Ml Traisiait Atetustmate EtcM ." .?;.' OmflL . ' ''' 'l X)1L, ' TB&jDai jMm "?-":' ' Trdnsienlsemen!s' 1 IP : '..(ILM IflffllsnttCfiT fllSiittlfli rfjrr. 1 TTnr trkmnrmw't Men nn tn 9 For list of branch offices in the various dis tricts see THlrtD PAGE, FORTT-PIFTH TEAR An Entirely Feasible Canal Route Mapped Out From Pittsburg to the Lake, SHORTER BY MANY MILES Than the Old Waterway and With a Snmmit at Least Sixty-Seven Feet Lower. THE COURSE STRAIGHTENED OUT, Makinc the Entire Distance From This " City to the Lake Port One Hun dred and Thirteen Miles. SURYEIl.NG WOKKXBAKLI COMPLETED And tbe State Commission Wilt Eeport the rractica llllty of an Enterprise el Yast Moment W MAST BUST WEBTEEK rEKSSTIAAKU TOWSS The survey of the proposed ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio river, has had important results. The project is pro nounced by the engineering corps entirely practicable. A line has been successfully run from the lake to Beaver county, -pinch, when finished, will not exceed 103 miles in length. It crosses the summit 07 feet lower than the old canal did. There is found to be an ample water supply, and plans are made for storage reservoirs. 1 he survey, which was commenced a month and n half ago, will be finished in a week at Rochester, Beaver county. tFBOH A STAFF COKBISrOJrDEXT.J BOCK Point, Pa., June 6! The engi neering corps which is surveying the pro posed Erie Ship Canal is now at work along the Beaver river. The survey is very nearly completed. It began on April 22, and will be finished at Rochester next week. For The Great CuUOff. some days I have been following up the partr, and have come into possession of some authentic information as to the important results of their work. The entire feasibility of a ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio river has been estab lished by the surveyors, and they will so report to the commission which was ap pointed by the Governor to ascertain that fact. It will be remembered that when the scheme was first talked about last fall all l&orts of fears were expressed about the natural obstacles in the way of such an enterprise. A- liOtver Summit Found. Owing to the height ot the hills between the lake and the Ohio valley which would have to be scaled by the canal, the most common idea was that enouch water could not be obtained to supply and operate tbe big ditch. This fear has been entirely dis sipated by the survey. The engineering corps has succeeded In running a remarkably favorable line for a canal, both as to altitude, distance and -water supply. This line crosses the summit 67 feet lower than Conneaut lake, or that much lower than the old-time Erie canal to Beaver. This in itself is one of the most important results attained by the official survey, for it settles the question as to which would be the most available route lor the ship canal, the proposed water-way, the Beaver valley or the Allegheny river via French creek. This is a very much lower summit than could be found on tbe Alle gheny route. Only 103 Mile Lone. "When the line is completed to the Ohio river at Rochester next week it will make a distance of from 100 to 103 miles from Lake Erie. This is a great deal shorter, probably 0 miles, than the French Creek and Alle gheny Valley route as surveyed by the Gov ernment many years ago for a lake canal. Even if an attempt were made to reach this low summit by an extension of the Alle gheny canal, it wonld make the distance all the greater. 2?ot all of this 103 miles will have to be canaL The old Beaver and Erie canal had 36 miles of slaekwater on the Beaver and Ebenango rivers by means of locks and dams. The survey for the new canal con template the slackwatering of much more of these streams than that. The old canal onlyntlliied the rivers here and there, in this'manner going lar above Greenville. Theresent survey will only begin slack wnterinR the river several miles below Greenville, but will have more continuous alackvatcring. With a view to this, much ? T-, TO ERIE BY WATER, Vi 7 ' f'?SHf?pSVLL I 'J o'clocV P. II. -. -f jc f . hsb n wmr rm f r r jmfr swK mr- vr rrr m - r " r v H v jiia wo m uuvu ... ...w u...u u.tvcf fciaui o of the time of the corps has been devoted to making soundings of the Shenango and Beaver rivers. Tbe Lake Enlruncr. Beginning its work on the 22d of April last the surveyors started their line at Elk wood Creek harbor on Lake Erie. This is near Girard, 15 miles west of the city of Erie. This line they continued across Erie, Crawford and Mercer counties to Sharps ville. Believing that a still better line could be had they went back to Lake Erie, and started a new survey from Conneaut harbor, which is 13 miles west ot Elkwood Creek harbor. This survey was continued until it formed a connection with tbe line from Elkwood Creek. It was found to be six miles shorter and crossed the lower sum mit. So it U probably the best route. The first survey encounters the Shenango river slaekwater improvements of the old canal about three miles above Sharpsville. Although the new canal will pass through the headwaters of the Shenango away up on the State line, just 19 miles below Lake Erie, it leaves the Meanderlnc of tbn Marrow Strenra and cnts across the country in a more direct course, finally diving into its waters again three miles above Sharpsville, in Mercer county, for the purpose of turning the most of the river from that point down into a natural canal by means ot locks and dams. The engineers have here accomplished a triumph informing a big "cut-off " Just below Greenville the Shenango, after hav ing come down from the north in a general southerly direction, branches off in a nearly eastward course, but still bearing slightly south, and finally sweeps around and comes back directly westward. This is what is called "the great bend" of the Shenango. The old canal followed tbe river around all of this bend. The present survey cuts it entirely off, as shown in the illustration, saving exactly seven miles by the'straight line surveyed from point to point of the bend. In other words, the previous canal traversed two townships, Delaware and Jefferson, which the new canal will avoid doing. Mnklns: Hirer Sounding"!. After leaving Sharpsville, the corps con tinned on down the Shenango to the headof the Beaver river. At Rock Point tbe Con nequenessing enters the Big Beaver, and the stream at once becomes important with its increased volumo of water. On this river the party is now at work maklngtsoundings. The Beaver river flows into the Ohio at Rochester and Beaver town. Of course the engineering corps has walked the entire distance from Lake Erie, except for what little stretches some of the members have poled their skiff in the She nango river for the purpose ot making sound ings. Mr. J. Jr. Goodwin, of Sharpsville, an able civil engineer, and a member of the commission, is at the head of the corps. The other members are George Roberts, of Carlisle; George L. Moody, of Ens; Done Heiner,.Erie; John Garber, Greenville; B. C. Ward, Miles Grove, Erie county; Henry Phelps, Sharpsville. Sevrral Rraerrolrs Recommended. The field work is about as usual in such surveys. Copious notes, have been made of the contour of tbe country, tbe geographical peculiarities, depth of streams, character of soil, altitudes, etc After the survey is over it will take months to sort out these notes and maps, and from all of them to write up a lull report of the expedition. With this report will be- drawn large and comprehensive maps for the information of the commission and the State Legislature. The fullest possible information will be then given as to the number of locks nects-. sary, the length of levels, and the probable ' cost of the entire canal. The report of the survey will state that there is ample water supply for a ship canal. It will recommend sites for several storage reservoirs. They will be so situated as to cut off all the waters down the southern slope, and thus catch all the natural drain age of tjiat section of the country, from the headwaters ef the Shenango down to where the canal will enter that river for slack water improvements. On the other side of the watershed an immense reservoir will be recommended to store the headwaters ot the Ashtabula river. Depth of tbe Cnnnl. This survey was commenced without any definite conclnsion as to what the depth of the canal should be. That is a qnestion im possible to decide without the most careful consideration possible. The report will contain all necessary in formation as to the cost of a canal at a small depth, and at a great depth too. It will take tbe ground that a snip canal on the line sur veyed is entirely feasible, but it will leave it tor tbe commission to decide what that depth shonld be, merely recommending that tbe canal be neitber made too small not yet too large. Some members of the commitsion are opposed, to digging a ditch 20 feet or more in depth to float the biggest vessels that sail on the great lakes, with their 2,500 and 3,000 tons burthen, for the reason that they are afraid that when the canal is finished Tbn Bis Teasels will have no cause to use it. On the other haDd, the ditch must be big enough to ad mit the kind of vessels whicli will probably find a trade in the harbor of Pittsburg, such as the crafts which carrv iron ores from Lake Superior. They believe that if the building of the canal is to a certain extent conducted with respect to the size of the vessels there should also be some regulations as to the size of the boats which conld pass through the canal. In this wav, it is claimed, tbe possibility of building' a canal unnecessarily deep and costly can be avoided, and yet the work can be executed with a view to the extent and enormity of the possible traffic between Pittsburg and the great lakes. It is a big qnestion to set tle, as to what depth tbe proposed waterway should be. , (Still another objection of the early controversy about the practicability of a ship canal will be settled by tbe survev. That was about how the canal wonld pass underneath tbe many railroads which are operated in the western tier of counties. The conclusion of the matter by the survevors is very simple. Their report will be upon the basis of swing or drawbridges for the rail roads wherever the canal passes beneath them. UTedWitbout Industrie. If this route is chosen by the State Com mission after they hear the result of the sur vey, the canal will pass through a wonder fully busy section of Pennsylvania. Its route is lined with manufactories at Sharps ville, Sharon, Shenango, New' Castle, Beaver Falls, New Brighton, Beaver and Rochester. Much local traffic and benefits would thus be assured. Ou the other hand it remains for.au investigation to ascertain the amount of local traffic and benefits that might be offered on the other route, viz: French creek and the Allegheny river. Asa lormer Government survey of this route will answer the present State Com mission for all scientific purposes, a new survey will not be made, bnt no doubt the commissioners intend to carefully inquire into tbe natural advantages and manu facturing interests of this route, as well as the Shenango and Beaver Valleys. It is a belief of many that the improvement of the Allegheny river for a ship canal wonld open up that stream to general navigation to such an extent that jn a few years it would be lined on either shore with factor ies, quarries and coal mines. Ii E. Btofiex " : , . M --! t ' - - -" r -w L. jsnsT ' ' ' w office of THE aiisfatch, corner Smlthfleld -SJB 1 , - J "WW W - v and Diamond streets, np to midnight, . 7m PITTSBURG, SATURDAY. JUNE 7. 1890 TWELVE " PAGES. - TiiKEE CEHTS. J ' i . li i 33 NOT ALLOWED TO LAND. BELGIAN GLASSWORKERS MUST RETURN TO EUROPE- An Advance Guard Imported With the In tea- ' lion of DltlmntelT DeitroTlcE tbe Union Secretary Deltrarte Advlies Mr. Cako of Tbelr Coming;. rfrxciAi. TiLEaiuM to thx dispxtcr.i New Yoek, June 6. The seven Belgian glassworkers who arrived last Monday on the steamship TJmbria have been prohibited by the Collector from landing, and will be sent back to-morrow. Tbe five women who came with them will accompany them. Chief Contract Labor Inspector Milholland and his men say that they found out ihat the glassworkers had been brought over by Jean Jacqueman, and that they were merely the advance guard of a little army of Belgians who were' to be brought here to break up the glassworkers' nnion. Secretary Delwarte, of the International Federation of Glass Workers, followed Jacqueman and the seven Belgians to Liverpool, where they boarded tbe TJmbria. He sent a dispatch to Secretary George B. Cake, of the Glass Workers' Association in this country, and Mr. Cake and Interpreter Palmer boarded the TJmbria and picked out the -glass blowers. They were allowed to go tothe ship's pier under surveillance. There Jacqueman, who accompanied them, by dis playing a small glass case, made them known to agents on the pier who were wait ing to take them to the .works at Glass boro, "N. J. Tbe agents went away without them and did not call for them afterward at the barge office. Labor Inspector Conkling went to Glassboro and got other evidence tending to show that the Belgians had come here un der contract. He learned also that if they had been allowed to land the glass manu facturers would bring over about 100 more of them in the fall. The penalty for im porting a laborer under contract is $1,000. ALL THOUGHT HE WAS DttUHK. A Man Who Wo Sbot Lay on tbe Roadside Until Death Came. . rSTXClAI' TELEORAM TO TUB DISrXTCH.1 Pougiikeepsie, Jnne 6. Washington Olivet lived on East Mountain in the town of TJnionvale, this county, and with bim lived his married daughter and her hus band, Arthur Pendegass. Pendegass and his wife often quarreled, and it is said she left him, he laving charged her with being intimate with other men. Then her father and her husband had frequent quarrels. On Tuesday afternoon William Rae saw Pende gass and Olivet in a lot. Soon afterward four pistol shots were heard by Rae's son, and after that Olivet was seen lying in the lot, and Mr. Rae went to him, and, think ing he was drunk, raised him to his feet and told him to go home. Olivet replied, "Oh, I'm shot; Arthur Pendecrass did it." Rae unbuttoned Olivet's shirt, but could see no blood, and still thinking that the old man was drunk helped him to the road and left him. On Wednesday morning Preston O'Dell saw him lying on the ground and he, too, thinking him drunk, tried to get him to go home and finally left him. On Thursday morning another neighbor found him on the same place and he was dead. Acting Coro ner Denton and Dr. Knapp found tha lthe man had been shot in the lower part of the back. His wallet with .money iu it bad been taken. A Coroner's jury said Arthur Ptn-degass-shot him and.a warrant was issued for Pendegass arrest, 'bat he is still at large. Olivet was 68 years old. ' PECULIAR CASE OF SUICIDE. A Man Wearr of Life Throws nimsolf Under a Uenvy Truck. fFFECIAI. TEL tO RAM TO TUX DISPATCH.! NEW Yoek, June 6. James Casey, a laborer, 32 years old, committed suicide to day by throwing himself beneath the wheels of a heavily laden truck. Casey lived in the third story of a tenement with his mother and his brother Michael, a painter bv trade. James was a stonecutter. Both baa been ont of work for some time, and despondency, caused by their poverty, probably influenced the action of the suicide. Charles Warner and Tobias Miller saw Casey while they lounged near the railing of Battery Park. After looking at the street a few moments he apparently started to cross to the other sidef When he had advanced three-fourths of the way he stopped, and coollv awaited the passage of two trucks bound south. Both were light, but just be hind them rolled another with 30 barrels of flour, which weighed about three tons. Casey allowed the front wheels of the last truck to pass bv him, and then dived tor ward as a ball player slides into second base. His intention was evidently to get his bead or neck beneath the right hind wheel, but as he plunged forward he slipped, and the left wheel rolled over him, fracturing his leit thigh bone and frightfully lacerating bim. He was taken to the hospital, where be died, without again speaking, at 4:15 o'clock. Patrick Burns, the driver of che wrfgon, was arrested and discharged in the Tombs Police Court. DODGING THE BULLETS. Tbe Foolhardy Attempt of a Toans" Sinn Loaded Witb Red Liquor. rSFECIAX. TELEOUAJI TO THE DISrATCU.1 Pittsfield, Mass., June 6 A Pitts field yonth is nursing a wounded ear, and the story told of the manner in which the wound was caused takes the cake lor fool hardiness. He and several friends, all of -whom were, more or less intoxicated, went to tbe rifle range of tbe Rod and Gun Club, a day or so ago and began practicing with an old fashioned navy revolver. This one was more foolish than the rest, went into the pit and allowed his companions shoot at him, boasting that he could safelr "duck" every shot. At the lourth shot he failed to appear and his companions were scared, thinking they bad shot him. The human target was found lying at the bottom of the pit, with blood flowing from a' wound in the ear. The top of the ear had been sbot oil and his narrow escape put a stop to the foolhardy sport The escape from a tragedy was very close. K0 POLICE PROTECTION. Tbe 58,000 Saloon Must Tako Caro of Its Own Rulnean. SrECIAL TELEGRAM TO TILE DISPATCH. IjOWEI.Ii, June 6. John Lennon has de cided to reopen his saloon at Dracut, and the selectmen of that town have asked Mayor Palmtr, of Lowell, to have a force of policeman, in charge of a Sergeant from Lowell, placed in their town to piotect propeity from persons intoxicated by liquor sold atLennon's saloon. The Mayor de clines. He will protect property and per sons in Lowell, but will not give the service of Lowell officers to guarantee the business ot a liquor saloon. Lowell doesn't appear to be growing dry, even though the city did vote against grant ing licenses. Futy-three apothecaries in the city made a record of 8,027 sales of liquor last week, an average o! 313 to each. Four made over 1.000 sales each, the largest dealer ranking" 2,238 sales. t i PATTISON ALL EIGHT. Boss Harrity Says He Will, .flijve Philadelphia Delegates. BREAKS IN THE LINES Have Been Quickly Repaired by'Important Accessions. THE EEPDBLIOAH F1GBT IH PAIETTE. General Bally leading tbe Dtlimater Forces In the Attack on Mcntooth. Harrity, the leader of the Philadelphia Democrats, asserts that Pattison will get 50 delegates from that city, and will be nomin ated and elected. He intimates that Quay has been assisting the friends of Wallaoe in their campaign. The struggle for the Re publican delegates in Fayette is close and exciting. ;rXCUXi TELEOBAX TO DIE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 6. Ex-Postmaster William F. Harrity, who is iu charge of the Pattison movement in this city, to night said: "I have looked carefully over the ground in Philadelphia, and I see little reason to change my belief that Governor Pattison will be supported by at least 60 of the 64 delegates from this city. I have felt, and have always so stated, that be would get from 50 to 50 votes here, leavingl4 delegates whose attitude has been considered as either doubtful or conceded to Senator Wallace. The defection in the First ward, from which Mr. Robert S. Patterson is a delegate, does not mean a changi of the entire delegation, for the reason that one of the delegates has been all along conceded to Mr. Wallace, and I believe there was some doubt as to how one of the "others from that district would have voted. The actual loss there has already been made up, for the reason that two delegates from this city, whom Governor Pattison'a friends had considered among the fourteen they did not count upon, have JUST GIVEN ASST7BANCES toothers and to myself that they have now concluded to vote for Pattison. I have also just learned of another delegate who was considered as a supporter of Mr. Wallace who has declared for Mr. Pattison. So you see we feel that the Pattison lines are pretty steady, and are likely to remain so, not withstanding recent occurrences and the in fluences which brought them about." "It has been stated that Mr. George Mc Gowan and Mr. Thomas J. Ryan have de termined to support Mr. Wallace. How far is this correct?" was asked. "I have never heard any authority what ever for it except that which comes from Mr. Samuel Josephs. I know from reliable sources that Mr. Josephs culled upon Sen ator Quay at the Continental Hotel on Mon day last, about 2 o'clock and in formed him that the Philadelphia delegation would be seriously divided, and that Mr. McGowan, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Ryan would declare for Mr. Wallace. Senator Quay was much pleased at the information, as were a couple of his lieutenants, who were afterward told of it by Mr. Josephs in the lobby of the hotel. I do not believe that tbe gentlemen in question have so de clared themselves either privately or pub licly, nor do I believe that Mr. Josephs has a power oi attorney to speak Or act ftrju. r l-i am PATTISON '3 FRIENDS ACTIVE. "Governor Pattison'a friends," continued Mr. Harrity, "are active, hopeful and confi dent of the result. Their lines are firm and are likely to remain so. They certainly will not be broken by the loss ot a few dele gates here and there. The news from the State continues to be of a very encouraging character, and the feeling is growing among the Democracy that their strongest and most available man should be nomi nated. This is a year when they feel that they should be given an opportunity to elect as well as nominate their candidate, and it is this feeling that places Governor Pattison in the lead in the present race. The bad temper recently shown by bim of Mr. Wallace's leading supporters pretty clearly indicates the concern and uneasi ness felt as to his success. In some of their newspapers and in circulars distributed in some sections of the Statd they have begun to abuse Governor Pattison, but unfortu nately for them sudh efforts have already begun to react in Governor Pattison'a favor." THE FIGHT 15 FAYETTE. General Bailey Leading- Delamater'e Force In the Battle Against Montooth. SrECIAL TELXGRAIt TO THE DISPATCH. Scottdale, June 6. Republican poli tics In Faette countv are waxing warmer as the time approaches for tbe primaries. The chief fight seems to have centered on securing delegates to the State Convention for either Delamater or Montooth. General S. M. Bailey and his followers are woiking might and main for Delaniater. General Bailey is a candidate for Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and is backed for the position by Senator Quay. His fight to secure tbe county for Delamater seems to be either at Quay's bidding or to make himself more sure of that gentleman's support in winning his coveted prize in tbe Senate. The oppo sition to Delamater is led by Editors Sturgis and Ewing, of the Standard, who are staunch supporters of Major Montooth and are using every effort to capture the delegates for Allegheny county's dis tinguished son. The fight is nip and tuck and at present no definite opinion can be advanced as to the outcome. There are only three candi dates in tbe field for nomination of Assem bly, Byrne, of Upper Tyrone, Campbell, of Springfield township and Collins, of TJnion town. They are all sure ot the nomination, as there are only three to be nominated. Ex-Sberifi B. F. Byers, who is a candidate for Congress, was here to-day fixing up his fences. He thinks his prospects tor the nomination are bright Sentiment is about' equally divided in this place, on the two candidates, Guffy and Byers. TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY. The Independent Party Drought to Light in South Dakota. Hueon, S. Dak., June 6. The Farmers' Alliance and Knights of Labor closed a three days' session here this evening. The most important action was the decision to organize a sew party, the resolution providing for such movements being carried by a vote of 413 to 83. Immediately on the announce ment of tbe vote the alliance adjourned aiuia tbe wildest excitement, and the con vention, to take political action, was at once organized, with I. W. Cosand as Chair man. . A Committee on Resolutions reported in favor of woman suffrage, a graded service pension, -prohibition ot . the liquor traffic, a tariff for revenue only and denouncing the acceptance of passes by legislators and other public officials, and the report was adopted. On suggestion of President Louck of the Alliance, the new party was named "Independent Party." A platform was adopted, which included the btate and National declaration ot princi ples of tbe Farmers' Alliance and Indus trial Union, and Knights of Labor, and de mands "currency to be issued by tbe gen eral Government io he-full legal tender. BEATEN BY A SCRATCH. DECLABATION OF WAK BTRIKBKS JTIIL EULE. jTE W AN EIILE, 1 ERTSON DEFFTED IN CRAWFORD INDIGNANT CITIZENS OF COLUMBUS W"S I CULBERTSON DEFEATED IN BY 64 VOTES. Andrews Gets a Big Mnjorlfy for tbo Nomination for tbe Stale Senate But ler Opposite lo Him, However Tbe Winner for the County Offices. rSFECIAL, TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Meadville, June 6. The County Con vention to canvass the Republican primaries of Crawford county was held in Meadville to-day, and some ot the results were most surprising. The Congressional fight in the district, Crawford and Erie counties, was warm, but it was no approach to the bitterness of the contest on State Senate, for which State Chairman W. H. Andrews was a candidate Pgainst J. B. Bromhall. The op position to Mr Andrews was the bitterest in the history of Crawford county primaries, and poweriul influences from outside coun ties were brought to bear on both sides. Tbe vote was phenomenally heavy, and Mr. An drews' majority is 2,338, only 99 short of his total vote at the primaries two years ago. The Congressional fight was entirely sep arate from the Senatorial.and Matthew Gris wold, of Erie, carries tbe county by 64 and the district by 743 over W. C. Cu'lbertson, present member. The other nominations are: Legislature, H. Wallace Brown. A. A. Potter, present members, and John K. Mal Hnee; Sheriff, W. W. Power; Prothonotary, C. R. Slocnm; County Treasurer, Elbert Smith; Register and Recorder, H. M.Dick son; District Attorney, W. B. Best; Clerk of Courts, W. B. Beem; County Commis sioners, Levi M. Sayer, Edgar Partch; Auditors, L. C. Cotton, A. J. Trace; Coro ner, James W. Hannen. John W. Crader, Conneautville, was elected Chairman of the Connty Committee, and H. C. Bloss, editor of the Titusville Herald, and D. S. Richmond, of Meadville, Vice Chairmen. REGARDED AS DANGEROUS. Both South Carolina Senators Opposed to tbe Tillman Movement. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Columbia, S. C, Jnne 6. It is an nounced if Captain Benjamin Tillman, the farmers' candidate lor Governor, is elected, 'that he will be a candi date for Senator against General Wade Hampton, whose term will expire at the next session of the Legislature. As tbe majority of the legislators are followers of Tillman, there is no doubt of his being able to defeat the leader of '76. For this reason the Tillman party are moving very cautiously in their selection ot a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. This officer is generally the most unimportant, but in view or the probability of bis step ping into the Gubernatorial chair six months after election, the Tillman party is holding it for the most influential man who will ap preciate the possibilities. This party is finding it difficult to satisfy its most promiuent leaders with the promise of office. Tbe offices are many times too few for the leaders who want them, and as sev eral are fighting for the nomination to these offices there is great danger of discord in the ranks of the farmers' movement party. Senator M. C. Butler camo from Washing ton yesterday and made an ad dress at a college commencement. Both Senator Hampton and himself are opposed to the movement under Tillman and Senator Butlerexpressed his dis approbation of the turn affairs had taken. lie is loartui that a split in the Democrats will remit In Republican success. Both Senators from this State favor the union of farmers for the purpose of hetteting their condition, but oppose the Tillman move ment, which they regard as dangerous. SECRET C0KVEHTI0NS. The Fnrmeri' Alliance In Session to Nomi nate a Congressman. Hill City, Kan., Juie 6. A Congres sional convention of Farmers'-Alliance met here to-day to nominate acandidate for Con gress in this (the Sixth district) in opposi tion to Webb McNall, the Republican can didate, who recently defeated Congressman Turner for the nomination. Tbe conven tion is a secret one and no news of its pro ceedings can be obtained till to-morrow. The session to-day was very stormy, the disturbing features being the fight against secret sessions by a large minority of dele gates. No business was transacted beyond the choice of Frank McGrath, of Beloit, for temporary chairman and tbe appointment of the usual committees. AN ECCENTRIC ACTRESS. Manager Miner's Suit Agalnet Mrs. Potter Receive Another Airing. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH New York, June 6. Mrs. James Brown Potter's misunderstanding "with her former manager, Mr. Harry C. Miner, which has resulted in Mr. Miner's bringing suit to re cover 52,438 paid by him for costumes, re ceived another airing to-day in the Supreme Court William S, Munn, Mr. Miner's bookkeeper, said that Mrs. Potter would frequently send word to the theater late in tbe afternoon that if such a request were not granted she wou,ld not appear that evening. Conse quently her manager had to keep putting up hundreds of dollars in order to save the thousands he had already invested. A letter from Mrs. Potter to Mr. Miner, written in Paris iu October, 1887, was put in evidence. In it Mrs. Potter said: "I have just sent you a message to tell you in as lew words as possible that I don't want to wear American gowns, as I shall have no time to bother with fitting and directing them to suit me when I arrive. So It will be impossible for me to play the parts this year. My outfit' is superb so tar but really my poccetDooK is not equal to it. You and I must have a quiet talk about these things as soon as I arrive." The case is still on. BUILDINGS CARRIED AWAY. A Cloud Durst Causes Grent Dnmage la a Canndlan Township. Brookline, Out., June 6. Yesterday a cloud-burst occurred a few miles from here which caused the creek which runs through this village to assume the proportions ot a mighty river. A great amount of property was destroyed and a number of buildings were carried away. Six bridges were also carried -away and roads were washed out in all directions. Owing to the tracks being washed away railway communication with the villaze is interrupted. The amount of damage to roads and bridges in the township is placed at $25,000, and that is only a part of the loss. A TORRENT IN THE TOWN. Breaking Dams Canse n Disastrous Flood In Ontario. Obanoeville, Ont, June 6. The most disastrous flood ever experienced here oc curred as the result of yesterday's storm, and lasted over four hours, during which time a seething torrent swept through the south and east wards. A portion of the Canadian Pacific rairway track, a number of bridges, several frame structures, trees, etc., were swept away. The heaviest losses were sustained by tb,e breaking of two mill dams aud the almost total wreck of shingle mills owned in Mount Forest, The loss cannot be estimated. An Act Passed Through Congress Which Amounts to Just That. FULL POWER TO THE PEESIDENT To Collect an Indemnity From the Govern ment of Venezuela. ODTEAGUS UPON AMEEI0AN CITIZENS. An Armed Cruiser Will be Dispatched to Adjudicate the Difacaltr. Congress has given President Harrison unlimited -power to collect a claim for in demnity from the Government of Venezuela. A cruiser will be sent to enforce the claims of tbe United States. This is regarded as equivalent to a declaration of war. lETECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Washington, June 6. Congress has just passed and sent to the President an act which is regarded by many persons as al most equivalent to a declaration of war against Venezuela. Ever since 1871 the Government of Venezu ela has conducted its diplomatic relations with this Government, in respect of the demands repeatedly made for indemnity to American citizens, in such a way that tbe patience of the Government has been tried beyond endurance, and the question was transferred by the President to Congress. In the preamble to tbe act jnst passed, the facts that since 1871 indemnity had been repeatedly demanded by the Executive De partment of the United States from the Vene zuelan Government, but without avail, for wrongful seizure, detention and employment in war and otherwise, of the American steamships Hero.Nutrias and San Fernando, the property of the Venezuelan Steam Transportation Company, a corporation ex isting under the laws of the State of New York and a citizen of the United States, and the ' impeisonment of its officers, citizens of the United States, under circum stances that render the Republic of Ven ezuela justly responsible therefor, and that all tbe diplomatic efforts of the Govern ment of tbe United States repeatedly ex erted for an amicable adjustment and pay ment of the just indemnity due to said corporation and its officers, citizens of tha United States, upon whose property and persons the aforesaid wrongs were inflicted, have proved entirely unavailing. Therefore the President of the United States is authorized and empowered bv this act, "to take such measures as in his judg ment may be necessary to promptly obtain indemnity from tbe Venezuelan Govern ment for the injuries, losses and damages suflerrd by the Venezuelan Steam Trans portation Company, ot New York, and its officers, by reason of the wrongful seizure, detention and employment, in war or other wise, of said company's steamers, Hero.San Fernando and Nutrias, by the Venezuelan belligerents, In the year 1871, and to secure this end he is authorized to employ such means or exercise such power as may be necessary." The last clause of this act is said bv mem bers ot the Foreign Affairs Committee of nth bouses to embraca the most complete delegation df 'the -power of Congress to de clare war that has ever been recorded. A. CRUISER WILL BE SENT. Under this authorization it is said the President will send a commission in a war ship to Caracas to enforce payment of the indemnity which has so olten been unsuc cessfully demanded. The claim on account of which this difficulty arose was during many years persistently pressed upon the attention of tbe Venezuelan Government, aud as persistently met with evasion. As late as 1885, Mr. Bayard, Secretary of State, in his instructions to onr Minister at Caracas, used this strong lan guage: "Under the circumstances ot this case I can do no less than instruct vou to inform the Government of Venezuela that the Government ol the United States regards witb great Hissatislaction the continued delay of tbe former Government in the pay ment of a debt for which Venezuela is bound by the principles o( international law. This debt is not based on a contract, but on a wrong done in part and in part permitted by the Government of Venezuela to tbe prop erty of citizens of the United States invested in Venezuela on its invitation. For the wrong so donetbe Government of Venezuela is clearly and unmistakably responsible, and the Government ot the United States must insist upon redress." DENOUNCED AS A SPY. Sensational Charges Asalast a Ch!:ago Lawyer In Conn. Chicago, June 6. The series of legal prosecutions bya the old Boss Carpenters' Association, against the members of tbe Journeymen Carpenters' Association, ac cused of intimidating and assaulting honor able union men, began this afternoon. The first case called resnlted in the discharge of the accused. Four other cases were partly heard, and continued to June 12. The leading witness for the bosses was Charles Macb, a detective who during the strike posed as a union mau. Considerable excitement prevailed before the trials began by one of the journeymen carpenters denouncing the prosecution's principal attorney, Mr. F. Porter Johnson, as a spy. It is said that Mr. Johnson was seemingly the stauDchest friend of the car penters during the strike. ' He made speeches for them and advocated decidedly radical measures. Some of his speeches were so incendiary, it is said that other speakers refused to remain on the platform with him. All this time, the men claim, Mr. John son was in the employ of the bosses; ihat he was admitted to all the secret meetings held by tbe Journeymen' Council aud carried such information as he got there to Presi dent Guldie, keeping the employers' asso ciation appraised of every move the strikers made. w RAILROAD THIEVES' WORE. Aa Organized Gang Said ta Have Stolen Valuable Merchandise. St. Louis, June 6. Alonzo E. Hutchin son, a railroad switchman, about 28 years of age, was arrested in the Wabash yards fate last night, on tbe charge of being tbe )eader of a gang of six railroad men who have been systematically robbing freight cars of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Salida, Col., for months past. Two weeks ago Hutchinson was located in St Louis by Speoial Agent Hagg, and re quisition papers were at once obtained and the officer and his prisoner leave lor Salida to-night. Two other arrests were made at Salida some days ago. The goods stolen are said to have been silks, boots, shoes, notions, merchandise, said to be worth ?50,000. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HILL. Tbe Dill Making New York's Sheriff a Salaried Offlclnl. Albany, June 6,. Governor Hill has signed the bill making the office of Sheriff in New York a salaried one " - OBLIGED TO GO ON FOOT. xrA'PtV- : i ,i ,u- iv u i H The Driven Have Full Control of the Sit uation Tbe Sympathy of the Com munity With tbe Men Large Donations nud Promisee of Aid Received. SPECIAL TELECBAM TO TUB DISPATCH. Columbus, June 6. No cars on the con solidated street railways of Columbus have run for three days. The 300 employes who struck for an advance of wages have full control of tbe sltnation and have been able to prevent operations, although several ef forts have been made each day under police protection. The sympathy of the community is with the strikers and tbey have received large donations and promises ot aid to continue tbe fight. The merchants and suburban residents, with their complaints, have become a potent factor in the fight, because of lack of ac commodations and loss of business. No violence has occurred such as the police think justifies arrest. The company secured a temporary in junction this evening to restrain tbe old employes whom they have discharged from Interfering with the rnnning of cars. The papers were served, and the Sheriff, instead of the police, will have charge to-morrow. In the meantime a compromise is being con sidered. Tbe employes demand 15 and 16 cents per hour lor drivers and rondactors, and the company offers 14 and 15 cents. There is only a difference ot irom 2 to 7 cents a day between the com pany and employes concerning all the de Eartments of the service. The company is eing so closely crowded that they may be compelled to accept the demand. Organizations In all parts of the city, who are in sympathy with the strikers, are taking action to boy cott the street cars unless the advance is granted and the cars started at once. No cars were run over the lines to day, as required by the charter, and there is talk ot action to rescind the charter. Unless some agreement is reached to-night it is thought tbe strike will continue for many days. The feeling is growing and tbe presence of the police is required in the vicinity of the company's headquarters. One of the new men who came here from Z inesville was run into a store, and a crowd of several thousand gathered around In a threatening attitude. The new man yester day accepted pay from the strikers to quit tbe service, ana agreed to leave the city, and bis presence to-night was more than the sympathizers could stand. He entered tbe employ of the company after having been bought off. FREAKS OF THE ST0RSI KING. A Freight Car Thrown About ns If It Were a Toy. SPECIAL TELXOHAM TO THE DISPATCH. Williamsport, June 6. Three severe storms passed over this city last night and to-day, doing considerable damage. The first arrived between 10 and 11 o'clock last night, followed an hour later by another of more severity. The lightning was 'most vivid and the thunder peals terrific. At 2 o'clock the third storm came up, which proved to be of greater force than those that preceded it. At Hepburn street the wind caught a Pennsylvania freight ear, tore tbe top off, and hurled it 40 ieet away, demol ishing a lamp post on its descent. The safety gates at the crossings were twisted off like pipe stems. A covered delivery wagon standing in the street was turned upside down. In Ross Park a number of people were in a tent where a military cyclorama was on exhibi tion. In an instant the tent collapsed, burying the people beneath'its folds. No one was injured. NEW TURNPIKE PROJECT. A Local Syndicate of McKeeiport to Build SIxMIIeaof Tollplke. rSFECIAL TELEOBA1C TO THa DISPATCH.! McKeesport, June 6. A number of weahby men have decided to bnild six miles of turnpike leading from the city line to Circleville, to connect with the Greens burg pike. The cost will be 100,000. The outside farmers who will be benefited are entbusiastio over the project, and will all take stock from $100 upward. The men who are tbe projectors are H. R. Robinson. Colonel L. McFarlane, James White, of Circleville. and Thomas irwin, ot Irwin; J. Evans, R. G. Woods, S. Shaw and R. T. Carothers, of this city. They will apply at ome for a charter, and will form a company with a capital stock of $40,000, to be in creased at will, and will build the pike at once and keep it up by toll gates. Mr. McFarlane is one of those who will sub scribe $3,000 at the start. A TRAIN TOPPLES 0VEE, Killing Five Men and Injuring a Number of Others, Passenger Included. Rockfohd, III., June 6. The North western passeneer train from Freeport, which reaches Chicago at 2 o'clock, jumped the track two miles west of here at 11 o'clock this morning ou acconnt of a broken wheel. A gang of section men were work ing 200 feet from tbe point where the engine left the rails, and before they could get away tbe train had run them down and toppled over on them, Tbe entire train was wrecked and the en gineer aud (our ot the section men were killed outright. The fireman, two section men and some of the passengers were in jured. The killed are Edward Blaisdell, of arreeport, wno naa neen engineer on mis division for over 35 years; August Johns, n, of Winnebsgo; Emil Anderson, of Winne bago; John Gustarsun, of Pecatonica; John E. Drehman, o: Peo itonica. HAD RABBITS STOLEN. The Theft Sends tbe Price of Rabbit Meat Away Below Par. CHICAGO, June 6. Considerable excite ment was caused in Rush Medical College this morning by the discovery of the theit of several rabbits which bad been confined in an outhouse at that institution. The an iinals had been inoculated with hydrophobia virus by Dr. Lagarre, and should the thief, whoever he may be, chance to be bitten, a case of rabies will no doubt result. In the meat markets in the neighborhood rabbit meat was away below par until it was announced that even should any of the in oculated animals be eaten no serious trouble would result. A reward has been offered for the return of the rabbits. TALKS ON THE TOP FLOOR. Chanoeey Responds to lbs Significant Toast of We, tbe People. Chicago, June 6. One hundred and fifty of the best known citizens of Chicago met Chauncey M. Depew at a banquet in tbe beautiful hall on the top floor of the Auditorium, overlooking Lake Michigan. Chairman Lyman J. Gage, ot the"World's Fair Executive Committee, presided. The speech-making included an address by Chairman Gage, and a response by Mr. De pew to the toast, "We, thePeople,"by Jus tice Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court, and "Columbus," by Franklin Mac Veagh. An Indian Hung for Murder. Portland, Ore., June 6. "Pellio," a Umatilla Indian, was baneed in this city to-day by United States authorities for the murder of an Indian woman on the Umatilla Indian reservation about' a year ago.' J iiuw(i iii diuuuu mu 1 1 una iu -a X? ''Bis Swedish Home -i AFTElTlSENCE OF 32 YEARS, Lfl , ' He Joined!5ytian Kavy. Enjazed in.a - , - cy and Was SPEEDILY TRANSPORTED TO SIBERIA, A Friendly Sea Captain Helped Rim to Sxfp, and He Sailed for America. Baron Wrede, a Siberian exile, is at Mc Keesport on his way to his former home in Sweden. He was banished in 1857, and escaped about a year ago. He then went to Sau Francisco by way o( China. ISPZLIAL TZLEORAK TO THE DISPATCH.t McKeesport, June 6. Baron Wrede, of Sweden, a gentleman with a most re markable history, arrived in McKeesport yesterday, and will spend a counle of days there among his countrymen. Ha was seen by a representative of The Dispatch this evening, and to him related his interesting experiences. The Baron is an escaped exile from Siberia, Russia, where he was sent in 1857 for being implicated, with a number of Russian ofheers, in a Nihilistic plot against the late Czar Alexander II, and is now on his way home to Sweden after an absence of 32 years. He will leave for New York on Sunday, and from thence sail for home. His native province is Ostergotblaud, of which his brother-in-law is Governor. His uncle is a Commodore in the Swedish navy, a brother is a Major General in the army, and the Swedish people here state they know his family as one of the oldest and noblest in the country. JOINED THE RUSSIAN NAVY. In his early life the adventurous gentle man joined the Swedish navy, but finding promotion slow there and the life monoton ous be enlisted in the Russian navy, and soon attained the rank of First Lieutenant. It was while serving in this position that with about 100 other officers, some ot whom held very high positions, tbey conceived the plot of blowing up the Opera House in St. Petersburg and killing the Czar. Their plot was discovered and the entire party sen tenced to Siberia. The 29 years spent in this horrible place are replete with horrible experiences whioh few escape to relate. The Baron speaks French, German, three or four Russian dia lects and excellent Swedisb, but no English, and through an interpreter he speaks of Russia's vast prison as follows: "Siberia, although of immense propor tions, is so closely cuarded that on an aver age not'over 100 prisoners escape annually, and of these manv perish from hunger and cold or are eaten by wolves on the frozen steppes which surround much of the coun try. All around the borders are placed, at intervals, stations where are locateda few officers and quite a number of soldiers or Cossacks, who intercept all travelers and stop their progress if tbey cannot show a pass from the governor of some province or the Czar. THE COUNTRY A PRISON. In the interior there are also many of these stations at each ot which the traveler finds his Journey barred unless he has tbe proper passport, so it is a very difficult mat ter to escape, but many prefer to risk their lives on the frozen plains than bear the hardships of the prison. There are three classes of prisoners. The lowest are the poorer people who have been detected in plots against, the Czar. They spend the most of their lives in the mines which pro duce cold, silver, copper and platinum, the greater portion of which is exported. "In some cases the mines areleased to En glish capitalists, who pay the prisoners a mere pittance, amounting to about 10 cents a day. Their condition is most deplorable, and the stories related by tbe American, Kennan, and English gentlemen who have visited the place do it no injustice. Women are mistreated, and yonng girls are captured and forced to marry the Cossacks, who are obliged to be married, tbe prisoners are fed on impure meat and vegetables and die rapidly. "One cannot subsist in the mines more than 15 years owing to the treatment they receive. The late Czar was much kinder to tbe prisoners than tbe present monarch. His father often pardoned criminals the present Czar in very few instances. I have written many letters to him none were answered. The second class of prisoners are those convicted of minor offenses, and they roam about the country beeging and subsisting as best they can. The third class are officers and noblemen, who are the best treated and have comparatively easy times, although they are allowed no papers, let ters or communication with the outside world. A HALF MILLION PRISONERS. "There are over 300,000 in tbe mines, probably 200,000 wandering about the coun try and 2,000 officers and noblemen. As to the proportion oi Nihilists I would say that halt the officers are in sympathy with move ment, and among the common people it would be difficult to make any estimate. The majority would like to be if tbey were not afraid of detection. The Nihilists are well organized, their objects well defined, and tbey seek a more democratic government. They scarcely hope for a republic, although that would be their desire. No steps are being taken tor tbe amelioration of the condition of tbe Sibe rian exiles, and dissatisfaction grows more general daily. The poorer people are ig norant, superstitious, schools are few and tbe country generally very unhappy." The manner in which Baron Wrede made his escape was very interesting. He made a friend of a sea captain while at port on the Caspian Sea, and, hidden under a pile of raw hides, was carried out of port. He went to Cochin, China; thence to Canton, Tokio and San Francisco." He stopped a few days with countrymen in Chi cago, and it was jnst a year the 24th of May since he escaped on the vessel. He hopes that safety will be se cured if be can reach Sweden, as he has powerful friends who will protect him. The Swedisb residents ot McKeesport were at first disposed to think he was a Baron a la "Erminie," but inquiry and investigation fonnd his story apparently correct and ht is being very kindly treated. THE BILL MAY FALL TO PASS. Negotiations Looking to a Combination Come to Jfansht. Berlin, June 6. It is now thought probable that the lower house of the Prussian Diet will fail to pass the clerical fund bill. Negotiations have been in progress between the Center party and someot tbe other factions looking to a combination in favor ot tbe bilL But it is learned to day that these negotiations have come to naught. THE DUKE ROYALLY RECEIVED. His Father and Forty Friends Await Him on the Dover Pier. London, Jnne 6. Tbe Duke of Orleans arrived at Dover to-day from Belgium. His father, tbe Count of Paris, and 40 of his friends awaited bim upon the pier and he was given a hearty reception, 1 1 1 t 4 ? s ,1 JL BBM3Bm3mwSMMW& tj, ii-.iJ&sil
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