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TTTE OMAITA DAILY KEEs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1?03.
It
PROPERTIES MANAUKn.
W. FARNAM SMITH
&C0.
Manage Estates and Other Properties
Act as
RECEIVER, EXECUTOR,
GUARDIAN AND TRUSTEE
fo,
CORPORATIONS, FIRMS,
INDIVIDUALS.
and fiscal agents of
CORPORATIONS.
1320 FarnamSt. Tel. 1064.
DRESSMAKING.
KEIRTEH'8 Ladles Tailoring College. Fnlte
(3-4-5-6, Dmigltis block, 16tn and Dodge.
C. D. Snyder, Mgr. Write fur booklet.
MUSI
LADIES' tailoring parlors, 2233 Seward St.
166 FI8
A FIRST-CLASS dressmaker will take a
few more customers (or fine gowns. Ad
dreiia W 56, Bee.
A flrrt-elaea dressmaker will take a few
more customers for fine gowns. Address
W 56 Hee. 6-"2 h
CARPET CI.RAXIXtt AM) LA11.
A. K. JKTT, 3"I5 Cuming St.
650
MUSIC.
THOB. J. KELLY, voice. Davldge Block.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
J L. 8P1TZBART. Tel. F-2506. K2i Lake.
MI19 F13
HAY, tin AIM AND COAL.
M. LONDON, 2302 Cuming. Tel. A2534.
-165 ra
COAL AND WOOD.
II A LD A RICE. 506 8. 16th Bt. Tel. 1208.
M115 13
SCHOLARSHIP.
USINE83 college acholarshlp for sale at
a bargain In one of Omaha's leading com
mercial colleges; life scholarship. Address
' H 47, Bee olllce. M716
PATENT OFFICE DRAWINGS.
PATENT DRAWINGS, application blanks,
deeds, etc. Sues A Co., ilea Bldg. Tele
phons 1623. 963 M10
8TAMMEHISG AND STITTKRING.
CURED. Julia Vaughn, 430 Rair.ge Bldg.
MASdl EKtUE COSTUMES.
THBO. LIEBKN, lulg Farnam, costumes.
' . M873
SHIRTS TO ORDER.
OMAHA. SHIRT FACTORY. 1S16 Farnam.
M.)7l) Fi
Contractors anjd builders.
A. J. P1ERSON, 20th and Burt. Tel. L-2836.
7o3
GRAVEL ROOFING.
BARRICK Rooling Co.,- 1616 Cuming St.
Tel. 861. M47
SEEDS AND POULTRY SUPPLIES.
E. H. ULLERY A CO., 1611 Howard St.
M742
UPHOLSTERING.
CARLSON A CO., 2121 Leavenworth. Tel.
281. 766
PETERSON & Lundberg, 115 S. 17th. Tel.
L-23&8. 84
HARNESS.
1:ARNESS made to order and reoaired. Old
harness taken 'n trade, 13th and l.eaven-
wortn. MM7 22
TAXIDERMIST.
J. E. WALLACE, 605 So. 13th St.
NEEDLEWORK.
EMBROIDERY and lace taught free. Mrs.
Wilson, 1620 Dnugiua. Hi
BALK TIES.
OMAHA Hay Bale Tie Co., 811 North 16th.
876
GARBAGE.
ANTI-Monopoly Garbage Co.. cleans cess.
pools and vaults, removes garbage and
deud animal at reduced prices. 621 N.
mm. in. 87
TICKET BROKERS.
CUT RATE railroad tickets everywhere,
P. H. Fhllbln. 15u6 Farnam. 'Phone 784.
Mia
DETECTIVE AGENCY.
CiPT TIIOH POD U K'L- -4..- ...
Ive. 517 Karbach block. Telephone A-2832.
318
AUTOMOBILES.
XLEC. automobiles. Derlght, 1119 Farnam.
877
PHONOGRAPHS AND SUPPLIES.
ALL MAKES talking machine; send for
catalogue. Omaha Bicycle Co., 16th and
imcago. - sii
EXPEHT ACCOUNT A-NT.
O. R. Rathbun, Room 15, Coral Nat. bank
Mi
STORAGE.
OM. Van 8 tor. Co., UHVi Farn. Tela. 1553-863.
j2
EXPRESSMAN'S Del. Co. Tela. 1195-1145.
K53
PRINTING BRIEFS. ETC.
WATERS PRINTING CO. Unotype com
position, lei. zisu. -MliS
ELECTRIC TREATMENT.
DOUBLE parlors. Call at 1616 Webster St.
I M3WI
ANNOUNCEMENT.
V. C. KUSSELL moved to 515 So. 15th.
316 Mchl
MASSAGE BATHS.
Mrs. Davis, 1621 Howard; baths; attendant
SNr. '.'X
SIGN PAINTING.
6CHROEDER 8lgn Works. 2u8 8. 17th. We
also snip signs, write us. 3,6 Juneo
ACCORDION PLEATING.
OOLDMAN Pleating Co.. 2U0 Douglas Rlk
LEGAL KOTlCk..
NOTICE.
Notice la hereby given that the under
Igned will at ten o'clock a. m. on the
12ih day of February, 14. at the tu
front door it the Douglas county court
house. In the city of Omaha, Nebraska,
take offer for Uie sale of tiie fwUutaiug
LEGAL 1IOTICR.
dee rlned real estate, subject to) ail legal
taxes against tne same, lo-wu:
lxts seven, eight and nine, blnok four-
een, Dwtght it Lyman's Addition to
Omaha.
Lots one. three, four. five. six. seven.
eight and nine, ten and eleven, block
senty-flve, w ncox s Beeona Addition to
tm-ha' Inl. tan - n .t I hl..l nn
Wilcox's Addition to Omaha, Nebraska.
WILLIAM A. DEBOHD,
Receiver of N. W. Cereal Co.
K-4-d-8-t
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEET
ING
Notice Is hereby irlven that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholder of the
South i'latte Land Company will be held at
the omce or said company in Lincoln, Ne
braska, at 11 o clock a. m.. on the 4th day
Of March. A. D. 11X0.
By order of the board of director.
C. H. MORRILL. President
A. B. MINOR, Secretary)
Lincoln, reu., r eo. l, ia3. ti suta
DA1LWAY TIME CARD.
UNION STATION-1UTH AND MAKCY.
Union Pacific.
Leave.
Arrive,
a i :ix pm
a I. & pro
Overland Limited. ...... .a l:4u am
The Fast Mall
California Express a 4:20 pm
Pacltic express i..au.JU pm
Eastern Lxpreea
a 6:30 pro
a 7:3u am
a I:4o am
a .:. am
The Atlantic a. x press...
The Colorado Special.. .a 7:10 am
Chicago Special
Lincoln. Beatrice ana
Stromtburg h,xt;rees...b 4:00 pm bl2:S0 nm
Noith I'latte Local a 8:iO am it linm
Grand Island Local.... b 5:30 pm b . pm
i.iluoii Cetel.
Chicago Express a 7:35 am a 6:10 pm
Chlcaao, Muineapolls it
Ht. Paul Limned a 7:60 pm a 8:05 'am
Minneapolis at St. Paul
Lxpress O 7:3a am b!0:3S nm
Chicago Local 10:45 am
Chicago Express a 10:35 pm
thiuaaro, Hock lilaud A PaelMe. '
BAST.
hlcago Daylight L i u..a 6:00 am
a 4 am
a i.ia pin
a o:oo pin
bil.au am
pm
Ciilcago Daylight LocaLa 7:iv am
Chicago .xpiesa bll.14 am
Lies Moines Kxpreae....a 4:jo urn
Chicago Fast Kxiircn...a e:3v pm
WuT.
Rocky Mountain L't'a..a 0:50 pm a 4:55 am
Lincoln. .oio. npriuaa.
Denver, fueDio ant
West .a 1:30 pm a 6:00 Dm
Colo., Texan, Cal. and
Oklahoma Flyer a t:40 pm al2:40 bm
81. Louis "Cannon Ball"
Express a 6:56 Dm a l:fei am
St. . Lou.r. '.ocal, Couu-
cil ttiuna a :ia am al0:30 pm
Cbicaso A Nortbneatern.
The Northwestern Line."
Fast Chicago a 3:40 am a 7:00 am
Mall Mpm a 8:30 am
Local bloux city a .iu am a 3:30 Dm
.... ...... i.w nm wu:j& pm
Dayiignt v,ou au a b.w am
Local Chicago ulu.ou a
Local Carroll a 4:U0 pm
ail :20 pm
a 6ao pln
:o0 am
a 3:50 pm
a :ls am
a D.M am
a 2:u pm
Fast Chicago a t:ou pm
l'Uht bt. l a'jl a "caopiu
lmlted t:nicagv a s:iu pm
tnat Mall
LXictti bioux v,iijr u .w pm u :uu am
Cbicaa-o, Mllnaskee A St. Paul.
Chicago Daylight a 7:45 am aim pm
ChlcBKO rat Lxpris...a 6:46 pm a 3:4u on.
Chicago Limited a 8:02 pm a 7:50 am
Dv Moines Express. ...a 7:46 am 'a 8:4w pui
Chicago Local 10:40 am
Mouri ravine.
Bt. Louts Express a 10:00 r.m a 6:25 pm
C. and fci. i- H.x....aii:o0 pm a 6:la am
WEBSTER DEPOT 1BTH A WEBSTER
Fremont, Elkbern ' Mlsaoorl
Valley.
Leave. mi..
Black Hills. Deadwood,
Lead, not oprings a d:uu pm a 6:00 Dm
Wyoming, Capor ana
uougiaa .w yiu c o:w pra
Hastings, YorK, uavia
City, superior, ueueva,
v..ipr and Uewara b 3:00 Dm b K-m
Bonesteel, Lincoln. Nlo-
brara and Fremont. ...b 70 am bl0:25 am
Fremont Local u 7:30 am
Miaaoorl Pneane.
Kehraeka Local. Via
Weeping vaicr o i:iu pra aiO:C5 am
Cblcaso. SI. Paal, Minneapolis A
Omaba.
Twin City Paetlger...a 6:30 am a :10 pm
Sioux Ctty Vi-.i-r.t;r...a 2:J0 pm au.2o am
Oakland Local ....b 6:45 pm b tt:4d um
a Dally, b Dally except Sunday. U Dallv
except Saturday, a Dally except Monday.
c Sunday ocij.
BURLINGTON STATION 10TH A MASON
Chlcea-o. Do;llugton A Qalaey. .
Chicago Special a 7:00 am a 4:05 pm
Chiaago vesuDUiea .x.a 4:w pm a 7:45 am
Chicago Local a 11:23 am all. 00 pm
Chicago Limited a s:ua pm a 7:45 am
Fast Man a z:4U pm
Barltaaton A Missouri River.
Leave Arrive.
Wymore, Beatrice and
Lincoln a a:u am diz:i pm
Nebraska Express a 8:40 am a 7:45 pm
Denver Llmttea a 4:25 pra a 6:46 am
Black Hills and Puget
Hound Express all:10 pm a 8:10 Dm
Colorado Veatibuled
Flyer a i:io pm
Lincoln Fast Mall b 1:52 pm a 8:18 am
Fort crook and Platte- ,
mouth b 3:20 Dm bl0:35 am
Bellevue ft Pacific Jet. ..a 7:5o pin a 8:27 am
Bellevue A Pacific Jet.. .a 3:50 am
Kauaaa. City, St. Joaepu A Council
Bluffs.
Kannaa City- Day Ex.. a 8:15 am a 6:05 pm
St. Louie Flyer a 6:10"P" all:05 am
Kanaas City Night Ex.al0:S0 pm a 6:15 am
STEAMSHIPS.
HOLUND-AHERICA LINE
Nw lvln-8crw airliners of 11.&00 Toot.
NEW YORK KOTTKKUAM. via UUULOUN'B.
aVAllli.B WadDtadar at ll) A. It.
Urn dan feb. ! b!itndm -Mar. ll
Ruiurdam alar. 4 Rotterdam Mar. ta
Amaivrdam .....Uir. l.lNoordain April 1
Holland-America Line, au B'nar. N. V,
Harry Mooraa. 101 Farnam at.. J. B McNalljr. 1128
rar&am at.. H tar Jouaa, laui raroam St.. Leuia
Knh. rtrat Nat'l B . p. B. FJiar. a Co.. UI4
Capitol ava.. Chaa. Man. (II So. 10th at., g. L.
Kuat.irra. COS go. 12th at.. Omaha, asenta.
CONNUBIALITIES.
A MlHsouri girl who got married a few
days ago to a young man wh told her he
was an English lord haa found out that he
is an importer and wanta a divorce.
nenora Maria Franceses de La Uuerra, a
Mexican woman realdlna In. San Francisco
has been sentenced to a term of one day's
ImprlHonment In Ban Ouentln penitentiary
for bigamy. She haa had eight huabands
during tne past twenty-lour yearn. Til
offense committed was In wedding the
eighth man before his predecessor In her
anecuons naa aieu.
Rumor has hinted for several weeks that
Governor Bailey of Kansaa was to wed a
Kanaus City widow. Uosslp coiifeHsed con
viction when It waa learned that Mrs.
Weed, the woman whoae name has been
mentioned in connection with the rumor,
resigned her position as saleswoman with a
leading Kanaus City Ilrm last Friday and
since that time hue been ordering gowns
and making other purchaaea the magnitude
or wrucn lea to inn Deiiet tnal ehe waa e
curing a bride's trouBaeau.
Joaeph Market, a cltlsen of Marlon, Ind ,
agea iu ina aaiu to o worm u.uiu, mar
ried Mies May Davis, aged 2o. Market was
a widower and hae four children. He did
not wish to marry a woman who wanted
him only for his evtate and to Insure him
self good treatment made a contract with
the young woman eetting forth that she Is
nut to get any of his estate at death, but la
to receive ao.inv a year as tulip as sne laaes
goou care oi mm ana aeepe mm alive.
A Chicago man advert'ses for a wife, uad
then sues fur divorce with the following
anegatione against nis prtweni spouse
That she had broken his nose with hea-
nst; cut nis tnroat wttn a broken tracuo
blacked hie eyes frequently; knocked out
a tooth for him; threatened him and the
ihlldren with death; sold their son's
domes to buy some for liereeif; got drunk
and beat him with a bottle and a shoe
What the man needs la a sense of humor.
He seems to have not the remotest idea of
how lo take a joke.
Associates of the bridegroom at a Phtl
adelphia wedding hired an Italian hand
organist to play appropriate airs lu front oi
the bridal home from a o clock till mid
night. 1 he organlait earned hla money.
"Mamie, lorn, Klsa lour Honey Hoy was
first played twenty minutes without any
notice from Inside the home. 1 hen the
musician switched to "I Loves You, My
Honey, Yea I Do." and from that to "The
Good Old Summertime, 'The Girl with
the Dreamy Kyes, "There's Only On
Girl." etc. Each was played a dosen times
at least, until In his distraction the groom
emerged from the front door and tried to
drive the Italian away. The musician said
he waa Dlavlng for the man next dior. and
refused to move. The concert went on and
the strett became populated with children
To prevent further sallies from the groom
the committee on annoyance from his place
of business tied ine front ana uaca aoora
and the serxuade continued ull oudulgUL
WRECKS CAUSED BY ERRORS
Grand Trunk Oelliiion Beoalla th MiiUke
of a Train Dispatcher.
DISASTER AVERTED BY ALERT CONDUCTOR
An Incident Illnatratlngr Soma of the
Responsibilities ReatlnaT Upon the
Man Who Manlpnlatea the
Telegraph Key.
The Grand Trunk wreck, for which the
operator, Carson, la held to be responsible
brings to light many stories of railroad
life from the technical viewpoint, some ot
which excite much sympathy for the op
erator, whose life, while at tlmee exceed
ingly dull and uninteresting, situated aa he
often Is at some email, out-of-the-way
place, with' little else than the moaning
of the wind on the wlree to keep him
awake. Is, on the other hand, so fraught
with responsibility and need of a good,
clear head that the wonder It that, more
wrecks do not occur.
An experienced railroad operator. In
speaking of Carton In the St. Louts Repub
lic, said that bis sympathies were with
the operator and that he would wager,
could the real facta be brought out, that
Carson's story Is nearly correct.
"I was working In a train dispatcher's
office on the Baltimore A Ohio," said the
narratsr, "away back In the '70s, and as the
road as It then existed was a single track,
with tunnels and btidgea every few miles,
the task of keeping trains moving was a
difficult one. Engine in those days were
not perfected as they are today, and they
would often go wrong In spite of every
effort by those in charge; they would steam
badly, get 'cranky" and what not, causing
the train to fall behind time, and then or
ders must be given for special .meeting
points. Moreover, if a passenger train
happened to be heavily loAded the grades
In that part of the country often made the
schedule time an impossibility when tho
track waa bad.
Belated Paanenarer Train.
"It was a passenger train of this char
acter that fell behind schedule time on the
night I have In mind. It was running aa
No. 7- and contained eight cars, all filled
with passengers, a great many of whom
were congressmen and others on their way
to Washington for the reassembling of con.
greas after the holidays In the winter of '78.
"At the same time passenger train No.
10 wne running on orders and bound fo? the
west, the two meeting at a siding between
a station called Salem and the dispatcher's
office, which as named Central. No. 7,
the eastbound train, was twenty minutes
late, and, as she had no right of way. It
meant that Nd. 10 would not" wait at the
meeting point after a given time. To ob
viate delay, the dispatcher decided to ud
vance No. 10 to a siding tei or a dozen
miles west, where she could meet and pass
No. 7.
" 'Call Sa,' said the dispatcher to me as
he heard No. 7 blow for Central, which was
our office, and tell him to put out red
light for No. 10.'
"Red light meant 'hold for orders,' and
the light was at the top of a twenty-flvo
foot pole, inclosed In a small box with
glass doors on each side. Inside the glass
doors were two red curtains or slides, con
trolled by a cord leading to the Operator's
table inside the office. These slides were
kept up all the timo, showing a white light,
except when the train was to be held, lu
which event the curtain was dropped, which
made the light red.
Sa' answered at the first call, and In
reply to my Instructions said. 'O. K.; go
ahead.' which meant that be had dropped
bis red curtain on the side from which No.
10 would approach, and that he waa ready
to copy the order for her.
McCabe Burned the Wlree.
Aa No. 7 w.is at that moment standing
In front of our office, under our own red
light, which had been dropped In her faco,
meaning that she must get orders from us,
I naturally 'made the wire hum' In sending
to 'Sa.' The operator there, whoso name
was McCabe Frank McCabe was a star;
nothing waa too fast for him, and when he
repeated an order to our office I knew
mighty well that It meant hard work to
copy him with a stylus. The air was com
and frosty and as the engine outside my
window waa 'popping furiously I was
obliged to place my ear very close to the
sounder in order to read McCabe's fusillade
of dots and dashes, so as to not have to
break him, thereby delaying the work.
As soon as the order had been re
peated and 'O. K.' given I handed the copies
to Captain Armatrong Biuy Armsirong;
peace to his ashes who. In turn, handed
them, to the conductor and engineer and
told them to 'pull out.' As they left, the
office Captain Armstrong followed them,
lantern In hand, and walked quite jiome dis
tance away from the office as he chatted
with the conductor, who swinging onto the
steps, waved the engineer to 'go ahead.'
And the train started to pull out with her
safety valve still popping, the engine bell
clanging, the steam from her" cylinders
hissing and the exhaust from the stack
throwing huge clouds of smoke and cinders.
Notwithstanding all the noise and al
though I had walked across the room for
something or other, I heard 'Sa' calling
me.
'Cs.' 'Cs.' 'Cs.' came the dots an fast.
so furious, so frantic and swlrt that l
knew by Instinct that there was 'something
doing.' And, although the caller bad never
stopped to sign his own office letters I
knew It was McCabe, as no other, man I
had ever known could put the same fire
into a call that he could.
Rushing to the key, I answered, In order
to be quick, by simply saying 'I.'
" 'No. 10 did not stop; she got no orders.
came the warning, and I can safely say
that, although twenty-five years In the
business, I had never beard the aairle num
ber of words done In the same length of
time by any mortal from that day to this.
McCabe was a bflght. Intelligent and fairly
well educated boy and be knew his business
thoroughly; lives depended upon action at
that Instant and he did It.
'Although credited with being a atar
operator myself, I must confess that I was
afraid to trust my own ears at that critical
moment. I must make sure; so I repeated
back, equally furious, but, by no means
as perfect, for I,waa excited. 'You say No.,
10 has gone without orders?'
" 'Yes. yes,' came the quick response.
"I saw the lights glimmering from the
then rapidly passing coaches of No. 7 as
she was pulling out and away to certalu
destruction; saw the stream of sparks
belching from the smokestack of the en
gine as more and more steam was being
let Into the cylinders; I heard tbe clang!
clang! of the bell, growing dimmer and
dimmer as the faat moving train seemed to
slip away froaa me. A,nd I seemed to be
standing still! I felt paralysed. I waa posi
tive in ray own mind that I could not move
a muscle!
"Aa a matter ot fact, however. I bad run
across the room, which was a large one.
had cleared at a single bound a counter
which extended around the inner door and
which was about four feet high, two feet
wide on top and so close to the wall
that I never could tell bow I went over
It without failing to light on my feet. But
get over It I did; out tbe Inner door, across
tbe hall, out of the outer Aoor and dowa
the pUt form a good twenty steps, I flew
to where tbe dispatcher stood.
"'Stop this train!' I cried ecreamed, as
be afterward told me. ,
"The last car the alerter, of course
was In front of us. The engineer waa In
his cab, looking ahpad; the fireman was
buay shoveling coal Into the glaring fur
nace; the conductor had disappeared Into
the smoker. Not a living soul was In sight!
Condnetoe Henrs Their Crlea.
"Captain Armstrong did not ask me why
I wanted the train stopped; there was no
time for explanations; my word was suffi
cient. He instinctively started to run to
ward the last end of the sleeper, as he
thought to Jump aboard, a feat which would
have cost him his life, however, at the
train was already under full swing. Tho
start he made, however, proved lucky, for
by some providential occurrence the Pull
man conductor opened the rear door and
looked out. He sa'd later that he had so
object In view whatever; he Just walked
back and opened the door without knowing
what. for.
" 'Pull the bell, for God s aake!' the dis
patcher called out, at the same time rais
ing and lowering his lantern.
"As every one knows, the Pullman con
ductor has nothing whatever to do with the
running or controlling of the train which
hauls his car, and this man seemed to pay
absolutely no attention. He made no move
that we could see toward reaching for the
bell cord; he Just stood like a statue In the
doorway of that Pullman car until the' dark
ness bid him from view.
"A few hundred yards below the station
the road curved sharply to the west, and
almost before we knew what had happened
tbe train was lost to view.
"And there was no telegraph office be
tween 'Sa' and 'Cs'!
"Captain Armstrong turned to me and
lifting his lantern so that It threw a glare
of white light into my face, he looked
Just one look, and then, dropping his arms
to his eldes, exclaimed, 'God help them!"
"He had seen my face that was enough;
the trains would collide. He read It' all In
my ashen face.
" 'Whew! w-h-e-w! W-H-E-W'!' came the
hoarse echo of the engine whistle a mile
cr more away from the station, which
meant that the Pullman conductor bad rung
the bell; the Jraln was coming back!
"The strain had been too much for me;
I sank to the platform utterly collapsed.
And there I lay In the snow for fully two
minutes. The very snow and cold revived
me, however, and as soon as I. could speak
I could think of nothing more than 'Thank
God.'
"We took the special orders away from
No. 7 and sent her off with the understand
ing that she was to run by book, as was
also No. 10.
"Poor McCabe. dear old Frank, what-of
him? He was blacklisted discharged and
blacklisted; he was never allowed to even
enter an office of the company afterward,
and I have not heard from him since, ex
cept that be went up In the northwest
somewhere. ,, '
"Although official Investigation showed
that McCabe was entirely to blame, that
he failed to see that his red curtain really
did drop over his light when be released
the cord, and all that, I felt at tbe time.
and have always felt, that he waa entirely
blameless or almost entirely blameless.
"He told us that he dropped his light
and that it showed red after No. 10 had
passed without stopping, but No. 10 re
ported that Salem showed a white light.
"As a matter of fact, although I did not
feel Justified In saying so at the time, I
always believed that McCabe dropped bis
red curtain all right enough and that he
thought he felt the weight ot the curtain
mechanism Jerk the cord when he released
It, but that the mechanism caught In soma
way, holding the curtain up or partly up,
until tbe engine passed under it, when the
Jar of the train released the slight bitch
and let the curtain drop too late.
"Calculations showed that had No. 7 got
ten away from the dispatcher's office with
special orders and No. 10 without them, the
two heavily loaded passenger trains would
have met near a wide curve and at the top
of an embankment, where both would have
plunged into 'a swollen stream of water.
Ice and boulders. In which no living thing
could have survived many minutes; It
would havo been the most appalling dis
aster In history.
"And yet it , was averted by the quick
wit of the man who bore all the blame."
COMMON HAZARDS TO HEALTH
I'udue Exposure to Winter Weather
Exceedingly Dasgtrosa to
Life.
' The majority of persons In the tem
perate zone, says the New York Herald
delight In winter because of Its sports and
amusements. It brings with It, however,
great hazards to health and a train ot dlsj
comforts, some petty and others serious,
but none of which Is generally recognized
as affecting the health, yet their allevia
tion and cure are often difficult.
It ' would raise the average of health
significantly if the vast Importance of pre
cautionary measures could be Impressed
upon tbe, public and attention drawn to the
fact that these so-called petty discomforts
are a menace to health.
There Is a misunderstanding aa to the
benefits which cold weather confers. If
In autumn and spring' persona took the
same amount of exercise and breathed as
deeply as cold compels them to In order
to maintain the normal beat of the body.
they would find these seasons congenial
to health. Most people know that freezing
ka as Inimical to life as burning, but they
seem to think that any degree of cold
short of freezing Is beneficial, and one
bears pernicious talk about Its stimulating
effect, pernicious because it Induces many
persons to do foolhardy things. '
Cold Is beneficial only when, through the
demand of oxygen to feed internal fires
the lungs are stimulated to their full duty.
The circulation of the blocd should be cor
respondlngly accelerated, and It Is as long
as tho body Is kept warm. But the mo
ment the handa, feet, nose or ears become
stlnglngly cold, harm is done, and if
through Insufficient clothing this chill In
volves the limbs and extends to the shoul
ders or other parts of the body, the danger
Is proportionately Increased and may be
the Incipient cause of pneumonia, fevers
or other disease.
A chill disturbs the capillary circulation.
and In women this la so sensitive that Its
slightest disturbance may cause cutane
ous disorders. Frequently tbe seeds of a
winter's , discomfort are sown during the
first frosty evenings of autumn. Many
take keen delight '.a the sharp tingle of tbe
air, but the benefit of Its stimulating ozone
la lost unless the body Is protected from
chill. Often the hands or feet become
stlnglngly cold and within twenty-four
hours a burning Irritation Is felt Jn some
part of tbe limbs. Because tbe bands are
more commonly expoeed than the feet, the
Irritation Is usually felt first in the upper
arms, extending to the wrists or Involv
tng tbe tbigbs and ankles In exact measure
to tbe exposure.
The Ears of Japanese.
The Japanese have no ear lobes. ' This
discovery haa apparently been made for
the first timely lr. von uer tievoen
riirx-inr of the nubile hospital In Yoko.
hams.. Even If he was not the ft rat to
uieeover it. he Is certainly the first to draw
public attention to It. The absence of th
ear lobea, he claims. Is in some respects
the moat marked distinction between the
Japanese and Kiropeana, and he maintain
that the Drobabie resson why the latter
have lobes la because their ancestors for
Daany geueraUons wore ncavy earrings.
CONDITION OFOMAHA'STRADE
Volime of Businesi Last Week Bather
Light Owing to the Storm.
SUGAR MARKET A TRIFLE LOWER
Slow Movement of Farm Prodnee Said
to Be Retarding Collections to
Unite aa Extent, bnt No Serl
ons Troable la Expected.
t'nfsvorabl weather last week caused
both wholmle and retail trade to slacken
a trifle. The falling off was nnticeaible In
all branches, but taking Into confederation
the fact that at least two dnys' trade wa
taken out of the week the total volume of
sales was rully aa targe as could be ex
pected. ' No one, however. Is doing any
complaining, for It is expected that the de
ficiency of last week will be more than
made up this week. Advices from the
country are to the effect that a large num
ber of merchants will be In the city this
week and that large orders for spring lines
will be placed. Special railroad rates will
be in force, which always brings a crowd
of buyers.
The only disturbing element In the trade
altuatlon eeems to be the alow movement
of farm produce. Very little grain la Vicing
shipped out of the country and as a result
farmers are short, to some extent, of ready
money. That has a tendency to cut down
the volume of retail trade out through the
country and alxoUo retard collections. This,
however, Is only a temporary condition anfl,
within a very short time it in thouaht
grain will be moving eastward at a rapid
rat and that collections will ehow a big
improvement. The outlook for the future 1
considered very encouraging and Jobbers
In all lines predict the heaviest run of
spring trade that has ever been experi
enced and unless there should be a crop
failure fall business will also be a record-
breaker.
The markets have not fluctuated to any
extent this week and In fact there have
been very few quotable changes worthy of
mention. I'rices are nrm an along me line
and goods are hard to get from the manu
facturers. That Is partly due to freight
congestion, but more especially to the fact
that manufacturers hr.ve more orders than
they can fllL
Snsjar Market n Little Lower.
The srroeerv market aa a whole may be
said to be In a very strong position, but
this le the season of the year when the
consumption of sugar shows a marked de.
crease, lnis year is no exception ui un
areneral rule, and aa a result prices have
eased off a little. The decline for the week
amounts to about 10c per UK) pounds. Raws
are also lower. Several or the New lora
refineries have closed down for the annual
clean up.
The bean market Is also a little easier
and may be quoted WiiViC lower than a
week aao. The cold snap, however, may
hHve a tendency to advance prices.
Tin cheese market is very nrm ana iancy
October made goods are rapidly growing
scarce, so that the market Is in a very
strong position-
Trade in canned goods was rather
limited last week, as buyers only bought In
small quantities to supply their Immediate
wants. The market, however. Is firm and
any Important increase In consumption
would aouDtiees advance prices.
Dried fruits are also without material
change so far as quotations are concerned,
but trade is reported on the Increase.
The rice market showed- new additional
strength last week and prices have been
marked up V5l4c on best grades and Vic on
choice.
Roue, both sisal and Manna, is a mtie
lower than It was a week ago.
Other stan e Hues of groceries carried
by Omaha jobbers are selling In Just about
the same notcnes tney were a weea ago.
Dry Goods Market Very Firm.
There was not any great rush of buyers
on the dry goods market last week, owing
probably to the severe siorm. With any
thing like good weatner tma ween, now
ever, the city will be full of buyers and
Jobbers expect to do a rushing business
all the week.
The market situation has not cnangea
materially since last report, but at the
same time as the season advances It be
comes more and more evident- that there
is a big scarcity of desirable lines of cot
ton, woolen and silk goods. Buyers who
have recently returned from New York say
that many of the best lines are entirely
sold up, and that they cannot be bought
at any price. Even the orders that were
placed early in the season are not being
tilled promptly, so that Jobbers are having
a hard tlmo fining tneir orders. This is
true particularly of such lines as fancy
gingham., Jobbers fear, however, that, the
shortage next tan will oe even more pro
nounced than this year if good crops are
harvested. ' When such conditions exist
prices are naturally very firm. The cost of
raw material has also been steadily ad
vancing, so that the outlook for continued
firm markets for some time, to come is
considered very favorable.
' Hardware Not as Aetlva.
The hardware market was not partic
ularly active last week, but Jobbers think
It was largely owing to the severe storm,
which put a stop to all out-of-door work.
In a short time, however, spring buxiness
will be in full swing and the general Im
pression is that there will be a demand for
all the goods that Jobbers can aecure. The
difficulty that they are having In getting
goods is the only thing that is causing
them any great amount of worry, but all
other markets are In the same tlx. It looks
now as though there would be considerable
building done In the territory tributary to
this market, and if so there will be a big
demand for builders' tools and supplies.
There have been no cnanges in rifling
prices during the week under review snd no
important cnanges are preaicieu lor ine
immediate' future. The market, however,
is In a good, strong position, with the de
mand fully equal to the supply.
No Chance In Robbers.
There has been no material change In the
rubber situation. So far as local Jobbers
have heard there has been no price-cutting
going on. Retailers, however, are irtlll in
clined to hold back their orders in tho hope
that there will be some reductions later on.
Those who are best posted on tne situation
say, however, that retailers will be disap
pointed, as the rubber goods market Is In
a more secure position than It ever was be
fore and that the chances of lower prices
are very remote.
The leather goods trade was also a little
quiet last week. Very few merchants were
In the' city and traveling meu also sent in
comparatively few orders. With more
favorable weather, however, a more lively
market la expected. Wholesalers are be
ginning to send out a few of their advance
orders, but it Is still a little early for them
to ship any great amount.
Frnlts and Prodnee.
There was quite a brisk city demand last
week for fruits and vegetables, but the
country demand was raiher limited. It
was, of course, most too cold to make ship
ments of perishable goods. Green stuff Is
nnw heiriniiliia to arrive on the market
quite freely, such as beets, onlonj, radishes.
parsley ana lettuce. i no quuiauuni win
be found in another column.
There was quite a demand last week for
apples, but there was no material change
In process. Oranges are In better supply
than they were a sTiort time ago and prices
are lower. The quality la also said to be
better.
The receipts of eggs were quite liberal
last week, but prices did not show much
change. Poultry, however, was in mod
erate supplv and as the demand was quite
liberal prices firmed up consilerably. The
butter market waa very quiet, the demand
being rather light for even this time of the
year, and as a resuU prices are weak.
WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY.
110-111 Hoard of Trade, Omaha, Neb
Telephone 131U.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. WHEAT Wheat has
been influenced mostly by foreign news.
Paris was H44c higher, Liverpool and
lxndon up a traction. Exporters reported
offers freely accepted over Bight. Private
Liverpool cables reported the tendency up
ward because of scarcity of Argentine
wheat. Wheal here advanced IV,c and at
San Francisco went to Doc. There has been
a broader commission trade, with market
too big for any one Influence. The assump
tion was that Armour sold on the advance
through commission people. World s ship
ments will be around 8.oia.uu0 bushels, with
i.oa,uoO to Europe. An Increase on passage
expected; a decrease of about &U,mj In the
visible. English visible decreased 1, ljo.ua)
bushels; clearano-s,- l!5,0ta) bushels. Pri
mary receipts. b"6.i bushels, sgainst 34O,0u0
last year; In northwest, 401 cars, against 9
a year t). lcal receipts. 33 cars, with 2
contract. Estimate for Mndty, 3i cars.
CORN Market has been strong, with a
broad commission trade. May passed the
too point and the feature of the tiay was
the exhaustion of the 6c supply. There
was more or leas profit-taking by local
bulls There waa some selling of com on
tbe sdvance by the provision element. The
bliis from New York for prompt shipment
were strong. Cssh corn waa y,c higher.
IxM-al receipts, A1 cars, with none con
trsct. Estimates for Monday, 8?o cars.
There was no contract corn out of private
houses. Clearances, &u9.a bushels. Pri
mary receipts, Ua.uuO bushels, sga'ust ttiooj
last year. Primary .shipments, 391.000
bueheN, against ;PuO a year ago.
OATS May advanced to 3S- and cash
market la up fully a cent. There was a
large Increase In the commission bu log
and prices moved up in spite of some profit,
taking by holders. Comstock led the buy
tng, taking. rWo.OOi) bushels or mora it
looked as if Howe Ik 1'atten did some sell
ing on the swell. Receipts, 1i cars, with 12
contract. Estimates for Monday, )H'i cars.
Clearance.. 27,Ott) bushels. ,
PROVISIONS The market opened steady.
Cudahy brokers were buying In a small
way. Local trade generally bearish, but
not enough trade to keep market down.
There were 2a,J0 head of nogs; market Re
lower. Receipts for the week, 172. ST4 head,
against 218,702 head same week last year.
Shipments for the week, M.M7 bead, ngitlnst
SMCti head same week last year. Estimates
for Monday, 46.000 head: for week, 210.000
head. Hogs In the west, 61.400 head, against
i,iM head Inet year.
WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY.
ST LOUIS, Fob. T.-WHEAT-Hlgh'ir;
No. I cash, elevator. 71Hc; truck, "fiBc;
May, 7itoic; . July, TJ-JJ 72c ; No. 1 hard, 71
it i jc,
CORN Higher; No. t cash. track,
41V44.4c; May. 42io; July. 41'7r. nominal.
OATS Higher; No. 2 cash, ;t7c; track,
37ac; Mav, 3-SHc; No. 2 white, Sxc.
RYE Firm. 49Vc.
FLOUR Wulet; red winter patents, S3.4.V9
256; extra fancy and straight, 83.liKa3.40;
clear, W.O'rfrtl.ln.
SEED Timothy, steady. $3.00a.f.
CORNMKAI. Steady, 8180.
BRAN Scarce, strong; sucked, east
track, 83'uN5c.
HAY-Timothy, firm, $10.00& ft.00; prairie,
IJOIVylLOC..
IRON COTTON Tl ES 21.07V4.
RAGGING 6 5-lMi7 1-16C.
HEMP Twine, ie.
PROVISIONS Pork, unchanged; Jobbing,
standard mess, $17.10. Lard, weaker, $...
Dry salt moats, steady; boxed, extra
shorts, 9.124; clear ribs, lil.liH: short
clears, $10 37a.
METALS Lead, firm, $3 974. Ppelter,
quiet, 84. RO.
POULTRY Weaker; chickens, 11c; tur
kevs, l!c; ducks, 13c; geeae. Sc.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 19if?6c;
dairy. 17(y20c.
EGGS Lower; fresh, lc.
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, bbls 6,0i ,"0
Wheat, bu 89.000 S8.KO
Corn, bu ll.0t M.ooO
Oats, bu 8'J.OOO 49,000
Kansas City Grnln and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 7. WHEAT May,
fiPfce; July, GtiVStwaac; cosh. No. 2 hard, OS
(itiifec; Ha. 3, 6laitc; No. 4. 67(B2o; re
jected, 53U)i7c; No. 2 red, 68Ij6yc; No. f,
CORN April, SSc; May, SS&fco; July. Sc;
cash. No. mixed, 3!'a.Wc; No. 2 while,
4U(u41c; NO. 3, 40c.
OATS No. 2 white, 36c; No. 2 mixed, 85c.
RYE No. 2. 45c.
HAY Timothy, $13.50; prairie, $9 00.
HI TTER-Creamery, llKuc; dairy, 19c.
LGGS Fresh, 16c.
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu 30.400 66.0i)
Corn, bu 2.0in fcS.HUO
Oats, bu 40,000 2S.0OO
Philadelphia Prodnee Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7. BUTTER
Steady, fair demand; extra western cream
ery. 27c; extra nearby prints, 28c.
EGGS Dull and lc lower; fresh nearby,
20c, at mark; fresh western, 20c, at mark;
fresh southwestern, 19(jj20c, at mark; fresh
southern 1SI&19C.
CHEESE Unchanged.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 7. WHEAT May,
77c; July, 77c; on track, No. 1 hard, 7'.u,c;
Co. 1 nortnern. ivc; jo. z norinern. nc.
FLOUR Steady; first patents, $4.00(5.15;
second patents, fo.904e4.00; first clsars, $3.50;
second clears, $2.102.20.
BRAN In bulk. $14.5014.76.
Milwaukee Grain Market.
MILWAUKEE. Feb. 7. WHEAT Market
higher; No. 1 northern, mc; No. t nortnern,
iH'.iWmoc; May. tu8ii4C dici.
RYE Steady: No. 1. 61iS2c.
BARLEY Dull; No. 2. WVc sample, 45
ease.
.CORN May. 490 bid.
Dnloth Grain Market.
DULUTH, Feb. 7. WHEAT Cash No. 1
hard, "lc: No. 2 northern, 74c; No. 1
northern, 78c; May, 78c; Jjly, 78Hc.
OATS May 86,c.
v Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. COTTON Futures
opened firm and quite excited at an ad
vance of Sa7 polnta, and immediately devel
oped still more pronounced strength and
activity. March contracts. which had
closed at 9.01c, showed 9.12c. The rapid ad
vance here was due onieny lo unexpectea
strong imb'.ic and private cables. The lat
ter mated that the foreign strength was
due to the strong statistical figures of lust
night cabled from this side. Egyptiuu
speculators were reported to have re-entered
the Liverpool market as active buy
ers. The spot situation at Liverpool was
called particularly strong with spinners
driven to purchase of the more remote fu
ture deliveries In an effort to secure a call
on supplies needed against orders for goods
already In hand or expected. The South
was an active buyer at New York. The
western - grain contingent also bought
freely. It was rumored that the late bear
leader had finished covering hla shorts and
now stood heavily long of the market,
there was still buying by spot houses, and
exporters took March and May, while the
Subtle demand shjjwed a preference for
uly and August. Traders showed Indif
ference to bad weather reports from the
south and also to heavier estimated re
ceipts for Houston ami other points. The
selling here was chiefly by parties who
were disposed to secure profits, but this
proved Insufficient for the Increasing de
mand land the market showed a sLron
undertone.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 7 COTTON Fu
tures firm; February. 8.96c bid; March, t.01
fo9.U2c; April, .07'9.0&c; May, .14&9.15o;
June. . 180.200 ; July, 9.2tt(9.25c: August.
8.88iU91c; September, 8.87'8r.40t Spot firm;
quotations revised; sales, 7,050 bales; ordi
nary, Tfec; good ordinary. 8c; low middling,
8 7-16c; middling. 9c; good middling. 7-16c;
middling fair, 10Hc; receipts, 7 564 bales;
stock, 3iV).2o6 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7 -COTTON Firm. Ho
higher; middling, 8 15-16c; sales, 613 bales;
recclp's, 2.819 bales; shipments, 3,413 bales;
stock. 2Ti.7Hl bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 7.-COTTON-Flrm at
9 1-ldc.
Sasrnr and Molasses.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 SUGAR Raw,
steady: fair refining, 34fr3 3-lfic : centri
fugal 96 test, 3 6-16c; refined, steady: No.
8, 4.25e; No. 8, 4.15c; No. 9, 4.10c; No. 10,
4.06c; No. 11, 4c; No. 12. S.9oc; No. 13. 3.9oo;
No. 14, 3.85c; confectioners' A, 4.5oc; cut
loaf, &.2&c; crushed, 6.25c; powdered, 4.75c;
granulated. 4.75c; etibea. 4.c.
MOLAS3E3 Unlet; open kettle, good to
choice, 82HOc; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 32Hoc.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 7. SUGAR
Steady; open, kettle, tfg 3-16c; open ket
tle, centrifugal. 3'4(&3 7-16c; centrifugal
whites, 3av: yellows. SHS'J'ic; seconds,
2'vff :!'., Molasses, quiet; open kettle, 13'o
26c; centrifugal, 6&18e. Syrup, 19fa24c.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Frails.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. EVAPORATED
APPLES The ms.rket for evaporated ap
ples Is weak under freer offerings, but
prices show no further change. Common
are held at 4'tf6c; prime, buiVi'. choice,
Myfa6''c; fancy, 7(&7Se.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Spot
E runes are a little more active, owing to a
etterment In export requirement, and
prices were firm. All grades rre quoted at
from 3Va7c. Apricots, unchanged at 7V0
10c In boxej and T'ijl'ic In bags. Peaches,
remained unchanged, 18c for peeled and 6
tjtvo for unpeeled.
Wool Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-WOOL Quiet; do
mestic fleece, 2S32c.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7. WOOL Stead v to
firm; medium grades and combing. 17u21o;
light fine. l'i'i l&c ;- heavy fine, 13(jlGc; tub
washed. 1942c.
IXiNDON. Feb. 7 Trail In In wool has
been moderate rlnce the auction sales closed
and a good portion of the withdrawals have
been secured at prices in buyers' favor. The
arrivals for the second series of sales
amount to 13V945 bales, Including 60,500 for
warded direct to spinners.
OH and Koala.
OIL CITY. Feb. 7. OI L Credit balances.
$1 .Mi; certificatea. no bid; shipments. 73.854
bbls.; averuce, 74.430 bbls.; runs, 81,356 bbls.;
average. 81.343 bbls.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 7 Oily Turpentine,
firm. 5c. Rosin, firm; A. B. C. I). E. F,
$1 w; C. tl: H. 82 33; I. 12.80; K. $3.2u; N.
$3l: WG. $.1.'.: WW, $4 25.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. OIL Cottonseed,
steady; prime crude, nominal, petroleum,
steady; refined New York, 12": Philadel
phia and Baltimore, $8 15. Turpentine,
flim. M'vJififio. Kostn. firmer; strained,
common to good, $2 Uy2 15.
Dry Goods Market.
NEV YORK, Feb. 7 DRY OOOD8 The
market continues Arm for all descriptions
of cotton goods In th's market. Print cloths
are quiet, but strong. Cotton yarns are
firm, with fair demand. Woolen, worsted,
linen and Jute yarna are firm.
New York Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. The totel Imports
of merchandise and dry goods at ths port
of New Tork for this week were valued at
$12,150,271. The total exports of specie from
the port of New York were ir.4M sliver
and $44.4 gokl. The totaf imports of
specie st the port of New York this week
were $8,o silver atH I31.78S gold.
Rank Clearlnats.
OMAHA Feb. 7 Bank clearings for' ths
week ending today show sn Increase of
8f.JS.378 84 over those of the corresponding
week of last year. Ths dally figures read:
1903 loo
Monday $l..tt M $1. lls.ft 18
Tuesday 1,20. 363 29 1.01.261 2
Wednesday l.t"J.153 61 973.42.S 87
Thursday 1.HW.R24 hi l,"M.h 65
Friday 1.179.719 M l.lKl.SWO 53
Suturday 1.046.021 11 I.IUS.SWO 63
Totals $4,969,768 40 $6,431,394 16
CHICAGO, Feb. 7 Clearings, $23,328,894;
balances, 81.516,6k3; New York exchange at
par; foreign exchange unchanged, with
sterling posted at $4.KS for sixty dayi and
at $4 8k f.jr demand.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Clearings, $239,369,.
342; balances, $11,230,720.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 7. -Clearings. $21,-
E24,iv6; balonces, $2.0;0,447; money, 8 per cent.
BALTIMORE, rob. 7. t'icarings. n.tu,-
274: balances, $468,998; money 6 per rent.
BOSTON Fob. 7. Clearings, $23,613,461;
balances, $5,031, 694.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 7 Clearings. $2,621.
90; money. 4r6 per cent and In good de
mand; exchange easy at Zftc discount.
ST. IOU1S. Feb. 7. Clearings. $6,722,048;
balances, $s75,2.rl; money, steady. per
cent; New York exchange, 20c discount.
Foreign Financial.
IiONDON. Feb. 7. There was artlra de
mand for money In the market today, al
though the pressure was slightly lighter.
Discounts were tlrm. Business on the
Stock exchanse was fairly cheerful and
quiet, owing to operators bflng engaged- In
tne preliminaries of the mining contangoes.
Consols were siigntty naraer. nome raus
renerallv were lower on the dividends
showing Improvement Americans opened,
dull, owing to tho possibility of a bnd hank
statement, and closed quiet. Grand TTunK
was firm and active on account of consid
erable purchases, especially ordinary and
third preferred.
PARIS. Feb. 7. Business opened quiet on
the bourse today. Foreigners were con
spicuously heavy and Turks were easier on
tne now of the mobilisation of Turkish
troops for a demonstration in Macedonia.
I'rices were generally fair. Sues canals
were In brisk demand. Trading at the close
was quiet and stocks were tlrm. The pri
vate rate of discount was 213-'S per cent.
BERLIN. Feb. 7. Home futrds were firm
on the bourse, today. Some foreigners were
easier and locals were heavy on realiza
tions. St. Joseph Live (Mock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Feb. 7-4'ATTLE-Recelpts.
198 head; natives. $3.756.65; Texas and
westerns, $3.35ii)'4 85; cows and heifers, $2 00
(ff4.35; venK $'J.506.50; bulls snd stags, $2.50
ft 4.40: vearlfngs and calves, $2.75H.3o; s toe It
ers. $3 ?5if4.5o.
HOGS Receipts. R.214 bead; light and
light mixed, $6.8094.85; medium and heavy,
$6.8fi'fr'7.nn.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 100 heart;
Colorado lambs, $6.25; wethers, $6.16; ewes,
$4.40.
W hisky Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-WH1SKY Steady a.t
CINCINNATI, Feb. 7-WHISKY-On th
basis of high wines, $1.30.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 7. WHISKT-Steady at
$130.
PEORIA. Feb. 7. WHISKY For finished
goods, $1.30.
THROUGH THE NILE RAPIDS
Experience of One Traveler While
Canoeing; on Karyptlaa
Waters.
William Gage Ervlng carries the readers
of tbe February Century on an exciting
trip from Khartum to Cairo in bis Adi
rondack canoe. Of one adventure he writes:
When my faithless pilot told me that ths
cataract was passed he deliberately lied.
I had gdne barely a mile, proceeding In the
very middle of the stream without a
thought of danger, when Just ahead a long
white line appeared, spanning the entire
river. In a few seconds, this had developed
Into a barrier of spray-capped billows from
which there was no escaping. In a twink
ling I found myself at the top ot an In
clined plane of water, whore the river shot
over the underlying ridge In one unbroken .
sheet, as water over a dam In time ot
flood. Down this the canoe rushed with
the speed of a race horse, rose sharply on
the billows beyond, hurled Itself seem
ingly through space, and fell upon ihe top
of a chaos of foaming waves with a crash
truly appalling. A yell of terror escaped
the lips of my boy as be frantically grasped
the gunwales, a mass of water drenching
him from head to foot. For a few moments
the canoe tossed wildly about, kept head
on to to the waves only with the great
est difficulty, and then plunged madly
through foam and eddies Into the. smooth
water beyond.
This lasted but a short distance, and
scarcely had I recovered my breath 'when
a new danger confronted roe. Not a quar- '
ter of a mile ahead a ridge of rocks ap- -peared,
extending across the river, a mass
of black boulders 'amid foam and spray ot
dazxllng whiteness. Nowhere In this roar
ing Inferno upon which I was being rap
Idly borne could I discover a sign of even
the narrowest passage. Absolute destruc
tion of the canoe seemed Inevitable when,
catching sight of a great flat rock the front
of which, thirty feet In width, rose above
the brink of the fall, I seised the last
chance and headed directly for It, sheering'
sharply to the left when not six feet from '
the granite barrier. As, almost grazing its
stony face, the boat sped alongside toward
the maelstrom beyond, I caught up ths
long painter colled at my feet and "made
a flying leap, landing on the sloping sur
face of the rock, worn smooth by long v
action of the water. Fortunately, my
bare feet did cot slip, and by bracing my
self the cauoo was brought up with a sharp
Jerk. Hulelmon, who throughout had be
haved splondidly, sitting motionless In tho
bottom of the boat with both hands. grasps.
tng the sides and bis ryes never leaving
my face, now rolled out, and la a few sec
onds canoe and kit were high and dry on
the rock, and I was running to the brink
to cool my feet, blistered from toe to heel
by the scorching stone. Our desert Isle
stretched some three hundred feet Oown
the stream,' and below It tbe rapids ap
peared less dangerous. Here, then, we
launched tbe canoe, and at length reached
smoother water. The terrors of tbe Mograt
lay behind us.
FILLED WITiH LEGAL LORE
Vlra-lala Mountaineer Studies Lavw la
Jail and Wins Oat on
Appeal.
J. O. Terry of Halifax. Va.. convicted In
the United States district court of carrying
raw material to a dls'lllery, supposed to
have been of tbe moonshine kind, and aUo
charged Vlth having occupied his talents
In defrauding Uncle Bam of liquor revenues,
today bad tbe Judgment of the court re
versed by Judge Goff In the United States
circuit court of appeals. Terry argued his
owd case, noted exceptions to tbe rulings
of the district Judge and appealed to ths
higher court with the result announced.
He prepared and submitted bis own briefs
In the appeal. The man Is a typical moun
taineer, and never had a day's schooling
In bis life. He taught himself to read and
write, and studied law while confined la
Jail. When brought to trial some months
ago be declined to employ a lawyer. There
were three charges against him. By skill
ful manipulation he succeeded in having
two quashed. He was convicted on the
third and given sixty days In Jail. He took
an appeal, and today went free.
Terry Is picturesque In appearance. He
wears the broad-brimmed bat and flannel
shirt of tbe mountaineer. In ths court
room be Is perfectly at his ease, and Is a
matter hand at cross-examining a witness.
A Matter of Snrprlsr,
I'm getting old, that's plain to see
The signs ran t be mistook.
For folks have started tellln' me
How very young I lo-ik.
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