EEED WANTS TO EUSR All the Party Legislation Through Congress and Adjonrn. SENATOES OPPOSB THE SCHEME. They Believe the 't House TTill be Democratic, and Are Eager" TO MAKE HAT WHILE TI1E SUN SEISES. Efptcmbtr Will rrrtably Find Ihe Statesmen Still in Their Seats. Speaker Keed thinks that all legislation should be rushed, and that Congress should adjonrn about June 1. Many Republican Senators, however, believe that the session should be prolonged, and that the party should make every possible use of the pres ent majority in both branches. Senator Hoar names September 1 as a probable date for stopping the wheels. rsr2CI.il. TELEGRAM TO TITS SISFATCH.1 "Washington, April 18. Senator Hoar has expressed the opinion that Congress will be in session until about the 1st of Septem ber. Speaker Jieed sees no reason why an adjournment cannot be had by the 1st of June. These two opinions represent fairly the difference between the views of the Sen ators and the members of the House. As soon as Speaker Beed had secured the adoption of the new House rules he started in to use them for all they were worth in an attempt to rush through legislation at a break-neck pace. Being able to count a quorum whenever he sees fit, the Speaker, with the aid of the few Republicans who control matters in the House, is able to break down all opposition and enact legis lation at will. HIS IDEA. OF POPULARITY. Mr. Eeed is of the opinion that the most popular thing this Congress can do is to put through the several measures that have the indorsement of the party and the peo ple, adjourn as sosn as possible and go home. An understanding has been arrived at between the leaders of the House on this programme, and an attempt is being made to carry it out. A different feeling prevails in the Senate, 'however, and that body will present serious opposition to the programme of the House. A group of Senators were discussing the situation to-day, and one of them spoke of the evident desire of Speaker Keed and his colleagues to force an early adjournment. This Senator, who is one of the few Repub lican leaders of the body, said that be did not ngree with Mr. Keed, but thought that the Republicans bad better stay here and enact legislation so long as tbey had things all their own way. The Senator then went on to ex press the opinion that the next House of Rep resentatives would surely he Democratic and that the best thing for the Republicans to do is to remain here and make hay while the euu shines. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY. There are a great many important schemes of legislation to which the party has repeat edly given its endorsement, and which would sever be enacted into laws if the Democrats would get a majority in both houses. The Senators for the most part agree with him, and within the past lew days in formal conferences have been held at which the question of final adjournment has been discussed. The prevailing opinion of the Republican Senators is that they should make haste slow ly and enact into laws all the proposed measures to which they bave given their allegiance in order to have a platform ot their own making on which to go before the country in the coming elec tions. The knowledge that this informal de cision bad been arrived at among the Sen ators probably has much to do with Sen ators' prediction that the do days will have come and gone before the first session of the Fifty-first Congress is adjourned. THE SILVER DISPUTE. No SI em of nn Agreement Yet Between the Warring Tactions ecrctnry Wln- dom and the Western Men Are Eqnnlly Obstlnntc. "Washington, April 18. The Senate Republican Silver Committee held a meet ing this morning, at which Secretary "Windom was present and expressed his views. He said the reason for his advocat ing the redemption in bullion of the certifi cates issued lor the purchase of bullion was that it would make the certificates more valuable. To require their redemp tion in silver dollars would be, in bis opinion, to discredit them, while to require their redemption in gold com might seriously embarrass the Govern ment He insisted that there are only two ways in which the credit of the Government can be protected in the issue of the large number of Treasury notes contemplated. One is by the bullion redemption plan proposed in his bill, and the other is by authorizing the sale ot bonds to provide a gold reserve when it becomes necessary to redeem them. The latter policy he believed to be wholly unnecessary and unjustifiable, and hence there is no other means of protection than the bullion redemption proposition. He said lie deemed this feature absolutely essential in protecting the credit of the country, and that he would feel it his duty to oppose anv measure that gave the holder of the certifi cate the option on the currency in which it snouia tie redeemed. Alter the Secretary had given his views upon the bill and the basis lor them, a dis cussion rather desultory in its nature took place upon the subject of the sufficicnev of the circulation. Secretary Windom had stated to the committee that the total circu lation was 1,426,000,000 an average of 521 70 per capita on a basis ot 05,000.000 population. Actually, however, this sum was subject to distribution bv the several amounts that are tied up in various ways as reserves, held for redemption of notes etc so that the per capita amount of circula tion was considerably less than S21 70. The Secretary agreed with the Senators, i;s he had with the Representatives, that an ad dition to the circulation was necessarv, but in the conference to-day no definite sum was named by any one. Some of the committee were in favor of conceding the point insisted on by the Sec retary that of making the certificate re deemable in bullion, but to this the silver men say they will not agree under any cir cumstances They say that they will not consent to give the transaction the nature of a mere barter in merchandise. There is also a difference of opinion among the commit teemen upon the proposition to make the purchase certificates legal tender. The silver men, who advocate this, say that, based upon actual purchases of bullion, as they will be, the certificates would have a greater value behind them than do the 345,000,000 greenbacks, for the redemption of which but 100,000.000 in gold U provided. IHE FIGHT FOK THE FAIR. Hard Work to Induce lbs Senate to Con sider tbe Subject at All. Washington, April 18. To-day, on motion of Mr. Plumb, the Senate voted to take up for consideration the Senate bill to lor'eit certain lands. Mr. Dolph moved to proceed to executive business. Mr.jHawley I have given notice two or three times that I would call up the bill concerning the International Exposition. 1 am bound to press it, because it is simply justice to tbe people of Chicago, who are waiting anxiously to begin work, and not only justice to them, but to the manufact urers and others who may contemplate exhibiting there foreigners as well as Americans. I am instructed by the com mittee, and am under constant" pressure to call it up. I have npplied privately to the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Plumb), and I do so now to allow his bill to lie over until the Senate can consider this exhibition bill. Alter a short debate Mr. Dolpb's motion prevailed and the Senate went ir to executive session. Later, however, on motion of Mr. Hawley, the Senate took up and agrccd to consider immediately after the morning business, on Monday next, the House bill to provide for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, by holding an inter national exhibition of arts, industries, man ufactures and the product of the soil, mine and sea, in the city of Chicago. PLEADED FOR HER SON. A n untune Society Onlclnl Finds n Strnnge Family Affair In Allecbeny. Agent Berryman, of the Humane Society, yesterday investigated a complaint against a young man named John Davis, of Nun nery Hill, Allegheny, who was accused of breaking three of his mother's ribs on Thursday. Mr. Berryman was somewhat surprised, on reaching the place, to find that Mrs. Davis is a white woman with a colored son, about 30 years ot age, who did the beating. Mrs. Davis, who is now 63 years of age, said that in 1810 she was the wi:e of Frank Hopkins, a prosperous riverman, who was drowned, leaving her with a little boy, John, now a farmer out the Perrysville road. She sent the child up the Mononga hela river and set about to earn a living. She did not succeed as well as desired, and says that after ten years of heart-sickening struggle she married Thomas Davis, a colored man, with whom she still lives. The one child of this marriage is John, the son wbo attacked his mother on Thurs day. The old woman said that her son was a iittle intoxicated, but that he only pushed her against a bed. She begged the humaje agent not to prosecute him, as he is a good boy and the onlv support of herself and her husband, now 74 years ot age and unable to work. Her request will be complied with. FAIR, FLEETING AND FICKLE. The DIImIbc Jennie Penman In Lore With More Tbnn One. Apropos of the Penman-Gray elopement, an interview was yesterday obtained with Mrs. Elsie Normicutt, a cousin and con fidante of the vanished Jennie Penman. Mrs. Normicutt has also been the heroine of an elopement. In 1887 she fled with John Normicutt to East Liverpool, O., and was married. Since then she has been living on Pius street. Jennie Penman and young Gray often met at her house, and she encouraged them to elope. She says that Jennie was fond of young Gray, but olten deplored that he was only 18 years old. Mrs. Kormicutt thiuks that Jeunie was somewhat fickle in her love affairs. She was rather fond of a certain railway employe at the Union depot, who formerly lived on the Southside, and, ac cording to Mrs. Kormicutt, it is not im probable that she mar have eloped with this man instead of with Gray. Upon inquiry at the residence of the Penmans last evening, it was found that the young lady had not written home or communicated with her friends. Miss Ackerman, the prettv friend of Jennie's, who has been quoted in the rase, said last night to a Dispatch reporter: "I have heard nothing lrom Jennie. My sister pre tended that she bad received a letter, but ihe was only guying a couple of reporters." TROTTING OUT A THIRD MAN. Ex-District Attorney Porter Mentioned for Congress by Ills Friends. The Congressional situation in the Alle gheny district is getting decidedly interest ing. Mr. Shims friends are hard at work for him, and the duet has been suddenly changed into a trio by the appearance of W. D. Porter, Esq., upon the stage of action. Mr. Porter js not only tx-Dfs'tfict Attorney with all the glamor pertaining thereto, but he is at present Chairman of theBerrablican County Committee a very useful ap pendage, both personally and politically. Mr. Porter's friends are so very assiduous in their efforts to create a boom that it is assumed that "Dave" will duly shunt his dicer into the political ring. He is known to have entertained a Congressional aspira tion for some time, and the chance of their being an open fight lor delegates is thought to operate to the benefit of any third gentle man who h on political hustling bent. An authoritative announcement of bis candidacy is expected at any time, and Northsid'e leaders are in high glee at the pleasant prospects opened up by he mere fact of three men being actively in the field. WHERE LAWREXCETILLE WANTS IT. A Meeting to Decide Wbere tho Carnegie Library W to be Locnted. There was another meeting last night of the citizens of Lawreuceville to adopt the best means of recommending the most suit able location for the Carnegie Branch Li brary. Mr. J. S. Seaman presided and stated that he belived the former committee of five should be increased. Upon this sug gestion the names of William Price, George W. Irwin and James Scott were added to it. Instructions were given to the committee to draw up further resolutions advising the location of the Lavrenceville library to be sitnated between the arsenal and the semi nary and to be on Butler street. A map of the district is to prepared showing the loca tion of the schools and mills, and to contain data with relerence to the number of school children, niilliuen, general population -and vacant lots or buildings that could be utilized for library purposes. A meeting will be held next Friday to hear the report of the committee. If it is satisfactory, it will be forwarded to Mr. Carnegie and a copy given to the Library Commission. LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED. Incidents of n Day In Tiro Cities Condensed for Heady Reading. Miss Lathrop, a missionary to India, will address a meeting to be held Monday after noon, at 3 o'clock, in the Y. SI. C. A. chapel. The Woman's Union Missionary Society, which Miss Latbrop represents, is composed of rep resentatives of all the churches and does un denominational work. JIicuaei. Rock was yesterday committed to jail for a hearing on Monaar, before Alderman Moore, on a serious charge, prpterred by Bergeinan Jordan. Susan Jordan was also committed for a hearing on a similar charge, before the same magistrate, made by James Williams. Matthew Coleman and his wife Alice were arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of disorderly conduct, and locked up in tbe Twenty-eighth ward station. They reside near tbe foot of South Eighth street. John Solt-ivax. a man of about 30 years, was committed to jail yesterday for a hearing on next Tuesday, before Alderman Gripp, on a serious charge made by Mary Donah, a 14-year-old girl, ot Boston street. Ax alarm from box 231 last evening was caused by a small fire in a trame bouse owned by Alderman Carlisle, on Neville street. The fire was extinguished before tbe fire depart ment arrived. No damage. A still alarm was sent to Engine Company No. 4 yesterday afternoon, for a small fire In the sioreroom of J. P. Stein, at No. 410 Fifth avenue, which was extinguished with a Bib cock, stlth slight damage. Ex-President Campbell, of the Window Glass Workers' Association, is borne from Washington. lie says If the tariff bill passes it will mean an increase of 10 per cent In wages for tbe workers. The annexation of Reserve township, as the Fourteenth ward of Allegheny, will be consid ered bv a special committee of Councils, Mon day night. The Elba Iron Works, Second avenue, were compelled to close down yesterday, on account of a breaking of a cogwheel on the main shaft. The roof of -Mrs. Irwin's bouse. 2S3 Beaver aTenue, Allegheny, took fire early last evening from a defective fine. It was easily pnt out. THE CltirPLED FOR LIFE. A Peculiar Accident nt Cunningham's Glass Fnctory Railroads Keep Up Their Record The Mishaps of a Day Re ported Brlrfly. Edward Cross, an employe of D. O. Cun ningham's window glass factory, at South Twenty-first and Jane streets, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon that may make him a cripple for life. Cross' occupation is what is known as "tending boy" or gatherer, and at the time of his mishap had jnst carried some glass rollers from the factory and was in the act of open ing one of them. The glass did not crack readily, and Cross struck the upper side of the cylinder with the palm of his hand. The blow, instead of opening the roller, broke it, allowing his baud to drop into the hole made by the blow. Cross' hand was almost severed from his wrist, the muscles and arteries being cut. His life was endan gered by the enormous loss of blood before the assistance of a physician could be secured. Some employes of the Pennsylvania Rail road brought a man who was severely in jured to the West Penn Hospital last night. They said that he had been found laying near a track at Irwin station about 6 o'clock and apparently had been struck by a train. His head was terribly cut and he was suf fering from severe internal injuries. John Wilson, a puddler employed at the Keystone mill, had his lace and breast badly burnt by a flash of natural gas from his fur nace yesterday morning. Daniel Frazier, an employe on the WeBt Penn road, had his leg crushed while coupling cars at the yards last night. Mrs. Lizzie Carson, an old lady living on Gum street, tell down a flight of stairs lead ing from the porch into the back yard yester day morning, injuring her back and cutting an ugly gash on her right cheek. EITERMEN WELL PLEASED. Tho Appropriation to Purchase Lock No. 1 Satisfies Tbrm. The appropriation of $162,000 contained in the proposed river and harbor bill for the purchase of Lock No. 1 has caused some ex citement among those interested in the Monongahela Navigation Company. Sev eral of the directors were seen yesterday, but without exception refused to be quoted in regard to the matter, fearing that any state ment at the present time might have a prejudicial effect. The rivermea are jubilant, looking upon the item of appropriation as a favorable ex pression of the Government's attitude upon the matter, and regard it as an indication that the Government will prosecute the policy ot absorbing tbe entire backwater system. Captain Dravo, who made a strong argument in lavor of the acquisition by the Government of the slackwater system, be fore the Rivers and Harbors Committee, is particularly jubilant over the practical evidence ot the strength of his pica for free rivers. In some quarters disappointment is manifested because only one lock is con sidered, but the general concession is that the appropriation is a move in tbe right direction and from the proper starting point. A CHAMBER OF HORRORS. Detective Robinson Tells Terrible Tales About tbe Birmingham Prison. Detective Robinson last night returned from Birmingham, Ala., with George Neipel, who is wanted here for robbing boarding houses on Twenty-fifth street He also brought back with him nearly all of the stolen property. "The man was actually glad to see me," said the detective, last night. "He was locked up in tbe Birmingham prison, in a little cell, with hardly any ven tilation and no light. The man was willing to go anywhere so he could get out of that place. They had regarded him there as a dangerous man, and would not allow him to even come ont of his cell. Tbe place was crowded with negroes and whites, and the stench was horrible. ".When I was.leaving, one of the prison ers 'gave me his name andasked me to notify the Cincinnati officials wbere he was. He said he was wanted there for a crime, and he would rather stand a trial than be kept any longer in the Birmingham prison." A STRIKE AT THE KEPDBLIC. How n New Innovation Secured Six Days' Work for Five Days' Pay. ' A disagreement between the heaters and laborers in the plate mill of the Republic Iron "Works caused a strike yesterday. On Thursday the heaters put iuto execution a plan to rednce tbe number of working days from six to five. The way they proposed to ac complish this was by increasing the number and size of the "piles" to a heat. By the daily increase in.the nnmber of oiles of iron used" thev proposed to accomplish six days' work in five. The laborers who pile the iron and who work by the day kicked. The innovation not only added to their work in labor and hours, but deprived them of their six days' wages. When the plan was adopted on Thursday they protested and notified the heaters that tbey would refuse to work un less their pay per day was relatively in creased to compensate for the loss of one day's wort. They re used to go to work yesterday, and the plate mill was idle. PUDDLERS WANT SIX DOLLARS. It Is Said Tbey Will Recommend an Increase nt tbe Convention. The programme for the next convention of tbe Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers is in the hands of the printer, and will be mailed next week to the sub lodges. The programme will contain all the suggestions received from members of the organization in regard to the changes they wish made in the scale. The most important recommendation comes from the puddlera, A great many of the men, it is said, will ask the convention to change the scale for puddling from So 50 to ?6 per tou. The old tronble of the roughers and catchers with the rollers will also Jake up considerable time at the convention. The bar mill of Oliver Brothers & Phillips, at Tenth street, on the Southside, has closed down on account of a lack of orders. The mill will probably start up next week. A WATCHMAN CHASED. East End Policemen Run a Supposed Des- pcrndo Over nn Embnnktncnr. A contractor had employed Joseph Gust to act as watchman over some new buildings he was erecting in the East End. Early yesterday morniug two of "the finest" in Inspector Whitehouse's district discovered the man and took him for a suspicious character. As the officers advanced the man ran away. The officers gave chase. Soon the man dropped a revolver, and a little later his coat. Then he completed the scene by dropping over a high bank. The officers gathered him up and cared for his bruises," while the man explained. He will be sufficiently recovered in a few days to play watchman again. Charles Turbet 9Iny Die. Charles Tnrbet, of No. 366 Wylie avenue, who attempted suicide on Thursday night by shooting himself in the left breasi, was very Ion last night, and it was thought he could hardly live until morning. The Decision Not Given Onr. The decision In the case of W. F. Cook, of tbe Xnti-Oleo Association, against W. F. Scott for violating the sumptuary laws, was held over by Alderman Gripp, yesterday, but will probably be given to-day. A Victim of the New Rale. Daniel McCIawrey was locked up in the Twelfth ward station house last night for conducting a speak-easy on Sixteenth street. PITTSBURG DISPATCH. IING'S GUILT FIXED. A Terdict of Gnilty Against the Ex Prefect of the Blind Asylum, THE JDRY AGREEING IN AN HOUR. All the Essential Points of Yonng Gains' Story Uncontradicted. MOTION FOR A NEW TEIAL REFUSED, Tbinch Hew Testimony is Adduced and the Sentence Deferred. The trial of Prefect King, of the Philadel phia Institution for the Blind, ended yes terday, the jury returninga verdictof guilty. Steps were taken looking toward a new trial. rSriCIALTSLEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, April 18. Harry W. King, the ex-prefect of the Blind Institu tion, was to-day convicted of the charges of criminal immorality, which" were preferred against him by the Inmates of the school, and was sent to prison to await the sentence of Judge Hare. To-day's session of the court was opened by the charge of Judge Hare to the jury, the arguments having been finished on Thursday. After outlining the circumstances in the case, the Judge con fined his remarks to the power of the jury to convict King upon the testimouy ot the boy Gains, who makes the accusation. The circumstances of the case, he said, were of an order that there should be enough in the testimony of the one person wbo makes the charge to satisfy the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that there was a crime, and that the defendant was guilty ot hav ing committed it. THE VERDICT UNANIMOUS. The jurv, however, should have corrobor ation for this testimony, continned the judge, and the only way such charges could be corroborated was the proving of the cred ibility of a witness and also ot the circum stances of the case. In neither of these points bad Gains' story been contradicted, except by tbe accused, and it seemed to him that Gains' story had been corroborated by the other witnesses. In conclusion, he re ferred to the testimony given by the de fendant, and the points raised by his coun sel, and said that it was for the jury to de cide whether tbe story of Gains was credible in the light of the other evidence and the denial of the defendant. The jury was out for about an hour. Up on their return they gave - verdict of guilty, the decision being unanimous, although one juryman made a recommendation for mercy. NEW EVIDENCE ADDUCED. The lawyers for the defense made a mo tion for a new trial, but it was refused by the Judge, as they could present no legal reasons for another hearing of the case. The sentence was deferred. Before the Court dismissed the case a rrumber of the blind witnesses were given a hearing con cerning the convicted man's bad .character, in corroboration of the evidence already given. In order to counteract the force of this new evidence, and in order to show rea sons for a new trial, the counsel of the de fense asked to be given time to produce wit nesses to prove the good character of King. Judge Hare cave the lawyers until next Friday to produce witnesses. HE HAD A GIRL IN PIT1SBURG Rnt the Excuse Won't Keep Jomei Blober From the Penitentiary. ISrlCIAL TELXOBAM TO TUX DISPATCH. I New" York, April 18. James Bieber pleaded guilty to-day in the General Sessions to stealing 5150 worth of jewelry from the trunk ot Eugene Gerlacfa, a fellow lodger, at 303 East Seventy-third street, on February 26. Bieber fled to Pittsburg, and was brought back on an requisition warrant. "Your honor," said Lawyer Berliuger, "my client is an unfortunate man. When he stole these articles he was in love with a girl in Pittsburg and wanted money to go there and meet her." "Pshaw," interposed Becorder Smyth, who is not sentimental, "don't tell me any thing so nonsensical. We had, substan tially, the same rubbish told us to-day iu another case where the defendant, a married man, said that he received $28 from the yonng woman he robbed, to buy tickets for an elopement to Canada. "He concluded, he said, to spurn the temptress, and remain with his wife and child. But he did not return the money. Instead, he bought an (18 watch for himself and gave the rest of the money to his family. Your client will be thoroughly cured ot his kind of heart disease where I am going to send him. I sentence you, Bieber, to State prison for two years and six months. STILL WAITING A KtPLL Mr. Carnecie lias Not Yet Answered the Request for a Canterence. No reply was received from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in regard to the proposed confer ence between him and tbe Library Com mittee. When John S. Lambie was seen yesterday, he said: "Mr. Carnegie did not leave Washington until this morning, and therefore could not get the telegram until late this afternoon. With the immense business interests he has ic would be im possible lor him to fix a date for a conference at once. There will be a conference, how ever, and beside that Mr. Carnegie's offer will be acceptsd on some terms. The thing is too big to lose, and the man who would be instrumental in shutting the city out from such a gift would never need to ask Pittsburg for a favor." A CONGRESSMAN DEAD. Me Dies Abroad From the Effects of nn Altnck of lbs Grip. Nassau, N. P., April 14. Hon. Eugene Yl. Wilson, formerly a member of Congress from Minneapolis, Minn., died in this city, on the 10th inst., of pneumonia. His re mains were forwarded to New York to-day, on the steamer Cienfuegos. ' Mr. Wilson had been suffering from a severe attack of la grippe and came here some weeks ago lor the benefit of his health, but the effects of the disense clung to him and eventually caused his death. Mrs. Wilson and two daughters were with him when he died. Over the Fort Wnyno Tracks. The Snrnce street viaduct from Yerner avenue to Porter street over the Fort Wayne Railroad tracks is now under construction, and wiil be completed withont delay. The viaduct will be built of iron and steel with masonry supports, and will be G00 feet in length. Ilnmmered on tbe II end. Albert Griffen, of Poplar allev, made an information be 'ore Alderman Bell yester day, charging Philip Smith with assault and battery. It is alleged by GriHcn that Smith threw a hammer nt him, striking him on the head and knocking him down. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Wbo Travel, Some Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. J. Morton Hall returned yesterday from Columbus, where he attended the conference of operators and miners by which a big strike In Pennsylvania and Ohio was averted. The miners secured an advance of 5 cents per ton. Messrs. G. W. Halm and George Mor ris, of Hartford, Conn., and J. Dunn and E. Gawthrop, of Boston electric fame, are visiting in Pittsburg. , Dr. A. T. Kutledge, of Blairsville, is paying a friendly visit to l)r. T, P. Conway, of the Mercy Hospital staff. SATURDAY, APRIL 19. ABUSIVE -EPITHETS Hurl irled at Each Other by Editor Dona and Ex'Preslilent Clevelnnd Strong Lan snace and the Word Liar Freely Used. New York, April 18. Editor Dana and exJPresident Cleveland bave been calling each other names. Two days ago the Sun published a dispatch from Washington which stated that Mr. Cleveland hadlately been gaining weight at the rate of 25 pounds a month, and this fresh fat, added to his al ready enormous proportions, had been smothering every vital organ in his body. In pursuance of the advice obtained, tbe correspondent continued, Mr. Cleveland had put himself under doctor's treatment, and added: "It is said that one feature of the treatment in the ex-President's case will be daily exercises in a sort of treadmill, or 'mountain climber,' invented by Dr. Schweninger." The next day a World reporter interviewed Mr. Cleveland regarding the Sun's story. The ex-President said: I have not seen the article yon refer to, and If It appears nowhere else but in the Sun there 14 not the least chance of my seeing it. Of coarse, the entire thing is a lie, without the least pretext to excuse it, I judge from what you say that the venerable editor of the Sun supposes that he has at last hit upon a subject which can be used to annoy me. In this be is mistaken. Ho must be his own juage of social decencies and proprieties. I am not sure that he should at his time of life and in bis appar ently peculiar mental condition be molested in bis amusement. Mr. Cleveland stated, according to the World reporter, that the "senile liar and thief, Dana," had dragged his wife's name into these attacks, and this he regretted more than anything else. To-day the "Sun editorially repeats a por tion of Mr. Cleveland's statements, and comments thereon as follows: Tbe Stuffed Prophet of William street, in a rage of wounded vanity, is thus reported: "There is only one thing," Mr. Cleveland re sumed, and a tender expression lit up his face, "that I care anything about in these attacks: They are not confined to myself. It seems that the senile Dana does not confine his warfare to men. Women are not free from bis dastardly assaults. Mrs. Cleveland has not escaped. It is bad enough tor Dana to print his lying state ments regarding raj self; but it is infinitely more cowardly ana dastardly for him to in clude, as he has done, my wife In his attacks. Nothing could be more contemptible or so far removed from all instincts of manhood."' To no habitual reader of the Sun, Mr. Dana continues, is It necessary to say that this is a cowardly lie. It is not less a lie because it is uttered by a man who has been President of tbe United States. It is not less cowardly be cause it proceeds from a husband whose in feriority in social, moral and intellectual quali ties is recognized by all who know tho admir able woninn linked to htm by the name tbey bear in common. Passing over tho blackguard epitbets in which the half-drunken Deputy Sheriff reap pears, and find-, his only possible retort, we come to this more serious matter. To provoke sympathy for himself, ilr. Cleveland deliber ately drags tbe name of his wife into an inter view intended for publication, charging the Sun with an offense which, if tbe charge is true, ought to render this newspaper odious to every gentleman on Manhattan Island, to every honorable man who respects womanhood. The charge is false, and Mr. Cleveland Knew it was false when he uttered it. "There is but one answer that wo care to make. We invite Mr. Cleveland to point to a line or a word that ever appeared in the Sun con cerning the good woman whoso name he thus degrades which justifies, directly or indirectly, the statement contained iu the paragraph quoted above. If he cannot do that and he cannot we invite tbe attention of the com munity to tbe portrait of a selfish poltroon, an unw orthy h usband, about whose conduct in this affair nothing can be said by any person of sensitive perceptions that will not leave on tbe coarse and swollen face peeping from be hind the edge of his wife's garments a red mark like the sting of a whip lasb." K0 CONSOLIDATION YET. The Union of Presbyterian Churches Post poned Another Convention In October Next Proceedings of the Delegate Meet Ing Resolutions of Progress Adopted. At the morning session of the convention of the Keformed and United Presbyterian Churches yesterday, Bev. J. H. Leiper, of Philadelphia, read a paper on the historical branch of the subject and the unity of the churches represented in the convention. Dr. J. P. Lytle spoke on the doctrinal and and practical part ot the subject. Bev. J. S. T. Milligan, of Kansas, said it was a wonderful Providence that these churches had for so long keen kept so near tog ether. Dr. McAllister, while admitting that these three churches ought to be one, thought the convention should keep in view the fact that it is to seek the organic unity of tbe whole Evangelical Church. Kev. E. M. Milligan, of the Reformed Presbyterian Synod, said his church would not be faith ful if she refused to unite with other chnrches which differ no more from them than they differ among themselves. At the afternoon session the first resolu tion was to the effect that the present condi tion of the church and society demands the followers of Christ to draw closer together and to manifest their oneness in Him by a deeper sympathy with each other and a more earnest co-operation in His service. The resolution was adopted without discus sion. At the evening session Bev. Dr. W. H. French and Bev. Dr. E. J. George, made addresses on the subject: "The Outpouring of the Spirit as an Endowment Necessary to the Ends we Seek." Bev. Dr. McAllis ter reported resolutions to the effect that con solidation can only be obtained by organic union. He recommended to the supreme judicatories of the respective churches", that they co-operate more fully in all Christian work, thus paving the way for the union so earnestly desired, and ultimately secur ing the organization of all our churches. He also recommended that a com mittee be appointed to urge the duty of scriptural union before tbe supreme courts ot the several branches of the church represented. The following committee w.is appointea to arrange lor an other convention in October next: Bev. E. G. Littell. J. J. Stewart, Bev. John Allred, J. W. Houston, Bev. J. C. K. Milligan and Henry O'Neil. Dr. J. P. Lytle said there is a secret Sa tanic empire in the land. He had heard that many ministers in the other churches are Freemasons. "Are we going to pledge ourselves," he exclaimed, "that we're to go to meet them on any terms acceptable to them?" BOTH EOBBEK AND BIGAMIST. Tho Rapid Career cf a Maryland Man Gets Illm Into Trouble Frequently. ISrEClAl. TKLECRAM TO THE DIRPATCH.l BALTlMOKE,;April 18. George P. Har graves was brought here to-night from Elk ton, Mil., by Detective Hogau, and will to morrow called to answer a charge of bigamy. Hargraves, who is a very smooth and plau sible talker, married about ten years ago a pretty Cecil county girl who was consider ablyabove him socially. Nothing occurred to disturb her domestic felicity until about two years afterward, when Hargraves was arrested and convicted of robbing the post office at Northeast, Md., and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Albany Peniten tiary. His villainy nearly broke his young wife's heart, and she returned to her father's home. When Hargraves was released he came to this city, where he met Miss Katie Archer, and after a short couttship married her. He lives with bcr some time, but soon tired of her and returned to Elkton, sought out his first wile and effected a reconcilia tion. Only recently wile No. 2 learned of Hargraves' perfidy, and after locating him secured his arrest. Both young women are very handsome. Sending to Franco for Pointers. . San Jose, April 18. The Costa Kiean Government has dispatched a special repre sentative to attend the coming telegraphic conference to be held in Paris, on May IS, for the purpose of ascertaining the best means to improve the telegraph service of Costa Rica. Men's medium weight underwear, at James H. Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Fifth ave. 1890. SALTS . SHANGHAIED. Twenty-four American Sailors Car ried Off lo Hayti to FIGHT FOE HIPPOLITE'S CAUSE. Placed on Board a Han of War and jected to the Enemy's Fire. Bnb- FRUiTLESS APPEAL TO THE CONSUL. Salts far Uextj Djmajes to be Entered Against tbe Haytien Government. Twenty-four sailors have returned from Hayti and declare they were lured by false promises from New York aud forced to serve on Hippolyte's men of war. They will sue the Haytieu Government and the shipping agent for damages. New Yoke, April 18. To shanghai sail ors is a State prison offense. Yet the crime is frequently committed with impunity, be cause the evidence of it is shipped away in the persons of the victims. A most remark able instance has just been discovered. No less than 25 unfortunate seamen, many of them native-born Americans or naturalized citizens, were kidnaped from this port a year ago and shipped to Cape Haytien, Hayti, not to serfe on board of American coastiug steamers, as they had been told, but to man pirate ships flying the Haytian flag. William D. Hogg, an old salt, tells the following story: "It was in April, 1889, when I was boarding at No. 1 Peck slip. I had just returned from a voyage across the Western Ocean, and, sailorlike, hadn't bothered my head abont newspapers or politics. I had been at my boarding house just four days when on the evening of April 8, Benjamin Jenks, the shipping master, came to the house and asked me if I wanted a good chance on board of a trading vessel. I was told by my boarding master that there was A GOOD CHANCE TO SERVE. In the West Indies on American ships, at $50 a month, and Mr. Jenks engaged me for the service as I supposed. He told me there was a number of small trading steamers at Cape Haytien which belonged to the Clydes and which were under the American nag. These steamers, said Mr. Jenks, ran be tween Cape Haytien and the smaller West India islands, where they gathered cargo tor the large Clyde steamers touching at Cape Haytien. He also told me that a Cap tain Compton was in charge of these Amer ican coasting steamers, and that we would have to report to him. "I asked Mr. Jenks whether we should have to go before a United States Commis sioner to sign articles before sailiug from this port. He said that this was not neces sary at all, as we were to be passengers on board of the steamship G. W. Clyde, o! the Clyde line of steamers, and that as our vov age proper would not commence until affer our arrival in Cape Haytien we would sign over again before the United States Consul at that port. That pacified me, and I then signed this agreement. HE HEARS ABOUT WAR. "On the trip" to Cape Haytien, Captain Kelly, of the Clyde, told us one evening that we should probably have to serve on board of men-of-war when we got down there, but I paid no attention to it, thinking he was merely in fun I had never heard abont there being any war in Hayti. "When we got to Cape Havtien I saw no vessels flying the American flag except two United States warships the ' Galena and the Ossipee. There were two flying the Haytien flag the Carondelet and the Jacmel and Captain Kelly told us those were the vessels we were to go on. The men, with one exception, declared that they would not go on these vessels. One man, who said he had been a gunner in the Amer ican navy, setiarated himself from the rest of us, went and had a private talk with Captain Compton, and came back and told us he had agreed to serve as guuner for 230 a month. "At the request of the other men I acted as spokesman, and told Captain Compton, who had come aboard the Clyde, we had not come down there to serve under the Hayttan dig, or any other than the Stars and" Stripes. He said he would have us sent ashore until the Clyde came back. Then those who did not want to serve on the gun boats would be sent back to New York, and those who were willing to stay would sign articles before the Haytian Minister. A BAD PREDICAMENT. "With that understanding we all went ashore except the gunner, as Captain Kelly said he could not keep us aboard thi vessel any longer. We were put in an old, dilapi dated, unused storehouse, and our luggage was put in another building. Three davs afterward it was put on board of the Jacmel at night, without our knowledge or consent. I then went to Mr. Gautier, the American Consul, who told mehe could do nothing for us, as we had left the Clyde; that the best thing for us to do was to go aboard the gun boat until the Clyde returned, when he would send all back to New York who did not wish to sign to serve under the Havtian flag. With that assurance we all went on board. ' "Two days afterward the Jacmel got up steam and went to sea, where we encoun tered the Dessalines, one ol Legitime's gun boats. Some 20 or more shots were fired at us, while we had but one gun that we could serve. This was toward evening, aud a breeze springing up we hoisted all sail. The captain ordered on all the steam possible, aud darkness coming on we got out of range and out of sight, else we would surely have been captured or sunk. Daring this en gagement Captain Compton ordered n to serve the gun. He also ordered some of us below to help raise all steam possible. The men at first refused to obey, but finally, rather than be caught, we gave all the as sistance we could in getting up steam and hoisting sail to get out of the way. REDUCED TO SORE STRAITS. "When we got back to Cape Haytien we wanted to go ashore to see the Consul, but Captain Compton wonld not permit it, say ing that he would send the Consul to see us. When we complained oi want oi accommo dation he sent 12 of us, myself among tbe number, on board the Carondelet. We were obliged to lie on deck on the Jacmel, with no protection, not even an awning. It rained every day. Our bedding was water soaked. AVe had no chance to dry it, and finally we threw it overboard that is, our m.ittresses, pillows, quilts and some oi our blankets. On the Carondelet we occupied bunks below, but were little better off there than on the deck, whicH leaked so badly we were completely drenched. I used to cover myself with my oilskin coat, making with it a drain between my legs to carry off tbe water. Getting desperate we uesd some very threatening language and finally Captain Kellogg, with many oaths, told us to go "ashore. We took a boat, rowed ashore, and went straight to tbe consulate. Captain Compton followed us from the Jacmel. He reached the consulate directly after we did. He was greatly excited. "The Consul told us that he couldn't do anything lor us as we had pldced ourselves under the Haytian flag. The next day five more came ashore from the Jacmel, making 17 iu all. We were then left for eight days on the streets with no money, and were obliged to sell our clothing, rings and little trinkets to get something to eat. We slept at night by a pile ot logwood on the wharf, and tarantulas crawling all around and over us. After three or four days of this misery tiro of the men from the Jacmel gave up and went back on board. HELPED BY THE BRITISH CONSUL. "We all suffered greatlyjfrom exposure; many of the men had chills and fever. Two went to the hospital upou our arrival here. I bave myself, been nearly disabled by rheumatism, something I bave never been tronbled with'before. "The Clyde arrived at Cape Haytien on her return trip May 13. We had no money to pay for being put aboard, and certainly would have found great difficultyin reach ing the Clyde had not the English Consul sent us on board in one of his lighters. We were then brought back to New York." The seamen who returned from Capo Haytien to this port with Hogg, who have corroborated the statement made by their shipmate under oath, are William" King, William Sanderson, Olife Johnson, John Hoffman, Charles Nnrdstram, John Chris tiansen, William West, Dennis Leonard and William Baker. All, with the excep tion of Hogg, are now away on ships. TO FILL HIS SHOES. Any Nnmber of Patriot Want Randall's Sent In the Honse Stnte Senator OIcAleer Seems to be a Little In the Lend. rSPECIAL TELIGKAM TO THB DISPATCH.! Philadelphia, April 18. The question of the selection of a candidate to succeed the late Congressman Samuel J. Bandall is up permost in the minds of the Democrats of the Third Congressional district. Already several aspirants for the honor have been an nounced. The name of S. Davis Page, of the Fifth ward, was to-day added to those of Senator McAIeer, James M. Beck, John M. Campbell, Adam Conway, John E. F3Uice, Matthew Dittman, John H. Fow and Will iam F. Behterling. Few of the local lead ers of prominence bave as yet expressed a preference for any of the candidates named. Governor Beaver has not yet issued a writ to have tbe vacancy filled and little will be done by those having control of the party machinery until notice for the election shall have been publicly given. Some friends ot the respective candidates, how ever,bave been at work and there is a likelihood of a strong contest for the nomina tion. "I am in favor ot the nomination of Sen ator McAIeer to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Baudall's death," said Select Council man Monroe to-day. "I regard him as the most available candidate. His record in the Senate ot the State and his other public acts are the best guarantee of his capability. His nomination, in my judgment, would be a wise act on the part of the Democrats of the district, and I shall earnestly work in favor of it. "I favor the nomination of Senator Mc AIeer," said Martin Killacky, of the Sixth ward to-night. "He is in line for promo tion, and I think that the nomination should be tendered him. While I have op posed him in the past when he was a candi date for public honors I am ready now to do my little to assist him because of my belief that he would properly represent the dis trict." Select Councilman William McMulIen, when spoken to to-night upon the subject, said: "I have not given the matter any consid eration for the reason that I think it too soon to say anything on tbe subject. lam going to Washington for a few days and will be home some time next week when I may be in a position to say what I will do in the mat ter." BBBWERSMUST PAY. Tbe Court Decides That the Legislature Can Classify Manufactnrlnz Companies The T-.xailon Act of 18S5 Is Therefore Still In Force. rSRCUt. T2LIGRA31 TO IHI DISPATCrf.l Habrisbup.o, April 18. Several weeks ago a dozen of the brewing companies in Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other places in the State, representing a capital of nearly 5,000,000, filed appeals from the settlements against them for tax on capital stock on the ground that they were entitled to exemption the same as other mannfacturing corpor ations, under the Constitution. Among the complaining companies was the Germania Brewing Company, of Philadelphia, which Judge McPherson, in an opinion handed down to-day, holds to be taxable on its capital Block. The argument of the defendant was that by the act of 1885 all manufacturing com panies are put intoone class and relieved from taxation, and therefore that the proviso im mediately following, which excepts from this exemption companies which manufact ure liquor or gas, was void for want of uniformity. "But," says the Court, "the conclusion does not follow. The Constitu tion declares that taxes must be uniform on a given class, and therei'ore, if the class em braces all manufacturing companies, the conclusion would rather be that the ex emption would fall instead of the exception, and this would leave the defendant with all other manufacturing companies, jnst where it was put by the act of 1879. "But, we'believe, although not without considerable hesitation, that both the ex emption and the exception thereto (act 1885) are sustainable as a proper exercise ot the legislative power to, classify subjects of tax ation. Manufacturing corporations are themselves of diverse kinds depending on their respective business and we can see no reason, and have heard ot none, why the Legislature may not, if it please, pnt into one class and tax it, tbe company which man ufactures liquor and gas, while it leaves all other manutjcturing companies untaxed." SCIIOILKILL IN A TAXGLE. Two DcIeEntesrWbo Absolutely Refuse to .Support penator Delnmnter. SPECIAL TELZBItAM TO THE DISPATCH. Pottsville, April 18. The Schuylkill delegates to the Bepublican State Conven tion held another meeting to-day, and after an hour's wrangle adjourned without taking any action. The row began when Delegate Edwards announced that the meeting bad been called to indorse the State ticket. Price, of Ashland, kicked like a steer on both Delamaterand Passmore,and K.intner, of the Third district, joined in the kick. Ex-Congressmau Brumm then got angry and lectured all hands, finally leaving the room in a rage. The other delegates talked over the matter awhile, but cold arrive at no understanding, aud arijonrned in a bad temper. Two of the delegates say they will not vote for Delamatcr. LEGISLATOR AUKESTED Charged With Perjury and Conspiracy In Connection with Pension Frsuds. Indianapolis, April 18. At Shelby ville to-day Lee F. Wilson, Representative in the Legislature, with his father were ar rested on indictments from the United States Court here charged with pension frauds. It is charged that by fraudulent means they have recurcd the anulment of mar riages entered into by soldiers' widows, and then having them reinstated on the pension rolis. Iu connection with these cases Ed Majors was arrested for perjury and Charles J. Fastlapen for conspiracy. All gave bail. A COAL FAilIXE IN AUSTRIA. The Miners' Strike Is threading- and Serlons Results arc Feared. Vienna, April 18. The strike has ex tended to all the industrial centers in East Silesia. Sixty persons who were arrested at Fittkowitz attacktd and wounded two seutries during the night. The strikers are without leader;, and ne gotiations with them are impossible. Coal is becoming scarce and there are fears of a famine. Unlicensed Insurance A sent Arrested. Bridqewatee, Mass., April 18. W. S. Church was arrested to-day for procuring insurance without a license from the Insur ance Commlssior.er. "He claims to repre sent the People's Mntual Live Stock So ciety of Chicago and has done quite a busi ness in this and neighboring towns. His case will be heard in court to-morrow. EEADY FOR BATTLE. Continued from first Page. of Labor has voiced the will of an intelligent organized constituency, and until tbe eight hour day is gained no other question will divide or distract its attention from the main issue. Samuei. Gompebs. President American Federation of Labor. FEARS OP TROUBLE. Asthe first of May approaches the in dustrial situation tends to become more and more tronbled. That this uneasiness is not local is amply shown by the nnmber and character of the disturbances reported. la Europe, as in the United States, there is discernible a general tendency on the part of industrial employes to secure a re adjustmeut of conditions and hours of labor and of compensation therefor. In this country tbe bnilding trades undoubtedly monopolize attention otring to the move ment for an eight hour day, to be put in. force May 1. Already the movement has taken actual shape at Chicago, Indianapolis and o'ther smaller centers. Cfe'cago thns far is apparently the center of the greatest disturbance. So far this month (17 days) there have been 76 strikes reported to Bradstreel's, involving 21,542 strikersand 19,000 rendered idle in conse quence, whereas last year the total number lor the entire month was 61, and the num ber of men involved was 12,193. Sinca January 1 the total number ol strikes re ported to this journal is 253, involving 59,321 men on strike, whereas last year, from January 1 to May 1, there were only 221 strikes, and 48.924 men on strike. THE 0KDER GROWING. General Secretary Hnyes Reports Great Accessions to the Ranks of the K. of I Xew Life ia tbe Orcnnizatlon. rSPZCIAI. TXLEOBAJI TO THE DISPATCH.! Philadelphia, April 18. The growth of the Knights of Labor is attracting gen eral attention throughout the country. Since the Atlanta convention in November there has been a continual organization of new local assemblies, and a general re organization of old ones, which, at soma time or other, had left the ranks. In speak ing of the affairs of the order and of the work accomplished, General Secretary John. W. Hayes said this evening: The work that the Knight3 of Labor has been doing for the past few months has been ot greater benefit to the laboring classes than anything that has been accomplished at any time for the past five years. We are organizing new assemblies, and reorgan izing old ones as rapidly as possible. Not too fast, though. We are not organizing so fast as to gather into our ranks the turbu lent and unsatisfactory element that entered onr order during tbe rush of 1886, and who wrought such damage to the organization. After our Indianapolis assembly our offi cers, in accordance with instructions re ceived, prepared a ballot reform measure for the different States, and up to date the measure has been adopted bv the Legisla tures of all States. When first introduced the politicians cried it down, and even re fused to consider it, but the strong agitation which has been made in the different local assemblies in the whole country has forced them to take it up, and in the instances above referred to, adopt it, and it will not bo long before we will have ballot reform ia' some shape or form throughout the countrv. "Now, then, as an instance of the rapid organizations, I will state one case. At tha Atlanta convention the miners were entitled to seven delegates, one to every 3,000, and, if we were to hold a convention to-day, they would be represented by 11 delegates, and again, at the present rate of growth, they will be entitled to 15 delegates at our Gen eral Assembly in Denver next November." IT MxlY peter out. Chlcaao Boss Cnrpenters Think tbe Strike) May bo Settled Two Conferences Held nnd the Results Discussed. ninciAr. tiliokam to tub dispatch.! Chicago, April 18. Save a conference of strikers and the bosses' association held this noon no new developments have sinca yesterday occurred in the carpenters strike. Tbe conference was for the purpose of determining whether the strength of this branch association is sufficient to warrant the strikers in coming to an agreement with the members. The committee of the bosses stated that they had 216 men in the associa tion nnd that they could give employment to 3,000 men. All the demands of the union, save the question of wages and a few minor details the bosses agreed to. In the matter of wages, they declared 3o cents instead of 40 cents tbe proper price, but this they said they were perfectly willing to arbitrate ou. The committee of the strikers demanded a guarantee that the new association would give employment to 3,000 men, and also that the association would abide by the de cision of its committee. The meeting then adjourned, the carpenters to discuss tha proposition of declaring the strike off when but half the men can secure employment; the bosses to meet to-morrow night to consider the question of guarantee. Should both questions be satisfactorily settled, a joint meeting will be held on Sun day, at which the strike,jso far as the new as sociation is concerned, willbe declared off. Among the old bosses no increase of senti ment iu iavor of arbitration is perceptible. The only thing to be said is that many of the bosses are working with such men as they can obtain, and that they are securing; more every day," remarked Secretarv John to-day. "I I the strike is let alone and not so much attention paid to it, it will peter out of its own accord." EEHMLEK QDITE PENITENT. Ho Will Reform Tniirely If Governor 11 III Will Pardon Illm. ruFZCTAI. TZLZGBAU TO THE DISPATCH.: Altbuex,( April 18. Bev. O. A. Hough ton visited Kemmler to-day and gave him his usual lesson in things pertaining to re ligion. Mr. Houghton said to The Dis patch correspondent to-night: "I had an in teresting talk with thedoomedman thisafter noon. Among other questions I asked this: 'Kemmler, if you were liberated, would you go back to your old associates?' He replied: 'I don't want anv more of them or anything to do with them.' After a moment Kemmler continued with much emphasis: "I had rather go to that chair than live as I have been living. That's a gre.it deal to sav, but I mean it. That's right. If Governor Hill should pardon me, nnd I must, to get my pardon, consent to live among those old associates, I would rather die.' " Tbe reverend gentleman was asked if Kemmler still, with this change of heart, held resentment toward Hospital Keeper Miller. Mr. Honghton said he prefeired not to answer, but alterward expressed the, opinion that Kemmler and Miller would not make first-rate bed fellows. The I'oKtnl Cnrd are Snved. ISriCIAL TELKOEASl TO THI DISPATCH.! Birmingham, Conn., April 1& It ia expected at this writing that the troubles ot Al Djggett are settled, temporarily at least. To-Day Byron Andrews and John C Cole man, of New York, said to be capitalists who ate backing Daggett, and George E. Lemon, of Washington, another capitalist, have been in conference with William, Wilkinson. The stock which was held yesterday has been released. Snlln Striped Crepo de Cheno Parasols. In White, Cream and Light Bine. Jos. HORNE.& CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. Laces and Drapery Nets Many new and handsome effects have been added'to the as sortment this week. Htjgus & Hacks. TTSSU X to i i I ' ' 'M jtsy