. t h " " ' v SH T - THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATTJKDAY, MARCH 23, 1889. 7 'HP BK . . . a . W TOBIES ON THE EOT. bismabok explains. BOYS AND WILDCATS. pamo at a hue. ALL HIS TRIALS OYER. rafeAttnrnor' finnor-il WfihSLftr ir- Y "n lo Declare Either War or A L Attacked in the House. fcHE ACKNOWLEDGES IMPRUDENCE, 3Bn.t"Attempts an Elaborate Defense of His Coarse of Action. PARNELL CRUSHES HIS PITIFUL PLEA The Ins. Leader Delia Any Member to Impeach His Veracity. The House of Commons was the scene of another warm debate on the Irish question yesterday. The Liberal members made a fierce attack on the Government in general and the Attorney General in particular. "Webster replied, acknowledging impru dence, bnt denying the connection of the Government with the Timet' case, Parnell rose, and in a few brief sentences effectually silenced all opposition. London, March 22. In the House of Commons to-day Sir Wm. Vernon Har conrt, resuming the discussion regarding theParnell Commission, declared that Attor-ney-GeneralWebster's identification with tbe Commission, had destroyed the impression that the Government would be impar tial and had added weight to the Timet' charges. If the Attorney-General had not advised the Government, Parliament should not vote a salary for services he had not performed. He condemned the Attorney General's apology for the Pigott's forgeries as mean, contemptible and disgraceful, and expressed the hope that he would make a better apoloey. Attorney General Websterrepliedthat but for the duty he owed those who trusted him he would not have noticed the charges made by Sir "William Vernon Harcourt. If he were capable of the conduct imputed to him he would be a disgrace to the English bar. He was private counsel for the Times. It was immaterial whether he had been right or wrong in assuming that position, al though it was doubtful whether he had been prudent. . febtinent queby. Sir "William Vernon Harcourt wanted to know whether the Attorney-General had the letter in which Pigott admitted his in ability to stand cross examination. If Sir. Soames had that letter and keot it from the knowledge of the Attorney General he (Har court) had no hesitation in sayine that the name of Mr. Soames had ought to be struck off the rolls. The Attorney General would now doubtless tell the House when he first learned of Pigott's character, and whether he was informed when Houston burned Pig ott's correspondence. In the course of the Attorney General's reply the Chairman called upon Xavier O'Brien to retire for interrupting. Mr. O'Brien denied that he had opened his mouth. The Chairman repeating the order to retire, Mr. Pinkerton corroborated Mr. O'Brien, declaring that he had been silent T. P. O'Connor thereupon protested against the Chairman's putting the lie to an honor able member without an inquiry! The Chairman accepted the disclaimer, adding that Mr. O'Brien could not deny having repeatedly interrupted loudly, and warning him not' to repeat such conduct. "VTEBSTEK WEAKENING. The Attoruev General continuing de clined absolutely to say whether he had advised the Government on any point. None knew better than Sir "William Vernon Harcourt that he could not answer such a question. But he had never vouched to the Government for the authenticity of the let- d. TT L t-i. A- T - lers. Lruuurb uuguh mi uuw ai u counsel vouched for the truth of what he proposed to prove by evidence. Harcourt's argument that counsel ought to satisfy him self of the accuracy of the statements wit ness would make was preposterous. He accused Harcourt of asking questions in this manner because he knew that a certain section of the -press was only too ready to turn snggestions into accusations. For instance, there was his question as to whether the Attorney General suggested that Pigott should see Daly. He never heard of the visit till two nights ago. Regarding Pigott, the Attorney General argued that he had no right to ktep him from the witness box because he said he could not stand cross-examination. He had informed the commission and had put Pigott's letter in Sir Charles Russell hands five days before Pigott went into the box. Loud Ministerial cheers. AN ELABORATE DEFENSE. "Would the Commission believe that Sir Charles. Russell had asked that the letter should not be read till Pigott went into the box? Laughter. He protested strongly against Sir "William's reference to Mr. Soames, who who was not there to answer the charge. In regard to Sir "William's statement that the Times' apology could only have been written by a pettifogging, cozening knave, that knave stood before them at the present moment. Conservative cheering. uvuwue.tu, . u.b C JCUUCUiCU opposite that all the charges made against him had failed to give him the slightest anxiety or a single sleepless night. If the further charges promised against him were no worse than those brought to-night, he was bound to confess that in his own opinion the part he had played in the last few months would not be the least creditable portion of his career. Messrs. O'Connor and Labouchere having spoken, Mr. Parnell said he should not have intervened, but that in the language of Attorney General "Webster and in the shouts of hi supporters there had been some faint echo of Lord Salisbury's equivo cal langnage in respect to the forged letters. If Lord Salisbury still chose to pin the relic of his faith to the letters, the consequences would he upon his own head. PABNELL'S CLINCHES. In the witness box he (Parnell) had testified under oath that he had neither signed, written, authorized nor known of any of the letters, and Attorney General "Webster hadnot ventured to put to him a single question. Was there any member who would venture to express any doubt now that the letters were forgeries? Here" there were loud cries for Mr. Fowler, who, Mr. O'Connor said, had expressed doubts; but Mr. Fowler did not respond, whereupon Mr. O'Connorexclaimed: "He's a coward." But he subsequently withdrew this expression at the request ot the Chair. Mr. James folIdwed, expressing satislaction at the manner in which Attorney General "Webster" had answered these charges. Mr. Morley asserted that Sir Charles Russell had authorized him (Conservative cries of "Where is he?") to state that he was entirely in accord with the opposition in the action that they were taking. He maintained that Attorney General "Webster had failed to answer the charges. Mr. Gladstone, Sir Charles Russell and Messrs. Lockwood and Asquith were absent. Messrs. Soames and Walter were in the gallery during the debate. KENTUCKY JUSTICE. Hanging of a Murderer Who Killed a Mao at a Picnic Louisville, March .22. At Scottsville to-day was hanged Monroe Wilkinson for the murder of Berry Manien, both colored. Wilkinson, in Sentomtivr west to a col. viored Snnday school picnic where Manien disturbance. Manien started to call an feacerandilkinson the. him m& The German Coninl at Samoa Ilad No Right to Declare Either War or Martial T.n-- The Island Will Not be Annexed. Beblin, March 22. The Government has issued a White Book on Samoan affairs. It shows that on March 9 Prince Bismarcfc wrote to Herr Steubel, the newly-appointed Consul of Germany to Samoa, describing the conduct of Dr. Knappe, his predecessor in the office, as lacking in calmness and coolness, and as contrary to the lines of Em peror "William's policy, with which Dr. Knappe had been well acquain'.ed. Dr. Knappe, Prince Bismarck wrote, apparently lost his head, owing to a letter from Berr Branders, Tamaseses' Prime Minister, which was published in the last White Book, and the presence of three men-of-war at Samoa. Referring to Dr. Knappe's subsequent proposal to annex Somoa, Prince Bismarck reiterates his view that to seek to effect a change in the political situation in Samoa without the consent of England and Amer ica would not accord with the treaty ar rangements. Knappe's action, reverting to the ques tion of annexation," is incomprehensible, because his experience and instruc tions ought to nave shown him that his desire to annoy Samoa was opposed to the policy conducted hy the Chancellor in conformity with the Emperor's intentions. Knapoe justified the arrest of the English man Callien on the ground that the latter had recommended Mataafa to apply to Mr. Grey, ex-Governor ot New Zealand, for assistance. Investigation proved that Gallien was not aware of the significance of his acts. Prince Bismarck, in hi letter to Herr Stonbel, further says that Dr. Knappe was neither authorized to declare war nor martial law, and, in any case, there could be no question of enforcing the latter against foreigners. His conduct, both toward the agents of the other powers and the natives, lacked the calmness and coolness indis pensable for the correct treatment of inter national questions. His repeated official assumption that the German Government had authorized such proceedings on his part rests on a willful misconception or a mis take, which it was difficult to explain. STRANDED IN THE SURF. Hard Work for .Ife-Savln Crews Daring a Serere Storm. ISrlCUX TELEGRAM TO TOT DISPATCH. 1 Point Pleasant, N. J., March 22. The surf last night was the most damaging to the beach that has been known this season on the Jersey coast The life-saving crews were obliged to take to the beach hills for safety. A stranded vessel was discovered and two life-saving crews hastened to the wreck. At 10 o'clock the gun was aimed and a line fired. The line parted. The second shot carried a line across the main mast rigging. The spar fell and the line was lost. Three other shots were fired and the line parted each time, because a very large charge of powder was required to carry the wet, heavy lines. The next shot fell across the head of tbe standing spar. It was made fast. The life-saving crew then sent off the hawser, and the breeches buoy was sent out when the tide receded. The landing of the wrecked ciew went on until about 6 o'clock this morning. The surf broke all over the vessel, making a clean breach, and it washed the spars to and tro. Then, as they hung to the rigging, 26 persons, all on board, were landed and taken to the station. The vessel proved to be the German ship J. W. Wendt, from Bremen, bound for New York, with a cargo of petroleum bar rels and iron. She is about 250 yards from the beach, badly broken up. She will probably be a total loss. ANOTHER TREASURER SHORT. The Resale of an Inrestlgatlon Into a Rail road. Accounts. Phtt.adkTiPhia, March 22. A shortage in the accounts of Robert Craven, Secretary and Treasurer of the Philadelphia, Wil mington and Baltimore Railroad Company, will amount to about 6,500. On Tuesday an examination of the annual accounts of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore was made according to cus tom, and the auditors discovered, much to their astonishment, that Mr. Craven was short. The matter was laid before the proper officials, and an investigation was made. It was said to-day that Craven would make an effort to raise the 6,500 to make good the loss to the surety company, and that if he could succeed he would escape prosecution. Craven has been removed from office. Robert W. Smith, the Treas urer of the Pennsvlvania Railroad, has been , made Treasurer of all the roads formerly in a.. vtHiwis iua.;c M ANTHRACITE SHUTDOWN. Two Thousand Miners Idle by the Closing of 15 Collerlcs. Sceanton, March 22. The Pennsylva nia Coal Company informed the miners as they were leaving work to-night that a "shutdown" had been decided upon, to take place at once. This general suspension affects nearly 2,000 men. The company has been operating 15 large colleries. The officers of the company at the mines say that the "shutdown" is only temporary. Old miners assert that in 11 years there has not been so continued a period of dullness as at the present time. For the past six months the men have been working quarter time. Their earnings have not exceeded $15 a month, and have frequently fallen as low as 56 a month. The miners, as a rule, live in rented houses, the monthly rent of which averages from $6 to $8. leaving not more than $9 at best with which to support their families. STARTING IN COLUMBUS. A Pittsburg Tonne ImAj Goes Visiting With Very Sad Results. A special telegram came late last night from Columbus, as follows: The City Iimrmary Directors to-day sent a young woman, giving the name Lilllo Steveson, who has been stranded here several days, to Pittsburgh which she claims as her home. The young woman came here last week, and her in tention was to visit friends, and she spent several days, endeavoring to locate them. She bad a small amount of money; bnt it was soon expended. She tried to get employment, bnt was unsuccessful, and her helpless situation among strangers caused her to become almost distracted so much so that on Thursday she did not satisfy the cravings of hnnger. Her appearance and actions indicated that her story was true, and the infirmary directors thought it best to send her to her friends. AN OPIUM PALACE-&S833: rots' Dispatch, describes the largest and most magnificent opium den'in the world, gives an account of it frequenters, shows that opium it a factor in civilization. Keystone Palace Horse Car Co. Office in Hamilton Building, Fifth avenue. Complete line of men's fine neckwear for spring at James H. Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Fifth ave. B.&B. Wash skirts for spring and summer. Pop lins, seersuckers, alpaca and pongee. (Ail our skirts made 1i and 2 yards wide.) Boggs & Buhl. The Keystone Palace Horse Car Com pany, with offices in Chicago and St. Louis, have just opened one in the Hamilton Building, of this city. Satubday evening free lectures under direction of Mr. P. Barnes, Superintendent of Jones &Xaghlins'( Lim., at Carry Uni versity.' Subject to-night, "Steam Valves ana jtgs,y by Mr,, Ai W. Gateau.' '" f.. -. JTtBH. -1" -4 Quartet of the Former Tackle Their Weight of the Litter, - WITH A RATHER LIVELY RESULT, The Pierce Battle FonghtIn a Crerlce In the -fountain. OATS ARE KILLED, BOYS ARE INJURED One of the leroclocs Beasts WasKearly Fire Feet Frcm Tail to Tip. Four West Virginia boys out hunting dis covered a bunch of wildcats, in a fissure of the ground. They attacked the beasts and a fierce battle ensued. The ferocious ani mals were finally killed, but not without serious injury to their assailants, who with difficulty got away from the scene of the contest. ISrCT T-IXGRAU TO T DISPATCH. Guzanne, W. Va., March 22. Yester day four boys, James and Thomas Loftus and Henry and Frank Nutchie, sons of neighboring farmers near the foot of Melain Mountain, Wyoming county, were out squirrel hunting, and were returning home, when, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, one of them shot a squirrel, which fell into a deep fissure in the mountain side. The fissure was four or five feet wide and about 40 feet or more in length. The bottom of it was dimly perceptible some 20 or 30 feet below. The boys were adventurous and determined to get their game, and in order to do so pulled down a long vine of the wild grape and threw one end down the crevice. Down this vine two of the boys went to the bottom. A CALL EOS ASMS. They had scarcely gotten safely on their feet when they called to their comrades to come down and bring their guns, as they had found a den of wildcats. The two re maining boys slung their guns over their shoulders and descended to find their com rades stooping down" and gazing under a crevice of shelving rock which ran back 20 feet or more under the mountain. In the furthest corner of this retreat four pairs of yellow orbs glistened and shone, and four snarling mouths growled and spit at them. The two boys, who were armed with guns, took careful aim and fired at two pair of yellow eyes. The report of the guns bad hardly reverberated in the narrow opening before two immense wild cats sprang out of the opening and made for the boys. Armed with their empty guns and a couple of clubs the boys fought the wildcats and finally killed both, but not before one of the boys had been terribly torn from his neck to the small of his back, another had his cheek and one ear laid open, while a third was badly bitten through his right arm and scratched across the chest by the sharp claws of one of the catamounts. NOT so anxious mow. After the battle was over the only one of the quartet unhurt climbed to the surface, and he managed to haul and drag his com rades one by one until all four were again on terra firma. They then rested and tied up their wounds, after which they managed to get to tbe Loftus homestead, where they were cared for. Loftus, with several neigh bors went back with the sound boy and brought the catamounts all out of the hole and skinned them. The boys are all doing well and will be out again in a few days, but it will probably be some time before either of them is am bitious enough to tackle a hole full of wild cats again. The largest catamount meas ured 4 feet 6 inches in length. The other three were females, full grown. The lads are highly complimented by the old hunters for their display of courage. CAUGHT AFTER 29 TEARS. A Murderer's Indiscreet Talk cads to His Arrest for an Old Crime. rSrECIAL TIL-DRAM TO TBI DISPATCH.! Columbia, S. C, March 22. Seldom, the truth that "murder will out" better ex emplified and after so long an interval than in a case which occupied the attention of Governor Richardson to-day. In June, 1850, nearly 29 years ago, David B. Jeter, a white man residing in "Onion county, fell out wuu is urui er-iu-iaw, uames w. Rusby, and the latter waylaid and shot him fatally. The mnrderer fled from Soutl j aruiiuu UU 1A UULE Ul iillU HAS 1U3I uu 111 a few days ago, when his own indiscretion in talking caused his arrest at Jackson, Tenn. Requisition papers on the Governor of Tennessee were to-day made out and en trusted to Sheriff Long, of Union, who will go on and bring back Jeter to stand trial for the crime he committed so long ago. EQUALLY TO BLAME. If Americans Helped Mataafa tbe Germans Assisted Tamasese. San FbA-:cisco. March 2. The steam er Australia, arriving to-day from Hono lulu, brings in its mail a copy of the Samoa Times, reviewing some of the reports sent abroad from there. Referring to the official document from Samoa, published there by the German Consul, the editor reminds the writer that it the Americans had offended by the helping of Mataafa so had the Ger man merchants in supplying arms and am munition to Tamasese. Editorial of the last number received is devoted to urging foreign residents to exert themselves for the future permanent pros perity of the islands, and to be prepared to correctly reply to the inquiries expected from the American and British Govern ments respecting their past grievances. MARRIED A MINISTER'S SON. The Daughter of Standard Oil Rockefeller Joined In Wedlock. New York, March 22. The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Rockefeller, the eldest daughter of John B. Rockefeller, of the Standard Oil Company, to Mr. Charles A. Strong, son of the Rev. Dr. Strong, of Rochester, T. Y., took place this evening at the residence of the bride's parents, To. 4 West Fifty-fourth street. Rev. Dr. Arma tage, of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, er formed the ceremony, assisted by the ridegroom's father. A reception followed, which was attended by a large party, including a number of the bride's classmates of Vassar College. The party leave for Havre on the steamer La Champagne to-morrow morning, CLEYELAND AT KEY WEST. Tbe Ex-Presldent Glre. a Reception and Iieave for Cuba. ' Key West, March 22. President Cleve land and party arrived here at 5 o'clock on the steamship Olive. They were met by a delegation from the Board of Trade, accom panied by the full fire department, a com pany of the Island City Guards and the Silver Cornet Band, and were escorted to the Russell House and thence driven around' the city. The hotel was beautifully decorated-with olive branches, and there was a grand dis play of bunting throughout the island. Cleveland received the citizens this even ing. The party left for Havana at 10 o'clock. ill IVP I (IRAN in to-morrow' Dl UL1VC LUOnrlj patcv speaks or the change in social life at the Capital teffft the change of the Administration, the advent of fat women into fashion a& a new occupation . ,oriBawf.T;, i Burning of a Bagging Mill Containing 200 Female Employes Heroic Work of Rescue All Bared but One Unfortunate. St. Louis, March 22. At 3 o'clock this afternoon a double alarm was turned in for a fire in the Standard Bagging Factory, on Stoddard avenue, near Twelfth street. The whole concern was a motley group or old buildings, with a very little fire protection. The main structure, in the center, is three stories high, topped off with a big modern ventilator. It was here the fire started and owing to the inflammable nature of the building and contents, the flames spread rapidly. Imme diately upon the cry of fire tbe wildest panic ensned among the 200 employes, most of whom were girls. A rush was made for the narrow stairway, but before half the number could escape they found themselves cut off by heat and smoke. The few men employed in the building worked bravely and rapidly, and" succeeded in leading the panic stricken girls through the smoke and flames to a place where they could drop out to ine low adjoining ouuamgs, and an were thus saved with tbe exception of AdaXeb recht, who was found horribly Burned. Charles Gufran, a middle-aged man, worked heroically in getting the girls out of the burning building. He remained on the third floor too long, and when he turned to get outall means ot escape were cut off save by the window. He took this only chance, jumped and was terribly injured by the fall, but will not die. A man who was run over by a fire engine during the excitement, and badly injured, was taken away from the scene by lriends before his name could be learned. JUMPED DOWN TO DEATH. An Old Custom Bonae Officer Kills Himself by Leaping From a Window. rsrrciAfc teliokam to thz dispatch. New Yoek, March 22. A gray-haired man climbed out from a fourth-story window of Mrs. Catharine R. Paul's boarding house, No. 46 West Twenty-fifth street, shortly after noon to-day, and threw himself down into the street. He jumped out -so far that he struck the telegraph wires. His head came down on the curbstone with a crash that filled the windows with faces. He was dead when the first man got to him. The suicide was Edward A. Birnie, a man of 50, who had rooms on the second floor of the house with his wife and little boy. Mr. Birnie had been suffering with nervous prostration for nearly a year, and after 22 years' service, had been obliged to give up his place as an inspectorof customs. He was appointed an inspector under Pres ident Johnson. During the war he was paymaster on the receiving ship Vermont. MURDERED HIS WIFE. The Horrible Discovery of Some Kansas School Children. Atchison, Kan., March 22. Brief de tails have been received here of a shocking tragedy near Clocktou, Rooks county, Kan sas. Last night about dark the two chil dren of Taylor Cook, a farmer, when return ing home from school where they had been all day, found their father and mother miss ing and the furniture in the house broken and everything in confusion. Looking further they discovered the dead body of their mother lying between two feather beds. The body was stark and stiff and the head beaten into a jelly. A club was lying on the floor stained with blood and hair of the woman. Cook was not to be found, and is the man who committed the murder. It is supposed by physicians who examined the body that the murder was done some time shortly after the departure of the children for school. MURDER WILL OUT. The Strange Manner In.Whlch Two Men Ac cused Each Other. . wCscr-TAl, March 22. A singular case developed to-day in the courts. George Duffy and George Draers both tried to con vict each other of having drowned a man in the canal last Monday night. Until last night, when they asked a colored coachman if the police were after them, there had been no suspicion of a crime. But that question led to their arrest and to-day they have con fessed that on Monday nieht they fell in with a stranger whom they made drunk and then pusbed him into the "canal. Each acensed tbe other of being the mur derer. The man's body has not been found, but as a man named Barnes, of Newport, is missing, and corresponds in description to the stranger with whom these men were drinking, it is thought he is the man. . TO REFORM CINCINNATI. Law and Order People Inject a New Ele ment Into the Cnmpnlgn. Cincinnati, March 22. The Committee of Five Hundred, which is the name given to an organization recently called into ex istence for the purpose'of trying to have the laws enforced, especially that one which provides that drinking saloons ehall'not be kept open on Snnday, held a meeting to day and nominated Captain Daniel Stone for Mayor. Captain Stone is a Republican. They also indorsed the Democratic candidates for Police Court Judge and prosecutor, but made no recommendation for Judge of the Superior Court. LYNCHERS AFTER A WIFE-KILLER. An Indiana Uxoricide IJkely to be Strang Up Without Ceremony. ISFZCIA- T-LIOEAM TO TBI DIsrATCH.1 Indianapolis, March 22. John Fos sell, of Hillsboro, jealous of his wife, to night shot her down in.the yard of their residence. While she was lying on tlje ground begging for mercy he emptied all of the chambers of the revolver into her body. One ball entered above the heart, another cut off a finger, others injured her vari ously. She is dying, and as the county is in the lynching belt, he will be hung to a tree very soon if not taken away by the Sheriff promptly. WV. contributes one of his characteristic a IKt letters to to-morrow's Dispatch. He speaks of the people he has met, including Joseph Cook and Dr. Mary Walker. The G. A. K. Entertainment By Prof. Tally at Old City Hall has proved so popular that, to accommodate the chil dren of the schools, it is found necessary to provide two matinees, one at 10 a. m. and one at 2 P. 21. Admission, adults, 25 cents; children, 15 cents; with badge, 10 cents. B. fc"B. Hundreds of dozens of fancy stockings, full and regular make, on sale Saturday, 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c, 40c and 50c a pair; onyx fast black 25o to 50c. Boggs & Buhl, Allegheny. English Neckwear Display In our men's department all day till 9 P. M. You are invited. JOS. HORNE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. All the newest styles of Tosca collars and ruchings at Rosenbaum & Co.'s 1 B.&B. Leather goods department. New and elegant line chatelaine bags. Boggs & Buhl. English Neckwear Display In our men's department all day till 9 F. ix. You are invited. Jos. Hohne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores . The , handsomest line of four-in-hand soarftjn the" cltyjat; Jaiw-H.vke & f - 1AA tTlftti a A W aBiw-iV-. w. p. .vv.uwiaiB.4 .? "j .. -7 Continued from First Page. B. Hayes was Major of the regiment and General Rosecrans its Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews served with his regiment in West Virginia. He was promoted to the Colonelency of the Fifty-first Ohio Regiment in October, 1861. His regiment was en Raged in service in Kentucky, under Major General Bueli, becoming afterward part of the Army of the Cumberland. From tbe Battlefield to the Bench. In April, 1863, Colonel Matthews was elected by tbe Republicans Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati, and resigned his military command. He filled his judicial position until July, 1864. when he tendered his resignation, compelled by pecuniary considerations to resume his private prac tice. This soon became very extensive and profitable, including many of the most important cases pending in the State and national courts. In 1872 Mr. Matthews, although a mem ber of the convention which first nominated Mr. Greeley for President, withdrew before the nomination, and supported the election of General Grant in the canvass. That he was not regarded as having severed his con' nection with the Republican party was made evident by his nomination for Con gress as a Representative of that party at a later period. Mr. Matthews was a warm supporter, as well as a personal friend, of General Hayes, and before the Electoral Commission rendered efficient service to his friend. Upon the resignation of Senator Sherman, to become Secretary of the Treas ury, Mr. Matthews was elected as his suc cessor, serving from 1877 until 1879. Toward me close of bis administration, President Hayes sent the nomination of Stanley Mat thews to the Senate to be an Associate Jus tice of the Supreme Court tof the United States; bnt the nomination was not acted upon by that Congress. It was renewed by President Garfield May 12, 1881, and con firmed. Justice Matthews was a man of great in tellectual energy. His mind was clear, comprehensive and analytical. He had a strong will and a force of character which, with his thorough training, quick percep tions, retentive memory and sound judg ment, had carried him to the front rank of hjs profession as a lawyer, and had won for him an enviable reputation in the position he lately occupied. SENATOBS' EULOGIES. Hla Former Colleagues on the Many Admlr . able Traits la tbe Dead Jurist's Character Words of Frolso From Members of Both Parties. Washington, March 22. The death of Justice Matthews was the subject of conver sation among Senators to-day, many of whom had served with him during his term in the Senate, and on every hand words of regret and eulogy were said. Some of them are given: Senator Sherman The death of Mr. Justice Matthews comes with a shock to me. Though he has been sick for a long time, yet he was hopeful of recovery, and 1 did not suppose his death imminent. He was a man thoroughly fitted for the position he occupied, a trained lawyer, with a judicial mind of the highest or der. It is no disparagement to his associates to say that he was their equal In point of abil ity. His love of jnstice was intuitive, and his decisions were mathematical demonstrations. He attained the position for which his mind was best fitted. Most of his friends conceded that he was not a wise politician, but no one doubted his being a great Judge. His death will be sincerely mourned by a multitude ot friends, and his place will be hard to fill. Per sonally, I bad the strongest attachment for him, though on some questions be differed widely from me, but I never doubted tbe sin cerity of bis convictions. His loss will be great to his family, to his State, but, more than aU, to the great profession of which he was a dis tinguished ornament. Senator Piatt I believe he made an admira ble Judge, and was an ornament to the bench, fully justifying the confidence of those who supported his nomination, and "have never had occasion to change my mind. He was a man of ability and Integrity, and the fact that he had been an attorney for corporations never weighed in m mind against him. I was satis fied that he would decide fairly and honestly any question submitted to him. BOTH STATESMAN AND LAWB. Senator Teller Jnstice Matthews' appoint, ment was an excellent one, and he did not dis appoint his friends. He was a man f com manding talent, as shown by his services at the bar and in the Senate as" well a. on the Bench. I served with him in the Senate, became quite intimate with him, and had a hlch regard for him. As a man and a lawyer he occupied a hleh position In public estimation. Senator Harris I had known Justice Mat thews personally for many years. He was a man of absolute purity and integrity, and a lawyer of ereat ability. Senator Mitchell It was with sincere regret I learned of tbe death of Justice Matthews. I became acquainted with him 12 years ao when he entered tbe Senate, and served with him two years on the Committee on Railroads. There I had every opportunity to become intimately acquainted with him, and have known him ever since as Senator and Justice of the Supreme Court of tbe United States. He was eminent in his profession, a man of great learning and pro nounced ability, kind of heart, generous In nature and a sincere friend. His death is a great loss to the bench and to tbe country. Senator Spooner Justice- Matthews was a lawyer of eminent ability, and his death Is a great loss. Mr. Hoar There ivas some difference of opinion as to the expediency of Judge Matthews' appointment when he went upon the bench. This was due to a fear that his judicial opinions might be biased in favor ot the great railroad interests which he had so largely represented as counsel. I never, myself, shared this fear for a moment. I thought tbe Judgment of President Hayes and President Jarfleld, both members of the Ohio bar, who successively nominated him, of bis professional associates in Ohio without distlnctionof party, of such Democrats as Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Thurman, and bis eminent service npon tbe bench of the Superior Court of Cincinnati well warranted his appointment. NOBODY DISAPPOINTED. Tne result has more than justified the most sanguine expectations. Judge Matthews has taken his place in the highest rank of magis trates who have sat upon tbe bench of the Su preme Court of tbe United States from tbe be ginning of the Government. It has never oc curred to anybody, since his appointment, to question his absolute impartiality. He has shown the simplicity which has characterized some of tbe greatest judges, and which belongs in a special degree to Marshall. He excelled in lucid and orderly statement. His mind was always intent on the judicial problem to be solved. He solved it as a problem of jurispru dence, unconscious of the persons or interests to be affected by the result. Every intelligent man will now agree that he was in his rightful and appropriate place in tbat tribunal to whose arbitration all the interests of the country are submitted, and which keeps tbe forces of State and nation alike within their appointed bounds. Senator Payne I have known Justice Mat thews from boyhood, and from the first was impressed with his ability in whatever direc tion he was called upon to exercise it. His ap pointment to the bench -or the Supreme Court placed him where, by natnre, he was best fitted to be, and I am firmly convinced that, had he lived, he wonld have become tbe foremost jurist of the land. He was a growing man. He read widely both in legal and general liter ature, and his information and culture were of the highest and best type. His death I regard as a great loss to the country and to the pro f ession he so highly adorned. A large number of messages of condolence were received during the afternoon. GRESHAM MAY BE JUSTICE. His tbe Most Prominent Name fllentro ned for the Tacancr. Washington, March 22. The probable effect of the death of Justice Matthews upon the length of the special session of the Sen ate was discussed at the Capitol to-day. Senator Sherman's announcement yesterday tbat the President would be enabled to let the Senators go home next week, was re ceived with great satisfaction by those Sen ators (a large niajority) who are desirous of leaving "Washington, and it se'emed that final adjournment could be had next Thurs day or Friday, but the sad event of to-day may cause a postponement. Said one Senator to-day: "I do not ,see how wa pit mst ni week. Ttic fill.. jtag ot, thia vacaaey.of the Supreme Beaeh" -tw, . ya-T-ftr- .:. 4kSfg is an important matter, and the President will want time to consider it carefully." "Can't it go over until fall?" was asked. "Tbe cotirt has been without the presenc eof Justice Matthews for almost a year, aud it will shortly adjourn." "Thev adjourn." resnonded the Senator. "to go on their severer circuits, and it ia there that the services of the Associate Jus tices are in demand for the expedition of business' The succession to the -ranw is already discussed, there being two programmes laid" uui uy muse wuo iai. une IS tnat ouoge Gresbam, now Judge of the circuit com prising the States of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, will be nominated for Associ ate Justice. He would, in turn, be suc ceeded by Judge W. A. Woods, leaving a vacancy to bo filled in the district ot In diana. The other proeramme includes the transfer of Attorney General Miller to the Supieme Bench, of Secretary Noble to the head of the Department of Justice, and of Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson to the Interior Department. SENTIMENTS OP THE BENCH. Jnstice Field Voices the Sorrow of Jnstice Malihews Colleagues. WASHINGTON-, March 22. Jnstice Field, who had known Justice Matthews inti matelymore so, probably, than any other member of the court expressed to a repre sentative of the Associated Press, after the court adjourned, tbe sentiments of himself and his associates npon the death of their brother Justice. Said he: "The members of the Supreme Court deeply deplore tbe death of Justice Mat thews. They bad become attached to him in an unusual degree. They recognized his great legal ability; but even more, they ap preciated the warmth of his affectionate na ture. He was an industrious Judge, and his decisions exhibited wide research and thorough culture. He was an able lawyer, a wise Judge, and a Christian gentleman." RIDING CAMELS IN A RACE. Boll Players Who Have Tried It Don't Exnctlr Like tbe Exercise. ISP-CIA- TELIORAM-TO TH DI8PATCH1 Boston, ifarch 22. Everybody knows George Wright and Irving Snyder, who are with the American baseball players abroad, and the following sketch from Ed William son's pen ofa camel race in which they par ticipated will be appreciated by their friends. Williamson wrote: "George Wright and Irving Snyder had quite an experience. They were the par ticipants in a camel race, and neither of them knew it till after it was over. It is bad enough to ride a camel when in a walk, but when he is running well, I don't know anything violent enough to compare with it. Tom Brown gave a couple of the camel drivers a shilling each, telling them that Wright and Snyder wanted to race. Point ing to a bridge about a half mile distant, he told them that the driver of the camel that reached the bridge first would receive 4 shillings extra. Each driver armed him self with a long stick, and at a signal from Brown they went to work at the camels. First Wright's head would fly back and almost hit the camel's tail, then he would shoot forward and almost meet the camel's head. "It worked differently with Snyder. He would be hanging by his leg, first on one side of the camel and then on the other side. Everynow and again he would shoot up in the air. All the while they were urging the drivers to cease whipping. The drivers thought they meant to go faster, and the harder they whipped. As theypassed me, Snyder said: 'For God's sake, Williamson, make them stop." I heard George Wright exclaim: 'You yellow rascal, if I had Oh oh oh ' and he was trying his ut most to place a piece of carpet under him for a cushion. Snyder was first to the bridge, bnt he was 'disqualified. He fin ished short of weight, having lost his hat, suspenders, half a dozen buttons, one shoe and a sqck; George Wright finished, not on the back of the camel, but hanging to his neck." A JUDGE TURNS SHERIFF, And Captures Five of a Noted Band of Kentucky Desperadoes. ' tSFXCIA- TXL-GBAU TO TUJt DISPATCH. I Babboubsvill-, Kt., March 22. A band of drunken desperadoes, such as are too frequently to be found in the East Cum berland mountain district of Kentucky, in which this (Knox) county is comprised, has been holding murderous orgies in the most unfrequented wilds pf this mountainous countrv. Their thieving-' raids have so alarmed and terrified peaceable citizens as to cause the latter, at the peril of their lives, to become informants in the sense of appealing to the officers of the law for pro tection. On last Thursday the Sheriff, armed with warrants and accompanied by three deputies, set out to surprise the gang and disperse it, but they were fired upon from ambush and driven back, as other officers have been on several previous occa sions. OnThursday night Judge Daniel T. Cull appointed a substitute in the court in which he was presiding, and, with the Sheriff and a posse of 50 resolute men, mostly from this little town of less than 800 population, set out to capture the gang if possible, but at all hazards to disperse it. His movements were made between midnight and daylight yesterday, and so well were they masked that he surprised the gang and captured five of them. The others, about 50 in num ber, are hiding in the mountains, every pass and path of which they know. It will be next to impossible to capture them, but they have been driven from this county and made very uncomfortable. HELEN M0DJESKA ENGAGED To Star on Equal Terms With Booth. In Lawrence Barrett's Company. ISFICIAL TLaA TO KB DISPATCH. 1 Philadelphia, March 22. The differ ence between Messrs. Booth and Barrett, and Mademoiselle Helen Modjeska, which threatened to prevent the consummation of negotiations that have been pending for some time,for the joint starring tour of Mr. Booth and the actress, under Mr. Barrett's management, has been amicably settled and the contract signed by all the parties inter ested. The contract provides that the actor and actress shall be jointly starred; that the names of both shall appear on the bills and programmes in type of equal size, and that in all things Modjeska will be on equal terms with Mr. Booth. WHY JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME. He Has a Couple of lttlo Matters of Basi nets to Attend To. tSPXCjU- TLEO TO TBI DISPATCH. 1 New Yobk, March 23. The steamship Saale, of the -forth German Lloyd Line, on which John M. Ward is a passenger, ar rived' at Sandy Hood .at 10 o'clock last night. Ward left Europe ahead of the Spalding party, in order to call a meeting of the Base ball Players' Brotherhood before the open ing of the season, and to try and settle the question as to his going to Washington. Illarriage a Failure Once More. tSFXCIAZ, TELEOKAM TOTH- DISPATCH.! YOungstown, March 22. This after noon ex-Mayor S. A. Steele, a leading Democrat and well known in Pittsburg, filed a petition for divorce from his wife, Amanda Steele, to whom he was wedded in 1863. The petition is very short and merely alleges willful absence on the part of the defendant. INDIAN FIGHTING and cavalry ex- nerlences on tA -frontier are vividly deteribed in to-morrow's Dispatch by Captain Charles Xing, who re late the story of a wild ride with Buffalo Bill mjmriunB .-temirc, .t ?. , vi The Festive Homage Paid by a Secret Order to a Comedy King. FL0REKCE DIKED AETER'MIDHIGHT At a Banquet Board Expisitely Attractive to Several 8eae3, ' GOOD FOR THE INNER AND tUTER MAN" Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Florence were tendered a brilliant reception last night. Theihonors were done by the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of which order Mr. Florence is the founder. About 100 members of the Shrine gathered in the parlors offhe Hotel. Duquesne at 720 with their wives. The men put on their fezzes, or little red caps with black tassels, and then the whole paTty were driven to the Opera House. A large block of seats had been reserved for the ladies and gentlemen. With this compliment, in front of him, Mr. Florence had.some excuse for his splendid representation of "OurGov ernor." During the performance a lovely basket of flowers was sent up to Mrs. Flor ence, the gift of the Pittsburg "Nobles." the banquet began late. At 11 o'clock the whole party returned to the Hotel Duquesne. Mr. and Mrs. Flor ence accompanied them. The rich banquet hall was then a glittering scene. Proprie tor Witherow and his chef had fairly excelled themselves. Covers .had been laid for 120. Hnge bouquets were arranged between the cakes and among 'the cut glass and china tableware. In the center "of the tables stood a bank of flowers, three feet square, on which were woven in flowers the symbols of the order. The bank was in tended to resemble a shrine. It was made of Harrissi lilies, roses, lilies of the valley and maidenhair ferns. The badge of the order is a scimtar, which was made of yellow narcissus; tiger-claws of roses and violets; crescent of pinks; fez of red carnations and the tassel of blue hya cinths. It was said to be the finest piece of work ever taken out of Bobert C. Patter son's store. The whole floral work was presented to Mr. Florence at the close of the banquet. It was nearly midnight before the ladies' were escorted to the tables. Many well known people were observed in the pro cession from the parlors to the dining halL BXVALS MEET AS BBOTHEBS. , H. P. Ford, with his daughter, and' James S. McKean and lady, were conspicu ous because of the fact that they are the rival candidates for pqstmaster in Pitts burg. Chill Hazzard, of Monongahela City, and George B. Orlady, Esq., of Hunt ingdon, were two prominent guests from distance. Among the Pittsburg gentlemen with ladies were Major T. J. Hudson, Col onel Samuel Harper, Captain A. E. Hunt, Thomas Phelps. Walter Lyon. Esa.. G. W. English, William Collingwood, James N. Bebout, J. C. Blazier, A. M,f Yoight and many others. Mr. Hudson was assigned the head of the1 table, as master of ceremonies. As to all that occurred at the banquet board the numerous witty speeches in spired by that prince of merry-makers, the chiefly honored guest it will he practically impossible to publish details this morningrj for the doors to tbe banquet hall were locked, i bolted and carefully guarded, so that, while, a reporter was still'waiting at 2 A. si., there' seemed little prospect of his getting near, enough to guests or members of the Mystio Shrine to get a hint of the jolly proceedings inside. TACTS -BOM THE INSIDE. Patience had its reward in an interview with Mr. English, who at last came out and stated that the presentation was about to take place. A few minutes later and the voice of Mr. T. J. Hudson, the potentate, was heard making a few remarks about the order, in which he disclaimed that the Mystic Shrine had any connection with the Masons, although everybody belonging to the order is a Mason. He then called upon Mr. G. B. Orlady, of Huntingdon, who, after a few choice aud well-turned sentences, called Mr. Florence's attention to the beautiful floral emblem behind him. "as a token of our sincerest regard and the best wishes to yourself and your dear lady, we present you with this," he said. Mr. Florence smilingly turned around and looked nbn the magnificent flnwpr? then, rising, he responded in the following manner: MB. IXOBENCE'S BEPLT. Brethren, Fellows and Ladles: I feel somewhat like the boy who was kept In a constant fever of trepidation on one particu lar evening by his mother saying to him: 'Now, Johnny, you have been bad, and I am going to whip you In the morning.' Well, the poor boy at last, so much harassed by this feeling; re-" plied to his mother: Ob, please, ma, glre it to me right here f Well, 1 knew tbat I would have to say some thing to-night, and I wished that it had coma off long ago. I bavo been thinking of It during the whole last hour, and I now feel like the Oriental donkey, who would like to bray, but bis master had tied such a big load to him tbat he couldn't. I mean by this, tbat I have par taken of so much of your delicacies that I can not say much. But apart from all Joking, let me tell you that Mrs. Florence and myself are indeed much gratified with the welcome yon hava tendered us on this occasion. PBOUD OP THE OBDEB. I feel "happy at the result of my efforts m bringing tbe order into this country. As I loot over the whole country now, and take into my mind's eye the whole lot of brethren tbat be long to our order I teel just like any other father does about his sons, and I say: "Jly boys are the handsomest lot in the whole conn try. There is no doubt of it." It is true we have no affiliation with the. Masons, because we do not want to belong to these nasty Masons anyhow. Laughter. w3 do not refuse to hare our wives along-wltb us, and if we have any feelings corresponding with those of the Turk in our order, I muse say that there is not another nation, creed or society that holds the woman In such high re gard as does the Turk. Great applause followed Mr. Florence' speech. Then Mr. Beabont sang a beauti ful solo, and after this a number of im promptu speeches were made, which kept good .fellowship and conviviality at its climax until nearly 3 o'clock. BREWERS PREPARING FOR WAR.' Secnrlng Ammunition With Which to Flgfaf Against Prohibition. rsrciA txuqbax to tux dispatcb.1 Habbisbubg, March 22. Philip Bij singer, President of the Beading Brewing Company, and J. Barbey, a Beading brewer, were in consultation with a number of liquor dealers in this city to-day with refer ence to the fight to be made against the adoption of the prohibitory amendment. One of the objects of the visit is said to have been to raise a campaign fund. REAL 'AMERICAN OPERA. As Far si Performers Go. Promised for the Next Heason. Chicago, March 22. According to Joha Lavine, manager of the Albani Concert Company, next season will see a revival of Italian opera in this country under the most favorable circumstances. The opera is to be produced with an American founda tion, and altogether by American per formers. The New England school prise? pupils will be engaged. A Woman to be Hanged la Nevada. Vibginia. City, Net., March 22. Josiah and Elizabeth Potts were found guilty of murder in the first degree In kill ing Miles Taucott at Carlin, January 1, 1888. They were sentenced to death by hanging by Judge Bigelow. This f the first case in the histerv of Nevada where tha death penalty was ever proaeBaee4,oa hwshui, t r1- , P- ",- v. 7 f r. f
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