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TREMENDOUS FAILURE.
Lewis Bros. & Co. Go Under
the Tide.
They Fail For About Four
Million Dollars.
Still Investigating Tanners
Rerating Scheme.
A Heayy Rnsiness FniIure.

n I1tuNN busintss EhliuEts
New YORK. jury 25.-The announce
ment hat the heavy dry goods firm of
Lewis Brothers & Co. had gone to protest
was the all absorbing topic in mercantile
circles to day. According to current re-
port the liabilities of the firm amount To
nearly 81. 900, 900. A reporter who Wis
tied the firms store IA. day found the
manage and employees on hand and APP
parently as busy as ever.
Has the firm made an assignment
was asked OF the mar in command.
Not yet was the reply.
do you think the house will be tIded
over the ~dificulty2'
Yes; but the members of the firm are
not here and | cannot speak authoritative
w."
The absence of the proprietors from the
place during the forenoon gave rise to the
supposition hat they were endeavoSing
TO make arrangements to take up the
protested notes. 1t is understood that I.
the firm could be given a little time they
would be able to pay in full and continue
business.
a later dispatch says: The assignment
of Lewis Brothers was filed in the county
clerks office this afternoon and Cornelius
N. Bliss is made assignee. The assign
ment was expected In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA,J July 25.-Surprise was
occasioned in business circles this morn
ing by the announcement from Lewis
Brothers K Co. the wholesale dry goods
dealers of Chestnut street above Second,
had made an assignment. While the ex-
act amount cannot as vet be ascertained,
it is thought the liabilities will sum up
nearly 81, 900, 900. The firm is one of the
largest in its line of business in this city
and perhaps in the country. Ii has
houses in many of the large cities of the
United States, notably, New York, Chi
cago, Baltimore and Boston. The mem
beTs of the firm resident in this csty are
George w. Wharton, Joseph w. Lewis
and Henry Lewis. Wharton, when seen
this morning, promptly admitted the au
thenticity of the rumor that his firm had
maze AN assignment. Cornelius w.
Bliss of the New York firm of Bliss,
Fabayn & Co., he stated was the assignee.
Il am unable" continued Mr.. Whar-
ton, ITO place the amount of our liabili'
ties. However, | feel convinced that they
will not be much in excess of the assets.
OF course 1t Is impossible to determine
these things until an examination OF the
books has been made. We are now going
over our books and will probably know
more definitely tonight how and where we
stand. If we could have had only two OF
three DAYS more | am sure we would have
been able to tide over our difficulties, but
the blow fell just at the worst time and
our only course was to make an as sign
-ment. This we did. For some time past
our business prospects have never been
brighter, but you know yGG cnn't Rarket
paper.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 25.-Mills
and banks here will be involved by the
failure OF Lewis Bros. & Co. 5000, 900.
The local banks have about ST.. 900 OF
of then paper and the rest is among half
a dozen mills. None of them will be Sc.
| riously embarrassed.
, 1889-07-26

NEW YORK, july % In response to
invitations extended by Mayor Grant,
representative business men of the city
met in the governor room in the city
hall this afternoon to consider the project
OF holding an international exposition in
New York in 1892. The mayor presided.
man of the committee. The appoint.
ment of four committees, one on perma-
nent organization, one on finance, one
buildings was decided on. The chamber
OF this afternoon appointed a
committee OF so of the most prominent
and city authorities in promoting and
making a success of the exposition.
, 1889-07-26
Charlemagne Towers Death.

PHILADELPHIA, July pa private
dispatch from W~aterville, N. Y, an
nounces the death at his summer resi-
dence there of Charlemagne Tower OF this
city. Mr.. Tower was in his eighth first
year and his death is due to paralysis.
He leaves four daughters and n son and
an Immense fortune. Mr.. Tower was
born in Oneida county, N. Y. He was
graduated from Harvard in 1880. lie
studied law in New York City where he
practiced for some time, atterward going
to Pennsylvania. His steps may be trac.
ed through many great legal battles in the
different counties of Pennsylvania. lie
became the owner of large bodies OF coal
lands and was director OF several corpora
lions.
He was actively interested in the con.
stitution and management OF the Northern
Pacific railroad and a member of its board
of directors for several years. The greatest
and most successful undertaking, perhaps,
of Mr.. Towers long business career was
his development OF the iron resources of
Minnesota, now well known to the world
as the Vermillioa range. 1t was about
fifteen years ago that Mr.. Tower learned
of the existence of iron ore deposits near
Vermillion lake, n body Of water ninety
miles northwest of Duluth. The COUNT
was then a wilderness. the forest almost
without paths and exploration a matter of
great difficulty. An expert was. however,
sent out by Mr.. Tower in 1875 to make n
thorough examination and tie report was
so favorable that he purchased about
20, 900 acres of mineral land near the
lake.
Years were required to ret things into
| shape. 1t was not until 1880 that Mr..
Tower had things in readiness for the con
struction of a railroad. He laid out a line
of road from the lake to a point on Lake
| Superior about thirty niles northeast OF
| Duluth called Three Harbors. Here Mr..
| Tower bought property. constructed docks
and acquired terminal facilities. The
mines we're opened and a force of men
set to work. While the railroad was he
ing built all through the winters of
1883 and 1884. a force OF 300 men were
laboring in the Minnesota woods, telling
trees, grading and laying track.
J The expenses were enormous but MIR
, 1889-07-26
Union Pacific Earnings.

BosToN. July 25.-The Union Pacific
earnings for June was 81, sos. $50, an in
crease over June last of S24, $40; expenses.
81, BOG, sos, n decrease of SIP, G92; net
earnings, $l.20l, SSl, an increase of Sl97.-
CO.. For the six months to June 30 the
earnings were $l2. IT'S ,6S7, a decrease
from the same period last year of S7I4. S92.
Expenses. $S,00S, 646.a decrease Of $5l7,-
437. Net earnings, $4,7i0,03l; decrease
kIq7 355
, 1889-07-26

CuICAGo, July 25.-J. T. Waterhouse.
Jr., a wealthy merchant of Honolulu
and member of the privy council, is here.
Uc says King Kalakaua's finances are
not as bad as has been reported. He
starts for the Paris exposition IN a few
weeks. He had money enough some
weeks ago. but decided to wait and take
a larger UNI. His income is $780, OO, his
deLts 100000.
, 1889-07-26
Heavy Sentences for strikers.

BERLIN, July 25.-The trial of the
strikers arrested at Brcslau resulted in the
conviction of thirty-two. Henkel, the
ringleader, was sentenced to seven years
penal scrvitude and he will be deprived
of civil rights for seven wears; nine were
sentenced to terms ranging from eighteen
months to five years at hard labor, and
twenty two were sentenced from one to
four years without hard labor.
, 1889-07-26

w. d. sub, Druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testliics: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of Rheumatism of ten years standing. "
Abraham Hare, Druggist, Bellville, o..
afirms: 1.-THE best selling medicine |
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience, is Electric Bitters Thous-
ands of others have added their testi-
mony. so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases
of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a
half dollar a bottle at w. N. Hunts drug
store.
, 1889-07-26

WASHINGTON, July 25.-In response
to the telegram of Tuesday respecting the
case of Mrs. Heron, reported under sen
tence of death In Corea for preaching the
doctrine Of Christianity, the acting secre-
following from Minister Dinsmore.
SEOUL, Corea, July 24.-The report
concerning Mrs, Heron is wholly without
foundation. DINsMoRE " .
, 1889-07-26

CHICAGO, July 25.-The police raided
an alleged laundry last night. The inter
inr was fixed up with costly divans with
silk hangings. etc, and a concealed trap
doc. led to an underground apartment
from which four Cinnamon and three
whites found smoking opium were taken
ont. They were lined 50 each this morn
inn
, 1889-07-26
Minnesota,s Wheat Crop.

MINNEAPoLIs, July 55.-The Market
Record estimates the wheat crop OF Min
nesota and the Dakota's at from O,000,-
600 to 5000, 900 bushels. or about 10,
0O0,0 600 more than last year. Harvesting
has begun in the southern portion.
, 1889-07-26
Dorsey Jailed for Contempt.

New YORK, July 25--Stephen w.
Dorsey was taken in custody by a deputy
sheriff for contempt of court in neglect to
put in appearance at the supplementary
proceedings of Judgment obtained against
him By the Nevada bank.
, 1889-07-26
There was a terrible epidemic of dys

There was n terrible epidemic of dys-
EMERY and bloody fux in Pope county,
illinois. last summer As many as five
deaths occurred in one day. Messrs
Walter Brothers of Waltersburg, sold
over $50 bottles of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during
this epidemic and say they never heard Of
it's failing in any case when the direc
tions were followed. 1t was the only
cases. Many persons were cured by it al
ter the doctors had given them up. %
and so cent bottles for sale by b. B.
David, druggist.
, 1889-07-26

OTTAWA, Ont. July 25.-Maj, Pat
rick, dominion land surveyor of customs,
writes from Crows Nest Pass, Rocky
mountains. that he has discovered petrol
eum, 81 per cent. lubricating oil, 3 per
cent. heavy. This is the best oil ever
found,
, 1889-07-26
Green Goods Shop Rnided.

New YORK, July 25.-The police
yesterday raided the green goods shop OF
w. @. Burns, who was ~swindling confid-
ing co%untrymen under the name of Ellisi
The place was fitted up with most elabor-
ate deceptive paraphenalia in way of desks
with sliding panels etc.
, 1889-07-26

CmCAGo, July 25.-Twenty sea lions
from Los Angeles arrived here this morn
ing. Twelve were put into the pond at
Lincoln park. The others are on their
woy tn Paris
, 1889-07-26

Cheyenne to Chicago in thirty-twO
two hours. Train No. 4. the Overland
Flyer, via the Union Pacific. leaving 3:l5
a. M, arriving in Chicago next day at
noon. Free reclining chair cars.
G. w. SWEET, Agent.
, 1889-07-26
AMONG THE BALL ross ERs.


AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia lost to days game by two
wild throws which rave Baston four runs.
The batting was about even, but the home
club made its hits when they counted
most.
Score: Philadelphia 5. Boston q.
Base hits-Philadelphia 10, Boston IL.
Observation-Disclosures 6, Boston 1.
Batteries-For Philadelphia, Sanders
and Schriver. For Boston. ClarksOn and
Bennett.
Umpire-Powers
AT NEW YORK.
The New Yorks defeated Washington
TO. day through superior batting. Little
energy and dash were displayed.
Score: New York I, Washington 5.
Base hits-New York g.. Washington 6.
Errors-New York 0, Washington A..
Batteries-For New York, Keefe and
Daily. For Washington, Welch and
Ewing.
Umpire-Quinn.
AT PTTTsBURG.
1t was a pitchers game today all the
way through with odds in favor OF Sow
ders.
Score: Pittsburg 3, Cleveland ..
Base hits-Pittsburg 6, Cleveland 5.
Errors-Pittsburg =, Cleveland 3.
Batteries-For Pittsburg, Sowders and
Miller. For Cleveland, Gruber and Zim-
mer
Umpires-Galvin and Sutcliffe.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The home team lost the game to-day
through an error made by liines, but for
which the HOLSTERS would have won in
the ninth inning. The game was well
played throughout.
Score: Indianapolis G. Chicago I.
Base hits-IndianapOlis ID, Chicago s.
Errors-lndianapolis !, Chicago /.
Batteries-For Indianapolis. Getzen
and Daily. For Chicago, Dryer and
Farrell.
Umpire-Curry.
Association Games.
AT BALTIMORE.
Score: Baltimore s, Louisville 4.
AT BROOKLYN.
Score: Brooklyn I, Kansas City 5.
AT COLUMBUS.
Score: Columbus s, st. Louis 10
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Score: Athletics 6, Cincinnati 10.
, 1889-07-26

Wyoming Creamery and jerks Butter
at Il. s. Johnston K Bro
, 1889-07-26

Legal blanks at the Leader Office
, 1889-07-26

For fine watch repairing,
David Miller 3l9 w. 18th st.
, 1889-07-26

Job printing at the Leader office.
, 1889-07-26

|orica1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

THE governor of Arkansas has a
little trouble in disbanding the mill
tia of Forest City whom he does not
wish to trust with fire arms in view
of the feud existing there. So far the
order for disarmament given last July
after the riot has not been complied
with.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

JAMES g. BLAINE begins now in
the presence of the All-Americas'
commercial representatives to reap
some of the fruits of his sowing eight
years ago. 1t must be source OF
very profound qualification to this
peerless republican to see how wide
spread has grown the desire for such
a broad application of the Monroe doc
trine as he gave expression to during
the months that he was in the cabi-
net of the lamented Garfield. There
is good reason to conclude that before
the next presidential election occurs
that he will see the accomplishment
of his wise and statesmanlike pur-
poses in the consolidation of the COM
mercial interests of all our American
republics. For this he has labore,i
and waited and in this he is destine ed
to succeed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

HoNoRs are easy in Montana. The
republicans elect member of congress
and state officers outside of governor.
The democrats elect the legislature
ana governor. This is more by big
majority than they will accomplish in
1892. The republican split among
themselves and gave the governor
ship to the democrats.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

CIVIL service reform, which was
supposed to have scooted skyward
like a rocket under the Clevelandish
administration, shows symptoms of
coming down like a stick under the
Investigations of a republican de-
lection. The reform of that demo-
cratic period collapses under the pres
sure of examination like a lump of
salt in a cooks fist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

UNCLE SAM can manufacture for
the South and Central Americas as
satisfactorily as can England, Spain,
France or Germany. The attempt 10
marry these nations to Europe by a
name will not aid one whit in the
solution of the relations, one way or
the other. The tie that binds is one
OF mutual commercial interest, and
that tie will bind a little more nat
urally with American than with Eu-
ropean correspondents. We must
make it plain to the All-Americas that
their interests are more unified with
us than with our European rivals and
no wooden nutmeg business will &C
complish this. 1t must be by clean
demonstration, demonstration of profit
and advantage 10 them no less than
ourselves. At present we buy SIS
worth while we sell them 81. We
should and could sell them $40 for
every SIS we buy 1t is simply a
question of wisdom in adjusting our
manufactures to suit that market and
in opening up free communication
with them. We can do it if we will
but we do not have to, although every
consideration OF self interest demands
that we should
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 1899.

THE city has organized a committee
of public comfort, to see that visitors
to the fair are provided with COM
Portable quarters during fair. The
committee is respectfully cited to
editorial in yesterdays LIGHT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

UNCLE SAM will grow more cotton
by3 10000, 600 pounds thisyear than ever
before and the Lone Star State will
take the cake for the largest yield OF
any state in the union. Texas is a
mighty big state in more things than
area.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10
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ten Dollars n..advance.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

THERE has been a very gratifying
falling off in the number of foreign
immigrants reaching these shores
during the year as compared with
last year. The decrease to date is
nearly 100000, the arrivals for current
year being over BOG, 900, much larger
number than should have been per-
mitted to come. The United States is
not suffering for labor. The demaud
for workmen does not exceed the sup
ply and we have millions of foreign
ers among us who are as far from be-
ing Americanized today as when they
first reached these shores. The wiser
policy is TO restrict immigration and
educate our foreign population to be-
come American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

THE North Texas Farmer seems to
appreciate the LIGHT, judging from
the following in its issue of Oct. 4th:
Talk about good things but one
of the best things which has come to
US lat.ly is a copy of the San Antonio
LIGHT. We have been trying to get
more light for some time, but did not
look for it addressed to good things.
Good things is as dead as door nail
brother, but much better thing still
exists. Send us the LIGHT to the
North Texas Farmer"
The call of the Farmer for LIGHT
will certainly be needed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

A GOOD fighting majority in con-
gress and the control of the national
government will face the republicans
toward good legislation for the next
two years. 1t is the best opportunity
that they have had in years for show
ing what real measures of public good
they can consummate. The field is
broad enough and the country is ripe
for progressive legislation. The grand
old party can be safely trusted to
make good record for itself.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

No successor to Tanner has yet
been appointed. The position has
only been rendered to Maj. Warner
and since his declination nothing has
been done. The venerable Meth
odist parsons who charged Tanner s
removal to the politicians were off.
Tanner shot off his mouth too reck-
Iesslv and the recOil dismOunted his
little gun. These parsons have the
same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mouths.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

WHEN Nasty pronounced the DEM
ocrat "An amoosin cuss" he was
seized with very happy inspiration
A democratic journal speaks of the
"petty custom house war into which
Mr.. Window has precipitated" Next
co. Some time next harvest these
democrats will awake to the fact that
Mr.. Window was preternaturally
wise in his Interpretation OF customs
regulations and these "amoosin cuss-
es" will find that fact creeping very
powerfully through their hair. They
will wonder more as they know more
and finally stand agape with aston
ishment like country lout at a po-
liceman's rattle. Mr.. Window has
waged no war on Mexican ore impor-
tations. He has simply demanded of
the importer an invoice carefully pre-
pared and attested to, setting forth
the character of the ore shipment,
the mine from which shipped and the
value of the ores at such place of
shipment. If as the denouncers of
Mr.. WINDOWS policy assert, lead has
no value in Mexico, what amount of
duty must a valueless article pay?
This is the whole problem. Duties
are rated on values at the place of ex-
port, not at the place of import, and
WINDOWS order merely is notice to
importers to do business in proper
way or take the consequences; make
your invoice as ordered or the GUS
TOMS collector will rate you at New
York lead prices less cent pound.
This order will admit nine-tenths of
all the silver ores mined in Mexico.
The Times is very much in the
temper of the man who was about
to be hung and who when his wife
asked him certain questions regard
ing the pig, the cow and the cabbage
patch answered more forcibly than
The rough answer dis
the poor wife who turned
away sadly, exclaiming: "Billy's
hutied when he's going to be hung!'
The Ohio democracy do not increasei
in hopefulness as the days 90 by.
Foraker is certain of reelection and
the chances for republican successor
to Standard Oil Payne brighten from
d ny to day. The democracy may
chew the cud of bitter reflection when
it is too late, but republican demo-
crat on free trade protection plat
form will not carry the Buckeye state
this campaign. The republican party
stands faced toward victory in all the
northern state elections. and great
strength will be given to the national
administration thereby. The spoils-
men may kick but the country will
not very deeply sympathize with
them,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the
great apostle of civil service reform,
has never forgiven the republican
party for defeating his idol, Grover
the promiser. He nurses his wrath
like an unwilling school boy his sore
toe, and preaching the mugwump
doctrine of non partisanship, is the
most bitterly partisan of all who
have the ear of the public. George
has fallen upon evil times. There
are none so low as to do mugwump
reverence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

The Arena is the title of a monthly
to be issued in Boston. The first
number will appear December l. 1t
will be devoted to discussion of the
leading social and political issues.
A young woman who had just re-
turned from Europe says that while
she was IN Southern France she Wis
tied a town called Nephew, or Cousin,
or Niece, or something like that.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

THE San Francisco Chronicle has a
fling at that mlsnomer called "Chris-
tian Science" Correct. 1t is neither
"Chrisiian" nor scientific" 1t
claims miracles which are fiat con-
tradiction to science; and its logical
conclusions make void the very doc
trine of atonement. 1t might be
Christian, but it is not it might be
science, but it is not; itcannot be both
and it is neither.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10

BOULANGERIsM is busted and the
French republic is more stable today
than at any time since the nephew of
his uncle was dethroned by Bis
marck.