OCR Text |
Show z";.z:.:: -- - '3YJ.I'.T - i 1 VOL.5 SALT LAKE CITY'uTAH, MONDAY, DKCKMBKl' JlMSDO. e''V . NO. 71. TRIED TO THRASH THE ELOPES3. Two Vary Juvanlla I.nlt nf Peiiiuyluinia Ovri tk inbjrm tut Mothnr. Spottkai.E. I'a., Doc. 22 The littl n town ot Fvcrsnti is enjoying a huge sensation over the elopement of ('tunics Orbin, a bright, young and wealthy mail, and Miss Mary Pepper, (languid-o- Charles Pepper. Orbm U 17 years old and his bride 15 They hid fn qucntly implored their parent to con-sen- t to the match, byt in vain, nml they departed suddenly last Mmnhy for'the west, where they expected to be joined in wedlock. Mrs. Pepper, the mother of the girl, when she learned nf the elopement started In pursuit. She caught the couple In a hotel in Chicago, where thev claimed to have .,ii married. Mrs. l'epper fo'ind this to he untrue and attempted to thrash both of the voting people. The hotel clerk in-terfered and she desisted in her inten-tion. She brought the rouple back home and made them secure a marriage license. The wedding will take place in a few days. SILVER AND LEAD G'JOTATIONS. IHp Silver. New York... 777. ... I.M 4 Mlier i.oiilin 47 I 3ii I ami, N m York 4.0.1 lit 1.1. ION ANtl HUE Hlt'Kll'1's. Wells, l'atgo iV ('( Silver and b ad ores, 87,:wr.; bullion, s,osli. Total, b"i.4H. ' MoCorniok & Co. llanauer bullion. W,7tK); silver and lead ores, ; total, H, 100. Salt I. ilka flaring llnu.. The bank clearings today amounted to :ii)J,llU'i cash balances, ALLIANCE WEN ANCRY AT CORDON. Tha Seaatnr-Elec- t ProinUart to Join the Order Hut Now II0I1U Hack. Atlanta, Ca., Deo. 52. Many al-liance member!) of the legislature are angry at Senator-elec- t (iordon because he has failed to appear for initiation into their order. It was annc'uneed after the election of (iordon to the sen-ate through the aid of alliance men that he would join the order. His name was presented in Kd go wood alliance and favorably acted upon. A special meeting of the Io Kalb county alliance was called to initiato the distinguished candidate, but he failed to appear. Then the alliance legislators arranged for the initiation to take place in the state capitol. The hour arrived and it was announced that General (iordon bad not yet returned from his Taylor county farm. A third engagement was made for the general to be initiated into Kdgewood which is near bis homo, but, again he was not on hand. It is stated by friends of (Jon-era- l (Iordon thnt he does not alto-gether take to the Ocala programme, and that ho is likely to maintain his in-dependence. jiNU'Eiio mn. Tjo Monument to the Pioneer of th Mis- - , sion Fathers Unveiled at Monterey, ' & GIVEN BY SENATOR STANFORD, qo Near tha Spot Whore He Stepped From Ilia Eoat, Holding Aloft tha Cross of Christ. 2 Mostkbkv, Cal., Deo. 22. Special to Tiik Timks.) With imposing cere- - niony the monument creeled hero by a the generosity of Mrs. Stanford W to tlie memory of Father Jtmipero fjj Serra. California's pilgrim father, as well as to commemorate his living in this city nearly a century and a half rft ago. was unveiled today in the presence vj of a large concour-.- of distinguished people, many of w hom hail come by special invitation, from the eastern and soul hern states. 1 ho monument is most appropriate. It represents Father .lunipero as stepping from his boat, cross in hand, dressed in the regulation garb of the Franciscan fathers. The height of the statue and the two bases on which it rests in ten feet. Tim cross ho holds in bis hands is of bronze. The spot u hero Father Juniper landed has been marked all these years by a rude w ooden cross. On an eminence beyond this cross now stands his monument. The lignre was veiled w ith the Mexican, Spanish and American Hags. The pres-ident of the young men's institute, to the programme arranged by Mrs. Stanford, removed' the Mexican ting. The Spanish Hag which was placed on the figure in compliment to Spain, the country which sent Father Juniper to the Pneilic coast, was re-moved by the Catholic bishop of the diocese, and the I'nited States tlag was removed by the governor, which was last ceremony eonnecsc 1 with the un-veiling: CHASING A llllll The Sergeant-at-Arm- s Sent Out to Trail Down Absent Members of the Senate. ROUNDED UP QUITE A NUMBER And the Upper House Goes to Work in the Usual Manner The Business of the Week. Warhisotox, Pec. 22. In the senate today the very small attendance of sen-ators this morning attracted the ' atten-tion of the democrats and Harris de-manded a call of the roll. At (wclva less than a quorum responded to the call the sergeant-nt-arm- s was directed to request the presence of absent memb-ers.-. In the course of half an hour a quorum appeared. A bill to establish the record and pen-sion office of the war department passed. The conference report on the Sioux reservation bill was adopted. Cu'dom, by request, introduced a bill to incorporate the Tan American Trans-portation company. Referred. Hoar gave notice that he would at 5M this afternoon ask the senate to take a recess until 8 o'clock. The house amendment to the senate amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, "striking out (appropriation for pay clerks to senators" was in. The discussion of the election bill was then resumed, Higgins taking the lloor. THE R EEK IN OOXC.KENS. Indication. Thnt Vry Little Heal Work Will ba Accomplished, Washington, Dec. 22. It is unlikely that any positive legislation will be achieved by congress this week, and the failure to take the usual holiday recess is not expected to result in any measurable advancement of public busi-ness. In the senate the elections bill will probably consume the lirst three days of the week. The possibilities of an interruption hangs altogether upon the result of the negotiations now in progress among the republican senators upon the subject of the caucus financial bill. If a harmonious understanding to support this measure is reached the elections lull may be laid aside in its favor and discussion in the senate turn on linancial matters until the day be-fore Christmas, when it is expected a recess will be taken until Monday. It is probable that a successive ad-journment for two or three days at a time will mark tho course of the house during the Christmas holiday season. No business of importance is expected to be done, as so many members have left Washington for home that, a quo-rum can hardly bo secured. Monday is District of Columbia day and the house will probably pass upon local legislation until some 'measure is pro-posed upon which a rote is demanded and the absence of a quorum thereby disclosed. Such other days in tho week as the house is in session will probably be devhted to comparatively unimpor-tant measures. STAND if PARNEIL1 The of Chicago Rally . Around the Dishonored Leader of. the Nationalists, THEY NEVER LIKED TIM HE ALT. The Meeting Tonight in Favor of the Would-b- e Martyr Promises to bo an Enthusiastic One. Chicago, Pec. 22. Special to The ; i Timks. J A great mass meeting will be held this evening at Battery 1) by the s of this city in support of Parnell The sentiment among the s of ( 'hieago, not includ- - ) Ing the few who have accumulated vast wealth, is overwhelmingly in favor of ; ; the continuance of Parnell as leader of ' the Irish people. All Faction! Stand tiy Farnell. j , The meeting, therefore, tonight prom- - ' isos to be both large and enthusiastic, "s John F. Finerty will I preside and the resolutions will sever- - I ally arraign Healy, Sexton and Mc- - I Caithy for walking with their open , eyes into the (iladsloniaii net. Tira Healy, never a favorite among his country peoplo in Chicago, is bitterly a denounced wherever Irishmen congre- - , gate, for the foul language he has ap-- l jilied to Parncil. Nothing hnt, Pity If Kprnied. for poor Sexton McCarthy's literary works are rising up to accuse him. In cue of them ho draws, with a master-band- , the picture of an Irishman . flee-ing from English justice for having shot a landlord, and two weeks later 'I'urna I p In Nfcw York as a member of the police force. It has I been an open secret here for some years that the two Healy's. 'J. I). Sullivan, Tim Healy's father-in-law- , Donald Sul-l- i vim and Michael Davitt, all of whom, j except the latter, have been paid for 1 their patriotism out of the l'arnell par- - liaiiientary fund, contributed by the Irish in America and Australia princi-- J pally, have been Fighting- tha Irlnh Leader In an nuderhand way. If the auti-Par-- t nellites should win today in Kilkenny, j It will mean the election of Tim Healy as leader to Parnell in the leadership of the Irish party, for already tho amiable McCarthy is pleading to be allowed to retire from the office. Tim Healy will - never be aecepie I as leader by the i of Chicago, who claim t that for the ten years he has been in ' public life, he has failed to establish a reputation for political honesty. , J ' CASTLE COM KK TUB KEY. K t '. Parnell I in Good Spirits, but the Onllook Y la Blue. JJ Cilkf.xm. Dec. 22. The contingents Df the supporters of both sides have ar-- . rived at Castl Comer, which point is l ippareutly regarded as the key to tho V . sonstitueney. The feeling of the ma- - ority of voters, so far as can be judged, leems to bo anti Parnell. An altercation took place between Harrington and a number of priests. 1'his was occasioned by what Harring-ton termed the priests' interference si with the voters. Hot words were ex changed, ami in spite of Harrington's protests, the priests continued to work, f , Influencing th voters. Parnell returned from his visit to the roters of Goweran. He was in the highest of spirits and announced thnt fioweran would poll almost a solid vote for Scully. Information is received from Castle Comer that Parnell met ' with a hostile reception anil it is also Mated that the miners are voting lolidly for llenness.v. London, Dee. 22. A circular just Issued informs the Hritish branches of the National league that the service of niost of tho officials connected with inch branches will not lie needed in future, owing to the present financial position of the league. Olijected to the Kilkkxny, Dec. 22. .Reports from Johnstown state that it was with great difficulty that the police today provent-t-a serious collision betweon the ex-cited rival factions Tho Parnellites claim a majority at Johnstown. Tho election excitement there increased when it became known that Rcully, the Parnellite candidate had entered a formal protest against the laxity of the regulation in regard to the admittance of strangers to the poll'ng stations. He and his friends ssserted that the presence was appar- - ent in the polling places of many priests known to be supporters of llennessy. This they claim is contrary to the law. The rollinir at Kilkenny. Kilkenny, Dec. 22. Tho polling ' opened briskly this morning, The presence of the military aud a largo force of police scattered throughout North Kilkenny seems to bo a guaran- - tee against any serious breaches of the peace. THE RAUM INVESTIGATION. Mlu Ronah Hart Written One Letter For Tanner on Refrigerator r.nilin... Washington, Doc. 23. Miss Rnush, a clerk in the pension office, testified Raum investigation committee today. She had written one letter at Tanner's request on the business of the refrigerator company.after office hours. After the examination of a nundier of other witnesses, the committee subject to call. PARALYZED BY A STRIKE. Very Few Kailwwy Train Kunnlnv In the .lairw lllitrli'l. (Ii.asgow, Dec. 22. The railway strikers so far hare succeeded in para-lyzing the traffic throughout the dis-trict. A very few trains are running, hi the Laniarkshire district mineral aud most passenger traffic is stopped. The strike is spreading rapidly. About three thousand men have already left work and it is expected an addition-al thousand men will quit tonight. TO ANNUL THE VERDICT. On of the Juror in ui Eyraud Caie Was ISankrupt. Pahis, Dec. 22. La Lateme today publishes a statement that one of the jurymen who tried Eyraud and Bom-par-was bankrupt which, says the newspaper, annuls the verdict. Sitting Bull's Bind of 153 Warriors Sur-rounded and Taken by Colonel S'.imuiers. TITEIR LEADER, BIO IODT, TOO. He His Been the Moit Threat suing and Defiant of all tlio RnJskin? During the Etccnt T.'ouble, V.niiivi;tov, Dec 22. Major-den-era- l Scliot'eld has received a dispatch from (leiK'Ml Miles dated Hapid City, Dak., December 22. as follows: "I believe all, or nearly all, the fol-lowers of Silting Hull have been cap-tured. Colonel Summers reports y the capture of liig Foot's band of Seuix, numbering 1 ."it. Ho has been most defiant and threatening. The re-sult so far has been satisfactory." FiKht in Which Kitting l"H Fell. Washington, Dec. 22. Commission-er of Indian affairs has received from Indian Agent McLaughlin a report of the light between the Indian police and the followers of Sitting Hull on the l,"th inst., when that chief was captured. Tho report does not differ materially from what has already been printed. The agent speaks in tho very highest terms of the judgment ami bravery of tho lndiau police and strongly urges that a generous allowance be made for the families of those killed. Heside the Indian police, were four iiolunteers, (irey Eagle. Spotted Thunder, Oiter Kobe ami Voting Eage, who partici-pated in the light, rendering good ser-vice ami deserving recognition. fin .Tual Surrendered. Omaha, Dec. 22. A special to the Itce says: Sitting Hull's band of l.iO warriors, led by liig Foot has just sur-rendered to Col. Sumner, who with two hundred soldiers, succeeded in surrounding them in the vicinity of Standing Hock while they were making for the Had Lands. A Fain Iteport. PiKHitK, S. D., Dec. 22. The report that the Had liivcr Indians had begun ghost dancing is false. POTATOES FOR IRELAND. A Cargo nf Sterna or All Kind Mel t hy the EnglUh Government, London, Dec. 22. H. M. S. Magnet left Portsmouth today for (ialway, loaded with meal and potatoes and stores of r11 descriptions. It is one of a series of cargoes sent by tho govern-ment to relieve the starving inhabitants of certain sections of Ireland. Three other gunboats, the Sea Horse, Hrito-niart- c and (Irapply, which have been engaged in similar work for some time, Lave bevu or1rel to COntinuq .on duty three months longer. PARNELL TALKS. i HE IS WARNED OFF THE CHAPEL CROUNDS BY A PRIEST. He, However, Inal-sted- and the Father and Jlla Follower Quietly Went Away, Leaving; II im and III Tarty In I'eacefu! Foselon. Kilkenny, Dec. 22. Parnell aud Scully, tlio Parnellite candidate for parliament, left here yesterday at noon for Clare. They were accompanied by a long procession of cars filled with Paruell's supporters. Upon arriving at Clare the Parnellites found a meeting proceeding opposite the Catholic chapel in support of Sir John Pope Hennesy. When Parnell reached tho crowd a priest. Father Walsh, addressing Par-nell, said: "These are the chapel grounds, you must not speak hero." A local farmor her! interposed, say-ing the grounds did not belong to the chapel and that Parnell had a perfect right to speak there. Parnell said ar-rangements had been made to hold a meeting in the field, and it must pro-ceed. Father Walsh then requested every-body on his side to leave with him, and some few liersons followed the priest and Sir Thomas Ksniond who was also preseut. A meeting was then organized, and ParnVll made an ad-dress,. He said that although his party did not have all the clergy on his side, he had no harsh word for any of them. After some further remarks, Parnell concluded his speech, and leaving Clare, accompanied by Scully, drove six miles to Johnswell, where another meeting wns held. Parnell reminded the electors that they had to deal with Kuglish state craft, which was watching to seize every point of vantage ground that the Irishmen surrendered. It was not a big board of guardians for which Ire-land coutended. it was a parliament tiat would fully satisfy the aspirations of the people. To achieve this the peo-ple must stand by their lender and not leave Ireland to the incapable persons who are trying to step into bis shoes. The men opposing him were not elected to sit in judg-ment upon him. Until Ireland gave him his dismissal he would regard him-self as the commanding officer, carrying the national banner through the ranks of the foe. Parnell returned to Kilkenny last evening. A meeting of Parnellites was held outside of Paruell's hotel at 0 o'clock last evening. Parnell addressed the gathering. Parnell goes to Avondalo after the election in Kilkenny and will proceed thence to Paris to confer with O'Hrien. Davitt made addresses at Goresbridge and (Jowran today. GO TO MEXICO. TEN THOUSAND MORMONS TO BE SENT TO THAT COUNTRY To Occupy a Tract or 8,01)0,000 Acre Se-cured hy John W. Young- - Honu to be Oftered to Kvery Family That Will Mettle on It. PiTTSBfiiu, Dec, 22. A special from Lima, Ohio, says: H. (!. Faurot, a well-know- banker of this city, and who is also president of the Columbus, Lima & Northwestern railway ami largely interested in railway enterpri-ses in Mexico, returned home from Xew York this afternoon and announ-ces the consummation of a deal with John W. Young, the eldest son of the late Hrigham Young, whereby Mr. Young comes in posessiou of three million acres nf bind which wns eyl Faurot by the Mexican government three years ago. The negotiations have been in progress some time and were linaliy closed in Xew York on Saturday. The land is located in the northern part of Mexico. About three years ago Faurot ob-tained a valuable grant from the Mexi-can government which included these lands, the stipulation being.-th- con-struction of a railway extVnding from Deming, N. M., . rtjV,ehilabomps Hayou, on the Pacific olast. The Mex-ican governm ent, in Jmnection with this grant, offers $200 t; every family and $"i0 to every man wfio locates per-manently on this Iai1 Noting Has 10,000 people w ho w ill ceie, ie on these lands, and it is linden" ouVthat they: are all Mormons who now J esido in Utah. , 'vi in: was "sir out. THE SENSATIONAL ARREST OF A NE4CHB0RING POSTMASTER. Inspector Lawrence Look Into Ilia Ac. count and Kind a Deficit of HI, 100 Arreeted and Hound Over Ity the Coin mlftftioiier. Deputy United States Marshal Cannon today arrested Peter Clays, postmaster at Hingham on a warrant issued at the complaint of l'ostotlice Inspector A. T. Lawrence, who has unearthed a short-age of $1700 in bis accounts. Clays is a man of extensive popular-ity, and carries an honorable discharge from the army. He was a fellow of good will and convivialty, howev-er, and between his monotonous moor-ings in the canyon and s'alt Lake made n eipiem pilgrimages, wu inesn visits he opened his heart and his purse and the magic circle experienced no diffi-culty in convincing itself that he was present with both feet. Hospitable to a fault he tound no difficulty in ex-hausting his own resources whereupon, as it is alleged, he dipped into Uncle Sam's, and the attention of In-spector Lawrence, w ho has traced out so many malefactors was attracted. An investigation developed the fact that Clays was 1M0 short, and it is regarded as tho result of his own lollies more than any felonious motive that the deficit has placed him ina very embar-rassing position. Ho was taken before Commissioner (ireenman aud held in the sum of To aggravate tho deeu recrret that bis friends experience in the matter, Clays has been taken I down with pheiimouia and death may yet decide the case. ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. lame Morrill Want a Change of Venue Misdf.i.l, Iiui., Dec. 22. (Special to The Timks. j John W. Fcltner, in-dicted for tlie murder of James Morrill, at Huron, 1ml., just a month ago, was brought up for trial today. His attor-ney made several dilatory motions and linaliy made application for a change of venue, which will be argued tomorrow. Next Weilnnsday old man Knbanksand his son will be put on trial for the mur-der os Mary F.ulmnks at Mitchell oa November 11 This was a very sensa-tional murder, ami attempts weretnada to lynch the accused. The case has at-tracted wid attention, aud it will be closely w ate tied by the public aud by lawyers who are interested in soma novel points that are to be raised. THE MERCURY WILL DROP. - At m Sronel to the I mutual Warmth la Wyoming- and Montana. WAsiiNXiTOK, Dec. 22 The signal office special bulletin says this morn-ing the temperature of Wyoming and Montana and other points northwest was 20 degrees above zero, this unusual warmth being closely followed by an area of very high pressure and low temperature, which appeared this morning in the extreme northwest and which will cause tonight and Tuesday an extreme fall of temperature in the districts mentioned and in Minnesota and Dakota followed over Jowa and Nebraska by tails ranging from 23 to 3D degrees. A NEW COMPANY. TheLehl Mill and Slock With a Capital or 40,011(1 U lurorpurated. The Lebi Mill and Stock company, capital $10,000, today tiied articles of incorporation with Secretary Sells. The stockholders are: JT. K. Cutler, 400 shares; W. K. Hacker, 200; James Har-woo- 100; George Webb, Hit); Israel F.vans, 100; I. D.Wines, 200; John Hub-erts., sr., 10; L. (J. Hardy, 200; (ieorgo Austin. 10; Francis Armstrong, 400; John Hcck, 7.-- 0; A. K. Hyde, 7.10; T. F. Franc, 100; F.. A. Hushman, 100; Sam-uel Taylor. ."HI; Kdward Smith, 10; John Zimmerman, itO; John Roberts. jr., fiO; J. J. Smith, 50; J. O. Cutler, 100; llvrum Smith. 25; A. (. Smoot, 100; John Able Evans, 10; George Hcei.lO; Henry Lewis, .10; William Clark. 80; Joel Menus, 1.1. The company will op-erate the Mulliner mill property near Provo. A POLYCAMY DECISION. An Important Riling From the Supreme Court ot tho I'nited State. Washington, Dee. 23. The supreme court of the United States today ren-dered an important decision in the Mormon polygamy ease, holding that a wife was not a competent witness against her husband, where polygamy was the crime charged William K. Rassett was found guilty of polygamy on the testimony of his first wife, from whom he was divorced, after he took tho second wife. Tlio former wife's testimony was the only direct evidence produced and it was upon her testimony that Hassett's conviction was secured. He took au appeal to the supreme court of Utah. contending that a wife's testimony was not admissable, and when the territorial court decided against him brought the case here. This court reverses the decision of tho territorial court and holds the wife an incompetent witness. The case was remanded to the Utah courts, with di-rections to grant a new trial. BUSINESS C II AS II CAN ONLY BE AVERTED BY THE HE. R0IC EFFORTS OF THE BANKERS. There i Money Knough In the Dank Vault to Meet Kvery Emergency, and the I'enplo Demand That no Man Worth Saving- Shall Fall. "There is no use further disguising the fact that several good men will go to the wall i n'ess the banks come to their rescue," said a business man to a Timks reporter today. "Any set of bankers who allow any business hist to fail, who is worth e not '"prthy to be classed among Salt Lake .inkers,' replied the re-porter. "That is it," said ttio business man. "There is money enough locked up in the vaults which if used with dis-cretion and placed where it would do the most good would ease over the present strain; but you can't get at it for the love of money. The refusal of the banks to let out their money is creating the very condition that they claim to be seeking to avert." "Why don't they get together as they do in other cities and agree to sus-tain each other ami the business men," asked the reporter? "In Kansas City," said The Timks informer, "a business man who had more to do Willi building up that city than any other half dozen meu was caught in a pinch, and wonldhave been forced to the wall had not the banks advanced the necessary money to tide him over. Tlio bankers said his failure would be a public calamity, and that thev could not afford to see him go under." "The pride of Salt Lake has been the financial strength of its banking insti-tutions, anil it remains to bo seen whether they will prove themselves equal to the emergencies that they are asked to meet. Any banker can open up shop and take in other people's money and pay it out on cheek, but linancial skill requires something more than this. It is the discreet use of every means at its dis-posal to furnish money needed by business men in extreme emer-gencies. A meeting of the bankers of this city at which t hey would not only agree to stand by each other, but to sustain every business man who could offer $J to $1 in collateral secur-ity, would have a healthy effect on the money market." The failure of a single businessman would do more to disturb public conli-denc- e and create raids on the banks than tlio mere knowledge of big bank reserves would counteract. A raid sel-dom occurs on more than one bank at a time, and if the banks would agree to stand by each other they could at once reduce their cash balance one-hal- f and in this way ease up tho present strain in the money market. The business men of this city have a right to demand that their linancial agents offer this relief. Cool heads and common sense-dictate- s such a course. One business failure of any signifi-cance will reduce tho bank reserves ten times more than the amount of money that it will take to prevent such a fail-ure. . ' ! Fanny Davenport a "Cleopatra. Nkw YoitK, Dec. 21. Special to Tiik Times. Fanny Davenport's pro-duction of Sanlou'.s "Cleopatra" w ill be seen for the lirst time tonight at the Fifth avenue theater. Miss Davenport secured the entire English rights of the play for America. Her company com-prises fifty people. Melbourne Mc- Dowell, her husband, will bo the Murk Anthony. 'Micro will be a ballet, a chorus and panoramic effects given by a new process, w hich requires about 1.100 yards of canvass. To Correct an Krror. j Boston, Dec. 22. It is officially an-- I nounced tiiat the recent report of the recording Union Pacific mortgage in Fremont, Neb., arose from the fact that a mortgage to the Union Trust company of New York for $10,000,000 dated 1873. was recorded a second time to correct an error made the lirst time. FLASHES FROM THE WIRES. F.yraud has appealed to the court against tho sentence of death pro-nounced upon him. The British printers anil publishers are strongly opposed to the new American International copyright bill. Several warrants are out for the ar-rest of Manager Locke, of the Foima Juch opera company, for swindling. Sncci sat down yesterday to tho lirst meal since his fast, and ate for two hours without pause or intermission. It is rumored that Lilian Russell's third husband will be a New York broker, and the wedding will take place soon. , An anti-l'aine- mob attacked a torch-light parade of Parnellites at Queens-tow-routed the paraders aud threw the torches into the harbor. The Prince of W ales is teaching the youth of Kuglish aristocrat y, how to play poker, and it takes all of their availat le cash to pay for the instruc-tion. At New Incra, La., Kphraim Mendaza shot and instantly killed Mary Craw-son- , his sweetheart, while she was ac-companied to a place of amusement by another suitor, At Chicago Henry Christiansen, 61 years old. choked his wile to death and then cut his throat. This morning the discovery was made. The old man was takeu to'the hospital twelve miles dis-tau- t, with his throat cut from ear to ear. lie cannot recover. While a special train on the Peoria, Decatur St Kvansville railroad stopped at Oinev, Ills . for the locoraothe to j take water, two masked men entered the caboose aud robbed Conductor Hampton and the brakemen of their watches and considerable money. Word has just been received of a ter-rible tragedy at Bramwell W. Va. Sev-eral men were gambling and became involved in a quarrel. A man named Hudriek shot and fatlally wounded tiv of his companions and was himself shot dead. A mob took Bnrdick's body, stood it up against a tree and riddled it with bullets. Chief Henueiy' Alleged Murderer. Nkw Orleans, Dee. 22. Tho nine-teen Italians accused of tho murder of Chief of Police llennessy pleaded not guilty iu the criminal court today. CAUCHT IN THE MAELSTROM. DieuKlon ofthel'resent Financial Criaia by Loser. Nr.w Orleans, Dec. 22. Special to The Timks. A number of the large creditors of V. and A. Meyer & Co. met at the office of the firm today by invi-tation, to discuss their losses. A representative of the concern said that the pressure of tho present linancial crisis caused their suspension. The liabilities amount to $1,7.10.000, aud a conservative estimate of the value of the assets showed a large surplus over liabilities. He thought by an extension of time they could pay every dollar they owed. If. however, the assets were handled by a court or were sacrificed by pressure, to realize, nothing but dis-aster could come to all concerned, lie offered the books, papers, accounts and affairs of the firm to the inspection of the creditors. In case an extension was granted, the members of the linn pledged themselves to administer tho assets as trustees of the creditors and would give their whole time and atten tion to making them realize as much as possible. Another conference will be held tomorrow. ASSETS GROW LESS. HOW KEAN CONDUCTED THE AFFAIRS OF HIS BANK. If Claim of Ternon Who Made Deposit Thirty Day I'rior to the Kreak Are Allowed. Nothing Will Keiuaiu. Chicago, Dec. 22. Suits were begun today by a number of other depositors in Kean's bank, who want the amount of their deposits returned on the ground that the bank was insolvent when the deposits were made. At tho present rate, if all claims of persons who made deposits wit bin thirty days before the suspension are allowed, they promise to eat up nearly all the assets, exclusive of the other creditors. The assets con-tinue to grow less and it is now esti-mated that the bills receivable sched-uled at $27,000, will not realize $10,000. An investigation of the bank's books shows further that Mrs. Culver's ac-count was over-draw- $:i:io0, and Mor-Culver-account $r000. Morton Culver appeared in court this morning and testified that Mrs. Culver had an inter-est in the bank to the amount of $35,000 ami thiiR far he knew there never had been a settlement of the partner-ship account, though he had endeavored to secure one. The witness believed the business to be profitable, but that Kean conducted it in an extravagant manner and could never lie brought to make a statement of the condi-tion of the bank till recently. Culver'testilied that his wife's inter-est consisted of mortgages and notes on which the bank was only aide to realize 7000. Of these securities $LM.0iK) was in the shape of notes and mortgages given by a man named Hanchett, simply as accommodation paper. The fact turned out that Kean had included these accommodation securities in his statement of assets to the commercial agency. It appeared, according to tlie testi-mony of Cashier Warne that Kean had received paper for over $111,000, the only security being land contracts books; he also shows that Kean discounted his own papers for $.'12,000 and bis wife's for $IO,nO:l. Asked for an Kxtenaion. Nkw Oici.eans, Deo. 22 Tho credi-tors of V. and A. Meyer made a state-ment today showing the assets of the. Ni'W Orleans and Xew York houses to amount, to $2,757,000, and the liabilities to $i,lil.1,0ii(). The lirm asked for one, two and three years extension, promis-ing to pay in full. A Canadian Failure. Los ion, Ont., Dec. 22. The assign-ment of John Elliot & Sou. manufac-turers of agricultural implements, is annouueed. There are considerable in the way of assets, but the losses will be great. Tlie Alignment Void, (it rni;ii:. Oklahoma,' Dec. 22. Chief Justice (ireen has decided that thj as-signment of the Commercial bank is void. He will appoint a receiver. Tho World' Fair Proclamation. , Washington, Dec. 22 It is said that tho president has completed the ex- - sminatiou ol the papers in tho World's Columbian exposition matter, and they have been referred to the secretary of Itate for the preparation of the procla-mation. NEW YORK MONEY AND STOCKS. The Dullne on the Street Mil Morning Wa Inteniip. New YonK, Dec. 23. The stock market this morning continued dull and narrow. St. Paul, Atchison and sugar trusts were comparatively active, tho last named rising 2 per cent to 57, but was unable to hold all the improvement and the regular list, after rising slight fractions, was brought below the level of the opening Silver certificates dropped to 10.3. After 11 o'clock the dullness remained intense. Silver certificates further de-clined to 102J. at noon the market was dull and stagnant, but generally a shade under the opening prices. Money 407. Fours cnniHin 23: Pactflf Rise , : Atc'iitw.n. Central Partite. lliirlinton Si; Denver A bin (Iratide. 17i,: Northern Pacific. 1'4; ITettrred, S; Northwestern I'i; New York Central. Wl1!: Oregon Navigation. TS: North American. II : I'airllie Mall. :iv: Rori; 71 '0: St. Louis & 8. in Francisco. M; St. I'uiil & Omaha. -- O'.i; Texas Paritte. i:i'5; I'liinu 44'- ; Fargo Express, of; Western Union, 7."i'4. CLEARING HOUSE EXCHANCE. Bostox.Dcc. 22. The following tiblo shows tho gross exchanges for last week, with the relative per cent of in-crease and decrease, as against similar amounts for the corresponding week in 1S8!: Cities. Clearings. Inc. Dbc. New York JVHII.' i SHS' R.u llciston Ul.ltfl.lol! 6 Chlrairo 7(ViB,ioj 11. X' Plillailclphla h.3H).lir ln.ii St. Louts ai.M7V.K 5.8'. .. Flttstmre ii.si.vayv is San Francisco.... is,iwu',l 17 in1.... Haltimote :i.u.1.l'fj; 5 9 (. liicinmitl 13.1X5 iniii i n New Orleans 14.sni.7f,Hi ( i KannasClty..... .. 7ati.rti- os Milwaukee ll.ms.onn. Si. a Galveston H.nnn,in isji.m Minneapolis fl..Mi..iiio ?.ti Providence D.itCi.itiui Sfl Louisville tVS.M.scuj is Ilefrolt MWx.KW 14 V Cleveland A..8.ril o.o! Omaha 4. l.".'no ? Penver 4. 1'J'.O'vli i J St. Paul 4. IS .!',; n s Columnus IMr..''. faiol 4 7 Memphis .'t.7f:i,flo7j.. . 7 n l'nlulti l.lOl.twil 0 9 Portland. Ore 1.KIS.7.W o. Indianapolis S.sjc. 811: RI.4. Wasiilnnton I. nit. mi1 j.j n! Hartford 1.i'im; n.t Peoria gt.O-St. Joseph 7.812.4 ll.fl. Portland. Maine. l,'.M.iior' m' Norfolk I.v8 !.!,'.! 7 ) Worcester 14 y New Haven I..'III.,7'.'I iV-- SpriliL'lield I.VIM.M'. OS Tacom.i il,ii): 2i fv1' I Slonx City I,n:5.l-i7- i3.i S.itie. ..i SMI,".. 11.4 Fort Worth ... L.V.'.stti ...... 6 S Wichtia ryru.'Ki r.s Lowell 71T.7I7: 4 Wilmington til'.'.ii.' If,! liirnittnrham R.tn.w: u.is Grand ilapids HM.rix1; 12071 Los Anneles (M,'KI lj Chattanooga 4si..Mt! yi Ilet M, ilnea ftVi.-- ft New Hedtord 401.4.V! 4 0'.' Topeka 4 I.SS7' 4 .0 Lexington, Ky.... n77.;H7! s: .3 Montreal R.HTO.MS ft. a 'Houston. 4 40, ISI Mlt Lake City. 1,841, .100 I'.... Total l.'XHI.77:i.0 4 II Oiitideof N. V.. i.lr.MHin 4 I Not Included In totals. o house at this time last year. A lml, Dec. 22. The death of Niels Wilheim (iade, the composer, is announced. . Th New Portnenee Loan. Franpoht, Dec. 22. It is announced that the negotiations for the new I'ortu- - gueee loan has been concluded, subject to tho assent of Cortes. Gold From Gi rmany. Xkw YoitK, Dee. 22. The steamer Spree uir'yeil from Bremen this morn-ing with $l.o07,l)W in gold aboard. I LATE LOCAL. The laying of the corner stone of the sugar factory, between Lebi and Am- - erican Fork, has been postponed until 11 a.m. on Friday. Mr. Willard Weihe has returned j from Berlin where be took a courso of study on the violin. Mr. Weiho is a musician of ability. , The examination of Raymond, the Flayer of O'Brien, began at 2 o'clock this afternoon before Judge Laney. The remains of O'Brien will be taken to Ogden for interment this evening I'Mying Ierly Ir Kperlenor. Color ido Springs Gazeite. The announcement is made by the state auditor aud treasurer that Colo-rado has a debt varying from $500,000 to $1,51)0,000, according to the way it is calculated. It is to be hoped that this discovery will lead to the discovery of the reason, if there is any, why Colo-rado should have a debt at all. and also what the state has to show for the mon-ey it has spent, besides the foundation for a capitol aud a whole lot of experi-ence, i V - '. Tha Chicago Market. CHICAGO. Dec. !?. At the close todav: Wheat Easy ; rash, "; Jan. SO',; May. 98H-Corn Steady; rash, 49; Jan., 41V. Mav. 51. Oats -- Easy; cash. 40!, 40i; Jim., 40'.,; Mar, 4.".'"W. Pork -- Dull; cash, I7.W; Jan., W5: Mav. ni.S7. Lard-Du- ll; cash, 15.70; Jan. I;7a; Mav.M.35. Barley Nominal, 7&a74. |