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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
4 PENSION BUREAU ORDER CHANGED

Worcester Mass, June 81 Special).-ThN Pension
Bureau, at Washington. On April 90 issued an order
forbidding the reception Of typewriter testimony IN
pension cases. Congressman J. II. Walker, OF tho
lid Massachusetts, District, wrote an indignant letter
to Hoke Smith, Secretary Of the Interior, demanding
the repeal OF tho order. This letter was turned
over to Pension Commissioner William Lochren, who
under date OF June 10 wrote to Mr.. Walker lie
says: az find that practice was growing up OF send
ing to this bureau testimony wholly printed where
the blanks used set forth the acquiring OF specified
disease by the claimant by reason OF hardship ex'
posure etc. leaving only names. dates and places to
be written. This machne-made testimony was 50
manifestly worthless that on April 90 1893 an order
was made forbldding tho reception OF such printed
testimony Later presentation OF typewriter tes-
timony, similarly filled In as to dates, names and
places Vas held to be excluded by the order against
printed testimony" The Commissioner admits that
the order did not reach the evil, 50 he prepared
another known as Order No 900, which requires tnas
All testimony must be written or prepared 10 DO
typewrtten in the presence OF the witness and from
his oral declarations. and must embody Statements
from the witness that 1t WAS so DONE and that ~
maldng his declaration he WAS not aided or pompteo
by any written or printed statement or recNal pre-
pared or dictated by any other person Mr. walker,
in a reply addressed 10 Secretary smith, expresses
satisfaction with the order and in closing says
"Pease accept my thanks for your prompt correction
Of the mistake Of the Department"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
Value value
April 1893. July !, lo93
cu1cAco spEAKs roR HONEST MONEY.


Chicago. June 81 (spcclaD.-Spcahng of the acuoh
~ India on silver President Lyman j. Gage. OF the
First National Bank said this afternoon The Gov
eminent Is confronted with very simple prorosi'oh
II must either stop the compulsory purchase OF
mart OF the silver that Is mined or II must buy me
whole production OF the world. There Is no middle
ground"
at regard the action taken by the Indian Govern
mont Ms the most important financial event OF recent
vears, said Clinton Is. Evans. Editor Of the Econo
mist" at forces the issue at once and will com
pl Immediate action by Congress ms an Imperative
measure OF selfdcfcncc. IT VIII enable the friends
OF sound currency to jump 10 conclusion In Ieei'ia
ton which they might otherwise have been long
time reaching. 1t brushes away the doubts ana
clears the atmosphere. No man, whether In Con
cross or ont who has been In doubt can longer
hesitate what course 10 pursue. what stand TO lake
India was the last running mate the United States
had and now that that country has abandoned the
field there can b. no longer the shadow Of an excuse
for further sclfcruchXlon for the benefit OF certain
interest" go, So. -,
J. u. Mitchell. president OF the Illinois Trust ana
savings Bank, Thought the position taken by india
would force this Government 10 retire from It's false
position a. n compulsory purchaser OF silver the
effect Of which would be hurfu to tho sver-produc-
iny interest hut beyond that he could not see that
tho welfare Of the country was going to be seriously
affected. on the other hand. he was Of the opinion
that anything which might tend to mako the silver
conage situation acute would hasten remedial
action by Congress. thereby restoring quiet and con-
ndcncc to the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
IT COULDN'T BORROW $1,000.
FOR THAT REASON FIRM. WITH MILLION OF
ASSETS. AssICNED-MINoR BUSINESS
EAIT.TRE..


Cincinnati. June c7.-M Hamilton, Butler county
last evening Louis sndcrs Sons in the Probate court
made an assignment to c. VI. Harding OF frahNi''
and Geo H. Parmlec OF Hamilton, Of their four great
manor mills nj Hamilton. their real estate IN b"'ier
County and their great paper warehouse IL onci'"'
Their assets are over million dollars, ana 'hcr 'o'''
liabilities arc less than $500 Ooo ~ Is esuhaeu l'
i,odaon by Il forced sale would leave them r4'oooo
Their assignment T. due 10 the fact thnt 'h'y WERE
unable 10 borrow from the banks yesterday 'he SUI"
Of 5000. -
Chicago limo c7-Thc Columbian Excursion Com
Many which holds a icaschod three Worlds Fair
hotels made an assignment to day IN favor OF N''"e
C. Eamcs. The hotels arc the Everett -Vo roo"'' ;
the Costello o3o rooms. ard the Boston -oo roonS'
The company was incorporated two years ago WIN
cau,,al stock OF $4,000 Tho hotels are renlodeied
npartmcrt houses fuod up for Worlds fair hoco""o-
a,,ons. Tho assets o. the company Will probably
exceed the liabilities Inc iIiuc WIS '" -
lack Of patronage.
s,r,r -ecId ILL., June 27.-Thc Illinois Fuel Com
many. heavy mining operators. with headquarters
/, chicago. confessed iudgemt to-day for f-o'7oo
4, favor of the Commercial Bank OF '-icaTS Inc
total liabilities Will reach 10000. The assets VIII
hardly reach the Liabilities
,gn,,nn,u. June 27-Thc firm Of Rennekamp Broth
o manufacturers Of furniture. at Nos. 22o TT ana
200 Cl,nton-si, MAZE an Assignment 'is norni"S'
Tho o.se,s are 400 900 and liabilities *io'opD'
Toledo June 27.-The Toledo Spice Company oi
INF, c,ty. made an application for the appointment OIL
, receiver this afternoon. The liabilities amount ~
over $4,000: assets unknown
Lockport y. y. June 2'.-Ihe Lochp''' anu ~
ton Book Company. Organized under the law OIL W"
- and having factories I'm Boston MnSs ana
tocrror, y " has been compelled TO ask for re
c,lycr. VI. H. TarboS. Of Lockport, AMI Henry b.
Aewhall. Of Jersey Ci'y, have been appointed r..
ccvcrs hy the Court Of Chnnccry OF Jersey ony' ~"
officer Of the company said that The lab'hi'' "o'u
reach 900. but the assets were sih'e' 10 'o''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
BANK TROUBLES IN VARIOUS CITIES.

Buffalo, June 81 (SpecaD.-The first failure among
Buffalo banks in the present panic likely TO DE the
last Considerable anxiety was felt about the
Ing but I'm not one OF them were the withorhwais
unusually large The action OF the Buffalo BANKERS
Association in Offering to issue unlimited clearing
house loan certificates nipfed In the bud the panic
started by the failure OF the Queen City BANK
The banks here hold combined assets OF S3o,ooo,-
900 and cash resources Of S1,OOOOO0 The feeling
among business men here to-day Is more conndcht
than ut any time iu the last three weeks Mr.
Creed the deputy superintendent Of tho bank stated
this afternoon that, far he has proceeded WIN
his examination OF Queen City Bank affairs, he knows
OF 10 reason why should not resume business az an
early day. x,- $1,000.
Los Angeles. Inne 27.-The Broadway Bank opened
It's doors this morning. The bank commissioners say
the bank ought never to have closed Inc cnNeisity
First National and Southern California National are
still closed They will be opened In a Few Gays
Confidence seems restored aid the business outlook
Is improving. 800 >..,, nj,
Ashland. Ky. June 27-The Second National Bank
NJ this place closed Its doors this morning. IL Is
solvent but was forced to suspend because OF inability
10 realize on good paper. The depostors VIII all
get their money. 49, ~. .,o.
saws: THE First National Bank. OF this city, closed
It's doors yesterday morning after having been open
thirty minutes. Two weeks ago the deposits OF the
bank were 3o7, 900. and 1t was regarded as one OF
ia, safest In the State. From some cause run De-
gan and continued until the deposits Including county
funds amounted 10 only about $4,000 Against
Tho bank will undoubtedly resume business In short
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
CEASELESS FIGHT ON FLOODS
WORK ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS
MAJOR STARTLING THINKS THAT THE wATERs


WILL EVENTUALLY BE CONTROLLED.
Frequent reports come from early spring until MID
summer each year that the Mississippi River has
Overowed its banks and broken through the levees.
flooding great and destroying property, and
sometimes life. There several breaks at present
In the levers through which the water Is pouring upon
tfc fields and forests Major william Starring chief
gneer in charge of the evees In the lower Yasoo district
has been In this city for several days to lay before
The Mississippi River Commission the needs OF his
district. He was seen ut the Engineer Club by .
Tribune reporter yesterday and spoke Of many inter-
esting points connected with the floods. Major Star
ling fought for the Union In the 9th Kentucky volun
teers during the Civil War. lie has been engaged II
levee work the Mississippi River for eleven years.
IL am glad" he said. to say something on this
subject In which am so deeply interested especially
AS there is much popular msnformation and misap-
prehension Of the facts. The levee system Is BY
means complete. Only beginning has been made.
People should remember this when they read Of dam
age done. II is not any defect In the work usually,
But the incompleteness Of II which allows the over.
flows 70 take place. There two distinct classes Of
floods. The spring foods come from the Ohio River
and other branches where the rainy comes
early-in January, February and March. The summer
floods come from the Upper Mississippi and the Mis-
souri, and its branches, where the spring rains do not
come until May and June. The foods Of 1882, 1883
and 1894 spring floods, those OF 1892 and 1893
we're summer floods. The summer floods have been
known to come as late August. The foods are
caused by ranfalls almost entirely / am inclined
TO agree with the theory which ascribes the floods In
recent years to the denudng Of the slopes Of their
trees.n
"what is the difference in height between high ana
low water Z" asked
"Fity-one feet and two inches at Cairo. Ill., snl
about the same Mt vicksburg. The work on the
Icvecs is directed chiefly by local State authorities Il
natural basins through which the river flows. Tho
annual tax in my district Is about 1910 900. We have
also now Government appropriation OF 100000 this
The levees are simply banks OF earth II is not prac
ticabe to use piles or masonry. 1t Is my experience
that the best levee is an earth bank with wide q
base as possible. Floods growing fewer and fewer
the ievees are strengthened and extended. All
that Is needed is money and time. Constant repairs
will always be required account Of the shifting soil
and the Irregularities OF the river"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
Two CHILDREN KILLED By A TRAIN.

Chicago. June 27.-An incoming milk train on the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad while cross
ing Willard ave- this morning crushed the life out OF
two children, badly injured their mother and fatally
wounded n thirccn-y ear-0ld girl. The four persons
were in buggy driving to the city. James Webster,
the gatcman at Willard ave. has been arrested re-
sponsible for the accident The killed are FiOl W.
Ipholsen six years old Oracle Inholsen, five months
old Tho Injured are Mrs. Flora Inholsen, mother Of
the above bruised about the head and spinal injuries
Maggie Savin skull fractured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
DEATH OF MRS. REBECCA BEILBY.

Mrs. Rebecca Beilby died yesterday at the homo
OF her daughter, No. 113 South Fourthst. Brooklyn
T.. d. She was born at the Battery, this city, IN
1900. Her father was n merchant In ISL she
married Thomas Beilby. who one Of the founders
OF the Orchard Street Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
EDWARD ATKINsON,s VIEWS.

Boston, June ~ e5pcciaD.-Edward Atkinson dis
cusses the silver outlook In an interview In "The
Journal lie holds that midas change TO n gold
standard has simply because her English rulers
have been forced TO It. No one he says. compre-
bends more fully than they the terrible strain which
will ensue, corresponding TO the strain upon this
country in getting out Of the slough of paper money
into which ignorant people. Of the typo Of Mr. Bland
arc trying to push W again. But they must not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
pr.rrryG \ VALUE on FOREIGN COINS.

Washington. jane a7.-rour times n year the sec
rotary Of The Treasury procaims the values Oh or'ib"
coins Another proclamation regulate the 'S''''A's
~ vain. on imports. The announcement L" govern
Tho nov, ,hrec months was made to-day. Tn" changes
I'm tbe yaluc Of foreign coins since April are us
follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
rASK OFFICIALS UNDER SUSPICION.

Nashville June 27.-Wlll IL. Scoggns, assistant
cashier OF the failed Commercial National Bank. has
been arrested and placed under bond TO appear AT
the October term Of the Federal Court, the
charge Of being cognizant OF the operations which
caused the wreck Of the bank. special session Of
The Federal Grand Jury win be held July &C.
when matters in connection with the bank will be
considered.
indianapolis, June 27.-Deteotves are here looking
for Fred T. Day, the sxPresident Of the Planldnton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
TRYING; TO REORGANIzE TIE CANALsT. BANK

meeting Of the stockholders and depositors OF the
Cana!sl. bank held yesterday afternoon at
No. - Walker-st. a. Julien announced that the
stockholders Of the old bank had subscribed their
300 OOO but that To business the bank would
require another 100000. The daposltors were not
well pleased with this proposition, and spoke to that
effect II explained To the dcpositors that they
would become stockholders ard would then realize
Oh their money almost Immediately Few OF Tie
depnSitnrs. however. favor Tho prop lsltIon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
A FATAL WRECK on THE UNION PACIFIC.

Portland, Ore, June 27.-The Union Pacific fsss
mail train was wrecked about six miles from this
city. One passenger. c. c. Chase was killed ana
two others injured The train. while going at
high rate Of speed, struck COW standing on curve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
FATAL Hor SPELL IN NEw-oRLEAys.

New-Orleans. June o7.-This IS the fifth day OF
severe hot spell. There were eight prosfrations nom
heat yesterday, three proving fatal To-day two iatas
cases OF sunstroke have been reported. AT O'Clock
today the thermometer registered 93.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For Maine fair: slightly warmer; variable winds.
For New.IampshIre and Vermont, fair; slightly
warmer; variable winds
For Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
part,y cloudy; slightly warmer; variable winds
For Eastern New-York. cloudy and probably showers
south slightly warmer; variable winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania and NewJersey. generally
cloudy weather probably without rain slightly warmer
east winds, becoming variable.
For the District OF Columbia Delaware and Maryland
partly cloudy cloudy, probably without rain shghty
warmer: east 10 north winds, becoming variable.
For Virginia North and South Carolina air' eAceps
Fap Georgia fair except probably showers north
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
iss:.Sk
500
lQ.6

In this diagram . continuous white line shows vs., me
changes in pressure Indicated by The Trbune's see
eo,dinc barometer The line represents the tenn
peroture as observed at Pcrrys Pharmacy
Tribune Once. June %. .. m.-The weather yes'er
day continued cloudy and cool with occasional hgn'
rain. Tho temperature ranged between 81 and To a.
grees tho average 80t) being 1875 lower than OIL H'
corresponding day last year. ard l. higher than "
Monday. 4. ,,..,v n
DO cloudy with occasional rain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28

Bank Of Milwaukee. Dr. " r. ws har bot Cl ' de-
cisn, w state where his patient Is In hiding. Nv
.nr that as soon as Mr. Day Is able he WI rGnr I'll
n Milwaukee. and Eel al he knows OF Tue "''"'
tho su.pended bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
THE WEATHER REPORT


Washington, June 27-Thc barometer IL low over ths
Sou,hen states the Middle Valley and in the region
north O, Montana high the North Pacihc coast
over Lake Supoior and In the extreme Northeast Inc
temperature has fallen In the Middle, south Atlantic ana
Gulf States and Rocky Mountain region ana the
Red River OF the North Valley. Light showers have oc'
Cured In the Atlantic States and showers are re-
ported in areas in the middle Gulf aud Western States.
Cloudy weather and possibly light showers are inai'
c,,od for the Middle South Atlantic Gulf and South
Nsw.Fnrand States In the Ohio and middle Mississippi
and Missouri valleys partly cloudy cloudy weather WITH
scattered showers Is Indicated In the lake regions sn0
weather will be generally fair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
THE TREASURY GAINING GOLD.

Washington, June 27-snce June q, the Treasur,
Department has gained s6.106,5i4 in gold, the net
gold today being $J5, G95,9O1. The lowest point
coached was on June q, when the gold had decreased
10 SS9. 5aO. 3G3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
J1rpGMEN1s ENTERED AND CONFESSED.

Edward F. Sanford & Co., diamond dealers at Nos
IA John-s and 80 Union Square. who recently faled
confessed judgments TO creditors for $8s3o7 as
follows: +. August Nereshemer q Co., $3S,6Oo;
Thomas F. GilrOy jr, as receivers for E. f. klplng
Si5sO1 Charles F. Wood & Co., Sl2,078; l.. d. NJ
Kahn q Co.. So Os6; Samuel Greenbaum, as assignee
of Charles Cottier Son. $6.24O; ii. G. Hardy d Co..
$4,000; Maurice We'll, $3,647. The firm has been
endeavoring to compromise with their creditors at
80 cents on the dollar.
The Sheriff has received attachment for S4s3e
against the Bank of NewHaven, OF wilmington, y.
c.. in favor Of the Merchants National Bank ana
has served 1t on the Importers and Traders Unlted
States and Irving National banks.
Judgment was entered in this city yesterday for
$loO12 against the Brooklyn. Bushwick and queens
County Railroad Company in FAVOR OF Samuel W.
BOVINE for merchandise sold between August 1, 1900
and May 16, 1891.
Goldman Brothers, Cloak manufacturers at NO. loi
Greene-st. confessed judgment for $13oo7 IN FAVOR
of the president and directors OF the Manhattan
c,ank) Company, on a demand note dated June a.
and for Sits in favor OF Escman Brothers 1or mer
chandise The partners Sellgman and Herman
Goldman. The house Is one of the Oldest Ill tne
cloak trade in this city and has always claimed ample
capital for the business. few months ago the nIu
claimed TO be worth 100000, Of which about SID
real and securities. The Liabilities are sao
% about coo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28

The unit gold forces itself in spite OF all resistance
our unit OF value is now n dollar made OF gold. IL
Is the only lawful unit Of value In this country. IL
/, becoming the unit Of value OF the world, not by
treaty. not by agreement, and not by acts OF legal
tender. The force which makes gold the UNI. o,
value lies deep in human nature Inc Ioily vi
irving 70 resist this current or reverse after we
have attained It's full advantage Is becoming patent
TO every man OF common sense " the tnten SUITES,
tho chief producers of the food and fibre that othe
nations must buy We hold demand upon the golg
legislation has impaired control. We shall soon
assert again. 1t has required the present pressure
to bring the facts to light.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28

trary act renewing the rate of exchange from
the influence of the changes in the price OF
ton? But for this. arbitrary arrangement the
rate of Indian exchange would have fallen
enormously the last two d0ys by the very act
of closing the Indian mnts. IT. was done TO
prevent such q fall. which would have wiped out
business profits in recent shipments OF mer-
chandisc 10 India by English merchants have
not seen any full statement of the propositions con-
tanned in the Herschcll report Probably they
Will have an important bearing on the subject"
TRYING To SECURE GOLD STANDARD FOR
INDIA.
George Rutledge Gibson, of Watson " Gibson,
aaid: For some time the official class Ia India
and the banking interest in Lombard Street have
exerted themselves TO secure gold standard 1or
India, and they appear now to have taken the
preliminary and heroic step toward that end ny;
II looks like a snap Judgment, for the Herschell
Committee has not Yet published It's report ana
arguments, upon which, one may assume, tne &C
ZION has been taken. This is blow TO silver
which cannot fail 10 exert powerful am At ,ng
~ we'll as on all banking and mercantile Interests
connected with slver-using countries. cannon
regard with compostre the effort to destroy the
believe that il any more has been left 20 us at
this particular day to discover the permanent
inutility of it as measure OF value ana medium,
of exchange than 1t was left to the tnanciers and
political economists Of England and France in the
decade between 1880 and $50 10 discover the IN
utility Of gold for tho same purpose During the
latter period the great economic leader OF
Golden. and the great economic Su' NOR, yo u
on account Of its enormous output in California
and Australia, had lost its proper functions az
money metal, and England was urged to de-
ncnfT sS;aH that some Of our people who are 50
.,xtnns "a diecaxd diver from our currency sys-
- undereCtinSG The reacdtnau, II net rsvolu.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-29
a Conviot's Discovery.

1.-THE funniest incident in my long exper.
fence here, said Principal Keeper COnnaugh-
ton, Of Sing Sing, few days ago, In one Of
his reminiscent moods TO a New York writer
occurred about two months ago.
Il laughed till cried when it happened and
the thought Of it helped to cheerne up in the
trOubious times Of the murderers' escape
which followed.
''We'had a very small man brought here in
January who was an old time sneak thief
in other states. We had 20 make special
suit of Stripes for him, and he seemed to he
very proud of the cut of the coat. He was an
especially good prisoner, and was very
much urprised to be called to his cell one
morning just before breakfast. wonder
ed as hurried along the corridor, whether
he had been trying to escape, and resolved
if foundit 50, to put no more faith in
human nature
When reached his cell he stood there
grasping the bars, and with the most doleful
expressions immagniable on his little face
'' Mr.. ConnaughtOn, he gasped, I have lost
my coat. Do you know that there are thieves
in this PRISON.
When I was able to speak I replied that
we might possibly have few and went back
to enjoy the heartiest breakfast I had eaten
for years. l don't know what became of the
coat, but think that some one must have
taken it for curiosity"