W Wfom Mgmim. EVERY SMOKER Should read Sir llorell Mackenzie's article on tobacco and tts effect on the human system, to be published ex clusively in NEXT SUNDAY'S ISSUE of THE DISPA TCI1. QUEER STORIES Of a Supernatural and TheosopMcal nature, contributed by distinguished students of occult phenomena, will ap pear in NEXT SUNDAY'S ISSUE of THE DISPATCH. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. PITTSBURG, "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1890. THREE CENTS sim HUM Of Reduction Made by the Republican Revenue Measure, Just NOW GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC. An Increased Duty Placed on Tin to Start the In dustry, "With A DROP ON STEEL BAILS. Sugar Catches It Very Hard, There Being an Average Decrease of 60 Per Cent. WOOL PUT ON A HIGHER PLANE, And the Manufactures of it Marked Up in rroportion, Clothing Being In creased Considerably. TOBACCO TO BE CHEAPER HEREAFTER The revenue bill prepared by the Bepub lican members of the "Ways and Means Committee is practically completed, and its chief features follow. It is expected to make a reduction of $00,000,000 on both the tariff and internal features. Hall of this will come from sugar. The duties on farm products and some manufactures arc in creased. The metal schedule is changed in both directions. ifrrciAt. TELconAM to the DtsrATcn.1 "Washington, March 18. At last the new tariff bill is laid before the world. The Bepnblican members of the "Ways and Means Committee have been all yesterday and to-day closeted in one of the seldom used committee rooms in the basement in the Capitol settling their differences and putting the finishing touches on their forthcoming tariff bill. Undoubtedly the feature which caused the most trouble was the sugar schedule,and ana the agreement upon it is not yet unani mous. Mr. Clunie, of California, strongly opposed it and urged the retention of a higher duty upon this article. He was, however, voted down, and the bill when reported will propose an average cnt all through the sugar schedule of 60 per cent. $30,000,000 Redaction on Sugrnr Alone. This means a reduction of revenue from this source $30,000,000. Mr. of something ';over Coleman, the lone Louisiana, says that Bepnblican from if this proposition is retained in the bill he will vote against its passage. Mr. Peters, of Kansas, and Mr. Clunie, of Cali fornia, will also both vote against the bill on account of this cut on sugar. Mr. Peters said to-day that he thought there would be about seven of the "Western Republican members of the House voting with the Democrats to defeat the bill for this reason alone, but if a caucus is held, as the Republican leaders contemplate, it is questionable if so many will be able to hold out against the party lash. Messrs. Morrill and Funston and Perkins, of Kansas, all Republicans, of whom it was said that they might join the "kickers" on account of in terest their States have in the sorghum and beet sugar industries, said to-day that they would support the bill, and were in favor of a total abolition of the sugar duties. Some Features Still Unsettled. The bill will be presented to the full com mittee in a day or two. The clauses relating to carpet wools, Mexican lead ores andoneor two other articles have not yet been finally and definitely passed upon. "While the bill is not absolutely completed, and will, of course, be subject to revision, it is believed to be substantially a finished measure so far as the majority of the committee is con cerned. The internal revenue features of the bill are as follows: The entire abolition of all special taxes upon dealers of all kinds, commonly known as licenses; the tax upon snuff will be repealed: farmers and planters growing tobacco will have the liberty to sell to -whomsoever they please, without restraint, in the same, manner as any farmer can dispose of any other of the products of his land. Clears nt the Same Figure. The tax upon manufactured tobacco will be reduced from 8 cents to 4 cents a pound; cigars, cheroots and cigarettes will carry the same tax as is imposed under the present law. Alcohol used in the arts is free under substantially the same restrictions as are prescribed In the Sen ate bill. The reductions in the revenue fiom these sources will be in round numbers be tween $17,000,060 and $19,000,000. The following are the principal provisions in the tariff schedules: The earth, earthenware ana classware sched ules remain substantially as in the existing law. There are a number of important changes In the metal schedule. Existing rates are maintained upon iron ore and pig Iron. Barbed 'wire for fencing is made dutiable at 610c a pound, which is below the duty upon that kind of iron enterinc into other uses. Beams, gird ers and structural iron is reduced from ljc to C-lOc a pound, which is a reduction below that of the Senate bill. Knllwny Tron nnd Steel Ralls. Railway iron is reduced 6-10c a pound, the present rate being 17 a ton, a reduction of about S4 a ton, and a reduction In the rate fixed by the Senate bill. The duty on steel rails is reduced U a ton. The duty on tin plate has been increased to 2 2-10 cents a pound. Fig tin remains free. It is believed that with this encouragement our tin plate will be manufactured in this country. Already we make the sheet iron and sheet steel, which is U5 per cent, of the tin plate, and with the assurance that there is tin in the Black Hills, it is thought a great industry will spring up. There is an increase in the dnty upon pocket cutlery, which the committee justify upon the ground of the depressed condition of that in dustry in the United States, and the sharp and ruinous competition that has already been felt LiiiiiHEssF SMlsJslHilttiBBBsiUBBi WMi"WWsBMsMtWMMBMMsjMsWBBBBiMl from Germany. Gun barrels are placed upon the free list, Hand sewing needles are also placed upon the free list. The new metal, aluminum, is given a designation for the first time under "metals and manufactures," and is made dutiable at 35 per cent ad valorem. A Bis Cat an Lumber. In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed boards, planks and finished lumber is reduced SO per cent, from the present rate. There is a special provision inserted that in case Canada lays an export duty upon lumber then duties shall be collected according to the rates under existing law. Tho dnty on Sumatra tobacco is increased to f2 75 per pound. There is an increase generally along the entire list in the duties upon agricul tural products. The dnty upon barley is raised to 30 cents a bnshel. hops to IS cents a pound, buckwheat to 15 cents a bushel, macaroni and vermicelli 2 cents a pound, oats 10 cents a bushel. The duty on agricultural seeds is in creased. The duty on rice is reduced from 2 cents to 2 cents a pound: rice flour and rice meal from 1 cent to three-f onrtbs of a cent a pound, and broken rice to one-half cent a pound. Butter and substitutes therefor have the duty in creased to 6 cents a pound. Protection for the Eccs. The duty on eggs is raised to 5 cents a dozen ; potatoes to 25 cents a bushel. Hides, which are now on the free list, are made dutiable at 1 cents a pound. There is a small increase in the duty on fruits. Oranges and lemons, in packages of i cubic feet or less, 25 cents per package; in packages exceeding V and not exceeding 2 cubic feet, 50 cents a package. Raisins 2X cents a pound duty. Advances in duties have generally been conceded the farm ing interests where it is believed increased duties will benefit the farmer. Spirits, wines and other beverages have been left as found in existing law. Salt also has not been touched. Cotton manufactures are left substantially as in the Senate bilk Jute, manilla, sun and sisal grass are put upon the free list, as is wool de gras, which enters into the finishing of leather. A reduction Is made in the duty on binding twine. The Scuednle on Wools. In the wool schedule, wools of the first class, known as clothing wools, 11 cents a pound; wools of the second class, known as combing wools, 12 cents; carpet wools, valued at 12 cents or less, 3 cents a pound; valued at over 12 cents, 8 cents a pound. This is a reduction of IK cents a pound from the Senate bill and an in crease of IK cents from the present law. It is believed, however, that the definitions and classifications and restrictions provided for will malfe the duty even more valuable to the wool growers than the duty fixed by the Senate bilk In the Mills bill wool was put on the frco list and the duty given to the manufacturers of woolen fabrics was from 40 to 45 per cent As this bill makes wool dutiable it gives compen sation to the manufacturers for the duty im posed upon wool. Th: difference between the duty given the manufacturers by the Mills bill and tho proposed measure is only 10 per cent. An Increased Rate on Clothing. After giving to the manufacturers a compen satory duty for the duty upon wool, yarns and cloths are made dutiable at 40 per cent ad valorem additional, woolen goods at 60 per cent and ready-made clothing at 60 per cent The carpet schedule has not yet been definitely arranccd. It is understood, although there is some division in the committee on the subject, for the encouragement of silk culture in the United States, a duty will be recommended upon raw silk. Sugar, under and including 16 Dutch stand ard, is made dutiable at 35 per cent, and above 16 Dutch standard at 40 per cent. This elves 5 per cent additional duty to the refiners, and as the standard is raised from 13 to 16 the peo ple of the United States will be enabled, in case tho refiners combine to put up the prices, to import sugar which will be in every way fit iur lamuy use. inn is a cut in toe antics upon sugar of from 60 to 60 per cent. Molasses is made dutiable at 25 per cent ad valorem, the present rate oeing specinc. xnis is a consid erable reduction. A Q action to be Settled. The committee b&s not yet settled what duties shall be levied npon lead ores, this being one of the few matters yet to be defi nitely patsed upon. Among the new legislative provisions proposed in the bill is one that no importations shall be made into the United States, which do not show plainly the country from which they are imported. This is done in order to put a stop to the practice which has become very common of sending foreign goods into the United States with American brands thereon, the purpose being to deceive the public and have the wares snpplant American goods which have established reputations. The bill also repeals that section of the statute which gives to the United States and contractors under it the right to import supplies into this country free of dutv. By this means it is intended to require the United States and all of its officers and contractors to be bound by the laws which it established for its citizens. The Entire Estimated Redaction. It is estimated by the fratners of the bill that it will reduce the revenue about SG0, 000.000. Of this reduction from $26,000,000 to 27,000,000 will be secured by the duty on sugar and from $17,000,000 to $19,000,000 by the internal revenue features of the bill. The free list, which contains, with a few exceptions, all the items in the Senate bill and a few others which were not in the Senate bill, will, it is estimated, make a re duction of between $1,250,000 and $1,500,000. The revisions made throughout the tariff schedules are expected to make up the dif ference between the sums named and $00,000,000. TEACI VERY INDIGNANT At the Cureless Action of the Commander of the Despatch. fmOMA STAFF C0BKESP03TOENT.1 "Washington, March 18. Advices from Fortress Monroe state that Secretary Tracy is very much disgusted at the command, or rather lack or command, of the United States steamer Despatch, which ran aground at Bower Cedar Point Saturday evening with him and some friends aboard. The Secre tary was on his way to the Norfolk Navy Yard to inquire personally into the delay in finishing the Baltimore, and during a little blow was rnn into the mud, where he stuck until he and his party were taken off yesterday by the Fish Commission steamer. The accident was the result, it is said, of a mistake on the part of the steers man in sighting Mathias Point Lighthouse for Smith's Point. The channel at that part of tbe river is very crooKea, nut Is quite deep, and nothing short of leaving the chan nel banks and running full head upon the comparatively low water on either side could result in such a firm implantation of the vessel. The wind could not possibly blow enough water out of a channel to make it unnavi gable. Of conree, there Is talk floating around about an investigation into the cause of the accident, but inasmuch as the Secre tary is the man to decide whether or not such a course is advisable, and as he is now in Norfolk, nothing definite concerning this matter can well be learned at present. It now looks as thongh the accident would cost the department quite a sum, although no danger is anticipated to the vessel her self. Her boats were carried away on the night of the accident but have since been recovered. The Triton has been engaged in carrying supplies to the Despatch. HAEEIS0N OPENS HIS HEAET. He Heads a Subscription to Relieve the In dianapolis Sufferers. "Washington, March 18. A subscrip tion fund was started here to-day for the re lief of the families of the victims of the fire at Indianapolis yesterday. President Har rison subscribed $200. Attorney General Miller $100, and United States Treasurer Huston $50, usiuii jv. Every member of the Indiana delegation in Congress is said to have subscribed. j THE COKPSE MISSING. Scranton Relatives of Mrs. Thomas Bogges Anxious to Know WHAT HAS BECOME OP THE BODY. It Was Shipped From Allegheny, bnt Dis appeared En Route. THE HUSBAND ALSO FAILS TO APPEAR. Huallton's Chief or Folice Orders His Arrest Tending an leanest. The body of Mrs. Thomas Bogges, or Bodgers, as she was known here, which was shipped from Allegheny to Scranton, has not reached the latter place. Neither has the husband been soen by the dead woman's relatives. ISrSCUL TKLEOKAM TO THB DISPATCH.: Scranton, March 18. The mysterious disappearance of the dead body of Emily Bogges, which was shipped from Allegheny City or Pittsburg to Scranton, is causing a diligent inquiry among the police authori ties. They had been warned to be on the lookout for the corpse, and to arrest and hold Thomas Bogges, the husband of the woman, on the charge of murder. Death had been due, it was alleged, to poisoning, either by or through the aid of the husband. The body was being forwarded to the ad dress of Milford Fletcher, North Back Boads, Scranton. The advices regarding the shipment ot the body came from Chief of Police McKinnon, of Hamilton, Ont., and further said: AN INQUEST ORDERED. Have an inquest and post mortem and hold Bogges. pending the inquest. This is import ant, and act quickly, as wo have facts hero which Justify the advised action. Every train arriving here last night and to-day from tbe "West has been watched, but neither the body of the woman nor her living husband have reached here. "Where the body can be is just now an unsolvable mastery, as no further advices concerning it have been received. It has been ascer tained, however, that a rough box, believed to contain a corpse, was taken from a Penn sylvania Bailroad train at Northumberland last evening and transferred to the Lacka wanna and Bloomsburg train leaving for Scranton, but tbe baggage master will give no information as to where it was unloaded, except to say that it did not quite reach this place. HER RELATIVES SUSPICIOUS. Milford Fletcher, to whom the body was shipped, is a farmet on the highway connect ing the Keyser Valley positions of the Hyde Park and promenade sections of the city. The woman, Emily Bogges, is his sister. Her age was about 31 years. She was mar ried to Bogges several years ago, going with him to live in Pittsburg, where they re mained nearly three years, and from there to Hamilton, Ont., from which place they are said to have returned to Allegheny quite re cently. It is alleged that Bogges threatened vio lence to the woman repeatedly, and that previous to leaving Hamilton the sudden and almost fatal sickness of his wife caused much alarm to her relatives, and when her sudden death was reported to them on Sun day they at once decided that there was foul play. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT Is Snnc In n. New York Court Room by Striking Operatives. rSFECIAI. TELEORAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New York. March 18. The Fourth dis trict court room was crowded to-day with striking shirtmakers in attendance upon the State arbitrators' investigation into the trouble between the operatives, the contractors and the warehousemen. The Shirtmakers' Union, which brought about tha present strike, was represented by Law yer Levine and a committee of threes The contractors were represented by Law yer E. S. Moshbir. The shirt manufacturers had no lawyer. Mr. Levine said that the grievances against which the operatives had struck were low wages, long hours, irregnlar payments and extortionate charges, such as $3 per month for the rental of a sewing machine. The large manufacturers buy tbe material and cnt it, and then give it out to other people to be made up in small shops or in private houses. It was said to-day by a manufacturer that 60,000 hands were cm ployed in this work in New York. The great bulk of the 'work is given ont to the middle men. The trouble arises from the doings of the smaller contractors. The demands of the union for IS per cent increase in wages, the furnishing of machines by contractors, the payment of wages weekly and limiting of a days' work to 10 hours are directed princi pally against this class of employers and the whole trade is on strike because the con tractors, big and little, have formed an or ganization, and are hanging together against the demands of the union. LIMA OIL JUMPING. Tbe Buckeye ripe Line Company Now Pay ins 25 Cents Per Barrel. tSFBCIAt. TELEGRAM TO THI DISPATCH.! Lima, O., March 18. The price of Lima crude oil was advanced again 2 cents by the Buckeye Pipe Line Company to-day, mak ing the present price 25 cents per barrel. This move will force eeveral of the inde pendent comrjanies in this field to pay 27 cents for production, as they have agreed in leases to pay an advance of 2 cents over tbe price paid by tbe Standard Company. Tbe farmers are the ones that are reaping the fruit of the advance. PREFECT KING AEEAIGNED. Be Pleads Not Guilty nnd the Trial is Fixed for Monday Next. Philadelphia, March 18. Henry "W. King, Prefect of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, was to-day arraigned before Judge Arnold on the bill of indictment charging him with a serions crime, and en tered a plea of not guilty. Monday next was fixed as tbe date for the trial. Still Fisbllns the Flood. New Orleans, March 18. The river has not yet receded. The levees are being continually strengthened, and the general outlook is more favorable. Ktncnld Under Indictment. Washington, March 18. The grand jury to-day reported to Chief Justice Bing ham an indictment against Charles F. Kin- nam an indictment agair caid for the murder of ex-Bepretentative 'William P. Taulbee. THEY COULD NOT AGEEE. Prince Bismarck Resigned Because He Ob jected to Granting the Demands of the Clerical Pnrty The Em peror Wants to Concil iate All Liberals. Beelin, March 18. Emperor "William has accepted Prince Bismarck's resignation. All the members of the Ministry have also resigned, but it is merely the customary formal act, although it is reported that Count Herbert Bismarck and Minister Haybach really intended to resign. The present difference between the Em peror and Prince is said to be irreconcilable. It arises from the Chancellor's refusal to accede to a request made by Dr. "Windthorsi, the leader of the Clerical party in Germany, to re store to the Duke ot Cumberland, the claimant to the throne of Hano ver, the larger portion of the Guelph fnnd. The attitude of the Emperor in opposing Prince Bismarck in this matter is taken as un indication of bis desire to conciliate the Clerical party. If the Government is to secure a working majority in the new Beich stng it cannot well get on without the party of the Center, which Dr. "Windthorst con trols. Herren Bickert and Goldschmidt and other Freissinge Deputies were invited to the court banquet to-night. Never before has a member of the Freissinge party been thus honored. It is stated' that Freissinge Prof. Handel and Herr Miquel will be in vited to enter the Cabinet as an earnest of the Emperor's desire to legislate for the people. The Tagblatt attributes Prince Bismarck's resignation entirely to the social legislation question. The Bourse was only slightly affected by the Chancellor's resignation. SHOOTING MEXICAN BANDITS. Fifty of Them Executed in nn Informal Mnnner In a Few Months. rSFXCIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISrATClM San Felipe, Mex., March 2. This country is a mining region about 7,000 feet above the sea, and its great elevation gives it a temperate climate, though it is within the tropics. Just now the attention of the Government is being directed to the sup pression of almost innumerable cases of brigandage and wholesale highway robbery. The people seem possessed of an almost ir resistible tendency to form banditti and un der the pretense of engaging in a revolu tion, to pillage small towns, mining camps, ranches, and any people they find with val uables and who are without means of de fense. The result is that, though there is no such penalty as capital punishment on the statute book's of this nation, the men who are proved guilty of these crimes very promptly suffer the extreme penalty. During the past five months, within a radius of 30 miles from this place.over CO men have met their death at the hands either of the State or national soldiers. The proced ure is as follows: Those suspected ot com mitting acts of brigandage are taken before the nearest tribunal, and if found guilty are escorted by a squad of soldiers to some jail at a considerable distance from the place of their arrest, under tbe plea that it is necessary to take them a good ways off fof better security. At the bugle call at sunrise or sunset they meet their fate. The report invariably is that they tried to escape and were therefore shot. LOYE'S RUGGED COURSE. A Tonne German's Difficulty With ITIs Best Girl and Her Sister. New Yoek, March 18. Among the paj sengers on the Scandinavia, which arrived hereto-day, were Herdwig Engenbrunde, aged 20, her sister, Marie, aged 30, and Hermann "Wallis. They came from Pem mern, Germany. The trio were detained at Castle Garden on account of the possibility of some of them becoming a publio charge. The man and the younger of the two women are lovers and came to this country to get married. During the voyage the elder sis ter interfered and the girl broke off the en gagement The man has a farm in Minne sota and has just returned from a visit to the Fatherland where he fell in love with the girl. He consented to bring along the elder sister and now he is sorry for it. The elder sister is said to be wild and careless. The younger girl has got posses sion of Hermann's jewelry and clothing and will not return them. The Commissioners of Emigration will be called upon to settle the difficulty. It is probable that the mat ter will end in a marriage and that the elder sister will be returned to Germany. TWO MILES A MINUTE. The Rapid Rate at Which Ice Yachts DIovo In Minnesota. 1SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! St. Paul, March 18. "Wayzata, Lake Miunetonka, is becoming the headquarters for a fleet of ice yachts, which is rapidly growing ip size as the exciting sport be comes better known. The large like is now covered with clear ice two feet thick and absolutely unencumbered with snow. Ice yachting even beats toboggan speed. Tbe other day Captain "West and Mr. Loring had a race from "Wayzata to Excelsior and return, a distance of 11 miles. Captain "West won by half a minute, making tbe distance in the incomprehensi ble time of 6 minutes and 26 seconds. "When it is considered that this means nearly two miles a-minute, or 103 miles an hour, the extraordinary rapidity with which these boats step over the ice can be appreciated. ENGLISH MINERS CONFIDENT. It Is Extremely Probable That Their Demands Will be Acceded to. London, March 18. It is the general opinion that the striking miners of Great Britain will succeed in forcing the masters to concede their demands for an immediate advance of 5 per cent in their wages and a further advance of 5 per cent on July 1. Many more mine owners in Nottingham and Lancashire have acceded to the terms of the men. The feeling prevails that the action yes terday of the coal mine owners, who after deciding to refuse their employes' demands for increased wages, appointed a committee to confer with a committee of the men on Thursday and endeavor to secure joint action for the regulation of work and the avoidance of strikes in the future, will be productive of no results, as the men will not meet their masters, but will insist upon their full demands being granted. ANOTHER MUEDER MISTERT. Chlcnco Officers Are Now Looking; for the Assassin of Mrs. Bingham. Chicago, March 18. The police are now working on a clew to the effect that Mrs. Jennie Bingham, whose body was found lying in Garfield avenue Sunday night was robbed and then murdered. Her sister, Mrs. Parks, says that whjsn she left their lodgings Mrs. Bingham bacj a watch and chain, five gold rings and some money on her person. When found all of these things weie missing except one ring. Mrs. Bingham was separated (rom her husband, of whom she was rreAtlv afraid. The latter had been an inmate of the Mil- i wauKcexusBug Asjtiua,'UHi icit Micro buiub j aays since. A COMCIL OF WAK. Democratic Leaders Gather at Phila delphia to Perfect the PLANS FOE THE COMIfiG CANVASS. Personal Preferences Will bo Laid Aside, bat the Candidate MUST BE FATORABLE TO CLEVELAND. Eeports.From AH Orer the State Cause a Feeling of Hopefulness. The State Democratic leaders consulted together yesterday, and decided to waive all personal preferences in the choice of a can didate for Governor. Fifteen names were considered, but no conclusion was reached. It was decided to work energetically at per fecting the party organization. rSFZCIAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, March 18. Ex-Congressman "William L. Scott, of Erie; Con gressman "William Mutchler, of the Eighth Pennsylvania district; State Senator George Boss, of'Bucks county; ex-State Senator Eckly B. Coxe, "William U. Hensel, Lan caster; ex-Postmaster "William F. Harnty, Benjamin F. Meyers, of Harrisburg, and John B. Beed, of this city, all of whom are recognized Democratic leaders,met this even ing by appointment for the purpose of dis cussing the present political situation and to endeavor to agree upon a suitable candi date for the Democratic nomination for Gov ernor. Ex-Senator "WUliam A. "Wallace, who has been all along regarded as the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, did not put in an appearance at the conference, but this morning after a talk with Benjamin F. Meyers, of Harris burg, who has long been considered one of Mr. Wallace's most intimate friends, the ex-Senator took an early train for New York, and up to midnight had not yet re turned. QUITE A LONG LIST. There was lots of plain talking regarding ,the candidates who have been announced for the Democratic nomination, and the con ference, which began at 850 and ended at 1250, considering names of at least 15 of the most prominent Democrats of the State, who are considered as available timber for the nomination of Governor. None of those who were participants in the conference had any special candidate to propose, and while a number of them freely expressed their personal preferences and individual choice, there was unanimous assent to the proposi tion that success in the campaign could only be obtained by a harmonious convention and a nomination for Governor made with substantial unanmity. One of the subjects which was thoroughly discussed by tbe conferees was that of the time for the holding of the State Convention and the agreement on this point was that it would be inadvisable to hold the convention earlier than the month of August, the thought being that by that time the politi cal situation would 'have developed suffi ciently to allow the Democratic leaders to take advantage of any political mistakes whlc the Republicans might make. PERFECTING THE ORGANIZATION. The new plan of organizing the State by subdividing it into districts with division chairmen was the subject of prolonged dis cussion. It was resolved to assist the dis trict chairmen in every effort to organize the party in detail. The situation in Philadel phia was gone over, and tbe leaders of the interior of the State promised every assist ance to the local leaders in their efforts to have a clean, pure and strong local organi zation. The reports made by the leaders outside of the city regarding the condition of tbe party organization in the interior of the State were of the most flattering character, and tne impression was created that the Democrats ot the State, by the exercise of discretion in the selection of the candidate for Governor, can make a win ning fight at the polls in November next. As an evidence of the feeling on this subject it can be positively said that it was felt by all the participants in the conference that the present was an occasion above all others when the nomina tion must be the outcome of real party senti ment and the spontaneous offering of the Democrats of the State. NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. Mr. Scott, Mr. Coxe and others, who were interviewed after the party bad separated, were very emphatio in declaring that the Gubernatorial nomination this year in Pennsylvania had no relation whatever to the election of delegates to the National convention in 1892. There was but one sentiment among the participants in the conference relative to the nomination for President, and that was that in the situa tion existing at present Mr. Cleveland's was the only name seriously considered by the great m.isscs of the party in Pennsylvania. "While it was declared by the conferees that the question of the nomination for Governor was in no way connected with the election of national delegates yet the pre vailing impression among the local active workers is that no candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor will have his name seriously considered in con nection with tbe nomination unless he is known to favor Cleveland's nomination for President. THEI RESOLTE FOE HASTINGS. Tho Eepubllcnns of Center Connty Stand By Their Favorite Son. i, fSPECIAI. TELEQKAMC TO THB DISPATCH.! Bellefonte, Pa,, March 18. The Be publican County Executive Committee held a meeting here to-day, and passed the fol lowing resolutions, recognizing the fitness of General Hastings, who is the candidate for Governor: Besolved, That we most heartily commend to the Republican party of Pennsylvania General D. H. Hastings as a candidate in whom are embodied all tho elements that will insure success for our party November next, and are also further resolved to pledge our earnest and united support In his behalf, and that every honorable means to secure his nomination shall be used. The county convention will be held March 31. THOMAS IS TOO COY, And Befnscs to Wod a Lady Who Is Pre pared to Fay nil Expenses. New York, March 18. A unique breach of promise is that of 35-year-old Miss Isabella Brady against Thomas Has kill, a Harlem musician. The lady asked for 510,000. The case was in court to-day. The plaintiff has an independent fortune, while the man is said to be a deserter from the British army. Miss Isabella also, it is said, spent much money to get him pardoned for that offense. Thomas begs to be excused, but Miss Brady says she has purchased an expensive trousseau, and spent $2,000 to iurnish a house, and purchased a wedding ring for 517. In 1888 Thomas declined positively to marry her. Haskell claims she did the wooing ana ue Has not said yes. A NOT BUEIED ALIVE. Excited Neighbors Cause tbe Body of a Young Lady to bo Exiinmril An Examination Shows That the People Were Mistaken. rSFECIAI. TELEOEAM TO THE DtSPATCn.l Hackensack, N. J., March 18. Miss Elizabeth Hering, aged 20, died at 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon. She had been ill with measles six days, but was apparently recov ering. During Friday she was in particu larly good spirits, and she ate a very hearty dinner. At 5 o'clock she complained of feeling ill, and Dr. Eichter, of Carstadt,who was in the vicinity, was called in. "When he saw Miss Hering he pronounced her dead. Undertaker William Furby, of Hackensaek, had charge of the funeral, which was held on Snnday, and was attend ed by a large number of neighbors, as Miss Hering was an exceedingly amiable girl with many friends. As the body lay in the coffin the face bore an unusually natural expression. A clear, rosy tint was on the cheeks and this gave rise to comment among the neighbors as to whether the young woman was really dead. The parents were spoken to, and advised to defer burial until all doubt had been re moved. They, however, were satisfied and the funeral took place. The neighbors were far from being appeased, and their discussion of the subject became so em phatic tbatMr. Hering was threatened with violence if he refused to have the remains exhumed. He is a man of fair intelligence, and he was exceedingly annoyed by the conduct of his neighbors, but believing they would carry out their threats, he had the body taken up to-day and placed in the re ceiving vault of the New York Cemetery, near Little Ferry. Dr. Bichter visited the vault at the re quest of the family, and he assured a large number of neighbors who were present that there was no doubt that t,he young woman was dead. This somewhat calmed their ex citement, but many of them were still of the belief that Miss Hering was buried alive. The body is still in the receiving vault, and Superintendent Hopper, of the ceme tery, is besieged by crowds of people from the surrounding country importuning him for permission to look at the remains. BALFOUR WILL NOT MAEEY Because Ho Is Too Slothful to Get Up to Breakfast. BT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT. London, March 18. Secretary Balfour's marriage has fallen through. It is said that Miss Margot Tennant changed her mind be cause she would like to have a lover capable of giving more time to his sweetheart and less tims to reviling Ireland. Miss Tennant has warm sympathy for Irish wrongs, is an ardent advocate of home rule and is called in her own family "The Little Bebel." On the other hand, Balfour is not sorry to remain single. He says that marriage means getting up to breakfast. At a recent Cabinet Council he told Lord Salisbury and the Chancellor that he considered the tradi tional sluggard who complained "you have woke me too soon, I must slumber again," was the most maligned person in history. AVhen asked why he did not take his re pose in the Upper House instead of the lively work in the Commons, as he had only to ask Uncle Salisbury for a peerage, he re plied: "That's a different thing entirely. I have a mission to perform, to make Ireland loyal. That accomplished, I am ready to become a peer or Bip Van "Winkle." REPUBLICAN BENAT0ES CAUCUS. A Committee Appointed to Mnko Itnlcs for the Upper House. "Washington, March 18. A rather slimly attended Congressional conference of Bepublican Senators wast held to-night at the bouse of Senator Edmunds. A resolu tion was passed for the appointment of a committee of seven Senators, who will probably be named to-morrow, to formulate an order of business to govern tbe Senate in the near future. This committee is to re port to a conference to be held hereafter. The report of Senator Hoar on the Mon tana Senatorial contest was laid before the conference, and suggestions made with re gard to it by those present; the object being to have the report meet the views of the Bepublican side of the chamber before its presentation in the Senate. SETTLING THE LAB0E QUESTION. Sabbatarians Declare Against Six Days Wagas for Seven Days' Work. Chicago, March 18. At a meeting of the Executive Commitee of the Illinois State Sabbatii Association with the Chicago Committee of the National Sabbath Union this afternoon, Hon. B. P. Lord, Secretary of the National organization, spoke against the system of seven days' labor for six days' wages, and said the Sabbath question was the vital part of the labor question, and that the settlement of both could be easily attained together. The task of preparing a proper Sunday programme for adoption by the "World's Fair management was referred to a com mittee consisting of Secretary Lord and three others. THE TAMMANY INTESTIGATION. New Indictment Handed In by tho Grnnd Jury and the End Not Yet. " tSPICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New York, March 18. The grand jnry were the center of attraction to-day for Tammany men. At noon the grand juiy handed up new indictments to Judge Fitz gerald, and it became known that at least one indictment was against a former deputy sheriff under Mayor Grant and that a bench warrant had been issued by Judge Fitzgerald for his arrest. It was also made known then that Mayor Grant and under-Sheriff Sexton had ap peared before the grand jury and, that the grand jury had not nearly reached the end of the investigation. DIED BY PROXY. Futile Efforts ot a Bank Wrecker to Cheat Justice. Albany, March 18, The Evening Jour nal publishes a story this evening to the effect that Lester B. Faulkner, the wrecker of the Dansville Bank, supposed to have died January 27, is still living in Mexico. He availed himself of the death of his gardener to have the body buried as his own and then left the country. It is stated that the United States Govern ment officers have become aware of the cheat and at the present term of the court in Uti ca, which convened to-day, will uroceed against Faulkner's bondsmen for the amount of their bonds. MRS. FLACK BECOMES HYSTERICAL While Testifying; la tho Salt Asalnst Her Ilnsbaad for Conspiracy. New York, March 18. The wife of Sheriff Flack was a witness to-day in the case against her husband for conspiracy. She was hysterical under cross-examination. She told the story now familiar, denying that she had signed a petition for divorce from her husband, and charging as forgeries certain signatures handed to her for inspec tion. Among these was her own petition in the present action. The defense seek to establish that she is and has been an inebriate. SOME MISTAKES Inspector McAleese Admits That the List is Not Accurate. There Are Names on It That Don't Belong License Court The Jadees Will Allow rjbnll Not Ilave Licenses No Polities to be Considered la tho Granting of Brooks Law Certificates Sixty-Five Applicants Disposed or In 5 Hours and 15 Minnies Fivo Wnrds to be Tackled To-Day. Sixty-three applications for retail liquor license were heard yesterday in 5 hours and 15 minutes, an average of just five minutes to an applicant. This exceeded by one min ute the average time on Monday. The chief feature of the day was Judge Magee's dialogue with Inspector McAleese, by which it was revealed that the list of speak-easies furnished by the Chief of the Department of Public Safety is practically worthless for the use of the Judges. Judge Magee exhibited some warmth during the affair, and his eyes flashed. The court officer who has charge of the license courtroom is the venerable F. C Negley, who is nearly an octogenarian, and has been in the harness in the temple of justice so long that his associates say he actually imagines that he owns the great creation of Architect Bichprdson. Mr. Negley has been severely criticised because he keeps the courtroom locked until about five minutes before the opening ot court. The result is that the lobby is crowded, and when the door is opened there is a crush in the narrow entrance. There was a very large crowd present all day yesterday. In the afternoon State Sen ator Kemp, of Ohio, visited the room with Sheriff McCandless and Clark A. Gibbs, and was for half an houra looker-on. Inspectors McAleese and McKelvey were present part ot the day. To-day the court will hear the applicants from the Fourth, Filth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth wards, 71 in all. TEAT LICENSE LIST. INSPECTOR McAl.EESE TELLS HOW IT WAS MADE UP. The Court Says No Ono Cnn Promise to Get Licenses and Hnve the Judges to Keep the Promise The Second Morn Ine's Proceedings In Detnll. Immediately after the prompt opening, at 9:30 o'clock, Attorney Bobb reminded the Court that soma of the neighbors of Mrs. Martha "Wolf, of the Diamond, were wanted, and he swore Messrs. Luebbe and Cresswell. Mr. Luebbe is a grocer in the Diamond, and Mr. Cresswell is a market butcher. Both gave their opinion that Mrs. Wolf is a good business women and well able to manage a hotel and bar. Judge Ewing said: "Mrs. "Wolf is down on the city list as keeping a speak-easy. The lady was positive that she had sold only mineral water, pop and gin ger ale. Charles S. Holmc3 and Henry H.Arnold, of the Monongahela House, were merely asked when they expected to have the house in order. Mr. Holmes replied, the 1st of May. Alex. Hutchinson applied fora license for the National Hotel, at Nos.lS7 and 138 Water street. He explained that the entire interior of the house was new. There are 75 rooms, with all necessary accommodations. The property is owned by tbe O'llara estate, and Mr. Hutch inson rents from James Getty, Jr. He has an absolute lease on the place, and said that he hoped to make a good hotel. He said that ho would buy his liquors from Mr. Getty only if he could get them from him at market prices. Mr. Hutchinson has a wife and six children, and said that bis wife would have charge of the housekeeping. He has been connected with hotels and barrooms for 19 years. PART OP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Owen Hughes is a little gray-mustached map, pudgy and pugnacious in appearance. He wants a license for No. 20a Grant street, now a Chinese laundry. He said that there were 11 rooms in the old house, but revealed the fact that the quarters were cramped. He kept a saloon for 11 years, but never could get in un der the Brooks law. Attorney Porter said that Mr. Hughes was refused because his neighbor hood was bad. "He was a part of the neigh borhood," said Judge Ewing. Inspector McAleese and Detective Coulson swore that they bad become satisfied, after In vestigating, that Mr. Hughes had not been keeping a sneak-easy ou Third avenue. Judge Magce held up the police list of speak-easie?, and asked the Inspector: "Is that the way you made np your list, wrote it out first and inves tigated afterward!, The Inspector replied, after looking with some astonishment at the court, "Mo, sir; wo investigated before making up that list." "How was this list made up?" "It was made up from the reports of the po lice." "On whose report was Owen Hughes put on tho list?" "ilr. Keilly was tho officer on the beat." "I heard vou swear not lone aco that there were between 700 and S00 speak-easies in this City." "Yes, sir; I said so. I took that from the re ports made to us by the police officers. I told the police to put down everybody who they had anv reason to think was selling. I will say that there are several on there who ought not to be on." Judge Magee looked at Inspector McAleeso as if ho would boro him tnrongh After a searching glance, the Judge asked: "Did you put anybody on thero because they weren't voting right?" The Police Inspector was very red in the face as be replied: "No, sir. I did not take that into consideration at all. Politics did not enter into it. Tbe list was made up, according to in structions, from the reports ot police officers. I am here now by the instructions of Chief Brown." AS TO TROMISED LICENSES. Judge Magee said: "There are Insinuations that certain police officials have been promising licenses to people who would vote right at the last election." The Inspector answered: "I nover made a promise of that Kind to any person." "I want it understood," said the Judge, with an exhibition of decided feeling in tbe matter, "that no man off this bench, high or low, can promise any license to any person for me." Jnuge Kwing called Airs. Martha Wolf up again, and said to the Inspector: "On what authority was this woman put on the speak easy list? She denies It." The Inspector said: "I have been in her place myself." Then he blushed redder than before, and added: "But I don't know that she sells, xnvseu. .it nas neen so reportea." Judge Magee again held np the type-written list of speak-easies, and said: "There are no speak-easies reported tor tbe Twenty-third ward. Do you say that there are none in that ward?" "That is not in my district," replied Inspector McAleese. "I made up the reports for the first thirteen wards. Mr. Wbitehouse is tho In spector for that district." ENOUGH OF THAT KIND. A young man with a tinv red mustache, who answered to tbe name of Robert J. Lutz, ap plied for No. 310 Grant street. He has leased only the first floor, where he now has a pool room. He is a son of Frank Lutz, who, for many years, kept a saloon in the Diamond. Judge Ewing said there bad been enough ex perience with saloonkeepers, fn such a neigh borhood, who did not control the whole build ing. Wolfgang Miller. No. 50 Diamond street, has been running a restaurant there lor ten years. He feeds 60 to 80 people daily, and by contract furnishes meals to tbe prisoners in toe Central Police Station. John J. Moore, who has never been in the liquor business, said to the court that he wanted to keep an eating house with intoxicating trim ;; mings. Ate is, py traue, a stationary engineer, rillflllMi TTiJWHaiTtti HAVE Bb. MADE. ak-Easy There How tbe Discovery Was, tho all or No One to Dictate to Them but thinks that bis ill health calls for an easier vocation. Frank Meyers, of South Thirteenth street, applies for No. 4U SmithQeld street. This is now a cigar store, and is separated by only on e door from the Cafe Bayley. Mr. Meyers used to sell whisky on the Soutbside. but quit fivo years ago, and has since been interested in the glass business. Judge Ewing asked how close the place is to Youngson's. Mr. Meyers said that it was next door. M. F. Maloney, No. 119 Diamond street, Isnow licensed. He was asked only about his bonds man. A very young-looking man. with a smooth face and black hair, George Miller, applied for ISo. 212 Second avenue, the second door from Ross street. He said that he bad been raised at the restaurant business, lives at No. 228 Second avenue, and drives a delivery wagon for tho Bruenings, wholesale beer dealers. Amand Mihm. of middle age, applied for his old place at the northeast corner of Smlthfield street and First avenue. He used to keep a saloon there, bnt was refused last year. His health being bad, he had spent nearly all the time since In Germany. Harry B. Holder, of the First Avenue Hotel, applied for a renewal of his bar license. Judge Ewing said: "I have beard nothing otherwise than that this bouse is well kept." WILL MAKE HIM MOTE. EL F. Maynard applied for the Hotel Crescent, No. 16, Smithfield street. He took charge there on January 18. If he gets a license for a bar. be will move his restaurant to tbe second floor. Daniel C. Neary asked for, a license for tho house on the southeast corner of Smithfield street and Second avenue, where he has been in possession of a restaurant since January 6. He said that at one sitting recently be fed 125 people. "I fear," said Judge Ewing. 'that a license might spoil tht nice restaurant trade." Samuel Paisley, short, fat, florid and bald, applied for his former stand at No. 201 Fourth avenue, near the Panhandle station. He kept therein 1833, but has since been locked up. During tbe eight years he occupied that stand he closed bis bar at 720 P. H-. except Saturday evening. Judge Ewing thought that Mr. Paisley's place was too much the mere saloon, and expressed the opinion that a good restaur ant would do well in that locality. Charles Preston, tbe colored proprietor of the Hotel Preston, tho only hotel devoted to the colored people in this city, located on Ross Street, near Water, asked for a bar license. Louis Ruppel asked for a renewal of bis license at 212 Smithfield street, where he has kept for ten years. The only thing Judge .Ewing said, when Mr. Ruppel was sworn, was, "Call the next." This positively takes the medal as the shortest examination. Fred Schmidt, who kept a saloon at No. 82 Diamond street In 1SSS, desires to return to the business after an Involuntary vacation of 12 months. He said that he had always paid the full license and had no bucket trade. Otto Scbuette. almost a boy, appeared to ask for a license for No. 232 Second avenue, near the Panhandle railroad. The place Is now the wholesale beer depot of the Bruenings, who have applied this year for No. 230. Young Schuette is now with bis father in tbe restaur ant business at No. 162 Lacock street, Alle gheny. LAST OF THE SECOND WARD. Frederick Weidmeyer. No. 135 Fourth avenue, was the last from the Second ward. Tbe place is now a real estate office. There are six rooms in the house, which faces the new postoffice. Mr. Weidmeyer bas for sev eral years been a bartender for Geerge Reine man on Diamond street. Judge Ewin; said that the fourth avenue house has been for years a gambling den. More than that. Fourth avenue in that block is much crowded. The walk on only one side of the street can be used by pedestrians. Judge Magee said that the tenants of adjacent buildings had filed a remonstrance against a saloon. The Third ward began with George Arnold, who applied for the old Metropolitan Hotel, at the corner of Grant street and Seventh avenue. Judge Ewing said that there was no doubt as to tbe accommodations. The place was notori ous, but there was need of a good second class hotel at that place If a good man could be se cured to run it. The judges then carefully in quired into Mr. Arnold's antecedents. He used to keep the Greenwood House in the Ninth ward. Neither Judge Ewing nor J udge Magee appeared much impressed by that revelation. William W. Ashworth applied for No. 603 Liberty avenue, wbero be now keeps a clgax store. He is an ex-saloon keener, and said that if he was given a license he would run a saloon, with a lunch from 11 A. M. to 3 P. If . There was no pretense of an eating house, as made by many of the annlicants. George J. Barbericb, of No. 605 Grant street, a ten-room house which he owns, desires to sell rum. He at present sells only meals, which is tco dry to suit him. Joseph and Emll Bihlman stood up, asking for another year's license for their big saloon at Nos. -19 and 51 Diamond street. Judge Ewing said: "The only fault fonnd with your place is tuat your tables for those who take meals are in the same room as the bar." QUITE SHORT AND SWEET. Joseph and George A. Carr asked for a license at 814 Liberty street, where they now boldlorth. They were asked very few ques tions. Next was a little fellow whose necktie was trying to struggle up above his collar. He was Charles Cappell, whose eating house is at No. 142 Fifth avenue, between Cherry alley and Grant street. He applied for a license last year and was refused. Harry Davis appeared to make another ef fort to cot a bar license for the old London Theater, running from Fifth avenue to Dia mond street, down in the basement under tbe Opera House. Judge Ewing asked a few ques tions about Davis' former partners, what sort of a business be carried on there, and whether or not he furnished meals. George Ditnling, No. 17 Diamond square,now keeps a restaurant. During the past year he has sold soft drinks. Leonard Delp, a short man with an exceed ingly thick accent, wanted a bar license at No. 1012 Liberty avenue, which is tbe Hotel Lafayette. Delp succeeded Frank X. woog as proprietor of iroprietor ot the place, iielore mat he was a arber for 12 years. Tho applicant was asked barber lor 1Z year by Judge White: "Are you any relation to tbe man who owns tbe Hotel Albemarle?" "Yes, sir; brother." "Is he Interested In this application?" "No, sir." WOULD MISS THE BEAR. John Eichley, who keeps the Old Black Bear Hotel, wants a license for the place at No. 10 Masters alley. Judge Magee asked him If the bear was still hanging out over the door. Mr. Eichley said that Gus Braun bad taken it down and that it had been down ever since. The Judge said he wondered bow former customers could find the place. Charles Frelbertshauser kept a saloon at No. 546 Smithfield street during 18S3. Last year he was refused. He desires to reopen. He said that his bar receipts, when he sold liquor, were twice as much as his receipts from the eating. Judge Ewing said that if the applicant had kept up bis eating facilities be would be hi a better position to ask now for a liquor license. James C. Glltlnan. No. 972 Liberty avenue, used to keep a slmon pure saloon and liked the business. He keeps an eating house now, he said, but denied the selling of "soft" drinks durlngthe past year. Charles F. Hilger applied for No. 4 Sixth avenue. It is the old stand formerly known as the Tavistock. Mr. Hilger said that he already had possession and was fitting the house up for a restaurant EATING A NUISANCE. Judge Ewing said: "When Mr. Hilger kept a saloon on Smithfield street, in 1884 he looked more at the big profits of the bar than at the small profits of the restaurant. Beside that, be is going to a place wnere the eating part bas always been considered a necessary nuisance." Henry Herzeberger, who bas for several years run a restaurant at No. 674 Liberty ave nue, and during the past year a saloon, asked permission to continue. Judge Magee asked: "Do you have men at your bar four and Ave deep:" "Sometimes we do." 'You need more licenses up there?" JohnHohmann runs an eating house at No. 638 Smithfield street. He said: "I have one or two lodgers every night, ana two regular board ers. I have three beds for lodgers." Beside that he has a good many transient patrons in PolicH-2, O v A m 4 1