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The herald., 1897-06-05
Bradstreet's Reviews

NEW YORK, June 4.--Bradstreets gen.
eral review OF trade tomorrow will say:
The only favorable features OF trade are
encouragement at the outlook for fall bus
mess and Improvement in demand and
prices of iron and steel. Crops at the
southwest. particularly Texas, have i'm
proved with seasonable rains and the pros
poets favor larger exports of wheat from
the Pacific COAST A fairly active jobbing
trade continues at cities in northwestern
spring wheat states. Business as a whole
shows pronounced activity and the ten
dency Of funds Is to accumulate Where
the volume of business exceeds that of
a year ago. as 1t does in few lines, profits
are frequently SO reduced as to render
this years movement less satisfactory.
Orders for dry goods, clothing and shoes
for nearby delivery have fallen of. The
anticipated midsummer Industrial distur-
Dances. particularly in iron and STEEL prom
se to influence business unfavorably dur
ing the summer months. Exports of wheat
(four included as wheat) from both coasts
OF the United States and from Montreal
this week amount to 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 2,0s1.0 bushels last week and
3,079, 900 bushels in the week year ago.
There are 1917 failures reported through
out the United States this week, a sharp
falling or from last week, when the total
was 257. The total one and two years ago
was 2Se In each instance. There are 81
business failures reported from Canada,
against 20 last week, 20 the week year ago
and 27 two years ago.
STATISTICS OF FAILURES
Bradstreets publishes this week the re-
suits Of what is claimed to be the most i'm
portant statistical investigation ever made
concerning business failures in various
lines of trade. 1t covers the past three
years. and the summary OF its results
presents the total number of failures in
lines Of business in which there were ten
or more annually during the three years
named. Purely commercial enterprises,
wholesale and retail. are seen to furnish
10 per cent of the business failures each
year and manufacturing embarrassments
about 20 per cent. Out of the increase of
nearly 2100 failures in 1885, compared with
1896, 113S or more than one-half, were of
retail commercial concerns. This record
shows that in 1896 n out of every 1000 cloth
ing concerns and 81 out Of every 1000
bicycle houses failed in business, the two
lines having relatively the greatest COM
mercial mortality last year. The rate
throughout the country in all lines last
year was IA commercial deaths out of
every 1000 in business. Commercial fall
ures were relatively more numerous, after
ers OF orders in hats. furniture, glassware,
dry goods, notions woolens, jewelry, lum-
ber and hardware. After that the rate of
embarrassment approximated more nearly
the normal
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Rradstreet,s financial review tomorrow
The herald., 1897-06-05

"Russia's Plans and Purposes" form the
subject of a timely article in the North
American Review. which points out that
Russia is at present working to definite
end, to make the empire an enormous COM
,mercial and Industrial power. The Trans
Siberian railway will connect Eastern
Asia and thus populate the great plains
of SiSeria from the crowded population of
Southesstern Asia. The trans-continental
line will be extended westward to Con-
Stantinople, and that city will be made
Russias commercial capital. This is q
big scheme, but Russia has the power to
accomplish It, for her financial and COM
mercial resources are more gigantic than
the world Is generally aware.
The herald., 1897-06-05

Mrs. Berglet Ibsen, daughter of Bjorn-
son and daughter-in-law of the drama
tist, has just made her public debut as
a vocalist at Christiania.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The Minnesota Beet Sugar company,
with capital Of e, ,0oO. 900. has been organ
ized. A number of Chicago men, represent
ing the Chicago Wholesale Grocers' as
ISOLATION. are said to be interested In es-
tablishing in the northwest sugar beet
industry.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The "Nacion" is responsible for the In
timation that the settlement Of the Buenos
Ayres provincial debt Is practically COM
pleted on the basis of the issue Of $S5, ZOO, 900
per cent bonds, which the Argentine
congress VIII be asked next session to
guarantee. The interest on this sum (s1. :
100000 gold) will be drawn from the or
dinary revenues Of the province.
The herald., 1897-06-05

At Cleveland, Ohio the sewer pipe manu-
facturers have completed the formation Of
the national association. A company has
been Incorporated under the laws Of Ohio,
capital stock $7.500.0O0. There are forty
four factories embraced in the ORGANISE
ton, under the title of the Central Union
Sewer Pipe company.
The herald., 1897-06-05

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The herald., 1897-06-05

The outlook for suspended New Hamp-
shire savings banks appears to be q lit
tie brighter. An of{icial Of the Peterboro
bank has been investigating the chances
Of recovering on tho loans and Investments
of the institution, and on a trim west m aSe
the discovery that the market value Of the
assets is only $4,000 short Of paving the
depositors' claims Of $777,2eo. 'S
The herald., 1897-06-05

The supreme court Of Ohio in its decIsion
OF the case Of the Cincinnati. New Orleans
and Texas Railway company against the
Citisens' National Of Cincinnati held last
week that the stock fraudulently issued
and sold by George r. Doughty, secretary
OF the company, ID valid and must be rec
ognised by the company. The president Of
the company signed large number Of
stock certificates In blank for the secre-
tary's use in making transfers. Doughty
hiled out many Of these and sold them
converting the money to his own use. The
court holds that stock certificates attested
by the signatures Of the proper ofIicers II
the company are valid. even IL one or more
Of the onicers have acted In bad faith Ia
signing them.
The herald., 1897-06-05

The legislature Of Illinois has passed a
bill authorizing trust companies in cities
OF less than 100000 inhabitants to do busi-
ness on deposit Of $4,000
The herald., 1897-06-05

were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT.
Little and DeArmitt Go East and are
Lost to the Public.

Philadelphia, July 17.-Gen. John Lit
tie of Ohio. president of the board of ar
bitration of five states, and w p. De
Armitt, president of the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal company, arrived
in this city this morning for the pur-
pose of securing, if possible, the sigma
lures of the coal operators here to the
true uniformity agreement in coal
mining methods.
Whether their mission was successful
or not could not be ascertained, as all
trace of them after they had break
tasted was lost Previous to leaving
the hotel they spoke of taking the one
o'clock train for New York. At the Of
flee of the Pennsylvania Gas Coal com
pany, where they were scheduled to
visit, nothing was known even of their
presence in the city. 1t was stated
there that no appointmen had been
made to meet the officers of that COM
pany and that they had not called.
AT the office of the Westmoreland
MED. To all inquiries as to a visit by
Gen. Little and Mr. De Armitt or the
position of the company in any mat
ters directly or Indirectly connected
with the strike of miners, the reply was
made that strict orders had been given
to say absolutely nothing; that much
as the company would like to inform
the public yet it has always been the
policy to give out no information what
ever during a strike. 1t is the impress
sion here that Gen. Little and Mr.. De
Armitt simply stopped in the city long
enough to conclude arrangements for a
conference in New York between lead
ing coal operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
NO COAL FROM KANSAS
Will be Shipped East if Kansas Min
ers Will Stay at Work

If the Kansas miners will refuse to go
out on strike in aid of the eastern
miners the operators of the Kansas ter
ritory will see that none of the Kansas
coal is shipped into the strike territory.
This is practically the Situa ton in ref
erence to the big coal strike in this
state today.
In proof of this may be cited the fact
that 500 tons of coal purchased by the
Burlington railway in Cherokee county
two days ago still remains undelivered.
The operators in that territory have
been afraid during the past two days
to let the coal go out for the reason
that they believed such an action would
precipitate strike on the part of the
miners in that county, and they are now
willing to see that neither this order
nor any other eastern coal order that
may be placed will be filled if the min
ers decide to stay in. The railroads
have hesitated to handle the coal, both
for the reason that a railroad strike
was possible as result, and from the
fact that if the strike continues they
may have to contend with coal famine
in this state
Meanwhile delegates from all of the
Cherokee and Crawford county mines
are i'll convention in PittSburg today to
decide what action the miners of Kan
SaS will take. The result of the con-
VentiOn will be announced this after
noon.
Whatever action the miners of the
southern portion of the state decide to
county miners. 1T is safe TO say that
the Usage county miners will not go out
on the strike said Mr.. G. ]. Devlin,
president of the Mount Carmel Coal
company, today. 1.-The men in Usage
county have been on the verge of starV-
alton for the past two months because
of the lack of trade, and now when
there is work for them TO do they will
not be foolish enough to give it up,
when the action couldn't help the east
ern miners.
Besides continued Mr.. Devlin.
"there is no great love between the
miners of Kansas and the miners of
the east. The eastern miners have al
ways been hard competitors of the
Kansas miners and have been unload
ing cheap coal on the market to the in
jury of the miners of this state. The
sensible thing for the Kansas miners
to- do is to stay in and take care OF
the trade in their own state.
Il don't blame the eastern miners for
striking" Mr.. DeVlin went on. 'They
were not getting sufficient wages to
procure the necessaries of life. 1t is
no more than justice to pay them at
least enough to live on. They certain
ly should be paid better wages
If the Kansas miners go out on the
strike it Will proba bly, extend across the
country and result in completely para
lying trade. There are 10, 600 miners
in Kansas, the majority finding en-
p1oyment in Cherokee and Crawford
counties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
BOB INCERSOLL
Takes Sides With the Striking
Coal Miners.
Says the Employers of Miners
Are Not Civilized.
OLDAGEHAS BUT RAG
And Crust, Among the Min
ers, Says Ingersoll,
And the Future Nothing But
Work and Want.

New York, July 17.-In a public let
ter to a newspaper on the strike situ
alton among the coal miners Colonel
Robert C. Ingersoll says:
THE question of wages for the coal
miners ought to be settled by the en-
ployers, and it would be if the en-
ployers were civilized.
ut is very easy to ascertain what
wages ought to be paid. 1t is easy to
find. how much it costs for good, whole
some food, for decent clothing, for rent
to take care of the children. When this
is found it is easy to say what wages
should be.
when men work all day and just get
enough to keep life in them so that
they can work the next day; when
nothing can be saved: when old age
can have only a rag and a crust; when
want, it is about time for the decent,
the intelligent, the humane to assist the
children of toll.
Il do not blame the miners for strik-
ing. They must strike or starve. All
blame them for is not acting together
Every miner in the United States should
strike, and then if they demanded only
the reasonable they would succeed.
Ny sympathies are with the men
and women who toiI-to whom the fu
ture promises nothing but work and
want-nothing but failure at last.
LAS the employers are not civilized
enough to act fairly, I advocate a gem
eral strike-a claim for fair and reason
able wages, and hope that all miners
will have sense enough to join. 1
know of no other way for them to pro-
tect themselves. If they are reason
able a. vast majority of the people will
be with them. So say, success to the
strike.
IF employers import 1aborers who
will work for less than an American
can live on, then I say stop the i'm
portatiOn, and if such 1aborers come
here their /
by legislation send them back and stop
their coming.
Il believe in protection to American
manufacturers and to American labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
TO GUST STEELE.
His Unlawful Action in Regard
to "Fining" JOintiSts to
Be Tested.

County Attorney Jetmore says that he
will commence proceedings in the su-
preme court in quo warrantO to GUST
Chief of Police Steele and perhaps City
Attorney Bird. The necessary papers
have been filed by A. H. Vance, repre-
senting the temperance committee of
fifteen and they include City Attorney
Bird, but they may be withdrawn with
reference to Mr.. Bird.
County Attorney Jetmore said today
that he will hold another conference
with Mr.. Vance before the papers are
filed He says that the suits will not
be filed today.
Mr.. A. H. Vance, who has been acting
as attorney for the temperance COM
mittee, said today to a Journal reporter
that he is satisfied that Chief Steele
can be reached by the proceeding which
is about to be commenced. The spe-
ciaI grievance against Steele is that he
refused to allow prosecutions to be
brought against the jointists who were
arrested and allowed to go on cash
bonds. Chief Steele required the men
to put up 800 each for their appear
ance and they failed to appear and the
bonds were declared forfeited. Mr..
Vance requested that alias warrants be
issued for their arrest and he says that
Chief Steele refused to allow this to
be done. 1t is in this connection that
City Attorney Bird is brought into the
case. but Mr.. Bird says that he simply
advised Mr.. Vance to lay the matter
before Chief Steele and did not refuse
to issue the warrants.
By including Mr.. Bird in the pro-
ceedings the committee is relieved from
the suspicion that the movement is a
political one, although Mr.. Vance him
self admits that there is a grave Ques-
ton whether Mr.. Bird can be included.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17

Would Have Been Consecrated Bish
op of Concordia Diocese Tomorrow.

Rome, July 1.-THE Rev. Father But
Ter, bishop-e elect of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Concordia, Kan, died here
yesterday of intestinal paralysis.
The deceased was to have been con-
secrated bishop by Cardinal Satolli to-
morrow.
Chicago, July 17.-Rev. DR.. Butler of
Chicago, whose sudden death in Rome
on the eve of his conservation as bish-
op. is announced, was one of the best
known eccIesiastics in the west. He
was chaplain of the famous Irish brig
ade commanded by Gen. Mulligan dur
ing the civil war. DR.. Butler was sec
retary and chancellor of the diocese of
Chicago under Bishop Duggan. The
reverend doctor was celebrated for his
marVellously beautiful voice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
TO ARREST DEBS.
His Failure to Reach His Destination
Probably Saved Him.

Fairmount. w. Va, July 17.-The fail
ure of Eugene V. Debs to reach here at
noon caused much disappointment
among the miners, but may have pre-
vented trouble, as it is said the operat-
ors intended to have him arrested.
He will positively be here tonight, the
miners say, and address a meeting al
which Ratchford and Sovereign will al
so be present. This afternoons meeting
was addressed by w. D. Mahon of De-
troit, president of the National Associa-
ton of Street Railway Employees. A
secret meeting has been arranged al
the Willow Tree mines tomorrow. A mo-
ton will be made not to go to work on
Monday and it is expected to carry.
Thirteen organizers are said to have
got into the MonOgah mines under guise
of applying for work Three car loads
of Pennsylvania men came in this
morning and much excitement prevails.
There is a greater feeling of unrest in
FairEnount at present than at any time
since the strike was declared and the
operators admit that the situation is
grave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
LABOR RIOTS FEARED.
Thousands Idle at Valparaiso and
Trouble is Look For.

New York, July ia dispatch to The
Herald from Valparaiso says:
There is a general fear here that q repe-
tition of the bloody labor riot af 1890
when scores of rioters were shot down
and killed by the police and militia, is at
hand. The situation is critical 1t was
brought about by the action of the mayor
of Valparaiso in ordering one thousand
workshops closed, thereby throwing
thousands of men out of employment
Unless something is done Immediately
to provide for the idle thousands, serious
trouble will result. The authorities only
queIled the riots of 1890 after a great loss
of life. The rioters at that time looted
many stores to obtain food and clothing,
and the result was the police and militia
were called out to put end to the
troubles. Scores of men were shot down
and cut down in the streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
HOPPERS IN SIBERIAN co.
They Destroy M. B. Tomblin's Entire
Corn Crop

NJ. B. Tomblin of Goodlano, Kan, who
is well known over the state on account
of his connection with the defunct Good
land State bank, has written Editor Cow
gill of the Kansas Farmer that grasshop-
pers have destroyed his entire corn crop
in Sherman county within the last few
days. He states that a number of the
farmers in his vicinity have suffered like
wise.
hoppers in Sherman county, Secretary Co
burn of the state board of agriculture
stated today that while grasshoppers
might appear to some extent in different
localities, there was no possibility of
grasshopper pest this year. Mr. Tomb
Inns locality is but a speck on the map of
Kansas" said Mr.. Coburn, land what
happens there are not liable to affect the
state in general"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
| One Hundred Democrats Assemble
to Ratify the Fusion Agreement

The Democratic convention was called
to order at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
and T. NJ. Hanley was chosen tempor-
airy chairman, and Leo Won Langen,
temporary secretary.
conference committee of five was
appointed by order of the convention
as follows: Messrs. Lee Jones, E. w.
Whipple, JOS. T. Ward, T. NJ. Hanley,
and VIM. Roberts. While the conVen-
ton was awaiting action the Populist
conference committee consisting of
Messrs. Geo. Wagner, D. NJ. Howard,
J. w. Stewart, Geo. w. Clark and
Frank Herald, and the Silver Republi-
can conference committee consisting
of Messrs. Tom James, Geo. H. Evans,
w. A. Kearney, J. ]. Miller and VIM.
r. HaZen, filed into the room and were
given places in the adjoining room.
The three conference committees then
went into secret session to determine on
what terms fusion will be effected. Just
before adjournment the convention was
addressed by Mr.. S. T. Cromwell, who
said:
II move that this convention instruct
its conference committee to demand of
the other committees that the Demo-
era is be allowed to nominate the sheriff
and that that man shall be Bob KEEP
ley
20, that's not necessary said Lee
Jones, and the convention adjourned
for half an hour to await the report Of
the conference committees.
The convention is being held in the
Democratic f1ambeau club rooms and
there are about 100 delegates in attend
ance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17

strike it will be largely in the nature
of a sympathy strike. The miners in
the district now affected by the strike
ought to win. Their wages are much
below what are paid in Kansas, so low
in fact that man can hardly exc out
living on them. My own mines in IL
linois are idle, but under the circum-
stances have sympathy with the min
ers. Men can't work when they have
hardly food to eat.
Il would ra ther see the wages higher
and a few cents added to the price of
coal. In my opinion, the strike will not
last two weeks longer. The eastern
railroads will get tied up with a short
age. of coal and will likely demand that
the operators come to time and make
compromise with the miners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
OUR KICK HEARD,
New York Takes Action Toward
Providing For Her Own
Waits.

Albany, N Y, July 1.-THE state board
of charities passed a resolution today to
the effect that the state was in position
to take care of all its waits The resolu-
tion was called forth by a newspaper dis
patch from Kansas saying that waits
were being sent there from this state in
such numbers as to be nuisance.
1T is the opinion of this board" says
the resolution, that the state of New
York, with it's vast area and intelligent
population, is able to make adequate and
ample provision for the placing out of its
own orphans and destitute children"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Full Committee Will Meet Monday
to Settle the Tariff

Washington, July 1.-THE conferees on
the tariff bill have reached an agreement
on all the important items of disagree
ment on the tariff bill and have notified
the Democratic members that they will
be asked to meet with them on Monday
morning.
The house wins on the sugar schedule
the senate conferees yielding to the rate
of one-eighth differential on refined sugar
and also receding from the provision for
a discount on jaggery and other low
grade sugars
The conferees have agreed to the senate
rate of 11ac a pound on lead ores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
THEY WANTED PULLMANS.
Illinois Colored Militia Protest
Against Riding in Old Cars.

Springfield, Ill, July 17.-Considerable
excitement was occasioned at the Chicago
& Alton depot today by colored troops.
Ninth battalion I. N G., Chicago, refus-
ing to ride. on their return trip, in old
coaches provided by the Chicago &. Alton
railroad, claiming they were condemned
and demanding Pullman chair cars
Violence was narrowly averted by the
conductor giving the signal to go. The
troops boarded the train as it pulled out.
The delay of the soldiers train caused
delay to other trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
AN ARMY OF STRIKERS.
Striking I line ois Miners Marching
Across the Country in q Body

St. Louis. July IA special telegram
to the Post-Dispatcf from Glen Carbon,
Ill, 2 p. m, says the miners have quit
work and Joined the marching strikers
from Staunton and Mt. Olive, who ar
rived here yesterday and the combined
forces are now making preparations to
march to COllinsville, CaSeyville, Troy,
O'FallOn, Belleville and other places in
the Bellevi1le district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
POWDERLY GOES IN.
He is Named for Commissioner of I'M
migration Today.

Washington, July 1.-THE president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Terrence V. Powderly of PennsyIva-
mia, to be commissioner general of i'm
migration.
TIC be collectors of internal revenue
Frederick E. Coyne of Illinois, for the
First district of Illinois; David a. Num-
for the Fifth district of Tennessee.
George w. Heist, register of the land
office, Sydney. Neb
Charles s. Johnson of Alaska, to be
United States district attorney of
Alaska
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17

sides. The badge decided on will be got
ten up in the Festival colors, making an
attractive Festival ornament.
The Journal will print cut of Mr.
Torringtons badge as soon as plate is
made of it. 1t is very popular with the
members of the Carnival committee who
have seen it.
Every member of the committee is ur-
gently requested to meet at the CONNER
cial club rooms next Monday night.