Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1888 — Page 2

THE IKDIAETAPOIiTS JOURNAL. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1830.

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i'bllaaelpbia, Wilmington R oauimore rauroim to th Ppnnnvlv&ni Corooany were signed. rhit thoi. which had teen prepared to be mailed to Baltimore wcr thrown in th wastebasket. Tne Baltimore & Ohicr peopie never Jknew how the Penosylrania Railroad Company rot ahead of them on this, tha most important contest that wja ever made between tha two roads. But tha desire for roenge was so great that they attempted to build a competing una to Philadelphia and sank tha sorplna which the alder Garrett was ao long in accumulating." MINOR MATTERS. T;ierks.In;Cnsuin-Hue Are Not Custodians of Public Moneys. Washington, Feb. 6. A decision waa ren dered by the United States Supreme Coart today in the case of tha United States against Douglass Smith, brought here upon a certificate of division of opinion between the judges of the United Statea Circuit Court for the Southern district of New York. Dooelass Smith was a clerk in tha office of the collector of customs for tha city of New York, and in 1886 ha was in dicted under Seetion 5490, of the Revised Stat utes, for embezzlema.it of public moneys. The court below was divided in opinion a to the suf ficiency of tba indictment, and certified to this court the following Question: First Is a clerk in the office of tha collector of eostoms for the city of New York, as appoint ed by the collector, with tbe approbation of tba Secretary of tba Treasury, by virtue of Section 2634. R. S., a person chartred by any act of Con cregwith the safe-keeping of public money? Second Waa the defendant appointed by the heea of a department wttbin tba meaning of tba constitutional provisions upon the subject of the appointing power? This court answers both questions in the nee atlve, and holds that Section 3639, R. S., con cerning tba sare-bveeping of public moneys, does pot apply to collectors' clerks, and that such tlerks are not appointed by tbe head of a de partment within the meaning of the constitutional provision. Why Stanford Voted for Lsraar. . "Washington, Feb. Senator Stanford, o California, baa written tha following; letter to a constituent who asked his reasons for voting for the confimaiion of Mr. Lamaf as a Justice of tha United States Supreme Court: Washington, D. O.. Feb. 5, 1889. Your letter asking my reasons for voting for Mr. . Lamar, received. ' i voted for him because I considered him one of the best men in the South for the place, lie is, in my judgment, a broad, liberal-minded man, of a great deal of learning. lie was professor of law in a university in Mississippi, and I think be is a thoroughly converted Unionist, and do not think it wise to reject any one on tne ground alone that they were engaged in the late rebellion. I think that we want to be one people, politically and socially. Gen. Grant expressed the idea when he said: "Let us have peace." Mr. Lamar's loyalty and integrity to the Union was passed upon most conclusively whed oth bouses of Congress provided for the succession to tha ? residency, and made him an heir only a few removes rora the presidency. I am reluctant to find myself : riot in harmony with all the Ke publican Senators, but it was a case, so far as my action was concerned, entirely for my own judgment and conscience, and I voted accordingly. liebpectfully yours, Lkland Stanfobo. General Nates. Washington, Feb. 6. W. A. Bines, of Illinois, was to-aay appointed a postofnee inspector. First Assistant Postmaster-general Stevenson, who is confined to bis home by a severe cold, izpects to go South later in tbe week for a short rest, after nearly three years-of almost continuous service. He will spend some days in Jacksonville, Fla., and may extend his trip to Havana. Mr. VV. D. Haynie, his chief clerk, will act as first assistant during his absence. Prof. Swenson, in charge of the experiments in the manufacture of sugar from sorghum cane at Fort Scott, Kan., expresses the opinion, in bis annnal report, that sugar can be produced fully as cheaply in Kansas as in Louisiana. The Senate, in secret session to day, confirmed C M. Wherry, postmaster at North Platte, ' Neb., and A. H. Longind, United States Attorney for the Southern district ef Mississippi. The senate xnrtber considered tbe iiritlsn extradition treaty, but took no action thereon. OBITUARY. TIiomasUnderwood, a Widely-Known Citizen of Lafayette, f pedal to the Xndianaaolis Journal Lafayette, lod., Feb. 6. Thomas Underwood, whose sudden death in Chicago Sunday has caused such widespread sorrow in Lafayette, was one of tbe best known Odd-fellows in Indiana. He was fifty-nine years old. He waa the intimate friend and confidant of the late Vice-president Colfax, and no meeting of the Grand Lodge was complete without bis presence. Mr. Underwood had resided in Lafayette many years, going to Chicago some years ago, where he was engaged in the insurance busiII is funeral will taue place here on Wednesday, at 2 o'clock. He was a Knight Templar and a member of Lafayette commandery. Mr. Underwood was born in Was nine ton City, Aug. 19, 1829. and joined the Oddfellows in 1851. He was elected grand roaster in 1859, and represented ' the Grand Lodge in the Sovereign Lodge in 1860-70 and 1880. He was, perhaps, tha best known member of the order in the State, and in twentypine years missed but two sessions of the Grand Lodge. He will be greatly missed in that body and the large circle of friends throughout the State. Mlsa Etta Stiattuclr. Kansas City, Feb. 6. A, Times special from Seward, Neb., says: "Miss Etta Shattuck, the sehool-teaeber who was so severely frozen during tbe recent blizzard, died this morning. Tbe Omaha Bee fund for her benefit, amounting to $3,750, will probably be turned over to her parents." s Other Deaths. I Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 6. Dr. E. Miles Willett, supreme medical examiner Catholic Knights of America, died suddenly at bis residence in , this city this afternoon of heart disease, aged sixty-one years. Boston, Feb. 6. Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes, wife of Dr. 'Oliver Wendell Holmes, died at her residence in Beacon street, this morning, In tbe sixty-ninth year of her age. Detroit, Miob., Feb. 6. John A. Hickey, supreme marshal of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association, died to-day of pneumonia, after an illness of two days. Charles Hopkins and Mrs. Butler.. Cincinnati, Feb. 6. Charles Hopkins, who was arrested on Saturday, after having obtained bond for himself, sought a bondsman to release , Mrs. Butler, bis paramour. To tbe chagrin of his father. Benjamin E. Hopkins, he succeeded in persuading his own mother to sign the women's bond. Then the story waa started that ha and the woman bad absconded. When this was told to Ben Hopkins, be begged the police to rearrest hia son. Near midnight Charles Hopkins returned to his own home, and the order for bis rearrest was countermanded. The parties all appeared in the police court this morning, but Mr. Butler waa so violent in manner and appsrently intoxicated that the hearing was postponed until a later hour. The charges against Charles Hopkins and Mrs. Butler were dismissed in the police courtfor lack of testimony to convict ' An Urgent Call for Help. Boston. Feb. 6. Jndson Smith, secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, received this morning the following from the famine relief committee at Constantinople: Adana people dying of hunger. Our money is exhausted. Shall we stopl Mr. Smith says: "The famine in Central Turkey, resulting from drought and devastation of ten thousand square miles by locusts, is now fulminating in death. No relief can come from, the ground until about June 10. In January only $18,000 was sent ns for the sufferers, and four times that amount was needed. For the next four months $25,000 at least is necessary. Contributions are urgently solicited." If sent to Langdon S- Ward, the treasurer, at No. 1 Somerset street, Boston, they will be for warded. Decision AffectJcr Secret Societies. St. Louis, Feb. 5. Jndge Noonan decided the celebrated Iron Hall insurance ease to-day, and the defendant, M. S. Cooper, was discharged. The decision is a victory for the secret organizations, all of which are interested in it. It is to the effect that th Order of the Iron Hall is not subject to the State insurance Jaw. - Beauty Without Paint. "What makes my skin so dark and muddy? . -My cheeks were once o smooth and ruddy! I use the best cosmetics made," Is what a lovely maiden said. "That's not the cure, my charming Miss, The doctor said 'remember this: If you your skin would keep from taint, Discard the powder and the paint. "The proper thing for all such ills la this," remarked tbe man of pills: Enrich the blood and make it pareIn t bis you'll find the only cure." Dr. I'iereo's Golden Medical Discovery will dothis without fail. It has uo equal. Ail druggist. .

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

Iteqnest for Remission of Taxes Causes a First-Ciass Row in a City Council. Fatal Accidental Shooting Coal and Gas at Princeton Collapse of tha Park hurst Sensation Notes and Gleanings. INDIANA. A Question of Taxes Causes Tumult, and a Free Flgbt I Narrowly Averted. Special to tbe Indianaeolls Joarnsu. Evansville, Feb. 6. A wild and tumultuous scene occurred in the meeting of the City Council, this evening, which cams near resulting seriously. The trustees of Evans Hall, a benevo lent temperance institution, represented by three leading citizens, appeared before tbe Council to ask a remission of taxes. Bad feel ing had been engendered at the last meeting, and broke out afresh as soon as the question was opened. Insulting words were exchanged, when John A. Rettz, the millionaire founder of tbe institution, denounced Councilman Sholz as a liar and a scoundrel. He was backed by Wm. Caldwell, a wholesale grocer, who leaped over the railing and attempted to strike Scholz with a club. General pandemonium ensued, during which the police were called in to suppress the disturbance. Feeling ran ' high, and for a moment it seemed that a general riot was imminent It was fully half an hour before quiet was restored, and in the meatime the Counsil chamber bad become filled with a motley crowd, attracted by tbe melee from the street. An adjournment was taken, and tbe belligerents filled the corridors with their imprecations. At midnight things still look: ominous and threatening, and as the community is greatly divided upon the question concerning the hall, serious results may yet follow. ' i Coal and ias at Princeton. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journau - Princeton, Feb. 6. Since the discovery of coal and natural gas at this place, a few weeks ago, there has been a decided improvement in all kinds of business, and v aloes of all kinds have steadily increased. The real feeling of the citizens, however, was not very manifest until a meeting of business men was called last Saturday. The meeting was attended by all the leading citizens, and after a general discussion upon the great natural advantages of Princeton and the fortunate discovery of gas and coal, a business man's association was organized, with Charles Brownlee as president; M. W. Fields, vice-president; T. R. Paxton. treasurer, and R. A. Woods, secretary. Tbe greatest enthusiasm prevailed at the meeting, and tbe chief topis of conversation upon the streets is the assured prosperity and rapid growth of the city. The work at gas well No. 2 is progressing rapidly, while the flow at well No. i is increasing. The fact that both gas and coal have been found in such large quantities, and that this is the only place in tbe northwestern part of the State where gas has been found, and tbe natural advantages which the town has, surrounded, as it is, by a rich agricultural country and an abundance of timber, give it an outlook for the future in which the people have the utmost confidence. Fatal Accidental Shooting, fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Wabsaw, Feb. 6. A very sad accident, caused the death of John Wuchter, a young man twenty-two years of age, at hia mother's residence near Claypool, this eounty. It seems tnat he was engaged in hanging up a hammerless, breech-loading target rifle, which he held by the muzzle, and in the dark he booked the trigger on the nail, which sprung the self-aeting lock and discharged tbe ball into his heart With almost unknown effort he walked into an adjoining room and told those who ' were there to send for a doctor, as he was shot. He died in about five minutes. His widowed mother waa away from home at the time, where she had just attended the funeral of a sister, and tbe sad news affected her so that she was barely able to stand the shock. This young man was ber main support. The funeral was eonducted by Rev. Leek rone, and tbe attendance was so large that about one-third of the people were unable to get inside the large building at the Gospel Hiil cemetery. Hendricks Connty Uncoin League. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Plainfield, Feb. 6.-The Republicans of this county are active in preparing for the coming campaign. Lincoln League clubs have already been organized in nearly all , the townships. Tbe Republicans of Washington township met at Avon, Saturday night, and organized a club of twenty members, with Joseph Winnings as president and Will Carter secretary. Owing to tbe inclemency of the weather the attendance was very small. It is expected to have Hon. John V. Hadley, of Danville, address tbe club at its next meeting. Plainfield has a club of over fifty members. Gen. Ben. Harrison's speech at Danville, some time ago, has bad a wholesome effect on many of the Republicans of Hendricks county. Assassination Near Montlcello. Montickllo, Feb. 6. Adam Spear was shot and killed, last evening, on the publio highway, by James Mounce. Spear was shot five or six times. Mounce was lying in wait for bis victim. The inquest resulted in a verdict of willful homicide. The shooting was the result of a quarrel. Minor, Notes. -. Calnos Tucker, ex-city marshal of Warsaw, had bis arm broken by a fall on the sidewalk Friday. Dangerous counterfeit fifty-cent pieces made their appearance in Hillsboro last Saturday. Quite a large crowd was in town, coming from a fox-drive, and tbe possessors oz tbe bogus money took advantage of the opportunity and Hooded the town with them. The counterfeits have the aDDearance, weight, and ring of the genuine. but after handling feel sleek and greasy. Andrew Russel, a young man living in Wind fall, in the northern part of Tipton county, committed suicide on Sunday. He had hitched his team for a trip to Tipton, when he left it standi g, walked into the house, took his re volver from ;h bureau drawer and shot himself through tbe head. Ill-health is presumed to be the eause of tbe rssh act He leaves a widow. ILLINOIS. Dloeese Divided and Father Ryan Promoted to the Baltes Tacaney. Alton, Feb. 6. The long suspense which has followed the death of Bishop Baltes, nearly two years ago,-regarding the appointment of a bishop for tbe Alton diocese and the division of that diocese, was ended yesterday. Vicargeneral Janeen, acting as tbe head administrator of tbe diocese here, received an official communication from Rome which proved to be the action of the College of Cardinals and the Holy Father regarding these Questions. - As announced at the cathedral here yesterday, the diocese is divided into two divisions, the line running east and west across the State on the line dividing St Clair and Madison counties. The seat of tbe northern diocese will be eontinued at Alton, and tbe seat of the new or southern diocese will be at Belleville. Bishops for both diocesea have been appointed, but only the one for tbe Alton diocese was announced yesterday. He is the Rev. Father James Ryan, priest of St Columbian's Chorch, at Ottawa, III., in the Peoria diocese, of which Bisbop Spalding is the head. The announcement of this appointment causes general surprise, as Father Ryan was not recognized as a possible recipient of the honor, la fact, tbe appointment of Vicar-general Conway, --of Chicago, to this bishoprin has been freely discussed, but the result proves how little was known of the influences which were reaching Rome. This is the first English bishop ever appointed to this diocese, and that element of the church is highly gratified. Cnllapsst of the Fstrkhnrat Sensation, fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, Feb. 6. States Attorney Tibbs received a communication, to-day, from the Sullivan county, Indiana, authorities, stating that after a thorough investigation they were unable to find sufficient evidence to implicate Charles Parkburst . in tbe murder of George Powers, the station agent at Msrsball Crossing, on Sent 11, 18S& They are now willing to turn Park- I hurst over to tbe Clark county authorities

whenever they send for him, but-tbey probably will not send for him at all, tbe State's attorney says, as be things there is nothing in the case. Marshall people were very skeptical all the time in regard to the matter, but were willing to sift tbe facts to tbe bottom, so as to leave no stone unturned toward finding and punishing the murderers of George Powers. The fiasco of this affair is a disappointment, though not at all unexpected. SSSBWWl I I I I I - Brief Mention. John MeAve, a man fifty-four years old. was found dead yesterday in the gas-house at Champaigne, where he lay down on Sunday night to sleep. The coroners jury returned a verdict that be died from exposure and privation. He had no relatives. Nathan Davis, aged thirty-five, shot himself, on Sunday, at the residence of R. W. Neal, near Hney, where he bad a sister living. Before tbe the arrival of a doctor he was dead. He had been a cripple for a number of years, caused by a paralytic stroke. At Springfield, charge of embezzlement has been preferred against Capt Jf.tuart, of company A, by Lieut. Capps, and pending an investigation of the facts the Captain has been ordered under arrest by Col. Barkley. The amount misapprooriated is said to be $30. - Thomas Taylor, living near Catlin, and a man named Swank, of Indianola, were swindled a few daya ago by a man representing himself to be an agent for tbe New York Life Insurance Company, who secured their notes and left for parts unknown. He got $400 from the former and $700 from tbe latter. John Kurtz, who escaped a week ago from the Southern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, and who came through Sandoval to his borne in OIney, and thence to Ohio, becoming wild and violent, was on Sunday arrested and returned to Anna by Dr. Sargent He was quiet and sub

missive under tbe Doctor s control. Una sea by Fire. Fbimont, O., Feb. 6. The new Methodist Church was discovered to be on fire thia afternoon, and an hour later all that remained were the four walls and belfry. Tbe parsonage was almost completely demolished by the falling of tbe upper portion of the walL When it fell three persona were in tbe boose, and two of them met serious accidents. Tbe injured persons were Hannah Day and Josepb Hunsinger. Miss Day was a servant for Rev. Mr. Mills, the pastor of the church. She was packing ber clothes in a trunk when the wall fell and crushed through tbe roof and secoud floor and caught ber under the debris. Her body and bead were frightfully cut. Hnnsinger's shoulder was dislocated and bis arm broken. The church was built in 1833, at a cost of $23,000. It contained furniture and fixtures to the amount of $3,000, and an organ which cost $2,000. Tha parsonage was valued at $3,000. Tbe church was insured for $10,000. Tne congregation is a large one, and ex-President Hayes is a member. He contributed largely to the building and its maintenance. Chicago, Feb. 6. Fire at St Anne, Kankakee county, Illinois, last night, destroyed a dozen business buildings, including the stores of Joseph Guerlin, McHater and A. C. Schriefie. At Delaven, Tazewell county, Illinois, four business buildings were consumed, among them barns, groceries and various tailoring establishments. At Marquette, Mich., shaft-house No. 8. of the Calumet and Hecla mi ne, was burned. Boston, Feb. 6. The five-story wooden building of the F. M. Holmes Furniture Company, in Charlestown, was damaged by fire to-day to the extent of about $40,000. The fire was caused by the careless handling of a lamp. The large number of workmen bad an exciting experience, but managed to get out by the fire escapes and were uninjured. The Walking Match. New York, Feb. a Cartwright left the track at 8:45 p. M., with 105 miles to his credit Be was quite sick and was taken to the Putnam House. He has since grown worse, and is in pretty bad shape. He will hardly appear again. His lungs are affected, and it is said he has had a bad hemorrhage. - The 2 a. E score: Hart, 130 miles, 3 laps; Albert, 13H miles; Guerrero, 130J: Golden, 126; Panchot, 125; Hertv, 123; Day, 125; Moore, 124; Hegelman. 119f; Cox, 115J; Cartright 105; Horan, 105J; Dillon, 109; Strokel, 1091; Connor. 106J; Sullivan, 106J; Tilly, 103J- Vint, 100; Noremae. 1002; Sinclair, 100i; Taylor, 100; Stout, 100i; Lurkey, 100. . . - Hog-Thieves Killed. - ; St. Louis, Feb. C A double tragedy if, reported as having occurred near Hamburg',, Ht last Saturday night A farmer named Tieson had missed several hogs lately, and on Saturday night be and his son concealed themselves - near tbe pen to watch for the thieves. At midnight two men got into the pen and slaughtered a hog, whereupon Tieson fired upon them with a shot gun, killing one instantly. The other started to run, and was sbot down with a revolver and killed. The dead men proved to be brothers. named Rambeau, neighbors of Tieson. The Tiesons were arrested. . Business Embarrassments. Danvkks, Mass., Feb. 6. C C. Farwell & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes, of this place, have failed, and made an assignment to C. H. Gould, of Boston. The liabilities are estimated at $200,000, and tbey may be higher. The money is mostly due to banks. Cincinnati, Feb. 6. The Folding Hat-raek Company assigned to-day to Geo. W. Boyce. Liabilities, $15,000; assets, about the same. A preference of $9,105 was given to G. W. Hamilton. , Peculiar Case of Suicide. Cleveland. O., Feb. 6. S. S. Totman. a prisoner in the Medina county jail, awaiting transportation to tbe penitentiary to 6erve a sentence of seven years for shooting" with intent to kill, committed suicide in a peculiar manner yesterd ay. He tore his handkerchief in two, rolled tne pieces into oatis ana pusbed tbem down his throat, choking himself to death. The old man attempted suicide, about a month ago, by cutting his throat Steamship News. Queenstown, FeD. 7. Arrived: Bulgaria, from Boston. Philadelphia, Feb. 6. Arrived: Nederland, from Antwero. New York. Feb. 6. Arrived: Rhaetia. from Hamburg, Normandie, from Havre. Southampton, Feb. 6. Arrived: Eider, from New York for Bremen; Westernland, from New xorlc for Antwerp. Louisiana Republicans. New Orleans, Feb. 6. The Republican State central committee met to-day, and after a long session completed the State ticket, nominating Andrew Hero for Lieutenant-governor, John Ray. of Ouachita, for Attorney-general, B. F. Flanders for State Treasurer, and indorsing Jas. A. Breaux, of Iberia, the Democratic nominee for Superintendent of Education. Twin Cities Talk of Uniting St. Paul, Feb. 6. The Chamber of Com merce this morning passed a resolution for a committee of twenty to confer with a similar committee from the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce respecting the proposed union of the two cities. The committee was appointed at once. Charging Sis Misfortunes to.Harpsr. Cincinnati Enquirsi. Mr.- Hopkins looks like a very sick man. He complains of excessive pains and wears an ap pearance of great worrimeot To an Enquirer reporter yesterday ce statea mac ne bad probbiy suaerea more, coin mentally ana pbysically, during the past few days than any man liv ing, xie was alEO sorely troubled over the action of his son Charley, wbose latest escapade appeared in yesterday's Enquirer, "I have had enough trouble to bear already," he said,., "and wish tbat I could nave oeen relieved from this." To bis friends he has expressed himself freely. "I am a physical wreck," he repeated several times, "and I feel that I will not live a vear. When I die I want it known that E. L. Harper waa my ranraerer. un my tomDStone will be inscribed tbe words: " 'Murdered by E. L. Harper Beniamin EHopkins.;n 1 aa m . Journalism as She Is. Frota an Indiana xchange. Probably the most puerile and ' pusillanimous "article" ever emanating from the dwarfed intellect of the pygmean editor of the Liver Pad graced tha columns of that patent medicine bulletin last week under tbe caption of "The Republican Pow Wow." It was the moat excrutiatingly idiotia article" we ever read, and displayed like a beacon light tbe frenzied imbecilitr and pitiable senility of the antiquated ass who penned it. Were he possessed of the instinct of a fool or the sense of an oyster, he would have exhibited some regard for tbe truth and treated hia political opponents with a . semblance of courtesy, but being a natural born ignoramus, he choose to enact the role of a cheap wit in a vain attempt to appear fancy. The Outlook. Tbe Epoch. Minister Well. Bobby, do you think you wili be a better little boy this year than you ware last? . , Bobby (hopefully) I think so, air; I began taking cod liver oil last week.

CINCINNATI'S BROKEN BANK

The Metropolitan National, by Outside Help, Kept Its Doors Open Yesterday, Bat the Arrest of Ex-Vice-President Decamp Causes the Directors to Decide Cpon Sus pension, and the Bank Will Be Closed. Cincinnati, Feb. & The Metropolitan Bank directors held a session this morning at 10 o'clock. Pending the meeting, tbe payment of cheeks was suspended, and a long line of deiositors gathered, reaching from the payer's desk to the street In a very few minutes, however, the payment of checks was resumed. Vice-pres-'ident Decamp'a resignation was accepted, and Louis Krobn chosen in his place. Bank Examin er Sanders is at the bank, but says he is too busy to say anything for the benefit of the publie. The directors - took no other action than to elect Mr. Krohn Vice-president in place of Mr. Decamp. President Means, referring to the stoppage of paym ent says there was no order for it and no reason for it; and that he did not know there was any sus pension. He supposes the story must have arisen from some accidental delay at the payer's desk, as no order for suspension was given. There was more than the usual demand upon the bane au day, but at tbe clearing house it was only $10,000 behind. The directors held another session at 3 o'clock. While bankers agree that the Metropolitan is solvent they rec ognized the fact that it could not meet every possible demand in a day, so eight of the banks loaned it $25,000 each. Other offers were de clined. The objection made to Mr. Decamp, the retiring vice-president was that he bad been speculating too much in Findlay and other real estate. At Toledo, to-day, two mortgages on Toledo acre property were filed, $10,000 each, by John R. Decamp, and by Decamp & Means, to tbe .aiercbantB' .National Bank, of Cincinnati. Washington, Feb. 6. The Comptroller of the Currency to-day received the report of Bank Examiner Sanders in regard to the Metropolitan National Bank of Cincinnati. According to this report there has been no defalcation, and the losses have arisen entirely from loans upon insufficient security. During the examination Mr. Sanders succeeded in getting $275,000 of additional collateral put up by parties to whom excessive loans had - been made. Tbe examiner says he thinks the losses will not exceed $350,000, even if the bank has to be wound up, while if it goes on a good part of this may be saved. The books, he says, show at the credit of tbe surplus account and profit and loss, about $190,000, so that should the losses reach the extreme estimate, the caoital of $1,000,000 would be but little impaired. The Comptroller, in speaking of the report said that the creditors can lose nothing in any event, and should the bank survive the present run and paes under more prudent management; the stockholders may escape serious loss. Decamp Arrested, and Suspension Follows. Cincinnati, Feb. 6. All day Saturday and all day Sunday and every hour of , to-day the directors of the Metropolitan National Bank were in session in their palatial banking rooms. At the close of the day they felt the bank would pull through. They had, as has been learned since dark, gone through the clearing-house all right The united banks had given them $200,000 during the day, and wherever they went they heard only words of sympathy. When evening came the directors met again. Tbey congratulated themselves over the outlook. Their hopes were high. Then at 8 o'clock cams the intelligence . that the united banks had voted $50,000 for help in tbe early morning hours to-morrow. At this news their joy was jubilant But it was short-lived A United States deputy marshal stepped in and arrested the late vice- president, J. R. Decamp. The charge against him was certifying to a false statement of the December condition of the bank. ... This attracted the attention of the united banks, and they at once withdrew their proposition to furnish $50,000, and said they would not help the bank any more in the future. This hair broke the camel's back. Th e directors of the Metropolitan immediately passed a resolution to suspend and go into liquidation. The affairs of the bank were at once turned over to government bankexaminer Sanders. The next movement will be tbe appointment of a receiver. On last Saturday the bank sustained a run of $150,000; to-day about $100,000 was paid over tbe counter, and about $50,000 was paid in checks through the clearing-house, leaving in the bank at the close of business hours, about $15,000, mostly in coin. The tronble is traeed to tbe increase of stock from $500,000 to $1,000,000, the issue being to holders of stock at 20 per cent premium, the premium being utilized as a surplus fund. A large part of this increase was paid for in notes. The placing of this stock in various banks gave rise to suspicion, ending in making it difficult to place the stock. To sustain its market value the directors were compelled to buy in considerable quantities. The tight money market at the close of the year forced the Metropolitan to carry a load tbat was too heavy. Another trouble grew out of reports of speculative tendencies of some of the officers, though there is no evidence of its being carried to any considerable extent. " Eight local banks offered aid on Saturday, and added to it to-day. They promised still more upon ample security, but late in tbe afternoon the banks rescinded their action, and then the directors were forced to suspend. ,The meeting of directors for this purpose was held after 7 o'clock to-night Tbe resolution adopted is as follows: Whereas, Every effort has been made, by the board of directors to sustain the credit of the institution; and. Whereas, We find it is impossible to sustain it longer without serious detriment to the best interests of the depositors and stockholders; therefore be it Resolved, That the business of the bank be suspended for the present, and that the doors be not opened for business on Tuesday. Feb. 7. The cashier states that there remains about $500,000"of the $1,500,000 deposit account. It is thought depositors will be paid in full, while stockholders will be subject to an assessment of 10 to 15 per cent on the par value of their holdings. This bank was the successor of tbe private banking house of James E. Larkin & Co. Larkin was president for several years, and was succeeded by ex-Mayor Williams Means. Tbe bank examiner, Mr. Sanders, began his examination about two weeks ago. He found the bank $150,000 below tbe legal requirements as to reserve. When the arrest of Mr. Decamp was'made, the private watchman of the bank made a vigorous resistance to the Deputy United State marshal. He did not recognize the right of th United States representative to penetrate tbe premises of tbe bank at tbat hour. He was himself put under arrest but was afterward released. The bank examiner makes bis reports to tbe Comptroller, bnt there are hints that before the matter is ended other arrests will be made. Tbe charge against Mr. Decamp is the same that formed one of the charges in the Fidelity Bank cases. -' - ' - How They Do It in Canada. Toronto. Feb. 6. The Central Bank investigation to-day revealed the fact tbat Allan, tbe late cashier, who absconded to the United States, owes tbe bank $40,000. Liquidator Campbell testified that Director McDonald's indebtedness to the bank at present is about $113,000, and that he is jointly liable with another for about $22,000. From Jnne 16 to Nov. 15, 1S87, tbe amount due wis over $330,000. From Jan. I to Nov. 15, 1887, McDonald drew out about $750,000. Tbe bank carried McDonald's checks for over $88,000 as cash from May 3 to October, and a check for $100,000 was carried during part of that time. On Sept 30 there was $129,000 of McDonald's checks carried as cash. This will indicate a ayttm of bogus deposits and fraudulent cheeks. The. examination also elicited the information that James Baxter, of Montreal, is indebted to the bank to the extant of $11,000. The full extent of Barnett's indebtedness is said by some to be as high as $100,000. The Civil Service Rales. Pbiladelphla Press. One of the most inportant of all the rules submitted to tbe President was rejected. This was to provide tbat reasens for the discharge of any employe i hould be filed with the dismissal. Two of the three Civil-service Commissioners regard each a rale as very important, and they

have repeatedly urged its adoption. Under the present conditions any employe may be dismissed for refusal to be coerced in his political action, tor refusing to be assessed or for anv reason or no reason, and there is no authority to inquire into the causes. Tnis is the attitude taken by the Civil-service Commission, and on this account two of the members have regarded the rule as essential The President's lack of sincerity in this reform is emphasized by hia rejection of this provision. -

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Protection Against th Peddler. To the Editor of the lndlanaoolis Journal: I seen an article in tbe Journal of the 3d inst referring to the necessity of protecting our eity merchants against the peddlers. At first I gave it but a passing notice, but it seemed to bare impressed itself so thoroughly on my mind that after considering it well I have almost come to this conclusion, and it does seem to me that every laboring man should consider it well before he casts his next vote. If it is of so great importance to the business men of Indianapolis to have protection from peddlers, of how much more . importance should it be to them and our manufacturers and laboring men that we should have protection from foreign competition! To illustrate, in case of free trade, we will take England for the peddler. With her cheap labor ehe proposes to bring her manufactured goods over here in competition with onr goods. She will peddle them out all over the country, because it would be a fraction cheaper than our goods; our laboring men would Day the cheap goods; tbe peddler (England! would take all' tbe money and send it directly back to England in order to keep her laboring . men employed, while onr own manufacturers would be compelled to either cut down the wages of their operators or close down altogether. Why! Because our laboring men have patronized foreign manufacturers and have sent their money away from home, thereby crippling our industries. On the other hand, with high protection, although our goods were a trifle bieher, our mills and factories will be running and oar laboring men and women will all be happy and prosperous, as was the case in the past wben the Republican party had full control of onr government How laboring men will be hood-winked with the silly promise of cheap articles if free trade is adopted is more than I can comprehend. I have often heard orators say (Democrats) that the tariff Question is too deep for the laboring man to comprehend. It does seem to me tbat it is so plain that any man without prejudice can see it at a glance. Therefore, let the old Republican party unfurl her banner so that every laboring man can read inscribed on it in plain letters, "Protection to American Labor and Manufactures," and let us once more rally to tbe old flag and inscribe theron the words whicb Abraham Lincoln so often spoke of: "This is the party for the people, and of the people, regardless of race, creed or color," and success will be sure. A Laboring Man. - CaAwrOBDSViLliE, Ind. Feb. 6. An Irishman's View of English Free Trade To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal Within my memory over ten millions of workingmen have crossed the Atlantic in search of employment, and here we are to-dey with our children and our children's children. Tbe woods are full ef us; the cities, towns, townships and other places are filled with us. And the free trader is spreading his net for us, that he may cse and then abuse us. Turning, first to tbe subjects of Queen Victoria, I ask did you not get your fill of free trade in the land of your sires! Perhaps some of you may need a little reminder. Here it is:"" During the last forty-five years the workingmen of England, Scotland and Wales have been basking in the sunshine of a tariff-for-revenue only. Just look at them now. Fawcett says (Political Economy page 192): i4The agricultural population of the country are so wretchedly poor that if they were converted into slaves tomorrow, it would be for the interest of their masters to feed them much batter than tbey are." This is the result of the game of "buy cheap and sell dear." Forty-five years ago Peel, Cobden and Bright spoke, at least, threefourths of the free-trade apothegms which went to make up Grover Cleveland's late message. What says John Bright now! These are his words, used in a late speech in Glasgow: "Ther passes before my eyes a vision of millions of families not individuals, but whole familiesfathers, mothers, children, all passing ghastly, sorrow-stricken, in never-ending procession from the cradle to the grave." We want no j such "visions" nor "processions" in this conntry. And surely tbe Englisb, Scotch andWe!sb men who have found a home in Indiana will not help to get up such "sorrow-stricken," "never-ending" caravans. As late as September last, Reynolds's London Journal showed that "90 per cent of our population fl am quoting the exact words have neither house nor shelter which they can call tbeir own beyond the end of a week; they own no property of any kind except about as much old furniture as would find way in a common cart. Taking private charities into account, one in five of tbe population dies a pauper. Of the 81,951 deaths in the city of London in 1884, 16,746 died in the poor-house or prisons. Taking the adult population of tbe great cities, one in three dies in the roor-honse." It's the celebrated Reynolds who speaka thus of the effects of "duties for revenue only.." Look to England and see what free trade has done for her, 6ays the "revenue-only" crank. Yes, crank, we are looking, and don't you forget it. But what kind of hotels are those English poorbouses in which one in three of the workingmen of England end their days; and tbeir nights too! Well, here is C. Edwards Lester's "Glory and Shame of England," and here in VoL I, p. 152, is a description of a poor-house: "The English poor-bouses are reckoned among the charities; it would be well to call them by some other name. The selfish avarice of the keeper combines with the interest of the parish to shorten the pauper's days and rid themselves of the thankless burden as quick as possible. To accomplish this, tbe cords of life are cut asunder by cold neglect and barbarous treatment The prayer of tbe dying pauper is denied when he asks for a light, that the darkness of night may not mingle with the death-shades as tbey settle upon his bed of rags, while the soul is breaking away from her home of clay." Such are tbe Dead-sea fruits which the tree of free trade has yielded to the workingmen of England, Scotland and Wales. Yet such of them as have found a home in America are now tempted and enticed to organize for the, purpose of offsetting the Irish votes on the tariff question. It's the old game of "divide and ruie." It won't win. Voorhees and Saddle-bags are eternally pointing to "the vast growth of wealth in England under free trade." Here is what the. author of ' Espriella's Letters" has to say on this score: ''Wealth flows into England, but how does it circulate there! Not equally and health fully throughout the whole system. No; it springs into wens and tumors, and collects into aneurisms which palsy tbe poor. Those poor are driven into premature graves by unremitting task-work, or grow up without decency, without comfort, without hope, without religion and without shame; and bring forth slaves like themselves to tread in the self-same paths of misery." . As a workingman who has given all his spare time during the last thirty years to the study of the causes tbat have raised up labor, and the schemes that have kept it down, I say, and stand ready to prove, that all tbe woe, want, misery, ignorance and degradation of tbe work ing classes of England are due to her free trade. or "revenue only" system. Archibald Alison, (Principles of Population. Vol I, p. 570) shows and proves that one-fourth of the lands of England, Scotland and Wales is capable of supplying seventy-five millions of persons with all the necessaries and comforts of life. Tben why do misery, starvation and pauperism stalk all over those islands! "Boy cheap and sell dear" bave done It all; it would do the same here. Mnlhall (Fifty Years of Progress) sdowi tbat nve counties of Eogland would snpply bread for upwards of forty millions of persons. Tben, in God's name. I aek. why does England send seven hun dred millions of dollars out of the country every year for food for her people and cattle! Because ah finds the products of the labor of tbe slaves, serfs and riff-raff of th world a little cheaper then the products of Englith labor. This is tbe Key to u tne misery ot tne workmemen or. England, and it is the curs which the Demo cratic party is trying to bring down upon us. As Thomas Carlyle says: "Millions of English men starve in forced idleness, wbile millions of acres of English lands cry: 'Come and cultivate me.' It can't be done, and will not be done. Why! Because the ports of England have been thrown open, and her workingmen brought in direct competition with th degraded serfs of Egypt Rossia, Turkey, India and other countries." Tbis is the fat that stares us American workingmen in the fa. if th fre trad party, tbe party of Cleveland, Voorhees and th Old Sad-dle-baes triumphs in November next. Workingmen of Indiana, much rests upon your shonldrs. Are you equal to the work before you! Tim will tell. The number of persons employed in gainful occupations in England baa declined from 14.78S.875 in 1871 to 11.187.5G4, a decrease of 3.590.311. or 24.5 per rent Heavenly God! Notwithstanding tbe great increase of tbe population, one-fourth of the workingman of tbe nation bave been driven to the poor-house, the prison or the emigrant ship. All this has been brought about by allowing the tradrrs and ship-owners of England to inundate tbe conntry with foreign goods. No more, no more do Englisb workingmen produce for their own laad, no more their own. Tbat

labor ba been taken away from them and given to the Russian, the Turk and the Hindoo. Untold millions of English, Irish. Scotch anl Welsh, thus deprived of employment at home, have come to protected America, and now tbe party of Cleveland, of Voorhees and of Old Saddle-bags ask our aid to force upon America tbe same hellish, fiendish diabolism which drove as from our native lands. W are nere in the last ditch; there is no other United States to which we may flee: if we fall here w fall to rise no more. Our fat is in our own hands; our ballots will save ns. if we make the proper nee of tbem; but it we don't, tben go in lemons and get squeezed. Reader, ask yourself the question: "Whai now would be the condition of the workingmen of Great Britain were they employed in producing from their own soil the $900,000,000 annnailv imported into England, every hit of which England could produce Tor herself!" Itellyou. There would be neither poorhouees, paupers, prisons, criminals or Peelers. There would be employment, prosperity, contentment and enlightened .civilization. And it's just tbe same here in America. Ireland and Germany's tassel with free trade will be our next subject . P. C. Cassolu x 1 CURRENT LITERATURE. N,w Books. 'The Marvels of the Nw West," is a work whose sub title further explains its character as "a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels ia th vast wonderland west of the Missouri river, comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stck-raising and marvels of agriculture.' There it- not much that is new to be said about these things, but the present author, W. M. Thayer, has handled the subjeet with marked ability, and produced a work of decided interest and value. It can all be read with pleasure and much of it can be studied with profit Published by the Henry Bill Publishing Company, of Norwich, Conn., and sold by subscription. Volume II, of. the ''History of the Inquisition, by'Tenry Charles Lea, is issued. Tb work, which is one of great interest and biatoria value.

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