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FORTY-THIKD YEAR
A NEWJLLY
For Prohibition Comes Down
From the Mountain Fast
nesses of Somerseti
MOONSHINERS JUBILANT
At the Bright Prospect of a
Great Demand For Moun
tain Dew "When
LEGAL TTHISKY IS NO MOBE.
The Dunkards "Will Venture Into
Politics to Defend Their
Principles And
THEY WILL ALL VOTE TO PROHIBIT.
Some Interesting Interviews With Som
erset County's Eepresenta
tive Men.
EESULT OF THE DISPATCH'S CAKYASS
i
Somerset county will give a large ma
jority for the Constitutional amendment.
The agricultural element enjoys a pre
ponderance of power up there. The in
fluence of both the "moonshiners" and the
religious Dunkards is taken into account in
summing up the situation. Some gentle
men well known in State politics were in
terviewed on the subject. I find, in endeav
oring to obtain the sentiment of a county,
that the feeling in a single town or city is
seldom a fair criterion, but that it is neces
sary to go into the rural districts,
where there is often more independence of
thought The agricultural element is not
bo easily swept away by the tide of public
sentiment, as are the residents of thickly
settled communities. Thus far The Dis
patch's canvass shows that the counties
will vote as follows:
P
Counties.
3
Cambria
Fayette
Greene.
Somerset....,
Washington .
Against
11,702
14,263
6,630
7,3S2
11219
Defeated
Veryd'btful
Adopted
Doubtful
In favor of
In favor of
Adopted
Adopted
I Adopted
Aggregate of votes for Harrison. Cleveland
and risk.
FEOM OCB SPECIAL COKMISSIONEE.1
Somerset, Pa., January 24. Down
from the summits of the Alleghenies is com
ing an unexpected ally to reinforce the
temperance army in its campaign for Con
stitutional amendment. It is a support
that had not been counted upon. On the
other hand, if any thought had been given
it at all, it was only to calculate its probable
strength as a legitimate and integral part of
the enemy.
I didn't climb up to the summit to inter
view the men who belong to this class of
voters. The snow is too deep just now. The
roads are bad, they eventually narrow into
blazed pathways, which in their turn are
lost in trackless forests. The citizens re
ferred to live in the deepest recesses of
mountain gaps. Their homes are frequently
mistaken at this time of the year for caves
where deer and an occasional bear might
take refuge. And I am told that you often
mistake the owner for a roving hunter as he
stands guard over the hole with a cocked
rifle in hand and a hidden belt full of
weapons.
Moonshiners and Prohibition.
But there are a few gentlemen living in
Pittsburg familiar with these mountains,
who don't usually make such mistakes.
They are connected with the United States
Marshal's office and the secret service of the
Government. I neglected before leaving
town to get from them some pointers and
carbines and it may as well be confessed
that without either your commissioner has
no desire to fight his way through icy
thickets of rhododendrons iu search of pro
hibition sentiments among the "moon
shiners" of Somerset and Bedford counties.
His vote might be missing at the June
election.
A mountaineer riding on the train last
night,; I don't know whether he was a
"moonshiner" or not was overheard dis
cussing with the hrakeman the great issue.
He reasoned it out this way:
"It's coin to be a jim-dandy thing for
the boys up in the mountain, who have their
little stills covered up in the hog pens. You
see if there are to be no licenses allowed,
then there won't be any United States
licenses needed either. That'll take all the
Government's detectives out of the State.
Then the worms and stills may be started
again. They've been watched too closely ,
lately. Secret whisky making runs in a
family. You may laugh, if you want, but
I've lived too long on Laurel Hill not to
know that its in the blood of some of the
young ones to be crooked like their daddies
before them. They'll make the stun "con
stertushional or unconstertushional.' I'll
bet if Uiey get to know that it will knock
m
x-:
offlce till
out all the big licensed distilleries on the
Monongahela and Yough every mother's
son ot them will vote for the amendment,
because they will do a bigger business with
less risk in the future."
Other Peculiar Voters.
Religion condemns the doing of evil that
good may come of it. The above novel idea
contemplates the performance of good that
evil may result. It is given for what it is
worth in the absence of personal investi
gation. But Somerset county is peculiar for
another class of people, whose combined
Tote will be all-powerful in deciding the
Constitutional amendment question. They
live in the northern and eastern sections of
the county. Their communities are per
vaded with a profound religious spirit.
Their ways are strikingly peculiar some of
them being founded upon Scriptural in
junctions, or they believe so at least. Chief
among these is the rigid practice which the
men adhere to of kissing one another. The
dress of the men reminds you of the Econc
niites. The painfully plain toiletes, great
sunbonnets, fair skin, demure ways and
sweet faces of the women bring the Quakers
to your mind. Their hospitality is charm
ing, and their temperance strict.
These are the Dunkards. They are en
tirely an agricultural people, and while
they usually do not dabble in politics, it is
reported they are redhot on this question.
They can muster ap, with some Menonites
who also live in the townships, from 700 to
1,000 votes, and these will all go for pro
hibition. I.lquor ot Summer Resorts.
The amendment will be adopted in Som
erset county. She declared for no license
under local option law with about 1,500
votes to spare. After that law was repealed
saloons began again to dot her beautiful
landscape. Three years ago these were all
swept out of existence by the judges. Since
then the county has been practically under
prohibition's rule. Now there are but three
places in her whole length and breadth
where liquor can be bought, and they are in
the farthest and most remote corners. In
the town of Somerset no liquor can "be pur
chased. There are some reliable people who
think that for this reason the lovely bor
ough's fame as a summer resort is on the
wane.
They have heard people say that if they
cannot get liquor at the hotels they etop in
they will go to other mountain resorts in
stead. This, I find by investigation, is in a
great measure true. There are in Somerset
some handsome hotels, well equipped and
extensive. Last year nothing like the busi
ness of previous summers was done here.
Now, one of the largest of these hotels is
preparing its petition to present to the court
for license next month. The war of remons
trances against that one place is already
vigorous. For that reason public-spirited
Somerseters will be for Constitutional
amendment if for no other excuse than it
will place their town on an equal footing
with all other social summer places.
The third party has always been weak up
here. St. John only received 24 votes in
1884, andFisk didn't get much over 100.
Prominent State Politician.
I was fortunate this morning in being
presented to nearly all the prominent attor
neys in the county at the same time. It
made interviewing very easy, but. as it was
in the courtroom, at 9 o'clock, where a
special argument on some intricate law
points was in progress. I was extremely em
barrassed to find that twice The Dispatch
and its canvass of counties was occupying
decidedly more attention than the President
Judge and his two associates. Both tip
stave and bench looked as though they
would like to revoke the reportorial license
and extend the lines of prohibition. This
incident illustrated well the widespread in
terest being taken in the June election in
this county. It is livelier here than in any
county yet visited.
About as distinguished a coterie of poli
ticians as could be found in Pennsylvania
were present in the courtroom. There were
ex-Congressman A. H. Coffroth, General
"W. H. Kountz, ex-Representative A. J.
Colborn, W. H. Rupple, Esq , H. L. Baer,
Esq., II. S. Endsley and John H. Uhl.
Although a Democrat, ex-Congressman
Coffroth is an enthusiastic temperance man.
He said:
If the sentiment of our people can be de
pended upon, we will carry the amendment up
here by 3 to L The excuse of many persons whom
I hare talked to in the past was that if men are
allowed to manufacture whisky others should
be allowed to sell it. That was the weakness of
all licensing plans. Then the same persons
would immediately follow this up with the
statement that if whisky making conld be pro
hibited, too, they would help to do it. It will
get a big vote from both Democrats and Re
publicans in Somerset. The temperance spirit
has always been strong up here. The Dunkards
are a religious community, which will have a
big influence for good.
Snnguine for State.
I believe the amendment will be adopted by
the State. I am now more sanguine for suc
cess m the large cities than I was at first. You
will find that in addition to thousands of
drinking men who will vote voluntarily for the
removal of the temptation, a largo number of
the liquor element, ex-saloon keepers who
were refused license year after year, will sup
port the measure under the principle that if
he can't get permission to sell liquor, his
rival shall not either. Then all church so
cieties, temperance organizations and educa
tional bodies will vote for the amendment
There are surely more people of the moral
class in this State than the rag and tag who
will vote for whisky.-
By the way, that point raised in The Dis
patch about the possibility of free whisky in
the event of the passage of the amendment is
easily solved. The mere amendment will not
repeal the Brooks law. Nor will it be legal to
grant licenses under tbe Brooks law for the
sale of that which the constitution prohibits.
But there will be nothing to render the pen
alty clause of the license law inoperative.
Therefore judges need not grant licenses, but
they can enforce the penalty.
H, L. Baer, Esq., said:
It looks as though Somerset county will adopt
the amendment. By what kind of a vote I can't
say. In some districts I should not be sur
prised to see a revulsion of feeling. High li
cense has shut out saloons, but people will say
that men who were drunkards are drunkards
still. High license may therefore have been
no good. Therefoie, they will reason that pro
hibition will not prohibit. "Why, in this town
where liquor cannot be bought, very respecta
ble gentlemen will come into your office, and
taking a flask from their pockets laugh about
the prohibitory policy.
All of One Dllnd.
H. S. Endsley, Esq., said about Somerset
county:
It will carry the amendment by a strong
majority. The agricultural element all over
the mountains are for it, and the Dunkards
andMenonites will contribute largely with their
ballots. In Jefferson township, where there
used to be distilleries, the majority will prob
ably be for it. Our record is good, having
passed local option, and the character of our
population is about the same now as it was
then.
This warning note was thrown in by Hon.
A. J. Colborn:
I expect the county will vote for the amend
ment. Tbe measure will be adopted by the
State if the Prohibition party does not turn In
and kill it by embracing it too strongly ,
That element antagonized both Republicans
and Democrats, and it should now be very
cautious in its movements and claims.
General Koontz would venture no opinion
about either the county or State. Public
sentiment, he thought, had not yet suffi
ciently revealed itself. Messrs. Rupple and
Ik C. Colborn prophesied a victory for tem
perance in Somerset. Valentine Hav,
Esq., who is the County President of the
Constitutional Amendment Association of
Pennsylvania indorsed the prophecy. J.
H. Uhl said high license had played havoc
with Somerset's business as a summer
resort,
On the whole, Somerset is an eligible
field for the liquor interests to do some cam
paign work in, or it will be on the wrong
side of the tally sheet. L. E; Stofiel.
MOTING ALONG.
The Prohibition Amendment Passes Second
Rending In tbe Senate.
frnOM A STAFF COBBESPOJTOEXT.l
Habbisbdbg, January 24. In the Sen
ate to-day, on motion of Mr. Belamater, tbe
prohibition amendment was taken up and
passed second reading, and "Wednesday next
at noon fixed as the time for taking the final
vote. The bill providing for the special
election on the amendment, as originally
framed, read that after the returns were in
and the vote canvassed the Governor should
issue a proclamation declaring whether "the
said amendment has been ratified or rejected
by a majority of the qualified voters of the
State."
Captain Dravo pointed out that this might
be construed to mean that unless a majority
of all the voters of the State voted for it the
amendment should be declared defeated.
The bill will read "a majority of the votes
cast."
A LOSS OP BEYEHUE
Caused by tbe Workings of tbe Brook
High License Law.
fFBOM A STAFF CORHESrOSDEST.l
Habrisbubg, January 24. Estimates,
based on returns from 30 counties outside of
Pittsburg and Allegheny.show that while the
revenue from liquor licenses for 1888 will
be $1,472,354, the State's share will be only
about $294,475. Under the old laws $679,
354 came to the State from the liquor men.
Philadelphia and Allegheny return in
liquor license fees to the State 5259,244 less
than in 1887. The Brooks law gives the
State only one-fifth of the license fees, and
has ti-iped out thousands of saloons.
OIL MUST GO UP.
The Agreement Between the Standard and
the Producers Extended to July 1
' Tho Company Guarantees n
Profit of Five Cents
a Barrel.
New Yoek, July 24. At a conference
to-day of the Standard Oil Company and
the Executive and Advisory Boards of the
Producers' Protective Association it was
agreed that the time for taking up the
3,500,000 barrels of oil remaining unsold, set
aside for the benefit of the producers who
participated in the shut-in movement of
1888, and carried by the Standard Oil Com
pany, should be extended to July 1, 1889.
The Standard Oil Company guarantees
that it will take at that date any part of the
above oil which shall remain unsold, at a
net profit to the producers of not less than 5
cents per barrel. The cost to the producers
of this oil carried up to July 1 would be
about 85 cents, so that the guarantee is
practically for 90 cents on July 1 for the oil
unsold.
THE PULLMAN STANDS ALONE.
All
Competition With the Great Sleeping;
Car Company Wiped Ont.
rEFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE S1SFATCR.1
New Yoek, January 24. Pullman's
Palace Car Company has purchased for
52,850,000 in cash the control of the Union
Palace Car Company, an organization that
was recently formed for the purpose of
merging the Mann Boudoir and the Wood
ruff Palace Car Companies. The negotia
tions that were completed to-day give the
Pullman Company a very large increase in
its mileage, especially in the South. Mi
nority security holders of the companies
that have been merged and sold can, up to a
certain time, become parties to the trans
action. The organization and equipment of the
Union Company will be preserved, distinct
from the Pullman Company. Its directory
was organized to-day by the election of
George M. Pullman, J. P. Marquand, of
Blake Bros. & Co.; G. M. Dodge, Howard
Mansfield, John J. "White and C. L. Atter
bury as directors. It is understood that
some of these are temporary incumbents,
but they all represent the newly-acquired
interest, and are a majority of the board.
Five of the old directors are retained,
namely, John G. Moore, Job H. Jackson,
John Inman, C. D. Adams and Edward
Lauterbach. George M. Pnllman was
elected President, T. H."Wickes, Vice Pres
ident, and C. G. Hedge and C. R. Chapman
were retained as Secretary and Treasurer
respectively.
OHIO MINE 0PERAT0ES SAD.
They Sny They Aro Not Making Money and
Expect Trouble nt Indianapolis.
SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Columbus, January 24. The leading
coal operators of the State held a meeting
this evening to decide upon some course of
action to be pursued at the joint meeting of
the miners and operators to be held at In
dianapolis February 5. It is expected that
the Progressive Union among the miners, as
well as District Assembly No. 135, will be
represented at the meeting, and that there
will be trouble in reaching a settlement of
the scale question for the coming year.
The operators state thebusiness has never
been more dull than this winter, owing to
the warm weather nnd the fact that the
Legislature has been investigating their
supposed combination, by which means
they succeeded in keeping up the prices,
but which has been practically suspended
since tbe Legislature met Owing to the
depression some ot the operators have been
cutting prices in order to keep their mines
in motion, and the result has been short
work for the miners.
The miners state that an advance of 5 or
10 cents will be asked at the Indianapolis
meeting, while the operators say that it will
more likely be that much in the opposite
direction. ,
The freight "men of some of the leading
roads met with the operators, and they re
port some coal roads where the receipts have
fallen short of the usual income about $500
per day, and they are clamoring for the
opening of the lake trade.
Wheeling Is Still Democratic.
Wheeling, January 24. At the mu
nicipal election'held to-day the Democrats
re-elected C. W. Seabright Mayor, and full
city ticket, with a majority in both branches
of Council.
PITTSBURG, FRIDAY,
IT WILL EEL THE BILL
An Excess of Patriotism Proves Fatal
to tho Flag Measure!
LIVELY TIMES IN THE HOUSE
Caused by a Tilt Between the Philadelphia
Members.
A FACTORY INSPECTOR TO BE CREATED.
Powerful Indorsement of the Australian System ot
Voting.
The rivalry between the friends of the
two American flag bills introduced into the
House, is expected to be fatal to both.
Senator Hines has introduced a bill pro
viding tor the appointment of a corps of
State factory inspectors with autocratic
powers. The prohibition amendment has
passed second reading in the Senate and
that body will take final action on the
measure next "Wednesday. In the mean
time, the friends of high license are resting
on their oars.
FROM A STAFF COBnESPONDETT.
Haebisbueg, January 24. The Ameri
can flag has disappeared from Mr. Fow's
desk this morning, and the announcement
was made that he had a rod in pickle for
Captain Brown when that gentleman's
school flag bill came up for third reading.
Captain Brown's flag was still there, how
ever, and Captain Dravo's desk had been
decorated by cme enthusiastic friend, in
view of the fact that his bill was to come
up for second reading. There were three
flags on it, artistically arranged, but that
didn't prevent the Captain's bill being
heartlessly killed without debate when he
called it up. His consent had been asked
by a member to have his bill made a substi
tute for Captain Brown's, but the House
had made up it's mind as to how it wanted
to act, and the matter was even hinted at
when the bill was taken for consideration.
It is settled that Captain Brown's bill
will be killed on third reading, unless by a
herculean effort he can rally his forces. The
rivalry between the two bills and the feel
ing that even the matter of patriotism may
be carried too far is the feeling that ani
mates the Republicans who will vote against
the measure.
Another patriotic measure from Beaver
county was also hit on the head in commit
tee this afternoon. It is the bill introduced
by Captain Dravo, providing for the erec
tion of monuments to soldiers and sailors in
the different counties.
The bill giving preference to veterans for
employment, and fixing severe penalties for
the pnnishment of officers who violate the
provisions of the act, is placed in greater
peril by the flag matter. The members have
less fear ot consequences if they oppose it
Simpson.
A STATE AUTOCRAT
To Be Created By a New Factory BUI Be
fore tho Senate.
fFIlOM A STAFF COBEESPOSOT3TT.
Haeeisbubo, January 24. Senator
Hines read a bill this morning prohibiting
the employment of children under 12 years
of age in manufacturing establishments; de
fining any place where five persons are em
ployed as a manufacturing establishment,
compelling employers to keep a record of
those employed between the ages ot 12 and
16, and providing for the appointment by
the Governor of a person to be known as a
factory superintendent, at a salary of $2,000
a year, with an assistant at $1,500 and eight
deputies at $1,200 a year each, their terms
of service to be three years, and their sal
aries and traveling and other expenses to be
paid out of the State Treasury.
The Inspector is given the power to con
demn, as unsafe, elevators and machinery,
and the bill requires the erection of hand
rails on stairways and the placing of rub
ber on the steps of stairways. Foremen are
requested to report accidents occurring in
the building within 24 honrs, and owners
shall make such improvements as in
spectors suggest as necessary to the health
and safety of those employed. The depu
ties have the same power, subject to his
supervision, as the Inspector, and the Dis
trict Attorney is required to prosecute vio
lations of the act, penalties for which are
not less than $20 nor more than $100 fine,
or imprisonment for not less than 20 nor
more than 90 days; the act to take effect at
once.
If this bill should become a law, it will
make manufacturing in Pennsylvania a
very hazardous business, not providing for
any appeal from his decision that machin
ery is dangerous, or that the buildings are
dangerous. The manufacturer would be at
the mercy of the Inspector. This can be
readily amended in committee, however.
BELIEF FOR DISABLED POLICE.
A BUI Introduced to Provide for a Fond for
Aged Officers,
FEOJt A STAFF COKBESPOITDENT.J
Haebisbueg, January 24. Superin
tendent Gamble "Weir, was here to-day in
the interest of a bill for a fund for the care,
maintenance and relief ot aged and disa
bled policemen in cities of the second class.
Mr. Richards introdncedit, and it 'provides
that 2 per cent of the city's liquor license
revenue, shall go to the fund, as well as
three-fourth of the receipts from the dog
license; the proceeds of the sale of un
claimed, mislaid or stolen property; half
the pawnDroKers- licenses, ail the hnes tor
carrying concealed weapons, one-half the
fines for violating city ordinances, one-half
the fines for violation of Sunday saloon
laws, one-fifth of the police court fines, all
the money from sales of worn-out property,
one-half the fines and penalties imposed by
aldermen and police magistrates in suits
brought by law and order societies and
one-half the fines and penalties imposed by
aldermen and police magistrates for viola
tion of the health laws.
The bill seems to be thought well of by
members of the Corporation "Committee, to
which it was referred.
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALLEGHENY.
Tho Bill to Make Her Second Class Pro
nounced Vitally Detective.
rritOM A STAFF COBBESroSDEST.
Haebisbueg, January 24. Serious
points are being made against the bill to
make Allegheny a second-class city. It is
pointed out that the bill provides for the
election of Assessors, Councilmen and Con
troller and Treasurer in a manner different
from that provided in the present
act governing cities of the second
class. It Is claimed that Allegheny by this
and other provisions expects to perpetuate
her present institutions, thus becoming a
city of the second class in name rather than
in fact In view of this, the objectors say
the bill is unconstitutional, as it con
tinues the condition of things the
Supreme Court declared entirely wrong,
and leaves Allegheny in a class by herselt,
iust as she was before. While the proposed
law provides for three elasses of cities,as the
Supreme Court directs, there would in effect
be four.
jfrv?!'
JANUARY 25, 1889.
FUN IN THE HOUSE.
Philadelphia Merabors Have a Laughable
Discussion Over a School BUI.
tFBOUA STAFF COBBESPONPENT.l
Haebisbueg, January 24. Some of the
Philadelphia members had fun with each
other in the Honse this morning when tbe
bill entitled an act to regulate the taking
and purchase of ground for school purposes
in cities of the first class in this Common
wealth came up on second reading. The
bill gives school boards the right of emi
nent domain, providing that they can take
property they may happen to need for school
purposes and settle the matter with the
owner, as do other bodies possessing similar
rights.
Captain Hassett, of Philadelphia, opposed
the idea, and, as the matter applied to first
class cities alone, discussion of it was left
to the Philadelphia members, while the rest
of tbe House settled back to enjoy the fine
points of the debate.
Mr. Fow, in the absence of the framer of
the bill, acted as its principal defender, and
set out to win sympathy for it by assuming
that the matter concerned all cities. Another
Philadelphian called his attention to his
error, and he turned the tables by respond
ing that it would apply to them all, when
they became cities of the first class. He
argued vociferously in favor of the bill, and
was responded to by Mr. Quigley, who had
heard no demand for the measure from the
Philadelphia School Board, and who as
serted that the measure was introduced to
force a certain man to part with his prop
erty at a price less than he wanted for it
Mr. Fow dodged this, but argued for the
principle of the bill in the interest of the
30,000 children of Philadelphia, who, he
claimed, were running the streets of the city
because the school authorities were unable
to buy property for school purposes with
ready cash. Several other gentlemen had
aided Mr. Quigley's opposition, and Mr.
Fow raised a laugh hy calling them
cultured and literary.
Mr. Quigley hurled this allegation back
at Sir. Fow, and as both are Democrats,
the House enjoyed it The debate became
rather exciting, and Mr. Quigley won the
support of Appropriation Chairman Dear
den J while High License Bill Brooks sup
ported Mr. Fow.
The bill was finally permitted to pass
second reading, but the points at issue will
be thoroughly considered and the matter
fought to a finish when the bill comes up on
third reading.
NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPING,
Is Ex-Chairman Cooper's High License
Bill-Quny Thinking In Florida.
FBOM A STAFF COBItESPONDENT.J
Haebisbueg, January 24. Ex-Chairman
Cooper said to-day that his high li
cense bill was not dead, but only sleeping,
and that nothing had been definitely de
cided about it.
A gentleman who was spoken to about the
matter stated that Senator -Quay had not
condemned the hill, but still had it under
consideration. If this is true, the matter is
not likely to come up for several weeks, as
Mr. Quay expects to spend some time in
Florida contemplating nature and thinking
up remarks about the weather with whjch
to load up the minds of inquisitivereporters.
WANT THEM EXPLAINED.
Tho State Legislators Don't Understand the
Street Railroad Bills.
J'FBOM A STAFF COBBESPOXDEST.l
Haebisbueg, January 24. The City
Passenger Railways Committee of the House
to-day took Mr. Marland's traction
'railway bill and Mr. Lafferty's
street railway bill, with its thou:
sand feet proviso. No one appeared for
or against the measures, and as the gentle
men who introduced them stated they did
so by request, and could give no informa
tion concerning them, they were postponed
until the next meeting. If no one appears
at that time they will be negatively re
ported. RULES OF PRACTICE
To Prepared for Courts of Original
Jurisdiction.
FBOM A STAFF COBBESPOSDENT.
Haebisbueg, January 24. A bill was
introduced to-day by Senator Newmyer
providing for the appointment of a com
mission to prepare rules of practice in the
conrt of original jurisdiction.
The commission is toconsistof two Judges
of the Supreme Court, two Judges of the
Orphans' Court, three Common Pleas
Judges and three members of. the bar, to
serve without compensation, and to have a
clerk, and to have their actual expenses
paid.
A SECRET BALLOT
To be Secured to the Adoption of tho Aus
tralian Toting System.
TBOM A STAFF COBBESPOSDEXT.l
Haebisbueg, January 24. The Civil
Service Beform Committee and the Muni
cipal Association, of Philadelphia, are the
parents ot a bill introduced in the House to
day providing for the establishment ot the
very secret Australian system of voting in
Pennsylvania.
The"bill is indorsed by the New York Re
publicans, and was vetoed at the last session
of the Legislature by Governor Hill, of that
State. Republicans are trying it again,
however.
SOME LEGAL POINTS
Discussed by State Senators in Considering
Newmyer's BUI.
IFBOJI A 6TAFF COBBESPOVDEJT.l
Haebisbueg, January 24. The, session
of the Senate was enlivened to-day by a dis
cussion of the legal points of Senator New
myer's bill to repeal a portion of the act
passed two years ago, relating to the abol
ition of actions ex contractu and ex delicto.
When it came up for discussion the debate
was participated in by Senators Newmyer,
Packer, Williamson, Green and Ross. The
bill passed by a vote of 36 yeas to 8 nays.
P.IG MONEY
Appropriated by the Stato For Pittsburg
and Allegheny City Hospitals.
SFBOM A STAFF COBBESPOKDEM.:
Haebisbueg, January 24. The Appro
priations Committee has approved an
appropriation of $16,000 for the main
tenance of the Allegheny General Hos
pital during the next two years, and
took the same action concerning an appro
priation of $25,000 for two years' mainte
nance of the Pittsburg Homeopathic Hos
pital. A deficiency appropriation of $22,
042 38 is recommended for this hospital.
Coroner McDowell's BUI.
'FBOM A STAFF COBBESrO'SDKXT.J
Haebisbueg, January 24. Coroner Mc
Dowell was hereto-day in the interest of the
public morgue bill, which was to-day in
troduced in the Senate. Mr. Marland's
bill was negatived in the House. '
Visiting the Soldiers' Home.
fFBOM A STAFF COEBESPONPEST.l
Habbisbubg, January 24. Representa
tives Billingsley, Lemon and Fow, left for
Erie this afternoon to look at the workings
of the Soldiers' Home. Mr. Fow was sub
stituted for Captain Clay, who is forced by
a severe cold to stay home.
They Want Oklahoma Opened.
Topeka, January 24. The Ho,use to-day
passed the Senate resolution favoring the
opening of Oklahoma for settlement
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A PKINCE OF TfflEYES
Bobs the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company of
A COOL HALF-MILLION DOLLARS.
He Possessed the Unlimited Confidence of
His Superiors, hat
BETRAYED THE TRUST REPOSED IN HIM
By a Series of Cunningly Deceptive and Apparently
Consistent Statements.
President Green, of the Connecticut Mu
tual Life Insurance Company, makes the
official statement that Joseph A. Moore, the
company's agent at Indianapolis, has em
bezzled $500,000. He was enabled to this by
a series of misrepresentations, owing to the
confidence reposed in him by his official su
periors and his business associates.
Haetfoed, January 23. Colonel Jacob
Green, President of the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company of this city, made
the following announcement this evening:
"It has just been discovered that the
financial correspondent of this company at
Indianapolis, after 16 years' of service, dur
ing which he has had the unlimited con
fidence of all the directors and officers and
of his predecessors, is a defaulter. For the
past week his accounts have been under in
vestigation, and a defalcation has been
found. The extreme amount involved is
about $500,000. He has restored to the com
pany property which may rednce the actual
loss to $400,000. The amouut of the loss
will not in any degree affect the company's
solvency, nor even interfere with its regular
dividends. The past year has been very
prosperous, and in spite of this unexpected
loss, the company will make a heavy gain
in assets, pay a larger dividend than last
year, and probably increase its already large
surplus.
A GOOD STATEMENT.
"The forthcoming annual statement will
show assets of the most solid character,
amounting to $57,000,000, with a surplus of
$5,250,000."
The agent is Joseph A. Moore, a leading
citizen of Indianapolis, about 45 years old,
who has hitherto occupied a high position
in that community. He has been specu
lating. Colonel Greene was interviewed on the
subject this evening and said:
"This steal consists of three parts the
principal of loans paid to him by borrowers
to be remitted to the company; interest paid
to him for the same purpose, and rents col
lected by him on real estate in his care.
The theft of the principal and interest he
concealed in part by more or less frequent
payments of interest on the loans so taken
and in part by a most ingenious and con
sistent series of falsehoods in response to
frequent inquiries by the company, repre
senting these borrowers as being in financial
difficulty, anxious to struggle on and pay
their debt and save their property from
foreclo8ure; and confident that they could do
it with leniency on the company's part, and
promising that they wonld make payments
whenever possible.
A CUNNING DECEPTION.
"The payments of interest made by him on
the loans he had taken were represented, of
course, as coming from, the borrowers them
selves with circumstantial statements of
their condition and prospects well calculated
to excite sympathy and make the company
hopeful of a satisfactory conclusion. He
continually represented himself as carefully
watching these people and doing all he
could to aid them to worry through. These
thefts began at a time when there was a
great deal of financial distress in Indian
apolis, and when the company not only did
all it could to aid borrowers in saving their
property, but was compelled after all to
take in a great deal of real estate; and this
state of depression came later in Indianapo
lis than elsewhere and continued a long
time, so that Mr. Moore's statements were
entirely consistent with and apparently a
continuons part of the previous history.
BETEATED HIS TEUST.
"Many cases thus in arrear were actually
brought out successfully, thus apparently
further confirming his representations.
Meantime he was constantly remitting for
borrowers very large sums of money in a
correct manner. His position and reputa
tion and his energy and ability, all made it
apparently impossible that he could betray
so great a trust. He was selected for the
position in 1873 by the late James Goodwin,
then President of the company, and had the
entire confidence of the officers and directors.
The rents taken are a comparatively small
item, and could be easily concealed by mis
representation as to short time, verbal
leases."
A GOOD EPISCOPALIAN.
The Defanlter Bore a Spotless Reputation
Before Ills Fall He Entertnlned
General Harrison at His
buburban VillaLast
Summer.
Indianapolis, January 24. Great as
tonishment ivas created in this city to-night
except among a select hr who are in the
secret, by the announcement that Joseph A.
Moore was a defaulter to the extent of
$400,000.
Mr. Moore was born in Madison, this
State, and is the son of a banker who was
largely interested in the branch of the old
State Bank of Indiana, located at that
place. He came to this city about 25 years
ago, and entered the employ of Fletcher &
Sharpe, bankers. He remained with this
firm several years, and married the daughter
ot Mr. Sharpe, after which he entered busi
ness on his own account. In 1872 he secured
the general agency of the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company, his opera
tions being quite extended, covering all of
this State and portions of Illinois. He
was also Secretary and Treasuier of the
Moore Desk Company, and had spent con
siderable money fitting up a building for
safe deposit purposes, work on which is now
in progress. He was regarded as a safe,
succcssiul business man, and his financial
standing was not questioned by anyone in
the city. He is a prominent member and
vestryman ot St. Paul'b Episcopal Church
and his personal habits are unexception
able. All efforts to see him to night have so far
failed, personal calls at his Pennsylvania
street residence and at bis farm, a few miles
in the country, not being answered. A
prominent banker of this city saw Moore
at a late hour this afternoon and the latter
informed him that he (Moore) was in seri
ous financial difficulty with the Connecticut
Mutual. The banker inquired why he did
not call upon his friends to come to his re
lief, to which II r. Moore replied that
the amount involved was so large
that he would be unable to obtain
enough money to tide over the difficulty.
As stated above, reporters have so far failed
to locate Moore, but it is not thought that he
has left the city. To the banker above
alluded to Mr. Moore stated that his debts
in the city were few and small in amount
and all amply seenred.
Moore was the owner of a beautiful rural
villa known as Tanglewood. Last summer
when General Harrison was suffering from
overwork, and was seeking a place for rest
near the city, Moore extended the use of
his villa, which was accepted, and for sev
eral nights the President-elect was his guest.
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IT'S
MEDIUM.
STILL TIED UP.
The West Virginia Senate Flahtlng Over
tbe Adoption of Bales No Besalt In
the Senatorial Contesr, but
Both Sides Confident.
SPECIAL TELIOIUM TO TBE DISPATCB.l
Charleston, January 24. While not a
deadlock, the Legislature may be said is in
a sort of tie-up. It is occasioned by the
Senate, which has a Republican majority
for President Carr is voting with the Repub
licans upon all matters political wrangling
over the adoption of rules to govern the joint
assembly when they shall come to canvass
and publish the returns of the Gubernatorial
election. The Republicans want the old rules
that have heretofore governed like sessions,
adopted for this session. The Democrats
maintain that this would be improper, the
old rules not anticipating a concest, and that
now all that is requisite is to comply with
the constitutional provision requiring the
joint aisembly to canvass the vote, and that
then rules can be made to suit the exigencies
of the occasion. From this position the
House, which has a Democratic majority,
will not recede.
The Senatorial matter still hangs fire.
Another joint ballot was taken to-dav,
Goffreceiving 38 votes; Kenna, 17; "W. S.
Wilson, 10; Governor E. W. Wilson, 3,
balance scattering. Whole number cast,
87: neceisary to a choice, 44.
In this bullotin?j however, there is no
significance, nor will there be any until
Wednesday, as the real business of actually
balloting for the election of a United Statei
Senator will not until that time be
begun.
The Eenna people are confident, if any
thing over-confident, asserting that Kenna
will be the caucus nominee, and that all the
Democrats'will abide by the decision of the
caucus. The Republicans are hopeful, will
vote as a unit for Goff and are aiding and
abetting all in their power the work of many
prominent Democrats, which is being
directed against the Kenna stronghold.
Democrats caucussed to-night and on the
two-third rule Kenna received 29 votes,
lacking one of being the caucus nominee.
There was one member absent who will
stand by him, giving him the caucus nomi
nation. This will insure his re-election to
the United States Senate. Carr, Union
Labor delegate, did not go into the caucus,
but has promised to support Kenna in joint
ballot. Caucus adjourned until Monday
evening next without making a nomination.
PIG IRON PRODUCTION
Increasing in the South Fignres for the
Whole Country.
Philadelphia, January 24. The
American Iron and Steel Association this
week publishes details of the production of
pig iron in tbe United States from which
the following is taken:
The total production in 1888, the largest
in our history, was 6,400,739 gross tons
against 6,417,148 gross tons in 1837. The
increased production of pig iron in the
Southern States in 1888 over 1887 was over
203,000 net tons. As late as 18G5 tbe whole
country made less pig iron than the South
made in 1888.
Among the Northern and "Western States
which increased their production of pig iron
in 1888 as compared with 1887, Pennsylva
nia is not counted; she made less in 1883
than in 1887. So did Hew York, New Jer
sey, Maryland, Wisconsin and Missouri.
Michigan's and Connecticut's figures for
the two years do not materially vary.
Illinois, Indiana and Massachusetts show
slight gains in 1888. Ohio shows a great
gain, jumping from 975,539 net tons in 1887
to 1,103,818 net tons in 1888, and nearly
equaling the production of the whole South.
Notwithstanding the large production of
pig iron in the last few months of 1888,
there was no increase of unsold stocks be
yond the quantity on hand at the close of
the first six months of the year; on the con
trary, there was a decrease. In addition to
tho 336,161 net tons of unsold stocks in the
hands of manufacturers at the close of 1888,
there was also about 12,000 net tons of un
sold pig iron in the hands of various other
partiei in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ala
bama, Ohio and Missouri.
WANAMAKER'S RETURN.
He Arrives at the Quaker City and the
Ladles go to New York.
Philadelphia, January 24. John
Wanamaker, whose visit to Indianapolis
has cansed so mueh of a sensation in polit
ical circles, rctnrned to his home in this city
to-day. He came through on the
limited express of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and was the escort as
far as Philadelphia of Mrs. Har
rison and Mrs. McKee, the wife and daugh
ter ot the President-elect, who were on their
way to New Tork, where they expect to
spend a couple of weeks in shopping and
sight-seeing. The two ladies, it is said,
will stop at the Gilsey House during their
sojourn in the Metropolis.
Mr. Wanamaker ran the gauntlet through
a large number of newspaper reporters upon
his arrival, but he skillfully evaded every
question placed to him with the object of
ascertaining the result of his visit to Gen
eral Harrison. He admitted that he had a
four hours' interview with the General, but
positively declined to repeat anything said
at the meeting. Mr. Wanamaker, after
parting company with the two ladies men
tioned on the departure of the train for New
York, went at once to his country residence
at Jenkintown.
CATCHING LITTLE FISH.
A Few of Indiana's Election Law Breakers
Run Against tho Law.
f SPECIAL TZLEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. .
Indianapolis, January 24. One of the
77 men indicted by the United States grand
jury for violating the election law was ar
rested to-day. His name is J. J. Walker,
and he resides in Adams county. He was a
prisoner in the Danville jail for three
months, and was released October 31. He
claimed Danville as his home, and voted
there in spite of a challenee.
It is reported that State Senator Carpenter,
who is about to be deprived of his seat by
the Democratic majority in the Senate, on
the charge of having used money to seoure
his election, has been indicted, and he says
himself that the report is true, but no at
tempt has yet been made to place him under
arrest. He says that he never saw the man
he is accused of bribing.
DUDLEY'S SUIT COMES UP,
But the Hearing of Arguments Is Postponed
Until Next Week.
New Yoek, January 24. The suit
brought by "W. "W. Dudley against the New
York Times, the World, the Evening Post
and Commercial Adiertiser, claiming $25,
000 damages from each paper for publishing
the now historical "blocks of five" letter,
alleged to have been written by Dudley,
came up on the calendar in Supreme Court
chambers before Judge Patterson to-day, on
motion of Colonel Bliss. Dudley's lawyer,
to vacate the order for his client to be ex
amined. Argument was, however, deferred
for a week.
A Prominent Man Probably Killed.
Wheeling, January 24. Arthur Sin
sell, supervisor of the bridges, buildings
and water stations on the fourth division
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
struck by an engine on "Water street, this
afternoon, and received probably fatal in
juries. He is a leading Mason, a member of
the Republican State Committee, and has
been in the employ of the Baltimore and
Ohio road for a quarter of a century.
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To the Very Defiant Expressions
Now Emanating From the
German Capital.
NATIONAL TREATY RIGHTS
And tbe Independence of Samoa Must
and Shall Da Preserved.
T1EWS OP WASHIMTOS STATESMEN.
Bayard Asserts That Germany Did Sign a.
Treaty Providing forNoFurtherCoIoalal
Acquisitions In the West Pacific Ocean
One Congressman Attacks the Poller
Pursued by tbe Administration All
Agree That, While War Should be
Avoided, Amerlcnn Rights and Interests
Must be Protected No Immediate
Tronble Anticipated Germany's Hostile
Altitude.
The defiant utterances of Bismarck's offi
cial organ at Berlin have created a stir at
Washington. Secretary Bayard intimates
that the German statement is false in sev
eral particulars. All of the Senators and
Congressmen interviewed want our commer
ciol rights maintained. Samoa must remain
under an independent Government. The
course of the administration is both attacked
and approved. All agree that there is no
immediate prospect of war.
Washingtok, January 24. The dis
patches from Berlin and London in regard
to the attitude of Germany on the Samoan
question were the subject of general discus-
sion in this city this evening. An effort
was made to obtain the views of Secretary
Bayard on the subject this afternoon, but
without success. A representative of the
Associated Press wa3, however, accorded a
brief interview with him this evening just
as he was leavinghis residence to attend tha
state dinner at the "White House. He said
that he had read the dispatches in question,
but said it would not be proper for him to
discuss their subject matters at this time.
He did not know who wrote the article in
the North German Gazette, nor what author
ity he had for his statements. Consequently
he could not assume them to be official, and
they might, after all, prove to be mere news
paper gossip. He-said further that, although
Germany may have larger interests in
Samoa than the United States, it had
no better or later information from that
country than the United States.
teeaty bights.
In regard to the statement; that Germany
would violate no treaty in acquiring an
ascendancy in Samoa, Mr. Bayard called
attention to the declaration concerning tha
boundaries of the German and English do
minions in the West Pacific Ocean, signed
at Berlin, April 6, 18S6, by Count Bismarck
on the part of Germany and Sir Edward
Mallet on the part of Great Britain.
Mr. Bayard said he thought this agree
ment precluded German acquisitions in
Samoa and that she was boundto respect
the rights of that island. This declaration,
after defining the boundaries of the re
spective possessions of the two countries in
the "WestPacifie Ocean, provides that neither
of them will make any acquisitions of other
territory, nor establish any protectorates
over any other territory in the "West Pacifio
Ocean.
The last section of the declaration ex
pressly provides that the Navigators
(Samoa Islands, with which Germany,
Great Britain and the United States have
concluded treaties, and the friendly Tonga
Islands) and the Nmi (Savage)Island shall
in future, as heretofore, form a neutral ter
ritory. DEFIANCE IN 0TJB TEETH.
Assistant Secretary Rives read the dis
patches carefully this afternoon and re
marked, with a smile: "They seem to be
hurling defiance in our teeth, don't fhey?"
"Wbeu asked if he had not some further
comment to make on the subject he said ha
had not. He subsequently intimated, how
ever, that there were important differences
in the statement made by the North Ger
man Gazette and the President's message to
Congress on the 16th inst. in regard to tha
treatv rights of Germany, Great Britain
and the United States in the Samoan matter.
He declined to point out the discrepan
cies, but repeated that the position of our
Government on the question, as stated by
the Gazette, somewhat differed from our po
sition as defined by the President in his
message. Mr. Rives would say no more,
but it is undersiood that he referred partic
ularly to that passage in the message where
the President says:
"Acting within the restraintslwhich our
constitution and laws have placed upon ex
ecutive power, I have insisted that the au
tonomy and independence of Samoa should
be scrupulously preservea, according to jne
treaties made with Samoa by the powers
named (Germany, Great Britain and tha
United States,) and their agreements and
understanding with each other. I have
protested against every act apparently tend
ing in an opposite direction.and during the
existence of internal disturbance one or
more vessels of war have been kept in Sa
moan waters to protect American citizens
and property."
WHITNEY IS SILENT.
Secretary Whitney declined to be inter
viewed in regard to the publication m the
North German Gazette. The policy of the
Government, he said, was fixed, and any
thing which might be said in regard to it
must come from the State Department. The
Navy Department had no jurisdiction over
the matter except of an executive character.
No new orders, the Secretary said, had been
issued by the Navy Department in regard to
Samoan affairs.
Senator Edmunds, when made acquainted
with the tenor of the utterances of the Berlin
Gazette, said: "I suppose if Bismarck wants
to express his opinion upon any subject he
feels at perfect liberty to do so, but I also
suppose that the expression of such opinion
will not serve to aeter the American people
from carrying out any policy they may
adopt as desirable or necessary. The Samoan
Islands are on the highway of commerce
across the Pacific Ocean, and are of great
importance with relation to development of
the trade via the projected canals across tha
Isthmus of Panama and across Nicaragua ?
To a power whose ships are sent on long
cruises the establishment of coaling stations
is a necessity, and the location of one on tha
central island of the Samoan group, as pro
vided for in the proposed amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
reported by the Committee on foreign Re
lations, is looked upon as one of great im
portance to us."
Such members of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs as could be seen to-night
were averse to discussing freely the present
state of our relations with Samoa, in view
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