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Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, March 1.-[Special Telegram to
the BEE l-CATTLE.-rrade opened slow with
buyers holding Off until receipts were fully
known. Business was not really under way
till late in the day. The morning was wet
and the stock did not show of to good advan-
tage but as the forenoon wore away there
was an improvement in the demand. There
were fair orders on shipping account and
the dressed beef dealers bought more liber-
orally than for any day this week. Yet natives
were 15925c lower than Monday. Ten or
twelve loads Of common Texas cows and
steers were among the arrivals, which had
the effect Of keeping the prices low ON COM
mon native stock. Extra, $5.4O005.15; good
steers $50 to 1900 lbs, a. 35D5 10; 1,2OO to
1900 lbs, o.. 6O(I4 40; $50 to 200 lbs, % 100
400 StOckers and feeders, $25093. TO-
Cows, bulls and mixed. $1.9O(G3.D. Bulk,
t2. 4O(92. 90. Texas grassers, 81. 2.5O@3lO. Corn
fed steers, e3.0O@42O.
Hoas-"It is the same old story" said q
salesman. 1.-THE general market was active
and shade stronger on the opening, but there
was break in values, going back to about
Yesterdays average" A load or so Of
Philadelphias, or o quality equal to that
grade, sold at $55714 and $500 and nice as
sorted butcher weights, averaging 240 to $50
pounds, sold at $5.4O(G5.45 Good mixed,
$5 35015 40 and light mixed $5.25@5.30. As
sorted light OF 1875 to 175 pounds average were
IN good demand and sold mt s. 25d5.3O Most
statesmen were quoting prices 5glOc lower ut
the close.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, March 1.-The Drover's journal
reports as follows:
Cattle-Receipts, 10000; market stronger;
steers, 81. lO015.75; stOckers and feeders, g. so
G370; cows, bulls and mixed, $l.9OQG3.30;
bulk, 81. 406I2SO; Texas cattle, S2.5O(14.2O.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market slow and
q shade easier; mixed, S5O0(15.35 heavy,
s5.3O95aOc; light, $4.95@5.3O;. skips, $500
4.SO.
Sheep-Receipts 4,sOO; market strong :.
natives, &.5O0C5.45; western. A.5O(05.35; !;
Texans, &3.250o475; lambs, $5.OO@6.OO.
National Stock Yards, East St.
shipments, 600; market steady; choice heavy
native steers, H.4OG53O; fair to good native
steers, $1,000. 30; butchers steers medium
to choice, $3. 1904 25; stockers and feeders,
fair to good, $2OO@3.20 rangers, $2lO@0
375.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 200;
market steady and firm; choice heavy and
butchers selections, $5 35(I s. As; packing, me-
dium to prime, $5. .O045.4O; light grades, fair
to best -. 9O@5.15.
+ Kansas City, March Cattle Receipts,
1900; shipments, none; market slow and
weak; shipping and dressed beef steers
steady; good to choice corn-fed, $4.35(I4. 80; ;
common to medium, S3.251425; stockers,
$2.OO@2.75; feeders, $29O@3.5O; cows, $l.50
(032O
Hogs Receipts, 1000; shipments, none !;
market weak and 50o10c lower; common to
choice, H.GO95.25;' skips and pigs, 5000
45O.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02

ard a shade higher; receipts, Al cars; ship
ments, 81 cars. Closed: In store-No. hard,
March, 76hc; April, 771lc; May, 7721c;
June, 7ss4c; No. northern, March, HAc;
trsck-No. hard, 7S1<@fsc; No northern
15(d 16c; no. 9, northern, 7sl5c.
Flour-Unchanged patents, to ship, A.lo@
4.73c.
Liverpool, March l. Wheat Quiet,
steady; demand poor; supply good.
Corn--Dull and lower; new mixed west
ern, 4s 71ld. "
st. Louis. March Wheat - Steady; ;
CornESteady; cash, 455sd46c; May, 4sssc.
Oats-Firmer; cash, 30c bid; May, s9c.
Provisions si4.25; lard, $40.
Whisky-el.C0.
Butter = Unchanged; creamery, 24@3Oc;
Afternoon Board Firmer; March,
s0Xc; May, S2hc; July, 7S1sc. Corn-Higher;
March, l5,1c; May, 46k, June, 474c Oats
Easy; March, 29c; May, 2914c
Milwaukee, March L. Wheat - Quiet
and steady; May, 7s1Sc.
Corn-Dull; No 3 on track, zc.
Oats-Drooping; No 9 white, S2xc.
Rye-Frmer; No. l, 5Sc.
Provisions--Quiet; pork, s13.759l4.00 for
cash or March.
Cincinnati. March Wheat Firm; No.
2 red, SIC.
Corn-Firm; No. mixed, 5i15c.
Oats-Quiet; No. 2 Mixed 331ac.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, 6,363c.
ProvisiOhs-Pork steady at sl4.5O; lard
firm at $685..
Whisky Steady at 500.
New Orleans, March !. - Corn-Quiet
and steady; in sacks, mixed, 6ac; white and
yellow, 6l(d62c..
Oats-Easicr; No. q 5Ota4oc.
Corn Meal-Steady at s2.s5.
Hog Products-Fair demand, but lower
rates; pork, sla4o; LARD, refined, tierce'
Bulk Meats-Shoulders, &C. 121S long clear
and clear rib, $3.50
New York, March l.-.Wheat--R Receipts
none; exports, $4,000; options opened firm,
advanced r4C0asc, later rule / easier, and fell
back H0o4c on realizing, closing steadier
spot, 14@l419c better but quiet; No red
quoted at 94c; No. 2 red, $3.50 elevator,
81 Is l6c delivered 9oA @9Ohc free on board
April closing at 0O9s. 49,.
Corn Receipts a,too; exports, It's, sl4oo sG
strong on covering by shorts; cash 11s@lc
better; ungraded mixed, 59(66OlSc; No. 3,
Soc; No; 2, 500 at96oc in elevator; April clos
Oats = Receipts, 10000; exports, 81,
A911c better and more active; mixed west
ern, 3694Oc; white western, 4O@45c.
COffee-SlDt, fair: Rio, quiet and nominal
at sl4.25; options 20140 points higher; mod
eratey active; sales, So 600 bags March, $40 81
0e11.00; April, Sl0.6091O90; May, Sl050@
| 1885; June, $lO.350l,O6O.
Petroleum-Firm; united, 9414c.
Eggs-Quiet and weak; western, 23@
| s3l5c.
Pork-Duil and nominal
| Lard-Very dull; western steam, spot
| $S.G11.
Butter-Quet and generally steady; west
ern, 14Ql34c.
Cheese-Firm and quiet; western, 11Sl@
| 12c.
Kansas City, March 1.-Wheat-Steady
No. 2 soft, cash, TIC bid, roc asked; May
| SOlc.
Corn-Steady: No. 2, cash, 4215c bid
421sc asked; May, 45c bid. 454c asked.
Oats-NO. 2 May, 29slc bid, 3OAc asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
The SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
Rejoicing Among the Bulls In the
- Wheat Pit.
ACTIVE TRADING IN ALL FUTURES
Corn Shows . Slight Upward Tend
ency-provisions Rule Slow but
steady-Buyers Holding OF
General Quotations. =.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

CHICAGO, March 1.-fSpecial Telegram to
the BEs.l-There was q very bold front on
the bull crowd In wheat this morning and
prices for all futures not only opened A(9asc
higher than the closings, but advances were
made during the forenoon under quite active
trading. The deliveries Of March were but
trifiing. Local receipts were forty-six cars,
with an estimate Of forty cars for Friday.
Receipts throughout the northwest were
light At New York no wheat was received
and the clearances were $1,000 bushels, with
1000 bushels at Philadelphia. Local buying
appeared to be general on the hopeful bull
feeling but IL expended itself with nc ad-
vance. March opened at 1890 ana sold at
s6skc. May opened l4(0ssc better than the
close ct soKc and Hld between
sOA@sO1Sc before noon June opened
ut S036c and sold at S0%c and
then advanced to sOXc rea0ing the latter
with May The closing prices at p. m.
were: March 75l1c, May sO1ac, June soAc,
July S0Xc.
Again there was not an ear Of
No. corn received at this point. The re-
ceipts were 19l cars and Fridays receipts
were estimated at 1893 cars, The closing
prices at I p. m, though not the outside for
the season, were from &c to nc better than
last night. There was more strength SHOWN
in corn than anything else on the floor. There
was not that persistent opposition to higher
prices that was seen in the tactics OF a few
sellers Of wheat The trade in corn seemed
whimsical ut times changing from buyers to
sellers without change iu quoted prices. The
tendency, however,. was upwards
There was liberial buying by
Brine, Poole, Clifford and others.
with some outside orders back of the buying
March sold from 47c to 47i4c. May opened
at 5l3sc, sold at 81 &c and 5l1Gc and closed at
5lAc; June, 5oHc to 81 3sc, closing at 5l}4c
bid.
Provisions were slow but steady, the most
strength being in pork, which sold at $l4 .O50D
15l2L and closed at $14 lO0H1212 for May,
an advance Of &c over yesterdays close.
Lard remained quiet at st. S0S07.S2l2 for May.
The same parties who bought short ribs yes
terday were in the market as buyers to-day
and took about ,OOO,0OO pounds Of June at
$1.45. Aside from their operations no i'm
pOrtant features were developed Sales for
May were at s.35073IH, and June at
e7.42H@74711, and closed ut l o'clock at
&745.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-Wheat was shade
easier; May sold at S0asMS014c, closing at
80s6QISO1&c. June SO5Sc bid. Corn firm Oats
steady but quiet; March about 2sA. May
closed at 3fl6c, June 81 3sc asked. Pork was
u little easier IN It's tendency. Final quota
tions were sl3.9214 for March, $i410 for May,
and $14141a for June. Lard for March closed
at $7.7O, May $3.50, June $7.S5. Short ribs
were strong; March closed nomnally at
$717l1, May $773007. 731b, June 81. .4211 bid.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Produce, Fruits. Nuts, Etc.



and not retail. Prices quoted on, produce
are the rates at lUllich round lots are sold ON
this market Fruits on other lines of goods
requiring ertra labor IN packing cannot at
,cdys be supplied on outside orders at the
Rates on -four and feed are jobbers prices.
Prices IN grain arc those paid BY Omaha
millers delivered. AL quotations on mer-
chdndise are obtained from leading houses
and are corrected daily. Prices on crack
ers, cakes, etc., arc those 0tven by leading
manufacturers.
Light receipts caused the markets to rule
firm to-day, and prices, though quoted un-
changed, can be considered accordingly.
Very little butter came to hand, and such as
demand for better grades and buyers were
looking for choice Eggs came in freely but
prices were maintained. Poultry was in
light supply and fair demand. Fat and
bright dressed stock got outside prices, but
almost everything offered found o buyer
Other markets unchanged.
BuTTER.-Creamery, solid packed. 23@24c;
choice rolls, ls(99Oc; medium, l4@l5c; low
grades, l2QIl3c
Eoos-Strictly fresh. l5@l6c; lined, 100
12c.
PoLLrRY-Chickens, s0l0c; turkeys,
9@lOc; ducks, SO Oc; geese, s@lOc.
BEANs-Good stock, $2.OO(923O; California
beans, $2. 2592.4O.
CRANBERRlEs-Bell& a. Cherry, SO. 50(91l 90,
Bell & Bugle, Sll0O(9ll.50; Bell 4 Blu gle
premium; sll.50@l2N.
PoTAToEs-Utah and Colorado stock, 81. 10
Oils; choice home grown, 5000; common
grades, 60c.
BANANAs - Medium, s3.5o@aOO; choice,
3 .OO0D35O.
TuRNlPs-Good stock, 6O@75c; rutabagas,
50955c.
LEMoNs-$4O OOC14. so per box.
CALIFORNIA PEARS - S25O@2.75; extra
choice, 500
DATEs-Persan, Sc per ID.
SAUR KKAUT-Choce, per bbl of SO gal,
q. 80; II Dbl, s4.57(950O; sll,0O per Dbl.
of 80 gal.
CIpER-Choice Michigan cider, s6,OOG16, 81
per bbl. of 80 gal.
PoPCoRN-Choice rice corn is quoted at 466
4l9c per 10, other kinds, 2l9@3c per lb
CARRoTs-$2. 25G2 so per barrel
PARsNIPs-New stock, $3.50 per barrel
OYsTERs-Plain standard, csc; plain Sc
lects, 30e; standard, 40c; extra selects, 35c
New York counts, 40c; bulk oysters, counts
$l.s5 per 100; selects, &, ,Oo per gal, standard
Sl.25 per gal.
CABBAsEs-sl per doz. and 3a351c per Ii
for California.
CAuLIrLowER-Good stock, 81. 6OC92 So
GRAPEs-Malagas 81. 509S.00 per bbl., and
larger sized bbls. in proportion up TO tlO.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago, March Following are the 80
closing prices:
Flour-Unchanged winter wheat, bbls,
eS. 5O(15.5O; sacks, q. .5O(93. Is; wheat, bbls,
3.5O0t4.5O; sacks, e. 270(9I.25; spring, e1.75@
800; rye flour, t2S503.lO per bbl; buck
wheat Hour, IS. .OOS6. IS per bbl.
Wheat-Firm and averaged higher; opened
Nc above yesterday and closed at an advance
after fuctuating; cash, 761Sc; April, 76c;
May, 80 7-l6c.
Corn-Fairly active; easy early, later be-
came stronger; opened same as close of
yesterday and closed Nc higher; cash, 47Sc;
May, 81 l5-18c.
0ats-Firmer and higher; May, sl><c.
Rye-Quiet at 59c.
Barley-NOminal at 17(eS2c,
Plime Timothy-t2.43@2.44.
Flax -secd-$l,45.
Whisky-Sllh
Pork-Firm and moderately active; cash,
sl3.92lS; May, Sl4l0.
Lard-Firm and moderately active; cash,
$40; May, $50.
Dry Salted Meats-Shoulders, Is 9O(l6 10;
short clear, 81, ,500762l1; short ribs, s7.l7If.
Butter-Unchanged: creamery, 2l@271Sc;
dairy, 20@25c.
Cheese-U Unchanged; full cream cheddars,
iiA@llSc; flats, ll1s@llAc; young Amer
icas, i2,SG1i3c.
Eggs-Unsettled; fresh, 17l9@l9c.
Hides--Unchanged; ;green hides 5lsc; green
frozen, &c; heavy green salted, 61S; light
green salted, So; salted bull, 54c green
bull, 4llc; green salted calf, sc dry flint
and dry calf, l2(Gl3c; branded, IS per cent
of: deacons, SOC each; dry salted, 16c
Tallow-Unchanged; No. l, country, solid,
a4c; No. 2, 81; cake. 4Ac per To-.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Prevailing Prices.

The following is a table of prices paid in
this market for the grades of stock men
toned. 1t frequently occurs that no sales of
some particular grade are made, when in this
case the table will state as nearly as possible
the price that would have been paid had there
been any Of that class among the offerings
Prime steers, 1900 TO 1870 lbs. .Al5 @l.5O
Prime steers, 100 to 1900 lbs. 385 (04.25
Fat little steers, 800 to 1850 lbs. $40 6H3.75
COrn-fed range steers, 1900 to
1900 lbs. ....:..............: $50 GALS
Common to choice corn-fed
cows. ...................... 200 @3.l5
Western COWS s..,,u,.k,,,,,,,, i.oS GgS,o6
Fair to good range feeders. 80. 2.3O 92.75
Medium 10 good native feeders
800 lbs and upwards ........ 225 @3OO
Common to good bulls ........ 200 (a3.OO
Fair to medium native feeders,
900 lbs and upwards ........ 225 @2.5O
Stockers, 400 to 700 lbs ..... els 0p2.75
Primo fat sheep. 3.75 0I425
Good fat sheep, GOA 100 lbs. $50 Q1375
Fair to medium sheep ..... 2.25 013OO
Common sheep, 200 (0225
Light and medium hogs. 900. 400 (d5.lO
Fair to choice heavy hogs. -. $50 G15,3O
Fair to choice mixed hogs. 80. $40 452O
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Cattle.

there being about fifty loads on sale. The
general quality Of the offerings was not very
good and there were no choice heavy cattle
among the receipts. The market was slow
and dragging oil day. The buyers wanted
to take of 25c from yesterdays prices and
statesmen were forced to concede decline of
lO(025c. The number of cattle which changed
hands was not large as compared with the
total receipts.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Live Stock Notes.

Live stock Notes.
No sheep on sale.
Cattle demoralized.
Hogs close 1Oc lower.
George Thrush, of Rogers, was here with
hogs.
H. s. Sanders, Sutton, came in with load
of cattle.
w. M. Harrington was here with a load of
mixed cattle.
H. F.. Church, Pierce, was down with three
loads of cattle.
E. L. Martin, Fairmont came here with
five loads of cattle.
John Degnan, Marysvills, Kansas. had cat
tie on the market.
j. Bratt, North Platte, was on the market
with car Of cattle.
A. w. Beahm, of Cortlandt, had load Of
cattle on the market.
j. Lansing, Fairfield, was at the yards and
disposed of load of hogs.
f. H. Park Bancroft was here and mar
keted load Of 279 h. hogs.
Thomas Smith, of Coin, Ia, was among the
shippers that came in with hogs.
S. Sawyer, Fairmont, was among the ship.
pers who came in with cattle.
Among the shippers who came in with
stock was G. j. Furer, Fairfield.
Charles Philpot, Weeping Water, came in
at 15c.
Average weight Of hogs for the month of
February was 236 pounds, average number of
head to the car sixty-nine
Hogs averaged yesterday 231 pounds and
seventy one head to the car, and last week
234 pounds and sixty eight head to the car
Jim Frazier, of the firm of Willard &
Frazier, Columbus, was at the yards with a
load of hogs and three loads of cattle The
hogs brought the top of the market.
j. T. Goodell, of Goodell & Co., Weston,
well known shippers to these yards, came in
this morning with two loads of cattle He
reports plenty of cattle but hogs are getting
scarce.
A. Dickman, Emerson, was at the yards
with mixed load of steers and heifers of his
own feeding. He says there are plenty of
cattle in his county but that owners are hold
ing them very high.
Martin Grove, Lincoln, was here with two
loads of cows and steers. One COW weighed
1850 and there were several that would
weigh over 1,4OO. Thirty loads Of 1,22s-lb
steers brought A.l5.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
FINANCIAL.

NEW York, March 1.-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. .]-GovERNMENTs-G Governments
bonds were dull but steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
General.
UNION STOCK YARDS, 6p. m. !

UNION STOCK YARDS, 6 p. m.
Thursday, March 1, 1888.
The receipts Of hogs continue very light
owing to the b. & M. strike, but there was a
very decided increase in cattle receipts to-
day. The weather, which was rainy and dis
agreeable, appeared to contribute its share
toward depressing the market, which was
lower on all kinds Of stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
YESTERDAYS QUOTATIONS.

MONRY-On call, easy at 2@5; last loan
~ per cent; closed ut ~ per cent
PAINS MERCANTILE PAPER - 4h@5H per
cent.
STERLING ExcHANoE-Dull and steady at
e4S5}< for 90 day bills, s4S7H for demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02

California Riverside, '. 81 OoCa4. .e5;
Messina, 81 1894 IS; valencias, t6 00(ds 90
per caee Of 40; Florida brights, 425@
Los Angeles, $3:50s3 Is; navals, $3.50.
FIGs-In layers, 18(9l6c; cake, lie per lb.
Nurs-Peanuts, 6,1097c, raw; Brazil nuts,
i3c; almonds, Tarragona, &c; English wal
nuts, 15@1Sc; flberts, 1Sc; italian chestnuts,
15c; pecans, 12c.
HoNEY-l9a2lc for lib frames; canned
honey, 10(1l2c per lb
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Hogs.

The receipts were light, although slightly
heavier than yesterday. There were few
medium weight hogs Of fair quality but the
average quality Of the receipts was not good.
The market was 591Oc lower and closed fully
10c lower. The receipts came in very scat
tering and were not all in until afternoon,
which made dragging market. About every
thing was sold before the close.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Dockaxe and Commission.

Public inspectors dock pregnant sows 40
pounds stays 80 pounds each.
Dead hogs 100 pounds and over, ,$l.00@
200 per cwt less than 100 lbs, of no value
Yardage: Cattle, 25c; hogs, Sc; sheep, SC
per head. Feed: Corn, 81. 90 per bu. timothy
hay, $50; prairie hay, $50 per ton.
Commissions: Cattle, Soc per head; calves
and yearlings, $40 per car. Hogs and sheep:
Single decks, IS; public inspection on hogs,
l5c per car Ali sales unless otherwise
stated ner 100 lbs live weight.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Range Of Prices,

Range of Prices.
Showing highest and lowest prices paid for
eading grades of cattle on dates mentioned
Space left blank indicates that no sales Of
that particular class Of cattle were made on
that date:
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Shean.
Omcial Receipts.

There were no fresh receipts and nothing
dong in the market.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Seneca Sayings.

Farmers are threshing In this neighbor'
hood, and small grain Is coming TO market
Corn has also begun TO move more
literally and the merchants and business
men are much pleased thereat, because II
means a revival OF business which has
some what languished of late.
Hogan a. Nelson loaded the first boats
of the season here ON " ednesday, viz: the
prop N4shotah and the barge Roebuck,
loaded with corn, consigned TO Chicago.
Many substantial Improvements are
being made In this village just now.
George Garden, cashier of n, }, Rulison's
banking house, is building n fine residence
on Lincoln street which promis IS to be I
substantial and architectural design. Luke
Brady Is building another residence on
market street, and John Kinney still
another on Cash street, which will I'm
prove the respective neighborhoods very
much. Alex Vaughey is making prepar
ations To remove his mammoth stock oi
goods from his present emporium TO the
new block just erected by n }. Rulison,
The Misses Mcdonald, of Minuka, are
visiting with NJ s. Jas McElroy.
Frank Brown, of the Garden City, paid
his brother, J. Q, a flying visit Thu week
KAPPA.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
COUNTY NEWS.
Seneca sayings.

Dsubtless the outside world Is painting
for details Of our preparations for the Big
Bend reunion. 1t may draw It's breath
more easily when II is informed that the
only matter now In arrears Is the completion
of the programme. The money Is all IL
the treasury, the committees on grounds
and entertainments have concluded th~il
labors, and when the old soldiers gamer
aronnd the Seneca camp fire and sing the
old songs, eat the old hard tack and drink
the old army coffee, they will find every
thing ready TO receive them,
Politics ON all sides are being stirred up
and the lion will begin TO roar In a Re"
days. ~ n p.
Rev. Hay and wife, 7. K, Batten and
wife and Mrs. j. L. Shaw are attending the
New Lenox camp meeting.
Mrs. Adeline Knott, nee Hollenbeck, oil
Wisconsin, Is the guest of her parents
r. B. Berryhill is in Iowa for shor
stay. , 49,.
Frank Brown and wife, of Chicago are
the guests of j Il Brown.
Maggie McGelrick is the guest OF hel
sister II Paris, Tex.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
ov ,.nuhI,shsd nv the Brent.nos a, Soc

now republlshed by the Brentanos. at SOC.
The articles have special value as the views
OF a thinking manufacturer who In his
daily experience rs show Is brought Into
direct contact with the tariff and Its effects
on manufacturers and general trade. II Is
we'll worth reading because many Of the
facts dwelt upon will doubtless prove to be
new TO the average student { y Of tariff eft.
feCts.
Mr. George Kennan will contribute 10
the september Century An article on "Exi q
by Administrative Process" In which he
gives great number Of instances Of the
Punishment of persons ~ Siberia, without
the observance Of any of the legal formal>
tiles that In most countries precede CT at
tend deprivation Of rights. MIR. KEENAN,
will also discuss, Ia an Open Letter In this
number Of TIE Century, the question, as
the Siberian Exile System to DO at Once
Abolished ~ stating his reason for believ.
ing that the plan Of reform now being dis.
cussed In Russia, and which is said by the
London Spectator" TO involve the entire
abolition Of exile 10 Siberia AS me thod Of
punishment will not be put into operation,
This Is by no means the first measure OF
reform which has been submitted 10 the
Tsar's ministers, but every effort has so far
been fruitless, and the plans have been
found "impracticable."
!Scribner's Magaziae, for September, con.
tains articles on a wide range of popular
subjects by the Hon Hugh McCulloch,
ex- Secretary of the Treasury; General
ii race Porter; w. II. Mallock, author Of
" is Life Worth Living; II c. burner,
author of "The Nudge" Robert Louis
Stevenson, Will II. Low, Henry James,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and other
writer's of distinction In prose and verse,
This number Is enriched with more than
one hundred illustrations Railway
Passenger Travel" by Gen. Horace Porter,
Is the fourth article In the successful series
on railways, begun In the June number
Gen Porter describes the development OF
the convenience and luxury of modern
travel, especially with reference to sleep.
ing, parlor, and dining-cars, and vestiDuled
trains. There are also brief discussions of
couplers, steam. heating, switches, checks
immigrant transportation, ratio of accident
and relative fares In Europe and America
The twenty. illustrations include
drawings by Shirlaw, Blum, Broughton
and other skilful artists