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, ESTABLISHED IS,TO. | ] j. II ESI'ILL, Kdilor nnd Proprietor. ( A BIG DEAL IN VOUCHERS. ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT CLERKS STEALS $9,200. Fraudulent Claims for Reimbursement for Horses Killed in the War Passed and the Money Obtained and Pocketed—A Change in the Clerkship Leads to the Exposure. Washington, July B.—Something of a legation was created in the Treasury De partment this afternoon by the discovery that a trusted official in the department had been guilty of a systematic attempt to do fraud the government. The officer was ar rested at AVilkesbare, Pa., yesterday after noon as he was about to take a train for Washington and his dismissal from the service was ordered by Seere tarv Fairchild this afternoon. His name is Oscar J. Harvey and he has been employed in the department since June, 18S ). when ho was appointed chief of the horse claims division of the Third Auditor’s office. It was while he held this position that he perpetrated the frauds with which be is now charged. THE DISCOVERY. On June 2 last he was transferred to the head of division in the Second Comptroller’s office, a division which has charge of claims of the same nature as those in the division which he had just left. Austin H. Brown, of Indianapolis, succeeded Harvey as chief of the horse claims division, and soon after Is- took charge of the otlice lie discovered the frauds of which his predecessor had been guilty. These consisted of the passage of forty six fraudulent claims for horses aggregating $0,20,0, and the preparation of 2JV> additional cases of a similar nature, which were under consideration in the office, goon after Mr. Brown took charge he dis covered something wrong and reported the matter to the Secretary. FORGED SIGNATURES. He said his suspicions were first aroused by a peculiarity in the autographic signa ture to a number of claims for horses lost or abandoned during the war by officers of Pennsylvania and New Jersey regiments. On June 2U he discovered a palpable forgery in one of these cases, all of which appeared to have been prosecuted by W. W. Wynn, first of Philadelphia and then of Washington. In the case refer red to the claim was made by H. Stafford Campbell, late Lieutenant Colo nel of the Eighty-third Pennsylvania In fantry for three horses, valued at S2OO each, lost at different times. The affidavit of the applicant was sworn to and subscribed April 20, 1887, before J. C. Monfort, Notary Public of Philadelphia, whose jurat and seal were attached. The sustaining witness also made an affidavit before the same no tary April GO, 1887. MIXED ON THE NAME. In the body of this affidavit William H. Lamont is referred to as Major of the Eighty-third regiment of Pennsylvania in ljiitry, but the signature of the affidavit is William H. Lam tier t. The Adjutant Gen eral of the Army certified that William 11. Lamont was the right name of the Major. The claim was held up and a letter was sent to W. W. Wynn, the attorney in the case, requesting him to call at the office. He did not call, and on June 28 the third auditor received a letter signed Lucretia A. Wynn, saving that her husband, IV. W. Wynn, was th“n absent in the West and would be away two or three months, but that she would send him any information necessary to his business. PAPERS ABSTRACTED In the meantime the paper in the Camp bell case certifying the genuineness of the signature, had been abstracted from the office, and it was then found that the signa tures in that case, and in twelve others in volving the names of thirty-eight officers, were forgeries. Subsequently it was found that the Second Auditor’s name had been forged in certificates received from that office, and also that none of the Pennsyl vania and New Jersey cases in which Wynn was attorney, were entered upon the records of that office. The claims which had been allowed wore then overhauled, and in al most every instance it was found that the Second Auditor’s certificates a-s to the signa tures had lieen abstracted, together with other papers. HARVEY STILT, ON DUTY. This investigation lasted over a week, and wring that time Oscar J. Harvey was on duty at his desk in the Second Compt roller’s office, and there was every evidence that he was concerned in the preparation of all the suspicious documents. The stamp of the mail morn in the Third Auditor’s office and the stamp of the Horse claims division had jd torgid and the dates arranged so as to bring them within the limitation fixed for Go tiling of those claims. The stamp of the vuiirtiMmaster General’s office was also larged. In this way forty-three fraudulent claims, aggregating' $11,200, were paid. PLAYING A DOUBLE ROLE. I h alts were regularly issued, and an ex amination of such ns have been returned as Paul hows that Harvey and Wynn are one| uno the same person, and that although the urn its were drawn in favor of the claimants no money, with one or two exceptions, went directly to Harvey or to some of his relatives. He had secured their payment by t'Hgioj. the signature of the payee and then indorsing the draft with his own name, -cmtort, the Philadelphia notary, liko ,: ’ attorney, was found to 1 ie a myth, -lust of the notaries and persons named in mo claims am unknown to the department. ‘•81 FRAUDULENT CASES. In additi on to forty-three oases passed, loro have been fifty eases adjusted, nggre gatmgrkl.OOO, and there are still penning u unadjusted cases amounting to SIB,BOO, wii 11 ,ot| d of 21)1 fraudulent cases i ‘ 1 night have been eventually paid but „l 10 discovery. Harvey left Washington air" i July * on a short vacation, and, as , ' , ' s buted, was arrested as lie was about cfijV, n, r wa - s brought to ths city by I ' ’of the secret service, who have kept ... 11 bu l'T surveillance since he was first n. Ki. >. 110 "■‘‘koi 1° soo the Secretary II , 11 rnirohikl consented to see him. V,' r Attorney Worthington was sent for me,, sow (lie secretary in his pres ll”, "an very much’ depressed in h un, l s*“enicd to be penitent. CONFESSES His GUILT. A,I ' 1. 11111 he broke down completely and min. i U 11 confession of his guilt. Ho nd t. i <lt only that the papers on w hich tin. j7 lUs “ere based were fraudulent and 01 tr„sn at,lr,, ' i forged, but that the stamps Aiidit,^ yniirtermaatcr General and Heeond t. „ i " * °"ieo were counterfeit and hud lt - r it,.'l'o"7 l i7* nn<l USo ‘* >'y bl" - He further 11,,., n®* . I'ud no accomplices in any of Ct and that the whole scheme concocted by himself. j, hih excuhk. . lK, '' n driven to it, he said, by 4 ur, : brought upon him hv via,, , l *h whom he hud been in partner rviint,,.;'. ey cr since he received his hip on 1,, '[l n* the Treasury, hud gnadod him Tti, K ' . the moat of his omtort unities. 'Tirnin.i il ,? ■aid, pretended to have n liHv. Kn,, l ", on him, hut he did not really It was this, he suul, that hail CJjJl t m ftoi led him into the trouble, and brought him face to face with the penitentiary. “My partner,” concluded the prisoner, “told mo I had a good office, and that I could raise the money he wank'd, I did ft, and now see what has come of it.” Harvey w as taken before tho Police Court this afternoon. 110 waived examination and was committed to jail for the action of the grand jury, bail being fixed at 810,000. He is described as a man of unusual intel lectual attainments and as having secured the unlimited confidence of his superior offi cers. ST. LOUIS AND THE PRESIDENT. The Mass Meeting of Citizens Extends Another invitation. St. Louis, July B.—The mass meeting of citizens, called yesterday to meet at the Merchants Exchange to-day to take public action in regard to inviting President Cleve land to visit St. Louis in the autumn, as sembled at 1 o’clock to-day and was called to order by Frank Gaiennie, President of the Exchange. The meeting wasquite large. After three or four speeches by prominent citizens the follow ing was adopted: “The people of St. Louis as-embled at a public meeting called for the purpose, and held at tiie Merchants’ Exchango on July 8, 1887, respectfully and earnestly extend to tho President of the United States and to Mrs. Cleveland an invitation to visit this city and become its guests for tho week commencing Oct. 2, 1887 In doing so they beg leave to urge on the President their do sire to give him a welcome that will demon strate the respect and love they have for him as a public officer and as a man.” The Mayor of St. Louis and a committee to be selected by him are appointed to pro ceed to Washington and deliver this invita tion to the President. PUT IN A BETTER LIGHT. Utica, N. Y., .July B.—Tho officers of three of the Grand Army posts in Utica say that they are misrepresented by the rejiort that their posts have decided not to go to the Clinton Centennial if President Cleveland attends. Two posts have not acted on the invitation, and the third has decided not to attend for want of members who could con veniently go. THE TRIP TO CLINTON. Utica, N. Y., July 8. —Word has been re ceived here from the President that in deference to the wishes of a large number of citizens of Utica he and Mrs. (Teveland will step in this city Wednesday evening, July 13, after his return from the Clinton centen nial celebration and will give a reception to the citizens at the Butterfield House from 9to 11 o'clock at night. The President will dine with ex .Senator Francis Kernan. He wiil leave Washington for New York on Monday. After his stay in Utica he will go with Mrs. Cleveland to Forestport to visit his brother, Rev. William N. Cleveland. Tuesday he will bo at Holland Patent with his sister, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. He will spend some days at Forestport. UTAH’S CONSTITUTION. The Convention Adopts it With its Prohibitory Provisions. Salt Lake City, Utah. July B.—The constitution of the proposed State of Utah w’as completed and adopted yesterday by the Mormon convention. Provisions for entire separation of church and State, for non-sectarian education, forbidding the em ployment or rejection of school-teachers on aecount of their faith or non-belief in any doctrine or sect, forbidding bigamy and polygamy and providing jiehaltics therefor, not to lie changed or amended without the consent of Congress and the President, and apportioning representation, as recently provided for tlie Territory, so as to favor the minority, and other important sections were adopted in their entirety. The Utah commission will permit the votes for the ratification or rejection of the constitution to be counted by the election judges. The vote is to Ik? taken at the general election on Aug. 1. The convention adjourned subject to the call of the president. There is much dis cussion on the polygamy provisions. The members of the convention express their sincere desire to settle the question, but it is understood that the prohibitory law will be enforced bonafide by the State if admit ted to the Union. Everything was fully debated by the convention. Only registered votere who have taken the test oath will be allowed ki vote on the question. The mat ter excites intense interest. The work of the convention is tho subject of general comment. The Mormons meet the objection that they will not enforce the anti-polygamy provision by legislation by claiming that the section providing penal ties is operative without legislation. They state further that they will amend tne constitution when Utah is admitted, which they cannot do now, as no amendment on that question is barred without the consent of Congress and the President. Prominent Mormons say that if Utah is admitted the anti-polygamy sec tions will be faithfully enforced. The vote of ratification will be taken Aug. 1. A NEW BEACON. The Light and Fog 801 l at Croatane to be Transferred. Washington. July B.—The Lighthouse Board gives notice that on or about July 15, 1887, the light and fog bell at Croatane light station, N. C., will lx: transferred to the structure now being erected on an eight-foot shoal, about one and an eighth miles south easterly from the old structure. The struc ture consists of an iron-screw pile founda tion, painted brown, surmounted by a square frame dwelling, painted white with n brown roof, green shutters, and black lantern. The local plane is forty feet nlxivo mean sea level. The light should be seen in clear weather from the deck of a vessel fifteen feet above the sea—eleven and a half nautical miles. St. Louis to Have Sunday Drinks. St. Louis, July B. Judge Noonan, of the Court of Criminal Correction, to-day dis charged Jes. Schnaider and others, arrested for violating the Sunday law, on tli ■ ground that the old law is inoperative. This leaves tho saloon question in St. Louis ns it was before the repeal ef the law of 18.)7, and on Sunday saloons are to run with open doors as lick ire. For three Sundays hut few saloons have boon open, and it was gener ally hoped that this would continue. Excused From the Jury. Chicago, July B.— At the opening of the Ixxwlle trial this morning Judge Jameson gave his decision in the matter of jurors Tate, Ostrander and Parke, who it was charged, were friends of ox-warden Var ncll, and were so prejudiced in his favor that they could not render a lair and impar tial verdict. The court decided that the evidence given yesterday by the State was sufficient to warrant him in excusing these men. Dies from Hie Wound. Indianapolis, July B.—Dr. K. N. North, of Peru, w ho was shot W.dnesdav mormug by Jamee Christianson, died this morning at 4 o’clock Christianson was taken from fail Wednesday night by a mob and hanged from the bridge over tho Wubanh river. SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, JURY 1887. ERIN'S DESPERATE FIGHT. AN ALARMING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF EVICTIONS. A Remittance of £5,000 From Eugene Kelly Acknowledged, But More Money Needed—The Earl of Aber deen Banqueted at St. Paul—Lord Hartington Dofends the Opinions of the Classes. London, July B. —The Marquis of Hart ington presided to-day over the meeting of Liberal Unionists which asssembled at Dev onshire house, his London house, in response to his call, to adopt measures for concerted action on the Irish land bill. The meeting decided to support second reading of the bill, and to reserve liberty of action respect ing the measure in its committee stage. A committee, which includes Hartington Chamberlain and ex-Attorney General Janies, was appointed to consider and re port advisable amendments to the bill. Lord Hartington in tiie House of Com mons this afternoon, continuing the debate on the Irish crimes bill, said he recognized that every portion of the majority support ing the measure must hear its full onus of responsibility for what has been done. HIS PARTY’S DESIRES. The party which he himself was connect ed with desired that there should not lie the slightest doubt of their full acceptance of tiie government’s policy toward Ireland. Mr. Gladstone had said that the opinion of tiie whole civilized world condemned the action of England, the exponents of that opinion being the literature of the world. But the same authority also told them that the opinion of the educated classes on the question was only distinguished by self-sufficiency and shallowness [Cheers.] Bo long as the Liberal-Unionists were sup ported by tiie thinking and cultured classes of England they would continue with con fidence in their course. “For,” added he, “surely the masses cannot have a bettor knowledge than the educated classes of the relations between England and Ireland.” THE BILL NOT PERMANENT. The bill was only permanent in the sense that tiie government refused to publish the date upon which the bill should cease to operate, and the government did tills be cause experience had shown that half of the inefficiency of preceding similar measures was due to the fact that they operated for too short a period. Referring to Mr. Glad stone’s hills, he said the Conservatives had defeated both of them. “Hear, hear,” shouted Mr. Gladstone amid laughter and cheers and Mr. Goschen exclaimed, splendid admission, Oh, splendid repentance.” Continuing Mr. Goschen denied that the literature of the civilized world condemned the government's policy. The Americans in their struggle for the maintenance of the union were not influenced by the opinion of English statesmen and if American opinion was against a continuance of the union of England and Ireland, which be did not be lieve. the Unionists would not he influenced by that opinion in their defense of such a cause. MR. DILLON’S ATTITUDE. John Dillon said he was prepared to legally acknowledge the duty of Irishmen to the empire, but he held that their first dutv was to the welfare and liberty of the Irish people. His party represented a vast and overwhelming majority of the people whose fortune tho bill affected, arid those who contended that the will of the majority ought to prevail, ought not to assist, in pass ing the measure. The head and front of the Irish members offending was that for seven years they had devoted themselves to a struggle to induce their countrymen to aban d< m violence and trust to agitation in Par liament Yet they were stigmatized as the associates of assassins. The opinion of no civilized country in the world, he continued, was of more value to intelligent Englishmen than that of America. It was absurd to state that nine tenths of the educated people of America were not on the side of Ireland. Unques tionably the whole American press was on their side. He maintained that Mr. O’Brien’s mission had been a conspicuous success both in the United States and in Canada. Mr. Redmond concluded the doliate amid great impatience. The crimes hill passed its third reading by a vote of 84b to 202. Tho announcement of tiie vote was received with cheers and coun ter cheers. A CONSERVATIVE ELECTED. The election for member of Parliament for the North division of Paddington took place to-day. Mr. Aird, the Conservative candidate, received 2,230 votes,against 1,812 for Mr. Routlerlge (Gladstonian). This elec tion was made necessary owing to the death of Lionel Lewis, Cohen (Conservative), who, in the general election of iss:,.carried the district ovt r John Koinpster (Gladstonian), by a majority of 010 votes. The total vote to-day was 353 more than at the last election. Although the Liberals failed to eb-ct their candidate they claim that the result is a moral victory for them. THE EVICTION RELIEF FUND. New York, July 8. —Hon. Eugene Kelly received to-day tho following disj ia tell: “London, July 8, 1887. “Eugene Kelly, New York: “I thank you and the Parliamentary Aid Association most sincerely for the very op ; ltorttine remittance of £)5,000, which I have handed to tho Evicted Tenants’ Relief Fund. There is pressing need in this direc tion, as evictions have alarmingly increased during the last quarter, and are lieing still further stimulated by the crimes hill. I trust that all of our friends will redouble their exertions for these unhappy victims of landlord oppression. Parnell.” THE EARL OF ARDKRDEEN BANQUETED. St. Paul, July 8. Some 200 Irish-Amer ican and other citizens of St. Paul last night sat down to it banquet, tendered the Earl of Aberdeen, late I gird Lieutenant of Ireland, 'now on his way East from the Pacific coast. In an address of welcome Bishop Ireland doscrilied the guest of the evening as the first Englishman who had ruled Ireland for the Irish, nnd declared that the name of Mr. Gladstone will take its place with thoee of O’Connell and Parnell. Amnesty Offered Rebels. Bombay, July B.— The Ameer of Afghan istan has nailed to Candalmr gate, under neath the Koran, a proclamation offering free pardon and remission of two years’ taxes to ail reliels who surrender. Panama’s New Loan. Paris, July B.— M. de bissops has issued a circular announcing a second issue of binds of the Panama canal to the amount, of 200,- 000.000 franca, though 100,000,000 froues aro still in hand. Manchester's Ship Canal. London, July B.—The Manchester ship canal biU passed the House of Lords this af ternoon. Cholora’s Ravaged. London, July B. —Advices from Palermo report further deaths from cholera there. GERMANY'S TRAITORS. Klein Sentenced to Serve Six Years in the Penitentiary. Leipsic, July B. —Klein and Grebert, two of the men who have been on trial here on a charge of treason, Were to-day convicted. Klein was sentenced to six yoars in tile penitentiary and Grebert to five years. bchnakbelks’ new position. Paris, July 8. —Sehnaebeles, the arrest of whom by the German police came very near being a casus belli jietween France nnd Ger many, has been appointed to a higher po sition at Laon. He wanted to bo again placed on the frontier, but this the govern ment refused. ANARCHIST TRIAL AT BERLIN. Berlin, July 8. —A great Anarchist trial, involving Socialists of Hamburg, Berlin and Leipsic, will begin here on July 18 before the Imperial tribunal. Thecas*'of Bruickner and others charged with treason, which lias been under inquiry at Strasburg, has been transferred to Leipsic and will lie tried on July 35. The court at Leipsic in sentencing Klein and Grebert towmy said it considered that their guilt had lieen fully pro veil by their own confession, by the evidence of the witnesses and by the correspondence that had passed between them and Sehnaebeles. Both knew that the information supplied by them went to the French War Minister. STANLEY’S HARDSHIPS. Scarcity of Provisions Bring His Men to the Verge of a Revolt. London, July 8. —The latest news from Stanley, the African explorer, is that on the journey from Leopoldville to Lonvolela he had to overcome serious obstacles. One of the gravest difficulties he found was to re plenish his commissary. Tho threatened scarcity of provisions greatly excited a mini her of his men and it became necessary to punish the malcontents with much severity to reduce them to subjection anil save the expedition. Stanley himself is ill from the excessive heat. Tho expedition left Bolobo on May 11 aul was expected to reach the Congo at its con fluence with the Aronhonim by June li. Stanley’s programme was to encamp at this point, there to await the arrival or Tippoo Tip, who is approaching from Stanley Falls with provisions and a force of several hun dred more men. BOULANGER’S POPULARITY. Enthusiastic Parisians Carry Him to the Railway Btation. Paris, July B.—Gen. Boulanger’s de parture to-day from Clermont Forrand was made the occasion of a great popular dem onstration. Thousands of youths paraded, shouting “Vive Boulanger.” Many were arrested! The crowd carried Gen. Boulanger to the railway station. He was unable to escape them, and was obliged to ride on a locomo tive to Borcy, where the train would catch him. The General was much bruised by the enthusiastic attentions of his admirers. Many houses and newspaper offices were illuminated to-night in honor of Gen. Bou longer, whose departure was delayed for an 1 mar by tiie crowd, numbering ;io,UOO per sons. ENGLAND AND INDIA. John Bright Urges the Right of Natives to High Offices. London, July 8. —John Bright delivered a speech to-day before the East Indian Association. In tho course of the address Mr. Bright advocated the admission of natives of Lidia to the high est positions in the civil service. This extension of the civil service, it was urged, was part of tho principles con tained in the proclamation issued by her majesty at the end of the mutiny. It would lie bettor, continued Mr. Bright, if England tried whether moral sentiment nnd Chris tian principle would not prove to be greater permanent influences than continued ag grandizement. BLAINE GETS LEFT AGAIN. Tardiness Prevents Him from Sharing in the Honors to Carnegie. Edinburgh, July B.— The freedom of the city was conferred upon Andrew Carnegie to-day in recognition of his gift to the city of $250,000, with which to provide a public library. The ceremony took place in tire Council chamber. James G. Blaine was invited to be present, but was half an hour late when, accompanied by Senator Hale, he went to the City Hall and at tempted to make his way into the chamber, the approaches were so crowded with people that lie was unable to force his way through and was compelled to almndon the attempt. They had forgotten their tickets, and as the attendants did not know them no special effort was male to favor them. France Not to Mobilize. Paris, July 8.- -M. Rouvier, Prime Minis ter and Minister of Finance, lias informed the Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, that the Superior Railway Com mission is Deposed to the proposed experi ment of mobilizing the army on the ground that the defect* in the transportation ser vice are too great. The mobilization will probably be postponed. The party of the Extreme I>eft have de cided to raise the question of the entire policy of the government. M. Rouvier has accepted the eliallenge, and tho debate will open next Monday. Mias Cass' Arrest. London, July B.—The police inquiry into the arrest of Miss Cass as an improper character lias lieen opened. Both Miss Cuss anil Mrs. Bowman, her employer, whoso testimony to Miss Cass’ good character Magistrate Newton refused to receive, nre represented by counsel. The inquiry, after being laiened, was postponed. Tho Lord Chancellor ria-s commenced an inqury into the conduct of Magistrate New ton in the matter of the arrest of Miss Cass. Scotch Tenants Revolt. London, July B.—-The tenants on Kir Alexander Janhne's estate in Dumfreishire, Scotland, huvu resolved to adopt the plan of campaign. They drtnund either a reduc tion of rent*, reinitiation or releosement from their farms. At Whitsuntide there are rumors that the tenant* on other estates inteuil to take similar action. Bummer Suffering In Gotham. New York, July B.—To-day wns another hot one in Now York. Tiie suffering in the tenement house district is inteiuo. Little children and adults spent the night in many cnees in the open air, lying around on the house tops, side walks, stoops, etc. Nine teen eases of prostration from the boat were reported to tiie police. No New Cases at Key West. Key West, Fi,a., July B.—There have lieen no new rotten ,if fever and no deaths since yesterday. The schooner Delta took fifteen imaocliaiated person* to the govern ment quarantine camp on Kgmnnt Key to day. Their passages wore paid by the aub seriptlon of citizens. BULGARIA'S NEW PRINCE. HE WILL ACCEPT THE THRONE IF THE POWERS CONSENT. His Electors Ploased With the Tone of His Answer—Russla Irritated by the Choice and Threatening Austria Austria Declared Indifferent to tho Election. Tikrnova, July B.—Prince Ferdinand, of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, replying to the Sob ranje’s dispatch informing him of his elec tion as Prince of Bulgaria, said he wns proud of tho honor conferred on him and grateful for it. “I hope," he added, “to prove myself worthy of the confidence of the Bulgarian people. lam ready to re spond to the call nnd to devote myself to the service of Bulgaria ns soon ns the Porto accepts the election nnd the powers recog nize it.” Tho Prince’s answer was received with satisfaction by the Hobrnnje. RUSSIA irritated. _Kt. Pktkusiurg, July B.—Tho .Voroe Vremya says the election of Prince Ferdi nand of Kaxe-Coburg to the Bulgarian throne exhausts Russia’s patience. “Austria will not succeed,” mills the paper; “Russia’s action may inconvenience Austria.” ANOTHER VERSION. It is semi-officially stated that the govern ment attaches no serious import to the divi sion of the Kobrunje and will not modify its attitude towards Bulgarin. The recent nc tion of the Sobranje is regarded as not only insufficient to secure the Prince of Bui gnria, but in tiie opinion of the Russian government is entirely illegal until such action lias received the sanction of the powers. THE PRINCE’S POSITION. Berlin, July B.— The Coburg Zeitung (semi official), in an article on the election of Prince Ferdinand, says; “In view of the attempts of the Bulgarian party of inde pendence to draw Prince Ferdinand into its confused affaire we must point out the fact that a German Prince, such ns Prince Ferdi nand, cannot accept the crown without the permission of the head of the House to which he belongs, nor without the consent of Emperor William, and until their con sent is obtained nothing can he settled.” AUSTRIA INDIFFERENT. Vienna, July B.—The attitude of the government of Austria is one of entire in difference concerning the election of Prince Ferdinand, of Baxe-Cohurg-I totba, as Prince of Bulgaria. Count KnJnoky, the Austro- Hungarian Prime Minister, while returning from his visit to Moravia, will meet Prince Ferdinand at Bucharest. The press is a unit in congratulating tho people of Bulgaria on Prince Ferdinand's election. BULGARIA’S CABINET RESIGNS. London, July B.—The Bulgarian Cabinet has resigned, consequent upon the disputes between the Regents and Ministers, it is believed that M. Tonteheff, President of the Bobranje, will become Premier. OBLITERATING A BIRTHMARK. Mutilation One of the Incidents of a Fight For a Child. Chicago, July 8. —Mine, de Benkalear and Dr. Birt were each fined SSOO and sen tenced to thirty days in the county jail by Judge Tut hill to-day for destroying a birth mark on the person of Baby Andrews, con cerning the possession of whom a struggle lias been in progress in the courts for sev eral days. Contempt of court was the offense for which this punishment was adminis tered. It consisted in tampering with the evidence and removing a birthmark by means of which the child was identified. Mine. De Benkalear acknowl edged having ordered flesh cutaway from tho child, and Dr. Birt admitted having performed the operation. Judge Tuthilf, with extreme severity, declared that noex cuses or any statement that he had beard could excuse tho barbarity which caused the mutilation of tho child, and thereupon passed sentence upon the culprits. An ap jical was taken. SHARP’S LEASE OF LIFE. Ho Can’t Live but a Year or Two—A Petition for Clemency. New York, July 8. —The medical com mission appointed to examine into tho con dition of Jacob Sharp to-day turned in its rejiort to District Attorney Murtine, who re ins'*! to divulge its contents. It is known, however, that Sharp is suffering from such it complication of diseases that lie cannot, under the most favorable circumstances, live more than a year or two, and may die ut any moment. CANFIELD SIGNS A PETITION. Long Branch, July 8. —Albert Htick ney, counsel for Jacob Hhurp, had a oonfer eni'o with W. J. Canfield, foreman of the Kii.up jury, at tiie Howland House to night, which resulted in Mr. Canfield sign ing u petition to Judge Barrett prayingtnat Sharp he let off with n fine of $5,000. It is said that a majority of the other jurors have agived to sign the petition. MANHATTAN’S SALE. Cyrus W. Field Exonerates Gould from any Sharp Practice. New York, July B.—The following letter, which has just been received, explains itself: Nkw York, July 1 8. 1887. To the Agent of the. Amieuitrd / V'.U I)ka:i Kik: bo maqy lamllictlnK reports have luvii circulated in regard to the late sale of the Manhattan railway stock, I think it proper te give, through you. fuels. Myself and my ussis iateß did sell iS.IM) muires oi Manhat tan stoci: to Joy Gould, unconditionally, ut SJA> cash per sliurc, aud I wisti, further, to state ex plicitly Unit Mr. Gould has ueted throughout the transact ion in a i>orfeotly straight forward manner, and that u most friendly feeling exists la'tween tts. I have no idea of resigning t*s a director of the Manhattan Railway Company, urnl my opinion a* to tin' future development of this property rental us unchanged. Yours fuith fully, evui s W. Fikld. UNDER RELIGION'S CLOAK. A Chicago Judge Plays tho Wolf in the Fable and Comes to Grief, Chicago, July B.—The papers publish an official statement signed by tho President of the Young Men's Christian Association and the pastor of Plymouth Congregational church, announcing tho expulsion from i*>th organizations of Judge Alva A. Knight on account of grossly Immoral conduct prac ticed under the cloak of religion. Judge Knight lias made a full conlession of his misconduct ami is understood to have left the city. Ho i* a native of Massachusetts, and (luring tho reconstruction period occu pied several public offices in Florida, resid ing for some years ut Jacksonville, Fla. Gold From Europe. New York , July B.—Tiie second impor tation of gold from Europe this season ar rived on the steamer Trave to duv tint] con sist* of two lots, Sk.,UOO to YiuiHoffmaii A Cos., and JSOO.OW to Muller, dchall & Cos. This makra $500,000 to tor this week, none of which mil, reported at the time of ship ment . and is not included in the estimate of $2,000,000 on the wav. A REVIEW OF TRADE. The Situation Still One of Considerable Uncertainty. New York, July B. —R. G. Dun & Co’s review of trade for the week says tlio busi ness of the broken week has lieen on the whole encouraging. The prospects with which the half year opens are generally satisfactory, and yet the financial uncer tainties are not entirely removed and there remain great speculative operations which disturb and threaten. Crop prospects continue good, though re liable reports of injury from drought and bugs come from Western Nebraska. The southern reports are uniformly unfavorable As to cotton. An increase of ten percent, in the acreage of hay is reported, with a prob able increase of yield in all sections except the Central West, though the quality is not. quite so satisfactory. WHEAT IN I. A HOE DEMAND. Wheat Im-s lieen in large demand, the ex ports from the Atlantic ports having reached 15,A00,(NX) bushels for five weeks, but the supply carried over is about as was antici pated ('alifornia carries over about 8,800,- (XX) bushels with prices 3<X'. per cental above tbe purity of Liverpool, a situation which may have significance, but holders talk of keeping their stock through the year. At New York the great decline which followed the Juno corner bus invited largo export buying and prices stiffen a little. The business failures occurring through out the country during last week, as re ported to R. G. Dim <& Cos., number for the United States 136 and for Canada 18, a total of 154, against 181 last week ami 107 the week previous. THE IRON OUTPUT. The weekly output of iron July t was 108,080 tons, a gain of 1,123 tons over June, but many furnacek are still idle liecause of the unsettled coke workers strike and the output is about 38,000 tons less than in May. The half year’s production of 8,167,317 tons is about 820,000 more than that of last, year's first half. The diallers talk of a rise in the prices for a time, though later in the year increasing production may cause a reaction but a temporary rise will depend on a eon - timianee of railroad building and that on the market for securities. RAIMVAY BUILDING. In six months 3,744 miles of railway have been completed, and the Railway Aye thinks the record for the year will exceed 10,01X1 miles, but any monetary pressure would affect sales of stock. The financial situation at Now York is better because the Treasury disbursements have exceeded the receipts by nearly $10,(XX),000 the past week, but at some Western and Southern Doints, especially where real estate sales and building have been active, tightness of money upjiears. Thus money is “close” at Nashville, active at 7 to 8 per cent, at Cleve land, and interest is 8 to 10 per cent, at i Imaha, where building permits for #4,000,- 000 have been issued this year. PAYING UP. Western cities have been faiying back part of heavy loans marie hero to meet emergencies after the wheat collapses, but the banka at Cincinnati feel that it is proper to maintain a strong position and prefer not to go outside their regular customers here. A feeling prevails that the disturbance re sulting from groat speculation may not be over, and that unsettled deals in railroads and the stock market need does watching. Foreign trade does not look more healthy. The past two weeks’ exports from New York have fallen 1!) per cent below last year, while the imports will average about 18 per cent, larger than last year, the wheat movement helps and a little foreign demand for corn anil larger exports of refined sugar, but cotton is held too high for export, though it has declined on eighth, and pork products and oil are practically unchanged. A DEED OF CONVEYANCE. One of Richmond’s Largest Brokers Decides to Liquidate. Richmond, Va., July B. —A deed was re corded iu the Chancery Court of this city to-day by John L. Schoolcraft and wife, conveying to A. L. Boulware anil James Caskie, trustees, all the personal and real estate owned by Mr. Schoolcraft. Among the preferred parties are Thorn & Whiteley, of Baltimore, #3,100; Ida (J. Bchoolcraft, w ife of the conveyer, S3O,(XX), given her in consideration of her relinquish meat of her dower in ail property of J. L. Schoolcraft, nnd in further consideration of a purpose on the part of said Schoolcraft, to provide for her maintenance ami support, said J. L. Schoolcraft and Ida C. 8. Schoolcraft hav ing entered into articles of separation; Mrs. C. C. Beattie #IO,BOO with interest from Kept. 4, 1886, due her on a note. Mr. Schoolcraft is a broker, and was formerly the principal owner of the Richmond street railway. His present interest in the proper ty, conveyed, it is said, will about cover his indebtedness. KNOXVILLE'S BOOM. The City to Vote on Subscribing $500,. 000 to Two Railroads. Knoxville, July B.— The City Council to-night decided to subscribe sfloo,ooo to tho stock of two new railroads to bo built to this city. The sum of $275,000 will go to tho Knox ville Southern railroad to be built in con nection witli the Marietta and North Geor gia railroad, making an air line from Knox ville to Atlanta, (hi. Tin* sum of #:££'),ooo will go to the stock of the Powell’s Valley railroad, to be built from Knoxville to Cumberland Gap, mid to connect with tho Louisville and Nash ville ami Norfolk and Western railroads in Kentucky. Both railroads are to ho completed within two years and will give Knoxville connec tion with all the railroad systems of the Mouth. The proposition will be submitted to a vote of the people next month. There is no doubt that, the subscription will lie voted almost unanimously. Two new blast furnaces and several large manufactories are guaranteed to Knoxville ns soon as the city votes this aid to the railroads. North Carolina’s Special Tax Bonds New York, July B.— Tho arrangement bet ween the United States Trust Company and Morton. Bliss <*c Cos. on the North Caro lina siiecinl tax bonds omboilies the follow ing plan; Bonds to Is* pooled and trust ccr tinente* issuei 1, all expenses to t advanced by Morton, Bliss & Cos.; settlement with the •State to lie obtained on the Imsis of anew 4 ixir cent. lx>nd in exchange for the present bonds. The distribution is to be as follows: Forty per cent of the principal of the pres ent binds to go first to certificate holders and the other receipts from the State to lie equally divided between the certificate hold ers and Morton, Bliss & Cos. Boston’s Purchasable Papers. Bouton, July 8.- Fred L. Ames. Presi dent of the stock company owning the .-Id i rrtixer and Record of this city, denies that these paper*! have been sold to Charles Whitin. Mr. Amos says tho only founda tion for the minor is the fact that the pa pers were offered to Mr. Whitin at a certain price, but the negotiations were never car ried to a conclusion. The paj>er will con tinue under their present management, ( PRICE gJO \ YEAR. I ( 5 CENTS A COPY, f HELD AT BAY BY A NEGRO. DRAWING HIS PISTOL HE RUNS AMUCK AT A DEPOT. He Fires Seven Shots as He Runs, But Fails to Hit Anybody—An Engineer Into Whose Cab He Leaped Floors Him With a Monkey Wrench—Other Jottings From Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., July B.—Ely O Jordan, a repulsive negro claiming Callahan ns his home, ran amuck through the Savan nah, Florida and Western railroad depofc this afternoon nnd for a brief period held complete possession. Cupt. Murphy arrested him on the cannon bull train, just before it left, for profane ami obscene language nnd turned him over to Oflleer Clems in the baggage room. No sooner had Murphy left than Jordan pulled out a 88-ealibre “bull dog” revolver and fired point blank at Clems who stood close to anil facing him. Tin* shot, just missed the officer and struck the opposite wall. Then with a yell the negro rushed at the other people near him. All fit'll wildly. On the platform were a score or more of waiting passengers, among whom Jordan discharged four shots, all, strange to say, missing. He then rushed through the can non ball train, firing two more shots. A# the side of the trnin was the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West afternoon express. Jordan, on emerging from the forward car. iumpea on the Jacksonville, Tampa mid Coy West engine, and tried to shoot En gineer Hlmy, who returned the compliment* with a monkey wrench, knocking Jordan, off. As he fell the police rushixl up and olubliod him until he was insensible. Then disarmed and ironed lie was taken on a dray to the city Jail As he reeovered he foamed at, the mouth and poured out vile impreoa tions mi all concerned in his capture. He is a desperate character, and much wonder is expressed that none of the flying shots took effect. The passengers nnd employes were in a terrible panic and scattered premia iDusly. One dived under the car tent, got caught half way and lay there kiokng his heels and yelling. SALE OF A RAILROAD. At noon Phillip Walter, K|ieeial Master of the United Htntes Court., sold before the court, room door under nnd by virtue of n decree of the United States Court, rendered nt the December term, in the case of A. B. Bishop against the International Railway nnd Steamship Company of Florida, the Jacksonville and PaJatka division of said road, to Mr. Bishop for #I,BOO The sale was iiinilo to pay a claim of #8,758 78 and interest, since 1887,held by Mr. Bishop against the road for constructing the above divis ion. This is the portion of the railroad which is generally known as “The Gordon road.” Those suits caused Gov. Gordon to make frequent trips here. The amount brought by the sale to-day will barely cover the costs of tlie court. There is said to be fifty-five mill* of the road graded between this city and Tampa. A RUXV IN CHURCH. Rather an amusing trial was had before the Mavor this morning. It seems that the “culluil" brothren of the Second Baptist church (colored) hero do not live together altogether in harmony Last night a row necured at the church and the police were called in. But the door was locked and all they could do was to remain there till the dose of tiie meeting nnd then take tha names of tiui obstreperous members. A man named Orange was before his honor at this morning's matinee as the principal offender. The entire church attended, al most, and tlie roo.n was packed full of in terested listeners. It seems that Oranea and a few others, were dissatisfied with the pastor, 8. VV. Walker, w r ho hail been elect ed the month before, and sup posed that defeating the adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting they would render the election voiaT Orange, it is said, rose iu his might, threat ened the pastor, shook his first in the rever end gentleman's face and acted “erroneously scandalously”,*! one good brother ti-stifieiL The pastor testified that the offender “uttered epithets unbecoming a reprobate, to say nothing of a live Christian.” Tlie testimony was must amusing mid ridiculous, the big words at times almost proving too much for the witnesses. Mayor Burbridga poured oil on the troubled waters, ail vised the minority to submit to the majority and finally very leniently let off ((range with a Xfne of *lO ami costs, suspending the Una miring his good behavior. TIIE .MONTICELLO. Weightman & Christopher, in answer t 4 a nuory of the Morning News reporter, said they hail no idea of the future run of the Monticello, which is expected here to morrow'. The lessees, James E. Ward Sc Cos., of New York, who had chartered the vessel for three months, had notified them that they would he hero on July 9, mid the owners at Charleston had notified them to supply the captain with all the funds he needed, etc. They hail no Information re garding nny resumption of the old Charles ton and Palatka line. In business circles the new’s was discussed, and many of the merchants thought It indicated that the old line would be established, especially as the rupture had occurred between the Clyde lines and the other. The “Florida Southern ia interested in getting the steamers back, and prominent business men of Palatka have been working on it for some time past. One of the most prominent wholesale firms here says their trade compares very favorably with that of last year, notwith standing the quarantine troubles, and the firm sa.v, further, that their collections are even lx>tter than last year. The steamers Everglade and Welaka, of the DeUarry line, are tied up at Enterprise. Heavy ruins are reported from all sections adjacent to tills city. Yesterday's terrific wind storm did considerable damage In the outskirts of the city. The steam launch Husie May, of George town, was bought to-day by E. Vanderpool for SBOO. A contract wax let to-day for building a warehouse for tho cotton compress. A large amount of money is pledged for the enter prise, but the principals still remain un known. GEORGIA’S FIRST BALE. It Waa Green, But Sold for Twenty Cents Per Pound. New York, July 18. —The first hale of new cotton from Georgia was on exhibition to-day in front of the Cotton Exchange. The buln, weighing 48.1 jxiunds, was sold at auction on the floor of the Cotton Ex change to-day. After spirited bidding by prominent members of the exchange, It was ihially knocked down at Uoc. per pound. The grade was considered green and its market value lietween 9c. and 10c. Rabbi Browne Suspended. New York, July B.— -A meeting of the Ixxird of trustees of* the congregation of the Gates of Hope was hold last evening in the synagogue and the rabbi of the congrega tion. E. B. M. Browne, was sus|x>ntbsl on charges of conduct unbecoming a minister, Trouble has beeu brewing for a long time. The course of the rabbi in se*<Uing notoriety and making himself generally officious in public matters lagan to breed dis.tisfao lion among the memlier* a long time nga The charges also include details of bis career ■Uewhsrr