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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1897)
PART III. FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE JSSTAIJLIIIED JUSE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOUNLNG , OCTOBEll 31 , 1807 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY iriY-E CENTS , Sl'KCIAI. SALE Bankrupt Shoe Sale Men's and IGtluand Douglas , Boys' CLOTHING Qrnaha. ON MAIN F1.00K , in the two shoo departments and la Ott 1st ( i ml I2cl floors tomorrow thoshoo department In basement. 1SOO PIECES From the great auction sale at Townsend & Montant , and the entire surplus stock of the two largest wholesale dry goods houses in America At Almost Half Their Actual Value. 200 pieces of Black Dress Goods BLACK SILKS Pure Wool Dross Goods Heavy ( Black We carry only in illuminated cheeks , two Satin Berber - makes of silks road those toned catncluttos and all 29c ground with large fancy wool llannels , all of these- speak for themselves. actually worth 'Wcyard woven patterns , 50c quality . . In order In ulosu out tlio unttro ity , on sale at 23o yard. Your choice of regular S5o \o \ ; In [ mutiny , on bargain Silk Brocaded 40-Inch pure wool Imported Cashmere French Satin in black , red , navv and Satinette and gros grain , nil now designs . . browns , also mixed Tweeds , signs , tomorrow at 49c yard. rough and j > lntn effects ; 1)0 ( ) Jacquards tiU-ocs of the very latest Imported Wool 1'lalds , In now rolor- ' Ings , same styles ns you will very stylish designs , on sale English'and 11 ii.l In n fabrics , all on at 49o yard J square tit 3Dc yard , . French Our assortment Is truly 1m- Brocades incnsc In M-Inrh pure Heavy Broclis Wool gros grains nnd velours , ailK finished , all colors. In f ? worth Jl.OO , on sale nt CSc cluding bl.ich , Wool Armuro and Mohair yard bulling * , Heversnblu Serge , Htrlc'tly nil wool Diagonals ; Novelties th y ne'1 ' at prices any\vhere An extra wide all , _ , . rough style" * ; also Kngllsh L from C9c to 73e. tomorrow In eUr IJress Goods department CurK Cheviots and French at 4Se yard GranlteH. all the Jl kind , on J Silk sale at 59c yard This menus itmu'ly half price Buchesse 100 pieces of heavy ENGLISH CURLS For Monday our 51.50 qual xtra wide faille , velour , Bros ity of grain , 1'eau de Sole and Ar- Illuminated Wools French Jatjuards , high mure , actually worth $ l.Tj , class Iloman I'laldo and Silk and Wool Nov Novelties , Clicviots C for tomorrow at OSc yeril elties on sa'o In Drctis QOO.IB department at ICtmlne Broe'ades , Matcc- lasso and all high class The largest collection of AND black our Hlack novelties Oooils on department sale In fi Fancy Taffetas at ! ) Sc y.ud . ' . . . und other heavy silk fabrics for \\ulsls nnd trimmings , on sale at C9c and USc yard. SPECIAL BARGAINS in our BASEMSKT. 100 pieces of CHECKS. Pf.AID . rough and plain effects. In two- Navy Blue and lil.ick toned novel'le" , fold e'newluri > In this city nt 19c , on sale In our base Storm Serge ment Dress Goods department at 03 lOc yard 39c quality , In basement at ISc yard Extraordinary Opportunities tor HIGH AET In our Famous Millinery Dept. HER.S TOMORROW. ' An immense assortment , sp'endidj lee extra heavy Your variety , of Trimmed Velvet Hats , choice of with largo ostrich tips and Caterpillar J plumes , including largo velvet 400 liijih class hats , all trimmings , tastefully with largo collars and now and gracefully arranged , for sleeves , these are excep Monduv at 312.50. tional bargains , the sanio cloak is being sold in Oma black , navy , brown , grcon ha at 8.50 , for and tans , all of them bilk Trimmed Hats , Bonnets , Turbans , Monday our price lined throughout , and act isl. ! S" , ually worth * 25your choice short back sailors we can supply in all bizes. Monday at S-1'.i.oU. any shape or color in these lines , The a1 so large black .velvet hats and r.oft A good quality very TheKirsian Mouse Jacket crown hats , trimmed with ostrich 3 HO' tips , ribbjn and ornaments , ffWi Mfil - which if at pr'-fcent m Myl- H ish in the east , in black , a splendid array of very btylish / fj UU , in ah 'ii-.us , all of them tans , browns and greens. hats , choice made in the latest atvlo , all of them silk lined your in black nnd navy blue , throughout , nnd over , "ifi | on sale at W.U3. atvles to select fiom , your choice for UtJ.OU. \ \ e have thousands of hats to select misses' and Children's Jackets from at Over 5CO to select from , every one different : these .iro s-amples of one of tie manufacturers of children's und ml tats1 cloaks In tno country , and fine-it oa special s.ile for Monday lit . 9S . ; o and J4 OS. alM ) up to JluW , many of $1-50 , $250 , $3.98 thns < < me slllc lined throughout. "IRELAND'S ' JOAN OF ARC" Miss Maud Gonne , the Fnmous Advocate of Irish Liberty. EDITOR , LECTU1ER AND OHGWZ.R Sin- HUH Hour fur tin * CIIIIHI * mill How Shr Dill II llrllllnnt III bin-roll , llfiiullfiil In Person Ski-toll of lU-r Lift- . The movement for home rule In Ireland , iwlitcb. has languished for several years owing to divided counsels , gives promise of an early revival among the sons and daugh ters of Erin In this country. The coming ccntcnulal anniversary of . the glorious itbough unsuccessful rebellion of 'OS when Ireland was on the threshold of nationhood and the projected pilgrimages next summer to tho. battlefields hallowed by patriotic blood In that struggle , Etlr anew the hopes nnd aspirations of Irishmen which neither tune nor defeat can destroy. There Is every prospect that the celebration In Ireland next year wlfi reach larger proportions than the promoters at present realize , for not only will the United States bo reprctwnted by a large delegation , but albo Camilla , the Aus- * rallaH. South America and Uurope. In this country the prospected pilgrimage and the cause It represents has received a distinct Impetus by the -arrival In New ( York a few da > s ago of Mlra Maud Gccine , a distinguished advocate of Irlc-h homo rule Mi s Goiice has devoted her talents and lier means to the advancement of the cause lor ton jears , most of the tlmo In France , where she U known and loved as "Ireland's Joan of Arc , " Through her efforts a num ber of societies have been organized In the cltlft ) of France , and In 1'arls she founded and Is etlll publishing In French a paper named "I/Irlando Libre. " This Is her flrut visit to the Unttoj States , but her fame receded her and she received In New York City a characteristic "Cead Mllle Fallthe. " Her coming U an Important event In the history of Irish nationalism In this country , and her welcome was a he-art ) one , and de servedly ix > , for her ten > eurs of earnest , loving and constant effort In behalf of her nutUo land Is a passport to the he-arts of all lover * of liberty. She comes as an am- bmsadress of the centennial celebration and of tbo Amnesty association. It la Intended to cHlmuluto Irish Americana to more fervid efforts In behalf of the "movement of ' 98 , " and Incidentally to ratio funds , by lecturing and writing' , dedicated In ad\ance to the amnesty movement and to the erection of a monument to the memory of Theodore Wolf Tone , "the moit Illuitrlou * martyr to Ire land's cause. " No single Irishman , has done as much for the eaute of his country In ton years past aj this courageous and bril liant rushwoman. Her dramatic telling of Irolanl's story In continental cities has been Instrumental la securing Influential support and meano to carry on the work. QUACKS OF 1'CIISON. And yet this formidable agltntor , organ izer and lecturer conspirator , as she Is calle.l by the KnKl'iSh press Is the moat dainty and womanly of women Imaginable a woman whoso icmarkablo beauty still owns the caarma of youth , a woman whose dresses arc marvels of exquisite taste and whoso hornets and boots might drive a prlma donna mad with envy. "The pictures of her which hive been published , " SAJS the New York Tribune , "although attractive , have , nevertheless , failed to do justice to this beautiful young Iilshwoman. She Is nearly fho feet ten Inches tall , and her figure , though sllgat , Is well rounded and perfectly proportioned , giv ing her a b'atoly appearance. Her move ments are i-asy and graceful , ami In talking she uses a multitude of fascinating llttlo gestures. Perhaps U la partly this haMt , and also a suggestion of frelgn "accent about her Kngllsh , which makes her appearance decidedly llko a French woman. Her lulr , of a rather light brown , Is abundant and wavy ; her complexion la clear and brilliant , and she has wonderfully expressive brown eyes. " Mlas Gonne comes from an. old IrUh fam ily whoso home for generations anJ at prco- cntla near the "Gap of Dinloe , " not far from tno famous l akcs of Klllarney. She was born In 1860. Her father , now dead , was an olllcer In the British army. Her early girlhood years were spent at home , but her education was bad abroad , and It wja not until the early 'SOs that her pas sionate love of natlvo land began to de velop. During ono of her vacation visits homo a dramatic Incident occurred whlcli caused her to take the patriotic course s'le ' is now following. AN EVICTION SCRNR. Within eaay reach ot the Gonoe house Is the beautiful region of Glengarlff. Here on u little farm , close to the there of L'antry I bay , lived Michael McGrath , his wife , sister and four children In 1SSO. The lord of tha I soil. Lord Ilantry , wanted McGrath's little patch to let to a higher bidder. The rent | was 48. To get rid of McGrath Lord Ilantry raised the rent to 105. McGiath could not I pay and the result was his eviction. I McGrath had built the dwelling house hlm- ucir. I'arnell's now watchword had spread through lieland "Keep a firm grip on your homesteads. " McQrath barricaded the doors 1 and made a bravo cffoi t to put In practice I'arnell's advice , He stood the slcgo far five da > s , throwing boiling water on the evicting forca whenever U approached the house. On the sixth day his sureties gave out and he was forced by famine to capitulate , Hut the atiugglo was not yet OUT. Me- Grath went back to his farm. For this he was sent to jail. Then his wife took posses sion and the , too , was sentenced to Imprison ment. Next his slater ; and his eldest daugh ter , for returning to the old homestead , were put lu prUoo. Three times was this re peated three times the four McGraths weio Incarcerated. At length Lord Uantry lev eled the McGraths' home. McGrath was not to bo beaten. He was ] half farmer and half fisherman. He owned a fishing boat , which his neighbors helped him , to bring from the Uantry bay to the roadside1 near the spot where his home has been. Tho' ' boat was turned bottom u. ) , the sails were used as walls , and Hi this queer shelter Mc Grath and his family "kept a firm grip on his holding. " The land league made a hereof of MeGrath and gave him flnanc'ul support In his fight against Lord Dantry. Out poor McGrath , at the end of a month , after ho had made a house of hta boat , caught typhus fever and died. Under the boat he was waked , It was when returning home from Glen- garlff , on a b'.eak' October evening In 18SO , that Miss Maud Gonne came across the wake. She saw McGrath's shivering family , and she saw his dead face , wet with the rain that the wind blow In. A WOMAN'S VOW , She learned the whole sad ttory. The ghastllncBs of the sight sickened the young girl , and for several weeks she was unable to leave her room. When she got well she told Ler father that she had made a vow to "db something for Ireland yet. " In 1880 Miss Qonua's father died her mother had died while ahu was a baby. The ) oung lady-found herself Inheritor of a snug- fortune , and' , she traveled with a cousin through Kurojio , This was at a tlmo when everything was looking bright for Ireland. Parucll was at the height of his power and Gladstone had become a convert to the pollgy of the man whom ho had Imprisoned for his advocacy jal that came policy a few years before. Hut Ualfour's reign of terror followed. Then Mies Gonne went to Ireland. She reached Donegal lu October , 18S9. The scenes she witnessed fixed her course. She ctarted a relief fund and spent her own money lavishly In relieving the distress that followcd evictlo a and Imprla nmonts. When the split came In the homo rule ranks ever the leaderahlp , MUs Gonne wrote several stirring articles In the Irish and English papers , urging the Irish to stand by tbo old leader. As the dissension grew the left Ireland and began the crusade lu which she la now engaged. THK CHUSADUH IN FIIANCE. Here lo what La I'ctlte Glronde , a Ilor- deaux journal , has , to s y of Ireland's fair pleader. "A brow crowned by a halo of golden hair ; large eyes , which are now fired with Indignation , new lathed In tcara of pity ; a graceful , slender and supple figure ; the gesture largo and noble ; the wbolo ap- poirance stamped with a character of supreme premo elegance such la MUs 'Maud Gonne. MUs Gonno baa made it her mission to gain the attention of France , and , through France , of Rurope , for her tale of Ireland's suffering , ! and wrongs. Her patriotic efforts have been crowned with success , attended by larga sub scriptions to a fund for Ibo relief of Irish distress. Men ot the highest rank lu litera ture and politics authors , deputies and min isters have appeared on her platforms , and everywhere she hag been received with un bounded enthusiasm , fipcaklug tbo purest To wh ich we will- devote almost the whole of our basement some slightly damaged , but mostly all perfect tomorrow we. offer the entire lot of Carpets , Rugs , made-up Carpets and Linoleum , from the big New York auction sale , in just the condition we bought them. Some ( mostly all ) are absolutely perfection every way , some are slightly water soiled , some are slightly scorched on the edges. At the prices they are sensational in the extreme , as will be seen at a g ance. All the sound and perfect All die best quality strictly 20 Rolls of 40 rolls all qualities of and slightly damaged All Wool Tapestry Ingrain Carpet Ingrain Carpet Carpet All qualities of extra heavy Unions and worth yard go in ono bitf lot at 15c yard these 6jc 750 , AH perfect all sound and perfect , go at tire worth 3oo anil 45o yard nearly most of these absolutely yard , 6c all sound and perfect. Bound nnd perfect , go at 80c yard. go at yard , 390 AT All the best ALL MOQTTBTTE , 12 bales of 36x72 All the VELVET C&TIPET , ST AXMNUffSTEH , JBtickesse Wilton Velvet Rugs the ' other a11 Gobelin and all the Hartford Bodiv1 Brussels , high ciass Carpetings , Smyrna Axminster Rugs worth to $2.r , at Sjc yard up 0yartl > go better al- None bettor at price thov always none atiny price , - any these all hitrh class at . arc now | hand kirttted Cringo. regular . . sell at SI.40 , all sound and ways sell at tS.OO and SC.OOKO tomorrow vmys yara and all sound and . terns are absolutely . . $ j.OJ quality , as long as thr-y last , pcrfeot , RO at 79c yart purfuut. morrow as Ion } , ' as they last at & 2.50. go at each each All the liOxOO 00 rolls of the finest quality All the best graclo CxO feet All the best grades of i Smyrna- Rugs Inlaid Linoleum Smyrna Rttgs . Tapestry in oriental , floral and animal Those arc the best goods ever im These are manufactured by the Brussels Carpets mal . T these are ported into this country ; they are Brcmloy Mfg. Co. , who are noted patterns. ' considered a bargain at $1.50 yurd ; the world over for making the best such as the well known Hockberry Bromley's best grade , and Monday as long as they last you can grade of Smyrna Rugs ; they always Slltson , etc. , etc. , they retail the world always fell at 84.00 , go at 31.50 each , ta'co your pick at 6Uo yard ; those retail at S12..50 ; all bound and per over up to $1.00 yard , tomorrow , all now all sound and perfect. are but very slightly damaged. fect , go at i6.93 each. exquisite patterns , go at E9c yard. lop ! Wilton Carpet otieBBStiixniliisier Oarpels All in handsome patterns , with or without border , all sound and perfect ; brin < f the mcasurmonts of your room with All in .you and if you get your si/.o you will secure the biggest bargain in carpets ever soon in Om iha. Tnoy are AH in Room Sizes AT LESS THAU HALF THE REGULAR PRICE Room Sizes Fiench , In a volcovhlcli commands every note of passion and of ' { emlerness , Miss Gcnno delivered a discourse on her country's history which held a great audience spell bound. Miss Gonno possesses true oratorical Instinct she knows at once how to Inform and to persuade. Kach great epoch of Ire land's history Is summarized 'in a few bril liant and clear-cut sentences , which some times glow with passion as she recounts the mare tragic episodes of that unhappy fitory. " It Is announced that Miss Gonno will Icc- turo In the principal cities of the United States. This will 1nludo Omaha , and steps have already hcen taken to Insure her a re- coptlon worthy of the cause she represents. VHSTIIIULKli ! CARS IX All lint Olio Miio In Ilu 31 o nil ii } ' . The state law reriulrlug the operation of vcstlhuled motor cars becomes effective next Monday morning , but not all of the motors of the Omaha Street Hallway company will bo vestlbuled upon thattdate. Se\eral months ag'o thu ( local street rail way company increased the force In Us cor fchops and commenced the work of placing vestibules upon the motors. The holding of the state fair delayed jthfc work to some extent , for , In handling ! tbo tralllc. It was necessary to have some tltjhty extra motors In the service and \\ork tipun these could pot bo commenced until after the close of the fair. Since that time aliojt fifty car bulld- ci have been conttanllK employed In the car shops and before the end of the month It Is expected that all c ) the line- will ho equipped with vestibules , | Next Monday morning about thirty-llvo ycstlbuled motors will bo sent out of tho.Hhopx , and with these already In hervlco , the liumber will ho sulllclcnt to equip the I'arlc , . tha Wiiliuit Hill , the Harney street and Nortl } Twentieth ttrcet lines. , The Ys at all the terminals except these on the Sherman avenue lln s have been completed and are re dy for the operation of the new cars , The attention of the track men will hn next turned to the Sherman avenue line and by tha tlmo that the Yu are ready for use tbo vestlbuled cars will he completed. I'lirly. MOUNT J'LKASANT. J'a. , Oct. SO.-Dur- ing a hayrack ride last night a wngon con taining thirteen coupler ) i\a upset and nil the members were moro or leas injured. Five were dangerously hurt. Their namca are : Nettle Adams , skull fractured and reported to bo dying ; Muy Simpson , hurled against thu curbstone and unconscloua for beveral hours , may not recover ; William JlcNuUKhton : Hdwurd Sheppard ; Washing ton Hell ( colored ) , drlr , ks broken und otherwise injured. The party was compobed of young people ranging1 In age from 17 to 1 years. Fro nl In l.oiilxlniin. NEW OnUBANS , Oct. 30. The frost pre dicted for last night did not materialize as far as New Orleans was concerned , although from the weather burnau this morning It Is ascertained that there wa * frost In several sections of Louisiana last eight. , , TIMES WHEN GHOSTS WALK Halloween is Their Night Ont nnd Don't ' You Forget It. MODERN AND ANCIENT OBSERVANCES llCC Of till * ClIMlOIIIN Illlllllfll Dunn by TriiilUlini l.ltflit fur ( lie 1.0Horn anil GIIIIICN i fur ( In- Tradition Invests the last night of October above- all nights of the year with a mystic lialo of generous proportions. All Hallows eve , or Halloween , as It Is commonly known , has In these- materialistic days lost the spell attributed to It In ages past. Then , It la soberly written , the night was sacred to evil spirits , witches and the fairies , and } oung and old humanity remained In doors. Woo to 'thooa who professed to hold In light tstccm the uncanny gentry that night. Nowadays , or nights , rather , thcro remains a lingering fear of the evil spirits of Hal loween. Then It Is that gates take wings , m > fjtcrlous taps on window panes are heard , and cabbage stumps and similar "fairy" edibles are laid beside kitchen doors. A little extra vigilance , sprinting exercise and a stout shoe iroperly applied has been known to have an enervating effect on mod ern evil spirits , anil the middle-aged lord of the house- can dmw sulllclently on his ex periences as a small boy for sae gutdaiico In tbo HalloHPtn emergency. Just how and when Halloween originated Is ono of the unsolvable problems , but theru Is little doubt that Its origin Is pagan. Like Candlemas , Lammas and May day , It had Its origin among the Druldf , who even at the Ilino of Caesar's Invasion of England taught their religion , performed weird cere monies and offered human sacrifices In their grove temples In the .north of the Island. When Christianity triumphed la Its battle agiilnst paganism the form of the latter did not disappear , but many of Its rites and cere monies , incarnaiwl with the religion of Christ , were handed down c.a church festi vals. The four great festivals of the Druids wcro In February , May , August and Novem ber , the latter of which Is the probable origin of Halloween On that November fettlval the people assembled In the sacred grove. The priest arpenrej at his stone altar wfth thrco bowls before him , ono con taining water from the sacred spring , one water blessed by the Arch Druid and the o.her water In which he had laved his sacred hands , nnd as they passed "tho gate" he sprinkled and blcg : < ed them out of the howls , the sacrodneis of which depended upou the gifts offered bythe Individual. That ceremony concluded Urea wcro lighted , upon which were offered human snc- illlccs. Then In the coals and ashes nuts , apples , turnips , etc. , were roasted , and with copious draughts of strong mead wcro con hunifd by the edllled worshipers. In the highlands of Scotland and In the mountains of Wales Halloween Is still cele brated by building bonfires , while the cus tom 'of roasting ruts and apples ami playing pranks with them Is still practiced through out England and this country. Many other ( similarities to the old Druldlcal feast could be enumerated In the methods now employed to celebrate the occasion. FIOII Turns' Inlx.lta 1 poem on rail iwcoi Is gathered the best Ideas of how the holldiy was observed In his time , and It may bo well to observe that every rite enumerated by him Is icllglously observe. ! ln > Scotland today , and many of them also In this country. The leading Idea of Halloween Is that It Is a tlmo when of all others supernatural In fluences prevail. It Is then that the spirits walk abroad and the veil of futurity is rent , vouchsafing glimpses to the maiden nnd to the youth of the fatci In store which can hu obtained on no other occssl n. The power of divination attains to perfection and any one may wave the enchanted wands which will cause spirits to hustle through the air or call them up from the bosom of the vasty deep , I'DKHING INTO THE KUTUKI3. Hut especially sacred IB this occasion to lovers , and the spirits are particularly obe dient lo their behests. The methods of ob taining their help are various. If young ladles would laimv about their lovers thrio chestnuts are placed on the bars Of the giato. If the nut crocks the lover will prove unfaithful. If a nut burns the young man Is deeply interested and If two nnt.3 , inmcil for the ! ( j\ers , burn together , there la no longer any doubt that they wll be married at an early date. Another test IN to go bllnd- foldcl Into the garden and pull up the first stalk of kail ( or perhaps any other vegetable would dc ) that the hand touches. The amount of earth that adheres to Its roots will Indicate the slzo of the future partner's for tune. If Its branches arc straight he will bo EO , If crooked ho will not If the taste of the Etalk. Is eharp look for a bad temper If thu youth would seek to know his marital fate let him take three dishes , one filled with clesn water , the other with foul , the third empty. He IB blindfolded , the position of the duties are xlilfted and ho walks bickwarda and thrusts his hands Into ono of them. If ho dlpa into the clean water he Is to marry a maiden. If Into the foul a widow and If Into the empty tmo ho Is not to marry at all. Kqually powerful are the chirms of eating an apple in front of a mirror at midnight , when the future husband or wife will look over the shoulders Into the glass , and of wet- ling a shirt sleeve in salt water and hanging It In front of the fire to dry. At midnight the wraith of fate's Intended will enter tha apirtmont , turn the garment and disappear. possrniuriEs KOK KUN. Hut the celebration of Halloween Is not de voted entirely to divination , for it Is a festal occasion also and affords the boys and girls as well as the grown up young people an opportunity for much enjoyment. In this country it IB a favorite evening for parties aril 1)alls , and In some sections a branch of mistletoe Is sutpended from the. chandelier and the unfortunate girl who by accident or otherwise finds herself under the mlstlctoo may be kissed then and there by her admirer and the penalty may be Inflicted as often as the fair cudprlt may cffcnd by passing under the sacred bough The sports for the boys and girls take a wldo latitude and arc limited only by Ingenuity The cracking of nuts and the con sumption of apples , of course , are Important factors. An old trick was to fill a nut shell with tallow and attach a string for a wick. This was lighted and bet aflcat In a basin of II water Its course , straight or crooked , was suppesed to foreshadow thu course of life. Another amusement Is to fill a largo tub with water and pet a number of applea afloat In It. The > oung ones take turns In ducking , for the apples , -which must only bo taken. i from the water In the mouth. Sometimes a | string is tied to the middle of a stick that Is impended frcm the celling. On one end | on applelu placed , on the other a lighted candle. The stick U then twirled rapidly arnund while the merrymakers attempt to catch the apple with the teeth. Of courao they run Into the candle us frequently as they do the apple and are rewarded with a besmirched face Instead of thu fruit. Hut as before * stated , the games , amuse > incuts aivl methods of celebrating the event are only limited by taste and Ingenuity , and any effort to enumerate them would bet super fluous. iMiiciis KOII AVIIK : TIJMJ IJIMVAUD. l.lKhl Win-ill IlccHjilH , | ( ( | , ( . \i-tli. urn I I IIICiiuii < > CHICAGO , Oct. 30. The close of the week finds wheat considerably Improved from the strong position It occupied last Saturday , when the highest prices for several weeks weio recorded. The range of December has been wide , that option having sold as low aa 03 tent * , and as high as 98 > cents , Yes terday's closing price , (1G ( % cents , wag 2 % cents higher than a week ago. The Im provement in the general situation may tie at > crlbed principally to the continued falling off of receipts at tha big western receiving points , which was t > o much of a factor last week , and which conflrma In a degree the reduced estimate's on the crop of the three great wheat statin of the northwest. There was considerable profit lakog early In the week , but later a general cIlBronltlon to co\cr December short contracts and put them out In .May developed. The result was that May , In the face of the slicing general situation , not only failed to advance , but even de clined a fraction , the spread between the two months widening to 3 cents. Late In the week there was a great deal of quiet Belling of December on every strong upot by trader. * known as the "bull clique1 A now feature was thu engagement of about 1,000,000 Inieti- els of wheat at Dulutli for shipment to Chi cago. The cash market as a whole was In an UDBitltfaetory condition. Offerings of No 2 spring wheat to Liverpool at 8 centa under the December price brought no re. sponto and encouraged uhort wiling , Indi cating au it Uld a rattier Inflated condition at prlcu , -