t f jjasr hit. . f$ty PfflpilS- 3&&0t ,:fc ISf ' ...JfORTY-JTOTOCTH YEAR . i - . t - ' PITSBTtRG, BATIHIDA.T, iMARCH 80, - 18.8ft ' .. . " " -V- - . )llJfeffEi. . ?EJf?sl j.' "J&, 1 . ' ' ii i i i - . : : i ' ... -i ... m& fc tt -' t ! IE 01? OF GRACE .'Granted Mr. Halstead by the .Senate io Which to With: draw His Name. SHERMAN TO SPEAK AGAIN, Making One More Effort to Prevent the, Editor's Rejection, ETARTS DENOUNCES THE APPOINTEE Halstead' Cause Championed by Senator Spooner Evans, Teller and Payne Bhorr the Would-Be BllnUter No. Mercy Payne Rays the Fight In the Cincinnati Paper Against Him Was Iho Besnlt of a Newspaper Sotr He Wonld Tote to Send Halstead Permanently to Siberia How Senator Sherman Took Snap Judg ment on His Colleague Payne Confident the Senate Will Sustain Its Dignity and Reject the Appointment. Three hours were consumed by-the Senate, yesterday in consideration of. the nomina tion of Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati, to the German Mission. Several Republicans spoke against the confirmation, and Mr. Sherman was given till to-day to close the case for the nominee. It has been learned that Senator Sherman rushed the .name of Halstead through the Committee on For eign Belations, .taking snap judgment on Senator Payne, who is a member of the committee, but yrho was not aware that Halstead's name was under consideration until he read the report in the papers. IBrECIAI. TXUCnAXTO THX DISPATCH. 1 Washington, March 29. The Senate of the United States was occupied for three hours and a half to-day in the discussion of personal journalism pending the confirma tion of Editor Halstead as Minister to Ber lin. 2ft) action was taken upon his nomina tion, because Mr. Sherman; who wants to close the debate,, was not feeling well, and, asked that a vote be deferred until to morrow. Perhaps the one day of grace granted Mr. Halstead is due somewhat to the appear ance of the chaplain this morning to open the Senate with prayer. He was detaised by a funeral .yesterday, and didn't arrive in time, so that the divine blessing was not in voked for the proceedings of that day. ' Mr. Sherman made the first speech, and it was very short. He said that he hoped the Senators who had objected to Mr. Hal stead's confirmation would agree with him that words written in the heat of passion .. rhouUTiot-tepeTmitteoto''laTiiirft-"man of such worthy character and useful ness in the party. Warm Words Always Used In Debate. Mr. Spooner followed Mr. Sherman and spoke at length in the same way, taking the ground that lawyers in court often said things about one another that were to be taken in b Pickwickian sense. Political opponents did the same thing on the stump; Senators and "Representatives in Congress had their tilts in debates.and used language which was often offensive, but not Intended so, and that editors who did the same thing ought to be forgiven for it. Mr. Spooner said he had received as much newspaper abuse as anybody of his age and experience, but he had always kept up his friendship with the men, and had never felt that he should cherish any resentment. He thought that Mr. Halstead's course had been imprudent; that he had used language that was unjustified; that by disappoint ments he had been provoked into making attacks that he sincerely regretted, and that it was hardly fair, after this lapse of time, to hold him to account and punish him so severely as was proposed. Mr. E varts on Senatorial Dignity. Then Mr. Rvarts took the floor and made what the Senators say was a very funny speech, in which he recounted the com ments that had been made upon him in the newspapers from time to time, particularly by Mr. Halstead. He spoke in a jolly mood at first, but afterward became serious, and said that while he did not object to fair and honorable criticism, he thought the time had come to assert the dignity of the Senate and rebuke the class of editors who took the liberty behind the anonymous edi torial page to assault the honor and the mo tives of men who might differ with them in opinion. i Mr. Hoar defended Mr. Halstead, and re vived the history of the Payne case, he hav ing made the report from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which recom mended the forfeiture of the seat of the junior Senator from Ohio. Mr. Payne In His Own Defense. This brought Mr. Payne to his feet. He fs suffering from a very severe cold, and although his voice is at times not strong enough to reach the corners of the chamber, his words were scarcely audible to-day, and He uttered them with great effort and ap parent pain. He said that he.hadbeen a candidate for the Senate against his "wish, and that be bad been elected without any effort on his own part, as the candidate of ljis party. .No sooner had his election been announced than Mr. Halstead, through the Commercial Gazette, commenced a series of attacks upon him and his friends which were not only unjust, but outrageous; that there was no intention on the part of the Legislature of Ohio to question the title to his seat until tkj Republican members of that body had been dragooned into doing so by Mr. Halstead. The fight made against him, Mr. Payne said, was not made by the Republicans of the State, but by Mr. Halstead personally, because of newspaper rivalry; that the Cin cinnati Enquirer and Commercial Gazette had been at war for some time, and as the Enquirer favored his election, the Commer cial fought that paper over his .shoulders. He . said if the nomination had been to Russia, with a proviso that .the nominee should go on to Siberia and never return, he would gladly vote for confirmation. ; s. . Sir. Payne Makes an Impression. -The Senators gathered around thevener. -. (able gentleman from Ohio and listened to I .-. a .., , ttt ; : ; i i - i -.t i -& ?&". his remarks, whicH-were spoken in a con versational manner and made a marked im pression. ? "Following him Mr: Teller spoke again, and brought in several files of the Commer cial GazeMe, whjchi-had, not, been quoted from before. -It appeared that he had "been industriously searching them for evi dence to show that the attack upon the Senate in the Payne case was not an exception, hut that it was Mr. Halstead's habit to speak his mind more freely about public men than circum stances justified. He read some of bis at tacks upon General Grant and Blaine and upon" Garfield - arid other men, which he said showed a degree of imprudence and lack of discretion that unfitted Mr. Hal stead to hold any diplomatic position. He had not only blackguarded members of the Senate, but had shown himself Incapable of Being Fair or Decent in his treatment of his opponents, and was not the right kind of a man to intrust with' the delicate duties incumbent upon the' Minister to Germany. "When Mr." Teller concluded Mr. Sher man arose and asked an adjournment. The Republicans 'who "are opposed to "Mr. Hal-, stead, .insisted upon a vote, but when Mr. Sherman appealed to them for a postpone ment, on-the ground thai he was not feeling well, they consented to let the case go over till to-morrow. Mr. Watterson has been using a good many telegraph blanks to-day, and has kept the wires between "Louisville and Washington hot with messages to Demo cratic Senators and people in Washington who are thought to have influence with them, urging Mr. Halstead's confirmation. He succeeded in persuading Mr. Blackburn to take up a defense of his iriend, but drove Mr. Reck from the Senate Chamber. The latter, it is said, will not vote against Hal stead, but will not vote for him. Several Waste Baskets Well Filled. Senators Eustis, Gibson, Vest, Harris and' others, wh have received messages from Mr. Watterson, have thrown them in the waste basket, and no other person, except Mr. Call, of Florida, is on the fence. Mr. Eustis will make a speech against Halstead to-morrow, and Mr. Harris and Mr. Gorman, will endeavor to solidify the ranks so that Halstead will not get any more votes. On the Republican side the samemen who. voted against Halstead yesterday will do so again to-morrow, and it is said that two or three others who were absent when the first vote was taken will join the opposition. Who they are cannot be learned, as there appears to be a certain degree of terrorism existing on the Republican side; a fear that the action in the Halstead case may affect the standing of the gentlemen who vote against him at the White House. SNAP JUDGMENT. How Senator Sherman Bashed the Name of Halstead Through the Committee on Foreign Belations Payne Sever Consulted. rSrXCIJJ. TSXZGBA-t TO THE DISPATCH. J Washington, March 29. The manner in which Mr. Sherman rushed the name of Mr. Halstead through the Committee on Foreign Relations has placed that gentle man in a very awkward position. The Senate of the United States is the most con servative body in the world, and resort is .rarely taken to snap judgment. The, per- 'son&i-wisbes or Senators particularly -interested in. any measure or nomination are always given the greatest consideration, and for these reasons the action of Senator Sherman, in taking advantage otthe ab sence of Senator Payne, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, to make a favor able report on Mr. 'Halstead's nomination, is all the more conspicuous. Mr. Halstead's name was sent to the Sen ate on "Wednesday. Thursday was not the regular meeting day of the committee, but Mr. Sherman had ample time to send no tices to the members if he desired a meet ing of the committee on Thursday. No notices were sent, and no meeting was called in the morning, but a report was handed around for members of the commit tee to sign. Senator Payne was not in his seat It bad. been extensively advertised that he would oppose Mr. Halstead's nomination on personal grounds of highest privilege, and Mr. Sherman did not intend to take any risks by waiting for his return. The favorable report received the signatures of Senators Frye, Dolph and Sherman. Mr. Eustis refused to join in any report, and Mr. Evans said that he was opposed to the nomination, but would not antagonize a re port. The Committee on Foreign Affairs con sists of nine members, five ot whom area quorum for the transaction of business. Mr. Sherman, in his anxiety to rush Mr. Halstead's name through, took the liberty, of making a favorable report signed by three members,and then moved its adoption, while Mr. Payne, the most interested mem berof the Senate, was absent from the'body, detained by sickness, no notice being given him of the contemplated action. In fact Mr. Payne did not know that Mr. Halstead's namehad been" voted on till he read of his rejection in the paper next morn. ing. He went immediately to Senator Sherman and demanded an explanation, which that gentleman was unable to give satisfactorily. It is understood 'that Mr. Payne's desire to dispose of the case promptly was the only thing that prevented his making an inquiry in the Senate upon the methods adopted by his colleague in securing a favorable report from the committee. AN OFFICE FOE STONEWALL'S WIDOW; The Lady Tendered a Postmostership, Which She Gracefully Declines. rSrZCUO. TELEGRAM TO THE DtSFATCH. Richmond, March 29. Very recently the assurance was conveyed to the widow of Stonewall Jackson, at the request of one who represented that he spoke for the Presi dent and Postmaster General "Wanamaker, that they desired her to accept the appoint ment as postmaster of Lexington, Va. Mrs. JacKson has not been a resident of Lexing ton for many years, and is now living in Randolph county, South Carolina. Her re ply to a friend who wrote her that he was in formed that she had only to signify her will ingness to accept to receive the appointment, was that, while sensible of the kindness which prompted the move, she Would be un able to give an affirmative answer, but must positively decline. She said that her father is now 91 years of age and need her presence; that, though she dearly Ioed Lexington and all its peo ple, the place aid not suit her health and she was confident she had not the requisite qualifications to fill the; office. The" cor respondence with Mrs. Jackson, conducted through a personal friend, was, at the sug gestion of a prominent Virginia Republi can, who, it is believed, stands in high favor at Washington. He said he spoke for, both Wanamaker and Harrison, and that in this movement they designed to express their high appreciation of the noble wife ot a great Confederate, and iffjso ,dping;give evidence of their fraternal feeling for the Confederate soldiers. nirn vim? PflUfiTniWTS ' Sketches uvu livu iuuiiiiiiiiuiiy some o the men who held the second office in the gift of the people, by EdwardWnghi Brady, in to morrow's Dispatch. BOLDEST ON EECOED. The Champion Bank Bobber of the' World Shows Up at Denver. HE PERSUADES. THE! 'RESIDENT, With a Cocked Revolver and a Bottle of, Nitre-Glycerine, (o. SIGN AND CASH A CHECK FOB $21,000; A Score of Cietb Standing Annua Sever Knew JThat .Was Happening. A man secured ,an interview with the: President, of the First National Bank ot Denver in order to expose a conspiracy to rob the "bank. He exposed it by' pulling out a revolver and a bottle of nitro-glycer--inc. and ordering a check to be filled out1 for $21,000. Under similar, inducements the check was duly cashed. The robber has escaped and the banker "is jrostrated. Denveb, "March 29. the .boldest and most specessful bank robbery ever reported' in the West was perpetrated upon the First1 National Bank at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The robber succeeded in getting away with, 521,000. The cashier of the bank, in an in-, terview with a reporter a fevj minutes; after the robbery, gave the following account of the affair: f Yesterday morning, immediately after the" .opening of the bank, a well-dressed man, with light moustache and' complexion, and. of medium height, walked" into the hank" and. asked Assistant Cashier Ross Lewin where he could see Mr. Moffatt, President bf the bank. Mr. Xewin .informed him. that he could see Mr, Moffatt. who also is Presi dent of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail way, at the President's office, in the Chees man block. ' exposing a conspibacy. Nothing more was1 seen or heard of the stranger until this morning about 10 o'clock, when he entered the railway' office and, asked to see Mr. Moffatt on important busi ness. He was admitted, to his private room,' and briefly stated that he had discovered a conspiracy whereby the First National Bank was to be robbed of a large amount of money. , Mr. Moffatt told the man he was very busy at that moment, but would be pleased, to meet him at his private office in the bank' at 1 o'clock. With this the man left the building. A few minutes after the hour appointed he called at the bank, and was shown into the President's office. While remaining standing he inquired if the cashier, -8. N.- Wood, was in, and was told that he was at lunch. He then asked for a blank check 'for the purpose of showing how the robbery was to be perpetrated. The check was handed .him, belaid it upon the' desk in Iront of Mr. iloflatt, and said: AN EABNEST BEQUEST. "I will have to do this myself' and pulling a large revolver from his coat, placed it at Mr. Moffatt's head and in a de cidedly earnest, but unexcited manner, said: "I.want $21,000 and am going to have' it. I have considered this matter-and the chances I am-running, and the consequences if I fail and am arrested. I am penniless and a desperate man, and have been driven, during the past week" to that point where I nave considered suicide as the only means of escape from the poverty and misery in which I exist- Sou have millions. "I am determined to have what I have asked for. If you make a noise, call a man, or ring a bell, I will blow your brains out and then blow up the building and myself with this bottle of nitro-gylcerine ( which he at that moment pulled ont of another pocket). Now take your choice." Moffatt started to argne with the man, but was stopped with the information that it was useless, and that he had but two min utes in which to fill ont the check before him for $21,000, if he desired to live. Mof fatt seeing no other alternative filled out the check and was then ordered to take it'to the paying teller and get it cashed. A CHECK THAT TVAS CASHES. Mr. Moffatt left his office and with the man behind him with the revolver par tially concealed under his overcoat, and with the muzzle almost against Moffatt's back marched him behind the counter and up to Paying Teller Keeley, with the request that the check be immediately cashed. They then remarched into Moffatt's jpffice without attracting the attention of the 15 or 20 other clerks who were busy at work within two feet of where they passed. Alter they had remained in the private office three or four.minutes, the robber informed Mr. Moffatt that they were wasting time, and that he had better step to the door and motion to his teller to come to him, which he did. Moffatt instructed him to bring the money into his office, and as the teller turned to go away the robber told him he wanted 30 $1,000 bills and $1,000 in gold. The money was brought in and handed over to the gentleman who for a few brief moments had owned the bank, and, waiting until the teller bad reached his desk, he backed out to the front door, making Mr. Moffatt remain standing in his door until he had reached the curbstone. He then raised his hat and walked around the corner and has not yet been heard of. Mr. Moffatt is completely prostrated with the shock. Detectives are out after the man, "but no trace of him has been found. THE TVBONG MAN AEEESTED. The man who committed the robbery at the First National Bank this afternoon in troduced himself to President Moffatt as.O. J. Wells. The name, however,' is probably assumed. A moment after the alarm was given Dy jar. jxionaii a man startea rapidly up Sixteenth street from the bank, fol lowed by a crowd and several officers. He was followed to room 14, Hallock and How ard block, where, he and two companions were arrested" and taken to the station house. Mr. Moffatt arrived atpoliceheadquarters about i o'clock; and after'a glance at the prisoner said he was. not' the man, and he was immediately released. The tirisnnnr proved to be a "well-known business man by the name of Clark. The Chief of Police has offered a reward of $2,500 for the arrest of the robber, and gives the following de scription: The man's age is 32, height 6 feet 8 Inches, swarthy complexion, weight 140 pounds,- heavy brown mustache, badly sunburnt, derby nat, light brown overcoat, and wears a long-linked plated watch chain. The excitement over the affair is intense. THE CHABLESTON NBARLI BEADY. Its Trial Trip Will Probably Take Place in a Fortnight. , San Fbancisco,-March 29.-Thefinish-ing touches are rapidly being put on the cruiser Charleston. Owing to the difficulty of setting electrical appliances, lights, jig nils, etc., it is stated the trial trip has been postponed for a fortnight, and cannot take place April 1, as previously announced. The main engines have not been tested, but probably will be to-morrow. The hoists ing machinery was tested yesterday and found to be satisfactory. FRMr LESLIE, "mSSS telU women how to grow old gracefully, and how to be possessed of Jemtnine chamu. in the evening of life, in to-morrow' IDispatch,- - A.'WG TIN-DEAD, EngU.hmen, Invest JHUIIont of Dollars U American Mines. rSPSCIAL TEI.IOHAJI TO TUX DISPATCH.! NEWYOEK,3fareh 29 Samuel TJnter myer returned yesterday on theTrave from England, where he has been1 for, the past two months engaged in floating .tin' and beer uppath.e English- investmenV market. .He reportSitliafe.!L0rd. -Thuriow, Villiam Gar net, the. mill owner; Edward S; Baring- vGould,. ,of thev,Kimberley diamond mines, and othew -hare cone into1 the Harsly Tjn Cottony to "the extent of $2,000,000 for working capital, and n the. I train to Bsntharnpfon,' On his way home, he signed a contract for $2,000,000 more oi me stock, 'to be taken- -by other English capital ists. The total stock-of the company is 515,- 000,000, and Mr. TJTntermever and the other AmeriCausretairi.;ll,DOO,000 of it,, in addi tion to .the "lait-'fcg.OOO.OOO of English cash, which tbey;Tjll dlyide;. The Harnly,C6jqpany's mines are in Da k6ta, and are -the first and only tin mines yet aevelbpe' latlhis country. When the first 'attempt w,as.made the Cornish mine owners' cried ''jwiaje," and the. English newspapers Jo'tuedin. The AHwrican pro moters thawupoaljad reprinted and. sent all torough.Dakot;'ffie. articles from English papers denonnoipgthe mines as fraudulent, and upon thiajjearlng of, the market they succeeded iri:-bujing up large amounts of minerprierfjBJIditipn to wnat they al ready owned:'' 'so 'that they now own practfcallyC the whole (tin-bear-ing region. 'f Jfteahwhile they had Eujlhh-experts cSroe over and sample the. mines. TJpolr iae report of them they promptly5 inbreaaea "the 'company's stock from $10,000,000 jo,$l5,000;000,a'nd at that capltallzationiioofi'ln the $4,000,000 of Ep glish.cash! ,'Mr,JTntprmeyer savs that ,a tarlffori.bar'tin'.wMt be necesssry'to the full, development of the Industry, and that if it had not been for the confidence in the American systetnbf protection, it would have been, impossible to induce English' capitalists to Infest in the mines. . Mr. TJntermeyealso managed the floating- of the stock of' the.New YorirBreweries Company and the" Frank Jones 'Brewing' Company In England. There is a third deal consummated, but he is hot at liberty to give he. details yet. OHIO EEPUBLICANS TJHEAST. Democratic Sncofcss in Monday's Municipal Elections Imperils the State. tirtctja. txlsobah to tub dispatch;! COLUMBUS, 6,March 29. The political putlook in Ohlo.Is giving the .Republicans great. cause for .Uneasiness, and all attention is now bestowed' upon Hamilton county and Cincinnatlwher'q a political upheaval is expected as a result of the election on Mon day. ;' In this city so- much interest in local elections "has not' been taken foryears, be oause counselors, ot the Republicans predict dire results for next fall's election in-Hamilton county, if the Republican ticket is de feated at the spring election. This contin gency seems likeiy to arise, and from the alarm, thus created there has developed the most active hustling at political head quarters.. . . Governor Foraker and his friends" are nervous over the result;, and are doing all they can to stem the' tide which seems to be settlng-in against Republican success in the State this year. , jj&Jgta'fBOX HISSOURrfSKi, May Succeed Jastlce 3Intthcws on the 8n preme Court Bcncb. isriciAi. TzixGBiMTS'Trra ms'pATcn.j Washington, March 29. The arrival hereof Henry Hitchcock! a leading lawyer of Si. Louis, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to Justice Matthews, gives the color of probability to the report that the President has his name under serious consideration. Inquiries emanating from the White House have been made of the .Missouri Senators regarding Mr. Hitch cock's standing and qualifications, and Sen ator Vest, who knows him very well, speaks of him interms of highest praise. He is a friend of Secretary Noble, and is recom mended by Prof. ,T. W. Dwight, the Mas sachusetts Senators, and leading lawyers in the West Mr. Hitchcock is about SO years of age and a graduate of Yale College. He does not live In the circuit of the Supreme Court to which Justice Matthews was assigned, and that is an objection to him from the Eoint of view of the Supreme Court Justices, ut not necessarily an unsurmountable one. BUENED IN A ,C0IE 0TEN. The-Horrible Fate of n 13-Year-Old Boy at Union town.. rEPECIAI, TZLEGfcAM TO TUB DISPATCm TJNIONTO'WN, March 29. John Harris, a 13-year-old coy, was riding on the larry, used to charge the coke ovens at the Percy coke works, with a companion. The larry passes directly over the coke oven mouths,' and when ii stopped running the lad Harris supposed they were past all the ovens and stepped off the rear end of the larry, directly into a coke oven which was" blazing up six feet above the mouth The boy sank in to bis armpits and was completely enveloped in flames, while his feet and legs were in the mass of red hot coal in the oven. The driver of the tarry saw what had oc curred and hastened to the boy's help, get ting him ont in ten seconds after he fell in, but in that short time young Harris was burned all over, great flakes or flesh falling off, while his clothing was charred into a cinder. Scarcely a spot ivas on him that was not sco'rdbed- sod, burned." Although suffering horribly, the child isstill living, with no hopes of his recovery. COMMISSIOSEE WALKEfi RESIGNS. He Wishes to Kctire on Monday, to Step Into His New 0cc. Washington, March 29. Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Aldiice F.'Walker to-day placed his' resignation in the hands of the President, to take effect April 1 next. He will leave Washington for Chi cago next week, to assume his' new position as Chairman of the Executive- Board of the Inter-State Commerce Railway Association. It is nbt'necessary that.a new appoint ment be made, at once in Commissioner Walker's place, as the law provides that.no vacancy'in thecommission, shall impair the right of the remaining commissioners to ex ercise all the powers of the commission. AS0THEE PINKEET0N POLLED. He Is Charged With a Murderans Assault en a Prisoner. ISrECXU. TIIJtOBJUt TO TUX UISPATCH.l TdtiNj March 29. About a week ago Jay D. Larmont, of Carey, who had been arrested for bigamy by his first wife, was found lying beside the railroad track badly injured and ravfns'mad. He hs since re covered, and has had George Williams, the Plnkerton detective who, worked the case, arrested and jailed for assaulting and at tempting to kill him. PA IT WAHITfTAY 'no-morrotoDis-uAlii Ja.iilTllIjIW, patch, argues at to the possibility of 'miracles proving that mod ern jcientifla" discoveries' are more mapielou than the miracles of the Bible. " J" ' fim for -I- thy; Highly Dramatic Climax of the Iiife Btory of a Young-Str lonis Man. HE RECOVERS HIS RUNAWAY WIFE i -via- - j '-.' ,; i. " ' AfteFSearcWhY'for J He : and 'Haa'Xosl , $10,000 All Over the Union. A MEETING IN THE HISSISSIPPI EIYEE Ieata t a VarrlBgti ;EmtmIement, Disgrace, Gaa - , - oQs?Miill,opesieiiV' A) highly dramatic .story comes from Wilkesbarre". An old young man is reunited to his wife, who four years ago deserted him, taking with her $10,000 of her husband's money. The romantic manner in which the couple met and their singular manner of living, which led to their separation, are told by a Dispatch correspondent. rSPXCTAL TXLZOBAII TO TUX DISPATCH. 1 Wilkesbaeeb, March 29. For oyer a week a striking figure has been observed on the streets of Wilkesbarre. It was that of a man with iron-gray hair and mustache. He was tall, erect and handsome. He looked 50, but was only SI. His name is Morris Schnltz.. His horns' is in Bfc Louis, where his father is a wealthy commission mer chant, and he. came to Wilkesbarre in search of his wife. The truant spouse deserted her better half four, years ago, stealing from him $10,000. He searched all over the country for her, and found her in this city yesterday. She saw him, though, and gave him the slip, but he followed her, to Penn Haven, where there was a meeting, tears, and a reconcilia tion. Both will return'tb St. Louis, ' v A EOMANCE OP TWO IITES. Mr. Schnltz said that five years ago, when in the employ of his father, at a salary of $2,600 a year, he was sent -on an errand across the Mississippi. While on the ferry boat he observed a beautiful young womau leaning over the guardrail, and the next moment heard a splash in the water. She had fallen overboard. He quickly divested himself of hat, coat and shoes, and jumped into the river after her. A boat was low ered and the girl's life was saved. Schnltz returned to St, Louis by the next boat, and after going to his rooms and changing, his clothing went down to the store. Awaiting him,- on his desk", he found a note in a neat feminine hand, asking him to call at .769 Olive street and receive the thanks of. Miss Irene Trescott,-whom he had that day rescued from drowning. He called as requested, met, the beautilul Irene, who was lavish, in her thanks for his heroism, and who introduced him to an aged lady whom she called her mother. r THE INEVITABIiE'.OCCTJES. An attachment sprang up between the young people, which Tras encouraged by the lady's mother, and after a brief court ship they were married. -For a few months they lived happily, he says, bur gradually the wife became very extravagant, requir ing expensive clothing and so many luxu ries that his, salary could not. afford. He tried to please her, and rather-than admit his inability to' furnish her the money she demanded, he began to tap the, till in his, father's 'store for smaH. 'sum's-SV'first, but gradually increasing, -bis peculations, until nearly $30,0000 had been.taken. The natural result followed. His theft was discovered, next came dismissal from his' father's employ, a threatened prosecu tion which was never carried into effect, disgrace and humiliation. When his father dismissed him, young Schnltz had saved from his salary and "takings" about $6,000. "With thtt money he visited the gambling dens ot the Missouri metropolis; His for tunes varied for awhile, he sometimes win ning and sometimes losing, until one event ful night, four years ago last December, when he staked his all on the result of one deal of the cards and won $10,000. CHLOROFORMED AND BOBBED. Schnltz then resolved to quit the game.and alter placing a snug sum. on deposit witn a wealthy friend, took his. winnings home to his wife and told her all about his lucky stroke. That sight, while asleep, he was chloroformed, and when he recovered next day he found himself all alone. His wife and her mother had disappeared, and so had the $10,000. He reported the matter to the police and the old lady was found, but the yonngwife had left the city and she had taken the money with her. Schnltz then, .for the first time, ascer tained that the women were nbt mother and daughter. The note sent to the store after the rescue, and the subsequent courtship, were used as a bait by which to ensnare him, yet he continued to love the girl and determined to find her. Since then he has visited all the principal cities of the Union. AN AEMI AFTEE AN OUTLAW; Canadian Troops Sent to Hunt Down a No torious Desperado. ' tSPXClU. f ELKOBAM TO TBI DISPATCH. Monteeai,, March 29. The armed ex pedition, which is at last to make a real at tempt to" capture the celebrated Megantic outlaw, started for the scene of operation this afternoon under the leadership of Judge Dugas, Colonel of the Sixty-fifth Regiment Some months ago a true bill for murder was found against Morrison, who is looked upon as a Canadian Bob Roy, for shooting a bail iff sent to arrest him on a charge of arson. Repeated efforts have been made .to secure him.. He has up to the present succeeded in eluding arrest It is evident that strong resistance and bloodshed are anticipated, as the Chief of Police explained' the dangerous nature of the work, before them to the men and woifld name no one to go but volun teers. A special from Megantic, P. Q., says: The news received here that a strong expedition is on the way to capture JMorrison.and any one who has hitherto "shielded, him, 'has caused a great sensation. The sturdy Scotch villagers of Stornoway in the woods near which Morrison now is, are arming, being folly determined on resistance. They swear that the outlaw, whom they look upon as a hero, will never he taken- dead or'alive, ex cept over their dead bodies. PALMEE TAKING A HAND. V He Will Try to Elect a Democratlo Mayor In .Chicago. Chicago, March" 29. General John M. "Palmer, who arrived in this city this'niorn ing n) take part in the Democratlo cam paign, is stopping at the Leland Hotel, where during all this afternoon he received . and entertained callers. He appeared ex ceedingly brisk and lively, and when asked by a reporter said he was iu the best of health. "My -visit- here," he said, "does not signify any apprehension as to the result next Tues'day,for if the victory of Mr. Creg ier was an .assured thfng I should still have felt it my duty to take part in the campaign." 8 1 4 CLARA BELLE) rATCH'tffrej a reaX istie account of Mary Anderson's first appear. anceinIT(wrYork,whena raw, country girl, with love-for chewing gum and molasses candy. 0UR FLEET -SUNK. Tbree American and Three German Men or-War Go Down' at Samoa Flftr , .Americans nnd One Hundred Ger mans liOse Their Ures. London, March 29. Advices have been received from Samoa to the effect that in a terrific hurricane.there three" American and. four German men-of-war were wrecked, and that many persons were .drowned. , ,, A cablegram from Auckland saysr Dis patches from Samoa state that the Arneri can. men-of-war Trenton, Vandalia cod Nipsic, and the German men-of-war Adle'r. Olga and Eber, Fere driven, on a reef-- dur-i ipgaTioleat-storm and totally -wrecked, OJjtlKf American crews, 1 f officers and 46 men were drowned, and- of -the German crews, 9 officers and 87 men lost their lives. The cablegrams in reference o. the re-' yqrted wrecking of the three American menrof-war at Samoa were sent to Secretary Tracy, at the-Arno, in. Washington, at. an early hour this morning, and he sent down word that be had yet received no informa tion on the subject.- NOf A .HPT OF EXCITEMENT. - ' Mr. Magee's Bill Qnletiy Held Over Ko Special- Orders DIade. ITBOH A STAFF COBBXSrOXDXST. -Habbibbdeo, March 29. Mr. Lafferty this morning offered the resolution to place Senate, bill Kol 70' on the calendar.. He made a -number of' attempts before the Speaker recognized; him, and as quick as it was offered the Speaker an nounced that it would go. over under the rules. There' was no excitement whatever, and when Mr. Magee returns here next week he will find that the flurry he caused has subsided and that the sober second thought of the members .is to stand by the man whohas the offices to give out. When, these are disposed of the fun may be gin. T Many other-resolutions were offered, mainly for the purpose of having special orders made', but the House sat down on them with great uniformity and unanimity. A motion tomake' A special order for the County Commissioners' equalization tax bill had a majority, but' not enough under the rules to succeed. To-night's resolution lor' a Road' Commission was carried with practically no opposition, but Mr, Dravo failed in an attempt to get a special order for his bill putting a tax od dogs. He argued that it was in the line of a protection to sheep and therefore of wool, which, he said, both parties were in favor of taxing in the last campaign. A week ago, however, Captain Dravo had spoken against the making of special orders, and on this occasion ex-Speaker Graham did the same with such good result that the Captain's effort failed. 0SCAE STEATJS PEETTI SOLID. Mr. Wannmnher Has Advised the President to Retain the Turkish Minister. tEPZCIiX.T-X-OnAK TO TBS DISPATCH.! Washington, March 29. Mr. BF. Peixotto, formerly Consul to Roumania, is in. the city looking after his chances for the Turkish 'mission,, Mr. Peixotto is now a citizen ofew York, and that fact. militates against him atpfesent, as the State already has its share of foreign missions. He is recommended by Thomas C. Piatt, Whitelaw Reid, Jesse Seligman, Edward Lauterbach, E. H. Ammidown', Henry O. Havemeyer, John C. New; William L. Strong, and others. The two. Senators from New York are not on the list, but are not adverse to his appointment. Mr. Peixotto. ran up against the Post-, master General yesterday, and Mr. "Wana maker.told .him. that he was in favor of keeping Mr. Oscar Straus, our present Min ister to Turkey;1 in office. Mr. Peixotto protested that preference ought not.to be given to an active supporter of Mr. Cleve land over a Republican with experience in the diplomacy in the Orient, and especially that Mr. Wanamaker ought not to use his influence to retain in office a man with whom he had such close business relations. Mr. Wanamaker remained firm, however, and unless Mr.. Blaine can establish closer relations at the White House tbe chances of a change in 'the Turkish mission are re mote. ' DEATH BEYEAIiS CEDIE. Twenty Years of Forgery Not Discovered Until XheCrlmloat Is Dead. ISPXCUI. TILZOBAM TO TOT CISPATCH.1 NeW OBLEAlfS, March 29. Four days ago Mr. Oscar Dro.uett, a Notary Public with a large .clientage, died. Mr. Drouett stood high socially and in a business way, and nbt the slightest suspicion was excited as to him or his business methods. When, however, it came. to settling up his estate to day, it was discovered that for 20 years he had been carrying on an extensive system of foreery through which he had swindled various persops out of over $75,000. Mr. Drouett's method was simple but sure. When a person came to him to have mortgage notes on property made out Drouett made two copies of the notes; giving one of them to the owner of the property, while the second note, to which he forged the signature of the mortgager and the re corder of the mortgage was sold for his own account to some capitalist desiring to invest money. When the note became due Drouett pretended that the person to whom the money was loaned wanted it continued, and got a continuance by paying some of the interest on it- He- earned on tbe business in this way for 20 years,no one apparently having the slightest suspicion. It was only when his death was announced and the holders of the forged mortgage notes came forward, to-day with their claims that his crime was. discovered. ACQUITTALS BY WHOLESALE. fl Fifteen Indictments Against Election Law Violators Thrown Oat.' rsrXClAl.T--aitAMTOTHZDt8P-TCBh ' Indianapolis, March 29. Fifteen, in dictments for crimes against election laws were thrown out of the Federal Court to day by Judge Woods, all against Republic ans. Judge Claypool says that the indict ments were properly and legally drawn. Commenting on Judge Woods' action, the Sentinel says the indictments were carefully drawn by able lawyers, in accordance with the requirements of the statute, and in- the precise forms heretofore followed in similar cases iu Judge Woods' court, and adds: "So far as Indiana is'concerned, the laws against bribery, illegal voting and other offenses against the suffrage are a dead let ter, unless perchance, a Democrat violates them. They will remain a dead letter while our judicial machinery continues in its present hands." If the errors are, as' it is said, technical, the grand jury that found (he indictments can be recalled, the flaws corrected,- and new indictments found without delay or expense. There is precedent for this. But it is not the 'intention of'th.'present United States District Attorney, a Republican, to call back the old grand'jury. "He says that any crand iurv can return the indictments, anil that some-of the cases may be brought up in th Rt.fA,-rnnrLl. . VERY vSRrV nhrnrnfi tot ; i. m An Allegheny on Coupon-, man Receives aWfer Qf $500 to Vote for Mr. Parke --:" 7 ,: '-'A id F.0R CHAIRMAN OK JVIOiNPAYi Mayor PearsoOecelves the Money 4 ' ad"-6iY(Isa;Keceipt:DritlT)la CONFESSION OF THE- MIDDLEMAN,- He Tarns the Honey Over and, Says Ha Isl Sorry He Bad Anything to Do. With the Affair Two Prominent Liverymen tini Councilman Robert Interested la the Attempted Bribery Some Interesting Salts' May Be the Result Statement -From the 'Parties'-Interested. . AlleghenyVperlodfcal sensation' Is a big one this time. It's alleged bribery. .The money's in-tbe official safe to prove it: -The man who paid-it says lie's only a -middle" man anyway. The. other fellow pleads not guilty. So does Councilman Parke, in whose Chairmanship interests it is alleged to have been paid. He says men who bet on the result evidently did this thing to make sure of saving their wagers. Mayor Pearson has got the money, and- promises a penitentiary shall et the man. Chairman Hunter only smiles, and talks of another victory. Monday will settle that part of it. .An Allegheny Councilman was, as ii stated on official and documentary .evidence, last evening offered a bribe ot $500 to vote for Thorn ss A..Parke for Chairmen of Com- mon Council next Monday,, but refused to accept It.- The man" was J. G. Ebbert, a member' .from the Third ward". He Is al leged to have been approached by William Fisher, a liveryman on .South Diamond street, and offered ten crisp $50 bills if. he would agrea to vote, for Parke. Mr.-F;sher explained tha the money would be turned overto.him ifhelvojed for Parke,. whether he was elected or not. Mr. JBbbert did .not give any definite an swer, but at once -went to the Mayor's office' and reported the matter to .Mayor Pearson. Chief of iPolice Kirschler was. instructed to bring Mr: F,isher to the office. That gentlemen accompanied the Chief, and, iu the presence'of the Mayor;, stated that-he had received the" money ,from Mr. William A.Hadfield, a. liveryman doing business at No. 253 Federal-street, and was merelyact ing as middleman in the transaction. ouc oPFierAi hecbiit. He gave the money to the 'Mayor, and recefvedTrom him the following receipt: Received: Allbohent. Pa., March 29, 1S89, Of William Tsner, S500, this money being left in Fisher's bands by William A. H-dfleld, under arrangements made between William A. Hadfleld, J. G. Ebbert and William C. Fisher, to be paid over to Mr. Ebbert in case he voted for Thomas A. Parke for Chairman of Com mon Council on'Monday, April 1, 18S9. R. T.'Peabson, Maypr. , The'motfey was pla6ed In a large envelope, marked "Bribery Money," and deposited in the Mayor's private safe. The Mayor stated that he proposed to have informations made against the persons implicated in the bribery. He said there were other cases of attempted bribery in tbe chairmanship fight on the part of Mr. Parkers friends; but 'none had been ac cepted, to his knowledge. The law on bribery is g;vett,fiu section" 17 ot the act of 1874, and Is as fijllaws: Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, offer, give or promise any monev or thing of. value, testimonial. 'privilege or personal advan tage to any member of Councils to influence him in the performance of any of bis public or official duties, shall be guilty ot bribery, and be punished in sneh'manner as that offense is by law punishable. The penalty is a fine not exceeding $500 and imprisonment not exceeding one year NON-COMSIITTAI, EXCITEMENT. This disclosure created great excitement around City Hall last night. Mr. Hunter dropped into the hall shortly after 9 o'clock, and was wide acquainted with the circum stances. He did not seem to be at all wor ried over his chances of re-electioD, but de clined to talk on the subject. He said: "I have enough votes pledged to elect me, and I do not believe that any of them can be bought off."' Mayor Pearson said he did not know what action he would take in the matter, but would likely have an information made against the persons concerned in the bribery", and of several other cases of which he has received knowledge. He had a con sultation with his attorney, and afterward stated that no charge could "be brought against Fisher, as Hadfield and the persons who famished the money were guilty, if anybody was. Mr.. Hadfield and Mr-Fisher were teen together early in the evening, but could not be found by a Dispatch reporter- until after 10 o'clock. Mr. Fisher was at home, and 'when asked for a. statement of the. affair, said: "I was foolish to have anything to do with it; Hadfield is a friend of mine and so is Ebbert. I would rather not say any thing on tbe subject I was merely the middleman In the transaction. I' got the money and offered it to Ebbert this evening. HOW AND "WHEN HE GOT IT. "It was given to me by Hadfleld at sup per time, and I met Ebbert later. He evi dently told the Mayor about it, for the Chief of Police called on me soon after and brought me to the office, where X gave up tbe money and received a receipt for it I have no choice for Chairman of Council.and I am not-interested iu the contest" N' Mr. Fisher, when asked who furnished the money originally, said he understood that it came, from , representing a corporation that tried to secure. a monopoly in Allegheny and was opposed by Chair man Hanter. Several measures- were before Councils during the year, all of which' were opposed'by 'Mr. Hunter. "When Mr. Hadfield was seen he. said he did sot know anything about the' attempted bribery; had not given the money, and had not heard or it ... LAID TO THE GAMBtXBS.' f He was shown tbe receipt printed above I - (Continued on Kventh.page.)i B, - . Ht i A t-i 4 iP -K4 -' - t'-1 .. I
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