imtann; CLASSIFIED JSSSBSf irfHE WANTS ffiSKSKK uxarAryjti reach me proper iur ties. If jou want anytnxng, or nave houses (o let or sellTHE DISPATCH L(ujiku .nuirriucTicrn coiumrtl Of THE DISPATCH. Hdv. HiluatlmT. t Boarding and Businett are secured will let everybody know it. inrovgn tjijs uiarAiMU. Try it. rORTY-ITFTH TEAK. PITTSBUEG, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1890. THEEE CENT& fk IHtitttXrl) rare I r SORE MA FARCE, A Prominent Republican Ex Congressman From the South Says That the FEDERAL ELECTION BILL Can Ne?er be Pni Into Force Eyen if It Gets Thronglj the. Senate. FINABCIAL INTERESTS AT STAKE. Fate of the Original Package Industry to be Decided To-Day. BEGIKKIKG OP THE BIG TAKIFP TALK General J. Hale Sypher, formerly a Ee publiean Congressman from Louisiana, siys that. the proposed Federal election law is certain to be a farce. He thinks the North ern lore for the Southern dollar will prevent the rigid enforcement of the measure. Voorhees is expected to open the tariff de hate in the Senate to-day. The House will Tote upon the original package bill this afternoon. trsoK a eiArr cokeespokbest.'! "Washington. July 20. There is in this city at leait one Republican of the. Old Guard who is a thorough pessimist on the subject of Federal election bills and Bepub lican regeneration by means of the McKin ley measure, and that is General J. Hale Sypher, ex-Congressman of the days of He construction from a district in Louisiana, which included nine wards of New Orleans, and a Bepublican almost fierce in his aggression. "It will be a farce if it be passed," said the General to-day to The Dispatch cor respondent, speaking of the Federal elec tion bill. "Even if it were all that it ought to be to secure bonest elections, which it is sot, it would fail of its purpose, because the sentiment of the North would demand that it be left a dead letter. EUBE TO BESENT IT. "I am a Northern man," exclaimed the General with great emphasis. "I was born in Perry county, Fa. I studied law under Thad Stevens. But I hare lived in the South long enough to know that the South will bitterly resist the operation of such a law, and that the bitter resistance on their part will at once make the North too cow ardly to enforce the law. The North is dominated by lore of the dirty but almighty dollar. If ever a demand for justice touches the pocket of a Northern man he will hum and haw and try to see if there is some way out of it without the sacrifice of a cent - "Let me tell yowf bit of history. When I was living on my plantation near New Orleans, in the days of Reconstruction, same Northern newspaper correspondents came down there to investigate the howl that was going up from'lhe the South and the Demo crats ot the North against ca:pet bag gov ernment. I dined them and wined them, and drove them about in carriages, and they slept under my roof and mingled with my family. They went away with nothing but WOEDS OF HONEY In their mouths about the plan of reconstruction in vogue. They found nothing to complain of. But they went back to their papers and at the command of their editors wrote the most villainous lies ever conceived about myself and other Northern men. They were really cent out for that purpose. Some merchants of the North wanted to sell their wares to the South and some wanted to buy South ern cotton. They wanted an era of reci procity and brotherly love inaugurated that they might add dollars to their bank ac counts. These influenced a portion of the press, and the press saw circulation and advertising in taking up the cry, and so, to conciliate the ex-Confederates, they began to he upon and crush out the Northern men there, in and out of office. "They succeeded even better than they ex pected. They scared the administration and many Bepublican leadei s. Grant mug wnmped. After being at the head ot the South when the army surrendered, he sur rendered everything.and virtually joined in the fight against the "carpet bag govern xnent. THE SOUTHERN POLICY. "Encouraged by these attacks, the South determined to drive the Republicans out by fraud or force. The famous Parkard Nichols war came toon after. Packard was driven out ol his Governorship at the point of the bayonet, and when Grant was asked to interfere and protect the lawful Governor with United States troops he replied through Snifien, his private secretary, that while he would lend United States troops to keep the peace he did not feel justified in allowing them tojsupport one side or the other in the dispute. I have that letter in my possession sow, and it is the letter which made the South solid as a rock for the Democrats. The New York newspaper which led in the fight increased in circulation and adver tising amazingly in the South, and has made millions of dollars out of its dastardly but successful lies. Northern mfetthahf who had taken a hand in the fight estab lished themselves on a solid footing in the South and hare made millions. More than eVef the love of the dollar controls the situa tion, and if the election bill be passed its operation will be blocked by this influence. A QUESTION OP DOLLAES. Tou can see it working everywhere now. The loss of dollars h threatened against the people of the North, and immediately the North becomes cowardly, and those havine profitable trade relations with the South are demanding that the question shall he .dropped. The South has got Its grip on the North as effectually as in slave days and it .will keep it there. ' ' " "f he administration and Congress will at the next election be turned over to a long lease of Democrat e rule as .nre M ni ht follows day. and not all the Quaya and Har risons in the wBrld can prevent U. The last election Vai tarried by playing on the, fears ofNorthern men lit connection with the tariS; WfcHMS't be dose aaln, and now ether a . .JBR. V MMmb -Tv. -. , . J.jt...--3i-t' . ifi&aiiM apjojjojjojjHjyeg. ijfigjgfr. JMJiaeiJittgasgMStfcflpJSvHESMSfcBeew .J i.TlKsillenSiilir egesSMiseTfffcsWiity'iw arTlCMjriinljrrMJIIMlJSMMMnSxia bemocratio successes are to be enhanced by playing on the fears of the North that if hands are not kept off the South dollars will be lost to the people of the North. There is no sentiment, so patriotism, no love of justice intermixed with the love of the dollar in the Northern people, and by mis sign the .Republican party is aoomea. SOME STBONQ LANGUAGE. It is simply infernally disgusting. The completeness of this victory of the South over the North is all on account of the love of the latter for the possession of wealth. The Southern question has been misman aged ever since the surrender at Appo matox. There was one man in the conntry who had the right idea and that was old Thad Stevens. He would have wiped out State lines and cut up the whole Confederacy into territories, and kept them territories until the last man of the generation of the war was dead or had repented in saok cloth and ashes. Lightneb. VOORHEES THE FIRST. HE WILL OPEN THE SENATE TARIFF DE BATE TO-DAY. Some Appropriation Rlemsrea Hay Occupy n Portion of tbe Time The Tote on the Original Package Bill In the Honse election Contests. "Washington, July 20. The debate on the tariff bill is expected to begin in the Senate to-morrow. The understanding is that in the morning hour the Indian ap propriation bill shall be taken up and con sidered until 2 o'clock, and then give way to the tariff bill, consideration of the for mer to be resumed on succeeding days in the morning hour, if necessary. Senator Yoorhees has stated his intention to deliver a general speech on the tariff at 2 o'clock on Monday. The Republicans do not in tend under the present arrangements to en gage in general debate on the bill, therefore a Democratic Senator will make the open ing speech. Republican members of the Finance Committee have been informed that the Democratic minority will not make a fomal report against the passage of the bill. No effort will be made this week to secure consideration of the river and harbor bill, but ii the debate on the tariff bill proves to be protracted, its managers will consent to set aside the bill informally to permit the river and harbor hill to come before theSenate. Nothing definite has been decided respect ing a Republican caucus upon the elections bill, which is being prepared by the major ity of tbe Committee on Privileges and Elections. It is said as soon as it is ready for inspection and discussion the caucus will be called to determine what shall be done with it In the House this week the programme of business has been partially outlined by special order. To-morrow the votes are to be taken on the amendments to the original package bill and tbe measure itseK The bankruptcy bill is to come up next in order, and will occupy the time up .to Thursday. There is a disposition to debate at length the conference report on tbe District ot Co lumbia appropriation bill, and it jt is taken up for consideration on Thursday or Friday it will probably occupy the remainder of the week. Otherwise the Elections Commit tee may be expected to fill In the time with tbe pending Virginia and South Carolina contested election cases. CHARGED THE RECORD In Order to Avert the Joit Wrath of Their Constituents, israelii, tzlxobax to thb dispatcili Washington, July 20. During the recent discussion and vote upon the Federal election bill in the House a great deal of trouble and misunderstanding was aroused over the question of members' pairs. On the day that Mr. Hemphill, of South Caro lina, offered an amendment, the effect of which would have been to eliminate the most radical and objectionable features or the bill, the roll call disclosed the absence of a large number of members who, it was afterward found, were hot paired, many of them in the citr. some within a stone's throw of the capltof building. The result of their neglect was that the Democrats missed a great oppor tunity to nullify the bill at the start Several Democratic papers undertook on the day lollowing to Vote to read the erring members a lesson in party discipline, and severely rebuked them for leaving the House without being paired. One member has resented the rebuke by threatening to kill a correspondent One or two Of the New York delegation were particularly guilty In this regard. Strangely enough, when the CongreisiOnal Record appeared the next morning it bore testimony to the apparent fact that these members had been unjustly accused, for every one was accounted for either by a pair or a vote. The Record on this occasion, as On a great many others, certified to an untruth. The fact is that tbe members who were scored by their party papers were guilty as indicted. They were absent with out being paired, but before the Record went to press their colleagues had straightened out the tangle. HELtOGBAFH TELEGBAPHY. Ah Iatertlbg Serlee of Experiments Con dactefl by ftegalar Arinr Officer. UfrZCUli TEUEOlUJt TO THS D18PATCB.I Washington, July 20. An interesting series of, experiments in heliograph com munication has just been completed in the Department of Arizona by Major William J. Volkmftn, of the army, and others. This is the first attempt "made at long distance work and is important as developing the adaptability and value of heliographs. The plan occupied two weeks, during which time communication was almost uninter rupted, althdueh the weather washazv and often times cloudy. An interesting novelty Was the successful use of tbe heliograph on a moonlight night The general chain of heliograph communication extended from Whipple Barracks, Aria , to Fort Stanton, N. M., and covered, with the 23 intervening stations and their respective connections, an aggregate line of over 2,000 miles. The longest range maintained was 100 miles, between ML Graham and Lookout Peak, the operations being maintained throughout the test. Other attempts at long distance work failed, save that messages were read by the aid of a glass between Mt Reno and Mt Graham, a distance, by the flash, ol 125 miles. The efficiency ot the operators and the capacity of the line were evinced by the numerous test messages sub mitted. One message ot 186 words in verse was returned from seven repeating stations, containing as few "bulls'' as Would have oc curred iii telegraphic transmission of like matter. TOOK BOTH MONEY AND MEN. Rancher Dispose of Two Well-Koown Bnilnea flleft Held for Saneeto. Colobado Spbings, Col., July 20. Three weeks ago Hr.B. F. Spinney, a busi ness man of this place, and a large ranch owner In South Park, Was kidnapped and taken into the mountains by a Texan samed Harris, Who claimed that Spinney owed him 52,000 for a bunch bf cattle hehad purchased of him. Since that nothing has been heard of Soinney. Mr. Harrington, brother-in-lawof Spinney, raised the requisite sum recently and went into the mountains to bay the. ransom, but he, too. has disappeared. -The Texan said that he would hold Spinney ten days and, the monev not forthcoming 1b that time, be would kill him. It is feared that hp-'has ( carried out bia threat. . WHEATON'S BOLT CONDEMNED BY THE UNION CONDUCTORS. RAILWAY A Delegate Meeting; Strongly Denounces tbe Course Pursued by the Ex-Chief No Just Cause nt All for a Secession Move xnent. mrjSCTAL TELEOBAM TO TOB bISFATCO.1 Philadelphia, July 20. The secession from the Order of Railway Conductors of ex-Grand Chief Gonductor C. S. Wheaton and bis friends was condemned in strong terms this afternoon by a large union of representatives of the order. Ten divisions were represented at the meeting, which was one of the largest and most harmonious union meetings of the order ever held in this city. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey sent delegates. After a general discussion of the action of the seceders, a preamble and resolutions were offered and adopted by a unanimous vote, as follows: The members of this meeting view with In dignation the unwarrantable action of a few former members of the order in seceding, and without just cause establishing a separate or ganization, at the head ot which is placed tUo recreant O. EL Wheaton, retiring grand cblet conductor of this order, in opposition to bis official enunciated principle ot yielding cheer ful compliance to tbe will as a legally consti tuted majority. There is not now, nor has there been occasion for .secession from our ranks, and we deem It but proper that an ex pression of the members of this meeting be given in order that all doubts as to their loyalty to the order raav be removed, therefore belt resolred, that. First We will do all in our power to prevent the secession movement from gaining a foot hold in our localities, and that we distinctly dis claim any sympathy with their movement oecona mat tne position or the uraer oi Railway Conductors is most favorable for all conservative members continnlnc their connec tion with it, and we pledge our honor in the as surance to all that the order is not on a strike basis, nor can any of its actions be properly con strued in that way, and that we reaffirm our continued loyalty to the order that claims our affections and onr best efforts. Third That we send greeting to all divisions and members of the order, distinctly declaring oar position ana assuring mem mat so long as our acts are lawful, and while we carry oat the Erinciples of tbe order and abide by its laws, we ave no foar whatever of the resnlts, and that we feel certain of receiving the moral support of all true and honorable men. "William J. Maxwell, who presided, said that the secession movement would not amount to anything. He said: "The Order of Railway Conductors has a membership in the United States, Canada and Mexico of more than 16,000. while the secessionists do not claim more than 2,000 members. O. S. Wheaton, who is at tbe head of the seceders, was for many years the Grand Chief Con ductor of our order. His excuse for seceding is that we changed our constitution at our Rochester convention by striking out the clause prohibiting strikes, but his real reason is that he was not re-elected as Chief Grand Conductor. 1 have no .hesitation in saying that if Wheaton had been re-elected to his old position he would have remained with the order notwithstanding the change in the constitution. WILL NOT WED ANYBODY. Sire. Tieslle Denlee tbe Existence of the Slightest Matrimonial Intention. SPECIAL TEL1GBAM TO TBE DISPATCH.! New Yobk, July 20. Mrs. Frank Les lie, who arrived by the City of Rome to day, sat in her apartments at the Gerlaoh to-night, and told the reporters that there was absolutely no truth In the stories which have been printed alleging that she had en gaged . herself to marry the Marquis De Leuville. Mrs. Leslie made the denial as strong and sweeping as possible, and con cluded it by the statement that she had not the slightest intention of marrying any body. "I went to Europe about seven weeks ago," she laid, "becausaTDr. Thompson! my physician, said that I really must gb away or die. My lungs were seriously affected, and I coughed so violently that it interfered With my digestion. My' trip did not do me much good, because the news paper men harrassed me so. During my stay abroad I was the subject of muoh dis agreeable gossip, and just before I sailed for home a correspondent interviewed me in my cabin at 8 o'clock in the morning. This was decidedly unpleasant, you know, because I could not know what he said about me for seven days, or until the homeward journey wa over." WOULD DRINK MOKE BEEB. .New York Socialists Promise to Make a Picnic Quite Profitable. ISPECIAI. TELIQBAM TO TUX DISFATOB.I New Yobk, July 20. The Central Labor Union was in a hub-bub to-day over an at tempt of the Socialists to get the park which the union had engaged for its Labor Day picnic. Tbe picnio committee reported to day that the owner of the park had been approached by a delegation of Soeialists who asked him to break his promise. When he asked tbe delegation what they meant, they afe said to have replied! "Weil, in the first place, we can drink more beer than those fellows; then we'll spend more money. Besides this their eommittee is not a repre sentative one and is not responsible for what it does." The park owner said he would stick to his word. The report created a great deal of in dignation among the delegate. The dele gales decided that they would take nd official cognizance of the existence Of the federa tion. a., r. jjaaeaoasM s i n . i WELL GIRDLE THE ISLAND. Railroad Construction la Australia Will be Qreally Increased. Melboubne, July 20. The Premier has introduced in Parliament a railway bill providing for the construction of 1)077 miles of country lines and 39 miles of suburban lines, the whole to cost 12,500,000, besides a grant xrom tne Treasury oi z,vuw,uw. He said that the scheme was necessary in order to meet the growth of the population, vhinh. an the censns Droved, was increasing faster than the population of America The bill was well received. WILL RECEIVE BULGARIAN 6UFP0ET. The Saltan Wine tho Approbation of the Batsarlane. Constantinople, July 20. Premier StambulofT, bf Bulgaria, has thanked the Sultan for appointing Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia, and has assured tbe Porte of the support of the Bulgarians should necessity arise. ,.,,. The Austrians Gerson and Mejor, re cehtly selaed by brigands hear Tsmidt; have been released. s i CAUSED BY A COW. Fast Train on tbe Monon Ditched nnd the Enslneer Killed. Indianapolis, July 20. About 2 o'clock Sunday morning the northbound Monott vestibule train struck a cow near Lennox. The engide was ditched, and Eni cineer William Strope, of this city, caught beneath it and crushed and scalded to death- . . i , ,m. None of the passengers were injured. The track was cleared in a few honra. . Poisoned by Canned Meat. Eau Clai.be, Wis., July 20. A poor family named Kingberg in Sbawton, con sisting of father, mother and seven children, had canned meat for their Sunday dinner this alternoon. Two hours later they were seized with violent illness., Physicians bre still working on vhem and think fduf or five of the children may die. THE STANDARD GRIl Relentlessly Fastened Upon a Large Area of Ohio Oil Territory. WORTH OP LIHA CRUDE DECRIED To Enable the Octopus to Secure Valuable Property Cheap. EXP0SUEB OP PJJCDLIAE JIETHODS SpJU.Iartatened by Ohio Cltisens Who Claim lasy Were Swindled. There is much indignation among oil producers and land owners in Ohio, against the methods used by tbe Standard to get possession of valuable territory. It is said the Lima product is being refined by tbe Standard people themselves, although they have always maintained it was worthless, except for fuel. rBr-ECLU. TELEOBAM TO THB DISPATCH. 1 Oil Cut, July 20. The Dispatch correspondent to-day had a very interesting interview with a prominent producer and refiner of Lima oil. The gentleman had just arrived from Toledo, where, he says, mat ters in general are becoming rather torrid for the Standard Oil Company, on account of the manner in which they have deluded the producers and farmers in securing con trol of production and territory of the Ohio field. He also gives an interesting history of the situation on Lima refined, and says that the great industry in Ohio is now compara tively in an embryonio state. Following are his statements: "In March, 1887, th Pitt process of refin ing Lima oil was patented. During that year Mr. George H. Van Yleck, of Buffalo, built a small refinery in that city at a cost of (5,000, and about the 1st of June commenced i experimenting on refining Lima oil, and continned for several months with Jhe most' gratifying results. THEY GOT THE SEOEET. "The Standard had a knowledge of what Mr. "Van Yleck had accomplished in refin ing and deodorizing this oil, as is fullyshown by these facts: George F. Southard, Super intendent of Atlas Hennery, at Bnffalo, which was owned and operated by the Standard Oil Company, made the statement in March, 1888, that he had a perfect knowl edge and knew Just what had been ccom pllshed in refining Lima oil by the'Pif; process. Mr. Southard's statement is cor roborated by the fact thst he had obtained possession of Mr. Van Vleck's refinery long enough to make two runs of about 20 bar rels. "Tbe Standard made most strenuous ef forts to obtain control of the Pitt patent, but were unsuccessful. In the following Sep tember. 1688. Mr. Van Vleck and his asso ciates built a large refinery at Toledo of 3,000 barrels still capacity, which capacity, by the way, they are now doubling and have since been refining Ohio oil in success ful competition with any other crude prod uct in the world. For the audacity of one of the proprietors id baring made public the fact that Ohio oil could be refined in competition with Pennsylvania oil, P. O. Boyle, at the instigation of the Standard Oil Company, in October, 1888, published in the Derrick a severe attack upon George H. Van Vleck, F. W. Mitchell and F. W. Mitchell & Co., though at the same time the Standard had a perfect knowledge that Ohio 611 could be successfully refined. A PAET OP tfHE PLAN. "But this tirade of abuse agaihst the honor and integrity of these gentlemen was only in keeping with the policy of the great mo nopoly. Besides, it was altogether a differ ent story by which the Standard was delud ing the producer and farmer while buying up production and territory. They gave them to understand that the "Stinking Li ma" could be used for no other purpose than fuel. "Borne time in 1889 th Inter'State Com merce Commission sublicensed the Standard Oil Company to give testimony in regard to makinc pipe line's common carriers. John D. Bockefeller, John D. Archibald aud H. Hi. iriagier were tne members of the com pany who appeared before the Commission, In response to the qnestion by the Commis sion as to whether Lima oil could be re lined in competition with Pennsylvania oil, Mr. Bocketeller and Mr. Archibald Were hob-committal and declined an answer. H. M. Flagler, the next witness, did testily that there was no known process by which Lima oil could be refined, and the reason that the Standard built a pipe line from the Ohio field to Chicago Was that the price of Lima oil was so low that it could not be transported by rail and that it could be used for no other purpose than fuel. BUYING UP TERRITOEY. "This seems like a very strange statement in face ot the fact that Mr. Southard, Super intendent ot the Standard Kefinery at Buffalo had made the declaration more than a year previous that Lima oil could be re fined. During the interval, from the time Mr. Southard acquired his knowledge in Mr. Van Vleck's refinery that Lima oil could successfully be refined" and the time of the meetiug of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, tbe Standard invested millions Of dollars in buying up production and teinity. Tbe most of their purchases were acquired on the market price of 15 rents per barrel, And it is alleged that they now con trol more than one-half of the production of the Ohio field, which, in tbe aggregate, is estimated at from 40,000 to 45,000 barrels per day. "The Standard are refining Lima oil by the Canadian process, but so far they have failed to make a merchantable oil, and it is an indisputable fact that it can only be suc cessfully refined by the Pitt process. At Chicago they are building the largest refin ery in the world, Which will have a still capacity of 56.000 barrels, and when fin!h!l the plant will cost 54,000,000. "I hate no hesitancy in Saying that from the success attained by the Paragon re finery at Toledo and the knowledge gained in refinine Lima oil that it is eq nal to Penn sylvania oil of like gravity for refining pur poses. EXTENT OP THE INDUSTBy. "With the knowledge I possess Inmof the opinion Pennsylvania will in the future be materially affected by Ohio oil. The product of the Paraxon refinery is sold at the same price as Pennsylvania refined, and in some instances higher prices are ob tained. At present there are about 15,000 barrels of Ohio oil refined dailv, which chiefly find a market in the West oh ac count ol the advantage in freights. The Standard Oil Company are in bad repute in the Ohio field, and it would be simply impossible to find words to express the feeling of the people against this monopoly which has acquired possession of most valuable property by representing that Ohio oil was good for nothing but fuel. Many Of this class are contemplating bringing suits of recovery on the ground that their property was obtained by the Standard under false pretenses. Their possessions in the Ohio field are enorm ous. In some localities they ond almost entire counties, and in other parts, townships by the wholesale. There is no question but the refiners could pay- a touch higher price for Ohio crude, add then make i. better profit than is made ou Pennsylvania oil at present prices, "f f1i.n'HMt- i,n. it.l the fence of Yifma will hi JUA .!,.; n this would itiadlale production and the market "would soon arop. At present there are held in iron tanks, and almost entirely owned by the Standard, about 20,000,000 barrels; their aim is to oontrol the production of the en tire field. DISTINGUISHED VISITOBS. A Imrge Parly of Olexleane Inspcctinsj tho United States. Chicago, Jnly 20. There arrived in this city a distinguished body of men, rep resenting several Mexican Industries, who are in this country for tbe purpose of be coming b'etter acquainted with its business methods and furthering the mercantile in terests of Mexico. One of these, B. P. Ser rano, of Altar, represents the fruit-growers of Sonora. Mr. Serrano is the most promi nent man engaged in that industry in the State, his groves being said to out-rival any in California or Florida. He hopes to es tablish a house in Chicago, and claims that the exhibit of Sonora oranges at the World's Pair will be a revelation to tbe United States. All of the party are young men represent ing the wealthiest and most enterprising Jclass of Mexico's northwestern coast Bela Hves of some of them lived in California before it became a part of the United States, and hence quite a number were sent to Ban Francisco to be edtfeated. It is the inten tion to devote the entire week to a thorough study of these industries to be found here, after which the trip may be continued to New York. St. Louis will be visited ontbe return. A WEST VTBGIinA THICK. The Bark of a Walnat Tree Placed Upon nn Oak Loir. IEPECIAL TZXEQBAlt TO TOE DISPATCH. I Pabkeesbueo, July 20. A Gilmer county lumber man is $100 ahead, but has gotten himself in serious trouble through the trick, which advanced his bank ac count but depleted his conscience. Walnut lumber is very scarce and very valuable, and the Oilman county man, having a fine walnut tree on his land, cut it down and sold it for a handsome sum to an Eastern man who bought it on the ground. Before shipping the log the Gilmanite peeled off the bark carefully and laid it aside. After tbe wal nut log was taken away he cut down a big black oak of the same dimensions as the walnut, .which he carefully measured, and taking the bark from its place of conceal ment carefully and deltly tacked it on tbe black oak log. The job was so well and artistically done that no one but an expert could have told the difference. He then shipped it With other logs to Cincinnati where he sold tbe oak log for walnut for ?106. He then left for home, . but he had not been gone long before the Cincinnati firm discovered the fraud, and started after him. They left this city, it is reported, last night for Gilmer county, where they expect to overtake the slick lumberman and make him refund, or prosecute him for fraud. A WOMAN WHO SPLIT MATCHES Pot- Economy's Sake Leave a Tidy For tune, Which Is Speedily Appropriated. rrrZCUI. TELXCiltAM TO TOE DISPATCH.! v Newaek, N. J., July 20. The heirs of Mrs. Martha AnnBogart, of Elizabeth, who died about a month ago, have been sur prised by the discovery of her hidden wealth. Mrs. Bogart was believed to be in needy circumstances during the latter years of her life, and her sisters frequently gave her financial assistance. In an old fashioned Valise and a number of tobacco bags have been found rolls of bank bills. The money was placed in a satchel and peo ple who saw and counted it say there was $(,000 in bills. Several days ago the satchel and monev disappeared, and as the Woman's husband, John Bogart, is also missing, it is believed that he has taken the monev and gone to the far West to live with a brother. No will has been found and the impres sion is that the old woman made no pro Vision for the disposal of her estate. Bogart was her second husband. It is said that Mrs. Bogart wds so miserly that She would split large Inciter matches, making one match do for Use two or three times. NO STATE CONVENTION Will be Called by tbe Democrat! of New York Tble Year. rBPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TBS DISPATCH. 3 'Albany, July 20. The Hon. Edward Murphy, of rne Democratic State Commit tee, whep interviewed to-day, said: There will be no Democratic State Conven tion this fall. .This declslonls in accord with that arrived SB at tbe close ot the last State Convention in Syracuse. The State Committee was then empowered to nominate a successor to Judge Earl, in the Court of Appeals, and as that is the only nomination to bo made It would be a needless expense to hold a convention from which no additional benefit would accrue. I understand that this will be the plan ot the Republicans Klso. I shall issue the call for the assembling of the State Committee at Saratoga during the first weeK In August Tbe work 'of the com mittee, in addition to tbe nomination of a can didate for the Court of Appeals, will chiefly consist in the adoption of resolutions calling upon the voters of tbe Btato to put forth their best efforts in tbe direction of electing Con gressmen in order to insure tbe defeat of the InidUltous "force bill" with its federal hMnt gleaming bebind it, and to strive to gain a ma jority in tbe next Legislature and elect a Dem ocratic successor to Senator Eratts. CouiUy committees will also be notified to Instruct voters in the operation of the new election laws. ' ' ''ii r i l BI8MAECK TOO OLD FOB OFFICE, And;Snji Ho Has No Desire to Return to Oulclal Lite. DbeSden, July 20. The tfachrichten says that Prince Bismarctr, in an interview, emphatically deolared that he had no de sire to return lo office as he was too old to assume the cares of state. He said that if he decided to visit England he would go to some seaside place in September. Bismarck denied that there was any hos tility between the Emperor and himself. He was a loyal adherent of the Hohenzoll eras, although he differed with the Emperor on the question of socialism. The Emperor had decided to try to induce the Socialists to maintain a peaceful attitude by means of concessions, but he (Bismarck), believed in fighting them as blackmailers. The sooner they were .defied the better. The time would come when Socialism would be found to be a military question, and in place of the present mild state of siege there would be a universal state of war. WABNED AGAINST THE A 0. H. Rev. Father McNeece, of Dublin. Roundly Scores itao Secret Soeleilcn. Dublin, July 20. In his sermon in tbe Cathedral at Armagh to-day, tbe Bev. Mr. McNeece denounoed secret societies. He referred especially to the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He said that this society, which was founded in America, Was seeking new members in Ireland, and be warned all Catholics against paving anything to do with the organization! STOLE AWAY HT THE NIGHT. Itnssinn Explorer Cdrtalcd by the Chinese Give Them tho Slip. London, July 20. The Chinese Govern ment.stopped a party of Bussian explorers ftt Thibet, led by Captain Gromllcheviklel, Si Pnta, ott the border of the Thibetan Desert, and ordered them to return ii Kasbgar. i h -?1"'1?68 fefused and the wh6le party !' f iSaii-a,.the h!Sh tlafe, iUd'diiippearea In th? desert. " ' " -, l CROWDS VISIT CAMP To Witness IhevPerlbrmances of the Brave Soldier Laddies. TAIN APPEAL OF THE MINISTERS, Wio Made an Effort to Prevent tho Eun nlDg of Sunday Trains. DOINGS OF PITTSBDRG'S C0HTIKGENT. Just a Little Too Frigid About Perfect Cciafiirt, Mldaljht for Dress parade and divine service were the features of the National Guard Encamp ment yesterday. Thousands of visitors gathered to gaze at the white tents and blue uniforms. The boys sleep with their clothes on in an attempt to keep warm. IVROII A STAXT COI1KESPONDEXT.1 Camp Habtbanft, Mt. Gbetna, July 20. Sunday in the camp a restless army of 20,000 soldiers and civilians, moving from point to point over thousands of acres of land, stretching away for miles. The sun beats down upon hundreds and hundreds of white canvas tents, the tops of which glisten and reflect in the faces of the people, the hot rays of old Sol. Tbe dust kicked up from the roadway by the vast moving army, rises in clouds like steam, settling over every thing, blinding and choking all around. The people are out to enjoy the day, and notwithstanding the fierce heat and the stifling dusk, they manage to do it pretty well. Such is the scene at Camp Hartranft to-day. It is estimated that Clarion and the surrounding country con tributed between 12,000 and 15,000 visitors to the camp. CREDITABLE ENTEBTAINKBS. The soldier boys had little to do except entertain and they did it in a way credita ble to themselves and the State. The Cor wall and Lebanon Ballroad ran trains every 30 minutes between the two points, and at times it was impossible to get on board the cars. It was expected that the members of the Guard would leave camp and go to Lebanon, but none of them cared to do so, on account of a strong guard out to prevent them. The ministers of Lebanon sent a petition to Superintendent Irish of the railroad, asking him not to run any trains on Sunday on account of probable trouble. It was thought the soldier boys might come into town and raise merry war, and the ministers wanted to take all" precautions again.it it. The loud demand for transportation to the camp, however, prevailed with the superin tendent. The principal attraction to-day was the brigade dress parade at 7 o'clook. ' The ma neuvers were made on the large parade ground, near Mt. Gretna station. Battery a, or i'lttsburg, covered itself with glory by the way they handled the pieces. The Pittsburg battery participated in the dress parade. THE SENIOR BATTEBY. Owing to the promotion of Captain Staf ford, ot Battery A, and in the absence of Captain Dennett Horne, of Battery C, Battery B is the senior battery of the bat talion. It takes the post of honor in all formations. It was inspected this morning and received praise for the neat condition of the camp. Lieutenant C. M. Marshall, of Battery A. was the officer of the day. The Fourteenth Beglment, under the commaud of Colonel P. D. Perchment, of Pitt;ourg, arrived in camp this morning at 9:30 with 419 men, after a ride oi 12 honrs, with flags unfurled, but with a heavy step upon which the music did not have much effect. The boys, who were weary with tnelr long ride, marched to their quarters. The latter are right close to the railroad and in a delightful, shaded clump of trees. The parade grounds is sheltered from tbe sun and the location ot the camp gives general satisfaction! The following other officers are at the camp: Lieutenat Colonel W. J. Glenn, Surgeons A. E. McCand less, William M. Johnston and D.G. Poster, Adjutant J.-P. Bobbe, Quartermaster J. W. Hubbard, Inspector of Bifle Practice, W. S. Brown. The latter is acting in the absence of W. S. McClain who is ill. BTNDAY SEBVI0E3. At 4:30 o'clock the chaplain of the regi ment, Bev. L. McGuire, pastor of the Filth avenue M. E. church, held divine services. There was a large turnout of tht regiment to hear him. The Eighteenth regiment also held divine services. After the inspection of quarters, Chaplain Milligan assembled the boys in a shaded glen in front bf the officers' tents and conducted the ceremonies, assisted by Captain B. W. A. Simmons, of Company B, who had charge of the music. The choir was composed of M. L. Richards, William McCulloUgh, William Morris, W. O. Ebbert, H. C. Loy, W. J. Loy, A. F. Leslie, B. H. Thorn, B. Boss and O. L. Beeves. The Eighteenth drum corps also contrib uted in the way of accompaniments to the hvmns sung by the choir. In, his sermon, which was neither too long nor too short, Chaplain Milligan gave some good advice In hi briri. Tne drift of his ramai-lA wni to the effect that physical strength without moral courage was of no use to them. In order to Win the battles of life they must combine the two. He cited the eases of Napoleon, Washington, tbe prophet Nathan, Columbus and others. He advised them to stand truthfully, honestly and patriotically in the perseverance of their duties as sol diers. Ha cautioned them about drinking too much beer, and many of them will take his advice. AN XIONOB FOB DAYI8. At the inspection' of the quarters of the Eighteenth. Colonel Smith awarded the honor of having the cleanest street to Captain W. H. Davis, of Company H. Adjutant General Hastings and Brigadier General Argles rode through the camp while the inspection was going on. Over in the camp of the United States regulars it was as quiet as a Pittsburg speak-easy. Under a recent general order issued by President Harrison prohibiting work in tbe regular army on Sunday, and under the green trees over their camp, the boys rested frbbi their labors. Some of them put in the time playing base ball, cards, etc., and hot a great many were found reading their (Bibles. Assistant Adjutant General North will leave for Cabe May Wednesday morning to pftsbnally invite President Harrison to visit the camp en Thursday. Major Gen eral Schpfield will be here o'n that day, ac companied by Secretary Of War Proctor. Adjutant General Hastings is enthusiastic over the way the Cornwall and Lebanon railrdad hashandled the troops. To-day he paid a high tribute to Bobert H. Coleman, owner bf the road; Allen D. Hoffer, treas urer and superintendent of the grounds; Ned Irish, general superintendent, and J. D. Heildersod, general passenger abd freight agent. The movement of the troops, General Hastings says, is the largest since the organization of the Guards. A SWOBD FBESENTATIOK. Lieutenant and Quartermaster Algernon Bobbins, of Battery 'A, was presented with a oeaUtuul and costly gold-mounted sword by Captain Stafford, on behalf the other officers ol the battery. Surgeon General Colonel L. W. Beed, Major Greeoleaf and .Lieutenant uoionei isigie, made a .tour oi the camp to-da iy, and found everything in I be dltloa. General Bnowden,of first-class commandant of the camp, also made the rounds and personally inspected all the kitchens of the di fferent regiments. The reports of the surgeons show there is very little sickness iu camp. Drs. Brum baugh and Bobeson, of the Eighteenth, have had yery little to do so far. Steward Eg gers, of the hospital, is getting fat on ac count of having nothing to do. About 30 strangling members of the Eighteenth Beglment, in charge of Major Kay, Captain Gus Bochert, of Company'E, and Lieutenant William Ooak arrived in the morning with the Fourteenth. The boys were detained in tbe city and could not get away from theirwork until Saturday night. With them came Bamuel Harper, ex-Captain, who will re main in camp several days as a guard. Some mischief maker cut the telephone wire running fiom the First Brigade to di vision headquarters last night. The wire was cut in the coils, and in such a way that it cannot be spliced. As a consequence, a loss of $600 will be entailed on the State. TEACHING THE VANDAL. ' Col. North, Assistant Adjutant General, is on the track of the vandal and stys he will send him to the penitentiary. Two of Chief Brown's "finest" officers. Bell and Terry, are running the commissary in Cap tain A. E. Hunt's quarters at Battery B. Quartermaster Marshall, of Battery A, was thrown from his horse to-day and seriously injured. The Philadelphia regiments arrived in camp at 2 o'clock this morning and caused the chilly night air to be illuminated with pbosphorns by the kicking of the men who had been awakened out of a sound sleep. It is so cold here at night that it is necessary to sleep with one's clothes on to keep warm, notwithstanding the fact that there are plenty of blankets to be had. Tbe only other regiment outside of the Fourteenth and Eighteenth to hold divine services were the Sixth, of Philadelphia, and the Twelfth, of Lock Haven. McSwiOAN. THROUGH GB0B7TO SACBEB To Faith Care Belleven a Railway Line Will be Bnllt. rSrZCTAI. TELIOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 New Yobk, July 20. A part of the Lehigh Valley Bailroad Company's new road through Greenville is going to be built on ground which faith cure believers all over the country considered sacred. It is a part of the property which Sister Annetta Jackson,the woman faith cure leader, says the Lord showed her in a vis ion, and on which he commanded her to es tablish a church. She had the vision eight years ago, after she had been raised from what she and all her friends thought was her deathbed. She searched through the country to find the place she had seen in the vision, and finally decided it was this spot on the shore of the bay at Greenville. .With der husband, Pastor Hancock and a few others, she founded the present faith cure church. Two years ago tbe old buildings on the site were found to Le in adequate, and a chapel was built on the Southwest corner of the property facing the canal. When the railroad company decided to lay tracks along the canal towpaths It of fered a high price for a part ot the faith cure people's land, but Sister Jackson did not think any amount of money could compensate the church for the loss of ground miracu lously selected. Tbe railroad men said they had to have it. and if they could not get it peaceably they would ap ply to the courts and' have the property condemned. The church people have finally given in, and the railroad company has consented to move the chapel toward the bay free of expense to the believers. The money received for the land will be de voted to the spread of the faith cure doc trine. LOST HIS OWH LITE In Saving Fobf GIrle From Death Under the l.oeomottve'0 Wheels. fSFKCIAI. TELEOBAJt TO THE DISPATCH.! NEWABK, N. J., July 20. A distressing accident occurred on the canal bridge at West Bergen late yesterday after noon. Conductor Kennedy's train was rapidly approaching the Hackensack bridge when the engineer saw a man and four girls walking on the track. He blew the whistle, reversed his engine and put on the air brakes as quickly as possible, but his efforts were of no avail. The man cast a horrified glance over his shoulder and saw the engine almost upon him and with a sweeping motion of both arms threw all four of the girls from tbe track and do urn the bank. A moment later he was a corpse. He saved the girls, but sacrificed his own lite. The man was John Farquhar, of Jersey City, and twb of the girls were his daught ers. CB0SSED TEE DIVIDE. Death of the Well-Known Editor of lbs Washington Sun Jay Gazette. Washington, July 20. Colonel Thomas Goode Morrow, until recently the editor and proprietor of the Sunday Gazette, of this city, died at his residence here to-day after a brief illness. He was born in Shelby county, O., the son of a minister. When- a boy he entered the Union army as a private in the Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was subse auentlv promoted to be a commissioned officer for gallantry on the field of battle. At the close of the war he served for a time against the Indians as an officer of the Elev enth Cavalry. Besigning from the army he came to this city after a short journalistic experience In Chicago, and purchased the Sunday Gazette, which he edited until a few months ago. He leaves a widow and one son. BECEIViNG B0TAL WELCOMES. The New York Independent Shooting Corpe In Bavaria. Neustadt, Bavabia, July 20. An im mense crowd witnessed the procession here to-day in honor of the New York Indepen dent Shooting Corps. The procession was led by mounted riflemen, then came a band of music, and then the Neustadt Bines: After these came the American riflemen, Messrs. Webber and Diebl, riding in carriages festooned with flowers. The visitors were loudly oheered along the whole route. In the evening a dinner was given at the headquarters of the Neustadt Rifles, and this was followed by a concert, displayed by fireworks and a grand ball. JOINED THE GBEAT ttAJOBITY. Unexpected Death or an Eminent German Divine at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, July 20. Jacob Krehbiel, D. D.t a'noted German divine of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, died here at 9 o'clock this afternoon. His malady was erysipelas, from which he had been Suffering a fort night. His case was not thought danser ous. He was the successor of the late Bev. Dr. Nast as editor of tbe Christian Apolo gist, a German weekly paper published by tbe western xuetnoaist uoot Concern in this city. Emperor William to Vl.lt Enslnnd. London, July 21. Emperor William will arrive at Osborne Honse August 2 and willleaveen August 1. He will visit the Forth bridge while In England. It has been ordered that his stay shall be devoid ceremony. THE CHAMPION GHOST Of the Season Has Just Been Discoy ercd in New Jersey. A QTJAEEE CEMETEEI HATJHTED Rj a Eoy With a Movable Head and n Transparent Body, WhoMaJcea A SPECIALTY OP ELECTEIC SHOCKS Thrilling Experience of a Couple of Well Known Eesl denti of Camden. Two citizens of Camden. N. J., are cer tain that they have encountered a veritable ghost. Their experience with the wraith, as related by them, is of a very thrilling na ture, indeed. rSPECIAL TELIOBAM TO THE BISrATCn.3 Camden, July 20. Several occurrences that have happened in tl tho immediate vicinity I ft few days in amden Ceme ave no doubt iny residents the cemetery tery, m South Camdei in the minds of of this section that is haunted. Camden Cemetery and the Friends' Cemetery, that adjoins it, are both in South Camden. Last Thnrsd.iv evening, during the terrific storm of wind, rain and hail that swept over a portion of the city and Camden, Louis Batbkugle, re siding at 215 Benson street, was returning home. The storm broke in fury just as he reached Mt. Vernon street. He ran along toward the Friends' meeting-house, intending to find shelter under the horse s"heds at the eastern end of the edifice. When he reached tbe gate he found it locked, and while he was making the attempt to crawl through the slats he was astonished by some one lilt ing his hat from his bead. A headless boy. Looking up he saw what looked like a headless boy. Demanding his hat he got no reply, and on attempting to pull the sup posed boy off the gatepost, to his horror the boy completely vanished from view. Young Bathkngle is credited with having no lack of manly courage. He said: "Up to this time the thought or fear of the possibility of anything supernatural had never entered my mind. But when I saw that boy sitting on the gate post dissolve before my very eyes I began to feel my hair stand out like bristles. Just then I heard a low, harsh laugh on my left, and on turning I was more than astonished to find the vanished boy perched on the op posite gate post. In bis right hand he held my hat and was tauntingly waving it toward me. Again I demanded my hat, which evoked a mocking laugh from tbe phantom. Taking my cane I dealt the boy a heavy blow. The cane passed clean through ana striking my hat battered it out of all semblance of shape. After the blow was struck I noticed that tbe phantom no longer possessed a head, but in its place A TINT BLUE FLAMS rose above its shoulders. At this I became so tboronchly alarmed that I no longer tbought of seeking the horse sheds for shelter. I started to go down Mount Vernon street toward Tenth street, but lound every step I made gave me an electric shock, while large quantities of ball lightning rolled about the ground,crossintrand recrossing my path. Tborouzhly terrified I broke into a dead run. I was flying along at a rapid rate, and was just about crossing the railroad track where it crosses the Mount Ephraim pike at the intersection of Mount Vernon street, when I ran into some one, and we both fell sprawling on tbe track. As - soon as we were both sufficiently recovered to speak I discovered that it was my friend Sam Harris, a horse jockey. I acquainted him with the strange occurrence that had just happened to me. He ridiculed the whole thing. So sure was he that I bad been mistaken that I at last reluctantly consented to go back with him to the gate leading into the Quaker graveyard." "Hist.do you see that?" and Harris crabbed me by the arm. Sure enough, sitting on the eastern side of the gate perched on the top of the post was the stranje phantom. It was asl had first seen it, pale nnd shadowy, yet sufficiently well outlined to note all of its limbs. whippino Tne GHOST. "Harris thongbt he knew the boy. and cheerily called him by name. Receiving' no answer he took bis whip and gave tbe lad a stinging blow. This caused him to instantly disappear. Looking at the oppo site post I saw tbe same boy sitting as be fore. He again emitted a low, chuckling laugh, at the same time displaying a double row of white teeth. Harris, not yet alarmed, and still believing it to be a darky boy, took his whip and began to rain a dozen or more blows on tbe pnan toni who sat motionless. It wag observed that the whip passed right through the phantom and fell heavily on the gate post. By this time Harris had begun to experi ence a change of feeling. He desisted from whipping the phantom and attempted to pull it from its perch when he received an electric shock and fell senseless nt my feet. "While I was trying to revive my friend, the phantom bopped down from the post and plucked off its head, danced around me, holding its' head in its right hand while the same small bluish flame leaped from the extremity of its neck. Working iu way around to windwardlcoulddistinctlydetect the smell of burning sulphur. My friend soon came around again. He sat lor a time rubbing his eye and blinking at the phantom as it gyrated aiound us. nB HAD ENOUGH. "Presently he got up and tremblimg aa with an ague asked me to see him safe home. With a wild mocking laugh the phantom replaced its head. Suddenly the pale blue flame was seen to come out of each of its heels and it slowly walked around us describing a large circle and when it was completed we stood trembling in the center of & ring of fire. Stepping just inside the circle the phantom spoke in a commanding voice, and Said, 'now go,' and we went. Just as we crossed the circle of blue flame we both received an electric shock, and the phantom pulling off its head threw it after us. Thoroughly frightened, we both started off on a dead run and reached our homes without further mishap." AN OVERDOSE OF MOBPHETE. Sadden Death of a Well-Known Newspaper Man at St. Lottie. St. Louis, July 20. Charles A. Taylor, well known for many years to the news paper profession of the West and Southwest as an able Writer, was found dead in his room at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Hit death resulted from an overdose of morphine taken to allay bodily pain. At one time Mr. Taylor was night editor of the Globe-Democrat and was lately em- filoyed on the Republican. There is noth ng known that wonld seem to indicate suicidal intent. His widow survives him. Bow the Harrison Spent tho Day. Cape Mat, N. J., July 20. President Harrison attended church to-day. Mr. George W. Boyd, of the Pennsylvania Eail road, called with his wife. Mr. Boyd is aa old friend of the Harrison family, having been quite intimate with them when they livid at Indianapolis. The President wiU leave here on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. 4
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