Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1892, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY /M BEE:" MONDAY JANUARY. 11, 1892, D —— FLUSH TIMES ON THE STREET. Wew York's Btock Market Has Put on an Air of Great Prosperity. RISE IN CHICAGO GAS AND NEW ENGLAND. s It Life— Money vid the First G of the Second ity Big 1 oy in the 'Y New York, Jan. 10.—[Special Telogram to Luk Bee.|—~We are having sueh markets in Wall street now ns recall the groat times of 188081, when operations goo the ex- thange were swung by such giants as Willlum H. Vanderbilt, In the last week there was one duy when over 800,000 shares changed banas, another of over 60,- 000 and the others about 500,000 apiece. It would be farcical to say that the puvlic was not in @ market of such magnitude As thut, The pubiic is there, with the great oporators at the front, as they always are, giving a surface direction to the currents of speculation, while tho deeper tides which control the main movements are influ- piced by causes beyoud (hem. It s:irs the blood to watch the tape reeling off transacticns running iato tho willions, see the great blocks of stock come follow. ing each other in rapid succes- sion, see prices sway up and down as the contending interests predominate, while the whole street is alive with excitement that bas been the history of the week X But operators in two stocks-Chicago Gas aud New England—have so dominated the market that attertion has been fixed on them beyond all others Of the former there are 248,000 shares out- stunding and in round numbers the whole capital stock was traded in bety Monday morning and Saturday noon. Krom 2 to 3 o'clock on Toursday and 10 to 11 on Friday there were no less thau 116,000 shares alone. Four Milllons an Hour, 1f we assume the average per centof the stock to be this represents an actual pxchange of money by check berweon the brokers of £,700,000 for two hours’ work. Euormous us is this total, it has been exceedea by New England, in which the woek's trading foots up about 400,000 shares, and tho wholo commnon stock only amouuts to 200,000 shares, 50 that the common share capital of the com- pany was turned over twice during the week. ‘Tbhursday and F'riduy alone the transactions footed up over 170.000° shares. But this stook was active every day, while in Chicugo Gas the flood only broke loose Thursday, when tho stock dipped from S0 to 73 (omitting fractions), rebounded to 78 nnd closed,at 7B bid, Yeater- day it closed at 75 bid, whicn was its opening vrice last Monday The phenomenal rise in the stock catitled it to a reaction. It has advanced fully 30 points in a few weeks. It rose rather uuevenly from about 51 to 62, then reacted to 68, and from 58 it went on rising with nover a setback of more than a few fractions until it touched As the stock stands now & heavy short interest must have been ~ created on it and it is estimated that the mumber of shares afloat is not at all proportionate to the nuru- ber sold short in the raid Thursday aod Friday. As to the intrinsic value of the ‘stock, apart from speculation in it, that must be measured by the prosent earnings of the company, by what they are likely to be, and the present and prospective dividends.’ T'he company is now paying b per cent and the earnings this year are estimated atover 8 per cent. Mystery in the New England. In respect to New England we have as the movlag cause of the rapid rise in the stock which carried it from 44 Monday to 52 Satur- dsy, & new deal which brings in Austin Corbin as president of the company, two other mow directors rapresenting the sume interests, and a plan for enlarging the busiuess of the road, suid 10 bo of mysterious maguituae, in which the first step will bo the issuc of a lot of new sccurities, Former bull movements in which this stock was ono of the old time foot. balls of the markot have usually becn worked on the_‘mystery” principlo. Some road, the Now York & New Haven or an- other, wus seeking control. Once, yeara ago, Mossrs. Goula and Snge took hold with a great fourish of trumpets, and went over to the annual meeting at Bos- ton on a special train, with a great crowd of followers. The meeting was heid in a furore of enthusiasm and at its close Mr. Gould was called upon for a spench. “1 will make one,” said he, “when the road pays its first diyidonds.’” ) Messrs. Gould, Sago and Field unloaded tneir stock on Boston somowhere in the skies from which it subsequently dropped to 10, and a recelvership. Wil Not Be Repeated, Of course it is not to bo supposed that any- thing like this will be done under Austin Corbin, Everybody knows what a success he made of tho Loug Island road; that success bas been so thoroughly advortised that people have quite overlooked his success with another Long Island company, all of his own creation, tho Manbattan Heach cor- poration. ‘The shares were unloaded on tho public somewhere about 50 and you can get an occusional bid for them now at 2. The proposed scheme for the New England rond is said_ to contem- plate making a New York conneetion through the Now York & Northern road, hence these securities roso, which a few 'bids would cause for they are all in a few hands. Manhattan was also bid up on the prosoect of its getting through passengers from the new connection, which it does mou pay the company to carry. How- ever, it 1s quite possiblo that thore is u Scheme afoot for the New England road which its projectors really beliava in, and that tho stock will sell higher, us it is claimed. But skopticism may bo' pardoned at this late day “The security new plaus are proposed, Terminal, continue to advance. The way the market closed vesterday, somowhat weak in tone, causod apprehension that a further decline might be looked for. Money is Too Plenty, Some disappointment was felt because the surplus reserve bad not fncreased more than $1,700,000, although altogether the bank state- ment was favorable. The banks are strong, tho deposits are over $i47,000,000 while the ioaus are uo more than $414,000,000 and the surplus reserve is noarly $19,000,000. In Lon- don money is & drug and almost unloanable. The disnopoinument reforred to led to selling of stocks und, n truth, if the market should have a temporary recession from present prices no ono need be surprised, in view of its continuous rise for the last sixty days. But this must be a bull yea Operations o the short side will be successtul, whenever the market has bocome over bought, but they will bave to be quick. The spread of the bull reeling through the financial community is shown by the new combinations b«lhu} mado or proposed be- tween controlling interests in various prop- It is only in bull times that men seem to have the courage 10 euter on new enterprises like this. Every week briugs forward somo. new proposition, large or small, A uew combination of great importance to the coal and iron companies is oue of the lat est. Again thereis the contract recently made by the Lackawanna company with the Toledo & Ann Arbor company which, as is said, bhas changen the whole outlook for the Ann Avbor property, made its bonds secure and put the stock on ® basis where dividonds are possi ble. These are two of many such fustances. Radroad men naturally look forward to a bull year when the goveruent crop report is considered to be below the mark iu putting the wheat crop t 612,000,000 bushels and the core crop at over 2,000,000,000 which latter has so far scarcely wore then begun to move to murket. The roads will not be able to move the crops of last season up 10 Augxst next, and then tbe new crop begins to come in. Not un Even Thing. 1t should Jot be forgotten that the pros- perity inaicated by such enormous ylelds of Riohmond erti es. business distributed, and The Pacific the south grain is not aven| COusL (s not prosperous is suffering severely he price of cotton s tho lowest known in this country except onoe for a short period in 1857, These are bearish facts and import- ant ones in their relation to the stock mar- kot They and whatever other unfavorable spots there may be on the surface of the country's prosperity will be made prominent whenever the mariket is ripe for & raid, FOREIGN FINANCIAL REVIEW, Was Plentiful During the Past Week Throughout Europe, , Jan, 10.—Money was plentiful during tho past week throughtout Europe. Discount was easy at 32 per cent for three months and 1l for short, The chief monetary featuro of the week was the semi-annual declaration of bank div dends, The London and Westminster bank announced a dividend of 13 per cant against 16 per cent for the same period last year and the London Joint Stock bauk L1 per cont, against 125 pr cent last yoar, Other banks muntain former rates, viz: Alliance bank 8 per cent: City bank 11 per cent; Coasolianted wvunk, 10 per cent, and Imporial bank 7 psr cent. The decroase in the London and Westninster dividend i due partly to the retention of greater cash reserves and partly to dull business. Unless affairs brizhien, bank shares generally show, a prospect of lowes returns on ipvestments. The silver market was notably weak throughout. ‘The demand for the continent siackened and there was only a small inquiry for the mint. The de- cline for tho week of '4d brouzht the price to 431, the lowest since the autumn of 1580, Rupee paper droppsd 7 per cent; the for- eign gold demand was lignt. ‘The only ap- demand was from Gerwany and i the small amounts were takeu. Stock oxchunge did a fair business last week. Tho boom expected at the opening of the year has not como off. In foreicn securities there were activo speculations and consideravle fluctu- ations in Eeyptiane which fivully steadied at 1§ por cent decine for the week. I'ho others were firm. Portuguese bouds, on the pay- mont of the coupons, ga per cent Brazilians gained 21 Argentines 2 per cent and Chilians 1 per cent. In British securities selling was general, owing to the bad Board of Trade roturns, and there was a general dochino of from 1 1o 217 per cent. American railway securities were irregular. The manipulations of Wall street operators have bson something of an ecigma hero, The course of dealings early ed that New York was maueuvering for a fall, and London and the leading provincial exchanges became heavy sellers, When the reaction set in, Now York avbsorbed every kind of food, und this checked, the relupse here till the ro- currence of & fall in Wall strost yester- day led to a remewal of the selling here. Variations of the week in prices of American railway securities include the fol- lowing decreases: Denver & Rio Grande preforred, 5 par cent: Louisville & ville, 214 per cent; Donver & Rio_Grande cominon, - Mexican Centrai and Northern Pacitic, 2 percent exch; \Wabash debentures, 13 per'cent; New York, Ontario & Western, New York, Pennsyivania & Obio first mort- gage and Lake Shore, 11 per cent each; Union Pacific, 1 per cent; Atchison and Ohio & Mississippi ordinary,’ three-fourths of 1 per cent each; Wabash preferred, one-half of 1 per ceut; Erie, one-fourth of 1 per cont; New York Central, 13{ per cent and Pennsvlvania 115 per cent. Canadian railway securities were dull. Grand Trunk first preferred dropped 5 per cent on_the wook, and Grand Truuk second and third preferred 4 per cent cach. The securities of the Mexican railways were woak: firsts lost 115 per cent, and seconds one-half of 1 per cent. In American miscellaneous securities, Peruvian corporation dropped 1%/ per cent on the week and Primilive ritrates five- eighths of 1 por cent, while Rio Tintos gained toree-cighths of 1 por cent, and Eastmaus shares ons-eighth of 1 par cont. Loxno Havana Market Review, Havaxa, Jao. 10.—In the sugar market during the weck there was a good demand aud large sales. The market closed quiet but steady. Quotations: Morassis Svaan—Rezalar to good polari- zation, $2.311{@243%7 “gold per quintal; centrifugal §2to 95 degrees polarization in hogshoads, bags and boxes, $2.933;@}. 183] Stocks in' warehouses at Havana and Matanzas: Twenty-cight boxes, 191,000 bags and 10) hozshowls. Receipts of the weak, 16,000 bazs. Ftporis of the woek: one box, 19,500 bags, of which 15,500 bags to the ted States, Bacox—-83.70 gold per cwt Burren—Superior Americaa, per quintal. Frovk—American, $3.50 gold per bbl. Jerkeo Berr—$0.00 gold por quintal, Hays—American suzar cured. $13.5) gold per quintal for northera and $17.00 for south- ern. LArRD—In kegs, $3,25 gold per quintal; in tins, 810.75. Poraroes Luyner—Nominal, Siooks—Nominal. Hoors—Nominal, Bizans—White navy, §1.75 gold per quintal. Cuewixa Tosacco=$2).00 gold per quintal. FREGUTS—Quict, ExcraNGe-—-Weak. Sraxisu Gorn-—§2 § $3.00 gold American,$3.00 gold per quintal @24 On the Paris Bourse, Pauis, Jan. 10.—Oa the bourss during the past week business was quiet, but prices showed u tendoncy to firmnoss. Spanish securities vestariay daclinad par eant oo rumors that the king of Spain was il with wfluenza. Thrae per cent rentes rose during the weok 30c and Rio Tuatos ISf, while Credit Foncier aropped 20f and Kuasian securities i1 per cent, Largs pavcels of the last Russian loan have basn offerod in the Coulisse market from Paris flnanciers acting fer the Rassian treasury, bat Coulissors have not responded. Inquiry showed that the Russian finance minister has baen trving to disposo of pavt of the residue of the loan through Paris agents. The first ordor to seil was obtained by several members of the official parquet, who found that thoy iwero unablo to exeoute the orders and who then tried the Coulisso, The inferance is that the Russian traasury, 1 spite of this pretension that it had a hoard in resorve, is really in a tight place, On the Berlin Bourse. Brurry, Jan, 10,—On the nourss during the past woek a fair business was done and the general aspect was favorable. The tinal quotations includo the following: Prussian 48, 106.10; Mexicau 6s, 84.70; Doutsche bank, 150.5; Bochumer, 115; Harpener, 147; short exchange on London, 20.34: long exchange on London, 20.2515; private discount, 2, Onthe Frankfort Bourse, FraNkrokr, Jan, 10.—On the bourse dur- ing the woek prices were firm and specula- tiou was hmited. The final quotations in- clude: Hungarian gold rentes, 62.40; Italian, 91; Russian, 93.50; Spanish, 64103 short ox: change on Londou, 20.3%; private discount, Old Age and Py erism, Accordfig-to Charles Booth, an Eng- lish social economist, old ago is a more important eloment among the causes of pauperism thun either thriftlessness or He finds that out of the entire number of people in England under 60 years only 44 per cent are paupers. Be- twean 60 and 65 the percentaye roaches. 10, Above 65 it swoeps to 40. That is to say, of every 10 parsons in KEngland ovar 65, 4 ave more or less depen lont on the poor rate First Ire 'he first iron ship hus birthpluces than A Clyde and the Mersoy claim pre-omi- nonce in this respect. Sir I J. Robin- son of Edinburgh designed an iron ves- sel in 1816 which was not launched till three years later, und it is said that an iron Doat was worked on the Severn oven us fur back us 17 Steel was not used ' in the construction of nerchant ships’ hulls until 1859, Constipation poisons tne biood; DoWitt's Little Early Risers cure constipation. The cause removed, the disoase is goue, - An Australiun Gatd Wi, One of the wonders of Australia and oue of the nutural ocuriesities in the world is tho Mount Morgan goli mine in Queensluud, @ precious wetal Ship, more reputed Both the contained in this mine, which has paid a dividend of not less than $6,000,000 in a year, was deposited by a hot spring. ription Lovely Time swiston, Me. Journal telis this story about n somewhat illiterate woman who had just returnad home after a visit to New York: “Oh,” she said to a friend. I had such a per- fectly lovely time, everythfig was so convened, you know. We stopped in a house where we rode up to our own room in a reftigerator, and I always had my washing done at the foundry, right there in the howse. It was awful nice. Then there warn’t no stove and no clut- ter inthe rooms. There was one of these legisinters right in the floor and the heat poured right up through.” “How did it happen that you came buek so quickly?” “Oh, weli, you see, Sairy didn’t have no appertite. I had the hardest work to get her anything she could realize. Honestly, whan I got her homo she w as almost an individual,” Perhaps it was this woman’s husband who suid that “Hen Paters got killed this mo.ning, and ther corner hes just §008 out to hold an insect on him.” - BOCIETY NEY The White Chapel Club, Soetety is evor on the lookout for some- thing new and interesting, but the palm of haying introduced sometiring decidedly novel in the way of social entertainment must be awarded a number of young women on the West side. Thursday ‘a number of youny men received startling uotices, reminiscent of the whito caps and other self constituted orauizations for the presorvation of the morals of the community, commanding thom on peril of iustant death to prosent them- selves ut the residonco of Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Wheeler, 2717 J ack treot, 'riday even- ing, the communication being signed by ek the Mipper.”” At the top of the notice a skull and cross bones added to the impres- siveness of the cail, Lae youny men assembled agreed upon meoting place and ropaired to the nouse. And they wentarmed, too, deter- mined, if need be, to die, but together. They wore shown upstairs by an imp of darkness, clad trom head to foot in tho garb of Me- phisto. The situation was getting decidedly interasting. At the head of the stairs they came face face with the Rigper's wife garbed 1 pure white which ater turned out to be a lay fizure. The boys whilo a bit shaky fell into the humor of the sttuation and baving provided themselves with white masks were cscorted to the parior. where they were taken possession of by white-robed f:mules with dored hair and whitened The lights were down, here there biue and red fames flashing out from unseen sources. Without so much as by your loave the females led the boys through the stately minuot, dnd then the lights were turned up and mutual recognition followed, Supper was served later, the favors being tiny skeletons which later adorned the coats of the men and dangled from hairpins the heads of the young women, Jack the Rioper was later introduced, played by little Marguerits Wheeler, who wus a veritable walking arseaal with 'guns, kuives and shod 1n rubbar boots. Phose present were: Misses Bishop, Boyce, House, Haskoll, Buros, Higgius, Powoell, Warner, Mrs. ' Wheolor. Mossrs. Thon Smith, Goodman, Abe Hughes, Kelter, Moores, Adair, Gruninger. Al nts So The second of tho scries of social enter- tainments being given at Washington hall urder the auspices of the All Saints Social club brought out a very largs number of young people Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr. Mackay, whose wori in all Saiuts parish is already bearing good fruit in revived inters ost, larger congrezations and incroased mem-! bership, was present to see that everyoody bad u good time. ‘The first part of the evening was taken up with a musical and literary program as fol- lows: Pianoforte Solo—~Valso. ... Miss Daisy Hig Song—Let Ali Obey... Alr, W. AL Dorrick atin, ......Hollender hurles in & body at an to in Strang, Churel, Pratt, ... «Chopin .Leach Viol n Soio—t Mr. Song—Entreuty nith v Recita o WV n.. Anonymous Song--Selected RS Adoms Mr. J. Conrad. Miss E. Amsden, who was to have ap- peared on the musical program, having chosen 10 sing *Ho Was 2 Prince,” was prevented by illness from singing. After the musical program the young peo- plo danced for an hour or so, thare being eight numbers on the program aud two ex- tras, Refreshments were sorved during the evening by the Ludies Aid society. Amoug those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, Mr. and Mes. Drake, Mr. and Mrs, Hall, Rev. and Mrs, T. J. Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. Riley, Mr and Mrs. W. A. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Hy Maday, Mrs, Bradford, Mr. wod Mrs. H. P.” Wintmore, Misses Parker, Alica Parker, Drake, Messrs, Baldridge, Waite, Derrick, Conrad. Celebrated Their Twelfth Annlversary. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiller Thursday last celebrated their tweltth anniversary of wedded life by gathoring o fow friends around them to play high-five. The secret of the occasion was wonderfully proscrved, only few of the guests knowing the reason for the celebration Among those who enjoyed the oceasion wore Mesdamas Kirschoaum, Loebman, Hellman, Kohn, Goldsmith, Seligsohn, Sill, Murkwell, Stenebill, itoot, Rodgors, A Hellor, L. Hollor, Pollack, Williaws, Katz, Rothschild, A, Cahn and M. Cahn, Adler, Gootz, Becker, Silverstein, Grotte, Wool- stein, Funder, Rindskopf, Mrs. L. Heller won first prize, an_exquisite satsuma choco- late pot. Mrs. Root of Lyons, In., took second prize, a tea pot of the same choice waro. The Universal Game, Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Walter entertained their friends Thursday evening at cards at their residence, 2319 Douglas street. Prizes were awarded to Mr. and Mrs, Templeton, who took tho first gontloman's and first lady’s prize respectively, the former being & u pretty meerschaum cisur holder, the other @ hand mirror. Miss Nora Ruuker took the second prize for gentlemen, having plaved in that capacity during the 'evening, and re- ceived o blank book. Miss Amy Crandall won u calendar. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John F, Coad, Mr. ana Mrs. John W, Tewpleton, M and Mvs, Thompson, Mr. and Mrs, P. L. Auwerda of Council Blulfs, Mr, and Mrs, J C. Lange of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Lee of Council Bluffs, Mrs. O. L. Walter, Miss Maggie O'Keefo, Mr. John O'Koofe, Mr. Fred Walter, Miss Amy Crandall and Miss Nora Rank A Matinee Ten, Wednesday Mrs. M. G. Cole and Mrs, Charles Squires gave a delightful 5 o'clock tea in honor of Mrs. Loveland of Dakota, a former resident of Omaha. Eighteen ladies of the First Congregational old time churen working committee gathered atthe round tablo and united their volces I praise of the delicious tea, the beautiful chinu and exquis- ite embroidery decorutod and stitched by tho fair hauds of their hostess, which evidencod the refined taste and industry of the most charming eutertainers in Omaba, A Kduntze Place Afair, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawris entertainod the Kountze Place High Five club Friday even- ing at their residencs, 2112 Emm:t street. Mrs, Shields won the ladies’ prize. a beauti ful tortoise suell hair como, and Mr. Lewis carried off the gentlemea's prize, « silver uecktie holdor. Those present wore Mass and Mesdames L. D. Fowler, G. A. Joslyn, Judge Bradley, £. V. Lowis, 1. B. Minaban, E. D, Vun Court, H. 8. Jaytes, G. L. Fisher, Judge Macomber, Judge Shields and Miss Lipp. red New York Herald: v, Danny tough on youse te-i-ter blokies,an’t it was the greeting which recently met a loudly ulstered member of the variety “profesh” as he supplemented his morn- ing “draw one” and ‘‘stack of wheats’ with a corner. “What'§¥atin’ yer, me funny friond?” was the “haughty response “Come, now, yer ddp’t meun to say yer haven't hoard detrews? Why,the Grand Army men all oye the country b signed der plodge to give varioty show ther cold shake.’” ™Suy, is this on the dead level?” gasped 1he ulstered one, “Yer bet it be.” _*But why?" “'Oh,on acccunt of ‘Comvitdes’ hein’ murdered every night. aw. T, NEW YORK IN 1891, e Facts Régarding t Metropolis, New York Sun: The population of the town, as estimated by the Health department, was 1,680,706" July 1, 1891, as ngainst 1,621,282 in 1890, The number of marriages reported in 1891 was 15,764, as ugainst, 14,092 in 1890, The number of births was 46,804, as inst 39,250 reported in 1890; of deaths, 34, the number in 1800 having been Natlon's rate of York was h were onsump- ses, 3,585; incipul caus Pueumonin, mortulity, tion, &,160; dinrchoe il Buight's disen ¥ heart disedses, 2,287; violence, 1,957; bronchitis, 1.834; diphtheria, 1,363; scarlet faver, 1,221; influenza, 83¢ The Denartment of Public Works laid 860,148 square yards of granite pave- ment and 151,102 of asphult, The total expenditure for neduct up to December £19,990,95 During the last year 192 persons were arrested for attempted suicid The police recovered and delivered to the ownors 050,794 20 of lost and stolen property. The total of the police force Decem- ber 31 was 8,654, being an increase over 1890 of 111, The police found and restored their parents 3,128 lost children. The number of foundlings picked up by the police was 201, of whom 93 were boys, and 105 girls, in the Fire depurtment are 1,083 offi- cers and men. The number of fires was 3,925, with a total estimated loss of $6,618,517 and in- surunce aggregating $77,402,857. Applications for 2,802 new buildings of an estimated cost of $36,101,681 were made. For alterations the imated expenditure was 97,402,837, The Police department issued 566 per- mits to carry pistols, 1,179 for parades, 268 for balis, and 246 for funerals. The reported births exceeded the re- ported deaths by 3,170 Of the 43,634 deaths 18,225 were of children under 5 years of age. il A o nator Plu; nd the Bushwhackers, Senator Plumb, during the war, was out with a scouting party of his men in western Missouri, looking for bush- evs, says a writer in the Globe Demo- al. It was at a time when the border struggle was as motctless as Indian war- fare. The bushwhackers were looking for the scouting party. Late in the day Plumb and his men went _into camp in ravine full of brash. They were well concealed. They pndlain the'e resting for some time when: suddenly the bush- whackers for whowm they were looking came into view gu an elevation within gunshot range. The Kansuns kept very quiet and the unsuspecting bush- whackers procecded to make themselves comfortable in camp. In nvmbers the parties were about. equal. - Plumb, in whispers, instructed his men tp pick his bush-whacker, and wait for the com- mand. “There was one *left when the scouting party had told off to cover the hushwhuckers. Plumb took his gun and levelled it upon that man. To his hear- ers he described the tervible sensations that went through his mind as he lay there with his rifle upon the .unsuspeci- ing enemy. The bushwhacker who had fallen to Plumb’s lot finally took his seat on the ground with his back ton tree, drew from his pocket a leiter and began to read it. He sat with his face full toward Plumb. It seemed like murder, but, the alter- native of the situation was kill or be killed. Perhaps the wait was only u very few moments, but it took the senator much longer todescribe the con- flicting emotions which he passed through. At length all was ready. Plumb gave the command, in a whisper to tire. The volley rang out. The bush- whacker Plumb aimed at fell forward, dead, his hands still clasping the letter. The scene was described by the senator with uwful vividness. Mr. Piumb may not have been a sentimentalist, but overy minute detail of fact and every swift operation of the mind pertaining to that shooting of the bushwhacker re- mained with him all of his life, He Had to Speak, “Laura.” said George, with an eager restless yearning in his gaze, *‘may I ask a favor of you, dear?” They had sat in the darkened parlor for hours, in the eioquent communion of soul with soul which needs no articulate sound to give it language, says the Chi- cugo Tribune, But something impelled George to speak. The longing that surged up from his very heart must find expression in words. Therefore he had spoken. ‘What is it, George?” she whispered. “Tt may involve some sacrifice, dar ing. But believe me, Laura, it is for the best!” “What is it, George?” she repeated in a voice that trembled as with a vague foreboding of coming disuster. “You will beiieve me, dearest,” he said, with an agitation becoming every moment more uncontrollable, *‘when T say that I am driven to ask it by circum- stances over whieh I have no control, that I have pondéred long over it, and ot acting from hasty impulse?” 7es! Yes!” the beautiful young girl excluimed with quivering lips. *What is it you ask, Geurge? What isit?” *Darling,” he said, and the wild, im- ploring look on hfs face theilled her to the inmost depthsiof her boing, “I wish you would sit on fho other knee awhile. "Phis one is gettiag horribly tived!” Willipk to Stop, New York Waeekly Matron—Mr, Nicefello, I dislike'to scold, but I really must. You oughtto know better than to keep my daughtor standing in that cold front ball half an hour, saying good night to her as you did last night and as you do every time you come. ‘This morn- ing she had u terrible cold and herlungs are not strong, yoi know. Mr. Nicefe{lo—My goodness! sick? Matron—No, but she’s had a narrow escape. Now, theselong drawn-out good- nights have got to stop, Mr. Nicefello—Indeed they must, my dear madame. Ull go vight out for a clesgy maun, the new was Lo Is she - An Historieal Cough, The prevalence of coughs and colds at the present moment reminds me of the fact t it was a cough which was mainly responsible for the immense amount of bloodshed that attended the coup d’etat whereby Napoleon I, ob- tained vhe thronw, suys a writer in the New York Recorder. That unscrupulous but brilliant nd- venturer, General, afterward Field- Murshal ‘de St. Arnaud, had charge of the military operations. But hu was un- willing to assume the direct responsi- lussie pusfilp the Browor house | | sweeping aside the t bility of ordering tho troops to fire upon the people, being not altogether certain a8 to the result of Nupoleon's memorable enterprise When the moment for ackion arrived and the mob began to show signs of yops, the brigadier goneral, unde~ his orders, sent nn officer to him headquarters to ask him what they were to do, whethor they were to fire on the populace or give way. trangely enough, St. Arnand seized at that moment with a viol of coughing, which lasted for er il minutes. Finally when it ceased, the aneral just managed to gasp the words: “Ma sacreo toux!” (my cursed cough) The officer, huving waited until the gontleman récovered his breath, re- peated his questic Again St Arnaud was se1zed with a violent fit of coughing which terminated, as on the previous occasion, with theparting exclamation- of **Mu sucree toux!™ The officer was no fool, he could take ahint ns woll as anyone else, and su- luting he left St. Arnaud’s presence On returning to the brigadiers and col- onels who had sent him for instructions he was asked what reply St. Arnaud had made, “The general's only words mands were muassacrez tous!” everybody). hese commands were obeyed to the letter, and many thousand prople we shot down and bayoneted in conse- quence. was ent fit 8¢ and com (massacre pod =R, IT IS AN OLD TIMER, An Ancient Wateh Ca Montana Mun, th Longabaugh, a prospector and mina owner at Butte, Mont., has in his possession probubly one of the most val- able relics in the country. It is a tim piece in the shape of a wateh, and bea - ing the name and date of *“Joseph Davis, London, 1221.7 The genuineness of the article is unquestioned and its great value ties in the fact that the earliest record of a po-ket timepiece is of 1404, and of Swiss make. The Davis watch has nan heirloom of the Swan family for nearly 200 years. It finally came " into the possession of Frank Swan, one of the family, who lives in Nevada. He did not appreciate the value of the watch, and gave it to his childven to play with, and when Mr. Loagibaugh first saw it, about fourteen years ago, the nands had been broken off d one of the three cases within which the works were inclosed was lost Ho izad its value and secuved it from The wateh was examined by the Sin Francisco jeweler, who after muking researches pronounced genuive. More recently Hight & Faiv tield of Butte made a search into the misty past, but the earliost dute thoy could find in the existence of watches was in 1300, The wutch in question doubtless rep- vesents the lubor of many years, as it was made entirely by hand and the tool mrks throughout all its parts are plainly visible, and the watch was prob- ably vhe only one made by Mv. Davis of London. The machinery consists of a lurge steel balance wheel, which works with a pendulum like a lever, and in the place of the modern hairspring is a long steel chain which winds and unwinds upon a pulley. Another large wheel, the Jurpose of which is not apparent, looks ike a belt wheel on a threshing ma- ohine. The works are protected and held together by a fino orna- tal network of hrass cavrved out by nd and riveted together with b rivets, which show pluin hummer marks, On the back of the works is a polished steel fuce similar to the second dial on a modern watch, but the figures running from one to si ‘T'he object of it hus naver been tigured out by any of the jewelers who have examined it. The face of the watch is of polished steel, and the hours are marked by raised [foman numerals. Around the edge of the fuce are figures from fivo to sixty, to repr sent either seconds or minutes. In the center of the dial is the British coat of avrms in raised brass, consisting of the crown, lion and unicorn. The whale works are inclosed in o silver hemisphere, the silver being ham- mered and sheyed by hand, the indentures of the hammer show- ing distinctly. On the outside of the silver cuse is another of humwmered brass, and the evidence is plain that at one time there was still a third case on the outside of these two. The watch was wound up with some kind of a key, the keyhole being protected by u rude trap or sliding door. The watch has stem neqrly two inches long, with a ving on the end large enough to hitch a horse to. The stem is of solid silver, and in the middle is neirly half worn away, which alone is a slight indieation of its extreme age. The wateh issaid to have been in running order up to about twenty years ago. It weighs about four ounces, and in~ shapo looks like a base bull cut in halves. Mr. Longabaugh has at different times boen offered sev- eral small fortunes for his relic, but he suys it is not for sule. He will have it on exhibition at the Worid’s fair. e His Own Patent Detroit Free Pres: “Father nsked the landlord of u flat of the who opened the door. “Naw, he ain’t.” “What band does he play with?” “Nary band.” “But” the other tenants have com- plained to me that he pliys the trom bone, and say they can’t sleop nights.” “Pshaw, that's our burglar alarm, It'sa sell acting. patent, and I guess pup’ll run it s'long as he waats to.” “Is it his own invention?” “You bt it is, he’s a snorer, pip and he don’t cure a continental knows it.” “he landlord made a grab for the boy, but the door banged to and separated them without bloodshed. ied by me” boy is, who The bog of Allen, Ireland, is the largestunveclaimed bog, covering nearly a quarter of a million acres. The heat- ing power of peat is about half that of coal, and it forms a very valuable arti- ole to the poor [rish peasint. A Small Quantity of Liebig Company's Extract of Beef Added to any Soup, Sauce or Gravy Gives Strength and Fine Flavor. nvalu sble In Tmproved and Beonomlo Cookery, Mukos Cheapest, I'urost and Bost Beef Tou SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARD3 CO, - - LIMITED 00MMISSION MEROHANTSR, Root & Oo. | fasnini & Dadlyy, Kachange Build- | Roome, 6 and 6l Kxe Bulliing Soath changa b Umiba South 0. Al Roon Froderick & 8018 Aualers Koon 83 iy BB ‘ Commivsl o orses. Exchuiige Vuiaba ing o, | Flags, hammooks oatalogue. 115 BaAgs oll ant AND rubber elothing. Bond for | Faenam AWVNINGS AND Omaha Tent & Awa- | I'wi OMAHA Manufacturers” ant Jobbors' DIRECTORY. 1ENTS. Vs tarers, Flour Sac Twino. 1408 Dodga 8t BOC 1212 Harney W. T. Seam s Largost WAGONS AND Lime cor. lith and stroot Hard ~Coal 1607 Farnam. 813 iz0d tron Cor Window caps, skyllghts, ote. 1112 Dodgo Dry kouds. notlo: nishing 200 ELECL Motors, Dynamos. Omaha, Nob., HArd and 8ot coal Bemis Omahia Bag 0, Importers an1 Man.ifao s durlaps and | BICYCLES. ot And pricos. Y 1583 prl A. H. Perrio & Co. | S AND M . 0. Daxon, Bloyelos sold | Bena for our otalocy | pay 12N S V1 Dot Wt of %1011 wals Williams, Van Aer- nam & Harte e CARRIAGES, nan, Varloty | an 9. B Dougliy P. H. Maho vy &C», Sote. N tith « 'llf.} 10U K Eagle Oornico Works, | Manufaoturarsotaatyan nice, moatally 110 an1 a4, fur- 1 CARRIAGES, | COAL, COKE, Omaha_0Ool, Ooke & | Coutant & Squires, hant HOES Morse-lce 8103 Comnany, sot. tias Ntray 1 bivers, Aat aro 1 vors mal | Kirkendall,Jonesk Oo | Awont ber 8h | Bt and fel JEC: | | Whol sVanu faotiees afor_loston Ruh hoe 0o, 110 1104, )i, Harnoy strost | A norioan Hand Sow..1 Sinoe O, 4. shoes, rubbe It wood 2)1-65 Harn CLOTHING. Gilmore & Rubl, Manuticturery ant lasalo Clothlors, 1100 Harney atreot K1 | Hard and soft conl ship- e 1308 Uarnam streot Omaha. Johnson Bros, VI4 Farnam troat, Hmaha. Neb. M. E. Smith & O», | Kilpatrict - Koo1 Dry Goods 0o, Corner 11th and Howard. | cor. 1ith an | H{ir o, notlony, zanty v’ Sty [iCAL SUPPLIEN Lamp wirs Jlles of Al Kin 1112 Howard streat, On n1 i) Omain Coaso'idatsd Elactrisal O i etrieal Sup- . froe. " Blotoky & Uo sents’ furntilag ing ndd i trial expro " 1115 Harnoy LN1’S FUIRN Wolf Electrioal O, INustrated catalozas 1614 Capltol Avenuo “PURNITURE AND CARPETS. ! Bashe & Ranyan Fur- hen, KOO 14, nitura 0. Sucoessors to % A Boxyy aco & Co, i 1ih $6r.0mahy ISHING GOODN Gunts® 5 Buckskin pants, shirts, co Cor. 13th [3.'T. Robinson Notion Co. ralshing gonds, 1ibrited brani overalls ts, o 2 'Howard L OIL AND DRUGAS. D. M Steela & 1201- 0),] Jonss gieans | | Omaha, Neo Blake, Bruce & (., 10th an d Darney Ete, GROCERIES. T GRAIN AND PROVISION Brokers wid cash Private York, Chieago, Lo Li- I3 Trade. Buls 0>nm 0o, Brokers. Diract toChicaizo, Now Yo St Louls. | N Bulliing, THATS, E Hats. Cips, Straw Glovosun | Mit 2th and Harn Cor. 10th and Jack Oman 11 Wrought anil o lding w. brass work. and 17th 3, Hardwood 1o carpols and flooring Millinery, Notlons Ko 116-118 8. 16th 8¢, Planos, Matarials, K 1513 Douglas 8t A Booth Packir Packe, i Colery ('ookrell Bros Bonrd of Y. Obarles &, Los, th and Douglas. f oystors, buyors, | wires to New & st | inin | i wirss | ok, il Tito ZC. Gooty, tans B son sty 2, Nob, ON Paxton & Vierlinz TIron Works, & iron 100, Ry | 215 Boart Broker sion's i wiros to N unt St | 8. A, MxWhorter of in_eriln V1 st Teade, rovi- Private Y. Clilcago 10.ls. HIDES, LTC. Bazor tallo Rootor& Wilhelmy 0o |~ Lobeck & Linn, | Buittors u /.Iul[g:l:.s‘. R. 113ts 0n app! W.AL.Gibbon & Co, |Ge>. Oborns & Go., af Widai wool unit fars, South 13th-st HARDW AL i, hardware and hanios tool, DAl St WORKS. R. Grotte, nd Jobbar of vl Lguors, 1022 Kurnam 3t atlon. Fricle & Herborts, WholesaleLiquor Doalors 101 LUMBER, wood Guos I aks Omana. | reet | T Jobu & Wakelald, Farnam 4. {mportad, Amerlean Pors Il koo I aud Qul MILLINERY AND NO1IONS. 0. A, Stonehill, OYSTERS. 1z Co i bt | Pl Oysters. David oinon’, Milwa i ydraulld “Caroy oy Whits Lins e MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, A Hospe, Jr, | Orguns, Artiais | at: & 0, Fish aud Colery ath 10t ole Managor. OILS, v 4 Oonso lidated Tank Line Oo, Refined_and tubrioat! n olls, axle greass, oto. PRODICE, ( Ribbel & Smith, Denlers In conntey prod uce, fruits, vowotablos, ete OMMISSION. Branoh & 0o, fralts ot oysters, hand Harney Streots. | Jas. A, Olark & 0o, a0 South 13th Strask G. Pegau, Cash buyer of butter 1 oxg noral com: tslon morchant. G181 8, 12, Mt 1907 oward Stroot. |1 Kirschbraun & Sons, Butter, eggs and ponltry. 1200 Howard Strost Ridde!l & Co., Butter. chiese, ogis.vor otablos, fruits, poultey and game. Mallin & M:0laia, itlon, buitar. o3, s oty ‘ot NG AU S N Bingham. & Son, Send us vour Kegs, But- tar. Pouitey. MWidos, 179018 Low 15 8 te. worih 8t 2 PAPER. = Oarpenter Paper Oo,, | King Paper 0o rry . full stook of Al ki nting, wrapping and it writing paper. eard pa- per, ete. | Wrapping of twines, STOVE REPAIR James Hughes, Stoves repates of altkints Cooks und Heaters | Omah\ 8:ove Repair Wor s, Stove ropairs and_water Attuchments for nny kin, of stove mado. 1207 Doglas, for unle. | 107 S, 11h Strow | NASH, DOORS, M. A, Disbrow & Oo, Manufacturors of snsh, doore. bllnds and dings. Branoh of flce, 12th and lzard Sts BLINDS, KIC. e L — STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIE U. 8. Wind Eagina & Pump 05, day Wind Milly, 1920 Jones Straot. wueting manag'e 1Tl 10YV8S. H. Ha-dy Oo,, Toys, dolls, mibums, faney goods. house fur nishing goods, chlld- ren's carriages 1519 Farnam Stroot. PATENTS For Inventions PROCUR <D BY THE Bee Burean of Claims OMAHA, NEB. Fqual with the Interest of taow havinz clalm agninst thagovernment 13 that of INVENTORS, who often lose the beneit of valuable inventis.as bas nse of the Incompotency or aattentlon of thy attornoy s empluyed to obtain thelr patents. oo muoh cira cannot bo exercised In e uyloylng e npiisat nad relfublo xolle tors to procure patonts. for t3) valuy of a patent d spend s gea stly, If not entiraly, upon thy enre and <kill of'the nttorney Wiihthe vie.y of protecting lnventors fro n worth Tess or earolods attornays, and uf 5021n¢ LAt 10V 1 patents, THE Bo 3 nod counsel expert o pataic pructl fore proparel Ly Obtain patents, Make special examl Irosecicte rejected cases. Reginter trade marks and copyriyhts. ony aytoscope and valid- ity of patents L resecute and d 1] suits, ete., eto. Iyou have an Invantion on hand send TILE BEE BUREAU a vkoteh or photokeaph thersof, togetnes with u brief doscription of tho Important foaturas Wil bo 0ines adviae | as Lo thy bt corirso b pursuo. Models aro BT 00COSSAFY URIOYY 1) Inv01~ ton I of u complicated nature. 1f athers aco ln. FIC you are cniezed with attor to THE ore acting on THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS ni infringe 220 Bee Buillinz, Omahy, Neb. FOThs Burean IS guaranteed by the Beo, the Ploncer Press und the Sun 1500 kxaminer: Cuj this out and send it with your in quiry. INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS Persons who haye lost property from Indinn ruids <hould fl.e their cinims under the Ind.an Depre ution Actof varch’ 81 The tine is Hmited, an | the claims are tuken up by the court n the order in whizh they are 1eceived. ‘lak: Notice thatall contracii entered into with attorneys prior to the A2t are made null and void. Information given and all claims promptly attended to by the BEE BUREAU OF CLAIM>. 220 Bee Building. OMAHA, NEBRA SIKA, s Bureau pnha B i rantenl by the 35 and the San Cut this out und send it with quiry. your in IROPOSALS FOR ERECTION OF $CHOOL Buildings, Stenn Heatin and Ventila- and FIrd +soupes. Department of the vior, Office of ind an AMairs. Washington, D, Cuy Jununry 6. 82 —SEALED PIOVOSALE, ¢ Qorsid, “Proposals for eroction of bulldinzs, steam heating, ote,” us the case muy be. and addressed to t smissioner of Tndinn Af- fulrs. Washington, D. C.. will e received ab this office until | o'olock, p. m., of Februury § I for the erection Iy Dukota, of one brick issembly Lrck hospital bulldine, bric voiler hou plans wnd specifications which may Lo examined at the officos of the Repubiicin, of i tho BEE of e Hourd ot 3t nod Co e s, &t Paul, A at the Pne Ridge Ag Biddors guired to submit separate bids for ilding, and stato the length of tine a to he consinied In thelr construcs Bids ure ulso invitea for furnishing all machinery, materinis. und 111 Lubor nocessury 1o put them in position. for heitiug and vens tifuting the ussombly Dullding, tho 'nos i) Vallding, the presentschool butilding, and the laundry (mow in course of construction). all to be properly connected by adequuto pipes with the bofler house, from wh b they urs to bo beated. Soparate bids should also be mudo for hontin 2 and ventiluting as above, frou boller house, only the assembly bufidinz und the present sohool building. Separate bids aro also invited for furnishing und placing one or Lwo fire escipes on the nssembiy and hospital bulldin:s whon same sha | huve been erected, wlso schicol building. Ridders on heating and vent! utin -, und HeG escupes, to accompany tholr bids With designs and speolfientions of the steiwm heating und ven tilution and firo ose sod Lo be fir- tehed; sitd desi:n tlons to be tod to the buildings to whioh they are 10 be wpolied. Tho Fight Is resorve ! to rejuct. all bids, or any part of any bid 1t for tho hest nterest of the service. ki~ Euvh bid must be accoui= chieck ordraft upon som o ository sivent nitlons vicloity of the residence of \ire 1 payable to the order of the Co wiisioner of udtan Aftairw. for nt least viviy PRI CENT 0f the umount of the proposi, which cheek ordraft wh | he forfuited to the United any biddor or bidders rocervi vl shall fall 10 prompuly execut contract with good wnd sufliclent su otherwise 1o be retnrned to the bidder accompaiiied by cash i 1ieu of a ¢ sheck will not be consldered. T.J, MORGAN, Commissioner of ludlan Aluln J10dereM tion, Int