Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 3, 1893, Page 2

! % | i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DOY'S REVIEW 0F THE WEER Business Oonditions Are Not Such as to Give Much Encouragement. VERY DEPRESSING INFLUENCES PREVAIL Uneertainty About the Fuature Causes Much Unessiness in Trade Centers—Gold Still Golng Oul-Reports from Citles—Business Fallares. New Yonrg, June R. G. Dun & Co.’s wookly review of trade says: More dis- heartening conditions have prevailed during tho past week, and those who saw the be- ginning of permanent recovery in the better tono a week ago are disappointed. The money markets have been closer and, es- pecially in the interior, manufacturing and trades aro more restricted than before. Gold has gone out again, the exportsfor the woek being about £5,000,000 and the treasury gold reserve has been drawn down to about £90,000,000, In nearly all departments of trade uncertainty about the future has a de- pressing influence, which is now clearly per- ceived in the decrease of new business, and while most manufacturing works are now employed on full orders, as these run out the number of works closed increased. Report from Citles. Philadelphia reports much disturbance in iron on account of railway rates, with much complaint of collections in all ‘branches. Trade at Cleveland is fairly good, though money is close. The iron trade at Pittsburg is less en- couraging ; pig is weaker and foreign iron is very low in prico with a weaker tenden At Cincinnati general trade shows little improvement and collections are slow. t Indianapolis collections ave unsatis- factory. At Detroit money is close, vessel rates lower; trade, though laree in volume, is at wvery low prices. reports increased receipts in sheep 30 per cent; corn, 80; oats 40, and t, 15 per cont; but decréase in all other articles. especially n produc! Wheat is g cont below tho lowest prices for thirty years. General trade was satisfactory and collections improving. Trade is fair at St. Paul, the collections slow and money close. St. Louis reports cotton and iron moving liberally, but loa ¢ curtailed to the min- imum and there rket for local secur- itics, save at buyars’ price: At Kansas City trade is fairly satisfac- tory, but money close. No Complaint from Omaha. Omaha reports good trade and Denver only fair, with collections slow. At Little Rock trade is dull with collec- tions slow, and at Kn le not improved. Atlanta reports fa ade and slow collec- tions. Augusta reports a slight improvement in trade. but tight money and slow collections. Columbus reports collections less favorable aud money very tight, and at Macon trade is quiet, collections slow and money close. Mobile finds trade r onably good with larger shipments of vegotables and money easy. At New Orleans business is only crop prospects, though backward, promising, Speculative m Stocks are nea e lower than a week ago. Wh as declined 13 cents, corn 215 cents and oats 11 cents, with ® o transactions, fow caring to buy wheat with enormous stocks in sight. Lard and hogs are lower and cotton has declined a sixteenth, with wmoderate sales, though receipts are small. The market for tin was and fell 4 cents and coffee is weaker, with reported sales below 11 cents. Lead is higher and coal more active. » Gloowmy for the Iron Trade. Uncertainty about freights, labor, crops and finance malkes the iron trade gloomy. Prospects of trouble with the Amalgamated association sustain tho present demand for product. and the freight rates raise the prices for pig, not to the advantuge of solle) Structural mills are yet well em- ployed, but at prices which return scanty profits, In the shoo trade shipments are still arge. In men's woolens commission merchants are in trouble with clothiers, who throw back goods ordered, apparently to get vhem at lower prices, and little is doing in spring goods. Exports of products still fall below last year's in value and there is much withdrawal of money loaned in this country on foreign account. The fact that 5,000,000 of such loans mature within the next weelk, leads to the expectation of further exvorts of gold. Failures during the past week have been 238 in the United States against 175 last ear, and 21 in Canada against 32 last year. ut two of the United Stutes failures were for more than $1,000,000 each; four others were of firms rated .at over §200,000 ¢ and forty more of firms rated at ovor each. Last week the total number of fail- ures was 278, 3 WALL STREET FOR THE WEEK, v, but are been sinking. Speculation Uontinues to Drag—An wence of Startling Foatur New Youg, June 2.—Bradsteets Weekly Wall Street Review will tomorrow say: Speculation continues to drag along in the same vut; incidents supply the place of any ganeral or murked tendency in prices. The thoroughness of the liquidation is attested hy the indifference of the money and stock markets to the heavy gold shipments, the outflow this week amounting to 6,500,000, while only a passing attention is given to the fact that tho government's gold rescrve is ravitating to the neighborhood of #0,000,000. B e oat. Dr biving for loag account, arp practically absent and the bear traders sypply the only imitation which the market h“- presented, Pressuro to sell stocks from m:- quarter, however, does not seem to ing out long holdings and the tendency. to ovorsell 1s sull vory apparent. The general tone has, howover, been unsteady and dis- eoiraged, The interruption is due to Tues day’s hohday, causing uneasiness at the be- giuning of the woek, and though more activ- ity was shown after the resumption of busi- ness on Wednesday, it wasn t tho expense of valuos Tho fact that New York banks aro keeping an unusually large part of their resources available for foreign call loans and that money can be obtained from day to day at various prices tends to quiet the temper of the street and to weaken the torces of the gold shipments and tho shrinkage in treasury roserves. The street, however, cannot fail to be effectod by tle pressure for money at the int demand for rediscount from that g 1he steady succession of banking o tilo disast which show the existonce of financial pressure. Another factor, not with- out its effecs, is the somewhat exaggerated and, webably, premature cry that the Chi- cago World's fair is a disappointment, not only in its direct pecuniary outcome, but in rogard to the volume of trafic which it was exyocted to yield to the railroads. Friday's market showed iner ed boldness on the part of the bear traders, while the distrust of foreign intcrests with the situation here has u further effect on the spoculative situa- Ab- BREADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE, Business Outlook Not Very Promlsing— Actual Conditions, New Youk, June 2.--Bradstreet's review af the state of trade will, tomorrow, sa, #8mo affocts of the prolonged stringency in the western mouey markets ure characte ized in detail in spocial telegrams to Brad- strect’'s this week. General trado bus al- ready been cut into, poticeably in the east- ern and middle states, to a mavked extent central, northwestern and western state: but to a more moderate extent south. Inter- views with soveral hundred prowminent job- bers, manufacturers and bankers at leading monoy centers, as wired to this paper, indicato a likelitood of continued strin- gency and that goneral trade may be mu'luud“nllll nr.«u-m.-l:-‘.n Opinions offored are unot gloomy with L 1o the ouum‘m the banks ave um; loans i many directions and otherwiso slrengihening resorves, and are genorally ‘1 yestord ro{uqlnfi to extend or grant discounts to other than regular customers. Efforts are making to protect certain lines of trade, notably grain. Money lenders are affocted by the provalent sense of uacertainty in the financial werld and do not regard the outlook as encouraging. An influence may be exerted as well by tho wage contests in iron and steel inaustries at the west during the summer. The tendency of prices continues downward and includes wool, finished iron, hides, suar, hogs, wheat, corn, oats, lard and cotton, nominal advances being reported in tobacco and coal. Exports of wheat (flour included) from both coasts, this woek (including Montreal) aggrogate 3,258,000 bushels, a moderate in- crease over the total of the week before, and a larger total than in corresponding weeks in any of the four preceding years. There are no panicky feelings expressed by merchants or leading bankers at the er New England and middle state centers. Some improvement in the volume of general trade is roported from St. Louis and St. Paul, which are oxceptions in this respect. Mooy is closo, even stringent, at all centers, and banks are making loans only to regulate customers, and then only for actual noed, No improvement in trade is noted in the province of Ontario and collections are less Promot than expected The weather has stimulated buying in the province of Queboec, but there has been only moderate actiy the volume of business for the month being below the averag Banks at Montreal have been strengthening reserves, pressing colloctions and restricting discounts, and it is stated they will exercise more than usual caution during the next few months. CLEARING HOUSE Omaha, as Usual, Comes to the Front with Increase—From Other Clties. New Youk, Junc 2.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreot's, shows tho bank clearings of various cities for the weok end- ing Juno 1, and the percentages of increase or docrease, as compared with the corre- sponding week of 1802: TATEMENTS. crTizs. cLEARINGS. Now Vork. Chieago. . Boston... Philad St L San *Baitim Pittsburg Cliclonat] Knnsas City. Now Orloans. Mianeapolls.. *Builalo. *Lovisvliio Dotrolt... Milwnukeo, Cloveland. Omaha Providonoe Donver. St Inding Columbus, Housto Momphis Kichmond. Harttord Portiand. Oro, Josoph uth Atlauta .. Now iaven *Eprin Wore 5 *Portiand, M *Fort Worth. Seattlo. s Waeo . Des Mot rund Hap yracuso ~Wilmtogton, Del. Tacoma. Blrmingham Loxinzion, Ky Now Bodford ropekn. Bingha Spokine kinaw, *Jacksonvill dirent €alls., Fall River Albujuerque. Oharlpston. *Sioux Falls. Springit *ny Clty. sFmporin Total Unlted States Jutside of New Yo *Montreal Toronto Halifax Hamllton Total City Council Meoting. ‘The council met last evening and passed the monthly appropriation ordinance, An adjournment was taken until this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, whenthe fuel gas ordinance will be considered. Gas Inspector Gilbert has returned from Maysvitle, Ky., whither he went to make o test of the gas at the company, asking for the franchisc here. He will submit his report toda, —— TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Domestic. The trunl line general pussenger agents will moet at Now York. Pottor's Bunk, ono of the oldest Institutions of Paulding, 0., has closed 1ts doors. Tho attorney zeneral of Hiinols will ile an information agalnst the Whisky trust. The Social Purity congress convened at Chi- o, 111, yesterday, and was addressed by distinguished people 14 Pardridiee, the noted Chicago stock specu- Tator, hus boen arrestod, charged with leading u young girl of that eity astray. The Western Passenger sssociation will to- duy make a desperato effort to como o an agreement on World's fafr rates, Chevarton, Martin & Co., private bankers of ago, 1L, made n voluntary ussbenmon yosterdiy. Assets woro scheduled nt $100,000 and Habilities at #70,000. on the Nashville, € 1 rolled down r Ransom 8 vy Sevoral passongers were slightly in- oveland, Cinclnnati, Chicago & St. ilroad company has filed o mortzage and, O, In favor of the Mercantilo Trust ¢ »t Now York, 10 sccure the 18800 Of 000 bonds. Tho legislature of Tennesseo, isitting as a court of fmpeachment in the case of Judye Dubots of Shclby county, has found the judigo cullty the charges made against him \d ord moval from offic The Victorta Cordago company of Newport, < ber of the great Cordago trust, ay made an assignment in the county urt horo for the bonefit of its ereditors. The company b & DI plunt near that city, whoro L 5 800 men. Louls at Clov erday entertained snhers o ew York committeo ) B had ehargo of her entortainn nd thelr wives, on ho olphi o for Chigago on Mondiy, Morpe & Martin Manufacturing com- v anufacturers of stationory, ete., at 14 k street, Boston, Muss., with & fuctory at Purchuso street, hus dssigned. No oxact ement of the company's financial condi- tion has yot been propared, but the b aro said to be about ¥125,000, lliilos nt in of the Tho princess will Forelg The Irish home rule bill was again the sub- Joct of discussion 1u tho Buglish Parilsment ay. Strikers Hungary, placed a gyuamite bomb, ina Fall vay cur’ yeatorday. Tho bomb exploded, Lilling one porson dungorously [njuring two ophors. AR It 1s rumored that the property of the Josuits in Quebee will be leased (0 & syndicato of Montreal cupltalists. The affuir threatens to develop (nto & stupeidous scanda The Itallan Senate yestorday, by a v 101 10 141, adopted the pension lu{v. mu:::fin?{; which there has been for some tine a serlous controversy which had sor influonce in bringlng about the recent cabinet crisls, tho bill ‘belng strongly supported by the goy- ernmeont. The excitement over the antagonisim on the part of the young Czechs of Hungary towurd the Gormans contloues. Tho young Czochs havo decided to withdraw from the f)lul. and 1t I3 reportod that It the present oxciteinent and disordor continue u state of siege will be procisimed by the Austrian authoritios. at Mohaca, SOUTH OMAHA SENSATION School Board Ohairman Oheok and Members Bulla and Jones Branded as Boodlers, BIG SENSATION IN THE MAGIC CITY Agent Van Vechten of the Faller & Warren Company Makes Specitio Charges—Mr. Cheok Denles Them and Tells tho Story His Way, Sensational rumors reflecting on certaiu members of the South Omaha school board have been ci ating through the atmos- vhere for several days. K. Vanvechten, rep- resenting the firm of Fuller & Warren of Chicago, is the man who makes the charges. ‘The bad flavor arose over the school board's award of a contract to put the hoating ap- paratus_in the new school buildings at its last meeting, when the Smoad system was adopted. Vanvechten claims that his firm was knocked out bocause he would not ante up to Check and Bulla, and Jones says that the shoe is on the other foot, that Vanvechten offered to pay money to cortain members of the board, but that his system was not adopted bscause it fell short of filling the bill as well as the one that was adopted. According to Van- vechten's statement Cheek, Bulla and Jones wero the only membors that cut any figure in the deal and Jones had said he did not want any money himself. Hoc was present, however, and heard the money consideration talked over. Below is given in substance what Van- vochten said to a Ber reporter, and it is given for what it is worth: “In response to a telegram from Secretary Funston [ came to South Omaha May 22 and went direct to Cheek’s ofice. Cheek sent out and got Bulla and Jones. Check asked me for my prices and 1 told him that I could not give them to him until I heard from my firm, but could give him an _esti- mate. But I do not care to do this un- this the other members of the board were present. -Cheek assured me that the threo gontlemen present constituted the board and any arrangement made with them would settle the business. I had no plans or any- thing with me to show our system, but that did not seem to cut any figure. Bulla said he was going to speak plain and T said go ahead, that I was a plain speaker myself. Bulla then asked, ‘What is there in it for us,’ meaning the three members present, ‘if we select your apparatus? Istated that my hands and foet, wero tied and could givo them notbing. This was on Monday. Cheek advised me to think the matter over and he would meet me in Omaha the next and look over some work that our firm had put in there. Conspired in a Saloon, “The next day Cheek, Bulla and Jones came to Omaha and I met them. Bulla asked mo again if 1 stood where I did the day before on the money business and I said Idid. “Then, said he,“you are not in it.’ They looked over my plans, but after wait- ing around awhile concluded that they dia not care to go and see any work that we had put in the different school buildings. Jones said to me that he did not care any- thiug about the money for him. self,” but he wanted the very best aling apparatus, Just before leaving, Check or Bulla asked me to meet them at the Court in South Omaha on Tuesday even- ing before the school hoard meeting. 1 agreed to doso. When I came down here T asked for the Court and was told that it was a saloon. I went thereand found Bulla, Cheek and Jones waiting. After wetting our whistles we all went into a room upstairs. Check again wanted w0 know what there was in it for him. They asked for my bid, and as they pledged se- crecy I gave it tothem. My price for the neating apparatus for each of the schools was 31,320, Bulla asked if Icouldn't make it any higher. 1 said Icould add nothing except the cost of the extra work of masonry, ete. They then had mo figure on that, and that raised 1y bid to $1,58. Check then'arose and said he would have to go over to the meeting " of the school board and left the room very hurriedly. I followed him out and he went directly to asaloon on N street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth, I saw he had gone past the street where he would naturally turn up to go to the school house and I went into the saloon. There I found Cheek in conversation with Mr. Clark, the agent for the Smead system. I saw in a moment that Ihad been duped and I did not hesitate to tell Cheek what 1 thought. He claimed to have met Clark by accident, although I am certain that it was by ap- pointment. I then told Bulla, who had fol- lowed me into the saloon, that I would not put inany bid, as I could plainly see that the whole thing v cut and dried. Cheek and Bulla said that if I would put in my bid I would get a square deal and 1 finally con- sented to do so. We all went up to the board meeting together, and Clark and I handed in our bids. The board went into executive session. Bulla came out and said he would tell me what Clark’s bid w nd that I could withdraw mine and make it read tosuit. I refused to do so. My bid, which included all extras, was $1,586, and Clark’s, which in- cluded nothing 'but the heating apparatus, the same as my $1,320 bid, was $1,650. When a vote was taken all the members except Thomas voted for the Smead system. Mot by Thrents. “On Wednesday I went to Cheek and told him that I wanted an opportunity to meet tho entire board and explain the facts as they had occurred, 1 said that I did not con- sider that 1 had been given fair play, and I proposed to lot all the facts bo known to tho members of the board who had the wool pulled ove their ~ oyes This was i the morning. Cheek said he would see the other members and meet me in Oma at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. He also said that Smead’s contract would not be signed for a week and that I would have plenty of time. 1 had not been gone an hour before Cheek went over to Funston and had him sign the Smead cont Cheek met me at 4. He said he had seen a lawyer and he had told him that he was right and could do nothing more. I insisted on an opportunity to address the board. Cheek asked e to let up, Hesaid he bore & good reputation in South Omaha and did not want any bad reports to get out about him, Tinsisted. Cheek then said he had made a living before he went to work for the B. & M., and he guessed he could do s0 again, 1 demanded justice or I would get even, Check urged me to let up, and said to wait until next year and they would look out for me. He also asked me if one of the school buildings would satisfy me. I said I wanted nothing but a square deal. ““I'he next day Lateaser sent for me and advised me to let the South Omaha school board aloneor he would do me with two of my friends in the Omaha school board, aturday 1 told Funston the whole trans- action. He was surprised and said he would }mve \colcd differently if he had known the uots, Mr. Cheek was found in his office and asked to tell what he knew about Vanvech- ten and his bid. He said: “When I first met Vanvechten Ithought he was a geutleman and treated him as such, [ discovered later on thav he was nothing but a baby. If he ys that I ever asked him for money he is a nd I can prove it. 1 adopted the Smead system because I tnink it superior to the Fuller & Warren, 1did notsign the Smead contract for twoor three aays after the board adopted it. Vanvechten hired Pat Rowley to come to us and tell us that we had better reconsider and give the job to Van, Itold him that we would do no such thing. In rezard to meeting Clark by appointment, 1did not. When I left the room where Van, Bulla and Jones were 1 started for the school house, but met Mr, Clark, the Smead man, and he invited me o go Lo the saloon where Van found us to havea drink. We said nothing about bids or school house business.” Uharges Emphatically Dented. Mr. Thomas was the only member of the board who voted for the Fuller & warren system. Hesaid he did so becausc he be- lievea it to be as good as the Smead, Secretary Funston voted for the Smead system, but claims that he did not know all ho knows now or he might have voted differ ently. What fuformation he got was from Vanvechten, Jones was called upon at his residence and asked if he had heard Bulla or Cheek ask Vaunvechien for money. He said that he had 0t, but that on the other haud Vanvechten had offered to give money to Cheok. He could not romember what Uheck and Bulia said to this proposition. Mr. Bulla was scon ¥his moraing and he made a sweeping denial of all of Vanvech- ten's charges of boodle.! Hé admitted that Vanvechten had intimnteas that he would ive monoy to the hoard; if , it would adopt 1s systom, but denfed point blank that he had ever even intimaped that he must have something for His vote. ‘‘As to refusing to look over ‘Fuller & Warren's plants on the day he referd to,” said Bulla, 1 did not consider that! necéssary, as I had boen shown both the systems previously by an uninterestod party. ‘At the meeting over the Court saloon we did #sk! Vanvechten for his bid. It was 81,58, and not a word was said apout #1382 or #finy other amount. When Vanvechten left that room I went with him and we walked to the corner of Twenty-fifth and N, where we stood and talked for a short timo and I then invited him to the saloon where we met Cheek and Clark. At the school housa I did not offer to et Clark’s bid for Vanvechten or at any other time was there anything irregular. 1 told Vanvechten frankly that 1did not think he would get the work, as the board was satisfied with the Smeaa system as they had aiready tosted it, Vanvechten is a squealer and a baby, and it is tough to have a character like him make charges against men who aro honorable and fair, He stated to Cheek and myself that he had certain members of the Omaha school board fixed and made other broad assertions that convince mo that heisa liar and a blackmailer. 1 have borne an honest reputation wherever I lived, and I do not propose to be duped by a man like Vanvechten, He promised me to come to South Omaha today, but he did not come, too cowardly I presume to face the music.” News Notes and Porsonals. L street is being graded rapidly and will be paved soon. Henry Wrick of Kennard is visiting Coun- cilman Shultz. Mrs. J. S. Foster returned from a visit to Alvo yesterday. F. Gyllenhammar was made a full-fleaged special policeman yosterday. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wanaborg buried their infant child yesterday. Rev. Thomas Stephenson of the Baptist church has been granted a month’s vaca- tion. The Ancient Free and Accej ted Masons will work the master degree next Saturday night. Boginning today tho banks of South Omaha will close their doors at2p. m. on Suturday: John Camp of Sioux City, who has been visiting friends in the city for several days, returned home last evening. The members of the Good Templars soci- oty in South Omaha were given a most en- joyable social last evening at the residence of Labor Commissioner Krion. The guests were gracofully ontertained by the accom- plished daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Erion. Mrs. Emma Smith died at her home, Twenty-sixth and P strects, yesterday morning. A short funeral service will be held at 10:30 this morning at the house and the remains will be taken to Blair for inter- ment. She leaves a husband and two small children. A telephone message was sent to tho police station last evening that a child had been drowned at the home of John Kruse. Two officers made double quick time getting to the house and found that the lad ha simply been drenched by anotber boy throw- ing a bucket of water on him. . Y ISAAC SMEAD'S ASSIGNMENT. Causes that Led to the Financial Collapse of the Ventilating Kxpert. W. A. Clarke of the Isanc Smead Heating ana Ventilating company is at the Paxton. A BEE reportor interviewed Him last evening relative to the failure of Mr. Smead at Toledo. *This is Mr. Smead’s second failure during his life,” said Mr. Clavke, with evident re- gret. “He failed several years ago when identified with the Ruttan company. Be it said to his credit, he 'subsequently paid every dollar to hia creditors, and I have every reason to believe that he will rise again, Pheenixlike, from tho ashes of this failure and pay every dollar. I think he will start anothor company. It is his in- dividual failure you must distinctly under- stand. It isnot the Smead company that bas failed.” *Will you give your opinion as to the causes that led to the collapse?” askea the reporter. “Certainly,” responded Mr. Clarke. “I know full well what caused it. Mr. Smead originally embarked in the heating and ven- tilating business alone. Other companies and persons infringed on his patent. This brought on litigation, Mr. Smead spent §22.000 alone on flghting Iuller & W n of Chicago in the courts to protect his patents. Ho ex- pended large sums in the same manner with Bennett & Peck of Cincinnati. This, and competition, made inroads into his revenue and business. He opened a branch at Kansas City, which proved profitless. He has sunk $70,000 in the Kansas City house. “Other firms started in the business and infringed on Smead’s patents. Competi tion was increased. Law suits accumulated in the courts and expenses of litigation be- came enormous. Mr. Smead’s finances soon suffered from the drain. He became em- barrassed and was soon confronted by thou- sands of dollars of personal debts. “Finally, last year, he organized a stock company with a capital of 500,000 and accepted a position as president at a salary of $6,000 a year. The company did not_as- sume his liabilities at that time or any time, and the result was that the payment of his debts was impossible on that salary. He went to the wall. It was expected for some time and hopos wero expressed that he would eventually pull through with the assistance of friends, but therecent financial stringency made she sequel of failure inevit- able, “Mr. Smead is a man of honor and his failure is regrettable. The failure will in no manner attect the Smead Heating and Ven- tilarving company in any of its contracts in Omaha.” Opluion of a Kival, F. Van:Vechten of Chicago, who represents the Fuller & Warren Heating company, was seen at the Murray last_evening. Mr. Smead’s failure has been anticipated for some time,” said Mr. Van Vechten, *in recard to infringing on Mr. Smead’s paténts, Fuller & Warren never did so, but ho sued them on that charge and both sides spent large sums of money in tthe courts to settlo it. “Last April, Mr. Smead sent a proposition o Fuller & Warren to form a heating and ventilating trust, with a capital of £1,000,000, but Fuller & Warren refused to go into ' tho combination, - Mr. Smeud spent vast sums in schemes and experiments and this, together with other large expenditures that yielded 10 return, accounts for his misfortune,” —_—— HE LIVES TO DIE ANOTHER DAY. Gottlieb Tried to His /Quietus Make, the Bullet Had a Curve On. The news that GottliebZimmermann, a well known German citisen pnd owner of a bottling establishment of this city, had taken his own life, needs rgvision. Further inyestigation disclosed #he.fact that it was only an unsucceassful attempt at suicide,and that Mr, Zimmerman is stilf]among the liv- ing and likely to be for samatime. It appears that he visited his business place at the usual hour' yesterday morning and remained there untit'10.o'clock, vrhen he informed his daughtar, who was keeping books for him, that he ‘Wauld go to the bank 10 transact some busl\:xs*; At 11 o'clock he reached his hom ® the vicinity of Eleventh and Pierce streets, where he had some conversation with his wife, who advised him to take a rest until dinner time, as he seemed to be unusually nervous. his he did, and a few aminutes afterw when she had occasion to go upstair found her husband on the bed bleoding pro- fusely from & wound in his head, Assistance was immediately called for and Drs. Grossman and Jonas arrived in a short time. The self-inflicted injury was caused by @ bullet, which had entered the left side of the forehead but had glanced around to the right side where it took its exit, produc- ing @& painful but not dangerous wound. {luwndency‘n sing frow fluancial trou- bles and excessive use of liquors are said to have been the cause of the act. — Matinee Foday At the Farnam Street theater, any seat in the bouse, t0 see Mark Murphy m the great overatic Irish comedy, %0'Dowd’s Neighbors.” The biggest hit of the season, ever bright and new, and better than ever. but R e JUNE_3, 1895, RACE TRACK WAR COMMENCED Oolonol Morris Drives the Telograph Wires from the Morris Park Grounds. TO CUT OFF THE GUTTENBURG GAMBLERS Books Were Belng Made at tho Lutter Track on Events at the Former—No Tolling When the Fnd Wil Come. Monnis Pank, N. Y., June 2.—The West- ern Union Telegraph company’s wires yere ordered out of the Morris Park grounds today by Proprietor John A. Morris, and the fight between this association and Gutten- s fairly on. Word was sent to M. s that books were to be made on the Westchester races at Guttenburg and this was the reason for Mr. Morris' summary action, “Ido not know how long this fight will continue,” said Mr. Morris, “but until the Guttenburg people stop stealing our informa- tion the wires will romain outside tho grounds.” The telegraph operators immodiately made arrangements to send tho news from Van Nest railroad station. The track was in excellont shape. t raco, five furlongs Lisotto (4 to 1) se Time: 674, d race, six furlongs: Lidgorwood (9 to Louise (7 to 1) second, Sunbenm (8 to 1) third. Timo: 1:11. Third race, five and a halt furlongs: Dead heat for first place hetwoen Sir Excoss (4 o 1) and Ontario (010 1) Dospot (1310 1): third. Time: 10614, Fourth race, ono mile: Now or Never (5 to 1) won, Enitn Bey (4 to 1) second, Nock Barren (30 to 1)third. Tmoe: 1:30%. Fitth race, milo and n sixtoenth: Reckon (6 to 1) won, Yorkyillo Bolls (7 to 10) second, Gloaming (50 to 1 third. Time: 1:47. Sixth rice, five furlongs: Salvia (4 €0 1) won, Mary (6 to 1) second, Oporto (3 to 1) third. Timu: 69, Favorites Finlsh Firat, Cixersyatr, O., Juno 2.—The track was vory slow at Latonia today though not muddy, whilo tho weather was fair and warm. The favorites had a good day of it. First race, purse, six furlongs: Asben (24 to 1) won, Sal fon (3 to 1) second, Lucknow (40 1) third, Time: 121, Second race, one mil Little George (3 to 5) won, The Queen (3 to 1) second, Haleyon (8to 1) third. Tin 1:51. Third race, cloven-sixtoen ulptor (26 1) won, Viola it (10 to 1) third. Tim Fourth race, four furlongs: to 5) won, Miss Mamio (2 to 1) s King (20 to 1) third. Time: 53 ¢ Fifth race, nine-sixteenths mile Portugal (4 to 1) won, G. B. Cox (5 w0 1) second, Fay (8 to 1) third, Thue: 1:00%. ‘fame Day at St. Louls. . Louts, Mo., June2.—The sport at the fair grounds was tamo today. Nonme of the winners wero in much trouble to land the coin for their backers. The talent did only 7 well in picking the winners. rst race, soven furlongs: Zaldivar (4 to 5) won, Katrinka (10 to 1) second, Invocauld (10 to 1) thir fme: 1:8214. 20 ce, five and ah Gold Dollar (9 to d, Addie 7 to 2) s milo: The 1'Jltu 1) second, 4. Littlo Chris (4 1, Charlio 1f furlongs: Roule to 1) second, Favor, . 313, Third race, five and a haif furlongs: Tim Murphy (4 to 1) won, Geraldine (@ to o) second, Genoril Ross (@ to 1) third. Time: 1:10, Fourth race, six and a half furlongs; Senn- tor Morrell (4 to 1) won, Princess Lorraino (6 to 5) second, Guldo (8 to 1) third. Time: 1:24%. Fifth rico, one mile: - Bonnfe B (7 to 5) won, Rossitor (5 t0 1) second, Merge (6 to 1) third! Time: 1:50. Sixth raeo, onomile: Coronet @ to 1) Taylor Hayden {even) sccond, SanSal (150 1) third. Time: 47 won, vador NATIONAL AGUE GAMES, Pittshurg Nalls Down First ¥lace as Far as Brooklyn Is Concerned. BRrookiyN, N. Y. Juno 2.—Despite the dismal weather, 2,000 spectators. journeyed to Eastern park in the expectation of wit- nessing a_gallant battle, but the Pittsburg- ers were in the game from start to finish and seemed to win at will. Comnio Mack was so_offensivo that Umpire Emslie fined him. Score: Brooklyn. 00000400 0—-4 Pittsburg . 00104000 2-7 Hits: Brooklyn, 8; Pittsburg, 9. Brrors: Brooklyn, Piftsburg, 2. Earned runs Pitts- burg, b. tories: Kennedy and Kinslow; Ehret and Miller. Big Roger’'s Bad Blunder, New York, June 2.—After apparently sottling the New York-Cleveland game today, by knocking out a three-bagger in the fourth inning with bases filled, Roger Con- ner n.ade two bad errors in the sixth inning and presented the Clevelands with two runs. Burkett tied the score in the cighth with a home run and won it in the tenth with a s nglo that scored Hastings, Scorc: New .1008000000-7 Cle 1100312010 1-8 Hits; New York, 16; Cleveland, 17. Errors: Now York, 8; Clevelund, 4. Karnod runs: New York, 5: Cloveland, 4." Batteries: Doyle and Orane; O'Connor, Davies and Hastings. Wound Up Billy Barnle, BosToN, Mass,, June 2.—The Champions kopt up their gait and won_their third suc- cessive walk-over from Louisville, Thoy were mighty at the bat and perfect in the field, a combination that Barnie's men not contend against with any succoss. Boston,..... Frp Ko BOF B0 E VLS Ry i T Loulsviiie. 100002001 0-8 Hit Boston, 16; Louisville, 7. Errors: ille, 4. Karned runs: Boston, 6; Louls. ville, Batterle: Stivetts and Gansel; Stratton and Grim, So Uncle Got Another, PrapeLens, Pa., June 2.—Weyhing lost control of the ball in'the eighth inning, and Chicago hammered his delivery all over the lot. scoring eight runs. Rain fell during the entire contest, Score: Philadelphia..... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8- 5 Chicago. 710011008 * Hits: Phi ; Philadelph hiladelph d_Weyhing, Schriver, . Beaten by Rain, Bavtivong, Md., June 2.—Baltimore-St. Louis ball game postponed ; rain. WASHINGTON, D, C., June 2, Cincinnati ball game postponed ; nding of the Téams, hington- W. L. P.C. W, Pittsburg....20 69.0(Washington. 14" Boston. 19 61388 Louis..... 1§ Brooklyn'. /1T i 1 Cloveland.. .. 13 Philudelphifald Baltimore ... 15 I0WA'S ATHLETIO STUDENTS, Fleld Day Events at Des Moines Result in ® Very Close Score. Des MorNes, la., June 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee. ] —The fourth annnal fleld day exercises of the Iowa State Collegiate Athletic association oceurred today at the State fair grounds in the presence of about 1,500 students and visitors from all parts of the swte. Following are the competing colleges: lowa college, Grinnell; Iowa Agricultural college, Ames; State Univer- sity of lowa, lowa City ke university, Des Moines; Cornell college, Mount Veruor Towa Wesleyan university, Mount Pleasant ; Upper lowa university, Fayette. The events began at 2:30 p. m. and con- tinued till nearly dark. Following are the results: Fifty Yard Dash-McClusky, State Univor- sity of lowa, won. me: 64-0seconds. One Hundred ana Twenty Yard Hurdle—Gil- lotte, State University of lowa, won. Timo: 17 1-5 seconds, breaking the state record. One Hundred Yard Dash—Swalm, lowa col- lege, won. Tlme: 104 seconds. f‘ulllug Sixteon-pound Shot—Ure, State Uni- yersity of lowa, wou, thirty-six foet four inchos. Run, Hop, Step and Jump—Wheoler, Coruell college, forty-four feet nine luches. Half-mile "Run—Clyde, lowa college, won. Time: 2:18 1-5. ixteen-pound Hammer—Hall, Drake uni- versity, wor ul&.’h!y-hmr feot. Two Hundred and Twenty Yard Dash—Mc- sky, Btato University of fowa, won. Time: 28 soconds. Pole Vault—Jones, Towa college, won, nine feot seven lnches. Two-mile Bicyele Race—Oulver, Iowa col- efe won. Time: 7 minutes, 1 40 seconds. unning Broad Jump—Whéeler, Cornell col- lege, twenty foot four fnches. ile Walk—Grass, lowa college, won. Time: 7 minutes 11 seconds. Two Hundred and Twenty Yard Hurdle— Gillotte, Towa, 28, soconds. ~ Four Dundred and Forty Yard Run— Whitley, Towa colloge, 55 sc {.L’ > Runniing High Jump nd, State Uni- vorsity of Towa, won, ¢ Milo” Run minutes 114 s Tennls Singles Univorsity of Towa. Tennis doubles will te comploted in the morning. The Stato university has sixty points so far and lowa colloge fifty-cight points. The tennis doubles may alter these results. Thore is also a contest on Swaim of lowa colloge, who is claimed to bo a pro- fessional. Stato University ot ollege, won, b Won by Zollinger, State BROKE THE BALLS, Ives Finishes His Long Run in the Corner, and i Ready to Play Again LoNDON, Juno 2. —In the international bil liard match betwoon Ives ard Roberts, Ives, the American champion, this evening ro- sumed his play on the balls, which he got jammed at the mouth of a pocket last ight, When he laid down his cue last night ho was in tho midst ofa run in which ho had alroady scored 1,540 points, and had brought his total up 104,001, This ovening ho continued cannoning on tie balls wedged at the mouth of the pocket until ho had brought up his total t0 5,000. He then broke the balls up. In breaking the balls up, Ives first pocketod Robort's ball and then played his own ball in Off the red, which ran in the balk. He is ex- Dected to open tomorrow with an intentional miss. During Ives' play many sarcastic and un- favorablo comments were made by the spec- tators nearest the table. The majority of those present, however, applauded —the American repoatedly. ‘Throughout tho ch Ives' style has beon widely different from Roberts’. The Englishman plays for the pockets as often as for cannons, while Ives confines his game mostly to vannons. Mo 1s Not a Walkor. [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, June 2.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tir Be.]—The Herald yestor- day recoived the following cable, dated at Chicago: Iwill walk Lardeau horosix days or soventy- five hours for 10,000f up, and wiil pay his ex- ponses to Chicago. Got roply HENRY SCHMERTL. Lardeau was found and said: *I cannot accept the challenge becauso I am not a walking man and never havo been, and nothing will induce me to cross the Atlan- tie.” In reply to questions as to what orig- inated the challenge, La u sajd: “In a party of friends once I suggested the possi- bility of outdoing Jules Verne by walking from Paris to Chicago, via Vienna, Moscow, Sibes Alaska 1 was sur- prised to find the subjoct seriously d’scussed in a Paris paper the next day. Personally 1 have no intention of attempting the feat.” Stoppod t Lisc Neb., June 2.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.] —Jack Gorman and Jimmy Ker- rigan were matched for a glove contest to- night in the old People’s theater and about 100 sports had assembled there, but just be- fore time was to have been called Chief Cooper appeared and forbade the go, by order of Mayor Weir. Itw understood that the fizht would take place later in the suburbs, but at midnight the combatants had not found each other. Indictod tho CuamperralN, 8. D. June 2. Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Complaint has been entered against many prominent men of Kimball, including Mayor Foote, for their action in attending the recent Danny Need- ham-Korzan prize fight at that place. They must oxplain their actions before the grand jury. Mayor Koote was an iuterested spectator, and his father acted as door- koeper. Spoctators. [Special gt Senator Clarke's Funoeral. Funeral services over all that was mortal of Senator Clarke willibe held at the pater- nal home, Twenty-fifth and Cass streots , Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at_which Rev. Dr. Duryea will oficiate. The Ma- sonic fratornity will hold services at the grave at orest Lawn. The Douglas county members of the last sossion of tho Nebraska legislature are re- quested to meet at tho office of Charles A. ss, room 911 New York Life building, at 1 lock Sunday afternoon, that they may ina body attend the funerdl services of tho tate Charles H. Clarko. Zhen ik h Farce at the Farnam, The Farnam Street theater was fllled to overflowing last evening to witness the re- turn engagement of Mark Murphy in “O'Dowds Neighbors.” Since the appear- ance of the company here last January, it has been strengthened by the addition of a number of clever peopleand the introduction of a lot of new songs. Mr. Murphy was as humorous as of old, and kept his audience in a roar from beginning to end of the play. His performance of Dionysius Casan O'Doud places him in the very front rank of Irish comedians. His methods to provoke laughter are genuine and free from vulgarity, and his dry and unctuous humor is very mnfective. The character of McNabb was in the hands of Sam J. Ryan, well known in this city as a delineator of Irish parts, Miss Clara Thropp proved herself a most clover sou- brette, and her *“Bow Wow" and *‘Georgie” songs brought down the house. M Mamie Taylor and Miss Jennie Murphy deserve spe- clal mention, The girls are young and pretty and their dresses are most becoming. There will be the usual Saturday matinee today. OLD AGE OF INDIANS. Defying A1l Rules of Health They Keep Woll and Strong. The Remarkahle Longevity of the Tndian Race Explained.<For Every Human 111 They Have n Curo—They Know Whero to Morbs and Barks that will keop them In Good Health<The Se- Aret Now Given to the World. Indiana are long lived. There are many Kicka- 08 now_1i¢« ng_who have trod parts of this vast con- tinentlo before white men ever set his foot on the soil of their Age vast domain. Thelr lives have been spent with nature, Born to good health, as the saying goes, they keep it. Think how they live, eat, sleep, travel about, exposed to climatic changos, poiss onous night airs, damp sleeping places, food half cooked, and eaten wl& utter disregard of all common rules of health. Yet, look at them! Pictures of health, Chronic Rheumatism? Never. Mal. arfa and Chills? Very rarely. Indiges- tion? Occasional symptoms perhaps, but Chronio Dy-pcru , utterly unhear of. While any of the numerous affiio- tions of the liver, kidneys or bladder, frequently foun nmonql the whites, rarely heard of among the Indians, Why is it? » For centuries theso children of nature have studied her ways. For centuries they have known where to look in the forest and fleld for a certain cure for the ills whioh arise from the disobed- ience of nature’s laws. At the first sign, the first symptoms of sickness, they re- 80Tt to tholr ‘Sagwa’’—tho most un, remedialcombination of roots and herbs known to the Indian or any other race. A combination so valuable that the learned professor of Physiological Chemistry at Yalo college commended it, and oould offer no anquuons. Soience surpassed by Indian craft! Nature undeflled by mineral poisons. Indians aregsubject to ills of the flesh, but they have a remedy for Kickapoo Indian Cough Cure brea! up their colds and stops their coughs, . Kickapoo Indian Worm Killer k’ipl thelr children free from these troubles; and Kickapoo Indian Oil arrests oroup, allays pain, heals bruises, and qulekfy kills all pains; Kickapoo' Indian Salve heals, wounds, cuts, abrasions of the skin, humors, éczema, etc. These romedies are now sold by overy druggiat in the land, and their best proot of gen- uine worth is in the fact that on tholr merit solely the have achieved th sale within a few short_years. Ask, for them at the Trading Post on the Frontier, and 3 yownl ind ‘th o m SH ero. o into P tho fashionable Vo 7ie i drug stores of New York City .?’g these remedies of the Indiays are_to bought. Everywhere, high and low, they have made friends by their_intrin: sicvalue. Sold by Druggistsand Dealers. Kickapoo Indian Sng'a, ‘The Incomparable Liver, Stomach and ————— LOCAL BREVITIES, Members of the Young Men's institute nd their friends will go 1o I"ort Calhoun on Saturday, June 17, on their annual picnic ex- cursion. Verein Harmony will give its first evening entertainment at Pabst hall tomorrow oven- ing. Singing, music and recitations are on tho program to entertain the members and their guest The jury investigating the death of Mrs, O'Byrie returned a vordict yesterday aft noon in accordance with the” facts and exon- erated the employes of the street railway company of all blame, Mrs. Anna Sutherland Kalamazoo, Mich., had swellings in the neck, or From her 10th Goltre yeur, g 40 Years greatsuffering. Whenshecaughtcold couldnos walk two blocks without faluting. She took Hood’s Sarsaparilla And 13 now free from it all. She has urged many others to take Hood's Sarsaparilla and they have also been cured. Itwill do you good. ""HOOD'S PILLS Cure il Liver Lils, faundi sick Loadache, biliousness, sour stomach, nauses. DoN'T FRET! bout your nerves; don't be pale. weak, nerva ous, fretful, sloepless; don't huve paln in baok or side; don't be without anibition for work or bieasure. Puta keen sdgeonlite. Use Norve Beans, a new vegetable diseovery of re- markab e power over all nervous troubles in both sexes. #l & box, enongh for two weoks. At dtulfihu. or by mull, Nerve Bean Ua, Buftalo, N, Y. Blood Medicine. §1per bottle; 6 for §, Sold by Druggists and Dealers, i “WORTH A GUINEA A BOX."” ECHA] EElLLS TASTELESS—EFFECTUAL FOR A DISORDERED LIVER Taken as dirccted the rove marvellous rostorativ ¥ tho abovo or kindred disonso: 26 Cents a Box but generall izod in England and, in :n‘u"u.m'u ou tho world (o .':n worth & Wing s hox. for tho roaso WIEL'cURE & wide rango of conts pintats, and thnt they have saved to many sufferers not merely one but many guiveas, in dootors’ bitls. Covered with a Tasteless & Soluble Coating, Ot all druggists, Price 28 cunts a box. Now York Depot, 865 Canal St. ___amuseusnre, | BOYD'S NEWTHEATER; COMMENCI(!:;: w;::);’;‘)’/’fl(. MAY 26° I I I . Funmuker. l . I . ASBISTED BY MISS MARINA FLINT_ Tn hor wonderful foats of Catalepsy. THEATER | SEASON, | Tuesday nnd Wednesdny, June6 und 7. | LIKE OLD WINE, IS THE RETURN | LIKE OLD BOOKS, of thoso LIKE OLD FRIENDS, POPULAR COMEDIANS, HALLEN HART} IN 1 R Tho world's grontd est Mesmoriat ané, A FTHE IDEA] The Jolly, Conspicuous, Remarkable Success. orntngnt 9 o'clock a, tloor, 7ic. and 81 00! FARNA bt 150.25¢, 3bc, H0o Tho —TO-NIGHT— i in 0'DOWD'S NEIGHBORS Assisted by Bam J. Ryau and Clara Throft. Fri- ¥{ day night the 1L00th porformance of O'Dowd.s Nolghbora. Each'lady or child ocoupylng o seat 0m ¢ lower floor will rocolve u half pound box of French 4 mixad candy. Saturdny matineo, 26¢ Lo all yarts of house. MARK MURFHY FARNAMST, THEATER % ilfes ‘ 18, 26, 35, 60, 75. ALL wl‘:EK‘cumn:;!I:II\"ll:I! Monday evening, THE CALHOUN OPERA COMPANY “SAID PASHA,” And repetolre. All 0ld and additional new principles. plete orchestra. Large chorus. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday snd Sundsy. Oom= WAJONDERLAND AND BIJOU THEATER ALL THIS WEEK THE BLJOU STOOK COMPANY IN THE PRIVATE SECRETARY And a Fine Bpecialty Progra. POPULAR PRIC Matineos, o all parts of the nouso, 2 conte Evenings, baloony, 20cents Farquet, 23 conte: MANDEACTURERS'EXPOSITION Open Dally Except unday. MAY 22 TO JUNE 38 From 10 a. m, to 10430 p, @, Admission. . .oivees + 280