PEOPLE WHO WAXT HOUSES Should peruse the third patre of THE DISPATCH. All having Houses to Bent can 6ecure tenants by advpr tisicg in THE DISPATCH. PORTY-rOURTH YEAR, THE SCttE! SOIL Defended by the Legal Gentle men Who Guard the Wid ow's Millions, SHE WILL SELL HER LOTS, Bat is Kot Hunting Purchasers With a Bass Drum. HER ANCESTRY AND GREAT WEALTH She is a Citizen, but Robinson' BUI Would Hart Her Children Lw for tfao Wild West Not Law for the Slannlaetnrlng Enst More Fun Over the Fine Wit, Humor nnd Spread Englelsm in tbe House Tbe Foont of Fow's Oratory Laid Bare Street Bill Amendments Trul, Cigarette and G. A. R. Badges Famish material for New Laws. Mrs. Schenley was defended by her law yers and agents yesterday. They argued against Mr. Kobinson's bill before tbe Ju diciary General Committee. It seems that Mrs. Schenley -will sell some of her Pitts burg property, but she is not hunting pur chasers. She is also an American citizen, but her children would suffer if the bill be came a law. Some light was thrown on her ancestry and wealth by Mr. Carnahan. The lady's estate is rained at $12,000,000 to ?14,000,000. The school flag bill furnished much fun in the House last night. The speeches were witty and personal, some hard raps being given and taken. It passed third reading. rrrOM A STAFF COBKESrOXDEVT -j Habeisbubg, February 12. The House Committee in Judiciary General was given some facts to-day concerning the Schenley estate and the wrong that might be done to its present possessors by the passage of Mr. Kobinson's bill to prevent the acquisition or holding of land by aliens. The speak ers, in the order named, were George Shiras, Jr., E. D. Carnahan and D. T. "Watson. Mr. Shiras briefly sketched to the commit tee the tendency of the, laws of Pennsyl vania, since the passage of the act of 1791, giving and confirming to aliens the same right to possess and transmit property as is enjoyed by citizens. There have been re strictions of the right of purchase since then, but the right to transmit property had not been interfered with. That the bill un der consideration did just that thing was, in Mr. Shiras' opinion, its most objection able feature. t - OoRbt to Invite Foreign Capital. We have had treaties since 1794 with Great Britain and other countries granting the citizens of one country the same prop erty rights in the other as possessed by its own citizens. These treaties no longer exist, but point out a line of public policy always held by this State as a part of the nation. As a treaty is supreme, the re newal of such a treaty at any time would necessarily override the proposed bill if it became a law. Mr. Shiias thought the bill was evidently taken from the laws of some Western State, where there was danger of large blocks of land being bought up and held. There such a law might be right, but in Pennsylvania things were different, and the State ought rather to invite foreign capital. "Where the treasure is there is the heart, and a very desirable class of citizens is likely to follow in the wake of invest ment In conclusion he said the law would not affect enough property to make it a matter worthy of public concern. The Sclienlejs Defended. Mr. Shiras has made no direct reference to the Schenley estate, hut Mr. Carnahan, who followed him, devoted himself entirely to it and its possessor. The Schenley estate, he said, would be the only one he knew of in Pittsburg affected by it Mrs. Schen ley, he said, was not an alien, but an Amer ican who had lived in London for the past 25 years. She was a granddaughter of James O'Hara, who was Quartermaster General in the United States, and a friend of "Washington. Mr. Carnahan dwelt on General O'Hara's services to the country, and the esteem in which he was held by the great men of his time. Mr. Carnahan had an original letter from Alexander Hamilton showing the estimation in which he held General O'Hara, and there were many other such relics in the possession of various mem bers of the family. Excellent a man, how ever, as Mr. O'Hara -was, he left a will that caused a great deal of trouble. The estate was left to trustees absolutely, and the heirs had no more to say concerning the matter than if they had no interest in the property whatever. The trustees made no convey- Mw. Schenley Will Sell. Growing out of this situation were legal doubts and complications that clouded the title to the estate until after the death of Captain Schenley, in 1878. Mr. Carnahan took legal proceedings that led to a decision by the Court of Common Pleas Kb. 2 of Allegheny county that Mrs. Schenley was the owner of the property in fee simple, and ordered the surving trnsfecs to convey title to her. It had been declared Mrs. Schen ley would not sell property. TJp to that time she could not, though the had at dif-' fercut times desired to. Since then she had disposed of perhaps $150,000 worth, and was willing to dispose of more, though she was not advertising it for sale Mr. Carnahan told of Mrs. Schenley's payment of $59,000 Penn-avenue improvement taxes, though not legally bound to pay a cent He said the property was not worth S20,000,000, as stated by the papers, but was probably worth from $12,000,000 to 814,000,009. Some reference being made to the framer of the bill in connection with Mrs. Schlen- ley's generous act in the Penn avenue mat ter, Mr. Bobinson explained that the meas ure was introduced by him at the request of constituents. It was a copy of an Illinois law, and he thought if it was a good Jaw there it ought to be the same here. Her Children the Snflcrcrs. Mr. Watson made the closing speech. The other gentlemeu had confined them selves principally to a statement of facts. Mr. Watson was argumentative, and gathered inspiration from two shining silver dollars which he constantly rubbed together during his eloquent remarks. The principal points made by him were that Mrs. Schen ley, under a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, is an American; but her children are aliens, being the children of an English father and born in England. Consequently, while Mrs. Schenley can hold her property for life under the provisions of the bill, her children cannot inherit from her, for while it Is provided in the bill that the alien heirs of an alien may inherit prop erty and have three years in which to dis pose of it, there is no provision giving an alien this right to inherit from an Ameri can citizen. Mr. Watson wanted to know what reason there might be to punish Mrs. Schenley thus through her children. Mr. Bobinson replied that he had expected a gentleman here to let in light on that sub ject, but was disappointed. The advocates of the bill will be heard later. Simpson. ITO OYER THE FLAG. Tho School Banner Bill Passes Third Read ingSpread Eagleism, Wit and Per sonalities Fow's Second Hand Oratory. tntOM A STAFF COMlESPOSDrST.l Haekisbukg, February 12. The gleam ing electric lights of the House of Repre sentatives to-night shone on the faces of the largest and most expectant throng that has this session crowded the galleries and over flowed the space reserved for the members.. At 1:30 P. 21 the House took a recess until 8 o'clock, with Captain Hartford P. Brown's star-spangled banner bill pending. 'Choice oratory was expected to be expended on it, and choice oratory, light and airy touches of wit and hu mor, solid chunks of fun and some good hard sense were dealt out to an appreciative audience. Captain Brown started the ball rolling by proposing amendments providing that the flag should only be displayed from school houses in fair weather, and that where school boards want to have it that way the flag may be conspicuously displayed inside the building instead of outside. Another amendment provided that nothing in the act should be construed to prevent the ac ceptance by schools of the donation of flags. Called it Cheap Patriotism. Nearly all the speeches had been pre- Sared regardless of amendments, and were elivered the someway. The item ot ex pense seemed to have most terrors for all the speakers against the measure, and they were all who spoke but Captain Brown himself. His opponents on the Demo cratic side were Messrs. Hindenach, of Bucks; Skinner, of Fulton, and Fow, ot Philadelphia. On the Republican side Messrs. Lytle, of Huntingdon, and Evans, of Bedford, opposed the measure. Mr. Hindenach's main purpose was to reply to Captain Browns speech on second reading, in which he referred to Mr. Hindenach as the gentleman from the slums of Bucks, and paid him other equally polite attentions. Mr. Hindenach said he couldn't reply in kind, as Providence had not endowed him with the weapon with which Samson did so much execution among the Philistines. Mr. Skinner rejoiced in his first opportunity to participate in the exhibition of fireworks that surrounded the bill, and proceeded to make a calm speech against it as an attempt to cheapen patriot ism. He and Mr. Hindenach deprecated the attempt to drag religion, sectionalism and party into the debate. . Funny Pictures Drawn. Mr. Lytle, over on the Republican side, referred to the patriotism that fought for tbe flaz now, and the patriotism that fought for it 25 years ago. He thought the former kind of patriotism on a level with the sentiment that turned the flag of bis country into a pocket handkerchief for the members of his party to patriotically blow their noses in during the last campaign. Sir. Lytic then pictured the schoolmaster, the most cultured and intellectual man of his district, astraddle of the schoolhouse roof at 8.45 a. m., fastening the flagstaff to the chimney, and brought down the House by suddenly substituting the school mistress in the same position, forget ful that a gallant school board would take into consideration the teacher's sex and Captain Brown's amendment to permit the flag to be displayed inside the school. Mr. Lytle concluded that the whole thing was gush and sentiment, and until all children were well fed and clothed and provided with books to go to school the House ought to put its feet on the bill, and the bigger the feet the better. Fow's Stolen Thunder. Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, who has been loading his intellect for three weeks in pre paration for this occasion, delivered a bril liant speech, which Captain Brown a little later informed the House was written by ex Representative Jack Robinson, of Delaware. Mr Fow regretted that he hadn't presented his head when Mr. Brown wanted to hit it on second reading, and thus won the im perishable fame that would necessarily thunder down the ages with Captain Brown's panegyric on the flag. Mr. Fow didn't want nonsensical laws to emanate from a lodge room, and in justification of his party against Captain Brown's attack of three weeks ago had all the Democratic com manders of Federal troops in the late war pass in heroic review before the Legislature clad in their deeds of valor and patriotism. It was a great occasion for Mr. Fow and the Democrats, and they made the most of it Captain Brown closed the debate in a speech, calm, dignified, nnimpassioned and polished. He had not, he declared, said that no Democrats fought for the flag, but that no Republican had raised his hand against it. He had not attacked the Church of Rome, but had contrasted the liberal pol icy of its votaries toward their schools with the niggardliness of the generals who nere here counting the commercial value of pa triotism. He stood as the representative of his friends and neighbors a mark for attack of the enemies of the flag, and was prepared to so stand. When the vote was taken the choruses of ayes and noes were very similar in volume. The Speaker remarked expectantly: "The ayes appear to have it," and paused. Then he decided "the ayes have it," and the bill has passed third reading. Mr. Skinner at this point wanted to call the ayes and noes, but the Speaker ruled that he must wait till the bill was put on final passage. MANUFACTURERS INTERESTED. Pittsburg nnd FuilndelphlaFcoplo to Oppose the Tax on Manufacturing Corporations. rFBOM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Habbisbtjrg, February 12. The Ways and Means Committee of the House will give a hearing a week from Thursday to manufacturers who wish to oppose the tax in manufacturing corporations. B. F. Jones and John W. Chalfant will appear in person and by attorney. . Others from Pitts burg will probably appear, and the follow ing Philadelphians have notified the com mittee they desire to be heard: Charles H. Cramp, the shipbuilder; William Sellers, car wheel manufacturer; Thomas Bromley, carpet manufacturer, and John Wharton and Cyrus Elder, textile manufacturers. Bad News From the Capital. trilOK A STAFF COEEESPONBEXT. Haekisbukg, February 12. President Pro Tern Grady, of the Senate, said to-night that tbe Legislature wonld probably stay with Harrisburg until June. President Grady didn't seem to eniovthis Drosnec. but can stand it if the rest can. Me vJR STREET BILL AMENDMENTS. Controller Morrow Furnishes Pointers to the Corporations Commute. rritOM A STAFF COttKESr-OVDEXT.I Hakbisbukg, February 12. Controller E. S. Morrow arrived to-day from Pittsburg and went before fife Municipal Corporations Committee of the House with amendments to the street bill, which was recommitted to permit the Controller to bring his ripe ex perience to bear upon it The amendments provide that before any street is opened or property taken for street purposes, the dam ages shall be first ascertained and paid. N o person shall recover damages for buildings on any streets located by Councils, but if the street is not opened within six months may take the necessary steps to have it va cated. A house that stands out on a newly opened street, if the owner elects, may proejet tbus until rent for use on that much of the street wipes out the damages he is en titled to. . Petitions for improvements are restricted to the rural parts of the city. In all cases where damages to a property in grading and pavfng exceed the benefits the ex; ess shall be added to the cost of the work and as sessed on property benefited. Councils may construct bridges where necessary, charging tbe expense -as part of the cost of con struction. The engineering costs shall also be charged against the improvement Councils may build board walks on any un improved street, and charge tbe amount to the property benefited, Where property owners refuse to pay, the city shall collect as any other lien, instead of suing in the name of a contractor. A petition of one-half tbe property owners ib necessary to the vacation of an open street A piece of property not large enough for building purposes left between a street and adjoining -property shall be ex amined and transferred to one or the other by viewers, who shall also fix the financial part of it Sci fas on street liens every five years are provided for. HIGBEE FEELS BADLY Over tho Report That the Syndicate Orphan Schools Are to be Closed. fFEOM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Habkisbtjeg, February 12. Superin tendent Higbce will visit McAlisterville to-morrow, for the purpose of investigating the curious epidemic at that school. " He says there is probably little need of his visit, but he desires to personally look into affairs there for himself. "The doctors," he said, "have not yet found the cause of the trouble, though they give a general name to the disease. Until they discover the cause we can do little. We are waiting on the physicians, and when thev tell ns what to ao we will do it at once. We will act on their advice. Inspector Greer telegraphs that there are but two new cases at school, but did not say anything about the old cases." "I hear, doctor," said the correspondent, "that the special Grand Army Committee of the House intends to recommend that the syndicate schools of the McAlisterville, Mt. Joy and Mercer, and perhaps also Chester Springs, be disbanded and the children dis tributed among the other schools." "I am sorry to hear that" said the doctor. "These are perhaps the best of the schools. As to General Wagner's action, I suppose he feels very unkindly toward me, as the result of the sharp correspondence we had." Members of the Special Soldiers Orphans' Committee of the House who are not at Erie are responsible for the statement that the syndicate schools will be closed. One mem ber said a plan that has met with much favor is one to put the soldiers orphans' schools nnder the management of a commis sion appointed jointly by the Governor, the President of the. Senate and the Speaker of the House. AGAINST TRUSTS AND CIGARETTES. Several Important Bills Introduced G. A. R. Badges to be Legalized. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Hakeisbukg, February 12. In the House to-day the Military Committee re ported favorably the bill of Jones, of Alle gheny, providing for a quartermaster. The following bills were introduced: Lafferty Providing for tbe attachment of 8 per cent of weekly wages for debts contracted for tbe necessaries of life. Kratz To prevent trusts or combination to affect tbe price of commodities or tending to restrict trade. Fow Similar bill copied from the proposed Obio law. Thompson To prohibit tho sale or gift of cigarettes to anyone under 16 years of age. Shiras To allow druggists to sell articles on Sunday that are not classified as necessities, amending the act of 1791 Bravo For the erection of a soldiers' monu ment at Beaver. The following bills were passed finally: Requiring persons claiming interest or title to real estate who are not in possession to bring action of ejectment within 90 days after notice is served on them. Making statements filed in insurance depart ment evidence. Prohibiting under penalty persons not mem bers of the Grand Army to wear tbe insignia of tbe order. Insurance Commissioner Forster's bill to re quire foreign insurance companies to file cer tificates only in the Department of Insurance, andnotinthe office of the Secretary of Com monwealth, was defeated. MORGANZA'S LOSS. The Appropriations Committee Cut Out the Cash Needed for New Bulldinss. rFKOM A STAFF COBEESPOXDEVT. 3 Habkisbtjeg, February 12. The Ap propriations Committee gives $207,500 to the training school for feeble-minded chil dren at Elwyn, Delaware county, and 571,000 to the Morganza school, denying the latter the money asked for new buildings. From 1876 to 1887 the Lutheran Home, in Perry county, received only S115 for the support ot each soldier's orphan, against 150 paid to Other schools and now paid to the Home, which asks to be reimbursed the difference between the two sums, amount ing in the aggregate to 521,000. Delinquent Tax Collector Ford, of Pitts burg, appeared to-day before the Insurance Committee against Representative Krep's bill to restrict mutual benefit insurance companies to payment of $300 on deaths. The secret orders are all against the meas ure. Henry George's mission. FBOM A STAFF COBBJtSPOXDEXT. Haeeisbuko, February 12. Henry George will appear before the General Ju diciary Committee of the House to-morrow afternoon to advocate the Australian system of voting. He will make a public address in the hall of the House of Bepresentatives in the evening. SATED HIS WIFE'S LIFE. Ball Player N niton Has the Most Exciting Experience of His Career. rSPECIAL TELEGUAM TO TOT DISPATCII.1 Cincinnati, February 12. George Nul ton, who played third base for the Chicago Maroons last season carries one hand in flannels to day. Last night he had the most exciting experience of his life, and his presence of mind aided him in saving his wife from a horrible death. Just when they were ready to retire Mrs. Nulton, who was gowned, stood before the grate fire, and, as she turned, her garment swept into the fire. In an instant she was ablaze. A cry of agony and alarm startled Nul ton, and without an instant's hesitation he tore the flaming robe dc nuit from tbe shoul ders of his frightened better half, burning his own hands and arms as he did so. She suffered slight injuries, her limbs being blistered and her hair singed as the blazing gown was Jerked over her Head. fitaoft Ii$ratrt) . PITTSBURG, "WEDNESDAY, LE CARON DISSECTED. The Paid Informer Completes MarTelous Tale Before the His PARNELL LNQDIRT ' COMMISSION. Damaging Admissions Brought Oat On Cross-Examination. AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM DET0I Showing That ParaeH Was Not In Accord With the Dynamite Element. " The examination of Le Caron before the ParaeH Commission was concluded yester day. The result of the day's testimony is favorable to the Parnell case. The informer admitted that he had attempted to open sealed letters intrusted tp his care. The witness exhibits two photographs with the signature of the Irish leader. (TIT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. 1 London; February 12. In the cross-examination by Sir Charier Russell to-day, Informer L'e Caron made further admis sions tending to emphasize and strengthen the Parnellite contention that, from the foundation of the Land League, the forces of Fenianism and Constitutionalism were arrayed against each other, and that the leaders had nothing in common, except per haps their love of country. Michael Davitt contemptuously declined to cross-examine the witness, and as tbe other counsel for what may be termed the defense, were amply contentwith the advantages obtained by Mr. Russell, they allowed the witness to depart after putting a few unimportant questions. Le Caron preserved his impudence to the last, and before leaving the box made a patronizing little speech, thanking the Court and every one concerned in the case for the courtesy shown him. In the course of his testimony the witness said he deliv ered sealed packets from Messrs. Devoy and O'Leary to Mr. Egan, in Paris, in 1881, and acknowledged that the security of the seals alone prevented him from opening the pack ets. The Government paid witness 2,000 between February, 1868, and August, 1870. BOUGH ON JONES. Le Caron said that Senator Jones was con sidered a "Carpetbag" Senator. He had nbt heard of any crime being attributed to Mr. Jones. Witness attended the open and secret caucuses of the Chicago convention 'in 1881. Messrs. Sheeby, Healy and T. P. O'Connor were not present at the secret meetings. Le Caron here produced a photograph of Mr. Parnell. He taid that he had received two of these photographs, one of which was mailed to him in care of Mr. Brennan at the League headquarters, Dublin. The envelope in which this photograph was inclosed was stamped with the Honse of Commons stamp. Mr- Parnell signed one of the photo graphs: "Yours, very truly, C. S. Parnell." This was done in witness' presence. The other photograph was similarly signed. Le Caron was unable to Swear whether the pho tograph produced was Mr. Parnell's gift or the one that was sent to' him by mail. Egan gave him his photograph, which was signed "Best regards," in Paris in 188L Egan also gave him a photograph of a lead ing member of the Leagne, which 'was similarjtsjgued. -He saw Egan wrtteThe"" words mentioned on both photographs. Boynton sent Egan two photographs with a note saying: "Please give these to our friend to take to America." SKCBEI WAKFARE. Le Caron said that the contention of 1881 unanimouslv agreed to carry on a secret warfare. The V. C. comprised the dyna mite party, apart from the O'Donovan Rossa party. The secret organization was first conceived in 1869. The V. C. dated from 1872. Rossa was expelled from the organization for insubordination. He wanted to rule or ruin. The connection be tween the Supreme Council and the V. C. was ruptured at the Boston convention in 1884, each organization claiming to be the legitimate body. Mr. Parnell requested witness to write to Devoy, Sullivan, Hines and Carroll. Since his examination-in-chief witness had re ceived from America oneof Devoy'soriginal letters. It was dated "Office of James Reynolds, No. 41 Orange street, New Haven, June 24,1881." Mr. Asquitb, of counsel for Mr. Parnell, objected to the in troduction of the letter. Attorney General "Webster explained that the letter showed what passed between Devoy and Le Caron, concerning what Mr. Parnell had instructed Le Carou to do. The letter was admitted as evidence. It read: Dear Friend I am sorry I was obliged to go to New York on Saturnay. I did not receive your letter until I returned last night. I thank jou for your information and for tbe interest you take in a matter affecting us all so closely. I have not yet heara from H. (meaning Hines). I received yesterday a short note from E. (meaning Kgan), strongly urging me to come over, but cannot understand why until I get your explanation. I should like to come if I could spare tbe time and if my visit wonld pro duce the effect anticipated, but I fear it would not. PAIiNELL Tf AS HOSTILE. I could not speak for anybody. No man could speak for the V. C. without authority, which it would take some time to get. None of us can guarantee anything for those on the other side who are hostile, but who, I feel cer tain, do not represent tho opinion of the home organization. There can be do chance there until there is a change of persons, which is sure to come in time. All I could do would be to tell E. and P. ("P." meaning Parnell) on my own responsibility wuai win saiisiy our irienas and make proposals. I might feel morally certain that theywoula ua approved, but 1 would on no account have them pay my ex penses, which would place me In a false posi tion. I have asked our friends'- advice here as to whether they think it the right thing to do. They will consider the matter.but I don't think now that I shall be so advised. They (Parnell and his friends) seem to misunderstand the dissatisfaction here. It is caused not by their action in Ireland, but by the action they allow their frionds to take here in their name. Opin ions differ little on essential points, but wo cannot tolerate the kind of thing begun in Buffalo. I will write again. Yours, John Devot. Le Caron said "the kind of thing begun in Buffalo" related to the action of Mr. Parnell's friends in attempting at the open convention to depose,disorganize and disrupt the revolutionary organization. No refer ence was intended to the protests made at Buffalo agaiust violence and crime. A WILLING WITNESS. Ehe witness identified the alleged speech by Mr. Parnell referring to the latter's de termination to "sever the last link binding Ireland and England." He also testified that on the occasion of Alexander Sullivan's1 trial for murder Sheriff Agnew. who was a member of the secret organization, selected and "fined" the jury. Sullivan was acquit-i ted on the ground that he shot the man killed for affronting his wife, and that it was a case of justifiable homicide. This ended the examination of the witness. Upon leaving the stand Le Caron said he wished to apologize if he had been imperti nent. He did not know the rules of the court. He thanked all for the courtesy thai had been shown him, saluting 'the bench and bar, and left the court room. The; court then adjourned. Mr. Harris, M. P., denies the truth of the. evidence concerning him given before thd .fam ell commission. Patrick Casey, wKo is now in'Paris, says he is prepared to come forward as an incfel pendent witness and testify before the Par nell Commission. He says that he knows (better than any other man everything. conJ necieu wun me matter. FEBRUARY 13, 1889. THE JPENNSY'S PLAN Por Developing New Coal Fields Important Maneuvers la Jeflerson and Clear- Acid Vice President Mor- 1 ton Interested. ISrzciAL TZLXGBAU TO TBS DI8PATCR.1 Philadelphia, February 12. The in tended purchase of the Bell's Gap Railroad Company and its leased line, the Jefferson and Clearfield, by the Pennsylvania, which was announced yesterday, is said to be but the first step toward the developing of new coal fields in the western part of the State. The Pennsylvania has consistently kept aloof from mining projects, and there is no cer tainty that it will now enrage in such work: but at all eyenta it is preparing to profit by securing control of the tonnage. The Cresson, Clearfield County and New York Short Line, 27 miles long, extending from Cresson to a connection with the Bell's Gap at Irvona, was purchased six months ago in the interest of the Pennsylvania. This was the first step. Allied to this was the Cresson and Clearfield Coal Company. A wealthy syndicate is said to have taken charge of these coal lands, and also to have purchased the Sterling collierv. Alto gether it is estimated that upward 'of 60,000 acres of coal lands are controlled, and prominent among those who are said to be interested are Vice President-elect Morton and Governor Beaver. To secure the tonnage for this big field the Pennsvlvania will have to secure con trol of the "Bell's Gap. It is said the alter native has been given to the Ball's Gap stockholders either to sell or have their road paralleled. There is little doubt that they will sell. In fact it is said the deal is prac tically accomplished. HARD TO TELL THE END. Kcnna's Chances Dally Growing Less and GofTNot Gaining Much. ISPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Charleston, February 12. Two more desertions were made from the Kenna ranks to-day, Senator Arbuckle and Delegate Lydenstricker. Kenna received 33 votes against 37 for Goff, and 9 scattering, 6 of which were Democratic votes and the re maining 3 the Union Labor members. The Union Labor men are reported to have held a very harmonious caucus this evening, at which they decided to vote for Wirt B. Neal tbe remainder of the week. The probability is that the session will close without any election, and as it is gen erally believed that Goff will qualify as Govejnor, it is quite probable that-on the 4th of March two appointments as Senator will be made, one by Governor "Wilson and one by Goff. The Senate, being Republican, will probably recognize Golf's appointee, which will be a quasi recognition of him a Governor, and it will be difficult to predict where the complication will end. To-day the Senate passed the House reso lution requesting Congress to pension all Union soldiers who were confined in Southern prisons during the late war, and a resolution was introduced to the effect that the State is willing to pay equitable pro portion of the debt of Virginia if anything shall be found due from "West Virginia. Another resolution to the effect that the Legislature should consider the question and should receive no proposition in regard to the certificates was offered by Senator Morris, and both resolutions lie over for one day, under the rules. A SCENE AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH. The Procession Delayed Until a Scab Cab Is ! -r-Uto-..!-.- - tr nil T - - ,. IB1ALUAB TAQBAJK3V7ZS-BWrATGU.l New YobK, February 12. A member of the Brooklyn Can Drivers' Union, in an effort to push a boycott against an obnox ious employer, stopped a funeral procession at the house of death for half an honr on last Saturday. Undertaker Thomas J. Mc Cann, of 922 DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, was in charge of the funend. He said to night: "It was the funeral of Mrs. Fahlbusch, wife of saloon keeper Charles Fahlbusch, at Ryerson street and Flushing avenue. The mourners had got into their coaches, when a big, burly man, who had left his coach in the line, said: "I'll give you just 25 minutes to get that scab coach out of line. I looked at the man with astonishment He walked up the sidewalk and said: 'You can't start this procession with that scab driver in the line. You had better get him out.' " The drivers refused to obey their em ployer, and the procession was delayed un til the obnoxious carriage was driven from the line. It belonged to a man who had discharged drivers for joining the union. A MAN UNDER 'HER BED. Miss Flora DIcKInney Finds Him After Looking Nightly for Years. SPECIAL TZXEGBAX TO TUX DISPATCH. Pittsfield, III., February 12. When Miss Flora McKinney, the pretty 17-year-old daughter of a well-to-do citizen, retired to her room last nighty she looked under the bed, according to her nightly custom. The man was there. He was a big, ugly tramp, and he seized the young lady by the throat and tried to choke her into unconsciousness. Miss McKinney fought the intruder desper ately, and finally broke away from him long enough to scream for assistance. The tramp jumped through an onen win dow to the ground and made for a piece of woods a few rods distant, where he is sup posed to be biding. A posse of citizens has been searching the woods of Adams and Brown counties for him all day, and if he is caught he will undoubtedly be lynched. It is supposed that the fugitive committed three burglaries before he hid under Miss McKinncy's bed. FREIGHT RATES AND MELONS; How tfao Supply of tbe Latter is Going to Depend on tho Former. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Charleston, 8. C, February 12. The South Carolina Watermelon Alliance had a meeting in Blackville to-day. Five thou sand acres of land were represented. The alliance adopted an agreement pledging its members to regulate tljeir acreage according to the freight concessions they could obtain. A committee was appointed to confer with the railroad officials between here and New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Baltimore to report to an adjourned meeting. If favorable rates are obtained it is prob able that over 8,000 acres will be planted in melons in this State. Otherwise the mem bers are pledged to cut down their melon farms one-half. STRICKEN BY SMALLPOX. Peril of a Family Which Sheltered an Af flicted Woman. Minneapolis, February 12. Yesterday the 4-year-old daughter of Ole Swenson, the proprietor of the Thirteenth Avenue Hotel, was taken down with smallpox, and in the afternoon the entire family, consisting of father, mother and two children, were re moved to the quarantine hospital. This was the family that sheltered the woman Johnson, who was sent to the quarantine hospital some two weeks ago. The hotel was quarantined and all the necessary precautions taken, but one of the children Showed unmistakable evidence of the disease yesterday. As no one has beerr exposed in this oase there is no fear of spread.of the disease. Reports from the hospital this evening are very encouraging. NEW STARS ARISING In the Firmament Above the Worked-to-Death Cabinet Makers. JOHN C. NEW DAILY MORE SOLIB. His Opponents in Huston's Ranks Slowly Accepting the Inevitable. PLATT THOUGHT TO BE PLAIED OUT. Ohio's Eajer Desire to Get Something- CansesyTallc of Charlie Foster. It is now said that after the result of the election is declared by Congress, which will be to-day, General Harrison wilKbe ready to announce nearly all the members of his Cabi net as they accept. Only Blaine has accept ed so far, the same authority has it. Next in this budget of gossip is the story that John C. New will probably be Secretary of the Treasury. Huston's triend3 are with drawing their opposition to New. One of the straws that show which way the Cabinet wind is blowing. rSFZCIAX. TKLSGBAM TO THZ DISFATCH.l iNDiASAPOLis, February 12. After the counting of the vote to-morrow by Congress and the formal declaration that Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, has been elected Pres ident of the United States for four years from the 4th of March next, there will be a lot of interesting and important Cabinet news flying about the country in sealed en velopes. "When all those envelopes have been opened, contents noted and answers re turned, the biggest part of General Harri son's job of Cabinet making will be done. Four days ago General Harrison said that up to that time but one appointment had been made beyond recall, and intimated that was the only one that would get 'beyond re call until after the official declaration of the result of the election. Then, he hinted, Cabinet news that was news might begin to leak out. Of course the one appointment settled beyond recall was that of Blaine. As to most of the other places some sort of ten ders have undoubtedly been made, but have been conditional, and the matter remains open. Some of the portfolios have not yet been offered at all, even conditionally. NEW'S CHASCES BETTER DAILY. The Cabinet will probably not be com pleted until after General Harrison reaches Washington, although the disposition of the more important places is likely to be settled within a week, and a good deal as to the rest of the Cabinet involved in the plac ing of the Treasury portfolio. The evidence that this is to go to John C. New accumu lates daily. The only other Western man now seriously mentioned for the place is Foster, of Ohio, and there seems to be no basis for the talk of him except the chronic desire of Ohio to get something. The theory that one object of Piatt's visit to Washington was to arrange terms of peace between New and Blaine obtains much favor here, while it is believed that Piatt himself will get nothing but the nam ing of the Collector of the Port and the as surances of the administration's most dis-i tingnished congratulation. Miller for the DepartmehrpfyAgricalture and Evarts for Attorney General is still the favorite ticket here, though nobody can find any reason but the innate probabilities of the thing for believing that such a settlement has been determined upon. HUSTON'S PRIE2JD3 HEDGING. A significant fact in regard to New is that Chairman Huston and his friends have given up the tight against him, and are hurrying to cover as rapidly as possible. Something they have heard to-day seems to have worked a change in their hearts, and the mouths that have blown bitterest against New to-night breathe honied praise of his distinguished abilities as a politician and'a statesman. Thev still insist that New is not going to be Secretary of the Treasury, but they freely admit that he is going to have the biggest end of the administration pull in Indiana, and that for tbe next four vears Chairman Huston will be only vice boss of the Hoosier Republicans. Chairman Huston isn't to be wholly without consolation in outer darkness, how ever, for some of his friends have chipped in for some silverware which is 'going to be presented to him as an evidence of the party's appreciation of his success in carry ing the State for Harrison. Beside this, it is evident that the bosssbip of New has been effected upon a peace basis. THINGS ALL TIXED DP. Chairman Huston must have been satis factorily looked after in the deal, or he and his followers wouldn't be buzzing around the hotels to-night as chipper as so many English sparrows, telling what a truly good man John C. New is. The people who are putting down Foster for the Treasury Department give the Post- omce Department to .New, and say that his elegant qualifications as a politician make that the place for him. Many of New's friends reverse the thing and make Foster Postmaster General. The Interior Depart ment, it is now thought, will go to Swift, of California. It is said that Estee, the o'ther Pacific coast aspirant, has already been in formed that his personal idiosyncrasies make it impossible lor General Harrison to take him into the Cabinet. Talk about the War and Navy Depart ment is still at random since Alger was formally knocked out, but there is renewed mention of ex-Governor Proctor's name for ode of the places, in spite of the fact that New England already has Blaine. A NEW STAB HAS RISEN. A new star has been discovered in the constellation of Cabinet possibilities in the person of General Noble, of St. Louis, one of the leading attorneys of that city. His name is being coupled with the office of At torney General, as tbe representative of the Southern or border States. General Noble, although not in tbe enjoyment of a nation al xeputation as a lawyer, is well known to President-elect Harrison. He graduated at Oxford College, Ohio, the year before General "Harrison finished his scholastic course, and the friendship formed in college days has re mained intact to this date. What particu larly recommends and renders possible, if not probable, the selection of General No ble is the fact that he is not identified with any party faction in his State. It is said that the withdrawal of Hon. John B. Hen derson's name from the list of Cabinet pos sibilities was necessitated largely upon these grounds. General Harrison had perhaps as many as 300 callers this afternoon, chiefly dele gates in attendance at the third annual meeting of the Lincoln Leagne of Indiana. ALGER BUYS A MINE! A Fine Producer of Iron Sold to the Gen eral 'for SSOO.OOO. , (SPECIAL TM.IOIUM TO THI DISPATCn.l Marquette, Mich., February 12. To day General Alger bought the Pittsburg and Lake Superior Company's iron mine for 800,000, including fee to 1,800 acres of iron lands. The mine has been a continuous producer since 1871, shipping 6,321 tons of ore last year. Its total production is nearly 500,000 tons of ore. , The deal was consummated through John Q. Adams, of Degannee, SHREWD juwnr BUSINESS MODESTY F0EG0TTEN. No Warnings Able to Keep Women From Attending the Church Divorce 'Trial Strong Testimony Against the Colonel. rSPXCIAL TILEOBAM TO THI DISrATCS.l Columbus, O.. February 12. There was the usual large attendance of ladies at the hearing of the Church divorce case to-day, notwithstanding that warnings had been given that the testimony which would be produced was not such as should be given in the presence of persons of modesty. The testimony was so extravagant and so Inde cent that the Judge finally held a consulta tion with the attorneys and adopted a rnle to clear the room of all young women and boys, and be stated that he had no control over older persons if they saw proper to re main and hear it. There was but one witness to-day, Walter McCaskey, a colored boy who was a hostler in the employ of Colonel Church. He tes tified to having seen the Colonel and the hired girl, Theresa Shirtzinger, together on several occasions, nnder such circumstances that left no doubt in his mind as to the truth of one or the charges which is made against the defendant. The witness gave several instances of this kind, with the par ticulars of the events. The cross-examination thought to show that he was a drilled witness, and that he had been reciting the story which he had told on the stand to the attorneys of Mrs. Church, and he admitted that be "had told it to them several times. The attorneys be came demonstrative in their conduct toward each other over the testimony which had been offered and charged each other with being unprofessional in their conduct, both before and during the trial. The examina tion of McCaskey was finished to-day. WHITE CAPS IK DANGER. A Strong Caso is Being Made Against Them in Indiana. Indianapolis, February 12. In the White Cap trial to-day at Bloomington, of 11 Monroe county citizens, charged with severely whipping William Norman, sev eral witnesses swore positively to recogniz ing some of the defendants by their voices and clothing. William Murphy was awak ened by Norman's child, who had come to his house in night clothes and bare feet, and had told the witness what was going on at the boy's home. Murphy went with the boy, and from a hiding place heard the cries of the father and the voices of the men. He saw Norman's daughter crawling un der the house, called to her and took her home with him. Other witnesses gave equally damaging testimony. The defense introduced testimony tending to show that Norman and his wile had a had character. Most of the time, however, was occupied in attempting to prove an alibi for tbe persons charged with the offense. The case will close to-morrow. WALKING WITH DAZED EXES. A New York Girl Believed to Have Drowned Herself In Philadelphia. ISPECLiL TSLEGBAM TO THZ DISrATCTI.1 Philadelphia, February 12. Search was made to-night by the police for Miss Bessie Mcintosh, of North Sixteenth street. She is the daughter of Hector Mcintosh, a member of the firm of Schribscr Sons & Co., of New York, who has his office at 920 Walnut street, in this city. Miss Bessie disappeared from home on Saturday. She is believed either to have,drowned herself or been picked up oa-the stree'Wand'taken to a hospital. She has been sick for some time, and lately has been deeply dejected. On Saturday she seemed troubled because there was a reception to be he.il that night at ber home, and in the afternoon she went to her physician. Dr. Anna Marshall's house, 1608 Mt. Vernon street. Here she was left by Dr. Marshall on a sofa, while tbe doctor went to visit ber patients. Later on the doctor met Miss Mcintosh on the street, with dazed eyes. The girl fled and she hasn't since been seen. COULDN'T HATE A FIGHT. The Mjeri.aicAullfre Mill Not Allowed by tbe lloosler Police. (SPECIAL. TELKGUAM TO THE DISPATCn.l North Jtjdson, Ind., February 12. The crowd that came here to see the Myers McAuliffe fight were disappointed, as the sports had no sooner got off the train than the Sheriff declared in the street that there should be no mill, as he had received posi tive orders not to permit the pugilists to enter the ring. The 500 Chicagoans, East erners, Northwesterners, and the 180 fellows from Streator surged into the saloon over which the fight was to occur. The floor of the store nearly collapsed under its weight, and the crowd was turned out into the cold. Before breaking up, big Alf Kennedy got up on a beer barrel 'and declared that the fight was temporarily off, as the Gover nor couldn't be fixed. The fight may, how ever, come off before morning. A GREAT TEAM MADE. Joe Jefferson and W. J. Florence to Star Together Next Season. ISPECIAL. TELEGEAM TO TITS DISPATCH.! St. Louis, February 12. For several months past negotiations have been pending between W. J. Florence and Joseph Jeffer son, the comedians, looking to a partner ship. To-night Mr. Florence; who is play ing at the Grand Opera House, received a telegram from Mr. Jefferson, in which his partnership proposals were accepted, and next season the two comedians will join fortunes and star together. At the opening of the present season Mr. Jefferson made Mr. Florence a proposition to become a member of tbe Jefferson company on a large salary. Mr. Florence declined, bnt said a nartnership arrangement would meet with his approval. After the consideration Mr. Jeflerson tele graphed his consent to the partnership, which will be similar in many respects to the Booth-Barrett company. The two comedians will appear in a repertoire of old English comedies. I00EB, THE BIG DEPAULTEE. Policy Holders Want Him Arrested and the Company Investigated. Indianapolis, February 12. Nearly a hundred policy holders in the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance held a meeting to day to consider the situation brought about by the defalcations of Joseph A. Moore. Judge Walker, of this city, presided. Bep resentatives from the several sections of the State were present. A series of resolutions were adopted delaring that a probable cause has arisen for the Auditor of Indiana, with the assistance of competent and disinter ested persons, to examine all the business of said company at Hartford, and to investi gate the affairs and conditions of the dame and publish the result. On motion of Senator Weir an additional clause, inviting the company to id in the investigation, was added. A committee of five was appointed to coll upon the Auditor of State and demand of him to make the investigation above indicated. i Prohibition Beaten In Mississippi. Jackson, Miss., February lsV-The local option election was held in this county to-day. Sufficient returns have been re ceived to indicate beyond doubt that the Prohibitionists have been defeated. Can reach, the beet, class of Investors thrp-igh THE DIS PJT - The best rf business can b0n . reached. PA -f t TELlA GENTS V"B . &.' LIQUOR'S TMLY Eound Among the People Who Haye Storerooms to let. Ali INFLUENCE- AT W0EK That May Turn the Tide Against Pro hibition in Close Towns. A C0HVESTI0U DECLARED OFF By the Managers of the Young Men'j Pro hibition Leagne. THREE MORE COUNTIES HEARD IR0M In the three adjoining counties of North umberland, Montour and Columbia ths fight on Constitutional amendment is going to be close, judging from early appearances. Northumberland is reasonably surerof adopt ing it, Montour will probably give it a very small majority, and Columbia is very doubt ful. Our special commissioner finds that liquor dealers are getting the aid of real estate dealers, who are afraid of the simul taneous vacation of so many storerooms if amendment passes. The Young Men's Pro hibition League of Pennsylvania has post poned its annual convention until after the June election, lest it should be charged with having an ax to grind. Thus far The Dis patch's canvass of counties shows the fol lowing result: 3 o a a. 3 4 o 5 o ? COUSTOS. Armstrong.... Bedford. Berks Cambria Cameron Carbon Clarion.... .... Columbia Elk Fayette Forest......... Greene. Indiana........ Jetferson Lackawanna... Lancaster. Lehigh Luzerne Montour. Northampton.. Northumberl'd Potter SchuylkllL Somerset Venango Wanen Washington ... "Westmoreland. Wyoming Adopted Adopted Defeated Defeated- Adopted Defeated Adopted Defeated Defeated Adopted ueieatea Adopted Adopted Adopted No vote Defeated Defeated Adopted Adopted Defeated Defeated Adopted Defeated Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Aggregate of votes for Harrison. Cleveland and risk. fPItOM OPB SPZCIAI.jCOMMTSSIOmES.1 StrsBOET, February 12. People hers are contumacious. Those who have made up their minds that Constitutional amend ment will be defeated in Northumberland county will treat you elegantly if you hear them through, and then, nodding your head, say, ''yes, that's so." But, God help you if you give the slightest intimation that you doubt their prophecies! They will lodge yon in the second-story corner room of the cow stable, and stupify yon in the morning with a breakfast of Susquehanna soup. And if you are not quick to indicate ybur will ingness to make affidavit to all that the friends of temperance predict, they will make you even more uncomfortable. They will simply ignore yon, just as though you didn't exist at all, or worse than that, just as though you were a traveling salesman from Philadelphia. Cow stable, malarial soup, and all, are preferable to the latter alternative. There is a couplet in an old English play which is a curious study In trees. It says s good field of stumps is- tbe first sign of civ ilization; that the planting of young trees along village streets indicates accumulat ing wealth and a desire for comfort; that great spreading elms and gnarled old oaks, shading the public green, are unmistakable signs of advancing age and old-fashioned liie within the community. WHAT THET DO SAT. Both oaks and elms, with trunks several feet in circumference, line the thorough fares of quiet Snnbury, while their lofty branches are interlaced over the publio square. No invidious comparison Li in tended by setting forth this statement so close to the other. It is merely- recorded as. a descriptive fact, though everybody does know that Northumberland county is not very young. It was organized in 1772, and Snnbury was here then. Now, after I have said all these things about Snnbury, and Snnbury people, I'm not gping to mention any names in sub joined interviews. I might have to stop over night in Snnbury again. Suffice it to say that from questioning a dozen different gentlemen representing all political and so cial creeds, I find that Northumberland's position on the Constitutional amendment question is rather uncertain, but with chances slightly favoring the temperance people. They will do about the only elec tioneering here which will be done, and have fair prospects of carrying the county by a small majority. Under the local op tion law she voted for license with 323 ma jority. The county is naturally Demo cratic, that party holding tbe place down usually with something like 800 majority. Fresidental years 'reduce that considerably, but it rebounds on local issues. There are about 150 licensed bars in the county. TE3IPEBANCE SENTIMENT GAINING. But the vote of Northumberland county in 1873 on local option was no more than one-third of what it will be in June next, when, it is estimated, that 10,000 votes will be polled. It cannot be denied that with such a small majority 15 years ago for liquor, and a steady increase of population since then, the temperance spirit has grown as rapidly as liquor liberality, and it is now a pretty even match. I am told that la Washington the other day Congressman I Franklin Bound, who represents Northnm- oerianu county as a panui u uisinci, saiu that while he feared the county would vote against the amendment, he knew "the sen timent of the people there had changed sen sibly into a drift toward prohibition." The Y. M. C. A. and W. C. T. TJ. are hard at work already. With the reflection that next June's re sult is past finding out, the Northamber- Continued on EighthJkge. In favor of 8.966 In favor of 8,191 Against 23,992 Against 11,702 In favor of 1,315 Doubtful 7,177 Fairly sure 6,945 Veryd'btful 7.416 Against 3,197 Veryd'btful 1163 In favor of 1.601 In favor of 6,630 In favor of 7,609 In favor of 7,525 Against 21,195 Against 82,987 Against 16,094 Veryd'btful 31,558 In favor of 3,195 Against 17,103 Fairly sure 12,776 In favor of 4,431 Against 25,980 In favor of 7.382 In favor ot 8.587 In favor ot 7,615 Intavorof 11.223 Close 19,958 In favor of 3,996 1 ' ? hfftt )Mmi&'
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