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Volume VI.
, N. C., Thursday, June 11, 1891.
Whole No. 294.
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Goxin Quotations of tlie Stock and
Trod uce Exchanjes.
Pjiii,aiemhia, Juno 8. The stock market
ww firm. Tenn-sylvania was firm.1 Lehigh
Viey and Ix-higli Navigation displayed some
stftnj.'th." Ilfadint; was steady, and the gen
trol mortgage 4s and preference income bond?
ftrefinu. .
Follow! ni were the closing bids:
Lehigh Valley 47$ Reading g. m. 4s 78Ji
X. P iflc torn 244 Reading 1st pf 5s 51fcj
S.l'acilicpf CPA Reading 2d pf 5s 36
Pennsylvania 50 Reading: 3d pf 5s 27
Srtdiuj; 15 9-16 W. N. Y. & Pa. "
Lrh -U Xavigat'n... 4G4 II. & B. T. com.. 23
U aul 11. & B. T. pref.. 46
Tlic Produce Market.
Phii.adklph i a, June 8. State and western
!ur,siiiK.T., S:j.T.7rt3.!)(); do.do., extras, $44.25;
Ka 2 winter family, $4.354.6 Pennsylvania
fuller process, $4.75a5.15: western winter.clear.
JirlO, do. do., straight, 555.30; winter
rUDt, 8-7.30ft5.CO: Minnesota, clear $4.75
il do. htrai-ht, S5J!5(50: do. patent. $5.50
;lo. favorite brands. S5.8ia6. Rye flour.
Helper barrel.
Wheat - Dull. easy. with- S1.07U bid
J $!. asked for June: S1.05U bid and
' i a,ked for July: S1.03V1 bid and S1.03!
fckwifor August; $1.02 bid and $1.03 asked
N'tteial)er.
Mirn-A shade firmer, with ECWn. bid and
askel for June and July; G6c. bid and
Wir. asked for August; 65c. bid and 65c.
W fr .September.
"Us -steadier, with 53Vi. bid and 53V4c.
fcW forJuue ad Julv: 45U bid and 4014c.
l-M for August; 4:Jo. bid and 44c. asked for
Semite r.
Br-Firm, fairly active; extra mess,
JsfaikilytioO.
Wu ttis. tlrt rjk. H rj. . : en
Ura-g,iieU steady; steam rendered, $6.47.
4.'BS New York and Pnnvl vania. 17Vc.:
wtern, 17475i7Lie.; southwestern, 1717ic.
God News for Slate AVorkers.
Allemown. Pa.. June 8. The Lvnn-
Prt Slate comuaiiv. the new concern to
2rate the Lutz slate iquarry, which
- recently sold by the sheritt, was or
Pmzeilby the election !of Dr. W. P.
tler U'iliiaui F. Yeager, C. A. Ger
M. JV . L. Blackman arid T. G. Frank
"arid as directors; Dr. Kistler, presi
SJ1; Mr. Blackman, Secretary, and
faomas E. Ritt.r froacmw Tia r.nn-
W stock, lU0,00d, has been taken. The
arry put in operation at once
Iaiuaster's Judicial Contest. ;
h-VNeASTF.I? P.o .Tnnfi H Thfi mm-
Jttee on contests ' in the contest over
?e.IJredeiit judgeship reconvened, and
g testimony in his behalf. Bmbaker's
iavits of fraud gave him a majority
tw ; bnt counter-affidavits were
S t vinston bv a majority of 59.
Lrnbakers presented evidence in
Th? i nst)nd was heard yesterday.
ilnrr K . -- a - -
F1
"tonS r u "arsed the woman on the
rr inere was not sufficient evi-
to hold Ter:
Duncan Committed for Trial.
June 6. R. C. 'Duncan, of
C?aig to murder his wife near feet-
Li torth Wales! was arraiamed
fortriaerday,
aiiu v its tuiii-
capt. McChester Dead.
Roit, June 8. Capt. George Mc
hnf. une or the best known news-
menof Michi
?ged 52 Years.
died here yes
He was con
Free Press for
i'fo:i Years.
W'WLa ae Detroit
years.
8,5.1
Ha an excited elocutionist,1 ''Dare
tm no head of er hair, and the
foment shall be your next "
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Mrs. Young Is: Free.
IjC, iitsTER, jfa., June o. ine
gas corpus proceedings in the case of
fs.v wanche Youncr. charged with wis-
ROYALTY ATTACKED.
SirEdwaid Clarke's Speech in the
I Baccarat Scandal,
A BOLD ENGLISHMAFS ATTITUDE.
lie Declarer That Sir William Can
IVot Be Obliged to Leave the Army
While the Prince of Wales Is. Al
lowed to Ilemain-Good Advice for
the Future Ruler.
London,1 June 3. --The interest in the
baccarat scandal case was enhanced yes
terday by the prsence in the Avitness box
Df his roya highness the Prince of Wales.
The prince; testified that he had observed
nothing suspicious in Sir William Gor
don Cummings' play at Tranby Croft,
but in reply to a juryman he said that
witnesses were so unanimous in assert
ing that Sir William had cheated that
he could not help believing the charge.
Arthur Stanley Wilson, sou of the
millionnaire owner of Tranby Croft,
was examined at length Wednesday in
the baccarat scandal case. He described
in detail the manner of Sir William's
piny, asserting that when the latter won
he would surreptitiously let additional
uutvio uiuji ma put, reici vmg
payment therefor from the Prince of
Wales, who was the banker.
A sensation was' created on Thursday
in the cross examinatiou of yonng Ar
thur Stanley Wilson, when it was de
veloped that ; the counters used in
the baccarat game at Tranby Crof t were
brought there by the Prince of Wales,
being the private set he carried with
him from place to place. Mr. Berkeley
Levett gave evidence substantiating the
story of young Wilson.
On Friday Mrs. Wilson, the hostess at
Tranby Croft was tire first witness. She
also observed the cheating and told how
it was done, When asked why she had
not told the prince that her husband ob-
Bin WILLIAM GORDON CUMMINO. !
jectedto- baccarat sheaid: "I did not
do so because we were such a staid,
non-gambling party that I did not think
much harm could come from the little
play indulged in." Lord Coventry also
testified as to Sir William's unfair play,
Methodists Rebuke His Highness.
The Methodists of South Wales, in
session at Cardiff, adopted the following
resolution i i i i : '
j Resolved, That this meeting learns with
regret from the proceedings, in the high court
of justice tbat the Prince of Wales took part, in
game of baccarat at Tranby Croft on Sept. 8,
!), and thus gave countenance to gambling
in one of its most insiduous and ruinous forms,
the force of his example thus encouraging vice
among the people. We respectfully submit to
bis royal highness that by his conduct he
offends the religious sense of the people and
drags the royal house from the high position in
which it stood, and tends to lessen the loving
and devoted affection to the throne which has
been ever cherished by us. 1
Sir Kd ward Clarke's Rebuke.
London June 9. In the baccarat
case Sir Charles Russell concluded his
address bv urging the jury to find a ver
dict upon what he termed the conclu
sive evidence of five witnesses who had
passed unscathed through a searching
cross examination. v v .
TMwiWl cln.rke arose iriimediatelv
A. JUU l Ik w '
uixn the conclusion of Sir Charles Rus-
i - - -r i 1 : 1 A. - A.
sell s address, i sir -Uiawaru siuu iuat n
had been jthe common talk of London
that the continual presence in the court
room of the heir apparent to the throne
was for the purpose of restraining thj
tongues of counsel in commenting upon
his prominent connection with the case.
He (Sir Edward) had a painful duty to
perform, t It was, however, a duty, and
M f rArfnre be discharged. He was
by his obligations to
the cause of ins
nni interests of his client, the
plaintiff in tliis case, compelled to com-
ment ujx)n tne conuuci ;iu
Homati who stood his best in
the land. A ! !' ( .
Should Go Too.
v . "fxr lAmrvl friend.- Sir Charles Rus-.
1 Vi "i a on rrfstPKi that Sir Gordon
Cumming would be obliged to leave the
ot if if wrft nroven tnax ne cueaicu
of i t takft this, the first oppor
f T,ifv nf rpnlvincr to that i observation
wcnr,!it rcrvnlfl be imDOSsible that
any one should be able to I remove the
inr from the army list
-u-.--! r,-r,a f:TiMAl(i Marshal the
Wolna nn1 fien. Owen V lil-
. A lUiD V. . .
in-ma tit ay a nllmrpil ffi remain. '
r "Without suggesting that the party
xl r.0.,-KlaA iroro rrniltv of OVer 1U-
dulgence, I still maintain that the actual
condition of vinous exhilaration was not
favorable to keen and cooL observation
and deliberate judgment." . .
a i4ii-n crt Rir Kdxin. m thus intimat
ing that too much champagne had been
drmik, was only saying what the Public
i n w.i. thinkine. and thus
i 4-v.a. ironoral ommon. he is tne
voices. , i -u ,i
first official personage who has had the
' frnirncrft to saV It. iio oli"u"
, dared to do so is another of the sur
I : ..1. V,o f-riol has furnished.
i prises which , - ,
Sir Edwin then brought a most effect
ive address to a close by referring to the
; : a ,r Vio nLnntifr. It had
teen signed to save the Prince of Wales
from the" biatn'or seantiL; There were
cases in history when scandalous and
dishonoring deeds had been done by
men of character, who paid their honor
as freely as they had laid down their
lives to serve a dynasty or save the honor
of a prince. (
Perhaps in no English court has there
been seen such scenes of wild excite
ment as were witnessed during certain
periods of the solicitor general's oration,
and when he sat down the audience
could restrain itself no longer and in
dulged in the loudest applause, which
was quicklyj suppressed by the court
officers. ! I 5
! Sir Edward's sneech caused a trrnnpn-
dons sensation. During the deliverv of
he address the prince showed extreme
nervousness.!
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK
::! -: Mr ;. , -
Wednesday, June 3.
William' Cliff, the well known ship
builder ariI ikhilanthropist, died in Lon
don. ' (::-''!-
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The general assembly of the Presbyterian
church finished up its routine business yes
terday and adjourned. '
During the) week ending May 25 there
were issued 6,959 pension certificates of all i
classes,-the average hrst payment oneacn
amounting to $119.01. i f
jThursday, June 4.
The president has appointed John D.
Snedeker postmaster at Hempstead, N. Y.,
and Sigmund K Wisner at Marietta, Pa.
jTbe large barn and stable of Kelver &
Gray, No. 49 Lewis street, Buffalo, N. Y.,
was destroyed by fire, i Twenty-six horses
were burned to death. Loss about $14,000.
The pope, in order to provide against all
jossible contingencies, has just concluded
a definite will, In this document his holi
ness Ijequeath's all his personal property to
the Holy S.v. ;
j Iridaj', June 5.
Peter Gold rich, of Edward Hiirrian's
theatrical company, died in New York.
Germanlimmigration to America for the
p;st quarter of 1891 was 41,092, the largest
on record in six years and mostly Russian
Jews. - -: , ' 3 !
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The bill providing for the issuing of an
order in council for a close season iu the
Behving sea seal fisheries passetl its third
read lug in the British house of commons.
Gloomy predictions concerning crops in
Russia have been upset in southern Russia
by heavy rains, and it is believed that the
harvest will be little under the average.
The failure jis announced in New York
of Russell & Co., who have been doing a
arge export business with China for sixty-
eight years past. I The credit of the firm
has always been high, and its capital has
been estimated at half a million.
Saturday, June O.
Miss Ellen ! Terry, the actress, is seri
ously ill with congestion of the lungs in
London. !
Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria all
of the schools of Leominster, Mass., have
been closed. I i
D. W. Wood was fined $2,500 and costs
in the United States: circuit court at Bos
ton for smuggling opium into this country.
Two sons of Hiram! Wiser, of Brace-
bridge, Ont., aged 4 and 6 years respect
ively, were carried over Muskoka falls and
drowned. M -
Miss Lizzie Baer, of Lyons, la., escaped
from her home while her watcher slept,
and in a fit of temporary insanity drowned
herself in the Mississippi.
In order to keep whisky away from the
natives of Alaska "orders have been given
by the collectors to the commanders of the
revenue cutters Bear and Rush to seize all
whisky, except such as may be required for
medicinal use, found upon any whaler
cruising in Alaskan waters.
Monday, June 8.
Capt. John Faunce.of the revenue'marine
service, aied at ms nome in jersey Lity,
aged 83. He entered the revenue service in
There will be no Sunday games of base
ball played on the historic battlefield of
Seven Pines, Va. Such a scheme has been
under advisement, but it was abandoned.
Queen Victoria has conferred the order
of the red cross on Mrs. Grim wood for
heroic conduct at Manipur, where her hus
band, the British political agent, was mur
dered by the Manipuri.
I At Macon, Ga.. in his 80th year, Chauncey
Vibbard, who was in his time one of the
foremost railroad men in America, died.
He was prominently identified with the
old Utica and Shenectady railroad, now an
important division of the New i ork Cen
tral.
I The strike
felt all over
of the coal miners, is being
the northern part of Iowa.
The supply of coal is giving out, and large
factories will in many cases be compelled
to shut down or reduce the working
forces. The railroads at many points find
their supply about exhausted.
Postmaster Sherwood and Superintend
ent of the Mails Sprinsrer returned to
Washington from their hurried tour of
inspection of the postoffices of Philadel
phia, New York and Boston. The object
in takiirg the trip was to gather ideas for
the temporary postoffice to be erected in
the capital. -
Tuesday, June O.
Lieut. Ryder's expedition to explore
East Greenland has started from Copen
hagen. ! j'M'M' - M."; ":;' " """
The treasury department has decided
that railway cars running in the transit
trade between the United States and Can
ada are not subject to duty.
At Wickliffe, Ky., Evan E. Shelby was
taken irom the jail and hanged by a mob.
Shelby was charged with the murder of
Mrs. Sadie Mcore in 1S82. 1
The London' Times says that the Can
adian Pacific railway will be MacdonaldTs
enduring monument. "From his death we
must date a new period of doubt and dan
ger." - n r ; m"m::
t Mr. Bartine Dead.
Asbtjry Park, June 8. Richard S.
Bartine, the Asbury Park lawyer who
had been suffering since Tnesday from
hydrophobia caused cy the bite of a cat
lasf September, died at his home in Loch
Arbour. ; He was unconscious for eleven
hours before his death. .
; HIPPOLYTE'S RULE.
His Offhand Manner of Ordering
(Executions.
THEY LOOK MUCH LIKE HTJEDEE.
Merchant Regaud, Who Wa Sas
pectetl of Favoring Iegitlme, Shot
Down at the King's Command, and
II is Nephew Shot for Asking In
formation Remarkable Tyranny.
New York, June 9. The steamship
Oranje Nassau of the Dutch West India 4.
. i i - a t j a r
man ime arnvea ax; mis port irom forx-au-Priuce,
bringing news of the latest
attempt at revolution in HaytL
The vessel put in at Port-au-Prince on
Sunday, May 31, and found the inhab
itants of the town greatly excited and
soldiers parading the streets.
The outbreak of the rebels occurred
on Thursday, May 26. While President
Hippolyte was attending chnrch a for
mer cabinet minister, at the head of
eighty followers, all well armed, stormed
the prison and released I 200 political
and other prisoners. -
The released prisoners were provided
with arms and ammunition, and when
Hippolyte's troops arrived on the scene'
there was a bloody battle. Hippolyte,
feeing that he would be bhot down by
some of the rebels if he appeared on the
street., remained in the church all day
guarded by soldiers.
He called out the reserve militia and
the rebels were soon routed. The leader
of the rebels, the former cabinet min
ister, whose name the officers of the
vessel did not learn, was captured and
shot at. once. By night of Thursday
forty of the rebels had been captured
and put to death. Others were captured
aud shot on j Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Every man suspected of being in
sympathy with the insurgents was put
to death without trial as soon as cap
tured: Most of the 200 prisoners re
leased from jail by the insurgents were
recaptured and shot.
Cause of the Revolt.
The outbreak seeined to have been
precipitated by the killing of Ernest
Rigaud, the largest merchant at Port-au-Prince,
by order of President Hip
polyte. '
Rigaud, who alleged that he Was a
French subject, had been in Paris some
time, and had only recently returned to
Hayti. Ex-President Legitime is in
Paris, and is supposed to .be in secret
communication with his sympathizers
in Hayti. Rigaud wasf suspected of be
ing in sympathy with the Legitime
party and of aiding them. It was be
lieved that he had brought from Paris a
cargo of arms for the rebels.
On Thursday morning, May 28, Presi
dent Hippolyte went tojthe house of Ri
gaud, followed by a detachment of sol
diers. The i soldiers remained outside,
while the president entered alone. He
asked the merchant if lie did not have
guns concealed m tne nouse. rtigaua
answered that he had no guns in the
house. i !
"Then you have them at your store,"
said the president.
The merchant replied that he had no
guns concealed anywhere, but it is said'
he insulted Hippolyte and ordered him
out of the house.
Putting his hand on Rigaud's shoulder
the president said: "Come with, me.
Hippolj-tc's Sentence Executed.
Thev left the house together and
stepped out in front of the -waiting sol
diers. Without another word to Rigaud
Hippolyte stepped aside and gave the or
der to fire. ! The soldiers raised their
guns and fired a volley into the body of
the rich merchant. He fell dead in
front of his house.
Hippolyte no doubt thought this
would frighten the fiiends of .Legitime,
who contemplated an outbreak, but it
seems to have roused them to fury, and
the attack on the prison and release of
the political prisoners followed in a few
hours.
On Saturday morning, May 30, a
nephew of Ernest Rigaud, who was as
sociated with him in business, called at
President Hippolyte's house to ask about
the killing of his uncle. The young man
did not know that his uncle was shot by
order of the president. He j believed it
was done by the soldiers without orders,
and he intended to demand an investiga
tion. As soon as he addressed the presi
dent and stated the object 'of his visit
Hippolyte ordered him shot. He was at
once dragged into the street by the sol
diers and shot dead.
Hippolyte Alarmed.
The outbreak caused great excitement
in Port-au-Prince, and thoroughly
alarmed Hippolyte and his government.
The full military reserve force was
called out, I the custom house and all
public buildings were closed and no
one was allowed to leave the city with
out a passport from the government.
Several citizens who wanted to take
passage on the Oranje N assau were ar
rested by the soldiers, taken before the
creneral of the army, who refused to
allow them to depart when he found
they had no passports. Two German
merchants were the only persons who
secured passports, and who were allowed
to leave by the steamship.
Day and ! night the troops of Hippo
lyte patroled the streets searching for
persons suspected of sympathizing with
the insurgent party. Business was
practically suspended. The -bodies jof
the rebels" shot were left lying in the
streets for several hours as a warning to
their friends. The officers of some of
the German vessels in port went on
shore to look at the dead bodies.
A Peace Festival Interrupted.
On Monday a grand festival of peace
was ordered by Hippolyte. Two Hay
tian men-of-war were in port, and they
were rirofuselv decorated. The festival
was to celebrate the fact that the rebels
hfxA VietOTi rlcf Aafv1 arifl TVSfP Pf'll ili;TlPfi-
but the festivities were probably rudely
interrupted. '' At 11 :30 a. m. the omcers
. and men on the steamship heard the
ror of guns, in tha town again. The fir-
njg was proiongeti; ana soiaicrs could
be seen running to and fro on the street.
The yezsel left the port at 12 o'clock
noon without learning the cause of the
firing. It was probable, thev thought,
that an outbreak had occurred.
A Sepoj Deserter Executed.
; Calcutta, June 9. A dispatch re
ceived here from Manipur states that
the Sepoy who deserted from one of the
native regiments in the British service
and who was one of the leaders in the
recent revolt against British authority,
bein9 prominent among the natives who
massacred Chief Commissioner James
W. Quinton and the members of his
party, was hanged yesterday. The exe
cution took place in the public square in
tue vmage or Manipur. ;
CANADA'3 PREMIER DEAD-
Join A. Macdouald Succumbs After
a AVcek of Paralysis. .
Ottawa, June 6. Afte? a week of
utter prostration, paralyzed from over
work, worry and the waning vigor of
ge, Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
premier of Canada, died at Earncliffe,
lis magnificent home, shortly before
10:30 o'clock to-night.
John Alexander Macdonald was born
in Glasgow on Jan. 11, 1815. In 1820
the family crossed the Atlantic and set
tied in Kingston, Ont. The boy began
the study of law when 10 years old, and
was admitted to the bar in lis.. In IS44
Mr. Macdonald was elected to parlia-
SIR JOHN MACDONALD
meut. He subsequently held several
cabinet ixjsitions, succeeded Sir Allan
McNab as premier in 1 856, remained at
th head of the government until 18G2,
was a leader of the opposition for two
years, and in 1864 went back into the
cabinet as attorney general.
He was the prime mover m bringing
about colonial union in 1807. was created
Knight Commander of the Bath, and be
came the first premier of the new do
minion. In 1873, when it was shown
that the governmental party had ac
cepted $200,000 from Sir Hugh Allan,
president of the Canadian Pacific raib
road, for the purpose of carrying elec
tions, Sir John resigned. But he was
quickly returned to parliament, and 1878
again became premier, holding the iKWi
tion until his death.
; It AVent Through on Its Merits.
iWasitington, June 9. Referring to
the published statement that during the
time he was United States Sena tor Pres
ident Harrison exercised his influence to
have the pension allowed which was the
other clay granted to Mrs. Elizabeth L.
S. Harrison, his brother s widow. Pen
sion Commissioner Raum said: "An ex
amination of the papers in the case and
inquiry among those who have had
charge of it for shears fail to disclose any.
intercession whatever by General, Sen
ator or President Harrison, or by anyone
representing mm. ine case went
through on its merits."
Born AVithout Eyes.
New York, June 6. A remarkable
case, almost unique m medical annals,
will be brought before the society of the
eye and ear infirmary Monday evening.
It is that of a child born without eyes.
The child is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Zucker, of 228 Stanton street.
When born two weeks ago last Sunday
the nurse and father were astonished at
the discovery that the infant was sight
less. Where the eyes should be there
are only two sunken hollows. The eye
lids are closed as tightly as though glued
together. In all other respects the child
is properly developed.
The Retiring- Sea Bill Passed.
London. June 9. In the house of
lords Lord Salisbury, in moving a second
reading of the bill relating to Behring
sea, made sympathetic reference to the
death of Sir John Macdonald. He said
the bill was to enable England to be free
to act on the subject of arbitration and
provided for giving compensation where
there should be any real loss through
England's action. The government did
not admit liability for the whole com
pensation. He believed Russia to be
favorable to arbitration. The bill was
read a second and third time and passed.
Gen. Butler Wins.
Boston, June 9. United States Dis
trict Judge Nelson gave his decision
upon the application of Gen. B. F. But
ler for the release of Mrs. Johnson upon
a: writ of habeas corpus, and after a long
opinion ordered the discharge of the
prisoner. It was in the case of Mrs.
Johnson, who was under the accusation
of perjury under peculiar circumstances,
that Gen. Butler lately attempted to
appear before United States Judge Car
penter, who created a sensation by re
fusing to allow the distinguished coun
selor to address him.
An Earthquake In Italy M
Rome, June 8. Further TJarticulars
of the earthquake show that it was felt
throughout all north Italy. At Verona
the shocks were three in number and
rery strong. The, people were terror
Rfrrick-pTi- Three nersons were killed at
j Marcenigo and seventeen badly injured
at aaiacoiovera.
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LIFE OF A SUICIDE.
Jacob Bonnett's Accoants Short
Closo On 3200,000.
POOR PEOPLE LOSE THEIR ALL,
How the Secretary of n Numbrr of
Building Associations Txk Ad
vantage or Hi Trust anil Then
Bought Lottery Tickets Trilling
Assets.
Baltimore, June 8. Jacob Bonnett,
one of the best known men in the city.
was found dead in Druid Hill park. He
had killed himself with laudanum. Hia
family attributed the suicide to ill
health, but within one day of hU death
there were reports of a defalcation, and
a hasty investigation proved that Ben
nett had got away with a considerable
amount. Twenty thousand dollars, it
was. then thought, would cover the
shortage, but the receivers appointed by
tne court announce that alter a cursory
examination they find a shortage of
$100,000 and they expect it will reach
nearly twice that amount. Among the
victims, or wnoin mere are about 100,
capitalists, lawyers, merchants and
working people, whose individualMo&ses
range all the way from $300 to $5,000.
The majority are poor people who could
ill atiord to lose the money.
Honest "Jacob.
Bonnet t's peculations date back nearly
ten years, and soon after he became
connected with the Rothschild building -
associatioas. The first of these associa
tions legan over a quarter of a century
ago. Nearly every year a new one was
started separate and distinct from the
others. From time to time the period of
their incorporation ran out, and today
there are but two in existence, known
respectively as Nos. 19 and 20. It was
customary to let the same officers hold
over from one association to another,
Germans in the eastern section were
glad to join and placed their weekly sav
ings in Bonnett's hands, The latter was
nominally the secretary of the associa
tion, but really the entire corporation,
the president and treasurer were of his
own selection, and these, like the depo
sitors, placed all confidence in -"Honest
Jacob." At first the secretary gave re
ceipts and turned the money into the
treasurer's hands, but after a time this
was stopped, Bonnett explaining that
this was a useless proceeding, causing .
much trouble, and that he could better
attend to the financial affairs by retain
ing the money.
The Books Not Examined.
H'j one ever looked at the books or ex
amined the accounts. Everybody
trusted Bonnett implicitly, and as the
years went by his reputation for hon
esty and sagacity increased. Meanwhile
the secretary was leading a dual life.
Down town he was an orthodox chris
tian, up town he was one of the boys.
He spent money freely, and now and
then bucked the tiger. Lottery was his
hobby. He was interested not only in
drawings in this country, but in those in
Europe as well. It is also intimated
that women not of his household prof
ited by his illgotten gains. He kept this
up for years, and yet retained the confi
dence of everybody.
Week in, week out he appeared at his
desk and took in the money of the stock
holders, amounting in the aggregate to
$300. Finally this sum did not meet his
demands and then he began borrowing.
His plans was simple. He used the
names of the associations, thereby mak
ing them liable, as the receiver explained
it, he would draw up notes at pleasure
and get Samuel, the president, and
Thunnan, who acted as treasurer, to
sign them. They never asked any ques
tions and invariably affixed their names.
Of course capitalists were glad to xnatfe
the investment. When the notes came
due he paid the interest and had them
renewed.
On the day he committed suicide Bon
nett borrowed $1,400, and even now no
one knows what became of the money.
There were also many working people
whom he inveigled into loaning him
money, and they lose every dollar.
Trifling Assets.
The assets, which consists of mort
gages issued on weekly payments and a
farm, will not exceed $3,000. '
Mr. Martin Meirdinck, of the German
American bank, was appointed receiver
by the court, and all day his house has
been thronged by poor people who ask
after their money. One of the victims
is a woman named Steele, whose hus
band lost $2,000 through a failure and
took to drinking. This killed him. . His
widow opened a saloon and saved $2,000.
She explained that she was afraid to
marry lest a husband might spend tie
money, so she entrusted It to Bonnett,
now she is penniless a washerwoman
loses $700, her savings of ten years; cno
old man gave Bonnett $100, which
money was to bury him; and a number
of other equally pathetic cases might bo
cited. Bonnett was C2 years old. Ho
left & widow and family.
Would Not Change the Name.
Hagerstown, Md., lid., June 8.
Perhaps no question before the annual
meeting of German Baptists so fully il
lustrated the tenacity with which thesa
people hold on to the old and reject the
new as the question of changing their
name. This matter was referred to a
committee of five, who reported to al
low the name to remain unchanged. A
substitute xrzs proposed to change the
name to The Brethren, German Bap
tists, but the substitute was defeated by
a large vote.
Gen. CchofieJd to Wed.
Kxokuk, la,, June 6. Maj. Gen."
John M. SchoSeld, cmnniandiinij tha
United 4 States army, is to marry lite
Geor-ie Welbj Kilburne, of this city, on,
June 18.