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. "
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