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ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , OMAHA , TUESDAY AUGUST 18 , 189G. SINGLE COPY FIVE 0.1'INTS. '
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SERIOUS RIOTS AT BELFAS1
Political Amnesty Demonstration Leads t
Stone-Throwing ,
If NATIONALISTS MARCH IN THE STREET :
IniiiieiiNn Crotvil Cntliern nml tli
1'ollee An : Noon Korceit to
I'mTlielr Ihitonx tir
Order * |
BELFAST , Aug. 17. Serious ) rioting 01
currcel this morning In connection with th
nationalist manifestations In favor c
granting amnesty to the Irish political prh
oilers. There wcro several processions f
nationalists through the streets as a be
ginning and they llnally were merged Int
n largo procession , headed by bnndsmc
armed with spears , The procession see
attracted Immense crowds ot people an
Rtonc-throwlng commenced. This nerve
to cnrngo the nationalists and their band !
men attacked the crowds with their spear ;
wounding many people. The police charge
the rioters and used their batons freclj
with the result that several persons -wot
hurt before order was restored.
The rioting caused the greatest cxclti
merit throughout the city , nnd further ill :
turbnnccs arc feared this evening , It tl :
demonstrators carry out their threat of ri
turning In very much grentcr strength an
iimtchliiR In procession throughout tli
mnln streets of Belfast. The police , hov
ever , nro taking stops to make a display i
force calculated to prevent any furtlu
uorlous rioting , nnd , If necessary , the mil
tnry will bo called upon to nsslst the coi
Etabulary In maintaining order.
A heavy rnln tonight put a stop to n
rioting and no further troubles of this in
turo have occurred. The troops , howcve
nro still confined nt the barracks awattln
further developments.
SPA IV HAS NO Cl'llA.V CIIICULA1
Story of Tl-1uIli mill Tn.vlor IM Ueiilo
lij- Premier CIIIIOVIIH.
MADRID , Aug. 17. In the Chamber i
Deputies today Senor Cnnovas , president (
the council , denied the statement that tli
duke ot Tctuan , minister for foreign affair
had read to Mr. Hannls Taylor , the Unite
States minister to Spain , a proposed circuit
to the powers nnent the condition of nttali
In Cuba and the relations ot Spain with tl :
American republics In general and the Unite
States in particular. Senor Canovns ai
nounccd that .no document of the natui
outlined had been dispatched to any ROI
eminent. He added that the cabinet ha
mndo dctnllcd notes relative to" the Cuba
situation nml that at an opportune momci
a memorandum would be submitted to tli
powers In order to enable them to jmlg
ot the true condition of affairs In Cuba.
Continuing Senor Canovas said that tli
Spanish people had no cause to complain i
the policy of President Cleveland , but Sei
ntors Sherman and Morgan were to I
blamed for their speeches In the Unite
States senate. Ho concluded by advising
policy of prudence at the present tlmo , slm
an explosion ot feeling would bo dlsastrou
Senor Mcllo , one ot the Carllst deputli
inado a brief speech censuring the Span Is
government for Its failure to prevent fl !
blistering expeditions from America landln
In Cuba.
To this Senor Canovas replied adding tli :
Gpaln should not rely upon any alliance , bi
rather upon her own resources to rctal
Cuba.
llA.V.VRiS OF IMSKASi : IX HA.VAX ;
Smallpox mill Velloiv Kever Ai
Currying Oir Their Iliintli-eiU.
NKW YORK , Aug. 17. Health Oillci
Alvan II. Doty of this city returned fro
Havana , Cuba , this morning. Ho spent on
two days In Havana because he , found on a
rival that It would bo Impossible ) for hi
to reach either Santiago or Clcnfucgos , whe
ho sny there nro nlnrmlng outbreaks
smallpox. Ho found thnt there was n grci
deal of yellow fever and smallpox In Hnvai
nml the surrounding country. The sanltai
conditions are terrible. The whole city
Bowage , ho says , Is emptied Into the bay , at
the tide Is not suniclcnt to carry it to se
Consequently the bay is a constant brood
of yullow fever , especially around the Rigi
docks nnd military hospital. There wcro 3
cases of yellow fever and 100 deaths reporti
from the military hospital during the tv
weeks previous to Dr. Doty's visit. He
confident that the condition of the city
Havana Is much worse than In ordinal
summers , as the presence of unaccllmnti
soldiers has a very bad effect.
NAXHK.V STAIITS FOIl CllltISTIAXI.
Arotlc Hxplorer Sot * Out from Vnrili
for .More Southern I'olnU.
VARDOE , Norway , Aug. 17. Dr. Nanse
loft hero this morning ou his way to Chrl
tlnnla. It now develops that the mecth
between Dr. Nansen nml Jackson , the En
lisa explorer , wns the result of the bar
lug of the dogs. The Norwegian and li
companions were exploring ono day win
they heard barking , and following i
hounds , to their nmnzemcnt they reach
Jackson's camp , Vardoo hns been en ft
nnd decorated In honor of the return of I
Nansen.
At n banquet given In his honor just pr
vlous to his departure from this place i :
Nanson , In praising the men connected wl
his expedition , said thnt ho would not ha1
quitted the Frnm at the tlmo that lie d
If ho had not pogxesscd the utmost conflilt'ii
In Captain Otto Neumann Sverdrup , tl
chip's master , and his associates. |
SPAIN'S UK : 1111,1. FOH
li XetvNiiuiiorN TlilnU Dai-
Sum Will lln vito 1'ay.
LONDON , Aug. 17. The evening new
papers comment at length upon Spain's b
for damages against the United States
the result of the llttlng out In Amerlc ;
ports of filibustering expeditions destln
for Cuba nnd to the decision arrived at
the case of the Alabama.
The Glebe says ; "Tho United States' t
ccplunco of the ) Geneva award makes
absolutely Impossible for them to repudla
tholr liability under the present circin
stances with any show ot reason or in
tlco. "
MADRID. Aug. 17. Upoca soml-ofllclal
denies that Spain IB preparing a bill of dai
ngcs against thu United States.
Co III Proiliiellon of llrltlxh Coliiinlil
TORONTO. Aug. 17. Ofllcla ! returns fro
British Columbia to thu Dominion gover
ment show that In 1S94 the aggregate v.il
of precious metals mined In the provln
was Jl , 000.000 j last year the value w
$5,038.375 , and this year thu output will
Greater , judging from thu three mom
ended July 15 , when the estimated valuu
gold smelted and shipped was 11,170,000.
I in p 011 1 - 1of Arbitration.
LONDON. Aug. 17. The Times , Dal
News and Chronicle , In their editorials tl :
morning , all comment upon the Importan
ot Lord Salisbury's re'ccnt statements ro
e-c ruing the adoption of a policy of arulti
lion.
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More KlKlitlnir In Crete ,
CONSTANTINO- . 17. News i
cclvcd hero from the Island of Crete cays tl
moru serious fighting Ima taken place
Apacouna district at Tc nodes ami clscuhr
Political PrlMtiiierH Set Free.
LONDON Aug , 17 Thomas Dovany. I
Irish political prisoner , was released frc
Portland prison today ,
SI.AIJ TO HSOAPi : WITHOUT A HOW
.oiulim IMItor * Plrnied Over tlic Stic-
CINM of Arbitration.
LONDON , Aug. 17. The statement con1
crnlng arbitration mndc by the marquis ol
Salisbury on Saturday last , when ho w i
nstallcd as lord warden ot the cinque ports
Is attracting widespread attention here
'he ' Times , Dally News and Dally Chronlcli
n tdltorlal articles this morning commen
ipon the Importance of the premier's state
ncnt of Saturday , and the Pall Mall Gnisctti
concludes n column leading article on tin
came subject this afternoon with the fol
"owing remark :
"Mr. Balfour's nnd the marquis of Sails
mry's arbitration statements have causci
infelgncd satisfaction to the thousands o
member ! ) ot our common Anglo-Saxon stocl
on both sides ot the Atlantic. "
The remarks of Mr. Balfour alluded to b ;
the Pnll Mall Gnzottc were made on Frldnj
nst at the closing ot Parliament. He salt
.ho government wns still considering tin
latest proposals of Secretary Olnoy. which
10 added , nro regarded as opening the wa ]
for an equitable nnd early settlement u
the dispute. The statement was recelvci
with tremendous cheers.
The St. James Gazette says that the coun
.ry will receive the nrbltrntlon news will
the greatest satisfaction , hut further on tin
larno paper remarks that It refuses to be
lleve thnt the marquis of Salisbury will "bi
sq feeble as to yield to Secretary Olnuy'i
demand ( or the Incluslun of the settled dla
trlcls of Venezuela. "
The Globe , whllo completely endorsing tin
arbitration .movement , remarks : "The nov
arrangement , whatever Its details , sliouli
certainly be defined In the most exact term
the cases which Me within and without tin
Monroe doctrine. "
The Bradford Observer today says It tin
derstands that , with the sane tlon of th
marquis of Salisbury , Sir Julian Paunce
fote. the British ambassador at Washington
now In this city , explained to Sir Wlllian
Vernon Harcourt , the opposition leader litho
the House of Commons , the full sltuatloi
of affairs regarding the proposed nrbltra
tlon , prior to Mr. llnlfour's remarks on th
subject In the House of Commons on Friday
ind thnt It was due to this thnt the llbcra
leader expressed his satisfaction in stroni
terms. Ho said that he thought the Hous
would regard Balfour's statement as eml
nently satisfactory , adding that , consldorlni
the nnxlety foil upon the subject through
out the country , nnd since the negotiation
had assumed a shape which led to the belle
thnt the papers on the subject would b
communicated to the House nt an carl
dntc , he hoped they would bo communlcatci
to the public as soon as possible. To till
Mr. Balfour replied : "Yes , It Is the dcslr
of the government to communicate the pa
pers as soon as this can b done wlthou
prejudice to public Interests. "
The Bradford Observer then states tha
it has been arranged that the question o
the settled districts Is to bo solved in th
Following manner : "If they are hole ! t
belong to Venezuela , the British settlers ar
to be entitled to withdraw and will be com
pcnsateel for whatever losses they may BUS
tain by such withdrawals. "
riioriii.HS ix Tut ; woui.n OF IAIIOI
TallorH of Collmm Mnlcc n :
Appeal for Help.
NEW YORK , Aus 17. The four weeks
continuous strike of the Bast sldo tailor :
summarized , Is an expenditure of $6,00
from the exchequer of the Brotherhood c
Tailors , the return to work within the las
week ot 5,000 men and 700 women In 31
shops , the opening of seventy co-operatlv
shops employing GOO men and 70D womci
numerous fights between union nnd nor
union garment workers , and lastly , an appct
to adulated organizations to support 1,20
striking tailors who arc In actual need.
A number of contractors have thus fn
engaged extra hands taken from the rank
of the strikers , and In this way the hi
army ot Idle tailors Is noticeably decimate
today. The pantsmakcrs are gradually re
turning to work. Up to the present oiil
fifty contractors , employing 700 men and 30
girl operatives , have made settlements. Thl
leaves over 2,000 men and 1,000 womei
mostly Italians , still out. Quite a mini beef
of applications for settlement were receive
today by the settlement committee. Thcs
are being examined as to the solvency of th
surety.
There appears to be no immediate pros
pect of a settlement of the strike of th
employes of the Adams Express compan :
General Agent M. C. Williams says that li
has received moro than forty application
for each plnco vacated by the strikers. Som
of the New Vo > lc strikers say .delegate
have been sentlo Philadelphia , Plttsbur
and Baltimore te > urge the men employed I
the ofllces and stables of the cities met
tloned to join the strikers. No violence o
the part of the strikers was reported toda ;
Some of the now men engaged by them liav
quit work.
ITALIANS STHIICi : FOU WKKIvl.Y PA
.SewerVorlc lit Home , X. Y. , Stoiipe
! > > Trouble- Over \VnceN.
ROME , N. Y. , Aug. 17. Four hundred an
ninety Italians employed by Mllli-r & Co. , e
Ottawa , 111. , nn Rome's sewer system are cu
on strike. The coitractors announced o
Saturday that pay day waul 1 occur b-j
once every month hereafter , InstejJ of ever
two weeks. A gang of [ ' . .illarn , 10 ( I
number , working outside lha ulty , refused t
go to work today unless Mn'y were pal
every week and they marched to the clt
and Induced all ot ill ? gnngs to quit an
throw stones at those who refused to jo !
them. The contruciors promised tn pa
them as heretofore and the slrlko was EC
tied. The Italians are p.ild $1.25 a tta ;
Ono gang struck for $1.30 per day. This tli
contractors refused to pay and gave tli
Italians till morning to return to worl
MILWAUKEE , Aug. 17. A special froi
Manlstec , Mich. , says : The two mills , sa
block and lumber yard of the Peters Sa
and Lumber company are shut down on ai
count of a strike , throwing COO men out i
employment. Tha firm notified the men :
pay day , the 10th , of a ten per cent rcdiii
tlon In wages. This morning enough mo
did not como to work to opcrato the mill
In full so they did not attempt to run.
IrlHliiuen Want a Xeir l.omler.
NKW YORK , Aug. 17. A dispatch to tl
World Fays the Canadian delegates to tl
Irish Pacific congress to be held In Dubll
have decided that Hon. Edward Blake nhnui
bo chosen as leader and consolldator ot tl
different Irish factions now represented I
the Parliament at Westminster. A leadln
IrUh'Canndlau says the feeling at homo
bitter between the McCarthyltes and Pnrncl
Ites and other sections of tha homo ru
party. On this account a leader should t
chosen outside the ranks of irishmen prope
Hon. Mr. Costlgnn , Archbishop Walsh nr
other notables are Bald to favor Mr. Dial
as leader for the Irish parliamentary ,
HOKUM Detective Under Arrest.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 17 John Scward ,
detective , was brought from New York toda
under arrest for subornation of perjui
tn the trials of Jackson and AVnlilni
Seward was Indicted for Introducing Wllllni
Trustee and Carrie Evans as wltnessc
whom ho had rehearsed , to prove that IVa
llrynn was found dead on the Ohio side i
the river. When his witnesses wcro broke
down Scward escaped and the olllcers bin
been hunting him several months ,
SU-ull Fraeliireil In a Full.
KDOEMONT. S. IX , Aug , 17-Spceli
Telegram , ) U , L. Weaver , superintcndoi
of the Ed&'ernont company , was nsslstIr
the building nf thu Methodist Kplscopi
church at this placv , and while working
lot of boards ulippfd from the roof , stilklt :
him on the head , knocking him elf t )
tcaffold. Hf > ffll on to the rocks beloxv in
several of the boards struck him as ho hi
on the Kronml. His skull Is badly fracture
and his le > ft eyu affected ,
Ut-eri-nxe lit Xet KnriilnK .
NEW YORK , Aug. 17. The annual n
port of the Manhattan Elevated Rallwa
company shows a decrease of f2S3C33 In m
.caintngs and au Increase lu deficit ot $35'J
I 959.
JEJIES BLOWN TO SHREDS
Twcnty-Pivo Pounds of Dynamite Doe
Deadly Damage ,
FRIGHTFUL RESULTS OF AN EXPLOSIOI
nml Ilenil of One of the Victim
Cannot lie I'oniul CIIIIHC
ol tlic AITnlr u
LAXCASTCR , Pa. . Aug. 17. Thrco me
killed , fifteen or moro Injured nnd severs
buildings demolished by the explosion c
twenty-five pounds of dynamite at New Hoi
land Pa. , this morning. The Pennsylvnnl
Telephone company is building a now lln
In that vicinity and had stored the oxpk
slve In the summer kitchen of the Bagl
hotel. Knrly this morning Charles F. Car
non , an employe ot the company and on
of a gang just about to start to work , wen
to the summer kitchen to get out cnaug
dynamite for the day's work. A few me
mcnts Inter there was a terrible cxploslo
and one side of the summer kitchen wa
blown out. A big hole In another sldo ha
blood and flesh on the ragged edges , and I
Is supposed that Cannon's body was sen
through there. The unfortunate man wa
blown to atoms , his stomach having bee
found two blocks away. Neither his leg
nor his head can be found.
Frank Hammond of Harrlsbnrg , who wn
standing just outside of the building , ha
every bane In his body broken and was it :
stnntly killed. George Crossman of Stcc !
ton , a water boy , was also standing ne.i
the building arid was so badly Injured thn
ho died while being brought to this cltj
Among those most seriously Injured are :
Mlchaul Wade of New Holland , who ma
die.
die.Frank
Frank Lewis of Lancaster.
Fratik Poole of Scnuiton.
David Hoffman of Heading.
Joseph Mann of Allentown. <
Walter Facsig ot New Holland ,
Philip Lawrence.
John Conlon ,
John White ,
HoVcrt Shirk , all of Lancaster.
The other buildings close to the summc
kitchen were badly wrcckcl , as wcs al ?
part of the hotel , while the wl-ole fio-.it f
large Implement store was b own out. Th
tin roofs of a number of hcu cs v er
ruined. The damage to property will amour
to a large sum. Just what caused the -a
plosion can only be conjectured , as Cinno
was the only person In the bulUIng when I
occurred.
ui'ii.ui.vr. I.-AM.S ox Timnt HIAI > I
Ttvoiity-KIve- Curried Uowii 1
I tic HuliiH and Three Are Demi.
EAU CLAIRE , WIs. , Aug. 17. Toda
while a force of twenty-five workmen wer
engaged In tearing down Music hall , a foui
story frame structure , the structure co
lapsed. Twenty-five men went down In th
ruins. The dead and Injured are :
Dead :
11ALVOR OLSEN , has a wlfo and foil
children.
WILLIAM DEAN , contractor ; body stl
In ruins.
NICHOLAS ROACH , body In the ruins.
Injured.
John Thorson , crushed by falling timber !
cannot live.
James Dean , burled under a mass (
timbers ; cannot live.
Charles Agan , badly crushed.
Ole Solberg , seriously crushed.
John Larson , Gus Myers , Ole Johnsoi
nrady Ncdrum , H. IJ. Walters , Wllllni
Berg , W. E. Evans , William Arnold , Dei
Wallum and Ludwig Berg wcro also hur
The workmen were on the upper floor an
roof when the walls began to bulge. Tli
building collapsed before any one coul
escape , except live , who remained on th
roof and were uninjured. The fire dcpar
ment at once began the work ot rescue , an
all the dead and Injured were taken froi
the ruins , but Dean and Roach.
A few days ago a contract for teqrln
down the building was let to make room f <
a new structure. This afternoon at 4:1 :
o'clock , while twenty-five men were at woi
dismantling it , the south wall bulged will
out warning and while some of the laborci
wcro on the roof , some In the basement ar
others on the second and third floors , the
were caught and carried down In the gei
era ! collapse. The crash was heard blocl
away and attracted many thousands of pei
plo. Five men who wcro on the roof scran
bled to an opposite wall and perchca the :
until taken down by the fire departmen
After the police had made a clearing ar
there was no further danger the work i
rescue began , the first body recovered belli
that of Halvor Olson of this city. Joh
Thorson of Little Black , WIs. , was the nex
He Is dying at the hospital. He leaves
widow and children. James Dean of Eo
Claire was soon found burled under tons i
timber and stone. Ho was taken to tl
hospital. His recovery Is doubtful.
At midnight the men were still dlgglr
for the bodies of William Dean and Nlcholi
Roach , burled deep in the basement , Dei
Is a contractor and prominent citizen. Bol
ho and Roach have families. Part of tl
front wall Is still standing , hut Is liable
collapse. At midnight four men who can
hero from Superior and wcro at work on tl
building wcro missing and are believed
bo In the ruins , Their names are not know
ISOII.ICIt OP A SA\VM7iT7 , UXl'I.OUU
Five Men Killed it ml Several Injure
ill SnllMliury , X , C.
SALISI1URY. N. C. , Aug. 17 , At Trt
to'day the boiler of Tefft's sawmill , e :
plndcd , killing five men and Injuring fou
Thrco of the killed nro :
CHARLES MOSER.
JIM CAPET.
SAMUEL EWINO.
All these are white men. The names >
the other two and the four Injured could n
be learned , as tha news Is very ineagc
Three of the Injured may die.
WINCHESTER , Ky. , Aug. 17. At Allen
vllle , ten miles south of here , a bolter I
tlio harvest field of Dr. Sid Allen explode
today , killing four boyc.
DALLAS HAGGARD , aged 12.
TRAVIS HAGGARD , 14.
WILLIE IJERRYMAN. 17.
ALEX TURPY , 14.
The boys wcro working near the cnglt
and all were Instantly killed , parts ot tl
boiler horribly mangling their bodies.
IVili'rnl ilnilKC Itemoveil from Oflle
TUCSON , Ariz. , Aug. 17. Judge Bethui
of this district and associate judpo of t )
supreme court ot Arizona has receivjl notii
from the Department of Justh ? of a r
quest for the appointment of hi * uiHTCfsi
on the ground of his Inability to perfor
the duties of the court. Heihunc linn d
manded that an examiner bo sent by tl
Department of Justice to examine into tl
ft-cts-
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PIERRE. S. I ) . , Aug. 17. ( Special Tcl
gram. ) At the republican primaries tadc
a heavy vote was cast In the city , which a
euros the rcnomlnntlon of C. H. Burke fi
the legislature and II. K , Horner for tt
sencic.
3loveiueiilH of Oeean VeH elH , Auir. 1
. At Now York Arrived A Her , from Br
men ; Georgia , from Liverpool ; X.aandai
from Amsterdam ; Fulda , from Genoa.
Al Gibraltar Arrived Werra. from Ne
York , for Genoa , Balled Emu , from Gene
for New York.
tAt Naples Sailed ( August 15) ) Italia , , fi
At Marseilles Arrived Massltla , . fro
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Cnpella ( Brltlut
from New Orleans.
At Movllle-Arrived Stnto of Callfornl
from New York , for Glasgow ; Laurentln
from Montreal , ( or LlvcrjKjol.
RAIL HAMILTON I'ASSBS AWA1
lllMttiiK lnlie < l Aiilliiireftft Snrrntutin t <
11 Stroke ot rnrltljVU ,
HAMILTON , Mass. , Aug. 17.Mlsa Ableal
Uodgo ( Gall Hamilton ) , the faitrous author
ess , died tonight at her beautiful homo froi
the effects of n paralytic shock. Miss Uodg
was stricken whllo at breakfast yeatcrda :
and Immediately became unconicloim. MeO
leal aid was at- once summoned nnd Mis
Dodge removed to her bed , but whllj ever
possible mcnns was adopted to restore he
she never regained consciousness. Mis
Dodge had a similar shock while In Wash
Ington about a year ago. Miss August
Dodge and other relatives were at the bed
side when the end came. Too aiuch wor'
In mailing her last book , "Tho Valley c
Death. " during the hot weather broke he
strength.
Miss Dodge airlntned astroke , of ra-alJ'st
whtlo sitting at the breakfast table ytit-T
day morning. She fell from her thalr in
was picked up uu"cn c'o. B llu scrtu
turn of her HlniHs wns not made publ
until this mcrnlng , wlcn Dr. Thaycr o
Salem was hastily summoned by the rcpo. '
that Miss Dodge was dying. Dr. Tliu > u
stated to a reporter of the Associated prcs
nftcr ho had been with his patient for
short time that It was doubtful If Mis
Dndgo could survive until noon , but hh
clung to life for several hours , finally pass
Ing away about 6 o'clock this evening.
Miss Mary Abigail Dodce , writer , blc
pnmher nml controversialist , widely know
under the pen name of Gall Hamilton , \ via
a native of the town In which Mho illei
having bt-en born In 1S30. At the ago of 1
years she went to Dr. Clark's private schoi
lit Cambridge. She was graduated from IP :
wleh academy at the ago of 10. In ISM sh
wont to Hnrtfonl as npslstnnt In the Hurl
ford high ychool. She retusod to take llio cm
tomary examination , but wns given the pt
sltlon without doing t o. Shu win nlso It
struotor In physical science in tills sehoi
for govern ! years nnd was nubsequonll
governcnH In the family of Dr. Gamalli
Hatloy of Washington , D. C. , the editor c
the National Em , to whloh paper Hho hi
came a contilbutor. In 1KB-7 she \MII cno e
the cdltotH oC "Our Young Folks , " a magi
zlno for children published In Boston.
From 1S70 until a. little over a year ng
she had lived most of th time with hi
cousin , Mrs. James G' Ulnlne. In Washliu
ton. In course ot this dally contact wit
the Dliilne family Mlns Dodge was led Int
a very close frlonds.ilp- with Mr. lilnlne , an
at the death of the latter she became h !
literary executor , being In possession of a
his papers and documents of value to her n
his authorized biographer. She was engage
on this work , as frequently as her healt
would permit , from the time of his doat
to her Illness last year , tind It U thought ht
untlrliiK devotion to the. work was Instri
mental In brlnglnir about that prostrntloi
Since the If ness , -which came on at su.-idor.l
In the nialni- mansion in Washington. Mis
Dodge bus lived very quietly nt her ol
home In Hamilton , Jlass. 1 Her strength hanover
never rallied after thnt .lllne.ss , vo that si-
felt able to resume ncltvii work , and Hh
was for weeks unable to'sed even Intlmat
friends , but during that time she hn
been able to be driven about the town ante
to entertain in her delightful manner II :
friends who called upon -her. Her literal
work during this time Jhas boon frat
mcntnry , done by dictation as a illvcrsloi
or when some current byent has speclall
attrnctod her interest.
Gall Hamilton was a frequent contribute
to prominent magazines , it ml her publlshe
works , written In u witty and nggrosRh
style , cons'st ' largely ofjselectlons from he
contributions. Her booki ino'ud ? : "Couiiti
Living and Country ThlnhltiE " "Gala Days ,
"Now Atmosphere and .Stumbling Blocks ,
"Skirmishes and Sketchifl , " "lied Lotte
Days in Applclhorpo and Summer Rest ,
"Wool Guthiirlnfr , " "Woman'u Wrongs , " "
Counter Irritant , " "Battle ot the Books ,
" .Woman's ' Worth nml Worthtefsness , " "I.I
tie Folk Life , " "ChliiUVorld.Twelve Mill
from a Lemon. " "Nursery Noonings , " "Se
mons for the Clergy. " "First I eve Is Best ,
"What Think Ye of Chrjst ? " "Our Commc
School System , " "Divine Guidance. " "Mi
mo : lal to All n W. Do lee'VitTid "Insupprcss
iblej Hook. " '
In 1SS7 she wrotp a > scrle-s of letters o
civil service reform for'n New York pape
Letters on a wide rangp of public iiuii
lions , wiltten for tho.Boston Journal , wei
widely copied throughdut the United State-
Miss .Dodge's ono novel , "First Love
Best , " had not the success which attendc
some of her ether works ; During recoi
years she engaged In political writing an
many famous review articles anil politic :
"Interviews" have been accrcelltoel to hi
which have roused much warm dlscusslc
anel have exert el more crless Inflective upc
national politics.
I'VTIIIANS MUST PAY Fl7I.li FAIL !
AVestern ItoiulM I.llci > l > - to llefiiHe t
Make Any fletliircil Itiite.
CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-lt spems very prol
able that the western 'roaels will refuse I
make any reduced rates for the meeting <
the Knights of Fythlns at Cleveland no :
month. The meeting was priginally schei
tiled to be held in Mlnncapfalls and a rate i
ono fare for the round trip was made 1 :
the western roads. The roads aftcrware
made a rate of 1 cent per mlle for the ci
campmcnt of the Grand Army at St. Pai
and the Knights demanded the same n
ductlon. It was refused nnd they the
changed the place [ of their meeting !
Cleveland and the roads made them a ral
of ono. nnd ono-thlrd fnra Now the wcs
crn roads have been Informed by the llui
of the Central Passenger committee In whoi
territory the meeting Is to be held , that bi
cause of the obstacles cast'In their way I
tha managing committee of the Knight
the eastern roads cannot honor any ce
tlflcates Issued by the western lines. Tl
entire matter will bo ended by the wester
roads refusing to make any reduced rate i
all. .
\VOHKI\G FOU HHillKK CORN HA'I'I
MlHKOiirl I'nolllc OlijcetN < o Iliinillln
( lie HllKlllfHH lit I.MV KlllOK.
CHICAGO , Aug. 17. Tha Missouri Pacll
Is at the head of a movement looking to tl
restoration of grain rates from the Mlssou
river to Chicago , It has for some tlma bee
trying to arrange for a conference of a
the lines to consider the advisability
putting the rates back where they were 4)
fore the recent reductions wcro made. Tl
other roads do not tjeom to bo falling ovi
themselves to put the rates back to the o
basis , The fact Is , the reduced rates hai
started the corn to coming rast by way <
Chicago , and this trafllo forms the chl
part of the business done at the prcsci
tlmo by moro than one of the roads , ar
until they can seo'a chance to get somcthlr
In the place of corn the > ; are now handllr
it Is not likely that the * rates will bo n
vanceil to the old stantUrd ,
ACTHHSS SUKS A. lUCI ! MAN'S SO ;
Mj-rlle Tluirlovy'M Fi-eYlnVrM AVoiiiule
by Von HIT Tliouiiix AeliiniN.
NEW YORK , Aug. 17. Thomas Adam
jr. , of Brooklyn , the son' and' business par
ner of a millionaire > hiihnfae'turcr ! of che\
Ing gum has been sued by Myrtle Thurlo'
said to bo an actress ; for Jl'00,000 damagi
for breach of promise. Adams 1ms a wl
and grownup children. He said toda
when questioned regarding the suit : '
don't even know who Mlfe Thurlow I
never met such a lady. " ' The plalntl
however , acscrta that the-has received moi
than a hundred letters fronl Mr. Adams ,
which ho addressed her' In cndenrli
terms , such as "darling. " "little rosebud
"dear little .chick" and' , ' 'my dear IIU
bluebird. " To an Interviewing reporte
Miss Thurlow said today : "I don't ca
for Mr. Adams' money ; I want vlndlc
tlon. "
noY icii.i.Ki ) IIY A MIIIIASICA MA ;
AVnller II. filuHN nf XebriiMkii Cll
SlioolH Curl UiuilM-rn ,
MINNEOT < \ . Minn. , Aug. 17. Carl Rai
berg , an 18-year-old boy of this place , wi
shot and almost instantly killed here by
stranger who * call's h nself Walter H , Gloi
of Nebraska 'City , N cb , The weapon us <
was-a * hotgua _ ot-large bore. Two otln
lads , Mike Bunco and I ) , B. Gaeger , wh
among others , were with young Raubei
at the time , were aluo wounded by ton
stray ehotu , but not seriously. Glass ga'
himself up to the authorities and was talct
to Marshall and lodged in the county Ja
He nays lie was provoked to shoot by I
suiting language used by some of the bo :
in the hearing of the urhoucr and bis wlf
CONFESSION OF THE CLARK
Women in the Eystor Oaso Tell How th <
Murder Wns Done ,
CLIFF HAGEY ADMINISTERED THE DRUC
fiitvo Morplilne ( < > III * Victim li
llei-r am ) After UotilihiK Him
l > riiKm-il llliu to Die In
tin ; Alley.
LINCOLN. Nrb. . Aug. 17. ( Special Tele
grnm. ) An Important feature developed In
tlio Eyitcr murder cnso tills evening. Tlili
was n joint confession , mndc to County At
torncy Woodwnrd by Laura nnd Delia Clark
who kept tlio resort near which tlio dead mar
was found. The confession has beun taken
In shorthand and Is nqw In the count )
attorney's possession. In substance It re
cites that the drugging of Eystcr was dom
by Clllt Hngey In the Clark house. The
girls say they did not sec the morphlm
actually administered , but are positive thai
It was given to Eyster by Hngcy In sonu
beer which was furnished by them to Hagcy
When It took effect on the victim , am'
after ho hail been robbed , Delia Clnrl
ordered Ilngey to remove Eyster from tin
house under penalty of calling the pallet
In case he refused. This accounts for tin
diageing out of Eyster and the placlni
him In the alley back of the Lincoln 1'aln
and Color company's warehouse. In broai
daylight. The girls deny that they recclvci
any of tlui money. The full contcssloi
will bo presented to the coroner's jurj
tomorrow.
The coroner's Inquest over the bodj
of W. R Eyster was continued to
day. Eighteen witnesses were exam
Ined , but the evidence was qulti
conflicting. The coroner's Jury Is composei
of F. J. Kelly , E. E. Mohler. W. C. Davis
Hurry Abbott , W. II. Dorgan and Jamc :
Tyler. Mattto McCann , the first wltncsi
this morning , said she saw Cliff Hagey , om
of the men under arrest as the murderers
and Eyster about 4:30 : Friday cvenlni
emerging from the rear door of Mrs. Clark'i
house. Later she saw Eyster lying In tin
alley when the patrol wagon came. Tlili
was about S o'clock. Later she saw Hage ;
return to the Clark house , but did not knov
how long he remained ,
City Physician Klnncy testified that he hat
Instantly detected symptoms of morphlm
poisoning and had tried several remedies
He said that Eyster did not have the symp
toms of a person dead drunk.
WHAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
Englehardt H. Smith was In the salooi
when Hagey and Eyster had the troubli
over the lattcr's money. Witness said Eys
ter pushed Hagcy against the Ice box am
accused him of stealing his money. Durlui
the progress of the quarrel Smith had fount
the money In the sawdust at the base of Jhi
Ice box. Neither Eyster nor Hugcy appcarci
to be drunk. Witness heard Hagey say tha
Eyster must have known he did not taki
the money , as he ( Eyster ) had known hln
since boyhood. When witness left Hage ;
was outside the saloon and Eyster wa
within.
Mlle McCord , under arrest for having got
ten ? 30 of Eyster's money , was not sworn
merely being called onfor a statement. H
said ho saw Hngey , an unknown man am
Joe Kpps In the letter's saloon early Frldn ;
afternoon. Witness observed a $10 and $2
bill lying on the floor and picked them up
putting them In his pocket and saying noth
Ing to anyone. McCord said he did not se
Hagey from the time he met him In Epps
saloon until he was arrested and taken t
jail. He did not know the man with when
Hagcy was talking and he could not glv
a. good description of him. During the sta ;
In Epps' saloon Hagey nnd Epps went ou
In the rear of the saloon and had. a convcr
satlon that was not audible to witness. Als
while In the saloon Hagey and the strange
scuflled around in what appeared to be ;
half-drunken , good-natured manner. Wit
ness did not see Hagcy have the stranger'
pockctbook.
Detective Routzahn was told by Laur ,
Clark that Eystcr had come there alon
and drank a couple of bottles of beer. H
appeared drunk and the woman called Hago ;
Into the house and asked him to help th
man out. Ho did so , and left Eyster walkln ;
In the alley. This , the woman said , wa
about 4:30. : The women both denied tha
Hagey came with Eyster , and they hot ]
said he did not return after the patrol wage ;
had taken Eyster's body to the station.
Eddlo Snow , a boy of about 14 or 15 yean
says ho saw Hagcy and an elderly mai
( Eyster ) at the southeast corner of Nlntl
and 0 streets about 4 o'clock In the after
noon. They went Into the saloon across th
street , and later the boy saw them goln
west on O towards the lioyd hotel. The
were talking rapidly , but witness did no
think they were mad at each other.
Joseph Epps was sworn. Ho said ho sa\
Hagcy at his saloon about 2:15 : on Frlda
afternoon and again about 4:30. : The firs
tlmo ho was accompanied by Eyster. Dl
not see Eyster or Hagcy prior to about 2K :
Ho had no conversation with Hagcy In prl
vate except late In the afternoon , when he re
turned alone and asked witness If hovantc
to buy a harness. He saw no Ecufllo sue
as described by McCord , and did not see Eys
tcr display any great amount of money ,
STHOMSBUHG. Neb. , Aug. 17. ( Specie
Telegram , ) Cliff Hagcy , who has bee
nrestcd for the alleged murder e
W. F. Eyster at Lincoln , Is
former resident of Stromsburg. I'eopl
hero who nro acquainted with him say h
was of a peculiar disposition and on accoun
of his quick temper made few friends. Whll
ho lived hero Hagey was a law-abiding cltl
sen.
IIBI.I1 filJHSTS AT IIAV WITH OL'X. '
Clever Crnc'lCNiiifii Itoli tinStife nt
Siimiue-r HcKort lloli-l ,
BRIDGEPORT , Conn. , Aug. 17. Three o
more clever cracksmen succeeded In blowln
open the safe In the Beach Side hotel a
Creenfarm about 3 o'clock this mornlnt
and they got safely away with Us content !
which consisted of about (1,200 In cash , $90
In checks and a quantity of jewelry , th
property of the guests ,
There are about 160 persons staying o
the hotel , and the most of these were throw
into a condition bordering on panic by brln
awakened by the sound of the explosion the
wrecked the hotel safe. Some guests startc
downstairs , but as the robbers were In th
dark and they In the light , a threat of th
robbers to shoot kept the guests back unt
the robbers had escaped.
Afterward the night watchman was foun
lying In a stupor , which was evident )
caused by chloroform , and with his ham !
securely tied , Ho remained unconscious fc
several hours. No arrests have been made.
Kir I'M of ii
BLOOMINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 17. ( Specli
Telegram. ) The Illoomlngton public schoc
building was struck by lightning at 4 o'cloc
this morning. Fire Immediately followe
and the prldo of the city was watched b
hundreds crumble to the ground , Los
{ 8,000 ; Insurance $500 , It was brick but wl
bo rebuilt by lumber. Fully three inclu
of rain ( ell.
M'COOIC , Neb. , Aug. 17. ( Special Tuli
gram. ) The dwelling of J. S. Maliana I
South McCook was destroyed by Ore at a
early hour this morning. Nearly all tli
household goods were also burned , Lot
about $609 , covered by Insurance.
ItlvirVuxluil Aivny IIU I'm-iii.
ATC'HISON. Knn. , Aug. 17 , A freak of tl
treacherous Missouri river canned On
Schmidt , a pioneer citizen , to blow his hcii
off with a shotgun last night. A year u--i
Schmidt lost his farm , nil ho possessed , li
the river cutting through it. und bccan
despondent over the loan. Thu e-asu was
pecullur one und wus noted In the goveri
iiient river reports Schmidt was Gl you !
old und leaves ten children.
tisni ) A KMFi : IX M3I.K-IJHt''lJ > SK
Lmr Stalin nil KnriiKi-il Client \Vli <
AftneUi-il Hint.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 17. Frank S. Roth
ncker of Cleveland , brother of Dr. lloth
acker , who was burled here last Tuesday
nnd who came here to attend his brothcr'i
'unrral. was reported dying At the Clncln
natl hospital at S o'clock this morning fron
n knlfo wound In theabdomen. . Ho wni
'onml In the street nftcr midnight at tin
head of the Mount Auburn Inclined plain
and tnkiMi to the hospital. Before bccamlnt
unconscious , ho said that ho had had i
quarrel with Attorney Charles Lundy nui
that Lundy had stabbed him.
Early this morning Lundy was arrestet
it his home not far from where Hothnckci
was found. In front of the house wa !
Charles Hothacker of New York , n brothel
of the Injured man. Ho was abusing Lundj
and was also arrested. Lundy said ho nctoi
n self-defense ; that the two Itotlmckrr !
md abused him on the street car until hi
eft his scat and went tu the platform
ito got oft at his street nml they followei
md attacked him and knocked him down
Thou he used his knlfo In self-defense. Hi
; ald Hothacker had had n grudge ng.ilns
ilm over slnro ho defended him In a ill
vorce suit , which was compromised.
Lundy was arraigned In the police cour
und his case continued until Viigiist 27. Tin
charge was cutting with Int2iit to kill
tlothacker's wound Is a pcU'tr.itltig : one , re
quiring an operation to BCCUIO the sevcrci
part , and the outcome is accordingly vcr
doubtful. Lundy says he waj ncooste'd h
the street car by one of thi'r. . with the In
suiting remark : ' 'You think you are a law
ycr , don't you ? "
Ho did not know who spoke , but he answered
swored pleasantly. Then the speaker F.ild
"My brother , Vic Uoihnrlior. run tcl
whether you nro o not. " I then recognize !
the two Uotlmrkcrs. Ho had been attornc ;
for Victor I ) . Rothnckcr's wifeIn a dlvnrci
suit. Victor II. was also known us Charles
Lundy says the conductor stopped llu-li
wordy quarrel and that then he tried ti
evade the Rothnckcrs , but they followti
tilm. Lundy studied law with Mio lati
Scorgo II. I'endleton and was u proU-go o
his.
ADVK1LTI.SIXO Til 13 AVI Ml WEST
South DiiKotn .AurrliMiHiirul I > roilm < <
to lie Sent ICnnt.
MITCHELL , S. D. , Aug. 17. ( Spcclal.- )
Sccrctary A. II , Ilager of the Corn Belt Hea
Estate association went to Yankton Saturda ;
morning to confer with President G. W
Roberts and other officers of the nssoclotloi
and to complete arrangements for collectlnj
a carload of South Dakota products , whlci
ore to bo sent to New York City to advertls <
the corn belt of .South Dakota. The car wil
probably start from Mitchell in a few days
nnd upon its arrival In New York city tin
exhibits will be aranged attractively In tin
Immense- lobby of the American thoatur
where they will remain on exhibition durl'n
the entire season , In connection with Win
slew's new play , "The Great Northwest. '
The play Is laid partly In the Dakntas nm
represents vividly the stirring times of tin
enrly days In the great northwc-at. Thl
plan of exhibiting South Dakota's product
will certainly be a drawing card , an it wil
show eastern people Unit the northwest nm
especially this portion of It Is not nowth
wild and wooly region it was at v'i3 tlm
represented In tlio play. South Dakoti
pampas grass will be used In certain scene
In the play , and a quantity will oc sen
from here in the car for that purpose wit !
the other exhibits.
.V. C. S. I > . OOI2S IXTO POLITICS
Mtllttiiim-it MnUltiff "it Aiiuroiirlndoi
One fo tin ; I.iM'nl IxNiieH.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 17. ( Special. ) Mem
hers of the state militia have for the pas
two years paid their own expenses in thcl
annual encampments , and will make i
strong effort to again secure a state appro
prlatlon from the legislature. Up to th
session of 1S03 they wcro granted such ai
appropriation , but the session of that yea
refused them tills favor. On account of th
financial affairs of the state through th
Taylor defalcation , they did not ask an ap
proprlatlon from the last session , but the
are now demanding pledges from candidate
for the legislature that they support an ap
proprlatlon for the encampment of the mill
tla , when presented to tlio session this com
Ing winter. The usual appropriation I
about $5,000 for the encampment and th
boys think they are entitled to that mucl
consideration at least , and are going after it
Mining Company Incoritnriilcil.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 17. ( Special. ) At
tides of Incorporation have boon filed fo
the El Ore Mining and Milling compan
at Edgcmont , with a capital stock of ? 1,000 ,
000 ; Incorporators Russell Thorpe , G. A
Dunlap , George Smart , J. F. McClung an
W. J. Thornby.
! no.vns m > NOT KIXIJ A SAM-
Vew Yorlc City AVII1 lie Coiiinelleil t
ItemlvertlKi * for lllilN ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 17. I3Ids were opene
today for $3,433,033 of 3 % per cent gel
bonds of the City of New York. Of th
total amount of bonds $1,519,300 are non
taxable and for these there were tender
aggregating $3,897.342 , while for the othe
bonds , amounting to $2,913,763 , the tender
footed up only $1,861,500 , The highest hi
was 101.25. Two moro tenders which name
prices below par were thrown out under th
law. No award was made. At the rncctln
of the Sinking Fund commission to ope
the bids the mayor and city chamberlain or
posed the sale of any bonds at par , whll
the comptroller argued that it was the dut
of the commission to accept the best term
offered , as the city Is paying G per cent o
the money It has borrowed to meet currcn
expenses of the several Hindu which th
bonds were designed to replenish , lloth th
mayor nnd the comptroller refused to ylcl
the point , and as no bomlH can bo Issue
without the sanction of tlio comptroller an
the mayor has tha power tS veto the actlo
of the comptroller , no course ) Is open but t
rcailvcrtUe for bids for the bonds , and thn
will bo done.
Kii.i.r.i ) ins \VIIM ; , SHOOTS ins HAM
Terrllile Crime of n lliixlmiul In
Kit of .IfilloiiH IliIKe ,
CHICAGO , Aug. 17. In u III of Jealous
Charles Nelson shot nnd almost liiHtantl
killed his wlfo this morning In their bom
91S North Washtonnw avenue. After sem
Ing two bullets Into the womnn'H left lircni
the murderer turned upon their 35ycnr-ol
daughter nnd llred n. hot at her hem
The bullet struck the child on the right ni <
of tlio temple , but glanced off. IntllctlnK In
a flllKht wound. The little girl \vaa HtumiPi
however , nnd fell to the lloor. Nelsoi
Hiippoalnt- she , too , was dead , ran from tl
house. Ho was arrested u few mlnuti
later.
Well Flxfil for nil Aiiiirelilol ,
NKW YUUK , Aug. 17. Naum Feldmai
whoso common law wife caused Ills arrci
by alleging that ho had planned to blow v
n hotel was examined In a iiollco court ti
day and committed for trial on the chart
of having dangerous explosive In his po
seHHlon. The woman an-surta that hot
Fold man and she \VITO anarchlsta und tin
bho was in sympathy with ills nihilist
plunx until after the birth of her child , tl
life of which Feldmiui's exptrlmwitH wit
cMiloslvt'H ondHiiKeicil When Feldman wj
HcurvlKMl before living locked up about ( If !
quarter grain mnrnhinu plllx and ten t
twelve pistol cartridges were found upc
him. ,
Klnicle Tavern .Muy Slay In Jull.
WILMINGTON , Del. , Aug. ] 7.-Jnd |
Walter thla morning handed down his dec
slon In the habt-UH corpus cases of Sing
Taxera James Huggarty and Arthur 1
Btephenson , who liuvo been In Dover ja
for fullliiK to pay the line und the coatu ft
the violation of u Dover ordinance , 1
decided that the committing magistrate In
thu authority to liy Haggarty and r
mandcd him to thecUBtody of the uheril
Slephenson'a term linvlng expired , no dec
waa rendered In his caae.
YEAR'S COINAGE OF SILVER
Figures from Twcnty-Ono Countries Placed
iu Comparison , i
HALF THE WORLD'S ' PRODUCT IS MINTED
no Ilitmlreil nnd T\venty-Slx Mil-
Him OitittM-N I'roilneeil 1'iilteil
.suites Coins llet-ueoit IMvc
anil Six Million Dollar * . '
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. From official Information -
formation received nt the > Treasury depart
ment from twonty-ono countries the colnngo
of silver during the calendar year , 1885 ,
amounted In the aggregate to $11.1,672,200.
Of this sum , $13.G03ZOO was rccolnaRO. De
ducting this snin from the total colnngn gives
the coinage of silver from new bullion In
1S05 as $100.009,000.
Tno country coining the largest amount of
silver In 1S95 was Mexico with a coinage of
$21,832,350 ; followed closely by Japan with
a coinage of $23SS3r.OO. Next comes China
with $8,233,340 ; Spain , $ T,9G'j,000 ' ; Great llrlt-
nln , $5,821.151 ; United States. $5.098.000 ;
Austria-Hungary , $5,299.000 ; Peru , $4.-
073,000 ; Russia , $3.551,000 ; Kcua-
dor , $2.500,000 ; Germany , $1.826,000.
The silver colnago executed by
Great Britain during the year for her colonies
nies was : For Canada , $1,15G,030 ; for Hong
Kong. $2,200,000 ; for Slralts Settlements.
$450.500 , n total of $3SOS.130. Franco coined
for Indo-Chlna , $6,092,000 In silver and for
Morocco , $354.600.
During the ycnr IStin , the United States
rocolnod the largest amount of silver , viz :
rccolned , followed by Austria-Hungary with
a rccotnagc of $3,318.500 ; Kngland , $2,160-
000 ; Germany , $1,826.000 ; Russia , $042,500 ;
India , $481,500.
From January 1 to August 1. 1808 , the
colnago of silver dollarn by the mints of
the United States was $8,502,411 ! . whllo the
colnngo of silver dollars from 1792 to 1873
aggregated $8.031,238 only.
The world's product of silver during the
calendar year of 1S95 Is estimated to have
been 22G.OOO.OOO ounces. The amount of
new bullion used In thu coinage , BO far
as known , was 100,069,000 ounces , and from
reports received from twelve countries , the
amount used In the Industrial arts was
42,000,000 ounces , whllo the exports to the
cast amounted to 37,500.000 ounces , making
the total disposition of the world's silver
product for 1895 , BO far as known. 179,659-
000 ounces , which would leave 15,430,000
ounces for coinage and use In the arts by
the countries from which no reports have
been received.
CASH i.v SOUTH DAKOTA HANKS.
Itcports < < > ( lie Comptroller Sliorr tl
CIHK ! Avenmre Condition.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Acting Comptroller of the Currency
Collln today gave out an abstract of the report -
port of the condition on July 14 of the thirty-
one national banks in South Dakota , It
shows total resources of $7,238.497. the loans
and discounts being $3,360,477 ; value oC
stock securities , banking house furniture ,
fixtures , etc. , $1,261,110 ; reserve in banks
and deposited with reserve agents , $1,417.607 ,
of which $313,5G7 was gold. Principal lia
bilities : Capital stock , $1,935,000 $ ; surplus
funds and undivided profits , $178,811 , ; tic- ,
posits. $4,064,025. The average reserve held
was 35.71 per cent.
The comptroller has been notified of the
following changes of olllccrs of South Da
kota national banks : First National , Mitch
ell , Gcorgo B. Logan , vice president In plnco
of H. D. Welch , deceased ; H. U. ICIbbe.
cashier In place of George B. Logan ; First
National , Vcrmllllon , Orvllle W. Thompson ,
cashier In place of Martin J. Lewis , de
ceased.
The Notional Union Bank of New Yorlc
has been approved as reserve agent for
Cedar Itaplds National bank of Cedar Hap-
Ids , la.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Heyuolds
today denied the motion filed by the defend
ant for a review of the departmental de
cision In the land CHSO of John Cudluy
against V. . n. Mitchell , from thu McCook
district , Nebraska , Ho held that no new
question of law or fact was presented In
the motion which had not been previously
considered. In the case of John M. Lowry
against James P. Drown , from the Alllanca
district , Nebraska , Commissioner Laraor-
caux's decision ngain&t the defendant In
afilrmed. His timber culture entry Is hold
for cancellation on the ground that he hail
not acted In good faith according to timber
culture laws.
Orvllle J , Oreen , teacher , nnd Emma L.
Kaufman , assistant teacher , at the IMcrro
Indian school. South Dakota , have resigned ,
and J. D. Hanna , principal teacher , has
been promoted to Industrial ) teacher at
$725 per annum.
Thomas Arncsnn has been commissioned
postmaster nt Frceport. In.
Leave of obsenco to Daniel T , Wells ,
Blghth Infantry , Is extended one month.
i.i mrxo COMKS TO AMKIUCA.
Inn IN for ( lie 1'renlileiit tu Itecelvo
tile Viceroy on the lolilllll.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Arrangements
are being completed as fast as possible
for the reception of LI Hung Chang. It Is
settled , as far as It can bo In the absence
of definite Information of the plans of the
Chinese statesman , that the president will
receive the distinguished gueat In Now Yorlc
harbor upon the Dolphin or HOIDO other
naval vessel on August 31. It is quite cer
tain that in case the president shall bo
aboard the Dolphin thu other veusela of the
North Atlnntlc squadron will bo surround
ing her and the reception madu as Impres
sive as possible. It having been determined
that the reception shall taku place In Now.
York , the only material question to bo
decided Is whether the reception shall bo
In the city or on shipboard , but It Is bo-
llevcd n naval vessel will be utilized for
the purpose ,
Movement ) * of I'Vileml TroopH.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The War depart-
incut him received dispatches from General
Whcaton , commanding the Department ot
Colorado , detailing the movements of troopu
In puruult of Indian raldcru from Mexico.
It Is believed the Indians having gone nortU
and such a disposition of the troops hau
been made , It U bulluvtMl , UH will Intercept
them If they attempt to croas Into Mexico ,
The Indians are on foot and are pursued by
the mounted troops. It Is stated In the dlu
patch that the Mexican authorities will es <
tabllsh a garrison at Nogalca for the pur
pose of preventing further Indian raids.
Dlvlileiultt fur Ilrtiken llunlCH ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The comptroller
of the currency has declared dividend ! ) In
favor of the cerdltora of Ineolvent national
banks as followe : Ten per cent , First Na
tional bank of Johnson , Tenn. ; 5 per cui.tf ,
the Llvlngbton National bank of Livingston ,
Mont. ; 10 per cent , the National Hank ot
Kansas City , Mo.
UlNiiilKNeil from Hie Army.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The prebldcnl
has approved the findings of the court mar
tial sentencing to dismissal Captain M , F.
Jiuuar of the Fourth Infantry. Ho waa ta-
tloned at Vancouver HarracksVaali. . , and
the charges agaliut him were the uon-pay.
mcut of debts.
Condition of tliv TrriiMirj- .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Today's state *
iiKnt ot the condition of the treasury uhowst
Available cash balance , | 247I07UOO ;
rt serve , $105,215,305.