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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1889-SIXTEEN PAGES.
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST BY FIRE
DcslructionoftbeMinneapoli3Tribane's
Ten-Story Newspaper Building.
A TeriiiMe Fire-Trap, from Which Editon,
Frhtm and Others Were Unable to Es
cape Except by the Windows.
Some of the Imprisoned People Terribly
Manned by Jumping to the Ground.
A Telegraph Operator Who- Staid at His In
strument Tooliong The Building and Its
Tenants Losses and Insurance.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. SO. About
l(b7) this evening fire broke oat in the third
floor of tne Tribune building, and mado
such rapid headway that in & very few
moments the sixty-five men working on the
seventh floor fonnd that escape was being
cut off and made a dash in a body for the
stairway. Forty made the run safely and
got out. The rest made a frantic effort to get
through the blinding smoke, live of these
were cut off at the fourth lloor and jumped
to the pavement. Three of them were badly
hart and tho other two killed, being man
gled frightfully. J. McCutcheon, a com
positor, appeared at a. window, and the
firemen held a net for him to jump
into. His weight caused tho net to
strike the pavement and ho was instantly
killed. Another, whoso name could
not bo learned, appeared at the win
dow, and not 6eeing tho ladder the fire
men Twere raising, apparently lost his
senses, and drawing a revolver from his
pocket, placed it to his head and fired, fall
ing backward into the flames.
The flame cutoff the escape of the Pio
neer Press force, as tho Tribune folks.
Keportor Barnes, of the Pioneer Press,
had a narrow escapo from tho build
ing, and loft behind him Milton
Pickett, the assistant city editor
and one of tho oldest men in the service of
the paper. Pickett was lost in tho burn
ing building. There ore also as yet uncon
firmed reports of the death of others con
nected with the Pioneer Press.
But the Tribune force s a He red most
They were located higher in tho building,
and had less warning of their danger.
John Olsen, the president of a Dakota col
lege, was in the composing-rooms at
the timo the flames broke out, look
ing after an advertisement to bo inserted
in the morning paper. Ho jumped from
one of the windows to escape tho flames,
and met with an even more horrible death
from shattered limbs and body.
James F. Igoe, tho night operator of the
Associated Press, met with a sad death &s
the result of his faithfulness to his employ
exs. He was at work on tho seventh floor
when the report of the lire was first received,
and immediately opened his key, stating
i the fact to the head office at Chicago, and
asking for a minute's time to investigate.
Soon he returned to his instru
ment apparently thinking ho was
safe, and told the sending op
. crator to continue. V In a . moment
be aaid he would have to "skip," and found
too lato that escape was cut oft He
jumped from the seventh-story window,
end was so badly injured that he died be
fore reaching the hospital. He leaves a
nnily. An old man named Pierce, a print--.
was also killed.
.. H. Hoover and W. II. Williams.the lat
ur foreman of composing room, were taksn
oil' just in time to escape a cloud of fldmo
that swept the window in which they were
standing. Williams was badly burned.
. . Mr. Miles, the day operator and agent for
the Associated Press as well, and - Jas.
F. Igoe, night operator, were . killed.
Tho building . burned with such ra
pidity that tho occupants were enveloped
in flames and smoko almost before they
were aware of it Tho building might have
been called a veritablo firo trap, and the
danger to tboso . located there was often
commented upon. ' .
Mr. A. J. Blethen, the proprietor of tho
Tribune, says that he heard the cry of firo
and started down-stairs to investigate. On
the third floor he -found the flames
bursting out of tho Union League
rooms, somo man trying unsuccessfully
to subdue them. He jumped into the
elevator to get afire extinguisher, which
ho supposed was on tho fourth floor and
started up after it. Before reaching
tho supposed location of the
extinguisher, he was half suffo
cated by the denso smoko and compelled
to leave the building, which speedily
, burned down. Tho flames were to tho north
of tho elevator and shot up the elevator
y h'uaftand stairway with terrible rapidity.
Those on the upper floors who had not
previously got out were panned in by the
fire, which cut off the way in most
. . instances to the firo escape on the
north side of the building. Mr. Blethen is
of the opinion that eleven lives have been
lost. " Tho loss is placed by Mr. Blethen at
. at $250,000. with an insurance of about
125,01)0. The Tribune will bo issued as
usual, in the morning, the St Paul Globo
giving it tho uso of its presses and mate
rials. The fire originated in a law oCiee on tho
third story of the bniWing about 10:50. The
elevator mn noticed the smell of smoke,
and called attention of some of
tho persons around the building
to it. The cry of fire was raised
and several persons went down stairs from
the seventh story to investigate, and then
returned to work. Before long smoke be
gan to fill the narrow stairway, the only
one in the building, and everybody
began leisurely making preparations for
their departure. No immediate danger was
feared. Tho only exits to tho building,
, which was erroneously supposed to be fire
proof, were a narrow stair-case scarcely
" wid enough for two persons to come
. down abreast the elevator and a single
fire, escape at the north end of the
building. Several persons had made their
cat in the meantime, but in less than
ten minutes the flames sought the elevator
thaft. which, acting as a mammoth flue,
conveyed the flames to tho top story, and
soon tho editorial rooms, in the same sido
4 of tho building where the fire
criminated, were a soething mass of
C.-z. In&fcw minute it reached tho
other side, where the composing-room was
situated. A general alarm was turned in
and alHhe engines in the city responded
to the call.
The imprisoned printers gathered at tho
windows in tho Month end and shrieked
wildly, despairingly, for aid. "Hurry tho
ladders!", was the awful refrain that bur
dened the air. 'Hurry the ladders, for God's
sake!" shrieked with all the vehemence
and power that the anguished souls of tbo
dozens in peril of their lives by an awful
death, was all they could utter. The vast
crowd ..that from the opposite side
viewed tho tire "shouted word
of encouragement and good spirit
to them in strenuous endeavors to buoy
them up. The long ladder seemed to move
up at .Tsn airs pate, but was" finally rested
in position and the crowd began to de
scend, the flames making steady encroach
ments in the comer where the fright
ened men had huddled like cowering ani
mals. The life-nets were brought and some
were saved by this means. The entire
building at this writing, less than an hour,
is a mass of ruins.. The sparks are flying in'
all directions, and adjoining buildings, oc
cupied by the Ideal restaurant. Steam fc
Van Winkle's saloon and McCrystle's tailor
store, are doomed. -
At tho morgne lay five bodies, that of
Prof. Olsen enclosed in a plain pine coffin.
On the lloor are tho bodies of Jerry Jenkin
son, .n compositor on the Tribune,
a younir man shortly to be married.
Besides him are two bodies, so bloated and
burned, with blood still oozing from tho
terrible wounds, that thus far they have ,
not been recognized. ' On two tables are
tho corpses of Kobert McCutcheon, a com
positor, and Milton Pickett, a reporter on
the Pioneer Press.
i Jenkinson endeavored tojniako his escape
on the heavy telegraph wires. He clam
bered down arshort wav, bnt was unable to
retain his hold, and was obliged to
let go and dropped to tho ground.
When picked up he was dead. It
is not yet known how Pickett met his
death. Ho was badly burned, and it re
quired a careful inspection to recognize
him. McCutcheon, a big heavy man,
jumped and was iustaritlv killed. James
Igoe, the Associated Press operator,
made a vain endeavor to escape by
corning down tho wires. He had descended
until within about fifty feet of the. ground,
when he was compelled to loosen his hold.
Wheu picked up he was in an uuconscious
condition, and died while being conveyed
to the hospital. His hands were badly
lacerated, and also the back of his neck, as
though he had vainly endeavored to sup
port himself in that manner. He leaves a
wifo and family. -
Two pistol shots were heard Curing tho
progress of the fire and it is supposed that
somo of the printers voluntarily ended
their existence. Thus far not a trace of
them has been found. The report that Ma
loney is dead proves to bo erroneous, as ho
has been seen since. Jimmy Kohl, a mes
senger boy on the Tribune, is said to bo
missing. Charles Alf Williams and his
brother William had narrow escapes, and
both are badly burned. It is feared tho
list of dead will increase.
The following is a correct list of the dead
up to date, all tho bodies having been rec
ognized: JAMKS F. IGOK. Associated Pres operator.
WALTER K. MILEs. Associated Press acent.
W. II. MILLMAN, commercial editor Tribune,
JERRY JENKINSON, compositor Tribune.
HOREIET M'CUTCIIEON. compositor Tribune.
PROF. EDWARD OLSEN, Vermillion. Dak.
MILTON PICKETT, reporter, Pioneer iTca..
Millman. tho commercial editor of the
Tribune, who lost his life, a few weeks ago
lost his wifo by asphyxiation.
Tho printers held a meeting at 1 o'clock
this morning and appointed a committee
ox five to meet various local unions
and take some action. There is in
tense indignation felt at the owners of
tho building. ome three years ago tho
printers claimed tho dire possibilities
that might arise in ease . of lire
demanded that an udditional tire es
capo be placed on tho building. Tho
request was not granted by the owners of
tho building' and an appeal was
taken to the .city, bnt there was no
legal way of compelling the owners to placo
an additional escape on the structure.
Colwell, the printer who was thought to
have been killed, has turned up alive, and
tho identity- of tho man supposed to bo
him is unknown. There are doubtless sev
eral people in the ruins who were working
in other paTts of the buildintr, but just how
many will not be known until the debris is
removed. Jimmy Kohl, the messenger boy,
has turned up without a scratch. Several
persons s littered injuries from burns, but
none will result fatally.
The scene about the building was most
fearful. Engines were working to their
fullest capacity, but it was a loiig time be
fore they had any ettect upon the fire, which
burned down from the upper floors.
On the sixth floor the Tribune Job-printing
Company had Its offices. When the
beams supporting the floor gave way
the heavy presses rame crashing down
to the loVer floors. The cry, "Tho walls
are falling," had tho effect of ciearine the
crowd about the building, giving the tire
men a better opportunity to wtk. '
J. 'II. Leonard. telegraph editor; H. B.
Hudson, city editor: . W. Jermane, A. H.
Welles, reporters; W, H. Millman, commer
cial editor, and James Igoe, Associated Press
operator, were in the editorial rooms
on the seventh floor at the time tho tire
broke out.' Mr. Welles says that a boy
rushed iu and told them the build
ing was on fire. They thought
the boy was joking, but, as the printers,
some sixty-fivQ in number, started down
stairs, followed leisnrely. V elles and Leon
ard were tho last to go down the stairway,
the elevator having stopped running. Mill
man, so some Pioneer Pressmen say, looked
into their oflicc as they went down
the fire escapo. which was in one end of the
building. '1 he printers could not uso this
because the fire cut them olV.
The loss to the Journal is $33,000; in
sured for &XJ.000. The Tribune's Iohs
is fully as much as the Journal
fully covered by insurance. Tho
Trifnine looses its entire . file.
Hitchcock, the court stenographer, loses
the evidence in all tho cases taken for a
number of years in the District Court.
, The Tribune Job-printing Company is
probably tho heaviest loser, as it loses
a numuer of valuable presses, its
full complement of type and its
bindery. In the bindery were destroyed all
tho ciuirt calendars that were to be
distributed Tuesday next tnd this will
cause troublo in netting cases for
tho December term. Their loss can bo
roughly estimated at least 6'J0,0G0; $10,000
insurance.
The Svcnske Folkets loses its typo and
files, as its press-work was done by tho
Tribuno Job-printing Company. Hart
A. Brewer, Cross A Carlcton lose valuable
law libraries. The real estate ottlces
lose nothing but their furniture.
Hoof h, the legal-blank man, loses between
610,ooo and 15.000, covered by insurance.
Tho loss on the building i about ? 14O.000
with $100,000 insurance. The loss of life is
not accurately known, but it will number
at least fifteen persons, as many were seen
to fall back into tho tire.
Tho Tribuno building was ten stories
high. It was constructed of pressed brick,
with stone trimmings. Its front on Fourth
street was 200 feet, and its depth was about
seventy-live feet on First, avenue, south.
It was plastered on wire lath,
and was reputed to be fire-proof.
The main front was profusely orna
mented, and it was also artistically
broken with oriel windows and balconies.
The first floor was occupied by tho counting-rooms
of tho Kveuiug Journal and tho
Tribune, and by stores aud ollices. Tho
second, thiid. fourth and fifth floors were
also occupied as othces. chiefly by at
torneys and real estate men. Outhe sixth
floor was Mitchell's job-printing establish
ment, the Minneapolis department of the St.
Paul Pioneer Press, the Lnited Press otlice
and a few of the, Tribune vditorinl-rooms.
Tho seventh floor was used exclusively by
tho Tribune for its -editorial, composing
and ster'Otyping-rooiuH. A Scandinavian
weekly newspaper, the fcvenska Amencan
ska Poster, aud uu extrusive book-niudery
occupied the entire eighth floor. The ninth
and tenth floors were used for general stor
age for.varioua .concerns m the building,
and for sleeping-rooms tor the janitors.
The ninth and tenth floors were great
open halls, and tho eighth floor had large
apartments aud a tew subdivisions for
otlices of the concerns located there. Tho
seventh floor was still more sulnlivided,
though it contained the large composing
and stereotyping departments of tho
Tribune. Below thin tho stories were sub
divided for otlices. There was but one entrv.
which was also the only exit from Tho
building. This rutranco was mar tho
Fourth-street center. Tho stairway as
eeudtd around the four sides of the eleva
tor. Tho Fourth-street front, which was
tho long fiont of the building, faced west.
On the second, third, fourth and fifth floors
a hall extended through tho center of each
from south to north, lighted from windows
at each extremity. At tho north end of
this hall was the only lire eseipo in tho
building, and it led down to an alley. This
fire escape, of course, extended from tho
roof to tho gronnd.
The otneo of the Associated Press was also
located at the northwest corner of tho
building, on the seventh floor, and was oc
cupied jointly by operators and the tele
graph editors of the Tribune. To reach
cither the tire escape or the stairway it was
necessary to pass through several adjoining
rooms. In cae of tho fire having a fair
start in the building, filling it
with stilling and blinding smoke, this
way of escape would bo very perilous. To
tho steadiest head and the most courage
ous person it would likely be too bewildering
to lollow this labyrinth through the dark
ness and under excitement. It is not un
likely that tho Associated Press operators,
Walter E. Miles and James F. Igoe, both of
whom lost their liven, were completely ex
hausted before reaching tho fire escape.
The Story lletoltl.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 1. One of tho
most horrible holocausts that ever hap
pened in this city took place last evening
at 10:20 o'clock. Au alarm of fire
was turned . in and it was
soon known that the Tribune
building was on fire. This is a tall, eight
story building, occupied almost wholly by
printing offices. In an incredibly short
time the flames were bursting through the
roof and the window of the upper stories.
Tho fire department was promptly on tho
ground but were powerless to stay the flames.
Now came a scene that stout men turn from
in horror one that froze tho blood of the
thousands who looked, but were powerless
to save. Faces white with terror weresecu
at the upper windows, piteous cries for
help and shrieks filled tho air.
The largest ladder hardly reached to
the fifth-story windows. The flames
at tho very first seized on tho elevator, and
tho only stairway and all means of exit
from tho upper stories were cut oil' except
ing one lire escapo at one corner of tho
building. This afforded a means, of
escape to a number, but many were
cut off from this by the flames.
Somo men were seen to leavo tho build
ing by means of telephono wires. They
went fifteen or twenty feet, hand over
hand, and then dropped, and were crushed
out of all semblance to humanity. Threo
others jumped from the windows near
the same place, and were instantly killed.
One poor wretch in the upper window
was seen, in his desperation. to
place a revolver to his head and fire
and fall backward in the flames. Tho fire
men did everything possible, but the
doomed men being in the sixth 'and
seventh 6tories, were out of reach, and
little could be done for. them. One man
i" umped from tho seventh story on tho
rat-avenue side, and was crushed to a
pulp. It is now thought that at least fif
teen or twenty perished in the flames.
Igoe's Last Message.
New York, Nov. .'X). The Western circuit
wires of tho Associated Press were bur
dened with outgoing matter, to-night, and
William D. Chandler, one of its most rapid
senders, was hurrying tho lads along tho
lino that touches New Orleans southward,
Kansas City westward and Minneapolis
northward. Tho pace was warm, for it was
Saturday night, and Sunday's papers
would go early to press. Suddenly Chand
ler paused, shut his key, and looked up
with an expression on his faco that chal
lenged inquiry from his colleagues as to
wiiat was the trouble on tho wire. The
Associated Press operator I goo, at Minne
apolis, had "broken." and all the men on
the line had paused, like Chandler, to
listen.
There's a firo on tho third floor of this
Tribune buildintr," said Igoe, on tho wiro,
"and I'm on the seventh floor." Then,
after a moment's pause, he added: "Go
ahead. Chandler." And New York began
atrain. and, alter a brief space, yielded to
Cleveland, who had "rush" dispatch.
Just here Igoe "broke." "Boys," he ticked
on tho wire, and there was another brief
pause, aud all tho men on the circuit were
listening with interest, for they had noted
in the transmission by Iiroo of the word
"Boys" a treinnlousuess of touch, jiwt as a
layman could detect a tremor in a human
voice. "Bovs, I've got to stand you oil',"
came from Igoe. "I'm tile on ly one left on
this floor. Everybody is goue, and I can't
stav any longer.'
Click shut went his key, aud some op
erator on the line quickly opened and
shouted after Igoe. as it wtre: "Take the
machine along save the machine," refer
ring to tho type-writer, tho Associated
Press reports being executed on type
writer at all points. But there was no re
sponse. The ehekin g instrument had ticked
its half jocular message in an empty room.
Near by sat the machine, and the last item
taken, which had been Cleveland's item
about a violent death.
Then the work went on again, and no one
of his colleagues thought seriously of Igoe's
good-bye until there came bulletins of loss
of life, and among them a bulletin stating
the fact that poor Igoo had stayed too long.
Those two hundred last words he remained
to take were fatal. They cost him his lile.
and the meu at their keys were grave as
they worked on to "Good-night." One, who
had started in at "Good-evening," bad re
ceived his "SO" before the report was closed.
Other Loftsefi by Fire.
Chicago, Nov. SO. The crossing of two
electric-light wires to-night set tire to
the noven-story ofdee building Nos. 221 ami
225 Fifth avenue, owned by Ilev. K. D.
Sheppard, of tho Northwestern University.
Tho flames were confined to tho upper
floors, and G. Morgenthau & Co., dealers in
fringes and lace, were tho only large suffer
ers. Their loss was about So.000. A score
or more of merchant brokers were damaged
tn the aggregate of $u2.000. The building
can be repaired for $,000.'
Albany, N. Y., Nov. SO. Fire, which
started in Delovan gas-house, on Montgom
ery, near Columbia station, at 7 o'clock this
morning, destroyed the paper warehouse of
Jacob Leonard A Son and tho Albany Cas
ket Company's building. Several other
building; were damaged. Tho loss will
reach $?5,(00; partially insured.
Mount Ayek, la., Nov. iX. Fire, yester
day morning, caused tho loss of about
$S0.000. The principal buildings destroyed
were tho Ellis House, Ingaham V. Son's
store. Todd A. Gray, grocers, and four
buildings belonging to A. A. Huggins. The
insurance is about 15,0m). .
Paris, Ky.. Nov. SO. The residence and
tobacco and stock barns, of Thomas II.
Waller burned this morning. They wero
fired by incendiaries. Loss, about $25,000;
insurance. $9,0uu.
Knoiinostek. Mo., Nov. SO. Tho Western
brick-works, eight miles from town, and
owned by tho Garrisons, of St. Louis, wero
bnrncd last night. Loss about $73,000; in
sured for $10,000.
Macon. Mo., Nov. SO. The Macon brew
cry, which was owned by a stock company,
was. 'consumed by lire at 11 o'clock to-day.
Loss, $11,000; insurance, $1,000.
Atlantic Steamers.
London, Nov. SO. The officials of the In
rnan lino deny tho report that the steam
er City of Paris -will bo with
drawn from their transatlantic serv
ice. They say sho will leavo Liv
erpool lor New York on Dec. 11,
and will sail on her return, on Dec. 23. She
w ill then be hauled olt for a time to allow
of her being painted and renovated, but
will resume her trips in February.
Nfcw Yokk. Nov. SO. Arrived: Adriatic
and City of Chicago, from Liverpool; Ocean,
from Bremen; Belgcnland, from Antwerp.
Philadelphia. Nov. CO. Arrived: Scan
dinavian, from Glasgow.
Qt'KKNSTO wx, Nov. SO. Arrived: Umbria,
from New York.
Trainmen Killed and Injured.
PnoviDKNCE, U. I.. Nov. Tho Old
Colonv steamboat train for Stonington
collided with a switch endue at Branch
avenue bridge, this evening. Two engines'
wt-ro smashed. George liurnham, aged for-tv-five.
of Boston, numarricd, engineer of
the Old Colony train, was decapitated.
Three other euginemen wero injured and
taken to the hospital. No passengers were
iMitoi- M.t.
OtiiKN, Ftah, Nov. .;). A M:i .uiioi was
created here, this afternoon, through tho
siiooting of C. s. King, editor of the Daily
l.'nion. by ex-l;iiited States Deputy .Marshal
Kxnni. of this place. The trouble, which has
been pending lor several days, originated
in tho publication by the Union of au
article reflecting against tho character of
Kxum's wife.
THE DBESSED-BEEF INQUIRY
P. D. Amour, of Chicago, Sharply Exam
ined by Senator Vest's Committee.
:He Denies That lie Is Combined with Others to
Control Prices and Says That Only Once Did
- lie Show Fight to Local Butchers.
Washington, Nov. S0.-Ser.ator Vest's
committee, which has been investigating
the dressed-beef interests of the country
for 6orae months, resumed the examination
of wituesses, in the room of the Senate com
mittee on commerce, this morning. There
wero present of the committee Senators
Vest; Coke, Farwell, Manderson and Plumb,
and a number of persons interested as wit
nesses or otherwise. Among them was Mr.
P. D. Armour, the Chicago beef and pork
packer, lie was accompanied by his attor
neys, Messrs. Campbell, Martin, Quinn and
Dudley. Mr. Armour was the lirst witness.
His business, he said, was that of a beef
and nork packer. Ho denied being in the
cattle business. Senator Vest, who con
ducted the examination, said ho did not
propose going into witness's private record,
and told the witness to call his (the Sen
ator's) attentiou to any question that might
bo objectiouable from a private stand
point. The witness said he had been in the beef
business all his life. The dressed-beef busi
ness began to bo important about ten years
ago. He himself went into it after one or
two other tinns had engaged in it. For two
or three years it had not been remunera
tive; methods had to be studied, and the
business learned. In 1SS1 or 1882 it had be
come a paying business. "Prices are lower
now' said the witness, "thau they were
when we began tho dressed-beef business.
I cannot give the exact iigures. In range
cattle tho decrease in prices, however, has
not been so great as 40 or 50 per cent."
Mr. Armour was asked to what he at
tributed tho decrease in prices. He said to
Senator Vest that ho had prepared
a written statement which would give
his views npon this point if the
committee would permit, him to
answer in that way. This was satisfactory
to tho committee, and Mr. W. J. Quinn, ono
of Mr. Armour's "young men," as he termed
him. read a long statement which included
the figures of the business for a term of
years and a comparison of prices at Chicago
in 18S3 and in 18SH. Tho latter, it was
asserted in the paper, showed a reduction
in prices of canned-beef products of 50 per
cent. In conclusion tho statement denied
that the firm of Armour & Co. had engaged
in any combination whatever to tlx tho
prico to bo paid for cattle or the price for
which tho product should bo sold. An
abstract whs given of tho dressed-beef
business of tho farm of Armour & Co. during
1888, tho year in whieh it was alleged
(according to this statement) that tho profits
of tho business were immense, and in which
n public agitation occurred, resulting in
tho appointment of the committee
conducting tho investigation. 'Ihis ab
stract showed that S40.UT0 head had been
dressed, on which the net profit was 418.
10, an average of 81.82 per head.
Resuming his oral testimony, Mr. Ar
mour said that overproduction and over
marketing wero responsible for the de
crease in prices.
Senator Vest questioned the witness as to
th standinc of the Chicago market as com
pared with others, asking if the Chicago
market did not control tho prices.
T don't think so," was the answer. "It
is tho largest market, and. of course, in
fluences prices at other places. Chicago
prices regulate the prices largely."
Senator Vest, reading from the annual re
port of tho Chicago stockyards for 1SSS,
called tho attention of tho witness to tho
fact that in 1SS1 there were marketed 1,493,
000 cattle, which brought $183,000,000, aud.
in 18, 2.011,000 cattle sold for $182,000,000.
"How do you account for that!"
"It is in accordance with my statement,"
said Mr. Armour. "Tho growth of the
amount of cattle marketed largely exceeded
the groVth of population."
In response to this. Senator Vest present
ed a statement, showing that the increase
of cattle and of population ran along in
about the same proportion.
The attention of the witness was directed
to his statement that the, price of hides
upon the free list resulted in large importa
tions of them. Senator Vest stated that
hides were placed on the free list in 1872,
while the table of prices in the settlement
begins with those in 18TG. The witness re
plied: T do not discuss the causes of tho
changes in prices of hides; I take them as I
find tnem."
".Why did you begin comparing the
prices of hides, then, in 1872, when they
wero placed on the free list, instead of 1880?"
"I do not know. I would have to ask
my young man for the information.?
Senator Vest then discussed with the
witness the combination of packers to fix
the prices of the better cuts so as to prevent
a decline from ovcrsupply, ruinous to the
dealers in these meats.
The witness said J this combination in
cluded the other packers, and that they all
made tho same prices.
"Well, then, don't you destroy the opera
tions of the law of supply aud demandf"
"No, sir; I don't think we do."
"With whom do you lix these prices!"
"That I decline, to state until after con
sulting my attorney," responded tho wit-
Senator Vest produced a statement from
Mr. Armour's brother, who appeared before
the committee at Kansas City, showing that
ho lost 0.23 on a 2.000-pouud corn-fed
bullock that cost him J.75 per 100. "How
is it that you make 81.32 on a steer in Chi
cago, while ho loses $lV23 on a steer in Kan
sas City?"
"1 don't know anything about that state
ment. There are 60 many things entering
into tho cutting up of a steer, and tho state
of tho market, that ho might lose that
amount on a steer cut up the day that my
statement was made.
"I am not. an expert." the witness added,
in reply to Senator Vest's statement that
he was asked to reply as an ex pert. "I can
tell about tho financial end of the business,
but I can't tell what part of tho beef nny
piece comes from. 1 don't visit my packing
honso on an averaga of once a year."
Mr. Armour admitted being a member of
the hog-packing pool of l$8o in Chicago.
"We paid 25 cents per hog for the privilege
of killing them. There was no limit to the
number we killed. There were eighteen firms
and persons interested in the agreement."
"Have yon any agreement now with any
persons a to the prices that shall be
charged in certain districts?"
"Absolutely none."
"Is there any agreement as to division of
the territory?"
Witness declined to answer.
"Did you aud other linns not agreo to di
vide contracts to furnish certain public in
stitutions, and then divide tho receipts?"
"Not to inv knowledge."
"Is it not a fact that "your agent in Wash
ington contracted to furnish beef to tbo
National Insane Hospital, and then divide
the coutract with other dressed-beef men,
not bidding against each other, but shut
ting off local dealers?"
"Not to my knowlege."
Tho witness went on to cxpiain that such
a thing would not bo countenanced by the
homo ofiice; it might happen in an agency,
but he did not know anything of such an
arrangement.
"Have you any arrangement with other
packers by which one is not to employ a
man discharged by another?"
"I have not."
"Are you engaged in tho export cattle
trade?"
"I am not."
"Have you any interest in the Chicago
stockyards?"
"I have not, and never have had."
"Have you any private arrangement with
any railroad or railroad association for re
duced rates!"
T have not. We have frequently had
rates established for a year at a time, hut
they were open published rates; we had no
advantage over others. So far as I know,
we never did have reduced rates on a rail
road." Mr. Armour hero .introduced a statement
of railroad rateN lead by Mr. ()u inn, in
which it was assvrtrd that dressed-beef
shippers had never profited by tho favorit
ism of railroads.
Returning t th question of prices, to
the consumer Mr. Armour said the
butcher who catered to the best trade
was compelled to ask a higher price for tho
best cuts. The price of these has not de
clined as has the prices of the poorer parts.
He said the beef-packers did not enter into
competition with retail butchers anywhere,
except at their own packing-house. "Our
firm has never, anywhere," said Mr. Ar
mour, "endeavored to force local butchers
to buy our meats, nor entered into competi
tion with them, except in the one instance
at Akron. O., when an unjust boycott was
made upon us."
The h riedland. Pa., incident brought out
in the Chicago investigation in which it ap
peared that Armour & Co. had endeavored
by telegraph to interfere with the right of
a local butcher to kill cattle, was brought
up by Senator Vest. Mr. Armour said he
knew nothing about the dispatch, and dis
avowed the sentiments it expressed. He
had reprimanded tho author of the dis
patch, and had said to him that the word
ing of the dispatch was unfortunate. Mr.
Armonr explained that what he said about
railroad rates referred to tho time subse
quent to the passage of the interstate-commerce
bill.
In answer to questions by Senator Plumb,
Mr. Armour said that there has been a con
stant growth of the accumulation of cattle
in tho Chicago market. There are from
fifty to one hundred buyers iu the Chicago
stockyards, and they, witness said, enter
into the same competition as exists in other
business. Continuing, be said: "We make
no arrangement with anyone for fixing
prices in buying cattle. My men go into
the yards to bid and bny inaependent of
others." As to tho state of the market. Mr.
Armour said if he were in tho cattlo busi
ness he would 6tay in it now; that he sees
indications of a greatly improved condi
tion of prices within the next three years.
The mutter of the price of oleo oil was
called to the attention of the witness. Mr.
Armour had stated iu his paper that tho
oleomargarine law had caused a part of the
decline in beef cattle. Senator Plumb
asked him to explain how it was that tho
price of oleo oil had decreased only JJf) per
cent., while that of canned beef bad de
creased 50 per cent. Witness said he would
not undertake that He also declined
to express an opinion - as to whether
or not pleuro-pneumonia had ever ex
isted among thet cattle of this country.
In tho disposition of cattlo, witness said,
range cattle were better for canned goods
than corn-fed cattle. Canned beef sells for
a very low prico, relativelv. The Senator
again brought up the question of competi
tion among packers, lie asked Mr. Armour
if it was not a fact that wheu a buyer for
Armour it Co. has made a bid on a certain
lot of cattle the buyers of other packers
would not touch those cattle any more than
if they had the small-pox.
"Not at all; never in any case," responded
the witness.
Senator Plumb remarked that they were
prosperous Hints, for having been striking
against each other so long. To this the
witness responded that tho business was
open and the packers would welcome new
blood in the business.
"I suppose you know," said the Senator,
"that cattlemen all over the country utterly
disbelieve in tiis competition."
Mr. Armour said that if such a belief ex
isted, and ho admitted that there was some
such belief, it was due to false informa
tion concerning the condition of afiairs.
If any man does- believe it, witness was
sure he would surrender his belief after
visiting the stockyards and the packing
house, and studying the methods of the
business. Mr. Armour admitted, in re
sponse to a question of Senator Vest, that a
combination did exist among the beef-packers
for the purpose of fixing prices of
the better cuts of beef in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Minnesota.
Witness denied being interested with
Swift fc Co. in the purchase of tho Hollis
Dressed-beef Company, of New England.
Ho could give tho committee no informa
tion as to the condition or prospects of the
American Dressed-beef Company, which
was reported to have been organized
iu New York some time ago. ft wa4.
he said, generally understood to be a Wall
street movement. Mr. Armour said the
three establishments using tho name of
Armour were entirely distinct, under sepa
rate managements and in active competi
tion against one another. So active is the
competition, he said, that, as his brother in
Kansas City had told tho committee, it had
neariy disrupted family relations. Wit
ness is a partner in the three concenrs.
Mr. George T. Williams, superintendent
-of the Chicago stockyards, said he had
been subpuenaod hero to bring the books of
tho company, but they being tho private
property of tho company, and it not being
desirable to have them go out of their cus
tody, he had not brought them. lie de
clined to say whether nuy official of the
railroads was a stockholder, and was then
excused by the committee.
Matthias Schwabe, formerly a butcher of
Frccland, Pa., testified that Mr. Lacy, an
agent of Armonr & Co., had shown him the
dispatch from Armour & Co., telling Lacy
to take measures to break up the business
of witness in slaughtering livo cattle.
Lacy wanted witness to act as agent for
Armour & Co., but he did not want to give
up the live cattle trade. Witness said he
is now engaged in buying cattle in Buffalo.
"Do you have any trouble with the rail
roadst" asked Senator Vest.
"They won't furnish me cars to ship my
cattle.''
"For what reason!"
"They say they have not got them. But,
all the same, other buyers get cars. I have
to ship altogether by the Delaware, Lacka
wanna & Western railroad."
Mr. O. Bowman, a former witness before
the committee, was recalled. It had been
stated, the chairman explained, that his
testimony had been colored by malice be
cause he had been discharged by N. Morris
& Co. Witness explained that he had not
been discharged, but had resigned service
with them to take a position with Armour
& Co. at an advanced salary. Afterward
Armour & Co. withdrew the proposition
becauso Morris &, Co. objected to his leav
ing. Senator Farwell introduced letters and a
telegram from the witness to his late em
ployers, warning them that ho was going
to "get even" with them by testifying be
fore this committee as to tho dressed-beef
business and meetings for the purpose of
combine in Chicago.
Tho committee then adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning, with the under
standing that Mr. Armour, should 'return
from Chicago next week, if desired to do to.
COLONEL INGRAM'S DEFALCATION.
"
Suits to Recover Filed Against the Ex-Treasurer
of the Jeffersonville School Board.
jec!a! to the iDdtauapolls Journal.
Jeffersonville, Ind., Nov. SO. The ex
pected suits against Col. Jno. N. Ingram,
tho Democratic ex-treasurer of the city
School Board, and his sureties, were filed
in the Circuit Court this afternoon by
county attorney Stannard, Jacob S. Fry,
who was two weeks ago elected Colonel
Ingram's successor, being tho relator
in the pending action. The first ac
tion filed is against Colonel Ingram
as treasurer of the School Board
of the city of Jefiersonviilo, and tho euro
tics on his last bond, John F. Head and
Jonas G. Howard, executed Juno 13, 18o7,
in the penal sum of $30,000. The plaintiff
avers that Ingram's sureties, by1 vivtue of
the bond executed June 10, 1887, obligated
themselves that Ingram would faithfully
discharge the duties of the office. Plaintiff
further avers that Ingram appropriated
certain sums, not yet known, to
his own use. A second suit against
Col. Ingram, as treasurer of the City hchooi
Board, and John F. Head aud Warren Horr,
who were his bondsmen during tho years
1880. 1881, 1882. 1883, 1884. 1SK5 and 1880. sim
ilar in nature to tho first, was filed. Colonel
Ingram recently transferred all hisnuin.
cumbered property to other members of
his family, but the transfers will not
hold good unless it can be proved that thev
were made for valuable considerations, ft
is now stated that his defalcation will
reach $0,000, bnt the exact amount will not
be known until the cases come up for trial
in-January. It is a plain case of embezzle
ment, but troiu information gleaned it is
understood tho authorities hero do no; in
tend to prefer any charge of that kind
against the Democratic defaulter.
Money for the 1'ottawatomles.
Kokomo, Ind., Nov. CO. Simon Pokogon,
the chief of the Pottawatomie tribe of In
dians, which inhabited northern Indiana
when it was lirst settled by tho whitt-s. will
shortly receive for distribution among his
people, the num of 200,000 from the govern
ment, ill lull settlement of all tho claims of
that once powerful tribe. The distribution
of this sum will probably take place at
Pokogon. which town was named after
Chief Pokogon's grandfather, who signed
tho treaty with General Cass, iu 182. be
tw.ocu his tribe and the Miami.
FUNDS IN NATIONAL BANKS
Windonvs Plan for .Withdrawing $24,
000,000 oftheAnionntHeldbjThcm.
Ten PerCent; of Government Deposits 3Iust Be
Surrendered by Jan. 15, lSl0Security
Bonds ill Be Bought if Desired.
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORIES.
Secretary AVlnilom's Official Statement of
Mow the Number Will He Iteducel.
Washington. Nov. CO. Secretary Win
dom to-day made the following official
statement in regard to his contemplated
action and the manner of reducing the
number of government depositories:
"TheSecretary of theTreasury hasdecided
to reduce tho number of national bank
depositories and the amount of public
moneys kept therewith. It is intended
to make this reduction in such a
manner as to avoid, as far as possible, any
disturbance to the business of the country.
A transfer to a sub-treasury on
or before Jan. 15, 18(J0, of about
10 per cent, of their holdings of
public .moneys will bo required from
banks having inactive accounts, and
from banks having active accounts
about 10 per cent, of tho surplus held
by them over and above the amount
needed for the convenience of tho public
service; or, if tho banks wish to sell
to the government tho bonds furnished as
security for these deposits, tho Secretary
will purchase them and retain from the
proceeds of sale the amount which other
wise would have to be deposited as above
stated, sending checks to the banks for tho
residue.
"Other calls will be mado from lime to
time, but always with due regard to busi
ness interests, until tho public moneys with
the banks shall be reduced to the amount
needed for current business, and the money
so withdrawn will bo used lor tho purchase
of United States bonds.
"Banks desiring to dispose of tho entire
amount of bonds furnished as security for
ftublio deposits will not, of course, bo
imited to the 10 per cent, transfer of the
first call."
The depository banks now hold about
$47,000,000 of government funds, and this
action on the part of the Secretary, will re
duce the fund about one-half, or to about
$24,000,000.
In conversation with the Secretary he ex
plained that the phrase "banks having
active accounts" refers to the national
banks with which the government, through
its public otficers in various parts of the
couutry, transacts current business, by de
positing government revenues from
time to timo and drawing upon them
through cheeks of disbursing ofii
cers. The "banks having inactive ac
counts'' are those otherwise known in the
Treasury Department as "surplus banks."
being those designated by Secretary Fair
child solely as depositories for portions of
the treasury surplus. . The total amount of
the government deposits iu banks of both
these classes is now about' $47,000,000. Tho
ordinary amount of public funds distrib-,
uted among all tho depositories has been
from ten to fifteen million dollars, but ran
up in 1887 to about $20,000,000.
In response to a question. Secretary Win
dom f urther said that tho rates at which,
bonds will be purchased iioni the banks
desiring to dispose of them to tho govern
ment will bo a rate fixed aud paid to tho
public by the treasury on thedate at which
any individual bank may notify the de
partment of its desire to sell them. Tho
work of sending out notices to the banks,
somo 206 in number, was begun to-da and
a large number of letters were mailed this
evening.
TENSIONS FOlt VETERANS.
Residents of Indiana and Illinois Whose
Claims Have Keen Allowed.
Pensions have been granted tho following-named
Indianians:
Original Invalid Michael Kopp, Cedar Wood;
Ilenry Gibson, Pittsburg; Martin Cox. Coll-tt;
ftephen Muchler, Valparaiso; CJeorge Cherry,
Brazil; William II. Bell, Indianapolis; Milton
Moore. Mitchell; Cornelius McGuire, Boonvill-;
George W. Kelly, IJamsvlllc; Lewis Starrull,
Mlehawaka; George W. Raines. Kokomo; William
II. H. Ilumicutt. Monnt Zion: Edward L. Jones
Indianapolis; William II. Mattiugly, Washing
ton; Michael II. Crist, Pulaski; Robert Tavlor,
Union City; James Freeland, Terre Haute; JoLn
Phillips, Argos; El am Kobbms, Liberty Mtllf:
William Lamb, Economy; James T. Eaton, Sulli
van; Jasper N. Hiatt, 1'ennvllle.
Restoration and Increase John C. Brown, 8t.
Bernace.
Increase Daniel Young. Oreencastle; 8amuel
Muuaou, Smtthland; Calvin 8. Pleasant, Leaven
worth; Lemuel Riddel, Yockey; Solonion Smith,
Rusbville; Lee Watkins, Lakevllle; Knealy Way
more. Elwood; 8. Henry Suinkard. alias Henry
Dupont, Bloomfleld; Alexander Burn worth, Wa
bash; Calvin Kecsler, Westneld; Oliver Board,
Covington; Richard W. Brooks, Reddlngton; Jas.
F. Campbell, West Base n; Zacharlah T. Smith,
New Salem; Jacob I Funk, Corydon; Geo. T.
Telaver, OranrevUle; Christopher Wise, Oak
town; Jacob Ernest, Hollandsburg; Jacob Fultz,
Salem; Jacob Meghaban, Wlnamac; David D.
Driver. Maples; Jas. IMchart, Gas Creek; Jacob
Lowden; Brownstown; Wni. II. Orlsmer, Ross
viUe; John Kiles, Deedaville; Geo. W. Buxton,
Columbus; Philip E. Ditto, . DonauUon; John
Woodruff, Evunsvllle; Wm. C. Davis, Edwards
port; Theodore Hutchlns, Wabash; Andrew Mc
Caslin, Lebanon: Lorenzo L. Judklnt. Voljro;
Redman Fioyd, Little Fork; I). Frederick Brink
Ins, Bedford; Henry C ltatllff, Onlr; John
Knanp, Atlanta: JohuTurpen.Elkinsville; Edtson
O. Bianchard, New Part; J. Kincneon Morgan,
Fischer's Switch; Wm. P. fewope, Lebanon; Thos.
I. More, Goshen; Lawrence Lawr, Richmond;
John M. Alsman, Washington; M orders i failor.
State Line; Geo. Hoebbcl, Tell City; John Bur
gess, Cowan: John Ekelr Clarksburg; John II.
Akers, Washington; John A. IIuwk, Mitchell;
Nathan W. Swalford, Huntington; Thos. Mins,
Elwood; Janie A. Wells, Union: Joseph Modlin,
Richmond; Wesley Harvey, Macks vi lie;- Jacob
Hotrtuan, Indianapolis; Elijah I. Wilmington,
Grantsburtf; Richard J. Mannimr.Muncie; Henry
J. fcelbert. Burr Oak; Lawrence Easuni, Crotheri
ville; Amos Holmes, Colburn.
Reissue and Increase Alexander M. Rarrick,
Prairie Town.
Original Widows, etc. P. A., widow of O. 8.
Mulford, Dillsboro; 8., widow of J. R. Parker,
New Corner; Haloma F. Good, former widow of
Thos. E. Foster, Raysville; Amanda C, widow of
James C. White, Jaeknontmrg.
Indiana's Meat-Inspection Law.
Frecial to the InUaiiaolls J on mat
Washington, Nov. SO.On next Monday
the firm of McDonald. Bright &, Fay, rep-,
representing Indiana, through Attorney
general Michener. will move, in tho Supreme
Court of tho United States, for leave to file
a brief in behalf of tho .State of Indiana in
tho case of the State cf Minnesota acainst
II. E. 13arbcr. The case (No. 1340) has been
advanced by tho Supreme Court, and an
early day for its hearing will be fixed. This
is the meat-inspection law of Minnesota,
and tho Stato of Indiana is interested in
having the constitutionality of tho law up
held, as her own on tho subject is similar to
that of the State of Minnesota.
General Notes.
BpmrlAl to tho IndlanuuoUs Journal
Washington, Nov. .i0. State, Auditor
Drue Carr, Superintendent of Public In
struction LaFollette, and Collector of In
ternal Revenue Throop arrived this morn
ing from New York, and will remain a day
or two on their way homo. They were
hustling around the departments" to-day
looking un some interests of their Indiana
friends who want ofiice. They paid social
calls upon tho Attorney -general and Private
Secretary lialford.
Hon. 11. Wil.-on Smith, of Larayette. is
here, llo took lunch, yesterday, with
President and Mrs. Harrison, and ppent to
dav with Third Auditor Hart.
William Stewart and brido, of Muncic,
are hero.
To-day's bond ofierings were as follows:
Registered fours. .rill.fisjO, at $1.27; coupon
four-and-a-halfs. 4..X), at 6l.0lr'H, ex. in
terest. All the oilers wero accepted.
Capt. Frank Swigurt,of Logansport, and
Giles mith, of lViu, have been sworn in,
and will on Monday assume tho duties of
tho otlices, respectively, of chief of di
vision iu the ouiceot the Second Comptrol
ler and chief clerk of the Sixth Auditor's
Ollice, Postolfice Department.
Mrs. A. J. lialford has with her still the
Misses Wallick, of Indianapolis. On Thurs
day Mrs, lialford chaperoned a party, con
bib tint? of her guests. Miss Amu Wilou,
Mr. Harcdd P. llorton, Mr. William Hay
wood and Mr. Dcajie. to Annapolis, where
they all took pail iu tho Thanksgiving
night ball piven by the cadets.
Judge and Mrs. Jeremiah Wilson
gave a dinner party .d urine: tho
week, iu honor of Mr. and Mrs. William
Thompson Harris.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed for
Imluna to-day: Heaver Dam, Kosciusko
county, C. W. Middleton, vico W. C.
Thomas, resigned; Honey Crcekl Henry
county. W. F. Sanders, vice S. D. Sho
walter, removed.
It is estimated at tho Treasury Depart
ment that the reduction in tho public debt
during November will amount to (M.ourj.ooo,
The United States Treasurer yesterday
mailed 7,fVV; checks, representing l,131,0uj;
in payment of the interest dne Dec. l on
registered fonr-and-a-half per cent, londv
The - President has authorized the ex
penditure of gl.UO from the appropriation
of &VO.OU) for the relief of Indians iu ciistre!
not having treaty fnnds. to purchase pork
and Hour for the Grand Portage Indians, of
La Pointe agency. Wisconsin.
Minister Don glass, at Hayti, reports ia
confirmation of the reported general am
nesty to political offenders.
The Union iron-works. San Francisco, &f
a penalty for lack of horse-power in the
cruiser Charleston, must forfeit and
for delay of ooinplction. $.VM). The origi
nal contract was tfl.017.r-u0.
ARGUMENT IX THE CR0XIX CASE.
Conclusion of State Attorney's Address to the
Jury Jud Wind's Speech for the lK?f?nse.
Chicago, Nov. GO. State's Attorney
Longeneckcr resumed his address to tho
Cronin jury this morning, taking up pro
ceedings in Clan-na-Gael Camp SO, and.
tracing tho conspiracy as outlined in his
statement at the opening of the trial. Ho
then read tho law of conspiracy as de
veloped in tho Spies case. Speaking of
Rurko's renting tho cottage, he asked:
"What . explanation is there to
civo for the renting of that
cottage!'' If Burke was working at th
stock-yards, why go out to Lakeview to
keep house! U3' following the evidence in
this case we will give you a good reason
for Martin Ilurko not . keeping house. My
opinion is that ho ought to bo compelled to
live there all the days cf his life; that ho
ought to bo compelled to wallow there in
the blood that was drawn from tho veins
of Dr. Cronin. Going back to
what was done in tho Clark-street
llat, the State's attorney said: "There ar
thetwdmen that we first eo at -No. 117
Clark street (pointing to Kunze. the littlo
German, and liurke. theMrishman). Kunze
hf been sleeping there"
le defendant Kuuo (excitedly) "I
never did. That's a lie."
T State's Attorney "As I say, Kunzo
1 n sleeping there. Now Ilarko was
1 g to move the furniture with another
There is no contention here that
Kanze over helped to move tho furniture.
Nobody would ever contend that bo would
lilt any frfrniture."
A, this point Kunze made a gesticulation
and motion as if to again interrupt tho
speaker, but wa checked by a bailiff bo
hind him. who laid his hand on the pris
oner's shoulder and sternly cautioned him
to silence, aud the State's Attorney went
on with his speech. He coutiuued to trace
the story of the crime, dwelling upon bn
various links in tho chain of evi
dence which connected each of tho
prisoners with tho crime. O'Sullivan
and his contract with tho Doctor.
Coughlius known and avowed enmity to
him; tho driving away to tho Carlson
cottage and the part tho dillerent prisoners
bore in tho tragedy enacted there, and th
subsequent disposition of tho body. Ho
was very strong in his denunciation of tho
prisoners, so much so that counsel for tho
ilefen60 objected to the uso of certain
phrases. Judco Longeneckcr closed with
an appeal to tho jury to convict tho prison
ers of the terrible crime they had undoubt
edly committed.
Judge Wing then addressed the jury on
behalf of the defense. He dwelt upon tha
necessity that the jurors should put aside
their prejudice against these meu on ac
count of their nationality and religion,
and remember that it was natural for them
to lovo tho home of their birth, liefore ho
had concluded tho court adjourned till
Monday.
MANY WEALTHY MEX KUIXEI).
Serious State of A train in a Pen n) Irani
Comity .Judgment for 8500,000.
Wayxesoukg, Pa., Nov. HO. -During the
last threo days jndgment notes amounting
to $300,000 have been entered iu tho pn ,
thonotary's olfice at this place, and many of
the formerly prominent business men aifj
ruined financially. Tho Fanners ani
Drovers' National Hank opened its door
again this morning aud notwithstanding ifr
is considered safe, there was a rush mado
at once by depositors which lasted all day.
The newly-elected president, G. L. Wyly,
says tho bank is safe and bus plenty of
money to pay all tho depositors. A. I.
Lindsay, formerly assistant cashier, was
elected cashier at a meeting of tho direct
ors this morning. At least twenty of tho
most wealthy men of the county will bo
ruined by being bail for those who havo
failed. Among them are Robert Smith,
rounty treasurer. His bondsmen also aro
heavy loosers. W. P. Lantz's liabilities
are about $100,000 moro than bis assets; W.
Hradens, ex-treasurer, and I). A. SpTngg.
$50,000 each; Gen. J. F. Temple and ex-Col-1
lector John Dowlin, about $125,000 each.
Other I!iifclnrs Troubles.
PlTTsnuiiG, Nov. SO, At a meeting of.
the creditors of Long cV Co.. tho iron man
ufacturers, who failed last week, a state- -ment
was jresentel bv the tinu, showing
the liabilities to be $.125,000, and assets
$5W,0u0. It is probable the worxs will re
sume operations in a few days.
Glovckstku. Mass.. Nov. 'JO. The fishinr;
aud grocery linn of James Mautiela V.
Sons, tho oldest establishment in Glouces
ter, has failed. A creditor' meeting is
ailed for December. The liabilities aro
unknown.
Rrownsvilli. Tenn., Nov. fA Tho linn
of J. II. Phillips t Co., dry goods, assigned
this afternoon for tho benefit of their cred
itors. Liabilities. 50,000; nominal assets.
$75,000.
Short 945,000 In III Account.
Richmond. Va., Nov. CO. A shortage of
$45,000 has been found in the accounts of A
R. Woodson, city collector.
'What liare Stamps Are Worth.
lMi(Ua Globe.
Tho high prices which the rarest speci
mens of stamps now realize will explain
how it is that the trade of forgeries has be
come what it is in these days. Tho 1S4J
English btauip V. K. (black), with the let
ters in tho upper corners, will eauily fetch
10 lifted aud 5 limited. Tho black stamp
without the letters V. II. can be told for
Id end 2d each. The red penny KhKlisU
stamp heads are not worth much more than
waste-paper prices. The standing prices
aro for tho rarest stamp.:
Cabid, complete Is-mos 300)
2 147, Mauritius 1MH
1 15'J, KandwU h ltands 1'mi
3 150, Uritbh (iuluna ISNi
4 1 5o. UritlMi (ir.inna 1mi
7 NaUl, Mrnt isMio . ion
5 lnoo. Cain? of i'nyoil Hoiks, a -
8 J'.iifiioH Ay red U'
lienredort o0
0 150. Canadian -'
10 150, i;razd, icrforr.ted 1
m m -.
High Licence V. Prohibition.
Pavcnpurt ila.) Ut jrUUr.
Prohibition is not enforced in this city or
comity, but high licence will be, for every
saloon that complies with the law will be a
power against those who don't. One man
who pavs say from $500 to tfl,(V) licenso to
run a saloon, JMi't poire to rest quietly
when a poor mau alongside is taking cus
tomers away while paying no liccLke.
An ICye for 11I Comfort.
Clothier ar.l rcrnilt r.
Young Clevcrton, from New Yoik, has
been invited by Miss Calumet, of Chicago,
to a whist party.
Mian Calumet .Mr. tieverton, you will
. . . ..... i . W 1 1 tkilff llaif fltul ..-411 . ' . m . . .
have ine for a
O 1IU !' .till Mill Jllll IJIfl !.--
,-e your collar before we begin f I aiu
Ml I... t. r
sure you will be so much more comfort-
auio.
Goats can bo kept where even tho sheep
cm not exiat. Tho Kuat should find a ready
sale in market, us its lieh is equal in every
ivsp-et to that of thehheeniu llavor and
otinlity, ami meat from goats tan be pro
duced at less cot than from any other aui
mal in sections where the ranee is wide, or
where lands are not cultivated. Thej- are
difiiciilt to restrain, however, and tl air. .10
orchards, which ure union objections, hut
under proper conditions goats may be made
profitable.