THE O FAITA DATTjT BEE : MONDAY , FEJVRT7AHY 5 , 1DOO. CLEWS' ' FINANCIAL LETTER Financial Conditions Siz l Up by an Expert Wall Street Pinonoier. MARKET D1SPIAYS A STRONG UNDERTONE I'rollliilile OpIiortiinltleN IIt I iineenli-il In Hie Lower-Priced iHtuex ( ieneriil I1. IT ret of ( lie liner War on the Sltnnllon , NEW YORK , Feb. i. ( Special. ) Henrj ir-uB. - head of the banking house of Ilenrj & Co. , writes : 'I MIHtork market has lately dlnplnyed n VH-.HK ' . undertone , confirming the intlma- mod In UJPSP advices during the nnfan til l-ju two or three weeks. i.ii iff money ! at present the most ! . ml factor on the bull side. light of the uecein- in . - v wus the chief pause lur -laiilf. This clarified thp atmosphere < ! eft the wuy open for : i new ! > u ! cum- favored. In- piiiun im sonn nn conditions irlnm. Minditloiw : irr already tMlcnurnRlliK IA , \ rising market ; but much depends HIP big leaden * , and op. .11 I disposition of tttrv Inn evidently agreed upon the pn-s- int upward movement. Of lute there have I" m Hi.mn liiri ! | struggles between con- l'i" ' " Intercuts , whlrh materially added t ihi > ili-iirpf.'liin of the last two monthn. rti ri. are indications , however , that many of lii'-p fllflVreiire * have been settled by that the ob- oi'p tin HUH or another ; so sta' le ( o recovery are now mwh less f rmidoble. Cermlnly with so many In- 1'u. ' i.en nt work favoring hlghpr prices it N m Impossible that Wie market ran bo Iml'imltply prevented from responding. \ i Hi'd Kiildi the tuudor condition of UK money market Is likely to lie a strong MlmuliiK 10 buying of stocks. .The foreign JM it-u. . ti are all 111 a much easier condition O in ixpeeted ; and , while It Is qultp within .MIJP . of probabilities ) that WP export j. .1 1 lipfore- lout ; , Biii-h a contingency . in DO utiPiMlMPSS among local bankers. 'I < i < Antrim war has ceased to bean 1m- 1,1. ' i , i n factor ; apparently. It hns been fnl llRrountcd ; cvi'ti the reverse at Splon- ko" innl little effect In London , and afoso- ] > r > \ nine In New York. Our financial li i. . . . ndenre of Ktirope , It la plain to nil , v i nex'er wo real OH now : and we can r. > . nl ordinary disturbance * over there v Hi mure equanimity than formerly. lletlor SlnrUi-1 Hxpcetcd. fmr ri-iixoiiK for belief In a better mar- 1. . . I1 nv been so often stated that It Is usH * to repent them again. U Is not to IIP i \-ipi-ted that values will rise without line miptlPii. Speculative opinion IH still dUl.i" l on some iieeurltles , and many ph. .nil . not be touched at any price. The in. " priilltnblp opportunities are likely to In fniuul In many of the lower-priced IsM - through the reor- M --I which have gone K > > ii/.liir ] iiroieKS. and , through the Im- 7ifiimnt In business , have become or ] .rinit e to become dividend-payers. In tlit'K < sneettlatlon Is likely to become more < i. . nviwl'h ndviiuelnK prleen. A few of the better class of Industrials are also like Iv tn re-cuvo more attention now that i . > ' ! < > tarc.iiulltioiiH have Improved. All t ninir ivorublo elements In the market liivins lipen exposed and discounted , re- iovi > I" now In order , and In the nlmencn or iinfnvnrable doveloiimentH we look for r i impil .Improvement. \ \ h. n the South African war broke out i > f was very active and scarce here , CHII -.1 by the drain for crop-moving pur- Kr.si' . ai-.d to pay for sales of stocks on 1,01'lon account , so that wo were threat en. 1 v'llii the taking away of our cold In pajnient therefor. The war was then considered n bad thing for us for that TCIUOII. Now that London has no lonser mi Important iiunntlty of our stocks In spf nlnttve bands that can be dumped upon 11 > and the money for moving the crops h IH returned to this center. Instead of the Knu : i African war hereafter being any I > tilment to us , its effect will be the re- veie As an evidence of this , a Inriro JKiri'ier of Kngllsli ( igentB are now In the west buying up all the mules and horses Ihr % can Ret , and large orders for war wimll.s | nre also In nil our markets , nnd tlio. longer the war histH the longer will we bo called ) upon to furnish them. There- fofp , the South African war will hence- Inrth bo an absolute benefit to our cro- iiueerH , to our transportation companies and to our merchant ! ) . AH a mnt'-er of fut , our Htock market Is now selllngr ex- Af flea n war. VitrelieiiHloii | of Intervention. There Hcems to bo In Knuland nn an- prehensliin that foreign Intervention may emu. Into the situation. Tills 1 do not blnk need bo taken seriously , for It must lie remembered Unit the war Is one between a republican and monarchical form of government , and If the llrltlsh are whipped by the Boers , whose entire population numbers less than C50.000 , It will be ( | itlte as easy it mutter for all other nations , ex cepting the United States , to bo conquered one after the other In their turn by the same llttlo nation of desperate fighters. Tt Is not , therefore , likely that France , Germany or Russia will step in and help n. n-'itlon to be successful In this war that may whin them in the same way on the slighter ' provocation ; for It la quite cer tain that If they succeed In conquering the British they can any other nation. The war between this little speck of a nation eirwl so powerful a one OB England looks In - " v li" ' > lmut Ilko * lie pltv of Newn'k. with a similar population of 230,000 , rising up and wiiKlue war against the United St.i 'PS ' and her Philippine and southern American colonies. The war between thes two nation ? Is such an absurd contrast as to make It absolutely ridiculous for Knu'.ainl to think of anything else but to Ivrbt li out to n successful termination , cost what It may In men or money. Con- Fniui-ntly. 1 do noti hesitate to say that Hi. jland will have nt least 230,000 men , It jior more , engaged in this war In South Africa before the end comes , and the moro there .iro the more It is Incumbent upon us to contribute n very largp part of their food Hiinpllps. As against thin advantage , where i there nny grout dlsadvintago tint cnu possibly crop out to our Injury ? If there should bo Intervention by nny othe nation. It would mean sending troops to help the Uoers a distance of S.OOO miles. with all the risks and expense attached tluroto. Rutland's worst nnd bitterest rival will think twice before It concludes 1o Intervpne. In HIP transportation of ellhpr niPti or supplies to the aid of the Uuers England's navy would have to bore ro keyed with n rather strong proposition for any nation to combat. New I'lenienl In Warfare. Besides , If these sturdy , rawboned men of the spade can sweep death and destruc tion by their crank-turning rllles and can non to the llrltlsh army , they can make similar 'havoc ' with any other European nrmv with equal facility. This Is a now element In warfare to bo considered by the old nations. The IJrltlsb army seems to lack general- rtil ! > adapted to grapple with thu Hocrs and their inoun'nln region fortified posi tions , which appear to bo almost Improg- ruible The liners have shown themselves to bo bold and ilerco lighters , good ride hooters , and' to possess lots of endurance , liraidiM whleh they have not failed to take ndvantago of the- Interval between the Joinc-Hon raid and the present period to prepare for the emergency ; whereas , the lirltlsh up to the commencement of the Avar pimply did nothing- preparation for it , hence their present disadvantage ami cipparcnt lack of strategical generalship. Of course thorn can be no doubt of the result In the end , becuuso the British hnvo the money , they luivo the men and they 'have the pluck , too ; but It does appear to mo that the generals are not unite up to the mark. What fie Hrltlslv will have 1o do , I am Inclined to think , to keep .their tinny abreast of tlio tlmcH. will bo to tnko their leaders from the ranks nnd lot merit liavo full SCOPP. Poonlo of noble birth are not calculated to make the best command ers rut the battlelleld. A mulor Kent-nil's nnk phiuild bo obtained by valor and merit only and should bu left open to anybody to climb uii to. Theu n man's -full ca pacity becomes fully developed It wan no with Nnnulcon Hnmi'inrto Marlborougb. Voit Moltki' and Crarr. who rank. In my o'llpton , as the greatest generals that ever llve\ llveT"io anvlety about gold shipments la now entirely removed owing to the iilethnrle condition of the money marko' . If I ho U.ink of Knulund should want our cold now and will txiy high enough for it. wo can very readily part with J2fi.onoono < niroro without mi" dlceomlort. This l- < the rciisdii why our stock market refused to retreat oil the news early In the week of fi iieral TUiller's disastrous retreat. This Incident was u stroiiK test of the situation nnd was evidence that our market had cut adrift from the South African war In fluences. No matter what happens now In South Africa , the conditions on this sldo VI mint uu advnnco 111 the price of blocks nnd they are now most decidedly headed Hint way The money market warrants it the earnings of the railroads warrant II , the KPuerul prosperity of the country warrants It. and the outlook for the future warrants. It , and there IK no legitimate re 11011 that can now bo adduced against It. I'orelun Financial. LONDON , Feb.Tho Stock exchange last week WHS brighter and stocks were rather more In duuumU although the buy- In i ; wim chleily on continental account. The tone of nil the markets was good mid the Kenernl conditions nre now so ser sltlve that the market would probably r spend Immediately to nny moderate buylw Prices were firm nil nlons the line , excp ] In consols , which touched 100 % . Americans displayed dpclded strengtl This was mainly due to Berlin purchase ! which yesterday parried prices nbov parity. Among the Ini-runse * were Haiti more & Ohio , which were from S < 4 to points ; rnlon Pacific , i ; Southern prr fcrrcd. 1'4 ; Chicago , Milwaukee .t St. Pall ' ,4 ; Denver & Ulo Ornmle preferred , Vi houlsvllle & Nashville , ' ,4 : Illinois fen tml , V4 ; New York Central * Ilitdso Illver , ' ,4 ; Northern Paelilc , ' ,4. nnd Penn ' sylvnnla , V4. Others rose from U to point. Money was slightly harder until Mon day , i per cent ; for u week , 2',4 ' , nnd o three months' bills. . " > V4 per cent. MADHID , Feb.I. . Spanish 4 * closed ye terday at 70.W. Oold was iniotcd nt 2S.4" . IIEKMN , Feb. i. The money inilrke last week showed nn interruption of th easing tendency. The report of the Ilelchs bank Indicates considerable pressure , i'rl vale discount remains stationary. Forotfr exehnnge If firm , London nnd 1'nrls belli very near the Rold-pxportlng point. There fore , a further reduction of the Kelehsbnu : rnte Is not expected now The boii'-s had a very active week , the most ncllv for months. The transactions reached ni enormous volume. CIIICAliO I1IIAI.VM > PIIOVLSIO. % . * l-'enlnrex of. the TrnitliiK "nil Clonlni Quotations for Snf iirilny. rillCAOO , Feb. 3. Wheat was early cas ; on disappointing cables , but some buylni by foreigners , u. Bomowhat better cash do mund , apprehension over crop condition : and sympathy with corn counteracted this the market closing nrni , May He under yes terday. Corn wu up on light country of ferlnEB and damage reports from Argen Una. May closing Uffi-Kit : higher. Oati closed unchanged nnd provlslonw BfylOi lower. The serenity of the wheat pit was no disturbed throughout the session by any thing startling. Early newf Liverpool am Paris both lower ( nnd the export detnant tump was disappointing to t'ho ' bulls , Mnj opening -8c under yesterday at CS' iCSUc Trailers sold and the price quickly recedci to ( KT/CSinc. This was followed by n rcac tlon which Kradunlly worked May nn ti CS c. That t'orulKiiers In the face of lowei cables were buyers hero was regarded at slBtilflcaiit. Apprehension over the exten of the dainnKo done the French crop wai felt and many were uneasy over the condl tlon of domestic ilelds after the cold snap The visible was expected to decrease nearlj 1.000,000 bu. There was some cash buslno * ! dorto and the strength of corn was Insplr- Ing. The result of this array of Informa tion WIIH that early short sellers were com pelled to buy back early lines at an ad' vunce In price. The market closed llrm May only 've under yesterday at GS iffifiSi c Primary Vecelpts were I07.0W bu. , c.ompare < with ( ilO.OOi ) bu. last year. Minneapolis ant Dultith reported 347 cars , ncnlnst 2S ! ) lasl week and 602 a. year ago. Local receipts were 2G cars , none of which graded con tract. Atlantic port clearances In wheul nnd flour were equal to ,310,000 , bu. Ne\\ York reported live loads taken for export. From early easiness , Induced by large re. tolpta fiC5 cars here and the sympathj with the opening decline in wheat , the con market turned ptrong and held Its ualns Small country offerings and a report thai the Argentina crop had suffered for wanl of molsturo were the chief factors. There was no selling against the liberal receipts which also aided the price. Trade was fairly active the greater part of the session Local interests were good buyers nnd n good shipping business was. transacted May ranged from 3.1e to 333Jc and closed > ( < 5"U' up at aitiifiSS-fjjc. A good cash demand and sympathy will corn held the oats market steady , but tradi was rather quiet. Local receipts were 20 , ' cam. May ranged from 23e to 23'/.i23c and closed unchanged at 23'Ac. The provisions market opened lower , as hog receipts were 9.000 over the estimate nnd prices at the yard ? depressed. Liver pool was higher for products , however , nticJ there was some outside demand , which holil the market steady to the cloHe. May pork sold from $10.90 to lo.S3 and closed 10c down at J10.S5 ; May lard from SG.03 tc 16.0216 , closing : 5c depressed nt S6.02V& , ami May ribs from Jo. 90 to $ T .SG , with the clost Cc lower at tf.Soiffd.ST'yi. Estimated iccelptsj Monday : Wheat SS , : ffi:5ra : cars ; oats-1CO CarS : "bss < The leading futures ranged ns follows : Articles. " ] Open.High. [ | Low.'l Close.l Yp's'y Wheat" Feb. GG . < ] 6MiA May GS % A July 69 "Corn t May 33 33' i July 33 % 31 * 0uts- < May 23 % 23 % 2314 July 22 % 22fff % Pork May 10 S5 1090 10 85 10 S3 10 S3 July 1087 % 10 92 % 1087 % 1090 10 97V < Lard- May ' G 05 602 % G02 % Gfl7tf July fi 16' 612 % C 10 G 10 6 15 Ribs- May G 85 C 90 C 85 B 8714 5 92 < X July 5 90 fi 92141. 5 90 5 90 5 95 No 2. Cash quotations were ns follows : , J'kOUll Sternly ; winter patents. $3.4 < Xfi J.60 ; straights. $3.00&3.3S ; clears , J2.90ff3.10 ; < prtnR ; specials. $3.tVu4,00 ! ) ; patents. $3. OFi3.55- straights. $2.fiOft3.00 ; bakers , $2.1002.00. WHEAT No. 3 .spring , GJSCGc ; No. 2 red jS C. CORN-No. 2 , 32c ; No. 2 yellow. 32 32lic OATS-NO. 2 , 224'823V5o ' ; No. 3 white , 25(3 ( ilTE No. 2 , 54'Ac. IJAKLEY No , 2 , 3S W3 .c. , .S-ERS N ° - ! 'laxseed nnd northwest , H.G9. Prime timothy. $2.GO PROVISIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. , $9.GOi ? lO.Sj. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , $5.SOJiS.92 % . Shorl ribs sides ( loose ) , $ o.70 JC.93. Dry salted -moulders ( boxed ) . J5.75fjC.00 , Short clear sides ( boxed ) , $5.931(6.05. ( WHISKY Dlntlllcrs' finished coeds , on basis high wines , per gul. , $ l,2'l'/ . , SCGAUS Cut loaf , $0.03 ; granulated , $5.-)9. Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. l--lour , Mils 27.000 3I.OOC Wheat , bu 29,000 71.00C ° m , bu -128,000 150,000 3ats , bu 200,000 279.00C Itye. bu. 4.000 7.00C Harley , bu 89,000 30.00C On the Produce exchange today the but ler market was steady ; creameries , 19itMc ; lalrles. 19jE.'e. CbecBe , steady at 12 < H13c. Usss , weak nt 16 < ic. OMAHA OI3M5KAD M.iniCDT. Cunilllloii of Trade nnil Uiuitntlonn on Staple nnd Fniiuy rrortuce. RGOS-RecelptB , Increasing ! fresh stock. 13c. 13c.DRESSED DRESSED POULTRY Cholco to fancy turkeys. 9c ; ducks , 7H f7 e ; geese. 7'/ffi ( Be ; spring chickens , 7Q7c ; nens. ( JV.o ; roosters. 4iJr > c. LIVE POULTRY-Ilens , B'/iqec ; spring chickens , CViffGc ; old and stnggy roosters , 3c ; iltickB. 6e ; geese , 6c ; turkeys , CGy.c , MUTTER Common to fair , 15c ; choice , liiflSc ; separator , 23cj Rathered creamery , (23c. PIGEONS-Llvc. per doz. , TBc. VEALS-Cholce , 9c. GAME-Ducks , mallards. $3,003.25 ; blun R'lng teal , $1.75 : green wing teal , $1.23 1.50 ; mixed ducks , $1.5002.00. OYSTERS-Medlum. per con , 18o ; stand ard , per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. , 11.25 ; extra selects , per cnn , SOc ; extra se lects , per gal. . $1.601.75 ; New York counts , per can , 37c ; New York counts , per ino , J1.25 , , lIAY Per carload lots : Upland , choice , [ G ; midland , choleo , $5.50 ; lowland , choice > o ; rj'o straw , cholee. $1.50 ; No. 3 corn , 2Cy.c ; No. 3 whlto oats , 2IVc ; cracked corn , per ? , " Ill : corn and oats , chopped , per ton , fll.50 ; bran , per ton. $12 ; snorts , per ton , $13. VEGETABLES. aiMvA' Vr'i : 15 Per dozen bunches , COc. SI INACII Per box , I : , K.Wn1JI''KT8Per doz. bunches , 40QWc. ) i , i"iTi.E per dozbunches. . 40c : fancy RADISIIES-Per doz , hunches , 40c. head lettuce , per bbl. , $5. HWKKT POTATOES-per bbl. . Illinois , 3Jerseys. . f5 ; large bbls. . Kansua , S2.75. POTATOKB-Per bu . choice. 30S35c. fAllllAOE-Hollancl ied. 2c , CAtTLU-'IXWl-R-Callfornla crate , - , per , ONIONS Retail , vcllow. TGc ; red , SSS90c ; 3hlo per bbl. , $2.26. CELERY Per dor. , 25030c , California , per bunch.10075 Tl'RNIPS-Rutabagas. per Ib. , lUo ; Ca- indlnn. Hie ; per bbl. . $2 MUSIIROOMS-Per Ib , box. 50c. TOMATOES Florida , per G-basKet crate , RHUnARn-Per doz. . COc. FRUITS. APPLES Choice western shipping stock , I3.toiis.80 ; New York stock , $1 ; fancy , $1,50 GRAPES-Malaga grapes , per bbl. , $7.00 ® "CRANBERRIES-Bell and Bugle , per bbl ( 4.00 , TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES-Mexlcan , per box. $3 : Cali fornia naval ? , per box. $3.258'3.SOj California seedlings , per box , $2.0g'2.75. LEMONS -California fancy , $3.75 ; cholca California , 13.W ; Messina. ( I. Milwaukee ( Jrnln MtirUel. MILWAUKEE , Fob. 3. WHEAT No. 1 northern. G7fe6se : No. 2 northern , GJV jCfic. RYE Klrni : No. 1. 55ic. BARLEY Quiet ; No , z , 4&fll6\jc , sample , OMAHA LIVE STOCK MAKRE1 Not Oattlo Enongh of Any Kind to Make i Test of Prices. LARGE RECEIPTS OF HOGS TOR SATURDA' ' Ciittle VnliteM I nelmnm-il Slieep Seer n Deelileil AilvitneeIn Six UII'JM llnuN Clowe Wlirl-c Tliej- Weiiit AVeol. ARI * . SOUTH OMAHA , Feb. 3 Hecelpls were : Cattle. Hogs. Bhiep OlUelal Monday . 1,730 3.013 C.4U Olllcuil Tuesdav . 3.I1S f'.Sl'J ' W OllieUI Wcdlicsiday . t',717 4SS ) 4iJ Otllclal Thursday . 2,111 K.3W 2.3b Olllclal Friday . 1,9 : B.CT2 3.42 Olllcial Saturday . 718 7.70S fit. . l'R . . . . Average price raid fur hogs for the la- I several days with commit ISOIIH : Indicates Sunday. The ofllclal number 'of csirs of stocl- - broiiKht in today by each road was ! Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. ll'scs C. . M. & St. P. Ily -I Total receipts 31 110 2 : The disposition of the. day's receipts wiu us follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber ofhead _ indicated : Buyers. Cattle. Hops. Sh'p Omaha Packing Co 1.142 G. H. Hammond Co 1.3SS Swift and Company 10 l,32.r. Cudahy Packing Co B5 2,039 Armour < t Co 47 1,4.3 . fit > , Omaha Pack. Co. , K. C 131 Cudahy Puck. Co. . K. C 213 Swift & Company , country. . . . 9i L. F. HUPZ = ! Other buyers " 3 Totals C.22 7.4S4 5G1 CATTLI3 There were only thirty cars o ! cattle reported In the yards today. Of thai number there were twenty-one cars which were not offered for sale , sixteen of them bclner cattle from Kansas City consigned direct to packers. There were on sale three loads of steers and two loads of cows , be sides a few odds and ends. There was not onouffh cattle here to make It any object to the buyers. Those who had cows paid that as usual on the last day of the week buyers tried to steal the few here. It seems surprising that shippers should con tinued to send them In for the Saturday market when they have bee.n warned time and n&aln that it IP not to be defended upon. Once in a Kreat while there Is a soort cattle market on a Saturday , but it Is seldom. As a rule there Is so little that no one tries to buy It. The cattle market nt this point has been In very Kood shape all the week and values upon the whole have shown but little chance. Until Friday fat cattle were fully steady with the previous week , but on that day the market was unevenly lower. There has , in fact , been but little change Hi the market for two weeks , the receipts being moderate and hardly up t-o the require ments of buyers. An compared with other markets prices have been very hlRh here. Cattle all this week have sold right close to Chicago prices it ml on an average 23c hlffher than Kansas City. Local oackers have been shipping cattle up from Kansas City all the week , and cattle from there laid down at South Omaha cost lesn than the same cattle can be bought for-on this market. In fact the weakness developed in this market on Friday was due entirely to the arrival of a train of cattle from Kansas City and the nolslns about among buyers of the price. The market on butchers' stock has not experienced much change for the week , cows and heifers polling In about the same notches as last week. The market on bulls , stacs , etc. , has shown but small chantro. Veal calves have been scarce all the week and very high. Good feedlnir cattle were active sellers all the week and buyers could not get enough as the supply was small every day. Prices In consequence wore fully steady and that kind of cattle sell as high as nny time tills season. On the other hand there seems to be but little demand for the commoner kinds of stackers and thin cat tle of all kinds. Little , scrubby yearlings are poor sellers and have been neclectod all the week , with the result that the mar ket has eased off. HOGS-There was a large run , It was the last day of the week , nnd as a still further bear Intluenco Chicago and other selling points reported a lower market. In consequence quence the market here was a big 5c lower some would say r.ff7ic . lower. The demand seemed to be good In spite of the fact that It was the last of the week and the m6vo- ment was as active ns could bo expected on a down market. The prices paid ranged largely from JI.GO < ! i4.Gr. an against $4.f.3 < i4.70 yesterday. It will be noted from the sales below that the Bood hogs sold lower today and that the decline was fully as much , It not more on that Ulnd. The hog market this week lias been do- cldedlIn sellers' favor most of the time. During the middle of tJie week prices broke a little , but during Thursday and Friday the loss was moro than made up and hogs sold on those two days nt the blithest point of the season. The dcellno at the close of the week loft the market About where It was at the close of the previous week. The sales for the week , however , averaged considerably higher than for the previous week , nnd the highest of the season so far. The demand on the i art of local puckers was good nil the week and the offerings changed hands as a rule quite readily at current prices. The table of average prices will show the exact fluctua tions from day to day. SIIEKP There were two loads of lambs In the yards sold to arrive , so that there was nothing offered nnd nothing to make a market or establish quotations toddy. Tlie sheep market has been In good shape this week and of a character to please sellers as the tendency of values has been steadily upward. Buyers have wanted sup plies of both nlicep and lambs and arrivals have met with ready sale. It must bo borne In mind , however , that It Is the handy weight stuff that Is wanted , whllo big heavy sheep have not been so active and hnvo not shown much advance. The most Improvement has taken place on lambs which can wifely be quoted 25TJ3-.0 higher for the week. YenrllngH are lG25o higher , light or handy weight wethers 10W 20e higher , and heavy wethers nnd ewes generally about lOc hluhcr. Quotations : Good to choice fed yearlings , J5.40t/5.0 ; fair to good yearling ! ) , J5.I5Ti5 33 good to choice wethers , M.sOfiS.jri ; fair to good wethurs. JI.KOffl.C3. Rood to choice fed ewes , Jl.lflir4.40 ; Rood to choice fed native lamhH. * G.COWG.90 ; stood to choice western lambs. M.G3fi.SO ? ; fair to coed fed western lambs , $ fi.25fJ6.GO ; feeder wethers , J4.00 < JJ > 4.25- feeder yearlings , $ l.25Wi.50 : good to choleo feeder lambs , JI.WJ/5.00 ; feeder owes , J2.25Q ) 3.00. Representative sales : 3.00. CHICAGO I.IVK STOCK MAHICHT. Cuttle \ oiiiliuillStenily , HI > KM Active . \vtriiKliil ? f > e Lower. CHICAGO , Feb. 3 , OATTLI5 Nominally steady ; good to choloo , 55.23ijfi.2o ; poor to n.edlum. Jl.OO'fjS.O'i ' ' ; mlxod stockers , J3.S3 ® 3.85 ; delected feeders , JI.2Sftl.S5 ; good to choice cows , J3.40fi.fX > ; heifer ? , J3.23fj5.00 ; canncrs , ? 2..SS2.-0 ! ! : ; bull. * . J2.73fil.ffl ; calves , J5.0pfo9.00 : fed Texas beeves , J4.ft1fJ5.20. HOGS Active , averaging 5c lower , clos- , ng Ktronp ; top , Jl.W.i ; good clearance ; mixed and butchere , ll.Go3-4.PO ; good to choice heavy. Jl 75iJ4.92'4 ; roug-h heavy , J4. < X)5 L70 ; llffht , li.COQ4.t2Vi ; bulk of Bales. fi.'Mii.sr . SHF.ISP AND LAMBS-Stronc ; lambs steady to slow ; native wethtrs , J4.75W3.40 ; lambs , J5.0" > T(1.-i ( > ; western wethers , J4.75 ® 5.25 ; western lainli" . J6.00fc7.10. Rocclpts Cattle , -JuO head ; hogs , 30ono hud. shei-p , 2 , 00 head. . For the week ; I Cattle. 45,600 head ; hojrs , 150,600 head : she p 77.CW head. SI. Louts Lite Klocli. ST. LOI'IS , Fell , .1. rAtTI.K lletelpt ! " 2M ( head ; n'arkct steady ; native shlpplui nnd export iteers , JM.5oyfl.60 ; dres cd bee nnd butcher steers. Jl.SiJue.flft : , to rr mule 1.C01 ibi. , M.5'fn.io ( ; Rtorkers and feeder ? W.7MT-4.SO ; eo'vs and heifers , J2.00W4.S5 ; cnn liers , Jl.SiliS.So ; bulls , J2.iV > Jil.W : Texas am Indian cieers. J3.05if4.JO ; cows and heifer ? j.2frf3.75. ? HOOS Hecolpt \ 4W > head ; market llrm I > | RS and lights. $4.COit4.75 ; packers , Jl.SOt 4. SO ; hut cher * . I4.73W.92U. SHHBP AND LAMltS-itecelpt" . SOO hrnd market steady ; native muttons , J4.COW5.2j Iambi' , * r.00fi7.00culls nnd bucks , M.501 4.50 ; Mockers. J2.50 < ! 13.50. City l.ive Sloi'Vs. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 3.-CATTLK-llc celpts , .13,000 for the week ; heavy tintlvi steois , | 3. Hf8.SO : lightweight * , J4.SOJlo.IO rtockers and feeders. J3.40ff3.IO : butrhe cows and heifer" , J,1.10fi..50 | ; canners , 52. 1 < ? i3.1H ; fed westerns , Jl.00ffo.50 ; wrnten feeders , J3.23fH.G3 ; bulls , J.1.60JJ I.G3 ; receipt ! today. 1G head. HOGS Keeelpts , G.OOO hvnd : steady to S'-ji lower : heavy. Jl.CVii4.77i < , ; mixed. Sl.fiOi : 4.70 ; llpht. Jl.40fil.GO ; plcp. JI.201N.IO. SHU ISP AND LAMIlS-riccelpts , 14,000 to ; the week ; market closed with advance o 25 < iiP.5e ; lambs , l4.70jG.75 ; yearlings. J3.25T , 5.60 ; mutton. " . Jl,7r > 'ii3.23 ' ; stockers and feed er.t , $3.25f/3.50 ; etilN. J2.5Mt3.50. AIMV York l.lve Stoek. NI-3W YOIIK , Feb. 3.-ni3KVKS-IV celpts , SI bend ; no trading : feelliiK stenily t'aliles quote refrigerator .beef llrm at lOfi IflUe ; exports. 150 head of cattle and 2,40i quarters ol beef. OALV1JS llecelpts , none : fl head on sale rooil venlc , ! ) c. SIIKKP AND LAMHS-Ilecolpts. 2,01 head ; nheip. steady ; lambs , tlrni to 10 ( IllRlier ; sheep. Jl.00f(3.75 ( ; lambs , J7.G2li'iJ7.S3 ' HOGS Ileeelpts , 1,221 head ; none for sal ( alive. Sleek In Followlnc are the receipts at the foul principal western markets for February 3 Cattle , lines. Sheep South Omaha . 71S 7.70S 5G ! Clllc.tgo . 200 30,000 2,5W Kansas City . G.lxlO St. Louis . 200 1,800 5W Totals . 1.11S 4S.50S 3f.C . ! St. l.oiifn Hrnln nnd I'rovlHlonn. ST. LOUIS , Feb. S.-WHEAT-Lowor ; No 2 red cash , elevator , 70e ; track , 7H4f(72ic ( ! l-'ebruary. 70c ; May , "O-'Ue ; July , GS'.Jc ; No. ! hard , G7(7/GSe. ( IleeelptH , 'J.r.OG. I'OItN Strong ; No. 2 cash , 31c ; track , 32c February , 3Hic : May , 32f(32'ic ( ; Jttlv , 32 ic OATS Firm ; No. 2 cash and track , 2IV..n February , 21-ysc ; May , 2l c ; No. 2 white , 2fc HYK-Flrm at 62'ic. FLOPU Firm , but dull : patents. J3.IOfi 3.30 ; extra fancy , J3.10f3.13 ; clear , J2.75fj 2.90. 2.90.fKKDS Timothy , J2.OOfJ2.30. Flaxsced nomini'1 at $1.50. COUNMICAlx-Jl. 75571. SO. 1JIIAN Steady ; sacked , east track , G4c. HAY Timothy , steady , SS.7S4ill.2G ; pral- lie. llrm , ? ii.r.05fS.23. \VHISKY-Stcady at Jl.23'4. IHON COTTONTIKS-J1.20. 1 ] A G f ! I NG-5T ? ic. I1I-MP TW1NK ! ) c. MKTALS Lead , firm at $4.G2US'4.65 Selter | , higher at $1.73. POI'LTIIY Steady ; chickens. Gfj7c ; tur keys , ( VU7e ; ducks , So ; geese , 5c. PROVISIONS Dry salted boxed meats , extra shorts , $5.b7Vj ; clear ribs , SO ; cleai sides" , $ i.l''U'Bacon ; , boxed shoulders , extra shorts , JG.37V4 ; clear ribs. JG.50 ; clear sides JC.KiPork steady ; Jobbing , old , J10.37& new , $11.25 , Lard , steady ; prime steam $3.G5 ; choice , $3.70. RECEIPTS Flour. 0,000 bbls. ; wheat , 10- 000 bu. ; corn , 153,000 bu. ; oats , 49.000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 21,000 bu. ; corn , 19,000 bu , ; oats , 38,000 bu. Liverpool Crnln niitl Provlnlonm. LIVERPOOL , Feb. 3. WHEAT Spot. . steady ; No. 1 California , Gs 4d9fSs 4l,4d ; No 2 red western winter , 5s HMsd ; No. 1 north ern springGs Id. Futures , steady. CORN Spot , llrm ; American mixed , new , 3sGd ; American mixed , old , 3s 7d. Futures quiet ; February , 3s7d ; March , 3s 7d ; May , 3s Glid. PEAS Canadian , 5s GVtd. FLOUR St. Louis , fancy winter , firm , 7s 3d. HOPS At London ( Pacific const ) , dull , 310siC4. ! PROVISIONS-Beef , dull : cjctra India mess , 30s ; prime mess , 72s 6d. Pork , steady ; prime western , 5Gs 3d. Hams , short cut , II to 16 Ibs. , firm , ISs. Bacon , firm ; Cumber land cut. 28 to 30 Ibs. , 34s ; short ribs , IS tc 22 Ibs. , 33s 6d : long clear middles , light , 3 ( to 35 Ibs. , 35s ; Ions Clear middles , heavy , 35 to 40 Ibs. , 34s Cd ; short clear backs , 1G to IS Ibs. , 33s Gd ; olear bellies , .14 to 1G Ibs. , 39s Gd. Shoulders , square , 12 to 14 Ibs. , firm , 32s Gd. Lard , llrm ; prime 'Western , tierces , 30s 3d ; American retlned , In pails , 32s Od. IH'TTER Finest and good United States , nominal. CHEESE Firm : American finest white , 5GsGd ; American llnest colored , 59s. i : n ( tor , KKK nnd Cheese Market. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 3. BUTTBR- Flrm , good demand ; fancy western cream ery , 23Vb4i26e : fancy prints , 2 < 3o. EGGS Dull and Ic lower : fresh nearby , ISc ; fres-Mi western , ISc ; fresh southwestern , 17c ; fresh southern , 17c. CHEESE Unchanced. NEW YORK , Feb. 3. BUTTER Re ceipts , 1,975 pkgs. ; strong ; Juno creamery , 2Cfi'ic ) : western , 2l < S25c : factory , 16f818Hc. CHEESE Receipts , 576 pkgs. ; steady ; fall made , fancy , large and small , l ifNSc ; large , late made , IWlff c ; small , late made , KGGS Receipts , 5,591 pkgs. : dull nnd lower : western , ungraded , at mark , 14ffl"c. CHICAGO. Feb. 3. HUTTER Steady ; creamery , WfiCIc ; dairy , 19fT22c. EGGS Weak ; freith , lfti-l ! V4c. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 3. BUTTER Steady ; creamery , 20f)24',4c ) ; dairy , lC < g20c. EGGS Lower at 12c. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 3.-BUTTER Creamery , 20fl23c ; dairy , ISc. EGGS He lower on Increased supply ; good demand : fresh Missouri and Kansas stock , llrsts , 12c dozen , cases returned. IVIIIINIIN Cllj' C > rnln mill I'rovlnloiiN. KANSAS CITY , Feb. 3. WHEAT May , G4c ; cash , No. 2 hard , C3Uc ; No. 3 , GOV.S63c ; No. 2 red. GSfG9c ; No. 3 , G20 Sc. CORN May. 30c : ca'Ph , No. 2 mixed , 2 ! > ! 4c ; No. 2 white. 29V45T20c : ; No. S. 29 > iQ29MC. : OATS No. 2 white. 24 c. RYE-NO. 2 , 51140. HAY Choice timothy , J9.OOfT9.50 ; choice prairie. $ G.50ftfi.73. RECEIPTS Wheat , 42,000 bu. ; corn , 74,700 bu. : oats. 12.000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat , 22,500 bu. ; corn , 20- SOO bu. ; oats , 5,000 bu. MliiiieniioIlH AVhciit nnil Flour. JIINNF/APOLIS , Feb. 3. WHEAT In store : No. I northernFebruary. - . G0'4c ; May , CGiifC3c : July , G7c. On truck : No. 1 hard , CC'de ; No. 1 northern , GG3Bc ; No. 3 northern , ( B c. FLOUR Firm and quiet ; first patents , J3.COfT3.70 ; second patents , $3,10413.50 ; first clears. J2.G3f(2.75 ( ; second clears , J2.1Vify,20 ( , BR-AN-ln bullc. Jll.25ffll.50. ' 1'olcilo Mnrket. TOLEDO , Feb. 3 , WHEAT - Dull and steady ; No. 2 cash , 71Vic ; May , 73'/-c. ' CORN Dull and higher ; No. 2 mixed , S3ic. OATS Higher nnd firm : No. 2 mixed , 2lu. RYE Unchanged ; No. 2 cash , 57c. OLOVKUSRED - Dull and easy ; nrlmo cash , old , Jl ; February , now , J0.7G ; March , ; 5.SO ; No. 2 seed , J4.GOf.9U. | I'eorlu Mnrket , PEORIA , Feb. 3 , CORN-Flrmer ; new No. 3 , SOVtC. OATS-l-'Irin : No , 3 white , 234C. . WHISKY Firm , on the basis of JI,23'-i ' for finished goods. Diilulli ( irnlit .lliirkel , DULUTH , Minn. , i'Vb. 3.-WHEAT No. 1 hard. cash. C9Tic ; No. 1 northern , " -carti , C5Tic ; May , G7Tic ; July , GSo ; No. 3 north ern , GGHc ; No. 3 spring , 69T4c. Callforulu Di-leil l'rult . NEW YOIIK. Feb. 'l.-OAL.IKOnNJA DRIED l-'IUMTS Evaporated apples quiet mil about stotuly. State evaporated applcK , common , GlftiVsc ; prime , fiV f/G e ; cholee , TUFl'T'ie ; fnm y. Mwji9o. t'allfornla dried prunen. 3Vjf 7e. Apricots , Hoyul , 13fil5u ; Moor Park. 15lilSe. Peaches , peeled , ! Sfj22c ; unpeeled , T'.s ' Snuiir 'llarUel , NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-SUaAR-nnw. firm ; air rellnlni ; , le bid ; centrifugal , i'G ' test , 7-lGo bid ; molasses sugar , 34u bid ; refined , Inn ; mould A. $5.43 ; standard A nnd con- 'ectloucrs' A. $5.00 ; cut loaf nnd crushed , J3.CO ; powdered , $3.30 ; Branulatcd , JG.20 ; ; ubes , $6,35. PKXSIOXS FOII \ VISTKHVHTHHAXH. ! . Hurvlvom of I lie Civil \Vur Iteiiiein- liereil ! > } the ( ioveriiineiit , WASHINOTON , Feb. 4. ( Special ) These pcnblouu have been granted : IKSUO i > f January 20 : Nebraska : OrlKiial. Joseph W. Fox , Blair , ( : John Foster. Mllford , JO. Iowa : OilKlnal. Alonzo E. Rates , Konzta , W ; Henry Fremilirbun ; , Shenundoah , $6 ; Manson liaker. Akron , JS. Additional Da- rid D. .Si hive. Iloonpstw.ro. $ < i to JS. Hcstora- ilon anil Incu-ase John W. Alt , Sioux City , IS to J14. South Dakota : Increase Allen O , Uuder- illl. Hot Spring * . JG to J1 War With Spain , Widow * ) , Eiizabrth J , Fuhrenwald , Yunk- lou , JU. I & < V99 9 * * + * < T < l 1 j SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. 1 U la understood that an effort Is to Iv made by the Commercial elub to secure a re adjustment of the valuation of the proper ! ; In South Omaha. The plan of having foil assessors Is not considered a good one , atu sterw have been taken to secure a return ti the old plan of one assessor for the city , li ' this way It Is expected that the valtlatloi may bo Increased and placed somewhere U I the neighborhood of the- actual valuation o the property here. The equalization of tin tax Is the principal question , and the state mcnt of the county clerk of Douglas count : for 1S9S shows vhere the low valuation Is. | .According to the report l. nued by tin i county clerk the total assessment of tin I First ward Is $609,780. whllo the Fottrtl ward Is only $490.173.29. This is a differ ctico of $119,013. The First ward hns llttli to dcrlvo revenue from except residences The gns , Omaha water , street car and tele phone companies are the only corporation ! doing business within ( lie limit * of tin ward , whllo on the other hand theUnloi Stock Yards , Cudahy. Armour , Hammond nnd the Omaha Packing companies and tin cooper shop are located In the I'\iurth ward The fact that the assessment for tin First ward Is greatly In excess of that of tin Fourth hap called attention to the need o a careful assessment and an Increase In tin valuation. The total personal assessment of the Firs ward Is $107,611 , while that of the Fourth h $1SO,13S. Even with the railroads , tele grapli conipanlcB nnd sleeping car companies valuation added to the Fourth ward the tola Is far below that of the First. As far as can bo learned it Is not the pur' pose of the Commercial club or nny membc : thereof to antagonize the corporations , bu the Intent is to equalize the assessment am compel the big property owners lo shun their just proportion of the burden of taxes On April 1 the assessors will commonci their labors and before that time the busi ness men will endeavor to see to It tha proper returns are to bo made for nil taxa ble property. Slilcliln Wn Only IllulMiin. Slot machines are again gathering In th < nickels of South Omaha's sportive popula < ttou , and those looking for a game In r back room will not bo disappointed , for tin tiger has again emerged and Is doing busi ness. Only a day or two ago Sheriff Powei raided some two dozen resorts and cap tured nine slot machines and any quantltj of gambling utensils. The confiscation ol the articles did not put a stop to the games for Saturday night and Sunday everything was running the snmo aw before Count ) Attorney Shields' Interference. A .majorlt ) of those Interested are Inclined to thinl < that the county attorney was merely mak ing a bluff and had no Intention to stor gambling. The fact that games are agali : running Is cited as evidence of this fact These who are operating garnet ) do not ap pear to bo In the least afraid of another raid very soon , as they assert that the mat ter has been settled for the time being , Mrrcer Alils tlic Library. Congressman Mercer seems to be tak ing quite an Interest in the South Omaha library , as the following letter , received yesterday by Librarian J. P. JIcReynolds , shows : "At the request of Hon. D. H. Mer cer your library has been placed on the mailing list as a designated depository , and as such will receive from time to time as issued a copy of each document pub lished by the government for free distri bution to such depositories. " This letter is signed by L. C. Ferrell , superintendent of documents of the government printing office. The Congressional Record is re ceived at the library dally , and other pub lications of the government are expected to follow shortly. Nebrnnkii'M Corn Crop. According to a tabulated statement just Issued by the department of agriculture , the corn crop In Nebraska last year amounted to 224,373,000 bushels. In 1838 Nebraska's corn crop was 158,755,000 bushels. A com parison shows an increase of 65,018,000 bushels last year. The total corn crop for the entire country amounted to 2,078,144,000 bushels. Farmers from Douglas and Sarpy counties are bringing great quantities of corn to this market -while the roads are good. The Stock Yards company buys nearly all that is offered , and is now engaged - gaged in making contracts for large quanti ties to bo delivered later. Muccnljni- * ' Annual Dniice. Washington tent No. 67 , Knights of the Maccabees , will give a reception and ball at the now Odd Follows' hall. Twenty-fourth and M streets , on Tuesday evening. The committees are : Arrangements , J. T. Murray , J. J , O'llourke , Peter T. Powers , J. J. Fitzgerald , D. P. Donovan ; reception , P. J. Sheehy , M. F. Sweeney , A. Dent , J. P. Auer , J. O. Farrell ; Moor , J. J. O'Hourke , D. P. Donovan , J. T , Murray , P. T. Powers , P. Hannlgan ; door , F. M. Winchester , J , J. Brown , II , Nichols , A. Dent , J. 0. Far rell. John E. Krlder will act as master of ceremonies. 1'iiltcfl Ijiilior 1'nrty Convention. The United Labor party will meet in con vention tonight nt Blum's hall , Twenty-sixth and M streets , to select candidates for mu nicipal offices. According to the call it Is proposed to nominate a full ticket to be voted upon at the election April 3. The labor party is strong in members and will doubtless wield considerable influence In the coming campaign. The convention has been called by a committee composed of Daniel Hanrahan , P. T. Powers nnd Hd Co- penharve. Delegates to this convention were selected at a meeting held yesterday. Joseph O. Leo , an employe of the 0. H. Brewer Undertaking company , decamped Sunday morning with his clothes and a horse nnd buggy belonging to Mr. Brewer. The horse Is a light sorrel , weighing a llttlo river 1,000 pounds , and was hitched to a piano box , leather top buggy. A black fur robe and an ordinary single harness com pleted the equipment. Mr. Brewer has Bent rv description of the rig and of Lee to sur rounding towns and the sheriff and police of Omaha have been notified. Clly ( ioNHlp , The elty council Is billed for a meet Ing tonight. Tuesday night the Good TeinplnrH meet to Install olllcerH. John F. SehulU loaves today for nun- croft , Neb. , to be gone several , days. A regular meeting of the Hoard of Education - cation In on the lupin for thin evonliur. Ensign Hurnard of the Salvation nrmy will filvo u grnphophono meeting tonight. Tlemember the "Illlml Hoono" concert at the Methodist church Tne rtny cvrnliiE. It IH reported that the Hospital u-Hocla- tlon will meet today to elect a prc.-ldfnt. Colonel A. L. Lott Is quite nlrk. but Is Improving He will not be out for fiovcrul days yet. | The directors of the Live Stock exchange j meet today to tranmict routine buslm-ns mill consider applications for u permanent secretary. Charles K. Bcarr IIIIH not dpoldcd whether he will be n candldutu for member of the i Hoard of Education , j Many proposed buildings are belnij dc- : furred on account of the high price of labor I ami building materials. The daughter of Charles Nelson , tire j chief at Hammond's. Is Hcrlouiily wick. Dr. | Curtis la attending her. j Mike MarkfKon returned from AVcuton , ' la yesterday , where ho went to attend i llio marriage of his nlsler. | JudKo SlubaiiKh of Oinuhu addressed the , congregation at the fhrbitlan church yesterday - i terday at the ordination of olllters. Local brick ilpnlern nrn holding their mip- iilv at $ i.r > o per thousand , which Is un usually high for this Hcanon of the year. Photographer Fydock , whoso Kiillery Is nt Twenty-fourth and M utrcetH , IH to be credited with tlio excellent photograph of the Interior of Odd Fellows' hall , whleh appeared hi Sunday's Illustrated H"f The UrorKP Washington club will Rive Its jirmiul 1,1,11 , , t Metropolitan hall In oniuha this ycnr. The dateIs fet for Fob- runry 22. It H xpcctctl Hint the beef butchers who walked out nt Swiff * yesterday will re- I I.1 ! ' A ° Worl < ' "day , It Is understood | that the nonunion men will be dismissed , ; uoM.\\ri-.s : or iirsKivs MI-MS. I His Ioven Numbered Three nnil Illx- I ni | > nli'tiiu-i > ti ( he Ninnr. When Unsklii's written works have hern forgoiu-ti „ , , < ! unit day Is still far dis tant he will be remembered an "the mat who gave mvay his wfo. | " a was a great deed , that , nnd one that only such n great l spirit rotil , ] imvp conceived and executed. Itns In the oirly ' 10s. 5ays the Philadel phia North American , that the young author met Luphrmla Chalmers , daughter of a Perthshiregentleman. . she was n Blrl of mirpattjlng btauty and the first volume of of Utiskln's "Modern Painteis" had alread > made him famous. Their acquaintance rlprnpd and Uiiskln. picturing hpr as his Ideal woman , fell in love. The physical blight that had already darkened his life was forgotten , and he asked her to become his wife , lie was rich and famous , chival rous and brilliant , but the girl rejected him H Is said iow that her parents forced the match , and they were wedded In 1S4S. Mrs. IltiHkln was a woman of spirit and activity , nnd It soon became apparent that she had no sympathy for her husband's alms nnd Ideals , but there was no break In their relations until the young painter John Mlllnls , nppcnrod. He was one of Hus- kln's friends nnd was described as the handsomest man In England. He , too , was rapidly winning fame , and time has since fulfilled the promise of his early career. Husvkln brought Mlllals to his home tr paint , a portrait of his wife. They were thrown Into constant companionship , nm were often alone during thesittings. - . Thci there was a tour through rural England. It which Mlllals accompanied the husband am wife. Deforo they returned the young wife and the young painter had fallen dcsperatelj In love with OHch other. John Uusklu divined the truth almost a ? soon as they did. Thorn was no "scene , ' no jealousy , wrath or recrimination. Hi blamed his own dullness for believing tha the purely platonlc union existing betwcci hlmsolf nnd his wife could have been nat ural or satisfactory. The new love was true and real and should bo consummate. ! It meant the wreck of his dearest hopes but ho was steadfast. Doth the wife am , Mllluls protested In vain against the sac rifice. A divorce was obtained and , without any publicity or scandal , the second mar riage was effected In 1854. Kuskln went Into seclusion , but the young couple lived to gether happily until four years ago , when Mlllals then Sir John died. This was not Ruskln's only love disap pointment. When ho was only 17 years old ho became enamored of a young Parlslenne , Adele Clotlido Dornecq , who , with her father and sisters , was visiting his paren's. ' Young Iluskln was a shy and awkward swain and the girl laughed at him. In September , 1839 , he heard of her en gagement to a French nobleman. Baron Duquesne. Then ho wrote the long poem entitled "Farewell. " A fortnight later he was taken seriously 111. In May ho was pro nounced consumptive and had to give up Oxford. For nearly two years ho was dragged about from place to place. Then ho freed himself from the spell , returned to Oxford , took a pass degree and fifty years afterward could look back upon the story as a pretty cotnody of his youthful days. Again , when lUiskln was 53 years old and still smarting from the Mlllals episode , he became deeply attached to Francesca Ilos- settl , sister of the poet. She returned his affection , but there was a difference in their religious views. She was an evangelist of the straightest nnd narrowest views. In her eyes he was little better than nn Infidel. In his early youth ho had , Indeed , contemplated entering holy orders , but doubts bad assailed him , he had renounced the priesthood , and after many years of great mental suffering had come out of the ordeal an agnostic , or , at beet , a deist , though always preserving a deeply reverent and religious spirit. One of his most serious Illnesses followed the waking from this dream , and from that time he became almost a recluse from the world. Meanwhile the woman's sacrifice for con science sake cost her her life. Three years later she lay on her deathbed. Iluskln sent tier a message Imploring to"bo allowed to see her once more. In return she sent to ask whether he could yet say that he loved God better than he loved her. When ho said "No" her door was closed upon him forever. SHE ) WAS PIII.MI2D FOIl IJOSTOX. Pretty Wedtemer Gnvc Her MMeiier SomelliliiK to Think About. "At an evening party a short time since , " bays a writer In the Boston Transcript , "I was introduced by the hostess to a charming young woman from the west , who , after [ irnlsitiE the New England ell-mate , the park system and our Puritan ancestors , said that she had been longing to reach Boston In order to ask a few questions which she knew would be correctly , fittingly and intelligently answered here. I modestly advised her Irst to try Cambridge , but with an almost mperceptible shrug of her shoulders she : astened her beautiful eyes on mine and eagerly asked : 'What do you think of Oem Paul , and have you read Kipling's "Absent Minded Beggar ? " Do you know that oneof - those African kings sleeps In a folding 1 > ed which came from Chicago ? Isn't It too bad that Buller has lost his chance for a peer age ? How queer to call Methucn "Mcth- vtn , " and Isn't It cruel for the Boers to jlfer $15,000 for Cecil Rhodes , dead or alive , when , you know , they may only have $3 n the treasury ? What about seizing Dela- ; oa 'bay ? Is flour , In your opinion , contra- jand of war , nnd do you not think Mr. Hay oo young to bo sent as our representative o the Transvaal ? But , theu , Colonel Lau- ens was Kent when only 20 by Clencral Washington to Franco In 1871 ns our special nlnlBter , and was not his mission very suc- ; pssful ? He died later on , with Ills lace to ho foe , a soldier's death but , oh , the un- ipeakable horrors of war ! Are you a mero- jer of the AiniTlcnn Peace society , or ore , 'ou an anti-Imperialist ? Do you dlscoun- cnaiice the use of dumdum bullctx , and what do you think of those lyddite shells ? Irn'l "Hobs" a funny name for a lord , and f.a you lielii vo Ulnr.u-l' said the present light honor.ible colonial secretary wore hli monocle like a gentleman : Pup.i snys Oen- rral Jrubert Is lll > p Stonewall Jnckson. Per- habs "llobs" Is that style. Doesn't his march to ( Mmlnhnr look like It ? Hut what about Oem Paul ? I'm really dying to i know. He drinks too much strong coffee and smokes too much , doesn't he ? Goes to bed nt S o'clock and nil that oort of thingt What a primitive pagan he must be , to be sure. In Cape-town n while ago n frlcud of mlno from St. IxiuU ; roJo In nu electric car with eight other Americana from dIN ferent parts of the stated ; the car was made * In Philadelphia , the rails In rittp- burg , and other things In Lynn , the motorman - man was from 'Frlnco and the condueint from lloston. They hoard the conductor humming the lines : "When 'Oiner smote 'Is bloomliV lyre. 'l-Vtl 'eiircl men slug by laud nnd sea , An' what 'e thought V might require 'H went nn1 took the samp ns HIP ! " " 'Oom Paul , they tell us , reads the bible , and says : "Cursed be he who removes the landmarks of his neighbors ! " Hut didn't ho ami his people , after their "trek" across the vnnl , remove boundaries that belonged to son i * one else ? Or don't the landmarki of the natives count ? ' "Just then an admirer of hers from Van couver camp up , nnd 1 , with parting bow and n lingering look of admiration , passed on Into the conservatory to quietly think It nil over. And 1 am thinking It over still. " JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OMAHA DRY GOODS. t Furnishing Good * AND NaTlON& BOILER AND SHEET1RON WORKS AVIInon t Drake. Manufacture boilers , smoke stacks an < breechlngs , pressure , rendcrliiG , sheep illp lard anil water tanks , boiler tubes con stantly on hand , second hand boilers bought and sold. Special and piompt attention to repairs In city or country. 19th and Plorco. 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