jMMsasasasasasasasasasastsasasasMsasasasasasasMsasasassasasaMsW '-y i 3T PAGES 1 TO 8. Kfflkt!- n nnT ni nT Ik v l -m, Mm rV ym b X v p mkm ram. 11 111 ilibi ihiiiiiii f iifiiinii 11 r i 9 v fe vf ' FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. PITTSBURG, TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1890 TWELVE PAQES. '$ V THREE F i - i , I WHAT GROVER SAID. The Reporter Who Wrote the Celebrated Interview With the Ex-President GIVES HISSIDEOFTHECASE His Declaration That Mr. Cleveland Said All and More Than the World Published. A LONG AND MINUTE ACCOUNT Of the ConTersation Alleged to HaTe Taken Place in the Great Lavryer'3 Back Office. FORCIBLE AND INELEGANT LANGUAGE Erfirdicc Editor Charles A. Dim Slid to Hare Beta Uttered Freely and Without Ap parent Reseire. THE WORLD'S VEESI05 OP THE WHOLE A air Frederick C. Crawford, the New York reporter who wrote an account of an inter, view with ex-President Cleveland that drew forth sarcastic comments from the editor of the Sun, has made a statement in his own behalf. He emphatically affirms that Mr. Cleveland made all the statements that were attributed to him in the published article, and that he also made profane and coarse remarks about Mr. Dana which were not published. rSrECIAl. TELEGRAM TO TBI DIKIMTCIM New York, May 5. Frederick C. Crawford, the World reporter who wrote the interview with Mr. Cleveland that, in con section with the Sun's comments thereon, created a sensation throughout the country, has written a statement in exoneration of his course which will be published over his own signature in Frank Leslie's Weekly this week. From advance sheets his article has been obtained by The Dispatch. It is as follows: Grover Cleveland has, I believe, seen fit to deny certain portions of the interview with him published in the World of Thursday, April 17. He declares that he never used the violent and intemperate language as cribed to him in speaking of Mr. Dana. Crawford's Side of the Story. In view of Mr. Cleveland's denial, it seems to me that the writer of the interview should be permitted to state his side of the case. My own reputation is as dear to me as Mr. Cleveland's can possibly be to him, and in this connection I wish to say that X am deeply grateful to my newspaper friends and others for their kindly expressions of ' confidence in my integrity. I assert on my honor that Mr. Cleveland was correctly reported in the interview in question. He was not misrepresented in any particular. I did not write out all that Mr. Cleveland said, hut what I did write was a faithful and accurate report of his conversation. Much of what was omitted was simply unprintable in any respectable journal. How Ho Got the Interview. The circumstances attending the inter view were as follows: "Wednesday after noon, April 16, 1 received an assignment from the city editor ot the TFbWd,Mr. James F. Graham, to go and interview Mr. Cleve land regarding a story published in the Sun of that day, to the effect that the ex-President was under a special treatment invented by Dr. Schweninger, of Germany, for reduc ing flesh. Mr. Cleveland was represented in the article as gaining in weight at the rate ot 25 pounds a month, and it was said that ooth he and bis friends were seriously alarmed at his condition. I arrived at Mr. Cleveland's office, at 45 "William street, a little after 2 o'cloct. I inquired if Mr. Cleveland was in, and re ceiving "an affirmative answer from one of his clerks, sent my card to him as the rep resentative of the World. There could have been no misapprehension as to the nature of my visit. It was in no sense a social or personal call. Talked Freely and Emphatically. In a few minutes the clerk brought back word that Mr. Cleveland would see me, and . I was ushered into his private office. "We were alone together for nearly three-quarters vf an hour, and Mr. Cleveland talked very freely and emphatically. Mr. Cleve land spoke in his usual deliberate manner and appeared to be in a perfectly normal condition. I began by informing him of the object of my call and -fold him that the World would be glad to publish any statement he cared to make. He said he had not seen the Sun article (he never read the paper, he said, and would not touch it with a pair of tongs), and I gave him verbally the gist of it Mr. Cleveland straightened himself up and made use of a profane expression re flecting on Mr. Dana's mother. (This was omitted from the pnblished interview.) Dana Vigorously Denounced. Mr. Cleveland then launched out into a vigorous denunciation of the editor of the Sun. He said he was a blackguard, vaga bond and dastardly scoundrel. He also characterized him as 'a senile old liar and thief,' with the addition of a profane prefix. Several other profane words figured in Mr. Cleveland's remarks, but none of them'of course, were published. After the conversation had gone on for 15 or 20 minutes, Mr. Cleveland asked me what I was going to publish, and I told him the substance of what he bad said. He drew a pencil from his pocket, and picking up a pad, said: 'I will write outsomething to guide you.' He then wrote the following, which is the first paragraph of the published interview: "I have not," said Mr. Cleveland, "seen the article yon refer to. and. if It appears nowhere else bat in tho Bun. tftero is not tneleast chance of my seeing it. Of coarse, the entire thing is a lie. wttboat the least pretext to exente it. I judge treat what you say that the venerable J editor of the Sun supposes that he has at last hit upon a subject which can be used to annoy me. In this he is mistaken. He must be his own jndge of social decencies and proprieties. I am not snre that he should at his time ot life, and in hl peculiar mental condition, be molested In his amusement." Still Further ConTeratlon. This did not end the interview. After writing the above Mr. Cleveland talked far more than 20 minutes. Befere Mr. Cleve land took up his pencil to write anything, he had said in substance much of the matter contained in the interview. In preparing it for publication I inserted it as following his written paragraph. All of the matter contained in the following paragraphs took place in the first stages of the interview: Continuing, Mr. Cleveland said that he had endeavored, since coming to the city to reside, to mind his own business. He had not tried to force himself into prominence and had, in fact, conrted the retirement of private life. If he should accept all the invitations for social en joyment ho received he would have to abandon bis law practice and he had decided not to ac cept any. Mr. Cleveland said that he had been treated with a great deal of kindness and con sideration by the people of the city and he ap preciated it thoroughly. I do not care," Mr. Cleveland added, "how much I am criticised for my public acts. That is perfectly legitimate, and I recoguizo the ncht of every man to differ on public ques tions. There Is aline, however, it seems to me, wbere criticism and abnse should stop. The man who invades the privacy of a family and indulges in coarse and wanton attacks on private citizens is no batter than a highway man. He places himself on the level of the blackguard, and his valcaritles can have no weight with decent people." Lettrri From the Cranks. Regarding the frequent personal attacks npon himself in the columns of the Sun, Mr. Cleveland said that while he never saw them, every time one appeared a dozen cranks, moro or less, would write to him about it "When ever 1 received these cranks' letters," said Mr. Cleveland, 'l knew that the senile old liar and thief, Dana, has been at it again. That is the only way I keep track ot his mental rav ings. The object I suppose is to annoy me and my friends." Mr. Cleveland then alluded to his wife, and said that Mr. Dana had not confined his attack to himself. He made war on women as well as men. The attacks on Mrs. Cleveland had not been mtde openly or directly, but by Mr. Dana's favorite method innuendo and indirection. Much of the matter consisted of alleged praise of Mrs. Cleveland, with the idea of making a con trast to his (Mr. Cleveland's) disadvantage. Cranks were sure to send Mrs. Cleveland clippings, and they annoyed her very much. Mr. Cleveland said distinctly: "The old thief, Dana, has not hesitated to drag my wife's name into his scurrilous attacks. A man who makes war on women is infa mous." Wbnt Will Snld and Written. "In the course of the latter part of the con versation I told Mr. Cleveland that I should like to use more of his talk than he had written out I referred especially to the point he made about the attacks on Mrs. Cleveland. He gave permission to do so. He said: 'I have no objection.' Here is what I wrote in that connection, and it is sub stantially what Mr. Cleveland said: "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 in) self. 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 for Dana to print his lying state ments about myself, but it is infinitely more cowardly and dastardly for him to include, as he has done, my wife in bis attacks. Nothing could be more contemptible or so far removed from all instincts of manhood." Mr. Cleveland spoke with considerable feeling in referring to the unwarranted use that had been made of Mrs. Cleveland's name by the malignant editor. There was no language, he said, strong enough to char acterize the conduct of such a man. If Dana was not in his dotage, with one foot in the grave, his senile ravings would at tract more attention. The public was dis posed to look with some leniency upon a man who had paresis. That was all that saved Dana from being held to- a strict ac countability for his atrocious conduct Political Ylewi Expressed. The above is practically all that Mr. Cleveland said regarding the editor of the Sun. The interview did not end there, however. I asked him what he thought of the recent elections throughout the country, and especially in Rhode Island, and bow he regarded the practical working of the bal lot reform law. "What he said on that head is contained in the following: Changing the subject, Mr. Cleveland spoke of the recent elections, and said thev were most gratifying to the Democrats. The result in Rhode Island, at the by-elections beld in tbe city of Providence, as especially significant and encouraging. It was a strong vindication of tbe ballot reform law. "From all I have heard," Mr. Cleveland added, 'the Republicans maae a tremendous effort to carry tbe by elections in Providence. Tbe conditions were favorable to tbe Republicans and they spent a great deal of money. The Republican manu facturers, who have been in the hablr of in timidatingtheirvtorktnen, couldnot doit under the new law in Providence. Every friend of ballot reform will hail the resnlt In Rhode Island as most encouraging. -Looking at it from the highest and lowest standpoints it seems to me that the Democrats will be the gainers by the adoption of ballot re form all over the country. We believe that we have principles and ideas that appeal to the people, and upon a fair and free discussion of the issues the majority will vote one way. But to take a low view of the situation, if both par ties go into tbe business ot vote buying tbe Re publicans have $20 to spend where we have $1, so we could not hope to compete with them successfully in that line. We should have a bal lot reform law in every State in the interest of good politics and honest government Grover on Pennsylvania Politics. In answer to a further question Mr. Cleve land spoke of the situation in Pennsylvania, the World's exposure of Quay, and the man ifest revolt in the Republican ranks against the dictation of Quay: "I think the Republican bolt in Pennsylva nia is serious," he said, "and if Mr. Delamater is nominated the Democrats will stapd a good chance of carrying the State. It is a singular thing in the history of Pennsylvania politics tbat the Democrats bave been able, from time to time, to carry the State in spite of tbe tremendous Republican majority. I think you will find that the Democrats of Pennsylvania havo at some time during tho last 15 years elected each one of tbe State officers. It shows that there is an independent spirit among the Pennsylvania people If it can be only aroused." Allusion was made to ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, who had been residing in De troit for several years, and Mr. Cleveland said he bad no doubt Mr. Jones was men tally unbalanced. Nothing was said by Mr. Cleveland to the effect that he regarded any part of the interview as private, and I left with the direct understanding in my mind that I could use my discretion in writing out the conversation for publication. I submit that I could have had no possible motive for misrepresenting the ex-President I have had several years' experience as a newspaper writer and interviewer, and this is the first time I believe one of ray inter views has been disputed. THE EEP0RTER HAD TO GO. EDITORIAL ACCOUNT OF MR. LAND'S DENIAL. CLEVE. An Invrstlsntion and How It Wni Con ducted The Ex.Presideni'a Specific Repudiation or Certain Statements Hla Word Asalnst Crawford's. New Yoek, May 5. The TFbrldof to-day has the lollowing regarding the Cleveland Crawford interview in its editorial columns: On the afternoon of the day of publication of the interview Colonel Daniel Lamont called at the World office with a type-written communication from Mr. Cleveland, In wblch that gentleman denied specifically having used the language attributed to him concerning Mr. Dana beyond that which he had prepared with his own hand, as given above. This naturally created some surprise. Colonel Lamont was given to understand that the matter would De carefully looked into. The reporter was sent for ana was shown Mr. Cleveland's denial. He reaffirmed the truthfulness of his report The situation then became embarrassing. Next day a staff editor of the World wM directed to see Mr. Cleveland. He did so, and returned with a still more elaborate repudiation of the interview. This was after' the appearance in the Sun of the vulgar and brutal retaliatory assault of Dana. Meantime- the question of veracity raised between Mr. Cleveland and the reporter was thoroughly Investigated. As a part of this investigation the editor-in-charge, at his own suggestion, called upon Mr. Cleveland at his residence. He obtained from him another and more specific repudiation of all that portion of the alleged interview which had been printed as an addendum to what he (Mr. Cleveland) bad submitted in manuscript Mr. Cleveland could only account for the mis representation saddled upon him upon the theory that the reporter had uttered many ot the sentiments himself, and finding his utterances tacitly accepted had attributed tbem to tbe person interviewed and not to tbe interviewer. This stjle of interview being not altogether unknown in some sections of the country, the IForW accepted Mr. Cleveland's explanation, and inasmuch as the policy of tbe World is to do justice at all times and unto all people the editorial statement was prepared which appeared on Sunday, April 20. This, of course, left the reporter in an em barrassing position, but having weighed the testimony or the only two witnesses a verdict was rendered honestly and sincerely. In con sequence of his good character and long ser vice the reporter was permitted on the 21st to tender his resignation. This was accepted, and the Cleveland interview was the last con tribution from his pen to the columns of the World. These are the exact facts, and all stories con cerning political influences, personal impor tunities, motives, etc., are pure fabrications. C0CKERHL GIVES BAIL. A Step in the Progress of the World-Hilton Libel Salt. New Yobk, May 5. Colonel John A. Cockerill, associate editor of the New York IForW, appeared at General Sessions Court to-day and furnished the $1,000 bail required in the matter of the criminal in dictments in the matter of Henry Hilton and the late A. T. Stewart He gave bail in cash. A GREAT EAILE0AD PROJECT. Perhaps a Development of the South Penn Enterprise. rsFxezAX. teleoiulm to the dispatch, l "Wheeling, May 5. The air of mystery which has so long surrounded the proposed through trunk line from the East, via Con nellsville, "Wheeling and Toledo to Chicago, has been sufficiently penetrated to warrant the statement that the roid will surely be built The line will be in four parts, one running from Chicago to Toledo, subdivided for the purpose of convenience into the Toledo and "Western, the Indiana Northern and the Chicago Eastern railways, of which G. Hadley is President; second, coming east, will be the Wheeling and Lake Erie, bring ing the line to Wheeling. The third link will be tbe "Wheeling and Hamsburg, the con struction of which, as far as Connellsville, will be undertaken next year, and the fourth link will be made up of a line from Harris burg to tidewater. The franchises, subscriptions, rights of way, etc, of the projected Toledo and Chi cago air line have been absorbed by the Toledo and "Western Bailroad. There are nearly $100,000 of subscriptions already voted to this line and now available, and the engineers are now going over the routes as far as Valparaiso, Ind., where the grand trunk tracks will be struck. The new line will be 100 miles shorter than the Pennsylvania, and runs through a rich country west of Toledo. It is believed here that the $3,000, 000 being spent here for the bridge over the Ohio and the extensive and complicated belt line road was but the first move in this big scheme. THE HEW STATE TBEASTJBEB Takes Offlee and Announces That He Will Slake No Changes. rSPXCUI. TELIO.RAM TO THE EISPATCU.! Haerisburg, May 5. Ex-Speaker Boyer was to-day sworn in as State Treas urer by Deputy Secretary of the Common wealth Longenecker, and in 15 minutes a satisfactory settlement had been made with him by Colonel Livesy, the outgoing State Treasurer. The sworn statements of the banks having State deposits, which were exhibited to him, showed that the pnblic funds were all right The new State Treasurer expressed his gratification in being permitted to make Colonel Livsey his cashier, stating that the latter's experience in the office of State Treasurer would relieve him of much worry. Mr. Boyer said he wonld make no changes in the force of his predecessor. The first payment covered into the treasury after Mr. Bover took the oath of office was a check for $12,125 of the United Gas Im provement Company for a bonus for increase of capital stock. EEFUSE TO PAY COUNSEL. The Special Lawyers la tho Cronln Case Ignored by the Connty Board. D3TECMI. TZLXOBAJI TO TIES DIgPATCH.1 Chicago, May 5. A final refusal to pay the bills of the special counsel engaged for the prorecution in the Cronin case was made to-day by the County Board. The bills were thoseorMills and Ingham for $3,000 and for Hynes for $4,500. The vote on the question of paying stood 18 to 7. Commissioner Cool said the lawyers had been engaged by private parties, though the County Board at the time of the trial made all appropriations asked lor and was willing to grant all the money necessary. The question was, he said, whether the Board should now pay the balances out standing of bills contracted by other parties. EAYMOND MAY BECOVEE And LIvo to Face His Three Wives In the Nrw York Conns. Sing Sing. N. Y., May 6 The condi tion of Henry C. Kaymond. the well-known theatrical stage carpenter who attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself when he was arrested for bigamy, is reported to day to be somewhat improved. The doctors in attendance say that there is a chance of Baymond's recovery. Should he survive the bullet wound in his breast, he will have to face In court three women, each one of whom claims to be his wife. HARRISON Win ATTEND The Bnzar to Balso Money for a Statue In Honor of Francis Key. Baltimore, Md., May 5. The Francis Scott Key National Bazar was opened this evening. President Harrison has signified his willingness to attend one evening. Eacb booth is named after some State. The object of the bazar is to raise a fund for the erection of a statue in honor of the author of "The Star Spangled Banner." BISHOP TURNER COMPLAINS. Delegates to the Africau Methodist Confer pncti Badly Treated. New Beunswick, N. J., May 5. Bishop Turner, of the African Methodist Conference, complains of tbe ill treatment which colored delegates receive at the bands of the hotel keepers. Tt is very difficult and in some cases ac tually impossible for them to secure rooms because if their color. AN EASY VICTORY. iTew York Carpenters' Demands for an Eight-Honr Day Agreed To BY HUNDREDS OP EMPLOYEES. President Gompers Greatly Delighted at Concessions Hade, HE BATS AX0TUEK TRADE IS EEADT To Waje Vigorous Battle for the Same Priaciple at an Early Date. The New York carpenters have won their fight for an eight-hour dav almost without a battle. One by one the firms have yielded to their demands, until there are scarce 100 nn employed men out Gompers is greatly encouraged. rSFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCH. t New York, May 5. The first step of the American Federation of Labor in the at tempt to make eight hours the acknowledged limit of a day's work has been entirely suc cessful so far as this city is concerned. The carpenters and .joiners, who were elected to make the first test, proved their previous as sertions to-day by a clever demonstration that less than 200 men ont of 5,000 had been compelled to strike, all the others having secured the concessions they demanded. When the Conference Committee of the, United Brotherhood and the Amalgamated Society met at Clarendon Hall this morning, they found a smaller number of strikers there than even they had expected. Presi dent Nicholas P. Mahon and the secretaries received reports from the shops where strikes were in progress. hundreds have acceded. The record showed that 236 employers had acceded to the eight-hour demand. The principal employers who were holding out were Hedden & Sons, who manufacture in Newark; Morton & Chesley, who get most of their carpenter work from Boston, and only have it set up in the city; James Elgar, of Twenty-fourth street, and L. C. Herman. The latter is the contractor for the Pulitzer building, and was the most obstinate ot all the employers. The Conference Committee found plentv of invitations awaiting it to arbitrate with employers, but only those who showed a disposition to surrender were treated with. Sub-committees went out to see employers who were inclined to give in, and these committees returned at short intervals with favorable reports. Eight more employers had yielded up to noon, and there were only about 100 men left on strike, with prospects ol their going back before night. It was an nounced that Herman felt that he was in for a losing fight, especially as he will soon have to employ about 300 men on Some con tracts he has undertaken. STILL OTHER BOSSES YIELD. Terrence Duffy, another builder, sent down word that he would accept the sched ules prepared, and his men will return to work to-morrow. Chrystie & Dykes, of Twenty-ninth street, and Steel & Costigan, of Eleventh street, were also reported as having 'given in. Later Bntler Brothers, of One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street; Daeffler, of East Nineteenth street, andi Saunders, of One Hundred and Twenty fourth street, were reported to have ac ceded. About 1 o'clock President Samuel Gom pers, of the American Federation, who re turned from Louisville on Snnday, walked into Clarendon Hall. There was "not many present at the time, but he was received with cheers. He said he felt like addressing the men as "fellow chips." He congratulated them upon their success throughout the country. He continued as follows: We are now in the middle of the swim. We want eight hours, and everything shows my friends, that we are going to have it As was well said by your General Secretary, P. J. Mc Guire, tban whom no better 1 riendof tbe work ingxnan lives to-day, we bave got tho eight boar chip on our shoulders, and we are not go ing to let any nine-hour man or any one else knock it off. Tbe eight-hour movement-means HIGHER WAGES EOE EVERYBODY and work for alL It means more time for self improvement, for pleasure, more time to spend with your wives and families, and an Improved state of affairs for everybody who labors with his hands for a living. 1 tell you that a man who is not with us in this eight-hour movement is against us. The man who is not in favor of a working day of eight hours is an enemy of ours. I don't care how nice a man may talk in favor of a day of nine hours; it does not matter to me who the man l, no matter how high sounding bis title may bo. or how high up he may be in the ranks of any labor organization tbe man who talks in favor of nine hours is an enemy to us and to laboring men generally. "We are going to establish a working day of eight hours for every man and woman engaged in manual labor in this country. The carpenters were solected by the American Federation of Labor to lead the movement, and another organization has been chosen to follow that lead as soon as the carpenters have succeeded. And I judge you cave succeeded, far I have just been informed tbat seven-eighths of the employers in this city bave acceded to your demands. We have no "ists" or "isms" in this movement ,Wo all havo oar hobbies, but these, with our numerous preju dices are all put aside in this movement and we are all united for eight hours. In Louis ville on May 1 1 saw 20.000 men in line, and the bosses saw it was policy to yield. I am glad to see that the bosses hoie are yielding so rapidly, and it is only a question of a day or two when you will all be at work again. I am pleased to see that there has been no breach of the peaco in any of our demonstrations throughout the country. Our movement was indorsed by half a million workmen in Hyde Park, London, to day. It is hardly necessary to wish you success, for success Is yours and ours already. MORE VICTORIES. After Mr. Gompers had gone, these further gains were reported: Morton & Chesley, Gilbert & Sweeney,' 199 Duane street; Miner, 66 Wall street; Jean & Gay lor, South Fifth avenue; Patterson Ss Weeks, Fifty-ninth street, and Hickey, East Thirty-ninth street It looked as though there would not be 50 men out to morrow morning. The police reserves were held at the police stations during the day as a precautionary measure, but the Heed lessness of this was demonstrated before tbe close of: the day and the men were relieved. The employes of Herman Jacoby's cigar shop on the Bowery went out on a strike to day. In the afternoon Mr. Jacoby called tbem-in and gave them their wages and dis missed them all. Mr. Jacoby said he was sorry to have them go. He also said that the trouble originated outside of his shop. a committee called upon him, and said it had been sent by his employes to ask for an increase of wages. Therenpon he replied that he would make inquiries among his employes and give them an answer very soon, "in an hour he was informed tbat they had been ordered on a strike. The employes of Mr. Jacoby met upon the side walk after they had been paid off! They said that at a meeting some weeks ago it was proposed to ask for an advance of wages all around. Mr. Jacoby would not listen, and the employes were ordered out on a strike. Colored Walters Striking-. Chicago, May 5. The colored waiters, following the example of the white ones, are demanding shorter hours and more pay.! Trouble in several establishments is ex pected. The waiters in Brockway's restau rant struck to-night Astanlted by Strikers. San Francisco, May 5. "William Dempsey and Harrv Parker, employes of j the Bisdon Iron "Works; William'Mooklar, 1890 TWELVE coremaker at the Fulton Iron "Works, and another employe at the latter works named Murray, were assaulted by strikers last night, but a sqnad of police prevented any serions disturbance. TTTE GBEAT STRIKE SETTLED. The Chicago Carpenters' Difficulty Ad Jested by Arbitration. Chicago, May 5. The great carpenters' strike is finally settled. The necessary papers were signed to-day and ratified by both sides concerned in the arbitration. A last report will be made to-morrow morning to the judicial umpires, and Thursday morning scores of buildings that for four weeks have been practically deserted will echo with the sounds of hammer and saw in the hands of fully 4,000 journeymen car penters. The two Arbitration Committees of the new Boss Carpenters' Association and the strikers met again this evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel with Judges Driggs, McCon nell and Tuley, and, after a session of three hours' length," settled the last detail. The journeymen achieved an almost sweeping victory. They made concessions on bnt two points and every journeyman carpenter throughout the city was jubilant to-night over the result. The agreement provides eight hours shall constitute a day's work, to begin at 8 A. M. and end at 5 P. M. The minimum rate of wages has been fixed at 35 cents an hour up to August next, and thereafter at 37 cents an hour. Over time is to be rated at time and a half, and Sun day time as double time. FIRST STRIKE IN DENVER. Tho Woodworkers and Turners WnntNine Hours Work. Denver, Col., May 5. Last Friday members of the Machine Woodworkers' and Turners' Union made a demand upon the mill men for a reduction of hours from ten to nine, with ten hours' pay. This being refused the men, numbering 135, quit work this morning. They were joined by the benchmen numbering 250. Among the mills affected are the largest in the city. They will not close down, but will attempt to fill their present contracts by running with a short force of old union men, who have been getting for some time past the waees now demanded by the union. This is the first strike in Denver this year. CANADIANS HEADED OFF. Detroit Authorities Don't Propose to Admit Foreign Laborers. Detroit, May 5. The strike situation remains practically unchanged here. There were no arbitration meetings to-day, as an- LnounceJ on Saturday. Some 42 bosses have signed the carpenters' agreement and it is thought a few days more will see the trouble settled in the strikers' favor. Two sets of Canadian carpenters were headed off to-day by custom authorities and returned to Caaada. From the suspicious behavior of the men it is thought they were imported on some kind of a contract. The matter will be investigated and may result in the prosecution of some Detroit con tractors. LOUISVILLE'S STRIKE INCREASES. The Plasterer Join the Carpenters In Demanding Miorter Hoars. Louisville, May 5. The striking car- I pernters were joined to-day by the plas terers in their demand for advanced pay and shorter hours. The result is more serious on account of a large number of buildings in progress of construction. The builders stand firm, and the struggle may be prolonged. It is ex pected that non-union men will be put in a number of places, and when this is done the bricklayers will join the strikers. Union Pacific Refuges. Omaha, Neb., May 5. General Mana ger Dickinson, of the Union Pacific, yester day sent a reply to tbe Grievance Commit tee of the Union Pacific conductors, refus ing to grant their request for a 12 miles per hour basis for extra time of freight con ductors. It is thought this and other de mands of the conductors will be settled sat isfactorily. Machinists' National Association. Louisville, May 5. The National As sociation of Machinists met here to-day. Delegates from 28 States were present. They were welcomed in an address by the presi dent of the Council. The work to-day was hearing committees' reports and other routine. Railway Employes Strike. Havana, May 5. The coachmen and employes ol the street car and omnibus line who have been on strike have resumed work. Tbe garbage collectors, slaughter house men and many railway hands struck work to-day. The strikers are orderly, and no trouble has occurred thus far. And In St. Lonls, Too. St. Louis, May 5. Four hundred em ployes of the Fairbanks Soap Company struck to-night for a restoration of wages, they having been cut 15 per cent last No vember. Employers Mast Pay Weekly. Albany, May 5. A bill providing for weekly payment by employers of wages earned by employes passed the Assembly to night by a vote of 106 to 1. Their Demands Havo Been Granted. Philadelphia, May 5. It is claimed that 2,000 of the 3,000 carpenters who struck May 1 have been granted their demands. JUDGING ELECTION CONTESTS. Gov. BUI Believes That It Is the Natnral Function ot the Court. Albany, May 5. Governor Hill sent to the Legislature a message suggesting a change in the method of determining con tested elections. Here are his recommenda tions: "I suggest the passage of a concur rent resolution submitting to the people an amendment to our State Constitution which will take from each House the power of judging its own elections and confer tbe jurisdiction upon the court. "I would go even further and recommend Bnch action on the part of the Legislature as is likely to bring the subject to the attention of Congress, with a view to securing ulti mately a similar amendment to tbe Federal Constitution. Under such a modified sys tem of adjudication, contests for legislative seats will be placed on the same plan with contests for other offices which are now taken into the courts by the familiar process of quo warranto and are decided, as a rule, upon their merits. There is nothing revo lutionary or complicated about such a transfer." WANTS IT CLOSED UP. Salt Against an Atlantic City Back to Wind Up Its AfTUIr. Atlantic City, N. J.; May 5. An in junction was served on Cashier Dunkle, of the Merchants' Bauk, to-day by tbe son of Attorney General Stockton, restraining the bank from resumiug business and to show cause why the affairs of the bank'should not be wound up. OPENING THE LOCKS. River and Harbor Committee Bave Lost the Combination. A H1STAKB IN NUMBERING DAMS. Mrs. Mary Ann Dougherty Addres3e3 the United States Senate. CAELISLE TO BE KEPT IN THE HOUSE. The Weight ef the Census Returns Will be Very Heavy. The change from the purchase of Lock 6 to Lock 7, and from that to Lock 1, which is much more costly than either one by the Committee on Eivets and Harbors will make some discussion to-morrow. There seems to be a disposition on the part of the members who favor the general purchase of the locks and dams on the Monongahela river to op pose the substitute. M3ry Ann Dougherty, of local fame, distinguished herself by a speech in the United States Senate yester day. John G. Carlisle's Democratic friends wish to retain him in the House rather than have him succeed the late Senator Beck. fFBOHA STAJT COBHESPONDEST.l "Washington, May 5. As the House of Representatives will not be in session to morrow on account of the funeral of Senator Beck, the river and harbor bill will not be called up for a brief discussion and passage, as was contemplated, and will now be de ferred, probably for Beveral days. When it does come up there will doubtless be more opposition to some of the items that is now expected. Benjamin F. "Wood is here for the purpose of securing the elimination of the item appropriating $162,000 for the pur chase of lock No. 1 of the Monongahela Navigation Company's system. "When this item was decided on in committee it was understood that it was for tbe purchase of lock No. 6, as the amount was the same formerly appropriated for lock No. 7, iden tical with No. 6, which is now soon to be de cided upon in the United States District Court. Bv some hocus pocus the number was changed from 6 to 1, the latter being a vastly more costly work than either No. 6 or No. 7, and with that change the bill was reported to the House. Some of the members who favor the gen eral proposition to purchase the locks and dams of the company, and who have been informed of this matter, pronounce the sub stitution an outrage, and say they will fight it to the last, as they do not propose to favor what is virtual confiscation of private prop erty, even in the interests of the pnblic. The representatives of tbe company desire the whole matter stricken from the bill, that it may rest at least until the decision of the court in regard to lock No. 7. If that can not be accomplished they will urge that at the very least the lock designated for pur chase should be No. 6 and not No. 1. LlGHTNEB. BELVA L0CKW00D TALKS. She Says She Never Violated Any Confidence Reposed In Her. trBOU A STAFF COKRESPOXDENT.l "Washington, May 5. In the New York newspapers Mr. Martin, husband of Victoria "Woodhull Martin, has been com plaining grievously of the treatment of his wife, and among other things said that Mrs. Belva Lockwond had visited them, enjoyed their hospitality, and had then written con temptibly about them in the American newspapers. Mrs. Lockwood is in the city and said to day in regard to the charges that while in London she called on Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Cook, her sister, and was pleasantly received. Sir Francis Cook, the husband of the latter, is a collector of curios, in which Mrs. Lock wood said she was much interested. Subse quently she wrote an account of the collec tion, which was printed in a New York paper. She said in that article nothing about personal matters, and in no way vio lated the laws of hospitality. Some time ago Mrs. Lockwood said she was interviewed in Milwaukee by a news paper reporter. He asked her about the report that Mrs. Martin intended to insti tute general suits for libel against the news papers, and this led to some reference to tbe Claflin sisters and their present mode of life in England. Mrs. Lockwood, however, states that there was nothing said in the interview which deserves the criticism made by Mr. Martin. Mrs. Lockwood said further that she had never made unpleasant remarks about the sisters, and had never and did not now have unpleasant feelings toward them. MARY ANN DOUGHERTY Makes a Speech In the Senate Not Contem plated la tho ProEramme. FBOM X STATP COBRISPOSDEirr. "Washington, May 5. Shortly after the adjournment of the Senate to-day, and when many Senators were yet in the chamber, a woman arose in the gallery and began to ad dress the Senators in a loud tone. She de nounced the Democrats, and" criticised tbe late President Cleveland after the manner of some eminent New York editors. She had made quite a little speech before a door keeper toos: bold of her and led her away. She was the famous MaryAnn Dougherty whose pension bill Cleveland vetoed, and who was so warmly championed by Senators Ttlair and Davis. She has been partially crazed by her troubles, but the doorkeeper said that judging from the odor of her breath her eloquence was mainly due to ar tificial inspiration. W"K"E HE IS "WANTED. Carlisle to be Urged to Remain In the liouse. IFBOK X STAFF CORRESPONDENT. 1 "Washington, May 5. A great pres sure is to be brought to bear on ex-Speaker Carlisle to refuse to be a candidate to suc ceed the late Senator Beck in the Senate. Some Democrats, both iu the House and out of it, have done nothing for the last 48 hours but circulate among the Democratic Representatives and urge them to use their influence to prevent such a calamity to the party in the House as the loss of Mr. Car lisle. Of course Mr. Carlisle has notyet been approached, as that wonld be little less than insulting while Senator Beck lies unburied, but as soon as it can be done with decency a tremendous weight of opin ion will confront him and demand his con tinued presence in the House. A VERY HEAVY WATT.. Over a Irlllllon Pounds Census Returns Coining In Next Week. rraou x staff correspondest.! Washington, May 5. As the taking of the census will begin in earnest four weeks from to-day, and the upwards of 40,000 enumerators will then simultaneously start on their rounds, the warebonse in this city where the schedules are stored is just now a scene of great hurry and bustle. There are some 20,000,000 of these schedules, and a force ot men is bard at work packing them into boxes to be sent to the Census Super-1 JA fi3 To visors. There are 175 superviors,-con sponding to the number of districts mtt. which the country is atviaeaior census pur poses. The schedules are sent to the super visors to be distributed among the enumera tors. They are packed in boxes which weigh, when full, 237 tainnds. There are to be 4,500 boxes in all, and by the end of the present week it is expected tbat they will all be shipped. The boxes are sent by mail, which means, of course, that they are car ried in the mail cars instead oi in the ex press cars. They are, perhaps, the bulkiest pieces of mail matter that have ever been received in a postal car. CARDINAL GIBBONS' APPEAL. HIS RINGING AND ELOQUENT WORDS LAST EVENING. The Occasion the Opening-of a Fair for the Benefit of a Homo for Roman Catholic Immigrant Girls The Scope and Object of the New Mission. New York, Mayji. A fair for- the ben efit of tbe Roman Catholic Homefor Immi grant Girls was started here to-night by Cardinal Gibbons, who said: "Montesquie, who cannot be suspected of undue partiality to the church, has well remarked that, while Christianity was intended to provide for man's happiness in the life to come it succeeds better than any other institution in contributing to his welfare in the present life. "We need not go beyond the gates of your own great city for an illustration of this truth. There is no phase of human suffering and misery for which you don't provide some remedy or alleviation. "A new gem has been placed upon tbe fair brow of the Queen of Charity that reigns in your Empire City. Nor do I know of any enterprise which has a stronger claim on your sympathy and support than the home for immigrant girls. The mis sion house is intended to provide a tempo rary shelter for immigrant girls. They will be taught that idleness is degrading, and that mendacity is a crime cm the part of those who can work in a conn try where employment can be easily obtained. They will be taught a spirit of self-respect and self-reliance. They will be taught that in the country every honest occupation is honorable, and that persons are esteemed not so mnch for the office which they fill, as by the zeal and diligence whioh they bring to the fulfill ment of their duties. Above all, they will be admonished to preserve the faith of their fathers. "Some of you who are here to-night no donbt passed through the trying ordeal of an immi grant Perhaps you landed on these shores with a heavy heart, having no one to bid you welcome, or to extend to you the right hand of friendship. If such is the case, you should be ready to say, as Queen Dido said to Aeneas 'Being acquainted with human sorrow, I have learned to succor the dis tressed.' I then venture to appeal to you, as you love your kindred, yonr flesh and blood; as you love your common hu manity; as you are zealous for female chas tity, help this mission house." A SCHOOL REVOLT. The Soldiers' Orphans Attempt to be Revo lutionary Heroes at Whitehall. rSTECIAX. TILEORAK TO TUB PISPATCH.1 Habrisbueg, May 5. The Soldiers Orphan Commission is having serious trouble with male pupils at the Whitehall school, near this city. In order to restore proper discipline, one of the boys, named "Wilson, was sent to the Carlisle jail, and several were confined to their rooms. A short time ago a number of male pupils forcibly entered the school room in the ab sence ot teachers and scholars and kicked their feet through slats, overturned seats and committed other depredations. Governor Beaver and Captain George Boyer were at the school on Saturday, looking into the trouble and Inspector Grier and Captain Boyer were up on the same errand yester day. Mr. Grier remained over until to-day and ha an interview with tbe prisoners in their rooms this morning. The boys are still defiant and told Mr. Grier tbat they wanted their liberty, and intended to obtain it by some means or other. Mr. Gner replied: "Well, boys, I am afraid you will not get it until we see fit to give it to you." Only the other night a number of the bovs cornered one ot the male attendants in a de serted portion of the building and held him a prisoner until they thought they had had sufficient satisfaction. ANOTHER BANK FAILURE. Reckless Business Methods and Crooked ness the Principal Cause. Berlin, "Wis., May 5. The private bank of Charles A. Mather & Co. closed its doors this morning, the firm having made an assignment to Joseph Yates. James M. Hawley, the junior member of the house, has disappeared. Tbe assets are placed at ?110,000 and the liabilities at $100,000. The news ot the failure created intense excite ment throughout the city. It is known tbat Hawley drew ont $1,000 from the bank on a personal note before he disappeared, but it is not known as yet how his account stands with the hank. The business of the bank seems to have been carried on in a .reckless manner, many ac counts being overdrawn and large numbers of apparentlyworhlesanotes being held as collateral. A hasty examination of the books by the assignee gives him the impression, that he can pay 75 cents on the dollar, but the hopes of the assignee are not shared by the creditors, who are all Berlin people. CAN'T ESCAPE TAXES. A Corporation Gets the Legal Opinion and the State tbe Benefit. rSFECIAI. TXLXOBAX TO THE DISPATCH. Haerisburo, May 5. Three opinions were filed to-day in favor of the Common wealth and against the Philadelphia and Reading Coal andiron Company for $11,352, $29,071 47 and $8,403 99 respectively. These were loan tax cases, and the coal and iron company contended that it was insolvent when th's taxes were settled against, having passed into the hands of the receiver. The Court decided that tne loans on which interest was attached by the receiver were taxable the same as if collected by the com pany. KNEW THEY WERE INSOLVENT And Suit Brought For Receiving Honey Under the Clrcumatnnces. Philadelphia, May 5 This afternoon Mr. James Laird, a well known resident of the western section of the city, swore out warrants for the arrest of Charles Menjes, the Manager of the "West Philadelphia branch of the Bank of America and Presi dent PfeiiTer. In his affidavit Mr. Laird states that Menjes allowed him to deposit $350 in the West Philadelphia branch of the bank on April 30, and that both Manager and President knew that the bank was in solvent when he made the deposit THE COTTON OIL TRUST. Aa Effort to Defeat nn Action to Prevent Reorganizntton. New York, May 5. The defendants in the action of "William "Wall, a trustee of the American Cotton Oil Trust, against Samuel Tnomas, John L. McAuley, James H. Ben edict and Edward Uquarhart have filed a demurrer to the amended bill of complaint. They demur on questions of equity and because they represent other trustees and interested parties. Tbe original suit is to restrain tbe trustees from a reorganization. CENTS , BANE CLOSES UP. rS S "ntgomery Insurance and V Jompany, of Norrisiown. PECULATIONS OR SPECULATIONS Among the Causes to Which the Suspension 13 Attributed. ITS EESTJMPTIOtf IS ANTICIPATED, And the Directors Are Hopeful of ElTing- Hatttrt Canning Shortly. Through the loaning of $180,000 by Treas urer Slingluff, of the Montgomery Insur ance and Trust Company, of Norristown, that institution closed its doors yesterday. The directors are hopeful of resuming busi ness shortly, and say had they not been dis appointed in receiving a remittance yestei day the failure would nothave occurred. rsrXCTAI. Ttt.THV.XX TO TUB DISFATCK.1 Philadelphia, May5. After an hour's run upon its funds the Montgomery Insur ance Trust and Safe Deposit Company, of Norristown, this morning suspended pay ment The Montgomery National Bank, after sustaining a very severe demand by de positors during the early banking hours, found the demands diminish as the day grew, and after keeping open for two hours beyond the usual time, closed Its doors at 5 o'clock without question of its solvency. The sidewalk and steps of the handsome marble building in which both the bank and tne trust company are located were thronged with depositors, among whom, women were largely in the majority, when the doors, at 9 o'clock, were opened, and immediately the windows of the paying tellers of the two institutions were filled with outstretched hands holding checks. The tellers were both kept hard at work meeting the demand until 10 o'clock, when the jrvating of the trust window was shut down. WAITING IN LINE. There, were some 30 persons then in line waiting for their turn at the paying teller, nearly all of whom were women. Strange to say there was no outbreaks of excitement There was a confusion of voices for a mo ment or so, which was hushed when Di rector B. E. Chain announced that the sus pension was only temporary; that abundant money was on its way to meet all demands, and that payment would be resumed in about an hour. Most of the anxious and unsatisfied women remained under this assurance. Some went away, and others added to tbe number which remained about the same . until about 2:30 o'clock patient, hoping and with but little apparent excitement At that honr Director Chain came to the grating and made this announcement: "The board, as at present advised, deem it for the interest of all the depositors tbat the Mont gomery Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company shonld suspend payment We feel confident in saying that all the deposi tors will be paid in full and that it is not likely that the company will suffer any loss. All the trust funds are safely invested and amply secured." THE DEPOSITORS WITHDREW. The depositors slowly withdrew. It was plain to be seen that they were bitterly dis appointed. The directors of the trust pom pany were at this ime in session. A representative of The Dispatch was in vited into the board room. Director Chain was spokesman. "It is advisable, it seems to me, that there should be no concealment of tbe true state of affairs," he said, looking as he did so toward one and another of the directors. President Slingluff nodded assent Director and Lawyer Louis M. Childs said: 'I think it is time that the facts should, be made known to the public." Director Rambo added: "I think it should be done." There was a pause, broken by thp reporter asking: "What is the amount ot Treasurer Slinglufl's indebtedness to the company?" "Mr. "W. T. Slineluff has loaned $180,000 without the knowledge of the directors." an nounced Director Chain. "He has id addi tion to the collaterals upon which the money was loaned transferred to the company all of his estate, real and personal, and his in terest in his father's estate. Iu the transfer were a large number of stocks and bonds. All of this, the callaterals and tbe transfers have been scheduled and at the lowest esti mate we value them at $195,000, exclusive of his real estate which is worth about $30,000 and his bank stock which is covered by the judgment notes entered up against him by the bank on Saturday." "Then according to this you are amply secured. Why, then, have "you just sus pended payment?" RESOURCES FAILED TO CONNECT. "We are disappointed over money prom ised us this morning with which we ex pected to meet the run upon us. We were promised $100,000 from one source and $50, 000 from another. The money did not come and we, therefore, stopped payment." "Could you not have raised ready money on your securities?" "Our assets are mainly in mortgages and money cannot be borrowed upon them at once." Tbe liabilities of the trust company on January 4, of this year, to depositors, as published, were $397,545 50. This amount was on Saturday last, Mr. Chain said, a few thousands more. Among tbe company's assets are $254,555 in mortgages, which he asserted were good, and $344,129 have been loaned on collaterals, all of which were ap proved by the board, except those upon which the Treasurer loaned the $180,000. During the run yesterday morning about $10,000 in money was paid to depositors and $47,000 in mortgaees were given to several large depositors, who solicited them in payment of their claims. Tho whole amount paid ont by the bank was $107,293 35, of which, however, $33,000 was to meet the regular monthly drafts of the Reading, Perry town and Stony Brook Rail road Companies. Of tbe $55,000 remaining: over, one-half was paid out in the ordinary coure of business, leaving from $25,000 to $30,000 as the result of the temporary panic. THE LOSSES OF THE DAT. The deposits during the day were $20, 131 29, making the net losses in currency $87,162 18. Louis M. Child, who, while a director, has been up to the time of the discovery of Treasurer SlinglnfTs transactions his pri vate counsel, was asked how it was possible tor so large a sum as $100,000 to have been loaned on douhttul security without tho knowledge of the directors. His answer in the line of the old story of implicit confidence in supposed integrity. "Is not W. F. Slingluff liable to a crimi nal prosecution for-using the money of the Trust Company in this way?" was asked of Mr. Childs. "It is embezzlement and I have told him, so," was the reply. "Will he be prosecuted?" "I bave not advised it. It is the busi ness of the board of directors not mine." "Has it been considered by the board?" "I am not at liberty to say." President Slingluff says tbe bank men may lose $100,000 on bad loans, but he does not think the loss will be over $30,000. These loans were made mostly on the se curities of the concerns managed by the "Work-MacFarlane syndicate. President Slingluff and the directors to night resolved not to give any positive as surance, that the trust company would re sume business, thouzh thev assert tbat the creditors will be paid in fait & I
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