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THE BEOOKLYN DAILW EAE WEDESDAY. AUGUST 26, 1893; 12 7 AT READYFQRTO MORRQW'STRIAL WHERE IS FRANK BARNARD? HILTON, HUGHES CO, FAIL. property Trom sacrifice, but by general assignment without preferences. "It is believed that all the merchandise and general debts can be paid in full out of a sale of the stock and 'the collection of the outstanding accounts. The bank paper is secured and will, of course, ail be paid.

"Negotiations are pending for the sale of the whole stock, which, if carried through, will result in a settlement of the debts in a very short time." ROBBED OF HER PURSE. British parliament in 1S71, the export of slaves from the mainland of Africa into Zanzibar and the Arabian coast amounted to over twenty thousand slaves yearly and there are said to be about fifteen hundred slave dhows engaged In this traffic, under varioua flags, on this part of the African coast. From this it will be seen that her majesty's warships have not been very active in suppressing the slave trade hereabouts and that Great Britain now has a fine chance of stepping in and formally annexing Zanzibar and Pemba, while suppressing an infamous scandal which is a dark blot upon the records of the reign of Queen Victoria. 4 it i I 1 11 TAr CERTIFICATES OVER BID, Some of the Proposals Offered to Pay Premiums, LOCAL BANKS WILL GET MOST Beside the United Financial Institutions There Were Nine Other Bidders. It Is Said That the Seligmans Represented Foreign Investors The Awards Will Be Made To morrow How the Local Proposals Were Apportioned.

The united banks and trust companies ot this city submitted to the mayor and controller to day a bid for the whole Issue of $2,000,000 of 5 per cent, gold tax certificates, which will mature April 29, 1897. This bid was In accordanc with an agreement made by the officials of those institutions last week that the loan would be taken up. by them whether other parties should bid or not. There were nine other bidders. The offer of the banks and trust companies was to take tho loan at par, the amount of the hid being $2,004,000, and was divided among the institutions as follows: Kings County Trust company National City bank 67.000 Ijong Island Loan and Trust company 112,000 Hamilton Trust company 112.000 People's Trust company 225,000 Brooklyn Trust company 223.000 Franklin Trust company 225,000 N'lLssau National bank CS.000 Kings County bank 32,000 Mechanics' bank 112,000 Brooklyn bank 67,000 Schermerhorn bank 22.000 Manufacturers' Trust company 112.000 Bedford bank 33,000 Twenty sixth Ward ba.uk 22.000 People's bank 22,000 'Broadway bank 22.010 Pulton bank 4D.O0O Nassau Trust company 112,000 Manufacturers' National bank 55,000 First National bank 09.000 Mechanics ami Traders' bank 22.000 Seventeenth Ward bank 22.000 Fifth avenue bank 22.UOO Union bank 22.000 Sprague National bank 45,000 The other nine bids aggregated but $409,000.

These bidders were: Brooklyn Savings bank, $200,000 at par. Joseph L. Buttonwieser of New York city, $50,000 at 100.06. J. W.

Seligman, $50,000 at 100.25. Eastern District Savings bank, $10,000 at 100.0625. William A. Smith $2,000 at 100.50. The Merchants' and Manufacturers' Fire Insurance company of Baltimore, $65,000 at 100.02.

Hambleton Co. of Baltimore, $25,000 at 100.0625. A. Galot of New York, $5,000 at 100.01. Percy DensmoTe of New York, $2,000 at 100.

As time would bo required for a canvass of the bids, the further proceedings were adjourned until to morrow. It was said by President Campbell of the People's Trust company that he understood that the bid of Selig mam Co. was made on hehalt ot foreign parties. LETTEE 0AEEIEE DELEGATES PLAN" FOR THE GRAND RAPIDS CONVENTION. Twenty five Brooklyn Men Will Start on September 5 It May Be the Largest Convention Ever Held.

The twenty five Brooklyn delegates to the annual convention of the National Association or Letter Carriers, which meets in Grand Rapids, September 7 11, will leave this city on Saturday, September 5, and are planning to arrive at their destination on labor day morning, when the convention will be opened. During the stay of the Brooklyn delegation It will make its headquarters at the Morton house, which is also the convention headquarters. The final plans for the departure of the local delegation have not as yet been completed, and the route by which the Brooklyn carriers will reach Grand Rapids has not been decided. The delegates will decide this point at a meeting which Is to be called in a few days by William Morrison, the chairman of the Brooklyn delegation. This will be the seventh annual convention of the National association and so far as the number of delegates In attendance is concerned, will probably be the largest yet held.

The Brooklyn association sends twenty five delegates, Now York seventy and other large cities in the Union in like proportion until a total aggregate of 481 delegates Is reached. The Grand Rapids convention will last five days and will be opened with a parade on labor day, in which letter carriers headed by large military bands from Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Kalamazoo. Bay City and other large cities in that section of the country will participate, in addition to the regular delegates. In addition to the social features of the convention, the principal event of which will be a banquet on tho third night of the convention at one of the most popular club houses in the suburbs, the efforts of the delegates will be directed to the advancement of ideas that will tend to further the passage of the $1,200 salary bill. The Brooklyn carriers who will represent the local organization are as follows: General post office delegates W.

Morrison. John E. Irvine. Henry C. Young, John J.

Whalen, ThK.rreas Barret. P. J. Murphv, E. J.

Cautwell, George I. Tworger. Thomas D. Henry. Station A men Hardnett.

Charles Marks. Station Frank Roper, James J. Deainsey. Station W. H.

O. Greene. Sratlon Joseph A. Haven, Thomas L. Kearns, H.

La.my. Station George D. Slater. Charles Keller. Station Jcweph F.

Newman, Charles Johnson. John P. Brady. Station C. J.

Donahue. Siatlim Charles H. Bowles. Station William A. Walsh.

The 'National Association of Post Office Clerks will hold its annual convention at Denver, on September 14. The Brooklyn delegates are Willlajn Carroll and Thom as J. Dunelly. Cornelius M. Delaney of the main omce is a member ot the national fin ance committee and will start for Denver with the two delegates on September D.

PRAISE FOR THE FIREMEN. Commissioner Bryant Hears From a Citizen of Fort Hamilton. Firo Commissioner William C. Bryant to day received the following: To the Hon. Fire Commissioner: It uffonls me great pleasure to bear wltm ss to tho ofTlotc ncy of the department under your con trol, a.s evidenced by the company at Fort Hamilton.

In the Are that occurri.I next door in me (Captain KwaldB) last Sunday morning, corner Second avenue and Shore road, the fire company could not have been more prompt In coming or more energetic and efficient In their work. I fully expected to be burned out mywlf when I saw how far the lire had Rotten under way, and knowing the dlnlcuhlcs the company Vvnuld have to contend with. I. no hydrajits and only the chc mi Ciil engine to depend upon. Fortunately a cistern wn.s found and that helped them lint even then without the filclll and determination displayed by the firemen the building would have (rone and most likely my house with it.

I deem It my duty as well as a pleasure to thi? unsolicited testimony to the merits of the Fort Hamilton fire company. Very rf iectfullv, H. S. THORNE, M. T).

Iirooklyn, August 23, 1SU0. CLARE'S BODY UNCLAIMED. Tho body of John Clare, tho burglar who died at tho Long Island hospital, still lies at i the morguo unclaimed. Tho aiithoritiex will Vary the remains in tho public cemetery Home time thiH afternoon. Nobody who manifested any intoro3t in tho case has appeared to care what becamo of the burglar's corpse.

A woman. who woro diamonds in her ears looked at it yesterday, but went away without voluntoor i iog any information, rolico investigation into the antecedents of the Bedford Station burglars is in progress, and Dotoctive Sergeant Koche has been working up some information that ho rocently received, but there in nothing I now of interest in the case. Cruiser Brooklyn Prepared for a Eecord Breaking Trip. ALL DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER. If the Conditions Are Favorablp tha Ship May Be Headed for New York After the Test to Join the North Atlantic Squadron in Its Reoeption to Viceroy Li Hung Chang Down tha Bay.

(Special to the Eagle.) Boston, August 26 It is definitely settled that the cruiser Brooklyn will hav her official trial to morrow, over the government measured course, from Cape Ann to Cap Porpoise. The distance down and back is practically eighty three miles. The course ia marked by buoys and at each of these there will be stationed a government vessel, for the purpose of taking observations of the trial. Ther are five ot these vessels stationed round the cruiser now. All of them reached the point where the Brooklyn lies, seven or eight miles from the harbor, last night, in anticipation of the trial, which was expected to day.

Everytlhing now depends upon the weather. It is lovely just now. In Boston the heat is overpowering, but an era of calm and rest is found out on the open sea, where the beautiful cruiser lies at anchor. Boston people are ony now beginning to realize that probably the most formidable fighting machine in the world ls at her door. Excursions have been organized now and this forenoon half a dozen steamers heavily weighed down with curious sight seers proceeded down the bay and steamed slowly round tlhe battle ship.

No stranger was allowed on board. This morning the little army of workmen who are expected to drive the big cruiser to morrow at a clip that will smash all records, were busily at work in all' the departments. They were given a rest yesterday and also leave to go ashore, a privilege which was eagerly seized. To day they were unceasiugly active with their huge oiling syringes," while fifty of the number changed 450 tons of coal from the upper to the lower bunkers down in the engine jooms. In the trip to morrow it is calculated that 700 tons of the finest coal obtainable will be consumed.

This is based on an estimate of four pounds of coal for each of the 18,000 horse power, which signifies the strength of the Brooklyn. Invitations are being eagerly sought for the trial to morrow, but Edwin Cramp, 'who has now made his headquarters at Young's hotel, is rigidly restricting the attendance. Outside of the crew there will not be more than 200 men aboaTd when the ship starts off for Cape Ann. As has already been told in the Eagle, Attorney General Harmon is on board, and in spi'te of his apparent imperturbability he is one of the most interested men on the ship. He may not see the trial to morrow, after all, though that was his express mission when he joined the Brooklyn ait Philadelphia a week ago.

The doubt in his mind arises thust Li Hung Chang is expected in New York on Friday, when he will be received by President Cleveland and his cabinet. Mr. Harmon had figured out that the Brooklyn would make her trial to day, and that then he could catch a train to New York. The change of plan may deprive him of the pleasure witnessing the cruiser at her Tjest. Late last night he sent a dispatch to ihe President asking whether he should start at once for New York or whether he might wait Jcr the trial to morrow.

There is well grounded rumor that the Brooklyn herself may slip off to New York to be present at the reception of LI Hung Chang. The very suggestion of such a thing has provoked the keenest interest here. It will probably depend altogether upon the result of to morrow's trial. If the cruiser should make a big record for herself the probabilities are that her figures will be painted big on her smokestacks; that brooms will be hoisted on her towers, and that she will speed off to New York immediately to show the Chinese ambassador what a first class American fighting ship is really like. All this, of course, is, as has been Intimated, simply gossip, but It appears to be well grounded.

The government Inspection board are all on h.and. They are staying at Young's hotel. This morning the chief engineers, who will take official data during the trip, paid a visit to the ship to station themselves for the performance of their duties to morrow. FRACTURED HIS SKULL. Conductor Swept From His Car by a Truck.

Thomas Maguiro, 35 years old, of 829 Myrtle avenue, and a conductor on car No. 727 of tha Butler street line, was thrown to the street yesterday afternoon and received injuries that necessitated his removal to the Long Island College hospital. He was collecting fare on the side platform of his car when a furniture truck owned by J. Burns of 917 Fulton street struck him and swept him of! the step. His skull was fractured and he received scalp wounds of a serious charaoter.

ACCUSED OF THEFT. E. Crosby Bice, known to the police as Bis Ed, was arraigned in the Jefferson market police court, New York, this morning, charged with larceny. The complainant was MrsrEml lie Cohen of 25 Montgomery street, who claims that Bico stole her pockot book last night on a street car. Rico denied that ho took tho pocket book.

Xlic King of Pills, is Beccliam'K. BKECHAM'S. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. FULL COLLEGE COURSE IN CHEMISTRY. An article cncitled "Chemistry as a General Education," a Special Circular of the New Courso in Practical Chemistry and a Catalogue of th Polytechnic Institute (chartered as a college la 1890) sent on application to the Chemical Department of the POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

90 Livingston Rt. Brooklyn. N. Y. Eagle Libraries.

Price, 5 Cents. No. i' The Constitution the State of New York. Candidates for Election in 1894. Questions and Answers.

The New Ballot Law. Proceedings of the Eighty sixth Annual Meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions. Candidates for Election in 1895. The Raines Excise Law and Greater New York Bill. The Purple Rim and seven short stories.

Presidential Candidates, Party Platforms, Biographies, etc. No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No.

5 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 The Eagle Library For Sale at the Main Office or at any of the Eagle Branch Offices. Justice Goodrich Is Informed That He Has Absconded WITH CULLEN ESTATE FUNDS.

The Amount Is Said to Be $30,000. Affidavits Presented in the Court Proceedings This Morning Barnard Was Referee in the Suit of Robert J. Mills Against the Estate Barnard Is Well Known in This City. George H. Starr, counsel for Robert J.

Mills of 152 West One Hundred and Nineteenth street, New York, a judgment creditor against the estate of John J. Curran, to day applied to Justice Goodrich for an order compelling the estate's executors and Referee Frank L. Barnard, to pay him the amount still due on a judgment secured in the New York supreme court January 29, 1S95. The executors of the Curran estate are Elizabeth McMullen. S.

Stryker "Williamson and Cor nelius Furgueson, jr. Mr. Mills' judgment was secured for an Indebtedness of Mr. Cur ran's, which he neglected to pay. Barnard, was appointed referee in a partition suit brought for the division of Cur ran's estate.

Curran was a builder and contractor, who died some time last year. Barnard for years was an employe of the county clerk's office and a well known figure about the county court house. The judgment was for the sum of $3,540.19. Subsequently certain payments on it were made reducing the total amount due to $2, 170.04. In addition a considerable amount of interest has accumulated for which payment is also sought.

The executors and beneficiaries of the estate were represented by James C. Church. Mr. Church did not oppose the motion itself but asked that decision be withheld pending an application which he made himself to the court in the same matter. He secured from Justice Goodrich an order directing Referee Frank L.

Barnard to show cause on September 3 why he should not be made to turn over to the treasurer cf Kings county all moneys collected by him from the estate of Mr. Curran. In asking for the order Mr. Church said that he regretted to take such action and had only done so as a last resort In order to protect as far as possible his clients. Addressing Justice Goodrich he said: "We have the best reason for the belief that the referee has absconded with a large proportion of the funds he has collected.

The counsel for the judgment creditor have made repeated efforts to find him and I have done so myself, without any success. There seems to be no doubt but that he has left Brooklyn, and his present whereabouts are unknown." "Who is the referee?" asked Justice Goodrich, and then Barnard's name came out for the first time. In the affidavits presented by Mr. Starr in to day's motion is is alleged that Mr. Barnard has collected the sum of $30,000, which he has failed to turn over to the county treasurer or any other person.

Mr. Mills presents an affidavit that he has asked for payment several times and that it has been refused. Mr. Darling, chief clerk for Mr. Starr, makes a statement that he has tried repeatedly to find Barnard, but has met with complete failure.

Barnard's last address was 5S2 Throop avenue, where the papers in the present suit were left for him. He used to have an office at 16 Court street, but gave it up several months ago. In making his application to day Mr. Church explained that It was necessary to secure such an order before any proceedings could be taken against Barnard. At present he Is legally in possession of all the funds he has collected.

Only after he has been ordered to deliver all collected funds can It be determined definitely whether he has made away with any of them. Justice Goodrich reserved his decision In Mr. Starr's application until after Mr. Church's is heard. MRS.

BEE CHER 84 TO DAY. She Is Making a Brief Stay at West Cornwall, Conn. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is celebrating her S4th birthday to day at the beautiful home of her son in law, the Rev. Mr.

Sco ville and Mrs. Scoville, In the historic settlement of West Cornwall, Conn. Mr. Sco ville's property adjoins that of Theodore S. Gold, a pioneer in agricultural schools in the United States, and secretary of the Connecticut state board of agriculture for many years past.

The country thereabouts is noted for the pictureaqueness of Its views and the far famed Housatonic valley is worth traveling many miles to see. The name of Beecher carries with it "no uncertain sound in West Cornwall and is almost as familiar to its residents as it is to Brooklynites. Br. Lyman Beecher, father of the remarkably gifted family bearing that name, was born in New Haven, the late Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe lived and died at Hartford, and many of Henry Ward Beecher's most delightful "Star Papers" were writ ten from different places in Connecticut, so that it seems to Mrs.

Beecher New England friends to be a peculiarly appropriate thing for the widow of the great Brooklyn preacher to spend her birthday among the members of her family and in a state and spot hallowed by associations of time and place. Mrs. Beecher. although 84 years old, is still active and take3 a keen interest in current events. She rises, when at her.

Brooklyn home, at 5 o'clock in the morning, but frequently dees not retire until a late hour at night. It is said chat she does not sleep as a rule more than five hours, but she supplements this period when fatigued by some extra labor by naps in afternoon. She frequently devotes her evenings to literary work, of which she is very fond, and contributes both to the weekly press and monthly magazines. Judging from recent visitors at West Cornwall, she is likely to receive many callers at her summer home to day, who will extend to her the best wishes of the time and occasion. There are any number of Plymouth church people, who, while sharing "in the congratulations of the WestCornwall residents to Mrs.

Beecher, regret that she did not see fit to defer her visit to Connecticut until after her 84th birthday. The Rev. Horace Porter assistant pastor of Plymouth church, received a letter from Mrs. Beecher yesterday, In which she wrote in the brightest and most cheery terms of her health and her pleasant sojourn among the Connecticut hills. Mr.

Porter, who returned from West Cornwall last week, brought from Mrs. Beecher an unusually large bunch of golden rod, which occupied a prominent place on the platform at Plymouth church on Sunday morning last. The Rev. Mr. Scoville, Mrs.

Beecher's son ln iaw, has been pastor of a large and influential congregational church at Stamford, for the past eighteen years, and is held in high esteem by his parishioners. HELD FOR ASSAULT. Another Resident of the Rookery in the Hands of the Polics. A number of complaints of outrages charged to the Rookery gang have been received by tho police of the Fourth precinct within the last week and warrants for the arrest of three men add to belong to the gang have been issued. Tuesday night an old colored man was assaulted near the Rookery and terribly beaten, but he could not be induced by the police to make a complaint, fearing, as he said, that the members of the gang would kill him If he did so.

The same night a saloon In the vicinity was raided and smashed up by men said to be Jonir to the gang. This morning Officer Robinson arrested Michael Judge, a burly blacksmith, who lives at the ltookery, 67 Lafayette street and who is charged with assaulting Stephen F. Dwyer of SOS Hudson avenue. IJwyer says he had a quarrel with Judge several days ago. Last night, he says, he was standing at tho corner of Lafayette and Navy streets, when Judge knocked" him down and kicked him into the street.

The accused was held by Justice Steers for trial. FUSION IN" OREGON. Portland. August 2G Tho Democratic and Populist state committees in joint BOHsions last evening agreed upon a plan of fusion. Tho Democrats surrender entirely and the ticket in this state will be Bryan and Watson.

British Sailors Landed to Protect Their Consulate. WAITING ORDERS FROM EN GLAND A Strong Belief That Great Britain Will Intervene for the Suppression, of the Notorious Slave Trade Trouble May Not Cease Even With, a Bombardment. Said Khalid, the Claimant, Said to Be Strongly in Foroe Behind Guns Trained on English Ships. Zanzibar, August 26 The night has passed quietly. Said Khalid Is still in possession of the Palace square, the guns of which are trained on the British warships Philomel, Thrush and Sparrow, which have landed sailors to protect the British consulate, where all the women are lodged.

The warships are moored opposite the Palace square and their commanders are awaiting orders from the British government. As already cabled, Khalid took possession of the palace immediately after the announcement of the death of Sultan Hamed din Thwain bin Said and proclaimed himself sultan. He has barricaded himself In the palace with 700 armed Askaris, following the example of his father, who took the same steps, but was overawed by a British force which established the late sultan Instead. Later the British third class cruiser Racoon, six guns, also cast anchor In these waters, thus making the Britis force capable of thoroughly protecting property as. well as able to take the offensive if necessary.

The Philomel is a third class cruiser, carrying eight guns; the Thrush is a first class gunboat of six guns and the Sparrow is a first class gunboat which also carries six guns. It is expected here that order will not be restored until the palace and its fortified yard is bombarded and cleared by the British as nobody believes that the latter will recognize Said Khalid as sultan. Very little Is known outside of the palace concerning what has transpired there during the night, but it is known that Said Khalid has been strongly reinforced. He now has under his command 2,500 well armed and well disciplined men, Including 900 Askaris, who have been trained under British officers. He also has plenty of ammunition and a number of field guns and other pieces of artillery.

A report is current to day that Said bin Hamud, a near relative of the deceased sultan, has been enthroned in the palace by Said Khalid, who it would seem, must thus have concluded that the opposition to 'his remaining sultan is too strong for him to oppose. On the oOher hand the British consul here has had a long parley with Said Khalid during which the latter was urged to surrender and avoid bloodshed, being assured that his claims would be considered in the fairest manner possible. Said, however. Informed the consul tihat he would never leave the palace alive, and that he was prepared to sell his life dearly. He Insisted that he was Sultan of Zanzibar, and that he would maintain his right to that title by force of arms.

Seeing thait all argument was useless the British consul widh drew and subsequently had a long conference with Admiral Rawson, at the end of which a cable message, explaining the situation up to date, was forwarded to the British government. It is believed that no further steps will be taken until definite instructions have been received from London. The late sultan, it appears, died very suddenly and without anytfhlng being known of his sickness previous to the announcement of his death. This has led to a report being circulated that the sultan was murdered; but it is Impossible to verify the rumor at present, especially xs Said Khalid gave orders that the sultan's remains should be promptly buried. This was done and the exact resting place of the body Is not known.

The general opinion prevailing here is that the action of Said Khalid in proclaiming himself sultan of Zanzibar, which is under British protection, without going through any of the formalities necessary and without consulting the representative of the British government here, has given the British a good chance, and and one which has long been looked fcr in cer tain circles, to formally hoist the Union Jack over Zanzibar and proclaim It a portion of the British empire, thus effectually abolishing Arab rule and with it the slave trade of this part of the African coast. This feature of the case will certainly not be lost sight of during the conferences in London which must follow the anonuncement of the trouble here, and nobody would be surprised if Admiral Rawson's ships are soon ordered to take steps to depose Said Khalid. In this case the first thing to be done would be to shell the palace. The latter is a large building, but is far from being substantially built, and the guns of the war ship will make short work of it. But, driving the Said and his followers out of the palace and Its grounds will not end the conflict.

The Said must be captured or killed before order Is restored, as his retreat Into the interior will only complicate matters and prolong the disturbance. People here who are not directly or indirectly on the slave trade earnestly hope that Great Britain will seize this opportunity to suppress the traffic in human beings which has been glaringly carried on here in spite' of the fact that Zanzibar is under the protectorate of the British crown. The facts In the case are as follows: In 1S73, thanks to the efforts of Sir Bertie Frere and Sir John Kirk, a treaty abolishing the slave trade by sea was procured from the then reigning sultan, Seyyid Buvghash. By its terms no slave could be imported Into the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba and. therefore, all slaves Imported after that date are illegally held In bondage.

But, the number of slaves has far from diminished In spite of the fact that the birth rate is suspiciously low and the death rate Is very high, thus making it clear to everybody that the plantations are steadily supplied with slaves landed on this coast in spite of the treaty of 1873 and tho number of the illegally held slaves in Zanzibar and Pemba is estimated at 225.000 out of the 250,000 slaves held in bondage in spite of the protectorate of Great Britain. Great Britain, in 1S90, In exchange for the Island of Heligoland, turned over to Germany, and in exchange for certain treaty rights in Madagascar surrendered to France, formally assumed a protectorate over Zanzibar; but, no real steps have been taken to abolish slavery here, the pretense being that it might excite the Arab slave dealers in the interior of Africa and so bring on one or more of those little wars which have caused so much trouble to Great Britain In the past. The British and foreign anti slavery societies have from time time strongly protested at the neglect of Great Britain to suppress slavery here and In the enormous tract of Kast Central Africa which she became possessed of by the same treaty of 1890 which surrendered Heligoland, etc. but. although public meetings have been hel'd at tho Mansion house, London, calling atten tion to the disgraceful state of affairs here, slavery has continued and, It would seem, would have continued for years to come.

On tho Island of Pemba alone there are over ninety thousand slaves who are entirely at tho mercy of their masters, who punish them, even unto deaft, In whatever manner they please without any Interference upon the pari of the representative of the British government. Ponderous chains and fetters are placed upon these unhappy human beings if they commit even such slight offenses as stealing a little rice or oilier food with which to satis fy their hunger. It is true that a few slavo dhows have been captured by the British warships, but their number is not more than 5 or 6 per cent, of the fleet of slave ships which Ls known to be engaged In the traffic of human beings about this coast. The AraOs are not alone In the slave trade. Armed expeditions under Europeans havo crossed the Interior, killing, plundering and burning right and loft and rivaling the atrocities of tho Arabs in their hunt for human beings to sell into slavery.

The Zanzibar government, It must be admitted, stung by strong protests on the subject, has at times made a show of regulating the control of these caravans, so called, which havo penetrated into the Interior under the leadership of Arabs or Europeans, outwardly in search of the products of the country, really seeking for unfortunate blacks to capture and sell as slaves. A conservative estimate places the number of slaves Imported yearly into Zanzibar and Pemba from the mainland of Africa at 6,000, but, It is believed, the number ls really much greater. Accord ing to the report of a select committee on tho Bast African slave trade, presented to the The Big Dry Goods Pirm Makes a General Assignment. NO PREFERENCES ARE NAMED. George 1.1.

Wright Is the Assignee, but the Liabilities and Assets Have Not Yet Been Stated Albert B. Hilton Comprised the Firm Which Succeeded to the Business oi A. T. Stewart Failure Caused Little Surprise. The big New York dry goods firm of Hilton.

Hughes second in the line of succession to the business of A. T. Stewart, made a general assignment this morning. George M. Wright, a lawyer at 2S0 Broadway, is the assignee and there are no preferences.

The assignment was made by Albert G. Hilton, who constitutes the firm. No statement has as yet been made as to the amount of labilities and assets. All the windows show drawn blinds in the big building, which takes in the whole block surrounded by Ninth and Tenth streets and Fourth avenue and Broadway, and the closed house, which for so many years has presented a. scene of bustle, now lends a desolute air to that part of Broadway.

After the clcse of business in the house last night there was a conference between Mr. Hilton and the managers of his various departments. The books were gone over carefully and the exact status of the firm was presented. The conference lasted untl late and at an early hour this morning the decision was made that the house must close its doors. Accordingly, when the five hundred and odd employes hurried to the building at 7 clock this morning ready for the work that they supposed awaited them, they found on each door this notice staring them in the face: "All employes are notified that their services are no longer required and that they will be paid in full to and including this day.

"The store will be closed until further If the services of any of the employes are umpired by the assignee fieraXter they will be notified. HILTON. HUGHES 4i eoi'ge M. Wright, Assignee. August 26, 1S55.

Ehhu Root of 32 Nassau street is the attorney for the assignee. A visit to his office this morning resulted in the information that Mr. Root was not in and that in his absence no one in tho office was authorized to speak cf tne failure. There were many grave faces among the former employes of the firm when they read the notices. The porrers and those whose work it was to open the doors were the first, of course, to read it.

Their information was communicated to others and soon the news spread with marvelous rapidity over the city. It was the first to greet the men in the dry goods trade when they went to their offices and it was around Wall street before the busy life of the day began there. Many said it was no surprise to them and that the news was simply the confirmation of a rumor heard some hoaths ago. In January if was bruited aobut that the fir mwas on the verge of collapse. The report attained widespread publicity and spread to such an extent that it was by indefinite threats on the part of the firm against those whom they considered resyjcnsible for the story.

It reached tne ears of the employes, too, but time bad passed since then and the news of this morning struck them with stunning force. They did not remain long around the building, however, as they soon found that there was no use in their doing so. All the doors were closed tightly and no one could tell who was Inside. Mr. Hilton's whereabouts was asked tor.

but no one could tell where he was. George M. "Wright, the assignee, is the associate cf ex Judge Horace Russell, who is lja.ul to ire an Intimate friend of the Hilton laifflssrr Mr. Wright's office is on the fourth floor of the Stewart building which was mortgaged some months ago by Mr. Hilton to Hetty Green.

Mr. Wright was not at his office when the reporters made their first call this morning. In his absence a clerk answered questions which meant, practically, that he did not answer them. 'This is much too early to make any he said. At this point the telephone rang and the clerk, evidently had a consultation over the telephone with some one who knew of the affairs cf the firm, for when he came back he said: "Th: trouble was caused by the stringency in the money market and the unsettled state affairs due to the silver craze.

It was found, in Justice to the creditors, that this was the best way of liquidating the affairs cf the firm. It is impossible to make any statement at present. One will be issued la.ter in 'the day. More than that 1 am not at liberty to say." A person wiho is well posted In dry goods matters said this morning that the failure v.As jii ufj wy a surprise tu uiv Knowing ones in the trade, as silica 1S01 the credit of the company had been greatly reduced. For the last three weeks the firm had been taking account of stock and it was stated tnat about $750,000, which was necessary to the conducting of the business oi the firm, was supplied by Siegel, Cooper Co.

It is understood that this latter firm will take over the entire stock oi Hilton, Hughes Co. Another sto 1 ry in connection with tne fai.ure was that the firm was on the verge of suspension two "weeks ago, but that some bankers, recognizing tlhat the failure coming at that time would be a sever shock to public confidence, succeeded in averting it temporarily. Manley 1. Gillam, the general manager of the concern, who gave the statement to the press, said that it was his opinion that the great Broadway dry goods house haclosed its doors for good and all. He would not confirm the statement that the stock had been sold to a big Sixth avenue house.

"The immediate cause of the assignment," said Mr. Gillam, "can be attributed to the stringency in the money market. Another cause, of course, is the general depression in all lines of business. It is a fact that a man with $1,000,000 in United States bonds cannot borrow more than a couple of hundred thousand dollars or. his securities.

The difficulty in securing loans on a stock of dry goods will, therefore, be appreciated. did a splendid business yesterday," continued Mr. Gillam, "and it is particularly unfortunate that the firm should have been compelled to close its doors at this time. The busy season Is just commencing and business promised to be good. It is a fortunate thing for the employes that the failure occurred at this time rather than later in, the season.

I do not believe that they will have any difficulty in securing employment with othor houses." Mr. Gillam added that he believed that the assets would undoubtedly exceed the liabilities. The difficulty was to realize upon them quickly. Before the statement of the assignee was given cut a man high in authoritv with the house said that the closing would only be for a matter of a few days. There were, he said, about four hundred buyers employed in the various departments and they were paid exorbitant salaries in the capacity of buyers.

These salaries ranged from 5,000 to $20,000 a year. One of the purposes of the assi'gn ment, he said, was to get rid of these men, who had contracts with the firm for two to live years. The failure came as a Kreat surprise to the 2,000 employes employed by the firm. Not a suspicion did they have until this morning that the firm was in financial difficulties. Most of the employes arc paid by the month and they have been paid regularly.

Many of them, about two hundred, are now away on their vacations. The firm had about live hundred clerks less than at this time last year. Shortly after 11 o'clock the following statement. Which had been prepared by Assignee George M. Wright, was given out: "Parties in interest became satisfied that the business was not making a profit.

It wjs therefore determined to close it. It was at first supposed that this could be done by an ordinary 'closing oua' sale, without any go.M eral assignment. With this end in view Judge Hilton, within the last month, advanced to the firm to pay on account of merchandise claim. lie has during the last few years advanced very large sums. He would have been willing to advance enough to pay all the unsecured claims, but in the present strlngen it is more than inconvenient to raise that amount at onco, though the sum is not large, less than $600,000.

The difficulties every merchant and hanker knows. "As claims were pressing there seemed to bo no other way to close the business, with equal Justices to all creditors and preserve tha Mrs. White Attacked While Walking on Degraw Street. 1 Mrs. Ada F.

White of 3S8 Clinton street had an unpleasant experience with a pickpocket yesterday afternoon. She was leisurely walking on Degraw street when, as she approached Tompkins place, a man came up behind her and grabbed her pocketbook. Mrs. White clung to the pocketbook, however, and shrieked for help. Officer William 13.

Johnson of the Twenty fifth precinct, who lives at the corner of Degraw street and Tompkins place, darted out of the house to her assistance. He saw the thief disappearing round a corner and gave chase. After a run of a few blocks Johnson came up to the fellow and a struggle ensued which termi atedn in victory for the officer. The captive was locked up in the Third precinct station house, where he gave his name as Thomas Lahey of 187 Butler street. The pocketbook was found upon him when searched.

It contained $4. This morning before Justice Tighe the man would say nothing and was held for the grand jury. BOY BUKGLARS CONFESS. THEY ARE BOTH OF RESPECTABLE PARENTAGE. When Arraigned They Admit Looting the Home of Joseph Jackson.

Other Thefts Alleged. Detective Sergeants Mitchell and Miller of the Fourteenth precinct made arrests last night which they believe will put an end to a long series of burglaries and robberies in that precinct. The individuals who are charged with the crimes, and who have made a full confession to the officers. aTe both mere youths and are well connected. They are Charles E.

Webber. 20 years old, of 1.244 Bushwlck avenue, and Oscar Goodhue of Decatur street. Goodhue, who is but 19 years of age, comes of a highly respectable and well to do family to whom his arrest is a painful shock. He has been wayward for a number of years. Lately, however, the parents and family were persuaded that the boy had reformed and was leading a better life.

The announcement of his arrest was thus a great surprise to them. The series of burglaries referred to which have occurred in the neighborhood of the boys' homes, wound up with the looting of the home of Joseph Jackson, at 22 Hopkinson avenue, on July 23. Mr. Jackson and his family had gone away for the summer and the house had been closed for several weeks. On the night of July 23 it was entered by means of false keys and a lot of small articles were taken.

The list of missing things numbers thirty pieces of jewelry, brie a brae, and is headed by a gold watch The value of the watch is nominally set at 540 In the complaint in which the warrants were issued. The total value of the stolen goods is not known exactly, but it Is considerable. When tlhe robbery was reported Detective Mitchell and Miller went to work on the case. They recovered a number of the stolen pieces In pawn shops and finally found a clew. Following this, suspicion pointed to the two boys named and a third wno has not yet been caught.

The officers waited until certain that they were on the right track and then made plans to arrest the trio yesterday afternoon. Goodhue was found at his home, but the other two were not. Lost night "Webber was arrested by Mitchell, at the home of his parents, but, although the detective waited at the home of the third boy, he did not return last night. The officers expect to catch him to day however. When arrested and confronted with rhe evidence the detectives had gathered, the boys broke down and confessed the robbery, telling all the particulars and where the remainder of the property taken was to be found.

When arraigned In the Gates avenue police court this morning they signified their willingness to plead guilty to the charge. Justice Lemon told them, however, that he could not take a plea in a burglary case, and as they did not understand the meaning of an examination, he postponed the hearing until September S. HARRY WHITNEY AND BRIDE Hasty Visit to Greenport and a Quiet Departure. (Special to the Eagle.) Greenport, L. August 26 Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who were married at Newport at noon yesterday, arrived here at an early hour last evening from New London and left by special train to Long Island City immediately. Few people in the village were aware of the presence of the noted personages until after 9 o'clock last evening, owing to the extreme secrecy which surrounded the whole affair. Upon the arrival of the wedding party at New London they boarded W. K.

Vanderbilt's steam yacht Valiant and steamed to Gardiner's bay, where the couple took a steam launch up through Greenport harbor, arriving at the railroad pier about 5:45 o'clock. There were six attendants in he launch. The late Austin Corbin special car and an engine were waiting within a few feet of the launch landing. Mr. and Mrs.

Whitney walked di roctly to the car, waich five minutes afterward was speeding away for Long Island City. After Mr. and Mrs. AVhitney were well on their way the Valiant steamed up into Greenport harbor and met the returning launch. 1.500 PEOPLE HOMELESS.

Destructive Fire That Wiped Out a Wisconsin Village. Milwaukee. August 2C Telegraphic communication has not yet been established with Ontonagon, and details of the fire which wiped that village out of existence yesterday afternoon are still lacking. Advices received by railway officials from stations within a few miles of Ontonagon are to the effect that only fifteen houses were left standing but that no lives were lost. Fifteen hundred people are homeless at Rockland and othr placs in the vicinity of Ontonagon, to which the inhabitants fled last night.

Relief measures are already under way. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway had a car loaded with provisions this morning and succeeded In running it over tho warped rails to within a quarter of a mile of Ontonagon. TheBe provisions will su fflce to feed the people to day, but they are without sheletr and will be in a pitiful plight in case or storm. Other cars of provisions are on the way from Marionette, Green Bay and Milwaukee.

It is probable that the state of Michigan will send a quantity of military tents for the people. PRESIDENT HOWELL ILL. Family Returned From the Westport Residence This Morning. Bridge President James Howell, who has been spending the summer months with his 1 family, at his country residence in Westport. Essex county, N.

returned to his Port land avenue residenco this morning, a very sick man. He arrived at the Grand Central depot shortly before 9 o'clock this morning, having come on from Westport In a sleeper, and was taken over to Brooklyn in a carriage. Mr. Howell was accompanied by his wife and daughter. Lr.

Barber of ihis city, who is Mr. Howell's family physician, reported this morning that although very weak, his pa tient was in no immediate danger. About throe weeks ago an operation was performed I cn Mr. Howell, and the hot speil immediately following, retarded his recovery and left him in a weak condition, from which he has made but little recovery. Mr.

Howell stood the Journey as well as could be expected. LEOPOLD HERZ DEAD, London. August 26 The death of Leopold Herz of New York, the father of Dr. Cornelius Herz of Panama canal fame, which was announced this morning, occurred at Bournemouth, where Mr. Herz was visiting his Bon.

His death was tho result of an operation. Ho intended to return to Now York on Saturday. SHOT IN THE FACE. Serious Result of a Quarrel loon. in a Sa John Coxe, 20 years old.

of 359 Columbia street, had a quarrel with Patrick Bagan, 18 years old, of 59 Nelson street yesterday afternoon over an excursion of the Duck club which started for Brighton yesterday morning. The two punched each other until finally Coxe drew a revolver and shot Bagan in the face. Bagan was removed to St. Peter's hospital. Detectives Farrell and McMahon of the Eleventh precinct arrested Coxe, and this morning he was arraigned before Justice Tighe and hel in bonds to await examination on the 8th.

The fight occurred in the salooc at 359 Columbia street which recently gained notoriety through the death ot James Qulgley, resulting from injuries inflicted by John Brennan. MINISTER HI A L0PT. DR. ASTON SAID TO HAVE NO OTHER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. Will He Be Allowed to Preach Again? Possible Union of Two Flat bush M.

E. Churches. Ever since the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Henry W.

Aston to the charge of the Windsor Terrace Methodist Episcopal church, in April last, there has been a very evident growing sentiment of discontent among the members of the congregation. The attendance, it is said, has fallen off to such an extent that two weeks ago the trustees held a meeting and decided to close the church indefinitely. Dr. Aston, who has been boarding at ihe home of T. Jefferson Hemma since his appointment, was a week'ago obliged to change his quarters, owing to Mr.

Hemma closing his house for the summer. Having nowhere else to go he moved his furniture and belongings into the organ loft of the church, much against the wishes of the trustees, which, however, seemed to have been Ignored by the doctor. Here he has been living ever since. There are five trustees T. J.

Hemma, E. B. Estes, D. D. Hamlin, J.

D. Matthews and M. R. White, but only the latter two are at home. The others are away for the summer.

An Eagle reporter visited the homes of Mr. White and Mr. Matthews this morning, to dis cover what action had been, taken In the matter. Mr. White was not at home, but Mrs.

White said that a majority of the members of the congregation had attended the services of Lenox road M. E. church, in Flatbush, last Sunday, where the Rev. Dr. John Pllkington preached'.

It was more than probable, therefore, she thought, that the two churches would unite, the members of the Windsor Terrace church attending at Flatbush. The reporter also tried to see Dr. Aston at the church today, but the place was locked up. The members of the Windsor Terrace church are powerless to remove their pastor without the consent of the New York Bast conference. The Rev.

Dr. Hbry Aston entered the ministry in 1856, when he joined the New York East conference. He had pastorates at Islip and Babylon "in 1859 and 1860; in 1861 and 1862 he was at Cutchogue; 1863 4, Huntington; 1865 7, First church, Greenpoint; 1868 9, Bast New York. In 1870 he was placed on the supernumerary list, becoming again effective in 1871, when he was at Second street church. New York.

In 1873 4 he was at Port Jefferson; 1875 7, Parkville; 1878 80, Patchogue and Blue Point; 1881 3, Greenwich, Conn; 1884, Redding, Conn, rFrom 1885 to 1888 Dr. Aston was a missionary in Nevada. In 1889 he returned to become pastor at St. Luke's church in this city, being assigned again in 1891 and 1892. at Second street.

New York. From 1S93 to and including 1895 he was at Glen Cove, and at the conference at New Haven in April of this year the bishop gave him the appointment to Windsor Terrace. A CONSUMPTIVE HURT. Struck by a Trolley Car on Douglass Street. Robert Stevenson, aged 67, an inmate of the Home for Consumptives, at Kingston avenue and Butler street, was struck yesterday evening by trolley car No.

169 of the Nassau line and his right leg and arm were fractured. He was crossing Douglass street on his way home after visiting some friends, when the car. on its way to Manhattan Beach, came along at a raid rate. Stevenson was so feeble that he could not get out oE the way soon enough. He was struck by the car fender and hurled quite a distance.

In addition to the injuries named it ls feared that he ls internally hurt. He was taken to the home and attended by the surgeon of the institution. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. HARRIS. Mr.

William H. Harris of 580 Washington avenue died suddenly at his home last night. Mr. Harris was a commission merchant'and an old resident of Brooklyn. He had not been in very good health of late and had been attended professionally by Dr.

Hall Brown of Montague streot. The attending physician was not present when Mr. Harris died, and to day he referred the caso tb Coroner Coombs, It is be lieved that death was due to apoplexy. Deceased was 76 years of ago. TRACY SPEAKS AT BAR HARBOR.

Bar Harbor, August 26 General B. F. Tracy presided at the opening of the Republican rally of the campaign here last night. Mr. Traoy in hiB opening speech predicted that New York would give McKinley and Hobart 200,000 majority; Pennsylvania would make it 150.000, and Massachusetts, 75,000.

In theBO states, ho said, are recorded the largest number of mortgages, which tho free silvor advocates claim the owners of aro clamoring for release. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TIIX 8 P. M. TO MORROW.

Washington, I). August 28 For Eastern Hew York, generally fair, southerly windB shifting to westerly cooler in northern portion Thursday. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Fair to nignt and Thursday; coolor Thursday night; winds becoming northwesterly. The following is the record ot tho thermometer as kept at tho Brooklyn Dally Eagle office: a.

C9 10 A. 72 U.M 12 71 A. Ml 2 JI 75 HA. 67 3 I'. 7(1 Average teinperatnro to day 70 Average tomperaturo corri'Kponding day last year ...77 HIGH WATER.

Following 1b tho official announcement of the time and duration of high water at New orK and Sandy noon tor to morrow, August 27: A. M. .11, P. M. Time (Height Time' Height I H.

W.I t. M.I Fet. Dura'n of Klae.i Fall. M. M.llf.

U. New 110:10 4.3 Bar.dyHuukl 110:14 I 4.0 4.2 15: I flVai 6:05 I (1:7 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS ARMVED WEKN FSDAY. AUGUST 116. Ss Christine, from Copenhagen. Bs Knickerbocker, trotn ISow Orleans.

Xeucefl. from Galveston. Bh Lahu. from Hrvinen. Ss Auranla, from Liverpool.

ARRIVED AT KOitEIGN POUTS. S3 Kensington, from New York. Antwerp. Ks Alesla, from New Vork, passed Sagros. Ss St.

Paul, from Now York. Houtliainuton. Ss Virgluin, from Now York, passed llutt of Lewis. Bs Massachusetts, from iJow York, pd. Prawlo pt.

tss Bonn, lrom Isew York, passed Lizard. 6s Michigan, from New YorK. passed Lizard, tss llorntlo, from New York, Fara. Obdum. from Now York, Boulogne.

BAILED FKOM FOREIGN PORTS. tss Pocnsset, lor Now York, Trieste. 8s Pacific, for New Yorjt, Kh Mussilla, lor New York, Marseilles. 8s WordBwortb, tor New York, Rio Janeiro. Ss Delaware Now York, Plymouth.

SB Blela, for New York. St. Lucia. ts J. W.

Taylor, for Now York, St. Lucia. Bb America, lor New York, passed I'rawi P.at..