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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1890.
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BLM1ET0THE FROST
The Old-Time Hustlers of the
,G. 0. P. to Rally Around
. the Banner of the
MAGNETIC MAN OF MAINE.
Harrison's Administration BclicTed
to be Doomed to Certain
Political Destruction,
FEAES OP THE FALL ELECTION.
Now .Almost Admitted That the Kext
House of EepresentatiTes Will
he Democratic
S THE PLUMED OIGHT TO PLiT MOSES
IndEetenethe Orcinlritlcn Alter It Eu Met With
& Utile Adrersity Under the
Present Leaden.
USES, EKI5S AKD PUTT ALL H THE DEAL
Blaine's friends have been in close con
Enltation, and it is now announced that the
Plumed Knight will soon again he in front
of the Eepuhlican ranks. The close follow
ers ot the Maine man assert that Harrison
will abandon all Idea of 1892 after receiving
the returns of the fall elections. For this
reason thej are not anxious for the present
Congress to pass the reciprocity scheme, as
It might go down in the general wreck.
rSrCCIAI. TELEQBAM TO THE DISrATCH.1
Washington, July 24. About the
busiest man here the past few days has been
S. B. Elkins, who came here last Saturday
after a conference with ex-Senator Piatt and
General Alger at Manhattan Beach, and
has been at work erer since on several
statesmen with all the vigor and energy that
he used to display in booming the Plumed
Knight a few years back. Not since those
days, either, has Elkins been so full of en
thusiasm and cood spirit, for the perennial
smile that adorns his big, round face, is
broader, deeper and happier now than it has
been since the day Blaine was nominated at
Chicago in 1SS4.
"With wealth already his, and a United
States Senatorship almost in sight, Elkins
has no greater ambition to satisfy than to see
his old chieftain installed in the 'White
House. He is as eager to achieve that end
as if it were his own fortunes he was push
ing in that direction instead of another's.
The brae of tbe Honr.
Mr. Elkins has been here all the week
conferring with the Senators who are to
participate in the tariff debate now on, and
he undoubtedly hopes to shape whatever
legislation that may be passed in the line of
reciprocity just as he did on the silver bill
when it was up for debate. Exactly what
the Blaine men are going to do in the way of
insisting on having the reciprocity idea in
corporated in the McKinley bill is not
known.
Neither Elkins nor any of the others who
enjoy Blaine's fullest confidence seem to
really care whether the scheme is adopted
or not. Indeed, some of the shrewdest of
them believe it would be good politics to let
it drift along as it may in the debate and
sot to make much effort to have it made
into law.
No IIopo for tho Next Congress.
They argue that matters have gone too far
already to save the next House from Demo
cratic control, and that the verdict of the
country next November will unquestionably
be a condemnation of the present Congress
its tariff bill, its force bill and its extrava
gance. Hence they have little desire to
haveythe reciprocity scheme bundled in with
the rest
"That hoss's eyes are sot," remarked a
Blaine man to-day. "Then why board a
sinking ship? What is the use of booting
an apparently popular idea with one which
is unpopular, and not even in the best favor
with our own people? It seems to me too
good ammunition to be wasted in that way.
I am convinced that the McKinley measure
would bo overwhelmingly defeated if the
people could Tote on it now, for anybody
can see that the temper of the country is
toward a reduction, not an advance in the
tariff. The vote in November will show it.
A defeat will only emphasize the necessity
for a more liberal dealing with our tariff
laws by the Bepublicans, and for the
adoption by the party of Blaine's reciprocity
ideas. It will be the only thing left them.
All In the Samo Bout
"On the other hand, if the South Ameri
can scheme is coupled with McKinler's
bill it would hardly develop sufficient
strength with the people before November
to turn the tide. Even if it did, we would
get no credit for it from the extreme
protectionists, and reciprocity would have
to go a-begging."
"Then you think there is a good deal of
smart politics, as well as statesmanship, in
Blaine's move?" my informant was asked.
"Why, its the signal that all the Blaine
men have been waiting for these two years,"
was the reply. "lam told that Blaine's
letters have increased ten-fold in two weeks.
They come from all over the country, and
some of them contain the hope that he will
be in the race in 1892. This thing has been
coming for nix months, and for two months
any close observer could have seen that
Blaine was at work on something big.
Blaine believes that he has both Tom Eeed's
and McKinley's scalp hanging at his belt
and Elkins has been down here dancing a
war dance around the corpses and chanting
tbe death song."
Not R Harrison Enthusiast.
;'But how can E'.kins, whose efforts
helped make Harrison tho nominee, now
turn against him?"
''It can hardly be called that." was the
4eplx. ."Elkina never was a Harrison man
meaning by that a follower of Harrison
and always repelled the suggestion. He
acknowledges but one leader the man
from Maine. I doubt whether he thinks
the accident of 1888, or his grandfather's
hat, has lifted Harrison mentally above the
level ot the second line of lawyers in In
diana. At any rate he doesn't regard him
as a success in the White Honse, and he
thinks Harrison will wake up to that fact
in time to decline a renomination. That
would let him out without being charged
with turning against the man he boomed
so hard at Chicago, and it would also give
him a chance to say to Harrison: 'The Blaine
men gave you four years of it. Now help
us.' During tbe St. Louis convention I
remember seeing a letter from Elkins
a month or so before the Chicago gathering,
written to a man in his confidence who had
asked him to name the nominees. This is
how it read: 'Blaine and Alger.il; other
wise Harrison and Morton.' The 'if meant
if Blaine would accept, despite his letter of
refusal. That shows the direction in which
the Blaine men were working at the time.
Tho President's Eyes to be Opened.
"They are trying to bring about the same
condition of aflairs in the party now," con
tinued my informant, "and to sweep aside
all the candidates except Harrison and
Blaine. Then Harrison's eyes will be
opened to the probability of defeat in 1892,
if it should be necessary to open them after
the Congressional election returns this fall
are placed before him. But yon can't tell
how he will be affected by them, for after
the administration's signal defeat last year
in the Mahone canvass in Virginia and in
the Ohio election, Prince Bussell told every
body that papa was not worried over the
result, for only local matters were involved,
after all. He may feel the same way over
the result ot the November elections, but the
Blaine men hope to make it an object-lesson
for him, and are confident that he will turn
to them and their chiertain for comfort"
This neat programme of the Blalne
Elkins men was outlined by one who un
questionably knows their movements, for he
is in their confidence. He is also in good
standing at the White House, and enjoys,
therefore, unusual opportunities for reach
ing both factions. v
One Beantlfnl Villon Dispelled.
But aside from this there are other indi
cations that Harrison is considerably nearer
to the Blaine faction than he was two weeks
after he was elected, when he told Senator
Edmunds that the Maine statesman would
not be in his Cabinet. Harrison assumed
the Presidency with the avowed purpose of
demolishing all factions and welding the
remnants together in a great Harrison party.
That is why Mr. Blaine is the only repre
sentative of his faction in the Cabinet,
while the other members are not identified
with any faction. But the idea of building
up a Harrison machine has been given up,
and the President has given some strong
signs of an approaching capitulation to the
Plumed Knight's followers.
Clarkson, a Blaine man through four
National Conventions, has more power to
day than ever; Editor Smith has just fol
lowed Beid and Phelps abroad; Piatt,
who is now a combination of Blaine and
Alger, has a pretty free rein in New York
affairs; Joe Manly, Lodge and Fessenden
all Blaine men run things in New
England, while Elkins is not only putting
Blaine men into all the offices in West Vir
ginia, but is using his influence elsewhere
as well.
Tho Poller of Waiting and Watching.
Thus, it looks now at if. Blaine's policy
of waiting and watching may be ultimately
crowned with success. -He-has nndenlST?
edly won the first innings in the contest
Elkint quiet journey last' "week from his
West Virginia home to NewYork, thence
to Manhattan Beach, where Piatt and
Alger awaited him, and alterward here,
shows also that the column is abont to
move in some direction, and that the Blaine
man who is not getting ready ior marching
orders, will soon see the procession moving
on without him.
No one here knows the details of the Man
hattan Beach meeting, but that some under
standing was had is clear from Elkins'
quick return here and his energetic work
since then with other prominent Bepubli
cans. Elkins urged Alger to make a combi
nation of his forces in 1888 with the view of
making Blaine the nominee, with the Mich
igan man in second place. He would like
to make a similar bargain ior 1892, or at
least an alliance in that line.
Alter an Important Individual,
With Alger holding Michigan for them
and also keeping the negro delegation from
the South in line, the Blaine men would
have the biggest part of tbe next National
Convention in their bands. No one can
look at the list of men ready and waiting to
do Blaine's bidding without realizing this.
The include M. H. De Young and M. M.
Estee, Chairman of te last convention on
the Pacific Slope, and both against Harri
son; Judge Thurston, President of the Re
publican League Clubs in Nebraska; Clark
son, in Iowa; Powell Clayton and Logan
Boots, in the Southwest; Piatt, in New
York; Phelps, in New Jersey; Fessenden.in
Connecticut; Lodge and others, in Massa
chusetts; Manly, in Maine, and, of course,
Elkins, in West Virginia.
Then Dudley wants to make a combination
that will break the Indiana delegation, and
Quay is on the lookout for a bargain. Tbe
atmosphere around the White House cer
tainly looks Blainey.
SENATOR SHERMAN OBJECTED
To the Printing of a Bill Backed by the
Labor Alliance.
Washington, July 24. Mr. Voofhees,
by request of the Labor Alliance, intro
duced a bill in the Senate to secure the con
stitutional right and freedom of trade,
speech and the press, within the limits of
the Bepubllc, and he nskedin view of the
A.naf.ilf BnnrpA from nrlilf.li if .m.....j
that it should be printed in full in the
record.
Mr. Sherman objected to the printing in
the record as being unusual.
Mr. Voorhees The Alliance will take no
tice of tbe objection and where it came from.
BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED.
The Torrev Measure Secures n. Large
Majority In the Lower Ilonie.
Washington, July 24. After a brief
debate in the House to-day the vote upon
the bankruptcy measure was ordered. The
vote was taken on the minority substitute
which is known as the "Voluntary bank
ruptcy bill." This was disagreed to Yeas,
4; nays, xmj.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill was then
passed with unimportant amendments
Yeas, 117; nays, 84.
A Kw Foatmaster for Jobnatowo.
-SPECIAI. TELEOBAJt TO THE DISrATCH-t
Washington, July 24. The President
to-day nominated James Earl Ogle as post
master of Johnstown. The nominations of
L. L. Shattuek, Titusrille, and Joseph
Moorhead, Blairsville, were confirmed.
A Biff Purchase of Bond.
Washington, July 24. The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day purchased f6.230.000
4 per cent bonds at prices ranging from J
-lzz to ixi, ana ?o.s,ow stss at iiwuj
vv
RAUM ONTHE RACK,
THE PENSION COMMISSIONER TO BE IN.
VESTIGATED.
His Friends Confident That Ho Will Go
Through the Ordeal All Bight -Tho
Nature of the Charges That Have Been
Blade Acainat II In).
IPBOM X BTJLFP COEBESPONDEJTr.l
Washington, July 24. The decision
of the House Committee on Bules to report
favorably the Cooper resolution with regard
to the investigation ol Commissioner Baum,
of the Pension Bureau, was something of a
surprise, as it was thought the resolution
would be allowed to die in committee.
Though the original resolution is considera
bly modified, being robbed of an apparent
animus infused into it by Mr. Cooper, it is
still broad enough, and General Baum will
have to answer the charges of influencing
employes of the Pension Office to buy re
frigerator stock. No one attaches any im
portance to this charge. Many employes of
the department are always ready to rush
forward and take stock in any scheme in
which a superior officer is interested, hoping
to gain favor thereby, and the Pension Ol
fice is no excc&tioiu,
A good authority in that office, however,
assnres the correspondent of The DIS
PATCH that it will be impossible for any
committee to establish that any employe has
been promoted because of such purchase.
The amount of stock taken by any one 'em
ploye was decidedly insignificant, according
to this authority, and a mountain has been
made of a very small molehill. As to the far
graver charge of having advanced cases
which were in charge of Attorney George
E. Lemon, though that gentleman is not
named, it is a charge that has
been made against every commission
er since Mr. Lemon became the leading
pension claim agent here. Some cases have
always been advanced since the establish
ment of the bnreau. At times they were
cases of deserving persons in great need, and
at others of persons who had influence with
the various boards. Mr. Lemon having
such a vast number of cases has had some
advanced at all times, and more than other
attorneys, perhaps in proportion as the
number of his cases exceed theirs. Were
all the reasons for the advancement of these
cases known there would rarely be found
cause for complaint, but so long as cases are
advanced somebody will howl.
The only serious thing suggested by the
proposed investigation is the fact that the
common rules thought the matter serious
enough for an investigation, but this was
explained by a member of the committee by
saying that, if an investigation had been re
fused, a great Democratic outcry would
have been raised, and so it was thought best
to let the Democratic resolution of Mr.
Cooper take its course, but with a special
committee of five instead of the Pensions
Committee, which has quite enough to do
without this work.
"General Banm will come out all right,"
said a friend of his to The Dispatch cor
respondent this evening. "Even it he were
a knave, he is not a fool, and he wonld be a
fool if, in the light of the Tanner upheaval,
he should immediately proceed to make
himself a subject of dispute and investiga
tion." MODIFYING THE FORCE SILL,
Many of the Bndlcal Fentnrea Will be
Omitted by tlio Sennte.
irSOH A STAFF COnRESPOHDBirr.I
Washington, July 24. The sub-com
mittee of the Senate committee on privil
eges and elections have practically con
cluded their labors on tbe Federal election
bill, and that measure will, as soon as prac
ticable, be laid before the full committee.
After that it will be considered in caucus,
and, if satisfactory, be at once laid
before the Senate as a substitute
lor tUU Lodge-Row ell bill from the House.
It is pretty well established that the bill,
which has been prepared by Senator Hoar's
sub-committee, is a considerable modifica
tion of the House bill. It is asserted that
the provisions for jury commissioners and
the employment of troops.at the colls have
been omitted. This leaves the way open
tor the killing of obnoxious supervisors, in
spectors and judges, but as murders of the
kind make good campaign material for the
Bepublicans, Mr. Hoar is given credit for
great shrewdness in eliminating a provision
very objectionable to the timid and the
guilty, and at the same time preparing the
way for any quantity of campaign thunder.
It is suggested by some of the Bepublic
ans that it would be a good idea to report
the elections bill at once, or very soon, and
set apart a portion of each day devoted to
the tariff bill for a speech or two on the
elections bill. This, it is thought, would re
lieve the monotony of debate on both sub
jects to some extent, and impress on the
country the determination ot the Senate to
pass both bills. This suggestion, however,
comes principally from members of the
House who are anxious in regard to the elec
tions bill.
SURE TO SOLIDITY THE SOUTH.
The Governor of South Carolina la Opposed
to the Boycott Plan.
rSTECIAI. TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCH. 1
Columbia. S. C, July 24. The Dis
patch correspondent interviewed Governor
John P. Bichardson to-day as to his views
on the boycott of Northern markets by tbe
Southern people, indorsed by Governor
Gordon, of Georgia. Governor Bich
ardson considers the plan unwise, imprac
ticable and undignified. The passage of the
force bill should be protested against by the
South, but not by threatening to withdraw
her patronage from tbe North. He would
favor holdingaconvention of representatives
from everv Southern State, fully discussing
the situation and correctly representing to
Congress and the people of the Union the
damaging and retarding effect the passage
of this bill would have upon the South.
"If the bill," he said, "passes the
Senate after the earnest and unanimous
protest of the large section of country for
whose injury and subjugation it is particu
larly designed, it will cause a destructive re
action upon the men and the party who, for
ignoble political purposes, violate the spirit
of the Constitution, and every lover of
justice and right by the enactment of an
infamous law. The act would -check tbe
progress being made by the South and be
destructive to her industries, and the other
sections of the Union would feel the effect
of a check of Southern prosperity. But
this condition of things would not continue
long. Instead ofbreaking the solid South
this act -would have the opposite effect. It
would bring tbe people of tbe South closer
together. They would stand together as
one man and continue to govern themselves
and preserve their rights."
UGHTTHG FOR INDEPENDENCE.
The Little State Sncceasfnl In Sea Battles
. Against Guatemalan Forces.
TjIBEETAD, July 24. News nas j nst been
.received here confirming reports of the suc
cess of tbe Salvadoran forces beyond
tbe frontier in Guatemalan territory.
The Salvador army has now gained six
battles and has captured quantities of arms
and ammunition. Many have been killed
and wounded on both sides. The Salva
doran forces are now pushing iheir way
into the interior of Guatemala and are
meeting with success at every step.
Great enthusiasm prevails. The inten
tion is to overthrow the Government of
President Barlllos before coming to any
agreement with Guatemala. San Salvador
'is determined to free herself from the.yoke
of Guatemala and assure her own liberty
and dependence,
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WON TIE BIG WAGER.
Marcus Mayer .Mates a Quick Trip
From California to Europe.
i.&i
II WILL COST THE LOSEJJ $17,000.
V
Details of the Bu.rn.Iug of the
Line Steamer Egypt.
Rational
S0HB TBEEIBLB SCENES OH B0ABD.
TuoHuanisoeLenTills jjis 8nea tie London Hews,
papers for Libel.
Marcus Mayer reached London yesterday
from San Francisco, and Manager William
son conceded that he had lost tbe wager
without the formality of going to Paris.
The bet will be paid by 24 suppers for 24
persons each, at a cost of 517,000. One has
already been served. m
lUY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.!
London, July 24 Copyright .Mar
cus Mayer has won his famous iger that
he would travel from San Franci'scijo Paris
in 15 days, tbe terms being that if he did
not accomplish this design he should pay
for 24 dinners for 24 people at the Cafe Big
non, the dinners to be the best the house
could afford. The estimated expense was
more than $17,000.
The bet was with J. C. Williamson, the
biggest theatrical manager in Australia,
and was made in San Francisco in June.
Williamson arrived here two or three weeks
ago and has since been at the Savoy Hotel
waiting ior Mayer to start. v
ACEOSS THE CONTINENT.
Mayer left San Francisco on July 9 on
the Central Pacific Bailway. Hi- arrived
at Ogden on the 11th nt 6 A. m. At Evans
town, in Wyoming, a snow shed had burned
and the train was delayed. He took?a
special train on tbe Union Pacific and ar
rived in Council Bluffs on the 12th at 5 A,
si., having done 958 miles in 26 hcurs.
Here be was retused a special train on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and was
detained five hours, but arrived in Chicago
on the 13th at 2:30 P. M. He left half an
hour later, and by the Grand Trunk and
West Shore Bailroad he arrived in New
York on the 16th. The same evening he
tooK the City of New York for Liverpool.
The steamer made the trip in six days
and ten hours, making the run on a south
erly course, the distance being 2,911 miles
instead of 2,760, the usual course. Never
theless Mayer arrived in London at 1020
this morning, having taken a special train
from Liverpool, as by taking tbe club train
at 320 this afternoon he would have reached
Paris at 11 o'clock and so won the bet
CONCEDED THE BET.
Williamson agreed to consider the wager
lost, and the first dinner was given at the
Cafe Boyal this evening. Of the 24 who
sat down to this dinner, which was eaten
after the theater was closed, there were, be
side Mayer and Williamson, Nat Goodwin,
W. A. Mestayer, Joseph Beynold, of the
Fifth Avenue Theater; Charles Fauntleroy
Chatterton, Abbey's secretary, C. J. Abud;
George Edwardes, of the Gaiety Theater;
Captain George F. Bassford, of the Hay
market; Vice Consul O. B. JohnBon, Ted
Marks, Harry Marks, Augustus Harris,
Henry Bosenfeld and enough other less
prominent people to make up the number.
Williamson paid the bill with good grace.
To-morrow night the dinner will be at the
Criterion, and the next day the party will
have dinner on Train de Luxe for Paris. In
Paris the 24 will not confine themselves to
Bignon's, but will dine where -iy please at
Williamson's expense nntil the contract ex
pires. DEBATING THE HELIGOLAND BILL.
Lively 6esslon Over tho ADaio.German
Affreement In the Honso of Commons.
London, July 24. In the House of
Commons to-day Sir James Fergusson, Par
liamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office,
moved that the bill providing for the cession
of Heligoland to Germany pass its read
ing. In speaking of his motion, Sir
James said that England had obtained.
an ample equivalent for the cession of the
island. Heligoland, he declared, was use
less to England. The inhabitants of the
island, directly they know that their pres
ent immunities were secured by the agree
ment between England and Germany, ex
pressed their satisfaction and gratefulness
for the care taken of their interests.
Mr, Gladstone blamed the Government
for not securing beforehand an agreement
with France regarding Zanzibar. He said
it was difficult to comment on the omis
sion without embarrassing the Govern
ment, which he did not desire, to
do. It was to be regretted
that in one person were combined the offices
of Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,
as the duties of the two exceeded the pos
sibilities of any human brain, unless it pos
sessed tbe powers of Napoleon or Cromwell.
He could not Yote against the bill on prin
ciple, because the Queen could give Ger
many Heligoland.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said that
the constitutional practice was that the
House move an address to the Crown ap
proving the whole agreement But the
Government had introduced a bill,
such as was never before heard
of. He cited precedents where territory
had repeatedly been ceded in times of peace
without an act of Parliament The intro
duction of the bill had opened up an im
mense question. It was a mischievous and
danererous innovation to give to the House
of Lords a veto upon the foreign policy of
the Government, especially if the Govern
ment ot the day did not happen to have a
majority in the House of Lords.
LOBD SALISBURY'S TBOTJBLE.
The
Dispute Concerning; the Territory In
Africa Not Yet Terminated.
IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.!
London, July 24. The perplexities seem
to be gathering fast and thick round Lord
Salisbury in relation to the settlement of
the territorial claims in Africa. The latest
annoyance comes from the Sultan of Zanzi
bar, who has increased tbe sum which he
demands as the price for ceding-the coast of
the mainland to Germany, according to the
agreement made between that country and
England. He has enlarged his demands to
so excessive a degree that tbe Berlin Gov
ernment is unwilling to pay the sum, and
General Von Caprivi has advised Lord Sal
isbury that he ought to bring the pressure of
his influence to bear upon Seyyid Ali to in
duce him to modify his extraordinary stipu
lation and hold to something like the origi
nal understanding.
The Colonial party in Germany greets
this new complication with pleasure, be
cause it is altogether dissatisfied with the
terms which have been made with England
in Africa, and is hopeful that the growing
combination of difficulties in Zanzibar will
eventually clog the wheels of the interna
tional arrangements and cause the treaty
with England to be abandoned. The Portu
guese Government has assented to the prop
osition made by tbe British Foreign Office,
in view of the bitter opposition to the terms
of the African arrangementi, concerning
which I have already cabled you that the
mission at Blantyre, in the Mozambique
province, ana an the British settlements in
the Shire district shall remain under the I
British protectorate.
A FIGHTJVTTH FIRE.
FEARFUL BATTLE WITH FLAMES ON A
DOOMED STEAMER.
Particulars of the Heroic Slrouslo and
Timely Iteacno of tbe EBTPt-Tho Brit.
Ish Boat Manhattan Lands, 05 of the
SnOVrers at Dover.
London, July 24. The British steamer
Manhattan, Captain Bobinson, from New
York July 9 for Hull, which has on board
the crew and cattlemen from the National
line steamer Egypt, before reported aban
doned on fire at sea, passed St Catherines
Point at 10 o'clock this morning. She sig
naled that she wonld land the people from
the Egypt at Dover.
Upon arriving at Dover the steamer Man
hattan sent the crew of the Egypt ashore in
boats. The landing of the ship-wrecked
sailors was watched with interest by the
great crowd of people that had gathered on
the docks, an d the men who had so nar
rowly escaped death were warmly welcomed
upon reaching land.
It transpires that as the Manhattan ap
proached the Egypt, the German Bhip
Gustav Ss Oscar, Captain Zemann, bound
from Hamburg for New York, which was
lying near the burning vessel, sent up
signals of distress. These were immediately
answered by Captain Bobinson, of the
Manhattan, who found, .pat the decks of
the German vessel were crowded with the
crew of the Egypt, who, with the cattle-men
who were on the lost steamer, had been
transferred to the Gustav & Oscar. The
shipwrecked men numbered 95 in all, and
there was no room for them on the German
vessel, -which was in an almost sinking
condition.
The captain of the Manhattan had his
boats lowered quictcly and the sufferers werd
soon safe on board that vessel. Captain
Sumner, of the Egypt, while fighting the
fire, had his face badly burned, and espe
cially about the eyes. The fire broke out at
10 o'clock on the 15th instant and blazed
fiercely until midnight For four hours
the crew fought the flames heroically,
amid blinding smoke and fierce
beat. But notwithstanding all their
efforts the fire gained rapidly, and the vessel
was at length almost one mass of flames.
At 1 o'clock the Gnstav Ss Oscar hove in
sight aud preparations were at once made
to abandon the burning steamer. Two of
the Egypt's boats were damaged, and had
to be left behind. Tbe six others were low
ered, and, after all hands bad been safely
got aboard, the boats were directed toward
the German vessel, which was reached at 3
o'clock. From the decks of theGerman
ship the crew of the Egypt warched.the
burning steamer until midday.
Several of the Egypt's crew declare that
the steamer lacked two of her proper com
plement of boats. Many of tCe cattle on
the Egypt were suffocated and the others
half roasted, rushed overboard roaring
madly. The scene is described as horrible
la the extieme.
At Dover the shipwrecked sailors were
taken good care Of at the Sailors' Home.
To-morrow the men will proceed to London.
According to an official statement that has
been made, the fire occurred 1,100 miles
from Land's End. The flames first appeared
among some bales of cotton, which were
stored directly over the boilers. The fire
dried up the pumps until, at last, they re
fused to work.
BEV0LT IN THE BALKAN.
Bnsslan Agents Bnsy Endeavoring; to Foment
a DIataibnnce In Bulgaria.
BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCn.l
SOFIA, July 24. Numerous desertions
have taken place at Schumla, Widdin,
Plevna and Butchuk, due undoubtedly to
bribery and corruption among the soldiers
by Bussian agents and bands of armed men.
'maintained by Bussian supplies, are as
sembling in the fastnesses of the Balkan
hills, in readiness for open and widespread
revolt as soon as the word Bhall be given
from St Petersburg.
The country is on the eve of a bloody re
bellion against Stambuloff and Prince
Ferdinand, and, unfortunately, the passions
of many of the people turned against the
Government, because of the execution of
Major Panitza and other acts, are ready to
be led into war upon the existing regime.
AN INVENTION OF THE FBENCH.
minister Held Says He Didn't Express Any
Froo Trado Sentiments.
Paeis, July 24. The Siecle nnd the
Figaro to-day publish an alleged interview
with Whitelaw Beid,the American Minister,
which makes him denounce the McKinley
bill as a measure opposed to civil
ization, and which further represents
him as declaring that tt was
improbable that the citizens of the United
States would long endure the tariffs, and
that the increasing of the difficulties of
commerce would imperil the success of the
ChicagoExhibition.
Mr. Beid authorizes an explicit denial of
the truth of the interview.
The Latest Freak of tbe Mnrquls.
BT DBNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
London, July 24. Marquis DeNeuville
has brought suits against several papers
which published accounts of his intended
marriage to Mrs. Frank Leslie. He claims
to have been much maligned.
TO CONVINCE THE ENGLISH
That American Cattle Can bo Admitted
. Without Any Frar of Contagion.
rEPECTAL TELEOBA1X TO THE DISPAT0H.1
New Yoek, July 24. The officers of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, for this State,
gave a farewell dinner at Clark's, to-night,
to Dr. D. E. Salmon, of Washington, chief
of the National Bureau of Animal In
dustry, and the three United States veter
inary inspectors who accompany him to
England, on a mission whose outcome, it is
to be hoped, will be the removal of restric
tions on tbe importation of American
cattle. The British cattle raisers have se
cured the passage of a law requiring
that all American cattle be slaughtered at
the port of entry.. Dr. Salmon and his as
sistants propose to inspect American cattle
arriving in London, Liverpool and Glas
gow, and those passed by them will be al
lowed to enter.
In this way tney exDect to prove that lit
tle or no disease exists among the imported
cattle. At tbe dinner W. Judson Smith,
Special Agent of the State Bureaa, pre
sided, and speeches were made by Dr. Sal
mon and A. IC Bobertson, Chief Inspector
for the State. Mr. Bobertson gave figures
showing contagious pleuro-pneumonia to
have been practically wiped out in the last
six months, even in this State, which is the
only State in which it exists.
A POLITICAL FIREBRAND KILLED.
A Congressional Candidate In Mississippi
Filled With Back Shot.
Meeidian, Miss., July 24. T. M. B.
Cook. a widely-knownEepnblican politician
of Jasper county, who was a candidate
for Congress on the Bepublican ticket in
this district at the election two years ago,
was assassinated yesterday afternoon, near
Mount Zion Church, in Jasper county.
He was a candidate for the Constitutional
Convention and is reported to have made a
Very incendiary speech during the day,
which probably led to his death, the
particulars of ihich are not known. He
was found late In the afternoon and had ap-
parently been dead several hours, having
rJ
Ipeta hit by 15 buckshot.
A STAB AT M'KINLEY.
Minnesota Eepubhcan Convention
Opposes fli3 Tariff Bill.
THE RECIPROCITY PLAN PAYORED.
Governor Herriam Is Nominated to Eun for
a Second Term.
JACK BOBINSON NAMED FOB C0HGEESB.
Arrangements for the Gathering of the State Demo
cratic Societies.
The Minnesota Bepubllcan State Conven
tion yesterday indorsed the reciprocity plan
instead of the McKinley tariff bill. An ex
tension of the free list was also advocated.
Governor Herriam was renominated on tho
first ballot
SPECIAL TXLXOBAU TO THE SISFATCB.I
St. Paul, July 24. The feature of the
State Bepublican Convention which assem
bled here to-day was the refusal to indorse
the McKinley tariff bill in the platform.
Instead the resolutions declare for an en
larged free list, and pronounce emphatically
for the Blaine reciprocity scheme, especially
with the South American countries.
In addition the platform favors the ex
clusion of undesirable immigrants, favors
the reduction of the rate of interest on
money, indorses the introduction of the
manufacture of bindery twine into the
State prison, denounces all monopolies and
trusts and advocates the placing on the
free list of any commodities that
may at any time become the sub
jects thereor, pledges the party to
secure laws that will free the
people from the vexations and exactions of
monopoly and particularly to secure the re
duction of rates on grain, lumber and coal,
approves the Australian ballot system for
the whole State, and firmly opposes any
Federal legislation designed to restrict the
competition of Canadian with domestic com
mon carriers.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
The convention was late in coming to or
der, andwhiie waiting for tbe report of the
Committee on Credentials, heard a speech
irom Attorney General Clapp on the issues
of the coming campaign. That committee
finally reported 459 delegates present and
decided two contests. The Committee on
Permanent Organization 'then reported in
favor of making the temporary organization
permanent, and the report was adopted.
The platform was reported and unanimously
adopted.
Nominations for Governor being in order
the names ot William B. Merriam, present
Governor, W. W. Braden, present State
Auditor and ex-Congressman Kuute
'Nelson were presented. The first ballot re
sulted: Merriam, 350; Nelson, 74; Braden,
34. Previous to that vote there had been a
long fight as to the manner of holding the
election for the candidates named, some
favoring a secret ballot, and others wanting
the delegations to be polled and the result
to be announced by the Chairman. The
latter won by a vote'of 287 to 171.
Governor Merriam was brought to the
convention by a committee appointed for
the purpose and made a brief speech of
thanks, in which he stated the grounds for
his belief in the success of the party which
had just chosen him for the head position on
their ticket.
COMPLETING THE TICKET.
For Lieutenant Governor th names of
State Senators G. S. Ives, ol Nftollet, and
Dr.vid Clough, of Hennepin, werelresented.
Mr. Clough declined the nomination, hav
ing promised his support to Mr.
Ives, and vote which was taken
resulted, Ives, 395; Clough, 56;
and the nomination was made by acclama
tion without waiting for the announcement
of the vote. State Treasurer Joseph Bob
leter was renominated by acclamation for
Secretary of State. Hans Mattson, the pres
ent incumbent, was defeated; by F. P.
Brown, of Faribault county, the vote stand
ing: Mattson, 143; Brown, 311.
A recess was then taken till 8 o'clock,
when the ticket was completed as follows:
State Auditor, P. J. McGuire, of Polk
county; Attorney General, .Moses E. Clapp,
renominated; Clerk of Supreme Court, C.
B. Holcomb, of Washington" county,
THE DEIIOCBATIC SOCIETIES
To Aid tho Regular Mate Organization n
Every Possible Manner.
SPECIAL TELEQBAII TO THE DISPATCH.!
Philadelphia, July 24. The conven
tion of the Democratic societies of this
State, which has been called to meet in the
city of Beading, will be held during the
second week of September. The executive
committee of the organization has not yet
met for the purpose of fixing the date, but
as the officers of it desire the time
fixed for the second week of Septem
ber, it will no doubt be so named.
Major John D. Worman, who is Sec
retary of the Democratic societies of the
State has prepared a circnlsr letter which
will be sent out in a few days to the officers
of the different Democratic organizations
throughout the State, calling upon them to
have delegates elected, and to make all
necessary arrangements for attending the
convention.
Secretary Worman is in dally receipt of
letters from all sections of the State from
leading Democrats, who are anxious to have
tbe convention called at an early date, in
order that every possible assistance may be
rendered the regular State party organiza
tion. BOBINSON IN-CONTROL,
llo is Nominated for Congress and Falls
AH His Friends Through.
rsPECIAL TELEGBAH TO TBI DISPATCH. 1
Media, July 24. The warmest political
fight in the history of Delaware county pol
itics is over and Senator-elect John B. Bob
inson, generally called Jack Bobinson,is on
top. His victory is regarded as one of the
greatest ever achieved by any man in pol
itics. He won against the combined forces
of both Captain Johnson and Dr. Forwood,
and comes off with flying colors. Captain
Johnson was backed by Collector Cooper
and the heads of the political county organ
izations and by Judge Clayton, and, it is
charged, by the almost combined liquor in
fluence of the county.
Bobinson has won against this almost
heretofore invincible organization, and he
will not only succeed Smedley Darlington
as tbe member of Congress from the Sixth
district, but also steps into Collector
Cooper's place as the leader and dictator in
Delaware county politics. Bobinson is not
only nominated by a good majority, but has
pulled his friends through for nearly every
office. r
Nominated an Alliance Man.
Baleioh, N. C, July 24. The Demo
crats have nominated B. F. Grady, an Alli
ance man, for Congress in the Third dis
trict, and nominated B. H. Bunn in the
Fourth district Tbe Bepublicans of the
Fifth district renominated John M. Brower.
Stockdalo Ills Own Successor.
Summit, Miss., July 24. The Sixth
Congressional Democratic Convention to-day
nominated Hon. T. B. Stockdalo to succeed
himself In Congress,
THE REBEL YELL
HAVING A MARKED INFLUENCE IN KEN
TUCKY POLITICS.
A Union Soldier Beaten In a Democratlo
Convention by an Ex-Confederate An
Independent Candidate May bo the Be
salt Difference or Opinion.
SPECIAL TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Louisville, July 24. Since the defeat
before the Democratic convention here of
Natt Adams, the ex-Federal soldier, by
Woodford Longmore, the ex-Confederate,
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, there
has been a good deal of talk about "the
rebel yell in politics" being respon
sible for Longm re's victory. The Be
publicans, taking heart at this, decided to
put a man in the field against Longmore.
First ex-Congressmau John D. White,
who is now living .in Louisville,
announced that if the Bepublican
party had no candidate he would run
independent This was followed by the an
nouncement that J. H. Tinsley, of Bar
boursville, had been named for the race by
tbe Bepublican Central Committee.
Barboursville is also Adams' home, and
the disaffection on Adams' account would
be greatest there. Tinsley accepted reluct
antly. In his letter he says: "While cap
ital is pouring into Kentucky to-day more
than any other State, and while the good
people of both political parties are striving
to allay and stamp out sectional feeling, a
Democratic convention in Kentucky, twenty-five
years after the war is over, compels
a gentleman of high character, re
nowned in political history of
the country, who has given the
best yeara of his life to the service of the
Democratic party to step aside simply be
cause he had been in the Union army. It
does seem that these old war issues ought to
be laid aside and parties organized on dif
ferent lines than mere sectional feeling."
This letter has called out a vigorous re
sponse from Democrat papers all over the
State. It is pointed out that Governor
Buckner, the best known Confederate
in the State, sat in the convention
as an Adams leader. The Winchester!
Sun says that county which sent a'
delegation enthusiastic 'for Adams to the
close of the convention shows no disaffection
whatever, and will poll the full Democratic
strength. Longmore led in the convention
from the start and Adams does not claim that
his being a Union soldier caused bis defeat
Tbe cry of "rebel yell" has been raised by
Bepublican candidates in this State wher
ever an ex-Confederate has been nominated,
but it effects little.
MANAGINGTHE FAIR.
A DIRECTOR GENERAL TO REAPPOINTED
WITH FULL POWER.
Clash of Opinion Expected Between Local
and National Committees Goshora and
DlcCormlck's Views to bo Formulated
Action of. Illinois Legislature.
Nevt Yosk, July 24. The World's Fair
committee concluded their work here this
afternoon and left later for Washington.
After the meeting General McKenzie was
seen and asked about the results of the
committee's interviews with experts
here on World's Fairs. General Mc
Kenzie saidthe committee was profoundly
impressed with the sound sense of General
Goshorn and Gvoernor McCormick.the latter
general director ot the American exhibit at
Paris in 1878, from both of whom much had
been learned. The committee was partic
ular, said General McKenzie, to get views
upon the best policy looking toward tbe
concentration of power, for the best manage
ment of the undertaking.
"Although the committee had reached no
conclusion, it was very probable that a di
rector general wonld be appointed who
would have entire control in all matters,
subject to confirmation by the Executive
Committee of Twenty-six."
, One difficulty that might possibly arise,
the General thought, would be a certain
amount of friction between the local com
mittee and the national committee. Much,
however, would he conceded to the
local committee, bnt the national
committee proposed to retain power
enough to make the fair a national one. The
committees were so thoroughly impressed
with the views of General Goshorn and
Governor McCormick that they requested
tbem to formulate their views "in writing.
The report of the committees will be pre
sented to the National Committee of One
Hundred on September 24.
A dispatch from Springfield, 111., savs:
The Senate and House met to-day. The
World's Fair bill was presented in each
and referred to appropriate committees.
A joint meeting of three committees of
the lower House adopted a resolution to-day
calling upon the World's Fair directory
to state specifically whether the in
tention is to locate the World's
Fair on the Lake Front or in
Jackson Park, or both, and if the latter,
what portion of the fair is to be placed on
each side. The vote on the resolution was
overwhelminglv in its favor, and the sub
ject will be brought up to-morrow in the
regular proceedings ol the Mouse. v
BOTHERSOME BILLS OF LADING.
The Uniform Document Likely to Canse
Trouble to Railroad Official!.
Chicago, July 24. An important con
ference was held to-day in the rooms of the
Central Traffic Association between the
freight officials of the Eastern roads and
representatives of the various Boards of
Trade from tbe Missouri river to the At
lantic seaboard. The subject nnder dis
cussion was the new uniform bill of lading
which the railroads have decided to put into
effect August 1.
The new bill is not negotiable, and the
Board of Trade people are protesting against
its adoption on that score. Bankers will not
advance money on bills of lading
that on the face of them are
not negotiable, and it is claimed that the
effect will be to crowd out the small dealers
and give a few millionaires a practical mo
nopoly of the grain and shipping inter
ests. On the other hand the railroads
contend that the statutes of many of the
States provide that the words "Not negotia
ble" must be stamped or written on bills of
lading, and that they cannot legally be
made negotiable. The meeting took no
definite action.
CLOAKMAKERS' STRIKE SETTLED.
Six Thousand Striking Employes Beturn to
Work To-Day.
New Yoek, July 24. The cloakmakers'
strike was settled to-day and the men will
return to work in the morning. Through
the exertions of Coroner Levy an agreement
was reached which is satisfactory to both
parties.
The manufacturers recognize the union
and will discharge all non-union men in
their employ, reserving the right, however,
to retain the American girls working for
them. About 6,000 Hebrews will return to
work to-morrow.
t
IGNORING THE BOYCOTT.
Atlanta's Board of Trade Protest Against
tho Election Bill.
Atlanta, July 24. A pnblie meeting
was held at the Chamber of Commerce to
day at which resolutions protesting against
the passage of election bill were passed.
The resolutions ignored the proposed boy
cott against Northern tradesmen.
Satlifled With Salisbury.
Ottawa, Ont., July 24. General satis
faction is expressed here at the attitude
assumed by Lord Salisbury in respect to the
Bebring Sea dispute, as evidenced la the.
puuusugu tiuijwpuuususe.
50,000 EYERY WEEK
The Estimated Loss in Bnsines3 to
Pittsburg Glass Hen
BY INCREASED 11IP0RTATI01T.
A Strange State of Affairs Dae to Ad
normally Advanced Frices.
QUANTITIES OP BELGIAJT GOODS
Coming lata the Country Constantly and Stored is
Eastern Warehouses.
A Chicago importer of glass has been fig
uring. According to his estimates the win
dow glass manufacturers, by advancing
prices too much, are losing 5150,000 in trade
weekly. Pittsburg's share of this loss
would be 20,000.
ISTEC1AL TBLEOBAM TO THE DI3PATCS.I
Chicago, July 24. If the statement of
one of the oldest, most experienced and most
reliable of Chicago jobbers in window glass
is correct, the window-glass manufacturers
of this country have made a big mis
take in advancing prices, which is liable
to cost them over J2.000.000 in business
before they are a year older. It is well
known that early in the year there was a
coal miners' strike in Belgium, and Euro
pean window-glass makers, who had pre
viously paid perhaps SI BO per ton
for fuel, were obliged to pay ?5
per ton and even more. Over there the
manufacturers do not carry large stocks as a
rule, and the necessary result was a rapid
advance in the price of foreign window
glass, which, with the tariff, made it im
possible to import any great amount of it to
'this country for the time being.
THE OPPOETUNITT niPEOTED.
The American glass manufacturers there
upon sawn glorious chance to advance the
price of their product and the card rate was
put up'notch after notch until the last ad
vance, made In March, marked an inereasa
of about 25 per cent over the price of three
months previous to that date.
It was predicted at the time that the pol
icy or advancing prices would result disas
trously. Men who had long watched thg
market, saw that the high price of the Bel
gian article was due to temporary
causes, which must soon be removed,
and urged the manufacturers to move slowly,
but their counsel was not taken. Then thai
importers of foreign glass in New York saw
their opportunity. They placed large orders
for foreign glass, and now that the Belgian
strike his been settled, it is coming in at
the rate of from 25,000 to 60,000 boxes per
week.
LAEGE QUANTITIES IMPOETED.
"Thus for the week ending June30the inv
nortation to New York was 16,000 boxes.
During the same week 20,000 boxes came in
to Boston, and shipments to Philadel
phia and San Francisco and other
ports made the total nnmber probably
in excess of 50,000 boxes. The cost
to the manufacturer of each box ot
window glass may be safely estimated at $3,
If that is correct, the loss to them in busi
ness from that one week's importation was
5150,000. And, since Pittsburg manufact
ures abont one-third of tbe total American
product, the loss, in business, to Pittsburg
manufacturers may be estimated at $50,000
upon that week's importation of glass alone.
"I have no doubt that this year's importa
tion of foreign glass which bas thus begun
will amount to over 1,000,000 boxes," said
the gentleman whose views of the window
glass market have been above summarized.
"And, estimating tbe cost to the manufact- '
nrers at 22 50 per box, their loss in trade is
$2,500,000, and all because tbey have acted
unwisely in advancing prices faster than the
market 'would bear, and have thus made,
possible the importation of foreign gloss.
They are now
TBYINO TO EQUALIZE MATTEBS.
"The manufacturersandtheglass blowers
organization are endeavoring to raise the
tariff on foreign glass by means of the Mc
Kinley bill. They succeeded in having the
duty increased in the bill that passed the
House, but the Senate has taken the in
crease off and left the tariff as it was before.
Incidentally that, too, has resulted in
juriously to the American manufact
urers. For the importers of foreign
glass, fearing that the tariff would
be increased, have filled their warehouses
with it; tbey have imported larger quanti
ties than the market requires. Now all that
foreign glass must be sold. It can
not be kept on hand. It will
be used to fill up gaps and
will displace just so much American
glass. Another evil effect of the course
pursued by the manufacturers is that large
quantities of American gold goes to foreign
countries to pay for the importations, and
this country is so much the loser.
"The consumer of glass is not very seri
ously affected. Ha pays abont the same
price that he would have paid if the price
had not been abnormally increased by the
American manufacturers. The parties who
suffer are the manufacturers themselves."
A LEAP FOB LTBrTRTY.
Two Convicts Jump 30 Feet Only to Be
ceire Broken Legs.
rSPXCIAL TXLEQBAM TO TBI DISPATCH.!
New Yoek, July 24. A desperate but
unsuccessful attempt to escape was made on
Wednesday evening by two convicts in the
King's county penitentiary on Crow hilL
They were James Thompson, alias
Tobin, who had completed four
months of his five years' term for
burglary, and Edward Smith, who had done
six months of his five years and seven
months' term for a similar offense. They
had been employed with a gang on some
contract work in the old workshop along
side the north wall. Keeper Nicholas
Jones, about 6 o'clock, noticed that there
were two men missing from the ranks.
Keeper James Schollard got aronnd out
side just in time to see both of the convicts
appear at the edge of the workshop roof, 40
feet high, and drop into tbe ten-foot trench
alongside tbe wall, a perilous plunge of 50
feet. Thompson was vainly trying to climb
out of the trench, but his companion was
lying on his back groaning with pain. It
was found that in addition to shock and in
ternal injuries, each had sustained fractures
of both ankles.
A SAB PRISONER'S FREAK.
He Gives an Imitation ot Tarring and Feats'
erlng Upon Himself.
rSFSCtAL TSLIOBAK TO TICS DISPATCH.1
Pottsville, July 24. When the prison
authorities went to the cell of Oswald Wil
li elm this morning they fonnd the most
curious looking creature they had ever
seen. He had emptied his quart of molasses
over his head and naked body and then
torn open the chaff bag of his bed and rolled
in it He said in explanation that men had
come in during the night and tarred aai
feathered him.
Wilhelm was committed to-day for beat
ing his wffe. He Is subject to fits of insan
ity three months in every year, but during
the remainder of the time is quite rational,
and bos accumulated property valued at
?8,000. He became very violent when an
attempt was made to wash him, and had to
be manacled. He was removed to the aim,
house by order of tho sooxt,
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