Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 15, 1890, Page 15

et 11 L THE CONDITION OF - TRADE. A Bright Financial and Commercial Outlook for Omaha. NO NEW FEATURES IN LOCAL PRODUCE. Strawberries Plontifal — California Fruits Coming in Excellent Con- tion — Watermelons Forty to Fifty Dollars Per Hundred The clearings for the week as reported by #r. Hughes, manager of the clearing house for ated National banks of Omaha, foot 5,075,248, an Increase of 8 1-5 por cent. Bal- ances were $1,312,01040. The week has heen an uncventful one In financlal circles and Is characterized by, bankers as as thero for money, ve incronsed, 5o that the pru- dentlnl reserve in excess of the legal rescrve has dully shown o healthy percentage on the right side, while business has been good. Rates have Leen casy at 8 per cent per annum for prime mercantile paper. Exchunge has been in average supply at the usual rate. In the Jobbing distriet merchants preparing for he semi-annual stock taking and making of s sheots and trade Is quicting down, having been comfortible, inasmuch Tias been o protty good demand and deposits ¥ The businessof the past six months has boen sntisfactory in all lines without exception been transacted on pel psacloser in of expense tl lust year profits are piratively more satistaction fs adil 1 Con its are made express 4 s tributary s the back con th people and grows richer, s 1 surplus wealth and wanting more zoods; th ire 1s bright even to nd doubters wi 1onall sides tl alth and popu m of tl fost Coil merc) mindful of promptly for bills aue, usking clty in'w tion is mani- fons are easy though bankers and 1S say their country friends are duly their obligations and it w favors in wiy of delay. Taking it all in all the financial and commerelal outlook in Omaha is sant 1o conteaplate, The city trade is active and collections show up better s the ses, though thero is sonie complaint nong the clusses dopending upon netiv- putldi ng operations money fs rather i 0 go of the senate finance committee orly awalted by the punity here as clsewhere, and Xpre that the senate n © better knowledge of what the country needs and giye loss heed to the requirements of the pirty bosses thin the ways and means committee” of the house with & paramount gense of oblizations due sineo the last presi- dontinl election, were enabled, with their limited capacity, to d Pricesof stu asa rule steady. Sugar has heen quite nd the market firm at ahe advance of fve-clghts of a cent per pound lished iweek ago. Sellers show no dis- to shide prices, but buyers are loath tthelr views, and toward the close of the week the marke: the cast Was compara- tiyely quic Thit coifee market Is firm with light recelpts reported und Sintos, nnd appearances aro thit fizures may obtain. Meanwhile s restricted and - confing nts. Shigping and Conmerelal List rouid t uresof the 1o have Leen the small receipts in Rio Santos, averaging last w i3 por e at both ports, further reduction in stocks and an advance In the rate of exchange 0 24, hut there appears to be searcely any Dusiness in progress m either of the primary kets and quotations therefor are nominal, rivate ndviees do not indicate any fmmed ed to consumip- snys wblos rocolsod iner Ase in receipts and the marketing of the new crop 18 1ikely to o oo The been no chad A Gl ERe Lo ot thoL verumer o thia dlsteibutive movement and dealers throughout the couniry — appear to i cring strictly to the hand-to-mouth prineipic in replenishing their su warchouse deliy from the s co atively moderate for this scason of the year and the interior demand for green as well as ronsted coffee s tar from satisfactory. The warchouse deliverles last week from three ports ager of which 40,274 hugs were from this port. Lags from Baltimore and 1450 bags from New C fear against o total the week provious of 4 Daga, There huve been no arrivals sinco our st issu The visible supply of the world, all kinds, Junt 11180, was, I Dags, 200,155, inst i on June 1, 1850, and"the' tof ible supply of Brazil coffec in the United States June was 452,126 bags against 073,702 [ 11, 1880, ket shows no great change Co. of New York are clear- hus stock at shaded prices, o turning their business oy xd company which Is to su ts from Omuha have availed rpor d buy themiolvos of'the opportunities thus affordud tostimulato trado during the dull season by purchasing largely with a view to offering hurgains hore. The drag market is quiet and’ prices are unchanged. The metal market Is falrly active and copper Is strong in sywupathy with the English market, where there has been asharp advanco in- values. Lead s firm; and in fron reports are enconr- ing for a botter market and higher prices with holders quite fem in thelr viows and not inclined to make concessions. Min is higher in London, but trading i3 not active, Olls ure unchanged. Flour is dull and buyers and soll- ers e ipart (n their opinfons of values, Lo local produco markot presents no now foagures, Liberal suppiles of fruits and vog etables have he vrll'<~s it lown and the wlu‘m weatherpreval chunts to unload a rapidly as possibl Strawboerries are plentiful at .50 case. Bluckberrivs: from Arkunsus i zjind duotable at .00 to 80 for 3 quar ited ruspherrles are selling ot #£2.% Gogmomuncion K00 pOr Ianel® OROrrich, o6 i wetive request at .00 per bushel and 82,500 00 per 24 quart case, with prospeets of liberal supplics and lower ‘prices. Oalifornia fruits arc coming inexeelient condition and meet ) at quotitions. Canta- Toupe are expectod this woek and will sell at 800 to #0.00 per dozon for choice. Water- malons are $10 to 30 por hundred, The butter market s dull and lfele 1 poultry is unchanged umerciil Bulletin's W fngton correspondent s bunkraptoy. bill; 1sed that a'day shall se given to the sideration of the natio nkruptey bill 1t the house will adopt the order which the com- mittee on rules will v t three of the four members of the committee are favor- uble enough to the bill to permit its con- sideration,” and an order will probably be brought into the house within a fow days. The fricnds of the moasure believe thut thvy have i si worlty in the houso, and hope thay niay succevd in the senate. The senito conmitiee on Judiciury has “not " even considercd the matter as” yet, but it bill pisses the houso they wiil tike iLup at once. Reed has p nator Hoar of Massachusetts hus been the malnstay of the friends of the Dill for several congresses past, but he has 1old menibers of the ¢ tiral of gotting tho m ate to have It fail in the hous termined to walt this ¢ that he w aet. The feoling in the much friendly tn this house the committee which Is here representing the Dbankrups with the senators for several days. They h: suld to the western and southern sen- ators that the bl has been care- fully drawn to meet some of the objeotions raised in those seetions heretofore, At 1L WiLL benefit debtors as well us ered= 1tors wlk over the country and encourage wide trade relations, These Arguments o sonie effect, and may win over some who huve boen hostile. Among the .l.r|l|ln-\-um|.mlu.l~ hore ure Judge Coul dallas, Tox., Judge Kelloge of New _Orleans, Mr. Cond{t of Now York and Mr. B, K. Moore of Bostou, i OMAHA LIVE STO Cattle. turday, June 1, £stimated recoipts of oattle 235, compar it L pestorday and 1 Siturds Tast wook. Tho recolpts during th boen 1,40, compared with 12 week, an inor or 1,004, stendy all uround, the best wa belng Somo ensos shi s WO Py very fine ones relpts. e soon pleked up nud stookers wnd tooders wore stow, | Bulls were steady and calves unchanged. Hogs. ted recolpts of hozs 7,30, compared 3 yestordiy and .05 saturday of lust The recelpts durlng the week have 37,414 com pared with 35,720 the prior week, g O of 9512 Tho market opened bo Tower, was fairly setive atthe decline, all ot 1he early receipts changing bunds before t dio ot the duy. Quite n number of Iate r celpts were not_$0ldtill midday. The range of prices was 8155367, the bulk selling at Slodei s, Light, S.55@5.60. oMixod, &.5740 g Heavy, €0KIS0T. The AVersge of the ‘prices piid was KLY, compuared with -J yesterday and §.56% Saturday of last Amon Provailing Prices. The following Is a table of prices ps 1 Shis markut £OF tho Keade Of Slock mantio Prime stoors, 1300 10 160 By, ... ... M55 Good stoors, 123 1o 140 Bs. ... . LW L Good steers, 1030 to 1300 ha Common. 1000 to 115) s Common eanners. ... Ordinary to falr cows. r Lo good cows ., Good 1o choloe cows Chofee to fancy cows. AE togood bulls. ... holee to fancy biie Light stockers and feaders.. . s, 950 to 1100 b v to cholce 1 r 1o ¢ hoavy hogs.... ... £ to cholee mixed hogs. ... Comparative Tables. The following table shows the range In son hogs during this and last weok \ This Week. “ Last IS onday R Wednosd @3 i) 3 %0 @3 68 Thursday.... @IT0°| 34 @0 Friday ... @370 (360 @30 Baturday . @3 1) 348 @ g Range of Prices. 1068, The following table shows the rangs of prices pata for |..m I"alr to ¢ K155 @3 00 nir to o 360 @3 0T ‘alr to cholee mixed hogs. . 4570 0% SHEEP, 510 @3 40 e 450 @570 L 800 @1 Average Cost of Hog The following tablo gives the ave Prime fat shoep Good fat sheep Commnion to med 20 00st ofhozs on the dates mentioned, inslading the costtoday, us based upon sales reported: Juno 2, 39 Juned I 363 June 10 June 11, June 12 June 13 June 14, Yosterd Highest. ... Lowest....... Lowest. Stock Re storday ars, 1,02 rs, 300 2ears 8 ipts. Showing the average price paid for loads of hogson hodiysindlontod in 1581, 1835, 138 and 1110 80, ane [Tuno 88 | June s $68 | Sunday | 8 8452 3 63 $409 | Sunday 45 358 [ot] 529 4T 860 405 521 | Sunday i 395 528 470 30 309 52 475 Disposition of Stock. Showing the number of cattle, hozs and epbought by the leading buyers on to- uy'S murket: CATTLE, Switt & Company.. The G. H. Hammond Go. : The Armour-Cudally Packing Co. Lee othsehild. o auer WB Vansant » Other Buyers, .. Representative Sales. DIESSED BEEF STEEN No. Av. Pr. Nb. Av. Pr. 1. 710 8 40 400 21000 3 50 405 1. 030 350 405 81001 365 405 B.008 37 410 20 37 41 80 41 9 41 jul 41 20020 390 415 4101084 305 415 SHIPPING AND EXPORT STEERS. 0..1037 3 60 8..1297 4 10 % 501110 380 1001153 4 1214 119001 0 100100 415 6 3 %5 .mm 415 BTN 400 BOUIT 415 2001409 i 405 BOLIS 420 I8001620 200 LHS 405 130,012 4 20 700 1474 S.1i2 410 $016 425 200185 cows. 2.020 200 16716 250 20 005 265 1021010 2 75 5 6..1008 2 80 -3 81002 3 80 50 24.. 801 285 50 8,112 4 00 350 U0 300 250 BULLS. 1..1500 L1100 1,.2220 STOCKERS AND FEEDSRS 1..700 32 63841 360 1.80 360 2, 5 340 1.. 820 350 CANNERS. 2.00 1% 1. 60 1. 870 200 STAGS. 11200 350 1.1300 350 CALYES 1,980 320 1160 350 nEFE 3..543 200 3. 03 340 WESTERN CATTLE. No. Av. Pr 16 stoers, shipping. 07 410 S stoers, shipping. T 430 17 dressed btk stosrs... i ot 345 OGS, Sh. S0 160 40 0 160 80 20 200 200 40 80 50 susansos by o7 6l 64 o8 61 . [ [ . 1G5 AND SKIP — 25 1 Market Mention Oattle stoady. lower. ints heavy for Saturday both in hogs . Gund & Co. sen car of hogs fro ik Guna ent in a car of hogs from Rankin Brothers sent in a car 0s oattle from Cambridge, L. W. Denton of Waterloo marketed hogs. Henry MeCord, Ouklund, marketed a oar of cattle. D. H, Mills came In from Wahoo with a car of eatile, E. I Dayhad two cars of cattle in from Weeping Watel Fremont Hoy of Silver Creek brought in u of eattio. A. D. Sears had a ear of hogs on the u frot Clarks. R. A. Templeton s trom Tekamuh. F. Armstrong eame in from Belgrade with two cars of oattle. H. N. Winsiow of Columbus was here with o oar of eattle. Wilkinson & Graham had a ear of hogs on the market from Avoca. Major J. B. Furay brought In a oar of cattle trom his Eikhorn Fanch. John Quinn, the veteran Wood Rivor sh por. was horo' with u car each of cattle wnd 088 rket t down a car of hops Tohn Hast of cattl E. H. Cowles of Howard put In ance with three ears of catble. W. T. Ripl avy shipper of Colum- bus, mirket ar of hogs. J. F. Kelley of Republican City was on the market with two cals of cattl Cocliran & Taylor, extenstve dealers of Wil- r, had & car of hogs on the mark: John Grabow,the well known G wis [n with three cars of eattle. James Frazior of Columbus was on deck with four cars of cattle and a car of hogs, OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS, appear- tna shipper, ] Produce. Per bt Fresh wiiite and trout loe; plekerel, 100; salmon, halibut, 15c; lobstors, 1214 “H1iDES, PELTS AND TALLOW hides, 43(@50; dry salted hides, 4130 fint hides, 8c; calf hides, #15@6iic h ss. ' Sheel 101103 bass, b peits, No. 1, 314 No Bigide; yellow, 24 ieANg-Tiand pleked navy, 81603175 pleked navy, medium, 815071 hand pie country, $1.40@100; good clonn, 81, 250140, APPLE BUTTER—Por 1b, 0se. Woot~Fine unwashed, 1%g16c; medium un- washed, 1821c; conrse unwashed, IN@2o. uns Benvor, poe 1D, R.004.00; onch, .00 0@ 7,005 Wolf, 00; otter, ¢ , SN0 coon, ench, 40065¢; mink, onch, §@H0c; musk- rat, fall. 8@l2; muskrat, winter, 10015 skunk, 2 40c B ib. 20@30c adger, 40c@31.00; deor skins, i deer skins, winter, per 1b, 12 Oonraxaes—Por box, Mediteranean sweets, 5.00; Los Angeles, 86005 fancy Duarte seed- Tings, #4.50; Rodi, £.00, PINEAD "ot bl 8 005, orange ider, half bbl, $.00; pear cfder, half bbl, #7.00. CALIFORNLA CHERIUES—Per 10-1D box, 31002 150, 2-bu stands, 88.00. natd oider, pu (. A, full cream. 1 full or ; choide full crewin twins, dap10c; skims, Gise; Swiss, domestie, @1 limburger. fancy, 12@13¢; brick, 12@. VEGETAL W southern onlons, 00350 por doz, 8 southern pof $5.00 per sneks, 3150, PoTATORS-Old, per bushel, ehofoe L TONS—Per hox, fat fancy rolls, print, 17 olld paoked, 1617 dairy, famey rolls tairy, fancy; solid pucked, creamery creamery, chofe and prints, 13@15 10@130; _dairy, cliolee. t@lle: country roll aney, 8@de; choice, T@Se; inferlor, Madc sas—1le por doz for strictly fresh; stalo stock not saleable, BONES—(Quotations are for delivery in Chi- £0.) Dry Imlhlu,‘n'r ton. $16.00@18.00; dry try, bleached,' $10 0013.00; dry country. A meaty, $8,00@10.00. s—3l@1c por 1. san VEA--Choico medium, 6@7c; 5astic: heavy, 45, LINSEED OiL--Ginise. er luundrod, 85 light, Dints, K. Poutity--Per doson, oholca hons, 83.0004.00. chofee, mixed, spring chi meditn 1b, 4 %0 Tor Tacge; 1ive turEeys, por e, UALIFORNIA V1 Potutoes, per Ih, onfons, por 1b, e, ABLES e, per 1b, 315@4e 2¢; cubbu Provisions. MeArs—Packers prices—Smoked average, 10¢; smoked hams, 20 to 22 1bs, 0%e; smoked hams, 12 to 14 1bs, 104e; breakfist Diucon, 8e; ham sausage 8tc; pienic hams, T%e; dried bect hams, $15¢; beet tongues, per doz, #.00; dry salt moats, dY@lc; mess pork. per bbl, $12350; extra mess beef, $13.50; sausuge, ams 16 1b per' 1b, Dologni, do; star, dtse: liver, 4/501 blood, tie; head chéesc. 43e, © Add %6 per 1b for lotsloss_than 50 1t boneless, per 1 quartor b, ¥ bbs, $4.73; quarter , $1.00; kiis 15 1bs, $1.15; 2.75; quarter bbls, $1.50; 3; KIS, 15 1D cach, . —Steers, 30 to 600 1bs, avg, steers, 400 10 500 1bs, avie, ni; and’ heifers, 400 to 500 1bs, heef, 1 1b, 21.20; .10; Tunch tongue, 11b, & 1b, 84.75; brawn, 1 1b, $1.20; 0X_tongues, 1% 1b, £ 21b, #.00; chipped beef, 4 Ib, $1.25: iipped lnwl. 11b, f‘ 10; roast beef, 11b, round cans, $1.20; roast beef, 2 Ib, round cans, #2.00; pot. téd ham, %4 1b, round cans, 6c; potted b 1 1b, round cuns, #1.20; doviled ham, i 1b, ans, 63¢; deviled ham, % 1Ib, round #1.20; potted ox tongue, X 1b, round can potted ox tongue, ¥ b, round cans, § compressed h.nu,lll). square cans, $1.75; com- pressed ham, 2 1b, square cans, .75 m pe, 2 b, round cang, #1.80; minced collops, 2 1b, round cans, £, boneless pigs feet, 2 1b, square cans, LARD Ot —Extra_lard ofl, No. 1, Iard oil, 43¢; No. 1, lard oll, No. 2, inrd oil, #2c; oxtra neatsfoot oil, 4dc; No. 1 neatsfoot oil, 38e; tallow oll, 42c. Seicep P18’ ToNGues—Half barrels, 811.50; tive, 670 ave, b, cow D Corned tonzues, 2 w 8, 48¢; extra quarter barrels, #8.00: cighth burrels, $3.00; Kits, 15 1bs each, #2, PloKLED BEEF TONGUES—Half Dbarrels, 10.50; quarter barrels, $6.00; eighthbarr 150, LAin—Tierces—Refined lard compound, 5 ure loaf, kettle, T % 0 KO pe b. for smuller package Preknep Tripe—Half barrels 32.50; quarter #1.35; elgnth barrels, 8ie; kits, 15 1bs, eunch, lxn' Haif barrels, 1 75; quar. eighth barrels, $115; kits, 15 1bs. each, e, Groceries. SuaAns—Cut loaf, 8%c; cut loaf cuhes, T%o; standard, powderdd, X od. standird : tra, 63403 brasic, 6%¢: amber, (e, Corviv-—Koasted—"Arhuckle’s Aros MoLiughl Dilworth, “oxtra ¢, Ne- Moohia, He e, COFFEE—G ey old gnulnn Rio, 220 fancy old peaberry. diige; Rlo, cholee to finey: oy Rio, prime, Z5c; 110, good, 224c, Santos and common_ Rio. 10@21e; Mocha, 20¢; Java, genuine, O, G.,28c; Juvi, good lnterior, 26c. Afrioun, 250, FARINACEOUS Goops—Barloy, '4e; farina, Se; peas, de; outmeal, 14@3%c; macarond, 10e vermiceli, 10 Cd@itao: Sazo and tapiocn, gt lima boi Ge; split peas, do; spugitti, Caxxep Gooos—I'ruit alifornia stand . per doz—Apricots, 81700 fruit, 81.50; gallons, $4.503 blac ,cherries, lack, 800025 cher- 0; grupos, SLEKOLED: ponrs, Burtlett, PRI 225 lenwon el #2.40; plums, (’Kk’ phims, wolden_ drop, $L80: Biumg, zreen gages, $LO501.80; hes with pits in, $1.60; Tty R0 kogwoburrios, i quinces A raspberries 805 strawberr] * chos, -1b eastorn standards, 3185 Tons, i, K100; apples, Blgh standards, 1h gooseberries, Se; 2-1h Strawberries, -{b raspherrics, $1.00; 2-1b blueberrios, 2-1b blackborries, G3G75¢; 2-1b striw- 1b ruspbenties, pre- 2.1 Dlackbarries, - pre pineapples, Bahama chopped, #: grated, ¥ A Babawa siicod, ndard, siie ard 5; Boape; borried, presorved, §1.80 served, $1L8 B1.20 b standurd w striotly standied, £, Corn #1.00; giltedged sugar corn, very finé, $1.50; cholee 2 Ib sugar corn, $1.10; 2 1b extra western P81.00; 2 1b stardurd pstern Mushrooms—1 1 Fr Irench, fine, dlnary, 1615, Poas—T demi-fiie, po X ourly Juno, i 2 1b Marrrow Jandard brands, $1.10; 2 1b souked, 57¢. String beans—2 1b high grade,” Refugee. s 2 1h Gol= den wax be To; 2 1b_string bewns, B Lima by , e, Boston buked beans—3 1b’ Lowis, Crown brand, 8. Sweet potatoes--3 1b Now Jersey, 8160, Puuip- kins—d Ib, 8110, Okra and tomatoes, $L.00; okra, $1.00; sotash, $1.20, DRIED F RULTS—Currants, casks, L0 1bs, 6lac; pru citron £ fine per Ib siftod, 70; pruncs. . bbl or by apor 80-1b boxes, b1y , dry cured, Lio; raspberries,evapora LYo how, i prunies, K, O 6070, 1012 aisins, Californii Callforaln, Joose Bluseason: "Valencius, 888, 60; Valencias, Sk, by DO, L4530, Brazlls, 14o walnuts, 12440, poanut cocks, ronsted. 11¢; Tonnessec peanuts, 14e. Diugs —(Grocersi—Ler 1b, borax, 1 peras, 2i3e: buy leaves, 1407 glue, 1 salts, 403 glaubor salts, 307 sulphur, 250 vitriol, e} alum, 4¢3 resin ckly Bank Statement. New York, June 7.—[Speclal Tolegram to Tak BEr]—The weekly bank statemont shows the following changes Reserve, increase. Loans, inereus: 3 Bpecle, increase Logal tenders, Incrouse locrbso. inerease e mow hold 86,087,000 13 X The exports of spe ork during amounted t 81,300,000, 0f which §1,50,55 wis in gold and 80,080 fu silver, The lmports of specie for tho week amounted 1o $107.6%. The business in dry goods was 1ight and the de- mand was Ireegular as of lato new spocialties are all recelving the most attention, brown cottons belng more active than bleached &t tho moment. che Nurs—Almonds, filberts, 1214307 peouns, 1 cop- opsoin blue i DA Uy | Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bee bldg. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDAYpA(JUNE 15. 1800.-SIXTEEN PAGES Ftla S35 b rusd with ki v | T SPFCULATI\'E MARKETS. Wheat Steady, Withlfflo Important News from Atywhere, PP, FAIR INTESREST MAINTAINED IN CORN. Lo Oats Duller Thift' for Weeks—Pro- visions at a Stapdstill-The Cattle Market Affected by a Heavy Rain All Morning. On10AGO, June H.—~[Special Telegram to Tre BeE.]—There was an evened up murket {n wheat today. It Is thought that the best buy- ing of yesterday was for Kauffman of St. Louls, in getting his trades balanced before Dis departure for Europe, The market opencd steady, with no Important news from any quarter, Besfdes, there was little or no out- side business, with no extensive short Interesi and no long lines of Importance, It was not surprising that the closing day of the week should be dull. The loeal trade gave ltself up to the scalping business. During the fore- noon prices declined somewhat on free offer- ings by two or threo large houses. The solling was Jed by Tanics Konnett, MoCo . V. Wiiite & Co., and_ Broseat ted for June early was e viday at &3, July sold at © top and ¢ und 8850, nd Decomber at nd Baltimore The erop iows was at o dis- dull. "The last hour in +little more activity, I 0 NArTOW range. 1 off to 88440, the Aficr rally tose the ¢ose lower for the d June closed at 87%c, August closed av Shge, s - ber sold at 83%¢ and closed at 8870 l)m‘ nber touched 89%c and closed at 00%¢. or Ke lower, The corn market Wus a narrow one today, Dut a falr interest was maint; prices, after advancing carl 1 stead with yesterday. In a geno y the wot Toathom with a prospoot of catdor. Had o bl ish effect early. The outward movement hore was liberal. The prices today were: June 36 @3ike, closing at Hxe: July si3c to Hhe to %0 1o e at the close; August opened at a¢ and closed at B4@355c; September $5¢ to ‘L 1o 36c to the close. There was no consplonous husiness in the pit, althou was the dullest day in onts OF Weeks. There Were some new features to trade. October sales were 1 o at first on the erop at %40 and e, Thero, was trading for May delivery, 1501, also at 24%c and 2. The miarket closed strong and a fraction higher after holding quite firm all day. June sat2e at the opening and closing he and 28550 to the elose; 1t e an Sitge; Soptember B L0 2%¢, closing ut th fatter figure. The duy proved no exception to the other days of the week in provisions. There was some weakness in lard and short riby sympathy with the lower prices v the ‘vards, The exception to this was mess pork, which _showed a little advance, selling up from $1270 to #1205 and back to $12.8 for July on light busingss, The prospect of 25,000 hogs Monday and 105,000 noxt week ewused o heavy foeling all day ' in ribs sold ‘at #.10 to & 20; Tard sold ot and off to #.124:@0. ber. The onl, over the close 80130, with sales then off to 883 o, August sold at 80 Soptember at ¥3c and 85c, M50 off to Mo, cleared no wheat. coumt and the pit wheat was marked by but the prices k After 1 o'clock July w bottom for the day. was at 8830 or New York 5 at one time for Septem: cHIC. GO LIVE STOUK. OnI0AGo, June 14.~[Spectal Telegram to THE BeE]—CATTLE—F'resh receipts of both natives und Texans were largely owned by Armour, Morris and others, leaving loss than 500 head on the market, and added to this was a hoavy down-pourof rain all forenoon; hence ove body that could gob under shelter, making business slow from the opening to the close, but a few hundred on sale, both natives and , sold steady to strong. - Calves are lower than tast we¢k on all grades of fat natives and 10c to 15c lower on Texans. No fmprovements can be looked for unless the recefpts let up, then o ason Is now on for the British farmicr to market his tle and such will control the English mar- until about th Choice to extra $4.00004, medium to £00d steers, 40 to 1,500 1bs, ;1,200 €0 1,850, 1bs, | B00Z 4.30; 550 to 1,200 Ths, #.2504.00: stookers ‘and foeders, 8240 cows, bulls and mixed, 81.50@3.30; bullc, & 2.05: slop-tod stoors, $4.10w4.50; Texas grassors, E2.40a3.%5; corn-fed’ steers, &L7001.00. Hoas—Thero wasa sharp down turn of 5@ 10¢ and a few lots Ieft were unsold. The de- cline was anticipated and should run fora week it thoy come up to estimates. Values will fall back to where they were & woek ago. Country shippers should regulate thefr shipments_ cordiugly and ship Lightly but stoadily, "y ues arc today with a deciine ot 5@ ioc, o good 2e higher than lnst Saturday. The closing prices wero §8a.0) for the best. mixed “and 3.90@3.9 for the hest heavy. A few lots of rough and common mixed Sold at #1758, The values varied in differont divisions—some were strong, 10¢ lower and others only at oe. last of July. FINAN AL, NeEw Yorg, June 4.—[Speoial Telegram to Tk BEE.]—ST0C After a very uneventful first hour In stocks today the bank statement was made public and had a very helptul effect, resulting in a slight recovery of prices all through the list. In the early trading only Sugar Refinerles and Richmond & West Point showed any ambition whatever, while the movements in prices were coufined to the smallest limits. Tho dealings possessed no character and were almost entirely profe sional. The opening was generally lower than last evening's fizurcs, but whilé the trusts were inelined to ‘droop the. rexular Tist’ was rather firm until late in the hour. Sugar then developed o marked woakness and rotired to 82 ngainst the sales of K% during the carly portion of the hour. This Was the only move- ment, " worthy "of notico, howover, and at 11 o'clock the market wa dull and’ burely steady ot " insigniit: eant changes from the opening prices. During the succeeding hour, as stated, the ot received ilttle huying impotus.” In the bank statement loans were decr nearly &, posits EL217,00), serves 2,000,000, 8 5 vd to g and Chic 3. Vanderblilt psed around. At ~u|)’|. Misso up A, with Rock Istand and ' st. Py Coal ' stocks were firm. Business wis ex- tremely lght and theré was ageneral desire tohold off until consress takes final action on the silver bill. The following were the closing quotations Taciic, do proforred. |o. & N. w. 45 coupons 4l regular. Chicago, & Quinoy... DL L& W " 1inGis Contrl..... . 116k P AT e Kankas & Toxas LakeShore, Michigan Contral” Missourt Pacific. ¥ 108 MERCANTILY | \.Q.‘ 4X@0Y% per cont. XUHANGE ulet; steady; sixty- day bills, $1.85¢ 37 demaAd. §1.s Tl Skt Mining Stocks, New York, June 1. —(Special Telogram to Tk s ] ~The following aro the mining stock auotations: Ale Brunswick Con Caledonin 1 11 Commonwealth Dendwood T “risto hl' 1 PLym Homoatnka /11 100/ ) Phnix, Atz iorn Siiver. s ok do proforrod Union Pacitio | W St L & I | o preferred.. . BT 5| Westora Untoa!/1" 863 |Ocelae 1h—1 xn m. closo—Wheat— Ensy: h, Jul JSoru=Stéudy’ .m‘jp‘ Ge; July, 3K Outs—Firm; cash, and@ uly, 2840, Rye—Quiot ntsiye Barloy—$ " me Tin 1,30, Plax—Eusy at 3L Whisky nu Pork ot onsli, 1275 July, $12.85. Lard—Dulii cnsh,’ 858 Tuly. 80005, Ylour—Quiet unc’ steady; dexlors askid 8.8 for jatents in barrels, STAN for kors, 83150425 for stralght, for winter. Provisions—Shoulders and short ribs, #.00% 5.10; short clear, 8.4%05.50. Buttor — Un dalry, Bl COheose—Une fat. THgke| Ej 1 i tod bulls. 5 [ $LA0DA.00 ana 10B140; anged; full oream oheddar, Young Americus, Ti@8% od: fresh. 11120, ightgroen sulted, 5X@be; in Sulte dry “sulte 15, 200 eac nehanged; packed, 414@4% cake, 430, and pts. Shipny'ts. Flour 0,000 12,000 Wheat 14,000 6,000 OO AL Crkaea it e Vi 000 000 Oats 5,000 456,000 MINKEAPOLIS, “June T4 - Wheat-Recelpts, 78 cars; shipments, 27; falr demand for sample whent In the early part of the day, but buy- ors drow off before the middle of session: later, after the break In futures had boen chocked, sample buyers were in the market again, but Didding was at very much lowog prices. los- ing: No. Lhard, June, 85e; July, 83c; on track, BT 0; No. 1 northern, Tund, 840; July, 8156 asked; on track, 86@%'c; No. § northern, July 82; on track, S2@840. Nrw Yok, June 3.~ Whont—Receipta, 18,00 bushels: spot nominally lowers No. 2 red, o float: @R LGe Lo h; options lower, No. 2red, Juno. closing at & orn — Rocolpts, 901,500 bushols; exports, W0 bushels; ' spot firm; No. 2 dle in elevator; 414@41%e afloat; ungraded mixed, 0@y’ options, steadyy Juno closing wé Onts— Roceipts, M50 bushels: exports, 18, bushels; spot firm: No. 2 white, #14@ 1 mixed westorn, West- W@Ade; options, ste Goiteo — Options closed ehanged t polnts up. -8 Junor $1530; Yaly. st S0 fafr ‘cargnos, #4 Sugar—Raw, casy; contrifugals, 00 test, S50 bid; refined, firm. Potroloum—Unitod closed for July at 00%0. Egus—Firmer; western, 135@1%0. Pork—Firm. Lard~Easior; cnsh, $6.15, Butter—Firm; westorn dalry, 6@10¢; cream- @1oe; Kigin, ose—Steady; western, T@se. ady; June closing at toady and un- 18,500 bags; spot rlo dull; cash, Shi Jul Corn—Lowe Oats~Lowe Pork—hull Lard—Nominal at r 70, Whisky—Stendy at #.00. i Buttor-Unohanged; orcanory, 100 salie, QINCINNaTY, June red, S@sio, Lorn Tuly, 3@ 40, i July, 2S¢, dairy, 14 ~Whea Lower; No. 2 nixed, #7c. 5 ; Tune, ). 2 red, oilsh, 8ie asked. n—Stronger: No.2, cash and June, 200, Oats—Stoady; No. o; June, HEC bid. MILWAUKEE. cash, 84 Corn Oats RyoL-Eivms No.1, 4t bid, Bivrloy—Firn: No. 2, 400105 Provistons—Firm; pork. $12. Livenroon, June 14.—Wh holders offer moderately: Ca 3d per eontal. ‘Corn—Market LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, Jlu\u 14, market stendy; boaves, t—Marlket quiet; afornia No. 1,78 toady; demand poor. —Cattlo—Roeceipts, 2.500; SL00GLM; stocrs, %125 90; COWS, s und mixed, 3L60@HS); 4,00, Hogs—Rocefpts, 16,000; market slow and 5@ 10¢ lower: mixed, £.70@3.95; heavy, $.054.00; T0.05; SKips, &.10B3.50. ; market dull; natives, @4.10; lambs, £.0006.90; weste IKANSAS Crty, 10005 shipments; settied; steers and foodors, June 14.—Cattle—Recelpts, 500; market slow and un- BLI5WH5; stookers Hogs—Receipts, 9, hipments, 000; mar- ket lower; all_gradé uis, June 14 Rocelpts, 000; fair to fancy ts, 9.400; market strong und feeders, $1.00@4.90; stocker 100; mar- oA Ttocelpts, 1,400 83.60 ket stoad @3.70; light, 83,000 shipments, 05.80; packing, Dr. Birney,practice limited to catarrh- al diseases of nose und throat. Bee bldg. A S The 'Gators Doomed. “The wild buffalo has become extinet and pretty soon the alligators will have gotten off the earth.” This was from J. M. Lee, a guest at the Grand Pacific, who has owned and operated Florida hotels a number of years, says the Chi- cago T ribune, “‘During thie last four years,” continued Mr. Lco “alligators have been killed off with amazing rapid- ity. Thousands of them are shot each yeéar justas the buffalo and elk were shot on the prairies rsago. No effort is made to get the carcasses after the rep- tiles ave killed. The, y are shot for the the sole purpose of shooting. "It is only in unfrequent streams and along im- penctrable swamps that the alligators are now at all numerous ““This Is the season of the year when the demand for full-grown alligators comes from northern museums. The al- ligators’ retreat hus long been marked by the catchers, who at this time of the year dig them out and sell them at 32 a foot. The negroes lasso the big saurians and drag them out of the Swiamps. “As o constant warfare is being waged on alligators from the time they come out of their winter retreats until they lay up again for the next cold season, it will be only a little while before few will remain, and alligator shoes and watch sharms made from their teeth will be cearce.” Y MARKE 1 on record during axwell and wife to 8 A Benford, 1ot I, Maxwell's sub, w d teees 8 1,500 G W Covell and wife to M ray. lot 2 blk 1, Covell's add to Creighton Tfoishts,'wd.. O B Setbert and wife to K B Ayer blic4, Omaha View. w d 3,000 K B Ayers to James Booth, 1ot 10, blk(. Omuha View, wd.. . 3,000 J I Boyd, sherift, to A'G Nield 1stom Place, deed "0 270 dlor to Michael Donievy, 1ot “bik 5, Meltose Hill, w d 400 Onristina Cliristianson wnd hush blk A \l Connell, lot 1 wd Mury Dworak o Jolin Tobik fylu Dworak's add, wd'..... Honn. lot , 80 Omahi rak to Anto; nr.xl( s ndd, wd 3 Dorsey and wife 20. ik 4, Mityne's add, w2 Hickh and wito to O' A Biliot, lots | to 3, blk 10, Lawnfield, wd, . Balthas Jetter and wifd to Emma L cher, 10t 13, bIK G, Jottor's add, w d James Kntera and wite to ES Ttood, ot DU 1, AThright's an 800 Bettie Kopuld and husband to E S Rood, 1ot 17, blic 1, AIbright's annex, wd.... 60 © W McVieke 1o T8 Kelly, lot 17, bik %0, Tlanscon Place, q o d 1 Oniiihiy o] estate and teast company 6o T W Twyman, lots 10, 11 and 12 bik 1, Saunder & Himebiugh's Highland Zark. w d 200 yder 1o ol Rush et ul. 1ot 12, DI, Rush & Selby’s add to South Omalia, Union st pany 1o 111 Whic- ney, I DIk, lots 3, 4, 8 and 10, DIl ¥, Seee to South Omihi, w d. 3,400 1S o P E B STl ] K Stowe, 2 bik 1, Millard Place, w d 5,000 ST i wite o foln MeGivin, ot blk 14, North O1 1,00 \vos o John Gilmour, [0t 30, Vi wn Place, w'd 1,000 Wenty-0ne transers. ... 30,022 Building Permits, The following parmits wora issuod by the building inspoctor yesterday . Star Unlon lumber company. one- vame office, Nicholas nnd Bloy rod J. Bothwick, two-story frame resi- #2,000 dence, Northr o noar Burl 500 Ludwig Frank frine vion to dwellin; outh Tw ninth ~: 250 Three permits agregating . #4750 The Improvement Record. The following figures show the total of the real estate transfers, building permits and bank clearings for the past week compared with the corres REAL Day Mondiy isdity Wednesday Thursdiy Friday Saturduy Totals. Da Monday Tuesdity 1L Wodnesduy'.. pursduy ... Friduy Saturday BULL 8 05,240 BANK CLEARINGS, Totuls dnesdny Thursday .. 2,672.13 Iday 900,125 57 Bl ay 769,903 Total 2 0,0 An lucrease of 5.3 per cent over the corre- sponaing week of last year, A BIT OF GERMAN REALISM. Trom the W, D, Howells Standpoint it Went Ahead of American Productions. ON A Sally by Dickens Which Brought Down the House—Sporting Actors ~Tealistic Mr. Mansflold— Musical and Dramatic Notes NOTABLE GAGS THE STAGE. ‘We wish once more to bear our testimony to the very high grade of acting in our the- aters, writes W, D. Howells in Magazine. We have not only a wonderfully equipped dramatio criticism ready to oxact a classic excellenco from the nascent American draina, but a school of acting woll fitted to in- terprot its finost inspirations, We cannot in- deed traly say that the averago of acting we saw at the American theaters was so high as that we found one night at the German the: ater, where wo went to hear a play that made all our American plays seem playthings. This was “Dio Ehre,” a pioco by the young dram- atist Sudermann, who has dared to put more truth into it than has been put into any other modern play except, porhaps, “La Morte Civile.” It is simply tho story of a young man whom a patronizing benevolence has ed- ucated above the station of his family, but who comes loyally back to his father and mother and sisters from the pros perity that has dawned upon him in India, to live with them and be one of them. Ho finds the elder sister 1 ied to a bratal workman, the younger mistress to the son of his patron. He appoals to heraud the parents against the wicked life that none of them have been ashamed of; and they have promised to go ' back with him to India, when the patron comes inand makes good the wrong his son has done with a handsome check. Thoy are of the poor who .can be bought, he of the rich who think money can pay anything. The son is defeated and fairly driven from his home by his kindred, wio fawn upon the patron, and_turn from cursing to flattering the guilty girl who has brought them so much money with her dishonor. ~ It is a horriblo but as you witness it you realizo tho horrible truth back. of it that poverty when itis dire must sell itself, and that wealth when it is corrupted with the sonse of its power can feel no harm in buying. The pleco arrafgns existing soclety, not in set terms, but tacitlg, by inexorable ‘truth to its facts.’ It is weakened by a deus ex machina who appears from time to time, and at last carries the young man back to India with the patron’s daughter for his brido: but even this folly cannot_obscure its awful losson or silence its appeal to the social conscience, Gagging on the Stage A gag, according to Webstor, is “‘a speech orphrase interpoluted off-hand by an actor in his parts as acted, usually consisting of somo seasonablo or local allusion which chal- lenges tho mirth or applause of the audi- ence,” writes J. B. Clapp in the Boston Globe. Time was when the actor who interpolated ever so _little was looked upon as a daring fellow, and ran a great risk of losing the favor both of audience and manager. Today, however, many an actor of average abiliy who wishes to appear brighter than his companions indul ges in indiseriminate gagging to raise a laugh. “There have been oceasions when o change or interpolation was spontancous, so bright and to the point, that the audience have seen at onco their impromptu wit, and_applauded its author for its sharpness. Once, when Dickens was playing in amateur theatricals one of the actors left the stage with such a woe-begone expression of countenance that the novelist whispered coufidentially over the footlights: “He looks as if ho were going to have Lis hair cut,” a sally that was rewarded with shouts of laughter. Lester Wallack tells a good story of an impromptu gag in the “Sehool for Scandal.” Crabtree, dese upposed duel botween Charles Su and Sir_ Poter Teazel, replies to Backbite, when the latter says the duel was with swords, and that Sir Peter received a thrust. “No, 1o, no, no, a bullet in the thorax, a bul- let in the thorax.” On this occasion the actor who played Crabtreo was very nervous, and stammered out, “A thullet in lis borx, a thullet in his borax;”’ whercupon Tohn Brougham, who was on the stage, immedi- ately asked, “What the devil is his borax (" Brougham's remark was unpremeditatod, and wus a good specimen of his ever-ready wit. But unfortunately Wallack told the story to an actor of less originality than Broughun, and years after, when playing in Sheridan’s brilliant comedy, what was Wal- lack’s surprise to hear this actor, who_took the part of Crabtrec, say deliberately “a thullet in his borax,” evidently thinking it a very funny gag, when really the change of text was simply Senseless, Once in a lifotime, also, a gag may bo made to serve a usoful purpose. When Booth had roached the last scono of the play one even- ing a disturbance began in_the lobby of the thoater; overy one started up; there was danger of a_pienic. Tho tragedian’s lines were, *“Tho first duty of a citizen is to keep the ‘poace,” but by cloverly changing tho text and danounoing that th citizony first duty was to “keop his seat,” the panic was averted, and the player rewarded with un- bounded applause for his presence of mind. Sporting Actors, The (‘Qmpm‘nll\'ul{' recent organization ln New York city, of the American actor's amateur athletic association—or the “Five A's" as it is bettor known--fully demon- strates a fact which has been patent to close observer® for a long time, says Biff Hall in the Sporting Review, and that is, that the theatrical profession biys mora attention to sports and the doing of sportsmen than does any other profession in this country, And why should not this be sof In these days of combinations, when an actor plays a single part for an entire scason, he has plenty of leisure time to devote to outdoor sport, whoen away from the theater, and his travel from place to place give 'him an oppor tunity to meet the leading athlotes of the day. Of course the prize crauks of the theatrical profession are the baseball cranks. Who i3 there that has attended a baseball game and has not heard of Do Wolf Hopper, Dighy Bell, George Floyd, George Bonifac?, Frank Lano and Francis Wilson! Has Hopper e played a part in comic opera in which he bhas not made reference to Mike Kelly or Buck ving, ulthough the scene was laid in ancient G Hopp-r and Bell introduced the now hackueyed baseball scene on the stage in The Black Hussar,” and every comedian on the stage barring Joe Jefforson and Henry Irving, has taken o whacl at it sinco, in some form or other, George Boniface 'is a ball fiond of the deopest dye, and is one of the misguided fow who have' an idea that thoy can play the game: but those who have had an opportunity of administering body blows to his pitehing d that ho is not. The strongest feature of George's appearance on the ball field is his uniform; still he would rather attend a ball game than cat und that is in his favor as a crank Another theatrical ball W. I'loyd, better known to the world at largeas “Hurricane CGoor for the reason that he carries on ordinary conversation in a tone resembling the murmurof a cyclone, nd gesticulates like the funnel-shaped cloud of newspaper fiction. Just ut present, Mr. Flovd appeats to be wndor a clou, for he lras against the brotherhood. As a con his photograph the baseball rank is one Georg in Mike kEngel's isturned upside down'and draped in mourning. He took party down the bay on a tug to meet Spald fld ball players on the roturn to this which made the mosi noise, Floyd or the tug, L and 1t was a question although it was finally decided that it was horse und horse. ok years Floyd mana; Nat Goodwin, and_he it was who arr: the presentation of the silver ball to and his men when thoy pennant. nson last captured the Realistic Mr. Mansfield™ Playgoers who do not fancy Mansfleld’s method admit, in common With his most ar dent admirers, that in the powerful creations of Mr. Hydo and Baron Chovreuil his realism 15 t tiinds s lutense as to verge upon the re ulsivo, says @ writer luthe New York forald. Ttls seldom, however, that awiy from the lime light's glare, with'the auditor ium untenanted wnd a tedious undress re hoarsal in progress, this histrionic quality 1s still 80 predowinant as I hear Is the case with Mansfield. Maida Craigen, now with Booth, and the wife of Arthur Falkland-Buchauun, who is & Harper's’ bing" member of “The Prince and Paupor com- pany, once told me that she had nover boon assoctated on the boards with an setor whose emotion was so continuously and consistently realistio, I played with Mr, Mansfleld for one sea- son in ‘A Parisian Romance,’ taking tho part of Rosa, the dancing girl," she said, ‘‘and tho horror with whioh his imporsonation im- pressed mo at the fivst, rehearsal clung to mo through tho entive season. In tho supper scone, where the baron is seized with a para- Iytic stroke and I have to help him off the stage, I was froquently chilled through and through with Mr, Manstield's fearful natur- alnoss, “More than once he has said to me at re- hearsal when I displayed with a succession of shudders the nervousness I felt, “What on earth is the matter, Miss Craigen? You are trembling like aleaf. ““Tho matter was, of course, that I could searcely remember that I was on the stage. The awful vividness of Mr. Mansflold's agony thrilled me with terror even at the morning rehearsal,’” Composer Gilbert a Boor. W. 8. Gilbert, the composer, is_one of the most crabbed and disagreeablo Englishmen who over touched these shores, says tho Chi- cogo Tribune. He was hore only a fow woeks, but in that time he succeeded in antagonizing nearly every American with whom he came in contact and establishing an unegualled repu- tation for boorishness. At adinner givon him in Now York he started in at the outset with the remark that he had been impressed by the vory small numbor of gentlomen who were on view in America. He said o major ity of tho peoplo scemed to bo of a grade be low the English middle class, Then he shift- od airily from this line of observation to a renoral monologue of derision of things Amer- ican. Before dinner was over there was fin- ished there had been formed at the table an- anti-Gilbert party of wholesome proportions. Musical and Dramatio. Langtry is coming over this summer, A Trip to Chinatown' is Hoyt's latest, Lotta’s now play is by Edwaed 1. Kiddor, Maida JCraigen is to be one of the Mather company: Marlowe is to essay Beatrice in “Much Ado About Nothing.' Barrett expects much of his new play, “Thomas A. Becket." “The Brazilian,” the New York Casino nov- clty, is not an *‘Eirminic. Adelaide Moore's acting is praised by tho English provincial pre: Maude Banks' tour, acting in French, has opeued very auspicionsly. Duluth is exultant over the prospect of a theater costing $500,000—or less, Miss Josie Zahn is hereafter (o be known on the stago as Miss Josio Cassell. “A True Irishman' is one of the new plays that a new season will bring. Bronson Howard is to write a play ing his own subject and having a ye work, W. 8. Cleveland has paid Billy #25,000 in sulary during the p months. Lily Post, who is now M Morton, will uot appear prof season George W. Neville has been engaged by Agnes Herndou for hercomedy season in New Yorlk city “The profits of Stuart Robson’s first season as a lone star were $39,703.50. So suys a dra- matic exchung: Ada Cavendish is to roapprar on the stago in‘a play by Robort Buchauan entitled, “Tho Bride of Lov Ollie Archmere, a young California girl of much promisv, is' likely to make her debut soom in light opera, Richnrd Mansficld and “Bean Brummel will probably stay all summer in New Yorl at the Madison Square, It is said that Holen Barry will star noxt season in a new comedy by H. Grattan Don- nelly entitled *Lit for Tat.” Miss Eie Stewartof Cleveland has just sung with marked success at a concert in the Academic de Masique in Paris, Frank MeNish, the well known minstral, is to_rotury to this country in July and will star in whife faco in a new’ play next season. Ho will begin his tour in August in Atlantic City. Wilton A. Lackaye, S. Miller Kent and Jennie Yeamans have been engaged for MeKee Rankin's production of “The Canuck," at the Bijou, New York, uext month, John B, McV choos « r for tho merson t twelve William I, onally next ade has been engaged to sing the principal baritone roles with the Conried company, which opeas an eight weeks' season of comic opera at Providence, R. L, June 23, W. Henry Rice, the female impersonator, will take & minstrel compuany on tho road, beginning in July., The new organization bear the title of W. Henry Rico's World's Fair minstrel’s. De Vivo is to have a concert company next season. His soprano will be Alico Alhaisa, who is said to have a sympathetie, high so- ching to IS iu alt. The pianist will or Aurelio Ceruclos, a Spaninrd. Arthur Dacre, a leading man of much_re- puto in England, is engaged for the Mus. Les- ic Cavter company. 5o aro E. J. Hunley, W. J. Torguson, Mordyn Dailus, Lao_Ltobextson and [da Vernon—alist of which Manager L, D. Prico may well feel proud. Mr. Howells has given generous praise to “Shenandoah’ and the “Senator,” with cer- tain reservations, but he has given his best approval to “Drifting Apart,” & play by Jumes A, Horne, which is more or less ob- seure, und his second bost to “I'he O1d Home- stead,” and “The County Fair.” The music teachers of Connecticut held a three days’ musical convention at Hartford. The Gounod society of Now Hayen purtioi- poted us @ body, undor the diroction of Smilio Agramonte of New York. Mus. N. H. Allen of Hartford and Mr.Charles Bonnoy of New Haven were among the soloists. “The City Di vun of any fa nody evor presented sw York, and has roalized the lur ceipts ever' known at the Bijou th king of his new play, “A C Sol Smith Russell waxes enthusiasti Ho says itis written in Boucicault's best vein, and accordingly ranks it as the best play that lus been wrilten in many o yoar., Mile. Flavia van den made hor debut at the Lenox Lyeeum with the Thomas orchostra. The New York Timos says: “This young lady has played in Kuropo with the wonderful success ¢ 1 th all artists who come to Ame, 1f she has a tasto for success she would do well to con- tinue delighting the effote monarchios, s it is not likely that this young and impatient ropublic will wait for lier art to mature. At prosent she is an extremely crude performer.'t Sig. Achille_Ardavani died recently ot his home in New York at the age of 63. He was formerly a favorite of the operatic stage, Sig, Honde, violoncellist, De Vivo supplied the following particulurs of Ardavan,'s carcer to_a reprosentative of the Now York Times: “Ho was one of the best baritone singers who ever came to this couns camo here under engagemont, with Ullman in the season of 1857 and 5%, and made his debut in “T'rovatore’ as Count di Luna with murked success. Ho was afterward with Max Maretzek, Servadio, and several seasons with myself, accompany= ing Guzziniga, Brigooli, Muie, Whiting- Lorini, and other great artists. For twenty years ho had been a musio teacher in New York and Boston.” California Excursion Pullman_tourist sleeping car excurs sions o California and facifle const joints leave Chicago every Thursday, Kunsas City every Friday vin the Santa I’ route, Ticket rate from Chicago #4750, from Sioux City, Omaha, Lincon or Kuansus City 35, sleeping our rate from Chicago #4 per doubloe berth, from Kansas City per doubla berth. Everything furnishod except meonls, These excursions ave personally conducted by experienced exeursion managers who accompany parties to destination, For excursion folder cons taining full particulars and map folder and time tablo of the Santa Fe route and reserving of sleoping car berths, addross 8. M. Osgood, general agent, E. L. Palmer, traveling agent, A.'T, & ", railvoad, 1308 Farnuia stroet, Omaha, Nebras AR The new offices of the gr land route, 1602, Sixtoenth and Farnam street, Omaha, are the finest in the city, Cull and see them. Tickots w0 all points oust at lowest rates e Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bee bldg, ./ at Rock s