THE PITTSBURG " DISPATCH, .'FRIDAY, SfABCH" 21, 1800. BLUR'S BftLBEATEN. The New Hampshire Senator Meets an Overwhelming Defeat IN THE DOUSE OF MS FRIENDS. Many Eepnllicans Aid the Democrats on the Final Tote. QUAI AND CAMERON B0TI1 AGAINST IT. An Amnslu? Incident at the Closing Hours or the Lone Debate. By a vote of 37 to 31 the Senate yesterday defeated the Blair educational bill. Its author moved a reconsideration. Senator Quay and Cameron, while not present, were paired against the measure. 1FK0M A STAFF COBRESrOXDEXT. J Washington-, March 20. The Blair bill was to-day defeated in the Senate by a vote ot 37 to 31, eight Democrats voting for the bill and 17 Republicans voting against it, including Mr. Blair, who did so in order to more a reconsideration. This re sult lias been anticipated for some time, and has been brought about, as well from the fact that the bill itsclt has been losing its popularity with Republicans, principally for the reason that many Republican lead ers iiave doubted the expediency of passing the bill at this time. They appreciated the fact that if it ever got over to the House it would probably find a large majority there in its favor, and they did not think that the financial condition of the country was such as to warrant the large appropriation de manded by this bill. DEFEATED BV REPUBLICANS. Consequently they defeated it in the Sen ate, and to lliisend Messrs. Sherman, Ingalls, Hiscock, Frye, Hale, Aldnch, Davis, Dixon, Farwell, Hawlcy, Jones of Nevada, Pierce, Plumb, Sawyer, Spooner and Wol cott all voted nay on the question of its passcje. Both Senators Quay and Cameron, of Pennsylvania, weie paired against the bill. The representatives of "Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida were all in favor of the bill, snowing that public sentiment in the South has changed considerably since the bill was first intro duced, when scarcely a Southern vote was cast for its passage. There was a rather ludicrous incident in connection with the final hours of the bill. Mr. Bate had spoken in opposition to it, but his remarks "were not lengthy, and he had finished by 2:30. Xo one e'esu manifested a desire to speak, and Mr. Blair rose to bring the debate to a conclusion. Mr. Hawley then suggested that it had been understood that Toting should not be commenced until 3 o'clock. BLAIR IN A DILEMMA. There wa an awkward pause for a mo ment as Mr. Blair glanced around the Sen ate to see if no one would help him out of his dilemma. It would never do for the Senate to sit around doing nothing lor a half lour. Mr. Hawley smiled a trifle maliciously at the pit he fancied he had dug for the Senator from New Hampshire, for surely after he had filled 229 columns of the .Record he had nothing further to say in sup port ot the bill. But Mr. Blair was equal to the occasion, and, diving into his de-k. he produced a lecture on the subject which he had pre pared to deliver at some negro meeting, and proceeded to read it in order to occupy the unexpired time. Mr. Hawley did not stay to hear it, but retired to the cloakroom and communed with himself, while the Senate to treated to fatherly admonitions as to the duties of the black man and to frequent al- jusious to Jus recent "condition ot servitude. After debate the Senate proceeded to vote on the bill and amendments. The first vote was on three amendments offered by Mr. Moody, of South Dakota, to the effect that the illiterates among the Indians shali be included in the calculation. Mr. Blair said that there was no objection to the amend ments. IIAWLET'S TIGUBES. Mr. Hawley, in opposing the bill, read a table of appropriations to be made for the next fiscal year, showing an aggregate of ex penditures of 523.000,000 against an imme diate revenue oi $450,000,000, making a de ficit of 53,000,000. The Senate then proceeded to vote on the third reading and engressment ot the bill. "When the vote was concluded and it was known that it resulted against the bill, Mr. Blair changed his vote from aye to no, so as to make a motion to reconsider. The result was then announced as yeas 31, nays 37, as follows: Yeas Republican: Messrs. Alien. Allison. Chandler, Cullom. Dawes. Dolph, Edmunds, Evans, Higgles, Hoar, McMillan. Manderson, Mitchell, .Moody. Morrill, Pettigrcw, Piatt. Squire, Standlofd, Stewart. Stockbndce, Tel ler. Wilson, ot Iowa. Democrats: Barber, Col quitt, Daniel. George, Hampton, Hearst. Pasco, Pugn 31. Najs Itepublicans: Aldnch. Blair. Davis, Dixon, Farwell, Frye. Hale, Hawley. Hiscock, Ingalls, Jones o Nevada; Pierce, Plumb, Sawyer. Sherman, Spooner. Walcott Demo crats: Bate Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett. Cock relt. Coke, Faulkner. Gorman. Gray. Hams. Jones, of Arkansas: Kenna. Morgan, Payne, Reajran, Turpie, Vest. Voorhees, Walthall and "Wilson, of Maryland 27. The following pairs were announced: Messrs. Butler, Vance, Paddock, Casev, Gibson, Brown and Call, who were for the bill, with Messrs. Quay, McPherson, Eustis, Ransom, Washburn, Beck and Cameron, who were against it, Mr. Biair made a mo tion to reconsider the vote, which motion was entered, and after an executive session tbe Senate adjourned. Lightner. i0 CHANGE NEEDED. Argument! Against tbe Proposed Revision of the Immigration nnd Xnturaliza tion I.nvr The Present Ursula lions ald to Be Sufficient. Washington, March 20. A hearing was given this morning by the Committees of the House and Senate on Immigration and Naturalization, sitting jointly, to per sons opposed to changing the laws on these subjects. Mr. Edward Rosewater, editor of the Omaha See, was the first speaker. He said he represented a number of German and other societies in the "West, and he proposed to tell the committee of the views they hold. He reviewed the history of immigration since the Declaration of Independence, and stated that the question naturallv follows: To what extent shall the right of "immiera tion be extended or abridged by the United States? Mr. Rosewater said he believed that the present laws on the statute books were sufficient for all practical purposes to keep out undesirable classes. All that was needed was a more rigid administration 01 the laws, and a closer inspection at the ports of entry. Every class that was sought to be excluded by tbe bills before the commit tee was already excluded ;by existing laws. Richard Bartholdi, who was chairman of the conference of delegates of Geman-American societies, who met in Washington this week, wa: the next speaker. He read first the protest adopted by that body. Mr. Bartholdi, in his remarks following the protest, argued especially against the con sular inspection proposition. Mr. Simon "Wolff, of Washington, one of the speakers appointed by the German delegates-conference, closed the case so lar as they were concerned, speaking along the peneral lines of Mr. Kosewater's argument, that no change in the present laws was either necessary or desirable. The committee goes to New York to-morrow morning. UNLESS THERE IS MOKE RAIN There Is Not Much Dancer in the Mississippi Valley. Washington, March 20. Secretary Proctor to-day transmitted to the House, in further response to the resolution of that body.felating to the floods in fheMississippi river, a copy of a report from Colonel C. B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers, President of the Mississippi River Commission, which says: In my opinion the Mississippi River Commis sion has as much money as can be wisely used in the protection of Government levees, works and plant, so lar as the same may bo practi cable, during the present flood, unless there should be further heavy rains. In that case $150,000 additional would"be needed. Thus far. thourh the river at several points is higher than ever before, but four serious breaks in leees are reported to me, and from them the danger to life is not great. But any additional rise would cause widespread disaster, and, even as it is, the danger of disaster is very great. Seven steamers and many barges could be sup plied to give aid to those in peril. TO TAX SPECULATION. Representative Bnttcrworth Spenks Id Favor of Ills Bill Concerning Op- tlons IIo Snys it s Demanded by tbo Legitimate Tradr. Washington, March 20. Representa tive Butterworth to-day appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture in sup port of the bill levying a tax upon dealers in options and traders in puts and calls. He cave an accurate description of their methods of doing business, and spoke of the necessity of leaving unimpaired, as far as possible, the operation of the laws of sup ply and demand, in order to secure a healthful condition of trade and commerce. He went on to explain the effects which operations in the grain pit at Chicago and other cities had upon tbe legitimate traffic in farm staples. He explained why it was that sellers had an advantage in the pit and why prices were beaten down as a result of the trade in what is known as wind wheat and other staples, these transactions having no existence except in name. He said that there was more wind wheat sold in the pit at Chicago each year than was produced in the whole world. Of course, the market value of an article is regulated by laws of supply and demand, and these transactions paralyzed legitimate trade. Mr. Butterworth proposed to the commit tee to so amend the bill as to leave un touched legitimate transactions, while those which are raerelv gambling speculation would be left subfect to the law. This, he said, would be a difficult matter, but he held that the injury which resulted from this un restricted gambling was so great as to jus tifythe passage of the law which might to a limited extent inconvenience legitimate transactions. Representatives Peters, of Kentucky, Henderson, of Iowa, and a number of mem bers of the House have signified their inten tion of addressing the committee in support of the measure, and Mr Butterworth stated that not only agricultural interests demand ed its passage, but that he had received scores of letters from merchants, millers and commercial traders in large cities commend ing his course. IN THE DISTANT FUTURE. No Legislation This Session on the Pacific Rnllroad Controversy. Washington, March 20. At a confer ence of the Republican members of tbe House Committee on Pacific Railroads it was decided that it is not expedient to pass any legislation at the present session for a settlement of the pending controversy be tween the Government and the Pacific Rail roads. This conclusion has been reached alter a free talk with the Speaker and Republican members of the House and a conference with Senators. No particular reasons have been assigned for such delay, but it is very evi dent that a majority of the House Commit tee could not be obtained for any one of the measures before that bod v. BOOMERS MUST WAIT. Tlio Cherokee Strip Will Not be Opened for Some Time Yet. Arkansas City, March 20. C. F. Da vis, sent out by the Interior Department to investigate the situation on the Cherokee Outlet, arrived here last night. He is in terviewing the cattlemen and others to-d3y. He said to a reporter: "I am here to find out the exact situation and to ascertain in what respect the orders of the President are disregarded, both as to the invaders of the strip and also as to the orders to the cattle men not to unload or drive in any more cat tle on the strip " Mr. Davis will to-morrow go to Guthrie to communicate with the War Department and learn what their orders are. Asked if he had any instructions in re gard to taking the names of "Sooners," he answered in the negative. He said that he had no distinct idea as to when the strip would be opened, but it would be at least from 30 to 60 days yet, under the mostfavor orable circumstances. SENATOR DAVIS INDORSED Br the Minnesota G. A. It. for Ills Dependent Pension BUI. Minneapolis. March 20. In the session of the State Encampment of Minnesota, u. A. K., to-day the pension question was discussed at length, and resolutions were adopted indorsing Senator Davis' dependent pension bill. The election of officers resulted as follows: Department Commander, James Conip ton, of Fergus Falls; Senior Vice Com mander, Charles Parker, of St. Paul; Junior Vice Commander, L. M. Lang, of Worth ington; Medical Director, P. D. Miles, of Glencoe; Chaplain, W.F.Stanley, of Austin. THINK IT IS A MURDER. Ills Parents Will Investigate the Death of Fred Prico at Denver. BosTON.March 20. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Price, of Cambridge, have learned that their son Fred, 19 years of age, who went West some time ago tor his health, died in Denver, March 11, under circumstances that cause them to believe he was murdered. He had been working in that city. The doctors found his back broken and skull fractured, and state that he told them he had been beaten by some fellow workmen. His father intends to have the body exhumed and the affair investigated. FEMALE PRIZE FIGHTERS. Two Factory Girls Battle With Bare Knuckles for n Lover. West Poet, Conn., March 20. Annie Loveric and Mamie McDermott, two young women employed in Lee's cotton factory, last evening fought a stand-up fight with bare knuckles in an old building. The fight was the outcome of a quarrel over the at tentions of a young man. There were no seconds, but John Daly was timekeeper and Elias Shaw was referee. A dozen others were present. Neither side had much advantage until Miss Loveric landed a stinging blow on Miss McDer mott's face, which settled the affair. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE. Stanley will leave Egypt April 7. The Czarowitch is to have a court of his own. Mutual pools in Pans are to be suppressed. Italy will erect a monument to Atazzini in Rome. Boston Italians will present the city a statue of Columbus in 1892. Four hundred and seventy foreigners landed In New York yesterday. Lisbon is easier since England disavows ocenpation of the Shire district. The new White Star liner Majestic is pre paring for her trial trip at Belfast. Congressman Pidcock's brother Fisher has failed for $50,000 at White House, N. J. Robert Richardson Gardner has re signed bis seat In the British Parliament. He represented Windsor and Is a Conservative. TO IMPEACH A MAYOR. Tho Chief Official of Si. T,onIs UUcly to Get Into Trouble The Veto of a Gas Bill Causes a Terr Bis Row. rSrXCIAL TELEGRAM TO THB DIBrATCff.l St. Louis, March 20. The rumors con cerning the impeachment of Mayor Noonan, which have been heard with more or less frequency ever since the passage of the elevated bill, seem to have crystallized, and it is now said that impeachment proceed ings are to be begun within a few days, and that the occasion for it is the veto of the 90 cent gas bill. The rumors do not disturb the Mayor at all, but he continues to at tend to his official duties with the same cool ness and unconcern that has marked all his official life. To what extent the opponents of the Mayor have gone is uncertain, but that they have been diligently working to secure his removal is sure, and they are still endeavoring to obtain the assurance of two thirds of the members of the Council that they will vote for the removal before begin ning proceedings. The gas bill is the provocation, and be hind it all are charges of boodle. It is said that before the 90 cent bill was passed over the Mayor's veto certain persons ap proached a representative of the gas com pany and said that it was generally under stood by the "bovs" that Mavor Noonan was $100,000 belter off than he was before the veto was written, and that while they did not object to that, they wanted a portion of it. The threat was made that if half of it was not distributed among them they would pass the bill over the Mavor's veto. They were met only with assurances that the Mayor had received nothing, and that his action was prompted only by his honest con cern for the city'swelfare. But that they believed this, there is room for doubt; at any rate they passed the bill over the veto in spite of in timations that if they did there would be a searching investigations into the records of some of the gentlemen who occupy public positions. Another charge is that the Mayor is interested in the Municipal Electric Lighting Company, which is a violation of the city charter. CITAIEUAN POTTER WILL RESIGN. lie Will No Longer be at the Head of tho Illinois Steel Company. rf FECIAL TELEOltAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Chicago, March 20. At the meeting of the directors of the Illinois Steel Company, in New York, during the latter part of this month, O. W. Potter will formally resign from the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee. His son, Mr. E. C. Potter, will at the same time resign irom the office of the Second Vice Presidency. Bothresignations will take effect on April 1. In order that the board might be prepared to fill the vacancies, Mr. Potter deemed it advisable to notify several of the principal stock holders in advance. Tbis information evi dently leaked out and increased as it spread, untilit spread in proportions large enough to create a sensation in commercial circles and materially depress the market price of tbe stock of the companv. The resignation of Mr. Potter from the active management of this company is only carrying out a course that was adopted when the present company was organized, and the necessity thereof confirmed by his medical adviser last summer. Mr. Potter has been the managing head of this institu tion from the infancy of the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company, covering a period of 33 years, during which he was unable to absent himself from his duties for any length of time. This constant and con tinuous strain upon his nerve forces has made it injudicious for him to continue in the active management of this gigantic concern any longer. The announcement that either of the retiring gentlemen has disposed of his stock in the company is unfounded. HERR MOST AT BUFFALO. Five Hundred People Listen to tho Words of the Acllntor. rSPECU.L TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Buffalo, March 20. Over 500 disciples of anarchy were in attendance at the lecture given in Harmony Hall by John Most, of New York, this evening. The dem onstration surprised many people who had heretofore thought that there was an irrepressible conflict between water and Anarchists. Most's remarks were of a gen eral character. He began by draw ing a comparison between yonng America and old Europe. He thought it was everyone's right to work for political, religious and social free dom, but the rule seemed to be, "make money, make money, make money, and if you are not smart enough to make money then you have no place in this land." Then he spoke against the Sunday law and the Government, and closed by urging laboring men to stand firm and demand their rights. He said that the executed Chicago Anarchists were murdered, and, in fact, made one of his characteristic speeches. JUSTICE FOR LYNCHERS. The Chargo of the Judge lo the Barnwell County Grand Jury. tSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Augusta, Ga., March 20. The Court of General Sessions of Barnwell county, S. C, convened to-day with Judge J. H. Hudson on tbe bench. His Honor's charge to the grand jury was full and forcible of the recent lynching of eight negro prisoners. He said: It is with great regret and pain that I must speak to you of the enormous, outrageous vio lation of law committed in this county since the last term of this court. Eight men, safely confined in jail to stand their trials, were taken from tho protection of the law bv a body of lawless men and shot to death. Such a cold blooded butchery is without precedent in tbe history of this country. If tho perpetrators of so foul a murder can be discovered, let it be done and the law be vindicated. No people can flourish who have organized mob law. Tho harm done by such acts is incalculably severe. The consequences cannot be calculated. When men go to jail and take prisoners away and put them to death they inflict a frightful blow'on their State and community. Such lawlessness should bo deprecated, should be checked; and 1 hope there is sufficient patriotism and love of law and order to check such crimes. NIHILISTS KILL A SPY. They Entice Him jlnio Tbeir Room, Beat Him Insensible and Rob Him. Toronto, March 20. Charles and Louis Schocherels yesterday decoyed Morris Gold stein into their premises and beat him into insensibility, after which they robbed him of $200. Goldstein has 35 wounds on his head, and his recovery is doubtful. The police say the prisoners are Nihilists, and believe there is something more than robbery behind the attack. They think that Goldstein may have been a Russian spy, and that the object of the attack was revenge. AN APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY Will Result ir the Mnultoba Anti-Catholic School Bill Is Vetoed. Winnipeg, Man., March 20. It is re ported that, acting under inspiration from Sir John Macdonald, Lieutenant Governor Schultz will refuse his assent to the bill just passed by the Legislature abolishing the French language and separate Catholic schools. If he does the Greenway Government will be forced to resign, hopeless confusion will ensue and an appeal will be made to the country, in which event the Government will doubtless be triumphantly returned. Tennis Champion Campbell. St. Augustine, Fla., March 20. Oli ver S. Campbell and Stuart G. Smith, to day, won the national tropical tennis championship, in the doubles, by defeating Henry Trevor and Rodman V. Beach in 3 sets ot 6. FLACK'S OWN STORY Of the Inside Secrets of His Notorious Divorce Case Now READ AS EVIDENCE AGAINST BIM. All of the Principal Charges Confessed to the Grand Jury. THE DEFENSE WILL BE HEARD TO-DAY, And the Celebrated Case Will Probably Eeach the Jnry by Saturday. In the prosecution against Sheriff Flack in New York yesterday his own statement before the grand jury was produced and en tered as evidence against him. The defense will open their case to-day, and the matter may be in the jury's bands to-morrow. repECtAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCII.1 New York, March 20. The defense in the Flack case will be opened to-morrow in the Oyer and Terminer court room. Sheriff Flack may not go on the witness stand, but for the first time his version of the case was made public to-day in the shape of the state ment he made before the grand jury. The testimony taken during the forenoon was chiefly a corroboration of that previously given. Alter recess parts of Sheriff Flack's state ment before the graud jury were read as evi dence against him. The statement contained these interesting points: The Sheriff be came acquainted with Sarah Cherry 15 years ago. She was in his employ a year or two, and he paid her regular wages. Four teen years ago she gave birth to a boy, whom he adopted. It was his intention to bring the boy up. The boy went to St. Paul's school and sang in the church choirs. His full name is Edward J. Raymond. He was born in the house of a Mrs. Pritchard, in New York. Mr. Flack said he was not in troduced as Mr. Eaymond. He visited Mrs. Raymond at various places where she boarded, and he took some meals there. The people might have thought them hus band and wife, and he never disabused their minds. He paid the boy's expenses in school. A VOLUNTARY STATEMENT. He was asked: "Is the grand juy to un derstand that this statement is entirely vol untary?" He replied, "Yes." "And if they ask you, you will state the entire truth?" . "Yes." He testified that Mrs. Raymond had saved some money at a time when her family were keeping boarders, but he did not know of her having any other source of independent income. He had sent money to her since she left New York. He had sent money to her several times, but did not know where she was now. Getting down to the subject of divorce, he testified that the matter had been in his mind for 10 or 12 years. When asked why he had waited so long before he had put his plan into execution he replied that he was tender hearted and did not want to caue his wile any unnecessary suffering. She was usually in such bad condition that he could not talk to her. He did finally tell her one morning when she seemed capable of understanding him, but she became so much excited that he deferred the more im portant part until a later day. THE FAMILY SKELETON. "I have been trying," he said, "to keep this skeleton from the world since her mother died." In the first part of April he was surprised one morning to find from sev eral questions that she addressed to him that she was in an unusually sensible and qniet condition. She evidently, he said, understood all that he said to her. He told her that it would be better if they were divorced. She asked him how that could be done. He said that the laws in New York were very strict in regard to divorces, and there was only one way in which the object could be accomplished in this State. He told her that he had an attorney that he had known 15 years ago who would at tend to the matter for him. He would take everything on his own shoulders and keep it from being known. Mrs. Flack did not want to be called to any lawyer's office, and wanted to know what questions would be put to her and what she would have to say. She was afraid she might be in a dif ferent mood when the time came. She finally consented upon his promise that she would be spared all annoyance. ONE LAWYER FOR BOTH. Mrs. Flack did not have a separate lawyer other thau Monell. Monell had been his lawyer before. He employed Monell for her. She told him she did not want any stranger and did not want anything known. Monell prepared the papers and he told him that theaction was foi absolute divorce on the ground of adultery. He gave the name of the co-respondent as Reynolds, for the reason that be did not want to have certain persons with whom she was acquainted know the facts. Flack was asked: "When Ambrose Monell appeared for Mrs. Flack, was he yet your attorney?" He replied: "Yes, he was my attorney." He intrusted the whole matter to Monell, and was assured that Judge Bookstaver would appoint a friendly referee. He gave the name of Reynolds to Monell to insert it in tbe papers. Mrs. Raymond and he dis cussed the divorce matter and the cart she was to take in the proceedings. He knew he could do the right thine by Mrs. Ray mond and the boy without getting a divorce, but he wanted to get a divorce so as to get rid of the woman with whom he could live no longer. HIS PLANS ALL FORMED. He knew that if a man was divorced in this State for his own offense he could not get married again, he said, but he could go to Jersey City and get married. He consid ered the divorce all right, and his conscience never troubled him. Mr. Flack narrated the history of his domestic troubles. Alter Mrs. Flack's mother died she was an invalid at intervals for about two years. She had severe fits of nervous prostration and was under treatment irom the family physician about all tbe time. One day the latter said there was no use of his coming any longer, as he could not cure her and it was only throwing away money. The doctor said the only thing in her case was to put her in an asylum. He told the doctor he could never do that. The case may go to the jury on Saturday. PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT. Trade Unions Getting: Ready for the Inau guration of the Eisbl-Honr Movement. Chicago. March 20. The Rights of Labor, in its next issue, will publish a resume of the situation throughout the coun try in the proposed movement for eight hours as a days work. It will say: At present there is much activity in the field of organization among the trade unions through out the country. Tho work is being done quietly, but none the less surely are tho great and little trado unions placing themselves In position to meet the draft that will be made upon their treasury on May 1 when the eight hour day for tho building trades will be Inau gurated. There is no indication that the in dustrial centers of the country will pass through such an exciting period as that produced by tho labor convulsions four years ago. Employ ers and employes have both been taught a les son by the ovents, tragic and otherwise of 18S&. Shot His Young Wife. New York, March 20. John Spence, 20 years of age, shot his 18-year-old wife to night, and she is lying in the hospital not expected to live. I Steamship Arrivals. Steamer. Arrived at From Island New York Stettin Drvonla New York Glasgow Lalin Southampton New York Celtic tjueenstown New York Sighted at London Wisconsin and O recce from New York; Nederland from Philadelphia. ) A SOCIAL SENSATION Caused by the Commencing of a Criminal Libel Salt In Cincinnati A Vice President of tbe Standard Oil Company the Complainant. Cincinnati, March 20. A sensation was created in social circles to-day by the arrest of Howard Saxbv. editor of the Porcupine, on the charge of a rriminal libel preferred by James McDonald, the mil lionaire and Vice President of the Standard Oil Company. Less than a year ago James McDonald was quietly married in New York City to Mrs. Carrie Briggs. Mr. McDonald is the brother of Mr. Alex Mc Donald, of Clifton, and is associated with his brother in the management of the Stand ard United Tank Line Company. Mrs. Briggs, the daughter of Mrs. John Rule, is from one of the oldest and well-known lamilies of this city, and was temporarily residing in New York at the time of the marriage. The marriage of such a confirmed bachelor and popular gen tleman as Mr. McDonald naturally created much surprise, especially as his engagement to Mrs. Briggs had not been announced. Then. too. Mrs. Grundy had unauthorita tive announced, as she usually does, that Mr. McDonald was to have married another lady. This report, of course, caused the gossips to prick up their ears and discuss what they thought wa3 a choice and dainty morsel as a shadow of a breach of promise suit looming up in the distance. Meantime if Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, happy in the utter unconsciousness of the unwarranted talk their marriage has called forth, sailed away to Cuba and thence to Spain, where, alter spending a delightful honeymoon of six months or more, they re turned to this city. It was not long before they were comfort ably at home in the old Kellogg residence in Avondale, and, surrounded by pleasant friends and all the luxuries of life that money cbuld purchase, tbey settled down to the enjoyment of life. It was then that an anonymous letter writer began his sneating and contemptible work. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald had hardly moved into their new home when a lady in the neigh borhood whose social standing is un questionable read a scurrilous epis tle attacking the characters of Mr. McDonald and his charming wife. The letter contained no definite accusation, but it was evidently the intention of the writer by vague insinuation to poison the mind of the lady to whom it was directed against her new neighbors. She turned the letter over to her husband, who in turn showed it to Mr. McDonald. Many more similar letters were received, and finally the same insinuations appeared in print. This caused the libel suit of to-day: FLED WITH HIS TYPEWRITER. A Buffalo Insurance Official Loaves Town With llio Sheriff in Pursuit. Buffalo, March 20. A sensation was caused in this city to-day when it was cur rently reported that J. W. "Woodruff, ex President of the Life and Reserve Insurance Company, had hurriedly left town, leaving anxious creditors behind. For nearly eight years Woodruff had been associated with the Life and Reserve Company, but the fact of his running heavily in debt became known in the office and created unpleasant comment. An investigation was recently ordered. It was found that Woodruff had purchased a lot of laud and had contracted to build 14 houses thereon, the money for which was taken from the funds of the com pany. The Board of Directors thereupon deposed Woodruff from office. Woodruff had a pretty blonde typewriter, with whom he fell violently in love, and it is believed that the couple have fled to gether. The Sheriff has started in pursuit of Woodruff. The officials of the Life and Reserve Company say they haven't lost any thing, having taken care to protect them- " selves. CUT TO THE QUICK. A Colored Man Does Samo Carving, and Is SHU at I.nrcc. A fight took place last night in Clark's court, off Seventh avenue, between Cal Gray and Joseph Brown, both colored, in which the former got stabbed in the stomach. The wounded man was removed to the Homeo pathic Hospital, where his injuries were pronounced not necessarily dangerous. Mrs. Martha Gunning, the sisterof Brown, and lessee of the house where the trouble occurred, said last night that she had ordered both men to leave the houe, as they had been quarreling. Brown made his escape in the confusion which followed the stab bing, and up to midnight had not been cap tured. BLUFFTON'S BIG BID. It Gives 8500,000 to Secure the 01. E. University of tbe Southland. Tecdmseh, Ala., March 20. Bluffton, Ala., makes the gift of 5500,000 to the Methodist Episcopal Church for the loca tion of the educational institution known as the University of the Southland. Rev. C. L. Mann, D.D., who has it in charge, savs that $1,500,000 will be expended on the main building, which will be 300 feet by 300 feet and seven stories in height, with an inner court 200 feet square. The material to be used is white marble, eranite and sandstone. Ground will be broken on April 15, and work on the build ing pushed rapidly. FROM NEW YORK TO OTTAWA. Vanderbllt nnd Finder Will Build a Rail road Into Canada. Monreal, March 20. W. K. Vander bilt, J. H. Flagler and Dr. C. J. Gounoe, of New York, have been in Montreal in con nection with a project for a railroad from New York to Ottawa via Poughkeepsie bridge. The line, it is stated, will form a direct route connecting Ottawa with the Canadian Pacific, and will be 40 miles shorter than any other route. From Schenectady it will run along the base of the Helderbergs and and Catskills to Highland, thence it will cross Pouehkeepsie bridge and run directly to New York City, where it is said fine ter minal facilities have been secured. HE DEPRECATES STRIKES. President O'Neill, of tbo Packing House Employes, Asks lor Arbitration. Chicago, March 20. President O'Neill, of the Packing House Employes' Union, sent a communication to-day to the proprie tors of the packing houses in Chicago asking the appointment of a conference committee of the employers to meet a similar committee of employes. The purpose of the meeting is stated to be the consideration of methods for arbitrating the demands of the men for an eight-hour day and other desired concessions. Presi dent O'Neill says he deprecates strikes and asks the packing house owners to meet the workingmen halfway. WANT THE FACE YALUE. Dispute Over the Redemption of Cnmeron Iron nnd Steel Company's Bonds. New York, March 20. The stockholders of the Cameron Iron and Coal Companv de cided to-day to bring the matter of their hypothecated bonds into court. Some time ago several bonds of the com pany were hypothecated in order to obtain a loan, and those who hold them are now suing to enforce the payment of the face value of these bonds, which they bought for 25 per cent reduction. Increasing; the Actors' Fnnd. Philadelphia, March 20. The benefit for the Actors' Fund of America, at the Chestnut Street Opera House this afternoon, added $2,481 25 to the fund. The receipts were $2,605 25 and the expenses only $24. PAROLING PRISONERS. The Ticket-oF-Leave Plan About be Tested in Sew Jersev. to THOSE GUILTY OP SMALL OFFENSES Are to be Given Freedom as Long as They Behave Properly. NO 1I0.EI TO BUILD MORE PRISONS And a Crowded Penitentiary Slake This Experiment Necessary. New Jersey has more convicts than can conveniently be housed in her penitentiary. She is unable to enlarge the prison, because she has no money. Therefore, she proposes to release some of the offenders on promise of good behavior. Trenton, N. J., March 20. The New Jersey State Treasury being empty, and the Legislature unable to raise the 5100,000 needed to provide additional accommoda tions for the rapidly increasing criminal classes of the State, the ticket-of-leave plan is about to be adopted in order to empty the prison of old offenders to make room for new ones. A bill of this character has been passed by both Senate and Honse, and now awaits the Governor's signature before be coming a law. The system is a new one in this part of the country, and the experiment will be watched with interest by persons concerned with prison reform, although it has worked satisfactorily in Ohio and Illi nois, where it is now in force. Some measure of relief is absolutely needed for the State prison at Trenton. The institution has cell accommodations for TOG prisoners, and now hasl,008 confined within its stone walls. This necessitates doubling upover 300 prisoners, and, as the law re quires that convicts shall be kept in soli tary confinement in the workshop, the prison authorities are obliged to set the law at defiance. TnE penitentiary ckcwded. In the old wing, where the cells were made large enough to accommodate three persons, four are now obliged to sleep. But thiscan hardly be called overcrowding, when it is compared with the condition of affairs in tbe east wing. There the cells are 9 feet long, C feet wide and 7 feet high, barely affording room for the healthful ac commodation of one adult. But yesterday two persons were locked up In each ot 83 of these boxes. The cots are ranged one above the other, and when one man paces the cell floor for exercise the other must lie in bed. The prison authorities do all in their power to mitigate the condition of these miserable creatures. Nearly all of them are out of the cells in the daytime employed in the workshops, and only feel the effects of the overcrowding during the night. But those who are not so fortunate as to be en gaged in the workshops, and are obliged to spend day and night in the cramped quar ters, experience the bad effects of this over crowding in all its force. Governor Abbett, in his inaugural ad dress, in speaking on the subject said: "If the people of the State knew, as do those in charge of the prison, the result of this crowding of prisoners and the placing of more than one prisoner in a cell, there woubI be an imperative demand for legislation that would carry into effect the law requir ing separate confinement of prisoners. A novel remedy. "If the Legislature will investigate this subject a condition of things will be found to exist which should not be tolerated one moment beyond the time necessary to remedy the evil. Intermediate State prisons must be built or provision made for the county institutions to care for certain classes of criminals, or there must be an extension of tbe State prison so as to afford additional room." These suggestions of the Governor are re enforced by tbe statements of the State Prison Inspectors, who declare in their last report, after reciting the deplorable over crowding of the prison, the population of the institution being increased 116 in a year, that "the moral condition of the pris oners demands that expedient efforts be made for the care and safety of the unfor tunates who are compelled to undergo im prisonment." But the Legislature has gone to work in a novel way to remedy the evil. Instead of adopting the suggestions of Governor Ab bett and making the prison accomodations sufficient for the criminals of the State, it has determined to make the number of crim inals fit the accommodations of the prison. conditional freedom. This is a much cheaper plan, but it re mains to be seen whether it will be to the best interests of the people. Under the provisions of the ticket-of-leave or parole system, as it is known among prison author ities, iue iiuuiuer ui l-uuviuls in me xrenion prison can speedily be reduced 200 or 300 by turning the prisoners loose on their promise of good behavior. The success of the parole system will largely depend on the care with which it is administered. Assemblyman Morris, of Union county, is the author of the bill now before the Governor, and as the power to grant a parole can only be exercised by the Court of Pardons, which could1 grant unconditional freedom to the convicts, if it saw fit, the friends of the system expect to see parole wisely adminis tered. The Court consists of the Governor, the Chancellor and the three lav Judges ot the Court of Errors and Appeals, and it is given authority by the bill togranta written license to any convict to he at large in the State of New Jersey or in such part of it as may be allowed by the license during the re mainder of his term of imprisonment. The Court may demand bonds for the faithful observance of the terms of the li cense, and may impose such conditions in the license as it may think proper. TERMS OF THE PAROLE. It will be stipulated in all cases, however, that the license shall be forfeited if the holder shall be convicted of any offense; if he shall fail to report at tne times and places required by the rulesjif he shall change his place of residence without giving written notice thereof, or go outside the prescribed bounds, or if he shall fail to produce his license when required. It is also provided that paroled prisoners shall not habitually associate witn persons of ill-repute, tramps or thieves, and shall not lead an idle life without visible means of support. In all cases where the parole shall be violated any member of the Court of Pardons can forthwith order the recommit ment of the prisoner to serve out the portion of his sentence remaining unserved at the time the parole was granted and three months additional. A bill similar to this proposed law was passed by the Legislature of 1889, but was declared unconstitutional because the power of granting parole was civen to the Prison Inspectors and principal keeper. The Attorney General held that this authority could only be exercised by the Court of Pardons. GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED. "I expect good results to follow from the adoption of the parole system," Principal Keeper Patterson declared yesterday, in speaking of theproposed law. 'Tb.ere'need be no fear that it will open the prison door3 for murderers, burglars, embezzlers and other ofienders who richly merit imprison ment. If the Court of Pardons desired to turn such people loose on the community it could do so now, without the aid of this bill. There is no limitation to the grade of crime or the proportion of term served be fore the parole can be granted. A prisoner convicted of manslaughter may be paroled in the first year ot bis imprisonment if the court sees fit, but there can be no fear of the power being abused so long as it is vested in such a conservative body as the Court of Pardons. I drafted a bill which exempted certain grades of crime irom the privileges of the parole, and it was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Wurti, bot of course it will not now be passed. "The Court of Pardons will largely look to the Prison Inspectors and officials for the information on which to grant the parole. The intention is to grant the privilege to yonng convicts and first oBenders whose be havior indicates that they are deserving ot clemency. SAID TO 'WORK PTELL ELSEWHERE. "Among our 1;008 convicts 144 are under 20 years ot age, 268 more are between 20 and 25 years, while 825 are serving their first sentence. Upon many yonng men who per haps committed an assault when under the influence of liquor, two months of prison life will have as wholesome a restraint as six mouths, and to expose them longer to associations with hardened criminals would be an injury. While the Court of Pardons would hesitate about giving ab solute freedom to such persons, it would be willing to try the experiment of freedom during good behavior, with the power to send the offender back to prison if he broke his pledge, and give him an additional pun ishment. Tbe system works well in the States where it lias been tried, and Michi gan is about to join New Jersey in adopting the parole." Senator Pfeiffer introduced a bill to ap propriate 5100,000 for building a new wing to the State Prison, but it will not be acted upon. The State treasury is nearly empty, and the necessity for the extension will not exist after 200 or 300 prisoners shall have been released on parole. IF HIS LIFE IS SPABED, And In Ills Own Time, Bishop Ejher Will Refute the Accusations Against Him Tho Verdict to Be Ren dered To-Day. Beadinc, March 20. This morning's trial of Bishop Esher, of Chicago, for nn chistian conduct was mostly taken up with a reading of the extensive correspondence between tbe Committee on Investigation and the Bishop, in which they invite him to come to Beading. He curtly refused, saying: "Of the seriousness of the charges I will speak in my own time. If God spares my life that time will come." He sent back the copy of the charges and re fused to submit to a second examination. This afternoon a big batch of documentary evidence was introduced in support of the allegations against the Bishop, and his writings and public speeches were ex tensively quoted and numerous letters read to sustain the charges. Testimony was also introduced to show that he always enter tained ill feeling toward Bishop Dubs. This evening Bev. W. F. Heil, of Leb anon, addressed the Examining Committee for over two hours, as attorney for the prose cution, after which an adjournment was taken until to-morrow morning, when the verdict will be made up. LUCKY MORGAN MURDERED. A Itich Old Bachelor Killed by His Own Fireside. Everton, Mo., March 20: The murder of "Lucky" Morgan, at Dodeville, a small town near here, has just been discovered. Morgan had been missed by his friends for a day or two, and a search discovered his body at the bottom of his well. The circumstances surrounding the crime show that he was sitting before the fire when bis murderer struck him from behind, knocking him into the fire. His face wa3 burned to a crisp. His throat had been cut from ear to ear. He was a rich old bach elor, and the murder was donbtiess commit ted for the money which he was known to carry with him in large amounts. TROOPS IN THE STRIP. Tho Boomers Bid Not Walt for Them, But Got Our. Guthrie. T. T., March 20. The troops arrived at Bogey Creek, on the strip, at about 6 o'clock, and immediately went into camp. They proceeded about 12 miles north of the line to-day but encountered, no actual settlers. Several "Prane schooners" were met going south, but tbeir occupants all said they were bound for Oklahoma. The troops will make Pond Creek to morrow, and from there scouts will be sent to ascertain where boomers may be located. Cattlemen from the north say that all the boomers, without exception, have left the eastern end of the strip. CLOSING TnE UREAK. Worklnz Hard to Repair the Break In the Mississippi Levees. Greenville, Miss., March 20. The Offuts break has widened to 400 feet. One end of the break of the levee has been se cured and the other nearly so and the caving stopped. Three piledrivers will be ready for use to-morrow and material gotten ready for use. Some little difficulty is being experienced in caching the broken levee, as it is off from the river. The Government steamers, with their men and equipments, have gone to the scene of the disaster to be of assistance in the work, and a combined effort will be made to close this break in short order. GLASS MEN KICK. Resolutions Pnsspd Condemning the Tariff Bill Now Pending. ClllCAGOjMarch 20. Seventy representa tives of firms in the wholesale crockery and glassware trade of the West and Northwest effected the organization of a national asso ciation at a meeting here to-day, and unani mously adopted resolutions regarding the tariff bill pending in Congress. The resolutions oppose the bill, particu larly the section imposing duty on the cov erings of packages, etc. It, however, the bill is the association urges that the rates on china and earthenware iu vogue prior to 1885 be also reinstated. THREE BODIES RECOVERED. Tbo Fire In the Germanla Mine Finally Subdued. Ironwood, Mich., March 20. The bodies of the remaining three miners, Waller, Sullivan and Banks, were recovered from the Germania mine to-day. They were found together be hind a large tool chest at the bottom of shaft No. 2. The fire has been extinguished. The loss is about $10,000. KNOCKING OUT LOTTERIES. Kentucky's Legislature Will Try to Cancel Tbeir Charters. Louisville, March 20. Bills repealing the Frankfort, Henry County and Grand Lodge lotteries passed the Kentucky House of .representatives to-day. The anti-lottery men form a strong major ity in the Legislature, and will use every effort to suppress the lottery. Harrison Hunts Dock. Baltimore, March 20. President Har rison, accompanied by General William J. Sewcll, ex-Senator from New Jersey; Messrs. Benjamin A. Knight, E. C. Knight, Sr., E. C. Knight, Jr., K. Dale Benson. Edward S. Clarke and Alford Fells, of Philadelphia, went duck hunting to-day. He shot one red-head. A Printer Jumps to Death. St. PAUL,March 20. Peter Pierson, a printer, who recently came here from Chi cago and secured work, to-night jumped off the Bobert street bridge, killing himself in stantly. He had been sick for some days and became despondent. THE IDEA MONSTROUS The Plan to Make liberty Island tho Immigrants' Landin? Place " DOES K0T SUIT BARTHOLDI A BIT. It Would Diafisnre the Spot Which Should he Surrounded ONLf BY THE IDEALLY BEAUTIFUL. He Proposes a Grand Fark for Sjmbolisal and National Statnary. M. Bartholdi, who designed the Statue of Liberty for Bedloe's Island, does not like the idea of landing immigrants at the feet of that tall monument. His reasons for objecting are set forth at length. Paris, March 20. M. Bartholdi, tbe designer of the Statue tof Liberty, was visited by a correspondent o! the New York World, who told him of the order relating to the use to which it is proposed to put Liberty Island. "The plan," he said, "is a monstrous one. I always hoped that Americans would see the splendid use that is to be made of that island as I see it, namely, to turn it into a Pantheon for New York City, and by that reason for the whole United" States. That is what it is clearly destined to be a shrine of the histories and glories of the United States, serving the same purpose as West minster Abbey for England, the Pantheon for France, the Acropilia for Athens, the Pincio and tbe Capitol for Koine. It should be a kind of ideal resort where should be kept alive the memories of all that is glori ous in the history and geography of the United States. THE DESIGNER'S IDEA. Thus around the base of the Statue of Liberty there should be grouped em blematic statues of the United States of America. In different parts of the island, laid out like a Greek grove, the statues of all the heroes of America should be placed. There should be statues of all the great men who have made America what she is, so that people going there would find them selves transported into a kind of American Walhalla. "No more beautiful setting for such a park as I have in my mind's eye could be found than in the harbor of New York, which springs out against the background of the island, with all its bustle and traffic of modern life. Amid its solemn, reverent silence would be this ideal home of the great glories of America. "The people of Americado not sufficiently take into consideration what a great part an ideal plays in the happiness of a nation. In Liberty "island, by its situation, ihe Americans have a spot unique in the world for the home of a temple to the glorification of their wonderful nationality and the ideal ization of the strong poetry of their race. AN UNPARALLELED 'WORK. "For the American race has a poetry of its own, which few, the Americans least of all, see poetry in the cohesion into one mighty mass of elements so widely diverse, poetry in the work they have achieved in the creation of a nation a work unpar alleled in the history of the world. "All other nations have grown up in the places of their birth, whereas tbe Ameri can people has formed itself into a nation on foreign soil. I say that Liberty Island is obviously destined to be made into a pleasure ground for the soul of the Ameri can people, a place of pilgrimage for citi zens of the whole nation, a national museum of the glories and memories of the United States. There are no museums iu America such as we have in Europe in dif ferent towns. Certainly there are buildings in which, at the cost of limitless dollars, art treasures have been brouzht together, but not one of these has its distinctive or na tional character. "Such a character would be possessed in an eminent degree by Liberty Island if it were transformed into what I had always hoped to see it transformed. It should be preserved as a precious jewel and be the park, promenade and pilgrimage of the Na tion. Thus transformed it would be to the people approaching America for whatever may be said or done of New York City will always remain the portal for us the expla nation of the glories of the land tbey are visiting and the presentment of its glorious history. DOWNRIGHT DESECRATION. "Every chapter in its magnificent history of the War of Independence would have its memorials here, set in the midst of the movement of the great modern city. All this will tell you how bitterly I shall be disappointed if the monstrous plan of trans forming Liberty Island into a landing place for immigrants is carried out. "But what can be the meaning of this? What idea can have inspired the originators of this absurd scheme? Is it by way of placing under the protection of the personi fication of American liberty the victims of European tyrannies on their first arrival on the shores of the New World? Is it hoped that the torch of the statue will purify them of their Old World evils? I am lost in conjectures as to what the reason of this plan can be. I do not see the slightest necessity for such a step in tbe first place. Could not Governor's Island be preferably chosen for an immigrant landing station. Or if not Governor's Island, there are scores of snots close by which could be used for the purpose. "I consider that to turn Liberty Island to such use is a downright desecration, and tbe throwing away of one of the best chances America has for her own glorification by means of this ideal National park." CAN'T STAND THE NEW TARIFF. Canadians Must Havo Continental Trade or be Rained. Toronto. March 20. The Globe (Lib eral), commenting on the proposed changes in the American tariff, says: The efTect of imposing these taxes will either be to wipe out Canada's whole export trade to tbe States, on "animals and tbeir produce" and '"agricultural produce." or to force our fanners to accept prices from 15 to 20 per cent less than they now obtain for some S20,UOO,000 worth of what they have to sell. Not only so, but the surplus which wo nowsell to the States, will, if thrown on the home market, reduce the prices of all products that farmers sell. Their annnal I033 will thus mount np to many millions, and tbe valne of their lands and plants, a value which decreased 53,000,000 last year and fully $100,000,000 during the last de cade, will be enormonsly diminished. Every merchant, every bank, every loan company, every holder of mortgages, every mechanic most suffer with the farmers, and all alike should join in agitation to avert tbe disaster by forcing the Government to seek continental free trade. T0UNG IVES' SPECIAL CAR Goes to New York to Bring Back to CIn. clnnatl the Wrecked Napoleon. A special car of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road occupied a side track at the Union depot last evening. The coach is now claimed by "Vice President Wade, a son of the late Chief Justice.but the car last night was bound on a strange mis sion. It was en route to New York to meet young Ives, who has been released from prison under bail, and take him to Cin nati, where a compromise will be attempted. Military to Protect a Murderer. B.ICHSI0ND, Va.. March 20. Fearing that an attempt will be made to lynch tb.9 negro Henry Musco, in jail at Charlotts ville, convicted of the murder of a police man, and sentenced to be hanged, a military company is now guarding the prison. m 1 1 Free M
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