Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1881, Page 1

= — VOL. X. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, MONDAY APRIL 25, 1881. NO. 251, Established 187, MORNING EDITION. - HOUSES | 0TS, FARMS ~ LANDS. BEMIS’ REAL ESTATE EXGHANGE ! 15th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, - - Neh Residenco Lots, 400 $100 to $2500 each, 1 Lo TR B00 ™ it 200 ™= 900,000 o= tase 12,000 Acres in Douglaa Co. 7,000 Acrseta Sarpy Co. Large Amount of Suburban Property in 1, 10,20 or 40-Acre Lots Within 1 to & Miles trom Post Office, $250,000 T0LOAN, At 8 per Cent. NEW MAPS OF OMAHA Published by th's Agency, 25 cents Each, Mounted $1.00 Honses, Stores, Hotels, Farms, TLots, Lands, Offices, Rooms, Etc-, to Rent or Lease. Taxes paid, rents collected, deeds, mortgages, and all kinds of real estate dojuments made out at short notice. This agency doss strictly a brokerage business. Doesnot speculate, and therefore any bargains oo its books are in- sured toits patrons, instead of being gobbled up by the agent. Notary Public Always in Office. Call and get Circulars and full Particulars at BEMIS’ REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. | >edler 15th and Douglas Sts., OMAHA, . . . NEB INTER-OGEANIC NEWS. Five Men Blown to Pieces by a Torpedo at Melbourne, Australia. Beaconsfield's Remains = Taken f om His Rexidence in Lon- don to Hughenden. St. Petersburg Still Stirred by Nihilist Operations and Discoveries. — FORBIGN FLASHES. Mzusovesr, April 251 s m.—By the ofa o on Satarday, five persons were blc gy to atoms. Dusux, April 26—1a m _p.o nell yesterday attended a1 ging of Catholics and Peotestanis av (rolo Willism. A resolution gumdemning oetain portions of the Yy bill was passed. Loxpox, April oy .—On Ssturday at 2 o Aot Loed B fie'd's remaine were carrled out from bis late T (dence and placed in a hearse. " /e coffin wes covered with ablack gloth, and then & number of flor*”, wreaths were laid upon it. There *abat & small crowd present, and chey reverently took a last look at the coflin. The only person who followed the remsins was Bsum, Lord Beacons- field's confidential servant, who rode inacab. The cortege then went di- rectly to the Grest Western railway terminus, where the remains were put in & special train that was waiting, which proceeded at once to Wycombe, hml from thence was tnn‘fiblrud :fi ghenden, where they will lie unt Taesday. The viceroy of India telegraphe the Todian offics that the locsl officers fear much troublo at Pherawars, and has ordered relnforcements from Bom- The Esrl of Granville, who hss been quite ill, is reported as having somewhat Improved. A fire broke out in the civil service stores in Haymark:t Ssturday night, and much damage w es done. Loxpo, April 24.—The St. Peters- burg ¢ srrespondent of the Daily News says: A priating prees was discove” o in St. Petersburg on the 10ch ey, a0d tlanl¥ thres Persout eere ar re A fow days ago belioved 10" belong 2o the. wbes paper, “Will of the Poorle " weoy gy covered. A den peraons were ar- rested o the, day of the execution of the uibill” 4 for the vzar's r-sessina. - Throe perrora engaged in Prattng notices 1eferring to the exe- <ablon were arrested. The proprietor of the house containing the pross, labratory and three occupants and two parters, aiso have ben arrested, Executioner Fronoloff hes recaived one handred lashes for mismanage- ment in hanging Micieloff, whose rope broke twice. A dspatch from the Berlin Times says that Russia hrs, by a eircular, in- vited the powera to a conference, for the purpose of considering the mess- ares sgatust the enarchlsts. The Timas says that the conference of the sooi.lists, which was to bave beeu beld in Liodon st the end of April, bas oeen absndoned in order to wait a little louger to_see what course political events will teke in Russia and Germany. _ If the soctalist conference at Zurich durlcg the summer is pro- bibited immediate steps will bo taken to summon an intervational confer- ence in New York. The Daily Nows ssys that since ] pabliostion of Carlisle's damagin Teminiscences where a little advance hes been made in the collection of subscriptions, beforo the reminiscen- oen wera published largely and freely made, have almost entirely stopped sinoe the publication. A strike 1s threatened among the Darham colllers. The Eoglish tories have carrlod Waestcheetershire, Persons have been arrested at Mos- cow for postiug revolutionary procla- mations. The porte has been advised by the powers to take immediate steps to stop Albanian disorder. Emperor Willism™ hes _recover from the affection of the throat with which he was recently attacked. The fighting in Albania is_reported being very severe. Dersish Pasha flscted great damage on tho in- sargents, Mr. Parnell has been refused ad- mission to Kilmsinhsam prison, to see the persons in custcdy under the co- ercion act. The surplus of the Duchees of Marlborough's Irish rclief fund only £3400. It will be used in forward- ing emigration from Ireland. The houre of commors, when it mects on Monday, will passa vote of condolence on the death of Lord BeaconsSeld, moved by Mr. Glad- stone, and will immediately adjourn until after the faver.1. Russia bas eent circulars to the powera giving her views in respect to the conference for the purpose of | I crushing aseassine. The circular is oou hed in very moderste terms, Three imperisl powers approve the proposal. BEATING THE STRIKERS. INTRODUCTION OF STEET CAR CABLES IN CHICAGO TO SUPEECEDE HORSES. Crcado, April 24.—Supt. Holmes, of the South Division street railroad, bas returned from San Francisco more enthuslastic than ever over the end- less cable system of working street cars. It will be introduced in the south side lines which do not cross the river. The work is to begin about 15. The cables will be firs d on {he Cottage Grove aven: and State street lines this year, ata coat of $1,5(0,000. Mer. Holmes ssys that the San Francleco cars run at the rate of eight miles an hour up hill and down. There are four lines in vp- oration there, and all give good satle- faction. =3 —— The Bonanss Mines. Sax Franc:sco, April 24 —TIn Vir- gloia City there are reporis of ore found in several mines, end covered up to keep the knowledge from the public. One report fs that the ore body in the Sierra Nevad: mile long. Semi-official reporta say, | however, that all milling ore has been reported in that mine as well r3 all others. The bydraulic pump in the combination sbaft has been in opera— ton several timcs, and will go regular- 1y at work Mondag. Promising ground has been discovared In several mines. MIkACULOUSLY PRESERVED, A TRAIN ROLLS DOWN AN nmur‘“., WITHOUT A FATALITY, Lovisvize, Ky., Apri) 5_7 m.—The night passenger train on the Louisville & Nashvill", railrond, leav- ing this city at 1%’ this morning, collided with & fr-'ight car at Upton's Station, fiftee» miles sonth of here, and was! 420y, ;, down an embsukment thirty Teet high. The engine T/X° ok and lies in & pool of The engincer and fireman were Aly braised. The » I car, con- sning fivo mail clerks, rolled over ve aod was badly emeshed, i the dlerks escaped. All tho other cosrs except the lest cleeper were thrown from (he track, and all were more or loss damn. 1. The ‘rack was not cleared until two o’clock yes- terday afternoon. The ces were crowded with passengers, and it is conslderad a miracle that nobody was killed. ter. b THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Warmixeros, April 24—10 p. m — It has been dedided to recall Minister Hilliar f{rom Rio Janerio. His rac- cessor will be anvounced in a few days. It is understood that tho Italian mission will be vacated shortly. — e BURNED TO DEATH. THE WIFE AND DAUGHTERS OF SALINA'S MAYOR PERISH IN FLAMES. Sax Frawoisco, April 24.—The bouse of H. D, Bell, wayor of Salina, California, wrs destroyed by fire yes- day, his wifo and two daughters per- shing i the flames before sz could reach them. o e e SATURDAY SALAD. THE ISCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS OF DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. Oook Hall, convicted of shosdng E'mer Foster, in Pittsburg lrst Janu- ary, war sentenced to tWZive years in the penitentisty. Pri McManrge for » similar crime, go¢ a forz 3 Sy It % yeats sen: Fred S'g, teamater in Pittaburg, W88 &'_ook by an engioe while driving . omy a track. Tho wagon and horses were thrown off the trsck, but Sink fell under the locomotive and wrs in- wtantly killed. Xine hundred dollars’ worth of gold pens were stolen ont of a Newark bookstore by burglars, Eddie Root, aged 14, living in Cin- cinnati, frightened at a threat of his father to punish him, comwitted sui- cide by hanging. Representatives from 160 lodges of the Amalgamated Stoel cssociation convened at Allquipps, 8 emall town near Pittsburg, to fix s date end place for holding the annual tariff demon- stration. Al importaat &t>¢l manu- facturing towns were represented. A committee we1 appolnted to arrange & programme. President Go-field and Secrotary Blalne ar> expoot+d to be proscnt at the demonstration, Mrs. volia J. Robinson applied for admission to practice at the bar of Massachusetts. The judge reserved decision, and will refer the matter to the fall supreme court. A five-mile race is to be ran next month near New York city, between Price, the champlon ten-mile runner of Eaglavd, and P. J. McDonsld, of New York, Price to give his opponent. ten minutes’ start, for $250 a side. Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria, Iils., whose transfer to Newark, N. J., hay been talked of, is strongly opposing such a move. Haverly is to erect a new theatre in Chicsgo, which will bo reedy for oc- cupancy August 29. Eloven deaths from em:ll-pox were reported in New York during last | i week. The bench show of blooded dogs to be opened In New York to-morrow will be the hnest over held. There are 120) cntries, valued at from $1() to $1000. A fire in New Castle, Pa, destroy- ed five stables and burned two horses. Ella Brace, a four yoar old child, in Titusville, Pa., was drowned by falling in four inches of water. Joo Mohrs, of Jersey City, while on a protracted spree, hung himself. His littls son dieda short time 230, aud the father’s griof !s suppcsed to have driven him to drink. A train onthe D. L. & W. railroad, at Jersey Oity, jumped the track, but was miraculonsly prersved from de- truction by the rails bending at an angle of 45 degrecs. The Poe memorial fund benefit given at Now York, on Saturday night, was largely attendod and financially a great success. SEXFERING FROM FLOOD. MICHIGAN AND MINNESOTA COME IN TOR THEIR SHARE OF THE FUN. SHEBoYGAN, Mich., April 24—10p, m.—There are about six miles of ice between this port and opea water on Lake Huron. No water can be seen up the straits. The ica is rotting vory slovly, slthough the weather is mild. t needs a heavy wiad to break it up. Missearouss, Minn., April 24— The Tribuoe's specizl says that tie Invesota river and its tribu‘aries are still rising, snd the damage is already heavy. The whole upper valley Is an immense lake. At Redwood Falls the dams have been washed away, causing a loss of several thousand dollars. The lower Mankato is inundated. Travel on the Winona & St. Peter, Sioux City & Omaha, and the Northwestern and Southern Minnesota railroads is wholly interrupted. S far six por- sons sre reportel to have been drowned. The streams sre still all rising aud grest dswage must incvita- bly result. — The Chicago “Telegraph” Changes Cuicaco, Aoril 256—1 s, Daily Telegr. ki of this city b be opened at the. Fifth avenve hotel, this city, on the evening of the 13th. The Frenoh snd American fliga will be rais’ d in respect to the alliance of Fravce and Amerlca ove hundred ye%.a ago. There will ba music by ¥a6 German and French sioging clubs, and specches will bo made by the Hon. Levi P. Morton, now minlster to France, and otbers. THE OKLAHOMA SCHEME. A LETTER TO SECRETARY KIRKWOOD BY N ENTHUSIAST IN THE PROJECT. Wasnisatox, April 25—1 s, m.— The attention of the interior depart- ment having been_called to the mag- nitude of the movement led by J. Milton Tusner, late miolster to Sibo- ria, which contemplates occupation and settlement of & large portion of Indian territory by the Freedman's Oklahoma assoclation, Turuer, on behalf of the organizition, addressed Secretary Kirkwood yesterdsy the followlng communication by telegeaph from St. Louir, which tho Post will to-day publish: S retary J. S. Kirkwood, Washing:on, D. C.: Sir—In a purported Interview with you, which wa3 published in the Cbi- cago Tribune on Tuesday last, you are made 50 say, among other things, that this Oklahoma projeat hes the appear- ance of a revival of the illegal Okla- hema movementa of recent years in a new form. In this you are utterly mistaken, You are made further to say that you are not yet prepared to state that it is fraudalently conceived. In to-day's general dispatches, as published here, you are represented as referring to the treaty as made by the United States with the Creek and Seminole Tudians in 1866, but no mencion Is made thereln of the treaties with tho Ohickasaws aud Choctaws, to wbich your at- tention, as well 88 to other treatles of the suma year ls invited before the eommissioner who firmed the treaties. The quislon came whather or not the r'gnt of freodmen, other than thors, who hod belonged to Iudian trises, should be ellowed to settle chese laads. Upon patt of the “ommissioner for the Indians it was objected that the freedzuen from the southern states cnoula beallowed to settle theso iands, Thecommisaloner on partof the United States cotitended that it meant all froedmen, and treat- fes wero thade with that understanding in support of which statement I refer to the minates of the commissioners. The terms of the treaties beginning with this statement: These lands are ceded In campliance with the desire of the United States to locats other Indiana and freedmen thereon, The overnment has already located some %mihna opon these lands but farther location of the Indians thereon is by law interdicted. No interdiction, however, hr3 been placed upcn the right of freedmen. We invite the fullest investigation of our movement es we hold that we have been fully autberiz.4 to employ up to 10,00 Iaborers on rates, and the terms set forth in our circular are: That our rights shall not bo passed upon with- out a perzone! heeting, Having an abiding faith in the dispozition of our goverament to aczord justice to all persone, without regard to race or color, ‘wo cen rasure yeu that we contemplate uo trespass on the lands or the rights of any Iudian or any other persons, [Signed,] J. Mitox TusNER, President of the Freedmen’s Okla- homa Association, Secretary K'rkwood said he had read the telegram above given, and would probably have his official answer ready by Tuesday. A Terrible Fight. Caicago, April 25—1 a. m.—Ed- ward Gibbons and John Mahy, living in a tenement at No. 47 North Green atreet, quarrcled_yesterday, and pum- meled each ocher frightfully with bricks and boerds. Gibbons had his skull fractured, and s now dying at the county hospital. It is said the quarrel originated from Gibbons® say- ing that Maby's children looked like —— Catholic Y. M. N. A. et Chicago. Cmicsao, April 25—1 s, m.—The Catholic socictios of this city are making extensive preparations for the reception of the delegates to the con vention of the Catholic Young Men's National Unlon, which is to be held hero May 11 anu 12. A Respectable Strike. New York, April 26—1 p. m.— The journeymen bakers met yesterdsy afternoon to demond from their em- ployers a reduction of the hours of the hours of labor, and a resolution was passed to strike for twelve hours aday on the first week in May. They now work from sixteen to eighteen hours a day. A meeting of master bakers was aleo held to take concering the threatened strike, and a commltten was appointed to coufer with a view to coming to an amicable sottlement. ————— Important Railroaa Purchase. Sax FraNCISco, April 24.—A rumor is efloat at Oakland that the A chison, Topeka & Santa Fo rallroad has nego- tisted for tho purchese cf the South Pacific coast road, narrow gaogo, in- cluding it farry franchise between Oskland, Almeda and San Fraucisco. The Iron Strige. Prerssura, April 24—10 p. m.— The muck rollers o* the Amalgamated octation have asked for an increase. They now receive eixty-five cents. If their demand Is not_favored they will strike, as the Unlon will stand by them.’ This will cause a general lock- out in the iron works thronghout this city. The puddlers, boiler-makers and mill hands In general will unite in the atrilke. Farragut's Statuo Unveiled To-Day. WasuixatoN, April 24.—The pre- parations for unveiling the Farragut statae to-day are nearly completed. The decorations have alzeady beon ar- rauged in grand style along the pro- | Ch posed roate of the processien and seat- ing accommodation ample for those who_will view the csremony. The admirals of the navy are in the city for the occezlon. Mra. Farragat arrived changed hands, having been purchas- ed by a stock company headed by J. M. dil!. maneger for Denman Thomp- son. The editorial management will editoris| manazement will be entrust- ed to Mr. W. D. Eaton, late dramatic eritic of The Times, and author of the ploy “All the Rage.” The Yorztown Centenntal New Yorx, April 25—1 a. m.—It 1s stated that the headquarters of the Yorktown centennisl association will from New York to-day, and is a guest at the executive mauslon. R e Heavy Fallure in St. Louis. New Yorx, April 24 —The tailu of H. D. Mt & On, dry seo merchants of St. L>uis aod at No, 54 Worth street, it is announced occa sioned much surpriso in the trode here, 5 their crocit was good and there was no intimation of any finan- cial trouble. Their Jiabilities are £100,000, the greater part of which s due in New York end Boston, [REVEALING ROTTENNESS. The Glimmer of Official Stars Gradually on the Wane. —— The Postmaster General Causes Wild Commotion Ameng Corraptionis:s: —_ The Naines of Present and Past Officials, Congressmen and Publishers Implicated. By National Associated l‘_fl 'WaSHINGEON, April 23.—The irreg- alar aad frandulens trarsactions which have been uhcovered in the contract office of the postoffice depariment by +he investigation of Postmaster Uy al James, aro the priaéipal topics of conversation_throughout tho city, es- pecially in the executive department, where eager inqulries are made of those who are supposed to be acquain- ted with the facts, as to the numbe; of persons and who they are that wil be effected in their capacity. A membur of ex President Hayes’ cabioet, in conversation on the sub- Ject, cxpreased great surprise when he was told that the corruption extended over the entire period of the previovs administration. When the gentleman expreased his faith in the honedty and Integrity of the immediate predectssors of Postmaster General James, ho sald that If the current statements were trae the parties implicated were clear- ly indicted and that those officsls hsd been sadly ignorant of the dutles and operatlons of the varlous bareat der their care, implicated in theso frrejfularities was, % faras it had boeh Hade out, pro- cented to the president at a csbinet moating, and the discusslon occupied nearly (ho entlre session yestorday. It was decided that when the evidence Is complete to prexent it to the attor- ney general for suoh action as ke may deem neceasary for the best intere: of the government. In the mean: time very littls infurmation of an offi- cial character can bo obtained, bat it is Infimated thal statements will be furnished for pablication as rapidly ss scoms judiclous by those having the investigation fn hand: There is a good ceal of uneasiness in and about the cor’ ict office of the postofiice departmeit. As yet no romovals have been made, but it is stated that several clerks will be dis- missed in a few days. Itls among the rumors too that the affairs of Auditor McGrew, cf the treesury, who has charge of the auditing of ths postofice accounts, as well as this de- partment, are to be inspected. Charges of irregnlsrities in the office of the sixth auditor that were made two cr three years sgo, but which for sume reason or other were hushed up, are now brought forward for the conslderation of the postmaster general. Itis known that the devel- opments when made public, will de- clsre the oxlstence of a powerfal combination, the members of which were_benificiaries in appropriations for the star route eervice, and in it are included congressmen, ex-con- gressmen, newspaper proprietors, nowspaper correspondents and prora- inent lobbyista. It is esserted that letters are in the possession of the spectal ageut of the postoflice depart- men! fu'ly Implicating these parties. The frienda of Gen. Brady allege that the stories now afloat are merely a rehash of whe: was developed be- fore the sub-committes of appropria- tions two wiaters ago. On the other hand the officers of the postoffico de- partment say that new facts have been developed, showing conclusively the existence of a star route tary Kirkwood authorizes a contra- diction of the statement that General Williams, commissioner of the general 1and office, had been requested to re- eign. THE STAR ROUTE SCANDAL. CONFLICTING AND SENSATIONAL STORIES IN THE AIR. ‘WasnING10N, April 24 —Ths Star route scandal continues to be the in- quiring sepsation and conflicting and sensational siories were freely circu- Iated to day. A number of Star route contractors whose names have been mentloned in connectlon with the allcged irregularities have arrived. They emphatica ly deny avy irregular contract business and propose to stand equarely by Gen. Brady. It is stated by the gentlemen near the president, that the latter determined to makea clean aweep in the ment of all personadirectly or fndirect- Iy connccted with the Star route scan- dal. Oiher departments of the gov- ernment will be thoroughly overhaal- ed and sll crookedness lopped off. The president is thoroughly deter- mined upon reforming thecivil service, In the case of Auditor McGrew, who has asked for an officlal investi- gation, to bisauditing of the postoflice accounts, his request will be great- ed and the investigation will be thor- ough in every particular. In connection with the alleged star route Irregalarities a taby state- ment has been made, showing the mavipulstion of ninety-three of those routes, the total aumber belng 9,225, whereby the pay of ninety three routes was ralsed between the fettings of 1878 and June 1,1880, from $727,119 to $2,802,214, the in- crease being $2,075,095. i he regular appropriation for the star route ser- vlca for the year ending June 30, 1880, was $5,900,000, and deducting from this ‘the amount absorbed by ¢ ninety-three routes mentioned, ther is left of the sppcopriation only §3,- 097,786 for the other 9,132 routes. All in Sport. CHICAGO, April 23—4 p. m.—Two icago sports, while shooting yester- day, a few miles out of town, were assaulted by tramps and robbed of two valuable breech loaders, nickle plated revolvers, two watches and a small sum of money. The sports were onl; Price F;ive Cents entirely 'dead, now show 15 bushels per acre. The barvest will be four weeks later than last year. The farm- ors are busy rowing oats and prepar- Ing the ground for the coming straw- berry and apple crop, which will be large. The Indi ble to peaches. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. A bevy of twenty vagrants have Been preised into & chain gang in Erio e = e New Yo, April 21—Nearly 3,000 Immigrants have arrived here within the past twenty-four hours. The South Divislon street riilway tiont are unfavora- | & MARKETS BY TELEGRAPEH. New York Money aiid Stocks Wit Srepr, April 22 Mosax—Marketat 43 por et sprime wercantile paper, 41@3); sterling ex- change, 60 days; firm at $4 82f; demand, 4843 {uiet. ERNMENTS. 103} U P firsts.....T15 1058 UP land srane 113 118§ UP sakg fund.12) 115 Lehizh & W.. 131 StP &S Clstsltsy company; of Obleago, has increasbd thd pay of thelr conductors, thus dverting the threatened atrike. President Garfield declined the in- [ 1¥! vitation to attend the grand Masonic celebratlon to be held at Louisville, Ky., by Kentucky Masons; on the 24th ot Jutie nokt. Lirree Rock, Ark., April 24.—The legislatare has granted tho right of way to the Rogers and Eureka rail- road company for & twenty-five mile road from Rogers to Buroks. E Col. Geo, T. Hogers, agent for the orktown Centennial assccistion, re- ports that $15,000 has already been subscribed in Virginia and $10,000 is promised from the people of Washing- ton, St. Pavr, April 23.—Roports re- ceived from the Northern Pacific wheat belt present a marked impreve- ment in the agricultural oatlook. The work of seeding is progressing satis- factorlly. Charges having been preferred agalnst General George A. Sheridan, recorder of deeds for the Dis COolumbis, touching his contract for faroishing of mail bags for the gov- ernment, that officlal applied to the president for an investigation of the charges, and the application was grant- od. Gumber; the Hungarian, who had been in a trance in the Lehigh county rds of two months, operied hid eyes for a few minutes, yesterday, then closed them again pt until noon. hour bring dioner and on returning found the Hungarian sitting in achair staring about him. His physicicn states that Gumber may expire at any moment, yet ho has strong hopes of his recov- ory. R Piundering inaians. Forr Burorp, Dax., April 23, 4 p. m.—Lieut. H. J, Slocum, of the 10th cavalry, with a detachment of troops, hes left for the Yankton camp on Twenty-Mile creck, fifty miles from this post, to Investigate the charges made to Msj. Brothertcn by rancl men to the effect that Indians are plundering and robbing ranchmen and committing other depredations off the resecvation. The Meredosia Disaster. Ciawio, In., April 24—4 p. m. The body of Louls Kelllon, who the fireman on the engine which planged into the Misslasippi river by the breaking of Moredosia bridge, hss been recovered, but the body of the engloeer has not yet beon found. The carrent in the river s so swift that piera for tho mew bridge will not be completed for a week or two. ‘The Law’s Revenge. New York, April 23—4 p. m.— A svecial from Monticello, Fla., says egro named Andrew Fell, sged 40, a notorious thief snd rutfian, was hanged there veaterday for the murder of J. H. Whittop list December. BURIED ALIVE. A YOUNG WOMAN IN PENNSYLVANIA IS INTERRED WHILE IN A TRANCE. Youncstows, O., April 24.—Miss Moseley, a_domestic in a family in West Middlesex, Pa., died suddenly a few weeks ago. The physician could not dicgaose the case, and death was pronounced very mysteri- ous, Her fsmily hed, previous to her deatl, moved to Missouri. Miss Mosely was given a respectable burial by the family in which she was em- plyed. On Friday fliends from Missouri arrived here to remove the remains, and upon_opening the coffin the most heart-sickening spectacle was presented. The young lady had been buried alive while In a trance, had turned over on her sid d was dyiog face downward, hands clinched in her hair, and with distorted fea- tures, plainly showing the intensity of her suffering, Indications. WasniNarox, April 25—1 a. m.— For the upper Missisaippi aud lower Missourl valleys, pactly cloudy rain, fcllowed by clesring weather; winds shifting to cooler north or west, rising preceded by falling bar- Big Fire Burning in Loulsville. LoutsviLie, Ky., April 25—1 —Stafford’s largs co-pr estal ment and several tenement houses in the eastern part of the city are burn- ing at this hour. The fire is still raging. The loss will be heavy. St Louls Produce Marxet. Sr. Louts, Aprll 23. Wheat—Lower snd unsettled; No 2 red, 81 10 cash; offered at $110 at close; April 81 11i@l 10§l 11}@ 110}; $1 10331 093@1 093 for June; $1 0bj@1 o4, for July, 81 024 @1 01§ for Aucust; $1003@l 04 for the year; No 3do, $105; No 4 do, $1013. Corn—Lower; 42} for cash; 423@ 42§c for April; 42}@423c for May; 424@42]c for June; 433@43]c for July; 444@44}o for August. Oate—Lower; 36§@33c for cash; 35§ for July. Rye—Firm; 81 20@1 23. Barley—Dull, at 75c@$1 10. Butter—Steady; dairy, 16@26c. Egge—13c. Whisky—Steady at $1 06. Pork—Slow; $17 70 asked for cash; $17 70 for June. Dry Salt Meats—Lower, at $570@ left with two formidable dirk knives, | © 003 £3 80 asked. which they said they were afraid to use. g Illinols Crop Prospects, Omxreauna, IIL, April 24.—The winter wheat has improved in sppear- ance one huudred per cent during the last five dsys and the present pros- pects are that southern Illinois will yield the largest wheat crop ever known. The acreage is fifteen per cent larger than last yesr. Some fislds which the farmerssupposed were Lrd—Slow, at $1112} bid. DR.ELacKs RHEUMATIC CURE et rnad oSt Cortan s Speedy s o B i 0 e A s Back, Pain in the Breast and Side, Pain n the St Moo e T 1 remedy, & Tonic and Elood Purifier, and whileit he-lmih the Disease it improves the geners. SMITH, BLACK & CO., C.F. . man, general s dam: , | CON' t of | € Homestake . — ———— Chicego Produce Market. Onmrcago, April 23, Wheat—Fairly_active, weaker and lower;No. 2, cash, $1 04}; 81 04§@ 1 064, cloeed inside for April; $1 %@ 1053, clored at 1 053 bid for May; 81 (G}, closed $1063 bid for June; 81 074@1 073, closed $1 06} bid for Jaly; $103}@1 04} closed at inside for August; No 8; $1 00; rejocted, T6%e. Corn—Firly active, weak and l6w- er; No 2, 433@43fc, closed 42{c for cash; 433@43]s, closed at inside prices for April and Mey; 434@44}3, closed at 44}@445c for June;45@454:, closed at 45¢ for August; rejected, 24}>. Oats—Unsettled, weak and lower; No, 2, nominally, 36}c for cash, 361@ 37e, closed at 57§ for May; 373@384c closed at 37} for June; 37G38¢, closed at 37c for July. Rye— No. 2, cash, §1 20. Barley—Dall and uachanged; No 2 $1 10 for cash; 81 07 bid for May. Pork—Moderately active, weak and lower; $17 37 for cash; $17 35@17 37} for May; $17 47@17 50 for June; $17 60 for July. Lard—Falr demand snd lower; $11 20 for cash; $11 20@11 22} for May; 11 30@11 32} for June; $11 32} for July. Bulk Meats—Cured shoulders, 5 77; short ribs, §8 50; short clear, Flax §20d—$1 17@1 18. Whisky—$1 08 Receipte—Floor, bbls., 4,000, Wheat, bu., 6,000; Corn, bu , 69,000 Oats, bu , 45,000; Ry, bu , 900; Bar- ley, bu , 13,000. Shipments—Floar, bbls., 8,000; Wheat, bu., 76,000; Corn, bu.,67,630; Oate, bu., 58,000; Rye, bu., 3,000; Barley, bu., 6,000. Chicago Live Stock|Mariet Caicago, April 23 Hoge—Receipls, 12,000 head ments, 4,500 kead; fair and a strong rates; common to packing, §5 6; light, choice heavy, $6 20@6 45; quality very falr, but hogs maloly of medium weights, Cattle—Receipts, 3,000 head; de- mand fair and stpply good; shipplng grades, common to fair, 10c lower, at $4 35@4 90; good to cholce, $5 15@ 500; export, $590@6 CJ; butchers' stock slow and weak. common grades, 10c lower, sales at $2 50@4 25; active market for good stockers and feeders, at $3 60@4 66; common to fair slow, at 83 903 35. Sheep—Recelpts, 1,000 head: ehip- falr; $4 70@5 40. St. Louis Live Stock Market. 1. Lous, April 23. Hogs—Activo and higher; Yorkers and Baltimoree, $575@6 10; mixed packlng, 85 80@6 CO; cholcs to fancy, 6 2026 40; pigs, $500G550. Re- ceipts, 3,000 head Recelpte, 1,000 head; shiz- 1,800 head; nothing doing for lack of supply; demand falr and val- ues firm, viz: faie to goud shipping steers, £500@5 50; common to medi- um, $450€4 90; butchers’ steers, $4 25@4 90; cows aud _heifers, $3 50@ 4 50; feeding steers, $4 63@5 00; Col- orado steers, $140@535; stockers, 33 60@4 00. Sheep—No recoipts or shipments, and nothing doing; value nominally unchanged. Milwaukee Produce Market. Miswavxee, April 23. Wheat—Steady: and closed easier; No. 2, $104; April, $104; May, 8104%; June, § July, $1.07%; No. 3, 97c; No. 4 do, 884; re-jected nominal. Corn—Quiet and firmer, at 43c. Oats—Scarce and frm; No. 2, 37c. Rye—Dall and unchanged, at $120. Barley—Unsettled, at 683 New York Produce Market. Nrw Youk, April 23. Whe:'—Unsettled andfeverish,clos- ing lower; receipts, 160,000 bu.;ex- ports, 42,000 bu.: ungraded spring, $119; No 3 spring, 8119; No 2 do, 1 24; No 2 Milwauke, 1 26]; ungrad- ed red, 124}@1283; No 2 do, 124@ 124}; No 3 as, 127@127%; steamer do, 1244; No 1 red, 130}; mixed winter, 1 243@1 25%; ubgraded white, 121@1 23; No 3 do, 1 23@1 23}; No 2do, 124@124}; No 2red, April, 126@1 26}; Msy, 123@1 23%; Jue, 1212@1 22}; July, 1163@1 202 Corn—Heavy; receipts, 87,000 bu.; exports, 92,000; uograded, 57G603c; No 3, 57}@b82; steamer, 69G59}; No 2, 60@60}; No 2white, 63; low mixed, 56%c; June, 3 Oale—Unsettled; receipts, 95,000 bu.; western mixed, 45@46}c; white do, 46650 Bage—Firm at 195 Pork—Dull; old_ mess, 816 300 17 00; new do quoted at $15 00. Beef—Qulet and steady; long clear middles, $9 12}; short clesr, $9 50. Lard—Lower; prime steam, $11 60 @165 Batter—Weak and unsettled, at 11 @28c. ments, 500 head; demand weak but| =. B. mRs, DECORATIVE PAINTER. Tatest Stylesand Artistic Work. hed. Get my Fieures ork Elsewhere. SIGNS, Paper Hanging. Plain Paintiog of all Kinds. REBASONABLE RATES. opened o lower | ~GOMMISSIO a4 Wholeeale Dealer in Foreign and 60dc; No 2, April, 60@60%s; May, |* EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS —FROM— NEW YORK AUCTION SALES| Just Opened at the BOSTON STORE, 616 10th St., Bet. Jackson and Jones. The entire Stock will le offered at the following tnprecsdented low prices, and continue until the whole is disposed of ¢ Standard Prints 6, up-town price 8 1-3c; Lonsdale Muslin 8 1-3¢ up-town price 10c; Unbleached Muslin 5e, up-town price 7 1-20; Lancaster Ginghams 8 1-3¢, up-town prics 12 1-20. DRESS GOODS!DRESS GOODSI Zula Brocades 7 1-2c, up-town price 8 -3c; Manchester Brocades 15¢, up-town price 25c; English Cashmeres 37 I-2¢, lip-town price 50c; Black All-Wool Cashmeres 40c, 56c, 70c, 80c, up-town prices 60c, 70c, 86c, $1.00; Black Gros Grain Silks 90c, $1.00, $1.25, up-town prices $1.25, $1.50, $1.75; Cheviot Shirtings 10c, up-town price 15c; Brocade Silks ane Satins 33 -3 per cent less than up-town prices; 8 ;| Bleached and Unbleached Table Damasks 40c, 50c, 60c, 75c, up-town prices 50c, 66¢, 75¢, $1.00; Scotch Huck and Damask Towels 20c, up-town price 35¢; Turkey Red Dam- ask 46c, up-town price 65¢c. HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! Men’s Unbleached Half Hose 5¢, up-town price 10c; Men's Brown Mixed Half Hose 10c, up-town price x0c; Lad ien’ Hose 10c, up-town price 15c; Ladies' Real Ealbricgan Hose 25¢, worth 3 Children’s Hose 5c, up-town price 10c. The above areall perfect Goods, and at Jower prices than INCED. P. G. IMLAH, _“ BOSTON A. B. HUBERMANN, Goods offered up town. CALL AND SES AND BB Manager. STORE.” HE RELIAEBEL®E JEWELER, Cor. Douglas and 13th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies’ and Gents 518 South 10th $t. from 5c a yard up "Aleo full Ass tment of Frane prices. Lace Ties, C: Wrappers and Suit Ve wish t0 ‘ready made and tieation te oar i rmenta at he Eoapetition. Plo % cull and 518 South 10th Street. ince yourselt, OMAHA orsets, from 25¢ uj \mpete’e asoct In our Rubin Bros. - - Traynor's New Brick Building. AMERICAN COLD AND SILVER WATCES All Kinds Of JEWELRY, SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Mom, OMAHA BAZAR, %555 EXTREMELY LOW PRICES | Wi rry a selected stock of C 5 pwards. H Frenecl‘;achtill D-uble Class Siae Stels, Embroidered Bust Cor od | set, White and Jelored, only 50c. A full line : | and of Insertions, from 2c upwards. Real Linen Torchon Lace, A Hamburg Bdging h Brabant Maltese, Runia and other Laces fat the very lowest tion, m 10c upwards. Ladies Calioo upward: Dros-es_ and Aprons, ment of Ladio’ awi_ Cpildron's Under- line of Gent's buraishing Gools wo dofy 518 South 10th Street. Prop’s, BAZAR, apTeodlm Best 1 2signs, | E!Spr, :ifigflons Sm;ux ering 1318 Harney Street, for the Holiday trade. TOYS for the J\TT & PREEMAN, Largest Ratrigera'or Rooms Went of Chicago Jobber ot Hams, Bacon, Lard, Batter, Fuas, P Purchasiag sgent for ail kinds The same belog selected w.th care, " D. B. BEEMER, : N MERCHANT isan i Marchaaatew not ke o and billed at current General Western Agent for BOOTHS OVAL B Prices and befora Or- OMAHA, NE martioostm GATZ & FREEMAN, CRACKER MANUFACTURERS, in CIG e NERY. During the Wholessle Dealers in CIGARS and LONFFO’H() s‘:‘l‘llund(w*:t:r wo will handle COUNSELMEN'S FRESE{{%‘%GK are now the best In the market. A large sssortment of CAl y 510 11th St., Omaha, oet1s-sod-6m Eatabiished at Owaba in 1. o ad_Country Produce Geserally oy e’ % atock himeet e raven. BAND OYSTERS, »nd Wholesale Dealer in ’ Fresh Lake, River and Salt ‘Water Fish, PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR. Ormcn or Poscessxa sxo D . Cowuiseax or SummTXCR, Owaria, Nas , Apel i, 1581 In dul cste savject to the Tors il b rocs ved b e ofics T Ly p ned in the prescnceot idders lorthe arn b B etatencs Shoreiou e . thlse t7.of Seanty “hodmand (000 p 1 = f.ur.in new, o hcats a1 hur . s {aot orOdeeEs e aeatsd pefors 17 un b oltaine | st ¢ Iy office. romces! conlad in vealed envelopes marked “Proy omls for Flour,” and wddrzssed to e THOMAS WILAO, Chiet, 0.5..1. & A. = 3. . FLIEGEL. Successor to J. H. THIELE, MERCHANT TAILORS, No. 370 Douglas Street, OMaHA NEB. A coddwm ACADEMY OF MUSIC! ONE NIGHT ONLY. Friday Evening, April 22nd. MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON, RIP VAN WINKLE. Admission, $0c and Tse. All reserved sova 21,0 cach, now on rale st Edholm & Rrickson’s.. apiBst DEXTER L. THOMAS &BRO. ‘Will Buy and Sell REAL ESTATE, And all Transactions Con- nected therewith. 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