Nebraska Newspapers

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O’NEILL. NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE.
r IliTonrocK county will settle its coun
ty seat fight July 81.
The tax levy of Gage county hM
been fixed at it) mills.
James O’Donnell, an old resident of
Coming county, died last week.
A camp of Sons of Veterans is to be
mustered in at Valentine July 23.
Fred Varkcnteh, of Juniata, feU
from a bicycle and broke bis leg.
Wore is to be begun at once on the
system of waterworks at Gordon.
The Gage county independent con
vention has been called to meet Aug. 1.
It is yet on unsettled question who
will be Mr. Cleveland's postmaster in
Cook.
Core in Asms county never looked
more promising at this time of the year j
than now.
W. S. Fields of Lewiston has been1
adjudged Insane aad taken to the Lin-;
coin asylum.
The Baptist people of Hastings have:
decided to build « large and better
church edifice.
Hitchcock county bos another county
•eat fight on hand. The election is
called far July 31.
Two Fremont youths started to the
World's fair on bitycies, but gave tt up
after a few days out.
D idge county farms .are said to still
be changing hands at prime ranging
from 935 to 930 per acre.
• Three bouncing bqys, triplets, 'were
presented to'Charles Temple of Seneca
by his wife the other day.
TuE'Gage county teachers’Institute,
this year held <an the Chautauqua
grounds, was well attended.
Figures "taken iron the assessors’ re
turns show the valuation of Buffalo
county to be over 935,<x,0,00a
The financial outlook in Gage county
is brightening up .and indications for
the future .are very encouraging.
It is said that .a pearl was recently
discovered in a shell in .a l’awnee coun
ty stream which is valued at SSO.
Holdrkgk people are proud because
tbe express company has furnished a
fine wagon and team to handle local
business.
“Uncle Mike” Eisermann, a pioneer
of Nuckolls county, having.resided for
eighteen years in Jackson township,
died recently.
Mart Adkins, an Alma tough, was
caught while breaking'into a store at
Atlanta and sentenced for one year in
the penitentiary.
Commissioner Oliver Waite of Burt
county has tendered his resignation be
cause he cannot .do justice to the busi
ness of the oounty.
While preparing supper Sunday eve
ning Mrs. Sutley, wife of a well known
farmer near Meadow Grove, dropped
dead of heart disease.
No warrants can be drawn on the
general fund in Greeley county till
1894, as the levy far this year has
already been exhausted.
Albert K. Andriano has brought
suit in the district court against the
Lincoln News Publishing company to
recover the sum of 93,337.50.
An election was held in Aurora to es
tablish an electric light plant There
were 335 votes cast for it and 79 against,.
The proposition was carried.
There is mourning at Dakota City
among the creditors of W. M. Wood
ward, a butcher, who is mysteriously'
missing together with 9300 in .cash.
Mrs. S. A. Crowell of Center City
was thrown down Sunday by on unruly
calf which she was trying to lead, with
the result of having her arm broken.
James Tirbles, of Craig offers a lie
ward of 915 for the arrest and deten
tion of Wayne Tibbies, aged 13, who
ran away from home three weeks ago.
A. B. Taft, at Harttngton, displayed
In front of his store on the 4th a set cf
flags which he purchased in 1801 and
they have been in hia possession ever
since.
The Winnebago Indians were not at
home on the Fourth to celebrate, being
on a visit to South Dakota, but on their
return they will indulge in a grand
jubilation.
The sugar beet crop in Dodge oounty
promises good results. It is claimed
that the time is qpming when the Platte
valley will produce the sugar for the
whole world.
Warden Bekmer states that since he
took charge of the penitentiary five
months ago he has received 103 con
victs, discharged sixty-three and now
has on hand 345.
The corn prospects in Howard county
were never better, says the St. Paul
jk;\: Press The small grain is not so good
Srj -r ; and probably will not average much
over half a crop.
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tote which meets at Kearney July 31,
will be entertained by a course of lec
ture* on natural history by Dr. Jesse
Holmes of Washington.
Tot Nebraska Bible school will be
held at Crete July 18-26. The meeting
will be held at the Chautauqua grounds
and the expense to each individual for
the season will be only IS.
L. J. F. Iakoeb, how city clerk of
" Chadron, but who was once on a time
well known in Omaha as “Billy the
Bear,” has been presented with a pair
of artificial legs by Colonel Cody.
Geo roe Robixsox, a 15-year-old-son
of O. W. Robinson, a farmer living six
' wiles north of Crete, caught his hand
la a self-binder. The accident necessi
tated amputation of three fingers.
Kd Lonoxecker of Schuyler, who
thinks he ia owner and manager of a
large opera troupe, has been sent to
the Norfolk insane asylum to recuper
ate. He has led a very dissipated life.
Ed TeveuiUh, a prominent Nuck
olls county farmer residing'near Su
perior, was made temporarily insane
by the heat the other day, but quickly
recovered his reason under treatment.
Tbs following notice was posted on
the doors of the Holt County bank last
week: “Closed temporarily. Cannot
snake collections as fast as depositors
are withdrawing their money.” The
Holt County bank was established in
1888, capital 850,000 and is the oldest
in the county. Its president, David
Adams, is city treasurer, also the treae
- urer of the school board of O’Neill.
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B. W. Jnnxsox, ft farmer living
twenty miles from Beatrice, suicided
lust week by poisoning' himself. He
' 'ns despondent over being heavily in
debt, lie leaves ft wife and two chil
dren.
While Ed Wilson of Vests was driv
ing a young team home last week they
became frightened and ran away. He
thinking they would run of the bridge,
jumped and broke both the bones of
his leg below the knee.
Two Scotia citizons. both well along
in years, pet into a dispute about 15
cents, and had a regular rongh-and
| tumble M't-to. When separated it waa
| found that oneof the belligerents had
| a severe out across the forehead.
A Culbertson <dispatch says: The
i ’poople«of this section have every rett
i son to feel juhilent. The prospects for
a big crop are fine. Small grain will
! aualsc 'but one third of a crop, but a big
j crqpujf corn and.potatoes is assured.
| CiiKiiiTOKsiclosed the 'dry goods and
clothing store of O'Connor liras., at
('hadron. Liabilities. SI,1K)0; assets es
timated at (1,3(10. The amounts dne
the creditors are small and are due to
Omaha and St. Joe parties principally.
SvrKKioK’s new starch factory has
commenced'operations. The manage
mnnt of the concern is very much en
couraged over the prospect for a busy
season, as already It has several large
orders to be Hilled as quickly as possi
ble.
• A to-year-old boy named Anderson
has taken.refuge at Wayne from what
lie alleges.is the cruelty of his father.
The lad says he was driven from home
by his parent and was forced to walk
eighteen miles from the farm to
Wayne.
The Hank of Harrison, located at
Harrison, llanner county, has been
authorized to begin business. The new
financial institution lias a capital of
ooo, and the men who will conduct
it aro V. J. Cross, J. M. Wilson and C.
(). Heard.
A Plattbmouth cigarmaker, while
under the influence of liquor, made a
derogatory remark about a woman who
was passing him on the street, . The
lady overheard it,and going toa harnesa
shop she secured a horsewhip, which
she used with such good effect on the
cigarmaker that he fled screaming to a
saloon.
Milt Nkwbehry, aged 19, is in jail in
Lincoln under a charge of assault with
intent to kill. His vietim is l’hillip
liauer. The two became engaged in a
quarrel. Newberry tried to disem
bowel liauer, but the latter saved him
Belt by catching the blade in his hand.
Hauer is fearfully gashed about the
head and face.
While several young men and boys
were bathing in the Blue river, near
Cordova, one of them, Leonard \\ ibley,
was drowned. His companions did not
miss him for some time. The body was
found in three feet of water. He has
for some time past been subject to fits.
It is the general belief that he was ta
ken with one in the water.
Masked men attempted to take An
drew Debany, the l'olunder who killed
his wife, from the jail at Fullerton for
tho purpose of lynching him. Their
intentions were frustrated by a bold
stand by the guards, but not without
the deputy sheriff being, shot in the
head. The wounded officer will re
cover unless blood poisoning sets in.
While flyer No. 3 on the B. & M.
passed the station at Crete the other
day, Fireman P. Mediums, of engine
305, leaned carelessly over the gate at
his side of the engine and was struck
by the mail pouch hanging to the mail
post. The stioek,threw the man off his
engine, landing him fifteen feet from
the track on the hard ground. The re
sult was a broken and badly disfigured
face. He will live.
Sheriff Mili.iken, of Dodge county,
found Kolia Skillen in Nemaha county
and brought him to Fremont. He
pleaded guilty to the charge of grand
larceny and was sent back to jail.to
await sentence from the district court.
He is n brother of James Skillen, one
of the .four young men who pleaded
guilty to the charge of stealing hogs
from the Bay State Cattle company and
were ^sentenced to one year each in the
penitentiary.
The directors of the Cass county fair
whioh will be held in Plattsraouth dur
ing September, have decided to intro
duce .a feature quite new to county
fairs. One day will be set aside for
bicycle racing, and on that day not .a
race horse will be seen on the track.
The association will hang up some 9500
in prises, and the managers of this de
partment have already received assur
ances that several dozen of the speedi
est riders in the state will be on hand
to battle far the purse.
Juniata dispatch: The weather has
been very favorable here for ripening
the small grain and for the growing
corn. Corn never looked more promis
| iug than now, and it is dean and in
excellent condition. The fall wheat
and tame hay harvest has begun in
earnest, much already being shocked.
Several pieces near town will make
nearly thirty-five bushels per acre. In
the hail districts corn has improved
wonderfully and with a week's more
favorable weather its effect will scarce
ly be noticed.
Thomas Stevenson died in Nebraska
City last week, aged 58. His death
resulted from a complication of
troubles. Vive weeks ago he fell from
a tree, breaking his arm. Shortly after*
ward a large carbuncle make its ap
S-aranoe on the back of his neck.
lood poisoning set in, resulting in his
death. Mr. Stevenson was well known
throughout the state. He was a mem
ber of the first senate and rendered
valuable service as captain of company
A, Second Nebraska militia, in sup.
pressing the Indian outbreak of 1864.
One of the most fearful accident's
ever recorded in Beatrice occurred lost
week. Mrs. C. H. VanArsdnle, wife of
the well known dry goods merchant of
the firm of Uegola & VanArsdale, and
a domestic, Mary Hogelfelt, were en
gaged in cleaning bedsteads with gaso
line when the can containing the dan
gerous fluid exploded and both women
were instantly enveloped in flames.
Before any aid could be rendered both
were burned so fearfully that neither
of them was recognized. Both died
almost instantly. Various theories
have been advanced as to the probable
canse of the accident. Mr. VanArsdale
has been crazed since the occurrence
and fears are entertained that his rea
son will be seriously impaired.
Senator Sherman bitterly denounce:
James H. Platt, of Denver, for making
charges against him which he says aw
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CLEVELAND S PLEDGE
THAT HE WOULD FAVOR FREE
SILVER COINAOE.
Sark h tin Avnertlon Pat Forth by Hob.
Btantoa Ductn—Bit Construction of
ttn fraMnfa Langaage—Another
SebnalnttThifi Inatltotlon Compelled
to Close Ite Doors—Discontinuance of
Mont Inspection by Secretary Morton—
Wank Directors Mho Mast Face the
Masle—The Situation at the Storm*
'Swept Town of Pomeroy.
'Orate Charges Brought Against Mr.
Cletelund by a SUter Advocate.
Denver, July 14.—The Rocky Moun
tain News will publish tomorrow cor
respondence between Grover Cleveland
and Hon. Blanton Duncan, clearly
'showing that Cleveland encouraged
Mr. Duncan to secure him support in
California at the last election upon the
claim that he would approve a bill for
the free coinage of the American silver
product.
I'pon June 34, 1893, Mr. Duncan
wrote a letter in which the following
occurs:
In fact Mr. Cleveland's utterances
have been misrepresented,for his whole
career demonstrates that everything
passed by congress to restore silver to
its position prior to 1873 would be en
dorsed by him. The distinction that
he has made indicated a fear upon his
part that an unlimited coinage of sil
ver of the whole world might produce
disaster and calamity upon our com
mercial interests. That he would
willingly sign a bill providing for the
free coinage of the silver from our own
mines I am perfectly convinced.
This letter was sent both to Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Stevenson before its
publication. It was written very
shortly after their nomination and ex
tensively published.
After writing that letter Mr. Duncam
informed Mr. Cleveland that he wonld
secure the electoral vote of California
for him by getting editorials and arti
cles into the chief papers of southern
California c.ommenc'ing him along that
line, lie also inclosed himclippings from
the Los Alleles Times, commend in g
him to the voters of California because
of his friendship for silve.'. On the 12th
of July, 1893, Mr. Cleveland wrote to
Mr. Duncan as follows:
I received yonr letter of Jnne 26, ac
companied by extracts from the Los
Angeles Times. I thank you for both.
I am glad you are working in the line
you indicate in your letter, and I have
not the slightest doubt bat that very
great good will be the result.
In the same letter he also says:
I know of no one who can. avail him
self better of such an opportunity than
yourself.
Mr. Duncan writes:
Mr. Cleveland's letter was a tacit
pledge to me that I had stated his views
correctly. No other construction can
be placed upon it. and if Mr. Cleveland
had any reservations he had no right to
ask of me the carrying out of action
which was to give him and the people
voluntary service without expectation
or demand for payment and reward
upon my part. Mr. Stevenson thanked
me heartily, and 1 do not doubt what
his action will be when the millions
ask him to save them from destruction:
Nebraska Savings Bank of Lincoln In thn
Hand* of the State Board. 1
Lincoln, July 14.—Last evening at
about 7 o'clock Lieutenant P. H. Town
ley, clerk of the state banking board,
posted a notice on the door of t^e Ne
braska Savings bank announcing that
the bank had been taken charge of by
the board and would close its doors.
This bank began to feel the strain of
the Capital National failure last May.
As a result of Mosher's fall it lost $103,
000 in deposits and on May 17 sustained
a heavy run. At this time it took ad
vantage of the sixty-days banking law
and refused to pay out more than $500
to any one depositor. This sixty days
of grace expires next w eek, and as tbe
officials of the bank could not realize
■on their securities, they considered it
wise to turn the business over to an ex
aminer.
There is no doubt that every cent
will be ipaid the depositors. The bank
owes $48,000 to other banks in the city
and $61,000 to depositors. Its assets
consist of $138,000 in good paper; be
sides this there is $36,000 in notes which
are six months over due and are not
counted as good assets. Mr. Townley
will at .once begin an examination of
the hank’s accounts. He stated this
evening that he had been over the
hooks a short time since and if the pa
per was good there would be consider
ably more than enough to pay out the
(IpnoRifnrs in full.
Will Discontinue Meat Inspection.
Wasuinotox, July H.—Secretary
Morton, Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau
of animal industry and Solicitor Gen
eral Maxwell of the Department of
Justice had a long consultation today
at the Department of Agriculture on
the subject of the meat inspection ser
vice and whether or not the law re
quired the secretary to continue the
meat inspection service where he felt
it was unnecessary. The result of the
conference was not made known.
Some time ago Secretary Morton
directed a letter asking for an opinion
from Attorney General Olney on the
subject in which he stated that if he
had the power under the law to discon
tinue meat inspection he proposed to do
so in many places where he found it to
be an expensive aud useless undertak
ing. The sequel to the conference ap
peared a little later when the secretary
published the announcement that he
has suspended the inspection of sheep,
beef and lambs at the abattoir of the
Jacob Dold Packing company of Buf
falo. This action was taken upon the
report of an inspector that none of the
inspected meat is sold to the interstate
or foreign trade. The order for tne
suspension of the Buffalo inspection
will doubtless be followed soon by a
similar order suspending inspection at
Pittsburg, Pa., and at Nebraska City,
Neb.
Situation at Pomeroy.
Fort Dodge, la., July 14.—Over one
hundred laborers and mechanics were
j at work in the ruins at Pomeroy yester
day. About one hundred injured arc
still in the hospital and a dozen sur
geons and fifty nurses are kept busy.
Mr. Dahlgreu and two children have
been removed to Fort Dodge. Katie
Davey, another 6f the fatally injured,
died this morning. There are hopes of
Mrs. Davey's recovery. Mrs. Nick
Fecht, who died yesterday was buried
at Fort Dodge today. The total num
ber of deaths that can be verified is
forty-four. Company Cof \Veb6terCity
has come to the aid of Company G of
Fort Dodge, lioth will remain on duty
for the present. A tour of the rural
district, with the aid of a well informed
resident, has given a pretty accurate
estimate of the property loss in Pom
eroy. The figures are: Damage in
business portion of town to buildings,
$0,000; black tile factory, $2,500; seven
churches and school houses, $25,000:
over 100 houses, $120,300; contents of
barns, stores, etc., $50,000; total,
$178,0001
Diractan <( (ha Planklnton Bnk Mm*t
Pane the Maale.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 14.—Tie ■di
rectors of the Plankinton hank hare
been in (Me tied snider the law of the
state, defining1 the responsibility -of
hank directors. Judge James J. Jen
kins, William Plankinton and Eugene
Elliott lucre appeared in court and pre
sumably given bail.
E. VV. Noyes, one of the directors
who is also indicted, is sick at home,
but will appear in court as soon as he
is able. Judge Wilbur fixed bail at
85,000 on eadh count, which really
makes the bail 815,0J0 each.
The indictments are similar in form.
The charges that the directors received
a deposit of 820,000 from E. R. Pantke
<fc Co., May 16, knowing the bank to be
insolvent. Indictments are returned
on like charges by other depositors.
The penalty for the offense charged
is from one to .ten years in prison or a
fine of not more than 810,000. Officers
around the court refuse to say whether
Lappan is indicted or not, but there is
no doubt but what he is, and the
charge is of obtaining money under
false pretenses. It is not known at
present where Lappan is. Until re
cently he has been living quietly on the
North Side in Chicago, but rumor has
it that he is mat there now. Day is in
a sanitarivm in Indiana and Officer
Cappias will probably start after him
at once.
Kobbed at a Large 8am.
McAlester, I. T., July 14.—James
Townsend,.a butcher, who lives at this
place, while.on a.tour buying beef cat
tle near Hartshorn, I. T., was seized,
bound and gagged by .two men named
JLailey, and made to give up 81,500 in
cash, which he had drawn from the
bank .at South McAlester to buy cattle
with. After having firmly secured
their victim and relieved him of all his
money the two robbers bound a sack
over the unfortunate man's head, so he
could not see, then hastily beat a re
treat
It .was upwards of an hour before
Townsend managed to extricate him
self from the rope that bound him. A
posse was soon formed .and a general
scouring of the country for the desper
adoes ensued. At 6 o'clock a. m. one
of the searching party reached here
and gaoe an accurate description of the
two robbers to the officers at this place,
who have joined in the hunt, and it is
though that the desperadoes will be
captured before morning. One of the
robbers is wanted for murder, having
killed a man in cold blood only a few
days ago.
One Fare to the Fair.
Chicago, July 17.—The Big Four has
set a pace in the World's fair rates that
practically settles the fact that the reg
ular rates iu the Central Traffic associ
ation territory will be one fare for the
round trip to the fair. It has been an
nounced by Chairman Donald of the
association that, commencing July 15,
and continuing each day during July,
it will inaugurate a series of daily ex
cursions, one fare for the round trip,
the tickets will be good on any regnlar
train. This action is a clear violation
of the agreement on World's fare rates
The association officials thiB after
noon were forced to issue a permit to
all roads in the Central Traffic associa
‘ tion territory to make the same rates
as the Bjg Four wherever the business
of that road comes in competition with
other lines. This will make the one
fare on regular trains good over all the
Central Traffic association territory.
The action of the Big Four is belivedto
be in retaliation for the cut tickets of
the Pennsylvania, which the brokers
arV aid to be handling at Columbus,
Indianapolis and Louisville.
Several of the eastern roads have
issued rate sheets based on the recent
reductions made by the transcontinen
tal lines, notwithstanding the fact that
the Central Traffic association decided
not to use them for basing purposes.
Interpret* the Sherman Law.
Washington-, D. C., July 15.—It is
understood that the Treasury depart
ment holds that it is required by the
Sherman law to purchase 4,500,000
ounces of silver each month. The law
reads: “That the treasurer of the
treasury is hereby directed to purchase,
from time to time, silver ballion to the
aggregate of 4,500,000 ounces or so
thereof, as may be offered in each
month at the market price thereof,
eto.”
It is held that purchases need not be
made in any special month, so long as
the aggregate is maintained. The de
cision as to what the market price is,
is made by the director of the mint, who
makes the purchase. The acting direc
tor expects to get its full quota this
month.
At Oat* Over the Brigs* Case.
Louisville, Ky., July 14.—The ex
pulsion of Dr. Briggs from the general
assembly has caused strained relations
to exist between the two most promi
nent divines in the Presbyterian church
in Kentucky. The ministers involved
are Kcv. Samuel M. Hamilton, D. D.,
pastor of the Warren Memorial church,
of this city, and the Bev. W. C. Young,
D. D.. president of Center college, at
Danville, ex-moderator of the Kentucky
synod and former pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church here. Dr. Hamil
ton has tendered his resignation as
trustee of the Center college, not earing
to associate with Dr. Young after the
violent attack he made on Professor
Briggs at the meeting of the general
assembly.
SUNDAY SHOWS OVEB.
LATEST MOVE BY THE WORLD’S
PAIR OFFICIALS.
The Gates Hereafter to be Tightly Closed
oa Sunday—Apparently There le Ko
Demand for a Sunday Show—A Finan
cial Statement Concerning the Fait—
Nebraska State Officials Want a Re
hearing—A Motion for the Same Filed
—A Marked Improvement In the Finan
cial Situation la New York—The Out
look Constantly Growing Better.
The Fair te Close on Sundays.
Chicago, July 15.—The World's fair
is to be closed on Sundays after July
16. The admissions of next Sunday
have already been donated 1 for the re
lief of the families of firemen who lost
their lives in the recent fire on the
grounds, and but for this fact the fair
would probably have been closed next
Sunday. The vote of the local direc
tory rescinding its former action was
overwhelmingly in favor of closing it,
standing 24 to 4.
When the meeting of directors was
called late yesterday afternoon an ad
dress advocating Sunday closing, signed
by the leading Chicago clergymen, was
read.
The close of the address was the sig
nal for a series of speeches, all of them
in favor of closing tne fair. Vice Presi
dent Peck, who presided in the absence
of President Higginbotham, then read
the following resolution, which was at
once adopted, and the directors ad
journed, apparently well pleased with
themselves and their work:
Whereas, The board of directors at a
regular meeting, held May J6, 1893,
adopted certain resolutions providing
for the opening of the exposition on
Sunday in response to certain urgent
appeals from persons and organizations
representing a large majority of the
public, as well as from stockholders of
the corporation, and also in accordance
.with a resolution adopted by the city
council of the city of Chicago, repre
senting the financial interests of said
city in said exposition to the amount of
95,000,000, ana,
Whereas, This action of the board
has been sustained by the United States
circuit court of appeals, and the right
and power of the ooard of directors to
control the physical administration of
the exposition on Sundays as well as
on any other days of the week, has
been upheld by the final decree of said
court; and,
Whereas, It now appears by the act
ual admissions that the general public
dues not by its attendance manifest a
desire that said exposition should be
kept open every aay in the week, it
further appears that if the exposition
is kept open on Sunday it will require
the attendance of more than 16,000
laboring men and women, the employes
of the exposition and others, and while
the exposition authorities can give its
■own employes one day of rest out of
each week, it seems impracticable for
the exhibitors and others to provide
such a day of rest for their own clerks
and employes; and,
Whereas, It further appears that the
number of laboring men and women
whose service will be necessarily re
quired to keep the exposition open on
Sundays is disproportionate to the num
ber of visitors on said days and, there
fore, the interests of the public are not
promoted by keeping the exposition
open on each and every day of the
week, now, therefore, be it
Kesolved, That all the said resolu
tions adopted by this body on May 16,
1893, and the amendments to the rule
relative thereto adopted on said day,
save and except the price of admission,
be, aad the same are hereby rescinded,
to take effect after the 16th inst.
Auditor Ackerman of the World's fair
presented the financial statement of
the exposition to the board of directors
today. The statement covers the en
tire period of the exposition up to June
30th.
The receipts of the fair from ticket
sales, concessions and other sources
since July 1 have been over 91,000,000
and a large reduction in the floating
debt has been made. According to the
statement the total gate receipts were
93,121,660.76, including 9282,449.51, re
ceived prior to May 1. The total ex
penditures to June 30, were 920,610,
160.40. Of this amount 916,556,662.93
is charged to construction. The ope
rating expenses for May at 9609,883.87
and receipts 9719,402.71. During June
the estimated receipts were 91,660,
820.21 and expenses 9642,912.27, leaving
a balance for the two months of 91,127,
417.78.
Growing Better Day by Day.
New Yoke, July 15.—The marked
improvement in the financial situation
noticed by bank officers two or three
days ago was reported today to show
no sign of abatement, and the sitnation
tljis morning was declared more encour
aging than yesterday. The percentage
of cash used in the payment of balances
was greater than here tore. This morn
ing one national 'bank retired <140,000
loan cert ificates. These certificates will
now be retired by large banks day by
day from the clearing house in
payment of balances. The banks re
port the receipt of large amounts of
currency from the country and a no
ticeable decrease in the applications for
rediscount and other accommodations
by country banks. The comptrollers
call for a statement of the condition of
national banks on July 13 will, it is be
lieved, relieve a large amount of cur
rency.
Nebnuka Stat. Ofl claim Want a Rehearing
Lincoln, July 15,—All speculations
concerning the intention of the mana
gers of impeachment to have the cases
against Commissioner Humphrey, At
torney General Hastings and Secretary
of State Allen reopened were set at rest
by O. M. Lambertson of this city, who
late this afternoon filed with the clerk
of the supreme court a motion for a re
hearing. The motion was filed after
the supreme court had finished the
work of the extra session and is not
likely to be acted upon for some weeks.
Mr. Lambertson stated this evening
that his brief setting forth the grounds
upon which the court will be asked to
grant a rehearing will be very lengthy
and that it would not be ready for fil
ing until tomorrow evening. The state
officials interested in the matter look
upon this newest phase of the impeach
grounds upon which .v,* thn* hi
opened, and claim
peachment, having finiA'^d
and rendered its dZr?d ** k
•gain be invoked exS0?’1^
the legislature in *
They denounce as nr»^!'lrti*s
proposition that the
■gain resolve itself imosJH!1®*
peachment. Secretary Alu°?*
the state, having been i, * «
by the death of a brotiw
commissioner and the atJT'
refused to be di.turterth?P
offl “°ther **
Senator AllW. TW
MlNNKAPOUB, July 17.—S*-*
•«.olIo»^who|,’ta,^»
of Sen.tor IVishborot, „a jl
the present financial disturbZ,
due largely to the fact that tW
belief that if we continued to
silver we must soon reach Vj
standard. Added tathiTthA
espanwon of credits and a disA?
the.^en?-rat,c Pohcy on theem
and tariff. The stoppage of tk,
chase of silver will greatlv • J•
storing confidence md“e an*
maintain at par all the silver w“
Silver bullion is now far below iu
malpneeanditwiH advance a
as the policy regarding its use ig i
clearly defined, and will eventd
restored to its old status The A
intent of the law was to incren
circulating medium and did so
recently. Now, however, it ha
effect of causing the hoarding 0(
and greenbacks, causing contra
bo it ought to be repaaled.
The Omaha American Hatiani
Washington, July 17.-Hanj|
man of Omaha, cashier of the 1*
can National bank, was in thetilfl
nrday and had a long conference 1
Comptroller Eckels regarding tin
fairs of the bank. Mr. Wpna
very anxious to gain the consent of
comptroller to grant the bank until:
tember 1 to get its affairs into ship
resume business on that date. Thet
trailer, however, informed Mr. Wi
that he would not consent to a
tension beyond August 15. Mr.
also informed Cashier Wyman
conditions the bank officials will
obliged to fulfill in order to gain
consent to the reopening of the Ai
can National.
In the first place the comptroller
insist that the stock now held by
Cague bo purchased by thoroughly
sponsible businessmen. This'.rat
of stock must be an accomplished
by August 15. His second conditic
that the shareholders shall patin
assessment of 50 per cent on the
tal stock. The comptroller will
insist that when the bank resumes1
ness it shall have in its vaults suffi:
cash to pay all its obligations in
Some of the creditors have signified
writing their willingness to grant
American National time to settle
obligations. The bank will not
obliged to have cash on hand on
opening day to cover such cases.
Mr. Eckles will also insist upon an
tire change in the management of
American National. He deems it
sirable, in order that the bank shal
placed upon a safe basis, to get
new set of officials.
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Bait • Million Dollar Blau at Otti
Iowa.
Ottumwa, Iowa, July H-*
houses A and B of John Morrell A
pork packers, burned last night
tailing a loss of $500,000. The *
houses constituted the largest pai
the plant, though not the most r
able. In them were the storage
lars, cutting and weighing «l
ments, chill rooms, lard retn
smoked meat department, job
room, sausage ana fertilizer oe
ment and office and Jsu.OOO worn
product just ready for shipment
The plant was killing the ‘
number of hogs in any state mo
ployed 500 men. The loss u
covered by insurance, the plant
covered by $750,000. Warebo
containing the valuable mac
and warehouse U, containing
pickled meats, narrowly escaj#
atruction.
The fire originated from an ew
wire. The watchman saw tn*
but before he could get ““
guisher it had spread all0
building. T. D. Foster, the P
manager, said the plant won
built, and the killing would *
Burned inside of a week.
UTE STOCK AND PRODUCE MA*
Quotations from New York,
Louie. Omaha and El**w *
OMAHA. 9 , ,
Butter—Fancy country. b',8 I
Butter—Packing stock.■■ u S '
Iioney—Per lb.l T5 #jj
thickens—Spring, per dot. 4 jo
Lemons
Apples—Per H bu. box. 325 fj:
omnjres—Florida.. ••••.is00 y.
Water melons—Per . go ©1
New Potatoes—.. J;
Beans—Spring, per bu.box..-- «56 5'
Onfons-^Soutliern,per bbi.4 ® 9
Beets—New per do*...-- .. 3» 0)
Blackberries—Per case.2<o
Peas—Per bu. box.. 5 »
Hogs—Mixed packing.. 5 9)
Hogs—Heavy weight* , 2yi 9;
Beeves—Stockers and feeders «(
Beeves—eiocaers - . tw";i
Steers—Fair to good. 3 2>
Steers—Westerns. tO «*•
Sheep—N atl ves.
NEW YORK. B #
Wheat-No. 2, red winter.. ^4
Corn—No. .. it f,tv
Oats—Mixed western. 19 OJ »!:,«
Pork—.io»
.CHICAGO. M a (<
Corn—Per bu.
»
Oats—Per bu.. 3"
Pork.. 9»
Lard.......... s«
HoS—Packer* and tnlxed.^ 2S0
Cattle—Stockers and feeder*
t attle—Com. steers to extra 11,
Cattle—Cows and heifers • 3 ;a
rheep— Lambs.v "
ST. LOUIS- r
0
gif
0*
•is
Wheat-No. 2 red. cash.
Corn—Per bu—
»
:•! ®
» «
Oats—Per bu.••••■.”! 6 w J*,3
Cattle—Native Steers.. 4 Oj ®
Sheep—Good Natives.^..--yy ^
KANSAS
Wheat-No. 2 red, cash
Corn—No. 2
<3 f
. . » Sis
O&to—No.2.. yvoders• • ®i
Cattle—Stockers and feeders } j, «
■oca—Mixed.