" ' ''WT'Ww$wK ptpro HEABT OF AFRICA. Itoaer CasemenVs article tn THE DISPA1XW of Sunday next tnll deal tilth some of the wonders of the Dark Continent and the perils of explorers. 4 W flsi rm MssT XM I B II Whieh connects Amcncawith Royally. 'T m m -fB I wtll appear in THE DISPATCH next l.ll1 all 1 1,11 1.HE.E.1 sss J SUNDAY. It is a romantic sensation VV4 P" 1 ssT v " "'V founded on fact. Agents, order early. i i rORTY-riTTn TEAE. SUGAR WILL GO UP, A Combination to Increasetho Cost to Consumers ABOUT $7,000,000 A YEAB. "Wholesalers Claim to Have Been Selling at a Heavy Loss. REFINERS WILL GIVE A REBATE To All Those 'Who Accept the Provisions of the New Scheme. FULL DETAILS OP THE ARRANGEMENT Another sugar combination has been affected, which will have a greater effect than that of the trust. All of the whole salers are to be forced into the new scheme. By it the cost of sugar to consumers will be increased at the rate oi 7,000,000 a year at once. The deal was engineered by the Na tional "Wholesale Grocers' Association. rSr-ECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Kew- Yoke, March 5. A combination in the sugar trade, greater and more wide spread in its ramifications than the Sugar Trust itself, has been practically consum mated as the result of extended negotiations ana its plans will soon be officially an nounced. The scheme is an elaborate one and it is the outcome of a situation whicn for three or four years has furnished an anxious problem for the wholesale grocers of the country. The object sought, is to equalize the price at which sugar is sold to retailers, with the natural effect of course of making the price tor consumers uniform in each locality. The situation from the wholesale grocers point of view is this: "For three or four years the wholesalers have sold sugar at a loss. NOT A PAYING rLAN. To be more exact, sugar is sold by the wholesale dealer to the retailer on time at just the refinery price. A discount from the refinery price is made for cash. The cost of handling sugar to the wholesaler is about SI 30 per barrel delivered in New York to SI 50 delivered in the "West This expense is a net loss to the wholesale dealer on every barrel he handles. The average wholesale dealer has cariicd this burden about as long as he is able to bear it If he is asked why he does it the rather indefinite answer is that he is com pelled to. Perhaps one reason is that sev eral refineries sell directly to retailers at the same low figures. Furthermore, sugar furnishes about 35 per cent of a wholesale grocer's trade, and it would be impossible for him to stop dealing in it and keep his customers. FTEBCE COMPETITION. There has been as much cutting in the price of sugar among wholesale dealers, and among retailers as well, as there ever was among the refiners before the trust was formed. One result has been that the pub lic is usually able to buy sugar by the pound cheaper than the wholesaler can get it by the thousand bnircl consignment at the refinery. The subject has been anxiously considered for months by the Wholesale Grocers' Na tional Association. Finally the matter was referred to a committee of the strongest men in the trade with full powers to devise and execute a plan for meeting the diffi culty. The members of this committee, known as the Negotiating Committee, are F. B. Thurber. of Thurber, Wnyland & Co., James E. Nichols, of Austin, Nichols & Co., and F. W. Inbusch, of Inbusch Bros., Milwaukee. These gentlemen have been at work sine August last and they have brought practi cally to completion a plan which they be lieve will accomplish their object without working injustice or hardship to the re finers, the retailer or the consumer. THE ritOPOSED PLAN. The plan is this: The daily quotation from the refineries shall be the minimum price at which sugar shall be sold by wholesalers in the combination to retail dealers. This mini mum price shall be telegraphed daily from New York by au agent or committee of the "Wholesale Grocers National Association to each of the 400 cities in the country known as distributing points. The rate at the vari ous points will vary according to the ruling rates, and the rate telegraphed to each city will be figured on the basis of current freight tariffs, and must be the actual minimum rate for that day in the place named. Enforcement of the arrangement will be secured in this way: The refiners will, at the end of each month, make a rebate of one quarter of a cent per poundon all sugar sold during the month to dealers who have not undersold the official price. That is the scheme in outline. Of course it involves a good deal of complication of detail, and it is obviously necessary that all the refineries, both those within and those without the trust, should enter into the combination or agreement in order to make it operative. ALL THE REFINEBS 121 IT. It is said this has been accomplished. The refiners have entered the arrangement, so it is explained, eolcly to accommodate their friends, tbc wholesale dealers, because the plan does not in any way affect them or the original sugar market Mr. F. W. Inbusch, of Milwaukee, the Secretary of the Wholesale Grocers' Na tional Association and member of the nego tiation committee, has been the most active man in carrying out the plans of the com mittee. Hfc said to-day that while the com mittee had nothing whatever to conceal, they would not be readv to make full public statement of their plans until it was ready to put them in practical operation, which would not be for some days, possibly weeks. "How about wholesale grocers who are not members of the Wholesale Grocers' Na tional Association?" he was asked. ALL WHOLESALEES ABE WELCOME. "They will stand in precisely the same situation ns the others do. They can buy of the refiners on the same terms and receive the same monthly rebate as long as they comply with the terms of the arrangement and do not undersell the minimum daily price. The same is true of such retailers ai now buy direct from the refiners. "The margin of one-quarter of a cent per pound provided as a rebate seems small, but it will prove large enough, probably, for the loss of it would make it decidedly uprofit able for one dealer to shave another's prices for the sake of making a trade. It amounts to 75 cents per barrel, which means simply a reduction of our present loss of SI 30 to SI 50 on every barrel handled by that amount. In other words, the arrangement provides that wholesale dealers shall not sell sugar for less than 75 cents per barrel above the refiners' net price. the consumer's interest. The great question for the public, of course, is: How will the combination af fect the retail price of sugar. The price of sugar to tne retailers of the country is to be raised 75 cents per barrel, and there is no doubt this 75 cents, or one-quarter of a cent per pound, will come from the pockets of the consumer. This means, at the present rate of consumption, that the people of this country must ray just 57,000.000 more per year than the sugar they consume now costs them. K0 HOPE IN OHIO. fiutlerworth Says That McKin'cy and Him self Will Bath be Beaten The TarllTshould bo Revised In n Radical Manner. tEPKCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCIM New York, March 5. Congressman Ben Butterworth was in town to-day, and was disposed to talk somewhat freely about the redistriction of Ohio. "My district," said he, "will now give at least 1,500 or 2,000 Democratic majority. It was Demo cratic some ten years ago, but by carelul nursing it was made Itepublican. Do I propose to run again? What is the use of trying to defeat such a large Democratic majority. It would be a vain effort Major McKinley's district has been changed into a Democratic stronghold, and he will be de feated, no doubt. Ohio's representation in Congress will be at least two-thirds Demo cratic when the next election occurs." "Can anything be done to change Demo cratic votes?" "The farmers need relief. Something must be done to reduce the tariff. I am an ultra-protectionist, but the tariff, I think, should be pruned, not tinkered with in a perfunctory, uncertain way. If we go ahead and give relief to the farmers in the right way, many Bepublican votes will be gained. A Chinese wall should not be nut around the United States to protect two turnips, and on the other hand free trade should not be permitted to ruin our industries. You see there are fine lines to be drawn, and yet I do not advocate anything not consistent with protection." "How lias business nroeressed in the House since Speaker Heed's new rules have gone into effect?" "The rules give satisfaction, and, of course, facilitate business. Hitherto one obstreperous member could delay the busi ness of the House for weeks by dilatory tactics. I believe the entire country will be satisfied with the rules now in force." SENATOR BROWN'S BLUFF. He Threatens to Resign In Order to Scnre the Ohio Democrats. ISPECIAL TELEOEAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Columbus, March 5. Senator Brown to-day created somewhat of a flurry by ten dering his resignation to the Governor as a member of the Senate from Hamilton coun ty. The Governor refused to accept it and to-night Brown has cooled down and will not likely press the case. The Governor is not at any rate, authorized to accept the resignations of members. Brown has been trying to force some action in the way of modification of the Sunday law, but the country members have been able to defeat all movements in that direction and he has become exasperated. It is doubtful if Brown will vote for the redistricting bill when it comes up in the Senate as a retaliation for no action on the liquor question. The Lower House was un able to accomplish anything in the way of partisan legislation to-day, owing to the ill ness of three members, which left them with out the necessary constitutional majority. 30 PARDON FIDELITY HARPER. A Recommendation co Tint Effect Olndo to President Mnrrison. rprrciAL teligeam to the dispatcb.i Columbus. March 5. E. L. Harper, the famous prisoner and bank wrecker, was to day recommended by the Board of Managers of the Ohio Penitentiary for pardon. The recommendation, with a full history of the case and the grounds for action on the part of the board have been prepared and will be forwarded to President Harrison at once. Among those who are more thoroughly in formed as to Harper's prison Hie and the causes which have led the board to mate the recommendation, it is believed Presi dent Harrison will grant an unconditional pardon at an early day. Harper was Vice President of the Fidelity National Bank at Cincinnati, and lost the money of the concern in Chicago wheat deals. He was received at the penitentiary December 12, 1887, on a ten years' sentence. With the good time which he has gained, and probably will continue to gain, he has only a little more than four years more to serve. AFTER TUB EX-G0YERN0R. Charted Willi Making False Representa tions to the Insurance Commissioners. Kansas Citt, March 5. Judge Henry to-day ordered the dissolution of the Mid land Accident Insnrance Company and ap pointed W. B. Teasdale receiver under In surance Commissioner Ellerbee. Mr. Eller bee says the result of this will be considera ble litigation, and he will lay the matter be fore Attorney General Wood, who must de cide as to whether criminal prosecution shall be instituted against ex-Governor Crit tenden and James It. Warden, who made the alleged misrepresentations to the com missioner upon which the license wasissned. A $250,000 BLAZE. Tbe Stnte National Flunk nnlldlnBntLocans. port Consumed. Loganspobt, Ind., March 5. At 4:30 this morning fire broke out in the State National Bank building, one of the finest buildings in the city. The flames spread rapidly, and it was only by hard work that the fire was prevented from sweeping the entire block. Several occupants of the third floor narrowly escaped death. The loss is about $250,000; insnrance, ?17, 000. Dewenter & Co., gents' lurnishing goods, loss $12,000; insured for ?3,000. Bank building loss $8,000; insurance, $12,000. Other losses covered by insurance. GETTING READY FOR WAR. China Prcparlnc to Repulse nn Attack by Russian Forces. London, March 6. The Chinese Govern ment is massing troops in the Siberian frontier, as an early attack by Russian forces is feared. lilt by n Train. Cleveland, March 5. A voung man named Warren Smith, whose home is be lieved to be in Seneca Falls, N. Y., was killed by a Lake Shore train sear Paines ville, O., last night A SCHOOL BOOK SCHEME. Representative Monnot Proposes a Plan In the Ohio Leglslntnro Tho Stnto to Furnish the Books to the Pnplls at Cost. rSrECIAL TELEOEAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. Columbus, March 5. Bepresentative Monnot, of Stark county, introduced in the House to-day a bill to reduce the cost of school text books and to provide for com piling and distributing a State series of school text books. In brief, the bill pro vides for the appointment by the Governor of a non-partisan commission of four per sons, the State School Commissioner to be ex-officio a member and President, to com pile a series of text books. The commission is empowered to employ not more than four persons to prepare and compile the books, or may purchase the copyright from au author. The printing is to be done on con tract. Within one year after the books are printed no othertext books are to be used in the schools. The books are to be distributed through the School Commission at a price not in excess of 5 per cent of the actual cost. Local dealers shall not charge more than 10 per cent above the price paid. Members of the commission are to receive a salary of S200 a month while actually engaged in the work, and they shall begin work immedi ately after appointment. For the purpose of starting the work $25,000 is appropriated. The bill requiring railroads to build gates at crossings was defeated in the Honse. Bills were introduced in the Senate reducing rate of freight on railroads from 5 to 3 cents per ton per mile for ten miles or more, and requiring foreign building and loan associa tions to make a report to the State Treasurer. A bill was introduced and passed in the House authorizing labor and other organi zations to adopt and file with the Secretary of State a trademark. A heavy penalty is prescribed for imitating the trademark. ILLINOIS MIXERS IN CONTENTION. A Lukewarm Indorsement Given to tho Eight-Hour Movement SrRlNaFiELD, III., March 5. The State Miners' Convention was in session here to-day, this being the second day. Besolutions were passed favoring better compensation and more humane conditions, more thorough organization as unions, mak ing a scale of prices adopted at Columbus, Ohio, to effect a union with the miners of Southern Illinois: favoring having a joint convention of miners and operators to pre vent foolish competition, to increase wages, and to arrive at more uniform methods of weighing and screening coal; favoring a joint arbitration board; favoring a widows' and orphans' relief fund society; to reorgan ize the inter-State plan of adjusting mining rates; restricting working hours to eight hours per day, and maKing contracts for mining and hauling subject to approval of Executive Board. A resolution was also passed denouncing newspapers which have criticised the bureau of the labor statistics of the State. The eight-hour resolution was adopted by the leaders insisting upon it. Many arc satis fied with the present working hours or were timid on insisting on a change. ONLY $50 IN THE SAFE. Burglars Operate on a Bnnk Without Se curing Very Much Cash. ISFECIAI. TELEOEAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Pleasantville, N. J., March 5. This morning this usually quiet little town was treated to the biggest sensation it ever had when it was announced that the Merchants' Bank had been robbed. When Miss Lake, the cashier, arrived at the bank, at the usual hour, there stood the front door about 18 inches ajar. Knowing something was wrong, she rushed to the inside and there beheld a sight that made cold chills run down her back, for the floor was strewn with check books, pieces of plaster, laths, old pa pers and the big safe, which stands in the northwest corner, was all torn to flinders. Miss Lake instantly sounded Jhe alarm, and inside of five minutes fully 100 people were in and about the bank. An examina tion took place which resulted in finding several common blacksmith's chisels aud bullseye lanterns. About eight or ten feet of fuse was found on top of tbe safe. As it happened, there was only a few cents over $50 in the safe, which, of course, was gone. There is no clue to the burglars. HAITI STILL UNSETTLED. Her Relations With the British Govern ment Arc Not Cordial. New Orleans, March 5. British steam ship Jamaican, Captain D. Edwards, from Liverpool, January 30, via Port-au-Prince February 21 and Kingston February 26, ar rived in port this morning. She reports af fairs in a very unsettled state at Port-au-Prince, and that recently an attempt was made to burn the town. The general im pression is that the Hippolyte government will be of short duration. The Jamaican brought as a passenger James Zorban, British Consul General to San Domingo and Hayti. He is accom panied by his family and secretary. The Consul General embarked on the Jamaican at Kingston, February 26, where he had been previously conveyed from Port-au-Prince by an English man-of-war, the rela tions between the British and Haytian Governments having become strained. LABOUCHERfi DOES NOT RETRACT. He Still Maintains That Hammond Was Aided to Leave England. London, March 5. Mr. Labouchere, in an interview on the subjectfbf the Cleveland street scandal, said it could not be denied that Hammond was assisted to escape. The books at Cook's tourist office, he said, show that Mr. Newton, the solicitor of Lord Arthur Somerset, bought tickets to America for Hammond and the boy who accom panied the latter in his flight There are also a number of letters which prove that Hammond was assisted to leave the country. Mr. Labouchere said it was untrue that Hammond was paralyzed. On the contrary, he was always in good health, and was well aware of everything that was going on in the Cleveland street house. Hammond's wife and sister, who kept house for him, also knew the character ot the place. BISHOP BOWMAN ON TRIAL. Ho is Charged With Conduct Unbecoming Ills Station. Chicago, March 5. The special confer ence of the German Evangelical Church to try Bishop Bowman, of this ci ty, on the charge of "Unchristian Conduct" unbecoming to his station, met at Emmanuel Church, Lake view, this morning, and after effecting a preliminary organization adjourned to 2 o'clock. Proceedings were secret Bishop Bowman was not present The conference is made up of 15 ministers from the Illinois, Iowa, Des Moines, Wis consin and Pittsburg conferences. Captain S. It. Washburn Dead. Avon, N. Y., March 5. Captain Samuel B. Washburn, of the famous Washburn family of Maine, and proprietor of the Washburn Mills, at Minneapolis, died at the Sanitarium here this morning. He was under Admiral Farragut during the war. The remains will bo taken to Maine for interment PITTSBURG, THURSDAY. MARCH 6, 1890. A WAEM WELCOME Extended by the South to the Repub lican League of Clubs. MUSIC AND ELOQUENCE GALORE. A Somewhat Radical Resolution Raises Quito a Little Breeze. COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM ADOPTED. OlfUW Sleeted and Cincinnati Chosen for the Kext Contention. The Bepublican League of Clubs closed its Convention at Nashville yesterday. Speeches and patriotic airs aroused great enthusiasm, and the hospitable Tennessee ans invited the clubs to ' come back again. Cincinnati was selected as the place for the next convention. .SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO TUB DISPATCH.! Nashville, March 5. The Republican National League Convention concluded its session to-day, and to-morrow most of the members will visit Chattanooga and remain two days, during which time speeches will be made by some of the more prominent delegates. The time of the convention to-day was oc cupied in the reading of greetings from President Harrison, Congressman McKin ley, Hon. T. C. Piatt, Hon. Leonidas C. Honk and others, consideration of the re port of the committee's visit to the Legisla ture, the consideration of platform and res olutions, the discussion of various matters and the election of officers. The proceedings at the Capitol, where the members of the league were received by the Legislature, were quite interesting and amusing. Hon. John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, President of the League, accom panied by Governor Taylor, entered the Speaker's stand. Next followed the dele gates, preceded by a band which played "Dixie" amid loud cheering. There were calls for "Yankee Doodle," which was rendered, and great applause followed. Speaker Clapp, of the Honse, extended a cordial welcome to the visitors, and express ing the wish that thev would come often, he assured them that at no time would he count them here when they were not present. The latter remark provoked general applause, in which the delegates joined Governor T3yior, welcoming the League to Tennessee, said he wished the Republicans to fall in with Ten nessee and reduce the tariff so tbe wealth of the State might be developed. NEEDED HOLDING DOWN. President Thurston responded in behalf of the League. He said Tennessee hospital ity outrivaled the rest of the earth. In their conventions, the Republicans arranged to make it warm for the opposing party, for thBy knew the Democrats would go them one better when opportunity offered. Out side of the convention hall they rose higher than politics and rejoiced in a united American citizenship. The band had played "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle" and when that was done Americans of whatever party would rise and cheer even in the presence ol kings. He thought two parties were necessary, and thanked God there was a Democrat party to hold the Bepublican party down. The war had settled questions which all had inherited from one common ancestry. The band played "Dixie," and the members of the League had an oppor tunity to hear a real old rebel yell, such as once was heard on the battlefield. Speeches were also made by Hon. Edwin S. Stuart, of Pennsylvania, and Senator Sparks and Bepresentative Fort, ot Ten nessee. The latter said he was a Democrat, but he loved Bepublicans when they are honeBt he had never loved many Bepub licans. He loved "Dixie and Yankee Doodle;" he loved all the country, an honest election and a faircount Laughter followed this speech. Three cheers and a tiger were given for the State of Tennessee by the members of the League. This closed the reception and the Leaeue retired. CINCINNATI WINS THE PEIZE Cincinnati was selected as the next place of meeting, but the choice was not a unani mous one. The places talked of in the com mittee were Wheeling, W. V., Kansas City, Detroit, Mich., New Orleans and Cincin nati. On the first ballot Cincinnati only lacked one vote of a majority, and on the second was chosen as the next meeting place, receiving all but five votes. Indianapolis was never mentioned before the committee. The platform adopted by the convention congratulates President Harrison and his Cabinet upon the success of his administra tion; demands the maintenance of pro tection to American industrv and labor; de nounces the efforts to deprive Southern Be publicans ot their franchises; asks Congress to admit no member whose election has re sulted from fraud, violence or assassination; favors the inter-State commerce act and in sistsupon the suppression of trusts and combines; approves liberal pensions and preference in appointments for Union veterans; asks for the rigid enforcement of the alien labor law; advocates ballot reform; approves Speaker Beed's course in Con gress, and favors Federal aid for education. An amendment that created the only breeze during the two days' session was of fered by Isaac Bevet, of Washington, aud tabled, was as follows: And we demand that onr Representatives in Congress redeem every pledgo made to tho people at Chicago in 1S8S by repealing the In ternal revenue laws, by revising tho tariff, by passing the Blair Educational bill, and com pletely restoring silver to the currency of tho country and by the liberal pensioning of every Federal soldier. TIIE OFFICEE3 SELECTED. The election of officers resulted as follows: President Hon. John M. Thurston. Ne braska. Secretary A. B. Humphroys, of New York. Treasurer Hon. PhineasLounsbcrry, of Con necticut. Vico Presidents and Members of the Exopn tive Committee Alabama, E. F. Jennings, B. W. Austin; Connecticut, Ueo. W. Bandall, F. L. Hinsley; Illinois, O. H. Gillmore, G. W. Patten; Indiana, I. N. Loop, George W. Patchelli Iowa, II. il. Townser, T. il. Drake; Kansas, M. W. Walton. J. G. ateroccker: Kentucky. Burton Vance, W. F. Riley; Louisiana. H. C. Warmoth, F. C. Ii Herwig; Maryland, W. G. Tucker, George L. Wellington; Michigan, B. F. Groves, L. K. Owens; Mis souri, A. F. Parsons, D. E. Pearce; Nebraska, Brad D. Slaughter, J. L. Webster; New York, It. P. Hefford, James A. Blanchard; Ohio, J. T. Sutphiu, Horace M. Deal; Pennsyl vania, John N. Ncob, J. T. Hendricks; Houth Carolina, R. M. Menningcr, J. S. McLane; South Dakota, B. F. Pcttigrew, C. F. Haichett; Tennessee, W. L. Owenby, T. H. Reeves; Tex as, D. M. Angle, 8. T. Haines; Vermont, N. L. Keller. M. S. Colby: Virzinla, D. A. Windsor, A. W. Harris; Wisconsin, C. F. Hooker, W. J. McElvey; District of Columbia, A. M. Clapp, Lewis Clapphame; Alaska, J. H. Smith, L. K. Torbett A DEAF MUTE LOSES HIS BRIDE. Her Family Interfered After the Minister Hnd Been Engaged. Cleveland, March 5. John Conrad Hummer, of Kansas, a rich farmer and a deaf mute, came to Cleveland several days ago to marry Miss Minnie Estella Wyman, also a deaf mute. The wedding was to have taken place yesterday afternoon, and Ber. Mr. Mann, a deaf mute, was engaged to tie the knot At the last moment the young woman's family objected and the wedding was declared "oft." Hummer called on tbe police for aid but did not get it To-day he was about to take legal action when he learned that his lady love had left the city. He will therefore re turn to his stock farm in the West without a wife. WITHOUT A STEUGGLE YonnsAbrnbnm Lincoln Passed Away From Earth Queen Victoria Sends a Message- of Sympathy Arrange ments for the Fanernl. BY CABLE TO TUB DISPATCn. London, March 5. Young Lincoln's prolonged sufferings ended in death at 11:05 this morning. The last hour was freer from pain than at any time during his illness, and he passed away without a struggle. He was conscious almost to the last breath, and died with an affectionate smile upon his wan face. The Queen held her first drawing room of the season to-day, but the United States legation was not represented. Her Majesty was informed by Sir Henry Ponsonby, her private Secretary, of the sad news, and ordered the assurance of her profound sym pathy to be sent to the bereaved parents. A plaster cast of the dead boy's face was taken shortly after death. The remains have been placed in a shell, trimmed with fine flannels and satin, which will be placed iu a plain Epglish oak coffin. The funeral services will be celebrated at the Minister's house on Friday afternoon, at which the relatives, the immediate friends of the family aud the legation officers will be present, as Mr. Lin coln desires the utmost privacy and sim plicity. It is probable that the Eev. James Munro Gibson, Presbyterian minister at St. Johns wood, who, strange to say, baptized young ' Lincoln, will officiate at his premature obsequies. The body will then be taken to the Kensal Green Cemetary, and deposited in the Catacombs there pending the comple tion of arrangements for conveying the re mains to Springfield, Ills., where they will be finally laid to rest beside of those of the great President. Dr. MacLagan has certi fied to the registrar that the primary cause of death was a carbuncle under the arm, and secondly pleurisy. MIXED TWO LECTURES TOGETHER. Miss Amelia B. Edwards Has a Row With Her nianaser With That Result. ISrECIAL TELXQBAX TO TUB DISPATCH. 1 Philadelphia, March 5. Miss Ame lia B. Edwards, the distinguished Egyptol ogist, lectured at the Academy of Music to night before an audience that taxed the lim its ot the great amusement hall. The auditors did not know that they had narrowly es caped the historical treat they received. Miss Edwards arrived in the city in the afternoon. Her manager. Charles E. Whitt ridge, understood that the lecture was to be on tho subject of "The Buried Cities of Egypt" That was the subject that Miss Edward3 had prepared for this city, but the adver tisements had announced that Miss Edwards would lecture on "Queen Hatasu and the Women of Ancient Egypt." Miss Edwards and Miss Harris, the manager of the lec ture in this city, met during tbe afternoon and Miss Harris insisted that the lecture should be given as advertised. Miss Edwards protested that she was not prepared for the advertised lecture. Miss Harris, said that unless that lecture was given, the academy would not be opened and the box receipts would be returned. Miss Edwards then faced the audienceand talked about the buried cities of Egypt for ten minutes and then told in a serio-comic way of the marriage lela tion between the husbands and wives of ancient Egypt Then she went on with the illustrated lecture of "Queen Hatasu," and the audience knew nothing of the hitch. Miss Edwards' arm was im proved to-day, and she does not anticipate any interruption of her waiting lecture course. BISMARCK WILL RETIRE As Soon as tbo Necessary Plans for the Cbnnge Can bo Madr. IBT CABLE TO THB DISPATCIM Beelin, March 5. The retirement of Prince Bismarck from official relations with Imperial affairs, within as short a time as possible, is now said to be definitely settled upon. The matter has been decided, but it is not easy to carry out the programme. Great difficulty arises in rela tion to the future organization of the Chancellorship. It is quite impossible to find any other single man who would be able to adequately replace tbe Chancellor. It is not only a question of ability, but of lue-long ianiiuarity with the tremendous questions of state, foreign and domestic, which have grown up, as it were, with Bis marck, and the innumerable threads of which it is not possible for any other man to grasp. PUBLISHING HOUSE FAILS. R. R. Donnelly & Sons, of Chlcaco, Unable to lilcct Their Obllenilor.s. Chicago, March 5. K. K. Donnelly & Sons, printers of the Chicago city directory, one of the oldest printing and publishing houses in the West, failed to-day with lia bilities aggregating 100,000 and assets, which, if disposed of at forced sale, will probably not realize more than 50 per cent of the liabilities. Judgment for several comparatively small debts were entered up in court during the day, and notice of an application for a re ceiver was made by one of the creditors. A WOMAN'S DELUSION. Taoncb Worth $25,000, Suo Suicided Bc ennso Afraid or Destitution. ISPKCIAL TELEGBASI TO TIIK DISPATCH.1 DANVERS, MASS., March 5. Miss Amia Putnam committed suicide by hanging to day. Although worth 525,000, she was har rassed by the fear that she would become destitute, and took her life in a fit of de spondency. Both parents died a few weeks ago and were buried on the same day. JACKSON MEETS HIS MATCH. Gas Lambert Stays With nim for Four Rounds and Wants More. Tkoy, March 5. Peter Jackson ap peared here last evening and offered Gus Lambert $100 to spar four rounds. The latter, who weighs 220 pounds, proved to be a good match for the Australian, and to-night challenged him to a fight to a finish for from 8500 to 55,000. Jackson is terribly discomfited. Gnndnnr and Unmm Winners. Oblando, Fla., March 5. In the race on Lake Eola to-day be tween Gaudaur, Hamm, Ten Eyck and Hosmer, Gaudaur won in two straight heats. Time, G:50 and 722, In quarter mile dash for St John's purse Hamm defeated Gaudaur. Time, 1:19. Glass Manufacturers' Dismayed. BT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANV.l Pkaoue, March 5. The trade societies resolved that the eight-hour movement shall commence on the 1st day of May. This ex tension of the socialistic principle has car ried dismay to the hearts of tbe Bohemian glass manufacturers. Tho MonODKahcIa River DIspntc. rPBOM A STAFF COIUIESFONDEXT. Washington, March 5. Arrangements have been made for the appearance of Mr. George Shiras, of Pittsburg, before the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors on behalf of the Monongahela Navigation Company on next Tuesday or Wednesday, STEEL KAILS SAFE. The Committee Does Not Intend to Make Any Eadical Change. ANOTHER DISTURBING ELEMENT. The Sngar Duty 13 the One Which Is Caus ing the Trouble. MILLS SURE THE BILL WILL FAIL. Cate Bonnced From His Beat Notwithstanding repub lican Support. The Way3 and Means Committee will not place the duty on steel rails lower than 813 per ton. The rate on sugar, however, is the cause of much trouble. Mills is confident that the entire tariff bill will be beaten in tbe House on the final vote. IFr.OM A STAFF COBKESPONDEXT.I Washington, March 5. All reports of a fight, or of a serious difference of opinion, in the Committee on Ways and Means in regard to the duty on steel rails are wholly untrue. There is nothing ot the kind, and there has not been anything of the kind. Of course there have been some slight differ ences of opinion, as is inevitable with any such question, but there is no hitch, and there is not a suggestion of trouble relative to the duty on steel rails. The Senate bill of last session fi zed a rate of seven-tenths of a cent a pound, or a little more than $15 a ton. It seemed that a lower rate than this would be satisfactory, and six tenths of a cent a pound, or $13 H a ton, has been favored. IMPERATIVE NEED OF SECRECY. As is always the case while a tariff bill is in committee, the members of the Ways and Means Committee are silent in regard to im portant items upon which tbe rates have not been decided. This is almost imperative, as, if the intentions of the committee -nere pub lished, a flood of snggestions and criticisms would result. It can be said, however, that as to the duty on steel rails there is a possi bility that the six-tenths of a cent a pound now practically accepted may be scaled down 44 cents a ton, and the duty thus left 513 a ton. The bill is fairly completed, with the exception of agricultural products, with which sugar is included. The committee is yet at sea on the sugar question, which has given them more trouble than any other item of the bill, and is as undecided as ever. Other agricultural products will be treated with great discrimination, as the farming people of the country are arousing to united political action and it is therefore more im portant than ever before that they should be pleased. DENIES ANT DISAGREEMENT. A prominent Bepublican member of thfi committee, who refused to be quoted, denied that there was any disagreement in the com mittee over the proposed rate on steel rails. "I have heard of it through the news papers," said he, "but so tar as my personal observations go I can assure you that the committee is working together harmon iously. The metal schedule will be very similar to that proposed in the Senate substitute of last season. There are two or three small changes which I cannot quote because I have not the data with me just now. But so far as steel rails are concerned It has been practically decided to make tbe duty six-tenths of a cent per pound. This is one-tenth of a cent less than the Senate bill proposed.' "The present dnty, amounting to about 517 per ton, and the reduction we have prac tically determined upon, will bring it down to a trifle over 513 per ton. On tin plate we propose to put a duty of 2 cents per pound. So far as general progress on the bill is con cerned, we are getting along well, and we ought to be able to report it within two weeks. I don't know what will be done about the sugar schedule. That subject has engaged the attention of the committee for some time. It has been discussed and redis cussed, but we have, not yet reached any agreement upon it. It is a difficult qnestion to handle. It will be again considered in the committee in two or three days, but I have not the remotest idea of what the final con clusions may be." TnE TEXAN IDEA. Mr. Eoger Q. Mills, who was the Chair man of the Ways and Means Committee dur ing the last Congress, said to-day: "I don't know a word ot what the tariff bill now in course of preparation may contain. The re publicans jumped on me in the last Congress in their speeches for holding conferences with party friends, and trying in that man ner to reconcile differences so that we might S resent a united Iront, but now that they ave the same dnty to perform they are do ing it in the same way. They see that it is tbe only common sense plan, and tbey are holding their secret conclaves with the hope of settling their differences. Their tariff bill is not being prepared in the committee room, but is being made up piece-aieal among themselves. "When there is any hearing before the committee the Democratic members are in vited to be present, but uone of them know the contents of the bill being framed. To this I do not object. I tell them to go ahead and perfect their bill, and then bring it in, let us examine it, and we will fiijht it in the House. So far as I can tell from the newspapers they are not preparing a measure for which the Democrats in the House can vote. I and a good many other Democrats would vote for a bill reducing the revenue, but when they propose a cut in sugar and at the same time increase the duties on woolens, we cannot vote with them. A TEOUBLESOME FEATURE. The sugar schedule is giving them con siderable trouble to fix up on account of the differences among themselves. They have been unable to come to any agreement on that subject. I heard to-day that they proposed to bring that into the House and let it decide the question. If they do that they will be surely defeated. How"? Why, suppose I and some other Democrats vote In committee of the whole for some extreme measure, such as abolishing the duty on sugar altogether. Then when the bill, con taining this clause, comes into the House proper all tho Californians and Kansans, together with theEepublican members from Lnnisiana, would vote against its passage, and these, wrtu the Democratic votes, would defeat the bill. I am inclined to believe that tbe Republicans are in a pretty baa fix." There is a proposition before the Wavs and Means Committee to put a duty of $1 per pound on raw silk, and against this the silk manufacturers are protesting vigor ously. To-morrow there will be a hearing on the subject at which some of the Pater ton, N. J., manufacturers will be heard. LlGHTNEB. WANTS A NEW MAN NAMED. Wannmnker Believes the Fokcr-riaylnn Chnrites Against Captain Thompson. tFBOir X STAFF COBBESPONPENT.I Washington, March 5. The trouble over the McKeesport postoffice is not by any means settled, and it is likely to develop into something serious. Six weeks ago Captain Thompson was nominated to this place, and his nomination was held up by the Post master General on the strength of ap parently trivial charges which bad been filed against him. He has had his friends down here and has refuted these charges by both oral and testamentary evidence, but the case is still held up. To-day Congressman Bay went to see the Postmaster General about it. Mr. Wana maker told him that he had discussed the matter with the President. "And," said he, "I think I shall have to get you to name some other man for the office." "I have no other man to name," replied Mr. Bay, and with that the interview ceased. It would appear from this that Sir. Wanamaker proposes to withdraw Mr. Thompson's name. A BEPUBLICAN KICKER Totes With tho Democrats Upon tho Ar kansas Contested Election Case Tho Slttlnc Member, However, Is fired br the Majority. FItOM A STAFF COntlESPONPEXT. Washington, March 5. The contested election case of Featberstone versus Cate, of Arkansas, was to-day decided by the House in favor or the Bepublican contestant. Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, who was in charge of the case for the majority, made the conclud ing arguments on his side of the case, and then moved the previous question. Just at that moment Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, a Be publican member, arose and asked the privilege of making some remarks. "Begular order," cried the Bepublicans. "Let him speak," shouted the Democrats. But the Speaker maintained the demand for regular order and Mr. Hitt was not allowed to speak. When his name was reached on the roll call, however, he much, to the sur prise of those not posted, voted for the re tention of Mr. Cate aud against the report of the Bepublicans of the Elections Committee. He maintained that position during the several roll calls, and after the House, by a majority vote, had decided to seat Mr. Featherstone, Mr. Hitt asked for and ob tained unanimous consent to print in the lieiord the speech he was not permitted to make on the floor. Speaking to The Dis patch correspondent Mr. Hitt explained hi3 position as follows. I look upon myself in connection with these election cases as a juror, and have thus felt called upon to examine them in a judicial man ner. I have very carefully examined all the evidence in this particular case, and, according to my best judgment, have no hesitancy in say ing that Mr. Cate was fairly elected. There was no violence or intimidation &t the time ot tbe election in the district so far as I havo been able to discover. I have given every pos sible advantage to Mr. Featherstone. In pre cincts where 1 thought he bad not been fairly treated I have thrown out the vote, and in cases of votes of doubtful legality I have given tho benefit of the doubt to Mr. Featherstone. Yet I still find him short of being elected by over 500 votes. That being tbe case. 1 believed Mr. Cate to have been elected, and so voted. There were other Bepublicans whowero doubt ful on the matter, but not having given it the attention I had, they voted with the majority. As to the KeDnblican majority on the Flections Committee I don't want to say anything about them. They are just as well entitled to their opinions as X am to mine, and I suppose were just as firmly convinced of Mr. Fcatherstone's election as I am of Mr. Gate's." THE BORDER RAID CLAIMS. A Fear That Their I'aj-ment Would Estab lish a Danzerous Precedent. fFROM A STAFF CORKESPOXDEXT.I Washington, March 5. The border raid claims bill was to-day taken up for consideration by the House Committee on War Claims, but, owing to the slim attend ance of members, the subject was not gone into very deeply. In the informal discus sion which was had it w.13 developed that some of the members were afraid that if this bill should be approved by tbe committee and the border raid claims of Pennsylvania paid, it wonld open up and render liable to settlement an immense number of claims of a similar character in the other border States, such as Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis souri and Maryland. These, it is 'calculated, would amount to upward of 850,000,000, and it is a question whether the Government is in a position to undertake at the present time a settlement of these claims. Mr. Maish, of Pennsyl vania, and Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, spoke iu favor of the bill. It was decided to post pone its further consideration until next Monday, and in the meantime the clerk will send notices to each member of the committee requesting his attendance on that day for the purpose of disposing of this matter. It is still believed that a majority of the committee will be in favor of the bill. CHICAGO MUST SI10W HER HAND. Even Representative Hitt is Disgusted With tho Tardiness Displayed. rSPECIAL TELEGBAJt TO TIIE PISPATCIT.: Washington, March 5. The discovery of the fact that the Chicago Representatives in Congress have been, and still are, unable to receive any assurances that the funds necessary to carry on the World's Fair are to be forthcoming, has caused a revival of World's Fair talk at the Capital. On every hand members are heard to say that Chicago must show her ability to raise the necessary funds or no bill can pass either House. A great many friends ot Chicago took occasion to-day to declare that there was no truth whatever in the reports that Chicago is unable to raise the money neces sary to; insure success of the fair without help from the Government. Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, however, admitted without any qualification whatever that Chicago's plans were practically in the air. He said that he was dis gusted with the action, or rather non action, of the citizens of Chicago. He has been writing and telegraphing for a week urging them to take some steps to show they intend to make good their promises to furnish the necessary money for the fair, but can get no satisfactory reply. DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT That Tbey Will Control the Next National House of Representatives. ISPECIAL TELEGHA1I TO TIIE DISPATCH. Washington, March o. A group of Democratic Congressmen were discussing the outlook for Democratic success in the fall elections, this morning in the cloak room, when Mr. Mills, of Texas, was asked his opinion of the situation. "I am confident," said the Texan, "that we will have the, next House of Bepreseta tives. We will have ten members from the South, and at least 25 from the North and West." Being asked where the gains would be made in the South, Mr. Mills said: "We will get two members from Kentucky, two from Missouri, two from West Virginia, one from Arkansas, one from Louisiana and two from "Virginia." All the Democrata who lose their seats will, it is said, be candidates again this fall. THE MURDER OP CLAYTON Will Probably be Investigated by a Scioct Concressionul Committer. Washington, March 5. The sub-committee of the House Committee on Elections has decided to recommend that the full committee report to the House a resolution providing for a searching inquiry by a sub committee of the committee into the event attending the assassination of Clayton, who was a contestant for the seatin the House now occupied by Bepresentative Breckin ridge, of Arkansas. It will be necessary for tho sub-committee to go to Arkansas, but it is not likely that they will do bo before April, THREE CENTS SCOTT FOR PATTISOU. The Erie Statesman Write 'laun cey Black Asking v TO RETIRE FR0H THE Cv5 T. "& The- Tork Connty Candidate Decliji Give Up the Fight. fe 0 PRIENDS OP WALLACE ARE HOPEF While the Snpportus of tha EiGortrnor Believe That Ilifj Will Win. W. L. Scott has written a letter to Chauncey Black advising him to retire from the fight for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination. He also expresses a preference for Pattison. Black will not retire, how ever. ISrSCIAI. TELEGBAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, March 5. It leaked out to-day in Democratic circles that Wm. L. Scott, of Erie, who was the recognized leader of the Democratic forces in this State during the closing years of President Cleve land's administration, has written a letter to ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F. Black, of York county, iu which he ad vises Mr. Black not to be a candidate for Governor this year, and intimates a pref erence for the nomination for Governor by the Democratic State Convention of ex Governor Bobert E. Pattison. While it has been believed that Mr. Scott favored Patti son, the definite announcement of his pref erence, so decidedly stated, will cause some thing of a sensation. BLACK CAN'T SEE IT. It is understood that ex-Lieutenant Gov ernor Black, who is a candidate for the nomination, has no intention of withdraw ing from the contest for the nomination, and inrtber says that should he find it impossi ble to secure the nomination for himself he will not favor the nomination for Governor of either ex-Senator Wallace or ex-Governor Pattison, but will aid in the nomination of B. Bruce Bicketts, of Luzerne county, the Captain of Bictcetts Battery at Gettysburg. Defeated candidate for Slate Treasurer last fall, Edmund A. Bigler, of Clearfield county, is authority for the statement that ex-Senator Wallace is on his way home, and his friends say that he will arrive at the port of New York on Saturday next. Sen ator Wallace's friends profess to believe that he will secure the Democratic nomina tion, and then he will at once perfect an organization throughout the State that will give him an even chance of winning the election against tbe Bepublican candidate. The friends of ex-Governor Pattison are not making an open fight for his nomina tion, but are quietly watching the turn of events. They profess to believe that after the Bepublican nomination for Governor shall have been made there will be a call made by disaffected Bepublicans to the Democratic State Convention, requesting the nomination of ex-Governor Pattison, and that the convention will accede to the re quest and place the ex-Governor at the head of the Democratic State ticket. TnE rHILADELPHIA DELEGATION- It is conceded that no delegation to the coming Democratic State Convention will have the same influence in the naming of the ticket as the Philadelphia delegation. It will not only be the largest delegation, but if it can be shown to the country dele gates that the Philadelphia delegates can secure harmony in the party organization of this city by the selection of a particular candidate, the belief is expressed that they can name the winning candidate. 'So far no action has been taken by the delegates from this city. Some of them have been instructed to work and vote for the nomination ot ex-Governor Pattison, but the great majority of them are unia structed and free to vote as they choose. GROSS CARELESSNESS. Two Men Family and Four Slightly Injured by n Premature Explosion. I SPECIAL TELEGBAH TO TIIE DISPATCn.l Plymouth, Pa., March 5. A terrifio explosion occurred to-day in the rocktunnel of the Dodson Colliery, in the central portion of the town, in which two men were terri bly mangled, both of whom will probably die. The accident is due to gross careless ness. A hole had been drilled and charged with giant powder. James Leonard, one of the gang, instead of using a copper bar to tamp the charge, as is the enstom, without any thought used an old iron bar, which being much heavier, caused a concussion, prematurely exploding tbe blast, tearing and throwing the rock in all directions and working terrible disorder to that portion af the mines. The loud cracking noise attracted others to the spot, and when the smoke cleared away a terrible sight was witnessed. James Leonard andThos.Owen were fatallyinjured, while MiKe Gillan, Thomas P. Jones, Hugh Thomas and John X. Jones miracu lously escaped with slight scalp wounda and bruises. PARNELL VINDICATED. Tho Conclusions of the Commission Decided to he of Little Value. London, March 5. The debate in the House of Commons on the adoption of the Parnell Commission report was adjourned yesterday by Mr. James Bryce, Liberal, who argued that the limited views of the Commissioners reduced the value of their conclusions to a very low point. Mr. John M&Neill, Home Buler, intimated that the appointment of the commission was merely an attempt by the Government to stir up hatred against the Paruellites. He charged tbe Govern ment with allowing Pigott to escape as it had allowed Lord Arthur Somerset to es cape for a political purpose. A tilt occurred between Sir Charles Lewis and Campbell, Parnell's private secretary, in which the latter denied that he had re moved the books of the League. WATCHING M'KINLEI'S BILL. France Is Afraid of Its Effects Upon Her Drygoods Trade. Pakis, March 5. M. Le Comte, member of the Chamber of Deputies, had an inter view to-day with M. Spuller, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which he represented the disadvantage the French drygoods trade would suffer from the adoption by the Amer ican Congress of the "McKinley bill." M. Spuller stated that France, En-' gland, Italy and Switzerland had agreed to communicate with the Washington authori ties in regard to the matter. Tnnlbee Conoot Recover. Washington, March 5. Mr. Taulbee condition is much worse to-night and more serious than it has been at any time since he was shot. At midnight he was so low that fears were entertained he might not live throughout the night. There is hardly any hone of his recovery. A Kew Constitution for Brazil. Paeis, March 5. A dispatch from Bio Janeiro to the Temps says that the Brazilian Government has resolved to promulgate a new constitution without waiting for the Constituent Assembly to meet, I 4 s. 1 1 -1 si 4
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