Show AN OPT TOLD TALE the fall of the duke of tombstone a former wealthy miner chicago jan 12 A local papers avs edwin fields who at one time owned a large part of the city of tombstone anz and a mine worth more than half a million was lasit night taken to the county hospital in the police ambulance from the hospital it is said he will be taken to the poor house at dunning to spend his few remaining years dr joseph green of this city knew fields in arizona 1 I went to tombstone ariz in 1879 said dr green and mr fields was there before me he was on some mining property which was not supposed to be of much value but the town grew to and he owned two thirds of and his rents increased until they pave him an income of over a month the mine which he owned ho sold in 1882 for in cash he was known everywhere as the duke of tombstone on account of the gorgeous manner in which he cabied on his establishment I 1 lei t tombstone and settled m chicago one day a seedy look ing individual stepped into my ollice and I 1 recognized edwin field I 1 asked him what he was doicu and he told me that ho had lost most of hia property in speculation on the board of trade lie lost tho most of his money in st louis but carried on his speculation both in eliat city and in chicago I 1 do not know his birthplace but hubas an eastern man and was well connected he had a brother at parleys N M who owns a big sheep ranch and another brother who owns an immense cocoa nut plantation in the samoan islands an ex very low dea jan 11 ex senator george D of this city fell into a taint yesterday but soon rallied partially but is still very low on account 0 his family however authorize the statement today that ho is fast mending chicago markeis chicado Chic aeo jan 11 wheat jan may 69 corn jan 20 may 28 oata jan 17 may lia 20 pork jan may lard jan may ribs jan rye 35 barley 2337 I 1 flax 02 timothy chicado battlo markets chicago jan II 11 hogs receipts market attivo firm light 36 mixed heavy 80 cattle receipts 1000 market dull and weak receipts market dull 1028 lower than thursday of gold new york jan ll the steamship rana from southampton in gold which waa transferred to bank vaults in city belmont now york jan ll 11 the world this morning says mrs alva V vanderbilt and oliver H P belmont will leave town at once on a little ante nuptial trip to newport where both have large establishments it is understood that the purpose of their visit is to arrange for the care of the places during their european trip after their marriage mrs vanderbilt confided to friends at the as hall that she would probably not be absent more alian three days it decema that they have confided to their friends that they positively will not bo married by mayor strong exactly why they should be BO desirous of being married by an episcopalian clergyman is not known it has been ascertained however that some of this denomination have been approached recently tho walpole warren for one it was not definitely settled anat be will perform tho ceremony however an absurd rumor is afloat that mrs vanderbilt is well acquainted with bishop potter and bishop Lill lejohn and that they would perform the ceremony others who beem to have taken trouble to inform themselves on the matter say that bishop potter could set aside the law of the church ancy say also that mrs vanderbilt could be married in any episcopal church in bownas she procured a divorce in new york mr belmonte Bel monts former wife procured a divorce from him according to the rhode island laws in such cases episcopalian ministers object when aware of the fact to perform the ceremony though clergymen of other denominations do not mrs vanderbilt and mr belmont have apparently pet hearts on having lucli a ceremony as thi and quite a wedding also naturally their proposed little trip lias given rise to lie idea that they may be quietly married elsewhere but who know them well do not believe this for a moment new york jan 11 an evening paper says mrs alva E vanderbilt the divorced wife of william K vandor bilt was married to oliver hazard perry belmont by mayor strong this morning the ceremony was pei formed at no 24 east seventy second street the residence of the bride at 10 only miss smith mrs Vander bilts sister and a few personal frienda were present almost immediately after the couple bad been wedded they left the house and it is understood started for marble house at newport angland fears for west indies new york jan 11 A special to the world from colon says the british section of the isthmian press in commenting on the recent interruption of cable communication between the west indies and the united states by way of cuba is 0 the opinion that its recurrence would en daiger great britaina Brit ains western possessions in the event of a war being waged with america the editors recommend that great britain subsidize and halifax company which should extend its cable from jamaica |