Receiver Howard Loota the Assata of the
Exchange Bank at Atkinaoa ,
ANOTHER POLITICIAN GONE WRONG
The Fusion Candidate for the Important
Ofllco of State Treasurer the Blalii
Character In n Corrupt und Effective
Concplracy.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Oct. 22 , 1900.
Perhaps the most high'-handed cor
ruption over practiced by a man ap
pointed by a court as'receiver was
practiced by Samuel B. Howard , canj
didatc for slate treasurer on the fu
sion ticket , as receiver of the Exchange
bank at Atkinson , Neb.
The story of the closing of the
bank , the manner in which the re
ceiver was appointed and the looting
of the assets by the receiver and his
political lieutenants , is a story preg
nant with rottenness , fraud and cor
ruption from start to finish.
At the time the bank was placed
in the hands of a receiver it was per
fectly solvent. The fusion bank ex
aminer had been sent 'there ' but a
short time before and had given it a
clearing. Nobody bad asked for a re
ceiver and the depositors had absolute
confidence in its solvency and stabil
ity. At the time of the closing there
was enough cash assets to pay all the
depositors in full , aside from Bartley ,
and there was absolutely no cause for
the depositors losing a cent of their
deposits. In the settlement , however ,
they received only 75 cents on the
dollar.
Fraud surrounds the manner in
which the receiver was appointed.
There was a district judge on the spot
at O'Neill , the county seat of that
county , but instead of applying to him
the conspirators went 219 miles to
Judge W. H. Westover and had Howard
apolnted receiver.
Howard < was required by the court to
Sive bond in the sum only $2,500 ,
whereas the property and money placed
in his hands amounted to upwards of"
$100,000. There is nothing on file
with the records of the transaction to
show that Receiver Howard ever filed
< a bond. Search of the rscords high
and low failed to bring any bond to
light or anything to show that one was
ever filed.
In order that the public may have
a clear and impartial understanding of
all the facts of record in the case , the
following is given in chronological
order :
May G , 1S97 : Bank Examiner Coad re
ports that the Exchange bank of Atkin
son Is in an unsafe condition , not having
15 per cent , of its deposits In available
cash.
May 7 , 3S97 : State banking board or
ders bank closed , and Attorney General
Smyth flies petition in district court at
O'Neill , asking for the appointment of a
receiver with authority to "compromise
bad assets and convert all property into
money as speedily as possible. "
May 10 , 1S97 : Judge W. II. Westover ,
who lived 219 miles from the scene of
proposed operations , appointed S. B. How
ard receiver , on a bond of $2,500 , order
ing "said receiver to report his doings in
the premises to this court from time to
time as required by law. "
The public got its first tip on tile scheme
in the announcement of this favorite by
a judge v.-ho resided over two hundred
miles away. There was a judge of the
same district residing at O'Neill. The
bond required of Howard , if any was
given , was never filed with the other rec
ords where the public could inspect it.
The rcs-ponsibiiity which this "bond" was
supposed to cover , amounted to neatly
§ 100,003.
May 17 , 1S97 : Receiver Howard applies
for authority to employ an attorney. Two
days later JuOse Westover grants the
request , and Howard employs J. J. Har
rington , a brother of Mike , and who haj
since been elected district judge. The
compensation is not stated.
July C , 1S97 : Attorney General Smyth
files petition stating that Eartley had
S55.COO deposited in the bank , which prop
erly belonged to the state.
July C , 1S97 : County attorney of Holt
files petition , stating that Bartley owed
the county ? S.OU ) in the form of a judg
ment.
July 9 , 1E97 : Attorney general files claim
against the assets of the bank , and says
the state "repudiates the act of Bartley
in depositing ; the money , and refuses to
ratify or be a party to said act. "
August 23 , 1M > 7 : Petition by Mike Har
rington that if the claim of the state is
allowed the individual depositors will get
nothing.
August 23 , 1S97 : Petition of H. K. Ben
nett and others that their attorney , Mike
Harrington , and the receiver go to liiii
coin to confer with the etate officials ,
the expense of the trip to be paid out
of the assets of the bank. Application
promptly granted by Westover. The ex
pense bill of this junket has never been
made public.
February 5 , 1S9S : Offer of the Individ
ual depositors to take certain securities
as one-half their claim and cash for the
other half as settlement in full. Peti
tion states that the individual deposits
amount to $10,955 , and that the receiver
now has $11,000 cash on hand.
March 17 , 1S9S : Settlement effected by
Mike Harrington , as attorney for tile
depositors , and J. J. Harrington as at
torney for the receiver , the depositors to
take as their claim In full certain choice
securities amounting to $20,423.79 , and $2-
750 in cash. Later evidence that Mike
Harrington arbitrarily settled with the
depositors at 75 cents on the dollar.
August 5 , 1S95 : Howard files notice that
he has on hand $7,500 to divide between
the state and county.
August IS , 1S9S : Judge Westover , hav
ing waited until Harrington had taken
his pick of the assets , now decides that
-the bank and Bartley owe the state $53-
000 and the county $6,000. On this sani2
date Howard files another notice that he
has $7,500 to divide. A pro rata division
is agreed upon _ by the state and county.
November 29/1S99 : Hpward filed the fol
lowing notice :
"Samuel B. Howard , as receiver of the
Exchange bank of Atkinson , Nebraska ,
informs the court that , in his judgment ,
it will vbe to the best interests of all
concerned to have all the assets of the
Exchange bank sold at public sale to
the highest cash bidder , and upon dis
position of said assets , to immediately
close up the affairs of said bank.
"SAMUEL B. HOWARD. Receiver. "
On the same date Judge Westover
issued an order that the assets bo
sold at public sale on December 16 ,
1899 , and that the sale be continued
from day to day until all were sold ,
"said assets to be either sold sepa
rately or collectively , as the receiver
Ehall believe lo be to the best inter
ests of all concerned. "
This order plainly gave the recpiver
full swing , and he certainly "swung. "
There Is not another scratch of a pen
on file in the district clerk's office from
that day to the present date to show
the result of the sale , but oral evi
dence Is that the receiver bargained
off all the best assets of the bank to
the chairman of 'the ' pop county com
mittee for $40 , without allowing any
one else a chance to bid. This was
done by "adjourning" the sale when
boma- fide bidders were present , and
"reopening" as soon as the said bidders -
j ders .had gone away.
1 While up to the time of the final sale
most of the operations of the receiver
were concealed from the public , there
were occasional filings on the record to
show that certain debts were compro
mised at low figures , so that it the
time of the $7,500 divide between the
county and state the receiver must
have had In his hands two or three
thousand dollars more than that
amount , which had probably been
used for "expensesNo report or
statement has ever been filed , and the
scattering bits put in the record only
furnished a cloak for the general op
erations. This is in direct contrast
to the action of Mr. E. Opp , another
bank receiver in the same county ,
who filed regular balance sheets four
times a year , showing all transac
tions.
One stroke of business which was
performed In March , 1899 , was never
recorded in the district clerk's office ,
but comes to light elsewhere. The
bank of Atkinson .had a fine brick
building , which was bought in 1894
at a cost of $7,500. It was well fitted
up , and besides the vault had la safe
which cost $1,50U. The property had
been carried on the bank books at
$10,000 , and after the collapse there
were a number of people ready to buy
it if given ia opportunity. Howard ,
however , had other plans. On Febru
ary 23 , 1899 , he notified Judge West-
over that he had an offer of $1,000 for
the property , "aud after diligent ef
fort could find no better bid. " West-
over promptly authorized him -to sell ,
and the deal was made in secret.
The bank building , safe and fixtures
were sold to Ed Gallagher of O'Neill for
$1,000 , and a rent bill for $210 owed
by Gallagher was deducted from the
purchase price , so that the property
went for $790. On this principle of
"financiering,1' if Gallagher had rented
the property a year or two longer ,
his arrearages would have covered the
entire purchase price and made the
sale unnecessary. Other parties who
would have paid four or five thousand
dollars , and had notified Howard of
their desire to invest , were given no
chance to buy. The transaction was
kept in concealment so far as the dis
trict court records at O'Neill Avere
concerned , but copies of the applica
tion and permission to sell were filed
in the office of the county clerk two
days after the date of the sale. This
was done to make the deed good , and
the delay in nling was a proper pre
caution to prevent interference. Gal
lagher , who bought the property , also
owned a building at O'Neill iand rent
ed offices to the two Harringtons , one
of whom was attorney for the receiv
er and the other for the depositors
and for the ca&hier of the busted bank.
It was a happy "back-scratching"
tournament , in .which only the inter
ests of the slate of Nebraska suffered.
To summarize : The bank was closed
up for political purposes and a pop
judge 219 miles away appointed a pop
politician as receiver on a nominal
bond , which latter has never been seen.
The receiver went ahead "compromis
ing" claims and slaughtering assets
without making any complete public
report. The Harrington brothers ,
prominent pop bosses , acted as attor
neys for everybody. They settled the
claims of the individual depositors by
taking $20,000 worth of good notes and
$2,750 in cash. The depositors receiv
ed less than $8,000 for their claims.
The remaining assets were eased down
into the hands of political favorites.
The state's interests suffered at every
hand , and record of the expenses , re
ceipts or operations , and no detailed
report of assets has ever been placed
before the * public.
In Holt county the performances of
this clique of grafters has caused
common , talk , and there are many sur
mises as to why the Harringtons so
anxiously worked Sam Howard into
the nomination for state treasurer ,
after they had dictated a warden of
the penitentiary and after they had
fostered the boom of Westover for
governor. The people believe that
there is a method or reason behind
every act of this crowd.
Some information may be gained as
to the value of the property looted
from prominent citizens of Atkinson ,
as follows :
John P. McNichols , a prominent
democrat , said : "I consider the build
ing and lot , exclusive of furniture , a
good investment at three thousand dollars
lars , and stood ready to pay $2,000
for the building or a little more. Talk
ed with the receiver several times
about wanting to buy the property ,
but he seemed to want to evade the
matter. Several others here wanted
to buy. No person in Atkinson knew
when the sale was made , or had op
portunity to make a bid. Howard
seemed to want to favor somebody. "
B. W. Johnson , for sixteen years a
resident of Atkinson : "The sale was
a clandestine arrangement. Several
people in Atkinson wanted to buy , but
got no opportunity. The building and
fixtures were well worth $5,000. The
safe cost $1,500. 'The general opinion
was that there was no occasion to
close up the bank in the first place. "
A. J. Stilson , member of the town
board of Atkinson : "The bank was
doing well when it was closed. The
building was worth more than three
times what it sold for. Among the
assets were some gilt-edge securities.
The judgment against the city was
worth face face value , and the school
district judgment as good as govern
ment bonds. "
J. E. Allison , formerly cashier of
the bank : "No occasion for closing the
bank. Depositors were not uneasy ,
and none of them applied for a receiv
er. A bank examiner had been there
shortly before and given a good clear
ance to the bank. The liabilities were
fully secured and the paper was goo-1.
The books balanced to a cent when the
receiver took charge. The judgments
against the village and school district
were worth face value. The building ,
safe and fixtures were carried on the
books at $10,000. The safe cost $1,500
and was good as new. The building
and fixtures would easily have sold
for $5,060 at hard times prices. The
extra room In the building , aside from
the banking room , brought in ? 25 per
month. Among the first-class paper
were the two judgments aggregating
? 1,000 , and decrees of foreclosure
against lands in Holt county worth
$500. These and some other securities ,
I understand , were quietly sold to Mc-
Carty for $40. I understand McCarty
has since disposed of some part of
these securties for $400. or ten times
more than he paid for the whole. How
ard disposed of all the good paper and
the building on the quiet. "
B. G. Schultz , druggist : "The bank
building was easily worth $4,000. The
location was good. There was no no
tice given of the sale. "
Dr. McDonald , office next door to the
bank : "The bank building and lot
would be cheap at $5. , jp0. Sale was
under cover. No notice in the papers.
After the bank closed M. F. Harrington
was made attorney for the depositors.
He arranged the settlement with the
receiver , and tnen notified the deposit
ors iu a circular letter that he had
settled on a basis of 75 cents on the
dollar , and he sent them each a check.
He must have kept the securities got
from the receiver in the deal. No
rason why the depositors should have
lost 25 per cent. The assets were sold
in O'Neill and it was worked pretty
smooth. "
J. F. Brady : "I went to the sale of
the assets last December. McCarty ,
Harrington , the sheriff and a young
man who works for Harrington were
there with Howard. I wanted to buy
in a mortgage on W. E. < Scott's place.
Howard had a package in his hand ,
and he said. 'Let's open the sale. ' He
turned to me and asked if there was
anything 1 wanted in particular. I
told him about the Scott mortgage ,
and he knocked it down to me at $20
on the first bid. Its face value was
$100. Then I asked him what else he
had , and he told me everything else
was bargained for in advance. He
said he would adjourn the sale a
while. I went away , and in a short
time I came back cnly to find that Mc
Carty had got all the valuable stuff for
$10. Nobody else got ia chance to bid.
McCarty is the populist chairman , and
a great friend of Howard and Har
rington. The stuff he bought was
worth several thousand dollars. "
One gentleman who was on the
ground and knew of the whole pro
ceeding , writes to a friend at O'Neill
as follows :
"It seems to be no secret around
Atkinson that the bank's assets were
indiscriminately slaughtered by Mr.
Howard. I am confident a little in
quiry would bring ia good deal to
light.
"The fact that the building and fix
tures , which originally cost about
$7,500 , were sold by Mr. Howard for
less than $1,000. without giving any
notice or allowing any one to bid , is
pretty good evidence of what he was
doing. I knew of several parties who
were watching this building and fix
tures with a view of purchasing when
it was to be sold , and I know that Mr.
Howard could have realized at least
three or four thousand dollars out of
them if he had not sold them underhandedly -
handedly and on the sly.
' 'While I only looked upon Howard
as a tool of the pop ring , I cannot
help but feel that any man who will
lend himself to such work is unfit for
public office. "
In an effort to get further light on
the operations of Howard the office of
the State Bankir& board at Lincoln
was visited Wednesday. Dr. Hall , the
secretary , who is also chairman of the
democratic committee , was not present ,
but 'his ' deputy was there and handed
over the last printed report of the
Exchange bank , dated March 23. 1807.
This showed that the bank had loans
and discounts , $88,303.13 ; overdrafts ,
$608.91 ; stocks , bonds and judgments ,
$79,228.82 ; banking house , furniture
and fixtures , $10,000 ; due from other
banks , $6,882.59 ; cash on hand , i$3-
861.55. The capital stock was $30,000
iand the deposits were $70,934.48.
"Will you please let me see the last
report of the examiner on the condi
tion of this bank ? " was asked of the
deputy in charge of the banking board
records.
"No , you cannot see that , " said he ;
"the examiners' reports are not public
property. "
' Not even when the bank has failed ,
and owes money to the state ? "
"Well I can't let you see it. Of
course if the report is filed in the dis
trict court in the county where the
bank was located , and you can see it
there , that is all right. "
"Has the receiver ever filed a report
here ? "
"No , he makes his report to the dis
trict court where the bank is locate * ! .
Our jurisdiction ends when the re
ceiver is appointed. "
"How much money has been turned
over to the state by the receiver ? "
"I do not know. "
At the state treasurer's office the
information was received that on Au
gust 26 , 1898 , the state received $6-
762.30 , and on June 15 , 1900 , it re
ceived $1,442.81. This last payment
was made after Harrington and How
ard's badges were printed announcing
his candidacy for the state treasury-
ship , and was a happy afterthought.
According to the records at O'Neill he
must have been carrying that money
just six months , the date of the final
sale of assets "to the highest cash
bidder" having been on the 16th of
December , 1899. There is nothing
filed to show where this money came
from , or how much remained. It is
presumed the receiver was stiir re
ceiving salary at the date of this last
payment , and that he will continue to
hold the affairs open as long as any
money remains to be used up by him
self and his attorney.
Petroleum Drives Away Blosqultos.
Petroleum has been used with much
success as a means of exterminating
mosquitoes , and thus preventing ma
laria. All that is necessary is to spray
the drains , marshes and puddles with
the oil early in the season and repeat
the operation every two weeks for a
short time thereafter. It is said to be
the best method yet tried for disinfect
ing a locality of malarial germs.
EvorjPoint Demanded by tha Men Is
Ooncedod.
THE TERMS OF THE COMPROMISE
Employes Got Increase of Ton l r Cent
Abolition of Slldlnc Soalo-and Arbitra
tion Kulo Notices uro to lie 1'ostod
Immediately. '
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Oct. 18. The
great strike of the antnracite mine
workers of Pennsylvania , which began
September 17 , practically ended to
day , when the Philadelphia & Read
ing Iron and Coal company and the
Lehigh Valley Coal company agreed to
abolish the sliding scale in their re
spective regions and to grant an ad
vance in wages of 10 per cent net ,
the advance to remain in operation
until April 1 , 1901 , or thereafter.
The decision was arrived at after
a conference between representatives
of the individual coal operators and
the large coal carrying roads. The
conference began yesterday. Today's
action was the culmination of the re
cent meeting of the individual oper
ators at Scranton following the mine
workers' convention in the same city.
Nearly all of the collieries in the
coal region had previously posted no
tice granting an advance of 10 per
cent. The mine workers , besides this ,
demanded the sliding scJe in the Le
high and Schuylkill regions abolish
ed , the increase to be guaranteed un
til April 1 , and other differences sub
mitted to arbitration. The individual
operators agreed to eveiything.
It is conceded that the result of to
day's conference is a complete victory
for the men.
All the demands of their convention
are -acceded to , and as one of the in
dividual operators put it , the oper
ators go a little further in maintain
ing the advance after April 1. This
same operator said :
"It is all up to the miners. We
have agreed to everything , nothing re
mains but for them to return to work
as soon ias the notices are posted by
the managers. These not ires will con ,
form to the Reading's notice. I look
for a resumption of operations by
Monday at the latest. The conference
was entirely harmonious and every
phase of the strike situation was gone
over. "
Just how soon the order notifying
the men that the strike is over will
be posted can only be conjectured. It
is believed here that no order to re
turn will be issued until a notice
similar to that of the Beading and
Lehigh companies is posti-d at all the
mines.
The Reading company's notice reads :
"It hereby withdraws the notice
posted October 3 , 1900 , and to bring
tabout practical uniformity in the ad
vance of wages in the several coal
regions , gives notice thai it will sus
pend the operation of the sliding scale ,
wjll pay 10 per cent advance on Sep
tember wages until April. 1901 , and
thereafter until further notice ; and
will take up with its mine employes
any grievences which they may
have. "
No formal announcement has been
made by the Lehigh Vahoy Coal com
pany , but as the Reading's statement
has been made public , Vice President
Garrett of the Lehigh company said :
"Concerning our operations in the
Schuylkill country , our notion will be
similar to that of the Reading. In
other regions certain tilings must be
treated separately , and we have not
decided v/ith regard t'6 them. These
matters are in the hands of Superin
tendent Lathrop. "
Culvin , Pardee Co. , extensive indi
vidual operators in the Hazleton dis
trict , late this afternoon announced
that they will tomorrow post notices
similar to that issued by the Reading
company. This indicates what the in
dividual operators will uo.
RUSSIA AFTER NEW LOAN.
'Efforts of Muscovite Government to Get
Tiloney in Ncvr York.
NEW YORK , Oct. IS. The Evening
Post today says : The reported nego
tiations of New York and Paris bank
ers with agents of the Russian gov
ernment were denied by persons in
position to know. While it is con
sidered doubtful whether a portion of
the loan could have been placed in
Paris under any circumstances this
season , the project is deemed impossi
ble now that the Bank of France has
concluded to give up some of its gold
to New York. A financier identified
with previous movements of the kind
declared today that it was idle to talk
of another Russian loan so far as New
York is concerned.
Good Crops in Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON , Oct. IS. Secretary
Long has received a letter from Gov
ernor Allen * of Porto Rico , in which
the latter tells of an extensive tour
of the island , of the prosperous con
dition of the sugar crop and the out
look for a very satisfactory coffee
crop. Governor Allen predicts that
with these prosperous crops the people
of the island will soon be upon their
feet financially.
Buller as Oliief of Army.
LONDON , Oct. IS. Under reserve
the Daily Express publishes a report
that General Sir Redvers Buller has
been summoned from South Africa to
succeed Lord Wolseley as commander-
in-chief , Lord Roberts declining to ac
cept the position without a free hand.
Foots Up S2OOOOOO.
NEW YORK , Oct. 18 The fire which
started in Port Lima , Costa Rica , Sat
urday , according to late dispatches re
ceived here , destroyed tha entire busi
ness section of the city and caused
a property loss of over $2,000,090.
Short Cabinet Session.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 18. The cab
inet meeting today was devoid of In
terest. Nothing new regarding the
Chinese situation has been received
and after a short discussion of the po
litical situation the meeting ad
journed.
SOLDIERS STOP MARCHERS.
Minors Make nn Kffort to CIoio the Fan *
tlicr-Cri < k Wurlcliiga.
LANSFORD , Pa. , Oct. 17. About
1,500 men and sixty women and girla
marched eighteen miles from the
south side Hazlcton region during the
night for the Panther Creole valley ,
where they expected to close all of
the ten collieries of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company , but just a3
the weary marchers were nearing
their 'deslnation this morning they
wore met on the road by three com
panies of infantry and at the point of
the bayonet were driven back four
miles to Tamaqua and dispersed. An
other crowd of SOO strikers from the
noVth side of Hazletonalso marched
here and succeeded In closing the com
pany's No. 1 colliery at Nesquehoning ,
near Mauch. Chunk , before the crowd
was scattered. The presence of the
soldiers was entirely unexpected and
the strikers were much crestfallen
that they failed in accomplishing tlu
object of their long march.
The march on Panther Creek valley
was on the strikers' program for sev
eral days. The United Mine Workers ,
ever since the strike started , have
been attempting to close the collieries
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
company in this region. Organizers
were constantly in the region , but a
a rule they did not meet with much
success and it was decided to use
stronger methods to get the men em
ployed in the ten mines to go out on
a strike. Accordingly it was arranged
that a big demonstration should beheld
held in the valley. It was to have been
held yesterday morning , but owing to
the heavy rain and muddy roads It
was called off until this morning.
Those who took part were strikers
from McAdoo , Yorktown , Bunker Hill
and Silver Brook , from the south side
of Hazletou , and the Freeland , Drtf-
ton , Jeddo and Beaver Meadow strik
ers from the north side. The women
and girls all came from McAdoo ,
which borough is the only one in the
Hazletou region .which has organized
female marchers.
The marchers came down like two
armies , the south side men marching
by way of Tamaqua , while the strik
ers from the north side went over the
mountains at Beaver Meadow and en
tered the Panther Creek valley by way
of Nesquehoning. The south side
army concentrated at McAdoo , and the
order to march was given at 10:30
o'clock last night. There were sev
eral fife and drum corps and a brass
band in the line. The women am1
girls were conveyed In two larg * .
omnibuses. The whole town of Mc
Adoo was out to see the marchers
start. Until 12 o'clock the night was
very dark , it being difficult to see any
distance in the mountain passes , but
after midnight the mooa came out
from behind a bank of clouds , and for
the remainder of the journey the
marchers had plenty of light. As the
town of Tamaqua was entered at 2 y.
m. the strikers began to make as much
aoise as they could in order to awaken
the people who were unaware of the
coming of the strikers. The marche/s
went through the town without stop
ping for rest , and headed for Coaldale ,
four and a half miles away.
At a point half a mile from Coaldale
there is a sharp turn in the road and
as the newspaper men rounded it
there came a command of "Halt ! " and
about fifty feet in front of them stood
solid rows of soldiers , who were
stretched across the road with bayon
ets fixed. The sheriff of Schuylkill
county was with them. The command
er of the troops , speaking to the want
ing crowd , said-
"In the name of the people of the
state of Pennsylvania , I command you
to disperse and to return whence yo.i
came. "
The strikers began to protest that
they could not be stopped on a pub-
lie highway , and many of them
showed a disposition to resist the sol
diers. The officer in charge of the
troops , however , kept his men in po
sition and the strikers , seeing that the
soldiers evidently meant business ,
slowly began returning toward Tam
aqua.
TURNS BACK THE BLACK FLAGS.
Eli Ilucg Chans Orders Them to Abandon
Their 3Iarch Xorthward.
PARIS , Oct. 17. At a cabinet coun
cil held at the Elysee palace today tne
minister of foreign affairs , M. Del-
casse , announced that all the powers
have accepted the French note as the
basis for negotiations. The minister
added that he had been informed Li
Hung Chang has just ordered the-
Black Flags 'and Kwang Si trooops ,
which are traversing the province of
Hu Nan , on the way to join the court
at Sian Fu , to abandon their march
and return to Canton.
Checker Championship.
BOSTON , Mass. , Oct. 16. The first
two games of the forty-game match
for the world checker championship
between Richard Jordan of Edinburgh ,
Scotland , and Charles Barker of this
city , resulted in a draw. The Bristol
opening began both contests , and each
drifted into the well known cross
game.
Hanker Drops Dead.
CLINTON , Ia. , Oct. 16. 1 his after
noon E. S. Carl , for many years cashier ' <
'
of the Citizens' National bank of Davenport -
enport , fell dead from apoplexy while
"
calling at the bank. He was "one of
the best known bankers in the west
and only recently retired.
Arobustiin ? the Americans.
MANILA , Oct. 17. ( Via Hong
Kong. ) A detachment of twenty men
of the Twenty-fourth regiment , while
engaged in repairing telegraph wires ,
October 10. at a point near San Jose ,
Nuevo Ecija province , Isle de Luzon ,
were set upon by 200 rebels and were
overpowered and scattered. Seven cf
the Americans reached San Jose , but
it Is probable the remainder were cap-
tured. The enemy surprised a party
of scouts of the Forty-third infantry
at a point thirty-three miles from
Takloban , Leyte island , killing three
of the Americans at the first volley.
THE LiVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotation * from South Otnnlin
I nuti Kiiniun City.
1 UNION' STOCK YARDS , SOUTH
OMAilA. Cuttle There WUM a good , llu-
crai run of cuttlo , but Htlll the inarlut.
WUH In uood shupu , taking everything inl >
' consideration , 'ilieru Wt-ru only about llf-
toun .cars of. corn cutllu on Hale , und a.i
puckera were nil looking fur fri-sli nup-
pllus the market ruled actlvu uiul utrotitf-
cr on the more du.slruhlu Hindu. Gold
hantlywc'lght cuttlo were bought tiftiT
and liullera had little dllllculty in dlauua-
Inx of Much hlmlH an antm'uml to that
description. Tlteru were approximately
thirty cart ) of COWH and hclfera on H.I.U
besides the usual amount of odil.s anl
uiuls. The quality of thu offering * ) was
very common und buyers clalmt-d therm
wcro very few good cowa in the yardtf.
The demand for the better cruclou was uc-
tlve and prices fully steady. The atoclcor
and feeder trade opi-ned up In K od Ktupu
and the demand for the better grade *
was active and In Homo cases a llUlo
stronger prices were paid. The led.i d' -
slrable buneheu. however , did not m vo
any too freely anil the prices bid v.tri
certainly no more than steady. Tluru
were Just few western beef steerB on t-.ilo
aud no particular chanK" In prices u.i *
noticeable. Good cows were fully steady
with yesterday and caunerH und ni > dlunt
kinds were also just about au good aa
those sold yesterday. Uood feedcrd
brought steady to strong prices and other
kinds weru about steady , but clojc 1
rather dull and weak.
liogs The dowmvanl course of the ling
market that .started about two wecka ugv >
continued. Chicago came lower with Jif -
OtO on sale and buyers started In hero
bidding about ? l 05 , or 710c ! { lower. A
few hogs changed handit on th.it bacU
und then Chicago came In a dime Umir.
with packers' advices showing a d < clint
of JOVsftiGc. the bulk of thu hogs selling
at J1.50' j 1.73. They claimed they could
buy a drove of hous In Chicago for $115
and as a. result they lowered their bld.-t
here and after the llrst round were only
offering Sl.r.oij l.WX. . Sellers were not
wiling to take off that much and as u
result nothing was done for .some time.
Sheep There was no particular chungu
In feeders , though there Hcemed to ba
enough buyers on the market to cle-in up
nil that was offered at practically steady
prices : Quotations : Choice western grass
wethers. $ : ! .73Ttl.OO : choice grafM > ear-
lings , $ . ' , .Kfa 1.00 ; choice ewes , W.'X'uZM ,
fair to good ewes , J3.007/.25 : ! ; cull ewei.
$2.X/.00 ( : ! ; choice spring Iambs. J.VOO1i > .
fair to good spring lambs , $ \ . V&M. fee 1
cr wethein , $3. > 1j3.C3 ; feeder Iambs , $100
&I.IO.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Receipts. 0.500 head natives. TV )
head Texans uiid 5CO head , calves , good
general market : steady to lOe higher , n i-
tive steers , $ l.7.Vf. i.35. ; stockers and feed
ers , $ u.r .Vfr 1-10 ; butcher cows and heifer i.
ROOff 1.50 ; canners , JSIDfilW ; fed weHtern *
$15 . ,01(5.00 ; Texans , JL'.WylMO ; calves. ? ) >
tf 3.00.
1 logs Receipts , fi.OOO head ; market slow.
" ' ///lOe lower ; heavy anil mixed , $1 O0'1 To ,
lh-'ht. ? l.nr.fil.70 ; pigs. Jl.Xtfi I GO.
Sheep und Iambs Receipts. C.Si'O head
market fairly aetlve. steady ; lambs. $ | HJ./I
1.23 ; muttons , T.73'fll.i)0 : ! ) ; sto krrs and
feeders , $3.10 > / . ? ( UO ; culls , $23oMr3 < X ) .
CABINET TALKS ON CHINA.
FuYorably Impressed ultli the
Turn Mutters lluvti Taken.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. The cabi
net meeting today was devoted princi
pally to the consideration of the Chi
nese situation. After the mooting the
members seemed impressed with the
favorable turn matters had taken and
the prospect of a satisfactory adjust
ment. The government has received
the proposals of Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching , offering indemnity and
guaranties for the future , and they
have been accepted in good faith. The
cabinet considered that the Chinese
government , in admitting tnat it had
been in the wrong and in offering to
make proper reparation , as well as of
fering to provide against a ropetltion
of disorders , had placed itself in tha
proper position and had opened the
way to negotiations for a complete set
tlement.
For the present the negotiations will
proceed through Minister Conger.
KENTUCKY GOES TO CHINA.
NCTT Ilattleglilp LciivcH < > ii Her Trip Across
the JJrluy Deep.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. The now
battleship Kentucky sails tomorrow
on her long trip to China , which will
take about two months. She has boon
at the New York navy yard for some
time making final preparations , and H
now gone to Tomkinsville , preparatory
to the start in the morning.
The gunboat Vicksburg and Annapo
lis , which also are to go to China , will
follow in about two weeks. The Frolic
which has been designated to take the
place of the Dorothea for similar service -
vice , is in good condition for a btart ,
but probably will be detained in onlrr
to furnish more extensive quarters for
the large number of officers assigned
to her.
Hobson Gets a iiovin Cup.
MONTGOMERY , Ala. , Oct. 20. This
was military day at the street fair , the
feature being the presentation to Lieu
tenant Hobson of a loving cup froai
the people of Alabama. General Joc-
Wheeler made the presentation speech.
Joe Wants to See.
LONDON , Oct. 20. It is reported
that Joseph Chamberlain , the secretary
of state for the colonies , is projecting
a visit to the West Indies , in order
to personally see the effects of his sub
sidizing policy.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. Today's
"
statement of the treasury balance "in
the general fund , exclusive of the
? 150uOO,000 gold reserve in the division
of redemption , shows : Available cash
balance , $135,730,134 ; gold , $80,304,1 v5.
Horseman Keating- Dead.
LEXINGTON , Oct. 20. Thomas W.
Keating , the noted trotting horseman
of California , died here today. The
body will be sent to Reno , Nev. , foi
burial on Sunday.
"Work of Allied Forces.
TISX TSIN , Oct. 20. Reliable un
official reports say the advance guard
of the allied forces entered Pao Ting
Fu Wednesday , October 15. The city ,
it is added , was practically de = errori
and offered no resistance. The British
column captured seventeen imperial
soldiers at We Nan Sien on October 10.
who were part of the force cf 2. / )
men sent to disperse the Boxers in
that region. The captives assert that
they killed 200 Boxers and were re
turning to Pa Chow when they were
fired upon and dispersed by the
French.
