S$ tpjA .. Ifi n v t r- A7?' y 't- 3- v; 1 cihl K5i. &K&S ."Lfrr t5 5 I"-, T mz$ . "ON JPfc FORTY-rOUHTH TEAS. BOOZE A BOODLE Two Conspicuous Factors in Ohio's Senatorial Eace. W TOTES BEING BOUGHT, According to Friends of All Prominent Candidates. the COST OP A SEAT IN THE SENATE. The Field Scattered, Jut All Against Brice, Who let Sees A RAINBOW ABOVE ALL HIS CLOUDS All the prominent candidates for United States Senator from Ohio are busy denying insinuations that tbey have bought rotes or intend to do so. They declare they will not resort to such tactics. At the same time, evidence of much money being spent in the campaign is everywhere seen. The field 4s yet against Brice, but not solidified. A rainbow of promise hangs over the Demo cratic Chairman's clouds. tFBOM A ETAIT COBBESrOXDINT.l Columbus, 0., January 4. "More booze than boodle in the campaign," was a re mark made in the corridors of the Neil House to-night. The assertion, while not literally true, gives a distinct impression of the manner in which the Senatorial canvass is being condncted. Immense sums of money have been and are being expended with a generous hand, but in every quarter there is a positive denial of the charge that any Legislative votes are purchased outright. It is estimated that if Calvin S. Brice is elected to the United States Senate, his seat trill cost him not less than 5200.000. Of this amount, however, a goodly slice was expended before the election. THE SIONKT USED IU POLITICS. Sir. Brice contributed a large sum to the campaign fand and bestowed thousands on different legislative candidates, for their campaign expenses, and it is likely that o n the 6th of November he was out not less than 550,000. The friends of both Brice and Thomas do not attempt to deny that large amounts of money were expended prior to the elec tion. On the contrary, such action consti tutes one of the favorite arguments in be half of the respective candidates. A singu lar instance is that of Representative-elect Eggerman, of Hardin county. This gentle man, it is boldly asserted, received $950 from Thomas and $500 from a friend of Mr. Brice, for "necessary campaign expenses." After his election both Senatorial candidates naturally felt that they had a hen upon his affections. J A BOLD PBOPOSITIXW. Eggerman and the Chairman of the County Committee, called on Mr. Thomas and pro posed to him that if he would give them the funds to repay Brice the $500 he had ad vanced, he could have Hardin county's vote. This arrangement, the Springfield manufacturer declined to accept, upon the ground that any such action taken after the election would come very close to bribery. Mr. Eggerman is now believed to be with the Brioe contingent The big source of expense now and for weeks past is found in the employment of party workers who are not members of the Legislature, and this course is evidently re garded as perfectly legitimate. There are persons, however, who insist that the mem bers will scarcely care to stand by and see the small fry politicians reaping a rich harvest, while they whose votes must decide the contest receive no direct benefit It was in seeking information on this topic that The Dispatch correspondent ap proached Mr. Thomas, who was very willing to make a statement upon the subject HE WILL NOT BUT VOTES. "I shall not spend 51 in buying votes," said Mr. Thomas, earnestly. "During the campaign I assisted in carrying some of the close counties, and if it haa not been for my efforts the Democrats wonld not be to-day considering Senatorial candidates, but I did not spend money in corrupting voters. I am opposed to such methods, and when I gave money for close counties, it was to assist in getting out voters, not to be votes. They call mei millionaire, aad class me among men who have made their money by specu lation, but it is very unjust to do so. When I began business in Springfield, in 1857,1 had only $250 in cash, and from that time until five years ago I never took money out of my business to invest elsewhere, but used it in my business. X. never speculated, and what I have has been accumulated during 32 years of business life. XEVEK TOOK A BACK SEAT. "I have the good-will of the workingmen ns thoroughly as any manufacturer in the State. The Republican papers are inclined to ridicule my candidacy. I do not claim to have a great reputation. My efforts for the success of my party have generally been confined to my own county and district, but in the affairs of life I have never taken a back seat, and do not think I shall if sent to the Senate." Continuing upon the same theme, Mr. Thomas said: "I base my hopes of success in this fight upon the help I am receiving from such men as Mr. Kline, Judge Blan din, M. D. Harter and L. T. NeaL I donot know any special reason for these gentle men supporting me so warmly except that they think I represent tariff reform. I be gan to represent tariff reform in 1RC8, when X was a candidate Tor Congress, and was de feated by less than 200 votes. Air nrnxPENsrVE campaign. "Last year we made the fight for tariff reform in Clarke county, and made a gain of 1,200. I prepared and delivered a speech on the tariff, discussing the subject in a way that enabled all to understand it, and I think that perhaps my efforts contributed to the gain. It was not a money campaign. Our entire expenses, including the expenses of several public meetings, did not exceed $500. "Ve did not attempt to buy votes. I don't believe in buying votes, and have never engaged in it" There is one individual who is ready and willing at all times to free his mind upon the boodle question. That is Allen p. Myers. "Boodle," echoed Allen when questioned; "the best evidence that it is being used In the interest of Brice is lound in the crowd that surrounds him, which is the Sams' that manipulated the election of Payne. JJT A GREAT HUBBY. "There is ex-Speaker A. D. Marsh, for in stance. The candidacy of the "Wall street statesman had scarcely been announced be fore Marsh appeared in Columbus, and in an interview said that 'the logic of events points to the election of Calvin 13. Brice as United States Senator.' " "When lit comes to making very plain statements, the anti-Brice delegation from Cleveland is also in the field. Alfred "Whittaker, one of the best known Demo crats in Cuyahoga county, says: "Of course Payne's seat was purchased, and unless we are very careful, history will repeat itself." Judge Blandin is somewhat' more conserva tive, but equally earnest. He says: "There are grave reasons why Mr. Brice should not be made Senator beside the one that he is a millionaire, and it is enough that if he were not a millionaire he would never have offered himself as an as pirant, and certainly would never have been called by the voice of the Democracy of Ohio, as he has not been. There is a wide difference between chosing a worthy and fit man, though he may have wealth, to having a man sell imposed upon us merely because he has it." A SMILING DEHIAL. To all such talk, the Brice lieutenants listen with smiling faces, and absolutely de clined to make any extended answer. "Mr. Brice is not spending a dollar for votes," they repeat, "and these charges are the ab surd phantasies of cranks. They will all be refuted ai the proper time." Bancroft. IF BBICE IS BEATEN. Speculation on the Subject bf nn Improbable but Not Impassible Contingency BlcIInbon, the Poor DHan, and His Chances. rrnOM A STAFF COBEKSPOHDKKT.3 Columbus, O., January 4. "While it still seems to be the general conviction that Mr. Brice will eventually receive the Dem ocratic caucus nomination for Senator, there is a growing disposition to discuss the possi bilities in case he should fail of success. Many believe that Thomas vill force the fighting sufficiently to drive Brice ont of the field, but the number who think that he can profit by the opportunity himself is comparatively few.. Handsome Barry Neal, who cameo close to being nominated for Governor instead of Campbell, is the most popular man in Columbus to-night. He is bound to Thomas by a pledge of long standing, and is work-' ing nard in the interest of that gentleman. Nevertheless, the talk in favor of his own eleetion as Senator is very general, and if it should come to pass that none of the promi nent avowed candidates can secure the crown, a break in the direction of Mr. Neal is not unexpected. FEASK HUED A BABK IIOESE. Representative Donovan has announced himself for Frank Hnrd, the famous free trader, who is as closely connected with the canvass ot Mr. Brice as Neal is identified with that of Thomas. There are those who think that the little statesman, in the event of a disappointment for himself, will transfer TilB BtrntrfJ, or enti Tinrfc nfit nc III. n mn. trol, to Mr. Hurd, as a recognition of his faithful services. Such action would make that gentleman a verr.t.iprmidable candl uaKuiucoi. r The doubt as to the course which will be pursued by the Hamilton connty delegation is causing a great deal of speculation. A majority of the members, doubtless, will give a complimentary vote to Hon. C. W. Baker or General Samuel F. Hunt on the first ballot The candidacy of- neither of these gentlemen is regarded as very serious, and after the first ballot the trouble will begin in earnest The probability is, how ever, that Brice will be found to be the favorite of the greater number of the dele gation. CHANCES OP THE POOR MAN. The friends of General McMahon have been the most active in the field to-day and are making up for their lack of numbers by very energetic work. The talk of a bolt from the caucus continues, and the name of McMahon is now coupled with the scheme. It is said that he was present at the meeting at Canton, referred to by Lieutennnt Gover nor Lyon in last night's telegram to The Dispatch, and that his particular friends propose to prevent any millionaires, and es pecially Brice, from being elected Senitor, even if they spoil the chances of their own candidate in the attempt It is claimed that McMahon will receive ten votes on the first ballot in the caucus. Banccoft. BEIGE'S RAINBOW OP PROMISE. Significant Reticence of Alnny Member ot tho Legislature. TFHOM A 8TAFT COItBESrOXDEM.l Columbus, O., January 4. A feature o f the situation is the non-committal attitude of more than one-half of the members of legislature. They will discuss the pros pects of the respective candidates, and refer to arguments in favor of this or that particular individual, but when asked point blank to name the man for whom they will cast their votes, they suddenly subside, and announce that they have not yet fully determined. This applies to all but those who are attached by locality to one of the candidates, or the "very few who are activelv working in behalf of Messrs. Brice, Thomas or McMahon. By this it is not meant that it is not pretty accurately known how the larger number of the members will vote in the contest, but that they do not care to bind themselves or make any public announcement of their in tentions, in view of what the exigencies of the situation may at any moment bring lortn. Thus the contest will enter upon its last week with the result still obscured by clouds, but with the Brice cloud showing un mistakable signs of a rainbow of promise. THE DECKS CLEAREDJ?0R ACTION. Both Parties fluid Caucuses to Blake Leg islative Nominations, rritoii a statf cobhesfondent.j Columbus, January 4. The decks are cleared for action. Both of the parties have held their caucuses for the various Legisla tive offices, and the small-fry poli ticians are now out of the road. The Democrats of the House and Senate met at noon, and, as predicted in TnE Dispatch, Mr. Hysell was nomi nated for Speaker without opposition and by acclamation. The fight over the minor offices was quite bitter, and in some respects signifi cant The largest number of the places were secured by a combination representing a narrow majority of the house. It is inti mated on some hands that this combination represented the Brice strength, but no proof is advanced for the statement and the mem bers themselves strongly repudiate any such imputation. The Bepublicans of the two houses met in caucus this evening, a dismal rain adding to the general appearance of gloom which was very noticeable- The officers of the last As sembly, with a few exceptions due to a party quarrel in the 8enate, were given the empty ponor of a complimentary nomination. hued is outspoken. The Grent Free Trader Gives His Reasons for Snpportlns Brice AI Carlisle as Hopelal no Ever or tho Chair man's Election. irnOM A STAFF COKEESrOJtDEXTl Columbus, January 4. As a rule, the Brice people are not at all talkative. They wort, nnd are perfectly willing to permit the friends of the other candidates to make the noise. An exception, however was found in Frank Hurd, who arrived to-day and at once took a prominent position as one of the leaders of the forces of the Lima statesman. Mr. Hurd says: "I am for Mr. Brice for Senator for many reasons. He has been for many years an earnest believer in tariff reform. In the almost hopeless battles for that cause which I have made in this district, he has heen my earnest friend and sympathiser. He has co-operated with me in State conven tions and'on the Committee ot Besolutions in these bodies when some of 'those who are shouting now for tariff reform and are hos tile to him were opposing us. He has done more for this cause in the State than any other man in Ohio. "Mr. Brice is Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Executive Com mittee. I know of what great service "W. a. -isarnum, ot Connecticut, was to tne uem ocracy of his State while occupying the two positions of Senator and Chairman of the National Committee, and I am certain that Mr. Brice will be of like service to his party in Ohio when he shall occupy a similar posi tion. Good politics demands his election. As a citizen of Northwestern Ohio, I favor his election. He is a neighbor, largely inter ested in the development of the special in terests of this section, and while this consid eration would not be weighty with residents in other parts of the State, I think it ought to determine the vote of every Democratic member of the Legislature from Northwestern Ohio in his favor. No one will question his attainments He has had a liberal education. His ability as a lawyer is well known to the members of the legal profession in this part of the State. His ability as a business man has made his name known and respected in all financial circles in this country." SURE BBICE TVILL GET THESE. Mr. Hurd is firm in the belief that his favorite will secure both the caucus nomi nation and the election. Another addition to the Brice contingent was found in the person of Al. Carlisle, whose rotund form filled a gooaly section of the Neil House lobby at an early hour this morning, and at frequent intervals thereafter during the day and even ing. In answer to a query from The Dispatch correspondent, Mr. Carlisle said: "My choice for Senator is well known. As to his chances for success, I have not been in the swim long enough to venture a confident prediction, but I can see no reason to change my previous opinion that Brice should be and will be the winner." "Ward, the ticket broker, has not yet abandoned his pursuit Ot the multo-mil-lionaire aspirant for Senatorial honors. He stated this evening that his attorney, who ib said to be a prominent Democratic lawyer, would be in the city in a few days, and that then proceedings of some kind would be instituted. Bancboft. BETTING THE IMP0ETANT DAY. Committees Appointed to Select tbeTIme for the Caacna. ZTBOlt A STATF COBBKSPOVOEXT. Columbus, O., January 4. The Sena torial caucus will probably be held about the middle of the week. It is the desire of many of the Democratic members of tho House to shave the, event take place at an early date. "When the matter was mentioned in the House caucus to-day several members wanted the caucus held on Thursday. Chairman Belville, of the House caucus, appointed a committee of three to confer with p. similar committeeof the Senate in regard to fixing the date. A message was sent to the Senate caucus, calling attention to the ap pointment, and a Senate committee was ap pointed for the conference. .these committees will probably make a report on Monday, when the day for the final carnage will be announced. HIS BODY FOUND IN THE LAKE. A Gettysburg G. A. K. Sinn Supposed to Have Committed Snlcldc. CniCAGO, January 4. The dead body of a man supposed to be James S. "Welty, of Gettysburg, Pa., was found in the lake at the foot of Madison street this morning. The body was very badly decomposed, but not beyond identification. Welty was a mem ber of Corporal Shelly Post of G. A. B. at Gettysburg. On his person was found a pocketbook containing a bunch of keys, three knives, a Gettysburg 'First National Bank book, and 20 cents in money. The man is thought to have been about 45 years old. He was of medium height and build, and was dressed in a neat suit of dark clothes. The case is supposed to be one of suicide. THE BLACK-TONGUE FETES. Dreaded Disease Prevalent in a West Vir ginia Community. rsrECIAI. TELEGEAM TO THE DISPATCII.1 Iaekersbueg. January 4. An epi demic, which is said to be the black-tongue fever, is raging in Monongalia county, this State. It was first discovered in the family of Thomas Burns, a few miles from Morgan town. Tour of his family died with it in one week. The people of the neighborhood are very much alarmed, and the authorities of Mor gantown have sent provisions for the bal ance of Burns' family, with orders to re move them andDurn trie residence, to pre vent the spread"of the disease. A FATAL GAS TEIN. Peculiar accident to OH Producer William Sbnflcr, of Frnnklln. rSr-ECIAI. TKUEOKAM TO TUB DISPATCH.! Ebanklkt, Pa., January 4. "William Shaffer, a wealthy and prominent oil prod ucer of this city, was terribly burned by natural gas last evening. He was standing in the derrick of one of his drilling wells at East Sandv, when the drill struck a heavy gas vein. In an instant the derrick was filled with gas, which ignited from a fire. The other men engaged on the well suc ceeded in making their escape, but Mr. Shaffer got confused and was caught in the flames. He was at once resoued, but is so terribly burned that his life is despaired ot. HIS HEAD HEARLI COT OFF. A Bedford Connty Sinn tho Victim or a Shocking Accident. rSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO lira DISFATCH.t Bedford, January 4. To-day Job Bcegle, a prominent Grand Army man nnd a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff, was almost-beheaded by a broad ax, which slipped lrom the hands of a young man by the name of Ickes. The blade struck the back part of Beegle's neck, severing several arteries. The injured man still lives, but small hopes are entertained of his recovery. A Brakeman. Killed. TSrECTAL TELZOKAM TO TItK DISPATCH LIMA, O., January 4. George Korns, a brakeman in the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton yard here, was killed at midnight while coupling cars. He was 27 years old and unmarried. ....; PITTSBUBG, SUNDAT, J OWNED BY ENGLASD Unable to Conquer the United States by Force of 'Arms, She is BUYING US WITH BRITISH GOLD. Within Eighteen Months foreign Syndi cates Have INTESTED $200,000,000 AMERICA. i Bow the Money Has Seen Dhtribnttd Thronghsnt the Country. - England appears to be investing all her surplus wealth in the industries of this country, $200,000,000 having been distrib uted by syndicates within the past 18 months. ."SPECIAL TELEanAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 New Yobk, January 4. The Sun will devote a page to-morrow to a review of the English movement on America. The situ ation is thus summed up in the introductory remarks: "Is England buying up all America or is she only putting a big mort gage on the country? If half the reports are true of the purchase of breweries, the syndi cating of grain elevators and the capitalisa tion of flour mills we shall soon have noth ing but British beer to drink and English milled flour to bake. The fact is" not half the stories which obtain circulation about fabulous deals of mysterious English syndicates have any basis in truth. Genuine investments of foreign capital, which are intrinsically enor mous, have been made in this country dur ing the past 18 months, but in comparison with the business of the nation the total amount represented is almost insignificant The sum of English capital placed in the United States within that period may reach 200,000,000, which represents a maximum earning power of say $20,000,000 annually a big sum, but small compared with the in come of even a single big town in this coun try. WHS" IT IS SIGNIFICANT. "The significance of the sudden influx of foreign capital lies, not so much in the fact of its coming and the size ot the stream, as in the manner and direction of its distribu tion. It is going into industrial enterprises rather than railroads or mine or telegraph lines, and the investors are from the English middle classes." The first large investment of this class was in 1888, when the New York Brewery Company was formed for the purchase of local beer factories, the enterprise being cap italized at $4,800,000, while the subscriptions for stock in London amounted to $35,000,000. This was followed by the organization of the "United States Brewing Company with $5,500,000 stock, all of which was taken in a day or two. The next venture was the pur chase of the Frank Jones breweries in Portsmouth, N. H., and Boston for $6,500, 000. The following are the enterprises in which has been invested a million or more of En glish capital here since May, 1888: SOME BIO PURCHASES. American Coal and Iron Corooration. $1,000, 000; Anglo-California Land Developing Cor Doration. 81.750.000: Alaska Minlntr and Explo ration, Company, 11,000,000; American Brewer ies and General Securities Trust 2,500,000: Betz fc Sons' breweries. 81,250,000; Bartholomav ijrewinu company, N.j.gu.iAw .Baltimore .Brew $3,10070Q0s Baltimore Brew'- inangea owners. j.ne same dts 1000,.'CAnadatLS Crosse aniiH'asrTianufactureujia.oil theprece ijad Construction Company; 7 but the profits went Into English 'rdst Investment com- I stead of American nurses. A svi ing company, ci,vou,wu.i;ijiaaatJ I Southwestern Railroad Construction 81.000,000: car Trust pany. so,uuu,uuu; cnicago breweries. Si. 000,000; Chicago elevators, $1,500. 000; Cincinnati breweries, $1000,000; SiOOl ; De xucKens uuster mme, 2,100,000; Denver breweries, SZ.000.0Q0: Eaattnan Pork Packing Company, $3,000,000; Elk Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Company, $2,000,000; Elmore Oold Company. 31,500,000: Emerala and Phasnlx Brewing Company, $1,400,000; Frank Jones' breweries, 6,500,000: Iron and Land Company, of Minnesota, $5,000,000; Indianapolis brewer ies, 3,000,000; Kaiser gold mines, 81.000,000; Law Debenture Comoration. S15.000.000: Tail. villa mines, 1,000,000; London and New York Investment Company, 55.000,000; Land Mort gage Bank, of Florida, 2,500,000; Linotype Company, $3,000,000; Mona Lake gold fields, of California, $2,000,000: Mortgage Trust, of America, 2,500,000: Mexican Land & Colonization Company. $10,000,000; New York Breweries Company, 4.O00.O00; Middleborongh, Town & Land Company, S10.000,U00; New Flag staff Mining Company. $1,500,000; Otis Steel Company, $4,500,000; Pillsbnry & Washburn Flour Mills, $10,000,000: Paclflo Mining Com pany, $3,375,000: Peter Schoenhogen Brewing Company, 52.000,000: Phenlx 4 Emerald brew eries, $2,500,000: Swan River Gold and Silver Mines, $1,000,000; Silver King Mining Company, $2,000,000; San Christian Gold Hydraulic Com pany, $1,000,000: St. Louis breweries, $12,000,000; Terra Cotta Finland Sound Proof Company, $1,000,000; United States Debenture Corpora tion, $15,000,000; United States Rolling Stock, $4,000,000; United btates Brewing Company $5, $5,500,000: Vondusen elevators, Minneapolis, $3,000,000; Western American Investment Com pany, $2,000,000. These with others ranging from $10,000 to $90,000 make a total of $205,505,000. 0SLI 0XE BUEWERY Has Been Purchased in Albany, Bnt Others Have Boen Bid For. SPECIAL TILrGBAM TO TOTI DISPATCn.1 Albany, January 4. The English syn dicate in Albany has confined its attention to breweries, but only one, the Albany Brewing Company, has been absorbed by it. Several others, notably the Amsdell Bros, brewing plant, with an output of from 70,000 to 80.000 barrels per annum, and tho Taylor Brewing Company, with an annual output of 12-.000 to 15,000 barrels, have been approached, but no transfer of stock con summated. A MILLION APIECE Wero Pnld for Two Breweries Owned In Cincinnati. rsrrciAt. TKLIOBAK TO TOT dispatch. I Cincinnati, January 4. Only two in vestments Of English capital in this region consisted of the purchase of two breweries, both owned in Cincinnati, one of them situ ated here, the other at Aurora, Ind. For these two breweries, which were purchased jointly, 52,000,000 was paid. DEALS HANGING FIRE. Bis Pnrchnsei la Minnesota Hot Tet Folly Consummated. IEFKCIAI. TH.EOBAJI TO THE DISPATCn.1 St. Patji,, January 4. British syndicates have deals now pending for the purchase of the following properties: Breweries in St. Paul. $1,000,000; Washburn Flour Mills, Minneapolis, $a,duv,uuu; stone quarries throughout Minnesota, 5500,000: real estate In St. Paul, $500,000. GOBBLED ALL THE BREWERIE8. An Bncllsh Sradlcnto Gets In Bomo Goad Work In New Orleans. ISFECIAX. TILEGRAK TO TBI SISFATCS.t New OeIiEANS, January 4. Although a considerable amount of British capital has been invested here of late years, it was only in November last that an English syndicate got ready to gobble up all the breweries in New Orleans. Investing In Mines. tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Charleston, S. a, January 4. About 825,000 is the total of English capital in Tested in this Immediate vicinity. The en tire ardount is invested In the mtnlngof phosphate rock on land aad la ther rivers. " JANUARY tf. 1890. scakedbypkohibition, British Capitalists Afraid to Invest Tory Much In Pennsylvania Breweries Golfing Good Returns on 81,- UOO.OOO Homo Re ports Denied. ISrtfCIAb TSXKOIIAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Philadelphia, January 4. The only example in this city of purchase by English capital of any important business enterprise is that of the Betz Brewing Company. Con siderable stock in this company is still held in Philadelphia, but early last spring Great Britain sent over here nearly $1,000,000 in cold cash, which was invested in the Betz Company'? debentures. Owing to Pennsylvania's attitude toward prohibition the English purchasers were timid about taking the property, but finally secured a large interest in it. Since then the business of the company has been unceasingly pros perous and will net good returns. Interest will be paid on debentures -and dividends will be declared on preferred shares while the business will probably warrant a divi dend on common shares. From time to time reports are circulated that the McDowell tobacco firm has sold out to English capital. M. E. McDowell, senior member of the firm, said to-day: "These reports are untrue. "We have been approached by several parties and have talked about the plan among ourselves, but so lar nothing has transpired to warrant assertions tbat we are about to sell." Several times the Bergner & Engel Brewing Company has been reported as sold to English capita), but the sale has never been consummated. CHICAGO GETS A GOOD SHA11E' Of the Millions, or British Gold Awaiting Takers In This Conntrr. rRrECIAL TSLSOUAU TO TUB DISFATCH.l Chicago, January 4. Investments by English syndicates in Chicago, actually ac complished or still pending, amount to $8,225,000. Negotiations for properties in Milwaukee and Peoria will readily swell this sum to $12,000,000, and the end is not yet. Tne list opened on April 12, 1889, when a syndicate purchased the "Wacker and Birk and McAVoy Brewing Companies, with an aggregate capacity of 450,000 barrels per annum. Since then the Scbimdt Brewing Company has been negotiated for, the price asked being Sl,.uu,ouu, and the bid being $775,000. It is stated that the' bid has been accepted, but nothing definite can be learned at this time. Still another transaction pending is that of the transler of the lumber and salt docks of Chas. Beits & Bro. to the syndicate. There are also well-defined rumors of nego tiations for the transfer of the Eraser & Chalmers concern, the largest establishment for turning out mining machinery said to exist in this country. K0 ONE WANTS TO BELL. The Reason Enallsh Capital Is Not Greatly Affecting New England. tSPr.CIAL TXUtOBAX TO THB DISPATCH. Boston, January 4. New England does not seem to be an easy field for English capital to get a foothold in. All industries seem to be thriving, and nobody is anxious to sell. The Frank Jones Brewing Com pany is the only one in this section of the country which has succumbed to En glish temptation. On the first day of last March the big brewery at Portsmouth) N. H., and the smaller one in Boston, which was run by the -same firm. changed owners. The same brand of ale ""'"& ""."i coners in stead of American purses. A svndicate of English capitalists paid $6,500,000 for the plant, leaving all the details of the business to the same gentlemen who had been run ning the establishment. Ten million dollars have been pledged for the purchase of tbe tanneries in New En gland and New York, bnt the transfer has not yet been made. . TOO GOOD TO LET GO. Why Bnffalo Brewer and Elevator Men Wonld Not Sell. SPICIAI. TELEOHAM TO TUB DI6FATCTI.J Buffalo, January 4. Elevators and breweries have been the main objects of at tack by British capitalists in this region, but none of the negotiations have culmin ated in actual investments. The brewery properties are all Sufficiently pi ofi table to make their present owners anxious to retain them, and the elevator owners have never seriously considered the overtures of the agents of the English capitalists. ABSORBED A STEEL PLANT. Englishmen Purchase the Otis Iron nnd Steel Works at Clevrlnnd. rEPECIAL TELEOBAH TO TILE DISPATCH. I Cleveland, January 4. The 'exact amount of English money invested in Cleve land at the present day is $4,500,000. It is all in the Otis Iron and Steel Company, which was absorbed by English capitalists, after several months of negotiation, on July 13, 1889. DUEL WITH AN AX. Two Men Hack Each Other Tcrriblr, One of Them Dying. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TOT DISPATCH. 1 Gainesnille, Ga., January 4. "Will iam Thomasson and Grant Burrell fell out at Pine Mountains about the ownership of some still tuDs in possession of tbe former, and fought with an ax, using the weapon alternately. Thomasson's turn came first, and he threw the ax at Burrell, breaking tbe letter's thumb and cutting a severe gash in his left thigh, jnst above the knee. Burrell then seized the weapon in both hands, and with his whole might hurled it at his antagonist (who had by this time whirled to run), striking him edge foremost in the back, just beneath one of his shoulder blades, cntting his clothing and severing three of his ribs, entering his lungs from the rear. Burrell, by this tfme thoroughly in furiated, ran after his victim with the dripping ax uplilted, and once more sunk it into his back. Thomasson fell, mortally wounded, and died in a few minutes. He was cut up frightfully. As Burrell raised the row, feeling runs strong against bim. He fled to the South Carolina side of the river, where he was secreted by relatives. Last night, however, he returned to bis home, where he whipped his wife until she was almost dead, because he bad heard tbat Bhe condemned his murder of Thomasson. He then recrossed the river, and, secure among his friends, defies arrest MOST G1YE DP THEIR BOODLE. AJadgo Orders the Return of Bfoncy 1'ald to Iijlacnco Iicttlnlator. Tot EKA. January 4. Judge Guthrie, in the District Court to-day, granted the appli cation of the receiver of theTopeka Insur ance Company for an order directing Secretary Fuller to account for 150 which the books show is in bis possession, and which he refuses to do. The judge authorizes the receiver to employ counsel to recover from the officers of the company, for the benefit ot the policy hold ers, the amounts which tliev claim to havo paid J. K. Burton, F. E.' Gillette, W. I. Hackney and others. These amounts ore claimed to have, been used bf the company in influencing legisla tion during the last term of the Kansas JuegisiKure. - a PEELING OF FEAK Displacing the Usual Calmness of the Philosophical Briton. IMDON GRIPPED BY 1KFLUEKZA. At least 10,000 Snfferera From tho Epi demic in the City Mow. THE DISEASE TEETC DEMOCRATIC. New York's Death Bate Jnmps Alarmiuilj and Bos ton's is Greater. England is at last alarmed at the spread of the Bussian influenza on its island. Ten tbo nsand cases are unofficially reported in London. A panic is feared if the disease is n ot soon checked. New York's death rate has been greatly increased by the disease, and its spread is noted everywhere where it has heretofore been reported as epidemic tnr CABLE TO THX DISPATCH. I LONDON, January 4. Copyright. Un til the commencement of this week England was able to watcn the progress of the in fluenza scourge on the European continent with philosophic calmness. There hart been a few cases in London, from time to time, but the disease had not assumed the epldemio form. British philosophy has now vanished, and calmness has given place to a feeling nearly akin to despair, for the Bussian influenza has se cured a firm grip on London, and is raging and spreading in the provinces. The newspapers are urging people to bo calm and prudent, but in the columns ad joining the editorials one reads of Lord Salisbury's sufferings from the fell disease, of Mrs. Bernard Beere's agonies, of stalwart policemen dropping on their rounds, of sol diers falling at their posts, and of threat ened disorganization of the postal and tele graphic services. TEELING THE rBESSITEE. The hospitals are beginning to feel the pressure and ordinary medical practitioners and drutrgists, although coining money, are complaining of overwork. The disease has aopeared in barracks, jails and orphan ages. In one public institution in the East End there are over 300 cases, and it has been established beyond reasonable doubt that some ten or a dozen deaths in the metro politan district, this week, have been due directlv or indirectly to influenza. The Londoners think of the 4,000,000 in habitants of this big city, and brood over the awful possibilities of the epidemic. The weather, too, has suddenly become milder, and the experts agree that the change will favor the spread of the disease. The British mortality returns are issued weekly, and we shall not know until Tues day evening to what an extent, if anv, the death rate has risen this week. Should the Begistrar General's returns show any seri ous increase, the prevailing pessimism may develop into a panic. THOUSANDS OF SUFFEEEES. The returns will not show the number of persons merely attacked, and it is difficult to obtain tellable figures, but it is probably not an exaggeration to. estimate the number at present suffering from la grippe in this city at 10,000. Among other, Consul General New is amnsine himself with the new disease, and. JYiceConsulnfoDBrpcding-a:weckJ in ueu wiui tne same imported miuauv, nag just got out in time to run the "United States end of London, while the Bussian vistor has fnn with his chief. In France, Germany and Austria, the epi demic, alter showing signs or subsiding, has revived with almost its original vigor. Ac cording to an imaginative newspaper writer, half Paris is sick, and the other half is run ning to and from the doctors and druggists. Vienna is not in much better shape. Berlin has had a bad relapse, and Borne is worse than ever. NO FAVOB SHOWK. Everywhere the disease maintains its democratic impartiality, having attacked, beside the unnamed tens of thousands, the Dowager Empress Augusta of Germany, the Queen of Saxonv, the Belgian Crown Prince, the Archduke Field Marshal Al brecht (the Austrian Moitke), Prince Fer dinand of Bulgaria and the Archduke Frederick of Austria. Lord Salisbury has been confined to his bedroom for 12 davs past. The Austrian Premier, Count Taale, is also down with the disease, and there is not a Cabinet in Eu rope that has not furnished two or more vic tims. Tbe popular alarm is increased by the suddenness with which, in some places, the victims are attacked. In "Vienna, for instance, Herr Zeihier, a strong young fellow of 38, was directing the band of the Fourth Infantry Begiment, inBonacher's Concert Hall, when he was seized with trembling, fainted, and had to be carried away, while at Marseilles Town Councilor Girard, while assisting in the Mayor's New Year's recep tion, fell down in a swoon and was carried home in an ambulance. TOO ALAKMED TO DIUNK. But beer-loving Munich, perhaps, fur nishes at this moment the saddest spectacle in all Europe. The citizens are too ill or too alarmed to indulge in their beloved beverage with the customary zest, and the consump tion of beer has fallen ofi over 1,000 hectolit ers per day, and the beer houses close their doors several hours earlier than a few days ago. ' 40,000 CASES OF GRIP IN CHICAGO. Policemen and Firemen Especially Tlctlms of tho Dread Disease. fSFECIAt. TELXQKAH TO THE DISFATCH.l Chicago, January 4. Doctors now de clare that there are 40,000 cases of grin in the city. In some districts the disease has as sumed a malignant form, pneumonia follow ing within a few hours. The deaths from pulmonary and throat troubles to-day wero in excess of those of any day in the history of Chicago. One hundred members of the police force were forced to go to their homes to-day. Twelve stalwart Central detail men were forced to abandon their crossings inside of three' hours. The Fire Department is badly crippled. It is estimated that 300 fire fighters, includ ing six marshals, are down with the disease. A warm rain has been falling all day, and to-night the atmosphere is thick and stifling. THE DEATH-RATE FKIGHTFDL. Forty Per Ceat of Boston's Grent Mortality Duo to Ls Grippe. Boston, January 4. The number of deaths in Boston this week reached the probably unequaled number of 327, of which 40 per cent are due to acute lung disease and are traceable in great part to tbe prevailing la grippe. The death rate is 40.77, whereas in the corresponding week of 1880 the rate was only 21.07. A Dank Teller Foils a. Victim. Cqaeleston, "W. Va., January 4. Henry D.Winklcr, a most exemplary young man, died of influenza to-day. He had long suffered from asthma. He was teller of the Kanawha Valley Bank. A Wealthy West Tirclnla Victim. tsrSCIAL TBLXORAH TO TUX DISPATCH.) Charleston, W". Va., January 4. Hedry D. Trinkler, a leading bank'e'rjof tms ciiyi uleu '"is evening ot tne -grippe. k &'6 . JO.lL NEW YOEK'S DEA" 'SffE. - X. MVk 5-V w y y The Grip Causes the Greatest. iortnllty Evrr Known for a Winter Week Men Driven Bind, bnt Chil dren Somewhat Exempt. ISrECIAL TELEOHAM TO THE DISPATCH. I New Yoeit, January 4. Last week there were 1,202 deaths in this city, the largest number ever known in a winter week in the city, and more than during any week last summer. Tbe city, by the war, is larger than it ever was on a win ter or summer week before. The nearest approach to the death rate of the week was a week in last July, when 1,187 persons died. The average of deaths a week in January for a number of years has been 620. The death rate last week .was 39.31 a year in 1,000, and for the previous week 24.85. Tbe deaths for tbe 24 hours ending-atnoon to-day were 234. They include 61 from pneumonia, 20 from bronchitis, 43 from con sumption and 11 from influenza. "No'eanitarian," said Dr. Cyrus Edson, to-day, ''denies the fact that the epidemio of intlnenia is here in its most aggravated juriij, uuu wane ib is cumauc, it is also contagious and infectious. But it is a happy fact, in connection with the plague, that children are exempt from it." Policeman John H. Carr, of the Old Slip station, died to-day of pneumonia, resulting from the grip. His death makes the tenth on tbe force in the past week. Frederick Hall, brother of Pauline Hall, also died to day from ulterior effects of the epidemic. The occupants of the Alpine apartment house, at Thirty-third street and Broadway, were aroused at 5 o'clock this morning by a violent noise in one of tbe halls. The as sistant clerk rushed upstairs and found Dr. Paul .Hoffman, Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, one of the tenants, walking around the hall outside his room, in a state of mania. Dr. Douglass, of Belle vue Hospital, concluded that Dr. Hoffman was only delirons, and that sleeplessness J .1 I ill. t-f. J! and the grip were responsible for his condi tion. Theodore Dnckee, a book canvasser, was taken ill with the grip last week. He re covered sufficiently to go about, but did not resume work. The disease left him in a very shaky condition mentally. He spent much of his time for the last several days writing and mailing letters to his friends and relatives. To-night he was found dead in his bedroom, having shot himself through the heart. A HU5DEED CASES 15 A T0TT5. Saybrook, III., Has Eooneh Grip to Keep Every Doctor Baiy. Bloomington, III., January 4. There are nearly 100 cases of influenza at Say brook, this county. The doctors are kept busy day and night. There are a great many cases in Bloomington, but they are of a mild variety. Louis Natba, the opera singer and play wright, who died yesterdav in New York from la grippe, was the husband of a Bloom ington girl, whose maiden name was Belle Barnes. DOM PEDRO INSANE. The Mind of the Ex-Emperor Gives Way Under Ills Troubles Ills Wife's Death the Last Straw A Sorrowful Sccae. fBT CABLE TO TUB DISrATCB.I Oporto, January 4. There is reason to fear tbat the mind of the ex-Emperor of Brazil has given way under the great strain upon it. Every one was loud in their praise ot the cheery philosophy Vith which the azed Dom Pedro had taken the loss of his throne, and from the day of his arrival until tbe great stroke of the death ot the Empress fell upon him, no ono heard him utter a word of complaint, "When told of his wife's death he seemed dazed. The officials stood about in respectful, sympathetic silence for some minutes. Dom 'Pedro, when he looked up again, they noted, had an utter vacancy in his stare. He tried to rise, tottered, and would have fallen, jut half a dozen held him up. "Take me to her, to my wife, my Teresa," he said, in a weak, childish way, and then went on muttering incoherently! Yesterday, when the body of the ex- Empress was taken in state to the Lapa church, Dom Pedro was not among the mourners. Everybody remarked it, but few guessed the reason; namely that the mind of Dom Pedro had given way. He sat half smiling all day on his couch, muttering to himself and counting foolishly on his fingers. It is inferred from the eva siveness of tbe doctors that the case.of the old man is an extremely critical one. SUGAR USED FOR FUEL. A Stenmcr Obliged to Burn Its Cargo to Get Up Steam. iBPEClAI. TKLEOBAM TO TII DI8PATCH.1 Philadelphia, January 4. The terri ble weather experienced by tbe Norwegian steamer Harold Hadfager, which arrived here yesterday, caused ber to run short of fuel and necessitated her burning a portion of ber cargo, as well as topmasts and rig ging, to enable her to reach the Delaware bay in safety. She left Probolingo port, in Java, 93 days ago for Philadelphia, with a cargo of sugar in buckets. Moderate weather was met with until alter passing uioraitar, when she was struck by a succession of gales and hurricanes blowing from northwest to southeast, causing the seas to continually sweep tbe decks, and washing all movables into the sea. On December 31 the coal gave out, after whioh all loose planks were used for fuel. The maintopmast and yards, the foretop mast and a lifeboat were next fed to the fur nace to make steam. Even this proved in sufficient, and the only resource was to use the cargo, 24 buckets of which were fed to the flames. After reaching tbe capes the steamer was supplied with coal by the tug "Volunteer,' which assisted her in reaching her dock late last night. ALL QUILT AT PUKXSUTAWHEI, Bat Traablo Is Likely to Arlsn If Work Is Resumed To-Morrow. rtPECIAI. TILTOILAJt TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Ptjnxsutawuey, January 4. All is quiet here and no trouble is likely until the company makes an effort to start the works with non-union men. It is said that Super intendent Haskell has orders to resume on Monday at all hazards. It is stated that the Sheriff will issue the writs of ejectment against 45 families Mon day and have another batch of notices ready immediately after. The Pinkerton men are still on guard, but giving no one any trou ble. A HEW LIIiE TO PITTSBURG. Virginia Will Build n Boad to Connect Fur naces nnd Ore Bed. Lexington, "Va., January 4. The stockholders of the Pittsburg and Virginia Railroad to-night elected ex-Governor Tltz- hngh Lee President. This line will con nect the ore beds of Yirginia with tho fur naces ot Pittsburg. It will be built at once. Archbishop Ireland Denies a Baraor. St. Paul, January 4. Archbishop Ire land says that the story that he is to be made a cardinal and Papal delegate for the United States is entirely without founda- tioa. , - ,. , .sfl StVE CENTS'' . .3 A $200,000 PPRCHA'SK Crunot'3lsIand Botfgrit Yesterdaybjr afhis Iron Syndicate "' : , un-o xrVVTTP.tfvrTTPixri vrmDnavalt'tei run. janiiuiuiuiiLLiu a uahuoIm33 It Will iatPalfsaded; Improve! and Irna A uiaicij vbcuuieu. GEO. TBAUTMAX C0XFJRSB THE DEAfc- Eecent Eailroai Facilities and BItci ., Borne In Mini Adrsatszei Brnnot's Island, containing 175 acres, was bought yesterday for S20O.G0O by an iron manufacturers' syndicate. The property will he lavishly improved and. made the', seat of a h age enterprise; One of the largest and most extensive real estate purchases that has taken place for a long time in this city has justbeert consummated. It may be stated that tba railroad companies are not interested this; time. A number of iron manufacturers have purchased Brnnot's Island, located in the- Ohio river, two miles below the city, upon which it is the probable intention to build s huge iron manufacturing plant. '' n Those interested in the syndicate are , -J James Hemphill, of Mcintosh, Hemphill &f - I7n TTAnwr anil TtTtlTtam. iT T?n.Ma nt " the Carrie Furnace Company; George Traut man. President of the "Windsor Glass Com--pany; William A. Hoeveler, the Manufao-. turers' agent, and Joseph S. Brown, of the" Carrie Furnace Company. BIG 3I03TEY PASSED. It is understood that the price paid for the , island is upward of 5200,000. There are about 17S acres- in the tract. It was pur chased from the Adams, Briggs and Jones heirs. Felix B. Brnnot formerly held the title -to the greater portion of the island, and was from him tbat it derived its name. It has always been used for gardening pur poses a great deal of the early green stuffs, sold in the Pittsburg market being raised there. It is considered to be an excellent . manufacturing site, and the wonder- is that it was not gobbled up for that purpose long- ago. The only reason assigned is that of fear of an overflow of water from the river. The high portion of the island has riot been overflowed of late years. The new syndicate propose to protect tbe property by, palisading and retaining walls, so that the entire frontage will not be affected by , freshets. The advantages of the place' are of the best. Easy access can be had to every railroad centering in the city. The Ohio connecting road, now in the course of construction, affords this facility. It has also all the river facilities that could be de sired. Natural gas is within easy reach. Several main lines cross the river a Bhort distance above the island, and connections could'' easily be made. MAST ADVANTAGES. Takinerinto consideration its close Drox- imity to the city, its river and railroad"' facilities and other advantages, the island is undoubtedly the best manufacturing site so near the city, not now occupied. The men who have purchased the property have been working quietly on the matter for several weeks. Attorney C C. Dickey has been retained as counsel for the concern, and has practically had charge of the purchases. Some ot the property was bought directly from the owners, and other pieces were se cured through agents. A meeting of the men interested in the enterprise was held in Mr. Dickey's office yesterday afternoon. It was decided to lose no time in making the necessary improve ments on tbe island, so that work on the plant maybe commenced as soon as possible. Mr. George Trautman was seen on the Soutbside last night and asked to explain the nature of the Industry to be established,'1 but he declined, saying that those interested' were not quite ready to matce mat portion .. of the project public. "It is reported that the "Window Glass works are to be removed to the island," said, the reporter. "I can assnre you there is nothing in that," replied Mr. Trautman. "J, may say that the new plant is not to be a glass fao' ", tory. I beliej-e there are as many people in " the glass business as care to be." "How soon will operations be com menced?" ' "I cannot answer tbat definitely, hut the disposition of our people is not to lose any time in the matter." , BEGABDEfO FtJBTHEB DETAILS. - ' Mr. Trautman was also asked how much money was to be put into tbe enterprise and' . several other questions, but he declined to answer. It is understood that it is the fntention to build either an, iron or steel plant, and that if possible, switches will be run from the works to the Ohio connecting road, which crosses tbe island at an elevation of about 20 feet. If the connecting road cannot be reached from the Island, a bridge will be erected over the north channel of the river to the Ft. Wayne tracks. There are about a dozen families, most of them gardeners, who will be compelled, to vacate in the spring. ro INAUGURATE CAMPBELL. Tho Preparations of thn Randall Clnb for. Colambas Aboat Completed. The Bandall Club has about closed up its ranks for its trip to Columbus on the evening of January 12, to attend the In auguration of Governor-elect Campbell, and expects to compare favorably with, the famous Duckworth Clnb, of Cincinnati. Extensive arrangements have been made by the Democracy of Columbus to entertain the visitors while there, and among other features will be a ball on the night ot tbe inauguration. Al Carlisle writes that the Bandall Club will be free everywhere and it is especially invited to call on Allen G. Thurmin. Calvin S. Brice will , also receive those from a distance with open house. About 200 members of the' clnb will go to Columbus, accompanied by the Great Western Band. v THE IHMBRECTIOiY SUPPRESSED. The Sao Salvador Revolntloo Eaded aad tke ' Insurgent Leader Captured. LA Libeetad, January 4. The recent insurrection In tho Department of Cav, cat Ian, San Salvador, has been suppressed, Ex-Commandant General Bivas, the in surgents' leader, who fled lrom the country,, has been captured in. Honduras territory. c It is learned that previous reports of the.. ' number ot the defeated revolutionists were considerably exaggerated. - : A Cong.Mie Faraaeo Lighted. tSrZCIAt. TXwXOSAX Tb Tax DISPATCH.1 Bedford, January 4. The Everett Fur nace, which has been idle for over three j years, was lighted yesterdaybyMrs.Thropp; wa u uwoupcauicuuBlll. as was a letter uay m V l VM i?y ..v .T i A . - ,4i &J .jl . Jte
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