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FIDELITY ONLY IN NAME.
lARPER AND THE ASSISTANT
CASHIER JAILED.
f-he Ruin Widespread and the End
Not Yet Reached—Probable Call on
the Directors for $2,000,000-Har
per a Ruined Man and Deserted by
AH.
Cincinnati, June 23.—A special from
Jolumbus, 0., says: The Fidelity National
Sunk, of Cincinnati, was the accredited cor
espondent for a majority of the banks in
Dolumbus, and nearly all of them will be
osers, though not in any very large
imounts, as the sums extend all the way
'rom SSO to $15,000. The bankers here re
fuse to talk about the failure, so
jar as it relates to themselves,
uni say they are able to
lake care of -themselves, and express the
xdief that Columbus would have scarcely
jeen known in that connection, except for
ihe hasty action of Brooks, Butler & Cos. in
jetting out an attachment to secure theni
iclves in their *50,000 claim. Other ban kero
insist that the attachment is of no account,
is the wreck had already passed into the
lands of the government and was beyond
tny civil action.
THK DIRECTORS IN HOT WATER.
Mr. Trenholm, Comptroller of the Cur
rency, has arrived hero and has taken
fiiarge of the Fidelity National Bank. Mr.
DeCamp, who has been named as the re
ceiver, will probably decline, as an accept
ince would compel him to give up his pres
mt connection with the Metropolitan
National Bank. The interest is
aiming to the question of what
issets can be male available for the debts
if the bank. If the President and directors
tan be assessed to the extent of their re
lources, it will produce about {U,800,000 at
i rough estimate. Thero have been no fur
ther arrests and no new developments. It
will necessarily require much time and labor
io make a thorough examination.
COMPTROLLER TRENHOLM’S VIEWS.
Hon. W. L. Trenholm, Comptroller of the
Treasury, who arrived this morning, says
that there is not such an omniscience in the
government’s supervision as can always
ivert a catastrophe like that of the Fidelity
Bank, and he suggests that it is hardly fair
io expect one man to know- more about
the affairs of the 3,000 banks in the country,
than is known sometimes by the officers of
the banks themselves. The examination of
this bank in January, showed everything in
i proper condition. ’ Mr. Trenholm was par
ticular in his statement that the agent had
no power to appoint a receiver, and in this
:nse there had been no such appointment.
Neither could any act of liquidation be done
until a receiver wasappointed by the Comp
troller of the Currency, and had given a
aond. Mr. Decamp had never been ap
pointed receiver.
A SENSIBLE IDEA.
He had been recommended, but Mr. Tren
nolm said it was his judgment in this case
Shat the receiver should not boa resident of
Cincinnati. He will probably make an ap
pointment from some portion of the State of
Llhio, however. In regard to the condition
Df the bank Mr. Trenholm says that he has
not yet examined the paper, nor heard the
report, and can say nothing, and he says no
statement of the assets and liabilities can
be made until after the receiver has had
sime to receive and examine the claims
and to ascertain the assets. He added that
tlie Comptroller of the Currency had no
control over the criminal proceedings. That
belongs tp the law- department of the gov
ernment, to which the bank examiner was
bound to submit such evidence as he found
relating to criminal acts.
SUSPICIONS FIRST AROUSED.
Recurring to his action in this case, Mr.
Trenholm said his suspicions were aroused in
April last when he discovered from the re
ports in his office that the Fidelity Bank
bad “reserve” accounts of eighty country
banks, and that its indebtedness to the other
banks was very large. This course of busi
ness was dangerous in panicky times, as
uch banks would then all draw at once.
He said there had never been an authoriza
tion of the increase of the capital stock,
though it would have been done if an ap
plication had been made.
SURRENDERED BY THEIR BONDSMEN.
Tlie most sensational foature of the day
was the surrender late this afternoon of E.
L. Harper and B. E. Hopkins, by their
sureties, George B. Kerper, W. H. Woods
and Eugene Zimmerman. In order to ef
fect this Harper and Hopkins had to be
brought; before the United Stab's Commis
sioner. Harper was found in the bank, but
Hopkins was taken from the midst of his
family. Deputy Hazen, who jierformed this
duty, says it was a trying one. This action
vitiated the bonds and released all
the bondsmen. The effort to get new
bondsmen revealed the startling fact thßt
the man who a few days ago was accounted
a millionaire had been wholly deserted by
his friends. No bondsmen have been found
up to this hour (10:45 p. m.) and the Com
missioner has agreed to wait until midnight,
- w hen, if help does not come the Vice Presi-
I lent and Assistant Cashier will go to jail.
’ Aside from the intense feeling against the
wickedness of this transaction, which is
growing as the instances of personal loss
and suffering come to light, there
is another reason for frighten
ing the bondsmen. Eugene Zimmerman,
who has been regarded as Harper’s special
friend, ami who was made his assignee, lias
resigned that trust and the resignation has
been accepted. Judge Gobel will take
Sounsel with the creditor* before appointing
his successor. It was said that Mr. Zim
merman found the assets to be not more
than (150,000. where they had been rated at
aearly a million. .
THE GENIAL “JOE” IS ARRESTED.
Another sensational foature of to-day’s
doings was the arrest ofJ. F. Wiltshire, the
broker who took the checks of the Fidelity
Rank to Chicago to try to hold up the mar
ket. He whs charged with aiding and allot
ting in the willful and unlawful misapplica
tion of t.be funds of the bank. He readily
pave bond in $35,000 with J. Wayne Neff, A.
8. Winslow and George llnfer as sureties.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
Not being able to find hail, Hopkins and
Harper have been taken to the Hamilton
county jail.
CHICAGO HANKS LOOKED AFTER.
Chicago, June SR— The clearing house
committee held ft meeting last even
ing, and made a close examina
tion of the American Exchange National
Bank's affairs. The hank presidents are
also said to have met, and after looking
over the bank's statement, wore entirely sat
is) led that it was solvent and decided to ren
der it luiy assistance that it might need.
The hank paid its clearing house balanre
this morning and was able to utteno
l< all its business as usual. The
link’s loose's by tlie closing
of the Cincinnati Fidelity is stated, on good
authority at 808,000, the claims against the
Fidelity being regarded as next to wort hless.
The bunk s surplus is $90,000, and the direc
tors Imve decided to nuike ft H|ieoinl assess
ment on its stockholders to make up $200,000.
This will place it on a sound footing and
make it able to guard against all ouiergeu
ciea.
Hflje Morning ffetojS.
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A Characteristic Letter From the
Great Leader-The Flag Question.
Chicago, June 23.—A special from Dan
ville, 111., says the following letter was re
ceived to-day:
_ _ . Beauvoir, Miss., June 20, 1887.
it Col. Phocilon Howard, Panville , IU.:
Dear Sir: In answer to your letter, of the re
quest by the Danville Farmers and Mechanics
Institute, that I should deliver an address at Us
T r ’i , :v i - ,‘ us I did last year. Some years ago,
1 delivered an address at the Winnebago
County I air, and it was received with great
courtesy there. I was among friends, for my
memory went hack to the months of
June, July and August, 1832. when as a Lieuten
ant upon the staff of Col. Zachnriah 'Taylor, I
was stationed at Prairie DuChien, or Fort
Crawford as it ras then known, and during the
memorable and historic Black Hawk war it was
niy good fortune to help in protecting the pio
nerr settlers of that county, whoso descendants
~, spoke to at Rockford. I cannot eomo to
Illinois this year. Thanking the association
through you I hava only to say, as I said last
fceptember in an open letter to Col. J. T. Scharr,
ot Baltimore, that I deny the charges made
against me by Gen. William T. Sherman, in
which he says I was foremost in encouraging
the late war. I say to you, my dear Colonel,
that I did all in my power to prevent the late
war, and that 1 never looked for nor aspired to
the post of Chief Executive of the Confederate
States.
I may say that the order of the War Depart
ment to return the captured llags to the late
Confederate. States was in violation of all
known military precedents. You will find in
my history of the late war that there were but
twenty-six regiments of regular troops in the
army of the North, and a total of 560 Confed
erate flags captured. It is questionable if these
twenty-six regiments captured fifty. The flags
were captured by the volunteer army of the
North and belong to the several Slates, and
ha ve no right to be in the national capital. Re
spectfully yours, Jefferson Davis.
TAPPING THE COAL FIELDS.
Incorporation of the Louisville, Cin
cinnati and Virginia Railroad.
New York, June 23.—An organization
lias been made here under a charter granted
by tho Kentucky Legislature three years
ago, incorporating the Louisville, Cincin
nati and Virginia Railroad Company. The
line of the proposed road starts from Win
chester, Ky., where it connects with the
Kentucky Central and Elizabethtown and
the Lexington and Big Sandy roads. It
proceeds then to the three forks of the
Kentucky river and thence passes
through the coal fields of Southeastern
Kentucky to a point on the Virginia
lino where it connects with the Norfolk and
Western railroad. Among the directors arc
Messrs. Douglass Green, J. L. Robertson
and F. K. Ha in, of New York; ex-Senator
J. S. Williams, A. W. Hamilton and T. G.
Stuart, of: Kentucky, and W. D. Hill and E.
F. Hunt, of Birmingham, Ala, Several
counties through which the line passes will
be asked to vote their aid. The engineers
will begin the location of the line within a
few days.
ENERGETIC ALABAMIANS.
Prospects of a Big Car Company for
Decatur, Ala.
New York, June 23. —The Commercial
Advertiser says: “Negotiations are said to
be going on in this city looking to the re
moval of the works of tho United States
Rolling Stock Company, from Urbana, 0.,
to Decatur, Ala. Tho company is one of the
largest car manufacturing concerns in the
country. Maj. E. C. Gordon, of Decatur,
of the Decatur Iron and Improvement and
Furnace Company, is in New York, and it
is understood that he is conducting the
negotiations for the Alabama parties. This
Company has a capital of §1,000,000, all of
which, except $50,000, was subscribed by
Southerners. It was organized last Jan
uary and already has twenty-three mil's
and factories in operation or in process of
construction. The results of the location of
the works at Decatur are expected to be
very beneficial to that district.
MRS. CLEVELAND AT WELLS.
Brilliant Reception by the President-
Departure of Mrs. Cleveland.
Auburn, N. Y., Juno 23.—The com
mencement of Wells’ College closed with
tho President’s reception yesterday. It was
a brilliant social affair, the guests attending
in full evening toilets; Nearly all were pre
sented to Mrs. Cleveland and received a
cordial greeting. The President and party
are well pleased with the admission of
women to tlie board of trustees.
Mrs. Cleveland and Miss Smith attended
their firet meeting in time to vote for the
adjournment. It is believed that they will
depart for homo early in the morning. Mrs.
Cleveland will be met at Cayuga by Col.
Lament, who will accompany her to Wash
ington.
After the Train Robbers.
San Antonio, June 23. —Last night depu
ties Ellis and Faulkner arrested George
Shoaff, a well known gambler, formerly
marshal of Luling, on a charge of being the
train robber leader. Capt. Dick and Mar
shal Rankin arrived last night with the
three men, John Clark, August Smith and
E. Othee, arrested near LaGrange and sus
pected of being implicated ill the Flatonia
train robbery.
TWO SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED.
Austin, Tex., June 28.—The special
postal agent hero reports that the engineer
and fireman of the train robbed at Flatonia,
on the Southern Pacific railway, have recog
nized and identified the two prisoners sent
down there as participants in the robbery.
Tolliver’s Death Corroborated.!
Louisville, Ky., June 23. —A special
from the Courier-Journal's correspondent,
who left last night for Rowan county, cor
roborates the story .of tho killing of tho
throe Tollivers and Harvey Cooper. Sheriff
Hogg’s posse had warrants for the arrest of
the men and they w ere supplied with arras
and ammunition by Gov. Knott. Force
was only resorted to after the desperadoes
bad refused to submit to arrest. Bud and
Jay Tolliver were cousins, not brothers, of
Craig Tolliver; Andy Tolliver, another of
Craig’s cousins, escaped. Ho was slightly
wounded. __________
Fatal Coal Mine Explosion.
WilkesbaßUE, Pa.. June 23. —An explo
sion occurred lust night ill No. 4slope of the
Susquehanna Coal Company. Three men
were killed and four badly hurt. One of
these has since died. Tho opinion is ex
pressed by the survivors of the accident
that the gas was set on fire by an explosion
of powder, as several kegs of powder are
missing from the storehouse.
Electric Motors fbr Street Cars.
Montgomery, Ala., June 23. —To-day
the Capital City (Street Railway begun
oiierating its ears by an electric motor sys
tem. The company has four lines, aggre
gating fifteen miles, much of it double track.
The speed attained is from ton to fifteen
miles nn hour, one motor pulling three
loaded oars. _
A Generous Cincinnatian.
Cincinnati, 0., June 23 sisvial from
Akron, 0.. says that at to-day’s commence
ment exercises at Buchfcel College, John
R Buclitel, founder of the college, made an
additional gift to the collide of 8175,000.
His entire gift now amounts to $-100,000.
SAVANNAH, CtA., FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1887.
‘'BLOOD ON THE MOON.”
ENGLAND’S CABINET DISCUSSING
THE TURK.
The Secretary of War Leaves the
Field of Pleasure to Discuss the
Obstinate Mussulman—The Beautiful
French Countess Heard From—Only
Love’s Young Dream.
London, June 23.—A hastily summoned
Cabinet meeting was held to-day to consider
the hitch in regard to tho Anglo-Turkish
convention in reference to Egypt.
The Secretary of War abandoned his in
tention to be present at the review of the
troops at Aldershot in order to attend the
Council. The government are irritated at
the opposition to tlie convention on the part
of France and Russia.
parliament to re prorogued.
London, June 23.—Tho Cabinet, has de
cided to prorogue Parliament about the
middle of August , It is reported hi Unionist
quarters that if a strong opposition be
offered the proposed supplementary crimes
bill will be dropped.
the times sued for libel.
Frank Hugh O’Donnell, formerly a mem
ber of Parliament for Dungarvon, and ex-
Vice President of the Home Rule Confed
eration. has brought suit against
the Times for libel. The suit is
based upon an article commenting
on a letter recently sent to tlie Times by Mr.
O’Donnell, to correct the statements made
hy that paper regni-ding the alleged relation
of Parnellism with the Irish Crimes. It is
expected that the “Parnellism and Crime”
issues will be raised in the course of the
trial.
A FRENCH PAPER DENIES THE REPORT.
Paris, June 23.—The Journal Des Debats
denies that the French and Russian ambas
sadors at Constantinople have sent a note to
the Porte threatening that war w-ould result
if the Egyptian convention were ratified.
CUPID HELPED THE ABDUCTION.
London, June 23.—The Countess Campos,
the young heiress who was carried off from
Pans by her lover, has arrived in England
and is stopping at Dover. The Countess
was accompanied to Dover by M. Garboef,
her lover, and threo other gentlemen. Tlie
Campos family agent and a French detec
tive, armed with a warrant, visited the
hotel where the Countess is stopping
accompanied by the Spanish Consul. The
Consul explained to Milo. Campos how her
family' felt over her abduction and that the
warrant for her arrest was to recover her
from her abductors and restore her to her
family. She declared that she wished td
marry M. Garboef and that she was not a
prisoner against her will. Upon this declara
tion the English police refused to sanction
her arrest, as she was of legal age and was
qualified to act for herself.
GERMANY DENIES.
Berlin, Juno 23.—The official Alsace
Gazette emphatically denies tlie re; lort that
Germany intended to expel Frenchmen and
to close the French factories. A decree has
been published ‘forbidding volunteers to
choose their own regiments, it having been
found that all protestors joined the same
regiment.
THE ANTI-SEMITICS DEFEATED.
Vienna, June 23. —Editor Veresovay, u
anti-Semitic leader, has been defeated at
Czelgled by a large majority. He was the
most powerful advocate ill the party and
editor of an anti-Semitic paper. His de
feat heralds the collapse of the anti-
Semitic movement. Tho government filled
the town with troops to avoid any riot.
TWO KILLED AT MANCHESTER’S FIRE.
Manchester, June 33. —The fire caused
by the explosion yesterday in Roberts, Dale
& Co,’s chemical works has been overcome.
Great damage was done to the Pomona
Palace and many other buildings to which
the flames spread. A fireman and a girl
were killed.
TROUBLES IN BULGARIA.
Belgrade, June 23.—A report has been
received here from Bulgaria that M. Stam
buloff, one of the regents, and M. Zivnkoff,
the President of the Sobranje, has been
seized by the conspirators. The report is
not believed.
the czar’s future visits.
St. Petersburg, June 23.—1 tis nearly
certain that the Czar and tho Czarina will,
before long, visit Copenhagan and that
from there tlie Czar wifi go to meet Emper
or William and perhaps Emperor Francis
Joseph, of Austria.
LOSES HIS HEAD.
Cork, June 23.— 1n consequence of the
action of the Mayor of Cork in hoisting a
black flagon the occasion of the jubilee,
and because of his having shown favor to
the Nationalist*, Mr. Plunkett, a divisional
magistrate, has superceded him, and has
ordered that only a resident paid magistrate
shall try the prisoners.
President Grevy and the Vatican.
Paris, June 2'!. —Monsignor Botelli. in
presenting his credentials to President Grevy
as Papal Nuncio, referred to tho Popes
affection for France as the eldest daughter
of the church and as a noble and generous
nation, and said that tho Pope desired that
a perfect understanding do maintained
which would form a safeguard to their com
mon interests. The President thanked the
Nuncio for the friendly sentiments he had
expressed, and said that the Vatican could
rely upon the cordial co-ojieration of the
French government in consolidating the
present good relations between them.
Tho Engfliah-Mexican Colony Disturbed
City of Mexico, Via Galveston, June
23.—The English colony here has lost its
hnrinmiy over dissensions originating in the
celebration of the Queen’s .bailee. The
cause of the trouble appears t (me largely
the social differences. The Minis
ter here is Sir Spencer St. for
merly minister to Peru,
man of long diplomatic
and much ability and held in by
the Americans and
troubles among the resident foJPign
furnish much food for gossip and amuse
ment. The American colony has gone
through several social earthquakes, and now
the Spanish colony is in hot water over tho
recent incident at the H;>anisli club ball.
The English have boon hitherto very har
monious, but all at once they seem to have
become disturbed.
A Deed Filed fbr $1,000,000.
New York, June 28.—There wo* recorded
to-day the deeds of sale of tho Madison
Square Gai-den property, on Fourth and
Madison avenues and Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets, to James T. Wood
ward for 81,000,000, of which SOOO,OOO is
secured bv bond and mortgage. The deed
is signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, as Presi
dent of tho New York and Harlem Railroad
Company, to which the property belonged.
It is intended to erect, a building devoted to
amusements on the site of the old building.
A Fatal Affray In South Carolina.
Charleston, June 28. —A. C. Norton and
his son, Richard, shot and killed J. L. Hmn
lin, of Ablioville, this morning at Parlor’s
Station. Orange county, on the line of the
F.utawville railroad. Both were arrested.
■ The cause of the affrav is not stated.
WASHINGTON POINTERS.
Assembling of the Democratic Lead
ers at the Capital.
W ashington, June 23.—The St a r to-niglit
sal's: The presence of so many prominent
Democrats in Washington just now seems
to lend color io the rumor that there is to be
a conference with regard to the party policy,
the revenue reduction, etc. Among the
leading Democats now here are Senators
Harris, Ransom, Cockrell, Gorman, Brown,
Call and Pugh, and Jones of Arkansas; Rep
resentatives McCreary, Holman, Wilson of
West Virginia, Crisp and Gov. Knott of
Kentucky. There are many others here,
and it is said that Speaker Carlisle will ar
rivo soon.
but few naval flags now held.
The recent controversy over the captured
battle tings Has caused many inquiries as to
the disposition made of the naval flags cap
tured during the late civil war. It is
learned at the Navy Department that the
most of the (lags captured wore turned over
to the Naval Academy, and are now on
exhibition there, together with the tings
captured in other wars. The Confederate
naval flags capturod are but few in number
and an accidental fire in the old Navy De
partment building, several years ago, de
stroyed some of them.
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
The Interstate Commerco Commission
spent the day hearing the arguments of
counsel on tho complaint of the Burton Live
Stock Car Company against sundry rail
roads. Gen. Butler spoke twice at consider
able length for the complainant and Messrs.
Wirt Dexter, John C. Green, John 8. Blair
and Judge Shellabarger represented the
railroads. The argument was interspersed
with a good deal of personal sparring be
tween Gen. Butler and Messrs. Dexter and
Green. The railroad counsel held that the
case was practically an advertisement, and
was intended to be an offer to establish the
value of the patent controlled by the car
company.
SUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT WORK.
The following is a summarized statement
of the business of the Supreme Court, of tlie
United States for Hie October term, 1883,
which closed May 27:
Number of cases on the docket at close of
the Octotior term, 1885, not disposed of in
July, 900; number of cases docketed during
tho October term, 1886, 41)0; a total of 1,390.
Number of cases disposed of at the term
just closed, 451; number of cases remaining
undisposed of, 943.
Number of cases continued under advise
ment from the October term, 1885, 11; ar
gued orally, 213; submitted, 119; continued,
29; passed, 70.
Number of eases affirmed, 205; reversed,
95: dismissed, 47.
Cases in which questions were answered
5; docketed and dismissed, 15; settled and
dismissed bv the parties, 84; total number
451.
A REFUGE PROVIDED.
Egmont Key a Station for the Key
West Refugees.
Washington, June 3ft — The Marine
Hospital Bureau has made arrangements
for the establishment of a refuge station on
Egmont Key, Fla., for tlie benefit of such
of the unacclimatod residents of Key West
as choose to go there. The station will be
ready inside of a week. Surgeon General
Hamilton has suggested to tho authorities at
Tampa a reduction of their period of deten
tion from fifteen to ton days the latter
period being deemed sufficient for the pur
pose. As to the outlook for the suppression
of the epidemic at Key West, Dr. lfumilton
says: “The diseaso will soon disappear if the
suggestions of the health authorities aro
readily complied with, but if this is not
done the epidemic may be prolonged and
may extend to other sections.” The gov
ernment, he says, has now done all in its
power to aid tne local authorities in sup
pressing the epidemic.
ORDERED TO KEY WEST.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John Guiteras,
M. H. 8., now stationed at Charleston, S.
C., has been ordered to temporary duty at
Key West. He will bo relieved at Charles
ton by Passed Assistant Surgeon Seaton
Norman, now at Cape Charles quarantine.
HAVE NOT FLED FROM DANGER.
Dr. Hamilton denies the statements
alleging that the government officials in the
fever districts have deserted their posts, and
says that none of them are • absent except
the postmaster and the naval paymaster,
who was ordered away.
ONE NEW CASE AND TWO DEATHS.
Key West,Fla., June 33.— There has been
one new case of yellow fever since yester
day, and two deaths have occurred—one
colored man and one child. Both were
from upper Florida. The mortality has
been greater among this class of unaccll
niatoa people than among those from the
extreme North.
A MANIAC'S DEED.
Shoots a Friend who Is Endeavoring
to Savo His Life.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 28.—W. T.
Grigsby, proprietor of the Unique sample
rooms, liecanie suddenly insane last night
from brooding over his financial troubles.
He stood leaning on his safe, before a crowd
of friends, toying with a forty-five calibre
revolver, making elaborate p. ejiaration*
for suicide, and keeping the crowd
at bay with tho weapon, threaten
ing to kill any one who approached.
I). B. his beat friend, came
into the saloon at the time and running
toward Grigsby said: “He shan’t bo allowed
to kill himself. Poor follow, I will savo
him.” Not heeding tho command to halt,
Kennedy pressed on and was shot through
tlie heart. Tho maniac realized what no
hud done, sank to the floor, helpless and
moaning. “The gallows; the gallows. I
am going to the gallows.” He is now a
raving maniac
Was the Brig Sunk?
Baltimore. June 23. —Capt. Hummel, of
the British steamship Lero, which arrived
here this evening from liottcndam, reports
that Tuesday last at about 6 o’clock hi the
evening, off Henleopen in a dense fog, his
vewel came in collision with tho British
brigantine Aldiwith, of Prince Edwards Is
land, with sugar from Bt. Lucia to New
York. Three of the brig’s crew jumped
aboard the Lero, but though the steamer
laid around for several hours, nothing could
lie seen of the brig. The only damage done
to the Lero was the loan of her foretopmast.
California Grit and Enterprise.
San Francisco, June 23. —The steel stern
post for the cruiser Charleston was success
fully cut here yesterday. Tho post is
twenty-two feet on the keel with an upright
of twenty feet, and weighs upward of 15,000
pounds. It was claimed by the Eastern
competitor for tho building of the cruiser,
that a post of the size ncs-essary could not
be cast on the Pacific coast.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
Sydney. N. 8., June 33.—8 y the wreck
ing of a train on the Hawkesbury railway 1
to-day, seven persons were killed and forty
others injured. Tlie accident was caused by
a failure of tho brakes to work while the
train was going down au incline.
ECHOES OF THE JUBILEE.
VICTORIA AND HER DISTIN
GUISHED GUESTS.
Tho Queen Expresses Her Pleasure
Over the Success of the Celebration
—"United Ireland” and tho Irish
Bishops also Have Very Strong Opin
ions Regarding the Jubilee.
London, June 23.— The Prince of Wales,
accompanied by the Kings of Greece, Den
mark, Belgium ftjsd jSaxony, the Crown
Prince of Germany and several other
princes mid Lord TVolseley and the Duke of
Cambridge reviewed 12,000 troops at Aider
shot to-day. The weather was clear and
sunny.
The Queen is very happy over the bril
liant success of the jubilee celebration.
tiie royal visitors “stuffed.”
The Quren banqueted the royal guests at
Windsor Castle to-night. Advices from the
colonies say that tho jubilee festivities are
still going on.
A CONSUL’S IMPOLITENESS.
The French Consul at Cairo is tho only
foreign consul there who lias failed to offer
congratulations to British representatives
on the occasion of the jubilee.
“UNITED IRELAND” PROTESTS.
Dublin, June 33. —Tlie annual meeting
of the Catholic Archbishops and Bishops
was held at Waynooth College to-day.
Archbishop Walsh presided. A resolution
was passed ugain denouncing tho coercion
measure before Parliament.
United Ireland , William O’Brien's paper,
enys: “Ireland is the only civilized country
in the world which did not share in the
jubilee celebration. She stood sternly and
sorrowfully aloof. Ireland’s place ought to
have been besido England at the throne.
Irish blood and brains helped to build
the empire. Poverty, misery and slavery
are her reward. Sue shared England’s
labors, but she may not share her triumphs.
England’s joy is for fifty years of liberty,
prosperity and progress; Irish grief and
wrath are for fifty years of misery, famine
and oppression. England is cumbered by
the struggles of the sullen captive, when she
might purchase by justice tho aid and com
fort of a friend.”
DR. McGLYNN IN ARMS.
He Characterizes tho Church as That
"Romish Machine” Hie Bold Words.
Buffalo, June 23.—Father McGlynn was
interviewed to-day in Buffalo, in regard to
an article published in yesterday’s New
York Herald , signed by “a Catholic law
yer.” In answering the argument thorein
set forth, Dr. McGlynn represented
his case as that of a tnan who had been sen
tenced, being forced to appeal without any
idea but that the result was a foregone con
clusion and that he would be snublied and
insulted by the Propaganda.
He characterized the church in Home ns
“a Romish machine,” and concluded as fol
lows: “Tho engineers of the machine, who
are profiting by its power and emolument*,
are really laughing in their sleeves
at us for our excessive submissive
ness to tlieir power and for our
excessive generosity in contributing Peter’s
pence to the support of u whole army of the
lackeys and flunkies, both lay and clerical,
who surround the Pope with a barbaric
pomp, scarcely equaled by that of any im
perial despotic court.
ON THE RAGGED EDGE.
Chicago’s Union Bricklayers Out of
Money and Desire to Work.
Chicago, June 23.—The affairs of the
Bricklayers Union are rapidly approaching
a crisis, and to-morrow night’s meeting is
liabio to bo an exciting one. The German
element has become disgusted with the
managers and will make a determined effort
to unseat them from the management. At
a recent meeting at Battery D. Armory it
was decided to send delegates to the
Amalgamated Trades Council, but
this decision has been nullified
by the officers of tho union. Asa conse
quence the other trades have become almost
hostile to tho bricklayers, and some are
openly working to defeat them in the
present strike. The hod carriers, lathers,
carpenters, plasterers, derrick men and
steam fitters are now working uj>on the
buildings with non-union bricklayers, and
decline to strike at the request of tho walk
ing delegates of the bricklayers.
AN EMPTY TREASURY.
Late yesterday afternoon nine pressed
brick masons called upon the Executive
Committee of the master masons and an
nounced their readiness to go work. They
told tho committee that hundmls of the
men were upon tho ragged edge and would
leave the union before the end of the week.
The cause of their wholesale desertion is
found in tho fact tliat tho funds in tho
bricklayers’ treasury are exhaust
ed. President Vorkeller informed
aff applicants yesterday that there would lie
no money until Friday. Hundreds of the
men have never received a cent of assistance
and are charging that favoritism has been
shown in the distribution of the money.
The sidewalk in front of Greenbaum’s build
ing was crowded all day with an excited
body of men, and tho tenor of their re
murks was not favorable to tho loaders of
the union.
BARRY’S EMPHATIC OPINION.
Pittsburg, June 28. —T. B. Barry, of the
General Executive Board Knights of Labor,
who has been Invintigating tho strike of the
ore handlers at Cleveland, was in the city
to-day, en route to the headquarters of the
Knights in Philadelphia. Mr. Barry stated
that the Knights hail abandoned the strike
and the men could now continue tho fight
unaided by the order. “The strike,” said
he, “wa* not as represented to us, and when
we aiTanged a settlement the men refused
to accept tho terms of their employers on a
technicality. Tho Knights of Labor will
not have unything further to do with tho
matter.”
Leaving the Unions.
New York, June 23.—The silver chasers,
who have been on a strike for nearly three
months, lire forsaking the Knight* of La
bor and being taken back by tlu-ir employ
ers. The condition of their re employment
is the renunciation of all allegiance to the
trades union*. All are exjierted to be at
work in a few days.
Spencer's Shoe Strike Ended.
Worcester. M ,**., Juno 28.—1 he strike
at Spencer collapsed to-day, the lusters
being unable to hold the tsittomers. The
lusters and the lsittomers are making a gen
ual application for work. There U general
rejoicing that the end has come.
A Wlfo Poisoner Lynched.
Aberdeen, Miss., June 23. — At 2 o’clock
this morning forty masked men rode into
Kosciusko, proceeded to the Jail, over
powered the jailer, and took Jnmes M.
Webb, n white man. to ft convenient place,
and hanged him. On Sunday last Webb
poisoned his wife, for which lie was arrested
and brought to jail. The evhience was
strong against him, and the indignation of
the commuuity was aroused to a lynching
point.
FIERCE TONGUES OF FLAME.
Yesterday’s Record of the Fire-fiend s
Disastrous Work.
New York, June 23. —The large cigar
box factory of Simon Strauss, situated at
No’s. 170, 181 and 183 Lewis street, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The Are extended to the two small
factory buildings, 830 and 823 Fifth street,
which were badly gutted. The fire origi
nated from some unknown cause and was
discovered bv the police officer on the post.
It spread rapidly among the inflammable
goods and a second and third alarm was
Sent in. The building was six stories high,
with a frontage of 7. r > feet and a depth of 100
feet. -
Tho owner, Simon Strauss, occupied
the entire structure, except tho third
floor in tho portion at No. 1?.). The other
occupant was Win. 11. Coffin, a shoo tnanu
faaturer. Mr. Strauss manufactures cigar
boxes, wooden figures, etc.
FIREMEN'S NARROW F.HCAPE.
Firemen Carroll and McCarthy hail a
narrow escape from instant-death. At 2:30
o'clock in the morning, without any warn
ing, the wall on the Lewis street sale top
pled over into the street. The firemen were
on top of the wall in charge of a stream at
the tune. At the moment of the collapse
clouds of smoke and debris tilled the air and
nothing could lie seen of tho endangered
men. It was thought that they wore surely
killed, but they wore sooji found to be
all right. They lmd seen the
shaking wall and hod jumped for
their lives. The water tower, on which
two men had stood, was wrecked by the
debris, and the truck completely ruined.
Tho total loss will aggregate about $lBO,OOO,
Mr. Strauss’ factory building was valued at
875,000. The loss on the building itself will
be about 885,000. Mr. Strauss estimates his
loss on stock and machinery at a like
amount. The loss on Mr. Coffin’s stock of
shoes was about 820,000, The building at
820 and 822 Fifth street, occupied by W. H.
Rowland, ship joiner, was damaged to the
extent of (ibout $5,000, and the stock S2,(MX);
James R. Young, denier In hnby carriages,
813 Fifth street, loses $1,500 on his stock;
Julius (iotlilie, 807 fifth Street, loses $lOO,
tho loss I>eing mostly covered by insurance.
Tlie fire throws 150 persons out of employ
ment.
$25,000 BLAZE IN THE CRESCENT CITY.
New Orleans, June 23. —At 1 o’clock
this morning a fire broke out in the rear
upper portion of F. Frederickson’s drug
store, at No. 139 Canal street, in the Toiyo
buildings, the most important business block
in the city, and at 1:30 o’clock was burning
fiercely. At 2:20 o’clock the llames were
gotten under control. The fire was con
fined to the drug store, in which it started,
the two upper stories of which were burned
out. The stores on either side of Froderick
son were damaged by tho heat and water.
Tho loss is roughly estimated at #25,000, and
it is believed to be fully covered by the
insurance.
JACKSONVILLE’S NEW WABDB.
Society Events in Florida’s Comrher
cial Metropolis.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 88.—There is
considerable exultation in Jacksonville to
night over the action of the City Commis
sioners. Under the new city charter act
tho Commissioners met to locate tho lioun
ilaries and divide Jacksonville into wards.
It was feared the Republicans would, under
the new charter, control the city
government, but by shrewd management
to-night the city was divided into six white
and three negro wards, giving each ward
two Aldermen a piece, ami these Aldermen
control the city government. The Mayor,
by the new charter, is a mere figurehead,
and he will be elected by Republigpn citi
zens.
Information was received here to-day,
saying that Mike Kurtz, alias Sheeny Mike,
who was arrested here April, 1888, on the
charge of the big diamond robliery of the
big jewelry store at Troy, N. Y,, and who
was convicted in Troy and sentenced
to eighteen years in the penitentiary,
has lieen cleared. Mr Kurtz has two
brothers here, both big wholesale tobac
conists, atid he will return here.
Htevo Melton, a well known ward poli
tician, married Ida B. Maxey to-night. The
groom was formerly of Macon.
Jacksonville merchants gave their clerks
tho half holiday to-day.
A big Masonic excursion on the tapis for
Pablo to-morrow.
A swell concert was given to-night by
Miss Florence Keep, formerly an operatic
star of European reputation. The elite of
the city attended. Miss Minnie Hmilh. a
leading Jacksonville belle, made her debut.
Him was enthusiastically received, and the
floral tributes were magnificent. The other
singers were Miss Rosina Patterson, Mrs.
Love, and Messrs. Sessions and Eccles. It
is considered the most fashionable event of
the season.
Burglars at Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., June 38. —The store of
B. Rinnans was burglarized last night.
Between $l5O and #2OO worth of shoes,
clothing, watches and jewelry were taken.
The burglars entered the storo by knocking
in the back of the chimney. They were
tracked to old Tebeauville, where all trace
waa lost. Efforts will lie muile to unearth
the plunder and the thieves. Mr. Birmans
has Wn unfortunate, this making the third
burglary be has suffered. Only last winter
his safe was cracked, an account of which
appeared in the Morning News, and several
hundred dollars taken. The entry to the
store was then made by way of this chim
ney os in this case.
Columbus Notes.
Columbus, Ga., June 23.—The Columbus
Dramatic Assosiation gave their first per
formanoe to-night to a very large and ap
preciative audience. They will give a mati
nee Haturday afternoon.
Tho Columbus public schools closod to
day. A lout twenty boys anil girls received
diplomas.
While engaged in a fight to-day, Henry
Richardson struck Boh Renfrew on tho leg
with a piece of iron, breaking both bones.
Newspaper Clerk Suicides.
Nf-w York, June 23.—Max Marcus, aged
50 years, an advertising clerk in the Daily
News office, blew his brains out this morn
ing There was no one in the office at the
time but the office boy. Death resulted
almost immediately. He was a widower,
and loaves a grown up son and daughter.
Ho was subject to dyspepsia. This is the
second suicioo in the Daily Newt office
within the post four years.
An Express Robbery Well Don®.
Cairo, 111., Juno 23.—The Southern Ex
press office ut Wlckliffe, Ky., was robbed
yesterday of about SI,AUO and several re
volvers by a young man giving the name of
H. W. Well*. The agent was sick and left
nil assistant in charge. Wells volunteered
to help him and when the assistant went to
dinner Wells took the money and skipped.
A Murderer Cheats Justice.
Brattleboiu), Vt., June 28.—John Hug
land, on trial for the murder of Helen A.
Burt, whose body was found in the Con
necticut river Mutuluy, committed suicide
by banging In bis cell here this afternoon.
(PRICK AlO A YEAR. )
1 5 CEATB A COPY, f
$12,000 IN A VEST POCKET.
AN ALDERMAN’S BULGING POCK
ETS PAN OUT BIG.
How SIO,OOO 4 Per Cent. Bonds Were
Paid for Sharp’s Troubles Accumu
lating—His Evidence Before the Sen
ate Committee Finally Admitted-
Yesterday’s Evidenco.
New York, June 23. — Jacob Sharp ap
poared in court this morning with hi*
grandchildren at his side.
Mr. Foote, an officer of the First National
Bank, testified that in January, 1885, he
sold to Alderman Farley, one of the com
bine, #10,(100 in registered United States
4 per cents, for which Farley paid in large
bills to the nmount of over $12,000, includ
ing tho premium, Mr. Farley drew the
money from his vest pocket.
A number of witnesses were put on the
stand to prove that tho Alderman came Into
possession of the thousand dollar hills soon
after the fiassage of the Broadway bill. The
prosecution then tried to have the testimony
of Mr. Sharp liefore tlie Senate Investiga
ting committee real, but the defense ob
jected and a long discussion ensued.
TESTIMONY ADMITTED,
Judge Barrett, in a long verlial decision,
held that the testimony of Mr. Sharp,
given before the Senate Investigating Com
mitte, must lx- admitted against him on the
present trial. The Assistant District Attor
ney then read portions of that testimony.
MAYFLOWER AND SACHEM WIN
Interesting Yacht Races Off Marblo
head Yesterday.
Marblehead, Mass., June 23.— The an
nual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club
took place to-day, after several postpone
ments, because of the insufficient wind. The
chief Interest was felt in the contest lietween
the Mayflower and the Galatea, of the first
class hl<xi|w; between the Sachem and the
Iroquois (formerly the Julia), of the first
class schooners, and lie tween the cutters
Huron and Stranger, the former lieing of
American and the latter of English build.
The Mayflower and the Sachem
won easy in their respective classes, the
only thoroughly good contest lining between
the Sachem mid Iroquois. In the first fifteen
miles the Sachem was handled in a superb
manner, and waa kept well to windward
from the start to the Anush. Shortly after
turning the stake lioat, the Iroquois’ main
top was carried away and the spar and sails
hung down in the rigging sometime liefore
they could bo cleared away. This mishap
destroyed any chance that the Iroquois
may have had to win in her
class, but it was the opinion of all the
yachtsmen that the Sacnem would have
won in any event, a* she was leading at the
time of the accident and was outsailing her
chief rival. General regret was expressed
that the Puritan was withdrawn, as many
desired to see how she would fare in a con
test with the Mayflower and the Galatea.
A NASTY DAY FOR ALL.
From the beginning of the race to th*
finish there were no less than a dozen more
or less violent storms of wind or rain,
making it one of the nastiest yachting days
possible, awl there was plenty of excitement
among the yachtsmen and a great deal of
discomfort on the part of the spectators on
the steamers.
THE RACE COURSER.
The course for the schooners of the first
and second Hasten was from a point between
the half-way rock and the judges’ boat,
anchored half a mile distant, southwesterly
twelve miles to the turning stake at Hard
ing’s bell buoy, thence easterly twelve miles
to a second stake, thenoe to the starting
point. The schooners of the third claw ana
the sloops of the fourt h clans sailed to the
southwest turning point and returned to the
starting line, a distance of twenty-four
miles. . ,
Tiie following is the corrected time of the
yachts:
First-class schooners —The Sachem, 4:51:-
07; the Uroquois, which came in second,
5:07:4.
First-class sloops—The Mayflower, 4:33:07;
the Galatea, 4:48:30,
Second-claw sloops—The Huron. 5:31:40;
the Stranger, 5:32:81.
Third-class sloops—Tho Shallow, 5:19:34;
tho Hhona, 5:33:1(1
AMERICAN YAOTTTRMEN JUBILANT.
There is much rejoicing to-night over th*
victory of the Mayflower and the Sachem,
both firing strong favorites here, and both
are Burgees boat*. It was just sueh a day
as Lieut. Henn had said the Galatea needed
to show tier best point*—nasty and squally,
with a tremendous sea running which
wet the jibs of all the boats nearly
to the mast —but the Mayflower
proved hen superiority in even the
Galatea's wet weather. Lieut. Henn and
George H Warren, owner of the Stranger,
were the guests of the Eastern yacht club
and dined at t,he Club House to-night. It is
a notable fact, that in three of the classaa.
where crack English boats, all cutters, and
all were defeated by the American centra
hoard sloops. These were the Galatea, the
Stranger and the Xbona.
COLLEGE RACES POSTPONED.
New London, Conn.. June 23.— The Har
vard-ColumWa University race has beta
postponed until Monday afternoon.
A TOO TROUBLES THEM.
London, June 23.—The vacht Dawn has
withdrawn from the Jubilee race, on a
count of tho fog.
A Bad Day on the Turf.
New York, June 23.-Twenty houn
continuous rain made the track at >Sli* lepe
head Bay a miserable mess of mud, and a
very poor flay was put in by the race goers.
The following were the events:
FinsT Rack Seventh eighths of a mile. Young
Duke won, witli Msmselle second and Himalaya
third. Time 1:M. _ . „ Q .
Srcoao Hack Three-quarters Of a mile. Sat
isfaction won. with Fordham second, ana King
Fish third. Timel:W. , ... ,
Tainn Rack—Kepid stakes. Seven-eighths of
a mile. Mona won, with Handily Climax eeo
onil, and Saxony third. Time 1:8094
Focbth Rack—Coney Island derby;.one and
one half miles. Hanover won. with oneko
second and Hyposta third. Tim* 2:4414.
Firm Rack -< >ne and three-eighths miles.
Wandermen won, with Ernest second and
Ferona third. Time 2:!4.
Sixth RAHt-Hondkap hurdle race; two and
one-eighth miles. Bluunrock won, with Mam
mooist second and Major Pickett Lhird. Time
4:B*.
Grasshoppers Injuring W astern Crops
ChicaOO, June 23. —A St. Paul, Minn.,
siiecial says: The grasshoppers atw very
thick in the vicinity of Perhnm, Ottertall
county, and, after careful observation and
ut<on reliable authority, it is stated that
5,000 aeres of grain and garden crops have
been destroyed already, in a radius of four
miles around Perham.
Died of Hydrophobia.
Havermthaw, N. J., June 23. — Matthew
Gurnee, who was bitten by n dog with
which he was playing over a month ago,
and who was seized with symptom* of hy
drophobia on Monday last, died tilth morn
ing after a night of great agony He was tW
years old. unmarried aud wealthy.