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Newspaper Page Text- MOKNINU NI.WS. I JrwLusHFD !■’. Incorporated 1838. > JEs-tabUsh i:gTILL> i'resident. I SEALERS TAKEN IN TOW. „ H3 B2VESOB CUTTER BUSH AF TER THE BRITISHERS. i a Vessel Boarded and the Tell-Tale Jns Bound in Her Hold-She Had to *<e Shown the Cutter's Guns Be fore She Would Heave To-Belliger ent Instructions. San Francisco, July 30.-The steamer Bra arrived from Behring sea last night J 't trug-i the first de r ailed news of the &:l - ture of the British seajer Black Diamond T- 1 A tail and Statex revenue cutter Richard I- , j u ;y n the Rush overtook the Black moad aa i ordered her to heave to. The I of the Black Diamond refused. ■ hereupon the commander of the | Rush ordered the lowering of I tbs ports and the running I out of cans, which caused the schooner to ■i leave t>. Capt. Sheppard and Lieut. ■ Tuttle board-l the English craft and asked If ''■"her pa: ers. Thootllcers of the Black ■ Diainind offered im armed resistance, but ■n*fdseJ t deliver the ship’s papers. Capt. lo . .pari a! or.ce broke open the cabin and |, ...’,ithe ;.inge< of the strong box and the ■cup.tun's ci.os:, thereby securing the pa ■pcrs. I SEAT. SKINS FOUND ABOARD. I \ stoiroti of tlio vessel disclosed 103 seal which hid U-n taken in Behring s a. I . ppard | laced a non-commissioned li. "r fr ■;t true Rush in charge of the W. uk Diamond and ordered the vessel to ■I • turn :u s.’ka to await further instruc- I ,T .c fiptaiii of the Black Diamond H, : a •titemojit that whon in By. .-icria h" had been ordered to pay a'teution in case he was ■<-. Ttuhu the Hush and requested to : lie sai lhe would not have sur- B | the Rush had hail ait inferior B, ice!' that '.f lus own. On July 13 the B- ... tier Triumph wat also boarded by B :.;c. s..sp;.-nd, hut no arre-t was mado. ■':.i< sins I. itu’d of the Triumph were B-.v \t- . . . the Pacific nti.l not in Behring ■ AFTER OTHER TRESPASSERS. B Ara-s 'i:-. c wiin arrived here last night. In the steamer Dora said: “On our way Hi wti from ct. Haul’s island we siw six B r i.a ;(!• Hash was closely in pursuit HftLeai. W.> left >st. Haul’s island on July Hi, a:.imi the following day saw the Rush Hi pursuit of tier prey. Undoubtedly by He t.rc.j the Rush has made additional Ruptures.” ■ SrsVIVOUSOF WRECKED VESSELS. I R ashinuton July 30.—The follow- B" t Ingram was received by the Hwretary of the Navy to-day from Ha:i Krancisco: “The Tlietis arrived at St. Hi.': y’ni, Behring’s sea, from the Arctic Hoe'. July 19, with a portion of the sur- H:v..rs' I tlu) hark Little Ohio, of New Bed- Ho 1, Mass., whicii was wrecked at H int Hope, Arctic ocean Oct. 3,1888. Out Hf thirty-three men . I lit eight sur- Hive. The whaling hark Ohio the Second ■i hew i'udford. Mass., was wrecked on ■hniyi:!: island about June 1, RSS9. The r,s a total loss, but the officers and ■ <r 1 ’ ■ saved. The Thetis will roturu in ■ few days t > the Arctic ocean. ■ A lllilT Sll CAPTAIN UETIf’EN'T. ■ VI "T ;; A. B. C , July '■> K r ip *. McLean Hi the British staler Triumph, which has H- JiiTi-fmiu is reticsut ut the affairs in the n rt:i. It is re ■ I>Y ottiers on the vessel, however, then file Iriumph was sighted l.y R*. , then* were thirty seals ■B ! > -yuig -n Hi l ' Triumph’s deck. Those ■ i-.n-ie.il;- Skinned and tin- pelts lad- R‘.'; ii ";' ,r V • large .piantity of salt. This i>> formei n heavy mating to about ■' it.s whu-h lav at the bottom of ■ Li-mt, Tuttle made au ox- -A si. t'Uf s i ing nothing bujt salt de -11 e men on the Iriumph say that ,,f the Maggie, had said 1 1 i> any American officers a' - R i 'l'h : : ( ,, ,' ar ! “> • vessel. Lieut. Tuttle in* hut! Si'O'.i iive soho -n --■ Hehrni'g sea on .July 4.via,i the Irmmpfi, Mary IT.leu Little B b!a< * , lham nd. The latter ■ -"ft* I, 1-Mt the fate of th - others is „ r ‘>e ‘ uia arrive! to-dav. Kf' 1 ’ Ba >’ s ‘vh,-, he left Juneau RT "‘.v 1,10 llntish in.T-of.war Swift, R ; !/ a “<i Amplnou were there. left for Port Symphon on the Kbe>’ lt ? y * Th 9 Urona heard r the seizures. A ■ . // sealing men wared ■ a P‘ ai |‘ °f the British man-of-war R-'"’'" u w.„c, .sailed to-day for the , J lu lbe *‘Bet. and gave him full B:, 1 ; 1 '; "riling. He will convev J" s " al.y to Admiral Hen age, B' a ‘.ti a - SIJ awaited on Sir B os'"'"'V 1 '! 3 PV"Vinoial Secretary. ■ • C' - r ' ' ’ demand ■ nnm 9 !l° f I ‘"." aperial P’veniment. R" , , als,) b 'T nt by the most ■ '.‘tpabho men of the province. Thu R y government is anx- R in dianb massacred. R bof,r7 Undoubtedly the Object of |H Slaygrs, K T ' la P t UL ; July aa—A special from ■iv, a ” f " 6ayS: " Sljws has reached “ \ a lastly discovery made last R.‘„,/* buu river - From the meager rs at hanJ it seems that a few ■ r f S y ' 1 Flat Head.lnd.ans KRI at, in, ci -sed the mountains tm \: V l * river country to ■ v a ; j, v, by OM of thoir rela- IRf • hviug on Bun river ■ f; i‘ :v; esl. La it week this H. ;.j , 1 ot tl,elr ponies in the Ht ; vv tr :: " v i lte “ a >. who claimed 1n!,.;, I,i familial at Suuriver. HR ~ M r'* '•neehegan a search f.,.r ER’ . ,, u ’ ■>' hunting two or throe |R- ,• eninp, which bad been |R " f'.ee or four. There is ,'veru robbed of their - ht >i ;d murdered.” RB —ON in dh [ED beep. |n t: ' p ° >ple Affected<6ti!l lit n, m Danger. I| , ; v --’ lu >y 30.-A special ,w ' ” ,s "‘ from Burlington, K , : ‘V l "' rs ' ),ls w< ‘ r ® l>oisoned in ■ ‘ Chicago firm. BR- I ar Precariously ill, |R' ■ . 11,1 'I'® road to recovery. |R ' j, >■” 1 w ore given the moat R ;. rokGn ts anal Loclcb.~ |R br ak'i.* !U of ! ?J,P NT -; July —After BR caused bv tV, f at luck No. 10 carrying th '’ ,tean ‘ barge W. |R" ' k - Aa -ei' rusued T, ay r thro " o{ from the level I: m : "t Hs-du-E t„' ' la,na S.t° the canal '■ a-.m-v o?newh UU o r ? ,n the imn>o - Uo Jh# break w.ll Pjc JHnfuing ffotog. GONE! AFTER BURKE. Chicago’s Chief of Police to Take a Hand in the Return Trip. Chicago, July 30. —Chief of Police Hub bard, accompanied by Lieut.. Alexander j Ross, left for Winnipeg last night, and they i will arrive there to-uiorrow noon. The chief is determined to have Burke back here, and as soon as the full bench at Win* nitwg renders its decision, it is probable that the prisoner will be started south. The chief’s object in going to Winnipeg is to personally superintend the work of bringing the prisoner and witnesses, Carlson and Morenson hack to Chicago. So much has been said about assassinating, that ho deems it good judg- • ment to exercise every possible precaution to assure their safety. O’SULLIVAN’S MOTION. The motion of P. O’Sullivan’s attorney for a change of venue was argued before JlAlge Horton this morning. Tho five pris oners were brought into the court-room, which was packed to suffocation, partly with friends of the suspects and partly with people who had been drawn thither by mere idle curio-ity. Judge Longenecker made a short speeca opposing the motion for a change of venue. He said the two citizens who signed affidavits to tho effect that they believed O’Sulliven could not get a fair trial before Judge Horton or Judge Hawes, were unknown. They had neglected to state who they were and what their busi ness was. For all the court knew they might have been imported from Indiuia or Wisconsin for no ether purpose than to make these affidavits. The attoruey for O’Sullivan declined to enter upon an extended argu ment, but presented to the court a few opinions in support of their motion. In regard to the motion to quash the indict ments against the other prisoners, the coun sel for the defense opposed immediate con sideration of the matter. Tho court took the whole matter under advisement. HE WILL BE SURRENDERED. Winnipeg, Man., July 30.—The full court gave judgment at noon to-day in Martin Burke’s appeal. The judgments were delivered by Chief Justice Taylor, Judge Dubuieand Judge Killam. Thoy all concurred in finding that there were no grounds for reversing the action of Judge Bain, who committed Burke for extradi tion. Burke therefore goes back as soon as the necessary order comes from Ottawa. NATURAL GAS FOR CHICAGO. Pipes to Be Run From the Fields of Indiana. Chicago, July 30. —A local paper says that Messrs. Elkins and Widner of Phila delphia, who arrived in the city yosterday afternoon, tdld for the first time of a syndi cate having been formed some time ago which has socurod gas rights iu Indiana of between 50,000 ami 63,000 acres, and will pipe natifral gas to Chicago. When asked about the Indiana law which prohibits any gas being run out of flip state, Mr. Elkins said: “Oh, we arc going to have that de clared unconstitutional. , The lower court:: have already decided in our favor. There is no question but what the supreme court will too. The idea of telling a man he dare not sell the products of his land to whom he chooses. Why, you might as well pass laws to prohibit shipping coal or wheat out of this state. Such a law as that cau never stand.” WHO ARE IN THE SYNDICATE. Mr. Eikins said further: “This syndicate numbers thirteen members. Thoy are all Chicago men except Mr. Hequenberg, a Pennsylvania oil man, Mr. Widner and myself. AH have just signed a contract for building pipe lines and lamps. Mr. Hoquen berg is to buiid the line, ail'd he contracts to have gas flowing into Chicago mains by Nov. 1. Ho is the man who built the pi; e line to Bufl'alo, and tho first man who con ceived tho idea of pumping natural gas through long pipe lines. Our line will be 188 miles long. VVe shall pui in-at the start two 8-inoh pipes. These will deliver 40,000,- 1)00 feet a day. The right of way for the line is nearly all obtained and every con tract is let for the completion of the wort” MASONRY IN COURT. The Cerne au Consistory Appaala for an Injunction. Chicago, July3o.—A special from Cedar Rapids, la., says: “Action was begun yes terday in the district court at Marion, that will startle masonic circles metre than any thing else, perhaps of late years. Judge Preston of the Eighteenth judicial district on petition of C. E. Barnes of Burlington, J. C. Graves and Henry Bennett, .plaintiffs and grand officers of the lowa consistory of that branch of Scottish rite Masonry commonly known as the Cerneau, ordered a temporary injunction against the grand lodge of lowa Ancient Free and accepted Masons restricting them from putting into effect legislation of the last session of the grand lodge referring to the Corneau bodies, and which commanded master Masons to leave the consistory of lowa of that right under punishment of expulsion. ALLEGATIONS OF THE PETITION. The petition states that as the body repre sented by the plaintiffs does not confer blue lodge degrees and the grand lodge or its subordinate lodges do not confer the twenty-nine higher degrees the grand lodge has iio jurisdiction whatever, and its action is illegal, arbitrary, oppressive, proscriptive of their individual consciences and masonic relations, and hurtful to their stand ing as good and reputable citizens. This is the first time that the masonic body has appealed to the state courts, and the action of the supreme court, to which it will finally go, will be a precedent for other states. The time for hearing the arguments for a perpetual injunction will be during the October term of the court at Marion." TWO ILL-FATED WAGONS. One Caught in a River and the Other by a Train. Little Rock, Ark., July 30.—Word has just been received of the drowning in White river of Mrs. Snodgrass and her two chil dren, aged 9 and 0 respectively. Ije party were in a covered wagon aud attempted to cross the river at Rockford. The wago i was caught in the current aud carried down the stream, the driver cutting the horses loose aud escaping with them. The family lately came to this state from Texas. RUN DOWN BV A TRAIN. Louisville, Ky., July 30.— William Schick and Mrs. Hannah Becker were killed at the Eighteenth street crossing of the Louisville Southern railroad in this city hist evening while endeavoring to cross the tracks Henry Pfistner was probably fatal.y 'njured. They were in a wagon and did not hear the locomotive bell. A Newspaper Burned Out. Hastings, Neb., July 30.—The Gazette- Journal plant, recently purchased by S. P. Rounds of Omaha, was burned yesterday. The loss on the buildings is $59,000, and the insurance $15,000. The loss on stock is $25,000, and the insurance is $15,000. Other losses aggregate $7,000, and the Insurance $4,000, SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1881). torrents from the sky disastrous downpours in the VICINITY OF NEW YORK. Millburn Terrorized By the Possibility of tho Eurstlng of a Dam-People at Orange Valley Compelled to Swim For Their Lives-All Lower Floors Flooded. New York, July 30.—Unusually severe rains prevailed here and in this vicinity to day and this evening, at tunes partaking of the nature of a cloudburst. The following telegrams have been received: AT NEWARL. Newark, N. J., July 30.—At Newark the most disastrous storm that has visited this vicinity occurred this afternoon and evening. In this city cellars were Hooded and sewers burst. Work had to be sus pended in the factories in the lower section. A washout occurred on the Morris and Essex railroad at South Orange, and trains were delayed for many hours. 1 4 South Orange several buildings, in cluding the postoffice, were carried away, and 350 barrels of flour were washod out of one store house, Iu Orango Valley the water is up to sec ond story windows, and great damage has been done to the stock in the numerous hat factories there. The people were compelled to paddle around on planks and to swim in order to go to places of safety on the high grounds. Bloomfield and Montclair also report a great deal of damage to property. No lives are known to have been lost. The greatest alarm prevails aroupd Mill burn. Above it is thd"Orangewater reser vior dam which is not regarded as safe. •Should it burst it would overflow Millburn and other small towns along the Rahway river, which is its source, and the damage would roach as far as Rahway. At 10 o’clock to-night the dam was reported as all right, but tho inhabitants of the towns were preparing to move to the high grounds. Nearly every road in tho country is impassible, as all the bridges have beeii washed away. A CYCLONE NEAR POUGHKEEPSIE. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 30.—At about 7 o’clock this morning a cyclone struck Ellis Corners, Ulster county, four miles west of Highland, destroying a large amount of property aiid in juring a number of persons. The cyclone, which was accompanied by a roaring sound which terrified the people, s omod to come from u funnef-sliaped cloud. Matthew Hartcourt’s vineyard was com pletely ruined, and every tree in his apple orchard was rooted up, trees being carried away as though they were mere feathers. The house ffnd barn of John Nelson woro struck and completely demolished, broken timbers being carried hundreds of feet. Nelson and his wife were blown out of the house along with the flying timbers a-nd both were seriously, but not fatally injured. Two barns belonging to Patrick McGowan were totally destroyed. McGowan, who is 80 years old, was so badly injured that no hopes of his recovery are entertained. There being no more buildings in the path of the tornado, no other serious damage was done. Bed quilts and drosses belong ing to Mrs. Nelson were found in a pond tour miles from the scene of the accident. Huge timbers were also found stuck up in tlie mountains some distance away. The loss will be very heavy. A BIG FLOOD AT PLAINFIELD. Plainfield, N. J., July 39. —Tho great est fload ever known here followed the un usual rainfall this afternoon. Washouts ad broken dams are the result. At 4 o’clock the dam at Btony Brook, aboye Green Valley mills, gave away, carrying with it Covington’s ice houses aud many barns, seriously under-mining the milis. At 5:40 p. m. the dam on G reen brook in the heart of the county gave way arid caused much damage. Many woodAn build ings were carried away Somerset was washed out in many places, and a number of the largest business buildings in the town were threatened with total destruction. French’s mill and carriage factory were b .dly damaged. Shortly after 0 o'clock the immense dam at Westfield back of Scotch Plains collapsed and an additional body of water was thrown into the valley below. Green Brook could not contain it and the water rushed across to Cedar creek and thence through the finest residence portion of Plainfield. The damage here is very great, two or three square miles of thickly settled territory being submerged. There were many gallant rescues of life. A RISE IN THE PRICE OF BRICKS. Chicago, July 33.— One of the after effects of the great storm of Saturday night has been to put Up the price of brick about $1 tier 1,000. V ast numbers of fresh molded and unburned brick were melted down into heaps of mud by the flood, and the damage, it is said, will run up into hundreds of thou sands of dollars. PEACHES INJURED. Wilmington, Del., July 30 —The re ports of the damage by last week’s storm in Sussex county, Delaware, and Wicomico ami Worcester counties, Maryland, say the prospective poach yield in western Sussex will be reduced nearly one-half, while corn on the lowdauds is almost ruined. A Laurel (Md.) dispatch tells of farmers wading in water up to their knees to pick peaches. Purnell’s mill, near Snow Hill, Md., was washed away and much damage done to railroads and county roads. FEARFUL LOSS IN ARKANSAS. Little Rock, July 30. —The damage by the storm already heard from in Johnson county alouo is over $500,000 in houses, bridges and lumber washed away at Dar nell. The river has risen 10 feet in four hours and is stiil'risiug. BESSEMER RAILS AND INGOTS. The American Association’s Report on the Output. Philadelphia, Pa., July 30.—The American Iron and Steel Association has ascertained from reports from manufac turers that tho total production of Bessemer steel ingots in the United States in the first half of 1889 amounted to 1,128,496 gross tons of 2,240 pounds, against 1,275,189 gross tons in the last half of 1888, and 1,235,951 tons iu the first half of 1888. The association also reports that the quantity of all kinds and sizes of Bessemer steel rails rolled by the Bessemer steel producing works of the country in the first half of 1889, was 642.475 gross tons, again9t 673,724 tons in the last half of 1888, and 692,197 tona in the first half of 1888. FEVER AMONG THE HERDS. Disastrous Fatality Among Cattle in Indian Territory. Chicago, July 30.—A special from Win field, Kaus., says: “Cattlemen from Indian territory report Texas fever playing havoc among the cattle in the territory. Over forty head were seen dead in one pasture alone, and in others numbers varying from seven to twenty-five. They also stated that hundreds of cattle were dying in Oklahoma and predicted that there would not be any live cattle imported into that country from the states of Kansas and Nebraska in two months." ENCAMPMENT OF r 'HE G. A. R. The Commanders of Eight Depart ments still Oppose Attendance. Chicago, 111., July SC.—The G. A. R. department commanders ox eight posts were in session hero fb-day at t e Grand Pacific ; hotel,debating tho stand th y should take in reference to the annual encampmont at Mil waukee. The result of the meeting was a positive aiul unqualified indorsement of their announced determination to discour age general attendance, in view of the refusal of tho railroads to make satisfactory rates. Tho states represent'd were Illinois. lowa. Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Michi gan, Kansas and Nebraska. The conference was presided over by Gen. Martin and a triplet decision’was reached: 1. That the posts repi ssented indorse and accept the manifesto issued in tliiß city July 2, in which general attendance at the encampment was to be discouraged if the railways did not recede from their posi tions. 2. That the manifesto of July 2 was in accordance with the act of the last nation il.encampment at Columbus, 0., as indorsed by resolution found iu the journal on pages 219 and 220. 3. That some time in the near future the representatives present will issue a cir cular that will be signed by eight depart ment commanders,with possibly a few more, withdrawing the department represented from tho parade that is advertised to take place. The resolution of the Columbus conven tion referred to is as follows: The national council ot tho administration be and is authorized and directed to insist upou definite contracts for transportation rates to the Twenty-third national encampment. It shall be the duty of the council to demand that, a specific maximum rate be fixed in plain and Simple terms to be made covering every phase of the necessary and proper arrangements. It is ordered that unless just, fair aud resonable contracts for railroad and hotel fares be made, then the council is authorized to fix upon some other location for the encampment. Unless the rail roa Is present relief to the comrades then tho various departments wifi discourage Attendance of all except memt>ers. The manifesto of July 2 referred to rtie cir cularielter prepared and issued by the depart ment olllcera of Illinois. It was the first in li cation of open retaliation, and represented only the Illinois posts. The continued agita tion of the matter, and the refusal ot the rail ways to concede terms as low as desired, broadened the breach begun t:y the Illinois veterans. At the present time the disposition against general attendance is a general one, shared by most ®f the western posts. TROOPS OUT AT A TRIAL. Fear of Lynchers and Rescuers Stir Up a Sheriff. Birmingham, Ala., July 30.—1n Lamar county the sheriff has old man Burrows, John Burrows and the old man’s son-in-law, Cash, iu jail at Vernon, the county seat, charged with being accessories after the fact to the murder of Postmaster Graves at Jewell, by Rube Burrows. Their prelimi nary trial comes off to-morrow and Sheriff Metcalfe is u.u i .w about it. He is alt al ltoo and his gang may attempt a rescue, and he Also fears that the people may undertake to lynch the prisoners, so he has asked for troops to guard them duriug the trial. The governor ordered the Birmingham Rifles there by the first train, and they went this morning at 7 o'clock, thirty strong, com manded by Capt. 8. D. Weakley. Tho nearest railroad and telegraph station to Vernon is Sulligent, on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, twelve miles from Vernon and near the Mississippi liuei The soldiers arrived there at 11:05 o’clock this morning, and left at once for Vernon in Wagons. Nothing has been heard from them, aud it will probably be latt) to-night before messages can come through the country and over the single wire that connects us with Sulligent. DEFIES THE AUTHORITIES. The information gleaned by the Age- Herald oorroifpondent during his brief stop with the soldiers at Sulligent is that Rube Burrows has a gang with him from the mountain aftd has sent word to the author ities to come and take him if they can. His location is known and the county is lull of private detectives and sheriffs’ posses. Rewards are offered for Rube aggregating #6,000, and a desperate attempt to take him will bo mado. It. is alleged also that James, who was captured in Montgomery last year at the time Rube escaped, and who was sent back to Arkansas for the Texarkana train robbery, did not die as re ported, but escapod, aud is now in Lamar epunty with Kubo. People who knew him from boyhood swear to his identity. The last crime of Rube was the cold-blooded murder of Postmaster Graves for refusing to deliver Jim an anonymous package. Rube claimed that it was intended for him. Rube is also a train robber and all round bad man. GIVEN A SOLDIER’S BURIAL. Universal Sorrftw at Cincinnati Over the Murder of Col. Jones." Cincinnati, 0., July’SO.—lt has been a lpng while since a funeral in Cincinnati has gathered so many mournerg as that of the murdered Col. A. E. Jones this afternoon. No man in the city was more widely known. His pride in the military record of Ins ancestors, some of whom endured tho sufferings of Valley Forgo, his enthusiastic interest in al fin i lit try organ izations, his public spirit and his promi nence as an officer of tho government during tho late war and since, all brought him in contact with the people, so that he was everybody’s acquaintance. A MILITARY FUNERAL, It seemed a most appropriate thing to accord him a military funeral. The farailv acquiesced. Crowds gathered about the house this afternoon before the time ap pointed. The military escort consisted of tho First Regiment Ohio National Guards and a battory of artillery. Beside this there was a large attendance of the various grand army posts of the city. Gov. Foraker and a por tion of his staff were present. Thogovernor was a neighbor of the deceased for years, and had appointed him surgeon general. The ceremony of the military funeral, including the march from tne house to the church with six stalwart sergeants carrying the body of the deceased, his horse led after the coffin, and troops with reversed arms and slow step to a funeral dirge, formed a most impressive scene. AT THE CHURCH. At the church only a small portion of the assemblage could find room. After tho usual services the grand army ritual was observed, and then the procession was formed, and the military marched a short distance beyond the city limits where a farewell was taken, and the body taken to its last resting place in Spring Grove cerne tery. r Boulanger** Defeat. Paris, July 30. La I*resse, a Bculangist organ, accuses the government of falsifying three million voting papers at the elections for councils general on Sunday. The cor rected returns show that Gen. Boulanger was elected In twenty-three cantosg. It is stated that the general elections will not be held before September or October. A BAD BREAK AT BOSTON SHOE MANUFACTURERS SUCCUMB TO $1,250,000 IN DEBTS. E. & A. H. Batcheller 6i Cos the Unfor tunate Firm—Largo Loans to Out siders, Heavy Failures aud a Strike Helped Bring on the Embarrass ment—An Arrangement With the Creditors Expected. Boston, July 30. — E. & A. H. Batcheller & Cos., among tho largost boot and shoe houses in Boston, doing business at No. 100 Summer street, iiave assiguxxl. Mr. Batcheller of the firm states that tho liabilities, as near as can uov> bo ascer tained, will reach $1,250,000, with nominal assets of about the same figure. Au expert accountant is now going over the books and a roport will be made to the creditors as soon os possible. The assignees are Thomas E. Proctor of Bo I on, and R. Batchollor of North Brookfield. The as signees in a circular to tho creditors state that considerable of the indebtedness is held by purchasers of the firm’s commer cial paper whoso names are unknown to the debtors and they request all creditors to at once send statements of their claims to them at the office of the firm. The leather trade will not suffer, as the firm paid cash for most of its leather. The firm is one of long standing and was rated by Brads!reets “G. A.” The failure creates great surprise. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FinM. The firm was established in North Brook field, in 1819, by Tyler Batcheller. Later it became T. and E. Batcheller & Coj, and remained so until the breaking out of tho war in 1861. The business was reorganized under the firm name of E. <Si. A. 11. Batohol ler & Cos., which paid up tho debts of tho old concern, principal and interest. The factory at North Brookfield is one of tho largost aud best equipped in the country, and gives employment to 1,100 hands, call ing for a weekly pay roll of over SIO,OOO. This is the only industry in tho town. HURT BY A STRIKE. Tho firm was one of ten Anns in Worces ter county that had a long contest with the Kuights of Labor in 1887, lasting some nine months. This struggle resulted in the suc cess ef the manufacturers, but was very expensive, and doubiless contributed largely to the present embarrassment. Tho imme diate causes of the failure are large loans made by A. H. Bat. b eller outside of the business, and the fact that recent largo failures in the leather trade were followed by Lewis Bros. & Cos. The failure added to the ill health of the senior partner of the firm has made it difficult to obtain money on the firm’s commercial paper. Thu manufactur ing business of the firm has boon profitable, and tliis fact renders it probable that tho hiißiness will be re-established under au ar rangement with tho creditors. CREDITORS VERY CHARITABLE. A prominent merchant, whose sentiments concerning tho embarrassed firm seem to be shared by all tho members of tho shoe , trade in this city, said to-day: "E. & A. H. Batclieller was a first-class firm. Its trade has been considered very desirable and has been sharply competed for. There was not a leather merchant in Boston, but who would have been glad to sell them any amount of goods thov might ask for and this statement held true up to yesterday. Their business was considered the cream of the trade, I don’t believe their failure will affect the trade to any groat extent, for they usually paid cash. Tho assignment does not indicate any trouble in the shoo business, fur it is sup posed that every concern in the business is manufacturing at profit, and the statement that the failure was due to oqtsido simula tion, confirms this view Of their affairs. TOO EASILY DISCOURAGED. “A. H. Batcheller has been sick, and I think he became discouraged too easily and gave up when there was no need to do so. I have no doubt that tho firm will pay in full before it gets through, and that’it will resume busin -s on a solid basis. Tho credit of tho firm was good up to the last minute, aud I think the failure will make a littlo talk and that the trouble will soon blow over. It is too bad that the present state of affairs should ex ist, tor the firm is composed of people who have alwuys been thoroughly honest and straight forward in all their dealings. I think such people ought to have the sym pathy of the community whon they get into trouble, and that they ought to be helped to get on their feet again.” SOME OF THE HEAVIEST CREDITORS. It is believed that some of the heaviest creditors are the Thomas E. Proctor Leather Company, Hoyt Bros., Walker, Oakley & Cos. and Homer Bros. But at the stores of none of these firms were adverse criticisms of E. & A. H. Batcheller &. Cos. heard. The firm owns its factory atd machinery, which aro estimated to be worth over $2,000,000- and also owns Batcheller’* hotel at North Brookfield. Tho firm carries au insurance of nearly $1,000,003, on the buildings, machinery and stock. A. 11. Batcheller, the head of the firm lives in Boston, and is a director in the Manufac turers’ bank. His residence, which is on Commonwealth avenue, stands in his wife’s name. Francis Batcheller, the junior partner, lives at North Brookfield, and has chargo of the manu facturing. Tne paper is nearly all held by banks, very little being owed for mer chandise. It is expected that by the last of tho week a statement of tho firm’s affairs will have been prepared, so that the liabili ties ami file assets can then he stated with something like exactness. A SALEM FIRM FAILS. McKean & Appleton, shoo manufacturers at Salem, have assigned to J. Beebe of Boston. Tneir estimated liabilities are from $65,000 to $75,000. McKean & Ap pleton did tho largest shoe business in Halem, their yoarlv salei reaching nearly $400,000. Mr. McKean has been in this line of business since 1859, failing in 1869 for about $40,000 and paying but a small dividend. The present firm was formed in 1885, Mace which time they have done a largo business, running one or more jobbing stores in addition to the fac tory. The assets, as near as can bo determ ined hastily, are about $40,000. The col lapse was hastened by recent losses through failures aggregating $7,000 or SB,OOO. The factory belongs to Mr. McKean’s wife. LITHOGRAPHERS OUT OF MONEY. Philadelphia, Pa., July 30.— Much surprise was created to-day by the an nouncement that the national bureau of engraving, one of the most extensive lithographing establishments in the country, is in financial distress. The headquarters and principal offices of the company are at No. 107 South Second street, and their works are at Burlington, N. J. Two hundred hands em ployed in the works were recently dis charged, aud the buildings and plant are’ now advertised'to be sold by the sheriff to satisfy creditors. Plucking the People. London, July 30.—1n the House of Com mons to-day the royal grant! bill pass and its first reading without division. The result of the votiug was greeted with cheers by its Bujyiurters. CRETE'S REBELLION. A New Commlasion and Troops to be Bent to the Island. Constantinople, July 30. A minis terial council held here, over which the sultun provided, resolved t<> send anew commission to Crete to endeavor to sottlo the difficulties there. It was also resolved to dispatch eight battailous of troops to tho island. Signor Crispi, the Italian premier, has advised tho Turkish to attempt t>> ooEcilittte the Croteaus and, if necessary; to resort to the mediation of the Eu ropean powers. |tnly, the*prime minister says, in conjunction with the other powers, will not assent to annexation of the inland by Greece. The now commission will con sist of two Mussulmans, two Christians, to represent the Christian majority io the Croteau assembly, and two representatives oif the itiMirgivits. Sardinsky, governor of Crete, hm been re-callM and has started for Constantinople. GREECE HOPEFUL. Athens, July Jo. — Greece is hopeful of a phaooablo settlement of the troubles in Crete. FRENCH MEN-OF-WAR KN ROUTE. J’aris, July JO. —Two French mon-of war have been ordered to proceed to the island of Crete. PARNELL’3 DEFENSE FUND. A Big Surplus Left After Paying All the Expenses. Dublin, July 80.— The Express (inde pendent conservative) says the surplus of the Parnell indemnity fund exceeds $40,000. Tho accounts show that only $20,000 has boon used for legal expenses in connection with the special commission. The remain der, the Express says, cannot be legally distributed among the evicted tenants, and it therefore ought to be returned to the sub scribers of the fund. An Editor Assaulted. Denver, Col., July JO.— Uol. John At kins, editor of the .News, who has been waging war ujiou the crooks of this city for some tune past, was assaulted last night just us ho was leaving his ollioo for home by tho lo dor of the gang, known us “Soapy” Smith, ♦hnith knocked him down with u loaded cane, and otherwise severely injured him before assistance came. Smith was arrested and locked up. Advance of tho Dervishes. Cairo, July 30. —Advices from Assouan state that the advance of the dervishes is continuous, though Blow. A skirmish oc curred yesterday between the Egyptian patrols and dervish outposts, during which sixty dervishes were killed, lien. Grenfell, commander of tho Egyptians, is moving southward and has reached Joirki. An Earthquake in Japan. Yokohama. July 30. —Dispatches re ceived to day from Nagasaki state that a dreadful earthquake hjia occurred in the western portion of the island of Kiuu-Siou. Tlie town of Kumamoto was destroyed. A great number of people porishod and a vast amount of property was destroyed. Tho Shah at Paris. Paris, July 30. —The Shah of Persia ar rived in tiiis city from England to-day. He was received by President Carnot ami was welcomed heartily by the crowds which had gathered to witness nis arrival. MORTGAGECDNSOLIDATION. Tho New Scheme of the Norfolk and Western Coiiipony. Philadelphia, Pa., July 30.—The Nor folk and Western railroad is about to con solidate *with some of the auxiliary com panies, including the Norfolk Terminal Company ail'd to create a consolidated mortgage upon its existing linos,which will a first mortgage on the terminal facilities at Norfolk and Lamberts Point, Vh., now the property of the Norfolk Termihal Company and also a first mortgage oh tho Virginia anil North Carolina exten sions about to be constructed. The mortgage also provides for the ultimate re funding at a lower rate of interest oT all underlying liens, a large part of which ma ture or may be redeemed during the next eleven years, and will, therefore, bocomo in time a first mortgage upon tho entire sys tem. Kuhn, Loan <t Cos. of New York, with thtir London and Amsterdam corre spondents, have undertaken the negotiation of the now bonds, which will, however, not be placed upon the market for the present. CHARLESTON CHAT. W. H. Heyward Dead-Several New Industries Organized. Charleston, S. C., July 30. —W. H. Ileyward, one of the richest and most prom inent South Carolina rice planter* of the olden time, died here to-day, aged 72 years. Two new lndustial enterprises were or ganized to-duy—The Imperial Box anil En velope Manufactory with Jonathan Lucas as president, and a capital stock of $10,000; and the Tropical Refrigerator Company with J. N. Voorbeesas anda cap ital stock of #35,00J. Books for suliscription will be opened in a few days for the Mount Pleasant butter and Cheese Factory, the Charleston Mat tress Manufactory, and the Charleston (3 Pants Company, most of the stock of which has alroady been subscribed. MILES OF BLAZING WOODB. A Family Fscapo, Death by Crawling Two Miles tn Water. Glenwood Springs, Col., July 30. A forest fire, which has beou raging in this vicinity for several days, was started over a week ago'by some sportsmen ia No Name canon, whereby J. Brown, his family and a party of ladies only escaped death by wad iug through a creek nearly two miles on their hands and knees. The fire has now spread and covers an area of over ten square miles. The entire area on the western slope is filled with burning mountains. Reports from Redeliff, Leadville, Aspen and New castle report the sun completely obscured. The scene from Gleriwood in the evening is magnificent, as the entire face of No Name and Urizzley mountains are one mass of fire. ON THH ROAD TO TAMPA. The Chicago Committee Passes Through Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 30.—A com mittee from the board of trade and produce exchange of Chicago, with representatives of the Chicago press, passed through this city to-night en route to Tampa, Fla., w here they go to look after the feasibility of ths proposed South American steamship connection. The plan proposed, and which tho party goes to investigate, is the estap iisnfnent of a trunk line route from Chicago to Tampa to connect wit-ha line of steamships to be run between that city and Aspinwafl and other South American points. Congress will be asked to appro priate #1,000,000 for carrying the mails for five years. Should this be done, Tampa people, i acked by a wealthy syndicate, pro pose to nut on a steamship line. l DAILY, $lO A YEAR. i~ 5 CENTS A OOl'Y. It I VMEI KLY. f 1.45 A \ BAR. I COOLEY A MAN (JF HONOR NO LIKELIHOOD THaT HB WILD SUCCEED FINK. Hla Criticism of Commissioner Walk, er s Resignation Based on His Con ception of Hla Duty to the Govern ment—He Won't Bo Made a Supremo Court Judge Because He Voted for Cleveland. Washington, July 30.—Judge Cooley, chairman of tho interstate commerce com mission, is not likely to rosigq that place with its $7,500 salary to accept the commis ■ionorship of tho trunk linos at $25,000. In deed he is pot likoly to leave his present place for any other unless it should lie a placp on the supreme bench. If he had not voted for Cleveland in ImW he might be very cer tain of being appointed to succeed Stanley Matthews, for Lo is from Mic ogan, which is in tho circuit Matthews represented, and his preeminent fitness is admitted. But Pres ident Harrison is not likoly to appoint a mugwump to the supremo court, so that, for tho present Judge Cooley wilt rue no higher in official life that he has gotten. However, ho is not discontented, much as ho would like to end his career on the supreme bench. A PREVIOUS SACRIFICE. ,Ho gave up an income larger than his present salary to take tho present plaoa from a souse of duty, believing- that his experience and knowledge peculiarly fitted him to servo the people in it.. Tho result justifies his sacrifice for there can bo no doubt among those tit all familliar with th®. inner workings of tho commissioner, especially during the (li st year of its exist ence,that Cooley saved it again and again, at critical moments, from going ou the rocks. In fact, its success, in spite of the gross de fects iu the law under which it was work ing. was largely due to Judge Cooley’s wis dom, knowledge and courage. '1 lie commission took some serious risks that first year, nod came through them all safely, chiefly because Judge Cooley was at/ its head. THE JUDGE proud of it. Now, Judge Cooley is neither ill'llware of all this nor indifferent to it. He is vorv proud of it, and does not always conceal his pride. It is praiseworthy pride though for it makes him particularly the guurdiaa of the interstate commission law, and the custodian Of the interstate com merce commission. It was iu this eapaoily that he expressed such strong condemnation of Commissioner Alsace F, Walker’s action in leaving the commission last spring to accept a #35.000 place as president of the Western Railroad Associa tion. Judge Gooley spoke of it almost as a breach of trust for a man to leave the com mission to serve the railroad with the ex perience and information which ho hail gained in the service of tho go vernment. A DANGER. He pointed out then how easy it would bo for tho railroads to convert the commis sion to their own usoi if they could induce other commissioners to follow Commis sioner Walker's example, and then put men of their own-seloeth n in the vacancies. It is not at alt likely that Judge Cooley will be the flisr. to follow Commissioner Walker’s example. In this connection a curious report is in circulation to the-effect that Senator Ed munds, who, with Commissioner Walker, ruai 1 the law, and who was instrumental in procuring his appointment as one of th® republican member* of tho comnfissloh, hoa succeeded (with the heip of some of tha railroad magnates) ia arranging that Commissioner Walker’s place on the com mission shall not be filled" until Commis sioner Walkerts sucoe-* in his new place ia assured—so that Commissioner Walker may be hi* own successor.. If not Senator Edmonds will Lry to rid himself of a possi ble nival for the Senate by'having Juiga Veuzey, now on the Vermont supreme court, appointed to the vacancy. WANAMAKSIR AND GREEN. A Belief That the Government Rata Will Be Restored. Washington, July 30. Postmaster General Wamunaker only returned from his little outing this afternoon, so that he has not had time to prepare a reply t® either of Dr. Norvin Green’s letters, nor even to finally pas* upon the question.of tho government telegraph rate. Con sequently re does not want to talk for pub lication about the matter. It is believed, however, tn the postofflee department that Postmaster General Wauamaker will accept Dr. Green’s statement in guoij faith, and restore the rate to a cent a word TROUBLE WITH THE TEXAS. Doubt as to What the Outcome of the Investigation WJU Be. Washington, July 30.—Referripg to the reports concerning the construction of the Texas at the Norfolk navy yard, an official at tho navy department said to-day that it had boon known for some time that there w is trouble with tho plans for the vessel, aud that thoy had been altered in accord ant* with suggestions by Naval Constructor Holies and Chief Constructor Wilson. Work on the vessel has I non progressing very slowly, he said, but wbat the outcome would be ho could not say. Purchases of Bonds. Washington, July 30.—Tho bonds of fered to-day aggregated $12,500. The Sec retary accepted $12,000 4>£s at 106 HARRISON’3 RETREAT. An Informal Dinner—Th® Opening of the Irish Letter. Deer Park, Md., July 30.— A batch of appointments may be looked for after the President’s return to Washington, th® latter part of this week. President Harrison was given an informal dinner to-uight by ex-Senator Davis. Covers wore laid lor eight persons. Th® guests were Cardinal Gibbons, Secretary VVindom, Mr. Halford, Lieut. Brown, of 'the navy; S. B. Elkins and Mnj. Nicholas Hill of Baltimore. It was the first time the President and tho cardinal have rnfet. In regard to the alleg and tampering with the President’s letter to Lord Mayor Sexton of Dublin, nothing has been heard outside of tho newspaper dispiftch. J,f the fadts are as stated an explanation will be asked through the state department. B!xty Houses Burned in Cuba. Havana, July 30. — San Luis, a village near Santiago do Cuba, has been visited by a disastrous fire. Sixty houses were de stroyed and two children burned to death. Zanzibar’s Insurgent® Zanzibar, July 30.—The insurgents have blocked the road to Mpwapwa. Three French mission runners wore kilied while tryiug to get through the rebel lines. Italy Troops In Egypt. Rome, July 30.—Tho Italian government has directed that a battalion leave Masso wah and occupy Asmara.