Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 15, 1887, Page 7

A DAY FOR THE SCALPERS. That Element Manipulates the Market to Suit Themselves. CORN AGAIN WEAK AND LOWER Previous Interest in Barley Main- tained in the Provision Pit—The Cattle Market Without Feat- ure—=teneral Quotations, Chicago Produce Market. CnIcAGo, May 14.—[Special Telegram to the iBEE.| W heat opened firin at yesterda prices, with the crowd e: marke on indications of clique buyinz. Many of the sealpers who had sold on » bulge yes terday afternoon came into the market, ana finding that offerings wers limited, began bidding for the wheat they wanted. This lent took the market away from the clique and put June up to $57¢e, when the demands of the shorts were satisiied, ‘The market, left to itself, worked off, June receding to S6iic, July touehing 85'4e, ar.d Augustsidge. Here again clique houses appearsd as buyers, and as thesession drew towards aclose the music of the band became louder and the tune live- fier. About ten minutes before the bell tapped June touched 87e. There it stuck tremulously to the finish, July resting at Kbide, August atsige and September at 83! jc. Brokers had orders to close the market at S7c, and they did it. They did not have to buy a great quantity of grain to do it, either, “I'ransactionsin the pit were below the aver- age In aggregate, the market very narrow. Loeal scalpers and fthose who can have in- stantaneous conunection with the exchange, try to tail onto the clique, but the public does not seem to have availed itself wenerally of the clique “'yes,” 80 generously and continu- ously put out. Commission houses report a light run on outside orde: Itis said, no ever, that the bucket shops are great suffer which would indicate that the multitude of little fellows had cauzht on and were passen- Kers on the clique train. Corn was again weak and lower, especially the June option. ‘There was less ehanging over to-day, or, in other words, less buying of June and selling of July, which accounted for the conspicuous weakness in the former month, and it sold *a split” lower than on Inst break, when the inside fizures on the 9rop, up to that time, were touehed, The principal feature of to-day’s trade was the yery general and heavy unfoadings by longs, Discouraed holders dumped large quanti- ties, and although the shrinkerage in values occasloned by free offerings were not severe, it was a heavy slugging market from the opening to the close. Initial trades In June ‘were at 30!{ and in July at4le, or e under esterday's closing. June slutfed off to 287¢ k.flb and closed at 3Yc straight, and July rested at 40%c, after touching 4o¥gc. May closed at 1c under Juneand Augustataboutiic premiul ‘The actual decline in the leading utures was 'q(@%ec. Larger receipts are predicted for next week, Monday'srun being estimated at 175 cars. Port clearings yester- day from two ports were 95,000 bushels, and foreign markets wero quoted quiet and steady. ‘To-day's charters by luke shippers were for 146,000 bushels, Oats were fairly actlve and prices weakened e tor the prin- cipal trading months, Fine weather, good receipts, free speculation offerings and the depression of corn, all helped to weaken the market. Fluctuations were narrow, June closing at 27%c and July at 25’ @8ige. J ust at the close 20,000 bushels were sold for August at c. In the] provision pit yesterday’s interest was barely maintained. ‘The warket opened with a promise of more active trading, but on the appearance of a weaker and more bearish teeling than was expected, traders became comparatively conservative, hence to-day’s business, all told, was somewlat unsal l\lm'lnry and without special teature, From the start the bear side was rezarded with the greatest favor. and at the close lard stood at Tl @10¢ and short ribs 10@12ije un- dor Iast uight's final quotations, 'The best rices reported were obtained on opening ransactions Speculation was contined to lard and short ribs and to the usual months— June, July and August. L’ork was held at $21 for May and June. The cash product sold slowly, though buyers were evidently making more inquiries and showed more disposition to take hold. lard sold moder- y tfor export, Cash meats were held at about yesterday’s prices, CHICAUO LIVE 8TOCK. CH10AGO, May 14.—|Speclal Telogram to the Bek.|—CATTLE—It was not much of a market to-day. The offerings were small and the orders for the week were about all tilled yesterday. There were a fow catile here which salesmen felt could not be sold very satistactorily and so they were held over. DPrices on the sales made were gener- ally steady and the market for the woek closed fairly good considering, Deef steers, $4.00@4.85; stockers and feeders, ¥2.50@ 1} M(;?w« bullsnn?e:‘nlx:dm 2,00(¢ IW' bul‘lt'l(‘ Rore. 83 00@is0, orn-fod, BRGS0 Hoas—The market was active, with a slight u?lum as compared with the lower {nruo yesterday, yet values are 50@55c wer than one week ago, dropping 5@10¢ each day until to-day, Common mixed sold at $4.00@4,70; best nixed at $4.80@4.(0, and best heavy, together with butchers’ tabout £5.00. Comnmon light sold zutw@l,fio. and assorted Yorkers $4.70@ q LIVE STOUK. Onloago, May 14.—The Drovers’ Jour- bal reports as follows: (‘altlc—l{welpu 800; nominally steady; f steel 10@4.55; stockers and feed: $2.50@¢ cown, bulls and mixed, 00 o bulk, §3.00@3.20; Texas cattle, $2.154.20. Hogs — umlpu.oooo stronger: rough and mixed, $4.50@4.90; packing and shipping, $4.00@5.10; lllhl, $4.50@4. 00 @4.50, ® Sheep—Receipts, 2,000: slow (@3.85: wuul'etll-. §4.00@4.70 East Cattle—Receints, 110; cholce heayy native fair to good shipping butchers’, steers, $3.55%@ 3 feeders, falr to mut!,.w . 25@4.20; stock- o * fair to good, § L3 —liH’.l;llfl. 1,500 lh([\manh‘ 1,000; strong: cholce heavy and butchers' selec- llnlnl 00@5.15; packing, fair togood, $4.90 @>.00; Yorkers, medium to prime, $4.50@ .65 pigs, common to good, §4.00@4,60. Kansas Oity, May 14.—Cattlo—Recelpts, 1,000; shipments, no low but firm; com- mon to cholee, $5.75@4, $2.60 3 feeding s\eers. —llmlm&. 8,000: shipments, 8.000; weak and fe lower; common to rhmco. 4.25 (@4.75; skips and pigs, o..sogq 20, Lo . May 18— shipments, 00: stead steers, $4.00@! FIN ANUI:\I.. New Yonux, May 15.—[Special Telegram to the BrE.|—Srtocks.—The New York stock market was rather more nurrow to-day than it has been for some time, but there ‘was no material break In prices. The most sensational move of the day was in Mani- toba, which advanced 2 per cent on big buy- ing orders from the west. It was stated that the stockholders would have the right some time this year to subscribe for new stork on the 1,000 miles of road which the Manitoba is building. Grangor stocks were all very quiet and steady, notwithstanding ratner heavy selllng to realize. A good many traders were outof town attending the races, and this had a tendency to detract from the dutorest whieh traders usually take in the market. A story was current that a big bull deal had been started In Norfolk & Western, Loundon operators being eredited with ing designs of some kind on the road. ‘The result was a jump of 1 ver cent in the stock. The bank statement, showing a de- crease of only $361,000 in the reserve, was regarded as favorable. At loust it was not construed as unfavorable enough to sell stocks on. London prices were all a shade up and arbitrage houses reported a fair emount of buying for foreixn aceeunt. Western Union and the Vanderbiits were £OWD & Lackion, bui Were waa: B0 prossuse to sell these stocks. The featurs of the after- noon was a sharp bulge in Norfolk & West- ern and a quick raily in cotton seed oil cer- tilicates, "Tle report was on the street that insiders in the Cotton Seed Oil company had a statement showing over 6 per cent carned on certuicates and that 35 ver cent in divi- dends would be paid in July. The market closed very strong at about the opening prices. ‘I'he total sales were 200,000 shares. GOVERNMENTS—Government bonds were dull but steady. YESTERDAY'S s . 100 L 4's coupon . 120 43¢ coun 110 Pacific 05 0t 4. .12 QUOTATIONS, & N. W o preferre L Y. l itral 1 Chieago & Alton do preferr. b} [} CanadaSouth’n,. 63 0, '] ) 404 Pacific P, D, Maji! E Mo preterred.. Texas Pa inion Duaciiiy W, St. L& P .|u ph'H‘HP 1y W U Telograph 7% 15 per cent; closed offered at 4 per et PRIME MERCANTILE cent. nt. PAPER—5@6 por erivar Exemaxae—Dull but steady at § or sixty day bills, $4.50% for denia PRODUCE MARKET. Ohicago, May 14.—Following tions are the 2 ml..qu tigures: Flour—Steady and firm: winter “hem flour, $4,25@4.50: soutnern, Wisconsin, ~84.0@.50: patents, sLo0@1S0: low grades, '4 rye flour, quiet at £5,25@%.4): - sacks and barrels, $5 14,10, Wheat—Opened at vesterday’s close and closed Yo higher: cash, Soigc; June, 873 quota- ‘g Corn—Moderatehy active but w losing e below yesterday,s close; cash -1 June, [ but Jittle with no essen- gial ehian 4e; June, 27/ge; July, 25 3-16¢. Rye—56ice, Barley--Nominal at 57c, 'l'llllulhv B lllllu' Flax Seed—81.1015, Whisky-—-$1.10. ominally cash, S1. unchanged; cash and ker and 124c lower: June, 86,60@5.01 4 houlders, 85.60@5.70; short .50; short ribs, $7.00. Butter—Weak; creamery, 15@190c; full cream cheddars, 11@ (@12c; young Awmericas, 1:@ skiins, 5.gic, 10 @ile. Unchanged ;heavy green salted 7'{c light do, S saltd bull hides, 6c; green salted calf,S¢; dry flint, 12@L dry calf, 13@l4e: deacons, 40¢ each; dry salted, 10¢. ‘Tallow—Unchanxed; No. Leountry, 4¢ 2,84c; cake, 4}4c. cash, July, dairy, Recelnts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 14,000 Ry Barley, bu. New York. May H — Wheat— Recoipts, 231,000; 0xports, 224,000; spot lj@bge higher, but less active; uwuun l)]n.llk'llush.lllc better, later declined };@%e, subsequently ad: eady ; unzraded . 1 red, 9 (d'hc in elevator, 95¢ deliver iric free'on’ board, June closing at %8¢, Corn—Spot a shade and options &.@uc lower, ng steady; receipts, 700,000 pur\ i ungraded, 481 8¢ in elevator, 40%@494 .JuuuLlusln at 477c. Oats—A shade éasier and moderately act- ive; sreceipts, 51,0003 exvores, 4513 mixed western, 84@36c; white western, n@fle. Petrolenm—Steady: United 633 Ezgs—Steady and in fair dL‘nulld west- Pork—lll‘fiet but about steady. Lard ower and heavy, closing with some reaction; western steam, spot, $6.95@ 6.97 el Butter—Quiet and easler; western, 12@22c. Cheese—Dull and easier. Muwnukne. May 14.—Wheat—Steady; cash, 821¢e; Juna, 8i¢ July. Sdkyc, ('ul’ll~bll’0l||: Ot Wenks Ko, 5, white, 303c. N(), 1, 5Tie. Jtye—Dull; Barley—Quiet No. 553e. Provisions. aker; Pork, May, $14.50. Cincinnati, Muy 1-] —Wheat—Quiet but firm: No 2 red, 80¢. Corn—FEasier; No. 2 mixed, 43@43!{c. ()als—hnnur; No. 2 mixed, 303{c. Rye—Firm; No. 2, 65c. Porkal)ull at $16.00, Lard—Quiet at $6.60. Whisky—Active at §1.05, Minneapoiis, May 14.—Wheat—Stead. closed active and slzung. No. I hard, Mn 7(»5‘1-, June, souic July, 813{cs orthern, May, 78)c; June, 0% BO}(O. No. 9 nor(horll, 763¢c; July, e, On track 3 N6 northern, Tolgc; No 2 norther N 7 |m|r—FInn; patents, $4.40@4.50; bakers’, $3.50@8.60. Receipts—Wheat, 05,000 buj flour, 455 bbls. hhlpmenls-“ neat, 20,000 bn, flour, 18,000 3 Jul T3c; J\m{' h-w Orloans, May 14.—-Corn--Strone and higher: mmd. Bi@blige: yellow, b2@ise; white, 55(@50 Onls—-amul and steady at 373¢e. Corn Maal—Firmer at $2.40@3.45. Hok l’ro-.lnru—llnwu..ed and generally luwer. Pork—8$16. rd—Refined tierce at 86, liulk Meats—Shoulders, $0.00 and clear rib, 87.50. 8t. Louis, May 14.—Wheat—Easy early ;:xed closed steady; cash, S5@$5i{c; Juné, 87%ge; June, 36%c. i long clear ; new, § nally lowe at S6. 40@86.45. 1,05, Whi % Bu;tc‘ex—Qulel. creamery, 18@2le; dairy, Kaasas Olty, May 14.—Wheat—Wenker; No. 2 red, cu‘ 'HKL asked; June, TI%@ Ti3ge; July, T2 bid, Jt,orna \\'egl\dfl Y l\ "). %ash. 84%c bid; une, 3ii4e bi uy".cn ntx——.‘i‘u. 2, 28%{c bid, Liverpool, May 14, —Wheat — Steady, holders offer moderately. Corn—Steady and demand fair; new mixed western, 48 ‘”»51 per cental. DMAHA LIVE STOCK. Saturday, May 14, Cattle, ‘The recelpts ot cattle were he' vier than for some time past and especially for the last of the week. ‘I'ho market was slow on account of the owners being unwilling to seil their stock at the decline. day’s market was very nearly steady with yestorday. Mr. Swift of Swift & Co., Chicago, was on the market and picked up a few loads. Hogs. The run of hogs was \ery liberal for the last of the week, The market opened fairly active at a decline of about 15¢. The bulk ot the hogs were sold early In the day, The decline in the market is in sympathy with the decline in other markets and thelower prices of all kinds of provisions, lard, ete. 'here were eizht loads of light skipy and coarse heavy hogs left over. Sheep. There was no murket, Receipts. Cattle, Hogs.. Prevailing Prices, Showing the prevailing prices paid for live stock on this market: Cholce steers, 1300 to 150 1bs.... 84, %@LZ’S Choice steers, 1100 to 1350 Ibs 4. Fat little staer %00 to 1050 {bs 8.60(@4. m Extra choice cows and heife x«xaa_‘n Giood to cholee bulls....... Light and medium hogs., Goud to choice heavy hogs. Good to choice mixed huzn Cholce sheep, 90 to BEEEE53S ’ Live Stock Sold, howing the nuniber of cattle and hogs |" by the leading buyers on to-day's ket 9.604 v 201 i v e 14 H\»Id over. G. H. Hammond & Lu Iarris & Fishy Switt & Co. Conklin & Ci Clarke Bros. Local..... Total. Showing the number o hozs and sheepshipped from the \.mls .mnuu,:m day. CATTLE. Rt Dast. Chicago Chicaco Chicago Chicazo B. mQ il All.sales of stock 10 this market aro made rewt. livo weizht unless otherwise stated. ead hogs sell at “{c per Ib, for all weights, “SKins,” or hogs weighing less than 10) [bs, novalia, Pregnant sows are doeked 40 los, andstags 80 13, by the public inspacior Live Stuck Notes, Hogs 15¢ off Cattle steady. A heavy run for Saturday, Eight loads of hogs leftover, Nothing doing in butche orge]Varnes, Missouri Valley,was in and sold a load of hogs. C. E. Lillybridge, two loads of cattle, J. AL Garton. Dewitt, gold three loads of cattle. “There were 3350 hogs on the matk nm fresh receipts and stale. Hutchinson, Republican city, was here nml marketed a load of Logs. E. Pettys, Shelby, was here with a load of which sold on the market., B. Hunter, North Parke, a well known cmlllu owner, was among the visitors at the yards. R. A. Heaton, of Clark, Weston, wa one of hog: A. Spelts, David City, was here and sold 89 nead of cattle. Fifty-three head averaged 1315 and brought £4.20, ‘This morninz Fow! Bros. had about 7,000 live hogs in th pens, which was enough to last them for two days or more, In spite of that fact they bought 2,600 more Complaints are made_ that the telegraph company does not deliver m es with sufficient promptness, A few hours delay {;mliuw a great ditference in the live stock usiness. ‘The number of cattle sold on the market was very small in comparison with the num- ber in the yards. This however is always the case when there is a sudden and heavy decline in the market, Shippers come in with cattle which were bought when the mar- ket was higher, and finding that they can not get out on them, they prefer to go on to Chicago in hopes of bettering themselves. perienee has shown, however, that nine times out of ten the shipper does not receive as much in Chicago as he ““l be offered here. Yesterday Mr. Swift, of Swift & Co., made a bid on every load of fat cattle in the yards, but only a very few were sold. It re- mains to be s whether the same cattle will net their owners any more on the Chicago market. OMAHA WHOUL LE MARKETS General Produce. Saturday, May 14. Thefollowng prices are for rownd lots of produce, as sola on e narkes to-aLy, EaGs—Steady at 1 BurTkr— There is ln occasional package of fancy butter that sells above the quotations given below. Chice country, 13@l5¢; fair to £ood, 10(@12¢; cominon, Bfe. S HEESE—Full cream cheddnm.slm.le,u){o' full cream flats, twins, 14}5c; Young Ameri- cas, 15¢; _fancy Swwl, 18¢; Swiss, im- vorted, 25¢; Limburger, 14c; brick, 15@16c. Live PouLtry—Chickens, $3.00@ GAME—Ducks, m\llnrd. per doz, $3.00@ 2- i ducks. teal, per doz, $L50@L753 ducks, geese, per doz, per doz, $2.00; snipe, plover e, Home grown, s new potatoe: w southern, p Weston, came in with Neb, was in and count- Heaton & Co., n with two loads of cattle and e per b, ArrLi u—llm matket is bare and there is no stock of any account, W VEGETALLES—Spinach, per bbl, top onions, per dozen bunches, 20.9 9507 radishes, per dozen bunches, 30c; lettuce, 40c; pie plant, per Ib, 23ge; home grown asn: gus, per doz, 40@50c; cucuwbers, per doz, BEANs-—1nferlor stock,75(@$1.00: zood clean country, $1.00@1,25; medium, ‘hand picked, $1.40@1 hand picked, navy, §1.50@1.60. Provisions—Ham, 1244e breaktast bacon, rib, 103¢: bredkfast bacon, plain, 1le: dry st sides, Big@nic: dried beof, roguiar, 10 @ilc;_dried beef, ham pieces, 18¢; Iunl, 50-1b 20-1b cans, Fairbanks, 10-1b rbanks, 73c; &b cans, hmbauks. b cans, Fu!rblnkn. Sige. (oN8—Messina, choice, per box, $4.50 m-r —California, Los Angoh"l 003 Mediterranean sweets, Messina impertal, (mbllnl Mlh.l:;bux Lots, 3. fnlm\. i San habml its are liberal ket luwur. Choice stock, per case, §5.00, l‘l%x.\x.\s—-lmrgebunches, per bunch, £3.50 @4.00. General Markeots. 'V ARNISHES—Balrels, per gallon; rurnl. ture, extra, $1.10; furn I-um. No. 1, §1.00; coach oxtra, £1.40; coach, N 0. 1 8130; Da- ulnr. extra, 81‘45. Japan asphaltum, extra 85c: Shellac, $8.503 hu’\l ol tinish, .50 DrY PAINTA - White lead, 7e; Frenchzine, 12¢: Paris whiting, ‘b‘&.‘ whiting, gilders, 98¢0 ; whiting, com'l, 1 manstown. 1% Prussian blue, 5 brown, 8¢; umber. burnt. 4¢; umber nw. slenna, burnt, 4c; sienna, raw, 4c; Pari green, Rgenuind, ¥ Parls green, eon won. 2%+ rchrome " graen, N, Y., 2 vermillion Anerican 15¢~ raw and buint umper, 1 © can burnt sienna, 12 vandyke bmw , 130; fined lampblack 120 coach black and lvmy lack, 16¢; drop biack, 16c; Prussian biug, e uummmm. black. 15¢; ehromo roen, L., M & 6c; blind and shutter green, L., M. ., 160 ; Pang lreen. lm. 1ndian rsd, 150} enetian re-l. Yo Tuse: 2%; American nrmu.lon . & D\, 200: ullo' ochre, 20; L. a‘ryor 80} 3r n}niuglr:)rdllmr o7 vaian Walnut. chestnut and ash. e 0>k 487K 0uk, D) uulun LHEMIOAL n,vAafl urb-mr-, 4l u 3 balsam copaiba, pe safras, per B, 10c; e rer l.p‘z& thlnfigonldll ver Gz, 3&:; :hlux‘:« '5!" er T I, Olfl epsom salts, gqev ;lye':iuo, pure, per Ib, e+ le.a, uc ue T, ¥ 011, eastor, No. |, No. 4, per gal., §1. oil l)rli!lnu:i ¥ - &0 5 nar 02z, .fle- todide, per . §3.50; sallcin, per o, phate morpliine, per oz § I(I. Bt sbrychaiieg e 0 po H lu\D:'tTr. e i L per 'SUNDAY MAY 15. 1887 SEERING ~POETIC ~ NOOKS. reparing for a Lodge Dur- o Heated Term. CATHERINE'S MAY PARTY. Omaha Societ ing ST, ( Mra, Mumad }-, Stadlo—A Family 8 Reunion—Miss Geist's Birthday Party—The Vaughan Ies union—General Gossip. Society Simmers Down, Society is gradually simmering down to the dregs. Partics are becoming more and more the exception, and those that do oceur are the closing assemblics of club organizations, and for the most part seem stale and unprotitable. Even in the matrimonial market a serious depression is felt, perhaps because May is not fa- vored by tradition as a propituos period for connubial ventures. June isthe choice of most peovle and it is thovght that Omaha will record a dist of such sacri- fices this year, notwithstanding the prov- erbial fih)nn-w of cupid for the gilded youth of this section. Those foolish “virgins who have lot more birthdays ship by than they like to count, without improving their opportunities are preparing to have their candles well trimmed and in readiness to arrest the progress of possible summer resortmonths, Withthe hope that springs eternal, their imaginations have conjured a summer rich in resalts, Next week promises to brighten up some what, Lml*.u«' out for a recep- tion by ( I and Mrs. Crook Wednes- y evening from 9 to 12, The h)[luwmu 100n Mrs. Gy B D. Woolworth w from 3 to St, James Budget: *“The word ton is quite abolished. Everything that is fash- ionable is now called the nick.” So wrote Lord Robert Seymour in January, 1788, in the diary, extracts from which appear in the Avril namber of Murray's azine, and 1t is a contribution towards the history of slang terms as plied to the movements of fashion which should be noted by those interested in tha trivialties of Jungnage. The *buck and bloods” of “Ruddygore,” similarly recall the many now departed given to thosa who follow the fi only too closely. Macaroni, beau, dandy, top, coxcomb, swell, masher, dude, copurchic and superchic are all of the sume school. In two of TLord Beaconsfield’'s novels the change in the use of such names is ch-:\rly shown. “Dandy has been voted vulgar,and beau is now the word,” is remarked in “‘I'he Young Duke,"” pub- Iishied in 1828, while in“Lothai ."gi\'('ll to the world in 1870, there is a reference towhat i n‘ sid a real swell, icse historical de ments of m|lLoqnu al language are of in- terest to any \\']m x\m-mpt to study con- temvorary life a d in contemno- rary literature. o as an epithet, completedy isappeared; “ehic’ h gone in the spme direction, and before long perhaps,evan society journals will awnke to the, fay PRl Raom S e notonous to find Jadies, balls,and dresses alike, xml.nlwu_y-; deseribed as “smart.” A May Kestival St. Catherine®® academy s the scene of much bustlgfpd merriment Trursday. It was agala‘day among the pupils, who were treated gga May festival. The be- ginning of the festivities was a march of the pupils through corridors, singing the ltany. Then a hymn was sung. The large hall on the second floor was elabo- vately decorated, and a_throne was erected to the statue of the Virgin which was crowned by the May queen, Miss v Croghton. The bishop then vned the May and fairy queens, Clara Creighton and "Miss Clara Van mp. The prettiest feature ot the day was the May pole dance by twenty-four children, after whieh they cn{nyenl unlimited re- freshments. The bishop and eight clergy were present, siso the parents of the queens aud the former pupils of the academy. A Birthday Party. Miss Ethel Geist of 1810 8t. Mary’s ave- nue gave a birthday party Wednesday evening, in honor of her cousin, Miss Essie Freeman, of Union Mills, Ind. The rooms wers canvassed for dmmnz and music furnished by Prof. D. F. Freeman, of Wahoo. The presents were numerous and elegant, Among the guests we no- ticed Misses Fannie and Edith Daven- port, Daisy Higgins, Mamie and Susie \'ol() Seppe. “and Fannio Stand Clara Roth, Minnie Lehman, Lizzi Elliott, Hallie Lyon, Gertie Scofield, Edna W |llmm~, Jennie Donaldson, Annie Wild, Currie Johnson, and Messrs, Charles Higgins, Harry Warwick. Ad. Knicke: bocker, Leon ™~ Coul Frank Balch, George Mcigs and Alvin'Johnson, A Complimentary Reception. Miss Woolworth received the young ladies of her acquaintunce Thursday afternoon from 8 to 6, in honor of her guests Mrs. A, J. More of Sioux City, and Miss Bebbington of Council Bluffs, The afternoon passed very pleasantly in so- cial converse and reminiscences of the ast senson. Those present were: Mrs, 1. S. Rollins, Mrs. d, Mrs. F. B, Johnson, Mrs. LA Love, Mrs. W. L. Dickey, Dund jr., the DMiss I{uul l|a|m, Richardson, Rustin, Shears, Dundy, Lake. McClintock; Rollins of Columbia, Missouri, Hoagls and, Brown, Miller, Burns, Morsa, Mv\lurtry of lnuolu Dickey, Williams of Topeka, Kansas. Free S8inging Classes, The opportunity presented the young people of Omaha for vocal and clocu- tionary training in Arthur C, McKmight's protracted course of free lessons issomes thing unprecedanted 1n the Gate City's educational aareer. Upwards of 800 chil dren and youth gave enjoyed the benelit of these healthfyl and valuable drills dur- ing the past twb ‘months, and have de- rived lasting {enefit from them, One month mux 1l complete this free course hlm}mou, when selected pvupils !mxu theso'classes will render the charming allegory of the “*Naiad Queen,” whieh was wiiffen expressly for Mr. Mo- Knight xlm:rJ sudden termination of his remarkaiercareer as the *Boy Ora- tor.” This entertainment promises to be of great integest and elaborateness, . Mi! Collins, mon Club, The Pinlen plub had a fair attend- ance Thursday considering the weather. The programmes of twenty dances was entered into with unusual spirit, and the refreshments also recewved liberal atten- tion from the thirsty crowd. Among those present were Mrs. Sternsdorf, Mrs, Tanuer, Mrs, Lucas, the Misses Gould, Austin, Beindortf, Floming, Steinhau ser, Beckman, Olsted, Kelly, Clarke, Reich- art, Smith, an, Ruby, Featherstone, Trem: cDonal RKichardson, Moi , and Messrs, Lydick, Newhall, 8 -rn,r, Smith, Maryon, Jewett, ki tield, Allen, Froman, mentur Be: dorif, Al‘lmd Whitney, Butler, Bach- man, l\.ullumn, Simmerman, \Iung an, Lucas, Cranson, Epencter, A Card Party. Mr. and Mrs. B, F. Burton entertuined a number of,their neighbors on Park ayenue Tuesday evening. A very pleasant ~TWELVE PAGE time was had in p ng car Those present were Colonel and Mrs. Akin, Mr.and Mrs. Pratt, Mr.and Mrs, Ris- don, Mr. and Mrs Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. Dale, Mr. and Mrs. Howell, \l 3 and Mrs, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Gr l:ir, aad Mrs. Bliss, Mr. and Mrs, "u[l ins, Family Reunion, The Hon. W.R. Vaughan celebrated the thirty-ninth anniversary of his birth- ay, and the cighteenth year of his mar- | riage, Thursday, in a very enjoyable manner at his home on Leavenworth street. Besides his wife and seven chil- dren, there were present his brother-in. law, C. I, DeVoe, president of the Rector Wilhelmy company, and wife. An ele- gant family dinner’ was followed with music, making the oceasion a happy one In Mre, Mumaugh's Studio. The latest rage in the way of decora- tive fovelties are fir pillows that are both fragrant and ornamental. They are in vor for remembrances, just now, appropriate quotations sometimes ac- companying the unique and suggestive decorations that makes them seem al- most too dainty for use, Mrs. Mumaugh has exercised her ingenuity on several oceasions, with telling results. One of the most delicate is covered with pale green silk with a spray of tir cones and twigs in tapestry dyes, Another wmore in palest blue witha very dif- ult design of a female figure in a cres- cent with unrr\ 8Ky surrounding, Miss Harmon has completed aland- seape with distant talls and in the fore- around between banks of shrubbery, a clear stream in which a dog is intently watching his own shadow. Miss Standish has done one of the prettiest pieces that_has gone out of the studio. It is an idyl of spring and eountry life, with budding trees, a farm houso “in the middle distance, and a pla river 1 the foreground, with numerous cattle luxurmtuu., in _the sun- shine. The treatment of the picture is excellent and shows a considerable kuowledge of anatomy. IKM"IKI(W. Max Meyer has returned from the east. is spending Sunday in Luunlu A Knights of Labor party will be held on the Lith, B. B. Young will sing at the next Ladies’ le, X\l.xyl Mrs. Adolph Meyer will goto Spirit lake the last of June. Mrs, Morris Sloman went east Thurs- day to spend the summer. becea lodge will be rnprc;cntvd ata t Masonic hall, thegisth, General Dennis of Yankton, Dak., visited Omaha friends last week. Muiss “Alpena, of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. I. hman, Mrs. E. B, Chapman went to St. Joe Wednesday, for a months visit. A Turnverein exhibition will be given at the op: house on the 25th. Miss Almy left Thursday to spend the summer at her home in Salt Lake. Unity club will hold its_last social the end of the month at Mrs. Kimball’s. ra Millard leaves to-morrow for New York on her way to Europe. al Breck entertained a few friends at a dinner party last evening. Mrs. W. S, Hurlbut, of Cheyenne, is siting her sister, Mrs. D, V. Barkalow. Mrs. S. P. Morse has returned from a s’ sojourn at Hot Springs, Ark. D. W. Van Cott and son left Fri- y for Staten Island to remam until The Coflee club met at Mrs. L. Heller's Wednesday. Pretty souvenirs were given. Miss McMurtry, who has been the guest of Miss Burns, returned to Lincoln Thurs Mrs. B, E. B. Kennedy and daughter returned Wednesday from a long visit in Michigan. The ladies of the German-American school will give a calico ball at Germania hall on the 26th. Ben Rosenfeld of Baltimore, a brother- in-law of A. Mandelberg, is in the city, witha view to locating. The Hon. A. U. Wyman and daughter have returned from Washington and are domneiled at the Millard. J. 8. Collins gave a stag party Wednes- day night at his elegant rooms on Twelfth street over Wiedeman's. R. H. Vinton, private secretary of S. R. Callaway has resigned and will em- bark in the real estate business. The Afternoon Luncheon eclub met at Mrs. J. S. Robinson’s, Wednesday. The next meeting will be at Mrs. S, Katz Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Maul arrived in Omaha Wednesday after a visit of three months with their daughter, in New York. The parents of G. D. Wyatt, the lum- ber merchant, arrived hum l-rn!ny from Ludington, Mu-uwuu. and will locate here pornmnmllv. Mrs. A. C, Jordan, wifc of the manag- ing editor of the l pubhcun arrived here yesterday from Fargo. Mr. and Mrs, Jordan have taken rooms at 1911 Farnam street, Mvr. and Mrs. H. K, Burket went to Grand Island Wednesday to attend the marriage of their niece, Miss Clara Bur- ket, to A, Hart, a prominent druggist of that place. Mr.and Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick gave a din- ner last Sunday in honor of General Lew Wallace. The guests were Senator and Mrs. Manderson, General and Mrs. Crook,General and Mrs, Hawkins, Judge and Mrs. Woolworth., Miss Arta Cody, of North Platte, was at the Paxton Friday. In the evening she went to Lincoln fo visit friends, and from there she will go to New York, from whence she will sail for London to join her father, *‘Buffalo Biil.”” A party from Omaha accompanied the rifle club to Belleyue Wednesday to at- tend the club’s second shoot. “Among the number were Miss Berlin, Miss Beb- bington of Council Bluffs, Mrs. P. S, Miss Eustis, M McMurtrio of . and Mrs, D), J. Collins, A Imlunu party will leave to-day for Madison lake,to spend a wecek in pleasur- ing. The party is a convivial one and a gay time is anticipated. ‘The crowd in- cludes Dr. Conkling, C. E. Yost, Harry Deuel, Lyman Richardson, J. “.Molsu Guy B.mou and E. M. Morsman. The Following Circular Will Interest Omaha Ladies. May 14, 1857, —\l (rum nm buu f ( silks .unldr«- gouds at our store next Tuesday, May 17th. You are invited to call and inspect them. We know you will onjuf' secing them, as Mr. Montanye will exhibit all the latest Paris Novelties for next fall. Ladies wishing to place orders for single dress ;..;mrus can do 50, S. P. MORSE & CO." —-——— Horscback exercise was never more popular than at present said. Hotel landlords of country places are advised to add some saddle Lorses to their “mod- improvements,"” for the summer vis- itors will demand 'exercise according to the popular ids Usually it 1s necessar to procure the horse in one town and tel. egraph for the saddle from another. There is no better exercise unul the riders become carelesswith the feeling of their own proficiency Tu the accomplish- ment, Berlin's population increasod 48,000 during the past year, THREE OF A KIND, Religlous Meetings to be Meld by Three Denominations in Omaha. On next Thursday the 19th inst,, the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian chiurch in the United States will meet in the First Pres- byterian church in this city. On Wednesday May 18, Wi, H. Roberts, stated clerk and Wm. E. Moore, permanent | clerk, composing the committes on commise sions will be present in the lecture rooms of the South West church at 8 p. m., and also on the 10th, inst., at 8:50 a. m., for the purpose of receiving the credentials of commis- sioners. ‘T'lie reception committee of the general as- bly \\llll be in waiting at llll the trains un dniesday, Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, fo receive the commissioners. T hu committée and its assistants will be deco- rated with badges so that it canbe readily recognized. M. J. L. Withrow has offereil to send his 'busses and carry the comiis- sloners free from the depots to the ehurch, Delegates who expe present at the Home and Foreign Missionary meeting to be held at the time of the ass will please send their n I|l:|~>|| 124 South Ninet ) tainment, he committee will, so far as_possible, rect visitors to lhu assembly to houses whers board can be { at reduced rat The hotel g 3 \Illhlul hot other hotels 81,50 to $1.75 and 1 per. day. The annual meeting of the woman's ex ecutive committee of Home Missions mll be held in this eity on Friday, May A ference of synodical cominittees is arranced for Tuesday A(lumoun May 24, On Wednes- day atternoon, May 25, the various branches of the work will be presented by missionari from the field. The woman's Yru erand ac- quaintance meeting will be held daily at 2:30 JORTS . Episcopalian. ‘The annnal council of the ’rotestant Epis- copal church in Nebraska will hold its an- nual meeting in this city, commencing Wed- nesday, May 15th, ‘Lhe exercises will bo - as follo Morning prayer at 9 o'clock, a. m, Cele- bration of the floly Communion and annual address of the bishop at 10 o’clock, a. m., af- tor which the council will be called together for organization and business, and adjourn at 10’clock for lunch, and will resume busi- ness at8o'clock. At 7:30 there will be a missionary meeting in the cathedral, at which addresses will be made by the Rev. itt, the Rev. Wm. LL Sparling, the v. Alex, ‘\H\,u. Mr. Guy A. Brown, and ‘Thursday, 19th, munion at 7 o’clock at¥ A. M. Celebration of the Holy Commu- nlon and sermon by the Rev. Wm. 0. Person at 10 o'clock. Business immediately there- after. Adjourn for lunch at one o'clock and resume at 3 o’clock. In the evening there will be a reception of the clergy and lay delagates at Bishopthrope, from 8 to 11 o’clock, to which all are invited, Lunch will be provided by the ladies of Trinity in the choir room of the cathedral on Wednesday and Thursday for tue clergy and lay delegates. Tuesday evening, the 17th, the first eting of the St. Andrew’s brother- hood will be held 1n the cathedral, when a sermon will be delivered by Dean Gardner. The delezates to the meeting are requested to meet at the cathedral at 7 o'clock. On Thursday, the 19th inst., the annual meeting of the Ncbraska branch of the Woman’s Auxilliary to the Board of Mis- sions will be held in the cathedral, when re- ports will be read and other interesting pro- ceedings had. Lunch will be provided for the ladies on ‘Thursday at the residence of Mrs. Nathan Shelton, Twenty-fourth and Dodge streets. Lutheran, On Wednesday, June 1, thera will con- vene in this city the thirty-third biennial convention ot the weneral synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of the United States of America. This 18 the first large re- ligious body that resolved tocome to Omaha, the appointment having been made nt llm convention held in Harrisburg, Pa., May, tssh. |1t will bo a gathering of represeitative ministers and laymen found in the glish flm’\kll\l! Lutheran church of our ntry. This isa purely English body. 'The meet- th day and evening, wIH be leld in ountze Memorial church, and are open ing: Y. M. C. A, The Young Men’s Christian Assoclation building fund continues to give handsome subscriptions. Amon$the latest are these: Dr. 8. D. Mercer, 8500; Dr. 8. C, Dcnise, 85003 Robert llusuy. $100; mr. Sherwood, $100; Mr. Will liamson, 850; Merchants’ Na~ tional bank, Chawberlain, Auderson & O'Connell, s;s. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS. A Boy Deteetive. A boyish fellow, giving his name as C. A. Gray, was lodged at the juil as a vag- rant, He had not a nickle, his chief per- sonal effects being a star bearing the magical words, ‘‘private detective,” a small revolver and a notebook. He ex- plained that he had joined an association m Cincinnati. He had received an invi- tation to join, and was assured that he could get a hving and a name easity. He had paid $5 to become a member and had his certificate with him, in the front part of the notebook wero blank pages for recording such arrests as he might make. Thus tar there had been no en- tries in the book. He had found the life of adetective rather rocky. He had come across one sheriff who promised to give him $100 if he would find a certain man, but he hadn’t found him yet. The foolish fellow, who is only one” of many who have becn duped this way, was al- lowed to go free, and given some whole- some advice about returning to his work on the tarm, stopping the reading of flasi novels, sell his gun and buy a shovel, save his moneY and look with doubt upon every seductive circular, e The Park Concert. Last evening a most enjoyable concert was given 1n Bay! vark, it leing acom- plimentary tendered the public by the enterprising firm of Odel! Bros. & Co. Dalby's fifth regiment band furnished the music. This band is a comparatively young organization, but unier the lead- ership of Prof. Dalby has developed rap- wdly, angd |mmn :3 to be one of the finest organizations in the state. Among the most choice numbers on the vrogramme were those of Prof, Dalby's own compos tion. Heisa true artist, and Council Bluffs may well take pride in having such a gfted resident, whose band music ig played by the best musical organiza- tions in this country, and evenin the lands beyond the ocean, 1tis mete that such a musician should be heartily en- couraged to remain here, and yet it is not in pursuanee of this policy that the statement is made that the concert given by his band last evening was an extraor- dinanly fine one. He and his organiz tion merit such praise. The new ban had little time to vlay together and yet, a few, not knowing this f: would have iilustrated it by their renditions last evening. ‘The music was of u high order, much of it diflicult, and it was given charmingly. There was a large crowd to hear it, and all seemed delighted, It is the opening of the son, and their concerts in the park are to follow. It is 1 be hoped that there will be many of them. ‘The programme was as follows: Manawa Waltz, ....J. Mueller. Odell Tros. & N Firemens Polka (illustrative) ... ‘I'ie Alarm—On the Way--the L onut and fully Insured by Odell liro: Yo Our Fire Lusurance Companies— Serenade—"A dream of Beauty,” '0 Lake Manawa. Gallop “Out... To the \llu- Quickstep, “5th Dedic Overture, “The 1o the Ladi \u“ m\mll Biaffs, The Signal —lmmhunu bolo, .. Follett, Real Estate Waltzes, .. L Anderson, To our The Forge in he ¥ To the "L .Dalbys - Michaeles, Lanoashire Lass. The benefit to be given Rev. Father Healey will take place Wednesday evens ing next at Dohany's opera house. Tickets are 50 cents each and they can be reserved at D, W, Bushnell's by pay- ing an additional 25 cents. Through some misunderstanding a tew have boen sold at 85 conts, The p ancashire Lass," the forlowing with CAST ohn McWilliams .George Hughes John Maloney Tom Hughes olonel Cocley illiam Malone; Major. Wrigh LEd Cogley Steve Adams James Wrlcht n Conner Miss Celia Hughes Liss Josie Durgan covneMiss Angie Wickham ... Miss Laura Sheipe ) Miss Annie Johnson ** 1 Miss Florence Williams PR . Nabbing a Safe Blower. Sherift’ Mallory, of Audubon county, arrested a man last evening on the dummy train for safe blowing. The prisoner had been arrested in Omaha, dischargod, and o ticket given him for Council Blufts, He was told to leave Omaha immediately. He took the train for this city, and the sheriff accom- panied by an Omaha policemsn were on the same train. When on the bridge they vroceeded to arcest their man. Heo did’ not propose to submit quietly and Fw“ them a hard tussel during which he bit and kicked and gave them a regu- Iar rough and tumble tight., He was finally brought to time and placed in the city jail. The sherifl’s hands.are badly bitten and one finger lacerated, while the officer was bit through the llu«hy part of his hand. Redmo N .lnhl‘Tnu . pol l\lrh‘y .IMII\I( Danville Sergeant Donayin. nil \uuln'\\* Milder.. Postman Ruth Kirb . Kate Garsfone Fannie Danville Waiting maid... Chambermaids.. i e More New Books, The following has been added to the free public library: JUVENIL Strange Stories from ll|~lorv, FEggles. ton; History of Marzaret of Anjou, Ab- bott; History of Queen Elizabeth, Abbot The History of Hortens I tory of Madam Roland, Avbbott; History of “the Notherlands, Young; Hattles of the lh-Quhlu- Harrison; Grandfather's Chair, Nuthaniel Hawthorue; History of Hernando Cortez, Abbott; Six Littlo Cooks; Specch and Manners for Home and bvlmul Kirkland, The Ice Queen, Ingersoll; Geological Excursions, Alex: ander \\m.mu “Hold Up Your Heads, Girls, Ryder. BIOGRAPILY. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Fa- mous, Bolton; Lives of Girls Who Be- came Famous, Bolton: Boy's Book of Fa- mous Rulers, Fanner; 1 of Washing- ton, H\-ulLy, General Francis Marion, Harvey. A Crooked Skipper. John L. Cahoon, special agent of the Boston Dwelling house Insurance Comse pany, reports a loss by theft of seyeral hundred dollars. Cahoon makes his headquarters at No. 14 Pearl street, this city, but had a young man named Meyers employed in his Omaha oflice. Cahoon left on business on May 7th, and on his return to the Omaha oflice yesterday dis- covered his desk drawer had been broken He ssed a number of papers 'te., of value, besides some notes and ac- counts, It seems that Meyers collected all he could on the policies and notes and skipped out. T T Personal Paragraphs, Riley Clark, of Neoin, wasin the city yesterday. Mrs. D. Southerland, of Creston, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. 8. Swanson. Mr. Swift, of Chicago, representing the Sk( Jormick company, was here yester- ny. M. J. Ruy and wife, of Eagle, Neb., ar- rived Iast night and are quartered at the Ogden. Colonel Thomas McKissock, of St. Louis, recewver of the Council "Bluffs & St. Louis raillway, is at the Ogden. § C. E. Friedeman, whose wife has been quite ill of late, has been himself on the sick list for a fow days. Both are im- proving, however. T. M. Thomas, the Broadway barber, is the happy father of a bouncing hn{ the" new comer tipping the beam at thirtéen and one-half pounds. Perry Badolette and Will Carothers left Iust evening to attend the Towa division meeting of the L. A. W. at Fairfield on Monday. They took their bicycles with them and will wheel from there to Bur- lington and take lhc bont for St. Louis to attend the U. S. L. A. W. on the 20th mst, X O. W. Butts, csq., having spent the last five months in southern California buy- fruit ana getting the details of the California fruit trade in the she grows, returned last nl Bluffs. Ho is so well pleased” with the outlook that he 1s contemplating an ex- tension of his business, which will be a benefit to the city as well as the wide- awake dealer. P The M, & K. nine yesterday defeated the D. & 1), by ascore of 23 to 18, J. G. Haggen's fast stable of fifteen horses will arrive to-day from Califormia in charge of J. H.McPherson. They W |ll rest up at the fair grounds for a few . 'l he new ongine ordered of the Ogden 1ron works, of this city, by the Council Bluffs water works company is to be 150- horse power, instead of 15-horse power, as the BEg was made to state by a typo- graphical error. The German holic ladies will give & strawberry festival and_quadrille party on Tuesday evening in Masonic templo for the benefit of their new church. The ladics are making a brave move and are working zealously for the securing of the new chureh building, aud should be generously patrouized and heartily en- courngod. — Daniel Hand, of Guilford, Conn., to whom George W. Williams, "of Charles- ton, 8. C., has restored pmperty worth 5700 000 to settle what Mr. Williams con- sidered to bo a debt of honor, has made a will in which he has provided that at his erest of §100,000 out of his all be devoted perpetually to the education of the colored children of the uuuth Mr. Hand is 88 years old, e An eight -vear- nhl boy, while flying a Kite near Maidenstone, England, ‘a Faw daysago, stepped backward into a quar- vy forty feet deep, and the passers by ex pected to sce him dashed to pieces. " But the strivg of the kite was around his waist at the time, and the kite acting ns a parachute, so broke the violence of the doscent that he was only slightly bruised, e A new game is very useful. Aprons unhemmed are distribujing among the ludies, and bugs, each containing threac m..| needle, among the gentlemen. When gentleman finds a lady wi an apron u the same mauterial ashis bag he is ob- liged to hem his apron. Prizes are awarded to the quickest sewer and the best one. e International astronomers are now en- gaged in preparing a wonderful map. of the heavens, It will be composed of from cighteen hundred to two thousand sheets, und will give exact impressions of all the groups of stars, 100,000,000, of which, according to statistics cumpflud, ¢xist in the lrmawent,