Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 July 1889 — Page 1

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THE VANDERBILT

It Comprises Another Trunk Line System to the Atlantic Seaboard. _, .,

THE BEE LINE, BIG FOUR CONSOLIDATION EXPLAINED.

It is Part of the Chesapake & Ohio and Newport News RouteRailroad News Notes.

NF.W YORK, July 23.—The announcement made to-day that C. P. Huntington had recently sold 100,000 ah area of Chesapeake & Ohio common stock created no surprise and little comment on Wall street, for it was generally understood that he had arranged for the sale of all his railroad property east of the Mississippi and would devote himself to the management of his roads weet of the Mississippi. The sale of the stock makes no change in the control, as under the reorganization plan the voting power is vested in the hands of Pierrepont Morgan, J. C. Brown and George Bliss as trustees until 1801. Mr. Huntington made the following statement in reference to the sale: "1 have sold 100,000 shares of Chesapeake & Ohio common stock to Speyer & Co. for $2,500,000. I do not know whether it was for Drexel, Morgan & Co. or not. Other parties are trying to buy 100,000 shares more from me. I expect in time to sell all my interests on the east side of the Mississippi, because ray interests west of the river are so large that they will take up all of my time. I do not, however, intend to sell my interests at Newport News at present. I am building there the largest ship yard in America."

One of Mr. Huntington's associates said that the stock

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el, Morgan & Co., but the members of that firm decline to make any statement in regard to the purchase. President Ingalls, of the recently organized Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis road, is also president of the Chesapeake & Ohio and it is understood that both roads will be joined into a single

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under -his management.

A very well informed railroad man talking of the transaction this morning said: "I take it that it shows that the Vanderbilts are looking to the new South as a profitable field for investors in the near future. By acquiring the Chesapeake & ©hio, a direct line is obtained to Louisville. As far as Cincinnati is the natural Northern outlet for the South, the Chesapeake & Ohio possesses the very great advantage of being the shortest route to the seaboard at Newport News. New York is not the only port in America, and the Vanderbilts are looking far enough ahead to see this. Below it, Philadelphia is too far inland, Baltimore is waiting for a canal to be cut across the Delaware peninsula, and even then it will be only a ship canal route. The first clear port at the edge of the Atlantic ocean is Newport News. Sooner or later the long land haul will break the backs of the railways engaged in it. For passenger and perishable traffic, mileage may not make much difference, but for grain and other materials the shortest route to tide water is bound to triumph in the long run. In making this deal the Vanderbilts have shown traditional shrewdness and foresight. They already possess the most northern trunk line in the United States. Now they have put a girdle around all their competitors on the southern side. Hitherto the Baltimore & Ohio held this position and was a standing menace to stable rates on the Pennsylvania and New York Central systems. Now the Vanderbilt interest can coerce the Baltimore & Ohio into adopting a more reasonable and profitable policy. I do not think that there is any desire or intention on the part of the Vanderbilt party to quarrel with any other trunk line, but they will be in a position to meet any move made against the earning of fair profit by any or all of the liberal trunk lines."

One of the great consolidations now in course of development, and which has to-day more clearly than ever disclosed itself, is of prime interest and importance to Indianapolis, Bays the Indianapolis News of last evening. When the Bee line and the Big Four systems were consolidated it was the current impression that the Big Four—or rather "that man Ingalls"—had Bimply swallowed up the Bee line. The union of these two lines, however, was only a surface disclosure of a great scheme that the Vanderbilts (owners of the Bee line, Lake Shore, etc.) with their millions had devised. The plan was to procure a second trunk line from Chicago to the

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board—this one to be south of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio. There was only one such system and that was the Chesapeake & Ohio, the main line of which extends from Cincinnati to Richmond and Newport News. To make the proper connection with Chicago the Big Four between Cincinnati and the Lake City was necessary. The impression that the Bee line and Big Four consolidation was "a local affair" was not explained.

To-day, however, comes the news that Drexel, Morgan & Co. have become the owners of 100,000 Bhares of the common stock of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway company. This stock belonged to C. P. Huntington, and was by him sold to this banking house, he receiving for it a check for 12,250,000. It was also learned that Drexel, Morgan & Co. had been quietly buying up Chesapeake & Ohio common stock for Borne time, getting blocks of it from various private holders wherever they could find them. There are about (our hundred and ninety thousand shares of this stock outstanding, and it iB believed that this controls the majority, as a result of a gigantic deal engineered in the interest of the Vanderbilts, and which gives them another trunk line from Chicago to the seaboard at Newport News, shorter than any other line. "The beginning of the deal," a New York Associated Press telegram says, "was said to be the consolidation of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis road with the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago road. The Bee line already belonged to the Vanderbilt system, but it was strengthened materially by the absorption of the

Big Four, the two lines being reorganized under one head. "The Chesapeake & Ohio, reaching from the south side of the Ohio river to the seaboard, where it has valuable terminal facilities, is the natural ally of the Big Four. In fact, when the Chesapeake & Ohio was reorganized a year and a half ago, under the backing of Drexel, Morgan & Co., the stockholders and bondholders were led to believe that the property would become very valuable, because when the bridge over the Ohio river, then being constructed, was finished it would place the Chesapeake & Ohio in direct communication with the Big Four, and make it a change of trunk line. This theory was strengthened when Drexel, Morgan & Co. bad Mr. Ingalls placed at the head of this newly organized property, that gentleman being also at that time president of the Big Four. While the Vanderbilt system from Chicago to New York is probably as perfect as a railroad system can be made, the distance to the seaboard by it is longer than by the lines of its great rival, the Pennsylvania. The latter gets an ocean outlet at Philadelphia, and even the Baltimore & Ohio can cut into the business by reason of its facilities at Baltimore for transatlantic shipments but now the New York Central people will have a line to the tide water fully as short, if not shorter, than the other two lines, becoming thereby a more important factor than ever. The Vanderbilt interests have been outspoken in their favor of peace and harmony in the relations between great systems, and they lent all the weight of their influence last winter to the formation of an interstate association. Now that they have attained the additional power they will wield a proportionately greater influence in settling the difficulties that exist in the railroad problem."

An examination of the map will show that Indianapolis is the key, the natural center, of the two great Vanderbilt systems. It is the only point which is on the line of both systems. East and west through it passes the Bee line—the western outlet of the New York Central north and south passes the Big Four, the northwest extension of the Chesapeake Sl Illinois. From this city and the territory tributory to it the two systems may draw patronage for any market in any direction.

There is every reason to susp9ct that the double system is not yet made up in its entirety. The Vanderbilts control the Cairo & Vincennes, which feeds the I. & St. L. division at Paris, 111., and reaches down to important southern connections at Cairo. It is not unlikely that some of these lines radiating south and west from that city, will in due time be taken under the wing of the Vanderbilts or their financial agents, the Morgan & Drexel company. Mr. Ingalls is now in New York, and the representatives of the Missouri Pacific are also there.

Indianapolis News: By degrees the disposition of local passenger officers of the consolidated Big Four-Bee line road is becoming known. C. G. Dixon, long city ticket agent for the Big Four, will continue in that capacity for the new company, and D. C. Drake, city ticket agent for the Bee line for about three years past, will be assistant to Mr. Dixon. No announcement in relation to the district passenger agency has yet been made. The new arrangement will go into effect August 1.

Indianapolis News: Another new arrangement is that the B. & O. Kankakee dispatch will be thrown off the Big Four road August 1st, and what its future will be is a serious question. Negotiations are now pending for its transfer to the O. I. & W. road, and Thomas Noonan, agent for the dispatch here, with General Manager Henderson and General Freight Agent Woods, of the O. I. & W., is in New York in conference with the authorities.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says this of Mr. Jones, who was the agent of the I. & St. L. here a few years ago: "Robert B. Jones is to be contracting agent of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis road, with headquarters in this city. Bob is well known and liked by all the Bhippere, and a better man could not have been selected for the place. Mr. Jones has been with the Big Four road for the past two or three years."

Mr. John Egan, general ticket agent of the C., C., C. & St. L., has issued an interesting circular. It reads as follows: The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis

Railway Company—Traffic Department.

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Effective August 1,1889-Mr. D. N. Calkins Is appointed general baggage agent, with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio.

Approved:

JOHN EGAN,

General Ticket Agent.

OSCAR G. MURRAY,

Traffic Manager.

Mr. CalkinB has been general baggage agent of the C., C., C. & I. on the C., I., St. L. & C. The duties of the position were, before the consolidation, performed by the general passenger department.

Pullman Sues the Wagner Company. CHICAGO, July 23.—Suit was begun

to-day in the United States circuit court here by the Pullman palace car company against the Wagner Bleeping car company and the Michigan Central railway company, on a patent recently obtained by the Pullman company for the completed vestibule. The patent covers the entire vestibule. This is another phase of the litigation involving vestibule patents which has been in the courts for some time. The Pullman company recently secured a decree merely restraining the Wagner ootnpany from

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iron buffers employed in connecting the two portions of the vestibule when the cars are coupled.

NEWS NOTRS.^J^*

General and Personal Mention of General and Local Interest.

The pay car will go out over the east end to-day. No. 2l's tank is being repaired in the round house.

Joseph Derolf, of the machine shop, is doing

Bome

repair work at the lake.

C. E. Manning, of the Union station at Indianapolis, was in the city yesterday.

Charlie Carter, of thegeneral offices of the Van, went to Maxinkuckee yesterday.

Switoh engine No. 18 was sent to the round house yesterday for a general overhauling.

John Crowley, of the yards, resigned yesterday, and returned to his home in Clayton, Ind.

Mike Collins, of the boiler shop, returned to work yesterday, after a long siege of sickness.

SULLIVAN TAKES THE STAKES.

The Twenty Thousand Dollars Paid Oyer to Him Yesterday by The Stakeholder.

WINE FOR HIS FRIENDS BUT SELTZER FOR HIMSELF.

Opening Day of The.Detroit Races —A Budget of Base Ball NeWS.

NEW YORK, July 23.—John L. Sullivan came into possession of $20,000.thi»afternoon. It was the stake money in the Sullivan-Kilrain fight and was paid over by stakeholder A1 Cridge at his establishment on west Twenty-eighth street. It was one o'clock this afternoon when Sullivan and party arrived at Cridge's. He was accompanied by Messrs. Lumley, Johnston and Wakely. Cridge said to him: "John, you are the champion of the world, and I am ready to pay over the money you have won. Here it is," said Cridge, a* he made a dive into an inside vest pocket, from which he drew forth a roll of bills. There were just forty of them, of the denomination of $500 each. Sullivan took the greenbacks,sat down at a table, counted them very carefully twice, and then shoved the wealth into his pocket, thanked Cridge for accepting the office of stakeholder and for taking

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care of the money. The fighter then in-, vited all hands to drink his health in bumpers of champagne. Stakeholder Cridge then said the $20,000 in cash was not all he had to dispose of. He then produced the Police Gazette championship belt. According to the stipulations of Mr. Richard K. Fox, the donor of the belt, as Mr. Cridge understood them, a guarantee must be given for its safety before he would surrender it. Sullivan insisted that the belt went with the money and demanded it on the spot. Matters were smoothed over by Wakely giving the requisite guarantee, and then with money and belt in his possession Sullivan and party left Cridge's to celebrate the event. The first place visited was Middleton's saloon on Broadway, where Sullivan broke his first $500 bill and cracked many bottles of champagne. Every time a champagne cork popped he called for seltzer and lemon. From Middleton's, the sports went to Jim Wakeley's resort, where more wine was opened. When the wine giveB out, Sullivan will go over to Brooklyn and visit Charley Johnston's. Johnston has the belt, which Sullivan contemptuously calls the dog collar, and will have it on exhibition. Sullivan says he will take all the stones out of the belt, distribute them among his friends,. »"£~iinen melt the "collar" into a soMa mass. He will have a tag attached which will read: "This is the remains of the dog collar won by John L. Sullivan, in his fight with Jake Kilrain, at Richburg, Miss., July 8,1889."

Sullivan, flushed with recant victory is anxious for fresh laurals in the pugilistic world. Mr. Lumley said this afternoon that Sullivan would accept the challenge of Jim Smith, England's champion, and would present him with $2,500 if he would come to America and fight him, Marquis of Queensbury rules, before the California athletic club.

The $20,000 stake money is not all Sullivan's. Half of it goes to the "Big Fellow." The balance will be divided among his backers as follows: Half to the New York Illustrated News, onequarter to Jim Wakely and one-quarter to Charley Johnston. It is said that in this ratio the backers will present to Billy Muldoon $2,000. Sullivan also intends to give his trainer two of those $500 bills.

v- THE DETROIT RACES.

Twelve Thousand People Present on tlie Opening Day—The Winners.

DETROIT, Mich., July 23.—To-day was the opening day of the trotting and pacing meeting of the Detroit driving club, and was called Blue Ribbon day, when the experimet of throwing open the gates to the public free was tried. It proved a great success and 12,000 people passed in. The weather was all that could be desired for racing and the track was very fast. Three events constituted the programme for the day, two trotting contests and one pacing race. The pacing, 2:24 class, was hotly contested, five heats being paced and then not finished, as the heats were divided between sev0F&1 horBQD 2:33 claes trot, purse $2,000 50 per cent, to first, 25 to Becond, 15 to third, and 10 to fourth: Veritas

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Ketch 3 2 i{ Star Lily 2 3 3 Arcadian 4 5 6

Time—2:26, 2:20%, 2:21M). Ten entries and all started.

The second race on the programme went over until to-morrow, six heats were paced, and as the heats were distributed they had to be postponed. In the third event, the 2:21 trot, but three heats were trotted, when darkness caused a postponement.

The Eastern Illinois Clrcnlt.

Special to the Express. PARIS, 111., July 23.—The Eastern

Illinois circuit will open its summer meeting at Sheppard's park in this city to-morrow, Wednesday, July 24. The racing will continue through Thursday and Friday. Everything indicates that it will be a very successful meeting. The park and track are in excellent condition, with plenty of shade and water. The purses offer id aggregate $2,000. Joe Davis, the celebrated trotter, is among the list of entries and other famous trotters and runnera are already on the grounds. 'J

BASE BALL.

The Daavllle Club's Bad Management— No Money For Players. Special to the Express.

DANVILLE, 111., July 23.—The Danville base ball club has passed into the hands of anew management. One of its firet acts was to discharge Pitcher Leroy Lamberson, and citizens who were indignant at the shameful treatment which he had received at the hands of the old management, circulated a subscription paper to enable him to get his clothes, which were held by the boarding houae keeper for an unpaid bill, and to buya ticket to his bome at Cambridge City, Indiana. Lamberson came here two months ago

TERRE HAUTE, IND., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1889.

with thirty dollars which Manager H. T. Smith borrowed of him when the clnb was in the eoup at Decatur. Smith net only failed to liquidate the loan bat never paid him one cent for hia two months' service. Daring hia two months management Smith paid Joe Burke, center field, $5 and Tolly, the catcher, $18. The scorer's boarding house keeper and dealers in base ball supplies alb have lasting reminders of hi* management. Grey and Elliott, the new battery, were chanted $12 for three day's board. Grey got 60 cents in money and Elliott was figured $5 in debt. The players say that if they do not obtain a satisfactory settlement they will count ties home.

NOTES.

Eiteljorg haa gone to his home in Greeneastle until Thursday. The boys say the Elkharts are the strongest team they met on the trip.

All arrangements have been made for the game to-morrow with the Inter-state league team.

Dorsey did not return with the club, but stopped at Crawfordsville, his home, for a few days.

The Champaign Gazette is disgusted with their club and say the club will probably disband.

In the game with Lafayette, in which Terre Haute made ten errors, ^ill-made four and Stewart six of them.

Eiteljorg received a telegram yesterday from the Quincy management, inquiring on what terms he would play with the Quincy Inter-State league team.

A St. Louis paper says of a former Terre Haute pitcher, now with the Athletics: "Seward is developing into one of the dirtiest ball players in the profession."

The Philadelphias have lost but two games out of eleven played since Al. Myers has been with them. "Cod" is playing good ball. In one game last week he made three two-base hits.

After that game at Lafayette, in which our boys made fourteen errors, each one of them bought anew hat of a "greenish yellow" color, the color, very likely, expressing the way they felt after the game.

Mr. Schmidt has received a letter stating that Evansville will be here August 2d. The rivalry between Evansville and Terre Haute has not yet died out, and a great crowd is expected to see the game.

The secretary of the Danvilles has written to Mr. Schmidt offering explanations for their recent action which caused Terre Haute and Lafayette to withdraw from the league, but they are very thin.

Yesterday Dougan received a letter from President Brush, of the Indianapolis league club, asking him to report for trial with their team. When asked if he would accept he replied that he would play the season out with the Terre Hautes, as he does not desire to go into the league until he has'had more experience.

The Terre Hautes returned from their trip yesterday noon. Sunday they defeated the South Bend club, 11 to 0. The Terre HauteB batted heavily, while their opponents could do nothing with Eiteljorg's curves, only two hits being made off of him. Next day, however, the tables were turned, the South Bend boys pounding Dorsey in all directions, and winning by the score of 12 to 2, Terre Haute's two runs being made in the last inning after two men were out.

Games yesterday: Cleveland 3, Pittsburg 0 Brooklyn 4, Kansas City 3 Cincinnati 0, Athletics 1 Philadelphia 7, New York 5 Chicago 10, Indianapolis 8 Boston 10, Washington 4 St. Louis 9, Columbus 3.

Peter Jac.kson at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, July 23.—Peter Jackson,

the Australian pugilist, leaves here today for Detroit with a feeling of deep disappointment. He had been advertised to appear in a sparring exhibition last nignt in an up-town theater with Tom Lees, but the mayor issued a peremptory order to the manager of the theater to not permit it, and so the house was not opened. The incident shows that the city government will not encourage pugilistic entertainments.

I DOOMED TO DIE A MARTYR.

A Missionary Coder 8entenc \of Death in Corea—Beantlfnl Wotnan. CHICAGO, July 23.—-A dispatch from

Nashville, Tenn., says: Information has just reached here that Mrs. Hattie Gibson Herron, late of Jonesboro, this state, is under sentence of death in Corea for teaching the doctrines of Christianity. The Rev. David Herron is well known as a Presbyterian minister. He went to Corea about three years ago, the wife joining her husband a few weeks later. Mrs. Herron preached the gospel as well as her husband, and was the means of converting a nobleman in Corea, who began preaching chrietianity.

The emperor had Mrs. Herron arrested and thrown into prison. Her case was investigated and finally the sentence of death^vas passed. Mrs. Herron was known as the meet beautiful lady in upper East Tennessee.

WASHINGTON, July 19.—Acting Secretary of State Wharton, upon telegraphic representations from Congressman Taylor, of Tennessee, that Mrs. Hqttie Gibson Herron, a missionary to Corea, was to be hanged for preaching the doctrines of Christianity, cabled Minister Dinsmore, at Seoul, to investigate the case, and if necessary, or not too lale, to uee his good offices in securing Mrs.Herron'fl release. The state department has no other advices upon the subject.

The Cheyenne Agency Sioux are' Signing. CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, Dak., July

23.—This morning Charger, Little No Heart and Swift Bird signed, with number of their following. White Swan still remains obstinate and no impression BO far has been made on Hump. His band is the largest on the reservation, and consists mainly of the old hostile Indians which were for some yean held by the war department as prisoners of war. In spite of the opposing efforts, the commissioners are slowly progressing.

Burke's Case at Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG, July 23.—Burke's lawyers gave notice to-day that they will apply to-morrow for a writ of habeas corpus. The case will be argued Thursday.

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THE PRESIDENT COllI INDIANAPOLIS.

It is now the "I" league, the other "eye" being knocked out by Lafayette's and Terre Haute's withdrawal.

Our club ia to be strengthened and games will be played with the Inter-state leqffbe and American association teams.

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A Sensational Report of Printing Money for Private Dia- VV tribution.

A Thorough Investigation of the Pensian Bureau to fee Made at Once. ,,

WASHINGTON, July 23—The Star this afternoon will publish a sensational article, declaring that officers of the treasury have made a startling discovery showing that a conspiracy has been in operation among those who print the government sscurities by which a large amount of fraudulent government money has been printed and issued. Special Agent Lingle, it declares, has for some time been investigating the matter, and, it ia said, that a number of arrests will soon be made. Thia investigation, it ia alleged, has disclosed the fact that employes of the bureau of engraving and printing have printed government notes from plates and dies in the bureau and have put the counterfeit money in circulation. From the nature of the case the bad money cannot be distinguished from the genuine and authorized issues. It is impossible to state how much of this money has been put in circulation, but it is supposed that it runs up to quite a large amount.

Inquiry made by an Associated Prees reporter of several officers of the treasu-

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department elioited the statement they knew nothing whatever of the matter.

THR PRK8IDBNT COMING IIOMB.

He Will be at Indianapolis August 82d to Attend the Monument Exercises. DEER PARK, Md., July 23.—The work

of the president to-day was mainly confined to the consideration of appointments to postoffices, but no commissions were issued. The president will return from his Bar Harbor trip in time to reach Indianapolis August 22d, when the corner-stone of the soldiers' monument will be laid. This will be his first visit to his old home since the inauguration.

The Pension Office Investigation. WASHINGTON, July 23.—Secretary No

ble has issued an order directing DRA George Ewing and Bruce, of the board of pension appeals, and Judge Frank L. Campbell, of the assistant attorney general's office,{interior department, as a committee to forthwith enter upon an investigation of all reratings of pensions, as made by the pension bureau during the last twelve months, and especially those of pensioners in th6 government service, with a view to ascertaining whether any Ruch reratinga have been made in violation of law. It is believed this committee was virtually decided upon some days ago, but when questioned aa to the purposes of the department with respect to the matter the officials have declined to state them.

The members of the commission have no idea when they will finish their work. They have instructions to make a thorough investigation and report the facts to the secretary without regard to whom is hurt. It is understood that the scope of their work will be enlarged BO a£~to include the matter of making cases special. Commissioner Tanner has given instructions that the record of casee made special with the names of the attorneys in the cases be prepared. It will be submitted to the commission, and they can inolude that in their report if desired.

It is said the civil service commission is not satisfied with the preeent administration of the civil service law in the pension office. Commissioner Roosevelt, it is understood, will make a remonstrance against the course that has been pursued.

PARNKLL ON THE STAND,

He Declines to Tell Abont the League Funds. LONDON, July 23.—Mr. Parnell to-day

again appeared before the special commission appointed to examine the Times' charges against Parnellite members of the house of commons. He denied that any letters which had passed between' himself and Mr. Harris had been withheld from the oourt. The letters had all een sent to Mr.'Soames, solicitor for the Times.

Attorney General Webefoctathnated that it WBB-hir intentions to'-oall «very witness necessary to trace the missing books of the land league.

ContinuHighiB testimony, Mr. Parnell Baid he had instructed Mr. Lewis, of counsel for the f^arnellites, to subpoenae Mrs. Maloney, treasurer of the Ladies' league, to ^produce the books of the Land 1 eague in her poeaession. He could not say what amount of league money Mr. E*an and the other trustees had invested in his name in France. It might have been £100,000, or £50,000, or £15,000.

Attorney General Webster: But you, a man of business, surely know? Mr. Parnell: I am not a man of business I never was. In October, 1882, Mr. Egan sent me accounts of the relief fund, showing expenditures of £50,000 and a balance of £31,900.

Mr. Parnell stated that he had not taken any steps to discover documents relating to the Ladiee' land league, nor would he. Mr. Eagan sent from America, through Mr. Labouohere, valuable clues in connection with thePiggott forgeries.

Presiding JuBtioe Hannen then asked the witness: Would you instruct Munroe & Con the Paria bankers, to produce an account of the trust fund?

Mr. Parnell responded: I decline to give any information concerning the fund to friend or foe.

A General Storm la Colorado. V" DENVER, COL, July 23.—An exceed

ingly heavy' rainfall in this city last night between 10 and 12 o'clook did considerable damage to streets and flooded cellars, lb-day reports from nearly every point in the state indicate that the storm was general. 'Several districts were flooded and great damage was done to crops and fences. The railroads are heavy looeers, no trains having left DenTar or arrived until lata thia afternoon.

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THI PIG IBON PRODUCTION.

Complete Statistics For the First Six Months of the Present Tear. PHILADELPHIA, July 23.—The Amer

ican iron and steel association has received from the manufacturers complete statistics of the production of all kinds of pig iron in the United States in the flist (pix months of the present year also complete statistics of the stocits of unsold pig iron in the hands of manufacturers or their agents on the 30th day of June last, and of the number of furnaosa in blast and out of blast at that date. I'he production of pig iron in the .first six months of 1889 wafe larger than in any preceding six months in the history of the American iron trade. The stocks of unsold pig iron on the 30th of 'June lsst were much larger than at the close of any preceding semi-annual period for a number of years. The total production of pig iron in the United States in the first Bix months of 1889 amounted to 4,107,899 net tons of 2,000 pounds, or 3,667,767 gross tons of 2,240 pounds. Oar production in the last six months of 1888 was 3,886,004 net tons or 3,469,648 gross tons. The production in the first half of 1889 wsa 198,121 gross tons more than in the second half of 1889. The increased production of pig iron in the first naif of 1889 was wholly in those kinds which are used for general foundry and mill purposes. There was a decrease in the production of Bessemer pig iron. Nearly all the leading pig iron producing states increased their production in the first half of 1889, as compared with the last half of 1888. The following states show an increase: Connecticut, New Fork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Oregon and Washington Territory. The following states show a decrease: Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Colorado. The production of pig in the Southern states in the first half of 1889 was much larger than in the last half of 1888, but for this gain Alabama is entitled to most credit. Among the Northern states which have made progress in the first half of 1889, New York, New Jersey and Ohio are more conspicuous, each state making a decided gain. It is also noteworthy that Penn sylvania gained largely upon her production in the second naif of 1888. The decrease in the production of Illinois was only nominal. The stocks of pig iron which were unsold the in the hands of manufacturers or their agetats on the 30th of June last, and which were not intended for the consumption of the manufacturers, amounted to 502^34 gross tons, against 300,144 gross tonr on the 31at of December last, an increase of 202,790 gross tons fn the six months. The exact number of furnaces which were in blast on the 30th of June last #as 288, and the number out of blast was 293 total, 581.

The K. oft. Board.

CHICAGO, July 23.—The executive board of the Knights of Labor will finish their session in thiB city to-morrow and adjourn. Master Workman Powderly and Secretary Hayes left the city this evening, Mr. Hayes going directly east. It has been determined to attempt a revival of the old Knights of Labor enthusiasm this fall. Some of the local leaders want the revival inaugurated at once, but Mr.PowderIy's judgment?was against it. "You can't get up meetings during July and Augost," he insisted. He consented to return during the first week in October with A. W. Wright, of the board, and one or two editors of the Knights of Labor Journal. At that time a big meeting will be held in Central Music hall, at which both these gentlemen will deliver addresses.

Sheet Iron Workers and the K. of L. CHICAGO, July 23.—An application was

received to-day by the executive board of the Knights of Labor asking a charter for a local assembly of sheet iron workers in Pittsburg. Mr. Powderly, thought he smelled a rat. There #ra strike on among the sheet iron workers at Pittsburg, and Mr. Powderly thought that some of the non-union men who had taken the places of the strikers were seeking to get into the order. The application was denied until an investigation can be mtiijes^

TROUBLE IN OKLAHOMA.

The Ousting of "Sooners" "and the Prece.dent Established. yKANSAS (3IT Y, MO., July 23.—A special

from Guthrie, Qkiahoma] says: Th&flecision of the land office, ousting the "sooners," as those wW entered Oklahoma before noon of April 22 are called, is causing excitement libma as fast as the nei

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Two hundred^Qien day morning waitili£-ftii" to open—a large majoi' file on claims already

supposed to have been & the territory before noon of April 22, and which the decision declares are not entitled to hold claims.

The effect of the decision will be felt everywhere throughout the territory and endlees trouble seems in store. It is thought by many that in equity the same rule must apply to town lots, when six hundred or seven hundred persons in Guthrie will be affected. If it does not, then when other parts of the Indian Territory are opened whole cities may be expected to spring up before the opening day.

Five Hangings Set For One Day. NEW YORK, July 23.—At the court

of oyer and terminer to-day, Charles Giblen and Ferdinand Carotin were sentenced to be hanged on August 23. Judge Van Brunt sentenced Carolin, and Judge Barrett pronounced the doom of Giblen. This will make five men who are to be executed in the Tombs on the same day. The other three are James Nolan, John Lewis and Patrick Packenham.

The New York Cronln Faction. NEW YORK, July 23.—Members of the

Cronin faction of the Clan-na-Gael held a secret meeting this morning in one of the parlors of the Vanderbilt hotel, where Luke Dillon, of Philadelphia, is at preeent etopping.

Belgium's Aid for the Congo Railroad. BROSSKUS, July 23.—The chamber of

deputies to-day voted the sum of S2i)00,000 for the naw Congo railway.

Daily Established in 1851

NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Joseph Wall Several Feat in the While Strata Bui No 0il as Yel.

ITS GREAT DEPTH CAUSES MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT.

The Drill's Report Early This Morning—At tlie Other Wells— .. General Lccal News.

When the force of drillers at the Joseph well changed at midnight the depth of the well was 1,689 feet, and there was no oil. The drill was four feet into the white rock and the hope of finding oil was disappearing with each foot downward. The experts who hovered about the well during the afternoon generally yielded the belief that oil would be found afte^passing ten or fifteen feet deeper than the Diall. At 1 o'clock this morning when an EXPRESS reporter visited the well it was the intention to go ahead steadily during the night, and by breakfast time the well should be 1,700 feet deep.

The Big Four was 1,600 feet deep at 6 o'clock last evening and rapid progress was made during the night. The Kinser was nearing the 1,630 feet at midnight and the Elliott was 1,600. Both the KinBer and Big Four should know their tate by to-night. The Smith well is about 1,500 feet and will be cased to-morrow, probably. The Phoenix is between 1400 and 1500 feet and will reach the sand the firet of the week. The derrick and machinery at the Markle are in readiness and drilling will begin in a day or two.

ACCI0ENT TO A HOSPITAL PATIENT.

John Rogers Vails from an Apple Tree at St. Anthony's and is Seriously Injured.

John Bogers, a patient being treated for rheumatism at St. Anthony's hospital, was gathering apples from a tree last evening about six o'clock when the limb on which he was Btanding broke, and let him fall to the ground, about twenty-five feet. He fell squarely on hia head and shoulders, and was badly, possibly fatally injured. A number of pass-ers-by witnessed the fall and hastened to his assistance. He was placed on a cot and carried into the home, where at last accounts he was resting easy and receiving the best of care.

Vigo Lodge B. of L. F.

Vigo lodge No. 16, B. of L. F. held their annual election of officers Monday night. The following were chosen:

Master—Frank E. Dupell. 7 Vice master— U. T. Sliewmaker. Secretary—John O'Reilly. Becelver—Charles A. Bennett. Collector—Henry Balrsdorf. •. Delegate—John F. O'Reilly. v".

The dates of meeting were changed from the second and fourth Mondays

each month to the

Becond and

Wednesdays.

fourth

A. O. H. Officers

Division No. 1, A. O. H., at their last meeting elected the following officers: William Prindivllle, president.

Patrick Welch, vice-president. J. J. Moorliead, recording secretary. John L. Walsh, financial secretary. Edward Roacli, treasurer.

Vigo County Soldiers' Reunion.

Morton Post No. 1 will hold a special meeting Thursday, July 25th, to consider the feasibility of holding a grand reunion in this city of all the regiments raised in thia county.

THOUSANDS OP DWJBLLlNtiS BURNED.

Over 1,200 Persons Burned anl 100 a Day Dying From Want.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The stealer Belgic arrived from Hong Kong and Yokohoma this morning. Among the passengers were Li Ching Fong, son of the Chinese premier, Si Hung Chang, and Chew Shu Yiu, Ohinese consul general at Cuba.

A recent fire at Lu Chow burned twenty-three hours, destroying 87,000 dwellings. Over twelve hundred persons perished in the iiames and four hundred others were killed. Nearly one hundred and seventy thousand people were obliged to camp out without Bhelter, and were dying at the rate of 100 a day from want and exposure The authorities are providing for their necessities.

The Rev. J. Croeslett, prominent in missionary and benevolent work in China, died June 2Lst on shipboard between Shanghai and Tien Sein.

The Fourth of July was celebrated at Yokohoma, Japan. Minister Swift gave a reception, which was attended by all the native and foreign notables. The American and other men-of-war in the harbor fired a salute.

The Indiana School Fund Bonds. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 23.—It has

gone out by special telegrams from this city, that the recent sale of Indiana state bonds to refund the school funds, would cause an increase, instead of saving of interest. It was assumed that while the state paid 3 cents on its loan, the counties to which the money was distributed on a basis of voting population, would pay to the state 6 per cent., thus imposing upon the taxpayer an aggregate of 9 per cent. Treasurer of State Lemcke, said this was on the assumption that all the money would remain within the county treasuries. This cannot be, he claims, as the money has been nearly all loaned to individuals at six per cent by the counties. This makes the borrower pay the interest instead of the counties.

Lawrence Mail: The E. & R. track was laid-into Odon on Tuesday of last week, and the good people of that place celebrated the event by a grand barbecue. The track-layers, seventy-two in number were, made the guests of the town and treated with great honor. Even a dilapidated "bum," who happened along the Tine at the time, was taken in and stuffed so full of "grub" as to seriously endanger his health. About three hundred pereons partook of the collation which the good people of Odon and vicinity had prepared. Music was furnished by a brass band.

The through fruit trains on the Wabaeh average thirty-five milee an hour.