IJavrton , Ok'la , , Assumes Broad Propor
tions in Single Day.
HAS TEN THOUSAND INHABITANTS
They Flock in From El Reno After Land
. Lottery is Concluded Four Hundred
BnsinpRS Houses , Bank and Newspaper
in the List of Enterprises.
FORT SILL , Okl. , Aug. 3. A town
of 10,000 people , to be known as Law-
ton , has grown up just outside the
fort limits , within a night. Following
the close of 'the land lottery yesterday
at El Reno thousands or home seekers
who djew blanks started for the three
points picked out by the federal gov
ernment for town sites in the new
country , namely Anadarko , Hobart and
Lawton. A majority of tfie people fa-
rored Lawton , which is twenty-five
miles inland , and tonight thousands
are camped in and about the proposed
townsite awaiting the sale of lots Au
gust C.
Already Lawtpn has 400 temporary
business houses , including a grocery
firm and a newspaper , and three streets
have been laid out. A national bank
has been projected. Every form of
.gambling known on the frontier is
being run wide open , side by side with
fake shows , of various kinds , and to
add to the picturesque scene 1,000
Comanche Indians have pitched their
tents nearby.
EL RENO , Okl. , Aug. 3. After the
last of the 13,000 names were drawn
from the wheels last night the great
boxes containing the 154,000 names of
unlucky applicants were taken to the
'school house. There the work of
drawing was continued , but no record
other than numbering the envelopes
and notifying the owner of the name
therein is being made.
It is thought no less tuan 20,000
names a day will be drawn from now
on. The last numbers giving a home
stead to their owners were drawn in
the El Reno district by C. H. Halbrook
.of Portland , Mich. , and by Harvey F.
McLaughlin of Arkansas City , Kan. , in
the Lawton district. The closing scene
was tame and unmarked by any kind
of demonstration. The streets today
are lined with prairie schooners laden
with household goods and all are head-
; ed south. The town which last Mon
day accommodated about 40,000 visit
ors is nearly deserted today. Last
nignt's and this morning's trains have
carried away hundreds who remained
for the close of the drawings. The
commissioners who will have charge of
selling town sites will leave today or
tomorrow for their districts. The
sales will begin on August 6.
ANSWER TO THURSTON'S BRIEF.
Zt Is for Rejection of Application for
' " Renewed Lease of Land.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3. An answer
to a brief filed at the interior depart
ment by former Senator Thurston
representing the Cherokee Oil and.
Gas company , seeking a renewal ot
A valuable oil leases in Indian territory ,
has been filed by R. C. Adams , repre
senting the Delaware Indians. About
11,520 acres of valuable land are al
xtake. A hearing which had been set
for August 11. when the question of
renewing the leases was to be taken
np , has been postponed until Septem
t
ber 11 and the Delaware Indians will
seek further postponement until after
congrc. > s meets. The brief of the
Delawares asks the rejection of the
application of the Cherokee company
in its entirety and claims that the
company does not present a fair rea
son "why it should have eighteen s'ec-
tions of land , covering the homes and
Improvements of persons who have
prior and permanent rights. "
Hold Up Harvest Hands.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 3.--A special
to the Star from Arkansas City , Kan. ,
cays : "Two highwaymen held up
eleven harvest hands in the railway
yards here and secured $105 , seven
watches and some other jewelry. The
iharvesters had been in Oklahoma and
"were on'their way to work in the
Kansas fields. They were asleep in
an empty freight car. The highway
men forced them at the point of re-
.volvers to stand\ip and be searched.
Vlult
' THE HAGUE , Aug. 3. People who
"arc in close association with Mr.
Kruger say that up to the present it
lias been decided that the Boer states
man will visit the United tSates.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 3. John Barrett ,
formerly United .States 'minister to
SiaaOwas in St. . Louis by invitation
of President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase 'Exposition company. On
account cf his long diplomatic experi
ence in Asia and his acquaintance witt
Asiaticcountries and statesmen , he
T/as able to give the committee on
foreign' relations seme valuable advice
jin tregard to interesting nations ol
'Asia and the far-east
s.
SAYS THE BOERS MURDER.
Kitchener Reports More Alleged Atrocl-
. tles'of the Eaemy.
LONDON , Aug. 2. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener , dated from Pretoria
today , says :
"French reports that he has received
a letter from Kritzinger ( a Boer com
mander ) announcing his intention to ,
shoot all natives In British employ ,
whether armed or unarmed. Many
cases of cold-blooded murder of natives
in Cape Colony have recently oc
curred. "
Another dispatch from Lord Kitch
ener from Pretoria , dated today , says :
"On July 28 an officer's patrol of
twenty yeomanry and some native
scouts followed two carts and a few
Boers fifteen miles from the railway
at Doom river , Orange River colony ,
where they were cut off by 200 Boers ,
and after defending themselves in a
small building they surrendered when
their ammunition was exhausted.
Three yeomanry were wounded. After
the surrender the Boers made the na
tive scouts throw their hands up and
shot them in cold blood. They after
ward shot and wounded a yeoman. The
remainder were released. The Boers
gave as a reason for shooting the yeo
man that they thought he was a Cape
'boy. ' Evidence on'oath has been
taken of the murders. "
BOXERS POSTING PLACARDS.
Call Dpon the Government to Make War
v Upon the Foreigners.
CANTON , Aug. 2. Violent anti-for
eign placards emanating from the Box
ers have been posted on the Christian
chapels. The placards protest against
the imposition of the house tax , saying
It is only exacted in order to meet the
indemnity to be .paid to the powers ,
and proceeds : "If money can be ob
tained , why not make war on the for
eigners ? China is not yet defeated.
It is only the government's eyes which
are blinded by disloyal ministers. If
we refuse to fight , then , it is a case of
being too greedy to live , yet fearing
death. How can the steadily studied
military arts be used except against
foreigners ? How can we otherwise
employour regiments ? During 1901
much money will be collected througli
lotteries , gambling and general taxes. -
but they will never be satisfied. There
fore , should the house tax be collected ,
we will demolish the chapels and drive
out the Christians. "
SOUTH AERICAN WAR EXPENSE
Announcement of Cost Greeted With
Irish Cheers.
LONDON , Aug. 2. In the house of
commons todayLord Stanley , the
financial secretary of the war office ,
replying to a question , said the cost
of the war in South Africa from April
to July 31 was , 35,750,000 , partly
chargeable against the deficit of last
year. The actual cost in July was
1,250,000 weekly. The statement was
greeted with ironical cheers.
The chancellor of the exchequer , Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach , said if the war
continued at the same cost for the next
three months it would necessitate
spending the whole of the reserve he
had provided for financiering the third
quarter , but he had reason to hope that
this would not be necessary.
Loaded Can at Zola's Door.
JPARIS , Aug. 2. A small tin can ,
containing several cartridges and
with an unlighted fuse attached to it ,
was found yesterday evening at the
door of the apartment house in which
Emile Zola , the novelist , resides when
in Paris. The police who examined
the can say that even if the fuse had
been lighted it would only have pro
duced a detonation resulting in no
damage. The officials regard the mat
ter as a practical joke.
Defeat the Revolutionists.
s
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. Senor Don
Augusto F. Pulido , charge d'affaires of
the Venezuelan legation , received a
telegram from the Venezuelan consul
general in New York , General E. Gon-
zaleg Esteves , confirming the report
that the 5,000 revolutionists were de
feated in San Cristobal on July 29.
Major TVm. E. Almy.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. Acting Ad
jutant General Ward has received a
cablegram announcing the death of Ma
jor William E. Almy , Porto Rican reg
iment , at San Juan today , from appen
dicitis.
Klmberly is Excused.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. The navy
department hasgranted the request of
Rear Admiral Kimberley that he be re
lieved from duty , on the Schley court
of inquiry. His successor has not been
announced
Dank Robbers Return All.
GOSHEN , Ind. , Aug. 2. Private de
tectives employed by an Akron , O. .
banking institution have made an im
portant arrest in a g'ambling den here.
They recovered auout § 16,000 .in cur
rency and gold coin. The two men
who were captured had rifled a vault
in the Akron bank ten days ago and
had .since been shadowed. The bank
directors , fearing a panic , did not
make the loss publicly known , The
robbers returned allthe money.
Amalgamated Association Turned Down
by Corporation's Ohief.
PEACE PROPOSAL IS NOT REVEALED
Executive Board 3Iikcs Bequest After
Shaffer's Report .Every Miil Wheel Is
Threatened Retaliation is to Be Com
plete Tie-up. '
PITTSBURG , Aug. 2. The Commer
cial Gazette tomorrow will say : "Tho
Amalgamated executive board last
evening received by telegrap'h a-flat
refusal from J. Pierpont Morgna ' tor-re/ '
-
open the wage conference where , it
was broken off at the Hotel Lincoln
nearly three weeks ago. The powers
of the steel combine insist in this com
munication that the only basis of set
tlement willbe on the termswhich the
financialbacker of the combine , Pres
ident C. M. Schwab and Chairman El-
bert H. Gery laid down at the meeting
with the Amalgamated executive in
New York last Saturday. ' * ' *
"A member of the executive board
said last night : 'The terms are denom
inated by those who have the.best . n-
terest of the organization of the steel
workers at heart as the most unfair ,
the most unjust ever proposed to any
body of workingmen by a set of em
ployers or a corporation. The terms
are such that the executive board of
the Amalgamated association cannot
accept and has already gone on record
to that effect. '
"Tomorrow morning the answerJof
Mr. Morgan is 'expected by mail. There
is scarcely a fragment of hope that
the Amalgamated association will .back
down from its well known position.
The leaders of the workers will , in re
ply , outline their plans to the steel
corporation for a continuation of thc
great struggle. They will include the
stopping of every wheel possible in the
works of the combine and the exten
sion of the strike in all possible di
rections by the Amalgamated associa
tion.
"Today may develop much , but if
the combine cannot be made to waver
through the influence that will be
brought to bear , the great conflict will
probably be fought to a bitter end. "
After two days at patient waiting , at
about 5 o'clock last evening the Amal
gamated men in waiting at headquar
ters were .informed by telephone from
the Carnegie Steel company's offices
that the answer from the New York
headquarters of the steelcorporation
was awaiting them. Hasty prepara
tions were made to adjourn and get
ting to the Carnegie building without
letting the newspaper men know what
was in the wind. .
President Shaffer , in making his exit
from the headquarters , was asked if
he would return. His reply was , "If
i i is necessary , I will. "
Shaffer , Williams and one or two
others , by making long detours , avoid
ed the reporters and reached the Car
negie offices .unnoticed. The repfy
from New York was shown them and
without much comment the members
dispersed with the announcement that
the matter would be presented to the
entire board and action taken without
delay.
NO FAVORS TO SCRLEY.
Navy Department Declines to Modify
Specifications. x
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. The de
partment has refused to accede to Ad
miral Schley's suggestion that the' lan
guage in the fifth specification in. the
precept to the court be modified.
The admiral in his letter challenges
that specification , which states as A
fact that he 'disobeyed orders , and
suggested that it be modified. The
department in its reply declines to
make the suggested modification on the
ground that according to the official
records Admiral Schley himself ac [
knowledged that he had disobeyed or
ders. The disobedience of orders was
an established fact , whether unwilling :
iy or willingly. ' :
Failures Decreased in July.
NEW YORK , Aug. 2. Reports to R.
G. Dun & Co. show commercial fail
ures in the United States during the
month of July 867 , with an aggregated
indebtedness of $7,035,933. Compared
with the same month last year there
appears most gratifying improvement ,
/allures were then 793 in Dumber ;
and $9,771,775 in amount. The , , de :
crease occurred principally in the
manufacturing class , where last
month's insolvencies numbered 155' for
$3,240,128 , against 183 last year , owing :
$5,177,692.
Warmest July In Kanftas.
L'AWRENCE , Kan. , Aug. 2. The
weather report of the University of
Kansas says of the month of July that
it was thewarmest month of any :
named on the thirty-four years' rec )
ord. Its mean temperature was 36 de
grees , 8 % degrees above the July av .
erage. The nearest approach to it was >
July , 1868 , with a mean temperature
of 85 degrees. The mercury reached
90 degrees on every day of the month ,
sn unprecedented fact ; :
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Quotations From South Omaha
" ' * and Kansas City.
* "
' SOUTH OMAHA.
"Cattle There was not a very heavy run
of cattle , but as advices from other
points were unfavorable to the selling in
terests , packers started In here to buy
their supplies for less money : Sellers
were holding ; for steady prices and as a
result the market was a little slow In get
ting1 started. There were quite a few good
to choice beef steers in the yards and
such grades sold at just about steady
prices , as compared with yesterday. The
best price of the day was $3.75 , and it is
probably true tha't cattle good enough to
bring"over > $5.aO were steady. There wera
very few cows and heifers 'in the yards
and anything at all choice was picked
up in a hurry at prices that looked fully
as good as those in force yesterday. Some
sales , in fact , looked quite a little higher
than the same kind of cattle brought yes
terday. It was evident that packers had
quite liberal orders and there were not
enough cattle to go around. Stockers and
feeders were rather scarce today and the
few that were offered brought just about
steady prices.
Hogs There was not a heavy run of
shape , the general market was a big ; "c
shape , the general market wbs a big 5c
higher. On the start packers were only
bidding 215c higher , but they sooa
raised their hands and the market kept
getting better as the morning advanced.
On the close 'it was 5@10c higher than
yesterday's general market. The bulk
of all the hogs sold at from $5.G5 to $5.70.
The choice heavyweights went from $5.70
to. $5.85 and the light stuff from $5.62'/
down , but the general run of mixed hogs
brought from $5.05 to $5.70. It was an
active market from * start to finish.
Sheep These quotations were given :
Choice yearlings. $3.25 f3.50 ; fair to goo.l
yearlings , $3.15 3.25 ; choice wethers , $3.0C@
'
C.25 ; fair to good wethers , $2.85@3.00 :
choice ewes , ? 2.75@3.00 ; fair to good ewes ,
$2.50@2.75 ; choice spring lambs , $4.65@5.00 :
fair to good spring lambs. $4.25 < ? I4.65 ; feed
er wethers , $2.50@3.00 ; feeder lambs , $3.00@
3.50.
KANSAS CITY. *
Cattle Native beef steers , lotQVoc lower
oh account of heavy run la"te In week :
other cattle. 1015c lower ; choice export
and dressed beef steers. $5.40@5.8Q ; fair to
good. | 4.SO@5.30 ; stockers and feeders , $3.20
@ 4.15 ; western fed steers , $4.25 < g:5.30 : : west
ern range steers , $3.25@4.25 ; Texans and
Indians , $3.25@4".75 : Texas cows , $2.7003.20 ;
native cows. $2.65@4.25 : heifers , $3.00@5.10 :
canners , $2.00@2,60 ; bulls , $2.25@4.50 ; calves ,
$2.50@4.50.-
Hogs Market steady to 5c higher ; top
sales , $6.00 : bulk of sajes , $5.60@5.J)0 ;
heavy , $5.906.00 ; mixed packers. $5.60 ©
5.90 ; light. $3.25@5.SO ; pigs , $3.25 < f5.20.
Sheep and Lambs Market steady ;
lambs , $4.00@5.00 ; wethers , $3.25@4.00 ; ewes ,
$2.755j'3.25 ; western , range sheep , $3.10\3.70 ;
stock sheep , $1.75@2.50.
CRESCEUS CUTS AGAIN.
Trotting Champion Lowers Bis Ovrn
World's Record One-Half Second
COLUMBUS , O. , Aug. 3. Oesceus ,
champion of the trotting turf , added
more laurels to his fame by trotting
a mile in 2:024 , made at Cleveland
last Friday. The first half was trotted
in :59 : 3-5 , the fastest time ever made.
The time by quarters was :29 % , 59 % ,
1:30 % , 2:02 % . A stiff wind blowing
directly up the stretch kept him from
stepping faster.
More than 12,000 people journeyed
to the driving park to see the greatest
trotter ever foaled in action. It was
a brilliant assemblage and intense in
terest was manifested. In the over
night pool selling a great deal of
money went into the box at odds of
$25 to $8 , but the backers of Cresceus
At the track , owing to the fierce wind ,
odds against the horse increased to
$25 to $8 , but t he backers of Cresceus
were game and took the short end
as long as pools were sold. ,
IIANNA TAKES NO PART IN IT.
Is Anxious for Settlement of Strike , bat
is Not Interceding.
1
CANTON , O. , Aug. 3. Senator M. A.
(
Hannawho is here on a visit to Pres-
ident and Mrs. McKinley , gave out a
(
statement denying as ridiculous the re-
ports connecting him with efforts to
settle the strike. "I am just as"anxi
ous to have the steel strike settled as .
the vast majority of the people , but I
am .taking no part in the negotia
tions , " he declared. He says that his ,
visit is purely a social one and that .
Eiis meeting with Senator Cullom of
llinois was coincidental.
The two senators , with the presi-
:
ient , spent the afternoon talking over
many matters that are to come up in
he next session of congress. Senator
Dullom left for Chicago tonight.
c
i
Ac-ain thEnd In China.
PEKIN , Aug. 3. The protocol com-
nittee of the ministers of the powers
las virtually finished the draft of the
jrotocol and will submit the same for
ipproval. The questions will be sign-
id in the course of a few days unless
here should be some disagreement as
othe phraseology , resembling the dis-
mssion that arose over the word "irre-
in the early stages of the
;
legotiations. Should a hitch occur
he signing may be indefinitely de-
ayed. ,
" f Tnt rrnpf. Traffic.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3. A cable
gram has been received at the state
iepartment from the United States
onsul at Colon stating that if tiie
resent revolutionary troubles in that an
lection become more aggravated the n
.raffle across the isthmus will surely
ecome interrupted The United States
jovernment is bound by a treaty to
ceep this traffic open "to the world. No
'
equest for a _ war ship-to be sent to
he scene of trouble has been made.
live Masked Men Halt Baltimore & Ohio
Plyer Kear Chicago ,
THEY BLOW UP TWO MAIL CAItS
His * Express Department Because'of Its
Unusual Position Robbers Threaten
to Take the .Life of the Engineer for
the Mistake Made.
CHICAGO , Aug. 1. The Baltimore
& Ohio passenger train from ther east ,
which was due to arrive in the Grand
Central depot , Chicago , at 9 ovclock
last night , was held up by five masked
men at 8 o'clock between Edgmore and
Grand Calumet Heights , Ind. , thirty-
one miles out from Chicago.
One of the mail cars , which contain
ed no money , was wrecked with dyna
mite. The attempt at robbery was
made after the two mail cars had been
detached from the train .and run a
quarter of a mile ahead. The failure
of the robbers to make a rich haul was
due to the fact that the express car ,
.Tvhich contained the train's treasure ,
was in an unusual place. It was the
third car in the train. , After wrecking
the mail car and obtaining no booty
the robbers disappeared in the dark
ness without attempting to rectify
their mistake. The only loot that they
carried away with them as a result
of their adventure was the gold watch'
of the engineer.
The train was the New York and
Washington vestibule limited. Most of
the trainmen were shot at and had nar
row escapes from the bullets. No per
son was injured , either by the dyna-
mita or firearms.
Just before climbing into the cab
the three men commenced to fire with
their revolvers to frighten away all
assistance. The shots produced the
liveliest kind of a panic in the sleeping
cars , where the passengers made every
effort to hide their money and valu
ables before the robbers could get at
them. No attempt , however , was made
to ro b any of the passengers.
After mounting the cab of the en
gine the robbers , covering the engineer
and fireman with their revolvers , made
them step down and go back the length
of two cars. They ordered the men to
uncouple the first two cars , which was
done. They then hustled the two
trainmen back into the cab and , still
keeping the engineer covered with re
volvers , directed him to pull up some
distance from the rest of the train.
Engineer Collins ran up 200 feet and
was then directed to stop. He did so ,
and while one of the men remained to
guard him the others jumped off , and
hurling dynamite at the door < if the
car which they judged to be the ex
press car , burst open the door. Hastily
climbing in to get at the'safe , they
were astonished to find that they had
broken into a mail car. They threat
ened the engineer with death for not
telling them that the cars which he
had uncoupled were not express cars ,
and ordered him to return at once and
uncouple the next behind the baggage
cars. Climbing once more into his. cab
Collins backed his engine down ,
coupled on to the third car , which the
fireman was made to uncouple at the
rear end , and still with the muzzle of
the revolver at his head Collins was ,
ordered to run down the track as be
fore.
fore.He
He drew away from the balance of [
the train about the same''distance as
on the first occasion , and the robbers
still leaving him under the charge of
one of their number attacked the
other car. When they reached it they
found to their T
great wrath that they
liad opened another mail car and that a
It contained no money. The train had tiai
been delayed now fully thirty minutes , aidi
md , fearing that if they delayed any di
longer , help would be coming to tho diCi
train crew , the robbers gave up th'eir Ci
ittempt to rob the train and ran into fe
i thicket of scrub oaks at the side of feai
he train and disappeared. ai
si
Kentucky Drouth Ends.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 1. The
Irouth in Kentucky was bi-aken last
light and this morning , when there H
tvere heavy rainfalls in Frankfort , ccat
wingsville , Danville , Paducah , Shel- at
byville , Paris , Carlisle , ancaster , Nich-
olasville , Burgin , Versailles and Hop- li :
kinsville. fr
Siege of Buenos Ayres Knded.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The stat ?
lepartment has received from theS
Jnited "States legation at Buenos Ayres
elegraphic information to the effect .
hat the state of siege declared In thatoV
oV
Capitol an July 5 , by reason of politi
cal disturbances , has been raised.
Attempt on Life of Oneen.
NEW YORK , Aug. 1. A dispatch to
ti (
he Herald from Aix-Les-Bains says :
f
ilaria Pia , queen dowager of Portugal
>
md mother of King arlos , has had a
tarrow escape from assassination. Her
najestywas taking a course of the .
laths here , but was so perturbed by the R.p
p C )
tttack upon , her that .she left Aix
tastily for Rome. Details of the at-
empted assassination are not obtain-
ible at present. The police are said t
tave no clew up to the present time. .
IMPROVEMENT FINDS SNORT.
Missouri JUver Commiasloa Complain * oC
Shortugu of Jfuuds.
WASHINGi'ON , July 31. The an
nual report 01 * the Missouri river com
mission was received it the war de
partment today. For last year ths
sundry civil act carried $250,000 to
preserve existing improvements and
to prevent threatened damage at Rulo ,
and other points and $146,000 to com
plete the lock and dam at Osage river ,
Missouri. The committee in its re
port complains of the inadequacy of
appropriations for accomplishing use
ful results on the Missouri river , or
for making progress toward an ulti
mate improvement. The fact that
there is little commerce on the river
the commission attributes to the con
dition of the river , which is such that
it is hazardous to run boats and im
possible to obtain insurance at rea
sonable rates. . No commerce of con-
sequence can be expected until ths
river is put in navigable condition
and opened to the mouth. "
The completion of the work from
the mouth of the river to Jefferson
City , the'report says , 'would' demon
*
strate that the commerce would
spring up and in addition millions
would be added to the valley by pre
venting destruction caused by the
river. The commission estimates that
this result could be completed for $3-
000,000 to $3,500,000 , and recommends
$1,000,000 for this work during the.
next fiscal year. For the Osage river
$50,200 is recommended.
WOOD'S STAY TO BE SHORT.
Expects to Return to Havana as Soon as
His Health Will Permit.
NEW YORK , July 31. General
Leonard Wood , military governor of
Cuba , accompanied by Mrs. Wood and
their three children , arrived here to
day on the steamer Morro Castle from
Havana. General Wood said to a re
porter at the quarantine station :
"I am feeling much better. I have
not had any fever for ten days and
have an excellent appetite. I intend
going on 'board ' the steam yacht Ka-
nawha for a short trip along the New-
England coast , where we hope to en
joy a' spell of cool weather. I expect
my stay to be brief , as I intend to re
turn to Havana at the earliest possible
moment ,
"When I left Havana everything
was remarkably quiet. I am highly
gratified by the kindness shown me by
: he whole Cuban people during my ill-
less. Mrs. Wood and familywill re
main In quarantine until August 5 as
: he guests of. Health Officer. Doty and
ivife , after which Mrs. Wood will prob-
ibly join me on a visit to friends. "
General Wood left the Morro Oastle
it quarantine and went on board tkc
Kanawhc.
TOO MICH LIVE STOCK.
'hiladclphia Yards Jammed With Un-
saleable Cattle.
PHILADELPHIA , July 31. The
imount of live stock received this
reek breaks all records. Every stock
ard in the city is jammed to the
loors and cattle have to be killed al-
ciost faster than they can be .taken
are of for lack of room. Meatprices
re dropping and threaten to go to un-
nown depths. The cause of all this
ongestion is the recent drouth in the
'est Nebraska , Kansas and Texas
re simply packing up and sending to
be east so large an array of cattle
\at the most experienced men in the
fade can think of no way to work it
ff.
Strike on In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , July 3 ? ,
he labor trouble in this city reached
crisis today and as a result marf-
me traffic and labor along the shore
re almost at a standstill
, and in-
ustry is almost totally paralyzed ,
he order for a general walkout of the
ity Front Federation was made ef-
sctive this morning. The City Front
ederation comprises fourteen unions
ad organiaztions with a full member-
lip of about 15,000.
Payne Returning Home.
MILWAUKEE , July 31. Friends of
[ enry C. Payne , national republican
> mmitteeman of Wisconsin , received
ivices by cable today stating that
r. Payne is at Nuremburg , not Ber- > II
n , and that he will sail for home
om Cherbourg.
Condition of the Treastiry
WASHINGTON , uJIy 31. Todays
atement of the treasury balances in
le general fund , exclusive of tha
150,000,000 gold rese'rve in the di-
sion of redemption , shows
: Avail-
) le cash balance , $176,078,982 ; gold ,
)8,650,698. )
Missouri Millionaire Dies.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , July 3L-Inforipa-
> n has been received in a telegram
om Baltimore of the. death of Col. * . : '
4
hn O'Day , of Springfield , Mo. , from
e effects of 1
paralysis. He was a * r l
Ulionaire. In the early days of the
. Louis & San Francisco railroad ,
)1. O'Dar was first vice president
id general counselor. He was chair-
an of the
democratic state central
mmittee.in 1884 when.Jiis party in
tssouri sent a solid delegation.
