Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 10, 1884, Page 1

r ] Ll s * OMAHA — DAILY BEE —— THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 10, 1884 OVER $10,000,000. The Amennt of thé T;rant % Ward “Failore Growing Larger, Rumors of Queer Transactions ! Dating Back Six Months, Ono of the Firm Acknowledges Liabilities of $8,000,000, . Various Individuals Mulcted for " Half a Million Apiece, The Railway Collaterals Consid- ered Amply Protected. .Fred, Grant Out of' a Job and Looking for Work- Other Developments, THE GRANT GRIEF, | WORSE AND WORSE, Nfly Yorx, May 8.—The suspicion grows that the Grant & Ward failure is much more serions than at first supposed. A well kuown member of the stock e change to-day siid: “For four or five months I have heard rumors of queer transactions hy Girant & Ward. I do not think $8,000,000 by any means an ex- travagaut eatimate of the liabilitics of the fiem, my beliet}is dhey excood £10.000,0 0. ‘When the failure was annouuced, I said it would be then LARGEST WALL STREET EVER SAW, and am more firmly convinced than eover of the truth of the estimates. What the assets can be, none knows, but they are probably very small, and the disparity in the figures will undoubtedly cause a nr‘ln-ine. A clerk of Grant & Ward’s eaid the amount of liabilities will un- undoubtedly be very large. They are discovering new business every day. m nts to the constitution and by laws as would prevent the recurrance of cases like the Marine First National bank was hold to-day. The president of the First National bank sppoared with counsel to protest againat his bank being held ro sponsible for §275,000 of worthless checks drawn on it by Grant & Ward which came through the Marine bank. Ferdi- nand Ward had only $1,200 te his credit tn the bank. It was argued that 1n such a case any bank would te AT THE MERCY of any ono of its depositors, no matter how amall his deposit, who could get an- other bank to accept his checks for a largo amount and thus send them through the clearing house. Tho only proper way, it was argued, was to ascess the amount drawn by Grant & Ward on the tirst national pro rata on all the banks in the CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION, Roquiring all checks above a_ certain sum to be certified was suggested aa one means to lesson the rick, So much of the business of the city and country, and especially of Wall strcet, is done on cred- 1t it was thought ad la to move slowly in the matter. The commiitee will mect again Mouday. INSTANCES MULTIPLY of deception practiced m the name of the firm to carry on the wild schomes in which interest on “'proffis” were patd those who invested in them, Mr. Chaf- fo's depostt of securities to the amount of at least §500,000 dollars was secured from him within a recent dat>, Ward depicting the groat prosperity of the fi J.H. Work seeretary Mexican South- ern railroad and nephew of Frank Work, a wall street operator, 18 said on good authority to be a creditor to Grant and Ward to the extint of §100,00 and his friends are also victimized to the extent of about 8100,000. It is asserted by Genoral Grant's friends that he supposed up to the time of the collapse that he had to his credit in the firm protits of $240,000 and WARD LIV IN A STYLE that would require a larger income than $36,000. A person who ought to know aid Fish insisted on receiving his “profita” and drew out of the firm §5C0,- Yes, I know the names of some persons caught, bnt cannot give them. Some fsntlamen are in for $500,000, and others or still larzer sums.” Wm. C. Smith, of the stock exchange, & member of the firm, said: ‘I do not think the statement of the assignee will be ready until the latter part of next week. 1 don’t think the amount of lia- bilities will reach §8,000,000, although that is & matter of which I have no knowledge. The figures are all gossip, and are, I think, extravagantly large, The railroad companies which received Joans on securities, which have been transforred to other people, are amply ‘protected and_ will lose nothing. THE LOSSE3 will fall "chiefly upon individuals who have invested their money with the firm. This business is conducted by Ward, OF course they were fully aware of the large “amount involved. They had been led ‘o by Ward and will of course lose very “heaviiy.” BaIN; intorviowed said ho was looking for -employment; had nothing to do now. It would depend on whether anything was #aved from the wreck whether he went "into business for himself. THE MARINE BANK has begun a suit against Ferd. Wara to recover $700,000, the amount of over drafts paid out by the bank on Ward's account, An attachment was granted against the house and personal property of Ward. The Broklyn sherift is in possesion. { WARD'S FURNITURE SEIZED. New York, May 9.—The furniture and all the effects of the residence of Ferdinand Ward, of Grant Ward have baen attached. ATTEMPT TO Al ST WARD. The Brooklyn Eaglosays: Persons passing along Pierrenont street this morning were startled to see two well dressed men grasp tho head of a horse attached toa coupe and ordered the driver to stop. Many thought they were to witness a highway robbery, but were mistaken. The inmate of the coupe was Ward, One of the men said: “Mr. Ward, you aro our prisonor. " Ward asked for proof of authority. A search fora warrant was be- gun. A troubled look overspread the conntenances of both men, and the pock- ets of each, were turned inside out and bundles of papers they carried were ex- about seventeen times, to no avail. They gazad disconsolately after the coupe as Ward was rapidly” driven toward New Yorlk ferry. ‘The house is elaborately and expen- sively furnished. Ward lived in the house five years. Four weoks ago their only child was born, He was christened Ferdinand Grant Ward, a‘ter General Grant. The refuge of the Grant famil, will be the home of Mrs, Grant's mother George Jones, of the New York 7Zimes, says: “GENEUAL GRANT'S FUND of $200,000 is absolntely safe. Hitherto we paid the interest annually. The first of May of each year has found Geners! Grant in possession of $15,140 interest in full on the investment. Hereafter we shall pay him quarterly, not only because he needs the money, but because we do not mean that any one shall lay hands on it. I was with General Grant Sunday last. He was in complete ignorance of the impending disaster. Other than this fund he DOESN'T POSSESS A DOLLAR: “More thanthat he is deeply,almost ir- retrievably in debt, What he did in ‘Wall street he did for his sons, It seems too ead that the man who has done so much for his country should be left in his old age dependent un the uation he helped to save.” THE RECEIVELR, Julian T, Davies has been appointed recoiver of the assets of Grant & Ward, the suspended brokers, Ward had not been out of the house more then half an hour whena deputy sheriff arrived with a writ of attachment for the furniture and other effects. As Ward could not be served with the paper it was NAILED £ THE FRONT LOOR and excited groat curiosity, The deputy made an inventory of the house when the family commenced preparations to de 000 in 1888, and $300,000 this year. A — THE MELHODISTS, The Conference Still in Session, PHILADELPRIA,May 9,—The Methodist conference re-assembled this morning with Bishop Bowman in the chair. Rev. Dr. Cox, of Towa, conducted devotional exercises. Bishop Harris announced in response to the resolution acopted yester. day that the election of three additional bishops will adequately provide for the requirements of the Episcopal oftica. The standing commissions reportei recom- mending fixing an Episcopal residence in Burope and India. A delegate moved reference to the committee. Ram Chan- dera Bose, a lay delegate from North In- dia, moved that further consideration of the matter be postponed to Monday. Rev. Dr. Alfred Wheeler, of Ecie, read as a dart of his speech minority report to the effect that resident bishops India and Europe are no¢ demanded by the inte- rests of the church. Dr. Wheeler main tained that the resolution contemplates the establishment of Episcopal residence in Europe, and in the same way as at Boston and San Frauciaco. - The project appeared to be to establish a residence with & permanent occupant of the Epis- copate. Puivaperaia, Pa., May 9.—The re- port was referred to the committee on episcopacy. The committee on judiciary reported that under the third restriction rule the general conference has power to appoint the missionaryi bishop or superintendent for any foreiga mission, limiting jurisdic- tion to the same and with the exception that all our bishops shall be equal in authority and jurisdiction, and subject to the same assignments to work, It is the opinion of the committee that the general conference has power to fix the residence of all bishops to any part of the country occupied by the Methodist Episcopal church, The comw itee on the state of the church received the report of a sub com- mittee on marrise and divorce. The report was adopted. It is lengthy and NEWS OF THENATION. An Effort to be Made to Pass the Postal Telegraph Bill, Hallett Kilbourne's Verdict Set Aside as Excessive, A Saluto in Honor of the Alert to be Fired On Her Woighing Anchor To- Day in New York Harbor, The Testimony in the Jeannette Case Yesterday. Proceedings In Congress ~-Howitt (o Spring a New Tavift Bill, WASKINGTON NOLES, POSTALTELEGRAVH, Special Dispatch to tho Bek, Wasnixarox, May 9 —Now that the tarifl biil is out of the way, there will be an effort made to take up the postal telo- graph bl The bill as reported from the committee authorizes the post master- general to advertisa for bids for postal e by telegraph, and to accept the lowest. 1t is believed the maximum rates under this will not exceed, on an average, one-fourth the prosent rates. HALLETT KILBOURNE'S VERDICT, Judge Wagner to-day sot aside the ver- dict of $37,600 as excessive, in the ocase of Hallett Kilbourno vs ex Sergeant-at- Arms Thompson, but said that if the plaintiff would accept $2(,000 it would bo allowed to stand; otherwise he would grant a now trial, A SEND-OFF FOR THE ALERT. The secretary of war has directed a national salute of twenty-one guns to be tired from Fort Columbus, New York harbor, to-morrow, on the cecaston of the departure of the Arctic steamer Alert in honor of the English ensign, which will bo displayed at the fore This is in recog- nition of the action of the British gov- ernment in giving the vessel to the United States for use in search of the Greeley party. TIE JEANETTE, In the Joanetto inquiry to-day Mus. Emma DeDong, wife of Captain DeDong, testified she thought the ship was as cure- fully and completely furnished with clothing and provisions as possiblo. She folt perfectly ~satisfied that everything had been done for the relief of her uus band that could be done. Mr. Beunott told her he considered Captain DeLong's death the most heroic thing he knew. This closed the testimony and the argu-: ments will be made to-morrow. ANOTHER TARIFF BILL. Represeatative Hewiwt, New York, will introduce 1a the house on Monday next to amend, simplify and make clear the presont tariff law with a view of obviat- ing some of tho diticulties experiencod by the treasury department in construct- ing and carrying its provisions. He has some thoughts of incorporating a series of provisions intended to reduce the tar- iff, but has not come to a final decision until he has had a conference with other democrats in the house. Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, said to- day thatif no tariff bill be introduced this season, the democrats who aided in defeating the Morrison bill will publish a statement, giving their reason for their opposition toit, ewitt said to-night that if he decides to make the bill a tariff reduction meas- ure, the changes will not he go radical as those of the Morrison bill When he came to Washington at the beginning of congress he brought a tariff bill, which would have been ntroduced had Morrison not introduced his measure His (Hewitt's) bill provided for a reduc- tion of revenus from customs duties amounting to $70,000,000. It placed the free list anumber of articles in addi- tion to those made duty free by Morri- son’s original bill. includes in a comprohensive preamble setting forth the danger to tho social fabric from the irreverance for the mar- riage vow, and the granting divorcan for other than tcriptural causes. It contains stringont resolutious on the subject of divorce, aud soveral actions which' it rec- ommends to be adopted by the general conference as additions to the disciplino Oune section is: **No divorce shall by rec: ogmzed as lawful, it the sight of God, ox- cept for adultery Micnhigan Crops. Derrorr, May 9.—For May tho orop returns have been received from seven hundred and ninety-three corres gondents, representing 028 townships. As in 1883 and 1882, the month of April was a cold month; at_Lansing the average tempera- ture was 45 degrees K., as compared with 40 in 1883 and 45 in 1882, There wasa scarcity of August rain-rall from the 10th to the close of the month. Wheat on sandy soil works fairly well on clay lands and lills, especially on the northern slopes. The crop is badly injured. Es- timates show the condition of " the crop in the southern four tiers of counties to be 87 per cent. In the counties north of the southera four tiers 97 per cent. of the condition one year ago. Two per cent, of the average is seeded to wheat aud will be plowed up because winter killed and otherwise destroyed it, Con- siderable area is thought to be injured beyond recovery. 1t will not be plowed doep because the ground has been seeded to clover or graas. The Weaiher To-day. WaAsHINGTON, May 0. —For the upper Mississippi valley, fair followed by pi ly cloudy weathsr, and in northern por- tion local rains; variable winds, slightly warm, For the Missouri valley, fair, variable winds, shifting to westeriy, stationary temperature. e Fatal Lightaing, Raveian, N. C., May 9.—Lightning struck McDuffy & Son's mill this morning aud killed instantly the engineer and FORTY-EIGHTH OONGRESS, SENATE, WasminatoN, May 9.—The appeal of tions an asses ade on the dis. logal citizens, and the money turned over to the provost marshal. &) 606 of the amount assessed was paid over to Aldrich & Patterson, two of the srers from the raids, and the remainder covored in. to the treasury Willis N. Arnold olaims to bo a loyal eltizen, and that he suflerad a loss of 5,000, Hiram Johoson ot al woro disloyal citizens, on whom tho assessment was made, and who now claim the sum remaining in the treasny should be divided among them pro rata Tho speaker also laid beforo the house a communication from the secretary of war recommending an additional wppro priation of $100,000 for tho relief of suf- torers by floods in the lower Mississippi valley. ~ Roferced, Rocess till 8 o'olock, the evening sos ston to bo for tho consideration of sion bills, FOR ARTHUL, KW YORK COLORED MEN FOR HIM, New Youk, May 9. publican central committee to-night en- dorsed the administration of Arthur and recommendcd his renomination, The committee also asked for a more thorough recognition and suggested this could be ubtained by placing a colored man on the national republican commitiee, e 1R LTS, [he colored re- The Lowest rates Ever Known Con- tracted for at Chicago, Cnicaco, May 9.—The season for the grain fleot of this port has been very backward: owing to the limited call for carrying room freights have gave down to a very low per cent, hotwithstanding which many large vessols have not yor loosed sales, while a uumber of others have gone to Eicanaba for ore.. The firat decided movement wag to-day, wheu charters were made, mastly by W. T Baker & - Co., for 400,000 bushels of wh to New York by lake and camal, at G} cents, and 100,000 bushels of corn at 6} per bushel. This 18 about the lowest rate ever known and 18 6 cents under the railway rates which is very low. * e ——— SHARON'S SHAME. Another Perjured Witnoss Acknowl- cdges His Quilt. ——— SaN Francisco, May 9.—The Sharon divorce case hag entered ona period of surprising revelations, Mrs, Martha Arlson testified yesterday to having giv- en false evidence in behalf of the plaintift, and to-day Harry L. Walls, who teatified for pluintiff _that he heard Sharon intro- duce Miss Hill to Mr, Thue (since deceas- ed) of Santa Cruz, as hié wife, confessed the story was false; nothing of the kind ever ocourred. In making the confession tho witncss burst into tears, and said “True told me there was $260,000 in the affair, and T was to have<"#8.000,” e, 1 Wasge FTall Wa 3 3 At New York—New Yfk, 5; Detroit, 0. At Providence—Providence, 8; Bulfa- lo, 1 "At Boston-— Boston, @ Cloveland, 2. Pittsbarg—Allogheny, i 8; Pittaburg, 2 Y St. Louis—St. Louis Americans, 3; Columbus, 2. Louisvills Ky.,—Loufsville, 2; Indian- apoli, 8. At Cincinnati—Toledo, 1; Cincinnati 9 ¥ ""At Cincinnati—Unions, 7; Baltimora Unions 4, At Milwaukee—Milwaukee, 9; Minne- apolis, 0. Chicago—Keystone, Philadelphia, 2; Chicago Unions, 6 Pl At St. Louis.—St, | Louis Union, 12; Nationals, 4 1 At Philadelphia—Chicago 7; Philadel- phia 4. At Fort Wayne—Grand Rapids 3; Ft. Wayne 2. The Doctors Want Prayer in Theirs WasHINGTON, May 9.—At to-day’s scs- NO, 201 EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE, Socialism Again Disrnpting the Prus- sian Reichsrath, Bismarck Speaks for a Renewal of the Thumb-Sorew Law. Tho English ''ories Patcha Peace in Their Camp, Randolph Churchill Announces Ho Will Not Secede, A Campaiga Inaugurated Against the Franchise Bill, A Meeting of the Nattonal League for Next Sunday Proclaimed, FOREIGN NEWS, SOCTALISM, Brrias, May 9. In the reichtag to day tho debate on the bill to ronow the spe al anti-socialist law was resumod. Richtor pronounced the law a failure, omphasizing (hy fact that it had not pro- vented the attempt toblow up the Niede orvwald monument. Von Patirkamer, Prussian homo sec- retary, said tho ocourrence, instoad of being an argument against the pro- longation of the law, was a reason io it. 1f the law had not been enacted the omissfon would have been atoned for in torrents of blood. All states which do 1ot possess such & law are being under mined by anarchist ideas as a legimate consequence of social democracy. Bismarck also spoke in defense of the bill, and said the government could not mako a law more lenient, but hoped through social referms to giva workmon their due; namely: work so long as they were ablo to labor, and support when they wore unable to toil lon- ger. Parliamentary obstruction sim ply impeded the government. If the bill should bo rejected the gov- ernment would replace it with another. If that parlinment should reject the bill, the government would bo exonerated of || all responsibility and cvuld regard the further development of social democracy with a quiet conscience. THE ENGLISH TORIES, Loxnoy, May 9 —At a mseting of the conservative members of the commons to-day, Randolph Churchill intimated he would support. the leaders of the party. The tories are jubilant, They consider the split in tho party ended. The liber- als expect tho feud soon to re-open. The meoting unanimously agreed to oppos: the franchise bill. AN IRISH MRETING SUPPRESSED, Dunuiy, May 9.—The suthorices have procmimed’ a meeting of National League Sunday next at Abbeyfele, Lemerick. BANQUETING SARGENT. Bertiy, May 9.—The American col ny gives a banquet to Sargent before his de- parture on the 26th. Minister Morton, from Paris and Ex-minister General Noyes are invited. e — It Might Have Been in Nebraska Two or three years ago, whilo the Wis consin Logislatare was iu session, a mem- ber gave notice that he would introduce | ¢ a bill to invesigato tho aflairs of a cer- tain railroad corporation. Two or three days after he was hunted up by an officer of the road, who suid: “] neo that you intend to investigate the affaira of our road?” “Yes, sir.” ‘‘Ah, yes; in what direction, agk, will your investigation lead?” “Why, I want to ses if there is any way I can pass my old woman down and back from Oshkosh?” Thero probably wes, at least the ‘bill was never heard of further.— Wall Strect News, may 1 sion of the American Medical association, Dr. Van Cline, of Ohio, offered a resolu- tion that, as many members are infidels, freethinkers, waterialists, etc., the cus tom of opening the annnual session with prayer was an imposition on some of the members, and therefore ought to be Mr. Beck (dem., Ky.) from the decision of the chair regarding the motion of Mr. Frye (rep., Me.) for a conforence com- mittee on tho shipping bill was laid over till Monday. The senate then took up the Indian appropriation bill, and Mr. Dawes (rep., Muss. )briefly recapitulated its provisions The eatimntes for the year, ho said, were $8,466,809, The amount of tho bill a8 it came from ths house was $5,- 450,389; the six smendments proposed by the senate increased the amount §757,- 413, The total reported to the senate for Indian service the coming year was $0,213,802, This exceeds the Indian bill of last yoar by $840,144, The chiof el- ement of increase, Dawes said, was the amount for Indian schools, The bill was considered by sections,and considerable progress made without de- bate, except upon the appropriation for education in Alaska, The senate com- mitwe had reduced the amount from abolished. *‘I move the resolution be Iaid on the table,” promptly called ont a delegate. The vote was put and carried without a dissenting voice, The associa- tion adjourned sino die. s e —— Killed Their Guard, Mr. SteRLING, Ky., May 9. —A peniten- tiary guard in charge of eight convicts, whom he was transferring from Frank- fort to prison on the Kentucky Cor e railrond, reached hero yesterday after- noon and started on faot for the prison. One of the prisoners complsined that his handcuffs were hurting him, and the others took advantage of the opportunity > overpower, the juard, A gun and killed him, Three prisouers escaped The other five were frymg to reach prison, C—— A Failure to Oheal the Gallows, Asuranp, O., May P —George Hoin and William Mibboner, sentenced to be hanged May 16th for the murder of Har- 15,000, allowed by the house, to $10,- 0. Mr. Hawley (rep , Ct.) moved to make the amount §25,000, Me. Plumb (rep., Ks.) opposed this, Mr. Conger (rep., Mich.) advocated the motion. Peuding the debate, the senate went into executive seesion, and when the doors re opened, adjournedto 12 o'clock, to-morrow. About 1 o'clock the senate will proceed in a body to attend the unveiling of the Marshall memorial statue, HOUSE, The first two bil's on the calendar were considered and discussed together, The first appropriation of $6,000 for the re- lief of Willis N. Arnold, of Henderson, Tenn , was reported favorably by the committee on war claim The second for the relief of Hiram Johnson und forty-six other peaple of the same pluce was reporied adversely, and both these claims have boen pending in conzress for two negroes, and injured another per- part. THE CLEARING HOUSE, New Youk, May 9.—A meeting of a commilteo appoiuted by the Clearing House association to report such amend- son, A Parl rian Forger, Toroxto, Ontario, May 9 —R. J. McKiram, member of Parliament, has been arrested for forgery. wany years. They grew out of & rehel raid on Henderson in Vi Property to the value of 826,761 was de- stroyed, of which §18,171 bolonged to Ivl{‘ll citizens, $3,600 to the Mobile snd Ohio railway, and $5,080 to the United Btates, On account of these depreda- ry Williams, took morphine this morning with suicidal intent, The dootors thwarted their purpose. TELEGRAPH NOTES, The greenbackers of the twelfth district o Missouri have nominated W, 8, Haseltino for congress, “Tho report that, the kisg of the Belgians had desputched Stanloy with an exvedition Cubgo to ald Gardon io retreating from from C Khbartoum, is untrue, Henry Irving, in an intarviow at London, says it 14 impossible for an Buglishian who has not visited America to conceive of the fesling of Americans toward the mother coun- try. At Winston, N, C., Thursday night, 270 citizons took Henry Swalw from jwil and lynched Lim, Swaim wis charged with the wmurder of Mry, Roed, oh Mouday lost, with the purpose of robb ayor addressed the crowd without ¢ The leading manufacturers of York and adjoiving states met at Now York, last ovenioy to devise means by which congress! i can be induced to aholich "l duties on raw material and 40 modify the jresent tariff that tho burden shall fall more equally ujoxn those engoged in manufacturing, 16 was rowolved o uuite in an wssociation to be kaown s the manufacturers reform leagus, the objoct of which should be to further thelr intercsts by protection and advocating fiee opposiug trade, d— LVt 1oket Shops, Cuicaao, May 0.—The representatives cf a largo number of buckot shops in towns throughout the middle and western states, which have been cut off trom the market quotations since the Chicago board of trade took charge of its own market rgports, held a couference with n committee of the board to-day, and an ar- rangement was mado by which theywill bo given raports as a basis for solicitiog hus nessfor members of the board of trade, they eigning a contract and giving security not to use the quotations for bucket shop business under penslty of being cut ofl again, A considerable number availed themselyes of the opportunity. Profers Sho g 1o Hanging., Saur LAke, May 9 - Fred Hopt, three times triod and ¢onvicted of murder, has been rentenced to be executed June 30, The Utah statute permit persons sen- tenced to chose hanging or shooting. Hopt chose the latter. The attorneys gquve notice of appesl; should w stay of execution be ordered; s lynching is prob- bale, The murder was committed four years ago, The case has cost the terri- tory $16,000. Duncan Ross' Latest Find, Creverann, Oko, May 9.—Dancan C, Ross has issued & card stating that he will match Charles Lange to spar Jamos 0. Daly or Hial Stoddard, ring rules, hard gloves, to a finish, for $500 a side the contest to take place on Lauke Eri o {wenty miles from shure, opposite Cleve lind, American side, If Lange bia's Daly and Swoddart, he will be pitted against Charles Mitcholl, apse 0f w Grand Stand, Ounuicorne, Ohio, May 9 —During a baso-ball game betwcen the Chillicothe aud Portsmouth clubs this afternoon, the grand stand, containing two huudred people foll, injuring wwenty, The most severely hurt are: Jeremiah O'Keo, in- ternally, will pruhul;l{ die; Dr, Joseph \ 1 Hanley, spine; Josoph McGuire, head; Tohn Higbee, broken log. The ladies escaped. S The Week's Fallures, New York, May 9-—-The business failures for the last soven days in the United States were 168; in Canada, 53, e Snot Down at Pulls, New Oxveans, May9.—The Piea- yune's Hazelhurst special says: Tu the trinl of Wheeler for the murder of Mat- thows the testimony shows that Soott an ed the gun to Wheeler thiough the vindow of the building in which the lection was held, that only pleasan salutations passed between Maithews and Whaeelor, and that Matthews voted and was shot down , ——— OMAHA Iy CHIOAGO, fhe Boara of Trade Bt Al seeing in the Ga Sight- en Olty, Spocial Dispateh to the Ber, Curcaco, May 9. The members of the Omaha board of trado and their friends arrived hero at 3 o'clock this afternoon, in their apecial train of soven sloopers, dining, smoking and baggago cars, over ho Chicago, Burlington & Quiney rond Chey apent tho day and evening in visit ing points of intorests about the eity,and wttending the thestres Nearly all of them have quarters at the Palmer, Thero 18 N0 Feguiar programme of sightsecing or pleasuro socking, overy ono following s or her own inclination The party will not returnin a body, but the mem: bora will go back, cach when ho gets ready. — The Medicioe Men at Washington, Wasuisaroy, May 8 -—-Tho capitol was brilliantly lighted this evening in honor of tho National Medical Associn ton. Tho members of tho aesociation, many of them accompnnied by ladics, vero received in tho markble room of tho renate by speaker Carlisle and Sena tor Elmunds, assistod by Senator Mor- rill. Laterin the ovening they inited tho army medieal museum, whoro {hoy wero received by Surgeon General Wales, T Ratal Loe. Parsons, Kansas, May 9 —The boiler of a locomotive exploded in the Missouri Pacitic round house this aftornoon. M A. Slattery and Deloy Tomonto were blown through tho roof and instantly killed, J. W. Nichls was fatally injured, threo others wero badly hurt, four see: tions of the building were demolished; loss $30,000. The engine was old and was undergoing tosts when the explosion oceurred. —— Mexican Train Robbers Fail, Eru Paso, May 0.—The 7Vmes to-day says: Itobbers attacked the down train on the Mexican Central forty miles below Overotaro. Thoy tore up one of the rails, derailing the trainbut not wrecking One of the robbers was killed, the othors fled. Nome of the passengors wore hurt. £60,000 in silver was on the train, ——— To be Pardoned in Order to Hang, Prrrsnuia, May 9.—Deteotive Brown- ing, of St. Louis, who identificd John D, Shea, serving a term hero in the peni- tontiary for burglary, as the murderor of Policeman Doran, will apply to the state board of pardons for the relense of Shea in order that he bo taken to St. Louis and executed, o —— ARE YOU GOING TO SUROPE? 1 nouncement of Messrs, THOS, COOK & SON, “Lourist Agonts, 261 Broadway, New York, relative to tho vory complete arrangements they have mado for tours in Hurops ths coming Spring and Summer. “Cook’s Txcur- sioniat,” containing maps and fuil particutars, will bo mailod to any address on receipt of 10 conts —— Foreign Nows, LoNnox, May 9 —1t is reported that King Hubert, of Italy, has commissioned Ismail Pasha, ex-khedive of Egypt, to confer with Gladstone, Austria and iermany wish to placo Italy equal with France in the Egyptian discussion A Rape Fiend Hanged., CoLumuia, 8. €, May 9.—James §. Coleman, (0lored) was Knngvd this mor- ning for the murder and outrage of Sarah Willis. Ho was a leading ropublican school master of Lanrens County. wned in tve Allegheny, Freerorr, Pa.,, May 9. —Dan'l Crit- zen and Alek Burket, well known citi- zons, wero drowned to-day while cross- ing the Allegheny river in a eail boat which sprung a leak aud sank before it was possible to bo rescued, i New Orleans' Rulway King Deaq, Nrw Youk, May 9.—The funeral of Richard J. Morgan, of Morgsn's Louisi- ann & Texus steamship company, took place to-day from St. Thomas church, Rev. Drs. Morgan and Conkling officiated . There attended many railroad —m— Horstord's Aeid Phosphate, In Debility. Dr. W. H. Holcome, New Orleans, La., says: *'I found it an admirable rem: edy for debilitated state of the system, produced by tho wear and tear of the nervous energies.” Ly anscontin 8. Lovis, May . —The Transconti- nental association reached 10 ¢ melusion to-day in tho discuesion of & plan for the formation of a pool, They will meet again to-morrow, —— That Springs Homiclde, Hor ®ruings, Ark, May 9.—Robert Priutt has been acquitted of the charge of murdering John Flynn, in the Doran- Flynn affair, ital Pool, —— Nenrasea Srare Gazerrger & Bos ivess Dirkorory to be issued in July, 1884, prico §4. 50, J, M. Worrk, pub- lisher, 120 8. 14th St., Omaha, . — Tried for Election Frand, Lawnexce, Mass, May 9.—Mayor Saundors has been Lold to trial, for bate lot box stuffing, Bten A plon New Onrwceass, May 9 —1It is rumored the steamer Alpia exploded on the upper river aud soveral persons were killed, The Thetis §1. Joux's May L St. John, The Thetis, cf the Greeloy expedition No U, Dividemd, Bostoy, May 8 —The Union Pacific lias passed its dividend, ed this morning, ——— An Albany Assignment, Avpany, N. Y, May 8.4 Jno, I, Smith assigned to.day. — e A Happy Family, Pulled from the breast, squeczed from the bottle, “tomachs will sour all’ milk will ourd! heads i awtul fright, “twas thus with Vietoria, Nigt was hideous without Castorie; When ocolie lef ; for puscr ful slumber, AL sald thelr prayer aud slept like Mbunder. In another cotumn will be fonnd the an- | ed at 17 60@17 55; July 17 674, val CORN IN COMMAND, —— fhat Cereal the Leading Featare of Yesterdas's Chicago Market, Trading Active and Excited and Prices Advanoing, Wheat Only Moderately with Lower Price Oats Firmer and Higher+ Change in Provisior 1_|aqum"] {1 @ Cattle Continue to Gtain mand and in Values: § Large Packers Ceaso Buying Hogs, and a 10c Drop is the Conke 0. CRICAGO MARKETS, CORN COMES TO THE Spocial Dispateh to Tie Bee Ciicaao, May 9. Corn was the load~ ing feature in to-day’s transactions om ‘change, and trading becamo active and oxcited as prices steaaily advanced. WIEAT, Trading in wheat was only moderately large, but after an easy opening, it recova ered ita lost ground and remained steady during the greater portion of the session. Under fair speculativo offerings at the opening, prices declined § to fo. At this decline thero was a better demand, stim- ulated by a roport that some large pur- chases of No. 2 spring had been made for direct import, the amount being stated at 350,000 bushels. Later freight engage= ments were reported for 409,000 bushels of wheat, largely through to New York, at G} cents freight. In all, prices ad« vanced 1} to 1ye, recgded and closed about the same as yosptday. Roceipts continue small. June closed at 944c, and July 960, On call board, sales were GL0,= 000, July closing }e lower. CORN was decidedly stronger; outside buying was good and the local demand also” ace tive, with shorts covering rather freely, The market opened # to }¢ higher, decline od §tofe, advanced Ic, ruled steady, closed {o over yesterday. June closed ab 58§, July, 602 to 60}, Auguet, 60j. On call sales weve 460,000 bushels, August declining. FORE, OATS. Wero firm and ranged dc higher; June closed at 34}; July, 34@34). On cald sales were 100,000; June and July ade vanced {c; August advanced }o. PROVISIONS, . Showed little change; June pork ol fard closed at8 623; July 8 72}, Om call salcs were light at unchanged pricem, CATTLE Active with a strong range of prices and an advance of 10¢ on best fat catt| Stillers having the preference, amo which were some lots that sold as high as £6 35 and culls down as low as $4.40, There were no Texaus on sale to-day, But fow stockers and feeders were amol the arrivals, and they sold ai fully as hj figures at any time. Geod tochoice shi ping, 1,200 to 1,350 ibs. $6.00 to 6 ;ommon to medium, 1,003 to 1,200 Ibs. £5.40 to §.50. HOGS, The market opened aotive and prices ruled a shade ficmer for a time, but late when gpeculators found that several the big packing firms were not buying o any great extent, they in turn held offy hence toward the closo trade was rather dull, and prices b to 10 lower. Nsw Yo 3 lelphia, PuinavkLeinia May 9 —One thousand persons witnessad the All New York against tho Gentlemen of Philadelp! cricket match to-day. The Philadelpl tenm_woon start for England, The score was: New York 97: Philadelphin 98, with two wickets down. e ——— Domestic Infelicity and Death SAN Fraxoisco, May 9.—Dr: A. Gards ner, @ young manlately married, livingat San Pueblo, California, took 30 grains of morphine laet night. His wife also swale lowed a doge of poison, The wife was saved. The husbsnd nied. Domestie folicity. A Negro Rapist Strangled Euzavernrows, Ky., May 9.-—This morning at 1 o’clock & masked mob took from the jail Miles Petty, a negrowhe seyeral weeks ego outraged Van nert, and carried him a few miles from. tow . and hung him to a tree, e — Minnesota Anti-Monopolists, Mixseavouss, May 0.—The anti-mo- nopolists of the fourth congressional dis= trict have elected delegatos to Chicago, instructed for Butler, ANDREWS” tamoeany Ty urllnal.luhumwuuu Y n Andre g Powder, kel ST dotor, At festin (B, e e T e o i elafouiatie, of Chicag: aud G 3 “SgBs dhm Milwankee. Neversold {n bull sk S i