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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST G , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
WALL STREET'S ' VIEW
Ktools Boomed on the Theory that Congress
Wilt Act Qalckly.
FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THE WEEK
Indications that Speculate May Not Bo
Correctly Informo3
SILVER MEN V/ILL / NOT DOWN EASILY
Hill Assures Them a Fair field in the
Premises.
FAITH IN CLEVELAND'S INTENTIONS
It U Thought the I'rcnldcnfi Mcmago Will
Contiiln Very Wlintonome Advice ni
* to Kellcvlnsj Iho General llls-
trcas Kxlatliig.
NEW YonK , An ; . 3.-Special [ Telegram to
Tin ? Uui : . ] Wall street Is looking to con-
Kress 'for its cue. There has developed
nmonir tabulators this week nn Idea that
the politicians will expeditiously repeal the
.Sherman silver purchasing law , und that
through such promptness the country will
Rota tontothat will warrant bouyancoln the
stock market. This is a remarkable ex
pectation , but none thu less Wall street has
been hoisting quotations on the strength of
it. So fur as Information from really rcll-
nble sources which reach hero from Wash
ington rolled the prospects in congress , a
different condition Is indicated. A long ses
sion and a bitter light may bo counted on
confidently.
Senator \Volcott of Colorado , who dropped
into Wall street this week , said to a friend :
"You fellows here in the east seem to think
that It Is going to bo one , two , three , and
out for the sliver men and the whole west.
It wou't take us long to show that you are
mistaken. "
Senator David B. Hill Is credited with
assurcil a friend this week that ho proposed
to sco the free silver people given a fair Held.
'Ho did not doubt , he said , that President
Cleveland was In earnest In his nntl-sllvcr
law crusade , but in a matter of such Im
portance , said Mr. Hill , the United States
so'iato must of course go forward slowly and
conservatively.
U'nl Not Act Hurriedly.
Thcro is a hint worthy of some attention
in this sort of mild mannered sugirostlvc-
ness , coming from Iho source it docs. Sena
tor Gorman has said to a friend : "You
know the United States senate is a deliberate
body. It novcr acts hurriedly. I fear that
organised action on contested scats nnd
similar affairs in direct consequence to the
senate may consume much time before w (
nro ubio to devote ourselves to the financial
question. " ,
Wall street speculators have lifted ovcr.x
active stock materially. Some of them havi
Jumped up n dozen points or more. Sc
enormous wns the abort interest In the mar
ket that they were able lo start something
of a uoar panic , contracts on that sidt
having been pushed out in every direction ,
nnd largely by little fellows , until it baa become
come unwlcldly. Many stocks are com
nmnding premiums for use in making do
liveries. Now moat of the short Interest ha :
been eliminated. Dull campaigners msls
that it was not the short interest whlcl
enabled them to put , tlio market up. The !
explanation Is lhal the country at large hai
been buying stocks because they have go
down to a point where they are unqucstlona
bly bargains.
Faith hi Ulevel.ind'H Intention * .
Thcso general purchases , they declare
have been prompted by the belief that Pros
idcut Cleveland's message Is going to bo ai
uld fashioned rousorof patriotism. One cut
rout yarn has It that the proslkcnt will ret
ommcnd thu Issue of new government bonds
and that ho will advocate giving to natlomi
banks the right to use thcso bonds up t
their par ns a basis for the now circulation
Lots of other dote Us , nil of them chccrfu
nro ulven its to what the president is gem
to say to congress. The advance in the nun
Icct has been in the face of growing dcmoru
Ization in business circles. Tlio scare whic
has done .so much out west has extended hit
New England. A long list comes out over
d.iy of big mills cutting down on time , icdui
* ing forces of employes ° r shutting up alti
pother , Thcbo things are put down as effort
at adaptation to times. So far Now Englnn
IIIIB Ipid no big or b-ul failures. In this cit
trade Is in a bad way.
, A local newspaper which has can-assc
the subject , estimates that 7OOl / ) workin
people are In enforced idleness Perhai
this Is exaggerated , but there can bo no den ;
ing that labor Is being severely pinched hoi
and hereabouts.
Clearing house certificates , approxlniatln
{ , ' 1.1,009,000 , are now outstanding. This
nearly tA\lcons Tuaiij ns ever before woi
Issued. Thuro Is no telling how much longi
thu banks may tlnd It necessary to go c
grinding out this Improvised "relief , "
Ylnwi of u llunkor.
An influential member of the Clcarh
f ItiUHO association tells mo that ho won
Hot bo surprised If It reaches $45,000,000. C
nil sides Is hoard the assertion that no clou
. ing house bank will bo allowed to full , A
Iho big banks of this city are undoubtedly
good shape. What can bo said for tl
bankers themselves are saying U with
good deal of vim Is that so far as bjiukli
relations of the ordinary sort are concerns
wo now have hero practically u susponsli
of payment with outside citlej. Kven t' '
6 ibtrcasury here , and , In fact , thu trcasu
nt Washington Itself , havu been refused pa
mcnt In cash when presenting checks he
for collection. .
I Drokors are advertising in local nov
papers offering premiums of f5 to $15
thousand for currency of any sort , one hou
explicitly offering $75 for silver dollai
People haying pay rolls to inuct or hr.vi
other calls which require the use of ami
turns of money are embarrassed , Bui tl
Is , as a matter of fact , one of the small I
cldonts in the llnanclal distress
this center. Much is hoard of the $10,00
DOO or ll'J.OUO.OOO of gold bought on the otli
tide and shipped hero , These engagomci :
have now stopped. Sterling exchange li
idvani-cd to the prohibitory point , Tl
gold was supposed to bo scheduled for t
use of local banks and thus bring rclluf
the currency , situation , A fact whl
will bo disclosed next week Is tl
live-sixths of the gold coining iu is to
fllivctly Into savings bank vaults. ' ] '
touutry Is iu shape where Improvement c
tomu quickly.
In no reccut year have retailers throuj
out the cduntry baen carrying such small
stocks of goods as they now hold , The rc-
turoof confidence nnil the springing up of
trade would start a boom that might hustle
( lulckly into great proportions. AI.I.AWAT.
OillOi : : 1IOU1.VS Ol'INIO.V.
C ue of the I > rc ont I'lnnnrlnl Trouble n
Hfnn hy thn Younp ; Man.
Nr.w YOIIK , Aug. ft. George Gould was a
passenger on the American liner New York ,
which arrived at her dock this nornlng.
Asked regarding the llnanclal situation , ho
said :
"Tho situation , of courss , Is very much de
moralized. The main cause Is the unsettlement -
ment of conditions , duo to the silver ques
tion.
"There Is another cause , howovcr , that
the public is not BO well aware of , and that
Is the hostile attitude assumed ny the legls-
lutor.1 of the country toward the great cor
porations. Instead of trying to build them
up , thu policy of the state and general gov
ernment U to pull thorn down and make
them worthless. The people forget that the
country cannot bo prosperous unless the
great transportation corporations also pros
per. "
"What Is the cause of the reduction In the
force ot the travelling agents and clerks on
thu Missouri Pacific und Rock Island sys
tems ! "
"It Is duo entirely to poor business. Thcro
is no necessity for keeping a largo force of
men on n salary-list when there Is nothing
for them to do. Wo discharged thcso men
because wo could not continue employing
them at an advantage. Business has novcr
been more stagnant In the southwest than
at the present tlmo and I look for nu change
unlcs there Is something done at Washing
ton. The repeal of the Sherman law will
bring us all buck to prosperous times , but
wo may hope for nothing until congress acts ,
and In Just that way. "
MI ! , ! , > 8TAKT1NG OP.
I'ciumylrnnln Iron nnd Steel Plnnti Will
80011 lie In Operation.
Prrrsmma , Aug. 5. The iron nnd steel
plant of .Tones Si Lau hlln will put on double
turns Monday , giving employment to about
8,500 men. Brown & Co. , sheet and hammer
mills willalso resume next week. These
morks employ 600 men. The wire and nail
mills of tlio Carncprio company at Beaver
Palls Will start up iSlonday and the rod mill
will resume operations later in the week.
The report that the Allegheny Bessemer
Steel works of Carnegie's at Duquesne will
close down is denied , thu demand being suf-
lleieut to keep it running for some tlmo to
co mo.
LouuTlllo llnnkn Propurliif to Kenninc.
LOUISVILLE , Aug. 5. The report of the
condition of the Louisville City bank , which
recently suspended payment , was forwarded
to Washington by Examiner Bolts this morn
ing , and the report of the Merchants Na
tional was sent by tonight's mall. The
Fourth National will also bo ready to report
by Monday. There Is considerable rivalry
between the City and the Merchants Na
tional banks as to which will llrst resume
payments. Both Dunks have been reported
to Comptroller Ecklcs as perfectly solvent.
At the Kentucky National , no official in
formation of tlio action of the comutrollet
on the report of Bank Examiner TSscott had
been received , though It is expected at-uny
time. The reported Intention of the comp
troller to give the bank ten days In which
to prepare for the resumption of payment
has not boon officially continued. The banu
ofllcials do not think there is any probability
of the appointment of a receiver.
DlacUKsed th Silver ( jitcntton.
. FitiiMONT , Aug. 5-Special [ Telegram tt
Tun BEE. ] A very largo ami appreciative
audience greeted Dr. L. J. Abbott in the cltj
park tonight to listen to his speech on the
money question. Ao took the position thai
the price of silver had povernei the price ol
American products and that since the grcal
demonetising act of 1B7JJ , all had been going
down together until they had reached the
present degrading condition. The speed
was one of the most able yet delivered fron
his standpoint and was highly appreciated
Cannot 1'uy the Minor * .
PoTTsvii.Li ! . Pa. , Aug. n. The refusal o
the New York and Philadelphia banks ti
pay out any largo amounts of currency ha
precipitated a crisis ill the coal region. The
Philadelphia nnd Heading Coal und Iroi
company is short $50,000 for the llrst hal
mid $ OO,000 for the last half of July , with
out any available funds in sight to pay th
same. Thu company has bank deposits mor
than sufficient td pay these amounts , bu
the banks refuse to give out the cash.
Cnliinint linil lleelii Keport.
BOSTO.V , Ausr. 5. The annual report of th
Calumet and Hccla Mining company to AprI
130,1S03 , issued today , shows liabilities o
* 3,457,5K1 , and assets of $4,045,277. There
port says : At least $000,000 will bo rt
quired for the expenses of the Hcd Jacke
shaft and for the erection of the propose
additions to , the mine equipment. Durln
thu past Jlscal year the company smultei
! ! 0yia lllia-'iOOO tons of rollued copper ngatus
! W,247 miU.'OOU tons the previous year.
ciiuKisiiA bus rue i a.
of the DiiUlnod Steamer K-ir
niHnfii llelng Clnarly Wntnlieil.
NB\V YOIIK , Aug. 5. Health Ofllcer Jer
itlus decided today to take oxtraordlnar
precautions in thu case of cholera suspect
on the Vessel Ivurumania. Ho had the pa :
scngcrs transferred to Hoffman island 1
the lower bay , nnd after the transfer , 1
company with his 'assistants , made an U
spection of thu Island ,
Dr. Jenkins , accompanied by Surgeon Get
oral lOyman nnd Dr. D. Kinyon , went dow
to the Islands In the lower bay on the polic
boat Patrol. The Anchor Line Steamshl
company sent down a lot of Ice , meat , vci
otubles and u t-'cnnral supply of provisions I
n Swlnuurn Ulond for the detained emigrant
Thu llrst load of emigrants wore all ir.ei
They stripped and washed , while the
clothes were being fnmlcated. After thu
got their clothes back they were transferee
to Swinburn island , where they will bo le
for live days for Inspection.
It was OtiJO when Dr. Jenkins , Surgco
Cjenenil W.vmun and Dr. Klnyion returnc
from the Inspection of ilia islands. U
Wyman declined to bo interviewed as to tl
condition In which he found the Islands ni
the facilities for handling suspected casi
and keeping cholera out of tills port ,
Hr. Kiii.vlon said ho was under orders n
d , to talk.
iu Dr. U'yman re turned to Washington t
tory night.
Ur. JoiiKlns s : ld this evening that i
ry cholera case or cases of sickness have d
Vre velopud on ( ho KuiMuiiinla slnco the deal !
re ut sea on the day be torn lu-.i arrival.
Dr. Todd , the ship's surgeon , Is wati'oli
s- passengers nnd crow very closely and tl
sa deputies who visit the shlpovury few hou
a gave all hands a close scrutiny. One of tl
so sailors , who drank too much lee water , w
sos.
s. affected with vomiting today , and it w
s.IB said this afternoon that the doctors a
IB
watching a man very closely who Is wi
ill
enough to bo anout thu deck , but who bus
liS sliirht dlarrhu-a. Dr. Jenkins refused
11- verify this , and Dr. Talmadgo declined
say anything about the condition of the si
at his last visit.
N.ttliiinilTeinperuiiue Citmp .
tH X G'IIOVE , N. J. , Aug. 6. Mvo the
us sand people attended today's session of t
' National Temperance Camp Meeting socle
110 D. It. Mann , M. 1) . , was the prjncii
tech speaker. Ho charged that more harm w
ch ilonu by beer drlnkmp ; than by other llquo
at Ik caused heart diseases.
so Ur.V. . U. .Sleelc. Mr * . 11 , S. Kills. Miss
ho Penny and ICdward Curswellof Canada we
the speakers this afternoon.
an Tun thousand people were in the audlti
uiu this evening to hear the addrci
George W Uulu of Kentucky ,
OF DYING LEADVILLE
Soma Pacts Regarding the World's ' Greatest
and Mo3t Noted Oartmato Damp.
" "
*
CALIFORNIA GULCH'S PLACE IN HISTORY
Toil of the Dannt'.ots Pioneer and Howard of
the Persistent Prospector ,
COST OF DEVELOPING THE GREAT CAMP
Money that Has Been Put in the Ground by
Mine Owners.
MILLIONS TO BE ABANDONED TODAY
Smelters' 1'lrei Tut Out and Mines Clntcil
Down ISITent of thu Drop In Silver
cm the Industry of the Cloud.
le City.
LEAHVII.LE , Aug. 5. [ Special to Tun BEE. ]
There Is but one Lcadvlllo In the world ,
there has novcr been another and the
chances are that the one which now exists
will bo known only In history 'unless a most
radical change In the condition of nffuits
takes place within the next sixty days , for
at the end of that period of tlmo thu indica
tions now are. that the famous city of silver
will bo wiped ofT the face of the earth and will
not even bo given n place oil thd maps of the
state of Colorado. Two months \ngo this
city , situated In the very heart of the Kocky
mountains , contained a population of fully
20,000 persons and was known far and wide
as the great silver mining center ot the
world.
The town Is best reached by going over
the Denver & Uio Grande railroad , which
runs from Denver to Pueblo , where It turns
and winds up Into tlio mountains , passing
through the Uoyal c.won of the Arkansas
until it climbs to the summit , of the snow-
clad hills , landing its passengers at the city
that has been making history and silver
since early in 1S79 , at whlqh time tholorigl-
nal discovery was made In California gulch ,
which lies just to the south and almost
within a stone's throw of the richest silver
mines In the world.
Thu location of the city 'Is sightly In the
extreme , th j land sloping gently' westward
toward the Arkansas river , affording a nat
ural drainage that could not ba excelled for
the immense water shed that constitutes
Its rugged background.
linnatlon of the City.
Between the city nnd the Mosquito rango.
to the eastward , rise four distinct ( parallel
benches , each higher than Its neighbor ,
Carbonate , Iron , Breoce and Ball mountains ,
the ascent being gradual from the city's ele
vation of 10,000 feet to tno summit of Mo
squito range , whose crest rises 1'i.OOO feet
above the level of the sea. Across the broad
valley of the Arkansas , its summit clothed
in perpetual snow , rises.Mount Massive , its
altitude , 14i51 ! feet , being 200 ( Joet higher
than the famed Pike's peak , and not re
motely con nected on the south by Its rugged
neighbor , Mount Elbert. cjuito us highto ; -
the north ward soars Homestead peak , un
historic landmark , while to the southeast
rises In graceful contour and majestic splen
dor that monument of God , Mount Sheridan ,
named in'honor of an heroic and rugged
character of the rebellion.
The discovery of California gulch dates
back lo ISOO , when a few harJy prospectors ,
lured to Colorado by the reported richness
of placer diggings at Cherry 9reek , near
Denver , came nonce In search of gold. Their
labor was abundantly rowa'rded , for while
much that relates to tlio oirry settlement is
Intertwined with myth and .legend , It , Is n
well attested fact tha't something illto $15-
000,030 of glittering gold' were taken from
the bed of California crcek b'ofore the main
body of pioneer woalth-suokers stampeded
to more promising Holds. A fovv , however ,
remained to work out the destinies of the
gold diggings , as well as tholr , own , Im
pressed with the beliefthut the source of
the precious mineral must surqly .bo in tin
hills that hemmed in the ' guluh on thrci
sides. '
Later Discoveries.
A now era of more enduring brightness
for California gulch came sixteen jyoars later
when , after all of this p.ulcnl search foi
gold boarhiK rock In place , the persevering
prospectors were rewarded by rtho discover )
of that for which they had been searching-
fabulous deposits of lead carbonate ore , rlcl
In its sliver contents. After such Ion ;
and patient toil , the early discoverers o
what has since been proven to 1)3 the riches
nnd most oxtensjvo ore 7.0110 on the con
tlncnt may bo pardoned for their efforts u
conceal , until such time us they mlgh
patent their lands , but In this they won
successful for only n short time , as the In
llux of the fortune hunters soon sot In am
u by the 1st of January , 1S77 , the invasion o
o the gulch began. Hoports of the marvelou
P _ discoveries continued to spread ;
lion hither multiplied from month to month
0
, , notwithstanding the diRlcultlcs of trave
i. over newly constructed mountain roads , si
i' that by the close of 1878 not a fewer numbo
than 1,500 people were clustered togntho
In log cabins and touts among the sago brusl
and pluo stumps on. the northern rim o
California gulch. Then came the groatos
stampede that the world has over known
and the rapid transformation of the minlni
hamlet to a city of 80,000 souls within
period of scarcely six months , The hlstor ,
of that brief era would till many volumes , s
> t crpwdcd was It with interesting event am
o- tragic episode.
Thoclty wns soon Incorporatednnd began n
once to take on all of the myriad phases of mei
ropolftan nnd cosmopolitan life. After oarc
cst debate , the name of Loadvlllo had bee
chosen for the now metropolis of the moui
le tulns , a word of ordinary sound nnd meaning
rs derived from the character of the ore whic
IB then predominated , but suggestive bofot
| * long of the material and Industrial marvi
re of the ago. It suggested the labor of u da ;
ill of a week or a month , rewarded with grun
u fortunes ; U suggested a creation of vuli
tote that counted far up Into the sources of ml
IP lions ; it suggested the fairest and the rlcl
cst and the stateliest nlr castles changed 1
firm realities of solid foundation ; it BUI
gested the wild rush , the feverish struggllu
'Jaim the eager grasping utter wealth ;
lie suggested u pu.Vnlng , crowding , rnshlnp a
V. tivlly , und It suggested in one vjpw.a will
ai tumultuous , picturesque life , soon followi
as by u fair , elegant , proportionate civllUutloi
S' th.ir.irlcrimlo KnterprUr.
With characteristic enterprise , and !
aollauco of all recorded precedent , Lcai
ir. vllle waited not for the advent of the rul
of roads , but at once supplied itself with mar
of the comforts and conveniences of civil Ui
life , and , Ion ? baforo ttno whistloof the
locomotives nwokb the echoes of the sur
rounding hllb , tha city W 'supplied wltn n
telegraph line , cJnnecttn- with the out *
side world ; with a tolcphtina system joining
business housM with the mines ; with water
and with gas andwl'th oldctrlo lights ; with
sewers and graded streets and with an
adequate fire and pollco protection. Uoforc
the close of 1SSO tha D < mvor& UioGr.indo
railroad had pushed its way Into the city ,
defying nil obstacles which iviturj had
placed In the wa , ami connesthiR Loadvlllo
with the railway system of the states.
Looklngdown upon L ? dvilla a few months
ago one would have sean a won.lcrful city ,
with Its thousands of inhabitants ; with
Its score of smelters and furnaces ; with Us
army of diggers in the mines ; with Us hand-
seine businesshouses ; with its banks and
places of exolnn-je ; with its clubs nid
lltor-ary societies ; with its churches and
schools ; with its opar.i houses and theaters
and with Us long rows ot costly residences , It
wns the largest and fairest representation of
business , civilized and Christian life above
thoclouds that has oycr surprised the world.
ThhiKi Are Changed Now.
Dut now all things have changed , nnd a
few months ngo vhcro the hum of Industry
wns hoard on every hand all Is now as
still and qulot as the gnivo. Thu' mines
have closed and' the miles upon miles
of shafts , drifts , levels and tunnels
nro tilling with water and are de
serted , being Inhibited only by the
bats nnd lizards , The magnificent
business houses have closed their doors ,
their owners have boarded up the windows
and have loft for the states to chase another
goddess of fortune one who does not cover
her trail with stiver to lure her victims on
In the wild race for wealth. .
Regarding the mining Industries of the
Lend villa district , which properly Includes
the county of Laku , tnere are 1U,4-19 loca
tions , of which number 3,803 ha70 been
patented and 100'mines producing silver
and the accompanying minerals in greater
or less quantities.
The following table shows the product of
the silver mines la the district from 1870 to
18U2 , inclusive :
The average animal prices ti uan . . .j
above table are b.Ised qu New York quota
tions. The smelters herd pay 05 per cent of
the New York quotation's ' and D per cent
thereof should bo deduqted from the above
money value , which would leave $101,015-
842.0:1 : as the total- amount realized for the
silver produced iu this district.
exact Cute-of I'roduectnn.
It Is a difUcult mutter to figure out the
cxact ; cost of producing.silver , as the cost in
no two mines will bo. the same , but from the
best dntu'nt llariU'tllp following is nearly ; as
accurate us it is possible.W ) get :
J atjor necessary tor. Rlnklng shaft ami
muklnp Iucallon , . , . . ; . . . ; ; . ; . . . . . - ; . . . . . . .
Survey lor loOTllon.j ' % rr.-7- . . . 10.00
Koconllni : locution eoclltkjllo. . ; 1-CO
Feu for Biirrl-i'or KeilrraC. ; , . . . , . " . . " . . 30.1)0 )
Fee for patent tuirvoy.S i > 75.00
Feu for lamlofrtee. , > . > . . . ' , 10.UO
Pee for publishing notloo 111.00
Feu for driUvliiu i > acr . . .f i5.CU
Fuc for laud , average eight acres 40.00
Total i. S301.CO
On 3,803 patents issued , making a total of
$72-2.f)70. 4
Of the 19,449 locations made in this connty
at least 2fl per coat lire valid and subsisting
locations at the pros'eiit time and have con
sequently performed the annual assessment
of at least $100 per year for.an average of at
least ten years , making a total expenditure
of $4,800,000.
Thus the amounts aggregate as follows :
Expenditures on locations'$2ll7,5ll3.00 !
Expenditures on iroimil patented. . . 7'.J.r > 70.)0 ( )
Expenditures for UHKonymcutB 4,8(10(100.UO
Total : $7,700,1:13.00 :
It Is impossible to arrive at any satisfac
tory or accurate estimate of the expendi
tures for the development of work , or pros
pecting. Thousands > 6f dollars have been
spent in this district iii , prospecting , but an
attempt at an estimate of the cost would bo
simply the wildest kind of guess , but. upon
consulting mine owners' , however , it may bo
assumed that the cost'of this very essential
branch of mining Is included in the Item ,
"wcges paid , etc. , " and hereafter given.
The cost of minim ? ic" this county , includ
ing smelting operations , can bo given with
great accuracy , for the reason that from
year to year the niiulng exchange has com-
pllo.l and published tables , based upon data
obtained at the time , und from original
sources. '
8nmo Inlcroitliif Figures.
These items are given in detail and are as
follows ; r
Paid out fin1 labor In nitric * ami BinuU-
crHln 14 yenrH , . . . 7VJflRUO
Lumber mid limber.V. 7.003,001)
Co'.io : . > . . . , . , ( iMl.Mil (
Coal ! . . , > 7.0'JH.O-0
Charcoal t ' . , : . , il.O''O.OOO
Hardware ami mlimi ; 'supillloH iniliU,0li ) ( )
Mot'liluuHliup work. . , . , J,87A.OOI )
ll.mllnir ore . . . . , . / : ) , UOJ'jru
Totnl , „ . ( ' . $ lii,771IOO :
Thus it is ascertained * that the folloxving
amounts represent iho actual cost of discov
ery , location , pitentin : > operating , mining
and smeltinir the.ores ot , this district , towit :
Expenditures on lociitloilB.i $ t > , U17.mi ) :
has been very hcaVy , and can properly be
called n-chargo against ! the .products of UK
mines. * j
hast Juno , when silver started on the down
grade , it is safe to cstUitato that in this dis
trict nlono there were 00.000 men who wore
In one way or another connected with the
working of the mines , nud at that time this
city was the hcadquartero of the vast army ,
as all of the ore cnum 'to ' the smelters ami
) this was the base of supplies. At that tlnu
the merchants , especially the wholesalers
were buying in the markets of Now York
Chicago and Omaha by the car load , but no\\
they are buying by the IKW.-UUCO und many 01
them have cancelled thtjr orders altogether
us they see nothlnp IP light for the future
without failure und nil a can be considered
tholr guiding alar. Or .nil of the men wh (
were employed when .ho slump In sllvei
started , It Is safe to s yjtbat today there un
not to oxcetd > < ) ut wtric in the entire dU
D trict. i
Snicteri > Uuliic Nollilutr ,
Of the six smolten wjilch were ID o ) > cra
tlon both night and day , prior to Junu , foui
have shut down and uflowoJ their llrod to g (
out , while the others Ye simply running foi
the purpose of working up the ores up MI tin
dumps , after whluh they will close. All o
the mines , with n fotr exceptions , hive al
lowed the shafts to nll'vvitlr ' water , the out
look at this time being such that the owner
do not feel Justitlod In nxpending the nee
essary money tn do the pumping ,
With reference to the situation and tin
condition of the miners , it is such that I
cannot Iw portrsfjcd by the mont gniphli
dcscrlpilon. For.vo-rs , tbosn mun Uavo re
ojlvcd good \vape , aud glvlnp little' thouxh
of the coming ot the morrow , they have as i
rule spent their money almost us fust ns I
has heun earned , though -there have beer
some exceptions to the rule , us the bank
of this city will show. During th
month of Juno gavm ? * deposits nwi-'j'tln
< > N ym.ii.Nu
BOTH ARE TIRED OF IT
Germany and Russia Have Had About
Enough of the Tariff War.
CONCESSIONS ARE MADE ON BOTH SIDES
St. ' "etarsbura ; Papars Attack the Policy of
the Government.
AUSTRORUSSITREATY OF COMMER3E
German Officials Not at All Disturbed Over
the Probable Consummation ,
RUSSIA IS SUSPICIOUS OF THE Fl'NNS
I'crmUiiloii to Subscribe to the
Numele n llnllvray IlpfuoU Them
Socialist * Who Meet Kt Zurich To-
cloy Fnthcrlxud Nowi.
BBUMH , Aug. 5. Though the Uusso-Gcr-
man tariff has only been In active operation
five days there already are signs of abate
ment of hostilities on both sides. Several
St. Petersburg papers , Inspired by the llus-
slan foreign onlos , attack the policy of ag
gression upon German commerce , as Initiated
by M.vittc , the Russian finance minister ,
without the full sanction of the imperial
council , though within the knowledge of cer
tain of the czar's advisors. Minister Witto
is charged with underestimating Germany's
strength In forcing the custom war , while
open reprot Is expressed that it was over
begun.
Clminplon 11 f Itnstl-.i'i Camo.
The Moscow Gazette ROCS further and de
clares that the action of the Russian goucrn-
ment was taken simply In self-defense.
Germany , argues the Gazette , began the at
tack by introducing a differential tariff und
Russia , after long suffering und delay , re
plied -defense of her own interests by
merely imposing the maximum tariff upon
German Imports ?
The Gazette hero overlooks the fact that
dues on German * ships entering Russian
ports-are raised to such nu enormous llgurc
as to bo almost equivalent to a blockade.
The tone of the onicial article ; , however.
breathes peace. They conclude by asserting
.hat . Russia docs not wish to increase the
'Omplications ' that exist , but alms now , as
'ormerly , at n harmonious settlement of in-
.ernationnl questions.
Another indication thut the customs war
trill soon terminate , is the fact that a mutual
grecment has been entered into not to cn-
; ige in a grain freight war , which was
dreaded by commercial men as being certain
o exasperate everyone concerned iu internal
.rade. Some Russian government organs
amcut or'excuse the situation and the
erman press follows the same course. The
geucraljjpinion of the business world.hcro is
steady resolution not to give in until Rus-
slafihows a willingness to reduce her tariff ,
ivlll bo the speediest road to an agreement.
Iinys the Illume rm Itussl.i.
The North German Gazette , commenting
upon Russia's abrupt danger of front from
negotiating a treaty to hostile action ,
dangerous to Russian interests , publishes
.iiiiles showing the former and the cxistlnir
lusslan duties and comparing them with
.ho German tariff on Russian goods. The
llgurcs provo that the German tariff
amounts on an average to only lii par cent of
the value of the goods and , In some few In
stances , to 50 , whereas the Russian duties
before the war began averaged 100 per cent ,
ind wore now raised to an impracticable
iiclght. This comparison finally settles the
Russian assertion that Germany Initiated
the conflict by raising her tariff and com
pelling Russia to raise hers.
Reports current that the negotiations
for an Austro-Russlau treaty of commerce
are actively progressing towards an agree
ment , do not at all disturb official circles
here. Austria has a right to arrange .what
ever commercial relations she choosas. The
trade between .Russia and Austro-Hungary
is the merest nothing when compared
with the international trade between Rus
sia and Germany. The triple alliance
treaties do not touch upon commercial ques
tions. Germany can do without Russian
craln and the sum of odlclal opinion Is that
that the Russp-Au9trlan treaty , If it Is over
concluded , will not Imparll the settlement of
the Husso Gorman tariff troubles in a man
ner satisfactory to Germany , It is to bo
hoped thut when the Reichstag reassembles ,
iho government will be able to announce
that Russia has recovered her senses.
Rumors are currant on tnc hourso that
Russia Is trying to raise from Paris banker
a loan of 15,000,000 roubles at a nor cent.
Huiilulitt Congreni.
The socialist congress , which opens at
Xurich tomorrow-will bo largely com posed ol
Gorman and Austran delegates. Practically
it is a meeting of members of the extreme
wing of the socialists. Tno program of the
congress includes an International eight
hours a day , an international agreement for
the celebration of" the 1st of Muy us Libor
day , concerted political association on the
part of soelaltnts In the event of nn Kuro-
poun war , International trade organisations ,
etc.
etc.The
The duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotlia , It is
onicially announced , Is recovering from hit
appoploptlo etroUo of Tuesday hut. A pri
vate report says that his loft side is prac
clcally paralyzed and his condition is crlt
teal. '
Kmpcror William Is timed to arrive at the
Island oi Heligoland Monday evening ,
During his majesty's stay of u week at th <
island ho will witness a part of thu evolu
tions of the North Sea squadron.
A'ruld ill the I'lniii.
The Russian Grashdanln asserts that tin
government has decided to refuse to tin
Finish people permission to subscribe for tin
construction of n Finish-Norwegian railway ,
as the foreign onlco at St. Petersburg ex
pects a revolution in Norway and the decla
ration of u republic. The radicals , says tlu
Grashduuin , are purchasing und Importing
arms largely , and are preparing for an in
surrectlon.
DUITKIUN IlKCOUATICD.
Itewunleil for HI" iMhori In the Hlamo i
A tin I r hy H ( Irutoful hotvm | iit
PXiiis , Aug , ft.wit is stated that the mat
quls of Dufferin has been decorated with th
Order of the Garter made vacant by th
'death of the earl of Derby , in recognition o
the skillful and Huccessful iir-intier in whicl
ho conducted thu delicate negotiations wit !
Franco on the Siamese question.
France is now in the midst of an electloi
campaign and the Siamese question ha
drifted Into 'tho background. The govern
uieut bus cancelled all war-like proparutic/u
THE * 'E BULLETJN ,
l Y < il/irr/or Off , tin ! I'tctnttu
Frttr ; IP. % < ; AVrlhciicffrttf JPInih.
1. Stock * nnil Money Situation.
v
ItUn ntid l > t oT I.FHilvllle.
( loriininy an r 1'oHlicK.
Arceiitlnn'n 1 I Itevolutlan.
3. Y. M. i ; . A. \ the Third ( lamp.
3. Nehra'kn'ft lln.iKu In ( looil t'ouilltlon.
Doinorrni * In I'ongrcM CHIICUS.
1'npor Honey In Denmark.
4. Dull Week In I.ornl sorlcity.
Itul Tnnle ol Modern .Nc | inpcri.
Omihii Turners nt Allltviiukoe.
B. HtrmiBO-Story of n Mttlo Wnlf.
I , m Dny nt Cnmp Lincoln.
No Hunt Tlniet ill llnttlng * .
0. Council Ilium I.ocnl New * .
7. Union rnullla l-'limnceii All Ulcht.
Secret Society Note * nnil Doing * .
Whlakcr * In tllatory.
IVIint n Tn\i > . yrr Wmits to Know.
10. AVuuiHii Hint Her Way * .
11. Imtna WMton'n Shrine.
Memento ? * of WnnhlnKton.
Dousing County llundwnys IV.
1 ! ! . ICillturlnl nnil Comment. .
IU. l'i 5o ol Unwritten 1'olltlcnl lllitarj" .
XevndtItrlKht Future ,
in , Omnhn'i Trnilo Havlenr.
Commercial and Vlnmnolnl.
I.ITO Stuck Mnrketi.
10. ( liltwnld'i Weekly ( Irltt
at Toulon and La Kochollo , except that one
batnlllon of Infantry will bo sent to rein
force the troops in Cochin-China.
The papal nuclo hero has intimated to the
French government that the pope Is greatly
pleased nt the 1-Vcuch occupation of the
Mekong valley , which will afford a better
guarantee of safety toCatholic missionaries.
Will llccoinro Silt oil' .
HOME , Aug. 5. It Is expected that the
United States government will soon onicially
recognize Mgr. Satolll.
KIl.l.Kl > J r X T7J.Y.I4 JVIK1K.
Ncwipuoer Comments Iti-xpontlhlo for the
Ilonth ot nu Kdltnr.
LITTLE KOCK , Ark. , Aug. 5. A special to
the Gazette from Toxarkana , Ark. , says :
About" o'clock last night Captain \V. J.
Allen , editor of the Interstate News , was
shot by Jonn J. King , county Judge of. Bowie
county , Texas , and died this morning. The
shooting took place on Broad street und was
the direct result of differences about assess
ments between the editor of the News nnd
one of tlin commissioners court of Bowlo
county , of which Judge King is chalrmalu ,
which resulted in a line of & . ' . " > upon Captain
Allen. Yesfirday , v/heu several sharp
thrusts appeared In the News , the shooting
followed.
Just one hour before his death Allen made
the following declaration : "I WHS on my way
to George Treher's place of business when I
met llou'oll Ituuuclls , Jr. , and John ,1. King.
I was on the corner of Broad and State
streets wh'3n I met King. Ho pulled a pistol
und instantly shot mo without a word from
either of us. I was tint expecting u personal
difficulty. Howard Brunnclls , Jr. , was with
ting at the time. I was about six 1'cct from
Cing when he shot. I had mot John King
nice or twice during the tlmo these squibs
vcro going through the paper , and bo never
evinced any jixi'lcasantness , King was
bouf twelve feet from me when I llrst saw
him. " f
King refused to make any statement save
o say thu killing was justillcd. King Is nn
ex-member of the Texas legislature nnd one
of the most prominent young lawyo.'s In
forth Texas.
Captain Allen has for years been a promt-
lent figure lii North Texas journalism.
/Ml fUK TAX.
Whisky Men lU-fuiird Further Tlmo by the
Covernmciit.
iOUMVit.U ! , Aug. 5. Collector Johnson has
received u telegram from Commissioner Miler -
or , stating the applicitlon : for an extension
or withdrawal of whisky for export had
been inudo " too late and Instructing
the collector to collect the tax. Sev
eral of the local banks have been
asked to make some arrangements by
which the dealers can secure the.monoy on
short time , and most of them have compiled.
The banks will advance the money sufficient
to pay tlio taxes and will lake for security
receipts for the whisky. They will bo fully
protected from all lo.sses iu this innnnor , as
the whisky is always worth more than the
tax.
Dnmugod by Heavy lining.
Ei , PA O , Tex. , Aug. 5. The heavy down
pour of rain In this region for the past two
nays has literally washed everything a way.
The Southern Pacific road west of hero Is
broken in many places , about seven miles
being washed out beyond Doming. No trains
will iret through there , it is said , for two or
three days. The Silver City train on the
Santa Fo will not get In for two or three
days , ami the TOXIIS Pacific train reached
hero today for the llrst time since Thursday.
The Santa Fo is also broken up above Albu-
querquo. This afternoon there was a cloud
burst south of hero in Mexico , and it Is re
ported that several washout * have occurred
on the Mexican Central between this point
and Chihuahua.
Another Vurlll .tli ii < > i Hut ( Mil Ad e < - .
IlcinitNK , N. J , , Aug. 5.Mr. . Frank A ,
Miller of Kur.sas City came cast a few days
ago and sold twenty-seven car loads of Hour ,
receiving In payment bills of largo denomi
nations. Today ho mot n green goods man
who offered to exchange the bills for small
ones for 1 pur cent. This jMlller accepted ,
and thu swindler brought him to Redbank ,
where the game was played , Miller gave In
exchange $7,500 for preen goods in u tin box.
The swindlers escaped.
*
\Vi-rii .Vlruld to Proiccnto Him.
KANSAS CITV , Aug. 5. The Investigation
by the assignees Into the condition of the
Kansas City Safe Deposit und Savings bank
hasdevolopod the fact that James D , Stra-
han , for many years discount clerk of the in
stitution'was short in his accounts fTj.Ol'O.
The shortage was discovered.last Murch and
Stralmn was discharged. Thu nflleora of the
bank did not prosecute him bccauso they
were afraid a run on the bank \\ould follow
if the shortage was made public ,
ltr nlt of u WrcHtle.
Julius Burster and W , B , Walker , twr
employes of the Aiiheu.sor-Itusuh Browlnp
company , Indulged in a friendly wrestle at
Oi'.K ) o'clock last evening at the otllceof the
company.
Walker throw Burster. In the fall Bur-
stor's right log wan frauturud in two places ,
Ur. Hebet was summoned und the injured
man was removed to his homo.
, ( Hiking for l.oi Jlulallvci.
.i.K. Aug. ft. Dr. T , J , Thomas , for
mcrly of Niishvillo but for thu past twcnt )
years onicial dentist to the royal family 01
Spain , Is bore from Madrid searching for hi :
daughter. Ixmr.i Thomas Blqnlconshlp , am
hU granddaughter , Mamie Thomas lilaukeu
ship , who lived bore for noino years.
I. out III tun blinllle ,
Chnrloi Smith , a 7-year old boy , was sen
to the police station lust night because In
was lost , lie told the captain that hi
mother was a member of the Snlvutloi
urmy , and thut he had followed her ti
Jefferson square from Sixtemiiu and Gruci
slreels und became lost ,
Bin. Meyer 'Inkrn to New Vork.
New Vontc , Aug. a , Mrs. Mary Meyer , th
wife of Dr. Meyer the allowed poisoner , at
rived hero thin aflci noon from Dotrylt In th
i . custody of New Y k dvlecllvct ,
FIGHT FOR REFORM
Unpopular Governors Are Having n Voty
Unplonsant Tinio.
NUMEROUS REVOLTS AGAINST THEM
Governor Oosta of the Province of Buenos
Out Off from His
Ayres Capital , i
FIGHTING AT THE SEIGE OF LA PLATA
Four Hundred Men Have Already Bcoa
Slaughtered in Skirmishes.
WAS TOO INTIMATE WITH MINISTER EGAN
Minister Err.irurl lleilcim Irum the ClitlUv
Cnlilnot Under tliu 1'rft * nt Publlo
Djilnlon I'roent 1'ullttcal Bltn.
ntlon or Iloiiilurni.
VAM-AIUISO , Chill ( via Qnlvouon. Tor. ) ,
Aug. B. [ Uy Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to TUB DDK.Hard ]
tlithtlng Is accompanying the SCIKO of La.
Plata , where Governor Cos in of the prov
ince of Buenos Ayres , Is practically cut oft
from communication with the capital by the
revolutionary troops who arc Infesting the
city. The HerulU's correspondent In Uuonoa
Ayrcs telegraphs that the provincial force *
hiivo made repeated efforts to cut their way
through the lines of Clvico Naelonolos , but
have fulled. During these engagements 400
men have been slaughtered , the Mogo has
not yet been raised , and the altuation at La
Plata has not changed. It Is expected that
there will bo a great deal more llghtluff
around that city before the trouble Is ended.
Another revolution has been started In the
province of Corrlentcs against the governor.
It Is reported that there have boon lights iti
various towns between the police and the
citizens who oppose the governor. The rev
olutionists have appealed to the national
government to old them In getting rid of the
provincial executive.
In tlio rrovinco of Simla Fe.
In the province of Santa Fo , where the
radicals and Clvico Nntlonales succeeded la
overthrowing Governor Cafforat.i , a pro
visional government has boon fully organized
with Cullsto at Its head. The provincial
troops , who fought for Calforata have beea
disarmed , and changes are being niadu rap
idly ainonir the local ollluiuls.
All the national troops sent to the
province of San Luis have been with
drawn from the capltol and sent to
A'itlr Mercedes. This has been done for the
purpose of giving the revolutionists complete
liberty of action in their efforts to overthrow
the provincial authority.
It is reported that the nntjonal government
'has decided to continue Its policy of noo-
intorvcutlon for ttoe preiunt-and-glvo the
people of the provinces every opportunity to.
overthrow corrupt local governments and '
put honest. men in otlleo.
ltolno' < l from the Chilian Cabinet.
Minister Errazurlz Is the only member of
tlio Chilian cabinet who resigned yesterday.
The resignation was Inevitable. It wot.
brought about by a strong expression of
public opinion , on account of his rotations ,
with ox-United States Minister Patrick
Egan. La Ptitrm , the newspaper published
in Iqtiique , and which is owned by Errazurlz ,
las been openly supporting the mine syndi
cate organized by Egan ana MoICcnna.
Tronhloiomo Time * In Homliinii ,
"
PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galvcston , Tox. ) ,
.Vug. 4. [ Hy Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to THE BUK.J Ad
vices received by mail from Tegucigalpa ,
Honduras , contain thu news that Pollcarpo
nonllla's followers declined to accept the
> roposal of President Lelva , that u combina
tion be made to put ox-President Bogran in
the Held as : i c.indld.ito against General
Vnsque/ , who seized control when lionilla
organized his revolt several mouths ago.
When Vasqucz heard of these negotiations
10 ordered the arrest of Lclva and under
threats of shooting him forced him to alga
a formal letter renouncing his claim to
bo the constitutional president , the
announcement of which I cabled the Herald
last night. Tlio congress of Honduras has
been called by Vnsqucz to meet in Teguci
galpa atld approve the resignation of Loiva.
It will then bo aslccd to conllnn Yasquoz's
title to the remainder of Lclva's unoxplred
term. Itogrnn Is being shadowed by de
tectives acting under thu orders of Vasquoz.
Arrcnteil uu Ami-rluin.
The siiperintendeut.of the American Min
ing company has boon arrested on charge of
having furnished tlio money' pay the ex
penses of Honilla'a reho.tasuls. lie Is also
accused of having engaged in thu later plot
in favor of Hogrnn.
D.ilro do HoiKluras , the government news
paper organ , cliilms that n band of ] tonllla'
followers shot a woman named Jesusn
Saneho/ because she refused to disclose the
whereabouts of her husluud or the latest
news ho received from Togutck'alpa.
It Is reported that Hunllla collected the
men who marched with him to aid In the
revolution against JCav.ila In Nicaragua from
the southern provinces of Honduras. It Is
bellovod that the successful Nlfnraguan
liberals will now aid Honllla to overthrow
Vusque/ _ _
GnU"n .MIIU iVIll CnikU Doirn ,
NKW llKiiroiiii , Mass , , Aug. 1. The Clear
ing house has notified the mills that no as
surance money can bo furnished for pay
rolls after August 1Tho WntnbOtta aiul u
number of other cotton mills will clove in-
( lullnltcly , A hundred thousand uplndlc
will bo stopped by the shut down. The
Spinners' association urge the employes to
husband their resources.
u K.ITIIKU j'oieuu.mr.1.
Wiirmrr , nnil rionihurlv WlniU Will 11 low
In NXiriiik t Ted iy ,
WASIIINOTO.V , Aug. 5. Forecasts for Sun
day ; For Nebraska and the Dakotas In
creasing southeast winds , wanner Kund * ? ,
southerly winds and local rains Monday
For Iowa Southerly winds , warmer ; fair
Suuduy ; local rains .Moinluy.
lineal Itecuril.
OFFICE OF TUB WBATIIBII Duiuuu , Ouuu ,
Aug. 5. Omaha record of tomparaturo and
rainfall uomparoJ with corresponding day of
past four yearn ;
1BQ3 , 1802. IfiUl , 1BOO
Maximum tomporatuie H7 = > 04 = Hlo 840
Mliiliiiuin tuinpuiutiiru , ( JHO 720 CHO 68 < >
Avuriiuit tcinpt-'iatilio , 7tf = B3 = > 74 = 710
1'iuclpltatloii . 00 .UU .00 .00
Statement showing the condition of tem
perature and precipitation at Omaha for tut *
day und since March 1 , 1SU4 :
NuriniU loiuperniuro , . . . . 76
i : d' i * ( or the ilay . . . , . , , , . 4
nellclt-ncy klnco March 1 . , . . . . 239
Normal precipitation. . , . 11 Inch
Iiodcloncy for llio duy . . . . . 11 Inch
Dbflcloiicy ilncu Murch 1 . 2.40 Incb
.0 JKJ K. llui , Lvsal i'gievusl Offlcl * .