Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1881, Page 1

——— VOL. X. Established 1871, BARGAINS' REAL ESTATE BEMIS AGENCY, and Douglas Street, Over 8,000 residence lots for sale bythis agan. c¥ &t prices ranging from 825 to 52,600 each, and located in every part of the city, snd in cvery direction from the Pastoffice, north, esst, south or west, and varying in distancs vom one blosk 10 oneor two miles from same. Call and ex- amine ourliats. Screral choico lots fn Griffia & Isaace’ addi- tion, west o convent, beiween § . Mary's aven. o and Harne: stree: 8600 to 300, ros Jast avdwill e #oll very cheap for cash in 5, 10 or 20 scre lots; now i your time to secure a barzain, Choice 1ot st end of street car tracks on Saun- ders etreet. for 8576, Caoice Jot, Facabam and 24th 'rects, 66x132 eat. for §1,400—will divide i Cheap Iots in Credit. Fonci . P. depot—$100 to 3800, TERRAOCE ADDITION. Forty lots on Park Avenue and Georgha strect on roud to park, and nearbead of B Marys avenue, at from §125 o §300 cach, Beven years time at cight per cent interest to those who will Put up £ood substantial buildings. For farther e 53 nt, Fiiteenth and Douglas stroets, A nice lot on Haroey and Tw snty first strocts, tfor 325, Two cholce lots on 20th, near St. Mary's aven- s, 505165 fost each, for $850 and $900. Two cholce lots ncar 234 and Clark stacots, in ‘s addition—$300 and S35 Flity Jots in Shinu's first, second and third ad- Gitions for#100 Lo $300 ach. £3lots in Grand View addition, south of U. . bridge and depot, from $15 Lo $830 cach. One acre, 137x370 feet, on 15th_ siroct, south of Poppleton's new residence, for $2, diside o cly sl loe . from RIVERVIEW ADDITION. Targo number of Lesutzfal residsncs lots, lo cuted in this new addition on Capltal ill, be Eweon 24Uk stroet on the east, 26th on the wost Dodge strect on the north abd Farnham street on the south, Jormerly owned by C. H. Down 54 wore roceitly kuown aa the Perktns 15 acres. Oniy 22 lots have thus far been Farnbam -4d 8 on Douglas stroet. lote £ Yooy widthand T dopth. ¥1,000 ®. m v cent. in- who will build good subetantial Call and examine plat and got ‘. REAL ESTATE AGENCY, 2ith and Donglas strests. Over 200 houses and lots are offored for sale s officeThey are scattered all over the Ay location you deaire. Prices varying 3 o0 lota it . Shenp Sucko ots and 2 cheap houses Dear n a0 12th sreote ot o great merifi. Tioro s 3 rest bargaln for gomo one. The property must $oaoi amedictal. - Govers st s quarier of & block, Call and examine this without any delaf. GEO P. BEMIS, xflk A desirable lot m(h-ln“.‘ d m':n; Btreets, §1,000. = bz McOANDLISH PLAOCH. 23 mice and cheap lots, very near to the bus mess part of the city, locateds very few ste| south of the Convent and St Mary's avenao,ar Just south of and adjoining the ground of James +"§ " Gommell—theso.are o v desirable, being so. hnuddv to ‘:I\l:“ 5. t0 mow goverament dopot, -u:”" e 1 orihy T F-depol, diock Tasds, packing houses, et v and mmmwm Price §275 to §350 and easy terms to those who m ', h and Doucles Bia. Seholce residonce lots cn 24th_street, betwee Douglas and Dodye stroets;§1,100 to §1.00 each and long time to thote who will baild streats, 6513 feet, $1,160 and £1,00, and very a6y tarme to purchascrs who wil improve. ‘Also 4 lots on 2ith, between Faroham and Douglas #'rects, 960 fo $1,000 cach aud loug time. 227250 of the bast businesslots In __ yof ‘Omaha for saie, located on cvers bus ne street, 50010 86,000 ach. £aTAlso vory valoablestor ertles n al- most overy business block—{5,000 o §16,000 Geo. P. Bemis’ FRITSCH’S PRUSSIAN Cough Syrup THE LATEST VICTORY OF MEDICAL 8CIENCE. The only existing remedy for every spe- «cles of Acute or Chronic Disease of the Organs of Respiration, S and an absolute SPECIFIC FOR CONSUMPTION ! Ton oxiateom the langsand air pas: anges, the mucus and muco-pus produced by primonary inflammation, heals the itated_mem! renovates ‘the breath of and is respects a ‘medic Cine: The rapidity and certainty with ANNIHILATES A COUBH the mere symptoms of pulmonary dis- e and discharges the auseTrom the e Ereat medicins. The © B n which it has been adm-nistered with entire success as a_remedy for every va. riety of malady which affects the Re- iratory Functions, amount_to more an FIVE THOUSAND at the prosent dnte, and yet the prepara Tion is‘omly in the fnandy of 15 usetals Couzh TAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1881 " MORNING EDITION. DOMESTIC DOINGS. The Deadlock in the Pennsyl- vania Legislature Still Continues, Conkling Imagines Himself Shadowed by Blaine’s Emissaries, Palace Eotel, Buffalo, Burned to the Ground Last Eveniog, Shadowing Conkiing. Bpocial Dispatch to The Bee. CrevELaxD, Februsry 1610 p. m. —Conkling did not lsave Buffalo uu- il this momning. Ho gave out that he would leav 1at midnight, he says, to throw two of Blain.'s emissaries off bis track, who_bad dogged bia ‘steps from New York. Conkliog arrived at Mentor thia afternoon, and was met at the depot by Garfield's carriage, and driven direc: to Lawnfield. He . | s now in close consaltation with Gar- field. The two men who fcllowed Conkling came on past Mentor to Cleveland, not giscovering Conkling's absence uatil their arrival here. Thay e at a restaurant, and refused to disclose their identity to a reperter. They have just started for Mentor. The Adamantine Deadiock, Special Dispateh to The Beo HarRissuzG, Pa., Febroary 16—10 p. m.—The ballot was taken in the convention to-day, with tho fol- lowing result: Beaver 79, Wallxce 74, Bayne 77, scattering 8. Gas Explosion. Special Diavatch 10 The Bee., New Yosxk, February 16—10 p. m. —A gas explosion from a leaking pipe in the shirt manufacturing depart- ment of Helmann & Hermann, Broad- way, this afternoon, caused a great panic among the 120 employes. The foremun, Isaac Sheers, was injured. Alltke others escaped unburt. Goods onnearly every floor were knocked off the shelves, aud counters upsct. Murder or Suicide? Spocial Dispatch to The Bee. Qurxoy, IIL, February 17—1 a. m. —Two weeks ago Mr. Leaver disap- peared very suddenly from his home near Utica, Mo., and friends have searched for him ever sinte. Yoster: day his body was found in the mavger of his barn, and his throat cut from earto ear, and his boots under his bead fora pillow. For two weeks his horses Eave been eating hay off his body. The instrument used was & pocket knife. Whether it is a case of fou! play or suicido is not known. He was forty-six years old, and leaves & famity, World’s Fair. Special diapatch 10 The Los. Niw Yorx, February 17 —1 a. m.— At & meeting of the exec: mittee of the world's fair commission, held yesterday, Gen. Grant in the chair, it was reported that tho total amount of subscriptions received up to date was $612,500. It was re- quested that all members of the com- mission subzcribe §1000. Skating Match. Bpocial Dispatch 1ojthe Bxx New Yorg, February 17—1 &, m.— Jobn Ennls, of Stamford, Conn., and Rudolph Goelz, of Milwaakes, Wis , champion skaters, contested for The Spirit of the Times long-distance cham- flon beltyesterdey at tho polo grenads. anis made 100 miles in ten hours, | bs five minutes and forty-two and & half seconds. Goetz retired after making ninety-three milesin ten bours and fifty-six minutee. The ice was in bad condition. Big Blaze In Buffalo. Special Dispatch 46 The oo Burrato, Febraery 17—1a. m— Pierce's Palace hotel wesdestroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire startod in the cupola, and the main building burned so rapidly that the fire department, though on the ground ina few minutes after the fire was discovered, could no* control it. Wil- lism Janner, fireman, was injured by falling walis, and was rescued from the falling debris with great difficulty. James Augost, another fireman, was badly burned about tha hesd. The building cost §310,000, and the iurni. ture §75,000. “From the Bleak Shores of Labrador. Special dispateh to Ttie Hee. MosraeaL, Febiusry 16--10 p. m, —The lighthouse-keeper at Point Des Mond, under date uf January 22, sends the following: The stermsand celd of last autumn were unprecedent- Towards the end of November erous ships, brigs and echooners passed this potnt on their wsy to sea, and from the ice which covered them, resembled icebergs more than any- thing els. Ssilors endurcd great misery. So strong was the wind at the point that two men were required to load a cannon at the lighthouse, which was fired during fogs or enow- storms. Two shocks cf eartbquake were felt this season, one on the 1stof Decem- ber and the other on the 30:th. The Iatter was so strong that the masonry in the chimneys wore skaken, and glass broken in the windows of houses at Polnt Aux Anglais.? Seal fishing in the violnity of Polnt Des Mond is good, and hunters are satisfied. They have already killed more seals this winter than during the whole of last season. The great snow storms of December, that prevailed in the lower provinces and the states, did not rech here, and reports from the north coast of Labra- dor, three hundred milea above this point, state that they are having & wild winter there. There i»a fair amount of snow on the ground here, but nons too much, Indians predict an early apring. The hull of eithera ship or schooner passed this polnt yesterday, at a dis tance of chree miles, but it was so covered with ice that it was not dis- Con™ | tinguishable. uence of are thrown by it, while at the same time it soothes o6 the woakened tissues. and ““LIFE FOR THE LUNGS." influenya, bronchial Sernharat's Balk. 8pecial Disratch tojThe Bee. Mosiz, Als., February 17—1 a. m.—Sarab Berohardt aod company created a great semmtion here last night. Bernbardt, while playing “Camille,” went_into hysterics, and the immense sudience was disappoist- | ed, and it is said_Manager Abbey 1s “in consequence. A very large audience had collected to it actress’ ment was occasioned by the fact that the hall was too small and wzs not more elegantly fitted up. It appears that the advauce ageut of the company had a misunderstanding with the Mobile theatre manager, which resalted in s fistiouff, and that the agent kired Temperance hall, where an attempt was mado to give the per- formance. WASHINGTON. SENATE. Special Dispatch to The Bee. WasniNoroy, Februsry 16.—Tn the senate this mornirg it was ordered that night sessions be teld on and af- ter to-morrow. Mr. McDouald addressed the senate st length on his resolution that the people rught to contribute to the sup- port of the zovernment in proportion to the revenuo they enjoy under its protection. . The senate spent the entire zession after 1:30 p. m. in discussion on the funding bill, without acting upon any. of theproposed amendments. Mr. Morrill advocated a 33 per cont bond. : Mr. Saunders believed the bond could be floated at 3 per cent, snd fa- vored a lnger bond. Mr. McDcnald concurred with the committee as to the limit the bond should run. He believed the rate of 3 per cent should be tried and favored. The Carliele amendment was strick- en out by tho committes, requiring national banks to ceposit 3 per cont bonds as secarity for circulatlon. Mr. Eaton believed a 3 per cent 5-40 bond was the oue that should be igsued, Hedid not think 3 per cent 5-100r 5-15 bonds could be floated, buta 540 bond would eell at premium, because every business man and finan- cier believed the country could notpay in five or ten years, The discussion continued until 4:45 p. m., when the senate went into_ex- ecutive session, previous to which Mr. Bayard gave notios that he would ask the senste to set out the funding bill to-morrow. HOUSE, The river and harkr bill was taken ap this morning in committee of the whole, and met the same opposition as on yesterdsy. Mr. Van Vorhis cf New York, raised the point of order that no quornm was present, but after remonstrance from Mr. Reagan, with- drew it, resenting the imputation that the opposition was factious. Various dilatory motious were over- ruled,and Metsrs. Resgan and Kenng,, of the committeo having tho bill ih charge, announced that thoy proposed to keep the committee of the whole in consultation till the settled on the proposed grant of £25,000 for the improvement of the Monongahela river? Mr. Cox renewed his proposition that nc part of the money be used for the improvement of rivers until the pecretary of war was satisfied that no part of the rivers tmproved is subject- 6d to exsotiona or oollsctionn by pri- vate corporatio: Ansmusing epirode was a contro- versy between ex-Secretary Robeson, of New Jorsey, and Mr. Cox, of New York, over an item for an appropri- ation for the improvement of Cohsu- 2y creek, N, J. A grest mumbe: of smendments were presented, rearly every member haying some special objsot for an ap- propriation, but they were all rejected. The housa reconvened st 7:30. On motion of Mr. Price, of Towa, the bill was tsken up ond passed to provide for the distribution of unclaimed divi- dends among creditors of national anks. The house then went into commit- tee of the whole, and resumed con- sideration of the river and harbor bill, when the same tactics of the day were indalged in. At2:10a. m. the committee rose, and the bill wasreported to the house. The bl will come up to-morrow 28 unfintshed buslness,to be voted on. The house then, at 2:15, adjournsd CAPiTAL KOTES. CABINET TALE. Spectal Dispatch to Tuw irm. WasniNgrox, Fel —There is consideral the visit of Senator Conkling to Men- tor. It iasaid that he did not go un- til he was invited. The visit revives the story that, after all, New York is to have the treasury portfolio, becauso friends of the sepator declare that this cabinet officer he desires to name or none st all. The gossip is that Lesi P. Morton will go to tho treas ury, and Senator Allison to the inte- rior department, with a Pennsylvania man as postmaster-general, and an Indisna man ss secretary of war. BADLY RATILED. A man who said his name was Clar- endon Foley, of Bedford, Pa., ap- pesred at the capitol yesterday, and soncunced that he had recently been relecsed from the thraldom of satan, and coald now see all things as they actually existed. He claimed Presi- dent Hayes as his father and General Grant as his brother. Hoa sald both were disgaleed in ths skins of other persone, His maternal ancestor, he sald, was Mrs. Langtry. REMAINS CF CONGBESSMEN WOOD. Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson re- cetved the following dispaten yester- day from St. Louis Will leave at 7 o'clock this after- noonover the Vandalia route; due at Washington at 9 o’clock Friday morn- isng. Will have the funeral from father’s late residence on Saturday at 3 o'clock. The interment will bein New York. (Signed.) L. R. Weop, THE TACIFIC RAILROAD SUBSIDY. The horse committee on Pacific railrosds will meet to-day to consider the eubject of land grauis to the Pa. | cific roads, and tno recommendations of | Auditor French regarding the indebt- edness of the Oeutral Paciic. All these corporations have a powerfnl lobby at work. ‘The Captives’ March- Specisl Dispatch to The Bee. Cricaco, Febraary 16—4 p. m.— A dispatch from Fort Buford says RS e mounted infaatry and a batch of In- diavs, reacted there from Poplar creek yesterdsy afternoon. The In- ians were transported in wagons as comfortably us_possible. pooses were added to their number while enroute. Msj. Ilges expeots to continue the journey to Ft. Keogh. A di itness the great pe: SEES—— | stion of “‘Camille,” and regret at the ' Natal 16 in the hands of the Boers. Two pap- | 58 tch from Durban siys upper FOREIGN EVENTS. Parnell Tssuesa Manly Address to Irish Tenant Farmerz, The Boers Assume the Offen- sive, and Occupy Natal. Attempt to Blow Up »Dub!in Barracks Barely Fails. BULLY BOERS. ‘Epecial Dispatch to The Bee. Loxvox, Februacy 16—10 p. m.— A dispatch from Darban says: The Boers have completely investad New Castle, snd no communication can ‘e had with that place. Gen, Colley s perfectly belpless, and it is belioved that only the arrival of reinforce- ments can relieve him or preveat his destruction, should the Boers give battle. All the telegraph lines from New Castle have baen cut, and news can only be obialned by special messengers. The rrg ment of hussars which was on its way from Durban to Now Castle, to reinforca Gen, Colley, is reported to have stopped cn the road. The cause is not known, but it is presumed that they found them- selves unable to cope with the Boers south of New Castle, aud halted to await the arrival of troops from Dar- ban. The story that the Boers made overtures of peace in respon:e to Lord Kimberly's dispatch, is denbted. FIGHTING FANATICS, A Constautinople dispatch gives an account of a serious encounter be- tween Christlans and Mahommedans at Buyrout, Syris. It isreported that many persons were killed, and_all the bazars closed on account -of rioting in the streets. Beyrout has a popula- tion 0£ 70,000, one-third Moslems and therest Christians, Jewa and_forelgn residents. The origin of the difficulty is understood to be jealousy between Moslems and Christiana. GEN, SKOBELOEF ILL. A dispatch from St. Petersburg a nounces that Gen. Skobelott is suffer- ing rerlously from dysintery, contract- ed during his late ardnons campsiga, and he has received permission to re- tire from active service. Thereported Russian advance on Lyend will be postponed until Skobeloff is able to leadiit. PARNELL'S MANIFESTO, Bpoctal Dispateh to The Bos. Do Fobruary 17—1 a. m.—At & meeting of the land lesgue yoster- day, o manifesto from Mr. Parnell was read. It is a thoughtfal and strong document. Parnell states that ho has decided to remain in parlia- ment, which is Lis post of duty dur- ing the present crieis. Tho movement in America in fevor of the land lesgue, Mr. Parnell says, fs capable of immonse dvelopment. Bt this wili depend upon the stand made snd maintained in Treland. If there is flinching at home, disastrous results will be produced in America. If the friends of Ireland in America eee her sons standing firm In their own coun- try, undergoing imprisonment and death in her service, they will not fail to sapport them with money, men and moral influence. Parncll recom- mends vigorous agitatlon in behalf of Ireland in England Scotland. A junction of the English and Scotch democracy snd Irish nationalists will prove irresistible, and help will continue to come from America. Mr. Parnell ends his address by asking ten- aot farmers to preserve their unity of action, insisting upon their rights, while refraining from scte of violence; 2nd to be firm in the belief that vic- tory will at last crown thelr efforts. THE CONSPIRATOR’S HAND. Two dynamite canisters wers dis- covered near Dublin barracks yester- day. Firo had been applied to a long train leading to them, but it was quickly extinguished. = The rascal who placed the explosives made his cape. It is supposed to be Fenian doings. There is great constornation among the inhabitants of the building, who 80 narrowly escaped. CABLECRAMS. Specta Dispatches to Tis Ess. The Metv chiefs have resclved to resist the Russians to the last. The elder chiefs have gone to Candahar sseking ald. Tavitations bearing French and Amerloan signatures have been issued £or & monetary conference,to begin on the 19th of Aprl. A Paris dispatch says Parnell dined last night with Victor Hugo and Henri Rochefort, editor of The Intre- asigent. MARKETS 8Y TELEGRAPH New York Money and Stocks. Warx, Stazer, February 16. At 1 p.m. the prices were as follows: GOVERNMENTS. Firm. BL..1 01 US4 1114 Corrency s 1y sTooKS. ZEoH! RN auzzac Chicago Live Stock Maritet. Cutcaco, February 16 Cattle—Market agaln active and yosterday's figures fully maintalned, Recsipts are more liberal than for Soversl days past, and with good de. mand from shippers and local bayers, there is a_good prospect that the of. ferings will bo well cleared up before Prices range from $3 50 to 2410 for commor: to good cows; 84 25 @162} for medium to good steers, | and from 84 75@5 75 for cholce to ex- tra; for prime shipping steers the market is steady and firm. Recelpts 4,800 head. NO- 206. Price Five C ents Hoge—Thro Is sn active demand for hogs on shipping_ sccount, and prices ruled firm and 10c higher, but for packing grades ovly s few bugers are taking hold at about yesterdsy’s figures, Tho salea ranged from $5 65 @600 for light packing; 86 75@6 16 for good heavy packing, and $5 90@ 650 for good to extra small. For heavy shipping the market is firm, with the bulk <f offerings sold at 11 o'clock. Recsipts 9,500 head. Sheep—Thero was & moderately ac- tive market for sheep, and prices were steady and unchapged. New York rroduce Market. New York, Febraary 16 Flour— Receipts, 17,000; ssles, 12,- 000; dul, and no important changs. Butter - -Duil and wesk; Ohlo, 13 @28z, Eggs—Westorn strong at 32%. Wheat—Steady; Obicago,. $1 16@ 116; Milwaukee, $117@118; No. 2 red winter, §1 18@1 18}, ocash; 81 183@118}, March; *31'19@1 104, April; 81 i8j@l 18} May. Sales 400,000 bu. Corn—Steady; No. 573584 Sales 50,000 bu. Oats—Steady. Pork—815 95@16 10 for May. Lard—810 45@10 474 cash; sales, 810 45 for February; $1042 for March; 810 42} for April; $10 45@10 47} for May; $10 474@10 523 for June; $10 12} seller for tko year. ekl e St. Louls Produce Market. Sr. Louts, February 16. Flour—Unchangod. Wheat—Dall and_lower; No. 2 red §1 013 cush; 81 026G1 0, March; $1045@1 043 April; $1 06}@1 05% May; No. 3 do 983; No. 4 do 913 bid. Cora—Dall and lowar; 373 cssh; 38fc March; 30}@39%c April; 40@ 405‘: May. Osts—Slow; 3340 cash; 33}@33§c April Rye—Firm; 8¢ bid. B irley—Unchanged; prime to fancy 80@81 05. Batter—Qulet; dairy, 20G27c. Ezgs—Quiet at 222 . Whisky—Steady at 81 06. Pork—Essier; $15 50 cash; 815 45 for March; 815 55815 554 April. Dry Salt Mest:—Bacon not quota- bly lower. Lard—Nominal. Roceipts—Flour, 4,000 bbls; wheat, 3,000; corn, 10,000; oats, 4, 000; rye, none; barlsy, none. Shipments—Flour, 1,000; wheat, 3,000; corn, 2,000; oate, 2,000; rye, none; barley, none. 2, St. Lonis Live Stock Market. Sr. Louss, February 16. Hogs—Firm; Yorkers and Baltl- mores, $5 60@5 80; packing and Bos- ton, 85 50@5 90; choice to fancy heavy $595@6 20, Receipts, 4,400 hesd; shipments 8,800. Cnicago Produce Market. Cimoaco, Febraary 16. Whea'—Winter wheat, No. 2 red, wold at 973c for March; for April 985 bid. Corn—For Marsh sold at 37is; April, 882; May, 42}e; Juno, 41{@ 42¢; July. 42§@42o. Oate—For March, 262 bid and 20%c asked; April, 30}@30}c; May, 33%@ 34; June, 33k asked. Rye—For March 893@89§c bid and 900 asked. Mess Perk—For March sold at $15 20@15 223; Aoril, 815373@15 42}; May, 815 5515 573; closing at $15 20 15 224 for March; 816 40G15 42} for April, snd §15 56@15 673 for Mag. Lard—For March, §9 95@9 974; April, $10073@10 10; sy, $10 175; Jane, $10 22} bid; closing at $9 958 9974 for March; $10 073@10 10 for April; $10 15@10 173 for May; and 810 224@10 274 for June. Balk Moat—Short ribs for March sold at 7 724@7 75; for April, 87 85; May, $7 90 bid and 87 95. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. 80cial Dispatches to Tho Boe. The committee investigating brib- ery in the Oincinnati city council, struck pay dirt yesterday afternoon, unearthing soveral cases where money had been paid to get mattors through the couneil. Johu Matthews, a wealthy farmer living near Hanover, Ind., committed suicide yesterday afternoon by jump- ing into a cistern. He tried to blow his brains out a year ago with a shot guo. Iusanity was the cause.” The remains of the late Hon. Fer- nando Wood left St. Louis last night at 7 o'clock. They were placed in an sppropriately draved Pullman sleeper, and were accompanted by a number of disttnguished men. James Redpath lectures in Chicsgo to-night on ““Land Laws and Boy- cotting in Ireland.” The trustees of the Chicago Michi- gan avenue Baptist church held a meeting last night, and passed resolu- tions indorsing_ their pastor, Rev. K. B. Tupper, and exonerating him from sll suspicion of having fired - the charch. Charles Bolt, wagon-maker, of Chi- cago,was run over and instantly killed last night by a Wabash engine at the Michigan Southern crossing. He leaven a wife and two children. The reported conference botween, Parnell and Herri Rochefort excites great disgust in Catholic circles. Derrorr, January 16 —Last even- {ng a smull shanty, cooupied by a help- lees old woman named Morton, in Windsor, opposite this city, was burn- ed. When the flames were extingulsh- ed the charred body of Mrs. Morton waa found in the rufns, New Yorx, February 16.—Senator Conkling left’ for Merior yesterday. Congrossman E. J. Histt Smith, of Braoklyn, also started for Mentor yes- terday. New Aupaxy, Fobruary 16.—Fran- ces Douglas, an aged woman, was burned to death lsst night by her clothes catching oh fire, Her three children were rescusd with great dif- ficulty. New Yor, February 16.—It is a nounced that sufficlent capital E: ben seedred to insure the construct- fon of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo rcad. The managers of the North River construction’ company, which will build the road, have in- creased their ctock from £500,000 to $10,000,000. 160, Febraary 16 —The health sioners of this city have deter- mined to resign. The Jerry Collins dive on Wood street, Pitteburg, Pa., was the scene of another murder last night. James Jzckaon, colored, was shot in the left side by a colored man. Cause un- known. A DESERT WASTE. Frightful Loss of Stock on the Northwestern Prairies. The Earth Enveloped in Snow, Averaging Three Feet in Depth. The Farmers in Western Min- nesota Buried in the - “Beautiful.” ° A Variety of News from Other Points. A Dolefal Prospect. 8pecial dispatehes to The Bee. Sr. Pavi, Minn., Februsry 16—4 p. m.—The Pioneer Press publishes an extract from a private letter from a gentleman in Helena, Montana, who fears he will loose all his cattle and sheep Ho says the territory will loose at least one-fourth cof all its stock both cattle end sheep. The snow in most places s three feet deep and often from nine to twelve feet. Cattle with sufficieat remaining strength will often foliow a load of hay cowing into market fifteen and twenty miles, with the hope of catch- ing astray bit. The streetsare full of dying animals. Fifty died the other dayallin a lot just outsids of town. Ifear this last snow will finish all. It has snowed every day for seven days, Nortnern Snow Flelas. Bpecial dispatch to Tun Ban. Sr. Pavr, Mino., February 16—4 . m.—Major B. A. Brackett, deputy .'S. marshal, and Col. I D. Gur- ney, who have returned to this city after being snow-bcund foarteen days at Appleton and vicinity, Big Stone county, bring fearful reports of the situation in that section. They visit- ed as wany farmers as they could reach, and describe their condition as most: deplorable. Many of the dwell- ings wero shantiee, erected to. fill the requiremonts of tha homestead law. These were completely covered with enow, egreas and_cntrance being by tunvels. Most of the fanilies were entirely out of wood, tad consumed all their hay for fael and were now burning unthreshed wheat for cook- ing purposes owing to the fact of their houses being partially or com- pletely buried in snow. Thera was on those he visited no real suffering from cold. But should another real cold spell visit them befors an opportunity isgiven them to replenish thele fusl supply, there must, he says, be terrible sufferlag and great loss of life. S3 far a3 known, when Mej. Brackett left Appleton there had been only ones death from freezing. Appleton has a populatfon of between 400 and 500, ahd it was estimated that there was not more than half a cord of wood and two to three tons of coal in the whole town. The hotel had but three sticks of wood. All, howaver, are economizing on fuel and arrangements had been made to secare a fresh supply from a poplar _grove, afow miles distant, and if the worst should come there are tho railroad buildings acd ware- houses, the destraction cf which for fuel is already being canvassed. But the scattered settlers have no such modas of relief as this, and thetr pos- sible fate is foarful to contemplate. Fire-Proof Kate. Hpecial Dispaten to T Bee. Visorsyes, Ind, Feraary 16—4 p. m.—A firo that threatened disaster broke out last night, in Page’s Saddlery establishment, this and Morton & Swmith’s saloon, next door, was burned. Loss, $23,000. Kate Claxton was plaging ‘‘The Two Or- phans” in the Opera House, less than a block from the fire, and the audience promptly dismissed itself. The kaging Ohlo. ‘Bpecial Dispateh to The Bee. Crxorsatt, Februsry 16—4 p. m. —The weather turned cold last night and the river will now begin toracede. Tt has reached over fifty-one foet at this point. But fow business houses have been injured. Reports from all directions indicate a rapid fall of the water. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. PERSONAL PAKAURAPHS, Fraok E. Moores, of the Wabash, haw returned from St. Louis. Robt. Rees, of Wm. Rees & Co., Keo- Juk, is in the city, the guest of his brathe er, Samuel Rees. Masjo. J. H. O'Brien haa returned from the south, whers he organized an excurs- ion for “cool Minnesota.” Mr. F. 8. Presbrey, of Topeks, Kan- 515, one of the test authorities on the eouthwest, and whose articles on Arizona and New and Old Mexico have attracted general attention in the eastern pre s, is & guest at the Creighton. ‘The Weather. The lowest temperature in this city during the last twenty-four hoars was 12 degrees below zero, and the highest, at 3 yesterday, was 12 degrees above. Tae indications aro that there wiil be a thaw soon, So says tho signal office observer. Out on theline of the U. P, it Is calm and anow has fellen at only one polnt, Ogden, yesterday. Two inches are reported from there, with the thermometer at 45° above zero. The temperature at Grand Lsland, at 7 s m. to-day, was 20° below. Appropos of the weather, the snow 1s causing a good many cases of snow- blindness. At Kansas City it has be- come an epidemic, and is accompanied with a sort of catarrh of the head. Land League Resolutions The foilowing resolutions were adopted by the Omaba Irish Land Lesguo, at the close of the maeting Mondsy evening: Wazreas, James Redpath, the elo- quent correspondent of The New York Tribune, has rendered incaloulable service to the cause of the Irish Land League by his truthful portrayal of the relations which exist between the English govornment and the Irish, and Wueneas, His featless correspon- dence written in the presence of the very power whose tyranny amazed bim, has done much to expose the so- phistry glish newspapers, and the malicious lies of Irish landlordism. Resorvep, That it is with the deep- est gratitude that we welcome Mr, Redpath to this city of the far west, and the presen: zudience, irrespactive of nationslity, tenders him its ein- cerest thanks for the aoble stand he has taken in_defending right against despotic might, That in his heroic advocacy of the ‘“‘ainless sufferers of the modern Gethsemaoe,” he bas be- come the exponent of the great Amer- ican nation, whoss tone of liberty is a4 sincere as the attachment to Ire- land is stropg and imperisuable. ResoLve, That fhe Omaha branth of the Irish natioval land lesgie warmly appreciate tk exertions mads and the dangers unde-vone by Mr. Redpath in behalf of ifs suffering kinsmen at home, and that for all time wo sball reecgnize him as th. able champion of our cause, and the Lafayetto of Irish land reform. The Railroads. Thewestern trains camein yestorday but came late. The overland train for the west left throe hours late acd from the west will arrlve about five hours late. The Union Pacific branch to Lincoln was opened yesterday and one train each way run over the line. Undoubtedly the best ahirt iu the United States s manafactured at the Omaha Shirt Fectory. The aaperority of Material and workmanship, com- oined with their great Improvements, thatfs Reinforcod fronta, Retnforced backs snd Reinforced sloeves, mskes their shizt the most durable aud best fitting_ garment of the kind, ever manufsctured at the eaderate price of $1.50. Every shirt of our make is guaranteed_first-class and will refand the money if found otherwise. We make a specialty of all wool, Shaker, and Canton flannel, also chemols underwear, made up with view to comfort, warmth and_durabil- ity. To invalids and weak-langed persons we offer spesial inducerments in the manner theso goods are made for their protestion. Pi. GOTTHEINER, 1007 Rarmam stroot. L. B. WIL & SONS, COor. Dodge and 15th Streets. LINENSI In this Department we are offering special Tnduce-| ments to housekeepers. All Linen Table Damask 50¢, worth 70c; 5-8 Ger: man Napkins $125 per dozen, worth $1.60. We will offer the balance of our $1.25 Napkinsat$1.00, an All-Linen Damask Napkin at $1.50. Bargain. We will sell our best Tur- key Red Damask at 50c Another lot of the Extra Size Towels at 20c, worth 30c. Whe have four lots of Damask Huck and Twil- led Towels at 16 1-2¢ each, Splendid Value. We will sell a 3-4 Napkin for $2.48, worth $3.40. "Our.$5.00 Napkin, slightly solid, $4.00. Our $4.00 Nap kin, slightly solid, $3.00. We offer the balance of our fine sets at greatly re- duced prices. Marseilles Quilts Lower than ever Bamsley Damask in Bleach- ed at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 aad $1.75, actually worth 50c more per yard. (1 Case Cochceo Toulards at 121-2¢, former price 16 2-3c.) Embroideries | Now open ths latest 'novelties in Edgings and Insertions, all qualities and widths. Our prices on these gocds chal- lenge competition. L. B. WILLIAMS & SONS’ ““Cash House,” Dodgs and_Fifteenth Streets. —=cEo anc 7iheenth Stroets. FEVER ANE SGUE. CELERRATED Thers fs no_cistlized nation in the Wester ‘Hemisphere in which the uility of Hostettor's Stomach Pitters an a tonic, corrective, and anti billous medicine, ls not known and appreciatd. Whils it Is & mdicine for 4ll seasone and ali climates, it Is eapeciaily suitad to the compi ainte g9 nersidd by ihe weather, helng toe pureat 04 Deet vegetable stimulant fn tha worl For salo by Drugyis:s and Dealers, to whom ap- 317 for Hostettcr's Almanac for 1551. GRBAT SALE OF DOMESTICS! A. CRUICKSHANK & G0. Have JUST RECEIVED and will offer this week TWENTY BALES AND SEVENTEEN CASES of the following Goods, direct, from the Mills, and a8 we must have a offer them at the uick and r-ady sale for this large quantity of Geods, we will Regular Jobbing Price, contenting ourselves with a jobbers’ profit. a list of the Goods in this lot: The following is PRINTS, PRINTS, PRINTS, PRINTS, Laccaster, Berwicks, Harmony, Pacifles, Anconas, Manchest: Merrimacs and Knickerbockers. TS GINGHAMS, CINGHAMS, CINGHAMS. Lancasters, Bates, Housshold and Amoskeag. BLEACHED MUSLINS, BLEACHED MUSLI) Lonsdale, Fruit of the Loom Warmsuttaand New York Mills. UNBLEACHED MUSLINS, UNBLEABHED MUSLINS, Indian Head, Great Western, 1 awrence LL, Alabama, Granite Pepperel O and Pepperel R. SHEETINGS BLEACHED. ‘Wamsutta, New_Yoric Mills, Pepgeral, Boston, Ellerstown New Mills and oston. SHEETINGS UNBLEACHED. Lowsll, Bos Pepperel and Lowiston, There can bo no better opportunity to make your purchrses of such goods than NOW, as there is little chance of our being again able to duplicate thess price: FOREICN We are offering the moar complete we have ever al in NAPKINS aad TOW GOODS. line of HOUSEKEEPING GOODS ding a splendid line of TABLE CLOTHS and nd a splendid line of EMBROIDERIES, In ea- tirely New Designs, end at most reasonsble prices. A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. TAUG. DORMANN, Man setarer ot all kinde of s Summer Bologna (Cervelat Wurst)a STATE OF NEBRASKA. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Avorrow’s Orvice, ) Lixcows, February 8th, 1381, § [ cideat [nsurance in th o for the current ossmy hand <nd the seal of the Auditor lic Accouns the day ard year above JOHN WALLICHS, Avditor P.A. In Charge of Insarance Department. J. H. FLIEGEL & £0. MERCHANT TAILORS, No. 1220 Douglas Street, OMAHA NEB. week tn your own town, 71e B6h S Addroes H. Hallstt & C i roe. Ad: . Hallat Fortiand, Me SAUSAGE, &85 S By N’ HORSE Orders promptly filled. de23-1 SHOES AND NAILS, Iron and Wagon Stock, the Best Assortment of WHEELS in the West. At Chicago Prices, .J. BROATCH, 1209 & 1211 Harney Street, Omaha. Jan18-6m EDHOLM & ERICKSON Wholesale and Retall Manuas factaring JEWELERS, ARGEST 3TOCK OF— Gold and Silver Watches and Jewe'ry in the City. Come and See OQur Stock as We Will Be Pleased to Show Goods. EDHOLM & - ERICKSON & Dodge, Opposita Postoflice. } M. R. RISDON, | General Insurance Agent, pEPe _wwa: PHENIX ASS0Rncwe .. £ doa, Cash 3 EM! A %0 BRITISE AMERICA ASSURANGECo 1,206,000 NEWA (K FIRE AN VINEGAR WORKS ERNST KREBS, Manager Manutactarer of all kinds of VINEGAR? Tes St. Bet 0th amd 100 ONAHA, THE DAILY BEE Jontaing the Latest Home and Tels- Newsof th Day.