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A FLOODjELIEF ROW
The First $5,000 Sent From
Pittsburg to South Fork
TAKEN MAINLY BY FIRMS.
Corporations and Others Not Home
less or Needy Favored,
ACCORDIKG TO THE OFFICIAL LIST.
Eacj Letters Between a Local Committee
man and a Beneficiary.
A SUGGESTION AS TO EEPATMENT.
The Pittsburg Flood Belief Committee's
final meeting yesterday brought out one
dreadfully disappointing phase of the relief
work at South Fork, about June 10. Of
$5,000 that was at once sent, in response to
an appeal in behalf of "the homeless and
needy," nearly J4.000 found its way mainly
to firms ana corporations on the basis of
their money losses. There is some very
significant correspondence on this point,
which now first appears in the light of pub
licity. The appended racy correspondence was
submitted at the final meeting of the Pitts
burg Belief Committee, held yesterday at 3
p. n. in the Chamber of Commerce build
ing. During the meeting the subjoined appeal
for aid and the letters bearing upon it were
read and discussed. To make a prefatory
explanation, it will be remembered that, a
few days after the angry waters of the Cone
maugh wreaked unparalleled devastation
in the country lying between South Fork
and Sang Hallow, wiping out whole com
munities and rendering thousands homeless,
the following piteous appeal for aid was
issued and printed in the Pittsburg papers:
IN CHARITY HEAR AND HELP TJ&
South Fobs, Pa, June 7,1SS9.
To the Friends of Humanity and Mercy:
We, the Burgess and Council of Sonth Fork
borough, in meeting assembled, called for the
purpose of devising the proper coarse to
pursue in order to get relief for the homeless
and needy victims of the terrible visitation of
death and destruction that swept down upon
us one week ago. feel tha this, our appeal, will
be considered by a merciful and charitable
people aud-i-cnre aid in restoring, at least, in
part, the terrible loss that has been incurred
by the flood. With a great many life is all that
is Eared, for which wo are thankful, and
our principal consolation now is that we had
the foresight to see the imminent danger and
remoTe our people, with few exceptions, to
places of safety. Our mountain town is princi
pally populated by an honest, hard-wortdDg
class of day laborers, who have struggled and
toiled long and hard to accumulate that which
in a few terrible moments was swept out of
existence.
XHOSE LABORERS' HOMES.
Bo complete and destructive was the rush of
water that instead of cheerful homes, with
well-tilled cardens, nothing now remains bnt
fragments of destruction a barren waste,
filled with sorrow and lamentation. While a
generous public are giving food and clothing,
and thus supplying our present wants, we need
money to rebuild our homes and afford shelter
for the homeless until such time as our works
can be started, which is now. and will be for a
longtime to come, decidedly out of the ques
tion. Kind friends; charity covereth a multi
tude of sins. We have suffered much and feel
we are worthy and deserving of your charity,
let that be great or small, and to each and all
would say that money is needed in onr direful
distress. If in the goodness of your hearts you
decide to contribute anything, please send it to
either of the undersigned, who is fully empow
ered to receive aid. Signed by J. O. Young,
Burcess; J. P. Wilson, President of Council: D.
W. Luke, ex-Postmaster; G. B. Btineman, J. C.
I,uke,M.D.
THE MACEDONIAN CET.
That was the appeal. How much money
came from elsewhere to the above named
committee in response to its (Macedonian
cry is not known. But the Pittsburg Belief
Committee sent a check for $5,000 to the
South Fork Committee, the check being
made payable to the order of J. P. Wilson,
President of Council.
Later J. B. Kremer, Secretary of the
State Flood Commission, being desirous of
placing against the item in the statement of
the Pittsburg Belief Committee an explana
tion of the manner in which it had been dis
tributed, wrote to J. P. "Wilson, of South
Fork, requesting an itemized account of the
moneys disbursed by the committee. He
received a letter containing the subjoined
list of names and amounts:
Paid Out By South Fork Relief Committee.
Tim Abers, $27; W. W. Baker. J27; Robert
Bowen. 27; John a Collins, 181 BS; P. H.
Crojle. 818; William Custer. $51; Barbara
Davis, $18; David Duncan, 818; Everson C. Co.,
$36; Euclid C Co., $360; Michael Gates.
$27; U. P. George, $18; John Hamilton, $67 50:
P. Hartman, $4050; Thomas E. Jones, $40 50;
Thomas M. Jones, $27; a Kauffman, $18;
Thomas Kinlan, $54; A. Lang. $18; William
Moss, 27; Daniel Murphy, $216; Murphy fc
btineman, J79Z; John McGowan, $18; John
O'Honrke. $18170; J. a Paul, $54; D.
& Palling, $36: W. G. a Robert
son A Co.. SKW; Ed. Seace, $10 80;
Scale Co., $27; John Smith, $27; A. Sada, $18; G.
B. Btineman, $81; J. C. Btineman, $047; William
BtrasBbaugh. $9: B. F. Supply Co $1,134: Mrs.
Thomas (widow), $45; Jacob Varner, $5 40;
James Vivian, $54; Richard Wells. $27; James
Wicks, $10 80; John J. "Williams, SS6 40; J. W.
Wilson, $13 50. Total. $5,004 BS.
A TELL-TALE FOOTNOTE.
Across the bottom of the list is written, in
the handwriting of J. B. Kremer, Secretarr
of the Slate Flood Commission, the follow
ing: "Forty-two persons in all-out of
which nine persons received ?4,000 18, out
of$5,000 sent."
On receipt of a copy of the above list from
Secretary Kremer, a member of the Pitts
burg Belief Committee addressed the fol
lowing letter to J. P. Wilson, to whom the
55,000 check was sent:
PlTTSBUKO. September 26, 18S9.
Mrt J. P. Wilson, care South Fork Sapply Com
pany, South Fork, Cambria county. Pa.:
Deab Sib: Under date, of June 7, '89, a
printed circular addressed "To the Friends of
Suffering Humanity and Mercy," was issued
from South Fork relative to the terriDle dis
aster of May 8L The circular alluded to the
character of the principal population of your
vicinity, composed of day laborers, and the
necessity for money to "rebuild homes and
f nrnish shelter" for the homeless. However,
it is unnecessary to repeat all the circular, as
you are entirely acquainted with its contents.
In the line of this appeal the Pittsburg Re
lief Committee sent to you the sum of $5,000.
1 have been furnished with a copy of the
names of beneficiaries of this fund and the
amount given to each. The list numbers O.
Of these 42 in total, 6 parties received $3,546 out
of the total sum of $5,000.
In other words, 11 per cent of the persons re
ceived 70 per cent of the cash sent by the Pitts
burg Relief Committee.
Will you please advise me as to the principles
applied to the distribution of this moneyf
The list shows the principal recipients to
have been business firms or corporations, while
the appeal for aid was made in the name of the
homeless and destitute. Awaiting Tour reply,
1 m Yours respectfully, eta,
HOW HE EXPLAINED IT.
Mr. J. P. Wilson made- answer as fol
lows: Pbincipai, Office, Greensbtjrq, 1
Arqyle Coal Co.,
South Fork, Pa, October 2, 1SS9. )
Mr. :
Dun Sir On my arrival home from Pitts
burg, I found your favor of the 2Cth of Septem
ber awaiting me. Sorry 1 did not receive it
sooner, as 1 should have called on you about
the matter referred to in regard to the distri
bution of the $5,000. Our Relief committee
made it, as advised by Mr. Thompson, pro rata
according to loss sustained, which was 18 per
cent. This distribution, as you are aware, was
made after the second payment made by the
General Relief Fund committee, and some
parties here who had received very liberally,
and in some cases about as much or more than
they lost, our commissioner struck off their
list. In fact, our destitute families, as a rule,
have been very well cared for, and as to corpo
rations, we have none, with but two exceptions.
All that sustained a loss at South Fork are
laboring men. It is true that in making out the
list wblch I gave to Mr. Kremer I designated
some as companies merely for brevity, they, as
a rule, being no organized company.
Yours very truly,
J. P. WILSON.
A DEMAND FOB REPAYMENT.
The writer of the first letter was evidently
unsatisfied, for he sent the subjoined com
munication to J. P. Wilson, "President of
Council." It is longer than the first, but
not a whit less interesting:
Pittsbubg, October 7, 1889.
Mr. J. P. Wilson, Argyle Coal Company, South
Fort, Pa.:
Dear Sir Your letter of the 2d inst. came
duly to hand. I might say that I wrote jou
partly in the interest of the Pittsburg Relief
Committee, which I represented in tho Cone
maugh Valley for some tlmo after the flood,
and partly the State Flood Commission, of
which I am a member. The Pittsburg Relief
Committee and the State Flood Commission
have a common duty and interest, viz: to
succor the "homeless and needy victims," to
use the expression in your circular.
Ot the $o,000 sent you by the Pittsbnre com
mittee in response to your circular, the returns
show 70 per cent of the whole to have been
given to six persons or parties, not one of
whom was "homeless" or "needy" within the
meaning of your appeal.
Mr. Kremer gave to me the list of the re
cipients of the $0,000, the disposition of which
will affect the remaining amount to be dis
tributed. By consulting the press copy of com
mittee's letter to you I am nnable to And any
authority to you to dispose of this money "ac
cording to loss," and will be glad to hear
specifically from you how six parties,
neither "homeless" nor "needy," came to
secure 70 per cent of a fund distributed
among a total of 42 persons. Your own com
pany or firm received $1,142, nearly 23 per cent
of the whole amount. You are in error as to
dates. The check was sent to you early in July,
while the Flood Commission's first distribution
was not made for weeks after. As it looks to
me just now, it appears that at least six persons
should return what they secured from a fund
which was intended, as you state, for the
"homeless and needy."
Yours, etc.,
HE PBEFEE3 TO WAIT.
Mr. Wilson came up smiling with the
following reply on the same letter head as
the previous letter:
South Fobs, Pa, October 10. '89.
Mr. :
Dear Sir Your favor of the 7th received,
in reply would say two of the principal men of
our committee are at present an ay from home,
Mr. Stineman is in Colorado, but will likely be
home in a week or two. Mr. D. W. Luke, who
consulted Mr. Tbomnson as to our proposed
pun oi uistriDution, is in .Missouri, ana will
not likely be home for SO or 60 days, and until
onr committee can get together I wonld not
feel at liberty to answer jour mqniries. but
will hold yonrletter until our committee meets.
UeFpectfuIly,
J. P. Wilson.
So far as regards Mr. Wilson's assertion
that Mr. W. E. Thompson, Treasurer of the
Pittsburg Relief Committee, authorized or
advised the plan of reimbursement as ex
plained in the list furnished to Mr. Kremer,
itibbut justice to say that Mr. Thompson
never intended, according to his own state
ment, to authorize a distribution based
simply on losses. Furthermore Mr. Thomp
son does not in any way indorse the dis
tribution which took place at Sonth Fork.
NO .ACTION TAKEN.
At its session yesterday the Belief Com
mittee heard the correspondence, but took
no action, except to order Secretary Robin
son to incorporate, without comment, the
details in the forthcoming report of the
committee's work.
As the meeting yesterday was the final
one of the Relief Committee, the reports of
the various officials were submitted in full.
That of Chairman William H. McCreery
was first read. It was brief, bnt explicit,
and especially complimented the members
of the committee upon the good humor and
harmony which had been a constant feature
of its sessions, even when annoying com
plications had claimed attention and settle
ment. Following was read the special report of
James B. Scott, Esq., prepared by request
of the committee and its Chairman some
what in u historical vein, as giving an ac
curate history of the days succeeding the
flood, prior to the time when Mr. Scott, as
Dictator, gave way to the Beaver regime.
The report of the Chairman of the Pitts
burg Woman's Belief Committee, working
supplementary to the Belief Committee,
was then read. It presented some interest
ing facts in regard to the noble work done
by the committee and its individual mem
bers. THE TREASURER'S EEPOBT.
Treasurer W. B. Thompson's report, giv
ing an account of money received by the
Pittsburg Committee and disbursed by the
same, was read in lull. The Auditing Com
mittee which some months since met and
went over Mr. Thompson's accounts marked
them O. K., as published at the time, but
probably no committee will ever properly
thank Mr. Thompson for the devotion to
duty which caused him to disarrange the
business ot his bank lor months in the
course of the vast amount of checking, re
cording and transmitting necessary in the
handling of nearly 51,000,000, every solitary
cent ot which went to Johnstown.
The reports, which were very voluminous,
were approved and ordered printed, after
which the committee adjourned. The indi
viduals were requested to give their views
on the most prominent matters connected
with the meeting, but unanimously begged
to be excused.
LEARNED TO HATE LIQUOE,
Alexander Homo Experience Made a Pro
hibitionist of him.
ISFBCIAL TELEGBAM TO TUX DISrATCH.l
Philadelphia, January 27. David
Alexander, the young man who fired a bul
let at Bishop Wbitaker in St. John's Epis
copal Church last night, waB to-day sent to
Moyamensing prison to await a trial, which
will determine his sanity. The would-be
assassin lias not yet reached his 20th year,
and is a son of David Alexander, who for
merly kept a saloon at the southwest corner
of Juniper and Fitzwater streets, and after
ward on Fitzwater street, above Broad,
where he built a large building called Alex
ander's Hall. The father was very indul
gent with his children, and being somewhat
addicted to drink, it was here that the young
man first learned to hate the use of liquor.
The father and mother both died about 10
years ago, and David went to live with his
grandmother.
The Iowa Drndloeii Broken.
Des Moines, Ia., January 27. The
House to-day adopted the compromise reso
lution agreed upon by the caucuses of the
two parties, and a temporary organization
took place this afternoon.
counting the cost.
REPUBLICANS LOOKING BEFORE THEY
LEAP.
They Fear They Can't Keep a Quornm A
Drummlng-Up Resolution Passed
Two Bard Kicking Men
Found Keed on
Bis Boles.
"Washington, January 27. The Be
publican caucus which was called to meet
at 8 o'clock met promptly at the hour. Mr.
Henderson, of Illinois, as Chairman, called
the caucus (which was fully attended) to
order. The first hour was devoted to a dis
enssion of the proposed new code of rules.
Speaker Beed entered into a detailed expla
nation oi the changes proposed to be made
in the old code. From time to time he was
interrupted by questions as to the probable
effect of particular rules, to which, in each
case, he fully replied.
More than an hour was consumed in this
way, and the greatest harmony character
ized the proceedings. It was evident, how
ever, according to Mr. Eeed's statement
that the new code could not be made ready
for the action of the House for several days
to come, even should it be desirable to re
port it earlier. Moreover, there was an
opinion entertained by many members to
the effect that more positive progress could
be achieved in the disposition of contested
election cases without rules than with their
aid.
FEARS OF THE FUTURE.
It was felt by some of these members
that, after a safe working majority had
been secured under the operations of gen
eral parliamentary law, the rigidity of the
new code might be relaxed with benefit,
and the Bepublicans might thus be relieved
from the necessity of enacting a code which,
in time, might perhaps be felt by themselves
with full force.
Having practically reached a decision that
the election cases shall be considered before
the code of rules is adopted, the question of
ways and means arose, and there was a long
discussion, which was simply a reflex of in
dividual views as to the possibility of secur
ing and maintaining a quorum of Bepubli
cans to meet the Democratic opposition
which, it was fully expected, would take
the shape of a refusal to vote. The fact that
it was considered necessary to discuss this
phase of the case is regarded as an indica
tion that the Speaker hardly contemplates
adopting the radical course of counting as
present members not voting in order to se
cure a quorum.
NOT IN GOOD SHAPE.
The list of Bepublican members was care
fully canvassed, and it was finally deter
mined that at least fonr members conld not
be relied upon to answer to their names, if
the Democrats came to the conclusion to
filibuster. Two of these members are ab
sent on account of sickness, one on account
of sickness in his family, and one is absent
without letting his whereabouts be known.
According to this count, if everything
favors the majority, if no member falls ill,
or is called away from the city, they will
have a bare qnorum. But nevertheless the
election case of Smith versus Jackson will be
called up Wednesday, and fully debated,
from a double motive; first, to lay the foun
dation for the speedy disposition of the
other contests, and second, to gain time in
which to secure the attendance of absent
members.
A resolution was adopted by the caucus,
one offered by Mr. Howell, the Chairman of
the Elections Committee, as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus
that every Republican member of the House
snail remain in tne city, except in case of sick
ness, and that all members should remain in
this hall during the time tho House is la ses
sion, unless prevented by sickness.
There was some show of opposition to the
proposed changes in the rules which tend to
stop filibustering, by Mr. Anderson, of
Kansas, and Mr. Cheadle, of Indiana, Mr.
Cheadle, however, signifying his intention
to fall in line with his party, and there are
indications that Mr. Anderson will do like
wise. SPEEADING OUT.
A Bin Increase In the Capital Stock of the
United Glass Company Talno of the
Corporation's Plants In Three
States.
ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE CISPATCH.1
Syracuse. N. Y., January 27. The
stockholders of the United Glass Company,
whose central office is in the Everson Build
ing, have decided to make a big increase in
the amount of the company's capital stock.
By the consolidation of the United, Frank
lin and Clyde Glass Companies, six weeks
ago, the capital stock of the company that
was to continue the business and to be
known as the United was made 51.583,600,
and schedules showed that sum to be the
actual value of the company's property.
The personal property consisting of glass
tools, fixtures and materials used in the
manufacture of glass, was valued at 5630,
600, and the real estate was worth 5952,900.
The real estate consisted of factories and
land in Canastota, Bernhard's Bay, Dun
barton, Cleveland, Ithaca and Clyde, 2?. Y.;
Wellsboro, Covington, and Blossburg, Pa.;
Findlay and Bowling Green, O.; Bock Is
land, Streator and Ottawa, 111.; and in
Portage county, O.; and Crawford county,
Pa.
Since the consolidation no more factories
have been bought by the company, but
with a view of extending operations a meet
ing has been held and the authorized amount
of the capital stock increased to 56,000,000.
When the United Company was organized
the capital stock was $1,000,000, and of this
5400,000 was in preferred stock. On this
an annual dividend of 6 per cent is paid be
fore anything is paid on the common stock,
and after 6 per cent is paid on the latter the
two classes of stock are to share in the net
earnings at the same rate. This $400,000 of
preierrea siock still stands, but all of the
other stock, issued or to be issued, is to be
common stock. The company so far has
confined its operations exclusively to the
manufacture of window glass.
THEI HITS NOT BESIGNED.
The Bnvemcyers Still Remain on the Sacnr
Trust Board.
ISFECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. t
Kew Yoke, January 27. All sorts of
rumors of impending changes in'tbe Sugar
Trust were circulated in downtown circles
to-day. At one time it was reported at the
Stock Exchange that Trustees Henry O.
Havemeyer and Theodore Havemeyer had
decided to resign from the board. The law
yer of the Havemeyers, John F. Parsons,
said in reply to a request for information in
the matter: "The Havemeyers have not re
signed, and I do not believe there is any
trnth in the report that they will do so."
Theodore Havemeyer was in the private
office of Mr. Parsons when the latter made
this statement
EN0UGII TO MAKE JJEK CRY.
A Tonna Girl Sent Up for Two Yenrs fop
Passing Counterfeit Money.
IgPSUAI. TXLXOKAX TO THZ DISPATCH.!
N Eir York, January 27. Lizzie Spears,
the 15-year-old girl who was arrested lor
passing counterfeit silver dollars on Harlem
storekeepers, was to-day sentenced by Judge
Benedict, in the United States Circuit
Court, to two years' imprisonment in the
Monroe county penitentiary.
Lizzie cried bitterly when she heard her
sentence, and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. McMiUen, tried in vain to console her.
PITTSBURG, TUESDAY,
SOME STRONG BLOWS
Dealt the Confession ot Faith as it is
by Prominent Divines.
DE. CROSBY HAMMERS IT HARD,
And Eev. Dr. Tan Dyke Supports Dim in
the Speech of the Session.
Will TMEI CLAMOR FOR A REVISION
Two Tonng Men Who Are Yet Witling' to Stick to
Their Teaching.
Six prominent Presbyterian preachers,
headed by Bev. Dr. Crosby, spoke yesterday
in favor of the revision of the confession of
faith. Two less prominent youug men were
heard against the proposed change. The
speech of the session was made by Bev. Br.
Van Dyke, one of the six who favored the
revision.
tSPECXAZi TELEGRAM TO TUB SISPATCn.1
New Yobk, January 27. The galleries
of the Scotch Church in "West Fourteenth
street were filling fast, principally with
women, when the New York Presbytery re
sumed to-day its debate on the revision of
the "Westminster confession. At the open
ing of the session, Moderator Sample said
that the sanctity ot the building having
twice been violated by applause, he asked
the audience to behave better in fnture.
Dr. Hastings seconded his request, and
then the Eev. Dr. Crosby took the floor
his first appearance in the Presbytery since
the debate began. He was one of the com
mittee who reported in favor of the revision
of the confession. He said:
"The only permanent standard for any
church of Jesus Christ is the word of God.
Any church that has its standard in human
philosophy or inner consciousness will dis
integrate by its own weight. Consequently,
when the question of the revision of our
standards of faith came up, the only ques
tion I wished to consider and examine was,
are these standards in accordance with the
word of God?
HIS ONLY FEAB.
"All my fear in regard to revision is of a
loose adherence to the word of God from dis
regard to its entire inspiration, and I be
lieve we must carefully guard in that Quar
ter against the assaults of satan.
"When I examined the loundation of our
faith for the hundredth time, with especial
reference to this occasion, I tound one, and
only one statement in the confession which,
to my mind, is clearly and diametrically
opposed to the word of God. The more I
have examined it the more I am convinced
that this one in particular is contrary to the
word of God, pernicious to the church, and
injurious to the highest and holiest interests
of religion. That one phrase or declara
tion is the use of the verb, pass by, in the
seventh section of the third chapter. "When
I say that this one phrase only contradicts
scripture, I don't mean to say that I ap
prove of all the others. Still, I can allow
them, but when I see a statement teaching
a fatalistic doctrine, contrary to the Bible,
from Genesis to Revelations, my soul re
volts it. Here is the section:
the obnoxious section.
" 'The rest of mankind, Qod was pleased, ac
cording to the unsearchable counsel of His
own will, whereby He exterJaeth or withholdeth
mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of His sov
ereign power over his creatures, to pass by;
and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for
their sin, to the praise of Bis glorious justice.'
"With the latter of these statements 1"
have no quarrel. I believe men are pun
ished for their sins. But I read in the word
of God: 'He desires all men to be saved;'
'Go nreach the gospel to every creature;'
'God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son.' I feel, therefore, that
anything which conflicts with the honesty
of these statements is an insult to God.
"Now what is meant by the phrase 'Pass
by?' In the parable of the Good Samaritan
the priest passed by the man who fell
among thieves; the Levite also passed him
by. Here it is said in our' standard of be
lief that God treats His creatures as the
priest and the Levite treated the traveler,
and this in the face of statements declaring
that He loves the whole world."
texts quoted by the doctor.
Dr. Crosby nowread the proof texts which
are the foundation of the section he had
auoted from the confession. Thev are Mat.
thew xi et al., 25,26; Eomans ix et ai., 17,
18,21,22; Timothy ii. et al. 20; Jude 4; I.
Peter ii et al.. 33. He said that they were
no justification at ail for the doctrine taught
from them, and that in none was there one
word of "passed by." On this account he
declared himself in favor of revision.
"He would have stopped with recommend
ing the revision of the third chapter alone,
but, in deference to the wishes of the other
members of the committee, he went further.
He considered the committee's report con
servative, not revolutionary, since a clear
reason for revision exists."
The Bev. Dr. Stephenson said he was in
favor of revision, although aware of the
difficulties to be encountered and the evils
to be guarded against. At the end of his
speech he summed up his position as fol
lows: Our creed, although in some respects the
grandest ever penned, Is confessedly imperfect,
acknowledged to be so by those who are op
posed to revision. Now this Is the best time
for revision, and for this reason, if for no other,
I am in favor of the committee's report,
A STRIKING SPEECH.
The Bev. Dr. "Van Dyke began one of the
most striking speeches oi the entire disscus
sion, with Dr. Paxton's parable of the dog
which had "et his tag," lor his text. "The
"Westminster Confession as it now stands,"
he said, "affixes a tag to the human race, to
this effect: 'Part is consigned to heaven
and part to hell, and no man can find out to
which part he belongs, nor would it make
any difference if he could.' Now, if I were
an expressman a wonia reiuse to forward a
tagless dog, so I refuse to believe this un
intelligible, improbable dogma, and yet my
refusal makes no difference.
"We have voted for revision. Now, what
is the revision to be? I am in favor of the
committee's report, because it eliminates
reprobation from the confession, and sug
gests the formation of a new creed, more
Scriptural than the confession, as a basis of
union with other reformed churches. But
first, the elimination of reprobation should
be done as soon as possible, if not sooner.
HOT EVEN CALVINISTIC.
"We want to get rid of reprobation be
cause it is superflous, and not essential even
to Calvinism, as it is not contained in any
Calvinistlo creed except our own and the
Irish articles, formulated in 1615, only to
fall into innocuous desuetude in 1635.
"Ante-natal damnation? No man ever
died for that doctrine. "Why, then, should
anyone clasp it to his bosom, and weep tears
at the thought of losing it, as if it had been
bathed in the blood of martyrs? Such a po
sition is like that of the old woman who
said: "Ther's that blessed doctrine of uni
versal depravity. What a comfort it is, if
we only lived up to it.'
"The Heavenly Father spreads a feast for
all; is it for us to say that He refuses to let
the poor sinner eat of the crumbs which fall
from his table? And tor what reason? To
satisfy our logic? It is but measuring the
mind'of the Almighty with the wisdom of
the seventeenth century. The doctrine is
unscripturnl. As for the text about the
potter who ever heard of a potter making
a vessel merely to destroy it?
X MASS IT CONTRADICTIONS.
"The doctrine of ante-natal perdition
marks the Bible a mass of contradictions.
JANUARY 28, 1890.
It is unevangelical. It is in alliance to-day
with the anti-Christian forces of modern
thought "We must be driven into panthe
ism and materialism unless we Btand fast
and sav, 'Onr wills are ours.'
"Beprobation is a 'horrible' doctrine. The
adjective is not mine, but Calvin's, who
pushed it to its logical conclusion, and
taught the damnation of infants. I don't
weep for the tears shed over the destruction
of part of the confession, but for .the tears of
the mothers who have been taught to believe
that their harmless, new-born babes were
torn from their breasts to be plunged into
everlasting perdition; I weep for the un
happy creatures in mad houses, whose light
ot reason has been put out by the heresy of
ante-natal perdition "
In conclusion. Dr. Van Dyke said: "I
know not what others may do, but as for me,
I intend to keep on disbelieving, ignoring,
and denying the doctrine of reprobation, I
intend to teach that there are no infants in
hell, no limits to God's love; that there is
salvation open to all mankind, and that no
man is punished but for his own sin. Is that
Calvinism? Before God, I don't know or
care. It is Christianity."
doesn't go fab enough.
The Bev. George S. Payson said he
would vote for the committee's report,
although he didn't think it went far
enough, and thought the General Assembly
would go further. He went on to heap so
many uncomplimentary adjectives on the
Westminster conlession that the moderator
called him to order in this style: "I insist
that such references to the confession of
faith are out of order. These derogatory
statements should not be made on the floor
of this presbytery."
There having now been four speeches for
revision, the anti-revisers insisted on being
heard, and the Bev. D. G. "Wylie, a young
man, made an appeal in behalf of the con
fession as it is, in which he said it was in
harmony with ths creeds of other Protestant
churches. He quoted the free will part of the
Thirty-nine Articles of the Episcopal
Church to show how Calvinistic it was. He
said he didn't believe in putting new cloth
into an old garment, in patching the seven
teenth centnry creed with nineteenth cen
tury doctrine. As to infant damnation, he
said:
"We refuse to baptize children of notori
ously immoral parents, but if they are of
the elect, what right have we to reiuse
them baptism?"
The Bev. John B. Devens, another young
man, and formerly a newspaper man, also
took up the cudgel in defense of the confes
sion, while the Eev. Dr. H. B. Chapin and
Prof. Saxton, of the Cooper Institute, spoke
in favor of revision.
A BIG STEIKE ON.
Employes of the Birmingham Rollins Mill
Demand tho Recognition of tho
Amalgamated Association
Four Hundred Men
Go Oat.
rSriCIAL TELEOBAM TO THB DISPATCH. 1
Birmingham, Ala., January 27. A
strike was inaugurated at the Birmingham
Boiling Hill, which promises to be a long
and bitter one before the trouble is adjusted.
Four hundred men went out when the day
shiit went off, and as many more are ex
pected to follow at the end of the night
shift. Over 1,000 men, including helpers,
are employed in the mill, and they will all
be thrown out of work and the mill shut
down.
The strike is caused by the men trying to
get the mill into the Amalgamated Associa
tion. For five years the mill has paid the
Association scale, but has employed both
union and non-union men. Saturday night
a meeting of the men was held, and they re
solved to have the company sign the next
"Amalgamated scale and enter the associa
tion. To-day the manager notified the men
that they could not make the mill a union
one, and they walked out.
The officers of the company say they will
not yield to the demands of the men, and the
latter appear equally firm.
ALL FALLING INI0 LINE.
Only Three Green Gluts Firms Holding
Oat Against Their Men.
rsrCCTAI. TELEOHAM TO TUB DISPATCH.1
Glassboko, N. J., January 27. Only
three firms in this State are now holding out
against the green glass blowers. They are
Whitney Brothers, in this town; Moore
Brothers, at Clayton, and Bodine, Thomas
& Co., at Williamstown. There was a con
ference between them in Moore Brothers'
office, at Clayton, to-day, and it is under
stood that they will agree to the terms of
the strikers, and start fires nnder their fur
naces at once. Master Workman Arring
ton will have another conference with them
to-morrow, when it is thought all the ar
rangements lor starting up will be com
pleted. The blowers who went to work in Moore
Brothers' works during the strike have sent
for Master Workman Arrington and his
aids to effect a settlement. These men will
probably be kept in the organization when
the nnion men get back at work. It is be
lieved that not one green glass blower will
be out, and that every factory in the Eastern
district will be in full blast by the end of
the present week.
DESTITUTION in PACT.
The Stories of Suffering la Sonth Dakota
Are Fullr Confirmed.
Chicago, January 27. The report of the
destitution in Sonth Dakota, resulting from
crop failure, was further confirmed to-day
by three railway officials who are in a posi
tion to know the facts. According to these
gentlemen the majority of sufferers ore con
fined to a strip of country 50 miles wide
and extending on both sides of the railroad
from Harrarden to Aberdeen. Mr. Crandon,
who has just returned from a trip to Dakota,
said the crop failure and consequent priva
tion is in probably 15 different counties, but
with the exception of Miner, no entire
county failed to produce some grain.
The residents of Miner county are, there
fore, in greater want than most of their
neighbors. Citizens of many of the districts
where the crops failed are in need of food,
clothing and fuel all necessities of life.
IT MIGET BE FORCED ON Hill.
WnnnmnUer Would Accept the Senatorshlp
If Offered on a Silver Snlver.
tSFECIAI. TZXEOBAII TO TBI DISPATCn.1
Philadelphia, January 27. Post
master General Wauamaker spent some
time this forenoon in conference with Post
master Field in the Philadelphia Post
office. Mr. Field called his attention to a
publication setting forth that Mr. Wana
maker was a candidate for the United States
Senate, to succeed Senator Cameron, and
asked him if it meant anything. Post
master General Wanamaker smiled and
said: "I guess an enemy hath done that."
Postmaster Field was asked afterward of
the Postmaster General if he was in reality
a candidate. He said: "He will not seek
the Senatorshlp, but if the position is of
fered him by the Legislature he would, in
my opinion, regard the acceptance of it in
the light of a duty."
No Side Itsnes for Boulnneer.
Pabis, January 28. General Boulanger
has written to M. Laur, member of the
Chamber of Deputies and an active Bou
langist, on the subject of the proposed affili
ation of the Boulangist party with the antl
Semetio agitation. The General totally dis
approves of this association.
DO NOT LIKE LEWIS.
Sensational Charges Against the
American Consul at Morocco.
VICTORIA HAS THE IHPLDENZA.
Prince Bismarck Had a Little Quarrel With
Emperor William.
EDSSIA'S LATEST EAILWAT SCHEME.
Epaln Will Hot Interfere to Protect the Fortnentse
Monarchy.
The full extent of the charges which
caused the dismissal of Ex-Consul Lewis
has been revealed at Morocco. Nearly
every crime in the calendar, including in
direct murder, is attributed to tbe Ameri
can representative. Queen Victoria is ill,
and is believed to have a touch of the pre
vailing epidemic.
Tangiees, January 27. The following
in the Morocco Times will be read with in
terest in America, as it refers to the Consul
who has represented the Government of the
United States at this point:
The freaks of Mr. William Reed Lflwis in
Morocco will open np some nice questions of
international law. They will also throw a tierce
light upon tbe habits and doings of
the representatives of other Christian
nations in this benighted land. In the mat
ter of smuggling arms and other contraband
goods into Morocco Mr. Lewis was not a sinner
above all the official dwellers in Tangier, but
the way in which he did it and his Impudent
assumption of power proved tho last feather
which utterly broke down tbe patience of His
Majesty's officials, wbo have bltbetto shown
themselves extremely forbearing toward the
representatives of foreign nations accredited
to tbe Shereifan court.
NO redress fob them.
Borne of the persons who have been illegally
arrested and imprisoned by Mr. Lewis have
since bis removal from office attempted to com
mence actions against him in the United States
Consular Court, bnt they have been informed
that the court has no jurisdiction over officials
for their acts while holding office, however
scandalous and inhuman those acts may
have been; nor bastbe court any power to en
force tbe payment of debts however jnst and
bowever fraudulently they may have been con
tracted. Haj Mohammed Akabon, a Moorish subject,
claimed $100 and $20 expenses from Mr. Lewis,
for illegal arrest and imprisonment. Mr. Lewis
had this man. who is aged and infirm, seized
and maltreated in his own honse. pat in irons
and conveyed to prison and kept there for
some time in order to extort information from
him which he did not possess, and therefore
conld not give, even if he bad been tortured to
deatb. He has been a helpless invalid ever
since Mr. Lewis had him tortured and is never
likely to recover.
Mokkthar Bin Hosain, a Moorish subject,
claimed $200 for illegal arrest and imprison
ment for 25 days. He was arrested coming out
of a mosque, withont a moment's notice, and
maltreated and conveyed to prison for the
purpose of extorting information from him
which be did not possess, and therefore could
not give.
ANOTHER OUTBAGE.
Ahmed Bin Haj Mahommed El Assbatc and
bis wife Rahmah, Moorish snbjocts. claimed
$160 for violation of domicile and illegal arrest
and imprisonment of himself for ten days and
for injury sustained by bis wife at tbe hands of
Mr. Lewis and his emissaries. It appears that
the poor woman was frightened nearly to death
hen her door was broken open at night and
her husband carried off by force. She was at
the time nursing her only son, a fine little boy;
the shock brought on puerperal fever, which
nearly cost her own life and caused the death
of her boy. This man was also arrested for the
purpose of extorting information which be
conld give.
The following letter, under data of Decem
ber 81, 1SSS, was addressed to the advocate of
two other claimants by the acting United
States Consul: .
"Sir In answer to your commnnications of
the 27th and 50tb inst, in which Rachel An
sel era claims damages for illegal arrest and Im
prisonment, and Mohammed Amoor for money
advanced and goods sold, against William
Keed Lewis, Esq.. I have to state for your in
formation that this Consnlar Court has no
jurisdiction in the matters above referred to,
Mr. Raed Lewis having committed the alleged
offenses while boldmg the post of United
States Consul here. Should you think it neces
sary I will submit the above cases to the De
partment of State at Washington for their
consideration. Robert Stalker."
DEMAND FOB THE RECALL.
"With reference, to tho Moorish Govern
ment's demand that Mr. Lewis be re
called the same paper says:
The first cablegram from tbe Moorish Gov
ernment was received in Washington on the
16th of December, but no notice appears to
nave been taken of it by the United States
Government until a press cablegram was pub
lished. The Moorish authorities sent a second
cable dispatch on the 18th, asking for a reply,
bnt np to this moment there has been no official
acknowledgment of their commnnications.
AN EPIDEMIC IN PERSIA.
Three Thomnnd Deaths Reported Which
are Caaied by an Unknown Disease.
St. Petebsbubo, January 27. Advices
from Astrabad report that Persian Ehoras
san is ravaged by an intestinal disease of
excessive fatality. Three thousand deaths
are reported. At Noor, in Meshed, there
were 100 deaths daily. Owing to the
scarcity of doctors the nature of the disease
is unknown.
As "Western Persia was ravaged with
cholera throngb the autumn, and as thou
sands of people fled to tbe eastward in the
hope to escape from the disease, it is re
garded as possible that they carried it with
them, and that this may account for the
trouble in Ehorassan.
ANOTHER BOM, VICTIM.
Queen Victoria is Now Snffcrlng From nn
Attack ot Inflaenzn.
BY DUULAF'8 CABLB COMPASY.l
Loudon, January 27. The Queen is
suddenly indisposed, and there is reason to
fear influenza. An Ambassador calling at
the Foreign Office on matters connected
with the Portuguese imbroglio obtained no
information. This complete ignorance on
the part of officials is due to the fact that
during his illness Lord Salisbury consulted
the Queen only, dictating all dispatches
which she wrote, and thus, tbe Cabinet was
kept in ignorance.
PRINCE BISMARCK ANGRT.
He Is Believed to Have Had a Disagree
ment With the Emperor.
Berlin, January 27. There is much
speculation as to the reason why Prince
Bismarck, after coming to Berlin to attend
the closing session of the Beichstag, failed
to appear. The Freitsinninge Zeitung at
tributes his absence to irritation nroanced
by a difference of opinion with the Emperor
on the language used in the speech from
the throne.
SPAIN WILL NOT INTERFERE
If a Republic Should be Declared by tbe
People of Portugal.
Madrid, January 27. The Minister of
foreign Affairs said in the Chamber of
Deputies to-day: '"It is absurd to suppose
that Spain is ready or is inclined to send an
army to establish the monarchy in Portugal
if the Bepublic should be proclaimed there."
All Torle Urged to Attend.
London, January 27. Tbe Marquis of
Salisbury and Mr. Smith, leader of the
House of Commons, have jointly signed an
urgent call to Conservative members to be
in their places Fcbrnary 11, as business of
grave importance will be immediately sub
mitted to Parliament.
BALF0UB T0JBE A MBoCAlATEE GETS IT.
His Coming Marrlnira Will Connect tbe
TIoHiei of Gladstone and Salisbury
Tbe Rleb Dowry That He Will
Get With tbe Bride.
BT DtTNLlP'S CABLE COjFAXT.l
London, January 27. The coming I011'
don season will probably witness the mar
riage of the Secretary for Ireland, Balfonr,
the nephew of Lord Salisbnry, to Emma
Alice Margaret, youngest daughter of Sir
Charles Tennant, Bart. In her family the
young lady ia always called "Marget." She
is fair, pretty and a perfect Diana Vernon
in her taste for hunting. She looks well on
horseback because her body is well-shaped
and long, but in walking she is not so im
posing. Her age is about 23, charming,
lively, and always has troop3 of admirers.
Miss Tennant lately paid a visit of three
weeks to Hawarden, Mr. Gladstone's seat
it is said that she will have a very large
dowry, as her father by a judicious invest
ment in the North British Eailway, and
also by shares in a gold mine made a great
fortune and has a magnificent mansion in
Grosvenor square, two splendid country
seats and was created a Baronet in 1885.
Her grandfather began life as a navvy and
in his leisure moments sold soap and pickles
to his fellow laborers of luxurious tastes.
He saved money and invested it prudently.
His son, the present Sir Charles, was equally
cautious and successful. Marget's sisters
are equally charming. One is the wife oi
Thomas Lyster, Lord Ribblesdale of Gis
borne House, Yorkshire, the other is mar
ried to the Hon. Arthur Lyttletun, a nephew
of Mrs. Gladstone. This marriage will
serve to connect the families of Gladstone
and Salisbury.
The social standing of the Tennant family
is owing altogether to tbe fact that the
charming sisters have inherited their grace
and breeding from their grandmother, who
was a beautiful French woman, though of
humble extraction. Balfour has hitherto
been a pronounced bachelor, never getting
up till midday, receiving visitors and writ
ing dispatches in bed. He is fastidious in
his eating, never touching mutton or game,
but consuming quantities of vegetables. He
deserted pbilospny to enter politics. The
marriage is supposed to be one of mntual
ambition for Balfour can have a peerage for
the asking and Miss Tennant has the money
to support that dignity.
THE DUC D'AOSTA'S WIDOW
Will be Imprisoned to Prevent Her Marry
ing Again In a Hurry.
fBT DTJJTLAF'S CABLE COMPACT.
Ttjein, January 27. Prince Napoleon
has decided to imprison his daughter Le
titia in the Castle of Prangino. Before she
married the Due D'Aosta, Letitla had
formed an attachment for the Prince of Na
ples, heir to the throne, and as Eoman so
ciety is tbe most gossming in the world
Prince Napoleon has determined to seclude
the Princess for a few months. Bitter re
criminations were exchanged among the
members of the Prince's family at the
funeral of D'Aosta. King Humbert treated
Prince Napoleon with marked coldness.
Prince Yictor declined to shake hands with
his lather, as he considers him the author of
the story current that D'Aosta married Le
titia only to save a public scandal on ac
count of her open flirtation with the Prince
of Naples.
Prince Napoleon is furious and declares
that, as bead' of the family, he will rule it
with an iron hand. It is thought in high
Italian circles that the Princess, being now
a widow, will marry the Prince of Naples.
She has strongly developed Southern tem
perament and is poor, having only 3,000
yearly income, bnt has been always accus
tomed to have her own way. Princess Leti
tla is 23 years old and Prince of Naples 20.
Russia In the Railway Business.
St. Petersburg, January 27. The
Russian Government has decided to con
struct a railway from Lake Baikal, in
Southern Siberia, to Stretinsk, on tbe
Chinese frontier and on the Amoor river.
This is to be an important link in the great
through Siberian railway, the ultimate end
of which is to be at Vladivostock, on the
Japan Sea.
PDRE FOOD EXHIBITORS.
They Open Their Second Exposition In the
City of Philadelphia.
rPFECXlL. TELEOBAM TO THE DISrATCn.l
Philadelphia, January 27. The sec
ond pure food exhibition of the grocers and
manufacturers of this city was opened this
evening in Horticnltnral Hall. "W. H.
Tu'mbelston was master of ceremonies, and
introduced Rev. Dr. J. D. Dixon, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of "West
Philadelphia, who opened the exposition
with prayer. Dr. Dixon was followed by
F. N. Barrett, editor of the American Gro
cer, of New York, who' made an address,
followed by Mr. John J. Foran, President
of the Philadelphia Retail Grocers' Associ
ation, who said there are 5, 000 grocers in the
city, employing 15,000 clerks to handle food
products.
Horticultural Hall was handsomely deco
rated in red, white and blue bunting, and
festooned with vari-colored grasses and
gold-fringed banners of all colors.
EANDALLITES RUN AGAINST A SNAG.
They Probably Met Witb Defeat In Their
Primaries of Yesterday.
SPECIAL TZLEORAM TO TBI DISPATCH.!
Philadelphia, January 27. The fight
at the Democratic primary elections to
night was between friends of Eandall and
his opponents. It was a battle that br ings
with it many outcomes. The ex-Speaker is
at his home in "Washington unable to take
his seat in Congress, becanse of his almost
deadly ailments, while those who are fight
ing his faction interests here are snrrounded
by many men who owe him gratitude for
past favors under the Cleveland adminis
tration. It looks at midnight as if the anti-Ban-dall
people had carried out their slate
scheme, but with a possibility that the
Randall men wonld make a break in the
convention.
STRUCK AN HONEST MAN.
A Postmaster Retarns a Dollar Sent Him
to Vaj Lottery Tickets.
ISPICIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 '
"Warsaw, N. Y., January 27. Some
newspapers in this vicinity have been pub
lishing an advertisement which reads thus:
WANTED The Denver State Lottery Com
pany wants agents. Tickets SO cents. Address
A C. Ross & Co., Denver, CoL
A "Warsaw man wrote for two tickets, and
inclosed $1 in an unsealed envelope. This
he sent to the postmaster at Denver. The
money came back to-day with this brief
explanation:
I return yonr money (S). One party Just
convicted in the United States Court.
John Coscoran, P. M.
ANOTHER BREWERY GOBBLE.
Three Large Cleveland Concerns Secnred
For no English Syndicate.
Cleveland, January 27. H. L Goldy,
of Chicago, and another broker closed a con
tract to-day tor the purchase of three large
Cleveland breweries. They have been
bought by an English syndicate, and the
stocks will be floated in London. Enough
money was paid to "bind the bargain," and
the rest will be forthcoming in March.
The breweries, and the amount each
brought, are given: Schlathers', $1,375,000;
Gehrhlng's, $1,000,000, and Stopple's, $285,-000.
THREE CENTS
J. .o
TbtAabria County Delegation In
structed to Vote for Bim.
HASTINGS HOT IJf IT AT AIL
Resolutions in Favor of the Crawford
County Candidate Passed
WITH SCARCELY A DISSENTING Y0TE
Some Friends of the Adjutant General Fool With a
Laded Gas.
Senator Delamater yesterday secnred the
two Cambria county delegates to the State
Convention. Two of his and Senator Quay's
close friends were selected as delegates. Not
only this, bnt strong Delamater resolutions
and instructions vexe passed, almost unani
mously. General Hastings' friends had
made an effort to carry the connty on the
score of sympathy.
rSPKCTAl. TELEOEAM TO TTIX DISPATCH.
Johnstown, January 27. The Repub
lican Connty Convention which met in
Ebensburg to-day elected a Delamater dele
gation to the State Convention and passed
strong Delamater resolutions. The result
of the convention may be a surprise to the
friends of General Hastings, but to every
body else, and especially to those who have
an eye on the progress of political events, it
is just what wa3 expected.
The friends ot General Hastings con
ducted his campaign here entirely on the
basis of smpathy. No practical political
work was done in his behalf. Some time
ago Captain George C. Hamilton, of "War
ren, the General's personal friend, came
here, and in connection with several local
friends, prepared a testimonial in recogni
tion of the General's services here during
the days following the flood. This testi
monial set forth that the survivors of Johns
town and the Conemaugh Valley have
heard with pleasure the high commenda
tions of the people throughout the State of
the General's services here during the dark
days succeeding the terrible disaster of May
31, and then recounts these services, con
cluding with the assurance that his kind
ness, devotion to duty, etc, have endeared
him to our people, wishing him Godspeed,
and expressing the hope that his noble
qualities will find' "fitting recognition" in
years to come.
AWAKENED OPPOSITION.
This testimonial was printed and cir
culated throughout this city and section for
signatures'. It was even announced from
some of the pulpits, the ministers requesting
their people to sign it. At first many
names were secnred, but when it was noised
about tbat the "testimonial" was simply a
scheme to boost the General in his political
aspirations, the thing recoiled andawakened
an adverse feeling.. The result was a unani
mous delegation of anti-Hastings men from
this city to the County Convention at Ebens
burg, and, in tact, practically unanimous
delegations from all parts of the county.
The convention met at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon. There were 110 delegates
present out of a total of 116. The conven
tion having been called for tbe sole purpose
of electing delegates to the State Convention,
that business was proceeded with immedi
ately after organization, by the introduction
of the following resolutions:
Resolved, Tbat it is the sentiment of the Re
publicans of Cambria county that the Western
part of the State is entitled to tho nominee for
Governor; and further, that they favor the
nomination of that able and brilliant states
man. Hod. G. W. Delamater, of Crawford
connty, who is an able exponent of Republican
principles, and would make a safe and efficient
chief execntive.
Resolved, By the Republican party of Cam
bria connty in convention assembled, tbat the
delegates this day elected to the Republican
State Convention be and are hereby instructed
to sepport and use all honorable means to se
cure the nomination of Hon. George Wallace
Delamater for Governor.
Resolved. That GT. Hwank and Y. H. Barker
be chosen delegates to represent Cambria
county In the Republican State convention.
CAUSED A LITTLE FLUTTEB.
The resolutions having been read, Peter
Campbell, an innocent old farmer from
away back in Northern Cambria, moved to
strike out the name of Delamater and in
sert that of D. H. Hastings. This caused
something of a flutter in the convention,
but it was only momentary, and upon the
roll being called, 99 delegates voted against
it, and 4 tor it. The resolutions originally
introduced were then again read and adopt
ed, with but one or two dissenting voices.
One lone delegate felt constrained to vote
for Montootb, and he was allowed to do so.
This ended the business of the convention,
and it adjourned.
Mr. G. T. Swaak, one of the State dele
gates, is editor of the Johnstown Tribune.
He is a warm personal friend and a great
admirer of Senator Quay. At present Mr.
Swank is confined to his bed, having been
stricken two weeks ago with an attack of la
grippe. His recovery has not been as rapid
as was hoped, and it maybe sometime before
he can be about. Mr. F. H. Barker, the
other delegate, is Chairman of the Repub
lican County Committee. He is a lawyer,
and lives at Ebensbnrg. He was President
of to-day's convention.
"Whatever may be said of the relative
merits and claims of Mr. Delamater and
Mr. Hastings, there can be no doubt that
tbe Republican party here is almost a unit
for the farmers' nomination, and to-day's
convention simply registered the will of the
Bepublican masses of the connty. It may
be said further that the Republican party
here was never better organized and
equipped than it is now, and the full party
strength will be polled at the next election.
MAD AS HOBNETS.
GeaernI Hailing' Friends Complain of
Sharp Practice They Blame Debt'
mater's Pnrtner, tbe Slate Com
mlttee Chairman, for the
Work Done.
rSrECtAI, TM.IQBAB TO THX DISPATCH.!
Altoona, January 27. Word has jnst
been received here of the Bepublican Conn
ty Convention for Cambria county, held at
Ebensburg to-day. It appears that secret or
ders were given to hold the primary elec
tion Saturday afternoon and evening to elect
delegates to a convention held at Ebensburg
to-day. No publio call was made by the
County Chairman for such a convention in
any of the newspapers of Cambria connty, and
no official notice .was given that delegates to
tbe State Convention wonld be elected. In
many districts no delegate elections were held
at all, bnt substitutes were taken In the con
vention at Ebensbnrg.
Everything was conducted In the most secret
manner, and outside of the delegates Chosen
very few people knew of the delegate elections
or of the lact tbat there was to be a County
Convention to-day.
Tbe whole thing, it is claimed, was set up by
two or three persons, tbe result of tbe work of
the Chairman of the State Committee, who has
visited Johnstown ot late In Deiamater's
interest. Tbe friends of General
Hastings are Indignant . that such snap
Judgment should be taken. He was not known
to bave an enemy in tbe connty, and he had
many warm friends wbo wonld have seen that
the delegates from the connty were instructed
for him. had any public notice of tbe connty
convention been given. As it was, they were
instructed for Delamater.
Much indignation is manifested, and a nonn.
lar uprising is expected. Over 8,000 citiaens ot
the Conelnaugh
testimonials ore-
va
alley have lately signed the
testimonials presented to him In recognition of
his services immediately after the disaster.
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