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OPPQSEDJ) FORCE,
Radical Resolutions Adopted by
the Farmers' Alliance
Denouncing the
FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL
A Strong Appeal Made to Ihe Senate
to Kill tbe Pet Plan of Con-
gresssman Lodge.
THE COLORED BEETHEES ACTIVE.
That Branch of the Alliance is Wildly in
Favor of a Third Tarty, and
Besides is Very Much
TLNGED WITH SOCIALISTIC SCHEMES.
A Cosnittee AppCTteJ to lavestigtte the dirges
Msde Agtisst Soae cf tie Lesitrs
of the Organization.
iniEPAEATIOSS TOR TEE COMINS OF P0W3ERIY
TFrKCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCII.1
Ocala, Dec. 3. Tbe principal business
done by tbe Farmers' Alliance to-day was
lo denounce tbe force bill, which the dele
pates did by almost unanimous vote, and in
scathing terms.
More important, however, than any action
of the Alliance was the announcement that
tbe Colored Alliance, which held the first
session of its convention to-day, was unani
mous in demanding the organization of a
third party. The news is of even greater
fcope and significance than first appears.
The Colored Alliance according to the
reports of its officers made to-day now has
a membership of 1,200,000, and of these
730,000 arc legal voters. These are all in
cluded in the Farmers' Alliance claim of a
total membership of more than 3.000.000.
Colored Demand for a Nen Party.
Colonel 11. F. Humphreys, the President
of the Colored Alliance, and other delegates
who are here unite in declarinc that the
Alliance negroes of the South are unan
imous in repudiating their allegiance to the
present parties and an demanding a new
party and new measures and issues.
The matter is made more significant of the
fact that the Colored Alliance, in its official
utterances to-day, is outspoken in its declara
tion of pure socialistic principles. The corn
mon ownership of land and the single tax
idea are openly advocated.
In this respect, the Colored Alliance
seems to have simply gone ahead faster than
their brethren in the white Alliance. They
haTe carried the application of some of the
Alliance measures and principles to their
logical conclusion. This attitude of their
colored friends is alarming the Alliance
leaders.
The Dusky Brother Too Frank.
They dare not go ahead so fast and they
fear they will be seriously compromised be
fore the country by the irank declarations
of their negro allies. The demand of the
negroes for a third party, instead of
strengthening the movement in the white
Alliance, will probably weaken it for the
present, because of the socialistic aspect
which the whole movement would at once
assume.
Colonel Humphrey, the head of the negro
Alliance, is a remarkable man. He is a
white man, and the only one in the organ
ization. He was iormerly a liaptist preacher
in Texas, where hit home still is, and he
'devoted many years to missionary work
among ttie colered people.
"When the negro Alliance movement was
begun two or three years ago the members
.insisted on his taking charge oi it and re
maining at his head. He has tbe unbound
ed confidence of every man in it. They
look upon him as a father, and bis control
over them is absolute.
TheVicnsor the Leader.
Probably no man in America stands in
such close relations with the negro race and
is so well posted about their condition and
fcentiments. He said this afternoon to a
Dispatch correspondent:
l'"iom the inception ot the Alliance move
ment among the negroes they have ueen in fa
vor of a new political paity. lu the last elec
tion the negroes of the South did not vote, ex
cept in South Carolina, where they regarded
the Tillman campaign as a third party move
ment The Alliance could not have w.on tliat
Iffiht ithout the negro vole. In Mississippi, on
the other hand. TO per cent of the negroes did
not go to the polls, because they were deter
mined not to otc the Kepuuhcan ticket and
because they certainly mil not vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
.N'o. sir, the negroes do not complain that
they are not protected in the franchise. If they
were not noonenould know it better than I,
aud no such complaints come to me. I will say
this on that point: One of onr most influential
members made the statement at this morning's
meeting that the force bill, if offered CO years
ago, would hate been a blessing to the coun
try. "o it is too late. There is no longer any
need of it.
They AVH1 All l'ull Together.
He meant by ins words that the time had
now come when white and colored laborers
would otc together in a common party, and
that both would have the bame protection at
the ballot box. What are my politics? I liave
none and I shall have none, unlessa third party
comes up. The negro has repudiated the Ite
pubheau party because ho feels that he has not
jeceived justice at its hands. The general legis
lation ot the party has not been favorable to
the farmers' interests, and the colored neonlo
have not had a fair representation in public;
oiuces.
Seven-eighths of the colored people of the
South make their living by agriculture, and
their interests arc in every way identical with
those of the Farmers Alliance. Just now we
are merely waiting for the crystallization of the
third party movement. As soon as the Alli
ance acts we shall be leady to join them in the
independent political action. Our Alliance
now has organiz-.tions in 3C Mates, and 22 will
Ik- represented at this convention. Our mem
bership in the principal Southern States is
about as follows: Alabama, over 100,000;
Georgia. 84.000: South Carolina, 80,000; Missis
sippi. 80,000: Texas 80,000; Arkansas, 20.000;
Dakota. 50,000; Virsfinia, C0.000: Kentucky, 25,
000; Tennessee, C0.000; North Carolina, 53,000.
It seems evident that a ifight on the sub
treasury plan will arise during the ses
sion of tbe white Alliance. The opposition
claims that this is class legislation, and vio
lates the Alliance constitution in regard to
equal rights and no special privileees.
The Charges to Ho Investigated.
A resolution was adepted providing a
committee of one from each State delegation
to investigate the conduct of Mr. McCnne,
Chairman of tbe National Executive Com
mittee; Ii. F. .Livingstone, President of the
Georgia State Alliance, and President Polk,
in reference to the Georia Senatorship, it
having been charged that these gentlemen
were influenced in their action by a
moneyed consideration. The committee is
empowered to investigate any other charges
with which any of the officers may be ac
cused. At tbe afternoon session delegate W. S.
McAllister, of Mississippi, introduced the
following preamble and resolutions, which
were adopted:
Whereas. The President of the United
States in his annual message to Congress
recommends and urges the immediate passago
of the measure knonn as the Lodge election
bill, and
Tho Measure Denounced as "Revolutionary.
Whereas, Said bill involves a radical revolu
tion in the election machinery of the Union,
both State and national, and its passaco will be
fatal to the autonomy ot the States, and cher
ished liberty of the citizens: and.
Whereas, Said bill is partisan in spirit and
will be partisan in Us application, thus revital
izing the gory ghost of sectional estrangement;
and.
Whereas. In tho holy war which we have de
clared against sectionalism, the firesides of the
farmers of tho North. East. rSonth and West
are tbe citadels around which the heaviest bat
tles aro being touclit, and to th&vend that vic
tory may crown our crusade, and fraternity and
unity reign; therefore, bo it
Resolved, By the National Farmers' Alliance
and Industrial Union of America, in national
counsel assembled, that wo do most solemnly
protest against the passage of said Lodge elec
tion bill, and most earnestly petition our Sena
tors to employ all fair and legal means to de
feat this unpatriotic measure, which can re
sult in nothing but evil to one common and
beloved country.
Resolved, further. That a copy of these pre
ambles and resolutions he forwarded to each
Senator in Consress.
Pennsj lrania Enters a Protest.
Delegate Deming, of Pennsylvania, arose
and said that he regarded the introduction
of the resolutions as untimely; that there was
largely prevalent at the North a feeling
that the Farmers' Alliance was a Southern
organization, its members being saturated
with Southern sentiment!, and that the
passage of these resolutions would strengthen
this opinion and check the growth ot the
Alliance in tbe Korth and East, His lan
guage was very temperate and conciliatory.
A delegate Irom Illinois expressed prac
tically the same sentiments as Mr. Deming.
President Hall, ot the Missouri State Alii'
ance, moved that the resolutions be tabled,
but after a short interval, in which there
were several short but temperate speeches in
favor of their passage, be moved to table his
original motion, which was carried. The
question then recurred on Mr. McAllister's
motion to adopt the resolutions, and when
the motion was finally put it was carried
unanimously amid the wildest enthusiasm.
Against All lottery Schemes.
Aside from the adoption ot the election
bill resolution, tbe most important action of
the National Alliance at tbe alternoon ses
sion was tbe passage of resolutions denounc
ing the Louisiana Lottery as a blow at
American civilization and morals, and pro
viding for the introduction in Congress of a
resolution calling for the submission to the
people of America ot an amendment to the
National Constitution, prohibiting the op
eration of lotteries in any of the States. The
resolution called out no opposition, and was
adopted unanimously with little speech
making. The delegates from Louisiana all
supported it heartily.
Next Saturday has been designed as
"Labor dav," and at 11 o'clock A. 51. T. V.
Powderly, Grand Master "Workman of the
Knights of Labor, will speak. Addresses
will also be made by Captain Trevellicfc,
Grand Treasurer of the Knights of Labor;
Ralph Beaumont, Chairman of the Con
gressional Legislative Committee, and H.
Martin "Williams, ex-State Lecturer of the
Missouri Knights of Labor.
The Improvements of tlio Mississippi
At the night session of the Alliance, Gen
eral John Rice, of Kansas, addressed the
Convention on the improvement of the
Mississippi river by urging an appropria
tion bv Congress of 59,000,000 la addition to
S1.0C0.00O already appropriated. One dele
gate expressed it as his belief that there was
a bin railroad scheme behind this plan, in
timating also that be bad it on good authori
ty that a big syndicate of capitalists had
bought up the available lauds near the
mouth of the river in anticipation of a rise of
values and building a railroad through
tbem.
"While the delegates expressed no opposi
tion to any plan comprehending the im
provement of the Mississippi river and tbe
relief of the people within its border, they
were still unwilling to give their indorse
ment to any plan of the details of which
tbey were not inlly advised. The delegates
from Mississippi and Louisiana could give
no definite information about the project,
and the resolution was finally tabled.
MUST SHOW THE BOOKS.
A 1'edcral Grand Jury After Violators of tho
Inter-State Law,
Chicago, Dec 3. James C. Peasley,
Treasurer of tbe Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company, was brought into
the Federal Court to-day for failing to
answer questions before the Federal grand
jury, and especially tor bis refusal to pro
duce the books of the company. For a week
or more the grand jury has been inquiring
into the question whether some of the rail
roads have been hauling grain from Western
points to Chicago at a rate less than fixed
under the inter-State commerce law.
"With this object before them Mr. Peasley
was requested to appear before the grand
jury, and, besides answering questions, to
produce books and papers belonging to
the company. The Chicago. Burlington and
Qaincy had been paying rebites to individ
uals. On this subject Mr. Peasley declined
to talk, on the ground that he might tend to
incriminate himselt, and, as to tbe books, he
refused to produce them because they did not
belong to him, and he was not obliged to in
criminate a company he-worked for.
Judge Blodgett decided that Mr. Peasley
would have to answer the questions and
produce the books of the railway company
pertaining to any transaction with Broker
Gallup. He said that Peasley, being only
the custodian of the documents, would not
criminate himself by Hiving the necess3rv
testimony. The .grand jury had a right to
see any evidence which rtlated to this in
vestigation. LOST HEAVILY BY HIM.
Ecidciits ofan Illinois Town SIOO.000 Out
Through" a Speculator.
ISrr.CIAt. TELEQKAM TO THE DISPATCn.1
Cat.lisle, Pa., Dec. 3. Thomas C. Mc
Cullob, of Kankakee, Ills., was for many
years in business in Chambersburg. He
had the confidence of tbe entire community,
and had no trouble in securing money for
investment on the strength of his stories of
the golden opportunities in tbe "West It
has turned out that the residents of that
town have lost 100,000 by his speculations.
No definite statement can be secured from
the persons interested, but it is said that he
held at least 575.000 of the money.
McCulloh died suddenly a few days ago,
and it is reported that bis death was the re
sult of violence at his own hand. Although
an old man, he lived extravagantly, and it
is said was mixed up in three love affairs,
being engaged to three different women, one
of them beins a Chambersburg lady. He
was a brother of A. H. McCulloh, for many
years ceneral ticket agent of -the Cumber
land Valley Railroad.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL TO BE
COMPLETED SOON.
Operations to Begin at Onco and tlio "Work
Pushed to a Finish Tho Baltimore and
Ohio ltailroad Said to bo In Absolute
Control.
FEOsi A STAFF COEBESFOXDENT.l
"Washington, Dec. 3. Henry C. Win
ship, of Georgetown, has been appointed
general manager of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal by the trustees of the bondhold
ers of 1844, who are now in complete posses
sion of the property of the canal. Mr. "Win
ship was one of the receivers of tbe canal
appointed by the District Court. He was,
before the destruction of the canal, largefy
interested in the transportation of coal
through it, and is, therefore, thoroughly
familiar with this waterway. The trustees
have also appointed Major H. D. "Whit
comb, of Richmond, Va., chief engineer.
The office of the general manager as well
as that of the engineer will be in George
town, although as required by the Court the
nominal office will be maintained at Hagers
town. The entire direction and manage
ment of the work of restoration will be
from this end of the line, and operations
will be begun at bnce to repair such portions
of the canal as are likely to suffer further in
jury during the ooming winter if left in
their. present condition. Such progress will
be made during the coming winter, it is ex
pected, that when spring comes the work
can be rapidly carried on to completion and
then pnt in a condition to be used as a
waterway by the first of Mav. Mr. Win
ship has taken steps to have gangs of men
atwork all along the line, and it is expected
that the restoration of the canal will be be
gun at once.
A Hagerstown authority asserts that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has now sub
stantially the control of tho canal, on the
supposition that the company holds a ma
jority of the bonds of 1844. "Under the
terms of the decree of the court by which
the bondholders of 1844 secured possession
of the canal, they are entitled to operate it
under the supervision of -the court of "Wash
ington county, Maryland, and the Supreme
Court of the District until all the debts of
the canal company are paid, provided they
operate it so as to show yearly progress to
ward paying its debts. If they do not pay
off the expense of repairs, sav 5250,000, in
four years from May 1, 1890, and do not
thereafter each year reduce the debt, then
the whole property is to be sold at public
auction.
HEW HAMPSBXBE MUDDLE.
Kcported Agreement That There Shall be
No Political Legislation.
Concord, Dec. 3. A reported agree
ment between prominent Republicans and
Democrats of the lower branch that no polit
ical legislation shall be introduced, causes
much discussion in political circles here.
Democrats say there is an agreement, and
that it will be faithfully lived up to by
both sides. The Democrats maintain that
the House would be in readiness for final
adjournment to-day if the Governor was
present, his attendance being required at the
dedication of tbe Soldiers' Home at Tilton.
Republicans of the House have been in
terviewed, and while some admit that a
compromise has been agreed upon by tbe
leader? on both sides, others say that the de
termination to secure special legislation by
the Republicans has been abandoned. "What
ever negotiations have been reached by the
leaders, it seems to be perfectly evident that
tbe Republicans are not unanimous or even
practically so on the question of the intro
duction ot special legislation.
The report of tbe Judiciary Committee
which was adopted by the House reduces
the Republican majority by two and with
a majority-less thun SO-it-will be appar
ently useless for tbe Republicans to attempt
any programme tbat will. not receive sub
stantially their unanimous approval.
DEATH IN THE BEER KEG.
Several Fersons Poisoned by tho riuld
Drank in a St. Paul Saloon.
St. Paul, Dec 3. An unknown man
was found dead in a cell in the Central sta
tion this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Hanson, of 503 East Fifth street, were de
clared poisoned, but not fatally, at 3
o'clock this morning. Tho unknown man
had drank beer in a saloon on East
Seventh street at G o'clock last night, where
a few minutes later Mr. Hanson had pur
chased a can of beer, which was drank by
the family at supper. The poison is de
clared by Dr. Pinnell to have been in the
beer, and It is thought the unknown man
died from tbe same effects.
The beer was bought in Swansberg's sa
loon, at Seventh and Olive streets. Some
of the beer has been secured for an
alysis. The dead man was stupified when
arrested, bnt was taken in as a common
drunk and thrown into a cell, where he died
during the night. He had no medical at
tendants. - THE CHICAGO PACKERS.
Looking Over Ground for Locating New
Stock Yards.
Chicago. De"c. 3. Samuel Allcrton,
John Cudahay, P. T. Underwood. R. D.
Fowler, Henry Botsford, J. C. Hately and
a number of other well-known packers paid
a visit to-day to the Stickney tract, a great
stretch of open prairie, southeast of the
city. They thoroughly examined the
grounds, which adjoin the switching yards
of the Chicago Union Transfer Company, at
Lyons,
Mr. Allerton said the inspection was
made with a view to submitting a proposi
tion to-morrow to Mr. Stickney for the pur
chase of that tract as a site for stock yards
and packing houses in lien of the present
location in Chicago. Messrs. Armour, Mor
ris and Swift, who have already decided to
move to Tolleston, Jnd., east of Chicago
on the shore of Lake Michigan, were not in
vited to accompany the packers who went
out to examine the Lyons cite.
A SCOTCHMAK'S LUCK.
While Working for S8 a Week He Falls
Heir to 30,000.
rSPECIAt. TELEORAM TO TUB DISPATCTM
Omaha, December 3. A young Scotch
man named James Rogers, who came to
Omaha in April last and secured employ
ment with a commission firm for 58 per
week, has just been notified that, by the dis
covery of a will made by his mother in 1878,
he become heir to the family estate, valued
at 30.000, and the title of Lord Dunvel.
Upon receiving the notification, he left at
once for New York, where he will take the
next steamer for home. "While employed
by the commission firm he became engaged
to Miss Florence Gray, ot this city, and
thev will be married on December 12.
FELL DEAD IN COURT.
Startling Demise of an Old Man Boring a
Trial at Honesdale.
rprrciAt. tej-eqram to tub distatcii.i
Scuanton, Dec. 3. Among the wit
nesses called in an important case in the
Hocesdale court to-day was Richard Beers,
an old and well-known justice of the peace
of South Canaan. Shortly belore noon,
while the plaintiff was upon the stand, Mr.
Beers gasped several times and fell over
backward. When he was raised up be was
found to be dead.
The court was sp.$tartled by tbe incident
that n'n adjournment was had for the rest of
the day.
PITTSBUKG, THURSDAY
PAMELL FOR PEACE.
He Will Retire Voluntarily if Borne
Rule is Fully Assured.
ERIK'S PEOPLE STILL WITH HIM,
Bat tho Power of the Church Has Been
Ihrown to tho Other Side,
THE PROPOSITION FOE A C02IPR0MISE
IJIY CABLE TO TUB DISFATCn.1
London, Dee. 3. At 7 o'clock this even
ing the report is that there is good reason to
believe that the rupture in the Irish party
will be healed to-morrow by a compromise
which shall be acceptable to both sides.
The meeting to-day was further adjourned,
with the view of allowing time to consider
the proposed basis of agreement.
It is announced on the authority of one of
Mr. Parnell's most influential adherents
that if the Irish party, at its meetine to-morrow,-si!i
consent to pass a resolution
declaring that "no home rule bill will be ac
ceptable that does not leave the sul'lenient
of the land question to an Irish Parliament,
aud does pot provide that the judges and
the constabulary shall be under Irish con
trol," Mr. Parcsll will consent to retire
from the leadership.
An Attempt to Secure Harmony.
Negotiations for an amicable settlement
have been in progress to-day between the
leaders of the Liberal party and the Irish
representatives. The Liberal leaders, how
ever are not very confident of a satisfactory
settlement.
During the discussion to-day a telegram
personal to Mr. Parnell was read. Mr.
Sexton said he would persist to the end in
his opposition to Mr. Parnell despite the
ruffianly attacks hat had been made upon
him.
A dispatch from Clonmel was read declar
ing that the tenants ou the Smith-Barry
estates were with Dillon and O'Brien in
their opposition to the leader of the party.
A telegram from the Belfast branch cf the
National League was read. It declared that
the members would have no leader but
Parnell. "When this dispatch wasreadMr.
Sexton, who represents the western division
of Belfast, said that if the opinion of the
Beltast Nationalists was contrary to his own
he would resign his seat in Parliament.
Coming to Parnell's Kescue.
The nationalist members of the corpora
tion of Cork to-day passed a resolution of
confidence in Mr. Parnell by a majority of
12. The discussion was a very heated one
and lasted lor four hours. The Kaas Board
of Guardians has passed a resolation of
confidence in Mr. "Parnell. At a special meet
ing of the Mayboro Town Council, tbe reso
lution was unanimously passed expressing
unalterable confidence in Mr. Parnell and
denying the right of the Irish party to de
pose or abandon him.
A committee of the Cork Society, of
which Mr. William O'Brien is president,
has adopted a resolution supporting) Mr.
Parnell. This action is contrary to the
course advised by Mr. O'Brien, who is one
of the delegates of the Nationalist party in
the United States who signed the cable dis
patch advisintrthe retirement of Mr.Parnell.
The Cork Vintner's Association has also
adopted a resolution in favor of retaining
Mr. Parnell as the head of the Irish party.
Some Kickers Requested to Resign.
The opinion of the Nationalists of County
Tyrone in favor ot Mr. Parnell is growing
stronger. Mr. "William Reynolds, who
represents the eastern division of that
county, and. Mr. Matthew Kenny, wh-'?eiv '
resents me miuuie uivision, nave ueen sum
moned by tbeir constituents to resign their
seats in the Houss of Commons if they do
not support Mr. Parnell.
"When Dr. McCahey's message from
Philadelphia hinting that Mr. Davitt was
accessory to the murder of Cronin in Chi
cago was shown to him, he remarked that
it was beneath his dignity to consent to be
interviewed on such a subject, and he
simply treated the ravings of Dr. McCabey
with silent contempt. He added that he
might as well be accused of ihe murder of
Mr. Hogg as to be charged with complicity
in that of Cronin, and that the article was
written solely with the object of getting a
reply from him a free advertisement.
At a meeting of the Catholic hierarchy
held at the residenco of Archbishop "Walsh",
in Dublin, to-day, it was resolved to issue a
manifesto declaring that the archbishops
and bishops of Ireland consider that Mr.
Parnell is unfit to remain the leader ot the
Irish party. The objections to Mr. Parnell
are based mainly on moral grounds, but it is
also the opinion of the hierarchy that his
continuance in the leadership would inevita
bly cause disunion in the party.
A GUARANTEE WANTED
BY A WOULD-BE NOBLE PATIENT FROM
PROF. KOCH
As to the Safety of an Operation, Which
Will Not be Given Patients in the
Hospital Subjected td Great Nervous
Strains by Visiting Physicians.
fBT DU-LAF"S CA11LE COMPAN'r.t
Berlin, Dec. 3. The body physician of
the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, who was
sent hither for the purpose, his held a con
sultation with Prof. Koch on tbe advisabil
ity of treating him 'with the new
remedy. The Grand Duke, until he
knew tbat the injection of the
lymph had caused the death of a few
patients, was very anxious to try theremedy,
bnt he now desires to have a guarantee from
tbe discoverer of the fluid of his safety from
a fatal result. This Prof., Koch naturally
refuses to give, but advised the Grand Ducal
physician to attend the post mortem of a
former patient and see for himself the
changes caused by the working of the
lvmph, and then if, after this practical ob
servation of the effects, the physician is
willing to risk the experiment of the inocu
latiou, Prof. Koch has promised to furnish
the lymph required.
The general opinion is that the Grand
Duke is too far gone to stand the effects of
thelympb. He is now at Cannes, and is a
hopeless victim ot consumption. Tbe re
port that Koch has refused the Emperor's
gift of a million marks is not reliable. It
has not been absolutely proved that His
Imperial Majesty has ever actually offered
him the sum in question. It is, moreover,
known that Koch accepted the 200,000
marks which the government granted him
on his discovery of the cholera bacillus.
The patients at the Charity Hospital are
greatly unnerved by the constant going and
coming of doctors, who call to see them by
day and night, in order to observe the effects
of the injections of the lvmph. Most cases
are re-examined about 20 times a day, and
the nervous condition of the patients is
thereby greatly aggravated and there is in
creased feverishness. The position of the
patients under the circumstances becomes
almost unendurable, and they are petition
ing the authorities to save them from the
ministrations of these doctors and visiting
physicians.
Dr. Dixon, of Philadelphia, after making
an examination of' Dr. Koch's consumption
cure, has relinquished his claim to priority
of discovery.
INTERFERENCE TOO LATE.
Sophie Gunsbcrg, Whom Blaine AVas Asked
. bu Dave, Jios iLireauy ueea iucvuioui
IIII DUNLAr'S CABLE C03ITANT.1
St. PcTERSBtmo, Dec. 3. The murder
of General Seliverakoff Is universally re-
3ECEMBER v 4, 1890.
tiardealiere as'befnc intended to avenge the
execution of Sophie Gunsberg, a Russian
suoject ana a Hebrew lady ot cuuu,re ana
refinement, who was arrested by the police
of Paris as implicated in the manufacture
of Nihilist bombs, extradited, and after a
necret trial, hanged at Fort Peter, opposite
the AYhito Palace, .in the dead of night.
Four accomplices, a student and three army
officers, were transported, and uo represent
ative of the press allowed to attend the
trial, sentence or execution.
The apprehension of Mile. Gunsberg by
the French police was considered to be
mainly the work of George Seliverskoff, who,
since his dismissal from the detective office
In St. Petersburg, has been directing the
operations of the Russian secret police in
France.
THE DISTRESsIn IRELAND.
Balfour Sends Ten Tons of Meal on Board a
Man of War.
Bv Associated l'ress.J
London, Dec 3. Mr. Balfonr, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, has ordered a man of
war to convey ten tons of meal for the pur
pose of relieving the distress which prevails
among the inhabitants of Clare Island and
Innistruck arising from the failure of the
potato orop in those sections of tbe country.
' Argentine Bank Affairs.
London The Argentine Committee made
considerable progress on Tuesday, but the
great divergence of opinion of the English
and foreign members of the committee on tho
nature of the relief to be suggested to the
Government resulted in tbe withdrawal of
Herr Hausemann and Cahen Danvers, the
French delegate. The English delegates
continued the discussion to-day and finally
arrived at a unanimous decision, which will
be imparted to tbe governor of the Bank
to-morrow.
A German Jack tho Ripper.
Berne This city has been startled by a
crime similar in many respect to those which
were committed by Jack, the Ripper in the
"Whitechapel'districtof London. As some
men were passing through a forest in the
vicinity of this city to-day, they discovered
the body ot a voung peasant girl who had
been murdered and mutilated in a most
shocking manner. There is no clue to the
murderer.
THE INDIAN SITUATION.
INSPECTOR GENERAL HEYL DOES NOT
BELIEVETHERE IS ANY DANGER,
But tho Government Has Ordered Two
3Iore Regiments of Soldiers to the North
west and the Knlistment ot Twelve Hun
dred Indian Scouts.
Chicago, Dec. 3. Colonel Heyl, Inspec
tor General Division of the Mississippi, re
turned this morning from the scene of the
Indian excitement in the Northwest. He
expressed it as his opinion that there was
no immediate danger of serious trouble.
The troops are concentrated and seem to
have the situation perfectly in hand. A
great.part of the scare has been totally un
called for, and as to the retreat to the Bad
Lands, he did not consider that at all omin
ous, as there are many fertile spots in that
section. The principal cause of the trouble
is lack of proper rations.
An order was received here to-day from
Washington authorizing the enlistment in
the Department of the Missouri of two
troops of Indians for each, of the cavalry and
infantry regiments therein, the whole num
ber enlisted not to exceed 1,200 men.
General Miles has decided to mount two
regiments of infantry now at Pine Ridge
Agency. Orders to this effect have been pro
mulgated. The two regiments are the First,
from California, and the Seventh, from Den
ver. It is surmised in and about headquar
ters that General Milcscontemplates'pfo
ceeding to the Indian country in person.
A dispatch J from Pine Ridge says that a
driving snow storm, prevails there, and that
while the Indians who have remained at the
agency are suffering terribly, their rebellious
brothers are living on the fat of the land.
NATIONAL LEAD TRUST.
Harmonious Meeting of the Leading Smelt
ers of the Country.
Chicago, Dec. 3. The conference of the
representatives of tbe numerous smelting
works throughout the United States, which
has lor the past two days been held at the
Palmer House, came to a close this evening.
President Thompson, of the National Lead
Trust, ho was Chairman of the conference,
said after adjournment tbat the meeting
had been very thorough, harmonious and
satisfactory to all present. It was agreed,
he said, to have a plan perfected for a cen
tral association and the conference decided
to recommend the adoption of this plan by
all of tbe smelting and refining companies
of the United States. It was further agreed
that the conference was to meet again in
Chicago at a date yet undetermined, should
tbe plan adopted meet with approval of all
interests represented.
AN rNCONVEMEHT LAW.
Peculiar Position hi Which North Dakota's
Govornor is Placed.
BiSMAKCKj N. D., Dec. 3. Governor
elect Burke reached here this morning from
Fargo. It is reported he comes to consult
with Governor Miller in regard to taking
his seat on January G as provided in the
Constitution, or make some arrangement
with .Governor Miller whereby the latter
may place his annual message before the
new Legislature, which convenes on the
date given.
By a peculiarity of the law the Legisla
ture meets and the new Governor takes his
seat on the same day January C. Gover
nor Miller's term expires on the night of
January B. He would, therefore, be unable
to get before the new Legislature with his
message. It is believed Governor Burke
will accord Governor Miller tbe privilege of
holdinc over one day, or more if need be, to
give him an opportunity to perform this al
most necessary executive function.
APPROPRIATIONS SCALED DOWN.
The Result of a Meeting of tho State Board
of Charities.
rsrnciAL telegram to the dispatch.!
Hakkisburo, Dec. 3. The State Board
of Charities, at a meeting held here to-day,
re-elected Mahlon H. Dickinson, of Phila
delphia, President, and Cadwallader Biddle
Generel Agent and Secretary. The board
devoted much of its time to an examination
to the amounts applied for from the State
by charitable and other institutions of Penn
sylvania. Many of the requested appropriations will
be scaled down by the board in its report to
the Legislature. ,
THE SALOONS HTJSaVG0.
So Say Representative Citizens of Prohibi
tion South Dakota.
Huron. Dec-3. A number of represen
tative citizens of Huron held a meeting last
night and declared unanimously tbat the
saloons and liquor joints now running in
violation of the State prohibition law must
go.
A number of letters have been received"
by leading temperance people, advising
them to leave the town or retrain from fur
ther molesting the venders of liquors under
penalty of having their property destroyed
and their bodies filled with bullets. These
letters have aroused the lafr abiding citi
zens, and they propose to make it lively for
saloon men and their followers.
STATE TAX BEYISION.
Report of the Commission All Ready
for the Legislature.
KO SWEEPING REFORM SOUGHT FOE
In the Recommendations That Arc Con
tained in tho Report.
A EUKDEN ON INCOMES PROPOSED
ISPECIAL TELEOUAH TO THE DISPATCrt.1
Philadelphia, Dec. 3. The commis
sion appointed to revise the revenue laws of
Pennsylvania under concurrent resolutions
of the General Assembly, approved May 25,
1SS0, met this aftcrnoan in parlor C of the
Lafayette Hotel, Auditor General Mc
Camant in the chair. There were also
present Colonel John A. "Wright, Giles D.
Peirce, oi Erie; Prof. Bolles, W.
Martin, 'Leonard Rhone, Austin L.
Tacgar$-' and Samuel M. Wherry.
The commission has been sitting at
various places in the State since its ap
pointment and has heard the views of a
laree number of experts on taxation, whose
testimony will be presented to the Legisla
ture, along with the official report of the
commission.
The business of to-dafmeeting, as stated
by the Chairman, was the hearing of the re
port ot the work of the commission previous
to its presentation to the Legislature, and
also to hear the reports of tbe minority
which dissented from the bill drafted by
Mr. Peirce. The Secretary read the general
report of the commission, to which all the
members attached their signatures. Giles
D. Peirce then laid before the commission
a printed copy of the majority report, which
is signed by Messrs. Peirce, Martin,Wherry,
Taggert and Rhone.
Report of the Majority.
This report is addressed to the "Senate
and House of Representatives of the com
monwealth of the State of Pennsylvania,"
and contains a complete explanation of the
act to Resubmitted to the Legislature by the
commission, and in its opening statement
says:
Wo have confined our efforts to the revision
of our local tax laws, without disturbing our
present system of State revenues, for pruden
tial reasons, stated in the general report of the
commission. The gross annnal earnings or
incomes from trades, professions, occupations
or investments of money or capital, not in ex
cess of 300 to each natural person, shall con
sume Class 5, this constituting a section in the
classification of property for taxation.
This section could subject incomes to the same
rate of taxation as property. The more ad
vanced students of tho subject of taxation be
lieve that the taxation of incomes will bo tho
only source of public revenue in the future.
However, this we belieTe, tbat our present tax
ing machinery is not adapted to the thorough
administration of such a taxing system, nor do
we believe that public sentiment 13 now ready
for snch a sweeping reform. Wo think it more
prudent to make it auxiliary to a general nrop
erty tax until the people become familiar with
it
Tax on Real Estate.
Experience has shown that it is well nigh as
difficult to make a perfect equalization of val
ues on real estate as it is to secure a full and
fair return of personal property. In this con
nection we respectfully submit this proposi
tion: If the objections to a general property
property tax are well taken, then all laws tax
ing personal property should be repealed; if
these objections are not well taken, then all
personal property should be taxed.
All lunatic. asylums, bouses ot refuge, reform
schools, literary, scientific, benevolent and
cbaritablo institutions, together with tbe sur
rounding land and buildings nsed for, and
necessary for, such purposes, not exceeding
Ave acres to any one-of such institutions, and
also the inrnitore.books, apparatus and picture"
necessary lor anu usea inerein, proriaiog sucn
institutions are supported wholly or in part by
State or municipal appropriations, or private
contributions, and which are maintained pri
marily lor public charity or benefit, and from
which tbe corporators, trustees, directors, man
agers, clerks and other assistants shall receive
no profit or remuneration except a salary, and
which salary, either of one officer, or of every
officer or employe in the aggregate, shall not be
so ereat as to diminish or subvert the purpose
for which such institution was founded by tho
absorption of its revenues for private gain,
should be exempt from taxation.
Public Institutions and Taxation,
Mr. Peirce argued that the following sen
tence in tbe report be made in some way
even more strict than as stated:
Whenever the Board of Public Charities
shall suggest, or an examination of its accounts
shall show, that it is subverting its public ob
jects to private gain, the property o such in
stitution shall no longer be exempt from tbe
taxation imposed upon the like classes of prop
erty by this act unless otherwise decreed by the
courts.
He urged the necessity of preventing the
absorption by private individuals of the
grants of the State, and the endowments by
which the institutions were supported. The
report closes by saying:
No act could be framed that would exactly
meet the views ot all who want our tax laws re
vised. Tbe majority df tho Tax Commission
have met each other in a spirit of concession,
and the bill here presented is tbe result of com
promise. We present it to the Legislature, not
as a perfect measure, but as tbe best result ob
tainable from a conference of various, and in
some respects, conflicting interests and opin
ions. At the conclusion of the reading, Mr.
Peirce arose and stated that he had some
corrections which he wished to add to the
report. Mr. Rhone also said that he had
several changes to suggest. At the sugges
tion of the Chairman, the suggestions were
laid over until a future meeting, both gen
tlemen promising to draw up their sugges
tions in writing.
Auditor General McCamant, Colonel
"Wright and Prof. Bolles each presented a
report, which, while differing in some points
from each other, were all totally opposed to
the act in its present form. Mr.'McCamant's
report especially opposed the income tax
problem, and cited numerous authorities to
show its fallacy from a political, as well as
an economical standpoint. Tbe discussion
of details was postponed by general consent
until to-morrow morning, when the commis
sion will meet again.
WITH ALL ON BOARD.
A Schooner Capsizes in a Storm and No One
Lit cs to Tell the Tale.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 3. Intelligence
was received in this city to-night of a fear
ful disaster in the Bay ot Fuudy, off.Harbor
ville, Cornwallis, a two-topmast schooner
being capsized and going down with all
bauds. The disaster occurred at 1 o'clock
Monday afternoon, fen miles distant from
the shore, and was witnessed by parties on
land, who, owing to a heavy storm, were
unable to render assistance.
Thovessel sunk ten minutes after turning
over. The identity of the schooner is un
known. Wreckage began to wash ashore
two hours after the disaster. There is no
name on any of the wreckage. If the un
fortunate vessel was a fishing schooner, she
had. no doubt, a large" crew. No bodies
have yet been washed ashore.
KILLED BY HIS BROTHER,
A Georgia rianter Shot Down During a
Business Dispute.
Jackson, Miss., Dec 3. A horrible
killing occurred seven miles east of Bolton
this morning. J. A. "West, a resident of
Savannah, Ga.,who owns a large plantation
in the Brownville neighborhood, was killed
by his brother Hugh, who has been man
aging the plantation for several years.
West was here for a settlement of his af-,
fairs, and a disagreement led to the killing.'
He was shot several times with a pistol, and
then the entire top of his head blown off
with, a shotgun,
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NOT EXACTLY HARMONIOUS.
Even So New a Body as the Farmers' Alliance
Has Family Quarrel?.
A HEARTLESS NEICE
STEALS AWAY THE BETROTHED OF HER
AUNT AND WEDS HIM,
Leaving an Intended Husband Also in the
Lurch and Much 311 TJehind Her
nia Deceived Anntc 3fg Deranged
as a Result of the lt?4jf. lfr
H
rSPECIAI. TELEOUAJI TO Tlj . f
JJL.JH1KA, .uec. .
Marv Swa
W.
Jo
and popular young lady of excellent fC( pJq,.1oss to the building will be about
in this city, was engaged to be marriev. &.'
Prof. Bishop, a prominent music teacher.
Some weeks ago she went on a visit to rel
atives in Brooklyn. Among these relatives
was a Miss Mary Mallette, an aunt of Miss
Swayze, but about her own age. At the
Mallette residence Miss Swayze was intro
duced to a young man named !Lonis
Krumpbocb. They fell in love with each
other, but kept their attachment a secret.
Miss Swayze returned to Elmira two
weeks ago to prepare for her marriage to
Prof. Bishop, which was to come off in a
few days. Her aunt, Miss Mallette, accom
panied her. One day the two young ladies
were out shopping and Miss Swayze made
an excuse to go to tne Erie depot. Just as
a train came in, Miss Mallette joined her
niece at the depot. To her amazement, Louis
Krumpbocb. stepped from the train, and be
fore she recovered from her amazement
Miss Swayze bad joined the young man
and the two ran to a cab standing near,
jumped in, and ordered the cabman to drive
away.
Krumpbooh was engaged io be married to
Miss Mallette, and when she recovered from
her astonishment Miss Mallette jumped in
another cab and was driven to Miss Swayze's
pastor, Dr. Wilbert, where the elopers were
found and the marriage prevented. Miss
Mallette finally agreed to give up Krump
booh to ber niece, provided Miss Swayze's
mother, was willing, but Mrs. Swayze in
dignantly refused to sanction it. Miss
Swayze and Krumpboch were married else
where and took a train for the East. Miss
Mallette has become deranged since the
elopement of her niece and her recreant
lover.
WILL BE A BIG DISPLAY.
Tlio
Democratic Clubs Getting Iteady to
Attend the Inauguration.
ISrlClAt. TltEGBAM TO TUE DISr ATCn.!
Haerisbueo, Dec 3. Every city in tbe
State is' expected to be. reprcaeuled in the
Pattison inaugural 'parade by- dne or more
Democratic club?, and the civfc dis
play promises not to suffer much in
comparison, numerically, with that of
National Guard. Among the clubs
that will participate in tbe pageant
are the Central Club of Scranton, which
will act as an escort to Governor Pattison;
Itandall Club of Pittsburg, Young Men's
Democratic Battalion, Jejjerson Club,TJnion
Democratic Club, Twenty-Ninth "Ward Car
lisle Club, Crescent, Americus and other
clubs ot Philadelphia; Keystone Battalion
of Pottsville, 400 strong; Americus Clnb of
Tieadinz. York Democratic Club, Columbia
Democratic Club.
Clubs in cities and towns which have no
Democratic, clubs are being organized for
participation in tbe inaugural parade.
FAILED FOE A MILLION.
The Itittenhouse Manufacturing Company
of Passaic Goes Under.
rSITECIAI. TKLKRKAM TO TUB DISPATCIt.l
Passaic, 2f. J., Dec. 3. The Kitten
house Manufacturing Company went into
the hands ot a receiver to-day. The con
cern employs 700 or 800 hands in
the manufacture of woolen blankets,
shawls and a variety of plush
used in the covering of railroad car seats.
Edward H. Ammidown, President of the
American Protective Tariff League, owns
nine-tenths of the stock and is
President of the corporation. The
liabilities aggregate nearly a million
dollars, and the nominal assets, consisting
principally of the mill, machinery and a
stock of manufactured goods, are estimated
at 5S00.000.
A WAE C0NFE2EHCE
Of the Salvation Army Xow on at the Windy
City.
Chicago, Dec. 3. Commissioner Booth
and his wife and Chief of Staff Evans, of
the Salvation Army, are holding a war
Conference with the "Western officers of the
armv in the barracks at Filty-first aud
LaS'alle streets. The object is to hear and
discuss the suggestions for the campaign
against evil.
To-night there was a torchlight parade
of the Salvationists and a large mass-meeting
at Farwell Hall, at which Marshall
Booth and others made characteristic ad
dresses. KTNG KALAKPA ABSrVES
At San Francisco on Board the V. S. Flag
ship Charleston.
Sak Fkancisco, Dec 3. Tho TJ, S.
flagship Charleston was sighted several
miles off the entrance of the harbor this
evening having jnst arrived irom Honolnla
with King Kalakua of the Hawaiian Is
lands aboard.
As a strong southwest wind is.blowing at
the heads, and bar breaking badly the
Charleston will not attempt to enter harbor
before morning.
A FATAL SAW WOTTKD,
Tho
Terrible Accident Which, Befell a
Young Indian ian.
Hustisgbuec, IifD., Dec 3. News
just reached here of a frightful accident
that occurred at Ireland, about eight miles
from here. While Thomas Hudson, a
young man, was sawing stovewood with a
cut-off saw, the saw by some means struck
him below tbe left shoutder, ranging down
ward, and inflicting a wound 12 or 13 inches
in length that may prove fatal.
Shonk's Seat Will be Contested.
ISrEClAl. TELIGRAH TO TH1 DtSrATCS.1
"Wilkesbaeke. Dec. 3. John B. Rey
nolds, the defeated Democratic candidate
for Congress, served notice on his successful
rival, George W. Shonk,' to-day tbat ha
.would contest his seat.
THREE CENTS.
WAS ft DEATH TRAP,
Two Persons Roasted in the
Flames of a Disastrous
Midnight Fire,
A HUSBAND'S AWFUL FATE.
Many Inmates Make Thrilling Escapes
to tbe Adjoining Koof.
ONE LADY FAINTS AFTER EESCUE.
Dr. John Dickson's Pcnn Avenne Block the
Scene of the Horrors.
THE ORIGIN OP TUE FIfiE U5KN0WK
At midnight a general alarm was sent out
for a fire in John Dickson's block, at Ninth
street and Penn avenue. One unknown
man was taken out dead, and tbe body now
lies at the morgue. Mrs. Irwin, the jani
tress, perished in the flames. She was taken
to the Homeopathic Hospital in the hope
tbat she might be resuscitated, but these
opes were blasted.
v r iebuildicgis a four-story brick. Joseph
Kimmel's drugstore is ou the first floor, and
the other three floors have been let out as
apartments. There were about 30 tenants
in" the house, and not a single fire escape.
The honse proved a death-trap for Mrs.
Irwin, and it is feared some others are still
in the building. There was no means ot
escape but by a central stairway.
All the tenants were asleep when the fira
broke out somewhere in tbe rear oi the build
ing. Before it was discovered it had gained
snch headway that the flames were breaking
through the walls and the stairway was
closed up.
Tho Jlldnlght Alarm of Fire.
"William G. Stohl was the first to discover
the fire and gave the alarm. The depart
ment responded promptly and began tha
work of rescue. Mrs. W. G. Moore was
taken out in her night clothes and her hus
band and children followed. The men on
the fourth floor, who are all porters at tbe
Hotel Anderson, jumped out of a window
on Dr. Joseph Dijon's three-story residence
and made their escape.
On the fourth floor Mr. Irwin and hia
wife bad rooms. Mrs. Irwin had charge of
the building. "When Mr. Irwin was
awakened his room was partly on fire. Ha
turned to rush down stairs with his child
ren, but found escape shut off. He then
reached a window and was taken down on a
ladder. He thought his wife was taken out,
but she could not be found among the great
crowd that had gathered.
The fire in the northern end of the house
was stubborn aud tbe flames were so fierce
that even the firemen feared to venture in
the honse. It was half an hour before tho
fire was under control.
SnfTocated While Trying to 12scape.
A croird of the firemen then forced an
entrance and at the landing ou the third
floor tjtfcy iound the body of Mrs. Irvine.
She hill evidently tried tried to escape by
tbe stairs, but had fallen from the fourth
floor to the third. She was completely
covered by plastering and therefore escaped
serious burns. She was apparently lifeless,
and it was supposed she wa3 overcome
by the smoke. A hope that a spark of life
micht remain prompted the police to take
ber to the Homeopathic Hospital, but life
bad fled.
Tbe firemen continued tbeir search and.
soon after tbey found the body of a man on'
the third floor. He could not be-distinguished.
His flesh was almost all burned
away from tbe bones.
The whole honse is gutted by the fire.
All the furniture is destroyed. Many of
the tenants bad all their savings in their
rooms and it is estimated that about $1, 000
was lost in this way. Kimmel's drug
store has an iron ceiling and it is not thonght
that the stock is much damaged. The total
loss is about 520.000, all of which is covered
by insurance. Several of the houses adjoin
ing were damaged slizhtlv by water.
Fleeing From tho Flames.
Mr. G. W. Moore, steward of the Ander
son, with his wile and two children, occu
pied the second floor. Mrs. Riley, a dress
maker, bad apartments on the third floor
and was alone Six men employed by
Moore, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome, the jani
tor and janitress, occupied the fourth floor.
Mr. Moore said that he was awakened by
Mr. Irviue calling to him. He grabbed up
his boy.and calling to his wife to follow made
for the stairway. The fire and smoke was
on all sides of him and compelled him to re
treat back into the room. As his wife and
himself got to the window they heard the
firemen coming, and soon a ladder was
hoisted.
Mrs. Moore, In her fright, would not trust;
to the firemen, and went down the ladder
on the under side hand-nver-hand in her
night clothes just as she jumped out of bed.
Just before she reached the ground she
fainted, and was caught by a fireman. Mrs,
Riley was helped down the ladder soon after;
followed by Moore and the two children.
None of the family had time to put on a
stitch of clothing. They were cared for by
neighbors..
WEDDED AGAIN IN DEATH.
Itobcrt Irwin Iteturna to Kescue His Wif
and Shares Her Fate.
At a late hour this morning the body at
the morgue was identified as that of
Robert Irwin, the husband of the woman
who was found on the third floor.
He made his escape early in the progress of
the fire, and how he ever reached the third
story again is a mystery. It is supposed,
however, that he returned to rescue his
wile. He searched for her, but when unable
to find her he sank amid the flames and.
shared ber fate.
THE CLATM DISMISSED.
A Snit for Damages Thrown Out of Court by
Jndgo Greham.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. In the suit of the O.
A. Treat Manufacturing Company against
the Standard Steel and Iron Company and
General Joseph T. Torrence, for 5100.009,
Judge Gresham to-day instructed the jury
to render a verdict for the defendants. The
Treat Company removed their factory front
Hannibal, Mo., to East Chicago, Ind., oa
defendants' representations.
It was alleged that the-Chicago and At
lantic Railroad would make freight rates to
and from Chicago $3 to 53 50 a car, whereas)
the published rates were $7 to 511 per car.
The low rates were not obtained and tha
Treat Company's business was ruined. Tho
Conrt held that in tbe face of the inter-State
commerce law the plaintiffs had no right td
rely upon audi representations.
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