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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-16

The Missouri delegation, with a single
exception. is angry with the President and
Secretary Carlisle because "a man who is
a friend OF the policy OF the administration
was made collector of internal revenue at
Kansas City rather than one indorsed by
the delegation Thus Mr.. Cleveland is pun
fishing the free-siIver men
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The prominence of Governor Mckinley is
the sequel of the stupidity OF a Demo-
cratic Legislature which gerrymandered him
out OF Congress by putting him into a
hopelessly Democratic district in 1890. In
the late election he received 5000 more
votes than any other previous candidate.
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Cleyeland-Gresham monarchical scheme
that there is no submarine telegraph TO
Honolulu. If there were the members of
promptly advised of the storm Of indigna-
ton raised in this country by the disclosure
of the restoration scheme and would be as
sured of the sympatn. of a large majority
of the American people in resisting II. AS
it is. they are cut off from communication
with the rest of the world. and, finding
themselves. trapped, may surrender at the
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make money by the operation. OF course.
he expected to make himself whole by per-
quisltes or stealings. In New York, as else
where. Democracy is a tax.
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une tells OF a man who gave up II business
position worth $3.50 a year and accepted @
position under Tammany for s1.50o a year,
and paid a bonus of $1,000 for obtaining 1t.
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ANOTHER CHICAGO BANK FAILS.
Herman schaffner Disappears and HIS Bi
Institution Goes to the Wall.

Herman Schaffner Disappears and HIS Big
Institution Goes TO the Wall
CHICAGO. June Sherman Shaffner g.
Co., private bankers, assigned to-day to
she American Trust and Savings Bank
Schaffner IL Co., were the largest dealers
In commercial paper in the North est and
ono of the oldest banks of she kind in tho
city. Herman Schaflner. the senior men,
ber Of the firm. has disappeared.
j. X. Chapman. cashier of the American
Trust and Savings Bank. the assignee. said
this morning: Il cannot tell you what the
assets and liabilities are until get q state
ment from the books. The cause of the
failure was too much commercial
paper. Scbsffner Il Co. were the
biggest dealers in commercial paper
in the country. They handled
sS5. .0O0. 900 Of it last year There was no
year, and that 10 the cause of the failure y
Some months ago, IL is SAID Schaffner *
Co. got caught In the Deimel Brothers
failure for over 100000, in the ID. Dalzell
newspaper failure for SIS. 600 and in the NJ.
T.. Page failure for large amount.
The assignment was undoubtedly caused
BIZ the disappearance of Herman Schaffner
the senior member of the firm. of which
the other member Is A. q. Becker. For
several days the bank. 1t IL said h as been
In trouble. and the impending disaster ap-
peAred to have a most distressing effect
Hpon Mr.. Sohaffner. Yesterday afternoon
- left the bank. and since that time he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-04
looks the picture of health. and said to-day
that he felt equal to tho hard work ahead OF

looks the picture of health, and said today
that he felt equal TO tho hard work ahead OF
him.
Tho party boarded the steamer Sunshine
At $50 this evening. and two hours later
the little steamer srrived at Willis
wharf. where q wait OF one hour
WAS made for q lunch which was
served on board the steamer.
The President and party then seated them
selves upon the deck and induiGed; In Q
smoke. which the President seemed 20 en-
joy very much. large crowd of people
gathered at Willis wharf TO ger
look at the President, and were
extremely gratified at the opportunity of
seeing their chief magistrate while be sent
smoke curling from Havana Cigar for as
least half an hour in full view of the specta-
tors, lifting his hat now and then In
acknowledgment of their applause. The
President shook hands with several of the
old gentlemen. who offered their
hands as he was about TO step
into his carriage for the drive
to Exmore station. Another crowd of
people had gathered at the station. and al
though 1t was rather dark the people
crowded close to tho carriage and followed
the President to the special car which was
standing on q side track. apparently salts
fed with the result Of their effort to gee
view of the President. At 1881 the New
York express left Exmore with special car
60 attached to tho rear OF the train amid
shouts Of "Hurrah for Grover"
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Carried Down with Roof That Was Crushed
by Falling Wall and All Buried Under
the Mass Of Wreckage.
Five Persons Burned to a Crisp in q
New York Tenement House.
The Flames Quickly Ran Up the Air Shaft to
the Fifth Story and Cut Of Escape of
the Occupants Of the Top Flat
FOUR FIREMRN KILLED.

Terrible Accident During q Big Fire st
Omsha-Loss Of Se5o.0oo.
OMAHA. Neb.. June a.-This city received
dual visitation from the elements this
evening. Rain fell all day. the storm blow,
ing from the southeast Shortly before z
O'Clock this evening the wind chopped
about to the north and in few
moments one Of the most severe
etorms ever experienced here began.
The ram was accompanied by q heavy cleo
trical display and high winds, and in the
midst of the flood came o fire that entailed
loss of nearly quarter of q million, with
the additional horror of four deaths and
many persons injured.
When the storm was at it's height flames
burst from the fifth floor of the building
occupied by the Shiverick Furniture Com
pany on Farnum street. In response TO the
general alarm sll the companies OF the city
FIRE department responded. but the fire was
beyond control 1t entailed q loss of fully
$1,000 West of the Shiverick building
was Q structure occupied by Ed
Manrer's saloon and restaurant On top
of this building six fremen had gathered
that they might better fight the flames
While there the west wall of the Shiverick
Block fell outward. The firemen heard the
cry of horror from the crowd. and two of
them leaped from the building only to DO
buried by bricks on the sidewalk. They
were quickly rescued from their perilous
predicament The falling walls crushed
the two story building like an egg she'll and
the remaining four iremen on the roof
were carried down to an awful death. Geo.
Coulter. superintendent of the fire and
police telegraph system. was first extri-
Gated from the ruins. He was crushed TO q
pulp by the weight of bricks. Captain
Cox. of hose No. z, was still alive when
found beside Coulter, but his injuries re-
suited in death shortly after his removal.
b. j. Morris. a pipeman of No. z, and pipe
man Morrissey, Of the same crew.
were found side by side erasping the noz-
zles which they had ciuns to even IN
death. 1t was impossible to prosecute the
search of the Msuer building further bo-
thought to be q number of others In the
wreck. If there are. none can be rescued
alive.
The Shiverick Building Is q complete
wreck. The loss on building and stock
will reach 5000 600. fully insured. Mauer's
loss on building and stock will be S25.0OO.
He rs also insured. The damage from the
storm is distributed all over the city, and.
while not great in single instances, will
amount to many thousands in the aggre-
gate.
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TENEMENT HOUSE HORROR
Five Persons Burned TO Death I'm a Five
Story Flat.

Five Persons Burned to Death I'm a Five
Story Flat.
NEW YORK. June alive persons were
burned 30 death at q FIRE. at midnight, IN
the fve-story fat house at No. 13S East
Forty-third street. They were William
Bent, twenty three years old; Louis Bent.
his twenty % one-year-old wife; Essie Bent.
aged twenty-five. his sister; Helen Wet
more Bent. aged six years. his niece. and Q
boarder named pngsley.
The fire started in the third fat. which
was untenanted. and ran up the air shaft.
burstipg into and spreading over the top
floor. Every inmate of the house was
wrapped in sIumber. from which they
were aroused by the sitting
smoke and threatening flames which
had by this time gained considerable
headway. Then panic reigned. Terror
stricken occupants rushed hlther aud
thither through the alley clad only in their
night clothing seeking escape from their
threatening death. Men gathered their
families together and hurried them to the
nearest point of egress. The tenants
below the third floor. although in COMPARE
lively little danger. hastily descended to
the street by means of the regular exit;
but the people above the seat OF the fire
made for the fire escapes or stairs. which
ever to them. seemed the shortest means
of exit. There were many hsir-breadth
escapes.
The fremen tried TO get up tho stairs.
but found their passage blocked by a wall
of smoke and flame. A cry of horror went
up from the crowd that had by
this time gathered outside the fire
lines as the firemen were seen re-
turning from their fruitless effort to
reach she upper floors By the stairway. and
at the same time persons appeared at she
windows of the fourth floor. This floor
was occupied by Mr.. BojorkelI.
shrieks for help and frenzied
gesticulations served TO increase
the horror of the situation. Scaling lad
ders were hastily procured. run up against
the blazing building, and in a trice nimble
fire laddies were ut the work Of rescue
Carefully. one by one. the women frst. the
whole family were received into the arms
of their deliverers and borne In safety to
the street amid the cheers of the spcota-
tors.
Nothing living had been seen at the win
dows of the top tat. but the ladders were
quickly extended until the firemen could
reach that floor. With sp0nges
saturated with water. in their mouths
to shut out the sitting smoke. they
pushed there way through TO the
front room of the fiat. There, in heap, as
if they had huddied together in despair.
were found four bodies burned To a crisp.
They were those OF the Bent family. The
bodies were tenderly removed and the fire.
men. cropping. continued their search
for other victims One OF their
number stumbled over another body
lit was that of Pugsley. Tho Bents and
Pugsley had evidently been awakened by
the fire. The fire-escapes were in the rear
ofthe bulding and the blazing shaft was
between them and safety. cutting oft all
avenues of escape.
The building IL owned BY ox-Mayor
Hewitt. lie Is one of q row known as the
.Vanderbilt Hats" lt is surrounded by
tsnements, out Of which swsrmsd sxcite1
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THAT PALE, TIRED LOOK GONE.
President Clevelsnd's Health Improved by
His Outing at Hog Island.

CAPE CHARLES, Va. June 3-President
Cleveland and party lef: Broadwater Club
house at O'clock this morning to try
their luck at fishing for the last time be-
fore taking their departure for home. and
at o'clock this afternoon the Presidents
walked into the clubhouse to prepare for
the homeward trip. While the President
was not quite as successful to-day as no
was yesterday with his catch he expressed
himself as being well satisfied with the last
expedition and felt much benefited from
his short vacation. which had been spent SO
pleasantly as the guest of the Broad W ater
Club. The Presidents appearance to-day
is by no means what ir was when he AR
rived at Broad water, and instead of that
pale and tired look. the result Of has Ardu-
Gus duties at the executive msnsion, he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-04
That Pension for Corns.
SEw YORK, june 3.-"I have in my DOS

NEW YORK, June al have in my DOS
session a document W hich shows the size of
the corns on which pension was granted
by Assistant Secretary Bussey. after the
Pension Office ply sician had declared that
they did not constitute o disability II
was Congressman John Tarsney. of Mis-
souri,. Democrat. who said this to o re-
porter of the Times. Mr. Tarsney also said:
"Tbe man who had tho cOrns is James j.
Hamlln who served in Com pany c. Eighty
sixth Illinois volunteers. His disabilities.
as given in the transcript of
hls were two-one insignifi-
cant annoyance from hemorrhoids. and
the other corns. This case was passed on
by DIR. Alleger. and the memorane um on
papers IN the case WAS this: Rejected on
ground OF mo disability" by Dr. Alleger.
and appealed to the Assistant Secretary of
tho Interior Assistant Secretary Bussey
reversed the Doctors decision. and the fol-
lowing memorandum was written by him:
From the above description am OF tho
opinion that a ratable degree of disability
exists under she act Of Juno "a. 1890 So
she pension was granted for the corna"
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General Boynions Advice.

WAsHINGToN, juno S.-Gen. II. V. Boyn-
ton, over his own signature. speaks at
length of pension reforms in to-dav's Post.
munioation:
BY the action of the highest officials of the
Grand Army quite as much as by the recent
orders OF the new Democratic Secretary OF the
Interior and Commissioners of Pensions, the
country has been brought face to face with the
gravities and serious perplexities of the pension
problem. The examination ordered by the Sec
retary OF the interior strikes at the root
Of eh. the trouble IL probably affords
the real condition OF the pension roll. 1t will be
time enough 10 condemn tt when the hand OF the
government as q result of this proceeding. is
unjustly laid upon single deserving pensioner.
NO administration, and, above all, no Demo-
cratic administration, can Withstand the shock
wounds or disease in the service, Is dropped
from the pension roll which he honors- On the
other hand. every deserving. veteran suffers if
should be an uncOntaminA Ated roll OF honor.
The reputation and honor OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic are now at stake in this matter.
BY the action OF Its highest officers 10 has been
committed to the remarkable proposition that
q. A. H. posts shall not openly discuss aud up
bold pension REFORM II is idle to make answer
To this charge by pleading technicalities. The
Grand Army now owes IL TO itself to support a
searching examination of the pension rolls
When this is done not only the Grand Army
but the whole country can be relied upon to in
sist that mono but unworthy cases shall be
dropped from the rolls of honor.
Under the present administration 10 Is belev ed
the pension roll cannot be fully re-established as
a roll OF honor until such investigation has been
thoroughly and honestly made. And when the
country is satisfied that the roll Is worthy one,
and not until then, will the feeling pass away
that the pension expenditure is. in considerable
part, an unjust burden. Republicans, and
DUTY to perform in this matter Ta Ta's nes.eet t ~
Will be reflection upon their patriotism.
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has not been seen. The worst 10
feared by his friends and busi-
he did not appear st his usual places. and
all during the evening a vigorous search
was maintained by his family and friends.
Towards midnight he was Yet missing, and
at O'clock this morning Julius Rosenthal.
his brother-in-law, went to the
home of Chief of Police MoClaughrey
and told the superintendent all
the facts. Mr.. Sohaffner's partner was
much moved over the disappearance of hts
associate that last night he became Ill, and
to-day he was at home suffering from the
depression. and 80 Ill that he WAS confined
to his bed.
In the absence of statement by the as
slgnee, 1t is given out. but not authorita-
lively by those concerned. that the iiabili-
ties of the concern will not exceed $500. 600.
anu that the assets more than cover the
amount
The deposit business of Schaffner & Co.
Is said to have been only moderate. Re-
garding the firms transactions IN COM
mercial paper it is stated that Schafner
never sold any with his own Endorsement,
but always on it's merits. In the course OF
bis business. when he aid not have money
OF bis own he borrowed from the banks
as collateral. One theory of the
cause of the failure was that
Schaffner had been caught in
the big slump on the local Stock
heart and caused him to disappear: At
torney Newman. representing the bank,
mas made statement. In which he says
that the assignment will be but tempo
rary. and in the meanwhil complete in
ventory OF the assets will be made by the
assignee. The firm did a large commercial
brokerage business with banks all over
the country, which would buy the
Paper in the regular course of bu.i-
ness, the firm making these by
q small brokerage. The firm sold the paper
without indorsing IL, and without any
liability, and the paper was bought upon
which made 1T. Sufficient Investigation
shows that no bank IN this city or else
whore loses q cent by the temporary sus-
pension or the firm. Mr.. Becker and his
the firm, even by forced liquidation, is
amply able to pay all of its liabilities.
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Shipping Gold to New York.

New YORK. June 3.-The statements that
the Secretary of the Treasury intended to
increase the issue of greenbacks to $780,
0OO, 900 attracted dood deal of attention
in Wall street to-day. Opinions are evenly
divided as TO the wisdom of the
plan. There 10 now S25,0O0,000 in
gold coin In the subtreasury at New
York. Under the orders for the different
subtreasuries TO ship gold coin to New
s.. OO0. .OOO. Sl00000 of which arrived to-
day. and Chicago has sent S., ,000. 600; Phila-
delphla will send s., ,000.000.
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Other Business Troubles.

works is being pressed by some of it's
creditors, and in order 70 provide ready
cash has called a meeting of stockholders.
The trouble was precipitated by the recent
strike Of machinists. which prevented the
company from making deliveries on its
contracts and TINS securing ready money.
The esta blishment ia solvent and the assets
greatly exceed the liabilities.
PHILApELPHIA. June were
issued this afternoon from Common Pleas
Court in Judgment entered against Clark
Thomas 81 Co.. furniture dealers, on judg-
ment notes agQreRating upwards of $780,
600. Five executions were issued from the
same tribunal against Philip Shafer. .
furniture dealer. on judgments aggregating
S25. 900.
NEw YORK, June Sit has been figured
National Bank of Deposit $685.. 900, and that {
its assets are little short of s.. ion, ,000
which means that the stockholders of the
bank will receive about 90 cents on the
dollar.
MILWAUKEE. juno Sat 4:30 this after
noon (. I. Day, president of the Plankin.
ton Bank. made an assignment to w. II.
Momsen, cashier of the defunct bank. The
sssignee's bond is fixed at $S00.000, which
represents the amount of the assets.
GLADSTONE, Mich. June 3.-The Ex-
change Bank has made an assignment for
the benefit of it's creditors and has closed
it's doors. The suspension was caused by
the failure of the Plankinton Bank, of
Milwaukee.
JOLIET. ILL.,. June 3.-Sanger. Mooday &
Steel. stone quarrymen. made an assign
ment to-day. Liabilities. So, $50: assets
nominaily 9l77,c of which SS5, 900 is an
old government debt that is probably
valueless.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-24

and then be told they have acted with
out warrant. Senator Gray, strong
repeal man. who has taken an especially
active part in securing the agreement,
is among those who are displeased with
the change, and he is quoted as critics.
ing the the administration strongly unon
what is characterized as its vacillating
olicy.
The senators opposed to unconditional
repeal who have been endeavoring tor
several days to bring about compro-
mise nave not been deferred by the re-
cent declaration that no compromise
would be acceptable to the adminiStra-
ton. These senators are still laboring
to secure majority of Democratic sen-
ators to favor compromise. One Of
them said tonight that they have Sc
cured, including Senator Daniel, who
signed TODAY, thlrty-SiX names.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-24
BALDWIN ON BOUNDARIES.
The Sixth District Congressman.

The Sixth District COngressman's
Custom House District Bill.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Maj. Bald
win, of the Sixth district, on the 14th of
October, introduced bill to rearrange
the customs districts of st. Paul and
Duluth. The full text of the bill is as
follows:
Be it enacted that section 1886, Re-
vised Statues of the United States, be,
and is hereby amended as follows, to
wit: After the words except the
waters and shores OF Lake Superior
| and the rivers connected herewith" in
the fifth line of the first paragraph, iu
sert the words land the waters, rivers
and shores tributary to Hudson bay
within the northern boundary of Min
nesota;" and after the wo&8 Lake SUI
, perior and the rivers connected there
with. in the second line of the second
paragraph of the same section, insert
the words land the waters, rivers and
shores tributary to Hudson bay within
the northern boundary of Minnesota,
/ the western limit to include the shores
Woods.'' 81
Mr.. Baldwin now claims to have re-
ceived assurances that the bill will be
| reported favorably by the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, to
| which it was referred by the house.
Asked about the bill, Mr.. Baldwin
said: 1.-The bill is just one, and only
gives to Duluth portion of the terri
tory that actually and naturally belongs
,, to our customs district. If the bill is
passed in its present shape it will simply
take into the Duluth district the Yer
! million and Messaba iron ranges. [
| understand Col. Kiefer threatens TO op-
pose the passage of the bill. have
given him notice that if he does will
| have the bill amended to take in every
thing north of the fOrty-seventh paral-
lei west to the Red river. And will
pass the amendment and the bill as
| amended, too"
Col. kiefer was asked to state his OBJ
lection TO the bill as it stands. He re-
piled: 81 do not know that do object
yet. | have written to the st. Paul Gus
toms officers asking if there is any rea-
son why the change would be objection
able to st. Paul interests. If l am in
formed that there are objections | will
endeavOr to defeat its pOssage; if not, l
shall enter no objection. am a st.
Paul man, and, of course, l shall try to
represent my constituents"