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The Crawford Senator Gets
an Enthusiastic Send-Off
PEOil HIS EMENDS' HANDS.
Delegates to Work for Bisi Kamed
by the County Committee.
HIS LIFE'S PKODDEST MOMEKT,
Says the Senator, Eulogistic Eesolutions
Having Been Passed.
BTATE CHAIKMAN ANDKEWS P2ESENT
TErECIAX, TZLEC3RAM TO THB DISPATCH.l
Meadville, March 3. Pursuant to the
call of Colonel Compton, Chairman, the
Republican County Committee assembled
In this city to-day to fix upon a date for the
holding of primaries to select delegates to
the next Hepublican Stale Convention. It
iras the largest and most enthusiastic com
mittee meeting for years, eTery precinct in
the county responding to the roll call, and
Chairman Compton, in an 'eloquent
and forcible speech, explained the
object of the meeting, and then
he incidentally referred to the
duty of the Republicans of Crawford county
to support, as one man, Hon. George "Wal
lace Delamatcr for Governor he was inter
rupted by loud and lone continued applause.
At the conclusion of the Chairman's re
marks, Hon. S. H. "Wilson, of Linesville,
offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted with three cheers
and a tiger:
AN EARNEST INDORSEMENT.
"Whereas, Crawiord county's representa
tive in tne State Senate, the Hon. G. W. Dela
mater, is the leading candidate for nomination
for Governor at the approaching Republican
Btate Convention; and, whereas, because of his
sterling qualities and long valuable party ser
vice, we deem him eminently flttod and de
serving such recognition, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is due him that the Repub
lican party of Crawford county take early
action for the promotion of his nomination,
and to that end we hereny order a special
primary for the election ot three delegates to
the State Convection, Eaid primary to be held
March 25, 1S90.
Resolved, Thai we urge uponthe Republi
cans of Crawford County to unite as one man
In the support of the candidacy of our tellow
citizen, and suggest that the following three
representative citizens be presented, under the
rules, for the suffrage of the people as candi
dates for delegates: Colonel John J. Carter, of
Titusville, Hon. J. C. Sturtevant, of Conneaut
ville, and Oliver Saeger, Esq., of Saeecrtown,
It being understood that they will support, and
ue every honorable means to insure the nomi
nation of Senator Delamater for Governor.
HIS PROUDEST MOMEKT.
After the adoption of the resolutions the
Chair appointed a committee to wait upon
the Senator and invite him to come before
the convention. Upon his appearance he
was greeted with a tremendous outburst of
applause. The Senator briefly returned
thanks to the convention, speaking substan
tially as follows:
Jlr. Chairman and Fellow Republicans of Craw
ford County:
I need not say that this is a proud moment
in my life. Born, as I was, in Crawford
county, where I received my education and
where I have been accustomed to meet you
every day. first as a boy, then as a lawyer,
and latterly as a business man, I feel that
this compliment from my home friends is
the highest I have ever had. Pennsylvania,
the grandest of our whole union of States,
in the wealth of her resources, is still
greater by the manhood of its citizens, of
whom I believe I can truthfully say Craw
ford county represents the highest type. I
am not here, my friends, to make a speech,
but to express to you my highest thanks for
your valued indorsement as the candidate
for our party for Governor of this great
Commonwealth.
THE SENATOR'S INTENTIONS.
"If the Republican party see fit to call
me to be their standard-bearer I shall try
to uplift it into the bright sunlight of pub
lic opinion and carry it proudly and fear
lessly through whatever storms may ap
proach, planting it finally on the highest
eminence of victory.
"Fellow-citizens I thank you, and during
the campaign, which is approaching, I
shall try and meet yon. You know that I
am a young man and a great traveler, and
you may rest assured that I will try and
look into all your faces during the cam
paign." The Senator was frequently interrupted
by bursts of applause, which swelled into a
loud and long coniinued shout after he had
finished.
Dr. F. L. Flood, editor of the Chau
tauquan, was also loudly called for, and
made a telling speech, in which he called
upon the Republicans, of Crawford county,
to emphasize their action of to-day, by
honoring Senator Delamater with an unani
mous vote
DELAMATER CONGRATULATED.
After passing a resolution calling upon
our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress to aid the appointment of Colonel
Compton as Associate Justice of Oklahoma,
the convention adjourned. After the ad
journment an ovation was given Senator
Delamater, each committeeman coming for
ward to grasp his hand and tender him their
nearly and energetic support
.Among those present were Hon. W. H.
Andrews, Chairman Republican State Com
mittee; Hon. John J. Henderson, Judge of
the Crawford County Court; Representative
H. W. Brown, and many others. Senator
Delamater's delegates.will have no opposi
tion in Crawford county.
DELIMITER
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i 1I0NT00TH AT ALTOONA.
He Addresses an Enthusiastic Meeting of
l lie Veteran Legion.
1EFECIAL TELEGBAM TO THB PISrATCK.1
Altoona, March 3. Major Monlooth,
of Pittsburg, addressed the largest and most
enthusiastic meeting of the Veteran Legion
to-night that has ever been held here. After
the meeting he was escorted by the members
tothe Logan House, where he was met at
r. an, impromptu reception by hundreds of his
ma&v friends of Blair county. If the nomi-
. nation of the Major for Governor depended
--"-- oil the Tote of Blair county he would win
.
hands down, as he is undoubtedly the most
popular man mentioned in this connection
at the present time.
THEY WANT MONEY.
Chtcnco Send Depn'atlons Throuch the
Country to Solicit Subscription for
the World's Fair Railroads
Expected to bo Generous.
SrXCIAlTEl.lLGBAJI TO TUK PIBrATCH.l
N Evr York, March 3. John T. Lester,
Samuel W. Alletton and President Jeffrey,
of the Illinois Central Railroad, arrived
Ironi Chicago this morning, put up at the
Fifth Avenne Hotel, where they had break
fast and took the noon train tor Boston.
Mr. Lester was seen by a reporter about 10
o'clock. He said the party was bound lor
Boston in the interest of the World's Fair.
They would solicit subscriptions from every
concern in Boston that has interests in Chi
cago. He said they expected to
secure large subscriptions from the Boston
owners of real estate in the Lake City, and
also irom railroad men whose lines enter
Chicago. Mr. Jeffrey, he said, would at
tend to the railroad men. He would
specially urge upon President Perkins, of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road, the duty of makine a eenerous sub
scription. Mr. Jeffrey, he said, was to bj J
the director general oi the lair, ana naa
pledged himself to secure $1,500,000 from
railroads having Chicago connections. Mr.
Allerton is to look after the beef and pork
interests. Mr. Lester himself will press the
subject upon the attention of the Boston
Board of Trade. Otto Young and E. J.
Lebmann, of Chicago, have already solicited
subscriptions irom New York parties and
have secured 585,000 here.
Mr. Lester and Mayor Crcgier on Friday
last appointed eight committeemen to visit
different cities. The appointment of these
committees has been kept secret, but the
committees are all hard at work in New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati,
Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo and Hartford,
He says the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will give a handsome subscription and Chi
cago will have $10,000,000 subscribed before
the bill comes up in the Senate. Mr. Jeff
rey will see Chauucey M. Depew when he
returns from Boston, in the expectation of
getting a big sum from the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern.
Mr. Lester says the talk about postponing
the fair till 1893 is all bosh. "Chicago,"
said he, "doesn't ask any extension oi
time.
HIS KNOWLEDGE RATHEE COSTLY.
A Boy Indicted for Deadly Assault as the
Result of a Challenge.
(SPECIAL TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCH. I
New York, March 3. A number of boys
of the neighborhood, ranging in age be
tween 8 and 14 years, met in the candy store
of Frank Forrest, at 85 Market street, on
the afternoon of February 7. They
got into a lively discussion as
to what would befall a boy, under the
law, who was dared by another boyto stab
or shoot him and who did scab or shoot in
those circumstan . There was a division
of opinion, and by way oi testing the ques
tion Edd.e McDonnell, aged 13, bared his
breast and dared "Willie Coleman, aged 9
to stab him. "Willie Colman borrowed a
jackknife and promptl - plunged it into
Eddie McDonnell's brea t, abou two inches
from his hear;.
McDonnell was taken to Gouverneur Hos
pital, and his life was in danger for several
weeks. ButJ he recovered, and to-day he
was an unwilling witness for the prosecu
tion in Coleman's trial, upon an indictment
charging Coleman with assault with intent
to kill, before Recorder Smyth. The jury
promptly convicted Coleman, and Recorder
Smyth, in view of hiB extreme youth, com
mitted him to the Catholic Protectory.
STUDENTS AXD PROFESSOES FIGHT.
Blackened Eyes, Drnlsed Faces and Torn
Clothing the Resalt.
St. Paul, March 3. Hamlin University,
located between this city and Minneapolis,
saw a lively scrimmage among the students
and freshmen Saturday night The. juniors
and freshmen were having a quiet little
"spread" preceded by a social good time.
Meanwhile the eatables were stored in the
basement, which fact became known to the
"pros" and they pried off the basement
window and carried the feast to the labora
tory where they began to devour the proven
der. Soon the loss was discovered and the
"preps" discovered, and the result was a
wild'ficht. in which the original banqueters
were victorious, but blackened eyes, bruised
faces and torn clothing remained as re
minders of the battle. During the melee
Student Reeves was thrown into the base
ment and one of his legs was broken in two
places.
A CONTRACT NOT KEPT
Responsible for tho RcceatTcrrlble Disas'.er
in Arizona.
IFROJt A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. 1
"Washington, March 3. Lieutenant "W.
A. Glassford, an officer in the United States
Signal Corps, who has been for some time
stationed in Arizona, has just been ordered
back to this city. He is well acquainted
with the "Walnut Grove dam, which burst
recently, and its neighborhood, and has this
to bay of the disaster so similar to that of
Johnstown:
"The dam was built at an expense ot
about half a million dollars. It is a notori
ous fact, and has been for some time, that
the contractors had pot lived up to their
contract in constructing the dam, and for a
number of months the owners have been
engaged in an effort to patch up the weak
spots in the structure, which were palpable
to any engineer. It was just such another
case as you had here in the building of the
aqueduct tunnel."
A BEARING FOR EIYERMEN.
The Mononenliela Navigation Company to
Present Its Case.
rrr.OM x staff correspondent.!
Washington, March 3. B. L. "Wood,
of Pittsburg, as representative of the Mo
c. jgahela Navigation Company, will have
a hearing before the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors on either to-morrow or
"Wednesday. The committee had resolved
not to have any further hearings,
but since the other side of this question
has been accorded an opportunity of pre
senting its case, it is considered as only
fair that an audience be given to the Navi
gation Company.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
The Ex-Postmaster of Lotto Branch Held
lor the Grand Jurj.
Newark, N. J., March 3. Ex-Postmaster
"William H. Bennettt, of Long
Branch, was examined this morning before
United States Commissioner Keasby,
charged with being $1,G00 short in his ac
counts. Bennett alleged that the Govern
ment did not allow .sufficient money for
office expenses, and he was compelled to use
money from the sale of stamps. He was
held lor the United States grand jury.
Cm Untrs From San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 3. The San
Francisco Agency of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railroad announced
to-day a. reduction from $72 GO to $68 on
first-class tickets from this city to Chicago
and from $47 60 'to $40 on " second-class
tickets.
PITTSBURG TUESDAY, MARCH H
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CAUGHT BY A COUNT.
A Philadelphia Girl Marries a Fasci
nating German Noble Who
LIVED UPON HIS FATHER-IN-LAW
Until an Investigation Exposes the Falsity
-of His Claims.
THE DELUDED WIFE GETS A DIVORCE,
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Alleging That Her Hubatid Got Drunk, Beat and
Dtierted Her.
The granting of a divorce in the Phila
delphia courts brings to light another case
wherein an American girl is dazzled by the
glitter of a title, and when loo late discovers
that she has married a pretender.
TEPECtAt. TEI.EQRA11 TO THE DISPATCV.I
Philadelphia, March 3. Mrs. Pau
line Heyl was to-day granted a divorce in
the Court of Common Fleas from her hus
band, Andrew Frederick Augustus Heyl,
alias Count Andre Paul Von Bresendorf.
The charge was desertion, but there are
many interesting features about the case.
The couple were married in Philadelphia
over six years ago. Pauline was the daugh
ter of a hotel keeper uptown, .and her hus
band had been a guest at the house. She
was fascinated by his elegant manners, his
supposed rank as a German Coupt, and his
alleged fortune. He gave his name as
Count Andre Paul Von Bresendorf, and
said he had come across the water partly on
pleasure and partly on business. Her par
ents did not interfere, for they were favor
ably impressed with the young man, and
then a Count was not to be despised as a
son-in-law.
AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED.
And so the young couple were married,
only a few months after Andre Paul's ar
rival. It was a quiet wedding, considering
that the bride was taking the step that made
her s Countess, as she supposed, but it was
attended by all of her relatives and many
friends, who joined in wishing her great
happiness in her new relation. The groom
was handsome and had a noble bearing.
Many presents were given the young couple,
and they departed upon a wedding tour to
New York and other eastern cities.
Upon their return to Philadelphia they
took quarters with the bride's parents at
their hotel. Here they remained, and
though days rolled into weeks and weeks
into months, Andre Paul made no offer of
money for their board, and, in fact, his sup
ply of cash appeared to have dwindled
greatly. He assured his new father-in-law
continually that he expected to receive a
large remittance soon, but it did not come.
Pauline's mother took a trip to Europe
for her health, and while there thought she
would call upon the parents of her noble son-in-law
in Berlin. Andre Paul von Bresen
dorf was really Andrew Frederick Augustus
Heyl, the son of a worthy and respectable
storekeeper in Berlin, who deeply deplored
the conduct of the young man, and said he
had done all he could to reform him.
A STORMY SCENE.
The indignant woman hurried home and
informed her daughter of the deception. A
quarrel between the husband and wife re
sulted, but after a stormy scene he acknowl
edged 'the deception, professed penitence
and persuaded Pauline to forgive him and
become plain Mrs. Andrew Frederick Au
gustus Heyl instead of Countess Von Bre
sendorf. Her husband, however, changed
very little in his manner of life and con
tinued to exist at the expense of his wife's
parents. He also quarreled with her fre
quently and made her condition very unde
sirable. Soon after the birth of a son, her husband
became more abusive th3n before, and be
gan comintr home drunk and beating his
wife. She was urged to leave him, but re
fused to do so and clung to him unlil De
cember 19, 1888, when he disappeared,
leaving many debts behind him. It is sup
posed that he went to Mexico, but, at any
rate, he has never been heard of since.
HE CALLS IT A STEAL.
How a Missouri Coneiessman Regards the
Unseating: of Pendleton.
rriiOH A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
"Washington, March 3. The seat in
the House, which has recently been va
cate.! by Mr. Pendleton, who for a short
time represented the First West Virginia
district, has been taken by Mr. Wilson, of
Missouri, a great friend of Mr. Pendleton's.
Mr. Wilson firmly believes that Mr. Pen
dleton was fairly elected to this Congress,
and express great indignation at the action
of the Republicans in turning him out and
seating Mr. Atkinson, the contestant. "The
Republicans," said Mr. Wilson, to-day,
"have stolen the first West Virginia dis
trict, and if the Democrats up there will do
me the honor to come to me and let me at
tend to their business lor them until they
can send Mr. Pendleton back, I shall appre
ciate it and will do my best to satisfy
them."
The gentleman who thus offers himself as
a proxy representative is accounted one of
the bright men in the Missouri Congres
sional delegation, and is quite earnest in
his desire to be of assistance to Mr. Pendle
ton. FORGER! FOR A LACGE SUM.
Something Crooked About a Certificate for
Over 8400,000.
tEFECIAt. TKLXPBAM TO THB DISPATCn.t
Lexington, Ky., March 3. This after
noon Jacob S. Kellar, Secretary ot the Lex
ington Passenger and Belt Line Railroad,
until last Saturday, was arrested for grand
larceny. Last August he took a canceled
stock certificate for 5413,900 and ever since
then has had it in his possession.
His reason for this, he claims, is because his
name was forged to it. Charles H. Stall, a
prominent Republican, and at one time
Collector of Internal Revenue here, is the
President of the company, land Kellar says
he believed Stall forged the name to the
document. '
The ex-Secretary was released on $500
bond, and the case will be tried next
Wednesday. Kellar is a son of a promi
nent physician, and about :8 years old.
INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
They Hill
Freighter and Cnt the Tele
crnnh Wlroi.
Wilcox, Ariz., March I, Information
was received here to-day, fiat a freighter
named Herbert, was muttered by the
Indians yesterday, near Pnt of Rocks,
nine miles from Ft. Tbonjis. Herbert's
wagon was burned and his htrses stolen.
The crime was reported by karriers as the
Indians have cut the telegraph wires be
tween the military posts.! Lieutenant
Watoson from San Carlos, atriyed on the
scene and started in pursuit oj tne Indians.
It is reported that the randies are being
abandoned.
Receiver Appelate).
Cincinnati, March 3.-Julius
Lang
was to-day appointed receiver
for Adolph
Seineke & Co., doing a bank!
ug and ior-
eign exchange and passenger hgencr busi
nrii at Eighth and Vine. The rjrlncinal
partner, Adolph Seineke, diej suddenly a
few days ago.
1890
IN HARTBANFFS HPNOE.
A Design .Selected for a Mononit to the
" Dead Commander Hli Wldo'W Ex
presses Entire Satlstaction
With the Model, f
KFEnAL TZLBOKAlf TO THB plgFATCB.l
Philadelphia, March 3.--Governor
James A. Beaver, Commander iP Chief of
the National Guards of Pennsylvania; Gen?
George R. Snowden of Philadelphia, Com
mander of the First Brigade; General John
A. Wiley, of Franklin, Venango county,
Commander of the Second Brigade; General
J. P. G. Gobin, of Lebanon, Commander of
the Third Brigaae of the National Guards
of Pennsylvania, and Colonel North, now
Recorder of the Board, met thiaaftemoon
and selected tho design for the onument
which is to be erected bv the soldiers of the
National Guard of the State in honor of the
late Major General Commanding John F.
Hartrantt. "
This morning Mrs. General Hartranft,
accompanied by her daughter and escorted
by Colonel Charles S. Greene, visited the
rooms where the designs and models were
on exhibition, and spent considerable
time in an examination of thpa. After
carefully looking over the entiM lot of de
signs and models Mrs. Hartrsuft informed
Colonel Greene that her personal prefer
ence was for a shaft, bit while she
was opposed to figures, , life size and
otherwise, she would not in anv way inter
fere with the selection by the Board of
officers of any design which they in their
judgment might see fit to select.
The board decided to rccepwthat which
was submitted by Messrs. Van Gunden and
Young, of this citv. Tb- design represents
a shaft ot granite & feet in height
and weighing 40 tons. It is to
be 8 feet square at the base,
with a gradual slopi to the apex. The
granite to be hammered, dressed and un
polished. A heroic-siz'd medallion portrait
of the late General will adorn the
face of the shaft, vhile on a keystone
in the rear will be cut the inscription,
"Erected by the Natonal Guard of Penn
sylvania." One side tho-shaft will have
a brief record of the civic career, while the
other side will have f n it a brief sketch of
the military record o) the deceased General.
THE CLANS GATHERING.
Large Number of DeDcntea In Nashville to
Attend the Kntloial Convention of
Republican Clubs Pennsylva
nia Delegates Si oB JIj
Country, T1 of Thee.
Nashtille, Marca 3. The streets of
Nashville are filled with strangers who
come from all parts of the country to attend
the National Conven ion of Republican
League Clubs, which meets at
Amusement Hall in this city to
morrow. All day long delegations
were coming in, and to-night representa
tive from nearly all the Bepublican organi
zations in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Louis
iana, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ten
nessee and Kentucky had arrived and were
comfortably quartered at :he various hotels.
The delegations from New York, Illinois,
Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Mississippi, Del
aware and the New England States were de
layed by floods, but will reach here in time
for the opening of the convention to-morrow
morning.
The Pennsylvania delegates signalized
their.arrivat at the Duncan Hotel to-night
by singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee." The
effect npo'i th vat concourse of people who
had gathered in the hotel corridors and in
front of the building as the melody rang
out, was magical. Cheer afle4jh,er rent
the air. and the greatest enthusiasm and
good feeling prevailed. To-morrow morning
the Pennsylvanians will hold a caucus
and arrange to present the name of Edwin
S. Stuart, of Philadelphia, President of the
Pennsylvania State League for President of
the National organization. They have
been promised the support of a number of
delegations, and a strong fight will be made
to elect him. The convention will be in
session at least two days, and fully CC0
delegates are expected. After the ad
journment the delegates will be taken to
various places of interest through the South.
CANADIANS IN A HURKY.
A Itlember Wnnls an Appropriation made
for an Exhibit In Chicago.
Ottawa, March 3. In the House of
Commons to-day a member asked whether
it was the intention of the Government to
make an appropriation in order to secure
proper representation of manufacturers' and
national and other products of Canada at
the World's Fair to be held at Chicago in
1892.
Sir John MacDonald said that as soon as
the Government had ascertained officially
that the World's Fairwas to be held in Chi
cago in the year mentioned it would bring
the matter up in the House, with a view to
securing a representation of which Canada
would not be ashamed.
A MAMMOTH PETITION.
It Contains 51,144 blsnalnrea From New
Yolk and 1G.000 From Brooklyn.
Albany, N. Y., March 3. The New
York League's ballot reform peiition was
brought to Albany to-day, and to-night was
carried on the shoulders of 14 men into the
Assembly chamber amid storms of ap
plause. The book is 26 inches wide, 32 inches long
and 8 feet thick, containing 51,144 signa
tures from New York City, and over 16,000
from Brooklyn. The petition was referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
CREMATED TO A CRISP.
Four Colored Children Burned to Death In a
Cabin.
Greenville, Miss., March 3. News
reached here to-day that yesterday morn
ing the cabin of a negro named
Henry Greenlee was discovered burning
one mile and a half north of Enoora.
Before anybody could reach the cabin it
was burned to the ground, and four chil
dren, the oldest being 5 years, were burned
to a crisp. The parents bad gone to church
and left the oldest in charge. It was a very
cold day, and it is supposed the fire caught
from a chimney.
The Flack Case Postponed.
New Yoek, March 3. The trial of
Sheriff Flack for conspiracy in the divorce
case was called to-day in the Court of Oyer
andjTerminer. Owing to the illness of his
wife, .Mrs. Mary E. Flack, the case was
postponed until Monday next at the request
of the District Attorney, Mrs. Flack is the
chief witness for the prosecution.
Crushed to Death by n Safe.
New York, March 3. Sarah Finkel
stein, a 10-year-old girl, was passing 98
Hester street, this afternoon, when two men
were about to ioist a safe to the top floor. 1
Xhe sale roneci on tne trues: ana tell on tne
girl, crushing her so as to cause death. Both
men were arrested.
The Ohio Rapidly Falling-.
Cincinnati, March 3. At 11 o'clock
to-night the stage of the river here was 63
feet and 10 inches, and it was falling at the
rate of 2 inches an hour. The weather is
still cold and in tbe next 24 hours the river
is likely to fall 6 or 7 feet.
Two Persons Killed nnd 20 Injnred.
Lisbon, March 3. There was a riot at
Sotoboul to-day. The military being called
out to Testore order, fired into the crowd,
killing two persons and injuring 20 others.
mpttn
TWELVE PAGES.
BEATING A BOODLEB.
Reading Clerk Moloney's Joke on a
Mew York Alderman Who
LOST THE PRICE OP BIS VOTE.
Blotting Paper Palmed Off fort$10,000
Gold Certificates.
THE FDEI0DS LEGISLATOR'S ATTACK.
Indictment Against a Member of the Famous Com
bine Dismissed.
The dismissal of the indictment against
W. H. Miller, one of New York's boodle
L Aldermen, brings to light the manner in
which two of the boodlers were defrauded
by a go-between out of the $20,000 apiece
which was promised them for their votes.
rFFECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBE DI6PATCH.1
New York, March 3. William H.
Miller, a Republican, who represented the
Ninth Assembly district in the Board of
Aldermen of 1884, was indicted for bribery
on April 20, 1886, and on May 1, 1886, gave
?40,000 bail, which was subsequently re
duced to $20,000. He testified as a sort of a
witness for the people. James M. Smith,
Miller's counsel, having previously
given District Attorney Fellows notice of
the motion, moved to-day, before Recorder
Smyth, that the pending indictment against
Miller be dismissed. Colonel Fellows did
not oppose the motion but indorsed the in
dictment: "The defendant was not one of
the 13 Aldermen who were denominated
'the combine' who met at McLoughlin's
house. Tnere has never been evidence
against him which would justify the people
in bringing him to trial; and further he has
been on several occasions a witness for tbe
people in bribery cases and is entitled
to have that fact considered. I recommend
the dismissal of the indictment."
Recorder Smyth granted the motion to
dismiss the indictment.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
Later on Colonel Fellows said to a re
porter: "There was really never a witness
against Miller. When he became a witness
for the people in several of the boodle trials
his testimony, in the absence of any proof to
the contrary, practically acquitted him of
any share in the bribery. In substance, his
only connection with the grant of the
Broadway Railroad franchise, according to
his own statement, was that he voted for
tbe franchise because he believed that it
was a good thing to do for the interests of
the community in general and his constitu
ents in particular. Some time later Alder
man Delacey, now in Canada, called at his
house and handed him a package of bills
amounting to $5,000, saying: "There's
some money for election expenses." Some
hours later he, Miller, having thought over
the matter, made up his mind that the
transaction was not innocent, so he took the
money back to Delacey and told
him that he did not want anything to do
with such a transaction."
THE PRICE OP AN ALDERMAN.
The quoted price of an Alderman of 1884
who favored the granting of the franchise
was $20,000, and it was proved in the boodle
trials that John Keenan was selected to hold
tha stakes until after the goods, in the chape
of the franchise, were delivered. It was un
derstood among the members of "the com
bine" that after the famous Q-o'cIoct-in-the-morning
meeting of the board the Alder
men who had agreed to sell their vote should
each find an envelope containing $20,000 in
their lockers in the aldermanic cloakroom.
To Reading Clerk Moloney was in
trusted the delicate duty of preparing the
envelopes for distribution. He had, ac
coardlng to common report, pocketed his
his own reward of $20,000 as a useful go-between.
But he hankered after another slice
or two of the juicy pie. So he filled the
envelopes addressed to two of the aldermen,
one of whom is now in the 'State prison,
with slips of blotting paper instead ot $1,000
and $10,000 gold certificates. Then he
tucked the $40,000 that he should have put
into tbe envelopes into his own inside
pocket '
A MAD BOODLER.
After the meeting the Aldermen retired to
the cloak room, and pocketing their enve
lopes, hurried away. Three or four lingered,
and one of them opened his envelope.
When he discovered the tuckof the blotting
paper stuffing he became furious. He
turned to Moloney at once and said: "You
rascal, this is yohr job. Give me my money
or I'll shake it out pf yon."
He caucht Moloney bv the heels, beinz a
very powerful man, and holding him head
downward began to carry his threat into
execution. But the other Aldermen inter
fered, telling him that if the noise were
heard outside the bribery would be exposed
and they would all "go." The furious Al
derman did not let go of Moloney nntil the
other Aldermen promised to see that he got
his share. But he never did get it. He got
square, though, when the hoodie trials came
on by turning State's evidence.
FATAL FABLING.
A Joke 'on a Baker Results In the Perpe
trator's Death.
(SFZCIAJ. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Troy, N. Y., March 3. George A. Per
rault ran a small grocery where Charles E.
Moore, stopped twice daily to leave bread.
When he called this evening, Perrault had
a revolver and two lad? were dancing.
Turning the weapon on Moore, he said:
"You dance, too."
Moore complied readily, and after awhile
said: "Is that enough?" and stopped. Then
Moore picked up the pistol and examined
it. He had seen Perrault pull the trigger
and supposed it was not loaded. He
pointed it at Perrault and there was a loud
report. Perrault staggered and fell dead.
GOING DOWN 8L0WLY.
Water Several Feet Deep In a Number of
Lonisvllle Business Houses.
Louisville, March 3. The river
reached 31 feet 11 inches at the highest
point, and to-day began to recede. It has
fallen to 31 feet 8 inches, and is going down
slowly. The water is now standing several
feet deep in a number of business houses
and tenements on the river front and a num
ber of factories have shut down. The chief
loss has been by the closing of the factories.
About 1,000 men are temporarily thrown
out of work. Smaller streams are falling
rapidly.
Vice President Morion In Snrnniiah.
Savannah, Ga, March 3. Vice Presi
dent Morton and party arrived here to-night
from Charleston by special train, accom
panied by H. B. Plant. The party was met
by the Mayor and Aldermen and informally
welcomed to the city at the Desoto Hotel.
Many citizens called to pay their respects.
The party will remain here until to-morrow
night.
Students Ill-Trent Professors.
Kalamazoo, Mich., March 3. Twenty
masked students of Kalamazoo College
seized Prof. Ferry and Prol. Trowbridge,
bound them hand and foot, and left them in
an open field two miles from the college
Saturday night. The matter is being in-vesticated.
CONSTABLES CAUTIONED.
Philadelphia License Coort Jndges Insist
Upon Fall Returns of Licensed and
Unlicensed Liquor Sellers The
Fennlty Plainly Set Forth.
rSriCIAL TILBOIAM TO TITE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, March 3. The License
Court judges, Fell, Wilson, Gordon and
Bregy, convened to-day in the new court
house. The recent order of the court in
structing the constables of the dif
ferent wards to make a detailed re
port as to the number ot licensed
and unlicensed liquor dealers in their baili
wicks, drew a large crowd to the court
room. Judge Fell announced that the list
of applicants for licenses would not be
heard until the 17th ot March.
Lawyer Fow, representing a number of
brewers, asked the Court to give an opinion
on tbe following questions: "Can a brewer
bottle and sell in quantities of not less than
a dozen bottles malt and brewed liquors of
his own manufacture without a bottler's
license? Has the act of March 31, 1856,
relative to brewers bottling and selling
their own "manufactured liquors been re
pealed, either directly or by implication?"
Judge Fell said they were not sitting to
hear any questions.
As the returns were presented by the con
stables they were closely scanned by Judges
Gordon and Fell. After all the wards had
been called Constable Charles Bregler and
Charles Herman, of the Sixteenth ward,
were summoned to the bar.
"This which you have presented," said
Judge Gordon, "is not a return; it is merely
a commnnication to the Court, saying ihat
you have no information. You knew of the
order of the Court. What excuse have you
to offer for not obeying it?"
Constable Bregler said he had gone
through the ward, bat was unable to find
any "speak-easies.' Constable Herman also
said that he had been unable to discover
anv "speak-easies."
f'The Court made an order that you
should report ail places," said Judge Gor
don. Have vou been industrious in all
this?"
"Yes, sir."
"How about the drinking clubs?"
"I don't think there is any violation in
that respect."
"It is your duty to seek evidence and in
vestigate rumors," said Judge Gordon.
"In the event of your failure to perform
your duty in this respect," said Judge Fell,
"and of your conviction on that charge, you
are liable to a fine of $500 and an imprison
ment of not exceeding two years."
WHOLESALE FORGERIES IN OHIO.
Bogus Telegrams Sent to a State Senator to
Defeat a BUI.
rCFKCIAI. TKLIOKAM TO TBI DISPATCH.1
Coltjmbtjs, March 3. It has been dis
covered that several telegrams sent to Sen'
ator Pattison protesting against the bill to
authorize the Hamilton county engineer to
appoint his own assistants are forgeries.
The bogus telegrams were ostensibly writ
ten by such well-known citizens as William
M. Ramsey, Thomas B. Paxton, John E.
Bruce and Frank Alter, and were sus
piciously similar in phrasing. An investi
gation will follow.
It is expected that the work of the Legis
lature this week will be mostly of apolitical
character. Several cities and State institu
tions are to be reorganized. Legislation
was resumed this afternoon and several bills
of a minor character introduced. The most
important is one intended to prevent em
ployers from deducting from the pay of em
ployes the cost of damaged stock and ma
chinery. The bill provides that whoever,
without an order from his employe, retains
or deducts'tbe wages or any part of the
wages of an employe for tools, wares or ma
chinery, damaged or delayed, shall be liable
in a civil action to the party aggrieved In
double the amount charged tor such tools,
etc., and shall be judged guilty of a misde
meanor and fined in any sum not less than
$20 nor more than $100, or imprisoned not
more than 60 days, or both, at the discretion
of the Court.
THE BUCKET SHOP MUST GO.
A Desperate Fight Will bo Blade, How
ever, to Continue Business.
CmcAGO,March 3. J. A. Murphy & Co.,
in speaking of the recent action of the Board
of trade in resolving to discontinue all quo
tations after March 1, says it will be possi
ble for the Board to drive them from the
field, but it will be the means of killing the
Board as well. The Board has driven spec
ulation into other markets.
Mr. Schwartz, speaking on tbe subject,
said: "The Board will drive everybody else
out. It will affect the members of the
Board as much as bucket-shop men. There
is nothing in the world that can prevent
those bucket shops from receiving quota
tions. Mr. S. W. Lampson said that he thought
the Board had made a move in the right
direction. I don't know a3 it will have the
desired effect, but it surely shows a spirit of
determination to do away with the great
evil. I am in favor of having the board
run wide open and free for all, and think
the proper vay to shut off the bucket shop
men is to prosecute them, just as would be
done with anv others who violate the laws
of the State.
LIJiCOLN NEAR TO DEATH.
Tho Minister's Soc Fnst Sinking Into HI
Final Rett.
IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.I
LONDON.March 3. Copyright. Young
Lincoln, as far as tbe doctors who are now,
at midnight, around his bedside can
judge, is at the point of death. He
is in a state of exhaustion from which even
his marvelous vitality will not, it is feared,
enable him to rally, and effusions which
have more than once nearly killed him
have taken fresh and almost certainly fatal
direction.
The young sufferer has intervals of con
sciousness, during which he recognizes and
smiles at those around him, but these inter
vals are becoming less frequent and ol shorter
duration.
INJUNCTION CONTINUED
Restraining a Sheriff From Paying Money to
Creditors of Stern & Storn.
New York, March 3. Judgment credi
tors ot Stern & Stern, the defunct jewelry
firm, had executions issued against the
firm's property, but the Columbus Watch
Company, who bad attached the property on
a claim of $50,000, obtained a preliminary
injunction restraining tbe Sheriff from pay
ing any money to the creditors on their exe
cutions. Argument was heard on this Injunction
in the Supreme Court, and to-day Judge
Patterson handed down a decision continu
ing it.
JUMPED FROM THE SECOND STORY.
GopsIs Have a Narrow Escape From a
Burning Hotel In Mlddletown.
Middletown, N. Y., March a The
Exchange Hotel was totally destroyed by
file this morning. Lilly Peck, a transient
boarder, leaped from a second story window.,
She waB badly burned about the face, hands,
neck, body and lower extremities. Her re
covery is doubtful.
E. K. Robin, who occupied a room en the
second floor, was rendered unconscious by
the smoke. He was taken out, and is in a
critical condition. Loss, $7,000, partly insured.
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Persnasiv ods Adopted by a
Western V o Was Bunkoed.
DETECTIVES AL0W FOR HIM,
So He Starts on the Trail With a Belt Fall
ot Revolver and
LANDS THEEE OP THE GANG IN JAIL.
He Expects to Capture the Last Swindler and Set
Bis Honey Back.
Richard A. E. Goeblerwas bunkoed re
cently in New York. The detectives were a
little slow in making arrests, so the victim
armed himself and captured three it the
swindlers at the point of a revolver. He
has traced the last member of the gang at
large to Chicago, and is confident bf captur
ing him and securing the return of the
money out of which he was cheated.
Chicago, March 3. Eichard A. E.
Goebler is in this eity. Mr. Goebler is a
small, insignificant-lookine man, and he
doesn't wear very good clothes; but for all
that he is qnite a character. Several months
ago, while in New York City, he was bun
koed out of $1,500. Three men engaged in
the plot. He himself was arrested at the
point of the revolver and landed in jail. He
is now looking for one of them, George
Johnson, who got out on "straw bail," and
who has been traced to Chicago. He is be
lieved to be in hiding here.
Goebler to-day called on Chief of Police
March, who promised to aid him in every
possible manner and sent out officers to look
for the suave Mr. Johnson. Goebler is
dressed like a Western ranchman, and wears
a big sombrero pulled down over his eyes.
Around his waist is a belt which contains a
perfect arsenal. His story reads like a dime
novel. About 25 years ago Goebler kep. a
barber shop in French's Hotel, in New
York, and among his customers was Super
intendent Murray, who was then a patrol
man. In 1872 Goebler went to Butte City,
Mont, where be accumulated a little fortune.
Last October he determined to go to the
mines of South Africa. Accordingly he
started tor New York, where one bright
morning he landed, safe and sound. One
day in November he was accosted by a
portly, fine-looking man, who pretended to
mistake him for "Mr. Meyers, of Chicago."
THB SAME OLD GAME.
"No," said Goebler, who was then thor
oughly unsophisticated; "my name is not
Meyers. I am Eichard A. E. Goebler, of
Butte, Mont."
Then, of course, Mr. Goebler was made
the victim of the old, old confidence game.
In ten minutes Goebler was $1,500 poorer,
but he knew a heap more.
He reported his loss to his old friend
Chief Murray, bat as the detectives didn't
get along last enough to suit him, he dis
guised himself as a 'longshoreman and
took up the search himself. Two weeks
later he ran across Johnson, one of the
swindlers, and at the point of the revolver
brought him to the Tombs. Johnson was
indicted, and a day or two later was released
on bail that proved to be "straw bail."
Goebler got the name of the bondsman, who
it seems was Lewis E. Davis, nnd started
out to look for him. The Westerner ran
across him one day in the Astor House, and
thrusting a revolver in his face, ordered
him t3 "Come aIong." Mr. Davis came.
He is now in the Tombs awaiting trial for
perjury. It was in precisely the same man
ner a lew days later that Goebler arrested
Charles Morgan, one of the confederates,
and the man who had lured him to John
son's office.
HOT ON TIIE TEAIL.
In the meantime, Johnson, once out on
bail, made himself scarce, and as before
stated, is believed to be in Chicago.
"I am hot on the trail of this rascal,"
said Goebler to a reporter to-day, "and I'll
never stop my search until I have landed
him in the Tombs along with Davis and
Morgan. I know I'll get him. If not in
Chicago, somewhere else. You may be
sure I'll get back every cent of that $1,500,
too.
"After you get this job finished you ought
to start a detective bureau of your own,"
was suggested to him.
"Oh, that's all right," was the reply.
"Superintendent Murray is one of the best
detectives I ever saw. and he'll eive me a
job any time I want one."
Since entering upon his search for the
man who robbed him, Goebler has assumed
ten different disguises.
CDLMlNATiiD IN A STEIKE.
The Iron Bidders of San Francisco Will
Resist Any Redaction.
San Francisco, March 3. The trouble
which has been threatened for some time
between the Iron Molders' Union and En
gineers and Iron Founders' Associa
tion has culminated in a gen
eral strike of all the molders
employed in the foundries and represented
in the association. The strikers number
over 300, but as about 700 other workmen in
foundries are dependent upon the work of
molders the whole number of men who are
idle are about 1000. The strike was caused
by the recent notice that on March 10 the
union's regulations regarding the time
of work and pay would be ignored and the
agreement previously made between the
employers and employes would be declared
void. This agreement fixed the minimum
daily rate of wages at $3 50 for ten hours
work. The members ot the association say
this is much higher rate than that paid in
the foundries in Eastern cities and they can
not afford to continue it.
A SDEPK1SED POLITICIAN.
State Treasnrer Nolan, of Missouri, Sus
pended by the Governor.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 3. State
Treasurer Noland has just been suspended.
No eause for the suspension is known ex
cept a rumor, which gained some credence
here this morning, to the effect that Noland
was in trouble over his accounts with the
State. Mr. Noland said that he was not
aware of any differences between his bonds
men and himself, and that so far as his ac
counts with the State are concerned they
are correct and will bear the closest investi
gation. Governor Francis is examining the
books now.
NOT IT ACTED DP0N.
The Border Claim BUI Put Aside for Consid
eration Hereafter.
7H0M X BTATT CORRESPONDENT.
Washington, March 3. This was the
day when the House Committee on War
Claims had intended to take up for final
disposition the bill to settle the border raid
claims of Pennsylvania, but on accouuH of
the fact that the arguments have not yet
been printed, nothing was done in the mat
ter to-day. It is expected that it may come
up on Wednesday at the next meeting ot the
committee.
Advance in Price of Rubber.
New York, March 3. The Colchester
Bobber Company and the Goodyear Metal
lic and Globe Company to-day announced
an advance of 8J per cent, owing to the ad
Vance in. the price of rubber, the price being
80 cents against 61 cents a year ago.
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