Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-24

S 1911 AZ meeting oi the committee In New
YORK on Thursday. Mr.. Jones. when spoken 60, ad-
mltted that the subject had been broached 10 him
ana am said ne had suggested that the possibility Of
fulnlment OF certain conditions
Failure oG New York Bankcr~.
MATTHEW MORGAN AND SONS sUspEsp-HrFrcr an
THE STOCK kARkEr-oTHER WALL STREET soTga
NEW YORK, June -, Wall street, iOes A mThe
weakness In the exchange market is attributed TO
the negotiation OF bills against sterling loans
made, IL Is said, for the account OF a prominent
operator The securities pledged are stated 20 be
mainly first mortgage bonds The loans are rqS
ported 10 have been made 10 carry two renewals
and are thus practically for six months In other
quarters II is stated that bankers are taxing sd
vantage OF the comparatively high rates 10 sell In
anticipation OF the cotton season. THE proposed
scheme TO levy an assessment OF SIS per share on
meet with general support on the part OF stock
holders
RAILROAD MATTERS Erc
l0:25 A. m.-Of the sl.0U.OoO Dayton division
bonds Toledo. Cincinnati a ST Louis s,s9 OOo have
signed the trust agreement and s627 900 have been
deposited. The balance above x.32 900 cannot be
found OF S2J0o00 Cincinnati division bonds sl1s np
have signed and $l66. 100 have been deposited The
trustees require $4,000 10 buy and meet the claims
on the Dayton division, and $40 600 Tor the Cincin-
nau division. The Corbln ~. Louis division conn
mlttee has secured the signatures OF holders be-
tween 100000 and sso0 100 OF the 81 g3O 600 bonds
lo:3l-The agreement OF the joint executive COM
mittee TO advance freights on east bound business
ingly Tor the other classes goes INTO effect to-day
ana VIII continue until July 2lst, when q further
auS ante Oi D cents VIII be mace.
AN ADVANCE. FOLLOWED By REACTION
II a. m.-The stock market opened nrm and
higher, and advanced = 20 per cent subsequently
weaker leeling set in and the Improvement was
lost BY lo:;jO "a IN. there was a marked change IN
the temper OF the speculation owing TO a scare by
the shorts and &c an absence OF unfavorable ry-
morS Lackawanna Was the special card, and rose
rapidly from l0l a 10 lO5S. with a difference of \
per cent between cash and regular. The remainder
al and M SasSy r evhncsa S TO g per cent louisville
faCihc ana MISSOURI Pacific beading In the Improve
lhent towards II O'Clock Lackawanna fell on TO
lOl =. ahd other stocks reacted 10 :. per cent
Matthew Morgan SONS. OF William street,
bankers. have suspended.
Mr. Henry Willard, who is DOW in Europe expects
10 terminate satisfactorily TO the oregon Trans
continental company the lease OF the Oregon and
California railroad German capitalists built the
nfst part or the road, and now talking or CON-
pieting the ninety miles yet unfinished 10 the CALI
forna state line. Unul that road and the California
ana oregon meet there can De very little revenue
nom either corporation
FAILURE OF MATTHEW MORGAN q SONS.
WALL STREET. ll;S5 am-The lrm or Matthe W
Morgan & sons, bankers OF William street. which
suspended tins morning, Is an old one. The stock
market was heavy and depressed on the announce
ment OF the failure, but subsequently became
steadler The nrm OF Morgan sons are not mem-
bers OF the stock exchange. They are known as
merchant bankers; drew exchange and dealt In
securities not D n the stock list
The suspension OF Matthew Morgan q Sons n
generally attributed 10 the shrinkage I'm values Of
railroad boads. principally Denver and Rio Grsnde,
OF which they were large holders at high prices
Mr. Edward Morgan Is on his way from Europe.
He is expected here within a few days The liza
biiites are mainly due on exchange II is stated
that they have no liabilities in the stock exchange
The individual members OF the firm are large own
ers OF real estate, the New York hotel being one Of
their holdings, and II y believed that their inabil-
y TO re LIE upon their real estate has been the
immediate cause OF the suspension.
lhe house or NJ. Morgan Sons has been IN buai.
ness In this city for about thirty-nve years They
came originally from New orleans, and have al
houses They are rated at 8 900. The suspen.
sion Is due 70 shrinkage In values at the stock
change. The frm has been Identified with sew
eral railroad companies
DRIVES AGAINST WESTERN rxroN.
Noon-Stocks have had an upward turn during
the past hour, when prices RE y TO IN per cent
Improvement was partially lost Several sharp
drives nave been made against Western Union, and
ora ,at nus oi sne s.ock were sold was re.
breaking the stock below 50. Thus far the bears
have not been successful is rumored the hoard
that large amount OF the sales OF this stock this
a. ~ are washes"
Suicide Following a business Failure.
NEW YORK. June "a. 1890 a. m.-Mr j. w. Burn-
ham, OF Hotchkiss, Burnham Co., shot himself &C
lonkers, an hour ago, and died In few minutes.
the failure OF the firm during recent crisis Mr.
HotchklSs Is absent from the city
Supposed insurance Svvindle.
THE SKELETON IN A BURNED HOUSE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The Chronicles Port.
land, Oregon. dispatch says: The house OF Lewis
kackley, near Hlllsboro. was burned SATURDAY
night The supposed remains OF kackey were
found In the ruins II is believed he was murdered,
and the house fired. His wife and child absent
at her fathers house. An Investigation leads TO
the belief hat ft Is an insurance swlnde that
Old skeleton was placed In the house 10 represent
the supposed charred remains OF kackey. His wife
was questioned and acknowledged 70 having lBsur-
ance policies on the life OF her husband and deeds
OF the property. Before the coroner's jury she
Swore she dreamed man shot her husband. and
fear compelled her to seek shelter at her fathers
house. Kackley was German, IS years old, from
a,
months ago. he was insured In the New York Life
for 5000. and the Mutual Temperance Union for
5000 IL Is stated that he was seen In southern
oregon on sunday. The further Investigation Of
the jury win be continued Wednesday.
sudden Death of Miss Henrietta r.
Marin.
Providence. r. l., June 2i-Miss Henrietta
T. Marin, eldest daughter OF Captain NJ. c. Marin,
United States navy, died suddenly at Newport.
last night OF heart disease She was well known
In army, navy and fashionable circles
General Foreign News by Cable.
KING JOHNS INTENTIONS
LONDON, June 24-Abyssinian adv1ces received aC
Bombay state that King John has ordered the
Gallas TO assemble at Hamaseyan on the northera
John is resolved not TO allow kassala 10 remain In
the possession of the Arabs Ii Kassala falls King
John viii seize It.
THE CHOLERA AT rouLoy.
TouLoS, June 4-The FIRST death here OF chologA
occurred June 4th, but It war kept secret
CONFLICT BETWEEN JEWS AND cHRIsrfANs-
nee-Novgorod now confirms the reports OF q con-
nict between Christians and Jews at that place,
which were yesterday denied Last Thursday O
rulnor was circulated through the suburbs 70 the
effect that jew had kidnapped q Christian child,
and taken IL TO a synagogue. mob quickly COLI
lected and attacked the synagogue where the child
was supposed 10 be. Many OF the Jews were
harshly handled and several were killed. Much
damage was done also to the houses OF the Jewa
large force OF police and detachment OF CoeSack
infantry succeeded AT last In restoring order hun
dred and fifty arrests were made.
DELuDIS0 THE MAGISTRATE.
LONDON June 24.-The Irfshman johnson. alias
Mcdonald, who admitted TO a magistrate at Ely
yesterday that he was passively concerned In the
guilty parties, is believed TO be deluding the mag
istrate.
A CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE
The conservative leaders held a conference to-day
at Sir STAFFORD Northcotes house.
THE PAN PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL.
BELFAST. June 24.-Tbe third general council OF
the reformed churches throughout the world,
known In ecclesiastical circles the Presbyterian
alliance or Pan Presbyterian council convened &C
II O'Clock this morning In ST. Enoch's church. The
church was thronged with a vast assembly Of peo-
pie, and delegates were present from every quarter
OF the globe. The opening sermon was preached
by the Rev. DR.. Watts, chairman OF the general
committee
Hanged % q Telegraph Pole BY = MObs
yNcESSEs, IND, June 24.-At 1890 last night, .
mob OF about 80 people went TO the jail, battered
down the door with a ran taken from the railway
track, took Oliver Canfleld, who murdered MA
Molle Gherilfn sometime ago. and hanged him TO Q
telegraph pole The body was left hanging until
five q m, when II was cut down by fr1endA The
mob was quiet but determined. The sherin