Fair play., 1892-06-18

THE London markets arc unaffected
by the failure Of the New Oriental bank,
as financiers believe that the worst is
known and that no other disasters are
to follow as q consequence of the col
lapse.
j. 4. BrcHANAN. recently elected
cha airman of the Western Passenger as
sociation. has declined to accept the
position.
PABLO iEEEN. "a noted Mexican ex-
lie, died in Phoenix. Ariz.. on the sth,
aged 81 years. Fifty years a.r he was
one of tie most prominent menin MeXi-
can politics. and was twice sentenced to
he shot. hut mad" his escape into Cen
tral America. He cspoused the cause
of Maximilian and held position on
his staff With the downfall of that
Inflated monarch he was courtmar-
tailed, but influence saved his life.
THE crnptions of Mount Vesuvins
continue. In the valley which scpa-
rates Nesuvius from Monte Sumn;l
proper small cone has appeared. from
which two streams Of lava are flowing.
A shower of small stones and scoriT is
being elected from this cone, above
which dense clouds are lowering. Stones
are also being elected from the prlnci-
pal crater.
THE Chimes" highhinders Of san Fran
cisco have offered reward of 500 to
any highbinder who will kill Christian
Chinese, and they have also sent warn
ing letters to missionaries in the city
declaring that if they continue to rescue
female slaves from Chinese brothels
their lives will pay the penalty.
THE liabilities of Costcr, Martin &
Co. the Chicago board of trade firm
which attempted to corner the corn
market. are estimated to be about $780,
900 and the assets $4,000. None of the
claims against the dcfunct firm are
large. The biggest, $1,000, is said to
be held by Partridge;
WILLIAM kEARNEy, of Logansport,
Ind. was drowned there on the Sth;
and his body was recovered on the 9th,
four miles below. kcarney was an
epilcptic. and was receiving treatment
from DR.. Rogers of the insane hospital.
While crossing the Nanlalia railroad
bridge. returning from the asylum, he
was seized with fit and fell into the
water
DEVELOPMENTS in the Algoden land
grant ease. which involves the title; to Il
large part of Pima county. Ariz.. show
ronciusively that the entire thing is Il
grand fraud. Mcxicans have been found
who confess to have taken part in the
forgery and theft of papers on which
depends the success of the claim.
The noted Usage chief. En-tsa-wah-
tah-in kah. died at Pawhuslta, Okla. OF
Bright's disease on the 9th. He was
just closing his second term as princi-
pal chief of the Usage nation. White
Horn. the second chief, will succeed
him.
IT is semi-ofiicially stated in Berlin,
that. during the visit of the ear to
kicl. he took occasion to assure the
kaiser that under no circumstances
would Russia support France in any
scheme of revenge upon Germany, and
that. if France should attack t;ernlany
with the object of recovering Aisace
and Lorraine. Russia would not coun-
tcnance any such action, and would
refrain from giving any assistance to
the French.
WUIrELAw REID. editor of the New
York Tribune and eX-ministcr to
France, was unanimously nominated
for yice-president by the Republican
national convention at Minneapolis,
Mimi. on the 10th.
THE visit OF the king of Italy to the
German emperor has been postponed
until November, owing to a prospcc
tive increase in the family of the
kaiser