jPSKwjpF??v3!; BUSINESS jyy xuerut. fW-WJ Sellirrapidly,': verttsing. juei : -'--' ,. ,. . uniiccc. .-$&' te public kiiQiv "" tcrtat jou 7mve fo offer. Advertise in THE DIS- PjCTCJX. tvnen ojjereu an -is- MADE -AND- -PTtlCES LOTS thrntinh. T TTE IHSBJ.TCH. FORTY-THERD YEAR. PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1889. THREE CENTS - " i VRQ T SOME INSIDE FACT Concerning the Origin of the Prohibitory Movement in the Republican Party. AN INTERESTING HISTORY From the Lips of the Man "Who Urged Quay to Face the Issue. A THIED PAETI CLAIM DISPUTED Only Two Vote to Spnro in tbe Committee Room How Hulloc Wrote tbe Sub. minion Resolution nt Quay's Request Tiro Memorable Acts That John Cessna Is Proud of A Denial of tbe Charge That the Republican Leaders Arc Not Acting in Good Fnllh Venango Will Support the Amendment A Temperance. Split A Sew Element In the Oil Re gions. Venango county not only has a majority of votes in store for the Constitutional amendment, bnt she also has a retired Re publican statesman who knows some inside facts about how the Repub lican party happened to take up the issue as its own. As given to our special commissioner, they make interesting read ing matter at this time, laborers around the oil wells in the northern country are generally for prohibition, although Oil City and Franklin have strong liquor interests. Thus far The Dispatch's canvass of coun ties shows the following result: 3 a s c. S Cousins. Armstrong. ... Bedford. Cambria Fajette Greene Somerset Venango....... Warren. ....... Washington... Adopted Adopted Defeated Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Aggregate of votes for Harrison, Cleveland and 1'isk. fFROM OUB SrECIAL COMMISSIONS.! Oil Citt, Pa., January 29. It is cus tomary to print lots of pictures for a cam paign. If Constitutional amendment artists are lacking material to work upon, here is a scent they might follow up with profit. Somewhere in this broad Commonwealth live two men whose portraits should be painted for glory and enthusiasm next June. It may take close scratching to find them, but they are in Pennsylvania all the same. Had it not been for the silent votes of these two men a few years ago the people of the State to-day would -not be locking for ward to a summer election on prohibition. If they had not been delegates to the Repub lican State Convention, which first recog nized this issue, it is altogether possible that the resolution then adopted, pledging the party to favorable legislation on the ques .. tiou, would have been utterly squelched; that, as a result, the Legislature would not have adopted a submission bill; that the succeeding Legislature would, therefore, not have had an opportunity to indorse such a measure; and as an aggregate of all these possibilities, some entirely different theme than the amendment special election would just sow be monopolizing public sentiment One Wbo Knows. A majority of exactly two votes carried the resolution out of the Resolution Com mittee of that State Convention to the floor of the whole assemblage. It is not known who cast the deciding ballots. Had they been on the other side the whole matter would have been killed in spite of Matthew Stanley Quay's diplomacy at that time. Hon. Willis J. Hulings, the handsome young Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment, N. G. P., and ex-member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, irom Oil City, while talking to me to-day abont the prospects of the Constitntional amendment fight in Venango county, broadened the scope of the conversation to the State as a whole. It was in this way that he related some facts from his personal knowledge of the origin oi the movement in the Republi can party, that struck me as peculiarly in teresting and significant at this stage of the campaign. Colonel Hulings was a member of the Legislature in 1881-4-6, and a dele gate to the Republican Convention which took hold of the submission policy. Time Was dost. To Mr. Hulings, the Constitutional amendment advocates sent their bills, and in each Legislature he attended he presented them. He has never been in love with the ways and claims of third party prohi bitionists, and it was while explaining to me how groundless hare been some of their boldest charges, that he told some political secrets, chief among which was that abont the bitter fight and close vote on the Quay resolution in the committee room of the now famous convention. Mr. Hulirigssaid: At least two years before the Republican State Convention which adopted the submis sion resolution was held I had made a strong effort to stir up the party leaders on this issue. I was then in tbe Legislature, and bad made it my business to take the Constitutional amend ment bill (which had been sent to me for presentation) to all the rominent polit ical and legislative leaders. I urged upon Senator Cooper, Colonel Quay, President Grady, of the Senate, Chris Magee, of Pittsburg, and Senator Reyburn, of Philadelphia, tbe policy of at once taking up this question as a party measure. I believed it was only a question of time until one of the parties, to retain popularity, would be com pelled to move for a submission of the matter to a vote of tbe people. Therefore, 1 dwelt upon that coming necessity, and told tbe lead ers that if they assumed fathership of the movement in time they would disarm the third party element. John Cessna's Pride. But the party leaders did not see it as I did, apparently, and feared to touch the question politically at that timej Tbey did not believe the time was ripe, and that the step would be premature. Sol simply presented the bill in the House, adding, as a non-partisan citizen, that Iv believed it should have been introduced with tbe sanction of the dominant party. Subsequently when the State Republican Convention assembled the feeling of the leaders had evidently changed. I had always been an In favor of 8.9S6 In favor of 8.191 Against 11,702 Vervd'btful 11,263 In favor of 6,630 In favor of 7.3S2 In favor of 8.587 In favor of 7,645 In favor of 13.219 BSBBflKstt' K 7 ,& y V t . ..-..j'lt.. -r:' 'Tt.tt It' ri ' fi'MniBte SlaSMBSBliiffiSSBsMSMSMSSSsWr.SsMMSrXM'anSsMSSSlia advocate also of legislation against discrimina tion by the railroad companies. Early on the morning of tbe convention 1 was summoned to tho room of Colonel Quay in tbe Lochiel Hotel. He was not out of bed j et, but he said to me : "Hulings, sit down "thero and write these two resolutions of yours on Constitutional amendment submission and railroad discrim ination. Write them as strong as yon please, and I will present them in the convention." I was surprised, of course, but down 1 sat, and while Quay dressed I wroto a draft of what the resolutions should be like. Quay then took charge of them and made snch alterations as would make them more perfect. Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, whom The Dispatch In terviewed last week, introduced another reso lution on the prohibition question. A couple of days later, standing on the steps of the Con tinental Hotel, in Philadelphia, Jlr. Cessna stuck a postage stamp on a letter, and as ho did so said to me: "I have just written to my wife at Bedford, Hulings, that there are two things In my life that I am actually proud of. One was that res 'olution on slavery which I introduced in the convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President, and the other is thi resolution on Constitutional amendment which I Intro duced in this State Convention." The Inside Fight. All the resolutions were referred to the Com mittee on Resolutions. I was appointed one of its members. Sub-committees were then ap pointed, and one took the prohibition paper. They made short work of It, returning it with a negative recommendation. But the minority made a separate report, favoring tho adoption of the resolution. I had been closeted with the other sub-committee on the matter of railroad discrimination, and when we returned we found the general committee engaged in a most bitter fight on the prohibi tion resolution. Joe Burlington, of Armstrong county. Chairman of the sub-committee, and John Cessna, of Bedford, were redhot in the fight, and it was through their efforts that the general committee presently adopted the mi nority report, and thus sent back to the con vention tbe resolution favoring the submission of the proposed amendment to the people. The vote in the general committee on the adoption of the minority report was 19 ayes and 17 noes. The resolutions of Cessna and Quay were prac tically alike and were both mixed together. Although it was a close vote.it was a real, candid expression of opinion on tbe issue, and showed where a majority of th e Republicans stood. Knowing all this, it has always been extremely unpleasant to me to hear third-party Prohibitionists make the charge that the Re publican leaders were not acting in go od faith in the matter of voting for a submiss ion of the question to a popular vote. In spite of such allegations, the matter is now in the bands of the people, and the Prohibitionists have no shadow of a right to claim the credit for that result Of course, tbe Republican party was only pledged to pass a resolution in the Legis lature putting the question to a popular vote. Now it is for members of all parties to take hold of it on a purely non-partisan basis. Venango for Prohibition. Now as to Venango county. She will cast her vote for Constitutional amendment. She is in fighting humor, the applications for 50 liqnor licenses, and the remonstrances against them, having met face to face in court on Monday. In Oil City alone there are about 23 saloons, and nearly the same number in Franklin, the county seat. I did my best to get a readable interview from some of these liquor dealers yesterday, but aside from denunciations of the "temper ance fanatics," as they call them, and a general protest against such an amendment to the Constitution, they do not care to en ter into a public argument on the issue. They one and all predict an end to Oil City's prestige as a manufacturing and com mercial center if the saloons are wiped out, and declare that the great mass of free peo ple will revolt against any such curtailment of personal liberties. The saloon keepers claim that both Oil City and Franklin will give a majority of votes against the amendment. This is denied by Messrs. "Willis J. and Marcns Hulings, John R. Penns, David Trax and several other church-going residents of Oil City. They all admit, however, that in the two towns the contest will be close. "W. J. Hulings said: But even if these two towns do vote for whiskey the balance of the county has two- thirds of the total vote of Venango, so that we will win. The sizo of the majority depends entirely on what kind of a part tbe third party people take. The Republicans and Democrats will mix up so in their votes that it will be a strictly non-partisan election as far as they are concerned. If the third par ty go into the fight quietly on the same basis, we will come out with a big majority, but if they maketita partisan issue the majority will be reduced. Rivalry Exists Here. The third party is rather strong in Ve nango, having cast 650 votes for Fisk as against 438 for St. John. Unfortunately for the cause of the amendment there now exists considerable rivalry between the third party and the "W. C. T. TJ. and its male supporters. Mrs. Marcus Hulings is the President of the latter organization in the county. It is pretty influential, how ever, in the number of votes it will proba bly swing into line lor the amendment. Venango county voted for local option in 1873, sending in a majority of 637 votes for it. Since then temperance sentiment has increased steadily. Oil production and the manufacture of oil well supplies are her chief industries. Both are manned by American citizens. At the small pumping wells throughout the rural districts Presby terian and Methodist farmer boys do the work. It is nothing like when a great pe troleum strike was first made 10 and 20 years age. Then, with the sudden and tre mendous influx of population, came dozens of unlicensed whisky holes. After awhile another big well opened up new territory' miles away and the rag and tag element floated quickly to the new Eldorado,leaving the declining wells in the hands of resident farmers and small producers. Thus. theri is a fixed population here which is strongly in favor of ''no license." L. E. Stofiel. THAT SENATORIAL MUDDLE. The End of tho West Virginia Contest Still in tbe Future. rSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.J Charleston, "W. Va., January 29. Notwithstanding the fact that Senator Kcnna received a so-called caucus nomi nation last night, his prospects of re-election do not seem particularly bright. The mem bers opposing him claim that the nomination was made in conference, not in caucus, and that they are not bound to stand by it. Five Democrats in joint assembly to-day voted for other candidates, and as far as 'can be ascertained will do so for an indefinite period. The vote stood, GofT, 40; Kenna, 39; Barbee, Union Labor, 3; scattering. 5. Kenna's friends claim that he will certainly be elected to-morrow, while the Republicans claim that Goflfs chances are fully as good as his. Unless an election js held then the contest is likely to be a long and bitter one. The House resolution passed yesterday that no proposition as to the payment of the West Virginia State certificates or propor tion of the Virginia debts should be consid ered by the Legislature until it had been acted on by the people of the State, was the subject of considerable discussion in the Senate to-day, and was finally tabled as premature, and only likely to give notoriety to the claim of Virginia. No move was made in the Gubernatorial contest further than the introduction of a resolution to the effect that the returns be canvassed in joint assembly to-morrow, nuitu uaucr uic rules lays over lor one day. A similar motion introduced yester day was tabled to-day. MOORE HAS SKIPPED. The Big Defaulter is Now Rusticating In Canada ne Paid Dp All of Ills Out side Debt Emma Abbott In terested In the lllatter. Indianapolis, January 29. Joseph A. Moore, the million-dollar embezzler, af forded the city another sensation to-day by the discovery that he had quietly left for parts unknown. The exact time of his de parture is probably known only to one or two of his closest friends and relatives, but there is no longer any doubt but that the great defaulter finally weakened, and fear ing arrest and imprisonment, concluded to fly to a place of safety. His attorney, Bar rett, admitted to-night that Moore had gone to Canada. 'Tes," he said, "it is true Joe has" skipped out." Barrett would not tell when he left, but it is pretty certain he was in the city Sunday ana got away some time Monday. JSo war rant for his arrest had been sworn out, nor had auy step been taken that the public is aware of looking to such a move. Some queer incidents are coming to light about Moore's ways and methods. For instance, he owed a good many small store debts ranging from 510 to S100. Hot one of these debts remains unpaid to-night. List Satur day" a lady relative of Moore's went to several o.f the largest stores, and calling for his accounts, paid them. Yesterday a woman unknown at the several stores, went around and paid the remaining bills, Moore has been in the habit of paying the taxes on the property in his charge part at a time. "When the exposure came last Friday, there were delinquent taxes due Irom Moore amounting to 511,000. The next day, much to the surprise of the Treasurer, one of Moore's subordinates appeared and paid the entire sum without a word. It has also been discovered that when the late Eugene "Wetherill, the husband of Emma Abbott, bought a business block here last year, he paid 510,000 in cash for it. The Connecticut Mutual held a mortgage of $25,000 on the pioperty, which "Wetherill paid to Moore out of the purchase money, and obtained a valid release from the com pany, but it seems Moore never turned a dollar of the money over to the company, and thus made a clear 525,000 from the prima donna's purchase. JUST LIKE WEST. Consul Black Took Dp Ills Pen and Must Pack Ills Grip Hungary Also Objects to Political Med- dllngby Outsiders. rSFXCUX. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Cleveland, January 29. The an nouncement that Mr. Joseph Black, Consul to Budapest has been recalled, caused a stir in local political circles. Mr. Black is a Republican, appointed by the present ad ministration through Congressman Foran, of this district. His appointment caused a bitter feeling between Mr. Foran and many Democrats. It is learned that Black im itated Lord Sackville "West's example in writing a letter to one of the Hungarian newspapers. The letter, which was pub lished in November, criticises the Austro Hungarian Government with reference to its tariff policy, and strongly favors a pro tective tariff in this country. Here is one paragraph: Ihe European manufacturers now pay ab sorbing attcntlon-to the political battle in the United States, and, in case the cable should bring the news that Mr. Grpver Cleveland is re elected, all the industrial regions of Europe will be jubilant. Yon see, therefore, that numerous people will be made happy if the American people decide in favor of tariff re form on November 6. Consul General Edward Jussen, at Vienna, immediately wrote Mr. Black a scathing letter. The Consul General declared the action ot Mr. Black an exhibition of in finitely worse taste than the Sackville effu sion. The matter was immediately laid be fore Secretary Bayard by Consul" General Jussen, Mr. Black also writing to the State Department. This caused his recall. THOROUGHLY DEMORALIZED. School Children DreamingMore of Lotteries Than of Their Studies. rsrrcuLL telegram to the dispatch.i Providence, R. L, January 29. There is a general uprising in this cityagainst lot teries, and the police have been ordered to squelch any and every scheme spiced with uncertainty, whether in church or out of church. This sudden outburst of morality is due to the fact that agents of a certain lottery have flooded the schools with circulars on which are printed the names of successful holders of tickets in New Eng land. These agents have stood at the school gates and have tried to induce boys to buy fractional tickets at 51. Plenty of the youngsters invested sundry dollars and then lost all interest in their studies while dreaming of the riches which they were promised in return. "When the parents and guardians heard of this they stirred up the police and ordered a halt. The school children are thoroughly de moralized. C0ULD5T MEET HIS DEBTS. County Clerk Sulli van, of Indlannpolis, Falls for S150.000. rSr-ECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATCII.l Indianapolis, January 29. John E. Sullivan, County Clerk, failed to-day for 5150,000, and it is stated that the public lnnds in his charge are about $20,000 short Much of this is in the shape of trust funds. He was one of the defendants with Coy and Bernheimer in the election frauds of two years ago. The jury failed to agree in his case. He says to-night that the trials were so burdensome and expensive, and that his credit was so impaired, that it trammeled his outside business operations and led to his failure. He bought a farm, store and other property on credit, and could not meet his obligations. CAUSED BY A CHURCH ROW. A Slander Suit Involving Bis Money Fol lows a Congregational Split. rSFZCIAL TELEGBAJI TO THE DlSFATCn.l Youngstovn, January 29. The case of Mrs. Esther, Bailey against Eleazer G. Gourley, for 520,000 damages for slander, is L trying in Common Pleas Court. This case is one of several growing out of the trial of Cyrus Stevenson at Girard for the murder of Solon Bailey at Seceders' Corners, and a subsequent church trial by the congregation of the Seceders' Corners U. P. Church, at which several members were expelled for alleged perjury nt the trial. A large num ber of witnesses are being examined and many United Presbyterians are attending the trial. SAVED BY A CORSET STEEL. A Young Lady Deserted by Her Lover Attempt Suicide and Fails. fSFECIAL TELEGSAU TO TUE DISPATCU.1 New York, January 29. Miss Lulu Hopper, a young lady residing at SufTerns, on the Erie Bailroad, attempted suicide to day by shooting herself in the breast with a 22-caliber revolver. The bullet was de flected by a corset steel, and Miss Hopper lives to regret her art. Mr. Alexander P.ittie, a young man who had been payjngattcntions to Miss Hopper, moved to the city a lew days ago. The yonng woman's associates teased her so per sistently abont her love aflair that she be came uustrung. FOUK OF THE SETEN. Blaine,- Allison, Alger, and Wana maker Booked for the Cabinet. THE REST OP THE JOB EASY. Blaine Accepted Ills riace Several Days Ago, but Allison Was Coy. GEN. ALGER THE SECRETARY OF WAR, while Wanamaier Will Superintend Uncle Barn's Letter Carrying. Secretary of State James G. Blaine Secretary of the Treasury War. B. Allison. Secretary of War R. A. ALGER. J?ostmastcr General JonN Wanamaker. These four Cabinet appointments are gen erally considered as already made and the letters of acceptance looked for at any time, that of tbe Premier having been written for several days. Senator Allison's reluctance to giving up his seat in the Senate, possibly to one he dislikes, and thereby dropping out of the race for President in 1892, have been the chief obstacles for some time, but these are now thought to be out of the way. (SPECIAL TELEORAM TO TIIE DISPATCTti "Washington, January 29. Senator Al lison returned from Indianapolis this after noon. He has nothing to say about Cab inet arrangements beyond the non committal state ments alrcadygiven to the public, but from the Senator's manner it is plain to see that he has some big news and definite information ' ocked up in his reast. From the moment of the Sen ator's talk with the Di.: - I . . A... -Ercsiucill-WCKI me ance is Written. com bi nation: Blaine, Allison, "Wauamaker and Alger, has been a favorite one with almost every body, and among politicians generally there is a firm belief that these four have been chosen. There is one set of men in "Washington, however, who are willing to wager that this is not a winning combination, and they are the close personal and political friends of Senator Allison. Careful inquiry among these Senators to-day develops the fact that none of them believe Mr. Allison is to be Secretary of the Treasury, or to occupy any other Cabinet place. They say that it is out of the question. ALLISON LOOKING HIGHER. The Iowa Senator doesn't want to leave the Senate, and in the opinion of his friends he is a man who cannot be talked into doing what he knows is not for his own best inter ests. These friends of Mr. Allison in ihe Senate say that the statements so positively made that he is to be Secretary of theTreasurv arose simply from the fact that he went to In dianapolis and had a long talk with the President - e l e c They think it muti. more likely that he was arguing against his own appoint-Allison, Hard to Coax in. ment and in favor of his friend Clarkson. The chief reason why Mr. Allison objects to leaving the Senate is the uncertainty as to who his successor would be. Governor Larrabee would be as likely to get the place as any man in the State, and he is just the man that Allison particularly desires shouldn't fillhisSenatorialshoes. Amajority of the Republicans in the Iowa delegation think Mr. Allison will keep Larrabee out of his Senatorial scat by remaining in it himself, and all of his most intimate friends in the Senate think the same. They pre dict that if t! e Iowa Senator remains in the Senate he will be the next Republican President, and they don't fear that he will be persuaded to ruin his own chances. ALL OF THEM SLATE ALGER. Th rpimrknblo uanimity with which every Cabinet slate maker places the name of General Alger down as the coming Secretary of "War has raised the hopes of the Michi gan Republicans in Washington very high. Not one of tlietnknowsaingle thing about the matter, bnt when sked whether it is rue that Alger has been chosen, they shake their heads solemnly and sav: General Ali, , .ie SoL"Oh, yes. There dim' Favorite. is no doubt of it." General Cutcheon, a member of the House, is Alger's best friend. He nomina ted him for Governor, the first political office that Aiger ever held, and has stood by him ever since. He feels confident that Alger will be Secretary of "War, but admits that his knowledge consists only of what is printed in the newspapers. Senator Palmer is the only member of the Michigan delega tion who has seen Benjamin Harrison since his election. The President-elect and Senator Palmer are warm personal friends. They talked over polit ical matters in In dianapolis, and yet the Senator says that during his visit the subject of Gen eral Alger's ap pointment to a place in the Cabinet was not even referred to. If Alger isappointed ne wm owe nis good Wanamaker Represents fortune to the tact the Keystone State. that he is being loyally supported by the soldier element. the lucky four again. A Press dispatch says: It is learned to night from a gentleman whose information is direct that four places in General Har rison's cabinet have been definitely settled, and while not all of them have formally accepted, there is no doubt about their ultimately doing so. In the first place, Mr. Blaine wrote to General Harrison more than ten days ago, accenting the Secretaryship of State. Senator Allison will be the next Secretary of the Treasury. This has un questionably been decided on, and although Mr. Allison's letter accepting the honor has not been written it will be within the week. General Alger will be a member of the Cabinet, taking the post of Secretary of "War, and as announced some time ago, Mr. "Wanamaker will be Postmaster General. A significent dispatch, received this even ing from Chicago, indicates that Senator i iwtssa. sSki).2w$Ss. mMmMwm iUkWWm AW wmi&wrzM jwmg wmf&v WrV Jr Allison's reluctance to retiring from the Senate may be overcome if his friend Clarkson could be chosen to fill his place in that body. It is as follows: A MAN 'WHO OUGHT TO KNOTT. J. S. Clarkson, who arrived in Chicago this morning direct from New York, was asked in regard to the dispatches sent out from Indianapolis, saying that Senator Al lison's visit there was for the purpose of presenting and urging Clarkson's name for the Cabinet. Mr. Clarkson said: I knew nothing of the Senator's visit until I read of it in the newspapers. His errand there was certainly not in any Interest of mine, and I am also sure that Senator Allison would never be one of those who would think it within the proprieties to urge any one on a President for a Cabinet position. Asl have frequently said, 1 have had neither expectation nor desire as to this or any public omceand have been steadily in favor of Allison for the Cabinet from the West, and have from the first believed he would be chosen, and I now have no doubt that he will be. I think his own real desire has been for it all tbe time, as he has an ambi tion to enrrv nnfc eprtnfn nsral anrl hiiflineaq ideas and reforms of which he has long made a study. With his own inclination this way. he has, of course, not been insensible to the cost to him of giving np the grateful power and honor of leadership in the Senate, where he could remain for life. With the exception of Plumb, Paddock and possibly one or two others, all of Senator Alli son's Republican colleagues In the Senate are opposed to any change which takes him from the party and public service in that body, and naturally this has had the effect to make him hesitate. In my judgment, his own preference and General Harrison's wish ought to control, and I have no doubt that within three or four days ho will accept the proffered portfolio, which is that of the Treasury. With Blaine. Allison. Alger and Wanaraaker in the Cabinet there Is a certainty of such a strong administra tion that every Republican in the country ought to be satisfied and happy. ,, TnEY TALK THE MATTER OVER. Blaine and Allison Meet Alono and Have a Long Conference. ISr-ECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISrATCTT.l "Washington, January 29. Mr. Blaine and Mr. Allison both left their homes abont 8 o'clock, and it is supposed that they met upon neutral ground, beyond the eyes of curious observers; to discus: the news brought by Senator Allison from Indian apolis. Their trysting place could not be ascer tained, and Mr. Blaine did not return to his hotel until after 12 o'clock. LIVELY SCENES Along the Street Car Lines of Gotham Strikers Demonstrative A Brave Detective Disperses a Mob There May bo More TroubleTo-Day. tSFECIAI. TELEGKAM TO TIIE DISPATCU.l NeVYork, January 29. E eery Btreet car line, with two exceptions, was tied up this morning. Trouble was expected, and the police officials made prepartions to meet it During tho forenoon a few Sixth avenue cars, guarded by police were sent out. The strikers made demonstrations at several points, and managed to overturn one car. Several arrests were made without resort to violence. The Fifth avenue's new men were provided for at the stables, only one going home for his meal under guard. Many applied for work at the Sixth avenue stable, and all were requested to call again in the morning. The greatest excitement existed about the Fourth avenue stables. The GOO strikers gathered there and were in an ugly mood. The first car started was surrounded, but Captain Kyan seized the ringleader and drew a revolver. The mob dispersed after breaking the car windows with stones. On the way up the car was stopped at Twentv third street, the conductor routed, passengers dismissed and the car overturned. The detective. "Si" liogers appeared. In one hand he carried a revolver, in the other a club. He reversed the pistol and then sailed into the mob. His arms worked like flails, and the blows descended on flesh and bones. Single handed he dispersed the crowd. No more cars were rnn after this episode. The Forty-second street Cross Town line made four unsuccessful attempts to run cars. One heavily manned by policemen started out. At Seventh avenue it en countered obstructions. The police re moved them, but a shower of stones, thrown by strikers, wounded several before the car got under way again. Nearly all the lines will attempt to rnn to morrow. Squads of police have been told off to guard the lines. Every policeman in the city is awaiting orders. It is thought that the police will be able to handle the strikers without the aidof military. If not, the troops will be called out. To-night Master "Workman McGee and the State Board of Arbitration conferred. 'All was quiet at midnight. AN OLD MAN FROZEN TO DEATH. Inhuman Treatment of a Prisoner by Ono of Ills Companions In Jnll. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! "West Union, "W. Va., January 29. John True, a rheumatic old man, past 60 years of age, has been confined in the coun ty jail here for two years, for the killing of a man named George Milton. During the past iev; mouths he was the sole occupant of the jail, and on account of his infirmities, was allowed many privileges. Yesterday Tom Pitts was arrest ed for assault and battery, and placed be hind the bars. Last night the jailer went down town for his mail, nnd neglected to secure the door. At Pitts' suggestion and persuasion, it is believed, the old man de cided to make a dash for liberty. The night was bitter cold and a terrible snow storm was raging. A straw hat for his head . and carpet slippers for his feet, and other wise Hl-clacl, True and his companion swung the heavy door and plunged out into the darkness. Immediately after their escape was dis covered, mounted men started in pursuit. The neighboring conntry was scoured with out success. Early this morning, however, True's dead body was fonnd, half embedded in the snow, about a mile from town. "When the old man's strength failed him and he became benumbed with the cold, his com panion had left him nnd abandoned him to his fate. The affair has created an intense feeling against Pitts, and if captured he will receive rough handling. GENERAL BIFE KILLED. A Brother of Congrcssmnn-Elcct Rife Thrown From Bis Cnrrlnsc. tSFECIAI. TELEORAU TO TIIS DISPATCn.l Harrisburg, January 29. General Jo seph Bife, a brother of Congressman-elect Rife, of the Dauphin-Lebanon district, was thrown from his carriage in this city, this evening, and instantly killed. General Bile was a graduate of "West Point, and a Captain in the Regular army when the rebellion broke out. He served through the war and was retired as a Brevet Brigadier General. He was a promineut Republican politician in Eastern Pennsyl vania. TO CREMATE HIS MOTHER. Tho Crime Attempted by n Crawford County Young- Man. tSFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCIt.l Meadville, Pa., January 29. George L. Smith was brought to the city from Hay field township to-day to answer a serious charge. It is no less than the crime of arson, aggravated by the fact that Smith is alleged to have set fire to the house in order that his aged mother might be cremated. Neighbors rushed to the rescue nnd the old lady was saved a terrible" fate. Smith will be given a hearing TbnrsdBjr, and, it,Js expected, will be71J0Undyer W answer at court. . """ "' ' THKEE STKONG BILLS Affecting Street Kaiiways Showered Upon the legislature Yesterday. THE VETERANS SCOKE A POINT. Favorable Report On and No Opposition to the Tool Selling Bill. SOLDIERS' ORPHANS IN GOOD HANDS. A Hint at Bribery Causes a Flatter in a Committee Eoom. Street railways monopolized the time of the lower branch at Harrisburg yesterday. Three important measures affecting this class of carrying concerns were introdnced. Their provisions are of general interest. The G. A. B.. is keeping a fatherly eye on the soldiers orphans' schools. The claims of Pittsburg to an additional hospital have been plainly laid before the statesmen by Chief of Charities Elliot. So far no oppo sition has been made to the pool selling bill, and It was reported favorably. There was a flutter in a committee room over a boodle hint, but as it was promptly met by a flat denial, the excitement soon subsided. FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Harrisburg, January 29. This was a field day in the House for street railway bills. Two of them were general incorpora tion, and the other, introduced by Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, is intended to govern the manner of running streetcars. This bill is as follows: Section 1 Be it enacted, etc., that on and after the passage of this act, it shall be unlaw ful for any street passenger railway company or any traction company in any city of the Commonwealth, whose motive power is other than that of animals, to run its cars coupled, linked or tied together. Section 2 Street passenger railway and traction companies, where there are parallel tracks, shall run their cars so that they shall not pass each other at foot crossings. Section 3 No driver, gripman or anyone having the sole control of the motive power, of any street passenger railway, shall leave brake, grip or rein, while the car is in motion to take fare or make change. Section i Any officer or condnctor, gripman or driver who shall violate, or cause to be vio lated, any provision of this act, shall be fined not morn than 51,000 and imprisoned not more than a year either, or both, at the discretion of the court. TO prevent watering. Representative Stegmair, of Luzerne, in troduced a bill for the incorporation of city passenger railways. It provides that arti cles of association shall not be filed and re corded in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth until $2,000 of stock for each mile of the proposed railway Is in good faith subscribed, and at least 10 per cent of it paid in cash. Affidavit must also be made that it is intended in good faith to construct, maintain and operate the road. The subscription of the stock of the road shall be valid unless 10 per centum of the amount is paid in cash. Companies incor porated nnder this act may construct branches as necessary. A company may in crease its capital stock, but the total amount shall never succeed $30,000 a mile. The directors may borrow not to exceed the amount of capital stock subscribed, and must not pay more than 7 per cent interest for it. The par value of shares shall be 550, and the directors shall not call in tbe cash for it in excess of $o per share in anv period of 30 days, of which call two weeks' public notice shall be given in one or more news papers of the county. A penalty of 1 per cent a month is provided for delay of pay ment, and after six months the subscriber loses all right and title to the stock. There are penalties to enforce these provisions, but the subscriber is not discharged from liabil ities or penalties incurred prior to the time of forfeiture. DIRECTORS MADE LIABLE. The remaining provisions cover the sub ject of elections of officers and directors; for reports to the legislative or either branch thereof whenever required; that dividends shall be declared in July and January, but the dividends shall in no case exceed the net profits, and for any payments in viola tion of this provision the directors shall be individually liable. Each company must have its general office in the city in which it operates. Its tracks may cross others at grade; it must supply the Auditor General with an annual report, or oath of affirma tion, subject to a penalty of 5500. Section 15 says: "The Councils of any such city shall" have the power to grant to any passenger railway company already in corporated the right to use such portion of the tracks of any other company already laid down as may be deemed necessary, upon proper compensation being made .'or such use. upon tauure tne matter shall be settled in the usual way by the courts. A bill introduced by Mr. Capp, of Leba non, gives street railway companies the right to constrnct their route upon any turnpike bridge or bridges.other than steam railway bridges, not however exceeding sufficient width for two tracks. Companies, however, must give ample security for any damage to such property before entering upon it. Companies may use other than animal power, if authorized by the local authorities, but not steam engines or cars. The consent of the local authorities in any city, borough or township is made necessary to the construction of the road. A CHARGE OF BRIBERi Causes n Stir In a Committee Room Alle sheny to be Heard To-Day. rnOM A STAFF COBRESFOXDEXT .1 Harrisburg, January 29. "When Chair-' man Connell, of the House Municipal Cor poration Committee, called the committee to order this morning he found his room crowded with delegates from Harrisburg, tScranton, Erie and Allegheny City, all present to be heard for or against the bill. The third-class cities monopolized the day, and Harrisburg took up a large share of their time. Among those who appeared from Harrisburg against the bill was A. J. Herr, who opposed the provision to author ize the collection of assessments for improve ments. During Mr. Herr's argument he said that he had been told that a gentleman prominently connected with the Barber As phalt Company had said that that company was interested to hundreds of thousands of dollars in that bill, and would put the bill through if it had to buy it through. Charles H. Berger, Eq., representing the municipal convention that drew up this bill, demanded the name of the man who made this accusation. Mr. Herr refused to give it. Mr. Berger appealed to the committee to compel Mr. Herr to give the name. Mr. Herr finally said that Louis Whall had told him that Colonel Hitchcock, of the Barber Company, had made the remark to him. Colonel Hitchcock, who was present, then came forward and denounced tbe statement as infernally false, that he had never said anything of the kind. The incident nat urally created a sensation, and whether it will end with the exciting colloquy in com mittee is a question. Solicitor Elphinstone, President of Select Council "Watson and Finance Committee Chairman Watson are here from Allegheny, and will have s. hearing to-morrow, as the third-class city bill was completed in com mittee to-day. THE POOL SELLING BILL Acted on Favorably as Well as the Vexations Border Raid Measare. irnOM A STAFF CORBESFONDEXT.2 Harrisburg, January 29. The Agri cultural Committee labored with the pool bill all afternoon, and finally resolved to re port it favorably to the House without amendment. The bill is virtually the Ives act, of New York, and permits 'pool selling on all race tracks on exhibition days, and gives 5 per cent of the ros3 receipts to the State Agricultural Society. The committee during its labor made the discovery that all other States either permit pool selling or are silent concerning it, Pennsylvania being the only one positively prohibiting it. Joseph AAVendroth, President of the Philadelphia Driving Park Association, and Frank Bower, President of the Belmont Driving Park Association, were among those who appeared to-day before the committee in favor of the bill. There has been no outside opposition to the bill, but there has been some op. osition from members of the com mittee. To-day, however, there was no opposition. The bill known as the border raid bill was favorably acted on by the Judiciary General Committee to-day. The committee also acted favorably on a'bill to appoint a commission to meet a similar commission from Delaware to re-establish the boundary line monuments. Such re-establishment is made necessary by the fact among others that it was not long ago discovered that a certain Delaware Legislator actually re sided in Pennsylvania. Representative Quigley's bill concerning the revocation of licenses has been referred to sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. McDonald, Pugh and Kauffman. The bill is held by some of the committee to be un constitutional, in that it attempts to regu late the procedure of its courts. It pro vides in effect that when a complaint is made against a saloonkeeper, it mnst be in the same manner as against anyone else for any other offense, in order to give him the fullest opportunity to vindicate himself. The measure applies particularly to Phila delphia. PITTSBORGERS BARRED From the State K. of L. Convention Lnbor Legislation to bo Demanded. FROM A STAFF CORRESPOXDEXT.l HARRISBURG, January 29. There are 40 delegates present at the State Convention of the Knights of Labor. The object of the gathering is to consider labor legislation. "William H. Lewis, Eecording Secretary of O. U. D. A. 217, Iron and Steel "Workers, called the convention to order. A. M. Dewey, editor of the Journal of United Labor, was made permanent Chairman, and "William H. Lewis permanent Secretary. This morning's session was taken up with the appointment of committees on organiza tion and credentials. Two delegates from Pittsburg, Homer L. Magaw and a Mr. Barry, who came representing local as semblies, were not admitted, as their district already had three representatives. John Flannery, of the Legislative Committee of the Pittsburg Trades Assembly, was not ad mitted. A. K. Harrington, of Pittsburg,wa3 made chairman of the Legislative Committee, and John M. Kelly, of Pittsburg, was made chairman of the Committee on Resolutions. The factory inspection act now before the legislature, was prepared by Mr. Barry, who is present at the State Convention, and that body indorsed it. The bill to abolish pluck-me-stores was also indorsed. A com mittee will be appointed to look after labor legislation, composed, probably, ot one person from the eastern, one from the center and one from the western part of the State. Master "Workman Powderly arrived at 11 A. M., and left early is the afternoon for New York. He addressed" the convention, making a number of recommendations, among them being one to make election day a legal holiday. The convention will ad journ to-morrow. AN OIL AND GAS BILL. A Measure That Will Prevent the Tying Up of Large Blocks of Territory. TFROM A STAFF COltBESFOXDEHT.J Harrisburg, January 29. A bill in troduced this morning by Senator McLain, of Washington county, will be of great in terest wherever oil and gas are produced in the State ot Pennsylvania. The bill pro vides for the taxing of oil and gas leases, and that the taxes must be paid on or before the 1st day of December in each year. It not so paid the person owning tbe property designated shall make retnrn of the fact to the County Commissioner? on or before the 1st day of January, and they shall certify the same to the CountyTreasnrer, who shall sell the lease or leases after giving notice of the fact by advertisement in a newspaper of geuer.il circulation for at least three weeks. Any remainder after expenses, taxes and costs are paid snail be held for the lessee, but shall revert to the county if unclaimed for five years. Leases so sold may be re deemed by the lessee or his heirs not later than the 1st day of April succeeding the date of the'sale. Senator McLain, in explaining his bill, said that at present the owner of the fee is compelled to pay taxes on the increased value of the land while receiving but a fraction of the benefit. The object of the bill is to properly distribute the bnrden. The bill, it is also pointedout, will have the effect of lorcingpersonswho own undeveloped leases to pay taxes on whatever their value may be or lose their property. This might have the effect of preventing the tying up of large areas of land at a comparatively small cost for speculative purposes. An other oil country representative points ont that a great number of leases bind the owner of the lee to pay all taxes. PITTSBURG'S CLAIM To a New Hospital Presented to the Legis lators by Ciller Elliot. IFROJI A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Harrisburg, January 29. Ex-Speaker Graham presided to-night at the meeting of the Honse of Representatives, at which City Solicitor Moreland, ot Pittsburg, Dr.TViley, of the same city, formerly a physician at Dixmont, and R. C. Elliot, Chief of the Pittsburg Department of Public Charities, represented the necessity for a new insane hospital. The crowded condition of the in sane department of Pittsburg's alms honse, and the failure to obtain relief because the State's hospitals are in the same condition, was laid before the meeting, which was com posed of members of tbe Legislature in gen eral and of the Honse Appropriation Com mittee in particular. Chief Elliot argued that as a matter of right the State should give relief, as Pitts burg is now not only taking care of her own insane, but is helping by her contribution to the State taxes to take care of tbe insane of the rest of the State. The bill presented by Mr. Dravo provides for an appropriation ot $220,000, and the design is to buy a 400 acre farm in Beaver county and erect a modest building as a starter,others to follow as needed. The hospital shall draw from the same territory as Dixmont. NEW LEGAL MEASURES. The Exemption Law and Contributory Neg ligence Subjects of Legislation. FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Harrisburg, January 29. Among the bills introduced to-day was one by Senator McCreary, providing that the benefit of the exemption law may be claimed notwith- Continued on Sixth Page. THE BAES TOO HIGH. Cc i ian Guenther Would Not :H . -.. -. . . . 4X VW WUAbW1A Mmt,VM . t. m rno i in iron xrnroa ' a. & 'OL 7) ADESaA ASS OF CITIZENS; Admitting thv sbat Have Followed Free !,, .ignition, HE WOULD CHARGE ONLI $1 ADMISSION. The Proposed Law Would be Cumbersome and Difficult to Enforce. For several reasons which he will give to Congress to-day, Representative Guenther differs from the other members of the Ford committee as to the height to which the bars against immigration should be raised. He wonldn't make it so difficult for honest, in dustrious and well-meaning foreigners to come in and make the United States their home. rSPICIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 "Washington, January 29. Congress man Guenther wUl to-morrow make a minority report on the immigration bill re ported by Mr. Ford's committee. Mr. Guenther says in his minority report: The undersigned thinks that a large number of people who now fill onr poorhonses insane asylums, hospitals, and other charitable Insti tutions, as well as the hordes of the most ignor ant and most wretched and least desirable peo ple of certain parts of Enrope who now crowd most of our largest 'cities, and whose presence enables selfish employers of labor to force and keep down the wages of American laborers, both native and adopted, should never have been admitted to land in tbe United States. He is. however, of the opinion that no law should be passed to lessen the immigration of industrious, law-abiding people, who come here in good faith, with tbe intention of making this country their permanent home; who bring their families with them, and wbo, in dne course of time, become useful and valuable, citizens of the republic especially when every unprejudiced mind mnst admit that that class of Immigrants for the last 50 years has been one of the main causes of our unexampled progress in every field of Industry and enter prise. He would strike out the third section of the bill, requiring that no vessel shall transport more than one passenger to every five registered tons. The proposed legislation would simply tend to restrict immigration with regard to the numbers of immigrants coming, but not as to their desirability or undelrabillty. THE IIEAD TAX TOO HIGH. The fourth section provides for a head-money tax oi fa it 13 evident to the mind of the undersigned that SI would be sufficient to meet all the expenses required for carrying out the laws regulating immigration. A bead-money tax of $5 is not high enough to restrict immi gration, but it would impose a burden npon many worthy immigrants, especially upon a family of five, six or more persons, many of such coming to this country to settle upon farms in the West or Northwest. Why should the head of such a family be obliged to pay 25 or $30 or more into the overflowing Treasury of the United States as an admission fee, when tbe people of many States stand ready to receive him with open arms? The undersigned is also in favor of paying the head tax, which he would fix at 31, into a separate fund, out of which the expense to carry out this law and similar ones would be met, and whatever surplus accumulates should be used for tbe benefit, comfort and protection! of immigrants. Under the proposed law it would become necessary for about 80 of our diplomatic representatives, consuls and con sular agents to make inquiries into tbe previ ous and present physical and moral condition of from SCO.OOO to SUO.00O people per annum. How they will be able to obtain reliable Infor mation doesn't appear clear. The foreign authorities might or might not furnish the same; they might suppress what they saw fit. They might pay no attention whatever to inquiries made by oar diplomatic or consular officers. What then? The said officers would be obliged to send special mes sengers to tbe place where applicants for consular certificates had resided, which might be hundreds of miles away. It is evident that if tbe spirit and intent of tbe proposed legislation were carried ont, so as to make It of any practical use, it would im pose a large amount of work and very great expense. As a substitute, Mr. Guenther proposes that every immigrant be provided with an abstract of the proposed law and a series of questions about himself in his own language, that he make written answers thereto in the presence of an authorized agent of the Transportation Company, who shall attest the fact that the immigrant himself wrote these answers, or that they were written for him or her by ins or her parent, child, hus band or wife. The immigrants shall deliver the document upon landing, to the Superin tendant of Immigration at that port. Mr. Guenther provides for the prosecution of the immigrant for perjury at any time within two years if his answers were false, and the punishment of any immigration agent who shouldattestafraudulent declara tion. SHERMAN STUCK OX SAMOA. He Finds the Pronunciation of a Little) Word Hard to Remember. JSPECIAI. TELEOBAM TO THE DISFATCII.l "Washington, January 29 Senator Sherman gave the Senate an interesting ac count of the Samoan difficulty this after noon, and continually referred to "Sammy-o" and the "Samian" Government. The Sen ators and spectators all laughed at this peculiarprouunciation, and Sena tor Mander son grew so bold as to interrupt Mr. Sher man and gave him the correct pronuncia tion. The Ohio Senator thanked him and said: "Yes, Samoa." A moment after ward he relapsed into "Sammy-o" again. The Secretary sent for a dictionary and the word was plainly written on a piece of paper. Mr. Morgan then arose, and with the evident purpose of relieving Mr. Sher man from ridicule, articulated very slowly and clearly the words: "Samoa" and "Samoan" Government, with the accent in both cases on the O. The Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee wouldn't take the hint, however, and continned gravely to repeat "Sammy-o," to the great amusement of his colleagues. P0SEI SUCCEEDS H0TET. Judge Parrott Glvea a Quiet Hint of What Is Ahead of Ilim. rSPICIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH.1 Indianapolis, January 29. Informa tion from the First Congressional district, to-night, is that Frank Posey, Rupublican, has certainly been elected to fill out the un expired term in Congress of Governor Hovey, defeating Judge Parrott Democrat. The same men were candidates for Congress at the November election, and Parrott then received about 20 plurality. Posey has been contesting the seat, and offered to let this special election settle the contest, bat Parrott refused. The result to-day makes it more than possible that the next Congress will unseat Parrott. femall Loss by Fire at Stoneboro. rSPECIAL TKXIQRAM TO THX DISPATCH.1 Stoneboro, January 29. Fire was dis covered in the Parry block, at 9 o'clock this morning. The buildings were oecnpied by J. F. Baskin & Co., clothing; Joseph "West, grocery; Taylor & Cartwright, milliners; W. J. Broodbent, tinner; A. J. Slater and S. "W. "Wright, butchers, and Joseph "W. Laugblin, barber. The stock of each was saved, but the buildings were entirely con- sumeu. -uosj, fo,uw; insurance, $,uuu. I m