l : AFEIOAN EXPLORATION. HOME MAKERS .XncJ decorators will profit by water ing for what is to com in tMs tin through the cprnx o TBS DIS PATCH. lf - all directions. . 37? B DISPATCH lias secured some valuable and interesting material tn this direction. Watch for future an nouncements. It always aims to get the oesi material n me marnct. sv W$m& P D. a. ,-A mm T PORTT-irrFTH TEAS. TORIES fTBOUBLE, Ireland's Great Battle in Par liament is Already On. THE FORGERY CONFESSED. Parnell Forces His Bitter Enemies Into a Partial Apology. GLADSTOSE'S ELOQUENT SPEECH. The Report of the Commission is Still Kept Under Cover. A REPUBLICAN RIOT IB PORTUGAL Parliament had scarcely opened when the fight upon the Parnell forgeries commenced. Telling speeches were made by Harcourt, Labouchere, Gladstone and the Irish leader himself. Smith, the Government representative, officially acknowledged that thePigott letters were forgeries. Ballonr and others defended the Tory position. London, February 1L Contrary to gen eral expectation, the report of the Parnell Commission was not presented at the open ing of Parliament to-day, but the fight upon the snbject has already been inangurated. The reading of the Queen's speech was scarcely completed when Sir "William Ver non Harcourt offered a motion declaring that the London Times, in publishing the forged Pigott letters, was guilty of a breach of privilege. Mr. Harcourt, speaking In support of his motion, contended that a breach of privilege committed during one session could be pnnished during another session. He said: THE OBVIOUS MOTIVE. Since the suit for libel bas been decided in Xavor of Mr. Parnell, and since it bas been ad mitted that the letters used as a cover to the assault on him were forgeries, the House is af forded an absolutely sure basis whereon to act. It is now obvious that the object of the publi cation of the forgeries on the day when the co ercion bill bad its second reading was to influ ence the division in Parliament. It wasa gross and palpable outrage upon the House. A more flagrant breach of privilege could not be conceived. Some reparation should be made for this use of poisoned weapons. He urged that all sides should unite to brand with the stigma of parliamentary reprobation this practice of the art of polit ical forgery. Cheers. Sir John Eldon Gorst, Under Secretary for India, responded. He said the time was past for the discussion of the breach of privilege. Moreover, such a discussion wonld be inopportune while the report of the Parnell Commission was pending. He moved that the House decline to consider the motion of breach of privileges. THE GBAND OLD MAS'. Mr.-Gladstone, who was loudly cheered as he arose, spoke in support of the motion. He said he could not consider that the Timet' offense against the Honse had been purged by the apologies which had been made before the Parnell Commission through Sir Bichard "Webster, which apologies grossly exaggerated the original offense. Hear, hear. He was surprised that Sir Bichard "Webster had allowed himself to be made the vehicle of such an apology. This was the earliest chance the House had had and it was the most opportune mo ment for it to express its indignation over the publication of the forgeries. If tbe con spiracy against Mr. Parnell had been suc cessful the result to him would have been absolute political death; and the mortal blow struck at him would have been felt throughout the Irish nation. Cheers. ' ATEMPOBABY SUCCESS. The Times had aimed to effect the judg ment of the House, and it had really had in that direction a temporary success. He did not wish to dwell upon the horrible and loathsome character of the whole affair. He trusted the House would vindicate its right to deal with the offense. The Government owed it to itself to deal fairly toward Mr. Parnell and the Irish people for the injust ice done to both through the forgeries. Surely the House should not hesitate to ex press its full sense of the injustice. Cheers. Mr. Balfour accused Mr. Gladstone of dealing in flimsy fiction. He declared that the delay waa the fault of the Gladstone party alone, and said the charge that the Timet had acted with a view to influencing the judgment of the House was a calumny. If that had been their object they would have had a better prospect of success by quoting freely from Mr. Gladstone's and Sir "Wm. Harcourt's denunciations of Mr. Parnell and the Land League. He ob jected to ancient, cumbrous and olten mis used machinery of. the breach of privilege. rETTX TOBY ABGUMENTS. Mr. Labouchere expressed his surprise at the petty and paltry arguments advanced by Mr. Balfour and Sir John Gorst. It had been proved that the Times had supplied Pigott with bank notes to provide for his family within ten days of the time when he had absconded. He could understand the reticence of Mr. Smith on this subject He could not defend his old friend Mr. Walter and was naturally not inclined to attack him. He should remember, however, that he is the leader of the House of Commons. Mr. Bradlaugh said, as the Times as sisted the Government to pass its infamous measure, the breach of privilege was against the whole House as well as against Mr. Par nell. Sir Edward Clarke, the Solicitor General, advanced numerous precedents for the course of the Government in this case, and declared that it was inconsistent with the principles of justice to prosecute the Timet again. PABNELL TO THE PBONT. Mr. Parnell, who was enthusiastically cheered as he took the floor, said: Sir Edward Clarke does not venture to pre sent tbe delay as a reason against the vote on a breach of privilege, for he well knew that Han Bard's debates contained many precedents of the' House inquiring at great length and very care fully before inflicting the penalty (or breach of privilege. Why did not tbe Government ap point the committee of inquiry we asked Tor in the beginning T Tbafwould have made it possi ble to prove that the letters were forgeries In '48 hours. I never determined not to submit the facts to a jury, but always considered it abso Intel? necessary to discover from whom tbe pmc obtained its letters. "I recognized, however, that It was impossible to compel the Times to divulge this in an ordi nary court of Justice. Tb case -of O'Sonnell I Tersus Walter proved that I was justified J - therein. Without knowing from whom the letters came I would not have been ablo to prove that they were forgeries and I should have been left with tbe opinion of all trained experts In the country against me. A "WISE COURSE. There would have been only my own word to convince a jury that certain letters advanced and printed as mine upon the great authority of the Timeiwere forged. I think, therefore, I was wise in what I did. I asked for a sel ect committee, because Jto compel its agents to testify before such a body was the only method of forcing tbe Times to divulge that secret. As this was refused we are not to blame for the delay. But who is to blamef Can you answer thatT Yon wanted to use those letters as a political engine, not caring whether they were or were not forgeries. You saw that it was impossible for us to prove that they were forgeries very speedily and that meanwhile they wonld be useful to yon in elections. You need them to make capital against us, and as a suitable en gine for obtaining an inquiry into a much wider question which you would never have obtained apart from letters that were forged for the purpose. Administering a severe reproof to Sir Bichard "Webster, Mr. Parnell continued: I am tbe leader of a party that must always bo In the minority here. I should be sorry to treat my most powerful opponents with tbe in credible MEANNESS AND COWARDICE with which I have been treated by them. Even now I am further insulted by the terms of the amendment, which insinuates that the forged letters may after all be genuine. If yon believe these letters were forged have the conrage and frankness to declare it. I move to place the word "forged" before the word ''letters" in the amendment to the motion. Mr. Smith, in behalf of the whole Govern ment and his party, expressed himself satis fied that Mr. Parnell had proved the letters to be forgeries, and consented that the word "Forged" shonld be inserted as Mr. Parnell proposed. The motion offered by Sir "Will iam Vernon Harcourt was then rejected by SCO to 212, and Sir John Gorst's amendment was adopted. AMONG THE PEERS. The Parnell Matter Also Referred to In the Home of Lords An Attack on the Government's Policy To ward Portugal. BT CABLE TO THE SIErATCU.1 London, February 11. In the Honse of Lords the benches were crowded by peers of all ranks. The Duke of Fife sat on the opposition bench next to the Earl of Gallo way, of nnsavory fame. The Prince of "Wales, in a shooting hat and bright tan gloves,n)dded to Lord Headley,and took his usual seat facing the throne. Salisbury was cheered, but looked ill and much agitated. Granville nodded approval at an allusion to America in the Queen's speech. Earl Granville, after congratulating the Marquis of Salisbury upon appearing in the House in restored health, proceeded to criticise the tone of the dispatches to Portu gal as unnecessarily harsh and as having gone out of the way to provoke irritation in a small and feeble nation that had a great colonial history and was justly prond of it NO PBICTION TV ANTED. He hoped that it was not true that the naval maneuvers were to be practiced in tbe Mediterranean, as this must certainly cause additional friction. He also hoped the Government would explain the exact meaning of the mission of General Sim mons to the Pope, and would tell the House why in the speech from the throne no men tion whatever was made ot tbe Parnell Com mission. The Marquis of Salisbury defended the mission of General Simmons as necessarv for tbe arrangement of questions affecting the attitude of the Govcraaeut with regard to tbe Boman Catholics in Malta. The Government, he said, shared with the country the pain arising from the dispute with our ancient ally, the Kingdom of Portugal, but when the House had read the papers it would find that Portugal had been warned again and again within the last two years that it was impossible for England to ac cept or assent to her claims to the owner ship of the territory of tribes that were un der British protection or her settlements in the Shire and Xyassa countries; that we could not allow the natives within our pro tectorate to be raided with impunity or our centers of colonization to be suppressed by violence. PBOMPT ACTION NECESSARY. Prompt diplomatic action, he thought, was prelerable in snch a case to dallying with a dispute, and to delay that would tend to excite the Portuguese populace, and might thereby lead to resistance which would produce bloodshed and increased complications. Decisive diplomatic press ure presented the best course for the inter ests of Portugal and the interests of human ity. Cheers. As to the reported naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean, he did not know that any were intended. After dilating upon the notable decrease of crime in Ireland, he concluded with a prediction that if just and firm government were continued, harmony, love and good will wonld grow fast-rooted among the peo ple of that country, even after the lapse of generations that had known only discord. A REPUBLICAN EIOT. The Portuguese Government Attempts to Suppress a Popular Demonstration Twenty-Eight Persom Arrested by the Police and Cavalry. Lisbon, February 1L An enormous crowd assembled to-day in the Place Dom Pedri and Bepublican orators endeavored to harangue various groups. But the police and cavalry charged the mass, which was dispersed after some fighting. Twenty eight persons were arrested. The additions that the Government in tends to make to the Portuguese navy will include four cruisers and fenr gunboats. Tbe Government will send a floating dry dock to St. Paul de Loando and another to Mozambique. It is a month to-day since the English ultimatum was presented to tbe Portuguese Government and since Portugal immediate ly accepted it. The demonstration planned was intended as a celebration of the des perate objections to it. The police prevented the demonstration. The shops are now par tially closed and the streets are patrolled by cavalry. Agitation, smothered for the mo ment, is smoldering. Tbe municipal guards of both Lisbon and Oporto are to be in creased and reorganized. HtJSTLEAYE THE STAGE. Mary Anderson' Betrothed la Very Deter mined Upon That Point. TBT DnKLAP'B CABLE CO UP AST, Nice, February 1L Mary Anderson tel egraphed to Frank "Webb, Editor of the Kice Times, declining his courteous offer to witness the carnival from the windows of his office. The rain spoiled the festivities and the procession was postponed. She savs she has received no answer to her cable to Abbey protesting against his assertion that there was any definite con tract Navarro hat positively objected to her return to the stage under any circum stances whatever. A BOP TO IEELAKD. Evidently a Tory Scheme Intended to Delay , Home Rnlr. LONDON, February lLln the House of Commons to-day Mr. Balfour announced that on Monday next he vonld introduce the Irish land purchase bill. One clause of the bill provides for the creation of a Land Department ; PEOSEOUTION SUBE. The New Tork Bank Wreckers Will Soon bo la the Toll of the Lsw-A Heavy Ban Upon tbe Lenox Hill Institution. rsrxciAx. telxqiuxtothb dispatch, l New Yoke, February 1L District At torney Fellows will probably take a hand shortly in the prosecution of the bank wreckers. Assistant District Attorney Lind say conferred to-day with United States Dis trict Attorney Mitchell. It is probable that Colonel Fellows will await the conclusion of the examination before Commissioner Shields before acting. Mr. Mitchell told Mr. Lindsay that the examination would proba bly end in a few days, and that a copy of the testimony would be at Colonel Fellows' disposal. Mr. Lindsay's visit, it is under stood, was prompted by a visit to the Dis trict Attorney's office of certain depositors in the Lenox Hill Bank. Before Commissioner Shields to-day In Claassen's examination Bank Examiner Hepburn described his discovery of the ab straction of "5622,000 worth of the bank's se curities and his pursuit of them. He was asked: ''Do you notice anything peculiar or un businesslike about the receipt that Pell, "Wallack & Co. gave the bank for the $022, 000 securities?" "I notice something very-peculiar. The receipt states that Pell. Wallack & Co. hold the bonds 'for account of said bank and to be accounted for to its President as he may demand.' That contemplated that Pell, "Wallack & Co. should hold the bonds until such a time as the President indi vidually should make a demand for them." The depositors of the Lenox Hill Bank continued to draw the money out all day. Thirty of them were still at the paying teller's window when 3 o'clock came, and they were told to call again to-morrow. In clnding the certified checks paid, theamount withdrawn on Monday was more than $30, 000. To-dav's payments to depositors were between $52',000 and $53,000, The receipts were ajittle in excess of $15,000. The de positors who have called for their money so tar have nearly-all of them withdrawn all that stood to their credit, or have left only a few dollars to keep their accounts open. 1,000 POLITICAL FUNERALS. That la Now the Estimated Rtsatt of tbe Dakota Lottery Bribers Det relive Counted oa for Sensnttonal Testi mony Others Won't Testify. Bismabck, H. D., February 1L Last night the Senate Investigating Committee took up the charge of bribery in connection with the lottery scheme. Bepresentative Buchanan was before the committee, but he knew nothing. Mr.Van Horn, a clerk from Sargent county, did not want to take the oath until he had consulted a lawyer, but was finally persuaded to give up. He had charged bribery freelr in the lobby, but divulged nothing under close investiga tion. House Doorkeeper Thacker was another who "didn't know anything." Another witness said that he understood that Lyons, cashier of the First National Bank at Fanro, had offered $1,000 to a member to vote against the bill. Chairman Bobinson, of tbe committee, says he was made a member of the commit tee without his knowledge or consent He will pnt a notice in the local paper inviting everyone who has any knowledee of bribery in connection with the lottery bill to come forward and testify. Two detectives, "Wilson and Cleary, have been summoned, and Wilson's 'testimony is expected to make a great sensation, it he can be Induced to tell the truth. His evi dence is expected to implicate some promi nent people. Dennie Honnifen, the "Squatter Governor of Dakota," says: "There are 1,000 political funerals in sight." THREE MONTHS WILL SETTLE IT. A Steady Stream of Humanity Pouring Into Chamberlain, S. D. ChAmbeblain, S. D., February 11. Every incoming train is heavily loaded with settlers bound for the reservation, and the stream of humanity crossing the river is almost continnOus. Several thousand have already selected claims and begun the erect ion of homes, the new arrivals being forced to go further into the interior. On the town site, opposite this city, to-day several hundred buildings of a temporary nature dot the prairie. Stacks of lumber and pro visions are being crossed over, and by to morrow many business houses will be in running order. The rush is on an increase to-night. At the present rate of settlement it would not take more than three months to settle the entire 10,000,000 acres acquired by the Gov ernment A reporter who got into Ft Pierre on his hands and knees to-day found people there penned up by the military authorities, who would not allow them to cross the river to purchase food. The soldiers are said to have looted stores in the village and bull dozed the citizens into giving them supplies nntil the citizens are in bad shape. The soldiers are losing heart. The boomers are getting too numerous, and they are worn out doing double dutv. Many are down with the grip, and the officers say that unless re inforcements are sent the boomers will have no trouble having their own way. TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS. A Scheme of the Straw Paper Manufactur er to Decrease the Supply. rRFSCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. Albany, February 11. A secret session of the Eastern Association of Light Straw "Wrapping Paper Manufacturers was held here to-day in one of the rooms of the Stan wix Hall. Borne 12 manufacturers of straw paper id Eastern New York and the ad Joining New England Stales were present, and after discussing the over-supply of paper now existent, it was resolved that the association recommend to the straw paper manufacturers of the country that all paper mills making this class of goods shut down for a period of 30 days, in order that the de mand and supply might be equalized. FUNERAL OP THE TRUST. The Whisky Combination Will Henceforth Sail Under n New Name. TsrXCIAI. TELEOBAM TO THB DISPATCH. 1 Peoeia, lLL.,Februaryll. The Whisky Trust will go out of existence to-day, and in its place will appear an organization chartered under the laws of tbe State. The trustees from Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York and Chicago are here to-day for the purpose of officiating at the obsequies of tbs trnst, as such, and ushering in its successor. This change of base has been rendered necessary by the legal assaults upon trusts and the fact that the lack of confidence manifested in such organizations has kept the market value of its securities below their actual worth. Awarded 830,000 Damages. Monboe, La., February 1L In the case of Mrs. McFce versus the Vicksbnrg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway, the jury to-day returned a verdict in favor of plain tiff for $30,000. Plaintiff's only son, a fire man on the road, was killed by an engine turning over on him 'and scalding him to death. PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAX FEBBtfABY 12. 1890. BURKE'S BIG BOODLE. Louisiana's Missing Treasurer Costa Rica With $250,000. in t BACKED BY A BRITISH SYNDICATE He is Engaged in Extensive Enterprises in Central America. NOT COMING TO AMERICA At PRESENT. A Friend Tells What Use Was Made of the State Bradj Appropriated. Colonel Burke, who is alleged to have embezzled Louisiana bonds to1 the amount of half a million, is engaged in developing the industries of Costa Bica. He has abundant capital. Mr. Burke will make no statement, but a friend says that the bonds were used to tide over the New Or leans World's Fair, and prevent a disaster, and that Burko received no benefit. SPECIAL TELEOBAH TO THE DISPATCH. 1 San Jose, Costa Bica, February 1L Colonel Edward A. Burke, formerly St8te Treasurer of Louisiana, now wanted in New Orleans to answer serious charges connected with the manipulation of State bonds dur ing his official term, has been some time in Central America engaged in forming a syn dicate to develop the rich mining concession which he secured at the hands of President Bogran, of Honduras, some years since. His visit here wonld appear to have been a successful one, as he Is accompanied'by the chief engineer of a prominent English mining company, formerly operating in South Africa, which, with a capital of 150,000, has been reorganized for the cy press purpose of taking in hand Burke's concession. A fnll staff of assistants came with them; some machinery has already ar rived and a number of expert miners are ex pected from California by the next steamer. AMY AMOUNT OF MONET. Colonel Burke brought with him and has placed upon deposit in a Tegucigalpa bank tor account of the enterprise 50,000 in coin. The correspondent of The Dispatch met him at the office of the Hotel Americano just as he registered his name. He looked weary after his three days' muleback ride up from the coast over ,the worst roads in the known world; but fatigue alone did not account lor the apprehensive, sad, averted, half-suspicious countenance. "Yes, you may announce by authority," said he, "that I shall not return to the United States for some' months! My presence is required here. I must discharge my obli gations to Honduras and to General Bogran: My word was pledeed to develop these con cessions standing in my name, and also to those in England who have made large ad vances and freely invested their money upoo my personal representations. "When this en terprise is well under way, however, I shall return to the Crescent City to give some at tention to private matters." NO STATEMENT TO MAKE. "Have you no statement to make, Colonel, with reference to the charges preferred against you there?" "No here, none. It is purely judicial question, largely complicated by political animosity and can only be explained in America where I can meet face to face those who have made the attempt to ruin my character. lam placed. Jn a painful situa tion, it is true, but I must bear ,all ihyj. odiumfor a time. Meanwhilel-Shall doxny duty as I understand it." An old Louisianan, a friend of Colonel Burke,, wits met later and was more commu nicative. This gentleman now ocenpies a confidential position on President Bogran's staff, but was formerly in Burke's employ at New Orleans, when the alleged fraud is claimed to have been perpetrated in the State Treasurer's office. In reply to inquiries he said: "Whatever was done was from purely patriotic purposes and Burke's hands are morally", if not legal ly, clean. It was done to tide the "World's Fair over a critical period in its financial affairs under peculiar circumstances and with supposed ample guarantees. NOT IN DANGER. "When the story is laid bare in court, a jury cannot be found in New Orleans which will convict my tnend or any great crime, especially as several high State and city officials, his colleagues at the time, were equally implicated and fully indorsed the scheme whereby (under assurance made by one or two leading bankers and several of the wealthiest promoters of the exposition that everything should be made good), Burke, to save the fair a crash and New Or leans the disgrace of its failure, reluctantly permitted the placing as collateral of cer tain papers (as a mere matter of form) in other than the State Treasury safes." "And if Edward A. Burke mnstgo to jdil in the end," conclnded the speaker,"he will not occupy the prison cell alone. These un grateful wretches who, after they had led him into their power, made a scapegoat of him for political purposes may also, a few of them at least, have the opportunity to wear striped suits at the State expense." CANADA WAflTB REPRESENTATION. A Demand for Member From the Dominion In the Imperial Parliament. SPECIAL. TELEGRAM TO TBE DISPATCH. Ottawa, Ont., February 11. There is considerable nneasiness among the few ex treme royalists in Parliament, who view with alarm the growing sentiment through out Canada in the direction of separation from Great Britain, and who believe that the surest way to maintain the connection now existing between the mother country and the Dominion would be for Canada to secure a representation in tbe British Par liament In view of this fact, Major Bonl ton gave notice of the following resolution in the Senate here to-day: Be it resolved. That it Is the opinion of tbis House that the time bas arrived when Canada might be accorded a measure of representation in tbe Imperial Parliament by giving to tbe Government of Canada and to tbe government of eacb province in tbe Dominion tbe appoint ment of a representative holding a seat in the Imperial Honse of Commons, and tbe repre sentative of tbe Dominion Government, also holding a seat in tbe Imperial Privy Council, tho privileges of such representation being lim ited to the discussion of and voting upon such questions as may affect Canadian interests. MAINLAND'S GERRYMANDER. Tho State to be OIndo Solidly Democratic In Spite of Congress. tSrECTAL TaLEORAM TO THE DISPATCII.l Annapolis, Ho., February 11. There was a sharp scrimmage in the Senate to-day over the Congressional redistricting bill. The Committee on Elections reported favorably. Senator Randall, Bepublican, declared that it should be called a gerrymander bill to make Maryland solidly Democratic. "That's jmt about what it is," retorted a Democratic Senator. "We .are adopting the same tactics which have been worked with snecess by the Re publicans in other States," chimed in an other Democrat Several anti-Gorman Democrats joined with'tbe Republicans in urging that more time be given to consider tbe bill, but they were unsuccessful in delaying its progress, and it was ordered engrossed. Tbe Democratic plan is to pass this bill, which make all the Congressional districts, excentthe Sixth. Solldlv Democratic; Stefan ;, the pending election bill an tkeup. - TBENOR'S MUBDER. The Manner ot tbe Ex-Pliuborger's Death and Its Motive Still Unexplained His Cnreer In the Iron Cltv n a Newspaper Ulan. rSFECIAL TXLEQBAU TO THE DISTATCD.l New Yobk, February 11. Yesterday's murder mystery the finding of James -Delafleld Trenor dead with his sknll crashed, "n his East Nineteenth street room, after a midnight assault from which he hardly staggered home seems as far from solution , to-day. as at first That a literary man of considerable ability, a man only a little past middle1 age, should have been murder ously assaulted in a manner and under cir cumstances so mysterious, has been suffi cient to attract considerable attention among the best deteotives of Inspector Byrnes' staff. The victim of the fatal affair was well known to a number of Pittsburgers. In 1885 he passed some months in this city, be ing engaged as editorial writer and in other capacities upon Pittsburg newspapers. De ceased was a man of brilliant attainments. His personal appearance was striking, and his manners were most polished. Mr. Trenor was about CO years old. He was a na tive of Bristol, England, and had traveled In all parts of the world. As a linguist and art critic he excelled. For a year or two previous tohis deathhe had been at "William Schans' art rooms on Fifth avenue, New York, and was greatly esteemed there, not only by members of the firm but by patrons of the house. He had athorough knowledge and exquisite appreciation of paintings, and had prepared several valuable catalogues. Altogether deceased was a man who would have been picked, out of many, for his store of varied information, admirable conversa tional powers and dignified, gentlemanly bearing. The news of his strange death was a painful surprise to those who knew him in Pittsburg. FROM A MORMON STANDPOINT. President Woodrnfl" Mnkcs a Statement on the Recent Political Flfbr. Salt Lake, February 11. President Woodruff, the head of the Mormon Church, to-day gave to the Associated Press the only statement he has ever made upon the politi cal fight which has just ended here. In sub stance he says: "I consider it a deep laid scheme to deprive the Mormon people of all their political rights and privileges, so that the minority here may obtain control of the Territory. They can't do this by fair means, so they resort to foul. By misrepresentation and taking advantage of the popular preju dice against the Mormon, founded chiefly in ignorance, they succeeded in securing the disfranchisement of the settlers who made this country, and then of all tbe women. "The Church will not in any way be affected as an organization. It Is entirely separate and apart from political affairs. Members of the Church belong to the people's party, and they will naturally feel that they have been robbed at the polls. But I presume that will not affect their po litical views Or status. The Church was not in the campaign and the result will have no bear in a upon it at all that I can see." "The future of the Church will be to preachithe gospel to all the world, instruct members in their duties and move forward to its ordained destiny as the actual living church of Cbrist. There is no necessity for the members to remove to Mexico, Indi vidual members may go where they choose to better their condition, but there is not, nor !has there been any contemplation of any each exodus as you ask aboat" EEYISI0N 1NT0LTES MILLIONS Willed to the Charcli. and the North Phila delphia Presbytery 8ny No. SPECIAL TH.EOUAM TO THE DISrATCU.1 Philadelphia, February 11. North Philadelphia Presbytery, which originated and controlled the "Old Log College Cele bration" last September, when President Harrison, Governor Beaver, Hon. John "Wanamaker and others were present, to day considered revision of the confession of faith. It was not generally known that they met at this time in the city for snch a purpose, and the audience was not large. The vote was taken, according to previous agreement, at 4 p. m., revealing 22 for re vision and 35 against. Before the vote there was an animated discussion, in which Rev. Dr. Mills made the principal argument,and said: I fear rovision may divide the church. The South will certainly not nnite with ns If re vision is allowed. Millions have been willed to tbe church that may be Imperiled It our standards are changed. We had better not swap horses while crossing the stream. There was a time when a portion of our citizens se ceded; Congressmen left; men in the army and navy retired; bnt there was a large party who stood by tbe old Constitu tion, and thev triumphed, and now the se ceders are back under tho old flag, as loyal as any. There may be some to go ont here; but, if we stand fast to the old Constitution, they will return more loyal than ever. OKATHER A LIVELY TILLAGE. One Rnrnl Foatofllce Robbed Three Times Inside of n Few Years. rSFECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.'! Peovidence, February 11. Safe rob bers tackled the big safe in the postoffice at East Greenwich to-day and secured 51,500 in stamps and money. They planned to cover up their work by firing the building, but the explosion aroused half the town and the robbers decamped. They were followed by citizens, but were not captured. East Greenwich has famished several sensations in the lost decade. The postoffice has been burned out twice and the postmaster has lost valuable property through alleged po litical knaves who set the torch to his store. Anti-Prohibitionists have attempted to blow up a minister's house and to poison a lawyer's well because they raided illicit sa loons, and now, for the third time in five years, the postoffice has been robbed. HARMONIOUS MEETING. A Corporation to be Formed for tho Purpose of Dlitllllnsand Feeding-. Peobia, III., February 11. At the meeting of the certificate holders af the Dis tillers and Cattle Feeders' Trust, called or the purpose of voting upon the question of organizing a corporation for the business of diBtilling and feeding, there were present in person or by proxy out of 430 certificate holders 850, holding 291,219 shares out of a total of 312,016 shares. The vote stood in favor of organizing snch a corporation 359 ayes, representing 290,360 shares, and 1 no. representing 359 shares. The meeting was harmonious. HANDSOME BUILDING BURNED. Fire Destroys Property In Hnntlngton, w. To., Yalaed at 875,000. Htjntinqton, "W. Va., February 11. Fire broke out this morning'at 3 o'clock in the wholesale grocery of Harvey Hagan 8s Co.1; tbifcity, and before It was extin guished had destroyed the building which was ocenpfed by C. H. Harvey, drygoods, and a wooden building next door owned by C. H. Harvey, and a dwelling owned by Thomas Kirk. It vms valned at $20,000; insured for 113.000. Harvey Hagan 8s Co." lose on stock f 10.000; Insured for $23,300. C. H. Harvey's loss on stock, $10,000; in surance, $5,000, Total loss aboat $75,009. IN THE SENATE, TOO. Another Bill to Prevent tbe Proposed Gerrymander in Ohio. DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING HAD. The Measure Denounced as Yiolatln? All Law and Precedent. 0LIYER CERTAIN TO BE CONFIRMED. Progress of the Delate on the Kevised Bales In the Lower Hease. Senator Hoar introduced a bill yesterday providing that all Congressional elections must be held in the present districts. This is a more sweeping measure than the one presented by Bepresentative "VYlckham. Judge Seney, of Ohio, and Democrats in general, denounce the scheme in strong language. SPECIAL TELEGUAM TO THE DI8PATCB.I " "Washington, February 11. The states men of tbe Bepublican party who have been gerrymandering States for partisan purposes for many years have suddenly ex perienced a change of heart, and have started in at both ends of the Capitol to pnt a stop to this wicked practice. Yesterday, as telegraphed to The Dispatch, Colonel C. P. "Wickham, of Ohio, sprung a surprise on the House by introducing a bill which provides that the districts from which the members of the Fifty-second Congress shall be elected shall be the same in territory and boundaries as those from which the mem bers or the Fifty-first House were elected, and to-day Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, dragged a bill into the Senate of similar import, but reaching the desired goal by a different route. a sweeping measuee. The Hoar bill provides that in all States of the Union Bepresentatives to Congress shall be elected in and for the districts now proscribed by law nntil the apportionment of Bepresentatives shall be made by Con gress according to the census to be taken in 1890, any law of such States to the contrary notwithstanding. The sadden attack of vir tue which prompted these two bills against the unrighteous and unholy gerrymander was Induced by the openly-avowed intention oi the Ohio Democrats to shake up the dis tricts in the Buckeye State and retire prob ably a half score of able Bepublican states men to private life. By clever fighting theBepublicansof that State, a Ithongh now in the minority, as evi denced in the late election when Foraker went down with such disastrous defeat, at the present time control 16 ont of the 21 Bepresentatives. As the districts are at present constituted it requires 79,251 Dem ocratic voters to' elect a Bepresentative while 26,003 votes suffice for a Bepublican, a difference or 53,248 rotes. Now, however, when the Democrats 'have bvercome their opponents at the polls and are prepared to change all this, it is proposed that the fed eral government shall step ipto the limits of the sovereign State of Ohio and stay the hand of the Democratic Legislature, CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHOEIIT. Astonishing .as this proposition is, the Bepublican leaders who have been con sulted by their Ohio brethren find a consti tutional warrant in section 3 of article 1 of the Constitution, which gives to Congress the power at any time to make or alter the time, place and manner of holding Con gressional elections. All the Bepnbllcans in the Ohio delega gation openly favor the passage of the bill, except, possibly, Ben Butterworth, who is about to go into a self-imposed retirement from politics,-and who, therefore, does not care a copper whether the State is gerry mandered or not The seriousness with which Bepnblicans avow their intention of railroading the bill through has stirred up the Democrats as much as any of Speaker Beed's rulings. "The bill "said Judge Seney, of Ohio, one of the ablest constitutional lawyers in tbe House, "is an assertion of fpower on the part of Congress to district the States for Congressional purposeses, for it is plain that if Congress can prevent redistricting it necessarily follows that they can redistrict. If the matter is within control of Congress, neither the people ot the States nor their representation in the Legislatures have any voice in the matter. . A LONG TIME WBONQ. "And if that power is lodged in Congress it is not in the States, and we have been blundering for 100 years. Even if such law were in the power of Congress it ought not to be exercised and, moreover, the people would never tolerate it. It is another dan gerous move in the direction of centraliza tion, and if consummated will strip the peopleof one more attribute of sovereignty. As to its constitutionality Congress has no power to pass laws fot tlm States under and by virtue of which the people thereof elect their Bepresentatives. If there is any power in the section under which they propose to do this thing, it Is limited strictly to the subject matter, as it is a well-known princi ple of constitutional law that Congress can only do those things which the Constitution specifies, either directly or by fair implica tion, while the State can do anything which it is not forbidden them to do. "The Wickham bill does not propose to fix either the 'time, place or manner' of holding elections for Bepresentatives, hut it proposes to outline the districts from which members shall be elected and is theteforeto my ides, clearly not within either the mean ing or intent of that or any other section. The number of Bepresentatives is appor tioned by the Constitution under another and different class of the Constitution, which confers upon Congress tbe power to say whether Bepresentatives shall be chosen iu the States by districts or by States as a whole. There was a time when members of Congress were elected in a bunch by the Legislatures of the different States, and, in some cases, notably New Jersey, as late as 1850 the Bepresentatives ran 'at large."' PENDLETON MUST GO. He Announces Thnt He Will Seek a Vindica tion This Fall. tTEOM A BTAXr COXBSSFOSrDE'f T.J Washington, February 11. The House Committee on Elections to-day, by a strictly party vote, decided that Mr. Pendleton, of West Virginia, is not entitled to the seat he at present occupies in the House of Bepre sentatives. There will be both a minority and majority report in the case, the former to be presented by Mr. O'Ferrall, of Vir ginia, and the latter by Mr. Bowell, the Chairman of the committee. Speaking ot the matter to The Dis paxch correspondent this afternoon, Mr. Pendleton said: "Of course, this action of tbe committee is just as I expected. We shall continue the fight on the floor, how ever.. If, as I presume will be the case, the majority of the Honse turns me ont I shall go to my home in West Virginia and shall run again next fall. I hope tbe Bepnbli cans will put up the same man, and then my majority will be so great that there will be no question about it." The next case to be taken up by the com mittee will, be Featherstope versus Case, of Arkansas. It will be considered at the next meeting oa Friday.- '- ' ' NOT A SEAL YI0T0EY. The Democrats Score . Folat la the Debate on the Hoaso Rales A Tots Will Nat be Reached Before Friday Evening;. truant x stavt ooKBssrosnxirr. Washington, February 11. The Dem ocrats scored their first victory of the session to-day, when Springer, of Illinois, fought down "Fighting Joe Cannon" in the latter's attempt to close debate on the rules and take the final vote to-morrow. "It was one sucker against another anyway," said a Be publican, who voted for the extended de bate, "and as the Bepublican sucker had been having it all bis own way hitherto, we thought we would give the Democratic sucker a little moral encouragement. They need anything that is moral, yon know." Of course he referred to the fact thnt both of the gladiators were from the Sucker State. Springer's face glowed with pleasure till it was as red as the rose in his button hole, when he scored his point and was cheered and congratulated by tbe Demo crats, and "Old Joe" Cannon, who ia al ways iu good spirits and always generous, got a lot of applause on his own account when he walked over to Springer's desk, heartily congratulated him and took a whiff of the perfume from the Springer rose. Oi course it was really no victory for the Democrats. It was a victory of the Bepnb licans, who themselves wanted to have a go at the rules, and feared if debate was cut off to-morrow several darling speeches ot the Bepublican side would bo still-born. Some of the Bepnb licans in close districts, and where good live Democratic newspapers are published fear that Democratic representation of the action ot Speaker Beed, and their support of him, may have a bad effect on vacillat ing constituents, andso they wantto explain tbe rules in their own way, and send their speeches broadcast in their districts. Be sides, a considerable number ot Bepnblicans thought, that as they had whipped the mi nority at every point, and, alter the adoption of the rules, wonld be able to whip them un til tbe end of Congress, it was onlygenerons to give tbem a chance to air their oratory to even a somewhat unreasonable extent on the debate on the rules. The vote will now donbtless, be taken Friday evening at five o'clock. Doubtless, also, the rules will pass exactly as they were reported by the com mittee. , COAL MEN INTERESTED. A Fight Concerning: the Location of a OIIssIs alppl Ulver Bridge. rrnoa x stats- coesxsfondixt.i Washington, February 1L The Pitts burg coal men are interested in the present controversy over the qnestion of a bridge across the Mississippi river at New Orleans. The fight is between two rival bridge com panies, one of which proposes to build just above the city of New Orleans and the other just below. Biver men generally are op posed to thejupper bridge, believing that it would probably be the cause of similar acci dents to that which occurred yesterday at Memphis, which resulted in the loss of a vessel aod six or seven lives. But the officers of the engineer corps who have been consulted on the subject have re ported in favor of the upper bridge, and claim that the plan to bridge the Mississippi below New Orleans is not feasible. Conse quently, with these two authorities contra dicting each other, there will likely be a contest before the Congressional committees. The hearing" before the Senate committee is set for tbe 26th and that before tbe House Committee on Commerce on the 27th instant. 2f0 OPPOSITION- TO 0LIYEE, Salzell la Confident That He Will be Con Armed Without Tronblr. rrsoMA stavt conRzsroxDEirr.l Washington, February 11. Mr. Geo. Oliver, of Pittsburg, who was recently ap pointed a Census Supervisor, is in the city with Mrs. Oliver, whom he is taking down to Florida to spend the rest of the season. Mr. Oliver spent a portion of the day at the Capitol, seeing his friends there. He says, however, that his present trip has nothing to do with his nomination, except that he will take the opportunity while he is in town of thanking the President and Super intendent Porter for his appointment Bepresentative- Dalzell, speaking about Mr. Oliver's confirmation this afternoon, said: "I do not believe there is any truth in the statement that has been printed to the effect that his nomination wijl be held up. I don't think that the Senate is going to fight the President over a Census super visorship. I expect to see him confirmed without any trouble." FAKZ AT THE CAPITAL. The Victim of lbs Southern Outrage Tell His Story Again. Washington, February 11. Henry J. Fanz, the victim of the recent outrage at Aberdeen, Miss., arrived in AVashington to day in company with a postoffice inspector. Chief Inspector Bathbone was requested some days ago by the Department of Justice to find Fanz, and if he was willing to bring him to Washington. He was with Attorney General Miller an hour this alternoon, and later in an inter view.told substantially tbe same story of the ocenrreuce that has already oeen published A TERRIBLE REYENGE. Abdnetlon of a Iiad and the Feeding; of Whisky to nim for Klgbt Dnya. SPECIAL TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, February 11. William Baysfield, an Englishman, 28 years old, was arrested to-day charged with abdnction and fiendish crnelty to Anthony Buist, a lad Of 14, and small for his age. Young Buist lives with his parents, at 248 South Twenty second street, and is the son of E. M. Buist, a well-known livery stable proprietor. The boy disappeared on Monday, Feb ruary 3. TotJayhe was found in a fright ful condition In a room occupied by Bays field at 13 Hickory street The boy's lips were terribly swollen, his eyes were blood shotmd almost sightless, and he was on the verge of delirium tremens, Baysfield having forced him to drink great 'quantities of cheap whisky, and in that way having kept him stupefied during the entire eight days. It is supposed that Baysfield's object was revenge and to force Mr. Buist to pay a large reward for his son's return. Bavsfield formerly worked lor Air. ilaist and had been discharged for stealing. A Kick Woraan'i Protest. Chicago, February 11. Mrs. Hettie B. Green, of New "xork, one ot the richest women in the world, appeared in Jndge Collins' Court with her attorneys this morn ing an objector of the transfer of the title to a section of land lying west ot this city, which was recently sold at auction for $602, 000 to the Grant Locomotive Works, of Paterson, N. J. Mrs. Green holds a large interest in the property. A Large Liberal Gain. London, February 11. In the election for Partrick, In Scotland, Mr. Parker Smith, the Unionist, received 4,148 votes, and Mr. Tennent, a. Gladstone Liberal, received 3,929, a large Liberal gain. More Trouble In Brazil. Bio Janebio, February 11. Senor Aristides Lobo, .Minister to the Interior, bag resigned la consequence of a disagree ment with Geseral Fpnteca. - v HEBE CENTS $ THEV ND OPENING. 4 v-v-a V. v w NX Andrew Cairk Gift to Allegnenj; Inspectvihe People. A MASSIYE LIBEAEY BUILD1IG. Great Crowds Blockaded the Rooms and filled the Hallways. 1IUSICAL AND ART FEATURES ADHIRED The Beantifal ralatlngs Will bs on IiMDIUon Or Ten Days Mart. Yesterday the Allegheny Free Library, the generous gilt of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, was thrown open to the inspection of the public. It was a beautiful day, and throngs of -people blockaded the bnilding daring the afternoon and evening. The grand organ recitals were very much appreciated, but the art collection was the principal source of attraction. Much gratification was expressed by the visitors with the beauty of the building and its arrange ment. Openingday at the Carnegie Free Library drew such crowds yesterday as never de lighted a manager's heart. The massive dodrs were thrown open at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and those who have watched the magnificent structure risejfrom the corner stone to the cap piece on the Iotty tower were given the privilege of entering and surveying tbe beanties of the interior of the massive building. It was not an aristo cratic assemblage that thronged the halls, stairways and various apartments. It was, on tbe contrary, decidedly demo cratic, necessarily bo, for the library "was presented to the people of Allegheny City, not to a favored tevr. And the people were there, all classes, all grades, all ages, alt nationalities. The handsome sealskin coat on the matron, or the bright, vivacious young girl brushed against the more modest beaver-cloth jacket or ulster of probably jnst as attractive a wearer as had donned the garb of the seal. ALL CLASSES PBESKNT. And the Jacket and ulster of cloth rubbed threads with those much farther down in the seal of society, and the shabby genteel looked quite stylish compared with the shawl and woolen head covering with which some of the visitors to the library yesterday and last evening were arrayed. The bright, happy face of the person to the manor born accustomed to beautiful buildings, fine paintings and inspiring music contrasted with the tired, care seamed countenance of a less fortune-favored individual, all curiosity and wonder, formed a most interesting stndy for the pupil of human nature. They were all at home in the bnilding, each one had a per fect right to be there. They were stockhold ers in the kingly structure and its furnish ings, for Andrew Carnegie in his love for his fellow citizens and unbounded generosity I had had constructed for their benefit, enjoy ment and pleasure the architectural monu ment, with its halls, reception rooms, read ing rooms, art gallery and music hall, with; i which they, as a people, reigned yester-. day and 'ast night, and will continue to reign indefinitely. PBEVENTING BLOCKADES. At bcth entrances of the building police- ' men were stationed to prevent blockades and accidents, almost always the result of such a multitude of people as thronged the building yesterday, and, in spite of their efforts to teep the line of those entering to the right and those making their exit to the left, and their continual admonitions to "move on," some very interesting blockades did occur. Interesting, because they were such good natured blockades. Everyone seemed happy if they were not in the blockade, but more so if they were, for while exciting enough to be interesting, nothing serious seemed imminent. But the crowding and pushing compelled all young ladies who were fortunate enough to be es corted by a stalwart young man to accept his protection in the most unorthodox or probably orthodox manner. The young man with one girl was happy, the girl with one young man was happy, bnt the young man who had to divide his attention and protection at such times thought it was possible to have too much of a good thing, and the fair one thought -two is company, three is de trop. THE ATTEACIIVE PLACES. The two apartments that were most at tractive were the art gallery and the music hall. In the art gallery the beautiful and rare paintings which were loaned for the occasion delighted the eye of both the educated and uneducated. And many were the expressions of admiration and ap preciation that were heard on all sides. The crowded condition of the room prevented any leisure study of the pictures; only a general idea could be obtained as one was. carried on with the stream of visitors, whether they wonld or no. Bnt as the pictures are to remain in position for over a week, those who desire more careful stndy of them will have, ample opportunity. The staircase leading from the Federal street entrance to the art gallery was a packed, jammed mass of humanity from the time the building waa opened until the close last evening. And the upper hall, through, which one passed in entering the art gallery, was crowded almost to the suffocating point, people tried to linger there, for it wag such a pretty place. Superintendent Ham ilton, of the Allegheny Conservatory, had, with a host of assistants, spent all the early portion of the day in and about that hall, and nature's beauties rivaled to some ex tent the artist's productions in the adjoin ing apartment. lOWEBINO PALMS THESE. The most gorgeous towering palms and rare plants loomed high above the heads of the admiring spectators, and were supplement ed, and their beauty enhanced by finer and more delicate plants and vines. The hall, with Its artistio dress of green, formed a most enjoyable prelude and finale to the more pretentious room, wherein was hung the work of many and great artists. From that floor a continual stream of people climbed tbe more narrow stairway, and Investigated the topmost stories of the building; even to the flat with its kitchen and range already in position, iu little parlor, sleeping room, bath room and pantry that ocenpies the floor immediately under tbe roof, and where the Janitor, and wife, of tbe bnilding will probably live. Down on the ground floor at the Federal street entrance tbe reception room was occupied and the com' fortable chairs and loi3A utilised by the happy. satisSed.bdmiring people, and In cnnples. and in crowds, standing and seated, tbe reading room was taxed to Its ntmost capacity. The musio hall was filled In tbe afternoon, and more than filled in tbe evening, it was only an aggravation to those who could not get pear tbe door to hear occasionally the peala of tbe deep-toned organ above the nolte and. hustle of the ever surging crowd in tbe halls. Under tbe skillful fingers of the musicians the Roosevelt concert organ became almost a thing; L'J&S'&i