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FORTY-FIFTH TEAR.
8PENEDTHER EYES,
Depew Tells the English That
the Free Trade Policy
Will End in Ruin.
STARVATION IN. IRELAND.
The Potato Blight Means Banger for
Many a Poor Family.
CENSUS KICKS OVER THE OCEAN.
In Endeavor Will Be. Hade to Profit by
Porter's Mistake.
PECULIAE METHODS OP A MONASTERY
Chaancey Depew has been interriewed in
London, and particularly upon the tariff
question. He said that England would find
that free trade would in the end be disas
trous. The ports of all other nations would
be closed against her, while foreign goods
would fill the British markets. A famine
is threatened in the distri cts in which po
tato blight has" appeared in Ireland.
rirr cable to the dispatch.i
LONDON, July 19 Copyright Dr.
Chauncey M. Depew has looked in once or
twice tipon the Universal Peace Congress,
which has been in session at Westminster
Town Hall, but although pressed to make a
set oration he did not do so. He has, how
ever, been interriewed by a London news
paper man, and spoke words of wisdom upon
a variety of topics.
In regard to the question of protection
Versus free trade he had much to say, and
said it with so much decision that the re
porter almost wept to find so clever a man
such a rabid protectionist. Mr. Depew, in
truth, administered a series of eye-openers
to that class of Englishmen whose members
worship the memory of Cobden, and regard
that individual's theories as the embodi
ment of all the wisdom of tbe nineteenth
century.
FOOD FOE REFLECTION.
Depew startled the reporter and has given
British free traders food for reflection by a
remark that the time was coming when their
manufacturers wouldn't be able to get their
goods into foreign countries, while every
country would be able to send its goods to
England free. The reporter timidly played
a trnmp card, as it is always considered
here, by asking what about the mercantile
marine.
But Depew calmly remarked that haviqg
big ships and the carrying trade would not
compensate Americans for opening their
ports. Upon only one point would the
patriotic Depew concede any advantage to
the English, and that was in regard to mu
nicipal government, which in America lie
said was in a bad way.
ONE DAMAGING ADMISSION.
"Men who run our city affairs," continued
3Ir. Depew, "generally have no stake in the
city. All the better class of people take no
interest in municipal affairs. They do not
know who the aldermen are. They know
the name of the Mayor, but that is all. The
professional classes, business men aud arti
sans never take the trouble to vote at all.
They are so engrossed with their own private
affairs and with getting on themselves that
they neglect city government. "
TUis was very gratifying to the reporter as
confirming one of the most cherishing be
liefs of the average Englishman, and he
would have gone away comparatively happy
had it not been for the brilliant American's
awful heresy in the matter of free trade.
Speaking of free trade, there are at least
some evils lor which it is not an in'allable
panacea, as the West has seen further rav
ages by the potato blight in Ireland.
COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CEOP.
The Bev. Dr. Lyons, administrator of
Castle Haven in tbe diocese of Boss, Coun
ty Cork, writing under Thursday'.! date,
cays that in all the town lands of his parish
that border os the sea the failure of tbe po
tato crop is complete. Continuing, Father
Lyons says: "Ic place situated more in
land the state of a flairs is not altogether so
bad, but a continuance of dry weather will
be absolutely necessary to save any of the
crop even in the latter districts. The
blight appeared before any of tbe tubers-l
were formed, so that as far as those par
ishes of Castle Haven and Moyross are con
cerned, and I may add all other parishes
bordering on the sea, the prospect for
the poor people is indeed alarming in the
extreme. I feel quite bewildered, as I ap
prehend the consequences that are likely to
ensue from this failure of the potato crop
here. 1 see nothing less than starvation
staring those unhappy families in the face.
Tbe high price of stock does not count the
least in their regard. In their small, mis
erable holdings most of them can only feed
a cow or two to give milt to their children
nd their potatoes is
THEIR ONLT MEANS OF SUPrOET,
their only article of dietary. When I see
those potato gardens which had been culti
vated with such care and anxiety utterly
blasted and gone, and when I consider at
the same time that tboe people will get no
further credit for provisions from the shop
keeper, the issue seems to me appalling.
Distressing reports have also been re
ceived from other districts of Cork,-Lim-erick,
Kerry, and Waterford. Since they
were written tbe weather has been wetter
than ever, and the blight must have spread
to a frightful extent during the last iexr
drys.
PATH WJXL HOT SING
. Even for tbe Prior or Wnlr, Before tbe
, -. Comlne of November.
jfllY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.'.
London, July 19. Mme. Adeia patt!
atlne urgent request of the Prince of
Wales, with whom she dined the other
night, promised to sing in one or the other
of her favorite operas this month, and to do
fO,j:tultousIy, provided the proceeds were
devoted to charitable purpose.
,To-dav, however, it was reluctantly de
cide! that the season was too far advanced
to allow of the necessary arrangements
lci?V ujude this year. Patti will not be
jbiard iu .London sgain before November 3.
CENSUS TROUBLES.
ENGLISH OFFICIALS TRY TO AVOID PORT
ER'S ERRORS.
A Permanent Department U to be Eitnb
Iltfaed Tor tbe Purpose of Enumeration
The Present Statistics Are Snld to be
Terr Innccnratr.
1BT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.!
London, July 19. One of the few Gov
ernment measnres which will be allowed to
pass this session without serious opposition
is the census bill. In tbis country there is
no permanent census department, and every
census has to be preceded by a special bill
authorizing it and providing for expenses.
It is now proposed to have a permanent de
partment charged with the duty of taking
tbe usual decennial returns, and also ascer
taining every five years the number of
the population and its distribntion in
regard to age and sex. The latter
work has been found to be neces
sary because tbe decennial enumeration
does not afford a reliable basis for a correct
determination of death rates, upon which to
a great extent depend sanitary administra
tion and sanitarv legislation. It has been
proved that although the whole population,
when ascertained by the last census, dif
fered from the estimate by no more than 1
per centum there were many instances of
wide divergence in regard to particular lo
calities, amounting in some cases to 1G, 18
and even 25 per centum.
.The British svstem of census-taking is
very far from perfect, and experts who gave
evidence before the special committee which
reported to the House of Commons this
week complained of the extreme meagerness
of the information obtained.
Mr. Alfred Marshall, professor of politic
al economy at Cambridge Universijy, said:
"I have never heard any -economist say that
we have a body of industrial statistics which
could be looked at by anv Englishman with
out a feeling of shame. The statistics pub
lished do not explain themselves. They are
a series of conundrums, often obviously in
accurate." Experts therefore clamored for more search
ing inquiries, and faddists of all sorts
pressed lor tbe insertion in the census
papers of questions of the roost absurd and
inquisitorial character. The commission,
however, had heard of the storm recently
created by the inquisitors of the Washing
ton Census Department, and wisely decided
to eschew innovations us far as possible. An
attempt will be made, however, to obtain an
idea of the number ol persons similar to the
French rentiers, who "live on their means,"
and tbe Radicals will endeavor to procure
.statistics respecting the number of the un
employed and the wages ol workers, which,
strange to say, the present system does not
provide. The last decennial census of the
UoUed Kingdom cost about 185,000, of
which the actual enumeration cost 110,000
but economies in various directions are ex
pected to considerably reduce the next bill.
TICKETS TO HEAVEN.
Tbe Peculiar Financial Alrthods of m Monm-
trry In Switzerland.
(BY CABLE TO TUB SISFATCH.1
Berne, July 19. The attention of the
Swiss Federal authorities here has recently
been directed to the peculiar methods of
raising money which have been adopted
during the past few months by the Abbot
and ionks of the famous monastery of
Eiosiedeln, and the reverend fathers have
just received a warning from the Federal
Police Commissioner of that canton that the
sale to pions pilgrims of tickets to heaven
at- the rate of 70 centimes apiece can Jio
longer bw permitted. These tickets, of
which 45,000 have already been sold'since
January last, bear on the face the coat of
arms of the monastery and the letters I.
H. S., with a cross, while on the reverse
side is the following exordium:
In order to escape all illness while traveling
take roots ot faith, green leaves of hope, roses
of lore, violets of humility, absinthe of repent
ance, myrrh of mortification, and some wood of
the cross. Bind the whole together with the
thread of resignation, place it on the vessel of
prayer, and let it boil over the flower of love
with the mineral water of moderation, closing
up with the cover of silence, expose aurlug the
night to the light of meditation. Take one
cutjf ul morning and night and all life long 70a
will enjoy perfect health. Toll booth and
entrance to heaven. In order that your bag
gage may pass tbe barrier of the celestial toll
booth, place humility at the bottom of your
valise, over that put obedience, and on the top
a pra er of contemplation, roll up the parcel in
tbe wide folds of the cloak of zeal for the salva
tion of the soul, take tbe umbrella of lore and
go straight to the station ot tbe house of God.
When there approach the gale of tbe con
fessional and ask for a ticket for use at the
celestial toll booth, and which you will jay for
in a princely way.
VEBY AHGBY AUSTEIANS.
They Will Kot Participate In tbe World'
Fnlrtit Chicago.
tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.l
Vienna., July 19. During the past week
the newsnapers have been filled with letters
from indignant exhibitors at the New Or
leans Exhibition of 1881, who bitterly pro
test against the delay on tbe part ot the
United Slates Government to comply with
its promise to compensate them for the loss
of their goods displayed at the World's Fair
in question. The letter which has at
tracted most attention, however, is
that of the great Sockl Express Com
pany, which was engaged by our
Consul General, Weaver, in 1884 on behalf
of the United States Government to
take charge of the transportation of the
Austrian exhibits to New Orleans and b ick
again to this city. Notwithstanding tbe
fact that the express company undertook
the transportation on the exnress and writ
ten order of the Consul General acting in
his official capacity in behalf or the United
States, and although it has frequently dur
ing the past six years requested payment
for its by no means inconsiderable bill of
expenses, the American Consul General
here has hitherto declined to honor its en
gagements on the ground that it possesses
no money for the purpose.
It is needless to add that lives of both
Minister Fred Grant and of the Consul Gen
eral are made a burden to them by the
harassing and indignant appeals for pay
ment on tne part 01 ine exniDitors and ot
the express company; and the present pub
licity given by the entire German press to
the matter is calculated to exercise a con
siderable influence against tbe participa
tion of the Old World in the great World's
Fair at Chicago.
A CASE WITHOUT PABAIXEL.
One Mllppcr Who Wanted No Assistance
From n lifeboat.
TBT CABLE TO TIIE DISPATClt.1
London, July 19. During a storm last
May tbe steamer Bell went ashore on the
dangerous Goodwin sands and a lifeboat
from Margate gallantly put out to the ves
sel's assistance. Henry Jones, one of the
li eboat men, boarded the steamer at the
peril of his life, and on reaching tbe deck
received a terrible blow between the eyes
from Captain George, who took that
forcible means ot explaining that be
could look after his vessel himself.
Jones, somewhat discouraged, picked him
self up and was descending the rope ladder
when the exuberant Captain tried to throw
him into the raging sea. Tbe lifeboat de
parted and the Bella ultimately got off with
out assistance.
Such was the queer stpry told in the law
courts to-day in an action for assault and
battery brought by Jones again stGcoge. It
was suggested that the Captain mistook
Jones fr Jon.-.n, and tli -jury evidntlv con
sidered there were extenuating? circum
stances, for they awarded the plaintiff only
20 damages. No similar case has ever
been heard in the British law courts, and it
Is probably without parallel in the world's
legal annals.
A PERSECUTED RACE.
RUSSIAN ATROCITIES IN THE NAME OF
RELIGION.
SInrder and Pillage Tacitly Sanctioned by
tbo Government The Czar Determined
to Establish ibe Orthodox Faith Thon
sands of Exiles.
tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.
St. Petersburg, July 19. The harsh
measures that are being taken by.the Gov
ernment against the Hebrews, including
the suppression of the well-known newspa
per, the Novosti, is only a part of a general
revival of religious intolerance throughout
the Empire. The persecution of all who
dissent from the so-called orthodox faith is
being pnshed to a degree not equaled in
Europe since the suppression of the Spanish
Inquisition. It may seem startling to Amer
ican ears, but is absolutely true, that thou
sands of men and women are being hunted
down like wild beasts or put to death or ex
iled for life simply because of their relig
ious faith. Every company of exiles to Si
I'eria contains some whose only crime is
their refusal to accept certain tenets of the
orthodox creed. Such was not the case in
the reign of Alexander II., who was in
clined to alTow the utmost liberty of con
science and of worship.
But the present Czar has a perfect mania
for orthodoxy. He has become possessed ot
the firm conviction that nihilism has been
sent upon Kussia by heaven to scourge it
for its laxity of faith, and he believes that
order can only be secured by suppressing
all dissent with an unsparing hand. His
fanaticism is chiefly directed against the
sect known as the Old Believers. These
people simply hold to tbe old-time creed of
the Greek Church, and refuse to recognize
various innovations and corruptions that
have grown up within it in late years. They
are distingnished from the Orthodox Church
chiefly by their more uuright, sober and
virtuous lives. But the Czar hates them
with a perfect hatred, and has declared
that they must either join the Orthodox
Church or be exterminated. More
than 5,000 of them have been
sentenced to exile for life since the begin
ning of the year, and they are so far out
lawed that orthodox believers rob and even
kill them with impunity. Within tbe past
month numerous casesof willful manslaugh
ter have occurred, in which the murderer
was promptly acquitted on his proving that
he was orthodox and his victim was an old
believer. In this state of affairs, American
and other foreign missionaries are feeling
decidedly uneasy. They realize that any
day they may be butchered by a mob of fa
natics, and they know that they could get
no protection. Indeed the police aud mili
tary are likely enough to lead the mob.
A short time ago in Southern Bussia a
soldier while on guard dutv made an un
provoked attack upon a Hebrew traveler,
killed him and rifled his pockets. For this
he was arrested and locked up. Next day
two men with masks over their faces en
tered his cell. They asked him if he had
committed the act with which he was
charged. He confessed that he had done
so, and related the full particulars.
'How much." they asked, "did you find in
his pockets?" "Five hundred dollars, and
a goiu watch and chain. "ion must di
vide it with us." He did so, and was
thereupon set free and restored to duty in
the army. His two visitors were his com
manding Colonel and the Military Gov
ernor of the district.
INJURIOUSJO FRANCE.
AMERICAN CUSTOMS BILL CAUS
INU DISCONTENT.
THE
Effort to be Made to Delay the Time of
Enforcing: tbe BUI Advocating a Treaty
Movement of American! Mr. Car
dckIc's Guest.
Pabis, July 19. The American con
sulate here is overrun with French mer
chants making inquiries and complaining
of the effects of the American customs ad
ministrative bill. It is apparent that they
have never before been confronted with such
a serious measure, enforcing an absolute,
exact and honest valuation. The belief
that no appeals on valuations will be al
lowed from tbe decisions of the enstoms
authorities increases the discontent, despite
the f.ict that the American Legation here
long ago notified the French Government of
the insertion of provisions bv the American
Senate for appeals from such decisions.
The President of the French Budget
Committee advocatss a commercial treat?
with thcUnited States to take effect in 1892,
when France will have regained her eco
nomic liberty.
The Chamber of Commerce has sent a
petition to the Government asking that it
try to secure a delay of two months in the
time of enforcing the provisions of the
customs administrative bill. The petition
also requests the Government to open nego
tiations with the other European powers
for tbe holding of a congress to adopt
measures for the protection of the export
trade of Europe against the provisions of
the bill.
Mr. Walter Damrosch and his bride, the
daughter of Mr. J. G. Blaine, spent three
days at' tbe residence ot Mr. Whitelaw
Beid, the American Minister, this week.
They visited the opera and met at dinner
Count Yon Munster, the German Ambassa
dor; Scnor Marisc.il, the Mexican Minister,
and a number of prominent Americans.
Mr. and Mrs. Damrosch left Paris for
England. They are going on a coaching
tour through Scotland with Andrew Car
negie. They will sail for America Au
gust 1.
The social season here has closed and the
officials are leaving the city. A large num
ber of Americans are passing through Paris.
Few remain in the city. A majority of
them are going to French watering places
and to Switzerland.
A PBIYATE SOLDIER'S LUCE.
Bat Appointed Captain-General of Cuba
and CnptnrcM nn Ilnlress.
IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. I
London, July 19. The new Captain
General of Cuba, General Polavieja, will
leave Spain August 10, to take posession of
his post. Polavieja is a self-made and al
together remarkable man. Tbe grandees of
Spain are wondering how he will be re-
ceived by tbe haughty aristocrats ot Cuba.
He was born of very humble parents, has
not a drop of blue blood iu his veins even
through an illegitimate channel, 'and not
manv years ago was a private soldier.
Against these so-called advantages he set
the iact that he has played with little King
Alfonso, that he is a favorite of the Q ueen
Begent, that he has gained experience as a
commander of various military districts at
home, and that he recently married an
heiress. '
Stanley' Brothel -in-Latr Comlne.
BT CABLE TO THE CISPATClI.l
London. Juiy 19. Charles Tennant, the
brother of Stanley's bride, sailed for New
York in the Umbria to-day. and Second
"Secretiry of Legation McCormick, is on
tbe Britannic on a leave ot absence, bound
for America.
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Tbe t'ase May Be Dripped.
'BT DUNLAP'S CABLE COHPANT.l
London, July 19. The Parnell-O'Shea
ease has been again postponed, and it Is now'
generally believed the matter will never
come up in court, but will be adjusted
privately.
PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, JULY 20. 1890.
REED'S WORD IS LAW.
t .,
He Has Is3ned Peremptory Instruc
tions to tbe -Effect.
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE
BILL
1
Host Be Passed by the Lower Bouse on
Monday Without FaiL
SETEEAL EEPUBLICANS AGAINST IT.
Ine Entire Day and Evening Given Up to Delate
Upon the Measure.
A number of Bepublican members of Con
gress have announced that they are opposed
to the original package bill. Speaker Beed,
however, insists that the measure must be
passed, and he is almost certain to prevail.
tPROM A STAIT CORRESPONDENT. ;
Washington, July 19. All day long
the subject of "original packages" or "no
original packages" reigned in the House,
and at tbis writing, late this evening, the
brilliant signal .light in the dome of the
Capitol tells the whole city of the continua
tion of the debate. The House has far more
than the usual attendance of members at an
evening session, and tbe galleries are plen
tifully sprinkled wtth spectators, who are
for the most part persons connected with the
local temperance movement.
Of the Bepublicans who spoke to-day,
Lehlbach, ol New Jersey, and Mason and
Adams, of Chicago, conspicnously broke
away from the ranks of the Bepublicans,
while there wasnocorresponding defectioniu
the other direction trom the Democrats. Yet
there seems to be no doubt in the mind of
any one that the'Senate bill will pass before
Monday evening.
many keeping quiet.
Members who have not spoken are ex
ceedingly difficult to approach on the sub
ject, and a majority ot the House, no matter
bow thev vote, would be glad to have had
the subject remanded to oblivion. Those
who have spoken are plainly influenced by
the unmistakable sentiment of their dis
tricts. The others will have to take their
chances, and vote according to what they
think is good politics.
The moral question does not seem
to count for anything. It is merely
a question ot personal or party interest.
With the firm front of the Democrats and
the defection from the Bepublicans, and the
small attendance, it is pretty certain the
hill would be defeated were it not for the
strong hand of the Speaker, who is wielding
the party whip in thts matter almost as
vigorously as in tbe matter of the silver bill
or the elections law.
There is a great tendency to dodge, but
the Speaker's iriends are whipping the Be
publicans in, and there is little it any doubt
at present of a majority for the bill on Mon
day. A REGULATION OF CONGRESS.
When the debate commenced to-day Mr.
Thompson, of Ohio, said that it was con
tended that the bill would violate the Con
stitution and was an attempt to delegate to
the State a power conferred upon Congress.
He did not so understand it. He regarded
it as a simple,regulation of commerce an
exercise of the power of Congress to regulate
commerce among the States, not a delega
tion of-that power. It did nnt-inttrfare with j
luter-State commerce, bnt it provided that
the article imported into a State, when it
was offered for sale, should become subject
to the laws of that State.
Mr. Lehlback, of New Jersey, said intem
perance had never been routed out by leg
islation. .From his own personal observa
tion he was satisfied that intemperance was
on a decline. This was largely dne to the
use ,of that mild beverage beer. To the
proh'ibitionist and the fanatic, however, this
was the most detested of all stimulants.
They had no such strong con
demnation for the Mnan who car
ried a bottle of whisky under the
guise of a Bible, or prayer book, as for the
man who drank beer. He eulogized the
sobriety and industry of American citizens
of German birth.
In his city, Newark, the great aim of the
citizens of German birth was to provide
.homes for themselves. He believed that
the substitute proposed bv the gentle
man from Illinois (Mr. Adams) would meet
the requirements of the House.
ONE WAY FOE RELIEF.
There was one sure way in which the people
of Kansas and Iowa could get rid of the
original package stores, and that was not
to patronize them. .Let the people do that'
If the sentiment of the community was
against these stores, it would not be a week
before the shutters would be put up and the
front door closed.
Mr. Haves, of Iowa, opoosed the legisla
tion, preferring a little personal liberty to
a good deal of sentimental State's rights.
He contended that the prohibitory law of
Iowa was not enforced, and he denied (from
observations made on a recent visit to his
State) that there were any original package
saloons in Iowa. At least he had not ueen
one, nor had he heard of one being there
until he had returned to Washington.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, believed in the
constitntionality and propriety of the pro
posed legislation. That it was appropriate
and necessary ought to be apparent to all.
In his judgment no decision rendered iu the
history of the SuDreme Court had been so
unfortunate to the people of the country as
what was known as the original package
decision. The Dred Scott decision had not
been so unfortunate for the people as this
recent decision, particularly if Congress
was left powerless in the premises.
NOT A PROHIBITION QUESTION.
This was not a question of prohibition or
of high or low license. It was a question
whether the people in their State organiza
tions had a right to protect.their homes, fire
sides and families from unlicensed, unre
strained, unrestricted rum traffic. If there
was a State in the Union whose people
thought that the rum traffic should not be
restrained tbis legislation would not affect
it. But he was glad to believe that there
was not such a State in the Union.
At present the decision might affect the
prohibition States alone; but in a little
time all the States would be infested by the
lawless characters who kept the original
package stores and the license lawsand
local option laws would be violated. There
ought not to be a vote cast against the pro
posed legislation. Gentlemen might not
represent people who believed in prohibi
tion, but they represented people who be
lieved in a restraint of the rum traffic; and
be asked them to vote that their States
might restrict that traffic.
Nothing of a particularly new or novel
character was elicited during the evening
session debate, and interest now centers on
the vote on Monday. Liohtner.
HUBBxTNO THE ELECTION BUL.
Repnbllcnn Senators Are Displaying; nn Un
nunnl Derollon to Bnalneis.
Washington, July 19. The Bepubli
can members ot the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections to-day resumed
consideration of the Federal election bill.
They were also iu session last night
The reason for tbis somewhat unusual de
votion to business is said to be a desire to
complete the preparation of a measure to be
submitted to a caucus early next week.
Snddrn Dentb of n Conarcmnn.
Washington, July 19. Bepresentative
Dockery, of Missouri, received telegram
this afternoon announcing the death of Con
gressman James Peter Walker, of apoplexy
to-day, at Dexter, Mo.
A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT
FOR THE , SYNDICATE OWNING GLEN
ECHO HEIGHTS.
The Speculation of ibe Harrison Household
It tbe Talk of tbeCapUal Great Crowd
Expected to Visit tbe Now Suburb To
Day. rSnCtAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCTM
Wsahington, July 19. Everybody in
Washington Is talking about the real estite
transactions of the ladies of the White
House. As yet there is no explanation from
the interested parties, beyond tbe state
ment that they desired simply to invest some
of their surplus cash, with a view to mak
ing a little profit when the boom starts up in
the suburban part of the city. It is stated
that the President knew nothing whatever
of tbe transactions until he read the news
papers, and it looks as though the members
of his household took pains to keep all
knowledge of their plunging from him.
Tbe syndicate ot men who own the
picturesque region known as Glen Echo
Heights, which includes Beveral old stagers
who have successfully managed other ad
vertising dodges, are not slow, however, in
availing themselves of the advertising
caused by the publication of tbe White
House investments, and are preparing to go
ahead prominently with their scheme of im
provement. Not 1 citizen in 1,000 in
Washington ever heard of Gleu Echo
Heights until yesterday, although it is one
of the popular subnrban drives and bears
evidence of the fact that many thousands of
dollars have been spent in putting it into
shape to be used as a bait to catch the
White House inmates. To-morrow being
Sunday, tbe conduit road will be crowded
with vehicles going to the Little Cafe
among the trees. On tbe first Sunday after
it became known that President Cleveland
bad purchased Bed Top, people flocked to
the place in such large numbers that it was
found necessary to have policemen stationed
at the gates to warn curious visitors that
they must not intrude on private property.
Such precautions will not be used at Glen
Echo Heights to-morrow, because the hotel
is a public resort, aud private purchasers
have located there chiefly for the purpose of
helping to draw good crowds. There has
been much comment at the Capitol and else
where all day about the White House pur
chasers, and in view of Mrs. Harrison's re
cent utterances as to the impropriety of
uoing just wnat sne has done, she and her
speculating companions, both women and
men, are being generally laughed at.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
THE
STARS AND STRIPES GROSSLY
SULTED AT HAMILTON.
IN-
True Starr of tbe Outrage Committed In
Canaan The fine We Honor Ordered
Fulled Down Besmeared With Rotten
EffEs by a Party of Cannck Tough..
.-SPECIAL TELEORAM TO THE DISPATCH.'
Buffalo, July 19. A little over a week
ago a press dispatch from Hamilton 'told
how Joel Smith, a Mount Hope undertaker,
hoisted tbe Stars and Stripes over bis resi
dence in honor of the Fourth of JulyJ and
how a number of.his neighbors riddled it
with bullets and divided the pieces among
the crowd. The story was believed to ,be a
"fake," but an Investigation .proves to the
'ntrary. Mr. Smith's brother,, a resident
T. this city, relates the facts as follows:.
, jmall American flag was placed upon my
brother's bouse by his little' boy on tbe morn
Ingot the Fourth, but no sooner had be got It
nicely put up than a gang of rowdies In the
neighborhood saw it and demanded Its re
moval, tbis being refused they reinforced
themselves with some more of the neighbor
hood toughs and they proceeded to shoot the
flag down. They fired over 200 shots, bat
Dnally were obliged to climb upon ibe house
to remove it. They tore the flag
into snreus ana eacn tooK a small
piece of it. Another fag was procured, and
placed just where the other had been put.
Tbis remained unmolested till night, when dur
ing a display of fireworks the party, larger than
ever, attempted to take the flag, but finally
thought better of it. The gang returned
shortly afterward, however, and began throw
ing rotten eggs at tbe spectators, a few of
whom were hit."
Mr. Smith says that he believes that the
majority of the Canadians are in favor
of political nnion, but there are still some
who maintain the opposite view and have
no other argument than throwing dirt.
A MAN WITH A HIST0BY.
Death of a Smnggler Who swindled Uncle
Snm Out of SI, 500,000.
rPPECIAI. TELEQBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Ne-w York, July 19. On Tuesday last
Charles L. Lawrence, unnoticed and un
known, died at an obscure residence at 638
West End avenue. Lawrence was the lead
ing spirit in tbe most systematic, far-reaching
and successful conspiracy ever organ
ized to defraud Uncle Sam's Custom House.
He was chief figure in a conspiracy which
cost the United States nearly $1,500,000,
which involved scores of people ou both
sides of tbe Atlantic, and which for a time
threatened to involve this country and En
gland in serious complications.
Charles L. Lawrence was born in Lon
don. His surname was Lazarus then, an $
it remained so for several years alter he
came to this country. He established him
self as a custom-house broker, made money
and began to dabble in politics. He be
came acquaiuted with William M. Tweed.
joined the famous Americas Club, domi
nated by that individual, and became its
Secretary. In fact, so well was he thought
of by Tweed that rumor always named bim
as the man to whom Tweed was said to have
given 5100,000 lorthepurchase of one ormore
members ot tbe jury which tried the anthor
of the "what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it"
remark.
JUDGE IHTJBMAK'S ILLNESS
Causes the Postponement of ua AnlNFed
eral Election Law Meeting-.
KPECTAfc TELEGRAM TO THE OlfsrATOtLl
Columbus, July 19. The citizens' mass
meeting which was to have been held to
night under the auspices of the Thurman
Club, to protest against the Federal election
bill did not take place, owing to the illness
of Judge Thurman, nho was to
have presided and make a Bhort
address; also on account of the absence ot
ex-Congressman Converse, who was to have
been the principal speaker, and explain tbe
provisions and prob ible operations of the
measure. Judge Thurman has been suffer
ing with an abscess in the back, upon which
an operation was performed yesterday, which
relieved the sufferer, and it is thought be
will soon regain his accustomed health.
There Is nothing serious iu his condition be
yond bis quite general feeble condition.
QUAY LEAVES THE CAPITAL
He Will Go to Beaver and Eeturn by Way
of Philadelphia.
ITKOJt A STATP CORRESPONPENT.l
Washington, July 19. Senator Quay
left this evening lor Beaver by way of Har
risburg to attend to some private business,
but will probably take no hand nor have
anything to say in regard to the muddle in
the Beaver district He does not feel that
in his position be should individually take
an active part in the matter, but that the
law should take its course regardless of in
dividuals or tactions.
The Senator will return by way of Phila
delphia, aud then have a conference with
the political leaders ol the Bute.
FOKTY- THREE GUNS
Usher Into Existence the Camp of
Boys in Dlue at lit. Gretna.
A PEETTT M0KNIKG CEREMONY.
Tbe Tents All Made Snog for a Qniet San
day Devoted to Rest.
DBLAMATEE HAS PK0JIISED A YISIT.
Officers and Organizations Present ana a Crop
of Early Jokes.
Camp John P. Hartranft was auspiciously
opened at 9 o'clock yesterday with imposing
ceremonies. Battery B arrived too late to
fire the opening salute. To-day will be a
day of rest for the tired travelers.
IPROil A ST AIT COUBESFONPEXT.
Camp Haktkanft, Mt. Gketna, July
19. At 9 o'clock tbis morning, under the
'glare of a July sun dancing and glistening
on the bright new uniforms of the officers
present, the ceremony of opening Camp
John F. Hartranft took place. It was a very
pretty and interesting exercise and reflects
great credit on the National Guard. The
camp is now in full swing and doing busi
ness in a military way. The thread of army
life, broken a year ago, has been taken up
and the same old programme by the same
old guardsmen will be carried one, bnt with
new and better results.
Within a tew minutes of the time ap
pointed for the opening of the camp Ser
geant Williams, division bugler, toot up
his station beside the flagstaff in front of
Adjutant Geqeral Hastings' headquarters,
and soon the sharp blasts from the bugle
were echoing and re-echoine across the Val
ley and through the woods. While the
notes were dying away, the camp drill band,
of Pittsburg, came up on the hill from the
Second Brigade headquarters and
took a place at tbe right of the
flig. A guard of SO men from
the First Brigade, picked from different
companies on account of their fine appear
ance and military bearing, appeared and
were halted on the left of the flag stand. To
the right and beside General Hastings stood
Generals Snowden and Wiley. All the
other division officers were present with the
exception of General Gobin and Colonel
Drakert, who were detained at their re
spective quarters. Aid-de-Camp Colonel
Joseph Grav.ex-Sberiff of Allegheny connty
was present and assisted in the ceremony.
BATTEET B TOO LATE.
It was the intention to have the salute of
43 guns fired by Battery B, of Pittsbnrg.but
owing to its late arrival on the grounds tbe
honor was given Battery C,ot Phcenixville.
Battery B came in from Pittsburg about 5
o'clock in tbe afternoon, in command of
Captain A. E. Hunt Tbe battery turned
out with 80 men, and the officers present are
First Lieutenant Shephard, First Lieuten
ant Lew Brown, Surgeon .Trorfes, Second
Lieutenant B. C. Kimmell and Quartermas
ter A. G. Lloyd. The officers of tbe
Second Brigade arrived tbis morning
and took possession of their tents on the
hillside above the Eighteenth and Fifteenth
quarters. Accompanying the officers was
Prof. P. Danphardt with his thirty -musicians
composing the Cathedral' Band. The
latter marched to division,' headquarters,
wnere theyV'tredlire' "Star-Spa-ngfed Ban
ner" as an accompanimeut to the 43 guns
fired by Battery C as the signal lor opening
the camp. The band gave a concert iufront
of brigade headquarters tbis afternoon.
The geueral officers of the brigade; who
are on the ground art- as follows: General
John Wiley, of Franklin; Assistant Adju
tant General Major Miller, of Franklin;
Quartermaster Major W. W. Greenland, of
Clarion; Commissary Major Andrew Cur
tin, of Belle'onte; Inspector of Biflle Prac
tice Major Samuel Hazlett, of Washington;
Judge Advocate Major W. F. Bradon, ot
Greenville; Inspector Major F. K. Patter
son, of Freeport; Aid-de-Camp Captain G.
C. Hamilton, of Warren; Aid-de-Camp
Captain J. H. Murdocb, of Pittsburg.
Chaplain J. L. Milligan, of the Western
Penitentiary, who looks after the spiritual
welfare of the boys iu tbe Eighteenth, ar
rived iu camp this morning. He will bold
services at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing, immediately after inspection. The
services will consist of singing hymns and
a short sermon by the chaplain. Chaplain
Milligan is like a father to the boys, who
love and respect him. He is one of the few
chaplains in the guard who can conduct a
prayer meeting suitable to all denomina
tions aud creeds.
SOMETHING FINE IN SHOOTING.
The Pittsburg boys are anxious to see the
members of tbe Thirteenth sboot. Every
man in it h a marksman, and three-fourths
of the regiment are sharpshooters. The
men are from the vicinity oi Scranton, and
make a specialty of rifle shooting. The
Ninth, Tenthj Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Begiments arrived in camp this morning,
and the Fourth and Thirteenth came in
this afternoon with the three Philadelphia
regiments. The Tenth is from the towus
surrounding Pittsburg, and turned out a
big regiment It was in command of
Colonel Alex. Hawkins, of Washington,
and Lieutenant Colonel James B. Streator,
of the same place. The Fifteenth is from
Greeneville aud vicinity and is in command
of Colonel W. A. Kreps. The Adjutant
is D. P. Hackard, who is well known in
Pittsburg. The Ninth is from Wilkesbarre
and is in command of Morris J. Keck, Sr.,
ot Third .Brigade, colonel itouert Deck
ert, of the First Brigade, has invited the
three ex-Governors aud ex-Commander in
Chief of the Guard Pattison, Hoyt and
Curtin to visit the camp.
Colonel Frank Behlmen, Aid de Camp
on tbe Governor's staff, and who recently
won the largest railroad damage case in the
Allegheny county courts, reported at divi
sion headquarters this morning. He rode
over from his home in Lancaster, a distance
of 79 miles.
There will be no special Sunday observ
ance. The regiments whose chaplains are
here will hold religions services, but the
majority of the boys will spend the day re
gaining the strength they lost in the labors
of the past two days. Several regiments
will arrive to-morrow, and outside of a
probable dress parade by the Second
Brigade, the men will be allowed to rest
A large army of visitors is expected to-morrow.
The camp is being overrun with
fakirs and gamblers, and Colonel Smith, of
the .Eleventh, nas issued stride orders to
keep them out of camp.
A PONCTIIiIOUS COMMIS3ARY SEEGEANT.
There may be flies on tbe Eighteenth
Begitnent's commissary tent, but they do
not light on the commissary sergeant Tbis
was the first day for the issue of rations at
brigade headquarters to the different regi
ments, and at 3:10 this morning Sergeant
Capland applied at Major Curtin's tent for
his supply. It is said he slept outside the.
Major's tent so as to be on band when the'
time came for giving out the provender.
Major Curtin congratulated him highly.
Drum Major McKelvy, of the Eighteenth
Drum Corps, has occasion to feel proud.
The drum corps is the center of attraction.
The sun-browned veterans say it is the finest
collection of yonng musicians they have
ever beard at camp. When the boys strike
up a tune it is tbe signal for a gathering
around their quarters.
There is considerable grumbling on ac
count of the poor telegraph facilities. A
single wire runs into division headquarters
and cannot be nsed for press matter. Tbe
newspaper corps has established a pony
express to carry dispatches to Lebanon, a
dis'tauce of ten miles. At Mt Gretna a
station office has been opened, but on ac
count ot closing when the chickens go u
roost it is about as crood as. nothing. Al
Lebanon the corps of operators has bee?'
creased, but the facilities on the grig
should be better. ', -
DELA1TATER TO VISIT THE CAMP.
Senator G. W. Delamater, candidate! -Governor,
has telephoned AdintantGena
Hastings he will be herewith his son I
Mondav. Bennett Grofl, Second Lieuti
ant oftheEighteenth Brgimentjwho weigl
290 pounds and is the heaviest man in tl
Gnard( is trying to reduce' his weight bj
pedestrian exercise. It is rumored he i.
practicing for a foot race with a tall, IanI
man in one of the Western regiments, who
weighs about TO pounds and is so thin that
his company uses him as a flagstaff in cases
of emergency.
It is'estimated the cost of the camp to the
Slate will be $65,000. An issue of the 1,500
new model Springfield rifles, forwarded by
the United 8iate9, will be made next week.
Tbe rifles will finish up the equipment of
the Guards McdWIGAN.
FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUD
STRIKES A LITTLE TOWN IN IOWA CAUSING
GREAT DAMAGE.
Easiness tllocks Wrecked A Fassenarer
Conch Carried Several Feet and Thrown
Into a Oltcb Residence Torn to Pieces
Fortnnnte E-cnpe of Occupants.
Pacific Junction, Ia., July 19. A
cyclone struck tbis place at 2:15 o'clock
this morning, wrecking two business blocks
and several residences and overturning a
passenger coacb. In addition the rain fell
in torrents. Tbe atmosphere about mid
night became remarkably still yet dense.
It was difficult for one to breathe. Egyp
tian darkness prevailed, dispelled only by a
vivid flash of lightning at the above hour,
when without warning a large funnel
shaped cloud descended from the heavens
like an arrow ith an accompanying roar
that terrified the entire city. The cloud
struck the ground about 800 feet from the
Burlington depot, nnd in a moment two
business blocks, a grocery store and a feed
store and three residences were torn to pieces
as made of paper. The timbers werexarried
up into tbe air and lost sight of.
The cloud after traveling about 300 feet on
the ground rose into the air, only to alight
again within a block's distance. It struck
the second time a trifle to. the west of the
Burlington depot, and in a twinkling a pas
senger coach belonging to tbe Chicago,
Burlington and Quincv Bailroad, was
hurled into a ditch and badly damaged. A
conductor in the employ of the company,
who was sleeping in the coacb, was terribly
bruised and cut and may die. Alter wreck
ing tbe coacb the cloud flew upward and
vanished. , Fortunately none of the build
ings that were destroyed were occupied.
KTTiTJfl) IK BEVENGE.
The Hrsterr Sarronadine the Attempted
Train Robbery Explained.
Van-west, O., July 19. Just before
reaching. Vanwert last evening at 10:10
o'clock, the engine of train No. 4, on tbe
Cincinnati, Jaekson and Michigan Rail
way, was boarded by an unknown man, who
kuocked the engineer, Mat Yande
vander, and the fireman, Sam Bood
,house, senseless with a large hammer
used about the engine. The train ran
'past the station at Yanwert and on into the
yards, crashing into tbe yard engine and
several cars. Engineer Yandevander was
foundwitb bis bruins and blood all over tbe
seat and tbe bammer-ljipg ojl.thexahJIoor,
He died al 130'tEig "alternoon. -The fire
man will recover.
The assassin who committed the crime is
donvict Blair Mock, who killed Yandevan
Cer's son at Huntington, in 1884. Engineer
Yandevander was the chief witness at the
trial of Mock for that crime and Mock swore
vengeance against him in the court room.
Mock nas seen at Enterprise, seven miles
south of here, yesterday and also in the city
this morning at 3 o'clock. He has not yet
been arrested.
, EV0ITJTI0H JN TEE PTTtPIT.
A Back ere Divine Who Has Been Admoo
lahrd bv lbr Bishop.
tSPECIAL TXLXOBAU TO THI PISPATCH. t
Canton, July 19. The Ber. Howard
MacQueary, author of "Evolution and
Christianity," and rector of St Paul's
Episcopal Church here, returned home from
'Bawley Springs to-day. He must choose
between an ecclesiastical trial be'ore an
Episcopal court of Bishop Leonard'sdistrict
or obey an admonition of the Bishop's
to quit preaching evolution in the pulpit.
He said this a ternoon he had not made np
his mind yet, but would determine when his
voice returned to him. His Iriends know
that means he will keep in evolutionary
style and challenge a trial.
His book was published last winter. On
Easter he preached against the bodily resur
rection ot Christ. This shocked many of his
congregation. Mr. MacQueary declines ac
cepting the story of the birth of Christ He
says the story of tbe Yirgin as it stands in
the gospel is so improbable and the evi
dence is so uncertain that criticism cannot
accept it. Clergymen of all denominations
denounce this extraordinary rector.
The Kentucky Way.
Louisville, July 19. At Hubbard's
Mills, Ky., last Thursday, the Smith and
Messer factions met, and when the smoke
had cleared four were dead. It was on the
occasion of political speaking.
THE DISPATCH BIBECTOEY.
Contents or the Issoe ClnstlOed for the Con-
venlence of Readers.
The Dispatch to-day consists of 20 pages,
made up in three parts. The first is devoted
to news. Tbe others are made up as follows:
PART II.
Paae 9.
Tbe Soutn Fenn Euln L. E. 8TOFIII.
New York's Defenses CHABLZS T. MURRAY
Deanty or Flowers Samuel U. McClcrk
Stand Fast Cralg-Boyston WILLIAM ULACK
Page 10.
A Fortune In a Dog Howard Fieldixo
ABsth in Turkey v MART J. HOLMES
Page 11.
.Everyday Science. Beal Estate Notices
The Want Column. To Let Column
For Sale Column.
Page 12.
The bummer Kesorts. Subnrban Society's Doings
Business Cards.
Page 13.
The Grand Army. Secret Society Notes
Local Trade News. Markets by leiegrsphi
Uosslp About Art.
Page li.
Sport in England Fbisgli
Cllmblnjc Popocatapetl.GEOBOE T. JlAnoREAVES
A Neglected Study Uessie Bbamble
bummer Social Doings.
Page 15.
On the Edge of War- SUlJWIEB. WARD
Jokes from London Eli I'ebkins
Tipples In Variety WILLIAM E. S. Falis
Washington Society Uosslp.. ..Miss Ubunet, Jr.
Page 16.
Learning to Swim ...Champion GusSundsirom
Late News in Brief. Uomewood Driving Fark.
PART III.
Page IT.
Congress In July Frank J. Carpenter
ATourofEurope JOiin D. Fp.inole
Hot Weather Talk William CHoncniLL
At the End of tbe Passage Kudyard Kipling
Page IS.
Midsummer Musings A Country Parson
Cottage forthcoming k. W. Hhoppell
Page 13.
In the Dark (concluded) Db. Philip Wool
Gowlp of Gotham Clara Bilui
The Gospel History Rev. Gzoboe Hodges
The llreslde Sphinx E. K. Chad boors
Page SO.
Comfortable and Handsome BhirliY Dare
The Change We Need Meg
Cash and Decoration ..a K. CdtrrOBD
The Mixed Diet... ELLICK Serexa
FIVE CENTS.
slows BOLD BOLT
S
i"he Republican County Com
mittee Has Officially
Repudiated the
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Rjj K ATinm fE nflJnnU'ri I
Tr3 lYIIIItt I lUls Uf IYI UUVV LLLt
Aid to be Given in the Prosecution of
the Alleged Boodlers.
NO TIME ALLOWED FOR A HEARING,
And Eesolntions Adopted Almost Unani
mollify Withont Debate.
A COUPLE OP TBE ACCUSED ARRESTED
The Beaver County Bepublican Commit
tee, by a vote of 47 to 7 repudiated the nom
ination of Major McDowell for'Congress.
Authorized representatives of that gentle
man desired to make a statement before the
meeting, but were not given an opportunity
to do to. A C3ll will be issued for a new
conference, and there i3 a possibility of two
Bepublican candidates in the district
rTEOMA STATT CORRESPONDENT.l
Beaveb, July 19. There were two very
angry men in Beaver this afternoon. They
were ex-Congressman Sam Miller, of Mer
cer, and Attorney "W. C. Hans, of Sharon.
Both gentlemen had come down from Mer
cer county in the interests of Major Alex
ander McDowell, the candidate for Con
gress, whose nomination Beaver and Butler
counties had threatened to bolt on account
or the boodle exposure.
Mr. Miller, in fact, was authorized by
Major McDowell to make a statemeut to the
Beaver County Committee when it met iu
the afternoon to take action ou the matter.
Early as the committeemen commenced to
assemble tbis afternoon they found Messrs.
Miller and Haus up oa the green in front of
the Court House to meet them.
HIS PRESENCE NOT DESIRED.
They interviewed quite a number, and
and Mr. Miller besought the friendly aid of
TJ. S. Marshal Harragh to proenre "admit
tance for bim to tbe committee's meeting.
But Mr. Harragh, Connty Chairman A. P.
Marshall, and Dr. B.H. McConnell.of New
Brighton, quietly conferred and decided that
tbe McDowell lieutenants must not be in
vited into the meeting.
It was believed that if Miller once got the
floor he would make a McDowell speech
that might hoodwink the innocent, rural
members and influence votes on subsequent
motions.
Tbe committee was called to meet at 1:30
JjLBut the members gathered slowly
and loitered on the grass outride the Court
House building. Tbe Mercer County
invaders in this way put in a
good honr's work. They were very buiv,
and thanked fortune that committeemen
were tardy.
love's labor lost.
Bnt, alas! their hour's wire-pulling waa
wasted, for the committee met, transacted
its business and adjourned in ex
actly 25 minutes. The outsiders
were completely worsted, and that,
too, in a most humiliating manner.
Mr. Haus, of Sharon, went into the hall
with the members of the committee. Ha
was treated very coolly, nobody offering
bim a chair, and he had to stand through
out the proceedings. Many others stood,
hovever, the room being small and the at
tendance large. Tbe crowd was augumented
by Conrt House officials and Bepublicans
of Be.ver generally, no attempt being
made to-confine the attendance to members
of the County Committee, although, of
course, thty alone had a voice in the busi
ness. Mr. Miller was not present because he
was not invited in. He felt that as a man
who bad represtnted Beaver's district in
Congress for fonr rears, and is still a voter
in the same district, although a resident of
Mercer, he was entitled to courtesy. He
was given the cold shoulder instead.
plentt of proxies.
It was 2:30 before Chairman Marshall
called the meeting to order Country mem
bers were not numerous on account of bar
vest, and proxies were generally announced.
By tbe aid ol these, 54 memberLwere present
or represented, and about 20 wert.ipbseAt'
Chairman Marshall called tbe attention
of tbe committee to the statements, publicly
announced through the press, that certain
members of the Beaver county delegation to
the conference at New Castle, which was to
nominate a candidate for Congress for tbo
Twenty-fifth district, bad been induced by a
snm ot money paid them to vote lor Major
McDowell, of Mercer connty. It was to
take action on this matter that this meeting
of tbe County Committee had been called.
The roll was called, and then the Chair
announced that the meeting was ready for
any business that might be brought be
fore it
Dr. McConnell, of Hew Brighton, the
gentleman who was so prominent in un
earthing the scandal, arose away back in the
room aad offered the following resolutions,
reading them himself:
M'CONNELL'S RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, It is admitted that the nomina
tion of Major Alex. McDowell for member of
Congress from the Twenty-fifth district Is the
result of corruption, venality and fraud; be it
Besolved, Tbat the Republican Committee
of Beaver connty does hereby express its con
demnation of tbe mean3 whereby tbe said nom
ination was made and does hereby repudiate
tbe same.
Resolved, That the Ohairman of tbe County
Committee and two per-ont to be appointed by
him be a committee to confer with similar com
mittees appolntea, or to be appointed, by the
county committees of tbe several counties of
tbis Congres-ional district, witb a view of nom
inating a candidate for Congress at tbe ensu
ing election.
Resolved, further. Tbat tbe County Commit
tee approves tbe actijn of Dr. David McKln
nrr. Jr.. in makinc Information acainst those
persons confessing to corruption and publicly
accused of bribery at the late Congressional
Convention, and hereby tenders to Mm all nec
essary aid to effect a successful prosecution of
them.
BEAD THEM AGAIN.
As Chairman Marshall took these resolu
tions from the hand of Dr. McConnell, ha
said: "Any remarks upon the motion to
adopt the resolutions?"
There waa a silence that lasted unbroken,
folly two minutes. Then the Cnair repeated
tbe query.
"Please read the resolutions again," asked
a timid voice.
This was done and again a dead silence
followed.
""What is the will of the committee?"
sternly demanded Mr. Marshall.
"Question!" "Question on the resolu
tions!" spoke up several persons.
Accordingly the motion was put, and
(Continued on Seventh JPagu)
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