fJHHHHHHHMHIHHHKHillBVVHPPMHPiinF QUAY NQTTO RETIRE Unless the Condition of Eis Health Makes Such Ac tion Necessary, ALTHOUGH HE IS TOLTO.. Republican Politicians "Want an Able Manager for 1892. CLABKSOX KOT SHAEP EXOUGH, Ensscll Harrison Stops Talking Abont His Father's Intentions. THE STATUS OF TIIE KONGO TKEATT tFKOM A 6TAFT COKRESrOSDCXT.3 "Washington, June 12. A statement uhieh appears in some papers this morning in a "Washington telegram, saying that Sen ator Quay had assured the correspondent when here that he would not be Chairman of the ncit National Committee, is surpris ingly reckless when it is remembered how Much is know n and how much has been widely published on that subject. For two years past Senator Quay has made no secret of the fact that he desired to J retire from the Chairmanship of the com mittee. He expressed that desire to the committee soon after the election of Presi dent Harrison, and the committee then and always refused to consider the request. Molding the Place Under Fire. The ouly time within two years when the Senator has not desired to retire was when he was attacked by a faction of the Demo cratic press, and at that time he woilld liave listened to no suggestion of retirement. According to statements made by Mr. Quay when last in "Washington, he occupies the same position lie did immediately alter the election of Harrison. He desires to step out, but is and will be amenable to the de mands of the committee, who confessedly will find it extremely difficult to select a sfateiiist worthy to fill his place. I; is the expressed intention of the com mittee to organize for one of the greatest campaigns ever fought. The Democratic fciiccesscs of last fall, the uncertain quantity d the Alliance and labor vote, have im pressed upon all Republicans the necessity of having the ablest, acutest directory that can be assembled, and at theirhead the most consummate political strategist than can be louiid. Members of the present committee iiikI other prominent Republicans who have t"cn here recently have been at a loss to answer when asked who wonld or could succeed Quay. Clarkson Not Sharp Enoug h. The only name that anyone found tongue to mggest was that of Clarkson, and it was erncrally admitted that able as Clarkson is he falls far short of Quay in strategic resources. One thought expressed was that the very presence ot Quay at the head of the eonimittee wnuld mean votes to the iarty from the very confidence of (publicans in tin Senator's winning lowerrs "With such a sentiment as this, unless some unexpected leader should come to the surface in the meantime, it is aowcd by leading Repub licans here that only the most serious con sideration of the health of Senator Quay will render his retirement admissible, and to tho sentiment Quay has submitted, and will submit ae;ain, unless a more acceptable captain can be found than now appears on Hie surface. Mr. Russell Harrison arrived in the city to-day, and will pass a day or two at the White House. He was very pleasant, as he always is, to the newspaper correspond ent who saw him; and thinks that because he is always so nice to them they should not misrepresent him, as the Chicag'o fellow did who made him say a lot of extraordinary things about hi lather and Mr. Blaine that he never thought of saying, and which cost him ?(' in telegrams to deny. "When asked point blank if he thought his father would be a candidate for renomination, Mr. Rus sell blinked his eye, put his finger on his lips and turned away. CHICAGO'S NEW BRIDGE is .V SERIOUS DETRIMENT TO LARGE MARINE INTERESTS. A Report by Captain Marshall Pointing Out the Damage the Bridge Is Doing Vessel Men Aro Suffering Great Loss Be entire t?rit. Washington, June 12. In response to an inquiry from the "War Department, Cap tain Marshall, of the Engineer Corp, has wade the following report upon the effect of the construction of the Canal street bridge over the Chicago river, at Chicago: 1 1 i considered that facts and not opinions aro desired. As far as tho latter are con cerned, tho report of February 12, 1891, still Ilo!d far as this ofllce Is concerned. 8inco February 12, 1891, the city has com pleted the ?upcrtructure of this bridge, and jiom- the structure is a bridge, pedestrians w ith difficulty pass It; vehicles do not. Tho right span, as planned, docs not exist the city no: yet having acquired title to tho neceni viand to he cutaway to allow them toeon-tructnndopen ft to navigation CO feet wide, as designated and absolutely neccs- san. The Eighteenth street bridge is still an ob struction niter su j-ears' controversy. xne citj has inaugurated condemnation suits to acqure title to tho necessary lands to open the .-ecoiid draw, or that necessary for navi pition m the Canal street bridge, but they Slvo no estimate of the time required. The bridge was commenced prior to the act of ipptcmbcr 19, IKK), nnd the obstruction is the substructure. The pivot pier occupies the channel formerly used and no other practicable channel has been furnished In stead. The city claims that it on ns and can open Canal street up to and past the bridge. This bridge now obstructs na igation, and 1- an unreasonable obstruction, leaving out opinions, m so far at least as it has been placed In the river at a narrow place and at :i sharp bend where it cannot be safely passed by the largest craft: where the city lias now no poner to complete any other than an obstructh e bridge-span for vessels using the river, nnd when the city has not furnished the ovciland interest a bridse that can gcnemlly be used by them. It obstructs navigation as a fact, while it does not aiisv.er tho requirements of land traffic, and w hen tho city cannot lessen the obstruction (unless it removes tho pivot pier). Vcsselmcn have stated to niothat they loc one-fourth of their time in the Chicago ri er by delay at this bridge and that the 1oh ol the margin interests by delay at this bridge has already been many times Its value and cost. This may seem reasonable when it is considered that from 40 to GO vessels have occasion to pass this structure daily. NO TARIFF ON QUEEN BEES. A Decision That Allows Thein to be Im ported Tree of Duty. "Washington, June 12. Assistant Sec retary Spaulding has decided that queen !ees are entitled to entry free of duty un lor the tariff provision for animals specially imported for breeding purposes, not withstanding the requirement of -hat provision for a certificate of pedigree, 4iowmg that pure breed can possibly be nmplicd with in their case. This is in lanuony with the jiractice under the old ariff, but is in conflict with the practice uulcr the present tariff of assessing duty on m-enbees at the rate of 20 per cent ad a!irem, under the provision for animals ii otherwise provided for. l lie present ruling is based on rcprcsenta Jmis that these bees are never imported for ithcr than breeding purposes; that they are ilways of superior breed, adapted to im- prove the stock in this country and that it is impracticable from the nature of the case to keep books of the registry of the breed of bees. A singular fact about the case Is that these bees are generally imported through the mail, and that this can be done legally only in the event of their being exempt from duty. KONGO STATE TREATY. MANY INQUIRIES COMING IN TO"THE STATE DEPARTMENT. A Reply to These, Explaining "Why This Government Has Not Signed the Treaty The Question Is Still Pending In the National Senate. "Washington-, June. 12. A number of inquiries have been received at the Depart ment of State from philanthropic organiza tions and Individuals as to the failure of the United States Government to signify its ad herence to the Kongo treaty, the final ratifi- -cations of which must be exjhanged before the end of the month. This treaty is an agreement to suppress the slave trade, the sale of breech-loading firearms and intoxi cants in the Kongo district of Equatorial Africa and nearly all of the great powers of the world have joined in accepting its obligations. The State Dcnartmcnthasrcnlied to these inquiries that the subject is still under-con-sideration by the United States Senate in executive session and the department.does not feel at liberty to discuss the matter gen erally, but that 'it is proper to say as a re sult of recent correspondence that it is not improbablo that the treaty will go into ef fect at the appointed time in respect to all of the signatories except the United States and that it will be left open to this Government to give its adhesion hereafter. The department has been working to this end and the Senate, having failed to take definite action, that was all that could be donet pending further action bv the Senate. This treaty was negatived at "Brussels and a representative of the United States Gov ernment assisted in it preparation. It was laid before the Senate toward the close of the last Congress for approval and an Exec utive communication called attention to the necessity for speedy action. After a long debate in executive session the treaty was rejected, but as a motion to reconsider was entered the matter is still pending. MEEEDITH SUSTAINED. Tho Dlscliargcd Flate Printers "Will Not Bo Restored to Their Places. "Washington, June 12. It is understood that the Secretary of the Treasury has decided to sustain the action taken by Assistant Secretary Net tlcton in the matter of the controversy betwen Superintendent Mere dith, of the Bureau of Engraving and Print ing, and the Knights of Labor, growing out of the recent dismissal of certain plate printers on the ground of insubordination. It is stated positively that the men will not be restored to their old places, but that they will be given an opportunity to re enter the service in the usual way by filing applications and taking their chances for appointment in case of vacancies. Secretary Foster gave a hearing to both sides this afternoon, but declined to say what con clusion he had reached in the matter. A PROMINENT KAN KILLED. The Former Chief of a Postal Division . Tlu-own Out in a Runaway. "Washington, June 12. Captain Robert S. "Widdicomb, formerly Chief of the For eign Mails Division of the Postoffice De partment, and at present manager of the "Washington agency of the Pabst Brewery Company, was killed to-day by the running away of Lis horse. The carriage in which he was riding col lided with a furniture van, and he was thrown against a cable car that was standing awaiting a passenger. He struck the car step on liis head. His skull was fractured and three ribs and his thigh, near the hip, was broken. He died in a short time. THE WBECKED TBIANA. Commander LyonFound Not Guilty of Neg ligence in tho Case. "Washington, June 12. The court mar tial in the case of Commander Lyon, who was charged with negligence in stranding the Triana while on the way to rescue the crew of the Galena, wrecked at Gay Head, has found that the officer was not guilty of the charge. WRITING IN THE BLUES. One Author Finds Mental Depression Con ducive to Good Work. New York Times. 3 "It is curious," says a writer of long ex perience, "but my best work has been done in periods of great mental depression. Do I get 'blue' nnd 'low spirited,' the product of my pen, accompanied, perhaps, with difficulty, invariably stands a higher test than ray normal efforts. A correspondini elation acts precisely opposite with me. "When I am excited and enthusiastic and can talk fluently, the words tangle on paper and my thought's refuse to be held in the bond age of pen and ink." It must be said this is certainly not the average experience of writers. Most "copy" producers will testify that ups and downs are not reliable agents upon which to de pend. There is nothing after all like the condition evolved by the commonplaces sound sleep, good digestion, a light break fast and a stub pen. THE SOUVENIR SPOONS. One of the Recently Rich "Who Didn't Com prehend Their Purpose. New York Times. A stout and very red-faced woman of mid dle age, liberally besprinkled with dia monds, alighted from an oppressively-new "Victoria the other day in front of a sn ell jeweler's sbop on Broadway. She stared a long time at a collection of odd spoons in a window, and then sailed in and up to the nearest clerk. "What kind of spoons are thim?" she de manded, sticking a pudgy forefinger at the articles in question. "Those are souvenir spoons, madam," po litely replied the clerk. "Indacle," said madam, drawing in her breath. "Well, you may just dome up a dozen of thim. Our new Frinch cook makes lovely suveneer." Tests of Knowledge. Philadelphia Times. The Arabs of North Africa still consider themselves the only civilized nation of the Dark Continent, and one of their Cairo newspapers describes the barbarous ignor ance of Abyssinian mountaineers, who "hardly know the names of two or three of the principal constellations of the starred firmament." It would be interesting to know that Arabian critic's comments on the state of astronomical education in North America. MURRAY will describe the "May Walk;" of Brooklyn Sunday school children in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. A column of New York gossip from his pen will be another strong feature of to-morrow's big issue. "Wives of Railroad Conductors. Columbus, June 12. The National Con vention of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors, in session here since Tuesday, adjourned to meet in Philadelphia next June, after electing officers. Fifty Persons Killed. Vienna, June 12. In the Galician storms, 50 persons were killed. TEE A CHTLEAH TOWN LOOTED. Torpedo Vessels Land a Force Who Carry Things "With a High Hand. Iqdique, Chile, June 12. Dispatches received to-day from Tocopilla says that some torpedo cruisers and the warship Im perial recently landed 25 men, who destroyed the archives In the Government offices, the Custom House and the post and telegraph offices and carried away all the money they could find. They afterward rifled the Gover nor's private house and compelled the rail road company to pay duty on a quantity of saltpeter which was being loaded, de spite the protests 'of1 the company. The force then retired to the south ward. Eye witnesses emphatically deny the report that President Balmaceda's cruisers made an attack on Iquique. They say that the vessels were not within range of the city, and that the Congressional war ships Huascar and Abtao chased them away. " There were no Congressional vessels at Fisagua on the 8th inst,, when an attack was made on that place by the torpedo boats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell, but the torpe'do boats retired when the forts opened fire on them. It said the Imperial has been struck twice by the shells, but she has received little damage. The Congres sional ships are all reported to be in good order, except that their bottoms are a little fouL DENIES BALMACEDA'S NEWS. A Representative of the Congressional Party iti New York Talks. New York, June 12. Kicardo L. Trum bull, Chilean Congressional representative in this country, arrived here from "Wash ington last evening. He was seen this morning by a reporter, to whom he stated that the alleged pursuit of insurgent vessels by Government vessels was false. He discredited every report which emanated from the same source. They were all alike, false, and written for partisan effect Balmaceda's dispatch from Santiago to Router's Telegram Company he branded as a wilful misrepresentation of facts. The Esmeralda Bound Southward. Panama, June 12. The Chilean in surgent man-of-war E'meralda, which reached here several days ago from Aca pulco and was permitted to take on a sup ply of coal from the stock of the Panama Railroad Company, sailed, last -night. She proceeded southward. OHIO BEPUBLICANS. McKinley "Will Descend on Columbus Tuesday in a Blaze of Glory. tSPEClAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. Columbus, June 12. Quite a number of the preliminary workers for the Republi can State Convention next week arrived to night and it is expected it will be one of the largest conventions in the history of the State. The committee on arrangements has received information from Major McKinlev, who will be nomi nated for Governor, that he will arrive here Tuesday noon from Canton on a special train, accompanied by the Stnrk county delegation and clubs from that county. They will be met at the Union station by the Lincoln League and escorted to head quarters. It is understood General Asa S. Bushnell, of Springfield, will be made permanent Chairman of the convention. He is a close friend ot Foraker and was on his stafE BOBBY BURNS' Life on tho farm charm ingly described in THE DISPATCH to-morrow by Edgar L. "Wakcman, who lias Just visited tho little cottage the beloved poet built with his own hands. THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. The School Law Amended and "Women Ad mitted to Elections. SrBlNGFIELD, ILL., June 12. The Hll- nois Legislature adjourned this evening sine die, leaving the present education law to remain in force for two years at least. The Democratic House passed a bill elimi nating the objections against the present law. The Republican Senate amended it with a substitute eliminating all objections "ex cept that requiring the teaching of English. From this point tho Senate refused to recede, and the House bill consequently was defeated. Moore, the Farmer Representa tive, succeeded in having the rules sus pended andthe Senate bill adopted, granting the right of suffrage to women in school elections. SAM SMALL EXPELLED. He Is Dropped From the Membership of the Methodist Church. Denver, June 12. The Colorado Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in session at Grace Church, did two very im portant things this morning. First, it voted to admit women as lay delegates to the con vention, and secondly, it dropped from membership in the church the somewhat notorious ex-evangelist. Rev. Sam Small. Mr. braall s connection with the Metho dist University at Ogden, Utah, as its President, and "other shortages in his ac counts, are the causes upon which the Con ference acted. A TEST CASE DECIDED. The Northern Pacific Gains the Tltlo to Valuable Mineral Lands. Helena, Mont., June 12. Judge Saw yer to-day decided the case of the Northern Pacific Railroad versus R. P. Barden and others in favor of the railroad. The case was a test one and it involved the title of the railroad to the mineral lands in odd sections in its grant. Judge Sawvcr decided that the plaintiff had title to all land on which mineral had been found since 1882, the time of filing of a map of definite location. THE COLUMBIAN EXPRESS. Tills Train Christened by tho Pennsylvania Road in Honor of tho Fair. Philadelphia, June 12. The very fast train to Chicago on the Pennsylvania Rail road, which entered the service last Sunday, has been rechristencd the "Columbian Ex press" in honor of the great fair. In bestowing this title on the new train," the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has taken the initiative among the railroads in recognizing the merits of the "World's Ex position by providing special facilities for the .comfortable and speedy movement of visitors. ALL the Ball Scores and Racing Events in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. ALL QULET AT ASHTABULA. The Trouble Among the Ore Handlers Is Still Causing Uneasiness. rSrECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH. Columbus, June 12. There have been no new developments in the trouble among the ore handlers at Ashtabula, but the danger is not considered past Governor Campbell did not go to Bcrea, as was ex pected, "but came on to Coiumbus. Adjutant General Dill is now at Cleve land, and will probably remain until tho strike is settled. Nothing was heard from him to-day. A STONE BUILDING FALLS, "While In the Course of Construction, Killing Two "Workmen. SAN Antonio, Tex., June 12. A large stone storehouse in course of construction fell this afternoon, burying the men who Were working on the building. Vincent raclieco and Charles Heitsen Were killed, and five others badly injured. J. PITTSBUIld- DISPATCH, PATTEOFS YETO PEN Puts the Quietus on Ten little Legis lative Measures. NO BREVETS' FOR COLLEGE YOUTH In the National Guard, Nor Special Pensions for Militiamen. AN INSURANCE BILL LAD OUT COLD tSrECIAfc TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Haekisbubg, Junel2.r-GovernorPatti-son to-day vetoed ten bills. Among these was the bill introduced by Representative Skin ner, of Fulton, to protect the holders of policies of insurance issued by insuranco companies organized-under the laws of this or any other State, or Government. In dis approving the bill the Governor says: There is no necessity for such a law as this Its tltlo is misleading. It Is not intended to protect policy holders, but to make tho con ditions upon which casualty insuranco com panies can do business in Pennsylvania Buch that two of tho companies can comply with them and two cannot. The fact that they cannot comply with tho provisions of this bill is not an evidence of financial weakness, becauso one of tho companies has assets duly invested, as the law directs, amounting to $1121,339 35, and the other to $1,791745 03 and a surplus beyond capital and all other lia bilities of $571,377 29. This hill If it became a law would apply to only two companies. Tho standard laid down for all other companies is made so high that they would be driven from the State, leaving a monopoly of this particular branch of the Insurance business to tho companies seeking this legislation. Of tho more than 400 insurance companios doing business in Pennsylvania there is no reason why certain conditions and require ments should be imposed on two of them nnd not Imposed on the others. -Nor should one company bo compelled to maintain ft surplus of $200,000 on tbo accident risks, while another company doingthe same class of business is not required under the law to maintain any surplus, but.on tho other hand, is permitted to do business with tho capital impaired not to exceed 30 per cent. If the provisions of this bill were made applicable to all insurance companies it would close tho doors of 33 of the 41 Joint stock com panies oi -Pennsylvania. No Brevets for College Youth. Another bill vetoed by tho Governor was that providing for the granting of commis sions in the National Guard as brevet first lieutenants to graduates of colleges and mili tary academies of the State. The Governor says: I am very decidedly of the opinion that the proposition contained in the act of Assembly is ono whioh would not be approved by tho members of the National Guard, and -would bo destructive to the organization and dis cipline of that body rather than promotion of the same. It provides that the brevot rank of first lieutenants in the National Guard shall be conferred upon graduates of any college, academy or military academy in tho State, who shall have received certain military instruction and defined experience therein. This is an enlarged discrimination against members of the Guard itself in favor of academy graduates. Soldiers of the State, who havo served long and faithfully in its guard, are shut out from rank and honor in their service, thus lavish ly conferred upon youth who have never served a day in the Guard itself. I see no oc casion for an enlargement of the present lib eral provisions for giving brevet rank to col lege graduates. Two Pension Bills Disapproved. The Governor in one veto disapproved the bills introduced by Representatives Rose and Crothers, of Philadelphia, respectively, providing for the relief of Louis Ancker, hospital steward and sergeant of the Third Regiment, and for the relief of David "Wil son, late sergeant of Company C, Third Reg iment In vetoing these bills the Governor says: I have approved during and since the past session of the General Assembly a number of bills for annuities to persons alleged to have contracted permanent or chronic disa bility in tho service of the Commonwealth curing tne late wnr lor tno union, some oi these grants havo met Executive approval, not without somo misgivings as to the mer its of the applicants, but I havo be"en solicit ous that no deserving beneficiary of tho Commonwealth's bounty should be de prived of it. Tho two cases covored by hills numbers 270, and 52 belong to an entirely different class. They contemplate- the in auguration of a pension system for members of the National Guard and propose to insti tute regular annuities for injuries not con tractedin actual military service, but at en campments or prior and subsequent thereto. After referring to a veto of a somewhat similar bill by Governor Beaver, the Gov ernor says: I amloath to hold my approval from this bill and do so solely for tho purpose of calling attention to the fact that some general legis lation on the subject is needed, under which the beneficiary of this bill and persons in like situations may be provided for without the necessity of special legislation of the character ot this bill. If such legislation should be enacted thcro will be no roason why the National Guardsmen, proposed to be bonoflted by this bill, should not be cared for hereafter. I rczret tho delay which will inevitably follow this action, but it seems to me that tho general good to bo accomplished will greatly outweigh individual inconven ience. In these recommendations I concur. Safeguards Against Pension Frauds. Despite these admonitions, two successivo Legislatures havo failed to furnish any gen eral system for deserving cases arising in the National Guard service. Tho whole system of pension legislation by the United States Government, generous, as it justly is, abounds in checks and safeguards against the loose distribution of even small sums of public money withoiit clear and authentic evidence. Thereby is protected, not alono the tieasury of the public, but the stand ing of the worthy veteran, who has an hon orable claim upon tho bounty of his country men. It is not necessary to question tbo circumstances surrounding the claims sot up in these bills to discover that to recog nize claims upon such proof as they offer would be nn unwise departure from tho line of approved policy pursued m our pension legislation and an invitation to general fraud upon and abuse of tho generosity of the State. A pension for servico to tho State or nation derives its chief value as an honoiablc dis tinction from tho fact that the granting of it must be preceded by. an indisputable proof of merit. All legislation which de tracts from this by setting examples of indiscriminate distribution of pensions Upoi disci ondoubttui evidence or merit should bo igod. I reel justmeu, therefore. In tTlhllllUIUMIg "J l-fc.-w . .- -.wu ...vow V...O, especially m view or the fact that they all grant much larger annuities than have been voted to the subjects of bills which covered actual servico in the war for the Union nearly 30 years earlier. The Other Dead Measures. n-ltl-hnlrniK. ttt ontirnuftl frnm thitan Villlo , The other bills vetoed by the Governor are as follows: Authorizing the courts to direct the sale of real estate of dissolved corporations on the petition of one or more shareholders or their legal representatives whenever requested so to do. Disapproved because a similar act is already on the statute books. Authorizing the State Treasurer to refund to Peter Maurer, one of the executors of John Maurer. late of Snyder county, the amount of collateral inheritance tax paid over and above the real value of the estate liable for such tax. The Governor says all devices to secure a refund in such cases, outside of the general law, aro reprehensi ble. Authorizing the sale of the real estate of decedents by persons named in the will of any testator other than an executor. This bill, in the language of the veto message, "is entirely superfluous and unnecessary legislation." Supplementary tb the act incorporating the trustees of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America. It aimed to de clare, by Legislative enactment, rights and powers under its charter which no Court could find therein. Free Trade lit Peddling. To require peddlers, venders and hawkers of fish, fruit and vegetables in cities of the first and second classes, to take out a license. The Governor thinks public sentiment would not sustain this legislation, and that the tendency of the age is toward greater freedom of traffic and less restriction upon the rights of the people to frccjy buy and sell. Authorizing the State Board of Charities to formulate a system of uniform accounts, I SATURDAY, JUNE 13, to be kept by the Institution owned in whole or in part by the State or receiving aid therefrom. Thn Onvemnr sucreests that t the act goes far beyond its original purpose piunuing an increase in tne nuiuuei w agents of the Board of Charities and liberal appropriations for their traveling expenses. House bill 151 and Senate bill 14, relating to the publication of advertisements and notices by County Commissioners in news papers. In both these bills the Governor thinks there is a discrimination against newspapers published in the German lan guage. Theso Met "With Approval. The Governor signed the following bills: Amending the horse-racing act of 1829 so as not to apply to horses used in races and to incorporated trotting associations; en abling any township which adjoins a bor ough or city to hold its elections within the co-operate limits of said borough or city; preventing the adulteration of cider vin egar; amending tho act relating to construc tion and condemnation of turnpikes; pro viding for taking appeals in cases of divorce; relating to competency of certain witnesses In civilcases where the assignor in action is dead or has been adjudged a lunatic AN INFLUX OF JAPS. Thousands or Them to Be Imported to Ite placo the Chinese. SPECIAL TILEQRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l San Feancisco, June 12. Since the Chinese were excluded from Calafornia it has been more difficult every year for rail road contractors and others to secure large gangs of laborers under contract, who can be fed cheaply and without any trouble. Charles A. Doyle, who lives in Yokohama, proposes to supply this demand with Japanese laborers, whom he will import by J the thousand, unless the Government steps in and checks the immigration. Doyle is the head of n company which is backed by a Japanese millionaire. This company has contracted for 5,000 Japs from the northern part of Japan to come to this country for $20 a month and board. The company will farm them out here at 51 a day and board, thus making a handsome profit. These Japanese- are described as able bodied men, fully equal to Chinese in muscle and endurance. They are being shipped to Honolulu, where many are work ing on sugar plantations, but the best class will be brought here. One thousand five hundred will come on the first steamer about two weeks hence. Kearly all are con signed to the Southern Pacific Company for work'in a big tunnel which the company is cntting near Santa Barbara. NINA VAN ZANLT REAPPEARS. The Proxy "Wife of Anarchist Spies "Will Marry an Italian Youth. tSTECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. CniCAGO, June 12. It is reported that Nina Van Zandt, who gained brief notoriety by the remarkable interest she manifested in the Anarchist trial, coupled with her proxy marriage to August Spies, the leader of the executed Anarchists, is soon to be come the wife of G. S. Malato, an Italian. Malato, who is said to have some connection with L' 'America, of New York, is described as a Sicilian, 22 cars of age. He has been in this country uuiy sia. uiuuius uuu is uuauie to speuKr or understand English. It is supposed that he made love to Miss Van Zandt cither in Italian or French, as she is said to be familiar with both of those languages. The date of the wedding is not announced, nor is it known whether the prospective groom is in Chicago. Miss Van Zandt has been living in seclusion since the hanging of the Anarchists and the publication or her book containing the last letters of August Spies. - DR. A. E. WOOD will have a poem in TUB DISPATCH to-morrow which will please and interest all who feel like encouraging local literary talent. Sco to-morrow's big is sue. Twenty pages. A RABBI UNDER ARREST. This Is the Culmination of a Big Bow in a Hebrew Congregation. r SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn. New Yokk, June 12. The bitter warfare which has been going on for several months among the congregation Buai Israel, which worships in a synagogue in Jersey City, culminated this afternoon in the arrest of Rabbi Samuel Gluckman, on a charge of criminal libel, preferred by Morris A. Nathan. Mr. Nathan and the Rabbi have been deadly enemies almost since the synagogue was dedicated, about two years ago. About two months ago the services in the synagogue were interrupted by a free fight, in which nearly the whole congrega tion took part. Things remained quiet after that for a month, when another collision occurred and Nathan spat in Rabbi Gluckman's face. The Rabbi then wrote a letter to Nathan, which the latter claims Is libelous. AT0ECD3LE ENTRY. .Capo May Lighthouse Struck by Lightning and u Little Boy Injured. fSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. Cam May, N. J., June 12. During the severe thunder storm this afternoon Cape May lighthouse, within 50 yards of the President's cottage, was struck by lightning and a hole made in the dome. The electric current went down the electric bell wire into the cottage of Assistant Keeper Eldridge badly burned a little son and consumed a feather bed. The keeper and assistants, who were working in the tower of the light, were not harmed nor was the apparatus. A FORTUNE OF 32,000,000 Left to a Stenographer "WholYorked for S15 a Week for Years. tSPECTAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, Juno 12. For the five years immediately preceding January 1, Bernard "Wittmer was a stenographer and type writer for John Lovejoy&Co. His salary' was ?15 a week. "With it he supported a wife and two young children in Brooklyn. During the last Christmas holidays "Witt mer received news from Germany that "Witt mef, Sr., had just died, leaving all his property to his ouly son. Six weeks later he resiencd his position. got his family and packed up for Germany. His fatherhad left an estate of 2,000,000. Most of this amount is in German banks. A DENIAL FROM MILLS. Ho Brands as Falso an Interview With Him Itcflectlnff on Campbell. tSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. CoLUSintJS, June 12. A long interview appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer to-day, purporting to have been had with Roger Q. Mills, in which he is made to direct some restrictions against Governor Camp bell from a party standpoint- Governor Campbell to-night received the following from Mills at Washington: "The interview credited to me is almost entire fabrication. The portion relating to you absolutely false. Havo taken steps to correct it." A NATIONAL BANK CLOSED. Poor Crops and Bad Investments flie Causes of a Western Failure. BROKEN Bow, Ner, June 12. The Cen tral National Bank closed its doors this morning on an order from the Controller of the Currency at "Washington. John Mc Hughes, United States Bank Examiner, has taken charge of the afiairs of the institution. The crop failure last year aad poor in vestments led to the failure, but it is be lieved the depositors will be paid in full, nnd that the stockholders will lose but lit tle. Unless some complications arise the doors of the bank wiU be reopened in a few days. 189L IAIWELL DONE FOR. Tho Nominee for Chief of the Fair Bureau of Horticulture REJECTED BY A VOTE OF 25 TO 8, Another Californian (Designated May Not Be Accepted. A PLAN FOR LABOR CONGRESSES Chicago, Juire 12. The "World's Fair Directory this evening took action on two of tho most talked-of nominations made by Director General Davis. The vote on the confirmation of M. E. Stone, of Chicago, as Chief of the Department of Foreign Afiairs, resulted in a tie 15 to 15. Further con sideration of Mr. Stone's name was post poned till the next meeting, but Mr. Stone, hearing that a fight had been nuuje, promptly withdrew his name. The committee appointed to investigate the accusations against "Walter Maxwell, who had been nominated for Chief of the Bureau of Horticulture, reported that there was no proof to sustain the charges against his character. "When the nomination was put to a vote, however, Maxwell was de feated 25 to 8. Director General Davis thereupon substituted the name of General N. P. Chipman, of California, and General Chipman was at once confirmed by the di rectors. Chipman May Be Rejected, Too. The Board of Control must now pass upon General Chipman. There is some talk that the feeling over the defeat of Maxwell by the directory may lead to the rejection of Chipman by the Board. The President of the "World's Congress Auxiliary is rapidly pushing to the front the scheme of the proposed "World's Con gresses to be held in Chicago during the Exposition of 1893, and the several general and special committees are actively engaged in preparing preliminary addresses stating the scope of the work in their respective de partments. The first address was issued to day by the General Committee on Labor Con gresses. It says: Ample accommodation will be provided or all labor organizations, economic associ for all labor organizations, economic associ ations and industrial societies which may desire to hold congresses or conventions of tneirown, ana under tne direction oi tneir own properly constituted authorities. To these special congresses every opportunity will be extended which is at the command of the Auxiliary and not inconsistent with its own general plans. Tho Scope of the Labor Congress. The General Labor Congress will be ar ranged with the co-operation of the most distinguished students of labor problems and leaders in the industrial world. Among other topics it will be approrpiate for this congress to consider: Tho steps in industrial advance from slavery through serfdom to the wage system, and a careful and authoritative exposition of tho profit sharing, voluntaryco-operation, industrial communities, nationalization of industries and all other proposed peaceable and constitutional methods of escape from the acknowledged evils of the wage system. A comparative study of the conditions of labor and its plans of organization, and its acknowledged rights.privileges and advan tages in all lands. Tho conflicts of labor and capital and the questions of contract, oppressive combinations, liberty, the use of force, private militia, and of public policy and arbitration as involved in these con flicts. Public economics as related to labor, in cluding natural and governmental monopo lies, tho contract system, prison labor, tho public as an omplojer, its relation to the un employed, publto revenue, and any burdens of labor, resulting from injurious or harm ful usages of institutions maintained by Governmental authority or consent. Questions of Labor Legislation. Labor legislation, including cash wages, the weekly pay, the shorter day, tho em ployer's liability for accident, compulsory insurance, child labor, compulsory industrial training, legal holidays, and tho swift and inexpensive administration of Justice forall. "Woman's labor, including woman's wages, special legislation, industrial training, legal status, relation to lobor organizations, com parative conditions in different countries, recent industrial achievements. (Work in this section will bo under the especial charge of tho Committee on Labor Congresses of the Woman's Branch of the Auxiliary.) International labor problem, including slavery and international trade: immigra tion Irom countries of poorly paid labor and iuu inuui piuuiviu in iiiuita xuvuiuu coun tries, and tho practicability of a world's labor organization whoro the tollers of lands, by the spirit of comradeship, by tho power of organization, by tho force of num bers, and by everyother peaceable andloyal method, may strive together for the uni versal peace, comfort ana elevation of our race. The Aid ot Trades Unions Invited. Confident that equal and exact justice to till will finally be done, the wnstcd possibil ities of unorganized and unskilled, and, therefore, unproductive, labor shall be ex changed for trained and protected industry, which will nowhere make poverty a neces sity; and that the suicidal! war which threatens tho industrial world shall culmi nate, not in disaster, but in a peaceable solu tion of tho grave questions in controversy, and establish a higher industrial system, where the co-ordinate forces of the thrift of yesterday and the Industry of to-day of capital and labor shall work with and not against each other and for the welfare of all, we believe that theso proposed congresses may bo made a most powerful agency to tins ena. n e, inereiure, coruuuiy uivuo tne co-operation and assistance of the labor or ganizations and economuvand industrial as sociations, together with all special students of industrial topics and of all lands, and at this time especially solicit the suggestions of the leaders in the various divisions of tho department in charge of this committee in relation to tne meuna wuercuy tne pro posed labor congresses may be made most successful and useful. A Suggestion From California. A dispatch from San Francisco says: The following was wired this afternoon to Director General Davis, of tho "World's Fair Commission, Chicago, by the California State Floral Society. Resolved, That wo heartily indorse tho movement now on foot to separate the wine, brandy and horticultural industries at the World's Fair into two departments instead of one. Friends of this movement here state that, if this suggestion is adopted it will do away with ail previous nominations for the Sosition of the Chief of the Horticultural bureau, and allow the whole matter to be reconsidered from the beginning. MADAM BLAYATSKY'S place In history, as estimated by one of her followers, in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. NO WONDEE SHE'S A SUICIDE. Two Alleged Husbands Claim tho Body of 'an Ohio "Woman. Dayton, June 12. Last night an un known woman committed suicide at a drug store in this city. To-day two men claimed her body, each one believing her to be his wife, and each one backed up by evidence of mourning relatives. David M. Cunning ham called at the morgue with his son, and stated to the Coroner that the remains were those of Mrs. Cunningham, from whom he lived separate for some time because of her opium habit They Were proceeding to arrange the body in the coffin lor bnrial, when Sergeant John Chandler, of the National Military Asylum, convinced the Coroner that the body was that of his wife. He described her jewelry and watch fully, then told the Coroner of marks and scars that would be found on her body, and as this proved to be correct, the Cunninghams gave up all claim, and Ser geant Chandler took his wife's body away. Cunningham and his son and brother-in-law then instituted search for Mr. Cunningham, and found her in good health.this evening, and ignorant of tire reports of her supposed suicide. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. Steamer. Where From. Destination. nhatcla New York Hamburg. Kaiser Wllhelm. I..New York SoutliamDton, ROBBING THE SHOPKEEPERS. A Trick That Is Yery Often Succesifuiy Practiced In Paris. New York Herald. The shop front trick is more skilful than any played off upon the poor shopkeeper in Paris. A man id the garb of a peasant may be seen making his way along the street, carrying with difficulty a heavy bag upon his head. Just opposite the shop of a linen draper or milliner he staggers beneath the burden and falls heavily against the shop window, allowing his bag to crash through the large plate of glass. The proprietor, of course, rashes out and energetically demands that the damage be paid for on the spoti The rustic, with equal vehemence, protests that he cannot and will not pay, and an al tercation ensues, in which the shopman seems to be getting anything but the best fit. At this juncture there steps out from the crowd which has collected a well-dressed man who intervenes in the discussion and asserts that he knows the peasant and is quite sure that he can afford to pay. The latter, with many oaths and much re luctance, gives in 'before this evidence, and at length produces grumblingly from his pocket a Bank of France note for T,000 francs. The shopkeeper, overjoyed at the sight of it. and nothing loath to settle the business and get rid of the concourse of peo ple, quickly pockets the note, gives the man his change after deducting the full value of the glass, and with thanks to the stranger, withdraws from the scene. But on going some time afterward to exchange the bank note for gold, he finds that it is a bad one. SIR. LEHERY'S LAND SHIP. He -Thinks It "Will Be a Great Thing for Exploring African "Wilds. San Francisco Chronicle Plans worthy of the authofcthip of Jules Verne have been undergoing a process of slow evolution in the brain of C. M. Lem ery, of East Oakland, for nearly four years, and now if he had 5150,000 he would confi dently begin a most remarkable expedition with a remarkably novel contrivance. He has completed working drawings of a queerly contrived "land ship," with which he proposes to roam through the undis covered gold regions and the unexplored plains and depths of Africa, discovering long lost deposits of riches, the source of Solomon's gilded glories, gathering tons of precious ivory, revealing tho unknown in bdoks of travel and adventure, and gen erally winning wealth and fame if success shall reward his hopes. His "land ship" is a big car of aluminum, strong and light, which is to climb mountains, jolt over logs, travel through forests and over plains, and, like a duck, plunge from the banks of rivers and lakes right into the water and speed un interrupted to opposite shores. This con trivance would at once be the home, fort, shelter, means of transportation and travel ing storehouse of the exploring party. It is not the first attempt to combine a steam road engine and steamboat, yet the appli cation appears to be an original one with Mr. Lemery. KANGAE00S AS FOOD. Their Flesh Besembles Venison and Hunt ing Them Is Great Sport. New York Herald. The country regions of Australia abound in kangaroos, which are fine eating, being clear of fat except about the tail, tasting much like venison. The favorite dish is what is called a "steamer." This is made of steaks and chopped tail with a few slices of salk pork, stewed with a very small quantity of water for a couple of hours in a close vessel. The early settlers used to drive these animals back from the settle ments into the forests yet unexplored. There are several varieties of the kangaroo. The forest kangaroo is of a gray color, has long fur and inhabits the forest. The walaroois black, with shaggy fur, and lives in the hills. The red kangaroo has smooth, short, close fur of a reddish color, looks very much like asca otterand lives in the forests. Each of these varieties when full grown weighs 200 pounds or more. The wallabee, another variety, weighs about 60 pounds and inhabits the bushes and the broken hilly country. The rock kangaroo liv?s in the rockiest portions of the mountains, and the kangaroo rat is no larger than a small rabbit and lives in the hollows of trees. It hops over the ground very swiftly and fur nishes good sport in the chase. A HATTEB OF ECONOMICS. The United States Produces Enough to Give Everybody Plenty. According to statistics, says Mrs. J. Mor gan, the Chicago labor lecturer, there is an nually produced in the United States suffi cient food to give to each inhabitant seven and one-half tons, and yet people die every week for want of proper nourishment. There is enough cotton goods made each year to construct a belt 4 feet wide that will go round the earth, reach to the moon, go round the moon and back to the earth four times; then there is enough left to go round the earth 11 times. Yet there are men, women and children suffering for want of sufficient clothing. In Chicago there are little children who do not and cannot receive the care and attention that is given to the dogs of the rich. Wilhelm Bemembers His Home. The Kaiser when traveling, like a good husband and father, never forgets his be loved ones at home. "When on his Bhenish tour a week or two ago one or two messen gers arrived almost daily at the Potsdam Court, bringing parcels of splendid confec tioneiy, which had figured at the banquets given to the Emperor, for the young Princes, and floral pieces for the Empress. Wages of Diamond Cutters. A good diamond cutter can earn f60 or $75 a week in New York, or about twice as much as one in Paris or Amsterdam. The New York cutters are considered the beet in the world, becauso It is the greatest diamond market in the world. Twenty years ago most of the diamonds sold in this country were cut and polished in Amsterdam, but now only the very large stones, above 8, 10 and 12 carats, are sent abroad. AL.I. the Ball Scores and TCacln; THE DISPATCH to-morrow. ; Events in One Victim of the Turkish Brigands. Dresden, June 12. The Germans re cently captured by Turkish brigands and released a few days ago, have arrived here. Banker Papa has died in consequence of wounds inflicted by the brigands. London Wine Merchants Fall. London, June 13. Fcurheerd, May & Co., wine merchants, which concern is the outgrowth of an old Oporto firm, have failed, with liabilities amounting to 51,250, 000. THE xTBE EEC0BD. Tne Louisvillo Stock Yards, leased by tho Bourbon Stock Yards Company, burned Thursday night. Loss, $18,000: insurance, $13,000. At Philadelphia, for tho fifth time, the Carmy Dyehouso and shoddy mill of J. C. Carney burned yesterday morning. Loss on stock, $18,000. At Pacific, Mo., lato Thursday night, the Herald ofllce and several dwellings were de stroyed, probably the work of an incendi ary. Loss, $20,000; insurance small. At Fort Smith, Ark., Thursday night, Lo Grand. Hotel, a three-story structure, burned, damaging a two-story building ad Joining. Lo3S, $25,000; insurance, $19,000. At Providence early yesterday morning Burrows Kenyon's lumber yard burned. Loss, $50,,000. Several adjoining business houses were damaged to tho extent of about $10,000. GOM 11 8370,000. An Insurance Agent a Defanlter for That large Amonnt. HIS PAETtfER IS THE SUFFERER. He Will Make It Good, While the Company Loses Nothing. THE THEFT DISCOYERED JIOXTHS AGO rSFZCtAI, TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, June 12. Julio Merzbacher, who had been tho partner of Joaquin San chez in the management of the New York Life Insurance Company's "West Indian and South American business, is a defaulter. Six months ago tho theft was discovered by Merzbacher's partner. The defaulter stole) 5370,000, but the insurance company will not lose the money. Merzbacher had an office in the company's building at 348 Broadway for nearly two years. "While ho was here his partner was working up busi ness in the Spanish-American district The money sent by the Spanish-American agency to the headquarters in this city passed through Merzbacher's hands. It is said that he speculated in "Wall street and lost all his own money, as well as the amount of the defalcation, in the panic of last year. Last December Mr. Sanchez came to. this city after a long trip to South America. In comparing his books with those of Merz bacher, he discovered the shortage. "When Sanchez accused his partner of the defalca tion, Merzbacher pleaded guilty, but said that by continninjr the speculation he would be able to meet the discrepancy in a short time. Mr. Sanchez declined to assent to that way of squaring things. A few days before Christmas Merzbachertold his friends that he was about to start for Europe on business. He went away, and nothing has been heard of him since. For two years he had been boarding at the house of Miss Sutherland. A circular was sent to the South American patrons of the company, saving that Merzbacher had retired because of ill health. The Company Not a Loser. Vice President Archibald H. Welch, of the New York Life Insurance Company, told a reporter to-day how the company will not lose anything by Merzbacher's defalca tion. "The amount of the defalcation," said he, "we have discovered to be exactly $370,000. Some people may think it very queer that such a sum could be taken with out discovery by us. You sec it takes a very long time forthe proceeds of the South American business to be sent to us. Often several months elapse before any money reaches New York. The business of the South American agency is between ?2,00O, 000 and 53,000,000 a year. In so large a sum the delay in the arrival of 5370,000 would not attract special notice. "Mr. Sanchez is responsible to us for what Mr. Merzbacher has taken. "We have tha greatest confidence in Mr, Sanchez, and will institute no legal proceedings against him. Six months ago the agency owed 5370,000 to us, but now the indebtedness has been reduced to 5325,000. The agency is entitled to commissions on policies that have been renewed. These commissions, instead of being turned ovcrto the agency, will in the future be retained by the com- Eany until the amount of the defalcation as been paid. I think that in two years and a half we will have been completely reimbursed. "We knew that Mr. Merz bacher was a defaulter before he left this' city, but we took no steps to prevent his departure. He was a defaulter to his firm." Blerabacher "Was a Little Sporty. Merzbacher was well known at the; HofE. man House. He was considered a "good, fellow" by the habitues of that place. "Wo were all his friends," said a clerk to-day, "and we can't say anything against him. No one here ever dreamed that he was a defaulter. It is said that Proprietor Stokes and the wicked Gibbs were often in Merz bacher's company. As a first-nighter the defaulter was conspicuous. In appearance he wa3 striking. He dressed well, though not flashily; was of medium size; had a gray beard, a small portion of the front of which, was jet black, and in the summer wore a costly Panama hat. Merzbacher had been in the employ of the New York Insurance Company 15 years. He and Sanchez were clerks of Colonel A. 6. Dickinson, who was the first South American agent of the company. Five years ago, when ho gave up the agency, the two clerks formed a partnership and suc ceeded him. Merzbacher was well liked by the officials of the company. "He was a superlatively popular man, was the way one of them characterized him to-day. Mr. Sanchez started for Barcelona last month on business for the company. It was said to-day that besides the 5370,000 of agency money, Merzbacher had appropriated some of his partner's personal funds. The absence of Mr. Sanchez prevents the verifi cation of this statement- AN ELECTION MUDDLE SETTLED. A Hew Mexico County Clerk Compelled to Recognize New Official. Santa Fe, June 12. County Clerk Pedro Delcado, who has, by District Judge Seed's order, been confined in the county jail for the past fivo months because of his refusal, despite the lawful order of the court, to recognize the legally elected men of the County Board, appeared in court at 2 o'clock this afternoon and purged himself of contempt bv apologizing to the court. He then pro ceeded to tho County Clerk's office and recognized the Republican members of the board, after which the court directed that he be released from custody. This action settles a muddle that has ex isted in county affairs since November last, and which has been fomented bypoUti cians until it assumed many sensational features. The United States Supreme Court recently passed on the case and sus tained the Territorial Supreme Court in de clining to release Delcado from jail on a writ ot habeas corpus. SHOT "WHTLE OUT BOWING. Two "Washington Youths End a Boatins Trip Disastrously. Foktkess Monroe, Va., June 12. Ed ward A. Hannegan, a young man from "Washington, was shot and killed this even ing by Thornton J. Hains, son of Colonel Peter C. Hains, of the engineer corps of the army. The two young men came here from "Washington a few days ago, and were room ing together. They went out rowing this evening and got into a quarrel, when Hains shot Hannegan through the heart. Hains went to Colonel Frank, post commander, and surrendered himself. He claims the shooting was done in self-defense. GBADUATION AT WEST POINT. Secretary of "War Proctor Presents the Graduates "With Their Diplomas. "West Point, June 12. Among the trees on the lawn in front of the library 200 people "were gathered under a huge canopy to-day to participate in the delivery of diplomas to the graduates. Congressman Burrows, of the Board of Visitors, addressed the students. The Secretary of "War was the next speaker, and made a touching allusion to the absence of General Sherman. The Sec retary then presented the diplomas to the graduating class. Then came the benedic tion and the order to "break ranks." Calioraph "Writing Machine received, the only Gold Medal at Mechanics' Fair, Boston. W3 . r 7i J 1 4 i
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