Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1892, Page 11

THE CONDITION OF TRADE Plenty of Money That Must Seek Invest- ment, PROSPECTS FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY Nebraska Retail Dealers Looking to Omaha Jobbers to Supply Their Requirements in the Way of Goods—The Local Produce Markets, The fact that money 1s plenty in Omaha and can be had for investment at reasonable rates is loading some to predict greater ac- tivity in speculative circles. Real estato men bave alroady noted more inquiry from would-be investors, Liquidation has been going on for the past year to an oxtent that has wiped out much of the indebtedness of long standing and the money released in this way must sooner or later seek reinvestment. 1In addition to this those who have settied old obligations and whose income is no longer re- quired for that purposo are getting inton position to undertake new enterprises and cantract new obligations. What direction the money seeking rein- vestment will take remains to be seen. With business 1o a general way prosperous it would be only natural to expect that addi- tional capital would find its way into com- mercin! channels, and this would tend to stimulato building and by that means strengthen the real estate markot. That this movement is already under way or1s confidently auticipated no doubt ac- counts for the better feeling prevalest in real estato circles. In New York the Journal of Finance notes that although the demand for money from the country in all probability will be greater this week than last, it is evident thero wil hardly be a period of tight moncy this spring. Even if gold shipments are resumed, in this cormection the Philadelphia Tuquirer says, of which thero is no ovidence av pres- ent, the large surplus reserve could hardly be wiped out in two weeks more. The record of these two weeks for five y ars back shows an average loss in reserve of about 2,500,000, while the greatest loss was 5,000,000, It is hardly possible, therefore, that the 16,000,000 of surplus at present will be absorbed. After April 1 the experience of years has been that the surplus bogins to increase, While there seems to be no cause for alarm, or even uneasiness, as to the future of the money market, it is' nevertheless true that the aggregato loans (at New York) is larger than seems necessary. Moreover an unusually large porportion is payable on de- mand. Still the situation seems orntirely sound, and it is probable the volume of loans will decreaso betcre long. A consid- erable sum is no doubt loaned to borrowers of other cities who or dinarily secure ac- comodation at home but who ve been tempted to tho metropolis by the low rates prevailing there. Omaha's Jobblng Trade continues to excite comment by reason of its heayy increuse as compared with a year azo. While this has been geverally ascrived to tho 1mproved conditions prevailing in the territory tributary to Omaha, consequent upon largecrops and good prices, it is very ovident thut a portion of this increese is due 10 other causcs. ‘I'here appears to have been a deciaed change of sentiment among the retail merchants of Nebraska as to the plac- ing of their business. In the past. Omabn jobbers wero shown very little preference, the retail trade tuying their supplies just as it happened, taking no account of whether tho jobbing houses were located in the state or not. They are coming to recognize now that Omaha which 1s buying all the live stock produced by tho state, and _a consider- able proportion of other farm products in ad- dition to bandling a good deal of the surplus output of the factories, should be entitled 1n roturn to tho jobbing business of the state. Honce it 1s that there has sprung up a strong sentiment among the retail dealersin the direotion of giving Omaha jobbers the pref- Srenooity those from eastern or southeasiern cities, How much of the increase in Omaha's job- bing trade is due to this fuct it is impossible to determine, but somo jobbers are freo to declare that a very large percentage must be credited to this source. The Produce Markets have not shown many or very important chauges for a week or more past. Poultry has sola at vrices showing practically no change for several weeks, ‘The fluctuations in the butter market have also beon very light aud hardly sufficient to justify any change in quotations. Eggs have attracted the most attention, starting 1n at the com- mencement of the week with a slight ad- vauce. owing to a temporary scarcity, and gradually ceclining as the supply increased. Goame n the way of ducks has been nore plenty and prices easier accordingly. MARKETS, LIVE STOCK Stormy Saturday's Trading Better Than Had Been Looked For, OxAnA, March 26.—Recolpts for the past week 23,414 hogs und 4,088 sheep. aguinst X 4,247 sheep st week and }ogs and 3,200 sheep the four! lust yen €1 ttle values the past week huve fluctuated within i ranze of from Lic to 23 and the close is at the lowest prices of the week. Up to and Ineluding Wednesday offerings were moderate, en light, and with good buying bothi hy local dressed beef houses und outsidors prices advanced 15 L0 20c on ull uscful grudes of beef steers. An unusuully heavy run Thursday stopped the advunao effectually und the lih- eral recelpts continuiug up to the close of th week buyers were enabled to successfull pound prices down from 150 to 40c from Wed- nesday, the high dny of the week. In buteher stufl the fluctuations were not so violent, but were in sympathy with beef steers and med- jum anl - common cows have de- clined 10c o 13¢ sinco Wednesday. There has heen a tolerably active trado In stockers and feeders wll week and prices have rather advanced, ulthough prices nre not more than from 10e to 15¢ higher than u weok or tan days azo. The supply hus becn very limited but'desirable lots did not have 10 p\") begging for n purchuser, About the same conditions that affected the cattle market caused the fluctuations in hogs. There has been a very falr shipping deman | all week, but the liberul offerlngs the past duy or two_have caused u sharp decline of fully 10c from Wednesduy, aithough prices areubout a niokle hizher than the close of lust week. ‘Tho conditions governing the sheep market lasy week are the same, und prices sre not quotably different. VCaTTUE-Receipts woro very liberal for a Baturday anda the quality about the same ns it has been all week.” The very storw weather of the morning made outdoor wurfi anythinz but pleasant. and sales were few and fur between. Shippers uiid exporters were dolug very little, und local buyers—ull buyers In fact—were bidding 10¢ to lse lower thun Friday on all but the best handy fut steers. These were not a great deal different. Trading was demoralized and soveral loads of the best heavy cattle did not sell. A good share of ‘.IBI“DA;‘J] will go on through 1o Chicago, Good 1,200° to 1450 1b, stecrs sold from $1.55 to $1.00, with falr to good 1,000 to 1,800 |1, steers from 110 to §3.70. Com- won and Hght stuff sold from .00 Lo In butchers and canners stock the trading was fairly active and prices about " steady. at " leust on the bet- ter grades. "Oommon and infer or cows were woak to from 8o to 10c lower. Ssles wero at from 81.5) to #4165, the bulk being at from [; . Bulls, oxen aud stugs woro o .40, There were hardly any es ure nominally steady 25 for poor 1o prime veals. There was no trading done in the stocker and feeder line. Country buyers could not be induced to go out ju the storm and local dewl- ers did not want uny under the clrcumstances. Representutive STEERS. Pr ©” w0 1146 i 0 48 i i 18 48 0 Y1 gg 082 i % 8% 1090 83 5 ik B 1% . 4 2108 § i is 2071007 § 30 i 33,1088 3 40 16 37w 318 §w 0., 06 45 305 14..0000 &35 §65 105 588 i Fi S in Wi 88 ) MIXED, 0. 00 3% COws. 100 18 1000 23 4.6 2% 2 1 3. 23 1 17 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 13 1 2 k. 1 2 3 1 1 i 3 1 0 1 1 1 [) [ 4 1 12 1. nerrens. 1 1.. 080 3 00 u. 1 81088 G 10 CALVES. 1 H 1 1 1080 34 11068—The supply was the m the week, and denlers generally w for a deeline. For that reason whe nnd fresh meat buyers began bidding ste prices for ?fll)l' lHght and butcher weight hogs st liberal of o looking <hipping dy they found sellers gencrally ready and willing to 1ot go, Occasionully sales were ut prices i shude easfer, but the bulk of the light and butcher weight hogs sold from #1.45 to #4. On common, heavy and mixed 'H ki market was slow with pricessteady to g Inrgely at from #1.40 to 8445 Trading tolerably nctive tnroughout and the peus practically cleared in good season, the bulk of the hogs sellinz at from #4) 1o ¥45 ugainst #1.40 10 #4555 Priduy. The average of prices puid wis 8145, neainst $447 Friday and 1404 fust Saturday. Itepreseututive sales: Av. Sh, Pr. No. Av. Sh Pr 41— 4 109 4 100 4 108 120 445 120 4 L2620 44 160 4 100 443 200 4 200 445 120 4 445 2 4 44 4 445 4 4474 4 44its 4 $4it 4 447t 4 4470 4420 440 4425 450 4 4dig § 450 44314 ¥ 45) 442y W 18 40 450 44y o7 2030 KD 450 4435 [ 2 — 450 4431 5 1140 430 440 40 450 i 45 5 445 ¢ 445 143 443 445 445 445 445 4 45 70 4 45 100 4 43 100 4 43 50 4 43 160 4 45 160 4 4 8) 4 40 44 16) 44 40 445 PIGs AND ROUGH. — 410 1 4 20 5 120 4 10 2, 425 300 40 420 There were no fresh receipts of sheep and nothinz here for sule. The demand continues active ut quotably strong prices about as fol- lows: # fair good westerns, stock sheep. 00-1b, TwnUs, Reeipts and Dispoution of Stook Receipts at the Union stock yards, South Omaha, Neb., for the twenty-four hours end- ing at 5 o'clock p. m 1802, R CxTTE | i0aT TORSES A WIS, Head. DISPOSITION. [CATT'E| HOGS.|SHEED. cking company. Hawmond Co Omaha ¥ ‘The G. | Swift & Co. Cudahy Packing company John I, Squires & Co. Left over.. Total Chicago Live Stock Market. CnrcAGo, Tll., March 26— CATTLE—le- ,500; wenk to lower: best heaves, $4.60 hoice, $.80@1.40; others. $1.400 exans, $3.35@° stockers, 8:.00@3.50; cows. $1.5 @3.23 Hoas—Receipts, 15.0%0; strong to higher; rough and l‘i‘n'\%‘llonl ll-llY{)‘,!L’iZ nckers nng shippers, 404, prime heavy — nn Dutehors welghts, B.10@i%; lgbt, .50 Eep—Recelpts. 0°0; ateady: cwes, $.5) wu!lvrnsl?i&lmu.l ethers, &.,0)@0. #0.0.@0 80, ¢ St. Louls Live Stock Market. &1, Louts, Mo., March 26.—CATTLE—~Recel) 7,500; Ahipments, 430; good native steers, 8 dign and Texan Hoas—Receipts. ket a snade highe #4.10@4,70; light Kansas City Live Stock Markst, KANSAS Crry, Mo, Murch 20.—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 5,400; shipments, 1,000: stoers about steady at ELO0T cows quict at §1.05@3.15; stockers and teedors quiet ut 2,05 1.40. 40; shipments. 4,010; mar- 21.5)QA0), Hoas—Rzcelpts. ket higher: all grade PRODUCE MARKETS, Closing Prices at Chicago Yesterday—Quo- tations Elsewhere. The closing prices on the Chicago Board ot Trade for the principal grains and provisions w ‘Theleading futures ranzed as follows: ' T CEN, |1 LOW. |CLOSE. =] FELERLE U] Il :fiu’s T £0 813 as! g3 Eogl” Eo xr.',lfiufa'za s'!wl Sl BIN 8814 544l 80 503 W 40N el s6bgf e o83 2| omy| 20 z«w‘ B 4] W% 10 02141 1015 | 10 023 | 10 10 1015 qu 20| 10157 | 10 24 617igl 626 | R boigl bongl 552 Sl bl BHY ash quotutions wore as follows: Louk—Dull; weak, WHEAT 2 spring wheat Coun—Steady; No. 2, ilie, OATE—NO. 2, 3¢ No. 2 wulte, 28c; No. 3 No. 3, f. 0. b, 42@38¢; No. 1. 074 ‘TiMOTHY SxgD—FPrime, #1.22@1.20, Ponk--Moss pork, ner bl $10.124@1 lard, percwt,, 88 20@n.: i short ribs sides (10086, #5570 5 saltod shouldurs (boxed), #.5 @5.00; short clear sides (boxed), $6.10. WIlllKV—l)llllllarl' finished gools, per ga'. Sue ulated, dic lat. olecelpt wud shipments'toaay wero as fol- ows: AN Flour, barrels Wheai, Dusbols market was firm on_cholee stock quotation fancy creamery. 27@38c; fine western, 257420 ?.n.llnlr,. 2 tine duiry, 22@ Omaha Produce Market. saited hides, 44@d'4c; reen salted hides, 4}4@i4e: No. olr‘e‘en 1049 1bs,, No. 2 green to 4 1bs, No. 1 veal o . 60: No. 2'veul eulf, §10 15 1bs., 4¢; No. 1dry flint hides. 7@8c; No. 2 dry flint hides. 5@6c: No. | dry salted hides, 5@6¢. Tal- low, No. 1, 344Gic; tallow, No. 2, 301 greuse, white grease, white B, sli@ixce; grease. ellow, do; grease, dark, 2ic; old butter, (‘!‘lcx: becswax, prime, 16¢; rough tallow, Fruirs—Californla riverside oranges, #2,5 2.75; Washiogton nm 004 ':. oy rlul. . 10@3.00: cholce lemons, lnnvy lemons, $ 50: bananus, crates ) 20 1 50; “cranberrics, shipping stock, # 50@600; strawberrles, 40¢ gt Veaerauris—LFuncy Muscatine sweet po- toos, $275; Ualifornia cabbage, crate howme %u'n 011008, The@L| %r bu.; ploked boans. $LTLAS: modium. L8100 ornla ory, §.0061. sweel atoes, G0 Colordo and western Rebrasia c:uwu U040 native potatoes, 0@280; Hma ans, $4@4A0 per 1 waler cruss, -t ver Ib in lettuce, dUe per i brus! “citic und Richmond cases. 193@15¢ per qt.: spinach, Spanish onlons, $1.5) per crate; radishes, 4c. HAY—Cholce hay. §.00@6.00; poor. &4 00@4,00. s—The general market was 1@11e, Mulinra ducks, $2.50@3.00; tecl, So@t.00, rossed chickens, geese and ducks. 11@12c: turkoys, cholce, 2 e Minneapolis Graln Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 0. WHEAT— M aeel Dbroke, elosing n low grades were 10 ash litt'e Tmp active, Recelp! 1 north closed: Marol No 1 hard, northern, Milwnukee Markets. MinwAUKEE, Wis.. March 26 —WrEAT—Firm: May, 0%e; &30, OATS No. 8 white, ¢ BATRL Iye B@ste; H0@3I0. 1, in store iy Markats, « March 20.—~WaeAr—Lower; OATS Cush, 0w —Quliet at 8.0.874 Por NEW ORLEAN:, L Quiet and stoady’; m | Kei 2001 ordinary, bales: gross, 4,94 ha' 2 150, 4,080 bales; saies. 1,050 bales; stock, 300,- ~COTTON— low midd- Toledo Gral 0, 0., March 20, My, 87881 Markot. —WiEAT- flrm; No. 2 Kunsas City Markets, KANSAS Clrl\" Mo.. March 20.—\WnEAT— v duil. Extremely dull; No. 2 yellow corn Cincinnat! Markets, OINCINNATI O., March 2.~ WHEAT—Stronger; No. 2 red, 01 {@te, Conx—Ktronger: No. 2 mixed, 404 He. No. 2 mixed, 3)4@d)%c. Worsky—8118, Liverpool LIvERPOOL, March mand poor. Conx—Etendy; demand poor. arkots, 20.~\WHEAT=Firm, de- STOCKS AND BONDS. Everything Was Quict in the General List Yesterday. NEW Yonk. March 26.—Tho stock market toduy w.s quiet for the general list, but scarcoly active, for a few shares as usual of late and while the early dealings presonted a comparatively firm front. the advances of note were all In a few stocks und the latter deal- ings were marked by severe pressure to sell. which not only wiped out the fow early ad- vances. but in the weaker shares caused ma- terial losses which an unexpectedly favor- able bank statement was powerless to check. ‘here was no news to date of aceount for the movenients in the list and while there may be liquidation of long nccounts in Northern Pa- & West Pont, the weak- nessof the rest of the market can be attrib- uted to nothing but the renewed uctivity of tho bear facticn, encouraged by the lack of speculative nul:nurr. to pr .ces and the apathv of_the leading holdees of shures, The openin ; was generally ut material con- cessions from last night's fizures, Northern Pacific preferred being down % per cent, nnd while Reading showed undoubted evidence of support und New England, Northern Pacific preferred and a fow others showed a tendency to advance the rest of the murket under the lead of the Richmond & West Point securities developed n droppins temper, wnich with the rencwal of bear pressure in the last hour bo- canio positive wenkness, and such early ad- vances as had Leen score | were entirely wipel Richmond & West Point dropped away ent to 11 por cent, and the pre. ferred from 63 per cent to 6)3 per cent, nnd the industrinls which have lately prosented so stronz a front joined in the general downward movement. Distiliers, atter selling v back to 49, und Suzar fi carrying the entiro list with them. The bank statement was very favorable, Slow n ¢ a - toriul increase in the surplus reserve at tle expence of the deosits and n contric- tlon of loans which may ascount for the drooping tendency of the ‘market during the week past. Prices rullied slight y on the cov- ering of shorts near the close, but there wi no real chango in the temper und the mar' finally closed unsettled and greatly wea or near the lowest prices of the day. The ma- terial concessions of the day were Richmond & West Point preferred 4% per cent. Suzar 13 per cent und Northern Pacifiz preferred 1 per cent Government bonds were dull und steaay. State bonds were neglected, The followinz are the closing quotntions for to 503, dropped 10015 fell to 0744, the leading stocks on the New York Stock ex- change toduy Atchison.. ~ 3734 Nor(hwestern. Adams Expres 14| do preferred.. | Alton, T\ 1T 3 |N.Y. Centra Alton. T.H.'pfd. 141 |N. YIC. & Bt i American Express...117 | do’ preferred . B.C.R&N 5 |Oblo Bississippi 881¢| do preferred 61 " |Ontario & Wes 30k Oregon lmprovem 243 Oregon Nav @ |Oregon Trans Pacific Mall. Ches. & Ohlo. do 1at preferred. .. Ao 2nd proferred... Ghicago & Alton € C G & St Dol. iludson. Del. L. & W. D. & K. G. p! East Tenness: do_ 1st preferr 2nd proferred.. U. P, Denver & do preferred. cao preferred. Tol. &0, Cen. pfd. Fort Wayne ... Unfon Pacific Chi. & 15 ocking Val Houston & Texa Lilinols Central St. P’ & Duluth. ansas & Tex Lake Erle & We 5| do prefe: 083 | Wells Kargo E: 41| Aestern Unlo: i6%|Am. Cotton OIf |Colorado Coal. do preferred. | Homestak Ll LakeShore... . 182 | Iron Sily 1100 Loutsville & Nash!\. 74 Ontario. . Aty Louisville & N. A 3| Quicksiiver, L8 Memphis & Char. |~ do preferred Michigan Central S X W Sutro | Bulwer. ) | Richm'nl 1| Wiscons! 2216 | Great 603 | Chicago G 14| Lead Trust. Missourl Paciti Mobile & Obio, Nashvillo Chatt. N.J. Contral.. Norfolk & W. pfd Northern Pacitic. do preferred Tenn. Conl & Texas Pacifi New Yonk, March 26 —The Post says: rally ut the ciose yesterduy seemed o lave oxbausted the recuperative powers of stock market. Todny's opening was tum spiritless, the only gains of uny conseauenc The being secured by tho manipulators of the industrinl stocks. Efforts to rally anythin else fufled, he udvances in Distil- {nz trust und National Cordage mereiy served to reflect, as thoy have so often before, an un- healthy ‘condition throughout the market. Not even the bunk statement, which was much more tuvorable thun uny body liud reason to mulated buying. On the contrary, ful assault was made on the ceneral ose. Suzar certiionte in wh ch the astute insiders have lutoly bee unioading & little too rupidly for decent ap- pearences, led the decll New York 5 New Yoak, Maroh 2 , closed offerea ut 2 ANGE—Steady; sixty-da, . #4.K8, Bk | Norih. Pacitic Nortiy Pacttl pedts 8 (Northwestern Con.. 13 Gs...106 | Northwest'n deb.. 55107 10 . &1 ) . & N 100 |St.Paul Con: Cen. Pacltic | 1063 8 Den’ &1L G 1sts. 118 | Tex. P Lo G, . D. & it . 81 |Tex. I A I, G 2 it | U 1. Tat: . BUis| Wet Sh W ID.& R Krio 2nds Londun Stock Market. LONDON, Murch 26.—Tha followinz were th Lonaon stock quoations closing at 2 p. m U [ 1TI0013 Central Mexican Cent. Moxican ordi NV, Cent The amount of bullion withdrawn frow the Bank of England on balance today, £40,000 Financial Nots MEMPRIS, Tenn., March 20.—Clearinzs, $548,- 036: balances, 30; New York exchunge sclling at pi FNIVI Youk. March 26.—The export of specie rom the port of New York last weok amounted 10 1,008,608, of which #668,435 wus gold und 40,175 was sliver. Cn1cAGo, 1il. March 26.—Money eusy at 4 5 per cent for eall, @6 percent on time. 10, unk clearings, 82,085,747, ew York ex- change steady, Sd¢ discount. Bterling a t‘lllll:r. dull at 8L60Y for sixty-day bills for demund. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: @ per bl | today. w4 SUNDAYA'MARCH 27, 1 892—SIXTEE mouths being discharged under the provi- this week | sions of G. O. s0. week nrl 3 D 005; corresponding Corporal Trun Shoes promoted sergeant and £100,504. Private Faithful Horse appointad corporal among the Indian scouts of this post. Private Georee Hall, Troon A, Sixth cav alry who deserted on March 12, 'was appre- | hended at Omaha on March 19, and is now policing at Fort Omaha. Private Harvey, Troop ¥, Sixth cavalry appointed corporal, vieo Horah transferred to Troop K. Horan is about to be retired and in hun tho regunent loses one of its Boston StockDMarket, BOSTON. Mass. tho o ot tolay: ¢ #S (Riimet & Tiecia . 208 CRtamn It 130 | Franklin arge n Foston & Maine C.R&Q. ... Fitehburg R 1t Ostrec L M Sk Fo Copper best soldiers and noncommissionod oficers. 40 preferred ThmAr . Horan has filled overy position that an on- Mass, Cantral Anniston land Co Braamis, 18, |Anniston Tand’ listed man can bold ana’ during the war he NOT AN, Khuiand. 9% | Sam Diewo Land ¢ used to live on the other side of the purade a0 78 ¢ 120 ° | oSt Knd Lana C ground. 172 el Teleplione General Carr with his usual energy has o Powwor procured from the fish commissioners the 1 TN necessary spawn to fill all_streams najacent L to the post. He has also arranged with sov- eral parties to have good ana respectavle shows hero weekly and life even at Niobrara Is becoming so that none of us can compiain, and when we look at our guardhouse we can: not help but say that ail this is to the benefit of the servico and to the advantage of moral education of the men. Today is the 20th of 18 the enan, closing quots od | fons on the Minin: ex- 2,800, Allegh 014 x the month and 8o far we have had ouly ten Amity P 2 (Iron Clad summary court martials and therc is a garri- jrgonatt., . 2l |Johnd s0n hero of over 400 men and some of them tnliarat g 9 Justice Bangkox-Cora B, 4% Leavenworth ... ave Indians, Bntes-Hunter. &7 | Laxington. We have been having tne heaviest fall of e i e AR snow for the last throe days that we had this Trownlow. ¢ |Morntngahm., winter and although the weather has beon Callioj 20 |Park Consolidas miserable and the thermometer has been be- Clandin § |Pay Rock low 25 below zero many a time this winter R 107 | Pasaler our garrison can hold its own with any in the Dismond B..... .. i Gold., land, for at no time have we had over five or ;lrnvw as and Ol ll(; ‘I:hnu 8ix in the hospital. Whether this is due to Simons. .. . u tho three excellent physicians we have at |Samon: this post and their strict attondance to tho i numerons duties piled upon thom, or lo_the MILITARY MATTERS. vory sovere storms that blow here the yea around and do uot permit even sickness to stay long enough to got a hold, much less to become an epidemic, i3 left for the new bu- reau of information to find out. ort Sidney. ‘The following named recruits, enlisted by Lieutenant Stamper, Twenty-first infantry, arrived during tho week have been assigned to companies at the post: Penuer, Hirst and Johnson, Corporal Alefis Bernhardt, Company A, Twenty-first infantry, has been reduced to the gradn of a private soldier by sentence of a general court martial. Lieutenant J. W. McAndrew arrived here from Columbus barracks, Ohio, & few days ago with a detachment of ten recruiis, who :mvo been assigued to the different companies here. Corporal George Schellkopf, Compuny A, was discharged by expiration of term of servico on tho 2ist inst., re-enlisted nexv day and his warrant was made continuous. The Twenty-first infantry band suffered very severe losscs this week by the dis- charge by expiration of term of service of Sergeant Gustav Pruefer, the leading clarionet player, who bas gono east to accept a position in & band instrument manufactory, and Private John} Bergman, tho leading cor: net player, who has gone to Chicago. Bott musicians are truly artists and their places will be extremely aifficult to fill. First Lieutenant Henry . McCaiv, pro- moted to the Twenty-first infantry from sec- ond lieutenant, Third nfantry, vice Farrow, resignod, bas been transferred to the Four- teenth infantry and First Lieutenant Almon L. Parmenter, Fourteanth infantry,who was promoted tc that regimaat from the Tenty- First infuntry, has been transferred to his old regiment and we are wruly glad to have him back, for he has teen cue of us for so many years that his place could not bo filled b_\'lm one, no matter bow capable and agree- able. This post 1s in a_state. ot very ploasurable excitement over the receipt of orders trans- ferring headquarters and five companios of the Twenty-first infagtry to the Dapartment of tke East, headquarters and_three compa- nies to go to Fort Nfagara, N. Y..and two companies to Fort Porter (Buffalo), N. Y. The question that now interests us is as to who ure the prize winpers, as several will necessarily draw blanks and remain where toey arc unuil accommodations aro proparad forthom 1n_the Depgrument of tho East. Even though station in the east is looked for- ward to army pdoplé as tho zenith of bliss, the Twenty-first ‘infantry will leave the hospitableand glorous state of Nebraska with regret. Ithas boen hero many years, will hunt the world over before it finds big- ger and kinder hearts, and will leave behind 1t tried, true and trusted friends. Fort Riley. Mrs. Garlington of Charleston, S. C,, is visiting her son, Captain E, A. Garlington, Seventh cavalry, Mrs, Buford of Rock Island, Ill., is visiting her daughters, Mrs, Captain Garlington and Mrs, J. I, Bell, wite of Lieutenant Bell. Prof. C. Rowland of the Salina Military academy, was tho guest of Lieutcnant and Mrs, H. G. Sickel last Sunday aud Monday. Private Frank Lewis, B troop, who has been ussisting Dr. Daniel Lemay, veterinary surgeon, has been reiloved and returned to duty with his troop. Although the weathor for the past month has been very bad the men are not getting rusty for the want of exercise. ‘T'wo daysof tno week aye spent in the drill hall and two days are devoted to general fatigue. Barton W. Phinney, a dashing young Seventh cavalryman, went over to Junction City St. Patrick’s day and was quietly mar- ried to Miss Myrtle Schafer of that city. Pupa Schafer has two soldiers torsons-in-law now. The question which agitates tho minds of a great many of the men at this post i What will become of the widows and or- phans over in Junction City whea B and K troops leave! It1s a hard matter to decide this question unless the troopers have wealth enough saved up to furnish the nec- essary trausportation. The enlisted men of Troops B and I, Sev- enth cavalry, are anxious to be on the move to Fort Sheridan, but the order receivea this week knocked the wind completely out of them, When they found out they were not Roing to leave until after the ist of June and may be later they started a growl which could be heard for two miles, Licutenant Sedgwick Rice, Seventh cav- airy, read an es: ‘“Cransportation of Troops by Rail,” at the ofticers’ lyceum last Saturday. Lieutenunt Rice is a careful ob- server and has noticed several things about transporting troops that many another per- son would pass by without giving the matter a second thought. The lieutenant received the hearty congratulations of his brother ofticers. Lent has in 8 way put a stop to parties, teas and other social events, but the Seventh cavalry trampet corps invited about 200 of their friends to a ball St. Patrick’s night, which was a credit to the corps and greatly enjoyed by those who participated. Tho largo nall in the Administration building was tastefully decorated. The music of the Seventh cavalry orcaestra was excellent and the supper all that could be desired, First Sergeant Fred G. Toy, G troop, Sev- enth cavalry, the winner of the gold medal at Fort Leavenworth and the silver medal at Fort Sheridan last season, has received a number of letters from his late competitors asking him if Fort Riley would not be the best piace for holdiug the department corape- tition this summmer. The writers of the let- ters do notseem to be very favorably im- pressed with Fort Leaveuworth, Wby should they ¢ Private John Kane, G troop, Seventh cav- alvy, a now man in the troop, bad permission from bis troop commander to take his horse out for exercise last Sunday. Private Kane, not knowing the boundary lines, strayed too far and founa himself at about noon in the town of Chapman, fiftecn miles away. Ser- geant Hamilton got on the trail and found the man and brought him back to the post by rail. The horses were returned tothe post Wednesday. Captain Jacobs, assistant quartecmaster, opened the proposals for constructing a com- missary and quartermaster’s storehouse and for the erection of an iron flag staff last Tuesday. George C. Moses, a coutractor from Junction ¥, agrees to build the store- houses for £20,i50, and for plumbing §200. Mr. Moses was the lowest bidder and will no doubt receive the contract. William Lawrence, also of Junction, was the lowest bidder for the flag staff. Tort Sully, First Sergoant Brown, Company D, has taken a trip to Plerre, S. D., to see the sights, ¥ort McKinney, Private Charles Armstrong, Company A, Eighth infantry, was discharged last week. Private James McCall has been dishonor- ably discharged and sentenced to be confined in the Fort Leavenworth military prison for ono year. Private Joseph A. Carr, Troop H, Sixth cavalry, has deposited with tho commanding ofticer, $100 to purchase his discharge from theservice. Corporal Edward Claren was promoted sergeant avd Private Patrick Murphy ap- pointed a corporal in Troop C, Sixth cavalry, during the past weal, Snow has been falling almost every day for the past week, and during most of that time it has been very cold, and intensely dis- agreeaole. Drill has been suspended for today to en- able the post surgeon to vaccinute the troops, and the companies have been marching up to the hospital, getting scratched and marching oack again, pretty much all day. Private J. H. Jarvis, Troop H, Sixth cavalry, was discharged oo the 15th and re- enlhisted in the same troop on the 16th inst., leaving the same day for the east, he having been granted a furlough for six months, Ireland’s day passed off very quietly, all the boys from the ould dart keeping in- tensely sober, but those from the land of Bis- marck and Kaiser Wilhelm versed the order of things and became gloriously full in their stead. Private Herman Bobrer, Company H, Eighth infantry, has deposited §2; Private George tieberling, Troop C, Sixth cavalry, #15, and Private Patrick Shea, Troop C, Private Maht, Company C, has been dis- Sixth civalry, §25, with which to purchase | charaed, the servico having completed five their discharge. years faithful service for the United States. Corporal Womer, Compauy C, ‘I'welfth in- fantry, is the suceessor of Sergeant Lang in the performance of the duties of post ser- geant, major and acting ordnance sergeant, The weather in South Dukota, particularly i this vicinity, is and bas neen very un- pleasant of late, One cold wave chases another and the great old Missouri is again one solid muss of ice, Drill in the pow tactics bas begun, and as a natural conscquence it is tactics for break- fast, the same dose for dinper, and a repeti- tion of tho same kind for supper, but like everything else it is bound 1o die out sooner or later. Saturday last the single officers of this command gave a bachelors’ dinner to some of their friends in Pierre, S, D. It goes without saying thet the dinner proved a success in every respect, and further proves that the young gentiemen of the Twelfth krow bow to entertain, Sergeant Lang, Company D, Twelflth in- fantry, .deparied this morning for Pierro enroute to Piusburg, Pa., where the ser- geant 1otends locating, and’ unless the com- panies of his regiment should happen to et a move to a more congenial climate will take his discharge on the expiratiou of bis fur- lough, That the spiritual welfare of our garrison is in_excellent bands is thown by the fact that divine service last Sunday in the post chape) was attended by soventy-five people of this garrison. Chaplain Barry is an in- defatigable worker, aud 1s proud 1o see his labors rewarded. Few chaplaius in the army, if any, buve eaned the corfidence of the men iu the manver that Chaplain Barry bas, Paymaster Major W. H, Comegys did not tarry a great while with us, as he pawa the troopsand took his departure the same day, Tue escort that accompanied bim from Fort Robinson, Nev,, remained here until Thurs- day, the ‘stage not being able to transport them beforo that day. Sergeant Hugh Lee, company H, ana Pri- vate Gottlicb Wieland, Company 13, Eighth infantry, took charge of Miliiary' Convict James McCall and left with him by the stage, en rovte to Kort Omaha, Nebraska, where they are to deliver their prisoner. Sergeaut Loe intends taking aovantage of & two months’ furlough whea he has lauded his man safely in Omaha, ‘I'elégrams that have been received at the post announcing that the Eighth infuntry Wwas not mentioned in the War department order chunging stations of a number of regi- ments has caused a great deal of disappoint- ment, as all hands bad made up their mninds that 'we wero certuinly going to have a change of some sorl, but 1t looks now as if we wers dovmed tell remain here for some years to come, Private Wieler, Troop C, Sixth cavalry, who has been on a fyrlough for the past three months, has been dideharged from the service under peceral order :No. 30, and Private Jacob Keller, (Iampm:{ H, Bighth iofautry, has been turned 10?11‘ o rustie for aliving, the war authoritles' "having made the dis- covery that he was tterly ~ wortbless, a fact his comrados weré.aware of for the past eighteen months, To give people at,ether and more favored posts an idea of how isolated a post McKin- ney is, and how difficult it is to obtain any supplies, I made inguiries at the Canteen, g ot which does a pretty large business with Omaha inerchants, ‘and was inforied that SECRET SOCIETY NEWS. goods amounting in value to about §1,000 had e =t been ordered shipped hero from Omaba and W, that the expense bills had been received ’. showing that the goods bad arrived at the end of the B. & M. railroad (Gillette) in January, but up to date they bad not been received nor was it thought likely they would arrive at all this mooth. A O, U The statement made in this column two w eks ago that a Mr. Belcham was expelled fiom the Bloomngton, Ill,, lodge on account of deafuess has occasioned cons'derable talk in local loage cirzles, The fact was tele- grapbed Tue Bee in connection with the suit Mrs. Beicham brought against the lodge for tbe recovery of the iasurance, resulting in a verdict in her favor. 1f thore was a mis- take made in regard o the roaton assigned for the decoused brother’s expulsion it wis made by the telegraph operator who sent the news on Thursday, March 10, when 1t first appeared in T T'he following is self-ox planatory : Oxaua, Mareh 22.—To the Flitor of Tur Ber: Intoe issue of Sunday,March 13, thera u.peured an article under the head, *‘Omaba’s erd of (ioats,” stating that the court in 1llinois bad decided in favor of Mrs, Belcham ¥ort Niobrara, Private L. C. Anderson, Troop G, Sixth cavalry appointed corporal, vice Longmore discharged. 2 Scout Tsaac Bettelyoun was discharged March 11 aud received a position iu Valen- tine as storckeeper. Sergeant Mitohell, Troop K. Sixth cavalry, reduced to the racks for violating ths 85ih and 62d articles of war. Colonel Sumner, cavalry. left this post Murcn 20, availing himeelf of the leave of ub- sence recently grauted, oRecruit Didmun lately re-enlisted ‘or Troop F, Sixth cavalry, arrived at this post £1. Lovis, Mo, March 26.—Baok clearings, | March 12; be had bzen out of Lhe sarvice six l sgalust the grand lodge of the Aucient Order i of United Workmen in that state, awarding said Jady £2,115. This is absolutely true. But the statement that Mr. Beloham, who had been a member of the Ancient Ordoer of United Workmen, was expelled from the order on account of deafness is as erroneous as it can be. Severe commont was made at the time about tho eccurrence detrimental to the honor of said order, and being an ardont admirer of the noble organization, | ask you to be kind enough_to give this corraction a place in_your widely vcirculated paper. As the result of my investigation I am enabled to state that said brother was expelled from membership for the cause of drunkenness, a right whicn every lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen has, according to its constitution, the power to do. The enforcing of this power must be, in the estimatiou of every fair-minded man, just and admirable, because it is, in o great moasure, assisting in keeping our members morally pure and en ables thom to stuay with pure minds tho privciples we adhere to. Hoping this expla- nation will relieve the minds of many who wero not well posted on the subject, Iam respectfully, 3. Wekna, There are 300,000 members of the order throughout the union. Big times are anticipated May 12, when the workmen will meet in con- clave in that city to colebrate the seventeenth anniversary of the_founding of the order in Missouri and the National conclave of Uni- form Legion, Select Knights Ancient Orde United Workmen, will bo between 60,000 and 70,000 members of the order from all parts of tho country pres- ent on this occasion. The railroads have granted reduccd rates within a radius of 500 miles. Excellent arrangoments have already been made for the cntertainment and com. fort of visitors. There will be a grand stroct parade in which it 1s expected that nearly every jurisdiction in the country will be rep resented, togother with the Select Knicht Ancient Order United Workmen, The fai grounds have been engaged, at which com- petitive drills wili take place between the Select Knichts. Atbletic sports and other amusemonts will also form a part of the pro- eram. Large prizes will be offered to the lodges having the largest number of men in line, for the bost appearing and best mavch- ing lodges, us well as for the Select Knight! who excel in various features, and S na- derstood that thero will be a sham navel bat- tle on the river on the evoning of May 12. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Brothers West and Sternsdorfl of visited Chicago the past week. The feature of Triune work is the ‘‘zood of the order,” there being a select program for each evening'’s entertainment, Nebraska loage No. 1 continues to keep up the interest in the work by adding pleasant social features to their weekly meotings. Wednesd iy evening a large membership was in uttendance and the utmost good fellowship prevailed. “Triune lodge No. 56 13 l(aeFing up its good work with fair attendance of its own mem- bers and visitors. At its last session they conferred the rank of Kuight upon two can- didates. A cordial welcome is extended to all members of the order. In spite of the supoly of the beautiful, which made tho streets anything but pleas- aut,a goudly numberof members turned up at. Mcrathon lodge No. 82 at their meeting last weel und managed to make things pleasaut Triun to the visitors who, in spits of the sloppy streets, practiced that ever fruitful idea of visiting sister lodges. Among those who fav ed lodge with their presenco coula bo seen Brother Bechtel, who is during this term a_grand lodge oficer. ‘Ihe lodge was disappointed, however, that the weather pre- vented its candidates 'to come up and conse- quently wero compelled to postoone that foature of their work until next Monday night, when it is hoped all the members will attend and render their assistrnce. DA ML An Eastern Star lodge was organized at Masonic hall, South Omaha, Saturday n Wortny Grand PatronV. N. Nason, A - ant Patron Mrs. A. Whitmarsh and Worthy Past Patron Tnomas Batterton of Vesta chapter of Omaha were in attendance and installed the officcrs as follows: Matron, Mrs. Mattie C. Hayward; patron, W. B. Wyman; assistant matron, Kmma L. Talbot; secretary. Mrs, Mary K. Monroe; treasurer, Mrs, B. F. Carpenter; conductress,Mrs, D, Simpson; assistant conductress, Mrs, A. B. Miller; sentinel, Miss Abbie Curtis, After the 1nstallation ceremonies bountiful refresh- ments were scrved. The neyvr chapter begins its existence with forty-six members. There is not a harder worked committee of the grand lodge of Ponnsyluania than tne committee op tomple. It is in some 1espects the most, important of all, for 1t has charge of and Is responsible for the care of the Masonic temple, the largest and finest Masonic building in the world. The renting, henting, cleaning, caring for tho magnificent building has always been done with the rarest good judgment, and the building is now, after cighteen years of constant use, in good if not better condition than when first put in charge of the committee. GOOD T M LARS, Mayflower lodge No. 1, Independent Order of Good Templars held their free entertain- ment on the evening of the 22d at their hall Thirty-second and Ames avenue, Thore was o large attendance and splendid enjoy- meunt for all. Several visiting brothers ana sisters from various lodges in town were present, among them being Mir. Van Buran from Decon Light Lodge, South Omah Mus, and Miss Torb Miss Shark, Mis Wilsen and otpers m Life Boat. The program commenced at S:3) p. m. Mr. Oscar Allison chairman: Opening prayer, Rev. J. W. Cogley; opesing address, Mr. Van Buran; organ solo, Miss Emma Allison recitation, Mr, Lee Torbey; organ solo, Mr: C. Grimes: music, by the L.T.club of Omabh: satire, by W. Jones; dinlogue, Mr, Mc raken and Willlawms; quartette, Mrs, C. Grimes, Mrs, IMint, Mr. I', Hare, Mr. Smit| darkey song, Mr, Frank Hare: soug, Mr. B, Smith, Supper was served at 10:20 p. m. Much praiso is duo Mrs. Janes, Miss (ieorgio Goddard, Miss Emma Allison, Mrs. O, Grimes, Mrs. J. W. Cogley, for the duty they performed in mekivg preparations for tho supper. Magyflower will initiate one can- didate ou the evering of the 20th, 1S OF AMERICA, Tge Commercial Pilgrims of America will celebrate the first anniversary of the organi- zation of their society on Saturday evening, April 2, ot the council chamber in "the Beno block, in Council Bluffs, Invitations have been sent out to the memnbers of the order for a family soclal on that date, and elaborate preparations are being mads for the event. Cards and dancing will be the main features of theevening’s ectertainment,and refvesh- ments will be served. The following com- mittees have been sppointed to look after the preluninaries: Arrangements, W. J, Daven- port, A, W, Jonnson, J. C. Mitchell; invita- tions, George C. Wise, H. Iranklin, 5. H Haworth, W. A, Travis, H, C. Wallorsteadt, A. W. Hobbs; reception, F hepnerd, Heury Coften, H. S. Bliub, . A, Sprague, J. J. Jones, M I, E. Shepherd, Mvs. W. B, Laniug, Mrs, . H. Haworth; floor, E. C. Gleason, W, B, Lanius, James Patterson ; ve- freshments, William Rotinson, COMMERCIA ODDFF LOWS, The total relief paid by the order from 3 )| aggrogates the enormous sum of B 42, Nearly 70,000 men were initiated into Odad- fellowship last year. There wero distributed during 1501 in pecuniary beuevolence over 4,000,001 In 1550 thero was just 1,050 Oddfellows in America, In the next ten years tho growth was woodertol and closed with 11,000, Still more wonaerful was the growth of the next decade, when the growth reached 1302 The close of the next t 10 149,230, and at 1870 to in 1550 to 440,783, and in 1500 to 047,702, expendiug nearly $3,000,000 annually in relief, pesditn oo i Dr. Birney,noseand tnroat. Bui bldg s Stamp and Envelope Agencies, Within the next few days Postmaster Clarkson will, in a&ccordance with instruc- tions from the Postoftice department, estab- lish five stawp and cuvelope agencies in vari- ous parts of the city, where they will best ac- commodate the publie, ol postoftice is the only place where postage stamps can be surely found for sale, as the hotels and certain stores keep them only as & matter of convenience for their patrons, and the supply sometimes falls short., The new agencies will be located ia stores outsiae of the central portion of the city, aua Uncle Sam's commodities will be placed on sule as soou as the locations are decided on, in St. Louis on | Itis expected that thoro 1 A NAMMOTH MILITARY CANP | The Spectacls Prosonted by the Nations of | the 0ld World, DRILLING, MOBILIZING, MOCK CAMPAIGNS The Vitality the of Military n archies Absolved by Spirit — Increased Tho world has often been more war- | like, but 1t has never been more military | than it is today, says the New York Great wars come at longer in« Times. vals than in the past, but the armies that are kept on foot are such | ns the strategists of the last century never saw. Militarism does not fight much, but it is constantly drilling, arm- ing and vearming, mobilizing, going through the manecuvers of mock cam- palgns, absorbing more of the energy of the youth of & nation, and accustoming the veople to think of peace s but a truea. The armies of the world are larger than the armies of the last cen- tury, for the basis of thewr organization has beer radieally changed. Oue hundred years ago the principle of voluntary enlistment prevailed in most nation: Governments, or at least some governments, reserved the vightof pressing their subjects into service 1n periods of great public danger, and ex- ereised this right vigorously. But in times of peuce soldiers were a class apart, and soldiering was a carecr which but a small part of the men of a nation followed. Great armies which were raised for war were rapidly reduced when peacoe me. The arming and training of a whole nation was not re- garded as gooll policy by the statesmen of the t contury. It might have- proved exceedingly inconvenient at times. In Eng B Ll 6ra s always been o standing jen'ousy of the standing army, and on the continent 100 vears ago the monarchs kent up armies. small ns compared with those. of today, officered by nobles trained to- implicit obedience, and taking their orders from the throne. Kings who. wanted to keep down parlinments kept. up armies. With the French revolution, came a change in the composition and organization of armies, which has had the most marked effect on the military and political history of the world. The. forco which France suddenly exerted when she organized her whole people into an army she hvurled against. all Europe with crushing . effect. The French army became the model,and the censcription became the method. Thus, a free people organizing volun- tarily into a great avny set the exams ple for the great armies which have since kept down altogether or chet the progress of liberal principles. military monarchies retained what the I'rench discarded; and in most if not alt the great Europeun armies, suve that of France, the noble commands. and the peusantry und the mid- dle class obey. How great the change has been is appavent when we recuall that eighty yvears ago the host which Napo:con assembled for the invg- sionof Ru .000 men—was deemed a power so vast that it was likened to- the great horde that Xerxes led. And yet the army which Napoleon led into. Russia was not us large as that whic he France keeps under arms today in a period of profound peace. The Irench army in France ulone musters fully 525, €00 officers and men, and the French forces in the colonies carry the total up- to 600,000, to say nothing of the re- serves. Fucing the French army are. 500,000 German soldiers actually present. for duty, behind whom is a re e that brings the German trained fighting strength capable of mobilization up to- 2,200,000, There must be in these. two nations alone at the most conservative estimate, almost. 7,000,000 men who have served as sold- diers, and thought as sodiers, nnd why' give immense strength to military sen: timent. Of all the nations of 13 England ulone has escapad milita, in ils most pronounced form, Hej is still recruited; but though it is the smallest army of those of the great powers, its strength exhibits n wonder- ful incvease as compared with what it in the- not remote past. As a tter of fact the British standing army is u little more than two centurics old. [t began with a force of less than 10,000 men. At the close of the war of the merican revolution the British army did not much excced 110,000 men. In the Napoleonic wars it had nearly 300,000 men. As was the custom in those days it was greatly reduced when peace came, and in 1820 its effcctive strength was about 90,000. Today the British army is 219,000 strong, exclus: sive of Indian and 'colonial Lroope, ro- serves, volunteers and militia, The. United States has oseaped militarism, but mi sentiment is vastly stronger in the community than it was thirty years ago as the result of the war. In 1860 the man who had = seen service was o notability in his community. Today the veterin is encountered in every walk of life, Our little regular army is twice as strong as it was before the war, and enjoys twenty times as much conside ation ug was uccorded to it in 1860, A reasonable incrense of its strength wonld provoke no popular demonstration of hostility. Taken altogether, the United Stut @ keeps ready 40,000 fighting men under pay in the army, navy and marine corps, and nobody's 'li is endangered. The in of this force, gradually brought ahout, would be generally regarded by the nation as consistent with a policy of timely precautions, Great nrmics and no great wars is o condition of affairs thut confutes a favorite maxim of many students, Perhaps the great expense of great arm in netive service (01sti- tutes the bond that milltarism unwit= tingly gives to preserve the peace, —_— DeWitt's Sarsaparilla cleanses tha bloo, increasestho appetite and Laes up the s tem. It has bonefitted mavy paople who have suffered from biood disorders. luwill heipyou. e eni— THE REALTY MARKET, NELRUMENTS placad on rosard Murch Ty B : WARIANTY DEED, G il Bozgs and wife to Ame'la Rure roughs, lots Land 2, block 8 O.uha View. iy on iind wife ‘o Robe block 14 Walnut Hill.... . 45,50 South Omaha Land company to A Il Rushforth, lot k108, South Omubis 3 i . DEEDS. G W Holbraok (special master) to A O Himebaugh. lots 1 and 2, block o Hoze's & Hiil's uda . 2,078 ) L Thioy (special ‘mastor) 1o Ne- braska Savings und Exchanze bauk, s 2ft lot 2, block 13, Clifton Hi it Same Lo siwme, nb 10t 5, b.ock 55, Sou(h Omaha ., e G A e J ¥ Boyd (siierim to same. lot 22. biook | g ud fots Uand 10, iock 16, North Om 202 Baiue to sume, lot's, bloek Total amountof t rs., e “Lata to bed and eariy 10 rise will shorten the road Lo your home la the skies.”’ Bub carly to bed and @ “Little Barly Liser,” the p|ll.l Lhat inakes Lfe loogoer aud Detler aug wiser, I 1