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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17

day represented any change of opinion
as TO the very grave possibilities with
which the disaster is pregnant. The occa-
sional checks TO downward course of
prices were rather the results of the qGes
tion in the minds of large operators as
10 their ability 10 hold the market or the
best way in which TO effect the liquida-
ton OF their holdings. Twice during the
day very powerful support was forth
coming in the market to check the de-
cline and to combat the successful raiding
bears That there was very large short
selling during the day was evident from
The strength of the rallies caused by the
covering of shorts when the turning point
at he low level was reached. This was
particularly noticeable in some of the
greatest favorites of recent speculation,
which have been pushed up TO prices
hardly warranted by the intrinsicf value.
The knowledge possessed by the bear OF
very heavy speculative holdings in those
stocks, covered by light margins, gave
them confidence in fiercely selling them
down. The support of the bulls no sooner
effected a check to the decline than realiz-
ing offers began to come out again. There
was an abundant supply of long stock fed
into the market all day long and II was
evident that the bulls had abandoned an
immediate campaign for a rise as hope
less.
ROW Tar the Speculat tive holdings for .
rise were liquidated to-day remains 10
be seen. 1t seems sufficiently evident,
however, that as soon as this liquidation
can be concluded, prices of securities viii
be left for the time being to their natu-
raj level Stocks. which have been free
from recent manipulation for a rise, were
comparatively firm to-day, and The So
called Klondikc group. notably Oregon
Snort Line, was even aggressvely strong
rising at one time six points. This was
on reports of the large traffic opening up
Tor Alaska. Great Northern preferred
gained points and Denver preferred
showed comparative firmness. Kansas
and Texas preferred also rallied 10 last
nights level before the close Otherwise
the weakness of stocks was only a ques-
tlon Of degree. The local traction stocks
were all severely handled, METROPOLITAN
street Railway falling at one tire 9ls
points and closing at a loss of several
points Norfolk and Western preferred
was raided down nearly points at one
time, but closed at recovery Of 2 North
ern preferred also yielded al one time n
out recovered sharply, Net declines of >
points and upwards are very numerous
all through the list. Bonds were heavy
In sympathy with stocks, but declines were
not so severe, and the market was not so
ective as was thought
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suBnL declines.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Feb. 81 O3 81 Op4 SOB 81 OiA
May .9974 aSl % l 032s 1874 O31i
July ....s63sasess s914 Sc s9l2
Corn No. p
May ....3l 031ls 3iss S07s 31AGSl3s
July .....a21s@S2A 1928 % q321s 32ls
Sept 80 331a 1884 331a 1895
Oats, No. >
May .....277sq27lz 2794 q 272s
July ....247s 25 2415 2424Q247s
Mess Pork per barrel
May .Sll 05 Sll 32ls 81 90 81 10
July II 07i3 II zig Il O712 II 10
Lard, per 100 pouEds-
May L. 20 1919 17ls
July 20 21la $50 525
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
May May ~ 80 20 s5,l 99A
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet; No. 2 spring wheat nomnal No 3
spring wheat 9ic; No. red, $1.03AG10f;
No. corn. 2994 d30c; No. 2 oats, 27c; No.
white, f. 0. b., 2S1Aq29hc; No. ? rye, 49l2c;
No. 2 barley. f. o. b., 33Q3Sc; No l fiaA
seed, $1.240l2S; prime timothy seed, s2.S5
a2.@. Mess park per barrel, $l1.00q1l.O5;
lard, per 100 pounds, $5.12l2; short ribs,
loose, $5.2005.45; dry sailed shoulders,
$5.i5I5.55; whisky, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, $1.1Sl2.
Cincinnati, o., Feb. 16.-Flour firm.
Wheat higher; No. red SOC Corn firm;
No. mixed, Sic. Oats firm and higher;
No. 2 mixed csc. Rye steady; No. 2, bic.
Lard steady at $4.95 Bulk meats firm at
$3.50. Bacon firm al $500. Whisky steady
at $1.19.
st. Louis. Feb. 16.-Flour duh and un-
changed. Wheat higher, closing 19s 9ll4c
higher for May and 27sc for July, above
yesterday Spot lower; No 2 red cash,
elevator. 96tsc; track, 9715Q9Sc; February,
SIC; May, 81 0O7sd1 .Ol; July S514c; No. 2
red cash, 92493c. Corn futures closed "a
&c above yesterday for May; spot firrner;
No. 2 cash, 2Sl2SAc; February, 27Ac; May,
2S12c; July, 291ac. Oats futures q shade
higher; spot strong; No. 2 cash, eleVa tor,
269sc; track, 27@2712c; February, 26Ac;
May, 275sc; July, 245sc; No. 2 white, ESQ
9S1zc. Whisky. $1.19 Pork easy; standard
mess, jobbing, 81 .121a Lard, nominal
prime steam, $3.50; choice, 500. Bacon,
boxed lots; extra short clear, S.. S71aGl6. 121a;
ribs, $6.00Q6. %; shorts, ST. 12lkd6 371a, Dry
sailed meats, boxed; shoulders $4.75d5.O0;
extra short clear, IS. 5Gd5.75; ribs, So 62iaG
5.S7la; shorts, $5.75d6.OO.
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PAINE, MURPHY & co.,

Orders Executed Over Our Private Wires
Tor
COTTON, STOCKS,GRAIN& PROVISIONS
For Cash ORION Margins
Local Securities bought and sold.
Telephone $50
Board OF Trade Building. Jackson Building,
Savannah Ca. Atlanta ca
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TINE TABLE EFFECT a. 1898.
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Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Aid for Starving Cnhn.

ST PAUL, Neb., Feb. 7.-(Special.)-Spe
cal services were held in the Presbyterian
church by the congregation last night for
the purpose of raising a contribution for the
starving people in Cuba. The collection
taken yielded 500.
CHADRON, Neb.. Feb. 7.-(Special) 1.-THE
women Of the Red Cross society in this city
have taken active steps to assist in relieving
the suiferings of the starving Cubans. They
hope to raise large sum of money, through
the cooperation of the severl benevolent
and secret organizations of Chadron, which
VIII be forwarded to Governor HolComb to
be disbursed as that official deems best. A
petition signed by Olive NJ. Leader, May
Smith4Aayward and Mary ]. Baird commit
tee of the Red Cross society, and addressed
to the various Chairon societies. asks them
to raise fund by social entertainment or
otherwise for the purpose of sending food
to the starving Cubans, in response to the
appeal sent out by the president and Gov
ernor HolComb. The first entertainment for
this purpose will be held in the Blaine hotel
in this city Thursday night und promises
to be very successful affair. The leading
women Of the town being interested in the
project.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
JEALOUS OF HER srErDAuGurER.
BrookIyn Woman Kills the offender
and Attncks Her Husband.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-lusane Jealousy
prompted the wife OF william w Place, an
insurance adjuster, Brooklyn. to kill her IL
year-old stepdaughter tonight, and to attempt
her own life and that of her husband. Mr..
Place is AZ years OF age and his family con-
sisted of his wife Martha. 81 years OF age,
and a daughter by his first wife, Ida NJ.
Place, aged H.
Mr.. Place returned home from business
about 6 o'clock tonight and upon opening the
front door was confronted by his wife. The
woman appeared to be in a frenzed condi-
tion, and was armed with a small ak. Before
MIR. Place could recover his astonishment
Mrs Place dealt him a terrific blow with the
weapon on the forehead and another which
inflicted terrible cash in his left cheek.
Mrs. Place then fed to her room locked
the door and turned on two gas Jets. Place
secured help and the door was broken open.
Mrs Place was found unconscious
The door of a back room on the same floor
was found to be locked and was broken opoE
Here in a bed was found the dag 'cc, Ida
Her head had been split open with the ak
and there was also an ugly wound on the
mouth. The girl had been dead about thres
hours
Place, though seriously injured, will prob
ably survive. Mrs. Place is already out of
danger. The fathers preference for his
daughters society is said to have caused fire.
quent quarrels between husband and wife.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Kennedy Possibly a Member.

KANSAS CITY, Feb THE chain of
evidence connecting John Kennedy, the
train robber, with the murder of Emma
Schumacher, the grocery woman, whose
store was robbed one night in December
and she killed in defending her property is
tightening about him Today William
Handy an old negro who was a slave FOR
the Younger family before Cole, Bob and
Jim became famous as train robbers, who
has lived in the family of Mrs. Kit Rose,
a sister of the Youngers, told a story posi-
lively connecting Kennedy with the MUIR
der. He says that Kennedy and James
Redmond, who is believed to be hiding in
St. Joseph, came to the Rose house after
the killing. Redmond, while being dressed
for a bullet wound he had just received,
was saturated with whisky and began to
talk He told how they had held up Miss
Shumacher, how she had shot him and
Kennedy in turn shot and killed her.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
A city wants More Land.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Feb. 7.-(Special)- y
DEGREES were filed in the United States court
of private land claims today rejecting tea
small grants within the villa de Santa Fe
grant claim and the corporate limits of the
city of Santa Fe. The Santa Fe grant was
sometime ago rejected by the United States
supreme court and the dismissal of the pc
titions today in these smaller claims vests
title to all lands in this city in the United
States government. Originally the city
sought to establish a grant claim for four
square leagues on the theory that under
the laws OF Spain and Mexico 1t was entitled
to that much land with the public plaza
as a center The hQd court held to this
theory and confirmed the grant but the
supreme court reversed the decision. An
effort will now be made to have congress,
following the precedent in the case of the
city of San Francisco, pass an act giving
to this city the four square leagues origi-
nally claimed
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
LAYS OUT WORK ron GRAND JURY
Charges Against Lincoln City officials
Referred To.

| LINCOLN, Feb. 7.-(SpeciaL)-The new
| grand jury was called before District Judge
| Holmes today an1 received instructions for
| the coming session. The instructions were
long and carefully prepared, the attention of
| the jurors being called to the many classes
| of crimes that it was their duty to investi-
| gate In referring to the violation of the
| tonking laws he said that the unfaithful
bank examiner was amenable to the law the
| same the bank official who makes fa'se
statements as to the condition of his in
| Httution
In the following instruction reference
| to the corrupt condition of Lincoln municipal
affairs could be traced:
Public servants upon whom the public de-
pends and have right to rely for the con-
servation of the peace and the maintenance
| their duty lest 1t bring upon them the wrath
of that class that infests every community
who are not in sympathy with the enforce
security in official position
Others entrusted with that great privilege
of caring for the public's interest have sac
rIficeed Their, honor, betrayed their official
trust and the confidence of the people in
them reposed, that their public office should
serve as a means to enhance their private
gain
And so the court assemblies the grand jury,
the only system yet found to meet the re-
qurements and bring all offenders to an
swer for their delinquency and give hope to
the people that at least publication of the
puDIt tdll De Hdu. even tnOuSh
crime cannot be completely suppressed
Your attention is directed to chapter viii OF
the criminal code of this state relating to
oifenses against marriages and the relations
of the sexes and the court will charge you
to thoroughly inquire into such cases and
particular V these directed to your attention
by tho county attorney. In this community
open places of prostitution maintained
and property is owned and loaned for such
unlawful purposes and the court would
charge you that the occupant of a brothel,
the one who runs house for the purpose of
keeping therein a house of ll-fame is no
more guilty than the one who knowingly
leases the same for such purposes The eX-
istence of these places of vice in this com
munity are the breeders of criminal pes
thence, the refuge for the criminal class
and Il constant menace to the safety of our
citizens
1t is said that the jury will take up the
work already started by the city investi-
eating committee and investigate not only
the city officials but also the gambling ana
bawdy house fraternity, and that large
number OF indictments are sure to follow
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
KLoNDrKE FEVER HITS KEARNEY.
Company Organized to Dig for Gold
In Alaska.

KEARNEY, Neb., Feb. 7.-(Special)-
Ten or a dozen different men are now max
ing preparations to leave for the Klondike
In few weeks. company with about
thirty members has been formed and are
going by proxy. 1t is called the Kearney
Klondike company, and a contract has been
made with Emil Soderqust to start not
later than February Is. f. NJ. Hallowell is
president OF the company and A. n. Gordon
secretary, and 5000 has been raised to give
the young explorer a start. He expects TO
be gone two years
Julius Polenz, a farmer living in the
northern part OF the county thinks it pays
to farm in Buffalo county. Last year he put
in about fourteen acres of spring wheat,
harvested from 1t 306 bushels, sold 1t FOR
III cents per bushel and realized $21S79
from the crop. The indications were never
better for another big crop this year.
An election of officers was held by COM
pany A, Nebraska National Guard, last Fri
day night for the purpose Of electing a
captain to succeed Captain G. Il. Haase,
resigned. Emil Soderquist, who has been
first lieutenant, was elected captain and II.
ond to first lieutenant. AS Mr. Soderqulst
expects to leave for the Klondike country
in a few weeks at most Lieutenant Syden-
ham will virtually be in command.
Postmaster j. Il. Crocker retired from
the office this morning and Postmaster Glib
bons took possession his commission having
arrived Saturday.
A warranty deed was filed Saturday, given
by Francis c. Cradle to Mary II. Parrote,
on $50 acres of land just west of Kearney.
The deed bears date of September 21, 1889.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Wyoming News Notes.

During the recent snow storm in Wyoming
mlny of the ranchers kept their sheep in cor.
rails and fed them.
The 2h-year-o son of Agent Corbin al
Hannl was fatally burned During the abb
sence of Mrs. Corbin from home the little
fellows clothes caught fire, and before his
screams brought any one to his rescue he
was so badly burned that he died that night
Miss Estele Reel has gone to Washing
ton and expects to secure several hundred
thousand acres of land The land in ques-
ton is due the state from the general gov
ernment In lieu of school sections contained
within timber reservations and mineral
lands which have been reserved from set
tlement by the Interior department.
The Wyoming oil syndicate is negotiat-
ing for well drilling outfit and proposes
to put down a test well on It's property,
near Douglas. The Wyoming Oil company
has reached n depth of 400 feet with its
we'll, but is having considerable difficulty
by reason of the caving in of the shale
through which the well is being driven.
Manager Foote of the oil wells at Doug
las saws the drill has succeeded in pound
ing its WY through the shale that has
caused the company so much annoyance the
past month. The drill has penetrated the
sandrock formation, which is evidently the
cap above the oil sand. The driller is very
now about striking oil in the near
future.
Advices from Baggs report the loss of
sheep as very, heavy, one band losing thirty
a day from a total OF 5000. Some sheep
owrers are Offering their focks as low as so
cents and 81 head Jack Edwards, who
h Just heard from his sheep, reports a loss
of 900 out of 4,30O head. j. G. Massey. one
of the largest sheep owners in the state
has sarted to drive 15,0 900 sheep to Baggs in
order to feed hay. He has bought 1900 tons
of hay already.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
J,rL DELIVERY is ATTEMPTED
Colorcd womnn's Shricks Make EGort
Failure.

There was Jail delivery attempted at 2
o'clock this morning by Charles Smith and
James Roth. The men are members OF the
chain gang and in some way became pos
sessed of fine steel saw In their outing yes
terday. Early this morning the turnkey at
the city Jail imagined ne heard some one
moving about in the lower part of the jail.
but gave the matter no further attention
until the attaches OF the Jail were startled
by succession of piercing shrieks as Of
some one in an extremity of terror. Ser
gcants and patrolmen rushed to the scene
and found that the two men had forced
their way from the cell. They had evidently
tried to break through the windows open
ing in the rear and failing in this one OF
them climbed into the women's cell for
greater security. Contrary to his belies
however. the apartment was already occu-
pied by a young coored women. The
woman was awakened by the newcomers
arrival and was very much alarmed. Her
cries brought on an investigation and the
men were firmly secured. 1t was found that
the paddock had been sawed through, hut
no instrument could be found The windows
III the rear are securely barred and II was
only possible for the men to have escaped
by running upstairs in full view OF the
jailer This they apparently lacked the res
olution to do. Smith aid Roth are both
serving sentences OF thirty days for petty
larcpny
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
GILMORE is HELD FOR MURDER
Another Chapter of Shooting Case at
IL Charivnri.


CHADRON, Neb., Feb 7.-(specisl.)-
his preliminary examination in Harrison on
the charge of killing a 15-year-old boy at
charivari. The examination consumed two
days and was held before County Judge
Wilson of Sioux county who bound young
Gilmore over to the district court on the
charge of murder in the first degree, placing
his bOnds at 81 000 The amount was easily
raised, Louie Larson, Andrew McG!nley and
Emory Gilmore, all prominent stockmen in
this region, acting as bondsmen. Mr.. Gil
more, it will be remembered, was visited
on the second night OF his marriage to Miss
Edith Davenport, postmistress at GleQ by a
charlyari party which had made dire threats
against the young couple and the members
OF the party We're all provided with fire
arms. 1t is reliably stated, which they fired
at random on the outside OF Mr.. Gilmores
home, which was in the postoffice. To scare
away the manauders Mr.. Gilmore shot
through the window and, almost elmultane-
ously, young Frank Miller fell to the ground
dead, At the preliminary examination Mr..
Gilmores counsel, Attorneys Fisher of this
city and Clark OF Harrison, laid particular
stress upon the fact that the testimony
showed some forty or fifty shots to have
been fired on the outside OF the house by
the chariyari party and they argued that
one of these shots struck young Miller. At
the conclusion of the case however, the
county judge bound the young man over
to the district court where his attorneys are
emil opinion In Sioux county where the
affair occurred. is that the shooting into the
crowd by Mr., Gilmore was excusable and
even justifabe.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Nevada News Notes.

Virginia City uses hose cart for police
patrol.
The company which has bonded the Anti
mony mine at Mill City, Humboldt county,
is under contract to furnish fifty tons per
week at Chicago to Prof. Bryce, who says
that he can manufacture gold from anti
mony.
The state of Nevada has over $6S,000 to
distribute among its public schools, or more
than $3.50 for each pupil, for the first half
of '98.
The copper mining industry In Elko
county promises to become very important.
The copper fields near the Salmon river are
reported to be rich. An English syndicate
has offered to bond the Deano property for
$65 900.
Wadsworth Dispatch: Renos streets are
dark at night; the town will soon be without
Associated Press dispatches; the county
printing is let at rates to cut labor's throat,
and the county seat Is disintegrating. Moss
backlsm is the disease.
The Holmes Mining company, controlled
by London corporation, has bought 100
acres, covering the townsite of Belleyile
the two Northern Bell mills, and about $780,
OG0 tons of tailings, estimated to be worth
81, ,250, 900.
The Virginia Chronicle says it is reported
that nineteen feet of ore is now showing at
the point of the new strike in the Riley tun-
mel of the Sierra Nevada The average assay
of the whole face is said to be about s75 a
ton, and there is an eighteen-inch streak
that goes as high as $3.50.
1t would not only be a graceful act for the
government to give Captain Hicks pension,
but simple justice, says the Mountain City
Times. Think of a man who a half century
ago bore a message from General Taylor on
the field of Buena Vista to Fremont i'm Cali
fornia, now living In these snowy mountains
in a tepee, on fish and rabbits alone, withClt
even -four and two little children to assail
the fathers ears with their cry for bread!
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Falls City Items.

FALLS CITY, Neb. Feb 7.-(special)-
At the last meeting of the Independent
Order of Redmen, the following officers were
installed: j. H. Miles, slchem A. E. Gautt,
5. s.. George Falstead, j. S; N. C. Davis.
prophet; Charles Loree, C. of W.; 5. V.
Sears, c. of P; ]. V. Holebaugh, X of w.
Il Nonier, first s.; CIV Jrisl1eep, second s.
I'd Morgan, first w; C. C. Davis. first b.
G. l.. Windle, G.. of f.; Fred Beaulen, G.. of
w.
The remains of Isaac Rhine who was shot
and killed at his home near Guthrie, Okl.,
a few nights ago, were brought to this city
and the funeral held from the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon. The Ancient
order Of United Workmen lodge, of which
the deceased was member turned out in a
BODY.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08

FAIRFIELD, Cal, Feb. Frank Belew,
under arrest for the murder of his brother,
Louis. and sister Susie, in the little town
of Dixon on the 9tn of last November, has
confessed He told how he placed rat poison
in the teakettle used by his brother ana
sister and when the news came to him that
they We're dying, how he had gone to thelr
his sister without pang of remorse. HIS
only motive for the crime twas revenge on
his brother and sister for having repeatedly
slpn6prpd Q his wife
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08
Held for TriuI,

LINCOLN, Feb. 7.-(Special Telegram)-
The men suspected Of robbng the postofiice
at Rising City on the night of February 2,
were given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Bilingsley today and were
bound over to court in the sum of 81 900
each. The men give their names at Clyde
Davis, c. Clark, j. OfBryen, Bill Redmond
and Jim Peel The booty secured from the
Rising City office was $25l worth, of stamps
and $57.ll in cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-08

VLEVELAND, O., Feb. 7.-According to
an afternoon paper a big deal by which
every brewery in Cleveland will pass into
the hands of a syndicate of eastern capital
ists has Just been completed in New York
1t is stated that every brewer in Cleveland
went to New York Saturday TO meet the
capitalists interested in the syndicate to
the several brewerles to the syndicate will
be made as soon aA the necessary legal steps
brewer will receive one third of the valuation
of his property in cash, one-third I'm
preferred and one-third In common stock of
the new company. About 5000 600 in cash,
1t is said will be paid to Cleveland brewers
within the next few weeks