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FORTY-FIFTH TEAR.
IN II M SENATE,
Four Republican Members Join
the Democrats in a Des-
- perate Attempt
TO CUT DOWN THE TARIFF.
Blaine and Eeciprocity Are Once
More Subjects of Debate.
SPEAKER EEED WEAKENS AT LAST
Conference Eeport on the Original Package
Bill Adopted.
THE P0PDLAT10S OF PEKK6ILYANIA
m The metal tariff was discussed in the
Senate yesterday. Four Bepublicans voted
to reduce the duty ou iron ore, but the
motion was defeated. Frye explained
Blaine's letter upon reciprocity. The
reign of the original package business is
nearly orer, as the House has passed the
conference report on the bill. The rough
count of Pennsylvania's population has
been completed.
f SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. J
Washington, August 6. The metal
schedule of the tariff bill, of such vital im
portance to Pennsylvania in ceneral and
Pittsburg in particular, is at last fairly be
fore the Senate. Bat very little was ac
complished to-day, however, as the debate
drifted off upon Blaine and reciprocity.
On the test vote of the session four Re
publicans, Dawes, Ingalls, Paddock and
Plumb, voted with the Democrats in favor
of a further reduction of the duty on iron
ore, while one Democrat, Papa Payne, of
Ohio and Standard oil fame, broke over his
party lines. This insured a safe majority
for the Republicans, notwithstanding the
kickers within their own ranks.
ATOICB FKOM MABYLAND.
The first speaker was Senator Gorman,
who continued his argument begun yester
day in lavor of Mr. Morgan's amendment
to rednce the duty on ore from which steel
can be manufactured. Mr. Gorman spoke
at great length in favor of the reduction of
the duty on Bessemer ore, caving in the
course of his remarks colloquies with Mr.
Snerman, Mr. Cullom, Mr. Spooner, Mr.
Blair, Mr. Dawes and other Senators.
Mr. Gorman said that with a reduction of
duty on foreign Bessemer ores, the result
would be that steel ships would be built as
cheaply in Baltimore as on the Clyde. "With
that advantage, he said, the prediction of
the great Republican Secretary
of State J
J
would be verified.
- QUOTING BLAINE A.QA.1X.
Mr. Blaine had said, and said truthfully,
that within the confines of this bill there
was not a single item or line that would
open the market to the agricultural products
of the United States.
Mr, Frye The Secretary of State has
been quoted several times in the Senate as
arguing that the McKinley bill did cot in
any of its features open up markets. Now,
the Secretary of State was dealing in that
letter entirely with foreign and not home
markets. And it will be clear to any Sen
ator who has read the letter that he intended
to have said (and expected to have been
understood) that in the McKinley bill there
was nothing to open up foreign markets. I
do cot understand that in a protective tariff
there is an especial purpose to open up
foreign markets. It is the
pubpose op PEOiEcxrvE tabiff
to create a home market, which is worth in
finitely more than any foreign market.
And that was, undoubtedly, the under
standing of the Secretary of State, and cot
a purpose to reflect at all on the McKinley
bill, except so far as that there was nothing
in it ictecded to open up foreign markets,
and he desired to have something put in it
in the way of reciprocity by which the for
eign markets might be opened up.
Mr. Butler Then I understand that the
Secretary of State was in favor of opening
up foreign markets to American manufac
tures. Mr. Frye Undoubtedly he was in favor
of some reciprocal relations with the repub
lics to the south of us by which the market
of the United States might be extended to
them.
Mr. Butler Then, in short, he was in fa
Tor of opening foreign markets?
MB. FBYE'S EXPLANATION.
Mr. Frye He W2s in favor of resorting
to some measure by which the high duties
imposed by the South American republics
on products of the United States might be
reduced and removed, thus enabling us to
send our goods to those markets.
Mr. Butler Then he was in favor of
opening up foreign markets to American
manufactures.
Mr. Frye He was in favor of opening
foreign markets to the American producers
of provisions and breadstuff's.
Mr. Butler Not of the manufactures of
the country?
Mr. Frye He said nothing of manufact
ures. It is well understood that the South
American republics cannot afford to open
their markets to all our manufactured goods,
because they depend entirely on their im
port and export duties for money to carry on
their governments.
A BEMABKABLE GLOSS.
Mr. Gray spoke of "the remarkable gloss
put by Mr. Frye on Mr. Blaine's letter,"
and he went on to read extracts from the
letter to show that Mr. Fryc's interpreta
tion of it was not the natural or correct one.
Mr. Frye stated in reply to Mr. Gray,
that Mr. Blaine had criticised the bill in
simply oDe regard the provision making
sugar free. In his judgment Mr. Blaine
had simply criticised it because the
free sugar provision was not accompanied
with a provision that wonld open up the
markets of the South American countries
to the products of American farms. That
was a criticism that he himself would have
made. There was no other criticism made
by Mr. Blaine on the McKinley bill, and
he himself sympathized" strongly in that
criticism.
A DIFEEBENCE OF OPINION.
jfilr. Gibson denied the statement that Mr.
Blaine's letter referred to sugar alone, and
asserted that it referred also to hides and
wool and ores. The Secretary of State
stood committed (Mr. Gibson said) to the
broad policy of reciprocity with the South
American and Central American States.
Mr. Gorman thereupon moved to amend
by reducing the duty on iron ore from 73 to
60 cents per ton. Mr. Plumb moved to
amend the amendment by making the rate
60 cents per ton. Mr. Gorman accepted the
amendment
The amendment was rejected: Yeas, SI;
nays, 29. Messrs. Dawes, Ingalls, Pad
dock ana Plumb voted "aye" with the
Democrats and Mr. Payne was paired with
a Democrat, Mr. Barbour.
Mr. Yance moved to rednce the dnty on
pig iron from 3-10 of a cent per pound to $5
a ton. "Without disposing of the amend
ment the Senate adjourned.
REED HAS WEAKENED.
HE AGREES THAT A NUMBER OF PRIVATE
BILLS SHALL PASS.
TheHJcltcrs Become Too Nnmerons Even
for the Bis Man From Maine Grosvenor,
of Ohio, Started to Fight and Secured n
Compromise.
ITKOM A ETAJT COnBXSPOXBXKT.
Washington, August 6. There is a
deal of dissatisfaction among members of
the House who have bills which are of im
portance to them, but who cannot get a
hearing. The Speaker does not seem dis
posed to yield to pressure in or out of the
party, but insists on going ahead with the
programme he has so far carried out. Be
sides the members who are mad about the
treatment of their public buildings there are
many others who have measures in various
stages of progress and are very impatient of
delay. During the consideration of special
orders and appropriation bills business has
accumulated on the Speaker's table. Many
bills are piled up there which members
want to have laid before the House for
action, but it has not been possible to get at
them. One favored or privileged matter
after another comes up to interfere, and
members sit in impatience and watch the
time go by.
Many of them are getting aggressively
importunate. Others beside the public
building victims are talking about taking
the matter in their own hands, to see what
they can accomplish by following the exam
ple of Mr. Payson, who successfully antag
onized the Committeeon Rules with his land
grant forfeiture bill some time ago. At that
time Mr. Reed did all he could to hold
Mr. Payson bask and finally got very mad
at his independence, but ft did no good.
The Illinois man knew jnst what he
wanted done and how to do it, and be suc
ceeded. Some pretty hot words passed be
tween the two men, but the bill passed
through the House. Now there are some
other members who imagine they can do
what Mr. Payson did, and they are anxious
for an opportunity to try it
General Grosvenor, of Ohio, has been
waiting for some 21 days to get a bill off the
Speaker's table. He came to the House
this morning with the determination to see
what he could do to put an end to the delay.
He claimed the floor for a privileged ques
tion immediately after the reading of the
journal, but the conference report on
the original package bill inter
vened and meanwhile an understand
ing was reached with the Speaker
that after the deficiency bill was disposed of
the Speaker's table should be cleared. Mem
bers are civen to understand that tbera is
plenty ot time for all these things yet, as
the Committee on "Ways and Means will cot
I report a resolution to adjourn until thr
Senate had been even ample time to pass
the Federal election bill, whether they want
to or not
OVER FIVE MILLION.
THE OFFICIAL ROUGH COUNT OF THE
KEYSTOWE STATE.
Returns Received From Each of the Eleven
Districts The Galn,la Ten Years More
Than 1,100,000 Later Figures Max
Add to This.
tFEOM A STAFF COERESFOXEEXT.
"Washington, August 6. The first
rough count of the population of Pennsyl
vania as a whole has been completed, and
shows a large increase over the returns of
the tenth census. It has been made from
the daily returns of the enumerators, and is
not claimed by the Census Office officials to
be accurate, but is merely to be known as
an approximate estimate. It gives to the
whole State a population ot 5,392,003 in
habitants, as against 4,282,891, which was
the State's record ten years ago, an increase
of over 1,100.000.
The population of the 11 supervisors'
districts, into which the State was divided,
in detail is as follows:
First district Philadelphia city and county.
1,014,894.
Second district CIiester,Delaware.Lancaster
andlVork counties, 422,953.
Third district Berks, Backs, Lehigh, Mont
gomery and :N ortbampton counties, 495.037.
Fourth district Columbia, Dauphin, Leb
anon, Montour. Northumberland and Schuyl
kill counties. 443,24a
Fifth district Carbon, Lackawanna, Lu
zerne, Pike. Monroe. Susquehanna, Wayne and
Wyoming counties, 492.(47.
Sixth district Bradford, Cameron, Center,
Clearfield. Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean,
Potter, Sullivan and Tioga counties, 442.644.
Seventh district Adams, Bedford, Blair,
Cumberland, Franklin, Fnlton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder and Union
counties, bto.460.
Eighth district Armstrong, Cambria, Clar
ion, Indiana, JefferBon and Westmoreland
conDties, 355,129.
Il inth district Allegheny connty, 533,522.
Tenth district Butler, Crawford, Erie,
Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and War
ren counties, 423,000.
Eleventh district Beaver, Fayette. Greene,
Somerset and Washington counties, Z83,45L
It is not possible to compare these figures
by districts with the results of the last
census for the reason that ten years ago the
State was divided into only ten districts,
and consequently the divisions did not in
clude the same counties.
SOKE DEBT STATISTICS.
The Showing In the Census ot Pennsyl
Tunis, West Virginia and Ohio.
IFEOM A, 8TATT COBHESrOJTDEirr. J
Washington, August 6. A bulletin
was issued to-day by the census office giving
the indebtedness of tbe several States of the
Union in 1880 and 1890. Prom the retnrns
as published, it appears that in the decade
ending 1890, State indebtedness has de
creased in round numbers about $58,000 000.
The following is a comparative statement
of tne financial condition of Pennsylvania:
1SS0. 1890.
Bonded debt 21.443.169 J1S.71S.164
Floating debt ' 11S.KM 113.806
Cash and funds on hand.. 10.621,501 12.06&945
Net debt. 10,940,4S8 1,788,028
West Virginia is burdened with neither a
bonded or floating debt, and its cash and
funds on hand have increased from 256,300
in 1880 to $1,020,243 in 1890. It is the only
State of the Union which has no debts at
all. Ohio's figures are as follows:
1SS0.
Bonded debt...... $6,476,805
Floating dobt 4,287,720
Cash and funds on hand..... 932.USS
Net debt 9,831,537
i89a
S2.790.665
4,584,180
365,078
7.014,767
A C0LLECT0B CALLED BOWS'.
Ordered to Censo Inning Certificates to
Alleged Clilneso Merchants.
Washington, August 6. The Collector
of Customs at Astoria, Ore., has been in
structed by tbe Treasury Department to
cease issuing certificates to "alleged Chinese
merchants or others" leaving the United
States with the intention of returning.
He is ordered to destroy all such docu
ments in his possession, and refrain from
issuing certificates of such character in the
future.
OHLY A FEW DATS LONGEB
Will the Original Package Business be a
.Flourishing Institution.
rSFXCtil. TELXdRAM TO TUB PISrATCH.l
Washington, August 6. The House
to-day adopted the conference report upon
the original package measure, which leaves
the bill just as u passed the Senate, and
makes its provisions applicable to liquors
only. The 40 minute debate accorded under
the rules was opened by Mr. Beed, of Iowa,
with a speech in support of the report.
Nobody else seemed anxious to say any
thing, and after a few scattering remarks a
vote was taken, resulting in the adoption of
the report by a majority of 25. From pres
ent appearances the bill will become a law
in a few days.
YOUNG THURMANT0LD IT.
A COLUMBUS PAPER'S STATEMENT ON
THE CAMPBELL STORY.
The Name of Ex-Congressman Converso
Dragged Into too Dispute Farther Par
ticulars Anxiously Awaited br Politicians
Latest Phase of the Case.
rsrr.cuL teleqbav to the bispatcr.i
Columbus, August 6. The effort of Gov
ernor Campbell to learn the name of the
party who reported he had said he would
call out the State militia to oppose the en
forcemeat of the Lodge bill, should it be
come a law, has resulted in partial success.
Yesterday he printed an open letter offering
$300 to any charitable institution if the edi
tor of the Press would give the source of his
information. The Press this evening devotes
a couple of columns to an explanation. In
brief, it claims ex-Congressman Converse
told a reporter of that paper Allen that W.
Thurman had called at his office on the day
the protest meeting was to be held in July
and said the Governor was greatly wrought
up over the provisions of the Lodge bill and
would say m his speech that night he would
call out the military if necessary to oppose
the enforcement of the bill in Ohio.
The result of the. consultation between
Converse and Thurman was that the latter
was to go to Campbell and use his influence
to dissuade the Governor from making any
snch statement in public. Thurman called
on the Governor the same day and later the
announcement was made in the evening
papers that the protest meeting had been
postponed. The reasons given at the time
were that Jndge Thurman was ill and that
Mr. Converse, the principal speaker, was
absent from the city. The Press
makes the point that the post
ponement was caused by the position
of CampbelL The Press further claims to
have had additional reasons for using the
information originally as it had seen a sim
ilar statement published in the Chicago
Inter-Ocean as coming from a Southern pa-
Ser. This, however, is believed to have
een a preparation for the local publication,
and to have been sent from this citv.
The published statement this evening has
created considerable talk among politicians,
and it is evident that some one of the parties
interested will have to make a fight or re
cede. Mr. Converse refuses to say anything
until Campbell and Thurman have made
their explanations.
CELMAN IS RETIRED.
ARGENTINE'S UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT
FORCO TO jfrES'SN.,- , -
The Chambers, by a Large Vote, Accept His
Withdrawn! Eocn's Attempt at Form
ing a Cabinet a Fallarc Pablto Confi
dence la Pelligrini.
Buneos Aybes, August 6. President
Celman tendered his resignation yesterday.
To-day the question of acceptance occupied
the attention of the Chambers. Senor Boca's
attempt to form a cabinet at the instance of
the Celmanites was a complete fiasco.
Senor Boca, at a secret session declared
that Congress must sit until the question of
the Government was settled.
A committee of members waited upon
President Celman yesterday and gave him
two hours in which to resign. They threat
ened that in event of his refusal to resign
the Congress would impeach him. Celman
immediately sent a message to Congress re
counting his services and offering to .sacri
fice himself to the welfare of the country.
History, he said, wonld do him justice.
The Chambers accepted Celman's resigna
tion by a vote of 61 to 22. Pelligrini has
assumed the Ministry.
A dispatch to the Times from Buenos
Ayres says: It is impossible to describe the
indignation that prevails here arising from
President Celman's playing with his solemn
promise to resign. Every effort will be used
to prevent Vice President Pelligrini from
resigning, as he will become President if
the Chamber accepts President Celman's
resignation. It is expected that 'in the
event of his becoming President, Senor Pel
ligrini would surround himself with the
best and most honorable men. Every effort
will be made to sustain the credit of the Re
public. Everybody is disposed to mako
monetary and personal sacrifices to help any
honest Government.
FABMEBS' FATAL WARFARE.
A Dispute Over Land, a Pitched Battle und
Three Men Slain.
Glenwood Spbings, Col., Augnst 6.
Thomas Welch and Alexander Lavelle have
for some time disputed over the ownership
of certain lands in the northwestern part of
Gunnison county, on Muddy creek. Yes
terday Lavelle and five helpers were cutting
hay, and, expecting trouble, they were all
armed. Welch and his son, with three
others, soon came up and opened fire, which
was immediately returned, the parties ex
changing about 100 shots.
Welch's son and Alexander Lavelle were
killed outright; Charles Purham was shot
three times and will die; Pete Small re
ceived two bullets, but it is thought he will
live. H. D. Jones, Charles Magore, E.
Harvest, Charles Purham and Pete Small
constituted Lavelle's party. Jones came
down to Glenwood, but tbe killing was in
Gunnison county and the sheriff had no
jurisdiction.
STARTED BY AGITATOES,
The Strike of Switchmen at Indianapolis
Proves a Failure.
Indianapolis. August 6. The strike
of the Panhandle yard men has proven a
fizzle, and it transpires that it was brought
about by two Chicago agitators, who came
here a few days ago. Not all of the men
who agreed to stay out did so, and only 29
are pff. These the company paid and dis
charged to-day.
General Superintendent Miller said: "We
will run this road ourselves or suspend
business for a. year if necessary to prove to
our employes that they can't run it."
AH AGED WOMAN'S DEATH.
She Makes a Fatal Journey to the Cellar
With a Lighted Candle.
Cincinnati, Augusts. Mrs. Marie De
Camp, widow of the late Joseph De Camp,
was found dead in the cellarof her residence
this morning. She had gone from her bed
into the cellar with a lighted candle during
the night without the knowledge of her
daughters, and had set fire to her night
clothes. She was 84 years old and was al
most heipltsv '" -
PITTSBURG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1890.
TWO OPEN LETTERS.
Budolph Blanbenburs Writes to Del
amater and Quay and Tells Why
HE WILL VOTE FOE PATTISON.
The Eepnblican leader Should Have An
swered Emery's Charges.
A FUKD FOR THE SILENT BENATOE.
The Democrats of Iowa Declare for Cl'Ttland an!
Boris In 1892.
Rudolph Blankenburg,.of Philadelphia,
has written a letter each to Candidate Dela
mater and Senator Quay. He tells the
former why he cannot support him, and that
he will vote for Pattison. He informs the
benator mat ne is wining to raise a iuna to
prosecute his numerous accusers for libel in.
order to ascertain the truth of the charges.
e charges.
rsrxcux. tzlioham to tot stsrATCs.1
Philadelphia, August 6. The fact
became known to-day that Budolph Blank
enburg had addressed a letter to Senator
Delamater giving his reasons for supporting
Pattison for Governor, and it made some
commotion in political circles. If the pub
lic bolt would stop with Blankenburg the
friends of Delamater would be happy; but
it is a whispered secret that Philip C. Gar
rett, the old Chairman ot the Committee of
One Hundred and one of the recent signers
of a paper commending Delamater for Gov
ernor, has demanded that Delamater shall
answer or in some satisfactory way acquit
himself of the Emery charges, or he frill be
compelled to withdraw his approval of Dela
mater's candidacy and declare for Pattison.
The fear now is that the Blankenbnrg
shot is only the signal for a number of like
votes from Delamater to Pattison, and that
Mr. Garrett may follow with a crushing re
jection of the candidate he had publicly
favored.
A COUPLE OP LETTEBS.
No steps have been taken as yet by Dela
mater to answer Emery, and it is not now
likely that after such long silence Dela
mater will make any response to the calls
upon him. The letters of Mr. Blanken
burg to Delamater and Quay follow:
Hon. George W. Delamater:
Deae Sib Absence from my office when
you called last week prevented my giving you
personally the reasons why I cannot support
and vote for you for Governor of Pennsylvania,
and I now do so In writing. You 'were openly
and directly charged in April last by ex-Senator
Emery, a reputable and responsible citizen,
with one of the gravest crimes against
our free Institutions "purchasing your
election and bribing citizens to vote for you,
etc," and you were challenged by Mr. Emery to
bring an action at law against him so he could
set his proof before the people oath-bound.
Had you been charged with embezzling money.
robbing a widow or orphan, you would, as
an innocent man, not have allowed one day to
pass beforo bringing sal: for civil and criminal
libel against your accuser. Yet here, charged
with a crime much more serions and far-reaching
m its consequences, you have
BESTED SILENT FOB MONTHS.
Whether because you have no defense or do
not consider tbe charge of "bribing votes and
purchasing your election" a serious one, I
,nowpoi, 'jiimes ngsinm inniTiqnvs, snea 1,
larceny, embezzlement, forgery are InslgLitl
cant compared with crimes against the sacred
rights ol citizenship, the elective franchise,
which is the Bulwark and foundation of
our liberties. Let every thonghtlul man,
partisan though he may be, pause,
reflect and take to heart the earnest call made
upon you in April last by one of the leading
Republican papers of the country, the Phila
delphia Press, to meet tbe charges against you
Lilly and completely. Had you tbe right ap
preciation of the' gravity of tbe accusation
against you. you would not have let
four months elapse without as much as
a murmur, and were you at this late day to
bring action against your accuser it would lack
force and weight, as the law's delay could
easily be invoked by your counsel to defer trial
till after election and then, as is generally dona
In such cases, have the suit withdrawn. The
nomination of ex-Governor Pattison for
tunately makes it easy for Republicans who
own themselves to exercise their better Judg
ment by casting their ballots for him. His
personal character is without blemish; his
record, whenever the
BIGHTS OP THE PEOPLE
were Jeopardized by arrogant and powerful cor
porations, is enviable; his political career has
won tbe admiration of even his political oppon
ents, as expressed in the editorial remarks of
the most partisan Republican papers when bo
relinquished the Gubernatorial office four
years ago. I regret that I cannot support tho
nomination of the Republican Convention at
Harrisbarg, for reasons abovo stated, aside
from the important one that the will and the
choice of the vast majority of the Republican
party who desired the nomination of tho gal
lant soldier. General Hastings, were stifled
through the one-man power and political
machinations of Senator Matthew S. Quay.
Yours, respectfully,
Rudolph Blaxexxburq.
Hon. Matthew S. Qaay:
Deab Sib The charges ot embezzlement,
while State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, brought
agalnBt you by the New York World, Evening
Post, Jfatton, Puck and other papers of re-
sponsiDlllty, have so far met neither reply nor
denials at your hands. It Is, and has been, very
irritating to many earnest Republicans to have
you ignore
THESE GEAVE ACCUSATIONS,
made most pointed and emphatic in last
week's Puck, which undoubtedly you have
seen. Yon are their deputed in a felon's garb,
plainly called a felon, holding the whip, and
compelling the respectable leaders of the
"grand old party" to march at the command of
a felon overseer. As you perhaps shun suit
for libel against any or all of
your accusers on account of the
great expense therein involved, it has been
snggested by some of those Republicans who
are indirectly smarting under these accusa
tions to raise a fund of sufficient amount to in
stitute and push smts for civil and criminal
libel against your open accusers.
Please let me know if this plan of vindicat
ing your honor as Chairman of the Republican
National Committee and United States Sena
tor meets with your approval and oblige, yours
respectfully, Rudolph Blahkenbubq.
H0ETH DAKOTA DEM0CEATS
Are Hunting for Somebody Who Is Willing
10 Itnn for Governor.
Gband Eoeks, N. D., August 6. The
North Dakota Democratic State Conven
tion opened at 2 .p. ir. to-day. Several
caucuses were held this forenoon but no
definite results were arrived at. Judge.)
Templeton, of Grand Forks, will be nomed
for Congress if he can he prevailed upon to
accept.
Captains Maratta, of Fargo, and McCor
mick, of Grand Forks, have declined to be
candidates for the position. A dark horse
will be named for Governor, as there are no
candidates.
A Farmers' Alliance Candidate.
Kansas Citt, August 6. Tbe Farmers'
Alliance of the Third Kansas district to-day
nominated B. H. Clover for Congress. Mr.
Clover is President of the State Alliance.
Silver Dollar Bland nominated.
Jepfeeson CrxxV 'August 6. Hoti.
Richard P. Bland was to-day nominated by
acclamation for Congress by the Democrats
ofvthe Eleventh district.
CLEVELAND AND BOIES.
THE CHOICE OF THE IOWA DEMOCRATS
FOR 1892.
A Flnllorm Which Declares for a Tariff far
Revenue Only and Favors Eeciprocity
J With Everybody A Pall State Ticket
Plnced In the Field.
Cedae Bapids, Ia., August 6. The
Iowa Democratic State Convention assem
bled to-day. The Temporary Chairman,
J. B. McFall, in a well-received address
alluded to Cleveland and Boies as the Iowa
Presidental ticket for 1892. Judge Phelps,
of Iowa, was chosen permanent Chairman.
The following platform was unanimously
adopted:
We congratulate the people of Iowa on the
election of Governor Boles and heartily ap
prove tLe wisdom, justice and courage with
which he has administered the high office. We
aenounco the Republicans in Congress for their
.,, t .5 . ., , ,, Rrt in
I his arbitrary suppression of free speech and
'"soiuie control 01 tne course 01 legislation.
We are in favor of a tariff for revenue
only a tariff reduced to the lowest rate con
sistent with the needs of an economical admin
istration of government. Liquors, tobacco and
all luxuries should be made to bear as far as
possible the burdens of taxation, and tbe neces
saries of life should so far ns possible be re
lieved. We oppose the McKinley bill as an
abuse of tbe taxing power in favor of tho
wealthy corporations, pools and trusts by which
our manufacturing interests are so largely con
trolled. It especially discriminates against the
agricultural interests of the country by com
pelling the farmer to buy what he needs and
sell what he produces In a monopolized market.
We are in favor of reciprocity not alone with
the Spanish States of South America, but as
well with other countries whose markets are
open to our products. Wo demand tbe free
coinage of silver, and that it may be made a
legal tender for all debts, public and private,
and denounce as unjust and dishonest the pro
visions of the law recently enacted allowing
parties to stipulate against payment in silver
and silver certificates, thus setting up one
standard of value for the creditor and another
for the debtor one for the poor man and tbe
other for the rich man.
The election bill passed by the lower House
of Congress is a menace to the freedom and
purity of our elections. It places the Treasury
of tbe United States at the disposal of tbe party
in power. It enables tbe managers of that
party to employ as large a force as it deems
necessary to carry on the work of campaign
and do this under tbe pretense of supervising
elections; it destroys all responsibility
of the Government to the people by vesting its
enormous powers in officers holding by appoint
ment and for life. We believe that the people
of tbe various localities can be safely trusted to
condnct their own elections, and that tbe
powers of Congress to determino the qualifica
tion, election and return of its members is suffi
cient ler protection against local abuses.
The following State ticket was nominated:
For Secretary of State, W. H. Chamberlain,
of Independence; J. "L. White, of Wayne
connty, lor Treasurer; George S. Witters, of
Ida county, for Auditor; P. B. Wolf, of
Clintpn county, Judge of tbe Supreme
Court; Peter A. Dey, for Bailroad Commis
sioqer. A MISSOURI DEADLOCK
Democrats Having Hard Work 10 Seleet a
Successor Co Stone.
Butleb, Mo., August 6. The Democrats
of tbe Twelfth Missouri district, represented
by Congressman Stone, met here to-day to
nominate a candidate for Congress. There
were six candidates in the field and the first
ballot resulted in a deadlock, which at a
late hoar had not been broken,
Rnther a Flaky Story.
grECTAL TELEOBAM TO TBS DISPATCH,)
Philadelphia, August C Amatory
will bo printed in a Republican organThere
to-morrow to tho effect Ihat Chuuuce F.
Black will withdraw from the Democratio
party because his particular ballot reform
plank was not adopted. Not the slightest
foundation can be discovered for the report.
He Will be There Again.
Beeville, Tex., August 6. Congress
man Cram was to-day renominated for Con
gress by the Democrats of the Seventh dis
trict. MAY BECOME PRESIDENT.
General John Relva Barrios Has Been Ro-
called to Gnatemala.
rSFZCIAI. TELEOBASI TO THE DISPATCH.!
San Fbancisco, August 6. General
John Reiva Barrios, of the Guatemalan
army, was recalled to his native country by
a cablegram received in the city only an
hour before the steamship San Jose sailed
for Panama on Monday. General Barrios,
who is a son of the late President
of Guatemala, was exiled soon after his
father's death. Hib wife, who is a very
handsome woman of an aristocratic New
Orleans family, has resided here with her
husband ever since he was exiled. Being
a bitter enemy of Barrillas, tbe present
ruler of Guatemala, General Barrios has
watched the conflict in Central America
with keen interest and has expressed him
self as highly delighted at tbe result of each
battle in favor of the Salvadorans.
On Monday Barrios received a long mes
sage from Guatemala requesting his pres
ence as a participant in tbe war. It is sup
posed that the Barrios party has recalled
tbe young General to make him President
in the probable event of the overthrow of
Barrillas.
CABFEHTEBS MAY STRIKE AGAIN.
A Probability That the Chicago Men May
Qalt Work September 1.
Chicago', August 6. The oonvention of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners continued the work of revising tbe
constitntion to-day. It was decided to lo
cate the headquarters of the body at Phila
delphia for the next ten years.
To-night a grand ball, under the auspices
of the local brotherhood, was the attraction
for the delegates. A report in circulation
this evening strongly asserts the probability
of a renewal of the carpenters' strike in Chi
cago September 1. The strike would di
rectly affect 8,000 men, to say nothing of
persons in other building trades whose opera
tions are more or less dependent ou the car
penters. Alleged back-sliding on tbe part
ot the bosses in the matter of advanoing
wages is tbe reported cause of the dissatis
faction. The Chicago assemblies will
donbtless be largely guided by the advice of
the National Oonvention, which is expected
to take the matter in hand before adjourn
ment. CALLING OK THE LAW.
Criminal Salts to bo Began on Account of tho
Dnnbar Horror.
rSPECIAZ. TXZ.XOBAH TO TBI DIIPATOH.1
Scottdale, August 6. Master Work
man Kerfoof, of the Knights of Labor, wilL
Thursday institute criminal suits against
Superintendent Lang and the Dunbar Fur
nace Company. They will be charged with
criminal negligence. Lang may also be
charged with manslaughter, but that will be
decided at a meeting of tbe Knights of
Labor. The officers of that organization
have been busy securing evidence, so as to
insure their winning tbe suits. Weighty
evidence of two more miners has been se
cured. Mrs. Wacbter'a Long Fast.
Whitehall, Pa., Augnst 5. Mrs.
Adam Wuchter has passed the 124lh day ot
her enforced fast, and is still alive. She has
been unconscious since last Saturday even
ing, and is sinking rapidly. Her death is
looked for at any minute,
NO WAR CLOUDS NOW.
Salisbury Takes a Rose-Colored Yiew
of tlie Situation in Europe.
THE ARBITRATION OP DISPUTES
Fast Gaining Strength, and Proving a
Blessing to All Nations.
KEHMLEE'S EXECUTION CALLED CRUEL
And Worthy of the Torture Chambtrs of the Slit tenth
Ceotary.
Lord Salisbury, in a speech last night,
said the tendency to settle disputes between
powers by arbitration was steadily gaining
ground. He congratulated Great Britain
on her peace and prosperity. The London
papers comment severely on the Kemmler
execution.
London, August 0. At a banquet at the
Mansion House this evening Lord Salis
bury, in a speech, enlarged upon the pacific
aspect of Europe during the six years of
his government. The power of Europe, he
said, never presented so uninteresting an
aspect from the war point of view. The
tendency to the settlement of disputes on
terms ot compromise was spreading fast and
influencing every power. The African
agreements proved the desire ot the leading
powers to maintain amicable relations.
Referring to Egypt, tbe Premier said that
nothing in the course ot his administration
had been more satisfactory than that coun
try's steady progress toward financial
equilibrium. The future of the country
was a diplomatic matter of some delicacy.
It was owing to English energy that Egypt
flourished. The time had not come for
Egypt to govern itself. It would depend to
a certain degree on actions of other nations
when Egypt would be fit to be entrusted
with its own government.
Regarding home affairs, Lord Salisbury
claimed that the present government of Ire
land naa been successful, and that the coun
try was more orderly, more contented and
more prosperous than ever before. He
trusted that he would never again see those
in power who were pledged to support a
reign of anarchy. Cheers.
P0ETBY m PABLIAMENT.
The Dllatorr Tactics Now Resorted to by
tho Obstructionists. ,
London, August 6. Throughout tho re
mainder of the present session there will be
no limitation as to the hour at which sittings
will close in the Honse of Commons. Itmay
go on till 2, 3 or 6 o'clock in the morning,
ordinary standing orders having been sus
pended. This, no doubt, will press rather
sourly on the comparatively small band of
Ministerialists who do the greater part of
the work, but it will also weed out the ob
structionists. But meanwhile obstrnotive
tactics prevail and hours are wasted over
the most frivolous topics. To begin with,
nearly two hours are consumed everyday in
putting questions to Ministers, not a dozen
of which have any earthly interest from the
public point of view.
To-day Patrick O'Brien asked a leader in
the House whether he had read a poem by
Mr. Swinburne inciting to assassination the
Czar of Russia. and he proposed to read
portions of said poem. He got through
with two lines in a style of delivery which
set the House in aroaf,andtben the Speaker
interfered with a caustia remark that the
"House could not be responsible for the poet
Swinburne.
WORTHY OF THE DARK AGES.
The Kemmler Execution as Viewed by Lead
ing London Newspnpers.
London, August 7. The Chronicle,
commenting upon the killing of Kemmler
by electricity, says the scene was worthy
of the darkest chambers of the Inquisition
in the sixteenth century.
The Times says it would be impossible to
imagine a more revolting exhibition. It
advocates lethal chamber in preference to
the use of electricity.
The Standard says: "The scene can be
described as a disgrace to humanity. It
will send a thrill of indignation throughout
the civilized world. We cannot believe
that Americans will allow the electrical ex
ecution act to stand."
THE WRONGS OF THE HEBREWS.
Russia's Persecution Strongly Resented by
the Lord Mayor ofLondon.
IBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPAST.
i London, August 6. Tbe Lord Mayor
has been requested to call an indignation
meeting of the citizens of London to pro
test against the outrages on
the Hebrews in Russia. There is
great excitement in Hebrew circles through
out England, and the Lord Mayor of Lon
don, Sir Henry Isaacs, being an Israelite
himself, warmly sympathizes with this feel
ing. Therefore His Lordship will postpone
his intended departure to the continent in
order to preside at the meeting.
AMERICAN DOCTORS DISGUSTED.
Arrangements at the Medical Congress Ban
qnet Most Unsatisfactory.
tBT UUHLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.J
Bebltn. Angust 6. The American doc
tors are disgusted at the stupidity of the ar
rangements made by the native com
mittee, which seems to have entirely
lost its neaa. .doui to per cent 01 tne
physicians who went to the festival given
in their honor in the City Hall returned
from there in disgust after waiting at the
door for an hour, and during the whole of
that time they were unable to get anything
to eat or even to gain admittance to the
banquetting hall.
INSUBORDINATE SOLDIERS.
Another Company of Britishers Commit an
Act of Defiance.
London, August 7. Another instance
of insubordination in tbe army has just oc
curred at Exeter among the men belonging
to the artillery battery stationed at tbat
place. Borne time last night the
artillerymen, in retaliation for griev
ances under which they allege they
suffer cut theharness of the horses belonging
to the battery. The battery was to have
paraded to-day but the harnesses were dam
aged to such an extent that the parade had
to be abandoned. An inquiry into the
matter has been ordered.
On the Sbonldera of the Crowd.
Shuiila, August 6. The municipal
authorities gave a banquet to Premier
Stambuloff this evening. The town was il
luminated. An enthusiastic crowd carried
M. Stambuloff on their shoulders through
the streets.
Besentlbg ike Hebrew Depression.
Beblin, August 6. The Medical Con
gress to-day rejected tbe proposal to meet in
St. Petersburg on account of the repression
of the Hebrews in Bussia.
King of Dibomcy Dead.
Pabis, August 6. The Temps says: The
King of Dahomey is reported dead. Egbas
is marching to Join the French. The Dahoml-
ana are trying to intercept him,
NOT ALL HARMONY
AMONG JHE ODD FELLOWS AT THE
CHICAGO CANTONMENT.
GrnrabllBg About Bailroad Rates and Won
dering .What Became l a '830,000
' Fond Various Fights Within tbe Ranks
Over Alleged Favoritism.
:SFICtAI. TXLXOKAU TO TBI DtSPATCS.1
Chicago, August 6. The business sec
tion of Chicago is glorious in flags and
bnnting in honor of the visiting Odd Fel
lows to-day. The entire down town district
is a mass of flags, festoons and' gay-colored
streamers.
There is much grumbling among the vis
itors over the close-fistednesa of the rail
roads. From the Pacific Coast the rates
were specially unfavorable, and from Co
Imnfius, 0., the Odd Fellows were com
pelled to pay 51 more than the usual excur
sion rate of $9 50 for the round trip. Upon
the broad shoulders of General Underwood
and Btaff a great deal of the censure has been
cast. His brothers in the order say he
ought to have placed himself in communi
cation with the Eastern, central and West
ern traffic associations, and urged railroad
consideration for the cantonment. Again,
the Odd Fellows are rampant because thev
are having to put up 25c to get into the
lake front drill ground. The Generalis
simo gave out that he was obliged to charge
Odd Fellows to help pay expenses, but they
ask what has become of the $50,000 put upt
Dy the railroads, and whether this cash as
sessment was accepted by General Under
wood in lieu of reduced rates to individuals
and cantons.
The Chicago Odd Fellows say that, b
side the rich bonus put up by the-
juauo, ,us uoiejB, restaurants, strucC- 41
iiues ana otner interests pnt up nanason,
for the cantonment expenses, and that ththarles I tbat be died with a placid cour
was no need to tax the members of tbe ordfcyy that half redeemed his fame. It would
.w auj bUJUg UUk tucir ACCI nuue U ub
city. It is known that for some weeks
prior to tbe cantonment several of the rail
roads centering in this city were in nego
tiations with cantons at different points for
a very cheap rate, and that all tbe roads
suddenly and about tbe same time,
withdrew their liberal offers and it
is also known that directly thereafter the
aunouncement was made sub-rosa, tbat the
roads had put up $50,000 for the occasion.
However this may be, General Underwood
will be given an opportunity to explain it
all to some very indignant Odd Fellows
after tbe battle is all over.
A hundred or more fights are on in the
order, one being within the ranks of Buffalo
Canton No. 1, another being between tbe
Generalissimo and the Denver Hussars, who
have been assigned a subordinate place
in to-morrow's parade,, while tbe smaller
though more gaily uniformed troop, the
Junior Hussars, of Columbus, Ohio, has
been given the post of honor on the staff of
the Lieutenant General. These are little,
sideshows, however, and no outsider can see
all this turmoil taking place underneath the
well-padded, gold-braided coats of tbe patri
archs militant. They step high, clank their
gilt swords, and twirl their waxed mus
taches in true military fashion.
CBUISIKO THE W0ELD 0TEB.
Projects Being Fat Under Way la the Inter
est of tho World's Fair.
Chicago, August 6. President Palmer,
of the World's Fair National Commission,
held a conference to-day with the Executive
Committee of the directors. Mr. Palmer
announced that he would call a meeting of
the National Commission September 15 in
stead of a month later. The manner of
selecting a director general was disenssed,
and tbe choice of one was informally left to
tbe National Commissioners exclusively.
It was agreed to engage Bomyn Hitch
cock, now of the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, to visit China to promote the
interests of the Exposition and secure from
that country an extensive exhibit.
A telegram from Landscape Engineer
Olmstead of Boston was read saying he
would be in Chicago, Saturday, to take up
the subject of the improvements needed at
the South Parks. Before adjournment a
resolution was adopted directing that
services of one or more of tbe responsible
officials of the Paris Exposition be secured
to aid in the work of organization here.
STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
Districts Where They Are to be Held
Selected by the Board.
rSPECIAI.TZI.EORAJI TO TBI DISPATCH.'
Habbisbubg, August 6. Tbe State
Board of Agriculture has decided to hold
farmers' institntes this year in circuits in
order to economize the fund appropriated
for its expenses. The districts selected are:
No. 1, Wayne and Lackawanna; No. 2,
Susquehanna and Wyoming; No. 3, Brad
ford and Tioga; No. 4, Erie, Warren and
Crawford; No. 5, Venango, Mercer and
Lawrence; No. 6, Butler, Clarion and
Armstrong; No. 7, Somerset, Westmore
land and Bedford; No. 8, Clinton, Center
and Huntingdon; No. 9, Perry, Juniata,
and Franklin; No. 10, Adams and York;
No. 11, Lancaster and Chester; No. 12,
Montgomery and Bucks, No. 13, Berks,
Lebigb and Northampton; No. 14, Northum
berland, Montour and Union; No. 15,
Columbia and Luzerne.
SH0BT TS HIS ACC0UHT8.
An Agent Who Took Only Small Sams, but
Took Them a Long Time.
Louisville, August 6. Wood Harper,
local freight agent of tbe Louisville South
ern Bailroad, is $2,600 short. When the
traveling auditor from the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia, who has jnst as
sumed control, made the discovery that there
was a shortage, Harper stated that he had
lost $1,200 in going to the bank with it
This story was not accepted and farther
investigation showed that he had been for a
long time taking small sums. The Amer
ican Guarantee of New York is on his bond.
It is believed bis friends will make good the
shortage.
HUflllNfl FOB HABBIS.
The Search for the Absconding Mall Clerk
(till TJssnccessfal.
St. Louis, August 6. The search for
Mail Clerk Harris grows hot Inspectors
Fleming and West, from Chicago, state that
he has gone Southwest, but beyond this will
say nothing. The Inspectors say that Harris
apprehension is a matter of only a day or
two. The authorities now admit that 34, in
stead of 17 letters, as at first stated, were ex
tracted from the mail pouch.
The amount or money taken is not known,
but it is as likely to prove that $10,000 was
extracted, as $500, which was the amount
originally stated.
aHDICTHEHTS FOB HAKSLATJGHTEB
Found Against Three Persons Implicated In
the Annie Goodwin Case.
New Yoek, August 6. The grand jury
to-day found indictments for manslaughter
in the first degree against Dr. McGonigal,
Mrs. Fanny Shaw and August Harrison,
who are implicated in the death by mal
practice, of Annie Goodwin, the cigarette
girl.
A Slrawbsard Hill Bnrned.
BELorr, wis., August 6. The mill o
f
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i tne xeioit otrawooaa kx
to-night. Loss ?30, 000.
the Beloit Strawboad Company was burned
THREE CENTS.
A DOCTOR TO DIM
For the Partial Failure of the
First Execution by
"ctricity,
IN TOoV OF A HURRY.
The Current IV 'Q pped Before It
Scarcely St -d NJIaking
A SECOND SHOCK aPEEATIYE.
Complete, Accurate and Graphic Details of
the Grim Event.
KElilILEft'3 COOLNESS ASD COUEAGE
The Dispatch extra yesterday morning
first told tbe public tbat Kemmler was dead,
and when and how he died. Complete de
tails of the event show tbe first execution by
electricity was marred by the haste of a
physician, who ordered the current to ba
stopped entirely too soon. The doomed man
met his fate with extraordinary courage.
nnraciAi. uligium to tbti distatcth
Adbtjbn, Augnst 6. Macanlay said of
y
a -lie riaicuious to compare tne Jtingusn
e nth the Buffalo murderer, and yet
ELcmet his death with such utter
com1P.-.and thronghout the trying scenes
jnst p.V S his execution displayed such
a perfecelf mastery, that he rose greatly
in the estimation of everybody, and mors
than one person who saw him die thought of
Macaulay's words.
Kemmler was a very humble and a very
brutal man, no doubt, and if he had bees
hanged in the old way very little would
have been written about him. But now
that he has become famous by being made
the victim of a scientific failure it is worth
while to record the fact, to start with that
he did not die like a bravo nor like a stupid
dolt, but with simple, unaffected bravery.
SUEPEISED THE SCIENTISTS.
The scientists who saw him killed were
expecting a big scene of some sort. They
thought Kemmler would struggle, or would
mate an idiotic speech. He did neither. It
was the verdict of all the witnesses of the
execution that he died with the most wonder
ful nerve and courage any of them had ever
saw displayed.
The affair at Anburn to-day is well worthy
to be called a tragedy, and Kemmler's bear
ing but heightens its dramatic effect. Since
the final decision of the case in the United
States Supreme Court the public has had
almost daily accounts of Kemmler's life and
conduct During the past week the minut
est details of Kemmler's life have been
printed.
At one time, when in physical pain, there
is no doubt tbat he became terrified at the
thought of his approaching end, but days
ago Kemmler completely mastered his fear.
On Sunday last at midnight he entered upon
tbe week during which, at some unknown
hour, he knew he must die.
BEADY TO DIE ANT TIME.
The dreadful anticipation of snch an
event is the supreme kind of torture, and
might well have driven any man crazy. But
Kemmler sat quietly in his cell, seeing the
ministers each day and talking with Keeper
JucNaughton. .tie said on Sunday that ha
was willing to die at any time.
The long reports in The Distatch dur
ing the last lew days have told, too, of the
great mystery, much greater than the law
contemplated, which has surrounded tho
preparations for tbe killing of Kemmler.
Despite all this, tbe preparations became
accurately known, and were reported in
The Dispatch and other papers from day
today.
The Lord's Supper was administered to
Kemmler in his cell yesterday afternoon by
his spiritnal advisers, the Bev. O. A.
Houghton and Chaplain Yates, of the
prison. Kemmler was not told at that time
and did not ask when the execution would
take place. He knew pretty well, however,
when the event would be.
the aib of mtstebt.
Warden Durston, still keeping up the air
of mystery, told the witnesses whom he had
summoned to meet him at the prison at 8
o'clock last nigbt to go back to the Osborne
House, and that he would call them in the
morning when be wanted them. Drs. Mao
donald, Spitzka, Southwick and one or two
others were told to surely be present at tha
prison at 6 o'clock. The witnesses came to
the prison, therefore, all the way between
5:30 and 620 o'clock.
The two ministers, Houghton and Yates,
entered the prison at 5 o'clock. They found
Kemmler already up and dressing, having
been awakened by Keeper McNaughton at
the usual time. 'The clergyman in a few
words told Kemmler that he must die in an
hour or so, Kemmler said, cheerfully, "All
right, I'm ready at anv time."
In a few moments Kemmler's breakfast
was brought in. It was only a little toast
and coffee. He ate it heartily. He was
through in a very short space. Then the
minister prayed with him for a long time
and read the Scriptures. Kemmler said
"Amen" to ail the petitions and his voice
did not qniver a bit.
the death wabbant.
Shortly before 6 o'clock Warden Durston
entered 'the cell. His face was very pale
and he had a folded paper in bis hand.
"Kemmler," he said, "we come to read
the death warrant to vou."
"Very well," said Kemmler.
He listened to the reading of tbe warrant,
which the warden read in a trembling voice.
Then Kemmler asked if Joe Viling, tho
deputy sheriff from Erie county, was in the
prison. Viling was acquaiuted with Kemm
ler in Buffalo, and Kemmler bad requested
that Viling be at the execution, xna
warden told Kemmler that Viling was there
and that be would send Viling into the cell.
When Viling entered the cell Kemmler
said: "Now, Joe, I want you to stand by
me in this thing."
"I will," said Viling.
"They think I will be afraid to die," con
tinued Kemmler, "but I will not be. But
don't let them experiment with me too
much."
"I won't let them do it," said Viling.
Then Viling sbaved Kemmler's head on
top where the sponge of the electricity would
touch it He also cut a seam with his knife
in back of Kemmler's clothing and fixed
tbe garments there so tbat tbe lower electrio
lobe would press against the bare skin at
the base of the spine. During all these
preparations Kemmler chatted pleasantly
with Viling about old times in Buffalo.
AN IMPATIENT "WABDEN.
It was exactly 620 o'clock when Drt.
Jen sins and Shrady, of New York, the las
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