wmt$?Zfl$&i wypwwvs :mgc Jf 3& taient AflTertisements MM AX tlxo Branch Offices or The Dlsiatclx For to-morrow's issue np to 9 o'clock p. M. For list of branch offices in the Tarious dis tricts see THIKD PAGE. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. L Descend With Terrific Force Upon a Large Portion of Pennsylvania. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Accompany the Howling Hurricane in Its Erratic Course. A TRAIN WRECKED BY THE STORM. Many East End Homes Bated bj the Warring Elements. UGHTNLWS FATAL AXDFONKI FBEAKS A severe hurricane, accompanied by bail and lightning yesterday afternoon did scrions damage throughout Western Pennsylvania. Much loss to property occurred in this city, especially in tho East End, where a number of bouses wero wrecked. Many persons were more or less injured, and scrcral fatalities oro re ported. The tcrrlfio storm of yesterday afternoon rained tbe business part of tho city, being apparently too high in tho nlr. Tbe wind blew strong at just obout 4 o'clock, and vorfcmon on tho tops of new buildings wero eared down. No hall fell downtown, but at the East End thero was a violent hurri cane and a fierce fall of hall. The storm in its greatest violence struck Block Horse Hill at about 4:10 o'clock, and roared eastward upon East Liberty. The g. D. Simerit House, Simen Aienue. clouds were dense and low and moved with frlghtfulCrapidity. Peop'le who saw the black cloud coming feared a cyclone and in taany instances took refuge in cellars. DABKNESS AND TEP.KOE. In the face of the gale a dense cloud of dust, leaves and other light objects, filled the air, and with the darkness made it im jxjssible to see further than across the street. Horses standing on the streets were fright ened and ran away, some vehicles were overturned and many trees were blown down. The direction of the wind was about east Boutheast, in about the line of Penn avenue through East Liberty. As far as could be learned last evening, four dwelling houses were entirely wrecked by the storm, one was shattered by lightning and several others were moved on their foundations or other wise distorted. HEAVY DAMAGE TO TEOPERTr. Strange to say, no lives were lost in the city, although several workmen were in jured. The houses demolished were in every case unfinished structures. The ruin to ehade trees ou Shady lane, Highland avenue, Frankstown acnue and other streets is very groat Mauj windows were broken by the hailstones, which were as large as marbles and were driven by the wind with violence. Great injury was done to hothouses, where the glass was broken and plants destroyed. Lightning Work on Larimer Avenue Exten- luri. In many places leaves were driven against bouses with so much force that tbe walls are plastered with them. The storm was not confined to East Lib erty, but did damage all through tho county, and the telegraphic reports, which, however, are greatly curtailed by tbe damage done to poles and wires by the wind, show that the hurricane played havoc throughout Western Pennsylvania. FOUR HOUSES HAZED. HANDSOME STRUCTURES WRECKED BV THE STORM. Severn! Men Buried Beneath the Dfbrls Borne Renmrknble Etcupes A Honse Falls on n Horse Tbe Fire Department Tumi Out. Frank Killian, proprietor of a furniture store on Frankstown avenue, had a new bouse nearly finished on Meadow street, near Park avenue. Several workmen were engaged in the building when the storm struct it All escaped except one carpenter, Frank Smith, who was caught as he was descending the ladder and was buried under Ui pus wi ruias, au au&ie was pauiy fflLD WIND AD P :j f i ? - i sprained and he was otherwise braised. He was imprisoned for nearly ten minutes before he could be rescued by the other workmen. A pony belonging to Mrs. W. L. Tener was cropping crash on thssI5wn when the house fell upon it, but it was extricated with little injury. The loss on this house is estimated at $3,000. The timbers and the weather boarding are so-badly broken that little will be useful. A. COMPLETE WRECK. Mr. H. Loxtermanhad a handsome frame bouse nearly completed on Edwin street, Twentieth ward, at 3 P. M. yesterday. At 4 o'clock the house was gone, and in its place stood a pile of wreckage. The house was blown on to the southeastern corner of the lot, and the only portion not utterly de stroyed, was the center gable, in which was a window. This was carefully deposited on top of the ruins, and the glass in the win dow was not even cracked. Tbe damage to tbe building will be about 81,000. Four men were working around the build- frank KilUan'i lloutt. Meadow Street. ing when tbe storm struck. Two wero roofers, but they had descended to put on their coats when tho rnlu began to fall. Two men were digging a sewer, and they sought shelter in the collar. A moment later tho homo fell in on them. A number of per sons In tho vicinity at once started to rescue the men, expecting to find only their dead bodies, but when they wero released there was not a scratch upon cither oi them. r.ltUATIC C0UK8E OF THE WIND. Tho building is situated in what is known as the Spahr orchard. Many of the trees wero blown down, having been snapped oft at tbe base. They were lying in different directions, showing that the storm's course was most erratic. The new house of Alexander Yotlmnn, on Bryant street, near tbe Highland reservoir, was entirely demolished. It was thrown from its foundation and crushed into kindling wood. Two carpenters 'who were working in tbe bouse took refuge on the porch, and one of them, Michael Qninn,was caught in the ruins. lie was badly bruised and scratched, and when rescued was cov ered with blood. It was reported that sev eral men were caught and perhaps dead, and engine company No. 8, on Highland avenue, hurried to the place. Their services were not needed. The loss on the house is about $4,000. NOTHING BUT JT.IND LINO WOOD. G. D. Simen, the shoe man of Allegheny, is building a row of fine, three-storv frame houses on Simen avenue, in the Twenty first ward. Some of the houses are finished and ocenpied, and the others are nearly completed. The one furthest west was the most exposed, and was entirely ruined. It was blown off tbe stone foundation and crushed Jjito a heap of kindling wood. Two lathers were working inside at the time, but they escaped without injury. Two other houses in the row were wrenched Corner a) Park Avenue and Meadow Street. I.V ho trind and will reouira considerable work to straighten them up. AWAY WENT THE ROOFS. Several House Quickly Uncovered br tbe Hurrlcnne's Henry llnnd. The rooi of No. 180 Meadow street, a tbrcc-story brick, was torn offby tho wind, and the trees in front and around tho boueo were torn up and blockaded tho street The home wai occupied by Mr, L. D, Shrimp Hit. The roof of the two-story brick homo of Louis List, on Penn avenue, near Wine blddlo street, was blown offnud carried ft dlilauce of two squares. IMecei of the roof truok several horses along the strest, and caused the running away of the horses at tached to a grocery wagon, n laud wagon and a cart, All the Yelileles wero some nlmt damaged, the cart being Muttered, The damage to the house was about f.100. The ronfcif the old Ardary mansion on Penn avenue, near Jtebeooa street, was blown off. The damage was about $200, Parts of the roofs of several of the hornet In the new brlok row ofVerner & Co,, on Penn avenue, were blown off. The lost was about $180. The roof of a small frame house at Silver Lake occupied by John Donnell and owned by Qeorge Finley, was blowu olT. Tho Ion was about (100. No one was hurt STOKED BY THE 8T0RM. Three Switch Blocks and Two Electric Car Motors Destroyed. The principal sufferer from yesterday's storm in Allegheny wai the Pleasant Valley Electric Road. Three switch blocks and the motors on two cars were burned out In different sections of the city trees were blown down, and on East street a telegraph pole was shivered to pieces, No accidents were reported. A LIGHTNING CAROM. It Strikes n Tree. Jumps to a House and Counts on n Woman. Lightning struck a tree and a house on Lyrie street, near the Lincoln avenue bridge. The dwelling was occupied by the families of Jacob Smith and Edward Jackson. The corner of the kitchen was shattered, and Mrs. Smith received a severe shock. Tbe stove, table and other furnitnre in the kitchen were thrown about, and more or less broken. SOME RAILROADS STJFFER. Allegheny Teller Trains Late, but tbe Penn ylvnnln Manners to Keep Moving. The Express from Buffalo on the Alle gheny Valley road was three hours late last evening, owing to a beavy landslide near Bed Bank. The Pennsylvania road didn't suffer W ,vv W0M IJfS L cfjljS W much from the storm. Trees were blown down that carried the telegraph wires with them, but enough were left standing to run the road. The reports received by tbe rail road dispatchers show that it didn't rain much east of Bolivar. 'AN ELECTRIC PBEAK. THE PRACTICAL JOKE PLAYED BY A BOLT OF LIGHTNING. It Seven tbe Corner of n Dwelling;, Which Threatens to Topple Over at Any Mo ment Vopleasnut Experience ot Two Women In East Liberty. Lightning played its .part in the storm drama. Mrs. H. Parker owns and occupies a two-story frame house with a brick front on Larimer avenue extension, renting two rooms on the upper floor to Mr. A. Grant, wife and' baby. The two women and the child were in the house when the storm came up. The sudden darkness, the rushing of tho wind and the rattling or the hall and rain frightened the women, and Mrs. Grant lett her apartments, and, with her child, sought the company of Mrs. Parker in tbe sitting room. As the storm broke it appeared to select Mrs. Parker's house as an object upon which to display its humor in a grim prac tical joke. At the first onslaught every pane of glass in front of the houso was smashed oy hailstones and tho wind carried tbe sashes in body. There was a moment's pause, followed bv a vivid flash of light ning and the almost simultaneous crash of thunder, tho house rocked, a shower of bricks fell on the. front porch, and a strong odor of sulphur filled the air. Tho frightened women fled. Mrs. Parker led tho way. and Mrs. Grant followed, clasp ing her babe to her bosom. Tboy sought shelter in an addition to the house, Built of frame, feeling that if it fell in there was less chance of being crushed to death than if they remained in the brick portion. After the storm bad subsided nn Investi gation was made. The llghtplug bolt had struck tho corner of the house at the roof, taken a dlngonul courso to the top ol tho window, jumped to the lower sill, and then cut its way several ieet downward and then flaw out nt the corner of tho house. The corner of the house severed by the bolt leans against tbe next building, and threatens to topple over at any moment. The damage to tho house is not so very great, but almost all the furniture In the building is injured more or less by tbe lain which beat in upon It. The lady occupants were too badly scared to occupy the house last night, and sought shelter with friends. FEESC0ED WITH LEAVES. One Fecullar Fcnlnre of Lnst Weill's Storm at Wllklnsbura". The storm was severe along the Pennsyl vania Bailroad from East Liberty to Brad dock, and hundreds of trees were uprooted. Outbuildings, porches, fences and other light structures were leveled. Two frame bouses were wrecked, one nt Dallas and tbe other at Brushton. A fierce hailstorm lasted for about five minutes. Tbe hailstones were of the size of large marbles. They crashed through a number of windows, to say nothing of the damage thny did among tho grape arbors, tulips, lilies of the valley, columbines, snowballs, lilacs and small shrubbery gen erally. A peculiar effect of the storm was the blowing ot myriads of maple leaves against the sides of houses. On nearly every street in Wilkinsburg last evening were to be seen houses the walls ot which were completely hidden by layers of wet greenery. The damage in the way of broken win dows and overturned buildings in Wilkins burg and vicinity will run up into the thousands of dollars. ITEEESPORT FLOODED. Fifth Avenno a River of Water Five Feet In Depth. A very heavy rain and hail storm visited McKeesport last evening nt 5 o'clock. Hail stones as large as walnuts fell, while the rain poured down in sheets for a full halt hour. Tbe heavy ice stricking horses, caused a number of runaways, out no serious damage was done. The lightning struck several buildings, and considerable damage was done. The greatest injury was done by water, which came down White's Hollow in a stream 75 feet wide. The water was five feet deep on Fifth avenue, at a point below Cen ter street, and a number of houses which were below grade were submerged. The water reached the second story o! the Berk tolder residence, causing great damage to that place, and also the places adjoining. It was by fdr the heaviest rain storm for the year. OVERTURNED A BUGGY. Airs. Murray Verncr's Arm Frncturod, and Her Child Cnirled 100 feel. Mrs. and Miss Verncr, wife and sister of Murray Verner, were driving along Penn avenue, near the old car stables, nt the time tho force of tbe storm struck the valley. The buggy was overturned by tho wind, and tho occupants thrown into tho street Mrs, Verner had on arm broken, but her little child and Miss Vomer were uninjured. The child Is said to have been carried by the wind for a distance of 100 feet, and was picked up uninjured though badly fright ened. The horse daubed on out the street, smashing the buggy to pleoes, ELECTRIC LIGHTS BUFFER. Dame Nam ft! miufiif lures Too Mush of ibe Publle Willi! for Comfarlt Considerable Injury was done to eleotrlo lines. On Dlaolc Hone Hill eight poles, used for eleotrlo light and telephone lines, wero blown down. Falling trees broke several eloclrlu light lines and the streets were left in dnrkneis. The workmen at tho Hut End Klectrlo Light power house, on Broad street, were nearly frightened to death during the storm. The lightning was carried In on the wires, and flashed all through tbe building. The men were afraid to handle tho machines, HAD TO MOVE OUT. Mr. Pant Zlinmennnn's Residence Rendered Uiilnlinbllnule br the ntorm. A house owned by Major Dcnniston, on Denniiton avenue, occupied by Paul Zim merman, was badly damaged. One chimney was blown down and the gable of the house caved in. Tno rain poured Into the house, ruining much or tho furnishings. The family took rooms at the Kenmore Hotel. The damage to the house and furniture wiltamount to $1,000. WIDESPREAD BUIN. MEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING AND PROP ERTY DESTROYED BV. FLOOD. Fatal Work of the btorm In Westmoreland and Washington Counties The B. fc O. and Other Railroads Suffer Houses De. troyed at Bevernl Flacos A Train Goes Through a Bridge. The .storm of yesterday, which ereated such havoc in tbeibrief time that it was sweeping over this citv, appears to have fallen with much violence on other towns throughout the Allegheny and Mononga bela valleys. Loss of life is reported from HWonttnued on Second Page. mi firnw PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, MAT THAT DAM AM LOCK The Cause of an Objection to the Eiver and Harbor Measure. SPRINGER ESTERED A PROTEST, Bat Colonel Bayne Carried the Clause Through as Reported. INCREASING THE PARTI'S MAJORITY. 1 Decision Eetchcd to Boonee Two More Democratic . Congressmen. The river and harbor bill was again con sidered in tbe House yesterday. The clause for the appioprlation of another dam and lock of the Monongahela Navigation Com pany caused some dispute, but went through. The Hennepin Canal appropriation occa sioned more trouble. rrnox a stavt connnsroxDiirr.l Washington, May 23. Tho river and habor bill has come to be so fine an illus tration of tho possibilities of "log rolling" that thero is little dispute over most of its' provIslons, and if tho Houso In oommltteo of tho whole to-day had not struok against that old snng, tho Hennepin Canal, it might have finished tho 77 pages of tho bill Instead of stopping at 30 pages.' All of tho Pennsylvania Items went through with out question except that providing 61G2.000 for the purchaso of lock and dam No. 1, of the works of tbe Monongahola Navigation Company. Mr. Springer moved to strike out tho clause enabling tho Secretary of War in caso a voluntary purchase of ?lG3,000'could not bo made to proceed to nppralse And con demn tho works. Mr. Springer was op posed to a provision which committed too Government to nn Indefinite appropriation. Colonel Bayne and Mr. Gatohings, of Mis sissippi, mado biief remarks showing that as finally tbo purchaso wonld doubtless have to bo adjudicated in the courts there was no objection to the provision for con demnation in tho event of the fallare of a voluntary bargain. DALZELI.'a AMENDMENT, This clauso of the item was Inserted recently at tho instance of Representative Dalzell, tho original item merely appropri ating $102,000 for the purchaso. Tho item as it passed provides that tho Socrctary of War be authorized to negotiate for and purchase at a cost not to exceed $102,000 lock and dam No. 1 and its appurtenances, of the Monongahela Navigation Company; the same to bo paid upon a full and abso lute, conveyance of the property. In the event of tbe inability of the Secre tary of War to make voluntary purchase of the lock and dam and Its appurtenances for the sum of $102,000, or a lesj sum, then the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to institute and carry to completion pro ceedings for the condemnation of the prop erty, that condemnation proceedings to cc as prescribed and regnlated by the provisions of the general railroad law of Pennsylvania, approved February 19, 1849, and its supple ments, except that the United States shall not be required to give any bond, and except that jurisdiction of said proceedings is given to the Circuit Court of the United States for tbe Western district of Pennsylvania, Wftb rightor appeal by either party to the (su preme Court of the United States; provided, that in estimating the sum to be paid by the United States, the franchise of the corpora tion to'collect tolls shall not be considered or estimated. THE NECE8SABY FDND3. The sum of 5,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the necessary cost of the condemnation proceedings; and upon final judgment being entered therein the Secretary of War is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the amount of the judgment and costs, and the amount is appropriated ont of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. When the lock and dam and ap purtenances shall have been ac quired by the United States, whether by purohase or condemnation, tbe Secretary ot War shall take charge of them, and they shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section four of an act entitled "an act making appropriations for the construction, repair and preservation of certain public work on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," provided that no proceedings shall be Instituted for the acquisition of the lock and dam pending the legal proceedings now undetermined between the United States and the Monongahela Navigation Company with respect to dam and lock No. 7. Without question the' Hem appropriating 250,000 for a movable dnm similar to the Davis Island dam, ut or below the mouth of the Beaver river, at sueh locality as the surveys of the engineers may consider most advantageous, was passed br tlio committee. So, too, was the appropriation of $35,000 lor continuing thd Improvement of the dnm at Ilerr's Island. The other appropriations for Pennsylvania, paued to-day, nro as fol lows: Continuing Improvement nt Krle harbor, 1 40,000; Improving Alleulinny river, $20,000: for the removal of Smith's, Putty's, and Windmill Islands In tho Delaware river, at Philadelphia, $200,000, OHIO AND WKft'f VJItOlJU. Blxly thousand dollars Is appropriated for ntlnulnir Improvement nt the falls of the emit uiiio, ana various otner sriah appropria tion! for local Improvements, most linpor tMitofwliloh lifn,2D0 for oonitruatlmt an embtnkment on the south ilrie of the Miami river near Its Junction with the Ohio, to con fine Its waters to the"ehannels In time of floods, $20,000 for continuing harbor Im provement at Madison, Ind,, $7,000 for nu loe pier At Kerr's run, nnd $16,000 for com pleting the embankment at Btiawiiaetown; the aggregate of the miscellaneous appro priations for the Ohio belug $300,000. West Virginia is treated with great liber ality In tho appropriations, the more Im portant ones belug ill? Sandv river to com plete improvement, $31,000; Elk river, con tinuing Improvement, $2,500; Great Ka nawha rlver.contlnulng improvement, $200, 000, Little Kanawha, continuing improve ment, 512,000, but no toll shall be col lected by any person or corporation for this improved navigation, and such right, if any exist shall be relinquished in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War before the expenditure of any of the money appropriated for this work, Gauley river, continuing improve ment, $3,000; Tug fork of Big Sandy- river, for snagging ond the removal of other ob structions, $2,500; Leviia fork of Big Sandy river, for snugging nnd so forth, $2,500; Cheat river, to complete improvement, $13,000. Liohtneb. AFTER THE CATTLEMEN. Tbo President Orders Ont tbe Military to Expel the Dold Inrnders. , Washington, May 23. The President having received information that cattlemen are Invading the Cherokee strip in violation of bis recent proclamation be has instructed Brigadier General Merritt, commanding at St. Louis, to rigidly enforce the provisions of tbe proclamation against all persons found violating tbe same. The Sonnto Will Rend the BUI. Washington, May 23. The tariff bill was received in -the Senate at 2 o'clock this 24, 1890 -TWELVE afternoon and referred at once to the com mittee of finance. Ten thousand copies were ordered printed for the use or the Senate. TWO MORE TO JE BOUNCED. INCREASING THE REPUBLICAN LEAD IN THE HOUSE. A Couple of Seats' Which Will Soon be Filled by Sonthern Colored Republicans One Democrat Retains Ills Flace by a Unani mous Vote, i Washington, May 23 Tha- House Committee on Elections to-day acted upon three of the pending contested election cases, and the result will probably be an increase of the Republican majority in the House by two members. The cases decided this morn ing were those of Langston versus Tenable, Fourtn Virginia district; Miller versus Elliott, Seventh South Carolina district, and Chalmers versus Morgan, Second Missis sippi district In the first two cases the committee will report in favor of seating the Bepnbllcan contestants, Langston and Miller, but in the Mississippi case the report will bo In favor of tho sitting member Mr. Morgan. Before tbe full committee met Representa tive Lacoy's sub-couinilttce on tho Clayton Breckinridge caso had a long session, which was devoted entirely to a discussion 'of tho further order of proceedings. Ex-Attorney General Garland, as counsel for Mr. Breck inridge, expressed adcslroto submit further testimony upon n branch of tho caso which has notyct bcon presonted to his satisfac tion. Chairman Lacoy remarked that tho sub-committee was disposed to admit all pertinent testimony, but preferred ;that this be taken by deposition, In Arkansas, or ver bally in 'Washington, as tho sun-commltteo did not desire to again visit Arkansas. Mr. Garland will submit a formal application to continue tho case next Monday. AKTI-TBUBT AGREEMENT. Tho Result Itencbed by the Benalo and Houso Conferees. Wasiiinoton, May 23. The conferees on the Senate anti-trust bill concluded their labors to-day and will' report to their respective Houses to-morrow. Tho section Introduced in tho House by Mr. Bland, of Missouri, and amended by tho Senate relating to combinations to prevent com petition in tho transportation of persons or property, was tho only point in dispute, Tho conferees decided upon a limitation of tho inhibited combinations making only those illegal which raise the rates of trans portatlou "above what is just and reason able." THE BLUE AND THE GRAY Mast bo Treated Allko by tbo Inter-Btate Commerce Lnw, Washington, May 23. The House Committee on Commerce has directed a favorable report to be made on tho bill amending tho inter-State commerce law so as to permit the railroad companies to give reduced rates to veterans attending national encampments, with an amendment extend ing the same privileges to veteran Confed erate soldiers. ANOTHER SENATOE'8 IDEA 2g At to tbe Proper Method of Regulation; tho Orlslonl Pncknge Trade. Washington. May 23. In the Senate to-day Mr. Faulkner gave notice ot an amendment to the bill relating to liquors imported into prohibitory States, providing that such liquors shall be considered As in corporated as part of the common mass of property within the State, and subject to regulation, control and taxation in the exer cise of the State's police powers. NOT YET A SENATOR. The Fallnre of Carllslo's Credential to Ar rive Causes a Delay. Washington, May 23. Tne credentials of Senator-elect Carlisle have not been re ceived here, and it is probable now that he will not be sworn inbefore Monday. Until he becomes a member of tbe Senate there will be no action taken by the Democratic cau cus committee looking to the filling of com mittee vacancies occasioned by the death of Senator Beck. The Pnn-Amcrlcnn Railroad. Washington, May 23. Representative McCreary, of Kentucky, to-day introduced a bill to provide for the survey of an inter continental railway to connect North and South America. THE FBOHBBrnON CALL. Chairman Slovens Issues Ills Official Orders for tho Sinlo Convention, ISraClA!. TIU.IOBAM TO TUB PISrATOtt.1 Tykone, May 23. Chairman Stevens, of the Prohibition State Central Committee, has Issued the following call: Tbo State Convention of the Prohibition party ot Feiiuxylvanla will convene In the Opera House, llarrlsburg, at 11 o'clock a. m Monday, July 14, 1MW, and continue In session for two days, for tbo purpoio of nomi nating oamlldatei for Hiftte oftleei and ttio transaction of sueh other business as may como before the convention. The bants of representation will be four dele gates for each member of the Leglnlsture from the leveiBleoiintles, with an additional repre sentative for every 600 votes, or fractional part In exoei thereof, east at the last Htate election for the candidate of the Prohibition party. I'roxlenmnylm elected, The Chairman of the connty committee, or In unorganised ooiinllm the members of the mate Central Committee for ilia ssum, are requeitd to call county conventions at as early a data as possible, at which all persons who believe In prohibition, as the pest ninnns to seanre the suppression of the liquor trafDp, and wlllsanport the Prohibition party and lis candidates at the ballot box, as a means for tho securing of tho same, should be allowed to participate for tho purpose of eleotlng delegates, eta Credentials of dolegates sbould be signed by tho Chairman and secretary of tho county con vention,, or where no convention Is held and delegates are appointed, by the Chairman of tho Countr or membors ot tho State Central Committee tbereln. Counties are also requested to designate Cersons to represent thorn In the State Central oiumlttee far 1890 Ul. and It possible to have such porsons in atteudanco at the convention. Hotel and railroad arrangements will be an nounced later. SHOT ON HIS DOORSTEP, A Catholic Priest Is Assailed by a Dementod Young? Dlnn. Chicago, May 23. The Rev. br. S. 31. Barrett, of St. Stephen's Bomnn Catholic Church, was shot on his doorstep to-night and fatally wounded. He had been accosted by a young man who professed to be in a dying condition from heart trouble. Tbe priest gave the man directions to help bim physically, and was considering the matter of spiritual consolation, when there was a sudden flash and report and Dr. Barrett fell with a bullet in his breast. The supposed dying man had suddenly pulled a revolver and fired point blank at the priest A series of wild shrieks on the part of the assailant helped bring the police to the scene. Father Barrett's slayer was speedily landed in a cell and continued to give, every evidence or insanity. Papers showed the prisoner's name io b,e Cady. Father Barrett has been pastor of St. Stephen's for 20 years and was particularly respected by the older residents among the uathoucsortbecity. PAGES. HOME EROM AFRICA. Return of the Government Scientific Expedition Which Took A TRIP TO THE DARK CONTINENT For the Purpose of Witnessing a Total Eclipse of the Sun. . QUARRELS AMONG THE PROFESSORS. Tbe Landing Was Effected Upra an Entirely Unin habited Coast The Pensacola reached New York yester day from Africa with the Government scientific expedition on board. The trip cost the Government $200,000, and prac tically nothing was accomplished. The members of the party 'were far from har monious. Nirw Yobk, May 23. The old frigate Pensacola dropped anchor offStaten Island this morning, after an absence from Ameri can waters oi more than eight months. The famous old ship sailed away last October, having on board a so-called "Government scientific expedition," which was delegated to go to tho coast of Africa and make ob servations of the total eclipse of the sun, whleh was visible on that coast December 22. Congress appropriated $5,000 for tho ex penses of ten sclontlflo men who should com pose tho party and directed tbe Secretary of tbo Navy to assign a man-of-war to trans port the oxpodltlon. Prof. David P. Todd, of Amherst College, wasnppolnteddireotorof the expedition. On October 10 the loading of tho great frlgato with all manncrof peculiar baggage was completed and Prof. Todd, with a retinuo of 10 associates, instead of 0, the legal number, went on board. OFF FOIt THE DAItlC CONTINENT. They wero welcomed by Captain Yates and the 400 officers and men attnehed to the ship, and tbey set sail. The cruise was expected to last three or possibly four months. Tho only drawback was tne crowded condition of tho ship on account of tho great mass of truck which filled the hold and tbe gun nnd spar decks. There were portable houses, 40-foot telescopes, besides all man ner of things which were never used and never unpacked. Tbo Pensacola arrived at her.destination, Maserlo Bay, Cape Lido, a perfectly unin habited stretch of country. Sunday morn lug, December 0. A site for the observa tion camp was at once selected, and Monday a very large working party was busily en gaged in landing tbe heavy impediments, erecting portable houses and establishing their camp. Tbe landing was on an unprotected sand beach with a heavy sea running at the most quiet times, and it taxed the skill or both officers and men to the utmost to get tho articles on shore with out loss. Though every day boats were capsized or filled with water, every thing was safely landed, and an equally large party was busily engaged in putting instruments in position and getting ready for the eventful day. A LACK OF EXPERIENCE. It was seen that all the plans were purely experiments and tbe constructive skill of the officers and men' Were taxed to the uttermost to overcome difficulties. That they did so must be consid ered due to their efforts alone. At last the day came and found the instru ments fairly ready. But alas, as the moment of eclipse approached so did the usual thick bank of clouds, for during the three weeks of preparation there was but one clear after noon. Though during the progress of the eclipse vague glimpses of the contact could be seen, at tho prized moment of totality everything was a blank, and the long and expensive trip went for nothing. Time being no object they took nearly a week to break camp, while the Bramble, the English gunboat, had all ner instruments on board the same afternoon and sailed for Loando the same night. It certainly was a healthful location, if nothing else, for no one was sick aboard from climatic causes, though as many as 200 men were drenched with water nearly every day in the landing or loading apparatus, ah unfortunate mistake. On returning to Loando it was learned that thb sky had been perfectly clear during tbe eclipse At the inland station of Muslma, where it bad been originally planned to make the observation. Then, instead of making its way back to the United States, tho expedition headed for Cape Town, where it arrived January 17. Then the troubles which had for some time been browing among the members of the scientific party grew serious and finally culminated in open revolt. The director was accused in a council of various unpleasant things, and he finally yielded to the demands of tho Other pro fessors, three of whom left thd expedition while the ship after a three weeks' stay sailed for St. Helena, where three weeks' time was spent In pendulum observations. Thence the ship went to Ascension where the sumo thliitf was repeated) thonco to Bar bados, where tho slay was out down to 10 days. Bermuda was next touohed but es 1a grippe prevailed on board no one was al lowed to land nnd the ship lulled for home. OAUHis oy this tiiouhlic There was a serious misunderstanding on board over the fact that Director Todd re fused to designate which of the 17 members of his port were the ten men whose expenses oould he legally paid by tbs Government, Some of them had made advance payments to Prof, Todd. Finally Captain Yates was obliged to take the mat ter into his own hands, nnd he designated ibe ten who were to be supplied from Gov ernment funds. The makeup of this astronomical expedi tion was nt least peculiar, ns it comprised one director and three assistant astronomers, one meteorologist, two natural history ex- Eerts, two photographers, one linguist, ono otanist, one anthropologist, one apothe cary, one stenographer, one maohinlst and one general assistant The expedition cost the Government more than $200,000, and the results of the expedi tion are practically nil. A fine collection of photographs wus obtained, but this, it is said, is private property. CHICAGO CARPENTEES' 8THIEE. A Ijarse Number of Union Men Bllll Ont of Employment. Chicago, .May 23. The carpenters' strike, which was inaugurated here a month ago, still remains unsettled as far as a large portion of tta union carpenters in Chicago are concerned. While the new Carpenters' and Builders' Association has acceded to the union's demands, tbe original organiza tion of employers bas refused to do so, and is employing non-union men. There are in all about 0,000 union car penters in the city, and it is estimated that 1,000 of these are still out of employment TO STRENGTHEN PITTSBURG, The Other League Teams Will Ilelp the Colts Ont. ISFSCIAI. TXI.EOBAX TO TIM DIBrATcn.l New Yobk, May 23. The Pittsburg Na tional League team has shown itself to be so weak while, in this city that Manager Heck-1 -a tf V. rt -,u ic fe) er, of the visitors, had a confert. President Day to-day, the resnlt o til ..-..1 l.l 1 ii... e rt :if . It is quite likely that some of the other , teams in the League will help strengthen the Pittsburgs. CHARGES OP CORRUPTION HAVE BEACHED EVEN THE LEGISLATURE OF KENTUCKY. A Railroad Measure Cansos Wild Commo tion Amone the Statesmen The BUI Taken From the Governor by Fraud One Belligerent Member Knockid Down. rFICIAL TIU01AM TO TUB PlgTATCIt.l Fbankfobt, Ky., May 23. The Legis lature to-day,has been a scene of disgraceful quarrels, naSharces and bitter recrimina tions. A number of sensational discoveries were made, and" vials of wrath laid up for several,- budding statesmen. Governor Bnekner to-day signed the bill granting a charter to the Ohio and Big Sandy Bailroad and, permitting several counties along its proposed line to vote bonds toward its completion. The peoplo of these counties were bitterly opposed to the bill be cause they claimed tbe railroad would spend a large sum hiring negroes and untaxable peoplo to voto for tbe bonds. Governor Buckner gavo as a reason for not sooner signing the bill that it had been taken from his desk and then surreptitiously returned. Speaker Myers flatly denied this and as serted that he had carried it to tho Gov ernor. A fiery wrangle ensued, during which a remarkable state of affairs was developed. It was charged in open session that Repre sentative Langle, who had advocated tho bill In opposition to the wishes of his con stituents, went, after tho bill had passed both houses and gone to tbo Governor, to the Seoato chamber and announced ho had been appointed by the House to withdraw the bill from the Governor's hands. Tbe Senate appointed Senator Stewart to go with Lancley. They got the hill and Stewart bid It. Langley surrepti tiously took It Irom Stewart nnd hid it in his trunk, from whence it got back to the Governor this morning. Speaker Myers says he took it back, but does not say how ho came to have It. Lingley won't talk. Before the auarrcl ended it came out that the friends of Langley and Stewart received large sums for their friends to push the bill through some of the stocks and their denominations being named. To further enliven things Representative Farmer and Bently had a rough-and-tamble fight, and Sergeant-at-Arms Castle knocked Lobbyist Frick senseless with his mace. It was a regular Donnybrook fair. THE MAYOR HAS SKIPPED, And a Now Election lias neon Ordered by the Council of Cedar Koys. rsrzcTAi, TZLiacAu to tub DisrATciM Cedab Keys, May 23. Cottrell, the fugitive Mayor, is still at large, and is like ly to remain so. The expedition up the Suwanee river in search of him by tbe revenue cutter McLane was abandoned be cause tbe Captain did not dare to trnst any of the pilots here. He feared they would run him aground and then laugh at him. Late last night the Council of tbe town met and received informa tion from Cottrell's friends to the effect that the Mayor would never return here, and then the Council declared the office of Mayor vacant and ordered a new election for June 23. Some people insist that Cot trell is still in town, others say he has gone to North Carolina, among his wife's rela tions, and a third class in the community believe that he is in biding, somewhere on the family plantation up the Suwanee river, where the old friends of the family would keep him concealed forever if need be. This morning the cutter McLane steamed up to tbe docks, but to-night she dropped out to her old anchorage in the bay. Captain Smyth has received orders from the Treas ury Department to remain here as long as in his opinion and that of Collector Pinker ton there exists the necessity for it. Tnere are rumors to-night of an attempt to bull doze or intimidate the postmaster here. Captain Smyth says that if such is the case and the thing is repeated he will place an armed guard in the postoffice, and he him self will take charge of the receipts and a delivery of the mails. Furthermore, he will stay here with his bine jackets, if neces sary, till after the election on June 23. A NEW DEPARTURE. Chicago May Mnko street Car Lines Divide Pfltsvilh tho Cltr. tSrSClAI, THLKOBAlf TO TUB DlSriTOtl.l Chicago, May 23. The enormous profits of the Chicago street railwny lines has given rise toa considerable public sentiment in favor of making the companies operating them pay tho city for their rights of way over the streets. This has been advocated by several city papers for the past few months especially the Daily A'ew whleh has a large circulation ainontf tho working olaiiei, and to-day the loheme took definite shape. The West Division Company wished to lay traoks on Western avenue, and the City Law Department, At the suggestion of tho Mayor, has drawn up an ordinance grant ing them right of way on condition that the company pay Into the City Treasury 0 per cent ot Its profits every year, On next Monday night the street oar company, whloli ns a big political pull, will try to have this feature eliminated train the or dinance. Other city railway companies will probably Join it in the flulit, for if one company is forced to pay for Its franchise In this way it Is only a question of time and opportunity when the same burden will be Imposed upon all. The receipts of the Chicago City Railway alone from Its two Southside cable lines frequently amounts to $10,000 per day, and it can be seen at a glance that the amount involved In the fight Just beginning is very large. MAY GET TEN YEAHS. Pell, the New York HnnU Wrecker, Con victed of Qrnnd Larceny. rSMCIJU-TILEGUAX TO TUK PISrATCIM New York, May 23. Hamilton Pell, tho most active member of tbe combination of "financiers" which bought the New York City banks last winter and emptied their safes, was convicted this evening in the General Sessions of grand larceny in the first degree. The verdict was evidently an utter surprise to Pell and his associates, who had crowded about him throughout his trial. Pell may eet ten years. Recorder Smyth sent him to the Tombs, and he will be sentenced on Tuesday. Fell was accused of stealing $31,000 worth of railroad bonds from Lennox Hi'l Bank on December 19, within 15 minutes after the "re organization." In bis summing up tor the defense Mr. Rollins, who was formerly an assistant district attorney, said that he had never defended a prisoner in that court be fore, and that he appeared in defense of Pell because be believe him to be innocent. It was absurd to sav that Simmons and his associates had paid $109,000 for control ot the bank in order to rob it or $29,S0O. Se curity far above the value of the bonds was deposited when demanded, and the price of the bonds themselves wis finally returned. , wii jjtuuauiy us mai Dam urauc ... . v leased to strengthen the Pittsburgs. In t-Vjffy be is released he will plav second base. Sr my Transient Advertisements, INCLUDING WANTS, TO LETS. FOR SALES, ETC., FOB TO-MORROW'S ISSUE 31ay be banded in at the main advertising Office of The Dispatch, corner Smithfleld .ft. ! Diamond streets, nn to mlrlnlf hr z r : THREE CENTS A BOLD CONSPIRATOR, 'ismayed by the Recent Exposures, Still Threatens the INFlSIOii OP LOWER CALIFORNIA, Another Desperate Rand of Filibosteren Will be Secured. TEAIT0SS THE CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT. W British Protection Desired by the Leaders or the Hew Enterprise. There is no longer any doubt that a vast conspiracy existed to wrest Lower California from the Mexican Government One leader asserts that the scheme will yet be carried out- He claims that an independent gov ernment will be established, which will rely upon British protection. rsrxciAi. TT.Lian.M to thi disfatcici Los Anokles, May 23. One of the fili bustered who was at tho head of the scheme to invade Lower California has not only confessed tho truth of the story, but openly asserts that he Is going to organize another expedition which will do tho work of tbe exploded enterprlso In a manner that will leave no opening for a failure. Of the plot Just exposed he makes a full confession in an affidavit, which has been turned over to United States Marshal Gard to be forwarded to Washington. This rabid revolutionist's name Is Captain J. T. Jayncs. He names Augustus Mer rill, the bo tray or of tho plot, but says sev eral wealthy men, ono a millionaire of San Franelsco, have been shielded, and their names not made public. Jaynes states tbst when Merrill appronched him to Join the expedition ho offered him the commission ai Navy General to tbe new Republic already signed and drawn up. This he wanted Jaynes to accept and sign the roll, but for some reason he declined. ANOTHEB TLOT ON FOOT. Now that this plan has been exposed Jaynes says he intends to go to work and organize another expedition to take Lower California and founJ nnalmlependent re public to stand by itself without having in view annexation to the United States. In talking of his plan he said: "I have lived in Lower California for years and I Know the people. Tbey are ripe for rebellion and it would take but little to incito them to revolt. The country is governed by Mexican officials who never lived on the peninsula until they were ap pointed to office. The native population is ground to dust by tyrants, heavily bur dened with unjust taxation and made to pay tribnto to tbe Mexican Government, which never spends a dollar in making im provements on tbe peninsula. The natives regard the Mexican officials sent to govern them as foreigners, and they are referred to as invaders. "What these natives want is not annexa tion to the United States, but independence. I propose to raise and equip 1,000 men and land them on the peninsula with arms and ammunition. This could be done safely at many points, for Mexico has bnt one war vessel on the Pacific coast Once landed, 10,000 Mexican troops could not dislodge- -these forces, because geographical features of tbe country afford many STBATEOIO 3IILITABY POINTS, and on the east side of the Sierra country they alone would sustain an army. I would not use tbe American flag, but a new flag. By having the Anglo-Mexican flag the United States would be cleared of all com plications, and Great Britain would only be too glad to exercise protective rights .over the new country. For the Mexican soldiers to capture the force anticipated to land will hardly be possible. Mexico would not dare to wage a war of extermina tion, for this misht involve her in a war with other countries and endanger her freedom. Through wanton betrayal on the part of Augustas Merrill, Mr. W. G. Smith and others at San Diego, this revolution, which is bound to come, nas been delayed for a year or perhaps two. The next time we will see to it that there are no traitors in our circle and if one develops we will deal with him." One San Franciscan mentioned in the old organization is 31. S. Facio, who bas been in all sorts of schemes connected with Lower Callfbrnii, and is now trying to scoop in about 000,000 acres by proving the Mexican Colonization Company's titles in valid. He also wants to overthrow tbe Diaz Government and secure the recall of Consul Coney. His other schemes have not been made public. THE GOVERNMENT ON GUARD. A Crnlier Ordered to Frustrate the Rloll of the California Filibusters. Wasiiinoton, May 23. It Is said that the Government had Information before tho press about the rumorsd plot to capture Lower California, and that last Saturday Secretary lllalno ordered the cruiser Charleston to proceed from Han b'ranolico to the Lower Uaflfortilaa ooait, mid instructed tho commander of the troops ot Han Diego to dispose his oommaud so as to iateroept all persons attempting to violate the neutrality law by a demonstration against Mexico, READY FOlt A FIQHT, rORAKEfl MAKES A CALL UPON AN OB. NOXIOUS ELTJTOR. Ho Fromlsa to BUUo Mailers Lively Co Isss tbo Attacks Upon film Are Hloppsd -de Is Doing lo Work Hard for Party Bnceess, isrxcur. -nixanxu to tub oisriToa.i Cincinnati, May 23. It became quietly known that ex-Governor Foraker had put on a little war paint, polished his hatchet and made a professional call on the Timei Star editor. Foraker's selection to be tem porary Chairman of the State Convention was a surprise to Cincinnati Republicans, but there was no dissatisfaction, at least among reputable Republicans. The tem porary chairmanship amounts to nothing, and the whole affair wonld have excited no' attention, but for the Times-Star. For aker had announced he would accept the honor, and would also go on the stump this fall. Yesterday the r'm-5ar, in a savage editorial, denounced Foraker's selection, declared it an insult to the party, an in dorsement of ballot-box forgery methods and disreputable politics. It was to all intentsand purposes slapping the ex-Governor right in tne lace. Late in the evening Foraker, as stated, called at the Timea-Star office. He did not disguise his meaning with words nor hide his thoughts with ambiguous phrases. He told the editor he had no animosities and did not want to fight; that he was a Republican, and would work honestlrand enthusiastic ally for the ticket, but if a fight was to be made on him, he wanted to know it, and know it quick. He had ammunition on hand, and could make it mighty warm lor somebody. To-day the Timtt-Star, while still scoring the State Committee, catefnlly states it has no desire to disparage Foraker. That gen tleman refused to be interviewed, and said he was out of politics. The story of the trouble is secured from a reliable. mutaalv friend. -&, , , M ,V' i;.. :r
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