Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1881, Page 1

i Established 1871 L B. WILLIAMS + & SONS;, - Oor. Dodge/and 15th Streats< LINENS | In this Department we are offering special Induce- ‘ments to hvus All Huen‘malk 50c, worth 70c; 5-8 Ger man, Napkins $1 25 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. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATUR DAY. FEBRUARY 19, | 881 8 Ex omm— WASHINGTON. The Funding:Bill Finslly Passes the Seate, =2 Which [Obviates the Neces-|Hfl -, - C'sity of an Extra “ Session. "The Oredentials of Gen. Van ‘Wyek are Presented to . the. Senate srRaTE. Special Dispatch 1o Toe Bee. Wasazsgros, Fobruary 18 —The -iding bill wis &kén up in 1ba sen- at 10:40 . m. A soparate votoon each amendment adopted in the com- ‘mittee of the whole was demanded. Mr. Thurman advosated a of fifty dollars ns I cywotes, ~This-was rejetod s votmor 38 felT, Th Mekbmton: lon, therefore, stands ten dollars and We will soll ‘our best Fard ®5freni - key Red Damask af 50c. Aunother lot of the Extra Size Towels at 20c, worth| 30c. Whe have four lots of Damask Huck and Twil- led Towsls at 16 1-2¢ each, Splendid Value. We will kin, slightly solid, $3.00. We offar the batance-of our fine sets at greatly re - duced prices. Marseilles Quil's Lower than ever Bamsle7 Damask in Bleach~ ed at $100, $1.25, $L50 and $1 75, actually worth 50¢ more pe{ly%n]i‘;e Cocheco Toulards at 1212, former price 16 2-8¢.) Embroideries ! Now open the latest‘novelties in Bdgings and Insertions, all ool o e + € ge competition. L. B. WILLIAMS & SONS’ “Cash House, Dodgs and Fifteenth Streete, FOREL GOING TO PARALYZE THE BOESS, Speciat Dispatch 1o Tha Bee. Loxvo, Fubroary 19—1 s. m.—A dispatoh fron New Castle says Gan. Sic Evelyn Wood and Gen. Sir Gecrge Colley have decidod to make no movement natil theie whole force Is | ® concentrated. 1t 15 supposad that this will give them @ decided vistory. over the Boers, aud also close the war. CABLECRAMS. Specis. Dispatohis to Tus Bxr. Waterloo course yesterday, ng race for the Waterlco <up Miller's *“Princess Dagman” beat Brockle Bauk's “‘Bishop. eculler, Alarge party of spertsmen saw him off. A dispatch from Athens says an slarmiog war feeling prevails in that city. Inspublished interview with Jami phens, head centre of the Fenian ganimtion, he svys Treland ngust ~ haven reguiar fight to gaitl her i pendence. The earl of Leafield died yesterday, in the 66th year of his age. Ia the house o ccmmons lest night the conflict on the spsaker’s notes was contioued. Lord William Pitt Lenox is desd. Ho was the younger son f Churles: Gordon Lennox, K. G., duke of Rich- ‘mond. A Constautinople Count Halzfelds has arrived at Stam- bough. A dispatch feom Dasban ssys there i no chance of a fig'it_before Lai meck is attacked, 4 v "A Qispatch from Calcutts says Ab- dat Robmn’s movements exaite gret RiE YR A Rome & says the'popdex- “prasses groat anger over the Parnell- Roehefort conference st Parie. Tao agitation ip favor of the Boers s iucreasing throuzhout Gumst‘na Typhas fever is epidemic at Selisia. There is tarribie distress among inhabitants, and mang deaths ara ported. . | SESRANS. ¥ Perfidious Peppermint Spociat dlapich to Tae Bee. Cutcaco, February 18—10 p. m.— Mre. Annie Porter, wife of Andrew Porter, blackemith, at 1919 State attost, started down town s duy or two ago with $1200 to buy a piano and Ik dress. She made & call upon & friend, Mrs, Sullivan, who introduced bec to herwon Wi n i goung man, Fraok Loomis. They had & plessant chat, and drank some ppermint, gged, A% * woon fell asleap, and was taken "hotns ina back. When sho resoversd she fo3nd her money aad all her jewelry gone. Men. Scilivan snd the young Jmon were arrestod, and a portion of the property recoversd. Kerosene Oalamity. (| 1 ‘Epecial Dispatch to The Bee. 8 i Leavviizs, Ool,, Febraary 19—1 a. e mines, namod McMitlen, from Manshield, Pa., living slone on the headwaters of the Ganaison river, wan terdey found dead In hie cabin. s " 5 7 D aponed ‘the sssidamt was by the explosion of s kerossoe_ Over §300 in gold was found k. ‘hng Qur | com: o brodentialdcf Charles H. Van Wyck, sa senator from Nebraska, for #IX years, from March 4, 1881, and of Joho F, Miller, as eenator from Oali- fornis, | wers ‘presented and placed on Me. Vest introduced a bill to incor- porate an inter-oceanic ship railway company, and for other purpcsor. Re~ ferred to the committce on foreign wera agreed hich Was paseed providing for the sroof building at Colaoibus, Ohio. a-cost-not exceeding $40,600, war ‘tuken up aud paesed. Oa motion <f M. Ligati;” the bill for the relief of Wan. H. Gill was ta- i ool heTaniag b, proceed m of thefandingbll, proceed- ing'to vote on the o ks agreed to in the cmmittes of tho whole, #ach wag passed—yeas 43, nays 20, Plamb and Ssunders ia the afirmative. All the uegative votes were rapublidans, M. Bayard's motion to make the 13 - By per cen*. wasrejected. ‘A (r» struggle between the appro- o committee and the eelect com- v seases cf catile, the bill making appropriatioas for the support of 1h:¢gnggrnl:am of the District of Columbia was 1aken *up, aud all the itee's amendmeats sgread to, i bill Mr.dAllison reparted the legislative judifial ‘and exoeutive aporopriation bill, and on wotion Mr. Ransom the river and harbor bill was taken from the table and referred to the committee cn commerce. Tae bouss bill for the relicf of Willixm R, Wilmer, late_collector of internal revenue, was takon up snd The bill for the establishment of a Dburesu of wnimal industry, knowa &8 the oattlo bill, was taken up, and the amendmenta reported from the com- mittee on agricalture were agreed to. Pending farther sction on the cattle bill, the senate, on motion of Mr. Morgaa, went {ato exscutive session, snd whea the doors were opened ad. HOUSE. The bouse on an indirect issue made £o take up il for the relief of Gen. Fitz-John Porter, refused to take up bills on the hoase calendar, by, 114 yeas to 117 nags. The house then. want lato commit- tee on the agricultaral appropriation bill, After considsrable discassion over the numerovs amendmonts tho bill was finally passed and, the house 4t 5 p. m. adjourned. CAPITAL NOTES. FERNANDO WOOD'S REMAINS AT THE CAPITAL. ‘Spacial Dispatch to The Bee. Wasumsrox, Febroary18;<The remytpawt Hom Fornandp-Wo:d ar- rived "‘here iyesterday. in charge of his son aud the committee of the houss appointed to most the remains at Pittsbarg. The party was met at the depot by the committea of ways and means, of which he was chairman, and the sergeant at-arms of the houze. The remsins wore taken to his late residence. Tho funeral sorvica will -be held this afternoon, and the remains taken t) New York Al idea of sn extra session is disi- pated by the passage of the fundi bill in a shape to be readily concus in by tha house. Me. ‘Oox has given notico that he will eall up the previous guestion on wpportionmeot bill to day, but 'ifl.fiuurn at2p.m. far of Hon. Fer- nando Wood, it is doubtfal it Me. Oox will succeed. The appropristion committse has work on the general defiziency bill, which 1s the last of the appro- i ‘ills, and thegexyect to have Tredsita vopee atlyinoxt week, Ot cotirse theto” wili bs an extra session of the senste after the 4th of March, to confirm Gen. Garfield's cabinpt, and such other nominations aa he may deslys to make. Grmation of Mr. to b Dnited Shi:‘“dllfi:léfl “O;ne]k for‘l’hn Southprn-gistrict ew York. Mr. BT i3 ewarcs the v palotment very favorenly, while Gen. Bacheld wrots a persomal letfer In M. Shopherds bobalf to M. Hayes. resentafizan held 'q; to comfih apportionment bill. They were over throe hours In consultation, and fin- aliy adjourned without reaching sny conclugion. Another caucas will be heldon Tuesdsy evening next, when i 4f; actlon wil) be agret AMEBICAN OF FOREIGN SHIPS] A pampblet has just been brought out by Mr, Charles L. Hili, of the state department, in which ho in- quires into the eause ot the decline of American - commerce, ander the til Senalor Bock's late spoeck, it =mé in. tribal relations on reservations new tables of great value. | Ftisshown that England now pays as subsid) her differout lines, over thres million dollaes yescly, sud that tho United Siates alsd contributes to the support of English steamship lines $162.000° yearly, whilo giviog to its own lines dess then ono-third of that sum. Wr. eatimates that the earning: of forelgn ships during lust vear, from Americo ports, was §147,000,000. THE WOOD 0BSIQUIES. The fullowing srrangements Liave beesa.made for the funeral of the 'ato Hou. Fe do Wocd: The faneral will ba Leld at his seside g thigafeernoon. The Rev. . Paret, pastor of the Epiphany church, will officiato. The foilow:ng gentlemen have been selected by the family as pall beaters: Speaker Rn: dall, Sepators Thurman of Ohio, and Bayard of Delaware, Represostatives Levi P. Morton of New York, and Goorge B. Loring of Massschusetts, ex-Judgo Swayse of the supreme court, W. W, Corcoran, aad ex-Mayor Barrett of this city. The remaine will leave on the 10 o’clock afterncon train for New York, accompanied by the following ecmmiitee app:inted by the house of rapresentatives: Hous. Jehn Randolph Tusker, William P, ¥rye, James Phelps, Mark H. Dun nell, B G. Mille, William McKenley, John Carlisle, Simon B. Chitten- den and Walter Hutchins. Thera will bo no public ceremonies in New York. The remaine will be taken di- rectly upon thelr arrival in New York rmanville, interment. CLASSIFIED CENSUS. The census offico announses the fol- lowing approximate distriortion of 2 total population of among the 5,620,582; fomales, 24,632.284; tives of the Ur.ited States, 43,475,506 foreign born, 6,677 360; whites, 43,404,877; colored, 6,677,161 Indisus wnd half breods mot under- the care of the government, 65,122; Chinese, 105,463; other Asiatics, 2005. The number of col- ored persons to each 100,000 whites is 15,153, against 14,628 in 1870. The number of females to svery 100,- 000 males is 95,591, agzinst 97,801 tn 1870. The number of foreisn born peraons to_every 100,000 natives ls 15,359, against 16,875 in 1870. ————— FROM BAD TO WORSE. Huxsoor, Nes , February 16, To the Editor of The Bee. I moved from Ohio one yoar ago this month. My chief object was to get away from high aud exorbitant taxation, and alsoa couatry run by a act of polliical rats, rings and cliques, and fall of corruption to the core. Yos, 00 to spesk, they arc nothing more than so many logal daylight thieves and robbers in their way cf doing buslness. My short expecience here i, that I have simply juiaped out of the frylng-pan into the fire. T am reading your paper, and take a great deal of interest in your edito- rials and reports ccncerning our po- litical rate just now at Lncoln. I wank o say that it is with much pleasure and satisfaction that I view the bold, fearless and manly stand you have taken in fighting those evils which I find prevailing among s to such an alarming exteat. Such politioal acrobats ss Church Howe and his associates In politics, ould eurrapt tho morals of tho sogsl Gabricl, if he had to_sssociato with them io politios. _They were con- csived in el , born in iniquity, bap- tized in rascality, and have praciicod it politically ever sinco. Now, I assare you that you have the hearty thanks and sympath: of all good citizens that have the welfare of this new state and their homs at heart. You are sare to get your rc- ward sooner o lster, for right will prevail. Ihave no arpiration to become a newspaper correspondent, but per- haps will open upon this cubject agaln In the uear future. Taxeaver. TAE SPANISH ITCH. Wetts, Nes., Febroary 14, To the Editor of Tew Bix. Why can’c there be something done in this session of the legislature to make a 1aw to prohibit herds of Texas or Mexican ponies from being driven {oto this stato aud eeeding us every year with the Spanish itch7 A great many valusble horses have died with the Spanish itch in thiz --sighborhood within the past year. There should be strict laws passed tc stop diseased horsés or ponies from comirg iato the state. This is & matter tnat overy into. I supposa titions shoald bo sent to the state egislature. Pieass stir thls Spanish itch question up, and oblige Waezzer 0. Wicks, ELECTRIC BRIEFS. ‘Bpecial Dispatohes to The Bes. A dood for 7,000 acres of land, heretcfore in controversy between the tha Winopa & 8t. Petsr and the St. Paal & Sioux City roads, has beop delivered by the governor to the forr ‘mer corporation. ‘The remains of the eceentric physi- sian, Dr. Rowadin, of Hamburg, Ind., wete forwarded fo Washington, Pa., yesterdsy, for cremation. Ex-Police Justice Alvin Salisbary jod y in Chicago, 6l o was onp of the best known of the old citis2na of Chivaga. Twenty-five houses were barsd at Scot&!s)m, Ala, yestorday, Loes, For Surrs, Ark., Februsry 8,— Tho rialof Gep. W. Padgets oe mar. or of Wrn. H. Stephens tprminated in vepdict f guilty of murder. Lyrrie Rocg, Ark , Fobruary 18.— In Benton county, 0. D. Guntes, a brother of Congressman Tom Gunter, shot, and, it 18 thought, mortally 'lmmdnd- man named L. B. Gam- ble, Prrrseona, Pa., Febrasry 18.—The remiing a?a- Fernando Wood mil not arrive in this eity cati} to-nizht, the special ca: containing thebody be- ing cut off at St. Louis. Nzw Yors, February 8.—A letter has bees recejved fram Trickett, the ‘carsman, saying he wopld leave Eng- Iand for ‘Americe. _Ho. will train 4t Saratoga lake, and take part in ali professional regattas, endeavoring to maichos with all prominent Awer- o2 exoVlers. MORNING EDITION. NO-. 208. DOMESTIC DOINGS, ‘ Tmportant Evidence of a ervant Girl in the Whittaker - Case: Grant Deniss tha* He Favors| Robert Lincoln for the At- * “~ ~torney=Greneralship, B S G figport Contradicted that Joe Emmet Died in St. Louis. A Femals Detective Brings Seven illincis Murder- ers to Justice. Disclaiming the Mortgage. Epocial dispatch to Tuz Bax.. Cnicaco, February 18—10 The Chicago Baptist university about to file a bill ia the name of the state cf Iilinois, to have their held by the Union Mutgal Life ‘as rance company, declsred invalid. Thie. olaim i that the mortgaging of the stitution by former trustees was ille- gl o8 it was donated by Stephen A. Douglas for educational purposes and never to be alienated from the same. A Hard Crows; Special dispaten 0 The Bos, Nasaviiie, Ten., Januarg 19—1 a, m.—A Springfieid special to The Baoner says the evidence in the La Prado murder case was closod yestar dsy, and ths argument begun. Lon Small, Bob Treat and Jim Higgins endeavored to prove an alibi, but were not successfal. The evidencs discloses the fact that it.was the plan of the murderers to kill quite a number of citizens in the nelghborhood had they not been vhwarted. This explains ths determination on the part of many that the negeoes shall die. Argument in the case will close this evening, and the jury will return a verdict in the morning. It is ramored that the nogroes ssy Springfield must protect the prisoners, and refer to the mob- bing of a negro at Clarkville, a year or two after which the town was burned. The threat is indirect, and the trath of it is doubted, although one of the city off bave received such a warning through aletter. It Is thought that it the jury convicts the murderers there will be no trouble. “Dutehy” Bmmet Still Lives. Spechl Dispatch to The Bes. Cnicaco, Febraary 19—1 a. m dispatoh from St. Louis contradiots the report of the death of Joo Emmet. Ho kas not been in that city for some time, but his brothsr-in-law, Dennis Sway, laft the inimitable “Feltz” a fow days ago in New Orleans, alive and well. The Whi taker Courtmartial. Special Dispatch to The Bee. New Yorr, Febraary 19—1 a. m.— At the Whittaker courtmartial yester- day a young girl, Etta Donike, was placed in the witness chair, and sald that she lived with Col. Lazalle’s fam- ily st West Point. She tes‘ified to having received a bundle contalning a bloody handkerchief, and pieces of belting from Drummer Knittle, and to haviog washed them, and to have then givon them back to the colonel. She untied the knots in the belting with a fork, as they were tied too hard fr her to untie with her hands. Col. Lazzlle was recalled, and briefly questloned s to his giving a handker- chief and belting to his crderly, and regeiving them back from his servant. E. T. MoEnany, clotk in the quarter- master's department at the military academy, {dentified the ndkerciiof offered in evidence as similar to those issued to osdets. Farther proceed- ings were postponad until Wednesday next, A Lunatics Froak. Epectal Dispatch to Tus Ba. New York, February 19—1 a. m.— A number of pedestrians, whilo pass- ing Twentioth street and Third ave- enue, yeaterday afternoon, were at- tracted by the suspicious movements of a young woman, who was carrying a baby in her aems, and leading a lit- tle girl two years old by the hand. The woman sat down upon a stoop, and before any bystanders could m- terfere, she drew a largo clasp-knifo, and cut a deep gash in the girl's threat. The woman was immediately seized and harud over to the police. She gave the name of Mary Carroll, and stated that she knew what she had done, aod was not sorry for it, Oa being examined by a physician it was found that_she ha Slv cut her owa throat, and was undoubtedly of unzound mind. Bsth the woman and child were sent to a hospltal. It s doubtful if the child will recover from its injari Shrewd Bo; Bpecial Dispateh to The Bee WavEsuAw, Wis., February 18— 10 p. m.—A womsa forty years of age, employed in the State Industrial school here, It is discovered, Has as- sizted geveral boys ab:yt twenty years of age, to eccaps recently. Tey digs covered her weskdess,and would make Iove to her when sha vould help them out. The plot was discovered through o letter which eho had written to one, ;nd not finding himi, waa refurusd b er. 1 Singular Warning, ‘Special Dispatch to The Bes! Y08 Axazgos, Oag.., Febr = 10 p. m.—Wednesday nigm‘ re broke out in the lower patt of the res- idence cf Simon White, ~ The family had all retired, and were asleep. The flames spread zapidly from the kitoaen and speedily enveloped the adjolning Fooms. Lyingon a shelf in the dining Toom patiry wag a loaged revolves: ‘Fhe hoat hcame so intense that. the sartzidges ip fhe pigtol loded: Tho noise apauseq the in- mates of fue house, who up to that time had been slumbering, uncon scious of thelr peril all smo-- coeded in aacaping from the burning building, bat just in time to save i T e ¢ and olot cousumed, e Cheap Giory. Special dispatch to Tux Bra Cricano, February 16—1 a. m.— Half a dozen of the most prominent citixens of Ohlosgo, in interyi be putlished to-dsy, upum:;'u::\ discourage the sohere :iecily stact: ed for celebrating tho deceanial anni- versary of theOhlesgo fire next fall. They cay ths whole thing was atarted by petty officialsghoping plitie:] pre- forment. This will probsbly put an end to the proposed celobration, Dry Pumping. Bpocisl diapatches 10 The Beo New Youx, February 19—¥a,'m,— Senator O nkling breakfasied with friond at tho Fiféh Avouue hotel yos +Fhoy sat atn table rze dini evidy it hilo thus engaged the sen- ator was handed the card of a repor- ter, and in responso scnt back word that he would bo glal (0 see him When greeted by the reporter ho #aid : “T was happy to recoive your card, bat really I cannot talk of political affaira with a newspaper man at pre ent.” 3 “Can’t you soy something about the visit you have just made to President-cloct Gardeld at Mentor?” “Wel', yes; I had a pleasant trip; was most hospltably entertained by one of the kindest hesta in the world, 1 loft Mentor on the early train yes- terday morning, aud reached New York late in tho evening. I intend to leavs for Washirgton on the 11 o'clock iriin this morning.” Senator Cookling informed a friend that he would be in New York azaln abont the 25:h of this month. y a somawhat singular coincidence Senator Blaine will bs st Windsor hotel the last woek in tho mouth. By some onea It is conjectured that oyer- tores are being made to cstsblish friendly ralations between Conkling and Blaine. Choked to Desih. Bpecial Dispatch to The Bee. WaxsEspoR), GA., Febroary 19—1 8. m.—The governor was telegraphed to Thursday by a prominent gentle- MARKETS BY TELEGEAPH. New York Money and Stocks. WaLL Srazsr, February 17, At 1 p.m, the prices were as follot HMomc=5@6 Ghe et cxuutnge highte CrZAQCE <@, 2 ST Chnicago Produce Market. Oxtcago, February 18. Whaat, corn and oats vere in mads erate requestand a shade casier; mess pork, Jacd and short ribs met with a fale ‘demand; ‘but prices declined at the close on change. Wheat—Spring wheat, Mareh sold at 9816984, April, 99G99}c; Moy, B1 02} @L 02§; June, $1 0133l 011; year, 90}c, closing at 98}@dBHo for March; 9999 for April; 81 02}c1 02§ for May; 90}@90ko for tho yesr Ouro—Msrsh sold st 374@S7hc; Msy, 424@42}c; Jane,j42@423¢; July, 128319]e, Oats—March eold at 20} 333@33%¢; Juns, 333@33; 2 fe; May, Meas P. rk—Match 81 aly,323c. 15 543 man of thia place for farther respite | 1! of three weeks for Feank Twiggs, the marderer. No answer being received, Twiggs was huog at ¢ irteen mirntes past 12 yesterday, on the same gal lows in the juil yard used for his brother Mose. Before the cap was ted he s3id: “Inow stand at the point of death. There is no use for me to tell alie about it. If brother Mose had told in the court-house what hs told me, I would now be fcee, I am prepared to die. Good- bye to everybody. Christ has prom- ised to bs with me.” The noose was loose and his nesk wis not broken, He was strangled to death in twenty minutes. No Choice Yet. Bpecial Dispatch to The Beo. Hazrrsora, Fobruary 19—1 a. m. —The procoedings of tho jolnt com- mittee yesterday were duil. After taking tho thirty first ballot it was agreed to a*jonrn until to-morrow. The result of the ball.t was : Beaver 78, Wallaco 82, Bayno 59. Elevated Belt Railroad. Bpecial Dispatch to tho Bes, - Crxoryyaty, O., Febroary 18—10 p. m.—The beli railroad "compsny organ’z:d for the parpose of building elevated connecion tracks between the railroads centering in this city, oponed their subacription books to day, and stock amounting to $100,000 was taken. . A League of Robbers. tsaie] Picpateh to The Bes, Gexevi, Febrasry 10—1 a. mi— A very intoresting murder trial ls about to begin hers bafora Judge Kel- lum, on a change cf venue, frum De Kalb county. Seven young men of Sandwich areunderindictment for the marder of Hiram P. Allen, s wealthy citizen of that place, on the night of Febrasry 16, 1880, Mr. Allen was awakened by & man st the foot of his bed r fling his pockets. He jumped upand grappled with tho burglar, Mis. Allen hid in the closet. Severs] shots were fired and Mr. Allen fell dead. Anotker bu-glar in the hall said: “Have you finished tke old cuss] Why don't you come along?” They thon ran out, Miss Allen, aged 20, heard thom and saw them from the fzway, but was afraid togo down until they were gone. A pleca of tal- low cindle and a cap, which tho as- sassios loft, furnished a olow, pointing to several prominent young men of Sacdwich. A female detective was employed, and by the use of wiles, knowa only to herself, she gained the confidence of one and induced him to tell the whole story, It was that these seven young men, 0, . Wood- ruff, C. Crawford, T. C. Ellis, W. Thomar, E. A Bammons, M, A.|887% Keifenbergand J. A, Doer, had been for over two years leagued together for the Mllrposa of burglary and high- way tobbery, but whether he:acknowl: edged which one shot Mr. Allen, does Dot appear. Tha prosecation olsim to have abundant evidence, but they also expeot one of the number toturn stato's ovidence. —_— POLITICAL POINTS, Hpoclal Dispatctepto The Bes: CrayEuaNp, 0., Feb: Jesta Hon, Bxery Stoers, of ped hero yesterday. Ho vate: conversation with s connected with The Leader that he had just returned from New York, wherahe has been canvas-ing the sent ment of leading republican oliticlan Ho dined with Hamilton Fishiand & number of ptier prominent” gantle- mep, and met Grant and represer: tives of Gookling. 48 sy Levi P, Motton will nok. got 8 place in the csbinet; but all New York factions have agreed upon Chatles G. Folger, who'ig to be made secretary of the st Conkling's vliit to Mentof was in refarenco to Folgor's appointment, John A. Logan, who called on Gar- feld soyeral daya ago, did so for (h Erpuc of urgiog the sppointment ng bert Liocoln sa:attorney-general, Logan_ told Garfield éhat Grmnt strongly endorsed. Lincoln, sad Gar- field yesterday received a lottor from Grant denying Logan's claims. oy, Murray, of . G-gfllld ulk-?,"é!: &gfi%fiz tion” yesterday for an hoge, !t president-elect will Ytho v Ject thopoughly in kis inaugural sd- Gress, which will be extemporancous. Blsine ls not expected at Mentor. Garfield has not decided when or.how he is to go to Washington. Ipdie: Speclal Dispateh to_the Bra ‘WasHiNGToK, February 19—1 a. m. —For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Warmer cley or partly oloudy * weather; northivest winds, besoming light and vasiable, thenoe shifting 40 seyth with station: ary or falling barometer, $15 83015 90 for May; salos 16,500 bls. Lard—Marchaold at §10 26@10 273; April, $10 35@10 40; May, $10 4@ 10 473; sales 5,360 tiercos. Balic Mea'—Swort riba for March sold at §7 92467 95; April, 88 024G 805 Moy, $8 1068 124; salea 700,000 Chicago Live Stock Market. Cutoado, February 18, Catile—There. wss an active market for cattle yeaterday afternoon, but owing to the more liberal receipts than for several days, prices raled wesk and & shade lower, with a fair pumber left over unsold; to-day owing to the snow storm during the night trains on the different roade were within short distance, but were unable to get round the ““Y"’ up to 11 o'clock, and buyers wers doing very little In the way of purchasng. the only sales repcrted were, for cows and bul $3 40 for & lot of choi steers; tho fresh receipts were 4,500 head. Teains were late in arriving owing to the snow blockade, and only a moderate number of hogs' were re- ceived up to the Eour our roporter left the garde, and prices ruled firm at aboat_yesterday's: fgures;] shippers wero the principal buyers; salos ranged at $6 80@600 for light packing and shipping; &5 50@5 90 for heavy pack- ing; 6 7086 60 for good to extra smacth heavy shipping lots for Phil- adelphia; the freeh recelpta wire 14,500 bead. St. Louis Produce Marzet. 8. Lovrs, February 18. Flour—Unchanged. Whest—Dull and a shade off; No. 2 red winter, 81 01 Corn—A shade better, but slow at 377@33; for cash; 87g3 for February; 38i@383c for March; 303 for April; 40§@40§c for Bay; 403c for Jane. Oats—Dail; 33@334c for cash; 33fe |« for April; 34}@34c for May. Rye—Steady at 83c. Birley—Dull and unchanged; prime to fancy, 80@$1 05, Lead—Quiet at $4 62}. 27Buller—Un:hmgad at dairy, 200 e. gs—Lower at 185, Whisky—Steady at 81 06. Pork—Hightr at 81575 for cash; $16 00 for My, Dry Salt Meats—Higher and firm at §5 00€8 00@8 25. SBaeor,——Qfliefi st % 87i@8 70@ Lard—Nominaliy higher. Racvipte—Flour, 3,000 bbls; wheat, 8,000; corn, 14,000; oats, {1,000; rye, none; barley, none. Shipments—Floue, 8,000; weat, 1,000; corn, 5,000; oate, none; rye, none; ne 2 3 S iond 1 St. Louts Live Stock Market. 8r. Loums, Fel Hogs—Active, but 10c lower; lig hipping, €§ 26@5 §5; Yorkers a itimores, €5 75@6 00; mx:d packing, £6 505 60; choice to fancy, $6 10GG 60. Reoeipts, 5,500 hoad tpments 9,000, New Yors rroduce Market. New Yoex, Febraary 18. 22,000; bbls; sal ; round hoop Oh 8¢ 40@5 00; choice do, 85 1086 75; 00; oo 30@4 58; 75; choice white 28e, (lhesse—Rull at 8@14fs for paor to fancy. 9! 4 Bugar—Weak. Molasses—Uichang Petroleam—Quiet and firm, Rice—In fair demand and steady. Coffee—Dull and weak. Spirits of Turpentine—Dull at 45} @460 per gal. Rosin—U; 3 Tallow—Firm at 60 pee Ib, iy T Aliog_oplands, ~ $11 66}; midaling Qrlesns, §1 1 ,“i' April, ' oat ; 1 1 6; llwane, 81 No3 rod winter, $1 17j@1 18} o shy o doml; S 183 o: ull and lower; . | <hite, 4¥c; No. 2. do, 473338 ; No. g, a4 No.lmix!d.dah;flu,gdn: i No. § do, 45 —Qaet, ky- Pork— §16 70617 50 for May. THE ARCTICIRRITATOR Boreal Elizzards Continue to Howl Over Hill and Dale, Chicago Fxorges from a Beauti- ful Spread Averaging Two B A From Overflowing Rivers. Conkilng Pastialiy Appeased by the Nomination of Shepard ‘Wil It Never Let Up. Spectal Diagateh t T tiea Citoaco, 13 —The saow storm cons inusd with uaabazad fury from darkc last night until noarly ten o’clock this sed. Tho freah fall ndepth. The strcets car tracks have boen cpened, excopt in the suburb, traine’ o the railroads aco delayed fur hours, and rely 3%andoned. Flocds. Spoctul Disoatch 15 1w Bax Crxceevarr, O, Fobroary 18—4 p) m.—Rain beg heavily early [ 1d continued all night indicatione, in many placss, of faster disaters by crx~Es, Tod. Pebruary 18—4 p Tho Watack river atill continues to 1i%0 rapidly and threatens to overs flow its banks, * The Embrasins river, which runa into the Wabash six miles below this city, has bicked up scveral milos into Lawreace connty, Tili and badly damaged the growing crops, rmers are despondent as they ox- pect as much Jevasiatation as ac: panied tho di A Crumb for Conkliog. Spocial Dispatch to The Bes, CurveLaxD, F A report is i circaletion hera that tho president’s withdrawal of Forat- er's nameis due to the conference with Conkling and that Shepard, a red hot Conkling mar., will be nominated as Gan. Woodford's suscessor, in & day or two at farthest. Tae nomina- tion will be mado at the suggestion of Garfield, who woold like to see Stas loy Matthews confirmed. ‘Woodford’s Successor. Spocial Dispateh toThe Bee Wasnixaxoy, Febre.ry 18—4 p. The president has just eent to ate the nomination of Eliott 5| F. Shepard, to be United States di trict attorney the southern die- trict of New York, in plrco of Gen. Stewart L. Woodford. The Funding Biil Passes. Special Dupatch to The Bes. Wasnixarox, February 18—4 p. m. —The funding bill has passed the senate by a vote of 43 ayes to 20 na; Joe Emmet Reported Dead. Cntcaco, February 18—4 p. m.— There js rumor hore to-day that Joo Emmet, the well known personator of the character of Fritz, diod last ight i1 SF, Louis, Undoubtedly the best shirt in the United States ia manufactured at the Umaha Shirt Factory. Tha superlority of Material and workmanship, com= vined with thelr great improvements, that{s Reinforced fronts, Reinforced backs and Reiaforced sleeves, makes thelr shirt the moat durable and best fitting gorment of the kind, ever manufactured at the v derate price of $1.50. Every shirt of our make is guarantoed firat-class and will refond the money if found otherwlse. We mske a specialty of all wool, Shaker, and Oanton flanncl, also chemois underwear, made up with & view to comfort, warmth and durabil- ity. To invalids and weak-lunged eraons we . or speslal indocoments n the :nannes ‘hese goods are made for their protecti.n, Pi. Gorruerves, 1907Farnam stroet. NEBRASK.A VINEGAR WORKS ) ERNST KREBS, Mazatactarer of all kinds of Any one baving dead aulaals T will remove them free of chuge. Leave wrders southeast ¢ of Hamay a1 14th St., second door.+ __. CHARLES SPLITT. FEVER AND AGUE. HOSTEITERy 1L fllaunfrln—-v barely am HAMBURG AMERIC N PACKET £0.'S Weekly Line ui Steamships Leaving New Yory Svery Thurday at 2p.m. Bogland, Frauce and Germany. For Passage 2pply b0 C. B. RICHARD & C3., Passenys Agsaty, , Now York A. CRUICKSHANK & ive (,;:é.:té et (HiM Great! Sale of oo to GLOVES AND HOSIERY, &, ID GLOV ES] Indiana and Ohio Suffering| Tt of Harris' Seamless to alega ont at £1.25, A lot of Coupe Jouvens at §1 25, former Button Undress:d at $1.25, former price, $1.76- Bafi?’m inan cdd lot of 2 former price. §1.75. rice, $1.75. Lot of 3~ And-a-very Great and 3-Batton Kid Gloves th 2nt DREOUY, s0d vo 1L ot thems engt Ton 2 (0ab Wa want Woud also call the attention to the Latest Noveltiesin LACE GOODS! Just reee'ved, and consisting of 'The New Vermicella Lace Scarfs and Fichus. And Misses' and Children’s B;c?rgsf‘k Braid Collsrs, a Most Beauti- L ER. Alro Hand Fmbroidered Swiss (Lods in Searfs and Fic BALBRIGAN HOSE SILK GLOCKED, 65c¢, T6¢, 85¢, NOW 50cts, These ars yery Groat Bargains, and onght to be taken up AT ONCE. Greatr Bargains in CORSETS I The French Oou tell Side Stesis and Doubls StesT i Fron close out at 750, former price, $1.25. 6 Steelin Front t, to THE C. P. CORSET We are Sole Agents_for this colebrated knowledged to b> the BEST Cor: New York prices. French Coraet, 2 2 ae % ia tee World, S 1d by us at A. CRUICKSHANK & 0. b} EDHOLM & ERICKSON Wholesale and Reiail Manu, JEWELERS, Gold and Sitver Watehes: and Jewelry in the City. Come and See Our Stook as We Will Be Pleaged to Show Goods. EDHOLM & ERICKSON 15th & Doden, Oppesite Postoflice, SHOES AND NAILS, Iron and Wagon Stock, the Best Assortment of WHEELS in the West, At Chieago Priees. W J. BROATCH, 1209 & 1211 Harney Street, Omaha. Jan18-6nt ¥an sotarer of all Kinds of SAUSAGE Summer Bologna (Cervelat Wurst) s Sreciaitiy. 1714 Bart St., Omaha Neb. de23-+ Orders promptly fllied. I7T IS . A GRATIFYING FACT THAT THE WHITESEWING MACHINE @ives universal Satisfaction and that it is stead- ily and rapidly inereasing in public tavor. ‘The White Machine justly claims to be the best made, the easiest running, the ‘simplest in construction and ths most perfect Machine in the market. The White Co. émploy as agents men of in- tegrity, and purchasers are always satisfled, because they find everything just as repree- ented. Everybody should use this Machine, The sales so far this year are more than double the corresponding time last year. All orders addreesed to the Cmaha Office will be prompily filled. JOHN ZEHRUNC, ©or, Davenport and 15th Sts. Omaha.