Nebraska Newspapers

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SIZES UP THE STOCK MARKET
Henry Olaws Writes of tha Conditions
Which Obtim in Wall Street.
MARKED CHANGE IS NOTED RECENTLY
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\nW YORK , Feb 10 Henry Clews , hrad
of tbo 'banking ' homo of Henry Clews & Co. ,
writes
Thr > stock market Is In a pecullnr posi
tion Pacts have thus far been at the bottom
tom of the upward movement and In the
opinion of not n few they have already Iicen
fairly well discounted. At the same time
these very fnctB have produced ouch a
change In public sentiment that It IB ques
tionable whether the upward movement hns
lost Its niomiMitum or not. Prom extreme
depression the public pendulum hns swung
to excessive confidence , until nobody Is willIng -
Ing to believe bad news , while good news
Is eagerly swallowed with little regard to Its
probability or nrcuracy. Everybody not only
seems to want but evidently believes In a
lilgh-rnnged mnrkol Many stocks nnd
bondo nro unquestionably selling at funcy
prices , which offer no Inducements to cither
the Investor or the speculator. Yet , In tbo
present tcmjior of the murkot , It IB appar
ently easier to advnnco prices than to lower
them and until money becomes firmer ,
earnings decrearo or unfavorable develop
ments of some sort occur there Is little
chum a of any serious reaction. Recently
the market has been strong , chiefly In spots ,
nud this appears likely to bo the rule for
Home time to come. General causes have
about exerted their full effect nnd hence
forth speculation will bo guided principally
by Individual opinions nnd special circum
stances U looks as If some of the old fa
vorites will be gradually withdrawn Irom the
Epcrulatlvo arena and the newer Issues
with an undeveloped future take their
places. The Industrials nro therefore mak
ing n strong bid for public favor. At pres
ent the future of the market Is rather un
certain. Many stocks , wo think , nro about
high enough to let alone. Some have been
neglected In the onward movement nnd there
may bo profit In a judicious selection
among these. Several could bo named that
nro much behind tbo market. Upon the first
Indication of renllj unfavorable novvs there
would undoubtedly foe free realizing , but of
late sentiment has overruled facia and wo
look for no weakening of the situation until
u change occurs in these respects.
iil > o < of the llollclujM.
The Intervention of a two days' holiday
nnd the Interruption caused by the extraor
dinary stoim have fcomewhnt cooled the
speculative ntfluslasm and afforded Wall
street an opportunity for reflection , which
may not bo without some advantage , the
moro so because the situation In financial
affairs Is an unprecedented ono and Imper
fectly understood. Among lt numerous
onuses are (1) ( ) nn unparalleled abundance of
capital seeking Investment after a long po-
rlod of Idleness consequent upon distrust ;
(2) ( ) a largo floating surplus of business
earnings which , for the tlrao being , Is beIng -
Ing enthusiastically devoted to speculative
uses , (3) ( ) largo amounts of securities have
long been accumulating In the hands of
speculative capitalists , which they are now
seeking to dispose of to the public ; (4) ( ) many
new enterprises ar < seeking capital , after
waiting long for an opportunity , (5) ( ) the
lirge earnings of the railroads are placing
many of them in what Is taken to bo a
permanent dlvldend-jiaying position ; ( G )
financial opinion has come to the conclusion
that In the future capital must accept lower
rates of Interest , which Implies a higher
market price for the principal ; nnd (7) ( )
enormous amounts of corporate and private
Indubtrlal capital are being consolidated In
the expectation of cutting down expenses
nnd realizing larger returns from the in
vestments
I'fMicrfn ] Influences Combine.
Never before has such a combination of
powerful Influences occurred at the samq
moment in this country. They are real
factors and easy of comprehension and as
they all have n bullish tendency It is not
difficult to conceive how they have pro
duced the very marked effects on values
that have occurred , nor Is it to bo supposed
that effects accruing from such Influential
causes will quickly dlfoappear. The change
In the tone of the market has taken such
a strong hold upon opinion that nothing
Hhort of some unforeseen calamity could be
expeoUd to put prices back to the old-lime
level. It Is moro than possible that there
may be a revision of some of the raoro ex
treme advances. The mood of some of the
largo operators Is tending In that direction
and all the moro so because they have al
ready made large realizations and would
welcome an opportunity for buying back at
lower figures. There Is , however , one
rather Important element which tends to
counteract that drift. I refer to the con-
Hldorablo mass of medium and low grade
stocks , the rise on which has not been at
nil proportioned to that which has occurred
upon the bettor grades. Tcrhaps these se
curities have not jot been sufficiently ,
ciedited with the benefits accruing from certain - | i
tain of the Influences referied to above ,
nnd it seems reasonable that the causes
which have led 'to such a great appreciation
in the gllt-cdgo investments should be re-
Birded as alto conferring a pro rata. ad
ditional value upon stocks of Inferior grade.
It is a feature of ithe gieat rise , however ,
that It has favored the Investment securi
ties rather tliun the speculative , and any
effort to manipulate the latter Is now hav
ing to contend with n reactionary tendency
in the former. This produces , for the mo
ment , an unceitain and hesitating market ,
ii > t encouraging to Indlscrlmlnatory bujlng
and long holdings , hut rather to short turns ,
bujlng on the drops nud realizing on moderate -
orate advances.
Illlci't of TriiHlM ,
AVull street Is not Indifferent to the im-
iiHiiso current creations of "trust" Issues.
H Is felt to bo a movement of the pro
found e si importance , but opinions about Us
outcome vary according to the theoretic
standpoint from which the subject Is viewed.
l'"or the moment It is regarded as nftect-
dng Wall street Interests rather Indirectly
than direct ! ) , that Is to Bay , only so far
as It may possibly unsettle confidence In
the somewhat distant future of our Indus
trial system , even the question as to
whether these new Issues will broaden the
fcpeculatlvo list of the exchange Is not
vlovved as a matter of Immediate Interest.
In considering that prospective question It
is to bo Kept In mind that these trust op
erations nro not properly speaking new cre
ations ; they aio rather the reshaping of
old capitals , BO that the movement Is to
bo regarded ns only In a limited Bttiso on
expansion of corporate capital. The now
CongoMated ) issues are , however , much more
adapted for great speculative operations
than these they displace and the largo extent -
tent to which the older "Industrials" are
now dealt In on the exchange affords some
idea of what may bo the later magnitude
of these operations , should the Stock exchange -
change dcc-ldo In favor of admitting tbo
mocks to a free participation In Its privi
leges. That Is the question which , at the
moment , most directly concerns members
of the bvurd and which , at a later stage ,
way oxclto unusual Interest. If not wide dl-
vereonces of opinion ,
I\C : ' * N of DxiiortH.
The excct.8 of exports over imports for the
eight months ending January 31 amounts
to 1430,310,000 , This excellent showing , to
gether with that of the New York banks ,
which represents an Increase In deposits for
about the sumo period of over $ JOO,000,000 ,
hns mndo It possible- for this country to take
from Europe 568.000,000 of our securities
since die- first of January without any ovl-
dcuco of discomfort or fatigue , and , as Nan
evidence that thin increase in the New York
bank deposits la not at the expense of other
cectloiia of this country , money everywhere
ut all centers U qulto aa superabundant as
U Is In New York City. It goea without
Baying that the entire circulating medium
today 'In gold , silver nnd paper Is Sticking
native UBO In securities and sound financial
enterprises , thus showing the existence of
full confidence prevailing from ono end of
the nation to the other In the soundness
of the business uituatlon. When confidence
Is 8tiiiR overbody that has money is mix-
lous to pluco It where It will bring Interest
and dividend return * , When there is n lack
of confidence. < he universal feeling Is to lock
up principal and sacrifice the Interest. This
la Uwu-dlug ciitl always produced waree
money and high nUo * for Ha uie . At the
present time competition la with the loan-
em of money , they vlelng with each other to
make the bwit URC of It When there Is no
o-nfldonce the competition Is with borrow
ers , who nro compelled to pay whatever Is
aaked for Itn use ,
COM1ITIOX OP M3W YOIIIC IIAMf.
Dcprmllx nf Clrnrlnfc llnnip Inntltn-
tlolift Clone ( n ! JM I > 0IMW , < I < HI.
NinV YOIIK , Fob. 10. The Financier
eayi
The deposits of the Now York clearing
IIOUBO banks , according to their statement
of February IS , are within a very small
percentage of $900,000,000. Their cash re-
fcervo Is $268,666,900 , the Ueavlont accumula
tion of funds evi r reported by these Insti
tutions In fart , the cash balance of the
United States treasury , Including the $100-
000,000 gold reserve , IB only about $14,000.-
000 above this flguro Considered as a re
serve it constitutes 28 6 per cent of the
enormous deposit total , or $31,173,825 moro
than the 25 per cent which Is arbitrarily
held against drpofllt liabilities. This Is al
most $10,000,000 In excess of the Idle caeh
reported for the same week last year and
reveals the remoteness , tinder normal con
ditions , of any probability that money may
go to an unusunl figure owing to the In
activity of exchange transactions and the
sums required in the financing ; of now
trusts.
The banks , to tell the truth , nro exhibit
ing a degree of strength In the face of pres
ent demands upon them that Is little short
of marvelous Within the last week , dc-
splto the Increase of $9,113,200 In deposits ,
necessitating enlarged reserve requirements
of over $2,250,000 , their surplus reserve de
creased only a little over $1,000,000. The
gain In cash was $1,140,300 , 'tho ' decrease
In surplus reserve , of course , being due to
deposit additions. Specie receipts were $3-
634,000 , mostly from the I\iclflc coist , nnd
the losses of legal tenders were about $2-
500,000. This shrinkage was duo to ship
ments to Interior Institutions. But that the
demand forecasts a continued loss Is uncer
tain , as the Interior banks are remarkably
strong In reserves and will probably be nblo
to supply their own needs without calling
on balances here. The loan expansion of
$8,667,700 , judging from known conditions ,
ought to bo traced to Stock exchange
sources , especially with reference to se
curities returned from abroad Hut n closer
analysis of the statement indicates that
special operations , Involving two or three
banks at the moist , have brought about the
i Increases and decreases Thus the deposits
of one Institution have been swelled about
$7,000,000 , while its loans are at least $ fi-
i 000,000 heavier. Two other banks moro than
i account for the difference over last week ,
, so that a large majority of the Institutions ,
Individually considered , have added to their
cash resources during the week.
J.ONDOX STOCK MAUICnT IlRVinw.
.So\crnl AincrlcaiiH Scorp Adi iinco.i
Hit rill i ; the AVi-rlc.
LONDON , Fob. 19. Tbo stock exchange
last week was qulot , events in France oper
ating against activity. The tone of the
market , however , remains firm all around.
Whllo speculation has dropped off , the In
vestment demand continues good with an
upward tendency. The prices for Ameri
cana beem to have stalled a fresh progres
sive movement.
] Amcng the Increases were Denver & Rio
Grande prof erred , which rose 1 % ; Denver &
Rio Grande ordinary , 1 % ; Chicago , Mil
i waukee & St. Paul , 1 ; Illinois Central , 1 ,
Reading first preferred , 1 ; Reading ordinary ,
% ; Central Pacific , % ; Atchison , Topeka &
Santa Fo adjustment , V4 ; Atchison , Topeka
& Santa Fo preferred , % ; Aitchlson , Topeka
& . Santa Fo ordinary , 14 ; Pennsylvania , % ;
Louisville- & Nashville , U ; Missouri , Kan-
bas & Texas , 4 ; Union Pacific preferred , % ;
Southern Pacific preferred , J/i ; Wabash pre
ferred , U ; Wabash debentuies , % and Nor
folk & Western common , % .
Among the declines were New York Cen
tral & Hudson River , which fell J/4 , Union
Pacific preferred , U ; Drlo first preferred ,
% ; New York , Ontario & Western , % and
Norfolk & Western preferred , % .
The discount rate was 1,4 per cent ,
MnncltcMter Textile Fabric * .
MANCHESTER , Feb. 19. The market for
three weeks past has been dull and very
spotty generally. Business In yarns has
been done at the expense of the profit mar
gin , which In coarse counts is1 said to have
disappeared. Trade all 'round has been be
low production. Nelll's repeated reiteration
of an 11,760,000 crop makes buyers bold
bearish vlewti and , therefore , offers are low
In cloth. An Irregular business at full rates
Is confined to small personal orders , though
largo lines are accepted now and then by
manufacturers holding bearish views. East
ern Inquiry has been good , but at low prices
only and much has been turned down , heavy
goods selling the worst.
South America Is still a fair buyer. The
smaller marketa are leas keen , while the
Jiomo trade is quiot. At Burnley prints vvcro
2 pence to 3 pence dearer yesterday. The
resolution of the operatives to give a month's
notice to strike if an advance of 7 pence In
each 20 shillings of the wages they are now
earning is refused was practically unani
mous nnd lit will aggravate thesituation. .
NovonthelesB tt strike Is hardly likely.
SjllllliNh PIllIIIICCK.
MADRID , Fob. 19. The Bank of Spain's
report for the week ended yesterday shows
tun following changes : Gold in hand , In
crease , 1,915 pesetas ; silver In hand , in-
crreso , 7,245,000 pesetas ; notes in circula
tion , decrease , 9,104,000 pesetas
Spanish bonds closed yesterday at 70.15.
GOld was quoted at 28 30.
OMAHA CEM2KAb TiIAHKUT.
Condition of Triiilc ami Quntntlonn on
Manic a nil rancy Ir iliiutx.
EGGS Receipts , Ight ; fresti stock , 17c ;
maiket firm.
HU1TUU Common to fair , ll@12c ; choice ,
separator , 22c ; gathered creamery.
rOLU/TttY Hens , live , 7' c ; dressed , Sf)9c ) ;
old roosters , live , 3c : dressed. 4c ; spring
chickens , live , 7 > c ; drisaeii , Sii c ; ducks ,
live , 7'X-c ; drcsseil , 9e ; geese , live , 71 e ;
dressed , 9c ; turkeys , live , 7Sc ; dressed , 10
PIOEONS Live , per doz , 75c.
VHAICholcc , SfiSUc.
OYSTERS Hulk Standard , per gal , $1 50 ;
mi'dluniH , per ran , 20c ; Standaid , er
c in , 2oc ; Extra Select , per can , 30e , Now
York founts per can , 35c ,
FHUITS.
APPLRS Ben Davis , per bbl. , $100 , Oenl-
tons , $3.50 , Now York Haldvvlns , Grecnlnss
and others , choice , per bbl , $4.50 ® ! 65j west
ern boxed appliB , $ l,50fjl | 75.
GRAPES-Malaga , per bbl. . $8 50 9 00.
CRANBERRIES Jersey. W008'62j ; large ,
$7.00 , per crate , $2.25.
VEGETABLES.
TOMATOES Market bare.
SPINACH None In market.
LETTUOU Homo jjrwn , per dOA
bunches , -Tic.
ONIONS Home grown , per doz. bunches ,
30cCELERY
CELERY California , good stock , 25c ;
choice , 35o ; fancy , 60c ; extra large , 75c ;
Mlchlcnii , cboltu stuck , S > fi30a.
CABBAGE Crated , per lb. , 2Vic.
C.'AULirLOWEH-1'er crate. $250 ,
ONIONS Per bu . 5oQfi3c
HEANS Hand-picked , navy , per bu. , $1 35
01 W
POTATOES - Choice , sacked , 55fCOc ;
poorer flock. lOffTiSe.
SWEET POTATOES-Fnncy , per bbl. ,
TROPICAL FRUITS.
LRMONS-Callfornln , fancy , $375 ; choice ,
MM , Messina , fancy , W25Q450
ORANGUS-NavelB fancy , $325 ; choice ,
$300 , seedllnss. $ i 3502 50.
riQS Imported , none , California. 10-lb
boxes , $1 | Uiir > 0
UANANAS Choice , prated , largo stock ,
per bunch , $2004)225 ) ; medium elzed
bunches , $1.75fi2 00 ,
nATES-Hallovvee , CO to 70-lh boxes , Go ;
Snlr , 5Hc ; Fard , 9-b. ! boxes , lOc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. , 17o ; Brazils , per
lb , OfflOc. Knullsh walnuts , per lb. , fancj ,
soft shell , lib lie , standards ln = . illberts ,
per lb. . lie : pecans , polished , 7JSc | , cocoanuts -
nuts , per 100 , $1.00 ; peanuta , raw , 5V4j6o ;
lousteil. 6VvC. chestnuIs , b0e |
CMDER-Per half bbl. } J 00
SAUERKRAUT Per half hbl , $200.
1IONBY Choice vvlilt * . 12&12'ic
MAPLE SYRUP-Flve-gnl cans , each ,
$2.50 ; gal , cant * , pure , per doz , $12.00 ; half-
gal rails. $625 ; quart cans , $350.
MAPLE SUGAR-Cholce , In boxes , 9G10c.
I.Uoriiuol Ornlu anil I ro Uluii * .
LIVERPOOL. Feh _ 18 WHEAT Quiet ,
VoitN-Qulot , a d lovvcr ; aXl ' Sd ,
May , 3a 6V d
rLOl'U St. I.ouls fniiey winter , dull ,
7s 6d
PROVlSIONS-Bcef , extra India mese ,
B6a Pork , dull ; prime "incus , fine western ,
50s ; prime mew. medium vvesUni. 47u 6d.
Hum * , short cut , dull , 31s 6d.
01IA1IA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Not Enough Cuttle In to Make Anything of
a Showing ,
NOTHING ON WHICH TO FIX THE PRICES
Itrrrlptn Are Pnlr for n Sndirduj ,
Mllh the Pi-Icon About Unit n
Dime l.nwor Thnn on
I't-Iilny.
SOUTH OMAHA. Fob. IS.
Cutuo. Hots. Sheep.
Receipts today 2S3 6 , 7 ltd
Oinclal .Monday l.zatf i , . ! 5.fcl
Oniulul Tuesday J.115 6,0.1 ? 0Sb7
umuiit vv ouuc lay 2,619 S .US 8,816
OHIclal Thuroday 2KH 8.19U 5,6 %
Otllcuil i-llduy 2,115 7,746 3,223
Total this weak 12,316 3(5,1.1- (
Week ending Feb. 11 . . .10.0S1 27,470 17,215
Wuc-k ending Feb. 4 11.COI 29,792 27,70 ?
Week ending Jan. 23 10M > 1 40,034 24,712
Average price paid for nogs lor the last
ssvorol days , with comparisons :
. | lM > J.lil9S.U.97.18a6.lSD5.lS94.'ill | | | | | > 3.
l el ) . 1 . . . . ? i .1 b4i , < ni \ i us 64 5 13 ! 7 SI
Fob. 2. . . . . . < | 3 63 | S 19 | 3 i 5 19 | 7 7
I'VIJ. o. . . W ) | J 7J | J 2l4 | 03 5 15 ! 7 84
Feb. 4 3 69 | 3 7i | J 2J | 3 US 3 _ CS _ . ! . 7
Feb ti. . * | 3 7.J . 3 21 ! 3 931 3 7C | G 00 | -
Feb. O. . n fp , * n < ii.i ! irn rHi"
356 | 19J 4 00 ! .1 52 5 Oli 7 i2
Feb. „ 7. . 3 C6 | 3 75 I 4 01 | 3 93 4 84 | 7 p
1'tb. 8 | J Cb | J 71 3 23 | 3 93 | 1 07
. U. . . . u lOj J 71 J 27 * 3 SK > G j 7 94
Feb. 10 . 8 71 | 3 70 3 27 3 89 4 U9 | b 01
i'ub. 11 . . . . i U5 | J 77 3 81 ; 3 CD
F b. 12 . * I 3 81 3 23 3 S9 3 75 G Ofil *
Feb. 13 . 3 W > [ 330 3 93 | 3 SO 6 08 | b 06
Feb. U . 3 65 | 3 S3 3 ! < 9 3 82 4 01 8 07
Fob. 15 . 3 r 3 36 > 3 75 4 87i S 01
Feb. 16 . 3 I 4 'JO t > 14
Fob. 17 . J MJ \ 3l3 \ /jj 3SS 4 S9 S 19
_ ! 5J | 3 S7 | 3 31 , 3 UO 3S5 8 07
Indicates"SunaayT
The olllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each ro ul was :
, Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
C. , M. & St. P. icy . 3
Mlssouil Pnclllo . 3
Union Pacific System . 10 3
F. , E. & M. V. It. H . 21
S. C. & P. Rj . 2
U , St. 1' . , SI. & O. Hy. . . . . .
C. & M. R. R. R. . . . . 2 25
C. , U. * Q. Ry . b
K. C. & . St. J . . .
C. , U. 1. & P. Hy. . W . 3
Total receipts . 9 78 3
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyur purchasing tbo num
ber of head Indicated :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co . 733 . . . .
Tbu G. II. Hammond Co. . 0 1,030 1
Swift and Company . 2 1,200
Thu Cudahy Packing Co. . 5J 1,750 707
P. D. Armour . 49 1.2U
Lobman i. Rothschilds . . 2 .
Huston & Co . 2 .
L. F Husz . 10 .
Hammond , from K. C . 2CJ . . . .
Cudaby P. Co. , from K. C. 137 .
Other buyers . 32 .
Totals . 232 0,223 753
CATTLE There were not enough cattle
here to make a maiket , even if they hail | I
all beun onule. . but half of the receipts
were direct to packers , so that thure vvaa
really nothing upon which to ba o an esti
mate of the market. To quote It dull and
lot It go at that would perhaps best express
the situation.
As noted ye-iterday , the cattle market
this week has been about the most un
satisfactory experienced In a long time.
Everything hay beemed to conspire to fflvo
sellers the worst of It. With the arrival
of Lent there is always a certain falling olt
In the demand for beef , and at the Bimo
time the severe storm in the east has cut
down consumption. Then , too. the tylng-up
of refrigerator trains of beef all over the
east , consequent upon the btorm , has
demoralized the tiado and rendered the
whole situation as regards the beef market
uncertain nnd unsatisfactory to tbo packers.
Tills unsatisfactory state of affairs In the
beef market has reacted upon the market
foi live cattle and has brought on a very
sharp decline. On Monday the cattle sold
well , but on Tuesday tbsy began going
down hill and they kept right on going
down. In addition to being lower the
market -was very dull and packers aid not
appear to want the cattle oven at the
decline. This lui-5 been the condition of the
market , not only at this point , but at all
market points there has been the same
sharp decline and unsatisfactory trade. At
the close of the week it is safe to say that
cornfcd steers are 25f33c | lower and cows
and heifers , 15J25c lower.
The general feeling among commission
men appears to be that the only safe policy ,
Is for shippers to withhold supplies until
the demand for the product Improves and '
until the market has been given an
opportunity to return to its normal condi
tionFeeders
Feeders of good quality and thin In flesh
Imve suffered the least i eduction of any
kind of cattle nnd the best of them are not
much lower for the week. Half-fat or
warmed-up cattle are , of course , lower in
sympathy wltb the decline on fnt cattle
Operators on the market appear to feel that
tliPie will be ii good demand for stock
cattle the coming week.
HOGS The week closed with about tbo
usual run of hogs , 78 fresh loads being
reported in , as against 79 K week ago SO
two weeks ago and SS three weeks ago
The markets Irom all points were reported
, ? the mar5cFl hero , In sympathy
with the general docllne , was just about Gc
lower. Ah sellers vveie In no hurry to make
the concession the trade was by no means
nctlvo and still it was sulllciontly "o to
effect nn early clearance. The quality of
the hogs was not very good and there
was not a single- load of what would bo
termed choice or prime heavy. Tor that
reason the top on the maiket was more
than Gc lower than yesterday. The most
of the hogs sold at $3.50B'3 ' 55 , as against
$ . ! 55/TfJ / CO yesterday , as will bo noted from
the sales below.
Last week the hog market bc-un at the
low point of the month and gradually
worked Its way upward and on Friday of
lns > t week the high point of the month was
reached , $3 71 being the average price for
that day The present week was Just the
reverse , n It opened at the high point
nnd gradually dropped down , so that the
week closed at the lowest point touched
since January IS. The dnmund the most
of the time has bo n good and bogs have
been free sellers at the decline , so that It
lias not been dltlicult for receivers to un
load. A glance at the table of receipts
( it head of column will show that there
bus been a heavy gain In the receipts.
SHEEP The pens were empty In the
.sheep barn this morning. Everything that
raina In yesterday was either Bold or .shipped
out nnd there worn no frtsh r'celpts to
make a te t of the market. Iluyera claimed
that they had use , for a few loads and had
theie been anything hero It probably would
hnve found n buyer
About midday three cars of Coloiados
cams In. but It was most too late to do any
thing with them
The sheep market during the week has
boon on ihe down glade. Yearlings and
wethers for the week uie lOo lower and
lambs 20Tj25c lower. Besides being lower the
market bus nppuiently iu t u good deal of
the. snap that has characterized the tiado
previous to this vvcok On most days buyers
have been rather Indifferent and It bus not
bi 'ii nn easy matter for receivers to dlsposn
of all the anlvnls This was lue In part to
the fact that arrivals were considerably
larger than usual and that buyers vvero In
a position to be rather Independent.
Quotations are : Good to choice fed west
ern vvethors , $1155 ? 4 a. fair to good. $ j 00f ( >
400 , choice westein yearlings , 14 15 4 30 ,
fair to good western yearlings $ ( .oOff4 15 ,
fed owes , $1 35f73 TO ; good to choice native
lambs. $1 031(1 M > ; good wrstorn lambs ,
475 , feeder sheep , $ J505j375 , feeder lambs ,
$40 ? 7125 , cull sheep , $2001(3,00 ( : cull Iambs ,
$3,0003 GO ,
CIIICACO I.IVI3 STOCK 3IAIIICKT.
Cnl Mit n I To mi I y Fifteen CitntH Under
I.IIN ! Woolc'N I'rloi'H Siuiill Supply.
CHICAGO. Feb IS CATTLE There vvero
not enough cattle received today to make a
markp-t and prices vvero mostly nominal ,
tloslng on an average of lee lower than a
week ago
HOGS Trade In hoga was a little slow nt
the start and prli * B vvero about 2'io lovvvi ,
but firmed up later on a good demand ; fair
to choice brought $3.72' fi3 SJit. packing
lots $3505(170 , mixed , $3 6 ( > I3 77'i-l butehciH ,
$35.-rfiaSO. lights , $3.4533.75 ; pigs. $320MCO
SHEEP The small supply of sheep was
readily taken nt unchanged prices ; poor to
prlmo sheep pold at } : 5J4 ( GO ; yearlings ,
$12J 4 70 : lambs. $ I.OOJ/500.
RECEIPTS-Cattle. 200 head ; hogs , 19,000
head ; sheep , 1,000 head.
St. I.iinU ia > r btuuk.
ST. LOUIS. Feb 18.-CATTLE-Rccelpts.
600 head ; market steady at a decline from
last week , fulr to fancy native shipping and
export steers. $4.00ft6.00 ; bulk of fnlex , $5 10
( (5,45 , drebsed beef and butcher steers , $4.03
f5 | 20. bulk of "tiles. $4.2a@5.Q3 ; steers under
1,000 Ibx , $3 > U4.35 , bulk of wales , $3.90ft >
4.25 , gtockers and feeders , $2S5ft4.75 ; bulk
nf salfH $3.50 < i < 4 60 ; cows and mixed , $ J,75'i ' | >
4 50 ; bulk of cows , JJ 75 J3,1X , bulk of lielf-
er . $3,504(4 00 , Texas and Indian steer * , $ , i2l >
( ill 90 , bulk nf Hulea , $ ] .35 < & 4 b5 ; town and
helfert ) . $3 G5'u4.75. .
HOQS-'Rcceiptg , 4,800 head ; market easy
to Be lower ; iilgs nnd UghtH $1 WT1 65 ! pack- I
rr , fl.Bftill.75 , butcher * . $1 CT.fl3 S2H
HHIIEP-RocelpK SW bend , market was
steady : nntlvo multnn * . $1 OOfM.JB. stackers ,
$2 2Mn 00 , Inmlx , $4.iOU5 ( 00. fed TiO as
steers , $3.G5ff3.75.
KA 8AS CMTV 1.1VH Hl'OCIC \HKlir. .
rrloon nnil l.llicrul Sup
ply for tlioVeoU. .
KANSAS CITY , Feb. IS.-CATTLE-Rc-
tclpts , 270 head ; unchanged prices ; the Mlp-
ply for the week was liberal nnd consisted
largely of miniatured half fat slaughtering
steers that old slow at unevenly lower
prices ; moderate run of good well llnlshed
tattle Unit sold atilv a shade lower , heavy
native steers. $5 2Kifi.fifi ( ( , medium steer * , $145
W > .20 ; light welgbtp , $400fi5.16 ; stocker * and
feeders $1 RWiS.OO ; butcher cows nnd hclf-
era. $1 00 4 50 , canners , $2.0OT(3.00. ( bulls ,
$1 ( HMM 00 , western fitcers , $3 GOfio 25 ; Tex
an H. $1 2.55T1 77 > 4
HOGS- Receipt * . l.SSO head , steady to
lower , the receipts for the week were Huht
value * were BRlOe higher until today's de
cllnp placed them bick to last week' *
prices ; heavies. $1.G5fl3.SO , mixed , $3 M'u375 ,
lights , $34Wi4 1,5
SHEEP Receipt" , 730 head ; nctlvo nnd
stonily , demand for good mutton grades ex
cellent and prices advanced I0925c during
week , while liberal supply of lambs rauoea
a slight shrinkage In values , Inmbs , $4 455J1
4.10 muttons , $4 oOffl.fiO ; fording lambs ,
$ t2ffl < X > , feeding sheep. $ l.OXff3.oO ( ; stockers -
ers , $2.25fr3.10.
York MVP StouU.
YORK , Feb. -UREVES-Re- -
celpts S0o hcnd. Market lOc lower ; steers ,
JlSIWofiO , bulls , $3.S i'l 25 ; cows , $2 2T > fiT 90.
C ublcs steady , exports , 21 cuttle , 30 sheep
nnd 1,275 quarters of beef ; estimated for
tomorrow , 600 cattlb , 1,039 sheep nnd 4,159
aunrtcrs of beef
CALVES Receipts , 271 bond. Venls ,
lower No fed calves.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts. 4,418
head. Market lower , sheep , $100f4.40 ;
lambs , $ l.fi2 4iC30 ; mainly , $5.i5ii6.35
HOGS-Roreipts , 1.S04 head. Market
weak at $4.10 < JM30 ; choice state plgfl , $4.40.
St. .Innoiili LHc Stock.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH , Fob 18.-Speclal ( ) -
CATTLE Receipts , 100 head ; market
steady : natives , $1 70foOO. Toxons nnd vvo t-
orns. $1GM/470 ( ; cows and heifers , $2tX T'4.25 ;
btockers and feeders , $350iri75
HOGS Receipts , 4,000 head ; market
steadv. selling at $3 G03 75 : bulk , } 3 B57T3.70.
SHEEP Receipts , none ; demand strong.
Cincinnati I. lie .Htnclc.
CINCINNATI. Feb. IS.-HOGS-Steady ;
,
CATTLE Steady ; $2 5K5 ( 00.
SHEEP Steady : $2 25Ji4 25.
LAMUS-Steady : $1.0 ( > gG 50.
Stock In
Following are the receipts at the four
pilnclpnl western jnarketa for February 18 :
- . , Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha . 2S1 5,927 7G1
Chicago . 200 19,000 1,000
Kansas City . 270 4.SSO 7X0
St. Louis . 500 4,900 800
Totals . . . . . 1,253 34,707 3J$3
CHICAGO CJRAIST A D 1 > KOVIS1O > & .
rcnturcn of tlic TrnrtlnK niul Cloning
1'rlcoH on Snturdii } .
CHICAGO , Feb. IS.-In splto of heavy
settling today wheat found ready takers
and after a severe struggle May closed at
a decline of U@c. Corn , oats nnd provl-
slons were uncompromisingly weak , closing
with a loss of > Ac In corn , rg o In oats.
224c In poik and 1012Hc In lard and ribs.
AVheat started fairly steady , but when
trading commenced the northwest bad not
been beard from in. regard to the move
ment after wheat In that quarter. A few
minutes after the opening the receipts nt
Minneapolis and Duluth were reported at
5SO carloads , comparad with 242 the corre
spending day a year ago , and such an ex
cess In the present rate of deliveries
created bearlshness Immediately. May ,
which had opened a shade higher at 724
@i2',4c , dropped quickly to 7172c Chi
cage receipts were light at 50 cars , of
which only six were graded contract. The
aggregate receipts at western primary
marketa were 554,000 bu. , against 479,000 bu.
a year ago. On 6ho other hand , Atlantic
port clearances wore very small , amount
ing to only 175,000 bu. World's shipments
of wheat and Hour to Europe for the week
were placed at 6,000,000 bu. The United
States and Argentine contributing 3,700-
000 bu. New York sent rather contradic
tory news about the demand there for ex
port , but shipping houses in Chicago
claimed there was more promise for a re
vival of the export business than for a
month back. Such reports as were re
ceived from the country regarding the con
dition of winter wheat were in the main
favorable. As the session progressed there
was a protracted Struggle on the part of
short sellers to keep May wheat below 72c.
It was forced down on three or four occa
sions ! to TITsC and once to 71iJT71T4c , but
, always ' bobbed up again when the selling
pressure was relaxed. An Immense amount
of wheat was wanted nt 72c and May flu-
ally closed at 7272'/4c.
Heavy receipts and the large accumula
tion of stocks In store with a slack ship
ping demand weakened corn. Longs liqui
dated freely and prices declined sharply.
Receipts were fi55 cars. May opened a
shade lower at 35fi3Gc , sold sparingly at
SCc , then slipped off to .WsCtKiic. and
closed at 354c ! buyers.
Prospects of a large Increase In the-
vislble supply had a bearish Influence In
oats. There was general liquidation by
longs nnd large short Interests Increased
their lines. Receipts vvero 3G1 earn. May
began a shade lower at 27S4C and declined
to 27c. the closing figure.
Under frae selling' by packing concerns ,
owing to the extreme weaknfss in corn ,
provisions declined to the lowest point this
year. Shipments for the week wore small ,
amounting to only 13145000 Ibs. of mqat
and 8,629,000 Ibs of lard. May pork opened
5c lower at $9 87Vj , sold sparingly at $990 ,
fell to $9.70 , the closing price May
laid began 2Uc down at $5 521/i'ff5 ' 55 , and
sold off ffto $5,45 at the close. May ribs
started 24c lower at $4 97 % , declined to
$4 S2H , and closed at $4 82Ha4 S5.
Estimated receipts foi Mpnday : AVheat ,
85 cars ; corn , 720 cars ; oats , 320 ears ; hogs ,
33.000 head.
Lending futurn rangad a * follow * :
Artlolea Op n Hlrh. Lew , Oioar. 1 es it y
72KOI * 72K "
71 71 70H IS"
37 S7 30W
36 351 * I *
38J4 HI )
27 27H
25H ' 'Shi
037M 900 070 070
CCA C IK B67k
CliS onr. fioS r > nn 1U7H
07i 877H 007J4 680
482V , i OS
607 607K 4117 407H. . 007K
5 IS r. 15 R 10 fi 1U C20
No 2.
Cash Quotations vvero as follows :
KI.OUH Qulot and steady ; winter pat
ents , Jj.SOftS yj ; straights , $ J 10ft.cO : ; clears ,
WuO340 ? , sjirliiK specials , $120 , patents ,
$ . ! 10(3.70 ( ; hard BtraiRhts , $ JOOi(3.20 ( , bakers ,
"WHUA/r No. 2 EprlngCfifT70c ; No. 3'
Bprlntf , ClfiTOc , No 2 led , T Sj72iAc.
COHN No. 2 , SlttO'tf'1 ; No. 2 yellow , 314
(333c. (
OATS No. 2 , 27'4 ' 27 > ic : No. 2 white , 30 ®
30'X.c. ' No a white. 29'i4j-94C.
HYR No 2. 56'ic ' , f o. b.
HAHWIY No. . ' , 4KS60V.C.
FLAXSUED-No. 1 , Jl 1C.
ULOVI3U BCHD-Contract grade , $033 , a
doulliiB of 15c
TIMOTHY SnnD-Prlme. $210.
PHOVlSIONS-l'ork , moss , per bbl , $9.03
© 9.70. Lard , per 100 Ibs , $3.30f6 SJVj Hncon ,
slioit ilbs sides ( loose ) , $ l55filSO. Dry
salted shoulders ( l > oxeJl , $ l.254j7i } ; uhott
clear sides ( boxed ) , $5.00lf j.lO ,
AVHISKY-Dlstlllers' linlshed needs , per
irnl Jl 20
SUOAHS Cut loaf , J5.70 ; granulated. $5.20.
The folio wliiK were the receipts and ship
ments for today ;
Articles Receipts. Shlp'ta.
Flour , bbls . 1.1,000 10,000
Wheat , bu . , . 43,000 4,000
Porn , bu . r.73,00) ) 164.000
OntH , bu . . . . . . 39S.OOO 190,000
rijo. bu . 9om 1,000
Hurley , bu . ,000 17,000
On the Produce IJxthaiiRe today the hut-
tel' market v\as easy ; creanierles , HJiJ''c ;
dairies , H'/.fflSc. HBBS , steady ; fresh , aOc.
Clieuse. steudv , creanierleH , S iTllc.
Hissin POUI/rRY-Slnrkct dull ; turkeys -
keys , DHtfUc ; ducks , S'i 9c ; chlikens , 9(8 ( >
SI , IioulM MiirUef.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 18-rLOUR-Dull , un-
chaiiL'eU.
\VHL3AT Options lower ; spot dull. easy.
No. 2 reil , cash , elevator , "Je ; track , 741 ?
74'fcc ; Febru.iry. T3o ; JIuy , "ITio bid ; July ,
C9o askrd , No 2 hard , C7c
CORN Options unsettled , weak and frac
tions lower , sK > t dull , lower , No. a cash ,
33c. trurk , Me : Februar > , 3Jc : May. 33H ®
33V e. July 34c.
OATS Options fractionally lower ; spot
dull , nominal , No 2 cash , 2Sc ; track , JS&e ;
Ffbrutin 2Se , May 25s t , July , 'U\c askedj
NO a vvhlto. JO'sf
* KYlHlsher. . 55c.
SnnDS-Kluxbci-d , nomlnul , ll.Ufe ; prime
tlmotbv see , nominal.
.
URAN I'lrmj uacKeU , cast track. COQ
Government Ownership and Control of Ar
kansas Hot Springs ,
DETAILS ABOUT THEIR MANAGEMENT
jii f Thi'lr AriiiilnlHoii li > ' I lit'
.Nation V ( ! ov oniim-nt Aliiuiiol | } '
tlint Hnn I'rov on a ( loud
Till II If.
Through the movement Inaugurated by the
Interior department nt Washington to cor
rect certain practices at the Hot Springs of
Arkansas , widespread attention has been at
tracted to that resort and many Inquiries are
being made ns to the authority the govern
ment exercises over It.
Very llttlo has been published on this
subject throush the channels of general in
formation nnd many nro learning for the
ilrsl time that the government lias direct
Interest in the Hot Springs. That the
United States owns , controls and endorses
the wonderful Hot Springs that Issue from
the side ot a mountain down In the O/arks
of Arkansas and has a largo mountain reser
vation around thorn , on which It has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars Improving
and beaullfjlng , will bo news to a great
majority of readers.
The discovery and history ot the springs
nnd tholr acquisition by the government
Is an Interesting chapter in the progress
and development of the western country.
The first mention of them In history appears
In the diary of ono of the members of Do
Solo's exploration party , which relates thai
they spent a part of the winter of 1511 and
1542 in camp at some hot lakes Ar pools.
Historians In tracing the route ot Do Solo's
expedition locate the point at which ho dis
covered and crossed the Mississippi at
lower Chlckasaw Bluffs the fall previous
and his subsequent wanderings would have
brought him Into this vicinity for his win
ter camp. They are not again heard of In
history until the year 1800 , when they were
visited by a party of French trappers. They
built some cabins of split boards nnd logs
and made the springs their headquarters
while they trapped and hunted , ln the
neighboring streams and mountains. They
were the llret whites to use the springs
to bathe In for the euro of ailments.
That the Indiana made use of the hot
waters from time Immemorial for the treat
ment of their sick there Is every indication.
The Indians who dwelt in this vicinity at
the time ot the discovery of the springs so
testined nnd it was furthermore apparent
from the numerous camps In the surround
ing mountains. They bathed in the pools
of hot water formed In the bed of the
creek and had a name for the hot waters
atid their arlsings vapors which signified
"breath of healing. "
tlic AVatcrn.
Soon after the Louisiana purchase by
Thomas Jefferson in 1804 he sent the ex
ploring party ot Hunter and Dunbar to
Hot Springs for the purpose of examining
the Ciot waters and ascertaining if any one
was In possession with a view to their ac
quisition at that early date by the govern
ment. They found the cabins above re
ferred to but no ono In possession. They
took the temperature and made analysis of
ttio waters and extensive surveys ot the
surrounding mountains. Their report was
published by William Fiaher in the year
1813 , In the same volume with that of Lewis
and Clark , from , -which these facts are
taken.
The government took no action looking to
ovrncrbhlp of the springs at this time. Sub
sequently they were claimed by individ
uals who came and took possession of the
cabins.
The first visitors came to the springs to
take the baths in the jears 1810 and 1811 ,
but the jear 1S12 brought a still larger
number , who came to keep out of the army
and avoid the troubles of the war with
Great Britain. In 1814 there were about
thirty cabins In the valley. In 1828 these
had dwindled to half a dozen , but not a
single Inhabitant.
In the jcar 1832 , by act of congress , the
springs , with four sections of land around
them , were set apart as "a national sani
tarium and park for nil time" and vvero
"dedicated to the people of the United
States to be forever free from sale or
alienation , " so the act reads. From this
tlmo on tlie number of visitors Increased
rapidly until the present time they number
about 60,000 annually , and Hot Springs has
a permanent population of 15,000 , nil of
whom make their living directly or indi
rectly from those who patronize the springs.
The hot spilngs number seventy-two all
told , which issue from the western slope
of Hot Springs mountain , nnd are confined
to a tract about ten acres In extent. The
temperature of the springs has a range of
from 96 to 157 degrees Fnrenhelt , with an
average temperature for all of the springs
of 136 degrees , and the volume discharged
every twenty-four hours IB very nearly
1,000,000 gallons. They How from the earth
from the bed of tbo creek to a distance
of 200 feet up the slope of the mountain.
A < ; < > iTiiiiu-iit Mniiouol } .
The government holds the exclusive mo
nopoly of the hot waters. It owns the moun
tains from which tliey How and tbo three
other mountains which enclose the valley.
Thus controlling not only the springs them
selves , but all approaches to them , thereby
assuring their benefit to all alike and pre
venting them fiom falling into the hands of
Individuals or corporations who might use
tliem to the detriment or extortion of suf
fering humanity.
The conduct of the springs Is vested In
the Department of the Interior and they
are under the Immediate control of a resi
dent superintendent , appointed by the sec
retary of the interior , who executes the
rules of the- department regarding their
conduct and has direct charge of the vast
sjHtem of Improvements which has been
going on for the last ten years and which
will require aa many moro to complete , In
fact , the Improvement and adornment of the
reservation will never cease , as congress
has decreed that all the income derived
from the hot water and rental privileges
shall bo expended for this purpose ,
The mode of operation of the government
Is as follows- The twenty-four bath houses
pay at the rate of ? 30 per tub per year for
the use of the hot water. There are all
told 530 tubs paying thin rental , which pro
vides a substantial Income to the govern
ment. Another source of 'Income ' has been
from the sale of city lots which the gov
ernment originally reserved.
The authority of the United States does
not stop with the lease of the hot water
privileges. It fixes the price of the baths
at the different bathing establishments and
alee the attendants' fees and prescribes rules
for their conduct. The prices of baths are
fixed at fiom $3 to $10 per course of tventy-
one , according to the accommodations af
forded by the bath houses , and no deviation
Is permitted In either way from these prices ,
so that no extortion or Injustice is possible.
The bathing capacity at Hot Springs Is
now 8,000 dolly , which can be Increased to
15,000 without exhausting the How of hot
water. The total number of baths admin
Istered during the year Just closed waa 608-
987.
987.Tho
The bath houses present a great variety ,
both in architecture and appointment.
They have been erected at a cost varying
from $1D,000 to $60,000 , nome very humble
In appointment , while others roach a point
of luxury and convenience that U probably
not surpassed. Those situated upon the
reservation form what Is known as "Hath
Row. " In front of these Is a broad
parkway , which contains a luxurious growth
JOBBERS AND MANOFAOTUBERS
OF OMAHA.
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
hrake , Wilson
u
Williams
IVIIinou A. nrntte.
Manufacturer * bolters , smoho stnokn nnd
firoechlnRs , vregiure , lendcilnR , sheep dip ,
lard ntul vatcr tiuiki , bollor tiilw * con-
jtantly on linml , .proiul haii'l boilers
bought ami sold fitiprlnl nml prompt to
repairs In city or country 19th ntid Pierco.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS
_ ,
merican Hand
Sewed Shoe Go
M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear
ITESIPHN AnKNn ron
Th Joseph Banigau Kubbor Oo.
F H. Sprague & Co. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
Cor. ISIcveiith C rnrnuiu bin. , Onuilm.
P.P. Kirhendall & Co
Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
taleiroonu UOM1M-UM Harnty Stmrt.
CARRIAGES.
Estab
lished ,
185U.
Sldo biinug Attachment No Horse Motion.
Get a Simpson Buggy with the Atkinson
Spring best and easiest rider In tbo world.
1400-11 Uodirc btrc-et.
CHICORY
'he ' Amertaarc
Oroiren ana nanuticturcri ot all form * cf
Chicory Omaha-B > emont-O'N ll. *
DRUGS.
go2-yo6 Jackson St.
I. O. RICHARDSON , Prest.
a F. WELLBR. V. Prtat.
E. Bruce & Co.
Druggists and Stationers
"Quwn Bee" Bpecliltte * .
Clr ra , Wince and Brandtc * .
Onnsr 1Mb * ad JUrney Btrtota.
of trees and shrubbery and is as beautiful
a spot as can be found upon Uncle Sam's
domain.
A free bath house is m-ilntained by the
government for the accommodation of those
who are urablo to pay foi the baths at the
regular bntb houses conducted by private
enterprise. This is equipped with pools in
place of tubs and a separate pool is pro
vided for the different sexes and races. People -
plo In needy circumstances are thus given
the benefit of the baths and take advantage
of this charity. An average of 500 per day
the year round are bathed by the govern
ment. A free dispensary nnd fieo medical
attendance will bo provided at this bath
house some time during the present season.
Another Institution maintained by the gov
ernment is the Army and Navy RCimral hos
pital , erected in the early ' 80s It Ih main
tained for the benefit of the sick soldiers and
sailors and officers of the army and navy
and veterans of the. civil war. A complete
bath house Is run in connection with this
institution nnd it also contains a dispensary
and the whole institution Is under the charge
of an efficient medical corps. The report of
cures or materially benefited at this Insti
tution is over 90 per cent This high record
la perhaps owing to the fact that the gov- |
eminent only sends hero these suffering i
from ailments which the waters have nn
especial record for cm Ing These ailments
are enumerated in a circular , issued by tha
surgeon general of the United States nrm > ,
Georgu M. Steinberg , nnd which has the
approval of R. A. Alger , secretary of v\ar.
J. > KIVI3 TOMiUKS.
i ? 1CMMIO 1'urrot AVIilfli
SiirriimlM'il < o Hit * Crip.
A bird that had moro accomplishments
than a vaudeville star , moro ncutcnees than
many human helnss and a market value of
$10,000 , died at the aramercy apartment
house last Friday , relates the Now York
World , His name wiib Mynah , and he had >
been for ninny years the pot of the Mnger ,
Miss Emma Thursby. A fnw weeks ago
Mynah foil III of the grip. Ho was an
elderly bird and the disease was too much
for him Friday he succumbed and Ml i
Thursby's opinion that she lotbt the most
wonderful bird In the vvoild will not bo
lightly disputed , Mynah was far from being
dumb. Ho opoko grammatically nnd aftcn
with disconcerting lluency , in five languages
Ho sang In seven othcrx. Nor was this .tho
extent of his musical accomplishment !
Mynah's piano playing , accomplished with
ono foot , was remarkable In that It never
was out of tune. Ills banjo solos were per
formed In most uncanny fashion In hla
throat , without the aid of any Instrument | <
whatever. i ]
His position In the Thursby household , | ]
liowover , was not that of a musical trickj j
ster , but of n potted child. Ho called Ml 3 ,
Thursby "Matnma" and the Thursbys bo-
llovo an almost human sympathy existed
between Mynah and Ills mistress. I'rlendH
3avo epoken of the Thurabys as a family of
Ihrco Mrs. Thursby , Mlsa Ina and Mynah ,
Mynah's nanio should have been mentioned ,
Irst. Ho ruled the household and Miss j
Thursby made no arrangement wlthqut first t
consulting his pleasure and convenience , j
The last social occasion nt which Mynuh
appeared was a Christmas tree party Mis *
Thursby gave 'or him The guests were |
children. Mynah liked children and be
loved In Indulging them Ho rose to the
responsibilities of a host nt this party He
ergot ( ho grip symptoms and made himself
astly entertaining He hud been known to
> o overcandld , oven caustic , In a speech
hit on this occasion his manner was one of
winning amiability and the guests said they In
never bad soon Myuah BO lovable.
a
ourloua intelligence was attrib-
DRY GOODS.
E , Smith & Co. ,
Importer * anil Jobber * l
Dry Goods , Furnishing Good )
AND
i
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
The Sharpies Company
Creamery Machinery
\ and Suppllei
Boilers , Rnglnes , Feed Cookers , Wood PaV
ley ? . Shafting , Hcltlns. Butter Pack'
njei of all Ulnrts.
W7-P09 Jones St. - - - - - -
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
esfern EScotrica !
Electrical Supplies.
Electric Wlrlnjr Hells nnd Gns Lighting
U. W JOHNSTON. Mtr. 1B10 Hey rd 8U
ELECTRIC LIGHT
and PO WER PLANTS
424 South loth St.
HARDWARE.
a e
iro8-nio Harnev St.
Steam Pumps , Enslnea nnd Boilers. PDK !
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DR. SEARLBS & SBAHLES
utcd to his having been born In the land of
the occult A Odin.in ambassador to China
In the time of Umperor William I met Miss
Thursby In Horlln and gave lior the bird ,
which l.o had found In India. Mynnh al
ready was nn accomplished traveler , but
Allss Thtiraby took him about the world with
her and taught him many of the acts that
made him famous Ho did not always ftol
It Incumbent on him to bo polite to strangero ,
jet bo was singularly discriminating nnd
rurtly rcpulwd a person of attractive per-
bonalll } . Ho grew world-weary in his later
days and seemed bored with nearly every
body except children , golden haired women
and the pleasures of the table. Mynuh
dearly loved to eat and still more ho loved
liln bottle This was a buttlo of red wlno ,
the sight of which never failed to make
him thirsty Mynnh wns tousldercd by
fanciers to bu worth $10,000 ,
' | H I'Vrl mid lloiii- > for u Sliilcxinuii.
Washington 1'oat "Dw't talk to mo
about wliiU girls order for lunch , " Balil thu
girl with the hot. chocolate ,
"I'vo never In all my life teen a perwin
of my box call for tinthing one-tenth part
as .acougruously dicadful as an order I
heard u longresatnun , a real llvo pongrts-
inan , glvo In a cafe > i > 3terday. Ho tame
and sat drwn near me
"Walter , " ald he without stopping for
minute to read the bill of fare , "Walter ,
brine wo a ulato of ultra' ftot and honoy. " ' t