r OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JUNE 15 , 1891. NUMBElt PIT I I IT I tM I HP FAiAL i'lASII ' Ol1 1 Ono Farmer Instantly Killotl and Another * Eorlonsly Injured , ACCIDENT TO A GRAND ISLAND HUNTER. Terrible Wound 'Mint May ' ' " ! ' Dcutli A ColumlMtH Womn-i Hot- tlc.s a Dlnpntc by HIiuoiitiK A .Man State Nuxvu. Hi-.Mpujir.y , Nob. , Juno H. [ Special Tele gram lo Tin : HIX.J Liust cvcn'ne ' between H nnd ! t o'clock Philip Vetter , n farmer living one mile and a half west of this pluce , whllo retiirningtiomo was struck by lightning and Instantly killed. When found his clolhcs were burning , and one arm being badly burned. One of his horses was also killed. Augusl Polkhoa , n farmer living six miles west of this pliice , was also struck , but will recover. Both of his horses were killed. _ , _ Ilni-lal of Captain Miles Warren. r- " "iJBM.woon , Neb. , Juno 14.-Special [ to 'run Hni : . ] The funeral of Captain Miles Warren , who died of hearo failure Fri day , took pliico yesterday afternoon und was largely attended. Captain Warren was a staunch democrat and was appointed com mandant of the stale soldiers' homo at Grand Island by Governor Hoyd , but did not enter upon the discharge of Ino dulies of Iho oftlco. Ho wns a veteran of the late war , served us second lieutenant of company H , Klovcnth Michigan infantry. Ho served in this regi ment until honorably discharged February S , 1W5- ' order . Ho 1W5by surgeon's or cisabllity. was appointed captain of company H , Eighth Michigan cavalry , in August , IWW , nnd served until Jvly , isii4. Ho was engaged with the cnomy Juno 111 , at Trlplotl Bridge , Ky. ; at Lebanon , July ft ; nt Winchester , at Lancaster , Ky. , July 'M. in the year 1SBI , and served Id all engagements until discharged on account of surgeon's order. After the war Mr. SVnrrcn was for Iwo und a half years local agent ut the cop per mlnos on Lake Superior for the Pennsyl vania mining company , and then engaged in /arming. In Branch county , Michigan. He , JttWod to Nebraska in 1870 and located near where the town of Bollwood now is. The Ill-it reunion of the Grand Army In Nebraska was held al Cnptiiin Warren's grove. There was no rullwood lo Boll wood at that time and the old soldiers came from Omaha nnd nil ever the stuto with teams and had a Brand timo. The captain was school director at Hellwood for sixteen years , justice of the jieuco for twelve years and at the time of his death was president of the soldiers and sail- ors'Jorpanlzutlou of Michigan in the state of Nebraska. Ho was appointed postmaster by President Cleveland mid served four yours. NclmiHkit < rep Bulletin. Neb. , Juno 14. [ Special to Tin : . ] - The weekly wenthor and crop bullo- , for Nebraska , issued by the Hoswell oft- ' scrvulory , says Iho continued cool , cloudy , wet weather has hindered the growth and the cultivation of corn , but small grain i.s generally In excellent condition. ' The tomperaluro has been decidedly below average and clouds have almost continuously ovorous't , , the ( iky. Vho mUifuIl BUS. boon everywhere above the average , -exeunt in the extreme north west , and generally much above the average. Heavy ruins on the filli and Ulh , followed by .cloudy weather and moro or less rain ull < th.o\weoj \ { , fi'avo kept the surface of prouncHocuwol for cultivation- corn is becoming 'weedy. The weather has been favorable for the growth of small grain , which in most , parts of the state never looked heller , with the exception of some fall-sown grain that was injured by the drouth of last fall. In the northeast iho drouth hindered the growth of small grain in the craly part of the season , but it is now reported in fair condition and promising an average crop. Com Is everywhere reported backward , nnd in some sections at least two weeks behind - . hind the average condition for this season of 4ho year. Some of the corn Is looking yel- U > * ; mid some replanting has been necessary , owiniR to destruction by cut worms nnd wishing "but by heavy rains , but generally tbo corn Is In n healthy condition. Tim I'our tit at Iti-okon Itow. Bitour.M How , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special to Tun BKK. ] Broken How will celebrate the Fourth with u donblo header , protracted meeting stylo. The exercises will begin on the third with horse racing at thu fall- grounds , which will be resumed at : i p. in . . .OMiio Fourth. For this purpose $3XI ( iu purses is offered nnd is open to all horses iu Custer county. At sunrise forty-two guns will unnounco to thu sleeping populace that thu ling .still floats over a free people. IJc- duccd rules have boon secured over the rail roads and good speakers from abroad will bo In attendance. There will bo a greased pig ( grass fed ) , a greased polo and the usual surtcltof wheelbarrow , sack , lean and fat races. Sovoiity-llve dollars in prl/os will bo given the winners of these modern Olympian fexorcises. . A JM silk flag will bo given to the largest , delegation from thu country. The Broken How band has been retained tor tlio occasion , and at night there will be a ? ' . > r > ( ) dis play of llroworkb. The ofticors of the day ni-o its follows : Marshal , S. B. Thompson ; poncral superintendent , C. 1C. Wilkinson ; president , Mayor George W. Trofren. Ono of the host limes in iho history of Custcr county is anticipated. A Sniikc Story. IlKimox , Nob. , June -fSpecial to Tin : BHK.1 On Monday whllo Donnls Moll was plowing corn n r.utlosnuko sprung at him and burled its fangs In his arm. Ho shook it loose and run n tow rods to the road to gotu stick with whlch'to dispatch the reptile , but was surprised when he retnrned to Und the snake dead. Mr Molt experienced no 111 * , oTucUs ( from Hie bile , owing to a largo supply ui tVhlsky. Arrangements nro being made for the grandest Fourth of July celebration ever Known in this city. The Knights of Labor , farmer.- * ' alliance andctti/ons of Hebron have united and no expense will bo spared to make the culobrullon n success. Wanted to Itesolvc. Livcoi.v , Nob. , Juuo 14. [ Special to Tun Bun. ] At the meeting of the board of re gents of the state university , Ucgimt Roberts offered the following , whlcn explains lUelf : Whereas , ThodlsciiKo till eicnlo-.K liua boon found to o\lnt In the herd on tbo experimental farm , anil that n recommendation has noon Hindu by the profusion of lurlunliuro to dis pose of Miinuof suld stock ; bo It , liesolved , That the prointsos and slock of mild farm are likely to ho Infected hy said disease ; Unit to soil said stock will bo crim inal ; and therefore. Kesolveil , That mild stock [ 10 Kent on the farm and put In uhuruo of the Invustlituiur of animal dlsoiisos and at his disposal. The doctor wns refused a record and recog nition in the matter. limited on Sunday. CJiusK IMANH , Neb. , Juno 14. [ Special r TOcprnm to THE HIE. : | Al Livcngood , an employe of the railroad shops , whllo out hunting this mornlnir In the vicinity of Wood uivor , accidentally dropped his gun , \\ulch on striking the ground wns discharged in niioli a manner us to cause him to receive the full contents of one barrel in his abdomen , tunny of the allot penetrating thu bowels. Ho was brought to the city unconscious and Is now in n very critical condition , the nature at/tho wound being such that very tiUlo can y'uo done for him. IMP * him.No No Now CHSOS , H , Nub. , Juno 14 [ Special Telegram to fiiKllcK. } Tha specials sent from ether towns nbout smallpox hero have exaggerated the Jacta , Tflerg are only three e o here nnd they are quarantined. Klght mlleslnorth- w < Ml of here , In Iho country , there are eleven cnse < nnd two cases near Palmyra. The diFcusn was brought herd from O'nuhn by Lewi * Wall nbout four weeks ago. The dlsou.so is lit u very mild form nnd nil the patients nro rccoverliie. They are under the care of Dr. Honetter of Ihli place Every ptvcuutlon Is inken to prevent the spread of th'j disease. No now cases have been re ported In the lust live days. Till ) IdvliiK Skeleton. niiAVmiCirv , Neb. , Juno II. [ Special to Tin : JJin : . ) John Hattcrsby of Philadelphia Is at present stopping at the farm house of his nephew , Mm tin Perkins , in this county , having come to Nebraska to recruit his health. Mr. Hultersby 1ms a wonderful his- .lory , and his name , several years ago. win known almost world-wldo us Hurnum's living skeleton. And n skeleton ho really wai , only weighing forty-live pounds. Mr , Hat ters by wns Interviewed by a Hn : correspondent pendent ono day this ween anil was found to bo In a cheerful mood for relating Incidents of his early history. Mr. Uattersby was born upon n farm olid until the ago of sixteen there was nothing to distinguish him from ordinary boys placed In Ilka circumstances. His weight was about ono hundred and twenty pounds , his health was good and he performed the usual farm duties devolving upon the country boy of his age. Hut at Hits point In his existence u wonderful transformation began to change him from the plumpness of n well developed youth to n "living corpse , " nn animated skeleton. This phenomenon occurred In the space of a few years nnd lofl him in seemingly as good health as before. Such u rare freak was at once discovered nnd se cured by Hurnum and Mr. Bnttorsby's ' life In Iho show business begun and continued for many 3'cars , taking him through every stale in the union and across the ocean lo Iho countries beyond. Ono of the strangest facts concerning Ihe life of thin wonderful man \Vas his marriugo. His wife was Mrs. Hannah Perkins , thelarg- est fat woman , probably , the world has ever Known mid who for yours was ono of Uar- num's attraclions. The bond of affection which sprung up between the hearts In these strangely contrasted bodies was soon scaled In holy matrimony. She was twenty years old aiid woightid TvJ pounds , whllo ho weighed forty-live pounds and was twenty- lluvo years old. Stio had amazing strength In hoi- big arms mid , when he fell ill , she would lift him up bodily and nurse him as thougn ho wore an Infant. Some yours ago Mr. Hattcrsby received nn Injury which terminated his show life , but his wife re mained a star until her death , which occurred two years ago. A daughter was born to this slrango mar- riugo. She Is remarkably handsome , being a blonde , with Grecian features and a line lleure , neither too fat nor too lean. She Is married and resides ill Frankford , Pa. OiowlnSnjtu - 'Scots. NORFOLK , Nob. , Juno II. [ Special to Tnr. BKI : . | The sugar boot crop prospects at Grand Island and at this point could not bo bolter. The great thing in crowing beets is to have the ground prepared in the fall of the year , as , where the land is rank it costs very much moro to raise beets tnau where it Is properly and carefully prepared. F.il plowing nnd proper preparation inl the spring makes boot culture very much moro profitable than it otherwise would bo. A number of farmers here who planted a few acres reluctantly are noxv perteetly satisfied that it is going to make them a great deal moro money than any ether crop they have over grown. Toe beet Holds are looking splendidly and Iho prospects nro for a good crop , purring acci dents from this time on. Grand Island bos in S,700 acres and Norfolk 'J , : i" . A moasu.-o- ment taken In a number of different places yesterday in one Held showed the average to bo twenty-nine beets to the roJ. As it takes twentv-two"rows , eighty rods long , to make nn acre , it can readily be calculated what the tonnage would bo with a good yield. .Memorial SorvlucH Coi.t'Miii'8 Nob. June Telegram ' , , -Special [ gram to Tun Uii : : . ] Annual memorial ser vices were held by the ICnights of Pythias hero today. Addresses were made by M.ijor Dale of this city and A. U. Hughes of Schuy- ler. Music by the Mothrdist Episcopal choir and recitations by children were the chief entertainments nt the hall. The hull was handsomely decorated with Hags and ( lowers. The procession formc.lnt4 p. in. and marched to the cemol'jry , headed by the Columbus cornet - not baud , Sons of Veterans , Uniform Hank of Knights of Pythias and citizens following. About one thousand people took part in and witnessed the exorcises. A number of visit ing knights were in attendance. Hwi pi Away. CU.I.AWAV , Neb. , Juno 14. [ Special to TUB HBK.J The heavy rains of yesterday and last night did considerable damage here. The milldam wns washed out and almost every bridge around town , both across the Loup river and small streams , was gone nnd cellars filled with water. M. E. Schiiorlngcr's ' house , about one and ono-hult miles from town , was struck by lightning. The roof was torn open about half the length of tno house and the chimney was burst from top to bottom , the stroke p.slng down the stove pipe bursting the pipe nnd knocking open the stove doors. \\ymoro Wvvoun , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HUB. | Today was the Knights of Pythias memorial day and was appropri ately observed by that order in this city. Services were hold in their hull and at U o'clock they marched lo the cemetery and bountifully decoralod Iho graves of deceased knights according to Iho rules of tlio order. The uniformed rank from Bculrico was uros- tnt uiul participated lu the ceremonies , There was a Inage number of citizens at the ceme tery and in the procession. Dedornted Nr.nn.iRKi CITY , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hii.l : : The Knights of Pythias of lids city cclobraled memorial day hero today. Services were first conducted in the opera house , where thu usual form wns gone through with. Tljero was siniriuir by n quurtctio and tin oration by Uuv. Dr. Green. The knights then fell In line and marched out to the cemetery , whore they decorated the graves of twelve of their departed brethren. The Moral offcriugs were elaborate. AVIillo Temp i-.irlly IIIHIIIIC. Giivs'D IM.ANII , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram to THE IIK. : I George Cornelius , nn old resident of this city , whllo suffering from n temporary aberration of the mind , loft homo early yesterday morning , leaving u letter to his fumlly which intimated that 1m would probably never bo found alive. Ills strange actions caused his friends great uneasiness and a thorough search wns Insti tuted. Ho returned to tils homo some time during last night , giving no account of his wanderings. _ Cldldi-nn'H Day at Friend. FiiirND , Nub. , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun HIJK.I Children's day was observed here Dy the Congregational puoplo on u most extensive scale. The interior of their church was transformed Into u perfect wilderness of ( lowers and caged songsters. The strains from Wattcrman's orchestra blended with u chorus ol n hundred chtldronds voices , and numberless feathered wiirblers , Shot by a Woman. Coi.funt-4 , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Dm.lau : ) night Frank Trun- bell got into a dispute with Hutllo Perry In her house ul this place. As Trunboll was leaving the house Mr * . Perry shot him in the back , the ball striking n rib and circling mound Trunbell's body , indicting a painful but not serious wound. The arrest of Mrs. Perry will likely bo made Monday. Kiiln and Wind. OKSKVA , Neb. . June 14. [ SpooiiU Tele gram to Tnr. HER. I - A heavy rain and a tor- rlllo wind storm visited this vicinity last evening , completely destroying a barn and dolug other damage , No Publio Man Exempt from Misrepresen tation anc ! Galumuy , ONE OF THE PENALTIES OF GREATNESS , Homo olMlio Vlllianoni Attaukn Upon the Integrity of PoNtiiiiiBler Gen eral \ \ nnamaker Tlio Na tional Hank Clroiiliitlon. Hfttr.AU Tun Hr.n. ) Mi ) FoiniTii.XTit : STIIP.CT ' WASIIINOTOX , U. C. , Te'l4.f The abuse which has boon heaped upon Postmaster General Wnnnmakor and Pen sion Commissioner Katun has called attention to the fact that no man Is exempt from mis representation and calumny so long as ho holds a federal position , nnd that It is com- forlabie for only Iwo classes of persons lo hold government offices these who are so poor in this world's goods that they can have no other business connection and no.thing whalovcr to do with private affairs , and Ihoso who are so rich that they can resolve all their possessions Into n class of properly which will clTcclually disappear from the sight of man or woman. No sooner did those gentleman enter the service of the government than their polill cal opponents began a fusillade of misrepresen tation. Mr. Wntiamakor wns first charged With using the mulls to advertise his mercan tile business in Philadelphia , when every body knew that ho was the largest legitimate mercantile advertiser in the Unilcd Slates , and further that ho could not use Iho mails lo his personal advantage. Thou ho was charged with having perpetrated some dis honorable scheme by which his firm pot con tracts for the clothing used in the mail and life saving services. Then ho Was chat-god with being bankrupt by virtue of having speculated in stocks. Finally ho was charged with having helped to break the ICoystono national bank. All of these charges wore In vestigated by dcmocrallc newspapers , willing to stretch tbo smallest point into something big ready to make a highwayman out of him if ho stepped by the roadside and yet he was not only vindicated , but made stronger and cleaner and holler in the eyes of the world by the charges. Postmaster-General Wannmakcr probably has fewer personal enemies than any man in inn country who has douo so much in busi ness , society , politics and the church. Ho has always been universally beloved , llo was selected for his capacity and popularity. The charges made against him were there fore for general and not specific or personal politics. No sooner d'.d General Raum get into tbo pension oftleo than the enemies of the pension system bciinu ' to hunt up something which could Lo iflsto'rted into a charge which would injure the republican party. His private business was gone into , after it was found impossible to got the slightest thing to place against his ofllclul career , for ho had passed upon more claims and was purformtng bis duties with moro general satisfaction than unv of his predecessor.It was found finally that an old and inlimalo army friend , in Iho course of private business transactions , years before General Rauin had any idea of being commissioner of pensions , had done him the favor so common lo all business men at some lime in their lives of endorsing his note at a bunk. It so happened that thai endorser wns u pension agent. The endorsement began , however , long before the commissioner over thought of being commissioner of pensions or having any bfliclul opportuully of doing him favor , even Ihough ho was so inclined. It so" hap pens also that thu routine of the pension ofllco makes it a physical impossibility for the commissioner to favor any ncont , to any extent , withoul making Iho fact known to all the clerks in the oflice , who would certainly muKu it known to the world and result , in driving the commissioner from olllce. Nover- Iheloss this endorsement was taken as a basis for abuse and General Haum has boon charged with almost everything in Iho crim inal category. It was done for poliiical effucl. IIEMOCIIATIO OI'l'OUTUXITV. A good opportunity will bo presented nt Iho next session of congress for the alliance and democratic members to demonstrate honestly their antagonism to the national bunking system. Congress will bo again askod. In u separate measure , to reduce tne minimum of Circulation Irom L'3 per cent of their capital stock us nt present to $1,000 for each bunk. II has been contended till along by the political parties wbicb oppose property inter ests thnt'nntional bankers are given an undue advantage over private bunkers by reason of their clrculaling notes from the government. Unquestionably that charge held good to a degree many years ago when bonds were at par and the federal government was strug gling to sell tnem and put the national banks on u popular basts , but during the past ten years when bonds have been at a high prem ium the circulation of banks has boon so unpopular that the national banks , have re duced tholr capital stock In order that they might reduce their circulation to thu lowest ebb , and the rc'.luctions of circulation have slcadily gone down much faster than thu tie-cumulation of uauks. And further It bus become popular , and almost universal , for national banks to organize with u large sur plus , instead of with a larger capital , because they would not liuvu to take out circulation upon the surplus , but the capital stock. All this L'oos to show that no IOIIL-LT do national bunks have any advantage over private bunks except by government supervision , which is in the Interest of tbo depositors , nnd the fur ther advantage , In some remote localities , of being able to sue in United States courts. The latter is now most often u disadvantage. If the opponents of tlio national banks are really In earnest and not merely demagogues , as 11103- are bolloved to be , they will give the banks a chance to raluco their holdings of the circulation which tne opposition have hold up against thorn ? mid which has been the basis of the warfare against the bunks. Heretofore the opposition has refused to do anything on the subject , desiring rather to destroy , the national banking system and force the country back to the system of state and wildcat banks , which before the war came near bankrupting the country , and which flooded all sections with worthless currency. LIVKl.V TIMKS Alli\ : [ ) . There will bo more politics afloat In Wash ington this summer and Tall than has been usually during the seasons Immediately pre ceding n national campaign , for the reason that ut least ono of the great parties Is com pletely at sou as to Its head of ticket or mun- ngement , and has no issues to put forth either for Iho nominating or election campaign , nnd the further fuel that Iho preiiminart- work of till Iho parties which will have candidates in the Held next year will bo done from the national capital instead of Now Vorit nnd ether political centers. It Is expected that during Iho next three months there will bo placed la opor.ition bureaus representing nil the parties hero. The democrats nnd republicans will have club rooms , while Iho alliance and sliver par- tics Imvo already designated operating heads ul this point. PEIIIIY S. lltvni. \ \ ill ISHIIO Tll H. Wisiiivofov , Juno II. The secretary of state Informed the treasury department that the Chinese government , in order to facilitate more perfect compliance with the terms of the Chinese restriction laws , has uuthorl/od its consuls in foreign countries to issue In behalf - half of tholr government lo the exempted or privileged class of Chinoao Iho certificate of identity.required. The treasury departinenl has decided thai such certificate wll ) bo ac cepted by customs oftlcers. Ho Got Hvon. ' HKI.IArk. : . , Juno 14. Captain 'W. II. Holt , who has been In charge of thu transfer bout nt this place ever uince the line was es tablished , was killed lust nlgut by the watch man of the bout , ono Jamoj Woods , a white man. It seems that Captain Holt had oo- to roprimftiiU WcsUs sovunil llmvs lor neglect of duty. Last night , the watchman failed to put up the proper signal lights and Holt hud some words with , him about It and finally slapped him In the face. We ds re treated from the engine' room- with the re mark that ho would get even .with him. A few minutes afterwards the tjoat landed at Iho fool of Iho Incline on I no Arkansas side of the river and Captain Holt wont forward to superintend the movements of the crudle.ast he river was rising. Whllu In a atooplng posi tion Woods walked up to him and struci < him n dath blow in Iho back of the head with an nxo. Woods sprang into Iho water , which was a hail l wnisi deep , mid disappeared. VIIAKIXGS. Grown IC.voliaiioH ofthc Country aw Ito- jiorted.by the I iinltH. BOSTON , Mass. , June 14 The following lable , compiled from dispatches from the clearing houses of the cities named , shows the gross exchanges for lust week , with rates of increase or decrease apnlnst the similar amounts for the corresponding week of IS'.H ' ) : IX lltUlGA FIOX. South Dnl.-otii Farincrt ) I'roparliiK to Sink Artesian WollH. Annitpi'.r.N , S. D. , Juno 11 ; [ Special to Tnu Bin : . | The dry weather of the past two years has been the means of creating a wide spread interest iu irrigation by means of ar tesian wells and a company has been organ ized here for the ptlrpos'e'rof sinkiiigsucli wells. Farmers iii somo'localities are already Inking advantage of Ihoul to IrrigateIheir farms..Considering Iho.UK urpnssod.fft&ility of In'osoil iulho Jim river valley , the great motive power of 150 pounds pressure to the square Inch uid ) the immense quantity of water these artesian wells supply for irri gating purposes must give this part of South Dakota a promising fuluro. Farmers report considerable damage to crops , corn in particular , by the cut worm. Hccent rains and the cool weather , however , are bringing wheat forward In good shape. A now industry is being started bore. A company in this city proposes to erect build ings and angugo in the manufacture of beet sugar , providing farmer ? will agree to culti vate a certain number of acres of boots for a series of years. Those experienced in beet culture think that Ibis section is as well adapted lo the raising of lhal reel us Ne braska or oilier countries. The schcino of the Manitoba hind agents to induce seniors from South-Dakota to go to the British possessions is fast coming to naught. Settlers report that they have been swindled in many instances and are coming back any way they can got back. They re port most of thu lands as almost worthless and the chances lo make a living very poor indeed. Business men In Aberdeen' report a bettor feeling iu all lines. Dirt is Hying lively along the Aberdeen & Pierre railroad grade and rumor bus it that the Northern Pacific is abjout to buy or lease the Northwestern road between Aberdeen and Oakcs , thus making connection over their line to Piorro. The public schools of thiw cily close on the llth with commencement exorcises nt the opera house. A line class of nine nro to graduate. SuporliUondont D. F. Hood is nbout to sever his coiiiioolion wild Iho cily schools. This Is universally rcgrolled by Iho cltlzc-ns. Ho came here six years ago and has biuli up n Hno system of bchools us well ns taken n hltrh rank umouir the educators of the slulo. .Memorial Ilriiox , S. D. , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram lo TUB Hr.i ! . ] Memorial servlco for the late RUsha English , whoso do'uth occurred in Chicago Tuesday , were hold hero Ibis nflor- noon in Iho Baptist church , where ho preached for four yours The attendance was largo and Iho services were Impressive. Addresses were made by prominent ministers and layman. Nearly nn Inch nnd a half of rain foil hero lust night ; also at Urotoiij Dolaud , Frankfort and points north of Qaks. VThcro were also good showers at Iroquols and south to Carthage ago und west to Wnlsoy , Itodford , Hitchcock , Luddon nnd Clark. Thirteen North and tw < ? uty-two South Dakota counties report fair progress by growing crops. In both , Mates the past week , rain was badly needed. In some South Dakota localities cut ( vorms are dolnir a little damago. It has pqpu too cool for corn. Last night's rains \yill pre.xtly benefit crops Injured by the Htrong. huth wind which prevailed hero all duy ye tprflay. American Tip. HIM. CITY , S. D. , Juno WJ [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hnn.J Sumuat Mitormyer , president of the Hartley 1'AuU consolidated tin company , and a numbe of the members of the Now York board of directors of iho company , arrived In Hill City lodny. They have comu to look ever thor property and ar range for the erection of 'n concentrating mill of 25U tons dally capacity. Mr. M Her- mycr says the work will now go on until the American market Is supplied'with American tin. riff ; trt.i'rntiu funisctm For Omaha and VicluHy Showers ; sta tionary temperature , WASIII.NOTON , Junb K Forecast until 8 p. in. Monday : For Missouri and Illinois Light showers ; stationary .tempuniluru ; westerly wlnde. f For Minnesota , Nobrajltu , North Dakota , South Dakota , Iowa7 and Kansas Light showers ; cooler ; variable winds. For Colorado Cijlit showers ; cooler ; westerly winds. S I'lrHt iiiut for MulClnloy. DIVTON , O. , Juno H. .Montgomery county republicans in convention elected a solid delegation of twouly-thrcMj for McKlnloy for governor. Resolutions to that effect carrlou unanimously us tho. undivided sontlmout uf tuo roputmcutu or tug Miami vulloy , DOWNFALL OF THE KEYSTf \ Statement of Comptroller Laojy Philadelphia's ' Broken Bank. DETAILS OF THE LUCAS INDEBTEDNESS , Ily Adroit Manipulation of tlio Ao connlH IJIII-KC SIIIIIM Woi-t ! Au- btriiuluil tu Dun In Kciil KHIIC ( ( Speculation , WASHIXOTON , Juno 14. After careful pre paration and itftor submission to his super iors the statement of Comptroller of Currency Luccy relative lo Iho downfall of the Key stone National bank of 1'lillitilulphlii IIU.H been made public by the secretary of the treasury , to whom It Is addressed. It Is n voluminous document , containing 0,000 words ntul embodies tlio correspondence and papers bearing upon the Quaker city llnnuclal scandal. The statement , which Is In the form of a communication to Secretary Foster , bears ( late of Juno 10 , and runs substantially as follows : "Hit : I Imvo tlio honor to submit herewith a Plate-meat as the facts leading up to the final closing of the Kovstono National banic and the appointment of a receiver therefor. The Hrst Inlormatlon received by mo in refer ence to what has been known as tlio Lucas defalcation was contained In , a communication addressed to me by Bank Examiner Drew , from 1'hlladelphin , dated January 2-4 , IHOI , and received by mo January "i ! . in this communication Mr. ' Drew .s'nys that on entering upon the exami nation of the Keystone National bank on the llth inst. ho. was Informed by the president that there would bo disclosed a hitherto ofToctmillv concealed debt to tbo bank of its into president , John C. Lucas , amounting to ftiOO.DOO. Mr. Drew then explained how , by adroit manipulation of the accounts of the bank , Lucas , with the assistance of Marsh , former cashier of the bank , abstracted largo sums of money from the bank to use in speculations In real estate ut Spring Lake and Sea Girt , N. . ) . , and in the con struction of u largo building in Phila delphia , now occupied in part by the bank. To protect the bank as far as possible Drew took measures , with the assistance of United States District iVttornny Hoed , to secure for the bank without publicity whatever prop erty Belonged to the estate of Lucas and succeeded In obtaining the property used by the bank as a banking house for $ - ! ! i,000 and property at Spring Lake and 8ou Girt. Droxv hud laid before the directors the comptroller's conclusion about an assessment , and whllo some wore willing to pay , others feared the order would creuto another attack on the banIc. On February 20 , Comptroller Lacey wrote to Drew , acknowledging the receipt of drafts of Drew's full report and directed him to give an estimate of the exact value of resour ces and estimate the discount upon c-ich class of Investments. "My object in this is , if pos sible , " wrote Lacay , "to arrive ut precisely the amount of the deficiency necessary to make up hy assessment upon the capitoJ stocir. I should bo glad to see any committee of the board which may visit Washington , but can convince of no bettor wav to put the institution in first class shape than that sug- cested by inc. Ono thing I * certain , that some nttion is imperatively necessary , and the sooner It is taken the better will bo the results. ' Marsh , Drew reported , was ipnornnlly led Into those transactions and promised Lucas , when the latter was on his deathbed , to con tinue the deception under the representation .that the ' money abstracted would soon bo 'returned'to the "bank-from thVKresnltiNjfc Lucas' enterprises. Ho also reported IhaC there was no evidence that Marsh tiad pro fited by these irregularities. Drew closed by stating that beyond the directors of the bunk , seven members of the clearing house committee.counscl on either side and himself , no ono had any knowledge or suspicion , as far us ho could say , that the bank was in any trouble , mid earnestly hoped * that no pub licity would bo given to the affair until the bank should bo rehabilitated or efforts to that end weru found futllo. Accompanying-Ibis letter wns a preliminary statement of the bank's condition , which , after reconsidering oil probable losses , left a capital of $ . > ( )0,000 ) intact and 11 net surplus of $ : > r > ,8l ! ) . Upon the receipt of this report the comp- trolfer was confronted with a grave responsi bility. Lacoy's statement then reverts to the finan cial stringency at many points and refers to the calamitous result tbat might have fol lowed immediately upon tlio disclosure of the .situation or the ousting of President Marsh. The Keystone National bank passed through u severe crisis in December and had boon able to weather the storm with * ( X)0OOU ) less assets than it had when this report reached the comptroller. It Is evident that the comp troller could not at this time lawfully have closed the bank , nor could bo have oven levied an assessment to matte good the impaired capital , us none existed according to this report. January 27 Mr. Drew came to Washington and , in an interview with the comptroller , stated that in his Judgment and In the opin ion of the clearing house committee tlio prop erty conveyed to the bank by the Lucas estate - tate was equal in value to the indebtedness which had been concealed , and that in any event the predltors of the baiiK were entirely safe. It was , however , deemed necessary that additional funds bo placed In the bunk. as Its reserve had been deficient for a largo part of the time since the run in December , and whllo the real estate convoyed to the bank would ultimately produce the sum equal to that debt which it was to liquidate , that the cash the bank needed bo promptly reinforced , either by the sale of real estate or a reduction in Its line of discounts. It was , therefore , after serious consideration deemed best for the bank , for Its creditors , for tbo other hunkine associations and for the city of Philadelphia , whoso treasurer hud an netivo account fu the Dank , that Drew should continue the examination of the b.ink and promptly place his assistant , Mr. Jones , In charge of the books , with the understand ing that the netivo directors of the bank shoujd visit it dally. Under these conditions and for those rea sons the comptroller did not insist upon the Imipodluto resignation of President Marsh , although It was distinctly understood that ho was to remain only so long as hU services were absolutely necessary In adjusting the Irregularities which had grown up under his management , us ho was , since the death of Lucns.tho only person living who was eon vera- ant With tlio operations which resulted so dis astrously to the bunk. The comptroller , therefore , did not clo.io the bank at this time for the reason that ho had no lawful authority to do so upon the facts submitted , and for the further reason that ho advfbcd the bayk oxmiiluor that- the capital of the bank was unimpaired ; tlier the creditors , therefore , were fully protco at and prompt efforts would bo made to lud iilontsh the cash by the deposit of 100,000 to ho made by leading directors and stockhold ers which should place In it fumls until Us own accounts became available. The statement of Lacey then details In oxtenso the succeeding stops In tlio cosiness. January ! U ) Drew telegraphed that the pros pects weii' encouraging. February 1'J Lacey wax in Philadelphia and met the leading directors of the bank , and It was agreed Unit the reserve of the bank should bo restored and maintained. On February 17 Drew transmitted his complete report of the bun it's condition , anil says : "It will take some time to untangle the methods bv which the Lucas deficiency was abstracted. " Drew In his totter adds "that the whole amount of the loss tias boon appropriated by the lute president and his friends. I am more and moro convinced. I lmv < > felt that the present president , who was < -ashlor under Lucas , 1ms not been in volved In the depredation further than to have uecn nn obedient Instrument of the l > c'culatlng and designing chlof. Hut wltbin a day or two I have been forced to ontorlain I suspicious of him. I hope these suspicion * are groundless , but I .shall endeavor to Dutlsfy myself us soon M I can. XUu uuxv ogimuvulcuilQu ryfurnu to thu matter seems to have been the flnnl and formal report , us developed by the examina tion , which has been In progress contin uously sltii'o tlio communication of January ' , ' 4. 1 his was dated Februarv 2s and reached mo March 2. Having dulv cousidorod all the Items stated In tills report , " says I.acev , " "It became apparent that an impulunont of : apltul existed to the extent at least of 250,000 , whereupon , under data of March 7 , I vied an assessment of W > 0 , < H)0 ) upon the as- Miitlim to imiko good the Imp.ilrmoiit of Hal to that amount. " This assessment was lovlod under a pos- Itlvo promise made by the committee , who vlsliod Lacey , that the amount assessed would be paid In nuo week nt most. March IS , Larev luul not boon ndvl i'd of the payment of the assessment mid on that date wrote to Drew , asking what had been done. March l-l Drew replied , saying : " I ho board has not us vet limiik'iirutod any mcusure. to obtain the assessment and no portion has boon paid In. Although thu old board was re-elected in Januurv lust several of them have designedly failed u > iuallfv or have tendered tlu-ir resignations. Among thorn Is D. P. Mchols , whom 1 had hoped would accept , lor the time being at Ic-ast. the vice presidency , and who is president of tlio Central trust compi.ny. I have earnestly en deavored to simply the vacancies in the board with other desirable members , but under the circumstances few such are available. " Drew adds : "Outside of the account of the city treasurer , who has all along endeavored to assist the bank so far as ho properly could by putting in every day checks , etc. , in the bank to cover , so far as possible , his drafts npxt day through other banks or the Koystorio national bank , Individual deposits have diminished smco Februarv 1.1 , ult. , a little moro than $200,000. A hit-go mnount could bo collected from other drafts and ovurduo papers , and , In short , if thu direc tors of the bunk would , UH I repeatedly sug gested , take the work into their own hands instead of placing it on the president , who is absorbed in other matters necessarily con nected with the conduct of the bank under the present embarrassing circumstances , 5100,000 nt least could bo collected from those sources within a short time. " This letter bv Urow concludes thus : "lam greatly disap pointed in liiidlng so little active support given by the directors In the effort to re habilitate the bank. " Thoiibovo reached Laccv on the Itith , and three days later ho closed the bunk. The statement next sots forth the letter from Luccy to Drew on March 17 , rcplving to Drew's letter of the llth , In which ho says : "Tho condition of the Kovstono bank i.s such that I must Insist upon the prompt payment of u larger part of the amount of their as sessment within the next live days or else I shall feel called upon to take peremptory action. " "Tho bank was closed March 19 , " con tinued Lacey , "and did not reopen for busi ness. The order to close was given after an interview with Marsh. Ito informed mo of the fact that certificates representing about two thousand five hundred shares of stock in the Keystone National bank had been im properly delivered to John Waimmukor during the lifetime ol John C. Lucas , and negotiations for tlio surrender and cancella tion of the same had failed , for the reason thbt Wanamakor claimed to hold them as a pledges for the payment of n certain sum of money duo him from the estate of John ( ! . Lucas , and he declined to surrender tbo stock until tbo debt was paid. "Complaint has boon made because of delay in appointing a receiver. This is utterly without force , as no interest whatever lias thereby suffered and for the reason that tlio delay was not unusual. The bank closed March 10 and a receiver was appointed May 0. This bank , vas therefore in the hands of the examiner fifty days after being closed , Uuring which time bo was In effect an acting receiver. The comptroller Jias been criticized for three things : First , lor allowing Marsh to remain in office after his confession and not cauaiug his arrest. Second , for delay in closing the bank. Third , for delay in appointing a re ceiver. . As to tbo Hrst matter complained of , T-hnvo thistoeay : ' , That-I arn" nbtvheru * charged with any responsibility in con nection with criminal prosecutions , and the bank examiner is held to have douo his duty as soon as ho lays before the United Suites attorney any facts involving crime which may come to his knowledge In the dis charge of his duties. Bvery bank examiner is instructed and expected to do this , and I could not avoid the conclusion that Drew hud discharged Ma duty after reading his let ter of January 24 , In which ho says ho as sisted in securing o sottlcmont'with the Lucas estate by United States District At torney Reed. "I had a right to suppose that from that time on to the final arrest that the United States district attorney was fullv informed as to Marsh's conduct , also the clearing house committee , with the directors of the bank , who wore really the responsible parties , mid the examiner for the delay in closing the oanif. I desire to say that the comptroller is governed bv the provisions of the ueto ( Juno DO , 187 . The entire force of the i-ritirism Is narrowed ( | owu to this , that the comptroller , conscious of the exorcise of the discretion imposed upon him by the statute , decided that it was wisest and best to impose the lighter of the two penalties which the law pro vides nnd give the bank fourteen duvs in which to pay the assessment , unaor section 5,20.1 , rather than Immediately order it closed with all that such a disaster moans. "For the delay in appointing u receiver. This criticism , of very little Importance in any event , has been fully discussed already. "In closing this branch of the subject , In justice to ono whoso name has been brought into discussion In this failure , I de- slro to say that Hon. John U'ana- maker has never directly or Indi rectly suggested or solicited ono duv's delay In closing of the bank tier of the ap pointment of the reeoivor. In fact 1 have met , mm out , once during tlio present year , nnd that mooting was March 21 , nt the'.sug gestion nnd In the presence of A. U. Xottlo- ton , noting secretary of the treasury. This interview was on the day after the Koy.stonu bank substantially confirmed the information I received from Marsh , and ho said ho held as a pledge certificates representing about two thousand llvo hundred Hhuros In the Keystone bunk. I urged him to use bis In- lluenco in aid of the effort * being mudo to re open the bank. I tailed , however. In my attempt to enlist him in tbo enterprise , and so ended communication between us. "In concluding ttils statement I doom it my duty to say that in my opinion the several re ports made by the bank examiner did not re flect the true condition of the buuic under aonsldoratlon. The degree of blame , If any , which properly attaches to Drew is yet to bo nscertnined. In the meantime , however , ho has bean directed to suspend examinations until the facts uro submitted and u conclu sion reached. Unknown 'Mini Rilled. KIMHAI. ! . , Nob. , Juno 14. [ Special Tojo- gram to Tun RRI : . | An unknown man was kllloa by train No. 21 as It was noarlng Bushnoll station , about twelve miles wesi of liero , this morning. It was supposed ho was riding upon the brake beam and when the tram slackened ho fell off. HU body was horribly mangled , There were no letters or papon , In fact nothing by which the man could bo identified. Ho wns nbout twcnty-llvo years of ago weighed about one hundred and sixty pounds and was well drn.ssed In workingmau'H clothes. The Jury , after a careful Investiga tion , returned n verdict that from the ovi- dcnco obtained ho came to his death by acci dentally fulling from a brake bourn whllo thu train was In motion , and relieving the rail road company from any blame in the uiuttur. Afraid of'.Mormon ICulo. KU.T LIKE Crrv , Utah , Juno 14. The re publican territorial committee mot In tl.ls city today and adopted n resolution declaring that a division by loyal man 01 party lines In Utah at this time would bo nn irrevocable mistake , as It would plica absolute rule of the territory In the huniis of the drat presi dent of the Mormon church ; that it would speedily rc.suIt in giving statehood to this territory and that statehood would bo under : he control of the Mormon theocracy ; that I'tub U not yet prepared to accept the irutt of statehood because 'ho majority of the people ple still mairitmu it higher ullogfanco to the ihrocracy under ubich they have all tt.oir livekorvcd than to thu govcruiaeul of the OVER SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED , Horrible Accitlont to a Heavily Loatleil Ex cursion Train in Switzerland. CAUSED BY THE COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE , mid First CatPinnae Into the Itlvop-IHsli IUNlnii4 | Will Itiiu Wealthy Candidates Tor the Commom. HKIINI : , Juno II. A horrible accident oc curred on the Mccnchonstclii & Halo railway today through the collapse of u bridge beneath a heavily loaded exclusion train. The train was crowded with people on their way to attend a musical feto. Over sixty persons were killed , while hundreds were In jured. Thu engine nnd the first car plunged Into the river and all Iho passengers In the car were drowned. The cars remained sus pended from the bridge. All tlio trainmen were killed. Thirteen cars wore saved. The nuitdcal fete at Muonchcnstcln wns abandoned u.s soon as thu now.s of the acci dent arrived and hundreds of villagers hur ried to the scene to assist In rescuing thu vic tims. The bridge was an iron slrticttiro , which was considered well built and .substantial. The only apparent reason for the collapse of the bridge Is thai the train loft the rails nnd threw Its cnliro wolghl on ouu.sldo of the bridge. IttVIl C.lXlHlt.lTKH H\tXTEM > . Plan of Irish ItiHhoim in Iho Next General Klcotloii. Drm.iN , Juno 14. Tlio Mvonlug Telegraph In its issue yesterday confirms the news that the bishops of Ireland , llmling the cost of maintaining memliorsof parliament a heavy parochial drain , arc working to secure the return to tno house of commons at the next general "lection of wealthy candidates , who will form the nucleus of a Catholic party , and says that the selection of these candi dates has already been commenced. The Telegraph also says thai Iho bishops for various reasons will not support for ro-cloc- tlon several of the present McOarthvito members of parliament. For West Mayo the bishops ? propose lo nominate Mr. Kelly , a nephew of the archbishop ofTnam ; for South Galway , Mr. Hoddlng- ton , a wealthy Glacsloniun landlord ; forGul- wuy borough ) the oldest son of Lord Morris , a law lord of the house of peers , and for South Mayo , Mr. Hlo.tkc , nuotlior Gludston- lau landlord. 'I hose trontlomen arc little known In connection with political matters. The other candidates , it Is said , will bu rich magistrates and landlords. Mr. Dillon will contest Norlh Mayo against the candidate selected by the Parnelllto party. II is an open secret that Messrs. Jer- cmlub Jordan , member for .West Olnro ; loseph Hiehard Cox , iccmbor for Kast CJlaro ; John Pinkerton , member for Galway , and Dr. Charles K. I ) . Tanner , member for tlio middle division of Cork , will lose tholr former clerical support in Iho next election , and it is believed that minor members of the Irlsti party will not b < ? consulted as to the dtapo : > itloii of their scats in piirllumeut. Ijlvoly 'I'iiui ' ! at l anibfl : H-O. CAMIIUIIIOI : , England , Juuo 14 There were Jivcly scones at the uiu > . - . j iJRJ teloy' * tluVin"j-tho } vending or tk "rrratfrakifrts l ! tripos. Corpus college secured the senior' wrangler , the flrsl time since 17114 , in the person of G.VillIo of ISdlnburg. The second wrangler is David Mulr , an Ameri can , son of the Kov. Mr. Maliof Currio , Minn. Mf.s Hoed of Girton college received the higlust honor which the university can confer upon a woman. Heading ; for the Itlack. Hoi. : CoxsTANTixoi'Mi , Juno 14. The brigands who on Juno 1 captured several passengers on n train near Tchcrscol and carried them to the mountains , wiero ) they were kept un til n. heavy ransom was paid , niys rotreallng toward the Black sea. Bulgarian gondarme.3 attacked them and It I.s believed Thunossla was wounded. Something Wt-iin with Dinner. MADRID , June 14. A sensation has ucon caused hero by the arrosl of Iho duchess of Custonolqucz on the charge of maltreating a maid s inant. . * iitXX TIIK I'\l. Fatal Tenement Fire on Upper Third Avenue , Now York. Ni\v : YORK , Juuo 14A tenement house fire on upper Third avenue jearly this morn ing resulted in the death of three members of ono family. They were Phillip Hrady , ngod llfty-llvo ; Catharine Hraly , his wife , aged forty years , Phillip Hrady Jr. . their thlrteon- vcur-old sou. Tim lire was u mysterious one , breaking out al I.ill ) o'clock , and caught the tumults usloop and there were many narrow escapes. The loss by lire was about * 1'J,000. Weekly Cron Krnort. Sr. LOUIH , Mo. , Juno 11. The secretary of the slate board of agriculture furnishes thoAa- soclatcd press with Iho following crop report for Iho week cmllni' yesterday : The rain- t'all WUH almost continuous the Hrst llvo days of Lho week in nil parts of the state. In the cxlrifmo southern portion Iho soil Is in line condition. In the central oa.storn portion groat'lnjury was caused to wheat nnd corn by excessive rains and iloods. Tlio tompor- nturo has been above the normal. The sun shine has boon below the normal. Thu wheat prospect dc'-llned during Iho week , the great est injury being from lodging and rust. The Injury from Insects U not so great as ox- pooled. In Washington county u red bcotlo has entirely destroyed the oat louso. Oats and meadows have Improved during Iho week. The upplo crop conllnues lo decline , bul peaches are excellent and other fruit lino. Nina Van /ant lo Ito Married. Cmcvun , June II. It I * announced that Nlnn Van Kant , whoso numo was prominent ly before the public nt the time of the anurchisl excitement , Is soon to bo married to Sulvutor Stof 11 no Malnlo , n young Sicilian , who wns sent here by Italian pupoi-8 to look after the Italian department of the world's fair. He met Miss Vim /.ant mid It was a caio of love ut Mrst sltrht. Nina is Iho young woman who fell in love with August Spiet , thu anarchist , who was hanged for participa tion in the llaymarkot not , and being unuulo to got ihu consent of the nuthorillus for her murrlago to the condemned ni'in In Jail , went hoforo u magistrate with his brother and wn married to him by proxy. After the execu tion she put on widow's woods. UoHprrado Goroiiliuu Killed. TOMIISIONK , ArU. , Juno 14 , The noted dcs- poriulo , Goronlmo , who had vowed to kill tbo Into Sheriff .1. II. Slaughter of this county for his vigorous pursuit and killing of some of Guronlmo's con federates for train murder and robbery in Korioro six years ago , when Express Mo.sscugur Hay was killed , was shot and killed three miles from Henson yostor- dny. Two companions were captured , one being shot In the thigh. A great fooling of relief exists umona the Inhabitants ever tbo killing. _ _ _ HI. Paul 'I hoiilrlual Failure . Sr. I'AI-I , Minn. , Juno 14. Vostorday general assignment for.tho bonellt of credi tors was tiled by Andruw Dolunoy , proprlntor of thu Punt i''ienter company , nnminir Himui i II. M. i ui.n.Mi . , xocrutury of tha hi. LUJ.Ir > ' ! ! > ( , , u > v , us assignee , As30t * | fU , < M > . natalities about tha suing.