Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1881, Page 1

13 a b VOL. X. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY APRIL 1. 1881 “Established 1871, MORNING EDITION. NO. 231. Price Five Cents LANDS 'EXCHANGE. 15th ax Douglas Sis- /Omaha, - - Neb Residence Loz, 400 ‘ A 7 $100 to $2600 ench. £275 to $18,000 each. siness Lots $500 to $10,000 each. 8814353 112000 L BT T-Qop A inSures O Large Amount of Suburban Property in 1, 10,20 or -Acre Lots Within @MiiEI‘ #rom_ Post Office, $250,000 TO LOAN 4 At 8 per Cent. NEW MAPS OF OMAHA Published by this Agency, - 25 cents Each, Mounted $1.00 better this Taxu. yaidkr'ent: collected, L8, o es, and all dm-'u | ‘estate: dosuments made out at short notice. bnsie blO=en This agency dosg strictly a bargains oo its books are in- sured toits patrons, instead of G Notary Public Always in Office. Call and get Circalars and full | Putiontars o¥157 (1 BEMIS’ REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. 15:h and Douglss Sts., a DIO OMAEA, 19aif- of HNEB) enonis exuliatien at the -presont, tim> is ua- Tomnded, The St Jumes Gosetive ent s v 20 ] 3 | mons without having taken tho 1l FOREIGN EVENTS, Lord Beaconsfield Improving--- Russia Making it Hot for the Nihilists, Greece Not Disposed to Agree to Turkey's Pro_position. Bradlauzh Withdraws from Parliament, and Will Stand for.. Re election. DETERMINED TO FIGHT. Bpecisl Dispateh 1o the (xx. Loxpox, P A dispatoh from A thens séys the por offer 1s nfud.a asmere ju; glery, aud: socordingly battalions ia every patt of he: kingdom Eavo eat ordered fo prepare Yo march to the frontier, x, April 1—1 a m.—The Gizstte says the general as- Pall sumption that #he Geeek-question will not load to war is premature, and the 4 | woProRE 1¥ THE COURT OF RUSSIA. Spocial Dispateh to 1ho bee. Pamis, April 1—1 a. m.—The Lonterne publiches a telegram from St Pewerabarg ttating that a wiolent quarrel has broken out ia the imperial tamily, in conscquence of which the Grand Dake Constantive, strougly about to resign the high post of grand admiral and minister of ms- rine. who d of nibilism, 'is §E g Loxvox; April 11 8. m—The ' 1@ correspoad- o0 Diko Consian- tine will yesign in favor of Alexie, and when Constantize, who is the hero of the-étunond wealing siory, applied fur Prmissiop €o pay bie re- spects to the remsins of the dead mon- arch, the czir seat him, m reply o open am, bs roy al signature, addrcsscd who i3 un worthy tas n.1my of grand duke,” ‘branding him a3 disrice to his fam ily aod Rassia, aad sbrapily refasing him permission to visit the capital. BOUTING BEVOLUTIONISTS. Soccial diepatih 10 The Fec. Loxpox, April 1—1 a. m —Sir Ver- non Harcourt, hotsa sece tary, stated !‘:th‘ houke of ‘€ommons last wight, reply ton question, that the proge- chticn of Here Mast, oditor of Fret heit, hadnotbeenuader:sken at thein- stigation (£ avy fursign state, but it was carryiog. <ut, the . intention of the government 1o rid Eoglend of & most dangerous element. THE IMPERIAL UKATE. A dispatdh from S, Petersbucg sags imperial okaze Has becu p-omul- jgated, wuich points in the direction of reform. Itorders that, with a view ol atall te the town com- steation of his sffuirs. Every laodiord and independ- ent citizan in the city is eligible for election 10 this council. The ukase is said to be received with great favor. THE CANADA PCIFIC, Bpestal digmatch 1 The Boe. Loxpox, April 1—1 a. m —At a stockholders’ meeting of the Canada Pacific_Railroad company ye:torday, al ‘mancial_arravgements for the vigorous prosccation ¢f the work wero completed, and the con- struction of the. main line is to be ed on both eastern li “‘fi:m ions as rapidly at possiblo. Three Il'-‘ndufl -napglh'rnf‘m of Tailcoad. ‘west of Winnipeg 1s expected to be in operation_ by the clore-af the present The conpany also resolved to ild » branch line from a point near its eastern terminus to Salt St. Mary, aud another branch feom (hs wesiern. line beyond Red river, southessterly direction to the coal Gields ot Sowrls valley, and interna- tional boundaty. A provisional agreement for the acquisition of the Canads Central railrond by the com- pacy was alee concladed. BRADLAUGH BEAIEN. Speial Dispyiahto ThoBeli . Loxpox, Mareh 51—10p m.=Ta the Clark) va. Bradlaugh case which Clark, an offici religious society,” prosecuted Brad- langh for voting in the houze of he court of appeals to day d against Bradlaogh on all the pointa, Bradiauzh will resign at _once, aud nd fcr the nex: elestior, and if euccassfu), tuke the oa'h. Tne peaal- ty for 1h> off nse, as mado in aa oid siatute, supposed to be obsolete, antil k revived it, impoges » penal'y of £5,000 for every vote cast by tho per- son who hes not been qualified by takdug the castomiry owb. Brad laugh cast émough votes to cause a pomalty cf £50,000 Bradlauzh hae taken an appes! 80 *he hodse of lords. : MORZ LOPERUL., . Spectal Dissatel 0'0 The floe. Loxpox, Merch 31—10 p. m.—The. Tatest report from Beaconstiel I's sick- room etates that he appeared decidedly aligrnoon. He broke out into » copisus natural parspira‘ion, and his physiciaps entertain mueh strenger hopes for his reeov.ry, Losvox, April 1—1 a. m —Lord Beaconefild got a very refreshing sleep during the night, aad his condi- tion 18 much improvad (COEROING GREECE. Spacial Diepatoh to Thw Bee. Loxvos, March 31—10 p. m.—Itis hoped that tho Greek questin will ba | £ settlad without an appeal to arms, sad that _the Greek mnister: will de- Ter to the voice of Earope. ,k PRADLAUGH DECIDES TO TAKE THE OATH. Epacial Dispatch to Tue Beo. $ Loxspox, April 11 a m.—Last night,in the house of eémtions, Mr. Hen ere, & Brad- Taugh's fellow member for the borough ofimhnapm,mnd for the isyu of s s writ for a Dew electivli 0 §ll the vacaucy caused by Mr. Brad- laugh's expu'sion. Tho writ will pro- ably be issued immediately, and the slstion flm place in ten daya. a candidate for ge- elsction, sud Labogehere will the borcugh and_spesk in i It is the inteution of the o uscrvay tives to contest Bradlaugh’s eles ion $o the utmost of their power, suid th coutest will be a sha'p one. ~ Should & which he refased fo do, but his right to do 0 will be challenged on the ground that his conviction in the case just de- elded has disfranchised him and made him ineligible forever after to st a3 & member cf parliament. BAD OE. THE KING KILLERS. Special Dispatch (o The Bee. Sr. Perersauro, April 1—1 a m. ~—Tmmediately afcer the departare of the foreign princes from St. Peters- burg, measuress of cxtremo it are to bo taken against the niilists. CABLECRAMS. #pects] Dispatches to Tas Exa. One hundred and twenty-five thou- sand dollars in gold wa» taken from the German market yesterday for New York, A Berlin dispatch rays Bismarcis intimaoy with the ultramontanes in- creases. A dispstch _from Copenhagen an- nomnoes the death of ths hereditary Princess Usroline, of Denmark. Sucoessful experiments with the Bush clectric light _were made at Blackfriar's Bridge, Loudon, yester- day. Belgiom has recognized the king- dom of Roumania. A dispatch from Dablin snnounces that the land lesgue are trying to or- ganize local branches in Dublin, in order to bring pressure upon traders who have kept aloof from the league. There were sixty-one viotims of the opera houze disaster at Nice. Thev cousist of thirty-six Frenchmon, twenty Calisus, three English, one German aud one whose nationality is unknown. The Moscow exhibition has been postponed until 1882, ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Spoxtal Dispatches ta The Bee. The Indianapolis & Vincennes rail- way has teken the contract for deliv- ering tho 6000 carlosds of stone for the state house at Indianapolis, which will ba taken out of the quarries at Bedford, Iod Mes. Albright, liviog near Younze- town, 0., a widow for four yrars, hung herself lust evening with clothesline. Grief at the loss of her husband was the cause, She was rich and pretty. John Schlagenshewigh, a cigar maker of Cinoinnati, committed: cui o'de at his reeidence in that city yes< terday. The twellth body cremated in the Le Moyne farpace, at Washingtoh, Pa , was that of Col. J, N. R s, cf Holmes, Mass, which was burned yosterday. Pittsbarg detectives have a clue to the E st Brady robbers, who stole a large amouat of railroad bonds last wezk. Rathier a light snow storm began at Chicagy ab 1:30 p.. m. yesterday. March is hardly going out like a lamb, 88 Venuor eaid it would. Ex-Alderman Joha MoNaliy, of Ohicago, died yesterday of pneumonla. Michael Kensedy was yesterday i e ntiary by Judge Drammoa, i the Chicago criminal court, for an outrsge and assanlt vpon Mra. Grace Wells. The snow storm etill prevsiled at Pittsburg last night,and is pronounced by the signal officer there tho most sovere of the veason Trains are all laid up. Otiarles Haner, a middlo agcd msn, was found on Bardolph street, Pitts- burg, Pa., last night, with his throst out from ear to ear. The oteam whaler “Mary aad Holen,” now lying at San Francisco, purchased by the government. for the ¥4Jeannette” expedition, is said to be entirely unfit for the patposs ‘without an outlay of §75,000. The stockhol: of the Cincinnati Southern railrosd have called » meet- ing for the purpose of incressing the stock of their road from four to five million dollars. The juty in the Apgat bigemy cies, 85 attracted 50 much attenlisn i @incivnati lately, roturred a voe- dict of guilty yesterday. Michael Tracg, a New Ocleans poli- ticiar, was shot dead yesterday morn- ing, iv » barroom in that city, by a deputy clcrk of the clvil distric: gourt, because hie refused to account for & horse and buggy which he had bor- rowed, Twenty Swiss families will Tocate in Lowell county, Ky., this spring. They came from ‘the canton of Berne, Switzarland, H mple, a compositor on The Louiavijle Commeroial, was - found dead ‘on the Lonisville & Nashville weailroad, eight miles from this city, yesterday. Gobbling a Railroad Spocial Dispteh to Tam Lna. Rookrowp, Iil., March 81—10 p. m.—A speck of war ocourred here last pight, bstween the employes of the Chicaga, Milwaukes & Su. Paul rail- way, and thess of the (aicago & Tawa road, overa short line cxtending tweaty miles, to Rochello. The Mil waukee company ulaim fo own the road by reason of haviog purahated & majority of is stack, sud yesterday unémloynk to take posee:aion, When they ran sa engine to the dapot, & dozen burly fellows got off aud entered the depot, snd ejeated the employes fodnd there withouteeremeony, Supt. Atkine, of the Milwaukee company, took possession of the dopot. War. rants -weye iwngd for their arresis and the sher'ff, bicked by 200 em- ployes of the Jowa road, and citizane, acrested them and vook them to court, where they gave $300 bend sach £ 4 r Fcday. A. T. Morse, of the e road, then held the depot, but trouble continusd at points along the | night. Several parties were injared in hand to hand figats, which almost smounted to riotg. It i3 said | the Northwestern road will also take s hand ia the fight for possession of tho short line, which is an important conaecting link. Daagerous Plaything. Special .hl‘ to The Bee. Pirrenvro, Mareh 31—10 p. m.— Mamie Coft, a little girl aged four- icen, sd ber pis found a rail- road torpedo, -5{3‘0% strysk with astous snd exploded. It mutilated | Mamie's face, put outan eye, and seri- | ously hurt her otherwise. - Her play- mate was also injured. 8t Louls Stock Market this morning an fng oil, but dams were. constructed acroas tha creck, which kept the oil back, Spocial Digpatoh to Tho Bos. of Captain A. Flagstaff, who lives near C DYINGS. No Tidings Yet Received of the Missing Pacific Steamship. Suicide of a New York Eemale Stock Operator. Desperate.Fight of Two Rival Railroad Companies for a Stub Line. BOM A Burning Creelk, ‘pecial Dispateti to Tun Brx. Crvcrwart, March 81—10 p. m.— A Beadford, Peun , epecial says for several days past the surface of Funa creek has been covered with oil, of which several thcusand barrels leaked out of »30,000 barrel tank, belonging: 1o the Uaitad Pipo lines. About 2:30 “engine ou'the Erie rsilroad eet fire to the floating oil, which blazsd up instantly, In a few miautes tho flames enveloped the Erie railro:d bridge, and J. Nichels’ wheel factcry near by. Both were consumed. Nichels' lovs is £50,000, and the rail- oA Feura were entertained that the fire would spread by the barn- A Woman's Vengeance. Watrtazs, Mich , March 31—10 . m.—Yesterday afternoon the wife Moatagae, drove into Whitehall, and going to the Cosmopolitan hotel, call ed Miss Emma Drake, who is employ- ed there, and throw ssven ounces of vitriol into the girl’s ber in & bad maun; ) formerly a domestic in the captain’s fanily, a0 Mrs. Flagtaflmas ealous ot hsr. Epldemic 1n the Large: Cities, Spectal Dispatch to s Be Wasuiseroy, Mazeh 31—10 p. m.— Duriny the ‘weok cnding March 26, according to the nationsl board of heulth, there woro eloven casss of swallpox in Brooklyn, and one death; saventeen deaths from diphtheria and and_seventy-one from scarlet fever. fn Newark, cne death from emallpox, four from crou; d ons from sculet fsvar. i In Citiesgo, fourtoqn eawes and fotir duaths from smialipox, nitre deatbs from diphtheris, vine from croup and four from scarlet fover. Smalipox ranic. Spe 1al Dispatch to Th Boe. ~ Miwrorn, March 31—10 p. m. —This town is panic stricken over the smallpox epfdemic.-“A woman named Clem returned from the hospitel too 8500, and iuocalated about fory pet- s0ms, who aro now down. No News from fhe' MissingSeamship Spocial_diopatch to Titn Ba Sax Frano 00, April 121 o, pi— The beigantiag **W. .o Dilend” ‘ar rived from Honolulu, after a’ passage of fifteen days, and reports the mon-: A.r(;:ul of the. Ausiraliaa.- steamer ity of Syduey;” at-Eonalule, on the day ths brigantins left. believed the ‘steamer has broken her shaft betwees Auckland and Hono- lalu. Bad Woman for a Mother-in-Law. Spocial dispatch to Tha bee. Loursvirze, Ky., Ap:il1—la. m. —DMrs. Atlen Oanfield sttempted to kill Dan Spaulding, at the latter's placs of business, at 11 o'clock yester- Spaulding is to warry Qs daughter nexi Wod- neday night, if the old lady docs Lot kill him in the meantime. She is said to be insaue. She firad one ehot, and pulled the trigger for another, but the csp only snapped, and he es- eaped without injury, ; Tho Drowsy Drug. . | ‘§poclal Dispaich 40 Tho Boo. New York, March 31—10 p. m.— An autopsy was made: to dayon the body of & womsn found dead 'in & room of tha St James. hotel yoster- day, supposed ‘to be Mrs: O, M. Johneon, but it is sscertsined that her real Damo was Miss Kate Mond- n Frangieco, A statement of stock transactions with Eugene A. Dewey, of 308 Pina strect, San Fran- cisco, and ‘also a letter from her fa- ther, dated February 27, wero found in her papors. She has been in the city over two months, desling in stocks. She made a previous attempt at suicide by lotting pas into her room while etopphug ot an uptown Hotel. A’pspar was found, showing that she had an acquaintasce.in Hoboken, N. ., which, it is polieved, will give soma lizht ¢3 to the ghuge of fter sui- cide. Tae autopsy showed that death was cagsed by morphine, five bottles aud a box of which werg foynd in her trunk. . Murderer snd Higiwaymian, Spccial Dispatch to Tux in. Ouatranooga, Tenn!, March 31— 10 p. m —Mejor King, the englaecr in chargo of tho Muscls $10als canal, recziyed a teligram to-day ffom Pay- master Smith, who was robbgd of 85,200, notifying him that he identifi- ed aprisoner. at Nashville, as one of th highwayoen, The prisoner Iy also susp-cted of being an escaped (aorgia murderer. . After the Storm, Epocial Digoat:ho o The Bos. Orxouxsati, March 81—10 p, m,— Saow has at last ccased falling, but the wenther s very threatening. = The saow lies at a depth of from 'twelve to twenty inches over Ohio and Indiana, and should the weather tora warmer, disastrous Hoods, .caused by eydden melting, will ba great. WASHINGTON. SENATE. Spects] Dispaseh to Tha Bea. W asuIsgTON; March31.—Dor Cam- eron” ssid the presgnt controversies seemed to him to have the graatest bearing upop the coming contest in Virginia. Those who were in the right in Virginia could depend on ve. publican support, That was a'l the bargain there was about it. Mr. Maxey asked why Mr. Dawes, in_ fartherance of his civil sarvice principles, did not seck to restore-tho sargeant-ab-arms who was turned out w0 years ago, - M. Dawos said the old sargeant arms was engaged in such other im portant business that it would be iz to propose hlu. 87. Louss, March 31. Hogs—Activeand higher; Yorkers | | and_Baltimores, $5 50@5 65; choics Mr. Jones, of Fia., eaid his stite elung to her pablle and private obli- gations, and be returoed, be wil pre- | 5.60; light butchers, $5 70G5 85; por: of his statement. No debt sout; himsolf to ke fhe oth, which mixed packing, §6 20; receipts, 4,000, produced figuros in =l er been, repudiated in Florida, ex: ' A cept in one’ €ase, when a hond had, by the courts, been declared null and void. = Senator Jonas made a speech in defonce of the vagrant laws of Lou- isiann, {0 yesterdsy by Sena. tor Hoar, declaring them to be nec: sitated by the state of soclety, and contained nothizg againet humanity ot the fresdom of the colored people. 'He referred also 1o the hyena-like in- stances of the senatur irom Massa- chusetts, in dizging up old bones in Lonisiana, and thought that he had a mania for bringing up subjects that had been well ventilaied. Mr. Jones suggested that thero were living issues enough to occupy the time of the eenate. He devoted some time to the statements of his colleagne, that Packard attribated its downfall to the efforts of the Louisiana Drttery com- pany. This he denied emphatically. Mr. Kellogg replicd at length, and for more than an hour the Louisiana senators raiterated statements made by them in“the debsto_of Tuesday, in refcrence to their understanding of thedebt of their state, and records of both the great parties thereon. Mr. Kellogg contioued his specch on political corruption in Louisiana until 8:45, after which Semator Jonas consumed a few minutes in rebuttal. At 5:10, on motion of Mr. Dawes, the senate adjourned tiil 12 o’clock To-morrow. Tho situation remains unchanged. Auother day, and perhsps another week, may be consumed in flibus- terivg. Johuston's reply to Mahone is expocted to-morrow, but there is no hope that a vote on the resolution will be reached. CAPITAL KOTES. Spectal Disoatches to Tho Ese. A recent order issaed by the treas- ury dopartmout, regarding appropri- ations for fucl and lights in govera- ment buildings, was not intended to prohibit gas comparies and partles who have been faraishing fucl, from continulng the suma at their own risk, trusting to congress to reimbur:e them, a3 wes dono on previous occa sione. Director of the Mint Barchard he one . t> his home in Ilinui con there ho_will go to Si. Louis_ to superintond the con- struction of the sasay office, provided for bytha last congres?. Ho will also visit the Now Orleana mint before re- turning to Washington. Hon, A T Gempbell, the delegto from Utah, wioae seat is contested by Gaorgo Q. Caunon, has addresied & lotter to tha president, in which he presents the Mormon guestion in & vigorous style. . Ex-Scerotary Evatts goes to Now Yotk to-day to joia the other members of the monetary commission. Tho party will sail for Earope Tuesday nest - Instroctions to the comm sioners has been prepated, and will carricd over by Erarts. They afo to bo made public, though they ate in aceordanca with the populsr idea pre- vailiug i this country on topfcs to bo discussed at the conferenco. Should circumatances require a mod fication of ‘the instructions; it will bo done by MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. St. Louls Proonce Market. Sr. Louts, March 31. Flour—Unctanged. Wheat—Opened lower and advanced and closed firm. No. 2 red, $105i@ 1 054 for caeh; 81 053@1 06§ for April; $1 06}@1 07 for May; §1 06@L 063 for June; $1 013@102 for July; 984c for the year: No. 3 do, 9940 bid; Nao. 4 do, 93}e bid. Oora—Higher and easy at 413 for cash; 41j@dlfc for March; Ms@llic for April; 41§@41% for May und Juno; 42@42}ofor July. Oats—Slow at 36@363c for cash; 3¢ asked for Apri), and 3ogc for June. Rye—Hirm at $1 02} bid. Barl.y—Qaict ut 80c@§1 05. Batter—Stoedy; dairy, 20@28s. Ege—Firmer at 12c. Pork-—Firm at $15 75 for cash, and $15 67 for April Dy Salt Meats—Stronger at $1 90 @7 75@8 00. Bucon—Firm at $5 60@8 5088 60@ 8 70@8 75. Liard—Nomi 1at §8 40. New York Produce Market. New York, March 31. Flour—Dall and without marked change; inferior $n vory ahoice ehip- plng cx'as $475@5 50. Wheat—Shade weaker and moder ately active; spot eales of No. 2 red winter, §122G1 24] No. 1 white, $1 213@1 213; mixs1 winter, $120}@ 120§, and rejected apring 984, Cora—Lower and uasettied; spot salos of No. 3, 69660; No. 3, 56, and eteam mixed 684@dAc. Qate—Unsettled and qoiet; Ne. 8, white, 505 No. 2 do, 463@46; No. 2 mixed, 402467, and No. 3 do 44}. Rye—Firm but quict. Barley—Nominal. Pork—In “mcdercte demand and strorg; mess forealy delivery, §16 25. Lard—Fizly ve; spot sa‘es of western 8 -cam at §11 0311 (5, snd city do at $10 50. Cut Mea's—Qaiet and unchanged. Baef—Unghanged, Whigkg—Nom{ual. Qotton—Spot qaiet; $10 6}; futures weak. New York Dry Goods Mara:at. New York, March 31 Dry G ods—Butiuess with, packiog houses was restricted in volume to- day, and the jibbing trado was only moderately active. Manufacturers’ agenis representing cotton goods, prints, ctc., reccived fair number of orders by wire aad mail frgm south- ern and sogthwestern joobers, but business with the wo-i his been checked by the stormy weather pre- vailing tn wide sections of the coun- try.. There are still a great many re- tail buyers in_the market, and a renewal of sctivity in jobbing branch- s confidently expected just ho weathor becomes more Tavorablé for the distribation of spring and symmer goods, 8 middliogs, —_— Gnicago Broauce Marget. Citieaao, March B1. Wheat—oderstely active end firmer. Corn—Tn falr domand and cteady. Short Ribs—Active at lower p ices, Oats—Steady. k}ef—ugll. ‘ess Pork—Quiel bat weak but 2 shade batter, Lard—Active and in fair request, Puice fer surplus lazd for to-morrow is fixed at $10 50. CLOAING. bid for Juno; $1 043@1 05 for July; | 96@96c for the year. Coru—April, offered at 383@38}o bid, ard May sold at 42 ‘ezgc; June at 128@42}c;Tuly, at 424@43c; Aug. at 43;%, el.}m'n with fneide prices bi Oata— 30§ bid for April, aud 30%c asked; 35}@35: for May; 34}@34 for June; 28 asked for August. Pork—Olosing at $16 55815 (0 for April. 5 Rye—April sold at 98}c; May st 14 81014, Lu‘d—sm.so for April; $10.45 for May; $10 67@10 70 for June; 810 75 @10 774 for Jaly: $10 10@10 124 for the y Pork—$15 55@15 574 for May; 815 65@15 70 for June; $15 773 bid for July. Short Ribs—April sold at $7 50, bid, and $7.75 asked for May, and sold at §7.70; June, st $7 80G7 82); July for $7 97} ssked "STOCK LOSSES. Seven per Cent the Grand Aggregate for the Season. Interesting Figures from One of Nebraska’s Cattle Kings. The following letter was mail<d to The New York Sun yesterday afier- noon by ore of the beet known stcek men of ihe state: Oxana, Neb., March 31, 1881. To The Editorcf The New York Sun: Iu alate iesue of your paper the statemont was made that the loss in cattle during the past winter upon tho western plains aud the cattls grazing country of the northwest has b:en about five million dollars. This is a gross mis atatement of the facts, and one that yoar valuable paper will, I am sure, be desiroas of correoting, if you are satiafied that tha statemoent is wrong. *The Sau—which shines for all”—has t55 far reachingan influsace not tocorrect mistakes. I have bsen in the cattle business upon the plains for the last thirteen years, and my in vestment is large-enough to prompt me to watch the watter of cattle losses very closely. I have made several trips to the cattle ranges during this winter, and have comzared notes with many others who have visited tho ranges of Nebrasks, Wyoming, Col- orado and Kaneas. . The number of catle mpon . the rages = in theso states aud territories last fall wss_ about 600,600.. Their average value is about $20 per head, This would make their yalue twelvo uiltorr dollars, sud I your statement .is cor- zect the percentage of loss would ex- ceed forty per cont, The fact is that the loss of this winter does not exceed seven (7) per cont., beingin cattle not more. than 42,000 head, or in money $840,000, and, by loss, I mean not 'Jo0e-from cattle dying,- but the incident loss from lack of in- crease. The cattle will come info market this spring in_somewhat poorer flesh than ususl but on account of the greatly increased moisture in the cat tle country there will be much earlier. and better grass than we have known for years. The stcok inteiests of the far west bave nevet been in_better prospects than at present and I know that youand your readers will be pleased Lo know the fact. To regard to my own interest and m; to know the full.truth of the matter, I refor y u to Messrs. Kountzo Brothers, ~baokers, Wall steeet, Now York, and to Sidney Dillon, E q , president U, P. R! R. company. - Very traly yours, Winutam A PAxroN. THE GRAND CENTRAL pe “ToBe or Not to Be,that is the Question.” Ansther “wgriement” has' been maco Letscen Mr, Koz ard the Kitchen Brothers f. & the erection of ahotcl on the site of the old Grand Qentral, the confract fsnrt yet sigued, and the Kiichens have uutl the 10ih of April toperiorm that es:cntia' part of the arrangement. 1i tiey do mot slzn the contract before that time It will be plaia to everybidy that the Kitclons haye naves intended fo bylld the hote), and that it has b en from first to last & empls ccheins ts fright- en others from the feld. The point a3 to which the Kitchen Brothers receded from the first agree- ment rolated to the terms of, the agreement and not as. to (hs character of thy bo'el whigh is.to ba. built. Under . the present ~ arradgement, thersfare, thorp is the samo sgree- 45 before, tq build a four story, sub- stantial building, with na} less than eighty rcoms for the reception of guests. Work must begin -within nioety days feom the signing of the contract and must be pushed forward as rapidly.as possible, the hotel to bo comploted and opened to the public by Dacenber 3lst, 1832, Nosam is specified as the coat ¢f the hotel. If the contyact with the Kitshen Brothers is not s'gned it is altogsther probable that another will be, other parties having been for some time ne- gotiating for the lot and being anx- ious to buill and ran the botel. Undoubtediy the best shirt I the United States is manafactured at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The aapgrlgeity of Material and. witkwanship, coms oined with thelr great Imprc yanents, thatis Reinforced fronts, Ratpfareod bagks and Relyforead aleeves, makes their shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind, ever manufactured at the m.derate price of $1.50, Every shirt of our make is guarautood first-class and will refund the money if found otherwise. We make o spegialiy of all yool, Shaker, snd -Ganton fiannel, ‘alsd chomois underwear, made yp With slew to gomfart, warmth and darabil- ity. To invalids and wesk-lunged peraons we offer apenis! induceme nta in the manner these goods sre made for their protection. Pa. GotTHEIMER, 19077, stre: THE BUST ABOVE. A Spectacle at Once Mag- nificent and Terri- fying. The River Rises to the Remsrk- able He'ght of Thirty Feet at Bismarck, An Immense Amount of Pro- perty Destroyed on the Low Lands. Steamboats Crashed and Swept Away by the Resistless Iy Torrent. The Flooding of Fort Pierre and Fury of the Mis- souri, A Mighty Deluge Temporarily Checked by Ice. The Break-up oa the Upper Missourl. Bpectal Dispated to The Bse Biswarck, D. T., Macch 31—4 p. m.—The gracd bresk-up In the Mis- souri cecurred yesterdsy. For six weeks the temperatore in Montana has been ke that of rpring, and in the Yellowstone valley and around Fort Benton the thermometer has stood as high as 70 degrees. This continued zpell of summar melted the suow, brcke up the ice in the rivers aud preparcd the way for a_smash up. At this point and Bufcrd the weather kept cocl, aud vuly the tremendous preasurs of water and floativg acres of ice from tae warmer country broke up tho solid maszes between thesa points, Finally when the break did come, there was a rush of water, covered by numberless acres of ice, that astoand- od the oldest inhabitant. It flowed over the banks and spread over tho bottoms until thero was s stretch miles wids In ex- tent. Tt rovo ten fect in a fow hours and beforo four o'dlock m tte after- hoon the water registered 30 foot above low water mark. The firat dis aster reported was the wreck of the steamer B ichelor” which ocourred above Buford whero sho was caught fast. fall befors she could resch there. Sbewss on s micsion of the governmert, and was ordered, fo. do ot A Taighton wad Jor- an, post tradorsat Buford, in the sum of §1000, government boat FiGion. Sherman” was obliged st 1he samo time to taks this rido ot Butord, and alse tho steam- er “Edlipse,” owned by Pittaburg partios. . The fate of both boats is Gnknosn, but 5o _steamboat . maa Hioro beligves they can survive. The governmeat telograph wiro is now down, and mo Dews can bo recsived from any section shove . Bismsrck for. several days. Wocd choppors and sottlers aud sottlors in the low lands are all washed out and there_will undcubtedly be many drowned. Threo government warchouses on Bismarck landing ars wrecked. The town of Mandon, on tho west sldo of the river, is under two or three feet of water and blocked . with ico sz well ag water, The greatest loas aside from life, will be the cordwood cut during the winter for the lowland settiers and teamboats, It has all been swept away, amounting to thousands of cords. A pathetic scene was the flost- ing away of three deer upon a large ka o dows. o pecaela ol aumalting will be regeived till the water begins o fall. THE DELUGE AT PIERRE Sr., Paur, Minn., March _28.—The Pioneer Press special from Pierre, D. T., gives the following account of the unusual winter and the terrible flocd in.that city and Fort Portion, on the e sido cf the Misscuri riv rsaltiog) from the melting of degp snow, - The winter, beginning 8o early and suddsnly, caught several esmers in mid-stréam, between Yankton and Benton, which have been frozan ia all winter, theic loads beln: taken by team. Indians and old seit'era predicted terrible floods in the upr ug, bat the Yellowstone rige came and went With no dam- oge, aud the Tougu> river troke up, wlich dzosned a few In- diang and pruits, bot made no iwpres- sion upou the Mirsoari, However,on March 26 h tho Missouri began toriso aud pevple in Fort, Pietzo looked to the tiwe whn they must move from the buttom lands quickly, but cn this i The water oyme liivher sher, bearing ice thr.e fectithics, The wea her afew daya proepling March 2F was o e e byt seeming to -bave wo . cffect opon the ige, Daviog tho 20 h a freely, wagm wind from Uhe o uthwest blew. ail_day long up stream at this puint sud the gals (c=avencd at night. At ab ut midnight the ice broke up and began to run out, Qa the morn’ ing of the 37th the viver presented a grand speotacle of power and terror a8 it rolicd slong, bearing up u its troubl:d bosom eno:m.us blocks «f ico There cuse suidenly a percep- tiblo eheek to the matien, aud simul- taneously with k3§ & eudden rise of water, aov yst ux tg es much as four faet Laten mion'ws. This caused a sudden stampede fo m +he lower por tion of Fob Prerre. A puwio seized upon Fi rre, for, with o sudden jork, the. evel ol the uver csme up o3y fovel f the strocts, T there was 1a.hivg to mud fro, w loud c.lis fsr kel Toams were in grest demgul - Lus b id <oods were hastly thruwn ‘o pacsing vehicles audal ibe b wig 3 wan i tow §ds tho bl Scon the water was thig : feet d.ep arts took the place i § teems, md by 3 o'cluck the wator wss up bc the floors of all the housee. Fr m iha first chock the ice bad remaiaed sta‘ionary in the gorged channel sgaimst the jeland. Just below ws ems oowld see the ioy walls steadily ganing helght at the ' upper poi ihe jsand and ss stesdily could 508 the surface of the river rising inoh by inch, and then it gained upon us continuslly, From the second story windows coald we see kh.hnnfl in Fort Pierce being hustled aboul crashed or turned ober, and also _the people putsing up tents and making BOSTON STORE! 10th St., bet. Jackson & Jones. Now known as the cheapest place in the city for DRY G OOIDS! Our Buyer having made extensive purchases during his visit to the eastern markets, we shall offer on Moaday morn- ing and during the weele;the following unprecedented bar- gains, in order to make room for our Immense Stock now in transit: 1 Lot Black Cashmeres 50c, 60c, 75¢, 85¢, 950. 1 Lot Brocade Dress Goods at 1 Lot Colored Silks 85¢, former 20z, former price 25c. price $1.00 1 Lot Brocade Silks $T.50, former prica $2.00. 1Lot Sateens 8 1-3c, former pricepl5c. 1 Lot Merrimack Printy'6 1-do, 1 Lot Bleached Musiins 6 1-4o, 1 Lot Bleached Muslins 50, former price 8 1 3e. former price 9 1-3c. former price 7 1-4c. 1 Lot Ladies' Unbleached Embroidered Rose 250, former price 40c. 1 Lot Ladies' Solid Colors 35¢, 1 Lot Gent's Half Hose 12 1-2¢ 1 Lot Gant's White Shirts §1.2 1 Lot Lonsdale Muslin 12 yards former price 50c. former price 200. 5, former prica $1 50. for $1.00. 1 Lot Falf Bleached Damask 45¢, worth 65c. MILLINERY | A groat variety of Trimmed Milliners’ prices. MILLINERY | Hats at 50 per cent. less than BOSTON STORE. P. GL IMLAH - - - - Manager. J. A WAKEFIELD. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, Pickets, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Lime, Cement, Plaster, &e. STATE AGENT FiR Ml WANKE - nrasru~ e Near Union Pacific Dep.t. OMABA, NEB. JEWELER, Cor. Douglas and 13th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies’ and Gents AMERICAH GOLD AND SILVER WATGES All Kinds Ot JEWELRY, SILVER WARE AND DiANON We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money, all kinds of camps npon the clay hills, while their prop rty and comfortabls homes Were being destroyed. On our side it was all hurry and bustle, and sheltcrs wern being provided of every conceivable form. Onme of theso deserves mention. It was perched ugon the top of the high- est bill, and consisted cf a sheet iron camp stove with two jolats of pige, & csmp stool, s man and & plstol. Be- fore sundown all had come to some arder, and the water reaghed a dapth of 2} feet on our floors. As the dark- ness osme on the fear on all sides was augmented. At sbout 9 p. m. asud- den gush sent the grea: thick ice chunks over the banks above us, and they came tearing dowa among the bulldiogs Lke great sledge hammers, ud when one would sirike a house there would ba a crish and roar which led many to_ bel that the town was being torn in pieces. Maoy xho had had the temerity to remain in scoond storlos over night began to ring bells, fire guns and with loud calls, attract attention and seek help Lo gain the friendly blaffs. Soon after this the waters bagan to fall, and at the same time the rivercetupa roar which was a sor g of gladness to us all, for wo know the gerge bad bro- ken. From this time the waters ra) idly receded and now the river stan: just below the lower front door sills in Pierre, but comparative- ly litle dumsgs had been t{mg. Some he uses bad been moved from thetr fonpdations and lumber piles {1 :ated off, but coutrary is the case with Fort Pies Over the ball of lc3 which has pused up cver the banks and ioto ti town L glacier, we can e the ruirs of hcuses and rigns of great hav-c thers. As to casualties thoro are nans with as, but we can not e1y § 2 the other town, sa gommunteationis cat «ff wirhtha f the river. TRe Flood ay Yankion. Gpectal dispateh to The Bee Oiae0, April 1—1a. m.—The sig- nal corps observer at Yanton, Dikets, reports as follows: The Missouri river rose to forty feet at 5 o’clock last evening, but at 7 o'slock began falling. Twenty-one houses are ccm- pletely rubmerged. 8ix boats, lying in winter docks aboye this city, wers erushed to atoma by the huge cskes of augsicest NO BAB. A Fruitless Trip to the Rockies. Gen. Crook, Mr. J. 8. Collins and Mr. Grosholtz (brother-in-law of Maj. John V. Faray, U. S. A.,) returned on the Unlon Pacifis train at 1 o’clock yestorday from s fruitloss trip fo the Rocky mouulains in search of Bar. These goutlomen left Omaha on Tuesday of last woek and proceed- ed to Rock Crosk, whera thoy struck north for the scese of thsir famous hunt last fall. Oa reaching the moun- tains they found two feet of saow om the ground, sod traveling the next 4 | thiog to impossiblo. They foally suc- coeded, sfter one or two ineffectual efforts, in penetrating the mountains, but their eoeryy met wita na reward, for the tracks of bear eonld nowhars ba seen, and it became evident to those ex- perienced hunters that the bears had not yot let the holes in which they immure themselves for the winter. Believing discretion to be tha beiter part of valor they decided to waste no time in looking for other game, and returned at onca to Omaha. Mr. Collins states that there fs an immenso body of snow in the me-n- tatns tribatary to the Plaste and that the spring rise o May or Jane in tho Pilatte will ba unprecedented. Ho believes that but for the absence of ice in the stremm at that time the probabulity is that the flood would be far more disastrous than that of tha Tast few DR.BLACES RHEUMATIC CURE Warranied a Safe, Certatn aod Speoly Cum for Rheumatiom m »i1 tos forms, New Lamo Bck, the Ereast an Side, Fain in the Stowich and Kidnoys, & It '8 an i, remedy, & Tonic and Elood Purifler, and while it removes the Diseass it imyroves the yoneral ealth. SMITH, BL: CK & C0.. PROPRIETORS, PLATTS CUTH, NEBRASKA - ndmao, gneral a2s O c. ra ice. The hlovn of Green Island, N: opposite here, was completel e 1. el Vet e ife, Tog loss of i e, Dok e into the thousavds. Warniogs have been sent to every town aud hamlet down the valley. J. H.FLIEGEL. ‘Successor to J.H. THIELE, MERCHANT TAILORS, No. 1220 Douglas Street, OMAHA NEB.