ptltetM MgpMtfl. PEOPLE WHO WAST HOUSES Should, peruse tne third page of THE DISPATCH. SHREWD Can reach the test class at Investors through THB DIS PATCH. The toeeS men In business can also be reached through THE DIS PATCH. All bavin? Houses to Kent can secure tenants by adver tising; In THE CIS PATCH. tascat i k BUSINGS FORTY-FOURTH YEAR, PITTSBURG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1889. THBEE CENTS Me S Will Wield a Mighty Power in the Pending Battle for - the Amendment SOME STARTLING STORIES About an Alleged Campaign Assess ment on Liquor Dealers. LACKAWANNA AGAINST PROHIBITION The Constltntlonal Campaign in Bcrnnton Strange Stories of n Political Atins ment The Assertions Denied rive Illegal Seller to One Licensed Saloon Prohibitionists Can Raiso Funds Easier Than the Liquor Dealers The Defeat of tlie Amendment In Lnckawannn Con. ceded The Catholic Vote Drtldcd. Lackawanna county trill, according to estimates set forth below, give a majority against the Constitutional amendment It is uncertain as to how much. The county was not organized in 1873, bat was then a part of Luzerne, so that local option fur nishes no criterion for Lackawanna. A story about alleged promises on the part of the National Republican managers, and some startling facts about wholesale viola tions of the Brooks law in the anthracite mining regions have been given our special commissioner by a prominent liquor man ofScranton. Thus far The Dispatch's canvass shows the following result: AIR WOMA ha B ? g 5 v 2. COUNTIES, g, c B " "E. o - c ST & P B Armstrong.... In favor of S.9S6 Adopted Bedford. In favor of 8,191 Adopted Berks Acainst 2S,W2 Defeated Cambria. Against 1L702 Defeated Cameron In favor of 1,345 Adopted Carbon Doubtful 7,177 Defeated Clarion Fairlvsure 6.913 Adopted Elk Against 3,197 Defeated Fayette Veryd'btful 14,-3 Adopted Forest Infavorof J.G01 Defeated Greene. Infavorof 6,630 Adopted Indiana .... In favor of 7,609 Adopted Jefferson. In favor of 7,525 Adopted Lackawanna... Against 21,195 No vote Lancaster Against 32.9S7 Defeated Lehigh Against 16,094 Defeated Luzerne Veryd'btful 31,555 Adopted Northampton.. Against 17,103 Defeated Potter Infavorof 4,434 Adopted Schuylkill. Against 25,930 Defeated Somerset Infavorof 7,3S2 Adopted Venango In favor ot 8.5ST Adopted Warren Infavorof 7,645 Adopted "Washington... Intavorof 14.22S Adopted Westmoreland. Close 19.95S Adopted "Wyoming. Infavorof 3,990 Adopted Aggregate of votes for Harrison, Cleveland and Fisk. tFItOM OCR SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS Scbanton, February 1L Some rather startling features mark the opening of the Constitutional amendment campaign in this city. They are of more than local interest. A very prominent hotel proprietor, whose bar receipts are said to be heavier than any saloon keeper in town, was the first person to make the allegations in my hearing. He was perfectly willing that they should be published, but for obvious reasons stipu lated that his name should not be printed. Another well-known liquor seller was pres ent during the interview and corroborated every word of it. The hotel owner said: Ldo not know whether it will do us any good to have this go in print or not, but it is already common talk aronnd here. On or abont the 19th of October, in 1SSS, letters wero received by brewers and liquor men in this city, from the Republican National Committee, asking lor a contribution of $200,000 from the brewers and distillers of Pennsylvania to help elect Harrison President. That was Quay's second pull on the liquor interests for campaign funds. I have heard that he got 290,000 from them be fore that. Trne or False? In the second pull it was promised or inti mated strongly in these letters that if the money was subscribed, the Constitutional amendment resolution would be knocked out in the Pennsylvania Senate. You know Sena tors, or a sufficient number of them to prevent a legal majority being given, were not pledged to support the measure. All the Republican members of the House were pledged, they be ing elected every year. But a majority of the Senators held over from election, prior to the Republican pledge. There are now men in this city who received some of these letters. So did Pittsburg brewers. Pm surprised that it hasn't leaked out in Pittsburg before this. Now, if Quay couldn't kill this thing in the Senate, how is he going to do it in June? He might have done it at a general election, Dut instead of that we are given the worst kind of a deal for liquor men, a special election. I didn't tell the gentleman, but while I noted down his story I mentally recorded it as a campaign yarn of doubt. But with in the next two hours I heard practically the same allegations fromotherpersons, and I determined to get hold of one of those Na tional Committee letters, if they really ex isted. There are only three brewers in Scranton, and I hunted up the largest of them all, August Eobinson. A Brewer Denies It. He is a Democrat, but the hotel pro prietor had also alleged that by the wily promise both Republican and Democratic whisky and beer men were gotten into the campaign fund. Mr. Robinson said: There is nothing in the story so far as it re lates to Scranton, No such letters were re ceived here that I can learn of, and I am sure I never gave a cent to the Republican campaign fund last year. If money was to be raised on any such promise it would begone by assess ment through the State League, independent of the politics of the brewer, and not by indi vidual solicitation from the National Repub lican Committee. If any such letters were sent to any brewer it was done in such a manner that the tracks are completely covered over. I do not believe it, I have heard this story fre quently, especially from traveling men who rass through Scranton from Philadelphia aud Pittsburg. My brother. Sheriff Robinson, of this county, was in Philadelphia this week. and he spent several days among the brewers there trying to And if it was true or not. Ho could find no authority whatever for the Btory, and surely such a scheme would be tried first on the great liqnor Interests of the large cities before it would be on us. No other brewers could be found during my brief stay in Scranton. The story is simply given for what it fs worth as a bit of gossip which is freely talked about in this part of the State. f Another stnrtllng Fact. . But to continue the hotel proprietor's con ereation will expose another startling mat ter, and this is a fact. He said: Theoutloosforthe liquor dealers in Lacka wanna county is very gloomy just at present This is the reason: There are to-day about 100 places in the county licensed to sell liqnor. But there are 1,400 stores now selling liquor. In other words, there are f uUy 1,000 unlicensed sa loons in full blast in the county. Yes, -more than that; at least five Illegal sellers to one licensed seller. You need only step around the corner to the internal revenue office and look at the Government list to get confirmation of this statement. Only SO licenses have been refused by judges, too. Well, now, then: Sly friend and I have just this moment returned from a consultation with our brother licensed liquor dealers. My propo sition to them has been to form a close com bination with all the unlicensed sellers for the purpose of making a united front against the Constitutional amendment. We must get to work or we will lose the fight in the State. We all recognize that, buttwo-thirdsof the licensed sellers in this city refuse absolutely to have anytning to do with the unlicensed men. They can't see that we are all both licensed and un licensedin tho same boat just now. They swear that as tho county and city officials won't raid the 1,000 unlicensed saloons, they would rather spend their money in the pay of Pinkerfon detectives to clean out these illegal holes, and thus protect themselves. Ordinarily that's a good scheme, but jnstnow it's im practicable. Electioneer against the amend ment, and let the other go until after June! I admit the Brooks law has been a failure from my standpoint, as well as from that of the tem perance man, because there are more saloons here now than before It existed, and because we respectable dealers are compelled to pav high license, while the laxity of officials per mits five times our number to sell without any license. But admitting all that, the license question is not our danger now. Dare Not RrTnse. I could go right from this room now to a dozen of tho unlicensed saloons and get more money for the amendment campaign than I could scratch up among 0 licensed dealers. The unlicensed men dare not refuse us money. The licensed man can do as he pleases. There is just our trouble in Lackawanna county, and until we can form a solid union, electioneering is oat of the question. I think, however, Lackawanna will defeat the amend ment under any circumstance. We are anxious, though, to make the majority beyond all question, so as to help save tho State. Seriously, wo are going to have hard work to do it. There is no use of talking. One agency above alUotlicrs will prove a power in the hands of the temperance people. That is the women. Hundreds of them will be at the polls on June 18. A voter who is in doubt will approach tho place, two or three women will surround him. And they will be the very best and most respectable women, too. Now I may have moneyed interests hanging on the re sult of that election, but neither I nor any other saloonkeeper will have the courage or the incivility to dispute with those women for that man's vote. Keep tho women away and we will win without a doubt. Religion and Money. August Robinson, the brewer above men tioned, also talked with me about the pros pects for the campaign. He said: We will do onr big electioneering in the large cities of the State. That's where we expect to make the majorities big enough to overcome those in the rural counties for prohibition. As far as methods are concerned, we were all ready for this Issue. Liqnor men were expect ing it to be thrust upon them, and we have been in training for the fight. If we only bad more thorough organization in this State we could raise money easier and quicker. That is where the Prohibitionists are a tough match for us. They have splendid opportunities of raising money and plenty of it. Church collec tions and popular subscriptions are something liquor men cannot fall back npon. Why, the religions people of Scranton raised more money in one night here than all the brewers of Lacka wanna county could accumulate in ten years. That was the night Moody and Sankey, at one of their meetings, started a subscription for a hall in Scranton for the Y. M. C. A. Before 11 o'clock between $40,000 and $50,000 had been raised, and now they have down on the street here an investment worth 100,000, Prohibitionists Concede Defeat. Tallie Morgan, the leader of the Prohibi tionists here, concedes the defeat of the amendment in Lackawanna county by 5,000 majority. "When I told him he was far more sanguine of his defeat than the liquor men themselves, he smiled, and said he had been a resident in Iowa and Michigan both when prohibitory amendments were voted upon in those States, and he had ex periences which taught him to count upon liquor men holding their best cards until the last. If Michigan had voted right after the submission of the question it would have carried there by 30,000 majority. In stead of that it was defeated. Mr. Morgan continued: Scranton City will give 3,000 majority against the amendment itself. There are between 80, 000 and 90,000 population in Scranton. Outside of the county the anthracite coal miners will generally vote against the measure at Carbon dale, Archibald, Oliphant, Taylorville and Dun more. All other townships and boroughs will be for tho amendment, but the whole majority against us will be 5,000. I have camassed the county, andl know liquor men can almost en tirely control politics here. The State, how ever, will carry the amendment. J. B. Penman, Esq., Chairman of the Re publican County Committee, estimated the probable majority against the amendment at about 2,000. He did not think any more than 2,500 Germans would vote against it. Hnngarians and Italians at the mines do not have a vote generally, and Irish miners generally own their own homes. Two ex tensive steel mills in Lackawanna county are principally operated by foreigners. It is not known how they will vote. Tbo Catholic Tote. The Father Mathew Society (or Total Abstinence) of the Catholic church has 4,000 voters in Lackawanna county. One of their principal members told me that at least three-fourths of them would vote for the amendment. He said they would not be ruled in their political actions by the indi vidual opinion of Archbishop Ryan. He held that the Archbishop in the published interview simply adhered to the theological principle of the Catholic Church that what ever the Lord has put into this world is here for a use, but only a tempeiate use. He did not believe the Archbishop meant to dictate to one voter, and for one, he (the speaker) refused to be governed in political matters by a theological belief. He there fore believed that the influence and work of the Catholio Total Abstinence Society would keep the majority in Lackawanna county against prohibition down to less than 2,000. It is apparent to any stranger in the an thracite regions that the Total Abstinence Society of the Catholic Church is proud of the reform it has wrought in the last 12 years in the Irish mining strongholds, and now leans toward the amendment, in Lack awanna and Luzerne counties at least, in the hope of preserving its well deserved praise. It is even reported that Rev. Father "McManes, a prominent Irish priest here, in dorsed the movement from his pulpit. L, E. SioriEL. Still a Good Drawing Card. rSPXCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Columbus, O., February 11. There was continued interest in the Church divorce trial to-day, not nearly all the ladies who tried to attend being able to secure admis sion into the courtroom. No new evidence was adduced. The cross-examination devel oped nothing new beyond the fact that 200 women rather liked the soicy and suggestive answers of one of the witnesses. A SENATORIAL SCHEME. One War to Settle the West Virginia Did- cuity A Trio to Dlvldo the PI urns Cnrr's Powerful Veto is the LcTcr. rSFECT.il. TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH. "Wheeling, February 11. The most startling and ingenious scheme yet suggest ed for the, settlement of the situation at Charleston with regard to the position of Governor aud United States Senator is one which is vouched for as authentio and which Los reached Wheeling from a source that has never misled the public, and which, during the Senatorial imbroglio of two years ago, proved nniformlv reliable. The scheme is said to have been begotten of the ambition and shrewdness of Henry S. Walker, Sec retary of State, and has for its purpose the elevation of Governor "Wilson to the Sen ate and President Carr, of the State Senate, to the Governor's chair and the retention of the Secretary of State's fat birth for "Walker until the next regular session of the Legislature in 1890. Briefly outlined the scheme is this: Carr will refrain from voting for any candidate for Senator, when there is a possibility of his vote electing. It is believed that as matters now stand no election can take filaee without the aid of Carr's vote. The egislative term expires by limitation Feb ruary 23, and there being no legally de clared Governor, the present Governor, E, W. Wilson, will, under the Constitution, retain the office for a few days after the -expiration of his term and then resign. To the vacancy thus created Carr, by Constitutional provision, will succeed, and he will proceed as soon as he takes the oath of office, to appoint Wilson Senator and "Walker Secretary of State. Carr will then refuse to reconvene the Legislaturem extra ordinary session and he, Wilson and "Walk er will hold their offices until the regular session convenes in January, 1890. There are obstacles in the way of carrying out this bold scheme, but they are not seri ous, and good authority here expresses the opinion that unless tbe exposure of the pro gramme tends to break the deadlock at Charleston, the plan will be worked suc cessfully. CHAMPION SKATER OP THB WORLD. Young Joe Donoghne Returns From Europe, Wrnppcd in Glory. ISrECTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 New Yoke, February 11. Joe Dono ghne returned from foreign shores to-day, wrapped in the glory of many victories and the title of champion skater of the world. He was just 18 years old to-day. G. L. M. Sachs, who took him abroad and watched his interests there, returned with him. They went at once to the Manhattan Ath letic Club. Donoghue and Sachs left this country on December 8, for Amsterdam. On January 8, Donoghue skated in the championship half-mile race, but lost by running into a post. On the following day, in the mile race, Von Panschin and Donoghue led the others, aud Donoghne forged ahead, but within 75 yards of the finish the Russian went ahead and won by 2 yards, in 2 min utes 59 4-5 seconds. Donoghue's time was 3 minutes 5 seconds. In the two-mile race, next morning, the American crossed the line 60 yards ahead ot Yon Panschin, in 6 minutes 24 seconds, beating the previous records by 19 seconds. The band played "Yankee Doodle," and the American flag was raised on a pole in the center of the city. In Vienna Prince Rudolf and his suite saw a mile race from the royal box. Van Blatter, the Austrian champion, was left hopelessly behind at the end of the first quarter. DonoghueandVonFanschincrossed the line one filth of a second apart, the Rus sian winning in 2 minutes 57 seconds. Donoghue then skated 2 miles in 6 minutes 28 2-5 seconds.beating the record of Alexan der Paulsen bv a trifle over 12 seconds. Donoghue was presented with a diamond ring by Prince Rudolf. OUT OF THE FIGHT. It is Believed That Senator Kenna Will Give Up the Contest. IPPKCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCn.1 Charleston, W. Va., February 11. The Senate bill establishing a State reform school passed the Honse to-day and is now a law. The location, cost of building, and all other details are left with the Board bf Public Works. The joint assembly met to day and received the report of the commit tee appointed to get the returns from Web ster and Wood counties on Attorney Gen eral and Auditor, and the result was de clared. Quite a number of members are absent or paired, and only 75 votes appeared for United States Senator, of which Kenna re ceived 33 and Goff 35, the remainder scat tering. Delegate Frichard left the Kenna ranks to-day. It is generally believed that Kenna is about to abandon the race, and the story that he is likely to be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench of the District of Columbia is given as the reason for the opinion. Otherwise, it is thought he would fight to the last. He is now in "Washington, and his return is looked for with great interest. MORE THAN HE DESERTED. A Virginian Goes for Green Goods and Gets a Bag of Salt. rsrscni. telegram to the dispatch. New Yoek, February 11. Mr. S. H. Hancock, all the way from New Church, Va., called on Mayor Cleveland and Chief of Police Murphy, of Jersey City, to-day, and told them that a man calling himself P. J. Butler, of Jersey City, had sold him 511,700 of good money for $600, and instead of delivering the goods had palmed off a bag of salt on him. Butler had been writing letters to him since last April and directing him to address his answers to 253 "Washing ton street, Jersey City. He did so. Finally Mr. Butler invited him to meet him in Philadelphia, at the Broad street station, of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He v.ent there, and Butler took him outdriving and showed him some counterfeit money. Finally he gave Butler G00 in cash for a variety of the bills. He saw them packed in a box, he said, and sawthe box expressed to his home at New Church, When he got home and opened the box he found a little bag of salt. Mr. Hancock was advised to go back home again. 0ISTER PIRATES CAPTDRED, A State Schooner Catches Two of a Fleet of Ten Dredging Vessels. rSFZCIAT. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Annapolis, JId,, February 1L The State schooner Folly early this morning surprised a fleet of ten oyster dredging ves sels at work on forbidden grounds. Two were captured and brought to Annapolis for a hearing. They were the schooners John son and Batcman, both owned in Baltimore. Both boats bear marks of having been fired at by the oyster police from rifles and a Government .howitzer furnished by the Navy Department They had refused to surrender when the small arms had been pointed at them, and only "heaved to" when several well-directed shots from the cannon bad taken effect on the hull oT the offending boats. The captain of one of the vessels is well known to the police, and a charge of hav ing thrown overboard a cannon belonging to one of the State boats will probably be brought against him in addition to other offenses. Eight of the vessels escaped, and none of them fired npon the State boat. HIS HAND AT HIS EAE. Mr. Blaine. Waiting to Hear a Call From President-Elect Harrison. SIGNS OP A BIG BOW AHEAD. Piatt Fearfully Afraid He's Going to be I Left: Out in the cold. COLMAN'S CHANCES.0F CONFIRMATION. He Will Tery Probably be a Member of a Cabinet for Three Weeks. According to a close friend of Mr. Blaine, whose modesty forbids his making himself being more closely identified, the Plumed Knight hasn't had a word from Harrison on the Cabinet question. It 'is asserted that the exclusiveness and reserve of the President-elect are creating bad feeling. A row like that which occurred over the Garfield Cabinet is even predicted. Ex-Senator Piatt's visit to "Washington was for the Dur pose of making one last effort to get into the Cabinet. Commissioner Colman is likely to be confirmed as the eighth member of President Cleveland's Cabinet. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCS.l Washington, February 11. The im pression is gaining ground here that the story that Hon. James G. Blaine has not been offered a Cabinet position is true. One of Mr. Blaine's closest friends tells the cor respondent of The Dispatch that there has been no communication whatever be tween Harrison and Blaine on the question of the Cabinet. He asserts that he has this from the ex-Secretary's own mouth. This friend asserts that if Harrison thinks be can make up his Cabinet without consult ing anybody, and comes to Washington on the 4th of March with an unknown Cabinet in his pocket, Mr. Blaine will not accept if his name be in the list. C-A great deal of bad feeling is springing up among the Republican leaders on ac count of the reserve and exclusiveness with which General Harrison is treating the Cab inet question, and there are prospects of a row as lively as that which marked the in duction into office of President Garfield. PLATT ON NEEDLES AND PINS. Thomas C. Piatt returned to New York on the limited this afternoon. He spent a very busy day up to the time the train left, but went away feeling that he had not ac complished quite as much as he desired. Mr. Piatt announced to the newspapers that he came to "Washington on purely private business in connection with the new Treasury contract with express companies for conveying Government money. There are men, however, who think Mr, Piatt at tended to a little political business. He called on Blaine early in the day, and after ward went to the Capitol and "had earnest interviews with several gentlemen. One of these men to whom Mr. Flatt con fided his troubles said this evening that his visit was for the purpose of making one last effort to get into the Cabinet. Since Mr. New's visit to New York Mr. Piatt feels that the outlook for his appointment is anything but promising, and he came here to consult with Blaine and Hiscock as to what could be done. DUDLEY SQUAEES HIMSELF. Mr. Piatt ha -been told that New, Dud lev and other Indiana men. are opposing his appointment and backcapping all the work that has been done in his'behalf. While at the Senate chamber to-day he saw Colonel Dudley and they'had an animated discus sion on this point. The Colonel told Mr. Piatt that there was no troth in the story that the Indianians were interfering with his chances, and was quite indignant that such a report should have been circulated. Mr. Piatt listened to the smooth-tongued Colonel, but when he walked awav to join Senator HiscOck his appearance d'idn't in dicate that he had been fully convinced. Hiscock talked long and earnestly with Mr. Piatt until nearly train time. A gentleman who talked with them both said that there was no donbt Piatt came here for the ex press purpose of seeing Mr. Blaine. COLMAN MAY BE CONFIBMED. It is quite probable that Commissioner of Agriculture Norman J. Colman, of Missouri, will be a member of President Cleveland's Cabinet for the brief space of two or three weeks. The Republican Senators are inclined to confirm his nomination, sent in to-day for Secretary of the new depart ment, in view of the fact that it will do no harm to the Republicans, and may do con siderable good to Mr. Colman. His reign will be short, but he will pass into history as a full-fledged Cabinet member, and the Senators are not inclined to withhold this honor from him. The nomination was sent to the Commit tee on Agriculture to-day. Senator Palmer is the Chairman ot this committee, and when asked whether he would favor Mr. Colman's confirmation he said in his char acteristic, good-natured way; "Oh, yes; why not? He is a gentleman, although a Democrat, and can do us no harm in three weeks. He made a good, honest Commis sioner. I think we ought to pay him this little compliment." A meeting of the committee has been called for Wednesday. The nomination will be taken up then, and if Mr. Palmer's colleagues are as liberal as he is, Mr. Col man will no doubt be the eighth member of the Cleveland Cabinet before the end of the week. As a seed distributor he can do little harm, and so the Republican Senators are all for him. NOT QUITE SO LUCKY. First Assistant Postmaster General Stev enson, who was nominated to-day to be Associate Judge of the SuDreme Court of the District of Columbia, will probably not oe so lortunate as orotner uoiman. Colonel Stevenson is very popular with both Re publican and Democratic Senators, but his nomination will be allowed to hang unacted upon in the room of the Committee of the Judiciary. There is one Chief Justice of the District Court and five associates. Should Stevenson be confirmed there would be three Democrats and three Republicans on the bench. Should the nomination be unacted upon there will be a vacancy, for General Harrison to fill, which will cause the court to stand four Republicans and two uemocrats, wnicn is much to the taste of Senator George F. Edmunds, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and he can be trusted to allow Colonel Stevenson's judicial ambition to remain unrealized. NOT WORTH THEIR SALT. General Greely Says the Signal Service Corps is Unsatisfactory. Washington, February 11. The Sec retary of War to-day transmitted to the House the statement of the Chief Sig nal Officer of the Army, Betting forth the very unsatisfactory condition ot the signal corps and the inefficiency of the present lieutenants of that corps. General Greely urges the passage of a re organization bill for the improvement of the service generally. Lament Ofllclnlly Confirms It. Washington, February 11. Colonel Lamont said to-night that the position he would occupy after the 4th of March was that of president of the avenue C street rail road of New York city. . THEY AEE ALL WHITE. A Republican Party to be Formed In tho South Without the Aid of Negroes A Very Significant Ad dress Issued. rtPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Charleston, S. C, February 11. A genuine sensation in politics has been caused in this State by the publication of an address to the white people of Sonth Car olina, which appeared this morning. The address was issued by a convention held in Pickens county od February 4, and has been sent to most of the Republican papers in the North and West. The convention was composed of white men. The preamble savs: "Whereas, The carpetbaggers and Bourbons continue to claim now, as they did 12 years ago, that all the native white people in South Carolina are Democrats and the colored people are Republicans, thus publishing to tbe world the falsehood that the white and colored races respective ly form the so-called Democptio and Re publican parties; and, whereas, we wish to annihilate that false claim; therefore, re solved," etc. The address says, among other things: "The progress of the State is greatly hin dered; immigration and capital prevented from coming f among us. The system of puoiic education is very unfair, large sums of the people's money being annually ap propriated for a favored few, while the masses are very poorly provided lor, and the Constitutional guarantee of American citi zenship is outraged to an extent that seri ously threatens the peace of the Common wealth. Under the present system of elec tions a large majoiity of the voters are practically disfranchised. Yet they are forced to bear the burdensome taxation yearly levied upon them, while being vir tually without representation in the affairs." It declares in favor of protection to Ameri can industry, and that it is the intention of the party to affiliate with the National Re publican party in its efforts to secure honest elections, establish good schools, and bring material prosperity to the South, as it has done for the North.The signers declare that they have over 12,500 white voters with them, Independents and old-line Union men, and call upon the liberal whites to join them. This is the first effort that has been made in this State since the war to organize a white Republican party. The organizers hope to getwith them the farmers, who made such a vigorous fight in the last campaign. A RARE BIT OF BRATERI. While Crushed by a Boulder In a Minc.Even Greater Danger Is Averted. CSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Pottsville, February 11. At the Cor oner's inquest on Thomas Hobin, who was killed a few days ago at Hammond colli ery, a rare bit of bravery was disclosed. Patrick Dougherty, Hobin's loader, was at work at tfie gangway when Hobin went up into the breast, or chamber, to fire a shot. The hole where the charge was placed was at the top of an 18-foot plank elevated at an an angle of 75 degrees. Ho bin had placed in the stick of dualin, tamped the hole, and lighted the fuse. In coming down he started a great mass of coal and was caught and crushed by an im mense boulder against the wall of the breast. Dougherty heard Hobin's scream, and looking up into the dartf chamber saw the sputtering fuse. Npt knowing what had befallen his comrade, but knowing that if the shot went off Hobin would surely be killed, at the great peril of his own life he climbed the steep plank and pulled out the fuse within an inch of the powder. He- found Hobin later with the life crushed out of him. Mine Inspector Hcin says that in all his experi ence he never saw a braver act nor more presence of mind, and at the inquest he commended young Dougherty. Then turn ing to the crowd he offered to head a sub scription to buy him a gold watch and chain. The citizens of Girardville have undertaken to present the memorial. FOREIGN CAPITAL IN MINES. Advance Report of tho Senatorial Committee "of In vesication. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Washington, February 11. In October the Senate adopted a resolution instructing the Committee on Mines and Mining to ascertain the number of aliens, foreign com panies and corporations owning mines in the Territories, capital invested, dividends paid, money expended, and so forth, with a view to discovering the effect of the inroads of foreign capital. Senator Stewart, chairman of the committee, caused an investigation to be made, and has prepared a report, of which The Dispatch has received an exclusive advance copy. The report gives a long list of the foreign money invested in mines and mining in all the Territories, the aggregate amount being $20,503,750. Senator Stewart believes that foreign cap ital is useful in developing mineral wealth; and concludes his report as follows: The employment of foreign capital in the mines has not led, and cannot lead, to any large holding of real estate by foreigners, because a mining claim is limited in area by law, a single claim being only 1,500 feet in length by 600 feet in width, and besides the veins or lodes are usually found at great distances from each other. All mines require an extensive outlay at the start, hence large capital is absolutely necessary to develop the same, and, as tbe risks are great, foreign capital should be allowed to flow freely into the mining enterprises in the Aeinwriea. A WHITE CAP SUIT, Big Damages Demanded for a Midnight Raid la Indiana. Bloominqton, Ind., February 11. To day the damage suit of 510,000 against Mar quis D. Reed, Isaac Bonham, Marshal Nor man, John Norman, John Carson, Hezekiah Noman, Eli Sowders, James H. Ragsdale, Frank Norman, Isaac Sipes, Jr., and Wn. Stacklather, who are charged with being the White Caps who almost beat "Wm. Norman to death last May, was begun in the Circuit Court. The interest is intense, people at tending from all parts of the country. The first witness was "Wm. Norman, the defend-, ant, and he told his terrible experience with out hesitation. To-morrow will be occupied by the de fendants, who will use the alibi as a defense. The case creates great interest, and the de cision will be important in the legal history of the State, as this is the first trial of any importance where an effort has been made to bring the "White Caps to justice. THE FINISHING TOUCHES. It Is Believed That tbe Cabinet Is About Completed. Indianapolis, February 11. There is reason to believe that the President-elect has about concluded the task of selecting his Cabinet. Whether all of the favored eight have received their formal invitation is not known, but that he is now putting the finishing touches upon his Cabinet, and turning his attention more especially to his inaugural address, is the opinion of his most intimate friends. James A. Spradling of Santa Fe,N. M., the managing editor of the A1ew Alexkan, called to advocate his old friend General Powell Clayton for a place in the Cabinet. Mr. Spradlmg is an earnest advocate of Statehood for New Mexico, and vigorously repels the charge that the people of that Territory are not prepared and able to sue-J cessiuuy assume an independent government. MILLIONS "ff ERE IN IT, And so Were Blaine, Steve Elkins andflarperof Fidelity Fame. THE MAMMOTH MINING FAILURE. Enormous liabilities of the Western Company. Ohio and EVEN THE MEN'S WAGES ARE NOT PAID. The Strange Fatality Connected With the Defunct Organization. The failure of the Ohio and "Western Coal Companyis complete. The liabilities reach an enormous figure. A strange fatality has pursued many of those interested in the company. Several have suicided under sensational circumstances. The failure has caused great excitement in the Hocking valley, where many men are thrown out of work. Columbus, February 11. The failure of Glidden & Curtis, of Boston, and subse quent attachnfent of the property of the Ohio and "Western Coal Company, has created considerable excitement and uneasi ness in the Hocking Valley, where the prop erty of the company is located. Saturday was payday with the Ohio and "Western, but the men received nothing. The shut ting down of the Ohio and Western Coal and Iron Company will throw from 600 to 700 men out of employment. One of the worst features of the case is the fact that the outlook for the speedy ad justment of the Ohio and "Western's affairs is not good. Tho creditors who will levy by writs will more than exhaust all of the personal property. The company's real estate amounts to about 3,400 acres,"divided as follows: Eight hundred in Perry, 600 in Hocking and 2,000 in Athens county. The bonded indebtedness is $3,500,000, and the issue of stock, $5,000,000. A FATAL CONCEEN. A strange fatality has been connected with the property out of which the Ohi6 and "Western grew. James L. Burkey, who committed suicide in a St. Louis hotel, was harassed to the last by thoughts of the for tunes he had lost among the Hocking hills. George Lee, who killed himself in a New York hotel, was haunted in his dying hour by the specter of ruin in the coal fields of O"hio. Royal M. Pulsifer, the founder of the Boston Herald, took his own life some time ago, and though he had many other business complications to pull him down, he, too, has sought the fabled pot of gold that was said to be buried at the foot of the "Western rainbow.! The Standard Coal and Iron Company, out of which the Ohio and "Western grew, was a colossal affair, with a capital of $75. 000,000. This is the company in which James G. Blaine and Steve Elkins were in terested, holding $25,000 and $50,000 bonds respectively, and E. L. Harper, President of the late Fidelity at Cincinnati, had $550, 000. It is understood that these holders, still have their bonds. the moving cause. President Shaw, of the Hocking Valley, states that the agent of Mr. Glidden, of Bos ton, arrived in the city last Monday and made a temporary adjustment of their claim by paying a certain amount and giving a draft which fell due last Mondav. When I the draft was presented for payment at Bos ton it was dishonored and Air. Shaw imme diately filed a smt in attachment against the Ohio and Western Companv in this countv. A special train with the attorneys of the railroad company was also dispatched to Athens and a suit in attachment filed there. Mr. Shaw states that the business of the Ohio and "Western Company with the Co lumbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo amounts to abont $10,000 a week, of which about 80 per cent is charges advanced to other roads for r transportation of ore from the upper lakes, and coal. The real estate will not likely satisfy the mortgages on it. F. K. Pendleton, of New York, is here looking after the interests of the bondhold ers. General James A. Hall, manager of the company, refuses to state what course will be pursued. visible assets. A dispatch from New York says: "The Ohio and "Western Coal and Iron'Company filed an assignment in this city to-day to James A. Hall, without preference. The New York office is at 11 Pine street The mines and fur naces are at Floodwood, Shawnee, Peru, Orbiston, and Monday, Ohio. The deed of assignment conveys to the assignee all the lands, furnaces, buildings and appurte nances of the company, subject to a mort gage to the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. The President, John M. Glid den, was of the firm of Glidden & Curtis, of Boston, which failed last week, and this failure precipitated the assignment of the company. According to Sradstreet's, the Ohio and Western Coal and Iron Company is a reor ganization of the Standard Coal and Iron "Company, which was sold out under fore closure in 1883. According to the com pany's annual report on January 16 the lia bilities were $3,309,000, of which the bonded debt was $2,399,000, and other debts with collateral security, $910,000. The assets consist of 7,000 acres of coal land in the Hocking Valley, valued at $400 to $500 per acre; about 300 horses, 3 large stores, 400 railroad cars, 4 miles of track, 3 coal mines ViIItt Mltinniul A. mrnaoa. on1 n l.a amount of miscellaneous equipments. ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN. Practical Jokers In Korwnlk Contlnneln the White Cap Basiaess. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Nobwalk, Conn, February 11. White Caps paid another visit to this city, last night, and several prominent persons re ceived warnings of a more or les3 startling nature. A wealthy Main street saloon keeper was ordered to close his doors and leave town forever or suffer terrible penal ties, and Albert DeForest, one of tho most efficient and popular policemen, was in formed that unless he attended church more regularly and reformed from alleged evil ways a horrible fate awaited him. Flaring posters adorned fences and pri vate residences in the northern part of the borough, embellished with crude drawings of skeletons, coffins,and various implements of torture. The whole performance is con sidered a hoax. A GENUINE ENOCH ARDEN. Tho Unique Bill Introduced In the Indiana LegUlntnre. Indianapolis, February 11. A unique bill has just been introduced in the Legis lature by Senator Bischouski to legalize the marriage of 'Rachel Mason Coy to Lawrence Burgess, and to legitimize their four chil dren, three of whom are now living. Rachel Mason married John Coy at Terre Haute in 1846, the following year Coy de serted her, and after an absence of six years she married Burgess, believing her" first husband to be dead. Burgess enlisted in the Union army and was killed in battle. For 12 years after his death she supposed she was his widow.when information came that Coy was still living. As the widow of Burgess she and her chil dren are. entitled to over $8,000 pension money, hence the necessity of legalizing the union. MORE SCARED THAN HURT. Fire Dynamite Cnrtrldes Explode andWreck a Passenger Train. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH. New Yoek, February 11. Five car tridges, each containing four pounds of dynamite, were left near a fire alongside the Harlem railroad, this morning, where some contractors were at work. The cartridges rested upon solid rock and a bank of earth was behind them. The spot was 30 feet from the track. The Stamford special, which left Stamford at 8:15, made a last stop at "Williams Bridge at 9:16, before a rapid run to the Grand Central depot. It had gained full headway when it reached the spot where the cartridges were getting warm. The roadbed there is almost solid rock. As the third car of the train was passing the five cartridges exploded and dug a hole about two feet deep in the rock. The foreman of the gang, who was standing within 15 feet, was uninjnred. The 11 laborers and 2 telegraph men, 30 feet away, bent under a shower of sand and dirt, but received no great shock. The train passed on with every window of the last three cars shattered and trailing. They were pretty well scared aboard the train. A shower ot dirt and sand broke the windows first, forcing the glass inward with considerable force. At the same time the entire train seemed to raise in the air as if struck with an immense force from below, and to come down with a force that broke all the rest of the glass, even to the colored panes in the little ventilators and the shades of the gas fixtures. The finely divided glass did a good deal of damage to faces, hands and clothing. POLITICS AND PROHIBITION. Ministers Tackle Both and Nearly End In an Out-nnd-Onc Row. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH.1 Philadelphia, February 11. In the Baptist ministerial meeting to-day these proceedings took place: Rev. C. T. Morgan said: "I believe that prohibition can pass in Pennsylvania with a two-thirds vote of the people behind it, because it is the child of the Republican party. I am a Republi can from the sole of my leet to the last hair of my head. I believe in no third party. At the conclusion of Rev. Morgan's remarks, Dr. Vibbert, of Massachusetts, who was introduced as a distinguished temperance worker from that State, was asked to state his views on the paper read. He began by saying that if a man was a Republican from the "sole of his feet to the last hair of his head," he did not see where his Christianity came in. He objected to landing a political party. The speaker was at this point interrupted by the hisses and excited cries of the breth ren, some of which were directed against the speaker and others against the other brethren for their lack of courtesy to a vis itor. Dr. Wayland said in answer to the latter, that the General had been asked to speak upon the question at issue and in ferred that the attack on a political party wasn't the question. There was no further discussion worth mentioning. DIXEI DONE DP IN DIXIE. Adonis and His Manager Drop 88,000 While Flaying In New Orleans. rSFECIAL. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.2 New Oeleans, February 11. Henry E. Dixey, of "Adonis" fame, and his manager. Rice, played an outside engagement during their work here. They got into a little game on Thursday night with Levy, a bookmaker at the races, and Bud Renaud, well-known in sporting circles., here. They played all Thursday night and Friday, with several big bets of $50O or $1,000 as the resnlt. When the game was settled on Saturday it was found that Rice and Dixey had lost something over $8,000, considerably more than they took in during their engagement here. When Dixey left on Sunday for Mo bile Levy and Renaud accompanied the party to give them their revenge. BAD FOR THE BURLINGTON. The Engineers' Striko ainst Have Hart Tery Considerably. Chicago, February 11. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com pany to-day issued its statements of earn ings and expenses for the month of Decem ber and the year 1888. The gross earnings for the month were $2,167,673, an increase of $4,285 over those of the corresponding period of the previous year. There was an increase of $318,048 in the operating ex penses and a decrease of $313,763 in net earnings. For the 12 months ending December 31 the gross earnings were $23,789,167, a de crease of $3, 786,910, while the net earnings were $5,985,054, a decrease of $6,378,147 as compared with 1887. TWO SKATERS DROWNED. One li a Daughter of D. R. and Niece ol Susan B. Anthony. Leavenworth, February 11. Susan B., the 16-year-old daughter of Colonel D. R. Anthony, and Edwin Pierce, son of C, B. Pierce, were drowned early this evening while skating on a pdnd on the farm of J. C. Stone, four miles south of the city. Two companions, Grace Phillips and Harry Jewett, were also thrown into the water, but by strenuous efforts their lives were saved, but the two first mentioned sank before aid reached them, and were dead when taken out Miss Anthony was a niece of her namesake, Miss Susan B. Anthony. WORK FOR A DEAD MAN. Congress Asked to Continue John. 31. Clay ton's Contest for Breckinridge's Sent. Washington, February 11. Represen tative Grosvenor to-day offered a resolntion relating to recent events in the Second Con gressional District of Arkansas, which cul minated in the assassination of Hon. John M. Clayton, of that State. After reciting the facts concerning Clay ton's contest for the seat to be occupied by Breckinridge, and stating that there is now no one to prosecute the contest, the resolu tion asks for a committee of five to be ap pointed to investigate the matter. THET HATE OUR BEST WISHES. The Constitution of the Japanese Empire Proclaimed Amid Enthusiasm. Washington, February 11. The Jap anese, Minister to-day received a telegram from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, saying that the Constitution of the .Empire was proclaimed by tbe .Emperor in person, this morning, ainid great enthus iasm. Mr. Mutsu commnnicatedthe telegram to Mr. Bayard, who assured him that the peo ple of Japan had the best wishes of the Government and people ot the United States. A CELESTIAL YISITOE. A Largo and Brilliant Meteor Descends In New York State. Newbubg, N. Y., February 11. A large meteor fell in the town of Highland, Orauge county, on the 7th instant. It is de-'! scribed as very brilliant and in color yellow tinged with green. It broke into many small pieces and the snow covering about an acre was found perforated as with gravel stones. ,Snow has sicce fallen, covering the traces, but an investigation is to be made when it disappears. o GIVT LETTEKS - W" Turn Up to AnnSs Stoner In Her Suit for a Widow's Share of the BIG BOODIE -LEFT BY MB. LUSK. In One of a Recent Date She Tells Why They Had Never Been Married. HE HATED TO OFFEND HIS SISTER, Who Had Kindly Frorided Him With a Hone After He Had Last His Oirn. Some letters damaging to the cause of Miss Jennie E. Stoner, of Philadelphia, who is trying to obtain a wife's share of A. P. Lusk's estate, at Harrisburg, havs turned up. In one of them she tells why such a time had elapsed and Mr. Lusk couldn't marry her. It is dated five years after the alleged marriage. On the other hand, two witnesses were examined yesterday who de clare Mr. Lusk told them he was married, and to one of them he introduced Miss Stoner as his wife. rSPZCIAZ. TELEGRAM TO TBS DISPATCH.! Haeeisbubg, February 11. Letters and evidence of a damaging character to the claims of Miss Jennie E. Stoner, of Phila delphia, who alleges she was married to a rich old bachelor of this city, and is en titled to a portion of his estate, were sub mitted at a hearing here to-day. Miss Stoner has made affidavit that she was wedded to A. P. Lusk, a distiller worth about $100,000, on April 12, 1882, and to-day it was shown by the attorneys for the heirs of the deceased that she had not only ad mitted within two years that she was not married to him, but had written a letter to his brother-in-law and sister, stating that they wonld have been married if it had not been for his affection for his sister, who had provided him a home after he had lost his own. This letter was written July 20, 1887, over five years after the alleged marriage. Following is an extratt: HAD LONG WANTED TO MABBT. "Is Penrose dead? If so, will some one ba kind enough to write me of his death, when, and whether he left any message or directions in regard to our little daughter? For years Penrose frequently thought we would De mar ried, and then could not raise the courage to leave his kind sister while she lived. As I am not at all in communication with my family, will not some one be merciful and kind enough to let me know? If any of you should feel in clined to tell I; would be so glad to hear of his last days, if gone, and present his lovely brignt image a daughter 9 months old the best child that ever came to earth, so large, strong and healthy, and yet so sweet and cunning, a great favorite with everybody. This letter, which was identified by sev eral persons familiar with her handwriting, also acknowledged the receipt of a check which had enabled her to pay the mortgage on a property she owned in Philadelphia. This check, amounting to $2,230, was put in evidence because it was indorsed by Jennie E. Stoner. WHY THEY HADN'T 3IAEBIED. A hotel-keeper of this city testified that Miss Stoner had come io his house about the month'of October, 1887, and stated that she had heard Mr. Lusk had remembered her in his will. At the jame time she de clared that they would have been .married but for the interference of his folks. In one of the letters, in possession of the opposing attorneys, she complained bitterly of her straightened circumstances and pleaded strongly for assistance from Mr. Lusk to enable her to pav pressing debts. This letter was written under date of June 16, 1887, and in response to it the alleged husband, who was then ill, sent her a check, whose receipt she thankfullv ac knowledged in the letter of July 20, of the same year. In the first communication she said, in addition to herappeals for financial help, she wanted him to write immediately, and adds: FBANTIC TO SEE HEM. "I have been almost frantic, and do come. Do you know whether my parents are both living? Do not hesitate to tell me if either is dead, for I think I have given them goodby forever." Referring to a hoped-for visit from Mr. Lusk in Philadelphia, she said she would hang something white out of the window and watch the train on which he was ex pected to arrive. Counsel for the claimant objected to the reception of the letters as evidence, and the auditors sitting in the case took- no action because Mr. Potter, of Philadelphia, one of the woman's counsel, had to leave for his home in an early train. Two witnesses were examined to show that Mr. Lusk had admitted that he was married. One of them, Mrs. Hamill, of Philadelphia, testi fied that he had remained at her house over night in company with Miss Stoner, whom he claimed was his. wife. The woman's attorneys claim that they have a trunkful of letters of a gushing na ture, written by Mr. Lusk, which will be produced at the proper time. TIRED. OF PETTICOAT RULE. David Kearr Refuses to Marry Bis Sister lo-Larr and She Saes Him. ISPICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 New Yobk, February 11. Margaret Louise Williams is suing David Kearr, a well-to-do "Washington Market man, who was her late sister's husband, for $10,000 damages for breach of promise of marriage. The case came to trial to-day in the City Court, before Judge McGowan and a jury. The plaintiff is a good-looking young woman and says that some years ago, at the age of 16, she was betrayed. She came to this city, and frequently visited her married sister. On one occasion, she says, her brother-in-law insisted on seeing her home, despite her protests, and began an intimacy with her that extended over a number of years. She says that when her sister died he promised to marry her. He says he didn't There had been a qnarrel between them over a third woman named Jennie. Miss Williams went on to say that Kearr had told her that his income was $30,000 a year. He lived with her from November 1887, until last April, and then said he would not marry or again "tie himself to petticoats." When she threatened to bring an action, he said, according to her testi mony, that he would pay men to swear against her and send her to the island, and that he would get Judge Duffy and others to help him. Both sides agreed that "Jen nie's" full name should not be mentioned, as she is trying to live down her shame in an adjoining State. The trial will continue, to-morrow. IHINKS HE WAS DECEITED. A Cnnton Man Suing for Part of the Price" Paid for a Gold ailne. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCH.1 Canton, February 11. Albert Ball, President of the Gold Ball Mining Com pany, of Sawyer's Bun, California, has commenced action in court here for $10,000 against James Keane and Mark Bradley. Ball, whose home is here, bought the gold mine from Keane through Bradley, for $25,000, and claims damages on tho round that the property did not prove to e what it was represented. m
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