Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1879, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. MARCH B8, I870—~TWELVE PAGES, “={TENE AGAINT Times Yesterday Among Wheat Speculators. . e T . Market Bronks When Fisher e B 2,300,000 Bushol, tvely the use tho Boys Belleve 1t to Ly Bo Jim Keone's Lodd. v osuuently They Think Otherwrise, and f Eriym flightly Raecover, Washes His Hands of the K”nBWhole Transaction. KEENI'S DUMP. A GREAT DAY 1IN WITRAT. fhe wheat market presented a fickle and un- o condition yeaterday, With searcely n of warning the ** bottom " fell at the opan- "unl {he Board, and before those who were on u along” sido of the deal cauld recover from e contaston into which the sudden deprecia- a hsd thrown them quotations sank with xhapldity that it saomad for the ttmo nlmost {mgnu to attempt a rallying atiack againat the sement that was plainly taking ndvantage a(iheonslaught. From 003{@00% the price of gt dollvery went to 053, then on dowa to ¢4 and 9334, whon, catching 8 momentary reac- \onaey Impulse, it roso to 04 agaln, oscillated {orstimo between that figure and 03, only to te pushed down and down by dezrees tntll, goully, 9034 was touched sbortly after 12 ok, Here scomod to be the limit of the deeasing Influence,—~whether from choice or {e losbility of the operators for o de- diire break 1o further manlpulate the dul thelr own liking by reason ofacounter current that had already sot in can pedly bo mrrived at with any degreo of defioltences,—and {rom that point the {sdeacy was once more in the dirco- (i eading to o mora healthy tone. Gradually {remarket pleked {ts way upward agatn, and con~ glenco’ resssericd itself In the bosoms of the 1 ¢mall “long" eliquo, which had up to thispoint slaoly, discerned ruln fa the futurc should no torm oceur, nnd 833¢ was reached, when the tide wits moro turned and the market closed at K o lxnlkh of three hours there was a depreciation ‘ot cents per bushel, and it Is quite probuble it the change for the better was the result of itte condition which the overalors found them- ‘lres 1o ofter having unloaded tho aggregate amotot iela by tho pool for this spocial purs oo Solong s the graln was flaunted in the fres.of the members of the Board ju huge tcks of 25,000 bushels at onc-eighth of a cont uader price bid, so long tho *‘longs® woro en- stled to mees the exigoncles of thie occasion in miotainiug o falr market, and, asa resulta fesling panicky in the extrome waa developed, 1od terfous apprehensions prevaled as to where tbe deal would end. ¥or three hours wheat wos collnnomely unloaded fnto the ‘“pit? at snale that falrly stageered the lone Interest, for e wholo vproceedlng was almost unexpected; theapetators on the bull skly wore at loss to waderstand why the partios who apneared to bo manipnlating tie deal should, without apparent aue, bammer thelr own property; the “iborts ** weve delighted, and prophecles were freely exoressed that ruin must overtake such nxercunfortunately “loog on the closing prica of Thureday and tho deprecisting market of yee tahlsy. ltwyn early apparent that J, K. Fishor & Co, were the leading splrita In the movemont, and, oleourse, the impression at oneo went out that Jim Ketne, the Now York operator who bought lurgely in December options last November, udpsldcash for the wheat on dallvery, \as tow dumplng his burden upon the shoulders of the Chlcazo bovs, A Flsher & Co. hod at the timaof the Keene deal been the chief represent- n:;u brokers of the New York speculator, who DOXS THINGS ON A MAMMOTI SOALE ©d by sudden freaks, spparently, and had lwflfl. tho major part of fl,OU0.0bO bushels ofwheat which pussed Into Kcene’s control at that time, the natursl supposition that arose in ile mindsof tho operators on ‘Change was thay the Chicago firm, .under {nstruce unn:}1 were now endeavorlng to got rid of the graln for thelr principal. This ellet was strenpthoned durln[i the foronoon by 1 industrivusly cicculated statomant that Klsh- u& Co, had fecefved o telegram from Keone iapemtively orderlng the sale g( the rnp;:,rzy. tourse as soon o8 cvents began to shape themgelves the commlasion mengnd\'hcd thglr ew York correspondents of the deal, and did ot fall to couplo Keeno's name therowith. The tems soon found its way to Wall street, and the Hok socculators who ocensfonnlly dabblo in Wbest and corn fn this.market begau looklug for Mn‘lhm. !;Hwy m“sv.'i; huv(; ot them, §or| t}n‘rlv b after: c ! 'a with m:mg?f“ grdur!ngwu;fia X:é“ purr‘él'aln;:u. Thote who did the latier were positive that Eeeno hud not sold & solitary bushel, whilo those who Joined fn_the hue and cry und were m':rmd to sell, did so an the bellef that Keeno Lideot tired of wheat, nnd had sold out iu ler to enter upon an operation in cither :?::‘I‘:m Unton or some of the granger railrond Whero the market would have gone to under the mmmurl‘\fi 1t recelved It would be hard to 181}, had not the exporters and shippers cometo Mr;:l‘l’ckrbnr tlz{: “lonpe,” Armour & Co., W. ud L]mx;m Blnfimfiu}gfinfih f;fi;’é’fiv fllfi:‘;:' oders " ‘that * they bad on hand for fime thme ot figures lower than tho prices surent just beforo the bronk. It [s a notlceable {d that over sinca the Keoue purrhase last De- ?fwfi-’ 1hg 1 IATeIet (0 wheat hos been qidte te wos little orenn J&.}'fl.”-fi’.‘?fi&fi ‘t’ll:lf ’“fl:l‘lll};‘oex:n (‘zt ;be%t hero aud four millious Byl Ex{’e‘};fif Sfl'i. Fro] Zl'lf‘é“:"‘l".?"‘: E'l‘fll 28 had the best of auch as Wvas abileed to do 40y aid. b not Lsh Keuno Ihett baon neld off tha matkos for the time v e el arkot for the time Bt ucecoded 1 rotainiog comtrol of 1 8 Jong i, & Joit ahout the begiuning of the afternoon :l.:clfrx', another rumar w-% ot affoat to the W neu;m'mh’ ram undurwhich Fishor & Co. Wettern Eynlrava' tobe u Igrger:, and that the “':‘:h This story caused considerable ox- e l:“' and visita were made to the meunrh [ hlfl:zvflc&nl lt;n[mr aperators to learn tho forgery story, and nohndvhad their c:er- ‘s by mall, "o ¢ they atuributed tho fort mm,'(',“" fecliug in the lll:rnonri} and ;r. t eun-rums:lun\r‘l:‘\‘xl: pfiféfm'r'.’“h lcx?e;l. Rpnting fizures, i by LJOTHEL IUMON WAS BET ON FOOT '"l.":“:l%nzglm:c 'fia entiro da&!l v c?nlizcaund g Indopenduntly of e, Tw:fi‘;me'l, of kllhl.'r, Adllm.’ and Roche, Wywgy “ml‘{lrlue!ualntfl tl:nowl\m;? luvg blul e bartica Lt fuicen dvantago of he s onbich ety ke advuutags of the pros. o, g (1 icr's connection with Keene would e fln lus covered the actual participants il ..u?:fi,u“‘ of scting us ageuts wetely Wby patiey o, DALY, Thoso who 'are tnclined 0 :&n I:tnto that the pool had probably iadeg w":l!a,“uml that as ft_went down B pegyy hetd by ollowed by other blocks, which '“Olml-uxg Y partfes wlio coutrolled lares Bitemey, oy s 811 Kept close to the Keeno [ lnu tho upward rise of the market R Ui (AT etk B, tus 21 wrere forced 0 u:.‘,'}“",’f ke ‘-%xan,m Lufls,mo,mu uu-ncu? :(4 That “'K““::vy gpemtm :3 'Gudnln‘ma fo- as Aot posod A A lym'z‘ioo&' ] e rain—ncarly ‘},‘u I:x‘urk:? pelTernee of 83 ° cents, Ry g turneq, aving steadily gone upward Retter thia g 906, ig fult that. tiiera could be no h fogyy o biln to untoad then at thy pres- iy 'l‘ltl?:d‘lu his waichouse charges had al- Hirynce woun our cents per bushel, uud big fn- [ s force thie'totel of ¢xponses for '.A;:. Yeah M""mg gl“ culm. 'I‘lx:n.( again, an Increase of ware- Wery ‘:::lrugf:. 1% one-half cent per bushel for Yhagoy y, rthe15thor AErn. and wero ba N gy :ll!!lll'm that date lbe accurulation bregy, oy hlllg insuranco—ta say nothing of lo- 00 Investment, which was nearly ot g7 mOU Dave woon abucrbed all th Ky rould have accrued batween his pur- tricg myg und the pre Vi hl:'.- l‘l therq conid B«::::;; ::v: rg:g:c:ll\'; hegg (8 Materlal change for the better be- :!&Mo‘mlnnt doy “and Aprll 15, Taking o G440, o commlsalon men are *| the Keeno Interes of apinfon that the New York oporator has ae- tunlly dumped his Ioad, and {8 now fellcitatin himself over 1o fact that ko has added about, ,000 proflt to T8 ALREADY MAMMOTIL FORTUNR, The story that Fisher & Co. were decetved n- fo eolllu;iv fhe Keane wheat out at this timo by tnednn of a fareed telegram is utterly unworthy of ballel, Riock apeculalors and heavy oporat- orn in grain and provisiona are not in thy habit of wirlny to their brokers or rotnmission mer- chants, ' Bell our wheat,' or Buy 20,000 Narth+ western.” ‘They do nothing of the Kind, 'The uas the ciplicr with a prodigality that would mnke even_ the “nephew of hils uncle? stand sghast; and thelr cipher codes aro not in the habit of gotting Into unauthorived bands, Fraud Isapretty good shibholeth sometimes, It has been s much as two dollars and one- Iinlt in the nocket of the New York Sun, and the ery In this instance, if it were not started In wlil” cettainly be made use of to his advantag ‘I'iete scems to bo scarcely A doubt but what the Keene movement created agreater break than was jutonded. From two 1o three couts was as much of a declinc as was expectad, but when the market gave way und the bottam dropped five polnts, then the time came whea L wus lmperative to cry * Haltl” ‘The market must bo stifoued or valites will go down to such a figure that the nyorage price realized whl not allow the great bonanzist to come out with nn;th(nfi Letter thon whst was 3rigimlly put o the desl. The cry of fraud i~ the work very effectively, backed up os it was by lelegrams recelved by Drake & Co,, Bmith & Lightner, ond otlicrs atating that he had nothing to do with the deal, It would pot be surprising to find that today Fisber's brokers will enter the Ell. and dispose of the remainder of the stock on and at figures fully up to, I not betier thao, the average reslizéd yestorday., ‘The street rice at dusk last ovenlug wus very strong at Torts wera mado last evoning to interview Mr, Archle Fisher, thc only representative of thie lirm now in Lhis city, but” the nowsgatherer was fuformed that be _was nttending a privata dinner party at the Chieago Club, and would not bie at liberty til Jate,—very Jato in the oven- ing. Itistobe hoped that ‘be succecded fn completely burylng his disappolntments, cha~ grins, aud other’ unplensantucsa over the “ formed » telegraim between the conrses of the delightful menu which the chet of the Club kunowsso well how to get up, In fnaoelal cireles the fmpression prevalls that Keeno did it, and the bankers are in good spirits, for they anticipate the handling of the receipts for this deal,~—a sum nur(regntux;inunrly $£,700,000, For sowe time past nearly §0,000,- 000 of'New York enpital bos been ndvanced on Chicago products,—lard, pork, and wheat,—and the profit sccrulng from such financlal trans- actions have gone into New York banks, when 1t shiould have come hiere. . KEENE’S DISCLAIMER. REMARKADLE ASPECT OF THE AFFAIR AFTER A CONSIDERATION OF 1T8 NATUNE, Hvectal Dirpatch to The Tridune. Nrw York, March 7.—~The wheat movement In Chlcago did not cresto a0 mnuch excitement on 'Chonge hero as it would have done had It been better understood. Thero wore numerous Chicago dispatehios recelved by brokers giving all gorts of storles and Intimations, buc the matter did ot bceome clear up to the hohr of closing transactions, and so the greater part of tho cxciting dlscussion wus reserved till the evening mathering of the speculators at the Windsor flotel, There {s now much speculation a8 to what will transpire in Chicago to-morrow. A pentleman who is thoroughly conversant with the wheat traosactions past und present of Mr, James R, Kecue, and who closely investi- zated tlte unexpected movement of to-day, gave your correspondent to-night the following as THE INSIDE RISTORY of the transaction, This morning, svon after Mr. Keene reached his ofilce, he received an open dispateh from the firm of J. K. Fisher & Co., Obleago, saylng ihat they had sold a balf millton bushels of wheat. Thero was nothing beyond this mere fact,—no Intimation of any reason for a selilng movement, or that the salo was mado on anybody’s account but their own, As it 1s customary for corresponding brokers to inform one another of larze movements in the markets, so that the position of affairs may be understood by all partics lnterested, Mr. Keene accepted this dispateh as such uforma- tion nnd lald it aside without further thought, as he had no intention to do anythiug further in whent at presont. But PRESENTLY THERE OAME ANOTHER DISPATCIT announclng a second Jarge sale. ‘This was also an open dispatch, and that fact mado Mr. Kecne wonder what was In the wind, e con- cluded that the dispatches were due toone of two causcs. Either the Fishera wanted to give him warning that they wero selling heavily, and g0 open to hin tue chauco of breaking the market with them, or ¢lse some party bad bribed Fisher's clerk to send these dispatches opened to epread abroad hore the nows of the sales aud fnflucuce the speculation here, Beyond this, Lo could not cxptain or undorstand the menning of the dispatches, BTILL TIEY KEPT COMING 1IN, nnd, feellng now that somthing was wrong, Mr. Kaene telegraphed to Mr. Fisher to know what ho meant by bis dlepatches, nnd what ho was doing, “Therc was not a more astonlshed man in Wall strect,’ sald the gentleman, *than was Mr. Keene whon hic got a reply from Mr, Fisher, or the roprescotative of the house, that they were sellfng according to Mr. Keene's order of that morning. Here was Mr. Keene, fua pe- cullar position. Tolegrams had come in an- nouncing the anle of over 2,600,000 bushels of wheat, and now he was intormed that the market bad been flooded and the prices knocked from 983e to Olc nt his order. NOT HAVING GIVEN ANY ORDER WUATSVER fu relation to whent, Mr, Keena instautly tele- graplied Mr. Fisher to thot effeet, and awnited furthier {oformation. Tho reply was that on order had como from Mr, Keons that mornlnyg, sod that he could verity the fact at the Weytorn Unlon oftlee, Stopplug auy further sales, Mr, Keene sct an Investiga- tion on foot. Yo found that the open dispatches rogarding tho sales wero genuine, Then cane the mare important discovery thats forgery had boen practiced. o A NIGHT MYXBSAGH was flled lato last night addrcssed to J. K. Fisher & Co. 'Iie message was, ineffect, an order to Fishor to scll all the wheat ho could that day, tho day of delivery, without breaking the market moro thaw 8 conts, It was slgned simply *Keene.! The writing could not be identiled, ‘and the person who handed In tho dispatch was unknown to the receiver, On this dispateh as authority, Mr. Fisher had gono on and sold THB VAST QUANTITIRR OF WMHEAT, sonouncing the ealos {n big lumps to Mr, Keene, who had mno means to explain them until he saw the wholo thing in the light thrown upon it by tho forwed order," ‘That is tho story of the movement as piven from the Inside. The smne informant epoke further as to the rhasty sction of Fisher and company, uud (n this he was Jolned by m numbor of promiuent Wall strect men, who hold that the salo under such circamstances was not at ol fn accordance with the usual stvle of doing business. One broker #aid that, iu all transactions of moment, A KEY Wi$ USED, Jt he wanted to ordor a purchase orsaloof 10,000 or 20,000 bushels, he would send an open message to that effect; but I the transaction was larger, it he woro ordering the sale of 100,000 or 200,000 bushels, ho would uss a clpher, and, fu seuding the nows of salo to him, his broker would also use cipher, and not throw the transaction'on the strest, as had bevn. dono by Fisher & Co. IT SHOULD HAVE BEBN A SUSFICIOUS CIROUM- 4TANCE, woreover, that so fmportaut an order sbould ba sent by a pight message, when Mr, Kecoo had no meaus of knowing what the cable quotations ot the pext day might be, * The wording of the dlspateh, and the want of tull signature, were aleo suspliclous, and in a0 large a transaction It would bave bevn the mereat prudencqto have telezraphed Mr, Koeno for a verification of tue order, § ' TOAT 18 TUR VIEW TAKEN UBRN, Tt 1s hold that Fishor & Co. must be the loscrs, ‘The great question is us to who succceded in imposing upon tbem, My fnformaut sug- eated that the moYemeut was probably started by speculators who were ‘‘short? on wheah, sud who ook ihls mssus to coyer themselves, thing in theway of a clew to find out who had been the heayy scllers during the lnat two or three days, and who wero tlie loavy buyets to- day. It Board of Trade to make a full [nvestigation, 1t was also Incumbent on the Atlnntle & Pacific Telegraph Company to do all fn It8 powet to Qiscover who sent the forged dispatch. Hanco it might ba some- was incumbent on the Chivago 1t is said on good authority that MR, KEENN JIAS OFFRRED $25,000 for tha discoverv of the scnder. Mr. Bocock, Mr. Keene's stock-broker, has publiely offered to give $10,000 for the same discovery, Regarding Mr. Keone's intentions as to the Jarge quantity of whost lu his posscsslon, the gentlemun first aluded to sald that Mr, Keeno had never meant, sud docs not mean, to do anything with the wheat until navigation opens. Fisher & Co, bad nothing to do with this wheat, nor lad anybody else save Mr. Kecene himsell, TUB BXTENT OF MR, KEENE'S CONNECTION WITIL PISHER & €O, wad that when {u' Chleago be made Ns headquarters at thelr office, and they were considerad his brokess in Chlcago, Mr. Keene could wall afford tofhold his wheat, By the rizo atrendy sluge ho bought lic could reatizs a handeome sum. Dut ho bad tnade up his mind to acc what he could do In a legittmato speculation, aud ho was not A man 1o give up what ho undertook. - He might lose, but ho could nelther be backed down nor frightened out, and no movement fn Chicago could scare him Into sclling. The belfef was {frcely oxpressed that had Mr. J. K. Fisher been at home this contretemps would not bave oc- curred, RRENH REPUDIATES THE SALR. . To the Western L3eotiated Prese. New Yong, March 7.—Jumes R. Keens, the well-known stock and graln operator, stated to- night that his name was forged last night (Thureday) to a half-rate telegraphic message to J. K, #isher & Co., grafn brokets, of Chicago, dirceting them to eell 3,000,000 bu of wheat on Mr, Keone’s account, This caused a declina on wheat at Chicago to-day from 90c ta . Keeng knew nothing of the transaction untll this sfternoon, and ro. pudintes tho entlre ssle, which wil compel the ropurchase by Fisher & Co. of the smount sold on his account to-dsy. Kecne saya lio had no intentlon of meking any sales of grafo st present, and certaluly not ot 03 conts per bushel, 'The message was sont through the Atlantic & Pacific Company, sud Keeno states ft was cvidently the work of an sment in Now York of Chicago partics. Bicps haye ‘- boen taken to Iscover the author of the telegram. Keene eays susplclons are strong against persons short on provisions, who hoped by this means to depress the market and cover tlielr shorta. A Iarge re- ward will bo fmmedlately offered by Mr. Keeno for the discovery of the forger and his nssocl- ates, The origlual copy of the dispatch is now in Mr. Kuene's posscssion, HOW IT LOOKS, After recolving this dlspatch, the reporter ajraln set out n search of Mr. Fisher, but was unable to find him. Ho and the party with whom he had dined had loft the Ciab and dls- appeared. It wne, thercfore, impossible to learn from him whother ho had recclved any advices from Mr, Keeno similar in thelr character to the fntolli- gence piven in the telegram. Dut it s not llkely that he bad, for lis conduct was not such ss to adleato snything of tho kind, A person who has’ mads a busl- ness blunder which custs Iim or bhis firm from $100,000 to $200,000 is not o the habit of spending the evening at a dinner party with alotof friends. Heelther consults a lawyer to find out whether ho s responsible under the clrcumstauces, or he spends the nizht at his oflice looking over his bonks to sco how he stands with the world, The senfor momber of the firm of J. K. Fisher & Co. I8 o Europe, and tho Jjunior member, on whom the manazemontof the business is thrown, would bo all the more nervous had he recetved any such !nmllficncn from New York as that indleated 1o tho dispatch, It s very safe, therefore, to presums that 13 has not been informed by Mr, Keene that ho will have to 2o on *Change this morning and buy back that 8,000,000 bushels of grain. Itis snrprulng. too, that Mr. Fisher should liavo recelved mo fatelligence from Mr, Xecug durlng the day. ‘The moment tho market negan_ 1o waver here, the nows flashed to Now York, and of course reached Mr. Keene, He knew from minute to mioute, na o matter of gencral information at least, how the Chicago wheut-murket wna golug, and had e known that his wheat was eclline against his wishes bo would cortalnly havo telegraphed his agent hero to atop that husiness, - Moreover, it is not customary to send orders of such lmportauce as one relating to the sale of 8,000,000 bushels of wheat in the form of a half- rate message, and that, too, in plain Knglish. The firma and Mr. Keeno havo their own cipher, whicls they ate in tho hobit of using, and whie {s not 80 cuslly stolen. 1t was he feollng Inat cvoning among those who koow anythime about the subject, and wero golatable, thut Mr. Keune's dlsavowal of the order was a rusc,~a strategem for the purposo of etiffcning up the market this morue ing, Whent went down yesterdny o littlo Jower than was altogother deafrable, and this aunouncement thut ¥isher would buy back these 3,000,000 bushels would have atendency to bult things, The price of wheat would go up, and Mr, Koene would bo able to unlond some more of the stock hieatil] hasou hand, mnk- fur his sales, of course, throurh other brokors, 'here will, undoubtedly, ba Inrge purchoses to-day, und wot theough' Mr. Flsher directly, for it that gentleman was to go on 'Chango anu attempt to wake large purchases, In view of 1l disputches that he has got to buy buack the 1,000,000 bushcls, the prics would go up to a figurs too absurd for him to grappla twith, But whatever the truth nbout this may be, the progeedings on ’Chango to-day will unques- tlonably bo liveller than um{ have beon slnce Keeno mada his big purchaso last year, RAILROADS. THFE STANDARD-OIL REBATE, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Tyidune. Pincanzurnn, Pa, March 7.—At last the lang-sought-for contract between tho Btandard Oil Company aud the Penusylvania Ruilroad Lias beon brought to light, At the closu of the cxamination yestorday into the alieged freight discritinations by the Pennsylvania Raltroad in favor of the Standard Ol Company, Achoson, coungel for the Commouwealth, called for the contract in questiun, und this nfternoon it was put fu. This fs really the basis of all the com. plaints of the all-producers, snd the canse of the sult agalvat the so-culled monopoly, The contract was ia the form of » latter, dated Oct. 17,1877, slgued by Willlam Rockalelar, -Vice- Presidont of the Standard Oit Com. pauy, and forwarded to Thomns A. Beott, Presldent of the Pennsylvania Rallroad., Tho three trunk lines in opposition for ol tratlle trom the oll reglons to New York were the New York Central, the Erlo, und the Pennsylvania Railronds. In thefirat article of the contract the Btandard O!l Company agroeed to furnish to the Pennsylvonta Railroad and fts branches for transportation emough ofl to smount, when added to the ship. moenta of other oil-producers, to one-third of all the oll shipped to Now York, or 21 per cont of the total quantity of ofl shipped to three scavorts, numely, New York, Baltf- wore,. and Philadelphia, The comtract con- tinued: i = “We further mgree, that the quantity of oll whith we will ship oursclves over your Hnes shall mnot in any year amount to less than 2,000,000 barrols, based upon &n average of 80,000 barrels per week, 1f we fall to fullll this contract, we will pay to you a sum cqual to the profits you would bave realized upon the quantity fn deficit. We will, of the proportfon of ofl going to Thiledelphis, refine 28 much as practicable In Philadelphis, as wo understand that you desire to seo all tho refiniug capacity of Philadelplia fully ewmployed, and, It necdful, increased, la sbipping by your lines, whother to Philadelphls, Now York, or Baltlmors, we will en- deavor to deliver oll to you at polnts from which you will have shiort hauls, and will make the proportion of crude oll shipped as large as possible, us wo understaud tranaporia- tion of crude so be more profltable to you thau of retined oll, © It having been” agreed, a8 we are {oformed, betweon your Company und the Baltimore & Oblo Railroad that of the mmdulnfim per cout of to. tal shipments aforesaid you shall bo entitled to trausport by lincs controlled ux‘your Cowpany to Phlludolphia and Baltimore 20" por cent, we sgrea to ehip such quantities 1o thetwo cities by yourlinos as will, when adapted Lo the sbipments 0Of the othur parties, give for transportation by your lines to Philadulpbia and Balttuore 24 per dent of the {otal shipments by the four trunk Lines to the scaboard cittes abova vamed, ‘The Btandard Ol Company demanded In rett wn that the yatiroad shonld furnish all meaos for trans- portatlon that they could reasonably require, and ihat the ratlrond shonld allow Lhe Standard Company such m?ulr:munu weekly on their shipments ac¢may be fixed by your road und Lhe other trink lines, ‘Ilie comninisslon, we un- darstaud, s fixed for the present at 10 per cent upon the rate, and the commission shall never bo fixed at o lcss percentase than at gprosent. Wu amree Cthat el tha atipulatfons Lereln explained shall be enp- ried oul hf' us for flye years from date hercof, uinless dlssolved by mutual consent; pro- vided that no other ehipper of ofl by your lines shall pay leas than the rate fixed for us before the commission fs deduct- cd, and 1o commission sliall bo allowed any other shipper unlcss Jio shatl furnish such quantities of oll for shipmont us wlil realize to you the same amount of profit you realize from our trade.” ‘. THE SCALPERS STRUCK BY LIGHY- N 1t a bombsheil had been thrown and exploded fn the midst ol the ticket-scalpers fn this city v would not hiavo bad a more- startling cffect than the eonouncemcnt made -exclusively in Tux Trinuxs yesterday that the raliroads had de- termined to renow the war againat them, that they were determined to push them to the wall, that theyhad collected n Jarge amount of money to buy up tickets on which' thes could be prose- cuted, atid that over 100 cases” liad been made out apgajust them implicating cvery scalper In the city, The nc:l‘fcnl were complelely dumb- founded, they had not ‘the least ldea of what bad been golng ou. Now they know the reason why they had been Qoing such a splendid business duritig the last tivo weeks, Amon, the tickets purch on account of the rall- roads were o large number of forged tlekets, altered passes, cte. Most of them, however, tried to keep o stiff upper lip, und persuade themselycs that the statement in Tie ThinuxE was meant as a scare, They soon learned, how- over, that the ratlroads were fn, dead carnest, Yesterday nltcrnoon Warfnnts were sworn out azaiust the following scalpers, which comprises ncarly all that are dolng busineas in tnig clty: J. A Webb, L. Salomon, W, 8. Becker, W, F. Chatfleld; T.Q. Hayes, J. domlrlch. C, P, Morgan J. J. Walser, E. Mulford, 8, I, 8hields, an G. L. Rhiodes. Between G and 6 o'clock last evening ncarly all tho above-named scalpors were arreated on criminal warrants fasued oy Justice Sumnerfleld, and .taken to the Armory and placed in the bulf-pcn.‘ Sorce of them man- aged torot bail, but most of them were atill softly bedded fnthe sawrlust at o late hour Jast oven! :f. They will all be arralgucd this morn- ing. 'The prosecution hds becn placed in the hands of Mr. Trude, and the Chicago Railroed Associatlon, composed of the Ueucral Ticket and Passenger Agents of all the roads centering 1n this city, Wil back him up with all the money necessary to drive overy man engaged {n the scalpingz business from the city, or_force them into some othicr occupation. ‘The scalpers Lave oll along been under the linpresalon that the railronds had given up their warfare agalost them until a decislon was reached on the cases brouyht in the Criminal Court last a1 but the Chicago Rallroad Associatlon, zrow- fngz tired of the taw's delay, decided, as n\rudv stated in ‘Unme TRIDUNR, 8t a mecting held about s week oro, to eause the arrest of every man found to be selllng rilroud tickots llegully 1o the city. ‘The scalpers, who think that the raflronds are not in earnest this time, will soon flud out that they have made aserlous mistake. The rallroads have now at lcast two dozen cases azainst near- 1y every scalpur, and they will bo prusecuted ns rapldly as possible. . There will bo no lot-up this tine until every scalper Is worried out of the business, Under the law {odicuments can bo found against every peréon found to be selilug railroad tickets or pnsses without authority from thoe cowpany Issuing the tickets, no matter whether that 'personis a common street-sealper or o steamship agent, hotel porter, or anything elsc. IOWA RAILROAD MATTERS. Bprelal Correspundence of The Tribune, Des Moixgs, I, March 6.—1t hus for along time been the objact of the Central Rafirosd of Towa to forin a conucction with the BSt. Louls, Kansas City & Northern, but tho litigation which has been golng on for scveral years over the ownersblp eof the road has retorded all progress. Ahout twen- ty miles of fita ., southern cend s practically usoless, us §f hus to llre the sanme nuwber of miles of the Keokulk & Des Molucs Division of tha Chicazo &Rock Island Paclfic in order to make a connection with trunk lines and et anfoutlet south und west at all, An effort s boing made to oxtond it to Centervitle, Appa- nooss County, Lo reach the immense coal-beds fu thut dircciion, but if extended the 8t. Louls, Kansas Clty & Northern would prefer it to go to Muulton, where it would make direct connec- tion with their road. By doivg this the Ceutral would then usa its own truck, fnstead of using twenty miles of another road, to make a connee- tion a Ottumiwa, ‘Che coul traflie of the Gentral [a alurge one, It is the great coal-roud from the coul-llolds of Jowa to the North, where thera Is nocont nud lttle timber. Oyer this road {s cargied all the conl consumed by the Chicago, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul. During the year 1873, the recelpts from conl carrivd were $188,520, or mwore thao ouc-third the cotire traflic of the road, The number of tons was 134,831, If the rona is extended to Centreville this traflic woutd be largely increased, Of course Ottum- wa would reslst such an extensfon, as it now Is the terminus of the road, It 15 now quite certaln the road will bo sold during the present summer, und the indications are it will pass into the ' possession ur control i of the St. Louis, Kausss City & Northern, {f s0 ft witl bo extonded to Moulton at once, whicl will glve n afrect route:from 8t. Louls to 8t. Vaul, through Centrat lowa, ‘The Csntralls now in better condition fur business than ever, and its presont_managoment has the good-wiil and contldence of the publie, Tyt a conrt I8 uot. 4 proper party to ruy o rallroad, yet, as o matter of fact, everv raiiroad which has been placed in the custody of Judee Dillon's court lins passed out {n better condition thau whon it wont in. {1 uow looks as though John I Duncombe, with his Fort Dodge & Foet Iudgloy Road, i3 to make s bold push for 8t, Paul. “Laviug sceured the necessary ald, the track will be completed through Hiamboldt County immedistely, A company has beon organlzed to bulld from 8t. Paul or Minneapolis to Fort Rideloy, This rond I8 really u chieckmate on the Des Molnea & Miu- neapolls Nurrow-Gauge, which is now comploted about fifLy wniles northwawl from this city, An effort will be tade to extend it to Webster City this season, All that {s required to do this Is the uecessary ald from the people. When that, polut 1s reached, the road has falr salllng to AMiaucapolla, Contracts hava boen, mudo to build the Fort. Madison & Nurthwestern narrow-gauge fifty miles ou or before Jan. 1 next, Niue hunared tong of rolls have been purchased ot Bpring- dleld, 1L, RoHing-Mils, aud u locomotiva from tho Baldwin Works, The ron I to be dolivered March 16, the locomotive April 1, J. U, Lewia reumnlz fcwvered from the Chi- cawo, Milwaukes & 8t Paul Railroad Compuny $137.50 In Clay County for 100;tons of liay ulleg- ed to have been seton fire by sparks from o locomotive of defendant, The liability ot raliroad companiea o this State for damage to valuable blooded suimals while belng trunsported over thelr roads s on tha way to s flual adjudication by the Bupreins Court,” The Hon. U, W. McCune shipped the weil-known Durham cow “Maid of Honor! over the Buriinguon, Cedar Rnrma & Northern Road, In switcalng the var at a station where thers was a heavy down grade the cow was drlven with such forco ugaluat another car as to throw the cow down, Bhe gave premature birth to a calf the following duy, and it s alleged has sioce remniucd harreni henca’ valueless for breuding purposes. Actlon was brought in Jackson Couuty to rocover dumages, thy plaint- 11l sotting “E gross uegilicenco a4 comion care riers. Tho ‘amKuuy scb up as defense a stipu- lation In tho shippiog contract roleasing the Company as carricra (rom all liability for value nbove that of common stock, aud that the platutiff was grulley ot gross negligence in ahip- "’"fi the vow fn such & condition, of which de- foudnnt bad no knowledgo, ‘Ie Court held that tho (Jumpln{ could not by contract releass tsolf from liabllity for gross negli- geube 8s & comwon currler, snd. under the law of comumon carriers was obliged to recelve and transport bjouded 8a well as com- mon stock. 'The release ln the contract of ship. weut was yoid as sgulist public policy, The Jury were fnstructed that the nicasurs of dam- ugua was the difference o the value of the cow jmmediately beforo und after the accldent. ‘Yhey were also to consider In utlmnlm"‘ the valuo befors the accldent the calf und the hlood of thocow. Thu jury gaves verdict of 8300 agalust the Compauoy, = Tho case will be carried up. ANOTHER GREA'L' CONSOLIDATION, Br. Lous, Mo., March 7.~Information was reclevod here to-day that the Unlon Pacitic Rall- road Compauy had came juto possession of the Kansas Paciflc Road by purchase, and that hero- after the wwo roads will bo operated as oue. An foterview with B. M. Edgell, Vico-Prosident of the Kansas Paclic, resulted fo dlsclosing that the information ‘wss nearly correct. la stated that an arrapgoment bad boon made by which the Union Paclic, Company have pur- chazed what pre kuowu as the inferior secupities of the Kaonsas, Pacifle, or tha sccuritfes which wore pat fnto the pool mada between the tiwo roads some timo ago. These accurities consist of the stock of the road, the Leavenworth Iiranch bonds, the eccond land Government bonds, and the Arkansas Valley Railroad bonds, the wholo valued at tores milllons cash. The terms aro onehalf cash ~ and per cent on deferred paymeont. This does mot give the Unlon Pacfie entira possesslon of the Knansas Pacific, as there ro- mains a large smount of first-mortgaxe bonds not Involved in the transaction, and which the Kansas Pacifie Camfmnv does ot intend to dis- pose of, Mr. Fdgell does not think there will b any Immediatochango in the managementof the roads, and belleves the Unfon I'acific Company wiil puraue a liberal polley, aind that the entire West will be benefited by the arrangement, The detalls of the arrangement are not yot known here, hut the above may be rolled on na a correct outline of the transaction, it G & 8, W. Bnerdal Dispatck to The Triduna, QArera, I, March 7.—The asatt of foreclos- ura {nstftuted by the bondholders of the Ualena & Southern Wisconsin Railroad was dectded by Judge Eustace this afternoon in favor of plaln- tiffs, and s docrea of sale was orderd (o the premises. ‘I'ha road will now jneyitably go lnto the hands of the bondholders, insuring its promnt repalr, and the completion of the exten- nlbnxn to Wingrille as soon as the weather v favor- able, . APPOINTMENT, Lincorx, Neb., March 7.—A. F. Touzalin; of this city, for some years the Land Commissioner of the Chicago, Burlinglon & Quincy Railroad and Burlington & Missourl River Railroad, has been nppointed General Manager of the Burling- ton & Mfssourl River Rallroad and leascd lines i1 Nebrasks, ond eoters upon his dutics at once. . ITEMS. Much effort bas becn made lately to induce the ronds East from this city to beeomo parties to the agreement recently made by the Western roads that no passes shail be given for the pur- pose of influencing traflie, but without avall. ‘Thus far not a alogle Eastern road has become a party lothe agreemont, and the Western roads have given up all hope of getting them to Join the corgblnntk?n. i L e ‘The General Managers of the Esstorn roads who wero to have held a conference In this city have been eogaged na game of ' hide aui seek ¥ during the Inat twodays, Waen Mr, J. N, McCutlough, Vice-President of the Pennsy! vanla Rallroad, arrived here day before yester- day, he expectod to tind Mr. Ju{m Newell, Gen- eral Manager of the Lake Bbore & Michigan Boutbern, and H. B. Ledyard, General Mavager of the Michizan Central, but nefther of themn liad nrrived here, Mr. lLedyard arrived hers Thursday evenlig, and yesterdav forenvon had o short conference with Mr. McCullough, but as Mr. Newell was still out of town, nothing could he done looking tuwands a sottlement of the diffficultfes inthe frolght and vassenger busi- ness, A dispateh was recefved from Cleveland Quring the siteruoon that Mr, Newell would b here this mornfue, but Mr. MeCullough refused to stop uver, and left for Pittaburg lnst evening. Maf. J. E, 8impson, General Manager of the | Vanduila Line, safl to a TRIBUNE reporter yes- terday that the dispateh from St. Louls pub- lisued yesterday, that diseased distiliory-fed cat- tle had heen nu]nped East frown 5t. Louls, was fnlse In overy particular, aud was evidently manulactured for the purpose of ruining the 8t. Louis cattie traflic. Ho eays there are no dis- tllerles cither at 8t. Louls or Enst 8t. Loulw, und hienco no distillery-fed cattle can beshipped from there, Ilo also Btates that during the last fow years thousanda of car-loads of caitle hed gong nat over his road, and not n single casc of plouro-pueumonla or any other “contaglous disease lins come under bis notice. Meanrs, Bam Aflerton and Neleon Morrls, who are connceted with the East 8t Louls Stock- Yards, wero also seen durlng yesterdoy, nnd they bear out Mal.y 8l on in the nsacr- tlon thut there are noslop-fed eattle at 8t Louls any that no disense has mnolfested itself among the cattle there. Mr. Allerton states that the only eattle diseasc av Bt. Louis he ever heard of was the Texas cattle-fever, which existed nueng the cattlo there abont five or six years ngo, but has not made its appearsnce agaln since that time. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL. A Riellof Movement Hot on Foot—Tettor of Sympathy from Cardinal MoCloskey—Liti- gntlon in Prospect, Snecial Dispatch te The Tribune. Crxcrxnatn, O., March 7.—A Jotter was re- cefved at the Archeplscopsl resldence this mornlyg, and afterwards forwarded to Arch- bishop Purcell in his Lenten retreat, from Canlinal McCloskey, The letter nasured the Archbishop of the sympathy of the Cardinal in the misfortuncs that have overtaken the Archdioceso of Clucinouti. 1118 Eminonce adds that hils own personal sub- seription In nid of his friend the Archblshop will be sont very soon. In recard to the pro- posed planof a national Catholle subscription he (s of the opinfou that pothing ean be dona until aftor Easter; that even then the effort should bo wholly voluutary, without formal suggestion or persuasion on the part of the clerzy, The lotter also contains foformation that this atternoon the Cardinul was to hold a confer- ence with™ Archbishop Woud, of Philadelphia, and Archbishop Williams, of Boston, to devise a common plan to ald Archbishop Purcell, The expacted mecting of Trustees' did not take place aceording to apnofntinent to-day, and the report which was to have beon completed was not adopted. A preparutory araft hns been submitted to the Archbishop in his retirement. Paotrick Brannan to-day filed a suit in the County Clerk’s offico scoking to have sct aside the convoyauces roode recently by Arche Vishop Purcell to his brother, father Edward, -und by Father Edward to John B. Maunix, Assigues of the Cathedral property, and the other pieces mentloned fn the deea. His clalm nguinet the Archbishop ls about 84,000, llo avers that the Archbishop’s debts are greatly In excess of his means; that e conyeyed the vraperty for thy nomiual consileration of ono dollar; that Edward Purcell, inmediately after the con- veyance of the property to him without any consideration, conveyed the same to Mr. Manulx, who had full notice that said Edward rurcell recelved (Lo same from his brother John B, without considoration; aud thut the conveyance was tadocontrary to the rights of thocreditors and with the fntent to hinder thems therefore hu asks that the conveyances be declared void and uet asldo. ‘There Is uver?' prospect of o tangled maze of litization growing out of the trouble, that wiil furnish business lor the courts and lawyers for aloug thne to come, - ‘The feeling among German Catholics, as ox- pressad by thelr organ, the Volksfreund, ts very bitter towards the Archbishop. ‘That paper suys ta-day that if the Church takes hold of the matter a8 {t ahould do, the whols debt ean bo paid. ‘¢ Most Catholics,” the article con- tinues, “ argue thus: Romescut the Archbisuop here, amd left him o hia ofliee for forty-five years. It sliould uow, when soue- thing tefrotten in Denmark, take an {nterest in the caso, and lend 8 Lelping hand to avone for this fault.,” ‘The Volkqrreund bellvves the cred- {tore would, lu the muin, be sutlsfled with one- fourth thelr clalms, sl siggosts thut a com- vromise be arranged on that basts, che i CAN DRUNKENKESS UE CURED1 Some Interesting Discoveries by a Specisl Correspondent, The extonded and intcrosting discussions which hiave appeared n the papers of late upon the subject of drunkennces have awakensd snd started frosh linew of thouzht. That drunken- ness can bo checked there it littls roason to doubt,~moat driukers atop periodically,~but that it can be perinanently cured has not been made 80 clear. The use of cinchona rubra, which has beenso highly extolled, docs undoubtedly stop the Liabit aa clafmed, but alonsund without other ingredfonts {t_dovs not mcet the reaciion which s certain to follow the sudden breakting off from drink, 1t 15 whon tois terrible sinkiug aud prostration come on that additional elo- ments and remedies aro required, und thoss which will incet the urgent necessitics of the cuse. 1t seems that this noed bas boen found Jo o renicdy kuown as D, L O,y aud which the ‘writor, on & recent visit to Rochester, cogually learued sbout, This articlo s composed of cluchious rubrs, lupulin (the priuciple of bups), wutmeg, lron, m:‘;nnll, etc., etc., ls onllrclrv hermless, and sakd to be ploasant to take, It will not oaly stop tho hablt of the use of liguor, varcotics, cte., but restoro the physloal uu moral prostration and fingart health and per-, mavent sobricty, It fa vrepared by the Hop Bittors Manufacturing Compauy, ot Hochester, N, Yy, und furnlahed at sbous thy cost o oo noundln;z)ta those who desire it. 'Theowners of this 1. I. C. say they would willingly give the formula to the public If they wora not con- sclous that they were dolng more good by pree rlrlnu ft of good materfal and proper propor- fons, And thus doing away tvith the hability of the unskilled beinz doaed with fnferior and worthless Ingredients. BRITAS. DRUNKENNESS, Dr, D'Unger, discover of the cinchona cues for drankenness, cares all cs: Ttoom 21 Palmer Houre, ———— How Men Got Ahead, Roston Trikune, A son of Mano who went West 1n early youth, and has (here attained wealth and an horiorabla rmmon, returned last anmmer to vislt his old ome, At the village atore he saw an_old man whom he had known In his younger days. He sceosted hifin, Lut was not” recognized. *Bo you dun't remembor me,” ho said: “I'm John Re—, “ygull exclaimed the old man, *yoa don’t mean to te)l me thnt you nre John R—1"" ‘T certainly am,” snid tlic visitr, shaking bim by he haud, ‘and I'in very elad to sce yon again.* 4 Well," persisted the old mav. “*1 never did, To think that this Is you. ‘They tell me you've grown awful rich, Jolin,”” John ad- mitted that he had “ saved something.”” * Aud they say you're the President of a raflroad, and get o bl salary.”” Agaln Johnhad to admit 1hat rumar spoke truth. *1'm glad od it, Joln! I'm giad on it, tny boy | It beatsall what clreum- stances sud cheek will do for L1 BUSINESS NOTICES. Geot the Genuine Article.The hrAfi of **Wilber's Compound of an reat popu- d-Liver 0l Ame ** lias Induced some unprincipled persons ampt to palm o asltuple article of thoir own manufactura; but any person who is suflcring from cougns, coids, or consumption abould be careful where they prrchane this article, It re- g:lru no pufloe,” The results of ite use aro fta st recommendations; and the proorietor bas ample evldance on flo of 118 extraordinary success in polmonary compialnts, The Phusphate of Lime possciscs ' most warvelous bealing power, a1 combined with the pure Cod-Liver Oil hy Dr. ‘Wilbor, It 1a regularly prescribed by the medical mnu{. Rold by A. B, Wilbor, Chiemist, Boston, and ail drugaists. . g e s sy LLADIES FURNISHING GOODS, Wost End Dry Goods Honse, Madison and Peoria-sts., AND Noeth Side Dry Goods House, North Clark and Irie-sts, CARSON, PIRIE & €O. Aro now displaying tho most exten- sive assortment of Fine and Me- dium Underwoar over offered for inspoction,at VERY LOW PRIOCES, CHEMISES. Lace Trimmod for 25c. Trench Cambrio Ruffle, 400. Puffod and Lace Trimmed, 50a, Tucked with Hamburg Edgings and quortinga. 50 and 60c, 8acque Chemises, with Fine Em- broidery and Insertion, §1.00 and LADIES' WHITE SKIRTS. Deop Hom, with Clustor Tucks nbove, 60c. 2 Fine Lonsdale Muslin, with Tucks above, 760, FineFruit-of-the-Loom Muslin,deep Hem and Hamburg Insertion, 85¢, Fino Muslin Skirt, deop Cambric Ruffle,8 full Tucks in Ruflle and 12 Tucks above, 1. 20 new styles of Bkirts, with Em- broidery and Torchon Lace, trom 81.25 to §3,50. DRAWERS, Tuckod and Onmbric Ruflled, 250, Tucked in Cluster and Rufflod, fine Muslin, 600, Tucked with Hamburg Edging, 60 aud 850, Drawers, ecleganfly trimmed in IIsmburg and French Embroid- ery, from 750 to §1.60. NIGHT DRESSES. Good Muslin and Cambrioc Ruflle, 760, Tuokad and Rufled al) down the front, 750, Tucked Yoke, 7601 Tuoks in Yoke and Oanbric Ruflle, doublo bk, $1. Night Dresnos,Oluster Tucka ind Embrold. orod, Fruit-of-tho-TLoom Auglin, $1.45. vary oxtonsivo nssortment of Night Draasen from $1.80 to $3—Groat Bargains, INFANTS WEAR. ‘We have nvery large assortment of the nbova :Eood-, in Infanta’ Long and Short 8lips, Linen Bhirts, Infants’ }Knit Bhirtn, Muslin Tong and Short 8kirts, Infants’ ni- broiderod Fiannel Long Bkirts aud Blun- kets, Infants’ Hobos, Infanis’ Knit Bacquea, &o., &¢., all at bottom pricos. CORSETS. Madam Foy Coraots, 850, Dr, Warner Oorsots, Genuino, $1.00. Duplox Qorasta, 51,95, Thompson's Glove-fitting Coracts, $1.25, ol’q ¥anoy Cor#uts, 500, 100 dos. Whito & O 86-Bone Coraets, alagant ahapo, 760. 200 dos. lmgnrtud French Coraets from §1 t0 $2,60—tne beat bargaina evor otfered. WHOLISHLE PARIS KID GLOVE DEPOT, 94, 96 & 98 State-st, Cor. Washington, Chicago. SPRING, 1879. Maving secured two of the lnrg= ost commigsion accounts ot Fors cign Manufoncturcrs, wo are on- abled to show our customers an unusuanlly Invge and well-assorted stock of Kid Gloves at strictly the same prices they can be purchased for in Now York City, from the lowest In price to tho very flnest quality. Tuspoction soliclted, Prico-List. JOIIN W. GOETZ & CO SWING MAOIINEN, P LA L L )L TR Bost Sewing Maohine In the World. iy, O Send for Deautifl, s Buwite, Durable, Stmple, Btrong, Light, Sllent, Easy. ) . NOIBELESS SEWING MACHINE, The great popularity of this machine has induced deaters Fa goctmen tenslon machines 10 clalm automatic and other features belonging exclusively tuus, - Examisg and Judge for yoursell before purchasing. Krory genuioe ueodle ls thus slamped. 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