r FHE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JULY 22 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CKNTS.
SICK ,
fad Plight of Thousands of Men Who Are
Now Grossing the State.
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STORY OF A YOUNG MOLLIE GIBSON MINER
FlTO liny * Without Pooil < ir Shelter Stic-
turoil nt limiting * Hitter I.omon Homo
Jlnvc I.earned mint n Miner
Told 11 lice Hcpurter.
Neb. , July 21. [ SpccUl Tele
gram to Tun UnE.J I-ast night , when the
horde of unemployed tailoring men fronr < 3ol-
orado came through Hastings on a Hurling-
ton train , they wore obliged to leave behind
one of their number who , on account of
sickness , was unnula to proceed further. A
put-so was raised and the unfortunate man
tnncn to the Union house near the depot
nnd medical nttcudiinco summoned , This
morning ho had so fur recovered
that ho could proceed to Omaha.
The man was n good-looking
young fellow about 21 years of ago. Hu said
that lie had respectable parents living on
Chicago street in Omaha. Up to a month
ago ho was working in the Molllo Gibson
mlno at Aspen and when thrown out of em
ployment supposed the mlno would reopen
in a few days and BO stayed there. When his
money gave out ho started for his home , al
though sick at the tlmo. Until ho reached
Hastings , for llvo days , ho had not eaten n
morsel of food and had slept In an open coal
car , without even tnc roof of a box car over
his head. When he arrived hero naturally ho
was almost delirious and passed thu night
with a high fever.
Ill * islmplo Tiilo of Want.
This morning n' purse of f.r > r > was handed
him , and he sut Jingling It In his hand while
conversing with n reporter.
"That looks like a big pllo now , " ho said.
"A month ago I wouldn't have considered It
i > uch. I was getting at thu tlmo from $2.50
to J2.75 a day , shoveling in * the mines. I
rode a passenger train out of Denver to
Corona , wburu the gang gathered. Not a
man in that crowd of eighty had $1 in his
pocket , although a few had " . " > cents or so
which someone gave them. When wu saw
that wu might have some trouble about
transportation , wo chose a man to
act as spokesman , n foreman of some camp
out in the mining district. There nro
thousands of mrn in Denver fixed Just like
this crowd , and in Luadvillo it is oven worse.
It is either bread or blood Micro. All those
men will come east and a good many will
pass through Nebraska. The crowd 1 was
In was very peaceable. Every ono under
stood that in order to bo given free trans
portation ho would have to bo decent , and
so nil kept iinict. Each one was happy after
gelling something to eat and then on * be
coming hungry again became moro grouty.
Only two or thrco In the crowd were armed ,
and all that any ono wanted was to bu al
lowed to get back whcro something could bo
earned. "
The unfortunate man wa's so weak that ho
could hardly speak above n whisper.
It's u Hitter I.csmin.
One miner said last night : "I- can ' 'tell
you wo have learned n lesson. If < wo over
got In a position to earn money wu will not
upend it ns recklessly as wu havu until
now. "
Whilu improvidence is" the cause ' 6f'rtho
penniless condition of many , others havu
been moro the victims of circumstances.
Ono man showed a certificate of deposit for
tliOti in u Denver bank which has failed. On
'this he could not realize' cent. Others had
(200 and smaller sums similarly in
vested. All day these penniless men
have been going through Hastings
on passenger trains in small parties.
This evening when Hurlington train
I o. 70 pulled into the lower yards at
0:15 : forty climbed out of ono refrigerator
car. They formed In an Irregular procession
nnd struck off for the passenger depot
Bovur.il blocks distant. Seine weru inure
timid.
"Hold on ; thuy only want to get us up
theru to run us In. "
"Oh , como on. Just lot them try it. Wo
want something to cat. "
rurnlslicil Itrlluf.
At the depot they were met by a police
man and escorted around to the shade of a
boxcar. Pursuant to action taken by the
city council In a special .session this morn
ing , a lot of bread , butter and bologna sau-
Bagohad been ordered , but thu wagoii failed
to put in an appearance. This aggregation
came from all over Colorado and is made un
of miners , trainmen , printers , farmhands
anil a few professional tramps. They stele
rides out of Ucnv&r last night on passenger
trains , At McCook thuy were given a car ,
but nothing to cat had been handed them
until they came to Hastings.
"This is the first white town wo have
struck , " as ono said ,
Near Holdrege a collection was taken up
to buy food. Only four men in the crowil had
money , and the sum secured was less than
CO cents. The objective point for all was
Omaha , and from there they expect to
spread out Uflimgli the central status
whuruver t > uy t'.ilnk work will bo obtained.
A largo -part aiu headed for Chicago.
I'lUl 1)11 till ) I'lJ' .
After waiting a half hour the train
started to pull out buforo the provision
wagon arrived. About half boarded the car
nnd the other half stoutly declined , saying
thuy wanted to find thu provision
wagon. The latter tried to urge
Ihu ones In the car to wait , .viying
that thuy cuuld board the next train after
obtaining something to eat here. Tlio men
on the train weru impatient , nnd ns the cars
Increased speed these on the outsldo
rlimbed in with the others. At the Hurling
ton avenue crossing stood Mm bread wagon i ,
nd as thu train ru hcd by many loaves
ivero tossed up and caught by Ihu laimshcd
men on top of Mm cars. It is predicted by
Ibis delegation that Iho rush Is Just begin *
Ding and that tomorrow will sou live times
is many go through as today.
The tourists were somewhat excited over
I rumor that several of their number had
been killed In a wreck at Edison ,
I.OOKIMl rolJ , < ! UDll S
Dencrlln | ; tlin Silver Stale hi lltmilrrd *
Tulk with Ono ol' thu Unriirtuimtvs.
Little was known at liurllngton head- ;
lx
aunrtors yesterday morning regarding the ox-
pdus of Colorado workmen eastward as told
in special dispatches to Tiiu llir. : from Hastings
tr
ings and Lincolnexcept that General Super
intendent T. 1C. Calvcrt had confirmed r10
telegrams , that ho had ordered the train
men to take care of the tourists , of when
Ihcro were about 100 ,
Mr. Uomls , In speaking of the significant
departure of workmen from Colorado , said
that ho could sou no other recourse ) left the
meil Minn lo get out of the stntcandgo some-
vrhero to pot work to tide over what hfj con
sidered only temporary enuianusmeiit.
"It Is hard to lull Just which way the men
nrc going , " said he , "but I Imagine they will
cliug closely to the main line and strlko for
the Iowa , Illinois nnd Indiana farming com
munities In their endeavor to gnt worn , nf
course thu action of Mr , Calvcrt was the
proper one , as he could not do anything ulso
under thu circumstances , "
Hunting Work In Onmlm ,
Most of the tourists are crossing the rlvor
at I'luttstnouth. though a few of them are
coming over the Ashland out-orf to iprutul
their tents in this city for thu time being , at
Van , not to beg , tint to hunt for work ,
Ono of the gcntlflimni from the silver
Unto dropped Into the ofllco of the county
boor agent yesterday forenoon , and during ;
me nbscnra of the dispenser ot charity pro-
IcoiUd to unfold his ule of life in the uiuun-
tains to the few persons who lingered about
Mm ofllce.
Tno man who was caucht in the great
financial slump was David M , Meyers , an in
telligent miner , some ! t- > years of ngc , who
hud"worked In the silver mines around.
Aspen for ten years , and In speaking of thu
Colorado troubles ho said :
"Lured by the reports of good waecs nnd
the prospect of soon becoming rich , cloven
years ago I left a good homo in Coventry ,
V t. , and with n chum of about my own ago
went to Colorado , where I at once found
work at J-'t.fiO and $4 per day , digging
in the silver mines" around the base of
PIko's peak. Of course the money came
pasy and It went easy , without giving much
( bought of the morrow. Wo would work
during the week and on Saturday night
would go down to the saloons of the sut1-
roundlng towns nnd have a high old tlmo
until It was ttmo to go to work the next
week.
fund ! Caught In Urokm llnnki.
"In this way we had lots of fun , but
did not bccomo wealthy nt a very
rapid rate , though a couple of years
ago 1 commenced to work another lead by
saving n portion of mv earnings for a rainy
day. Kneh week I laid away S10 , and once
each thrco months I would send the amount
of the savings to Denver , whcro 1 placed it
on deposit In the llocky Mountain
Dime nnd Dollar Savings bank , get
ting fi per cent Interest , By depriving
myself of mo. t of the pleasures of a
miner's life , I had saved up a trlllo over
$2,000 , which you know Is quite a sum for nn
ordinary laboring man to have on hand.
This bank account I did not touch , but lot
it draw interest right along , as I hoped that
some day I would have enough to take care
a | myself when old ago came find I could not
support myself by the pick nnd shovel. Kvcry-
thingwcnt well until the silver ngllatlon.
I was getting ready to co east when the sil
ver question died by the India edict. The
next day u number of the men were laid off.
and ten days later , or on July 8 , the mlno
shut down altogether. The 400 men
who wore employed all started
for Denver to look for work. The
morning when the Dime bank went under I
went from my hotel nnd saw the streets
filled with men , women nnd children , miners ,
c'crks ' and business men , nnd upon asking
the cause , I was told that it was a panic and
that every bank In the city had burstcd. I
could not rcallio that the story was true until
I saw the notice posted on the door of the
Dime , and then I know that 1 was a pauper ,
and without ? 1 in the world. From that
tlmo on every thing was excitement. The
idle miners Hocked to the city and the silver
mines smashed rig' t and left until it seemed
that almost every concern in the entire state
had become bankrupt.
CrniiliPi In tlio Allnlnc District * .
"What made things worse were the to-
ports that were constantly coming In from
the mining districts , lo the effect that tbo
mines wcro shutting down , that the miners
wore becoming riotous and that the stores
wore shutting up on account of being in able
to collect their debts. Iho closing of the
stores was duo to the fact that they had
trusted out their goods and were pressed for
money.
"In all the smaller towns accounts are
run by the miners , Micro being but litlle
cash business , nnd when the miners fail to
pay , there is nothinir for the merchant to debut -
but to put up thu shutters and take down iis
sign."What
"What effect these fillurcs will have upon
the tate I can't say , hut ono thing is evi
dent and that is that if aid docs not como in
some form there will bo bread riots through
all of the mountain districts before next
spring , as there are thousands of men there
with their families who have not a dollar
on earth. While it is true that the miners
nro a rought set. they will not allow their
families lo starve while Micro is anything in
the country that can bo securea. What
thuso pcoplo will do I can't say , as the conn-
lies are not able to care for the idloincu _ and
thurc Is not a aay's work to bo had.
Forced n Free Itldo ,
"Wednesday , in a most quiet manner , wo
went down into Vhc Burlington yards , whcro
200 of ns took possession of a freight tram ,
telling the yard men that wo were going
east. The yard crow protested , and sent
for the superintendent of the divis
ion , who held a conference with us
upon his arrival. All that wo asked
was the accommodation of the box
cars. This was reported to headquarters '
and a short 'me afterward the orders came
to lot us ride over the division. That night ,
a sad , hut -satisfied , lot of men left the
mountains. As wo came east wo saw
thousands of men walking the lies , all com
ing this way. and if I were to give a guess I
should say that I passed 2,000 men between
Denver and Lincoln.
"At many of the stations wo were sup
plied with bread and coffee and at Hastings
the city ofileials sent down a wagon load of
bread , meat and cooked potatoes. When wo
reached Lincoln wo weru. treated well ,
but as at the other places they socmad
anxious to got rid of us as soon as pos
sible. This morning most of the party wont
over the main line , but a few of us wanted
to see Omaha , and that is why 1 am hero.
I shall nut stay long , for if 1 don't find work
I shall start for the old homo in Vermont ,
and while I have not got a dollar , I expect to
reach there in good timo.
Imil ; Out lor ii Toni-li naiif ; .
"The people of Omaha have no reason to
fear thu pcoplu who are coining east at this
tlmo. as they are all respectable mon , many
of whom have wives and children , but these
who will como later are a different sut of
people. They will bo the camp followers
and outlaws , men who prey upon their fol
lows and llvo without devoting many hours
in the day to honest toll.
"These troubles will have a serious effect
upon the west , especially the mountain
country , as I am of the opinion that there
will bo a general stagnation of all kinds of
business. Tnat whole country , In an In
direct way. depends upon the wages of the
miners , and with them driven out of the
country the result is something frightful to
conlomplato. "
AT ritKHHK.il'1.IIK.
( iood Weatlior llrlngH Out l.nreo Crmrda
I'rrpnrxtloii * for "Illinois Day. "
CniCAdo , July 21. The weather continues '
bright and cool , The reductions in railroad
rates are beginning to bo felt In
the Increased attendance at the World's
fair and It is bolloved from now on it will
continue to grow.
The lessou of the cold storage warehouse
fire is being taken to heart by the manage
ment , and special precautions tire being
.taken to prevent a conllitgratlon.
Mrs , W. II. Allen of Saudusky , O , , has
written the fire chief that her husband was a
painter on the cold storage warehouse. She
has not heard from him since the fire and
fears ho perished.
The beautiful Japanese section in the Art
building was formally opened today nmil3x-
cited much admiration ,
Arrangements are being made for the cel
ebration of "Illinois day" ut the fair. There
will bo speeches , parades and fireworks , nnd
Commissioner Funk from Illinois Is confident
that between -100,000 and MxHX ) people will
pass through the turnstiles on "Illinois day. D
The exact date for the day bus not been :
fully determined.
The Swedish-Americans areIn the midst
of their World's fair festivities , This was
the second of thu thrcu days arranged fjr
the celebration and the success of yester
day brought u great crowd to Jackson park
again today. No formal program had been
arranged , nnd the visitors spent
a quiet and restful time taking in the fair.
At B o'clock this afternoon the second of the
concerts given by the Swedish societies
droxv a full liouso nt Festival hall nnd this
evening the Swedish exhibitors attended u
banquet at Windsor park. Tomorrow being
"hstlf holiday , " it will bring tl local crowd
of Swedes and a program for their enter-
talnmunt Is being arranged. It will bo
another big day for them.
Among the Judges of award appointed py
the executive committee on awards for the
department of manufactures thu following
were confirmed by the national commission
today : G. W. Johnson , Hustings. Nob. : John
Lafarge , W. S. 1 jsnox and C. A. Lownsberry ,
-North Dakota ; W M. O'Shea , Lincoln , Neb
and C. A. Stiaofer , Iowa City , la.
Settlement of the Kansas Goal Miners' '
Trouble Par from Being Reached ,
YESTERDAY'S ' INCIDENTS AT THE MINES
Attempt to Drlvo Workmen from the Tits
llepuUod Women Tnklnc nil Active
1'art In tlio ARttntlun No-
grocs to llo Imported.
WEIII CITY , Kan. , July 21. No violent out
break has occurred today , but It Is looked
for tomorrow. At an early hour this morn
ing a largo meeting was held in Maker's hall.
Noah Allen , ox-assistant attorney general
( populist ) , was present and addressed the
strikers at some length , deprecating vie
lence. Another largo meeting of the
.strikers was held in the old school building ,
but its result Is not known. None of the
Strip juts are working today , but some of
Clcmtnons1 men went back to tholr pits and
got tire remains of the property left Micro.
Tnls afternoon a crowd gathered and started
to shafts Nos. 47 and-IS , with the intention
of driving out the men guarding these
properties. Afterhanging around the mines
for some time the crowd gradually dis
persed. The mob of strikers consisted
ehlolly of French and Belgian women ns well
as men. The men at the shafts were well
armed and determined , and a conflict there
would have been n bloody one.
Sheriff Arnold was on the scene today and
assisted In dispersing the mob. The women
are being constantly stirred up by the monte
to take the leading part In violence , on the
supposition that they will not bo fired upon.
The sheriff has agreed to place a largo force
of deputies to guard the Kansas & Texas
shafts tomorrow. The feeling among the
strikers is very bitter , but although they
aru threatening to burn the residence of the
Kansas & Texas superintendent and the
onicc of the Tribune , they huvo done noth
ing of the sort yet.
It Is reported thai , n force of special deputy
United States marshal will be hero tomor
row afternoon called hero the
, by nonresident
dent companies. It is also said that Walters
and other leaders of the strike will take per-
tlcipatcd.
Mndc a ItliilT to Attack.
A crowd of strikers gathered in the after
noon with the avowed Intention of going to
Strip pit No. 17 to hang the engineer. The
crowd marched to the shaft without organi
zation and were about to chai'go the men at
work there when the workers each secured
a Winchester rifle with which he had been
provided , nnd forming in line awaited the
attack. The strikers were loud in their
talk nnd finally mndu as if to charge. The
vrorkers Immediately leveled their guns at
the attacking party , who thereupon lied
precipitately back to town.
Sheriff Arnold Mils afternoon went to
shaft No. 47 , owned by t.lio Keith & Pnrry
company , and ordered the guards to lay
down their arms. John Perry of Kansas
City happened to bo at the mlno at the time
and told the mon to pay no attention to the
sheriff. The men concluded that their only
safety lay in being armed and refused to
obey the sheriff.
It is learned on good authority that the
Kansas & Texas company has engaged 600
negroes at Carthago. Mo. , to go to work in
the mines. They will bo started by rail from
Cartl-afco next Saturday.
At Springfield they Will bo met by fifty
armed guards , who will accompany them to
the mines. A move of this kind would cor-
talnly provoke riot , and possibly bloodshed.
Counseled Moderation.
PiTTSiiuno , Kan. , July 21. The minors and
Strip pit men held a meeting in this city
this afternoon which -was addressed by
President Walters i of tie ] Miners associa
tion. Largo numbers of shaft miners were
present , but they were requested to leave ,
and only the shaft men who are members of
the executive board of the mine workers
were allo'.red ' to remain. The session lasted
thu entire afternoon , and it was decided to
call a delegate convention of the Strip pit
men to incut in Pittsburg next Monday to
decide whether or not they will come out
with the shaft strikers.
President Walters this evening stated
that llvo men representing themselves to bo
minors were placed on guard , out that the
shurilt of the county disarmed them. Ho
further stated that his voice would always
bo for peace , anil if any riotoccurod it would
bo against his wishes. The warrant sworn
out for Walters on the charge of trespass
has not been served.
It Is said that General Percy Daniels of
the Kansas State militia has been ordered
to make his headquarters at Pittsburg , but
ho has not yut made his appearance hero.
.SIil | > | iliiK Arum.
The Kansas & Texas Coal company
shipped arms to Wolr City and Lltchileld
last night to arm their guards at these
places. U Is the opinion hero that If the
Arkansas and Missouri miners do not comu
to the Kansas strikers relief the strike will
bn quickly broken , but the strikers say these
states will certainly help thorn.
At Lltchflcld the situation remains the
same. Thu men pay no attention to the
stockade nt the Kansas & Texas shaft , but
are hostllo to the Morgan-Leo shaft , whore
llftccn mon and seven teams are at work.
Leo is an old soldier and does not propose to
b.o driven from his post.
KKXTUOKI-
Tlioy Olvo llHitle to n Company of Ntnto
Troops Solilliirs mill Hiilnllts Klllml.
ASIII.AND , Ky. , July ! ! ! . lloporls Just re
ceived from WUo county , Virginia , say a
light took place Wednesday in that county
between state troops and Flcomuns' gang of
outlaws , In which four soldiers and six out
laws were mortally wounded.
For novcral months the Flcomaus boys ,
four In number , have been wanted very
badly. They nro accused of participating in
a triple murder sonic months ago. Uero
Taylor , onu of the gang , was captured and
hung for the crlino two weeks ago.
The governor sent a company of sixty
soldiers to assist the sheriff In arresting the
outlaws. On Wednesday the solders over
took them and n battle ensued. Four soldiers
were killed nnd six mortally wounded.
Oliver Fleemans was also shot and Is dying.
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InMlctml.
S. 1) . , July 31. [ Special
Telegram to THE BBE. ] Frank Phelps and
Hcdry Schroder have been indicted by the
Lyman county grand Jury for the murder of
Mat Matson last May. Matson was as
sassinated while bathing his fcot , silting in
thu door of his cabin , The trial of the two
men will commence on September 'J5 , court
having adjourned until that tlmo. In the
interests of other depositors , Judge Haney
has dissolved the attachment of County
Treasurer Kastman against thu building and
contents of the failed Planklutou bank.
ICastman has t''y.OOO of Aurora county's
inoiiey tied un in Iho concern ,
Fatiil muck of a Fly U'lixel.
.MEMPHIS , July 21. The great driving
Wheel of the Memphis electric power housa
today burst into hundreds of pieces tearing up
the building and killing Engineer Pal Me-
Dermott instantly. The wheel was Mur fcot
across , llftucn feet in diameter and weighed
' . ' 7,000 pounds. It bccainu wild and eccentric
from some unknown cause , revolving ut nn
Incredible pcod and before it could bo
stopped the breaking reunited from centri
fugal force.
aorsnxott sTosfcs vu.\iitAr
Twmity-rirn Hnmlrcd CltUm * Attend the
Open Air Ol ) rqiilri ! .
Kxoxmi.E , la. , July 21. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BRB. ] The funeral of the Into
ex-Governor Stone was held hero this after
noon. The remains arrived nt 12:40 : In
charge of * Mrs. Stone and the governor's son ,
William A . Stone of.'Wnshlngton , D. C. They
were met nt the train by the Grand Army of
the Hcmibllc post of the city nnd nt once es
corted to tbo park , whcro arrangements had
already been made to hold the services In
the open nir , under the auspices of the
Masonic order. Twcnty-llvo hundred people
listened to the funeral oration , delivered by
Hcv. Frank W. Kvans of Des Molncs , the
well known Masoniclecturer. . The casket
was not opened. Interment was in Graco-
land cemetery , whcro ho the governor's
father , mother and other relatives.
COHNINO , In. , July 21 , [ Special Telegram
tcT THE Unc. ] The- Iowa National guards
Third regiment , which hns been In encamp
ment at Camu Mitchell , this city , under
command of Colonel C. V. Mount and Inspector
specter J , Uush Lincoln of the Iowa State
Agricultural college , during the past week ,
will break camp tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The
week has been n Very pleasant and profitable -
able ' one. The outpost engagement of
Wednesday was thu event of thei week. It
represented ns nearly as possible the actual
skirmish maneuvers of a battle. The oppos
ing factions were under command of General
Lincoln and Major Lopcr. The battln of
N'odaway Valley was delightfully success-
lul , and covered thrcu miles of country.
There was no bloodshed , but thren of the
Doys wore .mvcrcotuo with heat In the en
gagement. After dress parade this evening
t ho troops were reviewed by General Wright
if Ccntcrvillc. The boys are Indulging in a
; rand ball tonight 'at Hold's opera house ,
lovornor 15oics > and staff will review the
roops tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
Filially Madt ) Up inn Mlml.
Four Donoi : , Ta. . July 21. [ Special Tele-
ram to THU Bnn.J William McOuIro of
Lchigh today instituted suit against David
3taeo ifor alienating _ his wlfo's affections.
klcGuiro claims that nix months ago his wlfo
oolc her children nnd went to live with
Stage. He made no objections at the tlmo ,
but frequently visited his children
\t their now homo. Ho finally
vent to Kansas nnd made a little money
hero. On returning to Lchigh his wife , tip-
larcntly being pleased with his evident
irosperity , came back tb llvo with him. She
July stayed a week , however , when she went
lack to Stace's homo , and has remained
there since. On thinking matters over , Mr.
MeCuiro decided thatshbwas u badly abused
nan , and brought sull -
Thrco I'ofttmniitbrs ut Oncn.
AVAL-COMA , la. , July.il. It is doubtful if
.hero Is another town'bcsides this that is at
ircsent possessed of. ' three postmasters , so
'ar ns appointment isi concerned. They are
r. M. Burusido , who lis in charge of the
office ; J. J. Kieron , who was appointed to
succeed him in Majytind A. F. Grcsslcr , who
vas appointed two woeUs.later. Both Kieron
and Gresslor furnished .gilt'cdgcd . bonds at
once , both are unobjectionable , both are
democrats , and the politicians in this part of
t .ho state are unable to salvo the mystery.
'J L'ho present Incumbent1-requested to bo rc-
' iovcd July 1 , but no commission for his suc
cessor comes to baud. . I
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Danker Illiiko U , ijiills.Foiltloii. :
OTTUMWA , la. , Jtily 2jj ! [ Special Telegram
, o THE BBE. ] There was a big surprise in
jusiness circle's toVluyj when it was an
nounced that Charles Blake , the veteran
janker and president of .the Iowa National ,
lad resigned. A reorganization was made
with Hon. Edwin Manning , tlio millionaire
capitalist of Keosauqiia , as president. The
capital stock was Increased from $120,000 to
Mr. Blalto's resignation was duo to
the fact that he has largo outside interests
which demand his complete attention.
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JfKIGlllFVL ILLINOIS TJl.lGlSUr.
Three Men Klllml nnd Ono Wounded Over
a i'auitly Aflilr.
MKTitoi'oi.is , 111. , July 21. The community
was shocked this evening by the most dread-
'ul tragedy over knqwn in .this section ,
ilichard Shoemaker killed Hlchard Lukens ,
r. , George LTikcns , his brother , and after
seriously wounding , the father of the two
dead men , put u bullet into his own body
with fatal results. All the parties are mon
of high social standing , and well known
throughout southern Illinois and a portion of
Kentucky. Uichnrd Lukens , Jr , married
Shoemaker's stoplaugjitor , Miss Lillian
lones , about thrco years ago , Shoemaker
had been her guardian , and after thu mar
riage was called upon for nn accounting of
the estate. Seemingly , ho had run through
a largo sum left the girl by her father. Pro
tracted litigation followed and much bitter
feeling was the result. Kecontly a
piano in the possession of Mrs. Lukens
was sold by Shoemuknr , and on its removal
moro hot words were indulged in. The feel
ing had been greatly Intensified by this last
incident , nnd this evening about 0iO : ! Shoe
maker walked up to Lukon's residence
armed with two revolvers of largo caliber ,
and entering the yard opened fire upon
Dick and George , who wore standing there ,
the former with his babe in his arms. Both
fell dead In an instant , Gcorgo with a bullet
through his tcmplo' and Hlchard with ono
through his heart. Tholr father , Hlchard
Lukcns , alarmed by the shooting , ran out
and mot the murderer , who was firing- shot
after shot Into the bodies , Ho fired a bullet
into thu old man's thigh. Then , as a crowd
hail collected , ho turned and ran down the
street two squares when , suddenly halting ,
ho Bent a bullet Into his own abdomen and
died in a short tlmo.
Shoemaker was about 40 years of ago and
leaves a wife and two children.
- The dead men wore aged ! ) nnd 23 respec
tively , and each leaves a wife and child ,
Their father's condition is serious.
Paid Iti llnlarico * In Gold.
NEW YORK , July 21. Uuuk presidents reported -
ported today that the situation was fairly
easy , with some shipment of currency to St.
Louis , Denver and Kansas City , The sub-
treasury was n debtor ut'llio Clearing House
today 91.800,000 and It paid in $1,875,000 of
that in gold , all In tioublo eagles. In addi
tion to that some of tha debtor bunks paid
tholr balances lu.golj , so that moru than
f 1,700.000 in gold had tope distributed by the
Clearing House aniong'tuo creditor banks.
There Is considerable iUsatlsfaetion | among
the banks at the subtrcasury in the matter.
Ono prominent bank president said : "Ida
not know what Is the object of this obslruc-
tivo policy of the treasury olllcials , but what
ever It Is it is an exceedingly inconvenient
ono for the banks ; I * tlo not know what
action the banks 'will take in this matter ,
but I think they will probably present a icry
strong protest to the secretary of thu treas
ury against n continuance of Iho practice
complained of , "
Thu large balance duo the Clearing House
today by the subtrt-asury was mainly caused
by the payment for gold delivered to the
assay ofllco yesterday. The payments for
pensions' , too , at. tltU time of the year are
always unusually heavy ,
Tbo Clearing House loan committee mot
tbday , but did not issue any njoro loan cer
tificates. They arranged , however , for the
retirement tomorrow ' or Mohday of $150,000
of the cortlUcates. The total amount of cer
tificates now outstanding is $22,100,000.
Speaking of the general financial situation
this afternoon Frederick 1C. Tatipcn , presi
dent of the Gittlatiii Natjp.nii ) bank , said ho
thought there was a decided improvement ;
money was easy and there was a more confi
dent fueling everywhere. With reference to
tomorrow's bank statement , Mr , Tnppom
said ho thought It would show a largo increase -
crease in loans and largo desalts , with a
consequent Increase in the reserve. The
amount of cash In the bank would probably
bo uoI leig than last
DIFFERENCE IN ACCOUNTS
Interesting Results of the Work of Experts
in South Omaha. -
DO NOT AGREE BY SEVERAL THOUSAND
Compnrlinn of llnnk * of the Srcrotnrjnnd
Trrnftiirvr of the MnRlc City llonrtl
ut Kdiichtlnn Sroklnc to
I'lud the Krrnr.
Mr. Funston , ex-secretary of the Hoard ot
Education , Is of the opinion that when
Haydcn Hros. , 'export accountant1 ! , nro
through with checking , up the accounts
there will bo n difference of several thousand
dollars between the secretary's books and
tno books of the city treasurer , who Is also
treasurer of th'o Hoard of Education. Mr.
Funston has been secretary of the school
board for.tho last threu years. Ills suc
cessor took his seal only a few weeks ago.
The board concluded to have his books gene
over by an expert , and Mr. Funston turnedV
them over to an expert , although they are
not balanced or posted up to date.
A reporter for Tun Ur.ii saw Mr. Funston
nnd asked him why ho thought there would
bo a difference in the accounts of the
treasurer and secretary. Ho said : "I can
not give exact llgtlrcs for I have not got
them , but 1 have figured up the irccelpts and
disbursements us reported by City Treasurer
Hector to the boarO and compared them
with my own orders given out nnd 1 lind
quite a difference. It will run up into the
thousands and will perhaps reach $7,000.
Do not understand mo ns insinuating that
a
not for n moment believu anything of thu
sort. Them has slmpjy been an error. It
might have been In my books and figuresand
it might have been Mr. Hoctor.
Mr. FiiMnton's Stntnmrnt.
"But to begin with , wo have bech carry
ing a false balance over since I have been
secretary of the board. The difference be
tween my figures and these of the treasurer
appeared when I made my first report. The
figures sent in by John Carroll , my successor ,
to the superintendent did not tally with my
books , anil when Mr. Hector and 1 compared
notes our balances did not correspond. But
a false balance was struck and hns been car
ried over since.
"I iTought tlio matter up before the school
board a number of times , but was never able
to got it to take any action. I wanted to
have an expert take hold of the books and
straighten out the snarls.
"Ono thing is certain and that is that the
records of the secretary and treasurer will
not como within n good many hundred dollars
lars of each other. The exports will perhaps
find out \vhero thu mistake is , but It is a
matter that should have been attended to a
long time ago. I have noticed too within
the last year that Mr. Hector's report
showed less cash on hand at times than my
books showed. "
Open to Inppontlon.
City Treasurer Hector throw his books
open when a reporter for THE BKB asked for
Information. "I don't sec how in the world
.thero can possibly bo nny'mlstake on my
part. Ycs'I havo-bcen.told that there would
bo a difference of several thousand dollars in
the books of the secretary and treasurer. 1
-can't-for tno life of mo see how any one can
tell this yot. My accounts are simple.
Hero is n list ol all receipts for the school
fund"and for every penny that is paid out I
have an order signed by the president and
secretary of the school board. I don't see
how Micro can bo any error from this ofllco. "
The order blanks from the school board on
the treasurer read as follows :
SOUTH OMAHA , Neb 18. . Treas
urer School District No. 3 of Douglas County :
Pay j to Mm order of thumiui uf
dollars out of any money In your hnnds be
longing tu the school fund fur
( Jounlcrijlgnrd :
No. . . .
President. Secretary.
"These orders como in to mo , " continued
Mr. Hector , "and you can sue by the wording
that the treasurer cannot tell what the
amount designated in the order is for. It
might bo for leaching , Janitor work , coal , or
anything else. I asked tno board at one
time to have their blank orders made out
specifically and it would make It better and
moro satisfactory for all , but my sug
gestion was not acted upon. Citizens
have asked mo to give them the amount of
money paid out by the school board for
teachers in a year , to give them the cost of
thu school coal and other items of expendi
ture , but of course I could not give it to
them. The inter comes for so much monuy ,
and if it is properly signed I simply have to
pay it. I have kept all the orders and can
show where every cent has been paid out. "
"What reason can you give fora difference
of several thousand dollars In the two sets
of books ? "
Cniilidunco In Ills riKurc * .
"None whatever. All I know is that my
books are all right. Mr. Funston suggested
to me that some person might have 'raised'
an order on mo. For instance , ho might have
written It for f50 and the person to whom
it was made payable changed thu figures to
f. > 00. I havu looked through the orders care
fully nnd have not found any that looked ns
though thuy had boon doctored. I found ono
that read fT > 0 in one place and ? 25
in another and I paid $2. > on it.
This Is the only ono in which I
detected any irregularity , and it was of
course an error. Mr , Cheek , president of
thu board , made a demand on mo for all tljo
orders 1 havo. I refused to let them go riut
of my ofllee , but told him I would cheerfully
furnish thu expert desk room in my office to
check thorn up. "
This last proposition was accepted and Mr.
Hayncs is now working on the books in tlio
treasurer's office. When ho has finished
there ho will take hold of the secretary's
books and go through with thorn.
President Check , In speaking of why the
board had not had the secretary's books
checked up before , said Jthoy did have the
work donu two years ago , and that thu board
would have done so last year If Funstun had
had his books in shapein time. Thu matter
dragged along until It was lot pass. This is
different from Funston's statement , as will
bo noticed In his remarks.
The uxperts will go over the books from
the time the school district was organized In
lbS9 , and it will then bu known who is shorter
or wlio has made mistakes.
i.v.i o
of tlio World' * Fair nn Sunday U
Not 11 .Suttlnil 1'nc.t.
CHICAOO , July 21. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK BEE. ] Sunday closing of the fair scorns
to bo as much In doubt tonight as over. The
Cllugman temporary Injunction , it Is claimed
by Attorney W. E. Mason , prevents the di
rectors from making effective their action
in closing the gates. President Hlglnboihnm
says tonight , however , that the fair Is not
going to bo open Sunday , Judge Stein's in
junction notwithstanding. The president of
the directory docs not outline his position in
thu premises , but Is picsumutily acting upon
thu opinion of ICdwln Walker that thu in-
Juuctiou is inoperative.
ItiimUnt Mint Como to Time.
CHICAGO , July 21. The management of the
World's fair Is not pleased wl'.h the action
of the Uussian exhibitors m covering their
exhibits because the customs olllcors souglit
to verify charges that they were violating
the laws in selling goods in bond , and break
ing the rules of the exposition in selling for
immediate delivery. A member of the
council of administration said today
It was definitely known that ihosa
exhibitors had violated loth the rules
and law , and that unless ihoy uncover their
exhibits tuo exposition will puV a custodian
charge under the contracts signed by
em and conduct the exhibit at their ox-
jse.
iri.to.ni.'D rut : rvnxr.ns.
ro In Onln Attlro Uorclvcft Ilor
Visitor * with Duo Honor.
: , July 21.-This city is in hoh-
o on account of the arrival of the
'Clettes. ' Illuminations and buntlne
rendezvous of nil the societies
arrived. This meeting , which
opoueu oday and lasts to July 20 Inclusive.
Is the quadrennial national turnfest.pt the
American Tiirnbund. Kvery state 7n the
union Is represented. _ Fully 2. > ,000 visitors
nro expected to bo present , and in the
elaborate drills that 'are planned , SMK )
gymnasts will take part. Tlio visit
ing turners represent ! do societies
throughout the nation , which have nn
ngpregnto membership of fiO.OOO. The scene
of the sports will bo Schuutzen and Athletic
parks , The work of putting these places
into shape for the great event is complete.
An Immense dining hall , capable of seating
14,000 people at one time , is also ready.
The first thing today was a procession to
the Exposition building , where the visiting
athletes were received by the ladles of the
Milwaukee societies nnd provided with
tickets and badges. Dr. Helnricli Brann ,
president of the Tiirnbund , introduced
Mayor Koch , and after the mayor's address
of welcome Governor Peck was Introduced
and madonn address of welcome.
The Denver men brought a carload of
beer , but they could not take it upon the
campus to compete with the men who have
the license to sell. A friendly Mllwaukecan
tendered a temporary store and in an hour It
wasallamo with bunting and signs of "Gut
Hell , " and now Kocky mountain beer is in
lively competition with thogreatcst brewery
in America.
Four thousand active turners are located
on the campus connecting the athletic parks.
A largo barracks for mesa and sleeping pur
poses has been erected Micro. Tonight the
various delegations inarched from the parks
to the exposition , where nn elaborate program -
gram was carried out. Governor Peck ,
Judge ISmil YA allbor nnd Christ Brown of
the turners and others made speeches of
welcome . The real exercises will begin to
morrow.
llnhemlnii 'liirnrrt nt hchuylcr.
SCIIUYI.CII , Nob. , July 21. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Uii.J The first of these to
take part in Bohemian Turners State asso
ciation conlcsts arrived in a special car from
Wilber , bringing from Micro a society each
of ladies and gentlemen and a largo baud ,
in I all 100. The contests begin at thu fair
grounds tomorrow , and there will bo a picnic
J
Jc nic at a grove near the city on Sundav. Ex
cursion trains nro to comu In from all points
tomorrow t to bring the oOO turners expected.
Tlio city is bonutifullv decorated.
AIIMTli.ll.S.
Cailcts Appointed In tlio Naval Arailomy
nt Atuiniioll * .
WASHINGTON , July 21. Nearly all naval
cadets for the next class have been ap
pointed. Among them arc :
Illinois Fourth district , Max Schmidt ,
W. H. Hcttig , alternate ; Sixth district , P.
Graham , L. Stensley , alternate ; Tenth dis
trict , F. Paul , L. F. Wolcott , alternate ;
Twelfth district , C. C. Jewell. I Williams ,
alternate ; Sixteenth district , P. Williams ;
Eighteenth district , W. M. Shackford ;
Nineteenth district , O. S. Eckridge ; Illinois
at largo , O. Si * Union !
Iowa Third district. H. F. Varnoll , C. tl.
.Mullen , alternate ? Fourth-district-D. ; 'N ,
'
'Pattison ; Fifth district , A. S. C. Smith. Jr. ;
W. N. Moffett , alternate- ; Sixth district ,
William H. Wells , W. E. Foatcr. alternate ;
Seventh district. A. McCarthy , E. It , liaw-
less , alternate ; Eighth district , L. N. Hitler ;
Tenth district , H. Kobinson.
Nebraska Fourth district , LM. . Over-
street. II. M. AVolls , alternate ; Fifth dis
trict. M. J. Sholton.
Wisconsin-First district , D. E. Tliulcn ,
H. A. Chandler , altomato ; Third district ,
M. F. Chase , C. W. Fowler , alternate ;
Fourth district , H. F. Adman ; Seventh dis
trict , Fred Arnold , Jr. , W. H. Clark , alter
nate ; Eighth district , H. C. HarabamTcnlh ;
district , II. N. Jansen , T. II. Parker , alter
nate.
South Dakota At large , F. F. Clough.
Disbarment C'asrx Ulxmmvml.
WASHINGTON , July SI. Commissioner Sey
mour of thu patent ofllco today rendered a
decision in the disbarment proceedings of
Church & Church against , Foster & Free
man , attorneys for the Hull Telephone com
pany , and William 1C. Slmonds , late commis
sioner of patents , Mr. Seymour finds that
Foster & Freeman are not guilty of any
wrongdoing , as charged , and as to ex-Coin-
misslonur Slmonds , ho finds that what ho
did was within his discretion as commis
sioner and that thu taking of thu copies of
thiii Drawbaugh application , especially as he
hail thu consent of Secroiar > - Noble to dose
so , was not , under the rules of the olllco , a
matter of which ho could bo cognizant. Tlio
complaint , therefore , against all of the
parties was dismissed.
AUA1XST TJlll I/.V/O.V 1'.IVIFIV.
Tlio Silprnmo Court Decldoi It Mimt Coin-
ply \vllll rStiito Iti-K'iilntlniiK.
WASHINGTON , July 21. The decision of the
United States supreme court in the case of
the Union Pacific against Goodrldgo is just
reported. It holds that all shippers must bo
treated by carriers with absolute equality.
It distinctly recognizes thu right of
law-making bodies to regulate rail
ways through railway commissions ,
especially that featureof stain and
federal regulation which requires carriers
to obtain permission of a commission before -
fore granting lower rates to persons and
places. The ease was brought under Hie
statute of Colorado , whl-h prohibited dis-
crimlnallon In pracllcally the name language
as employed In the Interstate commerce law ,
The discrimination was charged on ship
ments of coal to IJenvcr.
Mr. Tliiimtoii'n Vlmv < i.
Hon. John M , Thuraton , general solicitor
for the Union Pacific , waa seen last night la
regard to the decision.
"This decision , " said Mr , Thurston. "is
the same as that rendered In two other
cases , the titles of which I do not now recall -
call , about a month ago. Tlio facts in the
ease are these : A number of years
ago the Union Pacific sold some coal
property to a certain firm In Colorado ,
part of the sale contract stipulating that the
company should haul the firm's output at a
price something under thu usual rates ,
Other firms learned of tills nnd , four nr Jlvo
years ago , brought suit against the railroad
in the state courts , alleging discrimination.
Thu district courts clodded that the point of
the plaintiffs was well taken and Iho cases
woru then taken to Iho supreme court , on
whoso docket they hrivo since remained. A
number of other cases depended on tlio de
cisions in these , It having ITCH agreed by
both sides to avoid further litigation and
abide by the action of MutRUpromn court ,
Of course , the decision of the court is final ,
nnd wu shall have to accept thu situation. 1
huvo not yet seen the text of the court's
opinion , which has , probably , just been
handed down , but 1 behove I understand its
conditions. " _
MornmnnU of Ocenn Ntrnnieri , July Ml.
At Now Vork Arrived Hrltannlo , from
Liverpool ; Fucrst Blamarck , from Hamburg ; "
Suuvia , from Hamburg ; Purls , from South-
hamplon.
At Boston Arrived Prussian , from Gins.
go\v ) .
v.At London Sighted--Kssen , from IJulti-
more ; Mutnisala , from Now Vork.
Went Pithingvllli Dun nnd the Doctor ,
BuzziiiD'a DAY , July 21. President Clove-
land went fishing today with ColonM La.
tnont and Dr. Ilryant. It was late this even
ing before they arrived homn. No time hai
been sot for the prcildcut's roiuru to'u li-
Itigtou.
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK
Bettor Fooling Now Pcmulos the Entire
Business World.
BANK FAILURES NOT SO BD \ AS THEY LOOK
Slimy Were llrmicht About lij- the Un.
tlitiiiBlitliilniMH i.r I > i-ii ( > < IU > -HiiMntM
During Mm Wrrk lli : llm-n Well
Mnlnt.tliicil In ivrry Section.
NEW YOIIK , July 21. 1 { , (1. Dun Ss. Go's ,
weekly rnviow of trade says : This week
the country lias stood surpt ( singly welt an
extraordinary strain. 'I'lio failure of many
banks ami linns has eomo ilesplto the re
laxation In eastern and In sonic southern
anil western money markets. Denver banlcs
were overthrown largely by the crazy wls-
iloni of the popple , but in most cities stato-
tnents show the banks in a healthy condl-
lion , and there has since boon noticed moro
readiness to extend aeeommodatlons. Under
all the conditions It is astonishing that busi
ness has been so well maintained with 10
Httlo evidence of utisounducss. Kvet : while
cotton and woolen mills were working over
time on past orders the scantiness ot now
orders was noticed and the Kru.it frequency
of cancellations. Close observation also saw
ovldouco of decreasing distribution to con-
sinners , so that dealers were loft with part
of tholr stocks unsold and wholesale dealers
found less encouragement to buy. In dry
goods cancellations tire still numerous and
orders are small. Seine improvement la
seen in dress goods. Sales of wool are re
markably small.
Iron Minns Close.
The stagnation In iron closes seine inluci
In this state unit Ncw.Iorsey and most mines
in Michigan. Coke is moving downward ;
ins iron is inactive , though dealings In bar
ami structural products are somewlmt larger ,
prices are the lowest ever known. Pur
chases of tin are modurito and prices are
lower and II ) cents la reported for lake'eon-
per , while lead is weaker at fU.liO. Wheat
has fallen 2 cents , corn t cent ; pork products
and oil are lower ; In place of the expected
advance in sugar u doetlno has come , and
eottou , after some advance , recedes again.
Western receipts of wheat are moderate and
exports fairly largo , but unprecedented
stocks press for sale. The slock market
closed lust week hopefully , but by Wednes
day had reached the lowest average of prices
since ISivl. London and short sellers then
bought and some recovery lias followed.
At Philadelphia hanks are holding cur-
rcncy and strengthen themselves.
An easier feeling prevails at IMttsburg in
iron.
iron.The
The Cincinnati money market Is easier ,
and Cleveland reports grocery trade good ,
but Iron wholly Inactive.
Toronto notes butter fouling , Indianapolis
no improvement but banks In strong posi
tion , and Detroit a < iuiet business , with the
outlook not , very cheerful.
Chicago reports 1'J per cent deercaso in
clearings , iVi per cent in real estate sales ,
and U per cent in 'cflstbound shipment ? ; active -
tivo demand for loans , hut moro freedom In
lending and better fooling. Receipts of pro-
'ducts aro-in pur cent larger for corn and 0
for wool , but most other articles decrease
Ttl perjiejU. In wheat , filUn-drcssed beef uud
ajjjii cattle , .
At Milwaukee the closing of some manu
factories and reduction of wages In others
and th'o.-fa.iliu'o of tho- great iron syndicate
are noticed.
At St. Paul trade Is restricted and nt
Minneapolis lumber' sales nro reduced nnd
sales of Hour below the output. Other trade
is good , and at St. Joseph fair.
1'cceipts of cattle are light tit Kansas
City.At .
At Denver trade is demoralised , but now
moro hopeful and fuimy reported assign ,
mcnts are regarded as a measure of pro
tection.
St. ivonjs reports business good in volume
and character , but the trade checked by
closeness of money , banks fortifying them
selves.
Hmiilinrn Cltlrx.
Money is tight at Little Hock , but the
strain is oorno remarkably well.
At Nashville trade la fair ; at Atlanta ,
backward ; at Macon a bolter demand is
scon ; at Augusta retail trailo is lair , and at
Columbus business is a shade poorer.
Now Orleans limls trade somewhat im
proved anil banlcs very conservative. Sugar
weak and crop prospects excellent.
At CialvuRton crop prospects are less un-
couraging , but at Mobile butter.
At Jacksonville credits are cautious , and
at Charleston crop prospects aru poor.
The treasury has been paying gold to the
banks , but on the wholu increasing its hold
ings. Kxports of products iirou little larger
than a year ago , but imports also largo.
The failures during the past week number
4I > 7 in thu United States , against 10S last
year , and twenty-live in Canada against
nineteen , two of the failures of capital ox-
cucdinK WOiMMK ) . and 101 others of capital
exceeding $ .1,000 each. I/iHt week the
failures in the United States numbered ! )74. )
iiu.\i > STitir.T's KKviiiir or THADI ; .
Kxriiptliiiiiilly Oulot TriKln Kcportod , with
u Slight liiiiriivtiiiinnt | Notlrrulilf.
Nnw Vuiuc , July -1. Bradslrcot's weekly
roviu-v of the state of trade will tomorrow
say : A bird's eye view of thu general trade
conditions throughout thu country indicates
that thu south Atlantic an. ) Gulf states huvo
suffered no material change in conditions ,
dullness or unuxcuptionally quiet trade being
reported from all points with slight excep
tions , with thu tendency to improvement
being noted at Memphis , Now Orleans and
Mobile. The I'acitlo coast reports no further
Jlnanci.il or commercial disturbance ] and
with excellent crop prospects , frc-or exports
of wheat and moro liberal loans by the
banks to producers of whuat , particularly In
California , prospects there are luliillvely
brighter. Kast , however , while Micro Is
a tendency to greater ease In money nt
Boston , Halllmoro. Now York and I'lttsburg ,
that tendonuy does not Include larger or extended -
tended loans. I'hiladclphia there is rela
tively lefu ease in financial circles , Homo
larger manufacturing Industries atlhuoast
are beinnin ; g to acknowledge tbo offisot ot
the t'ontinuod depression , onu or moru large
wbolen manufactories having closed tem
porarily In addition to buveral cotton fuo-
lorius earlier in the wuek. The encouraging
feature In Iron IH a continued rcdiictoti ot
stocks , but quoted iron prices In most In-
Btanccs aru nominal. Thu auvnncu In prices
of anthracite is followed by a slovvor move
ment , while in most lines of staples quota
tions have been forced lower. There i * a
disposition west also to curtail the out
put of manufactured products and
runs on Kansas City ami Denver -
vor banks now ended , created for
a tlmo a rmmwal of exceptional caution on
the part of the banks at many western can
tors. A largo proportion of thu suspended
Colorado banks and mercantile Institutions
will pay In full and resume business , inabil
ity to borrow on or sell ample collaterals
ulono being the cause of Denver banks clos
ing their doom.
Hank clearings this week naturally show
a decrcaiiu , the falling olT being not less than
7 5 per cent as compared with a year ago ,
* nwl a smaller decreauo us compared with the
preceding week. Our Australian and Lon
don cables showed no material change in
stocks of wheat available abroad last
week. so that the net decrease was
practically that In the United
States , nDout 8W , > d,000 bushels , Exports ot
wheat , both coasts , United States nnd Can
ada , for thu seven ilays ending with July 20 ,
aggregate fi.077,000 bushels , n compared
with 2,7Ii,000 ) bushels In the third week of
July a year ago , with ! i,33n.OOU bushels two
vuars ago , with l.fiH.OOO busholn , three years
UKctfmi Ito5,000 : bushels four year * ago.
Thu liuuutial positlou ut Now York but