Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 11, 1891, Page 5

GREAT MINERAL DEPOSITS Barled Wealth of Western Territory to Pe Developed, CAPITAL UNLIMITED IS ASSURED. Numerous Eastern Capitalists At tracted by Utal's Unsurpassed Iesources—Wonld Kill His Prosecutor, Crreaao Oveice o Tire Ber, | Oimeaao, July 10. | Tho biggest boom in miniug intevests which tho west has seen for mauy years will begin within the noxt ninoty days. By the ond of that poriod §2,000,000 will have boon invested in tho gold, silver and lead mines of Utah in the purchaseof new propertios and the development of old ones. Back of that 13 810,000,000 more awaiting similar invest- ment, For the forogoing statements Mr, P. A. H Franklin of Salt Lake, Utah, president of the Ningara mining company, is authority. He is at tbe Palmer on his way back from New York city, where he has beon feeling the pulse of Wall streot on the subject of mining investments. “Thero is a tremendous revival of interest 1n mining shares on tho street and the woat 18 to get tho benefit of i, said he. “Rail- road stocks are dull, farms already are 80 heavily mortgaged that the fiold for monoey loaning on this kind of security is very narrow and the big spoculators are bo- ginning to get out their shares and turn thoir attontion to the minera! resources of the west. Tho interests of tho New York min- ing and smelting company and tho Niagara mining and smelting company have just been consolidated and the capital stock increased from §2,000,000 to £10,000,000. The men who have just fnvested in this company are among the largest capitalists in the east.’” Mr. Fraoklin mentioned as one of the loaviest purchasers of stock in the now com- pany, a well known firin of bankers and cop- italists in New York, but requosted that his namo be withheld until tho mining options, which aro now open, are closed. “The vice president of the Niagara,” con- tinued Mr. Franklin, “is George i1, Dickor- man, a Boston manufacturer. C. Howard Schermerhorn of Philadeiphia is secretary and G, E. Palen of Philadelphia and o brother-inlaw of Jay Gould is treasurer and Mr. Schermerhorn,” added Mr. Franklin smiling, “lost soveral thousand dollars in tho late Koystone bank disaster, but bas a good deal left yot. “I bolieve L can safely say,” he continued, that the mines of this company us just now consolidated, com- prise beyond any doubt tho largest and most valuable ore body of argentiferous galena in the United States, We have a total of thirty- one cliams "comprising the Utah group, tho Spanish Climax, Live Pine, Miller, Indiana and Almeda, all of which are located in Bing- ham canyon. Heretoforo these mines have been worked by mining shafts into the sides of the canon on the water level to avoid the heavy capital requisite for pumping works. The fact is that the mincral wealth of Utah has been unknown to the world of capital for 80 long simply becanse it has been so litti developed. ‘This now influx of eastern ca tal pormits now, for the first time in the i tory of this canon, the driving of & tunnel at an average depth of 700 feot below the pres- ent working shufts which drain ull the mines and obviate the heavy outlay™ for pumping machinery. “‘Bingnam canon is a gulch In the Oquinh range about twonty-seven miles from Salt Lako For tho past twenty years a stream of silver and lond has been moving from tho smelters in_the valloy, the product of this district of our mines contributing largely to the output. “Very little deep mining, however, has been attempted in Bingham, and the'largo results thus far attained have been by com- paratively superficial work, whilo the great oro bodies below remain 'untouched, The ores are mostly galona and of such a chara ter as to mako their concentration very cas; Thero are also velns of high grade silver and Rold ores in some of the mmnes. Vastquan- tities aro already in sight, it being estimated by exporienced “mining men who have mado a caroful examination that thero aro at least 200,000 tons of ore opened fn the Utah group alone. The number of tons in sight in the entire properties cannot well bo calcu- lated, as the ore is in such abundance 83 to bo practically inexhaustiblo. The averugo value of tho crude concentrating ore, as it now stands blocked out in tho mines, 13 about 20 por cent load, six ounces of silver and $ in gold. This average has been ascertained by the recent mill work of the Niagara company, which work has also de- monstrated the fact that the ores can be suc- cessfully concentrated. In addition to the Niagara mill tho South Galena company has hada concentrating mill running on the same character of ore for several yoars past from which largo profits have beén realized. Ix- perienco has shown that two tons of the low grade crudo ore milied into onoton of concen- trates makes o product carrying 40 per cent lead, ten ounces of silver and $ gold, The returns from shipments to smelters have average oo first- class concentratos 320 to #25 per ton net and on second class concentratos $6 to $10 rton net. These results were achioved rom a poor class of oro in_tho Utah group alono. ‘The best oro in the mine has not yet had a milling test, Iudeed, most of the ore heretoforo taken from the Utah group was consequent to cleaning up and putting tho mino in shape for working. Crudo ores from other minos in Utah bave boen sold by tne car load at $50 to £100 per ton, 'As T have said, but tittlo deep mining has been douv in Bingham and yet cnough to furaish conclusive proof that the ore bodies continue down to a great depth. The Brooklyn company, which is on tho same vein with the Niagara mills, has a shaft down 1,500 feet on the vein ana the ore con- tinues all the wiy. On their 1,500 foot level there 15 a slopo of ore fully sixtoen feot wide. This clearly demonstrates that the ore bodies exposed in the Niagara property have depth beyond the shadow of a doubt.’” Mr. W. H. Thomas of New York city, a ‘woll known miniug export who was sent out to Utal to personally examine, assay and ro- port on the mines, i3 also at the Palmer in consultation with Mr. Franklin 1 the inter- est of tho eastern_stockholders of the com- pany. Ho spoko in the highost torms of tho mining prospects of Utah and of these mines in particular as he wave this property tho most thorough examination, The mineral belt,” said he, “Is very wide, in places feot/ Lotwoen tho walls, carrying iron py from a fow feet to forty in width and stroaks of good concentrating lend ore from twenty to thirty fect wide. The mills are now in oper- atiou and considerable quantities of ore are being produced from them, Tho operators are selecting the bost for shipment without concentration aud poncontrating as much of the socond olass ore as the capacity of their mills will allow. The latest oro shipments up to the time of my visit and_which wero cobied by myself from the books of tho different concerns, will give a general idea of the value of the oro—1903 tons takon from the Jordan group, mostof which was first class, averaged 37 por cent lead, 10 ounces of silver and about 1-10 of an ounce of oid. Tho averago price por ton, free on oard cars, being $22.70, tho tous from the Live Pine nine (across vein), averago 42 per cent load, 16 ounces silver and 1-10 i gold, average price per ton §7. From 483 tons of the Old Telegraph group (all carbonate), averaged 4 por cout lead, 26 ounces silver and 210 gold, averago prico per ton &I7.50. In 10,000 tons from the Brooklyn averaged, tirst class, 46 per cent load, 10 ounces of sil- ver; second class, 15 per cent lead, b ouuces silvor; first olass ' copcentrates, 40 per cont lead, 10 ouuces silver, and all contamiug about §100 in gold, avorage price per ton $15.24, About 40 per cont of tho amount was socond class, A samplo of the low grade ore from tho deepest workings of the Old Telogruph takon by me assayed 22 per coot lead, G ounces silver and .50 in gold per ton. ~ 'The future of the mines depend largely in the utilization of this grade of oro. Carbonato ore 1s still found, but goneraily speaking it is mined as fast as discovered and no largoe bodies aro known toexist. 1t may be said, howevar, that thero is still much unexplored ground in the oxidized region which earbonate ore muay exist. Excepting the Brooklys, no | system of deep development has over been adopted by the comblued ownors and it is found to be impossible to make & consolidation of the dif- foront interests for that purpose because of litigation over boundary lines. Differenco of opinfon exists as to who owns the best property, ana tho ill feeling which cones from such things is snormous. I believe also that Utah's lead mines are practically inex | haustible and you understand how much this koow that the United Statos alone uses 23,000,000 tous of lead overy year. Itis well known by mining people that from %00 to §1,000 per ton has covered the entire mining expenses of the large mines in Leadvillo, Colo., and _else where, but making duo allowances, $1,200 per ton ought to cover the entiro operating expenses when these mines are worked on an adequate scale aod the production can bo made as large as the managers want it to be."" moans when ‘you CIICAGO PACKERS MAY 0O, Chicago peoplo deny all knowledge of & compromise being agreed upon between tho Union stockyards company and the big puck: ors whereby the latter will not remove their business from Chicago to Tolleston, Ind, I'ho arrangements for the deal have not vet been completed, but the negotiations havo ROne so far as_to warrant the statemerrt that Armour, Swift and Morris will not transfer thoir packing interosts from the Chicago yards The offer made by the stockyards com pany was very liberal and, while'not yet ied, 18 now in the hands of the ropresen- tatives of the “big four in_Chicago, P. D. Armour, who is now in Europe, has been cabled and _the conditions of the company's offer made known to hin. MANY REFRESIMENT RESORTS. There are 6,000 saloons in_Chicago less tho fow closed by Mayor Washburno in the last two months, the largest number in the his- tory of the city. *Woe issued over six thous- andth licenso for the poriod last nieht,” sald Deputy Collector Bassett this morning. *It is tho high water mark in the history of the oftice.” TRIED TO KILL 113 PROSECUTOR. Assistant Stato Attorney W. S. Elliott of this city narrowly escaped death at the hands of a desperate _criminal whilo visiting Joliet penitentiary Tuesday. Mr. Filiott, during his term of office, has been very vig- orous in his prosccution of cases against the habitual criminal element and has madoe branch 2 of the eriminal court a terror to thugs and murderers. Last Octobor Charles Wagner was sentenced to twenty years under the habitual criminal act for a burglary in which he endangered the lives of an en- tire family by chloroforming them whilo asteop. On leaving the court room he sworo he would kill_both Judge Altgeld and Ellioty if over an opportunity offered. The oppor- tunity came Tuesday and he struck down the attorney with a marble slab whilo the latrer was passing through the prisou in company with Warden Deunet, Mr. Elliott, in _tatking about _the assautt, said: “I swpped at one of tho tables to speak to one of the convicts and found that Wagner was working opposito at the same table, Iremembered his threat to kill both tho judge and myself, and I instinctively stepped back. I was 'none too soon, for he rushed behind me, and as 1 sprang forwara outof hisway 1 received the blow ou tho head. Had I not jumped, undoubtedly he would have fractured my skull, As it was, tho blow fell short and I was only stunnod.” The warden and keepers rushed forward and secured tho ruffian boforoe he could fotlow up tho attack. Mr. Elliott received a painful scalp wound and fora time concussion of the brain was feared, but his physician now thinks & short rest will bring him around al right. THOUBLE OVER A COW. One of the statutes enacted by the last legislature is causing large manufacturers considerablo trouble and it is foared may have the offcct of seriously affecting prices in lines where wholesalo and jobbing grocers are relied upon as_distributing agents. Tho first action in the matter was taken few days azo whon Sprague, Warner & Co. of this city issued a circular lotter to the manu- facturors with whom the firm haa been doing business cancelling all contracts, tho essenco of which was to maintain a stipulated price ou all goods purchased of tho manufacturers. The letter quotes sections of the statuto which aro said to_affect jobbers and make it impossible for them to handle any goods which must bo sold according to stipulated or what is techuically knowr as ‘card prices.” AFRAID OF WARBINGTON. Commenting on the release of Warbington, tho picture crauk, an_evening paper says' “Omahw's cheertul idiot, Mr. Warbizgton, who destroyed Bougereaw’s painting, “I'né Return of Spring,’ by throwing a chair through it, has been released from custody, and Prof.’ Ives, the superlutendent of tie world’s fair art dopartment, is quite nervous in consequence. It is quito possible that visitors in tho art dopartment of the affair will be required to make aflidavits thut they are ot from Omaba.” GOULD WANTS LEEDS REINSTATED, There is reason for belief that at the ap- pronching meeting of tho advisory board of the Western Trafiic association Mr. Gould will make an attempt to secure the reinstate- ment of J. S. Leeds as traffic manager of the Missouri Pacific. Leeds was discharged in May for violatng the association agreo- mont. It Is argued that the example has beon sufficient and that nothing more is to bo gained by punishing Leeas further. It is pretty well known thiat Leeds has boen taken caro of by Jay Gould snce ho was removed by the advisory board. WESTERN PEOPLE IN CRICAGO. Tho foliowing western peoplo are in the city: At the Grand Pacific—Mr. and Mrs. C. E Johnson, Sioux Falls, 8. D.; J. M. Christy, Des Moines, ta.; Mrs. C. 1. Koberts, Rapid City, 8. D.;'E. L. Lomax, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Sudborough, Omaha, At the Auditorium—W. D. Douglas, Cedar Ravids, [a.: 5. Waugh, Plattsmouth; I. B. Johnson, Miss' Gertrudo Chambers, Omaha, At the Leland - George Palmer, Ited Oak; B. A, Tracy, Chamberlain, S, D. At tho Wellington—R. J. Coles, Yorlk; Mr. and Mrs, Woodman, Miss' Graliam, Omaha; Charles Jackson, Choyenno, Wyo.; Oto Motz, Salt Lake, Utah, At'tho Palmer— William A. Young, C. H. Strickland, Sioux City, Ia.;J. Knowies, Muj ruy, [daho; P. H. Franklin, Salt Lake, Utan. L' N. Pierce, formerly of 'Omaha and now secretary of of the Utah canning compauy of Ogden, i3 in the city on business, accompan- ied by R. C. Sundy, president of tho com- pany. F. A A KD Dr. Birney cures catarch, Boe bldg. e HERR CAHENSLY'S LETTER. Why No Information Was Published in Catholic Papers. St. Louts, Mo,, July 10.—It has been no- ticed that during the agitation brought about by tho Cahensly lotter to Pius XIIL no in- formation on the subject was printed in the Catholic papers. Tho roason for this is ex- plained by the fact that when the first wave of dissatisfaction caused by tho cabled an- nouncement on tho memorial and its projects had subsided an order emanating from the Awmerican Uatholic Press association was sent to their Roman correspondent vidding him to drop the Caliensly matter entirely aud writo nothing abont the movement to appoint na- rional bishops in the American church. inent churchman, who draws his from most reliable nources, 1s authority for tho statoment that the promo- ters of the scheme, foaring that the outspoken disapproval of tho American people would reach the ears of the pontiff and prejudico their cause, tried to hush things up uptil they put the matter through at Iome. Tho intorest taken in the matter by the dumily papors and the few religious papers outsido of the association frustrated their design The order was conveyed in & lettor writton by the editor of the Press Association, Mr. de B. Pallonof this city. His reasors riting tho order are not plain. Ho isnot a German, nor is ho supposed to be under Gorman influonce. Hoveral of tno local clergy thought that the lor had been 1ssued at the request of tho rmans, who were heartily ashamed of the whole matter and anxious to have it dio out. The letter, however, was written at the very outset of the movement and before the dis- sutisfaction had bocome widespread. As Mr. Pallen, who wrote the letter, is not in tho ity at present, bhis views on the matter could Dot be learnéd - Estelle's court the following rs were seutenced yesterday rge K. Morehouso, smboazzle ment, four years; Joo Piersou, assault with intent to commit murder, two years; Mike ivcon, 4ssault wih iuteat to rob, three years, In Judge vamed prisor afternoon: ( VIGOROUS AS EVER HE WAS. | Citizon Train Returns Again From a Raoce Aronnd th: World, {S‘XTV DAYS CONSUMZD ON THE TRIP, Ixperiences and Disappofntments Told Of in a Pleasant Chat With Omaha Friends. — He Boomed This Tow| Citizen orge Francls Train, the great globe-trotter and enthusiastic exponent of phsychic power, arrived at 0 yesterday over the Northwestern and let his old friends seo him for three hours at the Paxton. The citizen has been endeavoring to beat all his five provious globe-circling records by whirl- ing around the sphere in fifty-five days. He has failed in his task, as he has already been fifty-eight days on his journey and has some fifteen hundred miles still to cover. Still he hopes to make New Whatcom, Puget Sound, Wash., on the morning of the sixty- first day, thus beating his best former globe- trotting record by some flve ani a half days, Paycho's old favorite looked bronzed and vigorous as ever as ho greeted his numerous friends and acquaintances in the hotel lobby with that peculiar salute of his which is a cross between an Indian salaam and a Japanese bow. His red Turkish fez sat jauntily on his grizzled head as surrounded by a curious crowd he lolled in a rocker ges- ticulating as profusely as an Italian and rolling the sonorous language of “La Belle France' right glibly under his tongue 1n con- versation with his private secretary, Mr. John Kiensch. Over the entire floor of the spacious lobby were scattered large sheets of paper three feet square upon which were pasted photo- graphs that have been taken of the journey. The spaces between are filled with chuaracteristic descriptions of places, people and things as viewed through the lumiuous psychic vision of Citizen Trai make a very bulky buu still very interesting and racy account of his trip. Several of them are devoted to setting forth the praises of Omaha, Long clippings from Tug Begr aud olegant pictures of Omaba's principal buildings by Katon oceupy the chief place in telling of the marvellous development of the te Uity during tho past ten years. Citizen rain says this trip is to form the subject of a book, Under his arm rested a can of tea, and ho constantly referred to it as being a product of the new crop, and said it was growing in the tea gardens about Shanghai five short weeks azo, Leaving his secretary, who was busily engaged in scissoring [wess uotices and pasting them on a new card devoted to ‘Omaha, the Citizen hastened to the kitchen to give orders for the brewing of the new tea, which when drawn he ordered passed around. ‘While regaling himself with thé boverage he ariftad olong into a long and fascinating monologue. Ho said : “I never had such a time in all my life. I bulldozed the mikado at Jupan and scared the Chinese dudes in Pekin. Why, my sky- rocket oratory literally drew tears from tho inhabitants of Singapore. I fraternized with the Arabs in Adar and, by the way, I left about two thousand dodgers booming Omalia on top of the pyramids, and future trayvelers may recale themselves in reading of our prosperous city. There's no place like home, is there!” He thon began an epitome of his trip in his own abrupt and characteristic manner : “AL half past 9 a. m., May 9, I left Puget Sound, staamer Premior, Captain O'Brien. Five hundred New Whatcomites saw me oft. Big time, Lots of powder burned and brass bands brayed their loudest bray. At 10:30 a. m. boarded the Empress of India. Reachod kahama in_eleven days, Hong IKong in eighteen, Arrived in Hong Kong twenty minutes too late for the Oriental fast mail and thus failed to cacth fast tea ship Moyuno at Singapore. To this delay I attribute my failure to circle the world in fifty-five days, I bad English paper published in Port Said. Boomed Omaha, as boys say, out of sight. Left tea ship which I caught at mouth of Columbo at Marseilles. 1 shot across the continent at lightning rapidity and made London at 7 a. m. iastead of 7 p.m., as sched- uled. I was billed to dine with fifty London newspapor bogs at 7 p. m. at the Hotel Vie- toria, but was 200 miles out on the Atlantic in the geoyhound Majestic when scribes were rustling around for me. “‘Majestic made tho run in five days, twonty- two hours. Grandest voyage I ever made across ocean. It rarely falls to lot of an ocean steamer to carry a more distinguished company of passengers than that which tho Majestic carried on that trip. Amoug them were Mrs. Whilelaw Reid, wife of American Minister to France, Senator J. C. Spooner of Wisconsin and family, Count Battonzi, Mrs, Paran Stevens, Nuke and Duchess Tamjo of Castelucoin and Yours truly, Georgo Francis Train, Omaha's cheerful crank, as one of the eastern dailies cteorfully tormod mo. “Calm and clear weather prevailed during entire Jjourney. I was reauested to deliver the Fourth of July oration, which I did amilst ' great ‘ap- plause. I roasted John Bull and gavo lion’s tail s ral additional twists. I spread my curios all over the hurricane deck one evening and lectured on Omaha and its peo- plo—proceeds went to @ poor emigrant mother who had lost her child.” AU this point Mr. Eaton, the photographer, stepped forward and presented Citizen Train with sevoral of his photographs taken Lonty-two yoars ago. This led him off into the past history ot the city, of his great financial schemes and of his friends of other days. He asked about many of Omahw's leading citizens and_said that he had expected to meet Mr. K. Rose- water in London, but was disapvointed. He said he guve several copies of Tue Bee to Eastorn potentates, and scattered copios all over Europe. At5:15 he proceeded to sup with a select company at his friends. After supper ho was driven to the union depot and left on the 6:20 fast wail over the Union Pacitic amid the cheors of his friouds. Ho expects to reach his destination, New Whatcom, on Monday evening. As the train swung out of the de- pot he sung out: “Money and psychie force will beat Father Time in this race, and I will placo o girdle trimmed with roseates and rainbows around the earth 1n sixty days.” by i cui S ANTERESTING QUESTIONS, Some Queries Propounded to the Railroads of Texas. AusTiy July 10.—The railroad com- mission today submitted a series of questions to the railroads with the request that they bo answered in writing by tho 16th. Among them were the following of general interes What ave the rates per ton by rail between the coast cities of Texas and common points n the Indian territory, Kansas and Nebraskal A radius of 1,000 miles from New York as a conter and & radius of 1,000 miles frow Gal- veston as a center bisect each other in the part of Minnesota. In view of this, what can the Texas railroads do towards giv- ing an outlot to ocean transvortation for tho territory nearer to the Texas coast than to the eastern citios of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston! The veople of the western statos and territories aro giving all the aid they can to seeure deep water harbors on the coast of Toxas and an outlet ta the sea by wuy of tho coast of Texas, 50 a3 10 be re- tieved from the cost of tho longer railroad haul to the eastern cities. What can the Texas railroads do to aia them, and what will they dot The gentlemen interested in tho proposed mining exchange met yesterday afternoon in the real estate exchange rooms. W. K. Mead was appointed echmrman ana G. C.. Hicks secrotary. Rules, regulations aud by-laws wore read and a committee appointad to ob- tain members, Mr. Mead road a telegram from J. F. Craw- ford of Savatoga, Wyo., which said that the Saratoga board of trade (lesired to co-ops with the Omaha mining exchange and to hold a seat for a Saraloga reprosentative. The meeting then adjourned - to meot Thursday eveniug next at s p. m. at the ssme place. Caligraph Writing Machine reccived the ouly gold medal at Mechanics' Fair, Boston URDAY., JULY A REVELATION, The Bee's Great, State Edition Will Be Issued Tomorrow. Have you ever slgpped to consider that most of the vast wealth of Nobraska has been dug out of the earth sinca the stato was admitted to the unidd in 13671 Has it over occurred to you tHAt within twenty-five years Nobraska has'been roclaimed from what had before that time boen regarded as a dosort waste! Havo you ever stopoed to think that the wondeefut advancement made in all rospects has bown accomplished within that period ! “T'wenty years ago balf the territory of this state had not boen organizad 1nto counties, of which thers are now 80, Oldoer citizons have watchad with great satisfaction the marvel ous growth of the leading towns of the state without roalizing that the foundation of this growth lies in the extraordinary productive- ness of Nebraska soil. Tre Ber will tomorrow devote two pages 10 an exhibit of the wealth aud resources of. Nebraska. It will show tho actual as well as the assessed proporty valuation by countios, It will show the ares of each county and the averago prico of beat farming land, It will show the londing charactoristics and groatest sources of wealth of oach county. It will show the population of each county and the por cont of incroase in ton years. But the most important of all will be the exhibit of money bolonging to the people now lying in the bank vaults of tho stato, showing the amount of money per capita in actual circu- lation. Ench county has its special attractlons for sottlors and poculiar inducoments for tho in- vestment of capital in tho varied enterprises which go to build upa county or a stat These will all bo clearly set out in Tne Bek's Great State Edition, which will appear to- morrow. It has taken Tk Bre a month to gather thoso fasts and figures. As far as possiblo tho figures come from tho county records, and tho facts with reference to each county have been gathered by roliable, painstaking correspoudents, The figures for the most part have also been verifiod by ofticial re- ports and statéments so that the exhibit made way bo considered absolutoly reliable in all respects. No attempt has been made to ex- aggerato or to magnify the wondorful pros- perity which now provails in the state. Tue Ber's special edition deals exclusively in facts and figures. A comprehensive showing of the material wealth and commercial importance of Ne- braska has never been made by a newspaer. The benefits to accrue from such publication in a paper like T Bek are incalculable. 1t makes thoe strongest appeal to idle capital in the east that has ever been put in type. Itis the most eloquent invitation to the thousands of dissatisfied residents all over the east to como to prosperous Nebraska, where fortunes aro made within ten years and where land is fortile, cheap and plenty. Thousands of extra . copies of this great stato edition will bo printed. Bankers, real estate and land ageuts. loan companies and loan agents, and in fact everybody who wants to encourage immigration and induce the in- vestment of eastern capital will want copies of this special edition for distribution throughout the country. All orders will be promptly attended to. CROP REPORT. July Statement of the Department of Agriculture. Wasmixaroy, July 10.—'he July report of the department of agriculture makes the acreage compared with the breadth harvested last year of corn 108.3: potatoes, 102.3; to- baceo, 102.6. Condition—Corn, 94.8; winter wheat, 96.2: spring wheat, $4.1; rye, 98.9; oats, 57.0; barloy, 90.0; potatoes, 93.3; to- bacco, 01.1, The heavy increase in corn acreage is more apparent than real. -~ The comparison is with tho breadth harvested last year, when there was a loss of 6,000,000 acres by abandonment on account of drouth, The present returns mako the average slightly less than 75,000,000 acres, or somewhat smallor than the area actually plauted last year. The crop is lato in all sections on account of drouth, unfavor- able conditions at the time of planting and cool weather during May, but June was warm, with abundant moisture, and the crop was coming foward rapidly on July 1. fn Ohioand the upper Mississippl valley pro- gross auring the moath was_espocially grati- fying, but in Kansas and Nebraska consid- erablo damago resulted from excossive rain- fall. In many districts June rains prevented proper working, leaving the fields foul, but a fow days of sunshino would remedy this. The general average is a fraction below that of 1858 and 1890 ana slightly above that of 1889. Tho averages of surplus states are: Ohio, 03; Indiaua, 95; Illinois, %; lowa, 84; Missourl, 88; Kansas, §2; Nebraska, 9%, The condition of winter wheat is ' returnod practically the same as in Juno. The crop is harvested except in its more northern habitat, with the condition the highest ro- ported since 1574 with one exception, so far as can be judged at tho time of harvest. The berry is “repurted generally plump and in keeping with tho heavy straw, but occasional mention is made of short heads. The averages of the principal states are: Pennsylvania, 98; Ohio, 97; Michigan, 89; Iidiana, 90i Tilinois, #3; Missouri, U3; Kausas, 94; Cali foruia, 3. Tho condition of spring wheat Improved during June, the advance being 1n Minnosota and the Dakotas, whero the month was ex- centionaily favorable. Chinch bugs have ap- peared in portions of the northwest, but with no appreciable damage yot. State' averages are: Wisconsin, 77; Minnesota, 95; Nobraska, 90; North Dakota, Dakota, 97; Washington, 75. Oats havo improved during the month, but the general averago is tho lowest reported since 1579, excopt 1n 1887 and last year, when the July condition of 81.6 was followed by the practical failure of the crop. The poor condition is generally the result of drought carly in the season. The present improve- ment having followed seasonable rains and the high temperature of June. Tho first return of potatoes shows & con- dition higher than tho average of recent years, whilo that of tobacco is higher than 1 any year since 1380, Thie fruit prospect Is very flattering in Now England and the North Atlantic states and west of the Missouri, river to the Pacific const. The crop in Ohip and Michigan was materially damaged by the frosts of May. A spocial cable from a European agent in- dicates a heavy deficleyey in the Kuropean rico erop. e OLD SOLDIERS. Difficult Matter to, Provide Quarters for Needy Veterans, Cuicago, July 10,~The board of airectors of the national soldiers’ homes are in Chi- ago, being on their aunual tour of inspoction of the national soldiors' homes. Governor Steelo, spoaking for the board, said tho groat problom that now confronted the board was where to put all the old' ‘soldiers who appliod for quarters. “Thore aro many hnndreds of old soldiors,” said Uaypraor Steele, “in the poor houses of the gountry, and wo cannot give quarters o thatrolava of unfortunates who seol: admissiontd the homes, There- fore, those who are now in the poor houses have no altornative sud must remain thore until a few at a time can be given the places made vacant by others. Most of them are old and are fast getting agod and they should have the best of care.! — - linois Trase Cuicaco, July 10.—A law passed by the state logislature, which went into effect on July 1, luflicts heavy poualtios for participat- ing in trusts and combinations and provides punisbment for purchasers as woll as sellers of articles whose price is controlled by agree. ments. Very many of tho articles dealt in by grocers are s0 controlled, the wholesalors coulracting with the manufacturers not to sell below the card rate. This has been rather irksome to the large dealers here and they have taken the opvortunity 1o notify the manufacturers that under the law thoy no longer will be bound by the agrecment. Whether the result will be & disturbance in values mmains 1o be seou, aw, 11, 189L~TWELVE DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEER. Absenos of Speonlative Excitemant Having a Most Wholesoms Influence. CROP REPORTS NEVER MORE SATISFACTORY Waiting Trade at the Kast, Greator Confidence in the West and Gen- eral Dullness Through- out the South. New York, July 10.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say: The feeling of conservatism which prevails in all sections and branchos of business im- pressos many as a most disheartening symp- tom. But it may with at least equal reason be interproted as the very best ground for confidence in a healthy and solid improve- ment when now and largo crops come for- ward more freely. I'he absence of specula- tive excitement and tho indisposition to buy in hasto are having a most wholesome influ- ence. Prices of materials and products aro thus kept in such a relation that a largo and fairly profitablo business is possible. This conservative attitude is the more necessary this year because while money is now abun dant hore and cheap on call the possibility of disturbance abroad or of difficulty in obtain- ing neoded supplies for moving crops at the wost has not yot been entirely removed Crop roports have uever bosn moro full than they are this year, and they grow more ol arly satisfactory, as spring whoat is every day improving. Wheat has declined 20 dur- ing the past woek, notwithstanding exports, fully as largo us a'year ago, but tho immed ate domaud for corn has caused u rise of 1'gc, and oats are quoted higher. Sales were but moderato. Pork products are a shade lowor; coffeo unchanged, and Octobor about 1¢ lower with very little activity in dealings. The market for sugar has been weaker, but grows stoady; rofined is in_petter demand. Tho general course of prices has changod but little during the past week. Tin has declined a shade through specula- tion at London and lake cobper sells at 17150, the half year'sproduction by six compani being 25,043 tons, against 6,70 tons last year. Lead 1s weaker at $1.45, with some realizing. Reporis from other cities show a waiting trade at the east, greater confidence through- out tho west aud genecal dullnessat the south, Boston roports a littlo more activity. Manufactured ivon at Pittsburg is in _better demand and the coal output in June was the largest ever known. Trado is fairly good for the season at Cleveland. also at Cincin- nati, whero new building for the first half of the vear excoeds by 500,000, the record of last vear. Wool is moving botter at Detroit and iron in fair demand. At Chicago whoat re- ceipts ave three times last year's and there is an increase in flour and corn and trado in dry goods, clothing and shoes exceeds last vear's, with good collections. Receipts of other grain, cured meats, dressed beof and lard fall behind last year and crop reports are very favorable, all inaications pointing to a largo trade in the future. AtSt. Louis the trade in wool, grain, pro- duco and hive stock is good, but lumber and the building trades is very encouraging. Milwaukee reports somo sensation caused by the failure of the largest grain commission house. At Minneapolis trade is good for the season, the flour output being 140,000 bar- rels. At St. Paul, Omaha and Kansas City crop prospects improve trade and at Denver businnss is fair, Some increase is noted at Louisville, but at other southern points dull- ness provails, and at New Orleans, though slight improvement is soen, the tactics of traders are extremely conservative. The midsummer closing of iron works al- most suspends the trade, but while the best brands of pig are well taken, others are hard to sell, and Alabama No. 1'has been offered here at $16. No activity is notea in rails and uot much in manufactured iron, and it is thought that early resumption by the works will causo a declitio in pricos. ‘The anthracite coal trade 1s dull, the price of June at the Schuylkill mines being .22 per ton against $2.24 la Wool moves slowly at New York, buyers taking only for actual ‘needs. In' woolen goods some improvement in orders is ob- served and a_greater feeling of security for the future. Thoe trade in flannels is strong and heaithy and in knit goods very satisfac- tory. Agriculture implements” are in extraordinary demand ana the makers are buying iron lavgely. India ruober has rap- idly declined, "consumers refusing to buy from the syndicate, which is carrying an immense stock, and it is thought the new supplies coming 1n October will prove too beavy for it. Tuo building trade is on the whole less active than a year ago, though at Chicago an inorease of 4 per cont is noted. At northern points generally the supply of money is ample, though at the west there is more de- mand than heretofore. At -southern points the markets are close, though only firm ana in fair supply at New Orlean: The businéss fallures occurring through- out the country during the last soven days number 247, a3 compared with a total of 237 last week. 'For the corresponding week of lust year the figures were 147, LA Dr. Birnoy cures catarrn. Beo bldg SUBURBAN GOSSIP, | Kearney. Mrs. R. H. Eaton and daughter aro visiting in Lincoln, A. J. Gustin has gono to Lafayotto, on business. Mrs. E. H. Smith is visiting rolatives at Miuncapolis. Mrs. IR. R. Green attendod o reunion of hor fawily at Oskland, Kan., this weok. Miss Gertrude Goodell has ono to Cam- bridge, IL., today to spend the summer, Swan Farris and wife went to Chicago this woel to spend the summer with frionas, Rov. W. S. Barnes of the Presbytorian church is enjoylog an outing in northern Minnesota, Attorney R. J. Millard and wife of Grand Island spont a short honeymoon here this weolk, returning homs on Tucsday. Miss Anna Finch and Miss M. L. Dryden are in attendauce the Young People's Chris- tian Endeavor convention 1n session at Min- neapolis. . G. Keens, wifo and two sons started_on Thursday evening for Victoris, whero thoy will rest @ short timo. Then they will go to Mr. Keens' fruit farm near Sacramento and spond two months secking pleasures. Ind., Sutton, Mrs. R. G. Brown gave a tea party this week. Charles Allen Wednesday. A coaching party is talied of young socioty. Earle Tooker snd bride are hero Omaha on a visit. 5 Miss Myra Church of Harvara has boen io Sutton some time visiting old frie; Miss Strout, daughter of Judge Lincoln is hero visiting Miss Belle Hull. Mr. L. D, Fowler and family of Omaha re- turned home Friday. They had been here some time rusticatiug. M. J. C. Merrill Pusdt of the Sutton cream- ery bas purchased tha Minden creamory and is now operating it, with headquarters of both concerns at Sutton. J. M. Gray, esq., departed on Tuesday with and Ada, for an extended visit among relati 0 Kunsas. They ex pect to go to Denver before returning. Our teachers, Miss Kittie Honn of Fair mont sud Miss Nelly Copsy of Henderson, start on Sunday morning for the international teachers' educational convention ut Torouto. Master John Wall, who was killed on tho Fourth by the explosion of a rockot, was buried early this weel. The cilizens raised a large fund and gave to the griof stricken parents. The following couples drove over to Sutton on Sunday: From Graftou—Mr. Morris Taylor and Miss Hel Mr. Harry Buroett and Miss Nora ‘Terrior. F'rom Har vard -Mr. Harry Rugg and Miss Belle Church, Mr. Marvin Took and his best girl —— Struck by a Motor. A mau named Shureman, who lives of Grafton was here on by Sutton from noar PAGE the cornor of Twenty-olghth streots, stepped off a motor car yesterday I afterncon at the corner of Twonty-fourth and Clark streots just as the traiu upon which ho § was riding mot a train on the other track. | o was struck by the pussing train and se. | verely bruised and shaken up. He sustained # fractured ankle and soveral other sorious | injuries, A carringe was called and the in jured man was take n to his home, CONFESSED THE MUR ER, An Old Woman on Her Clears Hor Son. Laxcasten, Pa., July 10~ The eitizens of this city were greatly surprised this morning by the confesston of Mrs. Sistry of tho kill fng of hor son's wifo nine yoars ago. ‘Ihe woman's husband was arrestod and held to | the circuit court aftor an oxamination lasting twenty days, but the case was never brought to trial. For some time old Mrs. Sistry has boen vory {1l She becamo convincad that doath was uear and confossed to the doctors that she horself had committed the crimo of which her sou had been so long accused. The shooting, sho said, oceurred in & quarrel over some matter that angered her torribly Sho seized her son's revolver and emptied the chambors into her danghtor-in-law's body. When her murderous work was com. pleted, Mrs. Sistry suid, she sarriod the body out into the tield and 1ay the pistol beside it to give an idea of suicido. Sho said her son, | who was accused of the murder, was nware of her guilt but shielded her by romaining silent. Herefused to live with her, howevor. Deathbed SOUIH OMAHA, Bank Asscssments, Tho county commissionors have complotod their work on the work of the various ors and liave levied taxos on the following assossment valuation on the banks of South Omaha South Omah Un'on Stocky Nobraska Savings and Exchinge National 47,8166 Notes About the (ity. raco Newcomb is visiting frionds in Folsom, Ia Mrs. Maley, wife of Charlos S. Maloy, the commission man, is quito sick. Lowis Elgin of Clarinda, T, is visiting his friond, E. Scott Herrall of the'exchange. Miss Lizzo Little of Lincoln is tho charm- ing guest of Misses Luelia and Alico Erion. A. H. Murdock, of this city, has been ap pointed a notary public by Governor T J. J. Murphy, hog salesman at the has gouo to Chicago ou a short business trip. The Magic City cornet band_will go to Omaha Sunday to play for the St. Paul so- ciety. H. Mancroft of Hebron, Ind,, is visiting his_daughter and son-in-law, Mr. aud Mrs, H. W. Brockett. The Kng's Daughters will meot next Tues- day afternoon to do charity sewing for worthy children. Judgo A. L. Sutton has started on a combi- nation business and pleasure trip to Shenan- doah, Ta., and Missouri poiuts. Douglas Ball of tne collar gang at tho G. H. Hammond packing plant, stepped into pail of hot water and scaudod his right foot. Miss Itosie Doran of Gretna, who has beon visiting her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John J. O'Rourke, will return home today. Councilman_James J. Dougherty has re- moved from Twenty-fourth and ( stroots to No. 209 Twenty-fifth streot, between O and P streets. A meoting will b held in National Hall, Twonty-fourth and L. streets, Sunday after- noon at 3 o'clock to organize a Bohemian simging society. Councilman James . Dougherty dosires it to be known that ho is notthe owner of tho saloon at Twenty-fourth and Q stroets, nor has he auy iuterost in it. Mrs. Pinney, wife of D. S. Pinney of the 3. H. Hammond company, will leave Tues- day to mako A summer visit at hor parental home in Kalamazoo, Mich. Mrs. E. G. Smith of this city, accompanied by Mrs. James Goddard of Aspen, C has been the guost of Mr. and Mrs, has gona to Lincoln to visit friends. Star of Liberty lodge, No. 145, C. S. P. S., will hold a mdeting in Ancient Ordor of United Workmen hall, Twenty-sixth and N streets, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Knight will start tomorrow for Dos Moines, In., to attend the funoral of Mr. Knight's brother, killod in the railroad aceident at Porry Woduesday night. Miss Ella Maxwell, the accomplished daughter of Judge Muxiwell of Fremont, who has been the guest of hor uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T.Maxwell, has ro- turned home. A religious kleptomaniac invaded the Stock- man ofiic at_the Exchange, if roports are true, and carried away the editorial brain agitator. Suspicion poiuts strongly towards cortain persons, A demented woman near Twenty-seventh and L streots, caused by too much religion, was a sad sight yesterday. Tho woman was taken from the streets and calmed and her husband sent for. Rov. Thomas Stephonson, pastor of the First Baptist church, Twenty-scventh streot, betweon M and N streets, hus returnod from North Dakota. Rev. Stephenson will hold tho regular sor in_tho church at 11 o'clock in the for Sunday school will be held at 10 o'clock. ‘The soap bubble and musical social givon by the Christian Endeavor socicty of tho Presbyterian church at tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 1. Maxwell was ono of tho best attended and most enjoyuble socials ever hold by that entertaining socicty. A hearty welcome met evory mcomer and an_enter- tainment to the delight of social devotoos was meted to ail prosent. All were well re- -pmd for being there, An amusing sceno took place in one of tho packing houso offices yoste day. 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