aassa - M :Tzrn?gw?m :h TWO MILLIONS OUT, All the Big Figures of the Maverick National Bank Melt Like Ice BENEATH THE FAILURE. President Potter's Own Story of IIow the Crash Came About. HE LAYS IT ALL TO NERYI EVAKS. The Fnends of the Suicide Deny Was at All to Blame. He PBOSPECTS OF 73 CENTS ON A DOLLAR fSPrCIAI, TELEGKAM TO THE DISP ITCH.J Boston, Nov. 2. As was widely an nounced throughout the country this morn ing, the Maverick Bank did not open its doors to anyone except the bank examiner and the clerks who are to assist him in straightening out the awful tangle in which its affairs have become involved. The gen eral condition of the Maverick Bank may be epitomized as follows: 100,000 capital Etock, SSOO.OOO surplus., 5200,000 undivided profits all gone, no one is willing to tell where. It is estimated that the losses will exceed $2,000,000, which will wipe out the re ported turplus and undivided profits of 51,000,000, the capital of 5400,000, and all the per cent assessment which the share holders may be called upon to pay. To meet these losses the bank has for creditors: Asa Potter, who owes it 81,200,000 or more; Colonel Jones H. French owes it more than 5600,000; there is an unpaid loan to Irving Evans ot 400,000; Thomas Dana owes it" 5300,000. Mr. Porter's property at Cohas set stands in his own name, and is free from all incumbrance. It is estimated that the property has cost him 150.000, but it is not likely that at a forced sale it would realize more than a third of that sum. The Com monwealth avenue property stands in the name of Mrs. Potter. Mr. Potter has life insurance in the neighborhood of 5500,000, also beyond the reach of the creditors. Seventj-Fivo Cents on the Dollar. Depositors may receive about 75 cents on the dollar. Irregularities in the bank have been extending back for a period of two years, it is said. Cashier Evans quietly resigned his position several years ago. There have been vacancies in the directory contrary to law. The bank has been a ' 'one man" back for years. For almost three weeks Asa Potter has been the most maligned man in Boston. He has kept persistently silent. The statement, part of which follows, is made public, not for his own bake, but because his duty to others onakes it wise that the other side of the story be told. Mr. Potter says this: "A week or more before Mr. Evans death he owed the Maverick National Bank a large sum of money. Changes in the market made it necessary, in the interest of the institution of which I was the president and responsible head, that at least a portion of his liabilities should he taken np. I talked the matter over with him, and he agreed to pay a certain sum the next day. That afternoon I went out of town and did not return tor 'two days. "When I entered the bank on the third dav and looked over the mail on my desk, I found there a note from the cashier, saying that Mr. Evans had failed to keep hispromise. I was read ing that note when Mr. Evans came into my private office. I turned to him and said, without any heat or passion: 'Nervy, this won't do. I am personallv disap pointed. I believed you would keep your- promise. One Way of Being a Murderer. "I turned away from him then, andheleft the office. That was the last time I saw him. The members of his tamily say that he brooded over the matter, and'that it was one of the causes of the despondency which led him to take his life. So I am accused of being his murderer. "Well, I am his mur derer in the same sense as the girl who re jects a despondent suitor is hia murderer. I do not blame the members of Mr. Evans family for feeling as they do toward me." Pre'sident Potter has made an assignment of his individual estate to Postmaster Thomas N. Hart and Henry D. Hyde. There was a fully attended meeting ot the Clearing House Association this morning, at which the Maverick Bank was expelled from the association. The other banks voted to advance money to relieve the ne cessities of depositors. "Many of the banks naturally are receiving uevv accounts, and they are not unhappy. No other banks show any indication "of being seriously affected by t he crash. Tu o or three busi ness houses are said to be a little shaky. Mr. Potter continue.: "The loss of the Maverick National Bank, jn account of its dealings with Mr. Evans, would be about 5200,000. The bank's dealings with Mr. Evans can in no sense be considered the direct cause of the suspension. The real causes of the failure are somewhat compli cated, but easily made clear. Of course, everybody knows how freelv we were talked about on the street, and what the ef fect was finally upon oui depositors. The first tangible thing was the refusal bv President WJlmo' it. Evans, of the Win throp National Bank, to accept one of our certified checks. We promptly paid green backs over our counter for the cheek. Action by tlip Clearing House People. Mr. Evans went to Colonel Newman, the President of the Commonwealth National Bank. Mr. Newman told him that he con sidered it his duty as a member of the Clearing Houc Committee, to briug the matter to the attention ot his associates. Tiie full Clearing House Committee later acted upon the case. The members of the committee-sent for me and asked me for the privilege of going into the bank and exam ining our loans. I said, "No, gentlemen, that would be an outrage. Of course I kuow just what that means." The members ap pealed to the Comptroller of the Currency. Finally they were allowed, last wees, to examine the"condition of the bank. They charged off as worthless every item which, in their opinion, was in any way doubtful. They also proceeded to argue that, in all bank liquidations, there was an average shrinkage of 20 per cent in the value of as sets when it came to wind up a concern. Then, forthwith, after throwing out every thing about which they had any doubt, l mey ueauctcu ru per cent iroin everything that was left. The resulting figures are, in the opinion of the Clearing House, the net market value of the Maverick Bank's assets to-day. Of course, alter such a process the figures show apparently a large deficit Let me say, on the other hand, that if I was al lowed to wind up the affairs of the Maver ick, no depositor aud no stockholder would losefl he has deposited or invested. I have no complaint whatever to make. I ask no favors, and above all things, I won't allow anybody to pose mo as a martyr. Tho Other Mdo of the Story. That is Mr. Potter's side of the story. The Boston News Bureau is authority for a statement of an entirely different com plexion. It says: "The friends of Irving A. Evans declare that he offered up his life as a tribute to friendship; that he was worth SSOU.OOO one year ago, and gave all that and more to save his friends; that he kited checks between New York and Boston: had enormous arbitrage transactions in both Ex changes to make clearings between the two cities and asit the Maverick National Bank to lucot one draft with another; that when the strain could no longer be borne he overdrew- his account at the bank to make Ins own clients individually sanare; de stroyed all evidences implicating any other parties, and declining to return to the city to effect n settlement upon his own account at the bank, put himself out of the world to sa"'e Mr. Potter and the bank. Mr. Potter has been paid about 5150,000 as profits of joint speculation with Mr. Evans in various checks, but Mr. Potter declares that he has had no checks from i . ".vans for 18 months, nor has heduring this time had any personal account with Mr. Evans. Mr. Evans' speculations the past 18 months have been conducted in the name of a joint account, and it is declared by some people that the Maverlok National Bank surplus was in reality the partner on this joint account, A settlement of Mr. Evans account was executed a few days after Mr. Evans' death, and the bank direc tors voted to release Irving A. Evans & Co. from all liability, amounting to about 5000,000. It is probable that the directors did not know the amount of the liability they were writing off, for they were assured that with this loss taken the bank shares would still be worth 250." Officials or the Bank Arrested Asa P. Potter, President, Colonel Jonas II. French aud Thomas Dana, directors of the Maverick National Bank, were arrested by United States Marshals to-night, the former at his summer residence in Cohasset, and the two latter at their residences in this city. Thewarrants.it is understood, charge embezzlement and violation of the Uniled States banking laws which forbid loans by a national bank to any single in dividual amounting to more than 10 per cent of its capital stock. It was reported to-day that the Boston and Maine Bailroad had 5700,000 on deposit at the Mavtrick Bank to cover its Novem ber dividend. General Manager Furber this afternoon denied that the amount would reach this figure, but stated that the road had 5400,000 in the bank at the time of its suspension. By law the promissors of a national bank are allowed to borrow only 10 per cent of the capital stock of the institution on the same collateral. In this case it is said that Aba P. Potter owes 51,300,000, Jonas H. French 5800,000 and Thomas Dana 500,000, or a total of 52,500.000, although, under the law, only 510,000 could be properly loaned to any one person. About 55,000 of the fireman's relict fund was placed with the Maverick Bank, but the hulk of the fund is securely locked up in the City Treasurer's safety vaults. In the Maverick was also the John Boyle O'lteiily fund, amounting to some 517,000. Thomas P. Beal Appointed Receiver. AVasiiincton-.Nov. 2. The Comptroller of the Currency this afternoon appointed Thomas P. Beal receiver of the Maverick National Bank, Mr. Beal is President of the Second National Bank,'of Boston, and Chairman ot the Clearing House Com mittee. A FOREIGNER'S FEUD KKSUtTS IN A FDKIOCS RIOT AT WEST OVKRTON MINKS. Italians Raid a Hungarian Settlement; and Clubs, Knives and Revolvers Are Freely Used At Least Two Combatants Fa tally Wounded. Scottdam:, Pa., Nov. 2. Special. This afternoou meager reports reached here of a terrible riot at "West Overton last night. Telephone messages also asked that officers be sent, and three special, officers started at once from here. Late to-night the police returned with several Italian prisoners. They were employes of the Stark Brothers, building the water works there, and were at once bailed out by their employers. A fight had taken place between Italians on one side and Hungarians on the other. Sticks and stones were used at first, but as the battle became warmer several Italians drew their knives, and this was a signal for the infuriated Hungarians to begin shoot ing. Two of the Italians are fatally shot, and were taken away by their friends. They refused to give their names. Police officers who were at the scene state that the Ital ians, who had been drinking, made a raid through a Hungarian settlement at "West Overton, and began yelling at the women, and finally threw stones into the houses. A gang of Hungarians formed and made a dash for the Italians. Over 50 shots were fired, while each man who had no pistol was armed with a knife. When the two Italians fell mortally wounded, there was a cessation in the strug gle long enough to enable two officers to break up the riot. Hardly 1 man out of the 40 in the fight escaped without severe wounds, and it is thought of the wounded taken away more than the two mentioned will die. BADICAL ILLINOIS PEESBYTEBIAKS Demand an Kntiro Overhaullnc of Their Confession of Faith. CniCAGO, Nov. 2. Special All Hli nois Presbyterians recommend a change in their creed. At the meeting of ministers, to-day, the following report was read and adopted: "We have given this duty all the attention and time that en gagements will permit us. We dis covered, on careful examination of the Confession, many internal evidences of the fact that the Westminster Assembly was greatly influenced in the shaping of its Confession bv the controversies then rife between Bonian Catholics and Protestants and between Armenians and Calvinists: that many of itb chapters were therefore better adapted to meet the wants of the Church of Great Britain in the seventeenth century than to express the temper and be lief of the American Presbyterian Church. "It is therefore our judgment that to preserve the historical continuity of our church,.and at the same time satisfy the catholic spirit of our people, something nioie is demanded than a revision of our Confession by a few unimportant omissions and changes of phraseology. A shorter creed might be found, and if adopted, might impend our corporate existence. We believe that a radical recasting of our present Confession, as an amendment to the whole, would be hailed frith profound satisfaction. The old creed of 250 years ago was discarded by nearly all the Chris tian scholars of history, and was not ap proved by John Calvin himself." The ac tion of the ministers has caused comment in religious circles. WILL SETTLE IT IN COURT. A Quarrel Between Catholics and Prot ectants Likely to Be Determined. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 2. The great quarrel between the Catholics and Protestants regarding the public schools is about to come to a head. The Minnesota division of the Patriotic Sons of America met here in secret last night, S00 delegates oeing present lrom all parts ot the State and resolved to call in the aid of .the courts to stop the turning over of parochial schools to public school boards. Those of Faribault and Stillwater and part of those of St Paul had already be come part of the public school system. Eugene Hooks, the attorney of the "order, was instrncted to begin legal proceedings w ith the service of an injunction upon the financial officials of the State, county and city, restraining th payment of any money to the school boards of Stillwater and Fari bault A subscription of 51,000 was raised to carry on the work. This action is taken on the report of Bcv. Merrill, that the Catholic religion was still part ot the curri culum in the old parochials. - Tho American Library Association. CniCAGO, Nov. 2. The American Library Association at a meeting here to-day elected officers and selected Chicago as the place for the convention of the association in lSa, THE JITTSBXmG WAITING ON CHILE. Secretary Tracy Says a Beport on Her Investigation Must Be Had BEFORE HOSTILITIES COMMENCE. Montt Confers With Blaino and Tracy Be fore Leaving Washington. riiEPAKATIONS AT THE NATY TAKDS Washington, Nov. 2. Senor Pedro Montt, the Chilean Minister, left Washing ton to-night for New Orleans, to be gone until next week. He declined this after: noon to say anything respecting his visit to the State' and Navy Departments to-day. He arrived at the Navy Department about 10:30 o'clock, and remained. with Secretary Tracy for an hour. Meanwhile messengers had been sent to the Department of State, who reported that Secretary Blaine was with the President at the White House. The Secretary of State arrived at the State Department about 11:30 o'clock, and a mes senger promptly notified Secretary Tracy, who immediately escorted Senor Montt to Secretary Blaine's office. The two Secre taries and the Chilean Minister were clos eted for just 15 minutes, and then Senor Montt returned to the Legation. There is reason to believe that Senor Montt's visit had reference to the inquiry now being made at Valparaiso into the as sault upon the Baltimore's sailors, and that in behalf of the Chilean Government he sought to secure the testimony of some of the American sailors as contained in the re port of Captain Schley's board of officers. As the Chilean inquiry is being conducted in secrecy, and as Captain Schley was not permitted to have one of his officers present during the examination of the arrested American sailors, the United States Gov ernment has felt bound to decline to permit its sailors to give further testimony. If, however, the conduct of the investiga tion is changed, and the proceedings are made public, Captain Schley will allow testimony to be taken bv the Chilean au thorities aboard his vessel, or will on shore testify his desire to establish the truth. No Need of War-Like Dispatches. Secretary Tracy said to-day that there was no warrant for sensational war-like dis patches at this time. The United States Government has requested an investigation of the assault upon the Baltimore's sailors, an investigation was being made, and noth ing could be done until the results were known. Captain Schley's report, which was made public, last night, seems to have increased the feeling of indignation, nevertheless. A member of the Cabinet was questioned regarding the latest details of the Valparaiso outrage, as reported by Captain Schley. "What do you think of it?" he was asked. "It is very bad," was the Teply. "The first intelligence was bad, but this is worse. It has an ugly look. It is going to compli cate matters. "What will the administration do about it?" "The administration has done all that it proposes doing at present We have made our demand of Chile. We are now waiting for Chile's answer." "How long shall yon wait?" "We shall wait a reasonable time. We have no desire to bulldoze Chile. We shall act with moderation, but firmly." Excitement Dyrng Out In Chile. A cablegram from Chile to-day says: "From appearances here the dinger of seri ous trouble between Chile and the United States over the recent outrage is passing nivnv. The Libertad Electoral, the semi official organof the Junta, publishes an edi torial which is calculated to set at rest any feeling of uneasiness which mav have pre vailed in Chile. It says that for the past few days rumors have been prevalent at Santiago that an alarming rupture of amic- I uuie rcittuuus wini vne unueu oiaies was imminent 'We assure the public,' it says, 'that these rumors are unfounded.' It adds that dispatches have been sent by Senor Pedro Montt, Chilean Minister at Washington, asserting that the utmost cordialty exists between him and Secretary Blaine. 'Senor Montt,' it continues, 'haa had an important conference with Mr. Blaine, during which the latter said that he saw in the case no reason so tar to compro mise the relations existing at present be tween the respective countries. Mr. Blaine also said that he wonld not form any defin ite opinion about the affair until the con clusion of the investigation at Valparaiso. For our part,' the article concludes, 'we feel sure that these facts, when they become known, will put an end to all disturbing rumors.' " OFF FOR THE SOUTH. BIG FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA SAILING TO-DAY. THE She Has Received No Money as Yet, Bnt Will Obey All Orders Somethlnc About Her Armament Admiral Gherardl's Farewell Dinner. New Yokk, Nov. 2. Special The big flagship Philadelphia, of the North Atlantic squadron, will leave the navy yard at 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning. She will come to anchor off Tompkinsville, to receive ammunition from Ft, Wadsworth,' and then proceed to Barbadoes, her first stop in the West Indies. Her money had not come aboard, but when Admiral Gherardi came on board this afternoon, he declared that nothing should be allowed to interfere with the ship's departure at thetime named. He had orders sent to the sub-Treasury for the money to be conveyed to the Philadelphia at Tompkinsville on a tug. Even if the money did not come, he said, he would start to-morrow and depend on the drafts and let ters of credit already on board. The Philadelphia, when she leaves Ft. Wadsworth, will have on board 31G moie shells and 310 more charges of powder than she ever carried before. Her magazine has been enlarged, and this latter ammunition will be for her, six-inch guns. Altogether, she will carry 1,000 rounds for her big guns that is, 1,000 projectiles and 1,000 charges. In addition to these she carries 100 armor-piercing projectiles. The total weight of her ammunition, including that for her secondary batteries, is 135 tons. The guns she carries are as follows: Twelve six-inch breech-loading rifles, four six-pound rapid-firing guns, four three pound rapid-firing guns, two one-pound rapid-firing guns, three revolving cannon and fourgatling guns. Ab regards the monitor Miantonomoh, the opinion on board the Philadelphia seems to oe tnai sne couia cet to uniie wn enough, but would probably not be sent there. "Chile has two fine new ships in France," said an officer, "and if war broke out it would be very comfortable to have a fighter like the Miantonomoh here to de pend on. There's no telling what Chile might attempt to do." To-night Admiral Gherardi gave a small farewell dinner onboard the Philadelphia. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell, Mr. and Mrs. Black, Mrs. Van Nostrand, Miss Page and Mr. W. H. .Buck. The Philadelphia, as far as her paymaster could tell to-day, will leave port with nbout 380 men, and with Bear Admiral Gherardi on board. HS While the Petrel, which left the navy yard Sunday morning for China, was re ceiving her ammunition from Fort Wads worth to-day, a dispatch from Washington, brought her by a tug boat, ordered her re call. Until further orders come the Petrel will remain where she is. . The Bennington, now at the navy yard, is in readiness to go to sea. Until tlie recent turn of affairs with Chi.e it was her inten tion to proceed this week to Gardiner's DISPATCH, TUESDAY, Bay, Long Island, for target practice, present she is under orders to 'hold h At erself in readiness. . The Concord, for which a new steering quadrant is being made, will start for the West Indies as soon as that can be fin ished. From present Indications the date of her departure will be November 19. The work of repairing the other ships, the Atalanta and the Chicago, continues actively. A BRITISH SOLUTION OF THE REASON FOR THE TROUBLE' AT VALPARAISO. Sensational Charges Brought by the Cor respondent of The Thunderer Ho Ac cuses Americans In Chile of Conniving at Varions Peculiar Political Schemes. London, Nov. 3. The Time' Valparaiso correspondent thinks he has solved the problem why "the United States, contrary to national traditions, should have sup ported the cause of despotism in Chile." Regarding the statement that Minister Egan sought to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with Balmaceda, he asks: "What kind of a treaty could it have been to oc- hcupy them at such a critical moment, especially as under the McKmley act, the exporters of only a few American articles could benefit thereby?" The correspondent proceeds: "The United States Admirals have not displayed the diplomatic talents of the French Admiral Gervais. McCann gave Egan away by sup plying the Congressional Government with a copy of Egan's letters, and Admiral Brown has shown at least the greatest imprudence, whileGberardi exposed the State Department at Washington to ignominious defeat and damning publicity at Hayti by declaring Hippolyte bound to fulfill his verbal prom ises and cede the Mole St Nicholas to the United States for a naval station. Part of the bargain was that aid should be given to Hippolyte to overthrow Legitime. Business and the State Department "Minister Douglass supplemented this by declaring that the object for which the new fleet of the United States was armed, manned, equipped and supported by the American nation, appeared to be in order to overthrow one government in a friendly state and erect another willing to sell its birthright and independence to the United States. He added that there was an agent of a New York business house who appeared to be more fully initiated into the secrets of the State Department at Washington than he was. "Practically, this policy adopted by the United States toward Haiti was identical with that followed in the case of Chile, the discussion of the treaty proceed ing secretly and Balmaceda in tending to imitate Hippolyte and deny verbal promises if it suited him, meanwhile accepting American support. Both Egan and Blaine well knew that the Congressional Government would scorn to entertain such a treaty, as they recognized that the American lleet must needs be pros tituted to the defense of despotism against liberty. Worse even than in the case of Haiti have been the private interests which this policy was intended to serve. Egan is openly accused of haying made enormous contracts with Balmaoeda, while Egan's son openly states that he, not his father, was the contractor. Comment is unnecessary. Interests In the Nitrate Fields. "In order that the magnitude of this in fraction of international comity may be clearly 6hown to the civilized world, it must be borne in mind that after the failure to carry out the dictator's official order to destroy by fire the great foreign interests in the nitrate fields, owing to -the capture of Tarapaca by the Congres sionalists, Balmaceda endeavored to obtain a loan from the United States upon the se curity of the nitrate fields. This was on at tempt at robbery, in which private American interests so crudely exposed by Mr. Douglass would participate Where those pxivate'interests would begin and end the American nation is best able to judge. Had Balmaceda fulfilled his part in this nefarious project, the United States would nave naa aust tnrown in their eyes by the acquisition of a naval station in the Pacific This would have served as a blind to the private and darker side of the picture. Escape of a Bogus Balmaceda. "Other ciyilized nations are supremely interested in knowing whether the people of the United States approve the appli cation of its new and formidable navy to the support of this anarchical policy. It will be remembered that a supposed drunken sailor, believed to be Balmaceda, was hustled into the Ad miral's quarters on board the Admiral's flagship. As American bluejacket uniforms do not strew the streets of Valpa raiso, I have investigated the mat ter and have learned on good authbrity that the largest sailor's uniform on the flagship was previously se lected and sent ashore, and that in this dis guise Vidaurren, a Baimacedist official who was implicated in the cold-blooded mas sacre of Chilean students at Locanas, was enabled to escape. "I understand Admiral Brown has since expressed regret that he saved Vidaurren, but it is generally believed here that his re gret proceeds from the fact that he intended saving by means of the big uniform Bal maceda himself, whose height was excep tional." ANOTHER CRTJISEE FOE CHILE. Secretary Tracy Orders tho Newark Pre pared for Speedy Sailing. Boston, Nov. 2. Special Command ant Selfridge, of the Charlestown Navy Yard, received jaeremptory orders this fore noon from Secretary Traoy directing that the cruiser Newark, nowin the dry dock.be made ready for sea by November 10. As it was originally estimated that the repairs on the Newark would require two months, it will be necessary to use the utmost expedi tion to get the vessel ready. The orders caused no little comment in the navy yard, and a scene of unwonted activity was pre sented. Orders have also been received stating that in employing men who work on the cruiser, tho civil service rules recently put in force must be strictly adhered to. Every preparation will be made to fol low the Secretary's orders. The vessel was docked on Saturday, and only those repairs will be made that are absolutely necessary. It was the original intention to have the Newark start for Brazil afterrepairs, but it is now believed that she will set sail for Chile as soon as she can be made ready. The Newark has been in commission only a few months, and is one of the best in her class. NO AID FB0U ENGLAND. Tho London Telegraph Says Chile Should Be Disabused of Snch an Idea. LONDON, Nov. a The Daily Tclepraph says: "If the evidence of the sailors of the United States warship Baltimore is true, they were the victims of one of tho foulest outrages ever committed npon unarmed men in a friendly port With such a report Secretary Blaine would have failed of his duty bad he not demanded immediate ex planations. "We must strenuously object to the name of England being dragged into the matter. If the. Chileans have conceived the notion that England, under the circumstances, will interfere to protect them from the conse quences of their own acts they cannot tdo soon or too emphat ically be disabused of their idea. It is quite unfair to take the'eharges against Minister Egan as proof and found upoh them an indictment against American diplo- NOVEMBER" 3, 1891. macy. The voice of England should be heard, not in the language of taunt and menace, but in advocacy of 'cautious diplo macy and mutual forbearance. POLITICS IN CHILE. The Liberals to Canvass for a Fresldental Candidate To-Morrow. Valpabaiso, Nov. 2. A Liberal caucus to nominate a President will be held Wednesday. The choice is considered to be between Jorge Montt, Barros Lnco, and Aologio Altimarane, with the chances in favor of Montt. Congress will meet Friday. It isunderstood that the first question to be considered will be the disposal of refugees. Chileans are constantly discriminating against Americans. The same judge that investigated the attack on the American sailors investigated, at the same time, the stabbing of a German sailor by a Chilean sailor a case parallel with the -attack on 'the American sailors. A German officer was permitted to be present at the trial of the Americans, which was held in secret, the Judge refusing to permit an American officer to be present. Hatred of Americans continues to be ex pressed everywhere. ENGLISH PREJUDICE IN IT, So Secretary Tracy Makes Pnhlic the Squadron's Instructions. Washington, Nov. 2. The instructions issued by the Secretary f the Navy to the United States squadron on the coast of Chile at the beginning of the Chilean dis turbance, and dated March 20, were made public to-night Secretary Traey Bays: "These instructions have been rigorously adhered to throughout. In no single in stance have they been departed from. They prove conclusively that the charges of par tiality, made by the English newspapers, are untruths, and that they have been in vented in order to prejudice the Chileans against the United States for commercial purposes.". Egan's Recall Not Being Considered. Washington, Nov. 2. It is authorita tively stated that no complaint has been re ceived by the State Department from the Chilean Government of thecondnct of Mr. Egan, and that his recall has not been con sidered by the President or Secretary of State. GENERAL GRUBB'S WEDDING. THE GOWNS TO BE WORN BY BRIDE AND BRIDEMAIDS. THE An Uncle of the Bride Will Officiate The Best Man and Ushers It will Be a Pink and White Wedding Some of the Guests Expected at the Reception. New York, Nov. 2. It is not often that a bridegroom can have his daughter for a bridemaid and the bride six of her own sisters, as will be the case at the wedding or General Grubb and Miss Sopwitb, in London on Tuesday. Miss Effie Grubb, the Misses Lillian, Rosamond, Olive, May, Daisy and Alice Sopwith and Miss Madge Messiter, a cousin of the prospective bride, will be eight of the ten maids of the bride, the others being very little girls. It is to be a pink and white wedding. The bride will wear a rich soft white siflt gown, with draperies of point lace, caught with lace butterflies of orange blossoms. The corsage is in the sixteenth century Btvle. The rose silk gowns of the bride- maids are in the Princess style', with sashes from shoulder to waist, and all will wear tulle veils; caught with feathers and dia monds. An uncle of the bride will officiate. Among the guests expected at the recep tion at the London house of the bride's father, on Cromwell road, are Sir Arthur and Lady Bloomfield, Lady Bright, Captain and Lady Grace Bridges, Lady Octavia Beaumont, Colonel Beaumont, B. E., Lord and Lady George Campbell, Colonel Talbot Coxe, of the King's Own, and Mrs. Coxe, Hon. Stephen and Mrs. Coleridge, Sir George Elliott, M. P.,' Sir Henry Edwards, M. P., Captain Enthovcn, B, A., Hon. and Mrs. Albany Erskine, Colonel and Mrs. Hegan Kennard, Sir John and Lady Novalo, the Misses Novalo, Sir Alexander and Lady Moncrieff, Colonel and Hon" George Mait land, Sir William Tyrone Power. It C. B.; Chevalier Poffenheimer, Sir William G. Pearce, Bart.; Major and Lady Clongh-Taylor, Baron Michael De Wella- mer, jvumirai oir reward jaigieneia, li. C. B.; Sir Arthur and Lady Kekewicb, Lady Alice Leslie and a great many more titled people, as well as the various diplo matic representa'ives of the United States and varioes foreign courts. Mr. Alexander Van llensselaer will be the best man, and Messrs. John C. Groome, Barclay Warburton, Charles F. Henry. William E. Bates, E. C. Knight, Jr., and Edward Browning, all of Philadelphia; and members of the City Troop, will be the ushers. Mr. Hugh Craig, who was going, was taken ill and prevented, so that Gen eral Grubb will have to select one usher from his friends in England. The World's Fair Junket In Texas. San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 2. The World's Fair party, consisting of Secretary John T. Dickinson and Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Judge Toman, Mrs. Bagley and Mrs. Bosini Ryan, the latter being the Commissioner-at-large, for Texas, arrived at San Antonio this morning. They spent the forenoon in visiting the old Spanish mis sion, the Alamo and the United States military post here. In the afternoon they were tendered a reception by the San Antonio Club. ' The party left to-night for Anstin. Murdered and Burned In Her House. Kansas City, Nov. 2. A small frame house on West Tenth street burned early ;bis morning. Mrs. Amelia Taylor, the oc cupant of the house, lost her life in the fire. It is believed she was murdered and the house set on fire to conceal the evidence of the crime. The police are investigating. NEXT SUNDAY. BRAND I NEW FEATURES ADDED. BIGH CLASS. INSTRUCTIVE On SUNDAY NEXT, November 8, THE DISPATCH will offnr the read ing public high class literary matter from the pens of well-known authors and special writers. Among the con tribntors will he MARK TWAIN, HELEN WATTERSON, LORD WOLSELEY, DORA WHEELER, A. A. STAGG And Other Writers or Note. MARK TWAIN'S European Letters, . STAGG'S Football Pointers, nELEN AVATTEESON'S Girl Talks, 1VOLSELKYS War Review, Will nil begin publication In NEXT SUNDAY'S DISPATCH. In addition: .. THE CLEVELAND BArtY, by one who has seen her dailv. (Illus trated). SENSIBLE FASHIONS for Women, by able designer. (Illustrated). DRAWING LESS JNS for the Young FoIkH, by clever artists. COOKING, Decoration, Home Hint. Mnrketlng, Fancy Work, and Household Help In General. OLD CONTRIBUTORS CONTINUE, Now Is the time to leave orders with 'Newt Agents, Carriers and through the malff or THE DISPATCH. NEXT SUNDAY. I o $ , QUAY'S LIBEL -SUITS. He Has the Papers Ready to Serve on State Chairman Kerr To-Day. NOT A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Three Crawford County Papers Sued and One at Mercer Will Be. KERR INSISTS IT IS ALfi BUT A BLUFF Philadelphia, Nov. 2. A prccipa; was entered to day in court by United States Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, in an action against Chairman James Kerr, of the State Democratic Campaign Committee. Counsel for Mr. Quay said it .is not a criminal prosecution and that Chair man TCerr will not therefore be arrested or held to bail, but that the writ will be simply served upon him. He also said he had heard that Mr. Kerr had left town yesterday, but that he would return to this city to-morrow evening and that service of the writ would be made upon him imme diately upon his arrival in this city. Chairman Kerr wired Mr. Shapley to night from Cleveland, that he Would be in this city to-morrow, ready to accept service on any writ or give boil on any warrant that may be served. He fnrther said that the whole thing is a great game of bluffing to keep the people excited, and that the oppo sition would get more than they wanted in this thing. His telegram concludes: "I am ready." At Meadville, to-day, R. B. Brown, edi tor of the Messenger-Democrat, and George H. St. John and A. L. Tucker, editors of the Pennsylvania Farmer (People-Grange-Alliance), were arrested on a charge of libel preferred by Colonel Quay. The notice was served by a Deputy Sheriff, on warrants issued by Attorneys Joshua Douglass, Thomas Roddy and A. B. Richmond & Son. The action against Brown is for malicious libel, and that against St. John and Tucker summons lor trespass in malicious libel. The amount of damages as in each case is placed at 55,000. The accused were at once taken before Judge Henderson, who placed the bail at ?2,000 each, which was furnished. Suit was also brought on similar charges against Editor McEnaney, of the Titusville American Citizen. Bondsmen were secured for all the accused, who expressed their be liefs that the cases would not be heard of again. It is stated in Mercer that Messrs. Miller and Gordon, of this city, have been retain ed by Senator Quay to bring suit for libel nginst tho West ern Press, damages being fixed at 510,000. The papers in the case were submitted to Senator Quay to-day, and on their return to-morrow proceedings will be commence at once. The Pros is owned and published by W. B. Bard, a prominct Dem ocrat. A PREHISTORIC RELICS DISCOVERED. The Most Remarkable Find Made While Drilling a Well. Helena, Aek., Nov. 2. A most remark able find is reported from this little town of Laconia, about twenty-five miles south of this city. A well was being drilled on a farm at the edge ot the town, and when they had gone to the depth of 125 feet the drillers reported that they were in some peculiar substance, which was hard, yet was not rocks. They examinedthe drillings and said that they were passing through a layer of bricks, as nothing else would give the peculiar ap pearance to the drillings. As the drill was c ill Comparisons COMPARISONS are only odious to those who have " , have unworthy articles to compare. We can only gain a knowledge of value by comparison. A garment which has only six months' service in it certainly is not as valuable by halfzs one which will serve a year and it should cost only half as much. If you have been buying the six months' garment at the year garment price you certainly have not been getting value received. We want to inform you; we want to show you the difference there is in clothing. We want to show garments of the best service at the price you have been paying for the poorer sort. On the other hand you have perhaps been paying the tailor his higher price for garments of no more beauty, comfort and service than ours. Now, you can only know these things by comparison. We invite comparison. It is not odious to us. We have studied the problem of human dressing until we know it thoroughly. There fore we speak advisedly about our better values and know what we are doing when we invite cotnparison. COME AND SEE US. Snits mado for $25 0D wo sell for $12 00. Suits made for $30 00 we sell for $15 00. Suits made for $10 00 we sell for $20 00. Suits made for $30 00 wo sell for $23 00. Suits made for $50 CO we sell for $30 00. Suits made for $70 00 wo sell for $35 TO. Suit3 made for $S0 00 wo sell for $10 00. Pantaloons at $2 SO, $3, $3 50, $4, $4 50, $3, weroorfginally made for. ' ALL HOTIONS TO IMPROVE OPPOSITE . CITY fl BQHBsjP'flHsssssssssi at such a depth that it was considered im possible for liricks to be buried they were laughed at, but the men insisted that bricks were at the bottom of the well. As there were no brick houses in the town and there had never been it conld not be believed but that the strong assertions of the drillers induced manj people to visit the place, and while quite a crowd was around the well hole the men brought up to the surface a lot of .mud from the bottom and examined it, as they had done from the time they found the brick residue. In themass of mud was a small piece of metal, which was cleaned off, and was found to be a piece of money. It was octagonal in shape, and had hieroglyphics on it which could not be deciphered, but which evident ly were meant to represent the value of the piece. It was totally different from any thing ever seen in this neighborhood, and the piece was brought to this city, where it was shown to numismatics, but all agreed in pronouncing it as. something beyond their knowledge. It is claimed by antiquarians here that bricks and coin are the relicof a prehis toric race which lived here many vears be fore the Indians, and who built "he pave ments and roads which were discovered at Memphis on the other side of the river above here. The coin will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination, but the owner says it will take a large amount of money to buy it, as he thinks it is worth a fortue to someone. JAPAN'S RUPTURED SOIL. A VAST AREA WAS SUNKEN BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE. Three Thousand Lives Were Lost Accord ins to a Conservative Estimate Slight Shocks Continue The Principal Dam age Was Done by the First Convulsion. Hiogo, Japan, Nov. 2. The convul sion of the recent earthquake was so tre mendous that no trustworthy estimate of the havoc done is procurable. The wildest statements as to the number of killed are current, but so far there is no evidence that it exceeds 3,000. The chief fatalities were at Ogaki, where at least 1,000 persons were killed, chiefly by the tailing of buildings. At both Ogaki and Kifu many perished by the fire. The principal shock lasted less than two minutes, but was of extreme violence. There were no subsequent shocks strong enough to do damage under ordinary cir cumstances, but they sufficed to shake down walls already cracked and added immensely to the terrors of the night. Even now slight shocks continue at irregular intervals. The total destruction of bridges and rail roads over a long stretch of country par alyzes all ordinary occupations and pre vents trustworthy news from reaching the capital. Great fisures have appeared in the ground at many points, rendering roads inpassable. Traveling in any direc tion is dangerous. A striking feature has been the subsidence ' of land to some depth over large tracts of country. From the townsof Ogaki.Kitogata, Ichinomija, Tifaguna, Kiyonsu, Kam atsu and other places, chiefly along the coast, comes the news of great distruction of property. Nagoya suffered to a less extent, although even there the damage is serious. The volcanic Mountain Nakusan belched forth enormous masses of stones and continuous streams of sand and mud, and the contour of the mountain has been completely changed by the eruption. Great dfstress prevails in the destroyed towns. The Government is embarrassed in its efforts to afford relief by the prevailing panio and the absence of communication. Bishop Bickersteth announces his safety. The loss of European life is small but busi ness houses have suffered heavily. are odious. Overcoats mado for $IS we sell for $ 9 00. Overcoats made for $22 we sell for $11 00. Overcoats made for $23 we sell for $14 00. Overcoats made for $33 we sell for $13 00. Overcoats made for $45 we sell for $23 00. Overcoats made for $33 we sell for $23 00. Overcoats made for $05 wo sell for $32 OJ. $6, $7, $3, $3 and $10, just one-half what they FIT DONE FREE OF HUGE. OPPOSITE CITY HALL nol-TTSU Ilfi LlLfJ
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