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6 THE OMAHA DAILY EE : MONDAY , JUNE 12 , 1893. 711T PAfiTn'C ' 1QT 1 \ I7TPIIT Uli tUUlviiu ! LAM rllilil Ho leli bj Valiant Custor'n ' Bide in the Famous Battlo. MORAL COURAGE THE SOURCE OF HEROISM a Nnvnl Officer DnHcil IIU Superior flenator Fryo 'Trie * " Somn UniltiShort Stnrlei of tlio War. Amonp tno mixny hearts to whom Memorial day liml ft bail slgnlflcnnco are these of Dr. iohn M. Cooke and family of Chicago. Lieutenant W.V. . Cooke , son of the physician , was with CiiBtcr nt his "last Bland" and foil with him , as did hun dreds of other bravo follows. Lieutenant Cooko'a memory , however , Is still held In reverence , not only hero but In Canada. A Grand Army of the Republic post at Hamilton , Canada , Is named after the young man , Ilnmllton having been Dr. Cnoku's former homo. Lieutenant William Winer Cooke entered the union army when only 10 years of ago. , "My boy always had an Inclination fern n , military Wo. " ' taid the doctor , "and when the war broke out ho became greatly enthused. Though wo were living in Canada at the time ho fre quently took trips to Murrain , N. i. . . where ho accidentally made the ac quaintance of nn ex-United Stales Boimtor. The latter coaxed my boy to join the army. The young follow finally did so , and organizing a company , re- -'Ceived the commission of lieutenant. "Tho company was Incorporated In the Twenty-ninth New York and was enrolled in the Ninth corps. i'lio regiment took part in the battle of tlu wilderness. My son was wounded at the battle-of Petersburg and returned homo for a short limo. "At the close of the Avar ho received the commission of second lloutonunt in the regular army from Secretary Stanton - ton and was sent to Fort Ililoy in the west. IIo was in the battle with Black Kettle's band in Indian Territory , in which fiOO Indians wore almost extermi nated. Buffalo Hill was a scout in this expedition. I remember my son writ ing mo that the band played an Irish jig in the morning dawn , just before opening up on the hostilities. The bat tle lasted for two days. San Tanta , the famous chief , was taken prisoner. "When be started with Custor on the lattcr's famous raid I do not believe my son over expected to come back. Ho wrote us several letters referring to the disposition of several articles which ho prized highly. He fell within a few foot of Custor's body. The remains were not Bent us until nearly two years aftor- \vards. The bodies had been buried hurriedly , but the government finally decided to disinter them. I never looked on the face of my son in the casket , but I am petty certain that his body now lies in Canada. The com manding olllcor at the post sent us one lock of his side whiskers ! . The other was gene , probably taken by the Indians. "William left the union army , bre- vottcd as lieutenant colonel for credit able work at the battloof Sailor's Creek. Ho was also brovotted as captain for courage shown at the battle of Peters burg , Va. Of course , wo will ever mourn his loss , but ho lived and died n bravo man , which has always boon consolation to us in our sorrow. " Ilrroos In tilt ! I'lclil. The brilliant confederate soldier , General oral John 15. Gordon , once delivered ii two short sentences what appeared to these who heard it a capital thesis qi martial courage. Commenting on tlie conduct of a union veteran which struck him as morally sublime , lie exclaimed "I would like to know that man's soldier record. I wager ho was a hero in the field. " The chance remark will bear a strong interpretation and that not be cause General Gordon held high rank ir a modern army , but for the reason that uo eoldier on either side performed greater deeds of personal daring , or led picked men into the jaws of death with greater frequency or with better results than he. Entering the army a civilian captain in 1801 , Gordon came out a lieutenant-gen eral , the successor in Loo's councils and enterprises of Stonewall Jackson and the marshal of Jackson's famous old battal ions. In his first battle ho boldly rode Into a "hornet's nest" where 3"S out of 028 who followed him were shot down and thirty-four officers out of forty-six wore killed or wounded. His horse was shot under him and ho carried away nine bullet holes in his uniform. Again and ngaln , In charges that failed only bo- caiiEo the impossible had been attempted , the dead of Gordon's bund lay nearest the enemy's blazing guns and where his men went ho rode at the head of the column. The hottest corners of the fields of Malvorn Hill , Antic-tarn , Chun- collorsvillo and Gettysburg , the deadly thicket at the Wilderness , the "bloody angle" at Spottsylvania , the rocky barricade at Cedar creek , the trenches at Petersburg , hold back no secrets of marvelous valor from his eye , for ho was in thorn all , sometimes a victim and always the brav est of the bravo. IIo was carried from the "bloody lane" at Antiotam by all odds the most gory bit of American landscape the sun over shown upon with a bullet through the right fore arm , another through the loft shoulder , a third through the loft cheek bone and two through the loft log. That ho should hope to lind battlefield courage under the jacket of a moral hero is significant although , looked at closely , the Idea is not surprising. It' means that if lie wanted to raise an army for despornto work nnd had choice in the matter , his recruiting ground would bo these com munities that cluster around the school house and the college , the church and the cultivated homo , rather than the IOVCCH and the wharves of seaport towns nnd the slums of cities teeming with vicious idlers. This draws a sharp line and many striking exceptions may bo placed on either bide. \ A Urn unit 10 ICpUudo. The cnso of Dunforth , tlio assistant oiiffinoor on bonnl the Plillmloljiliia , tried by court innrttiil ( or ilisoboilionco of onlors tuul ooiiiluinneil to a ycur'n bits- iwnsion on luilf pay , rcculln to the Now York Evening Post nn Inctilont in the navy during the war of 1812-10 , Richard Contco of Maryland , a gontlomim of high tonu but with a lack of self control that through life innrrud many estima ble qualities , waa lioutcnuiit of inarino under Couiiutxloro Biilnbridgo when the constitution took the Juva. During the cruibo Pa sailor's hamniock , ono day , was found out of place. To do- toot its owner it was laid within the beat of a bentlnol. and , in person , the commodore ordered tlio inarino to BCO to it that no man touch it. Wlxm no ono elbe was by , u sailor approached the Hontlnol and bald : "Tom , you don't want to have a poor fellow hogged , do you'r"1 "Of course not. " "Then lot mo have that hammock , will youV "I have nothing to do with the hammock , " was the answer , The result was that when the tlnm came whatever the sea term may bo that was to disclose the delinquent every man hud his own. Nat urally the uugur of the balked commo foil upon the disobedient sentinel ; and orders were fflvon for immediate punishment. In tho.eo days ofllcors and crow allko thought that the proper punishment - ishmont , that on which the discipline nnd honor of the navy dopontlcd , was flopcrliig on tlio bare back- When the rnnrlno was about to bo stripped , Lloutonnnt Contco stopped fo ward and said : "Commodore Bainbridge - bridge , that man cannot bo flogged. Every blow laid on him la laid on mo. I commanded hitn to receive no order not given through mo. Had ho obeyed you , 1 should have punished htm for diso bedience to mo. " Whatever followed this outburst , the preparation for the cat was not Interrupted. Whereupon , Contco throw his sword on the deck , ex claiming : "I am no longer an ofllcor on this ship. " The nox't words heard wore : "Lieutenant Contco , lake up thatsword. Go to your quarters and consider your self under arrest. " The marine was not flopped. After several hours of solitude , during which sober thought ami pot-Imps fear ot consequences had time to Btibduo rngc , the lieutenant received a message tin order "Tho commodore wishes to see you in his cabin. " When the door was opened a table was scon on which was a decanter with two glasses , nnd beside which were two chairs. The commodore said : "Mr. Contcc , you have acted very foolishly ; but , " stretching out his hand , "I can find nn excuse for you. Lot tit ) bo bolter friends. Sit down and take a glass of wlno with mo. " IIow the clashing claims of authority were settled is not known , but they were the best of friends ever aftor. Itonstod Ulllro Seekers. There Is some excuse for certain pco- l > lo who have an adopted homo in this country to think that veterans receive altogether too much consideration at the hands of the public. It was not these , but altogether another class whom Sen ator 1'Yyo bud in mind when ho uttered those impassioned words : "But what of us poor devils who were not old enough to-bo-iu-lho army ? " is a question which is uttered every day in Washington by young men booking olll- cinl poniiions. They fcol that the old boldicrn are in their way , and ought to get out of the way of the rising gen eration , and that the law giving the veterans the preference ought to bo re pealed. Again and again have 1 heard the complaint with sarcastic allusions to the length of life of veterans biich as , " \VilltlioyncvcrdioV" Young men , half a million died when ou wore in your cradle. Ten thousand f them died inside of fifteen minutes on ho morning of June 3 , 1804. Twelve or ii.OOO of them died on June 27 , 1801 , in ho same month of the same year all iron ml the bloody heights of Koncsaw. ' luny thousands of them died in prison r in rebel hospitals , naked , hungry , ull'oring. unloved and far from the dear oiks at homo. Many other thoubunds jf them today hobble on crutches or flap mpty blcoves. They are dying fast nough. Less than 500,000 of them still ivo , but every ono of them , barring lone , bears in his body the mark of bat- lo or tlio germs of dibca o contracted vhilo campaigning in order that this 'overnmont might not fade from the earth. But for thorn there would bo no 'ovornment for you to servo nor to pro oct you. Don't bo in a hurry. These old vot- srans are marching olT the field , brigade ) y brigade , every year. Regiment after cgiment is disappearing ever the brow of the hill of time. They are marching iway into the river of death , bravely as tlio Old Guard at Waterloo. Don't bo .n a hurry , young man. Don't bo in a lurry. Thcf-o old soldiers arc inarching olT the field , and they will soon all toe soon for mo bo out of your ungrateful way. God bless them ! I wish they could live forever , as their fame will h-o. Gene are the serried column which stood "in the way" at Gettysburg , Fri'dcricksburg , Atlanta , Ghickainauga , Lookout Mountain , Bcntonvillo and n thousand other places every one ol ; hem a Thermopyhc. Their deeds arc jla/.ojied upon the history of moro fioldb Lhan your wcaic brain can remember. They will boon bo out of the way , but while they are hoio the republic will ivo them the preference. Now Wnrlaro uitli Now Materials. This year the Germans are to hold armv maneuvers on a gigantic scale on the French frontier and partly in the provinces conquered from Franco. The emperor has resolved to surpass all former efforts of martial display and is to have a host of potentates and princes as onlookers. Some remarkable results may bo expected in the use of smokeless powder , both by the artillery and tlio infantry. The difficulties in the way of introducing this powder have now been overcome very thoroughly , and the strategist has to deal with now condi tions of warfare in very long range of weapons and invisibility , which were not thought of ten years ago. Tlio scientific aspect of war is in the abccndnnt far moro than has formerly been the case , and , according to the Sun Francisco Call , generals of the Moltko typo are moro needed than leaders of personal daring and dash , whoso impetuosity Is of little avail in modern tactics. The perplexity into which smokeless powder may throw a commander was" illustrated recently during artillery maneuvers at Aldcrshot in England. Sir Evelyn Wood , who is in command at this military camp , reported that ono buttery which had been pound ing away for some minutes at a distance of one mile nnd a half was BO Invisible to the force which it was attacking that for the sake of practice orders were sent to fire a few rounds of ordinary black powder in order that the position might bo dis tinguished and the range found. In ac tual hostilities there would l > o no such accommodation. The death-dealing guns would bo served with energy as long as the advantage of being unseen and un opposed remained. This must bo re garded as a striking proof that the now jiowdor of the British service , cordite , is answering its purpose well. Cordlto c.oiifiists of about 50 per cent of nitro glycerine and 50 per" cent of nitro-cot- ton , which are combined by n solvent in Hiimll proportion , and camphor is added to reduce tlio sensitlvonohS to explosive action. The material is a paste rather than a powder , and it is mndo by special machinery in the form of thin cords or threads , which nro afterwards rolled into cartridges of any Hi/o and form , Cordlto is thus equally suitable for small arms or artillery. An initial ve locity of ti,000 feet iwr second is obtained and the prcsbtiro within the gun cham ber is bald to l > o less than when black powder is Ubod. The smokeless powder called balistito is eoinewlmt similar in composition and is also prepared in any shape for use by the soldier or sports man. Ono very distinctive advantage this smokeless ammunition of the nitro glycerine-cotton description has ever gunpowder lies in impermeability to water , There are three tilings worth savins ? Tiiuo , Troublu anil money ami Do Witt's Llttlo ICurlv KUers will save thoin for you. Tlicdo lltllo pills will suvo you time , us tlioy act promptly. They will save you trouble as thcycauiu no pain , They will stvvo you mouov as they economize doctor's bills. Prof. Arthur C. McGiftert of Lane rhoo- loh'lcul seminary , Cincinnati , has been culled to succeed tlio distlugulahod professor of church history lu Uuiou seminary , Dr. I'tiillp tic-uaff. OLD FOES AT GETTYSBURG Ecmarknblo Gathering of Union and Oon- federate Leadora on tha Famous Field , GENS. HOWARD , SICKLES AND LONGSTREET Itccnllliiff Historic Incidents on around \\hcrcon the Tide at Ilcbclllon Wnt Checked and Turned Hack A Memorable Meeting. Tlio Union League of Phlimlclpliln was renowned in the days of the wnr for its patriotism. It still maintains its heroic character. At the recent cele bration of Grant's 71st birthday , under the loadorahln of the Hon. John Rii9- soil Young , its president , a now de parture was taken in bringing together sonio of tlio veteran generals from both sides , writes n correspondent of the Chicago Rccoru. The plan embraced also a trip to the Gettysburg battlo- flold. flold.Tho The banquet was a great success , es pecially in illustrating what tlmo has done to heal the bitterness of war. When General James Longstrcot arose slowly , under the burden of his 74 yours increased by wounds , to answer the toast , "Tlio Soldiers of the South , " ho was greeted with a storm of am > lau = o. Ho had como all tlio way from his homo at Gainesville , Ga. His chief of artil lery , General E. Porter Alexander , had joined him In South Carolina. Long- street , owing to his infh'm health , had requested General Alexander to read his response to the toast , but the occasion had so moved him Unit ho gave the brief address himself , as follows : "Tho opportunity to witness the interest ing ceremonies of this occasion will long bo happily remembered to bo called as n south ern soldier to your hcautlfulCHyot Urothorly LK > VO. It Is enough for the southern soldier to say that ho stood throng1 ! four years of severe war against the brave ranks of the north ; that In your broad states you found but one man strong enouqh to bo conqueror. It is enough for the soldiers of the north and for General Grant to say that in their suc cess they were generous , so that nothing was left but u little tlmo to smooth the way for us to come together nnd work together in building up the waste places and in crystal- 1/lng about the great cause of uuion and fra ternity. "I may say further of General Grant that as his campnlKiis nnd combinations nro studied they will appreciate in the minds of these who are jircpared for fair judgment. I regret that my strength Is not , sucn ns to meet the merits of the time , which will only enhance with ice their valued recollections. General O. O. Howard answered to the east , "Tho Army of the United States , " nnd , responsive to tlio spirit of the occa sion , gave a number of thrilling , inci dents illustrating the fact that the op- wsinp forces were made up of brother iVmoricans still that there were liu- natio acts oven in the midst of war , and , intilly turning to Longstrcct , ho ex- : ondcYl to him his one remaining hand in such a way as to suggest that ho bore no " 11 will to any bravo soldier of the con ederacy. "Let us have peace , " said he , quoting the words of Grant. "Great ap- "ilauso followed this dramatic scene. General Mahono of Virginia was un expectedly called upon to take the place of General U.V. . Slocum , who was to have responded to the toast , "Tho North ern Volunteer , " but was unavoidably ab- 5ciit. The ex-senator responded elo quently and ingeniously , saying in effect that the volunteers of tlio north needed 10 better praise than that they had mot on many a bloody field such soldiers of Virginia and the south as he had com manded , and finally had overcome them. Ex-Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania , who lost a log in the war , was greeted with immense applause as ho rose to speak , and evidently did "not disappoint his audience , lion. W. C. P. Breck- inridgo of Kentucky , who was a confed erate general , made the most elaborate oration , pleading earnestly for a broad national policy , recognizing no sectional At Gettysburg General Daniel E Sickles , with General Henry E. Trcmain , of his old staff , nnd several newspaper men , including Mr. Horace "White of the Evening Po&t , joined the visiting party , coining directly from Now York. Major General Gregg , who had commanded a division of cavalry at Gettysburg , and Governor Pattison came down from Har- isburg. Starting out for the scene of the first day's battle Longatrcet and Howard occupied a carriage together. Long&trcet , who scorned to bo wonder fully familiar with the details of every day's fight and to know almost as much abjut the federal as the confederate organizations , pointed out the roads by which the different divisions of Leo's army had approached Gettysburg on that 1st day of July. In person ho and his corps came onto the field later and took position farther to the right. The roads which have been constructed by the "Gettysburg Battlefield association" and the numerous monuments that mark the position held and fought ever by different regiments and brigades makes it easy to trace the lines of each day's battle. At the famous railroad cut , and successively at other points , a halt was made , and Captain Long , a professional guide , gave the story of the fight in that vicinity. This wab done north of the seminary and on a high hill licar where the left of the Eleventh corps connected on echelon with the right of the First corps. The guide lu a graphic style and standing close to Longstreet's best ear described the hotly contested Hold. The piaco where General Barlow , com manding the first division of the Eleventh corps , had fallen , supposed to bo mortally wounded , was pointed out and the incident told of General Gordon Blneo senator from Georgia finding him and , seeing that he was a genera ! olllcor , asking what ho could do for him. "I am dying , " replied tlio wounded otlicor , "and the only wish that I may have is that I may see my wife before I die. She is in Gettysburg. " Gordon , as ho turned away , said ho would do what ho could to gratify his wish , and gave orders accordingly. That night Mru. Barlow was brought through the lines , and no doubt it was her careful nursing that saved her husband's life almost as by a miracle. General Alexander men tioned that the two generals hud mot years afterwards in Washington nnd were introduced by name only. "Aro you any relation to the General Barlow who was killed at Gettysburg'/ " asked General Gordon. i ; "I am the General Barlow who was killed at Gettysburg , " was the reply , and ho continued : "Aro you any rela tive to the General Gordon who saw mo killed at Gettysburg1 To that the Georgian answered : "I am the General Gordon who baw you killed at Gettysburg. " Major General Barlow is now a prom inent lawyer in Now York. * * There was no inoro thrilling narrative than that of the fighting of the Iron brigade of Wisconsin troops and that of others of the First and Eleventh corps and other batteries on that llrat day. The Third corps , though bent for before noon , did not arrive until night. The aid tvho wont back to Emmlttsburg for .it mib&cd his way and Sickles did not re ceive the word till the middle of the afternoon. Ills march was then ob- btructod by wagou trains. In like inua- rrs mor Slocum , qmimandinp the Twelfth corps , was urged to como up in person at once and to locate his troops on the extreme - tromo right , near Ilock creek. But , strange to ? ny'lrfe ' replied to the nld who went to hlmWYcs , my column will continue its march and take the position indicated , but I'll bo tl if I will go forward and takti the responsibility of the battle. " And. as a matter of fact , it was after dark before the Twelfth corps was in positiori nnd General Slocum ap peared on Cemetery hill. * ' General Howard s'ald to Longstrcet : "I have been criticised by Comto do Paris nnd other historians for maintain ing so long a line that first day. It Is true I directed the cavalry to extend my line , and I kept it out beyond the town , reinforcing as long us I had any troops in reserve to send forward. My purpose was to make as much show of force ns possible nnd to hold on until the Third nnd Twelfth corps should arrive. When word came back from the First and Eleventh corps that they could not hold out longer without reinforcements , my orders were to fall back fighting. Now tell mo , General Longstrcot. could 1 have done anything different ? Would you not have outflanked and overrun mo if I nnd massed my forces ? " Longstrcot did not reply for nn in stant , but seemed to bo considering how much his answer might mean. Then ho said In his simple way : "We would have got around you if you had done otherwise. " "Exactly , " said Howard. "That was what I wanted to prevent. The result was that wo kept the strong iositipn ) on Cemetery ridge , where the battles of the second and third days were fought. " Longstrect and his staff also contrib uted much to the right understanding of the Peach Orchard fight , where Sickles advanced , as It has often been alleged , contrary to orders , and was driven back with great loss. First , Sickles declares that ho was told by Memlo to use his own judgment as to the exact location of his corps , that ho begged Mcado to accompany him , but that the commander of the army rc- "nscd to do so , and did not visit his corps .mtil the second day , after ho had made ils advance movement and the battle mil opened. In the second place , Sick- cs hays and the visiting veterans coined to agree with him that the ilaco from which ho moved forward was bad military position ; that ho found 3iit ho was about to bo attacked by Longstreet , nnd that ho was forced to lake up his position on the hill , from ivhieh ho would have some sweep for his irtillory. Longstreot stated that ho was making ) reparations for the attack when Sickles ook pobbebsion of the peach orchard , le did not f.ay distinctly that lie thought sickles made a wise movement in ad- . anoing out of the general line as ho did ; but Longstreet did sa.y , without hesita tion , that ho had his eye upon Little Round Top , and if Sickles hud not ad vanced so boldly with the Third corps , and been supported , as he was , with the Fifth and Second corps and by other troops , the confederates would have gained Little Round Top. "Yes1 said Joncral Sickles , "and that was the key o the position. You could have en filaded our line all the way to Cemetery nil. " Longstreet replied that Sickles had Hindered him long enough for him to lose his chance "Two guns and a de tachment of the Fifth corps were on Little Round Top when wo reached its base. " At another time Longstreot s-nid , plainly : "Sickles was accountable for the delay which prevented my reaching Little Round Top in time to seize and hold it. " * So ono after another of the disputed points were brought up and much light was east upon them by the testimony from the confederate officers light from the other side. Afterwards the description of the fatal assault of Pickett's division on tlio third day was given. "What is the distance from hero to where they emerged from the woods ? " asked Longstreet , abruptly. ' Exactly one mile and a quarter , " was the response. "Ah ! " exclaimed the veteran ; "Leo said before the charge that the distance was 1,440 yards. I said it was a mile. I was nearer right than ho. In all history prior to that there were never charges of greater distance than GOO to 700 yards. Then there was never before a charge of such length. " * * Some ono asked General O. O. Howard whether Mcado ought not to have fol lowed up the repulse. Howard replied by &aying Meade did not know whether the enemy had fresh troops , and then turned the question upon General Alex- anderoas to how much ammunition ho hud loft. Alexander said : "I ordered every gun having twenty rounds loft to pull out and advance to the summit of the ridge. The number was small. There was an average of only fifteen rounds to a gun remaining. Wo ex pected Mcado would follow. Leo gave orders to prepare for it. " "Yes , " said Colonel Latrobe , Longstreet's chief-of- staff , "wo expected him to follow imme diately. " Then , in answer to another question , General Howard said : "Grant would have folio wed , so would Sheridan , and oven Thomas , who was reputed slow. " John Russell Young then spoke in Longstreot's ear , who probably hud not heard what had been said by the rest on this point , saying : "General Longstrcot , what would Grant huro done ? " "Ho could have wiped us out , " was the reply. "We had no infantry for a half mile , and only that fringe of guns , with am munition nearly gone. " STARVJS HOUSE FLIES. This Method ill&iU Kvery Variety of Fly TrupYot Invoiitud. "No , thank ; , you , ray dear. I do not want any ily ppjer | or llv traps about my house. I learned a great many years ngo that the more things wo have to call files thQjiiuoro will como. In a noighborhoodjwhoro files were simply a nuibiinco I lived nlmobt unmolested by them because i never permitted u parti cle of stale food-to accumulate about the premifcos , " saya/a writer in the Lodger. "Flies , like u good many other things , will never Btaji'whero ' they are in danger of starvation , and I never kept anything about the plaoe to feed them with , not oven fly pajKsrj1 Everything that could not bo burn6d was curried as fur from the hoiiBO ns possible and buried. All garbage is valuable as a fertiliser , and 1 utilize it as such. "It Is my opinion that every form of Ily paper , Hy poison and Ily trap , which is baited with any substuncp , is just BO much inducement for them to stuy around the house. They think if Hies think at all that they are going to get something to eat , and , therefore , hung around. The best Ily preventive is starvation. " The professors of the University of Michi gan nro making oxteuslvo experiments in hypnotism. If they uro thoroughly success ful in the science of induced impression , as some experiments indicate that they may bo , it will soon bonmonj ? the possibilities to got mi education while you wait for a train at Ann Arbor. _ Hood's Sarsaparilla positively cures oven when nil others fall. It has a record of BUG cesses unequalled uy any other mcUlciuo. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Reaction In the Grain Pit from the Recent Big Advance. CORN WAS DULL , CLOSING AT A DECLINE IJrniUtrcct' * riRtirrn llrlpoil to \Vlirnt .Mnrket Down nt the Stnrl Several Other DrpreMltii ; f.io- ton Stocks nnd llomU. CHICAGO , Juno 10. I'car of tlio govern ment crop report was the main cause of a re action In tlio grain pit today front the recent big ndvnnco. Ituslncss In wheat wa brisk. The close was fie lower than yesterday. Corn vas ilull , closlnrf at n decllno of ! fc for the ay. Provisions wore never before speculated i on so siiKill n scale. Tlio nominal closing rices nro a trlflo lower tlian yesterday. 11nulstreet's figures helped drag the whnat i.irkot down at the start , The claim was inilo that 00,000,000 bu. of wheat would bo n hand July 1 , which would moro than make ccd deficiencies In tlio crop , as damage hail cen greatly overestimated. It was said locks In America nnd Kuropo find afloat for Europe were 107,000,000 bu. , or 70 per cent lore tlian last year , while the available sup- ly In this country was now 80,000,000 gainst 41,000,000 bu. a year ngo. The bank statement was also u depressing iifliience. An error In transmitting n quota- Ion from Diiluth proved quite a factor. From 2'iu for July tlio next miotatlon was " 02 oilers , " and the trade bad gotten very un- asy. The quotation was challenged and u orrecllon was made to C3c. This gnvo tlio narkot considerable recovery and at the amo ttmo strong and higher cables were re- olvcd. The feeling soon got qulto enthusiastic and trices went up lc vorv quickly , hut the ml- anco did not bold , the close being easy at 4c eactlon from ton ( Inures. It Is dllllcult to iako much of a cucss on the vlslblo supply , Jilt It Is thought there will not bo inch , If any , change from last week , though t may possibly shown moderate decrease , ho opening was easier and prices from's to c lowcrthau yestorday's closing , ruled weak intl further declined from ' * to ? > c. then bo- amo stronger and advanced from 3i to lc , the illy future taking the lead , then eased off , tiled steady and the closing was V lower for uly and Jtc lower for September tlian ycstor- lay. Some disposition was manifested on the > art of many operators In coin to take In heir.Inly and put out September , the dllTcr- once being from l < io to IV. The market ipenod quiet , Miggi > doiric. ? ruled easier , and it tlio close showed u trlllu loss , Tlio out In- lu'ctlon hero was very llhornl , There was.-i fair trade Ino.ttsandan easier 'eollng , prices averaging lower , and after n lc range on the near option , to steady on.liino ind ! io lower for July , September held within a small range and closed with a not loss of He. Tliero was only ono trade lu pork at $ 20.2fi 'or July and not a transaction In any other 'uturo. There was also a noticeable scarcity of operators In lard and libs. What might 'iave IKXMI the rcwilt of some moro business It s Impossible to guess. Compared with ye.stor- lay tlio nominal declines are fiom lOc to 20c n pork , from 2JJo to do In lard and 2JJc In.Iuly ribs. ribs.Estimated Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 35 cars ; corn , 470 cars ; oats , 300 cars ; bogs , J3.000 bead. * Tlio leading futures ranged as follows : AHI1CI.KS. UI'US. 1XJ\V. ILUbU. V IIU'V WhpatKo.il ! Juno. . . . . . j C51J 05 July GV14 67 font 71k , Corn No. i- .luno SSlfi July Kl'i M'K ' 3'JH ' bept 4I6 ! Ont > No. 2 Juno 2954 3" 2'J July 2 ! > 2SM , Kept 21) ) 20 25JJ 25H Menu Pork July 20 25 20 55 2050 23 TO Seiit SU 90 2U JO 1(1 ( Stl 2J bU 21 00 Lnrrt July 10 20 10 20 10 IS 10 15 tfopt IU WM 10 ; o 10 US 10 C5 70 Short Illbs. . July 9 < 74 9 60 9 < w 47V < Sept 975 U 77 < 4 V 75 75 Cash quotations were as follows : fi.ouu Quiet , unchanged. WHEAT No. 2 Miring , G4lQ6Gc ; No. 3 , : > rlng. f. o. b. , DQIiGfc'i No. 2 reel. G4JjG5e. COHN-No. 2 , 38 3H' < e. OATS No. 2 , 2Q' , < a29Jic : No. 2 white , f. o. I 3-lc ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , 31 < 232'/jC. RYE-NO. 2 , 50e. liAiu.cY No. 2 , nominal ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 3r ) . : ; No. 4. f. o. b. , 313L e. Kl.A.xSEU > No. 1 , $1.02 > { . TlMOinvHccu Prime , $3,05 3.75. 1'oiiK Mess , per bbl. , $20.17' $ ; Innl , per 100 11)3. ) . $0.90 ; short ribs , sides ( loose ) , S0.47'B9.00 ; dry suited shoulders , ( boxed ) , J9.5uaiO.00 : short clear sides , ( boxed ) . J10.37'iftlO.G2' ' , . WmsKY-lJlstlllors'finished goods , per gal , , SUOAIIS Unchanged : cut loaf , Cc ; granu lated , 6.70 ; standard "A. " 5.57. The following were the receipts and ship ments for today : Articles , llrcelptg. Shlpinunn. Flour. bbl . 10.5M. 5,877 Wheat , bu. 17.001 M.II ; Corn , bu . . . . 2(3.2.'iO 3.M.7 . OotB. bu 211 4'4I . Itjc , bu 3W f,51 llurluy , bu . 15.750 On the 1'iortiico oichanso today the butter market was steady ; creamery , 17lUi'i ! dairy , ID'JffilOUc. L'ggs. weaker ; strictly frosh. 13l4c. Points on the 1'roippctn. Clapp&Co.'s weekly letter says : "Legisla tion cannot stay a progressive liquidation , and loss stares profit in thofnco with Im prudent assuranre , while competitive IIODO- fulness apparently gives way to a survival of the fittest and history Is repeated. Twenty- four actlvo and popular slocks show o\er- J173OUO,00 ( ) los In the six months between December 7 and Juno 7 , while the government stock of silver bullion purchased has not lost a cent In value. The best ( Inanclois nnd leadIng - Ing government officials nupciir now ready and willing to stem the lido of liquidation , and aid In making better prices and In protecting reputable credit and the nation s honor. Cotton qrop dnmago Improved financial renditions , nnd n better demand from Manchester spinners and speculators , are all possible contingencies in the market that may advance prices. Since January every bushel of wheat exported lias beeh nc- rompanled by a gold dollar and a little silver. 1'orccd ' liquidation , supplies In the wrong place , boars plenty , hulls tame and n tight money market have reduced prices of wheat below the cost of production. Ships will bo taxed to their utmost capacity to movu our Immense visible. The price Is near the bottom tom and supplies nt the maximum nnd an ad vance probable. The United Kingdom has I ho poorest prospect for it wheat crop In fifty years. Kuropu will likely grow 2&O.OUO.OOU bushels less wheat and rye than last year. H'H it coward who will not buy wheat at them prices. " N < uv York Market * , NEW YouK.Juno 10. 1'i.ouii Receipts , 41- 000 pkgs. : cxiHirta , 0,010 bblb , , 709 sacks ; salon. Ul.OOO pkgs. ; market more active nnd steady ; winter wheat , low grades , 12.0532.46 ; winter wheat , fair to fancy , W.35'it3.UD ; winter wheat , patents , } 3.5Oit3.76 ; Minnesota clear , H2.5OUU.10 ; Minnesota straights. $3.6034.10 ; Minnesota pittentH , (4.10 4.60. UpuiOlEAb-Qulut , steady ; yellow western , Uvu lull but steady ; western , CGJJCOc. HAIU.EY MAJ.T Qulut but steady ; western , WHEAT Receipts. 274,200 bu. ! exports , 207.- 707 bu. ; Bales , 1,040,000 bu. of futures , 50,000 bu. of spot. bpot mnrkot dull , lower with options , closing steady ; No , 2 red , In store and olnvntor. 77i < c ; afloat , 73i's f. o , I ) , 72'jia73'io ' : No , 1 nortliorn , 72 i73 < ! ! No. 1 hurd , 7UK ' 2,7tl > i < : i No. 2 northern , 70'i70'ic. ' Options wuro dull and ! © < ; lower. btitstoHuy. Tno opt'iilng was weak , and prices fell ! i4O with the west on iralUIng , advanced ? ; c on covering and foreign buying ; No. 2 red , July , 785-1G&73 11-lGc. closing at 73e : BoDtuiin- her , 77' ( & 775ic. closing at 77Sc ; Uucember , 8-tW.8-io ) ! clostni . - - , ; at B2VtC. OoiiN Ueculuu , 7B.700 bu. ; oxporta , 30,042 bu. ; kiilos , 125,000 bu. of future ! . , 17,000 Ini. of pot. Bpots dull , llrnier : No , 2 , 47)c ) in ! Wtic ! lower with wheat , clo > lng htcaily ; Ajigiiht. 4 IW8ic , closlng aUUHc ; Huptembor , ' ' ' OATS Ke'colpti , lUO.Owi'b'u. ; exports , 80,662 bu. ; Baton. 7f > , OOO bu. futures , 41,000 bu. pot. Bpota firm , quiet. Options dull , steady ; ) < & ? { c lower : June , aliHfi ( c , closing 3Gic ? ; July , 3& ? ® 35J.C , closing U& ? ri August , 33 > jri ( 33HC , closlig33c ! No. 2 white , 8UtC ) ; No. 2 Chicago , 3b'c ; ; No. 3,34i8i ! No. a white , 3B'ic ' ; mixed wotturn , 874ia'Jc ; whlto woiturn , U'Jii 4Gc. 4Gc.HAY Light receipts , kteady ; shipping , 7&3 80c ; good to choice , b5c@t 1.00. Iloi'S Quiet , firm ; btuto , common to choice , lB142 c ; I'acltlc coast , 18f(224c ! , lllUKrt Dull , nominal ; wet salted Nuw Or : leans selected , 45 to GO Ibs , , 4li&0c ; Texas selected , 50 to GO lbs.,57u ; Iluenoj Ayres > 21 to 24 Ibs. , 12Uu ; Tuxas dry , 21 to l7 ! fbs. , faW 10'iC. ' I'lioviBiONS-Cut meats , nulct , steady ! pickled bellies , 12 Ibs. at 11 He ; pickled blionhiors , Hi Oc ; plcklod hams. 12ti'213c ; middles , umctlvo , tlrm ; hlioru cleur.i 10ic. ! Lard , llrmor , quiet ; western steam closed nt (10.16 ; sales , lUOtlcrcca at810.U5. Options , aalea , uuua ; June cloioU at 110.20 , notulual ; .Inly clo < prt r > t 110.40. nomlnnli foptonmnr closed at 110.00. nomliml 1'ork , dull , steady. jtile , 160 bbU.j old inc , IJOi now men , $20.60. , " " "Kn-Qulot , uneh.tnRoil : western dairy , 14 lGci western creamery , loaaoc ; western factory laaifict Elgin * . ttO&dO'fi' ' . CitEESE-cjulot , fancy llrmi part skims lllOC , Koos-Qulot. lowers rccolpto , 0.943 cViSi. ; western , froMi , 14'ic. TAU.OW Steady , nulot , ( $2 per pic ? . ) Bo , CoTTONSHF-n OnChoice llrmiotliPM weaks crude , 4iVj follow , urlmo , 44O45c ; yellow , choice , 62c. I'pTHOl.r.tJM-Quleti t'nlted. no soles ; rrude , n lihU. , Wa hlii toii , J.'i ; rrude. In bulk. Wnsh- Ingtoii , fj.60 : refined , Now York , J5.25 ; 1'hlla- delphla nnd Haltlmorc , { S.UOi lollnod , In bulk , 52. 4OU-- > . Host.s-Ouict , < tcndy ; strained , common to good , fl.Q6 < itl.a7i { . Ttini'KNTJSB-Dull , steady ; 2Mitt20c. { , , , i < 'itendy. ! . dull ; domestic , fair to o.xtru , avr no ; Japan. 4VtM'ic. . MiOAit-Uaw , llrmi fair refining , -t'Jc : cen trifugals 90 lest , 4Vrt,4'ie. Itellned In ile- mand , firm. Off A. 4H4'c : mould A , 6'4 a 511-lGr ; fitandard A , 0 r > . | ( > ttri'Sc : confec tioners A , f. n.UVa5 Co ; rut loat , r , 4t5 ( ( 15-lOr ; crusned , GJ , & 5 15.1Cc ; powdered , 6 13.10C ! granulated , 6 5-lU3r.Hc ; cubes , C n- ' nI'ld I'ld lito.N-Dull , steady ; American , 12.76ffl 15,50. roi'i'Bii-Qulot , steady ; lake , JtO.80. Lr.AIinsyj : domestic. J3.76. TlN-l-'Irm ; Straits , J1U.05 bid , $19.05 nsKCd ; plates , quiet , steady. SiMiTr.u-0.iilet , easy ; domestic , $1.20. Moi.AS8K.i- Orleans , open kettle , good to choice , steady at E OMAHA i.ivi : srooic .MAKiurs. Conilltlons ( lovcriilni ; Trndo Still Very Un- cortnln and Unsnturnrtory. SATUIIIIAV , Juno 10. For the most part the markets ha\o been badly damaged the past week and this has had n tendency to shut olT supplies. The result Is that the week's receipts show a big decrease as comp.ired with last week anil one year ago. The official figures nio ns follows : , Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Kecelpts this week. . H,070 aa.a.'iB l.lhO Hecelpts last week. . 14,572 29,741 8,175 famowcoklaslyear. 10,702 38,057 700 The cattle market on Monday and Tuesday was simply paraly/cd. On account of the financial panic at Chicago and the Mrlngoncy In the money market everywhere else , dealers haidly know what to ask or bid for cattle. 1'rlces were anvwhero from JOc to 'J5c lower than the very bad close of the week nre- vious and the trade was badly demoiall/ed. A sharp falling olT In supplies followed this break and as money matters were beginning to adjust themselves nieactlon followed and lOc to Ific of the decline was re gained during the latter part of tl o week. This demand , however , has been very light from all souices. Speculative. . and export shippers are doing almost nothing while the dressed beef houses nro conllntng thelroperatlons to the smallest possible limits. Light receipts may help matteis for a while but It Is apparent jo all that there will be no permanent revival In the trade until nor mal conditions provall In the money mniUet. The week closes with n comparatively light run and a moderately actlvo and rather firmer market. Naturally with only about half as many cattle as were hero last Sntuuluyand the week's Mipnly showing a falllni ; oil com pared with lust week of some 6000 head and compared with a year ago of neatly 2,000 head , the feeling was better on all sides , and business looked up a bit. Tlio condition of eastern markets while somewhat 1m- pioved , was haidlyuch as to Indue" specula tive activity , and while shippers did some business thodronscd beef men did nlxitil 95 per cent of the business. Competition among them was fair , anil desirable light and medium weight steers sold freely at prices steady to a shade stronger than Krldnv , fall- to choice 1,000 to l.l.lO-lb. steers selling at fiom if t.35 to SI. 70. Heavy cattle were gener ally slow sale , especially If coarse or not fat and some sellers were quoting them easier or at best only steady , ( iooil to choice 1,20010 1,400-lb. beeves sold at from il.O.'ito $5 , and rouiih , old fashioned 1,20.1 to 1,30(1 ( Ib. steers around $1.10 and $1.00. Half fat and giei'ii cattle weio also more or less neglected by buyers but were haidly qnotably lower with sales at fiom 83.75 to * 4.25. "On the whole It was a falily good maiUot for good cattle and a very fair clearance was oll'ccted. Ollerlngs of cows and ml.Ned stock were as usual rather limited and as there are as yet no grass cattle coming forwnid to compete with them the demand was good and the market active and stronger all around , ( iood to choice fat cons and heifers sold at from $3. HO to$4.10 with fair to good butchers cowslargely at from J3 to $3.75 and caniiL-rs at fiom $2 to $2.80. Veal calves were steady at from $3.50 to J5 and bulls unchanged at from $2.bO to $3.75 for fair to good stock. T Tlii'io was llnlo going on In the feeder trade. The demand Is good for smooth , well bred and lleshy stock , but common stock cattle aio In poor reiiuost and easier. lions Piobably the most maiked feature , of the hog situation at present Isthc blgdencaso In suiiplles ascompaied with n year ago. Dm- lng the first ten days of June , 1M'J2 , tlirio weio icceived 74,702 hogs , \\hllo \ for the same ten days this year the supply has been 37,177 , or less than half. Tudor 01- dfnary circumstances this would mean a sharp ndv.ineo In values , especially as the same conditions prevail nt all western mar kets , hut at present Its oil net has been scarcely noticeable as money matters aie in such n shaue that all buyers and operators aie com pelled to uin their business as close to shore as possible. The light supplies simply TViTEWTY YEARS THE LEADER ! ! ! Flrtirlsy , lilicumadsm. Sciatica , Ro Ilack-Aclio , nnd all Kxtoriial Ailments remorcd quickly liy which Is the only POROUS PLASTER tliat contains powcitul nnd euratlvo modern inerccllentB VKT ABSOLUTELY SAl'i ! ami POdlTlVK In Its notion. Helton's I'laMem Trovcnt Pneumonia. It docs not euro cliroulu ailments In n mln- nto , nor does It create nn clcttrlo bnttcrv or currcntlntliosystem.nor will it euro by merely rcmllnt ; tlio label , nil such claims nro mndo by ml ImmuUKB. JJKNSON'S is omlOMCil from irolnp ; ( oumMh OA Tuesday price , took I ho tilfiRcJt drop In the hhtorjr of the tr o > M thU point Prices went off a JIM 60 ? on all Rf.vlci , which men old In the l > u ln < H s yvns the item iiroixl * this market over experienced In i\ny oho flay for otor n nnnrtpr of n conturv or jn'o"war | , times , " With llKhler supplies during iho re mainder of Uin week ftiilv S&o or nbout hnl ( Ibis decline has been regained but ttirm rl < ot > for the week closes on nn nvoraeo 35clonor than n week aco. IJocelpts today worn very fair , hut consider- nbly lighter limn on lust Saturday when 7,510 liciiil were receh ed. The quality us a rule ivaq peed and the market opened out ctho and steady to Rtronu with shippers nnd p.ii-kcis buylne freely nnd fresh moat men moderately. ( iood llKht and butcher welRhts were In the best demand and the o with the lieM heavy prados sold nt ? ( ' 10 mid 10.40 , while the poor to fair ro\iili and mixed pack- Jn crades wore jtolnff at J0 125 and 10.30. Under tlio Iniltionro nt bettei eastern ndvlccf and strong provision market the tr.ido Im- protcil ns the mornliiR advanced nnd the lust sales wore largely at 10.40 and $0.45 or about oc higher than t'rlday. Tlio pens were cleared in pied season , the market closing Rtrona with the lilt ; bulk of the sales at 10.40 and 10.15 ns aualnst 10 115 nnd JG.4U Trlday and { 0 " 0 to K-.75 on last S.ttilriVty. Snw.r-- There were no fresh receipts of sheen p\cept n load billed direct loSnrlft and nutlilnc here to make u market. The demand Is ROOII from all local houses nnd prices areipiotably uiuMiainted. Kastern markets have been overstocked - stocked all week and the fooling there Is rather weak. Kalrto wood imtlves. | 4 & 0 0,6U ; fair to good westerns. M.oo6.ftO ; common anil stock sbeeii , J2.60iJ4.00 ; Rood to choice 40 10 100-lb lambs , I5.00 < i0.&o. 1 ] Uncelptu nnd Disposition ot Htoek. Ofllclal receipts and disposition of stock ni . ' shown by the books of thn Union Stock Vnrdi ; , company for tlio twenty-four hours ending at M 5 o'clock p. m , Juno 10 , IHOJi oj IIECKII'TS. ' * , Kalians City I.Uo Murk Murhot. , KANSAS CITY. Juno 10.-PATTI.U Ro. cclpts , OHO head ; shipments , 1.777 head , maiUet steady to strong ; Texas .steers , < $2.251 > 4 35 ; shipping steers , Jt 40.30.liOi native. , ciiHs.iJ'-.Ola'J.'J5 ) ; bttlcher stivk , $20031 80j * storkers and feeders , f2.UOit4.-tOj bulls iinu ' mixed. fJOU'iiil.'JO , < llous Ri'colpts , 4,400 head ; hhlpmonts.j 500 head ; market strong ami UVtM&e hlgbor . for lights and 5'i UH- for In-asles : hulk nf. sales , JG..WtlG.iO ( ; hea\ Ifs$0.5 | < iiG.G5 ; packersi | $ G.50ijr > .GO : mixed , ; n.4030.GO ; light , $0.25 ® ' ' 0.55 ; Yorkers , $0.5530.05 ; pigs , J4.75UG.25. H HiiKKi'-liecclpts , 700 head ; shlpmontl , , 250 head ; market stroni ; . St. Ioilli I.lvo Stnok Murkot. PT. I/onis. Mo. , June 10. OVTTI.CUocolpts.'J HUO head ; hlilpincnts , 1'JHO head ; market-1 Rli'ady ; common to good natives , ! ' . ! 25 < i(4.00 ; . < fair to oKllnary Texan hteern , fi.tOQ3.o. : ) ) { i lions Receipts , 300 head : shipments , ; , ] 1,100 head ; maiket slendy , light a Miado , > higher : range of prices , f(1.0o ; G 85. * snr.ni' Receipt" , 5.700 head ; shipments , ! 4,100 , head ; market tlrm and unchanged. ; | I I 1'i'orlii ( Inilit. I'KouiA. Juno 10. Coin , market flrmeriij No. 2 , : iGc ; No. 3 , Ht'JiOats , market Irr lar ; No. 2 white , 31''ii,32c ; No. 3 white , UOVc. Rye , nominal. , i THE : NEXT MOHNINC i FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. lly ( lortor snyi It ncta gently on tlic lotnACb , liver nnd klihiots , antl is n j > lcn nMt luxnllto. Tbla drink Is mndu from licrba , nnd Is prepared for uaa nscnslly ns tin. Itlscnllod LAKE'S MEDIGIHE j\ll drucciscn sell U at AOc. nnd | 1 n | mckao. If you rannot gt't It , fiend vour nddreis for a free Ramplft. l.tine'n Kiinilly Meilirlnp innxrs din Imivclfl enrlidiij. In order tn lie tir.illliy this Is ne < 'c tr. Address OKATU U K WOOD W A tl 1) ) I.n Uo V. N.V SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Yards Company , GoutVi OrnaVia. nest Cnttlo Ho im J Slioop mnrlcot In ths wmV CQMMISSIOM HDUSE3. Wood Brothers , I.lvo Stock Commission .Murohunti. Eo ith ouiaha Tclopltono 1157. JO/IN I ) . DAIIMMAN , I , , . _ . --rJ ! o WAI.TKH 13. W-JOI ) , rMannIOr ! Tfl MPrltct reports by mall and wire chcorfulh rnlsbod niion i.iipllontion BAGS & TWINES Bcmis Omaha Bag COMl'ANY. Imporlart end innnufnc- turofi of flour aacki , burlup , ii twlno. BOOTS AND SHOES. Morsc-CoB Shoe Company. Howard St Boloiroom ad Offlco-llOT-IIW-IHl FactoryI11U11SIII83 Howard SU Wo are the oMI.v Mi > nufftturarJ of Hoots end BhA ui.a' ? ; . : . ° u " ! i.rsi.iid.a t. .n to i..P. . ( our now factor/ . COAL , COKE. | CORNICE. BUY GOODS. M. E. . Sinith& Co. KilpatricK-KochDry GOJDS CO. Dry Roodi , nolloin , fur- Notlonc , iiouti1 furnliu- rUUIoif vuodB , corner inif irood > , tor , lit" and 1IIU and Howard BU. ilaruor btrnti. FURNITURE. Omaha Upholstering Bebes & llunyan COMPANY. Upuolitored furniture , FUHNITUUE COMPANY HW-I1UI Moliolai el YYtioldaJe uulr. ted 1.31U Striia Omaha Stove Repair i M , A. Disbrow & Co yl WOKHH. SIOTB regain Mauufacturert or ib. ' I uud waterotttchiaouu I doori , Blind ! un < I ( or aur kind of HUTO I uouldlnni. UrttQOb uM 1 uad * . IttlUeufluit. J He * aaliiiit ) 1
