Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 26, 1885, Page 1

e o et 4 1 b i SRt o 5 A A OmMmAHA DALy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., TUESDAY MORNIN TAY 26, 1885, NO. 239 PUTS AND CALLS. Cbicago Specalators Adopt the Russell Sage Plan of Scalping, Prices Forced Up and Down Withln a Fizxed Range. Prices »* flock Bottom—Texas Oattle Interfere with Ordinary Butch- er's Stocks—Hogs Decline, THE DAY IN COMMEROE, PUTS AND CALLS. Special Telegram to The Bex, Cn10AGo, T1l, May 25,—A nice little game is being played on 'change with wheat in these days. A powerful bull party are able £o control tha market, but are not able to put it higher under the existing conditions, They are loaded up with goods bonght at higher figures and seem determined to hold their stuff through thesummer, But this would be an unprofitable proceeding were it not for one open avenue of gain in the way of sell ing “puts and calls” each afternoon for the following day. Thia is being done to the ex- tent of from 2,000,009 to 5,000,000 bushels of grain in both directions. Of courss, ‘'calls” don’t bother the sellers any, as the tendency of the market is downward and the party ls strong enough to hold the market at or arcund tho put prices the whole session through, To encourage buying, there privileges are sold within w half cent of the market each way, and the amount sold brings in a steady income of from $2,000 to 85,000 & day. Thie nice little scheme was worked all of last week and will probably be continued as long as it pays. The putting out of &0 many privileges enables buyers to scalp for Ac or e profit, and this they proceed to do in order to get money hack that was originally paid out for the “put.” Karnest traders, see- ing no prospect of anything being done, aban- don the pit to the scalpers, who ply their weapons on each other to their hearts' content the whole day long, WHEAT, This morning June and July wheat opened 1 &2 lower than it closed on Saturday, went down (éc more and strack the put price; stopped as suddenly as though it had hit a rook, and trere it hung and bobbed up and dewn an Xc or a }c during the entire eession. Of course there is no significance or meaning to any such market as that, and so it attracts no serious attention. It was a_legal holiday in England, there were no public markets or cables. and the intormation ob'aived wasthat which came from the curb. New York opencd about as we did and kept along with us as the off horse in a team, but St, Lonis was a little bullish on winter wheat and kept the prices firm, The receipts were good and the weather good, but the manipulation knows no govern- ing conditions save its own imperious necessi- ties, CORN, Corn was in much the same condition as 1ta_associate cervol, June and Juy options opened about, ic lower, sold down 4o more, and then hupg fire at jo reaction from the low point, T'he receipts were larger than us- ual but the absence of foreiga sdvices and outside business enabled the manipulators to have thingsall their own way. Traders wera on hand to check any serious decline that might be precipitated by son e unskillful and unenlightened bear while the sellers, who were _onto the racket, know better than to put their wisdom-laden heads into the mouth of a roaring bull, Corn is now gettivg down to mearer its proper position in the scale of rices, and whether it goes higher or lower rom this point, depends wholly upon the current receipts and the doings in wheat, OATS. Oats were tolerably active, but larce re- ceipta—20 cara—had o depressing influence on values and futures, which fell §@gc with snlos for June at and betwoen 32}@324c with 324c at the closing. Sample lots on the track ware in excess of the requirements, and from j@1e lower than on Saturday. PROVISIONS, Provisions were all lifeless. CATTLE. At the opening trade was rather slow and the turn on prices rather weak, but when the buyers began to realize that the run would be moderate as compared with a week ago to- day the demand becamo more active, the bulk of the early sales of fat cattle averaging about the same as on Saturday. There was a fair per cont of Texans and range stock among the fresh recoipts, but the supply of Texans was notsufficiently heavy to affect butcher's stock, cows, bulls, and rough stock generally selling equally as high as on Saturday. During the cowing week, how ever, large receipts of Texans are expected, and should the expectation be realized, cow stock will drop 250 per hundred. The receipts of stockers and feeders are light, and the de- mand also continues light. Most of the sales- men, however look for & good steady trade at the present low prices.; 1,350 to 1,500 pounds, $5.40@H.70; 1,200 to 1,350 pounds, $5 5.25; 950 to 1,20 pounds, butchers’, common, $2,608 3 76; : Texane, 5 .60@1.80, % gaod, 3 80@ stockera' steers, Compared with last Monday, the values of hogs are a strong 20 lower, The declino is greater on heavy than on light eorts To-day big strings of good to choice packing grades sold arouad about $1.00@4.05 and best heavy at 8410, Rovgh and common sold down to $3.76@3 9). The range on light sorts was $1.00@4,05 for 180 pounds up; $4.15 for 180 vpounds down, and $4.10 for 180 pounds av- erage. VANDERBI | —— LDI'S FREEZE-OUT, THE PENNSXLVANIA OUTH RATES 10 REGAIN TRAVEL TAKEN BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL, Special Telegram to Ths Bk, New YOEK, May 25,—The cut on passenger rates on the Pennsylvania railroad between this city and Chicago weut into effect to-day, An officer of the road said: ‘‘We bave re- duced our rates because we were not getting what we thought was our share of western travel, That is the reason why we have de- cided to lower rates, Naturally, the much lower rates of the Erie, the West Shore and the New York Central attracted travel that otherwise would have patromzed our road, and although our rates are still higher than the present rates of these other lines, we ex- pect to get our share of the western travel without making a further reduction. As to the effect of our reduced rates it is bard to say, A couple of days will tell, Other lies can't well cut " the rates further. We expect to increase ur travel. Itis people of moderate means who take advantage of these reductions, While Jay Gould, I understand, is trying to effect & restoration of rates of all lines, it is not as- sured that the restoration will be made at once, Ihbardly think Vanderbildt is willio, to have rates restored, but it looks as though, he wanted to keep cut rates, so that in course of tume he can force the West Shore line to sell out to the New York Central, Of course the New York Central could keep up the war very much long/r than the West Shore. 1t way be Vanderbildt desires to continue these cut rates, and in this way get possession of the West Shore road.” o ——— The Day on the Turf, Louvisviiue, Ky, May 25.—At to-day's races the weather was bright and pleasant, the attendance good, the track in excellent condition, First race—The time in the first race was the best heat.record yot made for & distance of three-fourths of & mila, _John Heury won the first hest; Helianthus, second; P. Mones, third, Time, 114, Aleck Ament won the econd heat ~with John Henry . second and Helisnthus third, Time, 1.13). Aleck Ament broke a a blood versel in the third heat and John Henry won, Time, 115§, Second race—Six furlongs, two-year olds, Phil Lee won; Carolina, second; May Lady, third, Time, 1 18, Third race—Mile ahd quarter, all ages; Modesty won; Volate,socond; Yavor, thied. 0%, Coieth exco_Macaly ateaplo clate hands: cap, full steeple course; Pline won; Maj. Pickett, second; Aurelin, third, Time, o — CINOINNATI'S FIRE VIOTIMS, THE CORONRR BRGINS H; INQUEST INTO THE CAUSES OF THRIR DEATH. CixoivNar, O., May 25,—At the coroner's inquest to.day upon the bodies of the victims of last Thuraday’s firo at Sullivan’s printing works, Mr.3J. J. Sullivan, senio r proprietor said the occupation of the fifth floor was of recent date and until within a week or two before the fire there were but seven girls up there, He had frequently told them that in case of fire they should escape by the roof. There was no available ladder up there to reach the trap door, and the girls were told of this, They laughed when he told them of this mode of escaps and_ said they could easily get ont that way., He had not epoken to the recently-employed about this, Even if this Jadder wero not there the girls could have piled up books and papers and eosily reached the roof. His_ brother, ‘who ran to the fitth story, escaped that way, In another part of the fifth floor was a sky- light leading to the roof. Some feeling has been aroused by the state- ments that the telegraph and telephone wires provented the putting up of Iadders in_time to aave life, but Chief Iire Tngincer Wishy says these fives could not have been saved by ladders if there had been no wires on jhe street, Death came too soon after tho ben- zino fire started., —— Rowing at New Orleans. Nrw OnLeans, La,, May 25,—The inter- national rowing regatta, under the manage- ment of the St. John’s club, of this city, be- gan to-day. The weather was showery. First race—Amateur double scull, mile and half with turn; won by the Delaware club, of Chicago, Galveston club second—two feet behind, _Time 9:463, Second raco—Professional single scull, in which there were thrao entries, threo miles with turn; Gaudaur held the lead and turned thestake alength ahead of Teemer. The latter spurted past Gandaur and won by two lengths, Time, 2:014. The race ended in a heavy rain which began while the oarsmen were yet half a mile from the finish; Gandaur second place, Griffin third, Lee fourth and Peteraon fifth, Hosmer finished third and McKay fourth, but they wero ruled out by the refaree, Lyman D. Glover, of Chicago, for finishing outside the line, Third race—Amateur, mile and one-half with turn, won by the St. John, beating the Louisiana club, Time, 10. e e— Sberman Urges Bi-Metalism, SAN Francisco, Cal,, May 25,—Senator John Bherman, visiting this city, was ten- dered a public reception this afternoon by members of the chamber of commerce, board of trade and manufacturners’ association. In replying to an address of welcome Sherman touched on the silver question, and said: ‘“We want a certain adjustment between silver and gold that both these metals may be coined free; that they may bo deposited in the United States treasury in exchange for money certificates, Both should be adjusted so that they may travel all over the world equal to each other in every land. To accomplish this silver must be purchased, coined and paid out at market rates, or received ou deposited or market rates and paper money issusd for it. This will give a bi-metalic money, good not only in San Francisco but in New York, Lon- don and all other parts of the world ” Mr. Sherman leaves Wednesday for Oregon and Washington territory, returning east yia the Northern Pacific, e —— The Presbyterian Assembly, Crsoisnati, O., May 25,—At the presby- terian general assembly this morning, S. B. Bell, D, D,, of Missouri, offered a resolution against Sunday papers and committing the church to what ls conmonly known as prohi- bition, The resolution was referred to an appropriate committes, The standing com- mittee on freedmen reported the total receipts for the year to be $116,000. nder the care of this board are 200 churches, with 11,300 communicants, 200 Sabbath schools, 13,000 scholars, During the year 1,700 members have been added to these churches. H. N, Pane, of Iowa, who was colonel of the col- ored regiment in the late war, delivered an address, o ——— The Oity Election Muddle, Caicaco, Ill,, May The city council mét to-night and had an excited and lengthy wrangle over the third ward election difficulty and finally adjourned, having done nothing nor made any provision for the future, Alder- man Appleton, chairman of the election com- mittee, to which the returns of the third pre- cinct of the third ward were referred, and who, it is claimed, left the city with the docu- ments in kis pocket, was present but had nothing to say. Numerous motions were made to finish the canvass, but euch was promptly headed off by a motion to adjourn, which finally carried at 11 o’clock, ——— Tinkering at Rates, Cuicago, Tll, May 25,—The passenger sgents of eastern roads met here to-day and devoted some time to the discussion of the proposed $17 first-class rate to New York, Certain sgents preseat making objections to the adoption of sny new rate until after the presidents’ meeting in New York, it was finally agreed to indefinitely postpone action in the matter. The represontatives of the new western freight association began a session here to- day, but notbing was done of more importance than arrangivg certain changes in the tariff agreement. —— Heavy Robbery Long Unknewn, PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, May 25.—It has just become known that on Sunday, May 8rd, during the temporary absence of a servant, who left the back door open, the residence of the Mistea Carpenter, 1109 Vine street, was entered in broad daylight aud robbed of bonds, mortgages, insurance, and _other valu- able papers, representing 816,000 —most of them negotiable —together with 3600 in bank notes and silver, and $50 in gold. In his haste, the robber overlooked a smwall box of jowels, worth several thousand dollara, Taere 18 no clew to the thief. | —— Arrested for Forgery, Cuicaco, IlL, M g E. Ackron, formerly of Jersey City, was arrested here to-day charged with five forgeries committed at that place last February, He passed five checks for amounts aggregating 500 which weie discovered to be forged, Ackron claims the checks were given him in_payment for his wholesals confectionery businets in Jersey City by . 5, McCumber, the purchaser, and that be is not the culprit but one of the victims, Poundmaker Offers to Surrender, Barrieronn, Man,, May 25.—A priest is just in with o communication from Pound- maker to Gen, Middleton, who arrived here last n'ght, Poundmaker offers to surrendex unconditionaily, His followers to the num- ber of 2,000, are now coming in to talk with Middleton, Forty half-breeds were with them Dumont, Riel's lientenant, is still in the Birch hills with a few adherents The priest brought him a Jetter from Middleton demandnig his snrrender, and promising a fair trial, Being told who (e lettor was. from, Dumout refused to take 1t, —— THE RIO GRANDE STRIKERS. THE RESULT OF JUDGE BRRWER'S DECISION=— HELP FOR THE STRIKERS, Denver Tritune, 21th, The strikers talked considerably yesterday about Judge Brewsr's decision concerning their grievances, but they do not say what course they will pursue. The assemblies of the Knights of Labor will hold meetings to day, but & mass meeting, similar to those held for the past two Sundays, has not been announced for to-day. The strike has now been in progreas three weeks, The men who went out say they are still a8 firm in their pesition as they were three weeks ago. The railway officlals say that they have a sufficient number of men at work to keep the road in running operation, and they are not much interested As to wheth- er tho men go to work or not. These officials ssy that the men dischargod themselves, and in order for them to go to work for the com pany again they must apply for work in the usual way, The men will not D3 taken back in a body. The strikers eay that this proposition of the ailway compuny is entirely gratutious, as the men do not wish to go back to work unless the the grievances of which they complain are in some way modified, The atrikers claim to have plenty of money guaranteed for their support xo long as thoy remain out ot the shops, It is reported that tne knights of labor on the Union Pacific have pledged one day's wages each every month, which the strikers say will bring them a revenue of $25,000 per month, Other labor organizations are also said to be giviog them support, L —— Chicago Election Squabble, Ciicaco, May 24, —The whersabouts of Alderman Appleton, of this city, who left herc one week ago with the election returns from the third precinct of tho third ward, and upon which depends the result of the canvas of votes and the installation of the city offi - cers, do not appnar to ba known to the gen- eral public, and the date of his return to the city does not appear to be known, The story is related that while in a drinking saloon the night prior to his departure, the returns were stolen from his overcoat pocket and destroyed. e Assaesinated by a Rubber. NEosHO, Mo, May 25,—Some days ago James Masters, a farmer living about five miles from here, was urged by James Martin, also a farmer, to join a band of robbers to which he (Martin) belonged. Masters refused and Martin fearing that Masters would be tray and reveal the band, waylaid and _assas- sinated bim on Saturday. _The shooting was done with aWinchester rifle. Martin was caught and jailed, ——— The Weather, W ASHINGTON, May 25,—The upper Missis- sipi valley: fair weather in the northern por- tion, partly cloudy weather and local rains in the southern portion, variable winds, station- ary temperatere, followed by higher tempe ture, The Missouri valley: fair weather, variable winds, stationary temperature in the north- ern portion, higher temperature in the north- ern portion, e —— Differences Among Nail Makers. PIrTsnuRe, Pa., May 25,—The nail manu- facrurers of the United Strtes will meet in this city on Wedneaday to adopt a scale of prices for the ensuing year, Thecall will be the same as last year. The iron nail manu- facturers, however, want a ten per centreduc. tion, They claim that they are unable to cope with the steel nafl manufacturers, The latter are willing to pay the ole wages. ——— Sustained the Prohibition Law. Forr Scorr, Ken, May 25.—Judge French, of the state district court, in the uase of J. H. Quirk, charged with violating the prohibitory law, rendered a lengthy opinion to-day, taking the ground that the eighth section of the amended prohibitory law, re- cently held unconstitutional by Judee Crosier nlnd lfllowsd by Juge Foster, was constitu- tional, e Pleuro-Pneumonia in the East, PrILADELYHIA, Pa,, Moy 25,—Pleuro-pnou- monia has broken out among the cattle in various parts of the state. Fears are enter - tained that it will become wide-spread. There Is danger also that the outbreak of leuro-pneumonia in New Castle county, elawara, may spread to the state, Several sorts of cattle in Delaware are now affected. e eem——— Crowding the Apaches, SaNTA Fg, N, M., May 26,—News has jnst reached here that Capt. Smith, of the Fourth cavalry, had a fight last Friday with Apaches in the mountaios twenty miles east of Alina, The Indians were routed. The casualties are unknown. The troops are crowdiog the re Another conflict is expected at any moment . o — August Spreckles on Trial, SAN Faanorsco, Cal., May 25 —The trial of Spreckles, the son of Claus Spreck les, the sugar king, for shooting M. M. Ds Young, roprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, on Rovember 16th Task, commenced to-dsy,. It will occupy severa! dayi ——— Failed to Adopt a Scale, Prrrspunc, Pa,, May 25.—The scale con- forence of Tron manufacturers and the amal- gamated associations, which has boen in daily sesaion ainco Friday last, adjourned sine die last evening without having reached a settlement, Gen. Gri Qondition, Nrw Youk, May —Col, Fred, Grant said this morning that last night was the most comfortable the general passed in two weeks, He had eight hours good restful sleep and was free from pain this morning. o — A San Francisco Tragedy, San Franoisco, May 25.—Dr. i Bruen, a highly-respacted citizen of Oakland was shot dead at his door last night by Henry ¥. Prindle, a member of George Hooker post grand army of the republic, The mur derer was arrested, o — A Boston 8 to the Rescue, BostoN, Mass, May 25,—A citizen of Boston offers to become one of a hundred, or of two hundred, or five bundred, to contribute the $50,0(0 needed to complete the psdestal for the Bartholdi statue at New York, ————— ‘What 8hould a Pugllist's Wife Be” BosToN, Mass., May 25,—Jobn L, Sulli van, the pugilist, has entered & counter suit to his wife's suit for & divorce, charging her "ifih cruel, abusive treatment and gross hab ts, —— e Lightning's Slaughter, Frious FALLs, Minn,, May 25,— Duriog a beavy thunder storm Saturday wight, light- ning struck a barn vear here, killing Charles Funwald, August Strassman, a horse, & cow, acoltand, a calf, The bamn did not take fire, TOP-HEAVY. Chicago’s Board of Trade Leadiog to its Own Downfali, Extravagance and Reduced In~ comes the Cause of Wry Faoces, Some of the Figures and Facts Pre- sented by the New Board Build- ing—Peerless Michness, THE TOOTH OF DEOAY, CHICAGO'S NEW BOARD, Special Telegram to The Bek, CH10AGo, May 25,~Concerning Chicago’s new board of trade and the condition of the commission business here, the Evening Mail this afternoon says: ‘‘Thero is at the head of La Salle street a solid 81,000,000 granite board of trade structure. It ia so vast that Marshall Field's grent retail store could stand free and clear in the hall set apart for speculations, There is a tower capped with & weather vane and this is’ so high [that an elght-foot gilded schooner ecems to the pedestrian to be not larger than six inches, There are stained glass windows in this structure fitto do eer- vica in a cathedral, and a big bell with a tone as rich and deep as an organ’s. There are, in this $1,000,000 exchange and about, offices fine enough for cabinet ministers, and big enough, many of them, to be exchange halls theniselves. There aro blackboards costing 1,000 _apiece, There rugs from . Per here brass fittings and stained glass apartments and furniture good enmough for a drawing room, There is a swell dinner set out in the Grand Pacifia and ench day there troops up delegations from big commission houses. “The expenses of grain firms since the re moval to the nmew building have been in creased on an average from 50 to 200 ver cent, A dozen concerns are now paying rentals very little under §10,000. There is not at New York about Wall sireet, any such pre tentious surroundings, Baltimore, Philadel- phia and Boston would be horrified at the suggesting of them, With expenses doubled and incomeg, at the very best cut in_twain, it is no wonder that the faces one sees behind so much plate glass, and in the midst of somuch braes tinsel drawing-room furniture and other expemsive gicgerbread work, are terribly awry., The coffers of Chicago commission men are being drained §The inflowing stream was never 80 thin, It is poseible that the removal of the brokers from their old and comparatively economical quarters to their new and excep- tionally extravagant ones may prove the first sertous blow to the market’s supremacy. The rules of the board of trade direct thata com- miesion man shall charge an outsider a quar- ter of & cent for doing his grain business, yet a trader, outsider or insider, who a quarter of cent on' his mess is, in euphemous terms ravk sucker, Nine tenths of the business done now is for the account of the big tocal traders, and this 18 all done for 1-6c, All the business done for New York, St. Louis and Milwaukee, and the other Jeading speculative points has to be divided. This is all done for ic, despite declarations to the contrary, and after the division, of course, thera is left for the Chicago man only 1-16c, But the division of commissions is not the only division commission men suffer from. Not half the spsculative business comes here. Countrymen are still gambling, Their orders are not eent here, however, because tho lecal bucket shops _got them, Then, too, outside markets, St. Louis, New York and Detroit, have somewhat increased their trade at the expense of Chicago. ““The Chicago market is not at all as it was only five years ago. It is not unlikely that in five years more it will have grown as all other great speculative centres have, a heavy, con- servative humdrum, with the chances for brilliant displays all gone and the chances for speculative purposes all gane too,” ——— GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. THE SOUDAN REBELS. SuakIN, May 25.—An armored train yester- day surprised a body of rebels tearing up the rails of the new railway, and opened fire upon them, It is estimated the rzbels lost several hundred men, THE RED SEA PORTS, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 25—Granville de- clares if Tarkey refuses to occupy some of the Red Sea ports Evgland will be compelled to make arrangements for the occupation of these places by eome clvilized power, A DAY OF REST, Loxnoy, May 25.—To-day (Whit-Monday) is & holiday. The bank of England and stock exchange are closed. PARIS COMMUNISTS, Pants, Moy 25 —The polics expect aud are prepared for a renewal of the communist riot at Pore IaChaise cometery to-day or to-mon- row, The commaunist papers cry for vengeance upon the police and troops for attacking and bayoneting the psople who attempted yester- day to make a demonstration at the graves of communists in the cametery, These journals, in order to incite the mob, falsely state the goldiers during the riot yesterday shot four communists dead. Threats are made to at- thorities with arms and dynamite, lemonstration of the commu on of the fall of the commune up to 4 o'clock, been orderly, The govern- ment withdrew the troops and allowed the proceesion to march into Pore Ia Chaise cem- etery with red flags, The polics also left the communists to themselves, M. Henri Roche- forte made his appearance and was hailed by the paraders with shouts of ‘‘vive la com- mune!” The policy of the authorities of eim- ply ignering the demonstration is generally praised, The communists claim, however, to bave overawed the authorities and boast of their victory. VICTOR HUGO'S FUNERAL, Victor Hugo's funeral will take place next Sunday, The poet’s remains lie in state un- der the Are de Triomphe uutil Saturday, The communists of Parix resolved to attend the funeral and march withred flags in the pro- cession, If they do, it is believed there will be a riot. —r——— PUNISHING THE CHIEFS, MIDDLETON TAKES THE MEDALS AND POWERS OF THE REBELLING IN AWAY, ‘WINNIPEG, Man., May 24, eneral Middle- ton will proceed from Prince Albert to Batte- ford, where he will demand simply the uneondi- tional surreuder of the Indians, He will probably proceed to disarm them, not deem: ng it safe to allow them the freedom they have possessed, Beardy chiefs of the Duck Lake some of their principal braves, had a pow wow with General Middleton expressing loyaity, Both were severely cross- questioned, “Beardy protested he had always Deen loyal and wished to keep his tribe the same, but & number of his young men took part 1n the Duck Lake and Batoche fights against his will, When asked why he had not notified the police that the rebel force had gathered at Duck Lake, he said he thought he was doing enough when be warned bis youog men ageinst participation. The general sald if he was not able to commsnd thowe young men, he was wot fit to be chief. e eeral'left in appavent diegust, after or dering the medals of the chioftains to ha taken away, The two deposed chiefs did not betray the least emotion, The_remains of Corporal Code, and pri. vates Frazer and Hardesty, of the Nintieth and Okemassis, reserve, witl 1|8 young one, rifles, were buried here to.day, with military honors, under the auspices of the Montreal artillery, The cortege was very large and smposing, all public bodies and soveral secret focletien taking part, Chief White Cap and some ofhis fband have been captured and held at Humboldt await ing Gen, Middleton’s orders, Attorney-gen- eral Hamilton declares that Riel's affected Americanship cannot affect his trial and pun- fshment, Ho will doubtless be tried by court martial, ReG1Na, Man., May 24.—The train con- veying Riely the captured rebel chief, arrived here yesterday. The journey was without in- cident, Riel is well, but shonwed some nerv- oueness at being handed over to tho police. He does not talk much, e — Condition of the Grain Reserve, CH1caco, Tll,, May 25,—The following fig ures, taken from the board of trade weekly statement, show the amonnt of grain in sight in the United States and Canada on Satur- day, May 23, and the amount of increase or decrease over the preceding week: Wheat —Visible, 41,101,814 bushels; in- crease, 170,881 hushels, Corn—Visible, 4,991,872 bushels; increase, 88,750 bushels, Oats—Visible, 1,936,208 bushels; decrease, 265,169 bushel Rye —Visbls 60,828 bushels, Barloy - Visible, 211,310 bushels; decrease, 14,504 bushels, ‘The amount of grain in store in Chi the date named was: Wheat, 14,3 bushels; corn, 625,786 bushels; onts, 1 bushels; rye, 16,910 bushels; barley, 30, bushels, 184,891 bushels; decrease, 0 on 288 e — Shot While Resisting an Officer, Cano, IIl, May 25.—At Twelith and Levee streets _this morning Officer (Gieorge Dunn shot and killed William Howard, col- ored, while attempting to arrest him, ————— {7 Mrs, John A, Haldeman Dead. 1ovisviLLe, Ky., May 25, —Mrs, John A. Haldeman, a well-known and popular lady, wife of John A, Haldeman, of the Courler- Joarnal, died to-day of pnenmonia. The Plymouth Scourge. WiLkesnarng, Pa, May 23.—Four more denths occurred at Plymouth this_afternoon and several more cases are reported, ARRESTED AT SPRINGFIELD Frank Willlame,the Tramp Murderer, in Limbo. It was reported here yesterday that Frank Williams, the tramp who shot bis pedler companion, W. H. Brown, In a box car at Plattsmouth Sunday morn- ing, had been arrested at Springfield, a station on the Burlington & Missouri road, between here and the scene of the bloody outrags. It ssems that sfier jumping from the train downnear Boyd's packing house Sundasy morning, Willlams took his back track and traveled in the directlon from whence he came, eupposing that the officers would not think of looking that way for him, In additlon to the discription given of Will iams yeeterday morniag it should have been etated that he is crippled in his right hand, the two tore fingors belng gone, Aown to the sec- ond joint. Judge Stenberg says that Willlams was up before him in police court lorg ago, as a vagrant, and, (n promiss of leaving town, was released’ At last accounts, the news dating from yesterday morning, Brown, the man shot, was stlll living, butin such condition that it was thought almost impossible for him to recover. —The concert given by Mr. Smith last night in front of his store, was attended by a large crowd of people who greatly enjoyed the music, —William Porter, one of Smith's colored men, was arrested and locked up last night on complaint of Lizzie Johnson, who charges him with asssult and battery. —Mr, Rogers, the great one man show actor, who appeared at Boyd's opera houss last night, was greeted by a very small audi- ence. Mr. Rogers, however, gives sn excel- lent show. ~ His imperaonations and charac- izatiors are good, EUEEH PLTS, Reptiles Which a Milwaukee Druog- gist Surrounds Himself With, Milwaukes Sentinal, The private collection of curiosities of Dr. Louls Lotz is consldered ong of the best and largest in the northwest. It represents the accumulation of years, and is 80 extensive that to inepect it thorongh- ly would require several dsys, Among the most noteworthy curioaities In the collectlon is a Roman coin of sllver, made when Christ was upon earth. It is about the sfze of a half dollar of the present day, but thinner. Upon its face Isa Roman head, surrounded by a wreath and some Greek letters, while upon the reverse side is an embossed tree, The coln fs highly prizsd by the doctor, and oucuglu & central poeition in the large number of old and curlous coins of every natlon, of every size and shape, and rang- ing in intrinsic value from one quarter of a cent to §20. Indian relics and curiosities occupy a separate case, and embrace everything from a scalp to & war club. Arrow and spearheads of flint and agate are arranged in rows, according to size, and make an attractlve collection. Tomahawks and axes are numerous, The beholder cannot but wonder at the mechanical ingenuity of the redman, as he gazes upon these implements of warfare. Pottery and jewelery found In Indian mounds form a conspicuous portion of this department. A flint-lock plstol recalls to mind ths days of long ago, when our forefathers retired by the light of candle dip, and the telephone and electric light were un. known, The doctor does not keep his entire col- lectlon at his residence. His store on Chestnut street is a perfect curiosity shop, and resembles In many respects a troplcal garden, contalning, as it does, large trop- ical plants and animals, Ina large tank near the stove In the center of the room reposes an alligator, Hans by name, and Hans 1s now nine years old, and has been in Its present quarters mmr year. The animal Is very doclle, and ls handled and fondled by Dr. Lotz with as much freedom s a babe is han- dled by {ts mother. To one unaccustom- ed to the sight a cold ehiver s apt to pass along his sploal column as the Doetor kisses the repulsive-looking reptile, which is about four feet In length, The small one—but & foot long—is also tame, but will not permit itself to be toushed by any one except Dr. Liotz. Bread and milk, with an oceaslonal bit of meat, conetituie the food of these reptllos, Fwo large snakes occupy » emall caseluear the alll- gator's quarters, Thls case is not closed, and new and then a rastle will bs heard In the polm tree standing near, and be- fore one Is fully aware of what Is golng on & palr of bright eyes will look into his and a forked tongue will dart out in ap- parently glad surprise. The snakes aro allowed the liberty of the store and a qulte friendly, gliding slowly up to a per- #on to be stroked, The doctor bandles them, and they in return nestie down in his pocket. To an observer the practice seems fraught with danger, but Dr. Lotz places great confidence in his peculiar pets ond careeses them with Impunlty. Snakes and fnsects preserved in bottles are srranged on shelves, and the whole tcene reminds one forcibly of a room of a professor of black art, such as is teen in some epeotacular plays — Polar Bear Yarns, Bassel's National History, There are some dreadfnl tales preval- ent as to the | ferocity of the Polar bear, but these, according toDr, Robert Brown, a good deal the nature cf ‘tyari After having lived for som: tlme in the Acrlic regions, and hunted bears agaln and again, he conslders that ‘‘a great deal of the impressions which we have implied regarding its ferocity are more due to old notions of what it ought to be rather than it is, and that the tales related by Barentz, Edward Pelham and other old navigators regarding its blood- thiratiness during the time they wintered in Spitzbergen were a good deal exagger- ated. When enraged or emboldened by hunger I can, however, quite understand that, like o1l wild and even domesticated animals, it may be dangerous to man. On the cest coast of Greenland, where they know little of man, they are very bold, The members of the German ex- pedition, when maklng outdoor observa- tlon, had to be continually on their guard agalnst them. 1 have chased it over the floes of Pond’s Bay, and the beat's only thought seemed to be how best to escape from its pursuers. 1 should have hesitated a good deal before making 8o free with the grizzly bear of the California wilde, which fs, parhaps, the most ferocions antmal on the Amerl- can continent. Though seemingly so un- wily, the uennok runs with great speed, and being almost marlne in fts habits it swims well. 1 have chased it with a picked crew ¢f elght whalemen, and yet the bear has managed to dls- tance us in the race for the ice fields. It would now and again, when its two cubs wete getting in the rear, stop and (literally) push them up behlnd; and on reachiog the steep edge of the ice floe, findlng that we were fast reaching them it lifted each of them upon the Ice with its teeth, selzing the loose skin at the back of the neck. Once on the ice they were safe. Unlike its congeners, it does not hug bat bites, and it will not eat its prey until it ls dead, playing with it like a cat with a mouse. I have known several men who, while sitting, watching or skinning seals, have bad its rough hand lald on thelr shoulder. Thelr only chancs then has been to feign being dead and manage to shoot it while the bear was sitting at a distance watching its in- tended victlm. Though Eskimo are often seen who have been scared by tt, yet I repoat that, unless attacked or ren- dered fierce by hunger, it rarely attacks THE CAPITAL. Depariment Generals Ordercd to Crush The Apache Uprisiog. What the Seventeen Year Looust is Exposted to do. Vilas Gots a Choaper Contract for the Printing ot Stamps—-New Ofti- cors—Notee, THE NATIONAL OAPITAL, GENERAL RVENS, WASHINGTON, May 25 —Tho postmaster goneral has awarded to the Amerloan bank note company of New York, the contract for fornishing the postage stamps for the next four years at $101 516.82 per annum for ordi- nary stamps (which will be printed entirely y steam), and $2,442 79 for postage duo, and othor Issues of stamps, making the total £103,- 959,61 per annum, The gross bid of the bu reau of engraviog and printing, which was the next lowest bid, was $114,136.39, and the work was to have baen executed by a com- bination of steam and hand work. A sample of the steam work of the American bank note company was fourd to ba nearly equal to the requirements of the department, The price pmd for ordinery stamps under the new con- teact will be 6 99 100c per thousand, as agatnst 9719-100c under the present coutract. As nearly four billion stamps are requirea annu ally to meet the demand of the service, the saving of three centt per thousand during the next four years will show a considerablo re. duction in this item of expenditure. The following telegram was ent; ¢ the commanding generals of tho di the Pacific and of the Missouri: ““Uce every exertion powsiblo and call “for all the assistauce of federal troops you may requireto suppress the Indian outbreak in Arizona and New Mexico. These outrages must bo stopped in the ehortest time possible, and every precaution taken to prevent their occurrence in the futuro, By order of the socretary of war,” R. 0. Droy, Adjutant.General, The order is the result of the conference batween tho president. secretary of war and Mr. Oliver Steel, of New Vork, this moruing. In view of the alleged prevalecce of u yel- low fever in the northern Mexican states the secretary of the interior has been requested to reappoint,ths eanitary inspectors on the bor- der line of Arizona, - Ho will probably o ply with the request, ans The president to-day made the following appointments: Postmasters—J, 1. Eischolz, Sunbury, Pa.; Jacob Odell, Youngstown, N, Y.; Sam- uel M. Smead, Fond au Lat, Wis, vice George E. Sutherland suspended upon the in- epector’s report, showing that the postmaster had paid to a clerk employed in his office, his nephew, tho sum of S5 per week a salary for as clerk in the postoffice whenhis sorvices a8 such clerk wero only nominal and unnecas. eary; J._J. Dudley, Nowport, N. H., vico George W. Nourse, tuspended for selling money ordera on credit inviolation of the po tal regulatione, w4V penAs) _ Zachariah Montgomers, of California, as sistant attorney-general for the interior de- partment | sty Professor Riloy_says the soventeon year locust, whose vistt o haa predioted, i harmiees to growing crops and does noinjury except to twigs of forest and fruit trees, Whero very young orchards have been planted on land that has boen cloared during the last soventeen years tho trees are liabls to saffer man. Durlog our last trip to Greenland | somewhat, but it is probable kerosene spray none of our party saw one;indeed, they | will protect them. The ordinary locust, are only killed in the viclnity of Dlaco | ®hich is 80 destructive to growing crops, has Bay during the winter or_epring, when 1;::;2:2;3:2}:{1“;1}:‘; PN P they have elther come or dritted on the | abill through which he sucks his mousish. icefloes. Six were killed in the vicinity [ ment. of Omenak during the winter of 1866-67.” The excess of the value of the exports over P et the imports of merchandise is as tollowe: Measuring the Pyramid, l)u‘rl:z :l;g lm;;' m‘unfln am:ud Adm:i" Aflflllll. 852,747 618;1n the t] il There is a soclety at Cloveland called |30th, $169,009,307. o cooo o0 the international Society of Weights and daso;_cl;;hg, lfi';’:; Bavidsclined folreviewthe Measures, whose ebject 1s to make a O OaBO S UBINFAtORN thorough survey of the great pyramld of ;‘,’,‘;,;,‘}t‘;'gif{“.,',,fi: elazereviof Brsencliiiand, Chaop):laz Ghizeh in Egypt. Its mem- ———— bers think they have reasons for believ- A Wil ing that this great artificlal mass of stone, Vila Banaway, which for more than thirty centurles has been a wonder and mystery to the world A wild and dlsestrons runaway on Doog'ay, Thirteenth and Farnam streets —a wonder and mystery even to the Egyptlans themselves, s an epitome of about dusk laet evening, created consider- prophecy and history; that fts position, able excltement In those thoroughfares. It was not without serlous results. Mr. 1ts measurements, the relatlon of its base | Edward Stnart, a Cclsrado man, and his lines to its height, the siz and shape of | wifs started 1o takea rlde. As they ita chambers, and the angle of ascent and | drove out of the livery stabla on Douglas descent of its gallerles, snd the myster- fous mason marks on its Iuterlor walls all street, thelr vehicle was run Into by another team and tipped over. Mra. have & meaning, scientific, historlcal and prophetic—snd that they reyesl a atand. Stoart etrhek on the pavement, head first, ard of welghts and measures of absolute and eustained quite a ssvere scalp wound., This stariled the horee, accuracy based upon the axisof the earth, [and ~ he dsshed away like a Some of the more sangulne snd enthusi- |shot. He struck a carriage In frent of astic even effect to believe that there is a | Smith's and started another horse, but it small, undiecovered cell, or muniment ¢ was stopped On went the flying steed. room hidden awsy somewhere In the'In frout of Frederlck’satore the bound- moes of stone, which, when dizcovered, ing buggy strack Dr, P, Hozstetter's car- will reveal the whole history and slgnifi-{riage, and threw his litile son cut cnto cance of the pyramid, and tell when, by|the hard pavement, serlously ipjuring whom and for what parposs 1t was built |him. He was carried into D Kalph's —{n short, disclose the sccret which for |office, whera medical relief was adminis- 80 many sages its dumb stones have eo|tered, and from thera taken home. Mrs, jealously guarded, Stuort was attended by Dr. Search. The Many mensurements of the great pyra- [ runawsy horee was stopped cn Twelfth mid have been made, some by scientific | street. and officlal commi{ssions, but they do not accurately agree, and no one of them is entlrely satlsfactory. The Cleveland soclety propcse to make which will bs absolutely exhaustive snd complete, and with this view they wlll excavate the sand from the base of the siructure down to the sockets In tho limestone foundation on which 1t rests, and thas make it bare from bottom to top, Its position, the length of i's sldes, and its height will then ba accurately defermined—and these, It is thought, will farnlsh the orlgin cf the present Engllsh system of welghts and measures. While at it, the soctety will dig out the Sghinx and ex- pose It algo to full view from base to top, —— o —— Track and Train, General Manager S. T. Smith, of the Union Pacitic railroad, went to Denver yesterday morning, 8. R. Drury, city ticket sgent for the “‘Barlington route” at Denver, ls visiting his Umaha feiends. Thomas Miller, general froight agent for tha Burlington & Missowmi reilrcad, went to Chicago Sunday night, to attend a meeting of the freight agents there yesterdsy. J. H. Cleaver has been appointed rest- dentsurgeon of the Unlon Paclfic railroad at Council Bluffs, Thomas Lowd, of the Union Pacific shops, whote eye was 8o eeverely Injured. last week by a eplinter of wood, s now under the cave cf Dr, Bryant. He will probably not Jose the use cf ths- effected eye. A new tlme cazd went tnto effect Sun day on the Missouri Pacific road. The paskenger train, which before. loft hero at 10:35 &, m,, goesnow at 11 o'clock. The evepiog train don’t stert uniil 9 o’clock, Inetead of 8:35, s before. Both morn- ing and evenlng traios arrive at Go’clock. Gatling Guns, The gatling gun weighs about 1,500 pounds and 18 precisely of the eame de- aign as the ordinary cannon. There are ten chambers that revolve In the barrel proper, aud each chamber has an Inde- endent lock., The main barrel is eight uches in dlameter. The size of cartridge used is that of the ordinary forty-five governwent rifle calibre. The firlog 18 done by operating a crank; the cartridge is exploded by @ hammer which works with such great rapldity that 120 cart- ridges are fired in & minute. The move- ment of the gun can ke so adjusted as to make it either statlonary or oscillating, 80 that the gun practice can hesome either ecattered or centrifugal In its exe- cution, At 700 yards the gatllng gun bas been known to hit 8 12210 feet tar got 896 times out of 400 shots, At 1,200 yards 413 cut of 500 shots hayve struck a 9325 feet target. To show the rapldity with which the guns can be worked, it might be explaleed that the time occu. pied in coming to actfo's front from trot and firlog, ten secunde; limber rear, mount and off, thirieen eeconds, — e— Francis Wallace, pressman at the Herald office, was united 1n marriage yoaterday morn- ing u% the cathedral, to Miss Mury Mahoney. Father O'Connor pronounced the ceremony ‘Win, Nugent, Joe Grace, and James Daily, a gavg of young fook pads, wore erested last night and run in for holdivg up aud sluggiog two or three parties o the vicinity of Doug- Ias and Tenth etreets, Ches, Surfas and Mart Conley were also captured and held o8 Witnessos agaiust them, Conley, it seems, was one of the parties slugged, sud at the sl was howling like a gwfl cllow, with a gash Iy bis bead,