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OFF FOR THE POLAR REGIONS
FKAJIY'8 SHIP STARTED.
Tht) Bold Artie Explorer, Accompanied
By Hi Wlfs. Sails From Brooklyn on
Bit Second Attempt to Solve the
Mystery of the North Pole.
After laying In the New Yorn Harbor for
three days Lieutenant Peary' Artie ship,
the Falcon, rait off Iter mooring and backed
off into th middle of the Fast Hirer from
th foot of Pock street, Urooklyn, bound
for tbe North Pole. There were fully 2m
people on Kiotifion I)fclt, Jut under the
east iler of tbe big bridge, aa the wnaler
moved away and they all raised then
bata and cheered the t rme little
rratt that is to take an American expedi
txn to lb nearest navigable point to
iirrTrii4T rrtny.
lb North Pole. The Falcon ta deikeii
with buntitr? Irom hea l ti foot, nnd Lieu
tenant lesry's personal link! Initio from 1 tie
taflrail. The hskmo dogs rati about the
quarter d"'k. and the I 'olorado burros stuck
their big t-ars up over tha bulwarks and
wagged larewell to the cheers. After some
maneuvering the hells in the engine room
rang "io ahead." mi l the filter chip
tarted up Mreitn. 1 lie bus. Sound steamers
ere jut rounding tin linttery. iitul as thi-y
pasted the aaylv le ked Falcon they Mew
their whistles three time before going
ahead. The Fnle.ui answered each salute,
but made no attempt to keep up with ttie
big while side wheelers.
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TJeutenant K. K. I'eary and his North
Oreenlaiid party nuniU-r thirteen. Lieuten
ant Peary'a yact. ttie Fulcon. is a shif
within a ship. Her timbers are donbls
thromh'.ut and her bo is protet ted with
Iron, so that it can rain the ice. Hie bus twe
crows' neets. one on tin' fore urn) the other
on the mizr.cn mast. The s:np is 311 torn
net and 102 feet long. ?he lias twenty-Mi
feet beam anddruws seventeen feet of viutei
hen .oaded. She rtns considered the best
i f the whaling tb-et at St. Johns.
Jhe Kalcon will curry an intereting car
go. In the iii'le is a liou-e whu h will f.iriu
ine winter )i'arters of the party. It will be
Soil 4 teet and 74 teet li:h. The walls
whit-ti are a toot tha k. will to lined on the
inside with red flannel. The house will con
tain two bath rooms, as well as u separatt
sleeping room fur Lieutenant Peary, rtln
will be accompanied by his wife, it is to bt
lighted with electricity, the engine supply
lug ower to the dvmimo being run t y oil
1 he stores will be piled in boxes nrliuiii'
the bouvj to a height of t'.ve feet, and nil
be prole ted by an extension of ttie corru
gated iron roof covering the house. Thtrt
wi.l be windows of thitK glass in the root,
but thevjwill let in hut little light, lor tbt
bouse ill be entirely covered vith snow
during the most of the Idtig Arctic winter
Air will be supplied ty ventilators, whith
will extend high ahovv the roof.
Ttie explorin.: tarty will tonsit cl
LUu etiatit I'eary. ins wife end her maid
Ins colored 'erv.dit, Matthew llenson; S, J
rjitrekeu, of Westi heter, i'enn., wlio be
longed to the party v. Iiich went to Peary's
relict on his lir-t expe lition; JMivurd As
imp. a Norneginn. who ocioiiij anied bun
tlore; Poctor Vincent, K. U . Mi kes, ol
Philadelphia, arti-l of ttie eiit-dilion;
deorire ll. t'urr, I'hicairo; J. W. I'avwlsoii,
ol Auaten. Minn.: L. It. Kaldwin.tif Nath
ville, J'eun ; llinrti J. Lee. Men. leu. onn.,
and tieurge 11. t'lurk, of ltrooliline. Mas.
The Pal on on leaving New VorK ni. I
diict lo Itosion und Portland, Me. Lieuten
ant Peary's home. She wi.l then go to St.
Johns, and from there to th- winter cump
above Whale's Sound, tircenlund. The
ny will remain in the Arctic regions
about two and one-half years The expe
dition Is expected to toot I2',""0, which
Lieutenant i'eary has ulieuJy ruin J.
A BAD SUNDAY IN POMEROY,
1A.
Mournful Itelatives Deck the Graves
of
tbe Cyclone Victims With Flow
ers. The Peath List Increased.
Puntlay was a sad dny in Pomeroy. All
day long people with flowers patsid down
the winding road that leads to the cemetery
depositing their perfumed burdens uon the
40 odd new mado grave, where lie all that
i mortul of what were lust S' Jtuluy happy
end prosperous people.
Tbe total number of persons killed by
the tornado her and elsewhere is plated
at B0.
Tbe injured. so the doctors report, are do
ing as ell as could be expected, but the
outlook for the recovery of manv is n"t re-
Jarded as favorable and it is estimated that
ully 2J will be unable to survire their in
jures. Among those who are very low and
for whom little hopes are entertained for
their recovery are:
Mrs. John Pavy and her sister-in-law,
Kate Pavy; Kay krefer. a boy: Jottph Pe
ilars, Mike Qtnulan, whose wife was killed;
Mrs Henry tiuike, vi ho lost her husband,
and Kmrua Spies. These eope are all in
jured internally, besides Laving broken
bones
Many tomp'aints are made f th work of
th human vultures who commenced oper
ations immediately efer th siorni and who
liave kept busy ever since. It is estimated
that Ii.(Uj has U-s-n stolen from th ruins
Money is commit from all the towns in
tb Ktate. There was received up to t o -cJixk
this evening la. u0 and about as much
Kurc La been premised.
tile it
LATKB RIWI WAirt.
IKAftCUL AD rOMMIBCIAL.
Rio Curt, Cot Tb Eagl Count Bank
ka suspended payment. It capital la 112,
tOO and asset 140,000, Tha llabllitle arc
134,000.
Ltttm, Miss Tha bank of Leseur made
in assignment. Tb liabilitiea art 1225,000
ind assets tb same.
Hm Rripe. Mf n The Northern Nation
it bank here, with capital of f 100,000, has
Impended.
ntMrrrss, (tidii adatautix.
Ity tha capsl.ing of the tailing yacht
Chesapeake near the life-earing ita
tlon, Chicago, iilu people wer thrown
nto tb water and four of them
Irowned. Their bodies are not yet
recovered. The dead are: Themletotle
Kiambnlls, William II. Cornish, Ktbel 11.
.'base, Harvey Marlow. Thou who wer
necued are: (ieorge (iray, Kdith Compton,
rrederick Averv, William Avery and Wil
liam Elliott.
The resident of Jacob I-ohnese, farmer
living ail milet south of Pekiii,Ills.,buriisd
to the ground the result of an explosion of a
gasoline can. Mr. I-ohncse, who was about
to be confined, und nji It months old child
iv ere burned tb death.
mimo.
Of) Skegnes. watering place on the
east coast of Kngland, a party went for a
iity's sail in a yacht. They wr canght'ln
a heavy squall when some distance off
short, the yacht capsi.ed and ,20 men and
women were drowned.
When tb Spanish steamer Pon Juan
burned in Last Indian waters, 14.i Chinese
passengers perished.
The Russian crop report indicates that
the prospects of winter and summer wheat
have improve J greatly since the beginning
of June.
I'y the burning of the Russian steamer
Alton near S.iinanov, July 4, nearly 50
letlway builders and sailors lost their live.
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CRIMES and rr.SAiTirs.
C. W. Mosler, I'resident of the defunct
CupituI Nutionul bank, of Lincoln, Neb., has
lien sentenced to live ycirs in the iiitcn
tiary. It i estimated that M osier tnibez
tied over 2st,u'0.
I'.amberger, who murdered sit member!
of the Kroidcr family at Cnndo, N. !., on
hist Friday, was ruptured at Pcloraine Sun
lay. K. Prichtbili lilt ''undo with tin
remain of the six muri'.ered people and the
four sirvivors of the Kreider family for
I'ti.tisy lvania.
W flttNi.toN.
The tiostoillfc Uf nrliueiit has prepared a
(ompiirutivt ptuteiuent of change of post -makers
from March 4 to July 'J, I-MI. The
total number of changes of fourth clas
Pjtiiiaiteni was H.!tVi. In the same period
in the lat admiiiiMruiion the number was
H int) There have been :!.'.'.'') removals
thus fur in the administration and 7,040 in
the lust. 'I he presidential appointments of
poMmunte r for this administration has been
t,;i, a aai tint r7M in the lust.
f-ncsi- ,-.r tnvirri
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c,lf'rtiH pi'tnucP'-i i . ,i. ..,, - t-r.ot
vest igat the disease and It causes, has re
turned. He says: Cholera must be eaten.
It i umiot be absorticd or breathed. ' The
cerms mutt be taken Into the stomach. If
lop!e realie this and govern themselves
accordingly they can escape, in case the
germs should reach thin country.
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At ' 'olutnbla, S. (' Judge Hudson In an
injunction to retrain county dispenser
Iroui opening in I 'arlington, hits decided
ai.-aiit tin- state. He declared th luw un
constitutional. 6IX PKltSONU PLAIN
Py a farm Hand in North Dakota. Furi
ous over a Dispute iu Wages. His
imployer. Wile aud Four
Littlo Ulrls bhot or
Iiutchcred.
YA. S. Kriedcr. a fanner living within a
mile c I I untie, lownt r county. 1)., ins
wife ami four daughters were brutally mur
dered ut their home by Allrt Itaumberger,
t nephew of Kneder. Hau mberger went
direct to his uncle's room, shot htm dead;
then to the kitchen, where Mrs.kreder was
preparing the morning tneul. and shot her
in the head. He then went uptirs. where
three lit tit.- children had tied, and deliber
ately ill it until he brought them u!l down.
Iluuniberger returned to the kitchen, took a
knife from Mrs. Kriedcr' hand and nearly
severed her head from her body. He pro
c eded upstairs, und, lindin one of the lit
tle girls yet alive, he held her in his arms
and cut her throat.
Paumbcrj;t-r then found the eldest girl,
and was preparing lo murder her when he
remembered that he had not had any break
fast. He ordered the trin to cook him some
meal and potatoes, which sliu did. With
one foot resting on the head id tbe murder
ed mother, he nte his breakfast, and then
pulled out his watch ml said:
"Well, 1 did the whole job inside of 30
minutes''
He then carried the little girl to the barn,
ttd her lirmly with a rope and returned to
the houe,w here he eurched until he found
ad the valuables the la iiy nossesned, 'i'liey
consisted of a gol.l wa'ch and t-'H) in money,
which betook and ll'-ii.
Sheriff Met' tine. iivii-ted bv scores of men
arc after tbe murderer, if itaumberger i
caught he will le lynched The only mo
tive for the crime is a slight di-pute, which
incurred over wages
Iron Mines Closina.
Aiuspatcu irom isbpeiuing, Mich., (ays:
The only change of the week in the iron ore
market has been increased stagnation aud
closing down of more mines. Winlhrop
mine let oat 4. men Thursday and the
Schlennger syndicate is reducing it force
at all it extensive proerties. Several of
the smaller Mesaha rane mines have clos
ed down during the week. Petailed esti
mates snow mat Mike superior iron ore
mines are employing b.oai men less than a
year ago,
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A Year of Odd N imti,
It la a year of odd name for men of snd
den fame. Here is a list that suggest itself at
a sscond's thought Zimrl Pwiggins.bank
er; Dahomey Podds, warrior; Hoke Buiith,
Journalist and statesman; Sylvester Pen
ooyer, who told the president "to mind
hi own busines;" Htanhop bams, poet
and atatesman;Col.Pod pismuke, statesman,
Col. Pink liotti, cHic-t:tker. And tbt year
la yet young.
ENGLAND'S ROYAL WEDDING.
PRINCE OEOROB AND PRINCESS
MAY
Married With All the Pomp and Cere
mony Du an Heir to the Throne.
Prince eorge, of Wales, the Duke of
York, and rrincesa Victoria May, of Teck,
were married at noon Thursday, In St.
James Palace, at Iondon, with all the pomp
and ceremony of royalty. The Most Itev
erend Kdward White Itenson, Archbishop
of canterbury and Primate of all England,
performed the ceremony, which was wit
nessed by Queen Vlclotia, the Trine of
rm.NCESS MAY AND
Wales, the highest nobility of Kngland. and
many potentates or their representative of
Kurope. Among the civilian guest were
Mr. and Mrs. GlaNtor.e.
All Loudon was in holiday attire, the dec
orations in St, Julius street leading to the
palore being csf-erially magnificent. The
streets from the .Mansion House to Jiuck-
COLUMBIAN FAIR NEWS ITEMS
ASTOim STRIKES THE TAIH.
A Largs . mout of (lists broken. Lots ol
Panic btneken People, Uut Nobody
Injured by the Bin Show.
A wind st'jtni of terrib! forco, followed
by a heavy downpour of rain, passed over
the White t'lty shortly bef.tie 0 o'clock
Sunday evening, doing considerable tlnm-UL-e
to the ditfereut huiidings and theexliih
I s stored within. Some damage, principally
in broken g'ass. was done in nearly all the
buildings.
Tbe g-eatest damage whs don to the
Trench section und the New York Slate
rxhihit. The cotton sheeting use I to aub
urn tne glare or the sun under the gl ss
roofs helil a considerable amount of tbe
broken gUas, and tills accounts for tbe
lotitl absence of i.nlury to tjio.liitoil' "
- i ki run nun. uuijkiuci v ---
laUon t)tnTni'rgs,"17 iy 10 f- et. were 'dis-
lodgrnl bv the Ksle and the enrrisve ex libit
ol a New York and a Chicago Arm was con
siderably damaged.
A lurire amount or v'nss wss broken In
the two domes of Machinery hall, hut no
dumace was sustained bv tha machinery.
A Miiall section of the glass loot In the
northwest comer ol the Electrical building
w as uiso smanhed.
AiintvM. ok i iik ctmvrt.s.
The ( 'oliimhian caravels arrived at Chi
cago on Kritlay and vtere received by a licet
ol governinrnt and lH-al vessels, rannouaii
it: if and every ts'ib!e sutri of welcome.
I khi the l iiidiiiif of ( apt. Concasand his
crew a reception was given them in the
Administration biiililimr, where seeches
were made by Senator Siietinan, President
Palmer, ('apt. I'oncas, Secretary Herbert
aud others.
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Mo V l-ul-KIM, TO Cllti AUO.
Chicago H heginntlig to realm in asnh
stautial way npoti its invest nient in the Col-iiml-ian
l-.xpo-ition. Within the last 120
days ot the l-'uir it is esliinntetl that a sum
ranging Iroui f 12u kki.ikk) to 'xi.ooo.isn)
will tie lirought to ( 'hicago ami left here.
1 lie cny is already experiencing the receipt
ot liberal sums of money from all quart
t rs.
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sfM't v' ATrr nvscr at thk rtin.
1 he i aid admissions at the World 1'uir
in Sunday, numbered only 4;l,.2.l.
The paid admissions to the; World'
i'u.r Weduisiuv vxeru 7U.22J.
WEATHER CHOP BULLETIN.
Fair Crop in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia.
The department of Agriculturo at Wash
ington has issued the following: During
the past week tbe Weather was especially
tuvorab e to the corn crop. Keports from
th cotton region indicate thut the cotto i
crop is improving, but that the plant is
mall. l(eorts Irom the spring wheat re
gion indicate improved conditions in that
section owing to recent ruins.
In Pennsylvania corn has good color, but
fields are very uneven; hay crop generally
light; wheut harvest commenced, crop aver
age; oats light; rye fair.
In West Virginia most wheat is in shock,
corn is growing rapidly and looking well;
bay is being harvested, but the crop is
light; stock is doing well; potatoes about
muile.
In Ohio wheat, c'over, rye and barley
harvest in progress; corn and tobacco grow
ing rapidly; (Hitatoes doing well;oat heuded
well; timothy improving. The drought i
selecting the erois in the northern portion.
Th Visible Supply of Qraiu.
The statement of tbe visible supply ol
gruin in store and afloat on last Saturday,
as compiled at the New York produce ex
change, is as follows: Wheat, 02,317,000 bu.;
decrease. Tii-VWO bu. Com, 8,070, 00 bu.; in
crease. 7M.0UO bu.Oata,3,3oO,000 bu.;increa
210,000 bu. Itye. 3H2,0.K) bu.; decrease, 13,000
bu. Hurley, 40I.00U bu., decrease. '4 1,000 bu.
Saae Ball ilecord.
The following table shows the standing of
the different base ball clubs up to date:
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Philsdel'a Stl 20
Poaton.... 1-17 22
Hrooklyn. 31 23
('level' nil. 30 2-1
Pituburg. 33 27
L'lliciu'U.. 20 SI
l'ct. w. i, jVt.
.(Jul Haltlmore 27 31 .4i
.027 New York 27 32 .4.Vi
.fiTtiht. Louis.. 21 32 .440
.Mi Wash'll... 2"i 8)1 .410
.ft.VI Chicago... 24 35 .40)
,4KJ Louisv'le. 10 33 ,3.1
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xTi . Wi ' ".'. .v"...,VVW -v.- i t S
Ingham Palace were thronged with over
2,000,000 ftersons watching tbe procession.
The royal party left Buckingham Palace
In four processions. Her Majesty rode in
the handsome gla each used at the open
ing of Parliament and on other special occa
sions. Th bride wore tb veil which wa worn
by her mother on the oceaion of her own
marriage. Her wedding gown was of silver
brocade. in perfect harmony with the brides
maids' toilets of white and silver lac. The
Queen was attired In a black dress with a
train. Tb bodice was of broch silk, with
lace. On her head was small diamond
crown and around her neck a nfckluco of
diamonds with pendant attached.
After the wedding service the Duke and
Pitches of York left lUickinaham Palace,
driving through the Mall to the eltv and
thence proceeded to Fandrtngham. Tb
progress through tbe decorated and crowded
street was a most triumphant out.
The Puke of York's present to the bride
consisted of an i pen jtaled rose in pearl
flllNCK OKOHOE.
and diamond and a five row tearl necklace
T lie Puke and Pitchess of Terk novo M
their daughter a suite of jewel, (tinprniiut
tiara, necklet anl lirMcht. of turquoise i
and li nond'. The present of the l'rnicei
of Wales is probably the most valuable
ever given on a Mm'ilnr ocraioii. It con-siste-l
inoselv of (ewelrv and precious stotiel
tbe whoio beitu valued lit f 1,2Vi,0ui.
BIG ENDEAVOR MEETINGS-
A MAMMOTH D It ILL HALL
Unable to Accommodate the Crowd.
Urowthof the Uroat Christian
Ccciety.
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The Christian Endeavor Societies of the
L. S.met in general convention at Montreal
Canada, on Thursday.
Addresses of welcome wer made to the
delegates by P.cv. J. Macgillivary, Ceneral
f-'ecretary Uudge and A. A. Ayer. Ee. Pr.
S. P. Henson of Ch'cago, replied.
At 10 o'clock the delegates were welcom
ed to the cliy bjr representative of Mont
real religious life. At 6 30 there bad been
L?f.yr meetings In half a dozen of th larg
st i-rty churches, but it was not until 1C
o'clock, when the tint meeting wa held in
Drill Hall. that Montreal had an opportunl
ty of fully appreciating the great multitude
that had entered the city gates within the
past 21 hours, The Prill Hall Is a vast
structure a regiment can maneuver with
ease on its spacious Hnor but it was filled
to ovcrllowing with delegate. On the plut
form were representative clergymen of ull
the leading cities of the continent.
Kor n quarter of nn hour (he luiilt'tiule
sanir gospel hymns with dash and spirit, nnd
then Lev. Pr. Clarke, the father of tht
movement, led the audience in repeating
the Twenty third Psalm after which l.'ev.K.
H. Keene, of the ProtcMuut Mission, Japan,
offered prayer.
Senator P'-s .lardlns. the inovor of Mon
treal, wt uring his chum of ottlce. whs pre
sented and got a warm welcome from tht
convention. After prefacinu his remark?
by a few words of welcome, he said:
Wliilr I am s Human Csthollr mrtrir. ami wlilh
Montreal lm ii Kinintii t It.-lii. -it . 111 dint the g-ri-M
rr i-uiluii i.l .. r -, turns -r.fi- tlmi fullli,
ui.nr will riteiul a Ix-sril r oelrome ihuu we in
The great crow 1 cheered the Senator al
most into astonishment. "It is not a battle
of creed nowaihiys," continued the Sena
tor, "hut u battle lel ween belief and un-leln-f,"
und there as another great out
burst of uptilaiise
When M r. Pes Jardines sst down Presi
dent I arr rul ed upon the choir to sing"(iod
Save the (Jiippii." trie Biidience joining in
and waving their handkerchiefs and Ameri
can ami Hntisli ting-. As (hey limshed
President ( lutk shouted "My Country 'Tis
of Thee." and again there wits another out
burst ol uppluus ,
TIIK SOt itr TV's OROBTII.
At the eveuimr meeting lienrral Sec
retary John Willis Paer read his report.
I --rduig the growth of the society, he
aid:
..ew York still lends w.th 2,1'tO societies.
Pennsylvania is a good sei-ood with 2.f2x,
Illinois third with 1.H22, Ohio fourth with
I, 711 ninl Iowa tilth with l.lMf, Massachu
tells aud Indiana are not fur behind, how
ever. In ( a iad we find 1.H.S2 societies.
Ontario leads with 1,072 societifs. Nova
Scotia has Hit.', luehei' l.'U, Manitoba 04 and
Sew Lrunswiik !', and so on through the
Pomlnion. T lie growth in the South hits
been enormous. Maryland. Tennessee and
Texas each have over 200 societies and
lieorgia, Florida. West Vtrcinia und Arkan
sas each have over loo. Virginia and South
Carolina lire not very far beh'tid.
"f we think our growth bus been re
markable, what can w say of tbe history of
the movement in k'ugluiid, with over (Kid
societies. Australia over .'21. inuia 71. Turkey
lsior und per edited, still bus 41. New Zea
land lit I, Japan 4-ri, Scotland ,'.l. Mexico 22,
West Indies III. Africa l-'i. China 14, Ireland
10, Prance !. Ssimi It. Sundwtcli Islands H,
Lermiulii It. lira I 2, Persia 2. and Chili, Co
hi mho. Norway ami Spain each I, in all
nearly 1 nwi societies in foreign land', mak
ing a grand total enrollment for the world
ot 2ti.24 lot-ul soci. lies, with a membership
of 1.A77.04H.
"The net gain In local societies Is the
larrest ever made In the history of th
movement. More societies hue been or
taiueil mice our New Yolk convention
lliau were oigaoiited during j-eveii years of
the society's early history. The banner for
the irreutest proportionate increase during
the year goes lo New Mexico. I ne greater!
nbt-oliile increase mas in Penuiy ivuhia, be
ing a gain of ,!) societies.'1
Key r ram Is K. Clarke, pres-dent of tbe
I'nited Societies, delivered Ins annual ad
dress reviewing the year' work. He closed
with predicting th eventual universal
brother hood in Christ.
While ibe meetings were in progress in
the Prill Hall, overflow meetings were held
in a big tent. San Kiancisco wat chosen as
lb meeting pluce next year.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS
OTH FBOM HOMB ADD ABBOAD.
What I Oo'ng On th World Over.
Important Event Briefiy Chronicled.
rinaarlal anil CammerFlal,
TltiTivnBr, Mo. The Individual bank
)f this city and th Clearing House associa
tion have refused to longer assume response
billty for chef kr, etc., deposited with them
mt'il after collection has been made by
iheni.
The First National P.ank of Ran Piego,
Cel., which susticndeila mouth ago, has re
turned. AtnrQcrnqri:, N". M. The alberjuerqu
N'lilioiuil Kaut suspeiidcsl and the New
Mexico .Nnv;nga Ii.mk and Trust Comtany,
sn adjunct, also closed.
'Jotnits;. Cot o. The Jefferson County
bank in .his city has made un assignment.
I'liM.i.ii st t so, Ior. The First National
bank closed its doors.
Ward's bank of rotcrvl!lo, X. Y., ha
failed. There were 7ViO of deposits,. The
body of the proprietor was found in tbe rear
jf his house. He co nmltte l suicide.
WiN.virr.o, Man Th Commercial bank
A Manitoba has lieen declared insolvent
mil lirjtildatora have been ap ointed. The
bills of the bunk are as good a gold under
he Pomlnion law.
Tbe American Loan and trust Company
Dmaha, Neb., went Into the hands of a re
ceiver. The company has a paid ui capital
)f 1100,000. The cause of the failure was
the failure at Houston, Tex., of the Omaba
snd Hou-ton luiprovcrcent Company.
The Finley county bank of Garden City,
Has., bus fulled.
The American National bank of Pueblo,
Col., was tot opened Wednesday morning.
Notices on the door stated that the lunk
will resume as soon as it can secure money
on its paper. After the susiensi..n of the
American National bunt became known,
'be Central Nationul ami the Western
National closed. These are all sound con
:erns uml assets are ample.
Nnw Yoi.k. The New Jersey Sheep nnd
Wool Company und the iuuevort Market
bci Company fuilcd Thursday morning.
It is feared the failures will nlfect many
mini! roiucriis. The liabilities will exceed
PVio.iKtO,
Omwia. Nrn --The National bank of Ash
'M.d do ed ita d -or-. The closing of the
American Saving Hank of Ihiii city are sup
postsl to be the cause of the failure.
Nr.w YotiK. A run started on the .TcfTer
ion County Savings bank. tJovernor Flower
was present nnd in a speech gave assurance
.lint the bunk wok entirely safe. Tbe speech
bad an excellent effect.
Omaha, Nrn The American savings bank
impended with deposit of f 1 53.0JO and as
lets of 2"A0'X).
IHsasiersi Aeelaleaia and Fatalities
At Ottawa, Ont,, Mrs. Paul Martin, with
her 3 year old duughter, attempted to board
(train while it was moving. The mother
slipped and fell tinder the wheels, dragging
the" child with' her. lioth were instantly
killed.
At Pr.ffalo, Sunday night, Panny and
Myrtle McCarthy, aged rtepectively 13 end
10 years, children of I tennis McCarthy, a
saloon keeper, burned to death through the
fx plosion of a lump.
The bouse of Joseph Cross, near (lage
town, Mich., was struck by lightning and
of 10 people in tbe house, Mr. Hancock, wife
and child, of Silverwood; Mr. Frost f Fos
toria, and a .1 yeicr old son of Mr. P.chc rt,a
tenant, were killed. Mra. Huberts was so
badly hurt that she may die.
At Little Falls, Minn., Fred Penny, wife
and two children were drowned while crow
ing the river in a faulty boat.
Andrew Pcbncy, a farmer residing six
miles north of Clnrks, Neb., shot his wife
live times, inflicting fatal wounds, and then
jumped Into the- Loup nv r und drowned
himself.
In a runaway near Oreson City, Ore., M.
P. Uradlty, wife an I four children were
thrown over a precipice forty feet Mr,
llra'lley was killed ui.d two children futui'.y
injured.
neilftl. I.nbnr mi IndMstrln'.
The rolling and tin mills at Irumlale, O.
have slgnedthe scale.
The 1,500 hundred miners at Pillonvr.ld
I.ourelton and Long Huns near Sienbcn
ville. O., who went on a strike July 1 be
:ause of the discharge of a cbeckweigbman,
returned to work, having won the strike.
Tbe joint committee- on arbitration at
Chicago between the Carpenters' am Pnild
ers' association and the L'nired ( arpenters'
council has declared In favor of a reduction
in the minimum rate of carpenters' wages
from 40 to Ii") cent an hour until October 1,
on uccount of existing lluuncial conditions
At Cincinnati, 0., th furniture lockout
bas ended in a victory for the nianttfactur
era. Several factories opened Thursday and
the rest will do so Monday. About 2,000
men were affected.
The Indianapolis New denies the truth
f the statement thut have been published
Hating that there is u great industrial de
pression In that city. It say the factories
that have closed have done so to make re
oaiis. Waskls! Sews,
Upon request of Secretary Hoke Smith,
Bovernor Wilson, of Indian Territory, ha
respited until August 4 tbe nine Choctaw
Indians sentenced to death for murder dur
ing election riot. Meanwhile the Interior
iepartment will Investigate the case.
The treasury gold has Increased 1700,000
luring tbe past two days, standing now at
J.770,913.
.
Th crop throughout the province of
Ontario are reported a follow: Spring and
fall wheat an barley, reduced acreage; pea
damaged by spring rains, but will return
fair averagf ; other grain abov the average
of last teaaon. Hay promise tb largest
crop in many year. Apple almost totul
(allure.
f'belera Advice.
Since early In Juu over f.000 death
nave occurred in Mecca from cholera.
TV. t ,n,lnn i It... ., I
,t 4.f..u. a.....,:, wmj v Hint tlterflj
been 704 death from cholera in tl. kj
rn part of Franc sine May, and .
tb past four week 13. death from j
sam disss In Marseille, 13 in Cetu J
si l T..1..
MlM-elUaecaj.
Charles Forbe. arrested at Port ttj
for robbing th mail, had 338 letter J
ww Yiii.ii'surm wit uis person, i.
Wtlmaled that be (tole 300 letters dsj'l, ',
:h past two years. With th proce
bi robbery be opened several bank
wnnt. on amnitntint? to 1.1.000. 1
Peary expedition sailed from Nt f,
Innday night
Assistant Secretary Hamlin, in ,
the repeated violation of th law a t, J
1. - I , , l. . .... s
'n vi guisis un riiiiuiuon as in S,r
Fair without th payment of duty, hu
rtructed Collector Clark to hereafter itr,
mforce the law
BEYOND OUB BORDEIts.
At St. Petersburg a ukase just Issue!
frees that hereafter Jews, who chanKt l:.J
nam for any purpose, especially , f
criminal intent, shall be punished ta
the criminal code.
The statement of the Imperial Hi-J
Germany shows a decrease lu si-rc t
16.10U.WI0 n ark.
The steamer Alfot'S, employrd In
river trade on the Volga, was eppna,,
Romahoy when her boilers exploded, ;
ng 20 of the passenger. Among ht,
i lien. Petrushewski. The boat burn,
.be water' etlgp and then sank.
While attempting In remove 2 f.'
'torn Kalalua valley, Hawaii, Sheriff yi
era (hot and klllel hV the ptr. '
BUSINESS IB IMPROVINO.
Th Bank Hopeful of an Early Fi ;
olal Settlement by Congress. Tbt f
Crop Prospects Also Batter.
R. 0. Pun tb Co "Weekly lie new ; (
1 rade ' lay.
ine tone in DQsine circles nas j--,
tibly improved. This is partly because!,
have been rendered more hopeful of
early financial settlement by the csliin; I
an extra sension of Congress; partly bra .1
of soni recovery in price from th su,;,. j
nepression which toiiowea tue uecisui
close the India silver mints, and partly
cause crop prospects have Improved iu jj
of dismal reports from some sections.
Money has grown easier but it ia still ;.
at most points to get uccomiiiodalic.il-.
banks are preparing for larger deme
Foreign trade shows littlo change, cv,
being much below last year and lu.;.
finite large. Mocks are dull and inn.:,
with some signs of more disositinn to b
but prices are only a fraction higher. ;
mercantile failures during the week r,.
her 324 in the Tinted States against i:..
year and 23 iu Cauuda against 18.
TIIK Dl'MNEHa BAnOMCTKR.
Hank clearings totnls for the week r;.'
July n, as telegraphed to iii-udttrm,.
s loliotss
New York
Post on
Chicago
Philadelphia ..
St. Louis....... ,
Hultimore
San Francisco
Pituburg
Ciucinnuti
Cleveland
tC02,4Rl,2Rl
. Kl,423,7wj
. IKJ.WIn.tsH.
. 71,72;i,70
. 20,242,000
15,3jl,34!l ,1
12.4.VJ.120
11.42!f,4o0
0,010,568
. 8.":;r.tnr.'i',u!i4oa'382' rl" A
e of New York 44H,'.21,itH U l: I
ates ini.teuse. D decrease, I
TotaKTj
Kxclusiveof New
J indicates
jaSTICE DLATCtf FORD DEAD.
lie Dies at Newport, After a Decline el
Sevoral Weeks, of Old Age. A
Heview of His Life.
Associate Justice Ulatchford. of the f:
tod Slates Sitpro.i e Court, dicil ut Nt .vf- r:
II. I., after a decline of several weeks, v..
nge was the cause.
Samuel lllaichford. the son of P.lrlu-:
Mi! lord ltlatchfor.l, a liislingtiishe 1 U )''
wos born in New York on March 0ih,i '.".'
and graduated at ( 'olu i. hta tollegem I
Two years luter he lt ii I n; private sec -''
lo tiovernor William II. Sewurd, ntJ: c
fecrctnry on the 'iovernor s n ilitary j'i:
until lalll. He was a liuiltcJ in lfi-. a
ill is Ij was made a counsellor of the
preme Court of tho Cirlted Stales, lu th
saute year he formed a law partner?!..:
ut Autitirn, N. .. with W. H. Sewuitla:.
Christopher Morgan. In while rest
ing in New York CUV he was appointed i!.1
Inct judge of the l.'intcd States Court furt.'.t
Soutnern dittrict of New York. In l1".! i
was iinpointuil all Associate Justice cl :.'
United States Suiirome Court.
SPOTTERS AHEN'T ILLEGAL
Th First Decision by tbe Ohio Stats
Board of Arbitration.
The Stale Hoard of Arbitration for tliewt
tlcmeut of labor disputes rendered its lin:
.leciKion at coiiimuus. u., in tho gnevai..t
it the Coin nbus Street Uuilway einnli vn
union aguinsl the itrtet railway cnnpativ,
arising from tho discharge of con luctur.1
charged with "knocking down farei
The decision was unanimously In fav-'t
ol the company. The bourd held thut ti.t
company was tsarruuted in employing o(
lectives to ascertain the honesty and liuir-t
M employes, unJ that such methods rt
reputable.
OUN COTTON EXPLODES.
Two Men Killed and Three Seriouilf
Inluredby a Fire-
A fire started at the Unitvd Ktate torpedo
nation on Cinut Island, Newport, IL I , in
'.he gun cotton factory, situated on the
)t the old Fort George. An explosion cv
:nrred, killing two men and injuring three
The killed are: Frank Loughlin, Newjort,
leremluh Harrington, Newport.
The injured are: Michael Ucrgman,N'
nori: John T. Harrington, Newport; Km
kv Cupehart, attached to station.
factory is a wreck.
A Week' Export and Imports.
The Import of specie at the port of Xe
York for the past week were 1 1,181.4!" of
which 11,151,515 were gold and "''
silver, Tb exports of specie cf
the week wero tl,OC3.070 of whics
1,001,070 were silver and -'.'
gold. All the silver went to Kiiroe si.4
all the gold to South America. The importi
exclusive of specie for the week wer
I12,H02.350 of which 12,012,0.7 were dry
goods aud
10,210,403 geueral uerclistv
dlse.
Th Decrease in Circulation.
Tbe monthly circulation statement Imu
ty th Treasury Department at Washington
ihows a net decree in circulation i'nc
lune 1 of 12.423,400, and since July 1.
f 19,310,077, niuklng the amount of ''
kinds of money in circulation Ju'y L
11,003,720 411. The amount of circulation
lr capita Is placed at (23 NO,
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