Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1888, Page 2

" THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1888, THE WRAITH OF THE BLIZZARD It Visits the Bast in the Shape of a Flood. MUCH PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY. Dams Burst and Thousands of Acres Are Inundated — Snow and Wind Block Traflic in the Northwest. Roads Blocked. Mirwarkee, Wis, March 22.—Specials from the interior of the state show that the thermometer last night ranged from 10 12° below zero. Not a wheel is moving on the upper Michigan peninsula roads. except those propelling snowplows. It is the most complete blockade of the season. ManquUeTTE, Mich., March 22.—One of the worst blizzards of the winter set in last night at an carly hour and lasted until morning. Considerable snow fell, andla strong wind drifted it badly, so that railroads were greatly hampored in their operations. The cold was intense, the temperature ranging between 7> and 102 below zero during the bt at different points on the peninsula. Sr. Pavr, Minn., March 22.—The storm which raged Tuesday night and until this morning through portions of Dakota, Minne- Bota and northarn Wisconsin was one of the soverest that has been experienced in the northwest this winter, Tt consisted of a cold wave of unusual severity, acompanicd by a heavy and cutting wind and in many places was rendered worse by a blinding snow storm. In Minnesota, north of Crookston, and_in northeastern Dakota most of the ronds were badly blockaded. Whenever there was any snow it was badly drifted and the railroad tracks in numerous instances were covered to a depth of nine feet. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 23.—TLast night the mercury dropved to 10= below zero and, a high wind _prevailing, the old snow was drifted considerably through Min- nesota and Dakota and trains were some- what delayed. In_ northern Michigan and Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota and northern lowa, there was a heavy fall of snow which delayed trains, Heavy Damages By Flood. ‘WooNsockET, R. I, March 22, —Cranberry meadow dam at Quickstream, a mile above East Blackstone, Mass., gave way last night and the cstimated damage to railroad and highways will be $75,000. Provipexck, R. L, March 22.—The water in the Blacksfono ap, arently_reached tho highest point at noon to-day. ~Nearly all the mills below Woonsocket have shut_down be- cause of the flood. The damage is heavy. Provioesce, R. I, March 32.—The water in the Blackstone river_rcached its highest poit at noon te-day. - Nearly all the milla clow Woonsocket are shut down and consid- erable damage has been done them and the railroads throughout this section. EAsTON, Pa., March 22—The Delaware river is sixteen’ foet above low water mark, and the Lehigh twelve fe Floods have stopped all mills in South Easton. Floods in New York. MipretoN, N. Y., March 22.—Spring floods are causing trouble along the New York, Ontario & Western railroad. Many serious washouts haue occurred. A Cyclonc in New York. OswrGo, N. Y. March 22—A cyclone passed over a small section of the county about a mile south of Fulton yesterday after- noon, doing considerable damage. The Floods in Hungary. Prsti, March —The situation in_the flooded districts in Hungary is appailing. The dykes at Bekes are falling and the town is doomed. Fifty or more houses have al- ready collapsed. Floating ice has destroyed many houses in’ Danaplin. In the adjacent country large stores of corn and food have been lost. ———— DISMISSED. Swindled Foreigners Found to Have No Case in Court. Nrw Yonx, March 21.—The long pending suit of the Banque ptienne of Paris, against John Crosley Brow: Seligman and William Watts - Sherman, bankers, as trustees of the defunct New York, Boston & Montreal railway scheme, for the recovery of £6,250,000, and Edward Bischoffscheim, the London banker, against the same trustees for the recovery of the 917,152 advanced for the same purpose, was dismissed to-day in the United States circuit court. e Hunting a Desperado. Parkersnurs, W. Va., March 22,—[Special Telegram to the BEe.]—A band of promi- nent residents of this section are pursuing Henson Willis in the adjoining counties. Ho is wanted for «four murders, The first was the killing of Mr. and Mrs, John Jennings, who, according to the story told by Willis’ wife, were murdered by him a short time ago and the bodies concealed in the river, Three nights ago Willis killed his father-in-law, George Carter. This killing was the result of a family quarrel. After this murder was committed Willis scraped up what money he could and fled. Ten men under the leader- ship of McMillen Thornton, a young business man of this county, followed and overtook him in the woods near Hereford. He was laying for them, however, and fired the first Bhot, taking them totally by surprise, and his second shot passed through young Thornton’s heart, He fired twice again, wounding two others of the posse serio) He then got away without a scratch. As near as can be learned the posse,or rather the cemnant of the posse, gathered up the dead and wounded and returned for reinforcements and medical aid. Fifty men have now gone out and swear they will have Willis, no matter at what cost. More bloodshed is expected, as the man is well armed and desperate. — Kentucky's Jumbp T LovisvirLe, March It is now though that Tate's total shortage will not be far from $250,000, The books of the treasurer's office show extreme looseness and negleot and it ‘will be wecks before order can be restored, The special committee appointed to arrange articles of impeachment to be lodged against Tate was in session this morning finishing up business preparatory to submitting its .xeport to the legisiature, A democratio cau- cus was field last evening at Frankfort and o committee was appointed to present a reso- “hution before the house requiring an examin- ation of ail accounts of state uficers by ex- pert accountants. 3 Thierman, of this city, who arrived from Canada last night, says this morning he saw Lreasurer Tate when there. The report of the legislative committee ap. pointed to preparc and prefer articles of im- peachment against Tute was adopted. ol A Drop in ather. CH10AG0, March 2 spatches from vari- ous points in northern Indiana, Ilinois and Towa report a drop in temperature yesterday of from thirty to forty degrees, accompanied nearly everywhere by high winds and light snow. Fears expressed that winter wheat will be seriously injured. In this city the mercury dropped thirty-eight degrecs since yesterday morning, touching zero at daylight to day e The Death Record, ., Br. Louis, March 22.--Colonel Thomas M- Kissock, a railroad official and president of the Council Bluffs & St. Louis railroad, died early this morning, aged sixty yoars. Nsw Yorg,March 22.—James M. Halstead, ent of the American fire insurance com- uy, died this morning, aged eighty. ‘WasHiNGTON, March 22.—Miss Suead, the soclety correspondent, better known as “‘Miss Gryudy,” died this morning. ———— Shot His Wifv's Seducer. Ricmuonn, Ky., March 22.—This afternoan’ allard Brouston, a sou of Revenue Collector shot and killed Deputy Sherift oy y for alleged intimacy with Bronston’s ORUELTY TO CONVIOTS. A Horrible State of Affairs Revealed in Arkansas Mines, Coar, Hiry, Ark., March 22.- Governor Hughes and the penitentiary board arrived this afternoon to further investigate the bru- tality to convicts in the coal mines. They found that Warden Scott, who preceded the fugitive Gafford, was even more brutal. It was shown that he whipped ns many as seventy-five in one night until blood ran in streams from their bodies. The place where the convicts were confined is so filthy that there was a sickening stench from it. The beds and blankets wore dirty and covered with vermin, Yesterday a lot of shoes and clothing arrived and men were provided who had gone barefooted all winter, Physicians to-day examined a large number of _conv whom_Gafford had whipped and found their bodies aimost solid sores, The men fearcd to complain while Gafford was here for fear of being beaten again. Some time ago a convict ran off, hid in the mines and refused to come out and Warden Scott ordered Tom Gaddis, the pit boss, to go down and shoot him. He did so. Things are changed now, but the details of past acts are sickening and horrible, s BITTEN BY “BEN BUTLER." An Enraged Sea Lion Makes Things Lively in a Shop. CINEW Yok, March 22.—Everybody who has been to San Francisco knows Seal Rock, and everybody who knows Seal Rock has scen Ben Butler. Ben was the sea lion of tho rock for many years until three months ago. He is ten feet long, has a cast m one oye, and is very thick across tho waistcoat. Hence his name. Last fall he was captured by the agents of Herman Ricche, a wild animal dealer of this city, and taken to Mr. Rieche's establishment in Park Row. Ben was to have sailed for Europe yesterday, but there was some hitch in_the arrangements, and he remained in New York to kick up tho biggest disturbance since the blizard. Ben has a bad temper, and he likes a live man. Twolive men attempted this after- nooti to hook him for a berth ina van for Jerscy City. They lost their grip, and Ben took a mean advantage of the slip to free himself from bondage. ‘Then he took posses- sion of the place, and for the space of half an hour pandemonium possessed the wild ani- mnal shop of Mr. Rieche. Ben began by sink- ing his croolced fangs into the calf of one of the men, Greve by name.. Mr, Greve howled, but Ben' barked viciously and then took a fresh hold on his bleeding victim. The other man, Brown his nanie labored Ben with a plank, but Ben kept his grip. Brown kept up his work with tho plankc till Ben finally let go and tackled 3rown. Brown escaped with a shght_flesh wound in the arm, and then he and Greve ran, Ben after them. Somebody called po- lice, but that didn’t scare Ben. He held the post until a posse was organized, armed with clubs and boards, and went to repulse him. Before this onslaught the sea monster at length retreated until he was locked up ancw. Howas defeated, but very angry, and all day long made the place hidcous with his howls. Mr. Rieche will see that Ben takes the next steamer out. The wounds of Greve and Brown have been cauterized, as thero is foar of scrious consequences. 3en has bad teoth, and lie had boen cating stalo sh. was, be- = o Strike Rumors. Cireaco, March 22.—An evening paper thinks it is probable that a combination will De formed soon between the engineors and switchmen and brakemen on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road, which will result ina strike on the part of the two latter classes of employes to help the engineers and firemen. This project has been broached before, but uothing seemingly came of it and=| no foundation can be learned for to-day's rumor. The officials express themselves y fectly satisfied with the manner in which business is going on with them, and say their train service will, inafew days, be in every respect just as it was before tho SUrike. e Armed Guards Discharged. LixcoLox, Neb., March 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bez.]—There are no new devel- opments in the strike at this point. The men continue to make their hall headquarters and wait patiently for developments. Resolu- tions of a cheering character from different labor organizations in and out of the city are duily received, and the men show no discour- agement. At the Burlington depot the small army of snccial police have been dischargzed aud people can move about the depot without armed guards surrounding them. Another Injunction Suit. DexvER, Colo., March 22.—The Burlington road to-day brought suit in the United States court against the ific, Denver & Rio Grande, Denver, Texas & Gulf and six- teen engineers employed in the yarious com- panics, asking that the roads be enjoined from refusing to accept Burlington 1re and also enjoining the engineers from form ing a conspiracy to preventthe transportation of theircars or from striking when requested to do so. The Boycott Rajsed. ST. Lovts, Mo., March 22.—The enginecrs of the brotherhood located here to-day noti- fied the gencral superintendent of the union depot company that the boycott on the *Q.” cars has been raiscd. boycott on the Keokuk division b raise Dolman-MeDonald, svi, Mo., March 22— [Special Tele- :E.]—At 5 o'clock this after- noon at the residence of the bride’s parcnts Mvr. John A, Dolman was united in ma to Miss Martha McDonald, the Re 3 Campbell, of the Pirst Presbyterian church ofticiating. Only the family relatives were present and the wedding was very quiet. The groom is the son of Judge John A, Dolr and the bride is the daughter of R. L. Donald, the wholesale dry goods me: o The contracting s were leaderge in so0- ciety cireles, w left for Chicago this cuening on a short bridal tour. They will make their home at Sixteenth and Farron streets in this city, A (B New York Woma nfiragists, W York, March 22.—The annual con- vention of the New York state women's suf- frage association to-day was presided over by Mrs, Lillie Deversaux Blake. Interesting speeches were made by Mrs, Gustafson, of London, Mme, Bogolot, of Paris, and Baro- ness Guipenburg, of Fiuland, on the progress of work in their countries. Resolutions of the usual tenor were adopted. At to-night's session interesting addresses on the condition of working and other women in this and other nations was made by Mrs. Aunnie Scathends and Mrs, Ashton Dilke, of England, and Mrs, Je: Keifer, of Cunada. A A Crooked Stook Broker. New Yok, March 22, rancis E. Trow- bridge, o member of the stock exchange, Las been arrested on complaint of Abram Kling, a lawyer, who says Trowbridge sold stocks on his account and has ref 1 to turn over the procceds of the sales. Kling bolieves 20,000 was realized and that the broker in- tended to abscond, . A Brakeman and Tramp Killed, HusmiNGpoN, Pa., March A freight train on the Pennsylvania road was derailed at Barre this afternoon. A brakeman and a tramp wore killed, threo tramps seriously in jured and two boys who are missing are sup. posed to be buried under the mass of coal and coke dumped from the train Bragg Makes a Profound Impression, Ciry oF Mexico, March 22.—A banguet in Lonor of General Bragg, the new United States minister, was given yesterday by the American residents. The leading ofticers of the Mexican government ard a number of mem- bérs of the press were present. Consul Gen eral Moore presided; General Bragg mude a significant speech, which ‘made a profound impression. —— Caught By Newman. James Moore, a colored lad, went into the residence of Mrs. Vermaas, No. 1315 South Sixteenth street, yesterday afternoon, and made away with a silwer watch. He was see by an inmate of the house and complaint was lodged ‘at the central station. Last night Officer Newman ran across the dusky thief and locked him up. P e~ JUST LIKE THE OLD MAN, Young Gonld Bleeds His Friends and Even His Father. New York, March 22.—[Special Telegram to the Ber. | —Wall street §s hurling anathe- mas at voung George Gould. Up to 3 o'clock to-day his character for loyalty to his friends and associates on 'change was spotless white, but now all is changed. Now it is spotioss, but of a uniform blackness, It is said that young Gould is responsible for the recent startling decline in Missourt Pacific stock, which has entailed heavy losses on many of Gould's followers, among whom the stock is of course largely held and which has brought them to the Verge —of ruin. The charge is made that the young man got in on the short side of the market so0me Lime ago, which gave him strong per- sonal interest in lower prices, and that he then used the vast infiuence at his command to hammer things down regardless of friends and associates, and regardless, t it 18 intie mated, of the interests of his father, wholly intent upon securing enormous profits for himself. He holds full power of attorney from his father, and_not in_association with Russell Sago and Sidney Diilon, a8 was first reported, so that his anxiety to influenceo the market has only been limited by theavailable recources of the Gould strong boxes. Tho suggestion that young Gould had been illustrating in real lifo something of tho situation in the comedy of the “Henrietta,” where the father and son operate on difforent. sides of the market, was reccived with less surprise in brokers' offices than it probably will bo_elsewhere. Among them who know him_in Wall strect, young Gould has the reputation already “of being a shrewd schemer and an cager and enterprising money malker. — Sy DIED IN PRISON. A Dishonest Banker Ends His Life in Auburn. Avnuny, N. Y. March 22.—The trajn which left this city at 10:30 o'clock this morning for Rochester had on board tho body of Amariah H. Bradner, the Dansville, N. Y., banker, who died in the prison hos- pital here this morning. Bradner was sent to Auburn prison last November for grand larceny, having taken 81,500 from a woman aftor tho Dansyille bank, of which he was president, had become insolvent, giving in return a worthless certificate of deposit. Bradner fought the prosecutors boldly in tha courts for_over two years, but was finally beaten and sentenced to Auburn for five years. A few days after the Dansville bank busted three years ago Bradner was chased through the villiage streets by a howlmg mob of men, women and boys. who pelted him with snow-balls and whatever missles were at hand. He was seventy years of age when he entered the prison and was given_work in the broom shop, He occupied a table with immy" Hope, the noted bank robber. On Saturday Bradner was sont to the prison hospital, where he died this morning of pneu- monia. 'His wife, brother and sister werc with him when he died g e Steamship Arrivals. Havnorg, March 22.—]Special Telogram 10 the Ber,]—Arrived—The Rugia, from New Sovmiamproy, March 22.—Arrived—The Lahn, from New York, for Bremen. wicn, March 23 —Ai iu, from New York, for Glasgow. Youk, March 22.—Arrived—The Spain, from Liverpool; the Eider, from Bremen. = ed—The alilio— Settied With His Creditors. OT1rAWA, Ont,, March 22.—John C. Eno and his wife are in this eity. They will return to New York, Eno having settled with his creditors. Orrawd, Out,, March 22.—Eno, late of New Yorlk, deni¢s that he proposes to return to that city. 2, —— IT WAS ONLY PEAS. The Wrong Vegetable Was Used in His Case, However. Boston Courier: The last stroke of the hour of midnight had just sounded. Still he lingers near’the door with her near the steam-heated hall, “Itis very late,” she murmers hall reproachfull he squeezes her hand for the twenty-fifth time. “*Was that9 or 10 that struck?” he And your father “Sitting up until you go, and I'm iid he will be ang ” it Te—-: “Imust go. I vossible that he knows it is so late? *His watch never varies a second.and he n the habit of consulting it eve minute when he is waiting for me to re- tire. Oh! Lawrence, I fear, I dread, I tremble—so softly---perhaps he will not hear.’, There was a sound like that of the drawing of corks, the door softly opened and closed, and Lawrence Longstop went out into the night, the starless tenebrious night. A moment later there was a flash, a loud report, a wild yell, the hurried pat- ter on the walk of flying footstept, and the maiden’s terrible conjecture w realized as she beheld her lJullu-x enter the hall with a smoking musket in his hands. *Oh! father,” agony of dread. You have killed him! No, I havn’t. It w ain’t hurt much. Tt w. On! what will h she shricked in an "Yn:ulm\'w killed him! s only peas; he s only peas.” 5 folles in Boston Bosto “He was. “Dang e, if I'd would have loaded with } -~ The Piute Who Quotes fope, From the Virgima City (Nev.) Enter. prise: Yesterduy nfternoon a prema turely old and ~ shriveled Piute wa sunning himself on a rock near th wickiup below the Ophir dump. With motionless form and grim, sober visage, he sat pensively eyeing the distant snow-capped mountain Apparently he was overhauling the past and think- ing o1 the glorious feats of yalor he had tong ago performed, and of how differ- entn good many things ave from what they were then, before the tricky pale- face nad sneakéd tn and gobbled up the poor Piute’s right. A San Francisco lady and gentleman were walking by the campoodie on their to iuspect the pan mill, Aftor had passed about a rod beyond the dusky Pk suddenly roused himself and vociferated a hearty, rous- i *Good morning, madame!” "he startled lady turned around and said: **Why, how do you do sir?” and evidently much astonished, then blurted Whoare you, anyhow?” I am Lo,” said the Indian. 2 Mr, Low? Why, youare an In- aren’t you?” lame; mind. . **You astonish m here,” e seated in clouds and he. “And, looking Pope?” Aye, looking as I do,” saia the Piute, then turned and walked away, leaving the lady to look after him and wonder. The old Piute was one who was sent east about thirty years ago tobe edu- cated, and who spent three or four years in Oberlin, college, Ohio, When he came back to Nevada he at once set- tled down again in the shiftless ways of his peaple, Was he from Boston?” that, T a-known ns!” aman of ‘untutored What are you doing here, 1 ‘sece God rhim'in the wind.’ as you do, you quote old - Have Your Plano Tuned by Chas. F. Stephéns, with - Alfréd I\fuiuburg Co., 1516 Dodge ste PORER PLAYENG IN DAKOTA, Pra— Over Seven Thbupand Dollars and & Town Site at Stake. W A FAIRY TALE FROM EARLY DAYS. H . Adjonrnment df 'the Legislature to Watch the Game—The Speaker Deals — Saspension of Huginess. il Chicago Herald: Back in the fifties, when the northern portion of Dakota was hardly more than a bleak waste of uncultivated land, the town of Pembina was founded by Enos Stutsman. He was a man as remarkable for his eccentrici- ties as he was for his physieal deformi- ties. Bnos emigrated to Dakota from the huckleberry districts of Connecticut and located in the upper Red River ley, where he filed and proved up on 820 acres of public land, which was the ground on which Pombina now stands. Enos was a prodigy. He had the head and body of a giant, but his legs were hardly more than a foot long, and he was unable to travel without the aid of two short and powerful crutches. He was a shrewd, calculating fellow, and soon became the recognized leader among the handful of emigrants who had taken up their residence in his neighborhood. Asa political diplomat he has never had an equal in the terri- wri‘. and for four consecutive sessions he has chairman of the council, the upper branch of the territorial legisla- ture, and the old war horses who weathered the political battles of early days in the territory, when the old story and a half shanty in Yankton that did humble duty as a capitol building, rang as often with the report of a re- volver as it did with the voice of a law maker, to-day testify in glowing terms to the wonderful ability of Enos Stus man as a parlinmentarian, Bight years ago he was taken suddenly ill and died. Ho was buried in the lonely cemetery on the hillside, half a mile north of Pembina. The only monument that stands to his memory is the county of utsman, now one of the most prosper- ous districts in Dakota. Among his other accomplishments Enos had acquired a thorough knowl- edge of the game of draw poker, for which he had an upcontrollable passion and many are the stories told by his nc quaintances of his recklessness at the card table. He numbered among his most intimate friends Judd La Moure, a pioneer who owned =@ line of stages plying between Grapd Forks and Pem- bina. The adventof the raiiroad killed Judd’s coach line (finally, and he set- tled down in a pyofitable grocery busi ness in Pembina, giving a_share’ of his time to local polit Probably the stiffest game of poker ever played in the territory was the 6t contested by these menin 62, The game was played in the old Levee hotel in Yankton, and lasted from 10 o'clock Kriday evening till 8 o'clock Sunday moraingz.and atthe elose of the game Judd' Ea Moure had won $3,500 and the townsite of Pembina. The game created publicinterest and during its progress the’ fieople of the town visited the rooms and watched the two men as they fuug‘h!i Jike bull dogs over the piles of red, white and blue chips. The legislature was in session and as Stutsman, who was chairman of the council, refused to leave the game, that branch’ of the legislature adjourned until the following Monday; and the members watched the game to the finish. When the game started Alexander < .sheriff of Burleigh county, v Edwards, editor of the Fargo Argus, were interested in it, but after a few hours’ tussle with no change in their fortunes these men dropped out and left the battle to Stutsman and La Moure. Farly in the game the former’s luck was wonderfully good, and he played with a brilliant recklessness that surprised his friends. Later on the tide turned against him and the ehips began to flow in the direction of Lo Moure, who sat with his slouch hat pulled’ down over his eyes, elosely watching every move of his opponent. Slowly but surely Stutsman’s chips went over to La Moure's side of the table and work ‘what trick or artifice h would he could not turn them back Matters went this way until past mid- night Saturday, when Stutsman threw down two fifty-dollar bills on the pile of chips in the center *of the table and called o hundred-dollar bet made by La Mour Stutsman held a king full on queens, and he felt sure that the pot was his, but when La Moure threw down his cards there were four deuces, and Stutsman, gritting his teeth, e aimed: **D—n it, l\lh(l, the devil him- self couldn’t beat you to-night. 1'm roke; you've got my last dollar.” Can’t help it, Stut. It came vay and I |I'I1{ to rake it in,” calmly re- plied Judd he shov a big roll of Stutsman’s money into his pocket. Stutsman eyed the roll enviously, and just, it went out'of sight he struck the table with his fist and said: Judd, T'll tell you what I'll do. You've won $3,800° of .my money. If you'll put #3,500 more with it I'll stake the townsite of Pembi against it and will play for it in one lump, to win or lose at one deal,” *Do you mean it?” asked Judd, in- credulously. “You hot 1 do,” veplied Stutsman, emphatically S AlL right, it’s a go,” said Judd, as he threw down $5,000 in bills and drew a check for #2,600 to make up the bal- word is got}fl. ain't it, Judd?” Stutsman, Jooking across the my asked table. A1 +As good as gold,’ peplied Judd. *Then,” continued: Stutsman, “if T loso I'll deed you 820iacres of land in the center of the towg of Pembina,” The men shook haxds, According to agreement the hand was to be dealt’ by A. Willinms, of Bismarck, speaker of the house ot representatives, tho cards to be thrown on the table face up. When the five cardditind been dealt each man was to discard and draw, the being thrown face upiyy the dealer as before, and when !.‘w cards had been dealt the man holdipgsthe bhighest hand Wi ke the pot. Ixcitement ran high, and to prevent any tr -y on his purt, Williams was E :d in the middld of the table, with his legs turned wfder him like a Turlk, in the full glare of an oil Lunr that was suspended from the ceiling. The friends of the two men crowded around the table and Williams was threatened with summary treatment if he should in any manuner manipulate the cards so as to give either man an advantage, Deftly Willinms shufiled the cards, and, squar- | ing them, slipped one from the top of nose. It was a deuce the queen of spades, The next card came off and Judd caught another deuce.- The four spotof spades turned up under Stutsman’s -~ nese - and his brow wrinkied a little bit. ‘Again the cards fell; and Judd placed the ace of diamonds beside his two deuces,while the jack of spades looked up into Stut’s face, Once more the dealer laid the ry v | teenth, f the pack and luid it down under Judd’s | foenih from Baveabqrt 1o ¥ Stutsman caught | cards and to Judd came the tray of clubs, while his opponent caught the ace of spades. . Stutman’s face began to brighton. He saw a possibilty of catch- ing a flush, but the next eird that eame to hin: was a heart, but Judd had not bettered his hacd, and held his deuces, a ing three cards. Stutman’s friends tried to prevail on him todraw four cards to his ace, buthe wouldn’t listen to them, and discarding the heart he drew one card,hoping to fill the flush. The onlookers were wild as Willams threw three cards to Judd. They fell face up, the queen of clubs ack of dinmonds and ten-spot of clubs. %lc had not bettered his hand, and his smiled grimly as he saw how severely fortune must snub him now if she failed to bring him a winning hand, for if he paired any of the four cards he held he must beat Judd's deuces, be- sides, there was a possibility of his fill- ing his flush. Judd had evidently lost hopesand he rested his arms on the table and doggedly watched Williams as he turned to Statsman and slipped a card from the pac All stretched thoir necks to cateh sight of the card. 1t fell at last face up, the eight spot of clubs, The game was over, Judd had waon, and as ho shoved his hand over the table to Stutsman, the latter gl'usj\otl it as though he had forgotten that it had played sad havoe with his finances. True to his word, as he always was, Stutsman deeded the 320 acres of land to La Moure, who holds a good share of it to-day, though he has sold a large vortion of it and realized many thous- ands of dollars, for the railroads gave Pembina a boom, and much of the land that was in 62 staked in the game of poker is now worth several thousand dollars a front foot. Pl R PUBLIC WORKS. opponent Preparatory Steps Taken for the Sea- son's Improvements. Sidewalk Inspector Allan has ordered the layingof sidewalks on a number of streets in the city and the same must be done before the 4th of next month otherwise tho work will be turned over to the sidewalk contrac- tor and the cost of the same assessed against the abutting property. The walks ordered are Jocated as follows : North side Burt street from Twenty-eight street to Thirty-third street; six feet wide. East side Thirty-third street from Burt ing street; six feet wide. y-second strect from Burt t to Cuming street; six feet wide. East side Twenty-cighth street botween Farnam tnd Douglas street; four feet wide. West side Walnut street from Twenty- 5I;|l.h street to ‘Uhirty-fivst street; four feet wide. South side Park (or Center) street from Thirty-third street, to Thirty sixth street ot) ; four feet wide street), from Park to Francis street; four feet wide. East side South Twenty-seventh street, be- tween Mason and Rees streets; repairs. North side Cass strect, from St. Paul's chapel to Thirty-first street; six feet wide. North side Chicago street, between Thir- Liol‘h street and Thirty-first street; six feet wide. Tn front of lot and northeast corner of D i!‘,;u and Twenty-sixth streets; six fect wide. South side Pacific street, botween Twenty- second street and Twenty-third street; four feet wide. East side Twentyninth stroet, between Seward street and Franklin street; six feet wide. South side Franklin street, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets; six feet wide, 1Zast side Virginia avenue, from the north side of Hickory to the south side of Shirely streets; six feet wide. North side Jones stret, between Tenth street and Thirteenth street; twenty feet wide, South side Farnam_street, from Ninth to Eighth street; twenty feet wide. THE PAVING 108, The Brr, of about two wecks ago, pub- lished an article showing up the possibility of a combine in the matter of paving which, it was thought, at the time was intended by a number of the contractors of this city who have been engaged in the public improve- ments in this city. The article was based upon the objection made by councilmen, who were supposed to be friendly to_certain con- tractors, to the new ving specifications alleged to have been adopted by the b public works. It turned out, however, theso specifications had been drawn up’ only by the chairman of the board and the eity engincer because when the board met Messrs, Mayne and Heimrod in- isted upon the confirmation of the specitications of 1857, while, at the same time allowing bids to be made under the specific tions for this year. As between the two scts, the only difference,was that, on streets which had beén brought to grade no extras were bo allowed for grading, and that in the ter of tar upon block pavements ono more would be required to the square yard of than was required under the specifi fous of last y With respect to the ing, it would be impossible to experience rwise than a saving to the city, while m the matte > ilon of tar the in- creased cost would be not mort than ten cents per sq which would be more than over- come by the abolition of grading charge ‘The majority of the board, however, decid low bids uvon tie specifications’ of last year while at the same time allowing bids to be received upon the specifications above re- ferred o, It is estimated that the paving to be done in this eity this year will cost about 8500,000. This when tho objection of in- because ared that o v 4 et of which would be to ~ petition all small contractors who could not give bonds to do the cnormous amount of work which was contemplated. The small contractors being out of the field, with the hue and cry of increased cost be- cause of the new specifications, only a few 15 would be offered und these would be at a figure which would be largely in excess of that -which had eyer been paidfin this city. The fact that the board of public works, however, has gone back to il ions of last year, seems, in & m: o, isfied some of the at . the same time to them from the extortionate rates, which, it was_claimed, 10 protect themsclves, they would be compelled to demand. 1t has been Jearned, however, that several Chicago con tractors have concluded to engagoe in the en terprise and unless these effcet a combina tion with the local contractors it is likely that the danger from unreasonable bids will be averted, Theso contractors are James Segun, J, B3, Smith, A, J. McBean and A, Perkins. Together with the local contractors, these men Liave looked over the specifications and it is very likely will present bids which will be opened 1o morrow afternoon. These bids will be upon asphaltum, Sioux Falls granite, Colorado sandstone and wooden bic of “all kinds. The specifications for this work are now with the works, though by bids for paving in addition to being ac ing to said speeifications may also be accord- inir 10 such specifications as the bidder may preseribe, the same to be set forth in detail and to accompany bid. This will lead 1o an mterminable array of bids and kinds aud specifications and nobody may tell when the board, as a consequen will be able to make its award. After t lowest bidder has been determined on each kind of pavement, the residents on the strects to be paved will decide upon the material require for pavement on their street. thoroughfares to be paved are as fol- vific to Pic Tenth, eventh, from Mason 0 all north .uth, from Mason to HBancroft; Eloventh, from Davenport to Chicago; Twelfth, from Davenport to € 3 rom Davenport to W Sixt, from P N. L. Marth from Howard to Leaveuworth; Fiftoenth, from Howard to Leavenworthi Sixtéenth, froi Mason to Marey; Seventeenth, from Cuming to Union Pacific right of- way teenth, from Leavenworth 1o Eighteenth, from' Mason to Pierce; Nine teenth, frow Davenport to Grace; Nine teenth, frow.Farudm Yo St.-Mary's aveuu Twentleth, from Pierce to Center; Twin: tieth, from Cumipg to St. Mary's avenue, ‘Twenty-first, from Daveiport .io Cuming; Ohro; Twenty-second; from Dodge to Cuming; Twenty-fourth, from Farnam to Davenport | Twenty-fourth, frem Patrick avenne to Em Twenty-fifth, from Dodge to Farnam; nty-fifth avenue, from Harney to St Mary's avenue; Tiwenty-sixth, from Half Howard to St. Mary's avenue; Tw eighth, from Farnam to Leavenworth; Thirtyfirst, from Poppleton avenue to Wool- worth avenue; Thirty-sccond avenue, from Fafnam to Davenport; Thirty-seventh, from Furnam to Leavenworth; B3urt, from’ Six teenth to Tiventy Capitol avenue, from Sixtoenth to Twenticth: Capitol avenue, from Twenty-second to Twonty-sixth; Cali fornia, from Twenty-second to Twenty seventh; Cass, from 'Twenty-second to Twenty-fourth: Castellar, from Tonth to Six- teenth; Chicago, from Eléventh to Sixteenth Chicago, from Twenticth to Twenty: ond Clark from Sher avenue' to_ Twenty-fourth; Cui ing, from Thirty-Sixth to 0 avenue Douglas, from tieth to Twenty-fourt Dorcas, from Tenth to Thirteonth; Dodg from Sixteenth to Twenty-sixth; ' Farnam, from Thirty-sixth to Thirty-seventh; Grace, from Sherman avenue to Belt Line right of way; Harney, from Twenty-sixth to Tienty eighth; Izard, from Sixteenth to Nineteenth; Jackson, from Thirtoenth to St. Mary's avenue: Jones, from Thirteenth to Sixteenth; Leavenworth, from Four- teenth _'to Belt railway: Lake, from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth? Mason, from Sixteenth to Eighteenth: . from Fourteenth to Sixteenth; Nich: from Twelfth to Twenty-fourth; Pac from Tenth to Thirteenth; Pierce, from Fifth to Eleventh: Pierce, from Union Pacifio right of way to Twentieth} Poppleton avenue, from Twenty-fourth to Thirty-third; Sher man avenue, from Ohio to Emmet Vinton, from Sixteenth to Twentioth; Web: ster, from Sixteenth to Twenty-third; W ster, from west line of Thirteenth (one-half intersection), Union Pacific railway; Wil liams, from Tenth to Sixteenth; Wirt, from Sherman avenue to Twenty-fourth; 'Wool- worth avenue, from Twenty-ninth avenue to Thirty-first; alley in block 9, alley in block 10, “alley in block 23, "alley in block 4, alley in block = 43, alley in block 50, alley in_block b7, alley in block 161, alley in block 192, alley ' in_biock 200, alley in block 204, alley ' between blocks 21514 aud 837, alley in block 246, alley in block 951 : DEATH VALLEY PROSPECTING. A Report That Robs the Place of Its Terrors. Austin (Nev.): Reveille: James C. Court, one of the party of prospectors who recently returned from a search for the Breyfogle mine in Death valley, gave an account of his trip to the Re- veille, from which the following is con- densed: The men carried their eamp outfit and provisions in a four-horse wagon. They experienced no great difficulty in re- gard to seavci ter, but often found it of poor quality, barely drink- able, Their principal trouble was the scarcity of feed for their animals, They were obliged to spend much time in clearing bowlders out of the road in sanyons. This detained them in places where there was no feed and their ani- mals became very thin and weak. If they had gone out with pack animals they would have been all right. In the northern part of Death valley they found water everywhere by di ging three or four feet, but it was hard and brackish, They were in Death valley during the cold snap in January, at the time when the mercury ranged from twenty to fifty degrees bélow zero in Neva The men laughed when told that fears were ente ned that they had been frozen to death, At that vory time they were traveling about in their shirt sleeves on account of the heat. Grasshoppers und locusts were chirping about them, and their only trouble was to keep cool At Lost Wagons, on Salt creek, they camped on the ground where the unfor- tunate emigrant party was cast away in days. They brought away with them as relies portionsof the old wagons and utensils left by the lost emigrants Where the emigrants died the water salt and bad, but within four or fiv miles plenty of good water could have heen obtained by digging two ov thre feet. The mountains in most places are lava-capped, therefore, water is not to be found on their summits, which is great drawback to prospeeting, Wate must be looked for in the valleys and below the line of the | The party went in search of the Breyfogle vein, in the existence of which they have much ith. on nccount of the data furnished Grantsvills men who knew Breyfogle 1d who went with him to search for his ost gole vein, The presznt party says t owing to the lava the whole coun- the same appearance went they were oblig and-marks in order to find their way back to camp, The men say the whole country is full of quartz veins, These crop out in the canyons where channels have been cut through the lava into the wite, slate and other country rock, They saw veins of quartz 250 feet in width, “fn one of these was an unknown bl metal They got good gold prospects in many places by horning out the divt along the quartz veins and brought buck many sumples for assay. The men wiil return about the middle of this month, and will make this trip with puck & ls. They think they will this time stand a chance to find the “jowelry shop™ seen by Breylogle, as they will take with them from Grape- vine an old Indian who has agreed for “heap money” to show them the mine. They believe this old Indian assisted at the ‘ceremony of scalping Breyfogle. therefore have faith in him, He s “You catchum e money, me fetchum you to place,” The boys—the two Courts and MeComb —ure now at antsville preparving for the second trip. They will be joined by Stinniger av Grapevine. The ay railroad has been surveyed from Salt Lake City that will run through Ash meudows, near Death valley, and the want to bo on the ground "before tho surveyors find out too much about the country At Furnace creek they found Al Maynard in charge of the Calema Borax company. He told them they were the fivst party of prospectors he v, Of Maynard the procurcd some barley and hay for their exhausted animals, to set up DYSPEPSIA CONSTI- PATION, JAUNDICE, BICKHEADACHE, BIL- 10US COMPLAINTS, &e| disappear at onceo under| ite beneficial influence. Itis purelya Medicine| as ite cathartie propei I forbids its use as 0:.& It is ple ant to the taste, and esnily taken by child- ren a8 adults, Bole Propristors, BT.LOUIS and EANEAS OrFY THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. The Cold Snap Falls to Advance Wheat as of Old. A STRONG OPENING IN CORN, A Fair Showing of Strength Wite nesseld in Provisions—Trading in Cattle Fairly Active —Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Crreaao, March to the Ben.|—All the board said to-da *'Such a cold snap as this in the latter part of March used to be worth a couple of cents’ advance in whe: "Thoso days, however, are over, and when the old members were asked why the froezing weather was less influential now, the only answer was that there was no outside trade. Still, this was not exactiy true, for there was considerable buying by various commission houses on orders from the wintor wheat belt. It was promptly met by offerings from big local bears. It did look, but for an instant at the opening, as if tho weather would have its old-time effect, for May wheat oponed %o above last night's closing price and even ad- vanced another ¢ immediately, but that ap- peared to be its last desperate effort for the day and was the highest price touchod. Tho opening bulge was caused by the haste of some of the smaller local shorts to cover, and when these demands were satisfied and the big bears saw to It that it was done without pormitting the price to advance much, the market sagged and be- came inactive at 1{@'c lower and only showed life and advanced a little just at tho close, apparently in sympathy with a sharp advance in thé corn market, May wheat opened at 778 and directly sold up to 778¢c, then slowly ‘dectined to 77de, fluctuated be- taveen that price and 77'gc for some time and within the last ten minfites of the session ad- vanced to 77c, closing there at 1 o'clock. June wheat opened at 7S¢, sold up to 781, down Lo 774c and closed at 1 o'elosed at 8@ sl ‘The early course of the corn market was almost precisely the same as in wheat, ex- cent that fluctuations were wider. The strength in wheat evidently frightoned tho corn shorts and in their eagerness to cover the opening was made g higher than lust night's close, Wwas very soon lost, and after a little reaction a lower price even was touched. Better grading of the re- ceipts made the local crowd bearish, and Cudaby, who sold & large aulount yesterday, followed the same course to-day. Lighter “receipts promised for to-morrow changed the disposition of local traders somewhat, and when well known and strong houses began buying frecly the shorts began another scramble and put the price up a full cent from the lowest point of the session. May corn opened at 4937c, worked down to 4917¢, advanced to 40%c, fell to 49'¢c, then advanced to 501c, closing at 1 o'clock at B0@30'5c. June corn opencd at 495¢e, fell to Vige and advanced to 497@40%c, which was the price at the 1 o’clock close. There was a fair speculative trade in oats and the course of prices was the same as in corn—strong early, followed by a dec and a sharp advance a the close. May oats opened at 0% ¢, sold down to 30igc and up t 3015e, which was the price at the 1 o'clock adjournment. June oats sold at 30%¢ and closed nominally at 80ige. July oats opened at 20%c, sold up to and closed at 20%c. August oats opened at 203{c, sold up to 2 and closed at 3 In provisions air showing of strengtn was witnessed. Pork was again hammered early session by a few of the old_raid- crs und forced down some 20¢, but it sub- sequently revovered almost all'the ground lost, while in short ribs and lard there was no important change. In the last named articles the fluctuations were also confined to a narrow range. Based on_ last night's closings short ribs at 1 o'clock showed an ad- vance of 2igc, lard was unchanged to 2ige higher an1 pork unchanged. AFTERNOOY SrssioN.—Wheat for May e, June 78, July 75 Corn_firm, May closing at” 50%5¢, " Jur July 501 @ B0tje. Oats firmer. Pork and closed at $13.77¢ for M May, and $13.95%5 for d quiet: h closed at $ $.521¢, June $7.5715 and Jul hort 1ibs were quiet, closing at arch, $7.20 for May, §7.27 for July, [Special old members of tho ly ac wpared y. Some salesmen who had something nice and handy scemed to think they made better sales than yesterday, but these raro cases. Butchers’ stocl, es- peci prime cows and heifers, were in good demand and firm. Fat bulls were scarco and wanted. Thin and medium bulls were plentiful, The unfave > weather has brought trading m stockers and feeders to almost a standstill. Stoers, 1,350 to 1,500 1bs, 50 118, $4.00601.50; 950 to 1, W, Stockers und feed- crs, 824K »ws, bulls and mixed, #1.90 It ; bulk, 24028 X cattle, $5.40004.25, Hoas —At the o ium _butche were made at about, s close, but the ordinary run of mixed, such as packers usc and such as are bought for squires, was slow from the start 1o the fimsh, He 50 noglected and at no time yesterday, the general marke! 1 the highest yester- Toward the best medinms and v would not sell for ove 0 and It at about . Good moedium, with nice light top, a 200 10 250 1bs, wera the favorites, selling largely at” .40, Soma nice light, averaging 170 1bs and upwards, sold carly at §5.40. few sales of nice, ney light st al Telegram to the Bee.|—S1ocks—The feeling in Wall stroet is still unsettled, with the minority of the operators bearish and the bulls badly de- moralized. Trading was heavy, 75,000 shares changing hands the fivst fifteen minutes and up to noon 234,900 shares, Values weremore erratio than at any time smce the decline started. The selling fever seems to have taken possession of a majority of the opera tors and Offerings of sccurities, both by longs and shorts, were enormous, the liqui- dations being more gencral than a wmero glance at the market would indicate, Kvel thing hinges on Missouri Pacific. If the di- rectors declare a 6 per cent. dividend confls dence will be in a measuro restored. Should the dividend bo passed the bears predict that the stock will sell to 50 and that it is des~ tined to go the way Wabash did. Should Missouri Pacific continue to break, it is expected that Western Union and Gould's other properties will be affected more or loss, The market opened irregular, some being lugher, but the majority lower. Missouri Pacific started 134 points above yesterduy’s close at 77. The bears raided it heavily, and ith the help of sclling on stop orders it was soon selling to 7344, Connor and other shorts began buying und a rally to 757 followed, but later it dropped 13¢ points. The rest of the markot followed irregularly, The pools in St. Paul and Reading were reported sell- ing out and they dropped % @1 poiut, but re- actéd 3 on Reading and 3 point on St. Faul. Wester declined 1, but rallied & point. Cammagk covered the bulk of his shorts and the market kept on soesawing within & fair vange. The meeting of the Missouri Pacific divectory was postponed until Monday owinis to the absence of Mr. Gould. This will keep the miarket foverish, d vapid fluctuations either way would be no sarprise.” T'rading decreased after mid- Gay, but during the last hour became active. Tho decling has led ‘manuy operators to turn bulls and buy for a scalp. Uhelr purchases, saln Union