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THE OMAHA DAILY life MONDAY , AUGUST 7 , 1898. " 10" THE SOLDIER MUST CO Thei Aboriginoi Do Not Take Well to the Discipline of the Army. AHMY AND NAVY EACH LOSE A HERO TV r' Orlm Humor llltutriktail In Odd In- olitenti ( inner/it l' rkrr' Story About Urant Whnt Ueiieritl Shnrlilnn lltouBht. The Indian as a soldlor is not popular , with the administration , wo nro in formed through n special to the San Francisco Chronicle. Tlio lact Is the futl for improving the condition of the savage bv utilizing him as a soldier has proved n'llat fuiluro. The plan 1ms been pursued for two years and now that the experimental stride is over nrmy people have8ummed tip the results as far from satisfactory. Some tlmo bcforo the last administra tion closed the War department authori ties jirononnced the experiment of doubt ful value , nnd Mr. Klklns gave no on- cournpement whatever to oxtomlitig the projcut an outlined by his predecessors. Secretary l.aimmtthlnkituvoii loss of the Indian as a soldlor than did Mr. Klklns. Orders were issued recently for the muster out of two Indian troops , one at Spokane and the ether at Fort Walla Walla. Another at Fort Wingnto , N. M. , was discharged some time atro. It Is believed to ho only u question of n short time when the remaining dozen or moro companies will bo mustorcd out nnd the Indians sent hack to their reser vations. Tlio determination to dispense with this cliiM of soldiers is partly duo to a desire of the Indians themselves to quit the porviee. For a short tlmo they appeared to enjoy the novelty of army life , hut it long' ago becinuo apparent that the young bucks were becoming dissatisfied under the restraints inci dent to army discipline. Lately there has been fetich wholesale scattering among the Ind Inn soldiers that the few left In the throe companion designated made it necessary to disband the com panies entirely. Desertions have been particularly numerous among the 'Indian Holdicrs , but many of them have paid as high us $150 to cancel their contract with the army. The ether companies arc being gradu ally depleted In the same way. It has bcon a long time since any of them have been recruited to their authorized quota , nnd all attempts toward further Indian recruiting was stopped early in the pres ent administration. Denth of Gunorul Vanilove-r. General William Vandovcr died at his residence in San Francisco on the 23d inst. at the age of 70 years , from the result of nn attack of heart disease. William Vandovor was born in Balti more , Md. , March 31 , 1817. At 10 years of ago lie removed with his parents to Philadelphia , where ho received the benefits of a common school and ncad- omio education. Ho removed to Illinois in 183 ! ) nnd to Iowa in 1851. Ho was a lawyer by profession , and was elected a representative in congress from Town in 1858 , earning a re-election in 1SOO. During the exciting times on the breaking out of the rebellion he resigned his scat in congress and entered the nrmy ns colonel ot the Ninth regiment , Iowa infantry. Ho was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in 18012. Ho commanded divisions in the Thir teenth , Fourteenth and Sixteenth army corps , anil ho was an olllclent soldier until the oloso of the war , earning a brevet major generalship in 1805. Presi dent Grant appointed him an Indian Inspector specter , in which olllco ho served four years. General Vnndovcr came to California in 188-1. Hero ho again entered the political arena and was elected to the Fiftieth congress to represent the Sixth district. * Ho was re-elected to the Fifty- first congress as n republican , receiving 35,400 , votes against 29,445 votes cast for Heel U. Terry , democrat ; 12,371 votes for Miller , prohibitionist , and 150 votes for A. Daggett , American. ICeiir Admiral Smith Demi. Rear Admiral Molanethon Smith , who died at Green Bay , Wis. , July 19 , after two days illness , was born in Now York on May 24 , 1810. Ho was the son of a soldier of the wuiio-mune , who served as an ofllcor of the regular army in the war of 1812. Admiral Smith's grand- fattier was a continental congressman. Young Smith entered the navy as a mid shipman in the latter part of 1820 , Ho became a passed midshipman in the spring of 1832 , and was commissioned lieutenant on March 8 , 1837. When Forvinir on the steamer Polnsott in 183'J ho commanded a fort during an engagement with the Bcminolcs in Florida. Ho cruised in the frigate Constitution on the Mediter ranean station from 1818 to 1851 , and , after being commissioned commander in 1855. became a lighthouse inspector. While in command of the Massachusetts oft Ship Island , in the Gulf of Mexico , on July 9 , 1801 , ho had an engagement with u confederate fort and three rebel steamers , and , in December of that year , ho forced' the mil-render of Fort Uiloxi an the gulf. When in command of the Mississippi ho passed Forts Jaok- Bon and St. Philip , and destroyed the confederate ram Manassas. Farragut said of the conlllct : "Loyall would have been dollgnted as I was to see the contest between the old Mississippi and theliollis ram Manassas after wo had passed the forts. I saw the ram coming up. I hailed Mclancthon Smith and told him to run her down. Smith turned his ship head down stream nnd they ran at each other. Wo all looked on with intense anxiety. When within fifty yards the enemy's heart fulled him and ho ran on shore. Smith poured in a broadside which riddled hor. Thus ended the Hollisram. She floated down stream on llro from her own furnaces - nacos , the otllcot-H and men making their escape to the shore , " Admiral Smith took part in the attack on Port Hudtfoy. The Mississippi grounded in an attempt to run the bat teries at that point , and ho set her on flro to prevent her falling into the hands of the onomy. The Navy department commended his course. Ho was promoted meted to captain in July , 1802. In 1804 ho had command of the monitor Onun- duga. and when in charge of the squad ron in Albonmrlo Sound , N. C. , ho recaptured - captured the Btoamer Bombshell. Ho took part in both attacks on Fort Fisher in the tttcamar Wubush , lie was com missioned commqdoru In 1800 , uiul rear admiral in 1870 , when ho took charge of the Brooklyn Navy yard. After his re tirement , in May 1871 , ho was appointed governor of the Navy asylum in Philu- A Monument Unvolleil , Between 12,000 and 15,000 , people cheered at Delphi , Ind , , last Friday , when a llttlo girl pulled the string that imvolled Carroll county's $12,000 mon ument , erected In memory of her BODS who went to the defense of the union. A number of distinguished gentlemen wore present , among them being Gov ernor Matthews , General Mahlon D. i Matibon , Hon. James T , Johnson , state commander of the Grand Army of the Ropublio , and General Willluin 11. Gib son o ! Ohio , In the procession this morning were & do/.on Grand Army posts from I.afayotto , Logansport , Frank fort nnd other surrounding cities. There were over 1,000 soldiers In lino. Short addresses wore delivered by Gov ernor Matthowa and Gonornl Manson. after which General Gibson delivered the oration of the day. It was a mas terly pleco of oratory and acres of people plo stood through Us delivery. The monument 1 a beautiful ploco of work. It Is built of Barre ( Vt. ) granlto , stands In the center of the city and is 51 foot high. It has for a crowning figure a bronze color bcaror , The base is of rough finish , which , In granite , gives a magnificent effect. It Is In honor of the Carroll county soldiers and sailors , liv ing nnd dead , including both those who enlisted from. Carroll and these who have since moved to that county to make it their home. Humorous InclilcnU on * the ( lory field. Let a group of veterans fall to dis cussing the days of civil war , and it Is always with hearty laughter over this funny story or that stirring anecdote. Lying behind a Inllon tree , under heavy fire from the enemy on the ether side of the river , old Stqinbach , as brave an old Gorman as over ate sauerkraut , who was next me , was struck just beneath the collar-bono bv a spent ball , which buried lUolf a full Inch In the lle.th. Running his lingers In ho pulled out the shot , and holding It up said , with a twinkle of the eye : "Hoy , what you tink of dat ? " It was the first light our regiment got in , and presumably the first one the enemy had as well , raw troops both of us. Here they came till within rlllo range of us , when wo could see them aim and as they did so the whole com- inaiid foil on their faces to let the lire pass over thorn. At this sight the ad vancing column paused Involuntarily , and borne on the wind to us came the horrified exclamation of , "My God , boys , we've ' killed them all1 ! ' But it did not take long to provo to them that for dead men wo could do some lively lighting. Wo have all known of ofllcors losing their heads on the Hold of battle , but one memorable day there was one who lo.st his body , though the head , or rather the mouth , continued in active service indeed , in accelerated service all the timo. In ether words it , s-w-o-r-o. The charge was bolng made over ground that had bcon n farm , and just where this olllcer passed had boon an old well which had been covered over with branches of _ trees and earth piled above that , BO there was no sign of Its presence , until , leading his men on , this gallant captain suddenly felt the ground give way beneath him. Throw- ing out both arms ho wns able to keep his head above the walls of the pit , but his manly logs dangled wildly in air that had never-seemed so empty before. The company halted in amazement : this disappearance had something of the magical in it. lie wns there just now , and now ho wasn't there , and where was ho ? But the remains abavo ground soon settled this question , but it took days of abject meekness on the part of that company to wipe out from the cap tain's memory the unfeeling' laughter of the men as they helped him out. Attached to our command was an old farmer who joined us first as an inde pendent camp follower , paying his way , and just "going along to look after" his two boys who were in the ranks. But the Ilrst heavy lire wo were under the old man began to get excited , and by and by ho climbed n little hillock and , in n pause of the shooting , shouted to his sons , whom he had kept near : "Bays , oh , I say , boys , you'll ' have to look after yourselves ; I've got all I can 'tend to un der my oivn'hnt ; I'm to the rear ! " A bravo but comical thing that pot several hundred men shrieking with laughter oven under lire occurred at the battle of Shiloh , nnd doublesa will be. remembered by these living still who witnessed it. A tall , gaunt Texan , with his trousers rolled up to the knee , and barefooted , in his excitement got about thirty yards ahead of his com mand , which was advancing to try to dislodge a detachment of the enemy , and intent on aiming ut the blue coats , did not heed where ho was going. Pros- enty ho ran into a bush occupied by a swarm of "yellow jackets" ( hornets' which immediately rose to rosont'the in trusion. They fairly covered his legs , but there was no run in the follow , s ( with his wide brimmed hat ho woult reach down and swoop his limbs cleat of the irate insects , then straighten uj and lire at the enemy. The yellow jackets would gather again buzzing furi ously , but the blue. oiAs laughed so that they had to stop firing to wipe their oycs clear of the tears that kept them from aiming and they cheered him when In a pause ho shouted , "Don't you laugh , you yellow jackets. Just you wait till I got these domed Yankees off my legs ! " Under the circumstances most of us would have gotten u little mixed up too. General Melsa nt nn Architect. Perhaps no bureau of the government is moro considered and moro tnlKod about thcso days than the pension bu reau. Tdo great amount expended for [ pensions and the prevalent belief that there are thousands of men on the pen sion rolls who have no business to bo there , together with the strong effort now being put forth to correct whatever of evil and abuse existing in the pension oillco , directed public attention to this bureau moro generally than over. Vis itors who come here now all want to sea the pension oillco , and when they see it wonder how such n bnrnllko structure was over erected for a great public bu reau. Tlio architect of the pension building was the Into General Montgomery C. Molgs , who < wus ono of the best known oHlcors In the army. As an engineer ho designed nnd constructed Cabin Joint bridge , the largest stone urch in the world , as well as ether engineering works , military and civil , of great merit. During the war ho wns made quarter master general and was remarkably olllclunt in that position. He was always a good deal of an architect , designing his own residence on Vermont avenue , and helped to design the war , state and navy building and the National museum in this city. Ho was the solo architect of the pension oflico , taking his model from a celebrated ducal place In Italy. To nay that the building is ugly in to flutter It. About the time it was building Muign met General Slier idan and linked him what ho thought of the building. 'I imvo got only ono objection to it I " t > aid Sheridan , 'Wnat is ? " i that inquired Molgs anx- ously. "Tho damn thing is fireproof , " replied Sho'ridun with all the brutal frankness of n soldier. The building has upon its exterior a frieze in terra cotta work roprobonUng military scenes. Thu most remarkable thing auDitt it U that all the cavalrymen : on this frieze are left-hunJed. It al ways annoyed MeigH to call his attention to these "Bouthpuw" snbruurs. Meigs , as a penman , was ns bad us Horuco Greoley or Hufus Chonto. His ohirography was simply indesorlb- able and undecipherable. To ono unused to it the best doscriptioi ! of it was applied to Choato's signature , , which was said to resemble a grldiroi [ struck by lightning , General Sherman , through whoso hands a great deal ol Muiga official corrospoudoiico passed ind who xvns always frank and Informal n hlso ndorsomonts upon official papers , mco wrote under the endorsement Molgs md made upon an official paper the fol- owing : "I heartily concur In the endorsement , f the quartermaster general , but I don't enow what It says. " An Kpltniln of OoncrAl Urnnt. "So General Ely S. Parker Is suffering rom a slight stroke of paralysis. " said an army officer the ether day. "I had some acquaintance with him when ho vas on General Grant's staff during the vnr. Ho is ,0110 of the most Interest- ng characters I have over known. Ho s a full b'ooded Indian chief of the Six nations and n lineal descendant of Red Jacket , the famous chief. Parker has received a liberal jducatton , having been trained to the .irofcsslon . of civil engineer. Ho was at hat tlmo In the thirties , and was ono of the finest specimens of manhood that ono would wish to see. Ho made the engrossed copy of General Grant's pencil lotcs of the terms of the surrender of Leo's army at Appomattox. Ho re mained on staff duty until Grant's inau guration as president , when ho became commissioner of Indian affairs. "After the war ho was on duty at West Point for a time , and while there witnessed an Interesting llttlo incident. General Grant , then at the head of the army , visited West Point during the itunmor encampment. Ho was attended by his entire staff. Ono bright sunny morning he left the house of the superintendent of the academy , with whom ho was staying , and surrounded by his staff strolled over to the encampment to call upon the com mandant. The entire party was in Un dress uniform. When his coming was an nounced by the sentinel on duty , ho sim ply saluted , and with that disregard for the pomp and circumstance of war which characterized him , ho declined to have the guard turned out in his honor. PassIng - Ing the line of guard tents the party strolled across the parade grounds In the direction of the commandant's quarters. The tents of the cadets were situated between the parade ground and the commandant's tent. Just in front of the company's quarters was what is known as the color lino. The colors were already there resting upon the stacked arms of the cadets and guarded by a sentinel. It is a military requirement that when the colors are out , as upon this occasion , every ono passing the color line shall salute them. Grant had his inevitable cigar cc in his mouth , and as he crossed the color line was en gaged ( in conversation and did not appear to note his surroundings. In short , ho failed to salute the colors. Most of the stall' smiled as thoj saw the sentinel preparing to call the corporal of the guard. General Parker was the first to raise his hat to salute the colors , and iu doing so attracted Grant's attention , who hastily took his cigar out of his mouth with ono hand and raised his hat in salute with , the other. All the members of the stall , of course , then saluted. The inci dent furnished much food for gossip among the cadets , all of whom were standing about in the company streets watching the commander-in-chief , and it j caused no little amusement to reflect that a red man was the first to salute the white man's colors. " AN INDIAN'S REVENGE. Ho I'll I ( I Hack an Overdone of Soup In Dirty Sujfitr. A Wisconsin lumberman told a repor ter of the St. Paul Globe an amusing story the other day. In ono of the lum ber camps of that state there was a cook who was much bothered by a certain Indian , who was' always "kcnnobutch , " or hungry. One day the cook deter mined that ho would fix him. Ho came around and brought his appetite as usual. That day the cook had soup gallons of soup. The buck happened in after supper and there was plenty of soup left. The buck was given a largo basin full , which he quickly devoured. The cook filled it up again and said : "Eat. " The Indian looked surprised , but he consumed the soup. The COOK filled the Dasin again. The buck shook his head. Then the cook seized a huge carving knife and leaped toward his guest , again commanding him to eat. The Indian again went to the ? bottom of the basin. lie was so full of soup that ho was nearly ready to burst. He left shortly after and never came again. This was the cook's inning the Indian's came later. Ono spring day , two years later , this same cook took a friend with him to an ndian camp to witness their process of naking maple sugar. All at once the ndian who had been BO liberally sup- ilied with soup appeared. Ho seemed ory glad to see his old friend , the cook. 'lo presented him with a huge piece of naplo sugar. The cook tasted it , dirty ihough it was , out of courtesy , and landed it back. Now came the Indian's nning. He forced that cook to eat so nu eh maple sugar tlr.it ho was made ill , and has had a prejudice against it over since. To cure nervousness your nerves must bo ? fed by pure blood. Hood's Sursaparllla nukes pure blood. Take it , no\v. Ilu Uuc u Boston Courier : Judge You are ac cused , Abnor , of hitting your wife with a Ijeanpolo. Abnor I reckon I did , jodgo. Judge Then you plead guilty , oh ? Abnoi I has tor , jedgo , under do suckomstanccs , cazo I done swung do polo and Mrs. Abnor war right dar whar it drap. Judge Well , then , there Is nothing left for mo but to sentence you to the calaboose for thirty days. Abnor Tank'o , jedge. I done year dat hit's got tor be do fashion at dis tlmo or dor year tor git a few week's change from dor mornotony ob homo iife , and tor tell do trufo , jodge , my llnanshul sitorwation wouldn' orlow mo tor 'feck dat change in any udder way dan do boanpoje. Much bloodgo , jedgo. Hit ain't obory member or do judielnm dat's willin' ' tor help a po' man git rer- leef fr'm do mattermonial bon's ter dat extents. * J ilr | Wuxem' 1'roverh * . Detroit Free Press : The pollitishun that noes his bizneu kin think ono thing , say another nnd do a third , All liars ain't stump Hpeokcrs , but nil stump npiokors uir stump spookors. Every farmer ought to bo pollitishun enough to kno that when he soils Si's worth uv truck ho ought to git $1 for 'st. A congressman's patriotism in too often mozztircd by the number uv old sol- jors in his dccstrick. Kunnin' fer olliso ain't ono uv thoploz- ztiros uv kings. A green congrossmun is az dangerous ns n green nppel. Glory won't pay a stntosmnn's dots. The Godoss uv Liberty ninnotunos her posishun by keopin1 out uv pollitlcks. Finnnshol thoorys mostly don't deolulr dividends. There uro tnreo tilings wortn savins ? Time , Trouble and money and Dii VVilt'a Llttlo ICuriv Ulsurs will BUVO thorn for you. These little pills will suvo you time , ns they net promptly , Tho.y will suvo you trouble aa they came no piiu. : They will siive you moDovia they oconomizodootorS bills. By moans of tlui uloolrlo current it is now possible to produce a hln'licr temperature tbun over before. LIGHT SlllffiS ONCE MORE Wall Street Sco 'TtloHof from the Depres sion Ooralhg" Oloso nt Hand , BREAK AT CHICA'd6 SAVES THE COUNTRY Collnjue of the ftWncr * In Ornln nml I'ro- vlilonit ItclrWrf'llie I'rnilitati Tor Ex portation lldVurn of ( lolil nnil liicrcnixi'W Currency. In his weekly letter , Henry Clews , the Wnll street authority , says- "At last , Wall street begins to sco light. During the week , now factors have entered into the situation of a character calculated to nfTord n largo i\nd permanent relief to suf fering Interests. The misfortunes thnt have bcfallon. the Chicago speculators have proved to bo n benefit to the whole country. Their withholding of grain nnd other kinds of prod uce from the usunl course of export for several months was largely the cause oJ thu nonvy drain of gold thnt Introduced the ex isting troubles. The stringency which they so largely helped to create hns nt Inst com pelled them to rcallzo nt ruinous losses , nnd their products are going direct to Europe nnd forcing buck the pold they hnd driven out of the country. Already some $13,000.- , 000 of gold Is on Its way hither nnd still larger amounts nro expected to follow. This Is ono of the reliefs thnt has nppoarod within the weclt. "Anotnor helpful condition has arisen out of the heavy break In securities last week. The chnnco It afforded of buying our best securities nt BO to III ) per cent below their nvorago price has brought out n steady stream of buying orders from London nnd other European centers , nnd the amount exported , though not definitely known , must aggregate ninny millions In valuo. This ngain hns created a Inrgo amount of bills on Europe and contributed to the Importation of gold. For the moment , this movement hns somewhat abated , partly In consequence of some recovery In the prices of securities and partly owing to the Bank of England having on Thursday advanced Its rate of discount from 2J to ! i per cent ; but as all the symptoms show a decided foreign gain of confidence in our investments , nnd ns that gain will bo increased by the suspension of silver purchases which may now ho re garded us all but assured the probabilities favor a revival of thuso shipments nt un early date. I'lunty oT Money In 1'rospeot. "Also , It sooma rcasonablo to anticipate thnt the now prostr.ito condition of the great speculative interests centering nt Chicago will necessitate further Inrgo exports of grain nnd provisions. With these causes contributing to swell the Cr. sldo of our nccount with Europe nnd with the current and necessary future decline in our imports diminishing the Dr. sldo. It Is clear that wo nro now in the beginnings of a chungo in the balance of our forelKn trade that can hardly full to bring to this country a Inrgo ultimate nggregato of gold. Wo do not ven ture to estimate what that total may bo ; but . nmong these nearest to the heart of foreign banking operations it is variously estimated at from ? 25,000,000 to $40,000,000. In this factor aloiio , therefore , wo have nmplo assurance of nn early largo re inforcement of the reserves of the banks of Itself auftlciont to euro the stringency not only nt this center but also at the interior. Other , reliefs are also com ing Into play. Thp bauks of this city uro making arrangements for taking out about ten millions additional currency , which within a few days will enable them to satisfy the urgent wants of-their country and west ern correspondents. The city savings banks huvo obviated one source of danger by noli- lying their depositors that they avail themselves - solves of their legal right to defer payment of deposits for thirty" to sixty days. Having done this , there will n.o longot bo any excuse for certain of " their' ' number continuing to hoard largo suras of money by which they have provided against ? a possiolo "run" of depositors. Accident * Only to He Feared. "Thus strongly fortified , It seems entirely rcasonablo to conclude thut so far as the crisis is due to mere scarcity of currency its backbone is broken. Only two possible sources of obstruction1 to the recovery of con- lldenco remain ; the waiting for the veraict of congress on the silver question , nnd the possibility of further accidents arising from Into speculative losses and from the pro longed tension to which business hns been exiwsed. As to the former , little doubt is now entertained in any quarter ; and , ns to the latter , the danger will daily diminish ns the new supplies of money bccomo dis tributed , while it IB certain that scarcely any misfortune cnn befall speculutors in produce which will not bcnollt the situation nnd the country. ' 'The construction thnt Wall street puts upon those now features in the situation found expression on Wodnesduy in n rise of 5 to 10 points in the prices of stocks nnd In n general rout of the 'bear' forces. Ono dis tinct sign of recovery of confidence is the nppoarunco of the frugal investor bearing a satchel , who is notably the surest interpre ter of the llnnncinl barometer. This rura avis doubly blesses a disturbed market , first by bringing cash Into it and next by taking securities out of it , and is always welcomed as the harbinger of culm. "To the Investing public , the present range of prices nffords nn opportunity for buying ndvnntnpcously such ns is very rarely afforded. Largo lines of stocks nnd bonds can now bo procured nt prices which will yield fully 1 per cent moro than the or dinary rate of Interest. Buying for specu lation , however , should bo undertaken only upon very ample inagin. " Hotter Feeling on I.tiniloii 'I LONDON , Aug. 0. Discount during the wcok wns firm nt U per cent. Money was plentiful ut 1 per cent. A return shows thnt 1,585,000 In gold wns withdrawn for the United Stntcs during the week. H In under stood nil orders sent here huvo been filled nnd demand will now ccaso for the iircsont. Silver continues firm with n moderate eastern domnnd. Business on the stock exchange dls- tlnctly improved during the week. A com plete restoration of confidence depends upon American developments. Consols closed out- fourth lower on the week , Foreign securi ties became firm after the Hcttlomcnt of the Franco-Siamese dispute , but dealings were small. Argentina loan of 1SSO fell one-half nnd Argentina funding loan fell % owing to the Insurrection la Argentine. In Amer ican railroad securities there was a general rise. Ixnilsvillo & Nashville advanced 8 ; Atch'lVon "A" bonds , Erie and Northern Piiciflo.-S } each : Norfolk & West ern , IDenver' ; ' Arltlo Grande preferred , Wisconsin Central Lalto Shore , Union Pacific nnd Wubypih debentures , onch ; Atchison shares , . .Missouri , Kansas & Texas and Wabasli preferred , \ \ { \ Central Pacific and Denver & Klo ' Qrando common , 1 each : Ohio & Mississippi/ . _ COMMUUI ALAND FINANCIAL. ItVu Uulet fft a MlliiUy School on 'Chaiifsp Haturtluy. CHICAGO , Aug. Orn-It was as qulot as n Sunday school /.change / today. Wheat . advanced lc , uoyprtheless. The opening was from J < c to ] JV. . higher than yesterday's ' 'ad closing and withsdmo fluctuations advanced from % c to J c , thuii held steady nnd tno closing was nt the opening figures. The Now York bank itatemenl caused some 10t t.o tlo reaction , the market selling off early to the inslilo figures , hut there wns not much wheat for into. The exports of wheat and flour from both coasts were nbqut 1..300,000 , bu. larger than the preceding week and 1,650,000 bu , larger than the correspond ing \vuok a year ago. Export clearances of wheat and flour from the seaboard were also larger that last vrook , and the receipts nt primary markets showed but little Increase. It l estimated that the vislblo supply state- inunt will show a small increase against oHI Increase of 2,080,000 bu. for the corresponding week n year ago. In com , Initial trades were nt from } { c to % o advance nnd the price sold up } { c , react' Ing Jfc. changed some , ruled steady mid ut tne close had lost a fraction. The decline , near the close wai due to reports of rain in ome nnrts of Nebraska and extending e.iit viml. Business was yory Unlit. Tlio feature In o.its WAS the light offering * vhleh mndo It easy for traders to advnnco trices from IfCito % o , but the close was from to , ' ( o from the top. August nnd cash were unchanged ut Jtfo premium for the cash , ono lot of W,000 ) bu. changing hands. For the first time In several days there vas no apparent concerted support to pro visions , Some long stuff dribbling out upon ho market caused marked wo.ikncs * for n Imo. Compared with last night , however , ho close on pork Is unchanged and lard nnd ribs only lOc oft rospeotivoly. Freights were , d'io to light offerings for vessel room , nt life for wheat nnd lc for corn o Buffalo nnd c for wheat and 3c for corn to Kingston. Estimated receipts for Monday : Whent , 210 cars ; corn , 8-10 cars ; onts , 247 cars ; hogs , 8,000 head. Tlio loading futures ranged as follows : Articled. Open. High. Low. Clone. WllKAT A lit ; 60 GO 00 Sept fill 8 ? 02 Dec Coux Anjr 30 38M Sept 40M 403-10)1 ) Oct 4UU May 42 4lS OATH 2I ( Vpt . B4i Ulfi May . 30 so MESHl'OHK AUK . 12 20 Sept . 12 CO 13 70 11' CO 12 110 Oct . 12 ! 70 liAlltl All ? . 7 r.5 Sept . 7 TO 7 70 7 ( II ) Oct . 7 07M 7 70 7 05 SHOUT IU nv Aue . 7 15 Sept . ' 30 U 110 7 ! ! ( ) Oct . 7 27M Cash quotations were as follows ! Klotllt Nominal. WHEAT-NO. 3 spring , GOc : No. 8 spring , f. o. b. , 55O500 ! No. 2 red , OOc. CoilN-No. i)85c. ! ! ) ! OATS-NO. 2 , 24k24'ci ? No. 2 whlto , f. o. b. . 27fJ27io ( ; No , 3 white , f. o. b. , 2DHO28C. UYK-NO. 2. 44U44c. ! { HAIII.EV No. 2 , nomltiHl ; No. B , 36c ; No. 4 , Mosaics. KI.AX HEED No. l,07 > , { c. TIMOTHY Kcc I'rltno , } 3. 70313. 75. 1'OIIK Mess , tmr bill. , H2.3U12.SB | lard , per 100 ! ! ) . , * 7..r > 5a7.GO ; short rltis sides loose ) , S7.2037.2.r ) ! dry salted shoulder * iill. S7.OOO7.25 ; short clour sides ( boxad ) , ' . WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. , StliAlis Gut loaf , Cc ) : granulated , 6.82 ; standard "A. " 5.70. The following were the receipts and ship ments for today : AUTICI.ES. HECKtlTi ) . SIIII'.MCSTS. h'lonr , bbls. 7,410 Wheat , bu. . . 05,027 niiiiu : ? orn , bu. . . , . SL'ti.nna 2Sl,7iin ! OatH bu 2411,750 170,270 Hyo , bu 14.7SU 1.H73 Ilarloy. 1m. . . o.noo On the 1'roduco exchange today butter was ( julot ; cronmory , 15 > i4J20c ; dulry , IBffl IBc. Kggs , quint ; strictly fresh , 13 > SS14c. St. I.ouli .Markets , ST. Louis , Aug. 0. Fi-ouu-Stoadlfir , un changed. WHEAT Advanced on greater confidence In financial situation , clo-liii ? with gains of Uc. September , 69' c : December. 07Vc. l > ouN Advancud on drouth news , gaining fie. No. 2 mixed , cash and August , 3Gic ; ; Hup- lumber , 37c. OATS-Hlsher ; No. 2 cash. 28c ; Aujust , 24c ; September , 24'ic. KYK No. 2 , 45c. HAIII.KY No trade. Kr.Ai SHED Lower ; 91c. ItiiAN Klrmcr ; fi5c bid , east track , HAY Klrin , unchanged. IIUTTKH Unchanged ; separator creamery , 18 < a20c ; choice dairy , 1718c. E ( ] < is Hljrber , 0lOc. I < KAD-t2.97V ( : nominal. Si'W.TKii J3.70 asked. Co UN MISAT. Unchanged : $1.05. WHISKY Unchanged : $1.12. llAddiNn Uiicliauccd. COTTON TIER Unchanged. 1'novisiONS-Quiet. Pork ( new ) , current make , 13.25. Lard , 53.75. Dry milt meiits , long bliouldors , fG.75 ; long and sides , * 3.75 : shorts. $8.00 ; boxed , 15c more. Ilacon ( . packed bhoulders ) , $8.00 ; IOIIRI nnd ribs , ta.75 : shorts , I9.12K0.25. Hums ( suaar cured ) , 1314c. KUCKIPTS Klour. 24.000 sacks : wheat , 82- 000 bu. ; corn , 07,000 bu. ; oats , 41,000 bu. ; rye and bitrluy , nonu. SmrMENTS Klour , 4,000 sacks ; wheat , CG- 000 bu. : corn , 110,000 bu. : oats. 3,000 bu. ; rye and barley , none. Knnsax City Mnrkotf. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 5.-WHEAT lc blither ! No. 2 hard , 51iaB2c ; No. 2 rod , 02SJ54c. COHN 1'lrm and practically unchanged ; No. 2 white , 30&30S4C ; No. 2 mixed 29K < ai30c. OATS lc lower and In loss demand ; No. 2 whlto , nominally272Sc ; No. 2 mixed , 20 ® 27c. 27c.ItUTTEH ItUTTEH Weak ; croaruery , IGSlOc ; dairy , 15 Eoos-Qulet but steady ; strictly fresh candled , DC. KEOBIITS Wheat , 12,200 bu. ; corn , 3,700 bu. : outs , none. Hnir-MCNTS Wheut , 8,300 bu.j corn , 7,300 bu. ; oats , none. Cotton Mnrkot. ST. I.OUIS. AUB5. . 1 ICc lower , qulot. Mid dling , 7 l-2c ; sales , 200 bales ; receipts , 500 bales ; shipments , 1,200 Oalos ; stock : : , 'JOSOU bales. NEW Oui.EANS , Aug. 5. Dull ; Rood middling 7 15-lGc ; middling 7 7-lGc ; low middling 7 3-16c : Bond ordinary G'ic : not recolpta 400 bales , Including imo of now crop ; gross COO bales ; exports to the continent 1,000 bales ; roistwlso : 1,000 baluS ; sales 100 bales ; stock 53,219 bales. Mlnnrniiollt * Wlicut JMurlcot. MiNNEAi'OMR , Auz. G. Active ; AiicnM , C5c ; Popteinber , 55ic ! ; Occembor , GG ? c. Itccolpt.i , 57 ours. Cusli , slow. On track : Jfo. 1 hard , Gl02c ; No. 1 northern , 574J07VJC ; No. 2 northurn , 545Ge. Knltlmiirn Ornlii Mnrliot. lUr/riMOitE. Aug. Q. WHEAT Steady ; No. 2 rod , Ausust , 65c. COIIN I'lrmor ; August , 4G',4c. OATS Kiilrly active ; No. 2 whlto western , 37c. O.MAIIA LIVKliTOCK MAJUIETS- Lnit Wcvk'a fluutuatlunfi Seem to Have Kenchflil nn ICnil. SATUIIHAT , Aug. 5. Fluctuations In both cattle nnd hog values were violent during the early and middle part of the week , but the mantels have rather irmod up the past dny or two nnd will prob- ibly bo nil the hotter for the shaking up they have had. Receipts , compared with last week and a year ago , nro ns follows ; Cattle. HOKS. Blicnp. Hocolpls tills WOOk 12,045 12,013 2,5 'J UucelptH InHt week 8,4GB 27,41)5 ) 1,644 Httino wooklnut yonr. . . 7.050 19,3 B 2.243 llonvy receipts during the oorly part of the week mndo n dull , weak cnttlo mnrkot , but the culmination was on Wednesday , when after buying a few of the best cnitlo at prices 85c to 50u lower thnn Tuesday , buyers simply quit , leaving two-thirds of the cattle m the pens without a bid. Since then the market tins been on the mend nnd during the past three dnys 25o to 35c of this decline hns been re gained. The cow marltot has been rather weak nnd featureless , the fluctuations being mostly smnll and In sympathy with fat cnttlo values. Continued free country buying hns hold feeder values fairly steady , but offerIngs - Ings have exceeded the demand somewhat , nnd prices nro probably 10o to 15"lower thnn n week ago. The week closes with a moilernto run of cntllo nnd a good , strong , active tnurket for any thing the slaughterers could use. Not withstanding the continued favorable tone to eastern advices , speculative shippers held discreetly aloof. The dressed beef & 0 UGH ' BALSAM It CumColai.Cuuchi. Sort Throit , Croap. Inflo- .nit , WhooplBC CourbBronchlUi 4. 'uSl * A tertUn c r f r Coniumption la ind a turt relief In dyinc 5 iUr ; . Wittt Veu wlU tk esc. lent effect after Ukinr the firit deli. Bold br ie lin efirywn.n. UtUil tO c U i Sl.OO- men , however , nil neciletl and ns the o florin r of tulUtilo beeves uoro Komonrmt limited tr.ido rrni lively and ruled tOc to ttio hlphar than Frldny unit 25o to Sto higher tlun Weilnpsduy , the low day of the week. Thcro wcro no itrlotly choice cnttlo on .talo , but fnlr to very jfooJ 1,050 to 1-riO-lb. steoMsolil nt from $ . ' 1.00 to 11,10. Common nnd Inferior stock of nil kinds was slow mid nnd buyers dil | not appear to bo partial to wcntcm * HIK ! prices ruled very unsatisfactory , although nbout the snmoas on Friday. Falrwestctn lioeyos sold nt nrouml 12.70 nml ni)0. ) The fcolIiiR on nil tides wns more healthy than for several dnyt nnd a fnlr nnd reasonably early elcarnm-o wns effected. Considering the poncrnl quality of the cowa offered the mnrkot wns quotahlv strong. All local houses wanted some , anil the movement wns qulto freo. Common nnd cnlymt ? grades sold ut from T5o to H.G. ; ntul fair to good butchers' stock Ini-Koly nt tl.Tfi to $2.2.V There wns no particular clinngo In the market for veals. The Inquiry wns fnir nml prices ruled nbout fcteady , fair to ROOI ! stock soiling nround $2.78 nnd ft. Good fnt bulls nnd stags were In fiilr request ntut Btoady , selling ns high ns fU.fiOanit $ a. but common "stuff wa vnrv slow niul null , selling down around It nnd SI.S3. Stockers nnd feeders were not particularly nutlro sailers today ns the regular dealers were nooiit the only buyers , Per some rea son or other there wns not the usual good country demand , Yard traders all needed supplies nnd the few here sold at slightly firmer prices. There was a good firm tone to the trndo and every prospect of nn enlarged demand next week. Good to cholca feeders nroquotablont S'J.70iy.OO ( ; fair to good nt J.f > 0@.70. ' ! nnd common stuff nt J'J.iw&M.fiO. Hong The hog mnrkot. this week has been very unstable "driven of the winds and tossed. " Kocolpts have been comparatively light , the wctk's supply being only nbout IJJ.nuO hond or 15,000 less than Inst wcuk and 4,000 less than for the correspondIng - Ing week last year. The most sensational fenluro of the mnrkot wns the collapse of the "corner'1 ) provis ions Tuesday nnd the failure of several largo operators nnd packers , which was followed on Wednesday by the heaviest drop in ho ? values In the history of the trade. I'rlces went off fully ft ut nil western mar kets , and hogs sold lower than at any tlmo during the past fifteen months. The Cincinnati I'rli-o Current tuki's a rosy view of the general situation and summarizes an follows : Tlio marketing of hogs has bcon enlarged the past week , although not qulto equaling the number for the corrc.ipomling time Inst year. Total handled by western packers , ! 20,00 ( ) < l. com pared with 100,000 the preceding week and JMO.OOO last year , From March 1 the total isl.'JSD.OOO , against 5,2115,1100 n year ngo. Ueoroaso for the week 10,000. and for the season 1,01,1,000 , compared with last year. The current offerings are generally of good quality , nnd running heavier in weight than last year. The cul mination of the manipulation of hog product nt Chicago , occurring on Tuesday , has torn- pornnly disturbed trade operations , but the market seems likely to become fairly well sottlcd promptly , and in view of the decline to n reasonable basis , with removal of the artificial conditions , sur rounding the position , tlicro is likely to bean an enlarged shipping business , and 'revival of speculative interestof theordlnary nature In the leading articles of product. A notable - blo feature in the ohnnges this week is quite n rctnnrkablo decline in hogs which re flects the temporary paralysis of the market nnd the inllucnco of the mone tary stringency. The average of western cen ters at the eloso Is nbout $ I.C : > per 100 Ibs , lower than a week ago , and considerably below - low the existing position of product. It will not be unreasonable to look fora recov ery of n iKirlion of this declino. The export clearances of product for the week were qulto liberal , more so than heretofore tnis season with few exception. " , the aggre gate being In excess of the corresponding week last year. Since Wednesday the advance has been by big jumps and the close of the week finds prices within lOc to ir > c of last week's closo. It may take the market some time to settle down after the big shaking up it has re ceived , but the opinion seems .very generally to obtain that the market will bo all the bet ter from now on. The run today -wns rnthcr heavier than a week ago , but not at all Whnt would bo called heavy. All classes of dealers were In need of hogs , nnd aa eastern nmrltnts were higher there wns n further advance of fully lOc here. Good to choice light and butcher weight hogs sold at from $4.83 up to 15 , while heavy and mixed grades went mostly at $4.80 and $1.83 , and as high us $4.00 for choice stock. The early market was nctivo , but after urgent orders had been filled the close was weak and a shade easier. Tlio big bulk of the trading wns ut from $4.80 to W.OO , against $4.75 Friday nnd $1.05 to $5 last Saturday. SitKEi' itcccipts consisted of n couple of double-docks of fair grass westerns. They tivcragcd OS Ibs. and went to n local killer ac &J.80. The demand Is indifferent , except for good fat muttons and lambs , and weak. Common nnd stock sheep can hardly Do sold at all. Fair to good natives. ID.OO&tM.OO ; fair to good westerns , $2.7fiip.7r ( > ; common and stock sheep. Jl.W ) ( < S'-.7r > ; good to choice 40 to 100-lb. lambs , $ ! .50 ( < H75. O I.lv Stock Mitrket. CIIICAOO , AUK. 0. iFiioclnlToli'Brnin toTim IlKB.l The rnnof nil'lo for today was about lil.dOO huuil , of which numbi'i' not fur from 1,000 cnmo from Texas. For the w ok the ru- colptn aggregate about 68,600 head , or 1,400 luss than for the previous wuok nnd 10.000 moro than for thu corresponding tlmo lubt year. Tctani iold ttronfr today and the fe r loud * < if natlvei were tnkpn nt full prices. The former were quoted nt from 11.26 to 13.95 nil tlin latter at from II totJ.05. The cnlf niKr- kct wru stronger , being quo toil at from 12.36 tota.fiu , Suits of hogs \tr > r t an nd v nc of from 6a to lOo They wore In actlro request and itho 10,000 lieail olTared wnro nuicklr swullowod up nt from $4,76 , to M,30 for poor to oxtm Ktado * * elKlilnj { 260 It * , nnd upwnrd , nnrt at from $1.00 to J.V60 for common to fancy lot * nrernglnif under 00 lb. . The mnrknl now show * n gain since \Vrdnc \ dny of from 46c Jto C&o per 100 Ibs , The rccclpte for the nook are ( "iiino 23,000 bond loss tlmn for last nook nnd 2,000 head Irss than for the corresponding neek Inst ycnr. The nmrkct win llrm imnln todtty. AlHitit nil of the stock that hail nccutmilntcd here early In the wrck hns now bean worked oir nnd thu fouling Is hralthlor. Poor to choice ohonp were qtlotod at from $1,25 to M.26 , and Ilia lnmt > murkot was flrm nt from 13 to t&9. This wrak's receipts foot J Up nbout 07,000 heiul.or 8.000 hoiid moro tlmn for last neck and -0,500 huuil moro than for the same week Inst ycnr. Itccolptsi Cattle , I'J.OOO hondt calvei. 200 ho ml ; hogs , 0,000 huad i iliee-p , 2,000 heiul. .Stock In ItocnlpM of llro stock at the four principal Tvesturn markets Saturday , Augutt 8 : Cnttlo Hogs. Snoop. ? iiuth Omaha 1.0U3 8,004 403 OhlcnRo 1,200 4,500 1,000 KnniiiH ( Jltf , . . . 1,700 3,100 400 St , Louts 000 800 100 Total . 6.10U l'J.004 2,400 Itorolpt * Hiul UUpo ltlun of Stork. Ofltclnl rocplnts and disposition of stortk ns shown liylhu books of the Union Slock Vnrds coiiipnny for the twunty-four hours ending nt & o'clock p. m. August 0 , 1893 : lltTKII'Trl. HI ! ) POSITION. IIOOS. Omaha I'jicUlnar Co I ) 0\3 The (1. II , Hummonit Co. , 20,1 tias fixvlft&Co 211(1 141 403 TlioCmlaliy Packing < ? o. . Oil 1,1 as Talmr.t A 1SH IMrlicr , t Co A. HaiH : U. Hifker & Uvgcn Hamilton H 21)1 ) Shlppcrx andfeodcrH 41(1 Leftover 4(1(1 Total 1,711.1 4 0:1 : City l.lvo Stuck Mnrlcct. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 5. OATTI.K Koccipts. 1,700 bond : shipments , 700 bead ; market steady tit .strom ; ; TOMIS stoer.s , $2.00iW.2o ; To\KB conn , fl.lSSJ'J.lt ) : shipping steers , (4.00 Gf5.Xl ( ; natlvo cows.f 1.10ii.2ft : ) ; imlclii'r utook , $3.00214.10 ; Mtocki < r nnd ffi-dors , (2.10U3.1U ; bulls nnd nil.x.-d , $ l.r.'iu.7r. . llod.s Ilecolpts , 3.100 bead : shipments 1,400 huud ; Ih-lit nnd iiifdlilin Krndus wcr.t 5 .150 lilKlier ; bcuvy stonily lnslroim ; bulk of sitli's. M.H5U5.1S ; bnavli-s. 4.0534.00 : puckers , * 4.75 T.5.15 ; inlxcid , $1.70165.20 ; Unlit , J4.75O5.26 ; VorKers , jri.153fc5.25 ; pl K , J5.O035.25. SiiEKi1 Kuculpts 400 bond ; sblpmonts , 200 huad ; mnrkot ntuaily. St. T.onli Lire Stuck .Mnrltrt. ST. LOUIR , Aug. 6. CATTI.C UoL-olnts , GOO bead : Khlpinonts , 700 boud ; market Htoudy ut yestcraay's quolutloiis ; Texan steers , J3.1BJ ton for cows , tl.H5. Iloiia Kucotpts , 800 huad ; shipments , GOO bead ; mnrliut openvd stronn , lOc lilnbor than 1'rlday , elosi'il cuslur ; tot ) prlco , 15.25 ; bulk of sftl s.4.H5K5.20. imiii1 Kocolpts , nnno ; slilpiuonU , 100 head ; market llrm , unchanged. TWO K1XDS OF WOMSJT' iiretl Dr. Piercc'a Favorite Prescrip tion those who want to be made strong , and those who want to bo miidc well. It builds up , Invigor ates , regulates , and cures. It's for young girls just entering womanhood ; for women who have reached the critical "change of life" ; for women expect ing to become mothers ; for mothers who arc nursmg aud exhausted : for every woman who Is run-down , delicate , or overworked. For all the disorders , diseases , nnd weaknesses of wemcn , "Favorite Prescription "Is the unfailing scription enly remedy BO ing that It cnn te guaranteed. If U doesn't hcnciU of cure , in every ca o , the inoucjwKi w returned. SO UT H QJVIA ZiTA. Union Stock Yards Company , South Ornariai flout Cattle Ho anil Sheep market la lha wait COMMISSJOM HOUSeS. _ Wood Brothers , Live. Stock Commission MorohnnH. nUii Telephone 1157 , ' Clilca/j JOHN I ) . DADHM AN , I . . . . . M.n.-ar. WAI.TISII K. WOOD , \ Market reports by mall and wirechuorfu 1 turn "lied upon application "THERE IS SCIENCE IN NEATNESS. " BE WISE AND USE OMAHA U Manufacturers 0 litters Directory AWNINOJS AND TENTS. Omalia Tent-Awning Wolf Bros & Co. , COSU'ANV. Mnnurncturomof Tents. IIOUSK COVKItS. Awiilnv * , t'to , 7M ( and 1'iirimin Mruut. 700M , If.lli Struct , BAGS & TWINES Ucmis Omaha Bag COMPANY. Importer ! nml iimmifno- turen of Hour eaclu , biirlitpi , twlMB. BOOTS AND SHOES. Morsc-CoB Shoe Company. Htt1e.roomunaoilloa-ll07-IIOJ.llll Hcwiir.l * t Knclurr-l ' < l'II2l-U2l Huw " > St. We urn the ovi.v lUiiufnturer of llouU uinl ii.dwl . to .11 to 1 CORNICE. OmaFa Coal , Colic & 1,1MB CO. . liard and Jft conl , H K , cor. loth and Douulni DRY GOODS. M. E. Smith & Co. Kilpatrlck-KocliDiy UOODH CO. Dry iroo'U ' , noUoii , fur- Notloni , KunU' furnUli- iiltlilnu Hood" , corner Inif i/ood * . cor , lltli and I IIU mid iloward til * . . lUrncy Htreot * . FURNITURE. Omaha Upholstering fistiee & Ilunyan COMl'ANV. Uiiuoliti'rud furniture , COMl'ANV llU'MIUf MCUUlM Bl. Wuote alu ouljr. ud latUBUeu HABDWAHE. Hector & Williclmy Lobcck & Linn , COMI'AAV. H'nlors In linnlwuro Kii Corner 10th nml Jackson lui'clmnlcs' tnula. Btrcotn. HU ( Douiilui Htn. t. HATS , ETC. I IBON WOBKS. W. A. L. Gibbon & Co Omaha Safe and Iron Wlioloiulo WOIIK-4 , cnm , Btravr jiooiH , Safei.viiulu , Jnll wood Klixivei , mlilaiii. Kill Iron uluitturi nml lira us- nod llarnoy htruttn. fnic | 9. Oun Anilraon , ink anil Jnclmuti LUMBEH. John A. Wahcfleld , ImportedAmerican Tort- land ri'iiiont , .Mll u- liiitcumi'iit nn < l ( Julncy whtlti llmo. LIQUORS. | STOVE REPAIRS Fritk & Herbert , Omalia Stove Repair WOHKH. Hove ruu.ri | Wholesale liquor iooler ! and water lUtschmajlt * ' for any fclnil of itorn luOl 1'unioin St. made , IJU7 luuvui t. PAPER , . I OILS. Carpenter Paper Co Standard Oil Co , Currr n full stuck of wrnpi'lnif ' and HoHned and lubricating wrltlnic imporn , caril elli , uilegreuio , etc. PRODUCE COMMISSION. Branch & Co. 1'roduco , frultu of nil kludi ,