' THIS OMAHA DAILY - ATUttDAY , APJIIL 10 , 1808.
WAR A HINDRANCE TO TRADE
Ita Depressing Effect H t to Large as
Might Be Eipected.
CLEARINGS ARE LARGER THAN LAST YEAR
Hew York Birak * Are ell lfrln
TltrmHrlvc * , < It 1 Expected
ihnt La > a.iM Will noon Become -
*
, come a ler.
NEW-YORK , April 16. n. O. Dun & Co.'i
Weekly Ilevlcw of Trade tomorrow will eay :
Th action of oongrtse regarding Spain Is
not in doubt , but the form of declaration
at this hour is In question. The president's
message has been .accepted o.s n. strong state
ment of the situation , and the question In
congreBS Is whether It will without change
adept his prcpos.il.
Preparations for war continue as tt it
w < re Inevitable. There is some hindrance
In business , and-yet the volume of payments
'through ' clearing houses Is still 19.8 psr cjnt
larger than last year , and outside of Isew
York about 2.Z per cent larger than In 1S32 ,
though speculative stagnation here , makes
the aggregate lower. New York banks may
now raullzo that they are strong enough for
nil p6sslblo emergencies , nnd may give the
government greater freedom In business
loins. Bankers are not alarmed about the
business situation , nor have they any occa-
elon for alarm.
The Industries ore doing iwell because they
have enormour orders , taken In February or
March or earlier , which Insure operations
vnrylng trom a fortnight to several months
Hut the new ordcrn on which they have to
rely If partial stoppage or closing of many
works Is to bo prevented , nre just now rc-
etrlctcd by apprehension about the money
market , and the possibility of loans.
In the Iron buslnes * there nra orders for
about 20.000 .tons . structural work held up
by questions of law. In Chicago the large
postofllce order Is yet waiting. anB the Kus.
lan order for iralls Is tlll pending , possibly
because of financial dinicultles.
'While ' business In this line is still heavy
the production Is not so large that It may
easily be disastrously checked by a per-
rlsttnt recurrence of the demand. Actua
ord rs for cars alone cover 3 ,000 tons o
iKislu steel at Pittsburgh Angles have been
advanced $1 a ton , and structural works ara
all crowded with orderawhile pipes are
In heavy demand.
With .prices for print cloths still nt th
lowes.1 point ever touched , buying of cotton
goods Is morn hindered than many ars t * 111
ilng to ndmlt by the Idea that other goods
not equally overproduced , may likewise de
dine In price.
The stagnation In wool Is something1 re
mnrkible. The totnl sales at the three chic
markets having been only 1,182,144 pounds
wgnlnst 9.603,000 pounds last year , nnd In th
first half of April only 3,323,011 pounds
ngnlnHt 22,340,000'pounds a year ngo. Mnnu
furturcr * are BtJIl waiting , although some
what encouraged by It rather better tone h
the c'othlng trad * of late. They have umph
-orders for the present In most lines .though
not In all.
\Vheat rose C'4 cents nnd held 2V4 cent
for the week , although Atlantic exports fo
the week hav ? been 3.013,120 bushels , Slou
Included ngnlnst 870.1H9 budhels last j\.ar
nnd Pnclllo exports S27.SGS bushels , agalns
212,050 buHhels last year. The total from
both co.iBtn for thei two weeks of April ha
lieon 7.71EI.13G bushels , against 3,007,482 bush
els last year.
Ths receipts from western farms sho\
Eomo decrease for thp week , but for tw
weeks are. only about 000,000 bushels ftnalle
than a year ago. Meanwhile. . It Is astonish
ing that receipts cf porn continue heavy
for the week more than 1.000,000 bushel
larger than List year , nnd for two week
more than l.KOOOO bufhels , nnd the export
for the , week have been 4,003,031 bushels
against 2,708,73 $ bushels Inst year , and fo
hnlf cf April 8,14C. S1 bushels , against G.OJ. ! ,
013 bushels last ywr. Such extraordlnar
reports of corn go far to show that the out
< ward movement of wheat Is by no- means o
a speculative character , nor likely to dl
mlnUh speedily.
, The ofllclal report shows that exports 1
.March were -i,439r ! > 75 bushels of whsnt , flou
Included , against 7.M1.722 buehels last year
.a-nd'ln nine , months-from the principal pert
UGS.tTO.lOS Tjush lJ , ttfralnst 132C76,483 buahel
Jast year. Meanwhile tlve exports of cor
Jn the nine months have bo.'n 138,803.93
bushels , against 136,631,231 bU'hels1 last year
The volume of legitimate business I
enormous , nnd meanwhile failures are re
"markably email. For the iWeck they hav
bnn 254 , against 337 last year , and elghtee
In Canada , against thirty last year.
imADSTKKET\S IU3VIKW OP TIl.VDE
( t'nvrnl nnaliMMia li * ClMlotcd 1 > > * th
Uncertainty iw to War.
NEW YORK. April 15. Bradstreet'e to
tnorrow will < 5 y :
The. effect of the prevailing uncertain !
In foreign circles Is reflected In n quletln
down of general .trade , so far as futur
engagements are concerned , from all part
of the country. While there Ha a little m.3r
activity to b noticed for seasonable staple
' at the west and northwest , where bette
. weather has helped retail and wholesa'
trade alike , rather more quiet is rsporte
at the cast and south Atlantic und KU
ipcrts , where the Interruption to buslnes
has become particularly serious. The die
position to'buy only actual necessities ha
dEveloped a hand to mouth policy In th
latter sections , but there is no dlsposltlo
to embark In new enterprises or contrac
. .riewi obligations pending the definite se
/tlement of the foreign controversy.
The least notable- effects .yet dlscovere
-ore In thf. central west , where the dlitrlbi
tlve Oemnnd Is of a seasonable- charade
thfr only changes noted in fact being ith
'strengthening of money rates and the dls
couragement of new enterprises such as ral
road building.
In the the Iron trade business continues o
largo volume , but the bulk of this is clalme
to bo en account of orders positively bockec
"and new business , .where . noted. Is for sma
.Individual lots. Price wenVness Is mor
marked than for some time past. A fentur
of the week Is reported to be the gradua
? Kfttlns together of the non-Bessiemer pi
tlron purchasers1who , following tlya exampl
'set ' by other branches of that buslnes ? , ar
saidto have- formed a combination whlc
will include ncnrly a'l the manufacturer
of foundrv pig Iron between the Alleghenlc
and the Rockies.
Wool continues dull nt nominal prices a
rtho oust , nnd the activity In dry goods
confined chiefly to goods needed nt once.
Cotton goods prices are steady , excep
tfir print rloths , talk of curtailing produc
lion In wfrlch In continued. A heavy ex
port demand is reported , anJ prices are coi
.sldernbly higher , Xho price situation is one
of comparative , steadiness.
Foreign Impressions nf to the outcome
regnidlng Cuba < ir ? reflected in chnrp ad
vances -wheat , wheat flour , corn , lard and
other food1 products. Declines are to bo
found In Hes-sem-er pig iron , steel billets ,
-coffee. , sugar and lead , while as compared'
with a < week ngo the price of oats , pork ,
beef , molnsscs , copper , cotton , wool and
the mamifjcturfd product ? of bith of those
tttnples , are generally steady and unchanged.
The biiMnefs 'failures ' In the United States
for the week number 215. against 230 Inst
we-ek , 183 Ira the corresponding week of 1897 ,
t44 ! In 1K > G and 219 In If93.
Export * of cereals nre larger. The shlp-1
ments ofwheat , flour Included , this week
tfrom the United States and Canada aggre-
' > e.it ? 4.044,000 btifhels. against 3.7S8.000 bushels -
" els last week. 1.344.000 t > uhe1 In this week'
u year ago , 2.017000 bu-helu In 1896 , 3,103,000
I Mmshels In 189C and 3.019,000 bushels In 1S94.
; > Corn exports are over 1,000.000 bushels
larger than last week , aggregating 4,627,000
, tiuchels , against 3,657.000 bushels last week ,
- 2,328.000 bushels In this week a year ago ,
' 1.074,000 bushels In 1896 and 778,000 bushels In
1S93.
| HIKVIEW OP THIS 8TOOK MARKET.
Public Tnko No Active liana la the
'NEW YORK , April 16. Br a tre t' re
view ot the New York stock market tomor
row will W. '
"While fne public continues to watch the
Block market Intently. It takes no active
part In the proceedings. The professionals
have apparently arrived at the conclusion
that the unfavorable elements In the situa
tion have been discounted nnd t'nat price *
are moreJlkely to advance than to decline ,
FREE for the asking !
MIS5 PARLOA'S BOOK OP RECIPES
forming
Lifcbte COMPANY'S
Extract of Beef
1 MlM Pwla * recommend * tnd uei thU f * .
no natter what the outcome 'of the coun
try's relations with Bpiln may bn. Stocks
have paused largely Into strong hand * and
the floating supply of fnem la small.
The short interest In very much reduced ,
but trader * are cautious-Ill their ope rut Ions
and arc prompt to cover ventures on the
bear side of the account at the flrst Indica
tion of anything favorable , putting t'nclr
short lines out again on the rallies. This
ha given a very Irregular appearance to
the movement of prices.
\VKKKLY CLEARING HOUSE TOTALS.
AitKrefcate of Bantam * Transaction *
br the Auoclated Bnnk .
NEW YOHK , April 15. The following
table compiled by Brads'.rect's shows the
bank clearings at eighty-nine cities for
the week ended April 14 , with the per
centage of Increase and decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year :
Losses by prairie flrea in the western portion
tion of this ( Beadle ) , and the eastern part ol
Hand count ? , will aggregate $10,000. Many
farmers lest .their , hotaea , barns , machinery ,
seed grain , hay etc. , and are left destitute.
Neighbors have come to their relief , and
seed srain Is being- provided BO .t"hat. the
acrcoso will be about the same M It woulc
have been had the fires not occurred. , Thou
sands ot trees were burned and beautiful
groves ruined. In ' some Instances horses ,
cattle and hoes we're consumed. The town
ot Wesslngton narrowly escaped destruction
some buildings In the outer part of the
place being burned. Among the .heavier Jos-
era are August Stlner , whoso house and con
tents , barn , farm machinery , etc. , was
burned. Clark Anderson lost ' his barn , ma
chinery , feed , grain and hay. TI. M. Demott'a
house and furniture , barn , machinery , eeei
grain , etc. , were all destroyed. ; Mr. Melster
occupying the Mosher farm , , lost everything
and only saved his horse ; by running then
out- upon the burned prairie. He had but
recently returned with hl ' "famlly trom Ar
kansas , and was preparing to put a large
acreage to crop. L. Perry's bam and some
stock were burned. Thomas Traverse los
ilia house and contents , also all farm build
ings , ffraln and hay. Altogether , the flrea
thus far this season have been the mca
destructive experienced Jn this section for
many years. * p
lUver RUinirat Pierre.
t PIEimE , S. p. . April-16 , . ( Speclil Ttle
.gram. ) The river rose three and a ha !
teet since midnight and Is yet " ( lowly" com
ing up. The rise at this time b unusual , a
It If too early tor the June rise.
lilnho New * Tinteii.
Acting Indian Agent Irvln 'has published
a notice to stockmen that they can no longer
have 'the use of the grazing lands ot the
Blackfcet reservation.
While excavating- or the foundation for a
cabin at Plorcncd f."V7. Thornton uncovcrei
a four-foot ledge of 00d ere which ho wll
develop Immediately.
Jesse Aylett and A. H. Parks ot Sandy are
' charged by a Salt. Lake man with embezzlement
mont ot 1 ! > , < > 00 head of sheep. They claim
to have lost them In bad weather.
William Church , 'a capitalist of Denver
has bought the Bruiser free gold quartz mln
and unfinished ten-stamp mill at Pioneer
j vllle. Ho will begin work In the mine and
1 on the mill at once.
Idaho Is a , young state , hut a subscribe
] to the Bolso Statesman remarked a few day
ago on paying his subscription that It wa
' the twenty-seventh consecutive ennual sub
scrlptlon he had paid , "
The Portland ( Ore. ) company , which has an
option on the dolden'Fleece quartz mine- *
Centervllle , has beftin development work by
slaking. A tenstampmill has arrived
Boi ( \ ndwll ! ! be taken , to the mine soon.
Advices from Kendrlck say the Bear an
Potlatch rivers ara booming again. The snow
Is from four " ' 9. . ten feet deep around th
country where these streams have thel
source , and more high water Is looked for
A large gang of men are at work on the tl
drive on Bear creek , whore there are 40,000
ties , and the water rues so rapidly that a
number have , been lost , by passing the tw
booms mado'tb stop them.
In 1SS2 A farm ot eighty acres , locatei
three miles from Elberton , Wash. , wa
deeded to Nei Perce county , Idaho , by
man named Wright , on tne surrender of a
bond , and since Ubat time Nez Perce count ;
has been paying the treasurer of Whltma :
county , Washington , the annual taxes on
the land. An ageut recently sent to dlspoi
of the property was surprised to learn tha
the land was occupied by , a ! man and his
wife , who had resided on"1 the place since
1888. Further Investigation disclosed' that
after deeding the property Wright moved to
Montana , where he died a short time after
ward. His wTiiowmarried again , and with
her husband returned to Washington la 1888
and settled on the land. The place Is valued
at $2,000. Tl
_
HYXI3XEAL.
BERLIN , Neb. . April 15. ( Spsclal. )
Adolph Salcom and Mlas Mary Rueder. ooth
ot this place , were married on Thursday in
the German Lutheran church , northeast
OMAHA'S TEAM IS COMPLETE
Regiment Beady to Take the Field When
Bissau 0
pent i
MEN ALL SIGNED AND READY TO PLAY
Innairer O'llrlen Greet * I.j-onn ami
FUlier and act * Ward from Hem
ming , MeCa ler Etentnce Mad
Ilnnb , Who Are Sinned.
The uncertainty that h a existed during the
> ast week or two ki regard to the permanent
makeup of the Omaha base ball team has at
act been hipplly dispelled. Denny Lyons
ud Chauncey Fisher came ta yesterday
nd Manager O'Drlen has received positive
assurances from President Johnson that Hem
ming , McAulcy and Eustace have signed and
will follow ta a day or two. This makes the
earn complete and the fans can now lay aside
tielr troubles and root Industriously for the
rat ball team that Omaha has seen In many
. day. The team as It now Glands is cer-
alnly a strong aggregation of ball players.
and It can be eafely assumed that It will be
n the race from the Jump. Manager O'Brien
we decided to have Fisher captain the team
u deference to his exceptional qualifications
'or the position , and when be Is oiot In thp
> ox he will handle the team from the bench.
The lineup as U will look when the season
opens will be McAuley , Blanford , Jordan and
layes , catchcis ; Hageman , Hemming ,
Usher , Daub and Turner , pitchers ; Lyons ,
Irst base ; Roat , second ; McKlnney , third ;
Sustnce , short , and Camp , Barnett and
Griffin In the outfield. Lawler will be re-
alned aa a general utility man , and In case
any of the older players should not show
sufficient speed he will bo given a chance to
Dbow his mettle.
STRENGTH IN FIELDING.
Thla makes one ot the strongest fielding
.corns in the league , and It Is especially
formidable In battery strength. Blanford
and McAuley will do the bulk of the back
stop work , although Jordan will be retained
! or awhile en account of his hitting qualities.
It doe not look Juflt at present as though
there would be room for Artie Hayes , but no
action will bo taken In that respect at { ires
ent. Hayes has showed up well In practice ,
nd If It should eventually be decided that
he cannot bo carried through the season he
will undoubtedly be able to catch ra some
where If he wants to stay In the professional
ranks. Of the five pitchers on the Hat four
nro men of tried effeetlver.i B who renk with
the best In the Western League. Turner Is
still an experiment , but If the form that he
has ohown so far Is any Indication he la
likely to prove a veritable find. Tlis team
Is not so formidable at the bat , but the ad
ditlon of Lew Camp will add more than a
little strength In this respect and the pre <
llmlnary practice Indicates that several of
the players who were only medium hitter ?
last > ear have got their eye on the ball and
are likely to rank much higher this oeason.
Altogether the team Is tilghly creditable ,
both to Omaha and the management , and it
Is deserving of the most enthusiastic sup
port.
port.Tho
The games with Dubuque that were
scheduled for today and Sunday are off ,
and instead Manager O'Brien will take the
team to Lincoln today for a game with
the strong University ot Nebraska team.
Tlie university boys ought to put up a game
that will test the mettle of their professional
competitors , an1 the game will afford a very
fair opportunity to size up the Omaha play
ers. Manager O'Brien will give Turner a
chance to tliow his speed in today's
game , but cine or two ot the other p'ltchors
will probably be alternated during' the con
test.
DAUB AS Ak ACQUISITION ,
Daub has not previously been mentioned
as a praspectlve member of the local club
but hr ought to add materially to Its pltclv-
ing suengtb. He comes from Brooklyn ,
where he pitched seventeen games last year
winning a fair percentage ot them. He Aras
scarcely up to the form that be baa Known
tn previous years , but this Is very .likely due
to the fact that he was not given work
enough to keep him In his "bept condition
Ho Is a hard hitting pitcher , and tbU will
add an element of strength that Is most
needed. The boys are putting la full time
practicing now , and with the exqeplou ( o :
one or two lame arms , they arc in shape to
open the game today. „
While the fans are too Dually Interested
Weotern League affairs to pay much atten
tion to the big league race , It 1s worth while
to remember that the "National League season
opens today , and from now on championship
ball will be the ru'.e. The teams have been
hard at work for the last month , end mos
ot them are to first-class condition for the
campaign. There Is every indication tha
this Is to be a season of fast ball , anj the
returns of the flrst big games -will be re
celved with unusual intorest. The games
scheduled for today are Botson at New York
Brooklyn at Philadelphia , Baltimore a
Washington , Plttsburg at Louisville , Cieve
land at Cincinnati , and Chicago at St. Louis
GAMES OF TUB NATIONAL
Eleven Thoniinnrt People AVntcli Cin
cinnati lient Clpvel
CINCINNATI. April 15.-ThOugh the
weather was a trifle chilly , over ll.TOO people
plo were crowded In t'ne stands at League
park this afternoon to witness the flrs
same of the season. Mayor Tafel made a
brief address to the players and tossed thi
ball from the stand. The Clevelands los
because they were outpayed. Burkett's hit
ting was the only feature. Bot'h teams ob
served t'no antl-klcklng rule and not a sen )
bianco of an objection was raised at an >
of the decisions of the umpires , thougl
many close ones were rendqred.
Burkett left for Worcester , Mass. , to
night , where ho was called to the dcathbec
'of his c'nlld. Score :
CINCINNATI. CLEVELAND.
1UH.O.A.E. HH.O.A.E
M'Fnrl'd , cf 0 0 3 0 0 llurkctt. If , 0 .1 4 0
Smith , If. . . 12100 McKean , ss 0 0 2 3
llivkley , Ib 1 0 11 0 0 Clillcls , ti. . 1 0 u 2
Miller , rt. . . 02400 Wallace , 31 > 0 0 11
Mcl'hee , 2b 0 1 2 6 0 McAlecr , cf 1 1 4 0
Corcoran. a 0 o 2 1 o lllake. rf. . . 0 0 1 0
Irwln , 3b. . . 11010 Tebenu. Ib. 0 1 11 0
I'eltz. c 01231 O'Oonncr , c 0 0 4 G
Dr'fsfn , p 0 0 2 3 0 Young , p. . . 0004
Totals . . . . 1 7 7 13 1 Totals . . . . 2 B 27 15
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Two-base hits : niirkett , McAleer. THree-lmse
hits : Durkett , Miller. First base on bills : Oft
Ilreitcn.teln , 4 ; oft Young , J. Hit by pitchec
ball : McParland. Struck-nut : Ily Dtcltenste n
2 : by Young. 2. Paasetl ball : O'Connor. TJme
One hour and forty minutes. Umpires : Swart
wood and Wood.
ColonelH Hake a Good SHnrt.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. . April lo.-The cham
plonahlp season .opened . hero today. Th
Colonels made a good start , defeating th
Pirates by a score of 10 to 3. The usua
street parade took * place before t'ne gam
and Mayor Weaver tossed the flrst bal
across the plate. Although Clarke's men
had but little practice In the preliminary
season , they managed to outpay the Pitts
burgs at almost every point. Cunningham
pitched a 'neady jraimo. keeping the visitors
hlta well scattered. He also fielded his posl
tlon In line Jityje. Kllien pitched good bal
In all but the third Inning , when the horn
team batted out six runs. There were many
brilliant plays , t'ne most notable bcln
Nance's one-'handed ' catch cf a long fly am
n flne stop by Rltchey. The fielding of Cun
ntnghatn and Ely was also a feature. I
was a clean game In all respects and th
double umpire system gave entire satisfac
tion to the 10,000 spectators. Score :
LOUISVILLE. _ riTTSHUnO.
H.H.O.A.E. ' 11.H.O.A.E
Hey , cf 00401 PadJen. 2b. 0 1 3 1
nitchey. BI 2 2 3 2 0 Donovan , rfO l o o
Clark , If. . . . 23100 llrodle , cf. . 0240
Wagner. b 1 2 3 3 0 U'CTrthy. If 1 2 4 0
Nance , rf. . . 22100 Davis , Ib. . . 1 2 U 0
Carey. Ib. . . 1 0 14 0 0 Gray , 3b. . . . 0100
.firsm'n. Jbl 2 0 2 0 Ely. l 1 l JO
invili.cn , c. . . 1 1 o l. ! ohrlv v c. o 023
Cun'ham. pO 1 0 7 .Kllien'p. ' . . . 0 3010
TotaU . . . .M1J2I 1S | Totali " , . . . ' " 13 27 15 "t
Loulivllle ' ? ' ' 0 ! 0'.0 t D It- }
1'lttibunr 0 , 1 i 0 0 0-J' < ) 3
Pint basa on errors ; l < bulivll ! , - U PltUbur *
1. Lett on ba * i : iLou' vlle ; - t.l'ltutieic. . b
Struck out ; Cunnlmhanv
run : Uatl * . Three-baie
Donovan. Two-Uaie hit : McCarthy , Sacrl
lice hUi : Clarke , Cllngman ; Davis. T > oublt
Play ; Wagner to nitchey to jCarex. .Varoi
ball : WiUoa. Wild pitch : Klllen ; Tlrn ? : On
hour ina forty-five minutes , Ump'rei : Cuih
man and llpyUler. „ , . ,
ChloasTO Open * with Win.
BT. LOUIS. April IS. Chicago and 8t
LouU played a masterly game of ball before
10.0UO people at BporUnuns1 park thU after
noon. It was a pitcher * ' battle , both Taylo
and Griffiths being In fine fettle. Chicago
ptnyed a beautiful same In thp Hold nnd Bt.
Mahonry Kot off tlljllfsr * In time to ( Nay
first for Bt. Ixmls nmYVIaycd a Rood itamc ,
although ho was oft In his hitting , lller-
Imuer becnmo rattfc-nt second early In
the game , but recovered himself toward the
nd and played wcll-r/Uoth of Chicago's
runs were eatned. St. LDUI | had a chance
to tie the score tn9W ninth , but Cross
was caugVit nipping on tlrst bane. Hurley
and Clements worc srnt to the bat In the
Sent to bat In ninth Inning.
t. Louis 00000000 1 1
Chlcngn > , . . 00010010 O- ' *
Two-bane hit : Dnhlcn. Three-hare hit * : Dah *
en , McCormlck , Stolen baies : MJCormlck , Ev-
rett. Double flay : SilRden to Mnhoney to
Cross to Hall. First base on balls : OtT Taylor ,
i off Orimtli , 1. Struck out : Ily Qrimth. 5 ;
ly Taylor , 1. Time ! ' On hour and forty-five
minutes , b'mp'ren : McDonald anl O'Day.
( iiuilcn I'ontlioneil ,
NEW YOUK. April 15. The diamond at
ho Polo grounds was Inches In mud when
'no champion Bostons and the New Yorks
started off the National league champion
ship games today. Just as the teams
marched down from the center field to the
grand stand a drizzling rnln set In. This
continued till near thu end of t'no Bostons'
hlrd Inning , when Umpire Snyder called
ho game. Score :
loston 1 0 3
New York * < , 1 1 0 2
Hate hits : UDston. 2 ; New York , 4. Errors :
loston , 3 ; New York , 3. Two liapo lut : DUN Is.
' 'Irst base on. errors : lloslon , 2 ; New York , 3.
'Irst base on lulls : Off Doheny. 3. Struck out :
ly Dolieny , 2. I'ni < ed ball * : liergcn , Warner :
Wild pitches : Dolieny , 2. Left on bases : llos-
on , 3 ; New York , 5. Batteries : OD IOII , Klobe-
lanz and Uergcn : New York , Dolieny and
Varner. Time : Fifty-six minutes. Attendance ,
10.001) ) .
WASHINGTON. April 15.-The opening
game between Washington and Baltimore
was postponed on account of wet grounds.
PHILADELPHIA , April 13 Phlladelphl.i-
Brooklyn game postponed on account of wet
grounds.
grounds.STANDING
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Played. Won. Lost. P.C.
Cincinnati 100.0
Chicago 100.0
Louisville 100.0
Cleveland 000.0
Plttsburg 1 0 1 0000
St. Louis 0000
Baltimore . . . . .
icston , . . . . . . .
Brooklyn . . . . .
Now York . . . . .
Philadelphia
Washington . . . . ,
PHIM'S OAX EMMSlt THE CONTESTS.
Wrptcru CollcKP" Ai1iiit n New Atli-
letlu CniiMlKiitioii.
CHICAGO , April 15. Tne graduate ex
ecutive committee of the Western Inter
collegiate association met today and can
vassed the vote of the association upon the
new constitution nnil the application for
membership of Knox and Notre Dame.
The constitution , with the exception of the
section forbidding .therfcompetltion of pre
paratory students In cnampionshlp events ,
was carried. FourteWI institutions had a
vote and n. two-thrrds'Votp Is necessary to
carry , being ten votes/ ' Eleven votes were
cast , Wisconsin , Minnesota and Stamford
allowing the limit ofiitlilrty days to expire
without voting. Yunkton , Drake , Grlnnell ,
nnd Depauw voted , , against the prohibition
of the preps. Notre Dame will not be ad
mitted this year , Mlclngnn , Illinois , North
western and Lake 'Forrest casting negative
Votes. Knox received only one negative vote ,
t'nat from Michlsan.ifnd is admitted. No
action was taken regarding the selection of ,
n. Held for the annjinligames. Several sites
arc under conslder t n.
CVlc4 |
he eaine tcniofron'1' be steered by
Captain Francis aj id J'lce 'Captain Lawrle.
Many new plnyeig. ' 'nrjf ' especte'd on the
round ? , and a. os'J fedmevill bev 'the ' ,
Ult. inny wr.rcommen'cs at 2:50'p."m. :
The following aie"thtr teams :
Francis1 side G. Vaufclmn , 'W. VaUghan ,
Sprague , Douglas , Hi It. Young , Cameron ,
Marshall , Buckingham , Hall , Bowers , G. R ,
Young , Smith , Hodge. Johnson , C. S. Mont
gomery , Pendrny. . Cramer , Lund , Griffith.
" Lawrle-'s side Bate' . Ncale , New ) Taylor ,
"Reynolds' , Simms , Guild , Brotchle , Potte.r-
Strebblng ! , 'Jon Young , Darlow. Peake ;
Campbell , F. Montgomery , Howell , REV. Hi
macAyeal , Hayes , JobU. -
tWAK , FROM JEWISH STAXDI'OtSuV ,
JJr. Ii "f 3t. Frnnkllii 'Lerturt-H ' an I'rlu-
j pipit ? iff ! iriritMllotlon. ) . > <
--la his lecture at Temple Israel last night
Dr. Leo M. Franklin spake of the principle
of retaliation from tbo historical JeVlSli
s anlpolnt. While Justice was the ethical
foundation of the Jewish religion , he eatd ! ,
it v/as believed that , the administration of It
should be. left In the hands of God. The
eagerrcss of many people to plunge the
country Into war In the present crisis was
jotert and the speaker added that the Jews ,
the descendants of those who were expelled
from the shores of IHpaln , stand almost alone
In their desire to leave vengeance to a higher
power.
"Life Is a battlefield , " sal'd Dr. Franklin ;
" .on .which , while the strong compete lor , the
mastery , the weak must struggle for'exls ;
tence. It Is a competition which began with
the lowest forms of civilization and co-.i-
tfriued with Increasing Activity as life be.
come more complex. The desire to seek revenge -
vengo from enemies appears Indeed as one
of the chief corollaries of the law of self-
preservation. " "r
"Justicp In its best sense first found Its
expression In the legislative codes of
Judaism , for before -the Jew laid down his
stern morality , ta which ' .measure for meas
ure' was the keynote , vengeance was the
kind clealt by brutes end ibeasts. Many have
claimed that the Jewish religion Is a code
of justice iMtempercd with mercy. To
understand the old Jewish law of an eye for
sn vyo and a tooth for a tooth the history
of it should be considered before and after
its reception. It was to counteract' ' an ex
treme Immorality In , an ago wfccn men rec
ognized no judge superior to might , that the
lawgiver of the Jens brought this message
of Justice. In the very aext sentence In
Exodus It Is shown that tbo penalty Was
never meant to be literally applied.
' 'Here we stand at the end of nineteen
centuries of Christian rulerahlp and we find
a Christian people gone mad against a nation
for the application of that very law of re
taliation which the Jew has never applied.
Bloodshed for bloodshed , life for life Is tha
cry that has spread -for the last aix weeks
through this Christian country.
"It Is true that here and there the voice
of some Moral giant1 has lifted ilself for
peace , and above all President McKlnley has
proved himself a matia\rhose name deserves
to be written am ignthe ) aoblest sons ol
this republic. „ ,
"Rome , Greece' > arlaI'Babylon early learned
and taught the law5 that society founded on
Immorality must perish , and even Spalb.
whoso outrages ha.Me < bockei ] the conscience
of the world , has te 4lly declined since In
that double-laced jte e 1492 she drove from
her boundaries therVOT people that today
aloae would leavcvtirfveugcance In higher
hands than ' ' .
man's.'ci zu.
Ulntah county .h svj,215 echool children
and the state apportionment is $2,341.28.
The Big Horn county advices show that
there is an unusualiy-Wrge Immigration Into
that section this spring.
The Twin Springs Pllicer Mining company
has nearly 100 mroiainwork on the Christie
ditch and In the Bast iJlll- placer claim.
Tic third and final' official survey for the
line of the new spur of the Union Pacific to
the Rawllns sandstone quarries , a distance
of three rallei , Is about completed.
A petition for the Incorporation of Luak ,
slgred by 179 of LuskVi citizens , wao
presented to the Board of Commissioners ot
Converse county and was allowed.
One hundred citizens of Buffalo have each
contributed from 100 to 00 pounds of flour
for the Cuban rufferers , and one party has
offered free transportation for 20,000 pounds
to the railroad.
Sheep shearing begin at the Casper pens
on the 5th. OniAprll 20 the work of rhearlng
60,000 head , belonging to Robert Taylor , will
begin , and will require the balance of the
ceeon to campleie the work.
Suit has been Instituted at Cheyenne In
the United States court egalnat the bonds
men ot Annie Duval. ex-poiticditer at Fort
Kuuell , to recover $1,430 , claimed to be the
mount ot the shortage In Fort Ruisell post-
office funds. It U uoder teed the bandsmen
will fight the MM.
RITES OF WEATHER BUREAU
One of the New Stations is to Be Located
at Omaha.
USED TO EXPLORE UPPER ATMOSPHERE
Sclratlfie KxamlBn < lon of the
Irala of the Air In nn Kltort
to Urtrrnilm- Some Mrtc-
aroloirlcat
Just as soon as arrangements can be made ,
which will not consume much time , Omaha
will have one of thirteen kite I'tatlona In
the middle west which have been ordered
established by the central weather olllcc
at Washington , The necessary apparatus and
paraphernalia and the accompanying expert
are already here. All that remains to be
done U to secure a proper location for the
taking of the observations and this will
bo settled In the very near future.
It has been reported for porno time that a
kite station was to be established here , but
the general opinion prevailed that It was to
be an exhibit at the exposition grounds.
This la not so. The ( station would have
> een put In here whether un exposition wao
held or not. U was Intended for a time
o establish the station on the exposition
rroundo bccaui < e It was believed tlut It
would be an Interesting feature. It nas
never Intended , however , that It should bo
tn exhibit , but waa propcoed as a elation for
ho taking of offlclal observatlona. The Idea
of putting the station on the exposition
rounds would have been \ery convenient , be-
lauee Prof. Marvin , chief of the Instrumental
division of the weather bureau , who la In
charge of the kite I'tatlont' ' ' , will bo In con
trol of the government meteorological dis
play. This plan was given up , however , because -
cause sufficient space could not be secured.
The station will be connected with the
ocal weather bureau and will bo under con-
rol of Local Weather Forecaster Welsh.
The expert who will bo In direct charge U
Charles K. Hoblnson , who la already In the
city. There will be another station in Nc-
araaka , located at North Platte. Lawrence
[ J. DangerHeld will bo In charge of thb and
he , top , la already on the field. Tuo other
: leven stations arc to bo placed at the fol-
owlng points : Cleveland , Dodge City
l > uluth , Uibuque , Fort Smith , Knoxvllle ,
Lansing , IMerre , Sault Stc. Marie , Springfield
und Topoka.
LOOKING FOR LOTS OF IIOOM.
Forecaster Weish and Expert Ilobhrecn arc
low engaged in the task of iladlng a suitable
loatlon for taking the observations. They
walked over a good portion of eastern Ne
braska In their hunt jc.-terday , but were
unable to secure the propsr grounila An area
it least COO feet square is required. An ao-
iual space of only a dozco square feet la
needed as a base of operations , but an open
lera much larger Is required to get the klto
Into the air. Tha paraphernalia cmplojed
in the observations Is not great. It eonalst.j
of a kite about ten feet lei length , fitted up
with registering Instruments , and a klto
string of due wire. Two of these kites anJ
the uacossary Instruments are already in the
city.
city.The
The government has beta esperimentlns
with kites for a couple of years at Wanh-
ngton , and the results have been such as to
warrant the establishment of the stations ,
n the west. In order to secure proper men
to take charge of them , a sort nf trailing
school has been In operation at Arlington ,
near Washington , and both Experts Uobln-
son and Dangerfleld are graduates of this ,
The stations will be kept In operation at
: east a year , ana the number will proi > H3i > -
loireased In time.
The object of these kite experiments Js o !
a purely scientific nature. It is deslro-1 to
secure knowledge of the upper currents of
ilr , which scientists ale commencing to
relieve have considerable to do with meteroro
logical conditions. For Instance , It has
long been the theory that a cold wave Is
lothing more than a storm that has gathered
Its burden of frigidity while sweeping over
the Icebergs and Ice fields of the north and
northwest. Observations have shown , how
ever , that cold waves have frequently
dropped upon sections of the cou-ntry which
can not be traced to the north , and the cctv
elusion Is reached that they came down from
the cold upper regions. This is one of the
points to be settled by the experiments at
( he kite stations. In order to get the neces
sary data a kite roust be sent up some 5,000
[ eet. . On rare occasions kites have been
hoisted as high as 10,000 feet , about two
miles.
Both the method and results -when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind over pro
duced , pleasing to the taste and acceptable -
ceptablo to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for feale in 60
cent bottles by all leading drug ,
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIB SYRUP CO.
SAN FMHOI300 , CAL
. KY. NEW rOKK , H.Y.
STRICTURE
CaUMi * obstruction lo tlio How of mine ,
imrllnl closing of tlio passnj.-e , | ire tatli ;
Irritation and enlargement , bearing < lon
niul Kcjildlnunf nrlno niul lu'sof po cr.
cruiiin ti'it | uron
AcniucyT rUUNu nui.urnmt .
| > erinanrntlvaiiil IOLM tinnjMvlth thuSur
scon's Knlfo nnd dilating liit-triiiiicntM.
Sufferer * from Stricture , linlargemtat ol
Prottmte ( JUttd , lalUunatftlon nad Chronic
Myooui Dltchargci , liv tliU now sclcntlllc.
method cnu ho iiidlcnily
CURED AT HOME.
U'rltontonco to tlio Empire Medical Co. ,
20 $ mttti Building , Boitoa , Mat * , , fin
their free lK > okrallecl < < Sovcn/-/4/faDJ. ( "
U'tolU whnttho icincdy U ninilu nf , unil
\\o\r \ \ nnil why It must cuie , K nllllctcd ,
Itulll imv tn
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WOODBURY'S FrecUti.
AMUSEMENTS.
. . . .
perennial "Derll's Auction , " with
which the excellent Mr , Yale continues to
ollght the Bouli of tha young , as well as
hose which have been young , came off with
ts accustomed uucctts last night at Hoyd'a.
) ho Roldc.i branch , with Ita beneficently
mys'.crtous properties. wor put up at public
en Jut- , and knocked down to the highest .
> lddcr , who \\aa , as a matter ot court > > , the I
good young man Carlos , and who had much j
ado t > keep and ? Ms trophy thereafter. J
The spectacle Is quite tt elaborately put on ]
as ujual perhaps a HUlo more co and the j
iompany includes tme ) pro'ty glrla , a numI I
> er ot clever acrobats anj aivoral attractive I
peclalty people. There will bo an afternoon - >
noon and an oveatng performance of "Tho
) cvlt'a Auction" today.
iA most enjoyable wee-k at the Crolshton
will clt > o with two perfcrnMncea of "A
> oenl ! Highwayman" this aftcrnoMl and
onlght. Omaha theater-goers of the better
lass arc coming In ever Incrcrslng num
bers to realize that the Wo Jward company ,
a at prcront constituted , ta giving a it illy
( Xtraordlnary entertainment. The apeclalt',03
IkcwUe have .been . much admired this week ,
he cltvcr and dlveitlng sketch of the
lldgeleja and the .excellent whistling cf
Mrs. Shaw and her datlghters having cm-
rlbuted much to the pleasure of the largo
audiences.
Primrose & W ot'e ml.'strols will bo the
attraction At Boyd's on Sunday and Monday
nights. ;
Ciirtlft Coin n Uoiiomlnnlloti.
HOUTON , Kan , April 13. The deadlock
n t'ne First district is broken , Congressman
Charles Curtis being roiiomlnatcd on the
730th ballot.
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A New Serial Story
'Ashes of Empire'
By Robert W. Chambers
Author of "Tlio Rod Rapubllu , " "Tho Myitory of Clnioo , " "Lorraine , " oto ,
will appear in The Omaha Sunday Doc , '
Bejjititiitig April 24.
The Nsw York Sun says of M:1. : ( Jhaiibji'a : "Ho navoi * druv3 ; tv wetilc
op uninteresting obnractor. They nro ull fascinating. "
Rich.ird II. StoilJurd writes : "Whoever has road him will see tlio
hand of the inastoi1 stnry-tollor. "
The Literary World ( London ) says : "Mr Chambers is a past master
in the art of ejjjjdtng the blnod murelng in purest bymjnithy with
the fortunes or exploit ) * of his puppets. "
"Aslics of Empire" is a story of the wune qualities
as ' 'Lorraine , " which drew from the critics the high prulso ubjvo
quoted.
opening chapter describes , the flight of the Em-
prosa nutfcnio from Pa-is after the disaster of Sedan (1870) ( ) . Two
.young Frenchwomen , slaters Yolotto und Ililde are incidentally
introduced. Two young English war correspondents Burke and
Harowasd also appear , as aocojs'jrlos to the escape of the Empress.
Around these four leading characters Mr , Chumbors has woven a ro
mantle love story or rather tv ; . ) love stories in one.
The siege ot Paris serves as the background and many
of its most stirring noanoa are desoribjd with a dramatic power ( hat
recalls Victor Hugo's famous pen-pictures of older battlefields. The
chapter which gives an account of oue of the great B irties made by the
garrison of the boslogod city and tha battle of Lo Bourgct , which fol-
lowpd , will qillckon the pulse of every reader.
The two young war correspondents become sepa
rated in the pursuit of their respective dutlos ; and thu homo in which
Yolettn and Hildo have tholr homo is sacked by the Germans ; und one
of the two sisters 1 carried oiT by.Spuyor . , a Gorman spy , Ilarowood
is wounded in the battle and is carried to the Nantorro fort. A prn-
fnssionul criminal kntnvn as "Tho Motuo" and his pals , "Hibl' ! and
Moi ) Onclo , " play minor but interesting parts in the complications
that follow , ana their characters are portrayed with the sKill 'which
Mr. Chambers acquired by his long residence in Paris and his clo.so
study of PariMlau typoi. The story is brought to a ploubiuit conclusion
with the reunion of the two A-ar correspondents , and their marriage to
Yolctto und IIllno.
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Each installment o ! "Ashes of Empire"
will be effectively illustrated by competent
artists.It will be one of the great serial
stories of the year.
The Omaha Sunday Bee
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