealers generally were looking
for n decline , l-'or that roiison when shipping
nnd fresh meat buyers began bidding Htuailv
prices for good light and butcher wolghl hogs
they found sellers generally ready nnd willing
tnlotgo. Occasionally sales were ut pr.ccs a
Rhado easier , but the bulk of the light and
butcher weight luus sold from tl.4.1 tn W.fR.
On comnion. heavy and mlxod packers the
market was slow with prlcossteady to a shade
uiiBlor. lurgelynt from 11.40 to JI.41. Trading
tolerably nctlvo tnrougliiiut and the pens
practically cleared In good season , the bulk
of the hogs soiling lit from JI.4) to fl.si ,
against ? I.4'J to H.M Friday. The average of
prlcct paid was 81.40 , uialnst SI.47 Friday nnd
tl.40 i last Saturday. Hcpreseutatlvc sales :
No. AV , Sh. 1'r. Sh. 1'r.
' 4 23 ICO 44.1
43 ! . ' . 10) 4 T > 12J 443
Kl. . . 120 4 if ) 2 0 441
7 ? . . . 100 4 4U 100 443
240 4 40 2UO 443
&V. ! ! 120 4 40 I''J 443
r > i. . ISO 4 40 280 443
f > 7. . . 2SO 4 40 I'M 443
TO. . . 200 4 10 > 4 47i !
80 4 40 ISO 4 47i !
101 ire 4 4J note 4 47 Ji
8 } 4 40 4 47 C
r > 7. . . 12J 4 42' ' ' , 4 47Ji
' 201 1UO 4TJ',4 ' to 4 ITi !
: ) ! ! . ' . ' .VJ 10U 4 42',4 ' 4M
ti7. : . 12) 4 42 > i IM ISO
74 . . . ' 'S.'i 240 4 42 1,4 450
(17. ( . . 210 4 4SK 40 450
OS. . . 450
- 450
- 4 4-H4
> < . , .21)0 ) 41) 40 4i > 0
( U. , .231) ) 200 4 4 ! ! ' , 43 450
U.i. ; i. , .270 40 4 4. % 450
i.i'i. . 120 4 45 120 4 f,0
Til. . .21,1 8' ' ) 4 45 120
' 8 . . .278 120 4 15 40 450
C4. . 274 40 4 45 460
75 . . .241 120 4 45 450
& . ' 4 45 BO 450
0- . ' . ! ! .220 2K > 4 45 4M
001 . . 217 83 4 45 4.10
on. . .201 120 4 45 8) 4M )
05. . . .2IU 70 4 45 12) 4M
. . .173 im 4 45 459
. . . - ni 100 4 45 ICO 460
100M 4 45 bO 460
! ! 251 300 4 45 83 4 51 ! {
' 100' 4 45 4 S2V4
! ! ! .M8 80 4 45 6 5214
40 4 45 80 4 .M
. ! ! i8 ! 1G ) 4 45 455
. . .250 40 4 45
via 3 AND iionan.
. . 4CO 4 10 It .303 200 4 23
. . .405 120 4 10 2 .350 425
. 300 40 4 20
Thcro wcro no fresh receipts of sheep and
nothing hero for siilo. The demand continues
aetivo tit nuotabl v strong prices utiotit as fol
lows : I'alr to good natives. M.50 to ? 5.W ; fnlr
Rood westerns. fl.UO to J5.7.i ; common and
stock sheep. J2..riO to J4.00 ; good to choice 40 to
1XMU. lamls. $4.50 to fO.SO.
neolpti anil IUp3ittl : i or Stsok.
Kecolpts at the Union stock yards. South
Oinnhii , Neb. , for the iwenty-foiir hours end-
Ins at 5 o'clock p. in. . March 20,1S02.
RECEIPTS.
DISPOSITION' .
Chicago I.lvc Stock Market.
CHICAGO , III. . March 20. CATTLE lie-
colpts , 1,500 ! weak to lower ; host 'JCOVPI. $1.00
® 4.'S5'iood ; to choice , * ' ) .flO < ai.40 ; others. . , , 11.40 . , ® . . .
3.0 ; Toxans.f3.3J3i-J.G3 ; stoclcers , : .003.5'J ;
cows. $ | .5'3.2. ) .
lloos Hecolpts , 15.000 : strons to higher ;
rough and common , JI. 102)1.:1J ) : : paclicrs and
shippers. M.40a4.73 : prlmo heavy nnu
butchers' weights. S4.7UiJ4.73 ; llKht , * 1.33 ®
SI'IEEP Receipts. 0:0 ; steady ; owes , $4.50
M5.CO ; western9C.lD0.15 ; wethers , J3.UJl3G.23 ;
lambs. ao ; < SO BO.
St. I.nuU I.lvo Stock Market.
ET. I.ouii ) , Mo. . Mirch20. : CATir.E-necolpts.
7,5'JO ; shipments , 450 ; market RtroiiK ; fair Jo
BOOT native steers , JJ.80ffJI.-IO ; fair to good In
dian and Toxnn stccis. l'H'-LU' > .
lions Kecolpts. 2,300 ; shipments. 3.3)0 ; mar-
kotashado higher : heavy , J1.0JI.BO ; mixed.
UCl.70i light. $ J.30 ® .7J.
Kansas City I.lvo Stock Market ,
KANSAS Crrv. Mo. , March 20. CATTLE. Re
ceipts. 3,300 ; shipments , 1,0)0 ) ; steers iibout
steady at fLOOi4.23 : ; cows n.ulot lit J1.G5O3.15 ;
stoalicrs and feeders qulut ut J'iU54i'l.40.
Hoes Useolpts. 8.30J ; shipments. 4,0'JO ; rnar-
Itot higher ; all grades , JJ.5xa4.00.
rnooucis MAHKETS.
Closing : Trices Chicago Yesterday Quo
tations UUowhcrc.
The coslnz ! prices on the Chicago Hoard ot
Trade for the principal grains and provisions
were ;
The loading futures raniod as follows :
AllTlri.ES. IIKJII. LOW. CLOSE
WHEAT-NO. 2.
Marcli $ (0 1 80 78tu t 7itS <
Mar S1XS81X tu 4
July SIM
OATS.VO.(0
March 89
Mny m SIX.
Juno
OATS.VO.-
K'f
June , j VSJ 5SW
JlKfiS
Mnrcll 10 15 10 ID
Uny 10 15 IWS7M IU 15 10 yi'A
I.A1ID
Marcli 617K 1129 617K 6M
May l2S 0 6M
BlIOIIT 1(1119- ( 0b
Marcli K52W b KU
May 5 67
Cash unotatlona were as follows :
l 'r.otiH Dull : weak.
WHEAT No. 2 spring whoi t. 79' cs No , 3 ,
spring wheat , 73o : No. 2 red , Blft-tliic.
COHN Steady : No. 2. Jc.
OATS No. 2. 2-Sjjci No. 2 white , 28oj rio. 3
white , 27i2yc. ! )
KVE-No. 2. 70S&C. &
llAiu.KV No. 2,52c ; No. 3 , f. a b. , 43S3Sc ; No.
1 '
I'LAX H'CED No. i , 07Mc.
TiMntliv tfKuo 1'rlme , I.2Ji < JI.29.
I'OIIK Moss pork , per bbl. , KIO.lHii310.l5i
lard , porcwt. , ftl.ii(4tl.-.1U ; ! ( | iliort ribs tldej
( looso" . t5.571.00 ; dr ; snltod slioulders ( lioxcd ) ,
(4.5 tt.MX ) ; uliort clear Hides , ( boxed ) , tO.10.
Wiii6KV-Iiatlliors' llnlalied goojd , per go. ' .
(1.13.
i-unAn-Unohnngod : cut loaf , 0-3-54'c ? ; gran-
ul.-.ted , 4ic ! ! standard "A4 ! c.
Kfcolpls nud shipments louay were as fol
lows :
Hour , barreli , , . 15,030 16.CXJO
Wheat , buiboli III.UUU : < 3.uoo
Corn , buthuli , , . , Sfi .OD rO.COO
Oali , tintliali ,
lljre. buiheli Hi.UUI 4.0UI
Parley. bmhnU JO 000 K.OUO
On the I'roluco eicliaiiiie today Iho butter
umrkut was firm on choice stock ouut.-itlons ;
fancy cioamery. 2Jii2Sc ; One western , SSUVdui
ordinary , 2v@4u ; Uoo dairy , 22 ® c. KXK ,
' '
Onmliit Produce .Murliet.
HIDES No. 1 eroon Baited hldci.
No. 2 ereen salted hides , 4jaiSc ! ) : No. 1 green
Halted hides , 2' . to 40 Itis. , U&Uic ; No. 2 crcen
snltod lildoi.25 to 40 Ihs. , iiaOiiot Na 1 veal
oalf. 8 to 15 Iba. . Co ; No. 2 vcul eilf : , 8 to 15 Ibj. ,
4o ; No. 1 dry Hint hides. 7G8o : No. 1 dry Hint
hides , 5SOc : No. I dry salted hides , 5S8o , Tal
low , No. 1 , aii&lc ; tallow , No. 2 , 3)o ) : grouie ,
white A. 4c ; ure a so , white 11 , 3H3 ? oi
yellow , ac ; grease , dark , 2Jcj ! old butter , 2 (
2tia ; beeswax , prime , lOc ; rough tallow , Hi
U-'c.
U'c.FIUIITS California riverside oranges , ri53 ®
2.7J ; Washington uave'.s. 4.00ai.2J ; eood up-
plci. K'.fKM.O , ) : choli-o lemons , ( I.IXXa4.2.'ij
fancy leiiiona , H to : bananas , crated , i..Oixa
2.50 ; erniiljerrles , Blilpoluk block , IliC JGW ) ;
strawberries. 40u it. |
VtnKTAiii.KS-l'uney Muscatlne sweet IMJ-
tooi. ; .75 ; California e.ibUaKO. 24o ! per IU tn
crates1 homo Rrotra lettuce , 4Uo per do/ . ;
- 75ciitl. ( > 0 per bu. ; NobruEkii liund-
iiluked beam. fl.7Mil.Bj ; medium , II.5W3I.00 ;
liullfomlu celery , t .00(541,15 ( ; swcot uotutooi.
tl.7.V&U.oO : C-ulorudo nnd western Nebrnaltu
iJOlutoci. as < 340ct nutlvo potatoes , JOasSo ; lima
beaus , 4 tt ! io per lU | water cress , 21-ijt.
s. 12Hfll * > c per qt , ; solnach , f MO per bill. ;
SpitnlNh onions. H.Sicor cr.ite ; rmlUhcs , 40o.
HAY Choice har. tVOOilO.Ofl ; poor. J.LU03I.OO.
Koos Thopcnoral market was HQilUic.
( JAME-Miillnrn ducks , I2.5 < xa3.00 ; tccl. JI.50 ;
mixed , 73c@tl.00 ,
1'oui.Tiiv Dressed chlckoni , clinleo , 10c ;
Reese und ducks. ll@12ci turkeys , 12tll4c. .
MlnnrapnlU Urnln Murltft.
Mt.VNKAi'ous , Minn. , Mnrch 21 ! . WIIKAT
Muv opened ut 77'4c , rtecllncu soon to7tl , ' c.
lluctuntod iisnln , then broke. cloMnR nt Td'tc ;
cnMi Iltt'o lintnim'dt low grades were moro
iicllvo , ItncolpU. ; H" cars. Nil. 1 nortlmrn
closed : March , 7fl'tc ! May. 7iJ-Se. On tracks
Nix I hard. 7HC ! No. 1 northern , ! 7e ; No. 3
noMlicrn , ttG.'Hc.
.Markets.
MIM7AUKEE.WK. March SR WHEAT Firms
Mny , 7I'ic ) ; No. 2 sprlnir. 2c.
CoitN-Qulot : No. II , a7OU7He.
OATS-Stori'ly ; No. S white , 350310 ! No. 3
white , 2SUt > c.
ilAiti.nv No. 2 , Kl > { ei samp'e. 4050c.
Hvu Steady ; No. I , In sloto , 8.'c.
Kt. IJ-.HI
ET. Ixiuis. Mo. . March 20. WIIKAT Lower ;
cash , f4'io : M y , 8l = Uc.
cviix-HlRhor : cnsh. : u < ici Mny , : nic. ?
OATS dish , lower nt 2i-o ; Mjy , 2UJ.U' .
I'oiix Quiet nt J.O.IITH.
JAKlmn. \
WHISKY tl.ia
_
Cotton .Miirket.
Nr.w Oitt.nAX"n. . . Mnroh 2 < J. COTTON'
Quiet nnd steady ; mlddllnt ; . fisu ? : low inldd-
llni , flKe ; uool : otdlnary , "I'icj nut recalptJ ,
4.0S1 htle : ! cros , 4'JI4 Imlcs ; exports coast
wise , 4.U80 bales ; sales. 1,050 bales ; Block , yj3-
W3 bales.
_
Tulrilci drain Mnrkot.
Tor.tRO. O. . March 2iJ. WHEAT Firm ; No. 3
C.IRI | und May , KVilRS'ic.
Coit.v Stoiuly ; No. ' 'eash , 30o.
OATS -Quiet ; cash. : M' i' .
Kiinsna City Mnrkoti.
"
KANSAS Cirv. Mo. . March 20. WHEAT
K.Mrcmclv dull ,
UOHN Extrumoly dull ! No. 2 yellow corn
sold atail'ic.
OATS Extremely dull.
CliHliiiKitlItarltiti. .
CINCINNATI. O. . March 20. WHEAT Stronger ;
Nn.'rcd.omQK.'c.
CoitN Stronperl No. 2 mixed.43lllc. .
OATS i/irins No. 2 mixed ,
WHISKY f 1 , 13.
I.IvcrpDal
March SO , WHEAT Firm , de
mand poor.
COIIN Slendy ; demand poor.
STOCKS AND 1IOND3.
Everything Was Quiet In the General 1,1st
Yc ter < lny.
NEW Yontc. March 2(1. ( The stock market
today w a quiet for the general list , but
si'arcoly actlvo. tor a few shares us muni of
late and whllo the o.irly do.tllngs presented n
comparatively linn f lont. tlio advances of note
wuro all In n few sto.-ks and tlio latter deal
ings were marked by sovcro pressure to sM.
which not only wiped out the few early ad
vances , butIn the weaker shares caused mu-
tcrlal losses which nn unexpectedly favor
able bunk statement , was powerless to check.
Tllicro wns no news todatoof account for the
movements In the list and whllo thcro may bo
liquidation of long accounts In Northern I'a
cltic and Richmond & West 1'o.nt . , the weak-
nest of the rest of the market can bo attrib
uted to nothing but the renewed activity of
the hear faetlcn , encouraged by the lack of
speculative support to pr'ces and the apathv
of the loading holders of shares.
The openln ; wus generally ut material con
cessions from last nlght'H figures , Northern
I'nelllc preferred beiir-t down H per cent , und
whllo Reading showed undoubted uvltleuus of
support and Now Knpland , Northern I'aclflc
preferred and a few others showed n tendency
to advance the rest of thn market under the
load of thu Richmond & West Point securities
developed a dropping temper , wnlch with the
renewal ot boar pressure In the last hour be
came positive weakness , and such early ad
vance * as had been seoro 1 wore entirely wlpeJ
out. Richmond & West I'olnt dropped away
from 12i ! per cent to 11 per cent , ana the pre
ferred from ( ! . " > per cent to OIJ per cent , and
the Industrials which Imvo lately presumed so
strong n front joined In the general downward
movement.
Distillers , nftor selling up to fti { . drooped
buck to 49 , und Suar from 1'OOU full to Dili ,
carrying the entire list with thorn. The bank
statement was very f ivorable , Hhow'n ; u ma-
torlal Increase In the surplus reserve. It was
nt the oxpcnco of thn douoslts and a contrac
tion of loans which may account for iho
drooping tendency of the market during tbo
week past. Prices rallied slight y on the cov
ering of shorts near the close , but there was
no real chatmo In the temper aud the market
finally closed unsettled and greatly weak at
or near the lowest prices of the day. The ma
terial concessions of the day were Richmond
& West I'olnt preferred 4 per cent. Sugar IJi
per cent and Northern Puclfiu preferred 1 per
cent.
Government bonds were dull und stoaay.
State bonds wcro neglected.
The following are the closing nuotntions for
the leading stocks on the Now York flock ex
change today ,
I-'lnancIal ltuvlv. .
NEwYonu. March 3(1. ( The I'ost s.iys : The
rallv ut the close yesterday fieomcd to have
exhausted tbo recuperative powers of the
stock market. Today's opening wus tumo and
spiritless , the only pain * of uny conscuiienco
being secured by ttio manipulators of the
Industrial stocks. Efforts to rally anything
oUo fulled , find the iidvances In Distil-
In trust und Nutlon.il Cordnge merely served
to reflect , as they have so often before , nil nn-
hortlthy condition throiiKhoiit the market ,
Not oven the bunk statement , which was much
moro fuvorublo than uny Ijocly h.id toiison to
expect , Ktlmuluted huylnu. On thn contrary ,
a successful assault was mudo on the cmiornl
mnrkuta towards the closo. Sunr eertlllontes.
In wh ch tno astute Insiders have lately hcen
unloading a little too rapidly for decent up-
poarcnccs , led the decline.
New Yorh .Mo.-ioy l-irkyt.
Nr.w YO K. Muroh U ! . Moxr.v ox CALL
r.aiy , closed offered at 3 per cent ,
1'IUMK MEIIOA.NTII.1i 1'AI'KII iai 1)0r CODt ,
STKIU.INO ExciiA.NdE-Stcauy ; sixty-day
bills. M.6I1 ; domanil. H.Ka
liii ; ( luotutlons on tonas ;
I'lmincUl Motei ,
MEUIMIIP , Tenn. , March 50. OlcarlriSH. 1516-
COO : balances. (219,4'X ) ; New York exchange
selling at par.
NEW VOIIK. March "S. The export of specie
from thepoitof Now York last week nmmintecl
to tl.oui.fiUS. or which 10(53,1U5 ( wus gold und
IJ4M73 was silver.
CHICAGO , 111. . March 23. Moncv easy at 4
fii per cent for call , 680 percent on time.
Itank clearing ! , ( .l',0n5,747. New Voru ex
change I'teady. S3u discount- Sterling ex-
vhnuito dull ut H.tOKi for bixty-ilay blllb ; tl.bS
for domiiml.
r. Louis , Mo. , March 20. Hank clearing ,
todny , Mt4l,54 : 1 > lancesiTlir.,7 < Xl ! cloarlnis
thlsweok , r.M,24 ! .4r.'i ! inlhnccs (2,410,310 : lmt
week's olonrlngs J2l.lW , Miy' linliuices. (2..VK1 , *
035 ; corrc ponillnR weak Irttt ynor. clonrlng .
l-li.WI.tTi ( : ; biilaiici-R. r..Wisi.v Money , G < 37 per
cent ! c.tc'hango on New York , uar ,
llontnu StocUbfttnrknt.
the closlnt prlt-M on SM3M on the lloslon
stock market toJuyi .r.
* Denver Mining Stocln.
Ditsvr.R. Oula. March " 0 The fo'lowlni list
Is thn closliu nuotiitlniH on the Mluln. , ' o.x-
cnnngo today. H.ilus 42S)0.
MILITAItY MATTERS.
I'ort Slilnry.
The following named recruits , enlisted by
Lieutenant Stamper , Twenty-first Infantry ,
arrived during the WOCK have boon assigned
to companies at the post : Ponuor , Iltrst and
Johnson ,
Corporal Alofli Hcrnliardt , Company A ,
Twenty-first infantry , has boon reduced to
tbo Rrado of a private soldier by sentence of
a gcnoral court martial.
Llciitonant J. W. McAndrow arrived here
from Columbus barraclca , Ohio , n fotv days
npo with a detachment ot ton recruits , who
have been assigned to the different companies
hero.
Corporal Ooorpo Sohellliopf , Company A ,
wns discharged by expiration of term of
service on tbo L"st Inst. , ro-onlistcd nuxi day
and his warrant was made continuous.
The Twenty-first Infantry band suffered
very sovcro losses Ibis wool : by the dis
charge by expiration of term of service of
Sergeant , Gustav Prucfer , ttio leading
clarionet player , who has Rene east to accept
a position In a baud Instrutnont manufactory ,
and Private John ; Bergman , the leading cor
net player , who has gene to Chicago. Botb
musicians ro truly artists and tboir places
will bo extremely uiflicult to fill.
First Lieutenant Henry P. McCai ? , promoted
meted to the Twenty-llrst infantry from second
end lieutenant , Third infantry , vlco Varrow ,
resigned , has been transferred to the Four
teenth Infantry and First Lieutenant Almon
L. Parmonter , Fourteenth lufantry.who was
promoted to that roBlmodt from the Twenty-
First infuntrj' , bos been "transferred to his
old ropimont and wo atq truly glad to bavo
him back , for he has booh ouo of us for so
many years that his place could not bo lillcd
by any ouo , no matter how capable and agruo-
ablo. fcjj.
This post is in a stataot very ploasurnblo
excitement over Iho receipt of orJcrs trans
ferring headquarters npd flvo companies of
the T.ivonty-llrst Infantry to the Department
of tto East , hoaUiiuarters and three compa
nies to go to Fort 'Niagara ' , N. V. . and two
companies to Fort Porter ( Buffalo ) , N. Y.
The question that now interests us is us to
who uro the prize winners , as several will
necessarily draw blanks , and remain whore
they are uiull accommodations are proparcd
for thorn in the Don'a'Hment of the East.
Even though station lit the east is looked for
ward to bv armypcio'pld 'iis the zenith of
bliis , thb Twonty-flrgt.'infantry ' will leave
the hospitablea'hd glorious state of Nebraska
with rcgrrot. It has boon hero many years ,
will hunt the world over before it finds big
ger and kinder beans , nnd will leave behind
it tried , true and trusted friends.
Fort .lIcKlnncy.
Prlvato Charles Armstrong , Company A ,
Eighth infantry , was discharged last week.
Prlvato James McCall has been dishonor
ably discharged and sentenced to bo conllned
in the Fort Loavenworth military prison for
ono year.
Private Joseph A. Carr , Troop H , Sixth
cavalry , has deposited with the commanding
officer , $103 to purchase his discharge from
the service.
Corporal Edward Claron was promoted
serccant at > d Private Patrick Murphy ap
pointed n corporal in Troop C , Sixth cavalry ,
during the post wcetr.
Snow has been falling almost every day
for the past ween , and during most of tha't
time it has been very cold , and intensely dis
agreeable.
Drill has been suspended for today to en
able the post surgeon , to vaccinate the troop ; ,
and tbo companies have been marching up to
the hospital , getting scratched and marching
oack again , pretty much nil day.
Private J. H. .Inrvls , Troop II , Sixth
cavalry , was dlschargnd on tbo 15th and reenlisted -
enlisted in the same troop on the 10th lust. ,
leaving the eamo day for the east , ho having
been granted a furlough for six months.
Ireland's day nossed off very quietly , all
iho boys from the .oulJ dart Keeping In
tensely sober , but those from the land of Bis
marck nnd Kulso'r Wilbolm reversed the
order of things and became gloriously full In
their stead.
Private Herman Bobrer , Company II ,
Eighth infantry , lias deposited $25 ; Private
George t'iebcrling , Troop C , Sixth cavnlrv ,
? 43 , ana Private Patrick Shoa , Troop U ,
hlxth civolry , & 25 , with which to purchase
tboir discharge.
Paymaster Major W. II. Comegys did not
tarry n great whllo with us , as hu paid tbo
troops and took his departure the same day.
Tno escort thai accompanied him from Fort
Robinson , Neb. , remained hero until Thurs
day , tbu Btngo not being able to transport
them before that day.
Sergeant Hugh Lee , company H , ana Pri
vate ( Jottllob "Wleland , Company K , Eighth
infantry , took charge of Military Convict
James McCall and loft with him by'tbo stage ,
en route to Fort Oniahn , Nebraska , where
they are to deliver their prisoner. Sergeant
Lee intends taking aavantage of a two
months' furlough wbca ho has landed his
man safely In Omaha.
Telegrams that , have boon received at the
post announcing that tbo Eighth Infantry
wns not mentioned in tbo War department
order changing station's of a number of regi
ments has caused a"gfiat ) deal of disappoint
ment , as all hands V 4 ; iado up tboir minds
that wo were cqr uliily going to Imvo n
change of some sorU'Uut it , looks now as if
wo wcro doomed tea remain here for some
years to come. , oj ,
Prlvato Wloler , T/jqop / C , Sixth cavalry ,
who has been on a furlough fortbo past throa
months , has been Uncharged from the service
under reccral ordrjNo. tiO , and Prlvato
Jacob Keller , Comnar.v H , Eighth Infantry ,
has boon turned loojjq to rustle for a living ,
Iho war authorities1' imvlnfr inado tbo dis
covery that ho waittlurly worthless , n fact
his comrades ivcrd nwaro ofor tbo past
eighteen months. j- . |
To glvo pcopio ntv > tber and moro favored
posts an Idea of hqyn Isolated a poit McICin-
noy is , and bowdi ifylt it U to obtain any
supplies. I nmdo inquiries at tbo Canteen ,
which does a pretty largo business with
Omaha merchants'nn'd was Informed that
Roods amounting in1 value to about $1,000 had
been ordered shipped hero from Omaha nnd
that the expense billj bad been received
showing thai the goods had arrived at the
cn < l of tbo B. & M. railroad ( Gillette ) in
January , but up to'data they bad not been
received nor was It thought likely they would
arrive at all this month.
I'urt Nloliriirn.
Private L. C. Anderson , Troop G , Sixth
cavalry appointed , corporal , vlco Longmoro
discharged.
Scout Isa&o Boftolyoun was discharged
March 11 nurt received a position in Vnlon-
tlno as storekeeper.
Sergeant Mitchell , Troop K , Sixth cavalry ,
roJuccd to tbo ranks for violating tus Usiu
and Grid , articles of war.
Colonel Sumner , cavalrv. left this post
Marcn 20 , availing blmieU of the leave of ub-
scnco recently granted.
Recruit Dlilmttn lately ro-enllstod 'or
Troop F. SIxtb cavalry , arrived at this post
March 12 ; ho had bcn out of the service six
months being discharged under the provi
sions of O. O. SO.
Corpornl Iron Shoos promoted sergeant nnil
Private Faithful Horse nppolntsd corporal
among tbo Indian scouts of this post.
Private Gcorco Hall , Troon A , Sixth cav
alry who deserted on March 12 , was appre
hended at Omaha on March I'J ' , and is now
policing nt Fort Omaha.
Prlvato Harvey , Troop K , Sixth cavalry
appointed corporal , vlco Horah transferred
to Troop If. Horan Is about to bo rotlroil
and In him the regiment loaos ono of its
best soldiers and noncommissioned officers.
Horun has filled every position that tin enlisted -
listed man can hold ana during the war ho
used to llvo on the other sldo of the parado-
ground ,
General Carr with bis usual energy has
procured from the llsh commissioners the
necessary spawn to till nil r.treams naacent ]
to the post. Ho has also arranged with sev
eral parlies to have good ami respectable
shows nero weekly nnd lite oven at Nlobrara
is becoming so that none of us can complain ,
nnd when wo look at our guardhouse wo can
not help but say that all thU Is to the benclit
of tbo service and to ttio advantage of moral
education of the men. Today is the 20th of
tlio month and so far wo Imvo had only ton
summary court martinis nnd there Is a enrrl-
son hero of over -toil men nnd some of thorn
arc Indians.
\Vc have been havingtuo heaviest fall of
snow for the last three days that wo bad this
winter and although the weather has been
miserable ) nnd the thermometer has been be
low 25 below zero many a time this winter
our garrison oan bold Its own wltn any in the
land , for at no tlmo have wo uad.ovor llvo or
six In the hospital. Whether this Is duo to
the three excellent physicians wo niwo nt
this post and their strict nUcntlmico to ' .ho
numerous duties piled upon then ? , or lo thn
very sovcro storms that blow hero tbo year
around and do not permit oven slcltness to
stay long enough to got a hold , much less to
become an epidemic , U loft for tbo now bu
reau of Information to Iind out.
Fort itllpy.
MM. ( Jarllngton of Charleston , S. C. , Is
visiting her son , Captain E. A. Uarllngton ,
Sovonyi cavalry.
Mrs. Buford of Hock Island , 111. , Is visiting
her daughters. Mrs. Captain GarliiiRton and
MM. J. F. Boll , wlto of'Lieutpnnnt Boll.
Prof. C. Rowland of the Sallna Military
academy , was the guest of Lieutenant and
Mrs. H , G. Slckel last Sunday aud Monday.
Prlvato Frank Lewis , H troop , who lias
been ussUting Ur. Daniel Lemay , veterinary
surgeon , has bcon relieved and returned to
duty with his troop.
Although tbo weather for the past month
has been very bad the men are not cettine
rusty for the want of exercise. Two days of
tno week afo spent In the drill hall and two
days are devoted to genera ) fntlguo.
Barton W. Phlnnoy , n dashinc young-
Seventh cavalryman , went over to Junction
City St. Patrick's day and was quietly mar
ried to Miss Myrtle Sehafer of that city.
Pupa Schafur has two soldiers lor&ous-ln-law
now.
now.Tho
The question which agitates tno minds of
a great many of the men at this post Is :
What will become of the widows and or-
pbans over In Junction City when B and 1C
troops leave ) It is a bard matter to decldo
this question unless the troopers bavo
wealth enough saved up to furnish the nec
essary transportation ,
The enlisted men of Troops B and 1C , Sev
enth cavalry , are anilou * ) to bo on the move
to Fort Sheridan , but the order received this
week knocked the wind completely out of
them. When they found out they were not
going to leave until after the 1st of Juno nnd
may bn later they started a growl which
could be beard for two miles.
Lieutenant Sodgwiek Hlce , Seventh cav
alry , read nn essay , "Transportation of
Troops by Rail , " at the ofllcors' lyceum last
Saturday. Liputenunt Rice is n careful ob
server and has noticed several things about
transoortlnc troops that many another per
son would pass by without giving tbo matter
a second thought. Tbo lieutenant received
tbo Hearty congratulations of bis brother
onlcers.
Lent has lu a way put a stop to parties ,
teas and other social events , but tbo Seventh
cavalry trumpet corps invited about 200 of
their friends to a ball St. Patrick's night ,
which \vas a credit to the corps and creatly
enjoyed by those who parllcipated. The
largo nail in tbo Administration building
was tastefully decorated. The music of the
Seventh cavalry orchestra was excellent and
tbo supper all that could bo desired ,
First Sergeant Fred G. Toy , G troop , Sev
enth cavalry , the winner of the gold modal
at Fort Leavenworth ana the silver medal at
Fort Sheridan last season , has received a
number of letters from bis late competitors
asking him if Fort Riley would not bo tbo
best place for holding the department compe
tition this summer. The writers of the let
ters do not seem to Do very favorably im
pressed with Fort Leavenworth. Why
should thoyi
Prlvato John iCano , G troop , Seventh cav
alry , a now man In the troop , bad permission
from bis troop commander to take his horse
out for exorcise labt Sunday. Private Kane ,
not knowing iho boundary lines , strayed too
far and found himself at about uoon In tbo
town of Chapman , fifteen miles away. Ser
geant Hamilton got on the trail and found
tbo man und brought him back to the post
by rail. The horses were returned to the
post Wednesday.
Captain Jacobs , assistant quartermaster ,
opened the proposals for constructing a com
missary and quartermaster's storchouso and
for the erection of an Iron flag staff last
Tuesday. Goorco C. Moses , a contractor
from Junction City , agrees to build tbo store
houses for $20,700 , nnd for plurabinu $200.
Mr. Moses was tbo lowest bidder and will no
doubt receive the contract. William
Lawrence , also of Junction , was the lowest
bidder lor tbo Hag staff.
Fort .Sully.
First Sergeant Brown , Company D , has
taken n trip to Pierre , S. D. , to sea the
slghu.
Private Maht , Company C , has boon dis-
chnraed , the service having completed llvo
years faithful service for the United States ,
Corporal Womer , Company C , Twelfth in
fantry , Is the successor of Sergeant Lang in
the performance of the duties of post ser
geant , major and acting ordnance sergeant.
Tbo weather In South Dakota , particularly
in tliib vicinity , Is nnd has neon very un
pleasant of lato. Ono cold wave chases
another and tbo great old Missouri is again
ouo solid muss of ico.
Drill in tbo now'tactics has begun , aud as
a natural consequence it is tactics for break
fast , the same dose for dinner , nnd a repeti
tion of the sumo kind for supper , but like
everything clso it 1) bound to uio out sooner
or later.
Saturday last Iho tintjlo ofilcors of this
command gave a bachelors' dinner to some of
their friend-i in Pierre , S , D. It goes without
saying that the dinner proved a success in
every respect , and further proves that the
young gentlemen of tbo Twelfth know how
to entertain.
Sergeant Lang , Company D , Twelfth In
fantry , , departed this morning for Plerro
cnrouto to Plttsburg , Pa. , whcro tlio ser
geant intends locating , and unless thu com
panies of his regiment should happen to tret a
move to n moro congenial cllmato will takn
bis discharge on tlio expiration of bis fur
lough.
That tbo spiritual welfare of our garrison
is in excellent hands is Miown by tha fact
that divine service last Sunday in the post
chapel was attended by sovonty-llvo people
of this garrison. Chaplain Barry Is an In-
defatipablo worker , nud is proud to ECO his
labors rewarded. Few chaplains in tbe urmy ,
if any , have earned the cor.lldonoo of tbo
men iu tbo manner that Chaplain Barry bas.
SECRET SOCIETY NEWS. .
A. O. V. W.
Tbo statement mada In this column two
w oks ago that a Mr. Deli-bam was expelled
fiom the niootniiigton , III , , loJgo on account
of deafness has occasioned considerable talk
In local loago circles. The fact wai telegraphed -
graphed Tin ; HER In connection with tbo
suit Mr * . Helcharu brouebt against the ledge
for tto recovery of ttio Insurance , resulting
in a verdict In her favor. If tboro was n mis
take inado lu regard to the reason assigned
for tbo tlccoused brother's expulsion U wrs
made by the telegraph operator who sent iho
news on Thursday , March 10 , when it ilrst
appeared In Tin : DCK ,
Thn following letter Is self-nxplanatory :
OMAHA , March 'J. . To the KJltor of THE
Ihii : : inthoUiuoof Uunday.Mvrch IU , thera
appeared an urtlclo under tbo bead , "Oitsha's
Herd ot ( JouU. " stating that the court In
Illinois bad docldcd In favor of Mm , Delchnm
agamst tbo grand ledge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen In that state , awnnllnc
snld lady & ,1I5. This Is Mxolutolj truo. Hut
the statement that Mr. Dolohnm , who had
bcon n member ot the Ancient Order of
United Workmen , was expelled from Iho
order on account of deafness Is n.i erroneous
ns It cnn bo. Savoro comment was mndo nt
the ttmo about the occurrcnco detrimental to
the honor of snld order , nnd being nn nrdont
admirer of the noble organization , 1 nsk you
to bo kind enough to RIVO thli correction n
plncc In your widely circulated paper. As
the result of mv Investigation 1 nm enabled
to sinto that snld brother wns expelled from
membership for the cause of drunkenness , n
riRht whlcn every ledge of tbo Ancient Order
of United Workmen hns , according to Us
constitution , the power to do. The enforcing
ot this power must bo , in the estimation of
every fnlr-mlndod mnn , Just nnu ndmlrnblo ,
because ll Is , in n great measure , assisting in
keeping our members morally ptiro and en-
nblcs 111oin to study with pure minds the
principles wo ndhcrc to. Hoplnc this expla
nation will relieve the minds of many who
wcro not well poncd on the subject , I ntn
respectfully , J. Wcr.i . \ .
There nro 300,000 members of the order
throughout tbo union.
Ulg limes arc anticipated In St. l.ouls on
Mny 12 , when tbo workmen will moot In con
clave In that city to colehrnta the seventeenth
anniversary of the founding of the order In
Missouri nnd the Nntlonnl conclave of Uni
form Legion , Select Knights Ancient Order
United workmen. Uls expected that there
will bo between ( iO.OOO nnd 70,000 members of
the orJor from nil pirtsof the country pres
ent on this occasion. The railroads have
granted reduced rales within n radius of , " > 00
miles. Excellent arrangements have already
bcon made for the entertainment nnd com
fort of visitors. There will bo n grand street
parade In which It is expected that nearly
every Jurisdiction in the country will be rep
resenteil , together with the Select Knights
Anclrnt Order United Workmen. Tbo fnlr
grounds Imvo boon engaged , ut which com-
potltlvo drills wih talto placn between the
Select Knights. Athletic sports nnd other
amusements will also form n part of iho pro
gram. Largo prizes will bo offeicd to the
lodges having the largest number of men In
lint' , for the host appearing nnd best march
ing lodge" , iu well ns for tbo Solent Knights
who excel in various features , anil It u un
derstood that thcro will bo n shnm navel bat
tle on the river on the ovonltig of Mny 13.
KNIOIITS OK PYTHIAS.
Brothers West nnd Stnrnsdoru" of Trlun
visited Chicago the past week.
Tbo feature of Triune work is the "good of
the order , " there being a select program for
each evening's entertainment.
Nebraska loago Is'o. 1 conMnuos to keep up
tbo Interest in tbo work by adding pleasant
social features to their wcoklv meetings.
Wednosdiy evening n largo mnmbershlp was
In attendance and tha utmost good fellowship
prevailed.
Triune ledge No. 50 is keeping up Us good
work \vith fair attendance of Its own mem
bers and visitors. At its last session they
conferred the rank of Ivnlght upon two can
didates. A cordial welcome Is extended to
all members of the order.
In splto of iho supply of the beautiful ,
which made the streets anything but plons-
nnta , goodly numbcrof members turned up at
Mcrathon ledge No. 8 nt tholr mooting last
week und managed to make things pleasant
to the visitors who , in spits of tbo sloppy
streets , practiced that ever fruitful idea of
visiting sister lodges. Among those who
favored lodge with their presence coulu bo
seen Brother Bcchtol , who is during this
term n grand ledge omcor. 'Iho ledge was
disappointed , however , that the weather prc-
vcntc'd Its candidates to como up and consequently
quently were compelled to postpone that
feature of their work until noxi Monday
night , when it is hoped ell the members will
attend and render their assistrncc.
A. F. AND A. M.
, An Eastern Star ledge was organized at
Masonic hall , South Omaha , Saturday nlgnt.
Worthy Grand Patron W. N. Nason , Assist
ant Patron Mrs. A. Whltmursh nnd Worthy
Past Patron Tnornas Battorton of Vestn
chapter of Omaha were in attendancennd
Installed the ofllcrrs ns follows : Matron ,
Mrs."Maltto C. Hayward : patron. W. B.
Wyman ; nssistantmutron. Emma L. Talbnr ;
secretary. Mrs. Mary E. Monroe ; treasurer ,
Mrs. B. F. Carpenter ; conductrois.Mrs. Ur.
Simpson ; assistant conductress. Mrs. A. B.
Miller ; sentinel , Miss Abbio Curtis. After
the installation ceremonies bountiful refresh
ments were served. The uov7chapter begins
Its existence with fortv-3ix members.
There is not a harder worked committee of
the grand ledge of P.mnsyluanli than tno
committeoon temple. It is In some tospccts
the most important of nil , for it hns charge
of nnd is responsible for the care of the
Masonic temple , the largest and llnostMnsonie
building In the world. Tbo ranting , boniinc ,
cleaning , caring for the magnificent building
bas always been done with tbo rarest good
Judgment , and the building Is now , after
eighteen years of constant use , in as good if
not bettor condition than when first put In
charge of the committee.
GOOD TK.UPI.A11S.
Mayflower ledge No. 1 , tndependont Order
of Good Templars held their free cntnrtaln-
ment on the evening of the Sid nt their hull
Thirty-second nnd Ames avonue. There
was n largo attendance and splendid enjoy
ment for nil. Several visiting brothers anu
sisters from various lodges in town were
present , amor.ir them being Mr. Van Buran
from Uccon Light Ledge , South Omahn ;
Mrs. nnd Miss Torboy , Miss Shark , Miss
Wilson nnd others from Lifo Boat. The
program commenced nt SlJ : ! p. in. Mr.
Oscar Allison chairman ; Opening prayer ,
Kov. J. W. Cugley ; opening address , Mr.
Van fluran ; organ solo , Miss Emmi AllUon ;
recitation , Mr. Leo Torboy ; organ solo , MM.
C. Grimes ; musicby the L.T.club of Omnhn ;
satire , by W. J. Jones ; dialogue , Mr , Mc-
Crakcu nnd Williams ; quartette , Mrs. C.
Grimes , Mrs. Fint. Mr. F. Hure , Mr. Smith ;
darkey song , Mr. Frank Hiiro ; song , Mr. B.
Smith. Supper wns hurvod at 10iO : ! p. m.
Much prnlso Is duo Mrs. .Ttines , Miss'Georglo
GoUdard , Miss Emma Allison , Mrs. O.
Grimes , Mrs. J. W. Cogloy , for the duty
the.v performed In making preparations for
the supper. Mayflower will initiate ono cin-
dldnto on iho evening of tbo S'Jtb.
COMMiiHJIAI < PIMiUIMS OP A.MKIUCA.
Tqo Commercial Pilgrims of America will
cclubratu the Ilrst anniversary of the organl-
/ation of their society on Saturday ovonlng ,
April > , at tbo council chamber In the Jlcno
block , in Council Bluffs. Invitations have
been sent out to tbo members of tbo order for
a family social on that dale , and elaborate
preparations are being nmdo for iho event ,
Cards nnd dancing will bo the main features
of the evening's oitorialnmont-and refresh
ments will bo served. The following com-
mlttcos nave been appointed to look after the
preliminaries ; Arrangements , W. J , Daven
port , A. W. Johnson , J , C. Mlicholl ; invita
tions , Uoorgo C. Wisp , II. Franklin , E , H ,
Ilnwnrth , W. A. Tnivln , H. C. Wullorsteadt ,
A. W. Hobbs ; reception , F. E. Shepherd ,
HeiirvCollon , II. S. Bllnn , F. A. Spragno ,
J. J , Jones , Mr ? . F. E. Shepherd , Mrs. W. B.
Lanluy , Mw. E. U. Ilaworth ; lloor , E. C ,
Gltnson , W , B. LanitiH , James Patterson ; re
freshments , William UoHnsou ,
oDi > rir.r.ows.
The total relief paid by the order from
1MO to IS'Jl aggregates the enormous sum of
Nearlv 70.0JO men were Initiated Into Odd-
fellowship last year. There were distributed
during Ib'Jl in pecuniary bouovqlonco over
M.000,003.
In 1830 tbcro was just 1,0,7) ) Oddfellows In
America , In the next ten years Iho growth
wns wonderful aud closed with 11,000. Ktlll
moro wonaorful was the growth of the next
decade , when the growth reached ! & ) , ' > 13.
The close of the next ten years It had grown
lo 14U.230. and nt 1STO tn liST.SMT , In IbSO to
440.TS3 , and In IbOO to flir.TO : . ' , expending
nearly 1,000.01)0 , ) annually lu relief ,
Dr. Birney.nosonnd tnroat. Brsis bids
HI u nip ml ICuvcIono Ageiidlr R ,
Within the next few days Postmaster
Clarkson wH'i ' 1" accordance with Instruc
tions from tha I'ostofllco
department , estab
lish llvo stamp nnd envelope agencies In vari
ous parti of the city , wbcro they will best au-
commodato the public.
As It Is now tlio postoflico is tbo only place
wbero postage stamps can bo surely found
for sale , as iho hotels nnd certain stores keep
them only ns n matter of convenience for
their patrons , and the supply sometimes falls
short ,
Tbo now agencies will bo located in stores
outslao of the central portion of tbo city , ana
Undo Sam's commodities will bo placed ou
sale as soou as tbe locations are decided ou.
A MAMMOTH MILITARY CAMP
The Spectnclo Prcsantod by the Nations of
the Old World ,
DRILLING , MOBILIZING , MOCK CAMPAIGNS
The Vitality of Mnitarrlilp * Absolved liy
the Mlll ( : < ry Spirit Inrrrnnoil
tli nnd Armament
A 1'cw
Tlio world lias oflon boon moro wnr-
likc , but it bus never boon moro inllltnry
than It Is tothiy , says the Now York
Times. CJroat wurs cotno nt longer In-
vnla tlnui in tlio past , but the armies
that uro kept on foot uro such
us the strutctflsts ot the last century
nevci1 saw. Militarism tloos not fljjhL
much , but Its \ constantly drilling , nrin-
in > r nnd roarmlns , inoblHv.tug , ijolnff
throviyh the manouvord ot mock cam
paigns. absorhlnp moro of the energy of
the youth of iv nation , unil accustoming
the ncoplo to think of pcaco as but iv
truos. The iirmiuH of the world uro
la"Ror than tlio armies of the Inst cen
tury , for Iho b.isis of their orgniilr-ation
lias buo'i radically changed. One-
hundred years airo the principle
of voluntary enlistment provuilo : ! in
most nations. Governments , or at least ,
some governments , reserved the right of'
pressing their subjects into service in
periods of great public danger , and ex
ercised this right vigorously. But m
times of peace soldiers were a class ,
apart , and soldiering was a career which.
but a small part of the men of a nation
followed. Great armies which were
raised for war were rapidly reduced
when peace came. The arming and
training of a whole nation was not re
garded as good po'.icy by the statesmen
of the last conlury. It might havo-
proved exceedingly inoonvonlont' .
times. In Hnglaml there has always
been a standing jea'ousy of the standing
army , and on the continent 10U >
years ago the monarchs kent
up armies , small as compared with those.
of today , olllcercd by nobles trained to-
implicit obedience , and taking their
orders from the throne. Kings who-
wanted to keep down parliaments kept ,
up armies. With the French revolution ,
came a change in the composition and
organization of armies , which has had
the most marked clVect on the military
and political history of the world. Tho.
force which Franco suddenly exerted
when she organized her whole people-
into an army she hurled against.
all Europe with crushing . effect.
The French army became the model , and ,
the conscription became the method.
Thus , a free people organizing volun
tarily into a great army set the exam
ple for the great armies which have *
since kept down altogether or checked
the progress of liberal principle : ? . The >
military monarchies retained what Iho.
French discarded ; and in most if not till
the great European armies , save that of
Franco , the noble commands.
and the peasantry and the mid
dle class obey. How great
the change has been is apparent when
wo recall that eighty yours ago the Host ,
which Napo'.eon assembled for the inva
sion of Russia 150.000 men was deemed.
a power so vast that it was likened to-
the great horde that Xerxes led. And
yet the army which Napoleon led into-
Russia was not as largo as that whiehi
Franco keeps under arms today in a.
period ol profound poaco. Tlio LVonch
army in France tilono musters fully S2o-
COO ofllccrs and men , and the French
forces In the colonies carry the total up.
to 000,000 , to say nothing of Iho re
serves. Facing the French army aro.
500,000 German soldiers actually present.
for duty , behind whom is a reserve that
brings the German trained lighting
strength capable of mobilization up to-
2,200,000. There must bo in thcso.
two nations aloao at the
most conservative estimate , almost.
7,000,000 men who have served as sold-
diors , and thought as so'.dlcrs , and uhu
give immense strength to military Eon-
thuont. Of all the nations of Europe ,
England ulono has csc\p : d militarism- .
in its most pronounced form. Her army-
is still recruited ; but though it is the
smallest army of those of the great
powers , its strjngth exhibits a wonder
ful increase as compared with what it.
was in the- not remote past. As a ,
matter of fact the British standing army-
is u little more than two centuries old.
It began with a force of lobs than 10,000'
men. At the close of the war of the <
American revolution the British army-
did not much exceed 110,000 men. In-
the Napoleonic wars it had nearly
300,000 men. As was the custom in.
those days it was crcatly reduced when
pcaco came , and in 1820 its olTcctivo-
strength was about .90,000. Todav Iho
British army is 219,000 strong , exclu
sive of Indian and colonial troop ? , reserves -
serves , volunteers and militia. Tho.
United States has escaped militarism ,
but military sentiment is vastly stronger-
in the community than it was thirty
years ago as the result of the war. In
1800 Iho man who had seen
service was u notability in his
community. Today the veteran is-
encountered in every walk of life. Out-
litllc regular army is twice as strong ns
it was before the war , and enjoys
twenty times as much considoratlon iis-
was accorded to it in-1800. A reasonable
increase of its strength would provoko-
no popular demonstration of hostility.
Taken altogether , the United Stat a-
keeps ready 40,000 fighting men under
pay in the army , navy nnd
marine corps , nnd nobody's liberty
is endangered. The increase
of this force , gradually brought.
about , would bo generally regarded by
the nation as consistent with a policy of
timely precautions. Great armies and
no great wars is a condition of alTairs-
that confutes a favorite maxim of many
students. Perhaps thn great expense of
great armies in aetivo service couti-
tutcs the bond that militarism unwit
tingly gives to preserve the peace.
Do Wilt's Sarsaurilla [ cloanaoj-tha blooJ ,
Increiuestho uppetlto and toaos up the sys
tem. It has bonalltlotl many people who-
have Buffered from blood disorJorj. Hwlll
hcipyou ,
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