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river. The larger part of the city is un-
lnhabitable by Europeans on account of
filth, especially during the dry season,
The tide sets back far enough to make
the river Menam brackiSh, and it is
sluggish at all times, and for months
together rottlng carcaSSes and vegeta-
ton almost choke the current. The
water is like pea soup in looks. Pow
dered alum is used to clear it, but even
when It looks clear as mountain spring
water ii is often deadly TO Europeaus.
The natives drink it without clearing.
and when cholera season comes they
die by tens of thousands. All the car
rion birds of the vicinity flock to the
city, but cannot devOur the cOrpSeS that
are tumbled out on the plain. MANY
times, says an authority, over a third OF
the people have died in Summer-say.
100000 or 200, ,0O0-but they await their
fate with the helpless apathy of ASiatics
or the sullent Orpor OF despair. The wet
monsoon ends the epidemic. The rain
deScendS in such torrents as to almost
Strangle one exposed to it, the filth is
washed away, the country Iaborers
crowd in till the population is restored
and all goes on as before.
Siam contains about 100000 SQUARE
miles, and intelligent explorers have
pronounced it the richest section of
earth by nature. The valley may be
called excessively fertile, and in the
hills are timber and medicinal plants of
immense value. Probably no other
equal area i'll the world contains so great
variety of plants and animals, iuclud-
ing reptiles, and the animals are usa-
ally the largest and most vigorous of
their species. The common elephant of
Siam is not equaled in any other coun-
try, but the sO-called white elephant
is smaller. There are also deer.
musk oxen, wild cattle of every
kind, wild hogs, every variety of
apes and monkeys, birds of almost every
known species and of the most brilliant
plumage, and reptiles in scores of spe-
cies from the largest crocodiles to the
little green lizard.
A list of the valuable plants would al
most fill this column, and there are also
rich lodes of various metals. For many
years Siamese jealousy kept out all who
would develop these riches, but King
khoulaloukOrn L., who came to the
hrone in 1868, has encouraged the in
reduction of T. urODean methods
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
TWO HUNDRED CLOSED.
Number of National Banks Sus-
pended Since January.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-SInce the 1st
of January nearly 200 national banks
have closed their doors against less than
fifty during the same period last year.
Of the failures this year five have been
United States depository. as follows:
The First National Bank of Little
Rock, Ark; the Gate City National
Bank OF Atlanta, Ga; the Peoples Ma
tiOnal Bank of Denver. COL; the Ger
man National Bank of Denver. Col:
the Kentucky National Bank of Louis
vile, Ken. This latter bank, which
closed it's doors to-day, had by the
last report received $4,000 of
United States funds. The govern
ment, however, will not lose anything
by these failures, as each national bank
that is government depository has to
deposit United States bonds to the
amount of government money it is al
lowed to carry. These bonds, IN case of
the failure of the bank, are sold for the
account of the government, and as
United States bonds are at premium
in the financial market, there is never
any difficulty in realizing. This after
noon Comptroller Eckels ordered bank
examiners to take charge of the failed
banks as follows: Escott, at Louisville,
KY; Plumber, at Knoxville, Tenn:
Sawyer, at Russell. Kan; Stone, at
Vernon, Tex; Lynch, at Milwaukee,
Wis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
A GOLD SCARE.
Gen. Warner BIames the Gold
Men for Present Troubles.

CHICAGO, July 22.-Gen. Al. Warner,
of Ohio, the active spirit in the bimetal-
lie convention, which meets in Chicago
Aug. 1, is at the Grand Pacific hotel in
conference with local silver men on the
arrangements of the convention. Gen.
Warner said: "The battle of bimetall-
ism has been fought in the forum of the
world, argument is passed. What is
needed is decided action. We expect a
large convention. There will be many
earnest men present-men who under
stand the subject thoroughly. The
country is aroused as it never was
before. A sense of alarm is mani
fest all over the country at
possibilities of the establishment of
single gold standard. The present
financial condition is largely artificial,
and amounts almost to public crime.
The gold men should be held response
bic for it.. He is a fool who Is made to
believe that the present money stringen-
cy is due to the increase of $1,000. 600
monthly under the Sherman purchase
law"
Speaking of the much mooted ques-
tiOu of the repeal of the Sherman law,
he said; ''It will not be repealed with
out satisfactory substitute"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
METALLIC ALUMINUM.
1t Can Be Manufactured for 10
Cents a Pound.


Cents a Pound
DULUTH, Minn., July 22.-Emil An
germeier, of this city, has invented a
process by which metallic aluminium can
be manufactured at cost not to exceed
l9 cents per pound. Application was
made for patent, but it was refused.
The matter was then sent to DR.. G. A.
Russell, assistant examiner OF the
chemical division, and for three DAYS he
has been investigating the process. He
will make favorable report. He said
tonight:
The present cost of manufacturing
the metal is 60 cents a pound, and the
output is all from one labratory. The
process discovered by Mr.. Angermeier
is an entirely new one, not novel in its
steps, but broadly new, since il involves
hitherto unknown chemical reaction.
The process will work on a large scale.
and the cost of producing the metal will
be reduced to less that 20 cents per
pound. When patent is issued the
process will succeed any now in use.
and the results cannot but be far-reach-
ing since only the cost of its production
prevents aluminium from supplanting
copper. tin and zinc for all ordinary
purposes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
PRESTON ALL RIGHT.
Secretary Carlisle Indorses His
Action in Purchasing Silver at
the London Price.

=
WASHINGTON, July 81. - Secretary
Carlisle, after an interview with Acting
Mint Director Preston this morning, au-
thoriZed the Associated Press to state
that lie fully approves the policy pur-
sued in his absence by Acting Mint
Director Preston in purchasing silver.
and that the same policy will govern
silver purchases in the immediate fut-
ure. This statement will set at rest
rumors that have been started that Sec
retary Carlisle would. on his return,
reverse the policy OF the treasury in
purchasing silver.
Mr.. Preston was entrusted by Secre-
tary Carlisle with entire discretion in
purchasing silver when he left on his
vacation. This morning, with the ap-
proval of Secretary Carlisle. he refused
to purchase 100000 ounces of silver at
20 cents, the London price being about
6915 cents per ounce. This lot was
part of lot offered yesterday at 73
cents per ounce and was declined, and a
counter offer was made by Mr.. Preston
of 7l12 cents per ounce, which the hold
er refused to accept. This morning he
offered, as stated, 100000 ounces at 20
cents, .015c below the price rendered him
yesterday, but Mr.. Preston Informed
the otferer that ne only purchased silver
on silver days-Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. The total silver purchased
so far this mouth is about 1,S0O,0
ounces, besides some local" purchases,
which may bring the total up to 2,O00,-
600 ounces. 1t is not expected the total
OF 4,500,000 ounces of silver will be pur-
chased this month, but this does not
worry treasury officials, as Secretary
Carlisle holds, with Mr.. Preston, that
the law does not require the treasury to
purchase that amount in case it is not
offered within the market price.
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BOLD KIDNAPERs.
A Mother and Three Children
CAPTURED by Masked Men.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, July pa Mrs.
Mcdonald and her three children lived
with her sister, Mrs. Magner, several
miles back in the country from this
city. Last night several masked men
knocked at the door and Mrs. Magner
attended the summons. In answer to
their inquiry. she said that her sister
was up stairs. They Immediately seized
Mrs. Magner, pushed her into room,
locked the door and went up stairs to
find Mrs. Mcdonald. She was scIzed
with her three children. taken out of
the house, placed in carriage
ana the entire party was driven
away. Much excitement prevails, and
the police are non-plussed. Not trace
of the kidnapers can be found. The
only reasonable theory is that Mrs. Nc
Donald's husband some years ago was
put in the pepitentiary for committing
crime. 1t is s'surmised that he has es-
capped from prison and was one of the
kidnaDerS
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READS THE RIOT ACT.
PRESIDENT STURcfS ADDRESSES THE
STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS.
RAscALs TO BE CLEANED OUT.
The New York Exchange Will Do
All in Its Power TO Suppress
Attacks on Credit - Prosecu-
tions of Some Members Pos
Sible.

New YORK, July 22.-In accordance
with resolution passed by the govern
ing committee yesterday evening,
President F. K. Sturgs, of the New
York Stock Exchange. delivered the
following address from the rostrum of
the exchange this morning.:
"Ihe board of governors of the stock
exchange held prolonged session yes
terday afternoon, and am instructed by
them To give to you the result of their
deliberations. The times through
which We are passing are phenomenal
in their nature. and have never been
eoualed by any which have transpired
during this generation. 1t behooves
every member of the exchange not only
to be loyal to his own sense of honor.
but to stand firmly and devotedly to
the institution of which he is a member.
The community have always looked
TO the stock exchange for a high stand
ard of financial and commercial integ-
rlty, and have not been disappointed.
Moreover, II is true that during the re-
cent phenomenal Shrinkage and dis
tresSing complications the public have
looked with amaZement and deep re-
Spect to the manner III which the mem
bers of the stock exchange have lived
up to their contracts.
but in all large bodies of men there
will be found individuals who, for pri-
yate gain or public notoriety, will take
stand at variance with their associates.
"Would that we had the power to
punish as it deserves such disloyalty.
b t it is our intention, in so far as our
power goes, to put stamp of absolute
disapDroval upon all the Irregular ties
and all methods of doing business sub
versiye of welfare and injurious to pub
lie credit.
"Furthermore, the public are apt to
confuse rAnOrS which have their origin
in Wall rect with the stock exchange,
and to give to the exchange the credit
of any malicious or false statements
which may come from the Seething
mass who thrOnE in Wall street itself.'
President SturgiS read resolutions
adopted bv the governing committee.
These condemned the circulation of
false statementSs and contained ii e
its power to stop the practice. The
committee made ruling that offers TO
buy or sell securities under any form OF
contract other than that provided for by
the constitution should be deemed a
violation of the rules, and punishable
by suspension or expulsion. This ruling
was intended TO put an end to the
special requirements, or to the delivery
and payment for securities by which
embarrassment might be caused.
President SturgiS has called another
special meeting of the governing COM
mittee of the stock exchange for Mon
day at the request of the law committee
The purpose is to bring to account un-
der the constitution of the exchange
members who spread damaging reports.
1t is intimated that tile committee may
go further and order legal proceedings.
PRECEDENT Sturgis said: I'VE are go
ing to do all in our power to suppress
attacks on credit"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
A Bill Is Drafted for Its Owner
shin,


ship.
DUBUQUE, To-. July 22.-M. A. Moore,
of Dubuque, has drafted a bill for the
government ownership of the NIcara-
qua canal. which will be offered at the
extra session of congress, probably by
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada. 1t pro.
Vides for company capitalized at
Sl,OOO,OOO. This company shall paw
Nicaragua S4,O0O,OOO, Cost Rica ST.
100000 and the Maritime canal
S2,0OO,000 in stock for conces-
siOns. Also repay the $4,000, 900
the canal company has expended. The
bill shall be void unless accepted by the
Maritime Canal company in three
months, and unless contracts Tor the
construction of the canal are let in six
months within the engineers estimate
of S56,0UO,OOO. The United States shall
appoint nine directors, the Maritime
Canal company four, Nicaragua one and
Costa kica one. They shall let all con-
tracts exceeding $4,000 AS soon as the
government pays 100000 of vouchers it
Shall stamp 100000 of stock as the
property of the United States, and all
stock issued IN excess of the cost of the
canal shall be Cancelled.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23

bernian National and State National
banks. Therear of the German Ma
tlonal bank was damaged by wall fall
ing on 1t from the Keefer building, and
three firemen had narrow escapes; it
was supposed that all had got down in
safely. but after the fire the body of J.
Il. Mcdonald, pipeman of No. 2. was
found in corner of the remnant of the
third floor. where the unfortunate man
had been sutfocated. The Keefer build
ing was worth 100000. The shoe stock,
which was completely destroyed, was
worth about $4,000. The damage to
adjoining building " Ill make the total
loss S250,OO0, which is about halt COW
cred by insurance.
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as to what congress will do with the
tariff and the Sherman silver law. 1t
was agreed that no better time than tie
present could be had for the shutdown,
for it is at the season of the year that
the employees take their vacation. and
are thus not likely to feel the cessation
of WORK. Nearly all the mill operatives
have money in bank, and will be en-
abled to undergo enforced idleneSS
without suffering.
In speaking of the action of the mill
owners, John Claflin, of H. b. Clafiin
IL Co., said that it is the best thing that
could have been done. "The market is
now overStocked, but with the mills
closed for month or two perhaps a
little longer. orders for goods will come
rushing in here in thirty, sixty or ninety
days at great rate"
ingly SO.
There is Plenty of Money,
but it is not being spent. Those who
have it are waiting to see where we
will stand after congress gets down to
business.
F. q. Cooper, of J. W. White & Co.,
also takes hopeful view of the situa-
tion. He says: "All jobOers are now
buying only what goods they have to
have. and are carrying only small
stocks. That means good deal. They
propose the wholesale houses in this
city shall carry the heavy stocks. The
New York houses don't propose to do
this, and therefore the mills must shut
down until a bona fide demand for
goods arises. think i'll sixty days, if
not in less time, We shall have tre-
mendous rush of orders from jobbers.
Il 4 /
anything to do with the shutting down
of the mills. The tariff cannot affect
the goods in question.
"BuSinesS men are waiting to see
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Two People Killed and Three
Wounded


New YORK, July 22.-While the con-
tractors were blasting rocks at O'Clock
this afternoon at the corner of 122d
street and Fourth avenue an explosion
sent huge mass of rock weighing
about twenty tons crashing through the
side wall of No. 122 East 1921 street,
killing two people and seriously injur-
ing three, who Will probably die. The
dead:
MARIE PosEY. thirty-five years old.
MARIE a. POsEY, five years old, her
daughter.
The injured: Reginald Posey, eight
years old, skull fractured; Irma c.
Posey, thirteen years old. cut about
face; Mamie McAdam, twenty-six years
old, skull fractured: Albert Graham.
twenty-seveh. ankle sprained; Mrs. w.
Johnson, slightly bruised.
At the time of the explosion Mrs.
Posty was sitting at the window with
her Child. The rock struck her ana
drove her through the partition into
the apartments of Mrs. Johnson.
where the rock pinned her TO the
floor. Reginald, WHO is fatally injured,
was driven iuto the partition and there
pinned fast. The injured were taken
TO the Harlem hospital. The rock on
which the blasting was in progress ex-
tends along the entire block and was
forty feet high. Contractors have been
blasting for several weeks, in order to
put up new houses. The shock was
terrific and was felt all over Harlem. A
ROCK weighing ABOUT a ton was iuun.
on the roof of 81. East One Hundred
and Twenty-SecOnd street. The air
was tlled with tlving rock, ranging in
weight from 100 to 800 pou dis. A num-
Der of persons were struck and more or
less injured. Five Italian laborers, who
We're working at the blasting, were ar
rested. The Italian contractor and his
foreman could not be found. Imme-
alately afte.' the explosion both men
Jumped into carriage and drove away
rapidly.
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pany, of indianapolis, recently
organized, was made assignee
of the New Albany rail mill
company and of Charles Depau indi-
vidual. The amount involved is nearly
S1,000,000. 1t was brought about so far
as the mill was concerned by depression
in business. Mr.. Depau's failure was
brought about by becoming indorser for
the Premier Steel Works of Indianapo-
lis for S500,000 and for the rail mill to
the extent of S25O,0oO or more.
The failure will not affect any of the
other financial institutions in New AL
bany. or the glass works, as n. II. De-
pau is the manager and principal owner
of the latter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
Imports and Exnorts.

New YORK, July 22.-The imports,
exclusive of specie, at the port of New
York for the week were S9,6OO,2l6, of
which s2,s14,2 ,232 were dry goods, and
ST, 7S5,9S4 general merchandise. The
imports of specie at the port of New
York for the week were $1,204, ,O42, of
which 81, 1883 were gold. and $50, 149
silver. Fhe exports of specie from the
port of New York for the week were
S1.l29,000, of which $500 were gold and
Sl.123, 500 silver. Of this amount 81, ,123,-
600 silver went to Europe and $500 gold
and $500 silver went to South America.
The clearing house loan committee to-
day retired s15O,O0O loan certificates,
leaving total outstanding S21, ,990,O0O
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
WITH a SHOT GUN.
Prominent Wholesale Liquor
Dealer Murdered in His Store.

Dealer Murdered in His Store.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, July 22.-At 1880
this evening David Laser. a drummer,
walked into the wholesale liquor house
of Levinson, Frdham & Co., on Main
street, and emptied the contents of
shotgun into Ben LeVinson's body,
killing him.
David Laser Is a well-known whisky
drummer, and was formerly in the en-
ploy of Levinson, Fridham q Co., and
is now in the employ of TRACER
& Co.. of Cincinnati. The shoot
ing was brought about, Laser
said, by Levinson having made
improper proposals to his sister, Mrs.
Leo Thaelheimer, of New York, who is
now visiting in this city. According
to Laser's statement, Levinson sent two
notes to the lady requesting her to meet
him this evening at house of assigna-
ton. She handed the notes to Laser.
who with his brother took a shotgun
and perpetrated the murder. There are
open threats of lynching Laser.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
DIED FROM a BULLET.
Young Girl Killed BY Wool
Grower,


GREAT FALLS, Mont, July ga
warrant was sworn out today charging
John Hobbins, a wealthy wool grower
of Collins, Mont, with manslaughter.
On July s, Cora BrOtherton and her
sister, Mrs. Graham, boarded train
with HObbins' nephew at the Great
Falls and Canada depot, this city, in
tending TO visit the ranch at Collins.
Hobbins, senior, who was intoxicated,
objected to the company and began
shooting. A bullet struck Cora, who
fed with her sister and Hobbin'S
nephew the next day to avoid an appear
ance as witnesses against the Old man.
Her injuries were then thought to be
slight, but telegram from Sethbridge
states that she died there yesterday
from the effects of the wound. The
reason given for shooting by Hobbins
was that the young man was his heir
and he objected to his fortune passing
into tile hands of the Brotherton woman,
whom he considerable diSreputable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
KENTUCKY NATIONAL.
One of the Louisville Banks Closes
Temporarily.

OhO VI VIC LOUISVILLE banks OIOSGS
Temporarily.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 22.-The Ken
lucky National bank closed its doors
after 10 O'Clock this morning, and the
announcement was made by the board
of directors that payment had been sus-
pended. There was no excitement, and
no one would have suspected that the
bank had closed up but for a crowd of
loafers and newsboys who congregated
on the sidewalk. The suspension had
been expected, as the bank had large
amount of paper which, though gilt
edged, could not be realized on. The bank
was the government depository, and the
government has a large sum on de-
posit, which is amply protected by
United States bonds. President Fetter
said that he had full confidence in the
sOlvency OF the bank, and believed that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
NEW ORLEANS ABLAZE.
A Quarter of a Million Dollar Fire
In the Southern City,

NEW ORLEANS, July 22.-A disastrous
fire originating from lightning striking
a heap of rubbish. costing one life
and entailing damage to the extent of
S250,000, occurred about $50 o'clock.
The flames were discovered in the
rear portion of the wholesale shoe
house of Keefer Bros, on Canal
street between Camp and ST.
Charles. and owing to the location
of the fire it gained great headway,
and soon the entire square in the center
of the business portion of the city
was threatened with destruction. The
entire fire department of the city was
called out, and after an hours work got
the blaze under control. but not before
it had Quilted Keefer's establishment
and badly damaged two unoceupied
buildings OH either side and the rear
portion of the Germania National, Hi
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
Garland Will Run.

Special to The Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., July 22.-Judge
F. r. Aikens created surprise here this
afternoon by announcing he would not
be candidate for reelection as judge
of this circuit. A petition has been cir
culated among LAWYERS and generally
signed, asking Judge John E. Garland,
OF this place, to be a non partisan can
didate. Judge Garland will Monday
reply to the petitioners agreeing to make
fln I,nn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
~ CANADAS~NEW~ - GOVERNORS GENERAL = q

how the silver question is settled.
have Just returned from Europe.
England and France are watching US
and waiting to see what we intend doing
ABOUT silver. They say there if the
Sherman law is repealed they must
prepare for heavy drain of gold to the
United States. This must benefit all
branches of trade. Gingham and cotton
goods will feel the good effects of it to
decided extent, for public confidence
will be in great measure restored" ("
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
Wants to EIGHT

New YORK, July 22.-Solly Smith, the
featherweight pugilist who whipped
Johnny Griffin at Roby, is in town try
ing to arrange match with George
Dixon, the colOred featherwe1ght cham
pion. Jack Skelly, who was defeated
at New Orleans by Dixon, has Just been
matched to fight George SIddons for a
purse of $500. Time and place of meet
ing will be determined upon next
week.