Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY 1JRE : SUNDAY. AUUUKT 20 , 1803-SIXTEEiV PAOES.
court of this state , It assorted all the rights
and privileges' granted n domestic corpora
tion by said act/and U was adjudged nnd
determined thatlt vras entitled to these
privileges , nnd wns subject to control , duties
nnd liabilities Imposed upon domestic cor-
porntlons , and that It was not a corporation
organized nnd existing under the laws of the
tate of Illinois nor tof any other foreign
Btnto.
The Nebraska & Colorado railroad , the
Chicago , Nebraska ft ICansas railroad , the
liopublican Valley , Kansas fcSoathwestcrn
railroad , the Oxford ft , Kansas railroad , the
Lincoln & Illnck Hills railroad , the Grand
Island & Wyoming Central railroad , the Re
publican Valley < fc Wyoming railroad , and
the Omaha & North Platte railroad ,
now forming part of the system of the com
plainant company , wcro separately Incorpor
ated under the laws of thli slate , and when
completed nnd ready tor operation were
turned over by lease to the complainant for
a long term of years , and In the case of each
road the mlloago now operated by the com
plainant vrtthln the limits of the state was
constructed under and by virtue of copora-
tlons created under and by virtue of the
laws of the state of Nebraska.
Cnncnrnlnff IU Ciipltnl , Debt nnd C.o .
The defendants further answer that they
have no knowledge or information sufllclent
to form a belief as to whether or no the ag
gregate capital of the complainant Is $70-
407WX ) , or that Its funded debt scoured by a
mortgage upon Its said property , Including
Us liability on branch lines , Is * liril ! GnQ30 ;
nnd having no knowledge or Information suf-
llcient to aver what proportion thereof is
properly attributable to the lines of road
and property in Nebraska , deny that Its
capital stock Is $70,407,500 , and deny that
KO.fiS.'J.lO.'i thereof is properly attributable to
Nebraska , and deny that the funded debt of
said company is $125,053,0:10 : , nnd deny that
W0,840,5to ; thereof is properly attributable
to the roads and property in the state of
Nebraska.
They deny that the capitalization of the
whole system nnd property of the complain
ant , including Its bonded debt and other
. charges upon its property , does not exceed
the sum which would he necessary to rcpro-
dnco the same or a like system and property ,
and deny that the capital and fixed charges
nttrlbutabln to Nebraska correspond to the
cost and real and true value of such
lines and property within the state.
On the contrary , these defendants
aver that the capitalization nnd
funded debt secured by mortgage of the said
company is much In excess of the real cost of
mid property and docs not represent money
actually Invested In the construction and
equipment of its various lines of road , and
that it did not cost to construct and equip
these lines , as these defendants arc Informed
nnd believe , to exceed $15,000 per. mile , and
said lines in Nebraska could bo constructed
anil equipped for $30,000,000. The capital
s'.ock of the said company has been increased
from time to time in the ratio In which
the business nnd net earnings of
the company increased , and such
.continued increase of capital stock was
largely for Iho purpose of absorblhg such In
creased earnings by way of dividends upon
such increased issues of stock and for the
purpose of havitie It appear to the public
that excessive dividends wcro not being
palu. An exhibit in attached to show that
the capital stock of tlio company was increased -
creased between 1870 nnd 1880 more than 70
per cent , or $23,408,740 , for which the rail
road company received no consideration , and
that from 1880 down to 1803 the capita
stock of the company had been increased
from time to titno nearly 40 per cent , or $21 , '
"Oysi''OO , arid'which ' did not represent any
cash received by the company'aud was with
out consideration , and that the whole
amount ofwatered stock issued nnd out
standing , for which the company re-
'eelvea no .consideration amounts to
$ I5.403 , IO , being throe-fifths of the ontlro
stock of the company , yet the dividends pai
Iroin year to year , with but few exceptions
are jrom 8 to 10 per cent on the entire stock
outstanding , of $70,407,500 , and in this con
ncctlon the defendants ayer that if the payment
mont of cash dividends had been confined tc
the stock which actually represented cash
invested in the company for the construe
tlon aniTtho equipment of Its lines , the no
.earnings would have paid a dividend annu
ally from i.0 to 23 per cent , Including Interos
upon tbo'outstandlng ' funded debt.
. . .Statement of Stock und Dividends.
. The defendants further aver that they believe
liovo the complainant company from time to
time , in addition to the above , unlawfully Is
sued lar o quantities of stock which was
distributed among the previous stockholders
In the ratio of their previous holdings of
s ock by way of' stock dividends or other
wise , but for which the company received no
consideration ; that the amount of dividend
stock thus issueu aggregated M0,000,9 , 0 , and
that In addition to these cash dividends nnd
socn dividends , the complainant company ,
in 1875 , issued a dividend of 25 per cent upon
In Iheii outstanding stock in mortgage
b mds upon the property of the complainant
canpany.
The following is the amount of stock Is-
nued by way of dividends :
It is further alleged that at the time of
the consolidation of the roads forming the
Jurlington system , in 1880 , the oniiro out
standing debt secured by mortgage upon all
these constituent lines incorporated within
the lines of this state amounted to $33,480-
000 and i > o more , representing all the funded
jlobt assumed by the Chicago. liurlmglon
ft Quiney coim > any upon said roads upon
account of said consolidation , and that slnco
that time a large amount of said indebted
ness bus been discharged , so that there ro-
' "Insoutstanding only the sum of $23,127-
l/.inil HrimlH Mint Ollmr ( Jlfu.
It is also sot forth that the various com
panies now constituting a part of the Bur
lington system in this state received laud
grants aggregating UO ttlT acres , and that
this land was worth In excess of $2,000,000 ) ,
and the railroad
companies realized moro
than that amount from them. In addition to
thl , the H. Jt M. received under land grant
from the government of the United States
ten oJd numbered sections per mlle on either
side of said road along tha line thereof , and
the land BO received nggregatixl about U.500 i-
900 acres , which would average In value >
moro than $0 per ncro , and from which thu
complainant company realized moro than
SIB.OOO.OOO. Still further thnn this , these
railroad companies which now constitute 10n
part of the ilurllngton system received in
addition to their land grants n largo amount
of county and municipal boiuN throughout
the various counties through which the road
extended , amounting to moro than $000,000. I )
The defendants express the belief mat
the amount realized by these Ne
braska corporations from the respect Bt -
ive land grants and municipal aid
bonds was. moro than sufitcient ido ;
pay half the cost of construction and equip- [
nient of all said roads-wlthln the state , and
more than sunlclcut to pay half thu cost idJ
constructing nnd equipping a like system oi
roads at the present time.
Iti ) Kuriiine * In Xubruika.
Tbo defendants have no positive knovrl
c3go of tho'oarnlngs ot the nurllngton com'
j > any upon its roads In Nebraska in 1MU , but
upon information aver their belief that it
waslnoro.Uuui9,7r-,130.U3 , ns > ot forthlr
the bill offhv complaint ; and while having
u doflnlta knowledge of the amount oftlu
operating expenses , taxes , rent of tracks , ,
Interest on bonds find'Sinking fund payments
of the company for that year , yet nvoron In
formation and bollof , that the reasonable
operating expenses rrcro much le * than the
suiiior$0.r > ir > , < K > u.Sll aot forth In the hill of
complaint. And In that connection , further
say that thov nro informed lhat the said
company , in the year 1803 , In anticipation of
the passing of a maximum rate hill , nnd to
avoid the payment of what might nppoar to
bo n largo dividend upon Its capital stock ,
did purchase an Unusually largo amount of
engines nnd other rolling stock , and did in
vest a largo amount of money In other repairs
and Improvements with n view of having It
appear that the operating expenses were
largo nnd the dividends to bo paid upon the
stock comparatively small. It Is further
claimed that In determining whether or no
the company was reaping nn unreasonable
profit over and nbovo its Investment nnd
operating expenses , there should not have
been deducted or taken Into account the $3-
005.127.ii ! ) representing Intercut paid upon
bonds of the Burlington company , for Iho
reason that said bonds do not represent the
real cost nnd value of Its roads within the
etalo of Nebraska.
It is further sot forth that M least one-
half the tonnage. carnaifO and transporta
tion upon the several lines of the complain
ant company in the state of Nebraska con-
Hlsls of grain hauled to eastern markets on a
through or interstate rate , which has here
tofore boon placed nt a very low figure as
compared with the state or local rate ,
thereby causing the local or state business
.to hear an unjust proportion of the burden
of freight L-harccs , and which excessive
charges on state business have been mudu
by the management of the complainant com
pany in order to yield a l\rea : prollt on the
business of Its lines. By way of illustration ,
it is stated that for the two years last past
nnd ( lurlnt ; 1BW ! , corn was hauled from the
state of Nebraska to the city of Chicago at
an average of 7 mills pnr ton per mlle , whllo
the average churgo by the company per ton
per mlle for local ton'nagn was 7.H.VJ cents ,
being nearly double the interstate rate upon
corn.
Sticking Nolirnnkn on Through Clmrccn.
The defendants claim that the local rate
should not bo placed nt a high llguro as com
pared to interstate rates , as such high rates
for local business is unjust and works n
great wrong to the people of the state of Ne
braska and is a discrimination against local
shippers , and that It has been the policy of
the company at all times to mnUo n low
throusrh or interstate rate and to chaigo nn
unreasonable nnd unjust local rate upon
shipments originating and ending within the
state ; and lhat the same applies to passen
ger traffic , In lhat the local trafllc Is charged
high rates and with largo items of expenses
In order to support the service for the accom
modation of through travel.
It is further alleged that during the year
185)2 ) the complainant company ran freight
trains entirely across the stale , from Iho
Missouri river to Iho western boundary , for
the solo purpose of carrying through freight ,
slopping only at division stations within the
state , and the oxponsoof running said trains
was in each and all eases charged against
the lines within the state of Nebraska , although -
though such trams did no business of any
amount within the borders of the stato. ex
cept transx | > rting freight originating with
out the state to another point outside the
state. Dy so doing the fixed charges and
operating expenses of the lines within the
state are made to appear much larger than
they are in fact , as such charges or expenses
should not bo added or computed in deter
mining the cost of the fixed charges and
operating expenses for transporting the local
freight within the limits of the state , and it
is unjust nnd unfair to make high charges
for local freight for the purpose of paying
the operating expenses and llxcd charges for
such other trafllc ns hereinbefore described.
I.OK I and Constitution ! ! ] .
Section 4 of article xl of the state const !
tution , conferring upon the legislature the
power to establish .maximum rate charges ,
Is quoted , and it is then sot forth that the
last legislature passed the law complaincc
of , and did so as the result of its own wis
dom , investigation and inquiry , being ad
vised nnd informed that the rates hereto
fore charged by the complainant company
for the transportation of freight were ox
ccssive and unreasonable. The law passoi
by tno legislature provided , among other
things , as follows : "That each of the rail
roads in the state of Nebraska shall churgo
for the transportation of freight from nnj
point in Raid state to any other point within
said state ; no higher or greater rate o
charge than is by this act fixed us the reasonable
sonablo maximum rate for the distance
hauled , and the reasonable maximum rates
lor the transportation of freight by railroai
from any point in the state of Nebraska to
any other point In said state nro dcclarei
und established to bo AS hereinafter in this
section.Mxed for the distance named , nnd any
higher or greater rate for the distance
hauled than that heroin fixed and estab
llshod is prohibited and declared to bo un
lawful ; and the reasonable maximum rate
herein fixed and established shall bo knowi
as the Nebraska Schedule of Hcasonablc
Maximum Hates. "
The defendants aver and say that sail
legislature was clothed with the power am
authority lo Investigate and determine anc
by law establish what should constitute
reasonable maximum rates for the transpor
tation of freight and to so declare the same
by law , and that such dotcrminallon and
declaration by the legislature is conclusive
and binding on all parties nnd is not subject
to-investigation or revision except by the
legislature of the state , or in such other
manner as the stale legislature may by law
provide. And it is further averred that the
maximum rates so established by the said
law are reasonable in fact and that the com
plainant company und other railroad com
panies within the state , by compliance and
submission to said law , will receive sufficient
earnings to pay a good and reasonable profit
to them respectively.
I''iutnri3 ! ot the Itlll.
' It is further alleged that the reductions in
existing rales provided by the now law are
a uniform reduction from the rates in force
within the state for a long period of years ,
and that while it may apucur that the rate
fixed Is n small charge for hauling twenty-five
pounds of freight llvo miles , yet by a refer
ence to the published , sc.hedulo of prices of
the comnlaiunnt company for hauling
freight within the state of Nebraska , which
has been in full force and operation within
the stale for n long series of years past , It
will bo found to bo only u fraction of a cent
lower than the published , posted nnd estab
lished rates made by said company and In
force and operalion In this stato. Classes 1)
and 10 , provided for by tnilil bill , are heavy
articles , like sand ami stone , und of small
vnluo. The rules upon these nro
higher than those heretofore in
riled. It is iruo lhat by the
provisions of the bill the ralo upon lumber
Is higher for eighty-live miles than for liTi
miles , but the same Is an error m the
transcribing uf the bill , and is ono of these
discrepancies or errors that the State Board
of Transportation , under the provisions und
requirements of the law , has full power
nnd lawful authority to correct , It
is provided by the said house roll
: : "Tlnit the Stale Board of
Transportation Is hereby empowered nnd
directed to reduce the rales on any class or
commodity in the schedule of rates fixed In
this uct whenever it shall seem just ami
reasonable to a majority of said l > oard so to
reduce any rate : und said Hoard of Trans
portation is hereby empowered and directed
lo revise said classification of freight ns
hereinbefore in this act established when
ever it shall appear to majority of this
board just and reasonable to revise said
classification ; provided , that said Board of
Transportation shall never change the clas
sification In this act established so that by
any such change of classification the rates
on any freight will become higher or greater
than in tuL * act fixed , "
Theidefendunts deny that the complainant
company or any other railroad company do
ing business in this state has any right to
discriminate against any person , thing or
plncu in tha matter of freight charges or
charges for the transportation of passengers
within this state by carrying freight for ono
- person or from one place at less limn the
actual cost of such carrying , nnd thou charge
omo olher person for carrying or transport ,
lug freight for him from another pluco moro
than a reasonable rate in order to cover the
loss upon the lower rate.
J CoiilUuuUou Nut Contemplated ,
It U denied lhat under the provisions ol
the now law property will bo 'taken for pub
lic use without Ju t compensation or without
duo process of law. and It is averred that
the coiuirfamant company und its stock-
holder * , bondholders , 'officers , managers
and employe ! are us topped from deny-
Inng \ the reasonableness of rates for the
transportation'of freight which have been
In force and effect by the voluntary action
of the said officers , manager. " and ntfcnts ot
the complainant comp.iny within tha sVnto
of Nobrnska for n Ion * pdrlod of yo.irs past ,
nnd which have boon In many Instances'
lower than the rates fixed by house roll 83.
H Is also denied that the r.itos provided by
the now law nro lower than tho'ratos In
neighboring stale * similarly slluated , but
th.it on the other bund , the rates fixed upon
many commodities In Nebraska are higher
than the rates permitted In Wyoming , Min
nesota , IXikotn nnd Kansas , and further
more , there nro various considerations which
enter Into what would constitute n reasona
ble maximum rate In these four states , that
would not nnd docs not apply to the state of ,
Nebraska. A table Is submitted showing
the rates fixoa for the state * of Ne
braska nnd Iowa , from which it
nmioars that the rate fixed for
Nebraska nro considerably higher than
thoto llxcd for Iowa , nnd it is allowed lhat
the Iowa roads have earned as much 'monoy
and paid as large dividends since the reduc
tion as they did before , and that the Ne
braska roads would make a similar showing
If they would submit to and comply with
the law a" they have heretofore , as for
more than ton years last past the state has
been steadily Increasing In population ,
thereby Increasing the tonnugo and passen
ger irallle u | > on the sovor.il lines of road
doing business in the state , and that there is
every reason to believe that said Increase
will continue for a great manyysars to como.
Coinpiinlu * I In v.i Ampin ItornurHi- .
It is denied that the law excludes ovcry
mode of inquiry Into the reasonableness of
any of thu schedule rates proscribed therein ,
nnd it is also denied that said rates are un
reasonable or arbitrary , but Is alleged that
all such matters are subject to Inquiry and
investigation In accordance with the provls-
slons of the law , and a section of the law
quoted to that olTect. The tlofendants nl-
lego that the rates in force January 1 , 185M ,
had been in effect long enough to determine
their reasonableness , whereby the complain
ant Is cstoppad from denying their reason
ableness. The board has authority to ravlso
the classification , and a section is quoted
from the law creating the board and defining
its duties.
It is alleged that the exemption clause In
favor of the Infant roads is not unconstitu
tional , ns the legislature was not required to
provide that the rates should bo the same
upon each and all roads within the state.
Hates Were Never llcimnnnlilo.
The defendants deny that they ever founder
or determined that the local freight rates
for the shipments of freights within the
limits of the state were either reasonable ,
just or warranted , nnd it is sot forth that
the condition of affairs in Nebraska
has greatly changed and that what was
a reasonable maximum rate at that time
would bo an unjust , unwarranted and un
reasonable rate at this time ; and that
since that time the tonungo of freight , as
well us passenger traffic , has vastly In
creased within the limils of the state ,
whereby the same can bo transported ot
lower rates : and further , that the values of
all farm products and manufactured arti
cles , as Well as labor , has become much re
duced slnco 18'Jl ' , by reason whereof the cost
of transportation should bo likewise re
duced , and that notwithstanding all these
facls , the interstate commerce rates upon
all the roads in Nebraska upon grain , coal ,
live stock , lumber , merchandise and upon
nearly all the commodities that the people
of Nebraska ship out of or Into Iho stale have
boon raised about 4 cents per 100 pounds ,
thereby increasing the revenues and income
of the railroad companies , while on the
other hand the railroad companies have
made no corresponding reduction upon the
local rates within the state , but which
should have been reduced for the reasons
hereinbefore staled.
Are Xot Contlnuot : * Lines.
It is admitted that the complainant owns
different lines of road , most of which have
ono of their terminals at Lincoln and run
ning in different directions throughout the
stale , whereby the city of Lincoln is made
u general distributing point for its different
lines , but it is denied that these varioiis
lines are operated continuously and us con
nccting Hues , and deny that there Is a con
tinuous carriage and shipment of freight
over the said road by the same car's , trains ,
engines and cre'-vs of men , but-that'on the
contrary all trains of cars arriving at Lin
coln are there abandoned , and all -freight is
'there redistributed and new trains of cars
made up with now crows of men and 'with
'different engines , practically as much so as
if each and all of the said several lines ol
road were operated by independent corpora
tions.
It is further sot forth that it local nnt
interstate commerce freight bo intermingled
in these trains or cars it is the voluntary act
of the complainant company , and it is
averred that the complainant cannot , by
the voluntary Intermingling of Interstate
commerce freight with local'freight , take
away from the jurisdiction of the state o
Nsbraslca its constitutional and inherent
power to establish a reasonable maximum
freight for local business , nor can said com
pany , by said intermingling of freight , with
draw itself as a body corporate'from-tho
regulation and control of the general state
government.
Hpncllla Allocation * .Spnclllcnlly Honied ,
It Is further averred by the defendants
that house iroll Si was duly passed by tin
house and senate , in strict conformity to law
and in obedience to the requirements of th
constitution of the state , and after such pus
sago was duly signed and approved by the
governor of the state , in manner und form
us prescribed by the constitution and law
of the slate ; and that under und by virtuoo
the laws and constitution of the stale it became
came a law und of full force , virtue and ol
feet. It is denied that the bill wns not rcai
at largo in the house on three sopuruto days
.or that it was put upon its passage withou
being so read , and it is denied that diver
radical changes were made In the bill with
out the knowledge of the house ; it is donlci
th.it the bill was erroneously euirrossod ; it 1
denied that the bill wus not read at largo in
the senate on three different days ; It is ue
nled that It was put UK [ > n its passugo with
out being so read ; It is denied that change
were mude-in the enrollment of the bill , bu
on the contrary it is assorted that the bill a
signed by the governor was the same bill u
passed by the two houses composing the leg
Ululuro.
The Jofondants deny that the Board o
Transportation ever determined to roduc
the rates on certain classes and cornmoditie
In Iho schedule' rules fixed in said ac
below the rates therein particularly described
scribed us charged in the bill of complain
und deny that said Board ef Transportation
lias determined to rovisn the classification
of rates in said act established , and deny
that said rates will reduce the net earnings
of any of thu railroad companies in this
stale in Iho sum of $103,001) ) every manih erIn
In any other sum whatsoever , und deny that
the enforcement of suid maximum rale law
will in any manner whatsoaver operate to
confiscate the property ot any of the rail
roads within the state of Nebraska ; and
further deny that tno Board of Transporta
tion intend ? to do any matter or thing other
than that which It is their duty to do and
which by the terms of tlio law they are re
quired to do , to the cud that suld law may
bo enforced.
to Ilnforno the l.uw.
And in this connection the defendants
admit that they do mean nnd intend to see
that the provisions of said law are enforced ,
nnd that the respective railway companies
within the state of Nebraska shall submit to
the provisions of said law , and to that end
admit that they intend to do and moan to
do whatsoever things may bo proper , lawful
and expedient to do looking toward the
faithful enforcement of suld law and the
subjactlon of Iho railroad companies to the
provisions thereof ; but in this-connection , '
further they deny that they ever contem
plated , threatened or intended to bring any
action or institute any suit or proceedings ,
prosecutions or indictments against any of
the respective railroad companies , their
agents , officers or employes violated ono or
more of the provisions of the said law , but
in which event they admit that they would
do whatever should bo lawful and proper for
them to do under the provisions of"gufcflaw
looking to the enforcement thereof.
The answer is filed by George II. Hastings ,
nttornoy general of the state , and by Oohn
It. Webster , of counsel for the state. , ,
It is-understood that the answers In all of
the cases will bo practically the same , with
the exception of such' difference in .fig
ures as the earnings , mlloago , etc. , call for ,
The Burlington Is the oldest road , and -it
was therefore taken first and treated' more
fully ou that account. , , , .
Leuvonmark. divea todoy.atCourtland ,
3:30 : and 7:45. : At 3:30 : ho gives hia first
and only fancy and trick swimming ; .
Ifl 1)
ToaiBirmingbam/plvoam / Formally Prepared
for tli lta of Btirhl ,
NINE TRULY GOpV YOUNG MEN DID IT
l.oo 11 OlininplonuWlp of Om ilm Sattlmi After
Iliird Strnjjcjfl In I'.ivor ot the
Y. 31. O. A Tn.tin Dotnlli
.uT'tlfb ( liinio.
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"Wah-hoo'-rabr"
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"Hoo-rah-ay ,
" \Vhoop-a-la.Omahal
"Y. M. C. A I" . .
That is the slogan of the children of Israel ,
and tlio way they cut it loose yesterday
afternoon would have made .a bailer factory
vhldc its face in shame.
Like the rumble of nn earthquake it throw
both earth nnd atmosphere Into a convulsion.
It warped the sldos of the grand stand and
tore the shingles oft In bundles , and I'll war
rant Its reverberation * nre to bo heard yet
this morning way up somewhere In the
Black Hills ]
You sea , It was the fifth and dlcldlng game
for the city championship between Captain
Lysio's Salvation Army and Artful Crolgh-
ton's North End Snolltgoater- took to
tall crass like so many peccaries.
And thu Christian hosts are the cham
pions of Omaha by an overwhelming major
ity. There.Is no room for cavil or dispute
thero. They Jumped upon the Uruins In thu
very first innings and danced the Highland
fling nil over their comatose nnd moribund
bodies.
The conflict was never In doubt after Iho
start. The Young Men's Christian associa
tions showed up strong and resolute. Then-
chests stood out like so many promontories
on Atlantic's boisterous const , nnd the Con
ventions were lucky to got out of it allvo.
Jllxhl Straight from Aluu ini. :
Winfield Scott Camp , who has just come
up from the gory fields of the south , was
the slab for Lyslc's boy * , and the warp and
woof ho wove across the pinto was a trick
that would have turned a Hindoo sorcerer
green with' envy. It was n magnificent
piece of work , ns good as was ever seen at
this famous old park.
Homolojrlcally speaking , Winlield is n man
n ovcry detail of form and construction , and
vhy lie isn't assisting in seltllng the big
'isputo in the National league Is something
ard to account.
And Jack Haskcll , the umpire I If he
an't gtvo Kill ? Gaff high , low , Jack , gift ,
eg and the game and heal him to n stand-
till , I'll go broke , ihut'ft.all. And the voice
he boy hus on him. The first- time ho
pencil his kisser and an eophonesis exuded
heref rom , A ou could see thu bacillarla in the
ir fulling dead in showers for blocks and
locks around the park.
It was an utlmirjiblu piece of base ball ad-
udieation as fine its ever witnessed on
hcsc grounds , ami Jack is another man who
ught to be on Nick Young's payroll.
But the game. Jet's. got into it.
Jerry Denny Dolat was the first man to
'ls-a-vis Mio Gonprql , There is an absolute
najesty nbout Mr > , L > olan's personal presence ,
ind it was this , proUibly , that caused Wiu-
Icld to sail thu first ball up big as the Court-
und beach ballooiup
Jerry couldn't hijvQ.mlssod it with n bow
ind arrow. fl „
There was a concussion , like a loaf from
L'om Major's waiC r'cccrd , and wjum .the
phero once moroTscUlod upon llid earth' it
vns way out among the hinlanlhus bushes on
Pranuisco dl liimlul .lollcn's farm.
Before ho. couldrjxot. it back- Dolan was
Kinlmg on second - . . , . , . . .
And the Brutus all shouted in fiendish
glee the mcunes 'gto'atu'iSro is.
The' leonine figflii > 'ofxBei-tlo L-SwlOr next
love in view. Ho tpokcd one down touho
> egrimed old war horse pf the AUeghanics
ind ofjCourso was .sidetracked at first. Jerry
Jenny , however , mado'thlrd on the sacrifice ,
ind homo on another by-Captain Artie.
Then Harry Gatuwood , that'sweet little
'cllow from St. Joe. took Artie's ( place. Ho
know Winlield or old and Instead of trying
to knock him out of the lot. ho simply
.rlumpheii ever his own physical limitations
jy his marvelous mentality. That is he
tvaitod until the General had taken four
shots for a nickel at tlio plate , and nnibu-
ated down. But nothing came of it. Mike
Colley lloblnson couldn't biro any ono to
spit on his hands , and all ho could do waste
to elevate ono for Winlield. ,
Sumo Klovntlns : Ilcndwnrk.
Coal Oil Johnny Stonoy was the initial
Salvationist to try his luck. It was rotlen.
He slruck out.
Prof. Beal was moro fortunate , Ho Is up
iu the science of deducing from nature and
taste thn rules and principles of art , that
branch of philosophy which deals with the
beautiful , and when Mistuh Millah hud
made a quai'tetto ' of mishustlcs at pulling it
over , ho walked down.
Then that other professor Huslin , I believe
liovo they cull him down in Now Haven
who by the way is another genius of superb
menial endowments , stopped up nnd balled
one of the Scnegumbuin's curves until it
'
looked like a clo'thcslino , and when Jell
Davis got the bull back 1'rof , Heal , with a
fearlessness , modesty , audacity and earnest
ness that was impressive in the extreme ,
swarmed in over the plato , while Prof. Hus-
tin clustered around second.
"Wah-hoo-rah !
"Hoo-rah-ay ,
"Whoop-a-la , Omaha-r-
"Y.M. C. A ! "
Got in its work and was crammed anil
rammed into the oars of thodl .ayed Bruins
with a passionate fert or that look much 01
tno vigor and olaqliclly oui of their brawny
frames ,
Lysie strove vallanlly to acupuncturate the
Korcinc cuticle , but it couldn't find a loon
olu in Mr. Dolan big enough to got through ,
and with his big blue orbs clouded with tears
Lyslo returned to the mourner's bench
Prof. Uustin , though , profited by Captaii
Lysic's adversity , inasmuch as ho crowttcd
on down to third on fatality , and In another
moment wus homo astride n paused ball ,
"Hoy ! hey ! hoy1' ! shouted Israel's chil
dren. So far the day wus won.
Jellen , the Nonpareil , rattled his club
recklessly through the dobbiu ? winds
and the Bruins came'back.
But they only'stald about so long ,
Prof Beal und the Cherub attended to
Andrew Jackson Carrigan ; Jeff Davis foil
victim to thu professor also , and Christopher
Columbus Bowman'diil the sobbing wind act
Took 'l { vi > , ror Three ,
In their half thu triangular lads stackci
up another pair , WUiliold Scott , with enginli
push and uurestralnuhla vigor , sent ono ou
into the natch of aden.antheraa in Lavvlor's
field , and so did iljoAlloRhauy war-horse
und thus bags Nps. 1 ana 'J were fairly
bristling with suvinfc ijruco.
"Wah-hoo-KalaiifavWo , whoop-a-la-South
Omaha I" lri )
That was a slgnnljffpin Captain Lyalc , and
Winlield. and Husllpus stole second and third
in concert.
Nlco ball playing : eiu
Ulght after this Mrs ? ; Wilklns' son made
an artistic drive.Vjuia . Winlield galloped
homo , as did Mao avmijhioiit later on mlscuo
by Jerry Denny Doittii.
The Angel's ' out onijod the fun ,
Tbo third was prijjn tivuof morohen-frult
for the Brums , umV more tallies for the
gooaygoods.A' '
After chasing the north onJcrs Into the
Hold again , Prof. Ben'l beckoned to Mlstah
Millah to unload his slants. The professor
knows no physical fear. His nbust body ,
filled , like a stlen of beer to the brim , with
hot , healthful blood , with his shapely
cranium covered with beautiful Lydla
Thompson curls ; his lapis lazuli eyes , clear ,
largo and lustrous ; his mouth symmetrical
and oyslor like , made a ploiuro that artisis
break thoir. nock to get onto , und Mister
Miller paused in superstitious awe before
delivering the ball.
Then ho made up. his mind and trusting
and contorting his unbrngeous figure Into all
the forms noticeable In tboso hieroglyphic
Inscriptions found in the old Babylonian
monuments , ho sent ono like o rocket toward
the professor , i
The professor basted It right on the apex
of the crown , and it lay in dust ut his feet
like a chicken croquette nnd before tha
Cape of Good Hope tnlrler could gather it
up nnd hurl it over to the outstretched Mr ,
Don-nan , tlfoVrofcssot" had sunk bis talons
In to first r ! '
it was ono of thnso nmtorfiit titmti you
road about In ' " '
Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Pro
gress , " and for five minutes the air was full
of loud tones , so happy wns the Christian
throuir.
Prof. Uustin nccoptoil a gift , nnd together
ho nnd Prof , llonl , hko Martha Wllkcs with
a running mate , ma/.urkacd down to second
and third simultaneously.
Another double stoall Great , wasn't Itl
Captain Lyslo went out from tno St. Joe
manager to 15ow.mnn , but Jellen punched
her safe and both professors scored , the
Nonnaroll getting'clear around to third on
the t throw In. ' . .ThenVinfluld Scott pounded
out another one and Jolly ran in , but Me-
Kelvo.v's 1 out to trawler brought the North
lenders in.
Whrn tlio llrnnn ( lot Somr.
Geese egg nucccodod horse collar until- the
sixth , when both sides scored , the Brums
four times and the Christians onco.
After Lawlor hud boon tumbled Into the
sizzling mullgatawn.V ) Crdlghtou took a-baso
on balls , Gutowood alnelod. Mlko Kelley
doubled , Angel errorod nnd D. vts connected
safe his biennial hit.
That's how the Bruins made thclr'n.
For the Wn-hoon-ahs , Jcllcu croaked , then
\Yinlloldmailohlsthlrd beauty bright , and
McKelvey basted Miller for a pair of sacks ,
anil that was the oiul of it. Camp scored ,
but Ainu was loft , Wllkens and Angel mak
ing quiet outs.
A couple of moro eggs , soft-boiled , fol
lowed , but in the ninth Jackson Carrigan
made Iho last run of tlia day on his own sin-
glu , n couple of sacrifices nnd McKolvoy's
excusable error.
The battle wus ovor. and the Young Men's
Christian associations had achieved a brill
iant victory , and as they lllod away to the
club house I don't believe thuro existed
throughout the length nnd breadth of
Christendom a happier , gladder , moro hilari
ous mob than they , the champions of Omaha.
A detailed statement appended :
v. M. C A.
A.II II. l.ll. M.ll b.ll. I'.U. .V. h.
Htonny , s-t 4 U U I ) U 010
Heals , in 3 a 2 o i ! a i o
KllsthrJI ) U 2 2 1 14 10
Abbott.C 4 0 O 0 0 8 G 0
Jollrn , If 4 1 1 0 0 a t ) t )
Camp , p 4 'J 2 0 2 0 10 0
JleKolvi-y , 3b 4 1 2 0 1 a 2 1
Wilklns , rf 3 10 1 1 O 1 1 0
Angel , 111 II 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 8 1 3 " (5j ( ? 2 ! " 3
CONVKNT1ONS.
A.U U. 1 11. H.It. 8.11. I'.O. A. i : .
Tlolan , 3h 4 1 1 0 O 0 ti 1
IiUWlor.lt O 1OO
( ! rclKhton , c 3 1 O 1 O 020
flalewood.m 2 0 1 0 2 ' 0 2 0
Kohl ii-oil , m 4 1OO
Carrljjan , 21) 410
Davis , rf 1 O 0
lIoriKin , 11) 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
Allllor , p 40 U
Totals 33 G 7 2 3 24 1C 1
SCOIti : IIV 1NNINUS.
Y. M. C. A 2 2300100' 8
Conventions 100005001 0
HU.MM.MIY.
Rarnpd runs : Y. M. 0. A. , 3 ; two base hits :
McKulvuy. Dohin Koblnson ; huso on halls : on"
Camp , 3 , otr Miller , 2 ; struck out liy ramp 11 ,
by .Miller 3 : passed bills by Abbott. 1 : by
CrelKhlon , 1 ; tune of game : one hour and
twenty minutes ; umpire : .luck llaskoll.
NATIONAL IK.Ui ; U.V.MKS.
Huston Trio * tlio Dmildo < J imu lliickot Suc-
ooNiifully with I'lttHbitrt ; .
BOSTON , Aug. 15) ) . For over four hours the
champions and the Pirates fought nt the
South End grounds today , and the former
came out ahead. They won the first gniuo
and succeeded in tying the second , when it
iccnine. too dark to. play longer. Attendance ,
5,000. First game :
tostnn 00100101 * 13
.Mttsburg OD130100 0 10
lilts : Huston , 10 ; I'lttsburg , 12. Errors :
toil-on , 3 ; 1'Utslmrg,3. K.iriiud runs : I'itls-
inrg' 3. Batteries : Nichols und Honnott ;
: iirut and Kurlp , '
Second gurnet
"
iostnn . . . . . . . .102100 1 5
1'lttsburg. . . . . . . . ' 0 0 1 4 0.0 0-5
I11U : Hostoti. D'PlUsbiirc ; , 5. Errors : Hos-
.on , 2 ; I'ltubtirg , - . ' Earned runs : lioito n , 1 ;
'Ittiliurc , jl. , 'JlattorU's : NlchoLt and Bon-
lutl ; Uumbert und Karlo.
KiHil U'ns Hlinsolt Once ;
NKW YORK , Auir. 19. The Cleveland's se
cured buftwo hits , both by Burke off Itusie
today , and wore shut out. Fully 10,000 per
sons saw tho-fun. Score :
Now York , . 00010001 * 2
Uluvuluml O 000 0000 O 0
Hits : New York , 9 ; Cleveland , 2. Errors :
Now York , 2 ; Cleveland. 4. Earned rims : Now
York , 1.UiHuri : ) > . - > : Itussli ) and MIlHgnn ,
Young and O'Connor.
Omib Ild It Alono.
DIIOOKI.YX , Aug. 18. Daub was alone
responsible for the defeat of Brooklpn by
Cincinnati at Eastern Park this afternoon.
In the sec'dhd inning ho sent six men to
bases on balls. Score :
Uruoklyu ' 0 00010110 3
Cincinnati 030000010-4
Hits : llrooklyn , 10 ; Cincinnati . Errors :
Cincinnati , 2 , Kim ed runs : llrooklyn. 3 ;
Cincinnati , 1. Batteries : Daub und Dalloy ;
King und Vaughn.
Dmid Kany for Uncle.
Cmci.oo , Avg. 10. All Iho Colts had to do
was to hit the ball. It was 10 to 1 that some
Senator would break his neck in falling allover
ever it. Attendance , 2.500. Score :
Chicago 3C022102 O-15
Washington 11000O20O-
.lllii ! Chicago. 10 ; Washington. 10. Errors :
Chicago , Washington , 0. Earned runs : Chi
cugo. \Va.sliliiKlon. ; . 1. Hatterles : McUll
and Schrivor ; Maul and O'Hourke.
< 3ut linnk lit Huruio.
Aug. 19. The Orioles won
the gaino in the second. Barnle's now
pitcher , Whiicrock , lost control of the bull
and livu runs were made. Score :
Ilalttinoro 150001000 7
I.onlsvlllo 0 010000 2 03
lilts : Baltimore , 12 ; Louisville. 10. Errors :
Baltimore , 2 : Louisville , 2. Earned runs :
llalllinoro , 2 ; Louisville , : ) . llaltorles : Ilawke
und Hobliibon ; WhlterocU , Btratton und Grim.
And Tliciy Nuvur Took u Ouinc.
Pnii.APni.i'iiiA , Aug. 19. The Phillies
rounded out the week with their fifth
straight dofeal. Attendance , 4,001) ) . Score :
I'hlliululphlu 002000000-2
Kt. Louis 000000201-3
lilts : Philadelphia , 11 : .St. Louis , 10. Earned
runs : Philadelphia , 2 : Kt. Louis , 2. Balterlos ;
Ulurlcaon und 1'luU ; WuyliliiK und Cross.
Standing. of thn Timnm.
THIIKK llT-fUS UJKI.S Ktl.t.Klt.
Jinn Over by u Threshing Machine Steam
KiiElnu on u Stoop ( Iruilii.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 19. Four mlles
wo3t of Martin's Ferry , O. , a Htonm on-
pine used for running threshing ma
chines wus going up a rather Bleep
grade , nnd following closely behind wus
u crowd of ton or twelve children , who
wore intently watohlng the unusual
sight. When on the steepest jmrtof the
grade' the driving rod of the engine
suddenly snapped.
The propelling force boinfj gene the
engine stunted backward down the at cop
grade , knocking several of the children
down , over , whom the heavy wheels of
the engine passed , crushing the life out
of two and breaking the limbs of two
others , oho of whom will die.
The dead are Carrie and Nellie Acker-
man , 11 nnd f > years old , daughters of
James Aekorman , Klla King had both
logs broken and will die. Throe others
were badly hurt.
_
Hvvclt ) Colnny lor nutli l ) kotn.
RoOKFOrtD , 111. , Aug 10. Attorney
A. J. Cttudgren and Andrew Hanson , a
merchant , are organizing a Swedish
colony for settlement in South Dakota.
Roprogontatlvos sent out to look at the
land have reported favorably and about
200 Swedes will soon leave for the now
country to take up land.
AVui Afruld uf Slnrvutlnn ,
CEIUH 1Uni)3 , la , , Aug. IB , [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bpis.J Mrs. C , A. Sawyer ,
a woll-to-do lady , living at Osslan became
possessed of a fear that cho would starve to
death and committed auicldo by hanging.
STOPPED AT TWO SETS AIL
Darkness Onma too Boon to Allow tha Ten
nis Singles to Bo Bottled ,
AUSTIN PLAYS EVEN WITH CULLINGHAM
Over Two Hours t Stonily Hot Work In
tliu Conrti llrlllUnl I'luy on llolli
3ldo Style nt Champion
unit
C. S. Culltngbam still holds the tennis
chaniploushlp of Nebraska.
Kay Austin made a strong efforl to lake It
from him yesterday evening , nnd did what
no one In thu state had ever done before.
Ho won two sots from Cullingliam on level
terms , Dcnlso got two from him In the city
tournament last month , but ou that occasion
Culllngham wns handicapped to the extent
of ono point in ovcry game. Several men In
thu state have taken n set from with the
help of a handicap , but in championship
matches Culllngham hus so far always been
able lo bold his own ,
Bui though ho is champion today there is
no telling but what by tomorrow night ho
may not bo. Ills match with Austin yester
day lasted for over two hours , and at ten
minutes past 7 when the score was two-sots-
all there was nothing for It but to put off the
final and concluding sot until Monday.
As to yesterday's play. When the two
men entered the court. Just as thu clock had
finished striking 6 , there was n nlco htto
crowd present to urge them on. The heavy
rain of the early morning had affected the
ground somewhat , but after judicious rolling
the court wanted for the gumo was re
marked , and though still a llttlo dead It
played very true nnd on the whole there was
no cause of complaint ou that scoro. Mr.
Ernest Hart was the umpire.
* CiillliiBlinm' Cosily Conlldnncct
Cullinghain had the llrst service nnd after
losing the Initial poinl-r.iA out and won the
game to fifteen. Austin made a great effort
to equalize and succeeded and then Culltng-
Imin gave him another game with a couple
of double faults. Austin was hitting bril
liantly and powerfully , but Culllngham made
every effort not to lese a point and ran out
on Iho lirsl set nt U-8. The second sot was
very much a repetition of the first , but
Austin's strokes were less deadly. As
against Devise on the day before , ho had
started out at a pace which he could not
maintain and when ho slackened ho got
behind. Several times in the eighth game
ho was to within an ace of equaling , but ho
Jlnally lost it and then let Cullingliam get n
love game , which gave him the scconil sot.
With two sets In hand Culllngham ap
peared to think ho was safe. But ho was
also tiring visibly and allowed Austin to
take four games of the first six , the sixth
bslng a love gamo. Then he pulled himself
together and made an effort to save the set.
In three games Austin had only four points
scored to him , and thi ? put Culllngham a
game ahead. Then Austin got a game and
brought the score lo give-all. Had he lost
this ho would have lost the match with it ,
and the crowd gave him an encouraging
cheer. Every stroke was now being eagerly
watched. Cullingliam got a love game and
then Austin captured two games und led at
7-0. Again Cullinghain won a love game ,
but ho only took ono point in each of the
next two and Austin had won a set.
In the last game no ono had taken his
eyes off the ball for tin instant. Austin had
climbed up 15-lovc , 30-lovo , 40-lovo , and
wanted but ono point of sot. Ho was serv
ing , and when the next ball came back to
him he hit at it wiluly and it fell about five
feet out of court on the cast side of the
service line ; but he got the next.nnd that
was just as good , The crowd seemed to be
crazy with excitement and watched eagerly
for what would follow.
Too Tlreil to I'luy.
This had been nn awfully hard sot. It was
almost i ) when it began , but the sun was
still hot. and the air was damp nnd sultry j
from the rain of the morning , which was
all the time evaporating from the . .ground.
Forty-three minutes of hot tennis without a
rest will tire out any man who is not in the
pink of condition , and it was not to bo won
dered at that when they got through It last
night both the champion and his challenger
were thoroughly fagged out. The next set
showed this. Culllngham especially , hit his
balls feebly nnd scarcely over maao
a winning hit , yet it seemed that ho would
como out ahead , for after each of Ihom had
won his sorvici' twice , Culllngham went ahead
and led at 4-2. The sixth game ho had
taken so easily that it seemed as if Austin
was already beaten. But ho braced himself
up then , nnd ran off with the next four
gamas , winning thu sot at 0-4.
Throughout the set the play had been slow
on both sides , and never brilliant. Austin's
strokes lacked Iho dash und force that he
usually puts into them , and Cullingham's
volleys were dropped down over the not in
stead of being fired at the side linos. Be
yond this it is difficult to say much ns to the
general character of the play. Austin's
drives from the base line when ho got them
in were as effective as over , but their num
ber , aitor the first half hour or so ,
was noticeably small. Ills length was
perfect throughout , and except when Ko
hit wildly , hi * halls usually fell just n few
inches inside the .line. Cullinghain tried
several methods to cope with tnem , but
when ho got to the net Austin passed htm
down the side line and when he stayed back
the ball dropped just at his toes , nnd if he
hit thorn nt all ho failed to make a good re
turn. Almost every time these drives of
Austin's won him the rest. Culllnghnm
killed some of them willi short volleys , and
at times tried to tire his opponent by volley
ing from sldo'to side. Out when Culllnehnm
got to the not and Austin could not pass him
ho also ran up and there were Hovor.il very
protly volleying hauls. At the oulsel Cul
llngham got the host of these , but when he
begun to tire his placing was less accurate ,
nnd placing In these bouts of quick volleying
is never easy.
fair ComimrUim of Tliulr StrniiRth.
The four sots played worn probably a f.Ur
crilorion of the strength of the two men.
Tnough by far the moro experienced , Culling-
ham undoubtedly iihowod iho greater fulling
olt n ? ho tired , but Austin also suffered in
this respect. Ho slackened sooner than the
champion but not nearly so much. In all ,
tin ) men were In court for two hours and
eight minutes , almost without a rest , and
each was strlvintrlils hardest all the time to
capture every point. When they finished
thu scorn stood two nets all , with the games
nnd points us follows :
First M t , Culllnjhuni , i3 i and 30-22 ; second
nut , OullliiBlmm , 0-3 and 38-20 ; third sot ,
Austin. 0-7 and47-45 ; fourth sut , Austin , 0-4
nnd : n-34. Totul : Uulllii hnm , 23-21 and
147-112 ,
The remaining sot will bo decided on Mon
day afternoon beginning at ! 1:30 : , nnd ns the
play promises to bo us exciting as It was
yesterday there should bo a largo crowd
present at that lime to i > uo it. As soon us U
U over Dcnlso and Young will start in
against Culllngham and Ratlin for the
doubles championship. The losers in this
match will be presented with the shoes ( or
bulls ) given by the Parmuloo Uun pompany
and the wlunora will probably got a racket
apiece ,
t
HKNKVA KKOATT.V.
Condition * Kxcnllout mill .Some Jtnrn ! ! ( -
liiK Iniliilcoil In.
LAKBGF.XBVA , Wls. , Aug. 18. The weather
was line and the water In good condition.
Kesults :
Junior pair for Ohlcitiiri navy , milo and a
half and turn : Won by Iroquol * In HiOiVi ;
Catllns second. i
Senior single * , International , mlle and a
half ; Medley. Newark. N. J. . ttrnt In y.-4& ;
R. A. Thompson , Toronto , second ! W. H. Mc
Dowell , ChloHfe-o Iroquolx , third : Juuiui lion-
ilorxon , Cutllim , C'lilcaKO , fourth : Hohort
Tnrnuy , riubmjui } . llflh ; ! ' . A. Thompson tlxth.
t-enlur doublet , Intornatlonal : riurelubof
lluiralo won In lOiiiOtt , Arxoimlits second.
hunlor palrx , Inli'rnatloiml , inllo und u half
with turn : Oiuo unit 'J'iirno ot Dubinins won
In 11:07 , Jn turuliitf , Iri iuulii unfortunately
collided with Catlliu > huir , binujliln-'and cup-
fUlnx It , Nolthorof tlioiu toaiulbtlnlird ,
Hundred-yard fcwlrnijilng rucufor chiimylon-
sldp Cunirnl Association Amateur Athletic
uulou : Won by llorinuu ( iUcgor of Otter
HwluimlnK clutj , Chicago. A dUplllo ivm
raised about length of coursu , and match
probably bavu to bo noouovur uiftflu ,
Soulor foura , International nillu and * half
with turn ! AffonnnM of Toronto .In flifVJi
Dclawnrcs , Chicago , second ) , Minnesota- !
third ; Dons of Toronto fourth ,
\Vhrrlmru nt Mlnncnpnll * .
MtNNKtrou * , Aug. 18. Following are the
results of the bicycles races today : " m
Onu mlle , 2:30 class , won by Rhodes. Best %
limb : aslH ) . '
Otm mlle , Ixiys Mndor 10 , vron br .1. II. liar-
pnr. Tlmo : 2:20. :
Ono-hnlf mlle , upon : Davidson won , Hhodu.i
second. Time ! 1:1,1.
Three-mile handicap : John 8. .Tohtnon won ,
StoviMisnn .incond , Illrd third. Ttmei 7loy : ,
bri'nkliiK the world's record. ' , ,
Ton mlle nice : Mlnnuut > ell < v.i St. 1'aul ,
Minneapolis vron. Tlmo : 2'Ji'JUli.
Nil Unix-urn.
The Oontlnmon's Horulstor club was duo to
meet I at the Merchants last night , but as '
there ' was no iiuorutn , these present decided
on , adjournment to next Friday evening ,
Louvcmnnrk tlives today nt Courtlatul ,
3:110 : tuiil 7:45. : At 3:30 : ho jflvos Ills' first
nnd only fancy and trick swimming.
Slllil.tt.l.O.Y 31IK IfUV.lTlUX ,
l.ottor to n C-orroHpondiHit nn the Position
nt < 'oiirn | ft on tlin Monnlnrjr ynrjllnn.
Ci.KVKi.ANi , , Aug. III. Hon. S. O. Illtohlo ,
thu I Canadian mine owner and capitalist ,
has 1 made public the following letter from
Senator Sherman on the silver question :
"Yours received nud read with pleasure.
I believe congress is addressing Itself to '
provide a euro for our present difficulty , but
this cannot bo hastened > in a body composed
of 4 , " > 0 senator ! ) and members. In the meantime -
time events are relieving us slowly , but
surely. The Incoming of gold , the largo
Increase of our paper money and confidence
In our ability to maintain the standard of
sliver and gold at a par with each
other are relieving our situation. I
do not Intend to bo In a hurry In ex
pressing my opinions on the best mode
of relief , for I think it heller lo move
slowly and to say lltllo until something maj
bo done. It is a mistake to suppose eoiigresi
Is Iniittorcnt totho matter. There Is nn
honest dlllorenco among the people and there
Is n growing fccllnc that all Unit Is needed
Is an increase of currency for the national
banks and suspension of further purchases
of silver. The latter 1 do not rog.ird us im
portant , except to dissipate the fears of the
capitalists that wo are coming to the single
standard , which means thu damouotuallun
of gold , a largo contraction of the currency
and a separation from the standard recog
nized by all nations. Yours very truly ,
JOHN SimiMAX. "
OI-I-KIIS i-uo.u J-UANUI- : .
UiimorK Unit She In Trying to Control
Aiimrlca'H Sllvur Output.
Di-.N-vr.u , Aug. 1 ! ) . A special from Aspen ,
Colo. , to the liopublican , says : I3x-Sonntor
U S. Smith and chairman of the finance v
committee of the French senate , has Just > k
loft Aspen for Park City , U. T. The object "
of his trip here was to look into the sllvor-
produeing regions of the United Stales and
ho was sent out by his government to moro
particularly ascertain the extent of stiver
urotiuctlon. lie came to Aspen with a letter
from i President Hagormun of the Molllo
Gibson. I
It has leaked out slnco his departure that
the Bank of France would. If desired , estab
lish a branch nt Denver. That such a
branch micht bo controlled by a directory >
composed of Colorado capitalists , the bank 4
simply sending a manager from Paris to .X-
reproiunt the parent Institution. That they
would agree to furnish from SSO.OOU.OOO to
$100,000,001) ) , or whatever would be required
to carry all the silver produced in Colorado
for several years , without allowing
any to bo sold unless the prlco
was fully satisfactory. That the rate of
interest would not exceed 1 or l f
per cent per annum. Propositions could oo
made at once or as soon as the course of
events respecting silver were thoroughly
determined In the United States. Franco
hus a deep interest in ihe fuluro of silver ,
and will be quite willing to enter Into an
amicable arrangement with the producers of
Colorado whereby both parties would re
ceive mutual bandits. It would not be tc
Iho interest pf Fr.uu-o to enter info an ar
rangement to depress the prluuuf silver , lint ,
on the contrary , to sustain it to u proper
valuation. There are but twenty Inrxa
smelters in the country , und If a majority
of these were to go into the com
bination a corner on thu sllvei 'pro
ductloa of the country could bo had. Of
course , Franco would not be Ihe first one lo
make the proposition , but. Mr. Smith says
that If it should como from the other side It
would bo accepted within Icsi than ono week
from the time overtures were mado. Once
Prance got the silver production of thp
United Slates under contract ahe would dic
tate the price of the metal to ICngland for
use in India und compel all the silver using
to como 10 her for money.
The scheme finds much fuvor among s'ich
producers of silver us your ropivscniulivo
has seen , and will no doubt take huuo hero
if coi.grcss fulls to giro the silver men some
thing bettor than the Sherman law.
.Sntloniil C'on volition ot Illinium * Men.
Nnw YOIIK , Autr. 1 ! ) . Officers of the
Board of Trade state that u call for a mootIng -
Ing of the business men of the country at
Washington for the purpose of de
manding Immcdlntcand unconditional repeal
of the piirch iso cluusnof the Sharnmn silver -
aet will probably bo issued by the board
within n few days. They bcllnve that 1,00 ! )
representative business men will attend thu
convention and that 11 will be a demonstra
tion on the part of the business interests of
the country without a parallel in thu history
of the United Stales.
OnVall Htrui-r.
New Yonrt , Aug. 19. Currency on Wall
sircot was quoted at@fl per cent premium
this morning , and gold nt % per cent. " "
The premium on gold and the supply of
cotton nnd provisions augur well for the t-on-
llnuanco of further Imports. Gold imports
for the week , SII.UIll.TiiO. imports of silver
amount to f-Ctl.lXM ) . There was an increase
of 701,000 in circulation for the week.
The bank statement wus rci-olvod with
cheers by the brokers when road on 'change.
To Annul the Itnidlnj- ,
PoTTSViu.i ! , Pa. , Aug. 10. In accorduni'o
with circulars sent out to national bunks of
this region , President Joseph S. Harris of
the Heading railroad today met ulllclals rep
resenting banks from Shumukln , Mount
Caramel , Ashlund GlrardvJIIo , Malipnny
City ami Tumaqiiu. Arrungomi'iits were
made whereby tlio Heading company will ho
enable horuiif tor durlmr the financial troubles
lo pay Us coal and iron employes in checks
which will ho uccoptod and paid by these
bunks was accepted.
Hunk OIlrliiU ! Arrnituil ,
KANSAS Crrv , Auir. 1' ' . Warrants for the
arrest of J. C , Dujrngh , president of the
suspended Kansas City Safe Deposit und
Savings hunk , nnd ii'mcr ' C. Sl.itllcy , Its
cashier , were issued today. They are each
chin-god with grand larceny and thu spoclllu
accusation of rOv-olvliijf denoblls four days
before Iho bank's failure , "well knowing Iho
bank then wus In a fulling condition. Both
men are out of town ,
lnn tu itiKiiiiio.
PUKHI.O , Cola. Autr , 10. Hank Kxnmlncr J ,
Sam Ilrown today gave pormU.sIon to the
Central National bank , which suspended
July 15 , to rosumn business Monday morning ,
The American and Western- National brinks ,
which HUHpcndcd ttm sumo day , have re
ceived pcrui ) ! > Um from Comptroller Kckles
to rrsuino and nro rapidly complying with
the conditions required.
.Million I'Vano from I'riinon.
NKW YOIIK , Aug. l'J ' , The atoatnahln ha
Tourulno , from Harvo this morning , brought v
f.,74 1.000 francs jKohX \
Si , l.uuU Urourry I'lrni Kinbiirriuieil , '
ST. Ixiws , Aug. 10 , The Greuloy-Uurn-
hatn ( Irpcery company Is omburraiuod ,
Liabilities , f.tOO.OOO.
Louvcnmark dives today at Courtland.
3aOand ; T.tt , AtJi.'JOlio ylvoa his
und only fancy anil trick
Louvonmitrk dives today utOourtland ,
3:110 : and 7:15. : At . ' : : ) ho tfivos | , i first
and only fancy ami trick swimming.
Walloon , a and 7UO : , ( Joiii-tlaid ) beach.
Dulloon , 3 and 7:30 : , Cnuriluml beach.