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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1899)
OAT AIT A TIATT.V SATTTUHAV. JAXttAHV 7. 18 ! n. - - - - - . . . OAI1TI1 tI If AT i IPlMPIITinPIr SOUTH DAKOTA LLGISLAMh Housa Appoint a Oommlttce to Scttla ths Quisiion of Mileage. RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PRESIDENT ! Coiuttiot of ( hoVnr mill tin- f HIP I'riic-r 'Irrnl ) \rn C'oni- inrnilcil Mxt of ( Inriiate I'lEItUE , 3. D , Jan. C ( Special Tele gram. ) In the house today a committee consisting of Stoddard , llawgood , liurlburt , Ujan and Sophy was appointed on .mileage . of members. A rccolutlon was presented by Dwlght , neklng that the npproprlitlun co.n- mlttco prepare and present as early as pos- elble a dcflLlcney bill for the reform school A Joint resolution by Stoddard , endorsing the actloiiH of President McKlnley In the conduct of the war and securing a treaty of peace , carried almost unanimously lie-so lutions were passed In both houses mcinorallzlng congress to pass the free homestead bill and to make a permanent post of Port Meade , the senate resolutions being taken up and passed as soon ns they c me up to the house. The house commit tee on compensation of house cmplojes was given another day to report Senate compensations were fixed at CO cents per day li s than lant year. Thu moHt Important house bills Introduced and glvc-n flrat and necond reading today wore Providing for the government of cities of the necond class and placing absolute power of removal In the hands of the major , classifying cities aceo-dlmg to populitlrci , 30.000 In the Ilrst class , between 2,000 and 30.000 second clans cud under 2,000 third class , reduction of Intercut r.ite to 10 per cent , to prevent the upre-ad of dlsc.i'X ) among nwlne , requiring receivers , assignees or tiustees of Insolvent corporations to give a Riwetv bond , fixing a day's labor of public "employes " at nine hours , regulating the pur chase of HiipplliH by public officials , provid ing an appropriation of J25.000 for an addi tional building at the Srcarfish normal , to amend the. rc-vtnun law to ( Urlkc out net ii'id gross earnings privilege from railroad taxation A long list of bills was introduced and gl\e > n first reading In the senate , the most important being Requiring thp railroad companies at once to fix n maximum rate for express com panies , substituting railroad commissioners for the dtnto treasurer on the Hoard of Eqiialljatlon , empowering titles , villages nnd tov , ns to nurcluse certificates of sale , requiring state ofilcers to .rvsldo . at the Beat of government , defining liabilities of ror- poratlrtiH In setting fire to property , carry ing out the Initiative and referendum , es tablishing courts of conciliation , claimants of lands , though not In posscsslcn , may con- vc\ their Interests , amending section nno9 , Compiled l > awsv , relating to penalties fo- divulging telegraph messages , attaching certain latult to Clay county for judicial pur poses , requiring county auditors to procure and keen Index books , to pieve-nt the ? piead of hog cholera , requiring the penitentiary to furnish stone for Children's Home re quiring owners ofstock brought into the fctntp to ray taxes on the eame , for new- building at the Spearfish Normal : amending- 'icllgloiiH ' and charitable corporation * act. providing for the purchase of portraits of liovernors Mcllcttn and Sheldon Senate clerkships will be announced to morrow and all which appear to be certain at present are Hlack of Mlnnchaha , for dispensary ; Wllcox of Uon-IIomme , rail roads : Wilson of Headle , engrossing : Pow ers of Davlion. Connlff of Hughes and Crane of Drown were appointed on the bouse engrossing force today. On account of the Importance of the case to the whole htato Attorney General Pjle vylll .very probably appear , officially Jnthe content for the governorship. ' The'following committees of the utate nen- at have been announced : Rules Prv , Stewart. Lavvson , Gundcr- hon , Doucke Judiciary Sampson. Benedict , Bottum. Stewart. Stiles. Gunderson. Uoucke , Uulovv , Smith of Pcnnlngton. Klcctlons Dottum. Vance. Lawson , Like a Vampire Upon young men sexual dis ease fastens itself like a vam pire , weakening and emaciat ing him while it drains away his life and vitality. In older men it comes like the breath from a hot African desert upon the young and tender plant , robbing Its life , strength and vitality , and Its track Is marked by devastation and death. Elec tricity Is the one cure and the only cure for thu diseases of men. It Is safe , sure , quick and permanent. Drugs will never cure do not drug jourself to death Elec tricity when applied by tbo great remedial agent of DR. BENNETT'S ELECTRIC BELT I unequivocally guarantee to cure in every case. It cannot fall. Electricity Is the Nerve and Vital Force of c\ery man and woman It Is Life Itself. My Belt has soft , silken , Chamois- covered sponge elec trodes that cannot burn and blister as do the bare metal clec- I trodes used on all othVS er makes of Belts , . gjl With ltn gentle , sooth ing , nevcr-wa\oilng current It Is a pleasure to wear It. It pro duces n healthful sen sation and enlarges end hardens all the muscles of tbo body. Makes weak men strong and strong men stronger. Weaknesses of mankind \onlsh be fore It Ilko dew before th morning's sun. K\ery feeling of love ) ou have for > ou r famllj , every senti ment of nfanllness left in jon crli > s out for prompt action When ni ) Belt Is worn out It ean be renewed for uil ) 75c no other belt can bo renewed for nny price I have placed the price of my Belt so low. I hope they are within the financial reach of all the atlllcteil. Only $8 and $10 I positively guarantee It to cute nil forms of Sexual Diseases , Lost Manhood , Varleocelo , Impotency and fleneral Doblllt ) , re-store Shrunken or I'ndevcloped Parts and Lost Vltallt ) , cure Rheumatism In ever ) guise , Kidney , Liver nnd Bladder Troubles i. Constipation , Dspepsln , I-Vmale Complaints otc Call or write toda ) sacredly confidential , do not de-lay jour case nny le.ich an incurables stage before jou know It get > Bjmptom blanks , books and literature My Electrical Suspensory for the cure of the various wcakucgtes of men U FREE to very male purchaser of one of my Belts. Bold only by Dr , Bennett Electric Co , , Kootns 20 and 21 Douglas Block , 16th uiul DoJue SN , Omaha. Open 8H : : ) . m. to 8:30 : p. in. and II day Sunday. f Hrlen Wll'lams ' , Gregory , Jonon , Orant , Phillips Education Cooke. Benedict. Ouunar on Rtlllwdl , Oierrcth , Snon , Jordan , Arnenon , Pease State Affairs Gunderson. Heed , Vance , SchambeStewart. . Llttleficld. Smith of Sail- born. Smith of IVnnlnRton , WohlhetT. Ways and Means Cooke , Gunderson , John son. Schnmbcr H : > e e , Boyland , Jackson , Ilulow ' , Kltrgrrald Appropriations Stewart , Stlllwell , Vance , Ilojland , Minefield , Toy , Smith of Sanborn , lianton Jones , Hallroads Loomls Edgerton , Overscth. Williams O'Brien , Sohambpr , Tlt7ferald , Smith of Pennlngton , Piwse Tederal Relations Stlllwell. GunnarRon , .shford , Edgcrtan. Stile" , A meson , Jordan Counties and Towns Gregory , Loomls , Ulmer , Stlllwell , llceseVohlheter Arnrpon Public Buildings Snow , Beed , Gregory. Orant Hoaweder Cities nnd Municipal Corporations Wil liams. Stltes. Cookc , Johnsan , Tltzgerald , Jackson , Illatt Public Institutions Heed. Cooke , Llltlc- flrld , Tltzgrrald , Smith of Pennlngton Public Printing Toy , Benedict , Gunderson , Phillips. Jones Mines and .Mining O'Brien , Cooper , Wll- lloms Stlllwell , Snow. Arneson , Smith of PennliiKton \grlcultiirp Ashford , Boyland. Llttlefleld , Gunnnrson I/iomls Poise. Jordan. Live Stock Klt7gcrald , Ulmer. Ashford , Ounderson. Stewart , Phillips , Hlatt. Engrossing and Enrolling Hills Vance , Looniln. Schamber , Tylrr Jackson. Ins'iranrc nnd Banking Hoese , Snow , Lawsrn Cooper Loamls , Johnson , Tler , Bu- low. Ilouckr Public Health Cooke , Stltes , Bottum. O'Brien. Benedict. Illatt Smith of Sanborn. Senate Journal Oversell ! . Cooper Tvler Warehouses and Grain Grading Scham ber , lloese. Ulmer , Iterd , Ashford , llanten , Wihlhotcr Incorporations Benedict. Bottum , Edger- ton. Billow. Hnnti'ii , Military Affairs Llttlclleld , Stewart , Toy , Jones , Hnntcn Charitable nnd Penal Institutions Edger ton Bo\land , O'Drlen , Oregorj" . Snow , Boucko. Smith of Snnborn. Schools and Public Lands Ou'inirson ' , Snow , Tltzgcrald , Oversell ! , Edgerton , Orant , Pease State DispensarjStltes , Ashford , Bet tum , Gregory , OunnnrsonVllllamn , Bulow , Phillips Ilohweder Legislative Expenses John = on , OveMeth , Huesp Heed , King Highways , Bridges and Ferries Ulmer , Tov , Bottum , Hiatt , King Iirlgntion Boylnud , Johnson , Wonlheter , K'ng ' , Tjler LEEDY WILL FACE ACCUSERS ( iiirnor of Kn 11111 lliMiinnili < lir 1'rooff , of ClilirKOM of III * Oillclal nUlloiu-M > . TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan ( i Governor Lccdy sent a message to the house this morning In reference to the accusation made by Repre sentative Brown of Cow Toy In the house late jrsterday afternoon that Governor Lccdy was Influenced by tbo use. of money. It reads as follows To the House of Representatives I am re liably Informed that a member of the house stated on the floor that ho had letters in his possession from the executive department to parties demanding money as the considera tion of olllclal action I think the house owes It to tbo state to have the evidence pro duced Signed. JOHN W. LEEDY Owing to the absence of Mr. Brown when the message came up , It was allowed to go j I 1 over -without any action being taken. It will bo called up latnr today. j I This afternoon Brown agreed to make an npolosy before the house and stated that In tbe heat of discussion last night he had said something that he did not altogether ( mean -and more than the facts In the case warranted. This agreement vsas satisfac tory to the populists and they will let the matter drop. isxritnss nn.i , i-Asxnn iSR. % vrn Court of VlNltnUon Will Hntr Over night of Cnmiiiiiili'x In Stato. TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. C. The senate to day passed the express bill , which provides that the court of visitation shall 1me jur isdiction and powers over the express com panies doing business In this state similar to those now conferred upon it by law over railroad companies. The bill Is now ready for the governor's signature. Governor Leedy has signed the Cassln bill creating a state Eoclety of labor and Industry. Also the Harbaugh bill , provid ing for mutual ball Insurance among grain growers , fifty persons or more forming an association. IllNniurck hrnntorlnl - BISMARCK , N. D. . Jan. C Only one bal , lot was taken at the adjourned senatorial caucus tonight and there was no break In any of the forces. The antl-.tohnson candl- ditps hive perfected an organisation of their forces , which they claim Is unbreak able The vote tonight was exactly as taken nt the eighth ballot last night , and stands Johnson. 31 ; Little. 10 , Marshall , 13 , La- moure , C , McCumbcr , 8 , llanna , 5 , and 4 for Cooper , giving the Johnson strength 31 , I against a vote of 4G for the field. hriintr Committee III\CM ( | II < PN. ST. LOUIS. Jan fi A special to the Post- Dispatch from Jefferson City. Mo , sajs In the senate today Senator Major of Pike county Introduced a resolution and It w is adopted b\ acclamation , providing for the j i appointment of a committee of slto In- j ( \rstigate every department of the municipal and state government offices In St. Louis. . SnrrcNmir to Senator Morrlll. CHICAGO , Jan. C A special from Mont- pplicr , Vt , sajs- Governor Smith has ten dered the place In the United States senate left vacant by the death of Senator Mnnlll to B F. Flflold of this city. Mr. Fltleld hus not > Pt accepted. LIGHTING INTERESTS ALLIED Artli'lrH of IniMiriiornllon of ( InVi'iv CoiiMolliliitloii VrtI'll I'll nt Trriiton , N. .1. TRENTON , N J , Jan fi Articles of in- eorpoiation of the United Lighting and Heating companj , with an authorised capi tal of $12.000,000 , were filed with the secre tary of state today The Incorporate are Edwin Hand , jr. of Philadelphia , II Mac- Morris of Philadelphia and John M Dev lin of Gloucester City The companj was organised for the purpose of consolidating the oil lighting Inti-rcbts of the United Slates and the absorption of the big cons - s > , Including the Pennsjlvaiila Globe and Gas Light company , which furnlfches oil light The compaii ) Is backed by the same sjndlc.Ue that Is behind the electric- light company incorporated ) etc-rda ) nnd the gas trust , which has been In existence * for Fome. time The purpose Is to operate the three sjstems of furnishing light b ) elec- | trlclt ) , o'l ' nnd gas HANGS HIMSELF IN A BARN ' Iliul Inok TCIIIIHN il YomiK Mini lo Tukt > UN IIff lit lloi- | KliiN , Mo. MARYVILLE. Mo. Jan fi ( Special Tel- rgrarn ) James Wlllard. a young man whose homo Is In Indiana , hnnged hlnibelf In the , barn of Noble Mc.Mastcrs , near Hopkins , oijcsteulay noon Wllliard attended the Omaha exposition last summi'r and while tliere lost n good-sized sum of money matter has been prclns on his mind since and ho has shown blgas of weakening rea son. Vesterdaj he went out to the barn by himself Some time later persons who rntcred found him Ranging from a beam It was not known how long he had been there Wlllanl has been visiting with tlic Mc.Mactcrs family , who are amonc the wealthiest people In northwest MUsourl nnd to whom ho U related Ho was 22 jcar a old. FARMER BURNS IS DEFEATED Cnnni > n , I'liKllsh ( irnrrit - Itiiiunn riiniiitiliiii , Dofrntx tinAtnrr - Iciiii nt ( . 'Union , la. CLINTON I , Jan C In the presence of 1,000 reople at the Davis opera house tonight Tom Cannon , English Orneco- Roman champion , defeated Tarmcr Burns , American catch-as-can champion , in a three-fall bout , Oracco-Roman Cannon won the first fall In nine minutes , with a half-Nel'on left-aim hammer-lock. Burns won the' second In fourteen minutes with an Englleh side-roll double-cross lock. Can non won the third fall and the match In thirteen minutes with an English hammer- lock. Twuvrv-roi it-noi it C\CM : it.vru. Another Trjootunln t 'I'liuo In on nt Maillion Siiinie. | Ni\V : YORK Jan o The Ilrst annual In- ternatlonal twenty-four-hour blcjele. race , which was begun on the Madison Square garden track tonight , brought .1 fulrlj large attendance of bicycle enthus iasts to the blir amphitheater The race promlots to bo one of the moat e.\cltlng vents in the hlstorv of ejclingnnd a broken record Is looked for Burns W Plirce of Boston one of the contestants , holds tlu > rerun ! of 117 miles 10 rods , ho hav ing ildden tint distance In the first tvventj- fcur hours of thencent sl\-d ij content which wu won bj Miller. " Of the nineteen"men whose piitrlM wpiel' oceepticl tij the ninnnKcment. onlv one fallc-d to ccinio to the scratch The absentee i wns Alfred S Ellrlcb , a O riniin-Ainutlrin Fnllowliig is the list of starters. Frederick. Swltreilnnd , Teddv Hale. Ire land , Janif-s W Nnwn , NPVV York , Burns W Pleie-p , Boston , Frank Albert. New K > rk , Frank U'nllpr , New York. Charles W Miller Chicago , Ixiuls Glmm Pltt buig , 1 i Furl D Stevens , Uuffiilo John Liw. on , Cb'cngo ' , Oscar Aaion on , New York , O-xni Julius , New York , c' . W Anhlngcr , NPVV York , W II Illcks New- York , Charles Turvlllp Phllndc'lphla J W Ch iprn.in , Ati i lunta Tom Bainibv , Boston ] ! Flftpen of these men tuok part In the last j s\ | < li > - ' race The invv cnmers are1 Tom i Ilnrniby of Boston JV Ch ipman of Atlanta - | lanta and W 11 Ilirks , jr. of NPVV York All the tnpu as tb v ippeaied for the big race , were received with deafening npplaus * . They were iirrangcd In four rows and ptomptlv nt 10 o'clock wpre sent off with a pistol hot Thp Ilrst to show In fiont was Frederick the Swiss rldpr. followeil closely I by Albeit Stevens , H.ile , Waller and Pleree At the iml of the first mile Millet Jumped Into tb" lead and the crowd cheered the ebatnplon aciln and again. "Dutch" U'.iller Ipd nt ten miles In I 2" 4J l-o Albeit wns leading at 12 IS o'clock when the second hour s hcoio was given out ns follow5. , Score .second hour Albert. Miller , Pierce , Olmtn , Law "on Anronson. Nawn , Stevens , .Julius Fiedcrlck. 1 ticks , Birnabv. Turvllle and Chapman 13 miles 0 laps each Waller , fi mllps ( i lips. Hile , < 3 miles I laps , Ash- i Inger 41 miles 1 lap , Pllklngton hml ridden 13 miles and . ' laps when he retired Albert lid nt the fiftieth mile , time , two hours and thirteen minuter ST. i.oi'is ' ii\si ; HAM , rn llriMtn'm Owncrclilp of I'rl * I ! < < ContcNti'il In Courts. ST LOUIS. Jan 6-The case of the Mis sissippi Vallej- Trust comp inv against the Sportsinnns p irk and club , Involving the ownership of the ba e ball frinchlsp now bold In St Louis bv the Browns was IP- sumed today In JudgeSpencer's division of the clmilt court II Ste-vvnit Muck- enfuss , receiver for Sportsm ins park nnd club , who wit on the stand jesterclaj' , was proHH-examlned nt length todnj In his ti itlmony Receiver Mtickcnfuss endeavored to show that the Inse ball franchise was a part of thp a srts of the Sportsmans park and club After HIP unimportant testi mony of E A Becker , who said IIP bad lo ined money to the club , and of Holly Hall , .1 farmer ofllclnl scorer , bad been secured , the rnso went over until next Fridaj' when it Is expected that President Young's deposition will la\e been obtained from Washington. M nt > < Orlrnn * . NEW ORLIJANS , Jun r Thirty-eighth daj of Crccpnt City Joekey club's winter meeting We.ithpr cloud ) , traek IICTVV Jackanapes was the only winning favorite. Results : First r.up , selling , one mile : Anltra won , Searobber second , Morning third. Time : 1-4T6. Second race , seven furlongs : 'Our CHri won Tortug.is second , Cnstlne third. Time : 1 31" . Third riee selling' , one and onelxteenth miles Jac.km.ipes won. Ounmstal second , Frisk il third Time : 1 53 i Fourth race , "Piling seven furlongs : Red Skin won , Governor Bovd second , Doustpr- wlvel third Time : 1.32Vi. Fifth rate , one mile : Olllclal won , Ileniv of Franstnmar second , Minnie Davis third. Tim' : 1 17 % . Tonim ) Burns was lined J100 by tbo stew ards for bis reckless riding on Tortugas In tlm second race , which endangered O'Con nor's life. . .lunowmUl- inltir Clionn Scorr. NEW YOHK. Jan fi In the tenth game of the J.inovvskl-Shnw alter chess m itch at 1 ' the Manhattan Chess club today , Janovv.skl plajed a ruy lop ° z and obtained a draw In the fortieth round The scorn of the match now standsJanowskI , 4 , Shovvalter , 2 ; drawn , I svusiH'itvx itni'i.v TO TIII : C/.AII. l'roinlin" < C'o-Oiii-rntloii nt llrUlsh Cot crniucnl In IVnro ( iiiinri" * " . LONDON , Jan C. The reply of Lord Sallsbur ) to the proposal of Emperor Nicholas for a disarmament conference of the powers , which Is Just published , prom ises the cordial co-operation of the British government and asks for an indication of the heads for discussion at the conference _ : i Tin lipxtrlctloiiN In MnilnKn rnr. LONDON , Jan 6 A blue book has just been Issued containing the correspondence between Gieat Britain and Trance on the Mihject of trade restrictions In Madagascar. The only concession , apparently , whlc.li hai resulted fiom Lord Sillsburj's numerous protests Is the revocation of the decree con fining the coast trade to French vessels , concerning which M Delcasse. Trench for- , elfin minister , notified the British govern , mcnt In a dispatch dated December 20 last. Will Aliolldli JnpainKil.ntmr. . VICTORIA. B C , Jan. 6 The legltdatlve assembly opened Thursday. Thomas Torster , member for the Delta , Now Westminster district , was chosen speaker The govern ment bad a majorltj of four. The govern ment policy , Indicated by the speech from the tin one , Includes the abofitlon of the em ployment of Japanese In coal mines and leglsfatlon to prevent the acquiring of min ing claims by aliens Itnlilii'r l.iinilH on Vnui/oii. NEW YORK Jun C The Exploration company of the Amnzcn ( Camphannnla Ex- plorado dc > Amazonas ) has been organised under the laws of the state of Vlrglnu- with on authorised caidtal of J10000000 with the power to i.urchase rubber lands and concis- siccs In foielgn countries It Is understood that a number of loading rubber manufac ture's of the Lnllcd Slates aie Interested in this corporation with the Idea of obtaining their rubber reauiicmcots thiough the own ership of rubber lands Richard T. Sears nirlved jft-teidav f om the Amazon with idons of several Important producing dis tricts. lc-nilli > rt llrokrn. DOVER. Del. Jan fi On tha ninety-first ballot today the deadlock In the Delaware house of representatives was b-oken. Theo dore T Clark , legular republican , was elected tpeakpr. receiving 18 votes to 13 for William Shar the candidate of the AddlcVs republicans Ten of the twelve democratic members of the house voted for Claik and thus fcecured hit. election MlliltNNorlnti * Itnlilil , NEW YORK Jan 6 In-tallatlon services were held at the Temple Bethel tonUht when the Rev Dr S Schulmnnn formerly of Kansis Cltv was Installed as an associate r-ibbl of the congreftiti n The president of the congregation delivered tin address of wel come and .the rabbi Rev. Dr Kohler. also extended a heartj greeting to his , icw assrcl- Iron llril MM' T ' CiiinlilnntIon. CHICAGO Jan ti M.inufactnreih of Iron and brass beds have formed a permanent or ganization to be known as the Western Iron Beit Manufacturers' atsiclitlon The object of the organlza'lon Is to regulate the price of goods produced bj members of the or ganization. ADVANCE IN IRON AND STEEL New Year Begins with Sustained Active Demand for Finished Frodncti GRAIN MOVEMENT ABROAD STILL GOOD IJ\iorl | Coniiinri'il Midi lniiorli | Con tinue In Imllente Kiioriuoti * Unt il IHT In ( 'null Due Thin Coiin- tr > Trmle nnil KlnniiL-m , NE\V YORK. Jan 0. n. G. Dun & Co 'B Review of Trade will say tomorrow The jear begins with tha kind of business demand that counts. For months there has been a rising demand for materials , but now the crowding demand for finished ptoducts begins to advance prices , in the Iron nnd steel Industry about 1 per cent , without quotable changes In pig except at the cast. 1t Beams 1 have advanced $2 per ton , angles $1 , bars 1t } l and plates' are strong , with an Aus tralian t order tor 3J.OOO tons refused nt Chl- ease because the works are already over crowded Many thousand ears are covered by 1 orders at PlttsburK. 10,000 tons of bars are taken for agricultural works at Chicago , 103,000 1 tons of rails are taken by the PPIIII- 1s sjlvanla company , the Midland Railway eom- pnnj I of England has ordered twenty locomo tives from the Baldwin works nnd many other ; homo and foreign orders are reported The J demand has never been greater at the beginning of the ) enr than It Is now The woolen manufacturer has u similar embarrassment. While all quotations of wool by Coatcs Brothers average IS 03 tents , against 20 71 a jcar ago , the market Is gradually . ually : ) leldlng , because people appreciate the magnitude ! of stocks on hand , which the Boston Commercial Bulletin reports at 291- 000.000 f pounds , an Increase In Its account of 111,000.000 pounds for the ) oar Obvl- otish. this means u great movement from the j farms to millers' stacks and eastern markets , but prices are not low enough to encourage large bulng or consumption by ; the manufacturers. The only heavyweight goods jet opened are l at reduced prices , ns had been cxpectel , and ! it Is still uncertain how far the Undo for i the coming season may prove b.itlsfac- tory ) toryCotton Cotton goods are In fair demand , with cot ton ' at 5.S cents and while ivobody can guar antee that the price will not go lower , It Is II believed by competent ob-vrvcrs that the market i for goods Is so far removed from accumulations ; that prices arc not likely to | decline materially , even If cotton falls The movement of cotton thus far Indicated n ciop over 300,000 bales larger than that of ' last year , in spite of all natural disposi tion ' and conceited efforts to hold It back. As prolucers are not this jear In unusual need i , a movement PO heavy binders any ad vance In price , although takings of spin ners have been as laigo In 1S9S as In nny other jear nnd cxprts larger than befoie The wheat movement his to sustain It the largest foreign demand movement ever known for wheat and corn together nnd At lantic expoits of [ i , 124,519 bushels. Hour In cluded , against 2,480,818 bushels last jcai , with Pacific exports of 614813 bushels , against S7-J.44G bushels lust yeir , would give some reas n to anticipate higher prices , were not the western receipts 4,101,532 bush els against 2,876,072 bushels for the same week last > car. The wonder Is that the foreign demand for corn continues so heavy , 3,572,412 bushels having been exported this week , against 2,0j4 890 In the same week last jear The country Is on the upgrade and the men who expect It to take a downward road have some time to wait There are nj Indications of a reaction which always fol lows a largo and rapid business Inquiry nnd existing conditions in the industries nnd In foreign trade bv no means forbid the hope that the Incieaso may continue as It did In 187ft and for several years. Exports , com pared w ith imports , continue to Indicate an enormous balance In cash due this country and Imports begin again. Failures for the week have been 213 in the United States , against 322 list year nnd twenty-four In Canada , against thirty-two list \car. COMICTIO'\S UMroiiMi.v coon. Itetnll Trmle Ill-fleet * ( tiiletliiB lov ii of F.nm-r Oeiiuinil llefore llolliln > M. NEW YORK. Jan. C. Bradstrect's to morrow1 will say : The situation Is nulet. The wholesale dis tributive ttado annual Invontjrles have oc cupied attention and dlstilbutlon in this branch Is. therefore , of only seasonable pio- portlons. Retail trade reflects the quieting down of the eager demand ruling before the holidajs , but It Is significant that the ma- jorltj of the reports received since Jamiuy In thU and In tbo wholesale branch iefer to collections ns almost uniformly good. Export trade , particularly In cereals , con- tlnuef well up to maximum figures , while reports from the new great Industries of the country nro favorable. The cruder form of Iron nnd steel Imvo been in less demand this week and large orders * are fewer In number. American roncumers having | rctty well covered themselves for some mmths to como bv their liberal buying In December. In finished products , however , and rnrt.e- ularly in steel , rather more has evidently been doing , thli being reflected In advances at both the cost and the prices of stool rails , pteel beams , plates and shoots Some hoav orlers for lallioad account lie ie t rted booked and the export trade pintli- ues of liberal proportions , partly aldol , no doubt bv the shading In orean freight int s on lining during thp last mon'li. Asilo from the aggressive strength of steel prices , quotations are little changed from a week agoGood Good trade reports , at homo and nbrcad , and small receipts , coupled with more out standing speculative Interests , have made for steadiness In raw cotton prices , while In manufactured goods all the old strength Is maintained In print cloths and porno other makes of cotton goods have been slightly advanced. Returns ns to 1898 trade In most lines have been favorable and the opening of spring trade Is awaited with more than usual confidence , this feeling being partlcu- larlv maiked in the lines above enumerated and In lumber and agricultural implements. Bank clearings for the week rellect ex ceptionally heavy annual settlements In a total of $1,7G',100 000 , nearly J 10,000,000 lirper than ever before reported , 25 per cent larger than last week , 24 per cent lirger than In this week n vear ago , 54 per rent larger than in 1897 , 70 per cent larger than in 18 % and 73 per cent larger than In 1891 Business failures are exceptionally sm ill for the opening week of the new jear , num bering onlv 237 , against 218 last week , 311 In this week a year ago , 4PS in 1897 , 44f In 1S % and 101 * In 18lri Thp steadiness of wheat this week , partici pated In bv other cereals , finds explanation In continued foreign buying , the strength of the statistical position , the normal time fir decreases \merican stocks having arrived with supplies still s'nnller than at any cor responding date for ten years past , aided bs favorable advices from Argentine , whence minimum estimates arp again arriving The world's ptock of wheat on Jnnuiry 1 , as shown by telegrnph and cable advices to Bradstreet's. gained onlv 1,700 000 bushels over December 1 , agalntt a gain of 23,000- 000 bushels In N v ember nnd European nnd American stocks combined on January 1 IR'il , aggregated only UK " 149.000 bushels , 13,000- 000 bu"hels smaller than on January 1 last jear , 37,000,000 bushels smaller than on January 1 , 1897 , 75,000,000 bushels smaller than on January 1 1S9C , SO 000.000 bushels smaller than on January I 1895 and 93.000.000 bushels smaller thin on Januar ) 1 , 1894 , when thp maximum of Mocks in recent vears was reached Stocks In the United States east of the Rockies are the lightest for eight years past and with the exception of IB'U are the smallest yield for fifteen jear < ? past The December total of bank clearings proved a fitting conclusion to n jcar of un precedented expansion In many lines In an nqgrega'e of sevent-seven cities of $7,333- 311 222 a gain of 137 per cent over Novem ber's hitherto unapproached total of 23 5 per cent over December 1R97 , of 585 per cent over December 1S9C > , of 71 2 per cent over the frame month of 1894 and of 22 7 per cent over the same period of 1892. This latter gain , too , wab shown In spite f the fact that the utock clearing house at New York Cltv 1 estimated to have re duced the volume of j early clearings nt that clt ) by $8.000000.000 Wheat shipments , Including flour , for the week aggregate 6 S60.2C8 bushels against 6,2S..625 ! bushels last week. 3.4R1.57G bushels In the corretpondlng week of 1898 , 3.10S. . tsS burhels In 1S97 3.471.CSI bushels In 1895 and 2,687 178 bushels in IS'j ; , Since July 1 , last jcar , the exports f wheat .iRgrpgalr 12S.1SS.077 bu heln , agnlnst 132.443.2SI bilihclfl 'nut ' jcar Corn exports for the week nmcregate 4.844,2SS bushels , against .1.639.745 bushels last week , 3 155,416 bushels In this week u year ago. 4S19:61 bushels In Wi. 2,626,423 bushels In ISI'G ' and 1.067.40C bushel" In 1MT > . Since Jul > 1 , last je.ir. corn txports aggre gate S,1,6I > 2tQ7 buphrls , ntnlnst ? 81 802 736 bushels during the same period n jiar ago. Business failures In the Dominion of Can- ndn number twenty-six , against sixteen la t week , forty-eight In this week a jenr ago , sixty-five In 1VJ7 and flftj-three In 1596 and ISM. WUIKI.V : ri.i : MIINC ti r n TOTII.I. iinti' n f lltiftliii'N * Triiiiniirtlitn * li > tinVNMK'InU'il Dunlin , NEW YOIIK , Jan -The following table i , compiled bj Uradstroet , shows the bank clearings at the principal cities of the United Stitu and Canada for the Week ended January fi , with the percentage of Increase I and decreasptas compared with the corresponding- lust jcar. CITIES. Amount , i lnc. | Dee , New York ii.i47. ni.3ib , Tt7T Hoston Chlrago Philadelphia St l.otlls I'lttsburg llultlmoro San ( luclnnatl Now Minneapolis Kaunas C' Cln eland l.oulsvlllo Detroit OMAHA Providence MIlwauKeu St Paul Ituff.ilo lndlanapolls _ Columbus Savannah Dem > r Hartford KUhmniul Memphis AVashlngton Ptorla Hoch'otcr New \Vorcc3ter Atlanta Salt Lake Sorlngtield Tort Poitland , Portland , St Joseph I/os A up Norfolk S > racu o " ' DCS Nashville Wilmlngto Tall Hlvtr Scranton Orand Hn Augusta , Lowell . IJivton , i Seattle T.icom.i Spokanu Sioux. Cll New Hod KnoxAlllc Topek.i Hirmlnglmm Wlchlt i Hlnghamton l.liuoln Lexington. Jaikhnnvllli Knl imazoo Akron Paj City Chat Hockford , Canton , Hnrlnglleld , Karjto , N Hloux - llafttlngs Krcmont , Davenport Toledo Oilvestou Houston Yoiinssto Ev insvillo "IleKna Macon DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Hamilto St John "Vatico Victoria Not Included In totals because of no comparison for last year UUAUSTHnKT'S. K1 > A > CIAI. IIKVIIJW. ( hii-ertalu SlroiiKtli Dei i-lopeil In Stock In Klrnt WiM'k ofIMV Yenr. NEW YORK. Jan. 6 Uradstreet's Flnan- clol Hevlew tomorrow will say After the extremely bullish dennonstratlons with which la t week's speculations cloeed , It was expected that the opening of the new year would be marked by strength of an equally decided kind This was only partlj realized this week , new iccoids as to quota tions having been made in many parts of the stock list , while the trading particularly In the libt two davs , has shown an activity full ) up to the recent high average There was , howevet , some disappointment In Wall street. beeiUBe when the utock exchange leopened after the three days' holiday a dis position to realize profits took the place of the expected larger public bujlng demand. A sensitive money maiket In London resulting In n lather bearish attitude towai'l Ameri can stocks there , contributed to the hesita tion which made Itself felt In the general ratlroad share list hero and which appar ently caused pome of the professional trad ers' ' to temporarily take the bear side. London , after suffeilng somewhat from an other cession of fears about the relations between Great Britain nnd Trance and from the largo calls which the season naturally brought on the Bank of England , maintained its unfavorable position taward Americans , which was not Improved by tbo fact that on Thursday $1,500,000 gold was taken there In the open market fir shipment to this side. The latter circumstance was counted , how ever , among the bullish Inlluenccs of the moment. Some- attention was also paid to the con tinued good lallroid ( Mrnlnc" reports and In financial and transportation circles stress IB hid on the general and decided tendency 'f rallnnd managers to Insist on the col lection of full tariff rates for freight , which , It Is thought , may result In n permanent restoration of charges to a paying basis At the same time the market was more Inter esting In the manipulation ofarlous parts of the list and the position which lending operators nnd financial Interests are taking , as well as In various developments nnd deals now said to be pending , which furnished a basis for the continued upward movement of certain stocks. r.rOI'ITll'B HlM'IM ITI'lt. Shaw & Tell , proprietors of a grocery sloro on Sixteenth street , notified the police list night that some enterprising thief was ear ' ning on a svstematlc scheme of robbery that was making them poor They complained ] plained that goods placed In front of the ttoro were ( stolen In broad dajllght and no I trace of the thief could be found Acting on suspicions made kmwn bv the firm , the i , police , equipped with a search warrant , ran- | Mcked the crocery store belonging to U Tried nt 2403 Leavenworth street. In quest | of stolen goods Their search was rewarded bv finding several largo sacks of sugar and miscellaneous lots of groceries , most of which were Identified bv Shaw & Tell as property taken fiom their store No arrests were made- , but several will likely occur to day. l vlth l.iiri'ciij' . John Sutton and Isaac Schnltz were ar rested Thursday evening nnd locked up on the charge of Inrcenv At the time of their arrest they had In their posscfcsbn five buttes of chewing tobacco , which the police suspected they had stolen The tobacco was taken to the police station and last evening an employe of Paxton & Gallagher called and identified It as some that was st Ion from the platform In front of the firm'n ware-house while It was being unljaded from the cars. Injun-it li > Pull from llli > > rlr , George Merjman , who lives at L'101 Doug las street , fell from Ms wheel lajt evening at Nineteenth and Chicago rtrreci and was neverflly ruptured Ir ) Flalpii artendcd his injuries at the police station jnl later Mery- inan was taken for treatment 'o the curk- bou tuepltal. SECRETARY Hon , W. A , Oliley , Ex-Secretary of State of West Virginia , Hon. W A. Ohlej Is a tjpleat citizen of the I'nlted States , n prominent business man of West Virginia , and a leader In political circles of that State In a recent letter from Charleston , Mr. Oliley sajs "I most heartily re ommend IV-ru-iu .IB of great benefit In cases of caUrrh , It Is especially bcuellelil wheievcr the mucous membranes are affected. As a tonic It ccitalnly has nosupcilor. " The national catarrh remedy ( Pe-ru-na ) Is receiving many endorsements from people of nation il ic-pututlon. Gov ernors recommend Pe-iu-na , senators testify to Its merits , loimresMnen speak In highest terms of its efilcaej The major of the city where Pe-iu-na Is manufactured praises this catarrh remedy In unstinted terms The pherllf of tin- county wheio Pe- ru-na Is made speaks of It with the simc enthusiasm , and now come forward represent ative men of different professions fiom varloui localities who recommend Po-ru-nu. It Is dlfilcult to overestimate the benefit that Pe-ru-na is to the professional man The1 hardest work any man can do Is mental woik. The man who uses muscles chiefly flndR that It Is much Uss difficult to main tain good health than the man whoso work j Is principally brain I work Hev. A S ' Vaughn , of Arkan- ! sis , in EpeaKlng of A. S. Vnugbn , D D. Pe-ru-na In this con nection , sajs : "It Is with pleasure that 1 can testify to the merits of Pe-ru-na as a tonic. I had been piostrat- ed and almost dead. I took Pe-iu-na , anil so great was the effect that mj strength returned rapidly and I am now eiijojlng my usual health. To all who suffer from de bility of any kind I can commend Pe-ru-na as a vai'uablc tonic. " Col. Peter Sells , of Columbus , O , Is piobably one of the busiest men in the United States. It Is impos sible for the average man to estimate the amount of wear and tear and nervous strain that such a man must endure. In commenting upon this subject Mr. Sells stated In a let-1 ter to Dr. Ilartman "My business as ad vertising agent of Colonel Peter Sells , our Immense con | solidated show makes It necessary for me to bo constantly subject to change of cllmato and diet. I find Pe-ru-na an admlrabl" remedy to correct the evils that follow 1 would not be without Pe-ru-na , - - In my trav els. With an occasional use of this reined ) I find mjsclf alwnja In splendid health nnd MAN IS FATALLY BURNED H Anilrrnon Iti-c-cli rn Si > rloiiN lii- Jiirlf * In n lllilnlKlit Fin- In HIM Duelling. Two frame cottages at 1210 and 1212 Knvun street were almost completely do- strojed by tire this morning shortly after 2 o'clock and James Andcrton , who lived t * the house at 1210 , was burned so that he may die. How the fire originated is unknown. It was discovered by the neighbors and an alarm was sent In fiom Tliirt'eenth nnd Kav.m streets. While the neighbors were trjlng to extinguish the blase , awaiting the arrival of the fire dcpaitment , Anderson was found in his house , overcome by heat and badly burned. Ho was c.uried to a place of safety and later was taken In the patrol wagon to St. Joseph's hospital. Ills condition Is critical and hopes of bis re covery are few. The llro was discovered first In Anderson's house , but it quickly spread to the adjoin ing cottage , occupied by Martin Beck and famllj' . Both cottages and contents weiu nearly destiojed There was no insurance FIRE RECORD , HlK Fir.- lit ( , liirlolt < - . CHARLOTTE , N C . JanAt inldnlBlit fire was cliscovcretl In the three stor ) buildIng - Ing of the Shaw-Howell Harnebs compiny ne > ar the eenter of the business portion of the cltj- . The lire had gained Mich hcadvay when the afarin was Bounded that the build ing was BOOH totally dcstrojed. The losi to the stock will reach $50.000 with $25.000 Insurance An adjoining building occupied by the Llddell Machine company Is a tot il vvrc-ck and was valued at about f 1,000. At 1 15 a m , the flro Is under control. The total loss wilt probably reach $ C5COO to $75,000. I.nruiI.lti'o Hum , RT. PAUL , Neb . Jan. r , ( Special ) The largo building known ns < the checkered barn belonging to R. P. Calkins was consumed by lire about 11 o'cloek Inst night All the horses were gotten out Mr. Calkins had no insurance and thu lees amounts to $1,500 The cause of the firn Is not known. lloti'l HnriiN llnplill ) . WASHINGTON , Pa , Jan C The Hotel Main anil the Levins building adjoining were destroyed by fire tola ) The losa was $100,000. and the Insurance $ S.1.000. The firn started In the rear of the Hotel Main and burned ho rapidly tdat many of thu occupants narrowly neaped llolili-ni-i' Umlro ) cil. OGALLALA , Ntb. , Jan C. ( Special Tulc- gram ) The frame residence of ex-County good splrllh" Who Is busier than the modern newspaper idlloi9 It requires tact , sagac-ltj. clear head and a constant atten- Mi"V * TDII ' "a"y rcmMllw vHtlmilt Ml \V T low ell au1 ] | , conclmci ] , ,0 , try Pe-ru-na I had not taken a bottle until 1 began to Improve' . 1 used three bottles ot It and was entire ! ) cured I have felt bcttpr ever since than I had for jo.irs" "Plijslelan , heil thself , " la an mlace' which the doctor of today IH obligated to oli-ptve. A sick doctor In these dajs would amount to very little. Dr. D P. Nclhair. of Nebraska City Neb. , , In dilating upon the benefits of Pc-ru- . < " > - - . m , sajs "I havct never been disap pointed In results with tlih tetnedy , 1 have used In mj practhc. not dosens. but hun dreds of bottles I am a phjslclnn of flftj- elght j cars' constant practice , and I wish to say that Pc-ru-iii Kt.indR flrMt.nnil fnrn- tlon to strict business. Such a man must be a well man. A man of this class I Mr. W T. Powell , editor and pub- llHhei of the Independ ent of Clarlngton , O Ho sa\s "I hud tried our local nhvalnlnti.- most In my estimation D 1' NYlhait M Def of all proprietary medicines. I find dally use for It In my practice " And It la this kind of testimony that Is comlnK from tlm prominent men of all professions from the North. South , East and West Pe-ru-na makes strong nerves , clean mucunus mem branes nnd vigorous health Everybody should have a copy of Dr Hartman's latest i.udlcal book Sent free. Address Dr. Hartnnn , Columbus , Ohio. Treasurer L. B. Rector , In the outskirts of the- town , burned at 8 o'clock tonight. The building and contents wcie a total loss. Insurance , $1,100 TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Tiilrt AVfxt lo SimllMX-Hl WlnilH ( irn- < > rnl t'rfillftloiiN for Ni > liniNl < u mill Adjoining Sliitvu. WASHINGTON , Jan. fi Torecast for Saturd.i ) Tor Nebraska , Iowa and South Dakota Talr , west to southwest winds. Tor MUsouil Tali , westerly'winds. For Kansas , C Inrado , Womlng and Mon- tan i Fair , variable winds. lo''iil HiToril. "rFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA , Jan ii Omah.i ii-cord of turn- pei.ittiru and rainfall comp in il with the eulresponding day of the last three MMIS ; . , . JW 1SDS 1S97 18 % Maximum tPinpeiaturo . 21 12 , ! 1 rj Minimum tempprutun . . . 7 ,11 10 2J AriKi > tPinpcratiiro . . . li > i 2J ! 7 Hulnfall . . . . . T tut M } oo Ufcord of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since Mareh 1 , lr > ) S , Normal for the d iv ix 1'ellplcnc v for t'n dav 2 Accumulated pxeess slnco March 1 . . . U > Notinal i.tlnfdll tor thu day Clinch D-tlcleno ) lor the d ij . . . . Ollneli 'Irital rainfall slnrc Murcb 1 , ISIS 2fi f " liu hi s ncficlPiicv since M.u < b 1 . . .Ihlliulips li lie kni ) fin col in i ( oil 1S'I7 II 09 tin ln > 4 i\nss for coi periuil , IsjO . f , IS liu In s llrporiH f i inn SlutloiiH nt S | i. in. T IndU ties trac-p of precipitation , Re-low1 71 TO L A WELSH. Local ForcciHt Olllclal MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK coffee at night It spoils their sleep Von can drink ( jriln-O wbn 5 mi pkaso , ird sleip llku u tup Fur CJniln-O ilocH not stimulate It nourlahc's clu'i-rri and d cln Y < i ti luokH anil t iHtes like tlmirtl \ coffee For in rvoiia persons , ) oun p'oiuc ami ii Uriln-o Is the perf el drink Mndo from inuc grains ( ii't a pukaei ) ; from \our Kroeci toda ) Try K In pluco of cof- ke. 15 und 2JL.