FOKTY-JTFTH TEAK. POETRY il POSIES, Walt Whitman's Characteristic Birthday Gift to Queen Victoria. ALL OF AMERICA ABROAD. ITot Hotels Enousrh for the Influx From the United States. A GORGEOUS GLARE OP GAIETIES. Any Number of Princes Are Now Calling Upon England's Koyaltj. TEMPERAKCE THEOBISTS 15 A TAKGLE "Walt Whitman, the "good, pray poet," sent Queen Victoria a bunch of green and white, and a few lines of blank verse in honor of her birthday. He also recalled the service England's monarch rendered Amer ica during the Civil War. The Queen's an niversary has been celebrated with exten sive festivities. A great number of Amer icans Lave already arrived in London. JBT CABLE TO THE EISPATCH.I London, May 21. Copyright. Walt "Whitman has sent to Queen Victoria, as a birthday gift, a bunch of American arbu tus, which he says is "to be put in a little vase on the royal breakfast table," with the lollowing lines: Lady, accept a birthday thought haply an idle gift and token Eight from the scented soil's May utterance nere; Emelllng ol countless blessings, prayers and old-time thanks; A bunch of white and pink arbutus Bilcnt, spicy, shy, Irom Hudson's, Delaware's or Potomac's woody banks. "Whitman adds a note in which he says: "Very little, as we Americans stand this day, with our 65,000,000 or 70,000,000 of population, an immense surplus in the treasury, and all that actual and reserved power, land and sea, so dear to the nations; very little, I say, do we realize that carious, crawling, XATIONAI, SHUDDER when the Trent affair promised to bring upon us war with Great Britain, followed unquestionably, as that war would have been, by the recognition of the Southern Confederacy from all leading European nations. It is now certain that all this,then inevitable, train of calamity hung on the arrogant and peremptory phrases in the pre pared and written missive of the British Minister to America, which the Queen and Prince Albert positively and promptly canceled, and which her firm attitude did alone actually erase and leave o'ut, against aU other official prestige and the Court of St James. On such minor and personal incidents, so to call them, often depend the great growths and turns of civilization. On this movement or a woman and a Queen surely swung the Grandest ocillation of modern history's pendulum. Many sayings and doings of that period irom foreign potentates and powers might well be dropped in oblivion by America, but never this if I could have my way." rLTJCKING THE GEESE. The influx of Americans into London has begun. All the hotels are swarming with them, and "Westminster Abbey, the Tower, the art galleries and similar resorts of the tourist arc red with guide books. Every steamer day witnesses the sad spectacle ot huge four-wheelers, piled high with trunks and boxes containing tired and angry travelers, bowling from one hotel to another in the vain search for adequate accommoda tions, and already the boarding and lodging bouses are being filled up. I learn at the hotels and steamship offices, however, thst the present is a mere begin ning, and that the real crowding will not begin until a mouth later. Both the hotels and steamship men expect sn even greater army of Americans this year than came over last summer lor the Paris exhibition, but London is elastic, and can take care of them. Probably none of them who have money will be compelled to go hungry or sleep in the parks. CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY. This week has been the gayest of the season. What, nith royal oirthday festivi ties, state banquets and the grand ball at Buckingham Palace, and the presence in London of the King of the Belgians and ex Queen Isabella, of Spain, both bent upon enjoying themselves, matters have been lively. Queen Victoria, with her customary prudence, has taken no personal part in the merry doings, having remained quietly at "Windsor Castle until Thursday, wheu she started for Balmoral, in Scotland, by special train at 8 o'clock in the evening. -The royal train was composed of 1G saloon cars, alto gether 558 feet in length, the Queen's parlor and sleeping saloons being placed in the center. The train was preceded us usual by a pilot encine, and it was signaled along the entire route. The Queen and Court reached Bal' moral this evening, and will remain there until the last week in .Tune. Until then the British crown will be represented in London by the Prince and Princess ot "Wales, and Her Majesty, the Queen, will not be missed. A SUPERB SPECTACLE. The great state ball Wednesday night was a superb snectacle, but the palace was too crowded tor comlortable dancing, and stont people, including the Prince of "Wales and Queen Isabella, suffered terribly from the heat. There was in truth much splendor but little gaye'tv at the palace. Not one of the numerous princes present condescended to dance with any lady not of royal blood, and loud complaint 01 this neglect has since been beard. Supper was served at 1230 in a room the walls of which were hung with a magnificent service of gold plate. The Prince of Walls took down Queen Isabella nd,tbe King of Belgium gave his arm to the Princess of Wales. The ''Queen, who is a motherly looking woman, not nearly so stout as she is usually depicted, was dressed in wbite broche with vrhiteostrich feather trimmings, and the Princess of Wales wore wbite silver brocade trimmed with silver embroidery and lace. The prevailing tints or the dresses were pale and delicate, and the display of dia monds was phenomenal, even lor a state ball. The King of the Belgians arrived at Bal moral this afternoon, having made the long journey Irom London lor the express pur pose of wishing his old friend Queen Vic toria many happy returns of her birthday. His present consisted of a huge bouquet, three feet in diameter, composed of mauve colored orchids. SOCIALISTIC STRENGTH. THE AGITATORS ARE ACTIVE THROUGH OUT EUROPE. Trade Union ABeclcd by the Growth of the New Organization A Universal Miners Strike Probablo Next Year Finns of the Workers. fBT CAELE TO TBI DISPATCH.l London; May 24. The International Conference of Miners which has been held this week at Jolimont, Belgium, has attracted much less attention in this country than its importance deserved. England sent 30 delegates, the number in cluding Burt, Pickard and other eminent trades unionists, while France, Belcium, Austria and Germany were also strongly represented. Burt, who is a member of the House of Commons, made a strong im pression upon the conference by his common sense speeches, but be failed to dissuade the delegates from voting a resolntion in favor of the legislative enactment of the eight hour day. The resolution calling for a universa miners' strike May 1, 1891, was withdrawn in favor of the British amendment to take a plebiscite of the miners upon the subject before a final decision. But it is a signifi cant fact that several of Burt's colleagues strongly advocated a strike, on the ground that by no other means could the lot of con tinental miners be ameliorated. The So cialists in this country profess to be en couraged at the result of the conference, and thp progress which tbey claim to have made among the trades unions. There is at present no tangible sign of such progress, but the trades unionists are energetically preparing for tne struggle between the ex tremists and moderates, which they now admit will occur at the Liverpool congress next September. The Central Committee, the bodv which helped to organize the great demonstration at Hyde Park on the 4th insL, met last night and settled upon the draft ot a consti tution of the new labor organization to be styled "The Eight Hours and International Labor League." The leading spirits in this movement are Socialists, but- they have al ready obtained numerous adhesions from the ranks of unskilled laborers, who at present know little and care less about socialism. H0BE HONEY AND TITLES Conferred Upon the Heir Prenmptlve to tho English Throne. IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1 London, May 24. Prince Albert Victor is now Duke Clarence of Avondale and Earl of Athlone, and Parliament will shortly be asked to vote an addition to his salary for doing nothing, in order that he may worthily support his dignities. It should be ex plained that the second ducal title was not selected by the Queen by way of a delicate compliment to Mr. Parnell, whose Wick low estate bears the same name. Avondale, although not used by British royalty in modern times, once belonged to the royal bouse of Stuart, The earldom .of Athlone was first conferred upon aDutcbman named Ginkell for services at the battle of the Boyne. It became extinct GO years ago, and its revival has much gratified the Tories and Orangemen in Ireland. The newspapers gush this morning in leaded editorials over the young Duke, and gravely credit him with the possession of all knowledge and every virtue. The ultra loyal Standard exhorts him to imitate his father. The exhortation is scarcely called for, as the young man has sedulously fol lowed the parental footsteps and has thor oughly enjoyed life, as his father did in the days of his youth. Those who know the son are not snre that he will sow his wild oats as soon as his father did. although the latter did not perlorm that interesting operation with undue precipitancy. ENGLAND'S BIG SLICE. The Work of stealing; Africa Will SHU Go Merrily Forward. 1BT CABLE TO TOE DI6FATCH. London May 24. There has been much debate in Parliament and talk in the news papers respecting the conflicting claims of England and Germany in East Africa. The general opinion is that the warnings ad dressed to Lord Salisbury by the newspa pers and politicians of nearly every party and faction have had the effect of bracing him up and that his surrender to Germanv will not be so -complete as it once threat ened to be. Diplomatic secrets are being fairly well kept, and it has become known that the German demands have suddenly become more moderate and that so far as the home Government is concerned a set tlement may be arranged. Sir Francis DeWintgn, the new Governor of the territories of the British East Africa Coupany. lei'tLondnu last night for Jlom bass.i. He has had several interviews with Salisbury lately, and goes out with the knowledge of the extent to which he may rely upon the support of the Imperial Gov ernment. He his the reputation of being an able and prudent man, and is a brave "and experienced soldier. THE CRAZE FOE HIGH T0WEBS. Ono to bo Erected in England Which Will Surpass tho Eiffel. TUT C1BLE TO THE DISPATCUl London, May 24. The tower with which Sir Edward Watkin intends to out-do Eiffel will be erected at Willesden. n Wni.,n London suburb. The promoters have not cot the monev yet to carry out the work, but they appear confident of getting all they want, and they have already entered into preliminary contracts for securing 250 acres of land whereon to eicct the monstrosity. Watkin has had an eye toother inter ests in the promotion of this scheme, for the selected site is close to the underground railway, of which he is Chairman, and the hope is that the tower may prove a sufficient attraction to the sicbt-seeing Briton to add another unit to the railway dividend. The new tower is to be 1,250 feet high. HIS PBIS0N A PALACE. The Yonntf Duke of Orleans Is Getting Along; Very Mccly. IDT CABLE TO TUE DISPATCH.! LONDON, May 24. The young Duke of Orleans is still pining in prison at Clair vaux, but agoou many people would not mind changing places with him. He spends the greater part of the day in beautiful gardens receiving visitors or playing with a pet monkey, and when ennui supervenes he works at making rustic seats. BIDEE HAGGABD'S LATEST. A Book In Which Few Characters Survive Until tbe End. BT CABLE TO TOE DlbPATCH.l London, May 24. Minister Lincoln returned to London this week after s short leave of absence, following the death of his son. Yesterday he was present at a luncheon given by Poultncy Bigelow to Count Herbert Bismarck. Among others present were: H. Eider Hagcard, Prof. James Bryce, William Howard Itussell and Du Maurier. Haggard, by the wav, has Just sent a new book to press. It is called "Erie" and is a Scandinavian romance of the bloodiest description, with but few survivors in the last chapters. A TEMPERANCE TANGLE. The Qnestlou of Compensation Has Caused a Peck of Trouble. rBT CABLE TO THE PtSPATCn.1 London, May 24. The Church of En gland Temperance Society has split over the question of compensating dispossessed publicans. The officials thought getting rid of the publicans under any terms was a great thing for temperance, but a strong minority of the society protested against these sinners receiving of rate payer's money, and the schism has now gone so far that several prominent members have with drawn from the society, and a body of them intend taking part in the great demonstra tion against compensation in Hyde Park, on June 7. A special platform will be allotted to them from which several church dignitaries will speak who, under ordinary circumstances, would scorn to take part in an outdoor demonstration. The affair is being' organized with an en thusiasm which makes its success assured. Wesleyan and other non-conformist churches have appointed special commis sioners to assist it, and the labor societies, as well as the distinctly temperance bodies, are working hard to the same end. The liquor people, who are particularly irri tated at Sir Wilfrid Lawson's denunciations of them in Parliament, have been having amusing revenge upon him by sending let lers in bis name to wine merchants and brewers, ordering prodigious quantities of liquor, presumably for the temperance baronet's personal consumption. Sir Wil frid has been kept busy all week refusing alcoholic consignments, andhas had publicly to repudiate his supposed backsliding. A BXTBGLAB AT SIXTEEN. Katie Desmond Confesses to a Iionjr List of Petty Crimes. ntrXCIAX. TELEOBAM TO TUB DISPATCIM Boston, May 24. A 16-year-old girl named Katie Desmond, with half a dozen aliases, has confessed to a long list of bur glaries in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea and Somerville. For six months the police of these places have been mystified by numer ous petty housebreaking jobs, but they were unable to get any trace of the criminal. The articles stolen were never very valua ble, and it looked as though the thief, alter entering a house, snatched the" first thing that wa3 in reach. To-day Miss Desmond was detected in the act of entering a private house in Chelsea, and was caught alter a long chase. She con essed to a startling career of crime. Her mother has thought she was working for It. H. White & Co. for the past six months, and this belief was strengthened by the fact that every Saturday night Katie gave her ?2 50, which she claimed was her wages, but instead of working the girl de voted her time to housebreaking. Shetook whatever she thought could be pawned easily, and did not try to ransack tbe houses. She said she had" received $1,000 in all for goods she had stolen and pawned. The police have received 11 gold watches, 22 gold rings and a big number of silver and gold bangles. She stole pocketbooks by the score, and threw them away after rifling them. A PLUCKY XEBSE7 GIBL. With a Double-Barreled Gnn She Slakes Thieving Tramps Drop Their Booty. ISFECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DlSFATCn.1 Pembeeton, N". J., May 24. Miss Carrie Eckhard, a pretty 17-year-old girl residing with her mother about two miles from this place on the Buddtown road, was surprised by two tramps while she was alone in the house to-day. The tramps knocked at the kitchen door, and, before Miss Eckhard could respond, they entered tbe house and demanded something to eat. The girl ran to an adjoining room and procured a double barreled shotgun. During her brief absence tbe tramps ransacked the cupboard, and se cured a silver watch and ?2 in cash. Miss Eckard, returning to the room, pointed the shotgun at the men and com manded them to give up the booty upon penalty of being riddled with buckshot. After hesitating long enongh to see that the girl was determined to shoot if they did not comply, they dropped their booty and hastily disappeared aown tne road. ANOTHER COUNTER SUIT. Trouble Between Johnstown and Danville Iron Manufacturers. IKFECIaL TELEGRAM TO THE PISPATCH.1 Johnstown, May 24. The trouble be tween the Johnson Company, of this place, and the North Branch Boiling Mill, of Dan ville, seems to be growing serious, as the outurowth of tbe alleged attempt of the Johnson people to abstract papers from the safe of the Danville Company. Presumably to offset the prosecutions against them the Johnson people a few days ago entered suit lor conspiracy against the Danville Company. The tables have now been turned by the arrest of Manager A. J. Moxham, Attorney Murphy and Messrs. O'Shea and Entwitsle, of the Johnson Company, on the same charge. Messrs. Moxham and Murphy were arrested in Philadelphia yesterday, where they gave ball, and the others were ar rested here. A BIG SCHEME. Efforts Being Made to Combine Eighty Three Strntvboard 91111s. tsrEClAt. TSL50RAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1 Massillon, May 24. A traveling gentleman, who is part owner of a paper mill located in Ohio, was here to-day and spoke freely abuut tho scheme 'being en gineered by ex-Senator Bichardson, of Middlelown, this State.and John Sherwood, 01 Lafayette, Ind., to combine the 83 straw, board mills of the country under one ar rangement. The men at the head of the project had se cured options on all but eight or ten of the plants which expire Monday, and their eflorts are now being directed toward ex tending the time of the options to July 1. If tbey fail In this the scheme fails, otherwise itisalmostcertain to be successful. The capi tal invested in the 83 plunts is 54,000,000. A CHANGEABLE JUR0B. A Jury Comes to n Decision When Ono t-nJdcnly Retracts. Youngsiown, May 24. Something of a sensation was caused by reason of the dis agreement of tbe jury in the damago case of Kearney aeainst the Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, on trial here this week. The case was given to the jury on Thursday, and on the first ballot stood 10 to 2 for the plaintiff. They remained In that shape until last night, when, all agreed for the plaintiff, and they began ballotting on the amount of damages to be allowed, when one of the jurors changed his mind and voted lor tne defendant, stating that the plaintiff was not entitled to anything. He refused to vote with the other 11 and the jury was discharged to-day. Counsel for Kearney stated in court that be believed the juror had been' tampered with. PITTSBURG, SUNDAY. MAY 25, 1890. PECULIAR PRIMARIES. Democrats, Aliens and Prisoners Toted in Indiana Connty. DELAMATEE HAS THE DELEGATES. Montootb. is a Favorite in Greene Connty, While Stone Wins THE BATTLE IN BtJTLER AND BEDFOED. Eesnlts of the Tarions Other Contests Throughout the State. Beturns from the primary elections yes terday indicate that Delamater carried In diana county, while Stone won easily in Bedford, and is a probable victor in Butler. Elk couuty re-elected the uninstructed dele gate. Montooth will get the vote from Qreene. Pattison secured the Democratic strength in Mercer. rSPECTAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! INDIANA, May 24. Indiana county to day has had an experience new in its history The leading Republicans of the town are astounded at the results of the primary elec tion held to-day. With over a dozen pre cincts heard from out of 37, it looks as though Elkin and Richards, who were originally announced as D elamater delegate candidates, were chosen by a narrow, major ity. The astounding thing encouraged and winked at by the managers was the quasi permission given to vote to Democrats and aliens. As an evidence of the desperate means re sorted to by the Delamater people was the release of a jail prisoner named Bracken, whose home was in Westmoreland county, and who was guided to the polls and voted. The polling place was filled with drunken people, and it is broadly asserted a candi date was responsible for the presence of 26 kegs of beer in the town. Democrats sur rounded the polls and worked for the elec tion ol Delamater candidates. Reports similar to the above come in from every dis trict. Great sums of money were distrib uted, and for once the rural boodler got all he asked. Judge Harry White, who says he has been trying to keep out of this fight, is non plussed to-night at the result He says he has often used money in a legitimate way to bring about proper results, but never in his political career was be so disgusted and dis mayed with its improper use. The granger clement abowed its strength in tbe county to-day by the nomination of Samuel Nes bitt, a county farmer, over Major Ogden, a straight Republican and a Grand Army STONE WINS IN BEDFORD, Whllo Hastings Is Second Choice, Both of Them Defeating Delamater. rSFXCIAL TELEGRAM TOTUE DISPATCH. Bedford, May 24. The Republican primary election to-day was the largest ever held in tbe county. More than SO names were on the local tickets, and owing to tbe large vote the returns are very slow coming in. So far about half the districts have been beard from. The big fight was between, the friends of Deputy Secretary of State Longcnecker, who were boom ing his chief, Secretary Stone, for Governor, and John H. Gordon, Esq., who was championing the cause of Sen ior Dtlanmer. Three weeks .igo it looked as though Mr. Delamater would have no op position in this county, but the sharp work of Mr. Longeneeker and his friends told in the homestretch, and the result is that Stone has carried the county by more than two to one over every other candidate. Undelegates to the State Convention are Captain John Eichelberger and Captain Isaiah Couley. General Hastings carried a few districts, and is the second choice of Bedford couuty for Governor, Hon. John Cessna carries the county for Concress with out any opposition. For State Senator, C. P. Calhoun and E. S. Ashcorn are running too close to tell which will be selected, and the county ticket is too much mixed to give reliable information to-night. AT LEAST ONE TOR HASTINGS. One Countr In Which tho Ftlmnrles Were Not Fiercely Contested. PSFECIAL TELEOKAU TO THE DIRPATCU.1 Carlisle, May 24. Tne Republican primaries were held throughout the county this afternoon to elect delegates to the Re publican Convention which meets here on Monday to elect two delegates to the State Convention. In town there is no fight at all, but in Shippensburg, Mechanicsburg and the other country districts there is a sort of fight which will not amount to much- as a compromise has been effected and everything is arranged for the convention. The candidates for delegates to the State Convention are: E. B. Watts, of Carlisle; Alfred Loudon, of Silver Spring, and E. N. Musser, of Mechanicsburg, all Hastings men; Captain J. A. Moore, a Delamater man; C. H. Miller, of Newville, a Montooth man, and Dr. Paul Martin and Philip Tay lor, irhose preferences are unknown. It is almost certain that Captain E. B. Watts will be one of the delegates. The delegates will go uninstructed. MERCER FOR PATTISON. Tbe Farmers Aro Taking; a Lively Interest In Public Questions. , fSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE PISPATCH.1 Meecek, May 24. A number of farmers and others held a meeting in the Court House to-day, and resolutions were passed asking that the taxation laws of the State be equalized and that tho offices of Poor Direc tor and County Superintendent be abol ished. It is suggested that meetings be held at the diflerent voting pre cincts of the county June 14 to discuss questions of interest to farmers and the laboring classess, and then hold a mass meeting or convention here June 21, at Which able men are expected to speak. After one of the liveliest caucuses ever held here, Pattison delegates were elected in tho north ward and Wallace men in the south ward. The county will undoubtedly be for Pattison. The convention meets next Tuesday. A QUIET BAY IN GREENE, No Contest for Stale Dclcsntr, but a Strom Feeling for Montooth. MPECIAL TELEOBAM. TO TUE DIBPATCn.l Waynesbueo, May 24. The Republi can primary in Greene county to-day was quiet. There were no fights on delegates to the County Convention. Hon. J. W. Ray will receive the unanimous endorsement of the convention for bis rcnomination for Congress. The County Convention, which meets hereon Monday, will elect delegates to the Congressional Convention, and a del egate to the State Convention. All the candidates for Governor have friends in this county. The delegate to the State Convention will go uninstructed, but a large majority of tbe Republicans insist that tbe delegate should vote for Montooth, and there is no doubt but that the delegate will respect their wishes. Supposed to be fcr Delamater. ISrXCIAI. TELEOKAU TO TBE DI3FATUH.1 RtpaEWAT, May 24. The result oi the Republican primaries in Elk county this evening, assures the election of J. H. McEtven, the same man previously elected by the Conntv Committee. He is supposed to be for Delamater. ' DELAMATER DEFEATED., GENERAL STONE HOLDS TJ1E LEAD IN BUTLER COUNTY. His Delegates Win by Good Majorities In Nenrly All tho Districts Reported The County Not Yet Completed Figures ou the Local Ticket. rsrCTAL TELEGRAM TO TUE DISPATCH.! Butleb, May '24. "Very meagre returns have been received at this hour. Many of the boards will not complete the work of counting the vote until morning. There were 60 candidates, and the tabulation and counting of the vote necessarily proceeds very slowly. In this borough the contest was exciting on the gubernatorial issue, and over 800 votes were polled, the larg est ever cast by the party. Stone has three to one against Delamater in the Second, Third and Eifth wards, and his delegates lead With about the same propor tion. In Millerstown borough and Donegal township Pleeger and McMartin, Stone delegates, had 130 and 138. respectively; Bell, Delamater delegate. C6; Bitter, anti Delamater, 19. Butler and Forward town ships return handsome majorities for the Stone delgeates. The indications are that Stone has carried the county and that both of his delegates are elected. There was a scattering vote for Hastings and Montooth. Owing to a mis understanding only about 'one-third of the voters indicated their choice for Governor by a direct vote. No intelligent estimate can be made of the vote tor county officers. For Sheriff, Crown and Dodds had a close race. Bippus seems to be leading for Prothonotary, and Tate for Register. Thompson, Thomas and Williams have the leadiug vote for Assembly, Wilson and Martin are running neck and neck for Treasurer, while Cris well, for Clerk of Courts, seems to be dis tancing bis competitor. The 17 candidates lor Commissioner will go to bed without knowing which two of their number have been successful. There was a lively tilt over delegates to the County Convention, and of the five wards Stone men carried four with one still in doubt. THE CONTEST IN FRANKLIN. Returns From the Countrr Districts Indicate n Victory for Delamater. rsPECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISFATOIM ClIAMBERSBURO, Pa., May 24. Not since the independent movement of 1882 has there been such a spirited contest among the Republicans ot this county as that which closed with primaries this evening. The nominations of candidates for the county ticket was lost sight of in the absorbing question of the selection of delegates to the State Convention. Franklin county is entitled to two delegates in the convention, and there are four candidates for these places. County Chairman John A. Seiders aad Edward 8. Snively, of Shady Grove, are the Delamater candidates, and Colonel George B. Wiestling, of Mont Alto, and William Britton, of Letterkenay town ship, a'n ex-member of the Legislature, are the candidates in the interest of Stone. A peculiar feature of the situation is that Sei ders was the leader of the Independents, and Wiestline of the Stalwarts, in 1882. Now their positions are exactly reversed, and they are followed by verv many of those Who lollowed their lead in that vear. Britton i . liu J nit'- Wistliug, aU joined in tne revolt against Beaver in 1882. It was given out by Delamater's iriends here some time ago that Judge Stewart favored Delamater and he has never denied tbe statement The contests in the country districts were not so bitter as in the towns. All the re turns from the outlying districts are in, and the convention on Tuesday will probably elect Delamater delegates. WALLACE LOOKING AROUND. A Friend Says That He Will Get 14 Dele gates In Philadelphia. IBFXCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCU.l Philadelphia, May 24. Ex-Senator Wallace was in the city for a few hours to-day. Among his callers was ex-Representative Morgan, of the Fifteenth ward. When spoken to regarding the claim that Mr. Pattison would receive an almost solid vote from the Philadelphia delegates, Mr. Wallace declined to talk, but one of his close friends replied as follows: "The claim for a solid delegation from Phil adelphia is practically given up by Mr. Harrity, for he says they claim 50 to Co del egates for Pattison. This assures 14 to Wallace, and leaves but 36 majority." A Divided Delegnllon. PPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.1 Philadelphia, May 24. Advices from Cumberland indicate that the delegation will be about equally divided between Del amater and Hastings. WHY MYERS CONFESSED. He Thought tho I'lot to Alii the Cronin Prisoners Bad IJeen Discovered. Chicago, May 24. The reason why Con vict Myers gave away the scheme to assist the Cronin prisoners has come to light. It appears that Myers and Hlavanangh had made arrangement with the guard in the northeast tower by which he was to go to sleep and allow them to work their plans more easily. The day before Myers confessed, Assistant Deputy Warden Luke discovered the guard asleep and reported the fact to Deputy Warden Merrill, who made a round of the walls and came upon the drowsy guard while he was or pretended to be asleep. The dere lict guard was discharged. Myers, who worked in that corner of tbe yard, saw Captain Merrill go to the tower, and as this was an unusual thing 'or him to do cume to the conclusion that the entire plot was dis covered, aud so confessed to save himselt. It is said on good authority that the prison officials have discovered additional sums of money smuggled in to the Cronin prisoners and are on the track of $1,000 which had been concealed for the purpose of corrupting the guards. It is geuerallv believed here that Myers' confession nipped in the bud a well calculated plan to permit tbe Cronin prisoners to escape. THE FATAL SLINGSHOT. A Boy Hit In tbo Eye Will Probably Become Totnlly Blind. fSPECIAL TELEOBAM TO TnE OtSPATClI.t BRADDOCK, May 24. Irvin Rose, a 12-year-old boy, will probably bo rendered totally blind from the effects of being hit in the right eye with a piece of coalstone from a slingshot in the hands oi William Moore, a boy of four years bis senior. He has already lost the sight of the injured mem ber and the other eye is in such condition that grave tears are entertained less he lose tbe sight of it. The mis ortune occurred about a month ago while the boys were at play. Moore was arrested. Connplrntom Indlctnd. Chicago, Slay 24. The grand jury re turned a joint indictment this morning against 28 alleged conspirators in the Fourth ward election frauds. The new bill takes in all the persons heretofore mentioned with the frauds. These names will not be di vulged until the men are arrested. PIQUE IN THE PARTY May Tet Prevent the Passage of Any Tariff Measure at All. AMGEE AMONG THE ARCHITECTS Of the McKinley Bill in tho House at the Bare Mention of a SUBSTITUTE SCHEME IN THE SENATE. Cameron Announces That tbe Schedules Will he Eadically Changed. It seems certain that the Senate will re construct the McKinley tariff bill, if it does not throw it out altogether. Many members of the House regard this policy as a direct insult. The conflict may result in the fail ure of all legislation of this nature. FEOM A STAVr COnnKSFOHDENT.l Washington, May 24. While there has as yet been no positive declaration from any competent authority that the Com mittee on Finance of the Senate purposes to report a substitute for the McKinley tariff bill, there is a strong impression that this is the fact, as it has leaked out that the clerk of the Finance Committee has been very busy for some time past putting some thing of a new face on the Senate bill of the last session, and, it is assumed, for the purpose of supplanting the McKinley bill. The mere supposition' that this is to be the course of the Senate has excited a good deal of ill feeling on the part of those mem bers of the House who are most enthusiastic forthe McKinley bill, and they are vowing severe measures ofretajiation if the Senators carry out their alleged design. a direct insult. A member of the House, who is a close friend of McKinley, said to-day to the cor respondent of TnE DlSPATC n that such a proceeding on the part of the Senate would not only be at variance with the Constitu tion, but it would be a direct insult to the Republicans of the House, and especially to the members of the Committee on Wayi and Means, w"ho spent so many weeks of arduous labor on the bill now sent to the Senate. The moment it is discovered that it is tbe actual intention of the Senate to present a substitute the members of the Committee on Ways and Means and other Republicans of the House will insist in the liveliest manner that the Senate deal only with the bill sent over from tbe House, un der penalty if they refuse otgetting into a serious row when a conference is proposed on the two bills. The leading Republicans of the House will refuse to be treated as a lot of children by the wiseacres of the Senate, no matter whether the object be to humiliate and be little McKinley or whether the action is tbe result of a genuine belief on the part of Senators that they and none others are capa hie of drafting a sensible bill. Should the Senate proceed in Its alleged purpose the in ternal row among the Republicans on the tarifl question will be ten times aggravated, and it may result in tbe lailure of the tariff bill altogether. SENATOK CAMERON'S IDEA. Senator Cameron believes that thp Senate committee will make some radical changes in the McKinley bill. The Senator ex pressed his views in the following letter to Joseph 17. Haegele, Secretary ot the Gro cers' and Importers' Exchange of Philadel phia: Dear Sir I am in receipt of tbe resolutions adooted by your exchange in relation to the sugar schedule in tbe McKinley bill, and will refer it to the Senate Committee on Finance for Its consideration in connection with tbe bill. I think that tbe Senate committee will make some very radical changes in the provisions of tbe measure, but as 1 am not a member of that committee, I cannot say wbat the change will be until after It bas been reported from the committee, and Is before the Senate for action. Very respectfully, J. D. Cameron. In the meantime the situation here is en veloped in great uncertainty. Lightneb.. HENNEPIN CANAL SAVED. Tbe Clause Remain la tho River and Ilnrbor Hill After n Fight. trnOM A 6TA1P COnr.ESPONDENT. Washington, May24. Hennepin canal remains in the river and harbor bill after a wrangle over the constitutionality of the appropriation and other minor points last ing most ofthe day, and Judge Jere Murphy, the author of the original measure intro duced in the House by him years aea, is in high feather this evening. As an ex-Congress man, he has had the run of the floor of tbe House and he has been one of the' busiest of tbe habitutes of those precincts for many weeks. It was pretty certain, however, from the constitution of the River and Harbor Committee that this would be the result of the Hennepin movement, as Chairman Henderson was known at the time oi his ap pointment to be a champion of the "Im provement." The only other item of importance dis posed of to-day was the appropriation for the repair and improvement of the Missis sippi river, which was cut dovrn from $2,000,000 to 81,000.000- on account of the urgency appropriation of 1,000,000 made several weeks ago. There is at least one more good day's work on the bill, and then it will go to the Senate practically in.the shape it was reported to the House. BELAY STILL POSSIBLE. Kemmler'a Fate I C'ertnln, bnt It Can be Postponed on Technicalities. Washington, May 24. Although the f Supreme Court yesterday decided against Kemmler on 'all constitutional questions which it is thought can be raised in his case, it is not absolutely certain that the court bas heard the last of the case. It is the general opinion that tbe decision yester day would finally settle the matter, and all that would remain to be dono Would be the pro forma vacation of the order of Judge Wallace and the resentencing of Kemmler. It may be that counsel will stop here and notfurther prolong what, in view of the decision yesterday, must be regarded as a hopeless case so far as the Supreme Court is concerned. But it is still possible to delay the day of execution until next autumn, at least, by bringing another appeal to the Supreme Court. I NO CERTAINTY. ABOUT IT. TlieDntoof the Meeting of tbo Republican Cammitlrc tll In Donbl. trnoJi a staff connaspoitDEifT.t Washington, May 24. It has been expected for several days that tbe Executive Committee of the National Republican Committee wonld meet early next week, possibly in connection with a meeting of the new Republican Congressional Committee just announced, but there is yet so much doubt in regard to the return of Senator Quay, Colonel Clarkson and State Senator 1'assett, of New York, that nothing definite can be announced. The meeting will be held only when it is certain that all the members can be in attendance, and may not be until the week after next. i """ Eager for Froo Delivery. FBOM A STATT COBBESPOlTDENT.l Washington, May 21, The postmasters of Butler and BelIeron'te, have made appli cation for the establishment of the free delivery service. The Postmaster General to-day ordered an inspector to go to these places to investigate the affairs ofthe offices as to the need of such service. A CHANGE OP FAITH. Fonr Jllnltcrn of ihn Reformed Clin re h Em brace Epliicopntlnn Doctrine. mPECTAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Allentown, May 24. A sensation has been created in church circles here by the withdrawal of three prominent ministers of the Reformed Church, witi" "'iur days of each other, from the fold of -nunion in order to connect the Oas'f&i)e Protestant Episcopalian Cn VtlfaPQ lormea denomination is greatly -vi cendant in this part of Pennsylvania. Thursday of last week the Rev. M. Christman announced to his congregation his intention to go Irom the Re'ormed to the Episcopalian ministry, and the nextday the Rev. James Werner declared a like pur pose. On Sunday, however, the church people were astounded when at the conclusion of his morning sermon the Rev. E. A. Gernant, the brilliant divine who had served for nine years as pastor of the Zion Cbnrch, pre sented his resignation, and explained that his religious convictions had undergone a change and compelled him to sever his con nection with the Zion Church and the Re formed Classis. It is said here that several other Reformed ministers of the Lehigh Classis are likewise contemplating a change of alignment and will anuounce themselves in a tew days. A BOY'S MARVELOUS ESCAPE. lie Fell 45 Feet Down a Well, bnt Got Ont Unamlstcd. rSrECIAL TELEORAM TO THE DHPATCH.t HoirwiCH, CONN., May 24. A lively 14-year-old lad named Jones, of the country town of Preston, had an experience the other day the memory of which will abide nith him. In the rear of his home, near the Shetucket river, is a very deep well, the curbing ot which is of seamless sections of big drain tile, smoothly dovetailed together. In leaning over the well curb to recover his jackknife, which had fallen on the edge of the well, he lost bis balance and plunged head first down the dark cylinder. It is io feet to the water and 14 feet farther to the bottom. He came to the surface, and, being an expert swimmer, easily kept himself afloat. He swam around a few times and the des perate nature of his condition was apparent. But he managed to fix his head aod shoul ders against one side of tbe well and his feet against the opposite one, and in that position rested for several minutes. He be gan to crawl upward. Up he went slowly and without a slip until he was within a foot or two of the top, and then his clutch slipped and a second time shot down the wall, going to the bottom. A third time he essayed the feat, and that time with success. VIOLENCE IN THE LEGISLATURE. An Angry Kentucky htntrnmnn Drags the Speaker From Ul Chair. JBPJXIAL TELEOBAM TO TUE DISPATCH.! Fean kfokt, Kx., May 24. The House surprised all previous efforts to-day and probably surpassed anything ever seen in this country. A bill to assist the publio school system of the State was under dis cussion in a languid sort of a way when Representative Cooper, of Marion county, a pronounced Catholic, took tbe floor and be gan a savage attack on public schools, de nominating them as schools of filth and the mother ot criminals. Speaker pro tern. Cox called Cooper to order. This seemed to ronse him to lury and he ran down the aisle to the Speaker's desk and be ore anyone could interfere, jerked the Speaker from the cbairand attempted to pull him to the floor. Instantly the wildest contusion ensued and Cooper was hnstled down into the body ofthe house, where he was roughly handled, and finally forcibly ejected. The session came to an end and there will be trouble yet over tbe affair. PAST OP THE PENNSYLVANIA. A Charter Taken Ont far n New Railroad la Enatrrn Ohio. S FECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. CoLtramus, May 24. Another railroad, supposed to be a branch of tbe Pennsylvania system, was incorporated to-day. It is the Massillon and Little Beaver Railroad Com pany, and has a capital stock of $1,000,000. The western terminus of the projected line is Massillon and its eastern terminus at the Little Beaver river, in Liverpool township, Columbiana county, a distance of about 80 miles. The general course of the road from' its eastern terminus is westward up the valley o' the Little Beaver river and the south fork thereof, through Columbiana county; thence following the valley of the Big Sandy creek, in Carroll, Tuscarawas and Stark counties, and up the valley ot the Tuscarawas river to its western terminus. The incorporators are J. T. Brooks, H. G. Oliphant, J. J. Brooks, L. L. Gilbert and J. R. Carey. TRAMPS BURN A TOWN. Panning; Kccnlators Will Ilnng- Them AH If Tbey nro Capiarrd. rSPEriAL TELEOBAM TO TUE DISPATClt.l Albuquerque, N. M., May 24. Tramps have been loitering around the village of Coolidge ever since last Monday. The citi zens had made preparations to drive them out ot town to-morrow night Last night, however, the .vagabonds set fire to the vil lage, and witbin two hours every building except the railroaQ eating house and the station was destroyed. The leader of the tramps is believe'd to be Black Rube, a ball-breed, who not long ago assisted in hold ing up a stage coach in the northern part of tle Territory. After the fire had been extinguished a fiosse started in pursuit of the tramps, and f they are caught they will be hanged. AN IMMENSE OUTPUT. Tho Ilrnddock Steel Works Beats tbe World' Record. rSFECtAL TELinnAM TO TUE DISPATCU.1 Braddock, May 24. The Edgar Thom son Steel Works is forging ahead with its immense output of steel rails, and the year 1890 will eclipse any previous record in the world's history. Owing to the new extension to the rail mill, which was recently put in operation, several hundred more men can find employ ment as soon as the heated season approaches. The ninth new furnace will be ready for the blast in about eight weeks. CARPENTEES RETURN TO W0BK. Detroit eiriker Gain a Folnt and the Trouble I Almost Ended. Detroit, May 24. Striking car penters employed on the ten-story Ham mond block went to work this morning, having gained an important concession. The contractor agrees not to use material furnished by nun-union factories. The general strike Is nearing an end, several ofthe largest builders having signed an agreement yesterday. The men made some concessions. A Number of Perions Arrested fop Murder. San Fbancisco, May 24. A large num ber of persons have been arrested on suspi cion for the murder of Rev. X. A. Larg, the Methodist minister. Pour are still incus- tody. CAPTURED CRANK. Jack the Ink Sliner is at Last Placed L'ehind the Bars. HIS PASSION FOR PEETTINESS. Only Handome and Expensive Gowns Were Destroyed by Dim. METHODICAL LV ALL HIS MADNESS, The apparatus Hs Devised to Carry Out lis Work fn of Spoliation. fi0 b. Cjc.Zy- ors, a hostler, has been arrested it 3rtk r as "Jack the Ink Slineer.' There. a to be no doubt that the right man has been secured. He is evidently de ranged. .FECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.) New York, May 24. Policeman Stafford has captured "Jack, the Ink Slinger." There is no donbt but he is the person the police have been trying to find for the past three months. Stafford was standing at a corner when he saw a shabbily dressed man following two women. He acted queerly and the policeman followed him down the avenue. The women turned east and the shabby man stood on the corner as if debat ing whether or not to follow them. In this interval the policeman stepped up and inquired what was the matter. "Noth ing," was the reply. As the shabby man spoke he put one hand to a rear pocket and hurriedly tried to extract something. Staf ford seized hold of the packet and the hand inside it. When he drew the hand out there was a bottle of aniline ink in if. The policeman then pat his hand in the pocket and drew forth three pipe bowls. These were saturated with ink. The pockets of his coat were in the same condition, while ink stained each of his fingers. IN THE TOILS AT LAST. Stafford gave a long whistle as it suddenly dawned upon him that he had captured "Jack, the Ink Slinger." At tbe station home the prisoner was recognized as John Connors, an hostler, employed in tbe Ninth avenue car stables. He was accused of be ing tbe "ink slinger," but denied the charge. When he was asked how he came to have the ink and pipe bowls in bis pos session he said he had taken them from his children whom he had found playinc with them. According to his wife and children this statement is false. Connors is of medium height. His head is broad and flat. He has a very low fore head. His cheeks are so deeply snnkeu as to give the cheek bones undue prominence. He has a large, almost straight nose, and very deep-seated blue eyes. These shift continually, and have an expression which shows that the owner is suffering from some mental disease. The pipe bowls found upon him were of tbe common clay variety. The stems of these have been broken off closeto the bowl. The ends bad been plugged with a match. In the top of each bowl was in serted a cork that was just large enough to prevent the ink from running out. method in his madness. Connor's method was to fill the bowls and cork it up until a victim approached. Then he would draw out the cork, throw the ink and slip the outfit into his pocket as he walked away. When he was arrested Con nor:, offered Stafford $20 if he wonld let him? go. The policeman re I used the bribe. At the time be made the offer Connors did not have 20 cents in his pockets. When brought to court Connors repeated what he hud told the police last night that he had taken the articles found upon him from his children. Mrs. Connors was iu conrt with her four children. She flatly contradicted her husband's story, sayijg that tbe children had never once had the ink nor pipe bowls in their hands. She was not altogether surprised at her husband's arrest. He had been acting very strangely of late she said. She considered him to be out of his mind. A Dispatch reporter asked Connors why he had thrown the ink, to which he made no reply. There is a curious fact in connection with the case. Connors' ink slinging proclivities were aroused only at the sight ot a very light colored dress. If the dress had a cheap look he paid no at tention to it. SOMEWTHAT PARTICULAR. If the material had an expensive appear ancc or was trimmed handsomely the wearer was at once marked as a victim. Connors worked principally between the hours of 10:30 P. M. and midnight. There have been occasional cases of ink slinging dnring the day, of which the police believe Con nors was guilty. 'They also believe that their man is the one who was slinging ink and ruining dresses in Brooklyn a short time ago. , The slinger's victims have been numerous. Among them was Mrs. James Bennett. She was returning home with her husband from, a social call when n man answering Con nor's description brushed against her. Upon reaching home Mrs. Bennett found that a handsome new dress she was wearing was blotched with ink stains. Tbe ink was sub sequently found to be indelible. Many ink stains were found upon the sidewalk at the corner where Mrs. Bennett had been brushed against by the rough-looking man. Some of Miss Tillie Horn's clothing was ruined in about the same manner. In stances such as these are numerous. Po liceman Stafford will receive $30 and a day off lor capturing Connors. The prisoner was remanded. CONTENTS AT A GLANCE. A ClnMlflcatloB That Will be of Cse to Bis crlminaflRir Readers. The issue of The Dispatch to-day contains ZO-pages. The first part is devoted to news and suitable comment. Tbe second ana thud parts contain the following: PART II. l'aas 9. A Land of rromlso CLAntE A. Onn Sharps and Flats Ciiarles T. MunsAT The UoodUray t'oet FOSTER COATES llcatrlcc (Concluded) il. Uideh HauOabd Page 10. Flowing With Fun UCR SrECIAL COP.-S Marvels In Surgery J. v. 11. Ilnslneu Notices. Page 11. Every Day Science. For Bale .Notlcci. Page 13. The Social World. The Grand Army. Page 13. Secret Societies. ilarLets by Telegraph. The Want Camn. ToLetdjuma, Dramatic ttCvents. Business Cards. t Local Trade Matters, educational News. Page U. The Week's ti ports FbISOLE The lierkeley Ova! College athlete Amusement Notlcci. Business Cards. page II. Starjof Consreia .Tn. NAST Schools for Women IIessie Bbaxblb Business Notices ' VMIT III. Page IT. Law nd Statesmen FkajtcO. Carpenter Stories of Stanley W. Scott Daloleish Tbe Ace of Clubs. Vsvscs Josef Lcboiiibsm Page IS. My Lord In America J. I. FORD The Agnostic Idea 1IEV. GEORGE H0DOE3 The Fireside bplilnl K. K. CnADBOCIL.". Page 13. Tbe Magic Flower ,...I"ATSIB Good Quaker Feno S.LAtuieb Against tbe Stage A STMt-o'siux The Art of Cooking Ellice Serena. . fage SO. Woran'i World.. SOIBLET Dare. Meo, et. At. The Penect Lady .....Mies Geusdt, J a. Gossip of Gotham.t CLAUA BELLSr- Tne GUI Graduate , ,f, a. b: avape Wj m fi , - i &izsj.lv&,-:
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