2
. Jrdlng to the eiuitomon, the quantity lnVcn, the credit
given, etc. There in tin credit to America, they lend a
eaah hill tin receipt of the Invoice,”
001
At DU Interview I lintl with Mr, William Jossop, of
the firm of William Jcssop A Bono, he Bald: “Every
American steel-maker kuows that we will make orseU
iteel cheaper whoro the order Is given for a quantity,
became Urn workmen go ou at the same thing, using
lie same tools.**
IT WAR STATED TO
by Mr.Wirdtow, of the firm of, Wirdlow & Bona, that
Uesl for the American market was mamifaclurcd ex
pressly for the same, and that they could make steel
at any price for any purpose, aud could shade (ho dif
ference ns near as Is per cwt. 110 paid : “We still
higher hero iu Sholllcldm small quantities than wo do
to the States lu largo quantities. Wo make stool for
sale In Sholllcld, mostly retail oven to half a pound,
ktid wo make many sales perday of quantities bolkcsn
* ll>s and 7 lbs, Xho price of steel Is governed en
tirely by tho mixtures. Of course, In making csrlaln
stool for same purposes, wo use tho same Irons, but
(hon for lets prlco wo mix up more scrap and common
ron,”
Mr. Vickers also, of tho flrra of Vickers ft Sohs, told
De frankly that most of his homo sales wore retail amt
It higher rates than wholesale shipment* to tho Untlsd
SUics.
There are In Sheffield and vicinity some ICO princl
pi manufacturers of steel. Of this number only
Iwelvo or fourteen transact htisiuesA to any extent
with tho United States, and
tUE UitXATza PORTION OP THE RTEEIj exported
TO TUE UNITED STATES
Is by three of tho principal firms, who manufacture
llmoßt exclusively far tho American market.- Thu
ithors manufacture for home consumption and for
other markets than (bo United States. Tho thrse
principal exporters are Thomas Firth ft Sons, William
Jessup ft Sous, Sanderson Brothers ft Co.
These three tnonufacturern exported steel to the
United States alone during 1873 to tho extent of £320,-
£25 11s (kl (f1.CtU.477;. the tonnage being 7,035. Ais
cording lo tho Hoard of Trndo returns, tho total
exports of sll descriptions of uuwrought steel from
all parts of Great Britain, Including ShoQlcld, during
1873 was £1,478,737 ($7,803,085), and tho tonnage
30,448. The value, therefore, of tho exports of those
firms to the United States of stool, principally best
cast qualities, amounts to nearly a fourth of tho
exports of steel from Great Britain (o all countries,
(ho United Slates Included, during tho sStuo period.
A statement bns been prepared of tho amount or busi
ness transacted by one of those firms with Europe
and the United States respectively. Of 5,139 tubs of
steel of various designations manufactured in ouo
year, 1,403 tons were sold In England and to the Con
tinent, and tho balance, consisting chlolly of tho vari
ous forms of botl cost steel, was exported to tho United
Slates. X-'rom tho foregoing facts and figures It re
sults :
1. Thai certain qualities of Lent cast steal nro man
ufactured Ju ahelUold specially for tho American mar
ket.
2. That such steel Is shipped io the United States by
special manufacturer?!.
;i. That cast stool may bo made for any market at
any prico-
A LAUQB NU3IHER or ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL
BALES,
In which (ho prices exceed those at which Sheffield
manufacturers ship (olrcols la tho United SlntOA, nro
to pontons from whom they are in tho habit of receiv
ing or from whom they expect only small orders.
This, no doubt, has an Influence on tho price. Even a
small sale to America may bo considered as desirable
by tho manufacturers looking to future transactions,
and this consideration no doubt regulates tho price.
At any rate, t have satisfied myself In tho present in
vestigation, as well as in that of 1870, that nay Ameri
can customer can buy for cash casl-sUol at
(ho prices shipped to tho agents in tho
United Htates, and possibly lower. It Is un
doubtedly correct, as stated to xno by Mr. Ward
low and others, that steel for any purpose can bo mado
by tbo Sheffield manufacturers ut any price a pur
chaser proposes to pay. No one hut tho manufacturer,
who posachses tho secret of tho mixtures, can say
whether tho article so purchased would bo the same ns
that continued at tbo rates In question ; but It would
bo best cast steel adapted to tho purpose for which tbo
purchaser slated ho required It, ami Its designation In
the Invoice.*,'** well as Its character, sofar as exhibited
to tbo Appraiser by fracture or otherwise, would bo
Identical with the best cast steel conslguod to tho
sgeude*. It follows that, so long ns the manufacturers
sro able and willing to sell any American purchaser on
srliclo by the samo nnmo and at tho smno price ns
that consigned to their agents, and that there la no d:f
foroace discernible, tho manufacturers will havo It all
their own way, and tbit, under the existing tariff on
steel, nuj special prices which a manufacturer chooses
to make Must ton great extent be adhered to as tbo
basis lor day. However low his Invoice juices may
bo for best ciat-stccl. bo can slways show that ho is
■bio and willing to sell, and actually docs sell, some
thing of tho saue name and appearance at tho special
prices complaimd of. Tho circulars and offers to ttl»«
peso of sled broadcast at tbo samo rates aa to agents
were not only specious, but absolutely Impossible to
disprove. Tho nltonmliro of tho Appraiser Is there
fore a perplexing one, fo» If he increases tho price ho
may bo doing an injustice, and If ho doau not, tho
steel, for aunht bo knows, may bo worth G, 10, or oven
M or 30 shillings per hundred weight more than tho
amount at which it Is Invoiced.
MOW PRICES ARE MEED.
For moat articles of manufacture there are regular
price lists, but fnr cent steel there ore uot. I havo
hever seen a printed or lithographed price list of cist
a imlessltbe blank forms, the quotations bebg
up in manuscript; ond 1 havo boon assured icr
ncurty “d °f tho principal manufacturers
that there were no regular prico Hats, that they rover
cave quotations except In niauuscripl, and theronly
to actual purchasers; and that any list purnoring to
come from tho manufacturers was" mro to
be from •gents, or tho persons who finally
disposed of the articles. As a rule quotations
made by the manufacturers are studiously
indefinite and insufficient. Every precaution is taken
•e to the person asking for them, tho mstom Lelug
first to demand references, and, thoio proving satisfac
tory, then to luvlto a specification of the particular
•teei required. This Is principally to prevent rival
manutacturors from getting their juices,
1 have been Informed by purchasers of steel that. In
answer to any Inquiries or loiters asking for quota
tions. tho manufacturers would not give them wltkmt
actual orders, “ tho Importance of which would regu
late tho price.*’ Tho customer must In many cases
order bis steel, slating tho prico at whkh ho requires
it made for him, how he proposes to paj, and for what
purpose the steel is required. It Is left lo tho honorof
the manufacturer, who makes tho steel at tho price re
quired. and stamps It with whatever name tho cus
tomer orders or desires,
IT IS CERTAINLY TUB FACT
that quotations sre given aa high os represented, but
high quotations are glvcu In manuscript ns a mere
matter of form, n specification Is required or luvltcd,
and Ihp price then fixed or agreed upon. That price
depends on the quality required, the purpose lor which
the atecl is manufactured or for which it is to bo used
the quantity ordered or Bold, the desirability of the
Mio looking to future transactions, and the fact that
almost every sale Is a special and Individual trans
action with the party making the purchase. The
3 notations, therefore, are necessarily much hirlier
inn the price actually realized. . , Net
prices arc reached uniformly in the following* man
ner for lx?at cast-stceland ail other cools: “A cross
price. Discount on invoice varying from to la ucr
Rill. Credit william Intercut/ sSmollia , further
discount on settlement, varying from 5 to 15 tier cent,
L or cash, 6 to 10 per cent,” 1
Tiicso Items worn given to show llio dimcnlly ot
striving Rt tbs truo value of best cast-stccl. Tboydo
not Justify sny narlloulnr rate ot discount, or tbs uni
form praotlco o/ deducting 10 percent from all a'd™
Ibo uSd'matMf tom Sballlobl to
considerations apply to discounts as to
prices. If the discount to ogeuta depend ou actual
Mies to American merchants, then tho manufacturers
ha\o availed themselves of the ouly means by which
• market p rice * 111811 cou^S uimjlltQ the absence of
AS REGARDS THE QUESTION
whether the 10 per cent was a mb or a trade discount.
I may men on for example* that tbo invokes of Bau
fnnm or 0 ™ & Co, i lu 187 ‘ 2, Nob< W and U/JdO, and
in ma ho. 07, were sales, aud in addition to tLo IU ucr
cent being allowed, tboro’ was a cash discount of Vi
percent. Ibis shows that the uniform 10 per cent'is
trade CtUll dacouu * hut a peculiarity of thoAmerlcan
It certainly Is not usual (o sales In England. It has
aua lB llot tbo custom ouU
sldo of Hheljlold, nor iu Hhotliold, except to those doing
business with tho United States. Tho lists of actual
K* vcn R kpw that tho prices to Eaglamt and
tbo Couihifut aro either net or subject to variable din
mostly 'Jtf and 6 per cent. Those sales aro
» cou V*£ w H oro 1,10 duilcs aro spcciflc. Ou
Hio r * iai * VV 1 ? ho ikut tho sales to Canada
nro no diules i,pou HtceR fl “ ot ' a,U,oul!U
There is no ovidem-o to show that tho invariable 10
hat ,0 B3y tUo leaHt 1110
n,M T'ooMni,will
THE WEATHER.
Washington, D. c„ Deo. 15,-Dor. tho Upper
Loko region and tho Northwest, Increasing
ploudiness, with rain and anon, brisk southeast
to southwest winds, eicopt in Minnesota, Jail
ing barometer, followed by rising barometer in
tbo Northwest, and slight changes in tempera
turo.
LOCAL OUHEBVATIOKa.
, OmoAoo, Dec, 15.
Tim ( , |Jar.|nr|//u.|
C:B3 ft. m. 30.43 27 i 70 IhTw.. frr.l, ! '
11:18 ft. »,'80.33. 87 80 B. W ’ btl„k" Kar*
i:CO p. in, 80.20j 43 87 H. W. brisk *' F.ir *
8:63 p. til. 80.23 44 \ Bft <H., brisk ..."I £
0:00 p. m. 83.17 40 .83 fresh.!) \l' .\r
was i>.
Uixlmuiu thermometer, 44; minlmmnT'24,* * —
UENEQAIs OBBKUVATIUNH,
; Chicago, Dec. 15—10:18 p. m,
Stof.on. | /far. 7%r| liVnrf, '/tai^T Wtallitr~
Cheyenne.. 29.f1« 85 In, W.*hlgh! ..... Clear"
Cleveland.. 80.84 24 |H , fresh 6l Clear.
£'‘ l . ro »29*r2 E *> frcsl * Cloudy
Chicago 88 |rt., fresh j.- uir 7
Cincinnati.. 83.88 80 ,K., eemlo clear
Davenport.. 80.10 83 B.ii., fresh Cloudy.
Detroit 80.82 44 la. W,,fresh! Ce ir
Denver.... 20.70 28 ,N.W„ frith. ... Clear*
Esoanaha .. 20.07 83 8.W., brisk dear*
rort Curry. 20.81 ai In. 12. brisk .. übuilv
Jortaibsou illl.M SJ H.K., brisk. tiuSilu
Keokuk.... 80.03 80 H., fresh... h'., l ,
IsuCroßSo... 80.03 43 8„ brisk.... Threai’ulmr
Marriuelto.. 29.80 83 K., gentlo... OS U ‘ tf *
Wllwaukce.Bo.il 80 H., Kcnllo... . h-uir
Omaha .... 23.74 84 H. K., fresh,. 80 JfeavT snow
Tcmhlua... 20.77 24 N. 15., brisk. .. . (Jiomfy!
T01ed0,..,, 80,35 29 8,, Irtish..,.| Olcar
VMihlOH.... 20.77 83 8. E., fresh,.l .10 Uloiniy.
ie.atouw’lh 33.63 35 8., brisk.,,.( .23 Ught rldn,
SEVERELY BORNEO.
The City of Boston Again
Appears as a Suf-
’£?ferer.
'*.f\
Several Incendiary Fires In
Eemotd Farts of the
City;
Tho Firtmcu' Prevented ftohi
Worktng-'by the In
tense Cold.
The Total loss Estimated ai
One Million Dollars.
Insurance Not Vet Definitely Ascer-
tained.
The Subterranean Fires at Pittsburg
and Mansfield.
Smaller Fires.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
HONDA? NIQHT’fI liLAZE.
Boston, Doc. 15.—Tho lire last night did not
provo as serious as it was reported. Tho losros
aggregate only SOO,OOO, and tho insurance about
SIO,OOO.
ANOTHER AND LARGER ONE.
At 1 o’clock a fire broke out in tbo largo five-
Hlory brick building Noo. 75 to 81 Plympton
Htroot, occupied by Curry A Galvin and a largo
number of firms engaged in wood manufactur
ing. Tho building was entirely destroyed. Tho
flames, driven by tbo wind across tho street, sot
fire to tbo dry-houso of Creory & Noyes, car
penters. Tho total loss by this firs is about
$05,000; insurance, $40,000. .
THE SECOND ALARM,
Tbo second alarm was sounded from the same
locality later this morning, tho first, second, anil
third alarms followed in rapid succession, and
beforo 5 o clock the entire department was called
out. file names fanned by n strong wind, soon
made fearful havoc among tho moss of wooden
buildings lying between Plymplou and Warbam
streets. Iho flames crossed Warbam street,
after destroying the largo plnulng mill of Morton
& Cbca.oy, and burned J. J. McNutt's extomdvo
wood manufactory. Emerson’s piano mauufan
tory, adjoining, escaped, being a brick
structure, but tho structures on all aides
chiefly of wood, aro lu ruins. Tho wind
carried tho burning brands across Albany street
into tho largo lumber-yards, and now all that
tract of land lying between Albany and Water
slroots is a mass of Homes. Tho firemen havo
abandoned this section of fire to Its fate, and are
laboring to prevent tho flames spreading into tho
section lying between Warbam and Malden
streets, pouring water ou tho burning piles of
lumber on Albany street.
Boston, Deo. 15—12:30 p. ra.—Tho flames in
the burning district aro now thought to bo under
control. It is estimated that nearly COO men aro
thrown out of employment by tho lire.
Tho total loss by tho Plympton slroot fire
foots up $500,000.
THE PLYMPTON STREET LOSSES.
Morton A Ohcsloy’s ions on building, $30,000 •
«t°c|c, $15,000 ; on machinery, §Js.oflo’
Building insured for SIB,OOO. There is §IO.OOO
.insurance ou the stock and machinery.
Building Kou. Cl and 63 was owned by P,
Badger A Co,, stair-builders. Loss on buildlmr
$35,000 ; on stock, $25,000.
The building Nos. 05 and 67 was occupied by
Smith A Jacobs, stair-builders ; J. J. Uili car
penter ; and Henry Bartlett, builder. The infild
mg was owued by Jacobs. Boss, §20.000. Lous
of Smith A Jacobs, $35,000.
No. 75 was owued and occupied by Nathaniel
O. Hunt, carpenter and builder. Loss on build
ing, $20,000 i on stock, $15,000. McNutt’s loss
on Ins bmldtug, $60,000. Tbo first and second
stones wore occupied by Pierce, Tutilo A Gil
mao, table manufacturers, who lose S3O OCO
Iho third story was used by Adolphus, Sbommil
A Co., manufacturers of furniture. Loss, §IOO -
000. Bausons A Borsch, cabinet-makers, who
occupied tho fourth aud fifth stories, lose §lO -
the lumber-yard
was entirely destroyed, involving a lons to
Messrs. Goorgo M. Cook and E. D. Hood & Co.,
of $12,000, 1
Need Co.’a planlng-mill, tlioir dry-house.
1^ ablo l , wero The loss will reacll
§IO,OOO on tho machinery and stock.
I’ho Now England Organ Company lose $6,000
worth of lumber; Cyrus D. Clark, SB,OOO on
stable; Willott, Drake & Co., 65,OOo!
A FIRE AT CHARLESTOWN.
TMiilo the above fire was in full blast, tho
Cuorlostown alarm was sounded, and a few en
gines woro sent to extinguish tlio flames, which
had broken out in a woodoh building on Water
street at Hudson street. Tho firo. extended to
Cunningham's boiler factorj-, which was burned
together with a train of cars on tho track of tbo
iMtchburg Railroad. Tbo largo salt factory and
other buildings m that neighborhood took fire
but woro saved. 1
Tbo ship Reporter took firo in her rigging,
which was damaged considerably. Other ves
sels in tho vicinity wore cut adrift, and crashed
into tho old Charlestown bridge, carrying away
a largo portion and doing much damage to the
vessels.
When the flomoa wore thought to bo extin
guished ou tbo wharf, they broke out on tho
water side and spread so rapidly that too ttromon
were obliged to remove thoir apparatus. This
wharf CHottmgot’s) was destroyed; also Warron,
«t Freeman’s salt manufactory.
Tho loss hv this (the Charlestown) flro is be
tween SIOO,OOO and SICO.OUU. J
Tho fires arc all thought to bo of incendiary
origin. •’
Tho weather was very cold, tho thermometer,
at 4 o clock this morning, marking 0 degrees be
low zero. Tho firemen suffered severely, many
of them having thoir fingers and foot frozen.
SUBTERRANEAN FIRES.
THREATENING CONDITION OF AN OLD COAL MINK
is riTTsmma.
Special Dispatch to The Chieaao Tribune,
PiTT.suDna, Doo. 15.—Tho lire in tho old coal
mine under Horrou’a IIUJ, which was started at
the mouth, on Thirty-third street, about four
months ago, is still burning and spreading.
Some time silica tho City Council and tho City
Engineer visited tho scone, hut no plan was sug
gested by which tho fire might bo subdued, some
of the gentlemen making fun of whnt threatens
to bo a most serious affair. Tho smoko issues
from
FISSURES MADE THROUGH TUB EARTH
by tho heat, and when tho pillars burn in tho
“looms,” tho hill must Inevitably settle. A largo
number of substantial dwellings ore built In this
very important section of tho city. Man* of tho
houses have their collars immediately upon tho
lop of tho old vom or coal, which is not near ex
hausted, and has a thickness of about 1 foot in
many places. Should tho flro spread under
further, and go to those houses, the result can
bo easily foreseen,—
Tlli:v MUST COMK DOWX,
It in hard to toll what tho result of tUto tiro
maybe, but tho danger Id great, and tho city
ftmnonUoH make no oitort to have it quenched.
Near Maiillpld, on tho lino of tho I’an-Jlamllo
Hoad, a Bind or lire ih raging, but, as it ia under
farming land, tho lota to property will not prove
bo groat, though (ho coal that lu being burned iu
Tory valuable.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AT OJIAULIiIjTON, 8. 0.-I.OKS S2M,OCO.
Ohaulestqn, H. C M Deo. 15.—Tho Champion
Cotton X’roßH caught lire this afternoon, end tho
llamoa uprcad ho rapidly that In a few momenta
tho whole building wua in a blaze. About 5,000
balo» of cotton wopo in tbo prona and Btioda at
tbo time, aud uio nearly a total lona. Thoro la
muob uncertainty «a to tbo immranco, but it la
believed Ibut tbo Jobs on tbo cotton will bo eauf),-
000. fully insured, and SOO,OOO on tbo prebo, and
building, and waobluory, which J« insured fur
FHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1(5, 1874,
omoos?’ Insurnnco Is ihdJtiy Hi iMUgn
±. L ... , NRAU IIOMISR. itt,
ffpteM Dispatch to The Chicdtio JVfttmft.
LaSau.e, 111,, Doc. 15.—A dwdllltig-houRO,
owned jynd occupied by J, Lyonia, a farmer, near
the Vutagd of Homer, In the Township of Dim
lok, LaSalle County, caught flro last night from
the chimney, and was totally destroyed. Ibgbthdp
with Us contents. Loss on house 1(100, on fur
niture about SOOO. Fifteen hundred dollars
sowed up lu a bod tick was hind Idal. No nartic
ulsra sb to Irtatitsilcl).
SAT AUBADI.H FORKS, N. T.
” BtTEHALL, N. Y., Doo. 15.—The nail factory,
rolling-mill, machlno-Bhopn, and all the build
iugfl oh tho South ftldo of thoAuß&bi* DlVor at
AsssUo rorhSi EBBOiCmintY-boionging to lbs
lv« ‘ J - . Jrdn . ConipaW word burned
usn“i°MtlSi lholos, ‘ B »bouf «iaS,obt», p»r-
NEAR RATTLE CREEK, Midi.
Sveelal JHmtck to Thi CSicas. Tribune.
Battle Cnr.ci:, Mich., 800. 16,-Tho Pino
Crook Jlousoi in Athens TmrnsMt), it old Ikhd
mark for oarly; Bottlers, was doatroyod by lire nfe
SI MO X 2 rt > ;® 3 ' 0 ™ I ihaursneo,
Owned by Mrs. Slnololl Woodod.
AT XEfclA. JND.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
Xenia, Ind., Deo. 15.—A firo broke out In
Xenia this morning, burning four buildings and
damaging others. Loss, SI,OOO.
FOREIGN.
Tho Evidence in the Von
Arinin Case All Taken.
The Accused Allowed to Speak in
Ills Defense.
More Incidental Testimony to the
Mischief He Has Wrought.
Suppression of the Mexican Order ol
Sisters of Charity.
GERMANY.
TUE VON AHNI3I TRIAL—IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.
London, Doo. 15.— Tito Times' Berlin special
aaya: Barou Holstein testified at Von Aruim’a
trial yesterday that, in consequence of being in
formed by L&udsberg that Yon Arnim mistakenly
attributed to Bismarck tho intention of going to
war with Branco, on account of tho pastoral let
ters of tho Branch Bishops, ho wrote to a friend
in Berlin to inform Bismarck that tho Ambassador
In Paris was becoming nervous nt tho critical
period.
Additional dispatches between Bismarck: and
Vcu Arnim are published. Among tho most im
portant la one from Van Arnim. stating that the
German Government should not discourage tho
hopes of the Bonapartiats, as they were the onlv
party who did not proclaim tho necessity fora
war of rovongo. To this Bismarck replies that
» mwS H° occnslcm to encourage any faction
tions* era faithfully fulfills tho treaty atipula-
Another dispatch from Bismarck informs Yon
Arnim that ho is mistaken if ho thinks that Ger
many desires Ifnly and Prance to quarrel, ns in
B^MT aU7ltoUld bo dra Kged into tho
THE ARGUMENTS.
In tho trial to-day additional arguments for
tho delonso wero mado hy Ilorren, Dockhorn,
and Manuel. Tho former maintained that, ovoa
if the documents which appeared in tho Vienna
papers were published by Von Arnim, ho could
uot bo legally bold to occount therefor. Tho
lanors wore exclusively his private property, and
md boon drawn up for bis own use.
No rational motive could bo imagined
for those proceedings, ns the Foreign Office
joasof-sod duplicates of all documents alleged to
bo detained. Ihe accused could retain docu
ments until the Foreign Office proved its claim
to them m. civil action. Thoro was no evidence
that further publication was Intended.
Itnrr Uunliol iulinmtoil that tho Ju'lrob worn
muting in tliln gate in tbeir uraal imijartialit?
toivarda tho accused. Ho thought thty uucon
clously yielded to influence piocoediug from a
high quarter. °
Tho insinuation was repelled by the Court.
VON ARKIM SPEAKS.
Counsel for defense having closed, the prison
er was permitted to speak. Ho said the docu
ments relating to his coulliot with Prince Bib
march wore a grave in which was buried the
friendship of his youth. Nothing could show
that he had at any timo acted in opposition to
his inatrnotionß. Ho could swear that ho had
committed no illegal act.
Judgment 111 Urn conn will probably bo ren
doßd on Saturday. J
FRANCE.
an assuring .note to bpain,
Pahib, Doo. 10,—The Ambassador of Spain
hsa recoivod tho reply of Duke do Caaeea to tho
last Spanish note complaining of broaches of
neutrality. Tho Duko quotes passages from
Olozaga, former Ambassador at Paris,
complimenting tho French Government on tho
zeal shown by its officials in watching tbo fron
tier, and says tboao lottois wore written at the
very time when tho .Spanish Government charges
that the Prefect of Paueoumvod at the entrance
of Don Carlos into Spain. lie concludes with
assurances that tho Government and people of
Franco concur m desiring the welfare of Spain.
INTERNATIONAL COURTESY,
London, Dec. 16—0 a. m.—Tho Czar has sent
the Order of Hi. Andrew to President MacMahon.
with a very friendly letter. Tho ciroumstuuco is
much commented on.
CUBA.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE,
Havana, Doc. IS.—On the morning of Nov.
30, a party of 101) insurgents attempted to
take a fort at Casoorro, while tho main body, 800
or 900 strong, awaited result, in tho outskirts of
tho village hidden in thickets. Tho attacking
party surprised tho guard, and succeeded in
penetrating to tbo interior of tho fort, but woro
iQiinodiatoly driven out. Tlioir Commander was
killed within tho fort, and others woro killed ami
wounded in tho flight. Tho surprise having fail
ed, tho wholo body of insurgents made a general
attack, but woro repulsed, and retreated from tlio
vicinity with au increased loss iu killed and
wounded.
MEXICO.
TUB ORDER or SISTERS OF CHARITY BUPFREB3EO.
Cm OF Mexico, Doo. 9.—Tho suppression of
tho religious order of Sisters of Charity has
boon decreed by Congress by a voto of 113
against 57.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL
Special Dispatch to The Chfeauo Irtbune,
Rook Ibeand, 111,, Dec, 15.—At a meeting of
delegates from lowa and Illinois towns, in tho
interests of tho Honnopin & Rock Island Canal,
tho following gentlemen wore selected to go to
Washington and urge upon Congress tiio pass
age of tho Canal bill: Tho Hon. Hiram Price and
William Ronwiok, of Davenport; T. J. Robin
sou, of Rook Island; Charles Atkinson, of Mo
line; J. M. Allen, of (lonesco, and the lion
Joseph Utley, of Dixon.
THE TILTON-DEECHER SUIT.
New Yomr, Dec. 15.—Thomas Q, Bhoarmau
ami ox-Judgo Morris yoHtorday agreed to arguo
tho appeal from Judge McCuo’s order next
Hatmday. Tho argument will bo made by
William M. Dvarts for Mr. Doecher. and William
A. Doaoli for Hr. Tilton.
OBITUARY.
DKinorr, Doe, 15.—John Hntcfl, an old real*
dent and merchant, of Mackinaw, died on tho
Kith of tmoumonia,
Siifciiil IKmatch to Thp CMcnan Tribune
■ CtNciKMAfTl,o.,Deo. 15,—JueCaonor, former
ly one of tho heavy wolghtu of tbo Dcmocracr.
died to-duy at tho Quit Houbo hitbiaclty.
Ibo opora of »• iJobdiamr" wna performed
last evening in Vurloy’u Hull, Hlooujluklou. 11l
by amateur talent, ami for tbo benefit of Hi'
Jlaitbmv’a lipiuoupal Oburob. Hurley Hall uaa
filled by an immonao audience, nud tbo perform*
anco wan magnificent. it will bo repeated to
night and Tbumlay iijglit, and lame liouaoa wo
certain, as aU choice uuma are sold.
blfttY WORK.
TIIO Des Moiilcs Vigilantes
Have Dono Their Share.
They Ifangcd a (Indian (0 a Lamp*
Post' Yesterday.
The Vidtini ±s Mot Wortlljr bf
Tears or Groans.
Eesdus of tho Srnin-Briber, Morton]
by His Friends.
Every Legal Expedient Exhausted to
Keep Him in the State.
A Charge of Kidnapping Tttiirtp
oil Up nt Cast.
And ddv. Hondrioks Ordorfi & Stay of
Proceedings,
The Rinksnopf Case.
mtjioiied nr a Lawless mod.
Special Dilpatah la The Clncano Tribune.
Deb Moines, la., Dec. IC.—Cbarloa Howard,
who wan yesterday convicted of tho mutdor of
John Johnson in Juno last, and sentenced to tho
Fonitontiary for life, was taken from tho Jail
hero this morning hy a moh of masked and
otherwise disguised men, and hanged to a lamp
post until ho was dead.
TUB TIIIAL OP HOWARD,
which has been boforo tbo Court sinco tlie 21sb
of November, came to a terminus on Saturday.
Ho was indicted for murder iu tho first degree.
It was In evidence tbat be killed his victim by
striking him with a wlno-bottlo on tho head,
in a houeo of prostitution. Tho wit
nesses wore nearly all denizens of such
places. Two witnesses sworo positively lo tho
killing. Tho ease was given to tiro Jury on
\\odnesday noon, but tboydid not return until
Saturday afternoon, when they rendered a ver
dict of murder in tho occomi degree. While’
Ujoy wero. put, public excitement ran high.
There was but one opinion us to tho guilt of the
criminal; uud, when it was loainod that the Jury
stood 11 to 1, charges of briboty wore current,
aud *
TUB ViaiLAKCB COMMITTEES
throughout the country began to move. Two of
them came into tho city on Saturday, and, when
Howard was brought from his cell to hoar tho
verdict of tho jury, ono of them passed quickly
into the court-room in tho crowd, tho Captain
and ten others faking seats immediately around
the prisoner. Howard, as ho saw them, turned
pale na a sheet, and, beckoning au ohlcer to him
sent notice to tho Judge that ho needed protec
tion, ond a policeman was sent to his aide. Tito
verdict, however, prevented for tho tlmo the ac
tion of tho Tiglfanls, who wero evidently pre
pared to reset t to extreme measures had tho jury
been discharged without giving a verdict,
HOWARD’S CAREER.
Tho criminal has led a checkered life, having
spent most of his years iu the mltmltol business!
whore ho was known ns Guriy" and “Banjo
Howard.” Ho was born iu Now York, in August,
18U0 j was about 0 feet 7 Inches high, with nluo
eyes, curly hair, and Homan nose. His father
was wealthy, and tendered his son a college ed
ucation, but ho declined it, and entered tho show
business, with Ike Burt’s Varieties. Thence ho
joined Hooloy & Campbell's company, in Brook
lyn. Thouco ho wont to tho oil-rcgloim
in Pennsylvania, where he opened a saloon
at Pitholo. Hero, according to his report, there
was a deplorable condition of society; “a half
dozen men for breakfast, 11 was a common occur
rence. Thence he traveled with Bill Blake, of
Now York. Ho soon after started for himself iu
the show business, and traveled 'through tho
western States, but failed. In 1870 ho wont to
Lake Superior as teacher of tho banjo. Ho soon
after joined Sam Ford, tho caukun-ball per
former, and wont to California, vhoro ho re
mained until 1878,' when he returned to Omaha
nnd made an engagement at tho tloatre. Soon
after ho came to Dos Moines, when ho became a
bar-tender.
Ho wo* well educated, shrewd. canning, fear
less, and possessed all tlio traits of u bold, bad
man j and tbo scrap of paper found with Joliu
hou a body, on which was written, by Jamison, at
Howard'sdictation, “This is tbo twentv-sovoiitb
man " may have told tbo truth, | Had ho been
t o? rR0(i “ oro i a warrant was in tbo bauds of
the Sheriff for Ins arrest, on a charge of murder
J | on , t ° u County six years ago, in o saloon fight,
lie bad been indicted, but succeeded m brooking
jail before tbo day of trial. e
TUB LYNCHING.
At half-past 2 this morning a body of 150 dis
guised men. evidently Vigilante, entered tbo
L-ourt-Housoand Jail in squads, overpowered tho
Jailor, took the keys of the cells from Ids
pocket, entered tbo coll of Howard, placed a rope
around bis neck, dragged bim from bis bed In
a state of aomi-uudity, and bung Win as beforo
described. Every guard about tho Jail was cov
ered with drawu lovolvors. Tbo work was done
m fifteen miuutea, aud ahowod a piccuuccrted
plan.
A public moclingadoplcd loaolntions denounc
ing tho moat infamous trunsaolion, and calling
on ilio authorities to find out tho perpetrators.
[To the Associated Trees. 1
TUB won.
Dbs Moines, Xa., Deo. 16.—Monday afternoon.
In tbo District Court of Dps Moiuos, Charles
Howard was sentenced to life in the Sente Peni
tentiary for tho muidor of John Johnson in this
city m Juno last. This momma at ii o’clock
tome SUO Yigllants. with their faces
blackened, surrounded the Jail, overpow
ered and bound tbo Jailor baud and
foot, ami took bis keys, and then overpowered
in the same manner tbo Deputy Sheriff and the
special guard of llvo men who had boon retained
by the Court to guard lbs prisoner, unlocking
the dobra, aud mado their way to Howard’s
coll, whore
UB WAS IN DBD
with his wife, the luttor being now under in
dictment for complicity in tho murder. Tho
woman, seeing them coming, throw her
arms about tho nock of her husband, but
whs soon thrown off, aud a rope thrown about
llowaidd nockr Ho was Immediately jerked
out of bed, six or eight Vigilama leading him
with the ropo. At the dour some twenty
more took bold of tbo rope, and lie
was dragged, with no clothing on but on
undershirt, through tbo ball, down the stops,
and out through tho Court-Houso yard, tbo jail
bclug m tho basement of tho Court-House, and
UUNO TO A LAUP-POST
one of tlio pates. TUo whole thlnse did not
occupy Uuoou minutes. They stood about Uio
body about Jivo minutes, when thor dopaitocl.
iho night being very dark, they wore
soon out of sight. When (no policemen
reached the body life was extinct. It is aim
posed the lynching wos done by threo autl
horso-thief Bociotics in tbio countv, aided by ac
complices in the city, but nothing dolinito baa
peon decided yet. The excitement which baa
Jed to this foul outrage lias been growing for
some tune, several mysterious murders bavimr
boon committed hero recently.—seven iu the
space of four years.
THE TIIIAL OF KOWAIID
was protracted and oxciting, the jury being out
for nearly four days, dually compromising on n
verdict of murder in the second degree. It was
feared Howard would bo lynched last Friday
night, the jury not thou having agreed, It bolur
generally thought they would agree to disagree.
But precautions were taken to prevent it ihon
and on Saturday morning u verdict was returned!
Monday afternoon ho wan sentenced, and Juduo
Maxwell imposed upon him the extreme rigor of
the law, imprisonment for life. Everybody hero
in the pity seemed satislled, and (he lynching fell
upon tiro city to its surprise and horror. But
llOWAlin's UEUAVIOR DUKIKO THU JIEADHQ OP
THE SENTENCE,
laughing ill the faoo of the Judge and receiving
hm doom with , llriimoss, ami his attempt
to aimigßlo u revolver into the court
room fur the piuposo, as avowed after
wnidH, of ulioQtliiK tlio Judijo iw ho
wnmlohvomiß tho ueulou™ i lily hoast that ho
would oacyuo Iho I’ouitoiulary hoforo oil
inoutlio, «ml return «„a lull olf ,vl,u hud up
pooioduaa i'st dm hi tho trial, and tho iipiuwlot
Ido moI to tho Bunroroo Court,—oil thooo
rimohod Iho ooro of tho Tlcilouhi laat uluhl, und
tho result woo »o otatod ohoyo. xit# whold
S’l'htS S b , lilorl S’ ,olt tlioMllßbhH (lord,
“° d6noll »<=o‘l “• ‘Ho nioni
Tim jiljsb all (Jut stotttdn.
Special Dispatch ta O'ht Chlcatta jrtlnit i>.
at . “.T™* I ml., Doe. 15.-In tho oaso' of
.lorton, tho Kontland graln.dotder, up ou ap
p?"'• X 1 " 1™ decided that tho propooed
appeal to tho BdprCmo Court mould not oporoto
to delay the extradition of tho accused, and
Morton mas accordingly remanded to tho cue
tody or Jtosecnger liny, of Illinois. Amoeaon-
Rer hid heed dispatched during tho night to in
torrloar aoy. Hendrickson a stay of ptOcOediilßs.
Jr > Uorll “yi Itr. Ooirrolli, iiSkod tho
Court to dolor tho delivery Of tho odcuSdd tilt
certain papers in tho caao could bo prepared.
Ihla Judgo Vinton rofueod to do, whereupon
the Counsel, In on excited mariner, iiillmnlcd
that undno hlflhouco Had boon brought to
licdr ujion the Court. JddgO Vinton demanded
an cxplanallon. Mr. Collroth dlaelolmodany ro
f™ 1 ™ 0 " ,110 ‘t’t'ff 11 * ot 1110 Court, hulra
lloiatod a general Intimation of undno lufluou
f ..Messenger Hay, in ohargo of Morton, thou
left lire room. I rout various iudioallona. Ilea
flougor 1
BAY FCATIEO FUIITIIKB 15EEAT
fttul ptob&blo Iblorforohcti. 110 took tho prisoner
1U a cordage, and malted for Rrookaton. a ato
totiisvlllo, Now Albany & Chicago
Riiilrbad, 14 miloa hotth. Tlila camo to oars of
Morton s friends, when aovoral doputloa wore
aworn tu, who took a carriage and started in
pm-Biiit of ilOßßongor Kay, with an aflidavit
elmrglng Ray with kidnapping. They camo up
imu him about 4 miloa South of Brbokatdtt and
brought tho whole party back. Tho caao of kld
impphiß comes up before Esmilro Jciilm this
evening, but, owing to tho.latontißb of tho hour,
vraa postponed till 0 o’clock it. lu. to-hiurrott!
I lio following, Bout by Messenger Ray to Gov.
Hendricks, and sent by hia (R.) permission. will
explain bis viowa of tho oobo : .
lUt’fl BTATESIEXI
la as follows!
, ■ LmrrrrK, lnd„ Doc. 15.
, J-fctllentyGoo, farvlr/rfa:
Ibis day, after an order of Judge Vinton delivering
1 m o tbo body of Bicbard Morion, to bo conveyed to
Illinois under yoiir warrant and the requisition of
Oov. Beveridge, of Illinois, I alarlcd to 1 tuko him
[ thence. I Intended to take tho earn at Brookston, 14
■ her<J » Rrtrt toenro, via Michigan City, pro-
Cll,cfl .§®‘ I chpuo Ibis route because I feared
interference If 1 walled and took a more direct route.
At a lato hour, while lawfully and peaceably
proceeding with Morton in my ousted?
and when within a op 4 mllca from
Brookston, I was arrested by a party of men In a car
rlago who sprang out and stopped my carrfnoo and ar
rested mo with a warrant from a Justice of dho J’caco
charging mo wllh kidnapping, Morton was taken
from mv cub Jody by force nnd throata ami statementa
that their Instructions were to moot force with force.
Being myself under arrest, I wna compelled to nee him
1 1 u to „ “Mother carriage, out of my custody, and
driven off. I was brought to this city to answer to
the charge In the warrant. I expect a speedy
discharge on the hearing In tho morning, to which
lime I havo recognized. I think It Wdoty to ac
quaint lour Lxcelloucy with the facts. I'havo
scrupulously endeavored to keep utrlctlv in tho Hue of
my lawful duly while in the discharge of the mlaMon
of obeying vour warrant. So far as 1 know, nnd so
far ns 1 am advised by competent counsel, I have not
overstepped tho ntrlctcfct limits of my olUrlal dntv in
V 7 »nV tb f rlt ? M A 3°nt trail Mauongcr
of tho huto of Illlnoiß hitvo hern net at imuHtit.
and o primmer lawfully conlliltd lo tnv
custody has boon enlarged therefrom. I had for
live days awaited the dclajs cf tho law, but of that I
make no.complaint, ns tlm prisoner had the legal nriv
liege to contest tho authority by which ho wns held I
have no comment to make on these transactions. Your
Lxccllency knows better than I do whether, under the
there Is any propriety In niy remaining
un> longer lu this State In enter that crafty nt(onie\s
may devise now projects for delay. A proper writ
Issued by kour l.xcciK-iiry, under tho great son! of
the .State of Indiana, considered thoroughly for live
days by ftblo coiiubcl, before an ’itnpnrllnl
Circuit Judge of the Slide, and adjudged to be valid
and rogu ur, bus been forcibly, when it could uot bo
Icg-sllj, stayed. If you cun add greater force to your
warrant by telegraph or mall, I wlnh you to authorize
it -l once. \ cry respectfully, your obedient servant,
(hlgiicd) d A lIAT *
e nnd Messenger ofthefltuto of Illinois.
1. S.—hluco my arrest nnd return to this city, I have
been bonded a dispatch front Vonrßxcolleaoy, renucst
ing mo to hold Morton In this State for a shortperiod
Had I received mtch rcquoal from you In tlmo
I should most cheerfully have compiled with It. Aslt
I } iCfi ' m,p Excellency lo Inform mo whether,
In vlon of my arrest and tho ludlgnltlei I havo aus*
tallied, you Htllldcßito mo lo remain with thoprls
?•*7; t0 l «° ti'«t Uxo most probable result
Mill be that some new procosa from ono or more of tho
ZwwhI 11 J| I,H s J. ata wl11 1«*ontImio to bo rained
to dektv the execution of my warrant. Very roapcct
fully your obedient servant, 1
B. A. Hat, Mossouger, Ao.
QOV. IfBJiDIUOKS INTERFERES.
Special Di.ipatch (0 The Chicago Trtbuw>
l!,-Di*x.u.0LH Duo. 38.—1n tlm .Horton-
Ilarpcr extradition case, Oov. Uomldol.a to-dav
low lai>hotl tbd aiiorla ' of Newton County As foi
ifoldniehard Morion In your custody without de
llvcrlug him to the ugeut of the Governor of lllinolu
until an appeal can bo taken to tho Supremo Court
and the Judges of that Court havo an opportunity to
make an order In respect to hm custody. This will
not govern your action unless tho appeal Is piußccutod
Mithout delay.
nounno AND MURDIiRED.
Srrcuii Dimitch (o The Chicago Tribune,
Sciianton, Pa., Deo. 16. —Last Monday even
ing a farmer coming to this city with bis team,
on bia horses refusing to move, got out of
tbo wagon, and found, a little distance ahead, a
man dead in tbo road. Three or four men aud a
boy about 12 years of ago, a sou of the deceased,
stood by tbo body. The boy was crying bitterly,
and, upon being questioned, said that throe or
four men had stopped bis father’s wagon, drag
ged him out in the road, robbed him of hia
watch and money, and then deliberately
shot bira, killing bim instantly. Upon
examining the body it was discovered to be
that of a Mr. Klion, who lives upon a fa:m ad
joining the Poor-Houao property. 110 had been
idiot through tho heart. Deceased had come to
Scranton Monday with two teams—one driven
by himself and tho other by the sun—laden with
hay, potatoes, and other farm produce. Sales of
both loads bad boon effected, and Mr. Klion hod
tbo proceeds in bis pocket, which was doubtless
tbo cause of tho crime. Ou tbo homeward jour
ney tbo team tbo boy was driving was in advance
of the other, and was allowed to pass on, while
the binder wagon was attacked as above de
scribed. Tho boy was too terribly frightened to
give any coherent account of tho details of the
affair, nor can ho identify the highwaymen.
IUNDSKOPPS TRIAL.
Sveetal Ditmlch (a The Chicago Tribune.
Madison, Wia., Doc. 15, —Tho prosecution lo
the case of tho United States vs. Riudskopf ot
al., for conspiracy to defraud the revenue, closed
their testimony this morning. Tho moat im
portant evidence submitted to-day ytaa three let
ters to N. 13. Van Slyck, of this city, from Rinds
kopf. Dlias, recently one of their bookkeepers
testified that they wore in Prince Sam’s Imndl
writing. Rogers testified us to tho sale of illicit
blgbwines to Rituiskopf, and the arrangements
for payment. Tbo defense occupied the rest of
"ho day iu arguments to get tho Court to exclude
from consideration tbo testimony which bad
boon received in regard to tbo first count of tbo
indictment. Judge Hopkins told tbo jury tbuv
could bo excused during tbo discussion, and, af
ter listening patiently to tbo towvoni. denied tbo
motion.
HnLU TO BAIL.
Svtcial Diamlcti to The Chicaeo Tribune,
Milwaukee, Doc. 15.—Further developments
jn the case of Herman Kindling, arrested Mon
day evening on the charge of stealing jewelry
from Theodore Jang, a prominent merchant of
Berlin, Prussia, show that the operations of the
prisoner omountod to $20,000. Kindling was In
spector of Jung's bakery, and absconded with
money, jewels, and papers, part of which were
recovered on proceedings instituted against him
on his arrival iu Mow York. June has sent
SI,OOO to defray the costs of prosecution. Al
lowing for property recovered, the prisoner is
only hold for £2,000, for which sum ho was to
day hold to bail by the Municipal Court.
SHOT TIIIS TOP OF ms TIKAD OFF,
Bt. Louis. Deo. 15.—Charles Fischer, a saloon
keeper of Ooholda village, 0 miles below hero,
on tho Illinois side of tho *-ivor, blow the top of
John Bounds* head off with n shot-gun on Hnn-
Uay night. It appears that both wore drinking
hard, and Fischer made improper proposals to a
Roman who wee with Rounds, and tho latter in
turn threatened to outrage (ho little daughter of
Fischer, whereupon Fischer procured a shot-gun
ami killed Bounds os stated. Jlaih wero very
hard cases, amt tlio woman iu said to bo u prosti
tute. Fischer is m Jail.
BTOIIIS BODUniIY AT ISR1I!, PA.
Em#, I’a., Doo. ID.—Tlio dry-goods store of
Edaon «fe Churohill, on Btnio street, was burglar
ised lust night, aud SI,OOO worth of black uilks
and black silk velvets wore stolon. None hut
choicest goods wore taken. Entrance was effect
ed hy boring through u shutter in a basement
window at tho rear, and thou forcing a door to
tho flloro-room. Lights were burning iu tho
? nd lof ,‘ mdlstnrWd. Tlibto in no clow to
IUO tuloTon, but trnokn Ih tin) enow Indlonto tbit
at inaut two mon and n woman, or u boy, troto
vaPhihi i" *{•. Tl '° 111101,1,1 <tro(jJjod a litcco of
va , l r !* blu ™lvot, In nbloh dn« a Irlrßo Jimmy,
n,; .in," am .°. Dloro W “ B rnilcrod a year non, and
moVal wi.'!fi i ! , r ° f , tb ° W°'“ W for to
moval, when tho burglars were scared off.
w„.,. T,IIt noss AbntlOTioiy OASE.
Pmr,*DF.t.inrjA, Doo. 18.-Tho following dlo
patch wan received in this oily thia evening i
ib }rr. jbnM, Chttf nr rtUft T9^ K ' ec *
in employed In a roaldonco ndlolnliig that of 11 r
Ilona. It will ho ronionihorodlbnt ho aaw buo of
tbo hldnappora In tbo noiglibliflibdtt of UiS Üblika
before tho abduction look place. uoufio
ApdoUNtd.
PurttADELniia, Bco. lc.—llobork ciribl, forclcn
exchange clerk of Droxol & Co., of this city, wad
put under $20,000 hall to-night to answer ilib
charge of eiribojislomcht. Thb allegation is
that by moans of false entries and tho tog
wiry, of an iocurreok amount of bills
of exchange he had tiUcodld bU etodlfc at a
forplgii exchange bound tbosdrii of. $30,000.
wlucli bad boon drawn out at various times bv
bis agents. J
, LKT HIM OFF FAST.
Jiew Yonn, lice. l6.~Jarheij R. Gilmore,
known in literature as “Edmund KlHte,’’ and
author of “Anlodg the Tines’* dbd “Life of
Christ,” was arraigned Jh Newark, N. J„ Tester
day, for Sentence on bis conviction of false pre
tenses In a sale of real estate. Judge Tllsworth
said that the prisoner had made reparation as
far ns possible, ami bo would only impose a flue
of SIOO in each of tho two cases.
A CIJfOAQO atOIIDRRRP, AimßStllb.
Sr. Loots, Mo., 13c0.1C.—Joseph Tauaoy was
arrested hero to-day charged with murdering a
man unmod Goetz, in Chicago, nearly two years
ago. Uo left for Chicago to-night in charge of
Potoctlro Hopbzmao,
SLANDER SUIT AT GREEN DAT.
Oreem May, Wis., Dec. IB.—ln the Circuit
Court here there Is ft slander-ault, wherein Carl
Sohroedor charges Coorgo Warm, an Evangelical
Gorman preacher, with having committed adul
tery with bobroedbr’a wife.
THE WRONG MAN.
Memphis, Doc. 15.—The man captured at
Helena, supposed to bo White, the loader of tho
Coiluth Bank robbers, was not tho man wanted.
BY MAIL.
THE OPERATIONS OP OKOROE F. HILT,
. I'rom the Sew York ITorW, Dec. 12.
The following history of tho recent bond
forgeries and tho career of Goorgo F. Hilt, alias
J. E. Batchelor, was given to the police reporters
last night:
Tho career of Hilt from his boyhood has been
marked with Incidents which would furnish sub
jects for a bettor dime novel than any yet pnb
luhod. In his youth ho studied medicine with
tho intention of becoming a physician, and was
well road in toxicology. After his studies ho
wont into tho insurance business in Chicago
where ho also speculated in grain. Ho was an
active operator, and eager to make money. His
career as a swindler began with his connection
with tho spurious Safeguard Fire Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia, of which ho was Secretary.
Hilt managed to got control of tho concern, in
duced some respectable men to put down tboir
names as Directors, agencies wpro established in
tho various Stales, and largo commissions wero
offered to agents., All risks wore taken, and a
similarity in title to that of . a respecta
ble company brought in a largo amount of
business, and tho coffers of tho Safeguard in a
few months contained SIO,OOO In the shape of
premiums. When looses occurred they woro
manipulated os suited tho purposes of the
schemers, and every effort was mado to stavo off
payments. In spite of the cunning of the men
who were at tho bead of tho conspiracy, trouble
arose. Mr. Forster, tbo Insurance Coramia
siouorof tho State of Pennsylvania, an onomy of
wild-cat speculations and swindling Insurance
Bchomeh, notified lllit that tho onsets of tho
Safeguard Company would have to bo examined
n , !DOt tb° dilemma boldly.
Ibu Safeguard had but fow genuine assets, and
had to make a good showing or bo stamped out
of existence. Mortgages woro manufactured
through Hilt on Philadelphia property to tho
extent of *00,0(10. and one of thorn happened b?
accident to be on a houso owned by ouo of tho
Directors of tho Safognaid. Hilt was nearly
getting into a sornpo through this, os tho Direct
ora, in looking over tho .assets, would have
thought it a little strange that tho property of
one of their number had boon mortgaged. 3 In
addition to this mortgage, Hilt sought to make
Ins Company appear solvent by investing a larco
amount in 100 SI,OUO bonds issued by tho South
ern blalcs during the rebellion, which had but a
nominal value. This issue Hilt thought Mr.
Forster would confound with tho genuine State
bonds, which stand well in tho market. Besides
this, ho received from tho "wild-cat” Insurance
wen and dealers in stolon bonds, some of whom
TT°u n ?e» m • prison, a largo amount of stolon
United States registered bonds, tho names of tho
holders of which hud boon altered. Tho assets
were completed by a lot of forged railroad se
curities, and so well did bo play Uis part that tho
Insurance Ogmimsßionor was hoodwinked, and
gave Ins Company a certificate.
When tho Insurance Commissioner notified
, T^ m , i 0 .tfooplo’a Fire Insurance Comouuv
of Philadelphia that an examination of their as
sets would bo had Hilt shook hands with its Sec
retary, 11. Primllo. now a fugitive from justice,
and agreed to bolster tho Company up with
spurious collaterals and stolon and forged bonds
to obtain a certificate. PiimUo paid in advance
about $7,600 for tbo Roistering, but among tho
collaterals were tho SIOO,OOO o* Southern
bonds already used by Hilt to got a certificate
tor tlio Safeguard. Tbo insurance Comiuiotdou
or detected.their nature this timo and throw
them out. Hilt, finding Priodlo a burthen to him,
circulated reports about him which forced him
tolly to parts unknown. Hilt meanwhile had
fitted up his ofllco in Philadelphia luxuriously
and made a great show of business, but was Dov
er in to a creditor. About this time Hilt formed
tbo acquaintance of an aoiross not un
known to tbo New York stage, and
lodged her in a Philadelphia hotel, whore
sho passed as Mrs. Hilt. This establishment ho
supported with all tbo extravagance of a nou
veau nebo, and his visits to No\v York wero fre
quent, and emailed tbo expenditure of large
sums of money, as his tastes ran on fast horses
and diamonds. All this timo Hilt was perfeotinr
u scliomo to Hood Now York and othei'cltica with
spurious securities. He opened account!) with
banks and trust companies wherever ho could
find men to trust him, but in many cusps, and
especially with tbo X»eoplo’a Bank of Philadel-
Pbia, ho encountered suspicion and mistrust.
Mr. Paul, tbo President of the Third National
.. . Philadelphia, was aUo suspicious of
him, bnt by delicate nianomvorlog ho managed
to borrow *5,000 on an altered $5,000 United
States registeredJbond frpm Mr. Gavit, one of
the customers of tho bank. From another bank
ing concern In Philadelphia ho>borronod 845.000
on stolon and altered United Btatoa registered
bonds. Ho also obtained small favors from
winor banking-houses, but many Anno refused
to bavo any dealings with him. v
When Mr- davit's loan boenmo duo Hilt neg
lected to lake up tho $5,000 bond, and It was
sold, and passed through several hands before
its nature was discovered at tbo Sub-Treasury
in Now York, Tho bond was returned to Phila
delphia, and Hi t, to escape arrest, mado good
tho amount. This untoward “accident” unset
tled tlio plans which Hilt was maturing, and
rendered him desperate. He feared that tho
firm of which ho had borrowed $i5,000 would
examine tho securities ho hud deposited, and
nutting on a bold front, informed [ho firm that
ho had some doubts about (ho collaterals ho had
given. lids was to lioiul off other persons who
woro propaung to turn informers. The firm was
so impressed with his apparent honesty that
lUoymvolilmllinpto pi,b«lUulo qtljof oollmor
nl», vylilcU this timo ivcro forced railroad baud.,
hypothociitod bunk atook, and n jndnniant nolo.
V bon tbo timo arrived for tbo liqnitlutii.il of tlio
debt lli|t aiibatitntod Oilier forced railroad bandit
fot Ida brat forconea, tbo hypothecated bank
Block and tbo judciuent nolo, lima loavlnii the
firm without any ocouritj whatever. Tbia waa
in Hontombor laid,
ll'lt’a ropiaaljcm In riiilmiolpbln hod become
bo had that ho had to rohmpiitdi Ido hcliuiuo for
llaodmg that city with forged railroad block,
ami ho broke ground in New York hyiontjim
an ollleo at No, 48 Now Btreot uudor tho name of
Imlcholor »t Co., wtioio ho apout much of hm
tiuio nropumiß for a grand coup, Several trust
companies and hanking houses wore Holcmcd,
and endeavors wero imfdo to raise money by
S«; ro 7 n if ou railroad bonds. Oil the
itoth of tioptembor lust bo sold a Wall street
5™ with nr™«° ’!° nd ," °f “ doubtful cbnrnolor.
nil aooo.int l ‘■'“twnctlon oponoii
with whioh nil ,!l0 Trmsl, Compnny,
Jean Tim Bt ?" dc , d 10 d 0 omluolto bn.}:
from wliich bQ o |fhinil b ,°, c " Ilod 0,1 lb ° flrn >
111 000 bombi n,,,i a n ” d . 1,10 m01,0 .y for tbo four
lion worn nmirira,, " '"fom'od that tho noonri
have Tob 0 Bp ; , onu;S'j ud n v; t a L , l l ' 1 ° r nol,
avoid nrrnHfc *i in ,, ( iJ paid tbo money to
bonds that were sold bv'lliit ln -m?^ CC^ ia r( i
ally bnconio acarod m,d .‘‘‘i ,atl . B ‘ ad l''
IMillndoliihla, doming™ Now Yortt 'f
and In secret. and vrbon cnliori IntemUa
aichtioen mid inability to rooolifv!aitSr„ ld Thm
ho haa to*bonnt°* hat an 1
Ittekfl of illness, attended by donlhly pallor so
ua to deceive tbo most practiced physician
institution from which bo borrowed tho $450011
was proßflihg him bard, but when mecHonßora
wore sent to bis father’s bouse tbovwerft^in
to t a!lS t l lllat llnt ' J . r , - ' 8 ‘ loolo rl‘ad focblddou him
toaaonny ono na it would omlangm- |,ls hr”
Sn S* T r S l lllo ? 0 , ro prouoiilntiona Illlt woidd
iollt ” 1 " 1 ““Joy hlnißalf.
Uio Fn^ r '' V l: ’, < l blcf 11,0 ,"? w Vork Uoloo-
vi"i cl fr; 03 °f , lm y lotonllon to
oSoo in v lork 1,1111 forßod bollds . »'> d bad tho
ti7i°*° i n i^ ow “treot constantly watched and
"ikcra" l atS," E vtalb U "If r»roly out if th 2
trying 8 Inmnfi L a | lc ?; , on , tbo 24tb ult. Cnpt.
borryTSalloo? it i Uot<!I! ‘ i,ol! Snmaon, DiisiJn
anearlylf" WiA, D . 03r10 to moot bi “ at
holghborhooil of Avail 11 5iii ltl , r i lllnB ln ‘b»
promptly, jjiipu -mV I , a ‘ root ' OUd tboy reported
and ii tho ,mb S?!* “ lro °‘ I™ °“ lored '
proofn of tho dolnmor 1 °i C t r ?°i' B ° ro < am,do
sKrtgMtRA
SCilfot-Son-ieo oHlocra. tUo u “l‘od btatoa
Tbo ronnlt of tho vlalt ot font central „01-
doieotlvca and a United a ° ntra i, oflico
offloor to l’hlladolphu B Sta i°n o w 6 n Cra l^r ico
being arrealod at Ills faihor'a bmaa H i i’ °5
ilcknoaa, but btenmo very lively ? oi ß not }
tbo mlaalon of tno dolooliyca PveJi 10 i cal ’“^ d
was thrown In tho way ot Cant'. IrWns« era ac °
byo pnyato dotoollyo llrm liavlnn an 8 n°m °°i“
J blladolpbla, but tbo United Btatea rSnt I? v." i 1?
In Pbihdolpbla and Now York ■ took ~nb ? it U
mn ter. and Hilt la now lo tho custody of
Un.tod Slatoa Marahal lioblnaon, of Now
A MEW TEMPLE.
Formal opening of tlio Now Hoard B g
Jlrudo Unll in lmlinnnpolli._Bclo«
,SS. ricsc “‘ trova <Uo Surrounding
Svtcial Dispatch la Ths Chlcam Triaunt
Isdiasapous, Deo. IH.-Los, than a roar ion
n company of citizens was fonnocl ami agreed to
build a Board of Trade hall, provided the Board
would agree to looato there. Tho offer was no.
oopted, and tho building immediately commons,
ed. Iho Btrncturo is a very lino ono. in.
deed; modeled in general stylo after
tho Chicago Board of Trade hall, though built
of brick, and will bo ample to accommodate tho
bufllness-mon of Indianapolis for many years
The formal opening look place to-day, and might
hove been made an interesting and valuable oo
caalon for tho city had a little more spirit and
onorgy been manifested In tho arrangements and
management. As It tvae, it was duly respecta
ble, and In somo points was a mortification to
many of our people. The exercises occurred
tma afternoon, after tho regular mooting of tho
Lxohaugo. At 1 o’clock prayer was offered
™ ■ ,1° , liov ’ °’ W ' I3ircl >. o' tho
Third Presbyterian Church, followed by an ad
dross from President Kingan, of tho Board, la
excellent taslo and stylo. It was historical in
tho main, and gavo an oxcollout idea of tho
progress of tho city. The Board of Trado was
organized In 1803 with hut four members, hut
tljou ßb slowly, grown, until now it
f.obtpccc tho cream of the live business-men of
tho city. Tho population of Indianapolis has
increased from 20,000 to 100,000. Hr. Kingan
caidi “Thorp are more voters In out city to
clay than tboro wore people twenty years
a K°* country village has become a great
city. Iho annual traftio in merchandise' haa
swollen within tho life of tho Board of Trade
from ©10,000,000 to more than $50,000 -
000. Iho value of manufactured products has
R row sJ rom ft haroly nominal amount to more
than 53U,000,000 annually, and tho transactions ii
real estate from au occasional deed or mort"ii<'i
to over SUO,f;OU,(JOO, and I can oco no rcnayn°wht
our city should not contrive to grow and to at*,
tract both capitalists and population. Thv
is tho llnaucial ns well as tho googrunhi.’t
a! centre of tho Slate, S!?o hr*
no rival; nor is sho over likoly to havo ono in
Indiana. Shohas coal-flolds so near at haul
that tho supply is assured, and tho price not
liable to fluctuate. Sho is tho focal point of a
system of railways to which nearly every county
in tho Slato is tributary. Sho has a small debt
compared with pthor cities. Sho has a system
of schools which will compare favorably with
any other city, and her population is intelligent,
energetic, and proud of her past growth, and de
voted to her continued development.”
Gov. Hendricks and Slayor Mitchell made very
brief congratulatory addresses. W. P. Fishhook
made the principal speech, referring to tho fact
that no city had bettor weathered tho financial
panic than ours, and alluded to tho many uatu
rnl advantages claimed for Indianapolis, Ho
cautioned against tho accumulation of heavy
i (touts, for that meant largo taxes, and they would
drivo away capital, which should bo attracted by
every possible means. Other speeches were
made, including one from Mr. Miller, President
of the Columbus (O.) Board of Trade, who. of
all the guests present, was tho only one
invited to say a word, through on unpardonable
oversight. The delegates present from Toledo,
Blchmond, \n., Peoria. Cincinnati, and Detroit
wore entirely ignored. Letters of regret were read
from tho Produce Exchange of .Vow York and
tho Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia, and
a historical letter of much interest from tho •
Hon. Janies M. Bay, Deputy Commissioner of
internal Bovonuo. but formerly one of our lead
ing citizens, Tho exorcises wore very brief, not
occupying much over an hour. Tho openingwas
completed by a grand ball to-night, at which
there was a tremendous mush. The spread waa
the most elaborate over soon in this city, and tho
little hitches ami failures of the afternoon wore
w°ro than forgotten In the brilliance of tho
night, iho festivities were kept up till an early
hour in tho morning. - t v
POLITICAL.
BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Svecuil Dievatch to The Chicago Tribune,
Doarox, Uobb., Deo. 15.—Tho election In this
city to-day roaultcd in tho tiiumph of tbo Citi.
zmm', or what is popularly known aa tho “ Ilortl
cultural-llall” party, ovory Alderman on that
ticket, with ono exception, being elected. Mr.
Hugh O’Brien, who was elected in tho place of
Ur. Glbuon on that ticket, was in thorough
ovmpalhy with tho movement. An entirely
1 mat worthy Board of Aldermen ia therefore bq
cured. Mayor Cobb’H re-election may bo eaid to
ho unanimous, only a few voice having been
thrown against him. Tho total vote woe un
usually light, tho extreme cold weather having
kept many voters from coming out.
Of tho nino women candidates for tbo School
Committeo live were ejected, aa follows: Mhsa
Abby W. May. of W nrd G 5 Mias . of Ward
m 5 5! rB J L»oia Crocker, in Ward 11; Misa Lucia
W. i*uaho(ly, of Ward U* and Mra. Mary Saf
ford B.ake, in Ward IG. Mka Lucrotia P.
llalo, ef Ward 4, yras defeated by 3 votes.
Mrs, Juba Ward llowo ran Independently in
Ward 12. and received 200 votes. Miss Lucy
Brigham, tho Democratic candidate in Ward 14,
wpa defeated m wua Mrs. Edna D. Ohouoy in
I ?,* ,J lailioa elected woromopibora
of the ?»ow Lngland Woman's Club, and thoir
enemies qhargo aoino of them with using roaacu
ihj® electioneering arts in securing success,
iho strength of tho relative tiokotn maybe
shown by iho following: Gibson, for Alderman
in the Citizens' ticket, alone got 8.201 votes ;
Bicker, on tlio Democratic, alone got 7,GSB ; and
Util, on tho llopubliean, alone, 3,631.
WU.LOOXTEST THE KLUCTfOX.
Sreout' Dispatch to The Chkaao Tribune.
Pkoiiu, HI., Doc. IC.—Qou. Hobh, defeated
candidate for Ooimrops in tine district, him fully
untdo’iip i>ie mind to content llaj. Whiting's
election, lie buy prepared a fmmidublo docu
ment, which pill |»q regularly served on Whiting
when ho returns to the 'city. Thp principal
for the contest are bused on tho mule
meat (hut gross ii f irifictJ wore practiced in tlu»
Third Ward of tide city, ami Unit in many parts
of Iho district fraudulent voles wero c«at for-
Whlting, which, had ttio parties not been hot el
winked, would have gone for Jioaa. It is gener
ally hollow) hero ilmUiio entire dmumumtwiU
fail to tho gconud when biought to the teat m*
pioof-