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If Akgu OCK LAND VOL, XL. NO. 88. HOCKUSLAXl). FRIDAY, FEIJKUAHY 5, 1S9. Slrgle Copies 5 CtDti Per Week Vt Cents Bails Jj r' ""jOjl' SELL-'EM-QUICK PANT SALE. WW I m flit.- "II 3 rSiSK fS& frl sa vij mm taica zs&r w . xa We place on sale toda)r and for the balance ot this week 2,500 pairs of pants, divided in live lots on five different tables; and if you are in need of a pair of pants to make your suit last until you are ready to purchase a spring suit, low is lour Chance (Table One-Will sell for Pants worth $1.25, $150, $1.75. table Two-Will sell for Pants worth $2, $2.25 and $2.50. Cable Three-Will sell for Pants worth $2.75, $? and $7.50. U able Four-Will sell for Pants worth $?.50, $4, $4.50 and i. P able Five-Will sell for Pants worth $5.50, $6.50 and $7. 99c 81.39. ii 81.99. 2.99. $3.99. Positively as Advertised. THE LOIN DO SAX & RICE, Proprietors. underselling Everybody On Everything. Money CHEERFULLY , Refunded. HAS A SUIIE THING. More Light on the Matter of Grain Trading. AMEHTES0TA MAN'S DEAD "CIlfCH." He "C.et There" Kegardlei or How the Market ioes A Chicago Trader Ki plains Some Board or Trade Features "Made a Constitutional Ouestion or Free Coinage Cullom's Iernier liruort Tor the Interstate Commerce law The House Adopts the New Iiulcj-Official Items. AVashixctov, Feb. 5. A. .1. Saxvyer, of Minneapolis, one of the largest wheat deal ers in the northwest, told the house com mittee on agriculture yesterday what he thought about the law to interfere with dealings in futures. He said he was in terested in 13.1 elevators ia -Minnesota and the Dakota, ami during the season he buys and sells millions of bushels. In op position to the bill he made a peculiar ar gument, and disclosed to the committee bis method of making money "on a dead sure tineh." He explained that he bought his wheat of the farmers and then stored it in his elevators to await suitable prices. By his method of operation, as he ex plained it, he can never lose. He buys xvhen the price is reasonably low, and when it rises to a certain ligure in advance he sells. "The Fellow at Chicago." To insure a profit when the market seems a little doubtful he sells in the future through the option dealers at Chicago, Dit lt;th. or Minneapolis. If the price drops his sale is already made, and he is sure of a profit; if it remains steady orrises lie contents himself w ilh a moderate profit, on the principle that- a sure thing, though modest, repeated many times, is la-tter than a big profit which comes onlv once in a while. ''lint what of the fellow in Chicago, who bought from you :-'-iskeil Chairman Hatch. 'Oh. well, responded Sawyer, "he must pass it on to soiuelioily else or st.vml the loss. rhat is merely a method of trade that carries its own insurance." Farmers Sell too Oniclily. The farmers, he said, get their wheat on the market too fast. If thev held it. t hex- Instead of purchasers, became the gam blers; but the richest and largest farmers in this country sold their wheat right from the machine. The country elevator, he-Kiid. takes care of the farmer, and the teriliiiial looks after the speculator ami gambler. hen wheat is shipped back to the farmer shrinkage is not deducted, as the farmer's elevator receipt is good for the full amount. Klevators were a neces sity with the farmers, and every county in bis section of the count rv has a number of them. He was asked if the farmers could keep their wheat in elevators and sell when they pleased, and he ansxvereil that they could, but did not know whether it was beneflrial to them. Mr. Aldrich f.ives His Views. Mr. Aldrich, of the Chicago Board of Trade, was in favor of preventing fictitious trading. He admitted that it xvas done, but did not know how it rauld be prevent ed. It was against the rules of the hoard. In reply to the Kansas farmer w ho testi fied Wednesday he said it w as a mistake to say that so much money xx-as tied up in futures. It took i:SS,OUl,UU to move the crops.and hedoubted that as much asj.,000, OoOwas tied up in marginsat any one time. The margin business was not a new thing. It was an old thing txxeuty-txx-o years ago, so it could r.ot be. as t he Kansas farmer stated, the cause of the decline in wheat. A Mystery Explained. He said that the receipts at Chicago per day would reach Ton.uod bushels of grain, and the sales xvere much larger. In ex plaining t his he said: "I may have taught 5,000 bushels from a farmer: another dealer buys the lot from me: another buys it from hLni, and still aimtlit r bought it from the last.. Thus, you see that the 5.000 bushels is apparently transformed into Ji ,"' bush els. And by repeating these sales you can make it n much as you like."' Such men as 1'ardridu'e could not liear wheat unless the com1:' ion were favorable the markets for immcdiated consumption must be over supplied. Supply and demand and demand had exerything to do xvith the matter. Speculative nilxances or decline xvere al ways temporary. DISCOUNTS STEWART'S !DCA. A I.axvycr's I'lea for Free Coinage Coes Ioxxn to Hard Fan. Washington", Feb. 5. The silver brick case tin which it is sought to compel the mint to coin free for a citizen such silver as may be presented) was argued yesterday before the District supreme court. Hon. Jere Wilson made the argument for the owner of the brick. He declared that at the time of the adoption of the constitu tion the existing conditions made gold and silver equal as money. Nothing can lie found, be said, in all the doliates and writ ings of that period that in the most remote way indicates that anything but free coin age was thought of by anybody, but on the contrary every expression from e-ery source was a clear recognition that the people were to have, as they then had, the right to the unrestricted use of gold and silver as money, and the free and unlim ited coinage of both of themes money. Judge Wilson argued that it is not in the power of congress to demonetize silver, be cause silver and gold coins alone were rec ognized in the common law. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW. Cnllora Has a Plan to Make It "Go" In Default or a Better One. Washisgtos, Feb.. 5. In view of the supreme court decision regarding the Counselman case, friends of the interstate commerce law are cudgeling their brain for some method of making the law effi cient. Cullom has not heard of a plan he can indorse yet, but says that if nothing else can be done "I shall move to amend the law by excluding the shipper from its operations. That will leave the railroad men to bear it provisions alone. t do not want to do this and shall not unless no other remedy presents itself; for often times a shipper will run around to railroad agents and worry one of them into violat ing the law. I would prefer to punish both of them, but if only one can be punished, than the railroad agent should be the one. for it is within his power to refrain from violating the laxv, just as it is xvithin his power to refrain from violating anv other law." -. " Congress In Urlef. Washington-, Feb. 5. .MaiuU rson pre sided in the senate yesterday in the ab sence of Morton at Xexv York. A bill xvas introduced to build a monument coinmec orative of Perry's victory. The rcyort on the Florida contest was made to the effect that Call xvas the duly elected senator, and the report xvas adopted. n executive session xxas held and the Fnate adjourned to Monday. In the hotiss Ilolnian objected to imme diate consideration of a resolution to pay West Virginia S151,!78 direct tax refund. The rules were then taken up and a final vote reached adopting them substantially as reported. After some unimportant business the house adjourned. Looking Into Our Pork Inspection. Washington-, Feb. 5. A party of gentle men representing the French government are noxv on their way to Chicago and other xxestern points for the purpose of investi gating our pork inspection regulations and the efficiency of their practical appli cation. The party includes M. Riche, member of the Academy of Medicine and professor of chemistry at the l'aris College tf Pharmacy; M. K. Rouma, an official of the foreign department of the ministry of commerce, and M. Maurice Duolos, a pro duce commission merchant of l'aris. It's Pretty Rough on Spain. Washington, Feb. 5. The reduced duty on American flour imported into Cuba un der the reciprocity treaty xvent into effect Jan. 1 last. Consul (Jeneral Williams tel egraphs the f tate department that the re ceipts of Hour at the port of Havana for the month of January last xvas as follows: From the Uniti-d States, r.'J,:Tl sacks; from Spain, none. The receipts for the month of January, lS'.M, were: From the 1'niled Mutes, sacks: from Spain, 5!!?,4!W bags. The I'oxx er ot the Speaker. Washington, Feb. 5. During the le bae ill the iiotw yesterday on the rules J. 1). Taylor, of Ohio, to show the power put in the hands of the speaker, had a letter read from Randall, Win' and Henderson to Carlisle, ti.e then speaker, asking him to recognize one of them to move the aboli tion of the internal revenue tax on tobac co. Carlisle refused, knowing that if the matter came to a vote it Would be carried. Fife Fines on Fake Vessels. Washington. Feb. ;V Senator Sawyer introduced a bill yesterday to repeal the provisions of the act requiring life saving appliances on steamers so far as they re late to thecarryiug of line-carrying pro jectiles and the means of propelling them oil steamers plying exclusively upon any of the lakes, bavs or sounds of the United States. Senator Power Out of llanser. Washington. Feb. 5. Senator Power is noxv believed to be entirely out of danger. Many inquiries as to the Montanian's con dition were made by senators and friends yesterday and the resinmscs received xvere most favorable and encouraging. Cave the t". I a Itesk. Washington, Feb. .V An amendment to the rules was adopted in the house yes terday assigning a desk on the floor to a representative of the 1'nited Press, and .illowing him one assistant to be present on the floor at all times. An Illinois Hoy for West Point. Washington. Feb. 5. Jed Freund, of Beacon, Ills. (Kleventh district), has been appointed a cadet to West Point Military academy. A NIRVY "EAO CITIZEN." Fitzsimmons the Murderer I'reTers Heath to Further I itiiirismiineiit. New Oi:i.i- an. Feb. F. C. Fitzsim mons, the Fittsburir murderer of Detective tiilkinson, made a desperate attempt to end his life yesterday in the parish, prison by cuttins his throat. The prisoner made u remarkably daring escape fi .iin the Pitts burg jail some mont hs ago. and had just leen raptured in this city and identified. He got up yesterday about haif past nine, and after dressing himself sat down at a a table and xxrote a letter, which he placed in his pocket. Then he asked for a cigar, and when a nurse promised to go out aud ecure some paper he went to a bed, threw himself upon it, and drew a blanket ox-er his face. Those in the room heard him groaning, but Wliexed he was dreaming. Cashed with m Penknife. About twenty minutes after Fitzsim mons had lain down Detective Murphy and a Pittsburg newspaper man came to the luispilal. and going to the lied pulled off the blanket. They were startled to see Fitzsimmons covered xvith blood and gasping. Assistance was immediately sent for ami an examination showed that the murderer had stablied himself with a pen knife three times on the left side and once on the right, the knife jienetrating deeply. He had bled for twenty minutes and was very weak. The wounds were stitched tip, but the dot-tors said the man would prob ably die. What He Said in His Fetter. In the letter he wrote he says that pre ferring death to imprisonment he made up his mind to kill himself, xvhich would pre vent further mental worry and relieve his, parents from further disgrace. He says his wife was improperly convicted at the Allegheny court house of murder in the second degree, through the perjury of a de tective and the prejudice of tht judge and jury. He swears before hurling himself into eternity that his wife is innocent of the crime she was convicted of, and says he made his escape from the Alleghany county jail because he knew beforehand that he would tie convicted. The Murderer Is Head. Pittsburg, Feb. 5. A Xew Orleans special to The Times says that Fitzsim mons, the murderer of Detective Gilkin son, who cut his t'iroat in the parish prison, died at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Saved f roni the Lightning Bolt. Albant, Feb. 5. Governor Flower has commuted the sentence in the case of Nichols Tressa, who i now in Sing Sing prison under sentence of death, to n im prison men t for his natural life. LUMBER MEN IN THE DUMP'S. hashes, Doors and Itlinds Are Too Abun dant Tor Profit. Chicago, Feb. 5. The members of the Northwestern Sash.'Door and Itliml asso ciation from Oshkosh, Milwaukee, Du buque, Clinton, Muscatine ami many other ci;ies crowded the big club loom of the TmiiMint house yesterday fortiie pur pose of. discussing a propo-ition to curtail the output. A ulootny state of affairs wua pictured by Vice President (ioiihl. He said that the trade had never la-en more demoralized than now in its history. He txveen t he dull season and t he great over production the mills seemed to lie selling at any price the wholesalers are willing to pay. It xvas absolutely necessarv that an ironclad agreement to ctirtail t he supply should be entered into at once, or other wise it would be impossible to prevent nu merous failures. A special committee was appointed to consider the matter and re port. Charges xvere made that, many of the members have faih-d to live up to former agreements. After a long and turbulent session the meeting came to an end without result The anti-trust laxv was thelion in the path. A committee has charge of the mat ter and will report to n future meeting. Mother ami xvi luldren Cremated. Ja ksosvii.i.f:, Fla., Feb. 5. Mrs. A. W. Lenn'g :hm! her two children were burned to death by the burning of their house early yesterday morning. Mr. Ien Uig escaped xvith severe burns. l!y the Sheriff or the Mob ? I.l r.ANON, Ky., Feb. 5. Wils Howard, the famous Kentucky desperado, who killed thirteen men in the famous Hoxvard Turner fend of two years ago, lias been convicted of murder here and xvill hanir. THE MARKETS. t llieao. f'niCAOo. Feb. 4. Following veiv the quotions ou the board of trailo today: Wheat February, opened ft?4e. i-)ie.l sy'jc: March, opnned Hrt'iie. closed sV)Me: M.-iy. n; -a'':! ss.., ci,t-e;i S!4C. t orn February. ; i 'I 4',e. cl seil 4in-; March, opeiie I 41e. Io-e.1 4, 'v': Jlaj', opened l?dc. Insert 4;r,-. 'ats Febrnarx-, on.-ned clusol ; .Vnrcl). oIM'iietl closed ; May. opened o ekiscd ai'ne. I'ork Feb ruary. oienil ? 1 ..VI. i l'iseii .-11. till; March, op.ned , ) l.s si : May, upoacd Sll.t!, closed fll.'.n. I.ard - February, open tl Sti.37,'4. clo-eil itU'l. Live st.icli - Trices nt ih i I'niim stock yards toilay ran,-ed as follows: 1 Ijjs Market lairlv aeiix'e,' shippers beimt tile principal piiicha-ers; packers initiTcrcnt; market ope.ieil .V: lustier, lull close 1 easier on com uion Krad)'s: sales ranged at SM.7fik4..VI pigs, f4W4.tr l-.itht. S4.:)f,t4 4'i rouU parkins, S4.35fn 4.70 tmxisi. a id il.ri:.r 4.7.i heaxy iL-k-iiiK nn I shipping lots. rattle Market fairly active on local and shipping account, prices sha le higher: quot.v tions ranped at $4.70jV.4(l choice to extra t-hippiiiit steers. $4 .(Wt 4 W) good to choice tk W.wifi 4.1.1 fair to jrood. i.l3.50 common to medium do. $.u(i.3.5ii butchers" steers, J.MKUtSOl Mockers. $i:)U5:t.7i Texas steers. S3. IH.8.3 75 feeder. Sl.Z&g&lM cows, J1.5U&3.75 bulls aud SW.tMfS.O.O veal calves. . Sheep M:irket fairly active aid primer -steady: quotations ran Red at S4.25fr,S.SOi westerns. S:i.7"cr-'i.4't natiws, and ft Mi5.'-5 lambs. ' V IVixJuec: Butter-Fancy separator, 29&3lte per lb; dairies, fancy, fresh. Zymase; packing stock, fresh. lWcltie KRS-Fresh, candled,-' loss otT. "4V(."'.ric per .nz; ice house Btock, 17(9 lsc. llressod poultry sprint; chietens. fabV good, M'tloc per b; fancy, l'Hc; roosters, 6c; ducks. ldrTr tu;.-: pny. Ufldc: tnrkeya chei -c, llci fair ti goo I, l'illc; poor, 'dp is-. I'oiacisv- - Hehroas. 2s..4t2,r per bu: Bur-).,' banks. :tJ(i' '!""'; K sa fur seed; I'ecrleca,'.' fti'i-l'c for si-ed; common to poor mixed lota, aiiV. Sweet potatoes, Illinois, Sl iWv2.2- per Mil. Apples Cotninon, S1.25utI.aO par bbl: rikmI. 1. -.."; fancy. S. t 'ran berries - Capo l"ol. S.'i.-VK il.ii per bb!; Jerseys, '.aj ti.ui i er bbl. Xexv York. New Yohk, Feb. 4. Wlmit -No. - -el wint'-r cash. S1.01U; .Murk. jl'o.'a; April, iltu'; May. W&a. Cora - No. - mixed cash, 51tc; February, 4!,c: Mai.b. 41'Hcj April. 4Wlx..r; May, VfJa. Oat,- i full but slca'l; No. - mixocl oah, S."'(4 : F. I ruary, :!, Jfy, :J7e. ltye-Uull ami easier; ,riin,; for t -e wliole range. Harlej - Du'l an I uiicii.ni-t:1.. Pork Staadv: jness, i'.t.;.-ri lo.yp. Ijji.i - (jnwij Match, Sfi.7 May. Sfc.iiL The Loral llir els. Office Hmk I'Inrd Pait.r and Weklt Awors, I Kork Island. 111.. Fel. 5, te'tl 41SAIN, ETC. W heal -sStfi.tiiie. f ru XirUv. Kye 7'Slc. iits--.-sy;.:c. Itran -s.k: jnr cwf. shipstnfl (l.no per rwt. llnv Ttniiehv. SlSli; j ra rie, tTll ; clover Sijio: baled. S'il M. ruoiitr.K. Butur Tsirtn choice. WV: rreainiTf, Ut-i.J9c. Ki.s Freh.21c; lack.-d l:. liuiliry thickens. u.-LlJ't. 1'imvf, 15c ducks, U!jc: geese, inc. PIU'IT IVn X'EGJTTA III.Es. ATiples f.ssa$i 75 pertit!. I'utatoes S'c irii-in. Sfiisrw. Tu'iiiips lij Jic. LIVE STOCK. Ca?t"e Butcher pay lor C(.rn fid Heers, fS''t4l4c; cowe and heifers, i.'li:; cr.lves, 354-c Hv. -4'-4c the, p i'tfrbr.. m niuuuuiww rem PUREST jlND BEST, AT LESSTHAN haLf jnt PRICE OF OTHER BRANDS. pOUNDSflHALVESjOtQUARTreS SOLO IN CANS. ONLY i .- , .8;-?. V'f p. H - m i X f r- V J 3I 5 (J ? 5i',v SI';! if. i 1: i H - i