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CURRENT TOPICS.
Cardinal Newman’s health is fast giving
w ay.
A white owl, a rarity, has been shot in
Coventry, N. Y.
Joaquin Mili.er has sold his log cabin in
tV ashington for $5,000.
The jubilee celebration in Westminster
Abbey will cost £17,000.
A San Jose (Cal.) court fined a man one
dollar for winking at a lady.
A pressed brick is being made of ashes
and cinders in San Francisco.
A five-legged pig attracts attention on
a farm near Jacksonville, Fla.
Tiie latest Parisian corset is of ordinary
blue striped bed ticking, yet it’s sl6.
The city of London police rolls contain
the names of nearly fourteen thousand
men.
Miss Ellen K.'Abbott is teaching her
seventy-third term of school at Webster,
N. H.
All line luxurious pleasure carriages
are shod with India rubber tires in Eng
land. '
Frank James, the once noted desperado,
is clerking in a clothing store at Dallas,
Texas.
Canada proposes to let all the inmates of
her jails go free in honor of the Queen’s
jubilee.
Lii.ly Langtry is the reputed owner of
$300,000 worth of New York real estate
mortgages.
A beautiful full-length portrait of Queen
Kapiolani has been received at the State
Department.
Millionaire Flood, of San Francisco,
inclosed his yard with $30,000 worth of
bronze fence.
The Grant Monument Association, of
New York, is calling for designs for the
proposed structure.
Cambridge, the seat of Harvard Uni
versity, has 3,633 illiterates out of a total
population of 47,692,
The London Times says that there are
few more handsome coins than the United
States s‘3o gold piece.
Jennie Wade, the only resident of Get
tysburg killed during the battle is to be
honored with a monument.
The number of Confederate battle flags
to be surrendered to the Southern States is
live hundred and forty-five.
Dennis Kearney, of sand lot notoriety,
is running an intelligence office for wash
erwomen in San Francisco.
Twenty-five thousand bar maids of var
ious degrees of beauty dispense “’alf and
'alf” to the thirsty denizens of London.
Tin; German authorities have arrested a
man 'hi Metz for selling pipes with the
head of Boulanger carved upon the bnwL
Emfroß-I)'Bit lex will be tendered the
freedom of the city of Dublin when he ar
rives at the gates of the great Irish me
tropolis.
A revival preacher- in Tennessee ad
dressed his audience as “iwo-leggea
hogs,” and also as ‘‘pusillanimous
skunks.”
The Missouri State Senate has passed a
b:ll by which only employes of railroads
and preachers may ride on the railroads of
that State on passes.
Land Commissioner Sparks says that
about 25,000,006 acres will be taken from
the railroads who are not entitled to them
and thrown open to settlement.
The craze among Boston girls of good
family for so-called art in the nude has
suddenly terminated in the arrest of a
photographer in good standing.
Mrs. E. J. Underwood, of Waynesboro,
Gu:, has a fan which she has been using
f°i‘ twenty-seven years. It yet bears all
the marks of strength and durability.
Large land owners in Sacramento city
and county have joined an association and
agreed to divide up their real estate and
sell it in small lots on reasonable terms.
The West Lebanon (Penn.) Rolling Mill
Company has shipped a chain weighing
twenty-five tons for use on a five-mast
lake schooner. It required two cars to
carry it.
Secretary Bayard proposes to see that
the exportation of paupers to this country
bv foreign Governments is stopped. Wo
I'ave more of that class of immigrants now
Ilian we need.
PfcA member of one of the most illustrious
P’Diilics in Austria, Prince Alfred von
rede, has shoe ked the nerves of the aris
tocracy by setting upas a green-grocer
Bear Vienna.
I Of Ihe 1,165,000 people in Kansas, 173,-
I*o are foreign born; 52,00(1 are from Ger
■uuiv, 20,C00 are from Ireland, 24,000 from
■‘Kglaqd.* Of the native born inhabitants
■''4,ooo are from Illinois.
|l fun ladies of Nashville, Tenn., have'
■urrned an association for the purpose of
■ducting a monument to the Confederate
■'■ad of Tennessee. Nearly SS,OOO liavo
Bireadv been subscribed.
I Phof. Todd, of Amherst College, has de-
Barted for Japan to observe the coining
■ lar eclipse. He took with him a large
B ioscope and other apparatus, which he
B ill set up about a hundred m#ies from
■ )kio.
BAt an American exhibition in London
■"• re is exhibited a fire-proof and water
■'oof villa composed entirely of straw,
■very part of it, from the foundations to
■ " chimneys, is of straw compressed to
■ rr » artificial wood.
■ IhtooKi.yx has achieved a place among
■e cities of sweets. Eight hundred thou-
Bnd dollars is annually expended in that
».V by candy eaters, and flf>i),o<)o of this
■ m is for caramels, which J f placed in a
»c would reach from Brooklyn to Bos
. Iff NFW theory of the final destruction of
■ earth is that the polar ice is penetrat-
B- the interior of the globe like a wedge,
■ d that as soon as it reaches the fur-
B'e there will be an explosion that will
t,le world into pieces too small for
f patchps.
icF.-pREsmENT Hannibal Hamlik,
■ lo will be seventy-eight in August, as
■!'cs his friends that he feels like a
■*'fhy man of fifty, and is constantly
■mting back under the vague feeling
• ! h mistake has been made in cstima
■g his years.
LAKE MICHIGAN DISASTER.
Steamer Charttplain Destroyed by
Flames.
More Tlian Twenty Persons Meet a Sud
den and Horrible Death—An K«|)loitlng
Lamp Believed to He the Cause!
Charlevoix, Mich., June 18. —The steam
er Champlain, of the Northern Michigan
line, bound for Cheboygan, from Chicago,
burned at midnight between Norwood and
Charlevoix, at the mouth of the Grand
Traverse Bay. The boat was running ten
miles an hour, when flames suddenly shot
up from beneath the engine, driving the
engineer from his post with his clothes
on fire. Re ran to the hurricane deck,
plunged into a tank and then returned
to his work, but was too late to stop
his engine or connect the hose. The
alarm was given, the sleeping passengers
aroused, and when life-preservers had
been fastened on all, they gathered on the
forward deck. Two life-boats and. life
rafts were lowered, but the steamer was
running so fast that they got away. In
ten minutes from the time the boat caught
fire the passengers, who had secured life
preservers, were all compelled to jump into
the lake. There were fifty-seven persons
on board, including the crew. The lost
are as follows: Ella Cooper Smith, Robert
Wilkes and Geo. W. Risley,
of Charlevoix; Mrs. M. Kehoe, R.
M. KcKccl, Steward Bean’s two chil
dren, aged three and five, of Chicago; Cap
tain Lucas, of Petoskey; Henry Brennan,
the clerk, and a fireman and a second
cook and cabin boy, of Chicago; Mr. Rus
sell, of the Jackson (Mich.) Corset Com
pany, a gentleman and boy from Milwau
kee, bound for Mackinac; one waiter and
four Indian deck hands; a lady and daugh
ter from Erankfort, names unknown.
The saved are John McCaffery, engi
neer, badly burned; Mabel Kehoe,
Mrs. Jack Ingalls, Martin Bow, stew
ard, and wife; Henry Bow, porter; Ira
Bishop, mate; Stephen Withors, Cross
Village;. James Bellgar, Liverpool, James
McKay, watchman, Canada; Captain E.
Casey; Antoine Sparrow, fireman; Fred
Wrisley, Miss Wilson, Mary Wakefield,
Charlevoix; George W. Miller, Mrs. Har
rison, Bedford; W. A. Albright, of Sher
win Williams Co., Chicago. The bodies of
Mrs. Smith,Captain Lucas, of Petoskey, the
two Bow children, R. M. McKeel, Charle
voix, and five other bodies which have not
been identified, have been recovered. Those
saved floated an hour and a half, when
they were rescued by a yaw) and fishboats
froBY the shore. Several of those saved
were badly burned. There are seven not
accounted for, the above list of lost com
prising only those known to have perished.
Tiie boat burned to the hull, and has been
towed here. It is impossible now to tell
the cause of the fire, but it is thought it
may have been caused by a lamp explod
ing. Seven bodies have already been re
covered. The Champlain was valued at
about SIO,OOO.
THE BIG BALLOON.
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It Finally Gets Off From St. Louis—Passes
Over Detroit.
St. Louis, June 17.— The World and Post-
Dispatch balloon was cut loose at 4:26 p. m.
to-day at Sportsman Park, and after
skimming just over tlje roofs of the very
small houses in the vicinity, made a dip
for the earth and then a caper for a
grove of tall trees, but two bags
of ballast being hastily sprinkled out, the
monster lunged into the upper space and
in a few minutes appeared as a
resplendent speck among the fleecy
clouds, racing toward the east. In the
car are four men—A. E. Moore, aeronaut;
Prof. J.G. Doughty, photographer: Edward
Duffy, World correspondent; Prof. H.
Allen Hazen, of the Signal Service
Bureau. Prof. Hazen says the current of
air to an altitude of one thousand feet is
northeast, and at five thousand feet it is
almost directly east. It is within the
power of the aeronaut to ascend or de
scend to these currents as he desires, and
thereby choose his course.
Df.troit, Mich., June 18. —A large bal
loon that started from St. .Louis last even
ing at 4:30 o’clock passed over this city at
one o’clock this morning, and when last
seen was proceeding west, northwest.
A Zealous Catholic’s Reward.
(tiucex Bay, Wis., June IT.—J. H. 71.
Wiginan, of this city, has been made a
Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the
Great, for His zeal and service to the
church. The breve conveying the title is
a largo piece of parchment written in
Latin, scaled with the Pope’s seal, and
signed by Cardinal Ledochowski. The
emblem of the Order is a golden octagonal
cross, with the upper part-red, and bear
ing in a red field the figure of Pope Greg
ory the Great. This is worn with a red
silk ribbon, fringed with gold, upon the
left breast.
A Stale With Two Governors.
City of Mexico, via Galveston - , June 17-
—The situation in Chihuahua, where there
are two rival Governors and State Legis
latures, excites interest here, but it is uot
believed that the Federal Government will
actively interfere to preserve the peace.
It is said in Government circles that the
matter will be settled according to due
process of law - and without resort to arms.
Soldiers’ Monument.
New Haves, Ct., June 17.— The citizens
of this city have erected a monAient one
hundred and ten feet high, upon “East
Kock,’’ an elevation of four hundred and
live feet above sea level, in commemora
tion of her heroes of the revolutionary
war, Mexican war, war of 181‘J and the
civil war.
Mormons Want Statehood.
Salt Lake, Utah, June 17.—Mormons to
day issued a. mil for a constitutioual con
ventual to meet in this city June 30. The
purpose of the convention is to apply for
Statehood.
TRENTON. DADE COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 24. 1887.
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Magnificent Celebration of Victoria’s Fifty
Years of Reign.
London, June 21.—The Queen’s jubilee
was celebrated in all Ihe English depen
dencies and European capitals to-day. In
this city at 5 o’clock this morning every
point of vantage along the streets compos
ing the royal procession was secured.
As high as £IOO was paid for seats. It is
estimated that 5,000,000 people viewed the
procession. Punctually at 11:15 a. m. the
Queen, in an open carriage, emerged from
the palace gates. At sight of her thou
sands of voices were lifted up in cheers,
the applause being accompanied by the
music of many military bands stationed in
front of the palace. When the palace
gates were thrown open, the immense
throng that had Waited outside many
hours to see the royal cortege, extended
far away into the Mall beyond even seeing
distance of the procession. The Princes
who rode as escort to the carriage went
in the following order: Three abreast
—The Grand Duke Sergius, of Rus
sia Prince Albert Victor, of Wales, and
Prince William, of Prussia; Prince Henry,
of Prussia; Prince George, of Wales, and
the Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse; the
Hereditary Prince of Saxe - Meiningen,
Prince Christian Victor, of Schleswig-Hol
stein, and Prince Louis, of Battenberg;
Prince' Christian, of Schleswig-Holstein;
the Crown Prince of Germany and the
Grand Duke of Hesse; two abreast—Prince
Henry, of Battenberg, and the Marquis of
Lome, the Duke of Connaught and the
Prince of Wales. The Duke of Edinburgh
rode alone. This escort, composed as
it was entirely of the sons, sons-in
law and grandsons of the Queen, all
brilliantly uniformed, and riding mag
nificent tyorses, elegantly caparisoned,
presented a splendid spectacle, and in
spired enthusiasm everywhere. Along
the route as the carriage bearing the
Queen came in sight the cheering started
up afresh, and when she had proceeded a
short distance the cheering had become a
mighty roar, which seemed steadily to in
crease in volume and eventually to be
continuous and mighty. The enthusiasm'
of the people appeared absolutely bound
less. The Queen was manifestly delight
ed. Her face wore a constant smile, she
bowed and thanked the people, and when
ever on the way she recognized any per
son she fairly beamed with joy.
LOST ON THE LAKE.
Steam Barge Struck by a Squall, and Fight
Persons Sent to Watery Graves—Captai ,
His Two Sons and the Mate the Only Sun
vlvors.
Cleveland, 0., June 31. The steam
barge F. H. Walter, with eight persons,
went to the bottom of Lake Erie in the
heavy gale which swept over the lake last
night. She was owned in Sandusky, and
was bound for Cleveland from Mar
blehead with a load of stone, consigned
to L. P. Smith. When off Black River,
at about 7 o’clock in the evening, the
gale struck her broadside. Captain Isaac
Gillespie saw the approaching storm and
tried to head the boat to the wind, but was
too late, and the wind was upon him be
fore he was prepared for it. The wind
was so strong as to turn the barge over
on her side and she went down in
that position a few seconds after the gale
struck her. The captain and mate, J. H.
Flora, of Locust Point, threw a few planks
and a rope into the water and all jumped
for their lives. There were on
board the captain, mate, engineer, fire
man, two deck hands named Powley and
Shaefer, a female cook; the wife of Pow
ley and the captain’s family,
comprising his wife and four
children. The captain, mate and two boys,
sons of the captain, succeeded in reaching
the planks thrown into the water, but the
rest were drowned. The captainls wife
went down almost within his reach, but
he was entirely unable to assist her in any
way. With planks and rope a raft was
formed, and the four persons clung to it
until’4 o’clock this morning, when they
were sighted by Captain John Edwards,
of the steamer Pearl, who was making his
daily run from Put-in-Bay to Cleveland,
and were brought to this city. The Cap
tain of the Pearl said that when he first
saw the raft the mate was standing up
beckoning for help, the two boys were ly
ing utterly exhausted and their father was
bending over them, watching lest they be
washed into the water by the sea that was
rolling. When they were taken on board
the Pearl they were rubbed, given dry
clothing and stimulants, and when they
reached Cleveland they were quite com
fortable. All left the city at eight o’clock,
on the steamer Pearl, and returned to Put
in-Bay.
A Sleep-Walker’s Mishap.
Louisville, Ky., June 21.—Last night.
Ruilolp Anson, living with his parents, on
Cave Run road, left his bed in his sleep,
wandered out in the yard and fell into a
dry well. He was stunned and remained
unconscious for several hours. This morn
ing he was found by the family. His right
leg was broken and several ribs fractured,
besides receiving numerous bruises on his
body.
Fastest Pacing Under the Conditions.
Elmira, N. Y., June 31. —At the Driving
Park in this city this morning Congress
man Flood's two-year-old Nellie Mayo
paced a mile in 2:28, the fastest time ever
made in the world for a twoyear'old on a
half-mile track.
Band of Juvenile Horse Thieves.
A i bvquekqve, N. M., June 21.—Forty
horses have been stolon from this eitv and
county in the past five weeks. Two boys,
fourteen and fifteen years old, were cap
tured yesterday while in the act of riding
off with a couple of stolen animals, and
make revelations indicating the existence
of a large band of organized robbers origi
nating among the youths of the city, tho
oldest member being twenty- wo years.
They had. a regular compact, which was
sworn upon a glittering blade, as each
member flashed a keen-edged dagger in
the light of a campfire.
THREE HUNDRED DROWNED.
Frightful Loss of Life on the Dan
ube River.
Because of an Overloaded Boat and a
Drunken Boatman.
Vienna, June 20. —Later particulars
show that, the recent ferry accident at
Paks on the Danube river was much worse
than was at first reported. The boat was
fearfully overloaded, having four hun
dred persons on board. It is state 1
that the boatmen were intoxicate d.
The panic on the boat was fearful.
Abbe Spies blessed the pilgrims,
jumped overboard and swam ashore with a
child, but died an hour afterward from
r upture of a blood vessel. The bodies re
covered give evidence of fearful death
struggles in their tattered clothes and dis
torted faces. It is estimated that three
hundred persons were drowned. Gver
two hundred bodies have been recovered.
The recognition of bodies by friends on
shore is attended with heart-rending
scenes.]
TOOK A POUND OF POISON.
The Old Elephant Bijou I’ut Out Of His
Misery.
Boston, June 20.—Bijou, a famous ele
phant that has been before the American
public for sixty years, was killed by poison
last Saturday night at the World’s Muse
um, where it has been suffering from old
age and disease. Poison had been prepared
in capsules, which were concealed in choc
olate caramels. Dr. Al. White offered one
to the great beast as it lay upon its side.
Bijou took it with great deliberation,
swallowed it and looked up for more. All
that had been prepared were given,
and then the result was awaited. The
poison used was the same Dr. Watts used
in dispatching homeless dogs. It did its
work thoroughly. Just forty-five minutes
after the first bit of candy had been placed
in its mouth Bijou was dead. For a few
minutes there had been convulsive work
ings of the legs and body, the great head
was partially lifted from the ground and
then fell back; the eyes became fixed, and
without another tremor Bijou passed
away. While seven grains of the poison
would kill a man a pound was used to
bring about a similar result with Bijou.
The dead elephant weighed 4,500 pounds,
and was strpng in proportion. It was a
male elephant of the African species and
some seventy-five years old.
FaTal female Prize Fight.
London, June 20.—-A prize fight between
two women took place at Abbey, in Sus
sex, on Sunday. The contestants were
Mrs. Christman and Ellen Noonan, and lha
battle appears to have been fought with
greater vigor and determination on the
part of the former than are inhibited by
the latter day male the ILLc
art. That Mrs. Christmjn won tne
may be inferred from the fact that Ellen
Noonan died in the ring from the injuries
inflicted by her adversary, and her body
was taken in charge by the coroner, while
the victor tv a# put in jail.
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Oil Tanks Struck by Lightning.
Lima, 0., June 30.—This afternoon an oil
tank on the Bood’ farm, containing eight
hundred was struck by
lightning and destined, together with
another tankfcontaining a similar amount,
and the derrilj. The tanks burst and the
burning oil r|i into a creek and down the
stream, burning bridges and sheds which
happened to be in the way and scorching
the trees. The creek was filled with burn
ing oil for nearly two miles for some
time.
The Murdered Girl at Rahway.
St. Louis, June 30.—John Rhodinaker, a
carpenter of this city, reported •to the
police to-day that he believed the girl
murdered at Rahway, N. J., was his
daughter, Mary Rhodinaker, who left his
home three years ago, and had been em
ployed in Rahway for the past year. Since
the murder he has heard nothing from
her. Before that tragedy she wrote regu
larly.
Didn’t Get the Big Wallet.
Greenville, 0., June 20.—The postoffice
here was burglarized last night by some
expert, and about $75 worth of stamps and
some sls or S3O in money stolen. The thief
was rather particular about his plunder,
as he left in a coin tray several dollars in
pennies. If he sees this he will be morti
fied to know that he overlooked several
hundred dollars in an old canvass bug that
was in the office.
Maxwell Must Swing.
St. Louis, June 20.— Maxwell, alias
Brooks, the murderer of Preller, is to be
hanged. The Supreme Court refuses to
reverse the decision of the Court. The
prisoner was unofficially notified by his
attorneys yesterday, and was very much
dejected, saying that his trial was a farce.
He was sentenced to hang August 12.
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. No Gambling in Chicago.
Chicago, June 20. To-day was the last
day of grace which Mayor Roche gave the
gambling fraternity to move their effects.
A stroll around the different known re
sorts of the tiger discovered nothing that
would lead any one to think that such a
thing as gambling had ever been carried
on in Chicago.
Guiteau’s Skeleton.
Washington, June 20.—Those who are
fully acquainted with the preparation of
Guiteau’s skeleton give entire credit to
the story that his face and head are actu
ally in New York, as stated, ready for ex
hibition. The skull and the rest of the
skeleton is here. The New York head
consists of the skin and the soft parts as
taken off the skull, and afterwards pre
pared and stuffed. This head has been
seen here by those who knew Guiteau, and
is said to be a very accurate reproduction.
The whole affair seems horrible ip the ex
treme, and just where the responsibility
rests can not be determined.
MANIAC AT LARGE. .
A Life anil Death struggle With Mis
Brother-ln-I.aw—The Peril of Bis Wife.
St. Joseph, Mo., June 19. —James B. Mol
low, an insane patient, escaped front
State Asylum No. 20 last evening, and
made his way to his home, near Gower,
twenty miles distant, arriving there
about eleven .o’clock. His wife had
retired, but her brother, Mr. Allen, was
up. The crazy man silently entered
the rear door, struck Allen a terrible
blow on the head with a bar of iron, pro
ducing insensibility. Next he entered his
wife’s bedroom and awoke her. He had *
pistol, which he presented to her head and
bade her follow. The frightened woman
obeyed and he led to the orchard. He com
manded her to take a position with her
back against a tree. The woman complied.
The maniac drew from his pocket a num
ber of stones which he picked up on the
way, and, with a revolver in bis left hand,
pointed at the woman, began to pelt her
with them. When she turned to run into
the house the maniac opened fire on her
with a revolver, but did not succeed in
hitting her. In the meantime Allen had
returned to consciousness, and, hear
ing the shooting, rushed to the spot
armed with a Winchester rifle. It
vras very dark, and before he knew
it the maniac was within ten feet of him,
and began firing. Allen raised his rifle and
fired, Mollow falling to the ground with a
shot through the thigh. Thinking he had
fatally injured the man, Allen dropped his
rifle and went to his assistance. Just as
he was stooping to raise him up the maniac
caught him about the neck, and then
ensued a life and death struggle. The
great strength of the crazy man soon
overpowered Allen, and just as he was
giving up Mrs. Mollow came up and
struck her husband on the back of the
head, knocking him senseless. Boon after
the sheriff and his deputies arrived and
ironed the maniac, who is now safely
lodged in the asylum hospital.
OVER THE FALLS.
Suicide of a Visitor From Wanliington at
Niagara Fails by Leaping Into the
Flood.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 19.—About
half-past four o’clock this afternoon a
party of visitors who were viewing the
scenery from the Three Sisters Island
observed a middle-aged man, apparently
bent on sight-seeing like themselves,
standing on the third bridge that con
nects the islands. Looking back a few
minutes later the man to have
his coat and hat off, and was in the act
of leaping from the bridge into the water.
The party were at too great a distance to
do aught but stand and witness the fatal
leap. The body sank at once and passed
over the Horseshoe Falls. Hastening back
to the bridge the party found the coat and
hat, and on the bridge-railing was a chalk
mark,evidently placed there by the suicide
to mark the spot where he made the leap.
From papers in the pocket of tho coat it
was learned that the man was F. Trigg, of
Washington, D. C., a guest at the Interna
tional Hotel for the past few days. The
hotel people know nothing about the man
except that he had come there a few days
ago and registered as stated. The body
Will probably not be found before it
reaches Lewiston, eight miles down the
river, which will not be before two or
three days have elapsed.
Perfectionists Expelled.
Cincinnati, June 19.—The so-called Per
fectionists, a fanatical sect, mostly within
the Walnut Hills Methodist 'Church, have
all been expelled upon charges. One
woman of the sect was worshiped as God,
her sister as Christ, and they taught that
the church as at present constituted was
t he Babylon of the Bible, that Jesus was
the son of Joseph, etc.
A Jubilee Riot.
London, June 19.—A riot occurred dur
ing a jubilee celebration at Liverpool to
day between a party of Orangemen and a
crowd of Socialists. Sticks and stones
were freely used, and many on both sides
received serious cuts and bruises. The
police dispersed the rioters and arrested
five of the leading participants.
Patriotic Celebration at Valley Forge.
Valley Forge, Pa., June 19.—Fully
thirty thousand persons participated yes
terday, on the historic battle field, in the
celebration of the 109thjanniversary of
Washington’s evaeiJWWm of the place,
prior to the battle of Germantown. Con
gress will be asked for an appropriation
to make the historic battle field a National
Park.
Aged Farmer Hangs Himself.
Shelbyvii.le, Ky., June 19. Herman
Rothschild, aged seventy-five, a wealthy
farmer residing near Southville, com
mitted suicide by hanging himself in his
barn. He had been demented for some
time.
Stage Coach Robbed.
St. Louis, June 19.—The Ballwin and
Manchester stage coach, running from
Ballwin to Barrette. Mo., containing fif
teen passengers, was stopped by masked
men and about $350 taken.
Kentucky Union Labor Party.
Frankfort. June 19. —The Union Labor
party of Kentucky has put a full ticket in
the field. A. H. Gargin, of Crittenden, is
the candidate for Governor. The conven
tion was held at La Grange.
Southern Exposition of 1887.
Washington, June 19.— Assistant Secre
tary Maynard has instructed the Surveyor
of Customs at Louisville, Ky., to pursue
at the Southern Exposition of 1887, to be
held at Louisville, the same course in re
gard to the storage, exhibition and sale of
foreign articles as was adopted at tho ox
positions of 1885 and 1886.
Snake Bitten.
£ashvillh, Ind., June 19.—A little son of
Solomon Hines was bitten on the foot by a
copperhead snake yesterday. He is now
badly swollen, and reported in a danger
ous condition.
VOL. IV-NO. 18.
SPECULATION DID IT.
A Sequel to the Great CMcagO
Wheat Deal.
The Fidelity National Bank Closes Tti»
Doors, but the Officials w»y the Bank Will
l’ay Dollar For Dollar—Vice-President
Harper Gives Up Every Tiling to His
Creditors,
Cincinnati, June 21.—T0-dky the doors of
the Fidelity National Bank are elosed. When
> o’clock arrived, the hour for opening the bank,
. the doors were shut and admittance was denied
I to aJi. Soon a large and angry euowd gathered
and there was much excitement'. All ltindsof
rumors were abroad. One, and It is known to'
be correct, was to tne effect that the U. S. Bank.
Examiner had spent yesterday and a
large part of last night in going
over the books, and that he
had announced that it would be well for Mr. E...
L. Harper, the Vice President aid virtual
manager of the concern, to resign. Meanwhile
the crowd kept growing larger, and one or two'
men began to make threats, and talked about
smashing the windows. But soon a detail of
eight policemen arrived, and they kept the
crowd quiet. One obstreperous individual, who
claimed he would lose every thing should the
Fidelity go under, attempted to force the doors
of the bank open. He hammered and hammer
ed on them and paid no attention to the com
mands of the police to stop. Finally they were
obliged to tear him from the door and put him
on the outside of the crowd where he quickly
subsided.
“Have you any thing to say, Mr. Hbrperr
asked a newsman at ten o’clock as he ap
proached the Vice-President of the Fidelity,
■who was found seated listlessly behind, his big
desk out of sight of those who were peering
through the bank windows. "Not a word,’’
was the answer, and then turning his eyes full
on the interviewer, betraying considerable
moisture about their corners, he continued:
“What can I say? You see the hank is
closed. Is there much of a crowd out in front?”
“Yes, there are a good many people there, and
more coming.” “I think the excitement will
be greater in other towns than it is here, don't
you?” "That will be a matter to know of
later. But, Mr. Harper, what is there in this
statement that you were asked to re
sign?” “I haven’t a word to say.”
The newsman then went to Mr. Hopkins, the
assistant cashier, and asked the question Mr-
Harper had just refused to answer.
“Not a word of truth in it.” “What about the
depositors. Mr. Hopkins?” “Glad you men
tioned that. Say to them that they will get ev
ery dollar, if not to-day or to-morrow the next
day. Make it conspicuous that they will get
every dollar.’ 1
Mr. Rowland Ellis, the old Bank Examiner
for Ohio, said: “It looks very bad. I bear the
Government agent has discharged Messrs. Har
per, Baldwin and Hopkins from their positions
,of trust.” “How could a Govern
ment agent discharge them?” “Why
its a Government depository and
the supposition is inevitable from to-day's de
velopments that they have been using the Gov
ernments funds. The Government has a preju
dice against wheat deals, and will be likely
to be very severe with these men if they are
found to have been in that deal. If they have
they have committed a penitentiary ofTense and
are now, depend upon it, under Governmental
surveillance.”
Mr. J. R. DcCamp, of the Metropolitan, has
been appointed receiver.
At noon to-day came the news of the as
signment of the enormous iron business of
E. L. Harper & Co. to Eugene Zimmerman.
E. L. Harper & Co. controlled perhaps the
greatest iron interests west of the Alleghe
nies. This includes the Riverside Rolling
Mill, at Cullom Station, Riverside, and the ex
tensive works in Newport, Ky., employing
thousands of men. Mr. Harper also makes an
individual assignment of his entire property,
giving up every thing. He is a ruined man.
Every thing he possesses has been turned over
to his creditors.
Mr. Harper has transferred twenty-two lots
to the Fidelity Bank, and a half interest in two
others. However, he can not pay what he owes
the bank in this way. According to all accounts
that Is a hopeless debt.
Joseph W. Wilshire transferred to E. L. Har
per a great deal of real estate situated in differ
ent parts of the city on prominent streets.
This, no doubt, was done to secure the bank
from any failure on the part of the grantor to
pay *1.000,000, which he, Wilshire, is alleged to
have borrowed without the Directors' consent
and conveyed to Chicago.
Joseph Wilshire, it is said, has also gone up.
He has transferred his property to Mr. Harper,
who iu turn transfers everything to his creditors.
What caused the trouble? is the universal
question. It takes only one word in answer—
speculation. In spite of all denials.in spite of the
solemn, assertions of Mr. Harper to the contrary
the money of the Fidelity has been used in tho
great Chicago wheat deal.
There is one claim against the Fidelity by
the American Exchange Bank of over $7.70,-
000, and Messrs. Swift and Lyman, two
prominent Chicago attorneys, have been hero
for some days vainly trying to straighten
out matters, and in connection with
this claim it is found that there was some
system of book-keeping by which the wheat
deal operations were concealed. It is said
that Mr. Hopkins signed Mr. Harper's name
to the warehouse receipts, and that these re
ceipts were no' entered on the regular books
as collaterals, but put together under some
other head which did not divulge their true
character. Thus the directors of the bank
were kept in ignorance of what was going on.
A meeting of the Directors was held at 7:30
o'clock this morning. The Bank Examiner was
present and he expounded the law to the Di
rectors. and insisted that the bank should be
closed until a complete examination of its con
dition should be made, and so when the hour
came for opening the doors they were not
Opened.
It was supposed by many yesterday after
noon that the bank would have to close, and
most of the other city banks kept open until 5
o'clock for the transaction of regular business,
so as to give their depositors a chance to get
rid of their checks on the Fidelity.
Notwithstanding the general knowledge that
the Fidelity was in trouble, the. Franklin allow
ed a balance of over 118.000 against the Fidelity
to remain until to-day, whereas they could have
had it put through the Clearing House yester
day afternoon.
One o f the direct causes of the straits the Fi
delity got into was the withdrawing of a loan of
*70,000 which the Queen City had made for the
purpose of helping it along. The Queen City
has been friendly to the Fidelity and has at
various times given needed aid, but
when rumors of the condition of tho
Fidelity became serious it con
cluded to act on tlie principle of self-preserva
tion, and demanded the return of its loan. A
run was made on the bank, too, yesterday after
noon. It did not assume great proportions, but
it was sufficient, with the withdrawal of favors
such as the above mentioned, to render the
Fidelity unable to meet a serious run such as
would unquestionably have taken place to-day.
The liabilities of the bank are *ft.s(X).ooo, anil
assets about *1,800,000, with but *BUO,UOO cash on
hand.
By order of the Comptroller of the Currency
bank officials Harper. Baldwin and Hopkins
were arrested this evening. They waived ex
a uination and were bound over to the United
States Grand J ury by Commissioner Hoope r.