Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1892, Page 11

., THE CONDITION OF TRADE The Whole Country is Pointing to the West as an Example of Prosperity. COLLECTIONS AS A RULE ARE VERY FAIR The Jobbing Trade Shows a IHandsome n Over This Ti Retall Trade Prospects Good for Spring. “ocal A great deal is being heard in business cir- #les just at present regarding the oatlook for the coming spring and summer trade. In fact, the present 18 almost lost sight of in the general desiro to penetrate the trade secrets of future months. There appears, however, to be very little aifference of opinion as to what the fture will bring forth, and busi- ness men from New York to San Francisco soem to be thoroughly imbued with a fecling of confidence. There is one locality, how- ever, which does not share in this feeling and that embraces the cotton states, where the low price of the staple crop gives little promise of & prosperous trade. The trade journals of the country, which are supposed to voice the sentiments of tho business men, are unanimous in declaring thut the present condition and the future outluok are very flattering In tho west. A recent issue of the Ciothier ana Fur- nisher expresses itself in theso terms: **We probably luy ourselves open to tho chargo of optimism by stating as our opinicn that the trade this spring will be excellent, both in the clothing, furnishing and hat trades, de- spito the demoralization prevalent in tho cotton market. Whilst there 1sno doubt that a terrific shriukage in tho value of the staple of the eouth will cause a great doal of inconvenienco, not to say hacdships, among the poorer people here, still the mer- chants in the scuthern cities have in the past four or five years gradually learnt a lesson of couservatism, both in their purchases and their extension of credits. Tho result has been that both merchants and farmers aro in a better condition today to withstand loss than they have Leen at any time sinco before the war. Merchants in good financial standing in the south having the manage- meut of little or biz stores must prepare themselves with a fair amount of stock to meet possible de- mands made upon them during the comivg scason. Unquestionably those merchants who are not in good financial standing will probably be forced to the wall, but isn’t it better forall concerned that the weaker ones should have their waakness made apparent now than later! To offset any possible ais- crapency which muy arise in the southern trade we have the most bouatiful crops in the west: take, for instance, the state of Kansas, from which 90 per cent of the com plaints of dull times have been had in the past. From interviews with many sales- men who have just traversed that stato 1n the interost of spring orders, all ro- orts agree that a vast business has been Sonum that state thus far, reaching almost the total amount that has been done in pre- ceding seasons, and o it is all through the west. The conditions all seem favoruble for a good spring scason, and wholesale mor- chants and manufacturers do their c tomers and themselves o wrong and an_in- justice in forecasting gloorny and pessimistic views as to the probublo outcome of the spring season of 1802," The conditions prevailing in Omaha are much the samo as have characterized trade for some wecks past. The jobbers have plenty to do and are generaily very woll sat- istied with the present demand for goods ana with the volume of business transactod dur- ing the past few months. Country merchants are not only buying freely, but tacy are generally mocting their obligations with teasonablo promptness. As compared with 4 year ago there has beon & heavy increaso in the amount of business transacted. Job- bers estimato this increase all the way from 25 to 40 per cent. Tae retail trade of the smaller Nebraska cities and towns is generally roported as very satisfactory., Tho farmers, as a rale have realized enough from the sale of farm produce to put them in easy circumstances and the rotail trade is receiving the benefit. In Omaha the movement of goods in u rotml way is not all that could be desired, and while from somo quarters came reports of improved couditions, from others came posi- tive complaints of dull times. 1t is most too early in tho season, howaver, 10 look for any great improvement n the re- tail trade in Omaha. The coming of warmer weather with the increased demand foc iabor for carrying on the various building opera- tions now under contemplation, together with tho increased demand for help in the various lines of manufacture, must cause an improvement 1a the retail trade. The Produce Markets. The interest 1 the produce market has centered very largely ou eggs, which have been faliing guite rapidly in price for some o time. The decline has been due appar- .Qy to the increased receipts and the drop .0 prices at eastern points, which have been taking the surplus from this markot. Poultry has been in hght for some time and the has beea correspondingly bieh. dressed chickens nave been for some days bringing the bes prices of the season. (Goese and ducks have not been very plenty for a long time and have also commanded very satisfactory prices, Butter has not shown any very decided change, the murket averaging about steady. The Graln Market, ‘While the want of o milling in transit rate prevents tho building up of an elo- vator and storage business at this point it does ot prevent the buying and selling of large quantities of grain on this market. The daily call is not so well attended as it should be, but the smount of grain which changes nands in the Board of Trade build- ing runs all the way from 100,000 to 200,000 bushels per day. supply market Good “LIVE STOCK MARKETS, Omaha's Week Closes with a Fair Supply and Steady Prices. OMAHA, Feb. 20.—Receipts for the week 15,004 cattle, 20.163 hogs and 2771 sheep, agalnst 15,388 cattie. #4255 hogs and 5.908 shee last week, und 12,677 oattle, 34,047 hogs nn 2,777 sheep the corrosponding week last year. During the early purt of the week, owing to the unusually heivy receipts, the tendency of rices was downward, and by Thursduy, the low duy of the weok, a decline of from Ibe to 260 had been realized on all grades of beef stoers, On butcher stock the decline was not 8o great. Even stockers and feeders partook of the general weakness and were slow sale at lower prices. Toward the lutter part of the week, however, with only moderate recelpts and n slizht im- rovement in the shipping demand o renotion \us been the result und purt at loust of the carly decllve has been regained. In hogs while there hus naturally been some fluctu- ating prices huve in the muin aavanced und are fully 10c higher than last Saturduy. Bhipping orders huve been liberal for good hogs of all welghts and this fact is mainly re- sponsivle for the strength in the market as paokens continue very boarlsh aud stubbornl ht the advance st every turn in the ruxur. Bheep recefnts have been racher limited and the demand continues active and stron . The week closes with a moderate run, a little short of last Saturday, but the week's recelpis 8Bhow an increase of over 250" houd compured with last weok. There were no osttle here thut could be culled choice or prime, but plenty of very decent stuff, never- theless. Ehippors did s vory light vusin but the local demand was falr und the £one of the marketslightly improvea. o and heavy oattle did not show any advance, but on the hundy light wus an active competition from feeders und rices were accordingly stronger. Good light 000 to 1.200-1b. steers sold from &.3) to &.45. Good 1,150 to 1,450- steers went ut ®i50 to #.85. It wasa falrly active market und a g00d and early clearance was offected. Butoher stuft continues in notive demand 5“1" to strong prices, Offerings of cows and mixed stock were not overly liberal and with u moderate shipping and fair local de- maud trads wes aotive and recelvts quickly ohanged awners. Bales of cows were lurgel At from £2.00 to #2.90, with eholce stuff as high as 8335 and canners as low as 8125 Bulls, oxen and stage were firm at from $1.50 to §,75; veal oalves, steady at from 84.00 to &.00. There was an active trade In the stocker and feeder 1lne, both {urd traders and out- slaers taking bold freely ut good strong prices. inoatly S from Hal 0. Kt STEERS. No. Av. Pr. ne od uj materl; cattlo there Kepresentativ R oL 1TH 1R LT 6155 Cows. 60 2 0) 108 2 9 012 2 1) #) 210 w210 nULLS, 1410 213 10 k 120) 1020 10 1640 El 1. £ STOCKERS AND FEEDERS, 3. 701 800 8. 1.0 870 1 00 1. 810 800 31110 10, 814 A §. 00 8% ' The run was light even for n Satur- nearly %00 short of last Suturday. the s receipts showing a decrease o iy pared with last week or tho obruary last year. All buyers g of the poorer quality of the ugh there were pienty of very Conditions were fuvorable for wn advance. Eustern markets were stronger, there was an uctive shipping demand for zood hogs of all we.ghts and the subp.y was none too tiberal. The n arket ope strong to bo higher on about everything, the advance being greatest on the Lest heavy and butcher Weight hogs whilo common hogs sold rather unevenly. The = best heavy hogs sold at from §4.65 to $1.35,_common heavy and mixed prekers at from H.55 to 4.6, Light, light mixed and buteher weight hogs Sold all the way from #4575 to #.70. Altogether it was rather un netive market and the pens were cicared in good season, the bulk of the hoss seiling at from $4.60 to $1.05, against at from $4.55 10 3165 Friday, the nveraxe prices paid being 8Lk awainst #.00% Friduy and 1.5 lust Saturday. Represontative silos Av. sh, No. Av. §h. Pr. 200 440 200 100 81 65 24) 16) 465 200 160 4) 360 400 8) o ceaes R0 — 160 80 2 . 40 200 8 28) 80 120 240 40 120 40 sssecsszs EECEEEE 160 80 80 160 122202 e &8 AND ROUGHL i) PO four doub.c d two singles of Colorudo ewes and u sinzic of native wethers, partly limbs and good enouzh to brins B The western wethers brought .10 and the Colorado owes 84,60, The wnrket was active and stron; Quotations: Fair to good natives at from $1.25 Lo ¥ westerns at from $4.00 to . common and stockers at from $2.5) to 875, g00dl to choice, forty to ninety pound Tumbs nt from #.50 08000, itepresentative es: Av. Colorado ewes. iy western wethers ... "L 1 western wethers. 7 00 western wethers.... L 510 natives, mixed.. ....... 109 b b 34 Disposition of Stock, Offictal racelpts wnd disposition of stock as showa by the books of the Unlon Stock Yards npany for the twenty-four iiours, ending at 50'clock p. m. February 20, 1502, RECEIPTS. “OATTLE. L Ca |Head Pr. 8 60 5 10 5 10 Recelpts ars. | Hoad | Cars Cars. |Head| Cars. | Hend.. g | | Bl oms| 7l 21 3 DISPOSITION. [IRE WUV, CATTE | 10 Omaha Packing company G. H. Hammond compariy Cudaly Packing compan John I Squires & Co... Kingan & Son,.... Bluckshire. . Sperry e Shippers and’ fesders. Chicago Live stock Market, 10AG0, 11l (Speeinl Telegram to Tuk BE only a handful of cattle in the yaras toduy, no considerable number havin n left over from yestorduy and the fresh arrivals searcely redched 1,000 heud, However there wus eriough to meet the demand and Friday’s quotations were no more than sustained. Sales were on u busis of fron $1.55 to for inferior to extra cows and heifers, $1.5) to $1.75 for bulls, 10 §5.85 for stockers und feede £4.00 to #5385 for drossed beef and shipping’ steers, §2.2) to $4.2 for Texas cuttic and 3100 to $6.25 for cal v The hoz market opened Strong at yesier- duy's advance. It was easler toward the close, as has froquently been the case of late, but did not decline to un appreciuble extent, Tho best heavy sorts sold around 5¢ and there were sules of oholco light welghts at $4.00. The closing quotations were from $4.40 10 $5.00, for poor to choice heavy aud medium and from #1.50 to #4.9) for light, Sutes of sheop were effected at Friduy's prices, though the tone of the murket was less buoyunt. Limbs were wunted at full prices. Quotations were from 1,50 to & cholice sheop und from $5.00 to Culis were salublo at from $2,5) to §.50, Receipts were: Cuttle, 1,00; hogs, 11,000; sheep, 1500, ho Evoning Jourunl reports: CaTriE—Tie. 1,000; shipments, 1,000; murket steudy; . $3.5.@1.15; stockers. $L75@L00; cows, BLAOBL 70, Hoas—Recelpts, 11.000; shipments, 5,000; mur- ket steady to higher: rough and common #.40@4.00;” mixed and puckers, 470457 e heavy und butchors' welghts, #.00@ 1izhit, 31,050 4,90, SHEEP—Iteceipts, 2,000 shipments, 1,000; cov steady to a shude highor: ewes, &) 00; mixed, 10564093 wethers, westerns, $.155,6 s #3500, Kansas City Live Stock Market, KANSAS Oy, Mo, Feb, 20, -CATTLE—Re- celpts, 1,800; shipments, 100. Steers were tive and steady to 106 higner: cows and feeders about steudy. Dressed bee: and shipping steers sold at $1.55@4.65; cows und helfers, §1.55@140; stockers and teeders, B30 Hoas—Raceipts. 5,00; shipments, market was active und generall all grades. K3.5004.65; bulk, $.5 SueEp—Keceipts, %00;' shipments, tho market was quiet aud unchunged. ——— Our Better Halves Say they could nov keep house without Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy, especially for the children. In a cuse a few weeks since at the home of a neighbor the attending physiciau had given up a case of what he called dropsy. Mother happening iu, told the parents that in ner mind it was A case of luug fever and advised the use of this cough syrup, wbich they did. Result, the child is well and the parents happy. = Chamoeriain’s medicines aro used in more than half the homes in Leeds.—Sims Bros, Leedas, Iu. This remedy is nat intended for lung fever, but for colds, la frippe, oroup and whooging cough. It will loosen a ‘cold, relieve the lungs, and prevent the cold from resulting in lung fever. 50 ceut aud $1.00 bottles for sale by druggists. Sl Bullding Permits The following permits were issued yester- day by the superintendent of buildings: P, ‘Lukey, oue-story frame cottag Forty-first aud Graut streots .. . Milton Rogers, repairs on building, Twelfth and lHarney strects Two m'nor permits...... Total. . 8003 OMAH THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS Wheat Was bmm Dall and Generally Lower Yesterday. CROP NEWS SOMEWHAT CONFLICTING Private Dispatches Were Disc the Review Pred Danger from the Cold Wave —Stocks and Bonds, araging But cted All assed Farmeors CHICAGO, 111, Feb. 2.~The whoat market wasdull and generally lower today. Teie- graphic communication was seriousiy inter- fered with, and trades wore left largely to their own devices, Bid woather in Great Britain plaged havoe with the wires, stmilar tothosa felt u this country, and the Board ot Trade did not reccive its Liverpool markets until lute in the day, though some private patehes said the market was aulet and un- anged, while athers quoted prices ensier. The board's London cabte noted no_change in values there, but Liverpool, which was ro- coived, was 1d lower. Domestic markets wero all lower. Crop news was somowhat conflict- ing, many private dispatches belng very dls- couraging. On the contrary, the Furmers' Reyiew had a summary of tho situation. which was unexpectedly tavorabie. and the weather reports indicated that tho danger from the predictod cold wave was past. The committee of the boird which was sent to Washinaton (o oppose the anti-option bill roturned this morning and its members wero inclined to the opinion that the bill would be probably passed by the house, This doubtless nd something to do with the weakness which prevailed during most of the session. On the vliole prices were disinelined to - deal vily on vither stde and the result wus an unusually small business. The fluctuations were confined to u narrow range. Cudihy was i g0od buyer of wheat at the start and Brossein also bought freely, Pardridge was believed to be covering some ‘wheat on nil the weak spots, but did not muke much reduction in_his line. The New Yorkera wero perhaps the best buyers for the first hour and picked up a good deal. The selling was not urgent, still this was nbout all to bo had that was wanted. The lones let go of a_good deal and there was sone short sales, The export movement Was not very encouraging, Now York havinz cleared but 106,00 bu. und other points hurdly any Bradstroet's reported the clearances of wheat and flour from both cousts last week at 4044000 bu. azalast 3,041,000 bu. the week pro- vious. After the noon hour there was somo show of strength for . time, but late cabies quoted Paris lower and Berlin 34 marks off und Ant- werp was n shade higher. This checked the advance and prices receded azain, May opened at from 03%c to U3ie ngainst 0o at the close yesterd 1y, sold up to from 93%c to 4, declined to udc, advanced to dle, rocoded o e, rencted to 0 'se, wenkenod and steady ut 0345¢. Corn was quiet and easy. the recolpts were liberal and there was rather fren selling by longs, with but little demand. The duliness in trade, with the weakness {n wheat and pro- visions, cnuscd corresponding weakness in corn. May wus o lower ana fluctuated all day within a range of iie, and closed %o lower than yesterday ut 413c. Outs were quletand weak and show a loss of ‘se. 10z products were dull and easy. simply be- enuse trade was dull and tho othor pits we k. The roceipts of live hogs at tho yards were smailer than expected, and prices ere were firm. Pork closed with a loss of ¢ on tho uctive options, with lard and ribs showlng in- significant ehanges. . stunated recoipts for Monday: Wheat, 170 curs; corn, 630 enrs; oats, 313 cars; hogs, 40,000, The les AT WHEAT- 2 l February.... § agls o0le May. sy conx February 40 March 403 May g OATS NO. 3= February. Onsh quotations were ns follows CoRrN~—Firm; No. 2, 40ie; No. FLOUR—Firm; patents, &4, 824,35 spring pa ents, $.30@1.55; bukers, 83400360, HEAT—NO. 2 spring wheat, 90%c; No. 3 spring wheat, &0; No. 2 red, 9414e. _OATS=No. 2 201@0i4c; No, 2 White, 0%D3le: No. 3 white, H@Hc. CHEE: nchanged; full cream cheddafs, 115@113c; flats, 114@11%c; Youmg Americas, 13G13c. HibEs—Unchanged. TALLOW—Unchunged. RYE—No, 2, K74¢ BAwLEY—No. % 80c; No. 3, 42@57c; No. 4, 1. 0. b., 49@46c. FLAX SEED—NoO. 1, 07%@08c. TinoTiy SEED—Prime, $L2031.27. per bbl, BIL5TY; lard, Short rlvs (lo Mess pork, dry saited shoulders (hoxed), &.000 : ehort clenr sides (boxed), 86 . Whisky—Distillers' finished goods, per gal. 114, yellow, Ans—Cut, loaf. unchanged, ipts und shipments todsy were as fol- Flour, barrels. Wheat, busheis. Corn, bushels. .. bushels. Barioy. busheis. . On the Produce exchange today the butter L was unchanged; funcy creamery, Ti40; fine western, 20@2c; ordinary, 2(@ locted dairy, 2:@%c: ordinary, 16@I8c. Eggs, 104@17c. New York Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—FLouk—Recelpts, 25,320 pkgs: exports, 3,850 bls.: 14477 sucks: d sules, 18,800, Cory MEAL—Yellow western. §: Receipts, 153, xports, 106,~ sales, 150,000 bu. of futures; 86,000 bu. of spot. Spot market dull;No, 2 red, §1.07% @108 in elevator; BLOOL@L10 afloat; $1.u0 . 1 northern, #1.09; No. 1 hard, 81 northern, #1043 lons easy on private selling, rallled 4@ % 0. 2 red, Feb- ruary, 81.08, closing at $LUN}: March, $1.07%@ , closing at $1.07%; May, 8105, closing av June, 31.02%@1.03, closing ut'81,03; July, #1.0081L00%, closing wt BLUOK: August, 90Nc, closinzg at gige. Rye=Dull und unchanged; western, 89c@ 1 BAunrry—Duli and weak: Milwaukee, 60@700. Baw MAuT—Quiet; Canusda country mude. Coun—Spot dull, stendy; No, 2, 48X@I8%c in elevator; 40%@i0o uflont; “ungraded mixed, 4TR@30'50; No. 3, 48@I814C: steumer mixed, 48i4@A9x e, Options were quiet und free se ing, and some months lower others un- changed; February, 48%c; March, 40'5c, clos- May, 40%c, closing, 40%c; July, shipping. 83.50; good to Hops—Dull, weak; stuto common to cholce, 20@25'5¢; Pacific coust. 19025e, SvoAR—Raw. quiet and firm; falr refining, aylet and-steady. PernoLeuM—Dull and steady; crude In bar- rels, Parker's, $.80; In bulk. &.30; Unjted closed at 6)%¢ for Murch, Corron SEED O1L—Quliet: orude, 23i4c¢; yel- low, 26, TALLOW—Dull; city (82 for pnckages), 4 1-10c, RosiN—Quiet and steady; strained common to good, $L.B0GL15244, "TURPENTIN. 11zher and qulet; 18@adsie. Eaas—Quict and weak; western, 10c ceipts, 7,055 packuges. Hipes—Inactive, stead rouk—Quiet und steady extri prime, $10.00, Our " MeATs—Firm; pickled bellles, $30; plekled shoulders, #3005 pickle hams, $0.00; midd Ings, dull; shoulders, 8.70, ARD—Quiet und steady: western steam #1.5213; obtions, no sules; Februury, 86.20; y, $3.0: Jul( 0T@T.08. Burreu—Dull falr, steady: western dairy, westorn créamery ' 2@z western tuctory, 16@24c; Elgin, S@ile. J sklms, 6@104c. —Quiot; American, $15.75017.75 Dull, firni; le ke, $10. LeAp—Quiet, firp omestic, Tis—Inactive, Plutes dull, Omaha Produce Markets, Frurrs—Callfornia riverside oranges, $2.2 Wushington niuvels, §.5@5.76; (!-ll(nrm tunzerines, §.0) per Lox: Florida oranges, brights, §.00; russets, $£2.00@2.7; Florida ta) gorines. 85.0.@4.00, half boxes; westeru apples, cholee, #2.00602.5) per LbL, fung stand wigh Lr.og more: New York upples, £2.7523.00; fanoy lemnous, $.003.25; cholce storics, 8$1.50A.75: grupes, per bUL. 88 (000.00; bunanus, crated. $:.002.50; cranberries, $5.57.00. VeGETALEs—-California cabbage, 24@2%0 per Ib, n crates; howe grown lettuce, 4.0 per doz.: potatces, duil; Califoraln cauiifiower, 22,503 onlons, B0c@#1.00 per bu.; Nebrusku hand picked beans, 8L9032.00; wedium, $1.600 175: celery, #@i0c: sweet potatoes, §2.5532.50. FLouvr—Omaha Milling company’s Reliance Patent, 8250; Tnyincible Patent, 82.40; Lone Star Superlative. §2.25; Snowfinke, 81.00; Faney Fumily #180; & I Gllman's Gold Meda), & 36 ow White, 20; Snowflake. £2.0); low grade, 8L.60; Queen of the Pantr. HivES—No. 1 green No. 2 green salted hia uirly stead cholee, 8 re- mess, W.T5G10.15; 4,25, $10.70010.75; L B2 ted Yidos, Kausio: B@3%0; No. | green DAILY BEE N (BRUARY | salted htes, 35 to 101bs, 4 2 green saltol hides. 25 to 41 1bs. 3%3%e: No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 15 [bs., 6 No. 2 vowd oplf, 8 to 15 1bs,, dc: Notdry flint hides, 7@%0: No. 2dry flint No. 1 dry saltyl hides. 260 Tal- Gide: tallow. No. groas 4@V e CNSe, Se@iges gronse. dark, 215c; old but- ax, primeyi6e; rough tallow. LRy—Chickens soarce, good stock 10 fancy misht bring tle; geese, ducks and turs Keys, 11612 BorrEr—Tho best countty ro!l s sellinz to the retall trade in a smiwlway at 2:@2e; shipping stock, " Eaas—Genorally seiling to the retall trade atise: shippers bidding only 140 onis Markets, yur-=Slow and cholee, '« i paients, $4.4¢@ .05, T-Stronz for cash: No. 2 red, 44 options were dull tili noar the finish whe there was a small flurry. but prices closed o Jelow yesterday: May closed”at 05%c: July, %0, Coftx—We 1k and iittle done, _Sellers at the ¢loso at 150 bolow yesterduy; No. 2 cash, 30%c; Murch, 5@ ¥%0; May, 380, OAT<—Cush l0WOr at 304@310; optlons nom= v offered nt 31 %e, Ryk—Largely hizher: No. 2 cash sold at 850 Bartev—Dull; sample lots Nebraska, 5403 Milwaukee, 55; Minnesota, 57 s HAY=Duli: timothy. #0.50a BRA Tic. 1. L uncha @3.40; fanc creamery, U@ Baslor at 154, FLAX<EED ~Flrm at 0% QRN MEAL-Very fiem at $2.10, WHisKy—Steady at $1.14. BAgGrya-Stoady at 5417 RON COTTON T1Es 31 ~Firm but d for new; 80, LArD 35, 8076.45% Dry 8ant MeATs—Loose lots shoulders. 1.60: lonzs and ribs, #3.0); shorts, 8,10 N—Shoulders, longy #8.50@0.55: shorts, 36.62% , $1.0)@10. RECE1PTS — ) Abs.t wheat, ts, 33,000 bu.: crye, 050 1bs, oats, barley, 2800 N SipaeNts—Flour. : corn, D1,0)0 bu. ¢ 1,000 bu. ; burley. 5,010 b Omaha G A Prices based on delivery at Mississipp! river points, Nebraska inspastion, and ten days' shipment. uniess otherwise stated. Cash grain culls for ship nent within five duys WitgAr--No. 3 spring. 8 bid; No. 8 spring, 7o bid. RYE—No. 2 800 bid. 0ATs—No. 2 whito, 3te bid; No, 3 white, 204¢ bid; No. 2 mixed, Bie bid; No. 8 colored, die bid. —No, 3 or better, asked; March, 6%e bid; white, 38%c bid. Among the sales were: 23,000 No. § or better corn, Toledo terms, Fobruary and March. J63e: 30,000 No. 3 or better, p. t. BOARD OF TRADE NOTES. Olark ot Albion was looking over the 80 days, 3640 bld, 370 No sesslon of the board will be held on Mon- which is a legal holiday. J. Murphy of Rogers was among the vis- itors at the Board of Trade building. Minneapolls Wheat Market, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Feb. 20.—No.2wheat was strong but dull excepron the bulges when the buyling was active, Thecold wave thut wus hondod for wheut states nas vanished but it still_affects this market. May wheat ovened ut 8850 and went to 8%c. Then for nearly two hours it held steady and dull at 883@88%c nnd _about noon struc : 8de. lvfi. 1o this time the_tendency has been upward, hut when_80i0 was struck enough long wheat was brought out to put the market bick to 840, It went up again to8le and closed at &siac. Oush market was active and No. 1 northern sold above May, most of it golng ‘at 84e. Receipts of whoit here 314 cars and at Dualuth and West Superior73'cars. Close: No. 1 northern. Februnry, #12, yesterday, 87ci May opening 88i¢c, highest die, lowest Ksige, cloed 8si4e, yesterday 89t%o. + On track, No. i hard, 89%¢; No. 1 northern, 88t3¢; No. 2 north- ern, 950, Duluth W Dururm. Minn was lower tolay, bein: eut Market, ‘ob.” 20.—The opening 150°0ff on May. There was, however,” n slight :strengthening up of vrices during the morning session. The de- mand for cash wheat to urrive was good, Largge lots of fifteen to thirty car 10ads sold around 881 for No. 1 northern, May was dull with littlo domand early. ''he increase in stock here for the present week, 500,000 to 70, 000 bushels. The close wis pt.14¢ off all around from yesterday, except for hizher grades of oash,which were %o off. Following are tho closing pricos: No. 1 hard cush, 87%3c; Febru- ary, 803ic: Muy, 0dc: No. I horthern cash, 864c: Miy, 01is¢; No. 2 northern, cash, 4c; No. 8 rejected, on track, No. 1 hurd, 89%c; No. 1 northern, 8sie. Kansas Clty Murkets. FANSAS Oiry, Mo.. Feb. 2).—WHEAT— Rather dull; No 2. hard, 8l¢; No 2 1ed. 8228/c. ‘CorN--Stroug early but woakened luter: No. 2 white. 384c. OArs—Very slow; No. 2 mixed, d0c, Hay—Firm but unchanged. FLAX SEED—S884c, on the basls of pure. Burter—Unchanged. Eaas—Weak, at 15c. Rye—Strong; No. 2, 89c. BRrAN—Firm? sacked, G5e. Recerprs—Wheat, 7,000 bu.; corn, 1,000 bu.; oats. none. SHiPMENTS—Wheat, 26,000bu.; corn, 1,000 bu; outs, none, Milwaukee Markets, MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Feb. 24 —WHEAT—Quiet: May, 90%c; No. 2 spring, 92¢; No. 1 northern, g4i4c. Conn--Quiet; No. 3, 3T4@7%c. white, 3li4c; No. 3 OATS—Que No. 2 white, 302304 BARLEY—Quiet: No. 2 5ic: sample, 30@30%c. Ry 0. 1, 87c. Cofteo Market, New Youk, Feb. 20.—Optlons opened stendy and unchunged to 10 points up and closed steady at from 15 points down to 25 points up; 2,025 pounds, including: February, $14. 8185 April; $13.00; Muy, July, $12.50; Sevtember, $12.35: October, December, §12.00; spot’ Rio, firm, No. 7, B4.T0@14.81%. Cincinnatl Markets, CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 20.—Wueir—Strong: No. 2 red. 08c. Conx—Easler; No. 2 mixed, 40%c. 0OATs—In good demand; No. 2 mixed, 32@33c. WHIsKY—8L.14. Toledo ToLEDO, O.. raln Market, Feb. 2.—WngAT—Easter; 2 cash and February 073e. CorN—Dull; No. 2, cash, 4144c. Oars—Quiet; No, % cash and May, 33c. Traders' Talk, Onicaao, M1, Fob. 2).—Counselman & Day to Cockrell Bros,: Wheat ruled quiet, open- ing and closing %c lower with one rally to yestorday's. latest figures. Foreign maricots were quoted irrogular, buton the whole had lost their snup, and private cables brought some sclling orders from the continent. Lute British markets were reported steady to firm on severe weather, and New York houses were ~modorate buyers to replace wheat sold yestorday. Crop advices from the southwest continio complaints concerning the condition of win- ter wheat and bring some buylnz orders, The Hatoh bill aggitation is still causing holders 105611 on rajlies, and detors many who would be buyers from investng. Jorn and oats were dull und %G %e lower on Iiberal receipts, following the tone of yesterdny. Provisions were neglecied und sagged slightly on smali sules by packers, We think the product a purchase for a quick turn, onicaao. Til., Feb. 20.—I\. G. Logan & Co to J. 8. Sands Commission company: Tho erratic und nervous wheat market of yesterday, with smaller range of fluctuations, was duplioated toduy. ' Stendy privatoxndiower publie cu- bles on one hand and fuly elourances and tak- ings from the seaboard, with soveral cargoes reported chartered to 19ad At this point to go forward at the opening 'of ‘navigation, were the iafluences. Operatf®ny were [urgely local. The week cioses on tho Wiiele rather sutisfuc: tory to holdors, while betlevers fu the idea that supHly and demand will show luter In tho seuson on the Amgnun surplus which No. Europe will not noed are consratulat- ing themselves that there hus not been a run- away ~market. We 1P feel that wheat should be bought on wouk ' oluces. Corn was casy until liberal receints and larges esti- jnates for Monday and ouegwn udvicos from Iowa nnd Nobruska we; free murkoting, Provisions hold dult ur{i and lower, closing at nearly bottom orices " The estimato of nogs for next week I 145,000 and for Monduy 24,000, (ol 0iICAGO, 111, Feb. 2).—Konnett. Hopkins & Co. to 8. A MeWhorter: There hus been littie wmotive in today's market:- Wires east were down on ount of the storm und no Liver- pool cubles were recel®ed: Continental ad- vices were unemll‘y nmpul not materially 80 und cn the whole forelgn situation seems to huve experlenced u radieal change for the better, Recelpts ut primary markets for the week have Il’;fely exceeded those of the previous week and it Is not expeoted thore will be more than s small decrease fn the in visible lusply. Corn uud outs gogorally eslor, buy with l(nud buyiug on soft spots, The longs don't 1lie to 560 80 much 0orn pn the wuy from the west, but expectsa recelpts drop wateriull after turm work beglu¥ ' Provisions are woal and drooping, The “estimate by the Depart- ment of “Agricuiture that there are about 10,570,000 more hozs in the couniry than u year 450 hus hud & temporary weskening elfect. o e iy STOCKS AND BOND: Sla Grangers Weaker on Reports of Probable Adverse Legisiation lo Nebraska, NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The stock marke® today was quiet and dull and narrower than for any duy during the last two weeks, while display= 1ug o decldedly weak tone under pressure to sell for both sides of the account. Lond was a seller Lo soumo extent. but (he openl: wis quiet und talrly steady, generaly st lu 21. sienificant changes from last nizht's fizures either way. but Chicago Gaswas up | per cent. Realizations fn it however. forced its prices off rapidly in the early dealinze, and the opening gain was soon lost, cirrying the rest of the I1st with 1t, Other changes, excopt in Lake Erie & Western, which was the strong point of the 1ist throughout the session, Fising 1 per cent, were for small frctions only. The coal stocks were very quiot but firm to stron but the granzers yleldad to attack because the reports of probable adverse logistation in Nevraska. Buriington so'd ex-rights and ex- dividend ind opening off 24 per cent ro over 1 per cent from Its openin Rock Tsland in close attendance. Prices lialted townrd the ond of the first hour, but the 1ssue of the coming statement wns the signal for a more vizorous assault on the list and Union Pacific and the grangers in general were made the special points of attack in o nection with Chicago Gas. All retirea ma- terinlly (n the last fow minutes and the mir ket finilly closed active and weak at about the Inst prices of the day. Tho final changes, however, are gensrally fractional losses, but Unifon Pacific and Rock 1slund are cach down 1'4 per o with Burlington equal to about the same and Jersey Centrall por cont Government bonds have been dull steady. State bonds have hYeen ne:lect The following are the closing quotations for the leading stocks on the New York Stock ex- chunge toduy Atohison.. Adams Exi Alton, T .. do preferrad. ... .13 | American Express. . 117 B, CRLAN.....0 Canada Pacific. ... 88 |Ontarlo & Woators - ‘annda Southern .. 6l Oroxon lmprovemo't 27 entral Pacifio 82 Oregon Ches. & Ohlo 244 | Oregon o 1st 61" Pavifie Matl a6 2nd D). & E Chicago & Alton ttabury. JBRQ. | Puliman | Reading ... Rock Istand 3 ¢ (St 1. & S, K Tat pfd g[8t TRuti e a0 preforrog St P Min, & Man St Piul & Omaba. . s a0 preforred..... 1 do’ proferred. .. enn. Coal & TFon. -, 418 Fort Wayno. oxns Paclic........ 104 Chi. & East 1l Tol. &0, Can. pfd! Hocking Valley nion Pacific:.., Houston & Texas S. Expross. . Lilinols Central... . insh, St 1, & B 8t. Paul & Duluth. . i Kanans & Texas... Lako Erlo & West. o proferced. ... LakoShore... ... Loulsvilie & Nast... Loulavillo & N. A Memphix & Char. Michigan Contrai MIL LS & W, 0 preferred.... . Minn. & St L0081 | Bulwer. do proferred. .11l Tily|Rich, & W. 5 Missouri Pacifio; ... G17| Wisconsin Central. Moblle & Ohito 3| Great Northern pfd Nashville Chatt’ Chicago Gas N.J. Central. ! " na Trust. Norfolk & W ) * 8u ar Trust Northern Pactfic. ... 23| . 3. L. & U. do preferred. | Distitlers. ... U. P, Denver X G110 10% | it 6. W Northwestern.. 165 Tho Lotal salos of stocks today wore 780 shares. fucluding: —Atchison, 9,465 Chicago Gas, 2.111; Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern, 4:300; 'Erle. 88507 Hocking Valloy, 250X Louisville & Nashvilie, 3,325; North Amerl and o preferred Ohilo Mississippl do preferred . iludson. .. Del. L. & W. D. & R G, pfd East Tonnossso. ... do Ist preferrod; do 2nd preferred. Erio... L | Wostern Cott olorado Conl. 106t | Quickstiver. | i | ~do preferred g [Sutro........ can. 4.600: Northern Pucific preferrod, 6.005; . New England, 6.460: 10,7 4,496, Reading. 21,500 St. Paul Unlon ' Paclfle, 4,44); Western Union, Financlal Review. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The Post says: The stock market today was such n one us was to be expected at the end of a_week of deelining prices und diminishing volume of business, coming us It did, before a double holiday. The dispositions to realize w: a8 murked as yesterduy und the provalling seatiment of the stroet, in view of the new movement of gold outward, together with the high prices which u certafn group of stocks have boen pushed t0, was boarish. The marketas a whol reactionury, and as n rule large fract losses ure the result of the duy's operation New York Money Market. NBW Youx, Fob, OALL—Easy with no loans, closcd offerc per cent. PRruME MERCANTILE PAvER—IX@ )% per cont. STERLING EXCHANGE—Steady at $4.85 for sixty days. The closing quotations on bond: U. 8 dstog UL 8. 48 coup..... U. 8. 4ign reg Pacitic o8 of 95 . La. stamped ds. .. ‘Tenn. now set Tenn. new set 5s. ‘lenn. now set Iy Des 5 3 ts Don. & K. G- 4s. L. 6. Tr. Rel Den, & R . G.Tr. Rel Erle2nda.... ... Union Pacific 1ats.... 1063 M. K. &'T.Gon. ia.... 80| West Shore 101% Londun Stock Market. [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] LONDON, Feb. 20.--Tho followinz were the London stock quotations closinz at 4 p. m: Consols, money ... 05%| American T g 0, Bccounts 05348t Paul common,.. 104 31 "|New York Contrai.. 11734 §1%¢ | Ponnaylvania B0 ik Ronding ... L. 2% Mex. Con. now b, 725 BAR SILVER—4 11-16d. MONEY—213@2% per cent. Rate of discount 1n the open market for both long and short bills, 2'4@?% per cent. Financlal Notes, NEW ORLEANS, Lu, Feb, 20 B1648,771. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 2,—Clearings, &80, 843; bulunces, 8:55018; rate, 5@ per cent, KAN8AS Crry, M —Bank clearings, ,00); this' week, 83,640,001; today's cash ances, $504,627. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., 044,937; balances, $2,003 week, ' 837, b per cent. NEW YOnRK, Feb, 2.—The oxports of specio from the port of New York last week amounted to £2.083,6.7, of which 1,100,200 ‘was gold and §I05.437 sliver. Tho imports of specie ted to $552.0K, of which 873,258 was gold L0735 silver, CAGO, 111, 'eb, 2).—Moj per cent for ¢l loans and time. New York exchunze wealc at b0c dis- count. Bank clearings, $14,057.038 for the duy and #5.25,007 for the week. Storlinz exchange stoady and uncnanzed ut $1.83% for sixty-diy Dills and 84,8 for sight d: Denver Mining Stocks, DENVER, Colo., Feb. 2).~The followinz list Is theclosinz quotationson the Mining excnange duy. Sales 20,800, .—Clearings, Peb. X rinzs, §13 078, O 28 for tho 5,198; balunces, 81 1. Money, easy at 44@5 @6 per cent on Gold 1o, Tronclad. John .. Justice Leavenworth | Lexington. Little Rule’ May Mazeppn. ..\l Morning Glim'..."\] Argonaut... Ballarat .. Bangkok-Cora i Butes-Hunter. Blg Indian, Blg Six .. Brownlow. Calliope...... Claudia J Century .\, Clay County cash.... Diamona 8,1} Denver Gas wnd Oli Ewmons. Gettysbure. ... Golden Treasure. Boston Stock Market, BoSTON. Mass., Feb, 20.—The following were the closing prices on stocks on the Boston stock murket toduy : Atchison & Topek Hoston & Albuny Hoston & Maine CR&EQ........ Enstern it . s Fitehburg R'R. Tatalpa. 1 i | Frankiin P Osceoln Bunta Fo Copper Tamarack ........ fio Boston Land Co.... Fllot & Pero M. pfd. 8an Diego Land (0. K. C.5t.J. & O/ B78 121 |West knd Land Co, 7 Bell Telgphone.., . Lamson Store 8. Water Power Oid Colony ., i0ig |C. 4 Wis. Cen. com New York Mining Quotations, New York, Feb. 20.—The following are the closing mininz stock quotations: Hest & Chollar Con, Caia. Dendwood Eureka i on..., Gould & Curry Hale & Norero Homestake Mexican. ..., {Ophir | Plymouth |Savage .../ slerra Novada. . Siandard ... Union Con '’ — A Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism. Messrs. Gage and Sherman of Alexander, Tex., write us regarding a remarkuble cure of rheumatism tnere, as follows: *“The wife of Mmr. Willism Pruitt, the postmaster here, has boen bed-ridden with rheumatism for several yoars. She could get notbing to do her uny good, We sold her a bottle of Cham- berlain's Pain Balm and she was completely cured by its use. We refer any one to her to verify this statement. Fifty cent bottles for sale by druggists. e — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Mr, Paddock Consumes & Good Deal of Their Pransacted, The question of finauces was the feature of the county commissioners’ meeting bheld yesterday aftersroon. Mr, Paddock, a member of the board, who not long 8go was appointed by ex-County Clerk O'Mally, ex-County Treasurer Suyder l and ex-County Judge Shields, took it upon | Transforred tre himself totry and prove that there W plenty of money in tha general fund. He also arraigned Tur Ber for publishing the statement that only the sum of &1,075.01 was available. To back up his statement he had a paper which showed the following. On hand from the 8 per eent of the, 1801 fovy X Aransferred trom the poor firn find sandry other funds Collected from other sonrees than the levy since January i, 1801 Total in fund.... ..o Ki4,706.50 In addition to this ho said £10,000 could bo transferred from the bridge fund and by practicing economy the county could run along until tho 1505 lovy was available, Judge Stenberg renlied to Mr. Paddock. He was glad to know that this gentleman had found such a_large amount of money, but notwithstanding all of that, the state- ment published in Tur Bee was true and not misleading, The item in Tir Ber showed the true condition of the general fund and Mr. Paddock’s statement provea it. Reeard- ing the §:3,501.38 that Mr. Paddock wanted to trausfer from the poor farm fund he sad tho board had no right to touch that money The fund was for 8 specific purpose, sel aside for that purpose by resolution, and could not be legally transforrea to the gen- oral fund. The proposed £,202.81 was in the same condition and was not available, Mr. Berlin questioned tho right of the pro- posed £10,000 of bridge fund monev. Thero were enough or nearly enough contracts on hand to exhaust the bridge fund before the 1802 levy could become available. The papor prosented by Mr. Paddock was placed on file, but tho clerk was not author- ized to draw warrants against the amount that he had found. * The committee on charity recommended that Anna Dworack be furnished transporta. tion to Kingtishor, Okl Toe commitiee thought that would be tlie cheapest way to get rid of the womuu, as she would, if ‘she remained in Douglas county, continue to b an object of charity. The cost of the trans portation would be about £15, or at least so the committee roported. Mr. Paddock opposed giving the transpor- tation. He had nol prepared himself to .\u\)— port the report. Mr. Paddock, who trails up the committee on charity, had not looked into the caso to an extent thut would justify him in favoring the expenditure, Judge Stenberg stated that he had made an investigation of tho case. The woman was receiving 500 pounds of coal per month and $1 worth of grocoriea per weck, She had relations at Kingfisher who cou'd and would take varo of her. It was a caso of humanity and if Douglas county took as good care of its money and exercised as good judgment as the committee proposed to doin this case, the taxpayers would find no fault. Mr. Paddock made aoother speech, in which no stated that he had some Impros- sions. Mr. Berlin remarked that Mr. Paddock had no right to state impressions. What the board wanted was facts, Mr. Paddock informed Mr. Berlin that he did not want any back taik, after which he talked again, The report was amended, and the woman will be sent away 1f any railroad company will furaish a half fare ticket. The bid of the Omaha Ice company to fur- nish sixty tons of ice at the poor farm at $1.50 per ton was accepted. Corliss & Johnson got the contract for fur- nishing milk at the poor farm during the year 1802, Their bid was 13 cents per gallon. The county clerk was instructed to re- advertise for bids for grocories for the poor farm. The old bids, so the committee sad, were not on spocifications that were uni- form. Dr. Wilcox presented a bill of $25 for hold- ing a post mortem upon the body of Oscar Oisen. Judge Stenberg moved reduced to $15. Mr. Paddock asked for an explanation, Judge Stenberg tried to explain, but before he had proceeded fur Mr. Paddock iuter- rupted for the purpose of making a specch upon surgical operations. He said the board established the prico of $25 for holding post mortems. “Notby a d—d sight,” Berlin. *‘You are wrong, Major Paddock," the chairman. Mr. Paddock wanted to make another speech and he aid. "“Did not you allow 25 last year?" ho asked. “1n only a few iustances,” answered Chair- man Timme, This gave Mr. Paddock a chance to talk again, and be did. He declared that he was correct and that the board hud allowed $25 for holding post mortems. Mr, Berlin statea that McManigal and Coulter had won their cases in the district court, but it was simply because the county attorney had not notified the board when the cases were called for trial, The $25 bill of Dr. Wilcox was allowed, Messrs. Berlin and Stenverg voting *'No.” ““Now vou have established a precedent by which in the future doctors will get §25 for each post mortem examination,” declared Mr. Berlin. Mr. Paddock declared that such was not the case, Judge Stenberg tried to do a_little reform work but he was shut ont by Mr. Paddock. The judge moved that in tho future ail post mortemns be held by the county physi- cia “No, no, no, do,” cried Mr. Paddock. “You are out of order, judge,” said the chairman. ‘The committee on court hou: ported that the Omaba Printing company was the lowest bidder for blank books, blanks, stationery and lithographirg, that the Rees Printing company was the lowest bidder for miscellaneous’ articles and sup phies. The Omaba Printing company protested against any portion of the contract being given to the Rees Printing company. Tuc communication stated that the hhfo( the Rees company wus not complote and that iv wus not in accordauce with the specifica- tions. The report of the committee was adopted. The matter was referred to the county attorney, to decide upon the boundary line of Eust Omaha. § John Hainey asked to be uppoiiited janitor of the court house. Refeired to the commit- tee on court house and jail. A resolutiou instructing the county clerk to invito bids for ten days for the county advertising and publishing the delinquent tax list was adopted, Mr, Berlin said the resolution was a copy of one put Into the hands of the committeo some three weeks ago. The committee would not, report, and for that reason he felt called upon o introduce the new resolution. Judge Steaberg remarked that it looked to him as though the committes intended to puc the matter to sleep. The members of the comittee might intend all right, but be could not understaud their actiou, —————— THE REALTY MARKET, 4,026.40 that the bill be responded Mr. spoke that won't and jail re- NSTRUMENTS placed on record February 20, 1802: WARKANTY DEEDS, beth Hewitt and husbuand to J H 12, block 0, Bed- ve rene 20eenl 6000 mpany to E P fivan's add...., ...o0000e 1,0 and M O stephenson toJ & Hun- tor, lot 76, Fairmount pluco.... 2,000 CJ Loowis to Eilzabeth Humilton, lot 10 block 8. 8 E Roger's nad.... oo 6,000 Maxwell Hamilton and wife 1o G B Barr, lot 13, block & Summit place ... . J W Griith, testator, to HBenson Juek- son, lot b, block 5, Buker pluce... ..... North Side Building usso:lation to J Nevin, lot 14, block 1, Relick purk. Euzene’' O'Nelll to Hichard Seunugil, lots 10 10 16, block 2, O'Neill's subdiv. . BalthasJetter und wife to A W and E J Dickerson. lot 14, block 14, Jetter's add 1o South Omabu. . E A Beoson to E B Cha block 1, 10t 7, bloe! ock 3, 1ot ¥, block , Llock 6, lots 0 und 34, block 9, lots 4, 1'to i, bloek 12, Brizgs' p ¥ E Balley and wife to I' E Balley. part lots 114 and 115, Nelson's add.... E B Chupman and wife to E A mond, lots 9, 25 to 35, b.oek ¥, lots 4, 31 104, block 12, lots 8, 80, 31 and 42, block 6. lots 6, 10, 15 to 18, block 3, lot 22, blook 1. lot 7 block 2, 1ot 3. block 4, Briggs' pluce, lot ¥, block 166, and lot 8, biock %, Owaha...... sens QUIT CLAIM DEEDS, J G Spetmann et al toJ I Spethmann, undiy 4 lot 15, block 18, Hanscom place G E Ruy to A J Sheffer, lots 14,7 15, 16, block 12, Kitehen & Wiugh'ssubdiv. .. M I Dunlap and wife to C J Loomls, lot 0, block & § E Rozer's add W_H Ahmunson et sl to Sophie Al son, 1ot .5, blook d, West Bide....... . E B and Puuline Ohipmen to Louis Hax, sr:4low15 und 16 biook 7, Reed's 1si G §W Poynton. speolal muster, to Miles & Thompson, w %% feet of & 148 foe lov 11, vioek §, Park place....... Total wmount of trausfers. ... | After Submitting TERMINATED IN A MURDER to Many Annoyanoces Moces Looke Kills His Perseontor, THE VICTIM HIS WIFE'S FIRST HUSBAND Supposed to Have Been Dead, the Brate Ree turns to Plague His Former Spouse Meets With a Deserved Fate, Neosno, Mo, Feb. 20.—-At Saginaw, & town near here, Thomas Whalen was shot avd killed by Moses Locke, who surrendered, aud is now in jail. Some yeurs ago Emma Cobbs, a protty country eirl, mavried Whalen at this place and moved to Denver, Colo., where aftor a life of misery causcd by Whalon's brutality, she was compelled to ro= turn to her parents with ber only child. Later, secing in a Denver paper an aecount of the death of Tuomas Whalen, sho accepted tho attentions of Moses Locke and married him. Whalen, who was not dead, learned of tho marriage and traced the couple to Sagle naw, whero they had settled. Ho then pros posed to Locke to let him alone for 300, Locke is poor and offered to compromiso for £100, Whalen refusea and continued to annoy the family by letters, Yesterd: afternoon Whalen approached Locke's house. The Iatter orderad him away, but Whalen refused to go, and made a move to draw a revolver, when Locke seized a shot- gun and shot him dead, the charge even drive ing silver dollars in Whalen's pockot into his body. About the N Street Viaduot, The idea of o viaduct at N street is rapiily growing in favor and there ave few, :f any, Who deny that it is littlo less than u nocese sity. As the subject is discussed people are becoming convinced that the cost to property owners will be slight compared to the benes fits that will accrue. City Engincor King, who is 1iso the engineer of the Union Stock Yards company, is verhups botter qualified than anyono elst to express an opinion in the matter **1 do not believe 1t wiil cost the city one cent outside of tho damages resulting to property owucrs, and those will not be nearly as much as some people seem to imagine,’ aid Mr. King yosterday. *‘The viaduct veed not be longer than 1,200 feet, and es the Union Pacific company is responsible for th viaduct and 800 feet of approaches it wil throw the entire cost on the rauroad, “Now, in regard to damages to property owners, The street is fifty-four feet wide betwen the curbs. ‘The viaduct would be thirty-two feet wide, which is the same width as tho L street viaduct, That would leavo eleven feet on each side for a driveway besides the sidewalk. Now, I fail to see whore any excessive damages would como in, and as the approaches would be short the amount of damages would be a very moderate figure. The proporty owners on lower N street should remember that if the viodabu is not built the bulk of trafiic is bound 1o o over L street as soon as tho Ex- chanue crossing is closed. That would be almost as damaging to them and thoy would lave uo redress 1n the way of damagos. 'The stock yards company is willing to bave a vias duct there and they are more decply intere ested thau any one’ else. Death of Major Williams, Tho many friends of Major Warner Lu Williams, & well knob resident of this city, were pained to hear of his death, wh curred at 1 o'clock yestorday morning. The major was well advauced in years, but his death was entirely unexpected till an acute attuck of asthma caused his death1na fow hour Major Williams was born in Batavia, N, Y., Murch 23, 1837, He served in the Firsy Michigan infantry all through the war, where he received well deserved promotion. He was wounded at Shiloh and catried the bullet during the remainder of his life. He leaves three children, twosons, and a daughe ter who 1s now Mrs. Epes Cory of this city, Tho funcral will be held at the First Presby- terian church ut3 o'clock this afternoon, Rovert Livingston post, Grand Aruy of the Republic, of which the doceased was a mem: ber, will attend in a body. 1 of the Tug-of-War. The carpenters won first place and the Lion’s shiure of tho gate recoipts i tho tug- of-war which has been in progress at Blum's hall during the past three days. A match is now being arranged between the carpenters and the Swedes, who have defeated alg comers. Tho pull between these teams would bo well worth seeing. The following is the standing of the teams in the tournament: Carpenters Americans Swift & Co. Mazie City's. Notes About the City. J. M. Wilbur of Beatrice is in the city. Oscar Higgins is visiting his famuy af David City, Neb, George L. Dare has taken a permit to erect u residence to cost $2,100, Hon. John McMillon left last night for Persia, Ia,, where his wife is ill. Mrs. Mc- Millon'is Inuca improvea and her friends have hopes of her recovery. Mr-and Mrs. J. P. Bvers and Mr. ana Mrs, D, L. Holmes will give a tea party at the residence of the former, Ninetcenth and M streets, Thursday from 4 to 11 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Funston celebrated their gotden wedding av their residence, Thirty-aecond and J streets, F'riday evening. A large compsuy of their friends were prosent. William Reiley was arrested yesterday fox obtaining money under false protenses, Frank Crawford is the complainant, He says that Reiley forced him to sign a checkk for $5.50 while he was intoxicated. R uralgin Cured In Uifteon Minutes, Mr, J. 8. Sturtevant, editor.of the Waupacs (Wis.) Iost, says: *‘Lastnight Chamuverlain's FPain Balm cured my wife of nouralgia of the faco and tooth in fifteen minutes, © would not be without it.”’ 50 cent bottlos for sale by Gruggists, —_— Goethe states that heone day saw the exact counterpart of himself coming towards ()FFICE CONSTRUC or, Omada, Nebrusku, Ko 182, ~Sealed proposals, in trip! 1o the usuul conditions, will b this office untll 12 m.. Monday, March 21, 1802, at which plsco tiy will o opeusd in tlie hresenco o idders, for constructing u pumpin £ house, i uter system and n sewera®o systeu at Farg Crook Nebraskn. Sopurate proposals niustbe made for thy pump house 4nd oach system, The ¢ ernment reserves the right lnfl)l’uul any orall proposals. Plans and spo ification can be seen, and circulurs cou structions to bidders, and blunk f ¥ pros posals ol talued on ipplication to ofiice, Envelopes contalning proposu's should b lalnly narked “Proposals for [as the case may be) and addressed to the undersigned, CHARLES F. HUMPHREY, O ptain und Age sistunt Quartermaster, U. 8, A." £21détm20 B IDS will be received by the State Board of Printing ut the office of the sccret ary of state on or bofore? o'elock p. w. Murch 2, 1603, for printing and binding in eloth one “thous sand (1,000 coples of volume IV of the Transs actions and Reports of the Nebraskn Statd Historleal Soclety, 1o be delivered complete av the office of the secretary of the soclety in the State University building. Lincoin. " To contaln 300 puzes, more or less. Iho size of page, weight and quality of paper, style i ING QUARTERMAS ary 2Uthy s, subject coived uh d thn i ind in= quality of binding. style of letteriis on co ind in all respects the work o bo the sume the sample to be scen 1n the office of the 86 retary of state Work to bs complered within sixty dayl from the awarding of the sontract. Einch proposal must be sccompinied by & bond in the sum of 8500.00. Right rexerved to roject any and all bids by tho State Printing Board. JOHN . ALLEN, Dated Feb'v 17, 1802 Béoretary of State Stockholder's Meeting, Notice 1s hereby given that the regula wnnual meeting of the stockholders of th Bouth Platte Land company will be held at th office of sald company, in Lincoln. Neb..cn first Wodnesday {n Mifoh, 182, being the secon duy o tho monu, ly order of vhe Board of Directora 0. PHILLIPS, Socrotary. LINoOLN, Neb., Feb. 2 a2, ad S