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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15

PORTSMOUTH, o., May 1.-THE Repub-
lican Convention of the Twelfth district
nominated Judge A. G. Thompson for
| Congress by acclamation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15
LONDON EXCITED BY THE NEWS

LONDON, May 14.-There was one small
failure on the Stock Exchange to-day.
The panic in New York caused much ex-
citement on the street after the Exchange
closed. Louisville and Nashville securi-
ties have fallen points. Other leading
American railway stocks have fallen
from to points.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15
THE BOGART CRASH.

New YORK, May IA, 1:30 P. M.-The
firm OF Q. Nj. Bogart & Co. has long been
known as one of the most important note
brokerage houses OF the Stock Exchan ge.
In the failure Of Duncan, Sherman & Co.
they were heavy indorsers and lost much
money in the collapse, but survived that
crisis and continued in the hazardous
business of dealing in privileges. The
members of the firm are o. NJ. Bogart,
Richard W. BOgart, W. ii. Bogart and A.
NJ. Wilcox. w. IL. BOgart is the Stock
Exchange member of the firm. The
house was badly embarrassed by the
failure last year of Orange Judd. of the
Sacket PlOw Company. Mr.. Judd failed
for $150,000. with assets of only $4,000.
and went West without making arrange
ments for theSbeneft of his creditors.
MR.. FISH VERY DEsPoNDENT.
A gentlemhn who had a conversation
with Mr.. Fish, of the Marine Bank. states
that he is in very low condition of mind.
Mr.. Fish told him that when the checks of
Grant & Ward were certified for S75O, 900
on the morning before the failure there
were in the vault of the Marine Bank
about $1,0O0,000 worth of securi-
ties belonging to the firm:
that Mr.. Ward came to the bank
Tuesday morning and took the securities
away, saying that he had a good chance
to realize upon them and would at once
return the proceeds. This he has not vet
done.
THE SOUTH NOT AFFECTED.
Dispatches from all points South say
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15

that the financial disturbances to-day in
New York have no influence there so far
as can be seen or heard. Dispatches from
the West, East and North are of similar
imnOrf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15

All | can say is that we were going on
splendidly, and there was no trouble and no
reason for trouble except that the Metropoli-
tan, which was our clearing bank, has our
funds locked up there. We have plenty OF Sc
curities to borrow We can't realize on
them to-day, because we had no intmation of
their closing till y O'Clock. Our money went
over there before the suspension occurred.
You see we got our exchanges to-day from
the Metropolitan, the same as other BROOKLYN
banks did, but all our available money was
put over there and locked up. and Of course
when it suspended it was too late to get it out
again to-day. We have plenty of securities
on which we could realize-$500 600 if neces-
morrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15
a DEFICIT oF S4,OOO.OOO.

New YORK, May IS, 2 A. M.-The news.
papers, in editorials, ask all to keep cool
approve the action of the banks, through
the Clearing House Committee, in resolv-
ing to stand by each other, and recognize
the panic as an overthrow Of stock gam
blers and the going under of those whose
business is mainly or wholly upon credit.
Continuance on Thursday of the commo-
tiOn of Wednesday is not expected.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
BRITISH STATISTICS.

England proper is not much larger
than the State of New York, but the
empire over which England's illus
trious Queen extends her sceptre was
described by Sir Richard Temple re-
Gently, in his paper before the Brit
ish Association at Montreal, ~ com.
prising one-fifth of tho habitable
globe, including Egypt, Zululand,
Afghanistan and other countries DO
litically under its control. Its total
population Is 315, 000,0 00, and Sir
Richard intimated his faith in . rap
id expansion when he remarked that
Australia and Canada have room
enough for 200, 00O, 900 inhabitants.
The annual revenue OF tho empire
amounts to $1,O15, o0o, 000, Of which
$445, 600, 900 comes from the United
Kingdom, 1914 COX, 900 from India
and $2O0, 100000 from the colonies
and dependencies, and onefourth of
the whole is derived from the Land
tax. In addition to tho above rev.
enue, the people are required to pay
$sO5. O00,0 600 of local taxes, 20 that the
cost Of government IL about
$3.50 per capita annually.
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And now q strong accession to the
Democratic army in this canvass is
ex-Congressman Thaddeus G. Pond,
of Wisconsin-for years a staunch
Republlcan-who has written an ex-
tended let er giving his reasons why
he shall support Governor Cleve-
land in preference to James e.
Blaine for the Presidency. He con-
siders MI. Blame a man who en-
bodies most in American politics
that is menacing to public morals
and integrity in government" and
declares that Governor Cleveland
has demonstrated his fitness and
worthiness for the Presidency by his
Fidelity, ability and integrity" IN
the discharge of the duties OF the pub
lie positions he already has filled.
This simple contrast of the mere
Fitness" of the two candidates for
the Office to which they are nomi-
minated will influence thousands
throughout the country in their de-
cisions between the two men.
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These impressive statements are
especially significant to the people
Of the United States because Of Sill
Richards admission that this country
is advancing faster than any other.
The words of Mr.. Gladstone, "the
United States are passing England
1T . canter," were hardly more en-
phatic than the declaration of Sir
Richards, "the United States are
already passing ahead" He did not
venture upon a discussion Of the
question whether England will be
able to hold her colonies, but in her
present possession of them she en-
Joys q distinction in which this coun-
try is not DESTROYS to be her rival.
The people of the United States are
content with the present extent of
their domain, and the greatness of
nation, whether it exceeds or
falls short of that of England, will be
much different in kind.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
Allan PinkertOn's Joke,

An interesting anecdote of the lat
Allan Pinkerton, illustrative Of hi
propensity for practical joking, re
calls an episode in the career of Col
Mulberry Sellers life, and it is posi-
BILE that it was Mark Twain's gil
ded Age" which suggested the liuI
scheme to the great detective. Nj
Pinkerton had a company of gentle
men at his country seat near Chicsgl
one cold winter day a few years ago
For an hour he took them about BIZ
place, showing them this, that and
the other, and when at length they
arrived at the house they were thor
oughly chilled.
Now, gentlemen" he said, 4
want you to try some Of this old
Scotch whisky" and his guests par
took quite freely of his hospitality
Then he invited them into the L.
brary where there was a large stove
of the type known as the gss
burner-apparently glowing hot, and
the party seated themselves abOutl I,
holding out their benumbed hands
to catch the warmth. Here they
chatted for q time, when sudden!
Mr.. PinkertOn remarked:
ut strikes me that stove doesn!
send out much heat. How do you
feel?"
And each and every M replla
that he felt delightfully."- warm-M
warm, in fact, and suggested that
stove door be opened. Mr.. Plnsa.
ton acted on the suggestion, and u
the establishment of lis guestsH'
vealed two lighted candles restlng%
huge block of Ice as the only COL
"See, gentlemen" he said, whs!s '
imagination and q llIls
scotch whisky will do.-Boston AD
'ertizer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
An Extensive c.-

WIZ EsBARKE, Pa, Sent,
Enterprise mine at Port 80
owned and operated hu 0s
LangdOn, of Buffalo, was AHS
ing the scene of the most ta,s ae
cave which has occurrea e!kads
region for years. Nearly IN 10 d,
ground settled from fo ~" ae'a
feet; The Lehigh VaiI lew t.. To- d
tracks sunk five feet and =. isllNa
suspended for several hon osQe y,
air OF the mine was driven ~;,, h
violence OF an explosion. tha ',sa u
is covered with seams and e,I gioaa
several hundred feet and iv a@h' %
belonging to miners wrecksS aoaa
mine is ruined, is now fuii Ik
and water from the river ,Sai Mn
dOned. Water is now 'uu ses'
through fissures in the groun aaua y
mules in the mine were saved la
500 persons are thrown ont A0oQ
ployment. The owner Of tho VI co
$780, 900 last week ~ all y
interest in the coal leaf. 'O' ll
The second fall took place ~ q
Enterprise mine cave this s, .. 'a
which now embraces fully on e aalg
extending from the SusouahasaNe
up hill to the fan house ~ a
mine, a distance of half a milo No. No
fall of rock this evening wss ~
Before all the mules coD 1d9 !
rescued six were killed. Even ia : :,
nine is not flooded it will be = W. "
before it can lie put in workin.,s e
Ter. The loss will reach fullv . H.
million. uS
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A A

The candor of Chairman Lodge OF
the Massachusetts Republican con-
vention is to be commended. In his
speech before that body he men,
TONED the fact that some former as.
sociates-men Of high character, who
had formerly met in convention with
them, were absent. These associ-
ates had seen ft to sever their con-
nection with the party for q while.
There Is q whole volume in this con-
dition Of political affairs in that
State. But Chairman Lodge failed
to refer to it. He did not state why
these men of high character" were
absent. But he knew why they
were not, participating in the pro-
ceedings of the convention. He knew
they were opposed to Blaine--that
they were supporting Cleveland and
were actively engaged In advancing
his prospects in Massachusetts,. His
. frank confession and only
needed the supplement noted. to
make it a full one. MI. Blaine will
have . hard time in carrying Massa-
chusetts and his managers are thor |
oughly alive to the fact.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
ANTHONY.

The wires bring US the news of the
death of United States Senator Hen
ry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island.
Senator Anthony was born in Gov
entry, Rhode Island, April l., 1915.
graduated at Brown University, and
afterwards assumed editorial charge
of the Providence Journal. He was
elected Governor of his State in 1849
and reelected in 1850. He declined
q reelection. MI. Anthony was
elected to the United States Senate
Is a Union Republican and took his
seat in 1859. He has since held a seat
In that body. From 1869 to 1873 he
served as President pro tempore of
the Senate, and during the last ses-
sion of that body he occupied the
same position. Senator Anthony
more of q statesman than q poll
tician and enjoyed the confidence of
his brother members of both political
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

A correspondent of an eastern jour
nal says that "Ben Butler owns a
yacht that cost SIS goo, sports a soil
taire diamond in his shirt front.
dresses in immaculate broadcloth,
and wears = buttonhcle bouquet"
The ordinary style of workingmen
is not exactly SO much of a daisy as
the sweet and swivel-eyed Benjamin,
says the Albany Argus.
B. F. Jones, Elkins' dummy chair
man of the Blaine national COM
mittee, was the first man in the
United States to import Hungarian
and Scandinavian contract labor
into the United States. Jones'
mines and blaine's, near Pittsburg,
were the first ones in which they
were employed.
Add Blaine, in whose mines in
Pennsylvania the lazzaroni of Italy
are working for sixty cents d day,
while respectable laborers are starve-
ing, and we have a beautiful quar-
tette of horn blowers for working
men.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

In the Blaine Sentinel libel suit
the defense af1rms the truthfulness
Of the alleged libelous article it pub
lished, and submits q set of direct
and pointed questions to the plain
tiff for him to answer under oath.
As the matter will be determined by
. court of justice, newspaper COM
ments upon it are entirely out of
place at this stage of the proceedings.
In fact, the discussion of scandals
concerning the private life and char
acter Of a candidate for a public Of
flee should he relegated to street
takers and bar-room gossips. They
are not legitimate subjects for news
paper comment.
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That Husband of Mine.

A woman hastily entered q nal
lem lager beer saloon aud demanu''
of the proprietor: -.m
Has my husband been in hefe I'll
II don't know him. Is be y ~"
MANI"
Eyes"
"Red headed?'
Yes, and complected.'
Full beard?"
Eyes"
Wear a SLOUGH hat::'
Eyes"
He was here not five mlnu'oii
ago. He came in, drank a gas syn
lemonade, and then walked oo"'
the street.
Drank WHAT"
Lemonade" ...o
Wrong mani" she said, shoIT,i W.
herself out of the doOr.-Ne"
Sun.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
preparations Being Made Tor
Folger's Funeral.
The Chinese Frustrate Frencn
Schemes.
An Extensive Cave in q
Pennsylvania Nine
p-.r.r,nr hor Foleer's Funeral.

preporing for c0A0"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Ata meet
ing of the chiefs Of the various oe-
partments to-day, Comptroller Law
renee, Commissioner johnson, treas
urer WyInan, Commissioner Evan
and Solicitor Neal were appointed .
COMMITTEES to draft resolutions OF re,
spect to the memory of the deceased
Secretary. A number of the Treas-
ury employees expressing q desire 10
attend the obsequies, arrangements
will be made if possible to u a spe-
cial train from Washington 10
Geneva this evening prior to the
funeral, to return Immediately a1ter
the ceremonies. The Treasury De
partment was closed to day. The
building is being heavily drapedl
with black and flags are flying at half
mast. Acting Secretary Coon Will
issue an order to close the sub-treas-
uries and custom houses during the
of tho funeral ceremonies.
Acting Secretary of State Davis re-
ceived q telegram from the President
this morning directing that an ex-
ecutive order be issued formally n
the death Of Secretary
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

World: A Blaine and Logan club
of Washington City has adopted
resolutions denouncing Topographic
cal Union No. 6, of this city, and
through it the Trades-Unions, for
forgetting" Blaine and the New
York Tribune. The resolutions are
prominently printed in the zribune's
Evening Annex, which has q mis-
sion, it seems, in this direction. The
fact that the zribune's frat" Annex
is sustained by the Republican Ma
tional Campaign Committee will not
have a tendency to endear MI. Blaine
to the workingmen.
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WHEN WILL IT ENID

Sergeants Brainerd and Long deny
that the Greedy party was divided
into two factions. They also en-
phatically deny the truth of other
assertions made, founded upon the
diaries of some of the survivors. 1t
would seem that nothing short of a
court of inquiry will furnish the true
story of that most unfortunate of I'M
fortunate Arctic expeditions. Sir
John Franklin left no one to tell the
tale of horrible suffering he and his
comrades endured. Death locked
all in its cold embrace and their story
persisted with them. belong left a
few survivors who have been racked
with questions and all the little bick-
and open quarrels among the
crew and officers given to the world.
And now it seems that ordinations
and recriminations r INDUCED in
BY the few who escaped starvation
IN the Greedy expedition. When
will this last horrible story end?
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Relva A. Lockwood-to use a
Western expression-is a trump.
Her letter of acceptance of the NOM
ination for the Presidency at the
hands of the Woman's Equal Rights
party is the only one written by the
various candidates for that high Of
fee that will bear reading twice.
She has more cheek than Butler;
more unadulterated gall than Blaine;
more confidence than st. John and
stands upon q longer, broader and
more comprehensive platform than
all the rest put together. If Belva is
not elected it will not be because
she Is too modest to ask for votes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

large Cleveland a %sak land md ppe>>
ne r. suspended across sSsndrieshS y
che Inc secretary viii ISe IN sSs&s
died seven years ago. u DIS Wiz
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept.
lowing statement was .a:~1hs. T.,
nished the associated atenisSt = q
ker: w MI. Shs"s.aa
TO THE PUBL1c:-pi..
having been sent from 'G Isd: rssn.,
6!yas a certain press corres saaisaa% NJ
libel suit brought by M Iua an ~
seek delay; on the contr.!b laiasSs
do all in our power to ery. NJ
conclusion of the case and edipedhtSt
being ready for an issue % tantiess
early in October, if not sooelofsaS
JOHN l.. SnorHsslE. :
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THE GREAT EXPOSITION.

The Iowa State Register predicts
that q hundred thousand people will
visit the New Orleans Exposition.
Iowa is raising . fund of $50, 600
with which to provide for q suitable
exhibit, the money being advanced
on individual pledges with the ex-
pectation of reimbursement by the
LEGISLATURE, in the same way that
funds for the same purpose are being
procured in Minnesota and Wis
consin. The Iowa ladies are also
taking active steps to provide for q
choice display Of things pertaining to
"woman's work" No western
State received more substantial
benefits from the Centennial" of
1875 than Iowa, and she proposes to
improve the opportunity afforded at
New Orleans. Montana should show
no less zeal and enthusiasm than the
States above named in exhibiting
her unparalleled resources to the
world. She has attractions for cspj-
tai not possessed by any State
or by any other Territory in the
Union and she should not fail to i'm
prove the opportunity now presented
to her to make her magnificent adj
vantages known to the monied men
Of the country. Let there be united
and earnest action upon the part of
every one and the effort will be
abundantly rewarded.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

Governor Hamilton, of Illinois, in
a recent proclamation, prohibits the
importation of cattle from several
sections of the East and West on &C
count Of the existence Of pleuro-
pneumonia. The disease is assuming
proportions in certain parts
of the country, and unless prompt
and effective measures be taken to
prevent its spread it will greatly ex-
tend the area in which it now pre-
walls. Montana stockmen cannot
exercise too much caution in i'm.
cattle to this Territory.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

A Democratic paper says that the
Democrats have abandoned Maine.
It Is believed that results will not
support this dismal groan, although
our managers have not contested the
State with MI. Blaine, who is spend
ing carloads Of his own and other
ill-gotten gains to swell his majority
in his own State. With the help be-
sides of Neal Dow and the Prohibi.
tionists, who have the open support
of Mr.. Blaine for the pending Prohi-
bition constitutional amendment, his
majority In Maine will undoubtedly
be large. Anything under 10000,
however, will be no victory for MI.
Blaine.
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TO THE RESCUE.

W. notice that the Hon. Wood.
pulp Miller has been dispatched post
haste to Maine to "work" TO. the
Tatt0oed Man. The would-be boss
of New York is not much of an
orator. and it is doubtful whether
the call for him proceeds from any
Unsuitable desire of anybody to hear
him on the stump. Besides, Maine
is already overrun with able-bodied
Republican statesmen, who possess
the gift Of CAB in q pre-eminent de-
gree. Why, then, this urgent de-
mand fer Senator Miller in q canvass
for a State election that is conceded
to Republicans by q decided major
ity? Is not General Neal Dow
enthusiastic for Brother Blaine's
State ticket, and Scion Chase satis.
fed with it? There is unusual ex-
element and the utmost activity
manifest in the Republican-prohi>
bitiOn-greenback mongrel camp,
which is in singular contrast with
the quiet and dignifed campaign of
the Democrats. W. tremble at the
thought the independent citizens of
Name threaten to play smash with
Mr.. Blaine's carefully assorted
m~enagerie in his own home, and
that something else besides long
winded oratory is needed to keep the
above the freezing point.
As the election is drawing nigh,
the want of that oft tried Republican
"soap," may be felt, and
n such case the presence of MI.
Miller would be more
han desirable. He has an ample
Of it, and to spare.
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China War Notes.

PARIS, Sept. Sic Temps states
that Lii Hung Chang ls not degraded,
but still retains his official position
in the Chinese government.
Admiral Courbet with his fleet is
near Hanoi, out of the track of YES
sells, repairing his ships after the bat
tie of Kelung. The; attack on Ke>
lung was prompted by q desire to OBJ
tain possession of the coal mines,
which would prove extremel Y use
full to the French in case war vas de-
clared and neutral ports closed. The
Chinese frustrated this scheme by
flooding the mines and by destroy
ing the pumping machinery.
A Paris newspaper says the French
forces in China will not conflne their
action to the occupation of the Island
of Formosa.
La Li6ertc says Admiral Courbet,
when reinforced, may blockade the
Gulf of Petchili.
Dispatches from Hanoi say affairs
at the delta of the Red river are in q
tranquil position and the French po~
sltlon is well defended.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

That MI. Blaine has developed a
newborn love for the grangers of the
country is shown in his speech day
before yesterday, at the fair of the
New England Agricultural Associa-
ton. His love for the.Irish is almost
rs young. But if he succeed no bet
ter Tin reaching the hearts and
votes Of the grangers than he has in
gathering the Irish to his standard.
his vote will not be increased by the
effort he made at Manchester. Blaine
Is . willy politician; an expert in
dealing out taffy, and knows when
and where to dispense it.
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President Arthur.

providence, Sept. 5.-President
Arthur will come to this city to-
morrow morning to attend the fu-
neral of Senator Anthony. He will
probably leave here direct for Gene
va, N. Y, to attend the funeral of
Secretary Folger. He returned the
call of Admiral Sir John E. Com
merel, on board the Northampton
this morning,
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Blaine organ: 1T is our opinion
that the only way to convince the
kind of Irishmen that we have here
tofore taken so much pleasure in
abusing is to argue with a sbillalah
and beat common sense into his
thick skull with the persuasion of q
blackthOrnD
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
The FREQ Church Of Scotland.

EDINBURGH, Sept. 5.-Gladstone
had a private conference to-day with
ministers of the Free Church of Scot.
land. He promised them If a dis.
tinct majority of Scotch members
were returned to the commons tho
next election and were repledged tn
d~isestabllsh the church of ScotIe,S
the government would carry out the
popular will.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

Indian Commissioner Price does
not think it a crime on the part of
Indians to kill the cattle of stockmen
in Montana when such cattle craze
upon Government lands. If it Is not
a crime for Indians to kill them it is
not a crime for white men to kill
them. It is a singular conclusion to
say the least, and will not stand rea-
son, justice Or law. We are not
aware that stockmen in Montana
have illegally fenced an acre of the
public domain.