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Delegates to the North and South Railroad
Convention Preparing to Build.
AtONZO WARDELL LED THE DISCUSSION
tto Vropiiiiod nn iicctrlc : Mno nnil Wim S t
Upuu .loci Hun ivm or the riiiu
niut It * I'nmllil ltlc Tliu
D.IJ-'H Work ,
LINCOLN , Juno 29. [ Special toTiir. HER. ]
It was 0:30 : o'clock when Chairman Close
called the north and south railway conven
tion to onlcr. There wore n few novr faces
on the Iloor. but the gallery was vacant.
United States Senator Allen , ono of the
delegates , offered the following resolution ,
which was unanimously adopted :
Ilosoltod , Tluit wo hereby Invlto members
of tlio press to address this convention on the
mihjcct of transportation nnil , uiirticiilarly ,
on the subject of the construction of H north
ami south railway ,
Judge Doster of Kansas , from the com-
in It too on resolutions , offered the following ,
which were adopted , with only two or three
dissenting votes.
We , the delegates appointed by the gov
ernors of our resnectlvo states of North 1m-
Until , Houth Dakota , Minnesota. Iowa , No-
lininka , Kansas , Texas anil Oklahoma Terri
tory. assembled upon the Invitation of and In
accordance with it resolution of tlio legislature
of the state of Nebraska at Its recent mission.
to consider tlio feasibility of a north and
boulh tallway through our Htates , to liu owned
and operated by tlio people of such states , and
to extend from 11 point on the line of the Hrll-
lnh possessions on the north la Ilio unit of
Mexico on the south , do lioruby express our
hearty and entlro approval of the jirojectof
Mich stutu-owned anil Interstate railway , and
< U > commend It to the favorublo consideration
and action of the people of our lOspectlvo
slates ,
\Vu are moved so to do by the considerations
of tlio following character :
The territory through which Buch road Is
proposed Is an agricultural and stock-raisins
region , thu richest In fertility ami tlio largest
In extent on the glohu , tlio development of the
icsources of which has harely hoKUii. Ilttnorto
and at this tlmo tlio seaboard market for the
productH or tills vast cmplro are tin ) distant
portB of the Atlantic ocean , to reach which
icqulrcs 1,500 miles of traiisnortatlon by r.ill ,
the charges for which ho nearly consume the
entire value of the product as to leave no ade
quate rowan ! either to tlio laborer who has
pioduced It or the buyer who has .shipped It.
Whurn the Oooil COIIICH In ,
So far as these charges are legitimate and
fair to bo made , their burden can be materially
luNsened by the sliortcnlni ; tlio distance to
ocean market. Tlilsshortordlslntiec Is rained
by reaching the ports of the Mexican gulf , and
once theio the levelled illstanco by ocean
routoto the Kioxvlnir markotsof the South
American states and to others through 1 1 m
Roon-to-lJO-completed Nicaragua canal and
I'ananm ship railway , as null as to thnso
of Kuropn , plucos tills favored region altmv-t In
command of the wuihl's markets , so f.ir us the
Not th American products are concerned.
-Independently of considerations like
these , a railway route , to bo owned ly ! the
Iieoplo and operated for thu peoiilu Is an In
dustrial necessity , and Is demanded , not only
by the logic of current events , hut by the In
telligent sentiment of the country.
Neither Mate nor federal control of railways
IIIIH proved ell'ectual. The railway companies
will not bo controlled. There Is not ono In the
land but Iscapltall/ed In fictitious mortgage
bonils , watered clock far liuyond the cost of Its
construction. Upon this falsa capltall/atloii
rates , both of passenger travel and freight
shipment , are hased , thus reiiulrlng the ucees-
fdlous patrons of Its lines to pay interest on
what was never loaned mid dividends upon
what was never bought.
Legislative control or control through legis
latively created commissioners has wholly
failed , largely because of the art ! decs and do-
vlceHof the courts , by which the will of the
people has been defeated , the most lecont of
which Is the series of decisions by the supreme
court of the United States to the ull'ect
that the reasonableness of fiolght schedules
and passenger rules Is n question not for the
IcelHlatuies but fortho.courts. '
lleeauso of those and many other cogent
reasons we demand that our rospctvo | states
assume their prerogative of providing public
highways for their people and join with each
other In the constitution of this proposed In-
tetstato north and south railway , and wo fur
ther demand of the general government a
grant of lands In aid of this people's mllway
out of such remaining portion or the public
domain axlloscontlgloiis to tlio proposed line ,
such UK IIIIH always been nccoided to private
companies for like purposes for tlio mete ask
ing of tlio same.
I'lnn of u n.ikoliin.
Alonzo WardcH , representing North
Dakota , tlien presented n lengthy paper de
tailing the history of the origin of the pres
ent movement , engaging the attention of the
convention and suggesting a plan for the
construction and operation of a trunk line
from the northern line of North Dakota to
the Gulf of Mexico. His proposition is that
tlio road should bo nn electrin road with
power furnished by the artesian wells of the
Dakotas and the rivers nnd tides of thu other
states nnd the gulf. That It should
begin at some eligible point on the
Gulf of Mexico , running thence north
through Texas , Indian Territory , Okla
homa , Kansas , Nebraska. North and South
Dakota to some point on the British Hue ,
with double track to some point in Kansas ,
eay Topcka , then separating with n line
running through Missouri , Iowa and Minnesota
seta to Duluth and such laterals as may b-.1
needed for the successful and satisfactory
operation of the road. The charter should
provide first that the railroad should remain
forever the property f the people of the
states through which it runs , never under
any circumstances reverting to private or
corporate ownership , providing that the
United States government may at any tlmo
purchase at par not to exceed actual neces
sary o > st , the entlro plant to bo run as a
government road. To nocu.ro means for the
construction of the road ho would issue
bonds and offer them to the cities , towns and
counties on the proposed rnutcu as u safe anil
desirable investment. The state of Toxim ,
with her vast school fund of fM.-IM.lKXl
today , would gladly furnish all the money
needed lu exchange for a forty-year r per
cent bond. Tlio two D.ikotas could roadlly
tnlco care o ( their quota. Nobr.isku , Kali
ans , Minnesota mid Iowa all have large
school funds that It Is believed they would
Invest | ii such bonds , The bonds nro to bo
ultimately liquidated from the earnings of
the road.
i\promed : Some Individual Iiloin.
A lengthy discussion misuod as to the
propriety of receiving the paper for dis
cussion. Ono innmber characterized It as u
chimerical scheme and said that an endorse
ment of the plan proposed would subject tlio
convention to rldiculo and derision , Another
member saw In It a inoaiis of defrauding the
states of their nuhool funds , A third thought
it was not absolutely necessary to have the
railroad at all , Ono man wanted the road
built so that the shippers would have to pay
for the road ,
Senator Allen suggested that the plan
which ho understood had been considered by
the committee bo recommitted for the purpose -
pose of reducing It to u practical proposition ,
To an objection that had been miido that the
constitutions of the ( .talcs would prohibit
them building and operating a railroad , ho
said that there was nothing in the constitu
tion of the state of Nebraska nnd lie doubted
In any other stuto which prevented u state
from owning a r.Ulroad , U was the right of
wnlnent domain lojgod In the sovereignty
of. , V ? , 8tlttv ! 'I hero was not even
n Judicial derision , nor authority In the con
stitution of tinsuto or the United States
to prevent a state building Und operating
vorkBof public improvement. Ho consid
ered thu jmpor read by Mr. Wnrdell as an
essay nnd not un argument In favor of the
construction of a line of railroad such as
this convention proposed , Ho thought it
best to rofnr it to the committee on resolu-
tlons , with Instructions that they submit a
plain , business proposition for the considera
tion of the convention , and on motion It was
so ordered.
I'ropiiillluu from Texm.
M thu nftnriioon session A. 0. Ed minis of
the commltlco ou resolutions reported tlio
fo owing us ii substitute for the plan bub-
rolttr > d by A Wanted :
d , That to iultlato co-operation be-
.wcon the people of the different Mites and
errllorles that a committee of tnrco from
each Mnto nnd territory Interested ho np-
liolntcd by this romontlon and Instructed to
ako the necessary steps to disseminate
nforiiuitlon upon this subject : secure
funds from Interested localities for the
making of preliminary surveys nnd to
defray expenses Incident ( o the promotion of
the enterprise with d.re'lions to call a con
vention of the slates and territories Inter
ested not later than January 1 , 18U4 , to
llnnlly and fully formulate plans for the or-
gnnl/atlon and execution of said enterprise.
The basis of representation at such convoca
tion to bo two delegates at largo for each stale
and territory to bo appointed by the governor
thereof , and two for each congressional dis
trict In each state , and two from each terri
tory to bo selected by the people thereof In
dlstrlctconvontlnn to bo called by the com
mitted from each M-atoand territory. Any va
cancies In each delegation to be filled by tlio
committee from that state or territory.
This plan of proce.luro w.is adopted unani
mously nnd the following was presented by
Willis S. Hand of Kenrnoy. nnd ordered
printed nnd referred to the committee , for
the construction of thn railroad proposed :
ritit Alltlio expjnso of the construction
nnd equipment of mid railroad should bo
raised bv taxation In naul states nnd terri
tories , each Rtuto and territory to pay cost of
construction and equipment of that part of the
road within Its boundaries.
Second State lionds should be issued for the
purpose of providing the ready cash , said
iHinds to run from Iho to twenty-live years at
the option of tlio state , and to be paid by tuxes
le\ led to meet them is they fall due. I
Third Said railroad should bo constructed
centrally norms said states.
rourlh A Joint commission should ho ap
pointed Hy this convention , conslstlngot three
from each of said stales and territories , who
should organ Ire by corporation or otherwise ,
for the purpose of pioinotlng such enterprise
by tliedlssumlimtloii of Information and en-
llsllng the co-operation of said states as above
Indicated , and if possible to raise the miiney
In advance of taxation to urocuro a prelimi
nary survey of a loutu for said railroad to bo
undo.
Klftli Said Joint assoclitlon , when Incor
porated without capital stock under tlio laws
of the said several states , should as agents of
Mild states ho vested with the tltlu to said
railroad nnd all property and franchises con
nected therewith , and should opci.ito tlio
samu as agents of said states under regula
tions to be prescribed by 'the legislatures
thereof.
The following plan was submitted by
Charles K. Kdwards of Vclasco , Tos. :
Let each Mate , Instead of leasing Its con
victs to contractorsor , plantation owners , and
thereby computing with free , honest labor ,
employ such convicts In the construction of
such lntorntnto road. The rails and equip
ment of such road to be paid for by money
borrowed by the stuto from Its school fund ,
thereby securing an excellent Investment for
such fund. 1/et the io.ul bo built from Velasco
up the I Ira/os valley , through the central portions
tions of each state and territory to the Canada
line. In this way each state owns and oper
ates the line traversing the territory wltliln
Its boundaries , and action can be taken
without the delay Incident upon the necessary
change In state constitutions Ueforo bonds
could bo Issued and tlio people taxed for this
purpose.
Commissioners Chosen.
The following gentlemen were named as
the committee in accordance with the pro
visions of the preceding resolution :
Nebraska Max Meyer of Omaha , C. C.
McNlsh of WIsnor , and H. G. Stewart of
Cr.iwford.
Kansas Fr.ink Dawsterof Marion , D. E.
Ballard of Uallurd Falls , and B. S. Hender
son of Winfleld.
North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Wal
lace of Hope , A. Stotten of Wnhpcton , and
Walter Aluir of Ilunter.
South Dakota II. L. I > oucks of Huron ,
Lieutenant Governor Hcrreid of L'-ola , and
A. N. Van Osdel of Ynnkton.
Texas lu J. Siedgo of Kyle , C. A. Ed
wards of Velasco , aud Harry Tracy of Dal
las.
las.Iowa
Iowa Henry Wallace of DcsMoines , D.m-
iel Cnmpbull of Mouona and H. D. Crawford
of Ottumwa.
Oklahoma Uobert McIJoynolds of Guth-
rio.
rio.At
At 3:80 : o'clock the convention adjourned to
afford the members opportunity to Uiko a
ride about the city guided by the clti/.ens'
committoo.
Overturned the llegnlutlnna.
It wis'0:30p. ( : m. before the members of
the convention returned from tlio drive.
Representative halhwas in darkness and the
door locked. The delegates gathered in the
room of the commissioner of public lauds
and building. During the recess the mem
bers scorned to have undergone a decided
change of sentiment respecting the wisdom
of the xvorlc of the afternoon. They thought
tlioy saw n way by which the enemy , the
friends of the railroad corporations , might
cuter their ttwn camp through the method
of election of delegates as proposed in the
resolution adopted during tlio afternoon
session.
After long rambling discussion , on motion
of Senator Allen , the entire preceding rcso
lutlon was reconsidered , and on motion of
W. T. Glnss of Kansas it was laid on table.
Then attain , on motion of Senator Allen ,
the committees appointed by thciresclndcd
resolution svoro continued "to have full
power to act during the adjournment of the
convention in gathering statistics , dissemi
nating information , collecting funds , open
ing headquarters and performing all duties
contemplated in said resolution , excepting
the selection of delegates , and that said com
mittee organize immediately after the ad
journment of the convention. "
On motion of Senator Allen a resolution
was adopted declaring all seats of delegates
appointed to this convention not present
vacant ; that the committees of the respec
tive states named during the afternoon bo
known as the executive committee , aud have
the power of tilling the vacancies.
Adoiirncd | to Meet lit ' { opckii.
On motion of ex-Stato Senator Stewart of
Nebraska it was determined that when this
convention adjourned it bo to reconvene at
Tupoka , Kan. , on the ilrst Tuesday in
December , 1SU3.
The chairman was authorl/cd to appoint
an assistant secretary , resident at Topoka' .
The question uroso as to how the funds
should bo raised for printing the proceedings
of the convention. Max Meyer spoke ol the
generosity of Omaha In entertaining con
ventions , printing their proceedings , etc.
Ho wim tiuro Lincoln would not take a back
seat.
seat.A resolution was also adopted , making the
clmirmnp and secretary of the convention
similar oltlcers of the executive committee.
The executive committee will meet to organ-
Uu and consider the business with which It
is charged at U o'clock In the morning ,
At 11 o'clock the convention adjourned to
meet at the tlmo and pluco provided in
resolutions ,
Blory of nn Originator.
Mr , Joel dull of Minden , Not ) . , ono of
the chlnf originators of the north and
bouth railroad convention and the ono who
has taken the most active interest In the
project , has stated fully his views of the en
terprise and the work that should engage
thu attention of the convention. Mr. Hull
says :
"This convention grows out of agitation
started some years ago to secure the openIng -
Ing of 11 deep water harbor on the gulf
coast. After three years labor this was
commenced at Gulvcston and wo now feel
confident that it U nn tisjurod success.
Then the farmers learned its probable im-
portiticc ) to thu agricultural interests of tlio
transmisiilsslppi states and for a year
past have been casting about to t > co
what is necessary to secure a great
north nnd south railroad from that port.
Several men have pone over the route to
oxamluothe feasibility of such a road , to bo
constructed , owned and operated by a cor-
iwration of imtivlduiils resident upon Its
lino. Some have collected statistics of the
annual exportation of products of the states
through which the line was to b"b built , and
others have informed themselves of thu cost
of bitch a road. It U on'this information
that wo must calculate the value to the
agriculturists and the manufacturing in
terests of these states ,
"Tho farmers now are agitating this ques
tion solely for their gain , but It Is evident
that If beneficial to any ono class It will re
sult In benefit to all classes. 1 notice in the
resolution passed by our late legislature that
it Is to examine lute the practicability of
the boverul states through which
the road shall pass aud its feed-
era or laterals extend. Constructing
owning and operating the road. I know
there nro grnvo doubts us to the wis > d"in of
the states entering into such un undorlak-
[ CONTINUED ox SUCOND
WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS
Colorado Silver Mines and Smelten ID Bo
Closed Down ,
ONE RESULT OF THE PRESENT CRISIS
Mlna Otrncts Throughout the State Decide
to Act Promptly and Concerted ! ) '
Th'jtlsamU of MoitVlll Ho
Tliroirn Out of imiiloj-ment. :
DnxvcH , Juno 20. A largo number of rep
resentative smelting aud mining men of the
state mot nt the Urowu Palace hotel this
afternoon and unanimously desldod to com
pletely close down all the smelters , mills and
silver mines In Colorado.
J. J. Hugcnmin of Colorado Springs , called
the meeting to order and ex-Governor J. U.
Grant of the Omaha and Grant smelter was
elected chairman.
On motion of Hon. D. 11. Moffatt , presi
dent ot the First National bank of this city ,
and who Is also largely Interested in mines ,
the following committee on resolutions was
appointed by the chair : J. J. Hagermnn ,
chairman ; D. H. Moltutt , D. H. C. Brown ,
M. W. Thatcher and A. M. flyman.
The resolutions prepared by this commit
tee and adopted by the meeting declare that
the world cannot transact Its business with
out the use of silver money ; that the actual
cost mid value of the metal far exceeds the
Incorrect views which the monometallists
litivc formed ; that the inevitable course of
events will quickly demonstrate that the
enormous sums of money Invested in rail
roads , loans and other properties will so de
preciate in value that the monometallists
will also bo convinced that some action must
bo taken on silver to restore it to Its legiti
mate use , which It has held from time im
memorial. It was therefore resolved to com
pletely close down all silver mines , mills and
smelters in Colorado until such time as silver
is appreciated nt its proper worth. Tills
action will throw many thousands of persons
out of employment.
sn.\iit : AND roruLISTS.
Secretary Herbert Tnlfu of Hotli These Dis
turbing llcMiii : > nts In Politics.
WASHINGTON- , Juno 'JO. Secretary of the
Navy Herbert , who Is thoroughly familiar
with the populist movement in the south ,
said today that ho thought that the popu
lists wore not now making any progress in
the country and that the teachings of those
engaged in the agitation would not have any
Itilluenco iu shaping the policy of the demo
cratic party.
"In Alabama , " he said , ' 'there is still con
siderable activity among the populists
growing out of local cause and local in its
affect. The populists in that section claim
that they were not given a fair opportunity
In the last two democratic conventions ; they
were not satisfied with the rulings , the or
ganization of the convention nnd tlio like ,
and they are now fighting that over again.
Indeed , a largo number of thos ; who oppose
the regular organization in Alabama do not
claim to bo populists , but still claim to bo
democrats. This quarrel causes consider
able disturbance , but it is entirely local and ,
in spite of this added interest , the movement
appears to bo falling oft in Alabama and in
other parts of tlio south. Their disintegra
tion Is on the wane. "
"Do you think the demand of the ropultsts
and- these representing that general idea
will strongly Influence the policy aud action
of the democratic party ? " was asked.
Could Well Siaro Them.
"No ; on the contrary , " the secretary ro-
pllcd , " 1 think that the clomeut which has
been drawn off from the democratic party by
the populist movement has loft the party
organization through the south much more
strongly in tlio control of the conservative
element. These who advanced the unten
able doctrines of the populists on the money
question have formed themselves into a
third party which democrats have to recog
nize ns an antagonistic party. They cannot
longer advocate their theories in the
democratic councils , and , as a third
party , they are strong enough to bo
dangerous. That party organization
which determines the nominations
of democrats to congress and takes part in
the making of presidential candidates and
presidents will bo all the moro apt to adhere
to sound democratic principles and stand by
a sound financial policy. In other words ,
the loss of those who have gone Into the
third party places the democratic organisa
tion moro In harmony with the policy of the
administration. It is this organization
that our men In congress will have to rely
on at homo fo ? their nomination and elec
tion. "
"What do you thinii of the present situa
tion ns to bilvcri"
On the Silver Situation.
"I think that the stoppage of the free
coinage of silver In India is the ( -greatest
blow that has been given to the Sherman
law and the free coinage of silver. The free
coinage of silver in India has been pointed
to ns an object lesson by the advocates of
free coinage in this country. For years men
in congress have drawn ono lesson and
another from India looking nt It from differ
ent points of view. It 1ms been urged upon
the farmers that India hud un ndvnntaso
over the United States la a higher price for
wheat , because the currency in India was all
silver , ignoring the fact that while they
might get moro for their wheat in their own
currency , the price in gold was no greater ,
and the commodities they bought with
the money they got for their wheat
had to bo paid for on a gold
basis , and still further , overlooking the loss
through high exchange. Another argument
offered In support of free coinage in this
country , but the converse of this , has been
for years that the reason of the heavy cost
of exchange between India and England was
that It. was kept up by England for the
benefit of merchants that they might sap
the very life out of India. Now the coinage
of silver is voluntarily stopped witli the eon-
pent of India and It tumbles over both thesu
arguments that ihe silver currency was n
benefit to the farmers of India aud the ex
change was on a system for the benefit of
England. "
"Uo you think the silver question presents
serious danger to the demoL'r.itic party at
this time ? "
"I think wo have reached a crisis and that
the party in ] > owcr will bo Judged by the
wisdom It shows in giving thu nation n
sound currency , "
till.VKU MIM.S CI.OSi : .
The Molllo dllHiin , the I. urgent Producer In
Amurlrn , Hluiti DOMII ,
ABITN , Cole , , Juno " 'J , The famous Mollie
Gibson mine , the greatest silver producer In
America , closed last night on account of the
drop in the price of silver. All the big
properties are now closed and the little ones
will close by the end of the woelf ,
HoibE , Idaho , Juno ' "J , Nearly all the
Wood river silver mines have closed , oivini , '
to tlio fall in silver.
SroUANB. Wash , , Juno SO. Koports from
the Cojur d'Alcno country nro to the effect
that the silver and lead mines are closing
ou account of the drop lu the price of silver.
A. II. Campbell , chief owner of the ( Jem
mine , Is now hero and says that uot over
half a dojsen silver and lead mines in the
country will bo running ten days hence
unless a radical change occurs.
AilinUdou or MUX.CUII rillvcr.
WASHINGTON , Juno ' . " 0. The collector of
customs at Kl Paso , Tex. , has been in
structed by Assistant Secretary Spauldlng
to discontinue at once the practice of admit
ting bulphidcs of silver from Mexico without
u consular Invoice and , iu the future , not to
admit silver bullion from Mexico exceeding
J100 In value alleged to1 IKI Imported us '
money , unless accompanied by n consular
Invoice , or a bond for the production of such
Invoice , unless the bullion Is shown by n
shipper's declaration , inn Jo before a consu
lar ofllccr at the port of Shipment , to bo for
warded ns money , Or n , medium of exchange ,
at a fixed value per ounce , and not as mer
chandise , _ 4 |
rNOI.AND'S IMISIT1OX ,
Pertinent Questions Ankoil tlin Government
nil the Silver Qiiomlnn.
lioxnotf , Juno 'X. Further inquiries were
made In the House of Commons today re
garding the effects of the action of the In
dian government In stopping the free coinage
of silver. In response to a question Mr. O. E.
Kussoll , parliamentary secretary for the In-
dliin ofllcc , said : "jj'clthcr the government
of India nor the Hcrschcll committee ex
pected compromises In India to bo materially
altered under the new currency arrange
ments. "
Ut. Hon. Gcorgo J. Ooschonwho was chan
cellor of the exchequer in thu last cabinet of
Lord Salisbury.asked whether the Hcrschcll
committee ) and tha government had been
prepared for the great fall that had already
occurred In the price of silver. "Would not , "
hi ; inquired , "tho fall modify the views of
the government and the committee ! "
Mr. Knsscll said ho could not answer for
the Herschcll committee. With regard to
the government , howould , leave Mr. Ooscheu
to form his own opinion.
Mr. Gladstone said that the government
had the impression that thcro was no likeli
hood of any serious fall In the value of any
products in India. If n fall should occur ho
would readily state the vlows of the govern
ment.
Opinion of Mcmhera.
Several members of Parliament , who
speak with authority on money questsons ,
were interviewed this evening concerning
tlio probable effect of India's now attitude
toward silver. '
Sir William Houldsworth , the moving
spirit in the bimetallic league , said that
India's action in cloalnir her mints to the free
coinage of silver Would eventually become
so ditllcult that she would bo obliged to
adopt bimetallism. In reply to a question
concerning the immediate future of thu bul
lion market Sir William said : "India's ac
tion will produce n creat tightness of gold ,
which will cause a fall of silver , to what ex
tent , I cannot say. "
William Cainc , who has traveled much in
India and has written a book concerning the
country-ami its people , said ho was inclined
to think the direct ettj'Ct of the Indian gov
ernment's action wouM bo small lu India , as
prices there were flxc.1l Vuostly by custom.
Unless a panic shouhUcomo the majority of
the natives would nuVcx know that there
had been a change , r
Samuel Montagu , libcital member of Par
liament , head of the firm of Montagu &
Co. , foreign bankers , thinks silver will
hardly fall bolnw 80 pence. Ho could not
see how it was possible for the Indian gov
ernment to do otherwise than It had done.
The silver market would recover slowly
and touch a considerably higher point than
the ono at which it no\v stood.
Sir Richard Templo..ex-governor of Bom
bay , said that the Indian plan was all wrong
economically , 'ihogold standard ought to
have been introduced" in India twenty-live
years ago. However , the present experiment
would prove harmless.
D.idabhai Niaroji , the only Hindoo in
the House of Commons , said that the Indian
government had acted merely for the inter
ests of -Anglo-Indian salaried officials
and had unloaded further burdens upon the
taxpayer. . /
KMlMf AT I CAIAiY. U13SIKU.
Colorado Will Not l'eP > { lHtoJIoirOlillcu -
DcsvBHf Juue 20. Ajf& mooting of the
Chamber of Coinmcrcq * ! * * a.v notice was
taken of the reports teli'jral ! ta.oistyos'er-
do > y to the effect that t'e people of Colorado
would repudiate their C'-jllpntlons because of
the damage done to thotitato 'v lie u" m
the price of silver. Tlio followiUj ; rysolu-
tions were unanimouslj adoptcd : " "
Colorado Is tlio second11 gold producer In the
union. Her agricultural Interests exceed her
mining resources iind'her other natural riches
a 10 moro varied than thnso of any other Mate
east of her borders. Oier undeveloped re-
boureos nowoll'er the in > st promUIng oppor
tunity for the Investment of capital and the
hoiuaof directors of tlrii Denver Clmmberof
Comiucico and Boa n IS-of Trade de.slro to
express their disapproval of the sentiment
tolegiaphed the country over the iiaiuo of Mr.
K. It. llolden on yesterday.
While the mining ot silver ores Is un Im
portant Industry to Colf.fiido , It H lint one of
the elements of her pronVSrlty. Colorado will
not sutl'er moro than otlnjr suites hy financial
depression and her people will not repudiate
( hell-obligations , whether state , personal or
municipal , and the sentiment ; , of the Holden
dispatch are einphatlcal'y ' denied.
UTAH riopi.K Aivi .uii > , i
Mining Interests Plttilyr.cd : ; hy the Fall ol
SlIV/T.
SALT LAKU , Juno CO. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Unn. ] The great fall In the slh'cr mar
ket has cast n gloom over Utah. The largest
silver properties in the territory are closing
down. The Alice , owned by Walker Bros. ,
will close down immediately. Among tno
other mines to suspend at once are the
Anchor , Crescent and the Woodsido at Park
City , the North and Last Chance at Iling-
hain , Silver King group t Park Citj nd
the Swansea at Silver City. If silver remains -
mains at the present figure thousands of
i..Icors will bo thrown out of employment ,
SllViil : DltOPS HAItl ) .
Iteaelios the r.nwent t'llcoA Kvor ItocoriluU
nil the London Market.
Nnw Yoiuc , Juno2il.i-'A break In bar silver
In London of (1 ( cents ttauscil decided weak
ness in railroad stocks Jioro this morning.
Uoads carrying silver * nro were especially
weak. Denver & Kio tuando preferred broke
4U to 8. " ) . Later on tnero was covering by
the shorts. Silver Improved somewhat anil
a rally occurred. Ulo Granda rose ljf. !
LONDON , .luno li'J , Stocks were oxcltod ,
Kupca paper fell to 00 and bar silver to
: iUf peiwo , a decline of ! % pence since
yesterday , _ _
Nnthlns : New In Iliu l.uoil Hltuntlon.
"Tliera U nothing nowln the silver situa
tion today , " said Mr , Jfush of the Omaha
and Grant Smelting company , "except that
it took another drop today , running down to
IW cents an ounce. Silver has really fallen 7
cents slnco yesterday morning. "
"Do you think thb.y bottom has been
reached ? "
"It seems quite probable that the price of
silver has gone about iA kny as 1C will for
some time at least. Still I may bo mistaken
In that , but J Judgc'ifrorn the fact that
specula tors are willing -today to take it at ( JO
and run the risk of gi ttliiL' out on the right
side within thirty daj-j that It will not fall
much farther. Wlth > resard to our own
business at the OmnUtt and Grant smelter
thcro Is nothing thi.t I could add to tnat
which I said yesterday ? '
Ilelitluui Ni/e IntorcoU'il.
Hut'eBcw , Juuo 20-ptleplying to a question
In the Chamber of ( Deputies today , M ,
ISeornuert , the president of the council , and
minister of nimuco , stated that the tlmo wits
ill-chosen to discuss tUo probable effects of
Indian monetary quesCtons on the silver In
terests of the nmioilrt forming the Latin
union. Ho added that the International
monetary confcrcnco would probably bo as-
bcmbled In Urubn-ls bhbrtly ,
III. irk IlllU'Viiuriinuipiit ,
LEAH CITV , S. D. Juno 'J. [ Special to
THE IlKi : . ] The niacJ * Hills Firemen's As
sociation tournament * lakes place hero on
July 4 , f > and 0. Two thousand seven hun
dred dollars in prizes will bo offered , open
only to bona lido firemen of the Uluclc Hills.
Companies from Hot Springs , Kapid City ,
Deadwood , Spoarilsh and Central , besides
two homo companies , are entered in the
< ; 0s , A frefl-for-all foot race , 100 yjrds.
will wind up the event ou tlio last day and
some of the most piwusnent professionals in
the country have seitt In their names to bo
entered.
TOOK LOAN CERTIFICATES
New York Banks Sot an Example for the
Rest of the Oountry ,
HOW THE MONEY MARKET WAS RELIEVED
Good Itrmilts Follow Action l > r the Clear-
Ins Homo l.onn Cotnmltlen-Sil.t.oOO-
OOO In Ccrtlllciitn * ll'ts Already
Ilcou Insurd Tlio Munition.
NEW YORK , Juno SO. The r.stcs 'or money ,
which mounted skyward this morning , as
much as 75 per cent being quoted In the
forenoon , broke In nn unexpected manner
about midday as the result of. the
action of the clearing house loan
committee , which , as has been pre
viously pointed out , Is the same as the
clearing house committee. The chairman of
the house , G. G. Williams , president of the
Chemical bank , Is an cx-ofllcio member of It ,
and Frederick D. Tappcn , president of the
Gallatin National bank , Is the chairman of
it Instead of 1C. H. Perkins , Jr. , president of
the Importers and Traders National bank ,
Thii morning the committee , or rather n
majority of It , In conjunction with Gcorgo F.
Bauer , president of the First National bank ,
virtually formed a syndicate by agreeing to
take out a lot of clearing house loan ccr-
tlllratus for the purpose of putting
a stop to the high rates for money
nnd the panic that virtually existed In
the money market. Some of the banks , the
Uallatin and the Fourth National , for
instance , had never taken out loan certifi
cates before and they bad no need to do so
now , except for the moral effect to bo pro
duced thereby. By taking out certificates ,
though , it enables them to lend largo sums
of money without entrenching upon the cash
in their vaults. All of them have moro than
the required lawful reserve of 'Jo uer cent of
their deposits.
Clearing Ilonso Cortlllcutcs Taken.
As a result of the committee's delibera
tions this morning an issue of(1,000.000 (
certlllcates was authori/cd , and all the
members of the loan committee
availed themselves of the opportunity ,
in proportion to their capital , ex
cept the Chemical and Importers
ami Traders National banks. The amounts
thus taken were ns follows : Gallatin Na
tional bank. $500,000 ; fourth National bank ,
§ 1,000,000 ; Chase National , $1M)0,000 ) ; Corn
Kxchango bank , > 00,000 ; First National
bank , S'J.fiOO.OOO ; total , fO.000,000.
Immediately after the issue of certificates
was authorised , II. P. Frothlngham , repre
senting some of the banks , lent , $ I,000OOJ on
iho Stock exchange at one-eighth of 1 per
cent nnd the interest rate immediately fell
to 0 per cent , afterwards increasing to 1- per
cent and then falling at 2 o'clock to y per
cent.
cent.Mr.
Mr. Tappcn , president of the Gallatin ,
frankly admitted that his bank had taken
out SoOO.OJO of loan certificates , but
declined to state the names of
th ? other banks that also cm-
braced the opportunity. In accordance with
the rule of the committee , however , ho said
that the committee hud today authorized the
issue of { 0,000,000 , of certificates , which mauo
nlraut $1H,000.000 issued altogether. In ex
planation of today's action , Mr. Tail-
pen said : ' 'No money was to bo ou-
taiucd this morning at any price , and
jfen 'wini' ' ' s"rV > n.'fc3 it wUs tlmo
something should bo' dona. This biuilc took
out 2500,000 certificates , uot because wo
needed them , hut to break up the high rate
for money. Other hanks took out a largo
amount , but you must get the names from
them. Wo had .13 per cent reserve this
morning , so wo did not need the certilicutcs ,
but by taking them out wo were enabled to
lend $ iuO,000 without encroaching upon our
cash. "
Did Not Ncoil'tho Ccrtlflciktca.
Mr. Simmons , president of tlio Fourth
National bank , said : "This bank did not
nccu the certificates or money , but it seemed
to mo necessary that some action should betaken
taken to give relief to the pressing demands
of the merchants mid to stop this unreason
able money panic. This morning our cash
on hand and our call loans exceeded CO per
cent of our deposits. "
E. II. Perkins , jr. , president of the Im
porters aud Traders National bank , said that
the report was not true that ho had refused
to take out certificates for his bank. "I do
not know , " ho added , "whether wo shall
take any out or not. Wo have plenty of
money to lend without doing so , "
Mr. Williams , president of the Chemical
bank , declined to say whether his bank
would or would not take out any certificates.
It is believed in banking circles ihat both
the Chemical and Importers and Traders
banks will take out certificates this week.
Some of the largest banks did so yesterday ,
but simply to accommodate their customers
without entrenching upon the cash in their
vaults.
The stock market enjoyed a boom in
prices as a result of the Clearing House
committee's action , and the relief uas
general.
In Philadelphia ItanUliiff Circles.
The condition of affairs in Philadelphia
hanking circles in connection with their ac
counts with tlio banks In this city , to which
attention was culled in these dis
patches a couple of days ago , is becoming
moro marked. According to advices received
from Philadelphia thl morning , Now York
exchange in that city is at a premium of $5
for $1,000 or half a cent on the dollar. Soy-
oral large banks In this city huvo largo bal
ances owing to them by Philadelphia banks ,
and which tlio latter are unable to remit on ac
count of their inability to procure Now York
exchange ot currency. One bamr iu this
city has fr.W.lKH ) tied up Iu that way ; an
other 1ms $000,000 and another $ . ' 00UK ( ) ,
and the question is becoming a serious ono.
Some of the banks huro have charged the
sums owing by their Philadelphia customers
for collection to the hitter's reserve accounts
with thorn. This will muko It necessary for
the P.hiludclphia banks to make their ac
counts hero good in some way , If they
have to draw on the other cities. But
the banks have not done anything In thu
matter but to use extreme caution In cash
ing Philadelphia exchange from their cus
tomers. Unless thu Philadelphia banks
remit this week , It Is probahlo , according to
some Now York bankers , that a discount
will bo charKcd on all Philadelphia ex
change received from dealers hero , Ono case
Is Known wlicro a largo discount was
charged for an account of § 100,000 but this
was a special transaction.
\Vlut Ono of that Clty'4 I'lnauclurs Ilai lu
Siiy on tlio Situation ,
PiHi'AiiiiM'iiiA , Juno 21) ) , Six per cent was
the rate for all demand loans today , nod
owing to the scarcity of New York exchange ,
drafts on that city commanded a slight pre
mium. Currency was also in great demand ,
and lu some canes a small premium was paid ,
The president of one of the leading banks
licro was questioned this afternoon regurd-
li.g thu published Btniomcnt that PhlladeU
phia bunks were debtors to New York banks
to a largo amount which they nra unable to
remit ou account of their inability to procure
Now York exchange or currency ,
"Thero Is nothing to say about It , " ho re
plied. "Our bank is not in the swim. Wo
do not ewe Now York 1 cent , but thcro U no
doubt but that the Information Is true In the
case of .soiio | of the banks. It la just n ques
tion of how .long the present stringency Is
gqlng to continue. The trouble U that the
bunks tunnel got the currency. We have
today three large pay rolls to meet ,
but wo have the currency to do it
with ; but liow long it will last no
body can toll. If the ueople , Instead
of bringing their currency hero , lock it up In
tin boxes , the supply wll I teen run out. There
is no doubt that some of the bunks have
offered pretty good money for exchange , but
I think U is not policy to agitate the ques
tion In the newspapers. It Is only calculated
to make matters wor o. I hollovo , thoitch ,
that things will bo better nftor the Fourth ,
when the dividend nnd Interest payments
will putn lot of now niom'V Into circulation.
People will scare very foolishly and the
banks have to make the best of it. "
INdAl.l.S ( UVI > HIS VinU'M.
Ho Tlilnki thu Country l an the llrlnk ot
rittatirhil 1'nrll.
Torr.KA , Juno ' "J. Kx-Scnator Ingalls , who
spent n few hours In tlio city yesterday ,
thinks the country Is afctho brink of finan
cial peril and only wisi statcsmanshlp will
avert it. Asked the cause of the trouble , ho
ald It was Incidentally a hick of i-onlUlcnco
nmong the people and , primarily , scarcity of
money and a largely increased detilor clusi.
The action of India In demonetizing silver
was unfortunate Just at this time. A res
toration of conlldeuco would turn the tide ,
and thu free coinage of silver dollars , at
more nearly the value of gold than the pres
ent standard , would , In a measure , bring
the country back to prosperity.
Mr. Ingalls docs not subscribe to the re
publican theory that the financial .stress Is
duo to the accession of democrats to power.
He says President Cleveland and his cab.net
are running the finances of the country
under laws passed by the republicans , and
to shift the responsibility without n slnglo
act of IcBlslallon by tins democratic congress
is absurd. To his notion , President Cleve
land is a republican to all intents and pur
poses , save In his tariff Ideas , and , so far , ho
lias shown hlnflSlf to bo a pretty good re
publican on that question.
Ill ItoMOII.
BOSTON , Juno W. The strain on the
financial situation bun today been severer
than ever. Stocks were demoralized at
the start and It looked for n tlmo
as If the much dreaded panic was
about , to bro.ik. The liquidation was
extremely heavy , nnd under the pres
sure prices tumbled badly. In Atchison and
Union Pacific the lowest prices on record
were scored. The former was down to 1'JJjJ
and the latter ' % . The bunks were calling
in loans ou all sides and some of the best
houses in the street had to pay abnormally
high rates to got through. The rates ad
vanced from 10 to 14 per cent.
AI.TUKLI ) XOf < ll.AHMii ) .
Ha Purdoncd tlio AnarclilatH and Han No
lYur of IMtlelHin ,
Cnic\ro , Juno W. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BII : . ] Governor AHgold spent most of
this afternoon In his Chicago ofllcc , where
ho was seen by Tin : BEIS correspondent.
"Governor , have you any reply to make to
your critics relative to your action in par
doning the anarchists ? "
"All I have to say is lot thorn lire away ; I
can stand It. I have done what I thought
was right , nnd if my action was right it
will stand in the judgment of the peoplo. If
it was wrong let it lull. I do not think the
people can bo convinced by abuses and
vituperation such as some of tlio newspa
pers have indulged in. It 19 a noticeable
fact that my critics employ abuse ,
and in no case icason. They do
not deny or explain the fact that
the chief of police during the anarchist
troubles , said that his investigation of the
case led _ him to buliuvc that thcro was not
much in it. They do not answer the fact
bliown by the records that the man who
throw the bomb gave no evidence in the
trial , but said elsewhere that ho heard no
speeches and had nothing to do with those
convicted. I have not heard it denied that
thu jurymen stated plainly that they could
not gvvo the accused a fair nnd impartial
trial. The people can sco these things. I
do not fear abuse. "
"How about the charge that the opinion
you gave out in connection With the pardon
savored of personal spite against certain per
sons and authorities connected with the
trial ? "
"Ail that is pure nonsense. Such absurdi
ties I will not dignify with a reply , Lot them ,
OHO and all , hammer away. I do not care a
continental about it. "
MllMH COir ll.lCK.
Condition ! ) of u Oueur Content from the
hoiitlmcut.
GAJ.VESTOX , Juno ! i'J. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Ben. ] A ' 11111011 cow race will start
from the town of Tyler , in eastern Texas ,
the homo of Governor Hogg and the abiding
place of numerous other Texas statesmen.
Clydo Seeberg offers n purse of ? 5,000 for the
winner nnd $1,000 for second place. All
herds will bo allowed to enter , provided they
are 4 years old or over. Applications will
bo received until July 11) ) .
Each person on entering a cow for tliornco
will bo furnished a two-wheeled Big , set of
cow harness , one churn , 100 pounds of meat ,
fifty pounds of bacon , ton pounds of coffee
and cooking utensils with which to prepare
their food. Drivers will also bo allowed to
consume all the milk and butter they desire
for their own personal wants cnroute.
The cows are to bo driven twelve hours a
day , allowing ono hour for dinner , and
churning is to bo permitted while traveling
or at stops. The cow arriving at tlio
World's fair first with not less than
flfty pounds of butter to her
edit , made cnrouto , will receive first
money. The cow having the largest amount
of butter to her credit and arriving within
ono week or less of the winner , will receive
second money. Drivers are not allowed to
walk , but must ride in the gltc provided for
them. So far six entries have boon rnndo ,
and the start will bo made from the Tyler
public square at 7 a. in , July " 5.
UOHUl'M OJA VOItrUUte
Lincoln Tlni"H do Through Trunk Itiiiidnlnli
nnd Kcmiro a Iloll.
LINCOLN , Juno 0. [ Kpcclal Telegram to
THE Bi'.u. ] Frank Kuiidolph was robbed to
night on the bottoms of nearly fll.OOO. IJun-
dolph Is n farmer and a few weeks ago owned
S10 acres of land near Utica in Howard
county. Lately ho traded 100 acres of this
land for property in Lincoln , receiving in
addition XK ) In cush and several thousand
dollars lu notes and securities. Since
making tlio trudo Randolph has been In Lin
coln looking for a favorable opportunity to
invest. Ho was afraid to trust this money
in uanics , and has been carrying it and tlio
securities on hlu person since.
Tonight at 11 o'clock ho notified the police
that ho hurt been robbed at V i South Ninth
street of nil his money and valuables , Ac
cording to Randolph's story , ho wan thcro to
look nt the property with a view to
purchasing it. When ho entered thu house
a negro woman blow out the lights anJ ho
was act upon In tlio dark nnd robbed. Two
men giving their names as Damrow and
Perky , who were in thn place at the tlmo ,
were arrested and nourchcd , but as nothing
was found upon them they wuro released.
VutliiK Htrcnctli ol Hut I'orres in tlio .Voxt
( criimii I'lirll'iinnnt Not Yut Keliluil ,
[ Ciijii/rty/ifcd / tb'M li\i \ Jainea Gordon llcnmlt. ]
BEHUK.JunoiiO. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE BKB.--A ] Polish deputy
said that eleven Poles would vote against
the bill and eight for It. If the tradition of
the party Is followed all will vote against It.
The frelsinnlgo organs confirm the Her
ald's reckoning of IK'J votes against and 172
for the military till , Ttio National Xcltung
calculates i)3 ! ' for mid ItU against , The Hum ,
burger Nachrlchten eays oven without the
Poles there Is a majority against the bill ,
o
Onmlut Tr.irullniMmi Dnid.
KANSAS Crrir , Mo. , Juuo 20. The Times1
Llttlo Hock. Ark. , special says : James
Luiigciihuu'un of Oiimhn.well known through
out the country to the handlers of printers'
materials , died hero lust night of typhoid
fever , lie was to have been married hero In
a few days and the shock of his death to his
fiauco has been so severe that it Is feared
her mind will become affected. The uody
was shipped to Otnulm tonight ,
Arrangements Being Mntlo to Overthrow thj
Qovornnicnt of Oosta Rica ,
LEADERS LOCATED IN NICARAGUA
Kcimrls In I'mmmii Concrmlng n Sltnllnf
Movrmcnt . \j- ln t Culm Hclitlng
nt Illvorn IVrnUmAtliilrn-Other
.South American Nowi.
jsa ? dj ; JiunM fionlon
PANAMA , Colombia , ( via Ualvcslon , Tex. ) ,
Juno i. y. [ Uy Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tun Hci : . ] Gen
eral Fcnllco Gutierrez , n Costa Klcan liberator -
orator , has arrived hero from San Juan del
Stir , having been refused permission tent
laud nt Pimtii Arenas. In an Inter
view General Gutierrez predicted nn
early nnd , successful revolution In Costtv
Klca against the Hodrlgucz Iglcsltts
dictatorship. Ho will go direct to Nicara
gua tomorrow nnd direct the revolutionary
movement frou that republic. It Is proba-
bio that the revolution will first break out In
the province of Guanacnsto. If successful
thcro the revolutionists will move toward
the capital via Alajuela.
Jose Marti has arrived hero from Now
York and Is holding conferences with real *
dent Cuban patriots. News by mall from
Guayaquil gives details of the shooting of
General Vnroa by General Scmlnarlo ,
the private secretary of General Plcrola ,
In that city on Juuo I4. ! ! . General Vareiv
is n Peruvian. Ho came to Guayaquil last
March while Plcrola was there , and. It was
alleged at the time , It was his Intention to
shoot the ex-dictator. Varoa nnd Semlua-
rlo mot in Guayaquil. Varoa attacked.
Seminurlo and attempted to cano him.
Scmimirio shot Varoa In solf-dofouso aud
was admitted to bail.
1'lglitliig In Ulvrra.
VAU-AIIAISO , Chill ( via Gulveston. Tox. ) ,
Juno ! ! . [ By Mexican Cable to the lso\r
York Herald Special to Tin : Urn : . ] The
Herald's correspondent in lllvora telegraphs
that General Snlgndo surprised the garrison
at Carplntorio and captured the town after
routing the Third Infdntry.
G moral Saraiva is marching toward San
UoJa. . His troops had an unimportant skir-
inlsh yesterday with u small Castllhlsta
force , It is said that the revolutionists nro
preparing for a final campaign lu which the
movements of their troops nro to bo di
rected by two German army o. dicers , whoso
services have been secured by the revolu
tionary committee in Montevideo.
Charges of disloyalty have been made
against Wears by tlio oftlccrs of the Matte t
Grosse squadron.
A dispatch from the Herald correspondent
in Buenos Ayres says that the troubles In
the cabinet luivo resulted in Its reorganiza
tion. In the reorganised cabinet
Cauo takes the interior portfolio ;
Qulrno Costa , foreign ; Garcia , education ;
lialsa , war , temporarily , and Avolluncda >
finance. The acceptance of ofllco by Qulrno
Costa is regarded as an indication that his
policy of friendship for Chili will bo curried
out. Fusions of various political parties
have been urranecd , but the condition of
affairs Is still unsettled. 'The papers say
the now "deal" Is a sort of revival of the old
Judroz-Ccluiuns combination.
. % " j * *
r riiTlitii Aftiuis.
LIMA , Peru ( \Ma Galvc , toa. Tex. ; , 'Ju. . *
! 20. [ By Mexican Cable to the Nutf Yfirk
Herald Special to Tin : BUK. ] The govern-
mcnt has returned to Mr. Van Barren the
petition ho presented asking for a w'th-
drawal of the line imposed upon the Peruvian
foreign corporation. It was presented
in the absence of Mr. Dawkins , the ' cpre.
sentativo of the company , and wasrotumod
because the government desires to deal with
Mr. Dawkins personally.
A celebrated case iu Peru has just been
decided. It was the charge made against
Uaclgalupl DockendorfT Taylor of poisoning
Mrs. Lewis. Alter a trial which lasted three
days the accused was acqulttod. A student
named Albujar , who was imprisoned oy the
government for writing articles for Juuda ,
the civil democratic organ , formerly edited
by Dr. Barrigas , has been acquitted by the
courts. After July 1 Dr. Barrigas will pub
llsh a new paper which will bo called tha
Censor.
o -
JOI1X JlKItltY ( SKTH J-'IJtfif .11O.VZJV.
I'riiti'HtH AenliiHt the Patliflnilcr ii'iil I
I'rnvo Uimviilllnc witli tlio Uiiininlttco.
CHICAGO , Juno 20. ( Special Telegram to
TmBiE. ] John Ilerry , who finished first la
the cowboy rnco on his horse Poison , gets
first prize for the race. The /committoo to
day reached Its decision , and Berry , In splto
of the protests airalnst him on the ground
that ho was familiar with the route truv.
orsod , will receive the $1,000 first prlzo. and
an additional $500 from Colonel Cody. Major
Burke Is also making arrangements to dis
tribute a generous sum among all the con *
tcstants.
Fontaine and Tattro , officers of the Hu
mane society , who followed the cowboy
racers from Chadron , Neb. , to Chicago , hava
niudo their report. They declare that the
raca was run in n manner entirely satisfactory -
factory to thu humanitarian purposes of tha
society. The report concludes :
A Htrlct supervision has boon carried on
over HID condition of the animals from Mart to
llnlsh , and the wonderful task accomplished hy
the" ! Is , If anything , n tillmtu to the buiio-
flclal results of such attention by Ilia associa
tion as uull as a testimonial fo the dli-crollon
of ( ho riders and llio piovlouu miiWHtlons of
Messrs , Cody and K.illshury to thu contustanta <
U THAIti IlUllIlKlt ( WtiH : II7JOJVO.
IIU Dlmniil Attempt to Until Up u ltocl
Idlnuil Tniln.
AllKAtfSAS CmKan , , Juno DO , About 11
o'clock today a rough looking character
boarded the northbound passenger train at
Okl&homa City , cnrr.i lug a package wrapped
iu paper. Just huforu arriving tit Ulackbeatf
creek , lup wc'iit into the toilet room and in { 4
few momenta emerged with u murderous
Winchester In his hand. Ho mot Conductor
Al Glazier in the aisle and commanded him
"Hands up. " Of course the command
was promptly obeyed. His further plnasuro
was asked by the suave conductor
and ho leculvod in reply an order to stop thar
train. Glazier again did as commanded ?
The conductor wus then ordered t'j go to tha
engine , which ho started to do , the train
robber at his heels with the gun at his back.
When they got on the ground thu butidlt
made a fatal tnlslako by casting his eyes to
ono sldo Instead of keeping them on the
conductor. This was Glazier's golden opt
portunity. With ono blow ho felled tha
robber to the ground nnd then took the gun
and beat him into submission. Ho was then'
imt on the train and taken to Wichita , Ha
had on his person two sticks of dyniunlt *
and several torpcdos. Ills , iituuo and resi
dence could not bo learned ,
AVHI Curry I't-niy In thu Nnrlli.
NBW YUHK , Juno 20. The whaling vassal
Falcon , whtchjms been engaged to take th
second l'eary expedition to Greenland , ar
rlvud hero today. After receiving on board
additional supplies , she will sail ou Friday
night. \
Thu party , which will start from this i > ort ,
Includes fifteen persons ; thirteen of tncsa
belong" to * the expedition , two others dU-
ombarklng at St , Johns , Besides Lieut
tciinut Pcnry , thcro will bo Mrs. Peary anct
her maid ; S. J. ICntrukcn of Wrstchoitor.
Pa. ; K. A. Htrupo of Norway , Dr. KdvrarcJ
Vincent of Springfield , III. : J. W , Davldiou
of Auatlu , Minn. : H , B , Baldwin of Nftih.
vlllo , Uoorgo II. Carr of Chicago , Hugh J ,
Sooof MurUion , Conn. : fluorgo it. Clark of
Brooklluo. Mass , j F. W , Stakes of PUlUdcU
phla and Peary's ' negro servant.