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Show 1IIEMI"AYRE BAMt. Th rini. Ailvlee t'oneernlna; lis Poalllon ITere Inaeemrai. New YoRK,June30. Dispatches ' show that the TmicV advices concerning con-cerning the National Bank of Buenos Ayrca were Inaccurate. It appears that Uie bank only suspended suspend-ed payment of quarterly dividends, wliloh was approved at the last annual an-nual meeting. The president of the italics.-.! Bank rent a dispatch to the Argentine mlnller here In which he says the directors oT ihe lank decided to suspend tile quarter dividend until the shareholders' meeting at the end of the year authorizes the payment of a definite dividend. He adds Uiat the tank wishes by this means to consolidate itself and convert its shares into a safe Investment ro as to form a respectable reserve fund, iilE flAKCO HATlO.tAt. is the principal bam. h 7u,cnoS Ayre". The capital amounts ti about $10,000,000. The amount of deiaaslts is $45,000,000, it being Uie ilejiositnry of the national government. One of the leading merchants doing do-ing business with the Argentine Republic states that the financial condition of late lias been unsatisfactory. unsatis-factory. President Colman determined deter-mined on a policy of reform by making all necessary reductions In the expenses of Uie country and In-rtitutlu'a In-rtitutlu'a change in the management manage-ment bf the if atlor.nl Bank. This necessitated the fi3!gSatbn of certain cer-tain directors of the InstiiutioX-Tiie InstiiutioX-Tiie minister of finance, Senor Prlburn, rather than demand such resignation, retired in favor of Garcia. Iu carrying out the projected pro-jected reforms and insisting upon the resignation of certain directors, it Is supposed the suspension of payments pay-ments has been caused, but the merchants having the most Interests Inter-ests with Argentine look upon Uie movement as one which, although it may be temporarily prejudicial to many merchants In liuenos Ayre, will ultimately result in advantage to that country by putting its finances finan-ces uon as sound a hals as agricultures; which, it is said, has never Iieen more prosperous than at the present time. yfaekln lteappeara. Chicago, Juno 30. Joseph C. Mackin reappeared tills morning. He sUII asserts that he knows nothing noth-ing nloutthu aftldavlts which bear liis name and seal. Ilealh from lb Ileal. O'lliCAi.o, June 30. The registers of vital statistics w ere busy today registering deatli certificates, anil should the present rate keep up the mortality list will l larger for thi than last week. Tiie mijjfity of deaths reported today were due dl-mtly dl-mtly or i'ldirectly to heaL Tho ilealh rate among horsix, is also growing very large. Several additional deaths were reported during the evening. AUmt midnight a drinching rainstorm of half an hour's duration cooled Uie atmosphere materially. TWO DEATHS AT ST. LOl'1.1. Sr. IjOCI", June 30. Today's prostrations from thu heat numbered eight- Two were fatal. SUV STROKES AT CINl'IJMtATI. Cincinnati, June 30. There wire fifteen cases of suntrokc here today. Three were fatal. Vfa.liliislou I'nrasratih.. WasHim.ton. June 30. The Secretary or the Interior transmitted trans-mitted to the Hou-e an estimate of additional appropriations of $113,)o to carry out the provisions of Uie Disability Pension bill signed by the President Friday, SSO0.00O for surgeon's rces and $100,000 for clerk hire. Captain Kriiau, president of Uie lioard appointed to try the cruiser I'iL'aMphia, reports Uie vessel mailean aviragesifcd of 191 knots irhour over n forty-mile course le submits a written report tomorrow. to-morrow. His report insures the acceptance of tiie J'idadclp.ta, and guarantee" the constructors a premium pre-mium of $100,000. It is estimated at the Treasury Department that there was a decrease de-crease of about $10,000,000 ou the public debt since June 1st. The total decrease for the fiscal year wV S7,S00,O0O, as against $114,000,000 for Uie previous flcal year. I'rlzr rizhl. Fittskueo, June 30. A prizefight prize-fight with hard gloves took pLice near Houston, Pa., between Klnier Grant of Beaver Falls and Fred Wise of New Brighton. Ode rou nd was fought, during which Grant knocked Wise do'vn seven times, the last time knocking him Insensi ble. A young brother of Wise jumped into the ring and with the back of an ax dealt Grant a terrible blow on the back. The blow was evidently aimed at his head. Young Wise then, with a revolver In hand, ran away. Grant was not seriously hurt. The referee decided the fight a draw, murli to the dlssatisfactiGn ol Grant's adhcrcntsjannd there w as nearly a riot. Th Mil car Men. New Yomr, June 30. At a meeting of the Sugar Keflncrles Company today Theodore A. Have-meyer, Have-meyer, Charles O. Foster aud J. i:. Searles, Jr., were employed to elect William F. Havcmeyer. William Dick and Charles O. Foster as trustees. It was announced that proxies for V,9; certificates had been received, which insures the existing management retaining control. con-trol. A statement preiareil by the trustees was read, stating that they, with counsel, bad under consideration considera-tion a plan for reorganization of the company to meet all the requirements require-ments of the Statu law. The statement state-ment called attention to the fact that the court of appeals' decision was technical. While it opposed monopolies, It did not attack the principle of jiooling business of kindred Inten-st. Colonel J. C. Iteife asked for a liuanciai statement of the company's affairs and demanded, a a minority certificate holder, to Inspect the books. He was referred to the treasurer, who, the chairman said, would furnish such Information as wa thought proper to make public. Theodore Ilavemeyer said Informally Infor-mally tiiat buyers or certificates, should have informed themselves Uiat the corporation was not conducted con-ducted like a railway. It was not to be expected Uiat the earaiug,etc, would be made public though they were accessible to all certificate holders. IoKery C'oinproml.e. New Orleans, June 30. A compromise was reached today In the lottery fight. The houe bill will be pased by Uie Senate tn the form of a constitutional amendment, amend-ment, to be voted on at the next State election In 1S02, but a primary election will be held before, at which only whites shall rote on the question ques-tion of. accepting or rejecting the lottery proposition. If the vote is against, the lottery company will withdraw the offer and leave the Slate when the charter expire. lsrlr ralr Comtul.alon. Chicago, June 30. Today's meeUng of the NaUonal World's Fair commiion was brief. A com mittee was appointed to examine Uie Chicago subscripUon list. The committee on jwrmanent organization organiza-tion reported as follows: "That a board r lady managers be constituted, consti-tuted, cons istlngof one delegate and an alternate from each State, to bu recommended by the State commissioner commis-sioner and appointed by Uie President, Presi-dent, to Iw known a the Woman's Department of the Worlds Columbian Colum-bian .Exhibition. Anotlrrwas received from Gee. M. Pullman or a section of land near Pullman, but Uie commission dtcJded to receive prcrjisitIons only fitafi the local committee. The iJUCkUon of appointing a director-general unit a commissioner-general commissioner-general was discussed at seme length, and it wan finally decided to have a single head director. Garfield Park was proposed as the West Side slta .Late this afternoon a number of owners of projicrty on Michigan Avenue filed a bill in chancery in the circuit court to restrain the 7orM'ColnmbLin Exiosition from erecting'sny luildmcj on the lake front. Jllali Jink. In t...eliu(r, BOSTON, June 30. The report of the Senate investigating committee exonerates Senator Fasset frcin wrong doing. The rcjiort was adopted. The House committee finds that the West End Company did maintain main-tain a large lobby. Dinners weru given, carriages furnished members and hotel bills aid by the West End Company fur members of the LegUlstn'ei The committee condemns con-demns the corajany for lavish expenditures ex-penditures or money, and says it has aggravated the looby evils. Tbey do not find that money was spent for corrupt influence or to brllio any member. Willi thtir report re-port the committee presents a bill requiring petitioners for legislation to give a list of names erall rtous tbey employ. Shot by a Selllrj. EriNTL, June 30. Two Fiencli Inhabitants or Cobrock, near the frontier, were fired uiu today by a German sentry. They w ere gathering gather-ing firewood in a lonst ou the frontier and crossed into German territory. The sentry challenged them and ordered them to withdraw. with-draw. Ab they made no reply he fired, wounding one of them. |