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10 CENTS A WEEK. NIGirr'Ei fOPEKA, KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1894.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.
THEYRERALLYING.
Bnsiness Masrnates of Chicago
' Getting Together.
They Demand the Eemonetiza
tion of Silver.
GOLD NOT ENOUGH.
The Salvation of the - Commer
cial World
Depends on Adoption of Inter
national Bimetallism.
Chicago, May 7. Chicago bankers,
merchant princes, and manufacturers
whose names are widely known, have
come out for international bimetallism.
Marshal Field, Lyman J. Gage, George
M. Pullman and fifty others of wealth
and importance in the financial world,
have signed a creed with bimetallism aa
its basis and pledged themselves to pro
mote its adoption aa an international sys
tem. This is the outcome of a conference
held a short time ago by several promi
nent financiers. At the conference the
following statement of principles was
prepared by a committee:
"The committee is formed for the pur
pose of promoting the establishment of
international bimetallism upon the
general plan of the Latin union,
but with a broader basis. Those
concerned in the movement, while earn
estly opposed to free coinage of silver or
any increased use of silver by this coun
try, independent of international action
and agreement, believe that the repeal
of the purchase clause of the Sherman
act ::ffords a fitting and fortunate oppor
tunity for advancing the cause of inter
national bimetallism.
"They believe that the .day is not far
distant when the necessities of com
merce will compel the international use
cf silver as well as of gold in the curren
cies throughout the world."
Franklin 11. Head, who was appointed
secretary of the committee, at ouce set
about finding others of the same belief
and up to the present time has secured
the signatures of over fifty prominent 1
gentlemen. In addition to Messrs. Field,
Gage and Pullman, the list contains the
names of Philip D. Armour, Franklin
McVeigh, II. H. Porter, John R Walsh,
If. IE. Kohlsaat, Johu DeKoven. J. W.
Ui)ant, T. B. Blaekstooe,-Victor F. Law
son, William Penn Nixoa, Joseph Me
dill, Robert T, Lincoln, Erskine M.
Phelps, Marvin' Hughitt, II. N. lliggin
bothain,a:id many otners well known in
the commercial and financial world.
Speaking of the mutter last night Mr.
Head said: ''If England will enter into
an international agreement to accept a
bimetallic system every other great
power will do the same and gold will
cease to appreciate, prices will stop
flilling and prosperity will be universally
restored. If there is not some kind of a
change soon India will be bankrupt as
Argentme,Gu iternala andTurkey are now
and England knows it. . That is why the
time is ripe to make a move for inter
national bimetallism. Universal re
muneration of silver is what we want.
To adopt free coinage in this country in
the absence of such an agreement would
be fatal to us. Let all nations adopt it
and we shall see an end of the world
wide depression which has followed the
demonetization of silver in 1873.
"Our committee will soon be organized
and then we will be heard from possibly
in a memorial to congress or in inter
national monetary conferences."
HE
HAD TO GO.
The New York Worlt" Win 'a Its Great
t ight oil C'rok.r.
Washington, May 7. Chief Croker'a
proposed resigning from the head of
Tammany was authoritively made known
to leading New York members of
congress today in a telegram from
Mr. Crocker himself.
When the Tammany executive com
mittee of 60 meets next Thursday Rich
ard Crocker will take the step toward
withdrawal from active political work.
Last summer he resigned from the Dem
ocratic state central committee. Now
he is quoted by the New York Commer
cial Advertiser as saying: "I have made
up my mind that I cannot stand the
strain and hard work connected with the
management of the Tammany organi
zation. It has crown so burdensome
that at times it is mare than any one can
bear. Hereafter the routine and detail
must be looked after by committees, for
I will not and cannot do it."
IT WAS A BIG STEAL.
Attorney Pettit Says the Altered $10 -000,000
. P. Steal la Proton.
Chicago, May 7. The Northern Pa
cific investigatkm was .not resumed
in Chicago today, but it , will
be taken up in New York
next Wednesday. Attorney Pettit, rep
resenting the Ives Taction, said today he
was satisfied with the investigation so
far as it had progressed, and added:
"We have proved everything that we
eet out to prove I 6aid at the beginning
of the affair that it was a
ten million dollars steal, and I now con
eider that we have proved it to be a mil
lion more than that.
The fact is that the men implicated in
the affair," continued Mr. Pettit, "have
been scooting like rats In a sinking
Bhip. One is making his property over
over to his wife as fast as the law will
allow him. Wo expect to prove who got
this little margin of $11,000,00 and how
they got it."
-v. Waite te tanp Oregon.
Denver, May 7. Gov. Waite has ac
cepted an invitation to make a political
epeech at Cheyenne at an early date. He
proposes alae to stump Oregon for the
PooulistS.
BFCASEY TO GO.
Tlx State Board of Charities to Remove
II int.
Dr. John H. McCasey who has been
superintendent of the state insane asylum
since the retirement of Dr. Eastman will
lose his position at the next meeting of
the state board-of -charities, according to
the most reliable Populist authority.
The State Journal was informed this
afternoon that the . board of charities
have for some time been considering the
advisability of a change in the manage
ment of the Topeka asvlum and that the
change will very likely be made next
week-when-the board of - charities hold
their next meeting at the asylum.
The charges against Dr. McCasey are
of a serious nature, but it is understood
that the members of the board have been
acquainting themselves with the condi
tion of affairs and will remove him with
out the formality of an investigation.
The general charge of mismanage
ment and incompetency is made against
xjt. Mccasey. ihe Journal's informant
said Dr. iicCasey has from the time he
took charge of the asylum been regarded
as too small for the place.
A good idea of how affairs at the asy
lum are managed was given a Journal
reporter by one of the employes at the
asylum who holds a position where he
can watch the workings of the institu
tion. This employe said: "Affairs out there
are being mixed up worse every day.
There is no discipline and every employe
is his own boss. Dr. McCasey does not
pay any attention to anything but
having a good time. He is
more interested in the dances
for the patients than he is in their food.
He laughs when the patients go to him
with grievances and tells them they are
crazy and orders them to go away. Of
course the patients are crazy, but it does
not do them any good for the superin
tendent of the asylum to tell them they
are.
"Dr. McCasey has been making a great
blow about saving the state money in the
way of salaries, but he has not saved the
state anything on his own salary. He
makes the saving by cutting the salaries
of poor men with large families. One
man with a family of six children, who
is entitled to $25 a month, only gets $18
under Dr. McCasey, and that is a fair
sample" of how he saves salaries. Be
sides he is always writing stuff for the
papers to print, praising himself and his
improvements."
In addition to other charges against Dr.
McCasey's management, it is alleged that
certain politicians from over the state
have made ton frequent visits to the asy
lum, which have brought the morality of
the place into question, and there are
murmurings of even worse things but
these lack verification.
THE THIRD WARD CAUCUS,
A regular caucus of Republicans of
the Third ward is called by the ward
committee to meet at the Copelaud hotel
club room, tonight at 8 o'clock.
All the Republicans of the ward are
strongly urged to be present and
express their choice of a delegation of
fifteen to be voted for at the primaries
May 12th to represent the ward in the
county convention which will select dele
gates to the Republican state convention.
The Republican masses of the ward
are interested in a free and fair expres
sion. The majority should rule. lie
publicans should turn out and vote their
sentiments. No Republican voter of the
ward need then complain of the result.
breckinIITdge gave in.
Said He Wouldn't Divides Time With Settle
If ui lie Backed Down.
Paris, Ky., May 7. There is an im
mense crowd in town today to hear the
opening speeches in the congressional
campaign. Breckinridge said that he
would not divide the. time with either of
his opposing candidates but Settle has
arrived and forced Breckinridge to agree
to division.
Own Campiign.
Frankfort, Ky., May 7. Hon. W. C.
Owens opened his campaign for con
gress in the seventh district against
Breckinridge here at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Owens speaks at the opera house.
The Owens club will organize and
elect vice presidents and prepare for the
work in earnest. There is a large crowd
in town and it is expected that speeches
will also be made by ex-Gov. J. Proctor
Knott, Hon. James Andrew Scott and
others, who are strong Owens men.
Conner Challenges the World.
Springfield, Ills., May 7. Johnny
Connera of this city, tcday issued a chal
lenge to fight any 105 pound man in the
world, Queensberry or London rules, for
any sum from $500 to $,009 before the
Olympic Athletic club of New Orleans
Conners has never been whipped.
LOCAL MENTION.
Frank Howe, of the pension office, is
sick.
The Rock Island in response to the
a request of the board of railroad com
missioners has opened a station at Cal
vert, Norton county.
The fire department was called out at
4:20 yesterday afternoon by a still alarm
from station No. 3, to the coal house at
42S Madison street. The damage was
trifling.
P. L. Soper, the Santa Fe receivers
representative in the Indian Territory
went to Muscogee today where the fed
eral court begins its session this week.
Mr. Soper will represent the "Frisco" in
a number of cases.
Doctors Reid Alexander, L. H. Munn
and C A. McGuire left today for Galves
ton to attend the convention of the Na
tional Railway Surgeons' association.
They will return Saturday.
The pension office is in the midst of
the quarterly rush, and its thirty-seven
clerks are working fourteen hours a day
until it is over; $11,000. were paid out
to pensioners Saturday, it being the first
day, and the amount is larger today.
The most of the work will be done by
next Saturday, and the force and hours
reduced. There are on the roila $105,
000 names-
KEEP OFFTHE GRASS.
Most of Evidence in the Coxey
Trial
To Prove Whether They Walked
On the Grass.
COXEY ON THE STAND.
The General Wears a New
Spring; Suit,
And Has His Trousers Smoothly
Creased.
Washington, May 7. The defense
had its inning today in the police court
trial, where the three leaders of the
commonweal, Coxey, Browne and Jones,
are on trial for their May-day demonstra
tion at the capitoL Young Attorney Hy
man, who defends Browne and Jones,
made the opening statement for the de
fense. . .
There was no denial or defense for
From Copyright
"GEN." FRYE, of the
As he arried at and
what the commonwealers had done, he
began. Defense : would consist in the
law fulness of their actions. He could re
member but one similar occurrence in
history, the attorney said, and thereupon
be produced a bible ana began to read a
ECfiptural passage.
Kean to Ilea l the Bible.
'I must object to that," interposed the
district attorney. -'The gentleman should
confine himself to a statement of facts."
"Does the attorney deny that is a fact,"
demanded the young attorney holding
his bible aloft dramatically.
He was permitted to proceed and read
the passage of the Old Testament reciting
that the Lord had commanded Moses to
take off his hat because he trod on holy
ground He had not talked long before
Judge Miller was compelled to maKe
the same objection as that made by the
district.attorney and to request the law
yer to devote himself to the recital of
what was intended to be proven. Instead
of police, the defense would call citizens
who had witnessed the occurrence, Mr.
Ilyman said.
From his somewhat discursive State
ment it was gathered that the defense
would be based largely on the brutality
of the police in clubbing citizens. It was
to be shown that Coxey had not walked
on the grass and that Browne had been
driven through the shrubbery by the
police.
Coxey Wu Very Quint.
The first witness for the defense was
Mr. Frank Harper, a young newspaper
man from Alexandria, Va. According to
his story, the police had driven the citi
zens on the grass before the procession
arrived in order to clear the pathway.
He saw Gen. Coxey arrive. The gen
eral wore nothing designed to attract
notice to his organization, but walked so
quietly to the steps that he was not rec
ognized until the people who knew him
pointed him out. Thirteen police stood
on the steps and surrounded the general
when he arrived. 1 he witness was cer
tain that Coxey did not walk on the
grass.
On cross-examination he said that
there were 5J.000 or 60.000 people wait
ing, all cheering and wnooping for
Coxey.
"Disorderly, were they not?" inquired
the district attorney.
"Oh no; they had a right to cheer;
they were American citizens."
The police came near running down a
little girl in front of him. Harper said.
He had been ordered off the asphalt
streets by them two or three times, but
returned every time.
"Then you disobeyed the police?" said
the district attorney.
"The police are not the law; they are
the agents of the people to carry out the
law," was the reply.
One of the persons in the crowd on the
grass was Senator Allen, according to the
witness.
Didn't Touch the Oram.
Witness No. 2, was a colored man
named Samuel L. Perrick, who, when
asked his business, explained: "I am
one of the army of unemployed just
now." Until the beginning of the Demo
cratic administration he had been em
ployed in the treasury. He had followed
the procession, had kept by Gen. Coxey,
and could swear that the general did not
touch the grass.
B?ing called upon to give a' ruling on
the question asked this witness', Judge
Miller said that it might be a mitigating
circumstance bearing upon the intent to
violate the law; that a defendant had
been forced upon the grass by circum
stances. The judge added that a hun
dred thousand violations of the law did not
excuse one violation of it This witness
bad also seen the police drive the people
onto the grass.
Cony' Spring- Salt.
Gen. Coxey himself, in his gray spring
suit with creased trousers, walked into
the witness stand. He gave his resi
dence as Massillon, O.
"What is your business?" was asked.
. "I . have a stone quarry, manufacture
sand for steel works and run a stock
farm. I am now engaged in lobbying
for the unemployed people."
"What is the object of your visit to
Washington?", ,
"To petition congress to pass two laws
to give work to the unemployed on pub
lic improvement. "
The men who came with him did so,
Mr. Coxey said, upon the principle that
they might as well be with me aa any
where 'They were out of work and their
families were destitute at home.
"Did you obey the laws of the state?"
"Not one chicken feather can be traced
to our camp.- We knew that the success
of the movement depended upon our be
havior. Men were warned not to beg or
drink.",,
' In repeating his conversation with the
chief of police -of Washington, Coxey
said it was his purpose .to keep within
the limit of the law.- He told Major
Moore that the army might break up and
enter the capitol grounds as American
citizens, and the chief said there would
be.no objection to that. "He said that
we must not carry the banner into the
grounds, because it was against the law,"
the general continued.
Photographs.
Southern Industrial Army.
as he left Effingham. 111.
"I said there was one banner from
Pittsburg, given by laboring men, that I
4td promised to plant, there if my life,,;
was spared, and 1 would line to carry
that. However, the banner was packed
into the wagon with the others, or I save
Marshal Browne orders to pack them."
The Banner ICxhlbiteil.
Here Mr. Lipscombe exhibited the
banner. It is of white satin, with green
letters and read:
"Pittsburg and Allegheny. More
money; leas misery; good roads; no in
terest on bonds."
".My object in going to the capitol,"
said Mr. Coxey, "va3 to present to con
gress my two bills, the good-roads bill
and the non-interest bearing bond
bill and to address the congress
of the United States and the
American people on them. I
demanded the protection of the
police, who seemed to be Col. Bright's
right hand bower, to present to congress
the petition from labor organizations in
favor of the bill.
Judge Miller would not permit the in
troduction as evidence the speech Mr.
Coxey intended to make, or the protest
he issued, saying they had nothing to do
with the trial.
Mr. Coxey told the story of the march
to Washington without any embellish
ment, i
FOWDEBH IS SARCASTIC.
The Kind
of Courlim That Started
Mr. Coxey.
St. Louis, M ay 7. The St. Louis Post
Dispatch publishes a letter from T. V.
Powderly on Coxeyism, in which he
says:
"You ask what I think of the Coxey
movement whether it has the sympathy
and support of the plain- people, and
whether it is a permanent movement, or
only an amusement for him?
"What .is now knowu as the Coxey
movement is not new to this country and
did not originate wtth him. Marching on
Washington has been a feature of our
national life for years, and, with the ex
ception of an occasional newspaper an
nouncement, as, for instance, when a
prominent member of the army was
driven by a drunken cabman to the
wrong house, it excited no particular
comment or notice.
"In the fall of 1892 hundreds, thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of men
marched and countermarched through
the various cities of the United States;
they shouted themselves hoarse; they
yelled themselves deaf, got drunk, quar
reled, and on more than one occasion
committed murder while marching on
Washington. They were encouraged do
this marching by full-fledged and bud
ding statesmen; they were, in the main,
poor men, as poor as those who are en
listed ! in the Coxey movement. They
could not pay for the oil they burned in
their torches; they were supplied with
the oil and beer by others, and not only
were they not ashamed to accept their
charity, bat they were not censurt d for
taking alms. - Those who were generous
with them- were not lectured- by the
press for encouraging the idle and vi
cious in extending' aid to them.
"When the torchlight movement came
to an end and the inauguration of a pres
ident turned the eyes of a nation toward
Washington, another procession started
to 'march on Washington.' The latter
procession differed in external appear
ance somewhat from those who carried
torches. The torch-bearers had voted,
they had earned the oil and beer which
had been given them, and the time had
arrived when those who had provided
the supplies incidental to a political
campaign were to put in their claims for
recompense. The streets of Washington
were crowded on March 4, 1893, by an
army' of hungry men, men of voracious
appetites and unlimited capacity for the
oest to De naa in tne way of patronage.
Selfish in the extreme were they; un
scrupulous and dangerous too, for they
were recklees of the welfare of the peo
ple so long as place and power were se
cured. "The congress of the United States was
not alarmed at their approach; the reg
ular army was not - examined to see If it
could do better fighting than running,
and the chief of police of Washington
gave no interviews to the press as to how
he would send the intruders to the work
house when they dared to invade the ter
ritory under his jurisdiction. The hotels
actually made provision for their recep
tion, and altogether, these hungry men,
this voracious, unscrupulous, self seeking
army were welcomed to Washington."
Mr. Powderly continues: "Leaving the
right or the wrong of the silver agita
tion and the Wilson bill out of the ques
tion, it is entirely safe to say that a more
inefficient, indifferent congress never as
sembled at Washington. Incapacity if
we do not care to apply a harsher term
has marked every step since the first
Monday in last December, and it is no
wonder that those who are arrayed under
the banners of Coxey feel that they can
not make a worse job of affairs at Wash
ington than those who have proved them
selves to be loafers at the expense of
the nation, too while masquerading as
statesmen.
"Other processions have marched on
Washington, but their march was on vel
vet and made no sound. They went in
palace cars and disturbed no watch-dog
in passing on their 'way to the lobby of
the capitol. Representing the bonds, the
stocks and the wealth of the nation, they
were cordially received and servilely
obeyed by the congress, which voted
away lands, gave franchises and took
such action as made poverty acquainted
with thousands who had but heard of it
before. Those who went in palace cars
went to obtain something from congress
which would benefit them without add
ing to the prosperity of the people. The
Coxey movement has at least the merit
of being more unselfish,-even if it is not
so aristocratic in its make-up. Had the
army of velvet remained away from
Washington, those who are now ap
proaching it in hob-nailed shoes would
not have an excuse for going.
"It is reported that one wing of the
Coxey army stole a railroad train, and a
general - demand for the suppression of
that system of 'pernicious activity is
heard. To steal a railroad train is bad,
but not equal in point of rascality to the
stealing of a whole railroad, and we have
more than once read of the practice of
this kind of grand larceny without
hearing it intimated that the militia
should be called out The stealing of
the railroad was but the forerunner of
the purloining of that train. From an
editorial before me I quote this passage:
If they are jwrialtted to go unchecked they
will liread others. - One foliy begets another.
There- has- leeu to much uallyiuir witli this
menace to the public peace. Tne mistaken toler
ation is an eucourajrenient to riot and pillage.
When it does not lead to open niol) rule it tit
least destroys respect for law, stimulates plunder,
overrides the rights of property and incites the
elements of discontent to lake the law into
their own hands.
"That passage is built upon the passing
of Coxey and his army. Every word of
it is applicable to the marching of the
armies that preceded those under com
mand of Coxey. If theft were the object
of -the Coxey movement, it is doubtful if
he will find anything left in Washing
ton in the shape of a public - matter,
franchise or grant worth stealing."
FKI'8 ARMY MAKES MOXEY.
Thinks He Will Have $2,000 In Treasury
When He Reaches WanhlDgtun.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 7. General
Fry and his army of 200 filed out of Camp
Landers today on to Washington over the
natianal road. As the the army march
ed through Washington street it was led
by the general and Corporal Mullen who
were followed by a flag bearer and drum
mer. Greenfield, 20 miles east is their objec
tive evening point. Before leaving, Fry
said that the roasting the local press had
given him helped to advertise him and
had put $500 into his pockets; that
he had "worked" the town to its
limit and had a good time. He will
reach Washington, he thinks with $2,000
in his treasury, a greater portion of
which will come from the sale of his
book. He said the army would stop at
all the towns on the route.
At Irvington, fifteen Butler university
students with handkerchiefs tied
on rails met tho army and
demanded a speech from Fry to
which he responded in a few
words, and after a sentimental young
woman had tied a bouquet on the gen
eral's lapel with a gold wish bone for
good luck, the army resumed its east
ward march.
KELLY'S FLEET SI OVES TOMORROW.
Sixty Boat Completed and the. Fleet Al-
.mott Ready to Start.
Dks Moines, May 7. Kelly's army
ceased work on the fleet at the "navy
yard" today. Sixty boats were ready last
night, except the calking and coating
with pitch. It is expected that the army
will move some time tomorrow.
Prof. King, who has been giving exhi
bitions here, will lead the flotilla out of
the city on his aquatic bicycle and an
nounces he will probably continue at the
head of the procession until the army
reaches Keokuk, carrying Kelly's ban
ner. Progress is delayed in the construc
tion of the fleet by the scarcity of proper
tools.
AX APPEAL FOB KELLY.
One Dollar Apiece Wanted From Knights
of Labor.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 7. Late last
night a meeting of labor leaders was held
here. Grand Master Workman Sovereign
being present among others.
After a full discussion it was decided
to issue an appeal to the Kuights of
Labor of America and Canada asking'
that each individual member contribute
one dollar to Kelly.
AT SPOKANE.
The Coxeyites Come Xa From
Western
Washington.
Spokane, Wash., May 7. The first big
wave of the western Washington Cox
eyites has rolled in. '1 here are about
300 of them, headed by Jeffries, an agi
tator, who was formerly located here.
About 200 of the scattered Puyaliup
army were caught at Pasco by a force of
deputy marshals under Sam Vinson.
They are ugly over their detention, and
Vinson has telegraphed for reinforce
ments. He expects trouble when others pile
at Pasco from the west. Coxey's regi
ment here was given a benefit at Twick
enham park today. The net proceeds
were about $100. Spokane's army g. vo
an enthusiastic reception to the men
from the west.
THEY BOARD A TRAIN.
A Torpedo Placed on the Track and Train
Stopped.
Tacoma, Wn., May 7. The common
wealers put a torpedo on" the Northern
Pacific track a mil and a half east of
Easton last evening and stopped the east
bound freight train. Over a hundred of
them boarded it The engineer backed
the train into Easton and side-tracked it.
Deputy marshals are on their way from
Stampede, a station eleven miles west of
Easton, to eject the commonwealers. It
is estimated that'but half of the army
originally camped at Puyaliup has
crossed the mountains. The marshal's
headquarters are still at Stampede.
It A WALL'S DIVISION SPLIT.
Mn Claimed the General Lived on Daint
ies While They Starved.
Valparaiso, Ind., May 7. The dissat
isfaction with Gen. Randall's methods
resulted in a revolt of a portion of that
division of the Coxey army today and
the men left Valparaiso as two armies.
Kauaall, who many of the men claimed.
lived on dainties while the army half
starved, continued as leader of one divis
ion, while the malcontents chose a e-en-
eral of their own and started for Wash
ington independently.
To Go East tn Small Bands.
Portland, Ore.. Mav 7. The Port
land industrial army being unable to
proceed to Washington in a body, has
adopted the expedient of travelling in
small bands. Two divisions of fifty each
have already boarded Union Pacific
freight trains and are travelling: east
ward. They are now camped at The
Dalles, and are now being fed by the res
idents of that place.
Refused Transportation at Pueblo.
Pueblo, Colo., May 7. The Missouri
Pacific railroad refuses transportation
east to the Cripple Creek Industrials
numbering about 400, unless full fare is
paid. General Sanders says they will go
to Washington if they have to walk.
BANK SUSPENDED.
The State National of AVirhita Closes !!
Door Today.
Wichita, Kan., May 7. "Suspended
Slate National Bank," was tlia tig-i
put up this morning and has cnui-td
great alarm over tho city. Thin instim-
tion was considered one of the Mroi. ,
in the west. , -
The officers have not yet any ftai
ment of the bank's condition. Swil't
Co. made a deposit of $00'J the last thing
Saturday night. Largo depositors are
left in a bad financial condition.
The Lombards are interested in this
bank and B. Lombard, Jr., is president,
J. P. Allen is vice president, L. L. Skin
ner is cashier,-and W. H. Livingston in
assistant cashier.
In the National Bank Register the
State National is rated as having $ 1 ., -000
capital stock, and a surplus of the
same amount.
It is understood that this failure is the
result of the bad business of the differ
ent loan and investment companies in
which the Lombards have been inter
ested. While the State National is not
directly connected with the First Na
tional bank of Kansas City the Lombard
are interested in the latter institution
and James Lombard is its president. The
Kansas City bank is, however, one of the
strongest financial institutions in the
country.
Sedgwick county has $28,000 tied up
in this suspension. The police fund of
$2,500, is also on deposit in this bank.
The bank had correspondents all over
the southwest. No run is being inada
on any of the other local banka
SIMPSON NOT S0 WELL.
Passed a Restless Night and Could Get no
Relief From Pain.
Washington, May 7. Congressman
Jerry Simpson is not so well today.
He passed a restless night and is some
what weaker. At present he is suffering
from inflammation of the kidneys and
the case stubbornly refuses to yield to
treatment
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Charters Secured for Corporations for
Various Purpoes.
The Bank of Commerce, of Chanute,
Kas. The capital stock is $5,000.
The directors are J. S. Lyen, S. A. Lyen,
M. T. Jones, T. C. Jones, G. M. Lindsay,
S. W. Sturdevant and O. W. Sturdevant.
The Keyport Townsite company, of
Wichita. The capitol stock is $5,000.
The directors are L. Ii. Cole, (. W.
Foster, Edward Vail, A. Slattlemann and
Ed. Goldberg, of Wichita.
The Farmers and Merchants bank, of
Courtland, The capital stock is $5,000.
The directors a-e Joseph Hurnette,
Johu W. Pilcher, F. M. Boyd, A ,
Tucker and J. E. Tucker, all of Con.
land. ' -
Lost A ladies' gold filled watch on or
near corner of Fifth and Jackson at noon
May 7th. Finder return to tfui:u.v.a
office and receive liberal reward.
Today's Hanan City Live rttoctt Halest
dressed beep and expoht steers.
18 1545 $4.10 10 1478 $4.10
20 1301 8.95 54 1325 3.90
53 1029 3.85 1(5 1191 3.77 J,'
60 1128 3.75 40 1035 3.65
COWS AND HEIFERS.
25 ... . 1045 3.65 17 .... 800 3.55
7 978 3.55 16 879 3.45
19 948 3.25 48 757 3.67
41 7oO 3.60 8 1160 3.45
9 1093 3.25 9 1008 3.10
9 1107 3.00
FEEDERS.
13 1235 3.80 19 1192 3.00
HOUR.
50 237 5.10 77.... 237 5.07 J,
58.... 179 5.05 27.... 242 5.00
91.... 191 4.97V 79.... 184 4 95
95.... 136 4.80