Sunday Morning Mail from Pittsburg, Kansas • 6

1, A NOVEL LOAN PROPOSED. DEATH'S SHINING MARK. THE RIVER FLOODS. BULLS AND BEARS. HILL'S C01OENTS.

I Wheat and Corn In Liverpool. Liverpool, May 14. Wheat 1 offer moderately prices unchanged. winter, 7s Id; No. 2 spring, 7s $41.

Supply of spot poor, offer holders moderutely; prioesKd higher; spot it UN THE SITUATION ON THE MIS SOURI AND MISSISSIPPI. Senator Iiurbour of Virginia Suddenly Passes Away in Washington. Washington, May 14. Without any apparent suffering and after a brief illness of only ten minutes, Senator John S. Barbour, Virginia's junior representative in the States senate, passed quietly away at his residence PACIFIC.

GOES DOWN ON WALL STREET. ION $3 NTERVIEW WITH YORK SENATOR. ALLEGED THE NEW RUIN REPORTED FROM EVERYWHERE CONDITION OF THE MONEY MARKET. TALKS FREELY ON THE SITUATION, May 4s 7d; June, 4s 5)d; July, 4t Gossip for Speculators. Minneapolis received 136 cars of and Duluth i9 cars yesterday.

Leopold Bloom is said to be long i 00 1 bu. of Chicago July wheat, bouyl terday at 8J(ay83)c. In Chicago yesterday 3 out of 20 winter out of 43 cars spring 7 out of 25(5 cars corn and 103 out of 21 outs graded No. 2. The four Atlantic ports cleared yest 323, 00 bu wheat, 28.0J0 pkgs flour, 5 bu corn, 13,000 bu rye and 43,100 bu oa Exports of wheat from both coasts week (and flour as wheat) equal 3,6: The Latest News From the Speculative Grain and Provision Markets Quotations From the Chicago Hoard ot Trade and Other Commercial Centers Live Stock and Produce Markets.

The Village of Harlem, near Kansas City, Partly Inundated The Kaw Doing Much Damage to Packing House Interests Floods Create Havoc All Over the West Tornado In Oklahoma. A Political Sensation in Kansas Colonel Morrison to the Front Again Ohio for IMaine or Hlierinan Mr. Ingalls to Candidate Curtis Latest Political News of the Day. Plan of the Chicago World's Fair ltoard to Secure Needed Cash. Washing ton, May 14.

Director General Davis, Lyman J. Gage and Edwin Walker of the Chicago World's fair board to-day laid before the house committee having charge of the subject their new proposition relative to the loan, iu the shape of a bill similar to the pending 5 million dollar appropriation measure, except in the incorporation of a novel provision calculated to secure favorable consideration at the hands of congressmen favorable to the extended use of silver. Under the terms of the bill provision is made for the appropriation from the treasury of $.1,000,000 upon the following terms: The treasury is directed to have coined ten million silver coins of the weight and fineness of the present half dollar, which coins are to be legal tender. Thyy are to be stamped with such inscription as will make them suitable souvenirs of the celebration of the 4 0th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, and are to be paid out in defraying the cost of completing the work of preparing for the inauguration of the exposition. The secretary of the treasury is to purchase silver bullion in addition to the present monthly purchases to an amount sufficient to enable him to comply with the terms of the act and the sum of $4,0.

OVKO is appropriated for the purpose. Payments are to be made only upon estimates and vouchers certified by the president and secretary for labor done and material furnished, after the secretary of the treas- New Yokk, May 14. The stock market was quiet to-day, with special activity only In Northern Pacific preferred and Hocking Valley. The rallies were feeble in most cases, and the market closed fairly active and generally weak at or about the lowest prices of the day. Closing prices bushels, contrasted with a weekly avc of bushels during the pre three weeks and with 1, 942,00 bushe wheat in May, 1891.

Reports from companies represei 99,000 out of 0 miles of railway age in the country show total gross ings for April of $401,730, 0 an inc New Yokk, May 14. The Brooklyn Eagle prints a Washington dispatch purporting to report an interview with Senator Hill, who is quoted as saying: "The statement that I intend to sound the alarm in the senate against the present proneness of the Democratic party to excessive expenditure of the public funds is absurdly false. From Kansas City, May 14. The cen ter of disturbance in flood matters, as far as Kansas City is concerned, is to-day along the Kaw, the stream is raging and turbulent. Thousands are to-day anxious as to whn.

its destructive vagaries for the forthcoming twenty-four hours may be. Not alone poor people having small homes in the bottom lands along the river are apprehensive, but some of the largest capitalized interests in the city are to a certain extent jeopardized. The ma io. Yes- To- Yes-day, day. day.

day. 81 Heading 59 59V4 C. 10.1 i. llfiK 120'i C. Ci 68 Hock Island.

81 824 D. 157! 1574 dt. Pacl 77 78(4 184 132 Union L. J5 7B'4 2 2814 M. K.

28, 2SVi W. 93 Mo. Pacific. il 58a4 Chiongo Gas. 80(4 1189i Lead 18'4 18V4 128H 128 Kuuar 9J 921 Jersey 138 18HM 8.

Oil 88H 384 Now 88H 39 Hich'i'er 8 8(6 N. 1896 1H Difct A C. F. 47(4 48 N.Pacific pfd 55(4 Silver. 08 88M N.

A 184 14 chinery in the Argentine electric light 000, or 7.4 per cent more than in '91. The clearances from the four Atl ports this week and comparisons with week are: Wheat, 2,091, OjO bushels crease 707,000 bushels; corn, bushels; decrease 1,122,000 bushels; 00 bushels, increase 35,1 0J bus rye, 73,100 bushels; decrease, 72,000 bu: flour, sacks and barrels, 347,000, dec; 4,000. I Prime's report says there is sim, comparison of condition from a crop st point with those of a year or two ago. progress has boeen made since Mr LATE SENATOR BARBOUR OF VIRGINIA in this city a little after 6 o'clock this morning. His death was very unexpected and a great shock to those who knew him, as he had always been regarded as a man of strong and vigorous constitution and had been uni-foi inly well and energetic for a person of his age.

The only persons present at the senator's bedside when he died were his sister-in-law, Miss Dangerfield, Colonel Shepard of Virginia, a quest at the house, and the domestics. His death was said by his physician to have been due to heart failure. Yesterday the senator was in his accustomed seat in the senate and to all he appeared in his usual good health and was cheerful and in excellent under I uri' shall be satisfied that the sum of and water works building is what I have learned by keeping my ears open while in the senate, I believe that James G. Blaine is the only man that Harrison and his friends fear. The fact of the matter is, Tom Piatt made a great mistake by not holding a midwinter convention.

Had he done this he could have had his own way and had his delegates just where he wanted them. It is now too late for him to do anything against Harrison, for the tide has set against Piatt and no one knows this better than Piatt himself." Referring to sharp criticism upon the omission of mention of Grover New York Hank Statement. The weekly statement of the New York banks, issued to-day, shows the following probably not a singlu furrow has changes: Reserve, increase' turned of tho turneu east or mo nas neen conccieu auu uisuurseu by the exposition authorities as required by law. Mr. Walker in presenting the bill urged the committee to report speedily upon it, or upon the original appropriation measure, in view of the pressing need for early action by congress, lie felt authorized to pledge the people of Chicago if congress granted the loan desired, to raise whatever additional money might he necessary whether it was one million or three million to carry out the plans of the exposition and not to apply again to congress for assistance.

I Mississippi river spirits. In the house Mr. Meredith announced i past ten days. In the pro of Ontario wheat is 8 iiiehus high looking well. In Central Indiana no is headed out and very little in Soutl I but it is doing well in Northern Incl I and Southern Illinois.

Very rapid grow. I Central Illinois, in fact too rapid. Sc ern Kansas is backward. In Norl Kansas wheat is 8 inches high. Soul.

I Missouri reports rauk growth of straw the death of Senator Barbour, and as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the house adjourned. Senator John S. Barbour was a resident of Alexandria and was born in Culpeper county, December 29, 1820. He pursued a irse of study at CORN PLANTING DELAYED. Cleveland's name from the platform of the New York state; mid-winter convention, Senator Hill is quoted thus: "Why, I should like to know, should the last New York state convention have mentioned the name of Grover Cleveland? The conventions of neither party have been in the habit of dragging in outsiders iu this way.

Why, as far as the reasonableness of the thing goes, the convention might as well have gone backa few years and recommended the administration of Buchanan." loans, decrease specie, decrease 1,1 legal tender, increase 1,88 deposits, decrease circulation, decrease, 37,100. The banks now hold $15,873,115 in excess of tho required 35 per cent rule. to. the amount of 10,000 was withdrawn from tho Bank of England today for shipment to New York. Money on call was easy at per cent.

Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at for sixty-day bills and $4.87 for demand. Posted rates, Domestic exchange was as follows New York, 75c premium; Chicago, 5 'c premium; St. Louis, 45c premium. Kansas City Hunk Clearings. Kansas City, May 14.

The Kansas City bank clearings for the week thus far and for the corresponding time last year are as follows: not headed. L.IVK STOCK. the university ot rginia for three years, and in 1842 from the law school there. He was elected to the Forty -seventh, Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses and to the United States senate in 1888, as a Democrat, to succeed Har Kansas City, May 14. Ca ttle-ceipts, calves, 23; shipped yestei 604.

The market for steers was ste cows weak to 10c lower feeders quiet. The following are representative DKE3SBO BEEF AXD SHIPPING STEERS. POLITICAL SENSATION IN KANSAS. rison H. Riddleberger, Readjuster, tak water and the city is without water or electric light.

In Armourdale, instead of draining the city, the sewers are pouring water into the streets and doing considerable damage. The town resembles the city of Venice. The basements of the various packing houses are tilled with water and great difficulty is experienced in operating their plants. The Kaw river at noon was within a foot of the Missouri Pacific tracks at Splitlog 'avenue in Kansas City, Kan. The entire Kaw river bottom north of the Union Pacific bridge is flooded, except where streets have been brought to grade several feet above the level of bottom land.

The Missouri river bottom north of Kansas City, is flooded also and much damage being done. The water is approaching the shops of the Kansas City, Wyandotte fc Northwestern, but no apprehension is felt by the officials for the safety of the shops. Altogether about fifty shanties and larger houses used as dwellings are partly undei water. The occupants have either moved out or are doing so with the aid of large sand barges. The Missouri river is nearly on a level with Harlem.

The water has backed up into the center of the scattering village. Kast of the Winner bridge the flood has inundated the low lands, submerging gardens and truck patches, and has crept stealthily around to the north of the settlement. The Missouri river was twenty-two feet seven and one-half inches above low water mark at 8 o'clock this morning, showing a rise of eight and one-half inches since the same hour yesterday. Dispatches received to-day by the signal service department state that the Missouri river this morning showed a rise of eight and a hilf inches at Omaha and a rise of one at l'latts-mouth. The signal service has also been informed that the Kaw river has fallen a foot and five inches at Manhattan.

The signal service bulletin to-day stated that the Missouri river would continue to rise here until Monday. The Kaw will show a fall by Monday unless heavy rains occur. I Mo. Wt 35 1.417 5 1.416 60 1,5 6 19 No. 51..

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Wt. ..1,263 ..1,107 ..1,439 ..1,185 ..1,085 The Crop Situation (letting Serious In Iowa and Indiana. Dks Moines, May 14. This week's Iowa crop bulletin says: The daily average temperature was about ten degrees below normal and the rainfall was generally in excess, ranging from one to three inches. There was not more than twelve hours of sunshine during the week.

The crop situation is becoming serious in a considerable portion of the state. Very little plowing has been done and only a bare beginning has been made in corn planting in the more favored localities. Indianapolis, May 14. The Indiana weather crop bulletin says: Little if any plowing was done or corn planted this week because of excessive rains, and anxiety is resulting. Wheat, oats, grass and fruits are still in fine, promising condition, but dry and warmer weather is needed.

19 1,302 ing his seat March 4, 1889. His term would have expired March 3, 1895. He was at one time chairman of the Democratic national congressional committee and had long been a prominent factor in Virginia politics. Iti national politics he has been termed Gorman's right hand man. Mr.

Barbour's successor is expected to be either ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee or Congressman O'Ferrall. Price. 4 10 4 00 3 90 3 85 3 85 3 80 3 75 3 70 3 70 3 3 57 3 1.7H Inc. 152.522 4,915 250,0119 23,857 P.c. 10.8 8.1? 3.0 6.3 21 2 l.U 1892.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday. 1.470,513 1,622,579 Friday 1,42.,133 1391. 1,725,354 1.517,433 1.525,216 1,173.039 1,413,730 16.. 21 ...1,4 3 ...1,3:4 1,295 13. .1,160 35...

9 1,217 41 Col. .1,2. 2 5 IS Total 278 $9.059.439 59.1B1 6.5 64 1,2 3 46 1,273 45 1,277 Decrease. Ex-Congressman Phillips Preparing to Go Over to the People's Party. Topeka, May 14.

Just as great a sensation as that which was caused by the announcement that ex-Congressman Harrison Kelley had left the Republican for the People's party will be produced in Kansas when it becomes generally known that Colonel William A. Phillips of Salina, ex-congressman from the Fifth district, and heretofore a stalwart Republican leader, is negotiating with the People's party leaders for the publication of his book, Land, Labor and Law," which is to be changed to suit existing conditions and thrown on the market as a People's party caupaign book. Colonel Phillips has continued his researches and now proposes to go still further into the People's ranks. COWS AND HEIFERS. GRAIN MARKETS.

.1,031 .1,061 681 620 891 5. 20. 24 13. 13. 4.

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4... 1,360 700 684 778 820 1,020 640 919 8(10 3 85 3 2) 3 15 3 10 3 00 2 90 2 0a 2 50 2 50 2 25 2 1 80 Kansas City, May 14. Cash wheat here was lower to-day. Shippers claimed that they could not get within a cent of what they sold for yesterday. Low grades of hard wheat were off Jlc.

Good wheat, both soft and hard, was perhaps no lower. Offerings were light. Prices were quoted at Kansas City as follows No. 2 hurd wheat 7374e, No. 3 hard wheat 68fa)70c.

No. 4 hard wheat 63ra) 14 1,2 4 Eloped With a Chinaman. New York, May 14. Miss Grace French, aged 20, a member of the Greenwood Baptist church of Brooklyn, disappeared Wednesday last and has, it is believed, eloped with a Chinaman, known as Edward W. Lee.

He was a scholar in Miss French's Sunday school class, and it was an open secret that he was paying devoted attentions to her and had asked her to marry him. The girl is rather pretty, and lived with her mother at 8 Auburn place. Lee has a wife and two children in China. 11 a bus 40 825 6 471 10 457 4 547 1,033 4-0 471 4. 3 8, 68c rejected hard "wheat 5662c, No.

2 red 9TOCKEUS AND FEEDERS. wheat 80 81c; No. 3 red wheat 21. 15. .1,177 9.7 604 w.

8i2 8 50 3 41 2 65 23.. 7.. 13 s. 4 red wheat 6573c. Knights of Labor lioycott Proposed.

Pittsburg, May 14. The general executive board of the Knights of Labor, in session here, has decided to boycott a wealthy shoe inanufaf turer of Lynn, because he recently discharged all the union men in his employ and is now running a non-union factory. Arrangements were made to instruct the farmers of the country to purchase only footwear having the registered mark of the united boot and shoemakers. The board is now consulting on appointing four or five oi ganizers to thoroughly canvass the United States and start new assemblies wherever they can. t9 west 7l0 Sales by sample on 'change, on the basis MIXED.

of the Mississippi river: No. 2 hard wheat. 1 carSOo; No. 3 hard wheat, 4 cars, 76c, Mr. Ingalls to Mr.

Curtis. i Topeka, May 14. Among the letters of congratulation received this morning by Charles K. Curtis, the Republican nominee for congressman in this district, was one from Senator Ingalls, in which he wrote: "Accept my best wishes and my sincere hopes for your success. You have won a great victory (3 30 00 2 oxen.

1,835 4 bulls. 1,833 3 00 1 1,5 60 2 1 2 25 1 1,430 2) Hogs Receipts, shipped yos 5 cars 7 No. 4 hard wheat, 2 cars 55) lb. choice car cars car 73c, 2 cars lc, rejected wheat, 2 cars 7-c, 2 day, 2,228. The market opened steady cars u'Jc; No.

A white spring wheat, 3 cars 1 4 ir closed active and strong to higher, very choice, o. lb, 75c; No.4 red wheat, very The following are representative saiet liuod, locally. Cleveland May Not Attend. Chicago, May 14. The following is self explanatory: Lakewood, N.

May 10. E. O. Culp, Esq. Dear Sir: Mrs.

Cleveland and I desire to express our thanks for the invitation extended to us to be present at the dedicatory ceremonies in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. We regret exceedingly that our plans are such as to give no promise of our being able to accept your courteous invitation. Yours very truly, Ghoveb Cleveland. Cyclone in Oklahoma. i El Reno, May 14.

Reports have come in that a terrible tornado visited Eastern Oklahoma yesterday and destroyed much timber and many houses. At least twenty residences i were blown to pieces in Canadian county, many of them having totally disappeared, not one piece being found. A number of school houses were destroyed and windmills were blown away. No deaths have as yet been reported, but a number have been seri at your age and may reasonably expect a strong career. Be courageous, straightforward, studious and sincere and have faith in the intelligence and justice of the people." Ohio for lllalne or Sherman.

Cincinnati, May 14. Careful study of the expressed convictions of No. Wt. Price. No.

Wt. I'rlce. Nt. Wt. Pi 72 256 4 5 76 260 45.

69 247 4. 67 223 4 50 61 197 4 47 -4 67 244 i 73 188 4 47' 73 147 4 4i 56 175 4 43 73 224 4 42 64 1.9 4' 76 173 4 42' 59 1 4 40 48 192 4 72 156 4 40 13 113 4 30 113 4 73 232 4 35 63 163 4 42 99 1-tJ 4 4 17 IU 4 40 89 77 4 25 Sheep Receipts, no shipnif yesterday. The market was quiet Methodist Delegates at Lincoln. Lincoln, May 14. The delegates to the Methodist general conference arrived here on a visit to-day and were met by a large delegation of citizens and the Wesleyan university band.

The entire party consisting of 1.000 people, was escorted on foot to the Lansing opera house, where a set programme of welcome was observed. Mrs. Angie F. Newman spoke for the women of Nebraska and Chancellor Canfield for the university. (.

ohn Brought almost any price that Offerings were very light and people with smull orders had to pay ex-tivme prices. No. 2 mixed corn sold at Ik' iitid No. 2 white corn at 4444c. For luuy while corn 41c was bid.

Oats Were firm. No. 2 mixed sold at it 'Ke, and No. 2 white at a discount for No. 8.

Rye Was steady. No. 2 sold at 69c; No. 8, 67c; No. 4, 65c, Flaxseed 90c on the basis of pure.

Bran Firm, 65c here in 100-lb sacks. Bulk, 67 58c. Hay Receipts, 4 cars. Market very firm. Quotations are: Timothy, $9 per ton; fancy prairie, 98; good to choice, 6.50 47..

low grade, $56. Millet In poor demand. Choice German millet is quoted at 6070c; off grades and common varieties, 3550c. Sorghum Seed Weak; 3 3c in car lots. Taney County Prisoners Released.

Springfield, May 14. The two Taney county prisoners held here have been released by Sheriff Day, who discredits Milton Everett's story as the bombastic dreams of a whisky crazed man. Georire Friend, Everett's brother- I iauy. iuo iuuuwiujj arc rcjjrcstsuu? sales: 1 No. Wt Price.

No. Wt. Pr 32shmut 101 4 50 I 15 lambs at 81 in-law, expressed perfect willingness I Live Stock Notes. Dressed beef men bought 1,553 cattle terday. Armour bought 733, Kingan Fowler 18, Dold 172, Phoenix packing cc pany 161, Swift 244, P.

D. Armour to go 10 laney county anrt face the charges made by Evereft, who is said ously injured. The Mississippi Valley. St. Louis, May 14.

Telegrams from all over the West bring news of floods and their havoc. Every river is more than bank full and all the small streams are torrents, which are adding hourly to the waters of the larger Streams. At this point the Mississippi has passed the danger line and is still rising steadily and an immense amount of damage has been done. Arrow Rock, Saline county, is flooded and thousands of acres of lowlands to have been half crazy from drink for weeks past. and local butchers 56.

Packers bought 7,523 hogs yesterday. mour bought 2,730, Kiuean 1,059. Fow the Ohio national Republican delegation shows that not one of them is really for I 'resident Harrison's renomination. Foraker and Bushnell, Cox and Fleischman and thirty-one others are for Blaine if he will consent to run. It is also declared that Sherman can control about half the delegation for himself and as against Harrison secure them all.

Colonel Morrison to the Front. Washington, May 14. Friends of Colonel William R. Morrison of Illinois claim that Kentucky and Missouri will support him for the presidency with Cleveland out of the way, Mr. Morrison himself declared yesterday that Chicago was about the only place where he had no friends.

Overtures for peace between Palmer and Morrison are reported and it is hinted that after a complimentary vote for Palmer, Illinois may support Morrison. Astor's Brother Cut Off. New York, May 14. Under the will of William Astor, neither Drayton nor his wife will be able to touch a penny of the estate. Henry Astor, the testator's only surviving brother, who married a country girl and is living in Columbia county, is effectually cut off by a provision which says: NEWS IN BRIEF.

the Chicago Chicago, May 14. The following is range of prices for active futures: 2,196, Dold 1,08.1, Swift 457 and local bu ers 1. Cole bought 1,010, Squire 12s, Nc packing company 352 and other shipf Oloinn Seven Kentucky distilleries are to form a trust. Lowest May 14. High'st Vcstet.

day. to-duy. The Canadian house of commons will 1,119. Receipts since January 1 aggregate 3' 077 cattle, 4,797 calves, 3 hogs I 180,137 sheep. Compared with the cor 821 be asked next Monday to endorse home rule for Ireland.

83 4S 834 1X 47? An English syndicate is reported to have about completed arrangements to '49 49'i sponding time in 1891, these figures k. i an increuse of 65,752 cattle. 659 calves, I 279 sheep and a decrease of 103.902 hogs I Chirac. Chicago, May 14. Hogs Market acti and prices 5o lower, with feeling we 83 83 84 48 44 30 30 9 44 '43K :43 purchase the nve potteries in Trenton, N.

J. The Carnegie steel plants will con 44 "It Is my will and intention that neither my brother, Henry Astor, nor his issue or heirs at law, or next of kin, shall receive any portion of my estate." Two Negro Murderers Hanged. Nashville, 111., May 14. Thomas Davis and Henry Dickerson, two negroes, were hanged here this forenoon for the murder of Marcus Deitsch, a peddler, at Rich view, December 26 last. On the scaffold Dickerson bade farewell to all and hoped to meet his 30.

80 30 along the Missouri are laid waste. The damage will amount to thousands of i dollars. About Ottumwa, the rains which have leen more or less constant for the last two months have set in again. At Jefferson City, the Missouri I river is rising two inches an hour and has already spread over the Callaway bottoms, flooding many farms and driving hundreds from their homes. The worst is yet to come, for an immense rise is coming from above.

The Osage is over its banks, the Gasconade is running over and the Moreau is flood- high. I The Mississippi at Alton is higher solidate July 1 into the largest plantof the kind in the world, with a capital of MS, 29Ji, Wheat Dec Corn May. Oats May July. Pork May. Lard May July Sept Ribs May July Sept An Officer of Two Wars Dead.

Pittsbuwj, May 14. General Thomas A. Rowley, who served with distinction in the Mexican war and in the rebellion, was found dead in bed this morning. The deceased was 85 years of age and as active as a man of 40 up to the day of his death. 9 70 TO I 9 75 9 90 9 75 9 90 77 9 77H 10 U2X 9 92)i 10 05 6 27 6 37 6 50 5 85 5 90 1 02 6 25 6 5 6 47 85 5 90 6 00 II 20 6 30 0 45 5 85 5 85 95 6 20 6 30 6 45 5 85 5 85 5 95 815,000,000.

Because she would not marry him, Charles Jones of Sparta, 111., aged 24, shot and killed Anna Devan, aged 15. He then blew his own brains out. The Southwest Missouri M. E. church conference, in session at Richland, ad-dopted resolutions denouncing dancing, theater and circus going.

Captain Snapp, who swindled the city of Louisville, out of 8800,000, got ten and one-half years at St Paul for forgeries against the Northern Pacific railway. David Holler, a wealthy farmer liv-iug three miles west of Newark, shot his wife, inflicting a serious wound. When an attempt was made Sales ranged at $4.85 4.80 for li. a 4. 45 for rough packing; f.4(a1 for mixed; for heavy pack and shipping lots: pigs, 5.

Cat Market dull and prices unchanged. Sh Market steady. Produce Market. Kansas Citt, May 14. Wholes, lots: Eggs 12ic.

Butter Select, ext fancy creamery, 20c; good to choice, 17c; store packed, 10; fancy dairy, 12 14c; choice, 12c. Poultry Roosters 20c each; fancy small hens, per lb; broilers, per dt turkeys, gobblers, 8(S9c; hens, 11 ducks, 7c; geese, Vi'c per lb; pigjoi per dot Fruit Apples, oc mon, good, fac per bbl. Strawberries Fan $3(3. choice, $2.25 per 24 quir Cheese Full cream, Young Am irienas in neaven, while Davis made a long prayer.fervently appealing to God to forgive him and bear his spirit home. The Failures Were all Small.

New York, May 14. Bradstreets today says: Only eleven business failures where the capital invested was in excess of (20,000 took place in the United States this week; only twenty-three with capital of more than 85,000 and not in excess of (20,000, and 150 with 55,000 capital or less. Receipts at Chicago to-day Wheat, Negroes Form a Protection Society. Mobetik, May 14. The negroes of this section have formed a secret organization, having for its object the protection of the race against summary vengeance of white men.

Mrs. Hetherlngton Returns Home. St. Paul, May 14. Edward P.

Griffin of Hong Kong, China, who formerly lived at Winona and who is now than it has been lor nine years. All the packing houses along the levee have been abandoned and temporary quarters secured. Hundreds of acres of wheat are submerged on Missouri points and many families are homeless. St. Joseph, May 14.

The Missouri river is rising here at the rate of an inch an hour and is now within a foot of its danger line. 71 cars; corn, 256 cars; oats, 211 cars. Estimated receipts Monday Wheat, 60 cars; corn, 195 cars; oats, 190 cars; hogs, head. Chicago Closing; Cash Prices. Chicago, May 14.

Wheat No. 2 spring. Atchison, May 14. The river 82ViC; No. a red, 86c, Corn No.

2 cash, 46JAa4SU'c; No. i yellow, 47g48c; No. 3 to capture him he cut his throat. England is getting ready for the early dissolution of parliament and 1 the following elections will, if general new No. yellow, OaU visiting there, reports that on the steamer on which he came to America was Mrs.

Hetherington, wife of the naval officer who shot Banker Robinson of Yokohama. She, Griffin declares, made herself very disagreeable at Yokohama by insisting on appearing in public and trying to remain in society after the tragedy. is rising rapidly here. The inhabitants of the island above this city moved to the Kansas side to-day. The water cut away ten acres of the island this morning.

A Michigan Merchant Missing. Shelbt, May 14. Benjamin Morse, a prominent merchant, left No. 2 cash, Timothy Seed Cash, $1.27 it 1.30; September, (1.33. Mess Pork The Man of Sixty Wim Punished.

Boston, May 14. James Taylor of Taylorville, the man with sixty odd wives, retracted his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge Bond in the superior court to adultery on December 10 last. He was sentenced to three years in state prison. Joplla Mines Seriously Flooded. Joplin, Ma, May 14.

The heavy rains of the past few weeks hare seriously interrupted mining operations and the output this week has been greatly reduced by heavy storms. Many mines are under water and prospecting is almost at a standstill. ica, licet 123c; Kansas, Hone Light, 1314c; dark, 9v12c Veal 6c per lb. Tallow 4'c per lb. St.

Loris, May 14. Butter Fai separator, creamery. Kalflc; choice dai LValtie; ladle packed. 12 14c Eggs UJ CHiOAo.Mav 14. Butter Fancv ere ery.

I9rv0e; fine Western. 17rls5ic; dairy, 1718c: Eggs 14(S14f. New York, May 14. Butter West dairy. Elgin.

21c; Western ore? erv. imitation creamery, 12 (Jl Eggs-Western, m16a Sugar la Vork. Niw York, May 14. Sugar, raw, stea fair refining, 8c; centrifugal St l-16c. Refined, barely Inactive, ste crushed.

5Jf)tfc; powdered, 4. granulated, 4 5-i04 9-16c expectation is fulfilled, result in the return of Gladstone to power. Ward McAllister's son it transpires, had married a Miss Garmany while she was a school girl five years ago. The marriage has been kept a secret. McAllister is angry and unlikely to for give the young man.

In an interview Mrs. Coleman Drayton said that the reason her father, William Astor, left the women so little in his will was because he wanted the Astor fortune to descent from father to Cash, new, t9.70fd9.72. Lard Cash new, 6.20. Short Ribs Cash, t5.82Hi9 5.85. JRye Cash, 76c; May, 7bc Flaxseed No.

cash, C1.02X; May, $1.03. Ba rley 62c St. Loris, May 14 Flaxseed $1.01. Castor Beans $1.50. Rye 75c.

fit. Louis. St. Louis, May 14. Receipt.

wheat, 20,000 bu; shipments, 7,0 JO bu; corn, 0 bu; shipments, Closing prices were: Wheat Cash, 86c; May, 85c; July, 79o; Corn Casta, 45c; May, 43c; July. 40ic Oats Cash, 83c; May, home ten days ago to attend the Democratic state convention at Muskegon. Ee has not been heard from since. Foul play is feared. A Well Kion Railroader Dead.

Kansas Crrr, Ma, May 14. L. W. Towne, general car service and claim agent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott A Memphis railroad, died at 7:45 o'clock this morning at his home in this city. Fewer Strikes Th an Last Tear.

New York, May 14. Bradstreets today says: Dispatches show a total of 105 strikes of importance within two weeks, involving 27,200 industrial employees, against twice that number of striking wage earners a year ago. The outlook is for an early extension of Idleness among building trades West and granite handlers East. son nntil it became the greatest in this country. July, i9c.