The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-10
Energetic Measures Effective in
Stamping It Out Of the
United Kingdom
Morley Goes to Ireland and Re-
leases the Prisoners Who
Resisted Eviction.
building and Loan Societies In Had way
Three Heavy Failures, Involving
Millions Of Pounds.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-Ohioial reports show
that cholera 10 absolutely stamped out OF
the United Kingdom. The local govern
ment board Of officers. authorities at the
chief ports and great populous centsrs,
concur In the statement shat there 10 no
case Of real cholera. and that but only .
few cholerins cases have occurred. The
Lancet adults, however. that defensive
measures are somewhat defective. Innocu-
lation against cholera 10 being praotiosd at
the hospitals upon voluntary patients. II
is reported a. sffective, involving only
slight feverish symptoms. After undergo
ing the protective process for q few days.
perfect immunity from the disease il at
tanned. John G. New, American consul
general here, told representative of the
Associated press that there 10 reason to sup
pose the steamship companies are trying to
Harrison's circular. He had consular re-
ports OF each vessel sailing, and found the
cessation Of storage traffic general.
Among the first fruits of Chief Secretary
Morley's presence IN Ireland is the release
Of the men who had besn imprisoned for
contempt of court BY defyina the decision
of the judge on the question Of eviction.
Morley has gone the whole length the law
allows him in releasing prisoners. Asked
il he would refuse to aid the police in ef-
fsctinR evictions in Ireland. Morley said he
had been warned that hs is bound by the
law to assent to officers assisting the sheriff
in carrying out sviotions. If he refused TO
give such assent then the Irish unionists
would indict him for breach Of law.
Tho convention of the trades congress.
now in session at Glasgow. 10 the biggest
meeting of shat body ever held. There are
in attendance 1876 delegates, representing
1884 members. Tho convention 10 at
tractinR little interest. and much of the
proceedings verge on farcical.
The failure of the House and Land In
vestment trust limited, announced to-day,
is part of series Of gigantic bank and
building society suspensions now involving
Liabilities spproximating $4,000, 900. The
trst failure announced in this series was
that of the London and General bank,
limited; the next the Liberator Permanent
Building and Investment society," and now
comes this. The nominal capital of each
of these concerns does not represent any
thing approaching liabilities. The liabiii-
ties Of the London and General bank are
roughly estimated at e1,00O,0O0. The Lib
orator society at G2,bO0,O 900, and the House
and Land trust at G20OO,OOO. Another
great building and bank society is involved
in serious financial difficulties, but its sus-
pension has not yet been announced. Tho
collapse OF this concern will shake the
whole building society system in Great
Britain.
A run occurred to. day on the Oldest and
most prominent banks in London as
eociated with the workmen's building
funds. Although these suspensions must
affect tho general financial position, it is a
singular fact that the crisis causes no panic
or scare. The limited building bank in
vestors are all small capitalists. whose life
savings are swept away or imperilled bv
the failure of the concerns. The losses
which led to the suspensions are chiefly
traceable to injudicious speculations and
land blocks. So far no suspicion of NAL
versation is attached to the directors of
any of the ruined companies, although the
shareholders charge them with conce alinQ
The true position of the institutions. Al
though France in the meantime is unaf-
Fected. the widespread ruin brought on
small investors by the disasters must soon
cause strain upon the big banks.
Gen. Anderson. of Cincinnati, Ohio. il
ying critically i'll at Luoerne.
DIR. Pierson, of Philadelphia, has finally
been accepted AS the permanent successor
If Spurgeon.