VOL.' VI.
SALISBURY. N. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 15. 1893.
NO.
-v
A HORRIBLE SCENE
SCORES OF DEAD AND DYING
AND HUNDREDS INJURED-
' Tie Oil Port Opsra House is Wasting
; Citr Collapses,
AND CARRIES DOWN IN ITS
RUINS OVER 400 CLERKS
Tho Were Employed In the Record and
Peaslens OSIee.
Ford's old theatre, the building in
-which Abraham Lincoln was assassi
nated and which has been used by the
government for many years as part of
the oflioe of the surgeon general of the
rmy, collapsed Friday morning at
9 :50 o'clock with a terrible result in
lose of life and injury. The building
etood on 10-th street Northwest, be
tween E and F streets, and not far
from Pennsylvania avenue,
It had been condemned at least fif
teen years ago and had been repaired,
propped up and renovated from year
to year. There were 475 persons,
mostly government clerks, employed
in the building, and nearly all of these
were ot work when the building fell.
CA.T7SB or THB ACCIDENT.
An excavation for an electric light
plant wag being made in the cellar of
the structure a three-story affair
nd, according to the best information
attainable, the workmen on Friday
morning had dag beneath, the founda
tion supports in front of the building,
weakening them to such an extent that
the walls gave way before they could
be jacked. This explanation of the
cause for the accident is the only one
advanced, but it seems somewhat
strange, in view of the fact that the
top floor gave way first.
WITHOUT A WABXIXO.
lien who were in the building say
the crash came without a warning.
Those on the top floor were suddenly
precipitated to the floor below and the
weight of the falling timbers and fur
niture carried the second and first
floors with it Fortunately, only the
forward half of the floors gave way.
The outer edges of the floor and the
-Tear part of the structure remained in
tact The walls did not falL
The news that the building had fall
en spread with lightning-like rapidity,
and soon Tenth street and the adjacent
thoroughfares were crowded with peo
ple. Within an hour the news was
known, all over Washington and hun
dreds of anxious relatives and friends
swarmed to the vicinity of the old
theater. Women appealed anxiously
to every bystander for information
about some particular person, white
men came with tears in their eyes and
imploringly besought the policemen
to let them through the police lines
that they might obtain some knowledge
of their friends and relatives.
A general fire alarm was turned in a
-few minutes after the crash, and then
ail the ambulances in the city were
summoned. As quickly as possible
the police and firemen formed a rescue
bricade. and ready hands assisted
them to take out the killed and wound
ed. In less than an hour, about twen
ty-five people had )been taken out and
every few minutes thereafter some still
form would be , borne on a stretcher
from the building.
ALL THB HOSPITALS UTILIZED
All, the hospitals in tne city were
utilized in caring for the injured and
scores of physicians volunteered their
. services for this work. The commis
sioners of the District of Columbia
took possession of the
vicinity in person and
the police and rescuers.
building and
helped direct
Col. Corbin,
assistant adjutant general,
army, was sent by Mijor
of the
General
Schotield to represent the war depart
ment and to decide if it was necessary
to call out tho troops. Owing to the
excellent police regulations, Uie res
cuers were not hindered in their work
by anxious crowds, and it was not long
before tho debris had been cleared
away to such an extent that the work
of rescue could bo carried on without
hindrance.
Both tho military and naval autho
rities took prompt action. General
Scholield ordered two troops of calvary
from Fort Myer, just across the river,
and two companies of infantry from
the arsenal to the scene of. the disaster.
The secretary of the navy ordered out
all the naval medical officers stationed
at Washington and also opened the
hospital to receive the injured. - The
commandant at the navy yard was
ordered to render all the assistance in
his power.
About half past 11 o'clock a com
pany of the Fourth United States Ar
tillery, from the Washington barracks
arrived on the scene of the accident,
and the men were distributed about
the ruined structure to guard againet
interference with the workmen.
Clerks who escaped were pressed
into service and went willingly to work
removing-bundles of valuable docu
ments. A great deal of the work of
the pension office is dependent on these
records, and their value to the govern
ment and to individuals is inestimable.
They cannot be replaced.
TAKTSO OUT THB BODEBS.
Every few minutes during the first
two hours after the accident dead and
wounded men were taken out .of the
debris.
Tin TOOT BODY TOUJCD. :
Ifcose who were enxlr on the tpene
found the 'body of a colored man in an
alley in the rear of the building,
where John Wilkes 'Booth had his
horse tethered the night he killed Lin
coln. This was George M. Arnold, a
well-known colored clerk, appointed
from Virginia.
There were many very narrow es
capes from death. A number of clerks
whose desks rented directly upon tne
line where the floors broke away,
saved themselves, while the desks at
which they sat were precipitated down
me awiui cnasm.
Within a very few moments a hun-
dared or more men, stripped for hard
work, jumped into the building and
began throwing out the wreckage in
front and under the floors.
SCENES AT THB HOSPITAL.
Most of those first taken out of the
ruins were carried to the Emergency
hospital. About 10:30 o'clock the
dead and injured began to arrive fast
er than the corps of surgeons could at
tend to their injuries. Carried in on
stretchers, they were dumped at the
most ' convenient places. Those who
were most seriously injured were at
tended to, while the others, groaning
and crying from the pain of broken
limbs, lay limpless, beseeching the
doctors to dress their wounds.
HEABTRENDISQ INCIDENTS.
Shortly after the arrival of the firs
unfortunates, a crowd began to as
semble in front of the hospital, many
of them being the wives, daughters
and relatives of the dead and injured.
Their weeping and "frantic cries for in
formation were heartrending, lhey
greatly interfered with the work of the
physicians and Dr. Keer, in charge of
of the hospital, determined to shut
them out.
Load after load, of wounded, blind
from the debris, and with " limbs bro
ken and maimed, were dumped at the
door. They had to remain outside
for some time, as the force and facili
ties of the hospital were unequal to
the emergency. As quickly as the
surgeons, who were shortly reinforced
by the young men graduates of the
city, could do so, they examined and
dressed the wounds and they were
then sent upstairs to more oomf ortable
quarters.
Priests and ministers were soon on
the spot, and being at once admitted
to the cots of the injured, where they
administered spiritual consolation.
THRILLING EXPERIENCES.
The hairbreadth escapes narrated by
the survivors were numberless. One
of the most thrilling scenes of the
whole affair was the sight of a dozen
men who were left in the corner of the
third story, clambering down on a
hose pipe to the ground.
Between 10 o'clock and noon the
ambulances were kept busy carrying
away the dead and injured. The faces
of many of the victims were covered
with pieces of cloth, an old coat,
newspaper, or whatever could be had,
but some oi tne mangled, bodies were
carried out with their faces exposed to
the gaze of the great throng that sur
rounded the building.
THB CAPITAL' IN GLOOM,
ine ten bie catastropne has casta
frightful pall over the whole city.
Politics and the affairs of government
are completely lost in the discussion of
this, probably the most shocking ac
cident in the history of the govern
ment
AT THB MORGUE.
At tne mortrue tne sight was one
horrible to behold. The little build
ing was not near large enough to hold
the dead bodies brought from the
wrecked building. When the morgue
was filled the stable was turned into a
reception room for the bodies. Blank
ets were spread on the .floor and the
remains were laid out as respectfully
as possible under the circumstances.
The president was informed of the
sad event just as he reached the en
trance to the white house by one of
the clerks, and he at once interested
himself in relief measures and noted
with satisfaction what had been done
by Assistant Secretary of War Grant.
LIST OP THE DEAD.
The following list of the dead thus
far reported, with the names of their
states, contains twenty-two names, in
eluding the unknown and one proba
ble duplication, only twenty-one bod
ies having leen taken from the ruins.
The list of the dead is
Unknown man, evidently a clerk;
George Allen, Pennsylvania; George
W. Arnold, Virginia; J. W. Boody,
New York; Samuel P. -Barnes, Penn
sylvania ; John Bussius, District of Co
lumbia ; Jeremiah Daley, Pennsylvania ;
James It. Fagin, Kansas ; Joseph B.
Gage, Michigan ; David C. Jordan,
Missouri ; M. M. Jarvis, Michigan ;
J. Boyd Jones, Wisconsin: F. B.
Loftus, New York ; F. , B, Meader,
; B. F. Miller, New York;
Howards. Miller, Ohio ; J. H. M'Fall,
Wisconsin; E. G. Shull, Kansas;
William M. Scriever, Maryland; H. S.
Wood, ; F. B. Williams, Wiscon
sin ; J. E. Chapin, South Carolina ;
One man taken from the ruins was
identified by a bystander as old .. man
McAuley, who lives in Virginia, but
this identifiction was not verified.
LIST OP INJURED.
The injured are : A. L. Ames, Iowa ;
L. C. Calvert, Maryland ; S. J. Dewy,
New York; Louis Dusapy, George W.
Davis, Missouri ; H. B. Esterling,
Fort Scott, Kas. ; Washington Fry,
W. S. Gustin, Ohio ; Dr. James H.
Howard (colored), Maryland; C. F.
Hathaway, Ohio ; J. N. Hammer, Tenn. ;
George Handy (colored), Thomas
Hynes, Missouri ; J. G. J ohns, W.
Kugler, New Jersey; Clifton Lowe,
Iowa; William L. Ecture, District of
Columbia; E. Leger, Mississippi;
Frank Metcalfe, Massachusetts ; G. M.
McLaughlin, Tennessee ; J. P. Mo
Cormick, Wisconsin : M. McLaughlin,
B. M. Petri ck, Pody, police officer ;
G. L. Pmce, Texas; P. K. Pendleton,
Alabama; Charles Robinson, Col
orado ; A. 0. Black, Indiana ; Charles
23. Hoota. - District of Columbia.; B,
inscon, new York; J. A. Miller,
District of Columbia ; J. A. Stewart,
J. F. Sims, J. D. Bhadbolt, (colored),
Missouri ; F. B. Smith, Tennessee ;
B. A. Smith, , Connecticut ; . F.
F. Sams, Illinois; William M.
Smith," Baker, South Carolina ;
William R. King, Mississippi ; C. A.
Johnson, Missouri; P. U. Summer,
Ohio ; John H. Thomas, Sedalia, Mo. ;
F. W. Test, Illinois ; C. B. Weller;
N. T. Worley, Tennessee; James
A. White, of Georgia ; A. G. Young,
of Pennsylania.
VALUABLE PAPERS BXECD.
It is thought that when' the debris
is cleared, away .all the papers of value
will recovered.
The Washington Star, commenting
on the accident says :
There ia innocent blood on the head of that
intangible power known as the government
of the Unit d States. The miaerlr fingers are
red with the blood, which but a few hoars ago
conned through the bodies of men. The
widows snd the orphans weep for the hus
bands and fathers sacrificed on the altar of leg
islative economy and administratiTe disregard.
At a meeting of citizens Friday af
ternoon, $5,500 was subscribed. Pres
ident Cleveland, who had been asked
to preside over the meeting was unable
to do so, because of a pressing official
business engagement, but sent his
check for $100, and Secretary Thurber
his for $25. The newspapers of the
city are actively engaged in the good
work, and the clerks in the depart
ments are contributing liberally.
TWBNTY-FOUB DEAD.
The total number of dead is now
known to be twenty-four, and the in
jured, so far as ascertained, aggregates
fifty-two. The hospitals report all pa
tients doing nicely.
ANOTHER DEATH.
The death roll received another ac
cession Saturday morning, when AI M.
Gerault, a clerk from New Jersey, gave
up tne struggle wnicn ne nad main
tained against awful odds for nearly
twenty-four hours. .
The report made by the superintend
ent of the Emergency hospital is en
couraging. Most of tne patients snow
improvement m their condition.
The jury of inquest empaneled Sat
urday morning consists of practical
business men of high character. In
vestigation by the war department will
also be had.
President Cleveland did not go to
the white house Saturday morning, but
remained at his suburban residence,
"Woodley." The president is said to
be much perturbed over the calamity
and will give his personal attention to
the matter of securing a full ' invest
gation.
A SAD DAT AT WASHINGTON.
The remains of the dead victims of
the horrid wreck of Ford's theater,
have nearly all been disposed of.
Washington was a city of funerals
Sunday, and all day long mourners
were going about the- streets. Ev
ery one knew what the sad
processions meant, and the sym
pathy of all was extended, albeit
unexpressed in many cases, to the sor
row-stricken ones. Inquiry confirms the
statement that none of the victims
were men of property Most of them
lived on their salaries entirely, and
left little for a day like this. Most of
them were married, and some had
large families, who are now left, if not
entirely, dependent upon friends and
relatives, at least lacking in funds for
immediate u&a.
BOOTH'S FUNERAL.
The Remains of the Great Tragedian
Laidio Best in Mt. Auburn.
lhe funeral services over the re
mains of Edwin Booth were held in
New York Friday morning at the
church of the Transfiguration. . Seldom
has the "Little Church Around the
Corner" been so completely filled from
chancel to porch as it was on this oc
casion. Actors, artists, men of letters,
men whose names are known as fore-
. most in their professions on both sides
of the Atlantic ; men of millions, men
whom the great crowd outside the
chuchyard pushed and squeezed and
craned their necks to see ; all were
there to join in the ceremony and the
requiem ajf the peaoe of the departed
soul" of the greatest Hamlet of them
all. After the services the body was
transferred to the train and sent to
Boston.
BURIAL IX BOSTON.
. The body arrived at Boston at 5 :30
o'clock Friday evening, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Grossman and other
members of the party. The body wae
transferred to a hearse and the buria
procession was soon on its way to
Mount Auburn. At the funeral cere
mony some 400 or 500 of the dead ac
tor's friends had assembled, and about
the grave were placed a large number
of beautiful floral offerinjrs. The re
mains were laid at rest beside those o
Mrs. Booth and their child.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S EXHIBIT
Arrives at the World's Fair Ground.
A Costly Collection.
The individual exhibit of Victoria,
queen of England and empress of In
dia, arrived at the World's fair
grounds Monday ' morning. Along
with it came the individual exhibit o;
Marguerite, queen of Italy, with her
valuable additions to the attractions
already at the White City. Queen
V ictoria s exhibit consists of a great
variety of fine tapestries, some o:
which have hung in the royal palace
for centuries. These are of grea
value, and. nave tneir saiety guaran
teeda bond of $100,000. The ex.
Libit of Queen Marguerite consists
largely of laces. Some of them are
centuries old, while others are of mod
era construction, but ancient desurn.
Tne Car&yali on tne Core.
A New York special says: The three
caravels, towed by a tug, passed around
the battery &to the East river at 12:20
Tuesday on the wjr to HKinA.
ASHMT0H GOSSIP:
Hapniiip Iron Day to Day in lie
National Cajilal
Appointments In the Various Depart
mentsOther Xotes of Interest.
The papers in the Black-Watson,
contest for seats in the house have
been opened, and Clerk Kerr says that
some rare and racy testimony has been
reached. '
The official report of the trial board
which attended the severe tests of the
coast defense vessel Monterey .has been
received at the navy department and
is very "satisfactory.
The president appointed the follow
ing postmasters Monday: vm. is.
Copeland, at Birmingham, Ala., vice
B. H. Houston removed; James M.
Davis, at Cordele, Ga., vice M. G.
Hall removed ; Richard F. Moore, at
Columbus, Miss., vice D. Hale, com
mission expired ; Wm. A. McCanless,
at Tupelo, Miss., vice J. C. Eckles re
signed. Acting Land Commissioner Bowers
rendered a decision Monday in which
he orders canceled, on the ground of
fraud and collusion, about twenty-three
timber and stone entries of valuable 1
timber lands made in the Vancouver j
land district, Washington, and now i
held by J. B. Montgomery, of Port- J
land, Ore. , to whom the lands were
transferred immediately after tho final
proofs were made. ,
Surgeon General Wyman, of the
marine hospital service, received a
dispatch Thursday from Mr. New
berry, the United States charge d'af
faires at Constantinople, dated from
Pera, relative to the cholera outbreak
in Asiatic Turkey, which stated :
"Latest news shows a rapid spread
westward into Mesapotamia trade
routes. This will soon bring in the
Mediterranean ports."
Secretary Carlisle, Thursday, ap
pointed Worthington Ford, of New
York, chief of the bureau of statistics
of the treasury department. Mr. Ford,
is about forty years of age, and during
the last Cleveland administration
served as chief of the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of state. Mr.
Ford is appointed to his present posi
tion on the recommendation of Edward
Atkinson and Davis A. Wells.
Secretary Carlisle has awarded a
silver life-saving medal to Captain
Valentine Jones, of the steamer Hud
son, playing on the great lakes, for
saving the lives of six men and one
woman from the barge Sunshine, near
Pelee, Lake Erie, in October, 1892.
The act was one of '. great gallantry,
Captain Jones, in its performance, ran
the risk of losing his own ship, which,
with its cargo, was worth about one
and a half million dollars.
Saturday's dispatches from Wash
ington are to the effect that the finan
cial situation shows signs of clearing
up. There appears to be a renewal
of what is absolutely essential to easy
financies and confidence. The threat
ened panio of the last week has prssed
away. It was a mere flurry. 'At
Chicago, where the danger point ap
peared to be, there have been no new
bank failures. The national banks of
that city seem to be in good condition.
In fact, the reports received at the
comptroller's office indicate that the
national banks are in a satisfactory
condition.
The abstract of reports made to the
comptroller of the currency shows the
condition of the national banks in the
United States at the close of business
on the 4th day of May last, has been
made public by comptroller Eckels.
As compared with a similar statement
made March 6th last, a net decrease
in gold holdings of $7,000,000, and
of individual deposits of nearly $2,000,
000. An increase is shown in profits
of $300,000, and of the surplus fund
of nearly $1,000,000. The loans and
distributions have increased $3,000,-
000 ; real estate and mortgages owned
have decreased $o, 000, 000, and legal
tender holdings increased $13,000,000.
The net gold holdings of the treasury
at the close of business Saturday was
$90,690,000.
An Important Order.
ouage J-iocnren, tne commissioner
of pensions, on Saturday issued the
following order as to adjudicating and
fixing pensions under the act of June
27, 1990:
A claim for p?nrion nndi r the second section
of the act of Jane 27, 1890, can only be allowed
upon proof of meats! or phrsic&l disability of
a permanent character, not tho result of the
claimant's own tic ions habits incapacitating him
from the pcrfo mance or macnal labor.
2- a tpec.nc iujarv of o&biuty can, as
such, have a ponsional le xxiins under that act.
n r be considered othc rvrise than as it effects
the C'picitr of tho claimant to perform cr do
maunal labor.
3- Proof that the disability is not the result
of the claimant's vicious habits is requisite,
nd therefore the canses and circumstances of
tr.e oricin of th disability should be shown bj
th-j evidence furnished in support of the claim
It r pension, fco tar as can be decided by per'
v n other than the claimant.
4. To eive the claimant a pensionable status
under tkit act the inabi itr must be such as to
incapacitate from the perfot mance of manual
labor in such a degree an to render him unable
for seif-anpport, giving $12 per month in the
cim of t, e trette-t an i tS per month in case
if the lowest ptnsicnable disability.
It also provides for intermediate
ratings proportioned to the interme
''''ftt VcTe of such pensionable
disability. The proper ratings un
der this act, therefore, is made in
accordance with such ratings aa the
medical referee shall prescribe, subject
to the approval of the commissioner.
Friday Aplataeata.
The president Friday made the fol
lowing appointments : William O.
Crawford,' of Louisiana, to be deputy
auditor of the treasury for the postof
fice department ; Budolph Bandall, of
Alabama, to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Alabama;
Charles E. Hosmanjai Rhode Island,
to be attorney of tne Urnted States for
the district of Rhode Island ; R. N.
Robinson, of Louisiana, to be assistant
solicitor of the treasury. T o be con
suls of the United States Warren
Kinkhead,at Hamburg ; Xorfleei Har
ris, of Alabama, at Leeds, England ; Lu
cien J.Walker, of Alabama, at Cork,Ire
land ; Marcellus L. Davis, of Arkansas,
at Trindad, West Indies ; IX S. Sequa,
of Iowa ; at Rotterdam, the - Nether
lands ; Edward Downes of Connecticut ;
at Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Por
ter H. Pernot, of Indianapolis, Ind. ;
Joshua Hutchins, of Athens, Oa. ; and
Clem V. Rogers, of Indian Territory,
to be appraisers of the value of houses,
lands or improvements occupied by in
truders or unauthorized persons within
the Cherokee outlet, under the provis
ions of the act of congress, . approved
March 3, 1893. Daniel W. Maratta,
of North Dakota, to be consul general
of the United States at Melbourne,
Australia. K
Appointasents Aaneaaeea'.
The president Thursday made the
following appointments : To be col
lectors of internal revenue James L.
Dogget, of Texas, for the fourth dis
trict of Texas ; Frank P. Bond, of
Tennessee, for the tenth district of
Tennessee. Joseph Donnell, of Wis
consin, to be consul general of the
United States, at Nueve Laredo, Mexi
co. To be consul general of, the ' Uni
ted States Tan Leer Polk, of Ten
nessee, at Calcutta, India ; J. Partello,
of the District of Columbia, at Sonnes
bery, Germany; Marshall P. Thatch
er, of Michigan, at Windsor, Ont. ;
W. H. Seymour, of Alabama, at Paler
mo, Italy ; John Patton, of Michigan,
at Amherstburg, Ont. ; Fredrick Opp,
of Texas, at Preslau, Germany, Alex
ander Rosenthal, of New York, at Leg
horn, Italy; W. H. Jacks, of Indiana,
at .London, Ont. ; Claude Thomas, of
Kentucky, at Marseilles, France ;
Pulaski F. Hyatt, of Pennsylvania, at
Santiago de Cuba ; Francis H. Under
wood, of Massachusetts, at Teck, Scot
land ; Newton Ashe, of Iowa,
at Dublin, Ireland: James L.
Child, of Missouri, at Yankow,
China ; William H. Roberson, of
the District of Columbia, at Ham
burg, Germany ; Louis A. Rettaliata,
of Maryland, at Messina. Italy;
Charles A. O'Connor, of New Hamp
shire, at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Ju
lius Ball, of New York,' Magdeburg,
Germany; Frank C. McGhee, of Mis
sissippi, at Huddersfield, England.
W. Boynton, of Illinois, to be marshal
of the United btates, for the southern
district of Illinois; John W. McAdam,
of Michigan, to be inspector.
A BAHK ROBBED.
Six Desperadoes Force the Cashier t
Fork Over $10,000.
A special from Benton ville, Ark.,
says : -inis town was tnrown into the
wildest excitement about 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon by a band of six
robbers rushing in and with drawn
Winchesters, robbing the Peoples
bank of all the gold and currency.
amounting to about $10,000. At the
point of their guns they compelled
the cashier to hand ont all the cash
in the vault and two of their num
ber stood fruard at the door and
fired into the streets at every man that
showed his head. The citizens, however,
as soon as possible got what arms they
could and commenced a f usilade on the
robbers, finally wounding two of them.
Three citizens were wounded in the
fight.
L, The robbers quickly mounted their
horses, which were in waiting at a con
venient point, and made their escape.
As soon as possible the sheriff and
posse started in pursuit of the robbers.
About twelve miles west of Benton-
ville is a postoffice and a couple of
stores, forming the village of Decatur,
Here the robbers continued their dep
redations by robbing the stores. While
thus engaged the sheriff and posse
came up. A running fight ensued, and
three of the citizens' horses were shot,
but no one was injured. The sheriff
and most of his men then gave up
the pursuit and returned to Benton-
yille.
FARGO IN ASHES.
A Disastrous Conflagration Sweeps
Whole Blocks Away.
Half of the town of Fargo, Minn. ,
was swept away by a disastrous fire
Wednesday. The fire started at 3
o'clock in a restaurant on Second
street. A strong wind was blowing.
At 4 o'clock the fire had reached
the Great Northern track, ten blocks
north, gutting the entire district for
three blocks east to Broadway. A
strong fight was made to prevent the
flames from crossing to the west side of
Broadway, but by 4 o'clock they had
crossed in several places. Telegraph
wires are all burned, so that it was im
possible to reach Grand Forks or HUls-
boro to ask for help. Probably two
thousand people are homeless. Nearly
all of the principal commercial houses
of the town were swept away
A strong wind made the fire travel
so quickly that hardly anything was
saved. The flames went through brick
buildings aa easily aa wooden ones.
xne loss win do over i,wu,uw, as
practically the entire business district
in the city was gutted.
Another Train Bobbed.
St. Louis has still another train
robbery to its credit. At 9 :30 o'clock
Thursday night six men held up and
robbed the Mobile and Ohio south
bound passenger train.' The robbery
took place at Forest Lawn, a small
station in Illinois, below East
St. Louis, and is the same
locality as Ahe robbers attempted
couple of veks ago. Several shots
were exchanged, but it is not thought
anyone was hurt. The passengers
were badly frightened, but not mo
lested. All the money in the 2press
car was takes, but it is not knows
how much it is.
TELIGBAPHip GLEANINGS.
i i ii .- -
Tie Hews el U Ml Oonlensd . Mo
Ply ani Pointed Parajjails-
Interesting? and , Instructive
Classes of Headers.
to All
The Joseph Binnis Chemical Works
in Williamsburg, N. Y., were burned
Sunday night. The loss is $100,000.
The works of the Merriam and Mor
gan Company, at Cleveland, O., were
partially destroyed y fire Monday
night. Loss, $200,000, partially in
sured. The forty-first annual convention of
the international typographical union
began at Chicago, Monday There
were fully 300 delegates present.
W. B. Prescott called the meeting to
order. Mayor Carter H. Harrison
made an address of welcome.
The second week of the Borden oaae
at New Bedford, Mass., opened Mon
day with an appearance of increased
interest. Over one-half of the specta
tors in the court room were women. A
notable feature of Monday's proceed
ings vras that Miss Borden's inquest
testimony was excluded.
The Citizens' National Bank, of
Hillsboro, O., was closed Saturday by
order of Comptroller Eckels and placed
in the hands of bank examiners. C.
M. Overton is president. Thebanka
statement shows : Capital stock, $100,
000; surplus, $50,000; undivided prof
its, $19,000 ; average deposits, $275,-
000 ; circulation, $22,500.
The Union Stock Yards State bank
at Sioux City, la., filed an asssgnment
Saturday morning, Howard G. Pierce
assignee. The assets of the bank are
placed at $182, 6G7, liabilities $163,140.
The bank is capitalized at 300,000.
The clearing house committee, .which
has charge of the failure, states that
it is due to loose methods ot carrying
on business and will not affect anybody
else in the city.
A special cablegram of Friday from
Paris states that James Gordon Ben
nett, proprietor of the New York Her
ald, was dangerously injured on Wed
nesday. Mr. Bennett fell from a coach
on which he was riding and vras so
badly hurt that medical attention was
at once required. His condition grew
worse and Drs. Robin and Ledentu
performed ah operation Thursday with
a view of relieving him. Mr. Bennett s
condition is now very dangerous. '
Advices of Saturday from Madrid
states that a bill has been introduced
in the eortes providing for the reorgani
zation of the government of Cuba. It
prays to suppress the provincial coun
cil and create a council which will sit
in Havana and have power to deal
with the budget and frame laws
for reforms recommended by the Span
ish government. The conservative
Cubans, oppose the bill. The public
generally, although regarding it with
disfavor are less bitter in their opposi
tion.
A New York special of Monday
says : Drexel, Morgan & Co. announce
that about 90 per cent of all classes of
stocks and bonds of the Richmond
Terminal company have already been
deposited, and that the outstanding
stock and bonds will be received by
June 24th, but only payment of pen
alties of 50 cents on common stock,
$1 per ' share on preferred stock and
$20 each on 5 and 6 per cent bonds.
They also announce the first call of
$1.50 per share on account of the as
sessment deposit on common stock at
their office on June 29, 1893.
The Kansas City, Wyandotte and
Northern railroad was sold at sheriff's
sale at Kansas City, Mo., Monday un
der, foreclosure of a mortgage for
$1,000,000, held by the Farmers' Loan
and Trust Company, of Boston. Jay
Gould came into practical possession
of the road about two years ago, when
ne was obliged to take it to preserve
his interest in it, as he held a majority
of the stock. The sale was a mere le
gal formality. The road was bought
Lin by the Gould people and will be
made a part of the Missouri Pacific
system. It has a mileage of two hun-
area ana tnirty-eignt miles, ana runs
from Kansas City to Beatrice, Neb.
A VIRGINIA SENSATION.
Political Faed In Which Congressman
O'Ferrail Figure as Principal.
Virginia democrats experienced the
greatest sensation they have felt for
many years Wednesday. There ap
peared in a Richmond paper a savage
attack on Congressman Charles T.
O'Ferrall, the leading candidate for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor, by Colonel W. R. Alexander, of
Winchester. Alexander has once - or
twice opposed O'Ferrall for the con
gressional nomination, . and is any
thing but an admirer of the congress
man. Up to ten years ago such a pub
lication in the state meant a challenge
to a duel, but if O'Feirall fights he
will disqualify himself for governor.
The congressman is in Washington,
and it is said he will confer with his
friends before taking any action. He
and Alexander are both as brave as
lions, and trouble is feared.
The Kaiser Replies.
The Carlsrahe Zeitung in its issue of
Monday says that the German emperor
replied to a telegram from the Grand
Duke Frederick and the congress of
military unions of Baden, pledging
their support to him as the military
chief of the empire, in the following
laggnage:
' Tour resolution of Mlf-saerifie and loyal eo
opcratkw strengthens the confident bope that
where Cb safety of the empire U at stake tb
German yeopI will, regardless of political dif
ferences, unite tn a firm moiva to maintain
what was won in a nemonUe time with lbs
active eo-operatiaa of your royal tigbnuss.
TRADE MORE PROUISIL
Dan
A Co.'s Report of, Business
:r
the Past Week. V ; ;
R. G. Dun A Cos weekly revieV r I
trade says: The severe depression f .
a week ago, which culminated in r very ",
tight money and numerous failure y
has been followed by some recovery.
Reports that final action by congress .
on the money question has beeu'a--"'
sured have done much to cause1" tl.3 ; t
better feeling; but the stringency vwaa,.,
realizing on the unprecedented "ilrTl.s .
of wheat, so that the lowest pri .i
ever known have been made at 'lv'
York and at the west. This has helpeU.
exports and in other respects monetary
conditions are distinctly more favora
ble, y:
At Philadelphia banks are holding
money cautiously. At Cleveland trade
is fairly good, but money close. At
Cincinnati trade improves and money
is active, but collections slow. At In
dianapolis the grocery trade is better,
and at Detroit trade is only fair and
banks are calling money loans. Chi
cago reports trade orders satisfactory.
Banks are considered safe, but are
pursuing a very conservative policy.
Receipts increase, compared with last
year, 4 per cent in cattle ; 10 in hides ;
24 in butter ; 55 in sheep ; 80 in oats ;
100 in wheat and 179 in corn,
but decreased 18 per cent in flour,
20 in barley and; dressed beef. 22
in rye, 45 in cheese, GO in hoes and
lard, 70 in pork and seeds and 90 in
cured meats. The excitement is sub
siding in Milwaukee. Trade at Min-
neapolis and St. Paul is fairly active
and the lumber trade strong, with
crop poor. At St. Louis banks are
calling loans, but the jobbing trade is
satisfactory, with the south much im
proved. At Omaha trade is good, at.
St. Joseph good, and at Kansas city
fairly healthy, though receipts of grain
and hogs are light. Trade at D enver is
fair, but at Little Rock dull, and at
Louisville restricted, with money very
close.' At Memphis trade is very
quiet, at Nashville fair and at Knox
ville slow with money close. At At
lanta, Macon and Augusta similar
conditions exist. At Galveston trade
is fair, but collections slow and busi
ness dull, excessive rains making crop
prospects doubtful. Wheat has gone be
low 71 cents at New York and 63 cents
at Chicago, receipts being 400,000 bush
els ; exports 200,000 bushels. Corn
has fallen 2 cents with large receipts;
oats 1 cent, pork $1.75 per barrel ;
lard 65 cents and hogs 10 cents per 100
pounds. But oil is 3-4 of a cent
stronger and coffee unchanged. Cot--ton
is 1-4 higher with better foreign
buying. In wool, sales are small with
a lower tendency. In low grade cot
tons there has been some advance.
- The financial outlook is not helped
as yet by foreign trade as imports con
tinue heavy, while exports are still be
low last year's.' But the depression in
stocks brought in some foreign buying
and prices have recovered on an Aver
age $1.50 per share since a week ago
ago with railroad earnings continuing
large. Foreign payments for securi
ties have helped the exchange down
ward and also bills against several
millions of bushels of wheat taken for
export, so that some bankers, believe
the rest of the summer may pass with
out renewal of gold exports. :
The failures for the week have been
322 in number in the United States,
against 168 for the same week last year
and 27 in Canada, against 24 last year.
Last week the total number of failures
was 259.
VIRGINIA POPULISTS
Baking Preparations for a Tljrerocs
Campalfn In that State.
A Richmond special of Wednesday
ays : The Virginia populists will hold
their state convention for the nomina
tion of governor, lieutenant governor
md attorney general, in Lynchburg
in Thursday, August 3d. . This is just
two weeks before the democrats will
assemble in Richmond for the same
purpose. The basis of representation
in the people's party gathering will
be one delegate end alternate from
each precinct.
These jnatters were determined at a
neeting"of,the state central committee
leld at Richmond Wednesday, with'
;wenty-one persons present, represent
ing all of the districts except the sixth
nd eighth. The committee had two
ong sessions and discussed the politi-
j Jal situation in the state quite freely.
IThe executive commitWve reported an
I address to the Virginia voters which
was adopted and will be submitted to
the state convention as a basin for the
party platform. The paper is quite
long and declares in favor of the free
coinage of silver, tqualizatiou of taxa
tion and the repeal of the Anderaon
McCormick electoral board law. The
party will also favor a dog law and a
graped income tax. Secretary Harris
states that the party is organized in
twenty-four counties, partially organ
ized in twenty more and has chairmen
in ninety-six out of one hundred
counties.
GEORGIA BANKERS
In Contention Call for the Repeat of
, the Sherman Law.
The bankers of Georgia met in con
vention at Savannah Thursday. All the
cities in the state were represented.
Colonel OlmeteaJ, president of the
Chatham bank, welcomed the delegates.
Interestingpapers were read. The con
vention passed a resolution calling for
the repeal of the Sherman silver law as
a necessity to restore confidence to the
country. Also opposing further coin
age with the present ratio to gold but
favoring the free coinage of all silver,
but each dollar must contain enough
of silver to buy 100 cents of gold any
where in the world; also, appoint a
sub-treasury somewhere in Georgia.
Katkaji ST&atrss, of Jfew York Ctfy, kas
made an arraairemnt by which the poor can
be sappltod wtea mil at two eeats plat.
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