THE OMAHA DAILY JJER : MONDAY , APRIL 23 , 185)1. ) GOOD AND BAD LLOYDS EXIST Two Forma of Mutual Insurance "Which Are Frequently Confounded , POINTS OF DIFFERENCE MADE CLEAR Jntcr-Innurnnrn Contrmtwl with flrnernl IiiMirnnro Mojili 1'rotrctlon nf the One Mini lrrclp < > i lblllty " < "lo Other I'lalnly Set I'orlh. Considerable Interest exists In Omnlin In connection with the mnlter of Insurance , es pecially the mutual or Lloyds fire Insurance. The Dee Rives a vnltmhlo communication on this subject from Albert Andrlano , local mperlntendent for Snow , Church & Co'a. mercantile agency. He writes : Lloyds Insurance orlRltmtcd with n com pany of shippers nnd ship owners , who , In the ycar 16SS. formed n society for mutual protection % against IOSB hy sen , and owing to the fact that their business meetings were iiKiially held nt n London Inn , maintained known ns "Lloyds London , " n name retained lincnvii ns "Llodys London , " a name retained hy similar organizations up to the present day. The risks assumed hy this company were slined hy all the parties to the con tract , hence the name "underwriters. " For many years the Lloyds confined thomcKlvps to marine risks , and associations of the kind wore formed In Holland nnd other seafaring countries. Including our own. Of late years , however , similar societies have been formed for mutual protection against loss hy fire , nnd It Is of these , more particularly , that this article treats. These companies may be divided Into two classes , very appropriately termed Intcrlnsurnnce and general insurance Lloyds. /Die Intcrlnsurance Lloyds Is n purely mu tual association of merchants or manufac turers , or both , organized for mutual protec tion , being , In fact , a. very simple agree ment to Indemnify each other against lesser or damage hy fire The members of thr , so- rlety Insure ncli other nnd only each other , each party to the contract becoming liable for Hiich n , percentage of the losses which may nccrue as the. amount of Insurance or hazard of the risk hears to the whole. For example : Ono hundred merchants form a Lloyds , each Insuring for $10.000. Jn case of loss each underwriter becomes liable for oiie-oiic-hmidrertth part of the loss , which Is paid Into the general , fund nnd turned over to the loser. In order to sim plify the Illustration In this case wo have assumed that nil the underwriters carried and have allowed the same amount of Insurance lowed for no difference In hn/.ard. There would , of course , he some expense for run ning the business. In many companies each underwriter deposits a certain amount and a general fund Is thus created. The affairs of the company are entrusted to n person of experience , commonly termed life attorney , who manages the business , adjusts losses nnd performs such other duties as may bo necessary. He Is responsible for his actions to the members of the society nnd Is al lowed a certain percentage- for expenses. Ono of the largest and most successful of those companies counts a number of Omaha s leading business houses among Its members. An association such as this Is , of nccos Ity , composed of firms with a high commercial rating and of exceptionally good standing , for the very patent reason that no responsi ble house would enter Into a contract of this hurt with concerns of standing not at least equal to Its own , nnd therein lies the main ( .lenient of strength claimed for the Inter- insurance Lloyds. It Is u well known fact that regular .stock companies lose large sums each year from Incendiary and other ille gitimate causes. Men of long experience in the business have not hesitated to say that they could write Insurance at a i eduction or one-third on all rates and make money , pro vided the moral hazard element was elimi nated. This is , of course , impossible , and the result Is that the responsible Insurer pays his proportionate share of the loss sustained on Irresponsible and dishonest parties. The Lloyds being composed of men of the highest character only , the moral hazard would of necessity be of the best. This of Itself necessarily reduces the cost of Insurance In Lloyds companies and facili tates the adjustment of lo'ses. No cominls- Jiisiers , aim tno-attorneynvho conducts the business of the company only receives a limited percentage for expenses nnd remu neration , usually 15 per cent on the amount of money passing through his hands. Briefly enumerated , the advantages of these socle- ties are as follows : Being merely a form of co-partnership , the running expenses are naturally small : the moral hazard Is of the best ; the ratio of lo-ses correspondingly loss , ns compared with that of companies doing a general business , and taking Into consideration the fact that many large con cerns nro unable to secure sufficient Insur ance from the regular companies , the Inter- Insurance Lloyds U a necessity and legiti mate means ot protection , the right of em ploying which cannot Justly be denied the careful business man. ' GENERAL INSURANCE LLOYDS. The general Insurance Lloyds Is primarily organized after the fashion of the Inter- Insurance Lloyds , with this very Important difference , however , that It does not limit It-j risks to Its members , but does a general flrn Insurance business. chnrclnK. therefore. a regular premium. These companies are composed of ten , twenty or thirty under- wrlters.au the case may bo , under the manage ment of an attorney , who has power to bind them each for a proportionate share of loss upon every policy Issued by him. This man ager receives a percentage on all business of the company and employs agents and solic itors. The profits or losses of a company of this kind , as the case may ho , nro divided among the underwriters or original mem bers , the policy holder standing In much the hanio relation to them ns docs the policy holder In a regular company toward its ( stockholders. l or Instance : John Dee applies for a policy of insurance for $100,000 from n com pany composed of twenty underwriters. Ho pays a regular premium , nnd In case of loss each umlsrwilter agrees to pay him $500 , or Mich proportion thereof ns the total of Ills LU I in bears to the whole. Ho does not be come n party to the contract , and merely buya his Insurance from the underwriter ns ho would from n regular company. The difference between the two forms of Lloyds Is obvious. These concerns nro not organized for mutual protection , but for the mutual profit of their underwriters , who bear the same relation toward cach other nnd toward the Insured as do the stockholders of the regularly capitalized companies. Their agents make a regular hid for business and their affairs are con ducted on the same lines as thosa of utock companies. This being the case , the general Insurance Lloyds , business corpora tions seeking the patronage of the public , are not entitled to the Immunity from In vestigation which may bo Justly claimed for private agreements , such as these of Intcrlnsuranco Lloyds , and should bo classed nml treated the same as regularly capital ized stock companies or mutuals. Notwith standing this fact , thcso concerns are very reticent about their affairs , and claim nil the privileges of the regular Lloyds. In gome cases they absolutely refuse to glvo any Information regarding their affairs or business whatsoever. In others , the state ments are HO vaguely Indefinite as to ho far from satisfactory. Some of these companies nro composed of men or standing and finan cial responsibility , and claim to have largo amounts of money In banks. They do , how ever , n widely scattered business of n mis cellaneous character , accepting In many rases risks that have been rejected by other companies. None of these companies have applied or received admission Into this htatc , and these accepting risks hero are doing what Is commonly termed "under ground business , " u class ) of insurance which In the long run would ruin the strongest nnd most carefully managed com pany In the world , n class of business usually of a hazardous nature , and generally written at cut rates. This form of Lloyda hail no paid up capital , no assetu , and of fers no guaranty of Its ability to pay , other than the names of Its underwriters , Thcso may bo good today , worthless to morrow , In some Instanced they are worth less In the beginning , and the company la organized and manipulated by an attorney , for the very evident purpo&c to defraud policy holders and pocket the proceeds. Hut even admitting that the underwriter ! ) are re- Hponslble , oil BOIUO of them no doubt arc , In case of uu action at law It would become necessary to sue each Individual under writer for Ills proportionate nharo of the loss. They have no legal representatives lit tills state on whom service could be had , nnd each underwriter would have to l/o sued at his place of residence , nnd In some cases ns many as fifty separate suits would hnvp to be Instituted In order to re cover on n policy. The regular Insurance companies have representatives In every fair sized town In this stale. They have compiled with the state law and been found thoroughly re sponsible and able to meet their obligations , Service on any of their representatives would be held good nnd suits carried on and decided In our own courts. DISADVANTAGES AUH PLAIN. From this statement It may be seen that the general Insurance Lloyds can hardly be compared with the Interlnsurancc campanlcs , and wo have In them nil the disadvantages of the old plan , with none of the advantages of the new ; all the dlsad van tapes of the new , namely , no stipulated capital , surplus or general assets , with none of the advan tages of the old. In other words , all the objectionable features of a loosely managed stock company are here combined , with none of the advantages of tl'e close corporation for mutual protection. The general Insur ance Lloyds , In addition to this , Is lacking In all the points claimed In favor of the Interlnsurancc Lloyds , Its expenses call hardly be less than those of a stock com pany , the moral hazard of Its policy holders Is not boiler , and Ihero Is every reason to believe that It Is not as good. U Is almost Impossible lo get at the financial responsi bility of the general Insurance Lloyds , owing to the fact that It would become necessary to look up the standing Of each Individual underwriter. The ntlorney generally refuses to give Information regarding the manage ment and other essential points , claiming that his Is a mutual society , and absolutely 'denying the right of the public to Inquire Into what he terms the underwriters' private affairs. The opportunity for fraud Is very evident. The right to organize these companies was abolished In the state of New York In 1S02 , nnd many persons took out charters Just previous to the passage of the law for spec ulative purposes. These charters command a high figure , and the business has been carried to such an extent that a Lloyds charter was offered for sale through the ad vertising columns of n dally paper quite re cently. It Is only fair to admit , however , thai some of the Lloyds organized under this plan are composed of men of high character and undoubted Integrity , are conservatively managed , and do a slrlctly legitimate bus iness. There Is no reason In this case why such a company should not do n successful and profitable business , bill It must , never theless , bo admitted that the plan has many elemenls of weakness hard to overcome. It Is also a fact that their standing will be materially Injured by the numerous fraud ulent concerns doing a wildcat business , whoso Inevitable failure will sooner or later follow. ALBERT ANDHIANO. SUI'ltK3tK ( JOUItT ttVLLAHT. rolntH Declilod In a t'oiiplc of CHHPS Pnsscil mi Ilcrently. LINCOLN , April 2 . At Its session hero last week the supreme court handed down opinions in the cases the syllabi of which follow : Plllsbury ngalnst Alexander et nl. Appeal from Hnll county. Affirmed. Opinion by Commissioner llngnn. , The state of Nebraska sold to Arnold & Abbott certain land and gave them a con tract for a deed ; Arnold & Abbott caused this land to br > surveyed nnd platted Into lots , blocks nnd streets , nml designated as Arnold & Abbott's addition to Grand Inland. They did not attach or acknowledge or sl n n. certillcate to Mich pint ns required b > section lOH. chapter xlv , Compiled Statute * 1SM. ! They caused ? .ilil plat to be filed In fit oflice of the recorder of deeds of Hal county. They sold nnd conveyed parts o the land platted , descilblng the parts K ( sold as lots nml blocks In Arnold & Ab bolt's addition ; HIP land public took pos session of and used the land designated n.s streets on said plat. Held : First , tlm the failure of Arnold & Abbott to comply with Bald section 10.1 In platting fiild Inm did not render the pint of the addition void Second , that Arnold & Abbott , by the ! acts , had estopped themselves , their heirs nnd grantees from claiming any title to said land designated ns streels on the pla In said addition. Third , that the acts of Arnold & Abbot In platting said addition amounted to n common law dedication to the public of the land reserved on said pint for streets. 2. Arnold & Abbott sold nnd conveyed by warranty deed lots 3 and 4 In block 18 o " ' Abbott then assigned their state contract to one Thomas ami the stiite of Nebraska conveyed the legal title of all said land to him. Thomas then conveyed the said lotd 3 nnd 1 to Abbott. Held : That the legn title of said lots acquired by Abbott , by his conveyance from Thomas , passed at once by oporatftm of law to , and vested in Plllsbnry , the grantee of McCarthy. 3. Plllsbury Ihcn filed a bill In equltj against Alexander & Mursh , to whom he had contracted to sell and convey the lots to compel them to comply with their agree ment to purchase ; they defended the notion on the ground that Plllsbury did not have the legal title to the property. Held : That the defense was not good ; that Plllsburj had the legal right to the property and wus entitled to a decree of specific performance , against Alexander & Marsh. 4. In un action brought by a vendor against n vendee to compel the latter to specifically perform his contract to pur chase real estate , such vendee Is estopped from alleging , ns n defense to said action a defect In his vendor's title , which defect was bi ought to the actual knowledge- the vendee at the time he entered Into such contract of purchase ; nnd where the evi dence shows that he contracted to nnrnliiiMp such real estnle Incumbered with the al leged defpct. State of Nebraska ngnlnsl Rinwell. Excep- llon from Gnge county. Exception SUH- talncd. Opinion by Commissioner Ryan. Th'e act to establish n state board of health , to regulate the practice of medicine In Nebraska. , etc. . Is ns much directed against any unauthorized person who shall operate on. profess to heal , or prescribe for or otheiwlse Irent any physical or mental ailment of another , ns against one who practices medicine , surgery und nbslelrlcs as those terms ure usually nnd generally understood. 2. The object of the statute establishing n slate board of health , etc. , Is lo prevent Imposition upon the nflllcled bv Ignorant ana unqualified prelenders to healing power , nnd any person not within the exceptions nrescrlbed In said act , und not having com piled with its requirements ns to a cer tificate , who shall under any pretense op erate upon , profess to heal or prescribe for or otherwise treat nnv physical or mental nllmont , , , , of " " " 'her ' thereby renders him self liable to Its penalties. . IXXOUXVK.MKXTS. Lovers of amusement In this city will he royally entertained for three nights and Sat urday matinee , commencing Thursday , April 26 , at the Fifteenth Street theater , when that excellent comedian and singer , Charles A. Gardner , will appear for the first time tiero In his now comedy drama , "The Prize Winner , " Mr. Gardner will Interpret his role of Karl , the prize winner , In the Ger man dialect , and will sing seven new songs sot to music by Gustav II. Kline , composer of "The Lilac. " The now songs Include- 'The Turner's Triumph , " "Tho Hunter. " Wedding Bells , " "Tho Butterfly , " "Apple tllossoms , " "Tho Flower Girl" and "Wand Drill. " Not only lias Mr. Gardner ample scope to display Ills fine talents , but the other members of his excellent company wvo strong parts to portray. Besides there are marvelous scenic effects nnd a splendid mounting of Die piny generally. An nvn- ancho of n decidedly realistic kind Is n sen sational feature of "The Prize Winner. " The big spectacular production of "The Spider nml Fly" will be the bill offered by ho management of Boyd's Hunter for their wtrons Sunday matlnco and night , April 29. This JR an entirely new company and pro motion , the one that made such u big hit In San Francisco during the Midwinter fair , and on their Pacific coast tour , The spectacular > orton | of tlis entertainment will bo pro- onted by a coterie of capable players. The latest acqulaltlon to the Omaha Rlk nlnstrel entertainment Is P. T. McGrath f the Cudahy Packing company , who Is the 'baby Klk" of Omaha ledge , Ho has at he unanimous request of his brother Elks ery Kindly consented to appear In his own ccontrlo specialties , nnd all South Omaha promises to bo on hand to witness his stage debut. The full rehearsal of yesterday at lloyd s theater was most promising , and guarantees u thoroughly enjoyable entertain ment , Rehearsals will take place every evening this week at the Elk lodge room. Tickets ar " > already helling rapidly , and every seat "in Boyd's theater will bo occu- plea ono wntk troai tomorrow evening , The boxes wilt be pold by auction at the theater box office next Friday morning at 0 n. in. ZOLA'S STORY" LOURDES. lluvr He ( lathered the Mntrrlnl for the Crowning KfTorl of III * I.lfc. "Lourdes" U considered to bo without question Zoh'a masterpiece nnd the literary sensation of the year. The subject of the alleged miraculous cures at Lourdes Is so full of Interest and mystery that even n less deft novelist than Zola would nnd It a fallow field for fiction. Then , ngaln , the great crowds of nil classes of people who aUcnd the pUgi Images to Lnurdes furnish the best of material for Eola'a wonderful charac ter studies. M. Hola himself went on ono of the pil grimages. That was In 1S02. Ho went with the purpose of gathering material for a novel , and so Impressed was he with the In cidents nnd scenes he there witnessed that he resolved to make "Lourdes" Iho work of his life. He has been steadily laboring on the story ever since. The Bee has secured this great work for Its Sunday Issue ? . On his return from London last fall M. Eola gave the finishing touches to the novel. Ho had extraordinary opportunities to gather material while at Lourdci , for the priests there , who knew the purpose of hs ! visit and were aw are of his critical mind , re ceived him as a guest of distinction , con ducted him to all the olllces , permitted him to visit the miraculous plunge bath , and even let him Inspect the patients n thing nobody not a priest or a doctor ever did before. M. Zola , speaking of his new book , says : " 'Lourdes , ' will not be n novel , properly speaking , but rather n sort of 'mystery' In 'Ilvo days. ' My book , which Is nil account of a pilgrimage , Is divided Into five days , over which a pilgrimage extends. U Is even possible thai , Instertd of dividing the work Into chapters , I may divide It as follows ' ' 'second ' etc. Tills lows : 'First day. day , will Imply a different shade of meaning. Moreover , there is hardly anything about love love , that Is , of course , In the usual sense of the word. "Lastly , the plot Is very slender. As In Iho 'Debacle , ' thorn Is scarcely any. "The peilod In which the events related unfold lli-msolves Is Ihree or four years ago. That was just my great difficulty. The figure of Bermulette Interests mo n great deal. I am fond of this girl , so charming and so sweet , whom I have been able to study thoroughly , thanks to the documents I have been able to put togethei. She must , therefore , have a place In 'Lourdes , ' nnd It is this retrospective 1 may say historical- side of the book which gave mo most trouble. " We wonder how many renders of The Bee have any adequate conception of the extraor dinary spectacle which M. ttola has Judged It worth while to journey so far afield to witness. The ignorance , and , indeed , the In difference In the matter of Lourdes evinced by mosl people In this country , who dismiss the subject as one entirely unworthy of serious consideration or even of passing in terest , must be the apology for the following brief account , both of Iho origin of the de votion at that place and of the remarkable scene of which M. Zola has been a witness. One February midday , In the year 1S5S , one of three children , a little girl of 14 , was observed by her companions , with whom 'she had been occupied gathering wood by Hie side of a stream , suddenly to fall upon her knees before a small grotto In the overhanging cliff und there lo re main in prayer for about a quarter of an hour. On raising from her knees and turnIng - Ing to the other children she asked them It they had not seen anything , and on their replying that they had not she Informed them , after some hesitation , that just as she was stooping down lo lake off her shoes with the Intention of crossing the stream she had heard a sudden noise , like the sound of n greal wind , and on looking up lo\Vard the little grolto had seen Ihe rock gloriously Illumined , and in the middle of the Hood of light , with her feet seeming lo rest on a large wild rose tree that clambered across the face of the cliff , stood a lady clothed in dazzling while , who smiled and stretched her hands to her. Of course this story was received with ab solute Incredulity by the child's mother , who said the whole thing was nonsense and for bade her going back to Ihe grotlo. A couple of days afler , however , permission to do so was obtained , nnd she repaired thither , accompanied by her mother and some Iltlle friends. Afler some waiting nnd praying Ihe girl's face suddenly lit up , and , "Look ; there she Is ! Don't you see her ? " But none of them saw anything except the re rock and the wild rose. A third day and the same thing was repeated , the lady on this occasion making the child promise , so she said , to return every day for a fort night to visit her at the grotto. The story was soon all over Ihe town , nnd first 100 people flocked to the grotto to wit ness what was going forward , llien 300 , Ihen several Ihousands , unlll at the end of a fort night over 20,000 persons made their way from all the country round nnd thronged in dense masses along the foot of the cliff to await the arrival of the child for her dally visit. In all , the number of Iheso apparlllons amounted to eighteen , after which they ceased ; and , notwithstanding constant visits to the spot , the child was never ngaln favored with the sight of her beautiful and radiant lady. During one of the "later apparitions the girl , apparently obeying some sign of the mysterious flguie , was seen to go to n cor ner of Iho grotto and scratch with her lingers In the dry earth. The crowd , much astonished at this proceeding , were yet more surprised when they saw her appear to take waler In her hands nnd begin to drink. They thought she was mad ; when suddenly a narrow ribbon of water was ob served to spring from the place where she had been scratching and made its way down toward the river. In a day or Iwo It had grown to be a considerable spring , and In a short lime was calculated to glvo over 120- 000 Hires of water each day. Already be fore the cessalion of the apparitions some startling occurrences had bsen reported. A man , for Instance , who , owing to an explo sion , had lost the sight of one eye twenty years before , regained It Instantaneously on applying some of this wonderful water. The doctor who had Ions atlended him cerlllled to its having been an Incurable nmurosls. In 1872 Iho number of pilgrims In six months amounted to 140,000 , and a great national French pilgrimage came to bo or ganized every year. The lessons of simple faith , touching de votion , radiant hope and sublime resignation learned at Lonrdcs during the three days of the pilgrimage are as beautiful'and valuable to the most hopeless skeptic as to the most fervent and believing Christian. Last year some 20,000 souls presented themselves at Lourdes on August 20. Over 12,000 , bringing with them 1.100 sick , had como from Paris and the north In seventeen special pilgrimage trains. The sufferings en dured by these poor people. In every slage of sickness and disease , during these long two days , packed In suffocating and crowded carriages , ono cannot readily Imagine. It Is horrible to conlemplalo what they must liavo undergone on their return journey , wearied out by the strain of the last three days , and manv of them with the hope of cure , so long and patiently cherished , de stroyed forever or deferred another dreary year. itx 1'iixmoxa. Veterans of thn I.uto AViir Itcincmfoercd by tlm dencr.il ( iovernment. WASHINGTON , April 23. ( Special to The Bee. ) Pensions grunted , Issue of April 10 , were : Nebraska : Original Martin Vnmlowoffo , Holland , Lancaster. Increase ICmit T. Itye , Wnkelield , Ulxon. Original widows , etc. Cuthcilnc Mulcuhy , Omaha , Douglas. Iowa : Original Miles II , Colemnn ( de- censed ) , Harhin , Shelby ; George Stephens , Bonaparte , Van Huron : William Olbbs ( de ceased ) , Karlvllle , Delaware. Increase Madison t1. Staves , OPH Molnos , Polk. Original widows , etc. ICIsey Ann Hhawhan , Moignn , Valley. Colorado : Original John Hewlett , Den ver , Arnpahoe ; Jerry A. Thompson. Ijiw- rence , Kl I'acn. Increase Charles O'Neill deceased ) , Pueblo , Pueblo. Original vldow , etc. Cellcla M. Pulver , Pueblo , Pueblo. South Dakota : Additional John A. Mor- Ison , Armour. Douglas. Pollen llrtnlth'M. Lon Schwenr , Second and Martha streets , ms been arrested -for hentlng Ills wife- vhlle drunk Saturday night. > Ils wife ays this has been a habit with him. T. Tracy nnd L. Gavin , two boys , got nto u dispute yesterday after the mutlnee ut the Fifteenth Street theater was over , ind had n light In the middle uf the street. Jotu were 4 lit1 III ( ITIXTP4V TUP T41MPP ARE WAI I INfi.ON 1IIL TARIrt Manufacturers Rmuly to Resume Activity When the Uncertainty is Removed , RECOVERY STILLFOUR , MONTHS AWAY Hunk Tnx Itrprnl/illsiouiitrd / In Wall Street iin : tlrlty of thn Currrnoy In NeiMlcil Itiillronil Kiiruini ; ! Are Still Uiniip- poliillngly nmll Tlio Outlook. NEW YORK , AprJI 22. Henry Clews , bend of the banking house of Henry Clews & Co. , writing ot the situation on Wall street , says : "In our review of last week wo cited some of Iho causes which are producing n condi tion of suspense In the Wall street markets nnd temporarily affecting prices unfavorably. These Influences still remain In operation , with the eUcct of encouraging bear soles , while having lllllo cITcct upon holders of long stock. Out of the uncertainties attend ing the situation at Washington , ono proba bility Is coming out with more distinctness , namely , that the tariff bill Is conceded to be sure to pass , cither with the Income tax attachment or without It. nut the time for Its enactment Is now set back as far as next August. This Is a discouraging pros pect , ns It means that the manufaclurlng In- leresls nro lo be , kept In a slHte of com pulsory Inactivity for two or three months longer than has been anticipated. Under this state of affairs It Is out of the question to expect any noticeable revival of general business until the fall months , whereas such Improvement has been hoped for about mid summer. This , however , means disappoint ment rather than positive discourage ment. In most branches of trade the symp toms Indicate a readiness lo resume business upon an ncllve scale to soon as these legis lative restrlcllons are removed. It Is con ceded more and more that there Is a lareo measure of purchasing ability among the communltv at large , and that naturnllv leads to the Inference that , when this long protraclcd restraint upon both production and marketing Is withdrawn , there must be a very sharp rebound of activity , In order to recruit the supplies thai have been sub jected to a twelve months curtailment , rang ing between 25 and 40 per cent. Hut while these prospects are counted upon with almost entire unanimity , the fact that they stand forward some four or five months In the fu ture prevents them from being discounted In Wall slreet operations , and Inclines specu lators lo a MIcawberlsh attitude. ABOUT HANK NOTE LEGISLATION. "It remains to bo seen whether the pros pects of bank note leglslallon may become an clement In Wall street movements , There can he no doubt that this question Is receiving more serious attention In bankIng - Ing circles than It has hltherlo. It has so far been discredited , because there was ap parently no chance for a conservative and yet effective measure being adopted by Iho present congress. Plans , however , have been introduced in the house which nro dally gaining confidence for their safety , whilst the faction favoring the unconditional repeal of the 10 per cent tax Is in a steadily diminishing minority. It thus seems pos sible that something may be expected in this way calculated lo relieve the very un satisfactory condition | 0f our currency sys tem , and to rationally satisfy the clamor for more money , which has hitherto ex pressed Itself chiefly in a demand for more silver. The rising tifidency In this direc tion deserves watching , for there can be no doubt that any meaiiire calculated to increase the elasticity of the currency and to divert from it the dangers connected with silver Inflation would affect favorably all kinds of Investments. HAILHOAD EARNINGS. "Concerning the-Immediate future of Iho market , moderation Is ; 'advisable. The chief. If not the only , drawback lo a further rise Is the continued decrease In earnings , or a Jack of freight. It | s true traffic Is improv ing and must keep pace with the expansion in business , but the latter has been slow and disappointing. Strong efforls are sllll being made to maintain rates , but under present conditions more or less culling seems In- V' ' " * ' ' " , ' i" " Anirtist last , or for seven iiH , earnings have shown decreases In gross , varying from 10 to 15 per cent. For a time It was possible to offset these losses by extreme economies .tnd postponement of ordinary outlays. The limit of advantage In this respect has been reached , and If divi dends are to be maintained It must be either through betler traffic or lower wages. The latler contingency Is certainly to b avoided , for It would mean a long nnd wasteful strug gle , and fortunately the outlook Is brigIA enough to render lhat only a remote possl- blllly. Ono road has already reduced Us dividend , nnd olhers may follow. Tills , how ever , will nol bo a surprise , such n result having already shown Itself in present low prices. It must not be forgotten that at these low prices stocks have fallen Into strong hands. Investors may not he willing to buy. but the largo holders show a de termination not to sell , ' which augurs well for the future of the market. In an abund ance of money at low rates they have a powerful aid , with which they can easily slem any decline until nalurol Influences again assert themselves on the side of an advance. " IN Till ; I.OMJOX .MONKV MAKICET. Stringency Vanished During the Past Week anil Kntpg I'd I Sim r ply. LONDON , April 22. During the past week the stringency In the money market vanished. Four ' months' loans were ar ranged at 1 per cent discount , llntes for money also fell sharply and holders of Ihreo months' bills were bo confident of a further decline that many of them ore re fusing to accept a present rate of 1 per cent. The Hank of England's stock of gold con tinues to accumulate. Another 1COO,000 Is enrouto apart from the probable American shipments. Business at the Stock exchange was restricted. The movements were Irreg ular. There was lillle change In homo railroad securities. The foreign market was quiet. French operators were occupied with the coming loan to bo Issued by Iho city of Paris. German operators devoted most of their attention to the now German loan of 100,000,000 marks. American railway se curities after a general set-back , which was largely duo to Belling from AVnll street , partly recovered at the end of the week. There were several substanllal advances Saturday. The general disposition la In favor of holding securities , as It Is believed there will ho a recovery before long. In the meantime nil railroad securities show a decline on Iho week. Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo mortgage bonds , Mexican Con tra ] , New York , Cqntral , Reading ists , Illinois Central nfftf-'Wabash Incomes were . , 1 Polntlqwer. Anglo-American Cable was up % , pcr cent , while preferred was 2 per cent higher , vrncic IN AiANc'iiissTKit MAIIICIT. Itcporls Are Vt > r , , 'nii8iitlHravt < iry In All DrpitrtmriitH-ut PrrHiit. . MANCHESTER , . prll 22. Reports are very unsatisfactory ; In all departments and ' there has been a .i'brnovor from poor prices to poorer. The pauplty of orders Is becom ing very marked land Irregular movements result therefrom , _ jjiauy makers preferring to accept low rnji > gj to nn entire stoppage " or working to stock. "However , eastern mar kets are sending lurgoiordors nt n low price , and though mostl Impracticable , the existence enceof such order. ! ? Is regarded ns encour aging. Hleachlng cloths , low skirting , Jac- coniietls. mulls and also dyed and colored cloths are all In demand for India. There was nothing doing for China. Egypt wua moderately active arid South American orders have been Increased , but their execution Is often delayed , owing to financial dlnicultlea. Homo trade him been unchanged and slow. Yarns wore rather depressed and generally Hd lower for business uf any weight. The spinners' position Is growing worse. Ger man reports nro good , the spinners nro fully engaged for n considerable tlmo nml prices nro firm. The French cotton Industry Is quiet , but fully occupied. NIMV York Dry CnoiU Murkot. Ni\V YOItK. April Il.-In ilry ituwln It IIUH liei'ii u < | iilt > l tiny In nil lUimrtimmi nf tr.uli1. though it fiilr onler ilfmnml him ri-liiriu-il n KI > I | vulumu u ( calm ihu.1 wua vuy luri'ily timing ! ) MUiTlr * nn prinloin purcImM1 * The ( Input nnnlltlrn nf hlrnrhivl rollout nn1 ilolltrrnt flu ( illicitly n * rrci'lvpil. Tor otli'r Knulen the ii * inaml un * morn inmtcmtp On Thurmlny nrit Plilllp Mnj'or wilt in * ! ! nt ututlon Rin l pnrltitKi'ft of turkiiy ml fnnrj * tlimncU , wlill * on Krliliy W. I. . HlrotiK * tM. will li.'Uc n tierclmilory unlo of lilnnkPls nml lUnnrlit. I'rlntlmt rlutlm uro vrry iiulct but utenily at sie for tl.tty-four squares. Hniei nf the wceU , MTi.txw CHICAGO ( ill.M.N of the Trading unit Closing I'rlrcM nn Siitiinlny CHICAGO , April 21. Trade was light today nnd markets In the end were rnther weak. Wheat declined Uo nnd coin lii\ Oats nro without chnngc. Provisions \vrn > rather weak , but price I'hnnges nt the close were not very mntcrlnl. Wheat opened very quiet , but persistently llrm. For Mny there were buyers nt die , nn against titi i1 at the close yesterday. The Mny fulurc held steady and fluctuated within 'itrnllgc. . The California situation wna the ohlef cause of Iho firmness. Noithwest mtvlces lepottrtl a backward condition of the seeding. Noth ing lo speak of hn.M been done In ninth Mln- ni'sotn. nnd North Dakoln , nnd the weather 1ms been so cold slni'i > the middle of March that wheat sown In South Dakota ban not come up. Trade was . o dull hcrt1 , however , nnd so narrow that the selling of u vi-ry small amount which had been bought yesterday caused a regular stampede. The market began to break nnd ( illicitly de clined , nnd closing prices were nboul thn lowest of the day. Corn was weak. Trade was light and without feature tilt within the last half hour , when wheat started on the down grndo , nnd further weakness developed In corn , with the close nbout the bottom fig ures of the session , Outs Welo quiet throughout the ses lon , with buyers plentiful , but lllllo stuff of fered. There wus good activity In provis ions. Pork was rnther easier , nnd In the end closed do to 7'2i' lower than on the day before. Mny lost 7'fce , while July Is 2Vtc higher , and ribs unchanged. Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , S2 ears ; corn , 1:50 : cars ; oats , 230 curs ; hogs , 2),000 ) bend. The leading futures ranged ns follows : Articles. | _ Oppn. I jtish. Wheat. No. _ ' April COM May (11) ( Corn No. B. . April 3SJ6 nsv ; May nil } * July ilOJ * OalB No. i. ' . . . May Juno July anx ; Sept Pork per bul May 15 ! 00 12 I12H July la no la uo Laid. 100Ibs Apill Mny 7 t > 7 ! 7 07 July 7 BB 7 III ) Sept 7 ao 7 BO Short Ulus- Mny n r > J6 0 . " . "M July o ftax II 05 Sept 11 naw I ! r.71- Canh quotnllons ncrc as follows : KI.Ot'H Dull. W1II2AT No. 3 spring , W'ic ; Xo. 3 SpiliiR. 62f.r > 3c ; Xo. 2 inl , r,9"jo. " ( -O1 IN No. 2 , 3 , , < f3Sjc. OATS Nn. 2 , ? 20c ; No. 2 while , SJ'Jijjs.TJic ; ND. 3 white , 3 1 " 4(11 ( 33' Of. im : NO. 2.inc. . ] IAHMr Nominal ; No. 3 , IilB57oj No. 4S © Me. KI.AX Hitn-ji.20. : TIMOTHY SIOiO Primp. J4.23ifi4.30. PHOV1SIONS Pork. mess , per bill. , J12.C1B ) 12.0J'4 ; Janl , per 100 lh i. . J7.70ff7.72' < . ; short rlh.s sides ( loose ) , Jti.C2iiiiO.BJ'ii ilry called shoulders ( boxed ) , $ O.OOSC.2j ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , JC.S7l4Sl7.12ii , . WHISKY Distillers' llnlshed gooils , per eaM ) HUCSAU-VncliatiRLd. The follow ins wcio the receipt ? ana for today : On the Produce evchanioi todir the. butter mar ket was quiet ; creamery. ltt'4ilc ! ; dairy , 1'Jmlbc. l-tfei , ( inlet ; strictly fruih , Hie. OMAHA J.IVK .STOCK .VAKKKT.S. Receipts for the Week Foot Up u Very I'ulr Total. SATURDAY , April 21. Receipts have been very unevenly dis tributed this week , but the totals , compared with the week previous , do not show very much change , although compared with the same week last year there has been n good Increase all around. The figures are as fol lows : _ Cattle. HORS. Sheep. necelpls Ihls week 18,152 34,2.-iG 7.GIG Kecelpls last week 17fi2l 39,715 3,101 Same week last year. . . 17r,05 26,173 6,171 Receipts past 3 weeks. G2S2 ! 105,058 U.632 First 3 weeks March. . . 42,553 S3.85J l ,3i5 ! Same 3 weeks last year 4I.C81 62,873 2I.01G As catllc values have , in a great measure , followed the course of receipts , the market has been subjected to rather violent changes. Starling out rather stronger on Monday , prices took a drop of lOc to IGc- Tuesday , when the supply was heavier than It has been for six months. On Wednesday there was a still further softening of values , but light receipts on Thursday and Friday caused an advance of lOc to 15c , and a good part of this advance was lost today. Com pared with closing prices n week ago , light catlle are selling very nearly the same.wlillo from a variety of causes heavy catlle have declined lOo lo 20c. In general the favorable conditions prevailing last week have pre vailed In a great measure this week. Specu lators and eastern bulchers have done a fair business , and lliere has been a good exporl demand. Local dressed beef men have all been free buyers , and the very uneven dis tribution of the receipts Is about the only reason that can be assigned for the fluctu ations In prices. There has been a good undertone of slrenglh to the trade through out. SLOW SATURDAY TRADR. The market today was slow and generally lower. Receipts were comparatively heavy , twice as heavy as on Friday or on last Satur day , and this , togelher with the restrlcled shipping demand ocastoncd by the refusal of foino u f the rnllronih to handle Block nlilpments c.ist nmt the Indifferent tone to reports from < 'hlc.i&o , g.tvo liuyrr * n hlfi atlvnnlnKo , nnd almost compelled n lower ranno uf prices. OuUMo tutcliorfl did oomc buying , and locil ilrrmd hcrf turn were ulso nftiT sumijlcj. Competition was KOOI ! onoiiKh ib hold prices fairly steady on * omo of the Rood , imtidy light slecrc , hut the general market WHS 5c lo lOc lower than Friday , nnd uu the heavier pr.ules some dealers wi're quoting n lOo lo IBo decline. There were somu pretty decent cattle here , hut the general quality nf the offerings WHS not more than fair. Trade \vas on the dull anil druKKliiR order throughout , but the close f ( in nil little of nny cniiHeqiiunce unsold. The cow market todny was n fair sample of whnt It Ims been all woi'k. Offi-rlngs nro KO limited that the t'ondltlniiN ot the f < U cattle market cut llttlo figure In cow vulucx. The demand has been good , nnd prices were unstained on tlm fair to good stork. Com mon nnd canning grades have shown pome \\caktiex1 * . There were less than n dozen loads all told on sale todny , and prices were firmly held. Calves wort In fair demand and llrm , and I lie nmrkct for rough stock was Just about steady. Tlio sloi'lter and feeder I Mile has not been particularly brink , and \\hllo during the early part of the wenk the demand was somewhat In excess of the supply , conditions lately have been somewhat reversed , nnd trade today was dull , with a llber.il number In yard traders' hands. The feeling was weak , nnd the volume of tradlnt ; rather limited. Good to choice feeders are quoted at from $3.10 to $3.GG ; fair to good at from $2.75 to $3 , nml lighter , commoner grades , nt from $2.75 down. 11008 STILL A I'ROFJLnM. Whllo hog prices all week have averaged from lOc to Ifir hlglur than last week , tin- close of the market Is from Be to lOc lower than last Saturday. Receipts continue lib eral , considerably more liberal than nt this time last year , and there has been no radical change In the general cunMl'ons ' btirroundlng the trado. Among Iho arguments In favor of continued high or even higher prices ad vanced by the "bulls" la the quality of the hogt" . Light airl light mixed stuff Is coming forward freely , while the good , matured hogs nre conspicuously scarce. De.ilcrs argue thai this Indicates premature marketing and that the hogs -thai arc coming now under ordinary circumstances should ho fed for two montha longer. High pr'.eos are bring ing In the hoga that ought to come two months later , and this Is bound to make a considerable s-hortase nlon ? In Mny and Jnti' > , and possibly In July. At any rate both hogs and provisions are romp.irnt.Vcly strong. Receipts today were light and the market dull and lower. Shippers bought nothing , ns the railroads refused to lake llioir purchases east , and on account of lower marksts everywhere where- else speculators were not Inclined to do very much Packers wanted the hogs lower , nnd In most cases sellers had lo ac cept prices nearly a nickel ln\\tr than Fri day for llioir offerings. The big bulk of Iho fair lo good hogs of all weights sold at $5.05 , with some of the best nt $3.071/4 and $5.10 nnd poor light mixed stuff down to $5. Dusl- ness was rather dull and dragging early , but rather firmed up toward the close , nnd the pens were cleared in good season. On Friday the hogs sold largely at $5.05 and $5.10 , and one week ago today the bulk of the trading was at $5.10 and $5.15. SHEEP Trade dull. For the second time Ihls month there were no sheep received. The week's receipts , however , were compara tively liberal , some 7.G4G head. While the demand has been good from nil local houses , an easier feeling has prevailed , owing to heavy recelpls nnd lower markets east. Prices , however , have nol seriously declined and desirable millions nnd lambs would sell readily within loc to 25c of last week's prices. Fair to good natives are quotable at $3.75@4.50 ; fair to good westerns , $3.25@4.30 ; common and stock sheep , $2.50JT3..riO ; good to choice 40 to 100-lb. lambs nl $3.5004.75. Itceelpts anil Dlsp ttloii of Stnelc. Official recoil ts and disposition of stoa'.t ' asnno wn hy the books o' the Unlo i Stooli Yir.ls cjnn.iny for the twenty four hoiiracndlng at a o'clock p. in . April 11 ! , 1801 : KECKI1TS. IIISPOSITIIIV. St. l.ouU l.lvn Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. Apill 21. CATTLE Kecelpts , 100 head ; shipments , r,00 head ; market JOc higher for the week ; Texas steers , closed at "BO lo 1.150 lb * . , t2.lu4t3.Ki ; native steers , choice. 1,400 lha. , ex port , J4.40 : fullto medium Milpphur , J3.73 4.10. 1IOOS ItPCclptM. t.fioo heail ; shipments , 3.600 head ; m.uKel dull , WlOc lower ; best llRht , J3.20 (15.25 ; Inferior to fair light , { I 73 { < 5.15 ; mixed , J4.i5ft5.10. S1IIJ13I1 Itceelpls , 400 bend ; shipments , 1,000 heud ; maiket lower ; medium ml\td natives , J3.C.OfjS.'JO ; clipped best , jn.73j4 23. Kunsiit Clt.v l.lvn Stock Itiu'ltet. KANSAS ( MTV , April 21. fATTI.i : Hecelpts , 4.0W he.nleak ; to lOc laxver ; closing HUady ; Texas steeis , ) . ' ,3."if2.7u | ; beef hteon , $3 iyif4.43 ; stockern nnd feeders. J2.G1H3.S , " . ; nntl\o to s , 2.7r.fii.M : ; bulls , J.70iii3.r. . IIOOS UecelptH , 7,0')0 ) head ; stronK ; bulk. J4.93 fliJH ) ; hcmles , pncKeis nnd mixed , JI.UOtj3.05 ; HKhtp. yotketH nnd plRS , M.S.'i'ip.'i.iH ' ) . HIII3UI' llecelpts , 100 head ; niurket steady ; good week oil poor. Oil MiirkutK. Oil. , CITY , I'a. , April 22. National Transit ccr- tlllcateH opened at ( > 5 : hlKhest , 8ri' ; lowest , SB ; elo ed nt i > 3 ; saleM. 1,000 bbls. ; shipments , 110,831 bbls. ; luns , 112,407 bbls. Stoek In Sight. The follow IIIK aie the receipts at the four pi In- clpal cities Satmduy , Apill SI : Cattle. lions. Sheep. South Omaha 3,173 3f.7i > C'lllclIKO MK ) 12,000 2,000 , KaiimiH City 4,000 7,000 100 St. I/oula 100 1,600 40J Total 8,073 2I.17C 2,000 Portrait of a Lady \vlio has cleaned hotise all day without Pearline and she's had a lively time of it. There's another day just like it coming to-morrow and more afterwards. Now , see the difference. With Pearline , all this hard work would be easy ; through in half the time ; nobody disturbed by it , Pearline cleans , Avithout the least harm , everything that water doesn't hurt. You won't have your paint streaked and rubbed off or your marble discolored or your temper ruffled or well , Pearline ban ishes more of the ills attending house-cleaning than anything else known just as good for washing clothes. Send I'eddlcrs nnJ some unscrupulous grocers will tell you " this is as good ns" or " the same ns 1'earline. " IT'S FALSE Pearline is never peddled , and if your grocer sends you something in place of Pearline , bo Back honest send it tack , 40U JAMES PYLK , New York. 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A , ? * RELIEVES PftOMPTLYtnd .v T k * CURES QUICKEST , v * " The pinor tnvo thrown ItRht on mnnyob- . nciira iioltit * in llio history of Iho war. nnJ nro'iirlitmiieli . taotlnmny from men who \rouM . iiototliTwlB.1 linvi > ( riven their experience ! KvoMln * font. Sun Frnndlnco. Just Note Of Contributors to CENTURY WAR BOOK General Grant , General Sherman , General McClellan , Anil dustavus . Smith ( C.S. A ) , J a. Wulkcr ( C. S. A. ) , Students of American history Franz f\gil \ , one lit to bo irr.ite- Stephen D Lee ( C. S. A. ) fultor the ' oppor' tunlty of arriving John Gibbon , at nu nijproxlm.v James II. Wilson , tlon to the truth by the nldof the runes Adam Badcau , on of direct both aldea. evidence nml B. M. Law ( C. S. A ) , of the excellent John I ) Imbodcn ( C. S. A.,1 ) and diagrams nuipa profusely , William B. Tallafcrro grams but not too pro ( C. S. A. ) , fusely , scattered timer-son Opdycke , through the vol umes. Athenajnm Joseph Wheeler ( C. S. A. ) , , L. ndou , England. Wad : Hampton ( C. 5. A ) , , ' Oscar II. l.a Orange , John S. ittnsby ( C. S. A. ) , . John Taylor Wood ( C. S. A. ) , Henry Stone , Thomas L. SneadiC , S. A ) . S. II. Lockett ( C. S. A ) . Huntinicton W. Jackson , II. Kyd Douglas ( CXS. A. ) , ( JohnS. WIs : ( C.S. A. ) , I Alnjor W II. Powell , J S. Pullman , Chnrlc.i P. Stone , E. P. Alexander ( C. S. A. ) Basil W. Duke ( C. S. A. ) , RiichC. Hawkins , Silas Cossrove , Thomiri Jordan ( C. S. A. ) J liradfey T. Johnson \ ( C.S. A. ) , Jullui White , Philippe , Comte de Parts. . Admirals J David D. I'orUr , Henry Walke , Daniel Amiuen. The Century Co. Colonels has clonp n crent Bsrrl o to htntor- T.V. . HlKBlnson , Inna In purHuudln ; William Preston Johnson aotorf in tho. ) > war on both Blclcib to ( C. S. A J , i wrltu accounts of J. A. riultlzan. the vnnoti'i nutlc9 und In publHhlnir Captains thf no hiindBomcly . James It. Hads. illiiBtrated TOI. The Century War Hook is lustoryi written by its makers. It is final and ) absolute. No other history can compare wish it Don't be Imposed Upon. The other ( alleged ) war books ar j not his'ories , however big their pages ) or numerous their illustrations or little ) their prices. You don't want the scn- ( sational vaporing * of irresponsible w c conespondents. * FOH CITY nilADIIIlS-nrlim 4 "Centum War Hook" Coupons of diffident dates , toKvth ITsltli 10 cents In coin , fur each pail uu * tUfd , to Tlio IK'u office. rou OUT oi' TOWN uuAnnus-MHii n "Cenluiy War Hook" Cuupoim of different ! dales , with 10 cenla In coin to Cenluiy War It Hook IJept. , The lice. Ilu particular to (1) Klvu your full name and aihliem ; (2) Invluno thti iH'Ci'sniiry coupons nnd 19 c nti , In oidtrlnu "Tho Ci/nlury Wur Hook" Uo nol Include uiiy other tualni/na In jour letter o delay will euiuo , . - -