Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 22, 1899, Page 6

The Aevaia-Review. E. ©. KILEY, Editor. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS - He is the best poet who constructs the finest castle in the air. Glue may be obtained from pigs’ feet and sugar from hogs-head. z It’s always the man with the short end of it who advocates equality. ‘trust fighting will be harmless as long as it is made a political club. The average man spends a lot of time searching for what he hopes he won't find. A little authority or a few dried ap- ples will puff a small man up astonish- ingly. If marriage makes one of two it must be a continuation of single bless edness, The catch-as-catch-can playwrights will now turn their attention to Mr. Jim Jeffries, Proof readers have an abomination of long sentences. Not so great, how- ever, as the criminal, Love may be blind, but it dictates 2 lot of fool letters that sooner or later get the writers into trouble. A Boer war would give Alfred Aus- tin a chance to change his pace and break into some unique dialect verse. There are a few self-sacrificing men in polities, but they don’t even succeed in getting their names in the news- papers. It begins to look as if the peace con- ference at The Hague will be an elabo- rate performance of “Much Ado About Nothing.” ‘Widow Jack declines to marry her husband's brother. Perhaps she ex- pects to do a little better than Jacks the next hand, If the march of improvement keeps up its lick they’ll soon be changing the name of a sister southern city to Auto-Mobile, Ala. A physician has supplied a West Virginia man with a set of calves’ brains. This sort of thing may have the effect of bolstering up the Popu- list cause in spots. The city of New York tried the ex- periment of vacation schools last sum- mer with such gratifying results that much larger provisions have been made for the present season. Thirty of the great school buildings with their recreation grounds will be open for eight weeks, from 8 a. m. till 6 p. m., for the accommodation of a succession of classes, so that the aggregate at- tendance of children may reach a hun- dred thousand. No text-books will be used; the exercises will be chiefly in- dustrial or manual; and there will be plenty of play. A law permitting va- cation schools has been adopted in Iili- nois, “Jubilacion” is the convenient euphuism for a Spanish custom which has had a protracted existence in Cuba. It signifies the receipt of a salary for services which should be performed, but are not—the recipient hiring a sub- stitute to do the work for which he himself is paid. A professor -of the Havana University, whose salary was six thousand dollars a year, has been living in Spain for the past seventeen years, while his duties in Cuba were performed by another for pitifully small pay. It is said that nearly all the professors of Havana University thus “farm out” their chairs. A re- cent decree of the United States au- thorities, however, has abolished this dishonest practice, and henceforth sal- aries will be paid only to those who earn them. About forty years ago a rich and handsome young woman, moved by a spirit of bravado, answered a “per- sonal” advertisement in a city newspa- per, and entered into a correspond- ence with a clever adventurer. She was soon duped into marrying him and mortgaging her property. Securing the money, the man deserted his wife and obtained a divorce. The woman, broken-hearted and enfeebled in mind, lived for years on the charity of friends, and was recently taken to a Connecticut poorhouse to end her days. Happily, innocent indiscretion does not invariably terminate in such a tragedy. A girl escapes, perhaps, with only a flush upon her cheek and a sear upon her soul. She has learned by bitter experience, however, that no true gen- tleman seeks a woman's friendship through an advertisement, and that to enter into such an arrangement is to invite moral disaster, ‘They have had a fist fight in the Belgian chamber of deputies and sey- eral members were badly hurt. The Belgian deputies should learn a les- son from their brethren in France. Let them settle their disputes by fighting duels and thus avoid the danger of be- ing injured. Notwithstanding the assertion of Parson Jeffries, the Lord did not look after the financial part of the Coney island fight. Bob walked off with the ‘big end of the gate receipts. , THE NEWS RESUME EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM, A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. Sporting Items. George Dixon was given the decision over Tommy White at the end of the uwentieth round before the Olympic ab at Denver, Colo. Matty Matthews of Brooklyn defeat- ed Otto Seiloff of Chicago in the ninth round of a vicious fight at the Coney Island Sporting club. A fifteen-round boxing match be- tween Harry Harris and Sig Hart of Chicago before the Tri-City Athletic club at Davenport, Iowa, was won by Harris. The double scull race at Sydney, C. B., for the championship of Canada, was won to-day by Durand and Axter of Montreal by three lengths, with the Lynch brothers of Halifax, second. Time, 19:25. Casper Leon, the New York bantam- weight, received the decision over Frank Cabrilliac in the eighteenth round of what was scheduled to be a twenty-round bout before the West End Athletic Club of St. Louts. From Washington. ‘The limit of concession has been reached ir® the negotiations with the French authorities for a reciprocity. Lieut. Frank C. Bolles, Sixth infant- ry, has been assigned as an aide on Gen. Wheeler’s staff, and ordered to report to the general at San Francisco. The national house of representatives will be asked to appoint a commission to ascertain what effect the opening of the sanitary canal at Chicago will have upon the lake levels. ‘The cruiser Raleigh, which was with Adiniral Dewey’s fleet in the battle of Manila bay, is to undergo extensive al- terations, involving an outlay of $245,- 000. A naval survey board has repo! ed a general plan of repairs. The secretary of state has notified the French ambassador that the claim for damages for the capture and deten- tion of the French steamer Roderiguez, during the blockade of San Juan, are rejected. Orders were issued at the war de- partment directing headquarters and two battalions of the Nineteenth in- Tantry to leave Camp Meade in time to reach San Francisco to sail on the Tartar on the 22d of July. The total customs receipts from all sources in Porto Rico for the week | anding July 1 were $37,094. The total receipts for fourteen weeks ending July 1 were $429,918. The average weekly receipts for the fourteen weeks named is $30,708. Crimes and Criminals. Mrs. Ella Shattuck, accused of mur- dering her husband, Clarence E. Shat- tuck, has been released at Corry, Pa., there being no evidence against her. Roland B. Molineaux, held for the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams, has ts- sued a card stating that he is being persecuted, and asking only for fair play and suspension of public opinion. Before the committee of the Nebras- ka legislature investigating alleged bal- lot frauds, E. L. Simon, state house janitor, testified that he and the state oil inspector changed the ballots in the vault the night before the recount was held and forged names of judges vf election. Leroy McElroy, formerly clerk in the Richelieu hotel at San Francisco, was arrested at Chicago on a charge of stealing $5,000 worth of diamonds from Mrs. Felt and Mrs. Hale of Bos- ton, who were guests of the hotel. He acknowledged his guilt and will be sent to San Francisco for trial. Paymaster W. B. Wilcox, of the navy, has been tried by court-martial | rd and at the League Island navy found guilty of drunkenness and sen- tenced to be dismissed from the service. Six of the seven members of the court recommended: that. executive clemency be shown the accused. Act- ing on this recommendation the presi- dent has mitigated the sentence to the reduction to the foot of the list of pay- masters, and a loss of one-half pay for ore year. Personal. Charles Mali, for the past thirty. years Belgian consul in New York, is dead. Harry Louraine, a veteran actor who toured America some years ago, is dead in London. Herbert H. Brooks, manager of the American Circular Loan company of Chicago, died suddenly at his home in Medford, Mass., aged forty-four years. It is understood that Capt. William P. Duvall, First artillery, has been selected as lieutenant colonel of the new Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry. Maj. Andrew G. C. Quay has been mustered out as a major of volunteers, but retains his rank as captain and quartermaster. He is a son of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania. Col. A. T. Britton, first vice president of the American Security and Trust company, and widely known in finan- cial circles all over the ceuatry, died at his country house near Washington, P. D. Boxham, a philanthropist and millionaire, died at his home in Or- ange, N. J., aged seventy years. He accumulated most of his wealth in mining in Montana. Because a fortune teller in St. Jo- seph, Mo., said his wife was untrueto him, John Brady went to St. Louis and shot her. She now lies at the city hos- pital, blind for life, and probably fa- tally wounded. Dispatches received at Niles, Mich., from Belvidere, Ill., announce the death there of William H. Peake of that city. Mr. Peake, the original Swiss bell ringer and harp player, had been long before the public. The board of regents of the Nebraska university elected as acting chancellor, to take the place of George EB. Me- Lean, resigned, Charles E. Bessey, dean of the industriat cote of the] A S'CKENING Maj. John Calhoun Courtney, presi- dent of the Virginia Society of Atlanta and secretary of the Capital City club and manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, died at his home in Atlanta, Ga., aged eighty-five. Mrs. olomon Thatcher, Jr., who, as & parliamentarian and speaker, was the acknowledged leader of the board of lady managers of the world’s fair, died at Chicago of heart failure, su- perinduced by acute asthma. She was fifty-five years of age. Foreign Notes. Oom Paul says the crisis is passed, though the settlement of the Trans- vaal question is distant. Switzerland is said to be the om) civilized country in the world which grants no patents for inventions. The French government will prose- cute the cabinet minister under whose orders Dreyfus was tortured at Devil's island. ‘The French bounties on sugar, ac cording to the Paris correspondent of the Londen Daily Mail, will probably be abolished in October of next year. According to the Johannesberg cor- respondent of the London Daily Mail the Uitlanders regard the Transvaal government’s proposal as “absolutely insufficient.” The parliamentary secretary of the foreign oftice, William St. John Brod- erick, announced in the house of com- mons that the Delago bay award would be made in October. The protracted drouth in Southern Jamaica has almost Gestroyed the cof- fee, orange and eorn crops, and the trouble is augmented by malarial fe- ver, due to using putrid water. The admiralty court at London has awarded £3,500 salvage to the British steamer Ewaldersee for towing the Montana into Sunderland. The Mon- tana’s shaft had broken at sea. Both vessels were bound for London. The Rome correspondent of the Fi- garo states that negotiations have been opened relative to a visit of King Hum- bert and Queen Margherita to the Paris exhibition of 1900, which will be pre- ceded by a visit to Paris of the Prince and Princess of Naples and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta. Casualities. Five artillerymen were killed by the explosion of a powder magazine in Magatoland. During the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of a Jewish synagogue at | Cleveland, Ohio, the platform fell, in- juring several persons. Lightning caused the destruction of half the business portion of Frews- burg, near Jamestown, N. Y. Loss, | $20,000. | The stern wheel steamers Nahlen and Louise were destroyed by fire at | Victoria, B. C. The loss is about $35,- | 000; lightly insured. The loss to tobacco growers of Hat- | field, Mass., by damage to the crops | by hail stones is estimated at $100.- 000. Fire destroyed the Pontiac Spring ; Wagon Works at Pontiac, Mich. One | dwelling house adjoining was also burned. The total loss is about $50,- 000; insurance, about $10,000. Rauh Bros. & Co.’s men’s furnishing | goods store at Pittsburg was damaged | by fire and water to the extent of $73,- | 000. The fire started in the basement and the origin is unknown. A carriage containing William M. Diem and Miss Lizzie Preuzel, was struck by a Wabash train at Buffalo and both of the occupants were in- stantly killed. Robert Hill of Toledo, Ohio, who was soon to sail for Paris to arrange for an exhibition of fine glassware at the ex- position, fell from a wagon near Tiffin and was crushed to death by the wheels. | Two large brick buildings in the | Missouri river bottoms northeast of Kansas City, Kan., occupied by the American Curled Hair Company of Chicago for storehouses, were de- stroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $75,- | 000, partly’ insured. General. The Chinese consul at Havana ob- | jects to the United States immigra- tion restrictions being applied to Cuba. Manufacturers of drill and sceder |implements have decided to make an ; advance of 15 per cent on the price of seeders and drills. Canadian Pacific earnings for the week ending July 7 were $522,000; for same period last year, $481,000, an in- crease of $41,000. Charles S. Fessenden of New York und Joseph E. Nachbor have filed a pe- tition in bankruptcy, with liabilities of $64,004 and no assets. A gencral lockout of cigarmakers oc- curred at-Tampa, Fla., Four thousand people are thrown out of employment, with a loss of weekly wages amounting to fully $80,000. The number of immigrants arriving in this country for the fiscal year end- | ing June 30, 1899, was 311,878, as against 229,299 for the previous year, | an increase of 82.579 over 1898. ; The Lake Shore & Michigan South- ern Railway company has just placed ‘an order with the Brooks locomotive works for fifteen ten-wheel passenger | engines, to be delivered as soon as pos- sible. The Globe National bank of Provi- | dence, R. L, wound up its affairs at a | meeting of the stockholders. A liquida- tion dividend of 120 per cent was paid on each share. The capital stock to be liquidated is $300,000. “M. L. Crawford, manager of the Crawford opera house at Topeka, Kan., filed a petition in bankruptcy. His un- secured liabilities amount to $388,730, and those on which there is security amount to $59,450 more, making a total of $448.180. The National Foundry company of Erie, capitalfzed at $100,000, was in- corporated at the state department at Harrisburg, Pa. A charter was also issued to the Columbia Chemical com- pany, Pittsburg, with a capital of $1,- 000,000. Scientific men are, manifesting much interest in the preparations now mak- ing by the magnetic geodetic survey which is charged with the magnetic survey of t he United States for deter- mining the accurate deviation of the | compass at sea. . : \ MWORRILLE EXECUTION IN THE IN- DIAN TERRITORY. William Goins, Under Sentence of the Choctaw Court for Murder, Is Shot by the Sheriff — The Con- demned Man Lingered for an Hour After Being Shot, Moaning Piteously AJl the While — Writ of the Federal Court Staying the Execution Is Ignored. Goodland, I, T., July 15. — William Goins was shot at Alikchit, I. T., un- der sentence of the Choctaw court for murder. During yesterday friends of the prisoner gathered. It was rumored that an attempt would be made to res- cue him. Twenty Indian deputies were placed on guard, and everybody was warned to keep away. Feeling among the Choctaws was further aroused by a report that an attempt would be made te prevent the execution by an- other habeas corpus, Federal Judge Townsend having stopped the execu- tion once by habeas corpus. The day he was to be shot, after hearing the case, Judge ‘Townsend held that Goins’ conviction before the Indian courts were abolished, the federal government had no jurisdiction and turned him back to the Choctaw authorities. Ap- plication was made yesterday to Fed- eral Judge John B. Thomas for a writ of habeas corpus by Goins’ attorneys, and an order by Judge Thomas grant- ing the writ was telegraphed from Teulsa, I. T., last night. It directed the Indian sheriff to have the body of Goins at outh McAlester July 22, and a deputy marshal arrived at Alikchit with the writ at daylight this morn- ing. District Attorney Clay and Sher- iff Thomas were in consultation when it was presented. The sheriff refused to receive it. The district attorney de- clared that only Almight God or Judge Abner James, the Choctaw judge, could stop the execution. A runner was dispatched te Tudge James, six- teen miles away, notifying him of the telegram from Judge Thomas. He was in bed siek, and sent word to go ahead with the execution. The execution took place two hours later, and was a horrible, sickening sight. A few minutes before Goins was led out, four Choctaws appeared, bearing a coffin, which was deposited in front of the court house, and near it a quilt was spread. The condemned man, sup- ported by Sheriff Watson and a deputy and escorted by twenty light horse- men, was marched down the line of spectators. He said good-bye. Goins then knelt on the quilt and was blind- folded. The sheriff bared his bosom, painted a spot over his heart, stepped back four paces, rested a Winchester across a bench and fired, the bullet entering the breast, just missing the spot. Goins fell backward and moaned piteously for an hour, before expiring. Water was poured down his throat a number of times to hasten death, by strangulation. While the execution was proceeding District Attorney Clay remarked to the correspondent: “We are making history.” Goins was thirty years old. He had killed seven men and two women, all his relatives. He had a strange an- tipathy for his kinfolks. THREE TRAMPS KILLED. By the Wreck of a Freight Train on the Chicago & Alton. Kansas City, Mo., July 15. — Three tramps wehe killed and five others were seriously injured by the wrecking of a freight train on the Chicago & Alton road, near Glendale, Mo. The body of another man is ‘believed to be at the bottom of the wreckage, which consists of ten carloads of merchan- dise ,hogs and cattle. Perry Curtis of Atlanta, Ga., is the only one of the dead identitied. Five were so severely injured that they were sent to the hospital. They are: Pat Gloherty, W. S. Baird and A. G. Baird, all of St. Louis; Ira Furlang, Springfield, Il.; and J. M. McMahon, Chicago. All of them were stealing a ride in an open stock car when the train left the track on a short curve. Among those in the car was a woman in male attire. She escaped uninjured. ROBBERS ARRESTED. Employes Charged With Plundering Freight Cars. Philadelphia, July 15. — Eight men formerly employed in the freight de- partment of the Philadelphia & Read- ing Railway company, are under ar- rest here chargeil with having stolen thousands of dollars’ worth of goods from the company’s cars. ‘wo of them were employed as conductors, the others.as brakemen, and their al- leged peculations cover a period of more than a year. ‘The value of the plunder will aggregate more than $5,- 000, and the stolen merchandice {n- cludes thousands of cigars, barrels of whisky, valuable silks and woolen goods. AUSTRALIAN WRECKS. Many Lives Lost in Marine Disasters During the Recent Storms, Perth, West Australia, July 15.—The british ship Carlisle Castle was lost in a storm yesterday off Rockingham. The crew perished. The City of York has been wrecked off Rottnest island. Seven of the crew were saved, but the captain and eleven men are missing. - His Forehead Fractured. Princeton, Minn., July 15.—A seven- year-old son of Mr. Robidieu, who lives a few miles west of here, was kicked in the forehead by a colt and danger- ously injured. The forehead and nose were fractured and one eye knocked out. There is hope of his recovery. ‘Winona County Farms. Winona, July 15. — County Auditor Weifel has completed his annual statement of agricultural statistics for Winona county. It shows a total of 1,906 farms and a total of 136,200 acres under cultivation. Happily They Were Empty. Chicago, July 15. — A train of nine empty passenger cars plunged into the river from the Northwestern railway Kinzie street bridge. The conductor and brakeman saved their lives by jumping. SIGHT]. -and, selecting DUEL To THE DEATH. ‘Tragedy Enacted on a Montana Range, With No Witness Present. Heiena, Mont., July 16. — A special from Livines on cesc ibes a fatal duel between twe neizubernz ianchers living fifty miles trcm there on Shields river, no one else being present, Rob- ert Stevens tak'ng the life of WW. D. Smith. Smith did not live to tell the tale of the e:ntest, but the story told by Stevens is general'y believed to be true. The shooting occurred about 6 o'clock in the evening, and immediate- ly after Stevens role to the nearest ranch and reported what had hap- pened, and then rode all night, arriv- ing in Livings.on early in the morning, when he gave himself up to the au- thorities. The story, as told by Stev- ens, is to the effect that Smith was the aggressor and provoked the quarrel from the start. The two men met on the range and began to discass an old trouble, when they both became angry and Stevens rode away, but was fol- lowed by Smith, who insisted on re- newing the quarrel. Stevens finally jumped from h’s horse, and, drawing his revolver, warned Smith not to mo- lest him. Smith then dismounted, two rocks, advanced ioward Stevens, and, when about twelve feet away, attempted to throw one at Stevens, who fired, killing him instantly. SENSATION AT HONOLULU. American Soldiers Assist in a Dem- onstration Against German Flag. Honolulu, July 7, via Victoria, B. C., July 16. — There was a flag incident here on the Fourth of July which promises to be made an interesting epi- sode. Carl Klemme, the proprietor of the Orpheum hotel, gaily decorated his building in American colors, hoisted the American flag over it and under the American flag the German flag. Later a friend cf his wan'ed to use the American flag and Klemme good- naturedly Icaned it, leaving the Ger- man flag floating alone from the flag- staff. J. H. West saw it and ordered Klemme to haul it down. There had been ill-will between the two men be- fore, and Klemme refused to take or- ders from his enemy. West thereupon gathered a lot of soldiers from the transport Sheridan, and showed them the German flag floating on the Fourth of July in American territory. The soldiers at once proceeded to the roof, tore down the German flag and de- stroyed it, and put in its place some red, white and blue bunting torn from the other decorations of the building. West was to-day fined $100 in the po- lice court for malicious mischief, and the German consul general will make a report of the matter to his govern- ment. PARISIANS ARE JOYOUS. Celebration of the Natal Day of the Republic of France. July 16.—Magnificent weather to-day favored the national day. The public and many private buildings were decorated with flags. MM. De- roulede and Marcel-Habert and several hundred members of the patriotic league marched to the Place de la Con- cord and deposited a wreath at the foot of the Strasburg statue, amid cries of “Vive l’Armee}” “Vive Derou- lede!” M. Deroulede in turn shouted “Vive la Republique Francaise}” “Vive la Nation Francaise!’ “Vice lAlsace- Lorraine}” He then requested the leaguers to disperse. Some of them attempted to continue the demonstra- tion, but the police scattered them. Dispatches from various garrisons, including Rennes, report that the re- views were carried out without inci- dent. The troops were acclaimed with the usual shouts of “Vive l'Armee!” “Vive la Republiquet” Enormous crowds wended their way to-day toward Longchamps from early morning, to witness the military re- views. Stringent measures and pre- cautions were taken for the preserva- tion of order. THE PLOT EXPOSED. Terrible Disaster to Americans .in Manila Narrowly Averted. San Francisco, July 16.—The officers of the Second Oregon, while very guarded in their statements, admit that the condition of the American troops at Manila at the outbreak of hostilities between the United States troops and Filipinos was very critical. The capture of a letter sent from out. side our lines in Manila to an emis- sary of Aguinaldo is probably all tnat saved our army from a terrible disas- ter and possible annihilation. The let- ter was taken to Gen. Otis, who found in it the plans of ‘a plot to open the gates of Manila, sack the city. inurder| the guards and allow the insurgent army to pour into the American camps and surprise the men. The United States troops were under arms all night to meet the expected attempt, but the enemy had learned of the cap- ture of the letter, and the only part of the plot that was carried out was the burning of a portion of the city of Manila. FIGHT EXPECTED. Indians Wanted by Wyoming Of- ficers Will Resist Arrest. Edgemont, 8. D., July 16. — Sheriff Deeming of Lusk, Wyo., sent to this city late last night for assistance to ar- rest indians who had shot and killed antelope near that place contrary to the game laws. A number of Crow In- dians from Wyoming were going east to visit at Pine Ridge agency when the sheriff attempted to arrest them for kiliing antelope. They replied with their rifles. The sheriff has orgavized a posse of cowboys and men from this city and will meet the Indians at the Cheyenne river. They are well armed, and if the arrest is attempted there may be serious trouble. The Indians say there is no white man’s law that can prevent them from killing their own deer. Jack Daly Whipped. New York, July 16—Tim Kearns of Boston knocked the fight out of Jack Daly of Wilmington in less than twelve rounds before the Broadway Athletic club. Kearns is now entitled te meet Frank Erne of Buffalo. Reward for Jury Bribers. Chicago, July 16.—Monday a reward of $1,000 will be offered for the capture of Daniel Coughlin and William Arm- strong, who recently evaded trial for alleged jury bribing. No trace of the men have been found. x Middlesex County Bank of boy, N. J. Is Compelied Its Doors Owing to’ the <a tion of ‘the. Cashi ane ny ity Man Surrenders Himself to the Authorities—The Affair Causes Consternation and Dismay Among, New York, July 16,—George M. Var entine, cashier of the Middlesex coun- ty bank of Perth Amboy, N. J., which was closed yesterday, has surrendered himself, and is now in jail on account of a shortage im the bank's funds, which has been variously estimated all the way up to $165,000. The affair caused consternation and dismay among the business men of Perth = boy, where the Middlesex county was considered as strong as the eter- nal hills. The notice posted on the door of the Middlesex one beak ear- ing was as follows: Pipa aioeene In the hands of the banking department.” On Monday last Cashier George M. Valentine evidently conclied that he could no longer conceal the short: % at the Middlesex county bank: On that morning he telephoned President Watson that he was detained, but he said he would appear at uoon. The bank had then openedftor business and Mr. Watson, who was taking the ab- sent cashier's ‘plac¢, discovered that there should have been some $7,900 in bills to commence,operations on. There- could not be for in the vault. Mr. Watson was searching for them when Valentine called up. He asked Valen- tine where this money was, and S ciosad told it had begn placed in the cashier's: private drawer. Mr. Watson remarked that that was no place for it, but rang: off the telephone and went to get it. A duplicate key of che drawer indi- cated was obtained, and the drawer opened, but no money could be found. Mr. Robert N. Valentine, the cash- ier’s father, was summoned, and he aided in the search for the missing money. It could not be found, and finally the work of checking was be- gun. Then it soon became evident that during the last few months the accounts of the bank had been juggled. The other trustees were summoned, and the banking department was noti- fied to gend an examiner. Deputy Com- missioner of Banking Johnson ap- peared in response. Thursday night the determination to close the bank was reached, and Mr. Watson notified Chief of Police Burke and asked him to locate the missing cashier. Valen- tine, who had been in New York city, returned to Perth Amboy from Wood- bridge, accompanied by his counsel. Edward Savage of Rahway. He de- clined to go into details about the shortage of the bank, except to say that he was very sorry he had got his friends into trouble and that he felt very bad about his wife and children. President Watson is of the opinion that the cashier's defaleation will amount to at least $125,000. Where the money went to is not known, as the cashier is said to have been mod- erate in his tastes and habits of liv- ing. Valentine’s relatives are wealthy, and it is said they will endeavor to make good the shortage. ENGLISHMEN WANT IT. Trying to Buy a Big Storage Plant at Philadelphia. Puiladelphia, July 16. — The North American says: _ English. capitalists are trying to buy the plant of the Philadelphia Warehousing and Cold Storage company. They offer $2,000,- 000 in cash for the concern. If the deal is effected it means a cold storage warehouse trust for the United States controlled by Enzlishmen with a cash backing of $25,000,000. For the past six weeks three representatives of tae English synd’cate have been in this country examining the various plants. They visited Chicago, Buffalo, Balti- more, New York and Boston. An op- tion was obtained on the biggest con- cern in Buffalo. Four plants were scooped up in Chicago, while in Balt:- more two were successfully negotiated for. Op‘ions were received on five in ’ New York and two in Boston. The op- tions on these expire on July 28. An answer will be given to the syndicate in the next few days, and there seems to be no doubt among those who know that the Phildelphia deal will go through. BIG RAILROAD ALLIANCE. Creat Northern and Wisconsin Cen- tral Drawing Close Together. Chicago, July 16. — The Chrenicle says: It is reported that the Great Northern and the Wisconsin Central railroads will be either consolidated or enter into a very close operating agree- ment. The ebjec* cf the alliance be- tween ‘these two companics is to form the long talked-of connecting link be- tween the Baltimore & Ohio and the Great Northern systems, bcth compa- nies being represented by J. J. Hill, Such an arranvement would form a through system between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Wisconsin Central is now in the hands of new owners who are said to look with favor cn the reported deal. Mysterious Murder. /.- La Porte, Ind., July 16—W. oWw- ard. a Lake Shore engineer, his train at Pine station, and, fa’ 10 return, the fireman went in search and found him dead beside the track with a gash in his head, supposed to hays been inflicted with a coupling pin, \@ ‘Sought for by Police, Chicago, July 16. — Louis C. Hitch. cock, a special agent for a New Yorx insurance company, is sou for police officers in whose hands are rants sworn out by Katharine cock, who charges dim with b: € i ; EE cel et ee i nee naprnmprcemensaom