E3 ?-1 fv 47' ra ;VM n Wip 'PGpnx "WHAT YOU WANT Can be Obtained Readily Through an Advertisement xnTHE DISPATCB. Try a JSrief Notice in the "h'anC Columns. The Result Will Surpritt rcu. IT PAYS WELL To Adverti' in Ann Edition of THE D1BPA1CH, as Scores of Leading business Men in Pittsburg and Other i' '- cities wt iiiccrjuuy zesily. Xou anouiu j.ry -it. FORTT-IXFTH TEAK. PITTSBURG, -WEDNESDAY. 'JUNE 4. 1890. THREE CENTS. pRSSSEUl gX" Tf vrBV Hf 'nr 'sr - jrSRWTfWjg! AN ACREjmMES And No Water Procurable on the Southside to Ex tinguish Them. A DOZEN HOUSES BURNED. Scores of People Ifarrowly Cremation in Bed. Escape A LOUD DEMAND FOE PROTECTION. Cm Historical Homestead That Couldn't be Made to Barn. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OP TtJEKEE HALL. The Southside Turner Hall,' three dwell ing houses, three stables and a large ware house were totally destroyed by fire last midnight, and a half dozen other buildings damaged. The fire was a hard one to fight because of a scarcity of water. . There were a number of narrow escapes of sleeping people. The Southside was visited with another fire last night about midnight, and, as usual, there was no water with which to fight it Before a stream could be turned on the fire the flames had gained such head way that they enveloped about an acre of buildings in a thickly populated section. The fire was discovered by a young man named Bingg, who noticed flames coming up out of Philip Schuchmann's warehouse, on Union alley, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. He ran along the street shouting "Fire!" and attracted the atten. tion of several police officers, who turned in the alarm. About an hour before the fire was discovered truck C was ordered to a fire at Hazelwood on this side of the river, and the firemen had considerable difficulty getting at the flames. There was very little water in the plugs, and the strongest stream could not be thrown SO feet The total loss was about $30,000, and many families had narrow escapes, being aroused and rescued from heir beds. TfHEEE THE ITBE STABTED. The fire started in the warehouse of Philip Schuchmann, Ho. 7 Union alley. It spread rapidly, and within a few minutes the whole building was ablaze. The upper story was occupied by the Half Moon Fish ing Club. The members smelled something burning about the place at 9 o'clock in the evening, but paid no attention to it After enveloping the building, which was owned by SchuchmanD, the flames spread lo the adjoining houses, and within a few minutes they were all a mass of flames. Next to the warehouse was Jackson's Etable, No. 9, owned by a farmer named Smith, living in the country. From that they jumped to No. H, a dwelling house occupied by old "Aunt Nelly," a colored woman, named Ellen Randall. Sbe owned the house, which was a frame structure, 3nd it was entirely destroyed. Her loss is about 53,000. Next to her bouse was an other frame, owned by John Kaylor, an em ploye of Oliver's Fifteenth street milL It was occupied by three families. Mrs. Tarr lived on the first floor, and got out with a few household goods. ONLY SLIGR1LT INSUBED. The second story was occupied by Mrs. Rabenstein, a Hungarian woman, and Jonas "Vote, a mill laborer. Sirs. Raben gtein's goods were slightly insured. The damage to the house by fire and water will be about 53,000. On the lower side of the warehouse.were a number of bouses facing on Sarah street The first, at the corner of the alley, was -occupied by a family which had moved in a few days ago. No. 1311 was owned by John Bingy, a window glass worker, and being nsed by Mrs. Graff Next door lived Peter Brevoty, who only moved into the house several weeks ago, and bis house was badly damaged in the rear. No. 1315 was occupied by another family whose nam could not be learned in the excitement All of these honses were badly scorched in the rear and were drenched with water. The main damage is by water. Officer "William A. Thomas was one of the first men on the scene, and he rushed into No. 1317 to alarm the inmates. They were sleeping soundly, and the rear of the bouse was blazing. The officer rushed in and grabbed a woman out of a rear room and carried her out of a window. He then went back and rescued her child. HAD KO TNStJBANCE AT ALL. Mr. Schuchman is one of the oldest grocers on the Southside, and had been in business on Twelfth street He had about $4,000 worth of goods stored in the ware, house awaiting removal to a new store near the Lake Erie depot The building was valued at $3,600, and there was no insurance on either warehouse or stock. The fishing club had about 5350 worth of stuff in their rooms. It was insured in the Succop agency. M. F. Jackson's stable was filled with stuff, and with one horse was de stroyed. Another horse with a barouche was gotten out all right Aunt Nelly, who occupied the bouse ad joining Schuchmann's store, refused to leave her bouse. It was after considerable en treaties on the part of the neighbors that she was persuaded to get out She was so much attached to the place that she said she wanted to be burned with the house, if it had to be destroyed. DESTBCCTION OP XUBNEB HALL. The fire caught the rear end of the South side Turner Hall, and waded through the three-story frame building Jike a reaper in a ripened grain field. The structure was to dry that alter the fire got a start nothing short of a water-spout would have prevented its entire destruction. The build ing was about 40x80 feet, and contained all ot the property of the Turnverein, including a valuable piano, a library and all the prizes won by the various classes at the Cincinnati, Steu benville, "Wheeling, Milwaukee aud other turnfests. A number of the members possessing more than ordinary nerve rushed into the building after ft had been burning for some time, and! ,cued the jime, pat nothing cue could' ten oat, All the prizes were valuable, many of 'them being gold medals and silver cups. LOSS OP THE TtJBNEBS. The total loss to Turner Hall will be at least $8,000, with but 58,000 insurance, through Magistrate Succop's agency. The building was not all paid for, and the Turn verein was considerably in debt, but it will rebuild. One of the members said they would not build a frame house again, but when they do rebuild they will put np a handsome brick structure. A little one-story frame building stand ing beside Turner Hall, was the subject of numberless remarks from the Hundreds of spectators that thronged South Fourteenth street The house is owned by a Mrs. Fisher, and is occupied by Wra. Verner, a son-in-law. The place has a history that is as romantic as it is true. It has stood there for 80 years, and for many years was known as "the old farm house." About 20 or 25 years ago, a man who owned the house died and was buried in the yard, in the rear ot the house. A few days later the dead body of his wife was found, lying on top of his grave. She had committed sui cide. Many a burning timber fell across and around their unmarked graves this morning, but the "old farm house" refused to burn. SATED THEIB GOODS. Peter Garrett, colored, owned and lived in the house on the other side of the hall. His property was damaged slightly, principally by water. The goods were carried' out of several of the houses adjoining Turner Hall and stored in the Twenty-eighth ward school house, on the opposite side of the street If it had not been for the fact that there was a scarcity of water, there would not be so much damage done. This is surprising, as this portion of the Southside is sup posed to have a plentiful supply of water in case of emergency. At least five engines had arrived, but they were unable to do any effective work on this account To this alone can be attributed the disastrous spread of the flames. "Were it not for this the Turner Hall building would not have been destroyed. The department was there in time, with the exception of the trucks, which did not arrive until the fire had gained considera ble headway. The Southside hook and ladder was attending a fire in Hazelwood at the time the alarm was turned in, and it did not get to the fire until the Seventh avenue truck, which responded on the third alarm. For this reason the fire men could not get on the rsofs, and by the time No. 3 truck had arrived, all the buildings were a mass of flames. "When finally they did succeed in getting fonr lines of hose on the roofs, there was no water to be had, and there was a loud cry of disgust among the people dwelling in the honses. They claimed that if there was any reasonable supply of water, many of their houses would have been saved. FJ.TONS' DATJGHTEB MARRIED. Pitubnrgers Among- tlio Guests nt the Weddlne Ceremony. rSFECLli TH.ro KAM TO THI DISPATCH. New Yoke, June 3. Miss Sarah Elkins, daughter ot Mr. Stephen B, Elkins, was married this evening at Mr. Elkins' resi dence, to Mr. Alexander C. Olyphant, of Trenton, N. J. Mr. Olyphant is a son of General Duncan Olyphantformerly of the navy. The Rev. Heber "Newton was the officiating clergyman. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Chambers, of General Sewell's staff, was best man, and Mr. Elkins gave away the bride. The ushers were James Vernon Long, of Pittsburg; Felton Parker, of South Lancaster, Mass.; Samuel B. Olyphant, Jr., Robert Olyphant, Colonel N. Coulter, of Greensburg, Pa.; Colonel Hamilton Marks ley, of Camden, N. J.; Sidney Olyphant, Lieutenant T. D. Griffin and Lieutenant J. J. "Woodward, of the navy. The maid of honor was Miss Elizabeth Elkins, the bride's sister. Four little pages preceded the bride in the procession. They were Miss Elkins' brothers, Davis, Stevens, Jr., Bobert and Blaine Elfcins. The parlors were decorated with smilax and roses drooped and in fes toons, and formed into careful designs. Among the presents were a painting on porcelain from the President and Mrs. Har rison, and a silver bowl from Secretary and Mrs. Blaine. The President telegraphed his regrets, and Secretary Blaine sent a letter to the bride ending "May God grant you length of days and ever increasing happiness. My sincerest wish for every good thing attend you." Secre tary and Mrs. "Windom, MrsU. S.Grant, Jr.. Andrew Carnegie, Jay Gould, General Gough, of "West "Virginia, sent presents. Amongjthose present were ex-SecretarvRobe-son and General W. T. Sherman. Mr. and Mrs. Olyphant will live in Trenton. Thev have been invited to visit President and Mrs. Harrison on their wedding trip and will probably do so. THUNDERING AT BLAINE. The London Times Pilches Into Oar Secre tary of State. London, June 3. The Timet declares that the order to dispatch American cruisers to Behring Sea makes too much of the method of first in dealing with weak states men', and that if the order is executed Brit ish men-of-war must follow. 'We can only imagine," the Times con tinues, "that pressure from Irish-Americans has induced Mr. Blaine to withdraw from his 'apparent desire for a diplomatic settlement. We believe that England will agree to a close time for seals in the open sea; but such an arrange ment must be international and cannot be imposed upon the world by American gun boats at the bidding of Mr. Blaine." NAVAL CADET DESERTERS Picked Up at Gibraltar and Brought Back to New York. New Yoke, June 3. The Italian steam ship Timour, which arrived here to-day from Gibraltar, brought six United States naval cadets, who tried to desert their ships while cruising in the Mediterranean The fleet had been ordered to Brazil, and'beinir dissatisfied with this, the cadets attempted to escape. H They were caught and sent back to this country. Tbey belong to the men-of-war Boston, Chicago and Yorktown. ' DIES IN DESTITUTION. The InTcntor or the Gatllng Gun Atray In a Hoapital. Passes Cincinnati, June 3.-Alfred T. Per rine died in the City Hospital, last night, of typhoid pneumonia, in practically destU tute circumstances. He was the inventor of the gatling cun, for which he is said to baT1 r'I i3'?00- He w" one time worth $160.000.but lost itin speculation He has lived in Cincinnati during the last five vears. Grover Talks to the Aciora. New Yobk, June 3. At the ninth an nual meeting of the Actors' Fund of Amer ica, held to-day in Palmer's Theater, ex President Cleveland addressed the rtn A number of other notables were present. A HALF MILLION SHORT. ENORMOUS DEFICIENCY IN INDIANA'S , PENSION FUNDS. The Soma State of Affair. Exists All Over the West Manv Veterans Will Not Get Their Blooey Until After July 1 Nobody to Blame. (SntCUX. TELEOBAir TO THI DISr ATOTI.1 Indianapolis, June 3. Nicholas Ens ley, the United States Pension Agent for the district of Indiana, has been in tele. graphic communication all day with Com missioner Baum regarding a perplexing and very troublesome discovery that the available funds are inadequate for the de mands that will be made upon the agency when the quarterly payments begin to-morrow. The shortage amounts to nearly 5500,000. The first knowledge of the condition of affairs came to the Indiana agent at the close of last week, when he re ceived from Commissioner Baum official notice that there was a large deficiency of funds, caused by unexpected increases in the number of new pensions and in addi tional allowances to old pensioners, exceed ing the amount of the appropriation for the year. The matter was made serious for Agent Ecsley on account of a very large amount of the deficiency falling upon his office, and he has been unsuccessfully endeavoring to make some arrangement which would save the great annoyance that is sure to be caused in endeavoring to explain the con dition of affairs to persons who cannot be paid, as usual." Other agencies in the "West, however, are in about the same predicament and all must for a period of 30 days make the best of an unfortunate condition of affairs. After July 1 the trouble will be over, as the new appropriations will then be availa ble. Agent Ensley's calculations to-dav show that he hasin the banks of New York $1,223,903 95, aud in the Indianapolis banks 884,494 05. At the last quarterlv payment his disbursements amounted to 51,752,680 47, and the amount on the pay rolls tor the quarter beginning to-morrow is over $1,800, 000, leaving the amount of the deficit $492, 692. It is Agent Ensley's intention to pay as demands are made, and he thinks thai there will be fully 10,000 pensioners in In diana who will be unable to get their money until the funds for the next year are availa ble. VISITED BY THE BT0RM KIM. An Iowa State Institution Demolished and Two Inmntes Billed. Council Bluffs, June a At Glen wood, 15 miles southeast of here, disaster was wrought by a great storm early this morning. Abont 1 o'clock rain fell in tor rents and was lashed about by a strong wind. The hissing of the lightning was followed by a deafening clap of thunder. In a few hours the storm spent its fury, and the first evidence of the fury of the storm was the State Institution for the Feeble Minded. The storm struck the in stitution at right ancles and the large smokestack that towered above the engine room tottered and fell with a crash. The roof of the building was too weak to sup port the weight and the smoke conductor tore its way through and in its descent claimed for its victims Willie Cline, of Clark county, and "Wesley Emery, of Mon roe county, they being instantly killed and their little bodies crushed almost to a pulp. Six others were more or less injured by the tailing of tne cnimney. Several other buildings were wrecked. The storm was the most severe that ever visited this section. Specials from Creston, Atlantio and other points show that the storm was equally severe. HAYES AUD WATTERSON Will Meet With Others to Discuss the Vexed Negro Problem. rSPICLU. TILEQBAM TO TIIX DISPATCH.! Kingston, June 3. The first meeting of the Mohonk Negro Conference will be held to-morrow. The convention will continue for three dAys. The same general plan will be pursued as at the Indian conference that has been held at the Honse for several years. The main object of the conference is the welfare and education of the negro, and to bring together those interested that they may consider the needs of the work as well as ways and means. Ex-President Hayes will preside. He arrived here this morning, accompanied by his daughter, and proceed ed to Lake Mohonk. t Among other prominent people- expected to be present and take part in the discussion are Chief Justice Strong, President Rankin, of Howard University; President "White, of Cornell; Colonel Henry "Watterson, ex-Gov ernors Bullock and Chamberlain, Eev. Lyman Abbott, John Jay, Willliain Lloyd Garrison and many other persons prominent throughout the nation. CAUSED A SENSATION. A Son of Edwin Cowle Abducts Bis Child From Her Mother. rsrrciAL tilegbaji to tub dispatch.! Cleveland, June 3. EugeneHCowles, son of the late Ednin Cowies, came to Cleveland Monday and stole his daughter from her mother. This morning Sheriff Sawyer and two or three of his deputies were busy trying to find where he had taken the child, and their movements weredirected by Judge J. Ingerioll. "The affair is very sensational on account of the circumstances connected with the case and prominence ot the people involved,-The couple have been separated for several years. HORRIBLE CRUELTY CHARGED. A Bank Cashier Accused of Choking and Abasing Ills Invalid Wife. 'rgFICIAL TZLIQBAM TO TUX DISPATCH. "Washington, N. J., June 4. Mrs'. Lewis J. Hann, wife of a bank cashier, lay dying to-day while her husband was taking a bicycle ride. Her father is President of the village bank. Her husband is accused of choking her and dragging her down strairs from the chamber where sbe lay ill. This happened Decoration Day. It is thought the woman cannot live. HURRYING UP THE ORDERS To Get Foreljrn Goods la the Conntry Be fore Jnly 1. LONDON, June 3. The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily New says: The Government is not likely to ac cede to the petitions of the Chambers of Commerce asking it to protest against the proposed changes in the United States tariff! Many manufact urers in Saxony have been notified by American houses that their orders will be canceled unless the goods are delivered in. America before July. DUKE OF ORLEANS PARDONED. The Royal Yoane Man to be Conducted to he Frontier by Nljjbt. Paeis, June 3. President Carnot has granted a pardon to the Duke of Orleans, who was sent to prison in February last for violating the decree of exile issued against the members ot his family. The Duke will be conducted to the fron tier during the night. rind to Tay a Uansont of 850,000. Rome, June 3. Signor Arigo, the Sicil ian merchant, who was recently captured by brigands, has been released on the payment cfaraaMCiorSOOQ. . - - , ALL IN QUAY'S GBASP. The Eesult of the Philadelphia Pri maries for State Delegates. WHILE NOMINALLY FOE HASTINGS They Will Obey Every Behest of Bearer's Silent Statesman. STENQEE IS STR0KGLI FOE PATTISON. The Ei-Soremor Stcnres Both Democratic Totes la Indiana County. The Republican primaries for State dele gates in Philadelphia were held - last even ing, the slate being successful. The Dauphin " and Huntingdon county votes are divided. Pattison secures two in Indi ana and "Wallace one in Forest. Out of 143 Republican delegates chosen outside of Philadelphia, including yesterday, Delama ter has 66, Hastings 29, Montooth 21, Stone IS, Osborne 6, Davies 3 andMcCormick 3. isrrciAL. Teuton m to thb dispatcili Philadelphia, June 3. The Repub lican primary elections were held to-night for the election of delegates to the' district conventions, which meet to-morrow morn ing for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention. In the Fifteenth aud Twenty-first wards there were contests for control. The following list of delegates, which has been agreed upon by Mayor Fit ler, Collecter Martin and Chairman Poiter will undoubtedly be elected: First district, Amos M.JStack. Charles Ful mer; Second, Joseph L. Nobre; Third, Harry Hunter: Fourth, Thomas Smyth; Fifth, Wil liam M. a. White; Sixth, William J. Pollock; Seventh. Samuel F. Houseman: Eighth, Al fred Gratz; Ninth, a Hoxie Godwin; Tenth, William R. Leeds, John Mundell; Eleventj, Samuel Rinp: Twelfth, Theodore 13. Stnlti; Thirteenth," William B. Ahern; Fourteenth, J&cob Wildemore; Fifteenth, Samuel E. Cavln, Edward J. Adamson; Sixteenth, John H. McKlnlay; Seventeenth, David & Scott: Eighteenth David Martin, Horatio B. Hack ett, James It. Hogan; Nineteenth, David Lane, Thomas Wilson; Twentieth, George Thomp son, Joseph II. Adams; Twenty-first. W. H. Randle; Twentv-second, William' F. Short; Twenty-third, Thomas W. Sonth; Twenty fourth, A.B.L Shields. John Baird; Twenty fltth, John Knowles, J. W. Thompson; Twenty sixth, George J. Elliott; Twenty-seventhk Charles A. Porter. J. H. Winters: Twenty? eighth, George 8. Graham, William Hartley, , IT 13 A QUAY CEOTVD. 31 The delegation from this city to the State Convention, which it has been generally presumed would be a Hastings delegation,)- UA...n f 11 . .n.'l t?ltla a f.l.nfT.liIti fn- the General, will be; with but lew excep tions, a Quay delegation pure and simple. The delegates will, no doubt, support Hast ing if they are not needed by Quay for some one else. Should there arise a Quay-anti-Quay con test belore the conveution, 86 of the 39 dele gates will stand by the National Chairman Another point of interest is the fact that from 12 to 15 of the delegates from this city will stand by Delaniater for the nomination for Governor despite any outside interfer ence. The localj leaders are well aware of this aud thev do not hesitate to sav that un less Senator Quay uses'his influence against him Delamater will undoubtedly be the nominee'of the convention. Senator Delamater is in this city and is stopping at the Lafayette Hotel. "When asked regarding.his chances for securing the. nomination the Senator said: "I have won my ficht and am confident of securing the nomination. It has been won fairly, justly and honestly. I am in a happy frame of mind and hope that the other candidates are." pattison's fbiends active. The breaks which have occurred in the lines of the Pattison forces of this city have stirred up his friends, and they have gone actively to work to straighten out their fences aud get their lines into shape aeain. Ex-Secretary of the Commonwealth William S. Stenger, who is credited with being one of the shrewdest observers of political events, in speaking regarding the situa tion, said: "The drift of senti ment in the Democratic party as far as I can cather it, is decidedly toward ex Governor Pattison. This is not because of the favorable consideration of any one man or the combined influences of any set of men. There are no factional interests in volved in his candidacy. The people, re gardless of faction, have made him their candidate because ot their confidence in his integrity, independence, courage and devo tion to the Constitution and the Common wealth. "They know that he has never worn any man's collar," continued Mr. Stenger, "and they believe that he never will. The truth is that, without any effort or intention on his part that it should be so, the end of his administration in 1887 was the beginning of this campaign. I believe that a majority of the delegates to theScranton conventiouare already assured lor him, and that he will be nominated." HASTINGS AND STONE Each Secnre One of the Repnbllcau Dele- sates la Ilantlnsdoa County. If FECIAL TELIOKAM TO THE DIEPATCR.1 Huntingdon, June 3. The Hastings force received a black eye at the Republican County Convention, as they confidently ex pected to elect two delegates to the State Convention. The farmer and other rural votes, however, united on Stone, and the Hastings- adherent:, in order to avert a calamitv to thems6lves and a local factional fight, were forced through their leader. George B. Orlady, to offer a resolution to instruct the delegates to separately support both Hastings and Stone, and to submit themselves to the direction of said Guber natorial candidates if any other division of the vote from this county is by them de sired. The delegates elected are Charles Conner, of Robertsdale, and H. B. Dunn, of this place. The result is a victory for the Stone forces. THEN THE FDR WILL FLY. Tho Twenty-Fifth District Congressional Conference to Sleet at New Castle. JSFECIJU. TELEOBAM TO THB DI8FATCH.1 Sharon, June 3. The Republican can didates of the different counties composing the Twenty-fifth Congressional district have decided to hold the district nominating conference at New Castle, Wednesday, June 18. Each county will be represented, by 15 delegates. The candidates are C. C. Townsend, of Beaver, the present representative; Colonel O. Ij. Jackson, of Lawrence; Black, of Beaver, and Major Alex' McDowell, of Mercer. Fayette County Democrats Convention. SPECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. I TJniontown, June 3. The date for holding the Democratic County Convention to elect a County Chairman and delegates to the State convention has been fixed for Saturday, June 14. One Delegate for Wallace. TRPECIAL TELEORAU TO TBI D1SFATCIM TioneSta, June 3. At the Democratic convention of Forest county, held here this afternoon, F. E. Bible' was elected delegate to the State convention. This means yuother vote in the 'Wallace column. A DIVISION IN DAUPHIN. Hasting) and Delamater Each Secnre Two of the State Delesntes. rsraciAz. telxohau to thjc dispatch. 1 Haebisburo, June 3. Thanks to the 'skillful manner in which the Delamater peo ple hoodwinked the friends of Gen. Hastings, the Republican County Convention, which met here to-day, was attended by no friction except that momentarily created by a dele gate who made a futile effort to break the harmony slate by nominating a new candi date fpr delegate. His proposition was smothered by a demand for the previous question, and all the delegates to the Re publican State Convention selected by the party leaders for the members of the County Convention were chosen by acclammation. The convention completed its bnsiuess in less than a quarter of an hour. The delegates are F. M. Ott, ex-County Solicitor, and T. M. Williams, who are classed as Hastings supporters, and John Heagy, Chief Burgess ot Steelton, who, with Lyman D. Gilbert, the city delegate, is ex pected to vote for Delamater. The friends of the latter candidate are delighted with the result of the harmony programme, as a determined fight by the Hastings men for the entire delegation from this cotiuty would likely have resulted in a victory for them. THE WINNERS IK GREENE. Dlattliew Brant Nominated by the Demo crats for the State Senate. ISPECIAL TXLZOHAX TO) TDS UISPATCU.' Watnesbukg, June 3. The Demo cratic return judges met in the Court House at 1 o'clock to-day to determine the result of the primaries vheld last Saturday. Hon. Matthew Rraut, of Wayne, was nominated for the Senate, receiving -over his competi tor, Hon. Thomas Lardly, 449 votes. N. M. Hartley, Jr., of Monongahela, was nomi nated for Assembly, receiving over bis rival, P. Bradle, 300 votes. J. S. Hoy, of Whit ing, was nominated for Treasurer; D. C. Cumpston, of Alleppo, for Prothonotary; Eli Titus, of Wayne, for Register and Re corder; R. Traver. of Greene, for Clerk of Courts; H. J. Ross, ot Waynesburg, for Dis trict Attorney; JS. W. Wood, or Center; W. H. Johnson, of Wayne, and JJ. E. Miller, of Morris, for Commissioners; J. A. Keys, of Morgan; F. M. Patterson, of Center, and W. L. Guthrie, of Whiting, Auditors; J. R. Bayard, of Jefferson, as Poor Director. TWO MORE FOR PATTISON. The Doleentcs From Indiana Conotr Entbn slasllea.117 for the Ex-Governor. rcrECIAL TXLEOBAM TO THK DI8PATCH.J Indiana, June 3. The Democratic County .Convention met here to-day with '. the largest turnout for years. Franklin iSansom was re-elected County Chairman. Michael Brown and Samuel Wilson were elected delegates to the State Convention amid wild cheers of the convention. Dele gate Brown announced before the election that he would vote first, last and all the time for Pattison for Governor, and Wilson is quoted as holding the same attitude in the Gnbernatorial fight. The few Wallace men in the convention (snbmitted to the defeat of their delegate candidates with as much grace as they could muster. QUAY WTLL NAME THE MAN, Oat Dlnsree Does Not Believe That It Will bo : Mr. Delamater. i rSFrCXAIi TELEOBAM TO THE DISJMTCII.1 HabrISbubcJ, June 3. C. L. Magee is 1 here looking after the interests of the Du quesne Street Railway Company. Magee says he is out of politics, but has not lost all interest in it. He has no doubt that Quay will dictate the Republican nomination for Governor, bnt questions the selection of Delamater because of the danger to the party's success his nomination would in volve. Quay, he thinks, may fix on another can didate rather than put the head of the Re publican State ticket in peril. FOR THE FALL CAMPAIGN. The Republican Congressional Committee Organized for the Coming Contest. Washington, June 3. The Republican Congressional Campaign Committee organ ized to-night bv the election of Representa tive James J. Bclden, of New York, Chair man, and Mr. Schuyler S. Olds, of Michi gan, private secretary to Senator Stock bridge, Secretary. An Executive Committee, of which Mr. Belden is Chairman, was also appointed. THE RESULT IN OREGON. A Democratic Governor With a Republican Confrrrsftinnn and I.CKlslnture. Poetland, Ore.,-June 3. The Repub lican State Central Committee concedes the re-election of Pennoyer, Democrat, for Governor, by from 500 to 1,000 majority. Herrman, Republican, for Congress, "is elected by a majority estimated at 6,100. Both branches ot the Legislature are Re publican by large majorities. NO USE FOR CHEADLE. The Indiana Congressional Kicker Falls to riccoro a Renomination. Kokomo, Ind., June 3. On the fiftieth ballot to-night the Republican Congressional District Convention nominated Judge Dan iel Waugh, of Tipton, defeating Joseph B. Cheadle, the present Congressman, aud H. M. Lafollette, State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction. Only One Name Before tho Convention. Holden, Mo., June 3. Hon. John O. Tarsney, Representative in Congress of the Fifth Missouri district, was to-day nomin ated by the Democratic District Convention to succeed himself. His was the only name before the convention. HARRY OLIVER'S OPINION Of Baltimore and Ohio Stack as an Invest ment. Baltimore. June 3. A proposition is being considered for the city and the Johns Hopkins University to sell its Baltimore and Ohio stock. Mr. Henry Oliver, a capi talist of Pittsburg, President .of the Pitts burg and Western Railroad Company, has been in the city recently, and so has Mr. Solon Humphreys, a millionaire of New York, who is connected with the Wabash system. These gentlemen and Mr. George M. Pullman, of Chicago, who has also been in Baltimore of late, are thought to be some of the partners of Mr. Ed R. Bacon in his bid for the city's stock in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. One of these gentlemen told a friend here that Baltimore and Ohio stock- might pay any one who had lots ot patience and money enough to live on until a dividend was earned, but it was rather poor stock for a municipality to hold when it was dead and people to be taxed to make up what it did not earn. For the same reason he thought it a poor investment for estates of widows and orphans that ought to pro duce certain annuities. He thought that if the company had about ?10,000,000 ?,r, sJB.OOO.OOO of new capital and some new life in the board and fnll eontrnl it muM -fara a dividend after a while. A TIN PLATE KICEEB. V One Republican Congressman Before the Senate Committee to PEOTEST AGAINST THAT FEATURE Of the Tariff Bill Which He Toted for ill the Lower House. A SENSATIONAL- ELECTION CONTEST. The Registration Laws of Booth Carolina Declared UseonstitstionaL Representative Adams, an Illinois Re publican, appeared before the Senate Fi nance Committee yesterday and argued against the tariff on tin plate. The majority of the Honse Committee has decided in favor of Miller, colored, in the South Carolina contest, on the ground that the State election laws are -unconstitutional. fEPECIAI, TELEOKAM TO THI DISPATCB.I "Washington, June 3. Congressman Adams, ot Chicago, one of the low-tariff Re publicans who voted for the McKinley bill under protest, went before the Senate Com mittee on Finance to-day and made an ar gument against the tin plate feature of the House bill. Among the House Republicans who have been in consultation and sympa thy with Senator Allison there is a great deal of hopefulness that the tin plate feat ure will be knocked out in the Senate. New York and Chicago have locked horns on the drygoods question. Mr. Kenneth Barnhart, with Marshall Field & Co., made a long and powerful argument before the Finance Committee this afternoon in favor of lower duties on cotton embroideries, laces, cotton lace curtains, cotton hosiery, cotton underwear, dress goods, pearl buttons and sundries. Mr. Barnhart pointed out that in all these items the McKinley bill increases the existing rales of duty from 20 per cent on cotton embroideries to 600 per cent on buttons. He also called the attention of the committee that those are the goods which tho poor people of the conntry use, and asked that some concessions be made to them. A DIFFEBENCE OF OPINION. Chicago and Western merchants also ask for specific instead of ad valorem duties, claiming that under the latter New York importers who know how to work the Custom House get the advantage of under valuations and thus control the trade. A large party of New York importers are ex pected here to-morrow to protest against change from ad valorem to specific duties. It is not believed the Senate Committee will grant any of the requests of the Western merchants. Of the Republicans only Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock and Jones were present at the meeting of the committee to-day. The items in the wood schedule were examined and passed, and then the sugar schedule was laid over for the present, it being deemed best to await the return of Senators Morrill and Sherman before taking up a subject of surh importance. Two New York fur dealers, representing, they said, 100 bouses engaged in the prep aration of furs and the manufacture of fur goods, were given a hearing of a few min utes. They asked an increase of the duty on dressed fur and manufactured articles oyer that provided in the House bill. "., EEA'k-'uir OttASf-lNUSSASE. The fur meters said that until recently the home nfarket had not been invaded by the foreign manufacturers, and the old rate of duty was sufficient, although the resident manufacturers paid their workmen $20 to $25 a week, while the foreign manufacturers paid hut $S to $10 for the same class of laber. But now the cheap foreign product is finding its war into the United States and the manufacturers plead for a higher rate of duty to protect them pelves and employes. The members of the Finance Committee who heard the plea are inclined to believe, it is said, that the rates proposed in the House bill. 20 ner rpnt nrf valorem on dressed lurs and 30 per cent on manutacturea articles, are sumciently high. The sub-committee also passed over with out action the tobacco, wine and agricultural schedules, which, with sugar, occupy 20 pages of the printed bill. A start was made upon the cotton schedule, but it was late before that was taken up, and not much was done with it. PORTER IS IN EARNEST. Those Who Refuse to Answer the Ques tions Will be Speedily Prosecnted. Washington, June 3. Census Super intendent Porter to-day called the attention of the Department ot Justice to the viola tions reported to 'him of two sections of the census law. One section imposes a penally for refusing to answer the census questions, and the other a penalty for a refusal on the part of enumerators to peform their duties after taking the oath. Up to noon to day he has received information of the cases of 25 persons in different parts of the coun try who absolutely refuse to furnish any of the information called for. One of these cases was that of Bernard Smith, 235 West Forty-fifth street, New York, who not only refused to answer the questions asked, but also personally assaulted the enumerator. It is Mr. Porter's intention to prosecute with vigor all violations of the law which shall be reported to him. In the case ot the enumerators, where a good and sufficient cause is shown, they will be excused aud others substituted, but at this late date the reason given must be nrgeut and thoroughly satisfactory. Otherwise no change will be permitted. A SLUMBERING RESOLUTION. Kerr's Demand for Information Not Meeting With a Very bperdy Response. irEOM A STAlTT COBEESPONDENT. Washington, June 3. 8ince the day it was offered the resolution of Representa tive Kerr.of Pennsylvania.for all the papers relating to the case of the Jeanette glass work ers from the Treasury Department and the Department of Justice has not been heard from. It was referred to the Committee on Labor, and there it sleeps, and probably will sleep. The fact is it was gotten up solely to fur nish a newspaper paragraph and rescue Mr. Kerr's name from obscurity, and no one expects it would be adopted or that the department would respond if it were. NOT ALLOWED TO tat.tt, Census Enumerators Slust Not Give Any In formation to the Public. "Washington, June 3. The Superin tendent of the Census to-day issued an or der forbidding supervisors and enumerators making public any information gained in the performance of their duties. Attention is called to the law on this subject. No More Testimony to be Tcken. Washington, June 3. The sub-committee of the House Committee on Elec tions, which has had under consideration the question of taking further testimony in the ClaytLugBreckinridge Arkansas con tested elecVon case, has decided that ques tion practically in the negative. Civil Byrvlco Chief Dismissed. TVASHntoxoN, Jane 3, John S. BelLYana, where he was arrested a few days ago. Chief ot the Secret Service Division of the Treasury, having failed to comply with the request for his resignation, has been dis missed, to take effect from yesterday. A SENSATIONAL REPORT IN A SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELEC TION CASE. The StateHesnlatlon and Registration laws Declared to be Unconstitutional On This Groand the Republican Claimant Will bo Given the Disputed Sent. Washington, June 3. The contested Alabama election case of McDuffie versus Turpin was under consideration in the House to-day, but no conclusion was reached. The majority report in the case of Miller versus Elliott, from the Seventh South Carolina district, was submitted to the House Committee on Elections this morning by Chairman Rowell. The re port is somewhat sensational, in that at the very beginning it declares that the entire South Carolina registration and election laws are unconstitutional. The basis for this declaration, as stated in the report, is that the State law imposes a num ber of restrictions upon the exercise of the right of suffrage, which are in conflict with the State Constitution. The Constitution deprives a person of the right of suffrage only upon conviction for murder, felony, dneling and treason, while the State law prohibits the exercise of the right of suf frage oy persons who were entitled to regis ter in 1881, and neglected to do so, by those who move into the State and neglected to register at the first ensuing registration, and by those who sold their registration certificates for a valuable con sideration. The report states that a num ber of negroes have been compelled by pov erty, while waiting the maturing of their cotton crops, to negotiate their certificates to traders, who immediately send them to political headquarters with the result that the negroes are permanently disfranchised. The report recites the fact that in certain precincts what amounted to an educational test, and therefore an illegal test, was imposed by lettering the ballot boxes, which were separate in the case of each office, and that voters were deceived by an intentional shift ing of the boxes, so that the judges of elec tion were able to throw out allot the ballots cast in the wrong boxes. There is also, says the report, evidence of ballot box stuffing. Summing up, it is found that taking the position most favorable to the sitting mem ber the contestant. Miller, had a majority of 757: while if the law is strictly followed his majority will reach 1,448. Mr. Wilson, of Missouri, will prepare the minorityreport. NOW A REGULAR BUSINESS. The Practice of Smuggling Chinese Over the Border on the Increase. Washington, June 3. Mr. A. Willard, United States Consul at Guaymas, Mexico, in a letter transmitted to the Senate to-day, reports the arrival of 111 more Chinamen at Mazatlatan. The 39 Chinamen whose ar rival at Guyamas was reported in a previous letter, Mr. Willard state), have left Guya mas for towns in Sonora, near the United States frontier, and are awaiting an op portunity to cross the border. The United States offirers were notified. Mr. Levi W. Myers, United States Consul at Victoria, B. C, tells how 22 Chinamen were undoubtedly smuggledinto the United States by the steamer North Star, which has a bad 'reputation. The Chinamen were taken on board the vessel very quietly about midnight and although the'Canadian collector had men watching her she slipped out of the harbor in safefty aud man aged to elude a pursuing tug sent after her. The price charged, for this work is $20 per head. Mr. Myers says: "It this practice is not stopped more cutters must be placed on the sound, and spies must be employed to aid the Canadian authorities, who are, in my judgment, work ing faithfully to break it up. They say the lawlessness that goes from this side will come back in like manner from the other side, and hence their motive for breaking up the whole business. I believe that large quantities of opium are smuggled from this port." SEEPnCAL POLITIOIANS. Tammanyltes Take Lessons In the Art of , Casting Ballots. ISPECIAL TZLXOBAK TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Ne-w Yoke, June 3. Tammany Hall voters in the First Assembly District took lessons this evening in the art of casting ballots after the new style. A polling place, fitted up with all the essential require ments of the new law, was prepared in the back parlor of the district headquarters, at 8 Beach street, and about SO voters assem bled to take their object lesson. There was a low' wooden railing running down the middle of the parlor, behind which was the wooden booth in which the voter prepared his ballot. Behind the tables at the end of the room, on which were ballot boxes, sat the clerks and inspectors. The first to get a ballot was H. F. Bezant, and he went through the notions correctly, with one exception. He did not stay three minutes in the booth. He said in reply to this that there was no clock in the booth. The inspectors ought to call "time." The inspectors said they had no authority to call "time." The voters who followed Bezant had some trouble ,in folding the ballots correctly, bnt the system seemed to work smoothly enough. The prac tical politicians in the room were skeptical as to its working on election day. AN EX-JUDGE SENT TO JAIL. An Administrator Called Upon to Explain a IleaTy Shortage. Chicago, June 3. Ex-Judge Henry S. Austin, a venerable old settler with silvery hair and beard, was committed to jail by Judge Hohlsaat to-day, there to remain un til discharged by due process of law, or un til he pays $6,954.64; belonging to the estate of Henry L. Hall, to William E. Hall, the present administrator of the estate. The ex Judge was made administrator of the estate in 1876. Austin's shortage was not discov ered until 1888, when he was removed by Judge Knickerbocker, who ordered his bankrupt bondsmen, Joseph O. Rutten and M. S. Baldwin, to be sued. The Court said he regretted sending Aus tin to jail, but the case was so plain he must do it as a warning to others and project es tates in his court. It is said that Austin owns 20,000 acres of land in the South. COOS STILL HISSING And HI Wife Fears That He Has Com mitted Suicide, ISPECIAL TXLSOBAX TO TIIX DISPATCH.! McKeespokt, Jnne 3. Mrs. Cook, the wife of Charles Cook, who preferred the charges against Mrs. Emma E. Beck, fears that her nusband, who is still missing, has committed suicide. She told Officer Piper to-day that he left Sunday at noon. He was well at the time and rational in his conver sation. Sincethen she has not heard of him and he cannot be fonnd. Mr. Piper thinks he will tnrn np all right, while Mrs. Cook fears the contrary. ARRESTED IN HAVANA. The Nephew of the New York FnblUber to Come Back for Trial. New Yobe, June 3. District Attorney Fellows stated to-day that Robert L. Wal lace, ho is accused of stealing $50,000 trom bis nncle, John H. Wallace, the well known publisher, in this city, would arrive in this city on Friday next from Ha- COL, BAYNE RETIRES, He Declines the Unanimous Renomination That is Tendered Him, W.A.ST0NE IS THEN NAMED A Diversity of Opinion as to the Eight of the Convention TO NAME ANY ONE BUT MB. SHIBAS The Action of Jlr. Bay ne Cawes the Greatest Surprise Imaginable. HE ZZfiPS HIS PB03IISB TO HIS WIPE Allegheny county politicians were yester day treated to several surprises, just when it seemed nothing surprising could occur. After being nominated by acclamation to succeed himself in Congress, Colonel Bayne refused the nomination. Colonel William A. Stone was then nomina'ed, and accepted. The result is not accepted with universal pleasure and a meeting is t be held to dig-"' cuss it. In the Senator?. - contest Neeb won, and the Rutan men ht, 1 a convention of their own. Other coi-v- ons were with out contest. "When a sensation is d to enliven things, Pittsburg's nort ., . suburb can generally furnish one, either in the suicide, elopement or political line. Yesterday was a sensational day in Allegheny politics In the Congressional Con vention Colonel Bayne, alter being- unani mously nominated, withdrew in favor of William A. Stone, who was nominated by acclamation. Colonel Bayne,the Re- a tne Jforty-second tiring Congressman. Senatorial District Convention John N. Neeb was nominated for the State Senate, after a minority of the delegates bad withdrawn. The bolters nominated James S. Eutan. The split will Colonel Bayne's Legatee, Colonel William A. Btone. be settled by the County Committee. Other conventions were without excitement. The : Republican Convention for the Twenty-third Congressional district was held in the auditorium of the World's Mu seum, on Federal street, at 10 o'clock A. M. S. A. McClellan took the gavel as Tempo rary Chairman. Dr. C. A. Mueller and L N. Patterson were unanimously elected temporary secretaries. THE CKEDENTIAI.S EEOEIVED. James S. Young, Esq., announced that Mr. Sbiras conceded the nomination of Col onel Bayne and desired that the nomination should be made unanimously. He thought it would not be necessary to spend time over the credentials. To this objection was made, and the credentials were received. There were tie votes for delegates in the Second district of the Third ward and in McCand less township. In each case the two dele gates were each permitted to cast half the vote of the district. John W. Smitley was elected Permanent Chairman without opposition, and the tem porary secretaries were elected as perma nent. John R. Henricks moved the nomination of Thomas M. Bayne. It was seconded on behalf of Mr. Shiras, and the motion was carried unanimously. Colonel Bayne appeared and was saluted with cheers. He spoke his appreciation of the nomination. The contest, he said, had been gentlemanly. The only thing which had pained him was the assertion that ha had done nothing for his district. He be lieved that his record would compare well with that of any member of Congress. He spoke of his work on the Allegheny pub lic building bill and in trying to secnre tiea navigation on the Monongahela river. He claimed a large share in the preparation of the McKinley tariff bill. He then said: HAD BUT ONE CONFIDANTE. You have nominated me by acclamation. Tbat is a great comDllment. But, gentlemen, 1 decided several months ago not to accept another nomination for Congress. I can no longer stand the strain. A Congressman works seren days in a week, early and late. But I told no one bat my wife. As a member of the Ways and SIean3 Committee I met with my associates morning, noon and night, and as a result we framed the McKinley tariff bill. I am worn out and can no longer work for yon In Con gress. 80, gentlemen, with a feeling of irratl- iuae aimosi oeyona expression, gratuaae to my many friends, especially among the worlc logmen, I tender pack to you the nomination you have so kindly given by acclamation. I sought this nomination as a vindication and an Indorsement of my force; bnt no wl peremptorily decline the nomination to Congress. I again tnank yon. This announcement cansed astonishment. Not a dozen men in the hall had heard- of the contemplated action. Mr. Henricki immediately nominated Colonel William A. Stone, of the Second ward, saying: "Ho will be a fitting representative oi the people and a good successor to Colonel Bayne." A STRONG NEGATIVE. Chairman Smitlejr put the question on Colonel Stone's nomination. There was a strong negative vote, and many thought equal to the affirmative vote, but Mr. Smit ley declared the nomination made. Colonel Stone was present and was at once conducted to the stage. He said that he did not know until toe preceding day that Colonel Bayne would refuse the nom ination. He paid a tribute to the Congress man whom he expected to succeed.. Ha said; "lo represent the people of my di. ff) 'I ; mfajj .VA&SJ& afetiis;i'S5'Ja;'fet.. "tLsts '.JbJftr l. -JtU tetetM
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