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The morning call., 1891-05-29
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Arrest Of The President Of a Suspended
National Bank.

PHILADELPHIA, May %. - Francis w.
Kennedy. President of the suspended Spring
Garden National Bank, was arrested this
morning on a warrant charging him with
making false entries in the books, false re-
turns to the Comptroller of the Currency,
and the EN- beZZement of the banks funds
II. w. Kennedy, cashier Of the bank and
brother of the President, was also arrested.
charged with conspiracy to commit the
same crimes. They were held under heavy
bonds to appear for a preliminary hearing
next Monday
From few developments that took place
in the affairs of the Spring Garden Bank it
is evident that when the full story of the
banks management is told it will fairly
rival that of the looted Keystone Bank.
Receiver Fisher said to-day that the fur
ther he examined into the affairs the blacker
the outlook became for depOsitOTs. Much
of the collateral is Of the most dubious
character. A member of the deposi-
tors Investigating Committee InVesti-
eating the banks affairs said tonight
that among the collateral OF the bank were
two nOtes-One for $4,000 and the other for
S20,000-drawn by person who has no ex-
istence. The suspension of the Spring Gar
den Bank has been faT-reaching in its
effects, and many business houses have
been seriously crippled. Yesterday the
American Machine Company was forced to
assign by reason of the banks failure, and
to-day the Millward Cliff Cracker Company
made an assignment from the same cause
The assets are thought 10 exceed the liabili-
ties.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
DRIVEN AWAY.
American Fishermen MenaCsd by a French
Man-Oi- Var.

New YORK, May 2S.-A special TO the
Tribune from st. Johns, Newfoundland.
says: The French have seized st. Georges
Bay, repeating their Outrages of last year
and adding another and greater one by as
suming territorial possession of the waters.
Bishop, the resident magistrate there, tele-
graphs the colonial Government here that
the French Admiral has proclaimed his au-
thority in the bay; has forbidden Newfound-
land fishermen to do any fishing whatever;
has put out patrol launches whose crews
have taken up the local fishermen's nets,
seines and traps, and have put them all
ashore. The Fren ch commander has also
driven off the colonial fishermen who were
batting several American SchOoners, dis
regarding the protests of the American cap
tains who insisted ther rights under the
treaty of 1918. The Admiral replied bluntly
that he did not recognize the Anglo-Ameri-
can treaty; that the contents Of the waters
OF the bay OF st. George belonged solely TO
France, AMI as he was there to enforce
French rights he would allow no traffic be-
tween Americans and Newfoundland fisher
men IN bait drawn from the waters of the
bay of St. George. The American schOOnerS
lett without obtaining any bait, causing
heavy loss to their owners. The magistrate
announces that he is powerless to protect
the people against the French war-ship and
asks instructions
The Government here is equally power
less and the people of ST. George are in de-
spair. If they cannot supply bait TO Ameri-
cans they must starve. They are excited
intensely and reprisals of some kind are
fear-d. The right of American fishermen
to take bait there, either by catching it
themselves or by purchasing it from the
col0nlsts, Is unqueStiOnable. They have
done b tn for half a century. The full ex-
tent of the French AdmiraPs Offense is
shown Dy the fact that there were no French
fishermen Mt all in St George, so that he
could not prevent them as he did last sum
mer. His reason tor refusing to allow
British fishermen t. supply the Americans
then was because the French had the best
primary rights and needed all the bait them
selves. He now stands on the naked prOpO-
siuOu that everything in the sea is French
property; that the American treaty is void
and That he has authority to enforce French
rights as construed by France against both
Newfoundanders and Americans.
American Consul MnilOy has not yet re-
ceiyed any reply from his telegram to
Blaine announcing these facts.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
A SERVANTS PERPLEXITY.

She Cannot Wrestle With the Gas and
Folding Bed Problem.
Last Wednesday Mrs. George j. Sterns-
dorff at 100 North Twentieth street had oc-
casion to employ new servant, says the
Omaha Bee. Katrina was a country girl,
but displayed q willingness to work and a
submissive disposition that promised much
for her exceptional usefulness in the house
hold as soon as she had learned a few
things about life in the city, in which she
seemed to be quite inexperienced.
During the day Mrs. Sternsdoff showed
Katrina her room, upstairs over the kitchen,
and all went well until the time came for
retiring that night. Mr.. and Mrs. SternS-
dOrff retired earlier than the newly en-
ployed servant, and half an hour after they
had gone to bed Katrina raped gently on
their chamber door. Mrs. Sternsdoff opened
the door and there stood Katrina, looking
very much worried aud confused.
"Please, Mrs. Sternsdorff," stammered
the girl, could you gift me room nit bet
in it?"
why, your room has bed in it," replied
the lady OF the house.
Mrs. SternsdOrff led the way to Katrina's
room, and saw at glance where the trou ole
lay. Katrina had never seen folding bed
before, and she supposed the neat piece of
furniture that stood in the corner to be a
bureau.
Here is your bed," said Mrs. SternsdOrff,
turning the couch down in position for the
sleeper's use, 'and now when you get ready
to retire, be sue that you turn the gas out
this way" And suiting the acticn to the
word Mrs. Sternsdorf showed the girl how
to turn out the gaslight
Katrina's eyes opened wide, and her
mouth followed suit.
20 me, o my - she said in astonishment,
sis dat de way to do 1t? But l haf blowed
dem lights in the basement all oud, and i:
vas orful hard vOrk.'
Mr.. SternsdoTff was notified at once, and
he hurried to the kitchen and dining-room,
to find half dozen gas jets pouring The as
phyXiating fIid into the rooms at an alarm
ing rate. Katrina had blown them all out,
and must have given her lungs considerable
exercise in tine performance. The girl was
then informed of the danger and extrava-
gance that attended the blowing out of gas
light. She grew deathly pale when Mrs.
Sternsdortf told her that it she had blown
out the gaSight and gone to bed in that room
she would have been corpse in the morn
ing.
Yesterday morning Katrina came down.
stair looking pale and frightened. She said
there were so many strange things about fe
in large city that she had decided to 90
back to her country home in Iowa, where
the beds dd not rear up on end during the
daY, and where one could blow out the light
at bedtime without being smothered before
morning. She left for her rural home, and
Mrs. Sternsdorff had to look for another
girl.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
NOT GUILTY.
Sudden Termination Of the Casey Mur-
der Trial.

SIOUX FALLS Is. Dak.), May 2s.-Plenty
Horses is a free Indian. No inkling Of the
sudden termination of the case had been
given at 2 o'clock. When the court con-
vened, the testimony being completed, the
attorneys were preparing to commence
their arguments when Judge Shiras said: {:
"ThPre is no need of going farther with
this case. What l shall say is the opinion
of this court. but not Of my colleague. 1t is
said on my on responsibility.
The Judge then said, in substance, that
the guilt OF innocence of the accused turned
upon the question as to whether or not the
state of actual war existed at the time of
Casey's death. In the opinion Of the court
it had been shown beyond doubt that such
state Of war did exist.
Immediately upon the adjournment of the
court Plenty Horses was surrounded by the
ladies and other spectators, who shook
hands with him for some time, after which
he went to a hotel. where he spent some
time writing autographs for the bystanders.
At noon to-day White Moon, the Chey-
enne scout who was with Casey, and who
has been here as a witness, attempted sui
eide By stabbing himself in the base of the
neck. He was hOmesick and despondent.
lie will recover.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

SIOUX FALLS IS. Dak.), May 28.-Plenty
Horses has been acquitted of the murder OF
Lieutenant Casey, the Judge charging the
jury to that effect.
LONDON, May 28-The stage-drivers Of
this city, encouraged by the success of their
fellows in Paris, are making preparations
for similar strike here.
NEW YORK, May IS DIR. Dennis said
this morning that Mr. Blaine Is getting along
very well, and would leave the city for Bar
HarhoT Nc, early next week.
LONDON, May 2S-The Times CORE
spOndent at 81 Petersburg says the Gar has
started secretly for Moscow, aud that the
whole railway route is strongly guarded by
troops.
WAsmNGToN, Nav 2S.-The finding Of
the cOui t-ndrtial in the case OF Lieutenant
Commander Bicknel has been approved,
and the sentence fixes the penalty at sus-
pension fIOm rank and pay for one year.
WASHINGTON, MAY pa court of in
qulry Will be held iE the case of Captain
Markley, Company |, Twenty first Infantry,
now at San Carlos, AriZ., charged with
petty persecution of the men in his CON-
mand.
LISBON, May PA dispatch from Lou
reDZo Marquee, South Africa, saws another
fight has takel place between the British
aud the Portuguese on the banks of the
Bembe River. The Portuguese were de-
teated.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 2S.-Senor Rojas,
a member of the lower house of Congress
and formerly Judge of the Supreme Court,
accused Of theft, robbery, fraud and other
crimes, aud who claimed immunity on the
ground of being q Deputy, has been tried
before Congress. 1t was decided TO deprive
him Of his privilege as Congressman and
surrender him to the courts.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-A Was ingtoa spe-
cial says: The Secretary of The Treasury
is considering his plan for extending the
AZ per cents at lower interest. 1t is almost
certain to be the same as that adopted by
Window in 1881 for the funding Of the per
cents. Three months notice must be given
under the law for their redemption. This
will make it necessary TO issue a circular
dated June ID.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

byterian Church here last evening with a
sermon BY Rev. John A. Wilson, u. D., of
Wooster, Ohio, alternate of the retiring
Moderator, Rev. Andrew Watson, DID,, of
the United Presbyterian Training School In
Alexandria, Egypt There are nearly 800
delegates in attendance. These from the
Pacific Coast are: Rev. j. F. Jameson.
Castroville, Cal, from the San Francisco
Presbytery Rev. Mr.. Long, Portland, Ore
gOn, Presb ytery Of Oregon; Revs. N. w.
Jameson, WildOmar, and j. NJ Graham,
Pasadena, Presbytery of Los Angeles.
The business sessions commenced to-day
and will continue for week. The statist-
cal report of Rev. DIR. A. g. Wallace, second
clerk of the General Assembly, shows 832
ministers and prObatlOners, 902 c0Dgrega-
tons and ITO mission stations in India and
Egypt, with total membership of log, 1885,
OF this number nearly 10000 are in the for
cign missions of India and Egypt The
gain for the year is 9798, of which number
7454 were upon profession of faith. The
adult baptisms during the year were 20J6.
The contributions of tho congregations for
the year were 81, 142, 105, or S12 IL per mem.
Der. The gain in Sabbath-sch00l scholars
during the year was 20G6. The cOntribu-
tioDs from the schools we're 81. .568, a gain
of S4011 The number of young peoples
societies is 525 and the membership 9,038.
This movement is comparatively new in the
church, and the growth last year far ex-
ceeded that OF any previous year.
Rev. William j. Reed of Pittsburg
was reelected principal clerk for the fifth
term Of four years. The mission and other
boards reported, showing encouraging
progress.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
At Gravese

GRAvEsEND. May 2S.-To-day's races re-
suited in the following winners: Sweep
stakes for beaten horses, six furlOngs, La
TOsca won, Woodcutter second, Flavilla
third. Time. 1:1415
One and a sixteenth miles, Riley won,
Banquet second. RecIare third. Time, 40.
Nav stakes QwO-vear-ods), six furlOngs.
st. Florian won, Nomad second. Airshaft
third. Time, :16b
BroOkdale handicap, one and an eighth
miles. EOn won, Judge Morrow second, King
Thomas third. Time, :50b
For two-year- Olds that nave not won at
this meeting, FIVE furlongs, Verbena won,
Knapp second, Lilly b third Time, / ;03
Sweepstakes for three -year-olds one and
a siXt eenth miles, Chatham won. Bolero
second, Baldwin third. Time, :49b
The morning call., 1891-05-29
CANADA'S CHIEF.
Conf citing Reports Of The Illness Of the
Premier.

NEW YORK, May 28.-A special dispatch
to Kiernan's News Agency says: Inquiry
to-day at Earucliffe, Sir John Macdonald S
residence at Ottawa, ELECTED the informa-
tion ttat the reports of his serious illness
are greatly exaggerated. He has cold and
is weak on account Of his extreme age, but
no congestion Of the lungs. as reported. and
is attending to public business at home.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The latest Post dis
patch from Ottawa reafHrms that Sir John
Macdonald is very i'll aad confined to his bed.
No callers are allowed.
OTTAWA (Ontl, MAY 2S-Sir John Mae
donald had an attack Of Indigestion yester-
day. The report that he had congestion of
the lungs is Incorrect His condition is not
IN any way alarming.
Sir John MacdGnad's physicians tonight
sent out bulletin that he has had return
Of an attack Of physical and nervous ex-
haustiOn, aud they have enj1ined positive
rest for the present and entire freedom from
public business
The morning call., 1891-05-29
RAILROAD RATES.
The interstate Commission Investigating
Charges Against the Northern Pacific.

SPOKANE FALLS. May 2S.-At to-day's
session of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in the hearing of the complaint OF
the Merchants Union of this city. the point
upon which witnesses were mainly exam.
ined was the ocean competition which the
transcontinental roads have to meet at their
Pacific Coast terminals. 1t was shown in
evidence that only two vessels came into
Puget Sound with merchandise from At
lantic seaports during the six months end
ing January /, 1891, and that during the year
ending last April only eight vessels came
into Portland with merchandise from At
lantic ports.
j. NJ. Hanaford, General Traffic Manager
of the Northern Pacific, admitted on cross
examination that the ocean tonnage coming
around Cape Horn with which his road
came in competition the last year did not
amount to more than 5000 tons, which was
less than One-tenth of the tonnage brought
into Spokane Falls by his road alone.
To-day the city rested its case. The at
torney for the Northern Pacific followed
with a statement of the railroads line OF
defense. The hearing will probably con-
tinue for two days more. At its conclusion
the commission will take up test case
brought by the Farmers Alliance Of Wash
ington affecting the rates on grain shipped
10 the coast
The morning call., 1891-05-29
The COLONIAL BILL.
Debate in The House Of Commons on the
Newfoundland Question.

LONDON, May 28.-In the House of Com
mons this evening in the debate on the New
foundand question Smith, tile Government
leader, said on a promise by the Newfound-
land delegates that bill would be passed
to carry out the m dus vivendi and the
award Of the Arbitration Commission under
the mOdus Yivendi agreement the Govern
ment proposed that the Knutsfor bill
should be read a second time, which he
hoped would be without opposition. and the
Government would agree 10 POSTPONE the
next stage of the bill for thiee weeks. If the
Colonial Legislature had then passed such
measure as the one promised, the Govern
ment would withdraw the KnutSford bill.
HaTcOurt deprecated the course that the
Government had adopted.
PictOn IiberaD ridiculed the idea Of pass
ing a measure which was to be superseded
bv another bill.
The motion was then put and resulted in
defeat 10y a vote of 19j against to l22 for sd :
j1urnment
Bryce NiberaD then moved that the
House having been informed that the New
foundland Legislature had passed a salts
factory act. declaring its readiness 10 sup
Fort the measures necessary to carry out
the treaty obligations and awards Of the
arbitration commissioners, there was no
necessity 10 proceed With the second read ing
OF the knutsford bill.
Smith accepted this and the motion was
teen aUDTOVpu
The morning call., 1891-05-29
BRIDAL PARTY LOCKED UP.
They Were Investigating a Prison and
Pulled q Door Shut.

They Were Investigating Prison and
Pulled u Door Shut.
Yesterday. after the celebration of mar
riage by special license in the Sheriff Court
House, Edinburgh, the wedding party mar
rowly ESCAPED being confined in prison
cell for the night. After the interesting
ceremony, finding that they would require
spend few hours in Edinburgh before
starting on the honeymoon, the bridegroom
got one of the attendants to show the party
through the building After visiting the
Civil, Summary, and Criminal Courts, and
having the bench, bar, jury and witness
boxes pointed out, the attendant lifted the
trap-d0or and conducted the party into the
cells where the prisoners are kept awaiting
trial.
The newly welded pair. the bridesmaids,
groomsmen and attendant entered one of the
cells and shut the door, which requires 30 be
opened from the outside. The prisoners
Tor the day had all been taken to the Jail. It
seldom happens that any one requires4O be
in that part of the buildings after the priS-
Oners are removed. The attendant used
every effort to attract attention, but did not
succeed until the party had endured nearly
an hours experience of durance vile,"
when another attendant in passing from
one of the stores. informed an official that a
prisoner was making distuI bance is one of
the cells. The officer on opening the cell
wasIthunderstruck on the position of affairs
being explained. (Eng.) ChronI-
Gle.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
REFORMED PREsBYTERIANs.
A Session of Animated Debate and Adjourn
ment Amid Excitement

A Session of Animated Debate and Adjourn
ment Amid Excitement.
PITTsBURG, May 2S.-At to-day's session
of the General Synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian Church, oyertures from the Gen.
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.
favOring the union of the churches, we're re-
ferred to special committee.
The question of the ministers suspended
bv the Pitsburg Presbytery for heresy in
declaring for the right of suffrage was next
brought before the Synod by memorials,
numerOusly signed, from the First, Second
and Fourth Reformed Pres byterian eongre-
cations. The memorials characterized the
action of the Pittsburg Presbytery as un-
just and without authority. Ifsustained by
the Synod, it would result in killing all
private opinions. and would work great
harm TO the churches. The memorials were
referred to the Committee on Church Dis
cipline, after heated discussion.
At the afternoon session, by a vote of 120
TO 10, the PittSburg memorials libeIing the
action of seven young ministers in voting at
an election as "heiDOus scandal was
adopted.
A bitter discussion followed, several men,
bers of the liberal minority prophesying
division. The Pittsburg Presbytery came
off victorious, defeating compromise prop
Osition, and securing an adjournment until
tomorrow, amid great excitement
The morning call., 1891-05-29
THE LAST RITES.
The Remains of Ex-Judge Taft Deposited in
Their Final Resting Place.

The Remains of Ex-Judge Taft Deposited in
Their Final Resting Place.
CINCINNATI, May 28-The funeral Of ex-
Judge AlphonsO Taft took place here to-
day. 1t was attended by large number of
men from different parts of the country.
The interment was in the family lot at
Spring Grove Cemetery
In the forenoon there was a large assem-
bage in the United States court room, over
which flags were floating at half-mast At
a meeting of the Hamilton County bar
Judge Sage presented a memorial Ad-
dresses were made by Hon. W. ). GrOes-
beck, E. A. Ferguson, II. P. Lloyd and 9TH
eTS. IL was one of the largest meetings ever
held. The funeral services were from the
homestead on Mount Auburn. -Four sons Of
the deceased were present-Charles B. Taft
of the Times-Star, this city; Hon. w. IL.
Taft, Solicitor-General, Washington, ID. G.
Henry d. Taft and Horace ID. Taft of New
York City. Rev. George A. Thayer Of the
Unitarian Church conducted the services.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
NO WORK.
Unpleasant Predicament Of The Miners
Who Struck al SCOttdale.

SCoTTDALE Pa.). May 2S.-The rush of
the Old hands for work at the various plants
continues. In most instances, however,
they are turned off with an excuse and
given to understand that their services are
not needed. Hundreds of old miners are
drifting from one works to another in the
vain hope of finding work, but everywhere
they 90 they are met with the same state
ment No work now." This simply means
that the blacklist has gone through the re-
gioD, and man refused at one of the works
is certain to be refused at another. AS a
result they are either preparing to leave the
district for another field or are drifting aim
lessly about. More homes have been broken
up by the strikes that have just closed than
by all the strikes that preceded this gigantic
failure. Reports are coming in hourly of
the destitution of hundr eds of homeless
families.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
At Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 28.-The following were
the winners to-day:
For maidens (all ages, six furlongs, Lady
Unde won, Hegen second. Upmaa third.
Time, 10.
All ages, one mile, Insolence won, Re-
nounce second, Experience third. Time.
1:46B.
TwO-year-Old flies, FIVE eighths of mile.
Howard won. Addie second, Gray Goose
third Time, ;05
Three-year-olds and upward, one mile and
quarter, Marmusa won, Carus second, Os-
borne third. Time, 2:l5.
All ages, seven-eighths of a mile, The
Kaiser won, Blue Banner second, Innocence
third. Time, l "a
The morning call., 1891-05-29
EASTERN TURF.
Results Of Yesterdays Races al LatOnia,
Chicago and GraVeSend.

CINCINNATI, May 28.-The winners at
Latonia spring meeting to-day were as fol-
lows:
Three-year-olds and upward, one mile,
Profgate won. Red Sign second, Linlith-
gov third. Time, :43A.
Three-year-Olds and upward. one mile
and seventy yards. Response won, Reputa-
tion second, Allen Bane third. Time, AT
Three-year-olds and upward, one and
three-sixteenth miles, Sportsman won, Ru-
dolph second, Longshot third. Time, 2:0l u.
TwO-year-Old colts, five furlongs, Newton
won, Morrissey second, German third.
Time, / :02h.
TwO-year-ods. half mile, John Bcrkely
won, Favero second, Ollie Glenn third.
Time, O:49A.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
A NEW UNIVERSITY.
The Organization of New Educational In.
stitution.

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The organization
of the American University was effected
here to-day. Among the incorporators are: 8:
Governor Pattson OF Pennsylvania, Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan, Mark Hoyt of New
York, Colonel Wright of Pennsylvania,
Representative Springer of Illinois ami
Mrs. John A. Logan of Washington Mark
Hoyt was elected President of the board
and Bishop Hurst Chancellor of the Uni
yersity. Among the Trustees were the fol-
lowing: Bishops Bowman, Newman, Vim
cent and Wilson and Secretary Proctor.
The President and Vice President of the
United States, the Chief Justice of The Su-
preme Court and the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives are ex-officio members.
Baltzley Brothers made the first contribution
toward the erection of Epworth Hall.
A meeting at Washington of the leading
educators of the country has been arranged
TO consult about the plans. The Board of
Trustees is broadly catholic in character.
being composed OF the representatives ofthe
Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal, Baptist
and Methodist Episcopal churches. An APP
peal will shortly be made to the American
people for S5,O00.0O0 for the early COM
mencement Of the work.