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nEsrnRs STATEMENT.
Heavy Movement OF Cotton for the Week
Just Closed.

Heavy Movement OF Cotton for the Week
Just Closed.
New orleans. September 1i.--Secrctary
Hestor's New orleans cotton exchange
statement. ISSUED just after the close OF
business today. assain shows a very heavy
moN emoni. the total brought into sght
for The week being more than three times
larger than for the seven days ending
september IL last year, over twtco as lAtgo
as year before last and three and a halt
times greater than during the same pc
riod OF 1923.
rhc amount brought into sight for the
week ending this afternoon Ia 2ig,0n
against 81. ln4 for the seven days cudiug
this date last year. q. Sll the year before
and d0.iA IN lS,S, This brings the total
amount for the eleven days OF the season
to 40 i35, against N,9la last year. lai. 5GS
year before last and N,313 In lSe3, The
statement also shows receipts at all
United states ports since, S'rlomhcr OF
q sSe bales. against i5.p'i for the corre-
spending period last year, AIS the year
before last and i6.5h IN 1873. overland,
across the Mississippi, ohio and Potomac
SOS, against i11i last year, lo.ST year he
fore last aud 5NN IN lNG Interior stocks
In excess Of those held Ut the lose Of the
c, mmcrcnl year id0ii, against Niii last
year, 95ta year before last ana 1872 In 1888
southern mill tnklrrs M,TO, against 2t3p
i6et year 2d,iH year before last and p ilN
In 1873. fCreigp exports for The clcNcn
days have boon 1o,'.., I-dinst ,anl THO
total takinrs of Amerionn mills North
and south and Canada. thus lar Tor yea 4.
son have been hG1h males. against E,Hst
last year These Include sI3ia by Northern
spinner. against l3hl1 last season
since the close pt the commercial year,
stocks at American ports and twenty -iln"
leading southern interior towns have been
iHcrcRsri l6S iS9 hnio~. against an increase
ror On, same period has, season Of AWi,
and are now ld2 lW larger than at aha
dsfc last year,
Including amounts left over In atocks
at lorts aud interior towns from ne last
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BRApsTREET~s REVIEW.

DcnNnd From the South and West l.
More Active.
New York. September u.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow win say
The feeling among Jobbcrs and manu-
In demand for seasonablo staples was in
sight WAS evidently woll founded as al
more than u dozen cuntcrs South ami
West tins demand Is now more active.
the volume of sales has incrcarod anu
the general OUTLOOK is much more favor
ahlc nuNiurAs for later IN auluniu Nut
volume of utsiueSs H. slightly heavier this
week. The most markcd Improvement .s
At chicago, St Louis 81 raul, Miunr-
anolit, lltt.hurg, chart son ana Augusta
although other cities maze reported bet
or feeling and PROSPECTS tor more dC.,Ne
demand. No such gain has taken place
IA nnaucinl in commercial c'rG ss
New orleans bank faiHrcs have ,csa,tcd
in Restricted loans and volume ~ trt1o
az a time when the early movement Of
cotton and sugar prospects md stimu.
lated trade.
The siriukapc OF production of pig iron
IN tho tnl ed states from rate equal go
iuOuO.Vbn tons per nnnum, ioss tim two
third1 thai quantity, j, proving An tl-
fcctive remedy for slHguU'ipu 500 thc irun
and steel ministries ana u-no " de-
mand hat began 10 ic1e-cll Itself, There
movement also
3Nports of wheat. nour included as
wheat. FROM both coasla Of the uitfd
States and from Montreal This "cct ara
37n1 lil -hrls, as compare WIN '"o'--
900 bushels last week, l,NlurJ in tar cor
responding WcciC one year ago. 21sgpp1
bushels two years ago ana b. ~ .nl1 in thc
like week OF 1888.
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Gould NOT STAND TIE HEAVY RUN


Sow Onoaua La September ll-Thc
iturN oi Commerce. whDn everybody
tuoucht would BE- nhlc To- weather Tie"
wave of datlupi aud suspicion "hl.n thr
resent WRECK ~ tic American Nailona.
bank cinscd, was compelled 10 close g.
doors ha morning. Tn'ro wac lars'
crowd ou'tlle ihr bank bul eyciyt'ay
was ORDERLY oul an the hiuecoais had 70
DO w.ls to c4ar paaaascwty for tne pc
dostriais to ts4s un the sdrWalles
An manner uf aurmlses and OPINIONS
were hang freely aired but tine sun ond
substance st-anod th.u, the Bank Of Com
MERGE had ,auptcd the only course cif to
III. Precedent Nichols g4yes the following
explanations
"Thc unprecedented run on the bank far
the pas, SIX w,eks and the lmpo' hiDy
of realizing with sufficient ripidty on
tho assets and consulting WITH TIE vic"
prs irni Of tho clearing h3u'o ara anh-
hitting q statement 10 them, wo deemed
#, adv.sahle IA order TO protest the in-"r-
csts of leposhor4 Ia Order thut they
m.ght he paid Ia fuil IN snort Nme, as
woii as tho atoc,Shoiderr 20 take Ills step
of lqudaMng-n step which none feel
NOR. thnn vs. do.
Tlr bank owes deportors betW "a $780,
o0o and 10000 while ihe assets Of the
bank ar,. about Sl0lo)o. Tho hank had
quito par list Of amaa depositors'
Tho Bank of Commerce r'as founded IN
is7 with capital -foclt %; siO1,pH' In
that wear 4cvera, ~ ui1ont bus.ne* men
got together. ana d,rminG that the bank
facitNs Of Now orleans were iaauf-
falrnt made mp their minds TO remedy
he defect az much as pos iblr, ard the
Bank 81 Commerce was the result. The
plan ~ ttc institution wna 10 40 a gem
cral bauknE business In such way "a
TO lie Of accommodation 20 al, classes OF
rattons. from mon OF N ..ons to wage
earners II found fruitful field before
1t and NA success up this morainS mad
been suah as to justly the highest hopes
Of It's founccrg.
At 1880 this afternoon there was Il lively
run on the Peoples bank. DeposAors
Nockcd TO the Institution and formed into
Ynos before the paying tel,er's window
So many people were n line tha, 1t ex-
tended Gear into the street. There was
excitement. but no trouble OF any kind.
Tho officials OF the Peoples hnnk do not
a,en % be worried over tno run ana all
cgaims for 800 or under are being rapidly
cashcd.
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IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Increase in Earnings of One Hou,-
ton Railroad.
SouliWEST TRAFFIC. ASSOCIATION.
''"'es Authorized hY The Board of Admin,
is'ration Special Train of Phil.
mans to Pass Through.
SOUTHWEST TRAFFIC ASSOClATlO,

The Houston East and Wcst -. .,,
way Is the only ra.lfo,d r,,n.,.,, -
hous on whose earnings for Angms, - ,,
an increase over those of Aue,,g, t>a, w.,
fact. in spite of the general ,.,'r,.'..,, "a -
IS doing ~, 10, 60. u, - 9Ss'V'' II
't'V "es' He'EW business II has
ever done In it's history. Heretofore ST,
tos alwave hoo, ,t ~. -.
,,.., ~ 'iiN HiViNN OF Us con-
"oc'lt"N ~ notn ends of the road III.
c. mplct-on. however. of the la pnr ,
road and the pittshnr. t.,... ~, N'
90. - '''''"' 81 N'iNSas city and
Hu'i railway has put this road IN an en-.
trely new Multitude as regards rs cn,,o,.
uuns. The Ilou.t,., r.. -, -,
h,,, @ Luz anu N-st IeAds
''s hidue liaiilc ariangemen.s with tho
la Porte road ana ncv- I, a. ,,o,,,t....
o,-.r,,t,,, ~ -, " 'i'"'"i- Idf''a
'o.i'
AT the other end the Knr.os ,,i.,. a., ,
&c eprnty,nn :, ,.S lN''''S'S WY r'al
'F'' "s wa" 'aISe shipments Of
hiuih ana packing house products Thus
II will be seen that the H,ust,n "a, MI
,9,. - '"''N ''h an era OF pros
pcr''Y t1at Is almost Unprecedented. This
road has facilities for han3iinr thr,.,,,,,
business nov, ,h,t 4, ,,,,,,rI.-,.. 80 -
''..e- II ~ u pe'o'e enJuSeL'
vvt-s.rrp,- rp1I-1,1-- ,,.,
ne BOARD OF administration OF the
Southwest IN Traffic assassination, t,,,.,. 49,,
.t,cr,,.a . 80 ~ 'N'' '''
va ~ f'4 Nv i'"ilNa VIA
INC Guar on big copper carloads NaluA-
zion limited ia StoU r,,r ion from, i.,-i.
Pass .r,d, al In pa.
& nct o , ~ - ~ i% ~ leN"s ana
- ~ f..ut AIpAlA Nilt SAINT points
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moo noos HAVE ApJoUrNED.

Nashville. Tenn. September 1.-THE
400 Hoo convention held business sessions
todav aud elected supreme officers, as TO-
II II. Hcmm'ngway shark, senior Hoo
Hoo. J J Martin, Detroit junior 100
iloo \ T. White. Missouri; hoJum. P.rlt
IL Ntltcr Jr Minnesota. scraVcuolcr,
j. H. Balri Nashville. hbbor~ ~ F.
.. Preston. .ou'Syl,,c' ~ CUSTODIAN L.
The convention adjourned tonight and
many of the delegates VIII make an ex-
nlirslen to Lookout mountain tomorrow.
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Hcmpstead Texas. September 10.-A
deed OF trust was filed a 1850 yesterday
evening In the county clerks office BY
H. X. McDadc Jr.. Of this city, wherein
hp names r. " McDade Sr.. AZ trustee
TO take charge OF the merchandise anl
accounts az r. Il MeDaJc. Jr. out or
the proceeds arising from the sale of the
goods and wares thus decided over 'he
irlstee shall pay all necessary aud rea.
sonable expenses OF executing ihis trust
and then shall pay of in full and In INC
order herein named the following lust
ices 600. Farmers National bank, 200;
a. Guilemet note. siss.a. II. Hauser,
note, 3lI2; A. d w. Joseph. account. s.10:
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10nK1NG rOR Bill DALTON.

New York, September 1.-THE Herald
this morning saws: Acting on information
received by Captain Monahln OF the
Twenty fourth STREET police stanon. The
detectives of he city are now searching
fot Rl Dalton the notorious We torn
desperate. He is believed % he the man
,yho escaped ia the robbery % Henry Hi
f,sbrand a brewery messenger, WcGues-
day noon Tho nun in custody is btlioN ed
IN be his son.
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The total receipts of cotton at Galveston
today were 6jil bales as follows;
Iy The Gulf. Colorado ana santa re rail.
way. 1916; by International and Gran.
Nortnrgn railway as. hy Galveston,
Nis-ourI Kansas ard Texas railway %,
hy Galveston, La Porte aild Houston, 20,
by barge Stuart. l2l2, by barge A G. H.,
1916: by schooners, b2,
Shipped to Liverpool per steamship
william Brdufoot. $50: taken by Calves
ton cotton MILLS, 20 balcs.
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mn AI.l.EN rAILl,KE.

Livingston. Texas. september San as
signmcnt was nled with the county clerk
nero AZ o'cioclt lnat night involving tho
properly OF Sam Alien = 60. az Asia and
Currignn. Alien 4 Williams Of corrigan
ana Allen ~ pouo, IN of Mobile, tyler
co.ntN ana an other properties In which
NJ. Allen ~ intrros cd l.iahlltica some
thing IN excess OF fgD0fD and assets In
Vnntoricd at about douhic chat amount.
rhi, failure ~ much regretted becaus"
OF the many iAborrrs thrown out OF en-
poymcni as Wen az tho large amount
OF business ihnt H. rendered nou-pro-
ductive for .me, aud possibly for
considerable time.
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over the bridge across the marsh the rail
,h,s klocked the boy of and he fell under
t tne wheels OF the train. His body was
horribly mangled and the remains were
SI i''eted along the track for fifty yards.
ny fragments Of the body were t.nierly
f1nth,rea INTO box and carried home
ms head and face d!d not receive a single
oruise, MS body. having been cut IN two
about hali way down. The remains of the
ucNased boy were Inferred IN the city
Et g.. today, and many hearts SO out
her SON
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New Y-rk. September li.-Bra1strcei cts
review Of tho New York stock market to-
morrow will say: In spite OF some raac-
.fcrary impulses. the market IL in every
way a ncrr5w one. depending upon the
prc fessionai clement Tor iis activity. out.
eide r.rttrlratton either from our own
pubic or London cuts little figure, and
h. short Interest has been 80 gradually
reduced that buying 10 cover Gu standing
hear contracts IS no logger capable az
affor,iing much supI-ori TO prices. II
would seem iowel er. that large Interests
" .vh parted with taeir holdings have
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pookKhrrhRs UNDER ARREST.

New orieaus september ll.-Fank b.
t.oofe and Louis colombo bookkeepers OF
the deftnct Union National bank have
been arrested Colombc was not taken
into custody. as lie was too sick 20 leave
his hone. lie is under arrest. hoWeN,!,
N hi, house. Leefc was a'rdishe' anu
lam oas imniellatoly signed lie de-
r,inci 10 make a statement, rhe charge
Is "olsifyins accounts Two scls OF books
w.ro kept Thc defalca ION ~ rtporrsen
to lie In Inc neighboihooi OF nan "''"''"
dollars.
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AxorurR suoRr TREASURER.

Little Rock. Ark. September lL--C;eo.
". Lege. treasurer OF Pike county. has
ais,ppcared, leaving q heavy shoriare "a
hi. accounts HIS term has inst expired
and he was 10 nave tnnsfcrned ms office
- rs ,-iCc .sz1r Yesterday. When the
ssfe was Opened It was found that .5,n
IN cash va. missing; an examination Of
the books showed defa3cation 81 abou,
M
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c,,ns m tho International and Great
L..,bsrr and tho Galveston. houston aud
ErSer.on arrive at and depart from tho
ksrstionol depot. foot Of Congress ave-
:. Missouri. Kansas and Texas trains
"a he Katy derot nj the foDt of Mont
Is,ry avenue. north side of the bayou;
kys:;on. La Porte Ani houston and al!
M roads except those -Isntioned nSe
n Grand Central depot.
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THE HOTELS.
CAPITOL HOTEL ARRIVALS.

CAPITOL HOTEL ARRIVALS.
|htss $50 to si.Co per day. SKY ele-
M rooms with bath. Large sample
k-s Centrally 10 ated. Best accom-
k,ltions for commercial men n city.
|jso-ge Harrison Detroit. Mich; -. T..
m, 81. Paul =. G. Smith, Dallas; J..
Eeene, city r. A. Sampson, w. H..
t,nmoit New York. Walter II. Calvert
Esago; H. r. shirley, {. W. Booth,
Is York; Charles \. THOMPSON Buf-
Nan Y: +. +. Jackson st. Louis; J..
/ Nerrissey. Peoria. H.; 10. y. CLARK,
!slr Rapids. Iowa, l.. 4. Long, Eeau-
VA: o. v. Losshcrg. milwaukee, WIS;
|, r. Lbharl Fort Madison, Iowa, p.
Cary, Dallas, Texas, +. II. lussel J.,
! Louis, Mo: $. T. Swinford. citN; A..
| ilghtner, Dallas. Texas; $. Roths hid,
kssns,i, Ohio; Il. "a. Harrison, s..
las c. II. Ilightower Dallas, w. l..
k.k.y, st. Louis. Matt NJ. Smith, = D..
5ngsrtz, New York; Tom j Woody. 81
las; r. f. Virgins. st. Louis, :, NJ.
jrlsn, Bryan, Texas. II, NJ. F.nch. -
las NJ G. Jarreon. Daliac. Albert W.
lyaheld. New York. :. \. Morris. Pen
8. San Denmark. birmingham, Ala, g..
i Martin, St Louis. G. Tony, city. W.
! Moore, Duke, Texas; T. +. Anderson,
fAh Ala: y. }. Smth. fleArnc. Texas;
! R. Morris, New YORK; ). u. l3rowa.
x.SYo
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-. pl,rI.prTcAN nROKERs.

uall,... Texas. september il-E' H. X.
G,,,u. ]. y. Huston and Charles Hedges
arrived tonight nom Fort Worth ana
REGISTERED M the Windsor. vince hey
l,re waited on and hah fr.enily az,
courses with populist iellers. lou o9 " ~
rrrnnin here two months luu Green VIII
anon headquarters at tne Windsor lon'or-
row. ..,r,,,,,t,.e
no a., ..f'rd that Bryan can not kniie
~ uf.I- mate and ~ allow WATSON.
When dat becomes knowA the p0pulist
,raFltcd battery will omen lirt.
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A Joseph. note 90 w l.. Moody ~ CO.,
no,o. $500. H. Il. rbnn. notc, tloq W
H. Dickcrson note, $3.50 Galcwsky rrna.,
account, 500, Carson, SoWau d Co. nota
ys'" II. Harvey, noic. $500 Mr. Nlin
WuGht account, S,o Robert Mcl)ado
note, 500. total Sl25asl The lal hers
ClVcn IS OF The preferred creditors oniy,
ihc other liabilities ana assola are not
obtainahlc now.
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nro,,Nn I-yDrR CAR WHEELS.

Orange. Texas, septemh'r r,,.rnna
NIGHT about $50 o'c'ock as tnv W. an, of
local freight train was pulNns ols ,ov
Town. carroll Neyland E,year o'a ' ,po
caught on 70 a box cal NOUNS i..i resting On
f ,he S Mls" Of the axle. AS the train pAsS''
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New York. September 1.-THE following
table. compurd by bradsttcct $. S"o -
the total cioarancr, at the princlpu! Gnu -
and the percentaa'- OF Increase or a.
crease. AS compared With the correspon
ing WcVk last year.
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Z. NJ. rnoMAsoN,s sALl..

Mudl pnyiile ',Nus, September Sc.
NJ Thomson. doing general mcrchan-
disc business. sold his entire stock OF
goods wares ana merchandise TO Miss
trot liros,, whom IT is said he was owing
n sufficient amount 20 cover the value
81 AiDnk
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BANKER ARRESTED.

chicago. ILL.,. September il.-George l.
uarIi president of the Avenue savings
rank. which recently failed. Was arrested
today.
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S, Incnmo1ia ST Vincent, August a.
= ASiueatry, AlgoR Buy. June q.
rs ColiiUghum. at Lon Ion. August s.
s. ENplsr,r Liverpool. August -
s. Kendall Castle, AlKoa Bay, August
II.
TX Iilenda, Alroa Bay. June 70
sch Laura. New York. August is
SM William NJ BIRD. Norfok. August
%,
S. uertford CardiT, August -
81 Alamo. New York. September o.
S. Saritlmc, Las Palmns sailed August
II
- buckingham Las Palmas sailed Au-
gust "a
50 Glcuyech Swanson, sailed August %
s. rrsn. Cardiff, snilod August 10
IS Norma, Cardiff. sailed August q.
s. Amana Montcvl1co. NJ luly "A
IS Alma. Now York sailed Scp'a nhrr 2
IS Aroa, ilo Iauorio, at AuEust Z.
S. prumfcl Harry at August e.
s. llolywou, Sunderland. sailed August
~
So Scotia. Hamburg sept l
- TevHfdalc. Port NdtiH. August 10.
- York, Las palnHe. August ],
- Cumcga. Gre"n!cN August o.
s. Carton SaptOs Snpt g.
- Cromwell Sufdtr.inj, Sept, =
s. llnerag. ANTWERP. SIpt. 3.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS

Total ..,..... .......,...s...''s'.' ''.'S.'
Total game time last yenr ........... i,g
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nRAreTREETs MARKET REv1Nw

Totals ....."... Gee. slI7sz7o Gee. &c,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-07
THE SWAN ISLAND JAM.
The Western Passage Badly Distracted With
Little Prospect Of Immediate Opening.

Richmond. April 6.-(SpeciaD- far
as can be learned there has been 30
material change in the condition of the
great jam at the foot of Swan island.
Where the canal was is filed solid with
ice, and there is not the slightest pros
pect of the jam giving away
1t is feared that the logs in the jam
are weighted with boom chains and
anchors so that it will be necessary to
set crew of men at work getting them
out before the ice on the west side of
the island can leave the river
The tides have practically ceased to
rise and fall above the jam. a circunl-
stance which gives force to the theory
that other than natural forces must be
employed in order to open the river to
navigation.
The small jam at Southar(l's point
has dissolved. and the logs have been
doomed. The ice has damned down and
stopped abreast the Hodges place. The
channel on the east side of the island is
clear of ice and is believed to be open
to the sea. River drivers are having
great success in booming logs
The situation is such that very few
Warm days is what is needed to thav;
out places where the ice is sorged. Ii
is apparent that the great jam Will not
break until old Soils rays are brought
to bear upon ii.
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IN THE SENATE.
Warm Language In Which The President Is
Abused by Allen.

Washington. April I'm the Sena.e.
there was long debate on the PROPOSE
ton affecting the consolidation of
small post offices near the large towns
and cities. today. There was an OK
hihition of much political and personal
feeling. President Cleveland came in
for large measure of abuse from AL
len. Pop, of Nebraska.
Senator Hawlcy contradicted a state
ment by Allen to the effect that John
Wanamaker gave 100000 to secure
Gen. Harrison's election as President
Remarks were made by several other
senators. No vote was reached. but it
was agreed that o vote should be taken
at 5. tomorrow, on the bill and pending
amendments.
The House bin granting pension of
500 month to Gen. John NJ. Thayer
was passed: also a bill to provide for
the continuance in office of customs
officers and assistant treasurers until
their successors shall have qualified.
a message announcing the action of
the House on the Cuban resolutions
was received. but no further action on
the part of the Senate was necessary.
The Senate then adjourned.
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REV. Or. HOMER EATON TALKS,
Cannot Think But What Dr. lanahan Believes
Concern Is Honestly Handled.

| New York, April 6.-There was a mild
sensation at the Methodist Book Con-
| Germs headquarters here. this after
noon. when the management read the
news from Baltimore that Rev. Dr..
John l-anahan intended to open to
view, IN book he is writing. the Era
II Frauds in the Methodist Book Con-
| Germ Of New York
Rev. d.. Homer Eaton, sole agent of
! the Book Concern, said: DIR. Lanahan
is our local representative in Balti
more. In 1855, he was elected bv the
general conference as agent of this in
ittrtion In September, 1869. he pre-
ferred sweeping charges of fraud
against the management The gen
eral conference then in session. ar
pointed special committee of - mem
bers. from all over the world. Th.s
committee heard great deal of ev1-
dence ana submitted its report at the
general conference of 1872
"A part Of tn, language used in the
report is that repeated frauds ha We
been practiced upon the Book Con
Germ. These frauds are found in the
manufacturing department and are 10,
Gated chiefly, if not wholly, in the
bindery. II. 4. Hoffman was superin-
tendent of this department at the trle.
ana the evidence indicates that for a
series Of years he carried on system
OF frauds by which the concern suS-
tanned very considerable loss, the
amount of which it is impossible to in
iicate with accuracy.
In substance the rest of the report
was that the Book Concerns financial
strength had not been endangered or
ITS capital materially impaired: that
all the fraud was in the bindery and
that no agent of the concern was i'm
piicated in the frauds | cannot bring
myself to think that he has any but the
most thorough confidence in the honest
MANAGEMENT Of the concern at the
present time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-07
SHOT HIS BROTHER.IN-LAW.
John Hunter Has Hard Work TO Get Arrested
for the Crime.

Rockville. CT, april 6.-John Hunter.
aged % years, was arrested, this after
noon, by Deputy Sheriff Price of Toll
lard, charged with the murder of Angelo
Aborn, at Crystal Lake. seven miles
from this city Hunter was placed
in the Toliand county Jail. tonight.
Hunter shot Aborn, who is his brother
n-law, with a double barrelled shot gun.
this forenoon. when the men were half
way between their Two houses. Hun
ter then walked to Tolland. five miles.
away and told the officers of his crime.
They did rot believe him and he re-
turned home where he was later ar
rested.
There had been feud between the
men and Hunter claims that Aborn
picked up stones to throw at him when
they met in the highway and he shot
him in self-defense. Mrs Hunter saw
the CRIME committed. Hunter has been
drinking for three days. Both men
were farmers.