SECOND PART.
PAGES 9 TO 16.
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PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1890.
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TORIES IIATMGLE,
They are Placed in a Decidedly
Embarrassing Posi
tion by 'the
LATE AFFRAY IN IRELAND.
John Morley and Other Prominent
English Statesmen Present
as Witnesses.
SOME OF THE EICDSES OFFERED.
The 5ationalists Alleged to HaTfl Purposely
Glren Provocation to the Peace
ful Policemen.
PBOGRESS OP THE TIPPERAET TRIAL
Til DtfenJiati Been u Injurtsat Poiat tnl Satsr i
7cicil Froiwt Agsiut Tiro ef Uu
Ksgistntet.
A E7CCZS50B TO S50KETABY BAUOUB CHOSE?
The attack of the Irish police upon the
populace and members of Parliament has
produced a profound impression throughout
England. The Tories endeavor to explain
the matter by asserting that intentional
provocation was given by the Nationalists.
It has been decided not to try the accused
at Tipperary separately.
JBT CABLE TO THE DISrATCH.1
LONDOir, September 27. Copyright.
The Tory newspaper editors have been tear
ing their hair over the brutal stupidity of
the Tipperary policemen, who are so indis
creet as wantonly to bludgeon the people in
the presence of an ex-Cabinet Minister, John
Morley. No svmpatby of course is wasted
upon the victims of the uniformed ruffians,
the editorial waitings being caused solely by
the inopportuneness ot the affair.
The tacts of the case were so indisputable
that it became necessary to invent excuses
for the police. The Times audacionsly
assorted that the Tipperary men threw stones
at Balfour's pet lambs, although the Timet
was not represented on the spot, and a score
or more of reporters who actually witnessed
the scene, saw nothing of the missiles. The
other Tory newspaper faithfully reported
the facts while wiltully distorting them in
editorials.
r-torlrs of .Aliased Provocation.
Unable to emulate the malicious mendac
ity of the Times they sought for explana
tion in another direction, and arrived
v almost unanimously at the conclnsion that
the Nationalists arranged to proToko the
police and get their own heads broken in
order to make an impression upon Mr.
Morley. The idea that Irish policemen re
quire any provocation before attacking
Nationalists is too good a joke to be allowed
to pass without notice.
In this particular case, as in hundreds that
have gone before it in Ireland, the evidence
is overwhelming that no provocation was
given. The only element of novelty is that
the witnesses include an ex-Cabinet Min
ister and a number of other Englishmen oi
repute, among them several members of
Parliament, of whom two were actually
maltreated by policemen.
The Impression Terr Grntlfjlnc.
It cannot be denied however that the im
pression made upon Mr. Morley in particu
lar and npon the British public opinion in
general could not not have been more grati
fying had the Irish members carefully
planned the whole affair. Only one mis
take was made and that was when "Long
John" O'Connor interposed his big person
between Mr. Morley and a huge policeman
who was about to make a record for himself
bv cracking the distinguished statesman's
skull.
The friends of Ireland cannot afford to
lose champions like John Morley, but why,
oh why, as the Pall Mall Gazette and other
Liberal newspapers wail, was not Morley
banged? The opportunity for a unique ob
ject lesson in coercion has been lost, and it
may not arise again.
Mr. Morley will address a publio meeting
in Lancashire Monday evening in accord
ance with a long standing arrangement, and
his speech will be worth hearing and read
ing, if he should feel at liberty to tell his
Impressions of Tipperary. Aftertho exciting
adventure in the streethe spent several
hours in the Court House, and was more
amazed at the procedure there than at the
occurrence outside.
A Prostitution of tbo Bench.
He saw on the judicial bench the police
officers who have been for years personal
enemies and public revilers of some of the
distinguished prisoners upon whom they
were about to sit in judgment, and he
heard tbem decide points of law against the
defendants with an amount of alacrity and
assurance which wonldhave been unbecom
ing even had they worn the judge'sermine
for many years. It is good that Mr. Glad
stone's trusted friend and lieutenant should
have seen and heard these things and it
will Is better if be should speak of them
from the platform and from his seat in Par
liament. The revival of the political turmoil bas
momentarily placed in the background the
question of a threatened famine in Ireland,
but it will soon resume a prominent posi
tion. Priests, poor law guardians and
other competent local observers continue to
warn the Government of coming danger,
but the official optimists will neither see
or hear. Mr. Jackson, Financial Secretary
to the Treasurer, after a hurried tour
through a part of Ireland, has been telling
a public meeting at Leeds that there has
been merely a partial failure of the potato
crop along a certain fringe of the coast, and
that the construction of a number of steim
tramways authorized by Parliament last J
session win samce to relievo the distress by
providing work and wages and opening up
the disease-stricken districts.
No Keller for the frtnrvtnc
Mr. Balfour is understood to be of the
ame opinion, and it seems evident, there
fore, that it will require Parliamentary pres
sure to make the executive move in this
matter. But if, as there ic too mnch reason
to fear, the danger is as serious as repre
sented, the people will be starving by the
end of November, when Parliament meets,
for even admitting that the construction of
the steam tramways will put money and
food in some people's way, it must be re
membered that not one of them has yet b An
commenced.
Much joy has been manifested by the
Tories here at the publication of cablegrams
reporting that serious dissensions prevail
among Irishmen in America, and -that the
deputation of the members of the Parlia
mentary party will be coldly received if not
actually boycotted. The Irish leaders scorn
fully decline to place any reliance upon
these reports, and the deputation will cer
tainly sail, probably next week. But they
have caused some concern among the En
glish Liberals, who feel that the eve of a de
cisive battle is an inappropriate moment for
bickerings in camp.
Tbe New Secretary for Ireland.
The impression is gaining ground that
Charles T. Bitchie, member of Parliament
for the constituency in East London, is des
tined to be the new Secretary for Ireland.
He is not so strong as Balfour, but is a
fairly determined man, with rather more
than his share of hnman conceit. He him
self set afloat a few days ago a report that
he was going to Ireland on a mission of in
vestigation. The only other man mentioned for the
post is Mr. Jackson, already mentioned.
Balfour will take the leadership of the
House or Commons when it reassembles, ac
cording to present arrangements, and Mr.
Smith will saek repose iu the quietude of
the upper chamber.
THE TIPPERARY TRIAL.
EVIDENT EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
TO PROLONG IT.
One Point Gained by tbe Defendants 1
Formal Protest Acalnst tbe HncUtrnies
Causes a Sensation Tlie Opening; of the
Tesllmonr.
Dublin, September 27. There is no
abatement of interest in the trial of the
conspiracy cases against the Nationalist
leaders, now in progress at Tipperary. The
proceedings yesterday created a very gen
eral impression that the Government was
deliberately trying to prolong the trial as
far as possible. The adjournment took
place yesterday afternoon before Mr. Bonan,
the Crown Prosecutor, had finished his
opening speech. At the session this morn
ing the speech was concluded.
It was the desire of tbe Crown Prosecutor
that the cases should be tried separately,
and that the magistrates were inclined at
first to consider that the proper course. To
this the defendants unitedly objected, urg
ing the Court to hear all the cases at once.
The magistrates at last yielded to the per
sistence of the defendants, and decided in
favor oT the collective hearing. Mr. Bonan
was evidently disappointed at this decision,
and was reluctant to accept it. He declared
that he bowed to the decision of the magis
trates because he must, and said he would
refrain from expressing in any fairness.
Tbo Notionalists Elated.
The Nationalists were considerably
elated at scoring in this point The sensa
tional feature of the morning was a renewed
attack of the defendants on Magistrate
Shannon. It will be remembered that on
Thursday both John Dillon and "William
O'Brien protested against Shannon's sitting
in the case and gave reasons why they
thought he might be biased in his judg
ments when they weee concerned.
The peremptory manner in which these
protests were decided of no weight was very
exasperating to the Nationalists. Thev de
cided after careful consultation to bring be
fore the court their objections to Mr. Shan
non in a more formal way. They prepared
with much care a statement of the reasons
why the defendants severally and collec
tively objected to- being broug'ht before that
Magistrate.
This statement was'made in the form of an
affidavit to which, each of the defendants
affixed his signature and took oath. This
affidavit the defendants toot into court this
morning, and when a favorable moment
came, attempted to.present it to the bench.
It Cansed n reflation.
The Nationalists who were in the secret
were on the alert to see what the effect of
their bombshell would bo. The magistrates
who bad received no intimation of the de
fendants' purpose, were taken completely
by surprise. As soon as they understood
the nature of the document tbey perempto
rily declined to receive it.
Instantly, Mr. Bonan, counsel for the
Crown, was on his feet denouncing the
action of the defendants. It was difficult,
be declared, to find language strong enough
fittingly to characterize it. The document
thev had sought to present to the magis
trates was au infamous libel on Mr. Shan
non. Mr. Shannon himself pronounced the afii
davit "an attempt to make a scandal of
justice." This expression was greeted by
the defendants with roars of hilarious laugh
ter, which was not easily checked, despite
the rebuke of the Bench. Then the takin"
of testimony was commenced. "
BOOK SPECTJLAT0E3 LEFT.
They Cornered Kttiiilej's Lntot nnd Have
Eeon TJnnble to Sell It.
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPJUrT.l
Londojt, September 27. The speculators
in Mr. Stanley's books have been badlv
left this time. When the edition deluxe
of his last book, "In Darkest Africa," was
announced tbe book sellers bought it up at
10 a copy, and then rushed the price to
20 and eventually to 30. The public,
however, did sot show the expected or de
sired eagerness to peruse the accuont of the
explorer's latest travels, or if tbey had any
wish in that way they seemed to be content
to borrow the book froin Mudie's library,
where for a guinea a year all the latest pub
lications, except those like tbe "Krentzer
Sonata" and "the CJemenceau Case," that
tail under the banof thatcensoimorum, mav
be had. .
The consequence of this apathy of tbe
public in becoming possessed of a copy of
this edition is tbat there is practically no
riemnnd for it flnd now nn Ann is n:nHM
buy tbe book, even at the original price at
which it was announced. Mr. Stanley, or
course, is not affected by this, but curious
people are wondering at what price it will
eventually be allowed to leave the book
sellers' shelves.
TBEABUBE TEOVJE.
Railway Workmen Discover n Qnaotity pf
Coin S0O Years Old.
CBT DUKLAP'S CAULS COMPAlrr.l
London, September 27. following close
on the discovery at Austerlitz, another find,
which has a great deal of interest for an
tiquarians, though of a different class, has
just been made at Shipley near Ilkeston, in
the county of Derbyshire. Some workmen
were engaged in making excavations for a
new railway line, when they turned up a
red clay urn, and on opening it tbey found
that it contained several hundred coins,
both gold and silver, which are 800' years
old.
The workmen did not know tbe value of
iVia fains en thnv fiiviflpft thprn nn fn f
ihem, however, began to talk of their lock,
and it is therefore very probable that, in ac
cordance with the laws which govern treas
ure trove, they will have to hand over at
least a part ot the gold to the crown or its
representatives.
THE ABMY HT PBANCE.
It li In a ftnte of Preparation, Tbongli the
sky Is Peaceful.
PET DUKLAF'S CABLE COMPACT.
Paris, September 27. The result of the
recent maneuvers of the .French arniv has
been made known. According to the re
port of tbe officers, it has furnished absolute
proof that the French soldier marches
much better than he did, and gets ready
more quickly. He endures fatigue well
and is more obedient to discipline, while he
also shows more respect than formerly to his
superior officers. Nor does he wa'ste his
ammunition as mnch as it was feared he
'would, and be has not lost confidence in the
use of the bayonet, The horses, too, be
haved well in the field, but tbe artillery
was not very rapid in its movements, but
was very solid when it was fixed.
The Question of smokeless powder, the
superiority of which it was thought would
be absolutely demonstrated by these maneu
vers, is still not settled, though it is very
improbable tbat a return will ever be made
to the old form. It is said that only a real
war can ever really decide the superiority
of the one over the other. Aud, happily,
tbe present relations of the European powers
make it look as if the opportunity for tbe
practical experiment is buried deep in the
luture. If smokeless powder should be used
in actual warfare many' more orderlies
would certainly be required than are now,
lor it would be very difficult to watch the
movements of the 'enemy, as the soldiers
bide themselves as mnch as possible. The
report goes on to state that it is decided to
abolish all shiny material,-glistening helmets
and other bright parts ot the dress of the
men, which enable them to be Been by on
lookers at a great distance.
A JOSE OH TEE HAHAGEBS.
Dumas Bends a Play Anonymously and It Is
Sntnmarllr Urjocted,
tBT DUKLAF'S CABLI COUP AST.
Paris, September 27. M. Alexander
Dumas has lately been amusing himself at
the expense of the managerial fraternity of
Paris. He wrote a play which he bad
copied in the usual way but omitted his
name from the title page. He sent it to the
manager of a well-known theater with a
note asking his consideration on behalf of
the work, but of course he carefully avoided
giving any clue by which he could be
recognized. In a few days he received his
manuscript and with it a note, the contents
of which must be known to everyone who
has succumbed to the weakness of writing a
play. The manager regretted its unsuit
ableness and returned it with thanks.
Then Dumas sent it to the director of an
other theater, from whom he received the
same answer, and then to another and an
other always with the same result. The
play is still going the rounds, and the cele
brated author of "The CJemenceau case"
has declared that if any manager is willing
to accept tbe play and produce it simply
on its merit, and without announcing the
name of the author, he shall have it for
nothingj as a reward for the practical back
ing of his opinion, and he will be given per
mission to consult the critics on it.
Apprehensions of a Revolution.
Madrid, September 27. It is reported
that the Spanish government is placing a
cordon of troops along the frontier of Portu
gal in consequence of the apprehensions of
a revolution in that country.
MOUTHPIECE FOB THE FLUTE.
Important Improvement In tbe Instrument
made by a Fittsbnrscr.
Ad improvement of the flute which
musicians have sought for years bas just
been brought out in this city. It is a mouth
piece so constrncted as to allow the
flute to be held in the position of the
clarinet in playing. The inventor is Prof.
"William Guenther, the well known mu
sician. He has already applied for a pat
ent, and as none of tbe local musicians ever
heard of e similar appliance he is snre of
bis patent.
The appliance consists of a tube about tbe
size of the flute and a lew inehes long.
Each end is stopped with a cork. Into the
middle of this the mouthpiece is cnt and
nearly opposite another tube of the same
size enters it at right angles. Tbe two tubes
are carefully joined and the second one is
made to fit the Ante just as the ordinary
mouthpiece does. Thus the new mouth
piece can be attached to any flute in an in
stant There are two great advantages in tbis
mouthpiece. In the first place it does not
necessitate the cramped position of the
player of the ordinary Instrument a
position that is almost as painful to
the audience as to the player.
In the second place it throws
the current of air directly into the flute.
In the ordinary mouthpiece the
current entering at right angles, must
take the rourse of a spiral to
ward the end of the instrument. This
spiral motion of tbe air current allows tbe
player to raise or lower a note simplv by
changing the position cf his lips. With
the new mouthpiece this is absolutely im
possible. The note is the same as long as
any sound at all is produced. This
variation of the pilch through the
position of the lips, technically known as
the embouchure, is the serious point to he
overcome by the learner, nnd henre the
Guenther mouthpiece will have the effect of
making flute playing easier.
THELB BITE IS DEATH.
Blood-Polsonlna; Will Follow tbe Bits of
Cnterpilltr If Aid Is Not Given.
Philadelphia, September 27. Miss
Ellie Wiser, of Frankford, who was bitten
by a caterpillar a few days ago. was reported
as in a worse condition last evening. The
swelling has extended from the right to the
left side of her face. Her throat it
greatly swollen, and sharp pains extend
down her arms. The young lady is also
troubled with severe headaohe. Miss Wiser
Keeps up her courage under these trying
circumstances, and said last evening; "I
win nm ureuwc ini;mcueu aooui my case,
because I know tbat would be worse for me,
and I intend to follow every instruction of
my physician, yet I know that my case is
serious, and may at any moment assume a
fatal form."
Dr. J. Cannon Ellis, of Frankford, who
is attending Miss Wiser, said last evening:
"There is no doubt but the pincer-like
fangs of the large green caterpillar are
deadly poisonous, and in all cases where
persons are bitten by them the most prompt
attention should be paid to the wonnd or
death from blood poison will follow. Neither
should anyone nttempl to handle one of
these worms. The little brown hairy cater
pillar we see crawling around are npt
dangerously poisonous."
TEE LASH IN DELAWARE.
A Solitary Prisoner Ban Justice Dieted Ont
to Him In a Yigoroni Form.
Wilmington, Del., September 27. One
lone culprit stood pilloried for an hour in
the rain, and afterward bulged the post while
Sheriff Allen laid on 30 lashes at New
Castle jail this morning. It was Edward
Deuby. a negro, who bad been convicted of
assaulting Mrs. Margaret C. Hukil, a
white woman.
The Sheriff plied the cat with more than
usual vigor, but no blood, was drawn.
Denby stood the ordeal without flinching,
tbtn he begged a chew of tobacco and went
back to his oell laughing.
LOADS OF THE QUEEK
Being Shoved Onto Lo'cal Merchants
Who Find it Hand to Detect.
SILVER CERTIFICATES PLENTY.
Fin Workmanship Displayed In ths Make
of the Bad Money.
MOKE OP IT COMING TO WAED THE CITI.
Tis Eut How Tlsnia With ill DeneaiaiUoni ef Uu
Green Goods.
There is more counterfeit money on the
market In Pittsburg now than there has
been for a long time. The two-dollar silver
certificates seem the most numerous, though
many others are found in small numbers.
There are several different counterfeits of
the $2 certificates, but tbe latest is the most
liable to deceive, and even will sometimes
pass the critical eye of the expert bank ac
countants. This bill came out within the
last two weeks, and the Eastern cities are
fairly flooded with it, but only a few of
tbem have appeared in this city, so far. It
is a very dangerous counterfeit. It's check
letter is O, and it bears the small, round
carmine seal.
The bill was discovered by Miss A. C.
Smith, of tbe redemption division of the
United States Treasury Department-at
Washington. The blue figures, or Treasury
numbers, are clear cutand resemble closely
those of the genuine. The color is ex
cellent, tbe black and green inks are
good, but a comparison with
the genuine shows that they are a little
off color. The portrait of General Hancock
Is well made, as are also the geometrical
lathe work and parallel ruling. The check
letter 0 is wrong, and it should be A.
The second bill in circulation is not
nearly so well made as tbe first. The "i"
in Register is not doited, nor is there a
period alter Treasurer, as on the genuine
note. The portrait of General Hancock is
not so good as the genuine. It has a very
ragged appearance, and the mustache curls
up on one side instead of drooping, as it
should.
NOT TBOUBLINQ THE BANKS.
DISPATCH reporters succeeded yesterday
in finding quite a nnmber of the spurious
bills. Some of the banks said tbey had
seen them, but had not had any tendered
them. Others had caught some of tbe bills
and immediately returned tbem.
The reason tbat tbe bills are stopped so
readily is that as soon as a new counterfeit
is heard from tbe Treasury Department
sends notices to the different hanks of the
country describing the spurious money.
Thus all the money is easily detected by a
bank accountant when the average handler
of cash would let it slip in unnoticed.
Messrs. J. C. Hill & Co., the wholesale
grocers of Wood street, took in one of the
bills, and it was offered in the Tradesmen's
National Bank in deposit. They imme
diately refused the bill and it was stamped
counterfeit. This bill is slightly off color.
The markings are not distinct, aud the
curved lines on the under side have numer
ous very sharp angles. The check letter is
B, where it should be A. The numbering
is darker than that on the genuine. In the
word Register the "i" is not dotted. It is
signed by James W. Hyatt, TreasurerT'Ihe"'
counterfeit iVsmaller in size and the plates
are smaller, but not so much as to put the
average man on his guard.
One of the bankers visited yesterday was
asked why a check letter would be made
wrong, when thtre was no need of It He
replied) "You see, these fellows are usu
ally pretty slick rascals. They use one
cheek letter until it is announced that a bill
with that letter is not good. Then they im
mediately change to the correct letter, and
thus throw you off your guard again. The
check letter is found by dividing the last
two figures of the number by four. The re
mainder is the number of tbe check letter.
If there is no remainder the letter is D.
Thus if we divide the 56 on tbis bad bill by
4 we find no remainder, and D should be the
letter. This shows that the letter B on
tbe bill is wrong. There are worse bills
than tbat one in circulation in Pittsburg.
One of them that I have seen I would-have
taken as good without saying a word if I
had not been shown the points. It keeps us
awake trying to keep posted on the floating
counterieits.
TALK WITH AN EXPERT.
There is one gentleman in Pittsburg who
is a great stumbling block to the "shovers
of the queer." Mr. John Stranger, the
bank note expert, now stopping at the Hotel
Schlosser, makes it his business to teach the
common sense method of detecting bad
money. He has traveled in all parts of tho
country from east to west, and often runs
across the countcrleit money before tho
Treasury Department detects it. He carries'
with bim counterfeit money of all denomina
tions, and with it can soon Bhow the differ
ence between that and good money.
In a conversation on the question of
mouey, Mr. Stranger said: "Yes, I have
found considerable bad money in the city,
lint the two mentioned are the most numer
ous. Of course there is always some ot the
bad nt'iney floating around, aud it is never
entirely wiped out. Oiue in awhilo I run
across a very old bill, one that has been in
circulation a long time. There is a verita
ble flood of bad money in the East
just now, but it hasn't struck Pitts
burg quite so heayilv. I travel around
to the smaller cities and make Pitts
burg my headquarters. I don't olten
find a great deal of counterfeit in these
places, but only a short time ne;o I found one
town that was flooded with the worst kind,
mostly these twos. The counterfeiters don't
usually like to worktliese little cities. They
do their business iu tbe large places on the
street car lines and in saloons.
"The study of money is a fascinating one,
but it don't take long for a man to learn the
ways of telling the good from the bad. I
can tell a bad bill the instant I take hold of
it. Long experience in handling this money
has taught me so that the slightest differ,
ence is e.isily detected."
It would be well ;or everv nersnn in the
city who is in the habit of handling large
sums of money to be very careful just at
present, as the bad cash now in the East is
liable to strike the city in large amounts.
GBAKTrarj BIGHTS OF WAY.
Important Street Railroad Ordinance!
Recommended lo Cltr Councils,
The Committee on Corporations met yes
terday afternoon and affirmatively recom.
mended ordinances granting the Duquesne
Street Bailway Company the right to enter
upon and lay tracks on Ellsworth avenue,
Penn avenue, Sheridan avenue and Kirk
wood street; granting the Larimer Street
Bailway Company the right to use Collins
avenue, Union avenue, Broad street,
Frankstown avenue, Lincoln avenue and
Mayflower street: granting the Howard
Street Bailway Company tbe right to use
Amberson avenue, Arabella street, Den
nison avenue, Walnut and College streets;
granting the Union Street Passenger Bail
way Company the right to use Brownsville
avenue, Washington avenue, Allen street.
Second street, Asteroid way and Carson
street: granting the Union Storage Company
the right to lay a switch track on Liberty
street; also to erect a, bridge across Pjrst
avenue.
GLAD TO GET THEM GREEN.
Hnlf.Rlpo Tomatoes In Grcnt Demand
Reasons for tbo Spoiling of tlio Ripe
Fruit nnd lite Lots of Mnoh That II nd
Not Matured.
Tomatoes, which were expected to help
piece out the deficiency in apple, peach and
Cther fruit crops, sold at wholesale, yester
day, as high as tbe best apples, though
there's not a carload of the latter in all
Allegheny county, and scarce a carload of
sound ones in all Western Pennsylvania.
There are plenty of tomatoes, but very few
that are marketable, and people aro snapping
voraciously for half-ripe ones. Tbe trouble
is that if they are not taken in a half-ripe
state, a day or two latter tbey will be rotten.
Raisers attribute it to cold and wet weather.
It is an ascertained fact, not a supersti
tion, that tomatoes ripen better in the light
than in the dark of the moon, but thongh
this is the light of the moon, Luna has been
too chaste in her ministrations, and she does
not appear to be backed in her endeavors by
old Sol.
The tomatoes, also, in some sections, are
being devoured by nocturnal prowlers. In
Robinson townsliip a lady whose hopes
have been blasted 'blames the mischief on
the horde of rats that is eating up peoples'
substance, but J. W. Brown, of Neville
Island, puts tbe blame on frogs. Tbe
main trouble is that the marunders
do not eat the fruit wholly, but nibble each
tomato, causing it to rot. One grower
blamed the mischief on a flock of 100 chick
ens, and was astonished that they ate the
green frnit as well as the ripe. The chickens
were penned up, but the devastation went
on all the same, proving tbat it was ether
rats or frogs "and, as both .were abundant,
the grower did not know where to place the
blame.
In consequence of combined disasters tbe
loverof the fruit are forced to buy it half
rine. The ripe portion being used for can
ning and the unripe for picalilli. As there
are like to be an abundance of green toma
toes the latter must suffice.
NOT SUFFERING NOW.
A Dlfferrnt St.itoof Affairs Iu Gutbrle From
What Una Been Reported A Letter
Tbat Cast Considerable New Light on
tbe Subject.
7. D. Watson, E;q., calls attention to a
letter received by H. S. Lydick, Esq., from
a friend named D. C. Satterla, in Guthrie,
Oklahoma, which gives a different story of
the state ot affairs there from that lately
published broadcast According to this
letter, there is no suffering in and about
Guthrie, except that incident to all new
Eettlemepts where general comforts, the
product of ages of settlement, are not ex
pected. The writer states tbat Guthrie is still im
proving. The Legislature is in session, and,
though there ought to be a Bepublican ma
jority on joint ballot, the Democrats pooled
with the Ashland people, and by tbe aid of
three traitors from Oklabama City, made
alliance men presiding officers in both
Houses, it being charged that the Oklahama
ihpd were secured with the promise that
they should get the State Capital. The
writer, evidently a bitter Bepublican, bases
bis hopes on a veto from Governor Steel, a
veto which cannot be overridden. '
The writer adds that but few are suffering
in Guthrie, very few having asked for aid.
All kinds of food are dear, as tbere was
nothing raised to any appreciable extent
except corn and melons. Wheat was good
but the average sown was quite small.
There are no mills to grind grain, which
causes some trouble. The cotton crop was
good. He says there are not nearly so many
attorneys in Guthrie as formerly, indicating
prosperity anil absence of litigation, though
Satterla predicted there would be mnch
contesting after the 23d instant, as settlers
were to get tbeir deeds on that date with a
large number of contests already filed.
SUICIDE 07 A PBEACHEB'S SOX.
A Unique Fnnernl in the Presence of a
Slrnnco Spectacle
Winchester Kr., SeDtember 27. The
most uuique funeral on record was tbat of
Ezekiel Johnson, which took place in
Breathitt county. The deceased was a lad 13
years old, tbe son of Bev. Elisha Johnson, a
Baptist minister. In April, 1889, the boy was
chastised by his father and sent into the field
to plow oats. In a short time he was
missed, and was found hanging to a tree
on tbe outskirts of tbe field, having com
mitted suicide in a fit of anjrer. A few
days ago the funeral was preached. Elab
orate preparations for tbe ceremony bad
been made. The clothes worn by the boy
at the time of his decease were stuffed, his
shoes and hat placed in tbe proper position,
and tbis effigy hanged by the same rope to
the same tree.
In the presence of this spectacle tbe fu
neral ceremonies were conducted. Over the
grave of the lad, a short distance off, a little
house was built, and on this was stretched n
canvas, upon which, in large letters, was
printed a conversation with a sister just
prior to his death. Tbe funeral services
were continued three days, and tbe crowd
present is said to have been the largest ever
convened in. the county.
SHOmG THE PIPE OF PEACEL
Reports of tbe Indians Uprising; are Said to
lo Falso.
Chicago, September 27. "I have not
heard of any dangei of an Indian uprising
of any formidable proportions, but there
never has been a time when the Indians
could do more damage than at .present
should they break out," said Adjutant
General Bobert Williams, of General Miles'
staff, to-day. General Williams' remark
was in reply to a question concerning a pub
lished interview with one Captain Trim
beldon, at Pittsburg, in which the latter
said that an Indian uprising was imminent.
"With regard to Captain Trimbleton I
know nothing. There is no such officer in
the army that I am aware of," continued
General Williams. "I have heard before
of tbe belief among the Indians that a Mes
siah who would destroy tbe whites was to
come. The prop:ganda was first preached
a year or more ago bv a 'medicine man' of
tbe Sboshones, on tbe upper end of the Big
Horn Valley, and spread among other
tribes. Tribal antiputhies would stand in
the way of the Indians combining to attack
tbe whites, and I consider tbe present mili.
tary force in tbe Indian country sufficient
to repress any outbreak."
LATOCHHTG NEW VESSELS.
The Tinrgesr, With One Exception. Erer
Constructed In tbe United btntes.
Philadelphia, September 27. The
new steamship El Sol, built for the.Pacifio
Improvement Company, of New Xprk, was
successfully launched at the shipyard of
William 'Cramp & Sons at 1 o'clock this
afternoon in the presence ot a large crowd
of spectators. She is tbe largest vessel, with
one exception, ever bnilt in the United
States, Tbe steamship is intended for service
between New York and New Orleans. She
is 400 feet long, 48 feet beam and 333 feet
deep and has a tonnage of 4,300. She will
be run as a freight ship exclusively, no ac
commodations being provided for passen
gers. The Algonquin, built by Cramp & Sons
for tbe Clyde line, left this port to-day for
New York. The United States cruiser
Nawark, launched several months ago, is
""It completed, and will be ready for her
unofficial trial trip in lh course of a week
or ten days,
THE GREAT NATIONAL
A NEW CLUB HOUSE.
The East End Gymnasium is Greatly
Crowded in Its Quarters.
A BIG INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
Causes a Crying Demand for a Mora Com
modious Building.
HOW LOOKING FOE A CONYEMENT BITE.
Aa AtlltUo Fsrk, Wlta a Track, to IsOas cf tiiMmy
Hiw restarts.
The East Eud Gymnastic Club has out
grown its present splendid quarters on
Shady avenue and a committee has been
appointed to look for a site for the erection
of a new club house, and also to secure
grounds large enough for an athletic park
and a good track. Tbey would like, if pos
sible, to have a quarter-mile track, but a
five-lap track will answer if a large enough
park cannot he secured for the longer track.
The committee now have in view several
splendid places for their purpose, but can
not get a lease of sufficient length of time.
Tbey propose to buy outright enough land
for the club house and lease for a term of
years grounds for the athletio park.
The building now occupied by the club is
a splendid structure for the purpose, bnt is
inadequate to tbe demands of the club. The
gymnasium proper is 40x80 feet, and double
that capacity could be used. The property
owned by the clnb is worth about $15,300,
and tbat will be for sale if they succeed in
their scheme to increase their facilities for
athletic development Beside the gym
nasium, the building contains an office, a
library and a parlor for the socially in
clined members. These rooms are neatly fur
nished, and everything is done fur the com
fort of the members.
-Thetclohwas not 'very prosperous in its
gymnastic department for quite a long time,
but about a year ago the leaders decided
tbat it would not do to allow athletics to go
by default, so a scout was begun for a com
petent professor. They were quite success
ful.nd in November of last year Prof.
Kirohner came to the city to take charge of
tbe club. He is not only a first-class in
structor, but is
XS ENTHUSIASTIC ATHLETE
himself, and infuses the members with
much of his own enthusiasm. Since then
the club bas been on tbe up grade, and tbe
membership bas increased from 175 to over
400, quite a nice gain for a little less tban a
year. It bas also changed from a half
gymnastic club to a very strong organiza
tion, and it now leads the city in tbis work.
One by one improvements have been added,
until now it stands at the head of all the
gymnasiums in tbe city.
It is tbe increased membership that has
caused the demand for more commodious
quarters. The idea of an athletic park is
not a new one. It has been agitated for
several months, but without success. Now
tbat tbe club bas outgrown its building the
idea has been formed of securing a large
tract of land and having tbe club house and
athletic grounds together. The places now
in view ure centrally located and on street
car lines, making it easy of access. Should
they succeed, many improvements will be
made over their present quarters. A plunge
bath, where swimming may be taught, will
be one of the features. Then the social in
terests of the club will be looked after, and
better quarters furnished for tbat depart
ment. Bicycling has almost become one of
tbe lost arts in the club on account of no
suitable track being had, but the projected
new grounds will reclaim this popular sport.
WOEK FOR THE KICKERS.
A football team Is now being organized in
the club, and some excellent material is
down for the kickers. The organization
also has quite a number of tbe fleet-footed
gentry, one of their younger members being
able to do iuu varus in xx seconds, ana ne is
improving rapidly. There are also several
good distance runners as well as sprinters.
The club bas received an invitation to send
representatives to the Y. H, C. A. field
meeting at Philadelphia, which occurs in a
few weeks, but it is not yet decided whether
any of them will go or not, There is plenty
of excellent timber in tbe club, bat as there
is a want of room it is not as well developed
as it might be. Their only place to train
for running is on the 25-lap track in tbe
building,. and it is yet too warm for much
indoor work.
Prof. Kirchner says the clnb can double
its membership if they succeed in tbeir de
sign to secure new quaiters. He believes
that athletics are on tbe boom in that sec
tion of tbe city. Tbey are making no special
efforts to secure new members just at pres
ent on account of already being over
crowded, but the roll is rapidly increasing
and applications for membership are re
ceived weekly.
The club is very systematic In its work.
Monday evenings are devoted to the art of
fencing. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings are given up to class exercises on
pullcv weights, dumbells, Indian clnbs,
etc. Wednesday is tbe off evening and Fri
day evening the colt gloves are donned and
tbe protessor instructs the members in the
manly art of self-defense,
PULL 07 SPECIAL I5TEBEST
Will be tbe Services ot Christ's Universalis!
Church This Evening.
There will be a service of special interest
at Christ's Universalist Church, Carry In.
stitute Hall, this evening. The pastor,
Bev. W. S. Williams, has a number of
friends among tbe members of tbe Innes
band, now playing at the Exposition. As a
compliment to Mr. Williams a brass quar
tet will ba present and render tbe rnniio for
tba service,
In addition,.Proff C, p, Lowe, the famous
xylophone performer, also a member of the
baud, will contribute a solo.
GAME THEN AND NOW.
OLDER THAN UNCLE SAM.
MH8. JANE BUMGARDNEH, OF WEST VIR
GINIA, HAS PASSED 103.
She Is la tbe Pink or Health Sews nnd
Stitches lo Perfection Smokes n Corn,
cob I'lpe Regularly Has nn Immense
Fnm'.lv.
ISFXCtAL T1LIOBAM TO THS PISPATCK.J
Paekeesbueo. September 27. There
were two attractions at tbe fourth annual
reunion of the Army of West Virginia last
week in this city. One was ex-President
Hayes, the other the oldest person in West
Virginia. Mrs. Jane Bumgardner, whose
Older Than Uncle Sam.
picture is before the readers of The Dis
patch, will be 104 years of age on the 25th
of December.
Mrs. Bumgardner was born in Georgia
(the original purchase, as she called it) 104
years ago. Early in her youth she came to
Virginia, and settled in what is now called
West Virginia, near the Ohio Biver. She
is a remarkable woman in many respects.
At the great age of 104 years she does not
use glasses, even when doing the finest sew
ing. A sample of her work, shown The
Dispatch correspondent an apron, which
she wore at the time was hemmed and
stitched as prettily and as deftly as the same
character of work done on the best machine
of the present day. She would be taken at
a casual glance as a woman of about 60. She
smokes a pipe regularly, preferring
a fresh cob pipe to any of
what she calls the "new-fangled
notions." Her eyesight is acute. Pour of
her eight children are still alive. She bad
40 grandchildren and 33 great grandchil
dren and three great great grandchildren.
Her descendants are estimated to be not less
tban 250 people.
Mrs. Bumgardner says she saw Aaron
Burr and his victim, Blennerhassett, fre
quently in tbeir travels from tbe historical
island to Marietta and return, and frequently
conversed with them. Mrs. Bumgardner
comes to Pars:ersbnrg once every three
months to sign vouchers and draw her pen
sion from the, Government, whose age does
not exceed her own.
BUCKEYE miKKTHTrTR
Oblo Capitalists Interested In a Bleb Nickel
Deposit.
SPECIAL TU.ZOBAK TO TBI DISPATCR.1
Cleveland, September 27. Tbe experi
ments with armor plate for the navy during
the past week at Annapolis have been
watched with close attention here and the
bill passed by the House on Thursday ap
propriating $1,000,000 to enable the Secre
tary of the Navy topurchase nickel ore or
nickel matte for the manufacture of the
nickel-steel armor is especially gratifying
to a number of Northern Ohio capitalists.
A syndicate in which some Cleveland
capitalists are interested and which in
cludes M. A. Barber, T. W. Cornell, S. J.
Bitcbie and other Akron moneyed men,
owns and is now developing what are cer
tain to be the richest nictel deposits in the
world. These deposits occur in combina
tion with copper in ridges 100 teet high or
more nnd are near Sudbury Junction iu
West Ontario, on the main line of the Cana
dian Pacific Bailroad.
MBS. SCHKN LEY'S OFPEB ACCEPTED.
Tbe Park Committee Is Wllllasj la Fur.
chase tbe Park Entrance.
The Committee on Parks met yesterday
afternoon, for the pnrpose of considering
tbe ordinance referred to them by Councils,
for tbe purchase of 19 acres of ground from
Mrs. Schenley, for a park entrance, for $15,
000. Tbe ordinance brought forth some little
discussion as to tbe advisability of expend
ing so much money for park purposes.
Chairman Holliday, of Common Councils,
stated that he was opposed to the large ex-
fienditures when there was pressing need for
mprovment in other directions. Chief
Bigelow was present and qrged that there
conld be no greater improvment than a
park for the people and tbat the purchase
would not necessitate an increased appro
priation. The ordinance was affirmatively recom
mended to Councils.
70S ITS HEW BULLDI5G.
The LnirrcnccTllIo Tnrnvereln Selects the
Neeessnry Commlitecs.
The following gentlemen were appointed
as a Finance and Building Committee by
the Lawrenceville Turnverein, at its last
meeting, to look after the construction ol
tbe new ball; H. C. Schlegel, President;
John Wilcb, Yice President Bobert
Hyman, Becretaryf M. A. Snyder, Enancial
Secretary; P. G. Blellerman, Treasurer!
Martin McKerman, August Pieper, Will
iam Nebintr,'Cbarlea Nolle, Fred. Schwappe,
Adam Kempf, Peter Jung, Budolph
Hyrasn, Henry Fuchs, John Eippal. Press
Committee, Bobert Hyman, William
Nebins, M, A. Snyder and Henry Fuchs.
A Fast Pair Captured,
Cbiotisati, September 27. Two shoo-
lifters, Mrs. A, Iu Emerson, aged 40. and
Miss Maurice Carpenter, aged 20. were ar-
rested to-day.
TRAlIf THE SOUTH,
Consul Kerbey- .Sizes Up the
Chances From h!i? Post at?
the Amazon's Mdtuth.
CARGO OF ONE STEAlfa.
Tons of Bacon, Floor and lard and
Hundreds of Sacks of Letters.
YELLOW JACK AND QUABAHTIHE.
Climate at Para Not Altogether Delightful
for Strangers.
THE Y0YAGE ACROSS THE EQUAT0B.
COBBXSFOXPKXCZ 07 TITS DESPATCH!
Paba, Bbazix, September 10. Al
though I am in Para, it is anything but
Para-dise.
I am writing under an almost tropical sun
and hastily, too, for I must catch an out
going steamer.
The weather of September here does not
differ very much from tbat of any other
month. The days are not only equal in
length, hut are all alike, hot, exceedingly
hot, and tbe nights are "long and damp and
dreary, and the winds and rains are never
weary."
There are no twilights nor romantic "in
the gloaming" in this latitude. When tha
great copper ball which bangs over us all
day, discharging its fierce electric waves
of heat and light, disappears behind the dis
tant Western Andes, the sable curtain of
night seems to drop upon us as suddenly as
that upon the mimia stage, leaving us alone
in the darkness of a tropical night.
MOUTH OP THE ASIAZOSV
Para is a city ot about 80,000 population,
situated about 75 miles from the mouth of
the river of the same name, according
to the geographies, a river of which no
Brazilian has ever heard, however. Hero
they call it "Gnajara Bay," and it Is only a
picturesque little nook, several miles in
extent, in the immense labyrinth of chan
nels and islands and sea which is called the
mouth of tbe Amazon. Tbis city occupies
relatively the same position to tne Amazon
river and valley as that of New Orleans to
the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
The city itself is one of the oldest in
South America, and is in many respects a
most interesting place of wbfeh more anon.
I am advised that tne yellow fever is not
confined to the summer time, as in our
Southern states. They never have any
October frosts here to kill the germs; bnt as
a matter of Oct, as an English official
reassuringly informed me, the disease pre
vails "while the days and nights are equal;"
which, upon after reflection, I discovered to
be, probably, every day in tbe year. There
were six cases officiallv resorted bv tha
United States within the past month. Tha
physicians or the city often call it by tha
more enpnomous name -of "American
typhus" in their certificates of aiseasel
TELXOWT JACK-GOES V&ZK.
There is practically no Board of Health,
and no organized system for collecting tha
oa. j.i may oe more man assumed tbat
the official reports do not at all approximate
the real facts. Yet the steamer that carries
this un fumigated mail to you, and whose
passengers and crew have mixed indiscrim.
inatelywith the town people during the
stay of some days in the port, departs with
the consular official clean bill of health. It
is said to be the dnty of tbe local officials
alone to decide upon the important question
as to when tbe disease may be considered as
epidemic, or dangerous, and not within the
province of the United States Consul. This
may be good international law, which tha
customs of the country accept, but it does
not strike yonr correspondent as savoring of
good common sense. This statement serves
to show tbat an official clean bill of health
is not to be relied upon in all cases.
As serving to further indicate the unre
liability of the ordinary quarantine regula
tions, I heard a private conversation be
tween a ship's official and a doctor, wherein
it was humorously related how this ship's
official had, on a previous occasion, suc
ceeded in deceiving the health officer whila
at Barbadoes in regard to a case of vellow
fever aboard his ship. The surgeon's ob
servation to the effect that "It cost about
5500 a day to be quarantined, and they
couldn't afford that," completely and point
edly covered the ground, the inference being
that the first consultation in Quarantine
matters, as in all others, is usually of a
selfish character more regard being paid to
the mercenary interests of the few, than to
tbe sanitary interests of the many.
THE COBBESPOITDEXT EXTLAINS.
You will pardon my explaining why I am
located at so undesirable a place. I quota
trom tbe press the following as serving to
indicate "my position:"
Hon. James Q. Hl.Ine. Secretary of State,
who bas known the author and family naring
many years, has read the book, and in reply to
a recent intervle'v vrith Hon. John Dalzell, of
Pittsburg, relating to a consular appointment,
said: "Ob. yes, I know him very well, and 1
know just what he wants, and I mean to give ic
to him. I think he is the right man to send
out there as Consul; he can undoubtedly make
gooduie of his earlier experience as a war
scout, as well as bis later training as a Wash
incton telegraph newspaper sconr. and will in
telligently report to tho department, and writa
np for the press syndicates the possibilities tor
American business in tbat country bnt tha
facts are, we have more pegs than holes to pnt
them in: but we will find a hole for him."
And he did. He kept his word, and pnt
me in tbe hottest hole on the surface of tha
globe. Being an old soldier, I obey orders
and am here and will carry oat instructions
"to the letter' Notwithstanding tbe cli
matic difficulties, there were numerous ap
plicants for tbe place, and there is still soma
hope for them. I do not expect to live long
or die soon at this point. My desire is to
"go west" in South America, perhaps to
the Andes at the head waters of the great
river, where I may enjoy, in lonely, selfish
delight, the privilege of exploring tbe Ama
zonian valley of the equator, and perhaps
tell the story in tbe papers, if X do not be
come lost, a la Stanley in Africa,
BIO SOUTH AMEBICAX MAIL.
To come to Brazil from Pittsburg ona
does not have to come to New York. Tha
elegant steamers of tbe unsubsidized bnt
undiscouraged United States and Brazil
Mail Steamship Company callt the, South
ern port of Newport News, Vs., on regular
dates, some three days alter leaving New
York, for the last United States mail. This
important mail service with our Southern
neighbors is becoming quite extensive, our
ship receiving some 200 bags, nearly all of
which was known as "letter mail, as dis
tinguished from "prints," which comprises
tbe bulk of the ordinary service. It may ba
assumed that almost eyery letter in tbe 200
bags was oi an important character, proba
bly orders, invoices, drafts or exchange and
relating to the growing business interests
With these sections.
As there are bnt comparatively lev social
Telations between the countries, owing to
the difference of language, as well as gea-
eral ignorance of each other, it becomes ap
parent inat tne man service s vsiuaois ia
kind to all our business interests.
Xel tha
United States Government pays practically
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