Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 21, 1893, Page 2

-~ the emonrras ing situation in which the two pld parties find themsolves. Two years ago he was branded as a “‘calamity howler” for foting that commercial disaster would mw a failure to readjust the financial sy: tem of the government, and ho now returns the compliment to the Wall street repre- sentatives by pointing to the manner im which they have followed in his wake and become the greatest calamity howlers of the age In clamoring for the repeal of tho Sher- man purchasing act. Mr. Simpson gave his ‘estimate of the present condition of affairs it congress in the following original lan- gunge: “T'ne situation in congress at the present time is intercsting to any one who has watched tho march of events for the last three months. When I first came to Wash- ington in July the gold men were confident counld repeal the Sherman law, all the v orful _corporations were using every means to influence congressional action, and if a vote could have been taken at that time I1have no doubt they could have accom- ned their request; and up to the last week the slow moving masses have not ap- parently understood what would be the far reaching effect of such repeal. Situstion Has Changed. “But now that they have awakened to the situatior, they are sending out protests loud and long and, as is always the case with the average politician, the congressman is gen- erally sensitive to the things {wrlulnlnu 0 his own personal welfare. And it begins to dawn upon him that ‘the people’ are not alone those who live in and around New York City. In stort, tho back counties are belng heard from and it has materially changed the situation, and where members have not bargained away their constituency for a place at the pie counter, and even among some that have, there is a disposition to hedge. Aunother thing, as the debate ha: progressed the free silver sido has had de- claedly the best of the argument, and it is very doubtful if the gold bugs could carry their repeal if a vote should be taken now, and it will continue to grow worse until the 0 of the debate. t Is my opinion that the Sherman law will be repealed only on condition that we have free coinage at a ra‘io of 18 or 20 or maybe less, which I presume Mr. Cleveland will veto. Now as to the effect on political parties, it is dificult to forecast with any accuracy. One thing seems certain, that is, the democratic party is going to divide on this money question, which I think will eventually land the froe coinage men in tho people’s party. Now that this revolution has started there is no telling where it will stop, surely notshort of a complete reorgani- zation of political parties and the adoption of sweeping roforms in our financial system. Some Alarming Sy 'he number of the unemployed is increas- ing at the rate of thousands overy day, and it is likely that half of the laboring class will be out of work before the winter 18 upon us, and the agricultural community will find themselves without a market for their products, all of which will set them to thinking, and 1f they oncestart to reason the thing out it means annihilation of one or the other of the old parties, for they will be held responsible for theills the farmers will suffer. Unless we curb the greed of the corporate powers by wholosome' legislation the calamitios that have now come upon us will become worse.” It is the oxpectation of the free coinage men in the house that, whatever be the re- sult of the various votes on repeal, condi- tional or unconditional, on the 25th, the senate will within a short time pass the Voorhees bill to ingrease the volume of national bank notes, and send the measure 10 the house for its concurrence. People who expect the house to adopt this proposi- tion in toto and promptitue are likely to be disappointed. It will give rise to prolonged debate and the silver men are preparing to meet the bill with an even more liberal proposition. They are liable to bropose a measure which, instead of swolling national bank currency $19,000,000 as contemplated by the Voorhees bill, will increase the circula- tion $58,000,000 and at the sume time satisfy the desire of a strong element of peoplo and making it possible for the national banks to inerease or dec e at will the volume of circulating currency. History of the Moasure. The measure, which is being discussed by the silver men asa counter proposition to the Voorhees bill, has been drawn by Rep- resentative Bailey of Texas, an ardent bimetallist, who is known in the secret camps of silver men to be the real author of the free coinage bill now pending in the house, as the proposition to be offered by Mr. Bland as the substitute of the Wilson repealing bill. Mr. Bailey's national bank bill is as follows: ADlll to Increase tho currency and provide for the redemption thereof and for other pur- pOseS. PSection 1. From and after tho passage of this act, any bank organized under the laws of the U nzon deposit with the of the United States bonds bearing interost at 4 per cont per annum _n surrender sald bonds to the treasurer of the 1 d States to be cancelled and to receive in o an amount of national bank ch, added to the amount of notes e isyued to sald bank, shall be equal ts for each dollar specified in said ' “Sec.2. Any bank which shall surrender its bonds In nccord with the above shall there- after bo and remain oxempt from the tax of 1 per cont now required to be paid upon its cir- calation. toms. May Surrender Its Bonds. Sec. 8. Tho treasurer of the United States shall roturn to any bank which has surro dered its bonds in “accordance with the first section of this bill an amount which muy be in the treasury to the eredit of such bank on account of ity redemption fund. Sec. 4. The Uni States hereby assumes all notes 1ssuod ndor the first. soetion of - thi act and all notes herotofore issued by su Dbanks as shall surronder thoir bonds In. ne- cordance with the first section of this act, and in order to provide for tho redemption of 'sald notes the secrotary of the treasury. is horeby direetod to have ‘colned Into standard siver dollars all tho silver bullion now in the treas- ury, - except so much thereof as shall Do necessary to redee the coin notes assued widor the act of July 4, 1800, entitled: "An Aet Dirceting the Pur- hase of Bullion and “the Tssuo of Treasur: Notes Thorcon and for Other Purposes,” and the said stiver dollars shall be resorved as o special fu-d to redecnn such of sald notos as may be prosented for redomption. c. 5. Tho additional notes issuod to an bank under the first section of this act shall he uniform i all respocts with the note: toforo Issuod to tho same bank, and may counted s part of tho lawful resorve which the Inw requires nutlonal hanks to hold, and the suld additional notes shall bo receivable tho same as is provided by the law for the notes herotofore ixsuad, and whon rocolved by tho treasury shall o relssucd the same as 18 now provided by law for United States notes. Balley's Explanation, 1n explaining his measure and the position of himself and wany of his free coinage col- leagues on the national bank question, Mr. Bailey today said: “There are about $162,- 000,000 of thiese 4 per cent bonds deposited to secure a circulation of about §145,000,000. My, proposition would increase the circulation over §1,000.000 directly and would indirectly add over #.,000,000 more by releasing the sums held fn the' treasury for redemption, making o Lotal increase 0f more than 58, 000,000 besides, 1t would save payers of the country over $5,000,000 in annual in- terest. “The banks In all partsof the country would find it profitable to surrender their bonds and take this additionsl circulation, but it would be especially profitable to the banks in those sections where the rate of interest is the highest and in every seetion which stunds most in need of this crease. In Texas our rate of interest is 10 per cent Under the present law a bank which owns bonds to the face value of $50,000 issues 90 per cent, or $#45,000, in notes. It must keep 5 per cent, or §2.500 of this amount in the treasury as o redewption fund, leaving only $42,500 available for loans. This sum at 10 per cent brings #,200 in interest, from which the circulating tax of 1 percent, or §450, must be sublracted, leaving a net interest on the elroulation of 3,800 Farthor Analys “The $2,000 received from the government as interest on the bords added Lo this amount makes o tota) of §5,500. Under my plan vho same bank, while it would have no bonds, would have a ciroulation of $50,000, which av the rate of 10 per cont would yield §,000. “I'he difference 1n favor of the bank would | thus be £200 per annum, besides the premium of $10,000 on its bonds. This arrangement would be oven better for the people than it would be for the banks, becausy these bonds have fourteen years yet Lo run und at4 por cent per aunuw the people just pay 50 cents in interest, which, added to the principal of 100 cents, makes the total cost of redemption 156 cents'on each dollar. 1f we can discharge them now for 120 couts we thus save the ple 36 cents in interest by substitutiug a m‘ which does not porform the functions with & note which doos { s m‘fiu wili utilize all of the bullion now in the troasury excopt what is necessary to redeem the notes issued under the Sherman act. The surplus is somothing like $50.000,. 000, which will constrtuton rederve fund of about the samesize as isnow held for the rodemption of the greenbacks.” Will Rend a Lotter from Carly Senaror Voorhees, during his speech on the financial question in the senate Tuesday next, will read the following letter from Secretary Carlisle to show the dificulties of the free coinage of silver at the present ratio Hox. DANiEr Vooruers—Sir: Reforring to our conversation relative to the probable cost Tnetdent to the change in the present colnage rate between gold and silver (1 to 18 for the standard silvor dollars, and 1 t0 14.95 for sub- Sidiary sflver to a ratio of 1 to 20, you are ro- fully informed the number of silver oined since 1878 aggrogato 419,882, - 450, Without any allowance for abrasion nnd Toss Incldent to meiting the same, the colning valuo of these dollars at u ratio of 1to 20 would be 4333,2 110,228 loss than thelr prosent f To ‘recoin these dollars atn ratio of 1 to 20 would require the addition of 81,367,700 ounces of new bullion, Which nt the average price pald for siiver, under the as July 14, 1890, & 1 would cost $76,853,700." In additfon to this estimato there would be aloss from abrasion, and in the melting of those dollars, of at loast £3,000,000 which amounts, togethor with the difference n_the face valte of the coln #84.- 110,288}, woula have 1o he reimbursed to the tredsury by an appropriation for thiat purpose. Peculine Fenture of the Situation. om the fact that the silver dollars are dis- tributed throughout the country it would be ecessaty us they are redeemed at the several subtreasuries to transport them to the and the expense of transportation for 000,000, the amount outside of the stoc hand At the subtr es and mints at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans, would ~_averaze ~at least 1% por ator $4,500,000, T thercfors estima te the costof coining tho silver dollars already colned as follows: - Nuw bullion o be ndded, #75,883,700; loss by nbrasion and melt- ing, $3,000,000; cost of coinage, (labor, ma- torinls, ete.,) $6.200,000; coppor for nlloy, §6 200; transportation of dollars to mints, £4,500,000, Total, ¥89.741,900. The stock of subsidiary silver coln in the country is estimated at $17,000,000, which at full welght would contain 55,699,875 ounces of fine silver. T mount at a ratio of 1 to 20 would col 3,502, or 321,156,108 less than the | ace’ valio. To recoin 377, 000,000 0f subsidiary silver into an oquil amount of fractional coin, at i ratio of 1 to 20, Would require the addition of #18,797,625 fino { por fine ounce, the uwverage price paid for siiver under the act of July 14, 1890, would cost $17,628,785. Something of the Loss. Thoro would bo a loss of about. 214 per cont abrasion from the face valuo. or about 25,000 1 would theroforo estimato tho cost of recolning the subsidiary silver in Country at i ratlo o 1 to 20 as. follows: bullion. 17, ,785; loss by abrasion, $1, cost of colnage (Inbor, mater] 00,0003 coppor for alloy. 315, otal, 124,421, D5t of recoining i ostimated cost of ver, $23,124,421; total, Iy, LE, Socretary. The debate in the house this week will” bo lively and intoresting. Among the speako thero will be: Breckinridge of K stlows, Bynum, Bourke Cockran, Wilson of est Virginia, ana perhaps ex-Speaker Reed. $112,566, Notes for tho Wook. Sometime early in the week, perhaps to- morrow. Speaker Crisp will announce the committees of the hous It is improbable that anything will bo done in the senate save, perhaps, to disposo of the contested cases. Mr. Voorhees is down for a speech Tues- day on the silver repeal bill which bears his name. After Tuesday the program of the senate can scarcely be defined. The bill to increase national bank circula- tion is the regular order, and while there was some expectation last week that it could be disposed of in a day or two almost, it ap- pears now that it may provoke a long debate. The outlook for vhe weck is oneof much talk but little achievement. Some days ago the State department re- ceived a message from Li Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy, addressed to the president, to the effect that for the present no retalia- tory woasures would be initinted as rogards the citizens of the United States resident in China; and further, that every effort will be made to protect them and their interests in peace and safety till the assembling of con- gress in rezular session, when it is hoped that more friendly legislation will be had. e NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES, Uncle Anse Makes it Three Straight with the Senators. Cnicaco, Aug. 20.—It was nip and tuck until the uninth inning. Attendance, 7,500 Score: Chicag .1 00011381 4-11 Washin 02001040 0-7 Hits: Ohlengo, 14; Washington, 10. Errors: Chicago, 2; Washington, 3. Earnod runs: Chi- ; Was| on, 6. ‘Batteries: Donnelly < Esper and Farrell. Standing of the Tewm P.0; 70.1[Ctueinnat | Baltimora,.. Cleveland.. Phila Now Yorl Brooklys 54 39 phifa 56 40 | ; Loulsvilie. .. 454 | Washiugton Dempsey Slightly Daft. Cmicaco, Aug. 20.—Jack Dempsey is in the city; Gus Tuthill, his manager, has gono to New York. Jack looks more robust than ho has in years, but there can be no question at his “mental faculties are gradually weakening. He seems unablo to center his thoughts on unything. He declares the match with Burge is stiil on and he will be in shape to meet the Englishman, He will remain here for a woek and then go to New Yori. Invitation to STocKkvILLE, Neb., Aug. 18.—To the Sport- ing Kditor of Pug Beg: Seeing an article in lust Sunday’s B from Leon Losier, the sprinter, T wish to say ho or any of his class of sprinters can got & raco by coming here to Stockville for all the money they can bring, 100 vards. Wo mean biz, sure. Wo read Tue Brg with itorest here, Janes McCrusa, e ZAL AMUSEMENTS, eon. Richards & Pringle's Georgia minstrels drew a large audience at the Farnam Street theater last evening. Billy Kersands is the feature of the entertainment. The balauce of tho program is fair and secmed to be heartily enjoyed. LAl WEATHER FOREOASTS, Warmer, Falr and Southeasterly Winds tor Nebrasks Today. WasmINGToN, Aug. 20.—For Nebraska, Towa and the Dakotas — Southeasterly winds; warmer; fair, excopt local thunder- storms in northern lowa. For Illinois—Northeast winds ; cooler; weather. air Local Record, Ovrice or THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMARDA, Aug. 20.—Omuha record of temperature and rainfall compared with corresponding day of past four years: 1893, 1892, 1891, 1890. Maximum temperature. 535 749 83O 662 Minlmu crature.. 042 022 082 56O Average ature... 742 682 762 610 Precipitation. ........... .00 .10 .17 .06 Statement showing the condition of tem- perature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1, 1503: Normal temporature. coss for the day... ficloncy sineo March i al precipitation ency for the day., .. Deficlency sinee Mareh i 729 v ) il 2369 A1 inch ‘11 Inch 1.65 inch STATIONS. £up 30 aamw -seduia), XeR [ Davenmort Kinuan City Deuver Sl Tk iy, i Dty Holon Blamarcic . 00| Gloar. T Part ¢loudy 00|Cluar 00/ Purt eloudy 00/ Cloudy. -0010ioudy. 00 Clear. ‘00| Part eloudy 00| Part eloudy tndicates trac GRonus B HUNP Local Forecau Omolal. THE OMAHA DAILY BRAINARD MAN MURDERED Louis Kostel Almost Instantlv Killed b Rudolph Kavaleo, RESULT OF A PREVIOUS DIFFICULTY Only Two Blows Strack—Claims of tho Surviver—Steele City Boys Placed Under Arrost for Steals ing a Bleycle. Brarsann, Nob., Aug. 20.—[Sp ecial Tele gram to Tie Bree]—An altercation arose this afternoon between Rudolph Kavalecand Louis Kostel, which rosulted in Kavalec striking Kostel, who foll to the “ground and almost lnstantly.died. Kavalee claims that Kostel struck at him first. This is tho rosult of an old diffieulty. Turt County AfMairs. TrrAMAn, Neb., Aug. 20.—(Speclal to Tre Bie. |—Last wook work was begun on the hay erop in this county. Burt county hasa strip of land known as ‘“bottom land,” from five to six miles wide and running the en- tire length of the county, a distance of twenty-four miles, containiag some 50,000 acres. Most of this will yield two tons to the acre, which means that 100,000 tons of hay will be cut on this land this season, which will employ a vast number of men. Several yoars ago the state of Nebraska mude an appropriation for a big ditch to drain the land, which was quite wet, and since then tho vield has increased yearly. The grass is cut and the stacks put up in groups of from six to ten. A steam bailing machine is moved from one group to another as fast as the groups aro bailed. The men live in tents and are out auring the entire season. In other years much of the hay has been shipped to Omaha, but this year some of the more extensive dealers are considering the project of shipping the product to_Liverpool and London, This is a great industry for Burt county and is constantly growing. A reception was given Rev. J. B. Maxfield of Omaha, presiding elder of the Norfolk district, at the Methodist Episcopal church n this city Friday night. The fair to be held in this city Soptember 20,21 and 22 promises to be an event of prominence in the history of Burt county. The Burt county independent convention is called to meet lo Tekamah September 2. It is rumored that it will nominate the same ticket as of two years ago. Tekamah has an extensive industry that is not generally known, and t is her can- ning factory. Ioxtensive improvements have been made to the works and it started up last week. A. Bivd, the proprictor, will ip a car a week of canned corn. The apacity of the works has been greatly in- creased over last year. Burt county has been blessed with numer- ous rains tho past week, all parts of the county being flooded. “Iho county Woman’s Christian Tomper- ance union convention was held at Craig v and Friday of last week. A large number from all parts of the county were present. Tocumseh Notes and Porsonals, Trovmsei, Neb., Aug. 20.—[Special to Tue Ber.]—Mrs. Aana Marvin of Chico, Cal., is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Johu Mrs. Graff, Mrs. Dr. Snyder is entertaining her grand- mother, Mrs. J. R. Franklin, her mother, Mrs. M. Franklin and sister, Miss Maud Franklin of Lincoln. The recent high water washed away a sec- tion of the dam at the Tecumseh Milling company’s plant. It will cost $1,000 to re- place it. Hon. Church Howe of Howe, Neb., was in the city last Monday. Clay Langston of Omaha is visiting rela- tives and friends in Tecumseh Mrs. George Brady of lowa is visiting her parents, Mr. and. Mrs, S.J. Pearsall, this city. E Miss Jessie Den returned Friday from a two months visit “in lllinois. She was ac- companied by her uncle, George Hardin of Kilbourne who will remain here a weex or ten days. Henry Hardin and family and Masters Roscoe Davidson and Roderick Den are re- creating in Hot Springs, S. D. J. S. Harman and family returned Wednes- ;]:\.V from a visit in Iowa ana to the World's i, Miss Helen Wright is home from a pro- longed visit to her sister, Mrs. Flora Mohr- man, at Smith Center, Kan. Hon. Andrew Cook has been entertaining his granddaughters, the Misses Birdie and Florence Maccunig -of Nebraska City, the past week. Hon. Charles Mayberry of Mayberry, Neb., was shaking hands with his many acquain- tances here last weelk. Major T. H. Bowman and family and the Misses Maud Swan and Emma Hotaling are visiting Chicago and the Columbian exposi- tion this week. Clargnce Chamberlain and wife are home from a six weeks visit in Boston and other eastern cities. To Open the Sand Hi MurLey, Neb,, Aug. 20.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The settlers’ convention met here August 17, only Hooker and Thomas counties being represented. A delegation from Grant county was delayed by awreck on the B. & M. this side of Hyannis and did not arrive. After a prolonged discussion of different methods of opening up the sand hills country the following resolution was passed : Resolved, That the prosent homestoad law Do so amended s to ullow a sottler to file on forty acres of Jand and acquiro a titlo to the samo in five yeurs by actunl rosidenco thereon and fmprovéments, and that residont settlers who have nequiréd titlo to or filed on 160 acres bo allowed to filo on an additional amount suflicient to make 640 ncres. The convention without doing anything further adjourned to meet at Hyannis, Grant county, August 31, The people are divided on the subject of how they would bave the law amended, While some favor the resolution passed others wish to go further and after a limited period sell the remaining land for what it will bring. Some of the citizens of Hooker county met Saturday and condemned the action of what has been designated as the sand hills con- ventions and passed resolutions withdraw- ing from said convention and discharging the delegates appointed to the convention, They then passed a resolution that they would run things to suit themselves and would present their own petitions and reso- lutions to congress. After a great deal of parleying and condemning the work of con- gressmen, and charging them with working for bribes, they passed # resolution 1 pre- sent a potition to the peoplo and request sig- natures for a law in substance giving a settler 640 acres under the homestoad law ‘I'hey will invite each county to do likewise. Sport for the Ploneers. FRrEMONT, Aug. 20.—([Special to Tug Bee.] — The following is the sporting program of the Union Pacific Pioneer association whose members picnicked hero Saturday : First race, young misses under 10 years— First premium, Annie Christie; second, Lottie Rosensweig. Second ruce, by boys under 10 yoars-—First, ‘I'homas Donaken ; second, Frank Axford. Third race, girls under 15 years—irst, Zdith Matthews: second, Agues O'Neill, Kourth race, boys under 15 years—KFirst, Charles Chilsen; second, Doty White. ‘I'ne sack race for pioneers caused the sation of the day. In this there were five entries, as follows: Ed Passott, Cy Axford, Jim Kenney, Tom Meldrum and Harry Fosdyk. Contrary to all expectations Jim Kenney, the *biggest man in the sacks,” won the race. For the married ladies race there were seven entries, in which Mrs. H. W. Fitt won. The free-for-all pioneer. in which there were twelve entries, was won by Joo Bigger. Oxp, Neb., Aug. 20.—[Special to Tux Bes.) ~—Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gard lefs for Chicago 1ast week on a visit to the fair, Hon. H. A. Babcock of Lincoln was vasit- ing here Thursday. *!r H. N. Leach, agent of the B. & M., left Tuesday for a visit to the World's fair. Relief Agent F. W. Brown is iu charge of the depot during his absence. Mrs. J. L. McDonough Fn'c a tea parlf to @ fewof her lady friends Thursday eveunlug. Mus. Alice Goudy, deputy state superin- BE tendent, was n visttor at the Valley county teachers' institute lagt week, Mr. W. G Mfi% Y, ageut of the Union Pacific, loft Wedd8ay on a visit to Chicago, Detroit and Canddfhh points. Mr. Frank Cline of Albion Wil attend his duti Auring his absonca) (5 W. W. Haskell, feditor of the Ord Quiz, left Monday for Ogaha and the World's fair. Prof. George 1. Kelloy of West Branch, Ta., the new principal of the Ord city schools, arrived here Thutsmy. The fourth quldrly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church took place Friday. it Mindew Masters. Mixoes, Neb., Aug. 20.=(Special to Tne Bre. | ~The lawn socinl given by the ladies of the Mothodist!#iscopal church was a success in every way, The ovening was per- foct and the music furnishod by the band was most enjoyable, The attendance at the teachers' instituto is quite large and unusual interest is mani- fested, Minden and surrounding country has been visited with several rains recontly. Kear- ney county will have a good corn yield. I". R. Kingsloy startel Wednesd Chicago to joln his witeand visit the W ir. Fred Graham started yesterday on a visit to his home in Illinois Mrs. C. 8. Sprague departed yostorday for Vermont to visit her father, who is danger- ously ill. Notes of Newas at Fromont, FrEMoNT, Aug. 20.—[Specinl to T Bee.]— The central committeo of the Dodge county people’s party met in Fremont yesterduy and decided to hold the county convention September 2, to elect delegates to the state convention, The turners held one of their most in- teresting picnics today at Moller's grove. There was the usual grand turnout of fair women and brave men. A rate of oneand one-third fare for the round trip has been socured for the Arling- ton reunion, which commences Tuesday, and which will be quite oxtensively enjoyed by Dodge county veterans. C. Usher's people are enjoying a visit from hl!:wo brothers and their families from the east. to Steelo City loys Arrested. StreLe Ciry, Neb,, Aug. 20.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Beg.]—Eimer Campbell and Henry Blatehley, two young men of this town, were arrested today charged with stealing a Columbia bicycle at Greeley, Colo., July 19, They claim that Campbell won the bicyele in a poker game at It Morgan, Colo., about that dato. The wheel was recovered and thoy wero taken to Fair- bury to await requisition papers. Mangled by wy Traln. Erxwoon, Neb., Aug. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—About 2:80 today the pay car on the Missouri Pacific railroad coming east, about one mile west of here, killed John' Dickinson, u deaf and dumb man. He did not see’ the tram until too late to avoid it. He was terribly mangled. Cnmp Meeting at lonnet. Besser, Neb, Aug. 20.—[Spesial Tele- gram to'Tue Bee.)—The annual state holi- ness cam bogan Friday evening with thir familics campod on the grounds auil more’, chming on_every _train. “The present mectite Bids fair to be the lar- gest attended of any for the last five years, o Cly, 1saby Killed. Pawsee Ciry, Avg, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|pMabel, the l-year-old daughter of Mr. angt Mrs. Clarence Clark of this city, fell backwards from a buggy yi terday evening and received injuries from which she died at 11 o'clock last night. — g BUT THE OHIEKEN ESCAPED. o Somewhat Thrilling Exp rience of a Wal- nut Hill Man id-5Ts Own Hon Coop A good story about’an adventure a Walnut Hill resident had with a chicken thief Sat- urday night came fo. light' yesterday. The gentleman referred to,is a. prominent mem- ber of one of the Knights of Pythias lodges, and had .been athending -a lodge meeting. He arvived- ab his, home ‘quite late. Ho heard a nojise out inhis chicken coop, where ne keeps somo fine .fowls. He put a cartridge into his shotgun and went out to hold a brief interview with the mid- night marauder. He could not find the thief and sat down to await developments. This is when the thief got in his work. He sneaked ap behind the citizen and struck him on the head with a club, knocking him down. The citizen was not rendered uncon- scious and he senta charge of bird shot whizing _after the thief. He then went into the house, reloaded the gun, summoned a neighbor to his assistance, grabbed an axand started out to hunt the bold thief in carnest. The iscovered a_policeman who tendered assistance. Not far away the posse sawaman standing undera light. They startéd to make him give an account of him- self. The man evidently mistook the inten- tions of the citizens and started on a run down the streot with tho threo men after him. The pursued man ran along until he came to a horse and buggy which belonged to a physician who was making a late call on a patient. He jumped into the buggy and hit the fright- ened horse with the whip. The doctor was just coming out of the house and when he Saw the man driving off with his rig he shouted for the police. The four men tried Lo ksoep tho mysterious man in the buggy in sight, but he 500n disappeared and it is al- leged that the horse or buggy has not yet been found. No report of the affair has been made to the policy headquarters and the gontleman who gave the story away refused to make public the numes of the partici- pants. SEVERAL — HEADS WILL FALL, rolice Commissioners Are Sharpening the Ax for Use Tonight, At the moeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners this evening several things of importance may come up for con- sideration, among which is a slight revision of the police forco. It is said that several necks will fall with a “dull, sickening thud.” The commissionors have boen considering this action for somo time, and_Saturday the committee on men and discipline met to formulate a roport recommending certain things to be acted on by the boara. 1t i3 said that about fifteen men will likely be dropped from the roll and now ones given a trial. The commissioners will probably take final action on the Ormsby and Burrows cases, and it is known that serious charges will be preferred against a well known mem- ber of the detective forve by a brother ofticer. Charges may alsobemade against a cer- tain patrolman whodsallpged to have been found asleop on hisc beat while on duty. Police matters will Buigiven serious consii- eration by Commissioners Coburn, Smith and Hartman and Chilef of Police Seavey, in hopes of getting bevter service in some respects. 1w 9 1t is always a littls: awkward to retire when one is suddenly surrounded by a superior force of ‘the enemy, but that problem was solvéd ene night by Colonel S. of the — Virgihia. It was raining hard and such wag; the darkness that it was impossible to gag more than a foot or two ahead. ,#he colonel, riding through the woods, came upon a body of men marching uml atho road, und sup- posing them to bt &1 Stonewall Jack- son's corps, which 'He'know to be moving approached them, and called out: “*Whose command is this?” and the answer came promptly: “The —— Massachusetts, sir.” Ugh! But the colonel’s shudder was over in an instant. *“Send the officer of the guard to me at once.” “Yes, sir, yes, sir, general,” was the reply, the men supposing him by the tone to be one high in authority., Pres- ently the officer arrived breathless, and was directed to ‘‘ride out here with me and show me the rebel picket line," and the two set out, riding until the federal soldier said: *'Yonder they lie, geneval, 1 am afraid to go any nearer.” “Woell, I'm not,” declared the ‘‘gen- eral,” suddenly clapping the muzzle of his revolyer to the .other’s ear. ‘‘You are my prisoner,sir. Forward! March!” and in they went. WORLD'S CROP PROSPECTS Enormous Shortage Indicated in the Stocks of Grain, HIGHER PRICES CERTAIN TO RULE LATER Export Demand in This Coantry Will Fiad ® Small Reserve Upon Which to Rely ~Review T Sitant) the New York,Aug. 20.—The following is summary of the American Agriculturist's annual review of the crop situation and of the agricultural yoar: The harvest of 1803 s in ny respects similar to that of three years ago, but with every prospect that that home consumption and an incroased forofgn demand will 80 ad vance values as to yield as largo a not return to farmers on the average recent years, Indeed, the review makes o distinetly on- couraging exhitit in spito of the prevalent drouth, though admitting that the financial stringency may interfere with the early movewment of crops and have a tomporarily restrictive influence on prices. The cotton crop will bo harvested on fower acres than last year. As largeor a larger breadth was planted in this staple, but the inability of many planters to boreow money cnough to work the crop, together with drouth, floods and worms, and the still greater diflculty of getting money for pick ing, combine to seriously curtail production. This means a erop about the same as last year and nearly 2,000,000 bales less than the great 9,000,000-bate crop of 1801, Dullness Merely Temporary, The American Agriculturist believes the present . dullness in Amoerican cotton manu- facturing to be only temporary. Inglist mills cleared up thew surplus duving the great strike last year, and are now enjoying remarkable prosperity and are unable to meet the demand, which explains why cov- ton commands the prices current two years ago at this date, though the world's visible supply is some 1,500,000 bales then. Present indications point to a crop of 1,750,000,000 bushels of corn contrasted with 1,630,000,000 last year and over 2,000,000,000 in the immense yield of two years ago. But unless abundant rains prevail throughout tho corn belt in August, followed by mild weather, production’ may shrink to 1,600, 000,000 bushels, and may even drop to the size of the 1800 crop, when the United States harvested less than any year for a decade with a single exception. The review points out that while the breadth of corn is some 2,000,000 acres greater than Jast year, in tho scven corn supply states over 1,000,000 less acres arc devoted to maize than was the case two years ago. The corn crop nus boen greatly injured so far during August, the first two weeks of the month having wrought ten times as much damage as the whole’ month Mditions in - Kansas. sas will not raise more than half a crop, having but very little oxcept the east- ern quarter, and Nebraska’s crop has been y curtailed. Early pianted corn in Sedgwick county, Kansas, has been do- stroyed by tho unusual heat aud the late planted grain wiil require one good rain be- fore August 25 to make a fair crop. The re ports of good rains all over Kansas between August 9 and 13 are erroneous, as in four of the largest corn growineg counties not a drop fell in that time and only little patches have had enough to lay ehe dust in four weeks. The wh output will not exceed 444,000~ 000 bushels, according to the American Ag- culturist’s own reports and its computa- tions from government reports, as against 314,000,000 bushels during the sons and 400,000,000 bushels in 1 2,500,000 less acres were devoted to wt than'last year and the bulk of 1t was_in- the surplus which bid fair to have 000,000 bushels less than last yvear nd 125,000,000 bushels under surplus states’ production of 1891, Available supplies of old wheat are 40,000,000 bushels greater than twelve months since, and farmers hold 17,000,000 * bushels more old wheat now than thon. The total supplies for the onsuing year are only 500,000,000 or 17,000,000 bushels more tl for the two previous crops. As to Homo Consumption Our home consumption has averaged 365- 000,000 bushels annually, leaving an appar- ent export surplus of 135,000,000 bushels, against exports last year of 192,000,000 bush- (-;s and the season before of 225,000,000 bush- ol. s average of copt in 1884 50,000,000 bushels wero grown on 27,460.000 acres, compared with 020 000,000 bushels on a slightly smaller ac age this season. This is within 40,000,000 bushels of last year's outturn and just about an average of the previous three years. The usual quantity of rye, buckwheat and barley will be garnered. The supply of hay (over 83,000,000 tons) and other forage is abundant, though mill feed and cotton seed meal may bo higher than last winter, #igher Prices for Live Stock Products, The wool clip is somewhat heavier than last year. Australia’s new clip is reduced, owing to large losses the past year from drouth. Imports into the United States are decreasing, but domestic trade is flat, with a prospect for an upward turn when buying begine. Serious reductions in the suppiy of live stock is reflected in reduced arrivals av domestic muarkets and decreased exports during the past soven months, with a very fair tendency to values. Much stock in Iurope is being slaughtered because of drouth, and later on the export demand s likely to be large. choese and mili havo been in only 'supply, owing to tho reduced num- ber of cows. Stocks are light and dairy in- terests were noever in better shape fora profitable winter. Reviewing the financial situation from the farmers’ standpoint, the Agriculturist concludes that the prospect for prices in the early futuredepends more upon the monetary n than upon natural conditions, all h point to causes that should result in higher prices, Bread Stuck of the World, Stocks of grain abroad are not materially larger than o vear ago, 50 that the excess of 50,000,000 bushiels in the United States’ stocks of old wheat still leaves an indieated short- age in the bread crop of the world of 100,000,- 000 bushels of wheat. This allows Russia a5 good o crov us last year. The kuropean rye crop is hardly a fair average, oats are under the averageand potatocs are injured by drouth. While it has no extra surplus of bread crops and an assured deficit of whoat, the United States is likely to be called upon 10 export as much wheat as last year, 1f not more. Indecd, oxports have boen much heavier sinca July 1 than Jast season. , Theo conclusion Is justifisble that present prices of all grains are abnormally low. There is little evidence of our ability 1o spare as much wheat as Ilurope wants unless large underconsumption prevails in the s never ex- when over rop is belleved to represent a value to the farmers of #1,000,000,000, Corn at 45 cents per bushel comes noxt, with a total of 725,000,000, followed by wheat at 300,000,000, worth 60 cents a bushel, and by oats, worth §185,000,000, valued at 30 cents per bushel on the farm. Potatoes promise to net an average of 70 cents, or a total of £125,000,000. This last is about onc-half the prospective valuo of the cotton crop of 189: reckoned at §35 per bale. Police Pull John Juy, an old gray hearded man, was arrestod ut Tenth and Dodge strects last night for making an exhibition of himself before somo little children. This mau's name apnears on the polico blotter quite fre- quently for potty offenses Mattie Wead, a former resident of the “row,” who married a man in Council Bluffs and endeayored to lead o betterlife, was ar- rested on Ninth street last night and charged with immorality. —————— Objectel Mrs. Emma Smith, & colored woman liv- ing at 1111 Chicago street, complained to the polica last night that her husband had that nor husband had months ago. Ho recently roturnod and sought his wifo She claims that he bacame quite anery with her bacause she was woaring a rod dress and began maltreating hor. e Y NEBRASKAN ALIFORNTA, left home sevoral ow the Indi- s Are Faring, Los Axorrrs, Cal,, Aug. 18.—([Special Cor respondence. ] —A young man namod Arthur E. Warner, hailing from Council Bluffs, 1a., lias gotten himself in trouble at Santa Bar- bara, Cal. Last winter the youth wrote to the edito of the Herald of that place, in- quiring about the prospact of a young man getiinga position as dr clerk in Sunta Barbara, as the cast did not agree with him ho { deciaed to come to the coast. The editor sent him a cbpy of tho Herald and advised him to write to the advertisers, He not ouly acted upon the suggestion, but used the editor for refere of the mer chants of the town called upou tho editor to inquire of the young man's character, and as the editor has since remarked, “his con duct during our acquaintance with him hay- ing been entirely blameless and even praisc worthy, we recommend him without re serve.” Indue timo thereaftor the young manarrived in the town and entered into the service of a dry goods morchant, but he did not keep the position long, He noxt got a position as salesman in a clothing store. He soon got out of there and after getting in and out of several other jobs he suddenly town. Bofore leaving, however, he tinguished bimself as o hgh flyer and became especially popular with the young ladies of the town. ~ His carriage bills wore large, as well as his other bills, and when he left he went suddenly, loaving no clow to his whereabouts, and was overhauled iu a town some miles distant, upon a complaint sworn out hy a livery man who had a bill against him for buggy hive for $30, to whom, among others, hie had given a check on i bank where he had no funds, and who echarged him with having obtained credit upon false pretenses. He was brought hero ana pleaded Ity and was sentenced to sixty days in Juil, where he now is, Warner was 1 d 10 the daughter of a banker in Villisca, In., and his wife is now living in Omaha. “The supreme court of this stato has handed down an opinion in the case of A. Rawmish of Los Angeles against Kirschbraun & Sons of Omaha. Soveral vears ago the Kirschbrauns shipped to Rawish a carload of eggs to be delivered in Los Angeles. The eges arrived on July 8, but owing to alleged negligence of the Kirschbrauns, Kamish failed to get pos- session of them till July 14, At that time many of Wio eggs were unmarketable, besites the price of eggs had dropped in’ the market, whereby Ramish suffored loss. The case has twice been tried before a jury, Ramish gotting a verdict oach time. The supreme court has tw rev d the judgment of the lower court and it is now to be tried by a third jury. Lix-Mayor R. C. Cushing of Omaha has beconie one of the incorporators of the Tu- lare Investment and tion company with & capital stock of & 0. ‘Tho amount subscribed is £ divided among tho five darectors oqually o will de- velop water for irrigating lands, and will operate a saw mill. Mr. Cushing has large luna intorests in Kern county where he this year grow a tract to He and his family are spending the summer m Los Angeles and in the neighbo i mountain resorts. W. H. Johnson and two sons ha in San Jacinto, Cal,, from Seh “They have purchased forty acres of mesi land, which they have s trus fruit. Rev. J. A. Milligan of Ou has been lecturing in the Ojur valley, giving discrip- tions of a trip by rail and water through the British [sles. Prof. and Mrs, George Peru, Neb goyls wintors and L. have been stopping hotel, near'San Diego. ‘I'ne professor lately resighod the presidency of the Normal school at Peru aftor ten year vico, Ho ownes a citrus ranch side, where 1t is expected b 3 Robert Houghs of Lincoln di Cal,, of consumption. He came to that place in the last stages of that disease. His re- ins were interred m the Pomona come- Farnham of in Pomona, Harrold of Orange, Cal., has left for Doniphan, Hall county, Neb., where sha will emain six months. A. D. Wyckoft of York, Neb.. who has 1 spending o season with his brothor Wycioff of Calistoza, Napa county, Cal., has started on us return east, but intends to roturn with his y in the fall and make Calistoga His home. R. Elfison of Hebron, Thayer county, Neb., has been stopping at San dacinio. He has now loft for Nebraska for the purposo o settling up his business and will return to this state to remain. Ire M. Howe of Verdon, twenty acres of land in ¢ aud has started back to Nebraska for bis brother and together they will make thew permanent home in Chula Vista. J. C. Pierce and family of Pomona, Cal., nave left for Elwood, Neb., where thoy will permanently reside in futuve. J. W. Darrington, proprictor of the Senti nel'of Yuma, Ariz. hus loft for v to his former home in Falls City William MoCully of Plattsmouth, Neb., | has avrived in & Paala, Cal., to visit his brother, M. M. McCully, aud look for « loca- | tion. The two brothers had not seen each other for thirty years, and neither know the other, C. 8. Whitham and family of Randolph, Neb., have avrived at _Escordido, Cal., will inake that place their nome in futir D. H. Johuson of Schuylor, Neb., makiag a tour of southera Californi Mr. and Mrs. Molirenstecher Island, Neb., who have been visiting friends in Poniona, have left for their home Mr. Megathi, superintendent of the Union Pacific_coal Inines, has arrived at Long Beach from Omaha with his family and ars spending the summer the R. 2. Addison, who has been visiting Sun Bernadino and other southern Calitorai points, has returned lo his howe at Lincoln, H. B. Shirley and daughter of North Loup, Neb., and W. T Scarles of Madison, Neb., ure stopping n San Dieio A reunion pienic of forme Adams county, Nebraska, oceur; nta Mond, a delighiful seasido resort near this city. 1t varned out that thove wor 0 muny Adams county people - resident that 1t was determined to form a socioty which was done, giving it the name of the Adams County association. W. K. MeCully, now residing at Kast Riverside, was eleoted president, and L. B. Palmer of | secrotary. Tt was decided to hold annuat re unions of the society. The following pe sons, all residents of Los Angelos or nearby | having prior residences in Adams county, have become mombers: Judge M 2. Hester and family, Judge O, B, Howett and son, Rov. W. R dones and family, Will A. Jones, RRev. J. Itussell Jones, W. (. Be nard, C. H. Mauker and family, Mra. Lillio Allen, Mrs. Rose Thomas, A. D. Yocum od ' family, Mrs. N. J. Smith and A" L. Work and family, M. 'Brobst and family, Frank Glazior, 3. Sunborn and family, Mrs. M. P. Mo- rarity and family, A. I3, Shawen and fam- ily, J. F. Bandholt, Mrs. Kred C. Band. hoit and daughter, Mrs. E. Fargy and daughiter, J. C. M. Spencer and wife, B. A Boalick and family, Mrs. . A. Iteed, W. It. MeCully and family, Miss B, . Rauliff, C. L. Heartwell, G. Braty and family, ¢ J Davis and family, Miss Lizie Bartlew, N C. Halderman and family, H. Hasler and family, . C. Winans and_family, Mrs. Jay Thatcher and family, B. Reeder and wife T, Morgan and wife, Fred Done and family, B. Cox and family, G. W. Lagenly and fai ily, Dr. . C. Bacon and wile, A. R Hernin- | over and wife, A. J. Pheips aud wife, Jeff | Messmore and family, L. A. Smith,J. A Daniols, 54 Lee and” family, Mrs, T. K Clecland, B. Shaffer, £ . Bhaffer, George Wingartand_family, T. 8. McKelvy and family, H. C. Johuson, L. B. Palmer and family. son Dr. cb.. purchased ula Vista, 5 residents of Htole w Horse and Buggy. A horse and buggy belonging to J. C Lucas was stolen from in front of his vesi- dence at Twenty-fourth and 'Clark streets yostorday afternoon. The gentloman had driven his horse around in frout of his house and was going o take a drive over the city. When he came oul tne rig was gone. e Smalipox i Indisna. INDIANAFOLIS, Aug. 20.—Dr. C, N. Metealf, secretary of the State Board of Health, went to Muncio today and unearthed fourteen at Coronado | | I0WA'S POLITICAL DRANA Next Act Will Be the Demooratic State Oo: vention Session, RESULT OF THE REPUBLICAN POLICY Thelr Opp: table ents Are Placed In an Uncom: osition ~How Boles' Friend Will Handle the Subject in the Campai Des Moises, Aug. 20.—[Special Telogram to Tk Brr.)—Tho noxt act in the political drama in Towa will bo the moeting of tho democratic state convention in this city next Wednesd T'ho action of the convention is dinleult to forecast, as the delogates como practically without instructions as to candi- dates or policies and seem to be considerably atsea. The liberal action of the republican convention last woek has taken most of the wind out of the democratic sails on the pro- hibitory liquor law question, and, as it has boen humorously remarked, the only w the denocrats can got ahoad of tho repub- licans on Lhat issue is to offer “two beors for a nicklo." On tho silver question the Towa is much divided. The democratic stato conventions ve adoptea free coinage planks, but this year thero seems o be a disposition among & large ole- mont of tho party to follow President Cleve- land into the singlo gold standard camp, or at least to confine tho Arty utterance in this state to the restricted coinago of silver. T'here is ovidently going to be u warm con- test on this subject, Should the party fol- low tho precedence of the past two vears and adopt u free coinago plank it will be de- serted by tho au_elewent, which his been voting with it on account of prohi- bition, but who canuot stand freo silver or free trade, Indeed, this voto has already desertod the party, us was scen - the voto for the republican ticket last faill whoen the campaign was fought on mional issucs, Causo of a Hot Fight. A liot fizht was procivitatod in the Polk county couvention yesiorday on the silvor tion, which wiil be carried into the stato vention. It was ovor tho following reso- tion, introduced by Hon. M. H. Kiug Rosolved, Iy the demoeratle party of Polk county, thiit wo ondorse the mombers of cons gress in the present house anid senato of thy Unitod St ho 1 fighting for the homos he Awmer W prople against the consoll- it of the world, which now seeks to 111 power through congressional leg- :Tl:llfl‘-;n hua‘lllv-l\ln thi zo of \:I\t'\ it the pictriotie se S0 good and T fithtal feiends ot humanity are _Il:‘xly :-':.f d (o the gratefu brancos of . froo Deopie, regardiess of party and polities There was a great uproar for a time and a motion to table the resolution was lost by a vote of 60 to 44, when King withdrew tho resolution, saying he would introduce it at the state ‘convention. In recard to eandi- dates for state_oficers very little has beon suic or done. The rofusal of Governor Boies ana J. P. Allison of Sioux City to be candi- aites for governor takes out of the race the two strongest men. 1t is doubtful if an at tempt will be made to force the nomis on Governor Boies for a third term. counties in the southern part of the state have instructed their delegations for Licu- tenant Governor Bestow as the candidato for governor and it may be that he will o nominated Sioux City democrats will present the name of Adam V. Larimer for pvernorship. He is an old and wealthy democrat who formerly hived uncil Bluffs. 'Phe fact that he bas a “har'l” is - in his favor. State Superintendent Knoepfalor will be renominated for the position he now holds. For the other oflices 1o names have been mentioned e Court Beneh Ripples. 500 people visited Courtland beach democracy of two previous About yosterda A plumber namod Littlo, desirous of no- toriety, yesterday, unknown to the manage- ment,” si on top of the tower, and wade a jump into the lake. 2 A specinl excursion train of nine coaches from Schuyler and intermediato points on the Union Pacitic road brought about 400 beople to Courtland boaeh yesterd “The wind prevented the balloon ascension yesterday afternoon at the appointed hour, but the south breeze quieted down and an asconsion was made at 6 o'clock, Jussie Zelno making a very prevty descent. Commodore W. Jac Marland, in charge of the Courtland beach fieet, will entertain the heads of the Courtland beach departments and a fow iutimate friends this evening, it being the oceasion of his 2ath bitthday. Leuvenmurk yosterday threw a stone into the water from_the tower, and about five minutes thereafter made his hih dives he did not come up until he had the stone It was a vory croditable foatand a first ciass dive o o inn Bis By 1. N. Hulsman of caused the arrest of day. He says th discipline and is in hi boy has o suliforn son Harr grown paternal street PERSONAL Hon. M. V. Gaunon roturned yesterday from Chicago and the cast Hou. George Sternsdorff has returned £ om a vwo weels visit in Wyoming. Attho Mercer: J. H. Brandimoro, Chicago; Miss Alice L Omaha; Mrs. Walker, Bloomington, 111 ; Licutenant H. M. Powell S, A.; Mrs, IV . Turner, Chicago; 15 ward Chynoweth, ‘U8, A7 H. M. Hear) Jackson, Mich.; Con Kirk, Mapie River Junction; Licutcuant J. L. Donovan, U7 A Humphrey, U A New York; Captain W Douglas; J. A, Hazl Hammona, Blgin, Neb.; U. 5. Al; doln Hami A, Berwick and wife Mich. i John Walwork, Chic W H. Johnson, Licutenant John C. Grege, Port Douglas; Mike Duoo, O'Neill; R. L Rischer, Omaba; . 11 1aff, Denver, Colo, PARAGR AP h, “kinie Lieutentant Mr., G, A, Stearns | Purifies the Blood “1 was attacked With i patufsl ftehing and swelling, Ked blotelies cime out on 1wy body. Tcould hardly see. Words cannot express iy suffering. When I hiad taken s1x botties of Hood’s Sarsaparilla all traces of the Alsease had disappeared, and 1 am now perfeclly well” G. A. BrrAnns, Gravity, lowa, Bo suro to get Hood " Hooo's PiLLe euro all Liver 1is, Billous eas, Jaundics, Ludigestion, Blck Headaehs. oy AMUSEMENTS, FARNAM ST.THEATER |”Vifsiy TONIGH RICHARDE & PRINGLE'S ¥ANO well developed cases of smallpox. Tnese threatened to kill her and hod beaten and | cases wore isolated and eyery precautlon | ubused her on Saturday eveuing. Shosaid | Laken to provent the spread of 'she dise 'GEORGIA MINSTRELS ! Hoaded by thy greatand \ly Bliiy Kerasads, Specisl matines Tuosday inetead of | Welnosday. %o suy soat