Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1893, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 IMPROVING MONEY MARKETS Among the New York Banks the Situation is Reported Muoh Easier, PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY Littlo Business Transacted on the Stock Exchange Yesterday-—Activity nt the Sub-treasary—Good Work of the Clearing House Committee, Nrew Yorg, July 3.—The Fourthof July holiday evidently was begun by many busi- ness men on Saturday, and no business was transacted down town today, except that which could not be avoided. Those brokers who were not short on stocks and who had renewed their loans on Friday over until ‘Wednesday, evidently remained away today, content to let the silver question and other factors of that character in which they were interested take care of themsclves, But. although there was little doit.g on the Stock exchange and many business oftices were closed, the banks were all very busy, the first of July paywents, in addition to their Monday morning's mail, making plenty of work for them, Among the banks the situation was re- ported to be very easy this morning; the de- nrnds from the country, it was said, wero very light and many of the laree centers, notably Chicago, were beginning to pay back the money they borrowed from New York. At the Subtreasury. The subtreasury was quite active today. Besides receiving $100,000 in gold for tele- graphic transfer to San Francisco it d out 050,000 during the day, the bulk of the small notes being for the use of the savings banks there, which are now paying out their semi-anuual dividends, A very small part of the small notes, it is thought, were for ship- ment to the country. The transfer of $100,- 000 to San Francisco 18 explained as being due to the action of the savings banks there. They demanded the required sixty days' Rotice from their depositors and then sent on their securitics to Bugene Kelly & Co., for sale, to be in readiness for the demand upon them it it should bemade at the expira- tion of the notice. Today’s transfer is said to be on account of some of the securities sold. The Clearing House loan committco met this morning and a quorum of them, Mr, Perkins and Mr. Nush, were 1 session until midday. At that hour they had authorized an additional issuc of #2,281.000 of loans, making the total amount now outstanding, £21,615,000. Irom this incr ing issue of certificates it is betieved generally that it will be some months before call njoney can be obtainable as low us 6 por cent. Had a Balance at the Clearing House, The subtreasu v in this city was again a collector at the Slearing House today, the balance in its favor being $149.140.16, Tt was also a creditor on urday for the first time since August 17, 1801, The fact was ex- plained on Saturday by the presentation through the subtreasury of checks in_fayor of the government for interest on Pacific railway bonds held in the Pacific railways in sinking funds. The credit balunce today, however, was said to be due to the fuct that some banks haviag Jurge checks on the treasury for interest on government bonds collected these checks over the subtreasury counter instead of through the Clearing House und so get the currenoy for the full amount. The bauks hich, di t_needed the cy 1L \‘,Eo.v ad | #fiw‘m kS Xx ugn “the Clearing House they would have only got their proportion of it, and they would them- selves huve been debtor to the Clearing Hol‘l‘sc and would not have got any of the cash, Practically, all the Clearing House bal- ances are now paid in Clearing House loun certificates as between the banks. The sub- treasury, of course, pays und is paid in cash. +On Friduy 70 per cent of the Clearing Honse balances was paid in loan certificates, aud on Saturday 85 per cent was so paid. Prac- tically, ll the banks in _the Clearing House have mow taken out loan certificate: Those which have not been creditors to tho Clearing House, have received sufi- cient certificates in payments of these bal- ances to enable them to pay debtor balances against them for the present. If they run short of certificates so received they will take out some themselves, rather than de- plete their cash by paying Clearag House lances in currency or gold, Notwithstand- ing the fact that two bauks, the Chemical and the Tmporters and Traders, at firstre- fused Lo take out any certificates, they are in complete accord with the Clearing House committee, and, as a reporter was informed today, they will take out certificates as soon as they arc needed. Wero Frionds Indecd. In connection with the large issue of cer- tificates last week, it became generally known today that but for the prompt action of some of the leading members of the Clear- ing House committee there would have been a default in interest by one well known rail- way company on Saturday. One of the best known railroad millionaires in this country Wwas caught in the squeeze for ready money at the last moment. Knowing this condition and being assured that unless thero wus Po- lief for it there might come an actual panic, three of the foremost members of the Clear- ing House association, through the medium of certificates, provided the necessary as- neo. e total nayments of interest due July 1 on United States bonds amounted today to $4,801,800.90. About 6,000,000 will be paid from the subtreasury in this city out of the entire amount of 7,500,000 aisbursed by the government. The payments have usually continued a month or more, but the strin- geney in the money market makes appli tions unusually prompt. Muny bondholders have not taken up the amounts due on the coupons for silver payments, having drawn all that was due them up to date. Some g:,vmcms were as much as five years hind. One bondholder presented coupons dated back for eleven yearsiand a quarter, SHERMAN SPEAKS, He Will Vote for the Repeal of tho Silver Purchaso Act of 1800, Cuica6o, July 8.—*There never has been a time since the law of 189, known as the Sherman act, was passed that I would not have voted for its ropeal,” sald Semator John Sherman, at the Lexington hotol today. “The Sherman act was a compromise me: ure, and it was passed to save the country from a freo coinage bill that had been passed by the senate by an overwhelming majority. The democrats helped to pass the Sherman ill and they should receive the abuse and lame for all the fnanclal distress of the nation. 1 have told Mr. Cleveland ~ and Mr, Carlisle that 1 will stand with them for a sound, safe, steble currency, Mr. Cleveland, in opposing silver, is fighting three-fourths of his party. Of colrse, 1 have wy own ideas about what should be doue, and when the matter comes up in congress | will have my say. 1 think b e Sherman law will be repealed, but the anger is that congress may go too far. Should the clause providing for the purchase of 4500000 ouuces of silver monthly be tricken out, It would be well. Hut it con- *rcn should go on and repeal the clause pro- iding that the United States shall main- tain: the parily between gold and silver som-. it would™ cause widespread distress. 'Ters ‘sl in the treasury 850,000,000 of coined Silver dollars and #150 000,000 in uucoined ilver bullion, The legul tender of these olns must be preserved and their rurhy 10 fold maintained. It is well eaough to stop be further mintage of silver, but that in circulation must be maintained. To stop maoking silyer dollars would not impair the usefultiess of those ulready made 8o long as overnment g aty is back of them “Phe preseut s.rinzency i caused by the apprehension of the mercantile and financial world that we will not meet our obligations in gold, but will pay in cheap money. 1 be- lieve we should have a sound, safe currency on a gold basis. Tdo not think the cessa- tion of silver coining will bring old more into circulation. 1.do not think gold will ever again be $o much in circulation, It will be utilized as the reserves and basis on ich the circulating medium will rest for security. 1 think such a thing possible, and I am of the opinion it will be brought about. The action of India with regard to silver is not conclusive. The law that the silver rupee, which is worth 16 vence, is in the nature of flat money lesislation is of no effect hore. 1 do not think the India coun- cil acted to aid Great Britain to force the United States to a gold basis. Al the great commercial nations have tried silver and have failed at it. The United States is the last of them to roalize that silver cannot be made the basis and standard of the world's money. If the coinage of silver dollars w stopped and the metal relegated, as among the nations of the Latin union, the world would know that we proposed to pay our debts in the world's money—gold—and con- fidence would be restored.” RUN ON LEAUDVILLE BANKS, Excitement for a Tims. Runs High Soon Kubsides. Leapviuie, July 8.—Before the hour of opening of the local banks this morning an immense crowd had gathered for a run on the Carbouate and American banks. The directors of each had long been anticipating it and their managers had made such pru- dential preparations for the emerg: as was in their power. The Carbonate was soon filled with an cager crowd of depositors, all showing more or less anxiety. The pay ing teller handed out the funds as fast as checks wero presented, however, and the process of disbursement went steadily on until near noon, when the demand for cash at this institution almost entirely ceased The only other incident of the moraing's business was the frequent appearance of the bank's regular commercial customers with deposits of such funds as they had been able to collect during the morning. Among this cluss there was not manifest the slightest uneasiness, and not a single bank was closed by the witharawal of funds. President Dougan of the Carbonate said: *‘We have funds in oue vaults to meet every demand and all who wish tl ¢ir money can come and get it.” At the hour for opening the American Na- tionul bank the followlng placard was posted on the doors of the institution: “Owing to our inability to realize upon ficst-class se- curities, we are compelied to suspend pay- ment for a few days. All depositors will bo pad in full.” At noon the following communication was furnished, the directors signing it for publi- cation: Tor the Information of our depositors we de- sire to make the following statement: It sources, 3636,184.11; labillties, $842,635.67; excoss, $198,498.54, This Wing on our book: ur- day, July 1, of business. Owing prosent s ncy all over the country, We cannot at once reallze on our securitics, but our depositors will be paid in full. The notice was signed by A. Sherwin, Charles L. Hill, George I. Taylor, Charles T. Limberg, John A. Willing and" W. A. Folkinghorn, BELIEVES THY but STORM IS OVER. Mr. C. F. Meek of Colorado Gives His Views of the Situation, NEW Youg, duly 8.—Mr. C. . Meek, presi- dent of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, when asked for his views on the situation in Colorado, said: “I believe the storm, which is at his height, will clear the financial at- mosphere and bring all interests together for thé establishment of a sound financial basis; and- that under the rearrangement the mines of Colorado and the north- west Wil run as they have hitherto, and at a fair profit. I look for the re-establishment of the mining interests of Colorado in a very short time, but for the present the agitation will direct attention to the agricultural resources of the state. There is more money made in livo stock and agricultural interests in_Colo- rado today than in the mines. The state has more coal and iron ore than any state in the union, which forms a basis for legitimate cn- terprises, with o market comprising nearly all the territory west of the Missouri river. No matter what is done with silver,Colorado will still be rich, if she has nothing but her coal and twon. “The agitation for the suspension of at- tachment and execution laws bas been car- ried on by thoughtless peovle who have neither propertyaior financial 1esponsibi of any nature, but Colorado is dominated conseryative and honorable people who wiil be the last in the union to repudiate their houest debts and obligations. It is true the very suggestion of suspension of luws for the enforcement of contracts will injure Colorado to some extent, but the people who have in- terests sufficient to consider the matter at all, will vealize that it was merely an out- burst of an element that exists in every state in the union, and which is always irrespon- sible. Realizing this, investors will go on toing business with the good and honest peoble us they huve in the past.” FAILURE AT ALBUQUERQUE. Suspension of the Albuquerque National Bunk—Depositurs Will Bo Pal Aunuquerque, N. M., July 8.—The Albu- querque National bank suspended this morn- ing. The ofiicers claim the suspension is only temporary and that the assets greatly exceed the liabilities. The suspension of the Albuquerque Na- tional bank will cause no loss to depositors, as the suspension Is temporary, and, even if otherwise, as the bank has not only paid up capital of $175,000 but a surplus of 40,000, Its stock is held by more than 100 wealthy men in Vermout, New York and other east- ern states, who are liable to immediate assessment of the full amount of their £175,000 of stock holdings, which would be pmd_over to the depositors. The bank has besides a large line of assets of its own, The other two banks of this city are ex- ceptionully stroug and have a large cash re- sorve, 1Pl confidence is expressed on every iand by the citizens, and no runs whatever are being made. The First National bunk has long been recogn as one of the largest and soundest oanking institutions of the west. Its footiugs are move than §1,- 000.000, Cashier C. C. Hall states that the liabili- ties of the Albuguerque National bank are vings Bank and Trust company also closed, but they say depositors will be paid in full, Will Pay Depositors ta Fall, “olo., July 8, —The Jefferson county bank failed thi§ morning. The total liabilities are placed at §76,538.79, while the assets are ‘The oficers are confident that will be pald. The ofticers and owngrs of the institution are 8. T, Hooper, iresident; W. H. Whitenead, vice president} Lec Larrison, cashier, Closed the Buuk's Doo DivLas, Tex., July ws Cisco spe- cial says: The door Pirst donal bank of Cisco were closed by an inspector to- day while an inspection of the bauk's con- diclon was being made and to prevent a run by the depositors. The cashier stated the bank had twoand & half dollars for every dollar of liabiliti Liubilities and Asscts tho Same. 3 0., July 8.—Freiburg Bros., liquor dealers, have falled. Liabilities $200,000, assots the same, e Jumped to His Death, New Youk, July 8.—Fdward McCarthy, wged 22, @& bartender, jumped from the Brooklyn bridge tonight sud sustained in- {urlen which will probably result in death, e was anxious to emulate the example of Steve HBrodia and sbure i the bridge jumper's notoriety. [STUDENTS 0 THE WARPATH Paris the Soene of Serions Riots Oansed by Overaealous Police Action. AVENGING THE DEATH OF A CLERK Profecture of Polloo Stoned and Deputles Insolted by the Kiotors—Polles Defled and Cavalry Resisted—More Trouble Feared for today, (Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pawis, July 8.INew York Herala Cable —Special to Tue Bee.|—The students’ riot this evening is uming a serious character. The cavalry has been obliged to charge the rioters in front of the prefecture of volice and at the ministry of the interior. The students are not only excited to the highest piteh, but Their anger amounts to absolute fury adamst the police. They have smashed with stones the windows of the prefecture of police, and demand the resignation of M. Loze, prefect of police, which, contrary to renort current in the afteruon, has not been tendered. ‘The Chamber of Deputies has today ap- proved the action of the ministry ana the police. The cause of the trouble is the death of a ship clerk named Narger, who was killed on Saturdoy evening during a police charge, while he was drinking in a cafe situated along the route of the manifestation got up by the students against Senator Beringer, who made a motion asking for the repres- sion of the obscene license of the press. Ready for Almost Anything. This death has exasperated the students, who since then have been simply boiling over with excitement. This afternoon they made a manfestation in front of the Cham- ber of Deputics, throwing sous at the mem- bers who passed and shouting *‘Here's for P ma.” The funeral of Narger takes place tomor- row, and the students propose ou this occ: sion to make & monster manifestation. This causes no little fear for the public peace, and it is tw be hoped that the govern- ment will not send out the police, otherwise a collision which may lead to bloodshed is inevitable, A number of per- sons have been wounded on both sides dur- ing the encouuter between police and students which took place this evening. These disturbances canfiot lead toany seri- ous or imiwediate vesults, but they arca proof of the tension which exists in therela- tions between the police and the public, and this may give rise to scrious results during the electoral period which will shortly open, The government, which is also not a little annoyed by the strike of the cabmen and by the unauthorized syndicates, cannot be said to be on a bed of roses. JACQUES ST, CERE. STUDENTS AND THE PAKIS POLICE. Hard Fighting In the Latin Quarter—A Bloody Aftrny. Pans, July 8.—On Saturday last an affray occurred between the police and a number of students 1 the Latin quarter. The students who lodge there determined to lay tho facts in the case before the government and to ob- tain satisfaction for what they deemed the arbitrary and overbear- ing conduct of the police. When the Chamber of Deputies met today students to the number of 1,000 proceeded to the executive building and sought to gain admis- sion. The ofticials of the Chamber, fearing a riotous demonstration, gave orders to close the gates to prevent their ingress. After siderable parleying, during which the ts expressed themseves very freely, the whole number was admitted? to the Chamber. The spokesmen of the stu- dents were accorded o hearing by the Chamber. They stated the facts in the case as they appeared to them, and declared that their only object in coming to the Chamber was to urge the deputies to support a motion censuring the government, which was to be offered by M.Millerand. M. Millerand submit- ted his motion, asking the house to censure the government for its connection with :,hu affray, and the debate is stiil proceed- ng. l:'.\l, Loze prefect of police, has resigned his oftice because, as he believes, the govern- ment is disposed to make a scapegoat of him in the matter. In speaking on his motion, M. Millerand maintained that the police had brutally as- saulted a number of persons, who were sim- ply looking at the struggle between the students and the gendarme: M. Dupuy deprecated the discussion as premature, adding that a stringent inquiry was procecding into the facts of the case. The order of the day, expressing the trust that the government would do its best to punish the guilty oficers, was flnally adopted by the Chamber, Efforts are now being made to induce M. Loze to recousider his resignation. At 9:30 o'clock this evening 2,000 students sur- rounded the prefecture of police, jeered the ofticials and threw stones throngh the win- dows. While the police were preparing to charge the mob upset all the booths in the neighborhood and smashed the street lamps. ‘I'he charge of the police was resisted stub- bornly. The students fought back with clubs and stones. In the fight several stu- dents were wounded and two policemen stretched unconscious on the pavement, ‘The second charge resulted in more in- Juries on both sid but the students were driven back ahout fifty or sixty yards, After the third charge had been repulsed the stu- dents marched, singing and slluullnx, to the Place St. Michael. The police retired and a call for cavalry was sent out from the sta- tion. The students were rioting in the Boulevara St. Michael at 7 p. m. The immediate cause of the riots today wae the death of M. Neuger, a student who waus injured mortally by the police in their encounter with the students on Sunday. A disorderly demonstration will be made, robably, by the students at Neuger's uneral, Whipped the Police, The cavalry called out to drive the stu- dents from the neighborhood of the palais ' de justice and the prefecture de police re- turned to its burracks after the mob had re- treated to the Boulevard St. Garmaine. The mob then hurried back to the Boulevard St. Michael and across the bridge to the Boulevard du Palais between the arms of the river, The students smashed with thelr clubs and a beavy plece of timber the massive doors of the Palais de Justice and knocked the glass out of all the windows within reach, The police hastened to the spot and charged with wn swords. The rioters overcame them, tore their swords from their hands and drove them back to the Hotel Dieu, Sev- eral policemen were cut geverely with the swords which the students had taken from them, Three of the polic men have been taken to the hos pitals. A dozen other policemen were alsu injured with clubs, One voliceman was cuught by the students, stripped of his clotning and carried to the river. He begged the students, on his knees, not to throw him in and was eventually releasea b{ them, ‘I'ie republican guards were called at mid- night. The students retrcated down the Boulevard St. Michael as the guards ap- proached and disappeared shortly before 1 o'clock. The guards remained stationed at the bridge to prevent the return of any rioters to the Palais de Justice. M. Loze denied late lust evening that he had resigued. Murdering Miss.onaries, Losvoy, July 8.—A dispateh from Hong OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, Kong reports another fanatical outbreak agalnst missionaries in China, The dis- Kllll"\ says a mob of natives attacked two Swedish missionaries at Macheng, sixty miles from Han Kow, and killed them. Tho murders aro supposed to have been due to the anti-foreign placards thiat have hereto- fore caused much trouble for the foreign missionaries residing in China. SINKING OF PHE VICTORIA, Inquiry Into the Accident Will Be Held at Malita, Loxpoy, July 8.—In’ the House of Com- mons today Sir U. Kay-Shuttloworth, secre- tary to the Admirajty, stated in response to inquiries on the subject, that the Admiralty had decided to convene immodiately a court martial in the matter of the loss of thebat- tle ship Vietoria. The court martial would be held at Malta, Replying to questions asked in the House of Commons today by Mr, Redmonc. (Parnel- lite), Mr. Gladstone intimated that it was the intention of the government to appoint a commission to inquire into the financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. Gladstone added that the sittings of the commission would not begin until the excite- ment in connection wich the passage of the home rule bill hud subsided. Mr., Herbert Gurdner, president of the Board of Agriculture, stated that a micro- scople examination of the lungs of animAls landed from the steamer Lake Winnipeg, from Montreul, had proved that the animats had Deen affected with coutagious pleuro- pneumonia. ‘The prohibition against the im- jortation of Canadian cattle must, therefore, e maintamed. Need a New Cabinet, Buexos Avees, July 5.—The cabinet formed four weeks ago has resigned. Presi- dent Saenz Pena is forming a new, one. pRslc oty EXPLOSION OF GUN COTTON. Destrucrion of the Government Works at Newport, K. Newrorr, R. L, July 8. torpedo station 1s on five, The fire at the torpedo station was in the gun cotton factory, Work was at once begun removing the large quantity of gun cotton contained in the building to a place of safet, Before the work was entirely complete however, the fire reached part of the gun cotton and an explosion followed, killing two men and injuring three others, The killed are: Frank Loughlin and Jere- miah Harrington, aged: 27 and 32 years r The injured 'he United Capehart, attached to station. The extent of the injuries sustajued by these three are not known. A number sustained injuries of a minor nature, The gun cotton factory is a No reliable estimate of the money valuo of the plunt is yet obtainable. How the fire originated is still a mystery. The explosion did 1ot take place until after a general alarm had been rang in by tho station fire alarm and the whole fire foree of ncarly 100 men was gathered closely about the building. The fire started in the north cnd of the building on the west side, while the explosion occurred on the east side at the north end. “The injured men were all working upon a hose close to the building, when apparently the whole side was blown out into the mid- dle of a score of men. How the others cs- caped is o mystery, The scamen and gun- ners were at work in the center of the puild- ing, throwinz out un cotton, there being large quanuity of 1t in a wet condition, They naturally deserted the building, and by order of Captain. Coaverse all lay under shelter of the earth embankments about the factory from whenee thoy directed foeble streams toward, the burning - structure, which was alloweddto burn itself cut. Tho fire equipment was tiot suitible to do effective duty and the city department was not propared to respond to such a call. Several who received lesser injuries came to town without reporting to the station sur- hie third one to die was Micheal Reagan, an hour and a half after the accident. He leaves a wife and seven chiinren. sign Catheart will do nicely, his wound but an ugly tearing of the flesh by a plece of flying metal. Many of the others injured have their eyes badly burnt, but tho question of loss of eyesight has not yet been determined. The burning of tho tory will probably remove the manufacture of gun cotton from here, as the officers have long since declared that a seaport is an un- desirrblo placo to manufacture supplies in time of war, as it would soon fall into the hands of the enemy. They have, therefore, recommended its transfer to some inland place. e e CHICAGU'S FOURTH OF JULY. The Eagle Will Scream ns Never Sefore at the Fair Today. Cuicaco. July 3.—The weather was clear and cool, and great crowds to be in atten- dance at the World's fair tomorrow are al- ready beginning to arrive. Half a dozen big excursion trains unloadea passengers at the terminal station Sunday morning and people already 1 the city flocked to the grounds in great numbers, The bureau of admission estimated long before noon that moro people had passed tho gatekeepers than all day Sunday. The management received notice of a flaw inthe castingof the new liberty bell at Troy, N. Y., and it will have to be rccast, so that part of the ceremonios which contem- plated having it rung on the Fourth for the first time will have to be abandoned. This will, however, be scarcely missed 1n tho multiplicity of attractions scheduled for the day. Caonons will roar, bells ring, bunting wave 1 profusion, the Daclaration of In- dependence will be read at various points, and a feature never before seen in a Fourth of July celebration, all the outlandish deni- zens of Midway plaisance will take part in the ceremonies by gathering in procession and marching through that picturesque thoroughfare, making as much hubbub as possible. In addition there will be a gorgeous display of fireworks at night. There are ex- pected to be anywhere from a quarter to half a million people on the grounds tomor- row, The Guatemalean building was dedicated today in the presence of a large crowd. —— “Sliver Day’" at Chicago. Cuicaco, July 8.—Hon, Bradford Prince, late governor ofNew Mexico, and chair- man of the committee appointed at the recent Transmississippi congress to arrange for the celebration of *‘Silver day” at the World's fair, has amrivea in town and a meeting of the committee will be held very soon. September 1L was assigned some time ago as Silver day and it is intended to make it a unotable odcasion by having ad- dresses from the mest prominent bimetal- lists of the country. — Outluw Jobm Sontag Dead. aEsx0, July 8.~ Outlaw John Sontag died in Jail this afternoon. He, with his com- panion, Chris Evans, the bandits who so long escaped pussuit in the mountains of Visalla. were captured Jupe 11, after a des- perate battle, in whish both outlaws were wounded. Evuns, whose arm was ampu- tated, is slowly recovering. o ol O Destructive Grasshoppers. SALT LAKE, July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tug Ber/|—Grasshoppers in great number apvearedtoday in the vicinity of Pleasant Green, near Salt Lake, and are dealing de- struction 1o vegetation of all kinds, - - Killed by Lightaing. CLEVELAND, July 8.—A dispatch from Jack- son, Noble county, Ohlo, says that three men named Leotis were instantly &illed by light- uing last night while taking shelter under a tree during u heavy thunderstorm. N JULY 4, 18 ON THE EVE OF THE FOURTH Fatalities and Accidents in Which Powder and Water Figured Extensively. RAY ESLERS LAST BALLOON ASCENSION Dragged to His Death in the River—Androw Sehide Accldentally Shoots Little derry Quinlan—Soveral Acoldents Caused by Firecrackers, Andrew Schide, who tends bar for Fred Dahlman, at Bighteenth and Leavenworth streets, stepped out of the saloon last night with a gun in his hand. He fired several shots into a bank of dirt across the streot. A group of young boys and girls were shooting off fire-crackers near by and Schide pointea the gun in the direc- tion of the group. He pulied the trigger. The weapon exploded with a loud report and little Jerry Quinlan fell to the ground with an ugly looking wound in the pit of his right arm. At a late hour last night the little fel- low was believea to be dying. The affair was accidental so far as can be learned, and Schide was wandering around in the dark- ness in a crazed condition after the oceur- rence. With the near approach of the Fourth of July the youths residing in the vicinity of Eighteenth strect began to celebrate the day of liberty in advance by firing off crackers and roman candles, They were having a great time at the corner of Leavenworth street, and while they wero shouting their _approval of some particularly loud report, Schide, who had just been relioved of his' duty in the saloon, picked up a loaded revolver and, goine out doors, began to shoot the bullets into a cluy bank across the street. Thought it Wasn' Londed. He thought he_had shot all the loads out of the gun and then he pointed the gun at tho children and snapped it with the above results. He says he thought that he had emptied the gun and did not realize what he had done until little Jerry fell to the ground and the other boy began to cry that he was killed, Schide then went into the saloon and gave the gun to Dahlman saying hehad shot a boy. The man was much cited and tried to re- gain possession of the weapon, saying that he would kill himself. He did not succeed and disappeared out of the back door. Those who know him fear that he will commit suicide out of remorse. Schide is said to be a sober, industrious man, be- tween 50 and 60 years of age, and he has al- ways been a favorite with the child in the neighborhood. The police are looking for him, but early this morning had not lo- ated him, he wounded boy is the 12-year-old son of P. L. Quinlan, who resides at 807 South Eighteenth street. When he was shot his father was sitting close to him and he picked his boy up, carrying him toa drug store close by. Sceing that the boy was badly injured he took him to his home, which is just around the corner, and Dr. Rosewater was called in. The doctor ex- amined and dressed the wound and pro- nounced it a serious, if mot fatal, case. Dr. Parker was also called and after a consultation it was decided not to attemnt to locate the bullet. The ball took o downward course and entered the right lung, but did not cause hemorrhage, The boy suffered the intense pain with great fortitude, buy it is thought that he. was bleedmg internally und that he will hardly live until daylight. His parents, who have had several misfortunes with their children recently, are almost distracted with grief, for Jerry wus the pet of the family. DROPPED TO HIS DEATH, Ray Eiser's Balioon- Ascension and Fatal Rosult. Ray Elser, the daring young acronaut, made his last ascensiondast night. He now lies in the Missouri river, where he dropped to his death at 8:35 p. m. At 8:30 Elser made one of his usual ascen- sions at Courtland beach under the auspices of Gould & Gribble. As the balloon shot upwards amid the shouts of a large crowd, young Elser cast a farewell look and smiled at the immense throng, little thinking that in a few minutes he would be in the cold em- brace of death. After the balloon had risen to a height of 300 feet it drifted over toward the river. Elser's usual custom is 10 make a parachute jump from this distance, and he at onco prepured to do so. To the horror of the crowd, thewballoon commenced to collapse, and it was plainly evident that Elser was having difiiculty in getting the parachute loose from the side of the balloon, The balloon was soon directly over the river and descending rapidly. Elser became entangled in the ropes. Death stared him in the face. The airship quickly dragged him to his death, He struck the river and after hopelessly struggling for life sank from view. An effort was made to find the body, but up to a late hour it had proven an unsuccess- ful undertaking. The valloon which made the fatal trip is one of the largest airships ever seen in this scction, having yards of canvas and when inflated measured 68x52 fect. Ray Elser, the victim of the fatality, was a young man 23 years of age. He came here from a farm in the interior of this state some tume ago. Recently he signed a co tract with Gould & Gribble to make ascen- sions, after acquiring & briof knowledge of the parachute profession. This was his seventh ascension. He made his'initial as- cension in Omaha last Thursday at Court- land beach. The utmost regret is expressed by the management at the sad termination of last evening's program, tho PROGEAM OF THE DAY, No Formal Celebration of the Fourth, but Several Places to Go, Omaha people need not be at & loss for ways and means for enjoying chemselves to- day. They may make it a day of rest if they wish er they can find all the excitement or amuscment they want in various forms and sizes. The running races of the Omaha Jockey club will no doubt cateh a large share of the crowd this afternoon. There are over a hundred horses present to take part i it, and a rattling good meeting is assured, Out at the Youug Men's Chris- tian Association park the athletes will have their inuing. There will be sey- eral games of base ball, at2 o'clock o game of basket ball will take place, and soveral athletic contests will make the afternoon lively. Courtland beach, where balloon ascen- sions, afternocon and evenls wnd the Ancient Order of United Workmen picnic will take place, is likely to be patronized by pleasure seckers, and & highly enjoyable time is expected out there. Lake Manawa will uo doubt also be well patronized, For those in enjoyment, there s to be u pis seu at 5 SINGLE Mills for & at Fawrmo 2, Order of Daughters ** Tn the ove 5 will oceur in 2 at the hom% Twenty-fifth 4%, h Omaha folks, and another rk, under the auspices of the vo and the Kuights and bor. number of social events a, notably the lawn fote Mrs. Williams, corner harles streets. Dom stic Celebration. Screams of “murde “help” were heard issuing from the upper story of & bmlding near Sixteenth and Leavenworth strects about 11 o'clock last night. Polico & Sigwart, an ofcer, and several people happened to beat the corner and they rushed up the stairs, “Break in the door, T am locked in" screamed a woman's voice, and the door was smashed tnto kindling wood. A small woman, who said her name was Mrs. J. S. Nelson, was found in tho front room bleed- ing from a number of ugly looking wounds about tho head and face. She said her hus- band inflicted the wounds “Wo were quarreling because my husband would notgo to work,” said the woman. “He is a barber and works on Saturdays and Sundays, but don't try to secure regular employment. After a short altercation tonight he knoked me down and kicked me i the fuce, saying he would kill me. He locked the doors and put the keys in his pockets so 1 could not escape. If the officers had not arrived he would have killed me, When he heard the men coming he jumped out the back vindow and escaped before the door could be broken down.” Nelson and his wife have a boy about 10 3 of age who s that his father fre- quently beats his mother, but that last night ne acted like a maniac. The woman and the boy deny that Nelson was diunk. The woman says shois a id Nelson will kill her and she will get a warrant for his arres oon as she can, Ofticers searched for the brute, but could not find him last aight, ' Should he survive, thereis a 9-yar-old lad, the son of B. Y. Yoder, residing at 1708 North Eighteenth street, in this city, who will go through life as & horrible example of the force of a cannon eracker and the 117th birthday of American liberty. The led com- menced his celeoration at an early hour last night, a bunch of cannon crackers assisting him in the laudable enterpriss of making the old eagie scream. wo or three of tho explosives had been success- fully touched off and everything had gone well. Whenthe next cracker exploded the ovening air was rent in twain and the boy was thrown into the breach. Kind hearted parents gathered him up from the dust and smolkeand sent fora doctor to take an & count of stock of the injurics. Upon a ing the medical man found a badly burned ce, with an eye partly detached and hang- ing on the check. A colored youth of tender years, with a huge fire cracker anddauntless patriotism, is minus a finger on his left hand. He toyed 100 long with the eracker after the fuse was lignted, and it exploded with the result men- tioned. The accident occured on Capitok avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh strects, carly last evening. Drownod in tue Luke. Advices reached Omaha last night at a 1ate hour that two young men were acci- dentally drovned at Lake Mauawa. e INDIAN SCHOULS CLUSED. T LA Interesting Exhibitlon at the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. Rosentp, July 8.—[Special to I'nr Bee,]— One of the most striking scenes ever wit- nessed at Rosebud was the exhibition and closing institute of the Rosebud Indian schools. ‘There are sixteen day schoots with an average attendance of thirty for cach school. All met at the agency Iriday and gave an excellent exhibiton of their work and methoas. The teachers will ve for their hom tomorrow. G Stranger Horse, Quick Bear, 12agle Horse, Hollow Horn Bear, Grey Lagle i o0st'Tace and many of cned to their children much carnestness and interest o any parents listen to their children ut col- lege comn ’ v school system was orginated nized by Ja i Wright, the father of the pr has been continued and George Wright, until it 1s school systent iu the country. While the _children learn English slower on account of being at their homes i aud night, yet they become used to s it at their homes and it is more certain in its results, Agent Wright will increase the number of schools this summer so that the reservation will show almost a ward system of schools. Many peopleare coming from different reservations to attend the Catholic to be held next week at St. Franci near the agency, A~ BHUT HIS WIFE'S SLAYER, Exclting Sccnes Enacted in an Arkansas Dourt Koom, TEXARKANA, Ark., July 3.—At 9:30 o'clock this morning, while the examiniug trial of R E. Lee, for the killing of Mrs. Jesse Hale, which occurred in this city Thursday evening last, was n progress before Justice Edwards, Hale, the husband of tne de- ceased, entered the court room with his two littlo daughters, and, advancing toward whero Leo was sitting in the prisoners’ tea his children and drawing a Colt’s pistol opeued five on the aver of his wife, Hale fired five times, the second shot striking Lee in the thigh and making & dangerous wound. Lee owces his life to u large stove, behind which he took refuge, The scene in the courtroom was a wild one, the judge, lawyers and witnesses aking refuge from the Hlying bulicts. Hale was placed under arrest and Lee's trial post- poned to await the results of his injuries, rraL improved by J now the best s wission, D BY 50CLALISTS, There Are Some Who Appreciate Gover Algeld of Ilinais, Cuicaco, July 8.—At today's session of the national socialistic labor party resolu- tions were adopted praising Governor Alt- geld of Illinois for his courage in pardoning the Chicago anarchists, Fielden, Neebe and Schwaub, and stuting his reasous therefor and deciding to print a large number of copies of his statement accompanying the pardon. ‘The document will be priuted in various languages, Before the adoption of the resolution a number of speeches ware delivered, dwelling on the aspect of the case. All were favorable to the governor, and the resolutions passed ununimous! e Wil Ring Out Today, Troy, N. Y., July 8--The Columbian Lib- erty bell will be rung for the first time to- morrow at one o'clock, to correspond with at noon, Chicago time. It will be contre ¢ electricity from The orig has been unt of ¥ the bel einent from Chicago effect that the bell will have to be recast on account of a flaw is de- nied at the foundry, where it is asserted that the casting a perfect succoss and the bell & very fiu Mure by Falllug Tlmbers, Cuicaco, July 8.—Five laborers were severely injurcd by falling timbers ou the Adamns buildiug today, The bulding was damaged by fire two weeks ago and the men were cleaving awuy the debris ou the one side, They were ull ut k on the first tloor, when a portion th tloor gV b of quiet | way “They were y's | K i ali budly cut COPY FIV FAMOUS BANDITS CAPTURED Henry Starr, the Indian Territory Terror, in Cu:tody, SUIPRISED AT COLORADD SPRINGS KId Wihison and the Wife of the Notorloug Bandit Also Under Arrost—How the Men Were Canght—A Tame AfMair, Coronano Serixas, July 8.—Henry Stare and KKid Wilson, two members of the Stare gang of train and bank robbers, who have caused the death of a dozen m and tere rorized Indian Torritory for months,were are rested here this morning. They arvived at the Spaulding house late last night with Mrs. Starr and rogistered as Frank Jolnson and John Wilson of Joplin, Mo. The officers learning who the two men were, surrounded the hotel this morning, bus were afraid to approach them outright and attempted to get them in a position to shoot onsight. Henry Starr wont alone into tha restaurant and tho polico followed him, Then Marshal Dana caught ono arm of tha noted outlaw and Oficer Wright anothery while Detective Atkinson covered him with a pair of six-shooters Starr and Wilson wero surprised. Stare gave up without a strugggle, but said to the oficers: It is a good thing you got thd drop on me or there would have beon some corpses arovnd here." The sawe officers then went to Colorado City and captured Kid Wilson. He was armed with a d5-caliber revolver and would have made a aesperate resistance if the offic cers had not first covered him with theix pistols. When the men were brought to jail an ate tempt was made to interview them, but without success. After the arrest the oftts cors went to the Spaulding house aud woka up the woman, who was registered ns Mrs, son, but who the wife of Starr, s ubout 18 s old ‘and rather prepos- ng. She suid that she was married ta Starr about six wonths ago and that her home is about 200 miles east of heve. A search of the room was made and under the pillow was found $1,460 in greenbacks, which had never been used, while' $00 in gold was found in a vahse, The ‘woman carvied a pearl-handled ro- volver of dS-caliber. She was closely ques- tioned and admitted that the man who was captured was Henry Stare and that the name of the other one was Kid Wilson. There is a reward of $5,000 for the capture of the men. ROBBED BY ONE MAN, Eight Colorado Men Held Up at Mancos by a Lone Highwayman. Desver, July 8.—Last night three masked men attempted unsuccessfully to hold up the Rio Grande Southern station agent at Rico, Colo., for the purpose of securing a large sum of money that was supposed to vein thesafe. On Friday night last a successful raid was made by one man on the station at Mancos, located on the same railway, some forty miles west of Durango. The robbery at Mancos oceurred at 9:10 Friduy ovening, single man entering the depot, in whi were seven men besid the agent, H. N. Sprague. The robber was masked and his sudden appearance with a revolver in each hand so discoucerted the eight men that thoy quickly obeyed his command to hotd up their nands. He kept thou quict by spoal i imaginary pals of bis, who were supposed to be outside and whom the robber told to keep the station agent and his seven friends covered with their guns. =1 ‘The lone robber then secured about 8200 in cash ana took four gold watches from his vietims. The cash belonged to the railroad compuny. He then quictly bid the eight badly scared men good night and left. It was then discoverod that he was entirely alone, and his frightened vietims felt much e sed to think that they had been robbed by one man, The re Lopes of caps turing the nervy robbe The attempted vobbe last night was frust Heywood and his 'y of the Rico station ted by the agent, D. O. if2 pluckily firing upon the three robbers with Winchestors as they were attempting to force .the door. The would-be robbers quic y departed. - ) KUSSKA. R_OM Efforts Maklug to Pat the Greek Church Under the Control of Leo. Sr. Pavy, July 3.—A Pioneer Press special from Tacoma, Wash,, says: M atolliy ablegate of Pope Leo, states through Rev, Dr. O'Gorman, his interpreter, that there are pending diplomatic negotiations to bring the Greek church of all Russia, now under thepersonal coutrol of the czar,into the keeps ing of the vatican, Father O'Gorman was asked to redu this ment to writing and have M Satolli sign it, in order that there might no question as to its uuthentic He sads JI'hat is uny sary, 1 speak for Mgr, Satolli; I have talked the whole matter over with him and you can say that ho s through me, his interp: ither O'Gor- man 18 professor of eccles 1 history in the Catholic university at Washington, and here and clsewhere during the tour of Mgr, Satolli and party has ) the spokesman of the pope's ablegnte, Churchmen take it for granted that if the czar1s to place his state church under the control of Rome, it is in the interest of Leo's hop to effect the disarmament of tho grent nations of the world and sccure ultimato universal peace and the arbitration of inters nati GOUD DE Postof pector Stuart Unravels o Long Standing Mystery, Cuicago, July 8.—Postofico James E, Stuart of Chicago returned today rom Port Huron, with a gr feather in his cap. He did inseven days, dressod os a trawp, what the entive force of poston inspectors of Cunada, the police suthor of the Grand ‘Trunk and thirty United States postoftice _inspectors failod to do in two years. For two ycars the loss of iuail upon the Grand “Trunk, includiug the American pouches consigned to Ca and the mail from Montreal and Toronto] cons signed to ull the western states, has been source of great annoyauce 1o Canuda and the United States. Stuart today arrested Charles Ford, superintendent of repairs for the Grand ‘Lrunk at Port Huron, ex-member of the Fort Gratiot council and ex-presidens of the town council and for years one of the most trusied ewployes of the Grand 1runk, Three hundred and forty-cight letiers wera found upon the person of Ford, who cone fessed the Inspector LINCOLN FIADUCT CASE. Indications that it Wil Be Taken to the Supremo Court, 1y, July 8.--{Special Telegram to Tum Ata meeting of the city councik €ae ight City Attorney Abbott advised tjae city council to furpish a supersedeas bond of §1,000 in order that the visduct caseunay be rried to the supreme court. He stated that undor late decisions the city has no right to enter upon public improvements which give riso to dwmuges o abutLing property without fivst apy 'ty, tendering damuges © in the courts. Tue council will probably follow this line of activn. A #1000 esumate of the Mil. waukee ridge company wus aliowed. The school bourd was censurcd for the wholesale raise in teachers’ salaries sud the tax lov, increased 5 wily ju a resolution presente