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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-12

12,95OOo 12,95O.OO
Reducing MS loss to- -S0S, Z4O.l0
This is according to the evidence. Add these
two losses by Miller and Slaughter together, and
they make $72770 Subtract that from the
1892, 912. 43 we found the bank worth after pay
ing all its liabilities, it still leaves that bank
after taking out every overlraft and every loss
not only the losses THEN known but all losses
NOW known, worth $3.50 POP 40. Now. gentle
men, that is mighty close to $l.65 on every
dollar of that stock; but, recolect Morrison, and
Miller were buying controlling interest jim the
bank, and controlling interest in bank is
worth a good deal more per share than an
ordinary sale of four, or five, ten shares
Was it rotten bank, when after taking out
every loss. shown by their own evidence it is
Compare that with the condition of the Indiana
Banking Company at that time. Let your minds
run back to that
Now. let us GO a step further and see
how Mr.. Morrison regarded this bank, after
ne had been president for months, and how
other people regarded it. In the first place, much
has been said about the February, 1878, and
October, 1871 reports of Mr. Lynch. l am only
going to call your attention to them for
moment. | am not going to read them. You
have had them read in your hearing, and know
both these reports show that bank in
good, sound, healthy condition, with an
excellent business. That is all l care to say
for the SALE and want now to show how Nor
rison and others regarded the bank after Morri-
son and Miller bought the stock. How did Mr.
Morrison regard this bank2 On the 10Th of
March, 1878. there was a special report made
directly concerning this stock sale. and the
business and condition Of this bank. 1t
was not made by the examiner alone
he had committee of the stock
holders with him for the express purpose of
ascertaining the condition OF this bank; and
what did they report9 Why, take their report
and figure it up and you will find it will make
this stock worth every single cent of 81 65 to the
dollar. Were Holiday, and Bates, and Lynch
all mistaken in their examination But. gentle
men, what did Mr.. William II. Morrison himself
think of this bankl On April %, 1873, he wrote
to the Department: Your favor of the 10Th
inst. received, and, in accordance with your
recommendation, have charged off the $23, 600
shortage in the cash account of the former cash
Ter, and also have charged to suspended account
the $50, 400 heretofore carried in unadjusted
per cent redemption fund account 1t may be
proper to add in this connection that the con
jectural estimate of bad debts made
by the late examiners'-this refers to
the March 18th exarninaton-"does not
agree with the estimate made by the Hon. j. G.
New, late president of this bank. His estimate
is from $780, 900 to $40 900 less than the estimated
loss by the examiners. as reported to you, in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-12
$2,750, 524.48
LIABILITIES SEPT. 6, 1878.
Total liabilities A..

From the foregoing exhibit it will be observed that
the business of the bank is steadily and strongly on
the increase.
The aggregate figures have advanced within the
year named over half million dollars. The accumu-
lated surplus of $1,000 is undminished. After
making two dividends within that period viz: in No
vemoer 1877, and in May, 1878 of L. per cent and
charging out of the profits in May last in tie Slaugh
ter case the undivided profits remaining $l13,-
The amount now of available cash means including
the United States bonds to say nothing of the 81
100000 in discounted paper, is large enough to at
ford ample to the public that this bank is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-12
$l,614, 1924

of a net surplus to be distributed to the capital
stock. and that makes the stock worth more than
ST. G5 to the dollar.
Now. they will say that is not fair, because we
have not substracted the loss the overdrafts
and the Miller loss. Now. let us go carefully
through those losses and find out what they
were AS Mr.. Ketcham says, the original loss
on the Miller matter was $4,000, counting the
Angle and Miller matters, which were found out
afterward; but there was recovered from Miller
So 900 in real estate. $500 in cash. and the
surrender value of his Reinsurance, 1916,
which makes $6476 that was recovered from
Miller These recoveries reduce the Miller loss
to $34, 524. AS to the Slaughter losses have
already in my computation counted out the
per cent fund loss of $780, 400 46, and the shortage
in cash of sd, 9l5. 73 Hence, we have only now
to consider the other losses py Slaughter.
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Exhibit "2e. .

INDIANAPUI4ISi Inui FtD. I'd, 1878.
This memorandum witnesses that John g. New and
John c. Wright have this day delivered assigned and
transferred to William II. Morrison and Samuel Mil
Ter eighteen hundred and sixty shares of the capital
stock of the First National Bank of Indianapolis
Ind and said Miller and Morrison agree to accent and
receive delivered FIVE hundred additional shares Of
said stock now held by the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company, of Hartford Conn. as security
for note of George w. New for $50 600 said note
dated Dec L 1877, payable six months after date at
the Third National Bank, in the city of New York.
which said note said Miller and Morrison hereby
sumo and agree to pay before maturity. and to
hold and protect said New harmless therefrom; and
said New and Wright also agree to deliver on demand
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14


OF the department, remarks incidentally that
there is too much attention paid TO wheatgrow-
ing in this country, and he believes that until we
learn the fact that we must diversity cur indus
tries even in agricultural regions shall always
be subjected to ups and downs. high and low pres
sure. from the fluctuations Of the market. He
says that the eastern portions Of Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Nebraska and southern Dakota have
already learned that there are other things as
profitable in farming the growth of spring
wheat and he expects that within the next few
years the increase in other industries, such
cattle raising. dairy farming, ETC., will be even
more noticeable. The acreage of spring wheat
under cultivation this year is about the same as
1t was last year. In fact, there has been very
little change in the last five years, although the
population of the spring wheat region has in
creased enormously in that time. This, un-
doubtedly, is due to the fact that while the new
immigrants into Dakota and the Northwestern
States are devoting their attention to wheat CUT
ure. those who have been there longer are pay
ing more attention to other industries
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

ODonoyan Rossa and the other dynamiters
deny the statement that McDermott is dead
@. J. Wendell, of the Dayton (O.) Herald yes
terday purchased the Columbus Times, and will
change it to a twocent paper, taking charge at
once.
Andrew Dorfner, aged eighteen years, resid-
ing at Piermont, N. Y, was bitten by dog,
twenty nine days ago. and now has hydrophobia in
such severe form that at times it takes seven
or eight men to hold him.
The entire Chinese collection at the New Or
leans exposition has been presented to the Uni
versity of Michigan. and will be soon packed and
shipped to Ann Arbor to be placed in the uni
versity art museum. President Angel, of the
university, was minister plenipotentiary to China
during the administration of President Hayes.
The Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
has filed an application in the United States
Circuit Court, at Baltimore, for a receiver for
the Rapid Telegraph Company, against which it
holds mortgage for So. .000,0 The property
is in possession of the Bankers and Merchants
Telegraph Company. The matter will be heard
on Thursday next
Great distress threatens the people of the
border counties in southwest Virginia for food
The corn supply, which is their main support, is
almost exhausted and is selling at So per bushel
and the wheat crop, now nearly ready for har-
vest is so meagre that it will afford but little re-
lief These are the counties that suffered heavily
from drought and scourge last year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14

quarters of mile. The starters were Tartar,
Lancaster, Silver Cloud, Blue Wing, Bankrupt,
Stony Batter, Uncle Dan and Ed. c orrigan. AT
ter great race on the home stretch, Blue Wing
won by nose; Tartar second by head. and Ed.
Corrigan third Time, L19I.
Third Race-St. Louis Brewers cup, for all
ages; 500 each. $500 added; two and onefourth
miles. The starters were Boatman, Powhatan,
III, Modesty, April Fool, Tom Martin and Lucky
b. lucky B. set the pace for a mile and FIVE
eighths, with April Fool second, and then quit,
and Tom Martin, Modesty, April Fool and Boat
man ran punched to the home stretch, where
Modesty came to the front and won as she pleas
ed, by two lengths; Tom Martin second, Boat
man third. Time 407s.
Fourth Race-Merchants stakes, for all ages;
$40 entrance SIS additional to start, ST. 600 add
ed; mile heats. The starters were Freda, Valet,
Kosciusko, Freeland and Revoke. Freda won
the first heat by three lengths; Valet second, and
Kosciusko third. Freeland tried for the heat,
and was beaten and taken in hand at the eighth
pole. Time, 1:454. Freda won the second heat,
Valet second, and Freeand third; Revoke was
distanced. Kosciusko took cramps at the post,
and was drawn. Time, LAT
Fifth Race-Purse $400, for two year-olds five
furlongs. The starters were Mamie Hunt,
Molly Bawn, Ed Gilman and King Light Mamie
Hunt got away in front, and won easily; Ed
Gilman second, King Light third. Time, LOAF.
The races will be continued on Monday and
Tuesday, when several purses will be hung up.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14

Mile Sarah Bernhardts villa, near Havre, has
been sold at auction. The furniture brought
So 000
M. Coquelin will open his American season al
the Star Theater, in New York, on Jan. next
Afterward he will go on ten months tour
throughout the United States
The society amateur Miss Angela Fenton,
over whose announced adoption of the stage
professionally so much has been said IN social
circles, is the wife of Colonel Greenal.
Stephen Heller, the composer, has become
totally blind. AS he is poor, Robert Browning
| Charles Hale and Sir Frederick Leighton have
| set to work to raise fund for his support.
| Johann Strauss has completed his new opera.
| 1.-THE Gypsy Baron" The composers friends
say it is Strauss finest composition. It will be
| . produced in Vienna some time during next
| September.
| Antonette Trebelli, daughter of the celebrated
| contralto has been engaged for season of two
| years at the Grand Opera in Paris. She will be
| assigned light soprano roles. Her voice is de-
| scribed to be one OF great promise.
| Miss Mary Anderson is touring in the English
| lake districts. She is at present sojourning at
| Lake Windermere, and spends her days in driv-
| ing and in climbing the mountains surrounding
| this beautiful sheet of water, and her evenings
| boating.
| The French government has decided to sup
| press the gaming tables at Monte Carlo. The
! Prince of Monaco, who owns the gambling house
| at Monte Carlo declares that the French gov
ernment has no jurisdiction over his prorerty.
and that he will resist the effort to interfere with
| his business
| The trial of Albert Pei, in Paris who is
| charged with having poisoned his mother, his
| first and second wives, and several of his mis-
tresses is progressing, and causes much interest
among Parisians The motive of each of the
| alleged murders was to secure possession of the
| money in the victims possession. Pei thus far
| has undergone his examination with the great
est assurance, and without betraying any
| feeling
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
DRAKEMEN ON STRIKE.
An Attempt to Reduce the Number of Train
men Results in Blockade of Business.

NEWARK, o., June 13.--The brakemen on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad are on general
strike. The trouble is not on account Of wages,
but simply the result of a reduction of forces on
freight trains. A general reduction was made
by removing the front brakeman 'from every
freight train drawn by mogul engines. Efforts
were made to send out trains with two brake
men. The brakemen claim that the State law
requires one man for every ten cars. Mogul
engines usually draw thirty cars. When
the brakemen learned that two
men would be required to manage
a train refusal was made to go out, and the
trains were kept at standstill. An attempt by
officials to send out train resulted in the brake
men congregating pulling the pins. cutting the
train in ten or twelve parts, and threatening
injuries to persons. One official drew re-
volver and threatened to shoot, and for time it
looked as though a riot was imminent Two
leaders of the strike were arrested and placed
in Jail, but were soon released by advice of the
company's attorney, for fear their confinement
would lead to greater excitement and further
trouble. Conductors refused to go out without
their regular crews and thus another obstacle
was met, and a number of regular trains held.
Last night small train was sent out. There
are about three hundred brakemen here, and all
are determined
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
A SAIO0N-KEEPER In LUCK.
He Falls Heir to Million Dollar Estate in
England-A Romance in Real Life.

BOSTON, June 13-Edward Taylor a we'll
known saloon keeper of Fall River. has had an
extraordinary stroke of good luck being declared
the legatee of large estate in Essex county,
England. Mr.. Taylor was born in London about
ffty-fve years ago, his mother being a Miss
Mary Taylor and his father the owner of the
Cavendish estate in Essex. valued at 100000.
Miss Taylor was the housekeeper of the family,
and lived with Cavendish as his wife, the
result of the connection being the boy Edward,
who has always borne his mothers maiden
name. and up to within the last three months
has never been acknowledged as the son of the
Cavendish who died about two years ago at the
ago of seventy FIVE years. The first communi
cation to Mr.. Taylor came through the Amer
lean consul, and the final recognition of his
claim to the property was admitted A check
for 81 900 incosed in the letter to enable Mr..
Taylor to 60 over to the old country and claim
the property. He has made arrangements to
leave for England at once, has given away his
saloon business in Fall River, and will go over
to England ard settle on the estate bequeathed
to him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
HENDRICKS AND BYNUM.

The Vice-President Pleads for Just One
More Appointments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 13 Vice president Hen
bricks has made personal appeal for the ap-
pontment of Judge Edward Buskirk, of Indiana
polls, once criminal judge, to clerical position
in the pension Office. Hearing of this, Congress
man Bynum, by long and elaborate
letter, warned the department that
he would contest the appointment on
the ground of the candidates incompetency and
general unworthness. The Vice-president has
agreed in consideration of Buskirk's appoint
ment, to ask nothing further. In view Of this,
it is the opinion of the Indianians here that
if Buskirk cannot be shown utterly incompetent,
of which there is at least reasonable doubt in
the minds of both General Black and Colonel
Mclean, he will ultimately be appointed
When congratulated on the electoral result of
last fall the Vice president expressed some graf
i6cation because of the opportunity it would
give him to help two friends who seemed
to need help. One was Hughes East whom
he has made his private secretary, and the other
was Ed Buskirk, whom he wishes to quarter on
General Black.
Mr.. Hendricks did not endorse George w. Ju-
lian's application for the position of Surveyor
general of New Mexico, but he has ingeniously
secured Julians recommendation for Buskrk
Indiana members of Congress are disposed to
protest against Bynum's action in this matter.
Their reasons are good, from political stand
aoint, and it would seem good politics for Bynum
% refrain from further objections
10 Buskirk. If Hendricks's words mean any
hing, they are direct pledge that Buskirk's
appointment will satisfy him, and he will ask
for nothing else. The course will therefore be
clear for the congressman, and Bynum is throw
ing stones at lis own window, unless he is ac
quainted with the value of Hendricks promises.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
BATTLEFIELD ANDRACE-TRACK
The Local Ball Club Administers a De-
feat to the Kansas Citys.
Result of Yesterdays Games in the National
League and American Association
The Races at st. Louis.
BEATING KANSAS CITY.
The indianapolis Ball Players Add Another
to Their List Of Victories.

The indianapolis Ball Players Add Another
to Their List of Victories.
The first of the Western League series of
championship games on the local grounds, be-
tween the Kansas City and indianapolis clubs,
was played yesterday, at the Seventh street
park in the presence of 300 OF 400 enthusiastic
the most enteresting and evenly contested
games of the season. The home team
won by score of to 2, but in order to do so
they had to play ball in every sense of the term.
The visitors presented their renowned twirler
and kicker, ''Billee" Taylor, with Colgan to sup
port him, and. although big 'Bileer has the
reputation Of being a pitcher of high degree, the
local nine batted him for thirteen hits, with a
total of eighteen bases, every man in the nine
getting a hit except Casey and Donnelly.
The home team had their 'pony battery" Casey
and Mcclure, in the points, and to the phenome
nal pitching Of Casey may be attributed the
victory, to great extent the young twirler re-
tiring nine of the visitors big batters on Strikes
and only being hit successfully six times.
McGuire gave him fine support be-
hind the bat and threw well to
bases. The home team made their
runs in the first. fourth and fifth innings, on
hits by Poorman, Collins, Moriarity. Crane and
Mcclure, aided by errors of their opponents,
while the visitors secured both their runs in the
fifth inning on hits oy Seery and Doyle, and
McGuires overthrow of second base. The feat
ures Of the game were Casey's pitching, and the
base running of the home team. Following is
the score:
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
MINOR TOPICS.
General Rochester Prevents the Snubbing of
n Member of the Blaine Family.

General Rochester Prevents the Snubbing of
n Member of the Blaine Family.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Since 1875 Major
Blaine has been the paymaster stationed at
Helena, M. T. 1t is said that the present au-
thorities of the War Department determined to
snub the late candidate for the Presidency by
taking fling at his brother, and Mr.. Blaine was
therefore ordered to duty in some God .forsaken
region on the Pacific coast General Roches-
ter who has not been on very friendly terms
with the Blaines for some years, feared that
such action on the part of the department would
be construed as his, and he therefore secured
the revocation of the order as far as it COM
PEELED Major Blaine to bury himself in the
northwestern corner of the country. Orders
were therefore issued for Major Blaine to pro-
ceed to New York. which, to the surprise of
everyone, he obeys without murmur It is
said that since he has been in Montana he has
accumulated quite fortune, and that by shrewd
investments in real estate he now has guam
tity Of very valuable lands in the Territory.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
THE STORM In IOWA.
Serious Damage to the Deaf and Dumb In
stitute-Storm Losses at Other Points.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, June 13.-A storm
struck the Deaf and Dumb Institute, tearing the
roof from the fastenings aud carrying il 600 feet
The corridor between the new chapel and the
main building was smashed to atoms, and tho
roof of the laundry was badly crushed The
new building was not injured. The cupola OF
the main building was lifted bodily and hurled
through the air several hundred feet. No one
was hurt, although there were thirty persons in
the building at the time. The loss is 81, COO on
the building and s., 600 on furniture.
The storm struck the town of Whiting, where
it blew down many houses and barns, and So
verely injured Mrs. John Crossley One house
was torn to pieces Mrs. Packards arm was
broken, and her babe, week old, was carried
two hundred yards; the wind stripped the child
of all its clothing and left it unhurt
Four miles north John Davenport's house was
blown down and his wife seriously injured.
James Smith, driving near lake, was blown
into the water, with his team of horses and
drowned
In Guthrie county the house of g. W. Jack
son was destroyed, and Mrs. jackson and daugh-
ings of John Hetfner, six miles further east,
were wrecked.
At Leland, near Marshalltown, the Christian
Institute was unroefed and the river bridge
blown down.
In Jasper county the streams have all over.
flowed their banks. A bridge on the Central
railway was carried away and two miles
of the track of the Newton & Monroe railroad
washed Qua In the east part of the county con-
siderable damage was done by wind, and the
residence of j. j. Smith was destroyed and his
wife and daughter badly injured.
AT Coon Rapids the engine house of the Mil
waukee IL ST Paul road was leveled TO the
ground.
In Hancock county some small buildings
were picked up and scattered over the prairie. d
There is little to add to the report of the
wrecking of train by cyclone near Sioux
City, last night. The injured are all doing
well, except Mrs G. G. Hitchcock of Kimball,
d. IT,, who is in a bad condition. Reports to-
day show that the storm was widespread.
Near Sloan, il the southwestern corner of
the county, several houses and other
buildings were wrecked and fifteen persons in
jured, several seriously. A babe was blown
from its mothers arms and found, after day
light, several rods distant in a wood, supposed
to be dead but. after being washed and laid in
bed, the child suddenly came to and is recover
ing. Crops suffered but little.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
Capture of a Famous Counterfeiter.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 13.--United States
Marshal Gross and Detective Bauer returned
from Versailles, KY, to-day, bringing Alcnzo
Fugit, who is one of the best known and most
Fugit began operations in New York sixteen
years ago and has since turned out his spurious
coin in nearly every State in the Union. He
was the head of the notorious Crabtree gang,
and was reported killed, when most OF its
members were captured in 1876. His
work was afterwards recognized by experts
and many efforts were made to discover his
whereabouts which Marshal Gross learned q
few DAYS ago. Fugit was living in lonely hut
near Versailles The officers arrested him last
night, Just as he was leaving home in q buggy.
large number of tools and dies were also cap.
tured Fugit has been recently calling himself
Fuzine. He is sixty-fve years old, and looks
old and decrepit though still active and strong.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-14
A Consul In a Fix.


washington Special.
A newlyapponted consul, who halls from the
land of Henry Watterson, had strange expert
ence the other day He had visited the State
Department for the purpose of being instructed
in the duties of his Office previous to leaving for
his post. he sat in the corridor. of the building
reading the documents that were furnished him,
obiyious of the fact that time was flying. The
l.our of 4 o'clock came. and clerks all left the
gulidings and the watehmen locked and barred
he doors. The air of auietness that
made itself apparent within the build
ing soon admonished the new consul
that he was alone upon the scene. On trying to
get out he discovered that the doors were locked.
lie finally found window that had been left
open on the side of the building adjoining the
new wing In course of erection. 1t was with
difficulty that he managed to get upon the ma
sorry below the window and then he made his
way down a ladder which he saw; only TO find,
on reaching the ground. that nc was within q
closed court from which there no egress, ex-
:ept through the building he had just loft -