YwPfigsm WW? sspr' 7p; v- J ow B ARRUNOIA DIED Pierced With Bullets From the Pistols of Cowardly Guate malan Officers ON AN AMERICAN STEAMER. Being Iiesisted the Commandant and the Steamer's Captain for assistance, and that he wu confronted with an order from the American Minis ter. At the same time the ieelidg pre Tailed that had the Captain shown the same J firmness a,t San Jose as he did at Cham- penco, tbe man woum not cave Deen snot. The passengers condemned the action of the men of war, who had been appealed to for help ana had refused it, for they main tain that, In any event, they might have taken charge of General Barrundia nntil some proper and definite expression of will had come from Washington. They also condemn the action of Minister Mizner, who, they thought, had no right to sign a man's death warrant by the scratch of his name (for tbey admit that at the time he did he knew it amonnted to that), no matter what the character of the victim. They contend that the American flag should protect them, wherever it may be unfurled, and not he made a by-word for weakness and indecision." THE- PITTSBURG DISPATGH, SATURDAY SEPTEliBER-' 15; 190. NEEB IS A WINNER. Continued from first Page. HIDE THEMSELVES DXDEE A BED. American Passengers Loudly Express Their Indignation at THE SOLDIEES' 1XSULTJAG CONDUCT A graphic report of the killing of General Barrnndia on the Acapulco is given by an eye-witness of the tragedy. He resisted the officers who came to arrest him, fired at them several times, and while chasing them about the deck, fell, riddled with bullets. New York, September 12. The Pacific mail steamer Hypocolon, which reached this port to-day, brought from the Isthmus some of the passengers who were onboard the steamship Acapulco at the time of the killing of General Barrnndia by Guate malan officers, while the Acapnlco lay in the harbor of San Jose. An eye-witness of the tragedy gives the following narrative: "Xhe steamship Acapnlco left San Fran cisco August 13. On her arrival at Aca pulco, Mexico, General Barrnndia, ex-Minister of War of Guatemala, came on board from the Starbuck, a sister ship. He was known to be hostile to the present Govern ment of Guatemala, and it was understood that he was on his way to San Salvador. He was attended by two men as body guards. "When the ship arrived at Champerico, Guatemala, the authorities who had been warned that Barrnndia was on board at once sent off two boat loads of soldiers and demanded that the General be surrendered to them. rUTILE ATTEMPT AT COERCION. "Captain Pitts peremptorily refused to accede to this demand. The attempt was made to coerce him by withholding clear ance papers. But after a detention of 24 hours, Captain Pitts persisting in his re fusal to deliver General Barrnndia without an order from the Government, the vessel was permitted to resume her course. This was August 7, and on the evening of the same day the steamer arrived at San Jose. No sooner had the Acapulco cast anchor than two boat loads of soldiers were sent off from shore to keep close watch that no one without proper credentials should leave the vessel for the shore. "Within pistol shot of where the Acapulco lay were two "United States gunboats. Captain Bitts had tele graphed to their commanding officers from Champerico, requesting assistance. But his dispatch was not delivered. Now he made a personal appeal to them for help. The response was that the men-of-war could do nothing without an order from the port Cap tain. THE GENERAL'S REVOLVER USED. "Next day the ship was again invaded by the commandant of a special force of men, accompanied by another boatload of soldiers. This time the Guatemalan offi cers came furnished with an 'order of ar rest,' signed by the American Minister Miz ner. After being politely introduced to Captain Pitts, the commandant, produced his papers and made a formal demand for the delivery of General Barrnndia. Then the commandant directed that all the cabin passengers be ordered below. "When this order had been executed, the entire force of Guatemalan officers proceeded to General Barrum'.ia's room, Captain Pitts going with them. As soon as the room was reached, Captain Pitts, after deprecating the necessity of surrendering his passenger to the authorities, began to read the order for the General's arrest "General Barrundia quietly met them at the door, but at once divining that all was over he reached into his room for his revol ver, and making the remark 'very good,' fired. The ball just missed Captain Pitts, who, together with the commandant, ran to his room, locked the door, and hid under the bed, leaving the man hunting the spe cial officers. Barrundia was a short-sighted man, and being very nervous was unable to do any damage, though he chased them in and out of the saloon, firing wildly. At last the officers, firing from different points, dropped hm, riddled with shot, on the hurri cane deck. The brave commandant there upon came from his hiding place, walked up to the dead man and fired into his skull. ADDING INSULT TO INJURV. "The dead body was rolled up in a piece of canvas, and aid being summoned from the other boat, as the General was a very heavy man, the ghastly burdeu was bundled down the gangway into one of the boats and conveyed ashore to be sent to Guatemala, where it was interred the next day. The other boat, conveying the gallant perpe trators of the deed, their revolvers openly displayed in their hands, made a detonr round by the United States war ships on their way to the shore. As they left the ship some smilingly waved their hands, and one placed his thumb lo his nose and extended the other fingers in a familiar and well-known manner. Still the incident was notover. The Guatemalans had to wipe their feet a little more on the suffering ship, and she was not allowed to proceed until the baggage belonging to BarrunBia had been searched, presumably for evidence in criminating others. This was submitted to the gunboats still silent and sleepy, not 100 yards away. Indeed, at the time of the tragedy an officer from one of them was aboard the Acapulco. "When General Barrundia had first come aboard his baggage had been searched, and his arms, consisting of two revolvers, a sword and dagger, had been taken charge of by the Captain. Bntsnmehntr ?iftpr tfc of. fray, six other revolvers and about 40 rounds of cartridges were found. His body guard.at the commencement of the fighting, had ran below and been locked up lor safety. About 40 shots were fired in all. THE AMERICANS INDIGNANT. "Finally the disagreeable affair was at an end, at least for the time being, and the steamer was allowed to proceed. She sailed away with drooping colors, the very breeze, as one passenger remarkt-d, seeming lo have died away out of pity and shame. The Americans aboard were lull oi indignation and shame at the whole affair. Uirlv rn- MIZNEE'S BEP0BT WANTED. The State Deportment Anxious to Hear the Minister's Morr. Washington, September 12. The State Department is awaiting with consider able interest the arrival of the dis patches from Minister Mizner, giving an official and authoritative statement of the Barrundia affair, so far as the connection of this Government is concerned. The department has no official information as to what fork the advice of Minister Mizner to the captain of the Acapulco took, but it hardly credits the statement of the eye witness that it took the shape of an "order of arrest," which, in this country, is generally supposed to be a judicial warrant. It is pointed ont that the purport, even of this "order of arrest," as it isstvled, is not given, and that the witness does not say he saw it The official statement of Minister Mizner giving the circumstances and lacts of this Government's connection with the affair necessary to form a deliberate judgment upon the cause, is expected at almost any time in the near future. A FORGER'S SCHEME, WARRANTS ISSUED FOR A PHILADELPHIA ATTORNEY. v. Ho Mortcn&cd Real E.tnte In Ibo Kanei of Dead lien The "cxrnnnlal Leairno Swindled Oat of. 810,000 The Man Is Missing. rSrCCIAI. TELEOEXMTO THE DISPATC8.1 Philadelphia, September 12. War rants have been issued for the arrest of Franklin S. Dickson, a young lawyer, whose office is in the Girard buildln?, on the charge of forgery and having swindled the Sexennial League out of about $10,000 by means of bogus deeds. Although the detectives have been after him since Wednesday last they have so far been un able to find him, and it is believed that he has left the city. Dickson's swindling operations extend over the past 16 months, and, although the amount of his plunder, so far as is known at present, will not ex ceed 510,000, his system of forgery and swindling is cue of the boldest that has ever been brought to light in this city. It is the custom in this city before deeds are recorded to register them in the Registry Bureau. In the bureau therefore can be found a description of every lot of ground in the city and the name of the owner. It is frequently the case that when persons own- ing real estate dies his heirs retain possession of the property for years. As no deed passes from the dead man to his heirs the registry bnreau shows the title as still remaining in the dead man's name. Dickson knowing that certain real estate was held in this manner drew up mortgages upon the property in the name of the dead man. He either executed the mortgages himself or got some one else to execute them in the dead owner's name, forged the acknowledgements, the recorder's certifi cate and the land title searchers. . . Then as the tax office gets the names of owners of real estate Irom the Registry Bureau, he presented to the Board of Trus tees the forged papers, accompanied by genuine tax bills showing the property pp. parently to be in the mortgager's name. The trustees wonld then, thinking the papers good, give Dickson a check for the amount, but in every case, fortunately for the league, made out to the order of the supposed owner ol the property. Dickson would then forge tbe indorsement on the back of the check, put his own name on it, and deposit it in the bank to his own credit When the interest was due on the mortgage he would pay it, stating that he was acting as attorney for the party against whom the mortgage was drawn. voting took place, arid after tho third ballot Mr. Armstrong introduced me" to Mr. Moore, the elected delegate from Sewlckley, whotbadt transferred his credentials regularly to Mr. Armstrong, I believe, the day be fore the convention. That was the first time I remember of ever seeing Mr. Moore. The two spoke together for a short time, and I heard Mr1. Armstrong says "Are yon satisfied then1 that 1 1 honld rote for Neebf" The answer, I very plainly heard it, was: "All right, go ahead." This action of Mr. Armstrone was strictly in keepinz with the rules governing nominations in a number of counties in this State, upon which particnlar point, however, onr rnles are silent. That is, when a candidate drops from the list of candidates in a convention nis dele gates vote for the candidate who received the next largest number of votes in the district the respective delegates represent In Sewick levSIr. Harbison received 153 votes, I received 116 votes and Mr. Kutan none. The honorable Senator most have a very poor opinion of the personnel of tbe gentlemen composing the convention, or, rather, his own delegates, when he alleges, attempts at corrup tion. I thongbt more oMbose gentlemen than to believe them capable of I corruption, and that I offered them money, place or other valu able thing for votes is untrue. Mr. Bntan, however, indulges mainly in inuendo and parenthetical remarks of a very Indefinite character, excent In one cast, that of the Third f district ot tbe Fourth ward, and in that case. in bis supplemental statement, he exonerates' me from all wrongdoing. . If Was Simply Gossip. I believe that the charges of corruption or attempted corruption resulted from a lnve of gossip that some people have, who believe that the public is ready and eacer to believe any thing against "politicians." I have been in timately connected with politicians since even before my majority, and I know that tbey are not as bad as they are painted. That an old politician like Mr. Bntan. who has helped to shape, in fact, was one of the prime movers in shaping matters, politically, in this as well as other counties, and the State, for two-score years at least should bolt a regular convention, is a surprise to me. Fu tbermore. I have as clear a conception of the requirements of the Constitution relative to tbe oath to bo taken by a Senator as Mr. Bntan has, and 1 think 1 have as high a re gard for the sanctity of an oath as be has, at least Mr. Rutan's indefinite and uncalled-for asser tions made to create a suspicion in tbe minds of the people are unjust in tbe extreme. Never was a canuiaate. tnat nas tne record tnat air. Rutan has, been treated more considerately than I treated him during the campaign. 1 think I have mentioned and rebutted in the above all the allegations of Mr. Rutan. both his direct ones and those byinuendo. The fact remains, that giving him all the votes he cHinis, which in some cases are incorrect he can figure ont for himself only 4,613 votes necessary to a choice, 4,952. I had O.Z22K votes, as shown by the accompanying record of the convention submitted by the secretaries: He" Hod More Than Enoncb. In this record, the Jackson district, on ac count of which Mr. Rutan claims he and bis delegates bolted, is not counted, neither are the oixth district of the Third ward and tbe First district of the Tenth- ward, in both or which my delegates were elected, about which there is no dlspnte, but thev did not appear in tbe convention for me. Had they been counted for me my vote would have been 5.131X- L therefore, ask the committee to declare me tbe regularly nominated candidate for Senator in the Forty-second district, in accordance with all usages of the Republican party, the rules governing the same and common sense and equity. Mr. Rutan has been an ill man.tor which rea son, I think, the committee granted him so much time to answer fully three months which was acquiesced in by me, but it is unjnst to me and my friends to prolong tbe matter on hypothetical and indefinite claims, when Mr. R u tan, by bis own showing, claims 339 votes less than enough to nominate. Very Respectf nlly, John N. Neeb. FUEL GAS IN PLENTY. Should the Natural Article Weaken a Substitute is Kbw Ready. THE MANUFACTURED VAPOR USED In Various Places Gives Yery Satisfactory Besolts at Loir Cost! OPINIOHS OP SOMii MANUFACTURERS r 7 able quantify many more would folTowt The advantage of such wells would be that no heavy pressure "Would be necessary to carry the product tolhe'point of consump tion. Leasers of gas territory have recently been met with the farmers' requirement that the gas shall not be piped out of tbe county, or shll be used within a-certain distance from thepremtses, the object being to induce manufacturers to locate near the source of sunnlv. thus making a nearby market for the farmer's produce: The far mer man can usually be depended on to look out for his own interests, though he has to deal with a wary animal when the oil and gas leaser is abroad. Chum. BUSINESS & BETTER Seasonably'ActiveMovemetiHnller' ctfandise at ifain Points. BREAK IN' STOCK' SPECULATIONS. On tbe Supply for tbe Future Price. aid tbe Present OFFICIAL INF0BMATI0N As to tbe Condition of the Hebrew Race lo Russia. rerECIAI. TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Philadelphia, September 12. The following letter from Charles Emory Smith was in response to a letter addressed to the Minister in Russia by the Babbi S. Morais, on the condition of the Hebrews in Russia. The Minister writes from London, Septem ber 1, 1890, as follows: Your letter of the 10th inst sent to St Petersburg has been forwarded to me here, where I am staying for a few days, and I hasten to reply. You a0c whether the recent report1 of the restrictive measures directed against Hebrews id Russia is founded on facts. This is the only period in the year when I could be away from my post making necessary prepara tions for the coming winter, and I was absent from Russia when the report to which j on refer first appeared. But the subject is one m which no representative of tbe United States could fail to feel a deep interest, and I immediately took steps to ascertain wbetber the statement which attracted such wjae at tention bad any foundation or warrant The Legation of the United States instituted prompt inquiries, in common with those of sev eral other nations, and received tbe most positive assurance from tbe Russian Gov ernment that the report was entirely ground less. Tbe Imperial authorities stated not only that nonew restrictive measures had been taken against the Hebrews and no old and obsolete ones revived, but that no such measures had been contemplated. In view of these denials tne ijoru juayor ui juonaon, nimseit a conspic uous and honored Hebrew, some time since announced the abandonment of a projected public indignation meeting which had been called when the report of intended persecu tions' was first published. ONE OF FEALETS JESTS Lends to a Quarrel nnd the Police Have to be Called In. St. Louis, September 12. Quite a flurry of excitement was occasioned in the coat room of the Merchants' Exchange to-day on account of a quarrel in which several mer chants became engaged, prominent among whom was Mbses Fraley, nn operator on this market. It seems that in jest the son of Mr. Fraley offered to sell 400,000 bushels ot wheat to a man named Schrimer. A Mr. Puff, who has had a grudge against'Fraley for some time, offered to take it off his (Schrimer's) hands. Mr. Fraley explained to Puff that the offer was made only in a jest, but Puff would not re gard it in that light Words led to anger and anger to blows; Mr. Fralev hit Puff in the face, and that wusthe signal lor a general inpipient fight, in which about ten merchants became en gaged. Finally the police were called in and quelled the disturbance. Ho arrests were made. , CAME BACK AND PAS) UP. A Former Bankrupt Itlnkcs a Lucky Strike in Nntbral Gag rBPECIAL TELEOBAM TO TUX DI8FATOB.1 Albion, K. Y., September 12. Twenty years ago Owen McCarthy, a leading mer chant of this place, suddenly disappeared. He was in debt to different parties over $15,000. Nothing was ever heard from him until a few days ago when he reappeared in town. He hunted up his creditors and paid each one in full, with interest for 20 years, which amonnted to $30,000 more than the principal. He had been struggling with ill-fortune ever since he left Albion, until a year ago, when be made a lucky strike in natural -gas in Western Pennsvlvania, by which be cleared over 9100,000. mors were anoai about uiood money, as tuougn money naa innuence somewhere in securing the surrender ol the man. Many passengers openly expressed regret that the American flag was theirs. "Captain Pitts, it was generally held, was partly excusable lor his. action, seeing fiat Aic Aitiu ufiitu u iaiu tu tuc warsnius H0TED AHEBICANS' TESTIMONY To be Taken at the Hale Shooting Case" tn tbe Canadian Courts. Montreal, September 12. The trial of Cleveland C. Hale for shooting with intent to kill his brother-in-law, Eugene H. Cowles, was to have began in the Court of the Queen's Bench this morning, but ad journment was again asked for by the Crown, as the witnesses are not ready. The case was accordingly postponed till tnis afternoon, but it is probable it will be again put off until next week. A large number of witnesses will be brought Irom Cleveland to testify in tbe case. Among those interested who have al ready arrived are Judge Engersoll, Judge Stevenson Burke, counsel for Mrs. Cowles; H. A. Garfield, son of the late President, and Cady Staley, Cleveland. There is a possibility that Hon. B. B. Hayes, ex-President of the United States, will also be here to give evidence as to Hale's good character. Hon. B. L. Aflamme, Q. C, and H. J. Clo ram will conduct the prosecution, and Messrs. D. Macmaster, Q. C, and E. D. McGibbon, Q. C, the defense. Cowles re turned to town last njght and was joined by A. H. Cowles, of Cleveland. PABENTS GRAZED WITH GBIEF, A Daughter's Suicide Drives the Father and Mother to Desperation. Jersey City, September 12. Mrs. Horn, the aged mother of Laura HornJ who cod muted suicide at her home, No. 130 Fifth street, Hoboken, yesterday morning, made an attempt on her life this morning. She went into the same room in which her daughter hanged herself, and was adjusting a rope around her neck when, her son dis covered her. The old lady is almost crazed with grief. Frederick Horn, the father of the yonng woman, who, when he discovered bis daugh ter's dead body, shot himself, is still alive and may recover. A FIREBUG FREE. Martin, the Notorious Homo Breaker. Again Eicnpo From Prison. Dresden, Tenn., September 12. Ben jamin Martin, the notorious house-breaker and firebug, awaiting a hearing before the Supreme Court under sentence of 15 years, again escaped jail last night Martin made a key'anft unlocked his cell. He went through a flue, escaping from the attic through the same hole in the wall made two years ago. The County Court re fuses to repair tbe jail. Coal gas is being1 successfully used in manufacturing operations and a Pittsburg firm will soon have a plant readyi Manu facturers are reticent on the gas question, but some of them talfc for publication while others" express a variety1 of opinions for per sonal use. Possible results of drilling in the city limits. An error in the synopsis of the article on natural gas yesterday" morning gave it an odd interpretation- The matter following, however, made the intent clear, that certain apparently exhausted wells had regained their pressure by accumulation. Natural gas is found diffused in permeable strata, usually sandstone conglomerate, though occasionally in other formations. The drill-holes, varying from five inches in diameter to eight inches, drain a limited area of'the rock until the supply is appar ently exhausted, but when these wells are shut in there is a gradual distribution of gas to those exhausted areas from other por tions of the sand, which, together with any accretion there may be from the original source of supply restores the pressuse at the old wells. Of course, it is impossible, from any data at hand, to say what proportio'n of the restored pressure is supplied from the accumulation in the adjacent rocK, or what proportion is supplied by new distillation. SUBSTITUTE BEADY, IP. NEEDED. Mahutactured gas is feasible in case the natural gas supply should fail. The Penn sylvania Tube Works Company is con structing producers at its works, and will be ready to operate with coal gas by the first of January. These works were troubled last winter by shortages in the natural gas supply, and the'trouble has continued since. Some days tbey have enough, some days they have not half enough. Meantime, the pay of the men goes right on, adding ma terially to tbe cost of the total product They hope'foran ample supplyof natural gas next winter, but if they do not get it will have a supply of coal gas, which tbey can make at a cost not greater than the present rates for the natural gas. They pre fer the natural gas,of course, because of'the inconvenience of handling coal and ash.es.in the manulacture of gas. Manufactured gas is used with satisfactory results at the Biverside Iron Works, at Wheeling, W. Va., by the Warren Tube' Company, of Warren, O., and by the Syra cuse Tube Works, Syracuse, N. X. These all use the system which is being adopted by the Pennsylvania Tube Works. At none of these places is coal any cheaper than in Pittsburg. At the worst, then, Pittsburg manufacturers can resort to the use ot coal gas fuel when the natnral gas supply is in sufficient, still leaving A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY of the clean natural gas for domestic, con sumption. The nse of tbe coal gas in the works named is no longer in an experimental stage. Tbey have been working practically with it and are more than satisfied with the results. Manufacturers differ quite widely in their opinions regarding the gas supply and most ol them are reticent If their views are not fully expressed tbey are to blame for the failure. Some few talk without reserve. The officials of the Carnegie and tbe Oliver & Roberts Gas Companies declined to discuss tbe subject, for publication, when called on and a good many manufacturers have taken the same position. Some of them have given their personal opinion, however, and such data as they had at hand to aid in making an intelligent estimate from all points. MANUFACTUBEBS' OPINIONS. At the office of C. G. Hussev & Co. a member of the firm said they never bad any trouble about gas. They had had plenty all the time; did not lose more than a day "and a half from shortages. But they occupied, perhaps, a somewhat peculiar position. In regard to price they had nothing to say and with regard to a continuation of supply were not willing to venture an opinion, not havingmade a study of tbesnbject O'Leary Bros., not having their works in the city did not want to discuss the question in detail. They had a full supply all along;' were uear the Bellevernon field, and having a long contract were not worrying about price at present. Mr. Tim O'Leary; arriv ing at this juncture, said The Dispatch could say lor him that he thought the gas supply was permanent. Nature, he thought, never did anything by halves and having given ns a supply of natural gas would maintain It and It would be just as perma nent as coal. The people were just learning to economize in tne consumption ot it, just as they hau with coal and so it would sup ply the demand. LOW PBESSUBE PEB1IANENT. Mr. Bishop, manager of the city office of the National Tube 'orks, said ha could, give no definite imformation in regard to the gas supply at the works. He sold pipe, but they made it at McKeespost He could say, however, the company owned a good bit of gas territory at Bellevernon, at Amity and in Washington county, though he believed they were getting all their supply from'Mur raysville and Grapaville. He "heard they were short sometimes, but could give no data. His personal opinion was that gas was being distilled all the time at a slow rate, but the accumulation would be ex hausted. The pressure would not continue high, bat when the pressure was off a well might last a thousand years. Many manuiacturers complained of short ages in their supply. Some thought the fields were so" exhausted the companies' could not give them the' gas. Some were of the opinion they were wanted to get off the lines TO CONSEBVE THE SUPPLY CLARKS(WS IDEAS on phactTcal POLITICS AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. He Is la Lino With the Maryland Republican' Clnbs Primaries to Choose a Snccenaor to Concresimnn WntiOd The Mercer County' Ilrlbery Case. Washington, September 12. A dele gation ot Maryland Bepublican clubs called on General Clarkson at the Congres sional campaign headquarters this after noon, and presented to him an address, thanking him for bis expressed opposition to civil service reform. Hon. A. Worth Spates, ol Baltimore, male tbe presentation address and denounced the civil service law in strong terms. Mr. Clarkson responded, thanking the committee and the Republicans that they represented lor tbe kindness shown and for the faith expressed in him. He said he was not opposed to a reformed civil service nor to one made intelligent in tbe most practical degree. But he would make the examina tions departmental and conducted by the official under whom the clerks would bave to work, and would always select all clerks in sympathy with the party in power. He addid that he believed this to be i represent ative Government, based on party responsi bility, and that no party in power could escape this responsibility if it tried. There fore he believed that any administration, State, national or county, was entitled to have all places'under it filled by its frieilds or those anxious lor its success and not Its failure. Referring to the allusion made to his rec ord in changing Democratic for Bepublican postmasters, he said he could not have dis placed Democrats if Cleveland's reform ad ministration had not put Democrats in and jtepuDiicans ont. He added that he naa no apologies to make to anyone for the Demo crats he had removed from office. Favorable Outlook- Chimed' for Iron and1 Textile Products. STIMULATION IN TUB WOOL MARKET. retwlema Intsl Actlrlty atd Bhrirj a Decllnfrr Tendency. Merchandise and produce was fairly active during the past week, while prospects for coal and metals are looking' up. In bank clearings a gain is shown in 'this year ovef the corresponding period of 1889. rSPKCIAI. TELEGKiM TO TOT DISPJITCH.1 Ne-vt York, September 12. Special tele grams to Sradstreet'a indicate that in lead ing staple lines at thef'prinefpal distrib uting centers the movement of merchandise and produce is seasonably active. It is brisk at Kansas City. New Orleans. St STOHE PBOBABLY A WINNIE. Tbe Primaries In the Lite Congressman Watson's Disti let Hrld To-Day." rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. Fbanklin, September 12. The Bepub lican primaries to nominate a successor to the late Congressman Watson will be held in this city to-morrow. The oanvass is run ning along without friction, owing to the excellent character of the gentlemen who are mildly contesting for the honor, and the result of the primaries probably eanbe told now. Mr. Lee leaves Warren co'unty to Colonel Stone; the latter is not asking, or expecting anything from Venango, and both gentlemen leave Samuel Smith an un disputed field in McKean county. These three men will enter the convention backed by the delegates from their own counties. It seems to be the general opinion that Mr. Stone will be nominated for both the unex pired term of Mr. Watson and also for the long term. Mr. Lee has made no canvass for the nom ination for Congress, and bis triends believe he will make no special effort for the nom ination in the convention. He has a very large and lucrative law practice that he is loth to give up, and he rather thinks the practice of his profession more congenial than the uncertainties of politics. BLOCKED THE DEMOCRATS. Strong-Opposition Made Against Whlttuor'ne" by a Farmers' Alliance Man. Nashtille, September 12. The seventh Congressional Convention, which convened at Columbia, Tenn., is still in session, having- failed to secure a nominee after casting nearly 350 ballots. It was not generally anticipated by Democrats that the present incumbent, Hon. W. P. Whitthorne, would have opposition that would interfere with his renomination, within a ballot, but Colonel N. NCox, of the Farmers' Alli ance, has so far cast a majority of votes of the convention. The first ballot was taken, giving Cox 7G, Whitthorne 09; necessary to a choice, yo. The results have not ma terially changed, as the last ballot cast bef ire adjourning until the night session was the three hundred and forty-ninth, as follows: Cox, 80, 43, 100; Whitthorne, 64, 57, 100. This evening a prominent Alliance man said: "It is now Cox or nobody, as his support ers have decided to stand by him to the end. In case General Whltthorne's friends do not yield within a reasonable length of time, the nomination will be releeated"to tbe rjeonle and tbey will be authorized to nominate directly at the primaries by voting for their candidates themselves without the formal ity of a convention." i CANNON IN TB0UBLE. Heed nnd DIcKlnlerNot Coming. Washington, September 12. The big Speaker will not boom Delamater at Pitts burg to-morrow night Senator Quay again tried his persuasive power on the man from Maine. It was all without avail, however, as Mr. Beed has decided definitely not to go. Major McXiuley also said to-day that he could not be present SinRLVvJ DA HE writ'e. nbnVrlraurifllTe Women In Tomorrow's DISPATCH. EZETA ELECTED PRESIDENT. Great Enthusiasm 1'icvnlU In Salvador at the Announcement. Crrr op Mexico, September 12. A dis patch from Salvador announces that General Ezeta has been elected President, with only one dissenting vote. Great enthusiasm pre vails. It is rumored that here is danger of war between Honduras and Nicaragua. Banko Man Canglit In Canada v London, Ont., September 12. Wal ter Haynes, who is wanted for swind ling a man out bf $5,000 by the bunko game at Jessamine, Ky., has been arrested here. He refuses to return to Kentucky without extradition papers. Ue Will Come Back Wliuont papers. St. Thomas, Ont., September 12. J. W. Parker, of JJurlington,'1 Kas., the man recently committed for extradition on a charge ot forgery, has concluded Jto return to Kansas and wiir-Hot 'appeal. for'thdmore profitable domestic service, while still others thought there was no real shortage, but only a desire to market gas at higher prices. Not a few"1 expressed them selves satisfied with supply and price and said they believed this desirable state of affairs would continue for some time. Glass men were unanimous in their praises of natural gas as a fuel, as it gives them a much better quality of glass. It is an ad mitted fact in tbe trade that Pittsburg's second quality of window glass, or B grade,' is equal to the A grade ot glass produced with other fires, and the A grade of Pitts burg brings a correspondingly higher price. Most of tbe glass men who talked at all, talked of a continuation of the supply of their favorite fuel. SPECULATING ON POSSIBILITIES. The finding of a .strong gas well in the Chartiers oil field has glveu rise to some speculation on the probability of, finding gas right in the city. Somelnterest is mani fested nn the well to be drilled on the Expo sition grounds, the rig lor which, is now ready. The Pittsburg and Allegheny Trac tion Company "is also going to drill "a well at the site or their power house with a view to supplying their own fuel. The fact that verv few deep wellshave ever been drilled either lor oil or gas without'findiug'a small quantity of gas sufficient to ran a boiler or two mat result in considerable drilling of this kind by- parties4 who have space, fors. such operations. And' hnnlrl alHie'rillR well a tlifl Pnlnt.-n4li one'iff-Allegheny produce gas in consider- Another Republican Paprr In His District Has United II I m. 'SPECIAL TILEOBAM TO Till DISPATCH.! Danville, III., September 12. Dan ville, the home of Congressman Joseph C. Cannon, was treated to a sensation in political circles to-day, by the Daily Commercial appeariag in a double-leaded editorial against Cannon, whom it says it cannot longer sup port The Commercial is the oddest and most influentialBepublica'h paper in the Fiiteenth district, and has for 18 years fought for Cannon in every campaign, but has yielded to the wishes of tbe mdjority of its readers and taken a stand against him. The article, which is conspicuously headed, "Not for Joe," is a severe arraign ment of uannon's political methods and those of his head men. The recent bad break Cannon made in Congress had much to do in changing the paper's course. There are now 15 Bepublican papers in the Fif teenth that are against the Congressman, IT WHL BE INVESTIGATED. The AUeceil Bribery In Mercor County Has Canscd f-omo Excitement. Shaeon, September 12. The alleged ex- posureof bribery in the nomination of part of Mercer county Bepublican ticket; com ing on top of the Congressional boodle'case,. nas created great excitement among voters of all parties. None of theaccused partici pants in tbe bribery has yet denied any con nection with the matter. A meeting of the Bepublican County Committee will be called soon to hear the report of the Con gressional Committcmen. who assembled in conference at New Castle, Monday, and the county bribery will then be investigated. Democratic politicians predict disaster to Bepublican chances since exposure of the corruption has been made. HIGH OLD TIME IN BEBKB. A Probability That Two Republican County Conventions Will be Htld. rSPXCIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE UIHFATCH.' Beading, September 12. The Bepublic an Connty Convention meets here to-morrow. Both the High and anti-High factions are already represented on" the ground to night by the presence of a number of dele gates, and the contest will be red hot from the word go". Both factions claim 130 votes out of a total , of 204, and there is a strong probabil ity that two conventions will be held 33 last year as the feeling Is exceedingly bitter. Nominations far Congress Beventh Missouri W. D. BaYnett. (Rep.) Third Kentucky Lewis Jones, (Rep.) j Louis, Omaha, Chicago and Memphis, but has been checked through tbe intervention of two holidays at San Francisco. AtDululh, where the outlook is for de creased shipments this season of No. 1 hard wheat, general trade is fair, and at Cincin nati the customary activity prevails. Lum ber is weaker at Boston on account of heavy stocks. Boots arid shoes maintain the activity previously noted, but leather is quieter though firm. General trade has taken a favorable turn at Philadelphia, more strength being claimed for iron and textile products', with the prospects better for an early improved demand for coal. Petroleum has continued dull, with a de clining tendency. Cattle are in generally heavy supply at Western cities, but hogs have been less fully shipped, and are up 5c. Baw sugar is 3-lGc up on good refining de manded strong statistical position. Be fined is Jc higher on active demand. GAIN OTEE LAST TEAB. Bank clearings at 51 cities for the week ended September 11 are ?1,103,987,658, a rain over this week last year of 2 per cent. New Yfitk City's clearings, which constitute 60.9 per cent of the grand total, are less than those for the like period last year by .u per cent, wnue at ou otner cities the gain is 14 percent Stock speculation at New York is in a demoralized condition, owine to the stringency of the money market, and share values have declined sharply, the corn carriers and some of the trusts being espe cially weak. The grain markets were greatly stimulated by the unfavorable Government crop report, and prices are un fi6c per bushel on wheat, corn and oats. Trade calculations on the department report as to condition and ncre age, point to a total crop of 400,000,000 bushels of wheat Available supplies in crease very slowly East of the Eocky Mountains, but so fast in California that available transportation facilities are unable to meet the demand. Frost has'appeared in Nebraska, but crops there are out of further danger. SMALL JEXPOBTS. Exports of wheat continue very small from Atlantic ports, and if calculations as to the crop shortage find acceptance, are likely to remain small, except at 'higher prices. Shipments from both coasts this week aggregate 1,480,058 bushels 22,025,205 bushels since July 1. Tbisiscompared with 1,426,522 bushels in a like week of '89, and 20,465.364 bushels for 11 weeTcs in that year. Last week exports were 1,575,672 bushels. Indian corn shipments abroad this week equal 457,029 bushels, against 659,608 bush els last week. August railway earnings show a moder ate gain (3.96 per cent) over the same month last year, when the general transpor tation movement began to increase heavily. Total earnings of 145 railroads for the month aggregate 538.857,567 on an increased mileage of 2.1 per cent The Southern and Southwestern groups show heaviest gains. j.ue iiutk ioianu ana y aDasn systems ac count for 77 per cent of the total loss shown by 31 roads, while only five systems (the Atchison, Eichmond and Danville, St Paul, East Tennessee, and Denver and Bio Grande) show gains in excess of $100,000 each. The earnings of 139 railroads for eight months aggregate $280,428,435 on a total of 82.917 miles, a eain oi 10.6 in earn ings and 2.2 percent in mileage over 1889. EAW WOOL STRENGTHENED. Drygoods are in full average demand at Eastern markets. More activity is re ported by Boston jobbers, while some re action is visible at New York. Agents are doing a moderate spot business and a good business in spring goods. Dress goods (both cotton and wool) ire in good move ment and demand. Foreign fabrics are more active. Prices as a rule are verv firm. Colored cottons tend upward. Print cloths lack strength owing to larger stocks. Freer buying by worsted and dress goods mills, and apparent progress toward a set tlement of the tariff legislation is said to nave sirengiueneu raw wool. (Jotton is steady and unchangedafter an active busi ness and considerable speculative fluctua tion. Tbe bureau report, showing a de cline of four points in condition in August, was disappointing to the bulls. Business lailures reported to Bra&treet's number 162 in the United States this week against 141 last week and 190 this week last year. Canada had 22 this week against 25 last week. The total number of failures in the United States, January 1 to date is 7,100 again.-t 7,936 in a like portion of 1889. ' TIGHT MARKETS. 'B.G. Dun & Co. 's weekly-review of trade: The past week has fnllv justified those who gave warning that the monetary ease, caused by Treasury disbursements, could be but temporary. Tbe market here has been tight, with extreme rates paid in some cases. At Boston and Philadelphia money pressure also affects business'; at Chicago the market is somewhat firmer and the demand active; at St. Louis it is stiff at 78 per cent; at BJinsas City, more firm; at Omaha, a trifle close, butfairlv supplied; at Milwaukee, very active and to some extent disturbed by a large lumber failure in the interior; at Detroit, the de mand is strong at 7 per cent; at Cleveland, the tightness is rightly ascribed to the vol ume of business; at Pittsburg, the demand isfairat67 per cent, and only at New Orleans, ot all the cities reporting, 'is the market easier. FBIGHT in hew yobk. The immediate fright at New York was about supposed enormous demands for pay ment ol duties, if the new tariff should go into eflect October 1. The fact, as Officially reported, is that less than 9,000,000 would pay full duties on all goods in warehouses on which tbe rates have been increased, but no one supposes that lenders wnnlH hnM out, and meanwhile the Treasnry is offering to pay out 20,000,000 for 4s and 523, 000,000 more in prepayment of interest on i4 per cents. It there were no speculative tendency in terfering with free movements of crops, commercial bills would soon draw money from abroad, but an nnfavnmhln rmr, re port causes higher prices for sta'ples, and prior to that the exports had been very light, prices here being too high for ioreign markets. A BEAB PANIC. Breadstuff's bad not been strong until Thursday, the latest information as "to yield being generally more favorable. But tbe Government report as to condition, Sep tember 1, enabled speculators to, produce a "bear" panic, and the net advance for the week has been 4 cents in wheat pn sales of 20,000,000 bushels, ,5 cents in corn on tales of 10,000,000 bushels, and 4 cents in oats. Lard and bogs"were also stronger, and iha 'report that cotton was is condition a hdo I lower than last' year caused a rise of one siiteenth of a cent with' talc's of 69G.00O bales for the week. Other products have not changed much in price, though" oil is 4 cents lower. ,er?Prts from other cities indicate no slackening of activity' on account of mone- 2mii .?!y at a,)y prrt est or sonh of Pbild-lpbia. The reports as to collections are almost uniformly satisfactory. BOOTS AND SHOES BEISK. , The crops are moving fast, prices en couraging farmers, but do not go forward to consumers as rapidly. Distributions of merchandise in nearly all lines continues much in excels of last year" at every point reporting, and at Philadelphia and Boston the leather and boot and shoe trades are ex ceptionally good; at Boston the, wool trade much more active, and at Chicago there is a steady increase over fast year in movement ot drygoods, boots and shoes, clothing and meats. St. Louis reports strong trade in nearly all lines and from other points the accounts are of a similar fonnr The great industries are doing well. The weedy output of iron rises again to 171,776 tons against 164,798 August 1, and 134,068 a year ago. The market for pig iron is weaker, though no recorded change in prices is seen. "VTArrrNo on the tabitp bill. The bar, plate, structural, sheet and wrought pipe mills are all crowded with work in full, and occasionally advancing prices. Greater activitv in wonlxn m,mn. facture is shown by the rapid rise in s-iles, and the speedy passage of the tariff bill is anticipated as a basis for larger operations. The activity in drygoods is everywhere in creased, while the demand is large and general. The coal trade has done nothing to speak of at August circular prices, and the demand here is below expec tations. The minor metals are strong, though for copper the present demand is tight In short, there is every reason to look for a large and prosperous business, if the pressure in money markets is met and that pressure tends to cure itself quickly by repressing speculation. The business failures occurring through-, out the country during the last seven days number 193, as compared with 203 last week. ana ley the week previous to last For the corresponding week oi last year the figures were 193. POPLAR AND PMS. The Downf.il! of a Bnckeye Teacher Who' located in Alabama. A .HOST OF PENSION SWINDLES Traced to' His Door by Officera of tie federal Government. AN EXTENSIVE AND BOLD 0PUEAT0B, Who Was Finally Entnppf d Because of DIs Increis. in; Carelessness. the A BECEPriOH TO COBBIGArJ. Impoiloe Ceremonies to. Celebrate Arcubrihop'a Kemro. New Yobk, September 12. The recep tion given to Archbishop Corrigan, to cele brate bis safe return from an eight-months' visit to the Holy Land and Borne, filled St Patrick's Cathedral this morning with a congregation nearly as large as is ever seen within its: walls. The reception was arranged bv the nnesti nnd laiotv nf the diocese. Several of the religious socie ties connected with the cathedral also participated. There were about 500 clergy men present During the entry of the priests into the church the choir sang "Ecce Sacerdos" with response bv the chancel choir. Then Archbishop Corrigan with miter and crozier, and ac companied by Mgr. Farely and Dr. Mac Donald, entered the church. They were met in the center of the middle aisle by mgr. jrresion, ur. trahnels, rector ot the seminary, and Eavelle, rector of the cathedral. The Vicar-General (Mgr. Preston) presented a cross, which the Arch bishop kissed add then sprinkled with holy water. Then the Archbishop was con ducted to the high altar, where he Baid prayer and thanksgiving. The Bev. James H. McGean, of St. Peter's Church, in Barclay street, read the address of welcome, after which Arch bishop Corrigan ascended the pulpit and responded. Tbe singing of the "TeDeum" concluded the ceremonies. AHY HTTMBEB OF YICTDIS. A Baltimore Attorney Disappears With Debts -" Amonntlns to S1OO.O00. rSPXCTJU. TEX.XORAM TO T2MS DISF.ITC1Z.1 Baltimore, September 12. George B. Gott, the senior member of the law firm of Gott & Bhodes, has left for parts unknown, leaving behind debts estimated all the way from J30.000 to 5100,000. He tad charge of considerable real estate, and was intrusted with the sale oi property. Tbe last hedisposedof was under a foreclosure and netted S7.S00. Hi was asked to make a settlement, but put off uia uncut uum caneu upon Dy tne couru, when he quietly disappeared. "When it was known that he had really gone his bonds men, Messrs. Joe C. Collison and James Pollard, were asked to make the deficiency good, besides the trust funds for which he has ailed to acconnt for. He also owes money to friends who indorsed his notes. Among these is young Quincy Hall, a lawyer, who is out nearly S3.000. Gottwas quite a politician and two years ago represented his district in the Maryland Legislature. He is about 35 years old and married, and it is understood his mother- jn-law is among his victims, she baviuc in dorsed notes for him. At his house it was stated to-day that Gott had gone to Eurone, and this is probably true. It is probable that he carried much of tbe money with him. No criminal proceeding has yet been taken. TO ENC0TIBAGE BECDPBOCITY. A Canadian Mercbnnt'n Scheme to Advance the Blaine Idea. TOBONTO, September 12. John Hallam, one of the most extensive hide dealers in Canada, writes to the newspapers a letter advocating the formation of a "reciprocity league," with a sub scribed capital of 5100,000, the ob ject being "to create a healthy pnblic sentiment, so that economic ques tions affecting trade and commence between tbe United States and Canada can be dis cussed free from party bias; to educate the people on all matters relating to tariffs, free trade or reciprocity, by employing gentlemen who are cood speakers and capable of pre senting the views of the league in popular form; to send out literature in the shape of pamphlets and fly sheets; and to engage writers who are conversant with economic questions to write editorials 'for those news papers favorable to free trade principles." Mr. Hallam says be is encouraged to make this suggestion for the formation of a league because Blaine, Sherman, Vest and others are favorable to reciprocity. He is willing to be one of 200 to subscribe the $500 each for the formation of a fund. "W. H. Harrison, of Ohio, emigrated to Alabama and taught secular and Sunday 3caooi. tie Became very popular, but baa been arrested on a charge of pension swind ling. He had sent in bogus applications, with forged documents, from every postoffice for miles around, and secured about 510,000. rSPICJAI. TXLZGBASI TO THE DISPATCH. , Birmingham, Ala., September 12 The grand jury of the United States Dis trict Court has inst returned a batch of in dictments against "W. H. Harrison, better known as "Widow Harrison," for pension frauds. Harrison is credited with swindling Uncle Sam out of S,00O to 512,000 by means of bogus pension claims. A history of his operations reads like a dime novel, and he Is certainly a sharper of no mean ability. Harrison came from somewhere in Ohio several year3 ago, and settled in Tuska Ioosa county, near the line of "Walker county. He was a school teacher, a pioas young man, who taught a secular school durirfs the week and a Bible clas3 in the Sunday school. His neat appearance and good address helped him to win his way in the backwoods where he had located, and ho aoon esiaousneu a nourishing school. Hia scholars loved him, parents liked him and soon Mr. Harrison was a prominent and in fluential man. an important individual. The country people sought his advice on all sorts of subjects, and some of tbe country magistrates soon learned he had studied law and they called on him to settle many knotty law problems. So great was tha fame of Harrison's school in Tuskaloosa connty that the people of "Walker organized a much larger school and induced him to go over and take charge of it. In "Walker he . became even more popular than he had been in Tuskaloosa, and finally, to please everybody, he agreed to teach hair the year in each county. Harrison's popularity and influenca among the people continued until a Deputy United States Marshal arrested him on a charge of pension frauds. He wa3 unable to m.ike the 10,000 bond Required, and was placed in jail in this city and then the officers went to work looting up his record. At the time of his arrest there were three cases of pension swindling against him, and it was supposed that was ail he had done. When the officers investigated a little more they were amazed to find that Harri son had been systematically swindling tbe Government for lour years and if he had not grown careless he might have carried on his operations many years without detec tion. AN EXTENSIVE OPERATOR. From every little postoffice within ten miles of where he had been teaching school Harrison had been iorwarding pension claims to "Washington. The claims were all properly made ont, sworn to before a magis trate, the physician's certificate was O. K. -in every particnlar. The claims seemed regular and in time they were allowed by the department. There was considerable back pay allowed; in one case it is said to have amounted to 5800. Most of these claims were from widows, and there was a "Widow Harrison" at al most every postoffie in that sec tion. There were also ""Widow Smiths," " "Widow Browns " and a few surviving veterans, all drawing pensions. So many disabled veterans and widows of disabled veterans in the interior of Ala bama at last aroused suspicion, and an in vestigation was set on loot, with the result that only one veteran and one widow were found. Harrison was the Alpha and the Omega of this colony of veterans and widows. His work had been bold. Every magistrate's certificate, every physician's certificate, in fact, every claim, was a forgery from be ginning to end. A SINGLE-HANDED STVIDLEB. Blanks of all kinds necessary in makinfc out the claims had been provided by Ham son himself, and he was drawing" all tbe pensions. All tbe details of his remarkable swindle will come out when he is placed on trial, which will probably be at tha snrini term of court At his preliminary trial when he was arrested Harrison "denied everything and managed bis own case, re fusing to employ a lawyer. It has never been ascertained exactly how much money be obtained from the Gov ernment, but the officer who worked up the case estimates the amount at 58,000 to 512, 009. ' WOMEN wl 11 find Boudoir and Homo hints Id THE DISPATCH To-morrow. Latest Fashion bint nnd eny Cooking Lessons. DOIHGS IN THE LTTMBEB WOBLD. An Advance tn the Price of Different Grades is Under Consideration. St. Louis, September 12. At to-day's session of tbe Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Convention a' uniform standard of grades and thickness was adopted to govern all tbe manufacturers represented in the conven tion. The name of the association was then changed to the "Southern Lumberman's Manuiacturers' Association." A committee was appointed to consider theshippingweightsot lumber. The Com mittee on Prices then presented their report, which favors an advance in price of 75 cents to 52 a thousand on tbe different grades. Without coming to'any action upon the re port, tbe convention adjourned. FOB XHE SAKE OF VARIETY It is Now Proposed to Name a Union Labor Ticket In Pennsylvania. ISFECIAI. TXLEOlUX TO TUB DISPJLTCH.1 Indiana, Pa., September 12. There hi a buzz in political circles here. Yesterdayv Theodore P. Bynder, Chairman of the State Executive Committee of the Union Labor party, appeared on the streets. At the re cent Connty Convention of that party, held in Indiana, a resolution indorsing Pattison for Governor was offered and passed. This came to the ears of Chairman Bvnder, and he took a jaunt up this way to find out what it meant Bynder is a protec tionist, as well as a Union Labor leader, and be takes no stock: in free trade notions. In an interview to-day he said: "The action of the County Convention in Indiana in indorsing the candidacy ot BobertE. Pattison, the Democratic nominee forGov ernor, does not receive the sanction of thn -f-State Committee: I have been stroncrlv- urged for some weeks past to call a session of tbe State Executive Committee to place in nomination a distinctive State Labor ticket" "I have been carelully considering the attitude of the two old parties, and the as pects of the campaign, and I am now firmly convinced that the best interests of the Union Labor party demand a State ticket, and to that end I will issue a call in in a few days for a meeting ot the State Committee for the purpose of putting a full Stateticket in the field. In the midst of the discord, and warring factional fights in the old parties," continued Mr. Bynder, the Union Labor party will secure a vote la the State that will surprise every one." JOHN MBEOE TrePBT.T.vn BETTONS FBOK WYOMING. Tbe Mormon Vole Sold to Have Gone With tbe Republicans. Cheyenne, Wm, September 12. Com plete returns have not reached here from any of the counties of the State, and it will require several days before a correct esti mate can be made. The Mormon vote of Uintah county has gone solidly for the Be publicans, giving the State ticket over 600 majority. The Bepublicans now claim the State by 2,000 majority. The Beunblicans carry the -Legislature; and will have a working Baajority in both ureucues. r - By an Ohio Democratic Clab Because ot Bepublican Appointment. rsrxcLU. txxxosax to thx dispatch.! ' Columbus, O., September 12. The JacKson Club, the leading Democratic or ganization of Central Ohio, to-night adopted a resolution expelling from its membership John McBridr, StateLabor Statistician, for appointing a Bepublican to have charge of the Columbus Fire Employment Agency. McBride claims he is not a member of the club, and refuses to be expelled. The club, at a former meeting, mildly censured Governor Campbell for appointing McBride to the position. r ptTDENTS of History will Sad an later- liwae (a IfMmir'i MFaga iMMs 1 4 i J nil 'A
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