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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

steel rails-at which the entire output of
the Illinois Steel company for this year was
sold some time ago-hardly indicates the
true character of the iron business that less
than 100000 tons are going out at such
prices as $26 to S2S per ton for steel rails
made here for small lots this week Be
lated buyers now have to pay fancy prices
to get orders accepted at all. Withdrawal
or pOstponement of business because of high
prices begins to be a significant feature and
much foreign business is evidently lost,
though there are still sales for export, $500
tons OF pipe for South America and 5000
tons of bridge material for Burmah. The
Connellsvlle coke works, with an output of
1920 tons weekly and many operating
Sundays to catch up with orders, have ad-
vanced prices only 10 cents.
Wool sales at the three chief markets
have been only 4,3Oj,6OO pounds, of which
276l000 were domestic, against 5,07S POO in
the same week of 1892, of which 3,507, 200
were domestic; but prices are soft and some
dealers are said to have yielded as much
as to cents per pound clean because
nobody can guess what effect the new com
binations may have. Prices are largely
nominal and yet there is a somewhat bet
ter demand for goods. Nor has the strong
demand for cotton goods been helped by the
weaker market for cotton, which has fallen
TO 6.37 cents in spite of a volume of re-
ports about the bad condition of the late
picked product, The price of goods has been
strongly advanced and held, but yet de-
pends on TIE price of cotton.
The market which has lost most is that
which has least statistical reason to lose
because no estimate of wheat in farmers
hands March / would provide more than
about last years exports and domestic de-
mand to July |. The actual exports of -four
included from both coasts during the last
two weeks have beeen 1856. 1888 bushels
against 7,36IS92 last year. But such eX-
ports imply a foreign demand, which is not
likely to exceed last years and the corn ex,
ports are little larger than last year The
western receipts for the week have been
3,395,O0 bushels, against 5,557 ,666 last year
Failures for the week have been 1S9 in
the United States, against POS last year and
thirty in Canada, against twenty-seven last
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
nnADsrnEEr's REVIEW or TRADE
Approach of spring Leading Note in
Prices of the Week.
NEW YORK Ma,

Prices of the Week.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
An activity, which in some directions rep
rescnts the continuance OF pre- existing con-
dtiOns and in others reflects a special i'm
pulse communicated by the near approach
of spring, forms the leading note OF this
weeks trade advices:
In the iron and steel industries activity
continues undated, the upward tendency nf
prices being strikingly maintained and the
eaRerness of consumers to take the product
remaining unchanged. The more springlike
weather has induced greater keenness in
the demand for seasonable goods and from
most sections of the country come reports
OF marked activity in iObhing lines having
TO do with dry goods, millinery and foot
wear.
Cotton fabrics generally are in a strong
position. Wool does not display any anima-
ton though prices are maintained.
The lumber trade exhibits every indication
of activity, reports from widely separated
points indicating strong demand. more
particularly for hardwoods, which in some
sections are reported 10 be scarce, high and
advancing in price.
The cereals weakened during the week
| probably in sympathy with wheat. which eX-
! perienced a marked drop on Thursday in
| part as the result of heavy liquidation in
! Chicago and in part owing to reports Of the
break of the drouth in California and better
news from other wheat growing sections
Wheat, including -four shipments for the
! week aggregate 4ll404G bushels, against
| i39S,S2l bushels last week, 3,679 ,O56 bushels
! in the corresponding week OF 1895 629 i3i
! bushels in 1897, 1,5O2,l23 bushels in 1886
and 2,e9s6 63j bushels in 1885
| since July /, this season the exports OF
wheat aggregate l7L295,SOI bushels, against
! l12 620,510 bushels last year.
! Corn exports for the week aggregate
i,2ll326 bushels, against S,7S6.5S6 bushels
last week, 39il,NIi bushels IN this week g
| year ago, 5939,3lS bushels in 1897. SOP S3i
, bushels in 1898 and 4S6,S27 bushels in ISg
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
PjanOS.

If you are thinking Of purchasing a piano,
now is your opportunity, We are making
the prices lower than ever before. Our
terms are made to suit the purchaser We
invite you to call and see large shipment OF
CHICkERINC Fischer, Lester, Frank
lin and Kurtzman Pianos that arrived this
week We also have few pianos that
have been slightly used. The prices on
these are extraordinarily low Every piano
guaranteed or money refunded. Pianos
moved, tuned repaired.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
The Leading
Dress Goods House
of the West.
Specials for Saturday.

Watch Dress Goods ad for sunday.
1 case neat new checks, worth $50, Tor 25o,
case neat new novelties, worth 500,
for SOC
case OF nice silk stripes, silk checks,
etc. SOC
IN EASEMENT.
1 case OF cashmercs g6 colors, new from
the mills worth 2oc per yard, 9c,
90 pieces Of extra heavy IS inch wide
cashmcros, worth soc per yard, only 15c.
zoo pieces jacquards, all colors and black,
worth Soc per yard. only l5c.
case all wool dress goods, 4o-inches
wide, 19c.
Lansiownc, Pricstlcy's and Couticre's are
all rolled on registered boards and the name
is stamped on every yards. Strictly con-
fined to Hayden Bros for omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Cleveland. 60 TO 81. Louis.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Tribune says:
Frank DeHaas Robson will take his Cleve-
land National league base ball club to St
Louis and Tom LOTUS will occupy Cleve-
land with his Coumhus Western league
team. The National league circuit can
now be reduced to ten clubs without difil-
Guilty. Tom LOTUS, it is said, secured an
option on the Browns from Gustav Gruner,
who bid in the st. Louis club at the sher-
ih sale. He will nominally buy the club
and viii then permit Robson to Vacate
CleNelanl and go 10 ST. Lnmls.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

southern Kansas is dead here of heart fail
ure. He had been prominent in legal and
political circles during his residence OF
thirty years in Kansas. He had served as
delegate to national conventions, and before
coming to Kansas had held various posi-
tions of honor and trust in Kentucky and
at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Special Saturday Sale
Bed Spreads.

S5c crochet spread. large size, made Of
2ply yarn, both warp and filling, at 55c;
examine.
$l.25 crochet spread, S-ply yarn both warp
and filing 2i4N2ia long, at SOC.
Big line of colored spreads; have them in
six colors; all the go: worth $500; special
price, $l25.
Big line of Marsciles spreads at s1.4S,
S2.19, $500 up to $3.50
Fringed spreads at csc. $1.5O up to $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Jackets, Suits and Waists
at Special Prices.

Owing to the continued weather prevailing all
the western country will continue the sale of $8
$40, $12 and $l5 Jackets Saturday at SO, so.
We will add 100 ladies Jackets, in fine kerseys, worth
regularly SS, for Sl9S
And $50 misses and chdren's jackets $6, 81 and S9
values, for S1.9S.
$50 misses and chldren'S jackets for 50. 9S
The above prices less than the tailor charged to make
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Rynn VIII Meet Creedon.

ST. LOUIS, March l7.-Tommy Ryan,
who is in st. Louis training for his bout
with Bob Douglas before the West End
club tomorrow night. has reen matched for
Creedon before the club offering the largest
purse. The boxers are negotiating with
the Memphis Athletic club and il is quite
i'm April
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Mrs. II. q. Wilkinson.

AUBURN, Neb, March H. Special y
Mrs. II. G. Wilkinson died yesterday at
Canon City, Colo, where the family has
been staying for several months on account
Of Mrs. Wikinson's health, Mrs. Wilkin-
son was a sister of Judge Wilber Stewart
Of Lincoln. The death of her son and
daughter also occurred recently, the COM
plant being in each case consumption, The
funeral will take place at Auburn on Mon
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Mashinrtnn mns n Gnmr.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 1.-THE
Washington base bah team has arrived at
Phoebus and taken up quarters at Clark $
sporting pa.ace The men look in fine con-
dition Their tir.t match game viii be
with Yale in about week.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE TOTALS.
Aggregate of business transactions
nv The AsAncinfed nnnl.s

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE following
table, compiled by Bradstreets shows tn
bank clearings at the principal cities for the
week ending March H. with percentage OF
increase and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

before the relief train sent from Topeka ar
rived the four cars were mass of blackened
wreckage. The Pullman was saved by be-
ing pushed back from the burning chair car
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Grocery Specials.

Neufchatel cream cheese .............. 2hc
Imported hand kase only ........... 2hc
Fresh eggs, only ..............,...,..... .l2 l2C
Sweet country butter ..................1212C 12C
Individual country creamery .......... 14C
Fancy country creamery .............. 1SC
Beardsley's shredded Goldfish, package. &c
PlCnlC mans ..............''... 012C
High patent Minnesota -four .......... 9SC
High grade Java and Mocha coffee .... 90
Fancy new navy beans, 10 pounds for. 25i
1919 pound sack best fancy Graham
Condensed milk, can .................. 7h(
10 pounds granuated cornmeal ........ 81
New California prunes ................ 5t
Big large French prunes, worth 15C, at 9t
2 sacks fine table salt Observation-Disclosures. 81
l5c cans c. r. salmon, only .......... q
Seedcss navel oranges, dozen ........ 10,
linnan haddes, per pound ............ 8,
Smoked eel, white fish, salmon, stur-
geon, herring, etc, at low prices.
10 bars Cudahy's Diamond c.. Armour's
or any brand Of laundry soap, for.... 25
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Hardware, Stoves and
HOuSefurniShinS Dept.
Special Sale Saturday

Bread and cake boxes. BIC
Rim or mortise door locks ........... 1Oc
Tin dishpans Observation-Disclosures. 19c
Japaned chamber pais......,.......... 16c
Leatherette lunch boxes. &c
4tine manure rks.................... 49c
All iron frame wringer. er.................S.O 90
Good klndlng hatchet................ &C
Potts iron handles. es................... &c
Dover egg beaters observation-disclosures. DC
Kitchen meat saw Observation-Disclosures. 15c
Knives and forks, per set............... SIC
10-quart granite dishpans. s.............. &c
4-quart milk pans. granite. e.............. &C
3-quart dinner pals, with trays........ 13c
Two hole No laundry stove..........S2. 60
A good No. cook stove, warranted. ...S7 50
HEATING STOVES At NEARLY YOUR
OWN PRICE.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

Ladies' silk waists made of fine striped plain
ed aetaalso black full corded front and back, tight fit
ting lining and high stock collar at SO 0S.
Ladies separate dress skirts in plain and figured brllian
tine serge and chevio lined with percalne at 81 0S Bro
caded gros grain silk skirts large design at So 0S Fine
all wool crepon skirts at 81 oS New spring jackets in
vert and broadcoth all coors, lined with high coored satin
and tafeta at 81 9S.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Biz Meat Sale Saturday.

No. breakfast bacon, strip. p............ &c
Choice picked pork. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c
Picked tripe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sac
Very choice boneless corned beef. 712c
Good salt pork. rk...................... &c
No. hams sugar cured. 7S4 c
Best brand summer sausage. ..1212c
Fresh pork sausage, inks.............. 71ac
Picked pigs feet. et......,..............,. 4lAc
Threc-pound pals best lard. ............ 22c
Bologna sausage OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. be
No. / skinned hams. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIC
Three pounds of weiner wurst.......... 25c
Boneless cottage hams. s.................. S1ac
Cnlpped DRIED Deef. f..................... 1bc
Fresh dressed chickens Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
Totals ........
WINNERS on NEW ORLEANS TRACK.

*Not included in totals because contain
ing other items than clearings.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

Ladies' all wool tailor made suits in
fine twill mixtures, all colors, fly front
Jackets, new shape, button skirt, worth
$12. so, for S7. SO.
Ladies' tailor made suits in all col.
ors, in fine Venetians, Kerseys, English
Suitings and Paquin Serge and Bicuna
Cloth in eton and fly front Jackets,
lined with high grade tafTeta, grand
variety of high class suits, $500 value
at $1,000.
Ladies' tailor made suits of rich all
wool materials, open effects, eton jack.
cts, revere embroidered in applique eff
feet also fly front and Van Dyke Jack
cts trimmed with series of rows of silk
braid, some all silk lined, a grand as
sortment of suits, embodying new beau.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18

EUREKA, Kan, March 17-Judge r. l..
Davis, one Of the best known lawyers Of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
The Largest and Most Elegant
Stock of Ladies Suits

in the entire Never before has such beautiful
bnaon of color effects and artistic manaored suits been
placed sale by western house-and the price
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-18
DOMINION OF CANADA.

Totals. L. S......$l.Si I
Totals outside n y 623,b
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
A BOYS COURAGE.

Now and then the dispatches contain
an Item good enough to light up thei,
usual sordid record OF wrong doing
crime and grief. Such is the story
yesterday Of the courage and presence
Of mind of 14-year-old Frank Williams
which prevented a disastrous wreck or
the Vandalia railroad,
Williams was going from Knightville
to Brazil, Ind, when he noticed brok.
en- rail which had been pressed out
of position by a freight train some
hours before. The lad heard the west.
bound passenger and mail train
whistle for the Knightsville station
Knowing that the train did not stop
there the boy ran up the track, and
when he sighted the train stood be
tween the rails and waved his hat.
The engineer, seeing, the boy would
not leave the track, reversed the lever
and applied the air brake, stopping the
train within a few feet of the broken
rail. The engineer stated that he was
running fifty miles an hour when he
saw the boy, and that had his engine
struck the broken rail. with such great
speed, fearful wreck would have re
suited, M
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
SOUTHERN OUTLET.
Opportunity for ottumwa to Secure
Railroad to the Gulf.
PROPOSITION WORTHY INVESTIGATION
New Road TO be Built From bowling
Green, No, Southeast. L., 1. q N. to
Conpect-Ottamwa Can Get
Northern Terminal.

Ottumwa will now have additional
inducement to secure the northern ter
minal of the st. Louis, Iowa and
Northern railroad, the construction of
which will be under contract by Jan.
], 1900. The accompanying cut in
which the above road is outlined will
enable the reader to ascertain the ex-
tent and Importance of this new road.
Besides the many advantages which
would be derived were the road to be
built as previously outlined, the addi-
tional inducement now comes in the
way OF new road which will be built
from Bowling Green in Pike county,
Mo-, in southern direction to Ozark
county, distance of 225 miles. 1t will
cross the Missouri river at Herman in
Gasconade county, and will open up a
line to the rich mineral fields in south
ern Missouri and onto the Gulf coast.
The company which will build this
road has already been chartered with
capital stock of $2,5O0,00o and is
known as the Little Rock and Gulf
railroad company. The ST. Louis, To-
wa and Northern railroad will connect
with the road above referred to at
some point just south of the Missouri
river The new line from Bowling
Green to Rolla and south through
Ozark county and on to Little Rock
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Mr.. MAcRIIM,s ASSIGNMENT.

It is not likely that the instructions
to the United States consul at Preto-
ria, Mr.. Macrum, contain anything
that, on transmission to President
Kruger, could be considered threaten
ing or offensive by that official. Mr..
NNIacrum has had laid upon him new
and responsible duties. In the absence
of any representative of the British
government at Pretoria he assumes, to
a certain extent, the duties of such a
representative much in the. same way
that the French minister at Washing
ton took the place of the Spanish min
lister during that functionary's absence
at the time of our war with Spain, and
eventually became the agent through
whom the first suggestions of peace
were received. In assuming that posi-.
ton M. Cambon acted as the friend OF
Spain but not as the enemy of the
United States. In fact, he remained
throughout the useful friend of both
parties. Mr.. Macrum is expected to
act in the same capacity at Pretoria,
and it is not to be supposed that he
has been forwarded any instructions
from Washington that would render
his task difficult or impossible with
President Kruger. Mr.. Macrum will
doubtless perform his duties in the
same spirit as did Minister Washburne,
who was intrusted with the protection
of German citizens remaining in Paris
during the ,Franco-Ge war, and
who, throughout that entire period, in
GLIDING, the reign of the Commune,
stood by his charges TO the admiration
of everybody.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Attacks N1ulct Law.

Sioux City, Nov. 24.-On the ground
that the Iowa mulct law violates the
fourteenth amendment of the federal
constitution by depriving liquor deal
ers of their property without due pro-
cess of law, the defendants in seven in
junction proceedings, brought here by
A. D. Brauner against local saloons,
have petitioned for the removal of
their cases to the federal court. They
make the point that under the state
law their alleged offense is penal, and
that they are entitled to a jury trial,
that no legal process precedes the con-
fscatipn OF their stocks and the de-
struction of their business, and that
private individuals have not the right
to proceed against them without the
consent of the authorities. The dis
trict court will rule on the question
today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
DECOLLETE GOWNS.

Up at Marshalltown the local Wo-
mems club has entered protest
against the wearing of decollete cos
tunes on the stage. The occasion of
the protest was the recent appearance
in Marshalltown of the Fadette La
dies orchestra under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. CA, OF that city. It seems
that the costume worn by the vocalist
on the evening Of the performance was
entirely too low to suit the club wo-
mems idea of propriety. The matter
was brought up at the next meeting
OF the Women's club, and the proceed
ings are thus reported in the MARSHALL
town Times-Republican:
"4Aler the program it was stated
that Mrs. j. g. Van Ness had matter
to bring before the club, and she was
called on. She spoke OF the ever-re-
curing influences which tend to cor
rupt the young and of the influence
which such an organization as the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

excessive whisky drinking) in men
showed an increase of - per cent, and
from the same disease in women, OF 26
per cent. Further, the Lancet says:
The amount of disease caused by
liquor which falls short Of fatal ter
mination is amatter beyond All calcu-
lation;" and it thus sums up the sub
ject in passage which is equally con
demnatory of England and of nearly
every state in the union:
Statesmen may create for them
selves theories that extenuate ma
tional vice which yields the exchequer
so many millions sterling year; but,
speaking from a medical point of view,
we must point out that it is disgrace
full and disastrous
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

The old soldiers OF the war of 1s81-5
have no patience with the perform
,ances of the fault-finders in the $50
called democratic party of today. Gen
eral Dan Sickels, who was in Wash
ington the other day, said:
II have always been a democrat and
always expect to be one, but Bryanism
is not the faith OF the old-time leaders
of the party. I would scorn myself
were ! to pretend to endorse such prin-
cfples as We're embodied in the Chicago
platform, which has already nearly
made shipwreck of the democratic, par
ty; and If put forward again, the yer.
dict against it will be more overwhelm.
ingly crushing than in 1896"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

about 500 tons OF your coal every
twenty-four hours and will give en-
ployment to fifty men working in two
shifts about equally divided, for coke
oven is always in operation. Our plant
will be located on the Burlington
tracks and in all probability in close
proximity to the city. The benefit to
the city will come largely from our
by-products and the probability that
cheap coke will result in the establish
ment OF iron manufacturing industries
here. Besides tar and amonia liquors
we will make from the 100 ovens an ay-.
erage of 100000 cubic feet OF fuel gas
a day. This gas, by washing and put
ting through the ordinary process can
be used for Illuminating purposes, but
it is our aim to sell 1t for fuel. In
Ottumwa we have practically conclud-i
ed arrangements for disposing OF it to
a number of factories. In this CITY I
shall try and sell it to the Capital City
Gas company and let it dispose Of It
to the trade. II am not successful in
this we will in all probability ask for,
a franchise to pass it through the
streets, and will sell it ourselves to
local factory plants. We claim that
we will be able to dispose OF it at a
price that will make it to the advan-
tage OF large users of steam in local
ity where coal is as cheap as it is in
Des Moines to use 1t under the boil
ers. You will understand the reason
for this when I say the gas is a by
product and that unless we can sell
1t it must go into the air.
Our plant in Des Moines will repre-
sent an Investment of about $500, 900,
and in all probability will be used to
make high grade OF coke, such as
is used in the smelter trade. The
plants in the other cities will be OF
the same size as this one, and II Is
expected to have them in operation
about the same time."
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November.

Iowa Capital: 1t must have been
just such month as the present which
Julia c. r. Dorr had in contemplation
when she wrote:
"Fie upon the, November! Thou dost
ape
The airs of thy young sisters; thou
hast stolen
The witching smile of May to grace thy
lip,
And .April's rare capricious loneliness
Thou'rt trying to put on!"
November is month naturally given
to somher moods. In the usual fancy
she is pictured as time of chilling
blasts, weeping skies and dead and de-
caying leaves. This year those things
have not been SO much thought Of
And while the reflection has been ever
present that her days would soon be
numbered we have been cheered by
the pleasant sunshine OF her almost
daily smile; refreshed by those breezes
which seemed to blow without the
slightest suggestion of bitterness, and
gladdened by the spectacle OF her bril-
liant starry skies when the day was
done. The passing of both September
and October we noted with regret
Even SO it will be with the month OF
November, soon, to be numbered with
the days gone by.