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HIE OMAHA DAILY HKKt Sl4TJ.VY ) , SEPTEMBER 2 , I89J , Amanwna Vndlj Neglect Tlieir Oppoiluui * tieB in the Island Uoctififint , THEIR BUilNlSi ALL GOES TO EUROPI ODirr Tiling * Itil'iK I'ttHjtl All * trill Inn a Pro - . fee Tin do 111 tli lliH'omit ( IT , but Nu .t.JT'irt # i > m * ( a Jin il tl lo bviurr tha IJmluvn. WASHINGTON' , S-JJ't. ' -Oeorsc W.oil / { coniuI 1,1 Oj-diKy , AuUrnlln , In a paper atl dressed to HID State department upon th commercial Impoitnnco of Sydney , point cut ( hat the harbor known ar Port Jadtso Is tlic finest on the globe , being absolulol landlocked ami with Mill water. Ho thrn furnlshi : * stat'.itlcJ ! showing tti magnitude o ( the business oC Sydney. Tli cntlta tomaijo nf Xew Soatli V.'nlej for 1SJ ! was B,1&3ii3 : tons , ValiiB.l ftl $170,000,00 < carried In fi,33) entered vessels. Of tli I number Uitro were but ulna entries t VnltrJ Slates steamers and' twenty-oil t'nltcd ' Stales an lint ; vessels. Tlio latlc Merc Ir.rtDii mainly with lumber from th I'.icific cout. Contiil Bpl ) Occlai-CB tint th people t ( the United Slatci inulerettltnal the Importance o trmla with New Sotit Walui nnd its 1,200,000 , people. Ho rn.j morchntitf and manufacturers have be n can IMS In kreplns the grade of their goods xi to samples. The people of thai country hirv a ttrong Hiving ( or the I'nlied Stales nn lor American goida. Speaking more partlct lirly of the trannpottatton lines ho sayi "There arc but two small American stoan crs , built'for the Honolulu and Ban Krai clcoo trjdp , with 1.POO . tons net rcglsle I'lyliiK ' between Sydney ( or all Australli nnrl Ihc United Slates , wlillft there are te lines of monster steamers running do : Sydney Inarloiis ports of Europe. Some < tli esc ships register S,60l ( loin. Besides tt ten Ultra referred to ( onq going via the Cai of Good Hope ami the others passing throtif the SUCK canal ) there arc liundiedn of trarr ft en in era anil trailing vessels seeking cargo * In this CUIorado of commerce. Then thei BTP flvo lines of steamers plying betwee Sydney and vat Ions ports of China and Japa "Tlic passenger traffic , too , Increases wil trade. U Is not uncommon for 40D or 51 passengers to be reen on these European vc Rda , Mlillc from ten to tlitrty Is a fair are ago for the United States steamers goli once a month , "The United Stales Is closer to this pro commercial country than any of the cor potlng countries ; the ocean voyage Is In measurably safer , both lor any kind freight ami for passengers , and Austral lias more of the things we need and ncei more ( hut we have to spare than any 111 number of people anywhere- else , yet we 1m' ' lew than 3 per cent of her tratlo. " Aj * viu/is , iw > uinin. 1'lrst I'lueo In tlio Uniform IlunlcVont I a Mlrhliiii UlvlHlon WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The drill prlz for the computing divisions of the Un form Hank of the Knights of Pythias we awarded by the Judges today. The ten pr2 ! for division drills were awarded as follows : First Hustings of I Listings , Mich. ; EC end , Parkerslmrg No. 13 of ParUersbur W. Vo . ; third , John Barr , Glenn division , Eau Claire , Wls. ; fourth , Mystic No. 12 Olrard. Kan. ; fifth. New Albany No. G Now Albany , Ind , ; sixth , Yellow Cross N 85 of Alliance , 0. ; seven th. Provost No. of Kansas City , Mo. ; eighth , Terre Haute N 3 or Terre Haute , Ind. ; ninth , Lily No. of Hmlclltfe , la. ; tenth , Indianapolis No. of Indianapolis , Ind , The cavalry drill prize was won by t ! IX D. Humes Hussars of St. Joseph , Mi and the battalion drill by the first battall of the First regiment of Indiana , who we without competitors. A handsome stand of colors , offered by t Evening Star \VaslilnRton to the re } incut malting the best appearance In t parade , was awarded to the First regiment West Virginia. The awards were announced by Ccnci Carnahnn as soon as the Judges had reach their detlslon , although the presentation prizes did not lake place unlll B o'cloc Much disappointment was manifested becau tlio local lodge has not received the ft amount of prize money. The -prizes offer aggregated JS.'JOO , but only $6,000 , cash w procured , Checks will probably bo glv for the balance and an effort , made to ra It within twenty days. This Is I ho last clay of the encampinei The flags will be lowered from Camp Geor Washington tonight. Knights have be leaving the city for their homes for tin days and the tents are comparatively i scried today. _ 1'UIIMO 8TlTi.MI : NT. Uccrcnso During the Month of Augi Wim 81,713,034. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The montl I- , - - statement of the public debt Issued by t if Treasury department today shows a deem In the public debt of (1,713.651. Includl certificates and treasury notes offset by equal amount ol cash 111 the treasury. I eluding the certificates and treasury no the decrease was $01,897. On August 1891 , the Interest bearing debt was $035,04 670 , an Increase for the month cf $30. 1 debt on which Interest has ceased sir maturity was $1S31.7GO , a. dccreoss for I month of $9,100. The debt bearing no terest amounted to J37ft.SC7.593 , a dccrei ot $82,877. Certificates and treasury no outstanding offset by an equal amount cash In the treasury was JG15.2uO.ri72 , a i creasa fcr the month ot $1,621.757. 1 aggregate August 31 was $1C32,092.GS5. 1 ncvernl Items of cash In the treasury Is gl\ ns follows : Gold coins and bars. $120,85 SCO silver , $513,167,330 ; paper , $130,819,2 bonds and minor coins , $17,330.897 , aggrcg ting $781,708,357 , against which there ; demand liabilities amounting to $651,535,2 leaving a cash balanca of $127,148,097 , , which $55,216.900 Is gold reserve. The creaseIn the cash during the mrnth v $8.082.745. , WII.lv NOT \\K \ TOU BTIUUT. One I'rodnloii of thuTnrlrt 11111 Which Ci not Ho Technically Comlrard. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1 , In reply to a c respondent at New York , calling attention the Impracticability of a technical complla with the requirements ofsection G of new tariff act providing that Invoices m elate quantities exactly. Secretary Curl ! m written a letter In which he says : ' " department recognizes tha , correctness your contention In the matter , and udn the Impracticability of such a mathematl ascertainment of the quantity , weight measurement of every Imported article would result from the actual measurem ot every spool of cotton or the gauging every bottle of wine. In view of this c dltlon. It Is held the law 18 compiled w when the packages which contain such tides as are usually marked , stain i branded or labelled duly Indicates the qu tlty ot their contents. Such packages nil accordingly , show tha number of pieces articles contained respectively therein. "This ruling does not change the Instr tlons , heretofore Issued regarding the ma Ingof goods so as to Indicate the country origin , but refers solely to the provisions section E respiting 'quantity/ " 'Hl May Iu Omul. WASHINGTON , Sept , 1. Carrel ' Wright , chairman of the strike Investlgat committee , returned la l night from Chlct and left here today for Boston. Ho will main away until September 25 , and on day following the strike investigation ' be resumed in this city. In an Interv today Commissioner Wright said : "Tho veatlgatlon , I believe , ivlll do great good the end , and that out of It will coma B < valuable recommendations. Our plan is have the report ready by the middle of vember , and uubnilt U to congress early the next geiilon. " Now Counterfeit Dliruvereil , WASHINGTON , Sept. 1 , A now coun felt 12 bank note has been discovered by .redemption E ac of the Treasury depi inont t' ' In on the Coni.norclol National bank of I'rovlih-iioo , of Ilia sTlm of tSS2 GnrflcM head , check letter A , cluirtci mini bor 1,511) , bank number 20.C&0 , treasury num ber N9r.7r.l : ! , W. E. nosecinni , rr 1rtu ; C , N , Jordan , treasurer. FKUKIt.Vt. PA I' J'Olt TJ1K 11 1KOT.4S , Horn * hholy SklrnilsliliiH Oicr tint ru ltlun or Nullcnmt Dmili lixiutilnor. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. ( .Spiclnt Tele- pram to The Dec. ) An appointment Is ex pected to be made sean to the position cl national lunl ; examiner for the statcn ol Not tti and tiouth llnkota tu nil the vncnncj caused by the renlgnatlcn nf John I ) . Diamond mend of Sioux Falls , S. D. , which wai cttlluc ! for by the secretary of I'.ic treasury When tliu fljjht was most lntcr.se over the Klimx Vails postoluce It was nrransod wltl live comptroller of th" rurrtncy tlmL shouU Tlnslcy wit receive t'io appointment to lh ( postofllrc ho bhouM be nijiltnnttunnt banl examiner for North and South Dakota. Ih van , however , nominated "by the president and was of course not then considered nt applicant for the position of bank examiner K. M. O'Urlon of YanlUon. S. I ) . , called t < neo the comptroller In hopes ot being ap pointed Iilins-lf , but dl'l not Tecolxu iiuicl encouragement. Comptroller of the Cur rency Kckles todtiy said that since Tlnaioj had withdrawn from the contest ho though' ' the appointment should go to a North Dakoti man. Ho expressed the belief that shouli this be the course pursued C. H Anhlur n Fargo , S. I ) . , would bo appointed. A postolMco 1ms been established nt Hosa lie , U'nlworth county , S. I ) . , and Hosalli Motlmnyej cotnmlpaloneil poatnilrtiess , Patents lia/j been grunted ns followi To Nebrnskans William B. Ward. Se\\nrd and J II. Morrla , Lincoln , pcrrntuntlon lock To lowans frank > t. AJidcrson , Keokufc fuill peellr.g table ; Thomas Ucrli , DC Jtclnea , car loallng machine ; William J Haddock , lowu City , forming cwment walks Adolph flagman , Davenport , vhecl cultfva tnr ; Charles H. Proctor , assignor ono-li.il to C. M. Condlt anil O. J. Illgbeo , Mile folding ESK case or shipping crate ; Kllsh , Whlsson , assignor one-half to II. W. Wll cox , Lemars , forceps. To South Uakotans- JiJlnc H. Wolgemuth , Pierre , and G. S. En gin , Ab. idem , collar button clasp. IT IS A rimMANUNT LIXSATION , Mgr. Sntolll'n Ofllcp nn. Vlcwc < l byIII 1'rirnlo Srcrcl r.v. WASHINGTON , i3ept. 1 , A reports called at the residence of Mgr. Satolll t Inquire coiiccrnliiB the report that at th end of this year , Mgr. Satolll would rctur to the Vatican at the requcil of the popi Dr. I'apy , his secretary , made the state ment that the delegate had not yet been ail vised by the pope us to the matter , and 1 view of the fact did not believe the rcpoi was ttue. Ur. t'apy said further : "Whcthe Mgr. Satolll be called or not , same one wl be maintained here In the office he occuplc : This Is no\V a permanent legation , wlilc represents Pope Leo in church affairs , th tame as the embassy ol Italy here repn U the political government In diplomat ! matters. " After making tills Important declaration Dr. Papy refused to discuss the matter fui her. It Is the opinion here that Mgi Satolll will not be recalled. HrrrlptH fur the Month Worn llonvy * WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The comparath tntement of the receipts and' expenditure f the government Issued by the Treasur department today shows the lotal rccelpl during August to have been $40,117C05 i gain ; ! $34,809,339 for the' previous montl Of the receipts for August $11 , 804,914 wei com customs. { i7GS2,27S from Internal n remie and $ Ior > 0,413 from mlficelluneoi : Durcen , The expenditures aggregate $31 rr > CC3C , which leaves an unexpended balancer or the month of $8,760,969. , ( Icurral Arnntrnnc linn Ilcliirnnl. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. General Arrr strong , asplBtant commissioner of India affairs , has returned to this city. Durln the past two months he has been making n Inspection of the schools and agencies c Indian reservations near the Pacific coas Commissioner Drowning will leave on h vacation In about ten days. He has planm to visit a number of reservations In tt Dakotus and other sections of the nortl west. I'hurmnclsti Confer with CiirlUlo. WASHINGTON' , Sept. 1. Charles A. Co tcrell , representing Parke , Davis & Co. Detroit , said to be the largest general mam facturlng pharmacists In the world , had conference with the treasury officials ted ; icgardlng the section of the new tariff act e : empttng from tax all alcohol used for medic nal purposes. Although very large users alcohol , this Him Is strongly opposed to fn alcohol. _ Ovcrlmiillnc tlio I'ostoCIcu ItulUlliitr- WASHINGTON , Sept , 1. The Postom department building Is undergoing a gener overhauling of furniture and necessary r pairs to floors and walls In the absence Postmaster General Blssell , First Assists Jonea anil other officials. A thorough rcn vntlon of the building will bs made tlurli the next few days. _ GoVtic lo Kr.iuilno > < irthivc ti > rii I'CISIB. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. Assistant Seer tary of War Doe leaves today to make tour of northwestern frontier posts. I will be accompanied by Captain Baker the First Infantry. General Schofleld returns today and act unlll the return of Secretary Lament. Chief Inspector Appointed. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Albert S. He erts of Texas was appointed chief of the I spectlon division , second assistant postmast general's office , at $2,000 , to succeed John Chapman of Illinois. Promotion of II , O. Anilio. WASHINGTON Sept , 1. Mr. Harrle Anslle , heretofore acting treasurer , has be appointed treasurer of the Southern Ha road company with headquarters at Was Ington. John A. CluivirmiM WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. The reslgnatl of John A. Chapman ot Illinois , chief of t Inspection division In the second assistn postmaster general's office , has been i cepted. _ \rilnim 1VII1 Sull mi Wednesday. WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. Representall W. L. Wllnon of West Virginia was In t city today gct.tlng ready -for his trip abrot Ho will sail from New" York on Wednesdt irro-w/jvo UTOCI ; miiv3iRX-xn. Kon-nil Trillin uf Cattle Kurouto to t Omihi Miirknt. CHEYENNE , Sept. 1. [ Special to T llee. ) Stick shipments from this state ha already commenced , and there will be steady Increase tbo next two months , Y < tenter thirty-eight cars were loaded at Ra Una by Carbon county stockmen and C Haley of Laramlj loaded fourteen cars Hutton station , making three trains s < east through here this morning. The f shipment of ttheep fram western Wyoinl and Utah will also begin In a few days Omaha. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Shrewd Dual ol H Cnttlo Mini. CIIEVENNB , Wyo. , Sept. 1 , ( Spclal The llee. ) Hartlett Richards , a well kno stockman ot Chadrcn , Neb. , was enrlcl several thousand dollars by the new < ai bill. When the bill pasad the senate Hli arda wont to Mexico and purchased 1,1 head ot cattle for J2 and (3 a head. ulso secured an option on about 8,000 he additional for fall delivery. At that t ! the duty on Mexican cattle was $10 a he ; The new law fixes the duty at 20 per ci ad valorem , which Increases the value every Mexican stejr several dollars. 1 operation ot the law will work a great hu strip on cattle growers In this country , Klchty .Miles In Kli llourt. ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo , , Sept. ! . ( Spec to The llee. ) Antcne , a Mexican the herder , rode from Little Hole In the sou trn part of Sweet water county la Il ( Spring * , a distance ct eighty miles , In aud a half hours , changing' hortcx tin tlmei. This la considered the fastest lo distance ride c\vr made In this tectl Antone came to summon Dr. Field to atte Mrs. Thomas Davenport , the wife ot a ram man , who vrts duicerovily ill. IOWA'S ' WAR GOVERNOR DEAD Samuel J , Kirk wood Expires After a Ling- eiingl.lco53 tt Iowa City , MAGNIFICENT RLCORD OF THE PATRIO' M > ( ; ( t In the llnliitico ntaCrltlrnl 1'crlm of the button's l.lfo unit Nut ruuuil \VnntliiH In till ) eiit Degree. IOWA CITY , la. , Sept. 1. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Samuel J. Klrkwood , th olilvar governor ol Iowa , died at his horn In this city this morning ofler a long 111 ness. ness.Ho Ho no : , born December 10 , 1813 , Since 'tetlrlng from active political lit eight years ago , Klrknoad has been in vlgoi DUS health for one ot his age , and In fac has hail no elckncss. About one year ag he began to decline. This year his strengt enabled him only occasionally to drlvo ou Heas able to cxercUe around his beautlfi grounds and greatly enjoyed resting on hi perch , where he was always sure to bo sin rounded by relatives and friends. La ! Sunday morning ho was feeling more uncle the weather than usual and did not rU at his usual hour. In a short time he gre1 much weaker and was never able alter thi to leave his bed. The old family physlclo and warm personal friend , Dr. Frederic Lloys , was summoned , and found that It gtwernor was sinking purely frun the resu of old age. The doctor had attended U governor sc\eral times during the summi and failed to find any Indications of dlseai stive that there was a general break In down physically. During the labt week tl old votPian grew weaker and weaker. II mind was clear and while he conversed bi little ho feenieJ crntclous of all that WD going on around him. Up till last nlgl he was able to speak briefly to his wife , bt this morning ; he was to weak to talk , li dlcating his wishes by motioning his ham Just before non ho teemed to fall Into stupor and just at 1 o'clock the loved cm noticed that his heart , had ceased to beat. The funeral will occur Tuesday nfternooi HIS LIFE'S WORK. Samuel J. Klrkwood was reared In a slar state , but shortly after reaching his majorli removed from Maryland to Ohio. His pollt cat affiliations had been with the democrat party. Ho had no liking for slavery , bi looked upon It as a system , recognized , If n fortified , by the constitution , and within I legitimate guarantees not to bo meddled wit Like most young men along the border , ambitious and self-assertive characteristic he took early occasion to move out of I atmosphere. In Ohio ho soon rose to prominence at tl bar and In the councils of his party , and 1855 , at a transition period In politics , he r moved from Ohio to Iowa. It v.as not long after his removal to lov that Klrkwood was elected to the sla senate. In 1S59 , so widely recognized h : his sterling abilities and qualities of leade Hhlp already become , he was the republic : candidate , for governor , and. was elccU over Gsneral Augustus C. Dodge , a dem crat nf high personal standing and cor mandlng popularity In his party. In 18 the je-elccUon of Governor Klrkwood wi a foregone conclusion , although his a ponenl In the canvass was Colonel Wlllla H. Merrltt , a war democrat , and a tri man , xvho had made a fine record for go Ian try at Wilson's creek. At the time of the breaking out of ho tllltles In ISfil Governor Klrkwood could s but one course to pursue. He hadpr vlously announced his attitude In unml tnkablo terms. It was simply this : Th respect for the union and the laws must 1 maintained at all hazards. He was aver to the precipitation of ah armed confll between the sections , but y-ould mal < e : temporizing or humiliating ceremonies avoid It. As the peace conference ot Fe ruary Was about to meet In Washington the one last feeble and futile effort to av the Inevitable he wrote to the Iowa del Ration at the national capital that "it w the policy of all good citizens to set the faces like flint against secession , and stand by the government In all Ian I measures It may adopt for Its preservatt and to ttust to tha people and the cons luted authorities to correct under the pre cnt constitution any errors that may ha been committed or wrongs that may ha been suffered. " No compromise , he C clared , could be depended on to Insure pea or restore fraternal Jecling that would il grade either side. The month before he h written to Senator Grimes that he woi "sec to It that the last fighting man in t state and the last dollar In the trensu were devoted to the preservation of the gc ernment If Mr. Buchanan wanted them Shortly after the firing on Fort Sumter wrote to the president : "Ten days ago tht wore but two parties In Iowa. Now there but one , and that one Is for the constltutl and the union unconditionally. " WAS NOT FOUND WANTING. The crisis had Indeed como and the m for the occasion was not wanting. This -v\ In the spr'ng ' of 1801. At the end of Gc ernor Klrlivsood's second term of office In I cember , 1S63 , he had the satlsfactloli of kno Ing that the work which he had set out accomplish was well-nigh perfected , Throu his own persistent and self-aacrlflcing efto and the supreme confidence his example a enthusiasm Inspired In others , ho had si ceeded In restoring the Impaired credit of t state to a solid and solvent basis and In fit Ing ready market for her bonds. Han capped for many months by Innumera embarrassments and perplexities that woi have exhausted the capabilities and ov taxed the patience ot men less resource than himself , he had succeeded In organlzl more than forty-five regiments of Infan and cavalry , besides several batteries artllleiy. Ho had sent fully 75,000 men the field. Iowa had furnished for the i tlonal defense 10,000 men above her quo and It was estimated that i > ' . the entire po ] latlon of the state onp-nlnth was uni arms , The governor had nobly redeemed promises. More than tweny-flve years after I proclamation ct peace the venerable putr was waited vpon at his residence In lo City by a largo delegation ot old-time c ? ens. Irrespective of former or present pa : lines , to assure him cf the grateful mcmbrance and appreciation which they i tertnlned of the courage and sagac ty w which. In a great public emergency , he 1 protected the hcnor and Interests of i 'commonwealth. But Governor Klrkwooil's ' services to i state and country did not terminate \ \ the splendid culmination of his admlnlstrat career In 1S63. Three years later he \ elected to the United States senate f-r unexp'red lerm of James Harlan , who 1 resigned to become secretary of the terlor. In 1875 ho was again elected the governorship of Iowa. In 187G ho v returned to the United Stites senate the term expiring In 18S3 , and resigned eat In that body to enter the cabinet President Garflclil , where he remained the head of the Interior deportment ui the accession cf Mr , Teller In 1882. soon after returned to h's home In Itr where he has since resided In the enjoym cf a serene old age mil amid domestic s roundlngs In harmony with his quiet i unostentatious tastes , KiiiKwooii's CUIIIK : : IN IOWA. HrlufClturctHt Ilio I'nhllo l.lfo ot u I'opu llunkcyti .Stitc8iiiun. During the year 1855 an addition of m than ninety thousand was made to thec zenshlp of Iowa , and among that number > Samuel J. Klrkwood. The great needs that lime were the b-eaklng plow , the K and ( louring mill , and the country Etc He came to help supply thesB needs In development ot a 1,200-acre , farm , In managing , on the Iowa river , of a r which inanufacturedjhe flour and ground grists for most ot the settlera who t : occupied the territory lying between his t and the northwestern boundaries of state , and In satisfying the wants of customers ot the counter of his varl itora. He- bad been but little moro than a y thus employed till the voters ot his ee ' ' ' " " " < TT torlnl district , tempered OfHllio counties Johnson and Iowa , ronchidnl that hecoul better serve them in legislative capaclt than he could between itu ? plow hnmlk on the farm , among lh giUts ol his miler or at tlio counter ot his slorannd they chos him for senator lo reprcteKt them In tli Sixth and Seventh general assemblies. Dm Ing the nrcl session the question ot the e > tension of slavery Inlo MJ new terrltorlc of Iho nest occupied public attention , and i the altitude of the democratic parly on th ! question wag the cause ml his leaving Uu parly he look an Importantjiart In the dli cusson | of the question whenever It w presented In lhe > senate or1 elsewhere , From the time Ihc dtil Miner's bank < Dubuque , chartered by the Wisconsin legli lature In 183G , was strangled to death by Hi Iowa legislature In 1815 , down to 1SDS , low had been without a banking system ot he own. and she was In a situation to recsh the overflow of all the cheap currency i neighboring states , nnd when the flnancli crash of 1S57 came. Mhlch rendered th money uncurrent and worthless , our ptopi suffered for the want of something belle As the constitutional convention of that yet made provision tor the establishment of banking system , It dcvohvtl upon the Sevcnl general assembly lo provide such a tystcn As Mr. Klrkwood had but a few years b fore been a member of the constitutional coi ventlon of Ohio , where the whole banltlr question In all Its phases had been mo thoroughly discussed by the best flnanclc : of that state , himself Included among thcr he was Jusl the man to take a leading pa In such a discussion In thesenate. . 1 miking up the committees nt the flrsl ot t ! Fusion ho was not , placed on the commltti on banking , but after his special Illness fi the place was learned he was added to th committee. The banking law passed i that session , which he took an active pa In preparing , boro-Cio Impress of his wlsdo and experience , and It proved to be the beef of Its kind. In later 3 ears a bill was pass * by the general assembly opening the doi to "wild cat" banking , which , as governo j he vetoed. HIS SERVICE TO THE SOLDIERS. When the war broke out and Iroops had bo raised and subsisted and munitions war purchased , with the state trcasu ; empty , the banks established under the la he helped to pass opened their vaults lo hi as governor to supply the funds that c abled him to raise ami equip the soldle and send them to the front. While the was no written law authorizing him to th' ' borrow money for this purpose , under 11 "unwritten law of necessity" he borrowed by the tens of thousands , giving- his note fIts Its- payment as "governor of Iowa , " with li own Individual endorsement , thus becomii a personal endorser and surety to the ban for money due fromjho Elate. At the special session of the general a sembly In May , 1801 , an act was pass providing for the Issue of state- bonds to t : amount of fSOO.OOO , to be sold upon t : market to > raise funds lo help prosecute ti war. Such -was the condition of the mon market at this time that It was Imposi ble to negotiate such bonds except at great discount. There was a provision the law that they should not be sold belc the price they would bring on the opi stock board In New York City , after bell extensively advertised and offered for sa there. It Is doubtful whether , without BOI precaution , these bonds would have broug more than 65 cents on' the dollar. Govern Klrkwood thought that with a large amou of unpaid taxes and 35,000 , flOO acres of t : best land In the world pledged as sccurl for their payment , the e bonds should n be sold much bslow par . He therefore se his brother-in-law and business partner. He Ezeklel Claik , to New- York to buy enou ; of the first ones offered for sale lo fix tin price. This Mr. Clark did , " paying f those he bought 93 cents on the dollar , whl was the price at which all the olhers we sold , but no more were.jver sold in th market. , Hero Is an Instance In which an honor governor's prudent forethought has eriabl his state to be today , -unburdened with state debt , 4 t The people ot the Hawkeye state prl themselves In nothing more than In havl the least per cent of Illiteracy ot any Eta In the union ; that Is , sqrpaislng the peoj offc\ery other state In average Intclllgen and In knowing that this fact Is establish by the census reports. It would ba dlfflci to flnd In the state any one person who h contributed more to establish this condltl of affairs than Samuel J. Klrkwood. H Is one of the re-deeming features of c American pol'tlcs ' that nearly all public qui tlons which affect us In one way or the otli are discussed pro and con upon the rostru Commencing In 185G as candidate for st : senator , no man has done more of this wo 01 done it better than he. In 1S57. durl the "anvass resulting In Ihc election of P. Lowe for governor. In company with Qc ernor Grimes ho spsnt three weeks makl speeches In sixteen counties In northeastc Iowa. Then , In 1859 , he held his menu able canvass for governor , with General C. Dodge as his competitor. Hon. James " McDlll says of this discussion : JUDGE M'DILL/S TRIBUTE. "Klrkwood had the natural strength of great debater , a full assurance In his a1 mind that his cause was Just , and the co fortlng consciousness that the awaken ) minds of the people were falling rapl < Into support of the views lie advocated , "No joint discussion iver held In lo attracted more attention. Its Influence v powerful In forming public opinion , wh ! lasted moro than a quarter of a centu and among the thinkers of the state It ccnceded that the truthful historian mi give Samuel J. Klrkwood the front rank the long line of great men who have led I people Into conclusions which have rti them In public affairs for a whole- gene tlon. tlon."Klrkwood could not be said to ba e quenl , but ho was the most convincing i bater I ever heard. Ills language was c reel and simple , his figures of speech pli and homely , and every word went ho with convincing power lo the reason s conscience of his hearers. They felt c rled as by B powerful wind Klrltwoo way , and when the wind ceased to blow tl fe-lt anchored In the right as rocks i mighty forest trees rest firmly In the st and solid earth. "Most people speak of Samuel J. Klrkwi as the great war governor , and he Is titled to every honor In that respect t : has been conferred upon him and concci to him , but , in my way of thinking , grealest and most lasting work Klrkwi ever did was in the Jolnl discussion w General Dodge when , they ran as oppos candidates for governor. " When he > was renornlnated for governor 1861 , his public duties connected with prosecution of the war prevented him fr canvassing the slate at that time ; but wl he was renomlnated for "his third term , 1875 , he made a very Ihqrough canvass , pcclally In the northern part of the staU In his discussion of questions of poUtl economy and governmental policy from 1 ! when he was a. canfllditfl for senator , .1SSC , when he ran for cwigrcss in the Seci congressional district , He helpsd to cduc a whole generation of lowiotcrs , , and bel lessons than they got1 from him they h ; learned from no profe iflr t political ec omy. - , j When the questionTO striking the w " " ' - constitution \ "white"om our present before the p'eople , in "Us advocacy he w Into Ihc counties on fcursouthern ; ; bordi where some ot the 6ljl , ' pro-slavery sta were dark and ilicp , iaad Jio helped to I those stains all out. r > .n INTERESTED * N 'EDUCATION. ' It was during hsK ! editorial term t Iowa's whole school- system was modeled by Horace i lHann and Ai Dean. Though Governor Klrkwood never In the state called tea a professor's chair cr occupy a leach desk , ho occupied more school ofll that are the power bshlnil that cl and that dekk than any other man. was for many years subdirector in his c subdlstrict , presldznt of the T wn IloatcJ , regent of tha State * university , of the trustees cf the Agricultural colli a member of the Hoard ot Education , one the board of senators and president of Stale Historical toe'el y , and In all of Hi positions hs- was an active and tndustrl worker , lie made a large donation of bo I to the llbrnry of the Historical society i I I enriched Its IHcrrUure with his pen. Samuel J , Klrkwood was an Ameri i I prince ot the blcod royal. Whet I I In the overalls ot a rustic tarn or In the dusty coat of a co try miller , or telling goods over counter of a varlcly utoeor filling office of governor , or Kitting In the Un States senate , or performing the duties c cabinet minister , bo always modestly E Continental - ouse. Why does cash count ? Because "you can- buy cheaper for cash than you can on time , and that is why we have something to offer you for less than its actual value. We have just received the largest ship ment of Men's Suits that has ever been received in Omaha at one time , which we bought for CASH at about half its value , and which we will offer to the public beginning tomorrow and continuing all next week at the following ridiculously low prices ; Men's all wool suit , $5.00 , worth $10,00. Men's all wool suit , $7.50 , worth $12.00. Men's all wool suit. $1000 , worth $15.00 , Men's all wool suit , $12.50 , worth $17.00. Men's all wool suit , $15.00 , worth $20.00. Boys5 New Fall Suits. BUYS AH OF OUR REGULAR $3,50 BUYS ANY OF OUR REGULAR $5.00 Suits. Suits. BUYS ANY OF OUR REGULAR $4.00 BUYS AST OF OUR REGULAR $5.50 Suits. Suits. BUYS AXY OF OUR REGULAR $4.50 BUYS AXY OF OUR REGULAR $6.00 Suits. Suits. You will find each and every suit made ap in the very best style , and the patterns all new , with nobby effects. [ We have all sizes nnd can fit any boy. ] > Mothers , Here Js Your Ohance. I5TH AND DOUGLAS STS , n i evidence that he belonged to- the nobility of American manhood. UK.VTII Or UJ ; NlUi\l.i HANKS. I'asslng Away of u Siildlrr Stutcsmiiu After Tno VIcoils' Mirlcmx ILlnl5H. WALTHAM , Mass. , Sept , 1. General i- Banks soldier and statesman - . Nathaniel P. , , man , died at his home In this city aljortly betore 8 o'clock this morning from brain tnn/ble , after a long Illness. Vor nearly two years the general has been suffering , but ho was not taken seriously 111 until abont two weeks ago. Early this summer ho began to fall mentally and was tahen i to the homo of his dauehter , the wife ot n Rev. Paul Sterling , Mount Deer Isle , Me , , for the summer , Three weeks ago his condition became more serious , anil lie was broucht to his home here , He grew worse , and was then taken * to the McLean asylum at Somervlllc. He succumbed rapIdly - Idly , and when he could not recognize mem bers of his family It was decided by the physicians that nothing could be done for him. and yesterday ho waa conveyed to his home once more. He began to slnli rapidly , and at G o'clock last evening it was evident that the end was fast approaching. Mrs. Banks , with the general's daughter , Mnu3 , and his niece , - at his bedside constantly Miss Sybil Banks , -were stantly until his demise. At midnight the general became unconscious , and he slowly lost strength until the hour of his death. The end came very quietly , and those gath ered about the bed of the dying general were hardly aware when he passed away. On the announcement of General Banks' death the Oag on the public buildings In the city were displayed at half mast and on every sldo evidence of the respect In which the general Is held Is conplclous. The funeral will talce place Tuesday afternoon under the direction of Mayor Warden and Colonel Ephratm Stevens. On Monday after noon the body will bo escorted to Asbury temple by a detail of the Grand Army of the Republic , where It will lie In state until Monday evening. On Tuewlay afternoon at 1:45 : brief services will be held at the resi dence , after which the body will be again borne to Asbury temple , where the public services will be held. STORY OP HIS LIFE. Nathaniel 1'rentlss Dank * was born nt Waltlmm , Mass. . January 3D , 1810. While a boy heworked In a cotton factory , nnd rd afterwards learned the trade of n machin as ist. In time he became editor of a country nt newspaper , and received an appointment In tne lioston custom house. He also 8 , sttiitltd law , was admitted to the bar , and ns In 1S13 was elected to the lower branch of ot the legislature of Massachusetts , of which ho was chosen hpeaker In 1U1 , and In the followingjear he was elected n member ol congress , nominally a s a democrat : but he ate withdrew from the democratic eooa . . formally , _ - . . . -n.ol l/w1 l. llu . . e- narts"ii nil"in 163V waa re-elected by the con eoa current vote of the ' . ' ' "ll' ' H.1".1. . . " publican parties. At the following meetIng - Ing of congress he wns chOBen Bpealu-r on Ill the 133d ballot , after the longest contest ever known. He was also a member ol es the next congress , nnd In 1657 wna elected ilr of Massachusetts , nnd re-elected governor in 1&08 nnd ISM. On the outbreak of the civil war hu was made major genernl ol valimteeiH , wns assigned the command ol u corps In the Army of the Potomac , ami waa subsequently placed at the head of the forces for the defense of the city of Wash of ington , In December he succeeded General Duller In command at New Orleans , urn ! ho In July , 1E I , took Port Hudtton on tht 50 JHB UBippi. 'li"uie spVlng'of ISO ! he intuit , an untuccesBful expedition up Hie Iteil river. In Ixmlslana. und was In May ru- nd llpved of his command. He again i-ntere- upon jwlltlcul life , und was re-elected U congress from hid old district In 1BC3 , nm ! again In ISffi und 1670 , In JB72 he took at active port In favor qf the election ol w. Horace Qreeley to the presidency. In 1671 w.n - ho wns again elected to congress by th nho votes of the democrats and of Unit portlor or the republican * ) who were opposed to th < he but ho aetei policy or President Grant , with the republican party. From 1819 U 1883 he was united Stales maruhiil for On -ve district of MaiaachusetU , but In 18S } Jit re-entered congress aa a republican repre sentative from Massachusetts. After leav ing congress he retired to private life , nnd the last years of his life were devoted to Ms business Inteiosts. He ns the owner of extensive granite quariles In New . WHEN HE BECAME PROMINENT Mr. Banks' national prominence dates back to h.s election to the speakershlp of the Thirty-fourth congress. His election as presiding cdlcer of the house of rcprcsentt- tlves Is one of the meat Interesting chap ters In the history of congress , both on ac count of the protracted struggle and the way In which It was terminated. It was at this time that the political s gnlflcance and .real power of the. speaker was begin ning to be felt , and the speaker was elected , not as an Impartial presiding officer , but distinctly as a party leader. In the strug gle which brought Mr. Banks to the speak er's chair , for nine weeks the organlzatlsn ot the house \\as prevented through the obstinacy of party men , the complication of party views , and the tactics of party leaders. The political complexion of the candidates for speaker will show Just how complicated the contest v.is. Those who entered the fight were : William Richard son of Illinois , democrat ; Lewis D. Camp bell cf Ohio , free-boiler ; Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts , republ.can and know- nothing ; Humphrey Marshtll of Kentucky , democrat and Imow-nottiing ; and Humphrey M. Fuller of Pennsylvania , whig and national know-nothing. Anung those who came up as candidates later In tlic fight were : A. M. C , Pennlngton of New Jer sey , republican ; Jamea L. Orr of South Carolina , southern democrat ; and William Alkcn of South Carolina , also a southern democrat. All ssrts of attempts were made to gain the votes of the various factions , no one faction having a majority cf the house. One candidate after another uould be trltd. After endless dibcuss'on and harangue a motion was made to resort to the plurality rule , but was lost. The fight went on day after day , nnd week after week , with no re- cult. At last , after the 130th ballet , It was agreed that , If alter three ballots , no candidate should have n majority of all the votes cast , the one receiving n plurality Blruld be declared elected. This was In opposition to the rule which 1ms always held In thd house since the first session that a majonly Is necessary for Iho elec tion of Its speaker. U Is true that after the three weeks' fight between Wlnthrop and Cohb In the Thirty-first cDngrcsa , a similar plan was rescrted to , but Its con stitutionality was at the time thought so doubtful that a resolution was passed de claring Howell Cobb of Georgia speaker on a yea * nd nay ballot. The election of N. P. Banks as speaker by a plurality In stead of a majority Is unique In the annals of the national legislature. The result of the 131d ballot , according lethe the rule adopted , elected Mr. Hanks , who had H plurality c * but three votes over his op ponent. The light had narrowed down tea a duel botwcn Hanks of Massachusetts and Alken of South Carolina , the final billet giving Hanks 103 , Alken 100 , and eleven votes scattering. It was a significant cir cumstance , noted at the time , that the suc cessful candidate came from Massachusetts and the defeated candidate frctn South Carolina lina , It was a still more om'nous fact that Hanks was chosen wholly by vctes from the free stites , ami that with two exceptions every vote from the slave states went to Mr. Alken , two members from border states refusing lo vote for either candidate. It was the first time that a candidate for speaker was clioien without support from both sections , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ \Vllllnm ! , hie ii ii , WASHINGTON. Sept. l. Wllllam J , Stev enson , president of the Metropolitan City rillwoy of this city nnd one of the boil known business men \Yatlilngton , U dead. He wai taken III a week ago In Chicago , where he < went to Investigate lyatenu of under ground electric mctojri for DM on hl roat He was 03 years of age. Durln ? the CO'a he served aa cHef quartermaster to General Ilucker ot the army ifiuliru J. I' , lliinna. M'CONNELLSVlUwE , 0. , Sept. 1. Judge J. E. Hanna Is dead. He practiced law In 1S25 and was the oldest attorney In Ohio. He had been prcsecutlng attorney , member of tlic legislature ana Judge. Ho was post master under Jackson and again fifty years afterwards during Cleveland's first term. 0 'RAILROAD NIGHT. " "Last Dnytt of I'limpoH" I'rcxcntcil with lln- iiHiinl lirllllunry mill Vlvtilncfn. The popularity of the "Last Days ol Pompsll" was subjected to a good test last evening. It was not raining at 7 o'clock nor nt 8 o'clock , nor did H rain later than . . that , but the heavy shower late In the afternoon - J noon had left heavy black clouds , which I In the south looked so much like storm clouds that they would Lave probably on any other night than "Railroad night" nt Courtlund beach , kept people away. Whatever threats they frowned In the sky , however , were with out any deterring effect , for tha early even ing motor trains to the btach were loaded Just as heavily as en any other night when the performance has been given , and when the time for the presentation of the great spectacle arrived the several brightly coa- * turned men and women who march and play between the city and the lake looked out upon the amphitheater without being able to see a vacant seat. < Very appropriately the railroads did their J part yesterday , for large excursions came In on the Milwaukee , Ilurllngton and other roads , and every railroad man near Omaha ' who had a day off was there. The spectacle na * mainly the tame as on prsvlous nights , but the fireworks In the clearer air and the darker sky took en an unwonted brilliancy and vividness , while- the 10,000 square yards of scenery set forth In freshened beauty and with an effect of reality more- striking than ever. The cheers which greeted the produc tion in fire of the big locomotive gave en thusiastic emphasis to the great Interests and the world-encircling service to which the night bad been dedicated. It was BO cool and comfortable last night that after the great , the terrible nnd the fascinating picture faded away unusual numbers re mained to enjoy the other evening1 attractions of the beach. Mriifk by nn Knglnc. A Missouri Pacific train struck a phaeton. containing a man and woman , at the West Leavcnworth street crossing about 11:30 : last night and smashed the rig Into splinters , be sides Injuring the horseso that It will probably die. The rig was hired from , the Palace stables early In 'the evening by a man named Tie , and ho attempted to cross the track ahead of the ( rain , not thinking It was so close to him. The man and woman escaped with a number of bruises. o rmlrrtl * Trust's Aiwti Sold. NEW YORK , Sept. 1. Judge JIcAdam of the superior court has made an order by which the receivers of the Umbrella com pany ( trust ) may sell the stock of the com pany at private sale to Charles F. Follmer , ono of the former directors o ( the company , for 1145,000. This sum Is $5 per cent of the appraised value of the company , and waa the largest bid that could be secured. I'u 1 1 but f.lttle Hurt. At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the 2- year-old son of Mrs. W. J. Summons. 70S South eighteenth street , while playing at the window ol the flat , fell out from the fourth story to the ground. The child wni hurt on the head , but suffered no erlou Injury , Its escape from , instant death causing mucli * remark. \