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episode in the House of Assembly here
to-day. Cecil Rhodes asked for a speedy
passage of the estimates in order to en-
able him to go to Rhodesia- The other
demand. but the Ministeralists fearing
that the completion of the estimates
would be the signal for their downfall,
declined to be forced and after the pas
sage of a few votes the House proceeded
to other business.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Aug. 3.-It is
serted by a local paper that orders have
been given for the Immediate supply of
equipment and cartridges to the Orange
Free State artillery
LONDON, Aug. $1.-A petition from Th.
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~" Native Daughters.
The decoration committee has outlined
its plan for the decoration of the streets
and work will soon be commenced. The
decorations will begin at the Union depot
and continue to the end of Pacific avenue.
Six immense welcome banners and hun
dreds of stringers of waving national and
bear flags will be stretched across the
avenue.
The poles along the avenue will be dec
Grated with evergreen trees, giving it a
forest like effect. The grand arch will
be at the junction of Laurel and Pacific
avenues, al the entrance to the carnival
grounds.
The programme for the literary exercises
on Admission day at the Armory is as
follows: Selection, Hastings band: male
quartet; selections from Joaquin Miller,
orator; selection, Hastings band.
The work on the dam was commenced
to-day 1t is in the shape of the letter
A. planked on both sides and the inside
filed with sand. Ten feet apart on. the
outside of the dam will be placed box
shaped piers, also filled with sand.
The dam will be four feet high and 260
feet In width and will be built up into
the willows on the shore opposite the
tribunes In the erection of the dam
10 600 feet of lumber will be used. OppO-
site the tribunes in the center of the
river is a sandbar, which will be scraped
down and the sand graded and placed
against the bar.
tagunita de Carnival will soon be ready
for the gayly illuminated boats. All the
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Netherlands Wuman's Disarmament
League has been presented to the Queen
praying her, in the name of womanhood
and motherhood, to avoid war with the
Beers. and saying it would cast a fright
full blot upon your Majesty's most glor-
ious reign
The Daily Chronicle publishes the fol-
rUmoTed here thai tii Sir Aired MineT IS
Governor of the Cape Colony, contem-
plates dismissing the Schrener Ministry
under his spscial powers. If he does it
is feared a rebellion will break out, as
the Dutch would believe that Great
Britain is again forcing Cecil Rhodes to
the. front.
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NEGROES DYING BY SCORES.
Death Rate Among the Refugees in
the Brazos Valley Very High.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 3l.-Governor
Sayres was to-day advised that the death
rate among the negro refugees in the late
ly inundated Brazos Valley is alarmingly
great. In some counties so per cent of the
negro population are down with fevers.
and they are dying by scores Steps have
been taken to provide them with medicine
and medical assistance.
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Celebration at Sacramento.

WOODLAND, Aug. 31.-Representatives
of Sacramento Parlors, Native Sons and
Native Daughters, visited Woodland
Wednesday evening. and al a meeting of
the local parlOrs extended invitations for
the Woodland parlCrs to join the Sacra-
mento parlors in celebration of Admis-
sion Day at the State Fair. BY unani-
nous vote the Invitation was accepted.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.
Gold on Hand the Most in the His
tory of the Country.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-To-day's S
treasury statement shows that the amount
of net gold on hand is $247, $50, ,601. This is
the largest al tini amount on n, hand at any one
next largest amount having been $24e, ,s73.-
026 on December 81, 1898. This situation
is accounted for by the fact that during
the last two weeks or more the revenues
of the Government, of which from so to 80
per cent are paid in gold, have largely
exceeded the expenditures.
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CONSTITUTION STANDS.
Belgian Chamber of Deputies Refuses
to Revise thc Law.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 31.-The Belgian
Chamber of Deputies to-day rejected
motion to revise the constitution, the vote
standing 90 against 81. The motion was
intended to pave the way for a universal
suffrage bill.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails 10 cure
z. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
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WTighrs Indian YGgetahlG Pill2

Are acknowledged BY thousands of persons
who have used them for forty years to cure
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTI-
PATTON Torpid Liver Weak Stomach, Plm-
pies ard purify the blood.
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CHICAGO. Aug. 3L-The Orphans downed
the Champions to-day in the seventh inning
when Willis passed two men to first and was
was clean throughout, many brilliant plays
being made on both sides Attendance 750
Score:
Clubs r. H, z.
Batteries-Grifhth and Chance; Donahue,
Willis and Clarke. Umpires-O' Day and Nc
Donald.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. S1.-The Perfectos won to-
day by punching their hits in the second in
ming. Young invincbe after the first in
tendance, 1900. Score:
Clubs r. H. E.
St. Louis ........................,"s s /
Df2ie Battepies-Young and criger McGinety and
Smith. Umpires-Manassau and Connolly.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 31.-It looked like New
Yorks game, when in the first with six hits.
five runs scored but in the fourth Pitts
burg with five hits, equaed this and had the
game well in hand after that. Attendance. 1900.
Score:
Clubs R. H. e.
Batteries-Tannehill and schriver; Seymour
and Wilson. Umpires- swartwood and Hunt.
CINCINNATI Aug. S.-Orth invincble
after the first inning to-day while Taylor was
hit hard throughout the game. Delehantys
and Cross fielding were features. Attendance,
1888. Score:
Clubs X. H. E.
Philadelphia Observation-Disclosures. 10 ]
Batteries-Taylor and Wood; Orth and Nc
Farand. Umpires-Emslie and Dwyer.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 31.-The Colonels rallied
in the ninth, but their errors had given Wash
ington a lead they could not overcome The
baseball season in Louisville will close Sat
urday. The remaining sixteen games scheduled
for this city have been transferred President
Dreyfuss claims the club has been losing 5000
"a day, and that the strain is more than the
directors care to stand. Attendance. 800. Score:
Clubs X. H. e.
Louisville .'..............'....'.... 10
Batteries-Zimmer and Powers; Mcfarland
and Roach. Umpres-Gaflney and Latham.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 31..The Clevelands forced
the Brooklyns to play uphill game for FIVE
innings to-day, but after that it was a run
away affair. With the bases full in the third.
Sullivan hit for a double, bringing in all the
scored by Cleveland during the game.
The game was called in the ninth on account
of darkness Attendance, HOO. Score
Clubs R. II. e.
Brooklyn ............................s IA D
Batteries-Schmidt and Duncan Hughes and
Farrell. Umpires-Snyder and McGarr
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\ ANITA CRUZ, Aug, 31.-The Admis-
sion day celebration and the Veni-
\ tian Water Carnival are the only
] topics among the Native Sons and
y Native DauphterS
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PITTSBURG, Aug. Sit looked like New
York's game, when in the first with six hits,
five runs were scored but in the fourth Pitts
burg with five hits, equaled this and had the
game we'll in hand after that. Attendance, 1900.
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 31.-Orth was invincble
after the first inning to-day while Taylor was
hit hard throughout the game. Delehantys
and Cross fielding features. Attendance
1532 Score:
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Batteries-Griffth and Chance Donahue
Willis and Clarke Umpires-O Day and Nc
Donald.
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ST. LOUIS. Aug. 31.-The Perfectos won to-
day by punching their hits in the second in
ming Young was invincbe after the first in
ming and the Orioles were at his mercy At
tendance, 1900. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
MOVEMENTS OF sTOCKs AMI BONDS.
Stock Market is Intensely Dull All
Through sntnrday's Session.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The stock market
was intensely duh throughout today's
short session and net changes extended be-
yond fractions only in rare instances. AS
the bears had sold the market short in
view of the bank statement, the evening
up OF their contracts when 1t appeared
closely conforming to stimate created a
demand which rallied the market from
earlier depression and brought prices in
fact that Monday is a holiday had an effect
in keeping Stock exchange operations at a
minimum. The report OF a death from yell
low fever in New Orleans and the Texas
ouarantines caused weakness in the rail-
roads in the south, notably Illinois Central,
Brooklyn Transit. Tennessee Coal, the Re-
public Steel stocks and American Tobacco
led a rise before the bank statement came
out.
terday OF activity In Vanderbilts, there
was only a single sale in the first hour of
Northwe stern and of Omaha, the latter at
a gain OF q point. New York Central did
not appear on the tape at all until the sec
active in the late dealings and advanced !
per cent. The stock market has shown the
effects this week OF proht-taking by the
organized pools, which were active last
week I'm advancing the prices of certain
railroad stocks. Those stocks have suffered
most a%cutely, but the whole list has shown
an increasing disposition to sag.
Early In the week the pools were sharply
manipulating the industrial specialties to
sustain prices and cover the realizing going
on. The short interest in some of the In
dustrials was sensitive to the upward
movement and was inclined to cover, help
ing the strength. The various professional
maneuvers were the surface indications OF
the elimination OF the recent bull move
ment and the market lapsed into dullness
and neglect after they had been concluded
There was no heavy liquidation In evidence
outside the speculative proflt-taking and
the market took on the condition of leth-
argy and sluggishness which indicates the
contentment of the mass of holders of Sc
| curit!es and the unwillingness OF buyers to
raise their bids.
This has not prevented the rise OF a rail-
road stock here and there from Individual
| cases, Earnings OF railroads continue Il
show unprecedented results, hut there is nc
] policy heretofore shown by railway man.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Loss IN SURPLUS RESERVE.
Weekly Statement of the New York
Clearing House Banks.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The Financier
says: The statement of the New York
clearing house banks for the week ending
September 2 shows as had been anticipated,
a loss in surplus revenue, due to opera
lions with the treasury and the interior.
The decrease in money held above legal
requirements aggregated about 20 per cent,
and, as there is no reason to expect a diff
ferent statement for q week or two to come,
the outlook favors q firmer tone in money.
The banks have apparently reached a po-
sition where they cannot expand their bust
ness further, and If the demand for money
from the west and south attains considera-
BILE proportions, contractions in outstanding
commitments are inevitable.
The loans of the banks have been reduced
steadily since the opening of July, the de-
crease up to the present having been forty
millions. Deposits show heavier falling
off. The result OF these contractions,
however, as reflected in excess cash, Is
seen in an enlargement of reserve of only
S., 900, 900. These are the con-
ditions under which the banks face a de-
mand, the extent of which is in doubt, for
money needed to move the crops. Still, the
outlook Is not as dubious as might be in
ferred. The interior institutions are
much stronger than at this time last year,
and tho decline of foreign exchange rates
| forecasts what may be expected If rates
show a tendency to rise beyond a reason
able figure. At this time last year the re-
serves of the New York banks were only
| SIS, 900, 900 higher than at present, and fell tc
81, $50, 900 on September II, but &
month later, owing largely to golt
imports and treasury operations, the ex.
cess reserve had risen to about $50, 600, 900
The movement OF money to the west thL
year will probably be much less than last
but in any event, the method of recuperatiol
then employed is easier Of accomplishment
now. The principal feature in the presen
statement, aside from the loss OF S., 272, 60
in cash, is the decrease of IS, 341, 800 in de
posits. Loans, in the face of considerabl
stock exchange activity, AVE contracts
1926, 800. Circulation for the week ha
increased S22s,4 400.
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Raising Money for Free raj

HURON, s. D., Sept. 2.-(Special)-Ed j.
Miller, secretary Of the Soldiers Home
coming committee, has received a draft for
81, 100 from Hughes county, and 81, 800 from
Brown county, their apportionment OF the
fund being raised to bring the first regiment
from San Francisco to South Dakota. The
apportionment to Beadle county is $1,000,
and this amount the committee is now rails
ing. The banks Of the city will advance
the money, making a very low rate of in
%terest, the paper to be bankable and matur-
ing on March /, 1901. other counties are
busy raising their proportion of the fund.
and 1t seems quite probable that the amount
necessary will soon be raised.
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.-wHEAT-Lower;
No. 2 red cash. elevator, Csc; track, soc;
September, 6S%c: December, 71a71hc; May,
75&c; No. 2 hard, 67Q69c; receipts, 4S,567
busheIs.
CoRN-Higher; No. . cash, sOc; track,
3lc: September, 30%c; December, 273sc; May,
2SlRc.
OATs-Higher; No. 2 cash, 2l1ac; track,
22c; September, 21%c; May, 229sc; No. 2
white. 251au26c.
RYE-Easy at 52hc.
METALS-Lead, quiet at $4.521k. spelter,
dull at $40.
POULTRY-steady; chickens. 7asc: tur-
keys. 9a10c; ducks and geese, 52@6c.
BUTTER-Quiet, creamery, 17q2lc; dairy,
bale.
EGGS-weak at 11hc.
FLOUR-Unchanged.
SEEDS-Timothy, quiet, s2.45 for prime;
$2.OOl2.2 20 for ordinary; flaXseed, higher, A.14.
CORNMEAL-Steady, 81. 7501.S0.
BRAN-Ffrm; sacked lots, east track, COO.
HAY-Steady; timothy, S.oGq1O.0o; prairie.
WHISKY-steady, s1.22.
IRON-COTTON ~TIES-Quiet, $1.15.
HEMP TWINE-Quiet, sc.
BAGGING-Quiet, 6g6%c.
PROVISIONS-Dry salt meats, steady;
boxed shoulders. $3.50; extra shorts, $3.50:
clear ribs, S5,621R; clear Sides, S5.75
bacon, boxed shoulders, s75; extra
REcEf1iPTs-Flour, 5000 bills; wheat,
1900 bu.; corn, 5000 bu.; oats, $1,000 blu.
SHIPMENTS-Flour, 5000 bbls.; wheat,
1000 bu.; corn, 100000 bu.; oats. 5000 blu.
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. FRANKFORT, Sept. 2.-On the bourse to.
day locals were in good demand and
harder. Foreign securities were fairly
steady. Spanish "a were easier. Americans
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-Prices on the bourse
today were firm under the influence Of the
strength exhibited by the locals. Interna-
tionals were maintained. spanish As were
dull on Paris advicos, Americans were
quiet. Canadian Pacifcs hardened Il
closed generally irregular.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-Prices were fairly firm
on the bourse today with the exception Of
Hafirs, which were depressed, owing to un-
favorable reports In regard to the Trans
vaal crisis. Rentes were strong. Spanish
IS opened easier on realizations, recovered,
and closed firm. Portuguese securities acted
likewise. Rio Tlntos were In demand and
much harder. 3 p. m.-Closing-Three per
cent rentes. 1907 97,ac for the account. Elk
change on London, 25f 241ac for checks.
Spanish as closed 61.S1l2.
LONDON, Sept 2.-Gold premium at
Buenos Ayres, 1860.
BERLIN, Sent. 2.-Exchange on London,
20 marks, 41A for checks
LONDON, Sept. 2.-American securities
opened about on a level with New York and
remained steady all day. AS often occurs
on Saturday. the attendance was thin and
business light. The final tone was quiet but
steady. Spanish as closed at CO.'S. Amount
of bullion taken into the Bank OF England
! on balance today, Gl,0OO.
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ayers. They have continued to make ex-
traordiuary outlays for hetterment and In
many instances are inclined to pile up a
surplus against future contingencies or 10
put the surplus earnings into permanent
Improvements designed 10 cheaper the cost
Of transportation. Present high prices OF
railroad stocks have thus anticipated in
creased dividend disbursements, which in
many cases have not come.
The persistent increase OF railroad earn
ings makes the higher dividends iucreas-
inCly probable, but the actual declaration
has been In many cases more than DIS
counted. The stocks Of iron and steel COM
panies on the exchange very obstlnately
refuse to advance, owing TO n feeling that
the present conditions In iron and steel are
abnormal and necessarily transitory.
Even the buoyant tone of one stock IN
his group elected little response elsewhere.
The evidences of uneasincsH-f not OF actual
distress-in foreign financial centers are ac-
ceptcd by the bears as n symptom that
easier means will be sought in future to
satisfy their needs, So far as the immedi-
ate outlook is concerned, money conditions
are favorable to the decline in prices of Sc
c%urities. The surplus reserves Of New
York banks are unprecedentedly low for
this period of the year. Even II interior
money markets are able to supply funds to
move the crops, that will involve a cur
tailment Of supply at a source to which
New York has applied quite freely of late
for relief
The constant r~ecuperattve process of the
Banks of England, France and Germany
for many weeks past has put those great
] NtIlNtIS " al ~ AoNA bNNNNA lS-ALaN
to meet an imperative demand from New
York for gold. But 1t Is still quite obvious
that only a high rate for money here would
induce shipments of gold to New York. The
governments revenues are running far
ahead of last years corresponding period
and the outgo is much less. Had It not
been for the leaving on deposit with the
National City bank of the 5000 1000 paid by
that bank for the old custom house and
site in the city the New York money mar
ket would likely have been seriously
pinched this week.
The bond market has been quiet and
changes irregular. United States new As
advanced Il in the bid price.
The Commercial Advertisers London
financial cablegram says: There was a
small attendance and no business to speak
of in the markets here today. Americans
opened dull and had a fractional recovery
later: Spanish As were COZ; tintos, 46h; An
acondas, II 11-16. The bank bought si,OOO
gold in bars and $4,000 was taken for
Roumania. Money was wanted early; call
money was up to 2a at first, but relapsed
later to IL, too late, however, to ahect
bills.
The following are the closing quotations
for the leading stocks on the New fork
! nral ~ tndnV.
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RATE WAR TO THE SOUTHEAST
DiTercntinl which Kansas City En-
joys Over Omaha Will Probably
he Removed.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. "A determined
freight rate war is on between the Burling-
ton and Memphis railroads, in which other
Kansas City lines will soon doubtless be
forced to take a hand. The Burlington line
put in a reduced rate yesterday on packing
house products from Oman points south of
the Ohio river and east OF the Mississippi
river. The rate from Kansas City to these
points was formerly 6 cents per 100 pounds
lower than from Omaha. The Burlington
reduced the differential to 3 cents.
The Memphis railroad announces that 1t
will cut the rate 8 cents from Kansas City,
thus preserving the advantage of 6 cents
which Kansas City has long enjoyed over
Omaha. In retaliation the Burlington will
again reduce the differential 3 cents. 1t is
expected that the Memphis will keep in the
fight and a merry time is looked for.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
MINERS THREATEN CAPTAIN
Master of Bark Hunter Complains
that He WINS in Danger of
Personal Violence.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 2.-When the bark
Hunter arrived early this morning, eighteen
days from st. Michaels. with $50 miners on
board, Captain O'Brien anchored in the
stream and came ashore in a small boat for
the purpose of securing warrants for the ar
rest of his passengers, who he claims re-
belled on the way down and threatened to
string him up at the yardarm. He found on
consultation with the federal authorities that
there was no law covering the case and later
in the day his passengers were landed. The
passengers assert that they did not threaten
to lynch the captain, but admit that they
made a strong complaint about food and &C
commodations furnished them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
j 49, - lAnl llanA


CATTLE-Most of tibet cattle here today
were consigned direct to packers from
Kansas City and were not offered for sale,
so that there were not enough offered 10
make much of a test of the market. Such
cattle as were here sold readily at good,
steady prices, and the trade was soon oyer
with for the want Of more cattle to sell.
The market on cattle this week has been
in pretty good shape. The demand for
cornfed steers on the part of local pack
ers was good every day and prices entirely
satisfactory, the cattle selling as high MS
any time. Grass beef cattle also sold
ing to 2093Cc on the most desirable kinds.
During the early part of the week the re-
ceipts were quite liberal, but as a rule
there have not been enough coming to please
buyers.
Cows and helfers sold pretty, well the
early part Of the week, but values. eased
off and at the close of the week 1t is safe
to call the market l0gl5c lower on the
general run Of COW stuff. ,
Stock cattle and feeders have constituted
n large percentage of the receipts, and the
interest has conferred largely in the trade
on that kind of cattle. The country demand
was good all the week and values on the
desirable kinds had an upward tendency
so that at the close of the week 1t Is sate
to say that the market on choice cattle
is fully 10915c higher than a week ago.
Medium kinds Of cattle have not shown
are. If anything, lower than they have been
any time this season. There Is really no
demand for common feeding cattle, and
anything that would come under that mead
is verv difficult to sell at any price. Repre-
sentative sales:
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COWS n HEIFERS
AND BULLS.
STAGS.
WESTERNS.

HOGS-Lght receipts consequent upon
the sharp break in the market was a feature
Of the day. but even light receipts could not
stop the downward movement in values.
from encouraging and buyers were indtf-
ferent and bearish. The result was d sun
lower market today.
Light mixed and medium weight hogs
were fully &c lower and not very actlVe even
a+ the decline. Good light and light mixed
stuff sold largely at $.25. Will a 1870 top.
Pretty decent medium weight loads, averag-
ing right around 2+0 pounds. sold largely, at
tIi5. the same kind having sold yesterday
at S4.20 as a rule. Sklppy OF trashy ishs
The popular price for heavy hogs was
$40. with rough heavy packers down as
low as 81. OO@4. 05. Sellers were slow to make
the concession, but 1t was a Saturday and
no one felt like holding over, SO that they
had to give in and the most OF the hogs
sold in reas onably good season.
The hog market this week has experienced
the most considerable define that has taken
place in a long time. At the opening OF the
week hogs sold on an average at s4io. on
TUESDAY the market advanced TO A.42. but
then commenced the break that had been
looked forward to for some time. Values
were a shade lower on Wednesday, l5c
lower on Thursday, &c lower on Friday and
&c lower on Saturday. making a decline OF
over CSC In four days. Other markets have
Eeen equally bad. Sellers who were at
Chicago Thursday reported the market there
Of packing hogs, As ia very apt to be the
case when prices are breaking badly the
market on a good many days has been slow
and draggy, sellers fighting over every inch
| OF the ground step by step and only giving
in when compelled. Representative sales: