Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 14, 1893, Page 1

» v = § o GOLD GREETED ALL DEMANDS Depositors Have Their Oonfidence Restored When Met by Ready Oash. BANKS THAT SOLIDLY STOOD THE SIEGE J Finanelal Flarry Cansed by tho MeCague Suspension—Details of n Day's Exelte- ment—Savings Banks Experience n med by Casl + Onaccount of the | Cague Savings bank Mcnday the American . Natibnal bank closed its doors vester- day Just before the time for opening for , business and National Bank Examiner John M. Grifiith took charge of the institution. . After the suspension of the McCague Sav- ings bank Monaay the American National officers made an_application to the clearing house for assistance to tide them over the runof depositors which they anticipated would follow yesterday because of a belief uspenslon of the Me- “y that the two banks had o close relation in business matters, Members of the clearing house held a " meeting and declined to aid the American o W ” National and President John L. McCague notified the bank examiner as follows: JUNE 13, 1803, tlonal Bank Exu desire that you ti National bank of O This action I_deem ny ary ns o of sufety tothe depositors, whomn ghall be equally pald their deposit ’l'll\-lnw(-u n‘l t n-llm’n\h\\ 11, wh ay the depositors n full. Lind : Joun L. MeCaGue President. + At the hour for the opening of the bank a large crowd of uneasy and almost panic- stricken depositors surged around the main entrance ready to draw out their money. They were confronted with this notice: \easiro 1 desire u collected, AMERICAN NATIONAL Bank closed. Tn the hands of the comp- ; troller of currency. BANK. J. M. GriFriTi. Sigmond Arnstein posted a notice on the *+ door of this bank that all his checks on the ! American National would be pald at the fonal bank. Horny-handed lzborers jostled well-dressed business men and women ~ to get to the door, and J. Donnally, a laborer, said he had 00 in the American National whicn represcnted thesavings of ten years on a salary of $1.40 per day s very much excited and tho perspiration rolled down his tauned checks us he thought of his little fortune , being sweptaway. e was very much re- lieved, however, when he was assured by Mr. McCague that he would get every cent of his money in the course of time. It was learned that this bank has £50,000 of t ity funds which were deposited there by City Treasurcr Bolln. This depo: secured by a bond of £200,000 which is signed by E. M. Morseman, A. J. Charleton, R. S, Hall, A. U. Wyman, A. R. Dufrene, W. L. and J. L. McCague, so that the city is in no danger of losing anything. Bank it is xaminer's Statoment. Bank Examiner Griffiths was found inside the American Natiounl bank directing the work of making out a complete statement of its affmirs. e said: “I believe this is an honest_failure. To put it bricily the Amer- jcan National was forced to ispend in anticipution of a disastrous ruun as a result of the failure of the McCague Suvings yesterday. cople generally be lieve there connection between these two banks because the MceCagues ave inter- ested in both institutions, but J. .. McCague has_informed me that the affairs of cach bank are entirely separate and independent of each other, and that the Savings bank has some reserve deposits in the National, “The ofticials of the latter bank held a meeting Just after the fuilure of the Suvings bank and decided to request assistance from the clearing house ofticiuls. The clearing house people called u special meeting and re- fused to grant the request, und the ofticials of this bank concluded that suspension w. inevitable and turned their business over to me. I have great confidence in Cashier Henry ‘Wyman, and think the affuirs of the bunk aro in fairly good_condition. Thero is over $0,000 In the vuults, but as yet it is im ble for me to ascertain the assets and liabil- ities, or what class of sccuritics they are handling. I may be able to make my report to Comptroller Eckles in a week or ten day and then a public tement will be made.” Depositors Will e Pald in Full, President J. McCague authorized the statement that all the depositors would b paid in full and he thought that they would soon be able to resume business. He also | said that their securiti 1 good and could be realized on in due time, Condition of the Bank, The sworn statement published by this bank on May 4 was as follows: ASS Toans and discounts Overdrafts. 7 United States honds. Stock, securitios, cle. Furniture and fixturc Othor real estato and nort Expenises and taxes pakd Promiums. ... Cash and sightexchange e : Five per cent redemption fund. .. LIABILTIE 18, 531,600 08 a4 00 B 5,02 50,000 84,991 .. $574,042 GO Capital stock. ... Burplus fund. oo Other undivided profits Natlonal bank notes Due depositors Notos and bills redisc Dividends unpuid. . ...£200,000 16.000 il 00 00 00 10 80,810 83 45 00 Total. e Tt is alleged that the available v this bank have been considerably deploted on account of a continued run of dopositors who wero taking out thelr money and invest- ing it in land and other property. This run was caused by the uncasy feeling which has pervaded financial cireles for tho past sixty dinys and becauso of the Chicago and eastarn bank failures. This fecling was also aug- mented by the stringency of the money mar ket. President Me( the American BNT4 ague said yesterday that National closed with al most #100.000 in ash and oxchange in the bank, and that the mail yes terday brought a remittance of 0. 000 from Now York. He said that while adverse circumstan had overtaken the bank ho was positive that sl depositors would bo paid in full, State aud County Interested, 1t is stated that the state has about §2,000 on deposit in the American Nutional vank, and the county of Douglas is also a creditor to the oxtent of several thousand dollurs This money was elso in the hands of thoe state until'n day o two ago, the county treasurer, in seltling with tho state troas urer, turning over a check on this bank for tho sum due the state from this county. This che S subsequently turned over 10 the co again by State Treasurer Lartley in part payment of the $34,122 due the county from the state as its portion of the state school fuud recently ap- Eropriuu'-l. and itis stated that the money ud not been drawn by the county or school district. The exuct amount is yot kuown. Douglas county is caught to the extent of something like §0,000 by the failure of the perican National. The county commis siguers had desiguated the bank as one of mha ositorles for the county fuuds and County Treasurer Irey had acéed under io- structions in placing the money. It 15 not Probablo, howaey, that the county will suffor any 108s, as it is protected by u° boad, ruurunneln‘ the safe Keeping and return of Lo mouey. Molague's Savings Bauk, The ball leadiug to the emtrauce of the McCague Savings bank, which is in the same building with the American National, was thronged with people yesterday who had deposited their money fnthat institu- tion. This bank is in cnarge of C. F. McGrew, stato bank examiner, and he was hard at work trying to get at the condition of this institution. He said: “All the deposits taken in by this bank Monday afternoon have been put away as a trust fund. The depositors will get this money back, al- though an order from the court to that effect may be necessary. The money bad out yesterduy afternoon came from the American National bank and did not affect the funds in this bank. As to the condition of affairs here I can say nothing, We are working to get @ report of the condition of the business,” . MeCague Bros.’ Statement. The following statement has boen aa- dress by the McCague Bros. to their friends and patrons: IT.. Our Multitude of Friends and Maay trons., Tvis due t At we make a brief state- during the on the institu- our u agen@nt is result of the long continued 1n the moncy murket and the quiet wal of the deposits for actual use by our many patrons. The shrinkago of deposits during the pasy sIxty days s heen unusual and unexpected. Thizeoriing ata time when owing to the un- nty as to the financial policy of the governuiont and the general distrust existing in financial eircles, it was impossible to quickly renlize upon securitios and thus meet the con- rfi ant_demand made by the depositors for joney. Tn View of theso f: and tect all our depositors and upon an cqual bisis, we de 10 tuke thoe steps thit we huy placed the MeCarue Savings bink in charge of the state banking board, and the A Natlonal bunk in charge of the comptroll the currency, The undersizned, being the principal owners fn both institutions, hereby desire to express thelrappreeiation of the sympathy that has been extended and of the many kind words at © been spoken. We ilso ask that r friends ana patr will continue to bellove i us s they have in the past and that they will rely upon our statements which wo muko thit the depositors in both the McCague Savi bank and the American National bank will be puid in full. o this end we shall make our cvery effort. and apply all our cnergy and ability. itln thanking the publie for their sympa- thy and asking for o ¢ tion of their confidence und especially requesting that our friends and patrons maintain their confidence inall the Omaha banking institution w very respectfully, in order to pro- place them all 1t necessary and, therefore, 18 . MCOAGUE. - MCCAGUE, MceCAGUE J. CHARLETO Thosas H Ave CALMED BY CASH. Runs on Other Savings Banks Successfully Met. A crowd of depositors was at the doors of the Omaha Savings bank before the hour for opening arrvived yesterday, and it was e dent that a run was to be made. The officers of the bank realized this fact, and were prepared for it. When the doors were thrown open therc was & rush for the paying teller's tvindow, and the room wus quickly filled. It was an excited and unreasonable crowd, and they pushed and hauled and shoved one another in their an 10ty to be the first to withdraw their de- posit. ‘The officers and directors of the bank were on hand and their presence and words of as- surance went a long way toward quelling the fears of the panicky-stricken mortals on the outside, Senator Manderson, who is the president of the bank, was his He assured the crowd that ach depositor should receive his money as rapidly as the teller could hand it out. He said the bank was prepared to meet every obligation and had the money on hand to do it with. The directors and stock- holders were present and were ready to sign personal guarantecs that the deposit of any one would be paid. L dollar he ed in the world was behind the bank, were the personal belongings the other stockholders. The of the scnator were applauded and considerably alluyed the fears of many. The more heavy depositors contentod themselves with accepting the personal nty of somo stockholder, and per- { their money to remain in the hands of the bank. Scnator Manderson sigued many, as did Lewis M unett, the vi president, and John F 1bur, the cashie and Thomas L. Kimball, Henry Pundt and Truman Buck. The deposits for the most part that were withdrawn were of the smaller amounts, Sound s a Rook, Cashier Wilbur said that the bank was in condition to withstand the run and was as sound as & rock. Ivery stockholder was prepared to guarantee the payment of every deposit, and if that was not satisfactory the mouey wus in the bank and would be paid out on demand. He said he had signed a rumber of guarantics and if he did not know that the bunk was sound he would not have done so. The sixty-day proviso of the state banking law was not being taken advantage of, and tho deposits would be paid as rapidly as there was a demand. M. Wilbur said that those withdrawing their mon were the swaller depositors, who were unacquainted with business ideas, and nothing but money would satisfy them i such a case. The larger depositors had be reassured and were leaving their money. Yesterday the management of the Grant Smelting company guve notice to their hundreds of employes that any of them hayv- ing depos in the Omaha Savings bank could send their deposit books to the oftice and that the company would guarantee tho ayment of the amount of each one. This evidence of confidence in the stabi of the concern reassurcd the smelter employes and they remained at their work, and but a very small number visited the bank to withdraw their deposits. ‘The people continued to stream into the bank during the fc n and the number nmaifed about the same during the entire At the noon hour the crowd was 1y augmented by laboring men, many of whom' were undoubtedly attracted simply out of curiosity. When the crush was at its height Senator Man on pushed his way to the front door and after considecable dif culty mounted a box. When he began to speak the paying tellers ceased work and the wd left the bank and crowaed about the senator, o uumber of ladies being in the front ranks. How the d ank Does Basines Senator Manderson reviewed briefly the history of bank and told of the run _some #o which it so suc- cessfully tod, the rush to rede- posit being us great as was the rush to draw out. Hesaild that in the bank's fourteen years it had never lost a dollar—an almost unprecedented thing in the history of n bank. It was one of the most conservative banking institutions in the countr nd not a dollar had ever been loaned on personal notes, Fven Jay Gould, were he living, could not borrow a cent from the Omahy Savings bank without better security than the Little Wizard's persounal note, Senator Manderson then vead from a pass book the names of the ofiicers and directors of the bank, Ho sald that nearly all the direot were in the back room eating bread and milk, but that they were ready to give their personal puaranty to who wished it that all ereditors would re. ceive every cent due them. That weant that thoy were not only willing to be liable for double the amount of the stock of the bank held by thew, but they, by this guar- anty, made their w! private fortunes liuble to liguidate all " claims against the bank. The senator said that he and the otaer divectors held the honor of the bank any fortune they might willing 0 be begisars, If necessary, to sustain unsullied the proud name of the Omuha Saving banks. The senator's speech was frequently ine ted by applause and eries of “That's i00d for you;" *That's all the prom- want," ate, " above ise we After the DI o8 At the D vings bank, 1604 Furnam streot, u small erowd, numbering probably aty-fve people, gathersa ut the front LQUNTINUED O3 SK0UND FAGK., lepositors | OMAHA, WEDNES ARNY DISTRICT REVISION Ohicago Likely to Be Given Her Former Prominence in This Respect. PROBABLE REASONS FOR THE CHANGE Desire on the Part of Somo Officials to Command Territory of More Lmpor- tance Than at Present—What the Affuic Means, Cnicaco, June 8.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee. | —Great interest is felt in army circles and particularly by officers stationed in tho city, over the proposed restoration of the army divisions. The plan proposed looks to the separation of the country into two great divisions the headquarters of one being in New York and those of the other in Chicago. The Mississippi would not neces sarily be the dividing line for it is argued that the ranking general whose headquarters would probably be as now, in the cast would have too small a command. Nothing in army orders inlate years cre- ated more talk than the abolition of the di- visions two years ago. Chicago, from being the headquarters of four great departments, became the reporting place for posts of only one geographical division—the Department of Missouri. The change closely followed the Sioux campaign of 1801, and army ofti- cors were not slow to say that two major generals had their commands curtailed on account of personal reasons, The opinion was held as largely in civiljan circles as well, But now comes the talk of The restoration of the old order of things upon a scale that will increase the authority of the very generals whose power was largely cut off* two ye ago. General Schofleld's Desires. General Schofield was charged with in- fluencing the authorities to abolish the divisions, though later the secrotary relieved him from the burden and took upon himself the responsibility of the recommendations that lea tothe change. General Schofield will retire in 1805 by the action of the compuisory retirement law. Generals She man _and Sheridan who preceded him as heads of the army were made Licutcnant generuls by Spocial ncts of congre: the rank ceasing with their deaths. General Schofield is credited with wishing tho raunk restored €o that he may retire with the high honor that was given Sherman and Sheridan, I'riends of General Schofield safd that the doing away with the army divisions could not have been nis work, for by their aboli- tion the only logical reason outside of his good rocord for making him a licutenant general were put away. When the divisions were abolished major generals were superior to brigadicrs only in name and pay, and the service becoming - reality only a lot of de- partments commanded by brigadier gener: there could be no reasou for raising the of 4 man who commanded the whole above that of major general. With the restoration of the divisions and the making of difference in rank between major generals and brigadier generals more marked, it will be urged that the head of all should bear the yet higher rank which Sher- man and Sheridan graced. Wh the Change Means. If Chicago azain becomes divisional head- quarters, the departments of the Missouri, the Platte, Dakota, the Columbin, Arizona and California will all report divectly to Chi- o, instead of to headquarters at Wash- ington, us at present. The Department of Texus was not included in the above list be- cause it may be turned over to the Division of the Last to more nearly balance the com- mands. General O, O. Howard will retire an the fall of 1504, one year before Genera schoticld's time is up. Howard will ther fore never command the army unless d resignation or a court martial removes ( eral Schofield within fourteen months, Up: General Howard's retirement Goneral Miles will probably go to New York. The major general appointed to the va- cancy made by General Howard's retire ment will doubtless be General T. H. Ruger, now the ranking brigadier general of the army. He will take command@#m Chicago, 1 not hold his new honors long, for rement will be forced soon by the age limit and General Wesley Merritt will come to the city to succeed him. Iv is barely possible that congress may upset all Junior generals' plans by exempting General Sehofield from the action of the compulsory retivgment law. General Sher- an was thus exempted, but he refused to take advantage of the provision and retired when 64 years old, RESISTED ARKREST, Killing of an Ex-Soldier at Fort Douglas Almost Caused a Lynching. SaLT LAKE, June 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre]—At Fort Douglas, near Salt Lake, Joseph W. Leonard was shot and fatally wounded by Sergeant Lintz of the officers’ guard, Leonard was dischareed from the army a year ago and had for some time been working at Butte, Mont., from which place he returned yesterday, and going to Fort Douglas, was in a drunken condition with two Fort Douglas privates, The privates were placed in the guard house, but Leonard resisted arrest and insisted on driving through the officers’ quarters at a angerous and disopderly speed. ‘whe ser- geant of the gaard, being unable to arrest Leonard, fired three shots at him, the last taking fatal effect. There was much ill feehing agaiust Sergeant Lintz by priv..tes, who threatened to lynch him, but were pro- vented by a strong £u FROM THE BULLETIN, List of Changes In the Kegular Sorvice as Aunounced Yesterday. Wasmisaroy, D, C., June 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The following army orders were issued today First Lieutenant Warren H. Cowles, regi- mental quartermaster, Sixteenth infantry, now on leave of absence at Chicago, 111, will report by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting service in New York City to con- duct recruits to the Department of the Platte. Upon completion of this duty he will join his regiment. Leave of absence for two months, to take offect on or about September 1, is granted First Licutenant James T. Auderson, Twenty-ifth infantry Leave of absence granted First Lieutenant Elon 1. Willeox, adjutant, Sixth aley, May 5, Department of the Platte, is ex- tended twenty days. e e PRINTERS PROTEST, They Object to the Appolutment of C. W, Edwards as Public Print Ciicaco, June 13.—At today's the International Y'ypographical union Pre: dent W. B. Prescott appointed a committee composed of Messrs Corcoran of Salt Lake City, Koonoy of Toledo and Seagraves of Washiugton,” to pre 4 protest against the appointient of C. W. Edwards of Wil- mington, Del., us public priater. Later the rules were suspended and the protest taken up. The discussion waxed very warm and finally resulted in the adoption of a resolution condemning the appointment It was reSolved to telegraph a copy of the resolutions to President Cleveland Ed- wards, it is alleged, 18 an enemy to union labor. —— Lynchers to e Arrested. Decato, 1L, June 18.—The coroner’'s jury today concluded its investigation of the Iynching of Sam Bush on June 8. The ve dict was that Bush came to his death by hauging at the hands of a mob and that the crime was particivated in by Charles Brit- ton, Thowss Arterberry, Williaw Vest aud ’ others, whose names are unknown. The jury further recommended that the persons named be held for the action of the grand Jury, The men are believed to be at home in Mount Zion township. They will pfobably not be arrested until the grand jury acts. The grand jury bogan an investigation of the lynching today. ot S — IMPROVING FINANCIALLY. Good Reports from the Treasury Depart- nent—Thoe Supply of Gold Wasnixaroy, June 13.—The financial con- dition of the country as viewed from a treasury standpoint shows general improve- ment. Bank and commercial failures are fewer, Europe is buying our grain in greater quantities, gold shipments havs geased at least for the present, confidence 1S veing re- stored and money is not o tight. The treasury net gold has increased from £80,000,000 to #91,300,000 and the demana for simall money in the west will have the effect to further increase the treasury gold. The rate of exchange is sufficiently hizh to warrant the shipment of gold abroad, but the fact that commercial paper is for'sale in London has a deterrent effect. There is a general feeling that the worst is passed, few leading financial and busines firms having succumbed, while those that passed through so far unscratchoed are stronger for having weathered the financial storm, Wil Travel Tucognito. Wasmyaroy, June 18.—The duke of Vera- gua who has been the guest of the United States for some months is now traveling incognito, Commander Dickens left the duke in New York yesterday and this morn- ing reported to Secretary (iresham that his charge was at an end, and that from this time on ns long as he remains in the United States the duke will travel as a private citi- zen and not as a national guest. Appolnted Kecelvers. ‘WasHINGTON, June 13.—Comptroller Eckles has apvointed receivers of insolvent national banks as follows: Charles M. Wilson re- ceiver for First National of Lakota, N. D.; [Elmer A. Howard, receiver of the First Na- tional of Cedar Rapds, Ia.: Henry M. Kerr, receiver, First National of Brady, Tex. g s MAKING A POOR CAS Trifling Evidence Introduced Agalnst Lizzlo Borden. New Beprorp, Mass., June 13.—On the resumption of the Lizzia Borden trial this morning the Cross-ex- amination of Dr. Dolan was continued, Nothing of special Interest was brought cut, and he gave way to Dr. E S Wood of Havvard Medical college. He testified there was no_cvidence in the stomachs of Mr. and Mrs. Borden that they had been poisoned. The contents indi- cated o difforence of an_hour and a half in time of death. He found no blood on anything connected the case cither instruments or clothing, except a small svot of blood on a white skirt, which was human blood and probably came from the outside. The handless hatchet might have been cleane |, Dr. Draper also testified as an expert touchine the wounids, condition of stomach and blood, and declared from his examina- tion of the skulls the instrument, which pro- duced the wounds, three and oue-half inches long, was the handleless hatchet. At tho conclusion of Dr. Draper’s examina- tion, Dr. Cheever, surgical expert, was called. He testiied that the handleless hatchet could make all the blows on the bodies: that the ono blow on Mrs. Borden was made by a person facing her, and said, on cross-examination, that the blood would ulon the assailant. There was a striking and dramatic iliustration a little later when Mr. Adams askea him to 1llus- trate just how the blow would have to be struck in order toproduce the cut found on tho skull of Mrs. Borden. Mr. Adams stood before the witness, who is tall, spare and deliberate in his movements. A new hatchet was held alofv a moment, inclined to the lefv and then flashed through the air, straight us it scemed towards the skull of Mr. Adams. When 1t scemed as if the crash of bone must be heard, the hatchet stop) nd remained ste: The specta- tors gasped, A few minutes later court ad- Journed. was . ANXIOUS TO MARRY, Aged South Dakota Cltizen Swindled by a Woman. YAxkTON, S. D, Juno 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—D. McCully, the Yauk- ton man, who was a wictim of the matri- monial swindle engincered by Emma J. Waters or Rivers of Albany, N. Y., is a jus- tice of the peace for Yankton county. His avocation1s that of a peddler of Missourl river water, which business he has followed for twenty years, and in the pursuit of which he has amassed a small fortune. His wife died about eighteen months ugo, and he has been a gay, though venerable beau, ever sine That he is matrimonially in- clined everybody in this town knows, and there is general amusement at his expense, now that his connection with Mrs, V hus come out, He i3 50 years of age. Kouth Dakota Democrats, YANKTON, 8, D., June 13.—([Special Tele- gram to Tng Bre. he democratic state central commistee will meet in Yankion to- morrow to call a convention for the nomina- tion of circuit and supreme judges. Alrcady the committeemen are arriving. he information is current among them that a United States marshal for South Da- kota will bo named by Mr. Cleveland within a day or two, and it is uvsolutely certain that Otto PeeMiller, chairman of the sta central committee, who has been a very eager candidate for that place, will fail 1o have his ambitions gratified. The next mar- shal will be either M. W. Sheaf of Water- town or A. M. Keller of De Smet. Chamberlaln Bank Closed, Cuayuenialy, 8. D., June 13.—[Special Tolegram to Tk Bee]—Owling to failure of Union Stock Yards State bank at Sioux City the bank here closed it doors today to protect depositors, Oficials say they think depositors will be paid in full, ————— OVERDREIV THELR ACCOUNTS, Bank Officials Take an Unfalr Advantage of Thelr Yositions, New Youk, June 13.—Defalcations aggre- gating £70,000 bave been discovered in the Irving Savings institution, The shortage was discovered by the state bank examiners, who are still at work on the books. The off cers implicated by the statement of the ex- aminers are Clarence D. Heaton of Brook- 1yn, who was president of the institution, and has overdrawn his account to the extent of #21,100; ex-Secretary William H, Buxton, of this city, and Paying Teller D. N, Tomp- k After the defalcations were discov- ercd the resignations of three officers numed were received and accepted and the “state bank superintendent reported the facts in 1se to the district attorne, 5 Stiles and Rushmore, couunsel for the Irving Savings institulhon tonight gave out a statement in which they say the de falcations cannot in any wise affect the ip- stitution or its depositors, as tho bank has HOW & clean surpivs of §515,000, Made an Assignment. LANSING, Mich., June 13.—The State bank of Crystal Falls has made an assignment. Its capitsl stock is but 825,000 aud deposits £00,000. The bank was iuvolved in the bank {;ulwru of the Plaukinton bank in Milwau- _— Arrest of & Mexicau Army O Teer, MaTAMORA, Mex., June 13.—There is great excitement in military circl over the ar- rest of Colonel Louis Ochoa by the authori- ties of Brownsville, Tex., upon the charge of robbery and desertion from the Mexican army. " Colonel Ochoa is paymaster of 8 batallion of government troops, and when avrested, about §1.500 belonging to the army was found upou him. He claims that he had received a leave of absence to cross the river into the United States. 1t is the geveral | opiuion that he cauuot be extradited, EULALIA KNOWS HER PLACE She Dossn't Propose to Be Dragged Around to Ordinary Houses, THERE ARE TWO PALMERS IN CHICAGO Discovery Made by the Princoss When Sho Had Accepted nn Tnvitation—Gracious. Was Not So Awfally ocratio After All. CiicAGo, June 13.—[Special Telegram to ]—Eulalia of Spain has discovered that there are two Palmer families in “our sct.” There is trouble not only at the Palmer House, but at the Palmer home as a result, It is whispered that when the Spanish princess consented to accept the hospitali- ties of the magnificent mansion at 100 Lake- shore drive, she did so under the impression that it was Mrs, T. W. Palmer who was to bo her hostess, and mnot until after tho invitations had been puv about did she discover that the house sho was going to and the tavern which she was going from were both under the same management. 1t was the afternoon ' of the reception day when the horrible dis- covery was made that a daughter of Charle- mange anda Bourbon of Spain had been asked to drop around and visit pcople who kept an inn, The infanta declared flatly, rumor has it, that she would not go. Commander Davis went out of one spasm into another. The Infante Antono took up a tree. The duke of Tomales wept. How She Got Even. Still the infanta would not yield. She was prepared to do anything in reason, she said, but she drew the lineat innkeepers. However, rather than have Commander Davis resign his position near her person, she consented to go, giving itout cold that she would take her change out of that woman, So when the carriage bearing her royal highness came up to that woman’s house and Mrs., Palmer, acting strictly under the monarchical union rules, as far as they are understood out here in the rowd; t, came out and kissed Eulalin’s hand, coram pub- lico, the infanta did not respond to her cue atall. She got back her royal hand and carried it into the house herself, mad clean through. Lor the rest of the evening she coppered every play that Chicago society made. She came late, and made up for it by going away early. She was there long erough, however, to tread on every corn in sight. She was not cnthusiastic over the people she met, and she moditied their enthusiasm as far as it could be done without the actualuse of a club, Eulalia swore a solemn Spanish “Hope-1- may-dic” that Chicago socicty should never getits clamps on her ag'in. She said that cnough v s ood as a feast. She has kept her word, and Chicago kuows the infauta no more. ~ But the little lady is having a very good Spanish-American time of it nevertsheless. Given an Amerlean Roast. The Tribune will tomorrow publish an editorfal good to the infanta that is a severe castigation of Spanish royalty. The editorial is double-leaded, and is probably inspired more by the Palmer episode than any other one thing. It begins After a hrief but not altozet] visit to Chicago, Princess F suite will leave of the ¢ cannot be afliemed | thit done its whole duty in Spaulsh infunta, or” that it graciously, lavishly and Whether the game has been however, is an open auestion b upon whou the duty of entertaining Spanish roy alty has devolved cannot bo blamed if they feel thiit they huve wasted both time and offort and that their_endeayors to extend fitting courtesy and extraordinary honor have been seeds flung away on barren ground. Koyalty at best is a troublosome customor for ro- publicans’ to deal with, and ‘royalty of the Spanish sort is the most troublesome of all, “The editorial, continuing at length, refers to the “insuperable chasm betwecn the e fete monarchism of Spain and the fresher civilization of the new world," and says: Adios, and Good Luck to You. As the result of these differences the of Chilcago to consort with Castile and has not been particularly happy or hings that we do ¢vidently wore n tod by the Spanish sest tsoveral things done by tho distasteful and_offensive fo hosts, This being tho case, It I betier the two should part_company politely but defi- nitely, with mutual assuratces thit the part- ing will not break hearts on clther sido, and that the acquaintance will nev be renewed under shmilar conditions. It was their custom to come Lito and leave carly, leaving behind them the general rogret thit they had not como siill Tater and gono awny still earlier, or, better still perhaps, that the hid not come atall, The infanta on ono. oc- cuslon brought a bad temper with her, and vented it upon those who had been invited: to meet her. Nothing had transplred to provoko this display of temper, nor Wus thero any thing of & naturd to keep 1t alive, “The editoriul concludes: In saylng goodby to Princess Eulalia, Chi- 20 chorishes no” resontment. 1t bids her Godspecd, and sends €ood wishes aftor her and hers, and is sorry. It could not appreciato uly ' etiquette “or enduro with proper onity those peculiar prerogatives with which royalty hedgos ftself in. Tonce it suys lios™ With such grace as 1t can and will now devoto itself anew to the suceess of its eront exposition, humbly trusting it may terrupted ugain by troub tives of spocinll somewhit frayec hed (- the wearing, Colonel Cody and His The World’s isfactor; id her It entertaining tho It hus not done enthusiastically. orth the candie, offort A latter wero their American air visitors today witnessed a novel picture of the Wild West in gondc Buffulo Bill and his Indians took de through the lagoons and the relics of the Oceident ind Orient met and made a curions | picture. Thousands of people erowded the edges of the lagoons and watched the parade p. Colonel Cody was in the lead and was applauded as the erowd recoguized him He gracefully responded by lifting s bat and bowing continually to them, The Indians scemed to eujoy the ride. They laughed and chuckled and cast many longing glances at the big oars used by the gondolicrs as if they wanted to try the work themselve The parade entered the Sixty- fourth street gute aud marched to the plaza, ‘I'he gondoliers were awaiting them at the grand basin in front of Machinery hall, Some tume was required in getting the party on board and several awkward Indians came near falling into the water. The gondolicrs eyed the redskins aud took great pains to prevent too much familiarity, After the excursfon was over the party returued to the camp, Nebraskans at the Fair, Arrivals from Omaha at the state build- ing today were: Charles Kessler, 1. E. Wil- liams, Mrs. 8. Broadhv=ot, C. I and W. (. Poppleton, Mr. aud- - rs. A. G. Hoffman, George W. Hamel, Johu W. Barker, Mrs. Churchill Parker, F.C. Smart, Mis. O. W. Rawsey, W. D. Vaughan, Charles Mckent, Seth H. Kendall, Charles Turner and family, Mrs. Charles Altener, Carrie I Beltzer, M. W. Fox .aud Mr. and Mrs. L. D, Currier. Among others were: Robert Utter and wife, Hastings; W. C. Jones Red Cloud; Johu L. Perry, Chad- von; V. K. McLucas, W. R. McLucas, Fawbury; H. G. Breitenfeld aod wife, Fre- mont; J. Kirst, Mrs. J. Schueider, W. L. Weed, Geneva; T. C. Wiehe, Beatrice; H. M Schaeffer, A. I Sidles, Lincoln; Helen M. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. . liyan, Hastings; B, . Fields and wife, Fremont; Richard Go- ebrivg, Claus Damman, Grand Island; C. D. Auderson, Keargey; Ia Mathieson, Blair; C. A. Rosenbach, Harden; Mrs. D. Clark and H. M. Driscoll, Cr: Total Attendance at the Fair. A table of pud_admissions to tho fair ince the opening May 1, includig today, shows the total atténdance to have been 2,573,048, as follows First wook, Mag 1 to 6 *Second week, May 7 10’15 hird week, May 0 Fourth week 27 Fifth week, May 25 to June 8 94,677 Total for May Sixth week, June 4 to 10 June 11., June 12 June * The FATAL 1E T FIRE, Four People Burned to Death Sweater Shop. NEW York, June 13, —A six-story building in Montgomery street, filled with sweater shops, caught fire at 8:30 this morning and, in the wild rush to the street ~of 830 people working there, three, including two men and one woman, were killed and (several in- jured. The firemen are still scouring the different floors, and it is probable the search will result in adding to the death list. The inmates, men, women and children of all ages, were Polish Hebrews, The fire is supposed to have started from a stove for heating irons in an apartment near the stai way. Soon all theexits were cut off th way and the rear fire escapes were rondered uscless by the fact that theiron shuttevs were spiked fast in all the windows leading to them. All rushed to the fire escapes in the front and fought like demons, The whole front of the building was alive with people, all fighting for good places on the fire escapes, thereby hindering each other. ‘The ladder from tho second story to the pavement was hot yet in places, and several jumped from that point. The first was a woman, who fell on an iron paling in front of the buflding and was killed. Next came men, wno fell on their heads and had their skulls crushed. Others landed on their feet on and suffered little injury. The fire department finally got” ladders along the side and assisted the remainder to escape. Some were driven stark mad by the fright. In tho meantime the builaine was on fire on every floor and it took half an hour to subdue the flames, Four people were burned to fatally ‘mjured, and a number se Jured. ELIA DAVIS 18 years old. AKIVOS BOX, 28 years old, Russian taflor. JOSE I MENDELSOIN, Rsstun” tadlor, 26 ars old. ANNIE KATZI Fatally injure Monirs NavL all over the bod Avice NADLESTON, 18 years old, limbs fra tured and badly burned about the body. Others injured: Monnis Stearr, 45 years old, Russian, con- bout legs OGOLOSK domestic, contus SINON GORKGOFF, 1tuss tailor, contusions of head. Mevex Hevsaxs, 45 years old, Rus tailor, sealp wound Kenscuorr, Russian, tailor, sprained ankle, The fire started under tho stair: police now thinis it was caused by wrette, which some one threw unde stairway. Dama thun §5,000. A Panle death, two ously in- 16 years old. roy, Russian tailor, burned N, Tho shted the ¢ to the building was less |y ————— WEATHER CROP BULLETINS., Nobraska Farmera Have No Reason to Com- plain of the Outtook. Crere, June 13.—Weather crop bulletin No. 10, of the Nebraska weather servico i sued from its central ofiice, Boswell obsery- atory, Doane college, Crete, for the weel ending Tucsday, June 13, is as follow: The weather for the vast woek hus been y favor 1erops hivve made marked fuyyi 'he tes slizhtly abov u putit of sunshine. The ruinfall hns boen generally light, exc inizin the southeast s thunder storm on the twoinches, “mall grafn has continued to fmprove and many reports indicate o prospeet that what bias 1ot been replanted to corn will' yield half an otdiniry crop, and soms few report oven o better prospeet. High winds on the 7th_somewhat injured corn in the central und northern sections, but 1t has genorally made o very rupid growth and is in excellent condition. Hay promlses to be fess than an average crop, afthough grass in general and thnot cspecially has greatly improved the lust two wee the week has cal with an avel been oth From the Departmoent of Agrienlture, ‘WasHiNGToN, June 13.—The warm weather of the past week in the northwest has b vorable to all_crops, which, although lat eported as improving and growing rap’ idly. Generally, the weather during has been favorable the week and a nuinber of states report the most favorable week of the season. Farmers are more hopeful in the western portion of the cotton region and in the south Atlantic states. Texas—Nights too cool for cotton; plant irregular in sizo and prospects, while good in somnc sections, are not generally favorable. Harvest nearly campleted, Corn good. Nebraskua—Very favornblo wecic for all crops; small grain continues to improve, but does tot promise more than a half crop; corn made a very rapid growth and is in excellent condition. South Dakota—All crops look well, but rain is needed ; wheat a good stand und’ ex- cellent color; corn progressing rapidly; stock doing finely. Wyomingz—Good growing weather and all crops doing well. Colorado—Crops under frrigation doing well; ditches full of water, except ove south central portion ; range grass short and suffering from urouth, Town Conditions, Des Morxes, June 13.—[Special to Tur Towa weather erop bulletin: perature of the past week was ar the seasonable averaze, the first half being below and the last half above the normal, The raintall was abundant in all sections, and excessive in many localiti the reported measurcments ranging from two to five inches, resulting in > local damage to crops by washing and overfiow Generally, however, the weather was favorable for all crops, the generous showers being followed by bright sunshine and warm winds, Good progress Las been made in the cultivation of corn, which now shows a wood stand and is generally elean, In nt arca the prospect is flattering for a full crop. Oats shows a thin stand in some localitie and a tendancy to rank growth in othe but with favorable conditions i the futur v will be & much better crop thun lust year. »astures and meadows are luxuriant, copt where the clover plaut was winte killed, Reports (rom Elcven Statos, Cuieaco, June 13.—The Farmers' has received from correspondents in eleven states reports regarding the condition of winter wheat. The Review tomorrow, in a summary, will say: The condition of winter wheat has im. proved greatly in the last few days. but will fall far short of a good crop. In Ilinois the improvement is very noticeable, but so much | of the area of wheat has beon de- | stroyed that some sections will get little benefit from the improvement. Some co respoadonts report that nine-tenths of the wheat acreage in their localitics has been abandoned. The lmprovemcent has conty Qed in Indiana and Ohio. Iuthe latter state | the outlook is good. Little change is seen in | the condition of wheat in Michigan, but in | Review IBER STARTED THE COWBOY RACE Eight Wild Riders Pull Out of Chadron on Horsoback for Ohicago. SATISFIED THE HUMANE SOCIETY AGENT Panl Fountalne Approves of the Condition of the Animats and Rales of the Race— Starters and Thele Horses— Where They Will Rogistor, Cravroy, Neb,, June 13.—[Special Teles eram to Tie Bk —Tho cowboy race to the World's fair started from Hotel Blaine at 5:30 this afternoon. To say that this has beon an oxeiting day here would bo putting it very mild. At least 1,000 visitors were here to witness the start, This forenoon the committeo held a confer- ence with the humane societies, who were represented by Paul Fountaine of Minneap- olis. It did not take a great while to cons vince him that nothing approaching cruelty would be allowe He will meet the racers at each registering point and keep a careful wateh over them, and will also prevent the riders from being molested by any over- zealous potty oficers. As he ropresents tha American Humane soc this puts an end to all questions of the race bewg stopped. During the afternoon tho horses wera branded with a voad brand, the figure 8 being the design used, under the mane. Horsos und Riders Namod. Following is a list of the horses, owners and riders who will ride for the money. Several others will accompany them part of the way: Mike Elmore of Tlemingford, Neb tered two thoroughbred running ho Wide Awake and Monte Cristo, with Dave Douglas as rider. Do Middloton of Chadron own horses, Bay Jimmic and Geronimo, who is noted for his fleetness and sagacity Joe Gillispio of Flag Butte, Neb., rides his horse Billy Schafer and “Tho High Pocket Kid's" famous Billy Macl Abe Jones of Whitewood, 8. D., has two horses, Romeo and George, which are ridden by his son, a mere lad and by long odds tho youngest ridder in the race, James Stephens of Ness City, Kan., rides Dick and his famous General Grant., mmett Albrizht of Crawford, Neb. Buck, an outlawed horse, and Joe, good hor Charlic Smith of Chadron has two of the st horses m the race, Dynamite and Red ing, both Kentucky bred running horses, Ttave n Kick on Borry, i Hale of Sturgis, S. D, has his two s, Poison and Sandy. They are ndden by John Berry, chiel cengincer of the Elk- horn Railway ' systewm, commonly known as “Rattlesnake Pete.” and a man who has tha putation of enduring more hardships than \y man in this country. Ho solected the nd his concluding to ride w: iprise. A protest was filod ud he will probable ba debarred from rtion of the money. Joe Campbell of D Calo,, rides a colo- vrated Orcgon horse, Booin-De-Aye. Where They Must Reports Phe reqistering points are: Chadron, Long Pine, O'Neill und Wansa. Neb.; Sioux City, Galva, Fort Dodge, Towa Ialis,” Waterlo: Manchester and Dubuque, la; Freepors, Deialb and Chicazo, (i T'he time it will take is estimated from vwelve to thirty days. The opinion of sev- eral leading horsemen seems o be from six- ween to twenty days The womun vider from Donver, who has n oceupying so much newspaper space y, failed o muterialize. L sample of the kind of hing used in the rave, it micht be statod that one of them soid for £15) today, to which 250 morc is to b added, providod he wins the raco. will ride his . rides. sther hors horses which Made a Fine Appearance. A finer looking body of men and horses it would be hard to find, and as they stood grouped together for the benefit of an enter- prising local photographer, docked out in the accoutrements of the wild and woolly west and surrounded on every side by eagor \d hopeful frionds, they vresented 8 most picturesque sight, one to bo seen but once in a lifetime. rom about 4 o'clock the crowd around the sturting y grew denser and denser, until when the start a8 finally given at least 3,500 people were assembled, Mayor Record, Sheriff Dahlman, Chief of the Fir Department Hartzell, Secre- tary Weir, Paul Fountaine, presents ing the humuane societies, 1 sev- eral reporters wero scated upon the Hotel Blaine verand Considerable delay was experienced by reason of the riders taking an_early supper, during which time Jester's Ireak band helped to stay the atteution. At last they drew up in line, O at the Cr After a few words relating to the rules by Hon. J. C. Dahlman, Chief Hartzell arose with the beautiful olver, presented by > Colts Arms company, and said: ‘Gentlemen: The time for the cowbog race from Chadron to Chicago to start is uvon us. Bo kind to and take good care of your horses. 1Tknow you will_conduct your- selves as gentlemen, ayd witl, I trust, uphold the good name of Chadvon and Nebraska," Crack went tne pistol, and the most fam- ous and interesting of modern tunes had started, Thoe start was made at a jog trot, with a cloud of horsemen, carriages and bicycles crowding the rond for u milo or more ahead, The cond:tions of the race are us follows: What They Must Do, This race 15 open to any one riding western Norses, only horses bred and rafsod west of the Missouri river ellgiblo to entry; eachrider shall weigh, with stoek saddli and suddle blanket, not less than 150 pounds, the Hles' to be “doubio-cineh! 1ch ot less than (hirty=flive pos Lo to bo Hmitod o (wh horsess 1 o furnis and bo reguired reglstor it 1o by tha' com= ho priks will he dividad into for y&, the fiest not to be less thin $1,000, vinere may be 1o Jockey g enroute and rything may o conducted “on the the rider wlso cannot hive his horss drop dead at the goul and gain & prize, for cucly must see Lo 16 thit his Horse 15 in filely good condition on ureivil at the grounds it he would galn a premi Rioting Hoy VIENNA, June 13 iron mine Bohemia, m More than 8,500 e tworl ne wd two itary were called out. The to disperse and the polico Thirty ov fort tors we verely, After throwing o the strikers withdrew, Several olice were injurca slightly, ‘The strikers threaten to mike more trouble and boast that they will be joined shortly by all the coal and iron workers in the distriot, ats of Ocean Stoamers June 13, At New York--Arrived —Massilia, from Naples; Wilkomma, from Lotterdam; Stute tgart, from Bromen, At Seilly—Passea York At Moville New York At London—Sighted York. At Boston—Arrived Liverpool. al and v Iladno, companies of men refused attacked them, cut, some fow stones ay Maoven Rugia, from New Aarrived—Clrcassia, from Havre, from New Philadelphia, from e Mystic Shrinors CINCINNATE June 12.—The imperial counetl of nobles of the Mystic Shrine met here today. Delegates were preseut from sll over Kentucky the improvement is marked ana a 8as couditions are stil! adyerse, though thera have been improvemeils iu soie localities. Tows and Wiscousii bromise a cowpiras ©ood crop is assured. Iu Missourl and Kau- | | tively good yield, the county, - geroen b Nesslon, NEArOLIS, June 18, ~'Uhe supreme grand Lodgoc! the United Slates opened e fourth sunual kcssiou here today, M Ora e