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The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
FIRE AT CHATTANOOGA.
Serious Destruction of Property I'm the
Tennessee Town.

Serious Destruction of Property I'm the
Tennessee Town.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 90
There was a terrible conflagration
here this morning The loss is fully
$3.50, 900; insurance, over S150,00O. The
fire began at a m. in Campbell Il
Co. S furniture factory on King street
and soon got beyond control of the fire
department and rapidly took in every
thing in the near neighborhood. 1t
was a. m. before the flames were un-
der control, and the field of destruction
covered twenty acres The loss is
about as follows:
Campbell e. Co., furniture factory,
loss SIS, 900, insurance about $50, 900; G.
G. Lilly, two-story brick, just COM
pleted, not occupied, loss $40, 600; Peak S
warehouse. loss S15, 900, insurance S1S.-
600; the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Railroad Co., freight depot
complete loss on building about S25, 600,
contents estimated at S25,0
There were also about seventy-five
freight cars destroyed. about fifty of
them being filed with miscellaneous
freight The loss on the destruction of
these cars will not fall short of SIS, 900,
making total loss to the railroad COM
pany of about S125, 900. The amount of
insurance is not known.
There were several small buildings
destroyed which may aggregate $40. 900
loss. The new Mountain City Touring
mill, Just completed at loss of nearly
$500, 900, was saved.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
"oLD HUTCH" GONE.
sudden Disappearance Of the Noted Grain
Operator-speculatio as to the Cause.


Operator-speculatio as to the Cause.
CHICAGO, April 30.-B. p. Hutchinson,
the multi-millionaire grain dealer,
known nearly the world over as ''Old
Hutch" is mysteriously missing. 1t Is
supposed that he is demented and his
business financial wreck.
Mr.. Hutchinson, whose tall, erect fig
ure has for years been one of the most
picturesque sights on the Chicago board
of trade, left the city about midnight,
taking with him a small satchel
and a ticket to Pensacola, Fla
None of his friends or relatives appear
to know that he was going. The vet.
eran operator, however, never was
much of man for confidents. How he
occupied his last hours in Chicago has
not been discovered, except that he paid
lengthy visits to two of his favorite
drinking resorts and at each place told
the bartender inside not to expect to
see him again.
1t has been a matter of common
rumor on the board that business mis-
fortunes had unbalanced ''Old Hutch's"
mind. His always eccentric conduct
seemed increasingly erratic. For weeks
at time his abode. day and night, has
been his little office adjoining the ex-
change. When, some time ago, it is
said his sons, in view of their fathers
reported heavy losses following reck-
less trades, began to consider the
appointment of a conservator to take
charge of his affairs, the old man was
furiously angry. More than ever he
isolated himself, and on the board ap-
peared to speculate for revenge rather
than gain. The dislike which he was
said to entertain for certain members
of the board seemed to settle into sys-
tematic hatred.
No one but "Old Hutch" himself
knew, or for that matter yet knows,
the exact condition of his finances. 1t
was practically certain, according to
all indications, that he had lost OF late
heavily and steadily
Yesterday morning wien the news
of his queer departure became noised
about almost the first question was
chow much did he leave?" 1t was
answered by the announcement of his
relatives that the missing mans out
standing trades of 5000, 900 bushels
could be settled up without loss to any
one. Whether any portion of the spec
ulator's fortune remained they did not
say.
For the time the announcement
caused the widest excitement on the
floor, and the market sharply declined.
1t is stated that "Old Hutch" was in
solvent and that his liabilities would
be SIS, 900, 900 in excess of his assets. On
the other hand, w. /. Hutchinson while
saying: 81 think fathers mind Is un-
balanced and that he has wandered
away" added: 81 do not believe he is
insolvent. When we can find how his
affairs stand l am confident every thing
will be paid in full, dollar for dollar"
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
SUSPENDED THE SITTING.
An italian Deputy Causes an Uproar in the
Chamber at Rome.

Chamber at Rome.
ROME, April 3O.-Signor Imbriani, in
the chamber of deputies, speaking on
the African question, charged the
Italian government with permitting the
slave trade to be carried on openly.
He also asserted that thirty-five young
girls, who had been taken from their
former owners under the preteXt of
rescuing them from slavery, had been
distributed among a number of Italian
officers serving with the Italian army
in Africa.
Marquis di Rudini, replying for the
government protested against such
accusations being made without abso-
lutte proof of their truth having first
been obtained.
Amidst cries of 'It's liey' with
draw"' the minister of war declared
that he would not remain in the house
unless the charge was withdrawn.
A prolonged uproar, during which
several violent scenes were witnessed,
followed the announcement of this de-
termination. The president of the
chamber was utterly unable to control
the excited deputies and consequently
was compelled to suspend the sitting.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

A LIVELY tithe riot is reported from
Cardigan, Wales. An auctioneer, under
the protection of the chief constable,
was engaged in selling farm produce
for unpaid tithes, when a crowd OF peo-
pie assembled, determined to put an
end to the sale. They were armed with
eggs of veteran vintage, and with
these they began bombarding the auc-
tioneer and chief constable. These
parties were soon plastered with the
odorous stuff, but tried to drive away
the crowd by threats of prosecution.
This enraged the people more, and they
set fire to the furze and seized the auc-
tioneer and tried to duck him in an ad-
joining pond. He pleaded and promised
to give up the sale if they would let
him go, which they did.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
rhe PresIdential Parity.

DEL MONTE, Cal, April So.-The pres
idential party arrived at Del Monte last
evening. At the request of the presi-
dent his arrival here was devoid of GER
emony in order that Mrs. Harrison and
other ladies of the party who were
fatigued by the days travelling might
be allowed time for rest and prepara-
tion for to-day's programme. The
Hotel Del Monte, where the party spent
the night, is beautifully decorated with
flowers and bunting, the rooms assigned
to the president and the ladies of his
household being special objects Of
beauty.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

THE aged widow of Jouvin, the great
glovemal<er, died at Grenoble, France,
few days ago. That famous manu-
facturer has been honored by his fellow
townsmen with statue. Jouvin's
most important achievement was the
invention of a machine for cutting out
leather gloves, and caused quite a revo-
luton in glove manufacture by intro
ducing the thumb with only one seam.
At present thousands of men and
women are employed by the Maison
Jouvin, and when the founder of the
firm died he was possessed of several
millions and the fame of his gloves had
spread over the whole of the civilized
world.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

UNITED STATES TREASURER MERCK.
Err has issued circular stating that
banks throughout the United States
will, on application, be furnished, at
the expense of the treasury depart
ment, with $500 in subsidiary silver
coin. The circular will also state that
the supply of standard silver dollars in
the treasury, except those upon which
silver certificates have been issued, is
practically exhausted. This is the first
step in Secretary Fosters plan to put
the subsidiary coin into circulation.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
A Burglar Shot.

At an early hour the other morning
a negro named Jim Davis was shot
dead at Montgomery, Ala, while trying
to burglarize house. Pat Watson was
spending the night at the residence of
Frank Florin, who was absent from
the city, to protect the property from
burglars. The negro was trying to
force opeE a window when Watson
opened fire, and the burglar fell dead
with bullet in his heart.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

A BERLIN dispatch says that the alb
sence of Prince Bismarck from the
Molt<e funeral caused great popular
Disappointment Had he been present
he would have received as marked an
ovation as the occasion permitted. The
statement that the prince was ill is
believed to be true, as he had lately
been complaining of slight bronchial
disturbance that prevented him from
taking his usual exercise. On the other
hand, it is not doubted that he would
have been present but for the strained
relations with the kaiser
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

AMONG the Jews who recently emil
grated by way of Posen from Russia is
one Isaac Roseblat, whose case has
aroused considerable attention. He
bears on his leg an iron over which the
skin has partly grown and which was
fastened on him five years ago in
Russian prison at Kieff, from which
Rosebalt attempted to escape after be-
ing arrested on charge of proselyting
for Judaism. 1t is feared that the re-
moval of the iron now might have a
serious result
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

ONE hundred thousand Germans have
united in requesting the Bavarian au:
tborities to preserve the castle walls of
Nuremburg, where work of demoli-
tion and renovation has been in prog
ress. The regent prince, Luitpold, has
decided, after consulting with the min
istrv, to grant the request and the walls
will be spared as a monument of me-
dieval Germany.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

TIE recent terrible accident on the
Lake Shore road, in which several
postal clerks lost their lives, has spread
CONSERVATION among the clerks of that
division. Eleven of them have sent in
their designations, some of them by
wire. The retirement of these, to-
rether with those killed and wounded
in the collision at Kipton, o., has badly
cripnled the system.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

Mrs. ALMIRA LOCKE, mother of David
p Locke petroleum V. Nasby), who
has been living in poverty and misery
in a small house at Wheeling, w. Va,
has been granted pension on account
Of her late husband, Nathaniel Locke,
,ybo served in the war of 1912.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
POISONED by Ice-Cream.

There was a wholesale poisoning at
Austin, Tex, the other night from eat
ing ice-cream. The family of e. NJ.
House, one of the wealthiest and most
prominent men in the city, partook of
ice-cream from leading cafe, and short
ly after nine persons were Frustrated
with violent cramps.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

THERE is considerable excitement in
the ChicKasaw nation. occasioned by
the news that the Indian commits.
sioner has ordered the removal OF
mtruders from the nation. There
are six thousand of these people,
most of whom have crops planted and
should they be put out now the season is
too far advanced to enable them to raise
crops elsewhere this year. and as they
are all poor people great deprivation
and suffering must follow their eject
ment from that country. But the In
dian government is determined that
they shall go. and now that the United
States government has decided like
wise, there seems to be no hope that
they will be allowed to remain there 10
enjoy the fruits of this seasons labor.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Six Times a widower.

Mrs. Nancy Boyd, the sixth wife of
Samuel E. Boyd, leading citizen of
Christian county, KY, dropped dead
suddenly while sitting at the door of
her home, talking to her husband. Her
death was from heart disease.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
After Kentucky Moonshiners.

Revenue Agent Hawkins and posse
returned to Louisville, KY, the other
day, from a moonshine raid through
Letcher, Leslie and Laurel counties.
They made 5OO-mile trip, captured and
destroyed six stills, together with 100
gallons of whisky, 1000 gallons of high
and 500 gallons of low wines. Fifteen
moonshinerS were arrested.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

THE jury in the case of Plenty Horses,
the Sioux Indian on trial for the murder
of Lieut. Casey at the time of the
late uprising, composed of Indians,
disagreed and was discharged. The re-
caleitrant jurors refused to vote for
conviction because the court refused
the defendant an interpreter, the re-
fusal being based on the ground that
Plenty Horses was able to talk English
fuently and understand it perfectly.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

AN army officer declares that Judge
Acknowledgement Swain has brought
suit in the court of claims for s25.oo3-
The alleged cause Of action Is that II
court martial which trssl tha g. -
was illegally constit tel aa ti -.
lhat It's sentence was null cad yUib
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
They Obeyed.

A former Salvation Army preacher,
Rev. Mr.. Vernon Mormon, and Mrs
Reyhols were driven from Clarksburg,
w. ", on threats that if they remained
they would be tarred and festhered.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

THE board of managers of the New
Work. produce exchange has changed
che unit of trading in wheat options
from 7. 900 to 5000 bushels, to take eff
fact July next
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

OWING to a strike of printers at Roms
italy, on the 2sth, no papers appeared
next morning.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07

Tur New York senate adjourned sine
a;o without having acted on the assem-
hlv's amendments to the worlds fair
onyoropriation y bill, which is thus killed.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Mrs. Martin Acquitted.

Mrs. Julia Martin was acquitted of
the charge of numbering her brother-in.
law, at Birmingham, Ala. She was given
grand public ovation,
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
HUTCHINSON LOCATED.
He is Found Wandering Aimlessly Arouns
at Evansville. Ind.

at Evansville. Ind.
CHICAGO. May LIB. P. Hutchinson,
the noted board of trade operator. who
was thought to have gone to Pensacola.
Fla, has been found. This morning
the chief of police received from Chief
of Police G.. w. Newitt. of Evansville,
Ind, a dispatch saying: 81 have h. p.
Hutchinson in custody. Notify his
SON" The son. Charles Hutchinson,
received dispatch of similar import
The old man was found walking aim
lessly about the streets. lie appears 70
ba entirely unbalanced IN his mind
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Fatal Play.

David Wise, son of Hon. II. S. Wise,
while riding with a young lady at
Buena Vista, Va, playfully threatened
himself with a pistol, which went off
and killed him
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Governors Who VIII be There.

Gov. Pattison Of Pennsylvania and
Gov. Albeit of New Jersey will be
present at the unwilling of the Grady
monument at Atlanta, Ca, in August.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Fen Five Stories.

At Natchez, Miss, Baker Burke. a
white carpenter, fell from the Masonic
temple, five stories. He was fatally in
jured, his face being crushed.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
A Southern Exposition.

Tho permanent exhibit which the
fourteen southern states and New Mex
leo and Arizona have Joined in estab-
fishing at Raleigh, n. G., opens May IS,
while from October to December the
great exhibition will be held. Hon.
John T. Patrick, secretary Of the expo
sition, and one of the leaders in indus
trial progress in the southern states,
has established his headquarters at Ra-
leigh, and is working energetically to
promote and perfect the arrangements
for the exposition. lie expects great
gathering and remarkable exhibit of
the products and resources of the south.
One Of the most interesting features of
the exposition will be an exhibit show
ing the advancement OF the colored
race. This branch of the exposition
will be managed entirely by colored
men. Each southern state will have its
special colored commissioner who will
have exclusive control over the exhibit
from his state. 1t ia expected shat this
exhibit will in itself draw Thousands of
people to the capital of the Old North
state.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Hume Clay Gets Eight Years.

Mathew Hume Clay, the young
forger, who signed his aged grandfa-
thers name to notes so freely last yeai
in Winchester and Paris, Ky, has been
sentenced to eight years in the peni-
tentiary. He forged number of notes,
and he pleaded guilty to having forged
four, and he was given two years for
each offense.
Mathew Hume Clay is descended from one
of the oldest and most aristocratic families
in kentucky. Gen. Green Smith, who as
sisted in making the first surveys in Ken
lucky, in l779 was his fathers great grand
father. Hume Clay is the first member of
the family to bring it hishonor.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
HOwLING ROME.

ROME, May "A meeting OF work-
ingmen took place yesterday afternoon
near the church of San Giovanni
There were five members of the cham
Der of deputies present. An anarchist
speaker urged the assembled men to at
tack the police. The speakers words
so excited his hearers that soon after
the mob stoned the troops which were
stationed in the neighborhood. Some
of the rioters hurled stones at the
troops from the windows of houses.
The gendarmes at this point fired
upon the rioters and the cavalry imme-
diately after charged upon those who
had not been put to flight by the gend-
armes' fire. At the same time the in
fantry soldiers near the scene of the
riot were ordered to storm the houses
from which the stones had been thrown.
terrible uproar followed.
When matters had calmed down
somewhat it was found that Signor
Barzilai, member of the chamber of
deputies; Signor Capriani, socialist
leader, and twenty-five others had been
wounded One man was killed outright
by the gendarmes' fire. In addition
the rioters During the cavalry charge
several troopers were unhorsed and
were trampled upon and kicked by the
other horses.
Later on another sharp conflict oc-
Cured between the soldiers and a mob
in Victor Emanuel square. Several
persons were injured and a trooper
killed.
Altogether 100 persons were arrested.
Nine soldiers and five civilians were
wounded.
Riots occurred in Florence, but were
slight in character. They were pro-
voked by anarchists. There was no
disorder in other towns.
Abundant evidence is appearing that
there was carefully organized anarch-
ist plot here
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Wade Hampton's Old Brigade.

The Confederate Survivors associa-
tion of Augusta, Ga, gave an ovation
the other day to Gen. Wade Hampton
and the survivors of his old brigade,
after a separation of twenty-six years.
The First North Carolina, the South
Carolina cavalry, Phillips Georgia L.
gion, the jeff Davis legion and the
Cobb legion composed the brigade.
Survivors from each regiment partici-
pated in the reunion, and memorial
services were held and addresses were
delivered by Gems. Hampton, Wheeler,
Butler, Young, Capens, Maj Barker
and Maj. Butler, commandent of the
United States arsenal. The memorial
address was delivered by Pleasant a.
Stovall, editor of the Augusta Chroni-
Gle. A conspicuous picture in the line
of march was a drum corps composed
of the survivors of the brigade. All
business was suspended, and the day
was observed as holiday.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-05-07
Sale of Washington Relics.

A sale of Washington relics occur
red recently at Philadelphia. Many
valuable articles were sold, including
autograph letters, maps and broadsides.
A letter signed by Washington, dated
Mount Vernon, II August, 1899, and ad-
dressed to Robert Lee, gives an insight
into the first presidents sentiments re-
garding slavery. In the letter Wash
ington says:
To sell the overplus / can not, because ]
am principled against this kind of traffic in
the human species. To hire them oat Is
almost as bad because they could not be dis
posed of in families to any advantage, and
to disperse the families have an aversion.
What must be done? Something must, or
shall be ruined; for all the money lin addi-
tion to that gotten by crops and rcnts), that
have been received for land sold within the
last four years to the amount of $4,000 had
scarcely been able to keep me afioat.
After some sharp bidding the letter
was sold for S420.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15

Henry Stewart, Clarence Newman, w. G.
Londer, G. w. Shelton B. w. Beebe, C. w.
BohanDon, j. II. Seares, Samuel Mahonev.
F. 0. Maxson, Jos. Burroughs, Seth L.. Clark,
Dr. II. Eavenburg, W. N. Potter, L. H.
Decker, T. M. Downing, Mesdames II. E.
Donahue, A. M. Layton, s. A. p. Martin,
Margaret McCutchen, e. A. Meeker, Mary L.
Hawkins, Sarah NJ. Howe, and others. In
the musical and literary programme, the fol-
lowing were well rendered: Piano solos by
Misses Jessie Marks and Minnie NJ
Bailey, vocal solos by Mr.. B. w. Beebe and
Miss Marie McNichol recitations by Paul
Hail. Mrs. Mary A. Naylor, and Mrs. Emma
K. Bergman. At the close of the entertain
ment the ladies of the audience drew lots for
an immense bouquet of chrysanthemums. Miss
Jennie 9. Bean, Vice Noble Commander of st.
Johns Commandery was the lucky winner.
Inc graud visttations for the coming week
are as follows: Anacostia, at Masonic Hall.
Anacostis Wednesday, November 49, Mount
Vernon,at Golden Cross Hall, No. 3l6 Pennsyl-
yania avenue southeast, Thursday, November
"; Halcyon, at Societies Temple, corner
Fifth and G streets northwest, Friday, Novem-
Der 20; st. Johns at Golden Cross Hall, No.
3lo pennsylvania avenue southeast, Saturday.
November 9 1.-THE communicates have
initiated during the present term as follows
Mount Vernon, 10; Goodwill, Z; National, s;
Columbia, 5; Meridian, 4; Capital, 2; St.
Johns, 3; Anacostia, 2; total 81 The at
tendance has been very large, and much
speculation is indulged in as to which com
manderles will get the prizes for the largest
attendance, and the largest increase of mem
bership. The prize for the best ritualistic is
being hotly contested forAt Meridian
Commandery's meeting Friday evening ap-
plications for membership were received
from Mrs. Augusta Sherman, Mrs. Har-
riet 8. Lipp, Mrs. Eliza Levansaer, Mrs.
Amelia A. Speake, and Frank p. Snyder. The
degrees were conferred on Mrs Margaretta
Sahm and Mrs. Cecilia A. Groves. The sub
ject Of ritualistic work was discussed The
grand visitation to the commandery will take
place on Friday, November 27.