Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 August 1891 — Page 1

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MURDERER ALMY AT BAY.

The Murderer of Christie Warden Located on the Warden Homestead.

EMPTY CANS AMD BOTTLES LEAD TO HIS DISCOVERY.

A Fusilade Between Him and a Sheriff's Large Posse.

HANOVER, N. H,, August 20.—Frank C. Almy, the murderer of Christie Warden, was discovered in Mr. Warden's barn this morning. Almy fired fifteen shots at his pursurers and killed A. Turner, of Norwich, Vt. The barn was burned, but whether Almy was burned to death is not yet known.

LATER:—The first report that Warden's burn burned was erroneous. The smoke from Almy's revolver gave the impression that the barn was on fire. A student at the college located Almy in the hay by prodding with the long handle of a shovel. When he punched the hidden man, a bullet was fired up at him. The conoealed man continued firing, at the same time getting himself out of the hay and fired fifteen shot at the searchers. Turner was not killed, as before reported but only slightly injured. A council of war is now being held as to the best means of dislodging the murderer, whose trial, it is safe to say, will not cost Grafton county a cent, as Almy will be shot at sight.

Hanover is again wild with excitement. It seems almost certain that Almy, the murderer, will soon be captured. Notwithstanding that little has been said publicly, vigilant search has been constantly going on. Monday evening Mrs. Warden, while looking for some chickens in the barnyard, disoovered a small opening in the underpinning of the barn which she thought might lead to the chickens' hiding plaoe. She removed a small board and found on the inside an empty jelly tumbler, and further in twelve cans, which not recently contained salmon, oysters, peaches and other substantial eatables. There were also empty wine and beer bottles. Wednesday morning F. W. Davidson and N. A. Frost made further investigation, and this morning these were continued and the finding of Almy was the result.

A council of the besiegers was held and resulted in appointing the following as a oommittee of procedure: Sheriffs Stevens, of Lancaster, and Clarke, of Lebanon; General C. G.Hurlbut, of Lebanon, and ex-Sheriff N. C. Bridgman.

While many favored burning the barn to drive Almy out, the majority favored entering the barn, and volunteers for this purpose were called for. Twentytwo men immediately responded. As the party went into the barn Almy's voice was heard. He asked that John Fuller be sent to him, as he wished to talk with him.

Fuller and ex-Sheriff Bridgman went into the loft, and, after some conversation with Almy. Sheriff Bridgman returned, mounted a ladder leaning against the house, and said to the orowd: "Fellow citizins: Almy has been found. Now I call upon you in the name of law and good order to restrain your anger and let the law take its course with this foul murderer. I say this at the request of the county officials, men whom we chose by our votes to act for us. We all have confidence in them. We have as good courts as there are on the face of the earth."

Then turning to the county solicitor, he said: "Solicitor Mitchell, I think I can assure you that these 1,500 people, most of whom I know personally, will consent to let the law take its course."

These remarks were greeted with cries of "Yes, yes let the law take its course." Mr. Bridgman further said: "Almy is this moment concealed under twenty feet of hay. He says 'If you don't give me protection I will sell my life as dearly as possible and then kill myself, but if you will guarantee me protection through John M. Fuller, I will give up my arms and come out." The law-abiding spirit of the people was put to a severe test, but the feeling soon became strong that Almy should die decently, after a verdict of guilty shall be brought in from a regularly constituted jury.

Mr. Bridgman, still perched on the ladder said: "Your assuranoe that Almy shall be dealt with accorrding to law is satisfactory. I promise that you shall all have an opportunity to see him. Form in lines each side of the road and he shall pass along between the lines."

Although a large part of the crowd agreed with Sheriff Bridgman in his appeal for protection for Almy when he should be brought out of the barn, several pistol shots fired in the crowd while Bridgman was talking showed that there was a difference of opinion at that time. When Almy refused to come as he had agreed to the temper of the possee changed and a general cry was set up. "Don't fool with him any longer bring him out dead or alive and do it quickly" Those who had been in conference with him having retired a force with Winchester rifles was brought and, after locating him as near as possible from the outside, firing was commenced by the riflemen. Almy responded with his revolvers, but the shooting resulted in nothing except to bring another demand from Almy for a second talk with Solicitor Mitchell. Mr, Mitchell, notwithstanding the increased desperation of the murderer, went up to the hay.

Of thie second visit the eoUoltor say* "Almy was flourishing his shooting tfwx In a manner even mors dangerous* than before Ashe putthesaundermynoee the expression of his feoe led me to think that mylif* hung on averyaleoder thread* He said to those within hearing: "Stand beck, gentle®**, I hold Mitchell's life in my hand sad

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oourta I assured him that heehoukJ Kftve both. Be then called again for John H, Fuller, wboflesse «p ware. After gulag over tl*e ansae talk again, he handed wis of his ravolrara to me end the other to Mr, FaU^. I have gtnoe learned th*t Sheriff Bridgman, who had secured a position unknown to Almy, had his gua Smiled on P** feying murderer and was at

wasUvwn oailed fir. It wee dtivee up wit* iHrourtainedowa. Tbe crowd be name furious at tbspwapsolot taaiag 1

chaaoe to ete Almy as he aLould be driren away. They demanded a view in tones which unmistakably meant that they would take affairs into their own hands bnlees the curtains were put up The officer*, recognizing the spirit of the almost violent crowd removed the ourtains. Sheriff Bridgman was soon seen coming down from the hey mow with other officers bringing the murderer. He was plsoed in the carriage but the people were so massed in the front of the barn doors, that it was a long time before they could be induced to move sufficiently to allow the team to pass out. Four officers with drawn revolvers were in the wsgon and shouted to the people to stand back. Almy waa so surrounded by officers that he waa scarcely visible and a rush was mads for the oarrisge. The officers finally got the wagon dear, the horses were whipped into a rapid pace and Almy waa taken to the Wheelock hotel. There wss a grand rush of the several hundred teams which soon arrived in the village. Almy was taken into the dining room at the head of the stains on the first door. The office waa instantly filled with people who were still londly oallina for® eight ot Almy. Five offioers with drawn revolvers were stationed at the foot of the stairway and prevented any passage. The streets about the hotel were packed solid with a turbulent crowd who were passing toward Almy's retreat. The offioers soon became convinced that the orowd meant business and Sheriff Bridgman came out and announced from the atairs that Almy should be see a to-morro when he would be arraigned at a preliminary hearing. This plan warf not satisfactory and the cry went up: "We want to see Almy to day and we are going to do it." They were assured that they should do so as soon as his wounds were dressed. When this had been completed the people were allowed to file through the room. The stream was kept up till 1,500 bad passed, when Almy fainted tuid the doors were cloeed. Ac examination of the murderer's body showed that he had been shot three times, twice in the left leg below the knee, the lower shot breaking the large bone. The last shot aoooped a hole outof the top of hia head, but did not touch the ekull. This shot was tired by some one while Almy was talking with Dr. G. 11. Hoffman about surrendering. These wounds were dressed by Profeeeors C. P. Frost end W. I. Smith, of Hanover, and Professor P. S, Connor, of Cinoindati, and a corps of assistants. None of the wounds are very serious.

Almy says there is nothing in bis past career that is bad except that he had gambled some. He will be arraigned before Judge Cobb to-morrow, probably in the afternoon, on a warrant sworn out by N. A. Frost. It sppears that ths wounds ic Almy's leg were made by Oh as. E. Hewitt, the plucky state college student, who stood his ground snd emptied bis revolver into the hsy mow while Almy was tiring up out of it, neither party being visible to the other during the shooting. Hewitt escaped unharmed. Everybody is loudly praising the whole foroe of officers and especially Solicitor Mitchell, whose perseverance, pluck and nerve has so largely contributed to the successful unraveling of this mysterious oase.

The Associated Press reporter hsd an interview with Almy while he lay on a oat in a room in the Wheelock house. He ahows the effeots of his hiding in his thin, pale faoe. He says he killed Christie, but had no idea of committing rape. After he killed the girl he went direct to Mr. Warden's bsrn and was there when her body was brought to the house. From his hiding piaoe in the bsrn he had a full view of the house at the time of the funeral. He says he has been about the premises ever since, making frequent visits to ChriBtie's grave by night and moving about for necessary food.

THE HOLY COAT EXHIBITED.

Aa Impreeslve Seen* (a Which 100 Prleete Took Part. BKRI.IN, August 20.—Ths garment known sa the holy coat waa exposed to view this morning in ths cathedral at Ttsvea. Two eights of Malta in full oostume, with drawn swords in their hands, stood on either side of the shrine enotosing the holy coat oase, which was surrounded by tall lighted caudles and surmounted by a large gold orosa. There waa un impressive soene in the sanotuary, over a hundred priests assisting in the ceremonies which were grand in the extreme. The cathedral was riohiy decorated tor the occasion and wss packed to the doors with people. Ths interior of the sacred sdifios was a sight well worth seeing. The vestments of tns prieeta, the scarlet uniforms ot the knights of Malta, ths oountiess lights Dickering in every nook wad oornsr, ths prismstio rays littering through ths old windows, the strange congregation composed ot people of many nations and alt walkii of life, formed a picture not often seen. Bishop Korum, during his addraaB to the assembled multitude, earnestly urged the fsithful to units venerating the garment from whioh power JUJU virtue proceeds. The nave of the oathe'ral was then cleared so as to snable the municipal authorities and parochial aoeieties to march up to the shrine of the holy ooat and venerate that relic. The eoene was a motley one. The Eng tourists in tight tweed suits and ths 9»ttaaiaa officers in uniform, »tubhoro«y*Mns»og to kneel before the relic, A«d wwfcxik ci tinea in evening dress were prw»in*o» »h- orowd. The service with the raoHU. gnjgorian chants, and the *aV-Oration of the fruohanst to represiL .. •ockeiaste seemed of the oharaSw of a maedieval ceremony. The unveiling of the relic evidently made a deeply devotional impression on the crowd of worahipeca. Kan/were overpowered by their feeliogs. Sevstal women feinted. There was a general movement of the crowd, prompted tarcurioeit*, as wall a* religion* furror. The procwaston pee* th* shrine of the pilgrims, of whom handed a roeeey or crucifix to the s&tandttt priseta for contact with the te&c, was accompanied by low hum of paternosters and eve*. Among the mlgrio* are aged otippim ead sufferera from almost e*e*y complaint. Outside the cathedral tbsra w»s a busy soeoe, to which proossaktos with bannere aa£ areata, throoge of viettoraand w**eraof photographs, roeertes ami images, who hSatSrivtng trade, aMooatobuted.

Theta ware«s»esosassot disorder wring to somewhat violent attempt* aisde to Mia sarif aoosss to the cathedral. Itevse Is oversowing with pi%rims and with visitor* whose eatkmtj be*n axoited. The streets are filled with youeaicneofsadsenrMiflys^sacr^ bmnera, orosae« aad lighted candle* are tobsassaoaaitifals*

HONEY CREEK APPRAISEMENT.

What Was Said by the Vigo Farmers to the State Board.

ASSESSOR ERNEY ALSO HAD SOMETHING TO SAY.

A Full Account of the Interesting Proceedings at Indianapolis.

County Assessor Erney hss returned from Indianapolis where he and Messrs Samuel M. Crandell, Samuel Jones, John Royse, Edwin St. George Rodgers and Dr. Drake met the state board on Wednesday. Mr. Rodgers represented the Honey Creek farmers in the first speech and continued it until Governor Hovey announced that they had heard all they had time to hear. Col-

they had

time to hear. Col-

onel Walker then suggested that they might hear one of the farmers and Mr. Erney and limit each of them to five minutes. Mr. John Royse and Mr. Erney were sworn. Mr. Royse claimed that the Honey Creek farmers of that township could not make 2 per cent of the appraised values of their lands and that he had offered his 300 acres for the last thirty days at the appraised value and could not get a purchaser. He also claimed that Otter Creek township's land was far better than Honey Creek's lands, although Otter Creek's lands were appraised at almost $9 an acre less than Honey Creek. He called attention to the fact that their assessor reoommended a reduction and there was stopped by Governor Hovey having previously referred to the $500 appraisement of Axtell.

Mr. Erney, testifying, said that any of the lands would sell for more than their appraised values, that Otter Creek was appraised about right Honey Creek too low and Lost Creek, about right. "This board," said Mr. Erney, "asked me to get the selling price of lands in and adjoining Honey Creek for the past nine months. Here are some figures that I have collected." He then read the per acre selling price of several tracts and left these, together with the values fixed upon other tracts for ths purpose of negotiating loans of sohool fund moneys. Some of the transfers he gave the board are here given:

Francis A. Moore to William Whiteman, Honey Creek township. 46 acres, sold at $41 per acre assessed at $24 per acre.

O. A. Castle to Laura A. Wible, Prairieton township, 109 acres, sold at $46 per acre; assessed at $16 per acre.

G. W. Osbor net al. to Theodore Hulman, Honey Creek township, 139 acres, sold at $76 per acre assessed at $41 per acre.

R. W. Thompson to W. R. McKeen, Honey Creek township, 320 acres, sold at $83 per acre assessed at $36 per acre.

K. Gillcreas to Albert Sutliff, Honey Creek town ship, 20 acres, sold at $71.50 per acre assessed at $42 per acre.

Abram Vanulzen to W. R. McKeen, Honey Creek township, 40 acres, sold at S70 per acre; assessed at $38 per acre.

David McBeth to John S. Hunt, Prairie Creek township. 80 acres, sold at $40.10 per acre assessed

at $27.50 per acre.

Richard Dunnigan to John A. Kennedy, Honey

Creek township, 40 acres, sold at $55 per acre assessed at $35.80 per acre. The figures in this table show per acre value as appraissd by ths township asaessors for the tracts mentioned. The average assessments of lands in these townships by the assessors and the county board are given here for comparison. Township. ... Assessor. ... Board. Honey Creek ... $13.68 ... $34.21-3/4 Prairieton ... 19.00 ... 21.70 Prairie Creek ... 16.00 ... 16.00

It should also be remembered that the figures furnished to the state board by Mr. Erney did not include improvements in the values given, just as the average appraisements by the assessors and board of review did not include improvements. A comparison of figures showing the per acre selling price and assessors' appraisement of the same tracts of land and a comparison of these figures with average per acres appraisements of lands in those townships do not reflect any great credit upon either the township assessors or the county board. The comparison shows nothing if it does not show that neither set of officers even approached the true cash value of lands in the appraisements. The selling price lacks but a few dollars per acre of being double the appraised values in each instance. There is a wide different between the true cash values and the appraised values which were said to be the true cash values. The same could be said for the city. In the city the as sessor's increases in the value of lots for 1891 over 1890 was $1,138,923, which amount the board reduced to $1,002,837. Yet it is well known fact that in 1880 a large part of the real estate of the city was appraised at bnt little more than one-half of its selling value. The transfers of property have shown that almost invariably. Of course, this does not include any consideration of the character of the law but the fact that the law has\ not been complied with is very prominent.

The following is the Indianapolis Journal's report of the hearing: "Along about 2:30 o'olook th« oommissioners came from their executive session long enough to hear the complaint of come dissatisfied farmers of Honey Creek township, Vigo county, in relation to the appraisement of land, in that section. These farmers were represented by a committee and Attorney Rogers, of Terre Haute, did the talking for them. Mr. Rogers said, reading from a petition, but the land in Honey Creek township had been assessed at $31.50 by Albert L. Sherman, township assessor, who lived there all his life and thoroughly familiar with every foot of land in ....

"After making his return he had ascer tained the figures at which the land in other townships had been valued, and came to the conclusion that he had assessed Honey Creek 90 per cent, too high in the north, and from 10 to 15 per cent, too high in the south. He, therefore, rexcommended a reduction to the county board, but instead of cutting the assessment down, the board raised it S per cent, making it over $34 an acre. Much of the land, Mr. Rogers said, had since been offered for sale the appraised figures, but failed to find a purchaser. Honey Creek township is on one side of Terre Haute and Otter Creek township on the other. The letter, Mr. Rogers remarked, was nearer the oorporation line and a large percentage of its land was prairie, good for farming purposes, yet its average assessment was only $25. This state of affairs the farmers fail to understand and they want the board to so assess Honey Creek's land as to

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., FRIDAY MORNING,

equalize matters. Mr. Rogers went on to say that the point had been raised that Honey Creek's personal property assessment this year was only $201,000, against $268,000 last year. This he declared was a mistake, as, while the original return of personal property last year was $258, 000, the county board had reduced the $75,000 appraisement on the famous stallion Axtell to $100. This action out the amount of personal property actually taxed to $183,000.

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There were several farmers present as

a committee who were anxious to testify to the accuracy of the matters set forth in the petition and Mr. Rogers' statement. The board, however, decided that the testimony of one would be sufficient. Accordingly John Royse was sworn, and told the board that he considered his three hundred acres in Honey Creek township worth less than the amount at which it was assessed. He said that he had offered it for sale for thirty days past at its appraised value, and was unable to sell it. His house was within three miles of the court house of Terre Haute, and thirty-six acres of the land was with a mile and a quarter of the corporation line of the city. Mr. Royse expressed himself as willing and glad to sell his farm at the value fixed by the county board of review. "Erwin S. Erney, assessor of Vigo county, made an entirely different statement, informing the commissioners that, as a whole, he thought Honey Creek township has been assessed too low. There might be patches of land, here and there, that were valued too high, but these exceptions were few. Otter Creek township he thought came nearer being assessed at it's actual cash value than Honey Creek. Mr. Erney then read to the board some memoranda of recent real estate transfers in Vigo county, from which it was apparent that Honey Creek township property had been changing hands recently at considerably more than the appraised value. Mr. Rogers, however, charged that in some of the instances the circumstances were such as to make the transfers of no value as a basis of comparison. The board took the matter under consideration, to be disposed of when Vigo oounty is reached. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in equalizing realty values, the commissioners resuming their executive session as soon as the Vigo people had concluded their statements and continuing at work until nearly 6 o'clock."

THE CHICAGO RACES.

Nancy Hanks Had No Opposition—Mergaret S Drawn. WASHINGTON, August 20.—There were over 6,000 disappointed spectators at Washington park to-day. Both the Hawthorne and Garfield park tracks closed down and the large crowd went to Washington park expecting to witness grand contest between Nancy Hanks, 2:12-1/4, and Margaret S., 2:12-1/2, for special purse of $2,000. After the preliminary races had been decided the two famous trotters were called to the past. Nancy Hanks was first out and as she cantered by the grand stand with Budd Doble behind her a great cheer arose. A moment later, Margaret S., driven by George Starr, the "snapper" garrison of the trotting turf made her appearance and received a warm welcome. After scoring once they were sent away on even terms and traveled neck and neck around the turn and into the back stretch. When well straightened out Nancy Hank's began to draw away and like clock work came strong, winning the heat easily by two lengths. When the time, 2:20-1/2, was posted onlookers oould scarcely believe their eyes for the track was lightning fast. The second heat was repetition of the first only the time was a second and a quarter faster. At this juncture President Mitohell announced from the judge's stand that Margaret S. waa wholly unfit to race and that Mr. Starr asked permission to withdraw her. The request was granted and Mr. Doble ex-

pressed his willingness to send Nancy Hanks against time, but a heavy rain set in and the remainder of the programme had to be postponed until to morrow.

Hopeful stakes, trotting for 3 yearold, two in three in harness: BelleCastle ... 1 1 Harry Pilot. ... 2 2 Dashwood ... 3 3 KisleS ... 4 4 2:24 class, pacing; purse $1,000 race divided; first half (unfinished): Alexander Dumas ... 4 3 6 1 1 Jack Shiel[Dickerson] ... 2 3 1 2 2 Mary Centilvre ... 3 4 5 4 ro Sunshine.... 5 6 4 3 ro Prince T ... 7 5 3 5 ro Lex ... 6 7 dr Richard ... 1 1

Time-2:16-3/4, 2:19-1/4, 2:22-3/4, 2:24, 2:35 2:24 class pacing, second division (un finished ) Dick H ... 1 1 2 2

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OttoW ... 2 3 1 1 Nellie B ... 3 2 3 3 Kissell's Dallas. ... 4 4 4 7 Maxie B ... 6 6 5 5 Dolly Brown ... 5 5 6 6 Sorrel Dan ... 7 7 7 4 Moxie Hiotoga ... 8 dr Time-2:20, 2:19-1/4, 2:22, 2:25-1/4. 2:27 class, trot—Dash race: March ... 1 Martha ... 2 Scottsman ... 3 J P D ... 4

May Queen ... 5 Triffle ... 6 Nigger Baby ... 7 Col Hawkins ... 8 Time--2:25-3/4. Special purse, $2,000 three in five Nancy Hanks ... 1 1

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Margaret S ... 2 2dr Time-- 2:20-1/4, 2:19.

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The Paris Races Special to the Express. PARIS, ILL, August 20. -- On account of rain on opening day's races of the Paris Trotting and Running association was postponed from yesterday until today and the programme will be carried over Saturday on this account. The track was good, attendance light and weather warm. Following are the summaries:

First race, 2:35 trot; purse $300; seven entries; five starters: Bright Mark ... 2 1 1 2 2 Orrie B ... 3 2 2 3 3 Fashion .... 1 3 3 1 1 Time--2:35, 2:34-1/4, 2:36-1/2, 2:34, 2:34.

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Second race--2:45 pace, purse $200.

Freeland ... 2 2 2 Austin Commodore ... 5 dis.

Minnie Hanks, b.m., by Dr Herr, O'Hair & Co., Paris, Ill. ... 1 1 1 Killen Gibbs ... 3 3 3 Prince B ... 4. dis

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Amy L ... 4 4 4 Time -- 2:37-1/4, 2:37-1/2, 2:56-1/4. Third race, one-half mile dash, purse $150. Five starters. Dr. Murray won, Billy Mathews second, Dobbias third. Time, 52-1/2.

21, 1891.

THE WHEEL COMPANY TROUBLE. Receiver Asked For By the Chief Stockholders for Self Protection.

NOBLE BUTLER OF THE INDIANA COURT APPOINTED.

The Company Wanted More Time On Its Notes—The Terre Haute Factory.

CHICAGO, August 20.—The American Wheel company, said to be the world's largest manufactory of wheels and vehicles, is insolvent. Noble Butler has been appointed receiver and has possession of the different plants of the company. The total assets are given as $4,105,000, and liabilities $1,800,000. The stringency of the money market and inability to secure extension of obligations caused the collapse. All shops and plants of the company in six different states sre temporarily closed and 2,500 employes made idle. Those most heavily interested and who caused the appointment of a receiver are sure the company will be able to liquidate all indebtedness and pay stockholders dollar for dollar on their investment. Application tor a receiver was made very quietly late on Wednesday afternoon and the bill suppressed until late this afternoon in order that the receiver might secure full possession and forestall attaching creditors; this being done in order to give all interested parties an equitable share in the proceeds. The company's principal works are in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, but it has plants in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. It is an Illinois corporation, but has little property in this state. The principal stockholders are in Indiana. Receiver Butler was appointed by Judge Woods of the United States District oourt for northern Indiana, and by United States District Judge Blodgett in this city. The judges in the other states named also appointed Butler. The bill asking a receiver states that the assets consist of sites, manufacturing plants, machinary, products, etc., divided as follows: Indiana, $1,500,000 Ohio, $1,000,000 Michigan, $440,000 Pennsylvania, $220,000 New York, $85,000 Massachusetts, $50,000 Illinois, $10,000 other assets, acoounts and cash on hand, $800,000. Liabilities are made up by bills of exchange, promissory notes, indebtedness for labor, etc.

The corporation was organized in December, 1889, and business was at once begun on a large scale. Plants were established at Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and St. Mary's, Ind.; Miamisburg, Sidney, Galion, Sandusky and Ottowa, Ohio; Jackson and Kalamazoo, Mich.; Westchester, Pa, and Syracuse, and Shortsville, N. Y. The plants at all these points are in operation except at Westchester, Pa. A large amount of property is also owned in Huntington, Mount Vernon, Osgood, Titusville, Auburn, and Salmon, Ind., in Lansing, Mich, and Van Wert and Scott, Ohio. The company found itself under enormous expenses when it had established all the branches and was compelled to incur large indebtedness, pledging its credit by promissory notes, etc. Business has been carried on at a profit until the last six months, since when it has been extremely dull and to make matters worse, the financial stringency caused creditors to refuse accommodation. The company was unable to issue any part of its unused capital stock on which it had depended for funds. Its credit became impaired and it was unable to pay large obligations falling due from day to day. The bill set forth that the manufacturers of vehicles throughout the country are largely dependent on it for wheels, as it supplies seven-eighths of the entire demand of the country. The receiver was asked for in order that the plants might be kept in operation and to prevent enforced sales at a sacrifice to the detriment of many creditors and the injury of the employes. None of the officers of the wheel company could be seen this evening but Use company's attorney, Jacob Newman, said that now that a receiver had been appointed for the whole ooncern he was sure the embarassment would last but two or three months, when businsss would be resumed.

Lite last night an Express reporter called on gentlemen here who are interested in the company. The liabilities and assets as given above were corroborated. But, it was said there would be no suspension of operations in the local factory, or, in fact, in any of them. There are about $80,080 liabilities in Terre Haute banks which could have been extended. So near as could be learned, the trouble arose from an over purchase of stock, enough being on hand to supply all the factories for one year. There are eighteen factories in the company, which control 70 per cent, of the output tor this territory.

Though She Was Being Blackmailed. Mrs. Alice Payne, colored, living in the southeast part of the city, called on an attorney yesterday claiming that some one was attempting to blackmail her and, in proof of her suspicions, produced the following note which she had received: Now from this day if you don't stop that lying and telling tales h--l will be turn out on you so you had better watch out, watch out.

DARK MIDNIGHT, Warning

She named the man whom she suspected and will prosecute him if she can get half a chance. She was directed to the attorney by a policeman.

Charged with Embezzlement. William Burgan, a Vandalia switchman, living on north Fourteenth street and having a wife and two children, was arrested last night and sent to jail in default of $500 bond on the charge of embezzling $133 belonging to Morning Star Lodge No66, Switchman's Mutual Benefit association. He is financial secre-

tary of the association and the auditing committee found his books short and notified him. He did not deny the shortage but said that the money disappeared while he was sick. He also promised to make the amount good but had not been at work this week and the switchmen suspected that he was about to leave the city. The books are audited once in three months by the committee and the warrant as sworn out by Switchman George Soholz fixes the date of the embezzlement on or about August 8th, 1891. The warrant was sworn out before Justice Felsenthal last night.

THE PRESIDENT AT MT. M'GREGOR

A Quaker Meeting Banquet Where the "Spirit Moved." MOUNT MCGREGOR, N. Y., August 20. —It was intended that the passage of the president through Saratoga for Mount McGregor station ahould be private, but a large crowd had already gathered at the station of the Fitchburg road to welcome him. The run to the Mount McGregor station was made much more quickly than usual. Reaching there the president was met by Mrs. W. J. Arkell to whom he offered his arm and the two advanced to the piazza and up the steps' of the Grant cottage. There were calls for a speech but without responding he proceeded to the cottage of W. J. Arkell. In honor of the president's arrival Mr. Arkell had arranged for a pleasant birthday dinner at the hotel. It was served at 2:30 and about one hundred and twenty guests participated. There were two long tables and a cross table at one end set in the large dining-room. Ex-Sena-tor Arkell presided. On his right were President Harrison, B. Gillam and General John Palmer, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. At the other tables were Russell Harrison and the members of the president's party, William Barnes, Jr.,

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A. Sohleioher, H. B. Hanson and J. G. B. Woolworth, of Saratoga. The banquet room was handsomely decorated with flowers and green shrubbery and flags. Shortly before 5 o'olook, Senator Arkell arose and said: "The president of the United States, who is our guest to-day, on ac count of his worn lungs and his throst, is solicitous that this be a Quaker meeting, one of unspoken eloquence. Let me say, however, that this being the fifty-eighth birthday of the president, we can properly extend to him in this in formal gathering of neighbors snd friends, the heartiest and most sincere wishes on the commemoration of the anniversary. We extend to him the best well-wishes and birthday greeting. His administration will be known in the hereafter, not so much as a Republican administration, as an American administration." [Cheers.]

President Harrison arose and, amid great cheering, began: "MR ARKELL AND FRIENDS—It was a part of the covenant of this feast that it should be a silent one, not exactly a quaker meeting, as Mr. Arkell has said, because silence there is apt to be broken by the moving of the spirit. That is not safe rule for a banquet, [Laughter.] I rise only to thank your generous host and these gentlemen from different parts of the state who honor this occasion for their friendliness and their esteem. We are gathered here in a spot which is historic. This mountain has been fixed in the affectionate and reverent memory of all our people and has been glorified by the death on its summit of General Ulysses S. Grant. [Applause] It is fit that that great spirit that had already lifted its fame to a height unknown in American history, should take its flight from this mountain top. It has been said that a great life went out here; but

great lives, like that of General Grant, do not go out. They go on. [Cries of "good, good," and great applause] I will ask you in a reverent and affectionate and patriotic remembrance of that man who came to recover all failures in military achievement and with his great generalship and inflexible purpose to carry the flag of the republic to ultimate triumph, recalling with reverent interest his memory—to drinks a toast in silence as a pledge that we will ever keep in mind his great services and in doing so, will perpetuate his great citizenship and ths glory of the nation he fought to save."

On the conclusion of the president's speech he left the banquet hall and strolled along the eastern outlook of the hotel to take a look at the scene below. This evening a literary and musical entertainment was given the president by guests at the hotel Balmoral. To-mor-row morning the president will go upon a fishing excursion with Mr. Arkell upon a private lake. Returning to the hotel to dinner he will in the afternoon leave Mount McGregor for Saratogo, arriving there at 4 o'clock. At the Grand Union hotel an address of welcome will be delivered by the village president to which the president will respond, after which a public reception will be held in the parlors.

Dull Business.

"To-day hss been ths dullest day in the bank for a long, long time," casually remarked a well known accountant in one of the banks yesterday. "Deposits have been very few and very far between, not coming up to one third of our average business." This indicates in an accurate way the dullness over the entire city, which has of course been aggravated during the last few days by the continued rains.

Sorely Disappointed.

"The Red Men were as disappointed crowd as you ever saw when their excursion train pulled out the other morning," said a railroader. "They expected 1,500 people and had 350. It was discouraging to have it rain after such excellent preparations had been made. They will not come out much over expenses where, had it been a pretty day, they would have done splendidly."

New Summer Helmets. The new summer helmets for the patrolmen have arrived and on Saturday at 6:30 p. m. the night force will march from headquarters under their new hats. The day men expect to make their first appearance on Sunday.

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NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN,

Death of the Oldest Veteran of the Union Army In Indiana.

POSSIBLY HE WAS THE OLDEST IN THE UNITED STATES.

He Was In His Ninety-First Year —Other News About Town.

Mr. Amile Willis died yestsrday morning at the residence of his son, Isaac, at ths corner of Third and Oak streets. Hs had been ill with the flux several weeks and was confined to his bed at his son, Abram's house, when that son died three weeks ago Monday from the same cause. Mr. Willis was born in Lowell, Mass., in February, 1801, and was believed to be the oldest veteran of the army of the Union at the time of his death. He enlisted in the Seventh Illinois cavalry August 10th, 1861, for three years and was discharged in May, 1862, for disability incurred in riding in pursuit of the enemy. Four sons were also in the army. Richard was killed at Vicksburg, Abram died in this city three weeks ago, Isaac has a home here but is managing a saw mill in Kentucky and A. J. lives near the city. The funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. at the residence at Third and Oak streets, the G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans participating.

The Proposed Work House.

The oounty commissioners will meet next Tuesday with the council's work house oommittee to devise plans by which a work house may be built as soon as possible. There has been considerable random talk among the oouncilmen about it and some of the talk is as far beyond reason as the millenium is beyond probability. One suggestion was to buy a stone quarry and to have the prisoners build the work house of the stone mined by them from the quarry. Any proposition to build the house at a

quarry in the country is not practicable. It would be found more convenient to haul the stone to the work house by rail or by wagons than to haul the 1,001 other things to the workhouse in the country.

In all of the talk about the workhouse it seems not to have occurred to the minds of many with whom the decision will rest in part, that there is abundant room in the jail to keep the work house.

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prisoners. The greater part of the talk has been to build the work house independent of the jail and to have cells in it together with all other appurtenances necessary to keep and to feed the work house prisoners. That would be a good thing for the sheriff who is, by the provisions of the law, custodian of the work house, but it would be a great extravagance on the part of the county and the city. A lot back of the jail, oonvenient to the railroad a chain to fasten the prisoners together to prevent escape while going to and from the jail an enclosure from which even the superintendent of the workhouse can not escape while the prisoners are at work and until he calls for the turnkey of the jail to return them to the jail—these things are all that will be found necessary, and the work house should be so arranged that inclement weather would not stop the work, because the object of the work house is to keep men from breaking into jail to get a square meal and a warm bed.

Ben Strader on the Alert for Trouble.

Ben Strader had Leonard Mitchell (his stepson), Ernest Schaeffer and Dallas Jones arrested yesterday charged with "rout"—furthering what would be termed a riot if they had assaulted him. The trouble was that Strader wanted his stepson to go to work or to get another boarding house, and while the three defendants were going to the fair grounds last Saturday they met Strader and the alleged "rout" occurred. A "rout" must be participated in by two or more persons and failure to prove any one of them guilty must result in the acquittal of all. Strader is the man who shot at a man in Patterson's saloon in the west end about two years ago and ran south toward the distillery and shot a man who was on the patrol wagon guiding the police in pursuit. By virtue of Judge Mack's reign on the Circuit court bench he was never sentenced for the shooting. He threatened yesterday to kill the first of these defendants who might molest him.

The Lone Fisherman Estrayed.

On Wsdnesday, just before the rain early in the afternoon, man with a spade got on a street car at Third and Poplar streets and rode to Fourteenthand a-half and Main streets where he left a car and during the heavy rain was seen by neighbors digging in a vacant lot at Fourteenth-and half and Ohio streets, the lot belonging to Captain J. W. Haley. The neighbors did not think that a wise man would be digging there during the rain and reported the transaction to the police. Detective Dwyer and Captain Hyland visited the scene yesterday morning and found a hole dug about five feet long by one foot deep and two feet wide. They dug the hole deeper to discover whether anything hsd been hidden there and when the perspiration flowed freely they concluded that some one had been digging for fish worms and was then, perhaps, catching bass in the Wabash.

How to Enter Goods For the Fair.

Lists of articles can be sent any day this week to No. 11 oourt house and the tags will be ready by Saturday night or they will be found ready at the office on the fair ground Monday morning. Goods for the fine art hall are expected before 6 p. m. Monday; those for the baking department are due Wednesday morning. Articles in glass, jellies, etc., are wanted at the hall by Tuesday, 6 p. m., though they will be accepted Wednesday a m.

Bread and cakes requiring speedy examination will be judged Wednesday p. m. and received that morning. Goodman's Wife Made Him Give Bond.

William Goodman and Ella Dorsey, arrested on Wednesday night on the charge of adultery, were required to give $100 bond each to appear in the Circuit court. They gave bond. His wife was the complainant.