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

e 9 ailn Bee. VOL. X. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY APRIL 26, 1881 NO. 252. Established 1871, L. B. ‘WILLIAMS |From across THE sea. & SONS, "Chis Woek We Will Offer 1 CASE CHILD’S HOSE at 25¢ and 35¢ per Pair, ‘Worth 50c and 60e. Al 1 CASE Ladies’ Silk Clock Bal briggan, Regular Made, At 256c a Pair. Another Land Leagus Leader Arrested and Cheered by the Popalace. Rumors of Brewing Trouble Between China and Japan. ~| The Empress of -Russia in & Most Deplorable Cendition of Health. Loxvox, April 26—1 2. m,—In the This is 3 KARE BARGAIN of | house of commons to-day Lord R which it would be well to take] Grosevencr, the mamber for Fiint- advantage, ONE CASE LADIES' ASSORTED FANCY HOSE, At 25c a Pair, These araall New Designs and | ct, FAST COLORS. We Also Offer: Ladies',Hosc at . HOSE, At RUINOUS PRICES. 1 Case Gent's Half Hose | makes 1t At 35¢c per Dozen. ONECASE Gent’s Fancy Hall Hose, Regular Made and Fast Colors, at 25¢ a Pair. ‘These Hoge are wortb, and have mever been sold for less than 40c ‘We are displaying a W postponement of the quarrel wes ef- | themselves in the cigar factory . pai{ | vet gt 20, when | Urse & Benham, cornor of Canal and | 220 3 & Large and Elegant Aesort- ment ot GENT'S HALF HOUSE, At Prices that shire, 1o behalf of Mer. Gladstone, sud 1t Is Intimated that some vers valuable negotiations in addition to the purchase of the Gecrgia system of roeds will bs disclosed within a few days. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. LABGE COTTON MILL BURNED —LOSS $100,000. Provioexce, R. 1, April 26—1 a. m.—At 3 o'clock yesterday a fire broks out {n the Oriental mllle, a large cotton mill on Charles etreet, and caused a loas of more than $100,000. The tarted in the besement from friction in the shafting, and rapidly Tan,up the belt boxes to the third story, where it broke out with great fary. The employes had time to get out withont much injury, except a ‘man who was rescued by firemen in s n-u-lmy”'glllh condition. Insurant WASHINGTON WAIFS. = MORNING EDITION. ,me of the publishing ‘house uf!Then was a contlnued frregular de; :l‘llERE’S MONEY INIT. FORT HARTSUFF. Formal Evacuation Orde! to Take Place May Ist. The post of Fort Iartsuff, Neb., will, under the fnstructions of the cf tho general of the army and those lieutenant general commauding the division, bo discontinued, May 1,188, The following orders issued on Saturdsy will give the dispos!tion of the troops there stationed: Company C, Niath infantry, now stationcd thereat, will take postat Fort Omaha, Neb. Acting Assistant Surgeon George W. Towar, U. §. A., will report in parson, to the command- ing officer, Fort Niobrara, Nob., for duty. Commissary Sergeant Willlsm Bolton, U. S. A., will, subject to the gave motice that when the Thouse | ARMY AND NAVY RECEPTION—NO RE-|approval of the secretary of war, re- should sit in committee of the whole a fortnight hence, he should movean address to the queen, providing for the errction of a monument to Lord Beaconsficld In Westminsier Abbey. Mr. Hodnett, chairman of ths Hal- ley de Hab branch of ihe Iaud losgue, was arrested to-day under the coercion at Skibbereene, the warket town in Minster, to which he was taken for incarceration. Thoussude of people gathered and cheered the prisoner and 10c | taunted the constabulary, who had 12 1-2¢ 15¢ $3.00 LADIES' HIP AND SILK made the arrest, but there wey no breach of the peace. A dispateh from Candahar says that » carsvan from Herat hes arrived there, by which it was a~certained that the raport of the meeting of the un- der satcap and Mabmoud at Herat is Sax Fraxcisco, April 26—1a. m. justreceived from Jap- probablo that the long discontent between Jap- anese and Chinere statesmen msy ero long burst forth in a flame of war. When the controversy between the governments with respect to the own- ership and occapation of Lew Kew arose sometime ago, the Jap- anese were very firm, and insisted on what they claim rs their rights. They were at that momect in the bellef that China was on the eve of war with Russis, and they thought they would noicarato be embreiled in two wars at the ‘same timo. The Cbinese au- thoiities made fair promises, and a PUBLICAN CAUCUS. WasmNcros, April 26—1 a, m.— There wzs a brillisnt, though informal reception at the Executive Mansion lovt evening. Mra. Garfield and Mrs. Farragut received the army and navy. 1t is believed that everyarmy and navy officer in Washington was there. Ex-Assistant Scareta.; of the Navy Fox gave a dinner lzst night at Worm- leys, 6 his old naval friends, about fifty of whom were present. Tt is denisd most positively by the republican senators that there will be a caucus to-day. Col. Bob Ingersoll says. ho knows positively that there be no esugas. Considerable ' excitement- was cre- ated hero yestorday by the publica- tion of the names of the parsons said to have shared in the spoils of the Star Route ring. It is understood that other nemes will be given to the public very soon. Lo CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. THE DARK DOINGS OF THE DAY JUST PASSED. New Yok, April 26—1 a. m. Cam Boy, the first Chinese b ever arcested in New York, w raigaed in the courts yesterday morn- ing, having broken open with jlmmy and robbed tho room of A. P. Hoy of $340 {n money. AN UNPROFITABLE FAUL, Barglars on Saturday night sooeted o port in perzon, to the depot commis- sary of subsistence, Cheyenue, W. T., for temporary duty. The quarter- master’s and subsistence stores, and ordnance and ordnanc) stores, not in hands of troops will be sent to Fort Niobrara, Neb., or distributed to nelghboring posts at which they are most required. The medical and hospital property at Fort Hartsuff will be sent to Fort Niobrara, Neb, with the following excoptions: The hospital lbrary, in- cluding the Medical Journal at the post, will be sent to the medical di- rector of the department—the hos- pital records to the surgeon general T. S. A, Washington, D. C. The remaining rocords will bs'catefully arranged for frther reference, boxed up and forwarded to thosa headquar- ters, as follows: Those pertaining to the quartermester’s department to the chief quartermaster; taose pertainicg 1o the cubsistence department to the chlef commissary of snbeistence; all others to the assistant adjutant gen- A detachment of one officer and ten enlisted men from_the present garri- son, will remain at Fort Hartsuff,after May 1st, 1881, until 1l pudlic prop- erty thereat, is removed. On comple- tion of this duty the detachment will join its company, and the post be left & charge of a quartermaster's agent. The Beli of Butler. Correspondence of Tho Tee. Beu, Neb, April 22—Oae year tation was established on the the Japinese ¢ mmissioner of Pekin | Centre stieete, and during the night | L. & N. W. railway,in Batler county, ‘Began sgain to urgs the olatms of their | bored holes w.th chilled steel dri's | known as Bellwood. Tho postofiice overamsut. By this time all immo- danger of war with Russis was Ohina he at present her army through the door of the best known make of burglar proof ssfes, and wrenched the doors ofl, getting $14, SURPRISE EVERYONE. Jin sn exceptioarlly good condition, | all there wzs. No clue. Dont Fail to See thess|ia ods, L. B. WILLIAMS & SONS Retalers, Cor. Dodge and 15th Streets. Engravers and dJewelers, CREIGHTON BLOCK, 15th St. WHIPPLE, M’'MILLEN & CO.. Daimond Setters, LARGEST STOCK | ... Best Assortment ! H. DOHLE & CO'S. Leading Shoe Store, OMAHA, Apddawim ACADEMY OF MUSIC ONE NIGHT ONLY. Friday Evening, April MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON —r— RIP VAN TWO DOLLARS WILL SECURE | journslist accompanies the directors. THE WEEKLY BEE For One Year. Ber navy, which is far stronger Lan ever, Is ready for immediste and eflcotivomction. When the Japaueso commissioner pressed their claims re- contly at Pckin thoy were answered in a_very dffsreut tone from tha which the Mandarins had previously used, sod were in effact told that the 2 did not cara to be longer an- moyed by thom They reported the insult to their owa goveramsat, and a Japanoss man of war has been sent SENTENCEDTO BE HANGED. Decatug, TiL, Aprll 26—1 a. m.— Beo Perkins and Elbert Willlams (colored), of Sumpter county, have been sentenced to be hanged June 3. * Death of a Notable Woman. Evassviuie, Ind., Apul 26—1 a. m.—Miss Nanoy T. Litoher, relict of the late Judge Jemes H. Letoher, of Henderson, Ky., died at the family residence there at midnight. Mrs. department hey shortened the name to Bell, and that Is now ths name of the place. The town is nemed in honor of J. D. Ball, propristor of the town slte, and a leading citizen. Mr. Belt s a lover of trees, and has plant- ed over one hundred acres of frait and forest treos, and yet hs work con- tnues. This year he is planting Catalps, ash, box elder walaat, apple and plum trees, Ho has 1500 acres of land In the vicinity. His neighbors, also, many of whom are from Branch to bring them home. It is now said | ycher was formerly Miss Nannle J. | county, Mich., havo planted fine in Yokshama that the government of the Mikaco will submt no longer to th insolenco of the Chinese Manda- Kennedy, the daughter of Gen. Thos, Kennedy, of revolutlonary fame, and was_born in Girard county, Ky., on groves, and the place wes proparly named Bellwood. Bell is ver7 beautifully situated on rivs and that zois uf war may soon be | April 14, 1814, Gen. Kennedy wrs | the high flat three miles south of the expected to oocur. owner of Lewls George Clarke, the Platte river. It is surrounded by ex- Loxpox, Aoril 26—1 a. m.—Dis- | orlginal George Harris In “Uncle | cellent farming land, and possesses patches frum ot. Petersburg say there | Tom's Cabia.” advantages for manufscturing. are grave rumors rel -ting to the health e Liveral Inducements are offered for of the empross. Ever since the v Lynch Law in Flords. the establishment of each of the fol sasination sho hes been seriously Hl, | Arianta, Ga., April 26—1 a. m.— | lowing enterprises: A griet mill, pa- soffering from hysteric attacks, whichl | The intel'igence is at hand of the | per factory, starch factory and glu- cause the greatest spprehersion. Shs | lynching of Lou's Whittaker, a color- | cose faciory. For fall partiod- received letters from the revolution- | ed mav, at Gadsen, Fla. Whittaker | lars address J. D. Bel!, Bell, Neb. ary committee, threatening her with | was in jail, cherged with the murder | Though less than one year old tho death of the most horrible desoription | of - McJenkins (white) a yesr ago. NEB. 22nd. | connection from Youngstown, O. town I8 provided with'a hotel, two should Sophie Pirofisky and Hesay | While nine young men were guarding | grocery stores, a drug store and black- Helfmann, the two women imp'icited | the jail, a paiiy of thirty horsemen in | smith “and wagon shops. in the rsssesiation, !> executed. | blonses and m- ks appeared about | Brown, also sells paints, oils and She mado the most streauous exor: tion to obtain their pardon; end re- celved a promise to that effect. Sho did not disocver the decootive cher- noter of this prom'ss until s'ter the executlon of Piroffaky, and the discov- ery threw her "1to violent paroxysm: ~Premier Gladstone will attend the funersl of Lord Beaconsfield. William Dooley, a farmer, has been arrested near Parsontrin Ireland, un- der the coercion act, charged with “Bogootting" an suctioneer. The Berlin Natlonal Zsitung, Bis- ‘marck's organ, affiems that Bismarck has decided that the financlal inter- ests of Germany lies in the msin nance of the gold standard. The Zsitung resists the idea of interns tional monetization of silver. The Dey of Tunls has refused to al- low the French to oocupy the island of Tarbaca. Thereport that they had occupled It is officlally denied. The Freibeit, Most's socialistjpaper, recently suppressed by the authorities, is out again in deep mourning for the nihilists executed for the assassination of the czar. The leading article in it Pralase thesssaseins as martyre. THE SUFFOCATED SULTAN. ar sorvants of the imperial pal- baving suffrosted the Abdul Aziz, and fimplicate several palace cfficlale, who afterwards opened the veios in his arms. SPLINTS ¥ROM THE RAIL JAY GOULD COMING WEST—ENGLISH BAILROAD MAGNATES. Sax Faaxcisco, April 26—1a. m. —The ramored purchave of the South Pacific Coast ralirosd, ranning to San- Ohief Engineer Clements, of the Southern Pscific road, has sccepted a position with the Atlantio & Pacific. 4t810,000 per year. Five other en- gineers go with him. New Yok, April 26—1a m.—A conferece was held in the afternoon ‘between Jay Gould snd represerta- tives of the Oentral reilroad of New Jersey, st which s committes wes ap- polnted to plans for s western ‘Among the passengers on the steam- o “Galla” So-day wers the Duke of Satherland and Matquis of Stefford, aod » number of brother directors of 3| the London -ngordlmtem nl‘.l; compauy. - They have come the Unfted States raflroad sys- (Ball Ran R: Mr. Gould Is trying to complete his arrangements to lesve for the west to- ), the celebrated | p. four in the evening, took tho prisoner by force, end hanged him to an oak tree. Indications. Wasnisoros, April 26—1 a. m.— For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, fair weather, wind shifting to warmer south or west, lower berometer. SBulcide of & Girl. Devrat, Ind., April 26—1 a. m.— ‘The thirteen-year old daughter of & disreputable woman of this city com- mitted snicide by taklog s large dose of arsenic. _The girl wes living with the deed by anger at belng refused permi-sion to attend an exhibition. B e A Mammoth Raft Lost. Prirsure, April 26—1 a. m.—A mammoth raft, containg half a mil- Tion feet of lumter, comiog down the Allegheny_river, struck a pler of the bridge at Exnlenton, staving to pieces. Loss, $107). This wes the largest raft run down the rivar in 20 yoars. —— San Francisco Murder Trial. Sax Fraxcisco, April 26—1 . m.— In the cwse of George M. Messer- emith, trled for the murder of his wife, inthe fiar degede, an T Heh ehoplie alty at imprisonment for life. Smalipox in Pennsylvania. Prrrssone, April 26—1 s m— Smallpox hes almost become an epi- demic in Allegheny. Tbere are & dozan 138 now, snd & dootor sald estorday that there wero many cases not raported. It has also been shown up hero that somo fow persons have expired with the disease, A Brakeman Killed. Covoxeus, O., April 26—1 & m.— Solomon Bland, a young married man of Maryaville, 0., was crashed by car wheels 20 badly lsst night,while ‘mavipulating s switeh in the yard of the Hocking Valley railroad, that he died immediately. The coroner took charge of the remains and the rela- tives in Maryeville were notified. ‘Whisky and Water Did It. Loumswa ., April 26—1 8. m. S oathe e i Gom: ‘mercial from New Haveo, Ky., ssys that the body cf a lsborer, who has been missing from a distlllery at that place some time, was fousd to-day at the bottom of the river. Whisky made him fall fa. Extensive Forest Fires, Wooxsocker, R L, April 25—10 m.—An extensive forest fire is Taglog along the Providence and Wor- Dr. L. gless. 'No store in town has agro- cory stock equal to what the trade de- mands. Hardware and clothing stores would do a good Jusiness from the start. Small laken aud ponds are numer- ous fn the nelghborhood and tho place has already become a favored resort for tho sportsman. The fertility of the surrounding country, the enter- prise of her citizens and the besutifal Locatioo, all bespeak for Bell a bright fature. Jax. _ Emgrants 8ix Thouand 8trong. New Yomk, April 26—1 a. m.—The total namber of emizrants landed st t. | hot graudfathor, #nd wes prompted to | Castle Garden to-day was 6,267. ‘Tne National Game. New Yors, Apell 26—1 a, m.— Base ball: Providence 6, Metropoll- tans 1. Grateful Escaping Jail Birds. Loutsviuze, Aotil 26—1 a. m. special from Bordston, Ky., says: The prisoners in tho new jail at that place sawad themselvos out Saturday night and escaped, leaving & note for the jailor, thaaking him for past kindness, et Heavy Fire in Detros. Detrorr, Mich., April 26—10 p. Targe Houring mfit,dWelns hodss and 2,000 buchels of wheat burned. It was a total loss, exocept the engine and boller, which were saved by & fire proof engine house. The fire was incendiary. The mill cost £30,- 000 when bailt. Trichinosis in Fish. Crxcrsxat, April 25—10 p. m.— A gentleman’in the western part of the city purchased some fish, and on cloaning them » ball of singular worms were embedded in the back-bone. He tock them to Dr. Rowe, who pronounced them genuine trichinse, and found, on farther investigation that the fish wern fall of trichinse. This is pronounced by physicians s very singular cass, and the first in- stance known here where these para- sites have been found in fish. Spring Seeding in Iowa. Des Morxes, In., April 26—1 . m. —The spring seeding i progressing rapldly in this section, In favorable Tocalities the whest is already sown, and the oats are belng put in. The water In the rivers here ls slowly re- ceding. Death of James T. Fields. Bostox, April 26—1 8. m.—James T. Field, of the publishing firm of Ticknor & Flelds, and Field, Osgood & Co.. died suddenly last night, of beart disease. Ho was anoted suthor and literateur. Fields was out doors cester railroad in the towns of Woon- socket, Cumberland snd Lincoln. morrow night. A strong fool has T formeh I Loulsvine & Nashlle Hundreds of acres have been burned over. The damage will be heavy. on Saturday, although not in good | haalth, and was stricken by an attack Price Five Certs ichnor, Reed & Field, Tichner & Flelds, and Fields, Monthly. o — THE HERO OF MOMILE. == FARRAUTS'S STATOE UNVEILED IN 'WALHINGTON. Wasazsarox, April 26—1 s, m.— L&q&lnh businees wrs i—lnd(m: in partments and they permit the emyloyes to pattloipate the Facragut ceremonies. - The cere- monies opened by prayer by the Rav. Arthur Brooks. The wes un- hdslled by Quartermaster Kriowles,who Admiral F: ?u fo_the rig- ging at the battle of Mobile. Theue- Velling was signalized by a grand out- burat of music from all the bands, and the unfurling of the edmiral's flag. The statue represents Farragut as standing on the deck of tho flag- ship “Hartford,” one foot on a block- aud-tackle, and & marine glass In his hand. President Garfield acoepted ; tho statue in the nams of the nation inan eloquent speech, in which he eulogizsd Farragat. ‘The Hon. Horace Maynard followed, descelbing the prominent episodes of Farragut’s life, and detailing the work of the committes, who had taken charge of the conatruction and erection of the atatuo in his memory. Senator Voorhees then tpoke, after which *“Hail to the Chief” was played by the full Marine baud. Then came the admiral’s salute of seventeen guus, accompanied by the paraders’ salute and muslo, tho admiral's flag belog hauled down during the last gun. The proceesion then reformed, salute- being given while passing statue, and wers reviewed in font of the execurive mansion by the presi- dent and members of the cabinet and Bosrox, Aprll 26—1 a. m.—Forest fires are raging o Woonsocket, Cum- berland and the adjoining towns in Rhode Lsland. 1n Andover, Mass., near Lawrence, about mx hundred acres havo boen bumed overand s Jarge amount of pioperty has been de- stroyed. ——— Tool Worzs Burned. Prrrspuro, April 26—1 a. m,—Yes- terdsy Motoalf, Prout & Co.’s tool works, a short distance from here, was destroyed by fire and barded to the ground. In the building was a lot of fine stoel tools which had just been manafactared. - They were completely destroyed. The fire is supposed to o the work of . insendiary. ~Loss, 5, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 8t. Louls Produce Market. Sr. Louts, April 25. Whost—Active; No. 2 spring, $1 08} for cash; $109 for May; $1 08§ for June; $1 03 for July. Corn—Firmer at 420; 42§@42o for cash; 42}@42}c for April; 42}@ 42}o for May; 42{@424 for Juno; 433 @43k for July; 433@44}c for August. Oats—Lower at 30fo for eash; 34c for July; 283c for August. yo—Firm at $1 22 bid. Barley—Daull aud unchangad. Butter—Stoady; dairy, 16@260. Eggs—Qulot at 13c. Whisky—Steady at 1 06. Pork—Dull and lower; $17 50 for cash; $17 25 bid for April and May. Dry Salt Meats—Lower at $ 708 850@8 75. Bacon—Lower at $6 2569 16G9 35 @9 40, Lard—Lower at $11 00. S5t. Louls Live Stock Market. 8r. Louis, April 25. Hogs—Active and firm; Yorkers and Baltimores, $5 80@6 15; mixed pack- ing, §56 80@6 00; choico to fancy, $6 15@6 40; pigs, $5 0G5 65; ;alp:l, 7200 head; shipments, 1200 0ad. Liverpool Produce Market. Lavezroor, April 25. ‘Wheat—Winter, 95@9s 93; white, 93@93 83; spring, 83 6d@9s 2d; club, 9 7d@10s. Corn—New, 53 4d; old, 5s 6§d. Lrd—57s 9. Pork—68s. New York Produce Market. New Yok, April 25. Flour—Quaist _aud wesk; soutbern Rour firm and In falr demand; in- ferior to very choice shipping extras, $475@6 62 Wheat—j@lc lower; moderately at 81 224; No. 3do, 81 23@124; No. 1 white, 81 23}@1 24; No. 2 white, o |20 Corn—Moderate demand,but weak; spot sales of No. 2 at 60}@60c; 0. 3, B74@57{c; steamer, 68@bYo. Oats—In moderate request and ir- regular; No. 1 white, 624o; No. 2 do, 505; Ne. 2 mixed, 46@46}c; No. 38 do, 453, Rye—Nominal. Bjgle=yq fair demand; ordinary sces foe aarly delivery, $16 00@17 00 for old. Lard—Quiet and lower; spot sales of western steam at $11 65; city do, $11 40. Cut Meats—Firm; piokled hams, 9 75@10 60; do shoulders, §7 00, Chicago Produce Market. Cutcaco, April 23. Wheat—Easy; No. 2 spring, 81 03} for cash and April; $1 03§ for May; }1 losg@l 05§ for June; $1 053 for aly. U'onk—Euy; No. 2, 43} for cash; 43c for April; 434c for May and June; 44@443o for July. ; No. 2, 36}c for cash; 7c for June; 36 for July. Rye—Dall; No. 2, $120 for owh; $118for May; $115 for Jane; 95kc for July. Barley—Slow; No. 2, 81 10 for cush; $108 for April Pork—Lower; Moss, $17 15617 20 for cash and April; $17173@17 20 for May; $17 273@17 30 for Jume; $17 40817 42} tor July. Lard—Lower; $11 1011 124 for cash, April and May; 811 20@11 22} for June; 811 25@11 27 for July. New York Dry Goods Market. New Yogx, April 25. been a fair degreo | while sitting in his chair at 10 o'clock active; spot sales of No. 2 red winter | 85 50@6 00. Diy Goods—Under the iufluence | on suits, composed of Mesers. Lord, of fine, springlike weather there has | Lichteberger, Slack, Potter and Ne- of activity in the jobbing branches of the trade and Personal selections, coupled with or- ders from interior retallers, footed up | were appointed. mand at first hands, bat a fair amoun! & Co., and | of new busine:s was raperted by some red | has published various voltimes of his | commission houses, and there wss own and has beon aleo kBOWn from |a steady movement n staple cotton his connection with The Atlantic | goods, ginghsms, prints, ete. The execution of former orders on accounts from all parta of the country indicate more activity in the jobbing trade, 20d _packago buyers from Important distributisg points in the west and southwest are market. ‘Weekly Market Review. aln arriviog In this 'WHOLESALE, Osaza, April 26, 1881 aramN. 'WirsT—Quict and unchanged; No. 2, 82¢; No. 3, 720; rejected, 56c. ‘Bartey—Nominal. Rys—No. 2, 82c. Corn—Waestorn mixed 260. Oars—No. 2, 35e. PRODUCE. Active; butter, medium, 12@1do; good, 16@18c; Nobrasks, 1dc; Ner potatoes, firm andhigher; peach blows, 90c@81 00; neshannocke, 90c@$l 00; onions, 85 75 per bbl; ~cabbage, per doz, $1 00; plo plant, por lb., T4 @18 00; bulk, $10 00@12 50; cider, quiet and unchanged, $8 50 per cask of 40 gallons; hickory nuts, 65c@$1 00 per bu.; chesnuts, $3 00; walnuts, 65c; cranberries, $7 008 00 per bbl; fresh oyaters, 25@35@40c per can; honey, comb, tirm at 19@22c. PORK AND LARD. Quiet; hams, smoked, 2975; bacon, clear, 38 624; breakfast, $9 50@10 00; dry salt sides, clear, $726@8 00; ribs, $7 75; shoulders, 5 50@4 75; Iard, $10 00. LIVE STOCK Dull; native fat steers, $4 00 25; western, nominal cows, nativo, §3 50@3 75; western, nom- inal; sheep, western, butchers stosk, 84 4 25; natives, $4 26@5 00; veal is steady and sells readily at §6 50G6 00; hogs, sctive; fair stook, 85 10; choice, carload lots, GRoCERIES Unchanged; sugars, cut losf, 1lo per Ib.; powdored 1lc; granulated, 10fc; standard ““A,” 104c;off “A” 10c; white extra #O,” Oo; standard extrs, “Q,” 9}e; yellow 0" 8. SyRUPs—Best barrels, 50c gallon;best half barrels,520; best kegs, $2 30 per keg; standard bbls., 47c per gallon; standard half bbls., 49¢; stan- dard kegs, $2 00 per keg. Corrres—Costa Rica_ 184 per Ib., ssntos 18}c, Moxican 18, fancy rio 16¢, choice do. 164c; prime do., 16c; good do. 143c. OaxNED Goops—3 Ib. pesches §5 00 | B case, 2 Ib. peaches §3 30, 3 Ib. Plackborsios $2 20, 2 Ib. raspberrics €300, 2 lb. gooseberries §3 50, 3 1b; pears’ $300, 3 b, tomatoes $3 00, 2 Ib. do. $250, 2 1b. corn $375,2 Ib. 5 00, 21b. do, §3.00, 2 Ib string ans $2 50, 21b Lima do. $2 25. Fisua—11b No. 1 mackeralshalfbbl., 7 60; mackeral, kits, $1 25; family do., half bbl., $4 75;do, do, kits, 85c; 1 Ib. white fish, half bbl., 88 00; do, kits, 81 25; family do, half bbls., $500; do, do, kits,8I 00; Labrador herring, half bbl. $£00; do, quarter bbl. §225: do, kits, 902; scaled, per box, 60c. Drtep Froms—Alden apples, por Ib., 11¢; sliced do 630, common do, 6c; peaches, per Ib., 95; blackberries 10}c, pranes 8o. POULTRY. Firm and unchanged; live chick- ens, no demand; dressed, 11@ 12c; ducks, dressed, 10@11c; turkeys, 12@l4c; geese, 10@120; wild goese per doz. $4 50@5 00; mallard ducks, $2 50 @3 00; teals, $1 75@2 25. GREEN FRUITS Actve; apples, Michigan, $3 00@ 3 25; Missourl, $2 76@3 00; malaga lomons, $4 20; Mossina, $5 00; oranges, Messina, $5 00@5 25 per box; malaga grapes, $7 00G7 50 per barrel. LEATHER. Quiet; shosmaker's stock, solo leath- er, oak tanned, 40@43c perlb. ; hemlock tanmed, 30@36; wpper, common, 22@26; upper, domeatic calf, $100@1 30; French calf, 81 50@2 10; domestlo ki, 80@81 00; French,$1 00 Hazxass Stock—Qulet No. 1, oak tanned, 42@4650;No.2, oak tanned, 40@ 43c; No. 1, hemlock tanned, 37@39%; No. 2, hemlock trimmed, 35@37. woop. Active, with good demand; hickory and oak, §7 76@8 00; cottonwood, BRICK. Dall; common in kilo, 38 50@ 10 00; pressed, $16 00@18 00. LUMBER. Steady; framing, 18 ft. and ander, per M, $20; ‘fencing No. 1, 12 $o 20 ft., $22 00; No. 2, 12 to 20 ft., $20 00; common boards, dressed, $20 00; flooring, No. 1, 840 00; No. Ld?idwr' %widlrl}g, No,dl, $2500; o, ; No. 3 do, $2000; plain, m‘fi; CANEE, A et beaded, 6 inch, No. 1, gles, 82 50@3 75; pickets, No. 1, per M, $32 50; No. 2, $25 00; posts,cedar, 16@18c; oak, 30@40c. NauS, Firm and sctive; car load lots, 83 15; less quantities, $3 20@3 35. OILS. Unchanged; golden machinery, 45 per pal.;1ard,extra winter, 90c; No. 1, 70c; No. 2, 660; linseed, boiled, 60c; raw, B7c; neats foot, pure, 76¢; conl ofl, 14} earbon, 110°, 12c.; do 150°, 136, do 175", 220; tarpentin per gal., B5c; sporm’ oil, §1 50; whals, 700} fish, 56c. g A ez, te: i1 ic; en Lo ety i iy polts, 500@8l 60; tallow, 5o per b, Base Ball. At a meeting of the Union Pacific base ball club last evening Manager Lichteberger tendered his resignation, on acoount of business sngagements. It waa relutanily scospiod, and Mr, Noville elocted as mansger for the coming ‘sesson. Me. Anderson was also elected vice-president, vice Mr. 0. M. Lord, resigned. A committes ville, and a committee on grounds, Mossrs. Anderson, Nash snd Colby 12c; cheese, York, 1440;| freight honse troubl The Striking Epidemic Spread- ing to all Trades in the East, Employers Generally GCon- cede the Force of the Demands. ‘And Many Are Grauting Their Bmployes the Advances Asked For. Crop Prospects in Southern Kansas—Importaut Items from Other Points. By National Associated Press. Continued Strikes. Caicaco, April 25—4 p. m —The not a yot satisfactor.ly settled, especially is this true of the western roads, except the Chicsgo, Burlington & Qalncy. The 5 e B atohae; oaled g1 | domand ' I nearly every ouso s for an advanca of 25 cents perdsy. The Northwestern men have been offered 15 conts, but refased 1t. They eay they will all goout at noon to-dsy,un— lees the company ascede. The strik- ing infection has now sprad to the ailors, iron moulders, gas in factall the trades union. reet car mon of St. Louis are out on astrike. They ask that hours of lab+r bs reduced from average of between seventeen and elghteen hours to twelve hours a day. Twenty cf the companies have made concessione. All the trades of Buffalo are or- ganizing, Meotings are held every night. There is a strong movement for higher pay. Prrissuka, Apell 26—1 s, m.—A propositicn by - the strikiog boller- mokers last week, ues been accepted by ufactarers, and some went to work yester— day morning. - The men at the Man- chester locomotivo works are still out for ten per cent. It is now thought that the omployers will give the strik- era the advance asked for the coming week. New Yorx, April 26—1 a. m.—A strike !s expected among the lovg- who work on the oczan while those on the East river and In Jersey Clty, recsive forty cents an hour. They eay that they cannot s sist upon what they are recelving regent. The merchsnts clalm that they camnot afiord t» pay higher wages, and there is a strong probabil- weeks strike of 1879. Catcago, April 26—1 a. m.—Thers has been commotion for several days among the journeymen tailors of this city, who wero threateniag a strike. In the ehop «f Henry Tarner a sirixe took place, but yesterdsy a compr - mise was effected, Turner agreeing to pay a fifteen per cent advance. Thers aze uo strikes of any consequence now in_the city, but wages are gradually going up in almost every Industry Carpenters are demanding $3 per day, and in most instances get it. FALL RIVER STRIKERS DEATEN, Faiw Rivee, Mess., April 26—1 a. m.—The Chzse mill started yester- dsy morniog, with about one-third of the lcoms running. No spinners went in, and the warp and filling were pur- clinsed from other corporations. At the mesting last evening the spinners voted to going to work to-day, and the weavers will follow. Minnesota Floods, Carcaco, April 25.—Specials from St. Paul this morning state that the floods in Minnesots and Chippews val- leys aro still rising. At Mount Evidas arise of four feet has taken place within 24 hours, flooding the lower part of the town, carrying off many buildings and washing out several miles of rallroad track. The whole valley is a vast lake. Both rivers s rising at the rats of three inches an hour. A new iron bridge over the Minnesots was ocarried away yester- day, and its not thought can be saved. ‘The West's Wealth. Kansas Crry, April 25.—Reports from southern Kansas and western Miseouri give glowing ascounts of the wheat crop. The rain is said to ha been general, and the weather s vantageous that the sesson is two weeks earlier than wwal. Winter wheat s _seven Inches above the grouad. 1Itis clsimed that tho win- ter killed wheat will make no percep tible reduction fu the crop. Death of Jee. T. Fields. BostoN, April 24 —Jas. T. Fields, the noted author and literataer, died this morning, sged sixty-four years. Railroad Rumbles. New Yok, April 25, —The Mis ssurl,"Kansas & Teaxs company are ready to deliver two shares’ of its B by wocktiolders of the latter. It is yet uncertain whether the Tron Mountain will participate in tho Toxas Pacific. consolidation since it is claimed the Iron_ Mountain system fs not. required in vlew of the Missour, Kaneas & Texas ontlet. The Phil. adelphis stockholders of ths Texas Pacitio iled an application this fore- Boon for an extra 10 per cent. sl ance before the consolidati firmed. A rumor prevails that if Mr. Gould will consent to tie up his controlling intereat in Texas Pacific a pool had better be formed to abaerb all the floating stock, which amounts 130,000 shares. It is reported that about 50, res of Lake Shorein the name of Vanderbilt, will be deliv- ered this sfternoon. _This ropresents a portion of the 60,000 shares which he is said to have sold prior to bis de- parture for Europe. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Wavraca, Wis., Mrs. Hobeon, the fasting woman, has disd aftez 10 days and fours abstention from all nourish- ing food orliquids of any kind. New Yo, April 24 —Nearly four thousand immigeants asrived within the past twenty-four hours; several cases of smallpox among them. . Ellzs Pope was found dead, Sun- day, at Casper place, Boston. of violence on her person, show that murder. James Tracey was arrested on suspicion. The club will be lsst night. He wasfor many years's respectable sgrregate ameunt, ' ready for business In a short time. Marks the was the vietim of outrage and Wasamsorox, April 25.—The fol- lowing special bulletin hes just been EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS —FROM— NEW YORK AUCTION SALES! Just Opened at the BOSTON STORE, 616 10th St., Bet, Jackson and Jomes. The entire Stock will le offered at the following unprecedented low prices, and continue until the whole is disposed of : Standard Prints 6, no-town price 8 1-3¢; Lonsdale Muslin 8 1-3¢ up-town price 10c; Unbleached Muslin 50, up-town price 7 1-2¢; Lancaster Ginghams 8 1-3¢, up town prica 12 1-2c. DRESS GOODS|DRESS GOODSI Zula Brocades 7 1-2¢, up-town price 8 I-3c; Manchester Brocades 16c, up-town price 25¢; English Cashmeres 37 I-2c, up-town price 50c; Black Ail-Weol Cashmeres 40c, 56¢c, 70c, 80c, up-town prices 60c, 70c, 85c, $100; Black Gros Grain Silks 90c, $1.00, $1.25, up-town prices $1.25, $1.50, $1.75; Cheviot Shirtings 10c, up-town price 15¢; Brocade Silks ane Satins 33 1-3 per cent less than up-town prices; Bleached and Unbleached Table Damasks 40c, 60c, 60c, 75c, up-town prices 50c, 65¢, 75¢c, $1.00;_Scotch Huck and Damask Towels 20c, up-town price 36¢; Turkey Red Dam- ask 45c, up-town price 65c. HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! Men’s Unbleached Half Hose Sc, up-town price 10c; Men's Brown Mixed Half Hose 10c, up-totn price «Oc; Ladies’ Hose 10c, up town price 15c; Ladies’ Real Balbriggan Hose 25¢, worth 40c; Children’s Hose 5¢, up-town price 10C The above areall perfoc’ Goods, and at lower prices than dam Goods offered uptown, CALL AND SEE AND BE CONVINCED. P. G. IMLAH, Manager. “ BOSTON STORE.” ity of a strike, a8 long ns the eleven |- EDHOLM a® ERICKSON, ‘Wholesale and Retall Manufacturing JEWELERS. LARGEST STOCK OF Gold and Silver Watches and Jewelry in the City. Como and see our stock, as we will be pleased to show Goods. EDHOLM & ERICKSON, ™“&u"row Ofica” J. W. Murphy & Co.. WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS —AND AGENTS FOR— Kentucky Distilling Comp: apugits Corner 14th aad Douglas Sta. OMATIA,'NEB. any. HORSE SHOES AND NAILS, Iron and Wagon Stock, the Best Assortment of WHEEL S in the West. At Chicago Prices. ' W.J. 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