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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
NASHVILLE'S TURN
For One of the Current Finan-
cial Stampedes.
TWO BANKS CLOSED BY PRESSURE

And One Fighting for Its Life-AH Own
Abundant Collateral, But Depositors
VIII Not Be Assured-Grand Rapids
Furniture Factories Begin a Policy of
Retrenchment - Currency Famine at
Gotham Abating
NASHVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE suspension of
The First National bank, simply because
with safe full of gilt-edged collaterals it
could not get any money, caused intense
uneasiness in financial circles and the di-
rectors of the other national banks, the
Fourth and the American; went into very
ernest conference. They both decided
to open their doors as usual and try to
stand the run that was sure to come, and
as expected the streets on which these
banks are situated were crowded with peo-
plelong before the time for opening ar
rived. The doors were hardly opened be-
fore the rush commenced and increased
every minute. In twenty five minutes
from the opening, the American National
had paid out S75, 900 aid decided to close,
finding the run much greater than they
expected.
The bank has 81 GOO, 600 ca pital and about
100000 deposits. and was immediately
put in the hands of Bank Examiner Plum
lee, who came here to take charge of the
First National. The American National
bank officials state that the bank is per-
fectly solvent, and that it viii resume bus:-
ness as soon as the comptroller of the
treasury will permit AT the time of the
closing the house was crowded with
anxious depositors, who accepted the an
nouncemert quietly and went out in an
orderly manner.
The line in from of the teller's desk at
the Fourth increased every moment and
extended far outinto the street, but all
were paid arl the bank officials said they
would weather the storm. Many promi
nent local tinanciers, however, thought it
a matter of n short time only when the
bank would be forced to close. This bank
has 81 100000 capital and considerably over
s., 600 deposits, and is looked upon as
one of the strongest banks in the south.
The Safe Deposit Trust and Banking
company, with capital stock of 100000,
did not open, and posted a notice on its
doors that because of inability to realize
on collateral it had availed itself of the
privilege Of sixty days notice of intention
to withdraw deposits. The crowds about
the banks was increasing but very order
ly and seemed inclined to take things
philosophically.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
BROKE A MILE RECORD.
The Principal Event at the Chicago Blk.
Tournaments.


CHICAGO, Aug 11.-One record was
broken 10y the cyclists on the third day of
the big l.. A. W. meet. This was the mile
tandem competition record and A. It.
Crooks and NJ Dernberger, of Buffalo, did
the breaking, lowering the time from 2:2d
to 2:20 20. Zimmerman qualified in the
trials for the mile open, but did not start
in the final. 1t was very easy for him to
win the mile national championship in
2:29 35. Bliss and Lumsden, of Chicago
followed him over the tape Later he won
the quarter mile open. John s. Johnson
was frightened out and did not compete.
Boston'S crack, Gary, was in front in a
final for the rst time during the meet
and is now the two mile national cham.
pion by winning in 5:O1. Swendeman. the
Helena wheelman, won the handicap at
two miles from a large field. He had a
concession Of 260 yards. Crooks OF Buf-
falo forced J. p Clark, of Boston. to run
his half mile in 1:l4js to win the 20 class
race. Walter Sanger will not ride again
during the meet. lie has not sufficiently
recovered from his fall on Monday and has
left for his home in milwaukee, Ess2
The other winners We're: H. c. Tyler,
Springfield, Mass, i mile national cham
pionship, in 1:l2 20; 1-mile open, H c.
Tyler. 2:3S 35; Zimmerman's win of the
if-mile open was in o:31 1-5; Swendeman's
emile win was in 4:33J5
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
ECONOMY AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Furniture Factories Giving Notice of Re-
duction OF Wages.

Furniture Factories Giving Notice of Re-
duction OF Wages.
GRANp RAPIDS, Mich, Ang. 11-After
withstaAding the strain all summer the
principal furniture manufacturers are
gradually yielding to the pressure of the
times The Nelson Matter company has
given notice that its employees must sub
NIT to temporary reduction in working
hours. The Oriel Cabinet company has
ordered a reduction of 20 per cent. in
wages, and the men have accepted it. The
Widdlecines company has laid off 10 per
cent. of its employees and reduced the
wages of the remRinder
The Phoenix has closed its machinery
department and ordered 10 per cent. re-
duction in wages in other departments
The New England is working half time.
Berkey & Gay are running to their full
capacity, while several others are making
determined effort to pull through to
Sept. l.. 1t is the general opinion that all
the factories will be running on full time
by Sept l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
u A. RUNS AGAINST M'KlNLEY.
The Tariff Issue CIeanly Made in the Ohio
Campaign.

The Tariff Issue Cleanly Made in the Ohio
Campaign.
CINCINNATI, Aug 1.-THE Democratic
state convention finished its work in one
day and adjourned sine die Lawrence I,
Neal, the author of the tariff plank in the
Democratic national platform, was the
nominee for governor-an honor for which
he has tried eight different times-beatine
'isorganized field that had a majority
a-ainst him, but could not unite on one
opponent. The first ballot settled it, and
when the solid vote for Neal was known
others fell over each other in the effort to
get in the wagon. He had l00to spare, but
his opponents refused to make the nomin
alton unanimous.
The balance of the ticket is as follows
Lieutenant governor, Colonel William A
Taylor, OF Columbus; supreme court Judge,
John w. Safer, of Darke county; state
treasurer, B. G. Blackburn, of Coshocton,
attorney general, John p. Bailey, of Put
nam; board public works, L. B. Wilhelm
OF Akron; food and dairy commissioner, P.
II. Mckeown, of Cincinnati The platform
committee, in lite of being free silver, did
not present any resolution on that subject
except to declare the conventions endorse
ment ofthe national silver plank. Otherwise
the platform is not notable except on the
tariff reform issue, on which it reaffirms
the Lational platform. On finances it con.
graduates the country upon the prospect
for relief as outlined in the president s
message, and on the pension question it
endorses Hoke's policy
Tariff REFORM is to be the battle cry of
the Democracy in the campaign. Within
an hour after Meals nomination his sup
porters were sporting badges with the in.
scription: Neal and Tariff Reform" TG
the representative of the United Press
Neal said, u regard the nomination OF
Mr.. Mckinley and myself as declara-
tion of thetwo political parties of Ohio that
the tariff Issue must be fought to finish.
Political death to Mckinley and Mckinley
ism-that is the issue. The president has
declared that this issue must be dealt
with in the near future, and upon that de.
claration and as against the high priest OF
high tariff the voters of Ohio are invited
to a verdict
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
A 3-Year-Old Runaway.

ST. Louis, Aug. 1.-THE inbound Mis-
souri, Pacific Kirkwood accommodation
carried the youngest runaway boy into St.
Louis that the police have ever handled.
The runaway was little Harry Kershaw,
of Benton, 8 years old. He was put in
charge OF policeman and sent back to
Benton. On arriving there he slid out of
the seat and started for the door. His
mother, who had missed him, was at the
station frantic, thinking that some one
had kidnapped him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-August,
opened zoe. closed 591sc; September, opened
6018c closed CO.'S; December, opened 6sHc,
closed 6SSsc. Corn-August, opened 3S3zc,
closed 3Sl4c; September, opened 40l4c, closed
$3.50; May, opened 4Sc, closed 4oxc. oats
August, opened 2ic, closed 2ic; SepteIn-
Der. opened 2514c. closed 245sc; May, opened
3G34c closed 3O3sc- Pork-August, opened
Sl2.S5, closed Sl2.35; September, opened
$l2.60, closed Sl2 60; May, opened S1270,
closed s12.7O. Lard-August. opened, Ss.l7lf,
closed Ss.32J6c.
Live Stock: The prices at the Union
Stock yards today ranged as follows:
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day, IL, ,OQ0s
left over about 1900; quality good; market
active and firm; packers the principal buyers;
prices 10c higher; sales ranged at IS. OO15.15
pigsI si.40G6.OO light, S5.OO95 40 rough
packing, Sj.2J05.sj mixed, and s5.4o956o
heavy packing and shipping lots.
Catue-Estimated receipts for the day,
$3.50; quality fair; market rather active
on local and shipping account and prices
firm; quotations ranged at $4.6005.i0
choice TO extra shipping steers, $4.IO1L5o
good to choice do, S3.5034.00 fair to good, S3.00
a.4o common 20 medium do, S3.oo0S75 butch
ers' steers, 81 $4,000 stockers, 81 7013t0
feeders, 81 25G3l0 cows. s2.0O13,a5 hsiferi.
So O0G3.25 bulls. 81 s0G3.20 Texas steers, and
S2.50G500 veals calves. ..ss
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the day,
l0,0U; quality fair; market rather quiet and
prices unchangsd; quotations ranged at
$2.50G375 per 100 lbs westerns. S2.001325
Texans, S2WG420 natives and S300G5.50
lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, 20
per Id; fancy dairy. l6x 0l7I6c; packing
stock, l3c. Egys-Fresh stock, loss off, l3c
per doz. Live poultry-Spring chickens, lilo
per Id; hens, &c: roosters. &c; turkeys, lie;
ducks. &c; geese. S3.oo98.O1 per doz. New
potatoes-Early Ohio. Sl.s]Gl 90 per Dbl.
Apples-New, 81 0t1s7j per Dbl. Honey
White clover, lib sections, l5Gl7c; broken
comb. loc; dark comb. gooi condition. 100
lac; extracted, 6Gsc per lb.
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.
Wbeat-September. 6s5sG69lsc; October,
7l@d7l11c; December, 754G761sc; May, 81
s2ssc. Rye-Nominal; western, 55c. Corn
No. 2dull, opened ss5Isc up, fell ss1S<c, ad-
vanced 1sG1c; following Chicago steady;
August, 473s04slsc; September, Il 1880
Gisesc; October, 4sss1ielsc; No. 2. 47je5;sc.
oats-No. . qpiet and steady; September,
a5c; western, 34Gi5c. Pork-Steady and
quiet. Lard-Higher; steam-rendered, Ss.sa
The Local Markets.
wheaJ-74G76e.
Corn-42C GI43c.
New oIts-s5c.
Hay-Timothv. SO; upland. s7.50asS.5o;
slouei s6.0o9S7 90; baled, S1O.OOG9.OO
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair 10 choice, 20t; creamery, 2sHc.
Eggs-Fresh. 12xc.
Poultry-Chickens, 13c; turkeys / Il ducks
| 12tsc; geese, l0c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
ApgiCs-S4 90 per bbl
POtaJoes-60c.
Onions SOC per bbl
Tu-uips-4lc per bu.
LIVE STOCK,
guttlc-Butchers pay for corn fed steer
fG4nc; cows and hefels, sH1sl4c calves
4G5c
Hogs-5Hc.
Stpg.r-5r
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
viii Not Cut Employees Wages.

TOPEKA, kas., Aug. 11.-General Man
ager J. J. Frey, of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway company has made
positive denial of the report that a cut
of ten per cent. had been ordered on the
salaries of all employees on the system. He
says that such an order has not even been
contemplated by the officers of the com
pany Men are being laid off in all de-
partments where their services can be
dispensed with, without interfering with
the efficiency of the service.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
1t Won't Do 1t Any More.

NEW YORK, Aug 1.-THE Commercial
Advertiser, which takes the United Press
report, did not observe the conditions of
receiving the report of the presidents mes.
sage and printed it before it was released.
This means suspension from service for a
month and $1,000 fine. The Advertiser ex-
planned that it was a mistake caused by
the telephone and made an apology that
was considered ample and it was let off its
suspension and fine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11

MACoN, Mo, Aug 1.-THE Bevier coal
miners held q mass meeting, GOO miners
being present. The meeting lasted three
hours Represtntatives from Richmond,
FlemiIfg, Camden, Huntsville and Ard
more, IT, Missouri, were present and made
speechbs asking the Bevier miners TO quit
work IN sympathy with ths Kansas min
ers. '1he meeting expressed sympathy for
the X ,nsas miners, but by a large major
ity refused to strike.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
rl,a .Rnnk XEns NYrecl,c.I

ST. PAUL, Aug 1.-THE Seven Corners
bank, which closed its doors Aug. 4, was
not tht victim of the financial stringency.
The showing made 10y the official state
ment of assignee Westfail is that the in
stitution was wrecked by IFS cashier. c. 4.
Hawks, who loaned from $25, 600 to $50, ,OO0
of the banks money to himself almost
without security. These funds he invested
and lost in his private enterprises. He
will be prosecuted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
Kept His Sad Secret All NIGHT.

Lyons, Ia, Aug 1.-Two boys, Steve
Williams, aged II, and 7-year-old boy
named Reimers, went in swimming here
and the Reimers boy was drowned. The
other boy went home and said nothing.
and the Reimers family searched all night
for their missing child. Next morning the
other boy told what had happened, and
said he had feared lhrashing for bathing
in rL,. river at ALL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
The Weather We May Expect.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE following arc
the weather indications for twenty four hours
from p. m. yesterday: For Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, and Upper M!chigan-Local thunder
storms with light rains this morning, followed
by noriherly winds and fair weather this aft
ernoon and tomorrow. For Indiana and Low
er Michigan-Warmer weather; southerly
winds; local thunderstorms and light rains to-
morrow cool II, fIai weather; westerly winds.
For lowa-Cooler weather; northerly winds;
fair weather tomorrow and..warmer.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
Premium for ou,:enays. New orleans.

New ORLEANS, Aug 1.-THE sequel of
the banks refusing to pay out more than
$50 on any one day to any single depositor
is the closing down Of several big factories,
including Hernsneifn's cigar factory,
Maginnis' cotton mills and Fishers saw
mills, employing in the aggregate 1000
hands. Currency is at premium of $50
per 81 900, and there is little of it available
even at that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
A Mine Kesumes Work.

LEAvEEwoRTH, Kaus., Aug. 1.-THE
Home mine has re- umed operations, its
action having been fastened by the return
of the men of the North Leavenwortk
shaft, which has been running since Mon
dav. Over 200 men are at work in the two
mines and many more applications are be-
;p,, racaivad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11

greater supply and the premium paid for
it is reduced to : per cent. Zimmerman
and Forshay said they were buying no
more gold to arrive, as they believed the
demand for current funds was very nearly
supplied.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
Closed Its Doors Temporarily.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Aug. IL. - The
Hamilton County State bank of Webster
City, has closed its doors, but the oiScers
say it will only be temporary. The i'm
possibility of making sufficient collections
to meet the present demand OF depositors
was the cause of suspension.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
Rain for Kan.as anna ,,,..our,.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. IA heavy rain,
insuring full crop Of corn, has fallen all
over the eastern part of Kansas and wes-
terri Missouri
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
TIE FAIR BEGINS TO DRAW.

Three Days in Which the Attendance Has
Been Over 100, 900.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE fair has begun
to draw again. For the past three days
the attendance has gone over 100000 each
day, and yesterday it was 1l6l6 Louisi-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-11
More Currency at New York.

NEW YoRK. Aug. 1l.-Ourrencv is in
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Gov. Browns Tax Convention.

Governor Browns tax convention
is near at hand; the delegates have
all been named, but the date on
which they are to meet has not yet
been set, because, the Governor says,
they must FIRST be notified. In select
ing these delegates the Governor
says he had no knowledge, nor has
he now. as to their views on the
question of taxation, and that nearly
all the delegates from the counties
have been chosen without their
knowledge. The delegates-at large
we're selected by the Governor per-
sonally. They are principally mem
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states, to have a general discussion
of the constitutional and legal
questions which are likely to arise.
The following are the delegates
from Cecil county.
Thomas j. Clever and Frank s
Everist.
John S Writ is delegate at large
from this county. There are nearly
two-hundred delegates in all chosen
to this tax discussion convention
and of the most diverse opinions ON
the subject of taxation. The single
tax party will he represented by two
of it's leading men in Baltimore, DR.
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all the associations in Baltimore are
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Half rate Tickets for Ciergymen on
the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Pursuing the policy iuaugurated
last year, the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road Company is supplying regularly
ordained ministers of the Gospel
with clerical orders emitting the
holders to tickets at half-rates oyer
its entire system. These tickets are
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may be bought at any station on the
Pennsylvania system, both east and
west of Pittsbnrg. at one-hslf the
regular rates. Under this arrange
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A Great Seed Establishment.
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A Railway Paradox.

A MILLIONAIRE RAILRoADER ADVO.
GATES GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
RAILWAY RATES.
President A. B Stickney for over
twenty years has been actively en-
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work and is now the controlling spirit
of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas
City Railway. Careful study of the
many and intricate problems involv
ed in railway management has con.
WINGED President Stickney chat the
interests not only of the general
public but Of railway stockhol ders
as we'll demand that government shall
establish and maintain the rates to be
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Below we give few of many press
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the most important political prob
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1T is the most candid and exhaus
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and abuses of the railway system that
has ever emenated from the pen of a
railway man.-Omaha Bee.
THE greatest of the many sur
prises contained in Mr.. Strickuey's
new work on railroad problems is his
open and unquestioned advocacy of
State control of railroads.-Journal
Of Finance, New Y ,rk.
ut starts out refreshingly personal
and at once plunges to the task in
view with something of the fascina
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begets. For there is no more absorb.
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Those people who imagine that Mr..
Stickney has written this book from
a railroad standpoint as against
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