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| ESTABLISHED 1850. ) J. H. EfcTILL Editor and Proprietor, f 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.