Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1881, Page 1

= quey ') ¢ Omaba Da VOL. X OMAHA. NEBRASKA, SATURDAY N [TARC'T 26, 1881 e NO-. 236. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Prr-icr;Five Cents been sent on a special missionto FOREIGN EVENT: tack npon Uramich, by Kurds, is hour. - | pass needful tempersnce and Sunday Rye—TFirm at $1 03, i HYPERBOREAN HORRORS Terrible Suffering of Set- tlers in the Snow Drifts of Dakota. Barley—Qulot at 80c@81 05. Lioad—Lower to sell; $4 25 b ly expectsd. The Persisus are un- |laws, which hed been futrodacell and | . | utter—Quiet and unchanged;dairy, | provided far a renewal of hostilities. [ petitioned for. o — | FRENCH INTERESTS IN AFRICA. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPU. lsose: ‘ 'Ewl‘;“n"“"";‘;‘c"m""‘s i ey =5 | Ea Quiet and unchanged at 133s. | amss, March 26—1 8. m.—' Vhisky— situstion at Tanis is increaslog in e Sala o0 geavity. The French consul-general’s | ¢ 1 ;oo th prices wersss follow Dry Salt Meats—Botter at $4 80@ reply o an address conieins au accuss- [ Moxgy—Five per cent. exchauge, s 00gy 65@7 707 85@7 90; bacon, | tion agaiust Bey, and declares that | steady at $4.804@4.83: | Bigher ut 87 02568 50587068 75 | the French flag is meuaced. GOVERNMENTS. ‘Lard—Higher at $10 25. DISSATISFIED, e Rocolpta—Flour, 7,000 bbls; whaat, Svecial Dispatch te Tan 582. 84,000 ba; corn, 67,000; oats, 10,000; = rys, 10005 batley, 9,000. Shipments — Flour, 16,000 bbls; ncat, 13,000 bu; oorn, 142,000; oats, ; 25,000; tye, 1,000; barley. moge. | The Lite Blood of Residents S Slowly Ebbing Away in Texas. for the purpose of organizing the " nese navy is without any_fouudation. Commodore Shafeldt has just retarned from a special cruise of the “Ticcn. | deroga,” during which he visited Cores, asit- seemed poesibie that cir- | camstances might make it destratle to renew the effort to open commercial relstions with Corea. By acomputation made at the tres- | ury department it seems that the rate | of interest realized by purchasers of the recent French loan is equivalentto about 4 per cent. The comptroller of thc treasury has sppointed A. J. Hay bauk examiner for Indlana, in place of E D. Lynch, resigned, to take effec: on the first of April next. BOSTON STORE! 10th St.,, bet. Jackson & Jones. Now knowa as the cheapest place in the ity for IDIRW G OOIDS! | The Rustian Government Prom- ises Radical Reform Both at Home and Abroad. New York Money and Scacks. | | Gladstone’s Afghan Policy Firmly Sustained by Par- liament. | Houses Torn Down for Fuel | to Keep their Bodies Warm. tion to be Established in the Polar Regions. enate 1i 5 parliament_are said to be Toris Btill ‘Wrangling comideriog the proposing of & motion | W .. condemning the terms of peace with | Am'n iix. the Boerss. C&IC. VENAL JUDGES, The Boers Disperse to Their Homes to Enjoy the Peace Their Valor Won. | | | LS. L Northv estern, 0&3L. Grant's Successor. Special Dispateh 0 the Bux. l The feiends of Hon. Stanley Mat- thewa are apprehensive tha: the nom- nation made by the presideat for the THE TURCO-GREEK CONFERENCE ENDED. Home rulors aro cousidering the expediency of calling ‘attention fo the recent utterances of several Irish judges and asking their. dismissal. Ohio P. NEw Yorx, March 26—1 a. m.— Hugh J. Jowett has as yet given no suswer as to his acceptance of the Home and Foreign Facts Everything sold for cash only. Special Offerings this Week : i ip my hiave n- | despatch i vate telegrams received there from Stanford affirm that & ccmplete under- standing has been arrived at between the porte and the ambassadors of the powers at Constantinople on the grest d that the confer- idency of the world's fair commis- A special moeting will bo held ag, when Mr. Jewott will give ite answer concerning the posi- tion tendered him. 1 Lot Diaper Toweling, $1 25 per piece of 10 yards. 1 Lot Dress Goods 10e, others%.skpl& y 1 Lot Brocade Dress Goods 22 1-2c, others ask 25e. 1 Lot Merrimack Shirtings 7c, others ask 8 1-2¢. sion Prairie Triala. Spocial Dispatels to Te Bee. Dusueue, Tows, March 25—4 p. m. | —Mr. S ernet, who has arrived hero | to visit iriends, tells a_ herrible story | of his experiences during the ' winter | e, Loxvo, Marel: 26—1a. m.—Ttis | T M. reported that an attempt was made | K & T. to intercast the ‘‘Australia,” which left London for New York Thursday. She is supposed to have on_board Chicago Produce Mariet. Crcaco, March 25, ——— Labor Resolutions. Special dispateh 1o The Bee. ted. Nearly every ex-member of congress thinks he should have a comfortable conrulate Presldent Garfield has approved the olanes abmitted by Lieutenant Greely, U.8. A, for tne establishment of a meteorlogical station at Lindy Frank- lin bay. ' The proper detail of officers snd men will'be made by *he war de- | partment Ina fow daye, Lieuteuant _‘5'“‘" Greely will be placed in command. oot ] " Borsiacy Hiats has urckased the who was_nolas. | 5tire !qumu:f'gronlndnn the Syt rapablicans for . le, excepiing only the lot on e sonste, and . that both | which r Don Camseron is build- not | ing his residence, and will erect there- ona block of handsome houses. There soems to be good grounds for the statement that the president has doclded to remove the present post- master of Cincinnati. ;| avorER sTRICTURE ON THE ExPORT TRADE OF AMERICAN CATTLE. The department of siate fssnes, for Mr. Veordces threatened to teke |the information of Americsn catile fl the interruption if the senator | dealers, an order of the Cansdian gov- Tlinols porsisted in interrogeting | erament, published at Halifax, as 8. Jebnston. follows: “‘Steamboat agents are noti- Mr. Logan fied by the collector of costoms that willing. bat Mr. Johnson ipsisted on | he will not permit steamers carrying proceeding with h'a epeech and pro- | cattle from this port tobo cleared out, seuted pumerovs comments | if, beaving landed cactlo in Great ping cattle here. This order of the 2:50 Mr. Pendleton moved that | Eovernment at Ottawa will be strictly wession, | eutorced.” ELECTRIC BRIEFS. - | 8pocial Dispatches to Tre Be. hypoorasy fn oriticizing | The woman arrested in New York sotion, and be In tarn was | Thursday under the name of Florence Me. Brown, who contin. | McNeil, charged with stealing §1,200 argument tndulged in | worth of diamonds from & jewsler in X Chicago,started for Chicago yesterday, . Morgan moved to go | with Detective Hartmen. session, snd an sye and | Oharles C. Kuhler, a cigar maker of bod in the defeat of the | Detroit, attempted to kill his wife ‘motlon, fi-w‘-hhg » the. yesterday morning, while drunk. He M. Harrls called for the ayes and | fred four shots, one of which took ways on hils motion o lay on the table, | effect {n her jaw. He then tried to 13 g : i L § i g B i ahler was arrested. Kernan's Monumental theatre in | 3 Baltimore, was Injured by fire last evening. Edward 8. Roberts, the well known ““torpedo” man dicd st Titusville, Pa., aid farther contest to-night, and on mo-| A party cf colored Louisville youths the senate nd- | came ont of a religious revival meet- ing last night, and got into & row, in|Rolist of the victims of the opera | which razors and pistols were used freely. One man was seriously stab- bed in the back, and snother was shot. Willism Carter broke into Fanny Perry's house, at Louisville last night, and was arrested for burglary. Fanny got a license and went to the3jsil and faction of the ambassadors. in direct contradiction to previous re- porta between the powers and the sal- tan on subject and s doubted in po- litical circles. GLADSTONE ON THE WITNESS STAND, Sperial Dispatch 10 The Bee. Loxvox, March 25—10 p. m — Interest in the Lawson suit sgsinst Labouchere was revived to-day by the sppesrancs of Mr. Gladstone, who has been summoned in behalf of Mr. La- bouchere, as witness for the defens Mr. Gladstone appeared in very poor health, and very feeble, ‘He was in- vited t0 a seat on the bench, whence hegave testimony. Hs ssid the tel- egram published by The Telegraph, a leging that he had entered into cor respondence with Greece in reference tos settlement of the Greek frontier question, for the gurpose of obtaining cortaln ooncerelons for England in re- turn for her influence, was altogether false. He admitted that he had told Lawson that some measare must be taken for bis (Gladstone’s) vindication, but beyond the article published in response to this, Lawson had no ex— cuse whatever for his criticisms and surictures upon the government policy or upon the cablnet. VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS. 8pecial Dispatch to Tus Bax. FRANKFORT-ON-Mu1N, Murch 1a m.—This, the greatest railway centre in southwest Germsny, will, it is anticipated. attract an unusual num- ber of visitors during the spproaching summer. No fewer than five district of importance will be held this year. There is to be & Lz\?ic‘l exhibition, incluaing every kind of appliancs for public. private and medical bathing. Next there is to be an exhibition of patents and patterns, intended to premote the interests and protection of inventors, Further, there will be an exhibition of another of all the local industriea of Feaokfort, Finally, there will be the international exhibition of leather goods, boots, shoes, gloves, harness and tapning material. RUSSIAN REFORMS. Special Dispatche 1o Tho Beo. Tospos, March 26—1 s m.—A dispatch from St. Potersburg says thero is fresh and inspired proof of Russin's paclfic policy, snd desire for internal reform. The Central Asisn od, resistance , and no corraption permitted in d d.partments; peacefal relations with England will bo_strictly cultivated. The Prince of Wales and Alexander TIL are very greas friends. ORIGIN OF THE NICE FIRE. dispatch to The Boe. Nice, France, March 26—1a. m.— house fire has yet been published. The bodies in most csses are caloined sud disfigured beyond recognition. Daring the fire seversl people frautic ‘with terror threw themselves from the top of the theatre, and were dashed to pieces. It is clear that the calsmi- John Colman, who is suspected as be- ing one of the persons concerned in au attemot to blow up the Mansion ouse. Tue police waited with a tog For the “Australiv’ off the mouth of the Thames. CABLEGRAMS. Bpocial Dispatches to Tum Bxw. Sir Charles Reed, chairman of the Lonaon schocl board, is dead. He' was a momper of parliament for Saint Ives,a LL D.andan F. R. A. 8. A dispatch from , Athens says the Greeks are reported as daily prepar- ing for war. The report of the viceroy of India describes the condition of India ss prosperoos, and sfter the war expen: o8 are paid, it is hoped thers will be RO canse for auxiety in respect to the finances of India. M. Gambetts, at the banquet of the Paris chamber of commerce last night, .ssid that Frauce was now reaping the blessings from democracy, and now, that she had conquersd her freedom, and he and his colleagues had been liberated, they hope to become re- forming. A monster democratic meeting was held in Madsid yesterday, at which avery in Cubs was severely con- lemned. 1t is by o that the new Portu- guese ministry will meet acd decide to support the maority of the cortes, A dispatch from Durban says it is reported that thereis dissansion among the Boers at the terws of peace, and outbroaks aro predi ted. | Exploits of a Dizzy Dame. 8pecial Dispatch to The Be: Cm1qaco, March 26—1 a. m.—An evening paper hes the following gos: sip abont Mra. Ward, who was arrer ed in New York under the name of Claretics Florenca MoNoil, for pawn- fonging T one Peikine: L “whru aud wife wers stopping a few months ago % the Pelmer house. She wat her hasband'a Jjanior by macy years, fond of excitement and sogial pleasare. The attenfions of an army officer to Mrs, Ward excited Dr. Ward's appre- heasions, and he removed with bis wife to the Tremont house. He came in one night and found_she had gone, bag aud baggage, lesviog no word of her whereabouts. - Ina few days,how- ever, he found sbe was living on the West Side. He was compelled to ba satisfied with her explanation, that sl was tired of hotel /lits, and the doctor settled down to live with her again. She flad a second time, and a fow days afterward Dr. Ward was as- tonished_to find her in_a house of ill fame on Fifth avenuo, installed as its mistress. [t vas a fow days before this discovery that Mrs., Ward had | gone to Perkins and borrowed the j dismonds, When Dr. Ward visited {'tho place next day, after his discovery of her wheceabouts, she had fled. He learaod toas she wens exst with w New Cuicavo, March 25—4 p m.—The and besutiful in face and figure, and | 4] Wheat—March, $1 00 bid; April, §1 00§@L 00}; May,S1 053@1 057; June, $1 06@1 06}; Jaly, $1 04 year, 95¢ bid; olosing at $1003@1 (0§ for Aoril; 81 05j@l 057 for M. $1 05§@1 06 bid for June; §1 04 104 for July; 95@95}c for th yeéar. Corn—April, 30: asked and 38c bid; May sold at 42Jc; June, 423 July, 43@434c; August, 433c; clo at 423@42%s for May; 423@42. June; 43@43ic for July; 43i@: for August. Oats—March, offered at 20fc and 204 bid; April, 20§@29%:; May, 34 @348c; June, 333c; July, 32}c Mess Pork—April, $15 15 bid $15 20 asked; May sold at §15 15 30, June, $15 373@lb 40, closing at$15 25@15 273 for May; $15 374 bid for June. Sales, 11,500 barre Lard—April offered at $10 May sold a* $10 474; June, $10 July, 10 65; year, 310 15; {og at $10 45@10 474 for Ma 10573 for June; $10 65@10 67} for July; $10 15@10 17} for the yeer. Sales 3000 tlerces. Balk Meate—Short _rib sold at §7 57); May,$7 6 775 bid; closing at $7 574 April; $7 65@7 70 for May; $775@ 780 for June. - Sales 230,000 1bs. Chicago Live Stock Marget. Cricaco, March 25. Hogs—The market ruled dull sad prices declined 5@10c on the figurcs current on yesterdsy; shippers wera the principal purchasors for light and heavy grades; eales rang:d from $5 65 @5 80 forlight shipping and packing; $5 355 80 for heavy packing, and from §6 50@6 10 for fuir to choice smooth heavy shipping; an extra Heavy lot sold at §6 50, but is no cri- terion of tho general market; thers was a dull and weak feeling, with s downwa:d tendency; fresh receipts were 16,000 head. Cattlo—The receinta ~f «-itin omima ance of puydes uie market raled fair- ly active sod prices wers tolerably steady; tbere was & fair nnmber of good to choice catle aming and bayers were in the yurd a prospect that a large number will change hands during the dsy; pric ranged st §3 15@4 55 for $12 @476 for fair Lo good shippluy steers, and from $5 25@5 80 for choico to extea choice shipping beeves; there was pothing done in stockera. Sheep—Tho markot was qoist sad 10@16c lower, owing to the continaed large receipts. nd L — 8t Louls Live stock Market Sr. Louss, March 25 Hogs—Lower and we York ers and Baltimorss, mixed packing, $5 20@5 e to fancy, heavy, $56 75@6 00; receipts, 4,100 head; shipments, 3800 hoad. New York Produce Market. | Nuw Yok, darch 2 Flour— Receipts, 17,000 bacre/e; sales, 14 000 barecls; active and in | York drammer. buyers’ faver, but without iwporaut | change. Chioago Teado and Labor Uaion, st a meetirg last night, adopted. resolu- tious acainst tho importation of Fronch-Cavadian artisans into this and other cities of the Union. A BRANCH EXCHANGE. Mr. Henry F. Gillig, founder of i American Exchage fn London, is 10w in Chicagy for the purpose of ¢s- tubliaing a branch in this city, which, be thinks, will have great influence in increasing Earopean travel to this country. i s ‘The Republican Primaries. The repablican central committee mot last evening in the office of tho hsirman, Col E. F. Smytho, to de- side upon a time for the primaries and sonventlon to nominate city officers. Bhe committee attended in full rco, except that Mr. Hasoall was substitated for Mr. Mullon in the ocond, Mr. Woodworth for Mr. Cuammings and Mr. Grandpre for Mr. Green in the Third, Mr. Goldsmith for Mr. Kent in the Fourth and Mr. Rathbura for Mr. Cumings in the S xth ward. The first question was to decide the nombor of delegates to be sent from onch ward to the convention which was quickly agreed apon as seven. Then the day for the primatlos was discussed. Evidently the exposure by Tire Bee Tast evening of the pro- posed call of the primaries for this ovening had a wholessmo effect, for ofter discursing Monday as the day for the primaries, it was thought wise to disazm all suspicion and name Taes- | dny, between the hours of 4 and 7, s thy time to hold them,, : vention on Inirsaay at 9 o bR G a committée wsa sppointed to secure & hall and attend to any other business ncldant to the event. The commlttee is Messrs. smith, Huscall and Leeder. Tt was charitably agreed that the se- Tsotion of councilmen from the several wards should be left to the ward cau- cuses. The representatives of each ward were then inyited to name a place for holding the primary in their respec- tive wards, which was finally settled ax followa: First—Slavan’s hotel, Tenth street. Second — Wallanz Hall, corner Lesvenworth and Thirteente streets. Third—The drug store corner of Douglas and Twel th streets. Fourth—The sherifl’s office. - Fifth—Corner of Webster and Six- toenth etreets. Sixth—Corner of Burt and Twen- Gold- at Big Lake, Dakota. ~He homestead: od 150 acres two yesrs ago and year harvested 60 acres of wheat yielding 25_bushels por acre, for which be reslized twelve hundred dol- lors. With this be laid in a supply of fael and fixed up h s housa for the winter, otherwise his family wouid have perished. Two beighboring fomilics, not so . well fixed came to live with them and the three familica 1n the house had bard work to koep from freczing. Their fel ran out snd they used up all the railread des and telegraph poles they eould dig out of the snow. Then the houses of the othertwo families were littlo by littls torn down and burned and near- ly ali their furniture went the same way. A German neighbor nemed Bocker, with a four harse ieam attempted to resch this station for a sapply of coal. He was caught ina snow drift and two days after- ward fonnd trozen stiff in hia sleigh his faithful dog lying on his breast, also dead. The five horses were ail frozen stiff, standing upright in the drift. Becker's body _was taken home to his bereaved wife and children. Tc wasnailedin a stout box and placed in the corn crib until it or famly kad lived for'some time on asup made of sn ox hide Mr Sfernet-, howsver, says the people country, which has a deep fertile soil, and they will & or propre for & hard winter. Texas Bores Special Dispaich to Tus baw Pauksting, Tex., March 25—4 p. m.—Abont two miles from this city a fatal difiicalty took place between Robert and Jeff Watts, two brothers, rasulting 10 _the deathi of J.ff from knife ounds inflicted by the hands of his brother. Forr Dav A lotr Suaces - Kelly, & wealthy ranchers, on both sides of ths Ri Grando, was assassinated st night by John Favers. The parsiculars ure | net known. The Cherati mountains are said to bs llterally swarming with prospect- ors. Itissaid that coal hasbeen found Ja great ahnndsnce in Mexico near | resido. Large "numbers of persons | aro passing hero én route to El Paso. | Logan's Mash. cial Dispatch to The Bes. sumser, Ky.. March 25—4p. m. | —F. V. Logan, United States Deputy Oollector, has just returned from a moonshine raid in the mountains of Wayno county. He smasied throe atilis; ove of the stills_was one hun- | dred and fifty feet under the groand, and wis entered by climbiog down a | rope. e — o P PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF, FIRADQUARTERS DEPARTYENT OF THY V‘v.\n'.‘} £ trinlicate, sabject. to tha | this offico Oxaiis, N Sealed proposals, 1 asual con itons wiil be recorved 1 Lot Heavy Canton Flannel 121-3c, others ask could be buricd in the spring. Anoth- | ars mot discoursged; - they like the | 16 2-3¢. 1 Lot Shaker Flannel 15¢, others ask 25¢. 1 Lot Cheviot Shirtings 12 1-2¢, others ask 15¢. 1 Lot Crash Toweling 5¢, others ask 8 1-2c. 1 Lot Linen Huck Tewels 25¢, others ask 40¢. 1 Lot Turkisk Bath Towels 25¢, others ask 50¢, 1 Lot Turkey Red Damask 50c, others ask 65¢. 1 Lot Men's Brown Half Hose 12 1-2¢ others ask 20e. 1 Lot Ladies’ Striped Hose 10¢, others ask 16e¢. 1 Lot Men's Merino Underwear 50c, others ask 65c. 1 Lot Men’s Cheviot Shirsts 76¢, other ask $1 00, “HOW ARE YOU OFF FOR SOAP ?” 3 Cases Oat Meal Toilet Soap, 10 centsa Box. Orders by Mail Carefully Filled. BOSTON STORE. P. G. IMLA Manager. EDHOLM & ERICKSON Wholesale and ®etall Manu, facturing JEWELERS. §—-LARGEST ST00K OP— Gold and Silver Watches and Jewelry in the City. Come and See Our Stoek as We Will Be Pleased to Show Goods. married him, to avoid testifying |ty was the result of unpardunsblo | against him. carelessness. The gas pipe behind ihe scenes had been re| d or re- Osl; Chas. M. Levy, .Colorads The gu: of the Indianapolis, | 5c€D" Dot paire | oiitant, appeaises, district of Swn|Delphl & Obicagd railroad will bo | nowed for the last eleven yoars, and Wheat—A shado stronger and mod- | tleth streots. s ;i erately sat les of 8,000 bushes, | The committee adjourned sine dic, | iz ok No. 1 white, Muarch, at §1 213; | theso duties windicg up its official | {Proi !t breke B 85,000 bu No. 2 red, March, at i And dellvory of al the frown Leet from tho $1 233; 144,000 bo., April, at 121 . Oolorado, assistant susistant secretary 3 U. 8. at San Francis- Rhode Isiand Conventions. Special Dispaten to T Bun Provipexce, R. 1., March 25~10 Rhode Island probivition EDHOLM & ERICKSON X 15th & Dodge, Postoflles. existenco. biock, for issue, sud choice cut for sales o - i New York, | changed Sunday from three feet to the | A1 8s0ape of gas, which occurred four | P .,;..,..\.,u.,....."".".. Wew York; | ordinary width, The rosd is about et iog at Bedford with the Lonisville, The Impression here this morning | New Albany & Chicago. smong senstors s, with fow exoep| Qmcago, March 25.—Mrs. tious, ageiust an extra sestion. B ors and brokers, predict none will be ealled. Persons who upto s lae hour Dr. been arrested in New York City on last aight were predloting it, now say | complaint of Chsrles W. Perking, a think there wili be none.| . neylender, who charges that she opinion seems to have | 4,5k o diamond ring valued at $200 those “:;'“.':h'? from him and pawned It. - B etares Blain soa| Larrie Rock, Ark., March 25— T tood that an | George W. Birmingham, living near . a0 | Velona, in Falkner county, wss shot while at work in the field. =~ Tae: on the ad. | 2o clae tothe asssssin or the moli e g - o | Mavor R. A. Watkins, son of the late ot of o muofing ! e aibinel § 1, ¥y ofiin, and:ie dawyer known oo fieial announcement of the fact | throughout the etate, died yesteiday. stated e Prehistoric Relic. Special Dispatch to The Bee BruveroxTarse, 0., March 2510 m.—Henry Selfer and others cat own » large ash tree. It made two saw logs, each fourteen feet loug. On | the top of these, thirty foet from the cud, imbedded in solid timber and fooking aa it 1t had been there foragos, was found the thigh bone of an adult buman being, presumed to be & man. Stabbed in the Heart. men| Barriwoxe, March 25—10p m — | , including | A specisl to The News atate: that on Bal- | Moncay last, wh'le a namber of young men were returning from a party in Accomes county, Va., they became in- seoms | volved in quacrel, which ended in rived at by | William Northam stabbing Solomon ». m.—-The contract for the construc- ¥as not pressut. He is confined to | tion of the first nine mwiles of the s honse by a sore eye cansed by 0old. | Northern Pacific extension, east of the The axtra session question was not| N, P. junction, wae let yesterday to toushed, prerumably on sccount of [ S¢. Paul parties, the work to bo com- he abeence of Mr. Blaine. Never- August 1. This is the first the statements made in & pre- | really tangible evideace that the com- - e substantislly cor: baild castwerd K;;'gm south shore of Lake Superi- and extends from |¥ Ward, of this city, who has recently | work imperf been the subject of much scandal, has | the escaped gas concentrated behind months g, was temporerily stopped waa disoovered Two inexperi- nbl:fl:er:dlefi superintenden- they did their , and consequently Another essspe of during the encad plumber’s to attend to it witl It is suy the drope, and as soon as the burners were lighted in the wings, the ex- stantly tarned off, snd the theatro thereby plunged into darkness, hence the panic and stampede. Very few persons were injured, but the number of desths was remarkably large. Two hundred and fifty people were crowded into & small gallery with only one uarrow door, which opened into the ward as a means of egress. The ma- jority were Nicers or Italians. There was a publio interment yesterdsy of eighty-five victims The shops and other places ot business were closed. Subscriptions have been opened for the relief of the families of the dead. ‘THE BOERS DISPERSE. Tue Bos Loxpox, March 26—l a. w.— Luingsuek was clear of Boers by 7 oclock Thursday evening. They marched off in_an imposing colamn of 3000 men and 250 wagons. Neither men nor herses show any traces of sicknees. They will disperse after resching thelr own territory. The royal commission has a difficult task to perform, as 8 majority of the Boers view it with susplcion. OPPOSED TO A “‘SCIENTIFIC FRONTIER.” Simant_ aiepatch to Tua Bea bouse of commons last night, Hon. Candshar ith cement the day before the fire. | plosion occurred. _The meter was in- | LoxDOX, March 26 —1 . m.—In the Edward Stanhope's resolution, that the withdrawal of the British forces from was not conducive to the m—" convention, held here to-dsy, nomi- nated Albert C. Howard, of East Peovidence for governor, sud A. B. Chadray, of Wickford for lieutenant- governor All the rest of tho ticket 18 the same as the republican. ~The Rhode Isisod state greenbuck ~con- vention was alio held to day, and nominated Charles P. Adams for gov- ernor; and James Jofferson for. lieu- tenact - governor, Heary Appleton for secretary of stae; David Moore | 1 22; 96,000 bu., May, at $1 20} u! 1 208; 56,000 bu., Juns, at $1 193 | 198, 2 Qoro—Shade easler and dull; mixed | weatern spot, 57@H0%c; futures H4@ | 504c; sales, 40,000 bushels Oats—Shade_easlor; western; 433@ 48c; eales, 35,000 bushels, inclu No. 2, March, at d43c. Beef—Uncha: Pork—Firm but quiet; old mees, for treasurer; and K. W. Robinson for attornoy-general. Special Dispateh o 1he Bow, New York, March 2510 p. m.—- Tho assembly committee on public health met to-day to resume the in- vestigation 0f the manufacture and sale of oleomargariue butter, lard snd cheese. Several of the most proml- nent wholesale butter and cheese mer- chanta of this city teatified that there 'was much sdulteration of cheese, and the counterfeit sriicle was made from oleomargarine lard and various oils. They considared the adulterated arti- clo as unhealthy, as deodorized animal fat entered into its compasition, and as & very prevalent disesse smong hogs was scrofuls, thers was no rea- son why it should not be transmitted to the consumers of the bogus article. The prodaction of the 2dulterated ar- ticle is rapidly increasing in the west, The batter guestion will be taken up to-morrow. Al Safe. Spacial Dispated Lo The Bes New York, March 26—1 a. m.— A ramor that Willlam Walter Phelps was injared in the fire of the opers house at Nice, is without foundation, A dispatch was reccived from him yesterday by Mr. Boud, stating that After the Hog-Fat Butter Makers. | goq $15 00 Lard—Spot, higher and strong st Butter—Firm for. choice; Ohio, 10 c. Ohoese—Sterdy st 831330 Sugar—Fiem with fair trade. Molasses—Quict snd ateady. Petroleum—Unchangod. Rice—Fairly active. Coffec—Stoady; freight firm. Spirita of Tarpentine—Firm at 46c per gallon. y. Eggs—Weatern firm at 22}o. Cotton—Qulet and steady; sales 1320 bales; middling uplands, 31 leans, 11 005 steady; March, $10 50; April, $10 51; May, $10 59; Juve, 10 68; July, $10 77; Auguat, $10°8L. CLOSING. Wheat—TIrregulac; No. ter, $1 23} for ; §1 221 March; $1 21} for April; 81 20 for May; $1 19 for June. Sales, 200,000 bushels. 3 Corn—Qalet; No. 2, 503@a9ic. Sales, 160,000 ba. Oats—Quiet. Whisky—Nominal. Pork—815 90 bid for April; $15 80 @15 90 for May. Lard—$10 80G1l 00 for cash; $10 774 bid for March; $10 80@1085 2 red win- Bouna Over. The cuse of the State sgainst Par- ker and Sswyer cameup befors Judge Hawes Thursday afternoon, the adge finally deciding to bind the de< fondants over in the sum of $1,000 each to appear at the June term of the district court, in Douglas county. Jounsel for the prisoners declared their intention to obtain a hubeas cor- puis in supreme court this week. Un- lees they should be released under that proceeding they will be held for appearance at the district court. This cass {a of especial interest to the wholesale dealers of Omsha. Par- ker & Sawyer were merchants in Sa- lie couuty and bought goods of Too- tle & Maul, Steele, Johmson & Co., Meyer, Raspke & Co., and Reed, [ Jenes & Co., of this city, on eredit, Thess men wera lecding and influen- tin! citizens of Saline county and sup- posed to be perfectly straight, but they sold out snd beat all the firms above referred to'out of the amount of the raspective bills Suits were brought | agafust them nere for falae pret ences It was sworn that in one instance they had shown a travelisg man a erib containing 30,000 bushels of corn and gave him to understand it was their | property. | There are several technioalities, on some of which it is hoped to_obtain the habeas corpus. It Ia claimed the papers were illegally made out, that for Aprit; $10 85210 873 for May; | true interests of India, was resumed, aad the Marquis of Hartington mada | £ Was safe and at Florence. $1090 for Jaue; §10 923@10 95 for July; $10 45 forseller for the year, S — Bolting Preachers Special Dispateh to The Bee Crscissati, 0., March 26—1 o, 2 long speech, in which he held . that e rotebtion of Candabar would lead to auarehy, confuion snd endless trouble, and argued in favor of with- drawal for ini piece of masterly ~votes against it. The announcemen of the votecaused prolonged cheering. The secretary of state this reason is looked upon Sopont that or, and for ey s highly important. that Siatait has FIGHTNG ARABS. A dispatch from Teheran says an at and patriotic Teasons. Slrpgr:fl':;? Narkbwpt: made a very firm and polated speech in lesd- ing the opposition. He condemned the policy. of the government ss a inactivity. On a division of the house there was 216 | setting forth the resson for their ac- votes for Stanhope's motion to 336 | m —The Protestant clergy of this city have determined most unanimous- 1y to oppose the re-electlon of Jacob, repablican cadidate for mayor. A meeting has been beld, and a commit- tee appointed to deaw up the paper tion. They claim that Jacob Las not 8t Lounls Proance Markas. St. Louss, March 25, Wheat—Opened higher and declined; No. 2 red 1 05 for cash; 81 05@1 051 for March; §1 054@1 06} for April; @1 07@1 064 for May; §1 06}@ o01}@1 0Hel 01} g Jaly; 97@OT - . 3 5 %unmad higber aud de 413c for cash; 413c for April;’41i@ t . | dens, Sanday varlety shows, lewd ngs, etc , aud the republicans in the ate legislature have neglocted to . 8 enforced the laws against gambling |41 1 for Msy; 4135 fae June; 423 @2 for July. Higher at 36}@36%c for cash; | speak, and throws you down and jerks Oats—] 34gc bld for April; 40c for June. the suit should have been brought against them fn their own county, and that Judge Hawes has no jurisdiction. | The outcome 1s of direct interest to every one of the wholesale deslers, for not any proteotlon against this class of frauds. A clothes-live {s & harmless thing when stretched from pole to pole; un- forward luage, it stops you, 80 to you to the middle of neck’s tweak. 1t will settlo whether they have or have til you start across the yard, and step iato @ hole. Thes, as you make & ficers’ reauired by the Snbsistence Calted Stat s Army, for these b Bridger, Cameron, Dougla Laramié, McKianey; Niobrars, Omaha. fobin- son, Kussall, & idney, Steele, Washakie, Ch'yenne dopot aha depot Tite proposils for fresh hesf for fssue must. e ou separato sheats from thoss for ehoice culs for salee. ‘Scparate proposal and only such will ‘The gover. mes any or all vids. 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