mm apftvi-'-v'w?,?K'- "-s '.? !f ttlfc mm . ! Classified Advertisements If You Want Anything i INSERTED IN ! TITX" DISPATCH ADVERTISE IN S The Pittsburg: IMspatoli. REACH HUM REDO OF THOUSANDS. IT CIRCULATES EVERYWHERE. PORTY-FIFTii TEAR. .- PITTSBUEG. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1890. THREE CENTS. m SIZING UPTHE FIGHT. The Situation as Viewed From the Siate Political Headquarters. ANXIETY AS TO ALLEGHENY One of the Most Noticeable Features Among the Hustlers of the Quaker City. POWDERLY OPENLY FOR PATIISON. Che General Master Workman Writes a Letter Giving His Keasons for Vot ing: That Way Tuesday. SECOND HEARING IN THE LIBEL CASE. SwttrtitAectteJBctidOrcrto Ctnrifcr TrhJ, Wlici Both cf the Ptrties Profess to lie EigerlyAireithg. f BE6H EOODLE 1HS IN THE BEAVER DISTBICT rraosi A etatp cokeespondest.1 Philadelphia, October 29, "What is Allegheny county going to do?" That is the bnrden of all inquiry in political circles here. The DisrATCH detailed me to com-! to 1'hiladelphia to catch & glimpse of the situa tion in the State at large from the windows of all the political headquarters located here. It was also thought that the progress of the Gubernatorial struggle in Philadel phia would prove instructive to Pitts burgers. But the result of one day' loitering among politicians proves that after nil Allegheny county is the battle ground upon which the eyes ot all Pcnnsylranians are turned in the closing days of the bitterest campaign that this State has seen for years. Two Views of the Situation. This morning one paper here gives a long interview with "James F. Grimes," whom it says is a prominent business man about Pittsburg. It heads the interview, "Alle gheny Skies Bright," and so they are from .Mr. Grimes' Delamater standpoint. And to-morrow morning another Phila delphia paper will publish a story about affairs being in such an extremity for Dela mater in Allegheny county that the machine has sought the aid of the Junior Order of the American Mechanics in a circular which Ossys that very vote for Pattison is a vote for the Catholic Church. These two in stances are merely mentioned to show the in terest taken by Philadelphia people in Al legheny county. Busy Scenes Around Headquarters. The last week of the campaign opened with very busy scenes r.t the various State headquarters in this city. la the snile of rooms at the Continental Hotel occupied by the Republican State Committee. State Chairman Andrews has a clerical force of at least 40 persons at work. Clerk Morrison, of Pittsburg, has the bulk of the office management on hands, as Prank Willing Leach is kept largely on the outvide or in consultation with the leaders. Leach is identified with the Vaux Congressional struggle as representative ol the Republican Committee. The State head quarters are adorned with handsome por traits, first of Quay and then Delamater. The walls of the general reception room are canopied with two huge flags and papered with campaign posters. Chairman Andrews has quietly com menced his final canvass of the State, but no figures will be given out until just be fore Hie election. General Hastings and State Treasurer Boyer will address a great Republican meeting here to-morrow night st the Academy of Musi". "Wallace and Pattison in Conference Governor Patlison and Hon. "William A. Wallace were both at State Democratic headquarters to-day. Immediately after the hearing in his libel suits Mr. Pattison went to State Chairman Kerr's rooms to arrange dome details about his last speaking tour of rural counties. Senator "Wallace was jovial and appeared sanguine of success. The Democratic headquarters are manned, besides Mr. Kerr, by the Secretary, Ben M Nead, William P. r.ealer. of Bellefonte: P. liib'e, ana a large corps of clerks. The headquarters take up the whole of a four story building at o. UK Penn square. The most thorough system of State canvass ing has been carriel out. The new system of county chairmen, in augurated at th Scranton convention, haB been found to lack complete utility for this campaign, so in very many instances the State officers have communicated directly with county chairmeri. A Thorough Organization Secured. This has resulted in most perfect organiza tion 'or the November elections. The com mittee has even reached down into school districts, and through those into precinct:. Their aims is to set out a fair percentage of the whole Democratic vote in tho State, which with the Independent Bepubhcan vote they believe will elect their candidate. The books now in the headquarters show that in the last Presldental election lully 100,000 Democratic votes in the State of Penn.ylvania were not cast The books Bhow where thiB stay-at-home vote was and npoj it extraordinary persuasion will be used this fall. At both Republican and Democratic headquarters it is predicted that a remark ably heavy vote will be polled. It is not improbable that it will exceed 950,000. There has not been a Gubernatorial cam paign for years when the active interest of the people all over the State has been so much aroused as it is in the one now draw ing to a close, and there will be compara tively little trouble ou Tuesday next in turnine out the lull vote. Independents Want Honct Ballot. The State headquartcis of the Inde pendent Republicans are on Chestnut Etreet, near Tenth street. They are in charge of George E. Mapes, the Chairman. .Auinormoui amount 4J caapaiga. liters,, I ture has been sent out from these rooms, and the work is now closing up along tbe line. The final days will be devoted to securing an honest ballot in doubtful districts throughout the State. For this work of vigilance in the city of Philadelphia the Lincoln Independent Republican Club has co-operated with Mr. Mapes. General charces that money is being used freely already are openly made. The Republican City Committee is also coming down the homestretch with hard work. On Monday it Durchased at the post office one lot of 50,000 2-cent postage stamps. Every ward is being gone through. The cry of false registration in the Fourth ward has been raised. But that is only a drop of the bitter stuff that will be spilled out of the political caldron between now and Tuesday. L. E. Stofiel. THE SECOND HEARING INTHE LIBEL SUITS BROUGHT BY EX-GOV. ERNOR PATTISON. More of the Accused Bound Over to Court Both Sides Profess to he Only Too Anxious for a Speedy Trial Scenes and Incidents. IETECIAT. TTLEGUAX TO THE DISPATCH. I Philadelphia, October 29. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Magistrate O'Brien's office was crowded by politicians and others to witness the proceedings in the criminal libel suit instituted by ex-Governor Pat tison against Clayton McMichael, tho editor and publisher of the Jforth American, and James S. Elverson, publisher of the Phila delphia Inquirer, for the publication of the article on the South Pcnn. There were present beside Governor Pattison, Judge Gordon and William S. Stenger, ex-Secre tary of the Commonwealth, and Mayer Sulz berger and Richard P. White, attorneys for the prosecution. It was evident there was to be more than a mere binding over, for the parties were present with a file ot a newspaper and sun dry letters. The crowd in attendance im patiently awaited the arrival of the defend ants, and at last at 3:05 City Solicitor Charles P. Warwick, accompanied by Claj ton M -.Michael, of the Xort American, en tered tho office. Mr. Elersou was not present, but he was represented by James H. Shak'-pere and Jamet H. Heverin. "Westaud her ready to meet th.: charge," said Mr. Warwick, "before a tribunal wher. both sides can be heard." Then there was a little commotion when some onesung out "the magistrate wants the light turned on." Laughter. "We are ready to go on at any time. We want a speedy trial, and it can't come too quickly," broke in Mr. Warwick. "That being the case," answered Mr. Sulzberger, "I will not insist npon a repetition of the testimony given at the previous hearing. In order to put Mr. McMichael exactly right, if he does not object, we will have in cluded in the complaint the libel of yester day and to-day. We regard the editorials in the Xorth American of the past two days a reiteration of the libel." Then Mr. Sulzberger -whispered to ex Governor Pattison, and in a minute or two said: "Governor Pattison instructs me to say that he has no objection to the hearing being speedily disposed of by admitting the defendant to bail. He does not insist upon the repetition of the testimony adduced on Monday if the defendant considers he is fully acquainted with the charges. If the defendant complains that he had no oppor tunity for cross-examination or the calling of witnesses we are ready for that." "We desire to have a speedy trial," re marked Mr. Sulzberger, "and' w soon as a dav can be fixed we are ready."" "The sooner the better," replied Mr. Warwick. ' tt "Well, then, as the defendant waives a hearing I will hold him ?n S1.500 bail to answer at court," said the? magistrate. ATTZ2IPTED EfTJ DATI0H. Warrants Out for the ArF?st of Some Bead ing Bailnarf Bosses. fFPECIAL TELEGRAM tV'E DISPATCH.! Reading, October Politicians of this city and surroundiw towns have been thrown into a state of exBtement by the re ports afloat to-day that Me Reading Com pany had given orders tall their foremen to issue instructions thatljl Democrats un der their employ were tKvote against ex Governor Pattison. WhciK.tlle men came from the shops this cvef'nS and told the story of the orders that barf been issued the news quickly spread to .v'l points ofthe city and created the create51 indignation. A large number of workoen came to Democratic headquarters :Jnd reported the matter, and there was a conspiration among the leaders. They deten quickl7 and sent for Disi ained to act jricl Attorney Miller. Alter a consultation with cided to arret some of the ira it was de- ingleaders in the matter. Accordingl- the'COunty detec tive went before Magistrate ajchroeder and swore out warrants agains, Aseph Rorke, foreman of the blacksmith department of the machine shops, and James E. lowe, Daniel Dellettand 'Wellington P.. Jievan, of the same shops, charging them wif n threaten ing and intimidatin? voters. More arrests will be made to-morrow o! forpmen in the car shons and elsewhere. Geoige E. Baer. the solicitor of the company, wrs seen about the matter thh cveninc. He said he knew nothing abou: it, and was suretn0 responsi ble nianazer of the company hadf authorized such an order. The excitemenu among the Democrats here is intense. A TJEELESS CAMPAIGN Speaker Reed Drops a Lot ofSpeefbes Along tho Boad in Wisconsin Milwaukee, October 29. Speaker Reed Jeceivcd an ovation in Wisconsin to-day. He left St, Paul last night and U-day made brief speeches at Eau Claire, ElJaok Biver Falls, Beedsburg, Baraboo. MaJdlson and Waukesha, reaching Milwaukee M 6 o'clock. Senator Spooner and Secre?ary Rusk joined the Speaker at Camp Douglas and accompanied him to Madison, vfhere Mr. lteed addressed a large audience a tne State capitol. At the other points he .only spoke briefly from the platform ol hps cari but wherever the train stopped large crowds had gathered. To-night he spoke at fpe Schlitz Park Theater before an audience of 4.00 people, hundreds being turned awar- His speech was mainly devoted to tariff and its effect in the West. , BAEEIS0K AND HIS BALLOT. Halford Says There is Doubt Ahu' the President's Going Home to VotP- SPECIAL TltLZOBAM TO THE DISPArf"1 Washington, October 29. Inqii'T at the White House this evening elided the information from Executive Secretary Hal ford that President Harrison has nott abso lutely decided to go home to vote, buf luat he desires to go, and will do so if possitt'o- Sceretarv Halfnrd and Attornev f?iberal Miller will leave for Indianapolis probv01? to-inorrow. BEAVER'S FIGURES ON IT. Delamater to Have 20,000 PlnaraUty bP' Should Have 40,000. ;PPECIiL TELEOBAM TO THE D1SFATCH.I Columbus, October 29. General Besvdr arrived her? to-day and- made a speech r. ' Urbam to-night. He is confident of th election of -Delamater by 20,000 plurality but thinks it should be 40.000. The Pennsylvania Congressional delega uon win, ue iuiuk.8, remain aooct lue sami 63 it u At preseatt P0WDERLYF0R PATTISON. THE MASTER WORKMAN MAKES A SQUARE DECLARATION. He Is Not Satisfied With Dekimatcr's Stand on Ballot Beforra, and Plants His Hopes for Pennsjrvanla on tho Democratic Ci didatc Platforms of the Parties. ISPECIAI. TELEQKAM TO THE DISPATCH. Scranton, October 29. General Master Workman Powderly prints in this even ing's Truth a two-column letter unequivo cally indorsing Pattison's candidacy in the interests of ballot reform. Mr. Powderly says the Republican convention which nom inated Mr. Delamater did not seem to know whether it was necessary to have a constitu tional convention or not, and the Demo cratic Convention passed tbe question with out comment. However, when addressing mass meetings of citizens of the State, Mr. Pattison made a declaration that the only method to bring about ballot reform was a constitutional convention, and that he favored it, while Mr. Delamater has contented himself with a half-hearted declaration. Concluding, Mr. Powderly says: Basing all of my hopes for tho future of Pennsylvania on a secret. Dure and official ballot, believing that that cannot bo secured without a constitutional convention, 1 shall vote for that man and candidate who favors both so openly, so unequivocally and so boldly thai his fellow citizens may hear the words from the forum. Mr. Pattison has stated fully and frankly where be stands on a constitu tional convention. Mr. Delamater has not done so, and has contented himself with repeating what was adopted by the convention that nomi nated hlu'. lie has not stated his position on the question of a constitutional convention and I shall vote for Mr. Pattison. In making this statement I violate no law of thoK. of It, for the constitution of that order advises us to vote for that man who gives a guarantee of doing the most for labor. While I do no' ask anyone to vote as 1 do, I believe that the best interests of tho State will bo served in the election of Itobert K. Pattison as Governor. AN OVERDOSE OF EMPLOYES. Congressman Wilson Slakes Vigorous Charges Against Commissioner Mason. IFIIOM A 6TATF COBEESPONDENT. J Washington, October 29. Hon. M L. Wilson, the brilliant Democratic Congress man from the Second West Virginia dis trict, made a flying visit to the Capital to day and talked freely of the political situa tion. He admitted the closeness of the con test in all th - districts of his State. In re gard to his own case, he said: "If the vote is got out there is no doubt of the Democrats having a majority. But my district is overrun with Government em ployes, who are doing all the political work they can. I do not see where Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mason could put a man in the district that be has not done it. Wherever one of the revenue agents is needed for campaign work he is ordered, and gets his $2 a day while working on the campaign. He had one man stationed to watch a single barrels of whisky for 100 days at $2 a day, so he could be where he could do campaign work." In this connect.on Mr. Wilson showed a letter add .essed toMr. J. E. Hail by Commis sioner Mason. The Mr. Hall to whom it was addressed is a friend of Mr. Wilson, and presumably the letter was intended for Mr. M. F. Hall, the postmaster at Phillippi, and editor of the Republican newspaper. It is marked personal, and suggests that the editor attack Mr. Wilson for dodging the vote on the last pension bill. Commenting on this letter, Mr. Wilson said: "Mason's confidential letter is false, as he perfectly well knew. The conference report was sprung on the House without notice and ruslied through nnder previous question. I wasobsent in Missouri, and the Congres tionil Record shows that I was paired with General Grosvcnor, who was absent in Ohio. More than 50 Republicans were likewise absent and paired, and Mjson would never accuse those of dodging this vote." AH0HG THE Q0AKEES. Pattison Makes Two More Speech s Declar. ing Again for BaUot Kef orm rEPECIAL TELEGB...I TO THE DISPATCn.! Philadelphia, October 20. Robert E, Pattison, the Democrat!, candidate for Governor, when he entered Federal Hall to night to address a gathering of his fellow citizens, was given an enthusiastic reception and during his remarks he was frequently and loudly applauded. He called the atten tion of his audience to the fact ot his hay ing, whili Governor, vetoed only those measures which he believed would work in jury to the masses of the people. Mr. Pattison reiterated his declaration in favor of the Australian ballot system and declared himself ready to assist in securing the passage of such a law, in the event of his election. Later in the evening the ex-Govercor ad dressed a meeting of citizens at German town avenue and Berks streets, and the crowd, which numbored thousands, rent the air ivith cheers whenever he referred to the live issues of the contest. Bands of music played, and the large crowd loudly cheered "the next Governerot Pennsylvania, Robert E. Pattison. DELAMATER 8URE OF IT. He Talks About Wliat Will Happen .When He Becomes Governor. rSPECIAI. TELEGKAM TO TOE DIfiPATCn. . Danville, Pa., October 29. Senator Delamater reached here this evening and was accorded a most enthusiastic reception. He addressed a large meeting and eloquently presented the issues of the campaign, pre dicting a great Republican victory at the polls on Tuesday next. The Gubernatorial candidate arrived here from Milton where he had also been warmly received, and where he made a brief speech". He referred to Pattison as a demagogue and charged him with deceiving the people on the taxation question. He defended corpora tions saying that they are a necessity. He emphasized the fact that if he was defeated this fall the result would be heralded from Maine to California as a rebuke to the Mc Kinley tariff bill. The' Senator made frequent use of the words "when lam Governor," and said he didn't want the suffrage of the people be cause he was a Republican only, but be cause he was an honest, upright, manly man. HARD KNOCKS FOR SCULL. Blair County Declares for Hicks and Cam bria is Weakening. rFrECIAl. Ti-LrOHAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Ebensbubg, October 29. The Congres sional Conference met here to-day, but failed to nominate. F. H. Barker, the Chair man of the Republican Committee of Cam bria county, to-day issned a call to the dele gates to the County Convention to reassemble here to-morrow. The general opinion is4tbat the County Convention will withdraw its instructions for Scull, but just how this is to affect the dead-lock it is hard to deter mine. The Republicans of Blair county held a mass meeting at Altoona to-night, the object being to consider the congressional situation. Resolutions were adopted demanding the nomination of J. D. Hicki and declaring that the county had no other candidate to present to the conference. ANOTHER DEADLOCK BROKEN. Hopkins Wins the Sixteenth Contest and miott Named by tho Democracy. Williamsfort, Pa., October 29. The -Republican Congressional Conference, of Continued on fitith ifejre A MIDNIGHT HOREOE. Anton Guatelli Perishes in Flames and Bis Daughter is Dying. A FATAL FRE ON GRANT STREET. Brave Firemen Eescne the Imperiled Family From the Hoof. FRANTIC AKGOISII OF THE 5I0THEE The notes of the midnight bell ushered in a fire by which Anton Guatelli, employed as a teazer in William McCully & Co.'s Sixteenth street factory, lost his life, and his six-year-old daughter Mary was so badly burned that she may not live. The rest of the family, including the mother, two boy and another little girl had a very narrow escape from destruction. The -fire occurred at Dyer's stables on Grant street. About 30 horses sheltered therein were got out in time. Five minutes after the call had been sent in, the vicinity of the fire presented a stir ring appearance. Scores of willing hands assisted in getting out the horses and wagons, while through the thick, black clouds of smoke now pouring from the two-story structure the firemen raised ladders to rescue the human lives on the second floor above. It was known that these were occupied by Guatelli ana his family. The blinding smoke almost stifled the workers, as it had rendered the occupauts of the room nearly senseless, but by a great effort Mrs. Guatelli and three children were safely rescued through the windows and onto the adjoining roof, rescued fkom the flames. One little girl was nearly overlooked, but was discovered In time to pre vent her being swallowed up in the flames. As she was brought down the lad der her cries were piteous. She was careful ly carried to Mrs. Daly's house, and a doc tor sent for. The child was Mary Guatelli, and but G years of age, and she showed very plainly the narrow escape she had had. With but an apology for a garment covering her body, she had been very badly burned about the body and head. Mr. Daly and the neighbor's who came in to render assistance, tried to quiet the child, but without aval'. She was evi dently in great pain. The doctor not arriv ing, Officer Kenny tenderly carried the little girl to the patrol wagon and she was conveyed to the Homeopathic Hospital. At an early hour this morning the child was re ported as not likely to survive. Mrs. Guatelli was assisted to the house of Mrs. Schock, on Strawberry alley. She had not escaped harmless and Dr. Jacob, of Webster avenue, was soon busy in allaying the fever in her burned arms and hands. The children were safely conveyed to Arnold's Hotel where they were cared for. CRYING for her lost .ones. "OhI where is my husband and my little Mary?" were the piteous cries that the sorely afflicted woman gave vent to in the intervals ot her intense bodily suffering. She was assured that they were all right, and that Mary wa. in the hospital. But it was, unfortunately, not quite so. The family were in bed when the flames go suddenly burst on them, and bad time to barely don a garment when driven, out.. It. was nof until the heavy smoke: had" -filed' away that the fate of tbe head of that family wasdiscovered. His charred body was found in the hayloft adjoinins his apartments. A newly-construrted stairway hadcost him his life. Forgetting in his excitement that it had been removed and re-erected in a differ ent position, he had rushed to it, as he thought, but failing in reaching it at the first attempt, the stifling smoke had suffo cated him and the devouring flames had made the work certain. The body was con veyed to the morgue. It had been very badly charred. The fire is supposed to have had its origin in the hay at the back of the stables, but trom whatcanse is not known. Only by the willing assistance of many hands were the horses rescued. Very curiously for such animals they did not betray the nervousness usual with them when fire arises. They were mostly stalled in Burns' establishment for the night. losses by the fire. Mr. B. F. Dyer, who is the United States mail contractor, is tbe largest loser in ma terial goods. The stable building is owned by Sylvester Delt, and is on land owned by the Denny estate. The building was prob nblv worth $4,000, and as the walls are yet in pretty good condition the loss will not be great. It was insured, bnt to what amount was not learned. The value of the property owned by Mr. Dvcr would reach to 520,000. There " were 27 horses and as many wagons. Eighteen wagons on the upper floor were partially destroyed. These wacons cost 400 each. Summing up the loss it would amount to the hay in the stable, a bin ot oats, probably 900 bushels, and harness. Mr. Dyer did no"t care to estimate his loss, but 82,500 would probably be high. He was insured for about one-half the value of his propertyin the Northern Fire Insurance Company. OTHER FINANCIAL SUrFEEERS. To the east of the stables are two low brick buildings. The first is occupied byT. W. Murray as a second-hand bookstore and residence, with his wife and little baby. The building is owned by 'Squire Riley. The second is occupied by P. L. Seely & Sons bottlers, and is also owned by 'Squire Riley. To the west arc two frame buildings. The first is owned by Jacob Lienimger, and occupied by him as a barber shop and residence. The second is occupied as an intelligence office and tenement house. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. O'Brien have rooms as & dressmaking establishment, and Miss Rhoda Wilkius works for them. Mrs. O'Leary also had rooms in the building. The goods in the above houses were more or less damaged by water, but' the fiio did not Teach them. The roof of Lienimger's place was slightly burned. He is insured for ?1,500 on the house and $500 on his goods. There is no insurance on any of the others. Antonio Gautelli was 40 years of age and has been a resident of the city for many years and aresnected member of the Italian colony. His wife is an American, her mother residing on Strawberry alley. The children ranged in age trom 2 months to 9 years, the two eldest being boys 8 and 9 years of age, respectively. Mary, the child so badly burned, was the third child. Mrs. Gautelli was so unnerved by the scenes she passed through that by Dr. Jacob's orders she will not be acquainted with her hus band's fatal end until to-day. CHANCES TO RISE Are Not Frequent Enough In tho Army, Ac cording to General Miles. Washington, October 29. Major Gen eral Nelson A. Miles, commanding the Di vision of the Pacific, in his report fo the Adjutant General, made to-day, advocates legislative enactment to provide more reasonable advancement in the profession. He believes officers who have served 15 years should be advanced one grade. He" advocates fhe battalion organization, thinks the recent measures to prevent deser tion tend in the right direction, and dwells at length on the necessity of better coast de- 4tUBVJ, , a SICK-BED NUPTIALS. A DAUGHTER OF REPRESENTATIVE BUT TERWORTH MARRIED. The Original Programme Being Spoiled by the Sudden and Severe Illness of the Groom, Tho Ceremonies Take Place in tl- Sick Boom. Washington, October 29. Miss Mary Butterworth, daughter of Representative Butterworth, of Ohio, was to-day married to Haughwait Howe, of the State Depart ment. Tne marriage was to have taken place to morrow. Last Friday Mr. Howe was taken ill at his rooms at, the Metropolitan Club chambers, and has since grown rapidly worse. His mother and stepfather, Dr. and Mrs. St. Johu-Roosa, of New York, were sent for, and arrived here last night. Mr. Howe is suffering from inflammatory rheu matism and pneumonia. His illness has been very much aggravated by distress of mind and disappointment because of his in ability to keep his wedding engagement to morrow, and when Miss Butterworth learned this fact she proposed that all formalities be dispensed with, and the wedding ceremony take place at once in Mr. Howe's sick room. The physicians in attendance held a con sultation and came to the unanimous de cision that a wedding would be the best possible remedy for their patient. The lat ter received the suggestion with a sigh of re lief. Accordingly, at 3 o'clock this after noon an anxious party assembled in the chamber of Mr. Howe, and the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Bart lett, of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Those who witnessed the cere mony were Mr. and Mrs. Butterworth, Dr. and Mrs. St. John Ronsa, Dr. A. F. Ma gruder, of the navy; W. E. Curtis, the three brothers of the bride; Miss Ballard, of Chicago, and the daughter of Attorney General Miller. FOR AN EXTRA SESSION. All the Departments Bushing Their Forces to Get Up tho Estimates. ISPECIAI. TELEmtAM TO TUE DISPATCII.1 Washington, October 29. Though the extra session idea has become generally dis credited during th last week or two, there were certain signs, observable in the de partments to-day, which serve to indicate that the idea Is not altogether dead vet There wa3 a sudden scurrying about oi the chiefs of the various divisions this morning and a great show of activity in every branch where the estimates are usually prepared. In the Pestoffice Department Mr. Wana maker sent word to the chiefs of every divis ion that he wanted the estimates for tbe appropriation for the coming fiscal year by S o'cloce this evening, but it was a physical impossibility to get the figures together. at that hour, and the consequence is that the department is lighted up to-night aud nearly half the force of clerks are busy get ting the estimates ready to submit to the Treasury Department. The Interior De partment also shows siens of greateractivity than usual, and tbe various chiefs of bureaus in the Treasuary are all at their posts to night working upon their figures. ?It is tbe evident intention of the Secretary of the Trersury to have these estimates ready by the end of next week: and many take this as indicating that the President intends to call Congress together before its usual time of meeting. SHE WEDS A REAL COUNT. Miss Lily Wilson Marries in Stylo Into a Noble House of Sweden. ' JSPXCIAL TEI.ZOBAH TO THE DISPATCH.l New York, October 29. Tho marriage of Miss Lily Wilson, daughter of James Wilson, to Count Claes Lewenhaupt, a son of Count Adam Lewenhaupt, of Sweden, took place this afternoon at the home o.f tbe bri'deVfather, 272 Madison avenue. The Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry, of the Dutch Reformed Church, was the officiating clergy man, and the Episcopal marriage ceremony was read. The bride, a tall blonde, was at tired in an exquisite gown of point lace, with full court train, and made of heavy white satin embroidered with pearls. Miss Grace Wilson, her sister, was the maid of honor. The Connt was attended by the Swedish Minister, Mr. Grip. The bridegroom is Special Military Envoy of the Swedish Legation at Wash ington, and is a first lieutenant in the King's body guard. The Count and his bride will sail some time next month, and will reside for the winter in Stockholm, where the bride's parents have a mansion. NEW SCHEME OP THE B. & O. The Company Has in View nn- Extensive Lake Steamship Line. St. Paul, October 29. The President, Vice President, General Manager and sev eral other general officers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived in this city this morning. The forenoon was spent in Min neapolis, the afternoon in St. Paul, and this evening the party went to Duluth. It is understood that the object of their visit is to consider the feasibility and im portance of a steamship line from Duluth to Falrport, O., to connect at the latter point with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad system. THE NAVY'S A SUCCESS. In tho First Test of the Cruiser Philadelphia tho Record Is Broken. ISPECIAI. TELEOltAM TO THE DISPATCH,! New Yock, October 25. The new Ameri can navy is a success. This was demon strated to-day when the oil-carrying steam ship Bremerhaven, outward bound, while coming to anchor off Tompkinsyille, fouled the cruiser Philadelphia. It was the un happy custom of the unreconstructed navy to founder immediately after fouling any thing, from a spar buoy to a coal barge. This time the Philadelphia was not even scratched, but the Bremerhaven got two dents in her port side. FATE OF A POSirrVE MAN. He Had Many Enemies nnd is Found Rid dled With Bullets. Adaieyille, Kt., October 29. George W. Crim, a wealthy farmer and prominent citizen of the Schochoh neighborhood, about six miles northeast of here, was found dead near his residence yesterday afternoon, his body riddled with bullets. Crim was a very positive and aggressive man and had many enemies among his neighbors. No clue to tbe murderer has as yet been discovered. A DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC. Over a Dozen Deaths and Schools Closed at Wharton, Ohio. tSPEOIAI.TEI.EQK AUTO THE DISPATCH.: Columbus, October 29. There is an epi demic of diphtheria reported at Wharton, a small village in Wyandotte county. Over a dozen deaths of school children have oc curred, and the school was necessarily closed. The State Board of Health has been officially notified ot the facts. Railroad Lcaso Ratified. SANDUSKY, October 29. At a stockhold ers' meeting of the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad held here to-day, MMratJi(ei4.tkJT3iJ!S tne recent lease ot the road to tne iiig Jsour W - -u BEfiEFT OF POWEE. The Dying King of the Netherlands Declared Unable to Kule. HOW BE FOOLED THE MINISTERS By Refusing to Die After All the Arrange ments Had Been Made. MORE PAPEE3 ON STANLEl'S TE0DBLE TET DUJJLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.1 The Hague, October 29. The situation in Holland is singular beyond parallel. King William is dying, has practically been moribund for tbe past few days, and it is now more than a week since his signature has been procured to any document. Not withstanding this condition of affairs and the fact that State business is at an absolute standstill, tbe Dutch Parliament was not convoked until to-day. t It met at 2 o'clock and after a debate on the subject passed a resolution by 100 votes to 5 declaring the King to be incapable of any longer carrying on th? Government of the country. Tbe Council of State has been invested temporarily with regal power. The illness of the King has developed the fact that for some time past the royal assent has been expressed by King William's signa ture to bills which his mind could not grasp, and his name was appended to the docu ments op'" by the Queen holding her hus band' 1 nnd thus helping him to write. 1 JE king wouldn't die. Tbe cause of the sitnation which has pre vailed till now is also singular, and arose from the ministers being afraid of becoming a laughing stock. Some months ago the King seemed to be dying. The doctors in attendance were positive and unanimous in their opinion that the death of the sov ereign was a matter of only a few days. A council of regency was therefore appointed, as the heiress presumptive, the Princess Wilhelmina, is a child only 10 years of age. Now, the Grand Duchy or Luxembourg re verts, on the death of King William III., to Nassau, and the Grand Duke of Nassau came over and took upon himself the gov ernment of the Grand Duchy. Then the King, to the surprise of everybody, recov ered his health, sent the Duke of Nassau home again across the Rhine, and resented the appointment of the council of the Re gency. Thus it is that the Ministers, hav ing been once bitten, are twice shy. BAD FAMILY RECORD. Those who know the history of the royal family of the Netherlands are not surprised at the news that King William is mortally deranged as the life he led in his younger days was a good deal more than mererakish ness or eccentricity. The same may be said of his oldest sou, William, Prince of Orange, the frequenter of the Paris boulevards to whom the Prince of Wales gave the nick name "Citron." Prince Alexander, the King's second son, was an invalid from his infancy and was well read in the science of ornithology, but be gave manifest signs of insanity before his death. The mother of these two princes was Sophia of Wurtem burg, who was the granddaughter of George III., King of England, and she died in 1877. King William himself, on his mother's side, is the grandson of the notorious Paul I., of Russia, whose madness was never questioned and a first cousin of the Grand Duke Nicholas, whose insanity was recently reported. Paul's father, or his reputed father, the husband of the great Catherine II., was also more or less insane and thus the fatal taint has been handed down from generation to generation. STORING AWAY HIS CASH. Matrimonial Duncan in Trouble for Not Paying Miss Knowles Promptly. TBY DCNLAP'S CABLE COMPACT. 1 LONDON, October 29. A singular dis closure was made in the case of Leslie Fraser Duncan, of the Matrimonial 2fews. Dnring his examination in the Bankruptcy Court he stated that the proceeds of the tale of his property amounted to 6,000, and this sale had been concluded since the verdict given in favor of Miss Evelyn Knowles, who sued him for breach of promise and got 10,000 damages. This sum ot 6,000 he declared had been paid to Miss Gordon, an other lady who had claims on him. Tbe official receiver ordered a criminal prosecu tion for fraud under which Dnncan stands remanded. On Monday, however, he disclosed the C.000,wbicti he had placed in tbe Nationnl Sate Deposit Company, and under the war rant of the Bankruptcy Conrt a search was made when a safe marked "Mary Gordon" was found in which the sum of 4,000 in notes and 2,000 in gold was found. At the Bow Street Police Court to-day Duncan was brought up on a charge of felony under the Debtors Act, and evidence having been given of his deposit of the 6,000 he was committed for trial, bnt admitted to bail in the sum of 1,000. COMING SHIPPING STRIKE. Ship Owners Propose to Do Battle in AU Points at the Same Time. TUT DDXLAP'S CABLE COMPACT. LONDON, October 29. An important meetinc of the Bristol Channel Committee of the Shipping Federation was held to-day at Cardiff. Peter Rowe was President. There was a very large attendance of the principal ship owners in Great Britain. G. A. Laws, the general manager of the Feder tion, said that his object in coming to Cardiff was to assist in perfecting arrangements in view of a possible strike or a lockout. It was unanimously resolved that upon an understood signal being given all the ships in tbe Bristol Channel shonld be laid up just as they might come in, light or with cargo. In the latter event a cargo would of course be discharged. The Seamen's Union hopes to be able to fight the shipowners, and is making great preparations to do so, with some chance of success, and their project is to fight in sec tions, that is, confine the struggle to the point where it may take place, which, as indications are now, will likely be Cardiff. But this plan will probably be foiled by the Executive Federation, for they say when the signal Is given to lay up' the ships they will be laid up everywhere. SHOT AS SHE SLEPT. How Pat Flanagan's Daughter Was Killed in the MoonUght Outrage. fBT DUNLAP'U CABLE COMPANT.l Dublin, October 29. Information just received corroborates the crime known as the "moonlight outrage," which occurred at Ardaera Cliffs, Comity Clare. At 2 o'clock in the morning the house of Pat Flam gan was fired into by some unknown miscreants. Tbe inmates, consisting of Flanagan and his three daughters, were sleeping in one room. Three shots wero fired ad a bullet pierced the left breast of Anne Flanagan, killing her" instantly. The reason for the outrage was that Flan agan is living on the farm from which Miss Burns, of Lisconner, was evicted six years ago. No arrests have been made. CAN CRITICISE TRUSTS. A Financial Journal Comes Out Ahead in a Peculiar Libel Case. ;BT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPAMT.l LoxroxsOctober 29.r-Ifl 4&8 Cooit of uTarAj-Ases-, rfS-""' WHICH WILL GO DOWN? Queen's Bench to-day the Trading Company of England,' limited, sued Maris' Financial News for damages for libel in adversely criticising a circular issued by the plaintiff for the formation of a trust with a capital of 1,000.000. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant, which is the twenty-sixth legal victory Mr. Marks has had in seven years. MORALITY OF MONASTERIES. Remarkable Statements Brought Out in the Protestant Congress. TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPACT. 1 London, October 29. This morning's session of the National Protestant Congress listened to a paper read by Rev. Lawson Forster, in reply to that of Archdeacon Farrar, who advocated and exalted the prin ciple of establishing and encouraging mon asteries. Rev. Mr. Forster assailed monas teries in t'ie most determined language. He branded "itcries as infamous in morals, filtby a' , Rev fr-f'tr "ry a Roman Cath olic prleJLjT'Y;; O ' "dinary speech, giving an at-it" . Jo -nces as a confessor in the" . ',- ,jr, "ry in the United States. BeccV -V, mon asteries and nuuneries were- . cf , jproper and impure institutions, just as ch so in this nineteenth century as they were in the Middle Ages. He said that when he went into retreat he was asked whether he would drink whisky or beer. The monks worked little and studied less, and drank more than the people of the outer world are accustomed usually to do, and the natural result fol lowed in apoplectic fits. Tbe speaker gave many startlinzlncidents in support of 'his assertions, but refrained from mentioning names. He said so soon as complaint of those actions was made to the superior, the offender was sent away to some other monastery, which did not cure bnt only transferred the! offense. MORE TROUBLE FOR STANLEY. Lieutenant Jameson's Widow Promises Some Sensational Disclosures. fBT DCNlUfS CABLE COMPANT.l London, October 29. Mrs. Jameson, the widow of Stanley's dead lieutenant, will publish her phase of the wretched story of the rear guard early in December. The diaries were in Bonny's keeping when Stan ley marched iqto the camp at Yambuya, that dreadful morning of which he gives such a terrible picture, and they were hand ed to him and accompanied him all thronch all his wanderings until they eventually found themselves m London after the most varied experiences that ever befell any mannscripts. These precious documents were at last handed to the widow of the dead man and she determined to make them public Rumor says that they contain some yery startling stories. GLADSTONE ON PROTECTION. Some of the Points Mado in His Yesterday's Speech at Dundee. By Associated Press.., Dundee, October 29. Mr. Gladstone was given the freedom of the city to-day. In his speech he referred to the McKinley bill, and said that no foreign tariff could inter fere seriously with the trade of Great Brit ain. He advised the manufacturers to al low America to find out for herself the evil effects that will follow the adoption of the high tariff. "Every country," he said, "giving greater stringency" of protection within its borders, though damag ing us within its own market, gives ns a freer and uroauer neia in otner markets. France and Germany threatened retaliation. England shonld not beled into such suicidal folly. Cheers. Afavonte idea of many peo ple in England was a zollverein of the whole British empire, including the colonies and dependencies, against all foreign countries. He doubted much whether the whole Em pire would consent. There were a host of objections to it. It would be hard upon countries pursuing free and open trade with England to punish them because soma par ticular country had adapted a restricted sys tem of commerce. Continuing, Mr. Gladstone aaid that in spite of protection, commerce between America and Great Britain had rapidly in creased. The experience of the past ought to dispel alarms that the McKinley law would effect material injury. The word "protection" was a misnomer. It ought to be "oppression." America was the country that could best afford to try this strange and astonishing experiment. STANLEY'S REPLY TO TROUT. London In an interview published in the Telegraph, Mr. Stanley was asked as to Tronp's charges. In reply, Mr. Stanley asked whether, if they were "true, his own return would have cause enthnsiasmand revived hopes in the rear column as it did. He acensed Troupof jealousy and ambition, and says the failure of the officers to protest against Barttelot'a action, in order to justify them selves, compelled him to include all four in the same condemnation. Mr. Stanley adds: "They wanted all the blame to tall on Barttelot." Mr. Stanley says he possesses letters of 16 pages from Troup, containing matter which it is impossible to publish, and that Troup refuses to modify it. In reply to the charge that he sought lame aud riches, Mr. Stanle,' says that he spent 13,000 pounds on the expedition before the start was made and distributed 3,000 among tbe members of tbe ex pedition on their return for the admirable services they rendered during the African trip. After describing in a graphic manner tbe death of Major Barttelot he concluded by emphatically declaring that he knew nothing of the alleged immorality in the rear colnmn and that the trouble was some thing entirely different GLADSTONE'S NARROW ESCAPE. London Mr. Gladstone had a narrow escape while inspecting the Firth of Forth bridge the other day. A train rnshed by him, just grazing the ex-premier and caus ing him to cling to the girders to keep from falling. He showed more presence of mind than the frightened sne'etators. THE FRIBOUKG TROUBLE. Berne The Bundesrath has declined to interfere to settle the disputes in Fribourg, the Cantonal Government having under taken to maintain order. THE BALTIMORE AT LISBON. Lisbon The King and Minister of Marine will visit the United States steamer Baltimore, which is now here, on Saturday. SLAVIN AND M'AULIFFB'S LAWYER. London Sir Charles Russell has been retained to defend Slavin and McAuliUe on Jneir trial. THE DISPATCH has secured Budyard Kipling's first Serial. The opening chapter! trill appear Sandayj November 9r GAS IS iT-EOGED, It Has Become Too Valuable to Use as a Medium for the Boiling of Iron. NO MORE WASTE ALLOWED. Natural Fuel Companies Have Dis covered That There is Much MORE MONEY IN HOUSE HEATING. Some Mills Making Preparations to Return to the ITso of Coal. THE INCREASING DEMAND FOE GAS The whole cause of the present shortage of gas, and the consequent cutting off of the supply from the puddling furnaces, can be stated, shortly, to be due to the fact that the pressure at the wells has decreased and the consumption has immensely increased. la other words, the supply of gas is not suf ficient to meet the increased consumption. In this condition of affairs the supplying companies had only two conrses open to them, namely, to cut off the more wasteful consumers and give the others what gas there was going, or to distribute the supply indiscriminately all around, in a sort of "catch-as-catch-can" struggle. They have chosen the first-stated course for the reason that they find more profit in selling to domestic users than to iron makers. It has been a matter of business with the gas com panies as with other concerns to get the most money for their goods, and when they found the demand exceeding the supply ihey very naturally directed their business to the best market the private consumer. This is the sentiment expressed by the managers of tbe companies and those people who were any way acquainted with the sitnation. TOO MUCn OF A DEMAND. If evidence is wanted of a great falling off in the pressure of gas caused by the in creased demands npon the mains it is found in the fact that so many puddling furnaces are enforcedly idle. Those mills reported idle are not so in pursuance of the Philadel phia Company's notice to them to shut off the gas from their puddling furnaces, be cause the order has not gone into effect as yet. They are idle because they cannot get gas in sufficient volume to boil their iron. Tbe number of mills suffering from this cause yesterday was not so large as reported in some quarters. Many of them had made provision for a return to the use ot coal in different forms. Among tbe latter are Moorhead Bros. & Co., Philip Nimick & Co., Clinton Iron and Steel Company,which has returned to the use of coal, and theSligo. Of the others supplied by the Philadelphia Company the upper and lower Union Mills only made two heats between them yester day. Jones & Laughlin, who were only ac commodated by tbe company, having a line of their own, had to close down at 10:30 A. M. after making but four beats in the pud dling department. The firm made a propo sition to the employes to go to work at 12 o'clock midnight. WORKMEN WANT A GUARANTEE. The emuloyes appointed a committee to notify the firm that they would agree to this if the firm would guarantee a full heat. This the company refnsed to do, and said if tbe men did not agree to the change of hours the gas fixtures would be pulled ont of the puddling furnaces and the men com pelled to use coal. Not much work was done at Moorhead McCIeane's, Darlington's, Lloyd, Son & Co.'s, Lockhart's, Saw Mill Run mill of Oliver Iron and Steel Company, aud Chess, Cook & Co. On the other hand Howe, Brown & Co. reported as having all the gas they wanted. Of the mills supplied by the Equitable Company, Brown & Co., of Duquesne way, declared they were getting all the gas they needed, and Shoenberger's were well sup plied. Other Penn avenu-.- mills, all of which except those mentioned as being sup plied by the Philadelphia Company, are served by the Equitable, and are running as usnal. Inquiry for any additional information on the subject that might be forthcoming was made at the offices of various gas companies. At the Philadelphia Company's headquar ters an official said: Well, there is no use disguising tho fact that the pressure has decreased very considerably. It is not half as strong as it was formerly. Buc then It mast be remembered that the area of consumption with the amount has enormously increased, binco we closed out bar old con tracts soma time last year wo bavo put in 13,000 meters. Tbe bouses being run up in the oat skfrti of the city are demanding service, and in tbe new streets where before wo supplied bnt a few bouses we now have hundreds in addition. Wo believe. howeTer. that tne present stoppaee is only temporary. Regarding any increase in price. I only know that tho board has taken no action on tbe matter. I think that exlaltlng rates will be continued for some time to come. In addition to its new customers the Philadelphia Company has some 700 or 899 at Wilmerding. CUTTING OFF THE MILLS. A gentleman who is quite well posted as to the methods ol theFniladelphia Company said yesterday: I am satisfied that the company is anxious to drive all the mills on the tioutbside, and, lor that matter, all over the city where they are in terested, back to coal. This is owins to the fact that it is more profliabla to sell gas for do mestic uses at .present and prospective prices than to sell It to the first-named class of con sumers. The mills have wasted enormous quantities of fas in the past. This is shown by tbe fact that of late the Philadelphia and other companies have been Liking extra pre cautions to stop it. All stanapines have been ordered down, and other similar steps taken. I have seen the workings of the Philadelphia Company in supply ini; mills and know someth ing about it. 1 bare seen a pressure ot IS pounds in a certain mill suddenly and mysteriously dwindle down to ono pound and knock tbe mill out, when I bad positive knowledge that there was Dlonty of gas in the mains. By look ing at a chart of tho Philadelphia Company's ditrerent territories, you will And that gates are located at nearly every street. Is ow, it is tbe easiest thing in the world to open one gate and close another, and I know of my own personal knowledge that this has been done many times. The Philadelphia Company has plenty of gas in its mains at tbe present time, and the hill residents of the Southside aro the only real sufferers, owmg to tho lack ot supply over there. GAS SUPPLY FALLING OFF. Joseph N. Pew, President of the People's Company, admits that thesnpply of gas is becoming shorter. Be said: There Is no disguising tbe fact any longer that tbe gas mpply is declining. I sir this bo cause when I talk to reporters at all 1 believe la telling the truth. I can also say that we hare had some complaints about the shortage from consumers. Of ennrse. I believe that a large amount or the difficulty is dne to the defects la the bcatin: appliances Deinc shown up as soon as cold weather sets in, and as soon as the peo ple get their stoves and grates in good ehapa and learn to economize, they get along better. The crea; difficulty ti th; more than half tin J.. Bii