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$4,000 FAILURE IN ST. JOE.
Steele & Walker, Big Grocers,
Make an Assignment.
Runs on Two Banks in Which tho
Firm Held Stocks.

(By Associated Press)
ST. JOSEPH, June AT 4 A.. M. to-
day Steele & Walker, n Of the largest
wholesale grocery firms on the Missouri
River. made an assignment for the bene-
lit of their creditors. w. w. Wheeler
and Beattie Weakley being named as
trustees.
AT the time of the filing Of the papers
of assignment, d. NJ. Steele and s. A.
and ]. w. Walker filed instruments con
veying all their other property to the
trustees for the benefit Of the creditors.
The liabilities Of the firm are placed at
S725, 900 and 1t is claimed the assets will
exceed this amount by a good sum. In
making the assignment nothing vas re-
served except the homestead of Mr..
Steele, both the Walkers conveying their
residence property to secure the liabili-
ties.
This firm was composed of D. M.
Steele, S. A. Walker and ] w Walker.
and has been regarded as one Of the
strongest in the West, d. M. Steele
having been rated at from $750.000 to
81 OOc, 900. The failure is the result Of
lack OF confidence.
At the time OF the Schu3ter failure,
several weeks ago. when 1t became
known that Schuster was a heavy
debtor to the First National Bank, In
which bank Steele & Walker were
large stockholders. the creditors of the
latter firm began pressing their claims.
When 1t was announced to-day that the
firm had assigned. a run was started or
the First National and the Central SAY
ings banks, in both Of which Messrs
Schuster and Steele & Walker were
large stockholders. Considerable ex.
element was caused by the run and
thousands of dollars were drawn Out
shortly after the opening hours.
This afternoon, when 1t became evil
lent that the banks had plenty OF
money, the crowds of depositors
dwindled to a few hundred, when be.
fore that the line had extended far into
the street. 1t is claimed both banks
will pull through, and 1t IL hardly likely
that the runs will extend to any other
banks or last longer h to-day a,
most.
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WHEAT ON THE RISE.
Other Cereals Strong, While Cotton
Is Weaker.

The Cotton Exchange did not open
to-day until II o'clock. as will be the
case every Monday during the Sum-
mer months. On other days 1t will open
at 10 o'clock as usual.
There was a sharp break of about Z
points at the start, with sales OF about
1000 bales on first call.
Wheat was decidedly flrmer, advanc-
here and 56c. at Chicago. There was a
further advance during the forenoon,
prices gaining about lc. from the low-
est. Corn advanced about l-2c., opening
at 4S l-2c. here and SO Lac. at Chicago.
Oats were about 3-Sc. better. July selling
at 80 lac. here n 81 Use. at Chicago.
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BOYLE MAY DIE.
DodRed Three OF KraiI's Bullets
and Jumped Through n Window.

DOdRed Three OF Nra1Is Bull0to
and Jumped Through n Window.
John Krail. Of $50 East One Hundred and
Forty-eighth street, was held without
bail in Morrisania Court his morning
to await the result of injuries to John
Boyle, of the same address, who Is in
Harlem Hospital in a critical condition,
The two men had a drunken quarrel
last night n the saloon OF william
Forty-eighth street. and Breimise threw
his troublesome customers out on the
sidewalk. They went to the house Of
Krail and continued drinking in his
basement. The quarrel was resumed
and krail suddenly drew a revolver and
lodging three bullets, broke through the
plate-glass window. His face and body
were horribly cut.
DR.. O'Brien, OF the hospital, said that
Boyle also had several knife-cuts, and
that he may die. Krail was very sui.
len this morning, and refused to stat0
the cause of the quarrel.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
DEAD INFANT THROWN AWAY.
It's Body Pitched Into a Vacant Lot
by n Midwife.

Mary Eberard. of So Jefferson street.
Brooklyn, was this morning a~rraigned
in the Gates Avenue Police Court
charged with abandoning a newborn
infant In a vacant lot on Bushwick
avenue near the Bushwick Club.
Mrs. Eberard is a licensed midwife.
h says that at 2 o'clock this morning
h VAS called upon by Michael
Magher. OF Thames street near Bogart,
to attend his wife
The child was born dead. she says,
and was thrown away by her because
she could not And an undertaken to take
charge OF the body. The police do not
believe her story.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
FORTY HEADS CUT OFF.
Jersey City's New Water Board Or
ders Wholesale DismissaIs.

The new Street and Water Board Of
Jersey City met to-day and. in accord
ance with its plans OF reform, cut off
h heads OF forty clerks and laborers
which were In the employ Of the old
Board The dismissed employees were
all Democrats,
The city will ave $40, 900 a year by this
net. The object OF the new Board is to
make the Department s~elf-sustaining.
The new Board was appointed by
Mayor Wanser after the old Board had
been iegislated out OF office by the Solons
OF Trenton.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
Mcsherry Accused of Theft.

Policeman Kildun. OF the East Fifty-nrst street
station, heard Louis Schmidt shouting "Police!"
at Forty-afth street and Third avenue last even
ing. Schmidt. who lives at 2o2 East Forty-third
street, told the oficer. when the latter reached
him, that three young men. then running down
Forthwith street towards Second avenue, had
stolen his watch. Policeman Kilduf chased and
captured one NJ the trio. He described himself
as James McSherry, nineteen years. of alt Bow
cry. He denied any knowledge Of the theft. In
the Yorkville Court to-day McSherry was held
In $500 for trial,
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MUST GET WORE EVIDENCE.
Justice O'Brien Continues n
Hahn's Divorce Suit.

Justice o'Brien, OF the Supreme Court,
to-day heard the suit of Ella Hahn. for
a divorce from her husband, Charles S.
Hahn. The couple were married In No
vember. 1881. and separated about three
years ago..
Witnesses swore that on Jan. 8. 1894,
Hahn had visited the Cooper Union
Hotel in company with q woman not his
wife.
Justice O'Brien said he did not think
the evidence sufficient to warrant grant
ing a decree and continued the case to
allow Mrs. Hahn to secure additional
evidence.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
MRS. BAUER'S SUIT.
Her Claim Against John Y. Nc
Kane to lie Heard Next Monday.

Justice Bartlett. In the Supreme Court
brooklyn, this morning, fixed Monday
next as the day for the argument in the
suit OF Mrs. Catherine Bauer, widow of
Paul Bauer. of Coneyp Island, to re-
cover an estate valued at 500, 000, from
John Y. McKane.
Mrs. Bauer claims that McKane APP
propriated her husbands estate to his
own use.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
MORE CARDIFF COAL HERE.
CynthiRnn Brings 5000 Tons-sec-
ond shipment Since 1881

The steamship C%ynthlana, which ar
rived this morning, brings a cargo OF
1900 tons OF Cardiff coal to the Ber-
wind-Whlte Coal Mining Company. This
is the second consignment TO this COM
pany, the steamer Monomoy, which ar
rived here on May "a, having brought
about 1000 tons.
Mr.. Bcrwind stated that to the best
OF his knowledge these two are the only
shipments of Cardiff coal received, owi-
Ing to the scarcity of the American
article, since the st rike In 1883.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
The Cruiser COiumbia's Injury.
my Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June ACTING Secretary Nc
Adoo to-day ordered a Court OF Inquiry to nx the
responsibility for the injury sustained by the
cruiser Columbia, in grounding on her trial trip.
The Board will consist OF Commodore Carpen
ter and Captains Reed and Higginson. and viii
assemble at League Island SAvy-Yard as soon
as the members can get together.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
Organist storey Discharged.

John Storey, an organist. OF 200 Forty ninth
street, Brooklyn, who, II was alleged, passed 4
worthless check on Dennis Tracey. OF Forty eighth
Court, Brooklyn, this morning. II was shown
that Storey had money In bank at the time the
check was given.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
BANK RECKERS SENTENCED
Ten Years for One and Five Years
for Another in indianapolis. =
(By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, June A. Judge
Baker, In h United States Court, to-
day overruled a motion for a new trial
OF the -wreckers of the I~ndianapolia
National Bank, and sentenced f. A.
Coffin to five years in the penitentiary.
The sentence of Albert 8. Reed was
suspended. 1t is believed he will moi
be sent up. T.. p. Haughey, President
morrow.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
For Passing Counterfeit Coin.

Christian Nelson. a Dane. ~forty-nve years old.
OF isi Oliver street, was arraiEned in the Tomba
Court this morning for passing counterfeit trade
dollars. He was arrested by Policeman Nesbit,
OF the Old Slip station. who was ordered by Jus
tice Taintor to take him before United States
Commissioner Shields.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
Run over by HI. own Truck.

John Hendrix. Of Troy avenue and Union street,
Brooklyn. was thrown from his truck on Troy
avenue. near Prospect place. early this morning.
One Of the wheels paused over his body. causing
internal injuries which may result fatally.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
Judge sieI., Court Clo.ed.

NEWARK. N. J.. June 1.-THE Court Of ousrtsr
Sessions In THIS city was closed this morning
owing 10 the siehhsas Of Judge Kirkpatrick.
The Judge ts suffering frpm rheumatism
The evening world., 1894-06-04
Narrow Escape Mt a Fire.

PARKv1LLE. L. l., June 4.-Fire In ne
dwelling owned by Mrs. Hegeman, on Law
renee avenue. early this morning. did damage
that may amount to 1900. The FIRE was caused
by the explosion OF q kerosene lamp, The In
mates. who were asleep. had n narrow escape.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
steam-Yncht May In Commission,

PORT JEFFERSON, L. l.. June 1.-THE steam
yacht May. owned by L. d. Morgan. OF New
York city. was put In COMMISSION to-day and
Immediately sailed for New York.
The evening world., 1894-06-04
F. H.. Lawrence suspend..

The suspension of y. II, Lawrence was an.
nounced at the Consolidated Exchange to-day.
Liabilities are Insignificant In amount.
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BOY pead nnd priver Undcr Arre.t.

NEWARK. N. J June I.-Thomas Keliet, ass&
4. to 10 Seventh avenue, who was run over by .
watering cart near his home on Saturday. died
this morning from his injuries. The driver q
the cart is under arrest.
The evening world., 1894-06-04

ceiled medicine iorchiidren while eethipS. 25c :.
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THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, U a, 1894.


and Sons.
GREAT SUMMER SALE
SILKS,
RIBBONS q MILLINERY.
IT IS IF SUCH
INDUCEMENTS
CAN EVER DE AGAIN oFFERED IN III OR
ANY II CITY. TOMORROW MORNING.
AT . O'CLOCK. WE WILL OPEN UP. ON Jul
CENTRE COUNTERS. IN SECTION 3.
Two HUNDRED PIECES OF
CIIANGEABLE M PLAIN GLACE TAFFETAs
IN SMALL FIGUREs). STRIPES AND CHECKS
o WAISTS N DRESSES: MAN HIGH
COST GOODS ARE AMONG THEM.
CLOSING PRICES.
$50. 49,, a &c. v,,..
FIFTY PIECES I'M oUALrTY
WHITE HABUTAI SILK
o GRADUATION DRESSES.
s7 INCHES WIDE. Ar............39c. YARD.
90 INCHES WIDE. Ar............55e. YARD.
CLOSING LOT OF
LYONS PRINTED midas,
WITH coLoRED N WHITE
STRIPES. CHENE AMI
FLOWER EFFECTS. ar
AM NAVY GROUNDS. At. L9~ al
UNUSUAL OFFERING OF 2l-INcH BLACK
SEWING sILK
GRENADINES.
VERY l N N SHEER. Es-
PECIALLY ADAPTED o
TEARING OVER CoLoRs,
AT THE MATCHLEsS IOc
PRICE OF................. fO YARD.
IN SECTION p
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SAILED.

s:a'sa.@: ts.sssrSsse 10 New Tsz; n: asssS.
s' s9si &. ' =. 1 s n:,;.. '.''.'l <..-.
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FOREIGN PORTS.
Dy Cabie.)
ARRIVED.

GLASGOW. June L-Arriysd yesterday, steamer
City Of Rome. from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. June A.-Arriyed and proceeded.
1foamsr Arizona. New York for Liverpool.
. LONDON June t,-Arrivsd. steamer Richmond
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BLACK SATIN-BACK
VELVET RIBBONS.

VERY FINE QUALITY.
S-INcH: REGULAR PRICE Il
l5c. AT HI sALE......... ~ YARD
l-INCH; REGULAR PRICE lie;
AT THIS SALE. ............. VAR
lh-lNCH; PRICE &C.
l9c, AT THIS sALE......... VAR
1Is-INCH; REGULAR PRICE 20 c.
Csc. AT THIS sALE......... I'D YARD
PINCH; REGULAR PRICE. coc.; vC.
AT THIS SALE. ............. AZ YARD
2h-lNCH; REGULAR PRICE lac.
s5c. AT THIS sALE......... - YARD
2S-INCH; REGULAR PRICE q
42c. AT THIS sALE......... 90 YARD
A o OF MANUFACTURERS
REMNANTS.
o e THOUSAND YARDS, ALL
wIDTHs AMI CoLoRs. PURE SILK.
AT , YARD.
Broadway, P siS'R SITS.
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Sash Ribbons.

WE DESIRE TO MENTION HAT ALI OF THE
FOLLOWING II PURE SILK AND RICH
QUALITY. WORTH rom 800 70 $3.50 E
YARD. HAVE QUANTITIES OF EACH
ITEM. L OF THEM WILL be ON SALE TO-
AT 10 A. NJ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

investigating committee Will take
charge of the matter when ii IS finally
brought mp in congress 1t IS under.
stood that Senator ". V. Allen will
have charge of the senate end of the
trsinInen's complaints and his well
known hostility to the alleged oppres-
sive features of railway management
lead the laborers 10 expect no conceal
ment of the extent of their wrongs
for wrongs they call them Indeed. il
may be said that the gathering thi.
month Will be little else than public
indictment of the railroads By their en-
ployes
One Of the difficulties connected with
the presentation of the facts N this
case is the fear expressed by the men
of the consequences TO themselves Of
too free an expression of their senti-
nents. Ever since the combination OF
railway managers formed by the
Webbs Seward and a. Walter. with
the object Of crushing all forms q
labor organizations on railways, IL IS
declared that even the suspicion OF De
ing a union man brings discharge In
many cases II. Walter Webb Is pro-
noUnced by the men the arch ener. OF
railroad labor William P. Daniels. OF
Iowa. leader Of The conductors con-
sentative and trusted representative Of
TIE men, has formulated bill 0. par
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

that have CHANGED to meet Bige-
lows bookson THE; German Emperor
End His Eastern .Neighbors. and his
Journal of y1fis. canoe. "trip Down the
Dannbe,,r spublished%some two years
ago. easily bsarsout what have said
of him .Heyhassbeen in New York on a
brief vish tie past few weeks, and /
tooksoccaSfon to ask him about a his
tory4ofsGesrnany. which / heard he had
In .hand.s ,,Hexaid.that it is rot a new
project; but thatshs goes to Berlin
hear1yevery year TO. gather material
for this HISTORY, whichehefhas been en-
gagged IN writing for the past six years.
Although,he has made no formal an.
oeeancement Gift no,secret has Been
made Of Tire fact that be; iswriting such
D history.
"Theway came TO take 1t ups said
ME-. Bigelow, swas this: l was in Ger
many at the time of the Franco-Prus-
sian war and saw the troops go out.
hnd afterwards return amid great ma
Eonnl enthusiasm Well. such thing
~ that makes an impression upon a
man, because you get close to tbs life
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for damaged freight. Hence, while
the official figures show high wages
paid and the courts have recently ex
pressed surprise that the men should
complain, yet these deductions are
never represented on the pay schedules.
A unique grievance prevailing in the
west and throughout New England is
In the charge that the roads have re-
Gently adopted what is described to the
men as protective or insurance sys-
tenn, but which is in reality device to
make good to the road losses in the
employee expense account. An instance
is cited where board of directors,
pushed for funds after the declaring of
guy" dividend, actually mulcted fif-
teen hundred mems pay bills to gain
time. 1t is well known that favorite
method of railway management is to
reduce wages, but a late modification
of that plan is to disguise reductions
by infiicting penalties for losses or by
charging time losses in transferences
from train TO train. In this way, the
men allege, the roads are enabled TO
show that their books reveal n high
rate of wages, whereas the sums taken
off the nominal wages are never made
public at all. Other surprises of the
conference will consist in the revela-
lions of some secrets of railway man
agement that are expected to prove
even more fragrant. It will be even
alleged that United States courts have
been deceived into issuing writs
against the men.
1t is not likely that the men will be
in session more than three days, that
is May %, % and 20. The leaders Of
the unions will all be in attendance.
not merely those named above. but
such others as w. A. Sheahan, of
Illinois. who heads the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, md probably
James z. Sovereign.
Nevertheless, the idea ~ the con-
ference is a conservative one. 1t is
proposed to ella borate a totally new
scheme of arbitration and to present IL
TO congress with the intention OF hav-
ing it passed by that BODY. All the
leaders say the unions are convinced
that some principle of arbitration will /
have TO be found If the railway system F.,
is not to be plunged into spasmodic |
anarchy every now and then.
Among the proposed measures is an
address 10 the interstate commerce 1
commission asking it's more attentive I
consideration of the railway labor /
problem.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
AT THE GERMAN MAKcovHRIs.

Ind the hearts of the people. I was
too young to know much about our own
civil war. So that the first great STIR
hing I had was that great uphesval. 1
6aw tie serious, religious way in which
those troops marched ont TO the field.
ringing hymns and praying. while the
French marched out dancing the can
ran andswhistiing and singing the mu-
sic hall songs. From that time on al
ways had an interest in German his
tory"
Since the present emperor has been
on the throne he has sgiven Mr.. Bige-
low exceptional, facilities for seeing
WHIST is best worth seeing in the coun-
try, particularly in giving him the
run of the military and secret ar
chives: so Bigelow conceived the idea
OF Masking a plain, simple. direct story
Of International struggle for liberty in
Germany during the period of Ma
poleon l. which struggle was against
Napoleon in the first place and against
despotic narrow legislation in the
second.
When Prussia was smashed to atoms
by the first Napoleon" Mr.. Bigelow
bald. when no Prussian knew whether
there was to be n Prussia or not; when
the Prussisn king had given up all
hope of regainfng his throne; when he
expected ito have 10 seek an exile on
Russian soil exactly as Napoleon III
had to seek an exile in England: when
Napoleon I.;treated Prussia exactly as
he treated dozen other principalities
simply sponged it off the European
Elate-an the people after that war
were so impoverished and Inundated
that they were impelled TO begin the
cultivation of thrift and education. OF
domestic and political virtues. which
enabled them afterward TO become
leaders. This period is the subject OF
my studies"
L. Mr.. Bigslow." ! said, you hare had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
Ther 3aby wasstck, wegase her Casron~
When s,is WAS Child, she cried for astorfa.
When she berEme Hiss. she chung to Castorta.

an opportunity to observe, personally,
the progress Of Germany since the
| formation of the empire under the old
kaiser. Do you care to give any idea
of what you have observed?'
''The most painful observation that
an American can make in Europe is to
notice that every effort at progress,
whether in literature, in art. in music,
in manufacturing. or IN the embellish-
ment and Improvement Of the country
every step toward progress is ham
pered by the perpetual fear of war,
and the Germans, civilized, peace
loving, cultivated people, are in con-
slant preparation for war, because
they expect an attack at any time
from Russia or France. This, of
course, is, a great drawback. The
money that should go to making Ger
many a center of light for Europe has
to go towards the maintenance of fort
resses, cannon and general military
equipments.
THE emperor has to u1aintain a great
force-a force which will make Ger
many secure against attack. The
Russians on: his eastern border have
nearly the whole of their army close
up against has frontiers, and not only
that, they are constantly making all
sorts of pretensions upon the Black
sea, Constantinople and the Danube
which is incompatible with desire
for peaceA 1t is just as if Mexico were
TO pretend'sovereignty over California.
We would not stand that for one min
ute. especially if she put her army up
against the Rio Grande. France, too,
is daily offering Germany every form
of insult--in official as well as unoffi-
cial papers, by public speakers, and
the people of the music hall stage.
Not day passes that there is not
some insult thrown out, and all be-
cause Germany will not give back Al
sace-Lorraine. Under these circum-
stances Germany has to make strong
military showing, and yet, If you fol-
low the emperor's public utterances,
and especially his behavior for the
past six years. you will find he has
never lost an opportunity to reach out
IN friendly way toward both France
and Russia. He has shown a direct
personal interest in the Advancement
of literature and art; has always well
coined foreigners who have come
there, and am sure he would be the
first man who would enter into any
reasonable proposition for cessation Of
this state of savage civilization. 1t
is the most barbarous form Of peace
a war Of xpocketbooks-a sstruggle to
see who will bankrupt the other first.
Last summer I was in Alsace-Lor-
raine throughout the maneuvers- 1
was the only American there in pon-
official capacity. 1 went over those
battlefelds,. talked with the peasants
wherever and whenever l got an op-
portunity. and in every case found the
emperor had made himself popular, as
far as man could do in the short time
he had had.
"The French, of course, hate the
Germans because their vanity Is
wounded; but at the same time the
French of Alsace-Lorraine have got to
see that Germany not only represents
greater physical power but that she
also represents order and education,
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The Wretched Man Objected

The following story is going the
rounds about Senator Joe Blackburn,
originally told by Vice President Stew
enson at dinner: In a Kentucky town
where Joe was going to speak thera
was a hanging set for the same after
noon. Joe's arrival was heralded
abroad. and large crowd was on hand
to hear the words OF wisdom and of
eloqueuce which always flow from a
Kentuekian's lips Finally the speaker
arrived. The hanging was side show.
and for the moment was forgotten in
the anxiety to hear the famous orator.
But it was not forgotten long. The
condemned man suddenly interposed.
Mr.. Hangman," he said, IF | renem-
Der right. Twas sentenced to be hung,
not TO hear Joe Blackburn speak. re-
quest that you 60 on with the hang.
n1"-KaSh:rrton Times