Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 15, 1891, Page 1

R, . + effects from the bite, owing to a lar - TWENTIETH FATAL FUASH OF LIGHTNING, [ One Farmer Instantly Killed and Another | | Serionsly Injare “ - 1 ACCIDENT TO A GRAND ISLAND HUNTER, Tersible in |1 Denth tles Wound A Col a Dispute by State That May End bus Woma Set- shooting an News, al Tele- between ing Hoesemey, Nob gram to T By 8 and 1 o'clock Philip Ve June 14, [Spec Last cvening tor, a farmer li of this ck by lightning and found clothes arm being badly onc mile and a half west while | ret fustantly irninghome was str killed, Wh were burning, and burned. Oue of his horses was also killed. August Polkhen, ix miles west of this place, was ulso but will recover. Bothof horses were killed. Burial of ¢ Stiles Wa ™ BrLiwoon, June 14 to ‘I'ur Ber.| funeral of aptain Miles Wars iod of hearo failure F'r day, took plice v afternoon und was largely attended. Captain Warren was o staunch democrat and was appointed coimn- mandant of the state soldiers’ home at Island by Governor Boyd, but did not upon the discharge of ti uties of the oftice, He was a vetoran of the lato war, served sccond lieutenant of company B, Eleventh Michigan infantey He served in this ment until honorably discharged Febru 1562, by surgeon’s order of cisability was appointed captain of company Eighth Michivan alry, in August pL and served until Jvly. 1864, Ho was engaged with the enemy June 19, ut Triplett Bridge, Ky.; at Lebanon, July 53 at Winchester, at Lancaster, Ky, July the year 1853, dnd served id all engageme until discuarged on account of ovder. After the Mr. Warren was for two and a half rs local ugent ut the cop. per mines on Lake Superior for the Penisyl- vauia mining company, aud then engaged in farming in_ Branch county, Michizan, He 2 d to Nebraska in 1 and located near whero th town of Bellwood now s The first reunion of the Grand Army in Nebraska was held at Captain Warren's grove, ‘Therc wis no railwood to Bellwood at that time and the old soldiers came from Omaba and all over the stato with teams and had a grand time. Tho captin was school director at Bellwood for sixicen years, justice of the peace for tweive yoars and at the time of his death was president of tho soldicrs and sai ors'forganization of Michigan in the state of Nobrasku. He was apuoiuted postmaster by President Cleveland and served four years n his one a farmer living struclk, e Spocial ptain Tho o storday n ts surgeon’s Nebraska ¢ rop Curre, Neb., June 14.—[Spocial to Tie ]~ 'Tho weekly weather and crop bull tn for Nobraska, d by the Boswell ob- servatory, says the continued cool, cloudy, wet weather has hindered the growth and the cultivation of corn, but small grain is geuerally in excellent condition. The temperature has been decidedly betow average and clouds have almost continuously overcast the sky “he rauifall bas been ever tho average, exeept in the ext west, and generdlly much _above the average, Heavy rains on the 5th and Gth, followed by cloidy weather and more or less rain all the week, fiave kept the surface of round toawet for cultivation and corn ccomng weedy. The weather has been favorable for the growth of small grain, which in most parts of the state uever looked better, with the exception of some fall-sown grain that was injured by the drouth of last fall. In the northeast the dronth hindered the growth of small grain in the craly part of the scason, but it is now reported in" fair condition and promising an average erop. Corn 1s everywhere reported and in some sections at leust two weeks be hind the uverago condition for this season of he year. Some of the corn is looking yel- s, some replanting has heen: necessary, owilh fo destruction by cut worms aud washing but by neavy rains, but generall the corn is in a healthy condition, ulletin, ssu where above me north- backward, The Fourth at Broken Bow. Burokey Bow, Neb., June 14.—(Special to Tuk Bek.|—Broken Bow will celebrate the Fourth with a double header, protracted meeting style. The exercises will begin on the third with horso racing at the fair grounds, which will bo resumed at 3 p. m or this purpose 00 in tand isopen to all horses in county. At sunrise forty-two guns will announce to the sleeping populace that the flag still floats over a free people. [Re- duced rates have been secured over the rail ronds and good speakers from abroad will be in attendance. There wiil bo a greased pig (grass fed), a greased pole and the usual surfeit of wheolbarrow, sack, lean and fat races. Seventy-five dollars in prizes will be given the wintiers of these modern Olympian es. A #50 silk flag will be given to the wost. delogation from the country. The Broken Bow band has been retained for the occasion, and at uight there will be & dis- play of fireworks. The offcors of the duy us follows: Marshal, S. B, Thompson: aal superintendont, 'C. E. Wilkinsou president, Mayor George W. Trefren. One of the best times in the history of Custer couunty 15 anticipated, A Snake Stor HEenkoN, Neb, June 14.—[Spoonl to Ty Bee.|-On Monday while Denuis Mott was plowing corn a rawtlesnake sprang at him and buried 1ts fangs in his arm. Ho shook it loose and ran 8 fow rods to the roud to getu stick with which'to dispaten the reptile, but was surprised when he retarned to find the snake dead. Mr Mott experienced no ill supply or Whislky. Arraugements aro being made for grandest Fourth of July celebration ever known in this city, The Kuights of Labor, farmers' alliance and citizens of Hebron nayo uuited and no expense will bo spared to muke tho celebration a success. the Wanted to Resolve. Lixcowy, Neb., Juue 14.—[Special to g At the meeting of the board geuts of tie state university, Rege offered the following, w Whereas, The discise 10 10 exIStin the hord on the ex periment i, wnd that a recommend by the profossor of wericultur PusC of some of suld staek s bo it Resolved, T the premise nd stoek of id farm are dkely to be infected by suld dise that tosell” sald stock will be” erim Al5 und therefore. Ltesodved, Thut suld stock he kept on the farm and put fn churge of the Investigutor of animal dise s and at bis disposal. ‘The dootor was refused a record and recog. nition in the matter. H IstAN en explains itself tuberculosts hus been 1 1 i W dls- & ted on Sunday. Neb., June 14.—[Special Bee |—Al Livengood, an employe of the railroad shops, whilo out hunting this moruing in the vicinity of Wood uiver, accidentaliy dropped his gun, which | on striking the ground was discharged iu | such a mauner as to cause him (o receive the full coutents of one barrel in his abdomen, many of the shot penetrating the bowels, He | was brought to the ety unconscious and is now in a very critical condition, the nature 4ho wound being such that very little can | #"0e doue for him. | AND Telegram to Tue No N Cases, Douaras, Neb., June 14— [Spectal Telogram 1o Tuk Ber ho specials sent from other | towns about smallpox here have exaggerated | Whe facts, There are ouly three cases Lore | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE YEAR. are quarantined. Eight milesfiorth- of here in the country, there ‘0 cvon cases and two cases noar Palmyra. T'he disease was brought here from Omaha Lewis Wall about four wecks ago. h wso 1 na very mild form and nll th 1ents ara recovering, I'b are under tho vo of Dr. Hostetter of this place Every vecat to prever spread of he di W Case: been r 1 they e, No n have ported in the lust five days. The Living Skeleton, Braven Croy 14.—(Special to Tue Bry John Battersby ¢ Philadelphia is at pr t stopping at the farm house of hi: Martin Porkin in this county, having come to N nis health. Mr. Battersby tory, and his name, Inost world Aud a weighing forty riby was intervie pondent one day this week be in a eheerful mood for of his early histo Mr. Battersby was born upon a farm and until the age of sixteen thero was nothing to distinguish him from ordinary boys placed in like circumstances, His weight was about ne hundred and twenty pounds, his health was good and he performed the usual farm dutics devolving upon the country boy of his age. Butat this poiat in his existence a wonderful transformation began to change him from the plumpness of a well developed youth to a “living corpse,”” an animated Skeleton. This phenomenon occurred in the space of a few years and _left him in seemingly as good health as before. Such a wre freak was at once discovered and se- cd by Barnum and Mr. Battersby's life in the show business began ana coutinued for many y , taking him through eve state in the union and across the ocean to the countries beyond. Ono of the strangest facts concerning the life of this wonderful man was his marriage. His wifo was Mrs. Hannah Perkins, the larg- st fut woman, probubly, the world has ever known aud who for years' was one of Bar- num's attractions, I'he bond of affection which sprung up between the hearts in these strangely contrasted bodies was soon sealed in holy matrimony. She was twenty geave old and weighed 752 pounds, while ho veighed forty-five pounds and was twenty. three years old. She had amazing strength in her big arms and, when he fell ill, sie would it hum up bodily and nurse him as thougn he were an infant. Some years ago Mr. Battershy receiv an injury which terminated his show life, but his wife re- mained a star until her death, which occurred two years ngo. A daughter was born to this strange mar- riage. She is remarkably handsome, being a blonde, ‘with Grecian features and u fine figure, neither too fat nor too lean, Sho is ricd and resides at Frankford, | nephew s to recruit eful his- veral yours ago, was vide us Burnum’s living aton he really was, o pounds. Mr. Bat by a Bre corres d was found to relating incidents praska has a wonde knowr Growin onrroLk, Neb., June 14, pecial to Tue Bii.|—'The sugar beet crop prospects at CGieand Tsland and at this point could not bo better. The great thing in erowing beets is to have the ground pre the fall of the year, as, > the land s ranlk it costs very much more to raise beets taan where it is properly and carefully preparad. Fal plowing and proper preparation inl the sprin makes beet culture very much more profitable than it otherwlise would be. A number of farmers here who p fow neres reluctantly are now pertd satistied that it is going to make them a great deal moro moncy than any other crop they have ever grown. Tae beet fields are looking spl prospects are for u good ¢ dents from this time on. ( 700 acros and Norfolk A measu 1t taken in a number of different places vesterday in one ficld showed the average to bo twenty-nine beets to the rod. As it tukes twenty-two rows, eighty rods long, to make an acre, 1t can readily be calculated What the tonnage would be with a good yield. Me ts. Island has morial =e Coruwmus, Neb., June 14, ~[Special Tels- gram to Tue Bek)—Annual memoriul ser- vices were held by the Knights of Pythias hero today. Addresses were made by Major Dale of this eity and A. B, Hughes of Schuy- ler. Music by the Methcdist Episcopal choir and recitations by childeen were the chief cutertuinments at the hatl. The ball was andsomely decorated with flags and flowers. “Phe procession formed at + p. m. and marched ta the cemetary, headed by the Columbus cor- net band, Sons of Veterans, Uniform Rank of Kuights of Pythias and citizens following, About one thousund people took part in and witnossed the excreises. A number of visit- ing knights were in attendance, vices Bridges Swept Away. Catraway, Neb,, June 14.—[Special to Tie Ber.|—The heavy rains of yvesterday and last might did considerable damage here, Tho milldam was washed ont and almost every bridge around town, both across the Loup river and small streams, was gone and cellurs fided with water. M. E. Schneringer's house, aboutone and one-halt miles from town.'was struck by lightning. The roof was torn_open about half the length of the house and the chimney was burst from top to bottow, the stroke pa:sing down the stove pipe bursting the pipe and knocking open th stove doors. Wymore knights, Wyvonr, Neo, June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber. | —Today was the Koights of Pythias memorial day and was appropri- utely observed by that order in this eity Services wero held in their hall and at o'clock they marched to the cemctery and beautifully decorated the grayes of deceased knights according to the rules of the order. The uniformea rank from Beatrice was pros -ent and participated in the ceremonios. Thore was a laage number of citizens at the ceme- tery and in the procession. De wves, 14 ated € Nenraska Ciry, Nob., June Telegram to Tue Brr)—The Knights of Pythias of this city celebrated memorial day here today. Scrvices were first conducted in tho opera house, where the usual form was gone through with, There was sincing by a quartette and an oration by Rev. Dr. Green, T'ho knights then fell in line and marched out to the cemotery, where they decorated the graves of twelve of their departed brethren, The to offeriugs were elaborate, While Temp rarily Insane, iraND IsiAxn, Neb, June 14.--[Special Telegram to Tie Brr.|—George Cornelius, anold resident of this city, while suffering from a temporary averration of the mind, left home early yesterduy morning, leaving a letter to his faniily which intimated that he would probably never be found alive. His strange actions caused his friends great uneasiuess and thorough search was insti tuted. He returned to 0is home somo time during last uight, giving no sccount of his wanderings [Special n's Day at Friend. Fiiesn, fune 14.—|Special Tole toTur Bre Chuldren’s day was observed here by the Congregational people on & most The interior of their chureh emed into o parfect wilderness of flowers aud caged sougsters, The strains from Wautterman's orchestra blended with a chorus ot & hundred childrends volces, and numberless feathered warblers Nel exteusive scale, Wi truns Shot by a Woman Coresnrs, Neb, June 14.—[Special Tele gram to Tk Bee. | ~Last night Frank Trun boll got into a dispute with Hattie Perry in her house at this place, As Trunbell was leaving tho house Mrw. Pervy shot bim in the back, the ball striking & rib and ciwrchng around Trunbell's body, inflicting & painful but not serious wound. ' The arrest of Mrs, Perey will likely be made Mouday lain and Wind. Gexeva, Neb., Juue 14.—[Spe gram to ‘Tue Bee A heavy raiu and a te rific wind storm visited this vicinity last evening, complotely destroyiug & bara nd doing other damage, OMAHA, } OF FEDERAL OFFICERS. ABUSH No Public Man Exempt from Misrepresen- tation and Ualumny. ONE OF THE PENALTIES OF GREATNESS. f.the Villianous Attacks Upon the Integrity of Postmaster Ger Wanamaker—The Na- pnal Bank Circulation. Some Wasiiyvorox Beneau Tie Ben, | 513 FOURTERNTIL STREET, Wasitinaros, D. C., June 14, ) The abuse which has been heaped upon { Postmaster General Wanamaker and [ sion Commissioner Raum has called attention 7 to the fact that no mau is exempt from mis- representation and calumny long as ho holds a federal position, and that it is com fortable for only two classes of hold government offices—those poor in this world's goods that they can have 1o other business connection and nothing whatever to do with privato affairs, and those who are so rich that they can resolve all their possessions into & class of property which will effectually disappear from the sight of man or woman, No sooner did these gentlemen enter tho of the government than their politi cal misrepresen- 50 persons to who are so o servi opponents began a fusillade of tation. Mr. Wanamaker was first charged with using the mails to adyertise his mercan- tile business i Philadelphia, when every body knew thet he was the lurgest legitimute me antile adv iser in the United States, aund further that be could not use the muls to his personal advantage. Then he was cd with having perpotrated some dis- ble scheme by which his firm got eon the clothing used in tue mail and wing scrvices. Then he was charg with beitg vankeupt by virtue of hi speculated in stocks. Finally o was charged with having helped to break tho Keystono national bank. Al of theso chiarges wore in- vestigated by democratic newspupers, willing. 1o stretch the smailest point into something big—ready to make & highwayman out of him if he'stepped by the roadside—and yet he was not only vindicated, but made stronger and cleaner aud better in the eyes of the world by the chary Postmaster-General Wanamaler probably has fewer personal enemies than any mnan_in the country who has dono_so much in busi- v, politics and_the chgreh. He vs' been universally beloved. He d for his capacity and popularity. The charges made against him were there- fore for gencral and not specific or personal palities No sooner did General Raum_ get into the peusion oice than the enemies of the pension system begau to hunt up something which could be distorted into a charge which would iujure the republican party. His private business was gono iuto, after it was found impossible to got the slightost thiag to placo against his ofticial career, for he had passed upon more clams and was performing bis dutics with more general satisfaction than any of his predecessors. It was found finally that an old and intimato ai friend, in the coursc of privato business transactions, years before General Raum had any 1dea of being commissioner of pensions, had done him the favor so common toull bisiness men at some time in their lives of cndorsing his note at a bank. It so happened that that endorser was a pension agent. The endorsement began, however, honor ts for MONDAY long before the commissioner ever thought of being_commissioner of pensions or having any official _opportunity of doing him favor, even thougl he was 80 inclived. It so hap! pens aiso that the routine of the pension oftice makes it a physical impossibility for the commissioner to favor any agent, t0 any extent, without making the fact kuown to all the clerks in the oftice, who would certainly ke it known to the world aud resulr in driving the commissioner from ofiice. Never- theless this endorsement was taken as a basis for abuse und General Raum has been charged with almost everything in the crim- ival category. It was dono for political effect, OPPORTUNITY. be presented at s for the allinnce to demonstrate DEMOCRATIC A good opportunity will tho next session of congr: and democratic members honestly their antagonism to the natioual banking system. Congress will be again asked, in o sepirate measure, to reduce tne minimum of circulation from 25 per cent of their capital stock us at present to $1,000 for ach baiik. 2 It has been coutended all along by tho political partios which oppose proparty inter- ests that national bunkers ure given an undue advantage over private bankers by reason of their cirevlating notes from the government. Unquestionably that charge held good to o degree many years ago when bouds were at ur and the federal goverument was strug- gling to sell them and put the national banks on a popular basis, but during the past ten ars when bonds have been at a high prem- ium the circulation of bunks has been so uupopular that the national banks have re- duced their capital stock in_order thut they mght reduce their circulation to the lowest ebb, aud the reductions of circulation have steadily gone down much faster than the accumolation of vunks. And further iv has become popular, and almost universal, for ational buuks to organize with u large'sur- plus, instead of with a larger capital, because they would not have to take out circulation upon the surplus, but the caital stock. All this goes to show that no longer do national banks have any advantage over private banks excopt by govérnment superyision, which is in the interest of the depositors, and the fur ther advantage, in somo remoto localities, of being avle tosue in United St S courts, The latter is now mest often a disadvantage, Af tho opponents of the national bauks aro really in earuest and not merely demagogues, as they are believed to be, they will giv the biuks a chance to reduco their noldings of the circulation which the opposition have hield up against them,and which has boen the basis of the warfa 10t the banks. Heretofore the opposition has refused to do anything on the subject, desiving rather to destroy. the national banking system and force the country back to the system of state and wildeat banks, which before the war came near baukrupting the country, and which flooded all sections with worthl currency LIVELY TIMES AIEAD, ere will be more politics afloat in Wash- ou_this summer and fall than bas been usually during the seasons immediately pre- ceding a national campaign, for the reason that at least ono of the great partios is com pletely at sea as to its heaa of ticket or mun- agement, und has no issues to put forth either for the nominating or election campuizn, and the further fact that the preliminary work of all the parties which will have candidates in the fleld next year will be done from the unational capital” instoad of New York and other political centers, It is expected that during the months there will be bureaus representing all the parties here. The democrats and republicans will hay club roows, while the alliauce aud silver par- ties have already designated operating heads @t this pol Prury S, Hear oxt three placed 1a operation Will Issue Wasiiatoy, June 14.—The seoretary of state informed the treasury department thut the Chiuese governwment, in order to facilitato more perfect compliance with the terms of tho Chinese restriction laws, has authorized its cousuls in forelgu countries to issue in be half of thelr govornment to the exempted or privileged class of Chineso the certificato of identity required. The treasury department has deciided thut such certiticatés will be ac- ceptod by customs offfcers, — He Got Eve HELENS, Ark, June 14.—Captain W. H | Holt, who bas been in charge of tho transfer boat at this place ever since the line was es tablished, was killed last nignt by the watch man of the boat, one James Woods, a white man, It seoms that Captain Holt had oc g, | casivn 1o reprimand Woods soveral bimes Lor neglect of duty. Last night. the watchman failed to put up the proper signal lights and Holt had some words with him about it and finally slapped him in the face. We ds re- tre d from the engiune roomy with the re- mark that he would get even with him, A | few minutes afterwards the Boat landed the foot of the incline on fae Arkansas side of | the river and Captain Holt woht forward to superintend the moyements of the cradie,asthe river was rising. While in a stooping nosi- tion Woods walked up to him and struck him a d2ath blow in the back of the head with an axe. Woods sprang into the wuter, which was about waist deep, and disappeared - LAST WEEK'S CLEARINGS, Gross Exchan :es of the Conntry as Re- ported.by the i anka, Mass,, June 14 —The table, compiled from dispatches clearing ises of the cities name the gross exchanges for last week, with of increase or decrease agalust the similar amounts for the correspoutding week of 1540 Bostox, following from the , show wtes CLEARINGS, eswanug ~ovvazdaq NewVork Boston Chicago Philadelphiia, Bt Louls San Francisco, Baltimore New Orle Cinctonatl. ... Pittaburg " Kansas City Louisville.. BufTaio 8 Galvoston. ... Minneanolis. Milwaukee Providence, Dotrolt.... . eland ., Omun Denyer St Pani Indianapolis Columbus . Memphis Dall . Hartford Richniond. .+ Nashville. . Portlund 51172000 L7000 Springtiold Rochester. Worth nd Raplds Syracuse. ... Los Angeles Lowell........ ttunooa neoin xington. Ky ow Hed tord Montren! Halifax N TGEAN PRI I Outside of ‘Now Vork. INTERESTED IN IRRIGATION., South Dakota Farmers Preparing to Sink Artesfan Wells, Aneroees, S. D, June 14:—[Special to Tue Ber.|—The dry weathor of the past two ars has boen the menns of creating a wide- spread interest in irrigation by means of ar- tesiun wells and a company has been organ- ized bere for the purpose of sinking such wells, Farmers in some localitiés are already taking adyantage of thewd to irrigate: their farms. Considering the unsurpnssed.fortility of tire soil in the Jim river yalley, the great motive power of 150 pounds pressure to the square inch and the immeuse quantity of water these artesian walls supply for irri- gating purposes must give this part of South Dukota a promising future. Farmers report considerable damage to crops, corn in particular, by the cut worm, Recent rams and the cool woather, however, are bringing wheut forwurd in good shape. A new industry is being started here. A company in this “city proposes to erect build- ings aud engage in the manufacture of beet sugar, providivg farmers will agreo to culti- vate a certain number of ncres of beets for a series of years. Those experienced in beet culture think that this section is as well adgapted to the rasing of that root as Ne braska or other countries. “The scheme of the Manitoba land agents toinduce settlers from South.-Dakota to go to the British possessions is fast coming to naught. Settlers report that they have been swindled in many instavees and are_coming back any way théy can got back, They re port most of the lands as almost worthless aad the chances to make a living very poor indecd. Business men in feeling in ull lnes Dirt is flying lively along the Aberdeen & Pierro railroud grade and rumor has it that the Northern Pacific is about to buy or lease the Northwestern rond between Aberdeen and_Oakes, thus makiug counection over their line to Pierre. “The public schools of this 11th with commeucement exer opera house. A fine class of nino are to graduate. Superiatendent B. F. Hood is about to sever his conuection witn the city schools. This is universally regretted by tho oltizens, Ho onmo bt slx years ago any bas built up a fine system of schools as well as taken a high rank among the educators of the state, Aberdeon report a better ty close on the ses at the rorial Services. Hugroy, S. D, June 14.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.)—Memorial service for the late Elisha English, whose ddath occurred in Chicago Tuesday, were held nere this aftor- noon in the Baptist church, where he preached for four years The attendunce was large and the services were impressive Addresses were made by prominent mmisters and laymen Nearly an_inch and a half of ruin fell here Last night; also at Groton, Doland, Frankfort aud points north of Qaks. “There were also ®ood showers at Iroquois and south to Carth- age und west to Walsey, Redford, Hitchcock, Ludden and Clark. hirteen North and twenty-two South Dukota counties report falr progress by growing crops. In both tates the past week, Tain was badly nedded. In some South Dakota localities cut warms are doing alittle damage. It has beem too cool for corn. Last night's rains will greatly benefit crops injured by the steong south wind which prevailea here all day yesterday. American Dip, Hit, Crey, 8. D, June My—[Special Tele- gram to Tui Bre|—Samuel Mitermyer, president of tho Harney Peuk consolidated tin company, and & numbet of the members of the New York board of divectors of the company, arrived in Hill City today. They have come to look over ther property and ar- range for the erection of & concentrat ing mill of 250 tous daily capaeigy. Mr. Mite myer says the work will now o on until the American market is supplied with Amorican tin. e Bk FORECAYT. For Omaba ana Vicinity THE WEAT Showers ; sta MORNING, JU ‘IDETAILS OF THE LUCAS INDEBTEDNESS. Y | the creditors, therc tonary temperature, WaAsHINGTON, Junk 14, m. Monday: For Light showers; westerly winde, For Miunesota, South Dakota, showers; cooler; For Colorado westerly winds. Forecast until 8 p. | Missouri spd Ilinois— | stationary temporature; | Nabraska, North Dakota, lows and ansas—Light varigble winds, | Light cooler; | - - | First Gun Davtoy, O., June 4. —Montgewery county ublicaus in convgution elected a soli ution of twentysthree for MeKinloy for nor. Kesolutions to that effect carried unapimously as the undivided sentimeut of 180 republicans of the Miami valley, l NE DOWNFALL OF THE KEYSTC 15, mattor formal re tion, which jously since seems to have been the final and rt, as developed by the examing has beon in progress contin the communication This was duted Fe vy L me March Huving {dered the items stated in this report,” suys | St becato apparent that an impaivmon apital existed to tho extent at least 350,000, whercupon, under date of Mareh 7, o tho impairment d Statement of Comptroller Lnosy Relative Philadelphia's Broken Bank, ation to make al to that amou 18 assessment itive promise visited lovied mad the Lacey, that the would be puid fn one weck at March 13, Lucey had the payment of the nsse date wrote to Drow, sk done. March 14 Drew “T'he board has not us yet measures to obtain the y portion has been paid in. Alttou board was re-clected in January Jast of them have designedly failed Wl uu have tendered their resignations. A them is D. I. Nichols , whom 1 hnd e wonld aceept, tor the time by 1t loast vice presidency, and who is prosident of t Central tenst compeny. [ have earnestly on deavored to supply the vacancios in the board with other desirable meinber it unc the circumstances few such are availuble, Drow adds: “Outsido of the account of the “ity treasurer, who has all alon endeavored to assist the bank far he properly could by putting in every day checks, ete., in the bank to cover far us possible, bis drafts goxt day through other bauks or the Keystono ional bank, individual deposits have diminished since 1ebruary 15, ult,, a little more than §00,000. A large amount could be collected from other drafts und overduo papers, and, in short, if the direc tors of the bank would, as [ repeated!, gested, take the work into their own hands instead of placing it on the president, who is absorbed in other matters necessarily con nected with the conduct of the bank under the prescat embarrassing circumstances, 100,000 at least could bo collected from those sources within a short time.”” This letter by Drow concludes thus: I am greatly disap. vointed in finding little active support given by the directors in the effort (o re habilitate the bank." ‘Theubove reached Lacey on the 16th, and three days later he closed the bank Tho statement next sets forth the letter from Lacey to Drew ou March 17, replying to Drew’s letter of the Lth, iu which ho says I'he condition of the Keystone bank is sich that 1 must fusist upon the prompt payment ger part of the amount of their as sessment within the noxt five days or else [ shall fecl called upon to tuke peremptovy action.” “Tho bank tinued Lacey, Wi by committee, der i po: wh By Adroit cou Manipulation s Lnrge stracted to Estate Speculation.) 1o m; WasiINGTON, Juno 4. —After careful pre paration and ufter submission his super jors the statement of Comptrolier of Currency Lacey relative to the downfall of the Key Nationul bank of Philadelphia has been made public by the secretary of the treasury, to whom it is addresse It is a voluminous document, containing 9,000 words and embodies the correspondence and pa bearing the Quaker city financial seandal, The statemeut, which is in the form of Secretary Foster, bears communication to dateof June 10, and runs substantially as follows : I have the honorto submit h A statement as the facls leading up to the final closing of the Keystone National bani and tho appointment of a receiver therefor. The first information received by mo in refer: enco to what has been known s the Lucas defaloation was contained in, a communication aadressod to me b Bank [xaminer Drow, from Philadelphia, dated ¥ 24, 1901, and recoived by meé January 26, In’ this' communication Mr. Drew says that on entering upon the exami- nation of the Keystone National bank on the Gth nst. he, was informed by the president that there would bo disclosed ' hitherto effectually concealed debt to the bank of its late president, John C. Lucas, amounting to $600.000. Mr. Drow then explained how, by adroit_ manipulation of the accounts of ‘the bank, Lucas, with the assistance of Marsh, former cashier of the bank, abstracted large sums of money from the bank to use i speculutions in real estate at Spring Lake and Sea Girt, g and in the con- struction of d largo building in Phila delphia, now occupied in part by the bank To protect the bank as far as possible Drow took measures, with the assistance of United States Distriet Attornoy Reed, to_secure for h ik without publicity whatever prop- erty velonged to tho estate of Lucas and suceceded in obtaining the property used by tho bauk as o banking housc for 235,000 and property at Spring Lake and Sca Girt. Drow” had laid_ before the dircetors the comptroller’s conclusion about an assessment, and while some were willing to pay, others feared the order would create anothier attack on the bank. = On February 20, Comptroller Lacey wroto” to Drew, acknowledging the receipt of drafts of Drew's full report and directed bim to kive an estimate of the exact value of resour- ces and estimate the discount upon each class tmeuts, My objectin this is, if pos- wrote Lacey, “t0 arrive at procisely of the Ueficioncy necessary to up assessment upon the capitul stock. 1 should be glad to s mmitteo of the board which may visit Washington, but can convince of no better way to put tho institution in first class wested by me. Oue attion is imperatively ne 'y, and the sooner it is taken the better will be tho results., ! Marsh, Drew reported, was ignorantly led futo these transactions and promised Lucas, when the latter was on his_deathbod, to con” tinue the deception under the represéntation that the money abstracted would soon be returned to the bunk from the resultof Lucas’ enterprises. Ho also reported that there was no evidence that Marsh had pro- fited by these wrregularitics, Drew closed by stating that beyond tho directors of the bank, seven members of the clearing house committee,counsel on cither side and himself, no one had any knowledge or suspicion, as far as he could say, that the bank was in any trouble, and earnestly hoped* that o pub- licity would be given to the affair until the baak should bo rohabilitated or efforts to that end were found futile. Accompunying this lotter was a preliminar statement of the bank’s condition, whict, after reconsidering all probable losses, left 4 capital of 00,000 intacvand @ net surplus of §5,814. Unpon tho receipt of this report the comp- troller was confronted with a grave responsi- bili Lacey's statement then reverts tothe finan- cial stringency at many points and refers to the caiamitous result that might have fol- lowed inmediately upon the disclosure of the situation or the oustiug of President Marsh “The Keystone National bank pussed through 4 severa crisis inDecembor and had been able to weather the storm with $X0.000 less assets than it had when this roport reached the comptroller. It is evident that the comp- troller could not at this time lawfully huve closed the bank, nor could he have even levied an assessment to make good the impaired capital, as none existed sccording to this report. Junuary 27 Mr. Drow came to Washington and, in an interviow with the comptroller, stated that iu his judgment and in the opin: fon of the clearing house committee the prop- conveyed 10 the bank by the Lucas es- tato was equal in value to the indobtedness which biad been concealed, and that in any ovent the creditors of the bank were entirely safe. It was, however, deomed necossar thut additional funds bé placed in the bun us its reserve had boen deficient for a lur part of the time since the run in December, ana while the real estate conveyea to tho bank would ultimately produce the sum equal to that debt which it was to_liquidate, that the cash the bank needed bo promptly rein fore either by the sale of real reduction in its line of discounts. for after serious consideration deemed best for the bauk, for its creditors, for the other bunking associations aud for | flucuce in aid of the efforts being made to rc the city of Philadelphia, whose treasurer hid ) the bunk. I railed, however. in my A Gotivo wecount T the banks. that Drcw | attempt to enlist him in the ontorprise, and should continue the examination of the bank | 59, ended communication between us. and promptiy place his assistant, M. Jones, 1 concluding this statement 1 deom it my in charge of the books, with the tnderstand’ | 4U1Y L0 say that in my opinion the soveral ve fng that the metive directors of the banl | rorts made by the batk examiner did not ro i flect the true condition of the bauk under Under thesc conditions and for theso rea- | $Ousideration. The degroo of blume, it any, sons the comptroller did not._insist upou tho | Which properly uttachos to Drew is yet to be fmmediate resignation of Prosident Marsh, | 8scertained. 'In the meantime, however, he although it was ~ distinctly understood tnat | his been divected 1o suspend - examiuations he was to remain only 50 long s his services | Witil the facts are submitted and a conclu were absc y_necessary in adjusting the | Slon reach irregularities which had grown up uuder his munagement, us be was, since the death of Lucas, the only persou living who was convers- ant with the operations which resulted so dis- astrously to the bank. The comptroller, therefore, did not close the bunk at this tiine for the reason that he had no lawful authority to do so upon the facts submitted, aud for the further reason that he advised the bayk examiner that:the capital of the bauk was unimpairea; tner ore, were fully protec, at and prompt efforts would be made to bed plenish the cash by the deposit of 300,000 to he made by leading dire tors aud_stockhold ers which should place in it funds until its own accounts becamo available, The stutement of Laccy then details in extenso the succeeding steps in the Busi Junuury %0 Drew telegraphed that the pros pects were encouraging. K'ebruary 12 Lucey was in Philadelphia and met the leading directors of the bank, ana it was agrecd that tie roserve of the bank should be restored and maintained. Ou_ February 17 Drew transmitted his complete veport of the bank's condition, ami suys: “It will take some timeto untangle the methods by which the Lucas deficiency was abstracted.” Drew in his lotte ‘that the whole amount of the nis appropriated by the late presigent frieuds. 1 am more and more convi ' huvae felt that the present president, wh was cashior under Lucas, has not been in volved in the depre o further than to have been an obedient insteument of the peculating and de But witbin | (tah is not yet prepared to acoopt & & day or two | ha ed to entertuin | of state mujority of the suspicious of him. 1l I f A \ are groundless, but T P e isfy wyself as soon us 1 can orved than Lo the goverameut *LUo uoxt Qouwyuicaliou relurring W this | Usnited Siates to h fy or o tho stone upon with 50 was closed March 1 con and did not reopen for busi ness. The order to close was given aftor ap nterview with Marah. He informed me of the fact that certificates representing about two thousand five hundred shaves of stock in the Keystono National bank haid been im- proverty delivered to John Wanamaker during " the lifetimo of John C, Lucas, and negotiations for the surrender and cancella- tion of the same had failed, for the reaso that Wanamaker claimed to hold them as n pledye for the payment of a certan sum of money due him from the estate of Joun (! Lucas, and he declined to surrender the stock until the debt was paid. “Compiaint has been made becauso of delay in appointing a roceiver. This is uttorly without force, as uo interest whatever has thereby surfered and for the reason that the delay was not unu he bunk closed March 19 and @ receiver was appointed May 9. This bank was thereforo 1 the hands of the exuminer fifty days after being closed, during which time he was in effcct an acting receiver. The comptroller Las been criticizea for three things: First, for allowing Marsh to remain in oftice after his confession and not causiug s avrest. Seccond, for delay in closing the bauk. Third, for delay in appointing a re- ceiver. As {0 the first mattor complained of, T-have this - sav: That I am not-hes charged with any Tresponsibility in con- nection with criminal - prosceutions, and the bank examiner is held to have doue his duty as soon as he lays before the United tates attorney anv facts involviug crime which may come to his knowledge in the dis- charge of his duties. Every bank examiner is 1structed and expected to do this, and could not avold the conclusion tha had discharged his duty after readin ter of Janual 4, in which he says he sisted in securing a settlement with Lucas estate by United States District torney Recd, “I had @ right to suppose that from that time on to the final arrest that the Unite States district attorney was fully informed us to Marsh's conduct, also the clearing house committee, with the dircetors of the bank, who were really the responsible parties, and the examiner for the delay 1 closing the oankc. I desive to say tuat the comptrollor is governed by the provisions of the act of June 30, 1876, Tae entire foree of the criticism is arrowed down to this, that the comptrollor, conscions of the exercise of the discretion imposed upon him by the stuatute, decided that it was wisest and best to imipose the lighter of the two penalties which the law pro- vides und give the bank fourteen days in which to puy the assessment, under i 205, rather than immediatély order it ciosed with all that such a disaster means, “For the delay in apvointing This_criticism, of very little importan any event, has been fully discussed alve “In closing this branch of the subject justice to one whose name nas been brought iuto discussion in this failure, I de- sire to say that Hon. John \Van maker has' nover directly o ind rectly suggested or solicited ono duy's delay in closing of the bauk nor of tho ip. po ut of the rece In fact I hay met him but onca during the present year, and that meeting was March 21, at the Sug- festion and in the presence of A. 13, Nettlo ton, acting secretary of the trcasury, This interview was on the duy aiter the Koystone bank substantially confirmed the information Ireceived from Marsh, and he said to held us o pledge certificates reprosenting about thousand five hundred sh in the stone bank, 1 urged him ta use bis in- make as- the At recelver, L - 2 known Man Killed. Kimpatr, Neb., Juno 14.—[Special Teje gram to Tur Bee An unkuown man was killed by train No.2I as it was nearing Bushneil station, about twelve miles west of bere, this morning. It was supposed he was riding upon the brake beam and when the train slackened he fell off. His body was horribly mangled, Thero were no letters or pupe in fact nothing by which the man could dentitied. He About tweuty-five yea of age weighed about one hundred and sixty pounds and wi well dressed in wa clothes, ‘The jury tion, returned a verdict that dence ovtained he came to b fontally falliug from u brake beam while the | train was in motion, aud relieving the road company frowm any blawme in tho - Atraid of Mormon Rule. Savr Lake Ciry, Utsh, June 14. - The re- al committeo met in tLis city hat in irrovocable ito tu rs, be wh s from the evi s death by ucel rail matter, blican territor and adopt fon by loyal P today a Utah at this tim: 4 @ resolution decluring t men would be n s 14 pha eritory in the hianus of it of the Mormon chureh spoedil in gi stuteh territory and that statefiood w the ¢ L of the Mormon t adds 01 party lines ' because 1he peo of Kingman's | ufter o careful investigu- | + { way to atter mu | into th e NUMBER 361, (OVER SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED, Horrible Accident to a Heavily Loaded Ex- cursion Train in Switzorland, CAUSED BY THE COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE. | “ 3 and First Car Pl o the eish Bishops Will Itun Wealthy wine e Iy Rivor Candidates ni. A Moenehe horrible accident oc curred on t stein & Bale railway today through collapse of a bridge beneath a londed I'he heavil excursion train, Jlo on their Over sixty train was crowded with pec feul feto, 1, while hundreds were in- aud the first car plunged all the 1. The brigage. passengors in the od sus- viver and cars All car wore drown remair pended from the the traiumen were killed. Thirteen cars were saved at Muonchenstein abundoned as soon as the nows of the acci- nt arrived and hundreds of villagers hur: ried to the scene to assistin rescuing the vie- tims. The b was an was considered well T'he only apparent ry the briage is that the threw its entire weight on bridge. RICH CANDIDATES WANTED, I'he musieal fote was structure, which built and substantial ason for tho collapse of train left the rails and one. side of the iron £lan Trish the Next General Dentiy, June 14.—Tho Evening Telegraph in its issue yesterday confirms the ws that tho bishops of Ireland, finding the cost of mantaining memvers of parliament a heavy parochiul drain, arc working to sceure the return to tne house of com the next general ion of wenlthy ates, who will form the nueleus of a Catholic party, and snys that the solection of these candi- dates has already been commenced. The ‘lelegraph also suys that the bishops for various reasous will not support for re-cloc- tion several of tho present McCarthyite members of parliament. or West Mayo the bishops propose nominate Mr. Kelly, a nephow of tho archbishop of Tunm; “for South Galway, alr. Redding- ton, & wealtay Glacstonian landlord: for Gal- way borough, the oldest son of Lord Morris, liw tord of the house of peers, and for Sonth Mayo, Mr. Bleake, another ( 1ston- wn landlord. These wentlemen are little Kuown in connection with pofitical matters. The other candutates, it is said, will be rich mastrates and landlords, Mr. Dillon will contest North Mayo against the candidate sclected by the Parucllite party. It is an open secro that Messrs, Jer cwfal Jordan, member for Wost Clare; Joseph Richard Cox, member for iSast Clare; John Pinkerton, member for Galway, and Dr. Charles I, D. Tanner, member for the miaale division of Cork, will lose their former cierical support in the next election, and it is believed that minor membors of the Trish party will not ba consulted as to the disposition of their seats in parliameut. or Bishops in lection ons at to Lively Time at Cambri tge. Cammringe, England, June 14.—~There were lively scenes at the umiyas. LA ay duridg the reading of tud mrathorsdrienl tripos. Corpus college secured the senior wrangler, the first timo since 1764, in the person of G. Willio of ‘Eainburg. The sond wrangier is David Mair, an Ameri- an, son of the Rov. Mr. Mair' of Currie, Minn. Miss Reed of Girton college received the highst honor which the university can confer upon a woma. Heading for the Black Se CoxsrantiyorLe, June 14.—The brigands whoon June 1 captured soveral passengers ona train near Teherscol and carvied them 1o the mountains, where they wore kept un- til beavy ransom was paud, arp retreating toward the Black seu. . Bulgariun goudarmes attacked them aud it is believed Thanossia was wounded. ng with Dinner. Mo, June I4.—A sensation has veen wsed here by the arrest of the duchess of Castenoiquez on the charge of maltreating a maid sor7ant THRY Something Wr — E KILLED IN THE FAMILY. Fatal Tencment Fire on Upper Third Avenue, New York. New York, Juno 14.—A tenement house fire on upper Third avenue early this morn- ing resulted in tho death of three members of one fumily, Ihey were Phillip Brady, aged fifty-five: Catbarine Brasy, his wifo, aged forly yeavs, Phillip Brady jr., their thirteen- la son. ‘I fire was a mysterious one, aking out at 4:50 o'clock, nd caught the ants asleep and thers woro many narrow escupes. The loss by fire was about 12,000, Kly Orop Keport. June 14.—The secretary of d of agriculture furnishes thoAs- 53 with the following erop report for the w ding yesterday: ‘The rain- tall was almost continuous the first five days of the week in all parts of the state. In the extvdme southern portion the soil is in fine condition In the central eastern portion great injury was caused to wheat and corn by excessive vains ana_floods. ‘The temper- ature has been ubove the normal, I'he sun- shine hus beea below the norma I'he wheat prospect declined during the week, the great- ost injury being from lodging aud rust. The iy from ir is not 80 great as ox- pected. In Washington county i red beetle has entirely destroyed the oat louse. Oats ndmeadows huve improved during the week. The apple erop continues to decline, but peaches are excellent and other fruit fine. Missouri W, Sr. Lovis, Mo., the state be sociated pr ok o Nina Vi Zant (o Be Married, Cinieaa 4.1t is wonounced that Nina Van Zaut, whose name was prominent- Iy the public at the timo of the anarchist oxcitoment, is soon to be married to Salvator Stefuno Malato, & young Sicilian, who was sent here by Italian papers to look after the Italian department of the world’s fair. Ho met Miss Van Zant and it was a case of love at first sight. Nina is the young woman who fell in love with August Spies, the anarchist,who was hangea for partiei] tion in the Haymarket riot, and being unable to get the consent of the authoritics for her marriage to the condemned man iu jail, went befure o magistrate with s brother and was marvied to him by proxy. After the exec tion she put on widow's weeds. - Desperado Geronimo Killed. Tow Ariz, June 14,—The noted des. perado, mimo, wno had vowed to kill the. late Sheriff J. H. Slaughter of this county for - before his vigorous pursuitand killing of some of coufederatos for train murder in 1o six yoars ago, whea Express Messenger Hay was killed, was shot and killod thre n Beuson yester day. T'we were captured, oue shot i feoling of 10 inbubitauts over the Goronimo's and robbery in Son th f g - heatrical ¥ 14 ben St Paul Pavi il Yesterday & fit of proprietor naming { the St Assols, an., June eut for.the credi- \ndrow Dola secrotary J00; iisbiiitics aboul the suwe,