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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-17
II IS 4 WORLD RECORD
Immense Financial Power Of the
United States.
GROWTH IS WONDERFUL
Investigation by the Comptroller OF the
Deposit Accounts, Loans and Re-
sources of the Combined Banks
OF the Country.

Washington, Nov. 16--Charles G.
Dawes. comptroller of the currency, has
just made public the results of the In
Vestlgation which he has made into
the number of loans and deposit ac-
count rates of interest and resources
OF the combined banks of the United
States in the years 1889, 1894 and 1899.
In collecting this data nearly 10000 re-
ports from banks have been examined
and compiled.
The investigation into a number OF
loans and deposit accounts and aver
age leans and deposits is the first ever
made covering the United States in
reference to the national hank system.
The results of this investigation indi-
Gates magnitude Of banking resourc-
es and rate Of growth in number of
deposit accounts which is unparalleled
IN the financial history Of the world.
The comptroller states that the re
suits for the combined banks are care
fully estimated upon the basis of ratios
found to exist in the reporting banks,
and that they may be regarded as sub
stantially accurate. He is careful to
call attention to the fact that the
number of deposit accounts and loans
given in his figures must not be con-
FUSED with the number of depositors
and borrowers. since the same individu-
al may have loans and deposits in sew
eral banks. each Of which would make
a. separate report to the comptroller
While, therefore, the actual number Of
borrowers and depesitors is much less
than the number of loans and deposit
accounts, the growth in the latter is
evidence Of the general growth in the
individual depositors and borrowers.
The general deductions from the, in
vestigation covering the last ten years
are given by the comptroller as follows:
First, that the number of individual
depositors in the banks of the United
States is constantly increasing. as in
dicated by the regular increase in the
number Of deposit accounts Of the
combined banking systems, estimated
as follows:
July Il, 1888. 7os banks reporting
67Os,971; July IS, 1894, 9,50S banks re-
porting S,s93.766;- June 30, 1899, 1882
banks reporting II, 432,636. III
The estimated grand total for the
year 1899, based upon banks reporting
and statistics as to nen-Peporting
banks obtained from tax returns to
the commissioner of internal revenue
shows 13, 153,s74 deposit accounts In 49,
SO4 banks. E7 sses~3
Second, that there is a demand from
borrowers for the use of the greater
proportion of deposits of banks, and
while the number of Individual borrow
ers Is increasing, the depositOrs great-
ly outnumber the borrowers and the
increase in the number of depositors,
as indicated by the rate Of increase in
fContinued IN Page Zen, j.
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A Brutal Murder.

ST Louis, Nov. ia special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dexter, Mo-, says
that Rev. Jesse Moore. living six miles
south of here, was found in bed to-day
with the top of his head either blown
off with a gun or beaten in with a club.
An adult son. who slept in the sans
room in another bed declared he had
not heard a noise The minister was one
of the best-known Methodist preachers
in Southeast Missouri. Officers are in
Sestigating.
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Tho End of the World.

London, Nov. 16.-In Russia the leo
mid displays caused a panic in many
places. 1t was believed that the end
of the world had come. Churches were
open all night long and hundreds of
thousands spent their nights in the
open air, fearing earthquakes and a
general cataclysm. There are even ru-
mors that in some villages Russian
parents murdered their children to save
them from an expected worse fate.
There was rather a brilliant display
between ? and o'clock Thursday
morning at Berlin
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Leonids MAY BE Late.

San Francisco. Nov. 16-Professor
James E. Keller, director of the Lick
observatory, Mount Hamilton. teiegraphs
the associated press as follows:
The sky was visible at intervals last
nignt Some leenids We're seen. but the
number was not unusual. The main
swarm may be day or two later, other
wise possibly a whole year, or it may fail
altogether, as In 1776"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-17
Bond Offerings.

New York, Nov. 16-At the close of
business Deputy Assistant Treasurer
Muhlman announced that the offerings
for the day amounted to s2,Sa4200 princi-
pal. or s3,269 29S. IS with premium and in
terest. There were only Is separate offer
ings, the smallest of which was $500 and
the largest 100000. OF the 5 per cents
$4,000 worth were surrendered and of
the four per cents S2,479,00O.
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A Hasty Ransackins.

Buffalo, N. r., Nov. 16,-It was learn
ed at the office Of the Lake Shore road
that the door of the express car was
broken in by the robbers with a heavy
brake wheel while the messenger in
general charge was in car ahead.
T. T. Gould, general manager of the
United States Express company, said
he was unable to state whether the rob-
bers had taken any booty.
Before the car left Cleveland it was
locked. G.. l.. Ingham, the messenger
who had general charge of it, was in a
car ahead. He had no occasion to visit
this car after 1t left Cleveland"
A glance into the car while it stood
in the New York Central train sheds
showed that the robbers gave its con-
tents a thorough, though hasty, ran
sackinc
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A Shower Of Meteors.

Denver Colo. Nov. ia shower of
meteors was observed this morning at
University park by Dean Howe and a
corps of assistants, but there was MOTH
ing like the number that had been eX-
pected. Photographs were taken. About
/ o'clock the leonids commenced to
shoot, but rapid work did not commence
until nearly o'clock. One company of
watchers counted GO leonids in Is min
ItaS
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CONSPIRACY CASES.
Buffet Says He Will Continue to Work
for the Monarchy,

Paris, Nov. 16.--In the senate to-day,
sitting as a high court of justice, NJ.
Fallieries. the president, began the in
terrogation of the witnesses in the con-
spiracy eases. NJ. Andre Buffet at first
would not answer the questions put to
him, but made speeches explaining at
length his aims and affirming that the
plot had no connection between the
royalist and other leagues. He con-
cluded with saying:
You can deal US a blow personally,
but that will not change popular feel
ing"
Replying to questions, NJ Buffet de-
clared his intention to work unceas-
ingly for the restoration of the mon
archy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-17
Wrecked a House.

Crescent City, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-By the
falling of an aerolite seven miles south
of Crescent City the residence of John
Meyers was partially wrecked and the
neighborhood was panic-Gtricken. The
meteor came from a point in the sky
north end of the house, tearing away
a part of the upper story. The aerolite
buried itself in the ground about three
feet from The foundation
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-17

photographs were secured by Professor
Hough at Northwestern university. oW-
ing to the brilliancy of the moon al tne
time of the observations no ieon1ds
FAINTER than star of the second mag
nitude could he seen Three particu-
larry bright ones were observed.
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Orllared to EolIoW

London, Now I7.--Aecording to the
Bombay correspondent of the Daily
Mail. a small Russian warship passed
Alden yesterday l(Thursday) bound for
the Persian gulf, and the British third
class cruiser Pomone has been ordered
to proceed thithei.
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Two Steam ers.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 16.-The 0. r. &
N. company has let a contract for two
fast stern wheel freight and passenger
steamers to be run between this city
and The Dalles. 1t is stated that the
steamers are to be put on the Columbia
in order to relieve the rail line, which
is taxed to it's utmost capacity.
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A Disappointment.

Washington, Nov. 16.--The government
observers at the naval observatory last
night report that the display of leonids
and neteors was disappointment. But
six or eight meteors were observed.
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knights of Labor.

Boston, Nov. 16.-The delegates to the
general assembly of the Knights. of La
Dor were entertained by the municipal
government this afternoon on an -ex-
cursion down the harbor. No morning
session was held
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Chicago, Nov. 16.-Thirty meteors were
reported in sight in the eastern sky just
before dawn this morning and several
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
TO BE CONTINUED.

SHOULD REMAIN SPINsTERs.-The
wo nan who proudly declares that she
cannot even hem a pocket handker-
chief, never made up bed in her life,
and adds with simper that she's
"been in society ever since she was
15," should not marry. And there
are others.
The woman who would rather nurse
a pug dog than a baby.
The woman who wants to refurnish
her house every spring.
The woman who buys for the mere
pleasure of buying.
The woman who thinks men are
angels and demigods.
The woman who would rather die
than wear a bonnet two seasons old.
The woman who thinks that the
cook and the nurse can keep house.
The woman who wants things just
because "other women" have them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
FATTY WALSH.
Every Day He Put Penny In Each Clean
Childish Hand.

Childish Hand.
Monroe, n. C., Journal.
One sees many queer things in the
large New York papers, some come
dies, but mostly tragedies, illustrating
some point in the composite character
of humanity. We have not lately
seen more interesting item than this,
regarding noted local politician of
the great city:
"Thomas Power Walsh, better known
to the world at large at Fatty Walsh,
died suddenly last night of heart dis
ease at his home, As Madison street.
\ Mr.. Walsh returned from his
Office at 6 o'clock last night. AS he
got to the corner of Madison and Olive
streets there was the usual scramble
among the children in the neighbor-
hood to reach him first and show him
that their hands were clean. Each
evening at o'clock for the past five
wears Fatty Walsh has stood at that
corner and put one cent in each clean
childish hand extended him. The
right as we'll as the left hand has al
ways been thus rewarded, and MIR.
Walsh rarely got away with a smaller
outlay than so cent"
The paper goes on to say that Fatty
Walsh was a popular Irishman, and
like all the sons of Erin, a wit, an Of
flee holder, a jovial companion and
stauncn friend; but reading between
the lines of the above paragraph we
learn that he was more than that-he
was philosopher and a philanthropist.
He possessed three cardinal virtues,
charity, the love of cleanliness, and
the love of children. Because of these
virtues he was a philanthropist, and
philosopher because he perceived that
to bestow charity, even upon the chill
dren whom he loved, he should make
it dependent upon some effort to theirs
though it was only that required to
keep their hands clean. We don't see
the like of Fatty Walsh every day, and
we are sorry that his acquaintance
should not have been formed till after
his death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

easiest thing in the world. If you had
ever played Robert Schumann or Liszt
on the piano you would know what diff
fculty is.
"Really9" said the manager dryly.
"You are the first person I have heard
say that telegraphing was an easy ac'
complishment. However, there is moth
ing like practical test. Do you think
you know enough of telegraphing to fill
a situation as operator if had one to
offer your"
81 think so, answered the girl with
confidence
"Wen, we shall see. Would you mind
sitting over at this table,"
The girl rose, peeling off her gloves
as she approached the table. The man
ager. placing his finger on the key of a
telegraph instrument, ratified off a
quick, nervous call. which was answer
ed Then he proceeded to chatter forth
a message to the operator at the other
end.
"Oh, no, no, no, mol" interrupted
the girl. Don't say that.
Don't say what?" asked the man
ager in astonishment, forgetting for the
moment that what was mere instru-
mental chatter to the lay mind was in
telligible to her.
Don't tell the operator to begin
slowly. but ask him to send the mes
sage as fast as he can.
The manager smiled
"Oh. very we'll, he said
A moment later the sounder was din
ming away its short, brazen monotone,
as if it were a clockwork mechanism
that had gone wrong and was rapidly
running down. The fine, firm. pretty
hand of Miss McClintoch flew over the
paper, leaving in its train trail OF
writing, the letters heavily made, but
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
Connie Maxwell Orphanage.

Greenwood correspondence of The
News and Courier: The trustees of
Connie Maxwell orphanage held their
annual meeting at that institution at 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Superin-
tendent Vass presented his annual re-
port, which showed flourishing and
satisfactory condition of affairs per-
tanning to the general management.
The old officers of the board were all
reelected and routine business was
transacted. Superintendent Vass then
rendered his resignation, to 60 into ef-
feet October /, or at the discretion of
the board. After full discussion the
trustees passed a resolution declining
to accept the resignation of Superin-
tendent Vass. Only one of the Is
members of the board of trustees was
absent. These facts, without details,
are all that your correspondent can
obtain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

as plain as print to read. the style of
the writing being that now taught to
girls throughout Europe, and which is
as different as possible from the hair
line, angular hand which ladies wrote
30 years ago.
The manager stood by with folded
arms, watching sheet after sheet being
rapidly thrown off. The silence of the
room was unbroken save by the tintin-
nabulation of the jabbering machine.
At last he reached forward his hand and
interrupted the flow of dots and dashes
Miss McClintock looked up at him
and said with some trace Of anxiety in
her voice:
"Of course l could write faster if
had fountain pen. always use a
stylo. and the dipping into the inkstand
delays me. as I am not accustomed to
it.
The manager smiled, but said moth
ing. He examined sheet after sheet in
silence, then put them on the table.
Taking up one of the newspapers that
lay on his desk. he folded it once or
twice, and. placing his hand on the key.
he rapidly transmitted an order to the
unseen operator to write out what was
about to be telegraphed to him and
bring the sheets to the managers room.
"Now, Miss Elinor. he said, would
you mind telegraphing part of this col
umn and do it as fast as you can2"
The girl placed her right hand on the
ebony knob of the brass lever, holding
the folded paper with her left in such a
manner that she might read clearly the
small type on the sheet before her: Un-
der her expert manipulation the words
flew over the wire until at last there
came break
Hold on. jabbered back the man
at the other end of the wire. Don't
be in such deuce of a hurry"
"Oh. dear!" exclaimed the young
woman with q shade of annoyance in
her voice, as if she feared the pausing
would be attributed to her lack of clear
ness. The manager said nothing, but
INDUCED in silent inward laugh, as
! was habit with him, for. ruling
many, he had to keep stern face to
the world and enjoy what mirth came
his way without outward semblance of
it. After several breaks the manager
said:
"That is quite enough, thank you. >
And few minutes later young man
entered the room with the sheets in his
hand, which he gave to the manager,
opening his eyes somewhat when he
saw seated at the table slim young
girl, bewilderingly pretty. When the
young man had left them once more
alone in the room, the manager said:
81 must admit I am astonished at
your expertness. 1t may not be strictly
businesslike to acknowledge so much to
one whom I am about to make the
hardest bargain I can with, but per-
haps you will not take advantage of the
confession. You are very good teleg-
raphist indeed, Miss Elinor. I must
express my admiration Of the way in
which you have faced the realities of
life. We like to think our girls so re-
sourceful that they can fill with credit
to themselves any position which fate
assigns to them, whether it is in the
Office Of a merchant or the Darlors Of
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-23

a cake walk at Enid, O. T., broke ~
In race riot. Three white men aud q
number OF Negroes we're wounded, four
of the latter fatally.
The last stone In Fayette's magnli-
cent new courthouse was laid Saturday
and 1t is hoped to have the building
completed by July I.
Matt Eaves, OF Woodford, got drunk,
fell asleep on the Kentucky river bank
and rolled 10. His body was found by
a negro man near Tyrone.
The 18th annual encampment of The
department of Kentucky, Grand Army
of the Republic, will be held at Glas-
gov today and tomorrow.
A mother and her sou were killed at
their home at Middleburg, o aud the
house burned to hide the crime. Sus-
picion falls on another son.
The court OF appeals affirmed the
decision of the Shelby court tining the
c & O. $500 for not providing a sepa-
rate coach for colored people.
A Negro was killed and three white
men we're wounded in fight at Joplin.
Mo, caused by a remark made by
white men to the Negroes wife.
Two of Frank Rollins daughters have
died of fever within week and seven
other members of the family are down
with IL at his home 10 Woodford.
1t is stated at Washington that the
proposition to the Filipinos contem-
plates the setting up OF a government
now 10 effect In Cuba and Porto Rico.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-23

The origin Of strange wooden can
non recently dug up in Chicago and
presented TO the Historical society.
about which nothing is known save
that II is doubtless a relic OF the early
days OF Chicago, is probably explained
by Alexander Beaubien, who antedates
almost everything about the city eS-
sept the ground on which IL stands.
Somewhere back in the SOS" said the
old man. John and Martin Noble, two
brothers, Englishmen. had a wooden
gun about five or elk feet long, bound
with iron hoops. which they used for
duck shooting. They'd carry the gun,
or cannon. down to the lake, where
there used 10 be thousands OF ducks,
load it-they'd put in a couple Of pounds
Of shot-and aim it at the middle OF
one OF the big focks that covered the
water. I've seen them kill as many aS
100 ducks at a single shot" The can.
non, which is Of black walnut. and six
feet long, was presented 20 the Chi
cago Historical society by Thomas JEFF.
fry. II was discovered by workmen
70 feet below the present level Of the
street.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-23
BRIEF NEWS NOTATION.

The Knights Templar will meet next
year in Cynthiana.
Frank Gould, of New York, has y
dogs said to be worth $4,000.
IL is said that the l.. Il n. will move
its shops from Bowling Green TO Paris
Tenn.
Five murder cases are on the docket
of the Woodford court that began yes
terday.
The Supreme court reversed the dis
trict court in the Monon case and sci
the sale aside.
A New York banker was stabbed In
the neck by tramp, who DID not ike
the food be was given.
The grave OF the wife of Ex-Secreta'
ry Whitney, was planted with torpedoes
to prevent its Dissertation.
AC. Il o. engine exploded at Mays
Vile and injured Alley Maddox so bad
ly he had to have leg amputated.
The Nicaragua Canal commissioners
have finally agreed that the proposed
waterway would cost sl25, 100000.
William Warren, OF St. Louis, is
wanted for poisoning his wife, whom he
charged with being untrue TO him.
Mrs. James Wood, OF Esom Hill, Ca,
shot and killed Negro who was trying
to enter her room through window.
Lexington is to have another invest
ment company. which, when In opera
tion, will give the city seven compa-
MES.
Miss Maud Adams took In $4,000 In
a two weeks engagement In Romeo
and Juliet at the Empire Theatre, New
York.
S. NJ. FELTON,, receiver and general
manager of the q. a c., will resign TO
become president OF the Chicago a
Alton.
James T. Hedges, of Cynthiana, was
elected Right Eminent Grand Com
mander Of the Kentucky Knights
Templars.
The Knights Templars voted an
appropriation OF $4,000 tor the Ma
tional conclaye, which meets at Louis
vile Ia 1901.
Lexlngton's Negro editor, II. c. o.
Benjamin, has been held 10 answer a
charge OF criminal libel, brought by a
Negro woman.
The American line steamer, Paris,
went ashore In a fog OF Falmouth, Eng.
early Sunday morning, but $50 passen :
ger were saved.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-23
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS.

Ex-Representative Roberts says that
Scott will unquestionably go for Goe-
bel.
The president Is back In Washing
ton after two weeks sojourn at Hot
Springs, Va.
Gov. Mount, of Indiana, a republi-
can. has declared himself in favor oil
free trade as a remedy for trusts. 1--WE
must have competition. says he, "even
10 it comes from abroad"
II was decided by lot the order In
which the gubernatorial candidates
shall speak at the meeting of the Bime-
tallic League and it will be in this
order, Hardin, Goebel, Stone.
Commissioner Wilson, Of the internal
revenue bureau, has issued a circular
letter to collectors prohibiting the
designation of persons not commission
ed or bonded as such to act as store
keepers and gaugers.
There hrs been some talk at Frank
fort OF an extra session OF the Legisla-
ture TO amend the revenue law so as TO
make 1t easier 20 collect taxes from the
national badks, but Auditor Stone and
Gov. Worthington say that the present
law is sufficient.
Mr.. Bruce Miller, late of the Bour-
bon News, has connected himself with
the Kentuckian Citizen, Mr.. VIM.
Remington having withdrawn from the
concern. Col. J. G.. Craddock will re-
main the editor. Swift Champ will be
associated with Walter Champ In the
publication of the News.
The Republican Caucus Committee
OF the House, to arrange a scheme OF
currency reform, has decided that the
redemption of all government ooliga-
tions be in gold upon demand; that
greenbacks when redeemed for gold
should be reissued only for gold; that
national banks should be permitted TO
issue notes to the par value OF their
Government bonds deposited In the
Treasury and that the minimum capi-
tai of national banks should be $4,000
instead of $50, 900 as at present.
John S. Potter, a famous anti-slavery
agitator and former congressman, died
at East Troy, Wis, aged 81 years. He
was one of the founders OF the republic
can party and was known as Bowie
Knife Potter. For remarks made In
Congress Roger A. Pryor challenged
him TO a duel. Potter chose Bowie
knives as weapons, which were prompt
ly objected TO by the other side, and In
consequence the matter was dropped.
From the time OF this incident Potter
was given that sobriquet.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-23

1t has been more than a week since
Senator Goebel pronounced Mr.. Har'
diu's statement that he (Goebell had
voted for a trust bill In the Legislature
as an ''unmitigated falsehood" and al
though Mr.. Hardin has spoken at one
or two places besides having ian Or
gan," he has not attempted, so far as
we have heard, TO wipe the stigma OF
falsehood placed upon him. No wonder
Senator Lindsay signs to think OF the
change that has come over Kentuckians
when they permit such foul aspersions
on their honor.