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ample security to meet their liabilities.
WHEELING, w. v, July 99.-The
Riverside Steel and Iron Works, the
largest plant in this part of the Ohio
Valley closed down to day indefinitely.
The plant employs over 1000 men.
The state of trade is the reason given
for the shut down.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 29-The
Savings bank of Baraboo, Wis, closed
its doors this morning. The following
notice was posted: ''The failure to re-
ceive money confidently expected, the
s~tringency of the money market and
inability to realize on assets, renders
the suspension of payment necessary"
There are slight runs on other banks in
this city.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 81 The
Commercial Bank, of Cottage Grove,
failed this morning.
HORNELLsvILLE, Wyoming, July 81.
The private banking hou5e of N. nj.
Crane & Go. closed it's doors this morn
ing. The suspension is attributed to
the general stringency prevailing in
business circles. The value of assets
are stated I'd equal the liabilities, but
cannot be realized on at present.
AKRON, O., July 31.-The Akron
Savings Bank suspended this morning.
The suspension was caused by the clos
ing Of~the Citizens Bank Saturday.
That caused a run Saturday night, re
sulting in the withdrawal of over SIS,
600. To avoid Mondays rush, the
bank put up it's shutters. The total
resources are given out as 1913 634 80;
the total liabilities, 1922, 400. William
Butchtel, president of the institution,
has been appointed receiver.
UPPER SANDUsKY, Ohio, July 81
The Wyandotte County Bank went
into the hands Of receivers to day. The
bank officials claim that the assets are
sufficient to pay the depositors three
times over Heavy runs last week
among the farmers caused the suepen
sion. J. R. Lay ton and DR.. R N. Nc
Cornell were appointed receivers. No
detailed statement has been given out
yet.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. July 31-The
Springfield Savings Bunk, with a CAPT
tai Of $25, 900 and deposits of about
800, 900, made an assignment this
morning. The bank is solvent and
will pay in full.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 81 The
First National Bank of East Portland
failed to open its doors this morning.
The officers of the bank say the suspen
sion is temporary. The statement pub
lished July 18th shows resources of the
bank to be $500, 900; deposits, $3.50, 900.
THE DALLFs. Ore, July 81 The
First National Bank closed it's doors
this morning. The suspension is due
to the closing of the Commercial Bank
OF Portland.
PENDLEsoN, Ore, July 31-The Pen
dleton Savings Bank has suspended
temporarily. P. 7. Cox has been ap-
pointed receiver.
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IDLE WORKMEN.
Thousands of Them from Colorado and
Oregon Making Their Way East.

CHICAGO, July 31.-One thousand un-
employed men reached Chicago yester-
day on freight trains over various
western railroads running into this
city. They scattered as soon as they
reached the suburbs, for fear they
might be arrested by the city police.
One gave the name Of G. K. Jensen and
said: 1--WE came from Colorado. 1
am a machinist. The mines shut down
there and the factories began to close.
The men in this crowd are no. tramps;
they are mechanics and workers in
mines, and Colorado will see the day
that she would like to have them back
in her limits.
ST LOUIS, Mo, July 31.-Last night
every cell in the police stations
occupied by voluntary prisoners. They
were members of the mining fraternity
en- route from the mines in Kansas and
Colorado to the cities of the East in the
hope of securing work. Over 800 spent
the night in the station houses and,
after breakfast furnished by the off
Gals, left in droves for the East. Train
men coming from the Missouri river
say there is not a freight train running
eastward but carries from twenty five
to fifty tramps.
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SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS
ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE
CHOLERA IN MARSEILLES.
Said to Have Been Epidemic for the Last
Three Months, Resulting in Whole
sale Mortality Which the Au-
thorities Concealed.

LONDON. Aug, According to the
Lancet, the well known English Medi.
cal weekly, cholera has been epidemic
in MarseilIes for the last three months.
The local officials, it is asserted, have
carried their policy of deception to such
length that even the government has
been led astray in regard to the real
state of affairs. The prefecture now
admits that there have been COL deaths
from cholera in Marseilles since the
middle of May. On several days twenty
deaths were recorded, and on last Sat
urday the mortality went up to twenty
five. During the last four weeks there
have been 826 deaths throughout
France.
The Rome correspondent of the Cen.
tTGL NelUS says: "Since the outbreak
of cholera in Naples more than 100, 600
residents have fed from that city.
The official reports greatly underesti
mate the facts. The report for Sunday
last says that there were 10 new cases
and nine deaths. Reliable private ad.
vices declare that there were So new;
cases and % deaths on that day, and
40 new cases and ~ deaths on Monday.
The official figures for Tuesday are Is.
new cases and 6 deaths. Several cases
Of cholera have occurred in Rome.
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JOHN CUDAHY.
The Great Spectator Cornered at Last
His Failure Announced on the
Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, Aug. Ito day was one
of the most disastrous in the history Of
the Board of Trade in this city.
Wealthy individuals and firms were
bowled over like nine pins and the
prices of hogs went tumbling like an
avalanche. Dealers on the Chicago
Board are accustomed to witnessing
scenes and kaleidoscope changes in
storm centre where both the upward
and downward push in the prices of
the worlds food predominant and is
most severely felt. Old members Of
the board who had been through the
heat and chatter of many collapsing
corners in both grain and provisions,
actually. stood aghast at the rapidity
with which the price of mess pork
went down. A sheer drop of IS 25 per
barrel inside Of hre e-quarters Of an
hour is enough to take away the
breath. The old stentor, in the vul-
garism of the street, lis not in it"
With some of these howlers on the
board of trade his deepest tones would
sound like a consumptive, when amidst
the roar that goes upon the board when
there is anything exciting on. A hush,
however, occurred near the opening
this morning when Secretary Stone ap-
peared on the balcony of the trading
room and notified all concerned that
those having trades with the well
known provision brokerage firms of
Joseph E. Stever & Co., F. w. Bailey
& Co. and A. Helhalz G Co. should
proceed to close them out. The North
American Provision Company and
Charles Wright, a leading broker, also
failed for large amounts.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Four failures in
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THE OLD M TALKS.
Differs With President Cleveland AN
other Old-Time Democrat De-
clares That Goldbugs Are
in the d

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2.-Ex-S Senator
Allen @. Thurman differs materially
with President Cleveland as to the
cause of the financial stringency and
its remedy. Notwithstanding his physi-
cal suffeTings, he keeps a close watch
upon finance, trade and industry.
II have passed through a number Of
our money panics, as we called them,
but I never saw a time when money
was as difficult to get hold Of as it is
now. True, l have never been engaged
In a large way in business, but so far as
my business relations do go it is my
experience that times are harder now
than they have been in this country In
half a century. I know it is harder
for me to get the wherewith to send
the basket to market than it has been
for many a day, and, after all, that is
where it pinches everybody.
"Oh, yes, this proposition to restrict
silver coinage is no new chicken. The
gold bugs have been at it for a long
time, and now they have got the Ad.
ministration with them"
do you think the repeal OF this law
would have a good effect upon the
financial situation9'
It is my opinion that such legislation
would be harmful under the present
conditions, rather than beneficial Z
cannot see how a lack of money can
be Immediately relieved by cutting out
a part of that which we already have.
People are not boarding any particular
kind of money now. They are hoard
ing all kinds of it. There is no gold in
daily circulation here now. I have
not received any in exchange for many
months. They won't coin gold to take
the place of silver If they do strike
silver from coinage"
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bids were advanced to $50 and $25
Considerable business is known to have
been done at these figures. One Arm
thinner & Forshay-admitted thae
they had bought currency in large
amounts for customers for us9 in max
ing up the canning Saturday pay rolls,
but where they secured the money
they declined to say. The banks with
one accord denied that they had parted
with any funds for a premium. One
source of supply was suggested in the
large retail stores uptown, whose re-
ceipts from day to day are in small
bills. Certified checks yer offered to
them in exchange at premiums ranging
from 1 to 10 per cent. How much was
secured in this name can only be
estimated.
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THE. FAIR
Not a Financial S~uccess--The Manage
ment Trying to Reduce Expenses.

Not a Financial Success--The Manage
ment Trying to Reduce Expenses.
CHICAGO, Aug, 3.-There is talk that
the Foreign Affairs Department of the
Worlds Fair may be d0ne away with,
and that the duties now performed by
the department will be placed in the
control of the Director General. In
this way the management hopes to
save from half a million to three
fourths of a million dollars during the
next three months. It is said on the
authority OF Ly man j. Gage, a mem
Der of the Finance Committee, that the
payment of bonds will be begun very
soon, probably within ten days, and
that of itself shows that the finances
are down to an economical basis. The
expenses, he said, are about SIS, 900
per day, which is as close as could be.
expected il a plant Of such mag nituder
Of course the attendance will determine
the final outcome of the Fair fnan-
cially, but with conservative manage
ment the bonds ought to be paid, with
a possible surplus besides.
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SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES.
Some Damaging Charges Against Ex-
Secretary Foster---H His Account
Largely Cverdrawn In His Own
Bank and in all Other Con-
Germs With Which He
Was Connected,
Was Connected.

Was Connected.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "a great sensa-
ton was created here last night by
some publications made in an extra
issued by the Times Star, the leading
afternoon paper. The article is based
upon special kilograms from FOstoria,
the home Of e~x-Secretary Charles Eos
ter.
In a statement it shows that Foster
was overdrawn in his own bank, with
out any security whatever, S136, 321;
that his partners and clerks were also
overdrawn, that the accounts of all
concerns in which he was interested
were overdrawn; that a mysterious
woman, known only as Mrs. M. Carter
of New York City, is overdrawn So
36I 81; and the article estimates that
she will appear n a sensational light
soon.
The total overdrafts of the bank are
$3.50, 325. 70, to say nothing of its other
liabilities, while It's total assets are only
$24, 491. 81. The Times Star declares
that 5%if MI. Foster we're amenable to
the laws that he, as Secretary of the
Treasury, was called upon to enforce
he would go to the penitentiary," and
makes other grave and sensational
charges. An examination of Mr. Eos.
ter's affairs is in progress, and it is said
that even 0 disreputable dealings
will be disclosed.
CHICAGo, Aug, 3.-LazarUs Silver
man, a private banker, has assigned.
Liabilities half a million. Also the
Express National Bank, with a branch
at Juarez, Mexico, has closed. The as
sets are double the liabilities.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 3.-The
grand jury has been called to investi-
gate the Southside Savings bank. The
President, G. @. Trumoff, and Cashier
J. B. letting are missing. The affairs
of the bank are in bad shape and the
depositors will probably lose every
thing.
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A New Feature of the Financial Situa-
ton in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The overshad-
owing feature of the financial situation
has come to be the scarcity of cur
From all over the country
there has been a constant demand for
bills of small denomination, and New
York has responded so freely to the re-
quests of out of-town banks, that now
the metropolis itself is suffering from
what very closely approaches a cur
rency famine. For several days money
brokers have been offering premiums
of from 50 so to $40 per 81, 900 for small
bills-$2O and under-and today the
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this city to day have occurred as a
consequence of yesterdays collapse.
ELYIDO, Ill, Aug. 2-The LOAN
Brass Manufacturing Go. has assigned.
Liabilities over 800, 900.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2.-Fresh Co,
Importers, have failed. Liabilities,
$3.50, COO.
DENVER. Col, Aug. 2-The Safe De
post and Trust, Go. has assigned. Liza
bilities 800, 600.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 2.-The First
National Bank did not open it's doors
this morning. A notice says all de
poeitors will be paid in full. Inability
to realize was the cause. All excite
ment was promptly allayed and q slight
run on the other banks discontinued at
noon.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2-The failure of D.
Eggleston has been announced on the
board of trade. Failures of George G.
Parker and 7. M. Gregg have been an
n0unced. Parker did a large business.
Gregg's failure was a small one
AURORA, Ill, Aug. "A cotton mill
in this city employing 500 hands has
shut down for an indefinite length of
time because of lack of demand for it's
manufactures.
WooNsoCKET, r. l., Aug, 2.-The
local plant of the Valley Falls Com
pany, engaged in the manufacture of
colored cotton dress goods, and run
ming $40 looms with 1876 hands and a
weekly pay roll of $1,000, shut down
yesterday for an indefinite period ov-
ing to the lack of market for their
goods. The same company's mills at
No1IDr UN,fII y4JnoTnr I R00 looms and
employing 900 hands, shut down also.
euna cotton mills suspend operations
| Saturday for n month. Three hun
| dred operatives will be out of employ
ment and will suffer the lOsso Of $12, 600,
the amount of the monthly pay roll.
The shut down is a8cribed to the fnQn-
cial stringancy. The Knitted Fabrics
Company, employing fifty hands, has
also issued notices that the works will
close Saturday for a month.
BOSTON, Aug. 2.-The works of the
American Rubber Company, at Cam
bridgeport, Mass, closed down this
morning 70" two weeks. This action
throws 1, 700 operatives out of work
CHICAGO, Aug adam Smith &
Co., wholesale liquor dealers, assigned
this morning. The assets were seized
uled at $3.50, 600, liabilities at 1925, COO.
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio. Aug. 1-R M
Francy was appointed receiver Of the
Toronto Banking Company this morn
ing On a suit entered by J. NJ ;Clave,
cashier. against Jefferson Saltzman,
president, and John Logan, partner in
the concern. The cause of the failure
is said to be the stringency in the money
market and inability to realize on as
sets. The bank commenced business
in 1889.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 1.-The Seven
Corners Bank-a State bank, organ zed
| September Is. ~1886-closed its doors at
one o'clock this afternoon, There had
been talk about the bank for several
weeks, and there was a considerable
run on the institution during the early
hours to day.
WHATCoM, Wash, Aug 1.-The Bell
ingham Bay National Bank did not
open it's doors yesterday morning.
Temporary suspension was caused by
constant withdrawal Of deposits for
the last ninety days. The bank officers
expect to resume in a short time.
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FRANCE n SIAM.
The Blockade Still Enforced, and Euro
pean Residents in Siam Very
Anxious

LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch from
Bangkok, dated Thursday night, says:
Nothing has been done yet to carry out
the presumed instructions to the French
official to raise the blockade. Residents
are still very anxious The opinion is
that Rear Admiral Human is receiv-
ing orders through Saigon, where the
forward party is delaying in the hope
her demands.
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CHARLESTON, S c., Aug. 1.-The
Nickel Savings Bank assigned to day.
The liabilities are $40, 600, nominal as
sets $41, 900. The deposits amount to
S., 900 only and will be paid in full.
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rne nee arr societx.

The Literary Association held pleas
ant and instructive meeting on Monday
evening. M. c. Kelsey read an excellent
paper on the annexation of Canada, TAX
ing strong grounds against it. He adj
vanced numerous arguments against the
proposed annexation scheme, both polit-
ical, social and commercial, and covered
the subject very comprehensively. The
paper elected spirited discussion, most
ofthose present taking the same position
as that held by the paper. Messrs. Ham
ilton, Woodley, Wood and Others dis
cussed the subject pleasantly and pro-
fitablyL to those present. The discus
sion was very informal, more converse
tional in manner than usual, and conse-
quently more generally entered into.
There was good attendance and all
enjoyed it heartily.
The next meeting win be held on Mon
day evening next, April Sd. A week
later home meeting will be held at the
residence of p. Lamb. The executive
committee announced that the prize for
the pronunciation contest held at the
residence of DR.. McMasters some time
since had been awarded TO Miss Mabel
Kells.
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MAxwELL's METHOD.
How Fourth-Class Postmasters WI
Re ApuOinted

How Fourth-Class Postmasters VIII
Be Appointed.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Maxwell in
Dictated the line of policy which will
govern him in the selection of about
$4,000 fourth-class postmasters this
year. He said:
I'm the first place, do not propose
to permit unsuccessful politicians to
dictate appointments. Ex-congressmen
and men who ran for congress
and were defeated will not control
appointments under me. In states
where there are no Democratic senators
and the districts are represented by Re-
publicans in congress, the state, district
or county Democratic committee will
be asked to make recommendations for
postmasters. We want to deal with
live Democrats, men of influence, not
worn out politicians.
"Men and women who held post
offices four years ago will not be APP
pointed if new blood can be found.
The 'no-ex rule will apply to the
selection of fourth class postmasters. OF
course, if we cannot get Democrats who
have not held the offices to accept them
we will reinstate the old postmasters
rather than permit the Republicans to
hold the offices. We are now ready fo1
business and changes will be made as
rapidly as possible. 1t is the intention
to reorganize the service and put in az
many new postmasters as possible.
There is no tenure to these offices and
| changes can be made at any time.
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The April Wide Awake has gossipy.
descriptive sketch ofquaint old Williams
burg, a reminder of the Colonial days of
Virginia. 1t is written by Edwin A
Start, and is illustrated by Louis A. Hol-
mon. The number opens with story
sketch of an oldtime English Easter hap
pening. by Nd. Carrie Hyde. 1.-THE Tansy
Cake" and there Is also an American
Eastertide story of Creole life, "How the
Lilies Work" by Kate Chopin. Freder-
lick A. ODER contributes his fourth "Cor.
dova to Sathay" sketch, telling of Isabel
la, "the first city in the New World"
Agnes Blackwell tells delightful won
der story about "Willic and the Treedee-
dle;;" the entertaining writer who uses
the Arabic nom de plume OF Abdel Arda-
van has Moorish story of brave boy,
"EhnoI Amed;" the serials by Stoddard
and Mrs. Jenness ar: full of interest, the
poetry is varied and excellent, the depart
ments full and attractive. and the two
contributions to Wide Awake Athletics
comprise an article on Cricket in Ameri-
ca" by Ralph Cracknell. of the Long
wood Cricket Club, and "Seven good
Dase-Dan Nuics, -Dy vs. M: +
Captain OF the Tufts College Team.
Price 20 cents number, $40 year.
On sale at news stands or sent postpaid,
on receipt of price. by d. Lothrop Com
pany, Publishers, Baston.
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The Resr.

The Dowagiac drill has been upon the
market for years, and is justly the popu-
lar tavorite in every locality where it
has been used. Towsend & Fish haye
the agency in this vicinity and will be
pleased to show it to their farmer
friends who contemplate purchasing. q
They also have line oil Monitor
Seeders, whose reputation is too well
known to require anything being said
relative to them. Hundreds of them are
IN use in this vicinity, and they always
give satisfaction. Call on Townsend &
Fish, Nam street. -
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Sold by druggists, 75c.
Homes at the worlds Fair.

AAOAAASo 80 eAAS w 3Ao = uAIs
There is no reason why anyone should
DC deferred from vrSi.i.,, IL. WorIu :
Fair by reason of possible inconvenience
and>uncertainly attending the securing
of satisfactory hotel accommodations.
The Northern Pacific Railroad will in
due timepublish low excursion rates to
Chicago and return for this occasion,
while its double daily passenger train
service, including through sleeping cars
of both classes (Standard and Tourist
to Chicago, will as usual be at the head
of the list in every particular.
To help you in fixing in advance upon
your place of residence while attending
the Worlds Fair, we have placed in the
hands OF our agent at your station a
book compiled by perfectly trustworthy
parties, called Homes for Visitors to
the Worlds Fair" This little book,
which you cnn purchase for fifty cents,
contains list of about 5000 private
families who will accommodate visitors
in Chicago during the time Of the Fair,
viz: May 1stto October 3Oth; gives their
names and address, and number of
rooms each will have to spare. The
book also gives list of the hotels and
their locations; has twelve fuII-page
large-scale maps, each representing a
section ofthe city, SO that with this in
formation before him the intending visi-
tor himself can, at leisure, select the
quarter Of the city in which he would
prefer to stop. corresponding in advance
with one or more families in that Iocali-
ty with regard to rates and the accom-
modations desired.
cHAs. s. FEE, N. P.R.R.