THE OM.AITA DAILY HTDJiJ. ' MONDAY , APUTL 10 , 1807.
HAS TROUBLES OF HIS OW
George RidcnoTir Apain Attracts Polic
Attention ,
MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT IN RIGHT BREAS1
Ilic Slinotlnir AVnn none li ]
nil Old ineni > , but ( lie I'o-
Ilce Think He Uld It
IllniHClr.
The tilbutatlong of Ocorgo Ttldcnour
* ho lives In a humble dwelling ftt 1023
North Twenty-first street , appear to have
no end. Hldenour now lies seriously
woundcil nt the Presbyterian hospital , nl
due , so he nnsrrts , to the murderous ham' '
of Hilly Atkins , whom Ittdenoiir clnlma
would win the affceliona of Nelllo Illdenotii
away from the keeping of htr lawful spouse
Early Sunday morning , some time be
tween 4 o'clock nnd 4130 , a woman who lives
In the house ncxl door lo Uldcnour vvaa
Awakened by some person pounding on the
back door. Unbarring the door , bbo dis
covered Uldcnour upon the slcp outside ,
lie was bleeding profusely from n bullet
vound In his left breast , nml told his
neighbor thai ho believed his end was near
al hand.
Other persons arrived upon the scene
mid Uldcnour wns lukcii Into Ilia hounc ami
the police telephoned for. Upon the nr-
tlval of the patrol vvngon Itldenotii was
found lo be very weak from loss of blood ,
hul not too feeble to talk. Ills story la
rather n curious one and beats certain
fi ilures which lend the police to believe
that the wounded man Is possessed of n
\lvld Imagination.
Itlitcnour occupies two rooms at the num
ber given nnd bns been keeping bachelor's
quarters nlncc Ills wife Uescitrd him nbout
thtec months ago Ho said be returned
borne Saturday night about 11 o clock , nnd
after sew Ing some billions on bis trousers
and utlcndlng lo some other little domestic
duties muilo necessary by the leavetnklng
of his better half he retired.
HIS DOUinKUL S10UV.
About 4 o'clock he nllege he was vis
ited by a dream HP thought his worst
enemy , nlllv Atkins ho who Ins bc < n
trlfllnq ; with Mrs. Uldciiour'H affections hail
lilm by the thront. Ho wns slowly but
Kinelj shutting off the dreamer's supply of
nlmospherc Uldcnour in > s ho finally
awakened and as he wns nbout to fall asleep
onto more he thought be detected a noise
It appeared to lcmie fiom n cupboard a
few feet nway from the bed With nerves
nt n tension ngnln he walked with noiseless
Head toward It. lie assorts that the door
of the cupboird then flew open and that
two rulhnns fell upon him. Thej fought
nboul the loom until the nlr grew thick
and the furniture cut capers ns It tossed
by a Kanp.is cyclone Then one of the
men , whom Uldcnour hwe.irs was Hilly At
kins drew n revolver and fired Ihreo ahotR
nt him The third bullet took effect In
the right breast , n abort distance ! below
the nipple Stunned b > the shol , Uldcnour
dropped to the lloor nnd his assailants
escaped As foon ns he recovered consclous-
nrns he cruwlcd to the door of his nearest
nelglilor and nuked foi afalslnnce
Upon being taken to the station Cltj Sur
geon nijthln decided to have ilidcnotir re
moved to the Presbyterian hospital , and H
few hours later n successful rperatlon for
the removal ot the bullet was performed
Uldcnour nt last accounts was resting cas >
and will undoubtedly recovci.
The police vl'ltcd the home of Ultlcnoin
yesterday morning and found many things
which discredit lite highly colored story. His
bouse Is one of u series of cheap frame flats ,
all of which are occupied Tenants upon
cither sldn of the flat oTHiIed by Illdenour
say that they saw no strnngei nbout the
premises Satuiday night , nor heard anj
noises which would Indicate that assassins
were abroad.
HIS TAUGET PUACTICK.
Upon Iho wall of the rear room ,
ono of the two which Illdenojr occu
pies , was found the lithograph of a woman's
licid , n picture such as Is emplo > ed In ad-
vcitUIng a certain brand of cigarettes. A
bull's eye had been maiked upon the neck
of the picture and several bullet holes Indi
cated that Illdenour ban been Indulging In
n llttlo target practice Tlio police believe
that Uldcnour either accidentally that him
self and then blamed the deed upon his en
emy In ordei to gain bjmpalhy , or clhe pin-
posel ) did BO In order to win back the af
fections of his wife. It Is thought ho made
a miscalculation lit firing the thot and
woindcd himself more seriously than be had
Intended ,
ATKINS UNDHU AimnsT.
The- police stnrted on a still hunt for At
kins early jesterday morning and succeeded
in locating him nt Jlrb Boyle's boanllng
ho ise. 100 South eleventh street He was
locked up at Hie elation on a charge of being
n suspicious character Atkins ca > s ho can
provo a complete alibi as to bis wanderings
Saturday night by no kss than seven per
sona
Illdenour and Ills wife have had trouble tor
ncurl ) six months paet. The woman left
him about three months ago on account of
ncnsupport. Uldcnour nlle'gcs that ho bas
brcn waylaid by Atklin several times before
fore- once early In the spilng , when Atklin
la said to huvc met him at ttie rear of his
icslclcnco and lo have fired a tliot which
lodged In a buncli of Uldeiuur's memorandum
books , and again a week ago last Sunday ,
when Illdenour called nt 10(5 ( South nievcnth
Ft reel for the purpose of seeing his wife. He
wss met nl the door of the woman's room by
Atkins and another person named Tom
rijnn and was thrown Into the street. Kor
this Atklnd wan arrested and at the Instance
ol Uldcnour was charged iwlth shooting with
Intent to kill. Atkins was bound over to
the district court by Judge Got don In bonds
of $500 ami wns awaiting trial when tlio last
trouble came up.
Flatulency Is cured by licecham's I'lllu
M > HtrrloiiM IStiilimloti.
A loud explosion wns heard nroiind the city
last night shortly after 10 o'clock U wns
al first thought to be the gas works , but
Inquiry at thai place failed to tlirow any
llftht upon the subject Thu explosion was
heard AB far west as lientson , but Inquiries
a' that point failed to elicit nn > Information
Krcquenlly Iho blowing In of a furnace at
the umcjtlng works causes u loud report , but
tiioso In chargei of the plant stated thai the
explosion bad not come from that place. No
reports of any damage or Injury to persons
were reported In the city Icwt night.
John J. liil > l I in pro t IIIHT.
NRW VOIIK. April IS.-John J JJuly , the
millionaire mine ownei of Suit I..iki > City ,
who Is al Hoocevelt hospital leeoverlnu
from an oK | > ratlon performiil for apiieiidl-
clllx , Is Htuullly Improving.
Tim riiHti-Nt Time lo Di'livi-r
Is made by the Durlliigton'a "Denver
Llmlled. "
( . .caves Omaha later and arrives In Den
ver earlier than any train of any other
line.
fan-Its alccplng , dining and fieo chair
cars. Makis only 11 stops In C3S miles ,
Uuns ON TIMI3 over n superb Hack.
Leaves Omaha , 4:35 : p , m ,
Al riven at Denver , 7 15 a. m ,
Tickets and berths at 150. ! Tarnam street ,
Mor < > n lili-'ni'i- Vuiiliixt Kellej.
SOM.MIUS\VOHT1I , N. II , , April U.-Tho
pollco here olitaliu'd flintier Hlroni ; evl-
ilc'iuo eonneetlny Joseph Kelley vvllli tlio
mtirde-r of Canhlir SlUUney l.iot Trlduy ,
llonirHeeU < TN' i\eiii-Nlou ,
On Tuesday , April 20th , the Missouri Pa-
clda railway will sell round trip tickets at
very low rates to certain points In the
touth , boutliwcst and southeast , Stopovers
nlloued on the going Journey. Kor Informu-
lion , lanj folders , pamphlets , etc. , call or
address company'8 oltlce , 13th and Karnam.
or depot , IBtli und Webster streets. Omnha ,
Neb. T. r. GODI-MIUY , P. & T. A.
J. O. PlllI.UPl'l. A. O. F. & lA. .
California
Is best and quickest reached via the Union
Pacific. 16 bourn quicker than any other
line-
lineCity Ticket Offlco , 1302 Farnam St.
tJASTHIt SKIIMCKS AT KIIIJMOXT ,
diuretic * I'rrimrc nnil 1'coplo Attend
SIMIIC Klnlietriitt ! Crlelirntlonn.
riin.MONT , April -Social ( ) The beau
tltul weather , flne musical programs anil I in
presslve services brought out a large at
tendance at all the churches today. The
floral decorations were much more elaborate
than usual , and last evening ( loners could
not bo procured at any place In toun , Ccn
tennlal loelg" , Independent Order of Odd ! > !
lows , attended the Baptist church In a bed )
and the building was crowded long before
the time for oervlccc. The decorations oi
lilies and potted plants were very tastcfull )
arranged. At th Congregational church
largo bank of lilies , gernnluinE and potted
plants extended across the chancel. In front
of the pulpit was a beautiful calla with
Caster lilies on cither side. The music was
by the church ( | imrtot , assisted by Tony
1'lambeLk , violinist. At the Catholic church
early mass was said at 7 o'clock and solemn
high mass was celebrated by rather Mtigtin
at 10-30. The attendance wns large at both
servlccH Mount Tabor cominindcry. Knights
Templar , attended the services at St. James
Kplscopal church. The musical program was
excellent and the floral decorations showed
much taste In their arrangement At the
Presbylerlon church a sunrise meeting wees
held at 0 a. m The music was rendered
by the choir , assisted by Phillip illoomcr
violinist. The em Ices at the Christian ,
Methodist , Lutheran und nther churches were
also appropriate to the occasion. This e\en-
Ing the choirs of the Congrcgitlonal and
Presbyterian churches gave a piaUo concert
at the Congregational church. The large
nudlcnca room and the parlors which open
Into It were filled with an appreciative au
dience. At the Christian church a choius of
thirty fl\c voices under the direction of 1'rof
Ullis of th Fremont Normal school ren
dered the cantata , "Tl.o Great Light , " the
life of Christ In song Their tabernacle
wca well filled The Odd Tcllowc attended
the Methodist church In a body In the evenIng -
Ing Ths nernron by Hev. F. M. Slsson waste
to them especially and was listened to with
marked attention
M \lvl3 C'l.AMS < JI > IjI'OUTII 1'IJMtI/S.
Ite-ilili-nt of Nordi I.imp IH i\lie-rl-
iiiriitliiKT In n Marvelous rre-Je-e-t.
NOUTH LOUP , Nib. April 18 ( Special. )
A resident of this city who ha ? a leaning
toward scientific Investigation In matters re
lating to naunal history , but who desires
his name vltlihclel fiom the public foi tlio
present , believes ho has Instituted a rerlcs
of experiments that may contain the germ
of fabulous wealth and , nppaiuntlj , too , from
what would at llrst sight appear to be a very
unpromising source. His Idea. Is to utlll/e
the rusty-looking fie h-vvnler elam as a pro
ducer uf pearls by performing a simple but
dcllcato surgical opciatlon on the bivalve
and to Insert wllhliii the peail excreting tis
sues as a nucleus a small fmgnienl of foreign
matter around which the pcail Is expected
to bo deposited Although of rude foim and
repulsive oxtcilor , tome vailctlcs ot the clam
have Interiors of marvelous beautj , and even
In a natural fctntc It Is porslble to find such
as hive within them tinces and even sinal
grains ot brilliant pearl , often encasing a
email speck ot grain of s.mrt Thcoiotlcallj
It Is expected tint the Irritation caused b >
the [ iicscnce of the aitlflclally Insetted bodj
will ociahlon n rapid ilcpo'll of the pearl )
nultci , and It Is also believed tint the pearl-
can l ) given an ) ilt&ltcd color or tint bj
using as the nucleus brilliant Ecarlol , gicci
gold-coloicd glass beads ot small blze
tliu seml-transpircnt nati.re of the pearl al
low Ini ; the color 01 tint to rnviMi througl
the deposit In ease the e\p'rliiietits ut <
successful the Industry can readily be de
veloped to an ) deslicd extent , since the
clams are vrr ) prollilc and tire found In carl )
"ummci covriod with myilads of * > ggs
I'heso can be circd foi artificially and rap
Itllgrov to a large sl/c They ore tald to
) e large enough for treatment the secom
easou after hatching , and the mud at the
bottom of any slough v.huru water stood the
) ear round would maki an Ideal "cfam-
mcr ) , " and no attention In the way of feed
ing , etc , would be necessary.
Nofe-M from lcIlc-\ < .
HDLl/DVUn , Neb , April IS ( Special.- )
An Hastcr social was given at the i evidence
of Dr. D. R. Kcrr Saturda ) evening unde
the auspices of the Clovei Leif club , to
also funds toward defraying the feabbatl
ithool debt. A fish imml and a "peanii
hunt" afforded abundant entoi talnment fo
the evening. Several muislcal and literal )
number ! ! added to the evening's otijojincnt
Arbor day e-xerclses were held at the pub
lic school Friday nioining. Appropriate
addresses , declamations , etc. , weic deliv
ered , after which a number of trees weie
planted. The pupils enjojed a half holt
da } In the afteinoon. Saturda ) , Instead of
Ilia usual i online of school work , the stu
ilents of Ilellc/ue. college spent the mom
Ing bcautifjlng the college campus b > plant
ing tices In various places
CeitllicatcH of election wore Issued this
v.eclc by the village board to the
successful candidates in the late
election. There wes Home question who
would be the fifth meml el of the boaid owing
o the llouetvven Messrs Kajfcer and O'Xeal
'jut ' th" former withdrew In favor of Mr
O'Neal , so the village council , Messis Hue !
Lar on Durtch , Low Is and O'Neal , was de
elared duly elected The first meeting ol
iho new board will bo held the first week In
May.MiK
MiK Josephine Blait of Omaha spent sev
eral da)8 with her grandparents , Mr. and
Mrs Gustavo Ulnrt. th's week.
William Tlionuaon of Kansas City Is spend
Ing Caster with his mother
IttMinrd for riiurcli OcNi-t-
DHCATUR , Neb , Apt II IS. ( Special. ) The
members of the EnUcopal church of this
place have offered u reward ot $2ri foi the de-
te = tlon of the culprits who entered their
church ono night tills week and demolished
Bovcral pieces of church fuinlturc. Not only
the members , but the whole town , are In
dignant over the affair , and if the guilt )
parties ale caught they will be given the full
extent ot the law.
A mammoth tice was caught In the river
liero ) estcrday. It had 'o be sawed up Into
logs in the water Fl\o logs , averaging
: uclvo feet In length and three and one-half
Teot through , were taken off of the main bed )
of the tieo , besides a number of smaller ones
The tree measured from butt to top about 175
feet.
feet.Ihi ferryboat "Queer , of Omaha No 2 , "
which fti.uuled on a bur Thursday afteinoon ,
swung char > estenlay evening a little before
sundown. A "light line In the river helped
to get It off. _
atlHfUr TnShlrUers. .
run\crrr , Nc-b. April is ( special. )
VccordliiK to the Instructions of the county
board , Trczsurer Nelron has la ued a large
number of distrera warrants for the collec-
lon of dellrquent personal taxcn and deliv
ered thorn to the sheriff. An examination ot
heso wanants bhows quite an Interesting
condition o' affairs. Many of them are
against people who are very poor , and who
cannot po'sltly pay the amounts they nw
ho county. Many others and those whIUi
ggresate the largeut mini are against people
NUO llvo In eonsldptablo stjle , epeml plcnt )
of money and are appirently well-to-do.
Inn Is agalist a man who dravvi a talar > of
2,000 per year , and who has paid no per-
onnl taxes for eight years. The Hhcrlff pro-
inses to How no mercy to thei latter elaui.
I'liint Trri'Mrouiiil II u nil. i r ,
UUNIIAII , Neb. , April 18. ( Special )
More fruit trees have been planted by the
arnicrs In this vicinity than mer before
n ona bcason Not only trees , but small
rults ot every variety are being planted.
There Is quite a eontest between baiuo
of the republicans over the pailolllce. Thu
irceent Incumbent , C , IIVllbon In a re-
lubllcan and has the endorscmrnt not only
of his own partisans , but ulso of the com-
iniiilt ) .
I'll nernl < t Mr , Niilrin
niUJCVln : , Neb. , April 18. ( Speelal. )
' 'uncrul services were held Saturday iifler-
ioon at the reuldcncr , after whleh the re-
nnlns of the late Mis. John Nolan were
aKen to South Omaha for Inleitneiit. The
cceased had resided here for many jears
nd hail won tha esteem of friends and
neighbors , i-'lie leaves a husband and six
children to mourn her loaa.
Klllril on Ilio Triu'1 % .
Neb , April 18. ( Special Tcle-
. ) Train No , 2 on- the Union Pacific
ran over and Instantly killed a man abouf
a uillu e nt of Uero thla aftcruoon. The man
wis a elMngcr. In his pockets was fount
the name and addrcrs , Dave Powers , Chilli'
cothc , 0. ATI Inquest will be held at Tre <
mont nt 10 o'clock Monday morning ,
IMoultiu Ip Prill AVlH-iit.
DUKDAlt. Neb. , April 18. ( Special. ) Tin
fall wheat that was winter killed , about one
third of the acreage , Is being plowed uj
and will be phnteil with corn , The sprlnj
wheat that was sown this spring Is up niee
and promises a good yield.
clirnxkn. N < * UN 'Noten.
The Madison creamery Is to bo started fit
again.
Thp new creamery at Hurwell Is now It
oprrotlon.
Wayne la n aklng an effort to secure t
telephone st.tcm.
Three eagles were shot near Nlobraro dur
ing the , past week.
The Review la the name ot ft new papci
just ntarted at Rogers.
Mills Ilrothtrs of Gordon sowed 1,000 acre ;
of wheat th'o spring ,
The St. Paul creamery has been refitted
and Is now In operation.
The Gretna creamery Is now completed
and ready for business.
It Is said there Is now 1,000,000 bushels
of corn cribbed In Platte county.
The town of Iliirclmrd has all KB debts
paid and money In the treasury.
A new paper , called the Sun , has been
started at Whitman , Grant county.
Fred Oswald of Wood River has purchaflci
10,000 sheep which he proposes to feed.
People all over Nebraska arc betting oil
more fruit tlccs this year than ever before.
The town , of Ilershey Is contemplating votIng
Ing bonds to build a bridge across the Platt
river.
The Prcmtnt school board has decided I
aboltah the commercial courpo In the Hlgi
school
A good hotel Is needed In O'Neill am
a united effort Is being made by the buslncs
men to sceitro one.
Reports fiom many parts1 of the state ar
to the cfTe-et that alfalfa Is badly winter
killed , particularly on high ground.
A thief entered a Dra.lsbaw house am
ttolo eighteen pounds of bacon and took th
gasoline stove along to cook it with.
The village boaid of DeWItt has pal
Mrs. Hood J24D.75 and saved a law cult. Mrs
Hood wcs hurt on a dilapidated sidewalk.
Klk Creek was the only town In John
son county that voted In favor of granting
license for the sale of liquors during th
ensuing year.
The late J. T Hedrlck willed $200 to the
tiustees of the Tecumsch Cemetery oasocla
tlon , the Iriccmc on which Is to be pcrpetu
ally devoted to keeping his lot In repair.
W. C. Lli dley of Cerccso sas that from
the thirty sows which he started In will
ono ) ear ago ho has sold $1,130 worth o
hogs , Killed enough for meat for his famll )
one jcar und 1ms forty-one sows left.
( ' M. Miller of Tccumseh attempted to
split -wood the first of the week. The
a\ became entangled In the clothes line one
In disc-ending It struck Mr , Miller In the
head , causing a severe ccalp wound.
C Ivcrum of Plalnview has In his posses
slon a curiosity In the way of a calf , which
was born blind. The eyes are In their rlgh
position , but In placet of the cjeball there I
x light glossy substance. At last account
t was alive and doing nicely.
W G. Hasten of David City has so fa
-ocovered from his self-inflicted sword wouiu
that ho was removed to the Ashim for the
'nsane at Lincoln , Tucsdav. Sheriff Derb )
iml D C. Ronolds accompanied the patleT
to Lincoln
John Williams , an Inmate of the Flllmor
oountv pooi house , died at that Institution
Monday evening as the lesnlt of a fall dowi
i "talrway into the cellar , a distance of nln
T ten fc..t. It was purely accidental am
o blame attaches to an ) one.
Ycsierda ) County Attorney nutler of Hoi
county recthcd $230 from Howard Miller o
H title Creek , Neb , to apply on the judgmen
obtained against the first term bondsmen o
Darren Sqott. The total amount so far re
reived from the bondsmen Is $2,000 , leaving
.n balance of $3,800
About C o'clock one evening recently Bonlc
nneak thief entered N. M. Nelson's hard
wai s store at Plalnview and got away wit !
ibout $20. Herb Baldwin had , locked the
tore and gone to supper , and was enl )
-on about thirty minutes , but that wa
long enough for the thief to do the job.
The llattle Creek Creamery company recently
cently got In from Texas 340 head of ) ount ,
worback hogs This is the largeot btinc !
of this peculiar breed of hogs ever brough
to this loc-ility at one time The.y are sup
jojcd to bo proof against cholera and othe
nfcctlous dlsea ea from which the common
hog family suffers.
i\cunsioA SOUTH
Via ( litWnlinsli. .
On Tuesday , Apr. 20th , the Wabash wll
sell round trip tickets to nearly all points
south at very low rates. Tor tickets , time
tables and further information call at Wa
bash oftlcc. 1415 Farnam street ( Paxton
Hotel bloc'O , or write
G , N. CLAYTVON. Agent.
SK-Thirt > I' . M. Trnln.
of the
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RY.
nest service.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ,
Dining car.
City offlco : 1504 Farnara.
IMIHhOAAI , I'AJl VCJU.tl'HS.
John Rlher , Boston , Is at the State.
Clint B. Slater of Denver Is a Barker
guest.
C. R. Lee , Lincoln , Is stopping at the
Mercer.
J. H. Harvey , Chicago , Is registered at
the State.
M. G. Swan , Sheridan , Wyo , is a guest nt
the Mercer.
J. K. Longuecker of D ° s Moincs > Is regis
tered at the Barker ,
George J. Coddlngton , Fremont , Is regls-
tered nt the Mercer ,
Charles Grata and wife , Lincoln , are
guests of the Mercer.
Mlts Jeannctto Hunt of Pt. Louis is the
guest of Mrs Ilcth for a few da > s.
General W. W. Lowe left last evening
for n short business trip to Chicago.
W. n. Edmunds of Chicago , who has been
In the city for a few dao , lefl last night
for Kansas City.
J. E. Blair , who has been visiting friends
in this city for a short pcrlol , left for St.
Louis last night.
W II. Kelly , Akron : Miss C Murphy , Ne
braska City , and Emll Noel , Lincoln , are
Xcbrahlvans stopping at the State ,
Mrs. It. II. Heall , who has been visiting
In this city foi n short period , left last night
for her homo In Washington , D C.
James T. Kelley , Mlts Efflo George. Dor
othy Carter anl Arthur Schorclit of the
"Baggage" Check" eompuny are stopping at
the Mercer.
L M Beniu'tt , accompanied by his wife- ,
returned home lefl evening from a i.everal
months' sojourn In Las Vegas N M , where
he lies lit en In search of health
Clarence Buckingham one of the directors
of the Rio Grande . Southern , was In the
city yeste'iduy while en route to Chicago
from a tour over the. lines of the com
pany ,
Herman KounUe. accompanied ijj ) | | H
laughtci , MUs Gertiudu Kuuntze , left last
evenln'R for Nuw York City wheru Ihej
will vUlt the family of Luther Kmintze
Mlbs Kountzc leaves foi Europe bhortl ) to
spend a year abroad ,
W S. Butterfield , proprietor ; George Che-
net , Bnrt MarcL'j , diaries E Grupewln and
wife , Thomas Evan Fritl 1) K. Nee , J l.l
Marcus , Anna Chance , Klltla Wolf , Nettle
Hack , Walter Johraon , Ed McNeil and the
hreo IVuncbciicttl slaters ara members of
'A Daggagu Check" company quartered at
he Barker. .
MIC u < iiiuITIIIS. .
A small prairie fire out near old Fort
"hnalia v\as the cause of a fire alarm being
timed In to the fire department last even-
tig. No damage.
Pearl Core ) , a domestic aged 18 years ,
> ho ban been employed by tuo family of
J. 1) . Wood , 1612 Hurt street , was yesterday
removed to the Methodist hospital , She was
Buffering from typhoid fever.
MORE SET nM'AND HOPEFUL
Improvement in"Monetary Condition :
ttcady ami Persistent.
! _
R1FORM OF THETATCR MONEY SYSTEIV
llonrj CliMVM lcKC-Hli Hint Then
Sliotilil lit' .NoJLiUm-cPMUHrj lt-ln >
III Sc'tlltinr.rll > p WlivclN of
Hvforiu lu Motion.
NKW YOUK , April 18 Henry Clews , head
of the banking house of Henry Clews & Co ,
writes as follows :
' Owing to the Interruption of the Gooe
Trldny holiday , the IM-U week bus been i
broken one In Wnli street nffnliH. T\vc
Hon-bitslneF8 dn > 8 Iwtwcen now nnd ncxl
vve-ek huvc c-au-seil ome postponement ol
bujing operations nnd ciicotimgcd selllnj
by the"lietirs ; " but the sto < k market hn-
notvvltlistnndtng shown a hertlthy tone nnt
a somewhat Ilimer tendency In prices.
Upon the- whole , the Investment market Is
Htetidlly working toward more settled nm' '
hopeful conditions. So far aft tcspe-ots fuc'
lors which iiffoct flnnnclnl confidence the
change within the Inst few months hat
been much greater than IB generally under.
Blood or credited. Up to Inst Noveinbei
the most lillenne nnxlely prevailed ns te
the outcome of the silver question In the
election. The result of the national vote
VMIS to veto free coinage and provide mi
Interval of four years for the further ex
posure of that danger and for devising
meaim for Ihe Dual adjustment of the
money question upon a sound and whole
some basis. This week , the president bus
appointed a commission to make proposal--
to the ntiropean boveriimcnts nlth a view
to reaching a settlement of this disturb
ing element through the creation of n sys
tem of International bimetallism. At pres
ent It would be premature to say what arc
the chances for bringing about another
convention , or of such a convention agree
ing upon a plan of international co-opcr.i-
tlon ; but even should neither be accom
plished the effect will be a large contil-
butlon toward u Html disposal of our own
silver question , for the failure would de
prive ! the silver party of Its most conserva
tive and Influential element , the Intelligent
clement , Ihe Intelligent blmctnlllsts , and
composed of free coinage advocates pure
and Rliiiple , that faction would stand more
than ever discredited before the country
and deprived of n very essential element
of political tnipport. In this respect , there
fore1 , the financial situation li.is , within
the last few months , entered upon a much
more hopeful phase.
PAPDU MONEY SYSTEM.
In the broader monetary questlcmthe
reconstruction of our p tpcr money syHtein
the drift Is toward u careful and thor
ough consideration of the whole problem.
The action of the executive nnd of con
gress lu this witter may not have been
so prompt or so di Unite ns to iitlsfy ! the
more zeilcus reformers , but thcic Is noth
ing to suggest any serious misgivings us
to the reaulnes.s of the administration to
bring this qticsMon to the front so soon as
matters deeme-l more Immediately Impor
tant have been disposed of. Whether t he-
question mav be approached through the
appointment of u commission of experts ,
or dliectly by the Independent action of
congress , Is comparatively Mmm itoilal. If
the reform Is to be Initiated through a
commission , tin re must be a dela } of sev
eral months In ranching congressional ac
tion , and , even ifhon , congress might bo
expected to follow tint , rec ommendatlons of
the commislon only sq far .m Its proposals
mlg-ht agree vsith tliclr existing precon
ceptions Hut , In any e-nse , the taking up
of this question for legislation Is probnblv
only a. matter o n Cow months. The ad-
mlnlbtiatlon and Songfcss fully completion 1
the superne ) Importance which the be ? !
I ubllc opinion ofi'tllii ciiunti } attaches to
this Ibsue , and iiidue5.poHtpcnemenl ( or hu
perlleiil treatment of.lt Is simply Incon
celvablo , paitlsan misrepresentations to thr
contrary notvvlthst Hiding Here , iigiln , li
a moat valuable fciln1 In the lliiancl.il sit
uation , nb camp t red A 1th the chaotic con
dltlons existing five months ago ; which
appeals very directly ( to our foreign credit
A similar Improvement is to tie noted in
such aspects of foreign affairs as have a
bearing upon our Investments Affairs In
Culm have ceased to attract attention on
the Stock- exchange and the f let tint the
ailmlnistr itlon hasjideoidcd upon a pollrj
of non-intervention h.is removed the fever
ish apprehension that for months Ins kept
Wall street in a state of ten ° l6n. So with
respect to the unsettled feeling that has
existed In connection with the posblblllt >
that a European conflict might grow out
of the hostile relations between Turkey nnd
Gieece. Those complications are now en
tering upon u new and. It may be hoped ,
less critical phase. So long as the power1-
were occupied < nith compulsions Intended to
avert violences which might run Into the
most serious complications , theie vvas an
Indefinable dancer which produced caution
In evcrv direction Now that a war be
tween Tin key and Gieece beems quite pos
sible. Russia , bpeaklng presumably for the
powers nt large , declares that , lu case of
such a war , the concert of the powers will
cease Its present active Intervention and
blmply wait for results with the fl\cd pur-
posu of preventing either of the belligerents
which in i > be responsible for starting the
stiuggle from receiving any advantage
fiom victory. This threat Is likely to keen
both Tin key and Greece c.ireful about In-
Itlattiifr hostilities , nnd will afford an oppor
tunlty for the two countries to settle their
disputes peacefully. The result Is that , In
M > lte of the bolllKerent news that comes
from the mnps of the opposed armies , the
opinion Is gaining ground In the ilghest
banking circles of Europe than which there
Is no better .source of knowledge that these
dingerous complications will find a settle
ment without a widespread war. Tills Is an
Important gain upon the disturbing political
situ itlon that has existed for many weeks
past.
past.CONDITIONS AIIE IMPROVED.
Tlio foregoing factors show a most Im
portant amelioration of a set of conditions
which have been holding financial Interests
In uiri : > 7lng susjK'nse for some months
past. So far as thes e conditions have been
domestic relating , for Instance , to silver
and cunency reforms these ameliorations
have had a direct tendency to elevate our
c rcdlt nbroid : but thai resull has failed
to affect the European demand for our In
vestments , because nil the foreign bourscB
have bien alarmcl by the events In eastern
Europe The removal of this latter cause *
of disturbance would therefore he calcu
lated to bring about a revival of our ex
ports of securities Taking a broad view
of the outlook , theio Is thus reason to
hope that the conditions Inlluenrlng finan
cial operations nr < - entering upon a more
normal and hopeful rll'ise. After such n
long run of severe experiences as we have
passed thiough a pessimistic habit of fec'-
int , heroines established which prevents the
anroich of hotter conditions from being
distinctly forepeeii or fully appreciated ;
and , for that reason , the situation of toj
day and the tendencies renchlnir Into the.
future arc far from being credited with
all the promise that lies In them. Tor my
own part , I have every confidence Uint we
are now squarely on the way t , vard n
solid recovery and a great revival In all
our national InlereslH The ease In money ,
the abundance of our stock of gold , the ris
ing drift of credit , and the gradual recovery
In the commercial m irkots am vvorklns" to
gether to glvo effect to the hopeful Influ
ences above cited , all
4il(2AVI'IC HTOKIt' ( SAMIIMNfi * OOL.
PI. , n
Clil-iiK < S > lliIlcal H I'liu-i-M
.SlIIIIH It I Ml Vi'Vr''Viirlf ' ' OiirrntorN.
N'KW YOIUC , , Aprlii'ls Chicago Interests
have been moro IJi ylTlencc In Wall street's
stock market durJnei the last week than
at any tnc | for aj'lofll ? while. Early In the
'
week Chicago fodtl'\Wof ) the granger stocks
St Paul and Islington largely. Later
ticmt-ndouB liiitihvi tlBtiB made. In Chicago
n.is were also set down to the account of
Chicago Wnll strVW has It Ihnt n pool with
t-uveral hundred Allniiaml dollais In hand
' .uas miido a deposU lie re for stock marke t
purpose ? and haa Identified v\lth It as min-
Ilitiintlve- representatives Homo of the most
adiolt traders In IhlH pity. In ono Wall
street ollicf1 JKOdv'ls ' M ld to have been
placed at the dlsticfnl of a slnulci operator ,
whoFirn ort to'ClllcHigo pilnclpils Is not
to be mullet untll'thlrfy dayii have clupsecl
Inc Ide-ntal to thin iitrange'imnt it Is .said
that the New York-tr.iclcr hns wagered with
thu Chlc.ign partUM SU.ocn that ho c.gi piy
100 per ceni prodt on their Investments
wlt-iln a month , /This fSO.OCO bet means
practically a guaranty of one-fifth of the
amount deposited the winm opc-intcr vviie-r- [
Ing another $ , U > 0 that he can show thn 100
pen cent miido at thu end of a fortnight
which will benbout thu 1st of May the
laltci wagc-r , however , Involvlntr a contr.ict
by which , In addition to the big commis
sions ho will earn , tie > broker Is to bo en
titled to one-lmlf nf all tin- profits made
after thn fortnight If the ) 100 per cent bo
hho.\n. This In h-ambllng on ratlier a larger
BC- lie than has appeared In Wall street ijuar-
tets for some time past ,
It Is , howe-ver stated upon iwlial neems to
bo geol authority that the I2JOOOO deposited
with this particular broker lu hut ono-thliil
of the money se-nt herei from Chicago In
the Chicago PQO ) mentloiKd the nainiH
tif conspicuous business men who have not
In recent > ears figured In any promlnc-nt
way In Wall slreet.
MAHKI7T SHOWS A SCAJU3.
The operations of this pool were for the
llrwt time dlscloHcd on the Stock exchnnn !
un WedneHihiy , w < hen the maiket vvaa given
n slairn.iede ut Its opening. During thet Ivva
nr three prevloun days the general shor' I i-
tercst in iho market had been considerably
frightened , P rtloulnrly In Bugnr trust Am'
In Chicago Gas this scare had boon mull.
clent to glvo the market AII upward tnv
petut of consequence enough to make prices
not lately rpfichcd Chicago Ons was es.
pcclAlly prominent In this way. It got ur
nrouiui K < . The street was full of cheerful
anticipations that the stock , relieved of old.
time embarrassment ! " , TO as on lt way tc
pir. New York Insiders have for omo tltm
past been -e-onfldenl tnat thopropeity vvan tc
bo quit of Its bud name nnd get Into Invent.
n cnt boxes and nway from Its long carcc
of harum-scarum spcculatlvene 9.
In this dispatch last Sunday t quote
Governor riovvcr on. this scare , he bcln
recognised as the financial head of the proi
crty now. Governor Flower's conlldcnc
was not expressed In halting language. II
paid then , and savs now' , thai Ihe propert
Is earning the dividend * It pays , that It !
superior to any thrcntcncel competltloi
that Its output Is larger than before , thn
Its earnings are materially Improved , am
sure to bo "maintained. It Is not questlonc
In Wall street that Governor Flower Is sincere
cero In making thesn statements It is no
questioned In Wall street trial the propert
free from attack will command Invcstmcn
confidence here.
tint freedom from nllnck docs not ye
F < > em to hove been reached Thousands o
shares of stock were thrown on the mnrke
during the opening- hour of Wednesday am
the price was knocked down In a Jiffy v.he
along Cnma a dispatch from a private Ch
cngo wire announcing n plan to cut dovv
the price ot gas to Illinois municipalities t
CO cenls n thousand Wall street was caugh
unprepared for this nllack for an altaok I
what Wall street considers It. Thcr
seemed to be an endless volume of stoc
to 1)6 marketed. Rumors begun to ncet
mulato suggesting Hint the slock was sol
for the account of Insiders , tint the con
Hollers of the property were liquidating
that the nolltlclins of Illinois were In Inl
lie nrrav mnichlng face on toward the Ga
tiusl Ireasury.
PROFESSIONALS Tl'UN HEAR.
Olllclal assurances did nol gel much nl
ttntlon. All the profes = lonal talent In Wa
street flopped over to the he-ar side nt once
Thei Chicago pool was credited with takln
in at a 2 point profit in.OOO or 20.000 share
of stock sold before the first atlnck wa
made. U has since been plajlng n vvaltln
game , BO far as Is shown by tiny surfnc
developments.
'Chicago's Intcrcsl In Die olluck upo
Sugar was second only lo Us Chlctig
Gas onslaught. It would probably be a
overestimate tq represenl that more tha
one-third of the Sugar stock sold vvns fo
Chicago , but that amount Is vvllhln n ic.i
sonablel calculation. The Chleaco selll'iK o
that dynamite specialty seemed also to b
much more careful than the plungln
transactions made In Gas , though the Nev
York tiaders In Sugai were not lc s eon
fldent of their position qn the bear side o
Sugar than Chicago was on Its local fa
vorlte.
No p irtlcular news has come out It
Sugar trust affairs The stoek has hi el
much ov ei bought Everbodv had a poln
to buy , and most people with margin
to risk have taken on a lineon the the-or ;
that whatever congress does In n tariff
way will be acceptable to the trust ac
eeptnble meaning ptotltnble. It begins to
hale out , however , thai on the Inside o
the trust there are some spirited dlsseii
alons two or three of the conspicuous mil
llonnlre managers wrangllni ! with one mi
other ns to the trust's business pollej
Some" experiments made have proved to b
exceeding unprofitable , especially a chem
which proposes the conversion of refu- .
sugar sirups Into spirits , such as th
Whisky trust makes. Tills project has bcci
very expensive.
i.E GROWS SEIUOI'S
Ono clique In the trust made nn issue ot
the further waste of money on such ac
count and over this a row sprang up , i
testilt of which Is that a director who Is
recognized as the large --t bomi flcle Jiolde
of tlio trust's securities became so mud
exercised that he threatened to resign , sel
out nil of his Intel ests and quit the com
piny for peed , charging that honestv h
business was not possible where Wai
stieet speculative Interests had contlnunlb
to be consulted. There Is something to br
snld on n ptoposltion of this kind- mine
'hlng perhaps not altogether compliment
irv. Sttpnr trust stock was around 11
when suggestions of this low among in
skiers came vaguely to Wnll street 01
Tuesdav. Two or three points weie
' { necked off of the quotation aa soon ns <
'luslnehs begin on Wcelnisdav , and trans
'ctlons In Suy.ir trust stock have since
Ven discouraging to speculator on the
eng side with their margins Importan
nen In Wall street veteran observers
vill be badly fooled If Sugar trust quo
atlon docs not sooner get down aiounc
pir.
It Is an abnormal market where two or
'lirec .stocks uttracl to much attention am
nonopollze so much of the stock exchange
ictlvlty as have Sugar trust and Chicago
Gas stocks Among other things II maki'S
plain the disproportion of public Interest
to speculative Interest. As to public Inter
est , the truth Is Wall street has none Com
mission houses stay empty , commission
brokers ilo no business for olel customers
it the most , their earnings are from such
crumbs ns may fall from the table of the
half dozen speculative cliques lighting one
another.
European war rumors have been much In
evidence , and In tlio early part of the week
they promised to be dominant In making
the course of the market. It was on the
day , when only cheerful news came from
abioadWednesday the European cables
lost all their Influence , incidental to the en
trance of the new Chicago pool Into the
stock exchange activity.
NO TARIFF niL-l , FOR MONTHS.
Not much titlentlon N given to Wash
ington. Wall street has come to the con-
"luslon that no tariff bill will be enacted
'or months to come , though Information
leaching the streel from high official
lotirces promises much prompter action.
The anthracite coal stocks have been
nero or less conspicuous Ardent efforts
ire being madeIn some quarters to make-
i bull movement In Delaware & Hudson
mcl Jersev Central. The street Is full of
'guff and bluff by which manipulative in-
sldeis hope to lift quotations. But coal
trade conditions are so bud that only a
lunatic can entertain the notion that nnj
'if the anthracite coal roaels are making
money. Not one of them Is earning the div
idend It pitys. This sounds like a sweepIng -
Ing s'.atemenl. It Is quite within the facts
I be-Ucve It would be quite safe to aver
that not one of them Is earning one-half
the dividend It pays. Outside of Lacka-
wanna I do not believe they are earning any
dividend at all. Jersey Central , ns I llg-
uro It out. Is earning a de licit. That poor ,
ovcrboomcd stock Is In pitiable shape. A
( , roup of adroit millionaires are caught
loaded with It , having eve rstayed their
market. Jersey Central quotations ma > nol
go down fast , but they cannot perma
nently IK- held up. An upward spurt might
be attempted. In fact , every day there Ib
some new and clever effort made on thai
account. Hut for Itself and for ono of Its
subsidiary properties the Jersey Central Is
confronted with a floating debt problem
which simply smashes every scheme for Its
booming. I really know of no opportunity
In the whole stock market list which just
aa a mcro Investment seems to promise
so sure and large a icturn ns an invest-
racnl In Jersey Central on the short side
I would not consider It a remarkable re-
jult to see 1,000 shares of short Jcibi > y pay
{ 23,000 before nexl Christmas. This Is
not benrlshness. It Is just mere cool calcu
lation.
NORTHWESTERN REFUNDING NEXT.
Announcement has been made during the
lust week of details of the plan for refund
ing N vv York Central and the Harlem
bond obligations the scheme ) being pretty
close to that of thu hake Shore refunding
plan. The result piomlscd will bo bene
ficial to an extent beyond what Well street
yet appreciates Such advantages Ignored
now must eventually become consequent ! il ,
however. They will be supplemented before
long by a similar plan In Chicago & North
western , and for Home of the other leading
properties of the : countiv , I am Bomcnvh it
surprised to learn that the Lake B'horc plan
Is nol going as smoothly as vvns expected
at the start This , 1 had upon high au
thority a week ago , though until today I
have not been at liberty to Mate. It ,
I'roin I lie speculative standpoint most of
the current advantages are with the bears
Them HccniH to be no courageous or con
certed effort attempted on thn bull side *
Traders on slim margins will do well ,
however , to keep In mind that though
hoailshncss may promise profits , thu mar
ket thai Wall street now has Is so narrow-
that the accumulated short Interest can
In any momentary M'arte cause a twist
that might be e xcecilliigly uncomfortable- .
H AI < hA\VAY.
HrltlNh < i nil n TruiliItcilcw. .
LONDON , Apill 18. The weather during
tlio week has been wet , co'.d and unseason
able The promise of the wheat crop Is
not equal to that of last > e.ir Wheat In
the market line been nurvotii and specula
tion was on a limited tcaie * . The consump
live elenmnd was only to supply urgent
needs Prices arc Gd to Is above the lowest
recently quoted prices California wheat
nearly due was quoted at " ! IH fid Northern
IVring parcels , May and Juno delivery , were
quoted at 2's Hour wan in poor demand ,
with a fair supply. Prices were Cd won > e
Maim was wleady , mixed Aimrlcan maize ,
destination , 12s Oil hid Haile * ) was
firm ; Azof uflnut was quote 1 ut 13s. Oa's
was tinner. American clipped oats , mixed
April and May delivery , was quoted nt Us
lid per 4o pounds ,
I.oinlon MontMnrlict. .
LONDON , April IS , Very large with
drawals of bullion from the Dunk of Eng
land , most of which goes to Japan , have
served to harden the money rut on coiiHld-
e-rably during the lam few days , llusl-
run3 on the Stock exchange lius been small ,
though the prices for foreign securities
liuve been generally well maintained A
reeling of general anxiety entatB through all
llnanclal circles hire. The outlook Xor
I mining ohnren IB also gloomy , though In
vestment stocks arc fairly linn. Hrnzll
lana fell heavily on the \ngue rumors
of the financial ultviatlon at Rio. Bout )
Americans arc flat. The New York Centra
funding schemn wns so effectually dl
counted that It has caused a fall Insteni
of a rise. Americans generally ore weak
though without * i > oclal renson. Except ll
the cnso of the llrst-clncs securities , like
Illinois Central , Pennsvlvanln nnd fake
Shore , the declines for the week range froir
% to 1'4 per cent.
CO.MIITION OK > 12VOHK II.VMvS
Iiiprc-nxe * In Cnnli Aliout Eunnl lo the
i\liiuifiloii nf I.OIIIIM.
NEW YOUK , April IS-Tho rinnnclc !
sajs : Accotdlng to the statement Issued
by the Associated banks of New York City
for the week ended April 17 the clcarlnR
house Institutions gained JI. ' > 32MO In casli
and Incieasifd tholi deposits $2,9l2f > oo. As
loans expanded ll.-tTJ.COO , the chaiiKC In thr
depo ll Item ngiec-s closch with the cxp in-
sloil In tlin other totals The gain In cash ,
however , was not as Intpo ns the move
ments of the week had Indkntrd The flow
of funds to this center ) has been unusually
heavy dining the past few days and despite
the Incieasc oftl.oOO.OOO In IOTIIB the reserve
Is larger finn nl the clo e of buslmm one
week ago It Is not Improbable that the
loan Increase represents the business til
that period , as thedenmnd for money It
now at a low ebb and lute's are establish
ing new records , especially In the > call loan
blanch. A matter of some moment JtiHt nt
prescnl Is Hie course of foreign cxcnnnge- ,
If tlio demand for gold on the purl of Japan
and Austria continues there Is a stionu
plohahlllty that specie will be exported
from the United States The lire sent ex
change quotations arc under the plilpnlns
point , bul the drain on Uu- Hunk of Eng
land has lesulted In a tut loss of gold tei
that Institution of tint less than J10000 OOfl
within the past week , and there Is noth
ing to Indicate that It will abate to tiny ex
tent soon The' movement from the United
Stater , If pold Is actuallv cxpoiteil will
not bo on account of the trade conditions
heie , hut will reflect rather the change In
the Japan moneliuv xtandnid and the war
imputations In Europe The domestic sit
uation does not vvarr.inl oxportn at the
present time. alMotigh continued Importa
tions of moiclmiidlso In heavy volume may
teducu our foreign Imliimo nnttci Inlly
UlIIOAKO CIIMN AM ) PHI1) VISIONS.
1'VlltllrcN u nil riowtiiH I'l II-I-M at Stit-
urtln j ' 'I rnilliiu.
CHICAGO , April 17Tills was one ol the
record bicaking dajsIn the wheat market
That nitlolo cloteel nftn an \eltlng dnj's
business , at nn advance of 4'i.e on the piliL
It left olt on 'thurbdnj. The heaviest and
most successful of the loeal spiculatots In
Ihe business wtie on the Im.Mni ; side , nnd
shorts were caught and badl > sqiiecr-d
Othei Mtiln markets and piovl-Uoiis were
compai.itlvel > dull. The stiingth of wheat
came almost enttielj from abroad
Wheat was weak foi about three minutes
ut the start , but noon hot OVL-I that , and
"stronf , " If applied to Its subsequent con
dition , would Imtcllj describe It It became
excited for ti few minutes at a time on
seveial occasions. May and Jul > fiitutis
started vvllhln ' c of each othe-i , but as the
rise In pilce which followed the weak start
was approaching Its cllmnMaj shot Sc
or moie ahead of Jill } , which gave iHi to
the Idea , that shoits In the foimer month
Were mote numerous thnn had been sup
posed. Mav opened at fiom ( j'\e ) down to
t'l-nc as compared with f'lHc at the clouc
of Thlirfcdnv's session. It acted In an un
certain way foi a few moments at around
the pi Ices named , and then e-oinmoncod a
struggle- for the mcaper olTerings which in
a llttlo more than a quaiur ot an houi
from the start had advanced Ma > to Tl e
and July to 71'.c At the- bottom of the-
reasons for thu advance was undoubti dl >
the bad accounts fiom the countiv about
wInlet wheat ptospects , but a stronger and
moio ellicct cause at the moment w.is the
repoita tccelved fiom New YotK thu fot-
elgneis wete hrnvj bitera of wheat there
They were --aid to be > taking both spot
wheat and futures , and thilr Inqnliios foi
the cash nitlcle extended to Chicago Now
York ules foi cxpoit weie leported at . ! , >
boatloads , some at un advance of Ib pn
qmiltir , cqnlvule nt to about .l > hc pel bushel
The quantity raid to Imv * b"on sold there
for expoit on Tlnnsdn > was ISI.foy bushels
Respectable in amount as those s tlos ate ,
they fill to account for the scramb'e ' of
the trade-is In the pit to Rot hold of offct-
Ings is tin ? sc'-slon progressed .Mav VMIS
chiefly In demand , but July kept after it
tovund the close nt a disc'tint of about
' 4c per bushel Mavold fro-n 7IHc back
to 71c , which vv.us the reaction aftei the
first swell. Aftei It ro c again to 7Jc It
had .v second downturn to 71afe' , but follow
ing that the leactions woie slight , and Its
progress towntd still hlglici prices perslst-
enl and Iiieslstlblo. It lose In tli end to
7i4c for May , and that was thi price at
the close.
Coin pirtook but sllfihtly In the bullish
ness of wheat and It Is not unlikely , judg
ing by the readiness with which It responded
to the opening weakness in that article ,
Unit the market would have declined
li.id not wheat been so i-onratlonally strong
The improvement in the weather west fore
casted larger receipts and offerings were
fairly liberal foi that reason E\porla
imounted to 2,011,000 for two da > s AInj
opened Uc lowei at J3'8c , sold at 23'tc , nnd
closed at 2-1'fce. '
Just a fair business was transacted In
oils. The market was firm , entlrelj a mal-
: cs of symp ithy with wheat At the opcii-
ng the tendency was toward weakness , but
that disposition wns soon nipped , as wheat
did its high kicking act , and prices held
firm for the rest of th"sebs.on Ma >
opened a shade lower at Ifi'tc ' , sold at
lf > % iiW2C , and advanced to 17c , wheio it
closed.
Piovlslons were only moderately active
mil advanced pilnclpallv on account of the
xtrome bullishness in whoat. Pm-ker hnd
ard for s lie every time It advanced over
Thursday's price , the result being that It
'ailed to keep the pace with pork find ribs
At the > close May pork was about lOc
higher at IS 47'4 ' < FJ8 50 , May lard , sc higher
it $4 32'X.t and May ribs about 7'ic higher
it J4.7iVJH.77H- .
Estimated ic-celpts Monday : Wheat , 7
ours ; corn , 141 cars ; oats , 220 cars ; hogs ,
21030 head
The leading futures ranged ns follows :
Articles | QIIUII | Ill-'li | Low. I Olusj | YLdy _
vUieit
April. 73 > ( ClDfi 71M
May. . bll'i ' M > K
Julv. . ffl OW ( ' „ ( ,
llB 7Mi 71 t7'4 ! '
'Corn OWW
April 2IH 23T4 ? W 2H \ 23H
2IH 2 IU
' " '
July' . ! tMM j'll ? t'fl'l '
Sept .
OntH
May. . . . 17 17
July. . 1796 17M-1H 17H
Si-pt. . . , 10 1HH JKK
I'orH-
Miiy. . . . 8 45 R 12V 8 BO 8 If )
July . ti 07 4 8 ljHi ! 8 fl1 ? b 01) )
Lard
Mnj. . . . 4 22t 4 yo 4 2J' ' < 4 20
Julv. . . 4 Ml ) 4 . ) JW 1 .III 4 as
Suit. . . 4 10 I 40 1 4(1 ( I 40
Mi'l lllbi
May. . . 4 72V. 4 77)4 ) 4 721 , 4 77 , 4 70
liil ) . . . 4 711 1 70
Suiit. . . 4 73 4 70 4 77h
No. I
Ciifili quotation * ut ie IIR fnllowp :
KI.OfH 1'liin wln'or iiilents J4 3JJ4 50 , link-
era , ; : oeift2'jj , Htrul.s'l.ta , { 4 COIM 20 , fprlni ; PIH-
clulr. 14 20
WHKAT No , 2 ejirlnt7307l' ' o , No 2 inl ,
N No 2 , 24'c.
OATh-No { I u b. 17c ; No. 2 \ Uillcf. . o
b , 2K'lsic , No 3 ulilte , I o. b , lUii/i'tC / '
HVi : No 2 , 3)'lo. '
1 ! MILKY No 2 nominal , No 3 , f. o t > ,
f 33cNo 4 , f o b 24f
l'IANHiiiJ : No 1 , 77 fT'io.
TIMOTHY Biii : : > Prime * liatil-t
PIlOVISIONR-Meu pork , per lib ] . } 8 tf8 50.
.nrd IMI 1W HID. ( C2'i ' hlirn rlli rlileu
loin ) , (4 WJT4 to I'lj ' Bilttd fhoul.lcr.i ( linxed )
5 ij5 50 bliorl l H'ai fclilm ( boxed ) , ( l i'Q
00
\\II1HICY DIMIMeia' flnldird tool , per mil ,
I 10
fitJOAHS Cut loaf. J511 , prniiuhtpil II S9
v\o .
Ontliol'i.d ice excli n i if a toll } t'l i b itf-r 111 ir-
tet VSUH Dl.'jidj : cK.nuirj l.iaiTc el ilrj HA
f.c V.JKH Hli nd } , HUM' , u UliitHC. lii in lll'vdv '
liMc Uve | Kiiilirj. Hlou , inikyrt , lie flikko m
c , illicit B lUKlc.
KIIIIN.IH < * ! (
KANHVH CI1Y , April 17VV III2A r-lleld JJ3c
iKlier , .No 2 liiird. tO le ; .No 3 7C > A , Nu 4
e , Xo 2 red. ii'-c bid 9"c iithed , N < > 3 led kTtt
ia. Nn 4 , red , Me. No 2 tp'l K , fbtiklie. No 3
4 77o
eoitN MnrKe-t ttead > and fairly ndhi , Ha y
OATS Market dull but linn , No 2 tvlille 2u'
B22c
HVi ; Marialiak , No 2 30c
HAY Murkrt linn unit unilmikfd. llinntli >
! IOO , piairlc , ( GOO
Iljniit-Muikct | : vseiik. en tuner ) . IS'iWKe. ' .
ulry. lOiiKo
IXiOS-Markrt ucnlc altliuui.li local deiiiuint
an lieuutrletl ) frrili 7'iijic '
'I'liU-dn llnrK'-l" .
TQltKnO. 0. April 17 WIIIJA't HlKhe r and
rni No : eakli , 'JCi'1 , Muy ( HiC-
( OHN Active und hit-liar. No , 2 nilneil 24c-
OATH Dull and vtruil > , No V mixed lie
HYi : Dull and linn , No 2 ranli. : tk
e'lOViit diit : > Dull ami < a > , primecaili ,
4 3i.i
.
NKW YOItlC. April -TOrriil-K | > ot Itlo ,
nn ; No 7 , J7.J7'i , Invoicejobbing. . J * l-/4
UJU , quiet , Coreluva , jnwanw.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Week Ends with a Light Rnn and Duller
Business.
Li
BUYERS INDIFFERENT AND BEARISH
Hoof Trade Otieim Slou nml AVcnlc ,
bill HrciiviTft Sllulitlr til the
ClOMC HORN Oiilit n.
( uoil MeUc-L
SOUTH OMAHA , April 17-Ilcuclpti of
the dns Indicated were :
Cnttlc. Hogs. Shoep. Horses.
April 17 1,012 3.111 4.tS
April 10 IrW \ SM 4f2
April 15 l'i5 63.11 2,6(3 (
April 14 4V73 3,4
2 IBS 3IW9 2.H2
2.1CS 1.20S
lT 1.S06 2 Tt 2.SO-J
9 2,413 2i0o , Jiso
8 J.cos , S.C09
Apr 7 3.420 3.475 2,531
Apr b . 1/157 3.3iH 1,719
April B . lo.2 3.3iHW2 2.6S1 IS
llccclpts for the week with comparisons
vveic :
Cittlf. HOKR Sheep.
Week ending April 17 .12SV ) 23 fiOi 19.U'3
Wuk ondlnc April 10 1I.70S 17.2M 14,3-SJ
Week ending April J. . 11,611 21,511
'Jho olllclnl number of cata of stock
til ought In today by each ronil was :
Il'r's.
C. . M. S. St. P. lly . . . . 1
.Missouri I'aclllc Kv. . . i.
I'liltin Pai-lllc systini fi 8 13
r. n v .M v. it it. s : . 12
H C A. 1' . llv. . . . 2
C , St P. , Al .t O lly
H. .V M. H. K. H . . . 20
C. II . . e } Hj
1C O .1 St J .
C ,11 t .v. P. UN. , e. .
C. . H I. iK. P. lly. , w.
_
Total rce-elpls . . . . 7(5 ( < C IS I
The disposition of theda > 's receipts was
ns/ollows. each biivei puicliaslng the nuin-
IIIT of head Indicated :
lu ! > iis Cuttle Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co I
( } It Hammond Co : " > 1 M > G 4M
Swift and Oompinv fox 1,014 SJU
Cinlahv Packing Co l'0 > i 1,101
It. lle-elur A. De-gun fcx
Hill ,1 U-wls Co l' '
Huston A. Co 2
Kte-bbs , < L Co 21
Sherlock 9iD
Cinlahy P Co , country . (0 (
Swift , Kansas City . ' .Ti
0-vviild G"2
Other bttjcrs l. )
TotnN i.ivo iuci a.i'-D
Tlio pasl week Ims v\ltncsse-il a con-
iddoralile gnln In icie-lpts o\ci tvvo weeks
picv'lons
CATTI.n- The week closed with a slight
gain In loce-ipts of cattle ovei je-steidav ,
seventy-seven lo ids lie Ing iepo'ted ' In tuduv.
The tnnik-t on beef eattie opened slow
and ivveak , v , 1th bujers. . bi-iirlsh and Indif
ferent. Tovvniel the close time was a Illt'o '
more life to the tiade and everjthliiB
olTered on tlio muilut e-lnngi-d hiinds In
isonnlily gooi' Ji'.ison. In rc . > col to
valuta the miiikel vvas list about lee
lower than the lilMi pulnt of tlio ucdc.
Thrrc wileonlv a fe\v cows and helfcr-t
hi the ! jatds , but the niarkel was slow
and di.i.v ( In the end , hovvevet , every
thing ehitngeil linndH
\'ll fi-\v Mueke'i1 nnd feeders weuon
sale and haidlv onotiKh In makeit tebt of
the ninikct Vnl'irsi lould be called , how-
e-ve-i , aliotlt stetudv
HOfiS TliiIIUR miiikil tponod clo c to Co
iilUioi ciMd vIB fnliU iKtlrut tillu U imt. It
titKLtl tiff hmver , to\\nid the i ! OKCTin - nnt
of the lum's Hold nt tlii- time ink in J110 Jli i ) ,
nnd 13 'i us HKiilii"t ! 3 S3 ? 3 S7'S ' nml S3 90 J ta
li ulaj
Tenlio'c ndvincc lca\i-rt the ninrUct n tirn
r. Iduir thnn It IP on Mmiility nnd nl 1,1111
vxhrti * It ( . at the eliiho of limt ucil , Tlio
nvt i IM * price- pill for IICKS loilij uas Idintli ally
llio ninp - one iiinntli nn ) inn iJic hlKlie i th in
onejmr IIRO
.sin.I I1 ICirclptii of s-hoip vtticlarjfe. hut tltoro
nns nut a load uf lull tnu am .an Ihrnluili niiin-
Itr 1 he dininnd inntimicx ni.tl\c foi ilflr.lblo
iiuitton cheep nnd Iniiili"
OHICtUO
rnlllc Setiici * nml t lU'liniiuiMl lloRo
Varying 1ln * > | i Aolltt * .
r-IIK'AGO Apill 17 Toilns's. L ittli innrlictni *
nf tlio unnl .Snlunli > chnrnitri Iterctp K wireless
loss ( him SCO hrnd , nml wt'ie < 1ltpjsoil ot nt un-
chnni cd prlcef : HuMnoAS ha tjicn rat icr Katlft-
factorj fiiofct of tic wide nnd prloctt have dc\Ll-
oped more strength un Hint ni count ,
lu ho , 11 the nmrkit wan ultun.itiljenlt nml
stronfr toilij , the Kixattr numljt-r of the hoita
sclllri ; ut jeftuilio'H | irkc lluv ) p uklnc
lots hroiiKht fiom S3 S3 to } 4 ami the Lent went
for fiom II lr > to II : i ) , the hulk of the hum Ulmc
chulcu In iuullt | > nml helllnt , ' ul from H 10 lo
14 17'i.
' 1 he rhcpp maiKot unK fnlrl > nitlnt from
{ 320 to JIM for liiff-ilor flinup | to from MM
for common to in fits hooj tlotka urn ) from $4 00
lo $5 foi fooil to inoht , with cxli.i henv } nntlva
CMiort hhitp bcnic" nnd i < i < itl > nu.iiliinl nt from
9510 to J3 3 IxuuhBvou > t ihihle nt from 1375
to } T > 15 , nml extra c tolci urotiml 10
Ilicilpts Cnttli , 4W hiait , IIUKU , 11,000 lunil |
uliftp , 2iOO ( heul
S ( lilMllH ll\l * SIOC'U.
ST I/UI8. April 17 C'AJTl.rltrif IptH.
fo h n'l M ' " ' H ' without
fnncy exiwrt ttccis , JH 25 fnlr to cholca
iiutlvu ehuiplne btctii1 , 54 JO , cticrs inuler
1000 poimit , I3'0i/l2. , xt irii anil lirilrrti.
I300j/4f0 , cows and mlxi-J ! I COS'S CO , 'lexntm
nmt Inllin ttecm , rojmo , town nrnl
U Hi < | 3 7f.
HOOS Ilpccltn | 31X10 hencl Murkit active unil
d hlRher , IlKht , U < ,1H\Q \ , 10 ;
hiavj. J3COB4 li
hlllini' Ilccelpts , 5 COO hem ) M irket rnk ,
hut um-hangcrt. nntlu multonn. J3 r.OJf4 75 IimliH ,
I4Wf500 | , 'JcxnH Mhcep J300f4M ( | , rpilng limbs ,
r , 004 } 8 CO.
KiuiniiN CIO I.H < - Stock.
KANSAS C'lTV , April -CA'rn.U-nooelpts. .
SOO hind , irmlict unchaiiRed , only retail IrudeJ
TexnH fclrers , < 3fOi4fiO , Texan COWB 12 t"ii/3 / " 0 |
iiutlvc ulcers > 3E.OflrplO , native < ow anil hi-lf-
rn. Jl 25 4 15. flocktrs unit fifdfrs , XKfUK ;
hullH (225(1300
IICH1H flecflptH fiOOO hoail , nmrUet np < nca
etion clofcl wouk , hulk of snli" t3 Mi3 'K > ;
hcivlev. J3fOS3Sim ( < i > frn , t3 7003 M mixed ,
} 37f.If3li ; . llnht , JJOMJ3W1orlicrH , JJ WiiJ S5J
plt,3 J1CKVfi370
SHKIII1Uccelptu 2000 hond , mniket Blend > ;
InrnU ) J3 (0i ( > 7 60. latter foi fnnty Fprliiu. mut-
tbtin , | 300ii475.
Nr v 1 rV I.lMsiiuIc. .
- - l7-IIIJiVIM-Ilirilili. |
NnWJ011IC , April -
UC44 hfiid , none on falo unit no tradlne ' " '
\I\IP \ \ < | ilote Ann i linn steerH lit llfdZo. fhrip lit
, rerrltrtrnlor I c-f f nt 5tflOo
4W hcives , 4 , COS quarters of litef , lomorrim , 133
> rp
SIIiii : : > AND IAM S-niTililn | 1 12J hmdl
Blow and v\enk except for KWl Hock uns'iorn
Bl.rtp , J42. t' . ' 3 , cllpp d shnu , St WiH t.2'4. lili-
fhorn InmhH , 1C 00j t2'4 ' , illpjit'l ' InrnbB. J5 OfliP
D 70
70IIOOS HecilptH , 1110 In lit , Elendy nt J4 I5i >
4 M. _
Sloi'K In MKlil.
Record of iccelpls of llvi atock nt the four
nrlmlpil markets for Apill 17 !
1'iiHli' . Iloirn Khicp.
I 4-1 < 1IS
400 1100 I.UCO
ICnni- ( MIS < too SOW
, t ixulii . . . . .303 SOCO itKK )
_ _ _
Totals 22 Ji.lll 10,378
Iliiiralo ll\f sliM-U.
HAhl' Ilt'ri'AIXl N V , April 17t'A'l I'l.ll
Nothing doliirf I'nhin , M > o.l to extra choke
v euls ! 440475
IIOOS oikrrii fnlr to iliol < i > , > 30 , ruuh ( ,
pi.miiun In Rood , J3Cr.fl3' < 0 , plBb , tiiiiiinon lo
fair H ( Of ) 4 CO
Klliii' Cholco to BI kited nelliem , $1 1"1 ! *
HO eullB nnd lonnmui J3 WM4 CO I.ainln ,
-holce In prime JO I'SJ/f ' / ' 0 < ull l roiniiiun.
13 1084 50 _
Wool
NIJW JOIIK Apill -VVOOI-Klnn , Iliectd.
Il j2l ( | pulhd ISIll'Ot
hT 101'IH April 17VOniBtrud > nml tin-
: haiiLid
PERFECT
A ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
UMM ! by ix'oplo of icfiiienienfc
for ever u quaitur of a cuiitury.
JAAIES E , BOYD & Co
Telephone I ( ) ,5 , ! ) . Oniiilin , N b.
COMMISSION
MAIN : WOyiSIS ) > : AND : SfOKJ
Jlaaril of TrnJt.
Plicct wire * to Cldcaeo und New York.
Correfpoadciiu ; loha A , Warrco It Co ,