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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1898)
- - - - - - . - - - . - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - . ---v----- - ' _ - - - - _ - - - - - - - - , - - - . . - - - - . _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - I -w---r - Lc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 'ItJIE OMAhA DAILY _ flE1 : SVNIAY , TUJIY 3 , 1898. ii - - - : CD1T1ON 01 ? OIMh1'S ' TRADE : V1 strong on Neafly Every Kin1 ot MeriEo. : ? : : JOBBERS All TALK IN CUEERFUL TO1ES . ConNumer Mont Gcicri1I CipnteI1ci to my tile Tn-.Jl,1brA Oliject ' to the Action ipf 1x1reiN CtiIiiLjflhiIc , . ) fi . A large attendance of out.ot.tOWfl PCOPC . , gtvo the city a lively air Inst week and without cxccpUon buInc men nrc giving , Yery Bati8fnctory accountS of the condition of buincs9 in nil departments ot trade. A Rrent many of the viiitors wore from nearby - by pointn and tool ndvantagO of the oppor- tunhty prestnted to do no amail amoUnt of trading before leaving for home , with the : tC9Uit that snica at lending retail LOUSeS ' inatic a most excellent showing. Among the visitors there wns a COflSi(1 trablo proportion of country merchants , who matc their presence known to the local jobbers , tnd nho left muny plnsitnt reminders ( it their visit In the shape of lItwrnI orders 1IleI for future shipment. The batik cltrings for the week tinide a most cxc&'licflt shiowini , the average being conshherabi ) ' above 81,000.000 per day and the gaiti over corresponding week of Inst I yfl in excess of 1,0 ) Ct cent. The going into effect of the new revenue : law has fllnhC very little difference with local merchants , at Ienst johters. As a general thing the COst of the tax has been Included in the purchase Price of the goods P0 that thin consumer pays the tax and the mcrchinnt has little concern regarding the 'matter. The action of the express companies In refusing to pay the cost of stamps is iitronnly objected to by jobbers , who have occasion to seild out a good many express & packages , and they are irOtCstiW ( luite t loudly. : I lIeny 'l'rzihq lii 4 Trade In wholesale groceries continues to t I be vety heavy for this season of the year. The improvement is CSICCiflhlY ) noticeable I comparIsons are made with previous ' yenr. The market remains firm on nearly all ' lines but in a tev cases advances are noteti. The heaviest advance Iat week was on inuIl fruitH canned. Canners say there wn3 a short crop and they were unable to get supplies enough to mcvi the expected c demand , which explains the sudden risc In price. It is rcvorted that thu gooselperry innrkct vai ; cornered ILIII1 that a great many tackers have scarcely any in sLack. 'rho ndttec on this line sInce the opening of the season amounts to from 30e to 3c per dozen. Tens , owing to the large demnnd , ad- w.nced ½ c Per 1)0110(1 ( nnt 146c was added to the Price of sugars for the same reason. The market on inot , lines of tarinaceotis gends remains tea0y. Flour , however , fell oft 30c per barrel last week , owing to the 1' bi enk in vhcat , which also cztusel ( a drop In the price of crackers amounting to c per lotlnd. fleans are also a little lower. No other changes of importance are re- ported. FnrIIcrPI 'VSIIIt Gootis. 'rle VOltflflO of business done by hard- warn nien 114 also very Ilattering. 'l'he tie- . 1 inand is 1Otl for all cInssc of merehan- ( lisa niul for all kinis of seatonuhie ! farm- log gootis ill larlicular. Tim fleed of the farniers have leei1 so tar In ulvanco of L. . what was anticipated that - consIleralIe : ' difliCulty has been exiterienceti in tIlling tIm orders.'ire cloth. screen doors , sythe * ; and Inatin3 and steel gootlit in gen- cml are relorted ) OH beIng In the greatest deinniol. No advance , lunvever , has taken place on these hues with the t'xCCltioa of that 10 er cent rbm on v1ro cloth , which was reported a COUlhe of wcekH ago. Dry goods Johitern are still busy vith tim arrival of fall goods and they arc routing In a very initisfuctory manner. It has becli a long tIme loce lealer $ In this city have stocked up as heavily as they are doing this year , which is a good lath- cation of the conditIon of trade. Seasona- bin goods continue to Ito in good dematul. but osido from that there l little moving toward the country at the present time. Country merchnnt8 , however. want their BUIilieH ) early this year so as to be ready , t for the largo tratlo that is sure to fohlov the luirvesting of crops in the fail , and consetilienflY It wilt not ito long before the goods 'ill be on the road , 'rite new revenue law effects but one class of goods that d rygoocis lflCIl handle , namely , perfumery. The consumer pays the tax , so it is itntntt- terial to the merchant whether or not goods arc taxed. Nothing new is reported by either the hoot nail shoe or the rubber goods Jobbers. They am not complaining of the amount of business ticy nrc doIng , as this Is the time they do not expect to tb much ox- ceit Inolc after their own stock. The fact that they are haying In a heavier supply than usual is a goo1l indication that the traveling Inca met with good success on . . - _ _ _ . , n , , . . . . . . . . , . . . _ , . .I.a. . , .arnnn . . , lu tha tile rudu. .1 IU tlI' ; ' future condition of tIm lathter nmrket iloes not seem to be inllnenclng buyers to any appreciable xtetit anti coitsetitlentlY no speculatIng is being done on that score. LiitIicrmen's Quiet Scnoi * . t This is also the quiet season for lumbermen - men , as farmers are too busy in the Ilehuls to build new houses or barns. There was rot , however , the usual shrinkage in trade , last month and in fact several merchants I altl it was the best Juluue they have ever - had. The general lmprou'ioil Is that since , business kept up so well In Juiie there ! will be no failing oft this month , but I rather , it anything , an iunpro\'cment. ' 1he I market i firm on all lInes , with every indication - dication for Its rennuining In that coutdl- ton for some time to conic. : Fruit nuid l'rouluce. i Strawberries are now entirely gone and ; the receipts of blttcltberrlc and rnspber- rles are not as liberal tie they were a few dayS ago. The Missouri crop of blackher- rIce is nearly exhrLtttttcd nnd the rnspber- I ries that. are being received arc lracticaily ' all hionto grown , 'Wtttrmelons : are on the market in large numbers for this season of thu year atul ' - are In fairly good tlenmiul. Lemons , however - over , are the popular fruIt at ( lie luresunt time. 'I'luo egg market renmins steady at from 4 I % c to Dc , lint weother niales the hand- I' , hag of eggs difficult niud commission men report heavy hosses ( luring last is'cek , lint- ter remitlait unctuungel and so does poultry - try with the exception of spring chickens , . which have becit hluettuttlng considerably owing to a large tltnuund. For one tIny tim market was iIIt to 16c , but it mis now fallen to lie. t ( IMAII A. GINilt.tL u.tiiIcwi's. ; Cotisl U ton of 'l'rnde nail ( tuieduutlozH , n oIL S ( gLum anil F'tiit'y GrlperleN , ECIGS-Clood stock , t ½ jIc. 13UTTlit-Comnion to fair , 9Jllc ; sep- orator. 1e ; gathered creamery , l3j'l Ic. , 3. VflAL.-Choice ( at , tO to 120 lbs. , quoted ' at S19C large Itud coarse , Cj7c. Z ' ' LIVE l'our.'rltv-liens. Ge ; old roosters - ers , 3'4e ; slurilig chickens. l2JVic ; ducks , I Cc : gtso. 1k ! , I l'ItlFONS-Li' ' . per thoz. , GO75c. I V EU ETA IIEES , . ' ONIONS-New southern. vcr lb. , 13c. - . ] 6ANShlLtfl(1ltit'h1 navy , vcr iiu. , I 111j1'ATOES-NeW , per bu. , SOiS5e. . ( MI1I1AGE-I'er crate per lb. , l'e. 'l'OMA'l'OES-Per tour basket crate , 75J CUCUMIIEI1S-lonio grown , er uloz , , . - I Ak : l3lNS-1-3 bu , box , 4Oij5Oc. FItU ITS. 1 , III4ACIC ASI1lIlth1I i5-Pcr 21-qt. case , I LAClCIllItTIi E14-fl.5112.OO. I ltIl ) it\StItEltltilS-l'er 21-qt. case , P $ l.72.CO. . GOOShIflhlItliS-Fer 21.qt. case , $ I.OOP 1.25. 1.25.CIiEitltlESPi'r 21-nt. ( 'flHO , $ l.OO'l.25 ; ' Cut ii to ruIns , pcr lO-li. box , $1.25. % PEItChll5-SoutlterJI , 1-3 hu. box , 75 : $1.00 ; California. 20-lb. box , $1.25. A Pit lco'rH-l'er 20-lb. eutse. , $1 35111 50 CU1titFN'rS-I'er 21-qi. ( u4 fl.251J1.50. 'WATEitM 1 IONB-CruteI , 30c. TltOt'lL'AL ORANO IS-Seedlitugt4 , $2.5Qj2,75 ; tetli terranean sweets , $2.ftij2.5. . 1hMONS-Culifornin , $5.t'O ' ; fancy Mcd- " \ lnn. $ G.O0. lIANAJAS-ClutlCe ) , largo stock , ier _ hunch. S2.O0 2.25 ; medium sIzed bunches , $ l.75t 2.04) , M1SC1LLANEOUS. ' NUTS-Almonds , ier lb. , large sIze , l2j lIt' : small , lie ; lhrazlis. per lb. , 91110c ; En- gush walnuts , iter lb. , fancy soft shell , 1111 ble ; standards , l'j9c filberts , luer Iti. , IOu ; pecans , luolisluetl , inethluin , Gj7e : extra . large. $4Je ; large hickory nuts , $1.O0l.1O , her bu. ; small , $ l.24j1.25 her bu. . cocoanuts , per 100 , $4 ; Peanuts. raw , 6titc ; roastvd , 40 . AtA1'Lli SYI1UP-Five-gal , can. each , $3.75 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal. cults , $6.25 ; quart cnn , $3.&O. I IONFIY-Cluolco white , 14tI1&c. IA'l'ES-llallowee , Go to TO-lb. boxes , tdc ; pair , 5c ; Iard , 9-lb. boxes , 9c. FIGS-Imported , funey , 3.crown 14-lb. , Hj _ - - - - - - - - - - ' _ bcxes , toe ; 1-erown , li-lb. boxes , tIc ; 2-lb. T tOXCs , 2te PCt box ; California , 10-lb. box , 81. CIiI1t-l'er haig bbl. . $3.25113.&O. hllIES , TAI.L0W , 1TC. 11l1)IS.-No. 1 r-efl hides , 7l,4e ; o. 2 gzeen hiules. C,4c , No. 1 salted hides , Oc ; No 2 salted hiIes4 , hc ; No. I veal calf , ' 8 to 12 lbs. , c ; No. 2 vcrj t'nlf , 12 to 15 lbs. , c. TAIA.OV , OIIEASFZ ETC.-Tnllow , No , 1 , : le : tallow , Nf , , 2.2tAc ; rough tallow , 1c ; white grease , 2 ½ 112e ; yellow and brown grease , 11,4li2c. SIIIEL' 1'flITS-Urecn salted , each , I5) 7cc ; grefl salted shearings ( short wonleul early skins ) , etieh , ISe ; dry shenrings ( short wonled early pklns ) , No. I , .ach , Sc ; dry glint. ICanras , and Nebraska butcher wool nelts , per hi ; . , actual weight , 4i&e : : dry flint , ifnnssts and Nebraska mtirrnln wool pelts , per lb. actUal weight , Slile ; dry flint , Cob- redo butcher wool veils , per lb. , actual weight , 5e ; dry flint , Colorado murrain wool Pelts , h1C Ili. , actual weight , 3tJlc. Wool tinrPcts. LONDON , July , -The wool market today - day ices extremely animated throughout. Cape of Good IIob'o and Natal Wools shared in tIle rise and greasy merlnos sold well , Greasy and cross-breeds were mostly taketi by home trade. The competition atnolig continental luyers was spirited. The number of sales offereul today were l0i54 baie. The following are the sales iii detail : New South Wales , 1,200 bales scoured , 9'.ull1i ' rst ; greasy , & 11lOtl. Queens- litntl , 1,200 balis ; sceured , 104El6'4tl greasy , 79tl , Victoria , 1,100 bales greasy , S'ktIlOd. Tasmania , 400 hales ; , ueotr4Ml , , 5.4u1f1s ! 4d' greasy , 5'4lOd. Cape or. Gel iloi.e and 2'ntnl. t,4.i0 balet4 , teotireul , Sttlltl , New Zealand , 0,700 babes ; scoured , & 'dS',4d. The following nrc the imports for the week : Australia , 25S bales : New Zen- land. 25.C91 bales ; Cape of flood hiopo and Natal , 4,119 bnk : elsewhere , 1,426 bales. 'rho offerings for next week are S0,950 lales. The arrivals of wool for the fifth series are 61 5C2 bales , of which 1O0 were forwarded direct , CUtin 3lnrket. t.IVFI1POOL. , July 2-COTTON-Spot , limited demand ; PrIces tunchutnged : Amen- cnn mIddling , 3 1-32d ; sales , 5,000 bales , of which 200 were for speculation and export and included 4S0'J ' American ; receipts , 00 bales , including 3O0 American , Futures closed steady ; American middling , L. M. C. , Judy , 3 22-Gbi sehlurs ; July antI Atiguiutt , :1 : 22-64d sellers ; August and September , 3 21-GftiS 22-Gid tuIyors ; September and Oc- tnher , : i 2O.G13 21-fild buyers ; November and December , 3 1f-G1l3 ; Hi-6h1 buyers ; Decem- her tutid .Innutuiry , 3 18-01113 19-64d buyers ; Jnnuary anti Feirunry , 3 1t-GFlU 19-Gid buy- crc ; February and March , : i I3-tld buyers : March and April 3 20-Ciul buyers ; Aluril and May , 3 20-111a 21'Gitl buyers. SI , , , , s G nil i iairiet. ST. LOUIS , July 2.-There was no regmi- mr session of tIme Merchants' exelmange today - day , halt there was some trading on thb efirhi. Only eight cars of wheat were no- ceived lucre today. Time feeling wmut strong among mcmii dealers , September sold at 70c to Oc , tue latter IC aliovo yester- day's close , anti later at 70 5-Sc ; December sold at 'flc and July 73c bid. Corn showed great strength : September sold at 31e on the curb and that was bid fur it. Ott Iatrlet. WILMINGTON , N. C. , July 2.-OILS- Spirits of turpentine , steady at 2Zij23c. Iosln , firm at $1.00 and $1.05. Crude tur- Tuefitifle , dull at $1.00 and $1.50. Tar , steady at $1.30. SAvANNAIr , Ga. , July 2.-OILS-SpIrits of turptntine , 23'4c. ' llosln , unchanged. COIl'i'ION OL' Nti'V YOItIC IiANIC. IeposJts at 1'Iuls 'I'Ime SurlimuNs All I'r.'vlis itccot-i. NEW YOflF , July 2.-Tlmo Financier says : An expansion of $12,520S00 in deposits - posits , necessItating an extra reervc re- qtulrcment. or $3,13l0O. agiulmist which the gain In cash only $2,939,000 , accotults for a mlecrezmsu of $192,74X1 In time surplus reserve - serve of the New York clearing house banks for the veek ending July 2. The tmntistmnl expansion in uIctosibt is due mnmuituhy to the fact that time government tumuls received from booth stubsenlptions are heliug Placed in special depository hanks. , TItus the National city and the hanover National , two of time pnlncilmal imustitutlouis hmoluhlog thuL nionoy , reimort between them a gain of over $9,000,004) In dtnosits , or 5 per cent of the total increase Uir time vcck. 'I'lio gaIn In loan8 , however runs well throughout the entire list of iank'4 'tnd Is one of time most favorable developments of the week. In the last ninety ( ltt'S time loan expansion has hmeoum $25,000tJ0 , and time tottil is now about the same tnmutmnt ummder time extrnurtiinzm rily high iwint attained F'etmrtmary 19. DeposIts , however. surpass all lrevious records by $12,000C$10 and in s'iew of the special operations of time trens- ury. ivlil probably. attaIn within the next month a total far above utnytlming yet recorded , The current statement is con- tinting and does not balance , Imut. time opera- tiomms which arc bringing about the changes are % vchi dellnud tinul will continue to show for some Weeks to come. The important Imoint Is ( lint the surplus reserve Beenms to have attained Its highest average. As heavy as treasury expenses nrc , in vIewer or time war. they wIll hardly elUtul the re- celpttu on bond sutscriptlon account , and while a large part of time extra money wIll go into specially designated bummks , the operations will tie up more or less money. time -.mntlmne thL're isjmo cessation of LOU U eTmmnnu I 0 r 1 U umus cmli t tic .tt-u. u& jour- cantilo nnh ( crop borrowers here and else- vimere , and these reluircmcnts will imave to be met , After .Iuly 14 time allotments and larger bids will cmiii into use a great deal of money now lying idle. All these clrctmurmstnnces wilt have a tendency to em- jloy money , tumd while a , , one iook for anytliimg apmroacImIng a stringency , mnoney ivlil net be a du'ug on time market , despite the fact that timc' t'oummtry possesses some- timing 111cc $175O0OO ( ) 'of specie and other currency which it did not have at this time last year. Loimmitmim Stock ( I imotni lotus. LONDON , Jut > 2.-4 p m-Cioslng : COOSOIR , mn'.v. . 1 i 1 15-hO N. 'u' . Crnttrzut..O CoumMois. acet. . . . . . . . 112 l'enuRvivauula. . . . . . . (194 Cfltm. t'aemnc. . . . . . . . 8U Ito.ehuur. , . . . . . . . . . . . ) 'r1e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13) Mex. ( ru , . now 45. . fl(1 ( Erie 1st mmal' . . . . . 3tR Atchison . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ill. Oentrut. . . . . . . . . . 10814 L. & N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51eumcauu ortlltmnry , grand Trunk. . . . . . . . $ t.I'aul eotuunen..102 ( J1AR SiLVER-QuIet at 27 1-Sd ier ounce. MONEY-.i'i per cent. 'Fhu rate of discount in time open market for simort bills , 1 7-8 per cent ; thmree moumtlms' blils , 1 5-IC Imer cent. Flmnmclnl Notes. OMAHA , July 2-'t'lio clearings for time day ivero 81,459,54 1.77 ; Imalanceum , $491,712.51. Tile clearings for 1B'J7 were $741,4E.19 and thu balances , T5,0)9.b0. Increase in clear- Imugs , $ iS.iOS.58. 'rime ligurea for the last six days , with conmiarlsolms , are 1158 1S97. Increase. June 27 . , $ I,15Smm.73 S 7S0,2m5.25 37S,2i3.50 June 28 . . 1hSiiS0.2h 701,2G6.3 479,919.91 June 2'J . . 1tSi,4S'J.t3 774,536.38 3YJ,953.Z5 ( June 30 . . lO4l,6ii.3't 774,710.78 256,903.60 July 1 , , . . 1,19'J.1i4.6 756,725.03 412,419.53 July 2 , . . , 1,459,514.77 7i,436.19 71S,1OS.SS Total . . .87,141ISS.36 $ 1,520,969.99 $2,615,511.37 s'r. r.ouis , July 2.-Clearings , $2,321SGS ; balances. $ l30 271 ; mooney. 51S per cent ; Now York excimamuge , 40e luremtumn bid , Soc mrcnuiuuimi nsked. 1'I 11 LAD1LPhIIA , July 2.-Clearimmgs , $18,241,264 ; balances , $2,7S0t$5. lhAiTIMOitl' ) , July 2.-CLearings , $1,731- 011 ; balnmmcetm , $501,023. BOSTON. J mmlv 2.-ClearIngs , $ l0,1S2,322 ; bnlammccs , $2,59d,4ii , NEW YOIIK. July 2.-Clearings , $113,039- 526 ; leilaluces , lT,0rJ,340. CINCINNATI. July 2.-'Mommey , ; per cent ; New York exclmuumge , inn ; cleanlmmgs , $2,078 500. Nid' OIILEANS , July 2.-Clearings , $574,571. lttl'ii'IPII IS. .Iuly 2.-Clcaniumgs , $217,911 ; lmtulatmcemt , 810.957. \VAS1 I I NGTJN , July 2.-Today's state- mcmii. of time condition of the treasury simuws ; Availutilo cash balance , $210,400- 436 ; gold reserve , $ l67CitS,0S9. Fmpr'hutm JItumi , ut'lnl. flhilIU1IN , July 2.-Ihti'mmlimess oum the bouuso Olment'ml irregumlmir today , but strengthemmed aim tIm lurosluect ot cimeaper untmney , the llrunfless elmuewimero including all round Imur- chmautlumg. International securities \cere higher. Italians were the most firma. Simamm- im'hm 4mt were mwgltcted and bank shares amid Ammierleumu securities irnulmroved , ] .ONIQN. July 2-TIme market for Anmer- ican securities xnnvetl upward , all oum buy- tog orders , 'Flia close was firm and time tie- nmiumut generally light. 'rime auumoummt of html- lieu wltimdrawn from the hank of Englatmd eum balance today was 112,000. Gold Is (1utOtt'ui at. linenos Ayres at 174.20. i'AitlS , Jul $ ' 2.-Prices were strong en tIme bourse today , the sulmerulmtlflmianeo of mmmoney stimulating limo buyIng , oumtnngoes were easy atummi ( Itmotationum were Imigimer , exceimt In time case of hipanisli Is and Brazilians. Itia Tlntos were in strong demand , 1athlrs arum brontlemming , 'l'lmere wits mionmu large tnmtnsnc- tk.ns in thetum , 'I'hree imer cent rcntes , 303f 5itc , for time uccOuumt ; exchmnngo on London , 2Sf 20 for checks , Simanisim is closed at 33 7.8. l'rnuu , , , * iuuuN iii Ihse Nums-r. WASiIINGTON July 2.-The president todalr sent. these ImominatlomiB to the senate : Navy-Captain William S. Muse , marina corps , to bc'a major in said corps ; Passed Assistant Surgeon Louis W. Attles , to be a surgeon , and Alfred allbert Grunwehl of Virginia to be &n assistant surgeon in the OIMh1 LIVE STOCK MARIiET Week Ends with a Light Supply of All . fl3Tt.B of' stuff. CATTLE FULLY SUPPLY TIlE DEMAND T'mTo Iloiluhns Coming Together 5ere 1t hiculuec hue Icmnanmt for Killers-hogs lit iletter Request - quest ntnt Iltghcr. SOUTh OMAiIA , July 2. Cattle. hogs. Snep. fleeeipts today . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 6,461 611 Ofliclal yesterday . . . . . . . . 1,252 8,197 4,000 One week ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,339 8,815 lull 'Two weeks ego . , . . , . , , . , , 1,684 6,214 667 One year ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . 050 4,427 Two years ago . . . . . . . . . . . 757 4,249 117 Total thmi week . . . . . . . .14,473 40,149 11,772 Week ending Jrmne 25 . , . .15,412 41,867 0,555 'SVeek emmdimg June 18 . . , .14,555 31,500 5,1162 ' % Veek emnlimmg Juno 11 , . . ,15108 42,5.51 4,631 Week ending June 4. . . .12.921 35,011 11,453 Average Price paid for hogs for the last few days. with comparisomma : _ _ _ _ _ I1SS.l1S97.1S9G.I1S03l1S94.il$93. 1S92. Juno iWT. 3 so . 21 3 10 4 46 4 6(11 S 4 82 Jtmno 19 . . . . 3 15 3 02 4 48 4 ' 70 6 01 Juno 20 . , , . 3 79 2 95 1 45 4 60 5 90 4 48 Jtimie 21 . . . . 3 81 3 15 4 37 4 Cl 5 78 4 90 Jtitmo22 , . , , 372(321 ( 302 440 4771563 419 June23. . , 372 321 302 412 573 495 June 24 . . , 3 67 3 26 3 00 4 40 S ' 5 76 4 95 June25. . , 368 323 297 446 4S0 501 Juuie2d. . . , . 315 2.97 452 473 563 June 27 . . . . . ' 1 62 2 90 4 571 4 73 5 77 4 D ) Juno 23 . . . 3 62 3 16 4 63 4 50 5 76 5 ( ml June29 31,0 324 294 41j1) 4'iU &Gl 616 .Iune 30 . . , 3 55 : i II 2 95 4 64 5 &i 5 2t Julyl. . . . . . 357319290467 540555 July 2 . . . . , . : i 61 3 18 2 05 4 63 4 73 Sj.3 lndientes Sunday , Time ofllcial nunmber of cars of stock brought in today imy 'mach ronil wammt Cattle. hogs. Sheep. 11'ses , 0. & St. 11. fly. . . . . . . . . . 2 . . Missouri I'acIllc fly 11 2 . . 4 U. 1' . system. . . . . . . . . . 20 29 2 . , F. , E , & ZsI. V. fl Il 4 30 , . 1 C. , St. P. , M. & 0 , fly 6 6 . . Ii , & 2t. Ii , It. It. . . . . . 7 24 . . C. , 13. & Q , Ity. . . . . . . . . . 1 , . C. . It. I. & P. Ity , , E 2 . , . . C. , 11. 1. & 1' . Ity. , W , . 2 , , Total receiimts . . . . 50 96 2 5 Time disposition of tIme day's receipts was as follows , caclm buyer purclmnsing the mummu- ber of head tumtiicated : Buyers Cattle hogs. Omaha Packing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 . 922 G. 11. 1iaunond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,1)13 ) Swift nmmmi Counpammy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 1,056 Cudnimy l'acking Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St 1,19 * P. D. Arnmour , Cimicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I,1SO Cary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North I' . & P. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' , i hammond , Fnnsas City. . . . . . . . . . 49 SvIft from cotmntr3' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S7 . . . Cutiaiiy , Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOS . . . . White , I' . & 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.5 I lanmmnunil , Best & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Other buyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,190 6,610 Receipts today were small but It wits a Saturday ivithu two imolidays to ftilow , Summdny and 1oumdzty , ammd mu ) gt'eat sUllitly was requIred. Time mnmmrkcts veru generally in good shape antI tIme Immuist of time receilmts oItl In good semion , CATTEE-'i'iiere were imitrdiy cmn mmgh cat tie lucre to make a test of tht market , timid it was time smnniiet run fbr a ioumg tlnme. V'iiat cattle were offered , 1mowe'cr , oid 'we'll amid-thu market was entirely satisfactory - tory to holders. ileof cattle If at nil desirable Were a simatle imigher , but heavy utimul ummattrumcttvo cattle were not inhmeh different. front , yes- terday. COWS and helfers were unchanged so far nil 'nliIes were concerned and time few odds and eitls offered were soon dimtlmo5d of. V1l calves sold about time same as yesterdn3' , some very chmoice native calves brluglumg $6.75. Not enough bulls or stags were Of- fereti to establish quotations. There were no stockers or feeders flrst hands , or at least none of any co1msdqucmuc. The cattle market as a whole tills week has been In pretty good shape. Both re- ceilmts and demand have heeui of liberal pro- imortlons and mmch day's nrrfvutis as a rule have met with neatly sale at good prices. The tendency of fat cattle has been upward - ward , IIcat'y cattle are now ,51110c higher and handy light cattle 101120c higher than. a week ago. The cow market duiIng the week has not simowim much change. Good dry lot heifers and cows are good sellers anti Prices are just as Imigh as they Imave been aumy time. As a matter of course grassy cow stu has been dtscriminated against anti the mnrket on thmat kind of stuff is liable to break badly most any time whemi the arrivals beconie larger. Steck- ers and feeders have declined during thio week 201125c , but the loss was largely en time heavy feedcr. In fact , the decline has been most on that kind while cimolco little stock cattle have held up much bet- ter. still they are considerably lower than during tue high time. Cattle sold this week at $1.r5 thmat would at one time have brought $3.00 easily. Representative sales : S'rE ERS. No. Av. I'r. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 5. .1002 $3 70 39. .1108 $1 50 20. .1100 $4 60 7. .1154 4 00 22. .1163 50 1. .1030 4 60 3. . 773 4 00 12. .1204 65 25. .1492 4 ( .5 1. . 810 4 20 35..1314 GO h1..1190 4 65 39. . 058 4 45 1. .1330 60 17. .1334 4 65 33. .1215 4 45 36. .1301 60 35 , .1260 4 75 28. . 913 4 50 17. .112) 60 63. .1312 4 50 co"s. 1. . 600 2 25 2. .1070 15 1. .1010 3 50 I. .1050 2 50 1. .1140 25 1. . 9S0 3 50 1 , . 500 2 7i 1..1210 25 1..1110 3 55 1. .1090 2 85 2..1130 25 4. . 040 3 60 1. . 930 2 85 4..1005 30 1..1110 3 65 7. 032 2 85 2..IOSO 35 1. . 960 3 85 1 , . 930 2 85 l.lllO 35 l..i170 4 00 1. .1270 2 00 1. .1130 3 ' 10 1. . 890 4 00 1Ih50 3 00 1..1120 3 40 l.1310 4 00 2..1340 310 2..128 340 3..1290 410 4 , .1010 3 15 9. . 866 3 40 STEERS AND IEIFERS. 25. . 545 4 ( .0 B1JLI.s. 1..1310 2 75 1..lIhO 3 : io CAIXES. 2 , . 230 6 00 2. . 150 6 00 1. . 210 6 50 S'i'ftEnltS JtNi ) FEEDEItS. I. . 6S0 3 8.5 1. , 400 4 30 1. . 410 4 35 L.5S0 425 HOGS-Time week closed with a fair run of hogs , but ammo too large to meet the requirements of time market. The trade opened strong to Sc higher than yesterday. 'ro start with , It was prtltty gemerally a $160 market , with more sales above than below. Tlmen came reports - ports of ami easier market at Chicago nnth , , , nn 111 tha n , , , rn , , rrnt nr,1'rg ie1ntr filled the trade weakened under that in- Iluence and closed with the advance pruc- ticaily all lost. Time early market was active anti though later it hung lire , owing to the fact that salesmen nil wanted early prices , still everything was sold and welgimed up early In the morning. The market as a wimolo averaged consid- crumbly imigimer than ysterdny iuumd South Omaha was time best and hiighiemmt mnurket on time river today. This hums been a week of large receipts not only at Southi Omaha , hilt at all market points , and of lower markets. There has been a demand for everything roceiveil , but time large run of hogs hnim steadily acted nut a bear factor for time dejmrcssion of values. Time week OliCnel ( wtthm i'aluie a strong So lower. lnmt on 'l'miesdny timere was no material - terial cimange. 'rime market declined 2 ½ c on \ and 5c on ¶ l'immmrmutlity. In otlmor ivoruls , by Thursday time unarla't was I 12c lower than at ( ha close of the lmrevI- Otis week , On Fnimlay there was a reaction aimmounting to 2 ½ c ama ! the week closed only 7.c ( lower than time week before. It is very evident that in all sections of the country timers are a great many hogs timmit are heavy anti ready for muarkot. 'rime hint weather is causing feeders to rush them forward to market with time rcsimlt . that Juuthi was a largo month in time rant- tsr of receipts and tunless all sIgns fall July Is likely to see free mumnrketingmm. Thme I I effect of large receipts was piaimmiy visIble in time course of the tumarket last niotitli , I whmlc'hm ivims teathliy mlowmmwumrtl , whim only occmumionmil and uumimnportant reactIons. At ( hue commeumcemneumt of time monthm time average - ago price paid for hogs on thmi market , ivits $4.20 , is'huIIe oa Ilium last day of time month time average Imnico was $3.65 , a drop of ( 'Sc. 'rime extrenme imigim point of time unanthi was touched o time fIrst day of ( h month and time extreme low imoilit was not reached until tne Iummt day , Itepresentativo sa I es : No , Av , Sim. Pr. No , .Av , Bim , Pr. 02 . , . . . . 197 24)0 ) $3 f's ) . . . . . . . . . $355 87 . , . , , . 192 120 55 50 , , , , , , 23.1 280 3 5711 SI..195 SO 57' ' , ' 41 , . , . , , 222 1.0 3 57 77 , , , . , , 215 200 57 ½ 85 , . , . . . 20S 120 ( 0 74 , . . . , 25S 120 60 66 , , , , , . 294 210 ( 0 83 , , , . , 215 40 60 70 . . , . . . 259 160 ( ' 0 72 , . , . , 235 WI 60 63 , , , . , . 266 , , , 60 56 , , , . , 273 120 60 15 , , , , , , 268 . , , GO 11..260 . . . 360 11 . , . . , . 222 210 60 76 , , . . 225 164) 3 60 14..241 40 60 76..275 240 3 60 50..252 120 GO GO , , . , . , 305 SO 3 60 63 , . , . . , 231 160 60 64..256 160 3 60 47 , , . , , , 210 . . GO 62..233 50 3 GO 72..252 160 60 76..201 . . 360 GS.,235 . . GO 65..245 40 3 ( .0 Tm . . . . . .261 120 360 641..268 160 3 60 63 . , , . , . 240 80 3 GO 73..244 200 3 60 67..299 200 3 60 60..2t0 240 3 60 75 , . , . , . 250 120 360 'ii..261 , , 3 60 . . . . . . 120 3 GO _ - _ 2 , _ - T- 8G. 269 i0 CO Ii 21G 40 3 Cl 66..242 O 62 , - 244 . . 3 G2' 60 . . . . , . 1t44 . . . 67 ( 55 , . 259 80 3 67 M..2611 80 62 1. . 240 80 3 67..244 10 q.8l. . . . .272 240 3 67. . , , , 239 50 c2Lc ? . . . . SO 3 62' ' am , , , , , , 304 80 624 . . . 3621,4 t , . . , , . 300 . . , 624 $7 . , . .303 ISO 3 24 SO G'i4 . . . . . 262 80 3624 GG..2S . . , 62'4 il7Oi..25f , . . . 3 6lt , 79..Ills 40 3G2 If4..272 SO 365 2. . , . . 2110 200 3 & 67 p" . , . 67..Y.5 , , . 365 71 . , , , .26 160 65 ( .0 , . , , . . 267 $0 385 & 1..290 50 365 62 . . , , . , 2.S $ . . , ItS &l.290 160 65 67 . . . , , , 273 120 3 ( .6 .293 . . . 55 Si . . . . .233 160 ' 1 65t4 tlO.19) . 120 &IUJ 76..238 80 3514 imo.260 : O GO 69..240 40 60 80 GO 65 , . , , , , 270 40 (0 ' c7Gd..216 80 60 Ii..262 . , , 3 fO 70 , .219 200 60 55..232 120 360 45' . 2.52 . , . 64) ) 79..243 120 3 60 , , . GO 64..254 320 3 60 J56a..294 40 360 Cl . , , . . , 2l5 SO 60 . . 160 360 r.5..2112 240 60 63..si iso 3 40 , , . . , 259 . . , 6214 ' 14' . , ' , . . . 2tS , . . 3 62t , 47..341 . . . G2 G3..263 40 3 62' . 00..202 120 62m. 60..249 . . . 365 58 . , . . , . 205 40 67 ½ 60..287 50 8 GI1Z WAGON LOTS-T1I1tOW OUTS. I . , . , . , 290 . . . 200 1..ICO . . . 200 1..260 , , . 2 25 1..170 . . , 2 75 1 , , . . , . 170 . . 335 4 , , , , . , 26 . . . 360 1 . . . . . .210 . , , 350 6 i. . . , ,206 . . . 365 C . , . . . . 288 . . . 3 55 1 , , , , . . 420 . , . 360 ; . . . . . . . . , 305 SIIEEI'-Thcre were only two cars me- Ported in the yards and they came in into. They were mixed western lambs. Thu market - ket did not simw any very immaterial change. 'rime offerings of simecim nhud lambs have been very light at this Point nil tim week Imst fluid for several weeks In fact. Time re'ceipts of the week , as will be noted from the taimle of llgurcs given at time head of timi column vere net so bad , bmit of tIme arrivals a considerable proportion was shiilmpvd direct to packers , while of time bitt- anco quite a good many were mmot of the kind calculated to mitiniulate free buying. On mast mhiiy , In fact , thmerc have not been ' encug'h desirable mutton , sheep or lamnims on sale to make a test of tIme market. Still other markets have been bower and it might ho sate to say that Immi there been any hero to uiunount to anytiming the market Svr.tiitt have been all of IOi20C lower on lnmhms. Very few SPriliS Inmhms hmnve been recetveml here but they are bringing time best imric.es in years for tlmis sensoum . 'f tIme ycnr. In time language of time yards they are as high as a hmoww. Lambs have been genii sellers all this season , When Cob- rmitio lambs stoppeth com'hmmg spriumg lambs begimum to put in an appearance In time markets - kets of tile country tumid time uhemnanml hits imeen in excess of the supply right along. it. . , . _ . . _ ( l4S. I 1'ANSA5 CITY , Jui 2.-CATTLE-Be- ceiptum , 120 head : prices mincimanged ; receipts for time week , 21,000 imetid ; lIght smippiy mnct wltlm Vigorommit demand ; all grades kIlling stcck active at 5tcnuI prices : tovker and feeders , idmnmie higimer ; late sales : Cimolce heavy steers. $4.75615.OO : medimmm , $1,501 ? 4.80 : light weights , $1.OOi15.0O ; stockers and feeders , $3.6561'S.OO ; bimtcimer cows utmiul belt- cr5 , $3.1OIPI.'O ( ; inutch'er bulls , $3,1O11-i.0O ; canning stock , $2.603a0 Texas steOrs , $3.1O5ji.4O ; 'l'exas cows amid imeifermu , $3.1O1Jl 4,70. hIOGS-jteeeiltmm , 4,600 imeni : prices. shade hmigimer : receipts for the week , 78,500 h'mtI with liberal receipts and dtmhl provision market prices were well maintaimed , , time top price being Sc higlmer thmami tlmis tIny last iveek ; heavy hogs. $3.656J8.S0 : mixed , 3.45113.65 : light , $3.306j3.6O : pigs , $2.5Ck13.b. S1IEI6P-Itecelpts , IS head : prices Unchanged - changed : receipts for the week , 21,500 head ; strong ( iemnnmi , which absorbed sooth re- Celimts and mhesirahdc flocks sold steamiyl few hmmnclmcs of coumimon stork 501(1 100 20c loiver ; late sales : Slmrhmmg lamabs , $5.Oth1 6.60 ; yearlings , $ i.75lj5.I0 native mmmttons , S4.2O'I4.i0 ; 'l'exani , $3.75ii4.G5 ; Arlztmnns , $ L006j4.70 ; stockers and feeders , $3.2511i.0O. C'imletm go 1,1 vt'Sti'hc. CIIICACIO , July 2.-TfO-Esttmatctl receipts - ceipts tomlay , 15,000 imeimmlf l ft over 5,360 head. Mmmrket steamly to Sc lnmvr ; light hogs. $3.6113.75 ; mixed , $3.G5mlt0 ; 1i.avy , $3.GOij 3.80 ; rommgim , 13.60.113.70. CA'I'TLE-Itcceipts , .4OO head. Market stcmnhy. SIIEEI'-Recelpts , 4,000 heamh. Market dull , wtak : natives. $3.2511f.0O ; westerns , $ I.0011 4.85 ; lambs , $4.OO16.75. Yesterday's official : IImmgs , receipts. 21,202 bend ; shIpments , 4,851 ; lut'ttth. Cattle , re- eclpti4 , 4,774 head : shipaments. 2,2116 heath. Sheep , reeehlmts. 15,525 ILcaml. . slilpumients , 1,954 . head. 4 Estimated receipts ofh gs Tuesday , 25,000 head. I . St. Lotus 1.I'i'e44toelc. ST. LOUIS , July 2.-CkTTLE-neceipts , firm head ; nmarket nomlnhh fair to fammcy utatlve shipping and 'Jhtt steers , $ I.5511 5lD bumlk of sales , $ t.7Os4J40 ; dres.'ueti beef amid bmmtchiei' steers , $1.15It4Q ; bulk of Saie , $ IJOi14.70 ; tcers under 1,000 pnuiubs , $ ? .OO1O 4.65 : bulk of sales , $4.h5tj4.7O ; stockers and feeders , 83.5514.30 ; bulk of sales , 3.S.,414.25 ; coivs and heit'ers , $2.O0i1.G5 ; bulk of cows , $2.85t3.75 : 'rexas and Indian steers , $3.45I 4.25 : cows and helfers , 12.5)113.75. 1IOGS-1teceipts , 2,393 head ; market a shade stroqger ; yorkers. 83.60113.70 ; packers , 13.65413 75 : hutchmers. $370113.55. ShEEP-Receipts , 100 head ; market steady ; natIve n-itmttonui , 83.75414.75 : lambs , $450116.10 ; culls amid bucks , $3.750j4,25 ; stock- ore , 13.10114.25. StOck Iii Sight , Itecord of receipts of live stock at tIme fotmr prinicpal markets for July 2 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 6,41:1 : 511 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 15,000 4,000 Ilansas City . . . . . . . . . . . 120 4.500 IS St. Louts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOt ) 2,300 100 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,853 2S,2G 4,629 Colmuzmge Iuirlnmr Last Year. WASHINGTON , July 2.-The report of the director of thmo mint shows that during the fiscal year closed yesterday tim coInage at the mints of the United States amounted to $72,609,033 , as follows : Gold , $64,631,865 ; slIver , $16,455,584 ; minor coIns , $1,489,484 , Time standard shiver dollars coined aggregated $10,002,780. TEILItIULFI FORTUNES OP VAR. Its 1)iirk Slmsuiioivs hlrouglut hienme mvlth Strrm'fmil Fot't'e to Otie i'imnuliy , Saturday morning a ilewepaimer carrier rang the bell at one of time houses at the arsenal In this city with unusual violence , reiatcs time Washington Post. The front door was open and ho threw a paper Into time ball. A lady opened the door to inquIre time cause of the dtsturbanc& . The carrier remarked : "There has been a big bat1e down in Cuba and Cantaln Cannon ha been killed , " Mrs. Capron , for it was she , staggered against the balustrade of the stairway anti kept herself from falling. ha a few see- ends a servant , who had been startled by the ringing of the doorbell , found her stRati- ing there almost beside herself from horror and despair. Sime assisteti Imer to a couch athi called the garrison surgeon , who lives next door. lie adnilnistereth restoratlves numd she was aooui able to ask whether it was her husimantl or her son u1mo was killed and read time story of the hattie of Jurogua , in wimlch her son tonIc such a gallant hart , ThIs awful news found Mrs. Caluron nursing a 14-year-old boy vimo isaear time point of death with typhoid fever. . . lie line been .111 for several weeks , but his discaso has not yet reached a crisis , 11cr husband , Captain Capron of time First artiiIerv , Is with General Simafter , and his troopsan.h ) guns arc probably - ably being unloaded fronone at time trans. ports today. It was Then 500 , Captain Ahivyn Capron , Jr. , who , was killed , A year ago another son conmxmmittethsuicido. There are two cbmildren left , Life sick boy and a son about 11 , Time wifeot , CaptaIn Capron , Jr. , is at Fort Sill , ir. Young Capron belongeti to a fighting family , Ills graumd- fattier was captaIn of tin , E'Irst artillery In the Mexican war and was hilled at time bat- tie of Cberubusco , Ills fsthIr was gramluated at time military academn' , ini1873 anti is now captain of the same ltatter.y.tiio granthfathmer commanded , and lie has , two cousins in time army , Mrs. Caproo was aMiss Kissaun of Brooklyn , Young Capron , failing to receive an ap- polntmont as cadet In the military academy , enlisted in time army as a private , hoping to secure a commission by pronmotioum. lie worked bard for it and finally succee'dcd in being appointed eeond lieutenant in time Fifth infantry by l'resldent Cleveland , in which he auntIe a spleummiitl record , Whiemm Colonel \'ootI commenced the organization of the "Bought Itiders"hie asketi the scene- tary of war to detail COlmtain Capron to command one of his companies because of his courage and skill as a soldier. lie was a well bumilt , handsome oman , about 27 years of age. lie was very courageous and very popular in his troop. - ' SMY CUSILINC'S ' DR1NC DEEI ) , : ; 1- RecOUcctioihS of it Man Who Wa on the Albemarlo When Wrecked , THE LAUNCH APPROACHING THE RAM CuNittn5r arceted with n Slorumt of Shells nuil iluilleds-Force of flit , IJidiiiuim-Cttisluig 'cars of the hero , Sidney \V. Peeler of Calurenga 'alley , Cab. , one of the tow survivors of time crew on the confederate ratim Aibenmanie on the night she was blown into tise1csuss by the torpedo directed by Lleutemmaut 'mVilitanu B. Cushmimmg , rebated to a New York Sun cor- respondent. his recollections of the historic I ovenL Peeler is a native \Vtlumington , N. C. , and was in the confederate naval servIce three years. Ito was on time Tennessee for , several months , anti saw time battle between the Monitor anti the Jiterrimac in Marcim , 1S62. When the Aibemanle was being built at Pl3'lnOtltii , N. C. , iii the spring of 1S63 , he aided in her contrtmction. Later he be- camiro one of her petty ofl1crs. "The Albemarle was a good counterpart uf tIme Mci rlmac , " said Mn , l'eeiem' , "but an iniprovenment In anmuaiiicnt. The battle of the Monitor and Merrimac taught time confederates - federates several icseons ( hint we acted un. 'rime Albenmarie was bufit at Etlwartl's Ferry , above Plymouth , on Albeunarhe soummd. At time ( tine It was the greatest fIghting machine afloat. It was tim forerunner of macny niu- ciples of present naval architecture , Clmicf Constructor John L. Porter , C. S. N. , the- signed the shIp. She was 122 feet long , 45 feet beam , antI S feet tlraughmt. 11cr skeleton was of solid oak timbers 10x12 inches timlek , thovetahiemi together and covered by four.lmmchm planking. She had two of the finest 200- horse-power eimghaes of time day. 11cr shield was octagonal auth was about flty feet long. iron railroad malls were used as the frame. work for it. Upon the ehielml , plates of ron time inclmes thiLk were bolted mund i'Ivete.l with extreme vane. Firery plate was testcui , rmimtl the toughest plates only were useti. To immnke tatre of rcsistaneo to time 100-poutmul hiotn from thm federal guns an extra coat- hug of two-inch enamor was bolted over all the surface above the water line. The prow of the rant m'as the ahi.immmpomtammt character- istie of our darling Albemnarle. That was of tJ ) flutIst , hardest easoncd oak. It was shm'.qtot1wILhi Iron 'six Inches throtigim and it was tapered to it point. A more formiduhmle englimeof war lied never been made. Time armnmueat was six-Inch pivot guns , several howitzers , and fl v9 6-hmounders. "At' th close. of ( lie summmer of 1864 the Allemario'vltimtlrew up the Ihosuoko for re- lmi1ir II had 'done good service In tim Inst smirch 'nionths , having sent live of Uncle Samn's good craft bencatlm the water. We were all enthusiastic at the prospect before us .jiuij9tr. : , ] ilg rant , f making seine chat'- tOns in naval hhmtory during time next few inOnths. Porter's fleet , conmlsting of several gmmnhohb and seine side wlmm'el craft , was at loanoke Isiammtl in Albeunarle sound , and as soon as we cotiltl get our fighting ranm in shape It was the intentloim to go down there aimti , simik the fetieral boats , as we lmad served others of the same class. Theicfore we , one and all , worked like Trojans at repairing our armor plates and tinkering wIth our big engines. , l'reriuurluig' for IIiisiuies , u'The relahs were finished hmy the middle of Otober anti we were awaIting the er- rival 'of three 7-inch guns before we started down the river to once more deal witlm the federal fleet. We knew that General - oral Sherman's army was operating in North Carohimma , and timoreforo unusual efforts were pitt forth' tci'pm'iitect the pride of the confederate - federate navy against any surprises. The gttrnlson at Fort Bateman , which stood guarti over the rIver at Plymouth , was increased. Two field pieces were put on the deck of the Albemnarle anti an artihiery guard was sta- tiommed there day and night.Vhlie the river was strewn with torpedoes , the river banks were mmmardetj against smmmprise by bluarons , three small batteries and fifty sentries. Tlmere was an abuntlance of ammunition for both men anti muskets. To make our craft doubly safe from attack a cordon of pine logs , thirty feet. long , chained together hike a raft , was Imiaced in tile water about the Albenmarle. It seemed as If the ram was absolutely secure , "I retaihl the night Cushing came with his little launch anti blew tip our big rain as well as if it were hut yesterday. It was a cold , cheerless , clay , October 27. The gtiards repomed everything all right , and it was 'genra1Jy' believed the Yan1s down in the sound Were shakIng in their boots at our rospcetivo early Eitlvaaco upon their fleet. W.hen darkness approached that even- ins the 'fresh seultnlcs vent on guard and the men at lie fort signaled to time men on time Ahimenmarle that all was well , Slipper was served , and eon the great , grim figlmtliig machine settled Into slumber. The guards at tIme bow anti stern kept watch. I bad a letter to write that nIght , anti I had per- mtssldn to sit with a shiadd lantern aft In the cabin , It. w a very black night and rain fell in sprinkles. "I hati been writIng about two hours when I hearth some one calling from the river bank. I paid no attention , In a neconti I heard a musket shot and then an excited running about on the deck above me , Quicker than I can tell It sonic one yelled down into the cabin : 'I 'All lmaatls to quarteral' 'I'Ime AtdtelL. "I snatched the lantern anti ran up. Forty or more of our crew , who hati been asleep In their hammumnocks , came running after inc. We all instinctIvely knew it was a Yankee attack , but we supposed it from the land. Before tiny at us hail reacheti tIme deck there was a firing of mtmslccts anti a belching of howitzers. It seemed as it the whole of Sherman's army had sudtienhy swooped down upon the Albemanle. The beacons were flaming anti the guards were shooting , All was confusion on time upper deck. The artillerymen wore traimmlng theIr cannon anti calling foi' ammunition. f no- member that five bells were rung In time cabin at ( lint moment , "Oft at our bow I saw a narrow steam launch without top , 111cc a large rowboat , about twcmmty.flvo feet bug , comiimg across time river straight at the Albemarle. IL was about 300 feet away then. In time flickering light of tIme beacons we could see a man Mantling in the bow in his shirt sleeves , ss'ith a long stick 1mm hIs hanml like a imeavy Slab- pole. We afterward knew that lie was Lieutenant Gushing , The. screech of eliot anti grape and canister began , untl the batteries on shore roared and Iimtmeml. Tim launch moveti rigid. along , Captain Welcim of time Aibemanlo danced about excitedly anti we tried to train otir cannon on time craft , which was below our range , Amid a I shmomver of lead antI iron that niamlo the itoanoko all about ( lie little boat seethe antI boll like math , time iamirmcim ran up to time cordon of logs. The man in his shirt siceves standing in the bow leaned over ( apparently unconscious of time roan of cannon and ( lie tireimping of hall nnml grape cloaa abomut him ) . antI hooked critically at the imalt-suinimerged I water-soaked logs , The hauumcii was turneti to one sltle , anti while Captain Welch I m screamed frantically to the men In the boat : 'Surreaderi Surrender , or we'll blow you to h-i ! ' the little boat came again fuill tilt toward - ward the raft. 'rho dozen meum aboard Imer were in the stern , so the bow was raised , Full steam was on , anti time boat went scuil- ding before our astonished eyes straight across the itllppery auth water-soaked raft. "Time howItzers at Fort Liateinan had now added their voice to the din of firing. The : .L. _ _ _ . smo1ceueb ( On the lmninch wit ! shot oft , antI we saw by time baeon iight8 aini the thames from the cannon one or two amen roil over in the hmottom of time bent at it shot The man tn the bow never flInched In that ( rightful storm. lie was evltlenly shouting oricrs to hIs conmrades , To tell all this mnsks it I seem slow , In a twlnkhlimg the launch was chose umpon the ram nnmitlshlps. It was done so quickly that we could not realize what was really taking place , flown went that flshpole affaIr which Cushlng htl in bbs hauti , nd it lmrojected vertically front this bow of the launch. We cotittl zen thing like an oil can on its trcc'ernl. Time pohi waa the torpedo Imooni , and the can was time torpedo itself. lrtghutfuil I1iulosloii , "Tlmen there was it deafening crashing and creaking explosion. I knoW of nothing to cemimaro with it except an awful roarIng earthquake. It secineti as it we imatl beemm struck by lightning anti run Into by a lore. mottve at Lime same moment. AdmliI to the roar of the guns time sensation was Inost terrifying , Every one on the rant was thrown down , The heavy cannnmm on deck toppled over and there was a wrenching of iron supporta and armor Plate. Time Albemanlo rose fully five feet on our simle. Half of us expecteth to be anmmlhtlated before - fore we could stagger to our feet. htmL soimmo one mild have coolness enough In the utmlque experience to know what to do. , , 'GeL to time Imort gmums ! Every man use a nitmsketl' shomiteti a lieutenant , "Time ratmm vmmo settling then and we ran ntl lookemi over the side of tme Aibemanit' . The inca In the iauuimcim liatl lenped fromim it and were swImming for dear life. The beacons were too flici'.eriag to lie of much service for our mmiarkesnicmm. bitt over half of the 'u'jnks were shot in the water. A few got away by pure luck lit the shambows of the piles of cotton bides on the wimart anti shore. Cusimimig himself escaped in thIs way , It. was one of time mimiraclas that tb occur at such titmicti that an ) ' one of Ctisimiimg's expedition should have lived to get neal' time rant In timat haIl of lead imimtl iron nmissile , mtmch moore so that any one could have reached shore in timat boIling water. "in three minutes , ( lest scOummcl an age , w'e lint ! to abandon tIme Albetimarie , SVnter tea into her like a sieve. had we beeim aim time sea we wotilmi have sunk in imalt the tiumme. Seine of time boys tried to get below ulcck to save iemseumai property , limit could miot. Captain Welcim sent word to time shore bat- terics to shell time formet anti awmirnp across Clue ilonnoke , opposIte I'lytmmotmtlm , Imeemmuse time tlcolug Yanks might have reached there , 'l'ho sentries were urged to be very watchful - ful f.r fugitive \'amiks that night. "All night long hundreds of soldiers anti emnilors sat on time coal w'lmimrf nuti taihc'i about the destructioum of ow' naval imrtde. Women anti children at I'Iymatmth were ten' ribiy frightemmed at time mmolse ot the exploiomm amiti the mimusketry anti cannoimading and lieu to time soldiers' piotection , They supposed , of cotmrse , that Gommeral Shuermamm , witim 50,000 mcmi , bath come to guth r them all iii. Time sorrow of tIme contetle , when it bccamumo limosrmi ; that time rain had bvemm torpetloed auth hail suimk , was as touching os anything I saw in warfare. We knew that time liopu' of our navy was flimishemi thmeim. As we sat thmere that cold , dark mmight on the wharf ninny a gnizzicti amaim wept tears of auger aimO sorrow. Naturally we weme ctmriotms to know line' so powerfully enamored a cuaft coulti have been so cnstly wounded to death , At the first streaks of ulawn several of us were tlou'im in time water bemicatlm time wimarf examinIng the lmmmlk as best w'e could. The craft hiatt cttied in about llftecu feet of water , end aim she drew but clgbt feet ammO s'as h.nmilt low iii tim water , It may lie real- 1zcd bow much water haul rushed into her. It lammed * 4) Vteee. "The torpedoes bad loosened every part of the hulk. There were seams about aim inch wide , some sixty feet distant from the spot where 'Cuehtng had exploded time torpedo. There was a rough hole amidshIps , as large as the head of a hogshead , when tue torpedo had domme its deadly work. Scams hiatt a foot wide and twelve and twemmty feet bug radiated therefrom in every direction. An 1,100-pound shot from a modem rifled cannon could not do more damage timan that lift y-pouimti copper-boumnti torpedo had done. Anmimor plates vere ripped off , amiti the 1)15 timbers were wrenched otut of place. The Iron stanebione w'ero twisted , ( lie decic amidships - ships was raised , and both the engines ivere irreparably snmaslmed and wrenched. It is marvellous that the magazine had not been exploded. Half a dozcmu men who were In their hammocks near time spot where time torpedo exploded were found dead In the water , , , , \\o had heard much and seen nothing of time torpedoes the Yankees were using. Some one dIved down and brought up time remains of Cmmslmlag's torpedo. I believe the renmalmis ore now in the naval museum at Wasimltmg- ton. TIme late United States Senator Ben 11111 of Georgia had ( heat as a curiosity for some years , aimth I believe be gave then to the Naval nitiseurn , The torpedo was of the size and shape of a three-gallon oil can. Fifty Ioumnds of giant owtler bath been packoti in a remind wood casing , About thia was a covering of thin copper. so timat a apace occupied by air was at time butt of time torpedo. 'l'bat was to make tIme tom'petio float with the point downwarmi wimeum It was released - leased rein time torpedo boom , There was a point shaimed like the business cmiii of a candiu .Abotmt this were a score of large percussion caps , each of wimich tommeimeti fuluniumatlng powder Inside the copper cover. ing. Time torpedo was exploded on the same principal as ( lie old-fashioned cap and powder gun. When Cushing pulled tIm iaumyam'd the springs at the end of Lime tOnielo boom were loosetmeth , ( ho deamhly mesemmeer started from the boom toward our ram , and stnlkimmg its side with full force mime caps went off antI ignitomi time fimiminating powder , which exploded time giant Powder. "Chief Constructor l'ortor was notified time day following time explosion what laud taken , place. lie sent experts to look over thai wreck. They said the hulk was useless. Captain W'elcim ordered time tuacitlumery to be destroyeti , so that It nmhgiit imcvcr be uieetl by time enemy. Several barrels of powder wore expiotled there , and all that remalneil of the umntie of the cohifemlerato navy , iii that rc'gioim at least , was blown to Idecea auth sunlc In the floanoke. 'l'hte Scommqitt'vlsltt'th , "lit the sutmmmcr of 1872-about two years before Cushiitmg'um death fronm brain fever-lie was traveling for his health , atmtl lie went down thin coast to Albemarle liouimmd. lie was curious to see what remained of the oitl rain , lie spent a day or two about l'ly- imiotitii , and I climmumeeml to niect luau at ilaunp. tom ; Roads a few weeks later. I was restIng there , anmi when Conmiumander Cusiming ( Liucm time youngest maim of tlmat rauk in the Ammieri. can navy ) learned that I was one of time crew of the rain time night lie blew up our prize craft , we becimnie quite intImate tiur- lug time week imo rcmatumd at hampton Itoatims , Gushing told inc that lie wits umot ( luito 22 years olmi whemi he perforated time imeriioua feat of blowing up tim Alijemnanit' , miami that ho hami a vote of timauks anti a golmi mmmedab fronm congress time very clay he was 22. I lie told mmmc timat thu torpemia lie hail miseti t eli our rain mm'ns oumo of six timmit imtui : been made at Spniumgflvld , Mass. , esimecinuy for dcstroyhumg time Aibemmuimnio , Tue idea of I hilowirmg our utimbp up had been talked of by Admiral Porter amud Commodore i.IcConmh iii Amigust mtnd September , 1861 , but there seenmed not the least hope to perfornm thti Immuzardous feat. When , however , the Aibo- mmmarle laid thrice gone down the hloanoko lute Albenmarlo Sound and 110(1 stink such I guumhoats as the SoutimfioltI ( train Staten island , N , Y , ) , arid the Anmboy , mmml knocked ugly holes in the staunclm little Miami , It I was realized ( list sonmotluing desprato unust be done very sooum. Lieutenant Gushing had successfully done' remarkably daring things . " . . . : ' - . . - - in lSGI anti 1863 during time naval opera. . lions oft time coast of lionitla and ott th Ihlnckwaier in WilmIimgton harbor. lie ws cnIlcl into constultatlon as to how the but , threatening Aihmeinsurie mIght be made use- ies. Think of the tniti , dignified xtvii. comnmanders consulting with a bc.ardles. hietitemmmmnti "lInt Cushlng was ready to embark upor any expethitban that wotihul siunsim time rebel rani. lie apparently never took heed of the risk lie ran , lie lovetl excitement , and wel- roamed a chance to show his nerve. It Is ot generally known , but Coummnmamht'r Cmishin told me timat he made three umisiiccessful at- temmipta itm the three weeks iirevlous to the , wrecklng of the ram to ncconitlish thab hmuirluose. Ommco Cumchming amid a pnrty of ftvs youimg umicum , each arnmed with a twenty" poutmul torpedo , tried to get tlmtotughm th. swamps on thm nortlm bank of tlu itoanoke , opPosite Phymmioutli , amid then lo time Albe- tnat'lc at the wharf. hut time talus had mumute the swaummps Impassable , nmnt they found time shore alive with rebel sentrIes , An- otimer time Cushlug cud a party tried to get ototuumtl at the rear of Plymilomith , in- tcumduimg by a stithulen advntmce'dowmi timnough time streets of tlmat may old town sonic m1aTh night , to tiisclmnu'ge time torpedoes against time rnlmm nummi thcut get away as best tlm.r , comihi , "ily the Inst , eck of October C.mtuulming was welluuigim desperate , mmnti he resolved to risk everything lum biolmmg tip tiuo AIbemnanle. Commiuumotloro McCoumib gave hmlni a lathnelm , ante Ctmshlumg rcimt mum the nomimmd mmml river to thu. ratim.'hien lie went to get his volunteer crew of fifteehm , he hmd nioro thfllethity ) timait lie ezlIcd'tCtl. ho hind to tell the immen iuIntmtIT that there ivuts scarcely helms for any of them rcttirnlng front time expethitioim , and that he vnntcmi fl v'oluumteors those sailors oai wlmo were prepared to die in tIme tmnnrti cml hind no oume depeumileut for sttui ort tiI'Olt them. Commmnmaumler Cosimlng told mime timnt Ito never really recovered fioni the hmock of tims immtense excltemmmcnt of that historic night anti time explosion. lie saul that ( lucre were hut four survivors , so far as ho knew , of tIme expeditboum. Tn o of imI macli Were kIllu1 ill his laumichi just before tlme torpetlo wmms fired , anti there were about etiuhit who were , 110 tlolmbt , slmnt in the water by time mnuskctnl' and imnwltzers. hutch Ctislmliig limed aimmi humiti j'iis lmcaltlm. be mouIml , no thouht , have been an nmhnuiruh before ime was 'iS-the yomingtat omcei' of that uammk in time rom'lm1 , lie WflS it tutu , hmaIC.facI , anti nt'rvolhs immamm. O.io would mie'er have imickd lmhin ham an uts- semmmblnge as time lumen of narvnlous intrepidity - ity that lie was. " , l4'It.tNC35 tl ) A3LLlltiCA , Friuimlul iim' ) ilssloiu * hint Itemamiilc.l 1 * itu All immimee lIetnei'ut t lit' Couumtric. If , A. Oguica writes of "A Great liolmub- htca.n at Court" tim tue July St. Nicholas. Mr. Ogmien tells of Franklin's mmmissiuim to I'ranco nmmd its results. lie sa"s : Time court of li'rammee , w'imlle friendly and willing tIm aid us as it coim'lmhm'ums imot no yet renthy to ackmmowicdgo our imutleponubenco aimti by so doiumg to rmu'ovoke a conilict with Great llnitain , The var , thus far , imaul gone agimlimat us ; mucus of time one bright ray in thu gloommm-W'ashmingtoii's victory at Trea- toum-imam.1 takcmm live months to rc'aclm France , so dltilcmmlt wns it. to emmeimpo ficimi the British cruisers watclmlug our 'coasts. Sommio immuslcets and a lmrlate loan of $400- 000 were st'ctmretl amid uulimglo 'olmmmmteers were licmmt3. To flgimt for Amtmenicn becaimmo with time youumg Frcmmch mmohics what mmow- unlays we shouhmi call a ' 'fad , ' ' Franklin ivuis besieged by rctjuests to be officers in otir nrmimy om' for letters of rccoiuumiendatiomi to commgrcss , nuni Ito was at. lila wit's end to refuse with kiimdimess , so that imo uihmould imob Imiako promises of ramik that he could not fuiiihl. In coimtrast to nmmmny of these requests at this timmmo stands Lafayette's gemmeroums offer , of mnonoy , nrmmmmm and lila life if need be , without - out proumlso of rank or reward : but the French governmcimt still withheld its aim ) , waiting for Semite decideti i'ictou'y to prove to time imatlomma of Europe hat time unitemi colonies stood some clmaumce of wimimmiimg timcIr liberty. Duirlumg this winter of darkness for free- doui' cause , Fraukilim intuit play Imia part in time gay world of l'aris. To make fnicnio for our country was his constant atm ; imcg eumenmtes lie delIcti anti everywhere ho cx- presseti his certainty of the final triumph of Amimerica in the struggle. \\o have all braid of the phrase , "These art ) time tunes that try inca's souls. " These words were mised at Jmmst ttmis tune by Thonlas Value , who wrote a series of mmrttcles omm time American war. For , while itvmts dark iii- mleed on our side of time ocean , it cemned also as if no nation abroad w'otmld 11011 , US. Franlc- ha semmt lila associates , Lee and Deane , to the courts of Spain aiim Prussia for aid , but mmeitimer was disposed to take the fIrst step , Diplomacy amumoimg mmatlons is often a tediotis and selfish proceeding. Meanwhile time doctor - tor thid what ho could towimrtl arming ships and nmakimig easier the lot of prisoners of war abroatl. Aim to time ships , he was sonic- what successful , anmi was gratified by lmi success , for hue was eager to give Englaud some of ( lie treatment the colonies had received - ceived from her inca-of-war. All of these matters kept time emivoy very busy-so much so that hula graumdson , Tuuinpie , was obliged to act as lila secretary and the Idea of his going to a mmniversity was givea Ui ) . At last camno tIme sunsimino tlmrougit the ciotmds , for time Wise I'rovidence that guimies the affairs of nations an ivcih as of men brommgimt about Limo smirrermtler of llmmrgoyno mmd lila army in October , 1777 , after the bat- tie of Saratoga. 'I'hme news was ( hisimatched with all lunate to our rcimrcsdntnthvciu abroati. Miutsachmu- settum semut the glummi tidings by special inca- semuger , a yoummg Mr. Austin. Before imlim the- varttmre a prayer was offeretl train the pulpit of a church in iiostouu-timo minister , It is said. being ito absorbetl in praylums especially that the dispatches might be delivorctl that lie made no rneumtiomm of the immesseimgcrl in a little over a month , however , botl messenger antI packet arrived in l'aris , and tue scene when lie drove Into time eommrtyard of the Hotel Valentinois was a menmorablo one , Our representatives hmimti receivemi worth of imia landing , limit kimow nothiluig of tIme umaturo of his hews , Aim the chaise dasimeml up to the group around the door awl time mmiessemmgeg aligimteul , 1)r. Franklin grasped hits hmammd , cx- claiming : "Sir , is i'lmiiamlciphmia taken ? " "Yes , sir , " was Austimi's reply. Tlmen the old stateanman wrung lila itanda lii disappointnmemmt anti iiaml begun to retura Itt samlucima to time house whelm time mnesseumger crieti : "But , sir , I imavmi greater news than thmatb General hiurgt > yime anti hits whole army are Prl5uiCrS of war ! " Tempbo carrleml thmo news to the French pniummo mimmiater , time Comnto do Vergemmnos , auiti a few clays later a private iimtem-vlem took place \'eraailbi's. . About a year froum the lanmllng of Franklin on tIme coast of France lila errand to that nation was ncconmpiislicmi , She became the ally of ( lie Aune'nlcaui colonies , mmmi thmuum was time first to ivcirouuie the ( lotted States into ( lie circle of nations. JAME5 E. flOY1 I 'I'clcplione 1089. OlIlulul , Neb COMMISSION , GR4tIN , I'ROVISIONS nnd Si'OCKS lhOfr.ilI ) OP TI1ADII , I9Ire't wirca to (2iilcgt' and New York. Correspondents ; John A. W&rnmn & Co. 'VIiIiil'iIUIi 1t)51 , H. 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