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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1896)
THE ( TMAHA DAILY 1JI3I3.O "MONDAY , DECIPHER II , 1800 MITRE IS IN THE BALANCE 1 Developments in the Oolebraled Qaso of Bishop Bonncum and His Priests. LIGHT ON THE QUESTION OF APPEAL YIMV of ( InrnlliollR Prom on ( In Jiiiluiuciil of UK'ourl anil lli * ) [ lili < ii'H | Public l.eltcr This t'oiirl'n The recent dccUIon ot the metropolitan court of lubiiiio ( ] on tlic Joint optical ot Fathers Mnriliy | and KltzRcrald from tlio fcr-nu-nres Imponed by tbc bishop of Lincoln , contlnuiH to lie a topic of unabated Inlereat In Catlmllc circles. A mom ; the priests of Omaha considerable untlsfactlon Is oxpreMod , bin It IB H-mrcicd with regret over the pro longed delay In reaching ft conclusion under church laws. While rejoicing over the vln- dli-ntion of th-'lr brethren of the Lincoln dlo- CCFI- , they condemn the policy that rendered proceedings necessary. "The bishops bhnuld have suppressed Ilotinciini Inns ago , " said onu clergyman. "They were well awiiro of lite wrongdoing and his conleinpl of church law. It Is admitted that they would have done so lr.it for the fact that Ilia imp- ] > ntslon would have seemed to ho a victory for tinprlista. . They look the slnml tlmt lila sii | > prcFHlun would be the gteater of two i-\l.n. I.et tlirin now contemplate the ro- rult. If Donocnm should now be retired , It will be more mirprlslng than the fact that a. dci-iston wax given ugalnat him In the ini-triipolltnn court. " This crlllclRin of the bishops la not wholly ill HIT veil. It la learned that several of them made diligent elTorts to resloro peace in the Lincoln dloccxQ and effect a settlement that vuiild be satisfactory to priests ami bishop. Their efforts were unavailing. When Arch bishop Hcnnessy of Dtilmquc notined the prk'Hta. sonio mantlis ago , that a trial by a metropolitan court hud been ordered by thu li'opaianda ; , he appealed to them to pioposc li settlement to the bishop nnil abamlon the trial. The priests did so. They proposed to let byguncs be bygones to forgive and for get. Hut the olive brunch was rejected. Just before thu court convened In Dubuiiuo the arrhhltdiop personally endeavored to har monize the warring elements. The priests wore Killing ; the bishop was not. lie In- Hinted on amends . : hut amounted t > punlsh- inc nt. The proposal was rejected and thu trial proei'i'ded. TIIK QUESTION OK AI'IMJAL. What the oilteome of the cast1 will be Is , of course , pioblematlcal. Bishop Honaclim nn- iiounrcd In a letter given to the press on the nth lust , that ho would appeal from the derision of the court to the apostolic delegate In Washington. An Associated press dispatch Irom Marshall , Mich. , the home of leather Ilnart , judge of thu court , ( jiiotes Judge Haart as saying that the time within which an appeal might bu filed expired last Friday nnd that he had received no communication from the bishop of Lincoln. According to authorities , the only part of the court's decree against which an appeal would lie Is the amount of damages and costs assessed against the Lincoln curia. The accused priests were acquitted , ami cannot be tried again far acts committed up to the time of the trial. This feature of the celebrated cosu Is best explained by the Western Watchman of St. Louis , edited by Father I'hclan , a well luiown canonist. In last week's Issue Father Pht Ian says : "Hy a late decision of a judge specially iiy tiie propngamla to try tlio case , two priests of the diocese of Lincoln were acquitted of the criminal charges pre ferred against them by their ordinary and restored'to their parishes , from which they had been dismissed. This decision was final , as ( hero is no appeal for the prosecution In church or state. If the accuser had the right to both make the accusation nnd drag his victim from court to court until he got ono to condemn , there would be little cbnnco of justice for the poor and weak. A crim inal rase comes to an end with the first judgment In favor of the accused. In this rant ) the bishop of Lincoln was permitted by the propaganda to act the part of nc. ctiser. ami It was In that capacity , and not ns bishop , that ho appeared before Father Haart In Dubwiue. An appeal Is from n sentence , and only he can appeal on whom n sentence falls. An appeal from an ac quittal In a criminal cabo Is onu of tin : Htrangest claims ever set tip In a court of law. " AN UI'ISCOI'AL MISTAKE. The public letter of Bishop lionacum at tacking both the verdict of the court and the fairness of the prrHldlng Judge la regarded by the clergy as a eerlous mistake. The rules of the church strictly forbid the dis cussion of church matters In the public prints. Dlsliojw cannot violate this rule without Incurring the displeasure of their Hitperlors. Hence the bishop's letter la likely to Increase the dllllcultlra that beset him. The reference made to Father Ilaart'n " .strain * cl relations" with Ills own bishop Is rlalmed to be far-fetched. On two occaulons Father Haart acted as attorney for priests who had been removed from their parishes by Hltdiop Foley of Detroit. The question Involved In both cases was the right of the bishop to remove them from ono parish to another both parishes being of equal Im portance without Just cause. The decision of the diocesan court was against the bishop. Thrse cases are said to constitute the only grounds for the "strained relations" alleged to exist between Father Haart and the bishop of the dlocr.se of Detroit. The tone of Illshop Honacum's public letter Is so rad ical as to provoke expressions of nslonl.-di- ment. In all his letters heretofore made public he treated thu assumptions of the p'-icsls ' with lofty ridicule and pooh-poohed their hopes of dual triumph , The Dubuque decision changed all this and provoked a llcive denunciation of both court and idnlntlfTs. Father Haart , who In the resident priest nl Marshall. Mich. , Is about 37 years of age nnd has achieved a wide reputation an a canonist. That ho enjoys the confidence of the legation Is further evidenced by the fact that after the trial at Dubuque he was or dered by Martinet ! ! to preside over a like court eUowhere. Thrao facts strengthen the belief expressed by the priests that the ver dict ot the metropolitan court will not only lie confirmed , but that Ulshop Monacum's dcpreltlon Is a foregone conclusion. The amount of the money damages and costs ansrfiscd against the Lincoln dloceso Iiy the metropolitan court aggregates $1.521 , nnd lime for Us payment Into the chancery of Duhnquo expires January 1. .Much specu lation Is Indulged as to what will happen then. Many of ( he clergy believe that Hlahop lionacum will pursue to the end his policy of "no mirrender. " and that the civil courts of the state may yet bo called upon for power to enforce the decrees of the church courts. CATHOLIC t'UKSS COMMUNT. Whllo no mention has been made of the case by the local Catholic paper , the West ern Recorder , tlio Catholic press of the mid west Is not silent. The Northwestern Cath olic or bloux City , edited by Hon. John Ilrcimoii , has this to say respecting Ill hop Honacum'B public Utter : "It falls far short of a Justification , it b n sweeping attack upon the Integrity of the court and a naked nsiertlon that the proceedings wcro null nnd void In to o. It U garnished with un dignified flings at the newspapers and per rons nut named , and Is altogether beneath the dignity of a Mshop. No chari table person will rejoice over Illshop Hona cum's humiliation , but all lovers of Justice will rejoice over the triumph of law. " Father Malonc's paper , the Colorado Cath olic , says the decision hardly Justifies the claim that It clguallzcs the establishment of cletlaetlcal law In America , for the rraron that Hlihop llonaciiin "spurni It , treats It contemptuously , and maliciously attacks the vindicated priests. As long an such things can endure , wo arc a very long ways from having ecclesiastical laww In America. " The Woitcrn Watchman of St. Louis says : "Wo have received from the court copies of the sentences In the cane * of Fathers Fitz gerald and Murphy In Dubuque. Wo can't publish even extracts from them. They are well calculated to make Catholics blushfor their religion. There has been terrible scan- dill , and It luiu lasted live years , but the court places It ut the door of the blihop of Lincoln , BKNTKNCK OF TIIK COUUT. , Following la a copy of the verdict of the tnMropolllAn rourt In the cn e of Ilcv I ) . (1 Kitjwi-nld of South Auburn. It differs from t ie verdict In Father Murphy's cane only In thf amount of damaRos awarded , the former rwlvlim 8BO and the latter $ .126. "None of the uperlflcnttonn under the ncc- end charge have been proven. As wns found above none tinder the first charge wcro proven. Kven the flscil procurator In hli < llnal review dlnllnctly admits that the charges ngnltvt the defendant hnvti not been proven. Wo therefore Judge , decide nnd de clare Hut thn defendant , Hcv. DonlR 0. Kit- gerild. In not guilty of the chars * * lodged asalncl him. "From thin sentence , however , the con clusion may not be drawn that the conduct of the defendant , pending this whole contro versy , was exemplary and without fault. The records' of the case show that nt times even the mrst reverend apostolic delegate wai > not treated with proper respect. The Ir reverence , however , was rebuked by the apoe- lollc delegate hlmfelf and the rebuke wan made public by the blfhop of Lincoln. Wo may. therefore , no longer consider thlD fea ture of the controversy. "Neither doca this Judgment and sentence determine , the amount due by the mission of the defendant In the dloccsun chancery nnd vlco versa. This matter ehould be fairly nnd amicably arranged. "Since It la our duty an judges In this cent1 not only to determine the merits of the principle cause , but also to consider and pass judgment on those matters which belong to It either ns accessories or conscqucnccn , It becomes neiesary to review the record on certain points nnd to settle the question ot cosln. The record shows , nnd we have de cided that the bishop of Lincoln without any authority In law assumed and stated pub licly that the defendant was suspended , whereas he was not suspended. In an offi cial document sent to the defendant by the bishop , the latter. In order to deceive the defendant , stated that he withdrew , of his own potion , the expulsion from the diocese , whereas thU wan done on the Instruction of the apostolic delegate to whom the defendant had appealed. "Moreover , the bishop ot Lincoln , much to the damage ot the defendant , In a letter to ( lie public press , published this same as sertion. "Again , on October 2 , 189i ! , the bishop ot Lincoln passed n most grievous sentence for contumacy on the defendant , when the de fendant was not truly and legally contuma cious , anil when the essential forms ot law- were entlrclj omitted. "Further , In order to head'off any appeal , the bishop of Lincoln Informed the apostolic delegate In Washington that under due pro cess of law the defendant had been sentenced In contumacy , the effect of which false re port from the Lincoln curia was that the defendant could get no redress and relief from the legation. "Ho wai , therefore , forced In great dls- trcps to go to 'the additional expense and trouble of making recourse to Home. When the recourse had been granted by the pro paganda , the Itli'liop ot Lincoln. In a letter to Mr. Kelllgar , Intending to Injure the de fendant , wrote that the defendant had de ceived the cardinal prefect of the propaganda and had obtained under falw pretences the grant of his recourse and a rehearing be fore thin metropolitan curia. More than this , after the bishop of Lincoln knew that the whelo ciiw of the defendant was In the Juris diction of this metropolitan court , he never theless again Illegally fentenccd the defend ant mrst severely , and In the final clause of the sentence gave notice that the hearing ot till ? case of the defendant was postponed Indefinitely , thus deceiving the public nnd greatly injuring the defendant. When finally this metropolitan curia took cognizance of the cause , the bishop cf Lincoln sent up to this curia the actu of the Lincoln curia In u mutilated form , having withheld svveral essential documents' , among which was the sentence he had Inflicted on the defendant on October 2 , 1S05. which was the very basis of the recourse the defendant made to the propaganda. "Thus ho also attempted deceit on this metropolitan curia In a most serious matter , much to the Injury ot the defendant. After Indicting the Illegal sentence ot October 2 , isns. the bishop of Lincoln further published an excommunication against the defendant so that all defendant's parishioners became aware of his disgrace , much to the Injury of his reputation. When on August 1.1 , IS'JO , the bishop revoked his Illegal censures of October 2 , 1893 , he nevertheless In no way repaired the damage done the defendant. Moreover , the bishop deprived the defendant of all bin means of support by appointing another priest In December , 1805 , to take charge of his qtiasl-parlsh and damaged him so much In the estimation of his people that It Is doubtful whether this special damage can over be repaired. And of thla whole case ot the defendant the bUhop truly says 'It has distracted the diocese and scandalized the country. ' All this trouble , damage , ex pense and scandal the bishop of Lincoln put ; ; upon himself In his letter to the defendant wherein over his own signature he admit' ] that the basis of all the trouble , damage , ex pense , scandal , viz. , the sentence which lie passed on October 2 , 1S05 , Is defective and Illegal and which we have declared null and void. Underlying all these proceedings evi dently wca some other motive than n sense of justice ; considering these things and the additional fact that not one of the specifica tions under either charge was proved and that little or no testimony was offered to sus tain them , thus constituting legal calumny , there la nothing left for us as Judge but to declare that the defendant la entitled and must receive from the bishop and the curia of Lincoln not only hl taxable cents , which are In the sum of $179. but that he must also bo reimbursed for the damages unlaw fully and unjustly sustained , which hereby we determine and declare to bo the sum of $ S50. Moreover , we assess upon the curia of Lincoln the actual coats of thla metro politan curia In this case , which are hereby determined and declared to be the sum of $170. Hoth the cents of this metropolitan curia nnd the costs ami damages of the defendant given above , we order to be paid Into the chancery1 of Dubuque by the proper olllccr of Lincoln diocese within thirty days from the date of this prraent sentence "Furthermore , we Inhibit the curia of Lin coln from further persecuting the defendant bccaiiEo ot the charges for which he has been on trial , and we order that the defendant forthwith bo reinstated with all his lights In the quasi parish , as It existed on Juno 15 , 181)5 ) , when these charges wcro first brought against him ; and , therefore , wo order the re moval of Kev. E. J. Fenny from the quasl- parlsh of the defendant and direct that de fendant's name be again forthwith placed on the list of the clergy of Lincoln diocese from which It has been removed. Because through the action of the bishop of Lincoln , the people of Auburn have become averse from the defendant , It later it Is found nccctssary or advisable that he be given another mission or quasl-parlsh ; then as a part of this sentence for damages we Judge and decide that he must be given a mission and quasl-parlsh at least equivalent to the mission of Auburn an It existed on June ID , 1S95. when these charges were Hist lodged against him. "That there may bo no misunderstanding , all parties are notified that by special dele gation given ad cautclam , the exccut'on of this sentence pertains to us aa judge dele gates , " ( Jlven In Dubuque , Iowa. In the metro politan curia , on the 1st day of December , 1S90. I'KTKK A. 11AAHT. "Judge Delegate. "Attest : "JOHN J. TOOMKV , Chancellor. " FIIIIUT Ciii-alirr ( iiit'N ( it I'alrlmry. TKCUMSBII. Neb. . 13.-Speclal.-At ( ) the time of the handing down of the flndlngo cf the metropolitan court at Dubuque , nnd Inasmuch ao that honorable body Instructed Illshop Honaciim of Lincoln to remove the priests ho had Installed In Auburn nnd Tc- ciimseh In opposition to the rebelling priests then conducting services In the churches In thcso two cltloB , It wao announced that Hov. J. C. Caraker. the prlca Installed here , had been removed by Hlahc.p lionacum. Tcciim- lull people ujppoped lionacum was carrying out the Instructions of the court In the mat ter and that this would end the opposition In the matter of choosing a place to worship by the Catholics here. Hut such does not teem to ta the case. While HexMr. . Caraker If a 1-ci-n wlthJrawn from here , IIUOioii lion- acutn has cubKltutod another priest. Hov. Mr. McKenna. and the opposition nervlcea arc announced to bo continue. ! , notwithstanding the Instructions of the metropolitan court. Itev. Mr. Caraker , although IIB has been placed before our cltUens In nil cmbarraMlng position , hai conduc.led hlmnelf In the carry- Ins cut of tils duties In such a way nti to win the esteem of our people. Ho will take charge .of the parish at Falrbury , The earth moves. Evidence , you can buy a Urn-claw liniment , Salvation Oil , ( or 2Cc. BEARS PLAYING FOR PROFIT Force Prices Down Now to Rouliza on Early in January , BUSINESS TIDE IS SLOWLY RISING l' < > clliiir In Trnil < < Circle * llniiyatit ami Hopeful , IlilnuWell CriMiiuleil on ( 'omlllloti * i\Utlnn : at I'rrxi'iil. NEW YORK , Dee. 13. Henry Clews , head of the banking houne of Henry Clown & Co. , writes of the situation In Wall street- During the pnft week , the course of nT.ilr ( < 4 In Wie investment markets htiH been mime- what Irregular , though preponderantly ftteiidy to Htrong. Among would-be buyers there la naturally n disposition to use the Inactivity Incident to the close of the yi-ar for depressing prices. In order to get Blocks for the buoyant period Unit usually comrs with the opening of the New Year , and this Influence nmy be expected to make Itcelf f -lt until the end of thlH month. Thin ten dency hiiH been encouraned by the effect of the tormn upon railroad tratlle and by thn seasonable decline 111 the movement of grain nnd entile. Hut , at the same time , the feeling mnong railroad mutineers Is one of much eonlldonce In nn early Increase of business , which IH evidenced by their gen erally enlarged orders for rails and for re- plenlMhmetitM of rolling ntock. Although the opening of congress has ex- riled considerable Interest In Wnll street , yet It can hardly be mild to have had any disturbing effect. The president's message was , upon the whole , well received. There ran be no doubt tlmt the past uncertainty as to the disposition of the 'idmlnlHtriitlon on the Cuban question bus In some measure hold In check the current of prosperity which fet In after the election. The vivid recollection of the Venezuelan meswi naturally mnile many people timid lest the country might again be takop by surprise through some disturbing outcome of our relations with Spain ; and this suspense bus undoubtedly held bark recovery in rortaln directions. The president , However , has nov revealed the wbnlo situation and lias fully stated the attitude of the government , and that with a spirit of openness and randor which may help to obviate misunderstand ings with Spain. The public appear to pen- erally accept Mr. Cleveland's position as wise and moderate , and the same view is nrparent In congress , with little regard to party. Thus , on this question , n great relief lias pome over the publln mind ; and Kie Im pression prevails Hint , unless * Spain should assume an utterly reckless attitude , this dangerous Issue may be ultimately settled upon a pacificbasis. . So far therefore as respects the Cuban ditllcilltles , the night mare Is now dispelled , ami business men run again move forward with their enter prises without fear of distil'bailee from Washington. It Is quite possible that Indi vidual members of congress may seek to air themselves on this subject , but congress as a whole appears to sanction the tentative policy expounded In the president's message , and sucfi sensations can therefore have little Influence. TRAUR REVIVAL IS CURTAIN. The feeling In trade clrrles continues buoyant and hopeful. Here and there , ho-.v- ever. the question Is asked where Is the great Improvement In business that was rnomlred as the consequence of Mr. Mc- Klnley's election ? The answer Is that It Is on Its way , and will put In Us appearance co soon as the march of the seasons per mits. Some critics of the situation s'eem to have Imagined that the promise of better times meant that mero'innts and traders who bad already boimlit their winter Mip- p'les and were busy Hearing them out would proceed to restock themselves for the sea son's trade , and so duplicate their business at the end of the year's business. This of course would not be a revival of trade but a commercial madness or a trade mlrae'e No Intelligent merchant.1" have cherished hopes of any surh Impossibility , and yet they fiave generally expected a great busi ness recovery , nnd have no doubt that It did reullv arrive a few days after the elec tion , and further felt assured Miat It lias come to stay. They consider that It Is an Improvement 'n ' business when eonlldenee Is well restored. 'When hope taVes the place of paralyzing apprehension when under the Influence of that hope the Idle mills all over ICie country start Into activity , and wren the distributing trades largely Increase their orders for the spring business. That Is the kind of recovery practical men of business have anticipated ; and the realization of their hopes lias not fallen below their ex pectations , sniiiTUlne as they may have seemed to pessimistic minds. The full fruition of these Im irovcments will be In evidence when distributors and retailers be gin to supply the demand for the spring market ; when the unbelieving deprecators will have to confess that the recovery grow ing out of the sound money victory Is some thing more than a myth. There are also bilious persons nnd papers who express a great ile.il of disappoint ment because Europe has not been led by the- election results to buy ! i large amount of our securities , but 1ms on the contrary sent home n large amount of our stocks and bonds. This Is another case of disap pointment at the non-appearance of n mir acle. Thf election came just after we had Imported some J7n.000.OTO of gold from Lon don and the continent. Hetween the be- Rlnnlni ; of Auuust and the end of October the Hank of Knglnnd had lost J.V.MV,000 ) of no'd. the Hank of France S2S.VX,0'0 and the Herman llelcbsbank $1:1.000.000 : ; maklnir a trial loss In the- three rreat banks of 5U7.- O'lO.OOO. The lank of Iviigland had consc- nueiitly put up Its rate of discount from 2 to 4 per cent nnd the Uelchsbank from . " ! to 5 per cent ; while conpols had fallen .114 points and Herman Imperial bonds had de clined 2' ( . . The London stock market and the continental bourses were In ti condi tion closely bordering on crisis and all kinds of stocks fell heavily except Ameri cans. The controlling foreign banks were uslnjr all their power to p-hr-clc the adverse course of the exchanges. Including dlscour- ajjenirnt to the Importation of foreign In vestments. It was In this condition of for eign finances that Kuroiw received the m-.vs of our political victory. The Intclllgrnri was received with flattering recognitions of Its bearing upon our credit and was fol lowed by a rise of 5 to 7'.i per cent In stocks nt New York. AMERICA SAVES EUROPE. In the Imneciinloiis condition of London and Horlln this temptation to make n hnnd- Fome profit on our stocks and nt the same time stop the shipments of pold to New York was too ntrom ; not to bo turned to account , and some $20,000.010 of our securi ties wire sent home within n few days. Tnls reflux of stocks wan taken hero with out a wince and with no very visible result upon prices. It had , however , the gratlfv- IIIB effect of llni'ldatlng $20. < YOOGO of our In debtedness to Europe. In lieu of Increasing It by sending out ri fresh' ' largo amount of our cbllcntlons which hud been antici pated. Thus If , owinc to exeontlonal condi tions , the ofTict of the clectfon upon for eign Investors did not turn out In the way anticipated , we had Instead n result quite as beneficial to ourselves and better calcu lated to bespeak confidence In A-nerlean finance. Nor Is this the only evidence of the revival of homo finance. Our capital ists are today holdltiT some fcO.000.000 to J2'i.0'.0000 of export bills , which bail they gone forward after the usual course , would have created virtual panic In Etiroixby bringing hither an t < iunl amount of gold. Hy thus virtually lending p. largo amount of gold to European banks we are savins them from thivntencd BerloitH difficulties. Contrast this condition of financial resource with the condition of affairs In Will street up to the i-lectlon , nnd some estimate may bo formed of the extent of thu recovery of financial confidence Klnco November 3. A little reasonable patience will later bring still further evidence of .the great revival consequent upon the defeat of free coinage- The easier temkncy In the London money market Is an encouraging symptom , the market rale being now fully 1 per cent be low the bank rate. This change has stopped the local demand for export bills for hoarding , with the effect of wcakcnlmr the market for stcrlhiK bills. AH , however remittances will now have to be made for Interest payments to foreign Investors , the reduced iiuotntloim for bills of exchange arc not calculated to cause a revival of gold Imports. SffiAlt TIIIIST IIA'ri.UTlU KI3ATITHH lYiiiiNiicllniiN on Tliiinui' Dull trllli TlilN Stock lOvceiileil. NEW YORK. Dee. 12.-TransaetloilH on the New York Stock exchange this week dave barely aggregated 1UO.OOO shares per day. This Is construed by bear speculators. as favorable to them. Such reasoning1 Is. however , nuperilclal , though Inactivity | mti resulted In a generally lower range of prices for the weik. Out of twenty stocks whoso auotatloiiH show a variation of one pointer or more nil but three arc decllneH. while friiclloni.l changes are almost uniformly coiicesidoiiH. The Sugar trust battle him contributed the Block market's chief daily feature through out the week. Out of 7(0OM rihares dealt In on the Stock exchange during the week- embracing stocks of every chnraeler-ncarly IM.Wfl nhnruH were. Sugar trust. This h > out of all proportion to anything possibly legiti mate. It has been from start to finish n mire context between stock market manlpu- Intern. The not rcntilt of the week's tnuiK- itctlons has beun an advance of ono point In Sugar common and an onViittlng decline of onu point In Sugar preferred. So far IIH mir- fnco Indications KO It Is not dlscloxrd that any of the millionaire Insiders of the. trust are active In thla Block market llfht , but UK Over $411,000,000 Paid to Policy Holders 111 Fifty-three Years ! RICHARD A. McCURDY , President V\r \ ho will pay that mortgage on your home if you die before It's lifted ? A life insurance policy will do it , and the cost to you is only the annual premium paid to the company. It is like pay ing a little extra interest on your mortgage to insure its re lease if you die. The resources of the Mutual Life of New York exceed the combined capital of all the na tional banks of New York City , Chicago , Boston , Philadelphia , St. Louie , Cincinnati and Balti more. A duty delayed is a duty shirked. Let a man convinced of responsibility secure adequ.te protection and at once. INSURE NOW * * IN TOE MUTUAL LIFE. A Policy Insurance . in the Mutual Life is the quickest asset vou can leave. a matter of fact , every Intelligent observer undcnUand.s that , the.se po.MTful IntcrcHtH anHO I'liKiiRi-d. ' ' .lowevor much their direct relations may be dlHRUlsi d. 1'nli-ss Sims ordinarily to he trusted are new all wrotipr. larse nmoiintH of Susar triiHt stock have been marketed during the week long .stock from' the boxes of insiders. A 3 per i-ent dividend conies off thu common stock within the next day or two and an ticipation of this has Induced many sporuln- tors to load up. Thla samp bait has been succeFsfullv used before In the same quar ter. TinSuiar trust Itself la not In happy shape. Trade conditions are unsatisfactory and the status of affairs In Cuba has direct illscouraKliiK Inllutncc upon the business of the trust. JIuny vociferous announcements have been made during the week of n settlement of tilie dlllleultles between the trust and the millionaire ooffee Importers , who ur > 1 already at work upon the construction of new opposition refineries. No foundation exists for any such statements. This par ticular competition Is about as certain as ; anything In the business world i-an be. An earlier Influence , however , will probably ! I exerted by developments at Washington. It can be stated as certain that Sugar trnrt In- sldi rs expect roiiKres. < lonal attacks. It Is a courageous man who will give up peed money JUKI now In exehanijo for Snpar trust shares quoted at a premium of from lli to " 0 per cent. Other trust stocks have been fairly netlve , considering how narrow the general market has been. 11KALMNR STOCK CONSPICUOUS. In the railway list Heading stoek has suddenly - denly beeome conspicuous. Hear traders ihammer It viciously. They are de-irossed over apprehensions that the reorganized company Will be seilously affected by ad verse leg.il proceedings brought In the name of the state of I'r.insylv.ini.t. Of course the people who worry most are speculators who have not a flngle IVnnsyl- vunlii Investment Interest at stake. Thel present Heading bugaboo has the same sub stance to It that has been disclosed In a Ion line of preceding fakes. The antics cut iiy bear ralilcrs or tn Heading property would be a refrcshln spectacle were It not for the faet that tuei style of attack , however silly , Impose ? pen allies upon Innocent Investors. Cool headei business men , sagacious and experienced have controlled the reorganization of th Heading property. They are not Impulslv speculators ; they plan before they act ; en terprlses of magnitude are not new to them they are not blunderers. Mven were a suit begun questioning the legality of Heading's reorganization It Is safe to count implicitly on ample jintlflca tlon bilnjr ready for every step that Inn been taken. Sales of Heading securities long stoek or short stock , on the thenrj that the fompnny'o reorganlzorn bave pro ceeded precipitately or Inadvisedly , inun bo sales by people with little Wall street experience. Next to Heading In the- railway list there Is Interest In what IH going on In Manhat tan Klcvatcd. Thanks to the nlsgardlj management , which has been so long pur sued there Is no local security hero so much distrusted. The property lias bcei shamefully mismanaged. The stinginess of KiiHHdl Tngo hau bucn the adopted pole ! > of the management. Of a Hiidden there Is u disposition to change. Om of the younger members ol the Oould family Is coming to the front in a live factor In'lhc ' company's affairs. Koi the first time In Its history the ears are to be properly lighted. Hut what Is of special consequence Is tlmt now there has he-en an olllclal vote to change the system's motive power , the present 'old-fashioned coal loco motives , uiioii Which New York depends for what little local rapid transit It has , are finally to he disposed of. Experiments are already under way testing the comparative merits of olertrledty and comprised air. These testn have been talked of for Home time. Now they are really being made. One or the other will bo adopted within the next sixty days. The Importance of this Is not merely the popularization of elevated roads here ; lla ehicf consequent * ! Is ; the way It promises to Hffit.'t .Manhattan's net earnings. One elec tric manufncturlilg company has e-ven gone so far us to oflVjto put up a bond guaran teeing that by use qf electricity tlio .Man hattan Klovnteit'wiirmivo 11.000,000 per year. The consequenceof thlti appears when It In shown that mich a saving would bo over 2 per cent on the capital stops. It would In- Hiiro fixed dividends at n rate higher than at present Is paid , and the advanced rate would be earned , while- now that paid Is at the expense of a deficit. COMPBTITION IN MATCHKH. Apropos to this new show of ontcrprlHo In thn quarter of the Gould mlllloiiH there IH Interest here In plans which hnvito do with affairs of large Interest 111 Chicago. It need not he xurprhdng If It Is shortly disclosed that certain financial interest ] hitherto having relations with the Din- mend Match crowd make a complete change of base. They may even assume open relations with the Continental com pany's plans for competition with Diamond Match.Vall Htrr-ut authorities believe that ovt rtnri'S on thlH account hnvo already been made to people close to Kdwln ilonM. Mr. Clould lilniHclf tells nn > not to trimt this talk , lie doesn't need and will not welcome , ho says , any mich allies. I'er- hupH Mr. Oould'H youth make-H him on- thUHlUHtle , but there Is something very Ilko a rcHolutu bu lneuH tone In the way ho talks , Wholly regardless at whether Mr , Gould Is IS THE COMPANY IN TWO GENERATIONS 1843-1896 The Mutual Life Insurance Co. , of New York , has paid $246,000,000 to its living members. Has been the benefactor of women niic ! children to the extent of $165,000,000. l& ES s n a over FLI a't \ 9 a magers. . FOR IOWA eit-idL NRBRASKA , FIRST NATIONAL BASK BUILDING , SlXfll AND LOCUST STKEETS , . OMAHA. DE3 MOIttES. Wanted in 13very County. Ho S. WINSTON , Special Reorescntativc. Omaha. or Is not disposed to tn'e > the public Into his eonlldenee In thlx particular milter of oveiture.H i-omint ' , to him from ivrtaln Diamond mend Mutch Inters ! . " , It ran be telied upoi , that the Hteps I speak of have been taken llecent snat.n struck ill M.itch afl'iilrw at Chicago have discouraged people havlnn Match stock 111 the ci t. Some of them arc more than dlseoiiraKcd , thev bave be come outppokcnly IndlBnant. Thev have- Yankee notlonn , hate waste , and love prudence. They regard the prndlnir Ilcht Letweea the Diamond MntcVn anil Conti nental com antes as Inexcusably bad busl- niss and they want It stopped Iiy diplomacy If possible but same other way If necessary. They relleft a feclliu ; which Is pronounced at lloston. Providence mil New HaV''ii. Diamond Match stock Is not only held In those cities , but w'.ial Is similarly InltntliiK arc Interests' In banking circle. * where Diamond mend Match stock bus been pledged as col lateral. There are such lo'ins overdue , and New liiiKland bankers arc not eneoura.eil ( by any trustworthy reports that roach them of the company's current affairs. It will be strance If somell.ilnn extremely Interest ing to Chicago doe.s not develop in this mal- ti-r before the end of the year. Today's weekly statement of New York's * associated liunkf b.is o.ily encouragement In It. The banks K.iln ever SlI.uOO.UOO In de posits , and are ab'e to extend their loans more than $11.0X,0-0. Tlds dues not lm\o In I * . th' . > sound of deplorable condition' ! so much recited by Wall street ho.ir speeula- tos. ; It Is true that money Is conimandlni ; extremely lowrates. . Hut the bank state ment HhowH that there Is a current demand for more than 7.1 per e-cnt of their fnndi' , nn.l this In .i tltno of biKlnoFS Inactivity. Call money Is loanlntr at ! ' , < and 2 per cent , toe bulk of It at the lower llsure' . Hut through out unn'.tlnK circles It li theKcneral opinion that Wall street Is underestlmatlnfr the de mand for funds that will come with hut.ltiess Improvement and viiylns too little attention to the chantic In rates which this demand will effect. Business pros eilty is ahead. It Is sure. It will be lasting. Thin Is merely a reccsH. II. Al.hAWAY. I.O.VDO.V KIXANCI.U. ItliVIHW. IH on Idc Stock i\elinnisi' on a | jlmHl Senlc. LONDON , Dec. 13. Hiihlness on the Stock exchange has been on a llmltnl scale dur ing tbc week. The tone , however , was gen- cially good , almost all markets showing an advance ) . Home railway aecurltlcs wire Hat early In the week on the expected strike- , but recovered rapidly when the mat ter had been arranged. Foreign securities were much livelier. Spanish fours ad vanced 2 per cent. I'rugnay and Chilian Chinese and Egyptian bonds all advanced. Oreik securities were depressed on the now army proposals. Urazlllan securities were up 2 to 1 nor cent on the new currency proposals. The London Times expresses re gret that an effort was not mmli by Hrlt- ish e-npltallsts to buy the Central Bra zilian railways , which arc expected to RO Into a German syndicate. Including the Krupps. African mines were belter , I'nrls having ceased their sales. American se curities were very quiet , with a ste-ady ad sorption of bonds for Investment. I ikc Shore advanced 2 per cent. Otherwise tin share- list shows a scncral fractional de cline on the -week. MA.VCIlKSTIill TIJ.XTII.n MAIIKKT ( lull * ! \\Vt-lt I In- IViiliirtof 'I'rnili- Hint Direction. MANCIIKSTICH , Dec. 13. This has been a quiet week with Irr.-Kiihir prices. The amount sold was considerably below the output , ( xtraviiKant IlKurlm , ' on the crop yield and a break In the cotton market hlnderlnt ; business. A fair India trade was done on a low basis. China was biiyln ? dally small parcels. The rlslm , ' exchange helped the Honth American trade. The Le vant was iloint ; fairly. Numerous law or ders are alloat , but the limits show an un bearable loss for the makers. Yarns were moderately active and Is Sd i hoaper. More weavers are spinning their own yarn and arc much better off than those who tire buying yarns. Knncy spi-clnltli-s wcrn the best situated. The mark- far Germany was quiet and very little was dolu Houen was also quiet. i , ( > Moiioiciv liitAi.v imvir. Karl ) Sim 11 U'liral l.ookM Well ullli tinAVenllier I'liNcltlcil. LONDON , Dec. 13.-The weather during the last week has been unsettled , but fairly favorable and the early HO AM v.i'ieat looks well. Thu market , for the most part , has lad an easy tendency , o-.slng to poor de mand , the pressure of re-Kellers and Amor- pan advices. Shippers were also more wili ng to sell and consumer * wcru d'sposcd ' to vork their stocks down. California wheat , irompt delivery , was quoted at SJH : id. Northern spring wheat , parcels , prompt do- Ivory , with quoted at UJs 3d. I'lour was u shilling cheaper. Maize was dull and drop- ihig. Mixed American , March delivery , -AMH quoted at Ills 3d. Barley was very slow , mm were dull ; American white , clipped , January and 1-Vbruary delivery , were quoted it 13 . U'ceK'N ImporlN of Wiuiln , LONDON , Dec. 13-Thu Imports of wool or the runt week wcro uu followw ; Now < South Wales. 3,0.11 bales ; Qui cnsliinil. 3.117 bales ; Victoria , , " ( ; dales ; South Australia , 3 117 dales ; New Xealaml. W2 bales ; Cape of liooil Hope and Natal , I.N ! ' . : dales ; lti.sslM * , J42 dales ; r'raiiee , l.W'i ' ! bales ; sundilcs , lull dales : total. 1,3W ! ) dales. The- arrivals to dati for the first series , which will open January 1 , arc as follows : New Smith Wales. r..ri'Ti , dales ; Queensland , 3Si | ; dales ; Victoria , 7 Stt bales ; Tasmania , 2 dales ; South AiiKlralla , ISOT dilis ; West Austialla. MtT dales ; Now /calami , 2.210 dales ; Cape of CJood Hope and Natal , IKt37 dales ; total , 4,1,200 balm , Inuludlni ; 17fA ) bales sent di rect. OMAHA 1.IVI-J hTOClC MAItlvKT. Week CloseH tvllli nil IJiiiiMiinlly l.lnlil Him of Cuttle. SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 12.-Hccdpts for the days Indicated were : Cattle. HOKS. Sheep. Horses. December 12 052 a 623 779 December 11 1,311I.SIO "iD Di-ccmder 10 2.MI O.S'B ' 5lfi Deccmder 9 : tfi2S , I.K'J 050 December S IU5S 4iS2 2 , : i3 50 December 7 2,7iW 1.730 M't ! . . . . December 5 1.S1I r..C07 l.CW ) IS Dece-mbel 1.K3 GRS ! 1,22 : December 3 2.G71 4,717 1,379 S December 2 3,500 tl.UO 1,401 2 DccemlKr 1 3,018 12 IIS 1,105 CATTLI2 The weed : closed with n very light lun of cattle , the receipts doing only about half ns large as a week ago. The j total receipts for the- week foot up H.O'J'i , as against 1005S for the previous week. Of the cattle here only adont MX ) head were on sale' , and there were not really enough cattle of any kind to make-a test of the market. There were , however , two loads of the best cattle sron here tills fall , fancy cornfed steers and he-lfirs fattened for the Christmas trade. Aside fiom that bunch there were only four loads of corn- fed steers In the yards , and no KHISS west erns good enough for beef. With so few cattle' here It was not to be expected that thu inaiket would show any material change , but packets wi/re complaining that they would no over Into next week short of cattle , and that the market would be Htronrer If there had been any rattle- here to make * It any object to do business. Butchets' stock was also In very light supply , only four or five loads of cows being offered. The- few cattle hero sold readily at about yesterday's prices. Slookcrn and feeders were strong and active and the few loads on sale changed hands In a very short lime. The demand for dealradlc feeding ami stock cattle- has deen good all the week ami more than equal to the supply. In consequence the market han had a gradual upward tendency. lloiiS Th UFt-k i-liihc.l with ihu IlK'.itcxt run flnre Monday , nr.d with a de-crease , an onm- linriMl with lint Patunliiy. nf nlimit l.foo lit-ad. Tlio total ri-relilK | ut IIOKH f r tlituoiU wcio L'l.aM. iis iiRMiml 41KK fur Inn wrili. Ttiilay'H inarKvt wnH uctlve nt an nth-ant. * * of Or , ami the olfi'illu : tlltl nut List very lonn In the fare rtf the \ci-y KOUI ! dfmatitl. YonUTilay thv heavy hox.i tulil ill JX1U < | 3.1T. | irlriclii.illy , while today thru1 were mi full lu.-ula n low as JJ.10 , mid the Kii-nl l.ulk told at f3.1.'I(3.:0. ( Tint IlKlit mul inc'illiim wt'lKht I < n < lti. wclKhlniiu \ - lui-cn SCOmil son | imm < lf , i-olil nl ! XUfr3.U. ! Thv tup was no hlRhrr than ycHtcruily , hut thi-ic wprii inoru luaiU anil heavier ut the hi'M prlc-cn toilay. The Kcncrnl temloncy of the hog market for the paHt work IIIIH tu'cn iiiwiirtl. | anil la that rwiwe't It was Junt the rcvi-rfc of thu prcvluuH wci'k. On ilia hiKt iluy of Nuxi'tnbrr HIP market Icurhi'd HIP hluhrKt point i'-ache < l plncu liihl Hiring- , but fruin that ilay < m unlll the rliiro uf thu i'pl ( valui'H liruku luully under the In- llni'iico of unurually hi rut' receipts at all in.ir- KetH. The openliiK of thu | iie vnt ueck WHS iilfo at a decline , hut that proved to lie the tinning point. On Tui-cilay there wn a nh.irp advance , nail from that day until the clime uf HID week the tendency wr.x clendlly miwanl , ImnhiK a clltht i cm-Hun nn Thmpihiy. At the dupe of t'.iu week the marKet IH dupe to l r hlKlie. than II waa no the openlriK day , hut Mill lower than the hlKh pulnt at the chiM1 uf No * vomher. Value * during the pnnt week hu\o aveniKod only 10ri > r > e lower than u year IIKO. The demand for IIOKH linn hem Rood all the puM wei-k , and iirrlMiln have nut with ready paio al Die prices current. KIIIJHI' There welo n'veral luadH of Kheep here , Imt nflde from ne load they were all rom-lKned tu pneleri > . The market wan Heady to Htronu. Ittpiet-entalltc > ale : CIIICACiO ( JIIAI.Y ADI'IIOVISIO.VS. . I'Vnliiri'H of tinTruilliiK nnil CliiNliiK PrlceH on Sill llrclliy , C'lIICAClo. Dec. 12-Wheat started strong today and remained so , cloning lit an ad vance of Ic per bushel. Foreign news , es pecially that relating to the poor Argentine crop outlook , was the leading motive for the advance. Corn and oats wore easier , declin ing about ' , c each. Provisions madu small advances In wheat Liverpool again supplied the motlvo power which kept the market mov- ng. May opened at from SOVtc to fw'ic ' , com pared > wlth from 7io ! ) to * ! ) T > u at thu cloxo , -eHteriliiy. It was principally at k'O'.ie ' that Irxt transactions took place , but It found too many Hellers around that for a mlniitii or two am ) dropped ( o MJ' c. It soon rallied from tlmt and went up to kO'ic , sticking close to that prlcit up to Ilin end of thii ses sion. It did not again gei In-low from SOV o o fcO'Hia ' and was bringing from Miu to UB the market cloned. On the curb u How much will your admin istrator have to sacrifice your estate to force quick assets ? An Installment Policy for $100,000 will leave your family $5,000 yearly income for 20 years , in any event , and if your IJ stated beneficiary is then living he or she will be paid $5,000 yearly during ; life , A 5 psr cent Debenture fop $100,000 will leave your wife $5,000 yearly income cither for 20 years or until her death i ! prior thereto ; then $100,000 will be paid in one sum. A possible return of $200,000 , 15 $1.1)01) $ ) ) , W mar m you lor on m ol it The true business man acta oromptly. Get our rates at once. JAMES E. BOYD & CO Telephone I ( ) : ? ! ) . Omaha , Neb. COMMISSION ; PitOYlSIJ.NS : AND : SfO-KJ . HOUR ! of Trade. IVrsct wires to CMII-UK" nnd Nexv VorV. CdiTCftDnndenti : John A. Warren XL C. HIDES WANTED. lIlchi'Hl maiket pi-lee | i dil an I prompt return * KcfilvnccUinaha Natluual II ink F. S. BUSH & CO. , So commission. 51:1 : S. l.ltli St. , Umaha. Nob. few mlnnti-s later It was said to have sold at Sic. Corn got no benefit from the rise In wheat exiept for a few minutes at the start. It opened for May at 2ilc , sold at 2i5'tc , s igt-'eil to from 23110 to 2."jc and rested worth 2. > Tc. or 1-lCc Ics-i than on the day define. The. amount of business done In tfte pit alto gether would not have made a busy day for one commission bouse , ami this fact was the chief source of weaknem. Quito a good business was transacted In oats. The o enlng w.is rather nervous un der contllctlng Inllnenees of liberal receipt ! * and a good cash innikci. Shorts took ad vantage of the situation and under liberal offerings the market declined , but rallleil with wheat and a good ilemand whlcli sprang up later. May opened adoiit ' , vo lower at from 2.Vc ! to 2. , , , c , declined to from I'U'ic ' to 20V > and finish , d at 20iac bid. Provisions weic dull lint linn. 'Hie Im provement at the opening was ascillx-il to the lliht run of hogs. Packers generally sold , but the market held < l up well and closed at about the top prices of the d.iy. May pork closed about 7'ic higher at $7.i2'Ma ! ' ; lard about 2'te ' higher at Jl.07',2 : May rids Cc hlf her at $ l.C'i. ' Ksfirnatcd 'rWe-fjitH Monday : Wheat. 31 cars ; corn , 2j | cars ; outs , -100 cars ; hogs. 40(100 head. _ lcadlngftiliircs _ ranged us follows : _ _ Aillcli'H. I Open. | High. _ < w.l _ Clime. l 'cHt'y. Win-ill - Dec. . . . 7U1J 7'Jk ! May. . . HUH . . . . . , .Inly. 7-1X 7-1 H Corn lice. . . . 'Mil JliJji HHM Jan. . . . ' : ! ! ! . JU'i May. . . . WWl JflH . ' O.'UH - Die 17 17 .May. . . JOKilU Po-k- Dee. . . n sn 11 H7i ! l ! H7H Jan. . . . 7 IN ) 7 i"i ; 7 ( III 7 IW t May. . . . 7 1M ) 7 un 7 H7K 7 I'liltf ' 1.-H1I- Jan. . . . : i tin II M II S7H May. . . . 1 IIS i in 1 ( li J 0-Jii i on Sin KIlM Dee. . . . Jan. . . . II H.'i II H7M May. . . 1 III ) 4 O'--S I 7S ! No. 2. CaBh nunlMlh.ns WCIP as folhnvn : I-'l/Jl'U Hlrnily ; winter pntontH. H.UKH.Wl MralKhtH , Jl.l'JOI.CO ' ; xprlnr ; rpevluls , H CO ; hprlns pateiim. l.irH.W ; mrolKhtH. J3.7f.if I.CO ; hakeru , . . WIII'AT No. 2 pprlnc. 7CT.8n7',4c ( ; No. 3 rprlng , 7Sf 7H4r ; No. S red. MHf/Wic. / I'UllN No , 2 , S2-JJC. OATH No. 2 , li'ie ' : Nn. 2 white , f , o. b. . 201i iiV ; No. 3 white. 17l7VSc. 11VINo. : . 2 , SSVie. HAItl.MV No. 2. luimlmil ; No. 3. f. o. b. , 2a 37'ic ' ; No. 4 , f. o. IK , ainCc. . . . TIMOTIIV Siiirilme. : : . J2.DJ82.CO. I'UOVlHlONS-.Mem imrK , per hhl. . JO.S7iiifJ G.M ) ; lard , per K-0 lh . . S.i.fsOif3.fc2l& ; Hhurl ilha Fldeu. lu'ife. n.lOfrl.10 ; dry Failed fh'iulderM , hexed , JI. H.M ; uhort clear Blde . hoxcd , il.OVip 4.l2Vi. ! WIIIKKV-DUtlllerH' llnUhed KUUIH | , per ial. ( 11.18 HrOAHH-rul loaf. 15.20 ; Kmnulated. .C3. The following wen- the rceelptu and hhlpments tod.i y j On the l'i-oiliieo cxchanen today Dm bnller mar ket waH Nti.-ady : creamery. ir > d viu : ; ilalry , WA lllc. KJHH , weak ; frcHh , lliu. Cla-i-Hi' , Hteady ; CIIKA ( ; ( > i.ivi : HTOCIC. I 'cflC ClONI-H IllllllIT I'llNllllNflll-lliry * * * lli-i-clplH llii lnu : IXcccili'il Dciiinnil. rllll'AliO. Oee. 12.-In Ihu cattle market the week cloni-H rather inmatb'fuetiiiy , reeelptH havlnic cxi-ei-de < l Ihu demand all neek , Toda > 'M miirket was largely nominal , the few recelptn lielnt ? din- poked of at prices unchaiiKed from yemerday'u iiiulntloiiH. | Heavy pachlnif lulu of h"i : wt-ro uiieliaiiKed , but llK'iit and medium HCIK.MH wciu lnr ; e.ly 1'Ao ' lilKher than yemeiduy. Ilet-'H wdd at fiom 13.00 \ to n.K , larnely nt from J3.ao to J3.35 , with iV-- Kical many hi-nvy at ( rum 13.10 to J.I.ID. There.- went nut enuiiKli cheep to m.-iku a market - ket nnd prleeH uer llttlii morn than nominal at from t : li > tlM fur Ihu poureNt theep up In fn in I3.X to 13.w inr Kuod t prlmu f l.amhi Mid nt from la.W In JV10 , anil occiml u fancy Hock hrnuKht K.'A. ItecelptH ! faille , WJ hc-uJ ; huu > , 11COO hk-cp , 1WV JicuJ.