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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1895)
T " . _ - < . . . . - - . . . . . _ _ - /I 1 I"c -r- ; . . ' . . : I : _ J _ :4 : z ' ' > - . ' _ . . . . ; . . _ , " . : ; . _ . . . . . . : _ ' . , _ . _ " . _ , ' : ' " . , . - - - - - - - r . . r . .t .tT - . 4.,4 - - - - , - - , - - _ c.-- . _ ' - - - - - - - - " . . < , = : ' " 4 ; . - . _ ' - ' - ' --z , ' . . _ . . . . . - . . , : : _ , , - " . : " ; " = - . I' . " . ' ) . .r'-\ - " , , . ' . TILE OMAhA DAiTI .flEFt i4 DAY SEL'TEMIIflIt n 1895. ' " . , . u " - - t . _ , . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r-- _ - - - - - - - - _ _ c DOES TIlE WEST PRODUCE ANO A D THE EAST OWN N ? - - - , I. j . In All that Goes to Make Life Worth Living the \Vest is Not . Behind the East. POPULAR ECONOMIC FALLACIES EXAMINED AND EXPOSED Tim Two Distinct Clnscs of Betters Engngol in Developing the WestRe- suit of an rpltomio of Dorowing-A Comprehensive Sketch of the Western Farmer , Drawn by Hon. Robert P. Porter , Etior of the Cleveland World . . - . - - - - ' = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -i---r : 0 i mOl 16 . I mo. ( ; 1 : . . . . - - -I--- I' ---1 NOITU C1N. flIV1SIO. , $ Z,23i3.Sl1 - J : . r.oJ.OI' . 9.t.42n3,3.5 , S 3.9Cd.13.7 : ! ' I,12G,447.t . . . . . . 3l.3S2.1'S ' 3.2s.IoQJl . . " . ' . " 1,13.,4n " ; tO4,2IL12) Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9:1.3 : 3.231.J.OI. 2.:1".4'.3' cm.i26.12) . . . . . . . , . . . 62'.833.3 : 1 ' . ' . % lnllana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . % .o.tC.C2r : .1.6SI.OJ.Qi" ! ( ) I.iS.1sO54j ' 2t'2,6OG4 Inolnna . . CG.i51.itn 3,2IOO1)t ) 2l2t.67 $ IG.2s 21" 1M,2'.c.I'G ( . 2.IU.Mr.57n l.o.2f.11 lIlItioIj3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2tIJ.O. J Sj.M"J.2 , Jllll , . . . . . , . . . . . . ) IIIiIgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11..10.22 1.5 O.Uf.0 313.20.IIS % i.JC3.9S Ln.7 7.2. \chhun . . , . ' . . ' . . . ' 42 . OA.t . WhicfliiqIfl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t.U3.20S,521 I.U.CiJ.C' ! ) ) ) j1JZM7.329 jL.671.61' ( 2.Q.Ln. < On.ln . . . . . ) . ' , . . ! . . . . . . Mlnn'oln . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C91j.51 n i.OO' ) % )9.r1 L2.2I.U3 . . . . , . . . . . . . . ' . , ( " . ) . ( ) 7IT.6-41.VA . . : 23.14C38 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.287.34'.331 1,1211".J.I ) i1.6H.1AI ZH.33.:1 23.11.C38 . _ . . . . : . . ICO.fQO ) 14,92MJ7 O1,211.3)s ) I372T7O7 ( . . . 131,217.741 . . 1IourI . . . . . . . . 2.:7.912.9 : . 1.rCZC J 1.24.9 51.21.38 MI.oul North Tfkohl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.406.16. 118.0.449 ' : 9.7:2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ifllth ; Dtlkotft I . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 t.2 ! nll . Mloln. . . . 1,2lS3t14 2 . OO.O C9.277.4S .13t.Q.6 . . . . . . Nchra.ka . . . . . . . . . . . . rr. 1 : /.O1 : ! Jnnon Nebrn.kn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t.793.31.1 G.O4).OF ' IS8.K3J.0I 3t.327.S3. . . . . . . . , \ ' : ' . , ! I m.0991 $ _ 2.2S2oO.UI' _ . % : ; ; $ _ 23S16)2 ' O \'tSTJN U1'jj'ON. . . . . . . . . . . JI . . . ! $ 40000,000 $ 15.1s4ri22 . :8.SI G'lILt38 : : : . . ) IorIInflft . . . T' . . . . . . . . . . $ 4.1.219 $44.04.0\6 $15.1S4.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(1OO.OQO . ' . . . tC9.773.il . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . & ) Q.(6 1.16.748 " orntng . . . . . CIlorndo ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.II5,1I.2i ZU.'IJ.OQ ' 2O$3.3 $ ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MeIco . . . . . . . . . . 231.4. 97 ! 4 .OO.O al.34 .inJ ' 2,83.i6 ' : .17.41 New Mc"lco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188.880.9:6 : 41.090.0) ( ) 3.41.191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vtuh ) . , , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34n,41.21 14.0.o J IGt"n.1 ! 6. " 6.18 98G.Q83 . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IO.3Ll.fS 156.0.0 31,174,012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 1ada . . . . . . . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , vnda . . . . Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.89.r,9t ZJ.O.O 6..C'1 . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . \Vathlrnton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G.f9S.72G ' ) 62QOO.fJ 13G,14 ! S,601,4G4 . . . . . . . \\Rhlnlton . . ' . . . . . . . . 9'L1D,14 ' . 154,000,000 t.ii8S72 25930,611 .OG3 . 44 Or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 154.0.0 r.8.n2 2S.930.63 6.O3.4'4 Oregon . . . . Cnltnrla lon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . 2. " 3.13.C1 1.34,004.00 63'.1G1 , i 201.S1I .t61.Si - - - - - - -.D'tlcotn ' territory. = The above table shows that 32. 000.00.000 out of the $ G3.000.000.000 18 located In the west. About hal the estimated wealth of the Unied StateR may be foun,1 here. From a per cap- Ia of about $200 In 1850 Ll has Incrensed tea a per capita of $2,130 In 1890. In the estimate .for 1890 1 make up the budget as follows : . ' New WCRt. Olil Wcst. \rst. nenl e.tnte. . . . . . . . . . . $5.12.4t.180 011est. ' 4.Q t..1,421 Lie . tncic . farm Imple- IflntR , ' etc . . . . . . . I.U7.471. 21.321.2S ) l.nts . fnc quarries . . . . 22O,4I,444 541,343,433 Oold Lulon In .lver . . . . coin . . . . fnd . . . 387,019,553 ' 1O,1,2O ) Inchlnlr rue on ) hnnll. or miliN . . . . vro- . . . . 813,977,314 1.31.64 Italironils nn,1 equll' nnlrn"s . Including street mnt rnl" n ) ' Inchldlnl . . . . . . stree . . 3,937.231,117 1,070.003.038 T eiegrnpiis phipping . nnlt tel.phones cnnal . 100.4..050 r.O.n2.4r . .hllllnl .lnneous . . . . . . 3.103.731,392 C12.i3. 07 ' 'fotal . . . . . . . . . .S.2.9t : : ,34n 86.S11,422,09 . Ornnll intel 832.067 337.418. Total for ' 32O1337.48. .03i.091.RG4. . RELATIVE IMPORTANCE. to un- I hear those who of laic are inclined derestimate the relative Importance of thc west to the relatve the above after all Is merely primary wealth. The location of prlm3- wealh. TI' wealth by no means determines the location r wealh In sometimes of Its ownership. An easterner sometmes Ignorance of the west Is apt to grant that the west has produce'l and possesses great wealth . but the east owns perhapB the greater portion of it. To which I once heard a breezy westerner reply : "We have the wealth and you eastern fellows have the photograph of It . " As n mater of fact neither of these statements are true. I have shown In the mortgage Inquiry of the eleventh census that western people hold a much larger proportion of their own securitIes than Bore easter people Imagine. What Is true of private mortgages on lots and farms Is equally true as respects state municipal , county and school district bonlls. Two- thirds of the farms owned by those who work them are free from debt. I Is safe to assume they have very largely paid for themselves all arc free from the bondage of money lenders. eat or wesl. The accumulations - clmulatons of these thrify farmers wIll continue . all these accumulations have gone contnue. and will continue to go Into western securi- ties and western enterprises. The west has made more than a start In manufacturing. Over one million and a hair hands engaged In manufacturing In the principal western 8tates. without counting at least 200,000 more In mInIng can hardly be termed "only I start on the right road. " , MANUFACTURING STRENGTH. The review writer who recently ventured this statement In one of the leading American - can reviews perhaps did not realize that the start made In this direction by the western states now nearly equals In number em- ployed the aggregate similarly employed In all the New England states with the great state of New York thrown In. That It I not far behind the aggregate number em- ploye In the three North Atlantic states of New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey while the start on the right road In the west exceeds by 72.000 persons exactly the total number emllloyed In manufacturing In the two greatest manufacturing states of the union New York and Pennsylvania combined. Every year the western states become more sel-sustalnlng.and while rapid and cheap transportation brings about cur- bus anomalies , such as the canning of west. ern corn for consumption In the far west In Baltimore . these are but Incidents and can not be taken as evidence of either the Incapacity or lact of enterprise or decadence of the re- gion we are discussing. Without denying the mutual Interdependence of the est and west I am inclined to think that In all that goes to make life worth living the west IB very . . lIttle , I any , behind t'e east Its cites arc . I a rule as wen governed. Its buildings as ; handsome Its homes as comfortable Its sys- ; . tems of street railways more convenient , Its clubs aB magnifIcent . its theaters as attractive - I tractivo . its education as well dIrected Its public libraries and churches . pUblc lbraries as numerous 1 , , Its people as moral end taken as n " 'ole , Its civizton as healthful and hopeful for the future as the older settled communities of the North Atantc states. & ; .r EXPOSING POPULAR ERRORS k Having dIsposed of these gencralles : I , next propose to analyze , ali to n certain r extent oxpose. two popular eastern and Euro- V penn errors about the west namely that the primary wealth which I have shown exists there Is owned In the cast and In Europe : . that the west Is unable to pay the principal . and I stag erlng under the burden of Inter- est. In short that It has merely shifted this burden from year to year like a bank- rupt renews his notes In the vain ope that by some lucky accident he may extricate himself. To this end I propose to make a brie comparison of the actual debt Public and private and the relative debt to value of property of the west with that of the east. First ns to the public dEbt wo fled that the total debt other than national , that Is , state . county municipal and school debt for the UnIted State In 1890 was $1.135.000.000 , as against $1.12.000,000 In 1880. Surely this Is a small increase In ten years. Only nn Increase 4 of $12,000,000 agnlnst an Increase In the value ' of property of $21,000,000 and an - addition of , nearly : 13.000,000 In population. During Ulls period , under republican administrations . the national debt decreased about $ .000.000,00. so the burden of what may be termed public debt has ben greatly lightened for the entire country Dut how about the north central . and western states Possibly the reduction Of debt other than national has been In the eastern states , wllitil , according to some authorities . reap such Immense revenues from the west. To some extent this la true. The newer communities have needed more things done. As a rule however the expenditures have , . been tly justified anti for purposes necessary - to take care of the increasing population. . To begin with . In the states cutler consh1er- v aton , stntl.debts have been reduced county debts slightly Increased. The principal In- crease Ia ben municipal debt namely $62 , - t lOOOO. and In school district debt , less than $15.00,000. In short , the per capita of this J entire class of debt was $14 In 1880. and ex- acty the same In 1890. The heavy decrease of the natonal debt from $38 per capita In ; , 1880 to $14 per capita In 1890 , affectIng eli . parts of the country alike . has actually reduced - . duced the burden of public debt In these i. , . states when compared with 1880. This , after . allowing for the great increate of debt durIng - log two years ot Clevelandlsm. C , I'.UULIO DEUT CO IPAnED. , Meantime the valuation 'of property has . increased . as I have shown , from flS . - & A $8.- .u 60.000,000 to $32,000,000,000. The total . public debt , other than national I. for , these etates . representing as , they do , hal the aggregate value of the national , , , wealth Is $364,000.000. whie the slm- ' , liar debt of the eater and southern , . states representing the other hal of the . . . . . aggregate wealth of Ibo country , Is 1761,000,000. From this we see that the flclpa QI the pubUo debt I' more tan , t . . . r : double In the eastern and southern El tea , while the aggregate valuation of property Is about the same ns In the north clntral and western . These figures Indicate hInt tile eastern states likewise have to provide for , an Interest account of their own. 'rhe na. tonal debt of course bears equally. on all the etates. I must be saId by any dlspas- slonalo observer that In the matter of public debt the western states will stand the most careful scrutiny by the most conservative critics. The highest rate of Increase In debt was for educational purpQse . and the next highest rate for municipal purposes-to build water works lay out streets , put J. drainage to light , police and Improve the municipal life of the people. I lay safely be said that so far as concerns public debt both the old and the new west arc on a safe anti 0111 ground The purpose for which the Indebtedness was Incurred was legitimate - mate Ihb amount Is not excessive when the resources are taken Into consideratIon . aol With a few possible exceptions . thc money has been prudently expended aol the rate of Interest Is reasonable and just Whatever lay have been true of sOle of the county debts contracted In the early days In the west when the credit of countIes was pledged for railroad purposes the debt pf recent years Is an honest debt and will be paid with Interest In full a certain as the day for liquidation comes around. A good deal of this debt Is held by western In vestors and the credit of the states , counties . and municipalities Issuing It Is uniformly .good. MORTGAGE DEnTS. 'Ve come now to the Individual mortgage indebtedness of these states and here we lint ! a different condition of affairs. As I have shown forty years ago the country wo are considering was an uncultivated wIlderness . Then the estimated true valua- ton of Its property was $4.500,000.000. not $32 . - 000.000,000. as now. Then Its population was a trifle over 5.000,000 , and not over 25.000.000 ' ns now. There have ben two distinct classes i of setters engaged In the settlement and development of this country The first may be described as the patient pioneer plodders , W'ilO settled the oder : western states and who after a generation of severe work and hardships - ships have either ( lied or retired to the towns and cities. The other class who for thc energetic . go-ahend. restless setters of the newer states of this group who have nccom- pushed ns much In fifteen years as their I predecessors did In twenty-five. Of course , the older settlers and thOse who have fallen setters falen heirs to their farms are not burdened with mortgage Indebtedness. And for the very good reason that they borrowed little. They had a hard hand-to-hand battle with nature without the modern appliances of railways , self-binders , adjustable rakes mowers . steam threshing machines barb wire and mortgage loan companies 1ley worked out their own salvation. Physical endurance strong arms , indomitable courage good dlgestcns and hopefulness won the battle . They paid their debt and Interest as they welt along and be- came Independent as the markets for theh : produce were openeI. They literally grew up wIth the country , or , perhaps I should Bay the country grew UI p with them. Today these early settlers are well-to-do farmers and their farms go Inrgzly to swell tl3 columrs showing that over two-thlrd of a.1 the owned fnrms In the Unite States are free from debt. In- other words , have paid for themselves. 'Ve have thousands of them right here In Ohio. TiE FESTIVE LAND AGENT . The western immigrant who made his appearance - pearance on the scene about the 70s. and who helped to swell the tremendous total Increas of 12.000.000 In population between 1870 and 1890 was alhogether another type. lie came enthused with the latter-day notion of getting rich In a short time. , He brought Into ply all the modern notons : To his mind railroads should bo extended In all dlrectons ! In search of population . not population grow up to railroads. Mortgage loan assochton agents became IS numerous as lightning rod men. They watche the local papers for the official declaration of proof of title . and swarmed down upon the honest farmer with the presistency and volubility ef life Insuran-e I ngenls. Then caine the boom town with its unscrupulous real estate apecu'atlrs . followed by an army of restess ! adventurers , whQ have strewn distrust and misery over entire sec- Uon of country and brought odium upon the characters of hundres cf thousands of honest hard-working men. Men who though victims of the most stupendeus robbary of the present century and handicappe In every I possible way are honestly meet'ng th2lr I obligations and releasing their property frni ' a burden of debt and Inleret , wh ch when the aggregate was being guesred at by dema- gogues may well have disturbed those beth at homo and abreal interested In the prog- ness and prosperity of the United Stat ( RECKLESS DOnROWING. Whatever may be said of the recklessness - ness of the farmer who borrowed IS a rule the loan association lending the money and as a rule the agent who actually placed the loan were equally reckless . not to say dishonest. Between 1882 and 1890 , when this epidemic of borrowing and lending ( farm properties swept over the west all the ordinary safeguards - sae- guards were disregarded , except by a few con- servatve and veil managed institutions. As conducted It was a disreputable business , and the only wonder b the loss has been BO small. The victims on the one side were the honest , Industrious farmer , trying to . pay for his land out of Ws crops On the other , the straightforward Investor , Willing to loan I10ney on what he supposed was Improved farming property In the west. Between these two contracting parties was almost every class and grade of trlclter. The titled spend- thrift . clad to lend his name as a decoy the sharp unprincipled swindler gamblLg with other people's money the reckless agent pay- Ing out money with only the commission In vIew , and the low grade local swindler whose Itching p31m received alike a "bonus" from the borrower and a "commlssbn" from the lender As a rule the loan and the mort- gage companies that have come to grief started out aB monstrous frauds upon the farmers they assumed to help and If the end has not been ns happy as they could have I wished perlaps the less said abut It the ' better . 'I STUFFED LOANS. Let me briefly explain the operations of some of these associations anti their delectable agents To begin with , there are thre kL.B of loans offered . namely : . I-The "stuffed loan " -The "deducted commission loan. " 3-The "first and second mortgage loan. " The "stuffed loan" I am Informed was preferred - ferred and the agents were allowed addi- tonal commissions to secure them In this form. They were a work of art In the % way of effective usury , As an illustration we will take the case of a farmer who having Jived six months on I Quarter section of land (60 ( acre ) . was ready iQ make final proof and obtain tie to Ihe lan4 . lie needs for this honorable and legltmat" purpose say $ .000. An Iccommoatng agent n get the money for him , but must have sOethlng for his trouble. Then a bargain la driven as to what the agent's fee or "boQu Ib 1 be , an \ \ whether It was $50 or $00 Ilepcllll largely ella \ , , the urgency 01 the loan AntI the bUll- U\IOI , slsrewtlncss ) of the farmer The note the regular form of , I then incite out on the cOlpnny for $1,200 and the rate of In- terrst oil the ( 'hole amount Insottell a 7 per cent per 41n10 payable seml.annuelly In ad' Vance hero la the transaction : BEAUTiES OF A "STUl.'Flm I.OAN. " The former received The tanner oLlgcd for this ollhnlon : hhnself to pay : Cluh trnl loan I'nlnclpai . ] . ) . . . $ iIilO ( onllany . . . . . . $ .0 . bonus Intent In advance Oelhlct.t lonul reunl.ntinualy $ for to agent nnll belt rml.nnnunly . . . . 42' ' ) year interest In ) _ 42) advance . . . . . . 92 Total . . . . . . . .U.C21 - Actunl cash re- eelvel . . . . . . . I \8 PLUCKING TiE FAI1MEII. As I rule the agent who figured In tills mater had advanced flfty . perhaps : one hun- dretl dollars for preliminary advertising ex- pcnses , court fees , etc. . for which he chug\ \ about 2 or 3 per tent per month and all of which \ ns deducted with Interest when the chlck was tuned o\'er. Of the $800 left $200 went to the government In payment for the land Thus we nnl tile western farmer beglnlln life . as I were with 160 acre of laitd $ GOO In cash III a Btuled mortgage , which with interest meant an ob- Igtol of 1620. The advantage of the "stuffed . lllortgnge" was I made a "clean job" of a somewhat shady transaction and could be sold to Innocent pates In the easter or Europe for Its full amoulit and 111500 0' the fac . ' at any rate a most attractive 7 per cent Investment. The "tleducted commission - mission mOIIg./e. " an exp rlenced agent re- centy toll tIle . "wa9 not such a slick ar- tide . " though much on the same plan The second mortgage loan was from his point of / view a "nuisance " I was only taken when the farmer was very "fly" and the loan could 'be made In no other way. In these loans the "bonus' of one hundred and fifty or two hundred dollars was put Into short time notes secured by a 'conl mortgage. Thus gagged and bound as I were with mortgages . the tiller of the sol was left to work out tile problem That he has BUC- ' ceeded speaks well both lor his industry and productiveness of the ! i. On the other hand , It Is not surprising that these disreputable methods of lending money should discourage some who contracted loans In good faih and encourage adventurer who took up claims borrowed to the full extent divided the money with the dishonest agent and left the land to the respectable gentlemen who were themselves dodging the criminal law against usury by the question- able device of "stuffed loans. " Immorality In lending money Is not conducive to a lligrl . moral standard In the payment of debls. The hIghest commercial integrity II found only In localities where business Is con- ducted fairly and honestly. Business mel and bankers who arc horrified at the Irides- cent financial schemes which emanate from the "wild and wooly west" might possibly find the gen ls of these troubles nearl home admit. The "stuffed than , they would care to "stuled , ioans" and other usurious devices are not tl my mind calculated to Inculcate sound vlcw : on banking and currency or to elevate the standard of commercial morality. NOT AS BAD AS I'AINTED This Is the worst Bide of the picture. I gIve It simply .to show that the weste-n farmer Is not as bad as he has been painted. While he may have snned ! he has been sinned ngllnst. The failure In the United States of three or four large "western mortgage companIes - panIcs during the panic ot 18 : , was attributed by the ofcers of these companies to the fct that the western farmers were not meeting their obiigaticns. A careful examlnnton ! of the affairs of nearly all thee conipan'e would have shown the utter falilty of thIs charge. I Is an unqualified and Inexcusabo : slander upon western farmers to say that these tremendous Institutions have failed be cause they did not pay their Interest. I the failure of any of these companies Is In any measure attributable to the inability or Indisposition - disposition of farmers to meel their en gagements It Is because the companies have made such loans as 1 have decrlbed. The .ofcer of these companies sImply gave out the statement which they thought the public would swallow most readily and which would furnish the best excuse for operations which the managers of an institution dealing In reliable securities should have avoided. The eastern newspapers eagerly swallowed these statements and have done their best ' to convince the public that they were true. ! The same erroneous Idea IB prevalent In Europe. First Impreslons are only too apt to prevail. The - detaied examination of these defunct Institutions shows that western mortgages were the most profitable branch of the business and that the schemes that brought the omcer to grief were enterprIses Into which they entered In the hope of realizing - nllng large profits . The funds of their respective companies were ueed to promote such enterp"iees and when the Inevitable collapse came they laid the blame upon the broad shoulders of the man who was toiling night and day to pay them $620 for a lean of $1.000 for five yeus. ROBERT P. PORTER. Cleveland 0. . Aug. 30. 1895. . FOOt TRA'7L1Nfl IES'S D.\ . I Jlnl ArrnUAemeltH : lnc. nt I LnrAe Meeting YeHt'r.rt , ' . A meeting of the traveling men was held yesterday noon at the Mercer hotel to complete - plete the fInal arrangements for the proper observance of Traveling Men's day at the state fair The meeting was marked by much enthusiasm and the plans developed IndIcate that September 19. the day specially set apart for the knights of the grip will bo one of the most novel and entertaIning features of the fair. The gathering of traveling men during fair week and especially on Traveling Men's day promises to eclipse anything of the kInd ever held In Omaha. The wholesale houses of Omaha and of the stat" generaly , wi almost entirely suspend business thus allowing - lowing the men on the road to participate In Omaha's festivities , where I Is expected they will find most of the country merchants doing the like. The ImpressIon that has gone out that the day Is set apart only for Nebraeka men Is entirely erroneous and particular stress I was laid on the fact at the meeting yester- daythat . . all traveling men . from whatever locality . are Invited to participate In making the day a success. Already many hundreds have promised to aid In doing this by their presence. The hotel cafe was fled by a represmta- tve body of traveling men by 12 o'clock when the meeting was opened by the chair- man and reports of the yaious committees reprts Vllous commitees entrusted with the preliminaries called for. The mater of uniforms to be used during the parade was discussed and after can- vasing the subject a uniform was agreed upon In accordance with the reports of n. II. Hardy and E. J. Roe. The uniform wi b a nobby affair . consisting of a \I'ble hel- met belt . neglge shirt , dark trousers badge and Japanese parasol . I has ben arranged so that the whole outfit can be obtained by traveling men on the morning of the parade at the headquarters nt the nominal per capita cost of 125. KRUG'S IALL IIEADQUAJLTERS . The use of Krug's hal , 118 Farnal street has been offered the traveling men and headquarters for the day will be estab- lshed there At 12:30 : sharp , tile parade to be participated In by all traveling men In the city . will leave Krug's hal and move east to Eleventh street . thence north on Eleventh to Howard street , thence west on Howard street to Twelfth . north on Twelfth to Douglas street , west on Douglas street to Sixteenth and north en Sixteenth street to the Webster street depot. The course of he parade though It mar sound uninteresting . wilt nevertheless bo marked by numerous accessorIes which the committees on arrangements have provided , the prollueton of which on the line of the march wIll bo certain to attract attention. In addition to dapper suits il1 the skillful effects of color curled out 1n uniform and badge the muplcal contingent of the asso- elation has procured a certain weIrd Instru- Illent called I "tattoo. " No details have been given out concerning the affair byon'l the statement that It has a prodigious capacity - pacity for producing nolae. E Streter , chairnlan of the music colalmittee . was instructed - structed In addition . to procure the attend- anc of a band for the parade and during , the afternoon at the state fair g unds. A hUg parasol measuring seven fet J. I diameter has been procured for the marahal's use during the parade . the balance of the knights of the grip contenting themselves with those more modest In dimensions but equally gaudy Chairman W L Eastman reported that arrangements had been made for procuring a handsome badge , bearing the colors of the Knights of Ak.Su-Den. These and all the requisite paraphernalia for the day can be procured al the headquarters. THEN T THE FAIR GROUNDS. On reaching the Webster street dept thQ _ trneIDi men wilt b prvided with a train . - - of Ian conches for tIirnaeivee anti two special cOlchcl for ths'r ( antilles. All of them are expected leA " , steady to len the depot promptly At 1 b' rgck. ) The : UIsourl l'aciflc carries the crott ( to thl fair Irounlls , where the Ilcrnoon.U ' pent In walc\ fair. log lila races or Viewing , " the sights of the lileasra . liodgins , l. L . Iton antI Iessler were appointed a committee to look after details nt the faIr /rllh. commltce _ Secretary 10egins "rlcplvll during the meeting a number of atplicationa for membership - bership In the Knhhta.r ; Ak-Sat-Hen. It was determlnell to Rel lP' a list 01 traveling len wIl wish to Jotmtlc org nlzton anti by a special dlapenstn get the degrees In this ancient order cQnr'led upon the first Monday nIght of fair week. 1 was pointed out that at that tml m3UY traveling men whose business over .lC tat has rendered 't Impossible Ilitherto' to 3oin ] the order will be on hand during fair-week anti be able to become knights A final meeting of rl 'traveling men will be bell at the Mercer hotel upon Saturday evening September H , at 8 o'elok. Before lejournment the convention voted thanks to Ur. Mercer for the use ot the hotel rooms and also toTile Dee for extending - tending the use of its columnB to the travel- Ing men . . 3 G O I PULPIT EDITORIALS hr . R RBV FIANg CRANE. cccccccccccoccccccccec-cccl The Acton of the POiU lst ConventIon on the A. I' . A-The N'ebraskn cothenlon of populBs the other day refused to pass a resolution denouncing the A. 1. A. Where- upon they are being condemned right and let aB being under the control of that mys- terIous organization. I Is worth while to refcet that of all the many conventions which have succeeded hi passing such rest- lutons , we rarely hear I charged that any of them are under the control of the Roman uneer Catholics. The fact is . If newspaper reports arc any indication of public opinion , It Is a fad just now 0 swear at the A. P. A. with the meanest expletives at one's command. Politicians vie with each other In their ana- themas. The reason they do tIlls they Bay , Is that they arc opposed to religious Inlol- eranc nut why Is It that they have sod- dimly awakened within the last few years to the danger of societies that Infuse religious Issues Into politics 1 Such societies have exIsted - Isted always One society especially has been present In the United States since Its founda- lion . constantly meddling with politics . steadily appropriating vast wealth 10 Itself , and In many cites securing almost all of the emces. Besides this the proof Is over-abund- I ant that It has gotten its hand Into city treasuries . secured the gontrol of public schools and otherwise Interferred wIth AmerIcan - lean institutions. How doel I happen that now when a new organization called tile A. P. A. raises its head among us . every professIonal - fessIonal noltclan must suddenlY begin to foam at the mouth and tear his hair and pour out damnation upon I every day In tue week Including nights anti Sundays ? Thh Is no plea or excuse for the A. P. A. Per- haps It Is even worse than It Is painted. nut the pulpit believes In fair play. Fair play demands that If the Roman Caholc political organizations are to be let alone anti-Roman Catholic political organization ought to receive the same treatment Fair play demands that If an organization . which by not only rears , but centuries of history has provee itself to bo constantly meddling with politics . Is to bB handled reverntyand lightly . then an org : ! zaton constructed for the purpose of opposing It Is etted to the same consideration . . The pulpit does not ' believe In religious Issues In politics . bt' ; he logical conclu- sion of this belief Is that belef every religio-politi- cal organization should be , frowned on. Why single out one , and that n poor and small one and leave anolber.Ihlch Is rich and powerful alone ? There are serious indict- ments brought against , thC A. P. A But there Is not one whIch wIll no1apply with n hun- dred fold more force , against the Roman Catholic church anti ' sp 'ciaily the Order of Jesus. J 1 The A. P. A. Is cOiled " 03thboul(1. " but what of the Iron.clall obligation of the Jes- uit The A. P. A. Is objurgated because It Is a secret society but who shall fathom the plots of that society whose perfect in- strument was the Inquisition and whose right hand Is the Cobfesslonal ? The A. ' P. A. Is "bigoted but , when did that church which has endeavored to persecute and shy every reformer from Giordano Bruno to the tle old Catholics . win the claim to be called "liberal ? " The A. P. A. ' Is said to be after offices all emoluments , but what of that church which at one tune owned a large part of the real estate of Europe antI two-thirds of the property I Mexico ? The A. P. A. Is Bald to be opposed to liberty and our American institutions. Grant It. But 1 the name of ordinary intelligence . why h not something said abut that church which threw all the weight of Its influence against Victor Immanuel and the patriots In Italy . was the main stay of Metternich's tyranny In Austria hung like an angry bulldog nt the skirts of Dsmarck while he fou.ht for German unity encouraged ! Napoleon the little and obstructed anti harrnsse the French republicans - publicans . placed Its overfowing corers of wealth at the disposal of the European ty- rants who were trying to defeat Juarez In I Mexico and only yesterday raised' ' papal I hands to bless the Spanish troops sent to I crush the spirit of republicanism In Cuba 1 Compared with the Roman Catholic church or the Order of Jesus the A. P. A. Is tremendously - mendously small potatoes. Dy all means let the political spellbinder lash the A. l . A. Give It to them ! But while you are chastising the little boy don't forget the tough and hardened big boy who Is committing precisely the same offense. That old religious organization with n record of political 'ntermel1lng. which none hut the timid seek to cover and of which none but Ignoramuses are ignorant hI In America today free to work . its will . dowered with countess millions of money and sold pha- lanxes of voters. On the whole , perhaps the esteemed politicians had better not tackle It Go for the A. P. A. A bas lea A. P. Al ! As for the Jesults-h ? -O yes-It Is a nice day-beautiful weather we're havlng- crops looking well ! _ - - - FoolnA OitOl.l Topers The "home Salon" of Dshop Falows , In Chicago fools a great many old topers. Ills Idea I to make the place as much like a first class saloon as possible and to s 1 In It something as much like beer a science could concoct without IJ beIng the real thing. The saloon has a bIg bar with n substantial - stanta1 rail . from which hang half a dozen towels. Back tlf the bar IB a whlle-coatell o bartender , and back of him are big mirrors and rows of shelves , covered with black bottles bearing gaudy labls. A row 01 lemons and a bowl of cracked Ice help to make up the illusIon. Every day some thirsty victim wanders In and orders "beer. " lie gets a glass of foaming something that cools may cheer but can't Inebriate. Th victim usually gulps It down , then opens anti , shuts his mouth and tries to recall the taste while puzzled looka1spreads over his face otJ,1' Ol 'IlI ( ItUIS.\tY _ - Atlanta . Gn. . Is the oply city In the United States that has n llousCOp5trUCtOti : w , ely of paper from foundato , CopRtructell A girl baby born th.a other day In Kokomo Ind. , Is the fourteenth dlughte : of a rour- teenth daughter of a fO4fiOelltll % daugnier 0 record which Is Ihoug 1 ) be unpre2edened : . Ore of the hardest things In a young law'- yer's me In lentucly"l Id Ahat be has { lale his pay In moonshine Whltly for defending moonsiiners. I r The largest mass oC1 pu1re rock sal.ln the world lies under tle province of Galicia . Hungary. I Is known tO ' be 500 mIles long twenty allIes broad and 20 feet In thickness. Crime Is more com mOl In single life than In nlarnied In the fonper thlrty-threo In every 100,000 are gulLtYq while only eleven 0 married men of thf same number have gravely broken the laws The world puts on its victuals each year $3,000,000 worth of black pepper The bus- mess of supplying I Isn't an industry to be sneezed at. A match cutting machine Is quite an automatic - tomatc curiosity I cuts 10,00.00 sticks a day and then arrange them over I vat , where the heads are put on at I surprising rate of apeed. John McKelar of Omard , Mich . I 9-yenr- old boy weIghs 17 pounds. Ills chest meas- urement I thiry-eight IncheH. lie refuses dainties . living chiefly on bread , meat and potatoes. lie attends school nearly a mile from his home anti enjoys himself as all children of his age are wont to do. his father Dougal lIcKelar , Is a medIum size man of Scotch descent. SAVED BY CEUEAt CROPS Business Revival Baled on 1 Year of AgrIcultural - cultural , culuml Prosperty - RESTORATION OF CONFIDENCE COMPLETE Cottlttl l'rcvetlestt 1 lluh1"h.,1 . h ) ' tho' leulauttl tr the I'rtml/t. oe the rur\'tlt tutu the' ( ntttk , , . CtrreHt'tltl tJI ) ' ilttettrstglng - NJ W YOl { , Sept. 1.-henry . Clews head of the banltng 110050 of lenr ) ClcwB & Co. , writes of the situation Ill Wal street : Orndual ) ' , during tile latter hal of the I month , thc imeitlon and the Plllrit of Irnlrl In \'nl street have been undergoing I . restlit oC the change for the beter. The resul hat'vest may now be regarded n9 having reached nn as us red ltoitiofl. Tnklng the various cereal cropswhich combined view Is the true method of estitnate-we may re- garth tills crop year as affording n full average - age outllut. The yield of cotton may be eXl1ecled to tall considerably short oC our largest r cent years : but for the growers that can hardly be regarded I a mh"for- tunt for wIth the inevitable higher prices the net retrn to the Planters wi ue much better than that of tIle larger crop which sold so low that virtually no plol was lade on them. This promlso of n prosperous agricultural year menns n great deal for the commer- ctal and Inanclal situation. I Is the realz- ation of the one condition for which consen'- aton men have been waiting as the condi- atve precedn to u more complete restor- ton of coflhlticilCe. I not only confirms thc ton Improvement In affairs up to the present time . but also justifies the hope of Its unln- terruptell continua-ace Until the next harvest at least : the prosllect to buslnesl men Is consettuently most encourttgittg. The railroads - I roads are already beginning to show a very general return to the old Fcale of earJllngs : ' anti wih the larger trade to result rrol I I , { oed harvest It II safe to expect yet larger ' increares of bth frellht and passenger I' trntiic frOm this time forwanl. I goes wihout the sayln that these wholesale de'.elopmentl of business are doatnod to still further enhance the yalie of securities . especially thofe which are tie- pendent upon the movements of comlerCe , which means especially railroad uml-suml . IndustrIal stocks. HEI.lS TIlE TngASUnEH. Of course the ltnccrtalntles attending the disorganized state of the treasur finances stl remain unsettled. und I must be con- ceded that there can be no absolute restoratiOn - tiOn oC confdcnc until that source of distrust - trust Is removed. I Is manifest llowe'er that n return to souml anti prsperous con- tlitlons In our Industrial and trading Inter- ditons eats must intlireetly . If not directly . con- tribute toward strengthening the gold resources - sources of the government. So far us n re- vival of business may Increase our imports It will .be n tangible and welcome evidence to foreigners or our recovery 10 prosperity und to that extent It wi strengthen conil. dence In our Investments anti bring out Eu- ropean or.lers for our securities. So ' far as prosperity may increase our stlrplus of exportable - portable products It will help to create u ( uvolble condition ot the foreign exchanges. In this way prosperity at home Is calcu- hated to bring back so much of our normal stock of gold a8 has drifted to Europe unller late adverse conditions and Is now resting Idle nt nblinal Interest and awaiting an opportunity for investlnent. Alone of them Eeves these tendencies could not under existing contlitions . affect the treasury otherwise than by lessening its libity ? to he drawn upon for gold for export : they could put no gold Into Its yachts , for It bar no loner any receipts tn the form of gel , Hut with gold coming In nnd securllc : Jolng out the attitude of the hanks towar ! the treasury would be very favorably changed. Th"'r ' stock of gold would be ma- tHlaly Increased and wih the restoration of a normal condition of the exchanges anti n Ilalh condition of Internal nlalr . their cor.titlence would be fully restored. I would seem to be 'a reasonable assumption that , under such a concurrence of favorable cir. cumstance ! the banks would be found favorable to a resumption of their old rela- tions with the treasury , Including the disbursement - bursement of god : for customs duties all the providing of specie for export the government - ernment on Its part making Its settlements at the clearing house In gold or Kohl certificates - tificates . as In the ante-panic times. Current symptoms Indicate that the present export of specie may /oon cease and It Is greatly to be hoped that this concession and thIs' growing hopeful feeling may be turned 10 curly account by negotntons between tilt treasury und the clearing house looking to the resumption oC gold pa'ments between them . and thereby putting an end to this embarrassing treasury question. LONOS S'I'OCiC IAHICE'r INYIE" ' . Ch""I"I'/H 01 } loueCouChl""H to II' II Striking F'i.-ntiire ' 01 'rr".le. LONDON Sept. I.-The general condl. tions In the stock market are unchunged. tons The cheapness of money Is still forcing UII prices of all good Investment I securities ? rather but ii Foreigners arc neglected 11 ether markets are experiencing the bene- fit of better feeling all Increased actvit . The sppculator of the whole world arc being attracted by the ACrlcan boom. Parlr Is a heavy buyer while Germany anti Aus- trta are also buying 'Iargel Charteret South Africans have touched 8 % . Argentines . tines are strong. The marltet.for guns and ammunition companies Is firm on Jupanese orders for war material The welcome EriC scheme of reorganization has given are. flowed spurt 10 American stocks nil around. 'he new prior Hen Eries are being deal In at 97. the general Hen at 7 und the Eric first preferred at 44 % . Thc advances for the week arc as follows. Erie seconds 6 per cent : Chicago , Mlwau- ' kee & St. Paul . Heading fIrsts and Wabash Cs . 4 per cent ; Denver preferred and Wabash - bash 3 per cent : Atchison and Illinois Cen- trai 2' per cent : New York Central and Union Pacliic . 2 per cent. Canadians arc firm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ St. Loiiis Gelieral .8Tirket , ST. IOUIS , Aug. 3t.-FLOUfl-Lo'er ; patents , 83.lOfI3.20 ; extra rancy , 2.943.00 ; fancy , $2.G6i' 2.75 : choIce , $2.t'Ot52.G0. W1IlAT-Opened lower , but na there was no pressure to sell a rally occurreti , but the mat ket Ciosell below yeetenlay ; No. 2 red , teal , , 62'.ie ; September , 62'4C62c ; December , 638c ; Ma' , 68c. CORN-Advanced somewhat on demand mused by the expectittitn of fiost , lut ilecllnt'I later and closeti lower thtm yesterday ; ? o. 2 mIxed , cost , , 34c ; September , 348c asked ; Iet-elllber , 26'4c ; May' , 2StiEf2S1c. OATS-FutuIes dull anti easier ; stea'ly ; No. 2 cash , lsc ; September , 2Sc : May , 3l7c , 1tY1-lower , , $9. colts MgAL-i,79tf 1.80. IIRAN-Ortered , east track , at 16c , to arrive. and 56c bid for spot. FLAX SEEI-Steady , 9Cc. TIMOTHY 8l1ID-Slendy , $3.71C4.O3. IIAY-F'alrly active , sieatly to 11Cm ; timothy , $9.03tl4.C'0 : prairie , 16.5009,90. IIUTTEIt-C lower ( or fllgin at 2l4tJ22c ; tune ) ' .epttrator creamery , 1ffl7c. lOflS-11iglier. lie. \'IllilKY-Steady , $1.22. LgAD-tull and weak. $3.25. Sl'ElTElt-Duil , $407U , , sellers. I'EtOVISIONS-l'onk. standnrl mess. jobbing , $9.10. Lard , higher : prime steam , $5.75 ; choice , $3.55. Ilacon , boxed shoulders , 46.23 ; longs , $6.50 ; tilts. 86.62'4 ; shorts , $7. IIIOCI11'TS-Fiour , 2t0) lbis. ; wheat , 67,009 bu. ; corn , 72.000 ltti. 7 oatS , 33,000 bu. HiIli'MIINTS-Flour. 5,000 llls , , ; wheat , 34,000 bu. : corn , 6,000 bu , ; oats , 14,000 bu , Sugar 5inrls't , NEW YORK , Aug. 31.-SUGAR-flaw , dull : ( alt' refining , 2t42hc : centrltugal , 56 test. 380I 3te ; retlneti , dull : No. 6 , 311Ce3 15-iCc ; No. 7. a ll-lCn3Thc : No. a , 3fjO 13-ICc : No. 9 , 3 9-lCtt ) 3c ; No. 10. 3'ct3 li-16e ; No. Ii , 3 7-l6j4 l-lCt' ; No. 12 , 3ti3 9-ICc ; cut ioat , 4 l3-i64t3e ; crusliel , 4 13-l6Ec ; powderel , 4 7-l64c ; granulated , 4 3-1644c : cubes , 4 7.1G')4'1c , I.0N1)ON , aug. 3i.-SttatR-Cnne , qulet prices rutty mntntainetl : centritugni Java , 115 Muzcvndo. ( sir refinIng. Cacti : beet sugar , buyers at quotations ; August , Cs 6.1 ; September , 98 6.1 , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'eorin 81trkt's. PEORIA , Aug. 21-CORN-Market slow , steady ; No. 2 , 36cr No. 3. 3514c. OATS-Marltet slow , easy ; No , 2 white , 20Q 21c : No. 3 ehlte , 1034412 ° c. RYIO-Market dull , nominal ; No. 2 new. lb. WhISKY-Market Ilrm fluistietl goods on the basis of $1.22 ( or 1,1gb wInes , RECF7II'Ti-Wient , 1,800 ho. : corn , 32,100 hu. ; oats. 57.200 etu. ; rre and barley , none. 5ilil'MgNT41-Wheat. 2,40' ) lu. ; corn , 5,800 Liu. ; oats , 75,000 bu. ; rye , 1,20) bu. ; barley , none , ICitatsils CitIlitirkets , KANSAS CITY , Aug. 31.-WIILIAT-Lower ; No. 2 hard , 59',4c ; No. 2 red , C24J63o ; rejected , 43115Cc ; No. 2 sprIng , 1S415814c. COitN-Slow ; No. 2 white and mixed , SlJ 3ic. OATS-Slow ; No. 2 mixed , 3S41lI3c ; No , 2 white , 2iG2l ½ c. 1tECL'iI'Tt-'WtIeat , 34,000 bu. ; corn , 16,000 bu. ; oats , 17,000 bu. H1ul'nSN's-wlleat , 23,004) bu. ; corn , none ; oat. , none , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ % 'cll' linitle Ststtes.tett. WALt ST1tEIT. Aug. 31.-Tue weekly state. ment of the associated banks shows the following changes : Iteserve. Increase , flta7OdO : io.ins , deerease , $2,723,700 ; pecle. decrease. $341,103 ; legal tenders. Increase. $3,716,400 ; depoatta , Increase. $1.Z95,4&0 ; circulation. Increase , $15,840. The banks ntw hold $3s.lI9$2 In excess of the requirement. of tile 23 iter cent rule , GottlilL 1'itIrktt. ST. LOUTa , Aug. li.-COT'TON-tltea'iy : no sale. ; middling , 'P,4o ; teceipt. , 4 baleh ; shIpments , 504 bales , stock. 7,671 bales. 4E\V YOItK Aug. 21-COTTON-Futuxcs closed t'srely .tsadyi pitt , . , ti&t,0 ialsj Jenusry , $7.91 , 1"ittrttary l1.00t ) , Iailh , l'i ' iei'Ii'Ill"tr , , P.4i October , , ii Nt'eItber , , $7 t ; Stall el'sd ' quiet nitlIIIIIg. tlltaIlJS , I 3.15cm tnI1dlii , , Fuit. * ) .iCs'i hues , H ) Ni : ' OItUlA'ii At'g. .5I.-cr'rN.--luli mi'tIIltig , 7 5-lie : i'w inlit1ilIlg. 3 2-ltd oriIInnr , I'Ie ; net ml it'ss tCCeiItlt. , 4i I'le , & XtOIte , to Ureut lInlIsin , 8,1.9) baled t'oflstttIsP , Irs t'nler ' ; sales , 1,411 t.ieti ; I.pIOIIL'ra , 1,113 balasi stock , 67,135 ii.ls , CliitUO flitAiN t.iiii'rs. ; Ft'ntlres of ( itt' 'I't'atliitg ( tiitl tl.iiitt l'rlt.'t's CIII ! 4II4 ttt'iii , y , ChICAGO , tig. 3l.-\'hent 'vita vettlt dtIrillg nil but abotit tiventy IllIflutes oL to- day's short session. It was from % u to % e lcwcr at tile close tilbIl it sas II t the dILl of F'niduy's session , Thu lack of Inquiry for round lots of cliell wheat for shipulont either 11010 or at the seaboai'ti was time iiiOt inlittential feature' Iii to.t1a3"O tielIIte , Corn ailti oats iinproveti in 111110 OIl ac000lIt Of frosts last lligilt ntlci predIcted tIgnIlI for tonigilt , but not mucil iiitpro'oinent in prices was et&tlhished in till ) end. Tile cllanging ovet of SeptelIliler dmtl in lro' % 'isiulls wont ngIsIIlst the silOI't24 (0 a ineder- ate oxteOt. \'ltettt , while soiling at one tulle a hade above the cluse last night , soon tttriei , ielc and averngetl ftI1l' jC lower. 'rho conditions wet'e generally regarded as ruttier bearish , cables caitie lower , tratie Was exceet1iiily titill hero Itllti Il&llIOV" . nIlti time indicatiolla are an increase ill the vislblu Ittipilil' Moilmlny of about ' 00,00O itt. 'rite local receipts were iiesnly ntty cars Ill excess 01 tue estiitlste 5.11th there "as free liqtlimlation by discouraged iotlgi % IlIld generous eIllitg of Dectminbcr by 501110 of the big elevators , Under these eonthitioll5 tile inarkot ruled weak anti lower. 'rite no- cc-lids In the northwest tihl itCt'I ) itbotit 100 ears below the delivery itt tIllS lime inst year but advlces frool there attributed tills to tile bad condItion of the roatla there , cwing to recent heavy rains. 'i'lie Argelitine shipments for tile week were reported at 64MO ( bu , , or just half of Wilat tll'Y ! % S'OtO tile week before. New York atvices also said that foreigners were gooti buyers of wheat at the seaboard hut mostly ( or le- comber alld May delivery. 1ut hone of tile fuvotablo news 'mts stiiticiollt to overcome the bearish incilnatiolt of the lltttrltet antI weakness was the rule. Iecelllber opened at PC to G3IIC , sold to 633c then broke to C27c to 62.c , closing at 62c. Septeluber solti from 61 ½ 0 to G0 ½ c , closing at 60b. Tile Corn tratlers were agitated over tile frost of last night nnti tile adiltl000l ( frees- log weather predicted for tonight. The May silorts vere tile most alarmed. Seltenlber , went up in 55'iflpatlly for ft Wllile , but in tile entl it settled back to the previous day's closing value. Ma ) ' opened at l1ic , sold at 31e from tilhit UI ) to 31'c ' ttiid back again to 31c to 31'c at tile close. Oats 11(1(1 ( a slight touch of tile frost scare , but-it lImed nbotit all tllawed out by the time the session hInd entieti May , which closed yesterday at 21c , left oft at 22c seliors today , Provisions itnprovOtl on account of tile greater deinminti from shorts than from the 101105 ill the September delivery , Ar- nmour & Co. ttnd the Chicago l'acklng Co. were reported as having been free buyers 01' September ribs. The closu of September pork was at tt reduction of Sc and of Janu- nry at an advance of 7 ½ c. september lard Is about 7tc anti Janual'y 2t4c lImber. Jtibs 11110 a mdro substailtinTl iiir. , Septenlber closing 20c and January from Sc to 7 ½ e higher. - Estimates for Mondny : Wheat , 95 cars ; corn , 330 cars ; oats , 205 cans ; hogs , 20,000 head , The leading futures ranged as follows : WleatNo 2 Aug Ut Cl COj Co . . . . . . . . . 4 614 6Ot Gop , ' . . . . . . . . . O'J U24 G.41103 ; Coru , No , 2. . . . . . . . . . . 86 an % 3tl ! Sept. . . . . . . 30 L3tJ' ( 84 0(1 ( Pt ; Oct : ir , s ; 'js ; asg Dec u4 so ( .4l ) ) May . 5104 81 31 3ljei7 ! Oats , No 2. . Sept 184 1ST 18 I8't17 ( . . . . . . . . . . ( 3t 1Mi4tj , . May . . . . . . . . . 2111oo22 220 * 2319 2I3t2 l'orle.per bbl seilt. . . . . . . . 1) 00 I ) OP 8 tb 8 11i oct. . . . . . . . I ) 10 1) ) 17 I ) 02 % 0 05 Jail. . . . . . . I ) b7 10 00 U 87.4 ! U O2t LardiUO lbs Sept. . . . . . . . 5 85 43 00 8 85 -Oct. . . . . . . . . 1 ; 00 6 02 % 5 1)0 ) 13 00 Jan . . . . . . . . 5 05 0 00 A 00 Sitnrt lIthe- . Sepi. . . . . . . . 5 CO a no 5 60 5 50 ( Jet. . . . . . . . . 5 70 5 00 01 70 5 Oil Jaii. . . . . . . . . . ' 1'2t 0 17i4 C 12 % 6 175 , , Cash quotations vere its follows : FLOUIt-Wlnter patents , 83.00413.00 : winter straights , 83.00113.40 ; , q.ring patenI$7.253.03 ; sprln straIghts , 42.15113.10 ; bakers , $ l.90112.2. W1IF7T-No. 2 spring , 0')3441G0-Y.c ; No. 3 spring , 59416134c ; No. 2 retl , C034fj607'4c. CORN-No. 2 , 36c ; No. 3 yellow , 36c , OATS-No. 2 , 1t.c No. 2 whIle , iso ; No. 3 white , 19l4t12c ltYI'-No. 2. ( Oc. . - - - IIA1tL1IY-No. 2 , 43c ; No. 3 , 37c ; N. . . 4 , 33113Cc. FLAX SflIP-No. 1 , * 1.0131. TIMOThY $ hE1)-I'riine , $4.50. 3'IIOVISIONH-Mess iork. per bid. , 89.00119,10 , Lard , per 100 lbs. , 15.93. Snort rt.s ) stiles ( lose ) . * 5.750:13.40. : Dry sailed shoulders ( h'oxetIl , $3.&OIf 5.6211. Iimort clear aides ( l.oxoi ) , $623416.50. \VIIISKY-Dlatlilers' flulshed goods , per gal. , ' : j0 ; tellowieg were time receipts and shIpments today : KFticiea. itecolpis. ShlipmOlltC rlotir , bhla . , , . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . .7,000 11,00(1 ( Vlest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00(1 ( ( oI1l , bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H . I .001) 24 I .00.1 Oate , ho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3011,1)00 ) 212.05)1) ) ) ttyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ) ( 4tlO ( ) haney , ho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1hOtlO 10,000 Onthe PrOllIl ) e'CoFlnCo tol.tv tim biltter tItan'- ket waq etoatiy : creamery , fl'lOc : dairy , OtS 17c. 1gga , stc.stly ; l3wI35r. CIeoso. 07GI7C. OMAhA GflNE1tA1 MAI1ICIdT. Contilitioll of Trade' nitd ( titointlon , . Oil Staph' 1111(1 F'llIlCO. . I'roduiet' , The egg market continues very flnm with stocks light. Quotations : EGGS-Fresh , stock , per doz. , lic. BUTTEII-Packlng stock , StJs ½ c ; choice to fancy , 14111Cc ; gathered creamery , 171118c ; sepa- inter creamery , iStilSe , VEAL-Choice tat , 70 to 300 lbs. , are quoted at 6',1117',4c : large and coarse , 4t15',4c. CiIgiSfl-\S'isconsln full cream , lbc ; Young Americas , 12'lc ; twins , lIe : Neitraska anti Iowa , full crenmlOteIie ; Ltmburger , No. 1 , lIe ; brIck , No. 1 , lb3lc ; SwIss , Nt , . 1 , l3tfl4c. LIVE l'OUL'1'ltY-itens , Cc ; roosteis , 3c ; spring chickens , ror U. . . stiS',4c ; ducks , Cc ; sprIng ducks. 7c : turkeys , COle ; geese , Sc. l'IGEONS-Per , loz. , * 1. hAY-Upland hay , 16.50 ; tnitiland. $6.50 ; lowland - land , fI ; rye straw , $3 : color makes the price on hay ; light hales sell the best , Only toj , grades bring top prices.vEo1omlmS. vEo1omlmS. POTATOES-New 1otiltties , choice stock , lOc. 8'flET I'OTATOIS-Cholce stock , * 3.00113.50 per bbi. ONIONS-home grown , 401150c. CAi11l.Qfl-On orders , sacked , per lb. , Ic. 'I'OIIATOF7tI-Qholce iock , per ½ bu. basket. 410345c. \'ATEflItELONS-per doz. , crated , * 2.00112.50. CEIItt'-Clit'e , stock , per doe. , 353140c. CANTALOUl'lg-.Cholco stock , crated for ship. ment , per , loz. , $1. 1I111ITS. I'l3AI1S-Choica CalifornIa Bartletta , $2.50 ; other varietIes , $3. TIED ltASI'ttgItitlES-No shipping stock. I'hUItiS-Cahirornla , ier box , choIce stock , $1.00 111.15 ; ( alley varieties. 81.15441.23 , Ai'ItTCO'i'(4-Nu sitipping stuck. SOIITIERN ri4AciIgs-None. Al't'LFS-Choic'e phipplng stock , bbis. , 82.0011 2.25 : cooking aPples. * 1.71112.00. CAI.IFORNIA l'E.CiIES-Ciawtords - , per box. $1.00 : cflngs. 5s' , sTnAwlmn1tl1S-cholce shipping stock , none. QOO3g1it1tltI11H-Nn ChipPIng stoCk. IiiAClC ItASI'hiCflltIES-Nn shipping stock 1)tArlc1hnnitlgs-No shippIng stock. ORAPS-Ilome grown stocic. per 10-lb. baskets , Concor.ls , 10c , large iota , 27442Sc ; ives , 224425c ; California. per case , llnelc varietIes , $1.00 ; Museats , 81.25 : Tokays , 81.50441.75. NlC'l'ARlNSS-Caiifornia. per ease , $1.23 , TflO1'ICAL FIIUITS. OIlANQl8-Chotca see'ilInwa. per box , $3.75 ; MedIerranean ) sweets , none ; fancy St. ? .Iiclmat'ls , none. LflXSIONS-Iixtra fancy lemons , IC. ) size , 87.2311 8,00 : 300 sIze , * 7.50113.00. lANJtNAIS-Chotce large stock , per bunch , ILlS 112.50 : mediunl size hunches , 83.00112.23. PINEAPPLES-None. - - MISCELLANEOUS. OYST101tS-Extra selects , 3c per can ; company selects , bc ; New York counts , ISo. 1IiS-1"uncy Ec ; citofte 114113c , IIONEY-Callfornia , 14441cc. MM'L13 HYflU1'-Gaiion jugs , per dos. , $12 : Ilixhy. 5-gal , cons , $3. NtJTH-Almonda , lic ; English walnuts , soft. shelled , ibc : standards , lit'c ; ihibert. , 100 ; IlrlzIi nuts , 1Cc ; paeans , Oc ; peanuts , raw , Cc ; roasted , 7c. 7c.DATr.nln Go to 70-lb. boxes , Cc per lb. ; far.I dates. small hoses , l0o per lb. CIIElt-1'we Juice , per bbi. , $5 ; half bbi , , $3. ItICli I'OI'COttN-ln the ear , on order , , per lb. , 254c , IIIDES AND TALLOW. 1IIDUS-No. 1 green hides , 8c No. 2 green bides , 75c ; No. 1 gu-en salted hides , Sc ; No , 2 green salted blOts , 854c ; No , 1 veal calf , S to 15 lbs. , 12c ; No. veal calf , 5 to 15 lbs. , 10c No. 1 dry flInt hides , 1401Cc ; No. 2 dry flint hIdes llo ; No. I dry sailed hides Ilo ; partly cureti hides , ½ e per lb. lea. than tully cured , HIIEFi. i'ELTS-Grsen salted , cacti 2544G0c ; grean salted shearllnga ( short woOied early skins ) , each , 54415c ; dry shearilng , ( short wooled early skins ) No. I , each 51110c ; dry shearlings ( simoit woolet early pkins , No , 2. eactt , So ; dry flint Iansaa and Nebraska butcher wool pelts , actual telght , 444Cc ; dry flint Colorado butcher wool pelt. , per lb. . actual weight , 4U64o' dry flint Colorado murrsln wool pelt. , per lb. , actual weight , 446c. have feet cut off , as it is useless to pay freight on thtni. TALLOViNt ) O1ttLtSil-No. 1 tallow , 43e ; No , 2 talloW , 3'41j331c ; grease , white A , 4(1 4'.Ic ; grease , whIte ii , 15c ; grease , yellow , 2tJ 30' grease , dark , 2t4c ; old butter , 2442540 ; beeswax - wax , prime , I74120c , rough tallow , IC ; \vOL. UNW'AIsIIgD-llne heavy , 4$17c $ : fine lIght , $ ft9c ; ( IIarter-bki , lOltibe ; seedy , hurry aild chatty , $ Sc ; melted and brokn , coarse , Tj Sc : coiled and broken , lIne , 6115c. WOOL W/sHiIEL-'Medtum , lS11lIc ; fine , 1442 1Cc ; tub washed , lCl4IIci bleek , So ; bucks , Go ; tag looks , 21130 * 4ta pulled , 5CO. O1iiiALivi STOCKIARKET Trnlo In l1itt Oattto Opciicd Very 1ow Ycatortl.y * , C - BUYERS DID NOT APPEAR ANXIOUS - Stockers nitd ' ( ' , 's'nIe In larger Ssipil' , in A.tli ( ( II lres1e Arrivis is Mitity llti slug 1lehi Icft Over , SATUI1IAY , AIIg , 3i. fleceipte for the past twellt.totlr hotirs , as conlparc'l 'Wltll tile Previous fotir elays , are us follows : - - - Cilttic. Hogs , Sheep , horses. Atiguet 31 , . . . , . . , 2.731 i.7i . , , Atigust 50 . . . . , . . .2 , 813 IU0 115 AelItle tlO , , . . , . , , 3,031 1,202 511 AtiRu tI8.,2 , 2'9 1OGI , , , 27 at1gti3t 27 . , . , , , , 0,112 3,013 . . , 32 'I'lte following svlil i'ilow tile receipts by s'eeks : Cattle. hogs. tilled ) , Receipts tills vs'olc . , . . . 16,720 8,415 Ml ltcceipte last veek . , , , 20,101 12,44(1 ( 2,130 Silhile iveok In 1591 , . , . , , . 22,117 39,223 1,1.40 . t.kiflte week in iS3 , . , , , , , 11.511 39,375 3,546 Sf1110 eelc in 1592..15,626 17,01 8,160 'I'he receipts of cattle have been very large tltlriilg tile past month , in fact tile largest for tile nlontit of Atigust 81)1cc ) tile opening of the 'artla , 'l'lme receipts were large during August of last year , but tile past month shows a galti of over 22,000 head , The increase lIne been mostly In f000lilg cattle , % vlhinll Ilave been talceil back into the country anti placed (111 teed , The followIng sIli show the receipts by inotltis for tile year till to date , as compared with the correspoiltlitlg niontila of l4ihi : Mc'nths , 1835 Catile , hogs. Sheep , January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.718 153,640 12,741 F'cbrnnt'y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,305 121.348 l,54 Maidil 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,730 93.8Th 21,058 . \pnll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73,469 87,004 27,107 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,723 115,678 9,416 Jttue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,31" ) 87,06 14,302 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4')3$4 59,367 7,373 Aegust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,2.53 43,825 11,799 Total eigilt nlolltlls,321,09S 7118,827 116,74 * Months , 1591 , Jnlltlar ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,008 114,280 24,551 F'elmrtlnry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,916 120,324 24,141 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,396 145,504 21,151 April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G9.373 142,637 18,007 Mn' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S.M7 187,876 17,516 Juito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,278 ? 17G39 16,579 Jtlly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3.721 222.052 7,0(25 ( August , . , . . . , , , . . . . , , , 54,152 22S,000 10,160 Total cigilt Iflontllit , 155,031 1,3S2,036 143,923 - It will i. noted that for tile eight IllOiItlI,9 there is n det'reasn in tile receipts of cattle hinlotlIltIng to iG0SP3 heati , owing to light runs ( luling the first six months of tIle presellt year. 'l'llis discrepancy Is being re- . tlucetl rapltlly each week , with tile oronileet that it WIll ho nil wipetl out before tile enti : of the year , In tile receipts of 1bps there llas been a decrease amounting to 613,000 ileatl for tile eight tnonti.s , It has been pointed out before title that conipanisons with last year are hardly fair , as receipts were phenontenitily liti'ge in 1894. II we make cotnparisons with 189.1 It 'ill bo found that the ( lecrenite Is only 179,138. cA'rTLE-'rite s'eelc cioMod with ninety- seven fresh loads of cattle in the yards , as against 101 cars received yesterday , Out of tile fltlflier receiveti there were sixteen : oatis of Texas cattle or 497 Ilead , consigned tlirect to a packet' , feaving only 2,237 ileatt on sale , Tito cattle Offered were mostly westerns , anti a large proportion of 111cm good enough for feetiers only. The market on fat cattle opened very slow , Tile hovers did not oppoar at all anxious to do business , anti tile trade was a drag all the morning , with few cattle changing hailds , Later in the tiny a good share of the cattle were sold , but at lower e prices , There were about twenty-five loads of cows on sale. The market opened stendy on that kinti of cattle , and tile early sales showed little change from yesterday. Later the tratie was slow anti the manicet eased off toward the close. Stockers and feeders were In large supply , there being , In addition to the frosll re- ceiptP , quite a good naiy cattle held over from yesterday in the hands of speculators , As usual on a Saturday the ( ielllttllI Was light. There were few buyers ' in from the country , ttnd speculators 'ilil not seem in- dined to buy very frOly witll the prospect that the cattle wotild have to be carried over until next week. As a result , tite mar- let war weak to lOc lower , It was , however - ' over , only the ustial Saturday's weakwss , hOGS-TIme 'n'k closed wItIl a run of twenty inalm. of liege , it being the lalgest run ainca Tltirslay. , Time market was not very active. but tlte hogs web all eoll rcosonnbiy eirly. T.le prices paiti were steady to a shade lower than 'eeieria' . Slii4El-Tiicre Ivere' no sheep here to make s niarket. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I' CII1CAC.O L1'10 S'I'OCIt. Cattle 1liiers Ilolilisig 1lsiei for i.vcr I'rlet-s 3tiniiit' . CIIICAOO , Aug. 31.-Less than 500 cattle ver. r"ceive.I today , but tim , ' supply s'tia mucll larger titan that , as a good 1(1011) ' 1lefl'3' steers and butchers' cattle were left over fl-em yeaterhay , iluyera were agnia holding back , am , big receipts and lower priees are expecit'd next Monday , anti trade was etrt'inely tiuli at lower prices titan were paid yesterday. Steers uld at 83.50443.95 : cows anti bulls , * 1.25113.75 , antI Texans , * 1.9011 3.50. IeHa than 9,000 fleall anti Rtale Itogs were otferei tlLIy aitti local h'ackei a a nit li I ) Jpers asont'ed ) tilost of the , 'iT'rlngmn around 1"rtdoy' . , closing - prices. Light Imcgs sold tle beet. common to choice nesorlel light going for * 4.00414,50 , MIxed iota solti at 4,004i 4.41 anti ltravy lots cull at $3.85 044.50 , exlretnely heavy l.ogs selling below dslr- able nteIium weights. S.iles sere largely at $4.25414.40. Tue 1,50) head of sheei that arrived here ver. mostly sold eari' at , tncl.atge,1 prices. NatIves were quetalile at 81.23113.75 for Interior to extra , few going as high as $3 , Weaterns were salable at * 2.27443.05 and lnnlb5 at 83.00445.00. Sheep are expected up to November , Itecelpte : Cattle , 400 head ; calves , SO hicadi ling , 7,000 bend ; sheep , 1,500 head , r . .JpiJ / , BALI TIic.ro's nothing thiott will add so much to tile beauty of your 1101113 * as a Kimball , tite sweetest toned piano Oil caI'tll. its hlnlld- soilloly fllllished and low priced. You can rent one-and Ilavo it Ill time for fair' woulc viisitoi'e. We'll take it back or we'll apply tile rent on 1)UI'ChlUSO price if you should buy It. A. UOSI'E , Jr. , Music aitd Art , 131:1 : Iouglas , - ; JAMES E. BOYD & Co Telephone 1039. OMAHA , NIB. ' COMMISSION Grain , Provisions & Stooks , Boom 1l1' , , , Board of Trade , Direct wires to Chicago and New York. CorrespondentE John A. Warren & Co. F , P. SMITh cr.i , 180 $ ) 0. 11. STANFOIUI F. P. sMI'rH 6 Co. GRAIN and PROVIS1ON Room 4. N. Y , Life Bldg. , Oitinlin , Ihrsneii omcei at I"rcmont and Columbus. All erdir. placed on lb. Chicago Hoard of Trad. , Cerre'mondentlt Schwartz , Dupe. 4 Co. , CIII. cage' Ilchr.lner , Flack 4 Co. , lit , Louis. lt.t.q to rust NatIonal Bank. Omaha- MARGiN Send icr our complete book ox ( I plslnliig MAIIUIN ritArJLNo antS DEFININO ALl. MAi1ICIST LX. Alas. our dIiy mar. et letter suggesting when and In what to trade. Ilcill free. Hank reference. furnished , Aithlo. . ( lAST & CO. . MEM1IEIIS C1I1CACO Oi'C2 * IIOAItI ) OF TIIADL' , 233 Traders Building , C1s' cl&t. -