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The Morning Call. GLUME LXX-NO. 9. SAN FRANCISCO. TUESDAY MORNING. 9. 1891-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE BACCARAT CASE Eloquent Speeches of the Op- posing Counsel, The Prince of Wales Severely Scored by Sir Edward Clarke. "Too Late to Save Reputation" The Strong Points for tbe Plaintiff. Public Feeling Changing. Epcclal to The Mobnixo Call. London. June B.—When the trial of the baccarat scandal case was taken up to-day Sir Charles Russell resumed his address for the defense which was interrupted last Sat- urday by adjournment of the court Sir Charles commenced by calling attention to Sir William Gordon Cumming's methods of playing baccarat, saying: "If what Arthur Stanley Wilson has sworn to took place It excluded all that class of suggestions of which no trace appeared in the correspond- ence between Sir William. General Owen Williams and Lord Coventry, to the effect that the accusation arose from misunder- standing the plaintiff's system of play." Sir Charles said that in his opinion the only course open to Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel for the plaintiff, was to announce the whole accusation as an invent! This, he said, would be fatal. "Was it possible for an innocent man to adopt the course taken by plaintiff?" asked the attorney. " lie says he did not ask to be confronted with the witnesses, because he was advised not to do so. Put the impulse of an honor*] able man would have been to insist that his accusers should be brought .ice to face with him. APOSSIBLE MISTAKE. "Instead of this the jury had placed before them the feeble suggestion that the *«.;•- nesses mistook 'coups trois' for acts of cheat- ing. Ifthis was so. the plaintiff's conduct cnuld have been explained, But there was not a syllable of a suggestion of that kind uttered at Tranby Croft. The plaintiff signed that paper and knew that in so do- ing it was the same as an ad miss of guilt." Sir Charles then cleverly endeav- ored to discount the arraignment of the Wilson family and other members of the Tranby Croft baccarat party, which ho an- ticipated would be one of the few errors in the address for the plaintiff, which Sir Edward Clarke would snake for the other 6ide, concluding with the remark that be confidently left the defendant's case in the hands of the jury, being fully aware the lat- ter would do their duty and their verdict would uphold the evidence which wis given in their behalf. When sir Charles Russell sat down there was a murmur of surprise at counsel for defendant** haying closed his address rather unexpectedly. counsel FOI. THE PLAINTIFF. Soiicitor-Uenernl Sir LIward Clarke, lead- ing counsel for plaintiff, took the floor, and in a few bentences tersely invited tlie atten- tion of the jury. He then commenced by saying it had been "common talk" that the Prince of Wales' continual presence in court dunug the trial of this suit had been for the purpose of restraining the agues of the lawyers engaged in the case from comment- ing upon the Prince of Wales' connection with it. This remark caused a .sensation, but it was nothing to what followed. Con- tinuing, Sir Edward intimated that the presence of the Prince of Wales in court would not prevent him from making any comment necessary, saying that he, counsel, had a painful duty to perform, and that he intended to perform it honestly and fairly. Hi*opponents, he continued, had always been careful to allude to him, counsel lor plaintiff, as "the Solicitor-General," and he led, "while I am proud of the title, I must remind the jury t*>at 1 appear in this case simply as an English barrister, aud I am obliged to regard the friendships, and even my own interests, and comment on the conduct and evidence of oue of the highest in the laud." ATTACK OX THE PKIN'CE. Sir Edward Clarke, as he uttered these words, turned squarely around until he faced the Prince of Wales, upon whom every eye in the court was then fixed, and who nervously crossed his legs, while the audience was utterly aghast at what was considered to be the audacity of the tor-General, In several directions the whispered comment, "Why, he is going to attack the Prince of * Wales I" was distinctly heard, and caused all attention to be riveted upon plaintiffs counsel. Con- tinuing, the .Solicitor-General remarked that Sir Charles Russell, for the defendants, had said that "even if the jury found for plaintiff acd disregarded the document the latter had signed at Tranby Cro.t the mili- tary authorities old t.ike the matter up, and that Sir William Cordon Camming _ name would be stricken from the army list. 1 wish to say in unmistakable terms," ex- claimed Sir Edward Clarke, raisiug his voice until it echoed tellingly through the court-room, "that it would be impossible for the authorities to do any such thing, an to leave on that list the name, of the Field Marshal, the Prince of Wales, and General Owen Williams." THK AUDIENCE ASTOXTSIIED. This bold statement seemed to completely take away the breath of the audience, and caused by far the greatest sensation of the entire 'rial. A hushed murmur of astonish- ment, not unmixed with dismay and some irritation, swept over the court-room. One must thoroughly understand the almost re- ligious worship of royalty which prevails throughout Great Britain to clearly under- stand the full meaning of the crushing sig- nificance of the Solicitor-General's words, aimed directly at the heir-apparent. Amid this storm the Prince of Wales sat on the bench to the left of the Lord Chief Justice, not a muscle of bis face apparently twitch- ing, leaning ins head upon ids arm and en- deavoring to appear totally unconcerned. THE CONTBADICTOBT EVIDE_.CE. After the sensation had somewhat sub- sided, Sir Edward directed his attention to the discrepancies which, be asserted, ex- isted between the precis, or memorandum, drawn up at Tranby Croft, which accused Bit William Gordon Camming of withdrawing; as well as adding counters to those he hid previously staked at baccarat, and the state- ment, v. hich the Wil-on family disclaim, that there was a preconcerted plan to watch Cumming on the second night of baccarat playing. Sir Edward followed this with the arraignment of tire Wilsons, which was most severe and cutting. " Yes," exclaimed tie Solicitor-General, referring to the Wil- sons, "they undoubtedly have money, but even if Sir William would condescend to take it from such a source, I shall not ask the jury to fix damages beyond a nominal sum." THEY HAD NO SUSPICIONS. Solicitor- General Calso dwelt strongly upon the fact that the Prince of Wales, General Williams and Lord Coventry all based their opinions on Arthur Stanley Wilson's statement, which the latter had since modified, and upon the fact that the Prince of Wales, Lord Coventry and Gen- eral Williams testified there had not been a single suspicious act upon the part of Sir Gordon Cumming. Sir Edward Clarke di- lated upon the facility with which people imagine things when ihey # have been pre- viously advised of their possible existence and which never really happened. II * said there was nothing in the accusations against the plaintiff that could not be explained by the system of play Camming adopted, though the jury were asked to believe thai the plaintiff had descended to adopting the tricks of the lowest sharper. THE WILSON FAMILY SCOBED. The Solicitor-General commented sarcas- tically upon the ornamental position occu- pied by the head of the Wilson family, who, counsel .-.aid, was not consulted throughout the proceedings, and who apparently had to give way to bis son-in-law, Mr. Lycett Green, who was deputed to defend the fam- ilyhonor. "A man of the mature age of 31 years," said the Solicitor-General, cuttingly, referring to Green— "who rode to the hound* four days in a week." Wheu Green heard the Pi ince of Wales say "Give him another tenner. I wish people would put their stakes in a conspicuous place," he (Mr. Green) came to the conclusion that Sir William had been cheating, and rose from the table full of valiant resolution ; but, changing his mind, Gr* en wrote to his mother-in-law, in magnificent tones of e'e- v.it d morality, and then refund to play ag in, and afterward directed the atiention of the Prince of Wale*., who was agai'i .-res- ent, to toe affair, and who, without hearing Sir William's version of the occurrence, condemned his intimate friend. TO SAVE THE TRINCE'S KEPCTATION. "What was Sir William Gordon Cum- ming's reason for signing the document about which so much has b-en said?" asked the -solicitor-General, looking straight into the Prince of Wales' eyes. "It was," lis said, after an effective pause, "to save the Prince of Wales." "Among the masses of the people," Sir Edward continued, tittering each word with startling distinctness, "it is known that a club or inn could be pr M-cuted for playing baccar.tt, and in a greater part of the community there was a feeling that this unhappy incident ought never to have been allowed to become known, because the circumstances were those which were at variance with the feel- ing and conscience of the peoulc. Then mere was the strange ami subtle li*flu»*nc« of royally," still more solemnly and dramatic- ally said the Solicitor-General; "and Sir William Gordon Cumming's action in sign- ing that document was due t.i th*. influence which has adorned history, and which has made many Knights do un_.ni-.iuly aud dis- honorable deeds tv save a King, because they gave their honor freely, as they would have given their lives for the interests of dynasty, or to conceal tue foibles of a Prince." ,"--•\u25a0-\u25a0-* Ills ELOQUENCE APPLAUDED. A slight ripple of applause, which was promptly suppressed, broke out in court as the eloquent jurist uttered the last words, in the most couching and impressive man- ner. " Che document," continued Sir Ed- ward Clarke, with increasing force, and amidst the most intense silence throughout the court-room, "was signed by Sir William Gordon dimming in order to savo the Prince of Wales from scandal. The motto of Sir William Gordon Cutniiiiag's family is 'without fear.' He came into the wit- ness-box without fear, confident of a ver- dict, which he wished to wipe the stain from his noble record of service with his gallant regiment of brave soldiers." Mr Edward Clarke's plain language through- out, when he referred to the Prince of Wales, and when ho made the assertion that the precis was prepared by Lord Cov- entry and signed by Sir William Gordon dimming, solely in order to shield the Prince of Wales from scandal, dused one oi the greatest sensations of tins sen- sational trial, and those who heard the remarks made in court were so Ira- pressed with them that they were generally discussed afterward, and were commented upon in the clubs and other circles far into the night and early morning. The So icitor- Geuerai quoted, as a basis of these startling allegations, au extract from the Earl of Coventry's diary, in which the following words occur: "We were induced to recom- mend this course because we desired to avoid scandal, aid in order to keep the name of the Prince of Wales out of it." "sir William Gordon Camming, as well as the Earl of Coventry," said Sir Ed .van!, "is loyal to the Prince of Wide?, who has beeu most kind to him, and "Sir William Gordon Camming signed that document because he was willing to sacrifice himself as his old f rinds were willing to sacrice him in order to save the reputation of one the recollec- tion of whose friendship will always be bright in his memory.'* TOO LATE TO SAVE DEPUTATIONS. The Solicitor-General said slowly to the jury: "It is too late to undo much of the mischief which has been dove," aud turning to the Prince of Wales and looking the lat- ter direct iv the face for about the space of a minute, be continued in a voice ap- parently shaken with emotion, "and itmay be too late to save the reputation of some people mentioned in this case, but," again turning to the jury, "it is not too late for you to prevent the completion of the sacrifice of this gallant officer." Sir Edward Clarke's speech was regarded as a most eloquent and telling effort, and as he closed bis remarks there was a burst of spontaneous applause, cheering and hand-clapping throughout the court, which caused the Lord Chief Justice lo shout, "Sdene**! this is not a theater." . The Lord Chief Justice's all had the de- sired effect and the applause stopped, but as Sir William Gordon Cumming rose from bis -eat a minute liter, and while the Pi 'nee of Wales and Lord Coleridge were till on the bench, there was a renewal of the cheers and iiand-clap..!iii_, oi which tiie plaiutiii appeared to take no notice. **.The ...re, it was plainly evident, appeared greatly impressed with the speech of th. r-Geiieral and as he ended It the re- mark was heard throughout the court: "Cumming willget a verdict, or at leas*, the jury will disagree." Ths court then ad- journed until to-morrow, when the Lord Chief Justice will sum up and the case will be given to the jury. SHOULD GIVE IT GAMBLING. Speaking in the Congregational Church at High Barnet yesterday Key. J. Matthews sail: "Considering his great influence and responsible position the Prince of Wales was the man who should have promised never to touch another card." PROPOSED BY Till: PBI-tCB. Toung Arthur Stanley Wilson has been elected a member of the Marlborough Club on the proposal of the Prince of Wales. ITALY SHAKEN. Several Cities Neatly Demolished by Severe Earthquakes. Rome, June B.—Advices fromßadia-Cala- vena and Legman, the town* iv North era Italy visited by earthquakes yesterday, show that the inhabitants have taken to the fieids for safety. The authorities have furnished large number of tents to sheltet those who have fled from their home*. The subter- ranean rumblings continue, and occasion- ally slighter shocks than those of yesterday are felt. The damage d*ne yesterday is much greater than at first reported. The towns are practically destroyed. At least three-quarters of the houses are left in such condition that public safety demands that they be pulled down entirely. Large bodies of troops have been dispatched to these places to assist the authorities in clearing the streets of debris, in tearing down the dangerous houses and to render other as- sistance. The earthquake was strongly felt at Florence and Acuto. In this city only slight sliocks were experienced. Naples, June B.—A large stream of lava is issuing from the new crater of Mount Vesuvius at the base of the central cone. Signor Palmieri, director of the observa- tory, states the flow is directly Connected with yesterday's earthquake in Lombardy, and that the seismic disturbance* generally atop when the eruption commences. He does not consider the stream dangerous. VIENNA. June B.— The earthquake was felt to-day in Tyrol, in Kedeaa I hal and Sued Thai, at the foot of Admelle Glacier. CHINESE OUTRAGES. Foreign Ministers Protest Against the Missionary Murders. London, June B.— Advices from Shang- hai report fresh outrages against foreigners at Wusfeh, near Kiu Liang. An English missionary and customs officers were mur- dered, and the European residents are ap- pealing for the protection of a man-of-war. Shanghai, June B.—The French and American Ministers have called on the Im- perial Cabinet to give efficient protection to European and American residents, hint- ing that failure to comply with their requests will involve hostile action on the part of their respective Governments. The French squadron threatens to bombard Nankin unless the sufferers of the recent riots' are promptly indemnified. Tho horri- ble details are giveu of the attacks nt Wusutch on the French missions. The women and children escaped mur- der only by flying naked from their abides. Instead of repressing tho natives the provincial mandarins appear rather to encourage the anti-foreign feeling. The epidemic of outrages continues to spread. The dispatch of a gunboat by the Chinese Government, even supposing It were done in good faith, would fail to arrest the move- ment \u2666 Charged With Treason. ' Paris, June B.— Messrs. Turpin, Tripone, Feuvrieraud Fessler were to-day committed for trial on a charge of treason, in consolr- lug to sell tho secrets of France, particularly the secrets of the manufacture of the now explosive, uielcnite, to foreigners. *> To Read a Treatise. New Haven, June B.— -David Lynde Huntington of San Diego has been selected to read a treatise on mechanical engineering at the commencement of the Sheffield Scien- tific School, of which he is a graduate, THE KEYSTONE BANK An Investigation of the Cause of "the Failure. ~ ; Postmaster Wanamaker Examined by tie Council Committee. _ - i**l IN. - - '• A Foil and Complete Statement of All His Transactions With the Suspended Institution. f fecial to Thi Monviwa c.__.r_ Philadelphia, June B.— A larg*. crowd was present at the meeting of the'lnvesti- gation Committee to-day,, attracted by the fact that Postmaster-General Wanamak-r had promised to appear and testify to all the knowledge be had in reference to the bank'- management, Mr. Wanaiuakor was promptly on hand with his son and partner, Thomas B. Wanam.ker, ;.ih* at the con- clusion of the examination Examiner Drew read bis statement, which he said was an answer to all the allegations that have con- nected his name with the Keystone Bank, and was at the same time a full and com- plete statement of all his transactions with the bank. His statement said, in substance: "I have been a depositor only; never was an officer or Director; never owned a share of the stock, but held until recently 2515 shares as collateral. The Sim of : John Wanamaker, consisting of three persons, had an account with the Keystoue Bank and the firm's account, by arrangement with the bank, win made responsible for Mrs. Wauamaker't checks upon the bank, which, for convenience, were kept in a separate account. It is substantially one account under two heals. Mrs. Waua- maker's account could not be overdrawn, while my account had a balance to its ciedit. Under these circumstances, her ac- count was not overdrawn when the bank closed according to our books which show a balance in our favor, it is true the bank charged against our account at its settle- ment a short time before the failure B**ooo which no one at our off.*.- know*, anything about and which we refuse to recognizi un- til it is explained. We kept up our deposits straight through the panic." - Mr. vVanamaker then read, a statement showing tha deposits in the Keystone Bank In the months of November, December, January, February and up to March 20th, react) ins: a total. of $1,263,896. "These de- posits had been gradually -creased, begin- ning with. January, knowing, as the public did generally, that Marsh was conferring with the shareholders to rai>e, assessments, and, further, knowing that it was common rumor that the bank was short. Our course wiih the Keystone B.mk was solely dictated by the ordinary prudence of business men. I never knew of any irregularities in the Keystone Bank until after the run, when Lucas* indebtedness was mad** known to the Directors, and I was informed that his estate intended to reimburse the bank. Later, I was told by President Marsh, for the first time, that he feared some of the sto.k I held as collateral was not properly issued.* I had no knowledge tbat the bank was going to close when it did. All dis- counts granted to my firm of myself were made in the customary manner." Mr. VVanamaker said that from the best liifonna*T***a'*._ has the""i.l__h'est amount ot single name papers held was £50.003 up to February, 1890 In that month, in addition to this. he had a discount of $50,000 fur five months, which was understood to be per- sonal t .*> him individually at the time lie re- ceived it. "Any discounts beyond this are not properly chargeable to the firm's ac- count. On one occasion Marsh called aid said he wanted $60,000 of the firm's paper, as they understood, for country hanks. They Kara it to him, and for boom time pressed the Keystone Bank to turn over the proceeds, and finally got them by piece- meal, l'eiore tne paper was paid we learned that it was la the Keystone Bank, and we had an \u25a0 intimation that it had been secured for u>e at the Clearing-house." VVanamaker said he never borrowed personally from the bank except on the one occasion above slated. Tho paper ftpuearlng in his personal account was paper received in the course of business with which he settled. Lucas' indebtedness to him was by reason of Lucas having failed to keep an agreement. Wanamaker never suggested auy person, directly or Indirectly, to the Secretary of the Treasuiy or Comp- troller forth*}receivership of the Keystone Hank, nor did he Id any way endeavor to influence the appointment. He did not know his brother had entered bail for Marsh until lie read of the fact in the papers while traveling in the West. He never had business transactions with Bards- ley, individually or as the City Treasurer, or with any oue representing him in either Capacity. Wanamaker had esteemed Drew highly for years on his. reputation as a bank ex- aminer. After tlie bank failed lie saw Drew twice and talked about the question of establishing anew bank with new men. Wanamaker knew Lucas in a business way from ear manhood and never heard a whisper against his business integrity until after lie was dead. During 1887, upon the belief that Lucas was a rich man and a knowledge of his investing in various enter- prises as a capitalist, Wanamaker told him of his great desire to assist in preserving the independence of the Beading Railroad property and that he (Wanamaker) thought the purchase of certain holding. of stock held by parties inimical to the re- organization would be profitable and useful, and invited Lucas to join him in such pur- chase. The agreement was verbal and to the effect that Lucas was to supply certain sums if money as Wanamaker called for them and deposit the same to Wanamakcr's persoual account in the Keystone Bank. In accordance with that agreement Wana- maker drew checks on that account to the extent of about $60,000. Upou several occa- sions when he notified Lucas that money was needed. Lucas brought him stock of the Keystone Bank which he told him to use as it was not convenient to furnish cash at the time. As a result, when Lucas died, Wana- maker had 2613 shares of Keystone Bank stock so received. After Lucas' death Wanamaker found he had not made the deposits as agreed and that his (Wanamaker* a) account was over- drawn. He immediately made it good by closing it with commercial paper received in his business, which was all duly paid. Lucas, therefore, did not in reality furnish a penny for the purchase of the Beading stock Wanamaker held, and ail tho latter had for Lucas' share was Keystone stock certificates. lie beld this subject to the ad- justment of his account. Mr. Marsh and Mrs. Lucas urgently desiied, after the run of last December, to have the stock returned to the bank. This Wana- maker declined to do. lie maintained this position until the bank closed, and then, recognizing that the stock had no moneyed value, and being further assured that if sur- rendered to the Lucas estate it would help the rehabilitation of the bank, he surren- red it. What he surrendered was value- less to him, but might possibly help the bank and save others. Being a collateral holder under the law he could not be as- sessed upon the stock, hence any supposi- tion that he could have parted with the stock to avoid an assessment is without foundation and fact. .-.-. Last autumn Marsh claimed that the bank had strained itself to help customers and wanted help, and the firm paid off all its discounts as fast as they fell due. Later, when the run came, Marsh used come to the firm, saying he had no one to go to, as- suring them that everything was right, pre- cisely as he did at the Clearing-house. lie pressed Wanamaker to buythe Lucas Build- ing and seashore property, to loan paper fir use at the Clearing-house to recover other collateral, all of which Wanamaker de- clined. About 8 o'clock the night before the failure Marsh called upon Wanamaker in Washington to say that ho had been to the Comptroller and iuformed him of his doubts about the issued stock, aud asked Wana- maker whether be could in any way heln the bank. Wauamaker said ".No, and the interview closed. In conclusion, Mr. Wanamaker said that instead of the bank losing a penny by him, he hid only been its profitable customer. . Responding to questions by Biting, Wana- maker said he borrowed money on the stock Lucas gave him until there was a question about it*, verity, and then be gathered it up and held it. ' \u25a0". "-."•>"\u25a0 Eltl-ig said that $200,000 or upward In money was obtained atonu time from Bards- lev by Marsh and loaned to Wanamaker. The latter responded that he never heard of it; be never had a cent from Bardsley, *\u25a0 individual or , Treasurer, directly or Indi- rectly, through Marsh or Jones, or anybody else.. . *? . Councilman Smith said: "You now have no other choice except to regard the pos- session of Reading stock fully equival ent for the return of bank stock." .v Wanamaker— l make no claim against the Lucas estate. .. , * . j Examiner Drew, in his testimony to-day. said he still thinks the assets of the bank will be able to pay depositors dollar for dollar. When asked if he Included th. $930,000 in due bills held by Bardsley, he said he did not, as there were- no trares of the money ever having been .paid Into the bank. * /--'\u25a0 - - ...__f NO SEALING. Both Houses of Parliament Pass the Bthrlc^ If! ' Sea BilL | London, June B.— The House of Lord* to-day passed the Behring Sea BUI: Before passing . it Lord Salisbury moved an amendment, which was* adopted, to the effect that the Queen, by order In Council, prohibits British ships from catching seals in the Behring Sea* during the. period limited by the order or. such part thereof as would be described iv the order. j London, June '\u25a0B.— The House of Com- mons formally passed the Behring Sea bill as received from the House of Lords. . Washington, June B.— -The Govern man C has notified all its agents at the seal islands*, " by the steamer Rush to stop the killing of seals by the North American Commercial Company when it has taken 7500. th? num- ber which the Administration in the cor-'* respondence with the British Government 1 for "a close season" ! made one of the condi- tions of the agreement. * \u2666• AN EPIDEMIC. Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Nearly, ; Depopulated. i Ottawa (Out.), June B.— The Marine De- partment has received a detailed report \u25a0 from Dr. McPherson of North Sydney, Cape 1 Breton, no was sent to render assistance , to the sufferers from the grip on St Pauls ' Island, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Too ] doctor says on his arrival he found Mr. Campbell, Superintendent of the light s;a- tion, and his chief engineer suffering from ; pneumonia, and nearly every person on the island had been affected with Influenza. Be- sides this, many children were suffering' from diphtheria or. whooping-cough, and in: some instances from both diseases. The; grip is also epidemic at Magdalen Island. Hundreds of people are sick, and the can- ning factories had to be closed, as there Is no one to run them. . THE CZAR'S REALM. French Alliance Refused— Jews Fleeing. London,* June -The Vienna corre- s pendent of the Times says the Czar has re- jected the formal proposal for a French al- liance, on the ground that he could preserve peace only by keeping a free hand. Renewed rumors ere current that the Jewl-h merchants of St. Petersburg intend., to quit the city. "Anions those mentioned as abuut to leave are Poljakoff, the railway king, and Budski, tbe sugar-rehner. The rabbis of toe principal cities of Russia have ordered a day of fasting and prayer and in- tercession attains! persecution. Beklin, June 8. The principal artists, singers and acton of this city have prom- ised to take part in the great summer fete for the benefit of the Russian Jews. INDICTMENT ASHED. The Charges Against the Late Treasurer of the Whisky Trust. Chicago, June B.—Judge Biodgett this morning quashed the United States indict- ment against George J. Gibson, Secretary of the Whisky Trust, charged with conspiracy to destroy the Shuefelut Distiller}*. The decision was on the ground that the case is one for the State court and not for the United States courts, and In which there was no statute providing a penalty for the crime for which Gibson was indicted. The federal indictment against Gibson charged him witlicunsuiriugto bribe Gauger Dewar to set fire to Shuieldt's distillery. Judge Biodgett said the statutes make It a crime for any one to offer to bribe a United States officer to do any art in violation of his lawful duties, but to bribe or Induce such officer to do an act not contained within the line of his official duties infringes upon no statute of the United States. The distiller- ies are not uuder the protection of the United States, ana the offense charged is not within Federal cognizance. Slates' Attor- ney Long necker this evening said the State indictments for having explosives, for conspiracy to commit felony with parties unknown and for attempted arson will be pushed against Gibson. . \u25a0 HEAVY OK NANCE. The First Twelve-Inch Gun Made in the United States. New Yoiik, June B.—The first twelve- inch gun made in the United States has just been completed at the Watervllet At- senal and will soon be tested at Sandy Hook. It has been building since 1888. It is the largest steel gnu ever built in this country, but than are twelve 13-inch guns under way for the ships Indiana. Massa- chusetts and Oregon. Although it was necessary to send abroad for the largest forgmgs. It will not be necessary in the future, American manufacturers now being able to produce the largest forgings. The gun is 440 inches long; bore, sue Inches; total weight, 52 tons. It can be fired 260 times with a charge of 440 pounds and with a projectile weighing 1100 pounds. THE KEY ONE HANK. The Government to Aid in a Full and Thor- ough Investigation. Washington, June The President had a conference to-day with Secretary Foster and Comptroller Lacey in regard to the case of the Keystone National Bank of Philadelphia, as result of which he dictated a letter to Mayor Stuart, acknowledging the receipt of the resolutions of the Common Council, calling for a Government investiga- tion of the bank, and saying that he will facilitate a thorough investigation of the affairs of the bank to the full extent of his power, and will see that auy officer of the Government found guilty of wrong-doing in that connection is held to strict accounta- bility for his action. V- "'-.'* SCIIOFIELD'S ENGAGEMENT. The General Says the Wedding Will Take Place as Announced. Chicago, June 8. A special dispatch to the Daily News from Washing- ton to-day said: The current num- ber of the Army and Navy Jour- nal contains a statement that the report that General Schofield is to be married is untrue. The General, when seen this even- lug by a reporter, said the Army and Navy Journal had no authority for tiie statement. His marriage will take place, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. \u2666 - Grain Supply. New York, June B.— The visible supply of grain last Saturday, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, Is as follows: Wheat, 10,477,000 bushels, a decrease of 1,015,000; corn, 5,607,000 bushels, an increase of 453,000; oats, 4,519,000 bushels, an in- crease of 300,000; barley, 305,000 bushels, a decrease of 30,000. \u2666 APoint for General Butler. Boston, June B.— United States District Judge Nelson gave a decision this morning upon the application of General Butler for the release of Mrs. Clarlette Johnson upon a writof habeas corpus, and, after deliver- ing a lirng opinion, ordered the discharge of the prisoner. An appeal was taken. THE ITATA'S ARMS. It Is Believed That Some Were Secreted. Hot All Turned Over to the American Ad- miral on Her Surrender. A Chilean Town Bombarded by the Govern- ment Torpedo-Boats— No Damage Done. The Fleet Pursued. " *•*? Special to The Mor>tix_ Ca__, Washington, June B.—Nothing Is known In official circles here of the reported secre- tion of arms by tho Itata before her sur- render to Admiral McCaun. It is assumed from Admiral McCaun's reports to the Navy Department that the Insurgents have been acting in good faith throughout, but lvany event the arms and ammunition will cut a smaller figure In the legal proceedings than r«t first supposed, and even if some of them have been landed la Chile it is doubt- ful if this Government has reason to com- plain. The fact that she took arms aboard at sea might be of Importance during the trial as evidence tending to sustain the libel in its allegation ol her purpose to violate the neutrality laws, but .oral evidence would be quite as effective as the production of the arms in court. So it appears there was no absolute necessity for the surrender of any arms to Admiral McCann. It is possible the testimony may show they were trans- ferred from the Robert and Minnie to the Rata within three miles of San I'lernente Island, in which case it must be held that the transfer took place in United States waters; but if this should be so it would have to form the subject of a new libel. SHELLED THE TOWN. Balmaccda'f) Torpedo - Boats Bombard the Chilean Town of Pisagua. «f Icjviqu.-. June B.—The torpedo-boats Al- mirante Lynch and Almirante Condell, ac- companied by two armed transports, at- tempted to bombard Pisagua at long range to-day. Very few shells reached the towu and the two vessels soon retired. The Con- gressional ships have gone in pursuit. The British ship Sinus from San Francisco, with provisions, arrived yesterday. She reparts that an agent of Balmaceda attempted to detain her at Callao, but tho British Minis- ter at Lima opposed such action unless the agent deposited £30,000 sterling. The Itata will be ready to sail for Cali- fornia on Saturday. 3 BEING WATCHED. The Esmeralda Receiving Coal at Panama t , Under Close Scrutiny. Panama, June B.— With the permission of the Government, the .Chilean steamer Esmeralda is receiving about 400 tons of coal, which is being supplied by the Panama Railroad Company. This fuel has been secured to enable the Esmeralda to proceed to Arica, a maritime town of Chile. The belligerents in Chile not having as yet been recognised by this Government, the local authorities are watching the movements of the Esmeralda very closely. She will prob- ably leave about the loth inst. MINEKALi I'UODUCTS. ______ » Census Bulletin Concerning Some California Industries. Washington. June b.— The census bulle- tin on mines and mining says: It is esti- mated that there are now fifty miles of bituminous rock pavements in California. The freight rates practically shut out Cali- fornia asphaltum from Eastern use. The report says that iv ÜB9 the only asbestos mined and marketed came from California and was valued at {"1800. It is used in mak- ing paint and cement. Infusorial earth used in making various explosive powders and cleansing powders, or so-called soap, was first developed in Calitornia in 1889, in Napa County, on the farm of Mrs. Emma Wells, near Calistoga. By practical tests she learned that it was an excellent thing for cleaning and i> dishing, anil she, with other ladies, organized a stock company to mine and market it. In 1880 California produced 3000 short tons of gypsum. The highest wages for mining It were paid in California and Colorado. Sulphur has been found in Louisiana, Utah and ten counties of California, but with the exception of the deposit at Clear Lake, Lake County, no work lias been done in California, In 1864 a refinery was en cted, but owing to a drop qf fifty per cent In the Sau Francisco market the enterprise ceased to be profitable, and was abandoned. COAST I_.TI__.ESTS. Land Office Decisions— Postmasters Appointed. Pensions Granted. Washington, June B.— ln the case of Sansom M. Grubbs vs. Albion Bean, In- volving laud in the Marysville District of California, the decision of the Commissioner is sustained. E. A. Forsyth was to-day appointed Post- master at Del Sur, Los Angeles County, Cal., vice K. R. Lauder, resigned. C. S. Sullivan was appointed Postmaster at Palm Springs, San Diego County, vice F. B.Hans- com, resigned. George 11. Hardy was com- missioned Postmaster at Darwin, Cal. The following Californium were granted pensions to-day: Henry Kirchner, James Carpenter, Hiram J. Gruuiell, Eli Pinner, Anton Brown, Jessie Scott, Sebastian Blesi, Mary 11. Giles. IN A BAD CONDITION. A Receiver Appointed for the Northwestern Rubber Company. Chicago, June B.—On complaint of Anna W. Baird, one of the stockholders of the Northwestern Lubber Company, Judge Plodgett of the Federal Court to-day ap- pointed Edgar White use*' receiver of the company. The bill of complaint says the company is insolvent; that its debts are over 5100,000, with no money to meet a great deal of the paper long ago due. Tho receiver says the company's affairs are in a very bad condition. _ ,> TOOK A VACATION. The Book-Keeper in a National Bank Short in His Accounts. Nashville (Tenu.), June B.—W. E. Min- chen, for several years book-keeper of the American National Bank, went away on a short vacation two weeks ago and he has not returned. His accounts have been found 818,000 short \u2666 Senator Quay's Errand. Washington, June B.—Senator Quay arrived in Washington last night. Accom- panied by Martin and Judge Gilkerson, Second Controller, he called upon the Presi- dent to-day, and had a long talk. To start with he handed the President the resigna- tion of Martin, a Collector at Philadelphia. He then talked with tho President about the appointment of Martin's successor and about the appointment of a successor to Judge Schofield of the Court of (-Maims, who Is soon to retire. He urged the appointment of Judge Gilkerson, and it is expected he will be appointed. In that event Senator Quay will probably suggest some one for Secoud Controller. Bright Wheat Prospects. St. Louis, June B.— August 11. Schlllbor- ger, who represents one of the largest grain- exporting houses in Denver, is In the city. He has just returned from an extended tour in the wiicat-fields of the North and North- west in ordei to ascertain what the pros- pects for the coming crops were. He Is of the opinion that the yield this year will be phenomenal. Objectlong to a Proposed Statue. New York, June B.— The Woman's Me- morial Fund Association, of which Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson is President, lias pro- posed to erect at the Columbian Expo.i- tlona statue of Mrs. George L. Schuyler (nee Mnry Morris Hamilton; as the typical philanthropist. - Tf.e Schuyler family, through her son, Philip Schuyler, have protested against the project, and requested that it be abandoned. General Schuyler says: "Mrs. Schuyler, though talcing her simre with others in the philanthropic work of her day, is in no sense 'the typical phil- anthropist,' and to place her in such a posi- tion is to invite public criticism of a sort which has already been made in the press." HAYTI'S REVOLT. President Hippolyte Executes the Rebels and Restores Order. New York:, June -The steamer Orange Nassau arrived to-day from Port-au-Prince and brings the first definite news of the late insurrection in Hayti. The uprising was of a serious character, and for a time threat- ened important consequences, but the Gov- ernment repressed the rebellion by prompt and stern measures. The insurrectionists stormed the prison at Port-au-Prince and a number of prisoners were released, when the military appeared on the scene and cap- tured the whole party. N. B. Walker, a well-known resident of Port-au-Prince, and a passenger on the steamer states that there was considerable excitement in that city. Martial law was declared and some sixty persons were shot May 25th. Hippolyte has everything in his own hand**, and killing goes on at the rate of two or three persons a day. NATIVES SHOT LIKE DOGS. Later mail advice from Port au Prince dated June Ist say: The massacre of St. Bartholomew has had reproduction here lately. There have been rumors that a revo- lution against liyppolite was imminent, and these reports having reached his ears ho caused the arrest of about eighty suspected persons. Among them was General Sully, who hid himself when informed that ho was wanted. Failing to secure him. his wife was taken instead, and thrown into prison. The outbreak oc- curred May 23d. A former Cabinet Min- ister, at the head of a band of well-armed followers, stormed the prison and released 200 prisoners, who were provided with arms, and when Uyppolite's troops arrived there was a bloody battle. The rebels were routed and their leaders shot at once. By night- fall forty men had been put to death. Others wero captured and shot on the three fol- lowing days. Every man suspected of be- ing in sympathy with the insurgents was put to death without trial as soon as cap- tured. Most of the 200 prisoners released from the jail by the insurgents were recap- tured and shot. WHAT CAUSED THE REVOLT. The outbreak seemed to have been pre- cipitated by the killing of Ernst Kigaud, the most prominent merchant in Portau Prince, liyppolite suspected him of being in com- munication with Legitime and of having brought a cargo of arms for the rebels, liyppolite went to his house with a detach- ment of soldiers, aud Kigaud denied that he had any arms concealed either at his store or in his house. The President called him into the street and had him shot down by the soldiers. The next morning the nephew of Rigaud called at Hyppolite's house to ask about the killing, not knowing his uncle was shot by the President's order. As soon as he stated the object of his visit liyppolite had him dragged into the street and shot. About the same time Alexis Rossutonal, an Inoffensive "and much-esteemed man, was shot down without warning. Another man was put up against the Cathedral wall and butchered. Seventeen men were executed in a batch, and, even as this letter is being written (June Ist) an occasional vol- ley tells that another wretch has gone down. There Is no fighting in the streets lo excuse this. Every execution is carried out in the most cold- blooded way, the executioners being soldiers belonging to the most degraded type of men who seem to enjoy the bloody task. Day and night Hyppolite's troops patrol the streets, searching for persons suspected of being in sympathy with insurgents. Busi- ness is practically suspended. The bodies of the rebels shot are loft lying in the streets for hours. To-day a grand festival of peace—so- called—is ordered by liyppolite. The festi- val is to celebrate the fact that the rebels have been defeated aud peace established. It is Impossible to enumerate in detail all the murders that have been perpetrated under color of the law. It Is estimated from May 2Sth to June Ist that 800 persons have been put to death. No one can say how long this state of af- fairs will last or what the result will be; nor can any one who has not been an eye- witness of the scenes of horror enacted here have any idea of the terrible condition of the people of Port-au-Prince. THE COMPOSITORS. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Inter- national Typographical Union. Boston, JulyS.— The International Typo- graphical Union this morning began its thirty-ninth annual convention. President^ Edward T. Plank of Indianapolis, in his address, said, in relation to the reduction of the number of hourj of labor, that the move- ment is ono that should only be undertaken when fully prepared for an earnest and long struggle, and then only by the con- certed actions of all the unions at the same time. It would be a good plan to submit the question to a vote whether or not we shall make au attempt to enforce the nine- hour day next spring. In this way we may gain the support of the American Federa- tion of Labor. '_.' The drafts upon the funds during the year have been very heavy, the number of lookouts, strikes, etc., having been large. The opening session saw the settlement of an interesting question concerning the sta tus of a delegate. Delegate O. L. Smith represents the San Diego (Cal.) delegation, while his home and place of business is Denver, Colo., where, he is engaged in the job-printing business. There were two objections made officially why he should not be admitted— first, because lie was an em- ployer, and second, because he did not live in the section he represented. Delegates from California, Nevada, Colorado, Fort Worth. St. Louis and Pittsburg spoke in op- position to his b-ing admitted. The Com* mittee on Delegates uphold the sentiment by declining to admit him. A GENEKAL DENIAL. A Letter From Huntington to a New York Newspaper. New York, Juno B.—C. P. Huntington writes to the Mail and Express to correct statements made by that paper. lie says: "I have had nothing to do with buying or selling the Commercial Advertiser. I have no interest in the sale and did not know it hud changed hands until within,. two or three days ago. When Dorshe:-**r_ was pro- prietor of the Star 1 let bin? ave some money from time to time, as I think very many others in this city did, as a personal kindness to him. i was never in the office of the Star, had nothing to do with its busi- ness, and did not care particularly whether it was a success or a failure, except so far as its future affected the interests of other parties than myself. As to Cockerill tak- ing charge of the new combination, the first I heard of it was through your paper. I have never seen Cockerill to my knowledge ami never had any communication witn him, either directly or through other parties." FAITH AND BELIEF. Sensation Among- Orthodox Ministers Caused -;•-'_- by Statements of a Pastor. St. Louis, June 8.--Ul. ler the head of "Creeds Crumbling," an evening paper quotes Rev. Frank G. Tyrell, pastor of the Central Christian Church of this city, as saying that all signs point to the dissolution of - orthodox creeds. Mr. Tyrell pointed out forcibly the discussion in regard to matters of belief and faith which have shaken the ProtMtant church, and from this drew his conclusions that creeds are crumbling, and will ere long disappear. He cannot, he says, accept the belief of the Trinity of Jesus, and as to why he believed that Protestant creeds are failing, he said one had to but notice how the teachers of the Gospel are demanding the right to make their own deductions, provided they ac- knowledge the divinity of Christ. Tyrell'a statement created a sensation among ortho- dox ministers. _ The Chicago Bakers. Chicago, June B.— -The bakers' strike is progressing in the direction of a complete victory for the men. Twenty or thirty ad- ditional bosses signed the agreement to-day, and itis said not more than 100 bakers are still out, A Fire This M urn i The alarm from Box 83 at 1 o'clock this morning was for a fire in the Junction Restaurant on Market street, near Gough, caused by a defective flue. Damage $100. ROYAL VISITORS. I.l* t. ii ... 11 rt Plans for Entertaining the Ger- man Gaests. The Kaiser Will Sail His Yacht in the Channel Races. Buffalo Bill's Show in Eelgium a Success. The Queen Entertains the Showman in a Royal Manner. Epecial to The Morn*i.vb C •._*_ New York, June Edmund Yates' special cablegram to the Tribune from Lon- don says: The German Emperor and Em- press are to be attended to England by a suite of sixty persons, for whom it will not be easy to find adequate accommodation in the palace without making special arrange- ments, which will give a great deal of trouble and cause many inconveniences. The announcement that the German Em- peror is to visit tlio manufacturing districts and some of the great towns in the north during his stay in England is incorrect. Windsor, London, Portsmouth, a fortnight's cruise In his yacht and a visit to Cowes are the ouly arrangements in his programme, to which there will be no addition. The Em- peror will pay a private visit to the Duke of Edinburgh at Devonport. During bis cruise down the Channel the Emperor In- tends to be at Cowes during the first week in August, when the Royal Yacht Squadron regattas take place, and he will sail the cele- brated yacht Thistle, whirl, he has pur- chased from Bell and has rechristened the Meteor, for the Queen's cup. Itis under- stood at Cowes that she has been entered for all the Loyal Yacht Squadron matches for which she is qualified. Till.VISIT TO HOLLAND. The German Empress is accompanying the Emperor on a visit to Amsterdam. The feeling which prevails in Holland about this imperial visit is not wholly unmixed with delight. Emperor William offend himself and the Empress to the Queen Regent as guests, and of course this very cool proposal could not well be declined, but the visit is universally regarded as exceedingly ill- timed, coming so soon after the d*mh of the King, and is peculiarly unwelcome and in- convenient on other accounts, both public and private. MINISTER LINCOLN'S DINNER. American Minister and Mrs. Lincoln gave their first dinner party iv London last week. Among the guests were Kustem Pasha, M. and Mine. de Bille, Mrs. Mar- shall O. Roberts or New York, Mrs. Jo- seph Chamberlain, Mrs. Mackay, Mr. Bur- dett-Coutts and Lady Knutsford. BUFFALO BILL'S TOUR. Our old friend. Buffalo Bill, lands at Grimsby a fortnight hence, so as to open his sea.ou at Leeds on Juue _*.th. ll is success in Brussels seems to have been remarkable. The Queen of the Belgians visited the Wild West Show thrice. Thou- sands were turned away for want of room at most of the performances, notwithstand- ing the inclemency of the weather. From .Leeds Colonel Cody intends to work his way gradually southward. He is to open in Lon- don "Boxing day."- After speuding a sea- , son in Land *ll the whole company embark. fur America about November, 1892.' If all g.ies well 1884 may see the owners back In London with a new idea, which is jealously guarded as a secret by both Colonel Cody and Nate Salisbury. The Queen of the Bel- gians met Colonel Cody and party after they had left the Lacken winter garden and personally conducted them to the stables, where the finest of her magnificent carriage horses were trotted out for their in- spection. POLITICAL CONDITION OF ENGLAND. We believe that the organizers and agents of the Conservative party all over the coun- try have been instructed to make a careful report on the state of affairs in the different constituencies in course of the autumn. No early dissolution is intended, but the heads of the party are desirous to know from those best informed the exact position of flairs. Their agents have been instructed to give their opinions in the frankest man- ner, so that the true position of affairs may be known. There seems to be no doubt that iv many counties the agricultural laborers have been largely captured by the Liberals with magnificent aud glowing promises. ' _k THE LONDON STRIKE. The Omnibus Employes Still Out-No Stages * Running. London, June B.— Hardly a single omni- bus of 875 vehicles belonging to the London General Omnibus Company is running ta- day, and itis estimated that about 5000 men and 10,000 horses are idle through the strike, which commenced yesterday. Tbe company came to a decision to-day to offer a certain scale of prices, aud if not accepted a lockout is certain. The company is re- fusing the demands of the strikers to dis- miss the employes who have remained faith- ful to their work. FOREST FIRES. Many Persons Hade Homeless by Conflagra- tions in Canada. Sherbrooke (Quebec), June B.— Bush fires at Black Lake have communicated to the houses and from thirty to thirty-five bave been burned. The losses are not yet known. It is thought that at least forty houses were buried and 250 people ren- dered homeless. The most of them saved some of their household effects. Steamer Taramung Wrecked. Melbourne. June B.—The reported loss of the steamer Taramung, employed in the Australian coasting trade, is confirmed. Pieces of wreckage have drifted ashore which show the steamer has gone down. The fate of the passengers and crew Is un- known. -_-;\u25a0> Sealing Bill Passed. London, June B.— The bill to enable her Majesty by order in council to make special provision for prohibiting the catching of seals In the Behring Sea by her subjects during a period named in the order, passed the House of Lords to-day. A Sepoy Hanged. Calcutta, June 8.-—A special received here from Manipur states that a sepoy, one of the leaders in the recent revolt against British authority was hanged this morning for his complicity In the massacre of Com- missioner Quinton and party. Scotch Ship-Builders Strike. Glasgow, June B.—Seven thousand ship- workers at Clyde Bank Went on a strike to-day, in consequence of a 5 per cent re- duction in their wages. The men decided to-night to resume work, pending a conference. CALIFORNIA FKLTT. Prices Realized at Yesterday's Auction Sales .' __. in the East. Chicago, June The Earl Fruit Com- pany sold at auction to-day ono carload of California fruit. Cherries, Royal Anne, brought Sl 25 to 81 80; Tartarian, $1 25 to $140; royal apricots, $2 15 to $2 25; Prin- gle, boxes, $1 50 to $180; Alexander peaches, IS 50. Some small and slackly packed fruit brought lower prices. Porter Bros. Company sold to-day three carloads of California fruit. Seedling apri- cots brought Sl 85 to 82 50; royal apricots, $2 30; Pringle apricots, small and poor, 95 cents to $1 35; 1 ioyal Anue cherries, 81 25 to *._; black Ta.tarians, $1 30 to $1 45; peaches, $1 25 to $2 75. A BIG JOB. Work Soon to: Be Commenced on the Hudson River Bridge. New York, June 9.—Work begins In September on the bridge over the Hudson River, between this city and the Jersey shore. The company which will build the bridge is authorized to issue {20,000,- --000 of stocks and §40,000.000 of bonds. The work is to be completed In thirty months. Ten trunk lines c verging at Jersey City move 750 passenger trains daily, * and last year carried 80,000,000 passengers. Connections will be made with the terminals of all the roads in this city and trains will be ruu over the bridge at, a speed of forty ; miles an hour. \u25a0-•\u25a0-•<_\u25a0.'- CANADA'S LOSS. Arrangements for Sir John Macdonald's Funeral— His Successor. Toronto, June B.—From almost every point iv Canada come tidings of universal sorrow at the death of Sir John Macdonald. Everywhere signs of mourning are to be seen. Arrangements have been made to fire five- minute guns at Ottawa and in every city in Canada during the progress of the funeral of the dead Premier. There is a strong feeling that an autopsy ought to be made on the body of Sir John by independ- ent medical men, in order tbat the public may know what was really the cause of death. THE COMING CABINET. A special dispatch from Ottawa says: All sorts of rumors are flying around to-day as to whom the Governor-General willcall up- on to form the new Government. It is said to-day that no one had yet been summoned by the Governor-General, and -that it was not probable any one would be until after the funeral. Tbis delay of at least five days is almost without precedent. It gives point to the curious story afloat to the effect that the Governor-General left the meeting of the Royal Society at Montreal rather hurriedly last Wednesday, and called upon Sir John Macdonald at Earnseliffe the next day. It is said Sir John then mdi ated whom he thought should be called upon to form the new Ministry in case his illness terminated fatally. FEARING ANNEXATION. The Empire, the Government organ, in an editorial on "The Duty of the Hour," says: "The matchless leader is no more. The tongue of the patriot is silent. The head which planned and the band which exe- cuted in his country's service are laid low in death. Remember that those who would abandon British rule on this continent and hand us over to the dominion of a foreign country have for years had their ghoulish hopes placed on the death of the leader that they might undo the work which he has done, and that tbe self-couvicted traitor, who has become the mouthpiece of a once great party, declared in a treasonable pam- phlet, which the grand old mau himself dragged to light, that 'whatever course the United States may see fit to adopt, it is plain that Sir John's disappearance from the stage is to be the signal for a movement toward annexation.' "FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED." "Even In the lifetime of the leader they have made their desperate onset, but were driven back by his valorous arm, though he gave his life-blood to the contest, and now lies a maityr to his country's cause. But now the opportunity they have hoped for has gone, and every force that they can make for blotting out from the map the name of Canada, and handing us over, in the language of traitors, as a "tier of North- ern States," will be marshaled to the fray, with redoubled fury. The hope of the enemy is In prophecies, that, when the old leader is gone, the hosts he has led so often on to victory will be scattered as sheen wanting a shepherd. When the plotters and, traitors, both domestic and foreign, who are seeking to bring about the annexa- tion of this couutry to the United States through thes. ecious schemes of unrestricted reciprocity or continental free trade, have been so completely crushed that they will never dare to raise their heads in Canada, then, and not till then, can minor or side issues be discussed." FAVORING LIBERALISM. Ottawa, June B.— The Globe, the Liberal organ, discussing the political situation, says: "Though Sir Charles Tupper has been telegraphed for the present impression Is that Sir John Thompson will become the ~ first" Minister. Liberalism is in control of ~ all the provincial governments, with one or two unimportant exceptions, and its triumuh at Ottawa is merely a question of a few months, for not only is the old man himself dead, but his system of government has run its course and came to its end with him." THE WORLD'S FAIR; The Fight for Chief of the Horticultural Bu- reau—Chile's Exhibit. Chicago, June B.—The fight for Chief of the Horticultural Bureau, to which place Mr. Maxwell was appointed by Director- General Davis, Is drawing to a close, and will be settled this week. The California State World's Fair Commission, headed by Irving M. Scott, arrived to-day, and is work- ing for Maxwell. Washington. June B.—The Latin-Amer- ican Department of the World's Columbian Exposition lias received a cablegram from Lieutenant Harlow, the Special Commis- sioner, in which he states the Government of Chile has accepted the Invitation to par- ticipate in th* 1 exp.sition at Chicago, aud that the Commissioners will be appointed at once. Chile will erect her own building at Chicago and has asked that oue acre of space be reserved for her. The Govern- ment will send a military band and will make an approbation of 8100,000 to pay the preliminary expenses. FLOODS IN TEXAS. Several Persons Drowned and Much Property Destroyed. St. Louis, June B.—Dispatches from sev- eral points along the Rd River InTexas In- dicate that that stream is on the rampage* At Gainesville it is above the high-water mark, and Information comes from above there that many people barely escaped with their lives. All communication with Indian Territory is cut off, and it will be some time before the damage can De repaired. Mes- sengers from Burling state that the river is running wild in that section and the de- struction of property is great, while soma lives have beeu lost. D. T. Harris, a stock- man, lost 400 head of cattle and fifty-five horses. The damage done In the Territory can only be surmised. In a heavy rain at Cliillicothe, Tex., two employes of W. T. Lindsay and two strangers who camped near the bridge at that place were drowned. Order Entered in a Railroad Case. Leavenworth, June B.— ln the United States Circuit Court to-day an order was entered in the case ol the Mercantile Trust Company against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company and others, satis- fying a decree of forfeiture, an 1 directing the receivers to turn over the railway and property to the Missouri,! Kansas. and Texas Railroad Company on July Ist. There was no controversy over the order. CANNOT BE FOUND. Disappearance of an Ex-Treasurer Char*j_4 With Conspiracy to Defraud. Philadelphia, June B.— -Frank Brenton, ex-Treasurer of the Millward-Cliff Cracker Company, a warrant for whose arrest is out on a charge of conspiracy with Presi- dent Kennedy of the wrecked Spring Gar- den Bank, to defraud the cracker company, has disappeared and cannot be found. Embezzler Arrested. Omaha (Xebr ), June B.— J. L. Campion for several years cashier of the Consoli- dated Tank Line Company here, was ar- rested to-night by Inspector Bowman of the New York Fidelity Surety Company. Campion's peculations are $5000, and cover a long period. Bank Examiner Drew Condemned. Phidadelphia, June B.— meeting of the depositors of the suspended Spring Garden Bank to-night condemned Bunk Ex- aminer Drew, and called upon the proper authorities to ask for his resignation. I THEY OUGHT TO KNOW. \u2666 TO THE CALLPUBLISHING CO.-Gentlemen : We are thoroughly convinced that we have received BETTER RESULTS from onr Snnnyside and Lakeview ads in THE CALLthan from any other medium. E. AVERY McCarthy. SUNNY SIDE land COMPANY. Ministers of the Gospel Are often greatly annoyed and their best efforts in paired by Hoarseness, caused by protracted or undue •xertlon of the vocal organs. To such HALES HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR la recommended as an efficient remedy, quickly soothing irritation of the Throat, and allaying ___ Inflamed condition of the larynx, thus not only glv Ing temporary relief, but preventing many othe* serious affections of the Throat and Lungs. Soli by druggists. 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The Morning Call.GLUME LXX-NO. 9. SAN FRANCISCO. TUESDAY MORNING. 9. 1891-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

THE BACCARAT CASE

Eloquent Speeches of the Op-posing Counsel,

The Prince of Wales Severely Scored by

Sir Edward Clarke.

"Too Late to Save Reputation"—

TheStrong Points for tbe Plaintiff.

Public Feeling Changing.

Epcclal to The Mobnixo Call.

London. June B.—When the trial of thebaccarat scandal case was taken up to-daySir Charles Russell resumed his address forthe defense which was interrupted last Sat-urday by adjournment of the court SirCharles commenced by calling attention toSir WilliamGordon Cumming's methods ofplaying baccarat, saying: "Ifwhat ArthurStanley Wilson has sworn to took place Itexcluded all that class of suggestions ofwhich no trace appeared in the correspond-

ence between Sir William. General OwenWilliams and Lord Coventry, to the effectthat the accusation arose from misunder-standing the plaintiff's system of play."Sir Charles said that in his opinion the onlycourse open to Sir Edward Clarke, leading

counsel for the plaintiff, was to announcethe whole accusation as an invent! This,he said, would be fatal. "Was it possiblefor an innocent man to adopt the coursetaken by plaintiff?" asked the attorney."

lie says he did not ask to be confrontedwith the witnesses, because he was advisednot todo so. Put the impulse of an honor*]able man would have been to insist that hisaccusers should be brought .ice to face withhim.

APOSSIBLE MISTAKE.

"Instead of this the juryhad placed beforethem the feeble suggestion that the *«.;•-

nesses mistook 'coups trois' foracts of cheat-ing. Ifthis was so. the plaintiff's conductcnuld have been explained, But there wasnot a syllable of a suggestion of that kinduttered at Tranby Croft. The plaintiffsigned that paper and knew that in so do-ing it was the same as an ad miss ofguilt." Sir Charles then cleverly endeav-ored to discount the arraignment of theWilson family and other members of theTranby Croft baccarat party, which ho an-ticipated would be one of the few errors inthe address for the plaintiff, which SirEdward Clarke would snake for the other6ide, concluding with the remark that beconfidently left the defendant's case in thehands of the jury, being fully aware the lat-ter would do their duty and their verdictwould uphold the evidence which wis givenin their behalf. When sir Charles Russellsat down there was a murmur of surpriseat counsel for defendant** haying closed hisaddress rather unexpectedly.

counsel FOI. THE PLAINTIFF.Soiicitor-Uenernl Sir LIward Clarke, lead-

ing counsel for plaintiff, took the floor, andin a few bentences tersely invited tlie atten-tion of the jury. He then commenced bysaying it had been "common talk" that thePrince of Wales' continual presence in courtdunug the trial of this suit had been for thepurpose of restraining the agues of thelawyers engaged in the case from comment-ing upon the Prince of Wales' connectionwith it. This remark caused a .sensation,but it was nothing to what followed. Con-tinuing, Sir Edward intimated that thepresence of the Prince of Wales in courtwould not prevent him from making anycomment necessary, saying that he, counsel,had a painful duty to perform, and that heintended to perform it honestly and fairly.Hi*opponents, he continued, had alwaysbeen careful to allude to him, counsel lorplaintiff, as "the Solicitor-General," and he

led, "while Iam proud of the title, Imust remind the jury t*>at 1 appear in thiscase simply as an English barrister, aud Iam obliged to regard the friendships, andeven my own interests, and comment on theconduct and evidence of oue of the highestin the laud."

ATTACK OX THE PKIN'CE.Sir Edward Clarke, as he uttered these

words, turned squarely around until hefaced the Prince of Wales, upon whomevery eye in the court was then fixed, andwho nervously crossed his legs, while theaudience was utterly aghast at what wasconsidered to be the audacity of the

tor-General, In several directionsthe whispered comment, "Why, he isgoing to attack the Prince of*Wales I" wasdistinctly heard, and caused all attention tobe riveted upon plaintiffs counsel. Con-tinuing, the .Solicitor-General remarked thatSir Charles Russell, for the defendants, hadsaid that "even if the jury found forplaintiffacd disregarded the document thelatter had signed at Tranby Cro.t the mili-tary authorities old t.ike the matter up,and that Sir William Cordon Camming _name would be stricken from the army list.1 wish to say in unmistakable terms," ex-claimed Sir Edward Clarke, raisiug hisvoice until it echoed tellingly through thecourt-room, "that it would be impossiblefor the authorities to do any such thing, anto leave on that list the name, of the FieldMarshal, the Prince of Wales, and GeneralOwen Williams."

THK AUDIENCE ASTOXTSIIED.This bold statement seemed to completely

take away the breath of the audience, andcaused by far the greatest sensation of theentire 'rial. A hushed murmur of astonish-ment, not unmixed withdismay and someirritation, swept over the court-room. Onemust thoroughly understand the almost re-ligious worship of royalty which prevailsthroughout Great Britain to clearly under-stand the fullmeaning of the crushing sig-nificance of the Solicitor-General's words,aimed directly at the heir-apparent. Amidthis storm the Prince of Wales sat on thebench to the left of the Lord Chief Justice,not a muscle of bis face apparently twitch-ing, leaning ins head upon ids arm and en-deavoring to appear totally unconcerned.

THE CONTBADICTOBT EVIDE_.CE.

After the sensation had somewhat sub-sided, Sir Edward directed his attention tothe discrepancies which, be asserted, ex-isted between the precis, or memorandum,drawn up at Tranby Croft, which accused BitWilliam Gordon Camming of withdrawing;as well as adding counters to those he hidpreviously staked at baccarat, and the state-ment, v.hich the Wil-on family disclaim,that there was a preconcerted plan to watchCumming on the second night of baccaratplaying. Sir Edward followed this with thearraignment of tire Wilsons, which wasmost severe and cutting.

"Yes," exclaimedtie Solicitor-General, referring to the Wil-sons, "they undoubtedly have money, buteven ifSir William would condescend totake it from such a source, Ishall not askthe jury to fix damages beyond a nominalsum."

THEYHAD NO SUSPICIONS.Solicitor- General Calso dwelt strongly

upon the fact that the Prince of Wales,General Williams and Lord Coventry allbased their opinions on Arthur StanleyWilson's statement, which the latter hadsince modified, and upon the fact that thePrince of Wales, Lord Coventry and Gen-eral Williams testified there had not been asingle suspicious act upon the part of SirGordon Cumming. Sir Edward Clarke di-lated upon the facility with which peopleimagine things when ihey

#have been pre-viously advised of their possible existenceand which never really happened. II* saidthere was nothing in the accusations againstthe plaintiff that could not be explained bythe system of play Camming adopted, thoughthe jury were asked to believe thai theplaintiff had descended to adopting thetricks of the lowest sharper.

THE WILSON FAMILYSCOBED.The Solicitor-General commented sarcas-

tically upon the ornamental position occu-pied by the head of the Wilson family, who,counsel .-.aid, was not consulted throughoutthe proceedings, and who apparently had togive way to bis son-in-law, Mr. LycettGreen, who was deputed to defend the fam-ilyhonor. "Aman of the mature age of 31years," said the Solicitor-General, cuttingly,

referring to Green— "who rode to thehound* four days ina week." Wheu Greenheard the Pi ince of Wales say "Give himanother tenner. Iwish people would puttheir stakes in a conspicuous place," he(Mr. Green) came to the conclusion that SirWilliam had been cheating, and rose fromthe table full of valiant resolution ; but,

changing his mind, Gr*en wrote to hismother-in-law, in magnificent tones of e'e-v.it d morality, and then refund to playag in, and afterward directed the atientionof the Prince of Wale*., who was agai'i .-res-ent, to toe affair, and who, without hearingSir William's version of the occurrence,condemned his intimate friend.

TO SAVE THE TRINCE'S KEPCTATION."What was Sir William Gordon Cum-

ming's reason for signing the documentabout which so much has b-en said?" askedthe -solicitor-General, looking straight intothe Prince of Wales' eyes. "Itwas," lissaid, after an effective pause, "to save thePrince of Wales." "Among the masses ofthe people," Sir Edward continued, titteringeach word with startling distinctness, "itisknown that a club or inn could bepr M-cuted for playing baccar.tt, and in agreater part of the community there was afeeling that this unhappy incident oughtnever to have been allowed to becomeknown, because the circumstances werethose which were at variance with the feel-ing and conscience of the peoulc. Thenmere was the strange ami subtle li*flu»*nc«ofroyally," still more solemnly and dramatic-ally said the Solicitor-General; "and SirWilliam Gordon Cumming's action in sign-ing that document was due t.i th*.influencewhich has adorned history, and which hasmade many Knights do un_.ni-.iuly aud dis-honorable deeds tv save a King, becausethey gave their honor freely, as they wouldhave given their lives for the interests ofdynasty, or to conceal tue foibles of aPrince." ,"--•\u25a0-\u25a0-*

Ills ELOQUENCE APPLAUDED.A slight ripple of applause, which was

promptly suppressed, broke out in court asthe eloquent jurist uttered the last words,in the most couching and impressive man-ner.

"Che document," continued Sir Ed-

ward Clarke, with increasing force, andamidst the most intense silence throughoutthe court-room, "was signed by Sir WilliamGordon dimming in order to savo thePrince of Wales from scandal. The mottoof Sir William Gordon Cutniiiiag's familyis 'without fear.' He came into the wit-ness-box without fear, confident of a ver-dict, which he wished to wipe the stainfrom his noble record of service with hisgallant regiment of brave soldiers." MrEdward Clarke's plain language through-out, when he referred to the Prince ofWales, and when ho made the assertionthat the precis was prepared by Lord Cov-entry and signed by Sir William Gordondimming, solely in order to shieldthe Prince of Wales from scandal, dusedone oi the greatest sensations of tins sen-sational trial, and those who heardthe remarks made in court were so Ira-pressed with them that they were generallydiscussed afterward, and were commentedupon in the clubs and other circles far intothe night and early morning. The So icitor-Geuerai quoted, as a basis of these startlingallegations, au extract from the Earl ofCoventry's diary, in which the followingwords occur: "We were induced to recom-mend this course because we desired toavoid scandal, aid in order to keep thename of the Prince of Wales out of it.""sir WilliamGordon Camming, as well asthe Earl of Coventry," said Sir Ed .van!, "isloyal to the Prince of Wide?, who has beeumost kind to him, and "Sir William GordonCamming signed that document because hewas willing to sacrifice himself as his oldfrinds were willingto sacrice him in orderto save the reputation of one the recollec-tion of whose friendship will always bebright in his memory.'*

TOO LATE TO SAVE DEPUTATIONS.The Solicitor-General said slowly to the

jury: "Itis too late to undo much of themischief which has been dove," aud turningto the Prince of Wales and looking the lat-ter direct ivthe face for about the space ofa minute, be continued in a voice ap-parently shaken withemotion, "and itmaybe too late to save the reputation of somepeople mentioned in this case, but," againturning to the jury, "itisnot too late for youto prevent the completion of the sacrifice ofthis gallant officer." Sir Edward Clarke'sspeech was regarded as a most eloquent andtelling effort, and as he closed bis remarksthere was a burst of spontaneous applause,cheering and hand-clapping throughout thecourt, which caused the Lord Chief Justicelo shout, "Sdene**! this is not a theater." .The Lord Chief Justice's all had the de-sired effect and the applause stopped, butas Sir William Gordon Cumming rose frombis -eat a minute liter, and while the Pi 'neeof Wales and Lord Coleridge were tillonthe bench, there was a renewal of the cheersand iiand-clap..!iii_, oi which tiie plaiutiiiappeared to take no notice.**.The ...re, it was plainly evident, appearedgreatly impressed with the speech of th.

r-Geiieral and as he ended Itthe re-mark was heard throughout the court:"Cumming willget a verdict, or at leas*, thejury will disagree." Ths court then ad-journed until to-morrow, when the LordChief Justice willsum up and the case willbe given to the jury.

SHOULD GIVE IT GAMBLING.Speaking in the Congregational Church at

High Barnet yesterday Key. J. Matthewssail: "Considering his great influence andresponsible position the Prince of Waleswas the man who should have promisednever to touch another card."

PROPOSED BY Till: PBI-tCB.Toung Arthur Stanley Wilson has been

elected a member of the Marlborough Clubon the proposal of the Prince of Wales.

ITALY SHAKEN.

Several Cities Neatly Demolished by

Severe Earthquakes.

Rome, June B.—Advices fromßadia-Cala-vena and Legman, the town* iv NortheraItaly visited by earthquakes yesterday, showthat the inhabitants have taken to the fieidsfor safety. The authorities have furnished

large number of tents to sheltet those whohave fled from their home*. The subter-ranean rumblings continue, and occasion-ally slighter shocks than those of yesterdayare felt. The damage d*ne yesterday ismuch greater than at first reported. Thetowns are practically destroyed. At leastthree-quarters of the houses are left in suchcondition that public safety demands thatthey be pulled down entirely. Large bodiesof troops have been dispatched to theseplaces to assist the authorities in clearingthe streets of debris, in tearing down thedangerous houses and to render other as-sistance. The earthquake was strongly feltat Florence and Acuto. In this city onlyslight sliocks were experienced.

Naples, June B.—A large stream of lavais issuing from the new crater of MountVesuvius at the base of the central cone.Signor Palmieri, director of the observa-tory, states the flow is directly Connectedwith yesterday's earthquake inLombardy,and that the seismic disturbance* generallyatop when the eruption commences. Hedoes not consider the stream dangerous.

VIENNA. June B.—The earthquake wasfelt to-day in Tyrol, in Kedeaa Ihal andSued Thai, at the foot of Admelle Glacier.

CHINESE OUTRAGES.

Foreign Ministers Protest Against theMissionary Murders.

London, June B.— Advices from Shang-hai report fresh outrages against foreignersat Wusfeh, near Kiu Liang. An Englishmissionary and customs officers were mur-dered, and the European residents are ap-pealing for the protection of a man-of-war.

Shanghai, June B.—The French andAmerican Ministers have called on the Im-perial Cabinet to give efficient protection toEuropean and American residents, hint-ing that failure to comply with theirrequests will involve hostile actionon the part of their respective Governments.The French squadron threatens to bombardNankin unless the sufferers of the recentriots' are promptly indemnified. Tho horri-ble details are giveu of the attacksnt Wusutch on the French missions.The women and children escaped mur-der only by flying naked from theirabides. Instead of repressing tho nativesthe provincial mandarins appear rather toencourage the anti-foreign feeling. Theepidemic of outrages continues to spread.The dispatch of a gunboat by the ChineseGovernment, even supposing Itwere doneingood faith, would fail to arrest the move-ment

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Charged With Treason.' Paris, June B.—Messrs. Turpin, Tripone,Feuvrieraud Fessler were to-day committedfor trial on a charge of treason, inconsolr-lug tosell tho secrets of France, particularlythe secrets of the manufacture of the nowexplosive, uielcnite, to foreigners.

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To Read a Treatise.New Haven, June B.—-David Lynde

Huntington of San Diego has been selectedto read a treatise on mechanical engineeringat the commencement of the Sheffield Scien-tific School, of which he is a graduate,

THE KEYSTONE BANK

An Investigation of the Causeof "the Failure.

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Postmaster Wanamaker Examined by tieCouncil Committee. _

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A Foil and Complete Statement of All HisTransactions With the Suspended

Institution.

ffecial to Thi Monviwa c.__.r_

Philadelphia, June B.—A larg*. crowdwas present at the meeting of the'lnvesti-gation Committee to-day,, attracted by thefact that Postmaster-General Wanamak-rhad promised to appear and testify to all theknowledge be had in reference to thebank'- management, Mr. Wanaiuakor waspromptly on hand with his son and partner,Thomas B. Wanam.ker, ;.ih* at the con-clusion of the examination Examiner Drewread bis statement, which he said was an

answer to all the allegations that have con-nected his name with the Keystone Bank,and was at the same time a full and com-plete statement of all his transactions withthe bank. His statement said, insubstance:"Ihave been a depositor only; never wasan officer or Director; never owned a shareof the stock, but held until recently 2515shares as collateral. The Sim of:JohnWanamaker, consisting of three persons,had an account with the Keystoue Bankand the firm's account, by arrangement

with the bank, win made responsible forMrs. Wauamaker't checks upon the bank,which, for convenience, were kept in aseparate account. It is substantially oneaccount under two heals. Mrs. Waua-maker's account could not be overdrawn,while my account had a balance to itsciedit. Under these circumstances, her ac-count was not overdrawn when the bankclosed according to our books which showa balance inour favor, itis true the bankcharged against our account at its settle-ment a short time before the failure B**ooowhich no one at our off.*.- know*, anythingabout and which we refuse to recognizi un-tilit is explained. We kept up our depositsstraight through the panic." -

Mr. vVanamaker then read, a statementshowing tha deposits in the Keystone BankIn the months of November, December,January, February and up to March 20th,react) ins: a total. of $1,263,896. "These de-posits had been gradually -creased, begin-ning with.January, knowing, as the publicdid generally, that Marsh was conferringwith the shareholders to rai>e, assessments,and, further, knowing that it was commonrumor that the bank was short. Our coursewiih the Keystone B.mk was solely dictatedby the ordinary prudence of business men.Inever knew of any irregularities in theKeystone Bank until after the run, whenLucas* indebtedness was mad** known tothe Directors, and Iwas informed that hisestate intended to reimburse the bank.Later, Iwas told by President Marsh, forthe first time, that he feared some of thesto.k Iheld as collateral was not properlyissued.* Ihad no knowledge tbat the bankwas going to close when it did. Alldis-counts granted to my firm of myself weremade in the customary manner."

Mr. VVanamaker said that from the bestliifonna*T***a'*._ has the""i.l__h'est amount otsingle name papers held was £50.003 up toFebruary, 1890 In that month, in additionto this. he had a discount of $50,000 fur fivemonths, which was understood to be per-sonal t .*> him individually at the time lie re-ceived it. "Any discounts beyond this arenot properly chargeable to the firm's ac-count. On one occasion Marsh called aidsaid he wanted $60,000 of the firm's paper,as they understood, for country hanks.They Kara it to him, and for boom timepressed the Keystone Bank to turn over theproceeds, and finally got them by piece-meal, l'eiore tne paper was paid welearned that itwas la the Keystone Bank,and we had an \u25a0 intimation that it had beensecured for u>e at the Clearing-house."VVanamaker said he never borrowedpersonally from the bank except onthe one occasion above slated. Tho paperftpuearlng in his personal account was paperreceived in the course of business withwhich he settled. Lucas' indebtedness tohim was by reason of Lucas having failedto keep an agreement. Wanamaker neversuggested auy person, directly or Indirectly,to the Secretary of the Treasuiy or Comp-troller forth*}receivership of the KeystoneHank, nor did he Id any way endeavor toinfluence the appointment. He did notknow his brother had entered bail forMarsh until lie read of the fact in thepapers while traveling in the West. Henever had business transactions with Bards-ley, individually or as the City Treasurer,or withany oue representing him in eitherCapacity.

Wanamaker had esteemed Drew highlyfor years on his. reputation as a bank ex-aminer. After tlie bank failed lie sawDrew twice and talked about the questionof establishing anew bank with new men.Wanamaker knew Lucas in a businessway from ear manhood and never heard awhisper against his business integrity untilafter lie was dead. During 1887, upon thebelief that Lucas was a rich man and aknowledge of his investing in various enter-prises as a capitalist, Wanamaker told himof his great desire to assist in preservingthe independence of the Beading Railroadproperty and that he (Wanamaker)thought the purchase of certain holding.of stock held by parties inimical to the re-organization would be profitable and useful,and invited Lucas to join him insuch pur-chase. The agreement was verbal and to theeffect that Lucas was to supply certainsums if money as Wanamaker called forthem and deposit the same to Wanamakcr'spersoual account in the Keystone Bank. Inaccordance with that agreement Wana-maker drew checks on that account to theextent of about $60,000. Upou several occa-sions when he notified Lucas that moneywas needed. Lucas brought him stock of theKeystone Bank which he told him to use asit was not convenient to furnish cash at thetime. As a result, when Lucas died, Wana-maker had 2613 shares of Keystone Bankstock so received.

After Lucas' death Wanamaker found hehad not made the deposits as agreed andthat his (Wanamaker* a) account was over-drawn. He immediately made itgood byclosing it with commercial paper receivedin his business, which was all duly paid.Lucas, therefore, did not inreality furnisha penny for the purchase of the Beadingstock Wanamaker held, and ail tho latterhad for Lucas' share was Keystone stockcertificates. lie beld this subject to the ad-justment of his account. Mr. Marsh andMrs. Lucas urgently desiied, after therun of last December, to have thestock returned to the bank. This Wana-maker declined to do. lie maintained thisposition until the bank closed, and then,recognizing that the stock had no moneyedvalue, and being further assured that if sur-rendered to the Lucas estate it would helpthe rehabilitation of the bank, he surren-

red it. What he surrendered was value-less to him, but might possibly help thebank and save others. Being a collateralholder under the law he could not be as-sessed upon the stock, hence any supposi-tion that he could have parted with thestock to avoid an assessment is withoutfoundation and fact. .-.-.

Last autumn Marsh claimed that the bankhad strained itself to help customers andwanted help, and the firm paid off all itsdiscounts as fast as they fell due. Later,when the run came, Marsh used come tothe firm,saying he had no one to go to, as-suring them that everything was right, pre-cisely as he did at the Clearing-house. liepressed Wanamaker to buythe Lucas Build-ing and seashore property, to loan paper firuse at the Clearing-house to recover othercollateral, all of which Wanamaker de-clined.

About 8 o'clock the night before thefailure Marsh called upon Wanamaker inWashington to say that ho had been to theComptroller and iuformed him of his doubtsabout the issued stock, aud asked Wana-maker whether be could in any way helnthe bank. Wauamaker said ".No, andthe interview closed.

In conclusion, Mr. Wanamaker said thatinstead of the bank losing a penny by him,he hid only been its profitable customer.. Responding to questions by Biting, Wana-maker said he borrowed money on the stock

Lucas gave him until there was a questionabout it*,verity, and then be gathered itupand held it.

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Eltl-ig said that $200,000 or upward Inmoney was obtained atonu time from Bards-lev by Marsh and loaned to Wanamaker.The latter responded that he never heard ofit;be never had a cent from Bardsley, *\u25a0individual or , Treasurer, directly or Indi-rectly, through Marsh or Jones, or anybodyelse.. . *?. Councilman Smith said: "You now haveno other choice except to regard the pos-session of Reading stock fully equival entfor the return of bank stock." .v

Wanamaker— lmake no claim against theLucas estate. . . ,

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. jExaminer Drew, inhis testimony to-day.said he still thinks the assets of the bankwill be able to pay depositors dollar fordollar. When asked if he Included th.$930,000 in due bills held by Bardsley, hesaid he did not, as there were- no trares ofthe money ever having been .paid Into thebank. * /--'\u25a0 - - ...__f

NO SEALING.

Both Houses of Parliament Pass the Bthrlc^

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Sea BilL |London, June B.—The House of Lord*

to-day passed the Behring Sea BUI:Before passing . it Lord Salisburymoved an amendment, which was*adopted, to the effect that the Queen, by

order In Council, prohibits British shipsfrom catching seals in the Behring Sea*during the. period limited by the order or.such part thereof as would be described ivthe order.jLondon, June '\u25a0B.— The House of Com-mons formally passed the Behring Sea billas received from the House of Lords. .

Washington, June B.—-The Govern manChas notified all its agents at the seal islands*,

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by the steamer Rush to stop the killing ofseals by the North American CommercialCompany when it has taken 7500. th? num-ber which the Administration in the cor-'*respondence with the British Government 1

for"a close season" !made one of the condi-tions of the agreement. *

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AN EPIDEMIC.

Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Nearly,;Depopulated. i

Ottawa (Out.), June B.—The Marine De-partment has received a detailed report \u25a0

from Dr. McPherson of North Sydney, Cape 1Breton, no was sent to render assistance ,

to the sufferers from the grip on St Pauls'

Island, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Too ]doctor says on his arrival he found Mr.Campbell, Superintendent of the light s;a-tion, and his chief engineer suffering from ;

pneumonia, and nearly every person on theisland had been affected withInfluenza. Be-sides this, many children were suffering'from diphtheria or. whooping-cough, and in:some instances from both diseases. The;grip is also epidemic at Magdalen Island.Hundreds of people are sick, and the can-ning factories had to be closed, as there Isno one to run them. .

THE CZAR'S REALM.

French Alliance Refused— JewsFleeing.

London,* June -The Vienna corre-s pendent of the Times says the Czar has re-jected the formal proposal for a French al-liance, on the ground that he could preservepeace only by keeping a free hand.

Renewed rumors ere current that theJewl-h merchants of St. Petersburg intend.,to quit the city. "Anions those mentionedas abuut to leave are Poljakoff, the railwayking, and Budski, tbe sugar-rehner. Therabbis of toe principal cities of Russia haveordered a day of fasting and prayer and in-tercession attains! persecution.

Beklin, June 8.—

The principal artists,singers and acton of this city have prom-ised to take part in the great summer fetefor the benefit of the Russian Jews.

INDICTMENT ASHED.

The Charges Against the Late Treasurer ofthe Whisky Trust.

Chicago, June B.—Judge Biodgett thismorning quashed the United States indict-ment against George J. Gibson, Secretary ofthe Whisky Trust, charged with conspiracyto destroy the Shuefelut Distiller}*. The

decision was on the ground that the case isone for the State court and not for theUnited States courts, and In which therewas no statute providing a penalty for thecrime for which Gibson was indicted.

The federal indictment against Gibsoncharged him witlicunsuiriugto bribe GaugerDewar to set fire to Shuieldt's distillery.Judge Biodgett said the statutes make It acrime for any one to offer to bribe a UnitedStates officer to do any art in violation ofhis lawful duties, but to bribe or Induce suchofficer to do an act not contained within theline of his official duties infringes upon nostatute of the United States. The distiller-ies are not uuder the protection of theUnited States, ana the offense charged is notwithin Federal cognizance. Slates' Attor-ney Long necker this evening said theState indictments for having explosives, forconspiracy to commit felony with partiesunknown and for attempted arson willbepushed against Gibson.. *» \u25a0

HEAVY OK NANCE.

The First Twelve-Inch Gun Made in theUnited States.

New Yoiik, June B.—The first twelve-inch gun made in the United States hasjust been completed at the Watervllet At-senal and will soon be tested at SandyHook. Ithas been building since 1888. Itis the largest steel gnu ever built in thiscountry, but than are twelve 13-inch gunsunder way for the ships Indiana. Massa-chusetts and Oregon. Although it wasnecessary to send abroad for the largestforgmgs. It will not be necessary in thefuture, American manufacturers now beingable to produce the largest forgings. Thegun is 440 inches long; bore, sue Inches;total weight, 52 tons. It can be fired 260times witha charge of 440 pounds and witha projectile weighing 1100 pounds.

THE KEY ONE HANK.

The Government to Aid in a Full and Thor-ough Investigation.

Washington, June The Presidenthad a conference to-day with Secretary

Foster and Comptroller Lacey in regard tothe case of the Keystone National Bank ofPhiladelphia, as result of which he dictateda letter to Mayor Stuart, acknowledgingthe receipt of the resolutions of the CommonCouncil, calling for a Government investiga-tion of the bank, and saying that he willfacilitate a thorough investigation of theaffairs of the bank to the full extent of hispower, and willsee that auy officer of theGovernment found guilty of wrong-doing in

that connection is held to strictaccounta-bility for his action. V- "'-.'*•

SCIIOFIELD'S ENGAGEMENT.

The General Says the Wedding Will TakePlace as Announced.

Chicago, June 8.—

A special dispatchto the Daily News from Washing-ton to-day said: The current num-ber of the Army and Navy Jour-nal contains a statement that the reportthat General Schofield is to be married isuntrue. The General, when seen this even-lug by a reporter, said the Army and NavyJournal had no authority for tiie statement.His marriage will take place, all reports tothe contrary notwithstanding.

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Grain Supply.New York, June B.—The visible supply

of grain last Saturday, as compiled by theNew York Produce Exchange, Is as follows:Wheat, 10,477,000 bushels, a decrease of1,015,000; corn, 5,607,000 bushels, an increaseof 453,000; oats, 4,519,000 bushels, an in-crease of 300,000; barley, 305,000 bushels, adecrease of 30,000.

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APoint for General Butler.Boston, June B.—United States District

Judge Nelson gave a decision this morningupon the application of General Butler forthe release of Mrs. Clarlette Johnson upona writof habeas corpus, and, after deliver-ing a lirngopinion, ordered the discharge ofthe prisoner. Anappeal was taken.

THE ITATA'S ARMS.

It Is Believed That Some WereSecreted.

Hot AllTurned Over to the American Ad-miral on Her Surrender.

A Chilean Town Bombarded by the Govern-ment Torpedo-Boats— No Damage Done.

The Fleet Pursued.

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*•*? Special to The Mor>tix_ Ca__,

Washington, June B.—Nothing IsknownIn official circles here of the reported secre-tion ofarms by tho Itata before her sur-render to Admiral McCaun. Itis assumedfrom Admiral McCaun's reports to theNavy Department that the Insurgents havebeen acting in good faith throughout, butlvany event the arms and ammunition willcut a smaller figure Inthe legal proceedingsthan r«t first supposed, and even if some ofthem have been landed la Chile it is doubt-fulif this Government has reason to com-plain. The fact that she took arms aboardat sea might be of Importance during thetrial as evidence tending to sustain the libelin its allegation ol her purpose to violatethe neutrality laws, but .oral evidence wouldbe quite as effective as the production of thearms in court. So it appears there was noabsolute necessity for the surrender of anyarms to Admiral McCann. Itis possiblethe testimony may show they were trans-ferred from the Robert and Minnie to theRata within three miles of San I'lernenteIsland, in which case it must be held thatthe transfer took place in United Stateswaters; but if this should be so it wouldhave to form the subject of a new libel.

SHELLED THE TOWN.

Balmaccda'f) Torpedo-

Boats Bombard theChilean Town of Pisagua.

«f Icjviqu.-. June B.—The torpedo-boats Al-mirante Lynch and Almirante Condell, ac-companied by two armed transports, at-tempted to bombard Pisagua at long rangeto-day. Very few shells reached the towuand the two vessels soon retired. The Con-gressional ships have gone in pursuit. TheBritish ship Sinus from San Francisco, withprovisions, arrived yesterday. She repartsthat an agent of Balmaceda attempted todetain her at Callao, but tho British Minis-ter at Lima opposed such action unless theagent deposited £30,000 sterling.

The Itata will be ready to sail for Cali-fornia on Saturday.

3 BEING WATCHED.

The Esmeralda Receiving Coal at Panamat, Under Close Scrutiny.Panama, June B.— With the permission

of the Government, the .Chilean steamerEsmeralda is receiving about 400 tons ofcoal, which is being supplied by the PanamaRailroad Company. This fuel has beensecured to enable the Esmeralda to proceedto Arica, a maritime town of Chile. Thebelligerents in Chile not having as yet beenrecognised by this Government, the localauthorities are watching the movements ofthe Esmeralda very closely. She willprob-ably leave about the loth inst.

MINEKALi I'UODUCTS.______ »

Census Bulletin Concerning Some CaliforniaIndustries.

Washington. June b.—The census bulle-tin on mines and mining says: Itis esti-mated that there are now fifty miles ofbituminous rock pavements in California.The freight rates practically shut out Cali-fornia asphaltum from Eastern use. Thereport says that iv ÜB9 the only asbestosmined and marketed came from Californiaand was valued at {"1800. Itis used inmak-ing paint and cement. Infusorial earthused in making various explosive powdersand cleansing powders, or so-called soap,was first developed in Calitornia in 1889, inNapa County, on the farm of Mrs. EmmaWells, near Calistoga. By practical testsshe learned that it was an excellent thingfor cleaning and i> dishing, anil she, withother ladies, organized a stock company tomine and market it. In 1880 Californiaproduced 3000 short tons of gypsum. Thehighest wages for mining It were paid inCalifornia and Colorado. Sulphur has beenfound in Louisiana, Utah and ten countiesof California, but with the exception of thedeposit at Clear Lake, Lake County, nowork lias been done in California, In1864 arefinery was en cted, but owing to a drop qffiftyper cent In the Sau Francisco marketthe enterprise ceased to be profitable, andwas abandoned.

COAST I_.TI__.ESTS.

Land Office Decisions— Postmasters Appointed.Pensions Granted.

Washington, June B.—ln the case ofSansom M. Grubbs vs. Albion Bean, In-volving laud in the Marysville District ofCalifornia, the decision of the Commissioneris sustained.

E. A. Forsyth was to-day appointed Post-master at Del Sur, Los Angeles County,Cal., vice K. R. Lauder, resigned. C. S.Sullivan was appointed Postmaster at PalmSprings, San Diego County, vice F. B.Hans-com, resigned. George 11. Hardy was com-missioned Postmaster at Darwin, Cal.

The following Californium were grantedpensions to-day: Henry Kirchner, JamesCarpenter, Hiram J. Gruuiell, Eli Pinner,Anton Brown, Jessie Scott, Sebastian Blesi,Mary 11. Giles.

IN A BAD CONDITION.

A Receiver Appointed for the NorthwesternRubber Company.

Chicago, June B.—On complaint of AnnaW. Baird, one of the stockholders of theNorthwestern Lubber Company, JudgePlodgett of the Federal Court to-day ap-pointed Edgar White use*' receiver of thecompany. The bill of complaint says thecompany is insolvent; that its debts areover 5100,000, with no money to meet agreat deal of the paper long ago due. Thoreceiver says the company's affairs are in avery bad condition. _ ,>

TOOK A VACATION.

The Book-Keeper in a National Bank Short inHis Accounts.

Nashville (Tenu.), June B.—W. E. Min-chen, for several years book-keeper of theAmerican National Bank, went away on ashort vacation two weeks ago and he hasnot returned. His accounts have been found818,000 short

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Senator Quay's Errand.Washington, June B.—Senator Quay

arrived in Washington last night. Accom-panied by Martin and Judge Gilkerson,Second Controller, he called upon the Presi-dent to-day, and had a long talk. To startwith he handed the President the resigna-tion of Martin, a Collector at Philadelphia.He then talked with tho President aboutthe appointment of Martin's successor and

about the appointment of a successor toJudge Schofield of the Court of (-Maims, whoIs soon to retire. He urged the appointmentof Judge Gilkerson, and it is expected hewillbe appointed. In that event SenatorQuay will probably suggest some one for

Secoud Controller.

Bright Wheat Prospects.St. Louis, June B.— August 11. Schlllbor-

ger, who represents one of the largest grain-exporting houses in Denver, is In the city.He has just returned from an extended tourin the wiicat-fields of the North and North-west in ordei to ascertain what the pros-pects for the coming crops were. He Is ofthe opinion that the yield this year will bephenomenal.

Objectlong to a Proposed Statue.New York, June B.—The Woman's Me-

morial Fund Association, of which Mrs.Elizabeth Thompson is President, lias pro-posed to erect at the Columbian Expo.i-

tlona statue of Mrs. George L. Schuyler(nee Mnry Morris Hamilton; as the typicalphilanthropist.

-Tf.e Schuyler family,

through her son, Philip Schuyler, haveprotested against the project, and requestedthat it be abandoned. General Schuylersays: "Mrs. Schuyler, though talcing hersimre with others in the philanthropic workof her day, is in no sense 'the typical phil-anthropist,' and to place her insuch a posi-tion is to invite public criticism of a sortwhich has already been made in the press."

HAYTI'S REVOLT.

President Hippolyte Executes the Rebelsand Restores Order.

New York:,June -The steamer OrangeNassau arrived to-day from Port-au-Princeand brings the first definite news of the lateinsurrection in Hayti. The uprising was ofa serious character, and for a time threat-ened important consequences, but the Gov-ernment repressed the rebellion by promptand stern measures. The insurrectionistsstormed the prison at Port-au-Prince and anumber of prisoners were released, whenthe military appeared on the scene and cap-tured the whole party.

N. B. Walker, a well-known resident ofPort-au-Prince, and a passenger on thesteamer states that there was considerableexcitement in that city. Martial law wasdeclared and some sixty persons were shotMay 25th. Hippolyte has everything inhisown hand**, and killing goes on at the rateof two or three persons a day.

NATIVES SHOT LIKE DOGS.Later mail advice from Port au Prince

dated June Ist say: The massacre of St.Bartholomew has had reproduction herelately. There have been rumors that a revo-lution against liyppolite was imminent, andthese reports having reached his ears hocaused the arrest of about eighty suspectedpersons. Among them was General Sully,who hid himself when informed thatho was wanted. Failing to securehim. his wife was taken instead,and thrown into prison. The outbreak oc-curred May 23d. A former Cabinet Min-ister, at the head of a band of well-armedfollowers, stormed the prison and released200 prisoners, who were provided witharms,and when Uyppolite's troops arrived therewas a bloody battle. The rebels were routedand their leaders shot at once. By night-fall forty men had been put todeath. Otherswero captured and shot on the three fol-lowingdays. Every man suspected of be-ing in sympathy with the insurgents wasput to death without trial as soon as cap-tured. Most of the 200 prisoners releasedfrom the jail by the insurgents were recap-tured and shot.

WHAT CAUSED THE REVOLT.The outbreak seemed to have been pre-

cipitated by the killingof Ernst Kigaud, themost prominent merchant in Portau Prince,liyppolite suspected him of being in com-munication with Legitime and of havingbrought a cargo of arms for the rebels,liyppolite went to his house witha detach-ment of soldiers, aud Kigaud denied that hehad any arms concealed either at his storeor in his house. The President called himinto the street and had him shot down bythe soldiers. The next morning the nephewof Rigaud called at Hyppolite's house toask about the killing,not knowing his unclewas shot by the President's order. As soonas he stated the object of his visit liyppolitehad him dragged into the street and shot.About the same time Alexis Rossutonal, anInoffensive "and much-esteemed man, wasshot down without warning. Another manwas put up against the Cathedral wall andbutchered. Seventeen men were executedina batch, and, even as this letter is beingwritten (June Ist) an occasional vol-ley tells that another wretch hasgone down. There Is no fighting inthe streets lo excuse this. Everyexecution is carried out in the most cold-blooded way, the executioners being soldiersbelonging to the most degraded type of menwho seem to enjoy the bloody task. Dayand night Hyppolite's troops patrol thestreets, searching for persons suspected ofbeing in sympathy with insurgents. Busi-ness is practically suspended. The bodiesof the rebels shot are loftlying in the streetsfor hours.

To-day a grand festival of peace—so-called—is ordered by liyppolite. The festi-val is to celebrate the fact that the rebelshave been defeated aud peace established.It is Impossible to enumerate in detail allthe murders that have been perpetratedunder color of the law. It Is estimatedfrom May 2Sth to June Ist that800 persons have been put to death.No one can say how long this state of af-fairs willlast or what the result will be;nor can any one who has not been an eye-witness of the scenes of horror enactedhere have any idea of the terrible conditionof the people of Port-au-Prince.

THE COMPOSITORS.

Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Inter-national Typographical Union.

Boston, JulyS.— The International Typo-graphical Union this morning began itsthirty-ninth annual convention. President^Edward T. Plank of Indianapolis, in hisaddress, said, in relation to the reduction ofthe number of hourj of labor, that the move-ment is ono that should only be undertakenwhen fully prepared for an earnest andlong struggle, and then only by the con-certed actions of all the unions at the sametime. It would be a good plan to submitthe question to a vote whether or not weshall make au attempt to enforce the nine-hour day next spring. In this way we maygain the support of the American Federa-tion of Labor. '_.'

The drafts upon the funds during theyear have been very heavy, the number oflookouts, strikes, etc., having been large.

The opening session saw the settlementof an interesting question concerning thesta tus of a delegate. Delegate O. L.Smithrepresents the San Diego (Cal.) delegation,while his home and place of business isDenver, Colo., where, he is engaged inthe job-printing business. There were twoobjections made officially why he should notbe admitted— first,because lie was an em-ployer, and second, because he did not livein the section he represented. Delegatesfrom California, Nevada, Colorado, FortWorth. St. Louis and Pittsburg spoke inop-position to his b-ing admitted. The Com*mittee on Delegates uphold the sentiment bydeclining to admit him.

A GENEKAL DENIAL.

A Letter From Huntington to a New YorkNewspaper.

New York, Juno B.—C. P. Huntingtonwrites to the Mail and Express to correctstatements made by that paper. liesays:"Ihave had nothing to do with buying orselling the Commercial Advertiser. Ihaveno interest in the sale and did not know ithud changed hands until within,.two orthree days ago. When Dorshe:-**r_ was pro-prietor of the Star 1let bin? ave somemoney from time to time, as Ithink verymany others in this city did, as a personalkindness to him. iwas never in the officeof the Star, had nothing to do with its busi-ness, and did not care particularly whetheritwas a success or a failure, except so faras its future affected the interests of otherparties than myself. As to Cockerill tak-ing charge of the new combination, the firstIheard of it was through your paper. Ihave never seen Cockerill to my knowledgeami never had any communication witn him,either directly or through other parties."

FAITH AND BELIEF.

Sensation Among- Orthodox Ministers Caused-;•-'_- by Statements of a Pastor.St. Louis, June 8.--Ul. ler the head of

"Creeds Crumbling," an evening paperquotes Rev. Frank G. Tyrell, pastor of theCentral Christian Church of this city, assaying that all signs point to the dissolutionof

-orthodox creeds. Mr. Tyrell pointed

out forcibly the discussion in regard tomatters of belief and faith which haveshaken the ProtMtant church, and fromthis drew his conclusions that creeds arecrumbling, and willere long disappear. Hecannot, he says, accept the belief of theTrinity of Jesus, and as to why he believedthat Protestant creeds are failing, he saidone had to but notice how the teachers ofthe Gospel are demanding the right to maketheir own deductions, provided they ac-knowledge the divinity of Christ. Tyrell'astatement created a sensation among ortho-dox ministers. _

The Chicago Bakers.Chicago, June B.—-The bakers' strike is

progressing in the direction of a complete

victory for the men. Twenty or thirty ad-ditional bosses signed the agreement to-day,and itis said not more than 100 bakers arestillout,

A Fire This Murni

The alarm from Box 83 at 1 o'clock thismorning was for a fire in the JunctionRestaurant on Market street, near Gough,caused by a defective flue. Damage $100.

ROYAL VISITORS.I.l*t. i i... 11 rtPlans for Entertaining the Ger-

man Gaests.

The Kaiser Will Sail His Yacht in theChannel Races.

Buffalo Bill's Show in Eelgium a Success.The Queen Entertains the Showman

in a Royal Manner.

Epecial to The Morn*i.vb C •._*_

New York, June Edmund Yates'special cablegram to the Tribune from Lon-don says: The German Emperor and Em-press are to be attended to England by asuite of sixty persons, for whom itwillnotbe easy to find adequate accommodation inthe palace without making special arrange-ments, which will give a great deal oftrouble and cause many inconveniences.The announcement that the German Em-peror is to visit tlio manufacturing districtsand some of the great towns in the northduring his stay in England is incorrect.Windsor, London, Portsmouth, a fortnight'scruise Inhis yacht and a visit to Cowes arethe ouly arrangements inhis programme, towhich there willbe no addition. The Em-peror willpay a private visit to the Duke ofEdinburgh at Devonport. During biscruise down the Channel the Emperor In-tends to be at Cowes during the first weekin August, when the Royal Yacht Squadronregattas take place, and he willsail the cele-brated yacht Thistle, whirl, he has pur-chased from Bell and has rechristened theMeteor, for the Queen's cup. Itis under-stood at Cowes that she has been enteredfor all the Loyal Yacht Squadron matchesfor which she is qualified.

Till.VISIT TO HOLLAND.

The German Empress is accompanyingthe Emperor on a visit to Amsterdam. Thefeeling which prevails inHolland about thisimperial visit is not wholly unmixed withdelight. Emperor William offend himselfand the Empress to the Queen Regent asguests, and of course this very cool proposalcould not well be declined, but the visit isuniversally regarded as exceedingly ill-timed, coming so soon after the d*mh of theKing,and is peculiarly unwelcome and in-convenient on other accounts, both publicand private.

MINISTER LINCOLN'S DINNER.American Minister and Mrs. Lincoln gave

their first dinner party iv London lastweek. Among the guests were KustemPasha, M. and Mine. de Bille, Mrs. Mar-shall O. Roberts or New York, Mrs. Jo-seph Chamberlain, Mrs. Mackay, Mr. Bur-dett-Coutts and Lady Knutsford.

BUFFALO BILL'S TOUR.Our old friend. Buffalo Bill, lands at

Grimsby a fortnight hence, so as to openhis sea.ou at Leeds on Juue _*.th. llissuccess in Brussels seems to have beenremarkable. The Queen of the Belgiansvisited the Wild West Show thrice. Thou-sands were turned away for want of roomat most of the performances, notwithstand-ing the inclemency of the weather. From.Leeds Colonel Cody intends to work his waygradually southward. He is to open in Lon-don "Boxing day."- After speuding a sea-, son in Land *ll the whole company embark.fur America about November, 1892.' If allg.ies well 1884 may see the owners back InLondon with a new idea, which is jealouslyguarded as a secret by both Colonel Codyand Nate Salisbury. The Queen of the Bel-gians met Colonel Cody and party afterthey had left the Lacken winter gardenand personally conducted them to thestables, where the finest of her magnificentcarriage horses were trotted out for their in-spection.

POLITICALCONDITION OF ENGLAND.We believe that the organizers and agents

of the Conservative party all over the coun-try have been instructed to make a carefulreport on the state of affairs in the differentconstituencies incourse of the autumn. Noearly dissolution is intended, but the headsof the party are desirous to know fromthose best informed the exact position offlairs. Their agents have been instructed

to give their opinions in the frankest man-ner, so that the true position of affairs maybe known. There seems to be no doubt thativ many counties the agricultural laborershave been largely captured by the Liberalswith magnificent aud glowing promises.'

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THE LONDON STRIKE.

The Omnibus Employes StillOut-No Stages* Running.London, June B.—Hardly a single omni-

bus of 875 vehicles belonging to the LondonGeneral Omnibus Company is running ta-day, and itis estimated that about 5000 menand 10,000 horses are idle through thestrike, which commenced yesterday. Tbecompany came to a decision to-day to offera certain scale of prices, aud ifnot accepteda lockout is certain. The company is re-fusing the demands of the strikers to dis-miss the employes who have remained faith-ful to their work.

FOREST FIRES.

Many Persons Hade Homeless by Conflagra-tions in Canada.

Sherbrooke (Quebec), June B.—Bushfires at Black Lake have communicated tothe houses and from thirty to thirty-fivebave been burned. The losses are not yetknown. It is thought that at least fortyhouses were buried and 250 people ren-dered homeless. The most of them savedsome of their household effects.

Steamer Taramung Wrecked.Melbourne. June B.—The reported loss

of the steamer Taramung, employed in theAustralian coasting trade, is confirmed.Pieces of wreckage have drifted ashorewhich show the steamer has gone down.The fate of the passengers and crew Is un-known. -_-;\u25a0>

Sealing BillPassed.London, June B.—The bill to enable her

Majesty by order in council to make specialprovision for prohibiting the catching ofseals In the Behring Sea by her subjectsduring a period named in the order, passedthe House of Lords to-day.

A Sepoy Hanged.Calcutta, June 8.-—A special received

here from Manipur states that a sepoy, oneof the leaders in the recent revoltagainstBritish authority was hanged this morningfor his complicity In the massacre of Com-missioner Quinton and party.

Scotch Ship-Builders Strike.Glasgow, June B.—Seven thousand ship-

workers at Clyde Bank Went on a striketo-day, in consequence of a 5 per cent re-duction in their wages.

The men decided to-night to resume work,pending a conference.

CALIFORNIA FKLTT.

Prices Realized at Yesterday's Auction Sales.' __. in the East.

Chicago, June The Earl Fruit Com-pany sold at auction to-day ono carload ofCalifornia fruit. Cherries, Royal Anne,brought Sl 25 to 81 80; Tartarian, $1 25 to$140; royal apricots, $2 15 to $2 25; Prin-gle, boxes, $1 50 to$180; Alexander peaches,IS 50. Some small and slackly packed fruitbrought lower prices.

Porter Bros. Company sold to-day threecarloads of California fruit. Seedling apri-cots brought Sl 85 to 82 50; royal apricots,$2 30; Pringle apricots, small and poor, 95cents to $1 35;1ioyal Anue cherries, 81 25to *._; black Ta.tarians, $1 30 to $1 45;peaches, $1 25 to $2 75.

A BIG JOB.

Work Soon to:Be Commenced on the HudsonRiver Bridge.

New York, June 9.—Work begins InSeptember on the bridge over the HudsonRiver, between this city and the Jersey

shore. The company which willbuild the

bridge is authorized to issue {20,000,---000 of stocks and §40,000.000 of bonds.The work is to be completed In thirtymonths. Ten trunk lines c verging atJersey City move750 passenger trains daily,

*and last year carried 80,000,000 passengers.Connections willbe made with the terminalsof all the roads in this city and trains willbe ruu over the bridge at, a speed of forty ;miles an hour. \u25a0-•\u25a0-•<_\u25a0.'-

CANADA'S LOSS.

Arrangements for Sir John Macdonald'sFuneral— His Successor.

Toronto, June B.—From almost everypoint iv Canada come tidings of universalsorrow at the death of Sir John Macdonald.Everywhere signs of mourning are to beseen. Arrangements have been made to firefive-minute guns at Ottawa and in every cityin Canada during the progress of thefuneral of the dead Premier. There is astrong feeling that an autopsy ought to bemade on the body of Sir John by independ-ent medical men, in order tbat the publicmay know what was really the cause of

death.THE COMING CABINET.

A special dispatch from Ottawa says: Allsorts of rumors are flying around to-day asto whom the Governor-General willcall up-on to form the new Government. Itis saidto-day that no one had yet been summonedby the Governor-General, and -that it wasnot probable any one would be until afterthe funeral. Tbis delay of at least fivedays is almost without precedent. Itgivespoint to the curious story afloat to the effectthat the Governor-General left the meetingof the Royal Society at Montreal ratherhurriedly last Wednesday, and called uponSir John Macdonald at Earnseliffe the nextday. It is said Sir John then mdi atedwhom he thought should be called upon to

form the new Ministry in case his illnessterminated fatally.

FEARING ANNEXATION.The Empire, the Government organ, in an

editorial on "The Duty of the Hour," says:"The matchless leader is no more. Thetongue of the patriot is silent. The headwhich planned and the band which exe-cuted in his country's service are laid lowindeath. Remember that those who wouldabandon British rule on this continent andhand us over to the dominion of a foreigncountry have for years had their ghoulishhopes placed on the death of the leader thatthey might undo the work which he hasdone, and that tbe self-couvicted traitor,who has become the mouthpiece of a oncegreat party, declared in a treasonable pam-phlet, which the grand old mau himselfdragged to light, that 'whatever course theUnited States may see fit to adopt, it isplain that Sir John's disappearance fromthe stage is to be the signal for a movementtoward annexation.'

"FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED.""Even In the lifetime of the leader they

have made their desperate onset, but weredriven back by his valorous arm, though hegave his life-blood to the contest, and nowlies a maityr to his country's cause. Butnow the opportunity they have hoped forhas gone, and every force that they canmake for blotting out from the map thename of Canada, and handing us over, inthe language of traitors, as a "tier of North-ern States," will be marshaled to the fray,with redoubled fury. The hope of theenemy is In prophecies, that, when the oldleader is gone, the hosts he has led so oftenon to victory will be scattered as sheenwanting a shepherd. When the plottersand, traitors, both domestic and foreign,who are seeking to bring about the annexa-tion of this couutry to the United Statesthrough thes. ecious schemes of unrestrictedreciprocity or continental free trade, havebeen so completely crushed that they willnever dare to raise their heads in Canada,then, and not till then, can minor or sideissues be discussed."

FAVORING LIBERALISM.Ottawa, June B.—The Globe, the Liberal

organ, discussing the political situation,says: "Though Sir Charles Tupper hasbeen telegraphed for the present impressionIs that Sir John Thompson willbecome the~first" Minister. Liberalism is in control of~

all the provincial governments, withone ortwo unimportant exceptions, and its triumuhat Ottawa is merely a question of a fewmonths, for not only is the old man himselfdead, but his system of government has runits course and came to its end with him."

THE WORLD'S FAIR;

The Fight for Chief of the Horticultural Bu-reau—Chile's Exhibit.

Chicago, June B.—The fight for Chief ofthe Horticultural Bureau, to which place

Mr. Maxwell was appointed by Director-General Davis, Is drawing to a close, andwillbe settled this week. The CaliforniaState World's Fair Commission, headed byIrving M.Scott, arrived to-day, and is work-ing forMaxwell.

Washington. June B.—The Latin-Amer-ican Department of the World's ColumbianExposition lias received a cablegram fromLieutenant Harlow, the Special Commis-sioner, in which he states the Governmentof Chile has accepted the Invitation to par-ticipate in th*1 exp.sition at Chicago, audthat the Commissioners will be appointedat once. Chile will erect her own buildingat Chicago and has asked that oue acre ofspace be reserved for her. The Govern-ment will send a military band and willmake an approbation of 8100,000 to paythe preliminary expenses.

FLOODS IN TEXAS.

Several Persons Drowned and Much PropertyDestroyed.

St. Louis, June B.—Dispatches from sev-eral points along the Rd River InTexas In-dicate that that stream is on the rampage*

AtGainesville it is above the high-watermark, and Information comes from abovethere that many people barely escaped withtheir lives. Allcommunication with IndianTerritory is cut off, and itwillbe some timebefore the damage can De repaired. Mes-sengers from Burling state that the river isrunning wild in that section and the de-struction of property is great, while somalives have beeu lost. D. T. Harris, a stock-man, lost 400 head of cattle and fifty-fivehorses. The damage done In the Territorycan only be surmised. Ina heavy rain atCliillicothe, Tex., two employes of W. T.Lindsay and two strangers who camped nearthe bridge at that place were drowned.

Order Entered in a Railroad Case.Leavenworth, June B.—ln the United

States Circuit Court to-day an order wasentered in the case ol the Mercantile TrustCompany against the Missouri, Kansas andTexas Railroad Company and others, satis-fying a decree of forfeiture, an1 directingthe receivers to turn over the railway andproperty to the Missouri,! Kansas. and TexasRailroad Company on July Ist. There wasno controversy over the order.

CANNOT BE FOUND.

Disappearance of an Ex-Treasurer Char*j_4With Conspiracy to Defraud.

Philadelphia, June B.—-Frank Brenton,ex-Treasurer of the Millward-CliffCrackerCompany, a warrant for whose arrest isout on a charge of conspiracy with Presi-dent Kennedy of the wrecked Spring Gar-den Bank, to defraud the cracker company,has disappeared and cannot be found.

Embezzler Arrested.Omaha (Xebr ), June B.—J. L.Campion

for several years cashier of the Consoli-dated Tank Line Company here, was ar-rested to-night by Inspector Bowman ofthe New York Fidelity Surety Company.Campion's peculations are $5000, and covera long period.

Bank Examiner Drew Condemned.Phidadelphia, June B.— meeting

of the depositors of the suspended SpringGarden Bank to-night condemned Bunk Ex-aminer Drew, and called upon the properauthorities to ask for his resignation.

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