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When the Big Battleship Sank Off Syria. Graphic Story of the Wreck of the "Victoria, And the Fate of Her Well Disciplined Crew.. DEATH IN AN AWFUL FORM. When the Ship Sank Her- Engines Were at Full Speed And the Screws Cut the Water, Making a Maelstrom Into Which the Sailors Were Drawn and Mangled. The Engines Exploded and the Victims Were ilufTeteil About In Scalding Sea The Catastrophe In Fall View of the Remaining Ships of the Squadron, Which "Were PowerlesH to Aid tho Doomed Brit. Ish Ship and Her Crew Admiral Markham to Ee Court Marttaled. NEW YORK, June 2'!. An extra edition of the Kvenlng WorH issu.nl this evening contains a special cable from Tripoli. Syria, shins the first full details of the sinking of tho IkiK-ship Victoria. At about 2 o'clock last Thursday afternoon the Knglish tleet came in sipht of El Min i, the port anj town of Tripoli. It was coming from the northeast and making directly for the harbor. The five big iron-clad:. Victoria, Camperdown, Edinburgh, Nile and Sans I'areil, were drawn up in full front. The Victoria was in the center, the Campenlown was on her left find the Edinburph on her right. When they were within five miles of shore Vice Admiral Pir George Tryon signalled to turn and form in double line. This meant that the Victoria and Camperdown were to go ahead a little and describe a turn the Victoria turning to the left and the Camperdovn turnIn? to the right then they would advance side by side in the direction from which thej- had come and the others would swing into double column order and advance two and two behind the leaders. When the o-der was pi von the distance between the two ships was less than two cable lengths. Th execution of the order was easy 'enough fr ships further away from the center, but extremely cliüicult for the Victoria and the Camperdown. In turning their bows would pass within a few fathoms of each other, even if th movement was executed with the greatest precision. This rnovenu-nt is rarely made and is chiefly for the purpose of training the ship commanders to move expeditiously away from shoaling waters. Whether because Admiral Markham of the Camperdown could not believe this movement was to be tried when the ships were so close together or because he thought Admiral Tryon had miscalculated the distance he did not Set about executing Admiral Tryon's order bu.. signalled that he did not understand it. The Victoria and the other vessels had not hesitated. The Victoria began to turn at once as she still held to the signal. The Delay Wn KiMnl. The Camperdown no longer hesitated but also began to turn. The brief delay, however, had ben fatal. The Victoria had nearly turned and tho Camperdown swinging around, bore down upon her. Both admirals were quick to act. Admiral Tryon swung the Victoria so as to receive at the smallest angle the blow which both officers saw was inevitable and Admiral Markham d!d the same for the Camperdown, besides reversing her screws. The twelve-foot ram of the Camperdown struck th' hull of the Victoria just in front of the armored bulkhead ami plunged into the thin plates of her starlxiard side. The armor ends at the bulkhead and the forward part of the Victoria above the water line were mere cardboard to he great iron wedge so mightily propelled. There was a smashing of wood and iron plates and the ram and eight feet of the bow of the Camperdown crashed twenty feet into the tnwels of the Victoria. The Camperdown was halted by the heavy armor the Victoria and as her screws were reversed she at once began to back away. As all the other vessels were moving together into double line behind the two leaders they were bearing down upon the entangled ships and a catastrophe involving all the ironclads was imminent. Only the coolness And prompt action of the other commanders prevented, a general disaster. The Victoria's bow was now pointed full toward the shore. It seems that Admiral Tryon did not realize the extent of the damage to the Victoria. All Altnnee Declined. As no incident of exactly this kind has happened before he could not know what ths effect of the hole In the compartment was to be. lie no doubt thought that as only one compartment was damaged the others would keep his ship alloat: when the Camperdown and the other ships signalled offers of boats he replied that he did not need them. The Victoria began to forge straight for the shore under full steam. It is one of the rules of the British navy that If a ship Is in danger of sinking and shore is not far away she must be got Into shallow water so that If she goes down she may be raised again. So Admiral Tryon was making for the shore and was widening the distance between the Victoria and the other ships. When the Camperdown's ram struck the Victoria, Admiral Tryon, the navigating offlcer, two signal ofl'.eers and the men at the wheel were all up In the bridge either In full view or in the chart house. Most of the crew was on the forward deck lounging about trying to keep cool under the blazing sun of the clear calm day. With the crash they rushed Into the battery and as far aft as possible, but when the two vessels separated all returned to their places. Discipline was perfect. The admiral and officers remained steadfast upon the bridge setting an example. So good was the discipline that within five . minutes after

the blow a diving suit had been brought on deck und a diver was getting Into It to obey an order to go below and find out the extent of the damage. The untangling and getting under full headway had taken some little time. Careened und Sunk. About ten minutes after the blow the Victoria having got something like two miles nearer the shore from the scene of the collision all at once leaned away over to the starboard and with a good roll and plunge burled her bow beneath the calm surface of the sea. It was almost instantaneous. There was only a chance for a few wild cries and the Victoria was almost half submerged bow foremost with her swiftly revolving screws whirling clear out of the water and high in the air. Those on deck were plunged Immediately into the water. The men forward and below had no time to rush to the deck, but found themselves groping for doors of rooms filled with water and compressed air. There was a little more time for those in officer's quarters. They heard the shouts and warning cries and rushed to the almost perpend ieular deck. Commander Jellico, lying In his berth sick with fever, started up and dashed to the deek In pannemas, to find himself immediately struggling in water. A lieutenant swam to him, put his arm around him and despite the handicap of supporting a helpless man, was able to get away from the side of the sinking ship. It took a strong, skillful swimmer in full possession of his senses to do this. The huge hull was drawing In the water as it went down and several hundred men hurled suddenly into the water fully dressed had to battle against the Increasing suction. A moment and a new peril, more horrible, descended upon the great engine deep in the heart of the hull, which enclosed In water-tight compartments was still throbbing at full speed and the great steel flanges of the twin screws were whirling around up in the air. As the vessel sank these screws came nearer and nearer to the water and descended into the midst of struggling human beings. The vessel sank slowly and when the screws were low enough to begin to whirl In the water again they had the suction- increased until there was a deep vortex like a maelstrom. In n ltrfe- Vortex. At the bottom of this maelstrom they were revolving like circular knives. The poor creatures battled Jn vain against the suction. They were drawn down and thrown against the swift blades. Then came a scene which made the officers on the decks of the other warships of the Meet turn sick with horror. Screams and shrieks arose and In the white foam appeared reddened arms and legs and wrenched and torn bodies. Headless trunks were tossed out of the vortex to linger a moment on the surface and sink out of sight. All within reach of that vortex lost their presence of mind. Men who knew how to swim ceased swimming and fought with the waters. Men clutched each other in frenzy and struck each other off. The deep cone of whirling water with the swift knives chopping human bodies at the bottom of it was a horror to daunt the bravest. One man who escaped says that he saw in this vortex at least fifty of his fellows fighting with each other and with inevitable death. The Holler Kxploile. In a moment or so the khives disappeared and the vortex began to close up. The ship was beneath the surface Just as the whirl was shallowed almost to the surface. Then there was a muffled sound of thunder, the waters were tossed up and steam burst from them. Again the shrieks and screams burst from the swimmers. The loilers had exploded, the. sea bad rushed into the furnaces and the swimmers were beating waves of scalding water. Thus in less than ten minutes death in three awful forms attacked the officers and the crew of the Victoria death by drowning, death by the knife-like screws and death by scalding water. With the first plunge of the Victoria all the boats were called away from all the other ships and came straining over the calm sea to save the strugglers. These boats were soon picking up those fortunate enough who had got out of reach of the terrible vortex. So long as the vortex lasted the boats dared not venture near, but they did lift from the scalding water several wretched sailors who were horribly burned. It Is thought that more than half of those drowned got out of the ship. Init were caught In the vortex or scalded to death by the boiling water. Admiral Tryon stuck on the bridge end refused to leave it. Just before the Victoria made her under-plunge he saw what was about to happen and issued an order for each man to save himself, but the order never got beyond the bridge, for ruin descended straightway. The diver whom he had ordered below to look Into the damage was still on deck and dr?ssed for his descent except his hammer. He would have been dragged to the bottom by his heavy, lead-soled shoes had it not been for a seaman who stopped to cut him loose from his heavy clothes. The diver was saved, but the man who cut him free was drowned. There were many such acts of heroism, self-forgetfulnes - and daring. The peril of those in the water was increased by the fact that the sea hereabouts Is infected with sharks. It is the duty of marines when a collision occurs to immediately go below and close all the water tight compartments. When the Camperdown struck' the Victoria the Victoria's marines went below for their duty.and. as a result, out of 120 marines on the Victoria ninetynine were lost.

Mnrklinm lo He Court mart Inled. LONDON'. June 2fi. It has been definitely decided that Rear Admiral Markham, who was second In command to Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon at the time of the accident off Tripoli that caused the loss of the Victoria, the flagship of the Uritish Mediterranean squadron, will be tried by a court-martial that will sit at Portsmouth. This court will be presided- over by Admiral, the earl of Clanwilliam, commander-in-chief at Porsmouth, whose son. Lord Gilford, was flag lieutenant of the Victoria. The telegram of sympathy sent by President Cleveland through Secretary of State CJresham and U. S. Ambassador Bayard to Queen Victoria was forwarded to her majesty Immediately upon Its receipt. The queen in reply has informed Ambassador Ha yard that Bhe was deeply touched by the message of the president of the United States. The British cruiser P.arham, with Rear Admiral Markham' official report of the loss of the Victoria Is expected to arrive at Port Said tonight. The rear admiral's report will be sent by cable from Port Said to the admiralty office here. All the survivors cf the disaster sailed from Tripoli today, presumably for Malta. They embarked on board the cruisers Edgar and Phaeton. The Cherokee Strip Itonda. KANSAS CITY, June 20. Treasurer E. E. Starr and Delegate J. T. Cunningham of the Cherokee nation have arrived in Kansas City to confer with directors of the Missouri, Kansas and i Texas trust company relative to the sale i of Cherokee strip bonds, which amount to J6,610,OOO. Messrs. Starr and Cunningham came from Chicago, where S. II. West, representing the Missouri, Kansas and Texas trust company, had submitted the outline of a proposition, which the Cherokee representatives consider favorable.

AFFAIRS AT IIOXOLtLL'.

linua Spreckels and the Rnllns Power Annexation Talk. HONOLULU, June 19. (Per steamer China via San Francisco.) As each successive steamer from San Francisco arrives at Honolulu, bringing no news that Hawaii's affairs will soon be setted by the United States, the disappointment that permeates annexationists and royalists alike becomes keener. Both parties are anxious to have the vital questions of stable government decided as soon as possible. The long strain Is beginning to tell on business and society. Merchants are complaining of dull times, but are hanging on hopefully, while for the first time in Honolulu social lines are beginning to be drawn. In this small community politics heretofore have never interfered with social life. Claus Spreckels has won the first skirmish in the fight against the Star, the annexationist organ. Walter G. Smith, of the paper, has been held for trial to answer a charge of criminal libel. Smith was released on JS0O bail and is again running the paper, but is letting" Spreckels alone, pending the result of the libel suit. Spreckels is now on the war-path against the provisional government, and though he has as yet made no new move, disquieting rumors are being circulated as to his intentions of pinching business men who are unfortunate enough to be under financial obligation to him. The advisability of taking away from Spreckels's oceanic steamship company the mail subsidy of J100 per month, and giving it to the Canadian Pacific or racific Mail, is still being considered by the government. Paul Neumann, the ex-oueen's legal adviser, returned from the United States a few days after the publication of the power of attorney given him when he went to Washington to fight annexation. He treats the matter of its publication here very lightly, and says there never has been any secret as to the contents of the documents. He is still opposed to annexation, and thinks that the protectorate, with whatever form of government a majority vote. Is best for Hawaii. The annexationists are making great capital of what they consider the evidence of the ex-queen's weakness and selfishness. Thousands of copies of the power of attorney, printed in the Hawaiian language, have been circulated among all the Islands with the result, it is claimed, that the natives are flocking to the annexationists' standard in greater numbers than ever before. The man who stole the crown Jewels has been discovered in the person of George Ryan, an ex-soldler of the provisional army, who was dishonorably discharged last month for misbehavior. 'Ryan was on guard at the time the Jewels were stolen. When he was arrested a few days ago a number of the precious stones were found in his possession. KILLED IX THE CHAIR. Kleciroou(ln of Murderer Fit rhu in lit Atibnrn Prlnon. AUBURN. N. V., June 2. Fltzhum, the murderer, was killed In the electric chair at 12:44 p. m. The execution was witnessed by a small number of people, and there were no sensational features. The man's death was apparently painless. The murder for which Fitzhum died was committed In Buffalo on April 7, 1SÜ2. Fitzhum was a butcher. His life had been tangled with that of the Roehrl family for a long time. His wife was in Europe until a few months before the tragedy, and during her absence Fitzhum had maintained illicit relations with Mrs. Roehrl. He was about thirty-four years old, she a great deal older about fifty-two. She left her husband for a time to live with Fitzhum, It was testified at the trial, and there had been quarrels betwreen him and Roehrl. Finally Fitzhum sent for his wife to come over from Germany. The money for her passage came from Mrs. Roehrl. Fitzhum and his wife went to housekeeping. About two weeks before the murder their path was crossed by Mrs. Roehrl again. She and her family were living in a couple of rooms, and she proposed that Fitzhum and his family should come and occupy the front room while she and her people kept the other. This was done. The two families clashed continually, and finally, on the night of April 7, Fitzhum went to the door between the two rooms and opened it, and, standing in the doorway, or just behind it. made some not very choice remarks about Mrs. Roehrl. Her husband and son were at supper. Young Roehrl stood up for his mother's honor and told Fitzhum to leave the room. Fitzhum chased back into the corner of his own room, seized a big knife he had been using to cut meat, and then ran back into Roehrl's room. There he grappled with young Roehrl and drove the knife through his heart. Fitzhum was found guilty of murder in the first degree and Judge Titus sentenced him to death. SEXSATIOXAL DIVORCE StIT. I'roiulnent Detroit People Mixed Up in, the Cave. DETROIT, June 2C Clara Armstrong, through Washington I. Robinson, her solicitor, today fded in the circuit court a sensational bill asking for a divorce from Dr. Oscar S. Armstrong, a prominent physician of this city, on the grounds of cruelty and unfaithfulness. She asks for alimony and the custody of her two children. In her bill, after relating acts of cruelty, Mrs. Armstrong asserts that the defendant Is enamored of Mrs. Blockford, wife of William H. Blockford, vice-president of the Detroit casket company, and a wealthy citizen of this city. A letter written by Mrs. Ulockford to Dr. Armstrong will be used as evidence against him. Pending the hearing of the case Dr. Armstrong has been enjoined form disposing of his property or interfering with his wife. A sensation was caused by the filing of the bill as all concerned are prominent in society here. Mr. ISlockford will, it la said, also file a bill for divorce from his recreant wif.-. Roth Dr. Armstrong and Mrs. lilockford are thought to be In Brooklyn. littlk ruoni:ss yet Toward the Settlement of the Iron AVorker' Wagea. PITTSBURG. June 28. Rut little progress was made today by the joint scale committee of the amalgamated association and Iron manufacturers. Only four days remain for a. settlement. If the scale is not signed by Saturday all the mills governed by it in the country will close down and the thousands of employes will le thrown out of work. The discussion of today was on the wages of puddlers. The manufacturers insist upon large reductions and the amalgamated workers vigorously oppose any cut. President Garland of the amalgamated association stated this evening that there was no truth In the report that a reduction would be accepted in the puddlers' scale. The committee, he said, was firm for the $5.50 per' ton rate. Despondency, cauied by a diseased lirer, cud b atoldtd by taking ßimmoni Lirer Regulator.

CLOSED TO SILVER

Indian Mints Shut Against Its Free Coinage By Action of the Council of India. GOLD TO BE LEGAL TENDER, But Not at the Present Time, Mr. Gladstone Says. Rupees to Da Issued in Exchange for Gold. Considering: the Probable Action of the Monetary Congress and the Feelins In the United :ftato on the Silver Question The Market Trice Reaches the Lowest Ever Known at Washington The Views of New York Bankers. LONDON, June 26. In the house of lords today the earl of Klmberly. lord president of the council and secretary' of state for India, stated that the Indian council had passed an act for the immediate closing of the Indian mints to the free coinage of silver. He added that arrangements are being made to Issue rupees from the mints in exchange for gold at the rate of 1G pence per rupee and for receiving sovereigns a:d half sovereigns at the treasuries for th. payment of dues at the same rate. The earl of Klmberly further said that it is Intended to introduce the gold standard inslndla, but that gold In the meantime would.be made the legal tender. In the house of commons Mr. Gladstone gave lnforamtlon similar to that given In the house of lords by tbe earl of Klmberly. He added that gold would not be made a legal tender at present. Regarding the silver now on the way to India Mr. Gladstone said that the government of India had been instructed that it was open to admit this silver to the mints if it thought fit. The Right Hon. J. C. Goschen, formerly chancellor of the exchequer, asked if the admission to free coinage of the silver now going to India would not establish a great Injury or affect a destruction of such silver as was in the hands of the natives. Mr, Goschen said that the value of the silver possessed by the .natives amounted to 100,000,000 rupees. Replying to Mr. Goschen Mr. Gladstone said that he was not in possession of precise information, but he assumed that the Indian government would hot make any discriminatory arrangements to the disadvantage of the natives hold tag uncoined silver. Doubtless most of the uncoined silver referred to by Mr. Goschen was in the form of ornaments worn by the natives. The correspondence between the government of India and the India office has been issued. It opens with a letter from the India council under date of March, 1892, urging the home government to aid In the settlement of the silver question by an International agreement, falling which, not to defer determining upon an Indian policy, as If an International agreement should not be obtained the United States might suddenly stop the coinage of silver, leaving India unprepared. The other communications discuss the fall In rupee values and the fluctuations In the rates of exchange. The council In a letter written in June, 1S92, advises that if the international monetary conference at Brussels fails and a direct agreement between India and the United States cannot be attained the mints of India be closed to the free coinage of silver and a gold standard be introduced. In a minute Mr. Barbour, financial secretary cf India, opposes the stoppage of free coinage until It becomes evident that the United States will not adopt free coinage. Mr. Harbour estimates that the total active circulation in India amounts to 150.000.000 rupees, while a much larger ' proportion Is hoarded. To establish a golJ currency with a full legal tender currency composed entirely of gold It would be necessary to withdraw from circulation l.lf.O.OOO.OOO of rupees, replacing them by 77,000,00 of sterling gold. He. therefore, contends that with a gold standard in India a large proportion of the circulation must continue in silver with silver a legal tender to any amount. If both metals be maintained in circulation a gold coinage to the total amount of 13,000,000 will suffice. Mr. Long In a minute to the council In August. 1892. discussed the adoption of the go!d standard and concludes by suggesting that the ratio of conversion be about 1 to 20. In a subsequent telegram from the earl of Klmberly to the viceroy of India dated June 7, 1333, the former announces the recommendations of the Herschell commission as adopted by the council at Simla today. In advising the Indian government to exchange gold at the rate of 6d to the rupee the commission says that the object Is to guard against a sudden considerable rise in exchange. Hereafter the ratio ought to be raised If circumstances make it advisable. THE FEELIXC; AT WASHINGTON-. The PrenlIent and Seerelnry Cnrllale Tnlk Over the Situation. WASHINGTON, June 26. The president. Secretary Carlisle and the financial officers of the government generally received their first authentic news of the startling action of the government of India in suspending silver coinage through the press dispatches. There had been rumors on the subject earlier In the day, but they were passed upon as rumors only, though their substantial accuracy was not doubted. When the reports of Mr. Gladstone's announcement in the house of commons and Lord Kimberly's statement in the house of lords were received, the gravity of the situation became at once apparent. Mr. Carlisle went over to the whte house and for nearly two hovirs discussstd the bearings of this action with the president without reaching any positive conclusion as to a line of action to be adopted. The conference was renewed at Woodley, the president's suburban retreat, later in the evening and was protracted until far Into the night. The circumstances are regarded as too serious to permit of any authentic expression of opinion as to the future policy of the United States until all the facts are fully digested. This much, however, can he stated with absolute confidence that the action of the India government In closing the India mints to the free coin

age of surer is regarded by the United tates as doing away with the necessity for reconvening tho international monetary; conference which was to ha'-e mot again in Brussels this fail, it is not believed that this action was taken without express orders from the English government which has general supervision and control over Indian affairs. During the session of the international monetary conference at Brussels last December Gen. Strachey, delegate of British India, in an address delivered before the conference said: vAs an indication of the strange condition of affairs it may be further mentioned that there has lately arisen in India a serious agitation on this subject and that pressure has been put on the government to take direct agitation for the purpose of applying a remedy to the numerous evils which are regarded as being due to the fall in value of the rupee, affecting not only the public finances and administration, but with equal severity numerous commercial, Industrial and social interests; and among the remedies proposed and advocated by prominent authorities is the adoption by India of a gold standard and the suspension of the free coinage of silver at the Indian mints. In these circumstances the delegates of India have been instructed that while studying with the greatest care and good will, in concert with our colleagues at tho conference every practical proposition suggested to ensure a wi'ler use of silver as currency, they are on no account to give any pledge that may Interfere with the complete freedom of action of the government of India In respect to any measure affecting the currency of India it might desire to adopt." In view C'f this announcement at the conference the action of the Indian government today was not altogether a surprise to the treasury officials, though what its effect may be on the future action of the United States can not be accurately guaged. Information obtained from the treasury department shows that the world's product of silver during the last fiscal year was 152.000,000 ounces, of which the United States purchased SI, 000,000 ounces outside of the silver used in the arts, which Is estimated at about seven million ounces. The consumption by India was 45,000,000 ounces, which was coined. This makes the United States and India combined use 100,000,000 ounces of silver purchased last year, leaving 46,000,000 ounces of silver for use in the arts in the other countries of the world. Silver's Lament Price Reached. The highest price ever attained by silver In the United States was at the time of the passage of the Lland silver bill, Feb. 2S, 1S7S. when the price was $1.22 per ounce. The silver dollar was then worth S3 cents. At no period since then has the silver dollar been worth so much. When the Sherman act went into effect August, 1S90, there was a spurt in the price of silver and it went up to ?1.25 per ounce. In the time between the passage of the Bland law in 1878 and the passage of the Sherman law in 1S90, silver went to 02 cents per ounce, which was a maximum price during that periodSince August, 1S90, the price has gradually declined with fluctuations until June 2G, 1S!3, (today) it has reached the lowest point on record. At today's price of 73 cents per fine ounce the silver dollar is worth COVä cents as bullion. Since lf35 India has coined silver free, during the last calender year the Indian government coined 46,000,000 ounces. Since the passage of the Bland and Sherman acts the United States has coined J42G,000.000 of silver. Of the amount of silver purchased under the Sherman act 127.0W.003 ounces remain uncoined in the vaults of the tre? uiry. Treasury officials opposed to the free coinage of silver, while admitting that this radical action by India will temporarily result to her disadvantage, believing that with a rich soil and 250,000,000 people fairly productive, after the reaction is over India will recover from the -shock. It is pointed out that her exports of merchandise and cereals largely exceed her Imports and now that the value of the rupee, the current money of the country, is definitely fixed at one shilling and four pence (32 cents our money) the loss which she has suffered heretofore in the fluctuations of value of the rupee yiil be done away with and by many It Is believed that the large hoardings of gold known to exist in India will soon begin to be brought from their hiding places and be converted into coin. During the last fifty years the net Imports of gold Into India aggregated about $"00,000,000. In a report made to the Fiftieth congresH by Mr. Edward Atkinson of Boston, Mass., uion the present status of bimetallism In Europe, touching upon the Import of golvl into British India he says: "Of the import of gold a very small amount has been coined into domestic coin. The total coinage for the fifty years since 1835 amounts to no more than 2,352.3:);) rupees, the rest of the gold, about 1,270,000,000 rupees, has been used for ornament or has been hoarded In the form of British and Australian sovereigns by the richer natives and in the treasuries of Indian princes. The gold that once has flowed to India is lost,' almost without exception to trade. The" natives are careful watchers of the bullion market and have not failed to note that in recent times the value of. silver at the bazaars has become less as compared with gold. Ornaments and hoards of silver are less highly prizes? than in former years. In India, as elsewhere, gold Is taking the place of silver. These views of course represent only the anti-silver side of the question. The suddenness of the springing of this action has hardly yet given the silver advocates tirrie to be heard." Senator Stewart Is at the present time almost the only prominent silver man in Washington. There is no question that this matter will come up for extended discussion in the cabinet meeting tomorrow. All the members except Secretary Gresiiam are in the city. THE TALK OF AVALL-ST.

Action of the Indian Conncll Cannes Much. DlnctiHKlon. NEW YORK, June 2G. The cessation of .the free coinage of silver by the government of India was a fruitful source of conversation among the financiers today. Business was resumed this morning with a feeling of general depression growing out of a combination" of unfavorable circumstances. Fresh failures from various parts of the country and stringent money were a good foundation for the announcement of the stoppage of the India silver mints. A prominent banker, who Is also one of the heaviest silver bullion dealers on Wallst., said to a reporter when the announcement came: "That is a crushing blow to silver The effect will be paralyzing upon the whole silver market and I think the settlement of the silver question in this country Is now at hand. The basis of currency of India is silver. The mint have been open for free coinage and such Immense quantities of silver have been presented by private parties and the circulation of silver become so great that the price of the Indian rupee has been declining steadily for months. This has brought about the suspension of free coinage. It has been done by the official class of the country. Their pay is in the Indian rupee and they were beginning to Fuffcr seriously from its deprlcation in value." Still another large bullion? shipper had this to say: "I do not see how the action of the Indian government In closing the mints will much diminish the demand for silver In India. India la a creditor

country, and I do not see how her balance of trade Is to be settled save in the old way by imports of silver. If the mints are closed to private persons then the government will have to import silver for coinag? purposes In place of private parties. . The only possible way in which lndias' demand for silver would be lessened would be by the cessation of the expansion of her exports in consequence of the low price of silver. Iast year the excessively low price of silver made the total imports by India, China and the straits very much larger than the average of previous years and so far this year the imports by these three countries are ahead of last year. The government will be compelled to do at the Indian banks do 1. e., buy silver in the market In London. It is not stated this morning whether the gold value of the rupee is fixed at 10 pence, but from the rise In rupee pajer in London it would seem that this is the case. The effects of this la that so far as Indian trade is concerned the fall of silver rs stopped. Those who will gain by any further fall in silver will be the Indian government, who will make the difference between bullion value of silver and the coined value as our government does here on every silver dollar coined. The depreciation of the rupee, rowever, is stopped. The recent fall In silver has been in anticipation of this action. We do not see that beyond sentiment the silver market will be greatly affected." Paying: July Ilond Interest. At the sub-treasury today the payment of the Interest on the U. S. 4 per cent, bonds, due July 1, began today. Over fl.000,000 was paid out before the close of banking hours. On Saturday $200,000 was sent out In checks by mail in order that bond-holders outside of the city might receive their interest at the same time that payment began here. The total payment will amount to $0,000,000. Most of this sum, it is said, will go through the clearing house. The checks for the interest are dated July 1. but will be paid on presentation. The payments will not be completed In two or three

weeks. The prepayment of the Interest will, it is said, have a very beneficial effect, as the money paid out this week would all be returned into circulation and be available again by July 1. "But," as one bank president put it, "although the boil has burst the sore place will not be thoroughly healed until after the Sherman law has been repealed, and the sooner President Cleveland calls congress together for that purpose the better." During the day the highest rate quoted for money was 40 per cent. At 2 o'clock it was offered at 8 per cent. The high rate, however, caused many holdings of stocks, so it is said, to be thrown overboard, brokers not caring to carry them for their cutomers. Telegraphic transfers of $120.000 to San Francisco were made through the sub-treasury today. After the close of business application was received for a transfer of $25,000. In addition $250.000 In currency was sent by registered letter and express to the Pacific coast. Clearing house certificates to the amount of $400,000 were issued today. Some Apprehenxlon In Colorado. DENVER, June 2G. The unprecedented decline In- the price of silver today has created some apprehensions In Colorado. Mr. David II. Moffat, the largest mine owner In the state, said this evening to a representative of the Associated Press: "The situation is exceedingly grave. I have wired for all my managers to come to Denver at once. Seventy-five cent silver mined by men paid $3 a day means a loss to the mine owner who has not a fabuously rich mine. My idea is to propose to the men in my employ that instead of paying $3 a day they should be satisfied with twothirds that sum until silver shall return to a fairly reasonable price. If they do not accept such a proposition I shall be compelled to close down all my properties." The loss that will be involved by the closing down of the hundreds of mines in this state which are directly allied with coal mines and smelters and the loss to railroads and other industries for one year will run into the hundreds of millions of money. Senator Walcott said: "If an extra session of congress should be called today the Sherman lawwould not be repealed. If we suffer, the disaster entailed to Great Britain is worse and a continued fall in the price of silver must force some international agreement. Meanwhile it is to be remembered that silver is in no wise responsible for the present unfortunate condition of affairs. There are two causes leading to the present trouble. First, English colonial losses which have compelled holders to realize on American securities; second, that we buy more than we sell." iom itonnniiY. Daring Deed of a Single Horseman l'uraalt of the Crlmlnula. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June 2G. At 7 a. m. today a single horse man rode up to Harvey's eating house in Coolidge, within four miles of the late attempted train rob- ' bery on the Atlantic & Taciiic railway and ' held up Manager Perkins for $120 of private tUIIUi CA i . - . kins into the eating house, where breakfast was being served, forced him to open the safe, took $ld and escaped. The two companions of the robber were waiting a short distance away on horse-back. All three disappeared in the woods. Troops have been sent out and it is expected that the robbers will soon be captured. Srnnien from an Ahnnilonetl Ship. SAN DIEGO. Cal., June 2G. Capt. E. J. Jones and eleven men of the abandoned Uritish ship Derbyshire, bound from Tälcahuano for the United Kingdom, arrived at this port yesterday by the coal ship Port Patrick. Capt. Anton, who picked them up in f3 7 south and 8 14' west on May 1 The vessel had been at the mercy of the tempest for live days, during which time the greater portion of the cargo had been thrown overboard to lighten tho ship.

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THE ROBY FIGHTS,

Hugh Napier Knocks.Oul Bobby Burns, Doing the Work in Eight Scrappy Rounds. MAHER FINISHES FLOOD In Half es Many Rounds as Pugilist Napier Takes. Australia and Ireland Carry Off th Honors. Tbe Fights to trie Finish, for $2,000 and Sl.'JOO respectively The Prize.' Fighting Quartet in Good Condi tioa and the Crowd of SnchDimea cions That It Found ICoom. HOBT, Ind., June 2C The Columbian athletic club op?ned its club house tonight for the second time with a comparatively small attendance, the attractions being a finish fight between Hugh Napier of Australia and Bobby Burns of Providence, lt. I., preceded by a ten-round go between JIaher, tho Irish champion, and Val Flood of Australia. Napier and Burns fought for a purse of $2,000, both weighing in today at 122 pounds and were in the best of condition. The go between Big Maher and Flood was for a $1,2'0 purse, $200 of which went to the loser. At 3:31 o'clock Malier and Fbd entered th arena. Flood was seconded by San Fltzpatrick, Young Griffo and Georg-i Davidson. Maher was looked after by. Joe McGrath, Denver Ed Smith, and. Peter Lowry. Malachi Hugan was referee. Doth of the giants appeared to be in excellent condition. Hood was decidedly the smaller of the two and the stalwart form of the Irish champion towered high above his opponent. Bound 1 Both men sparred for art opening and Maher soon knocked Flood down. Flood got up very quickly and was knocked down again. Savage in- ' fighting followed. Maher led. and, caught Flood in ihe right eye, drawing blood. Round 2 More cautious sparring. Maher hit Flood three times on the nose, driving him to the ropes. Flood's face being covered with blood. Flood got in a stomach, blow which mada Maher grunt. Bound 3 Flood got in three cn tha Irishman's face. Both men bleeding freely. Maher knocked Flood down with a savage swinging blow and downed him again a minute later with a f.winr on the po'nt of th3 jaw. Bound 4 Maher soon got Flood to tha ropes and knocked him down and out with a terrific blow on the point of the jaw. Flood remained unconscious for live minutes. He was carried to his corner by his seconds as if dead. Maher seemed quite fresh when he walked to his corner. Then came the event of the evening. Burns was first to enter the ring, seconded by Denver Smith. Billy Smith and Jimmy Nelson. Napier was looked after by Nick Dannie, George Dawson and Jack Jones. George Siles was referee. The men enterred the ring at 10:2 o'clock. Bound 1 Bobby led with h'.s right and received a jab in the stom; -h. Napier led and caught Burns in the neck. Hughes jabbed Bob with his 1-ft and re ceived a stagger in the forehead in return. Bound 2 This opened with a hot infighting with honors oven. Napief rushed Hob and caufrht him on the nose, causing blood to aj pear. Bound 3 Burns led twice and caught Napier in tue neck, staggering him. Napier retaliated with a right hander on. the neck, sending Bub to the ropes. More hot in-fighting. Kound 4 Both clinched. Napier force! the fighting ana lvceived a staggering blow on the neck, which sent him to the ropes. Bobby uppereuts with left and smashed Hugh and bad him groggy. They clinched and hard lighting followed, in which Burns had decidedly the best of it. Bound 5 Bobby led catching Hugh on the head, chased him all over the rins and f .s in several hot ones. Napier caught Bob on the neck and they clinched. Bob lands on neck twice and on the jaw making Hugh reel like a drunken man. Bound 6 Hob goes at Napier with a succession of jabs in the face. Bob swung and caught Hugh on the reck. Then Hugh caught him on the jaw. Savage infighting followed, Bobby getting the worst of it. Bound 7 Napier crowded Bob to the ropes and climhed, hitting him amid cries of foul by P. ob's friends. Napier repeated his tactics of clinching and landed on Bob's jaw. staggering him. Bobby was now groggy and clinched to avoid" punishment. Napier knocked hlnf down and the gong sounded In time to save him. Hour J S Bob came up groggy, Napier i rushed him. landed on the stomach and I knocked Bob down. As he failed to arise J within the required time he was counted j out.